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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
HIS FIRST TASTE OF WAR.
The Time When aehlsy Was Almost
 ecarea ao Death.

The Time When SehlsY Was Almost
 Scared 10 Death.
 '~The late Admiral Sehley admitted in conversation with mo cue ufteruoon, sitting on the veranda of an Atlantic City lsotel, that the first time he was ander fire he wag frightened almost to desth." remarked Victor Murdock of ksnsas.
 @'When Admiral FarraRut m Mobile bay boarded my ship was a young officer, saId Admiral schley, and in the height of the battle the captain of my vessel was Killed l suddenly found myself face to face with sit uation which for the moment seemed to take away ali of my nerve,
 ~'l was in moment elevated to the command of battleship in actual en Rogement If I had been unnerved by the shot and shell before, was sl mOat terrified at that instant Tn the midst of my predicament-for thnt Is what it amounted fo-Admirai Farra gut boarded the ship do not know what thought came 10 him when he saw me, for my face must have he trayed my fear,
 "'Just at that moment fl shell whiz zed across the deck. cutting q line as cleanly as if it had been done by a chiseI Farragut turned around to me and said: "Lieutenant let's take our stand on this line They say that lightning never strikes twice in the same place"
 ~'I was mighty giad to follow said Admiral schley. 'Farragut stood there with the shells bursting all around. and I shall never forget how big md grand he appeared "-Washington Post
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 Turn to the Earth.

You to whom the universe has be come blast furnuee. coke oven. a cinder etreWn freight yard, to whom the history Of all ages Is a tragedy with the climax now to whom our de mocracy and OUT fiug arc but play things of the hypocrite, turn to Inc soil, turn to the earth, your mother and she will comfort you Rest, be il ever SD little from your black brood ings Think With the farmer once more as yonr fathers did Revere with the farmer our centuries old rural civilization. however little il meets the city's trouble. Revere the rural customs that have their roots il the imlnemoria benefits of nature There Is perpetual balm in Gilead anG many city workmeu shall ,turn to Il and Ike healed This by faith and q study of the signs, we proclaim!- Nicholas Vuchel Lindsay in Farm ant Preside.
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MARIE ANT0lNETTE'sS T0a8.
it Is located In "the saddest Scot ir
 Paris"

A contributor 10 the Maachcste, Guardian has been visiting the Chm belle Expiatotre. tn the Rue dcs Ma thurins, which be describes o5 'thr saddest spot tu Paris. a He had got U into his head that the remains of Louis Seize and Marie Antoinette had entire ly disappeared. bat be was undeceived.
 "This little chapel was buAt. after the restoration. on the site of the old burial ground Of the Madeleine as au act Of exHation for the horrors of the revolution aud especially for tAg mur der Of tbe king and queen Tn }hut graveyard it waa that they were has tily buried in open collins filled win quicklme. But loving eyes and hands watched and marked the spot and the day came when toe poor rcmutoa were brought to light Even qulckime Is not ali powerful. and tbere remain cd the skulls. I bone or two ond-po thctic detuii-the cIastlc netal aaryers which the unhappy e81trieheanc' vps wearing when Sanaou.s treless az fer upon her beautiful neck.
 "Nor wRs that aIi ph8 Fue h0d formed hard crust upon fhe open cof dns and around fbe bodies, and there embedded lay all tue rest.
 The visitor descended q diGht of steps 10 a subtcrranean chapel. dim and chilly, and be continues.
 ''There before me, in tiuy circular space just beneath q little stained win dow, stood white marble altar. En shrincd in that altar. minus the relics at St. Denis. lle atl that cruelty and hatred. time mud nature. have left of Louis Seize and Marie Antoinctte AU W0s silent The stray visitors above bGd gone The traffic penetrated not 10 this barren and almost secret cell I was alone with lhe injured dead with the trrcsolute ktaE who was his own worst enemy, with the frivolous fascinating, suffering. martyred queen. in whose behalf the fo0Q0 swords fot which Burke cried out in his agony never leaped from their scabbards- alone with the poor remnants of per h0ps the most historic woman in his tory"
 This spot is seldom visited. ~You wonder" saya the writer. "how much the people on the boulevard & few yards away know or care about if all
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THE HUMAN FACTORY.
lts Machinery Develops ~ith the h.
 teiEsca That DIrects N.

