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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Hard For the Eskimos.

One of the difficulties of the Mora
 vian missionaries ill Labrador is to make the Old Testament, with it's wealth of pastoral detail. ineligible % the EskiMcs, not one of whom has ever seen horse. .'Sheep and cattle.' says Hesketh P.itchard in Hunting Camps In Wood and Wilderness" they cannot realize or conceive of. for there are no domesticuted animals save dogs ii that portion of the benin sula. They comprehend the story of Esau. the hunter. and that of Samson and the lion. which animal can be translated ;ls polar bear. but of Apra-
 ham in the land of Mesopotamia they can form no picture. The nearest ap- .ppoach to these ideas is drawn from the harvest of the sea. seals and fish taking the place of flocks and herds"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
A Famous Vine.

In the Cumberland Lodge portion of rhe royal gardens at Windsor there is a vine, known all over England as the Cumberland Lodge vine, which is q shoot of a still older vine which grows at Hampton Court, but the shoot has far outdistanced its parent in dimen= sions and productiveness. In England grapes are generally grown under glass, and the Cumberland Lodge vine has great glass structure, 120 feet long by 20 wide, all to itself. Growing with astonishing luxuriance. the vine spreads itself over roof area of 2, 400 square feet and bears annually crop of approximately thousand huge punches of the finest flavoref' ~rapes. These grapes are frequently d on the royal table. and the subje.. who is presented with basket of them con siders himself highly favored. The shoot from which the great vine has grown was planted in 1775.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Why He Wanted References.

At credit men's dinner one of tue veterans told this stera': III the rrHCu- struction days man from u Al;Ssis- slppi valley town came tU our western house one day. We had sod him he. fore ill small way, and be always paid. He had enlarged his business, he told us, and wanted q bigger line than usual, but before making his SC, lections he wanted us to give him ref erences. We expressed surprise at such an unhcard of demand but he said, My two brothers-in-.aw have gone ill with me, and they're very par ticular as to whom they do business with So we sent him to our banks, and he came back, said we were all right, picked out big line of goods, and in sixty days he busted We couldn't collect dollar. Two years later l met the man in Cincinnati and
 old him we had become reconciled to our loss. But will you please tell me, asked, why did you want references aS to our credit% Well, you sec. he answered. I wanted to know if you ,Ulild stand it. "-EXchange
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Tho Rajahs of Eustar.

The rajahs of Bustar are hybrid rajputs, claiming te be of the family of the moon, and have reigned in Bus tar for between five and six hundred years. The family bears the name of Rathputty, and every year the rajah has to sit on the rath at the festival of the Dusseerah wearing the jewels of the goddess Dunteshwarre, the tutelary goddess of the state, which are brought rom Dantawara temple for the pur- pose
 Save for the jewels he is clad only in wreaths of aowers," says a writer in the Wide World, land when we saw him he looked very solemn-al- most ashamed of himself-as he passed us.
 Tn connection with this ceremony there used to be brutal custom of dragging the rath, huge sort of jug gernaut car weighing many tons, over the bodies of live buffaloes, often only partly killing them
 'This horrible practice was stopped by British officials"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Cliff of Natural Glass.

A cliff of natural glass can be seen in Yellowstone park It is half mile long and from 15O to 29O feet high the material of which it consists being as good glass as that artiicially manu- 'factured. The dense glass which forms the base is from seventy-five to a hundred feet thick. while the upper portion. having suffered and survived many ages of wind and rain, has natu- rally worn much thinner. Of course the color of the cliff is not that of nat ural glass-transparent and white-but Is mostly black and in some places mottled and streaked with brownish red and shades of olive green and brown.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Indispensable.

