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SHERRILL NOTES.

Sherrill, July 14-Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ford spent Tuesday shopping in Pine Bluff
 Miss Ethel Studdard spent Wednes- day and Thursday with Misss Lula Mitchell.
 P. F. Mitchell was business visitor to Pine Bluff Wednesday.
 Miss Lula Mitchell was in Pine Bluff Wednesday to consult dentist.
 Miss Julia Mater and Bryant Rod gers attended dance at Tamo Tues day.
 Misses Julia Mates and Hazel Jen- kins were among the guests at a house party given by Miss Willie Ragon at England last weekend.
 Miss Annie Diamond is spending the week wit hher aunt, Mrs. P. F. Mitch ell. ~
 Mrs. L. w. Quattlebaum and daugh- ter left Monday for Philadelphia to visit relatives.
 Mrs. J. G. Ford and Miss Lula Mitchell left Tuesday for Philadelphia.
 P. F. Mitchell and grandson, Lloyd Bridges, spent Tuesday in Pine Bluff transacting business.
 Dr. E. c. Pyatt and w. l. Payne motored to Pine Bluff Monday
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girl graduate and her highbroW thesis and the oration of her calloW brother just as we expect to ring Ill sometime once in a while about the mother n-law, the prune and board ing house hash.
 We know that these young men and young women are taklHg Detter start in life than those who lack their educational advantages. We know that not all of them will make good, but we have not the slightest doubt that bigger percentage will land around the top than of those who have not had their chance. We know that most of them will rank among generation. They will find many men and women of culture and re- finement who had little or no school ing, but not one of these will they find who does not regret the lack Of early opportunity.
 Always we admire men and women who without educational advantages in their youth achieve success in life, but we know that they have achieved in spite of lack of educational train ing and not because of it. More and more the world is coming to recog- nize the power of knowledge. We ske about the diplomas the boys and girls have just laid away, tied up in pink ribbons, but we know that while these diplomas will not get them jobs nor insure their holding them, the training that was undergone to get them will count in the race Of life.
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RIVER AND HARROR "PORk."

The river and harbor bill now pending in the senate will probably provide for commission to stop the practice of handing out money m small driblets of pork" The idea i3 that economically sound projects shall be put through promptly, while others shall wait
 There is one river in the state of Louisiana where money has been spent regularly since 1928. The little freight that passed over it for a recent twelve months cost $93 a ton for maintenance charges only.
 When a representative goes to Washington, he feels the eagle eye of his constituents on him, expecting him to do things. But he is almost as unknown to the nation as the tourist who sits in the galleries. He is appointed of some obscure com mittee, on the congressional library or on ventilation of the house. This gives him no chance for action, other than to get report occasionally buried in the congressional record If he rises to discuss the tariff, tho other members flee to the cloak rooms.
 But he soon learns that by grea activity in working for river ant harbor money and public building' for his district, he may obtain ; certain spurious and shoddy hom' prominence.
 As the result of hi, efforts, it ma. cost the government $5C00 year fo interest and care of public build ing, where 5000 in rent would hay given all needed accommodations H. may, deepen shallow creeks never in tended for any more important uavi gation than the motor boats of tn, l summer boarders. But his activit, and the activity of those like him. no merely are constantly adding to tn
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ST. SWI'THIN.

St. Swithin, was patron Of W1hches ter. of which diocese he was bishop from S52 till his death July Z, Sbz. He is a sort of Jupiter Pluvius In the Protestant calendar of England.
 The common belief is that accord ing as it rains or shines on S. Swlth- in's Day, which is celebrated on Jury h. the anniversary of the translation of his relics, the next forty days will be either rainy Or bright.
 This is found on legend that, be- fore dying the humble-minGed saint had begged to be inferred in the open churchyard, and not in the chancel of the church, as was usual with the bishops. -sa., ->7 sz,.sr.~
 Here he remained for over a cen tury. when the monks, thinking it disgraceful that so great saint should have so lowly burial place, resolved to move the body into the choir. The 10th day of July was a2- pointed for the purpose, But on taa' day mighty rainstorm burst forth and continued without intermission for the next forty days. The monks took this as a sign of heavenly displeasurt and instead of removing the body they built chapel over it where Ii lay.
 Unfortunately for the legend, Il happens that the formal translation of the relics of St. Swithin from the grave in the churchyard to mag nficent shrine within the cathedral was in fact effected oa July 15, 971 only one hundred and nine years after his death, without any meteoro- logical interference.
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PRESS OPINIONS
THE ANCIENT ANIMOSITY.


