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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
In ! Bad way.

Stranger Gin train)--A man in your
business can't get home very often. !
presume?
Commerciai-Home? I should say
not Why. sir. get home 80 seldom
that can't remember half the time
whore l live. Have to telegraph to
the Arm to send me my address,!
Stranger-You don't say so!
Commercial-That's true. Why. ono
time was away so long that forgot
I'd ever been married and took
such fancy to a pretty woman 1 met
in strange town that eloped with
her.
Stranger-My! Myl
Commercial-Yes. 1t would have
been terrible thing; but when call
ed on the firm during my honeymoon
and introduced her the old man told
me she was my wife before.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

m WO of the prettiest of many wide
brimmed hats are pictured here.
One is pressed shape of hemp
faced with cnangeable silk and
bound with velvet. The crown is I'm
fshed with fold of velvet at the base.
Two long uncurled single ostrich
plumes repeat the two colors which
are blended in the silk. 1t is the
management of color that gives char
acter and beauty to this simple and
graceful shape. The shape of deep
lavender hemp is of the right shade
to harmonize with the facing of silk
which is gray, blue and rose woven
together. The feathers in blue-gray
and rose-gray combinations seem to
have been made expressly for this par
ticular hat. The narrow binding of
velvet is in deep lavender.
Another hat made of vari-colored
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
HappIne.a Postponed.

An awkward predicament in which
a sailor bridegroom and his bride were
placed in st. Mary Majors church.
Exeter. Devonshire. England. recent
ly. caused the postponement of their
wedding. The banns had been duly
called at the church. but when the
parties presented themselves at the
altar the bridegroom. who had been
recently paid on from his ship at
Portsmouth. was unable to produce
the necessary permission from his
commander. The bride swooned, and
eventually returned home, while the
bridegroom left for Plymouth to get
the required document.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

most OF the time. however, as 1t saves
the porch floor from having paint
scratched on by the feet of swingers
and keeps women's skirts from drag
ging on the floor and becoming soiled
and frayed around the bottoms. The
swing fastens to the porch ceiling by
chains and cannot be tipped over by
children. A lawn swing of larger
size is made on the same principle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
SAFETY SWING FOR A PORCH
One New Feature is Its coIIapsIbIIity
-Footrest Keeps Women's
Skirts From Floor

A new kind of porch swing. which
the makers claim has several points
of advantage. has been designed by
an Indiana man. One feature of the
swing is Its collapsibility. which
makes 1t easy to put and take down
and requires little room when 1t is
not in use Another feature is the
footrest which Is hinged to the bot
tom and can be folded up. II not
needed 1t would probably be In use
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

1 jes' love Injun stories.
An snake stories as we'll:
An my ole Uncle Sam'l
Is the man what shore can tell.
sich stories TIL yer hair stands:
An yer blood fer fair does creep:
An after you have heard 'em
You jes' can't 40 to sleepl
You're thinkin' an you're thinkin'
About them Injuns wild.
An of them slirny serpents-
Like the one ole Eve beguiiedi
But tes' the same. you like 'em.
Fen though your blood does creep.
An shivers up an down yer spine
Does make you lose yer sleep.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
OPINIONS AS TO FRIENDSHIP
Healthy-Minded Girl Faces Facts
SquareIy and Looks for Reasons
for Shattered Idol.

Most OF US start out in girlhood
with rather definite OPINIONS as to
friendship" says Anne Bryan Mccall
in Woman's Home Companion. "A
friend should be this or that. We have
the matter all settled in our minds.
And then. along comes some expert
ence entirely outside our expectation.
The friend to whom we have vowed
undying devotion fails us in some es-
sential and disappoints us deeply. The
structure we thought secure for all
time falls suddenly. Some of us may
perhaps sit among the ruins. bewail-
ing and embittered: but the healthy
minded girl faces the fact squarely
and looks about for reasons.
"One reason our friendships fail
is that we think of them as complete
and established things. Friendship is
a thing never complete-it is always
In the making. A vow OF friendship.
no matter how earnest, is at best
only a promise to pay; whereas many
of us mistake 1t for a payment in it.
self. Take any of these big qualities
and requirements of every honor, un-
selfishness, fidelity-does 1t occur to
you that any one of these can be es-
tablished once and for all? Indeed. 1t
cannot. Loyalty yesterday is not 10y
atty today, nor will an unselfish act of
the day that is past serve to meet the
obligation OF usefulness of the day
that is here. 1t is not luxury. this.
that can be bought and paid for and
receipt given.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
Combinations In Shoes.