ta Machinery Develops With the h. seiEect That DErects "A.
 A human being is a kind of factory. The engine and the works and all the various machlnes are kept in the bas8- ment. and he sends down orders to them from tune 10 time. and they do l fhe work which has been conceived ID lin headquarters. He expects the works |aown below to keep ou doing these Ethings without his taking any parsiat9- liar notice of them, wiliEe fla occupies his mind, ab- the comp4<ent head of fgg, Eory shonld. win the things that are |neR and different and special and [that his mind alone can do: the things w,sch, at l4aIst tn Iseir present. tntt4ei Fformatftb. Of cgeAttte stage. po. itiA eenines is yn6 have hseeu ddpelopaff to i do md which can only be worked out h the maa up in the headquarters &himseif, personally, by the handiwork pf his ogn thought.
 The more 6 human being Develops the more delicate. sensitive. strong and efficient the more spirit informed, once fov all, the machines in the basement
 bre. AS. he grows the various sub conscious arrangements for discrimi
 batting. assimiiating. classifying ma.
 ferial, for pumping up power. light and
 beat 10 headquarters, aIl of which can
 be turned on at will. grow more mas
 efful every year. They are found all
 laving away for hlm, dimly, down in
 he dark while he sleeps They hand
 him ID in hIs very drea ms new and
 frange powers to live and no know
 F'th,-Gerald Stanley Fee in Atlantic
 iagazlne
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WELCOMED R KICKING.
oSd incident That Proved ths Pepu-
 iarity of Dumas.

In My Autobiography Mime. lu- dith, the great French actress, writes of Alexander Dumas the elder:
 '"This giant of q mulattO. with his big, black, mochng eyes, his wide nos trils, thick lips, heavy chin. bis evisply curling hair and his forehead with its strange bumps, like that of some un- ruly child who ts always fighting with his comrades. WAS truly a representa- five parsonage, s type refieet ting all the passion of the gomantieiBts There would have been something wanting to his time If this grandson of 6 negress had not been seen striding along the Partisan boulevands, if his laugh had Bot been heard on the terraces of the cafes or if he had not appeared playing his part with naive self satisfaction In official ceremonies and at the Tuileries ball, OF walking about behind the scenes at the theater with his orm around the waist of some actress. or eating and drinking enough for four in the merry suppers af which authors aBd artists used to meet.
 His popularity was simply unequal ed. There was A story current in my time ot a singular wager mad8 by Mery of marseilles. Walking ops day iu some public garden with g friend he suddenly said to him. spo you see that biz, ridiculous looking fellowf ! bet you 100 sous that fl I kick hiu1, no matter where, Instead of flying into 8 rage he will make rbe polite bow
 'sThe bet was taken, and Nery, creep ing stealthily up behind NJ Prud- honIne gave him a tremendous kick in the small of his bach. The man turned red with indignation, but Mery cried 'Oh, ! beg your pardon, sir, ! took you for Alexander Dumas, with whom I have an account ID settle
 'sHis victim, only tpo proud 10 De taken for such a great xaan. at once ge tented and, taking off his hat in the most 8miabEa manner. he said, with B bow, There is DO harm done, mon sieur.' The hundred eous were won.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
The German Erpire

The German empire was constituted 2 at present Ian l. 1871. After pre-
 urinary negotiations during the course l the Franco-Prussian war the par.
 ament of the north German confeder- fion {with which Baden, Hesse Darn fadt- Bavaria and Wurttemberg had feeatig allied themselycs) in m ad Fess dated Dec. 10, 1870. requested ElnR William of Prussia to become |erman emperor All the sovereign finces of German states and the three (ee and Hanseotic towns having join P in offering the imperial crowns, the Foclamation of William I. as emperor [as made at Versailles Jan. 1s. 1871
 Fe first reichstag was opened at Der \ March %, and the imperial eonsti
 tlon was adopted April 14. I87l.-
 Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Lion For Dinner.