Three camels presented themselves at the dock where the ark was tied up, whereas but two animals of a kind had been called for.
 "One of you fellows will have to step asidew shouted Noah very per emptorily.
 But the three ships of the desert smiled knowingly.
 "I," said the first of them, lam the camel which shall pass through the eye of needle sooner than rich man shall enter the kingdom of heaven''
 "1," said the second, lam the camel which so many people swallow while straining at gnat."
 And l." said the third and last, lam the camel whose back was bro- ken by the last straw"
 Whereupon Noah, perceiving that posterity could i'll spare any of these and would be lost for illustrations without them. graciously made an ex- ception in their favor.-Puck
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,Miatletoa . Menaea.

Few people who know mistletoe only .as a desirable feature of Christmas decorations understand that the plant is parasite dangerous to the life Ot 1t is only question of time after miStletoe once begins to grow upon q tree before the tree itself will be killed. The parasite saps the life o1 the infected branches. Fortunately il is of slow growth. taking years to de veop to large proportions. but when neglected it invariably ruins dll trees it. Teaches. The only method of extcr imitation Is the cutting down of dis eased trees.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Exclusive.

At an evangelistic service at'Ghsgow the preacher at the end of his addi ess cried. Now, all you good people who mean to so to heaven with me. stand up! With surge of enthusiasm the audience sprang to it's feet. all but an old Sootchman in the front row. who sat still. The mortified evangelist wrung his hands and. addressing him. said. 'My good man. my good man. don't you want to go to heaven:"
 Clear and deliberate came the an- swer. Aye. Awm gangin. but no wi a pairsonally conducted pairty"-St. James Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Kindly Fruits,

Nhe expression in the prayer book .rKindly fruits of the earth has for most persons no definite meaning on account of the difference in signif1- canoe now attached to the word kind. ly from that used when the expression was first written. The word kindly in that connection meant as nearly af possible ''of it's kind." and the ,expres- sion kindly fruits of the earth meant "the fruits of the earth each after its kind"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Why Waste His Breath?

Teacher-Now. Tommy. suppose you had two apples and you gave another boy his choice of them. You would tell him to take the bigger one, wouldn't you? Tommy-No. mum. Teacher Why? Tommy-Cos 'twouldn't be nec- essary.-Suburban Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
I've of . Kind.

.Y told dat feller ! was so flat broke I had to sleep outdoors" said Plod ding Pete.
 Did it touch his heart?" asked Me andering Mike.
 No He said he was doing the same thing an had to pay de doctor for tellin' him what blessin' it was."- WashingtoD Star.
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Ea;rIx Warned,

He-My dear. can't afford to buy you that hat. She-Still. you'd save money if you did. He-How so? She Because I'll just be i'll if don't have 1t. and you know what doctors bills are
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
Eff Both Waxs.

..It ain't no fun bein' 8 kid" observ- d | boy bitterly. You always halter % to bed when you ain't sleepy an lit up when you ra."-Toledc Blade.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
His Kind.

"I heard of man once who was going to make money hand over fist when he was carried off," By death?"
 "No: by the police. He was porch climbing. ."-Baitimore American.
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He Was Slow.

"I had not talked to him more than fifteen minutes when he, called me an idiot"
 Gee! He didn't violate any speed limit in getting next. did he? Boston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14

It is worth a thousand pounds . year to have the habit of lookinG at the bright side of things Johnson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14
prvinc Her Taars.

What do you do when your wifs eries!' asked the younger man. "Do you have to give in to her;'
 ale, z cid tho nl1er mAn. .'Give hes soune noaey. Du6alo Express.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-14

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The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29
FINE CORN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Excellent Quality Can Be Grown Clear
Up to Canadian Border, Espe-
claIly Golden Dent.

