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into bonnet one piece having first been black.
ened with charcoal. Then all those present are
blindfolded and each draws q piece OF the cake
from the bonnet It falls to the lot Of the lad who
draws the blackened piece to leap three times
through the flames Of the bonfire. although &C.
cording to tradition the man who In ancient times
was unfortunate enough to draw the blackened
piece was supposed to give himself q literal sac
riace to the flames In the hope that the god Baal
ductive year. To this same origin IL traced the
modern Irish custom Of making the cattle pass
between fires. lighted at short distances or OF
having fathers Jump or run through the flames
with their children In their arms
The ancient Romans. unlike the Druids. made
May Day q festival Of flowers instead of an oc.
casion for sacrifices, and consequently It 10 rea-
sonable to suppose that most Of our presentday
ideas as to the May holiday in this country may
be traced back to the Romans. Indeed. the
images Of Flora that graced the Roman festivals
had their prototypes in the May-dolls which were
until few years ago universally popular in Eng.
land and which, in some sections of the country.
are yet paraded on this eventful holiday. Some
In turn, suggested the Queen Of the May. who was
once an indispensable sovereign at every May.
Day festivity and who yet presides over every
such merry'making that attempts to fully live up
to tradition.
The crowning Of the Queen Of the May land her
possible consort. the Kng) and the dance around
. May.pole are easily the most picturesque Of the
May-Day customs which have come down to the
present generation and been more or less gener.
ally accepted by them. The regulation May.pole
should be Of birch and adorned with flowers and
ribbons. The latter-day custom has been to set
up the pole for the occasion on May Day eve but
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oatsman's Good Right Arm ResponsI
bio for Credit Given to Heav.
emily Agency.

Shorty" Grimm. third baseman Of
the old Jersey City baseball club
fve feet two. but gifted with intellect
and with such an arm!-was return.
ing from the grounds ono day when
he ran into an amateur game. Shorty"
could never pass one Of these con-
tests. The score was tied In the
ninth. The team at bat was eager to
win at al hazards. 20 they agreed
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New York market. but nowhere have
! found pure heather honey. Glover
honey abounds, and buckwheat honey
and the common mixed honey. but
heather honey. which 10 best Of all.
seems . luxury that New York cpl.
cures have not yet learned to apprs
ciate."
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New Honey.

On general principles the provident
Scotsman objected to paying import
duties. yet he expressed his willing.
ness to pay whatever the government
demanded for Jar of heather honey.
says the New York Sun.
THAT 10 about the only good thing
in the eating line that the New York
palate has never learned to crave"
he said. Il have inquired In many Q
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u Often Happens.

II guess ! got little too gay" ad.
mitted the landlord. II wouldn't paint
q doorstep for the old tenant"
And he moved?"
"He moved; and now I've got 70
paint the entire house before ] can get
Q new tenant"
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heard something drop with resound.
Ing crack foot away. Picking up
the ball. he ran home and cried:
"Oh. mother! See-see the baseball
an angel threw to mel"
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Call to Duty

II try to do my duty" said the exceedingly sincere
person. "and do not hesitate to remind others OF
their duty"
"0o ahead" replied the easy.going citizen. You
may prove to be . very useful member of society
But when you get through you'll have about a.
many sincere friends and admirers a. an alarm
clock"
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prlest IL Elected Mayor.

Detroit. Mich.-Rev. e. w. Dunni-
lgan. a Catholic priest. was elected
mayor Of Lapeer. near here. BY o ma
joIity of 100.
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which have been introduced Dy persons wnV ''o. ,o
.ha h;,orrs MAY Day has become favorite lor
..o .,..e n.rformapces and for outdoor comic
pisvs IN which tho always popular clowns play
most prominent part.
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mr.
ii .L%J- ElyIYJy2yZl.