On Christmas. 1874. q curious dinner took place in Paris. Some score of con tributors and draftsmen of the Chase Tlustree dined at Magny's restaurant under the presidency of M. TirmIn Didot, the publisher. to taste the ham and heart Of the last Hon killed in AL geria by Constance Cheret- The flesh was found to be particularly firm and close grained, like that of horse. but nevertheless quite palatabie. The ham was preferred to the heart. which. al though skillfully prepared with truf- 1es. was pronounced somewhat tough and difficult of digestion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
SAVED HIS CABLE TOLLS.
A clever Russ at Home Gave Him fhe
 information He Wanted,


 wealthy merchant in Paris who ,,ooa m extensive business with Japan ,ras informed thnt prominent firm in yoI,ohama had failed, but the name Of tba firm he could not learn. He could have learned the truth by cabling; but, n save expense. Instead hs went to wei known banker who had received tha news md requested him to reveal the nam8 of the firm.
 That's a very delicate thing to do." " canied tha banker, "sor the news Is rot official, aud # gave you the name might incur some responsibility. The merchant argued, but in yain. and finally he made this proposition: T will give you" he said, ''a liat Of 4en firms in Yokohama. and will ask von fo look through 1t and then teil me. without mentioning any name, wheth er or not the name of the firm which hss failed appears tn 1t. Surely you will do that for me"
 aYes," said the banker. "fos f do not mention pny>name cannot be held responsible in any way"
 The list was made The banker looked through 1t and as he handed if back to the merchant said, '1rhe name ot tbe merchant who has failed is there
 aThen I'yo lost heavily 9 replied the merchant, "for thnt is the firm with which dli business" showing him a name on tue list
 aBnt how do you know that k the firm which has failed2" asked the bank CT in surprise
 Very easily" replied the merchant s.0f the fen names on the list only one is genuine, that Of the firm with whleh did business. All the others are he- tItione.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
,nspiratioc and si&4ino Tioht.

George Eliot believed that her novels were the product of inspiration or gen. ius Anthony Trollope thought his was the result of "cobbler's wax, madam, '' w the faculty of sitting tight In his chair and turning cut 250 words every fifteen minutes for two or three hours before breakfast The method sue. ceeded so fur as to bring him return Of $350,0 900 and the reading public set of novels which are being more appre- ciated every day.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Practical pintv.

The goodly minister saw one of his parishioners running rapidly down the road, trying 10 keep In sight of re. treating form ahead.
 "Ah," called the minister, "whithel away. my brotherf"
 Seeing the race was lost anyway. the chaser stopped and pantingly replied:
 That confouuded thief stole my coatr'
 "Ah, and you were following the scriptural admontton 10 give hlm your cloak also, were youf"
 NO" said the parishioner frankly, but intended, If I caught him, to give him belt"-Jndge
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Mothino to Worry Over.

"I heard something the other day that greatly surprised me, and l have been worried about is ever since"
 "What was itr'
 ''1 don't know whether ought to mention i& to you or not. but was Eold that your daughters husband was free thinker She's such a lovely girl! hope it isn't true"
 "Of course it isn't. or if it Is it won't make any difference Laura takes aft CT me, and my husband was 8 free thinker. too. when married him, Now be never thinks - Chicago Record Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
RIDING THE SURF.
Riotoua Sport Tn the Breakers That
 Lsah she Coaet of Hawaii.

 Riotous Sport in the Breakers That
 Laah ehe Coaes of Hawaii.
 One of the nprel pleasures In which most travellers indulge while in Homo luln Is surf riding at Waikiki, near Diamond head writes John Bur rougbs in the Century. The sea, with a floor Of lawn and coral, is here sha low for long distance out and the surf comes In at intervals like a Iue of steeds c8nterinR over plain We went out in our bathing suits in T long, heavy dHgoat with native oarsman in eaeh end
 When several hundred yards from shore We saw on looking scaward the long, shining pillows coming, where upon our oarsmeu headed the canoe toward shore and piled their paddles with the utmost yigor, uttering simu ta0eously q curious. excited cry. In a moment the breaker caught us and, in some way holding LIS on its crest, shot LIS toward the shore like nm arrow.
 "1hc sensation is novel and thrilling The foam flies inc waters leap aboat you. Ton are coastin8 on the seq, and you shout with delight and pray for the sensation to continue. But it is quickly over The hurrying breaker slips from under you and leaves yoo in the trough. while 1t goes foauing on tbe shore Then you turn about and row out from shore again and walt for another chance to be shot to- ward the Iand on tbe foaming crest of a great Pacific wave
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Not ao serio..a