In his talk on corn at the Rollo
Farmers Institute, Mr.. Gregg said
that he had been all over the state
and. that he had been surprised to find
the fine corr that can be grown clear
up to the Canadian border. The fine
quality and the way 1t natures and
especially the Golden Dent. He
classed the plant az a tropical one.
which Is evidenced by its broad leaves
which it spreads out to catch the sun
shine. One Of the weak things about
the plant is tho fact that II it freezes
while the kernel is moist that 1t kills
the germ. This makes 1t necessary.
that the seed corr be handled with
care. That 1t be gathered early In.
the fall and then put where. 1t a dry
out before cold weather comes. The
barn or a gpanary are poor places for
this, az there is dampness. Some
room in the living house or an attic
where the ventilation is good, makes
a good place. He advocated making a
rack Of 2x4, mailing a latk on both
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29

sides and laying the ears on 1t so that
they will not touch; this makes an
ideal way for the corn to dry. He
Preferred fall blowing, blowing fairly
early, then in the spring narrowing
the ground as soon as 1t can be to
start the weeds, then harrow a few
times, and when it is time to plant
the corn, giving 1t a good disking so
as to kill all weeds that have started.
Then when the corn is up a couple of
inches begin to harrow 1t again; it
can then be narrowed several times.
This IS a wholesale way of killing
weeds, and 1t kills them in the hill as
Wei as between the rows. He advo-
Gated shallow cultivation and especial
ly late in the season. The reason be-
ing that the main feeding roots come
near the surface, and If they are cut,
as is done in deep cultivation, 1t will
set the plant back, as it has to grow
new roots; it will also lessen the yield
as the plant cannot fully repair the
roots thus cut. He emphasized the
need of growing corn to kill the weeds
and to a W moisture for the crop the
next year. This will perhaps be more
important for a few years than the
growing of the grain or fodder, though
that Is also important.
The best way to save it for the
stock is to put it In the silo. When
there Is no silo then it can be stacked
IN narrow stacks tapping the bundles
and putting layers of straw between
the layers of corn fodder. He thought
the Golden Cent one of the best
varieties that he had seen for this
section. While the ear is small, 1t has
very long kernels, so that the ear ia
nearly all orr. 1t also ripens up so
nicely in the fall, becoming almost
bone dry in the field. This Is an i'm.
portant feature.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29
Drag or Stone Boat.

Figure l shows the rounded front
that Is cut from a round log of the
right size. 1t ia cut away beneath SO
that the ends of the boards or planks
can be nailed or screwed to 1t, as
shown in Fig. 2. This latter cut shows
the whole plan Of putting the drag to-
gether. 1t can be made Of inch boards
II desired and otherwise Of such light
construction that a single horse can
easily haul it and its load to the field.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29
CHEAP DRAG OR STONE BOAT
Ono Shown In illustration That Can
30 Made Of Materials at Hand
OF Light Construction.

The usual plan In making a drag"
or stone boat Is to have planks spe-
cially sawed for the purpose. with one
end at an angle with the main part of
the plank. 1t is not always easy to
get this done, o always easy to get
a log that will be suitable for the pur-
pose. The cut shows a drag that can
be made out of the materials at hand.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29
A Prophecy.

