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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21
Good Old Santa Goes
 To Many Odd Places
GOD old Santa Claus looks in upon pretty nearly everybody
 at Christmas time. and the fes-

4 at Christmas time, and the fes-
 tival of which he is patron is celebrated in some very odd ways and out of the way places in our country.
 At Ellis island. in the harbor of New York, on Christmas day several hun dred children, with their parents, usually await debarkation on the shores of America. There is mul- titude of German "kinder," of Italian "bambinos" and of youngsters of every nationality, as much interested, all of them, in Christmas doings as any Yankee young folks could possibly be. It is indeed an occasion of great excitement for them, inasmuch as the missionary societies have provided for these humble aliens a wealth of good cheer, and, with the help of donations made for the purpose, the day is rem dered joyful for all, both. young and old, toys being plentifully distributed among the little ones.
 The loneliest places in the world are some of the lighthouses which our government maintains along the coast for the protection of mariners. Yet Santa Claus finds his way to them, and in his honor feast, even though 1t be humble one, is held. It may be that the barren rock which the lighthouse marks affords room enough for the keeping of q dozen chickens, the fattest of which are suitably sacri- feed.
 But even this is not practicable in such a spot as Boon island, off the coast of Maine, a dangerous bit of terra firma which is continually swept by the waves. Only few years ago, so the story goes, little girl four years of age, daughter of the keeper of Boon light, was so distressed be- cause her father had been prevented by continual storm from going to the mainland for the customary Christmas goose that she stole out of the light house at night and knelt in a sheltered spot to pray.
 "Dear God." she said, "please send us goose for our Christmas dinner!' Hardly had she spoken the words when great wild goose flew Jas some times happens in such places) against the big lantern above and fell dead at her feet, to be promptly carried in and presented to the family as bird nt- erally sent from heaven.
 Uncle Sam maintains about fifty nghtships along the seacoasts and on the lakes to mark dangerous shoals. Lonely indeed are the shippers and crews of these vessels. which, like the fabled phantom ship, pursue voyages that have no end, continually buffeted by storms. Yet Christmas IS not for gotten. A brace of wild ducks, per chance, may be secured for the feast and the cook will surely provide lib eral dish of the much appreciated plum duff''-a preparation of pastry
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21
Hls Idol Shattered,

Papa was the biggest kind of a hero to his small son, in whose eyes he could do no wrong. One evening papa, talking over the days business happenings with mamma, confided to her that he had acted very foolishly in regard to certain matter. Paul burst Into bitter tears and was long in ex- blaming his grief. T didn't know papas could be silly" he mourned. finally. Does God sometimes act silly too?.
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abIto.

Like flakes of snow that fall unper- ceived upon the earth, the seemingly unimportant events of life succeed one another AS the snow gathers togeth- CT. so our habits are formed. No sin gle flake that is added to the pile produces sensible change. So 1t is by little things that a mans charao- ter is molded.-Exchange.
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GA Marry Chrlstmas.n

0,AA yao~ry Christmae'' Is tho wish gend thaa from my heart, 4 life all full of love. in which no sorrow finds part, Or. if sorns pain fall to thy lot, love F guarded though 1t be, May he who came at this glad time then make it bless'd to thee. Eowad over all waters, reach out from all lands, Tho chorus of voices, the clasping of hands; Sing hymns that were sung by the stars Of the morn: Chg songs of the angels when Jesus was bcrnl
 Whittier
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Where the Credit Delonoe.
 "I don't attach much importance" said Uncle Eben. "to talk about . mans bein' good to his family. Do credit generally belongs mo- to his family dan 1t do to him."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21
Sound PhiIosophy.

