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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-25
Endurance,

Whether 1t may seem oaradoxical or not. 1t is a fact ip our nature that, without endurance, life ceases to be enjoyable; with out pains accepted. pleasure will not be permanent. A life from which everything that has in 1t the element of pain is banished. be- comes a life not worth having or worse, of intolerable tedium and dis. gust+ James Hinton.
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Afraid of Zapata.

Mexica City. July 24.-Rapid con centratiaon here of the troops with Aguas Calientes, has relieved the ten sion caused by the presence of Zap ata's army on the outskirts of the city. Four thousand Federals were sent today to Xochimilco to drive back the rebels. The water supply here is still limited to a few hours each day
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-25
Screening Land From sandstorms

0CTSSHtH9 IdnQ from odno6I0Fm0.
 The agricultural department of the Belgium government Is preparing to undertake one of the most extensive schemes for tree planting ever at. tempted. The line of sand dunes that reaches along almost the entire sea. board. from Ostend to the Dunch from tier, will De covered with trees, which will at the rame tine stop the drifting 'f the sand and act as protection to :he fertile land behind the proposed rec belt 4
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ATTENTION, LADIES

ATTENTION, LADIES FOR A SHORT TIME WE WILL RENOVATE YOUR OLD MAT. PRESSES AND MAKE LIKE NEW WITH THE BEST OF TICK AND BEST FINISH FOR $500; ALSO A LESSER GRADE FOR $4.5O.
 PHONE S96 Turner Bedding Factory WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF ALL GRADES MATTRESSES
 AND PILLOWS FINE BLUFF, ARK. 6-7-1m
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PARTICULAR GENTLEMEN

Send their clothes to Dietrich Clothing Hospital to be cleaned, pressed and repaired; we also do re- lining, make button holes and put on velvet collars.
 We for and deliver; 220 1-2 Main street over Goldberg's Shoe Store.
 FRANK DIETRr~H, The Tailor. Phone 1926. 19-1Otf
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Heartbeats In Different PosItIons.
 The heart of a standing man beats S1 times minute. of sitting one 71 times. When the man is lying down its beats are reduced to 66 minute.
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GIVEN AWAY.

have about 5OOOO feet of Pine Oak, Hickory and Elm trees upon my land, that I will give free to anyone that will take same off my land.
 LARENZO GONZALES. et 7-23-6t Cabool, Ark.
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Told bv the Face.

How enormously the face is nodded oy the thoughts of it's possessor is shown by the fact that certain occupa. tions have been peculiar to them. The navy face" is well known. And Fhere is an army face," too. Doctors and lawyers can generally be detected oy their conferences. There is a something" about them that tells the occupation,
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Guard the Lips and Pen.

Speech is the chief revelation of tho mind, the first visible form that 1t takes. As the thought. SO the speech. To better one's life in the way of sim plicity, one must set watch on his lips and his pen. Let the word be a genuine as the thought, as artless, al valid: think justly. speak frankly Charles Wagner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-25

Your clothing will be washed cleaner, with less wear. The clothes will be absolutely sanitary. and will smell clean and sweet. American Ex- celsior La Indrv Co. If
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70 Heal chapped sklna

Skins that have been chapped and made rough by exposure can be re lieved by applying with a bit of old linen lotion consisting of one ounce of rose water. half an ource of gycer. inc. half teaepoonful of borax. and three drops If henzoin
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PINE BLUFF BAGGAGE and TRANSFER co.

The best, cheapest and only reliable baggage transfer Co.,, in the city. Baggage and all kinds of small packs ges called for and delivered to any part of the city. We have bonded uni- form agents to meet all trains at union station. We make a speciality O. moving, packing, storing and shipping household goods. Padded moving vans with experienced white men in charge. Office at Union Station. Phone 61 or 62.
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-Dewoody Lyle will succeed his brother, Tom Lyle, as physical direc- tor and swimming director of the Y. M. c. A. The latter resigned yester- oay to take a position as collector for the Merchants & Planters bank.
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rimkins' Little Joke.

