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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
CHARGED THE ENEMY.
lt Wasn't Because He Was Brave and
 Defied Death, Though.


 General Basil Duke of Louisville, commander of Morgan's cavalry fol- lowing the death of his Srother-in-law, General John Morgan. told this story st reunion of the survivors of tba cRttls of Shiloh.
 He said that during one of the Ten nessee campaigns Morgans men sur prised and drove back a regiment of Federal troopers. Tn the midst of the retreat one of the enemy who was mounted upon big hay horse. sud Larly turned and charged the victori- Gus Confederates full tilt. waving his arl and shrieking like mad as he bore Gewa upon them alone. Respecting eEch marvellous courage, the Confed- crates forbore shooting, the approach ing fee, but when he was right upon them they saw there was different reason for his eoolha rdiness
 He was green recruit His horse had run away with him. Tho bit had broken, and. white as a sheet and Gcsred stiff. the luckless youth was be- ing propelled straight at the whooping Kentuckians. begging for mercy as he carna. .",.st
 Jeff Sterritt, a noted wit of the com. Iand. stopped the horse and made n willing prisoner of the rider Sterritt Who had not washed or shaved for days and was ferocious looking per. son. pulled out big pistol a"I. don't know whether to kin you right noW,'''. he said. GOT wait until the light is over" :: <.
 Mister" begged the quiverins cap. tive. don't do 1t at all. I'm dissi- Eated character. and I ain't prepared to e."-Philadelphia Saturday Even ing Pcst.. '' .'':.i' q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
REAL ROOF .GARDENs..
The Kind They Plant on Log Cabin,
 '.'.t <: :, In Rural Norway; ns: :, ..:!;i !.

Inc kInd Jhey Plant on Log .Ca0lh9 ..'.::3.,,,|| .iIn Rural Norway. !, <. s;i:Ii
 The log cabins of rural Norway are built of heavy'plhe logs heWe edi square and of equal size !frons end to end, They are usually stained or oiled. and their rich yelowish ;oi brownish color Is in, harnotiy with. almost. any ;surs ro,iridings.. 'Their roofs are sodded, q circumstanee ,thataa dilss pist,resquenessss toVha general eReft., ! Ni!is'1 'sIiif; 4 x s.aI ,hAyH,rsylna1 1aGroaslf fr6efs that ..wiala d l9ri3t of 3'fld 'tiatisies.' sa;ts writer in the CynfiFtAass yaasd l Wave seen wonaArfni aieofs where wild roses hung Mar rthe. fa9ssiiorl a 'iptayy Efnfi, ithetafi' ftet of' Wtfose white. starlike flowers topping thf, laak tbr9w1 sttys'TFtrte, M Tt, Ws.ss Ws.ss eaillisitels' piet'iresiil,s.. !! atilia 'ae' "Soune roofs produce only pasture grass. and the story runs in Norwegian folklore that lazy man led his cow on the roof-the cabin was built against a hill-instead of taking her to the pas ture. l have no doubt that the story is true, for I have often seen a couple of white kidlets gamboling on the soft green housetOps while the mother goat. grave and ruminative. was tethered to the chimney.
 ''Sod roofs are just as water tight as others if they are laid correctly A board roof is first laid upon a house, and this is covered with q layer of birch bark. On top of this comes a layer of sod with the grass turned dowp to the roof. then a rather thick layer of earth and finally another layer of sod. this time with the grass up. The result is most exquisite and poetical covering for the house."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
SECRETARY STICH
 GOES TO OKLAHOMA
Former Pine Bluff "Y' Secretary Will Take Charge of Bartletts-
 vile, Okla.

Jonesboro, Aug. 5.-Mr. and Mrs. w. R. Stich left last night for Deca- tur, Ind, where they will spend some time visiting with his relatives, be- fore going to Bartlettsville, Okla, where he has accepted a positio, in the Y. M. c. A. or community work by which it is known in that state. Mrs. Stich and the baby will remain ln Indiana for month or more, Mr. Stich going to his new field about the middle of the present month.
 During their stay here MT. and Mrs. Stich have made many friends who admire them for their real sterl- ing worth, and regret very much to see them leave, but wish for them success in their new field. During his term as general secretary of the Y. M. c. A. there has been much lasting work done, both along the line of improvement of the buildings, much of which was done by MT. Stich himself, and most excellent work among the boys, which will do good Ill the future. Just who will succeed MT. Stich has not yet been announced but ill very short time the board will have man ill charge For the present Burl Smith, who has been the assistant for some time, will be in charge of the building and activi- tihs of the association Y ;'.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
Manaassry Encv,.ac'an,