In London some years ago there were Maypoles
standing permanently In the streets. One famous
Maypole, erected with much ceremony, was Of
cedar. was put in place by twelve seamen and
had the astonishing height Of one hundred and
thirty-four feet. The Purtans who settled our
New England states frowned upon the custom Of
frolicking at u May.pole and one Of the early gov
ernors Of Massachusetts cut down q May-pole in
Gods name.
The celebration of May Day in Sweden Is very
picturesque and embodies many reminders Of its
ancient origin. On the previous evening huge
bonfires are built in every hamlet and around
these tho young people dance merry until all
hours. May Day itself ia characterized by a fan.
tastic sham battle in which the opponents repre-.
sent, respectively. Winter and Summer. OF
course Winter is always defeated. as becomes an
occasion that ushers in the true Spring season.
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INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNSCflOOL
LESSON
CBy T.. q. SELLERS, Director of Evon-
ing Department. The Moody Bible In.
stitute OF Chlcago)
LESSON FOR APRIL 28.
THE BEATiTUDEs.

LESSON TEXT-Matt. 5:1-1a
GOLDEN TEXT--"I,losscd arc the pure
IN heart for they shall (No doubt about
~ see God"
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ana at the conclusion OF the stru8'
gle a figure representing Winter is
burned or buried in efiigy. May
Day Is In fact the chief and almost
the only gala day Of the Swedish
children, and they are wont to In.
clude as n feature OF the occasion
a splendid banquet to which all the
housewives are expected to con-
tribute good things to eat.
In the United States. May.pole
dances can be made especially ef.
fective from a spectacular stand.
point by reason Of the fact that our
national colors. red, white and
blue, when utilized in the stream.
ers or festoons Of the May-pole.
make for a color scheme that Is
particularly pleasing as the stream
ers are entwined during the prog.
ress of the dance. There Is no
May.pole dance moro pleasing to
the eye than that In which the
dancers skip lightly in their en-
circling mazes on q level green
sward, but May-pole dances on
roller skates, on bicycles and on
horseback are among the novelties
.en introduced by persons who love
NAV Day has become Q favorite for
and for outdoor comic
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ForbIds Saloon Near vstsrans' Home.
Left $4,000 for Parrot.

Rochester. N. Y.-Clare Ide, .
wealthy spinster who died recently.
left an income OF $4,000 year to care
for her pet parrot. Captain Flint"
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HAT a varied and versatile
holiday Is May Day. meaning.
OF course. the First Of May
an occasion which has aig.
niflcance Of one kind or an.
other in q number Of differ
ent countries. For us latter.
day Americans probably the
greatest prestige comes from
the circumstance that May
Day is also Dewey Day."
meaning the anniversary Of
that memorable spring morn.
Ing when our most notable
living naval hero took his
feet into Manila Bay and
dealt the blow which did
more than any other single
incident to determine the out.
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Horace Emanual Havenith, the little
son of the new minister from Belgium
and Nine. Havenith, was born in far.
away Persia three years ago. Horace
has crossed the ocean and may claim
three countries-Persia, the land OF
his birth; Belgium. his fathers coun-
try. and America-for his mother.
Mme. Havenith, was Miss Helen
Ffoulke of Washington.
Forblds Saloon Near veterans' Home.
Springfield. Ill. - In denying .
rehearing In the case Of the people
against Kaelber. the supreme court
upheld a decision that saloons shall
not be located within two-thirds Of Q
mile of the Quincy home for veterans.
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A. REIGN OF LAwLEssNEsS.

The world is growing better. but in spots. We read of the achievements of mercy and the next day are shock ed by accounts of crimes baffling ex- planation.
 A short time ago fifteen mountain highwaymen rode to little court house in Virginia, killed the judge, the prosecuting attorney and express ed disposition to kill the jury, be- cause of the conviction of one of their members,
 In Paris Sunday was selected for an event which will shock the world, The taxicab bandits, who have terror ized France, were shot by the police. while 10000 excited people watched the combat.
 It was 3 scene which no doubt thrill- cd, but is seems strange that the au- thorities of the law should so far forget the statutes of the nation sas to5s di shoot dowdli i such .ways twokl!Sw l!w yiolators.s eSen if their records were as hlack. II ink and they deserved the ex1rs,la penalty
 Y battalion of police. reinforced py
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INDICTED AND GIVEN
 SENTENCE IN 1-2 HOUR
Court Loses No Time in Awarding Two Men S-Year Prison
 Terms.