 Part of Ireland celebrates the day of July 12. The other part is irritat- ed and exasperated, if not maddened, by it. The jubilation frequently is ungenerous; the evaporation ire quently uncomfortable.
 Two hundred and twenty-four years ago-July 1, old style calendar; July II, revised calendar-the disciplined troops of William III. broke the un- trained volunteer Irish foot of James II. by flanking them The Jacobite cause had suffered by the failure of a French fleet to make the best of the battle of Deachy Head, where the English and Dutch allies were to pre- vent the possible landing of troops to assist the uprising in England.
 In the battle of the Boyne the Irish horse fought like veterans of valor, but the foot levies had not been trained and they fell into panic, to which all untraned troops of every nationality are liable. The cause of James H. was lost and the restOra- tcn of Catholic king was prevented
 Out of this battle has come the longest lived animosity in the history of any modern nation. Protestant Ire land of the north celebrates the day July 12 instead of July II, and this year, in Belfast, July 13, that the celebration might not fall on Sunday as one important in what it regards as the struggle for the maintenance of it's religious liberty.
 | By the, nature of the celebration and because of the consequent resent ment of it, old wounds are kept open and the unification of Ireland. with reconciliation and tolerance of creed is delayed.
 If in the northern states of America the celebration of the Gettysburg an niversary were such as to wound the pride of every southerner, instead o now being such as to invite the at l tendance of southern veterans, we't have no joining of hands, Or if thu ;, South annually taunted the North ol the anniversary of Bull Run and made that panic national sore spot ] there'd be no mingling of the blue l and gray except in fist fights.
 | British statesmanship is endeavor ing to set up home rule government in country which has been fighting
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The Gospel According to
 ST. MATTHEW.
CHAPTER 4.

CHAPTER 4.
 Then was Jesus led up of the spiri' into the wilderness to be tempted ol the devil.
 2. And when he had lasted forty days and forty nights, ne was after ward an hungered.
 5. And when the temptnr came to him. he said, II thou be the Sol oi God, conn and that these stones De made bread.
 1. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
 }. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of tine temple,
 6. And saith unto him, if thou be the Son of God, acst myself down :: for it is written, He, shall give his angles charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear tiiee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against stone.
 '. Jesus said unto him, It is writ ten again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
 8. Again, tne devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and t heglory of them;
 g. And saith ulto him, All these things will l give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
 10. Then saith Jesus unto 1im, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy cod, and him only shalt thou serve.
 II. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
 12. Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he de, parted into Galllee;
 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which ia upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim.
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CATHOLIC FEDERATION.
Plans for Helping Poor to Be Dis.
 cussed at Bay City.

Bay City, Mich, July 14.-Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Toledo and Bish- op Edward Koslowski of Milwaukee, are among the principal speakers who will address the the annual convention of the Catholic federation of the Grand Rapids diocese, which is being held here today, and which will hold over tomorrow.
 Bishop Richter, who is making his officiadl visit at Rome, is represented by Rev. M. J. Gallagher, vicar general who is authorized to fulfill important duties of the bishop in his absence.
 Among the many subjects of inter- est wkich will be discussed are "Co- operation Among Charities; "Free Legal Advice for the Poor and Un- fortunate"; "The Catholic Press-Its Share in Defense, Preservation and Promotion of Catholic Truth" and Some Aspects on Socialism" by a professor of Sociology from Notre Dame university.
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THE GRADUATE.

