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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25
FARMER MUST HELP HlMsTELF.

The cotton grower may as we'll is going to buy up whatever surplus cotton there may be; that no philaa- thropist is going to aid the farmer in dividually o: collectively. To con- tinue the one-crop system is ot ruch hoadlong into disaster. The cotton acreage must be reduced. Common sense will tell the farmer it is foolish to continue planting all cotton and nothing else. But whatever is to be done must be decided by him. He must act according to his judgment; do whatever he feels will be best for him and his family, and not be .ed by what his neighbor is going to- do The reighbor may be able to squan- der his money growing cotton, but the little farmer cannot.
 The farmer will receive aid if he shows disposition to aid himself. But no banker or merchant will lend money to a man who is producing something for which there isn't suf- ficient demand to make it good busi- ness proposition.
 There has been launched in Arkan- Eas profitable farming campaign" :" the purpose cf which is to show tha farmer that his future success de- pends upon diversification of crops; of growing moro of lis needs and tuying lsss. The entire state is to be covered. There will be 2 meeting .at the Chamber of Commerce tomor- rom to arrange for having Jefferson Included in the list of counties to he visited by the farming experts. The cost ot the campaign to the county should not exceed $100. the only ey- pense attached being the board and ss aspcrtation of the fifteen or twen- ty experts who would travel over the county, meeting gatherings of farmers and showing how they can turn from a poor system to a better one. As the entire county will bene fit, the entire county should bear the cost. No money ever invested by the county could bring better returns than $10O invested in this campaign
 If the farmers will show a dispos'- tion to cooperate, they will find friends to held them. The farmer must voluntarily reduce his cotton acreage and the farmers friends must assist him to plant the land laid out to other crops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25
TALKS ON THRIFT. DO WE EAT TOO MUCH?
"Three maxims Tor success. I

would suggest thinking, working
 and economiZing. g."-E. B. Butler.
 The threatened still higher cost of living in the United States on account of the war in Europe may have this good result that it will cause us to use better judgment in the matter of our diet, to the great advantage of both our health and our pocketbook.
 The Chicago Clean Food club is planning the formation of chain of neighborhood clubs to be created for the double purpose of fighting the war cost of living and establishing a permanent bureau of service for the poor i
 According to an officer of this or ganization. the present furry in prices of foodstuffs is a blessing in disguise and valuable opportunity to teach women how to cook, what to cook, why and when to cook it, and how to regulate the family diet without les sening it's nutritive value.
 The American woman is termed waster, and the American nation a nation of dyspeptics and doctors. in the resume of the present situation by Mrs. VonHolst, acting president of the club, who suggests that we need to eat less and vary our foods if we wish to keep we'll and force the mar ket back to it's normal condition. ''We have two things to accomplish in the clubs I am going to form," said Mrs. VonHolst. "The first is to find. out where food can be obtained at very reasonable prices, and how to help our poor to profit by advantages. such as buying at wholesale prices. The second Is to teach our members how to live we'll but frugally. Our illnesses are mostly from overnutri- ton instead of undernutrition.
 "'Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are,' is the phrase often quoted by Helen H. Richards, from whom I obtained the greater part of my knowledge, of foodstuffs and their values. We eat. too much. We need simplicity in. our diet. We eat too much sugar and starch. We should feature vegetables, salads. eggs and fshh in our menus, and use meat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

sparingly, especially in summer. But it is not to be denied that there are tissues in meat which cannot be re- placed by anything else.
 'tOur clubs will aim to teach wo- men practical economy and perfect housekeeping. Leaders will be select ed in all parts of the city,
 This is movement which could we'll spread all over the country at this time. We believe that individ- ual housewives are doing their best to economize, but in union there is strength. T. D. MACGREGOR
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25
SOME SENSE AND
 SOME NONSENSE
The Nonsense Minstrel.


 "Mister Interlocutor, can you tell me what the bees do whith all the honey they make?"
 "Wlly, they eat it, suppose, Mir. Bones"
 "Nc sir, they don't eat it. They cell it.''
 every good, MT. Bones. And what do you wish to say, MT. Tambo?"
 'I just wanted to ask you what a married woman's favorite word is, Mister Interlocutor?
 q am sure 1 do not know, MT. Tambo. What is a married woman's favorite word"
 ~"The last one"
 After the faithful attendants have gathered up the eyes and ears ard removed the mangled limbs from the aisles MT. H. Owlyn Payne will reu- =
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