''Why are you lecruiGs Lfra@ch2 2''
 "Wty? Because !'ve juss gct < clsg from France. and tils sly baast capt understand. ( word css' Engl,c,,,.'ji--.-ssSs2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
J t.HiF s !. +,.5: " ~ .-.!-':f F ti:" CHILDHOOD .A'SvARIED PERIOD
ffom lTwensy. xeAr,, ,in' ths Huffman sRaes. ,lt1 araadss Down ;to;a Few
 Weeks Among thts Blrde. Y.

lrhe 'osblidho',,Dad of' animal. i,,il var,.. with the, totalai!lkHs of iifel with the sife, and especially with the position, t1 theHDfe scale. Long; lived animals. large animals land highly developed alimals usually have a. long youth. The edueat ed hhmaniSSaing requires 2e yeaHH,to,.g j. aheE savage about 1s: the,|hisher!a mpnkays- gorilla and thds prAn&AI2 to 14 years; the baboon,sS ;yeafsi and the small Inon- keys, Hbout half, ,lthat ;tims. The less intelligent cat face has a youth of but rorse5sagesss aaaonEs thes1arger kinds. The vegetable-eating animals. mostly of small intelligence, grow up quickly. the buffalo and all the big anlelopes and deer having only about 9 years of childhood. and the chamois somewhat longer, although the giraffe has or 6 years. The elephant, the largest of .aaud animals and one of the most intelligent, is not grown up until 20 to 27 years old. All birds have a short youth, looking after themselves In 3 weeks to 3 months, but becoming grown up in 1 to years. Many rep til'es-like the tortoise. crocodile, and alligator-seem to grow all their lives. Certain other creatures have a short adult period-the mayfy, for instance, spending years on the bottom of . pong. and living but few hours aft CT emerging fully grown from it's skin covering. Still more extreme is tho American cicada. which grores IT years underground, and lives but 3 or 2 weeks after emerging
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
TRUTH TELLS
 And the TRUTH I. Told In Our Advertise me nts
By HOLLAND.

- s'~ - MERCHANTS have learn. !'A ed that the Truth Tells when the Truth is Told. Hence they are scrupulous that their artisaments are
 accurate. Back of every co- vcrtisemept, back of eyery statement made to attract custom. ;s the reputation of tha merchant, h.g hope cc ccntir.ie6 success.
 Deception may be profitable fer tims, sut deception can ncs Dc permanent, and the profit based CT dsceptior Is necessarily tries. Truth Is th, tacra s9ect.va a5 !t is of longer G&rltion. Ea!sehced loses lts effectiveness as soon a1 f $ diacovsred. The merchants who adver-
 tisa ia~ ,sls paper are honor.
 sale nen, snG this would
 make thau truthful. Hut
 asors III ,1lsy are goed bust
 ness nsn, arS they know that
 TO EE syCCMsgguy
 THEY MYSr, EN
 {. TRUTEguL>
 Raad the ertisements
 and profit by ther,. ycu can
 rely absolutely on the state
 ments made !n the. advsrts. !; ing ccN.mns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
Velocity of liQht.

The velocity of light as determined hy Simon Neewomb is 299.S6O kilome ters. or 1S6.327 miles. per second re. duced to a vacuum or space specific speed. Time required for light to come sun, 8 minutes 19 seconds; from near est star. 4.35 years: from Sirius, 8.7 years: from Arcturus. not less than 40 years. and from others vastly mere remote, from 1000 to 5000 years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06

K: '5sli RliEas ;:'tnen .sGst < r2. .alent. l.S 'ESisssGSa: 'nct fife power tc achisya. :, [Abe will b iab0r.-Da!war-Ly.ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
Petruchlo's Character

He is a madman in h!s senses, 2 very honest fellow who speal:s hardl, a word of truth. and succee Is in all his tricks and unpostures. He acts his assumed character to the life witt she most fantasttcal extrs vagance with complete presence o' n nd, with untired animal spirit. and S!thout s particle of i'll humor from teginning to end.-Willisn Haxlitt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
Schoclroom Humc-.