A homegrown philosopher in Gar den City Is quoted by the Telegram as saying: We came into the world weeping, while the people stood around the bed smiling; let us go out of the world smiling while our friends stand around the bed weeping."- Kansas City Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-12-21

Ana mdSlC AdhloAA A and a goat that kMIM0NMNfM1THN00NI1I I1 Ifas ::| k: 5: ;: :::'
 can train to |VNNIVyysCTHT11y}AVVVIE VVIEIN And mebbe a four hlM " SNASsNAf A1SsAf bladed knife, If lEq{MRHA T $h,H he has one to SsSWVnHIS~ . MESx spare, RAllNl|HA e .NRf1 But I've told him GklMC plain and honest .HS that l don't want 1 INAF/ things to wear. INVS3V I'll try to keep be- G N levin till he ~e3 comes around Msl But 91ss ss,, "s:s. s:s to do sL>a much better than /I##:E3 he ever done be- E6a$I:*: E16a$Il:*.: 9 fore;
 If he brings another sister in the place of what I'd like, Why, I'll quit believin' in him from that minute, the old Ike!
 Lest They Forget. Hunt out the little lame girl,
 The poor boy who is blind: Hunt out the weary widow
 Who thinks the world unkind: Search down among the novels
 Where gladness seldom strays. And teach the doubting people
 There still are Christmas dayx You have been busy planning
 To spread your gifts afar, To add your fair love-tokens
 Where joys and comforts are, But have you in your gladness
 Bestowed one kindly thought On those who sit in darkness,
 Whose cruSts are dearly bought1 Your heart is full of kindness,
 You hear the anthems sung And gaze up at the windows
 Where ribboned wreaths are hunns You've heard the sweet old story With reverence retold- But there are hungry children
 Where all Is dark and cold. Hunt out the little lame girl. 1 The poor boy who is blind: . Hunt out the weary widow
 Who thinks the world unkfnd: Go down among the victims
 Of chance and greed and crimo And cause them to remember
 That this is Christmas time.
 Getting the Particulars. "Oh, have you seen your Christmas present to me, dear?" 'No," he answered. "what did I give you?"
 This beautiful cabinet for the din. ing-room.''
 Its beautiful, isn't it? How much did pay for it?"
 A Preference. Robbie, would you rather find your Christmas present in your stocking or on a tree?"
 'I'd rather have it on a tree, cause there's more room there"
 & 8
 Wise King Solomon. 'King Solomon had a great head, all right"
 Certainly. He was the wisest man who ever lived"
 T guess he was He had all those wives of his before there was any such thing as Christmas"
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Candor.

"H I were to catch you under the mis- tletoe would you try to get away?'' Of course I should-but I feel almost sure that 1 should not succeed.''
 -2 D. Riser.
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Robbie, would you rather find your on a tree?"
 'Id rather have it on a tree, cause there's more room there"
The citizen., 1913-12-12

keep In mind, Nels, my friend" con-
tinued the Janitor You can't square
yourself by apologizing. That amt
the general impression, l know-not
with the ginks that have got the apol-
ogizing habit and seem to think that
they've made 1t all right when they
say they're sorry. They'll smash the
china vawse that your wife's cousin
that was in the commissary brought
home from the Emperor's palace as
souvenir at the time of the Boxer
trouble-a vawse that you've been Of
fered a hundred dollars cold cash for,
and they'll say, oh, amt that too
bad How careles of me to slam it
again the radiator! l didn't mean to
break it. l just though I'd see If it
sounded cracked And then they think
your wife's real mean If she doesn't
tell 'em that it amt no consequence.
And they'll jump into an automo-
bile and throw the clutch into high
and head right into the middle of q
bunch of kids. Bumpety-bump, goes
the machine. What's that?' say they.
Little girl killed? Dear me. amt that
too bad, We're just so sorry as we
ean be. We hadn't no more intention
of killing her than anything. We're
awful sorry And then they think
they're abused when a cop arrests
them. We didn't run off, says they.
We stopped and we apologized to the
heart-broken parents they says.
What more could we do?'
There's all kinds of them,' the
Janitor continued. you amt the
only one. There's them wellmeaning,
but high-spirited rah, rah boys, with
their hazing, that I'd like to have my
way with. They don't mean no harm
when they tie a new Johnny up hand
and foot and gag him and lay him on
the railroad track; they just want to
scare him little, and If they hadn't
forgotten all about the $40 express, it
would have been all right-unless the
kid died of heart failure. They're just
as sorry as you was. and it certainly
seems too bad to give them a set
back on their educations by firing 'em
out of college just on account of a
boyish prank and after they had ex
pressed their regret, don't it?
1T amt only the ones that jabs the
ends of their umbrellas in your face
and upsets their billing coffee in your
lap with their elbow and short-changes
you and sits down on your silk hat
and such as that as needs the fool.
killers attentions. There's a breed
tha, will knock you till your best
friends won't speak to you and when
you go to 'em about it with blood
in your eye, they think they're mighty
hi, ;h-minded and virtuous If they take
it back and apologize. They tell you
that they didn't intend to be took
literal in the way everybody had took
'em, or that they was under the wrong
impression when they said you'd done
a stretch in the pen for sheep steal.
ing. and was sorry that they'd been
misfnformed and hoped you'd shake
hands and excuse 'em. And they look
as If they expected you to buy EN- a
drink cuss 'em! And there's the
kind-your friends mostly-that'll Il
| bawl you out by the hour and when
| you're reaching for club, they'll tell
The citizen., 1913-12-12
WHEREIN WAS THE MYSTERY
Henry's BewiIderment After Sans Ex-
PLANTATION Quite Natural Under
the Explanation.