Sheridan, May 1-Ths' terms of Circuit Court called by Judge Evans to convene here yesterday to try tive men Ed Baker and Ed Sherman, for burglarlzing the mercantile estah- lishment of G. w. Baker of this city, fsw weeks ago. disposed of these cases in record-t,eaking time. The Grand Jury indicted the men at 4 o'clock p. m. and they were sen fenced to eight years each Ill the penitentiary at 4:S0. Sheriff Gean left this morning for Little Rock with the convicted mem
 The court also tried Jim Gay, who claims to be from Pike County, for the theft of a suit of clothes from Il laborer at he Sawyer-Austin lumber camps near here, few days ago, Gay was arrested near Roland. in Pu- laski county, as was also Dtis' Law, renee, Hho says his, home wass form eriy at Traskwood, but. who has no settled place of abode for some time Tho Grand JunG failed to in- dict Lawrence, however, as t was
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days from this date.

1T such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that tlme for tle collection of such ag sess-
 ment and for legal penalties and cast,
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several hundred companies of soldiers, had their hands full in the taking Of the lives of these two bold bandits. It is pretty Sunday story to come from even turbulent Paris. France, ingenious in all things, is ingenious in crime. No one ever heard of the taXicab trieves until the depredations of the Partisan bandits became known. But slightly talked of at first, the operations of the gang became so bold and notable that their movements were chronicled all over Europe.
 The news reached this country, and, quick to emulate any novel example, the same sort of crime crept into New York. The taxicab bandit made his appearance and bank clerk was rob bed in the bread daylight on Broad way.
 The world is growing better, but crime will never be completely con trolled. Sometimes, ill fact, when the tidal. wave spreads, we feel disposed to ask the question, is the world growing better, after all?
 These two instances are cited sim ply because of the brutality of each. That "a judge on tho bench, perform ing his legal duties, shofud be shot down wantonly and without cause by fifteen violent men is bad enough. That Sunday, the day of rest and peace, should be desecrated by such a scene of violence as the one enact ed in Paris is likewise to bc deplored.
 ltRis worse than lynch law in our own country. The men killed may have been desperadoes, fortified to kill, but it is for the law to sentence them to death. not the sentiment Of the police.
 If the world is to grow better we must learn to exercise control of our selves.-Commercial Appeal.
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SHERIDAN, ARK.

Work has been started on the Pine Bluff, Sheridan and Southern Rail- rcad, leading out from Sherrill to Malnvi1le. This read will develop one of Lae best farming districts it Grant count and will furnish lots of labor for those who want to work
 J. F Mcintyre, of Pine Bluff is in Sheridan looking after the con- struction of his railroad to tue south. 'f "
 Ross Mcintyre is looking after bus mess matters in Sheridan this week.
 Edgar Ehcpherd, of this place, son of w. ]. Shepherd of Pine Bluff, re- ports that he has a fine crcp of F! berta peaches and expects to ship two carloads to the Northern mark cts this summer.
 If nothing happens to the fruit in Grant county there will be one of the biggest crcps that his ever been grown here
 c. w Baker will soon start the con- struction of two brick business houses just north of the Court Square on Center street.
 F. A. Pesey will soon replace his old frame store house with brick building.
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GOVERNOR PARDONS
 WOMAN FROM PEN
MRS. SCROGGIN, OF SEBASTIAN COUNTY FREED-CONVICT
 FOR BHAMY
Little Rock Minister Urges Release Of Aged SiiOam Springs Banker
 From Prison.

