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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-02-10
House Pared Appropriation.

The war Department asked of the
House 100000 for the manufacture
and purchase Of mountain, field and
siege cannon and the House gave
half that sum. 1t also asked for 49,
100000 for ammunition for these
guns and the house granted only
100000.
Mr.. Garrison explained that the
estimates this year were larger than
during the last administration be-
cause he had told his subordinates
to ask for what they actually need.
ed and not q dollar extra. In the
last administration, he said. az
bitrary totalt for estimates were
fixed regardless CT the needs Of the
government
The hearing related to field artil.
lery and its ammunition. On this
point Mr.. Garrison said
Il have been advised by experts
in the department that we are ia,
behind in this character of ammufG-
ton They say that in the event
of Il contest with nation of any
size we would be handicapped Sc.
veroly by reason of the lack of that
which cannot be procured in The
open market, or from other seources
and could only be on hand by our
forothought. We have got to ha,<
, reserve supply to properly cquir
the guns that would necessarily b.
brought into action.
Garrison Wants Artillery.
IF the country is going to be call
cd upon TO meca a Zoe worthy OF IL
steel it must have q certain amount
Of artillery to DO that thing. VIZ
need that amount of artillery today
and artillery tannot be manufac-
mred in rapid way"
IF the artillery for the organized
militia, which would become part Of
the army in time Of war, were III.
.luIcd," General Crozier said, "the
artillery ammunition dencienty
would aggregate $15,00O,OO0."
so that" interieeted Senator
Martin, ''if we were going into con.
tiiet that would require an army OF
half million men we could not put
them on war footing in less thar
two years."
YES" replied General Crozier
and that is precisely in accordance
With what | have been saying eval
since have been coming here. This
sort of thing cannot be done by Z
lavish supply of money after the
emergency arises. The only opposl.
ton 10 these appropriations ha.
been based on the belief that we arc
not going to need such an army n,
ALL"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
THE IDEAL OF CIVIC SERVICE

Formerly 10 'lold office in a city ol town government, placed an inter- rogation mark against your reputa- tion. If a man was elected alder man of a city his character was gone. It was no use trying to re- form municipal or state politics. If you did happen to elect honest mell, they would be grafters before their terms ended.
 At least, so many people believed. In great many places there was and is reason for this feeling. But people are growing discontented with sloppy municipal government.
 Probably the greatest difficulty in the way of efficient local government in American cities lies in the unwill- ingness Of business and professional men to accept public office. Tney say they don't want to lawn and cringe for the favor of politicians, nor consort with Tom, Dick and liar ry in their hangouts and loafing places.
 This may sound we'll as an excuse when your neighbors ask you to run for the school board or the state legislature But more often the real reason is unwillingness to give Up time from private affairs.
 Yet what satisfaction is there in going through life and doing nothing for your home town? What an in- glorious old age it is, when a man sits down on his dollars, and has no record of service to his fellows.
 The experience of holding office even in local government, or in the lower branch of state legislature, is a valuable and rewarding one to any man, no matter how high ones po- sition in life. If man is indepen- dent and honest, he has acquired an honor tnat no money can buy. He has helped build a nobler town and a nobler state.
 If only more of our best and brightest men could feel the call fe this service, inefficency and crooked ness would disappear.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
THINE BLUFF ROHRESS
 ROSPERITY
UPHOLD THE PRESIDENTS
 HANDS,.