Here is one of the favorite stories
of Josephus Daniels of North Caro-
lima, the new secretary of the navy:
"Two darkies bought piece Of
pork, and Sam, having no place to put
his share, trusted it to Henrys keep
ing They met the next night, and
Henry said:
"a mos strange thing done hap
pen at my house, las night, Sam. All
myst'ry to me-
"'What was dat, Henry?
"'Well, Sam explained Henry,
solemnly, dis mawnin' l go down in
de cellar for to git piece of hawg fo'
breakfas, an l put my han down in
de brine an feels 'roun', but amt no
po'k dar; all gone; so l tu'n up de
barl, an, Sam, sho' as preachin', de
rats had done ct hole clar froo de
bottom of dat barl, en- dragged de
meat all outn
Sam was petrified with astonish-
ment for a moment, and then said:
"'Why didn't de brine run outen de
hole?'
"'Well, yo' see, Sam, replied Henry,
'dats de myst'ry.' New York Eve
ming Post.
The citizen., 1913-12-12

was visiting the Alpine posts in the
Valtelin, on the Swiss frontier. when
the officer had to reprimand a soldier
named Cell. This man determined to
have revenge.
When the patrol was away on other
duty Cell attacked his officer on
lonely Alpine pass and attempted to
throw him over the precipice. A long
struggle followed the men being of
about equal strength and unarmed.
The officer, to save his life, bit
through an artery in the wrist of his
subordinate, who collapsed. owing to
loss of blood. Soon afterward the pa
troll arrived and carried Cell to hos
pital in the valley, where he recov-
cred.
The military court. which has now
tried the case at Milan, took into con-
sideration the condition of the soldier,
and above all, the refusal of his officer.
victim to prosecute. and sentenced
Cell to six months Imprisonment.
The citizen., 1913-12-12
The Basement
Philosopher
(coDyright 1918. by w. C. chapman)
By KENNETT HARRIS