The following schoolboy 'scV7'e-s'' come from New Zealand:
 Gross darkness is IA times darker than ordinary darkness
 "Marconi is the stuff ycu use tc make delicious buildings"
 "Charon was a man who er,ed cc,sa over the sticks"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
INTERVENTION CERTAIN

intervention in Mexico is inevit< able. The efforts of President Will son to introduce ms diation plan in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
D INE BLUFF
  ROGRESS ROSPERITY
ii tst4.. F..= CONCRETE. AND MACADAM

i
 The commissioners of Improvement District No. 5 of Jefferson county have just let a contract tor the ;build- Ing of RO miles of macadam highway i4hM Pine Bluff to Tamo, near tho Lincoln county line: ],
 The eicommissioners Of Improvement DistrictaNo. Of Jefferson county d lew days lasoE let "a. contract for the bullilng of fz2!mlles of highway from FInA Bluff to tie Saline county line. rms will have nine-foot center of Dollarway construction, concrete with bituminous coating, like the West Tenth street pavement in Little hock. and on either side three feet ol gravel.
 Not only will Jefferson county thus provide two important highways, but It will furnish test as between macadam and concrete construction that may powerfully influence future road building in Arkansas.-Little Rock Gazette.
 The editor of the Gazette is not any too well informed on Jefferson county's good roads. This county has had more than twenty miles of maca- dam road for several years and it mas proven unsatisfactory when dur ability is considered. In a year or two the roads have become worn and are now in such need of repairs as to make them most expensive to the county to maintain. The upkeep on macadam roads is a waste of money, when with little additional money permanent concrete roads can be built.
 One of the mistakes made by the board of commissioners of Road Im- provement District Mo- ,, which ex- tends from Pine Bluff to the Lincoln county line near Tamo. was to award contract for macadam. This is more convincing in the fact of the costly experiences the road builders of this county have had in recent years with macadam road material Ill trying to economize they are bur- denlng themselves with d roadbed that Is not durable and that will necessitate the expenditure of an- other large sum of money for repairs III the next two or three years, The concrete road with a good tar surface IS good for at least 20 years and it looks like the macadam road advo- yates are penny wise and pound fcylisip iR their decision.
 Judge Philpot, who is probably as well posted on good roads and road material as any other good roads booster in the South, is thoroughly convinced that the macadam road is not the road for this section of the country. He is on record as declar ing that the permanent roadbed is the only serviceable foundation for highways He has already informeo the commissioners of District No. 4 which has let the contract for 9 twenty-twO mile concrete road, with Dollarway cap, that he would aid the District in making this permanen, Improvement literally. He figures that it is better to give the district enough to put in permanent road than to spend the county's money la ter i'll continually repairing 3 maca dam road.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
Need for Enthusjasma, ],

My son. we should lay up a stock of absurd enthusiasms in our youth or else we shall reach the end of our Journey with an empty heart. for ws lose great many of them by the Way."-Victor Chsrbuliex. z
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
A Mora Saa.:c!,a,

Gaha-l see where | walter tn Si Louis has purchased 6 Aotal cut - the tirs he received h five years. Ste e-. What did he do with tie res. e --3 mcnsy?-Cincinnat E,qulgc-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-06
Spoon Steals Heat,

Never have metal spoon in a saucepan If you wish the contents to boil quickly. for the spoon is the means of carrying on a great deal of heat
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
BAD PRACTICE OF FARMERS
One Cannot Afford to Burn Corn
Stalks and Put Nothing Back in
Form of Humus.

(By B. e. SARA)
1t always makes me feel sad to see
smoke arising from the burning corn
stalks in the field, because the farmer
Is burning up his land and doesn't
know it. How can we expect to burn
up stock which the soil produces and
put nothing back in the way of humus,
and then hope to keep our soil in good
condition?
Maybe I'm wrong when | say that
farmers do not know what they're do
ing, for doubtless some of them do
know that it is a bad practice, but
burning stalks is easier than disking
or cutting them up, and they are a
nuisance to pillow them under. Some
farmers say there is no benefit in
blowing under stalks, but | cannot
figure it out that way, because | do
not see how we can go robbing our
soil and keep up the fertility. 1t costs
very little to keep sheep and a
flock of 80 sheep is worth money.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
AROUND THE HONEY MAKERS
All Failing or Slow Queens Should Be
Changed Promptly and Breed
Only From Very Best.

