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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02
Roman Custom.

e was q custom even among the
comparatively modern Romans to bury
with their little children their favorite
toys, and the custom seems to reach
back to the earliest times Of which
we have any truthworthy RELICS. In
deed, in our own day, the doll fur
nishes a striking example OF chat
most primitive trait, mother instinct
for among many savage tribes, nota
bly, the Bechuanas and the Basutos
It Is the custom for married women
to lavish their pent up mother love
upon rude dolls until the advent q
their offspring.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02
ATExAs WONDER

The Texas wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles. removing gra-
vel. cures diabetes, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism, and all irregu-
larities Of the kidneys and bladder
Of both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. II not
sold BY your druggist, will be sent
by mail Oh receipt of 900. One
small bottle IL two months treat-
ment. and seldom fails to perfect Z
cure. Send for testimonials from
this ana other states. q. w. Hall.
$500 olive street. st. Louis. No Sold
~ druesists. Nh 4
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02

Silver loving cup for best cockerel
or any breed, was won by D. G..
Coffman. Josephine, Texas, with
Rhode Island Reds.
Silver loving cup for the best Buff
Orpington pullet, went to Beechwood
Farm, Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02
His Idol Shattered.

Papa was the biggest kind Of q 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.
planning his grief. Il didn't know
papas could be silly" he mourned.
finally. Does God sometimes act
silly too?'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02

Ed Konetchy, the star first sacker,
whose transfer from st. Louis to Pitts
burgh has caused the Smoketown fans
to begin figuring on an All-Pennsyl-
vania Worlds Series for next Oc-
tober. konetchy is certain to
strengthen the Pitate infield consid-
erably, and with such stars as Viox,
Wagner and Mory to work win, MIS-
acquisition should give Manager Fred
Clarke the strongest infield in the
National League.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02
No Need to 30 Polite.

Roland, three years old, had q Pc
culiar habit Of going into neighbor'
ing store and asked for candy. Aft
er saying please, he was always given
some Of the desired sweets. One day
he came in and asked for some. %
usual, but omitted the please" The
clerk gently reminded him. but was
interrupted By the following response:
"Don't have to say please today; got
. penny"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02
A Difference In Working Hours.

A mans working day is 8 hours. His
BODY organs must work perfectly "a
hours to keep him fit for 8 hours
work. Weak, sore, inactive kidneys
can not do it. They must be sound
and healthily active all the time.
Foley Kidney Pills will make them so.
You cannot take them into your sys-
tenn without god results following
Seawell's Pharmacy,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02

Fear Sparkle From Telephone.
It Is possible to ignite BY sparks
erom q telephone. Hence in all Ger.
man gas works tho telephone bells ara
covered with wire gauze.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02
ExplaInlnu Moss,

"Now, Thomas" said the teacher to
small pupil in the primary class,
"can you tell me what moss ISL"
Eyes, ma'am," replied the little feh
low; cts something that a rolling
stone does not gather"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02
Youthful Juror Summoned.

Youthful Juror Bummoneo.
The tuost youthful Juror ever sum-
u,oned In an Irish court Is little six
year-o!d lad who, the other morning
attended the recorders court In Bel
fast, with his mother, for the purpose
Of answering his name, and asking to
be excused from serving In such an
onerous capacity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02

Pure paint makes progressive
people Proud to be property owners.
Pine Blur needs property owners;
property owners need Sherwin-Wil-
liams paint. ASK the man It Claud
Iuegg I O..
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-02

Changed By Hsarrfag&
"vathes. did mother accept you the
dYvt time you proposed b her7" Eyes,
ny deah but since then any proposal
that I have ever made Gh4 has oeu0r
nlj3 lefee1Dds
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14