#-@
A day will come when q cannon ball
will be exhibited In public museums.
just rs an instrument Of torture Is
now, and people will be amazed that
such a thing could eve have been. A
day win come when these two i'm.
mense groups, the United States of
America and the United States Of
Europe, will be extending the hand Of
fellowship across the ocean, exchang.
ing their produce, their industries.
their arts, their genius. clearing the
earth, peopling the desert, improving
creation under the eye Of the Creator.
and uniting for the good of all these
two irresistible and infinite. powers.
the fraternity Of men and the power OF
God.-Victor Hugo In lS49.
Early Roman Laws.
The very earliest Roman laws were
those contained in the SO called "Iapi-
rlan CODE" but Of these but little Is
known. The next in order are those Of
the twelve tablets. compiled by the
Decemvirs ut the beginning of the
4Oullu SCLIuly VI III SAlN . uASlOlyS
about B. G.. $50. These famous laws
consisted Of Il revision Of the then ex-
listing laws, with some new ones which.
according to tradition. had been i'm
ported from Greece by three commits.
sioners who had been sent to Athens
for the purpose of collecting such laws
and customs as might he useful to the
people of Rome. The new code. when
completed. was engraved on twelve
tablets of ivory or brass and set up In
public.
WheIks as Money.
Dewarra, Il currency Of New Brit.
ain, is an instance Of how the spOils
of the chase may be turned to account
wealth. Dewarra is made by string
ing the shells Of a dog whclk upon
the ribs Of palm leaves. These strings
may be retailcd ut so much n fathom
usually the price Is equivalent to
about 3 shilllngs a fathom length-Or
they may be made into various arti-
cles of personal adornmcnt to be worn
Oh great occasions. In New Britain
the dewarra boarded up by a rich man
is produced at his f'ncral aud divided
among his heirs In mnch the same
kind Of way as personal property is
divided among us.--I.ondon Globe.
/ Tho First Cradle.
The earliest mention In literature OF
cradles is in the Biblical account of
Moses little ark Of bulrushes. But
there are in the British museum som
clay tablets found a few years ago On
the site of ancient Ninevch which. ac-
cording to archaeologists, make 1t
quite clear that somewhere about
1000 years before the Christian era
there was another infant hero exposed
in a little ark of bulrushes. Thus the
cradle that was found by P%haraoh's
daughter 400 B. G. was comparatively
modern. 1t is certain that cradles were
first used Is Il .neans Of protecting
babies from the attacks of wild ami
mails by s~uspending them from the
boughs of trees.
Carlyle and HIS Pipe.
Carlyle smoked often and complain
ed much of dyspepsia. A friend once
ventured to suggest that his smoking
might perhaps injure and depress him.
eyes," Carlyle said, land the doctors
told me the same thing. l left on
smoking and was very meeserable, SO
I took to it again and was very mees.
cradle still, but I thought it better to
smoke and be measurable than to 60
without"
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29
WAGON FOB HAULING sILAGE
Platform Arrangement That Will BE
Found Quite Convenient for
Conveying Corn.

The accompanying sketch shows 9
platform construction using common
wagon wheels for hauling silage corn
The platform is Z feet wide and 8 feet
long and Is so arranged that it Is hung
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29

Application of lugols solution or tine
ture Of iodine will usually check them
at this stage II complete rest be given
the animal. Later mild blisters may
be used, but as they do no harm and
are only a blemish 1t is not advisable
to attempt to remove them after they
have become calcifed as they are
often much larger before one is
through with the treatment.
What should be dore when the horse
is overheated?
Answered BY Veterinary sDepart-
ment.
The overheated horse should be
brought to a shady, cool place and be
cooled by mean Of cool water applied
all over his body. In extreme cases
ice water may even be used. When
the animal recuperates it should be
rubbed with straw OF hay until per-
fectly dry.
Which is the best, disk or mold
board pillow?
Answered by r. NJ. Dolve.
The answer to this question will. de-
pend upon the locality. In general it
may be stated that wherever the soil
is such that the stubble pillow works
well the disk plow cannot improve its
work. The disk pillow, however, has
its field of usefulness and experiments
conducted at the North Dakota sta
ton show that while the yield of grain
Is greatly reduced by continual plow-
ing with the disk pillow it is materially
Increased by an occasional blowing
with the disk. This was no doubt due
to the fact that the disk loosens up
the soil to a greater depth, thus in
creasing the root room.
What causes tuberculosis?
Answered by T. D. Beckwith.
tuberculosis Is caused by certain
specific bacteria which may be carried
by flies, by dust, by water and some
times by milk. These bacteria settle
in some part Of the body after enter
ing it and there cause the so-called
tubercles.
Which pays the best, to sell milk
at Ice per gallon, butter fat at 34c per
pound or 10 per cen cream at Coo a
gallon?
Answered by G. l.. Martin.
1t would be most preferable to sell
the milk, then the 10 per cent cream
and lastly the butter fat. However, II
the skim milk Is taken into considera.
ton at 25c per hundred there would
be very little difference in the re.
turns.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29
Smoothing Trouble at Sea.