The Janitor sat at the top of the
stone steps that led to the basement,
nursing his injured toe, a grimace Of
pain comforting his usually pleasant
countenance His Scandinavian as
sistant was at the bottom of the steps
In the act of arising from an undigni-
fed posture, complicated by crushed
ash can, and his expression was half
wrathful, half amazed.
Excuse me-" snarled the Janitor;
my foot slipped. And now we're
square, amt we? Don't look at me
In that tone of voice or there'll be
more accidents and I'll have to wait till
you come to to make my apologies.
A-.d don't CO." he added. as the assist
ant picked up the can. I've a word
or two to say to you.
First of all, let me ask If you didn't
have the whole dashbinged court to
walk on without taking constitution
al or my corns?" the Janitor de-
manded. You didn't mean to? Sure,
you didn't. / never supposed you had
the nerve to do it a-purpose; but
want to tell you that what you meant
didn't take a pound off your weight,
and your asking me to excuse you
didn't help none. You may think it
did, but you're wrong. If it had been
my feelings you hal tromped on,
apologizing might have been little
comfort, though that would depend;
but it was my corns. You remember
that, you big-hoofed blundering block
head! Excuse me calling you that,
won't you?
Il see you've tore your pants on
that ash can. Wcll, I'm to blame. |
cIdn't mean to have you do that. and
you'll have to pardon me. All real
ly meant was to break your neck and
-Lch you to look where you were
setting your feet My intentions was
all right. Now the next time you
com tripping along where I'm stand
Ing peaceable and quiet, you try and
rem 1be- that the world is wide and
tnat there's room a-plenty to steer
around me as a general thing, and If
there amt, you can ask me to move
to one side and let you a-past. I'd
sooner do that than have you walk on
me.
Here's the thing l want you to
The citizen., 1913-12-12
Hemp Industry Revives.

Hemp has been grown in the United
States for about 1876 years, and the
chief center of the industry has al
ways been the bluegrass region OF
Kentucky, where nine.tenths OF the
hemp crop of this country is still pro-
duced. 1t is said that shortly before
the Civil war hemp contributed more
to the wealth of central Kentucky
than all other crops combined Ken
lucky hemp is still. for the most part.
broken on old fashioned hand brakes.
with which one man can produce hard.
ly more than 100 pounds of fiber a
day. However. during the past five
years several machines to do the work
have been introduced. with improved
results.-Farm and Fireside.
The citizen., 1913-12-12
INEXPENSIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS
BY

I die with narrow ribbon and finish
with a pretty bow.
The girl away at college would sure
/ ly be overjoyed with shoe bag
which she can hang inside her closet
doo. The shoe bag should be nat
I the length of the door with compart-
ments for shoes, slippers and rubbers
and long compartment on one side
| for an umbrella, and on the other for
books not in use The materials used
should be heavy denim with the com
partments bound in tape.
A pleasing notion would be to make
any articles for the girls away at col
lege in their college colors. \ piece
OF gay colored cretonne bound all
around with a pretty braid would also
be acceptable as trunk cover.
Dear to every girls heart are pretty
dress accessories The new Robes
pierre collars with jabots OF frilly lace
certainly will be a welcome addition to
your friends wardrobes. The collars
are usually made of black satin with
the rufIles OF lace about two inches
wide
Chic boudoir caps are made of cir
cles of shadow lace Is inches wide
with soft ruffles OF narrow lace around
the crown. The rufIles should be made
in the back wider than in the front
to give the effect OF a Dutch bonnet.
The cap is decorated with little pink
rosebuds and a band of pink ribbon.
Exquisite La France roses are made
out of folded satin ribbon in three-inch
lengths Turn the ends back at the cor
ners to form the petals. Group the
petals together and join to a wire
stem which has been twisted with mar
row green satin
A natural looking bunch OF violets
is formed of tiny bows of twisted vio-
let ribbon tied with green silk wire.
Hat pins, collar pins and buckles
are wonderfully effective when Gov
cred with ribbon roses made of mar
row folded ribbon grouped closely to-
gether. If YOU prefer you can use
satin cherries made of tiny circles OF
satin filed with cotton. with petals
of green ribbon.
The girl who dances will find much
pleasure in receiving a pretty pair of
beaded satin slipper bows to match
her party slippers.
For the traveller a small cretonne
pillow with pockets on one side for
magazines and newspapers would be
a convenience.
A set of envelopes of white linen to
hold the necessary articles. would al
so be a useful gift. If you have time
you could but.onhole the flap in seal
lops. One envelope for handkerchiefs,
one for the night dress. one lined in
rubber for the toilet articles, and one
large one for the extra waist. The
pieces you have left of the linen you
can utilize for napkin rings, scalloped
and finished with a monogram, or for
boudoir lamp shades, which are much
admired when inserted with medal
ions OF fine lace.
For the invalid thoughtful little
gift would be a cover for the drinking
SldSS' \ SIGSS SilNiS tiiC Size VI inc
top of the ordinary glass is required;
crochet a cover over the glass in
simple stitch in two colors of mercer
lied cotton. In the center sew a cro-
cheted ring for handle.
A tray with a narrow wooden bor-
der and brass handles could have a
pretty piece of embroidered linen un-
der the glass.
The citizen., 1913-12-12
Minister and Movinq Pictures.