BY E. McBrtde

II you can't ioll back and enjoy Il.
but have to keep dom things that
make poor folks hard work look like
q game Of Copenhagen? What do you
git out Of it?'
I'VE labor for position. says Ma.
I'VE were handicapped by not being
born into social pre-eminence."
1T looks to me-" says, like bein'
on the outside edge OF a bargain
counter rush. You bust your ribs and
tear your clothes to get up where
there's somethin' worth ten cents
sellin' for nine, and when you get VI
it's been handled and tore and you
decide you don't want It after ALL"
mo. Danl," says Ma, you don't
understand. Havin' the money makes
US want to be on a footin' with the
others who got theirs first. And We
won't be happy until We are. We
sacrifice the present for the future"
II see." says, you're like thu
Teller. who kept pinchin' hisself b.
cause It felt so good when he
stopped"
But" I says. when she didn't ~
ewer. IF you like It. go ahead and DO
II. Only I don't see why In Tophet
you have to pinch me too"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14

been q hve-dollar gold piece put In
every thouRndth cake Of soap sold
In Now England. and that he's called
back all the soap distributed to the
dealers before now and has snapped
the new cakes for II. Nothin' amt
started yet. but I'm afeered 70 get
the next report from Huntington. our
N. e. territory sales manager. 1t
looks like I'd have to work up . new
scheme to got the bsst Of Suddsr.
A. u that wasn't enough to plague
me. Ma handed me another Jolt TO-
night. bought that 100000 Long
Island summer estate furnished and
was chucklin' to myself over what Z
savin' II was.
But Ma and Clarice was down there
again to-day. and Ma says to me
after dinner tonight:
"Werl have to refurnish that house
Danr. The furnishings there are
hopeless. Such wretched taste. Al
the furniture was selected with Z
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14

whom he had picked a. lis counsel
for the defense.
"The first evidence" Capt. lynne
foyle went on. 'is In this letter from
the young lady Mr.. Jarr escorted
from Evansville to Chicago. 1t state.
that Mr.. Jarr Ia leery OF the jains!' "
A murmur arose on all sides. NO
body knew what the charges implied,
but 1t was the general opinion that
Mr.. Jarr was very braxen to give a
dance when such things. nobody
knowing what was meant. were said
against him.
what testimony Is offered in re-
buttal1" asked Capt. Tynnefoyle.
what evidence u offered to be re.
buttedr" asked Mr.. Ran8le. military
counsel for Mr.. Jarr.
"Any witnesses for the defense ?
inquired Capt. Tynnefoyle. ignoring
Mr.. Ransle.
II think hear him now" remarked
Mr.. Jarr. II tslephoned him At tn,
| ofIices Of the Hoganheimer Theatri
cal Syndicate and found he was Il
the city and loft word for him 4
come up tonight"
who II this witness2" asked Cap,
Tynnsfoyle, and all the curious per
sons present leaned eagerly forward
| "Mr. Harold Dogstory, the famou
publicity promoter" replied Mr.. Jar,
Tie travelled with me and the "a
young lady from Evansville to Chi
caEo and knows my conduct was In,
peccable."
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plebeian idea OF comfort and with q
total disregard for artistic selection
Well" l says. don't We want II
comfortable?"
mo. indeed" says Ma. Everybody
known comfort and art don't mix
and we must have art to preserve our
social prestaGe."
And what Ia It goln' to cost me to
preserve our social presteegew says.
"Oh." says Ma. II guess we can
manage 1t for maybe $4,000 or
100000"
Ma" I says. there's another place
art don't snore alongside Of com.
where's that?" she says.
I'm the old mans pocketbook." I
"DanI." says Ma. "thers are times
when I'm certain you don't appre.
ciate tho sacrifices Clarice and / are
maxim to assure our social sleva-
ton"
"Sacrifices!" says. 'Tt's me that
has to sign the checks. not you. What
sacrifices do you maker"
why" says Ma do you imagine
We take this great burden OF worry
on our shoulders and spend sieepless
nights planning our social campaign
because we enjoy It? DO you sup.
pose we keep late hours and menace
| our health because doing II gives u,
| pleasureT
"Then what do you do It for?"
says. what good Ia lot Of money
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(Sj$S&b0[5661a60v A,
BY E0wgMe@ Gpc S00z ~