We have all had crack at the an- nual poke about the sweet girl grad uate and the callow youth who have started out to show the world how to run h.ngs. We nave all trotted out
 4 Cid one about Beyond the Alps lies Italy" Most of us have pulled the one about the kid who solves the great problems of the day in his grad pa'ion "oration." We have all taken more or less good -natured knock
 at the girl who knows all about the L.ncmial theorcm but can't bake : batch Of edible bread. All of us have rung the changes on the familiar ole platitudes about the commencement seasons and the noticeable mental up lift tha. is sure to follow.
 Like the mother-in-law joke, this is purely conversational humor. We in, dufge in it. not because we reall, think 1t is funny. but because every, body has been used to that sort O thing We expect to say somethin, in an ironical viea about the swee,
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N INE BLUFF D RoGREss
 ROSPERITY 
HELPING COUNTRY LIBRARIES

There will be regret that ahoie" Carnegie has issued deniai VI ''o renort that he has agreed to give fnnd of many millions to heip lo"io country libraries. The original s'a.'- mcnt of this. matter brought ouE t"s saet that there. are still 22o0 counties lacking any public library. It IS field needing help quite as inoch ao the many large towns which nave al readv received Mir. Carnegies gen crous assistance. It Will De hopoo however. that he may still be con-. sidering some plan of this kind.
 og ooursc in many of these 200 counties there arc books and maga- zine clubs. But such informal organ izations usually dispose Of the volumes at second hand sale. Noth- ing is accumulated for future years.
 Such organizations are also very bit Or miss in their methods. Commit tees on choosing books are formed on the basis of social popularity. Their idea of literary excellence may be the book that advertiscs with the blackest gothic type.
 The selection of books for a com munity reading calls for the best education and common sense. The reading club committee may look at a standard work lilro Quo Vadis." and seeing the name of Nero, decide that it is history, and they don't want it. They studied all the history they needed in school So they buy the froth of the moment, which will be valuable to the junk man year later. Also it will do to press wild flowers in.
 The country library is a part Of the machinery necessary to make rural life attractive. With wide awake books. the long evening in the crcr, roads farm house looks much less lonesome.
 The most important thing is lit- tie permanent home, which the Car neg'e scheme of giving has always provided. As long as the village book collection is kept in some ones clothes closet or oi some fly blown counter in grocery store. it's vol umes reflect the transient character of its surroundings. If means can be found to erect little building, the nucleus of a library takes on the digniy of permanent home People hccon.e ready to work to make it grew.
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BRIDEGROOM HELD.
 ON BIGAMY CHARGE

Sulphur, Okla., July 14.-Frederick K. Hamilton of Oakland, Cal, alleged bigamist, was arrested here when he and his bride of a month, formerly Mrs. Johnnie Mae Dunbar, of Sulphur arrived from Boston, Mass, Hamil ton was placed in the Murray county pail. He was arrested on a warrant from Chief of Police Peterson of Oakland.
 Hamilton and Mrs. Dunbar were married Juno iS E StccL.en, Cci Mrs. Johnnie Mac Dunbar is g years old and widow of c. F. Dunbar, late of Memphis, Texas. It is alleged that Hamilton has two wives in Oakland, one of whom he married only few months previous to his meeting Mrs. Dunbar.
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MRS. WAKEFIELD ON rrsAL. Second Attempt of State to Convict Of
 Murder.

New Haven, Conn.,, July 14.-Mrs Bessie J. Wakefield was today placed on trial for second time under an indictment charging murder in, tho first degree, in causing the death oi her husband, William o. Wakefield at Chicago, June 23,1913. She was convicted of the murder on October 21 and sentenced to be hanged March 1 last, but upon an appeal was grant ed new trial.
 JBames Plew, who actually killed Wakefield was convicted in a sepa- rate trial and was executed. Mrs Wakefield and Plew had been close friends. The state alleged in the first trial Of Mrs. Wakefield that the womans was the master mind in a plot to kill Wakefield.
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Extend Claflin Time,

New York. July 14.-At the request of the receviers, J. B. Martindale and F. A. !Julliard, Federal Judge Hand had extended until today the time for them, as receivers of the H. B. Claf- lin company. to send notice to 'cerdit- ors preparatory to a meeting. The reason for the extension was the de- lay in getting an accounting from the subsidiary stores. The creditors meeting will be held probably about July "A.
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SOME SENSE AND
 SOME NONSENSE
ODtimisnl.