doctor who had been summoned |saly alighted from his carriage to 'd woman awaiting him on the |orstep. but without the anxious look expected in the circumstances. T |oefstand,' = he said, that your boy X 9~aliowedd 8 sovereign, Where (oh. sir" was the reply, "I'm glad
 tell you We made mistake! It
 sn 2 sovereign; it was only a half. ay"-London Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
ltaly,s Marriaqe erokera.

In Italy marriage brokers are regu lar institution. They have poeketbooks filled with the names of marriaseable maidens in various ranks of life and go about trying to arrange matches When they are successful they receive q commission. and very likely some thing extra as voluntary gift from their customer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
GOT DRUNg ON A BEEFsTEAg
And Alae @s oeerstroog Tea and syaa
 or Geld Water

hFN#% " NS'
 According t0 house urgeon in B London hospital it is uot uecessarq to take strong drink at olj iu order to he drunk Cnses have bueu known fa which paieuts have eul drunk on a beefsteaiy after haVlDg hecu for many weeks aH very iisht dlet The ta= toXieatiau ln these -ea~es showed fl self io 3 slight d'2Hnr>s ud d.owst neas aud fHdtsttuetHcss of epeaeG
 simflaT faees A5se Uecu known fir watfb tha aa7F tnto1t.ant lm- 6.ou strong fTa. fiji farr tHrra urr ln-auas5 in meiteal books af exceptional people in whaHB the constant as,, ot orar. strong ovaFdF8wu }aa m, brought about distinct symptoms oC dctriam tremeas
 Perhaps tae mest curious sort If iH toIieatioa a0 record is that in which tbe ou1e ntoxieaot js cold u9ua drip ping from I water fap uto t1a eat IH GegmaaF T fe~ years ago quite s number of morbid people had H efaV ing for this curious way of inducing drunkenness. bat tt seems to have oeea stgmqNi uut
 Tbe artp ot tte warer Is said to cause | p0iaful boiling sensation ot hrgt and then 10 cause pleasant drow sinesa, ending in deep sleep When the victim Is reused be Is duH aud stH pid in manner like & heavy driuEet This eraze makes lts victim a nervous wreck h q very short dme,-pcarsou' WaeEly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
MiohAv Tsxaa.

Texas Is big state" remarked the native. "A man from the eastern part of the state is a southerner; man from the other side of the state is B westerner.r
 How about a man from the north ern part of the state?"
 He's Yankee. ."-LouisytIle Courier Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
A Good Exc,,so

2oW' then" demanded Luschman' g 2 the next morning, whats your use Tor coming home in that cop- on last night?"
 Hell, to tell you the truth. m dear. i"
 Fepaed. none Of the hotels weuld E me in'"-Philedelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Nnt So Nary Much.

You've got nothing on me-" eaid the cook.
 The mistress looked her over care fully.
 "0nly one hat, ons skirt and two punches of puffs," she retorfed, "and you'll take 'em all of before you leave too.,'-pittsburgh Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Tale of Two citiea.

'I thought your minister was 10 have call 10 Minneapolis"
 "He did expect it, but he went mp there to preach trial sermon and took his text from St. Paul, so it's all off" Chicago Record Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Anod,s Bit of Fun.

An English beer vendor wrote over hin shop door:
 Bear sold here'
 Tom Hood. who saw If. said 1t was spelled right.
 "The fluid the man sells" Hood ex- plained, lis his own bruin."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
lnterpreted,

That tramp talks funny. ma a'am He says he castigated his itinerary from Boston"
 He only means he beat his way."- Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Inherited.

a.-fsls. 5ou talk too much Son. Well. pa, am to blame for your mar rying into u talkatiye family ?- Boston Transcript
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
spoils 1t All.

speaking of the theater, like plays with a happy ending
 "so do I But my wife almost al ways loses q handkerchief or a glove" --Washington Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
Another Mystery Explained.