...x more or less freely to each other
again, "a facer' for Clara Mudridge-
Smith. because 1t was Clara Mud
ge-Smith's husband who pressed
Mr.. Jarr's modest stipend upon him
every Saturday afternoon, through
the agency Of johnson. the cashier.
who always paid out the nrm's
money with an expression that Inn
piled the Arm was being robbed.
II We do live In . modest Nat. that
u because Mr.. Jarr's services aren't
appreciated" Mrs. Jarr had added;
but It's an unjust world and n's Z
pity that people who do all the worl
only get q pittance for their patns!'
We will have . drum head court.
martial" began Capt. Tynnefoyls
when the more important guests, suoi
a. old Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Jarr's boss, ant
his fair young wife. Clara Mudridge.
Smith. and the Stryvers had arrived
eyes. a drum head court martial"
| "It will be a bonehead court-mar.
tial n that Eink's In charge Of II,
murmured Mr.. Jarr to Mr.. Rangle
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But are you sure he will be here?''
asked Mrs. Jarr. TN believe any
thing he says. but nothing that he
has printed"
Hell DO here all right" re-
marked Mr.. Jarr. II left word that
II was q dinner invitation. All I am
afraid u that he will bring the en-
tire oflice star Of the Hoganheimer
Theatrical Syndicate. or rather that
he won't be able to prevent them
coming. It's been q bad season"
"Ah, here no comes now!" said Mr..
Rangie, in approved dramatic style.
And sure enough Mr.. Dogstory en-
tered.
He greeted Nrs. Jarr effustvely,
and remarked he hoped ne hadn't de-
iayed dinner by being late.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
What Thin Folks Should
Do To Gain Weight :
Physieian's Advice Fer TIN, Unds.
velopsd Men and Wsnsa.

Thousands Of people suffer from eoeO-
i've thinness. weak nerves and feSAl -
achs who. having tried advertised 69.
makers. food-fsds. physical culture 8Sato
and rub-on creams, resign thsuooevlo -
life long skinnlness and think nstSlso vsii
make them fat. Yet their case u net -
less. A recently discovered rsGsNo3Gljve
force makes fat grow after years a, tsln.
ness, and 10 also unsQuaiisd for r0polrtag
the waste Of sickness or faulty nOoO1)A2
and for strengthsning the nervsA Thb 70
markable discovery 10 csiied SeSgoL ofk
sire myth giving. fst-producing siamSOts %
Acknowledged merit have been col3 SenSA
In This peerless preparation. which n IN.
dorsed by eminent physicians and vsS1 BY
prominent people everywhere. II IL 1oeo,
.utely harmless. inexpensive and sfliS\oSt
A months systematic use OF 6osSoi
should produce flesh and strength ~
correcting faults Of digestion and By svp.
plying highly concentrates fats L. the
blood. Increased nourishment 10 obtaiSed
from the food eaten, and the adAitiGrn N
fats that thin people need are provlds1,
Leading druggists supply sargoa ssd ~
there 10 . large demand Tor II. Z 49,
While this new preparation has slyen
splendid results - . nsrvs;tonio ~ vi.
taller u should nss - nssd 81 1S1Isas
leepae uelsse they VII . gsiH = Essi
49, oUu1s eSAtloiny -aAGVS 80
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His Den.

SEYVyHEN Billinger bought his
w now house II was with the
express understanding that
he should have . room all Of his own
"A den or study"
Eyes, I know what you mean. Did
he got IT,
he got II and bis wife furnished
t."
"HowT
with . sewing machine. a cutting
table, two dressers. dummies. three
sewing chairs and q full-length mir
ror"-Clevcland Plain Dealer.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
PA IS HIT BY ART
IN A VITAL SPOT.

HERE bein' SO many other
things happenin' around
homo to take up my mind
amt had no room until
now to write down how the
soap sales 10 goin' In the New Eng
land territory.
That "tanso instruction" book pre-
MUM was jumpin' sales UP somethin'
marvellous. and ! thought I'd put one
over on Nat sudder at last. But now
y don't know. There's one thing them
thrifty New Englanders Is keener over
than the new dancin', and that,
money. and II looks like young Sud
der had cut my trestle from under me
He's started advertiser that there's
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
ARR'S COURT.MARTIAL
HAS APPLYING START
at rs. nv r. 9rt II f, ssis: t HssaS ~