Little Rock, May Lone of the four white women in the Arkansas penitentiary was tpardoned by the Governor this afternoon, Mrs. Scog- gins. of Sebastian county. She was convicted March 13, 1912, on a charge of bigany, and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. A strong petiticn was presented for her pardon, declaring that she "act- ed from ignorance and not from any disposition to violate the law" She was formerly married to l. c Scrog- gin, and was told by him that she had been divorced February 12, 1912, she married Frank Kaufman, who was also convicted, the jury recom- mending that he be pardoned after serving one year.
 The governor passed for further consideration a petition of Benton county citizens for the pardon of Jesse Poe, a youth or IS, who was convicted last September of placing an obstruction on a railroad track, and sentenced to two years impris- onment. The petitioners say that they do not believe the boy realized the magnitude of his offense, if he realized ha was committing an of fense at all"
 An application for the pardon of R. s. Morris, the aged Silom Springs banker, was passed for further con- sideration. The governor h:gs fanil- iarized himself somewhat with the case, and while not expressing hims self officially appears favorably inl>. pressed with the merits of the pe- tition for clemcncy. Mir. Morris, now "A years of ago. has been in the pen itentiary two weeks now on three years sentence for having received deposits after he knew the Bank of Siloam Springs, of which ' he was President, was in failing condition.
 Rev: Robert l.. .,selle,a pastor of the Scott street M. E. Church, Little 'Pbck, has written the governor a strong letter in which fe recommends the pardon of the aged man, now so feeble and broken ine health and spirit that in the natural course Of life he cannot be expected to survive long, especially if kept in prison.
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They are not thIs only ones interest," ed. Every property owner i'll Jeffer- son county wouid benefit if their planN to build the Free Bridge be- came a reality. The Graphic does not wish to criticise those who op- pose the building. of tho Free Bridge. It has had it's say in that direction in the past and has advocated the build- ing of the Free, Bridge because :; it is, convinced beyond q doubt, that it would be the greatest public im-. provement that could be made here. But it does not believe that the menl- bers lof. ,tie Taxpayers Protective Association should stand in the way of progress and development and es- peeially when they arg to receive as many benefits as their neighbor who happens to be more willing to aid in placing their city and county in the Cscsition tn 4he commercial world it should hold.
 The Graphic dciss not believe that Judge Elliott's decision will hold good in the higher court. The Free Bridge Act is an identical copy of the Fort Smith-van Buren Bridge Hll, which has been sustained in the Supreme Court and which was picked to pieces by able lawyers in one of the hardest and most deter mined legal battles ever fought in the courts of this state.
 Ths Graphic regrets ito see the op- position to the Free Bridge because no good can come from it, even though the Taxpayers should win in their final legal battle. The agitation has been responsible for more ill feeling in this county, between friends and neighboros, than any thing that has eyer been undertaken in public way. We don't want to sec our people divided at any time on any question. It wants to see Harmony and good feeMng at all times and is confident ma; it can he restored.
 Le. the courts handle the Free Bridge Act now. Let personalities be eliminated and differences forgot ten. If the Supreme Court sustans the contentious of the 3ri,lye Com mission and the majority favor the building of the Bridge, which is evl- dent by the petitions in the hands of the Bridge Commission. let's build it and all bow to the will of tue ma jority
 Pine Bluff and Jef'erson county cannot so forward aud branch out without unity on tho p,rt of all it's people in the matter of public im- provement.
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WANT LONG SESSION
 OF LEGISLATURE
Many Bills Are To Be Considered, and Business Will Require Longer
 Than Sixty Bays.

Little Rock, May 1-Members of the Legislature are declaring tha; tke next session will be longer than I6o days, motwid widhstanding the fact that there is little doubt that the Norwood amendmen will be adopted providing for a siXty-days session. Being a coordinate lawmaking branch with the people, the Legisla- ture will have power to amend, re- peal, CT postpone any act passed by the people under the initiative, and it is intimated that it may not be considered convenient for the mem- bers of get through their work in sixty days next session, An effort will probably therefore be made to postpone the short session law until 1915.
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DO NOT BAR THE POOR FROM
 RUNNING FOR OFFICE.

The business of running for office is getting beyond the ability of a DOT man.
 In the recent primary for the Dem- ocratic nomination for congress in this district each contestant spent about $500.
 In the prl naries in Arkansas can candidate for governor spent upwards of $12,000. Other candidates spent from $5.0OO to $S,000.
 In this mornings issue of The Con- mercial Appeal it is stated that Char les Henderson spent $S,102 to secnra a nomination for president of tNe Alabama railroad commission. MT. Atkins, one of the unsuccessful can- d;dates, spent $4,500
 A poor man now running for office either has to depend upon the good ress of his friends to furnish the mon ey or he must place himself under ob- lifations to interests that may nspe for a benefit in the event of his cleo ton.
 Officeholding has been a privilege in this republic, but under our sys- tenn of primary nominations it be- comes also matter of price. This condition is entirely out of keeping with what should obtain in country where the people rule. If we are to have primary laws, the people gen. erally should pay tie expenses of tine primaries and then candidates should be forbidden to pay out any m,re' at all
 The United Sta6es government. !r this event that t9 man contests con- gressional election. sets aside a cer- tain amount to be used by the con- testant. and time was when frivo GUS contests were instituted for the pur- pose of securing this money. But an occasional abuse of this privilege was less evil than that which wou.. te- suit from barring a man from ml. : a just contest because of his lack of money to do so.
 The tendency is toward leSaliz'f sar,..,aries, then let the state bear the expense of holding them.-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
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Business Phone IA. Editorial Phono 86.
THE BRIDGE DECISION