Comb honey that is to be sent to
a distant market should be shipped
before cold weather since the combs
become extremely fragile when cold.
Change all failing or slow queens
promptly, and breed from the best
you can secure, thus raising the
standard of your stock step by step
and improving the average year by
year.
The young bees, Matched from Au-
gust l on, constitute the colony to be
wintered, and for this reason it is
wise to see that much brood is ready,
even if you have to resort to stimu.
lative feeding.
AS rule bees cast a prime swarm
as soon as the first queen cell is
sealed, unless prevented by bad
weather; therefore, the first young
queen may be expected to emerge on
the eighth day from the first swarm.
When the hives are well distribut
ed in a certain space, their inmates
can be more easily handled. 1t seems
to improve their disposition, especial.
ly if there are some trees, shrubs, or
the like about it. RObbing is not SO
prevalent, either, and the absence OF
that always helps to make the bees
better natured.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31

meats, fish and few fruits, the steam
pressure method of canning is almost
unanimously endorsed by experts in
this line. With steam-tight recepta-
Gle canned foods may be subjected to
much higher degree of heat, and the
ferment germs totally destroyed.
Many parts of the country are or
ganized into canning clubs under the
supervision of government agents.
They hold meetings at intervals and
the children, as well as the older peo-
pie, are taught how to successfully
can all food products. Lectures are
given at these meetings by the person
in charge, and prizes are awarded for
the most perfect goods. This work is
rapidly extending into all the states
and in year or so the entire country
will be organized into canning clubs"
The farmer and fruit grower have
great deal to thank the United
States government for. Unlimited
praise is due our government for the
educational work that is being done,
in helping the farmer to realize great
er profits for his produce.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
GOOD USE FOR WASTE
Conservation of All the Products
Raised on Farm.
Department Of Agriculture Devotes
Much Time Toward Solving Prob
lem Of Much Importance for
Farmer and Fruit Grower.

For several years the United States
department Of agriculture has been
devoting a great deal of time toward
solving one Of the most important
questions before the American farmer
and fruit grower today. This is the
conservation of all products on the
farm, letting nothing go to waste.
Special trains with leading govern
ment experts in charge have been sent
out through the country to demon
strate and lecture on the various ways
by which the enormous waste of this
country can be turned into profit
While many subjects of great interest
were discussed there was, perhaps,
nothing Of greater Importance than
the subject of caring for the millions
of dollars worth of fruits and vege-
tables that go to waste every year, by
the canning process.
The advisability of canning the sur
plus at home or on the farm, where
produced, was explained by these ex-
perts and steam canning outfits were
shown so that the farmers and their
wives could see how easily this work
can be done. AS the heat of boiling
water is not sufficient to properly
sterilize such foods as vegetables,
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
GREATEST ENEMY OF CHICKS
Anything Else Is ChilIIns-Ver-
min Is Next important.

The greatest enemy of the chick,
and that which causes more loss than
any other one cause is chilling; the
second enemy in importance because
of amount of loss is lice; both lice
and chilling are the indirect cause OF
bowel troubles, because both sap the
vitality and life Of the chick, making
it impossible for the little fellow to
resist the organisms Of disease which
are always ready to attack it.
busting the setting hen helps, but
some lice are quite sure to escape.
and can later be found on the head
of the chick. Rub little dab of lard
on top of the chucks head, getting it
into the down thoroughly, and you
will get these; repeat the dose in
week, and if the hen is furnished
good busting place, the lice are not
likely to give any more trouble; but
whenever you see a chick that seems
unhappy, eyes closed, droopy, look for
lice.
The brood coops should be thor
oughly sprayed before using with some
coal-tar preparation, sheep dip, white
wash, or a mixture of four parts coal
oil and one part crude carbolic acid.
1t pays to be ahead, and that explains
why so few Of US are making anything
on our poultry; we neglect these little
things; because of neglect disease gets
the start of us, we become discouraged
because of the losses, and give up and
blame our luck, when all the bad luck
might have been prevented by little
careful preparation.
Give the checks a clean place. all
the heat they can stand, keep them
free from vermin, and you can safely
count them before they are raised.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
HANDY IN SORTING POTATOES
Smaller Tubers Fall Through Holes in
Revolving Screen-Work Done
With Rapidity.