+ had been decided to Try Mr..
Jsrr ON what was vaguely
known a. Charges frst
and dance afterward. and
there was q perfect crush
at he Jar apsrtments.
Mr.. Jar had bought four new
dance records for the photograph. the
rugs we're UP. paper nags ornamented
the place. and oil In all It was very
gala occasion indeed.
Mis- Irene Cackleberry had come
over from Philadelphia to dance with
her nance, Capt. Herbert Tynnefoyie:
old Mr.. Smith had new tips on bis
dsscing crutches. Clara MudridEe-
Smith had q Row tango dress. Mrs.
0kxyver bad q new one also. Mrs,
Jngr had q hastily remodelled one,
Oho explained to any lady OF her ac-
substance. and that she. Mrs. Jarr
6AA "been 20 rushed" In the prepare
tons for the court martial tango
that she positively had had no time
10 70 TO her modlste's.
Capt. Herbert Tynnefoyle wore hi
dross uniform and all his medals. In
cluding the one awarded him for sit
EinG MP late. In short, Harlem
beauty and chivalry we're all ON dill
- Mrs. Stryver gushingly told Mr.
Jan.
Ars. Mudridse- Smith was OF tn
.0pinlon that the night marked a
SSoch. After this. Clara Mudridge
0mith said. stingy husbands nigh
~ court martialled. as well as wicke
!. hut Mrs. Jarr said that bad as Nj
JaFv migft be. no had never bee
G1ingy. Ee always Brought HIS salar
homo intact. or course, 1t was sue
: mali salary that II might seel
". 1ssY, WAS ettngy when he hand
x y q over TO his wife; but u 30 tina
Z ~ ~ NJ. Jars eault now was u
~ e ~; - sessss ::;
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-14
PAS DIARY s aSk!esS

r. r.; ss, II ;I Pm: e Ssss. a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
Kirmanshah Rugs
Taken from Regular Stock
At Il Former Prices

Splendid qualities, designs and colorings popular
room sizes, also number of odd and extra size
carnetS
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need In England to quicken our intellec-
tuu energies and TO enlarge our spiritual
vision.
The contemporary architecture OF New
York knocks English architecture into a
very pettifogging cooked hat The shop
keepers of New York are not mean souled
little tradesmen, but merchant princes
proud Of their achievements. Business Is
not something to be ashamed Of. but a
held Of glorious adventure. whore the
valiant and the imaginative can find sat
isfaction for the natural passion of the
human mind for great expression.
My rooms present to me at every point
evidence that the American nina Is
searching out new WAYS for the efficiency
Of domestic life. There Is no haggling.
no cheeseparing, no sordid economies.
| Everything In New York Is dear, dis
! tressingly dear to not very auriferous
| Englishman faced with critical income
tax next year: but l feel that America
| is too busy eeking the big things. the
| new things, above all else the right
! thing. to bother it's head about an extra
! dime or an extra dollar.
DO not imagine that the American peo-
| pie are so absorbed In material things
that they are in danger of spiritual afro
| ply. Material things ara always the eX-
! preston Of the mind. The passion of
| American people for beauty Is far greater
than Europes 1t is no thorough and SC
deep that they must have railway s'a'
lions like cathedrals and shops like tenn
pies OF art. Their skyscrapers gro
tesque and shocking in PHOTOGRAPHS. are
| wonderful and romantic IA the cOngre
| gated mass OF structures which lod'
Manhattan Island from end 10 end an,
from side to side
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n, HAROLD BEGBIE.

Ar oppurtunitv is presented TO Great
a-tafn hy the present condition OF opiu-
,o- Loo America such as ! think has never
tet,ra offered Itself IN her long eventful
.,., This opportunity. waiting 10 Ice
landed boldly and handsomely, is the OPP
.ortIa.t. for an Nnelo-Saxon alliance. a
union Of Ncarv and mind. between America
and England
R.surc speak ~ the way in which this
,oIo.e should be seized and before | tell
~ the efforts made over here by Germans
Diplomacy 10 destroy IL. | feel that must
.ndca,ur 10 make the average Englishman
acquainted with the really tremendous
fact ~ american greatness. doubt
Shet1,r the average Englshman has the
EAST notion OF that greatness. | doubt
.,lcintr he has the vaguest idea Of what
may call the personality Of the great
American republic And this doubt OF
mine r. based on the fact that nothing
rad read Of America, nothing I had heard
Of IL. ruthu- / had seen OF il IN Eng
and prepared me IN the smallest degree
10. the authentic realty.
What does America stand for? II stands
Cor ucNuesS II is new world and q
lev humanity. ~ sooner does the tray
,ll.r arrive at New York than he feels
"A his mand an apprehension OF somethinl
extraordinarily fresh, something anaz
XIV ncW. something 50 different from I'm
.s.r that ne Is conscious Of the need II
nself for a new standpoint II IL as II Z
telescope had suddenly been swtcne'
away from the observance OF somethnl
near and familiar To something dstdn
and strange The lens must be adjusted
The mind must prepare Itself for new
categor'es
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DUKE OF CROY A FATHER.