NJ. Cheron, French minister of labor,
was sitting in the darkness of a Gin
ema show watching the pictures of an
official reception. On the film ap-
peared NJ. Cheron himself in the pro-
cession. NJ. Cheron's neighbor in the
house remarked to him upon the ex-
traordinary likeness between him and
the gentleman on the film He add
ed, THE only difference between you,
monsieur, and the real NJ Cheron
seems to be that you and l are mere
plain bourgeois. whereas, of course, M.
Cheron, the minister, is one of our
greatest geniuses"
The labor minister could not resist
it. He took his card and handed it
silently to his neighbor. The neigh
Dor returned his own card, and on it.
M. Cheron managed by the dim light
to read the name of M. Rene Besnard,
who was predecessor of NJ. Cheron's
in a previous cabinet
The citizen., 1913-12-12

you they're sorry If they've said any
thing to hurt your feelings.
You're a low-lived scoundrel and
a cock-eyed gutter pup, begging your
pardon If I'm sort of personal, and
hoping that you won't take no offense
where there amt none meant" quoted
the Janitor, with bitter emphasis.
That's their style. Was that your
eye l knocked out? Pray pardon me.
Here, let me pick it up and dust it OF
for you. Quite unintentional, assure
you
We'll, l guess that's all now, Nels,
my friend" concluded the Janitor.
You can go straighten out that ash
can, and believe me, the next time
you plunk your NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ty-five pound of >awkwardness on my
bunion, your head will be harder to
get back into shape than the can.
Maybe that'll keep you from the ne
cessity of apologizing."
The citizen., 1913-12-12

recover their mental balance and learn
how to dress nationally. They have
gone fashion mad. They breathe and
live only for fashion. Better suffra-
gette who thinks only of votes than
these women who know nothing out
side of frocks and frills and feathers" I"
His companion. a fair. slight woman
garbed in the latest of gowns. looked
at him pityingly and murmured:-
There speaks the bachelorl"
Yes. and glad of it," he answered
vehemently.
The citizen., 1913-12-12

Aerial-Cable Road In the Alps
Which gives an idea of what the mu|
larger and horizontal one will bs
the Himalayas. 1t will be u MI,
long, sometimes swinging l&O feet
air.
government as state engineer, 1t "
decided to cause investigation Of
feasibility of an aerial galloway al
if possible, to encourage private enl
prise to enter on this project
survey has been completed and
demonstrated to the satisfaction
the firm and of the Kashmir COVE
ment that the scheme is pracucd'
and will not be unduly expensive
is anticipated that the cost
amount to about $1,5O9,OOO.
In discussing with LieutenanFN
onel de Lotbiniere, at his nome
Kashmir, the features Of this
scheme, it was mentioned TO me
although the work would be ulp
taken by a London COMPANY J"
hoped, as the galloway WOula W 70
Grated by electricity generated "
ter.power at a station near tne
of Rampore, built by an Ams'
electrical engineer and eQalppsp ~
electrical machinery from the ~
States, which had given eVeis ,.s
faction, that the London compal.
the interest of uniformity OF els.1 y. !
equipment would purchase il, al ~ :,
trical machinery and material u
United States"
The citizen., 1913-12-12
USE AERIAL CABF'
vale of kashmir, in India, Ne,,.
er to Outside World, ''''
ey Means of the Longest cah,.,
the oniverae-IOurney s.lno ,s'' y. d
snty,flve Miles Across h. %"
himaTaya Mountains