MT. Spriggs. who was very self,im' portant. made an absurd offer for MT. Timkins' extra lot in East Orange He allowed day for MT. Timkins to think it over; then called again. Did you entertain my proposition?" he asked. "No," said MT. Timkins Your proposition entertained me."-New York Evening Post.
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Sc Peaceful With the Peaceful. With him who knocks at the door of peace seek not hostility.-Saadi. the Gulistan.
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S-11 If

Attention Cotton Gin Owners:
 Call and see our Automatic Gin Saw Filler and, Gummer in operation, Run by Electricity, and always ready. we mako your saws new for 1O.cents each. l.. B. RRACKTN MACHINERY CO., Fourth and Missouri streets, Pine Bluff, Ark.
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NOTICE.

Dr. J. F. Crump, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat specialist has removed his cf- flee from POP 1-2 Main street to rooms 617 and SIS Citizens Bank building. 7-17-1m
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NOTICE.

All persons having any claim or demands against the late firm of White & Watson will please present the same to the undersigned.
 D6t J. W.WHITE,
 Jefferson County Courthouse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-25

Paint, Paint-De Woes Paint Golfers White Lead, Berry Bros. Varnishes and latest patterns of wall paper at CLEVELAND D-MATTREWS s HARDWARE co. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-25

Awnings will make your home like a Cottage at Summer Resort. You can't forego this comfort this hot weather Reap & Crawford. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-25

invigorat,ng to the Pale and Slckly ! he Old Sta adard general strengthening tonic GROVES ASTELESS chill TONIC. drives out Malaria .en ches the blood. and dbuilds up the sye tenn. A sue Tonic. For adults and children. soc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-25

We are making q special price for the permanent hair wave for 30 days. Have your hair curled and get the benefit of the low prices.- es.-Madame HOckenhulrs Hairdressing ParlOr.
 Open evenings until 8 o'clock.
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7-23-6t
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
STOLEN STORIES

already teIephoned to the Era TO take
my name from the stories and put your
own
II will not have it, cried Robina
while two bright red spots sprung into
her cheeks. She went TO the telephone
and before Thorne realized her intention
she had called for the Era Magazine ''
He sat still while Rohina told the amused
editor that the Tiny" stories were a
collaboration by Gerald Thorne and her.
self. After that she returned 10 the
chair opposite her guest and found her
self rejecting that Gerald Thorne fitted
wonderfully into her surroundings
Now" he began quickly, L must tell
you how l. all happened. but first /
must thank YOU for being SO generous
as TO let my name remain on the stories ''
You wrote them. smiled Robina. and
that to me-is by far the heaviest end OF
the stick"
Again. thank YOU" laughed Thorne,
and while Robina lighted = match to her
percolator he told her the story. About
six or seven months ago I was beginning
to reach the bottom OF the well OF
despond. My stories were not selling and
my brain seemed void Of plots l was
living in a boarding house al the time
and told my troubles to a fellow lodger
OF story telling and often amused me with
tales that I only half believed. The fell
low then and there outlined a series of
stories that he said he had conceived
while soaring in the realms Of a cham
payne dream. l did not for the moment
doubt the origin Of tie character of Tiny
because, as ! say. the chap was good at
yarns. have his address and have prom
ised him half Of the check. which will be
s3fO. I am getting 500 each for them"
Tell me the mans name" demanded
Robina quickly. Il think I can complete
the story"
His name is Henry BIakeIy." said
Thorne. and watched RObina's lips repeat
the name.
I knew it," she exclaimed. He is the
man who stole my pocketbook while ne
was in calling on me. never did like his
face and now know why
She smiled with wonderful sweetness.
II feel very guilty about thinking even
for a second that you might have taken
my notebook and used my ideas, and also
feel that you rushed through your
breakfast this morning after that dread
full letter wrote YOU"
She turned from the steady regard with
which Thorne was favoring her and
placed a cup under the spout OF the per-
colator. SOL am going to insist on Civ
ing you a cup OF couee whlIe piece To-
gether the rest OF the story for you. You
are no doubt curious"
For the moment" said Thorne with
his slow smile. Il am peculiarly contented
and curious only as to the outcome OF this
oddly charming episode in our lives"
Perhaps we will collaborate on a ro-
nance" Robina stopped suddenly,
overcoms by embarrassment.
Never mind" laughed Thorne softly.
Il seem also to see the threads OF ro-
nance trailing toward the looms OF fate"
He looked into Robina's eyes as she
handed him a fragrant cup OF coffee.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Rv MABEL HERBERT URNER