RERLiN. via London. oct. 24-The Duke
of Croy. who was only wounded In the
fighting In France and IL now recovering
il a proud father The Duke married
Miss Nancy Lelshman. daughter of John
q A. I.eishman. former American Ann
hassador at Berlin.
Almost on the same day that the Duke
was wounded the Duchess gave birth TO A
son. The news Of the event was taken 10
the Duke as no lay in field hospital
The Duke Of Croy resigned from the
Imperial Guard because Of the opposition
or tho Kaiser 10 his marriage to Miss
Leshman. but was recently restored to his
command.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
More Intelligent Than English.

They read more han English people
read They are more intelligent. They
are more original They are infinitely
more in earnest II IL amusing To- think
that Europe. living on the architecture
and beauty of ~ past should presume
to bring a charge of materialisn acams.
th. tremendous nation which is Nisihly
building up a new and splendid world
and which sends 20 the old World nearly
nil the inventions which prevent that Old
World from falling into dotage.
America II the most vigorous ana
living expression of the human mind and
while America is conscious that II has
something to learn from Europe. Europe
ms hardly begun to he curious about
the real existence Of America.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
Advocates Great Alliance
Of England and America
Harold Begbe Finds Here Manifestations of Daring.
Originality and Grandeur-New York Is Ey-
preston of New Life
America and the War An English View


pa
to
popc
NrrcrihccS
frankly
h newspaper Mr
these being "The aud
Sal in
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BELGIUM CALLS FOR RECRUITS.
Men Of 1914 Class Permitted to En-
list.

PARIS. oct 2i-The Belgian Govern
m mt has issued call 10 the 1919 class
OF recruits stating that men between the
ages OF IS and 30 may enlist and 60 10
Rouen Bachelors not enlisting VIII be
r.nuisitioned and sent to work at Calais.
Former civic guards may reenhSt up
20 the age OF AZ.
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Part Played by women.

Women play an enormous part in this
of0Wa Of America The streets are
crowded with pretty and eXtravagantly
pretty girls, dressed with so precise "A neat
'S' and so striking a smartness that one
night mink at "A first glance they cared
'' nothing hut the frivoites OF life AT
e. second and third glance, however. one
srov"rs that these girls are supremacy
cons, Gus Of dignity and self-respect.
They are not stared at, lccred after and
.ooowoi. You see nothing here during
" DAYTIME which suggests the horrible
ana Haunting degradation Of womanho ri
" Hpud n, and at night. even in the qu1r-
~ which has reputation for vice, n nth
'ns really comparable 10 the ably small
t'En' Of central London.
Ialk to these bright, self-respectful
American girls and you find that they
~" women OF the world. that they know
NE value ~ their independence, that they
have Ideas about life which arc intel
'otal and fundamental 10 their be-
''Nor. They respect themselves and are
'"spc"ted by men. certain hardness
.' 'l'ir minds does not distress the Eng
sNmau when he perceives that these
'ug girls are an expression OF tho
Ar'rlcan spirit, that spirit which on
''crt side Of him has set up monuments
"' MS daring, It's originality and It's
kIA"d"ur. They may be disappointing tn
'I'i'ercra, but not TO the youth seeking
companion and mother for his chill
There are things In New York which
81 So ease me, the manner Of American
'c. IN tho whole, does not give ms
'H' same amount of happiness as ] hnc
English life: but | realize with
'"'rpcr appreciation and more certain
CONVICTION with every day or my WISH
'."i here is spirit at work "hich w