In every congress since the civil war, the party in power has either lost control of the house of rerresen- tatives in the off-year election or it's majority in the house has been great ly diminished' says the New York World.
 by the World, indicates that 1914 will prove no exception to the rule. The Democrats will carry the house, but their present majority, which is equal to the entire Republican and Pro- gressive representation, will be re- 6ficed to fifty or so in the sixty-fourtn congress.
 Such reduction in itself could not Ee regarded as calamity, concludes the World Nothing is more desir- able congress than strong, active opposition, whether Democrats O.. Re- publicans are control of the na- tional government, and there could be no greater misfortune than the con- tinued absence of such an opposition
 But in the mean time the fact must net be lost sight of that the Wilson administration has not only earned a vote of confidence, but that the vote should be emphatc enough to show tho world at this critical period that the American people are upholdine tho hands of the president and that ;he country sustains hm. A repudiat- ed president is unthinkable at this time It would be national mis- fortune which would impair all the moral power of the United States when the hour comes for this country to exert it's influelce to reestablish the pace of the world.
 Men may differ with the president about economic issues. They may diff fer with him about political issues But there are few genuine Amer jeans who differ with him in his at tude toward the gravest issue that has arisen in the history of modem civilization. And few thoughtful Americans can be found who would prefer that any other man in Ameri can public life should be at the head Of the nation in this crisis.
 So far as a vote of confidence in the president is concerned it is no partisan matter, even though tha vote must be expressed through the representatives in congress ofa par ticular party No president has evel served the American people with a more single-minded devotion to duty and principle. No other president o
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
Refuse to N,ieiS 10 Old Ane.

It is cc.nmon saying that there are no old people now-a- days. That is more flattering than true. There are as many old peopla now as there ever were, in proportion to the population at large, but there are fewer, perhaps, who advertise their passing The old people of today, as rule, try to bs more spruce, more agile, more de- bcnair. They pay an attention to eX- ternals which would have been regard ed as indecorous by persons of the same age 8 half century ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
OCTOBER BIN HISTORY.

 1S49-A remarkable meteoric stone fell at Charlotte, N. c. 1S5O-Queen Isabella opened the cor tes at Madrd, in the new pal ucS.
 1S64-Nevada admitted to the Union as a state. 1S7O-Franco-P War; The Prussians make their formal entry into the captured fortress of Metz. Disturbances occur in Paris, but the provisional government is victorious ovar the mob.
 1SS4-A Paris newspaper undertook on its own account an investi- ascertain the truth of De Lesse>s' excuses for delay in the completion of the work. 1904-Ruaso-J Japanese War; Japanese make attack on the entire Rus sian line at the Shakhe river, and a bombardment of Lone Tree hill had been going on for two days. Japanese moving toward eastward, apparently concentrating for an attack 112-The Bulgarians defeated the Turks in great two days bat tie near Lule Burgas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31

Paris, Oct 30.-No more thrilling story has come from the front than that concerning Louis Paulhan, the famous aviator, now serving in the army with the rank of lieutenant Paulhan with his mechanic was fly ing over the German lines at a height of 5000 feet when he suddenly notic- ed a German aeroplane dart out oi the clouds. The mechanic loaded the small mitrailleuse carried on the ma chine and Paulhan carefully guided his aeroplane down to the level of the German flying craft. When 200 yards away the mitrailleuse was fired and the German dropped, but not before he had lodged bullet in the gasoline tank of the French machine. It was only by miracle that Paulhan was able to volplane behind the French batteries to safety.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
Humorous Childish Errors

The literary mistakes of children are perennial and perennially amusing in character. A public school teacher who recently has compiled a book of first aid" information in behalf Of her pupils says. for exa mp,e, that the allusion Dan to Beersheba" brought forth the amazing transformation that Dan was a man who was confined in lions den for E.istreating his wife, Beersheba, and that another eager if inaccurate student described Canaan as the mother of Cain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
COTTON ACREAGE REDUCTION

The Alexandria (La.) Town Talk agrees with the Lopisiana commits sioner of agriculture, that no cotton at all should be planted next year, arguing that it is the only fair way lo achieve acreage reduction. because f any cotton is planted at all. there will be farmers who will plant a full acreage on the theory that the gen eral reduction will raise the price of Ishe staple. It is also urged that elim- ination of the cotton acreage for
 one year would destroy the boil tweevii.
 It is possible and even probable [t that if the cotton acreage were to be reduced by legislative enactment the
 only fair way would be absolutely to prohibit planting. But the prohibit tion of the planting of cotton would set dangerous precedent, for it Iweuld be the forerunner of all sorts Eof paternalism. It would follow that | the state would assume the right to 
 tdictate to each farmer just what he should plant. how much he should plant, how and when he should plant
 and when he should harvest. Acreage reduction by law is neither feasible nor constitutional, for acre 1 age reduction involves the right 70 Iconfiscate property, although it is not
 [duction is feasible, although it is not feasible either by force nor by simple az, cement. It feasible by farm
 CTS, bankers and merchants cooper.
 ating in placing other crops beside lcctton.
 F The hog, not the legislator, is the great cotton acreage reducer. Raise lhogs and plant enough feedstuffs to keep them. Supplement hogs with
 cattle and poultry and the feed to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
The Dawn of Christianity
As Described in THE NEW TESTAMENT Translated from the Original Greek.