White suede or glace kid uppers are
familiar on patent feathers by this
time. but some of the new combina-
tions are not. For instance, tan up
pers on black. black uppers on tan.
white buckskin on fabric. Some Of
the low shoes. or the shoe part on
boots with kid uppers. are of tan or
black velvet or suede. stitched over
with narrow silk ribbon in a diaR
onal effect
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
Perpetual Worth.

why was 1t you never married
again. Aunt Sallie7" inquired Mrs
McClane of an old colored woman in
West Virginia.
deed. Miss Bllie." replied the old
woman earnestly. dat daid nigger's
wuth noah to me dan a live one. /
gifts pension."-Lippincott
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

sistence of an image on the retina OF
the eye. On opposite sides of disk
are depicted two objects or different
parts OF the same object. SO that
when the disk is rapidly twirled
around a diameter the two sides ap-
pear to be seen at once and their i'm
ages are combined"
Thaumatropes are not hard to
make. Just cut out those pictures.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
Wasn't Going to Be a Man.

well, little chap" said the stranger
In the family. picking up one of the
children. what are you going to be
when you are man?"
Muffin" said the child
stranger.
because" said the child. I'm a lit
tie girl"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
orloIn of Words.

How did there come to be SO many
words in the world?" asked little Lo-
la, who was turning the leaves Of a
dictionary.
"Oh." replied her eight-year-oId
brother. they came through folks
quarreling. One word brought on an
other. you know"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
SOr1ETHING
-E|,US
LITTIEONES
OPTICAL TOY QUITE AMUSING
Can Easily Be Made by UsIns Piece
of Cardboard With Two ojeets on
Different Sides.

How many children know what a
thaumatrope is? Very few. by that
name. But most of them have seen
thaumatropes. The dictionary says
that a ''thaumatrope is an optical toy
depending for its action upon the per-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

believe / can safely
say now that l am .
well woman. l was
reared on a farm and
had allkindsof heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la
ter. For five years
during the Change Of
Life / was not abls
to lift . pail Of wa
ter. / had hcmor-
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
uaa AlIen,a Eoot.Eaae

the shoes for tired, tender, smartine, ach-
ing, swollen feet. It makes your feet feel
easy and makes walking Delight. Sold
everywhere, $50. For free trial package,
address Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
Baltimore Suit.

An unusual, but extremely smart
color combination was seen on a
Baltimore girl the other day. says the
Sun Of that city. Her suit was a se-
we're model of ink-blue velvet and her
bonnet-shaped hat, also of velvet, was
trimmed only with an immense bow Of
coral satin With 1t was worn n set
of black furs
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

Instead of liquid antiseptics, tablets
and peroxide, for toilet and medicinal
uses. many people prefer Paxtine.
which is cheaper and better. At drug
gists, 25c box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

A man is apt to get SO ratified wher
a leap year girl proposes to him tha
she can make him believe he did 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
Holes for the Rain.

Mamma" queried little Ethel,
what are the stars in the sky forf'
Each star is world like ours.
DEAR" replied her mother.
Why" exclaimed the astonfshed
Ethel. thought they were Just lit.
tie holes TO let the rain through"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
Appeal.

Stella-What is the matter?
Cholly-I wish you'd tell your faith
er he's gotta quit kickin' me aroun'.-
New York Sun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

Nothing disapoints some womer
more than to not be disappointed in {
new neighbor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

A remedy that has stood the test Of time
is worth trying. Garfield Tea relieves liver,
kidney and stomach troubles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

1t doesn't require much inventive
genius for man to make a fool of
himself
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

Mrs. wfnsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums. reduces innamma
tion. ailays pain, cures wind collie, 25c n bottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy. makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

PILES CURED IN TO Il DAYS
Your druggist will refund money ~ PAzO ONT
MENT falls to cure any case of Itching, Blind.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

"Pink Eye" IL Epidemic In tho Spring.
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Reliable Relief.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

You are only what you are when no
one is looking.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
He Shut the shutters.