A woman frequently changes her mind. That's why she Is able to give person a piece of 1t and still always have enough left for the next one.- Milwaukee Sentinel
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18

The enlargement of mans posses uions is very often the contracting Of his heart . Robertson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18

Take care of your thoughts and your words and deeds will take care of themselves
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
a Riq Difference

so0 Tsioieed the kn.ghto es o,3
 ! M1sn they got thetr ladF'e g,1vaF'
 fow rcel tsay hc9s 9g .e' a ses the1 .e7 ,
 9~3 . 2~t-a9.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18

s'ar { N,ar gs ~so < Mir. lssv7c,g se seG ,EGT w'-r t4 -- s3ng ta g5s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18

This spot is seldom visited "You wonder" soys the writer. "how much the people on the boulevard 8 few yards away know or care about if all 7"
Connecticut western news., 1913-01-02
FALLS VILLAGE

There was special music at the Catho- lie church Christmas which was finely rendered by the choir:
 Concone's Kyrie and Sanctus. Mendelssohn's Adesti.
 M. Wilken's Agnus Dei.
 "Holy Night" F. Gruber. Communion Hymn, "Oh What Gould
 My Jesus Do More," Beethoven.
 In the absence of the organist. Mary Goggin Dunn played the organ and sang soprano. Mrs. Lynott contralto. Mrs. Ledgen alto.
 William A. Bartlett, member of the Stone 6 Webster party of engineers stationed here. went to Georg1a last week, and was married, Monday, to Miss Mary Jim Piper, of West Point. Ga. He will bring his bride to Falls Village, Saturday of this week.
 The Christmas exercises in the churches were enjoyable and in every way successful. There were Christmas trees at both places. and Santa Claus was in evidence at each. Miss Norma Hazeltine impersonated the jolly old Saint at the Congregational church, and Mrs. Lynott at the Methodist. The children especially were generously remembered.
 George Rapp is seriously ill at his res idence across the river," with painful heart trouble.
 Mrs. Hanson had the misfortune to fall on the ice near her home, 8 few days ago, and break her leg. She was unable to rise, and was assisted to the house by her neighbor, Miles l.. Blod- gett. s.... .t. .-.*.
 Alfred Brazle, who died in Lime Rock last week. was buried Thursday, in the Lime Rock Cemetery. He died of heart disease, and was 67 years of age. .a
 Heinz Brothers are making speciality of low-prices on choice cuts of meat, and display card in the front of their new store giving very attractive figures. Their stock of groceries arrives this week. |s
 Miss Ruth Small left Monday to re- sume her teaching in Beverly, Mass.
 Miss Rae Hazeltine returned Monday to her home in Westfield, where she is engaged in kindergarten work. ...
 Miss Clara Dunharh and Miss Anna Rogers returned yesterday to New Hav- en. s.fa #a# ,& ...'
 Harold Hazeltine is entertaining his friend MT. Smith. of Newton. ..
 Miss Bertha Graham. Of West Haven' has been guest of Mrs. Josephine Hal. lock. at the Pines.
 Orvllle Hubbard attended the social at Canaan Town Hall Friday evening.
 Miss Ida Hewins and daughter of Ne paug, spent Christmas at her brothers, Mir. Sprague. Another daughter of MT. Sprague, Mrs. Fields, of East Canaan also visited her father here.
 Master Ward Andrews last Sunday while strolling along the trout brook on the Ward farm picked nice bunch of pussy willows and thought it was the first of April.
 Miss N. L. Caul is the owner of a guinea pig.
 Preston Ward is around again as usual with the his evening papers. His humps housed him up two weeks. Postmaster R. P Smith has arranged the interior of the post office convenient, ly for handling the new package system.
 Geo. W. Hall has turned the Sunday paper business over to Agent A. S. | Davis.
 Frank Sprague hassold one of his big pair of truck horses to Charles Vosburg, of Lime Rock. .. ....s" |
Connecticut western news., 1913-01-02
SHARON VALLEY

Mrs. J. Duffy spent Sunday with Grace Brazie.
 MT. Geo. H ldden and bride of Brook lyn spent their honey noon at J. Had Gen's.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-11-11
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