unto him two men, desiring that he would not delay to come 10 them.
 39. Then Peter arose and went Wltl them When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber and all the widows stood by him weep ing, and showing the coats and gar ments which Dorcas made, while shs was with them.
 40. But Peter put them all forth and kneeled down, and prayed; ano turning him to tie body said, Tabltha arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
 fl. And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when lie had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
 42. And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed Ill the Lord.
 43. And it came to pass, that ne tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon tanner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31

A farmer of Cleveland county sold in Pine Bluff Friday hog weighing AIS pounds, receiving 8 cents per pound on the hoof. Twenty months were required to grow the porker but several of them were produced on less than an acre. The experience of .ths farmer shows the advantage in growing pork. Pork a. 8 cents not only beats cotton at and 2 cents, but cotton at 10 and 12 cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
ExtfnuuIsnlnu Fire,

If rug is thrown over burning object 1t must be wrapped closely in order to exclude air. The burning goes on just the san,e as long as air is present. Water for anything but an oil fire, salt and sand are all good eXtinguishers. A wet towel thrown over an alcohol blaze--or any other will extinguish 1t sufficiently so that 1t may be smotherad easily, Pull down blazing curtain and extinguish 1t on the floor. But do 1t at once: If you must call for help do 1t while you are working.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
slckeo Up Bargain at Auction Sale

Slckeo Up 1arsaIn at Auction Sale
 A fortuna in a pipe bowl was discov cred by Peterborough (Eng) archi sect, MT. Fordham. who purchased an old meerschaum pipe at recent auc. ton sale for few shillings. He found m taking his purchase home, that the front of the bowl was set with clus' ter of diamonds. emeralds and rub;es The gems have been valued at over e500 Dealers from all parts of Eng land were present at the sale. but failed to discover the bargain.
 Grigsby's Liv.ver-lax, that deliciou! liver syrup, has displaced calomel il nearly every hOme.. Good for grown ups and children alike. Ask Bedell', Pharmacy. S-T-F-t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
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this generation so fully earned an un- eGuivocal indorsement in the midst of his administration.
 As the World has already said, President Wilson has not played party politics with the American people. The American people, in turn, should not play party politics with the president.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
In Spirt Land
English Version.

American ragtime has held 1,,, in it's grip for months and the,a 'uaa v. to be small chance of any .hs. 'esa in the craze. However, some 'oisa oi s' songs must travel very slowly % ...sl z the 5000 miles of deep sea, fo, ,,s m' words and meaning get terr;blv ,u s'' ed now and then. A. America. ,'a turning the other day, brought ,s ~ him a story of raucous.yoicod 'n M chicken-feather-hatted coster w, si swaying their shoulders With @ ts.a "pearly princes" to the strain. .. s4sl ~ American song that turned mi .o ~ q q "Hon, it's gryte, myte, wytin, hou m s ~. levy, wytin' for the Robert E 1aaa " New York Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
Protection for Canary.