Ho Shut the Shutters.
Willie, didn't tell you to shut that
shutter" said Mrs. Boggs.
THE shutters shut" replied Willie.
"and | can't shut 1t any shutter"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29

Measure the depth of the water be-
fore making your dive.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
Reverse Side of the Disk.

Reverse Side of the Disk.
paste them on opposite sides of a
cardboard and twirl 1t by means OF
the string as shown also In the illus
tration. and you will have a thauma-
trope.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-29
CRITICAL time
OF W0MAN'S LIFE
From 40 to so Years Of Ago.
How 1t May Be Passed
in Safety.

Odd, va-:-"I am enjoying better
health than l have for 20 years, and I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31

late Saturday afternoon told Of th heroic battle the citizens there are making against the flood But T spite Of their determined fight the river is creeping higher and higher wh le reports from there say the bank is beginning to show the ef fees Of the heavy strain it is un- der. The current there is unusually strong and it is feared the lowe part Of it is be ng undermined Ths situation is hourly growing mora acute and many residents expect break at almost any time
 Governor, officials and engineers of fhe St. Franc s ALevee Board state positively that the water viii not ovtrtop the levees. B. G. Gov ington, chief engineer v the St Francis Levee Board, has chartered the ferry Hazel and has gone ta Holly Bush to inspect the levee. He oLdGeI CO4uttIOli5 NGlC 5dtl2A1-N-to+ 7
 H;ghest EFer Known.
 Cairo, H., March 10.-The gov ernment weather bureau reports { 5 foot and fivetenth Astage 4of wates at Cairo by Thursday morning, Whics will be the highest ever ,reacaed here. The river tonight marks 51.9 feet which breaks all records except that Of 1883 when the river went to 52.2 feet Ca TO is resting easyNas ' takes $ feet to reach the top ofFhe stone wall leyee and then several feet more of water A>lld be kept out by sandDags.
 An appeal came from the Texas Bend, Mo, flooded district this mo IT, hing and the steamer Three Sta# es was sent there. The boat returned ] to Cairo late this afternoon vita several hundred men, women and children who were driven from their homes by the angcy waters The steamer went back 0 Texas fer more people and live stock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
FATHER IF WATERS
 STILL RAGING Upon The Levees Above And Below Memphis
 Residents Depend. MUCH DAMAGE DONE River Is The Highest Ever Known at CairO-St. Francis Leyee
 Holding We'll.
s # 44 ++ + + :. + l. # + +

+ Stage at Cairo highest since 's + 1883. Record stage predicted < + for Thursday, city safe with no * + levee, surrounding country un- 9
 + der water. <
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
Issued Every Morning Except Monday

Entered at Postoffice at Pine Bluff |, Arkansas, as second-class mail matter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31

Memphis, Tenn, March 30.-Only the power of levee3 along either side of the Mississippi river, above and below Memphis, can prevent the dam age of property worth tens Of mll- lions of dollars and possibly the lives of countless persons. Thousands of square miles of territory, inundat- cd by streams which ordinarily drain them, are. serving asreservoirs which will sustainfor days at least, the flood that is pouring down the valley. While Hickman ard Columbus, Ky, are the most seriously threatened of points along the river. many < other ttnNlas are npe asy bee ause practically all, the tributaries. have recently pass or are now at ors over their danger
 Telephone messages from Hickman
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31

The basis of the rate of compensa- lion proposed is 50 per cent of the current wage in the particular hne of work, to be paid in case of total disability, with a graduated scale ac- cording to the extent of the dlsaoli- ity. At present the average annual cost to railroads for damages result ing from loss of life or personal in juries of employees is about SEOUL GOO. Under the proposed law they will have to pay only about $3000,00o more.
 In tho course of its investigations the commission discovered that about 3,005 railway employees are killed each year and that 100000 more suffer in juries as the result of accidents, but that of the $12,00D,000 in damages which the railways pay only about i S5,000,000 ever reaches the employe or his family, the rest being consumed in expenses of litigation or in lawyers fees for effecting compromises The commission also discovered that not more than 30 per cent of the railway employees who suffer loss of life CT personal injury in employment ever receive any compensation whatever, all the others failing to collect or los ing their cases in court because of some one of the many defenses to such actions set up under the com mon law.
 Since President Brown Of the New York Central railroad is q member of the commission, 1t is believed that the railroad interests will accept the proposed bill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
Ohio Street Baptist Church