A New York man has designed a
machine for sorting potatoes, and
here it is. A frame, with one end
higher than the other, has a hopper
on one and angular rollers rotaby
supported in it. A belt that passes
over these rollers is formed of strips
of wire so interviewer as to make
rather large mesh. Across the frame
and just beneath the hopper is
chute. To sort the tubers they are
poured into the hopper and spread
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
PUMPKINS STORED IN FIELDS
Piled in Row and Covered With Hay
Protection Is Afforded and Bal
anced Ration Formed,
CBy NJ. CovERDELLJ

You needn't expect to reap much
profit from gorging your hogs and
cattle on pumpkins for a few days
during the harvest season; then cut
ting OFF their supply OF this valuable
feed for another whole year Store
your pumpkins in the field.
Pile the pumpkins in a row, as high
and as wide as you wish, cover with
hay and set up fodder on each side
to a thickness of three or four feet
This not only affords ample protection
from the cold, but also enables you
to form a most profitable balanced ra.
ton by adding the fruit Of the vine"
as you feed out the corn and fodder
Try this.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
Potato Sorter.

over the revolving belt. All the
smaller potatoes pass through the
openings in the belt, roll down the in.
cline to the chute and are elected at
the side of the frame. The larger veg,
etables remain in the belt and are car.
ried TO another receptacle. This meth.
cd is not only more rapid than SORTING
by hand, but it makes sure that there
are no mixed sizes in the different
lots.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
Dislnfeetine Whitewssh.

An excellent disinfecting whitewash
may be made as follows: Stake %
pounds fresh lime in sufficient water
to make a paste sprinkle in Is pounds
Of flowers Of sulphur, add 30 gallons
Of water, and boil for an hour Then
add enough water to make so gallons
and apply with a spray pump, using a
bordeaux nozzle.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
Spray for Green Aphis.

When the little green aphis attacks
garden plants a spray OF rather strong
tobacco water or a thin emulsion OF
kerosene and soap will be effective
But The spraying must be repeated.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31

Do you know that a patch Of ground
sown to turnips now will in a few
weeks provide forage for the ducks'
They are so fond Of this that they
often eat young turnips right out OF
the ground.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31
Settlna Pcach Irnes

A great many people set peach trees
too deeply. The ground should be
plowed very deep, but the holes for
the trees should only be deep enough
to cover the roots well
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-07-31

Keep the hoe going In the new
strawberry bed, and also around al
small fruit
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
NEED OF A NEW HORIZON
Excessive Application to Any One
Line of Endeayor Is a Grave
Mistake to Make.

Many excellent women, when the
flush of youth has passed, instead OF
maturing into enduring, increasing
usefulness and serenity, become like
unto a house left d%esolate. Whether
work be drudgery or delight, too ex-
elusive application to 1t naturally
tends to narrow the horizon. The
merchant finds himself surrounded by
dry goods talk, and dry goods people
until the walls Of his store are the.
boundaries OF his world. The SCENT
list who puts his soul and heart and
brain into the pursuit Of the beetle
finds In time that every point of the
compass ends in a beetle. The society
woman who finds all her interest in
one class and in one set of events and
modes of Irving sees n feels little
of the vast and p~alpitating current OF
human life above and below and
around her The nerves and brain
and muscles grow weary of monotony.
However intensely we apply ourselves,
we should keep our eyes on the dis
tant hills and the crimson sunset.
There should always be kept open a
path that runs away to the west or
east or rtorth or south, to an entirely
new horizon. to some other work
one loves: to some other study tina
appeals; to Z. new game with a new
set of 1ules.-Co1lier's.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
Hopeless PredIcament.

Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, the English
suffragist. said at a farewell dinner in
New York last month:
THE ants who protest against the
vote on the score OF woman's weak
ness have been thrown into a terrible
predicament by Professor Dantan's
positive proof that girl babies are
stronger than boy babies.
Their ~predicament is hopeless. 1t
is embarrassing as the ~predicament
of a lady who, about to be fitted for a
pair of new boots in a boot shop,
flushed. bit her lip, and said to her
self:
"tOh, dear, which boot shall ] try
on? There's a hole in my stocking,
and l can't remember whether it's the
left toe or the right"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
A Strong Endorsement

W. III. Holmes of the DEBORAH,
Ia, Journal says,'sI have been a
sufferer from Piles and Hemmor-
holds for years. | got no relief
until my druggist recommended
Meri5ol Pile Remedy. Before I
had taken half the package the
distress was gone aud l have had
no trouble since, I would not take
u thousand dollars and be back in
my former condition" Burns
Drug Go. exclusive agents.-Adv.