Smoothing Trouble at Sea.
"Once. crossing the Atlantic" said
an old traveller. "a tremendous row
arose among the sailors. They Tough;
down in the forecastle like a pack of
wild beasts. Luncheon was going on
at the time, and the first officer left
the table to see If he could quell the
disturbance.
"He had only been gone a little
while when the mighty hubbub began
to die down. Everything was quiet
when he returned. The captain called
across the saloon to him in an approx
ing tone:
"Things seem to be somewhat
smoother now
YES returned the first officer; we
have ironed the sailors, SIR"
His Summer Voice.
In IN English opera company, form
ed for the summer months, 1t was
found that the tenors were too tight
for the rest Of the chorus. The man.
ager protested that there were voices
enough, and the leading tenor was
questioned why he did not sing with
more force. His answer to the re.
monstrances Of the manager was, Il
am paid summer wages. and l refuse
to sing in anything but my summer
voice." The engagement of the tenor
and his summer voice came to a
speedy neutrality-suspicious..
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29
What are splints?
Answered by the Veterinary Depart

What are splints?
Answered by the Veterinary Depart
ment.
Splints are the result Of natures
attempt to remedy al evil. The two
small splint bones are bound to the
large bone below the knee or hook by
small, short ligaments. Undue pres
sure or strain. as any heavy pulling or
driving, wrenches some of these liga-
ments loose and a low grade inflam-
nation Is set up. Nature repairs the
torn ligaments and to prevent further
injury adds a lot of extra tissue to
make sure of It.. Being attached to
bone lime deposits occur in this tissue
and a small bony enlargement is
formed. In the early stage they are
seldom noticed; If seen. repeated are
full rubbing usually lessons the size.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29

Would you recommend corn fodder!
Which is the best kind, and how much
should be sown per acre?
Answered by Prof. ]. H. Shepperd.
Corn fodder produces the cheapest
rodghage that can be grown in this
state in my opinion. 1t also has tho
advantage Of cleaning the land from
noxious weeds and Of putting it in
good mechanical condition as the. re-
suit Of cultivation which the corn re-
ceives. Any corn that will reach the
ripen stage the first week of Septem-
Der and produce a good yield is suit
able for growing in this climate. For
the southern half Of the state Golden
Dent and Northwestern Dent are the
most satisfactory. In the northern
part Of the state Mercer or Gehu will
give good results as they are both
good yielders and early. would plant
the corr in check rows, four stalks to
the hill.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-29

Why does the soil mulch save mois.
ture?
Answered by R. c. Doneghue.
The water which crops use is held
In the minute spaces between the soil
particles. When these spaces are very
small the water rises gradually from
the lower soil layers to the upper
ones. II the soil is compact the
spaces are smaller and the water rises
to the surface of the ground and evap-
crates, and more water rises to take
its place. When a soil is cultivated
the spaces are made very much larger
than they are when the soil Is COM
pact and water will not rise in these
large spaces. It rises until it reaches
the cultivated layer and as it can 60
no further the movement is stopped
and no water gets to the surface to be
evaporated.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-07
FOR SALE.

A most excellent tract of land con-
sisting of 60 acres, situated on Nc
Fadden road, 4 miles north Of court
house, with the following improve
ments:
One nice 5-room residence, W tn au
S-foot hall and pantry; / barn, l
let fenced with wire; fine we'll soft
water; one cotton house and chicken
house, one acre in orchard, consisting
of peaches, apples and plums; 80
acres is in cultivation and the re-
mainder consisting of white oak, pia
oak, pine and red oak
This is one of the incest little
farms anywhere around Pine Bluff
and since the crop has been gather
ed it can now be bought for $1,000
upon terms of one-half cash and bal
ance within - months at per cent
interest. Apply to
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