clenched, and there was a strong odor
of stale liquor from his breath.
"Oh. if you only knew how loathsome
you are when you are drunkl" she
breathed, her eyes and voice full of dis
gust.
| Drunk? Drunk? Who said l was
drunk"
q think l did"
"You -, your
He made another iurch toward her,
but she laughed dehantly and slipped
past into her bedroom. There was no
key! Quick as thought she few down
the hall and into the closet at the far
end.
When they first took the apartment
she had objected to the way that closet
door opened, and had it hung the other
way-which brought the lock on the
! inside. And now she turned the key
with another defiant laugh just as he
tried to jerk open the door. He shook
it fercely, banged upon it, with a volley
of foul oaths.
She crouched back in the closet, bury
ing her face in some clothes that hung
there, TO shut out the hideous words
When he found the door was locked, he
went back into the library muttering
threats and curses.
She felt around the walls until she
found long cloak, pulled it down, and
sat on it. Only a faint streak of light
came in under the door. 1t lay across
a pair of beaded slippers, a shoe tree,
and an old leather trunk strap. The
rest of the closet was in darkness. There
was faint odor of camphor from the
furs on the shelf overhead.
For a while she sat motionless, star
ing at the thin strip of light from under
the door. All the bitterness and hatred
and loathing she had ever felt for him
seemed concentrated in that moment.
She found herself thinking of a woman
who was now being tried for killing her
husband. For days the papers had been
full of it-glaring headlines, pictures,
interviews, every detail of the murder
and trial. At great length they dwelt
on the woman's calmness and self-pos-
session. Gold, unfeeling," the reporters
called her. The man-her husband
had struck her in a drunken rage, and
she had killed him. She made no eff
fort to escape or to deny the deed, say
ing simply that she could no longer en-
dure his drunken brutality and-she had
killed him.
As she crouched there in the dark
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
NOT so BAD AFTER ALL.

We'll. has any one been robbed or MUIR
dered or anything" he asked of the man
in the car who seemed deeply interested
in his newspaper.
Some one is always being robbed or
murdered" was the reply. but here is
something worse than that. BY George,
but this country seems bound to go to
destruction
What is it,"
When the Panama Canal was pro-
jected its estimated cost was about a
hundred and fifteen million dollars
Yes. I remember the figures. re-
member of thinking Of what I would do
If had a sum in my pocket"
And now it is announced that it is
to cost double that sum-"
You can't mean it,
But do mean it. Here it is in black
and white Yes. sir, that canal is to
cost this country two hundred and thirty
million dollars, and who knows that the
cost will even stop there?"
It's simply terrific"
Terrific! Sir, that is no name for it!
It is simply appalling. It's monstrous!
It's amazing! Why. sir"
DO you think anything will be done
about it," interrupted the inquirer.
DO I? Do I? You bet there will! Why.
when the public at large comes to un-
derstand it such a howl will go up from
millions Of throats-there will be a de-
mand for such a reckoning-the great
American nation will want such an ac=.
counting
Excuse me- but I want to say that 1
have just been fired from my job. 1
was going home feeling as blue as a rag,
but now 1 see where 1 have cause to be
thankful shan't have to pay those two
hundred and thirty millions. No. sir. and
7 don't feel a burned bit sorry for the
rest Of you. and get of here and good
day to you overburdened taxpayer"
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