Ex-Senator Webb of Tennessee tells of the greatest optimism he has ever heard relates the Washington Star. To this optimist a runner announced "The bank in which you had your for tune deposited has failed, and you will never get a cent"
 'Oh, well, it could be worse," calm ly replied the optimist.
 At that moment another runner an nounced, "Your house and everything in it has been destroyed. They were unable to save even an heirloom"
 "Oh, well it could have 0een worse," calmly replied the optimist
 Later, friend saw the optimist on the devils back and almost at the door of h. "How about it now he inquired
 "Oh, it might be worse," calmly re- piled the optimist, "the devil might have made me carry him.
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BATS WIPE OUT
 MOSQUITO PEST
San Antonio Man Finds That the Mammals Extlr
 pate the Mosquitoes.

When Governor Hall of Louisiana was perplexed last year over the an nual ravages wrought by mosquitoes as transmitters of malaria and other disease he was entertaining all sorts of schemes for their eradication. lie suspended other executive business for several days to listen to the mul- hilarious propositions offered.
 One day a heavy set, middle aged individual with keen, shreWd eyes, professional aspect, and a typlcdlly southern Hong horn" mustache walt ed in line in the executives ante chamber for an opportunity to pre- sent his idea for mosquito extermiaa- tion.
 Governor Shows Impatience.
 "T shall expect you to be brlef though comprehensive in your state ment of your plan,' said the gover- nuor after the introduction. You know there are many other experts yet to be heard from"
 q can be brief to the point of us- ing only one word, bats, replied the shrewd eyed individual. "Bats or bat?" inquired Iae gover- nor. "Is this another slogan, bat the mosquito? If so, am afraid that wouldn't be getting at the bottom or things"
 "Not bat the mosquito but bats, the mammals" corrected the visitor. "My proposition is that by the culti- vation of bats you will rid your low lands of mosquitoes"
 Thinks Proposition Is a Joke.
 You must be joking" said the governor, somewhat annoyed.
 "Not at all," was the reply. of l intrude on your time by a brief elab- oration, ] will say that through the raising and housing of bats l made Mitchell lake, near San Antonio, Tex, mosquitolesg.
 "There I have built a battery or bat roost, especially as a habit for the little leather winged mammals who are the natural enemies of the mosquitoes. A single bat eats on the average 520 mosquitoes in the course of night. I have 500,O00 bats roost- ing in my battery, and that is only one-quarter of its capacity. Before the mosquitoes were eliminated l placed the minimum estimate of mos auitoes destroyed each night at 5S,. 000, ,00O"
 The governor became interested.
 Bats Kill Mosquitoes.
 pr. Campbell said he stocked his roost with bats from caves and old barns and never allowed an oppor- tunity to escape to rescue bats and give them an adopted home. He told how the lake and the artificial reservoirs around it were infested with the mosquitoes and how the bats had put an end to them.
 The governor asked the commis- sion he had appointed to investigate methods of exterminating mosaui- toes to visit Mitchell lake and view Dr. Campbell's battery" The com missio3ers were enthusiastic and now there are many bat roosts about the lowlands of Louisiana.
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SKIN FROM LEG NOW SERVES MAN ]
 AS AN EYEiIID
Rare Operation Performed to Restore Lid Burned Ohf Fifteen Years
 Ago.

Sharon, Penn., July 14.-Making an eye-lid from skin taken from his leg was the rare operation performed by Harry E. Hilkirk, at Buhl hospital four days ago. Teh skin was manipu- lated into the shape of an eye-lid and was grafted on. It is healing satis- factorily and is expected to be an excellent substitute for the eye-ld which was burned away in fire fif- teen years ago. F'' + isf fef~'
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Convention of Doctors.

West Point, Ga, July 14.-The meeting o. the Chattahooche Valley
 Medical & Surgical association, one of the strongest associations of med
 ical practitioners in the south, was begun here today. During this two day meeting of the organization, some twenty-eight different subjects will be announced for papers and sicus- sica3. A large number of physiciols are present to attend these meetings many of them being visiting physi- cians from states other than Georgia.
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BLIND FOR DECADE, OCTOGENARIAN HIT
 BY LIGHTNING, SEES
Miss Lucille Haynes Reads Newspaper When She Regains Consciousness. When She Regains Consciousness
 After Shock.