Sunday School 9:30
 Preaching by the pastor at Il o'clock.
 B. Y. P. '. meeting at e.45 p. m There will be roll cali of tn, members or the church at 7.45. Prayer meeting Wednesday eve. ming at o'clock.
 Ycu are invited to attend all thess services.
 Strangers in the city especial, welcome to worship with us.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31

PEtttu lS eat 4Ed in the report of [ h . employers lia bility ccmmis- sion Con gress will be asked to enact a law pro- viding for a grad uated scale Of c 0 m D e n sation. through Federal government agen- cies, for injuries to e m p 0 y c s, whether or not caused by negli, gence of rail roads, engaged in interstate com. merce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
First Methodist Church

Sunday School d 9:3o a. r.. Preaching by the pastor both morn ing and evening. Epworth League a. 7:45 p. m., lead by Moore T. Knox. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:45 m. lesson Acts 19. Everybody cor dially Invited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
Illinois. Nebraska.

t Nebraska. < < Platte and tributary rivers + A highest known, damage estima,-
 + ed at $5,o00,00o, Denver and # + Chicago train service cut off, # + dozen or more towns inundated, # f scores of families driven u .' + housetors and trecs.
 + Kentucky. + + Guards patrol leyee 10 prevent + # citizens cutting it to save -ne 's + town at expense of another, men <
 * worked all night placing sand #
 ! bags, it is feared leyee will :. I' break. # .f Missouri. # Ir Texas Bend district steam < ' ship sayed hundreds Of men, wo- * < men and children, took them to '' + Cairo ten thousand men work < on levee on Missouri side above s' + Cairo and hold wate7 a stage s higher than top Of levee bat va # + ter rise: continually and it is + 4 believed second levec will go 's + and entire couztry will be un # + der water. + f Indiana. ! Scores of houses in the Dole > + Calumet Valley and around Gary 's + surrounded by water Fifty Gary (! + families driven from home, rail- < + load lines in danger. Mayor F + Knctts, of Gary, orders ice # + guards blown up to save Broad S + way thoroughfare. F Iowa, c% f Iowa river bottom lands over $ + flowed, live stock drowned and a + many families driven from s l home :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
AT THE CHURCHES
| < + + + | + + + .s 1

First Church of Christ Scientist Servces Sunday at II d. m. and 8 III. Subject: Reality" Sunday School at 10 a. m.
 Wednesday evening Testimonial meeting at 8 D. Ill.
 Reading room open daily except Sunday from 2.30 to D. h.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31

( 5s' AvoldIno Temptation.
 ok I'll QN9ht not tns da. do not nbo1t dolng pythasuraA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
Hosiery

CIzgx silk Hose i'll black, \ white tan and all the leading ]. eclors 5ce, si.ao, Sl.5e, ss.ee Lisle Thread, Silk Lisle and 1 Cotton Hose, all weigh.s..,....
 ...... 25c, 355e, 5ae 1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
JUSTICE TO EMPLOYEs
WORTHY RAILROAD BILL NOW
 BEFORE CONGRESS.
P;o9iGes fer Graduated Scale Of Com pensation for Those injured in the Line of Duty-Commiesion Has
 Done Good Work.

What appears to be as satisfactory a compromise as could have been eX-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
,astelr v ajsts

Lingarfe a.zts, sou aaaae 'sfabE' 2. atas r sssl osa.s slfs:asa 5s4 ] ]. a:ee H,asar2 5.lers and
 liens 52.9e to sla.M' 1;
 Exquisite .fet, .cre9a. and .laes.. Waists z-.5e. s5sf.3 . sis:;s,tfS{i :,s;afST, M.ddy Bfeuses sa a te Sssss; .s. 51si
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-31
Muslo o2 the Hawk.

There is not much to ba aaid sog hawk music, yet the voice of tha for est would lose the charm of itg wild est note were this great bird extinct. and 1t is because 1t is wild and diff ferent from sounds of every day that we love it. Then, as picture seen from afar, the forest would never be complete without these birds of tire E lQe4 eKipg banging over 1t, and reign. TIT aE Edg sols ss qf air. .s5 s, ; s..s;.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-16
THE vERM
SPECIAL VILLAGE MEETING CALLED.
Action Relative to Inspection Of Build
lngs and to Securing New Village
Charter VIII Be taken Feb. ~.