perhaps, eight months since the theft
Of her bag and never a trace Of IT had
she found She had left the apart
ment In which she had been robbed and
had not retained the friendship of any
OF the three men who had been in her
drawingroom on the night tn" bag had
mysteriously disappeared
She was looking interestedy through
a current magazine for familiar names
and those who were springinE INTO fame.
page OF advertisements in the center
OF the magazine claimed her attention.
for a new writer was being exploited on
that page.
AS Robina read the lines It seemed
as il her heart would stop heating so
great was the sudden feeling that the
series Of stories advertised were hers.
Surely no two persons could think
Of so unique a character. she argued
with herself. 1t came TO me in a mo-
ment of inspiration, and the person who
stole my pOCketbook and this person
are one and the same. Gerald Thorne!
Evidently he knows how to WELD the
pen or this magazine wouldn't advertise
him so largely. Any one could write an
idea such as my Tiny TO work on"
Robina came to a sudden decision.
Sub Npulu not ltI GtTdlu IuOlHt steal
her ideas, write them and get a big
check for them without hearing from
her. She went out while her anger was
hottest and called up the editor OF the
Era Magazine"
Upon being given the address of Gerald
Thorne RObina sat down to her type
writer and wrote a letter that made
Gerald ThOrne sit up and rub his eyes
with amazemenL The result was that
his habitual lazy toilet was hastened and
so upset was his inner man that he left
the house in search of Robina Vale
without his second cup of black coffee.
Robina was rushing Of A romance OF
the Maine woods on her typewriter when
an imperious summons on the telephone
disturbed her train OF thought. Upon
answering. she learned that Gerald
Thorne was in the hall below and woulo
like to see her.
Send him up she said to the hall
boy, and turned from the telephone for
a hasty glance into the mirror above the
manteL "One must look nice-even for
smiled at the unusually brilliant beauty
her mirror cast back at her.
Robina was not so calm as she ap-
peared when she led Thorne through her
small hall and into the tiny sitting room.
Had he been less gentle and more ag-
gressive in his manner she would have
been better able to accuse him OF steal
ing her stories. Instead, much to her
discomfort. she felt a wild desire to
humble herself before him Immediately.
His eyes were looking steadily into her
own. and Roblna thought she detected a
dreadful hurt somewhere in their depths.
II do not believe you took my stories"
she said quickly. and her lips smiled in
and the rush of light that
swept away the hurt IN Thorne's eyes.
Thank you," he said, and sat back as
~ contented with the world. Il have
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

were a humble and peaceful dozen. and
revolver almost as long as his arm
every man wished himself somewhere
else
Won't some Of you call me a liar?''
asked the man. as he seemed to grow
more savage-"CaH me a liar or a buffer
or order me TO sot down! I'm dyin' to
kill a man. but want some excoose fur
/ it! If you only knowed how lonesome
l was TO add another tally mark TO my
list and make the number twenty-three!'
Nobody wanted to cali him names and
become his twenty-third victim, and he
went on to say that he had a private
graveyard at Cheyenne. a hospital at
Laramie, and a free undertaking estab-
lishment at Deep Cut He was the man
who downed Rockey Mountain Jim. He
was the chap who cut short the career
Of Kansas Sam. 1t was his bullet that
laid Colorado Jack in the cold, cold
grave. He had robbed stages. held up
trains, fought Indians, chased sheriffs,
He hadn't done it to be mean. but just
because killing OF his feIlow-men came
natural to him. the same as a tick
comes natural to a clock. He had hoped
to kill at least one of Us, but as we OBJ
stinately refused to give him an excuse
he would ask that one of us go back
and ask to conductor to telegraph on to
White Peak and have a bad man in
readiness on that platform. The dozen
of US rose up as one man to carry the
ger who had the cut of a preacher saun-
tered into the smoker with cigar in his
fingers. He stopped short when he saw
the terror with a gun, but only for
second or two. Then he advanced and
quietly asked
What sort of a circus is this?'
It's my time o'day fur killin' a human
bein'"' shouted the terror. as he waved
his gun around his head.
''Oh. that's it! Give me that gun
''Whoop! Here's a victim! Say.
stranger. If ye know a prayer
The preacher reached for the gun,
seized it, and raised a window and threw
it put. Then he quietly said:
Sit down there
But, say, do you know"
Yes. I know! Sit down or I'll throw
you after your old gum"
The terror sat down. He sat down
with jar and all at once, and the other
lighted his cigar and calmly observed:
You stay there until ready TO leave
the train, and we don't want no more
Of your talk"
There was no shooting-no talking The
terror leaned up against the car and
closed his eyes and rode for thirty miles
without opening his mouth again. When
he finally got off at a small station he
was asked If he expected to md his
twenty-third there, but he limped away
and pretended not to hear
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Copyright, 1874