Camden, \. J., July 14.-Miss Lu- cille Haynes, 84 years of age, totally blind for ten years, regained her sight while sitting at a window during all electrical storm today.
 A terrific streak of lightning struck the woman unconscious and cut perfect half-inch V in the lens of the glasses she wore to hide her sightless pupils. She was able to read a news paper when revived.
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RAILROAD NOTES.

Among the new car inquiries is one from the Wabash for 1,500 box cars. The Wabash is also in the market for seven mail cars. The Merchants Despatch company will build 5000 box cars in it's own shops. The Kan sas City Southern is still in the mar ket for forty to fifty locomotives.
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Washington, July 14.-Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, who with Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, Dem- ocrats, and five Republican members of the committee on banking and cur rency, who are believed to be oppos- ed to making a favorable report on the nomination of Paul M. Warburg, unless the banker makes a conces- sion to the committee. Bitter feeling has been engendered and if President Wilson carries out his present ln- tention of trying to force the nomina- tion through the senate regardless Of the committee on banking and curren- cy there is fight ahead that is like ly to become historical.
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MARINES TO VERA CRUZ
Company from Mare Island Ordered
 to Start Immediately.

Mare Island. Calif., July 14.-One hundred and twenty marines of the 37th company were today ordered to duty at Vera Cruz. The orders were imperative and called for the inn mediate departure of the men for the Mexican port. via. Norfolk navy yard.
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Roberts to Command Guard.

Little Rock, July 14.-lt is announce ed by the officers of the Arkansas Ma tional guard that Col. Harrison l.. Roberts, now stationed at Laredo, Texas. will. be in command, of the annual elicanlpment of the guard, in stead of1Col. Frederick, who has been ordered to Chicago on other duty. The encampment will open at Fort Logan H. Roots, August II. and will continue for six weeks.
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\ l,raI,pecked Husband.

The little. mild, bald man had set tied down in the train to read, and, feeling drowsy after trying day at business, fell asleep. On the hat rack above was a ferocious crab in a bu :ket, and reaching the edge of the rack, it fell, alighting on the little mans shoulder, and grabbing his ear to steady itself.
 All the passengers waited expect antly for developments, but all they heard was:
 Let go, Sarah. I tell you I've been at the office all the evening.-Chicago News.
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JULY l5 IN HISTORY.
st. Swithin's Day.

1S14-Battle of Lundy's Lane. 1S3O-Treaty with Western tribes at
 Prairie du Chien was made. 1S62-Battle between Confederate ram
 Arkansas and Federal vessels. 1863 3-President Lincoln appointed a
 day of Thanksgiving. 1912-The National Insurance act went into effect in Great Brit
 ain.
 1913-Ex-State Senator Stephen J.
 Stilwell of New York went to
 Sing Sing to serve term of
 from four to six years for so-
 liciting a bribe.
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The Canadian Pacific has adopted the new custom of identifying home products with special holidays. They began with Dominion day. July 1,) when sugar maple leaf in an attract i've gold and white box was presented to each passenger travelling on their road. The Quebec government is al ways emphasizing the maple sugar idea and it to distribute maple sugar souvenirs on all the other Canadian lines but little later in the season.
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one battle for 224 years, and it is small wonder that there are two armed camps there now. And it is less woner that in this year of all years there was danger of something like civil war starting.
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GERMAN AVIATOR
 BREAKS RECOR'
Attains Height of 24,s75 Feet Oy Leipsic-F0rmer Record was
 21,654 Feet.

Leipsic,' July 14.-Heinrich Delric' the German aviator today broke tn worlds record for altitude establish ed five days ago. by ascending to height of 24,275 feet in bi-plane
 The former record of 21.654 fee was made by Otto Linnekoel on Jul
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Nowadays the business man ener- getically begins his days work by thoroughly reading all that the news papers have about the murder mys- teres.
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There seems to be no reason w;ly the reporters should worry for fear they won't get an interview out of Minister George Fred Williams on his return home.