Warrants have been posted this week
calling a special meeting of the village
of Bratteboro for Tuesday, Feb. "a, at
730 p. M Article l is to see If the vii
lage will vote to accept and adopt the
provisions of chapter 100 of the Public
Statutes providing for a building I'M
spector and regulation of the erection|
and construction of buildings within thd
village for protection against fire. Ar-|
ticle is to see what action, IL any, thej
voters of the village will take in refer-
ence to providing for new charter to|
meet the present needs of the village.
Chapter 160 provides that an incorpor
ated village may, for the prevention of
fire and the preservation of life, regulate
the inspection, materials, construction
alteration, removal, repair and use of
buildings and other structures within it's
limits, and may fix penalties. 1t provides
for the appointment of a building in
spector, and deputy to act during the
absence or disability of the Inspector
The inspector shall be a person of prac-
teal experience in the construction of
brick and wooden buildings, shall not bel
in any way interested in a building conf
tract or in furnishing materials, and
shall hold Office for two years and until
his successor is appointed, his compen-|
saton to he fixed by the bailiffs.
Before the erection of building Isl
begun blanks showing the material and
mode of construction shall be submitted
to the inspector and no building shall bel
begun until the inspector is satisfied
that the structure will be safe and Sc
cure and built in the best manner to-
escape the dangers of fire, explosion and
disease, and issues a permit. The be-
ginning of building operations without
such permit shall be deemed a violation
of the statute The inspector may ordeII
alterations at the expense of the ownerl
if deemed necessary.
Provision is made for an appeal to thd
court or to a board of arbitrators. \
person who violates a provision of chap
ter 100 or wlfully dsobeys a write
order of a building inspector, not sc
aside or modified, shall be fined nd
more than 5000. If the owner or ager
refuses to comply with an order to re
move his building or make 1t safe h
shall forfeit not more than $50 and nd
less than so for each days neglect.
It's generally believed that the villag
will vote to take advantage of this chap
ter, also that action will be taken towar
securing a new charter to take the plac
of the present inadequate charter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-16
FARM ERS' WEEK.
Free Sessions at the Vermont State Az
ricultural College Feb. 10 to %.

ricutura College Feb. 10 to %.
The fourth annual farmers week will
be held at the University of Vermont
and State Agricultural college as usual
during Washington's birthday week. The
university and the state commissioner of
agriculture cooperate in this enterprise
as in past years. The sessions begin
Monday afternoon, Feb. 10, and close
Friday afternoon, Feb. %. Addresses
and demonstra lonesome 20 In number
will be in progress morning, afternoon
and evening About 80 different parties
officials of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, agricultural college
professors, farmers institute speakers
and the like, are engaged, among them
being George NJ. Rommel the animal
husbandman of the department of agri-
culture and Morgan judge at the last
state fair, Hon. Andrew Elliot of Guelph,
Ontario. a veteran farmers. institute
worker all over Canada and the United
States, w. F. McSparren of Pennsyl-
vania, whose addresses were so well re-
ceived last year, Mrs. j. f. Adams of
Massachusetts, and many others.
All sessions are free to men and wo-
men alike. over 400 attended last
year. Owing to the prolonged illness of
the head of the department of home
economies, last years successful work in
this line for farmers wives cannot be
repeated this year, but doubtless VIII ne
hereafter a regular feature.
Reduced rates are offered on all rail-
roads, on account of Carnival Week"
in Burlington.
The University of Vermont also CO.
operates with the two secondary schools
of agriculture at Lyndon Centre and
Randolph Centre, and with the state
commissioner of agriculture in the con-
duct of two farmers weeks at these two
schools respectively on Feb. 12-14 and
Feb. 14-16. For programs of the Bur-
lfhgton Farmers week, Feb. 1928, apply
to j. L. Hills dean of the college of ag-
riculture, Burlington; for programs OF
the Lyndon Centre week. apply to Di-
rector a. r. Merrill Lyndon Centre, VT,
and for the Randolph Centre week, APP
ply to Principal G.. L. Green, Randolph
Centre, VT.