Washington.-The far.s,u
hashmir, in northern India :. vale d
Drought into touch with ,ha % 10 b
world by means of the longo'. ,aY Oale'
galloway in the world|7s asrA
across the Himalayas. Uni,o, aAs
Consul Henry D. Baker ~ w Sala
commercial service in Ipdis 'psca I.
from Simla, the summer co.,., 'n's|
11e med Daily Consular and Trade I3,a' Rsn,..a y
Washington, October IN ~. ..epO'a
neers have long tried in vain ~ :. eag
the problem of adequate tr.n..' ~ ''l''
tion across this mountain b.rr,a
IS crossed at present by a rosd ,' y.
miles long, a wonderful nioos wv :"
sineering, completed in 1887 N,
-FOUR men were killed by falliD, in'I h.',
oers during its construction %, ''
Ing to the presence Of tbaso T w
loose rocks in the soft soil m. .,' ~IS
ing Of a railroad-eyen a ljrS, 'aa s.a
tric road-has been pronounco6 w
practicable. There is nothing to.
but TO swing a cable high in 81, ~ ~.
the treacherous mounto;n .t' wy
Writes Consul Baker in subst.ros' s1'
After the invention of Rrerr,.
monorail system of transport Tho son
erhment Of Kashmir enter,,'..
strong hopes that this system ron,N
be well adapted to meeting the snaoiaI
dliilculties of communication sc,os
tne mountains, and Mr. Brennan !,
MS experiments with the monor.iI
was literally assisted by NbvidIa
from the Kashmir government HOv
ever, it was found that the mono,,I
system would also be impractjcabls
chiefly because of the sharp.turnIn
angles which would be required an
also the danger from slips
AT the suggestion, then. Of Lieutsr
antColonel A. ]. de Lotbiniere a n
madam military engineer whose ssrJ
ices had been lent to the Kasbmj
The citizen., 1913-12-12
DISCOVER AN OLD DOCVh'
~ Slave Girl Unearthsd !"
Tennessee.

Pulsaki, Tenn.-The fOllOs'us -s,sI
Of a deed to a slave founu Ct,la oo,,rl ,
or 0mong the papers OF Giles co So'I
is an interesting relic Of /. tIs ,Ss B
when slavery was in effect lntiu. IL in
ed states. 1t is given yerDa'llr, aaS nrsss
Gu DKnow all men by these ptfI II I
that |, John Rea, of the c9uns' Saps tsis ri !
%aq Sargained, sint sold and dell,SGsSI y GiIs,
1ohn J1b Holley of the county o. airl J'b b
sOne state aforesaid, one negro ssat sltl r.,
wears, for the valuable s.,J SO the RET
Of s625, to me in hand paloI aloo1I,u1orlsi| 1
Of which is hereby sOnnd. hsl
wn1'g vnd sensible nsi and a slave 10 lS' lid i'd
anu anu warrant the right aIa a,a,r, 4
also also negro ~e1l free from the .cn. olaln Vi
snd sn,I every person or persons SaiDs' ssscu|
aror a,,e from me and my nei,1, oysr to
evSr evS aaEm administrators, for s,,s eye John
only IsH his dsY heirs, Ell executor, rs',a[sot ans
ley, ~ IN testimony wheis, .oal
bereunto set my my nAH' j
2s ssth Of June 1909 John RI
.Test: William W0r'D'
young"
The citizen., 1913-12-12

frocks of white embroidered ninon
trimmed with fur, but he did not look
at their dainty gowns, only at their
feet.
One wore little white velvet slippers
with high pointed velvet heels and tiny
diamond buckles; the other white silk
slippers with Dresden china heels.
Il never dreamt when / pitied Chi
nese women forced to cramp their feet
that our own women would wilfully
torture themselves with such shoes
and heels. Dresden chinal What an
: hs,,rditvt"