~HE laid down her book and waited
- She knew by the way he hat
opened the door and was moving
around the hall'that he was drunk. He
came in now, rubbing his hands and
smiling namely vat her.
Gold out-by ,Georgel Thr-thr-thun-
dering cold out"
That first stage of maudlin stupidity
how we'll she knew it. She knew, too,
what the next phase would be-s quap-
relsome irritability which the least ne
rnonstrance from her would excite to
a frenzy of rage and profanity.
He was fumbling with the papers Hon
the table, trying not to meet her eyes.
His effort to appear careless and natural
was painfully evident If only she could
keep from irritating him, from saying
anything to arouse him-he might go
to bed still in this simpering stupor. She
held her glance fixed on the book in her
lap that he might not see the disdain in
her eyes. That alone would be enough
to excite him.
"Er-ah-guess I'll go to bed. Late,
by Georgel Time for you to go, too.
She bit her lip. She knew that all she
should say was: Yes, Pm coming" But
she could not The bitterness and con-
tempt and the desire to give it express
sion were too strong 81 shall sit up
until l finish this book"
He turned. The simpering ismile had
vanished. What's that"
~ thought l spoke plainly. I said l
intended to sit up until finished this
book"
"Oh, you do-do you:" he sneered
"And how long will that be-"
"Oh, two or three hours" she an
.swered recklessly.
"Oh! it will? And you expect to sit
up here all hours of the night reading
those internal novels?'
"Yes, if l choose" She knew the
storm that was coming, but she had lost
all desire to check it now
We'll See about that" His voice was
hoarse with rage. Now you put that
book down and go to bed"
She smiled
DO you hear me?" he thundered.
You are speaking loud enough"
D you! Give me that book" He
made lurch toward it, but she easily
avoided him.
His face was crimson, his hands
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

Scared and stained, they seemed to b.
wearily waiting for the onslaught of the
day. The closed news stand in the cor
ner. the tarnished brass railing around
it, even the penny-in-the-slot machine
against the wall had an air of patient
endurance, OF dreary waiting.
She watched the great clock over the
ticket window, and wondered what the
morrow would bring her. Where
would she be in twenty-four hours
What was going to be her lifel
Somehow, she was less hopeful, les.
assured. She tried to feel the courage
and confidence that she had felt whilt
she crouched in the closet-but she
could not Again she told herself that
she would be free-freel But that WORD
did not bring the glow of joy that il
had brought.
For the first time she began to realize
that she had very little money, and ii
might be- difficult to fnd work And
what could she d.: She knew nothing
Of worS-and she was not strong.
Her headache was growing worse, her
back ached, she aehed all over, and there
vas strained. sick feeling N her
throat. Again and again the picture of
her BEDROOM, with its wa NTH and lux
u-iou. comfort, came before her-an1
as1:a and again she forc.d !, away.
Tt' STRINGS Of early morning ec1me
apparent now. A guard passed through,
and few passengers stragzlsI in. From
uni ioe came the sou d OF rattling CHAINS
ard Creaking timber. She cot Up and
went on board the ferry.
1t was barely dswn-a chill, gray
dawn. The mist was heavy over the
boy. The motion Of the boat increased
the feeling OF fsintness that was creep
inC over her Slowly the ferry swung
into the Jersey City slip. A crowd OF
people stood waiting 70: the gates to
open. She wondered vaguely why there
were so many-it was sill very early.
And then she realized that they were the
working people, carrying lunch boxes
and bundles; rren and women with
tired, worn faces, hurrying over 20 work
in the shops and factories of New York.
She passed into the waiting-room to
rest a few minutes. TO wait until :ne diz-
zIness from the boat had passed away.
More working people came hurrying
through A whistle blew, there was the
sound of clanking gates, and the ferry
moved of. And still they came.
With a strange feeling OF dread at
her heart that she could not then have
analyzed. her eyes sought out the wom-
en-, their pale, tired faces and shabby
clothes. They all seemed prematurely
old One was sitting opposite. a woman
with refined features. who might have
been attractive but for her hsggard look
and her shabbiness. She noticed the
faded black suit, the shoes, rusty and
shapeless, and the bit of bedraggled pet
ticoat that showed under her skirt.