Tie decision of Judge John M. El-
 N0tt in the Jefferson chancery court
 yesterday, holding the Free Bridge act unconstitutional and giving no- tee that he will make the temporary injunction, restraining the Bridge Commission from mesting, detcrmin- ing lnajcrity. declaring a result and creating the Free Bridge District perEetual, may be sustained in the Supreme Court on appeal, but we'll informed lawyers assert that the hi8her court has already gone on Tnc1gd IFS exempting an improve ment district insofar as it might be classed as municipality CT an agent of one within the meaning of the law. as construed by Judge Elliott
 While the final decision of the Su- prenle Court will be of great interest Lere and the Graphic does not wish to- enter into g discussion of the legal fs0tures of the technicaltties of the controversy at this time, it must be a1ustted that the decision of Judge E1liott will have a disheartening er- feet upon the progressive spirited cttixens of thus community, who have worked necessarily without compen- ration to bring about all improvement thnk would mean much to Pine Bluff And Jefferson county and all its peo- pIe. Even the opponents to the Free Brjdge, some of whom are opposed to It just for personal reasons and no other, must admit that Pine Bluff cannot go forward and Jefferson county cannot enjoy prosperity tol whieh it is eniitled without more ratIroads. It has long. been decided tha< this city will never get a rail- rced to the north or tho south with p1t first having built a bridge across |l.e Arkalsas river at CT near thisl
 Blidge Com 3iilsig i gners instaad
 sing abused ana mRie thes tag ll ahrGIt I'll jsn ehesxesSl
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Texarkana Preparing
 For Funeral Directors
Angular City Will Entertain State As. sOciatiOn in Good Shape.

Texarkana, May 1.-Texarkana un- dertakers are preparing a program of entertainment for funeral directors of Arkansas when they meet here in annual convention May ', 8 and g.. w. F. Meissner and Doc Reeves are in charge of the local arrange ments, and are leaving undone noth- ing that may add to the comfort or pleasure of their expected guests. Invitations have been extended under takers in nearby Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana towns, and number are expected.
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ELMO CARLLEE TO
 BE A CANDIDATE
Many Will Seek President of the Next Arkansas Senate-JO Hardage
 Latest in Speakers Race.

 ] Little Rock, May 1.-State Senator Elmo CarlLee is in the city and an- nounces that he is a candidate for president of the Senate. There are a number of other candidates for the office, including A. e. Martin, w. R. Phillips, T. J. Raney, P. A. Rodgers and w. K. Oldham.
 Representative Jo Hardage, of Clark county, candidate fer Speaker of the House, is in the city. Repre- sentative Hartsill Ragon who was re- turned by Johnson county, denies that ership.
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CHANGED HANDS

'The, leidlebefS gifa RJtt ,ohstte Hotel in chafs sSSllss hil pa t0si< of the hest Of i'is sefVi 31 " \ " HIT rrpf
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Paving District No. IS.
C lest Barraque St.)

The tax books for the collection of special as Iessment upon the real prop city in Paving District No 1s' in the clyt Of Pipe Bmtf has been placed in uiy hands.
 All owners of real property lying n ths distxiet are requiFed to pay taair assesment to me within thirty
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IF YOU ARE A TRIPLE SENSITIVE

About the size of your shoes, many people can wear shoes ore size small CT by shaking into them Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder for the feet, \. It \ makes \ tightsfltting or New Shoes feel easy, and gives rest and comfort to hot. tired, swollen, ,aching feet. Try it today. Sold ev- anywhere. 25c. Don't accept any substitute.
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Entered at Postoffice at Pine Bluff, ArxansaA, as second-class mail matter
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shown that he had nothing to do with the theft, and he was released. Gay was fined $25 and given 30 days in the county jail.
 Court adjourned yesterday.