Canaries kept in cages are apt to get minute red insect in the feath- CTS, especially under the wings: when such is the case. the bird should have a little insect powder sprinkled under the wing, and the cage should be scalded out, and dried thoroughly in the sun, oN before the fire. A small tag of sulphur should be hung up in eide the top of the cage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31

keep them, and it will not be neces- sary to eliminate cotton altogethar next year. This war Is not going to kill off all the inhabitants of Euro pe and those who are not killed are going to continue to wear clothes. The cheapest clothing material is cotton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31

"Wilson congratulates the father of seventeen Democratic sons," ob- serves the Stuttgart Arkansawyer, commenting: Most fathers of seven teen sons need sympathy" Or fin ancial aid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
Unfortunate,

Don't you feel better since you gave up smoking?" No. I'm bothered to death trying to lind out what has be. come of all that money was going to save"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31

If the cooperative spirit that made the trip to StutJ gart, the trade ex- similar events so successful could be maintained at all times, Pine Bluff would be different town inside of year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31

There's nothing the matter with Pine Bluff, except thst it's people don't get together often enough.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
1,., Once More. Grains Tri-Stata \,

lCraln's Tri-State Mo-,
 A Memphis negro cran' nslscaa n'as was "fade'n 'em" at sn nsuoote levee camp. entered the + "o,.A An one Saturday night and dIOnahs clerk: Boss, wants voS Ssd CT letter fur me to my gal yuu nl to M phis." "All right, Bll, :" N' ,a,,l up toy q young man; "you dicta,a a'plle write. What do you want .s and My sweet watermelon I hs. .o assl ! Well, I've got that dos nsaft' else!"s '' aown; s] "Gib her my love" All right; what e]sem
 "Gib' it to her erginn 9 Spraggins' Scanty Creek n' nn'teelbn
 In Spirit Land.
 Spook of Lear-Were vo, sane Hamlet. 0 really Spock of Hamlet-I ncve, certain, Lear, cid man; | nov roaIa a jury of alienists sl tas Ledger. nladelpi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
SOME SENSE AND
 SOME NONSENSE

rf woman voted there would oe m more war, said Mrs. lnez Mllaoi' land "Woman would have Voteu ,oo long since, but for the libels CIT eu1,ted euI, about her everywhere.
 And yet every one of these ! hoels ,he is easy to disproce-as easy as the islander wife found it. to
 "This wife asked her huspanu Y toll her the details of new partner shin that he had entered lnto' put he shook his head and sald pronp' ously. ;,,or+.rt
 ".No Jane, no; it's too important I must not tell you. It wouldlit oo' You women can't keep a secret.
 "Can't we, John? poor Jane all swered with a kind of quiet bitterness Cant we dear? And yet when nave ever told anybody about the nlsn' vou took seven dollars out of Wllile es hank and got tight, and were arrested and fined for insulting chorus girl"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-31
When ahe attention of the Graphic M called to any mis.statement Of facts, or to any error concerning any man wr thing, correction will cheOrfnlly be made.

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Si.e Knew.

Sile knFWs
 A new drama was being rehearsed and the two women who had proml- ncnt parts were not on the most friendly terms. "ln this scene" remarked the tall' stately blonde, q am supposed to leave the state at the rear, while you stand in the front facing the audience. What will be your cue to resume your lines?"
 "Why" replied the glowing bru- nette. without hesitation, "the look of satisfaction on the faces in the audi ence."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-09-24
PLANT PUZZLES.
What, For Instance. Guides the Vine In
Finding Its Support?

What, For Instance, Guides the Vine In
Finding Its Support?
A plant that actually goes insect
hunting is among the latest of the sci
entifc discoveries. 1t is known US the
sundew. Its leaves. covered with ten
tacles, close in upon a fly the moment
S touches them and slowly strungle it.
This has long been familiar to the
naturalists, but it o develops that
the plant does not passively wait for
its prey. If Il fly alights within a half
inch of one Of the leaves it slowly ap-
proaches the insect until close enough
to lay hold and destroy. thus demon
strating the possession of some sort of
sense or instinct With which plants arc
not usually supposed to be endowed.
Something of the same sort is mani
tested in that plant parasite. the dod-
Ger. 1t germinates from seed, sending
out q thin. threadlike growth, which
winds in and out among the grass
stocks until it finally approaches it's
natural victim. Then its growth is
greatly accelerated. In Il sense it fair
ly leaps upon its host and once there
not only fastens to it, but multiplies
with surprising ruridity.
If a stake be driven within Il few
inches of Il growing sweet pea vine it
will be observed that Il tendril drops
from a leaf of the plant in the direc-
ton Of the stake. Forthwith the whole
upper shoot of the vine bends in the
same direction, and very soon the ten
drill is able to fasten itself. The same
| observation holds more or less true
with all climbing plants.
Vegetation of various kinds sends
roots through distances, sometimes to
be measured in yards. that they may
reach soil or water below. Science is
asking if the sunGew knows that the
fly is near.
Has the vine Il method of detecting
the proximity of its support?
Does the plant so situated that it's
nourishment is lacking realize that far
| below it are earth anu water?
An affirmative answer involves the
admission of a sense or instinct in veg,
citation that corresponds to that in ami
NAL life. and yet those who have stud
led the matter most profoundly give
that very MISUNDERSTANDING.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-09-24

Fred Domres reports a good run
with his threshing machine this fall.
Mrs. Guy Smeaton and Mrs. F. In.
lay of Waterloo, were in town on bust
ness Saturday.
The kalsominers have been busy on
the school house the past few days
getting it into shape.
Geo. A. Williams and family of
three little ones have moved into the
August Moritz cottage east of the
track.
L. Fischer of Wales and L. Schnei-
der of Mt. Carmel were visitors at
the home Of P. Koehmstedt last Sun
day.
Leo KERN, who has been home for
a short visit, took the train for Grand
Forks where he expects to stay for
the winter.
M. Biewer of the National Elevator
Co. here has on exhibition some corn
grown on his farm at Antler, N. D.,
which is certainly fine.
Jos. Dunbar smilingly tells us of
the arrival in his family of another
girl, a week ago last Monday, and
while we are a little late in reporting
this the event is too important to be
omitted.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-09-24
BOATS OF THE ANCiENTS.
Floating Palaces Used by the Old
Greeks and Romans.

1t is generally agreed that Noah's
ark measured about $50 feet in length,
seventy-tive feet in breadth and forty
that the proportions of these dimen-
sions are practically the same as those
of the great modern ocean liners.
The Greeks and Romans constructed
several large vessels measuring up
ward OF 800 feet. These We're built
for the empcrorS or rulers Il were
little more than enormous scows. with
out any means of propulsion. Upon
these were erected elaborate cabin &C
commodations, and even gardens wer"
planted. \ Roman bath was installed
on one of these boats.
A vessel 400 feet in length was built
by Ptolemy which was propelled by
| 500 rowers, arranged in five banks.
using oars tifty-seven feet in length.
The boat is recorded to have developed
considerable speed.
The fame of the Thalamegus still
lives. This boat, which measured 300
feet in length, forty feet in breadth
and sixty in depth, was said to have
been the most beautiful craft in an
tiquity and was used exclusively by
the emperor.
A king of Syracuse is also credited
with having built a very palatial boat
whose cabins were hung with costly
silks and decorated with rare statues
After the decline Of the Roman empire
no great ships were constructed FOL
more than 1000 years.
The biggest modern ship. the Water
land, measures $50 feet, thus approx
mately fulfilling the tradition thai
ships would come to be 1000 feet long
Boston Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-09-24
NEkOMA

II. D. ALERT, Thos. Finerty and C.
q. Johnston of Langdon, transacted
business here last Friday.
Leslie Johnson, who had been en-
ployed here all fall, left for Halson,
N. D., Sunday to visit his mother.
Will Boyd returned to his home at
New Rockford, N. D., Monday, after
having visited at the SamTaylor home
east of town.
Miss NJ. N~euschler of Indiana, who
is engaged to teach the primary de-
partment Of our new school, arrived
last week.
Two transients We're arrested here
last Thursday for holding up a man
who is employed with j E. Kirkman.
A preliminary hearing was held at
g.. j, Fox and John Hamilton of
Langdon motored over here Thursday
to meet the formers two sons, who
arrived over the 500 from Mohall, N.
D., that day.
the town hall Friday. The,,states at
torney having the case in hand they
denied the accusation and were then
bound i've to district court, although
they caved in upon arrival at Langdon
and were sentenced to fifteen months
at the Bismarck ~penitentiary.