l The announcement of A. c. Can dler. a Georgia banker, that he will l lend 6 cents pound, basis middling on 100000 bales of cotton and car l it until next July, or longer if nece5- sary, charging only the current rates of interest, will talk !.00O000 bales out of the visible supply pressing for market. Formation of the cotton pool which now seems assured, will tafe ; 900 900 more out of the "distresseG" column, and the buy-a-bale movement may take another million. mak:nr r. O0O, 900 baIes of distressed cotton hat is likely to be taken off the market n short time. The domestic con sumption, together with what Eur 'pe will take when price settles, sh juld take care of the balance.
 This is one of the bright aspects oI the current business outlook, ard there are many others.
 But the man who thinks the sun is never going to shine again can pro- duce testimony in rebuttal just as tae Texas farmer did forty years age when the bishop came to see him. The Greenville Banner relates the conversation between the farmer and the bishcp as follows:
 "This is great country you have out here ill Texas"
 "Yes, but it's too far to town or anywheres," the farmer replied.
 "You have good roads, though, see. in this section at least. I have seldom seen better
 "Yes, they are good enough in dry weather but it's turrible travelin' when it rains.
 q never saw better beef than yours,' the bishop said, encouraging ly.
 '"Yes, but people don't want to eat nothin' but beef." the farmer answer ed diseouragingly.
 The optimistic bishop, still endeav- bring to throw some sunshine upon the farmers mind, said: Such q de- lightful climate you have in Texas! You must have fine health here."
 sYes, but the northers are awful on tiE copsumption,' replied the farmer in most gloomy tone.
 'I note your land seems to be very rich and produces fine crops"
 '.Yes, but the grasshoppers have eat up my turnip patch"
 Don't your pigs get fat on the sgrasshcppers%
 'Yes, but it worries them to death to catch the things"
 "Your chickens are lively and they can catch them.'
 "yes, but it makes their meat taste, so they say.
 The bishop. perceiving vien of unconscious humor in the farmers replies, said:
 Good bye, my inconsolable friend, May you come to more cheerful! view of life. Good bye till we meet again."
 eyes, but we may never meet agail. in this world" the man replied. 7, There are those who, say that con- fidence is not coming back; that trade will not revive; that the world may quit wearing cotton; that this icountry is going to sit down with it's hands in it's pockets and wait for the war to end but the number of thsm is daily decreasing as the good sigrn increase and normal conditions i return.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

Forts in Belgium haven't remained forts very long after these German siege guns got into action. But the forts of Tsing-tau have withstood daily bombardments for some time, and the best the Japanese and Brit ish claim at this writing is that one of them has been damaged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

Don't think for a minute that the coal dealers will be so interested in the burning of powder in Europe that they will forget to increase the price of black diamond this winter. They'll run true to form.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

,o. that beautiful ballad, "Oh, Paw 1 p1eoso Change Your Union Suit The laundry Man Has Came"
 Hub! "1t says here that automobile r'd- ;,o embraces the chest, 2 said the Old pnov "Did you know that ?' @Noy replied the Crouch. "Bus ,! know t,a, it enlarges the head"
 Sure. "Absence makes the heart groW fonder,' quoted the Sage. eyes, of the people we have no use for" agreed the Fool.
 Names Is Names. pr Death resides at Franklin Ohio. and pr. Coffin at Chagrin Falls Ohio.
 Things To Worry About. Stockings were first worn i'll 'Ae eleventh century. Some Sense. Lots of People Are Kept Poor B. cause They Pretend They Are Rich.
 v7ioe ef Skipping. E.;s .ss. again being recommend
 ,tl aid to health it is said that
 tt5e,k-rev:ewers would not be
 toGa; had not they practices i st Punch
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

The directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce have toured the South, and yet missed seeing the best country in the world. They are to be sympathized with because they were unable to visit Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

No, Agnes, Mir. Bushman is not re- lated to the editor. The reason his picture appears in preferred position so frequently is due to a conspiracy between the movie theatre managers and the make up man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

Music Kept ii,

The mother of one fami,v . children always takes tho o saI tho children gre snugly tuctss va' aa
 to keep up her music. + ,, N mother an opportunity tc sn,e s"s' ! music and teaches the chilsS.y hvy ! listen and enjcy fine music
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

Two Pine Bluff stores are dem onstI ating that there is trade lore. They. developed : it by offering a. traciiye inducements, reaching the people by advertising. They are no. pioneers, they don't claim to be or ginal, except in that they co-operated instead of trying to work alone John Wanamaker made millions by the same process-o offering the people in ducements to buy and advertising ex tensivefy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

E "The Corpus Christi National bank is ready to talk business to the farm- CT who viii agree to cut down his cotton acreage for 1915 50 per cent and put his acreage in feed crops and hogs," says an advertisement that strikes at the very marrow of tn / cotton acreage reduction problem The president of this bank says: "we are lending our money for dairy COWS for hogs, for silos, for everything that tends to make the farmer independ
 ent, and we shall equally refuse to
 assist those who are so blind to their own welfare that they will not mak. the effort to help themselves9'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

The farmers of Alsace-Lorraine France, Belgium, Germany and Ho. land could not pay their taxes if they followed the one-crop system of the Southern farmer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

n" merchant who thinks people do not read newspaper advertisements may gain an idea hy watching the stores of merchants that do.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

The best cotton land in the coun try is also likely to prove the bcs1 land for other crops if given q chance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25
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if he utilized the back yard for pro- dIcing some of the stuff he buys in cans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

The sporting editor says the on ly think lacking to make Pine Bluff d big winner is a little more pep"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

Even tine city men would not find it so difficult to make both ends meet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

der that beautiful ballad, "Oh, fa"' .a, please Change Your Union Sult' The Laundry Man Has Came.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

Some Sense.
 Lots of People Are Kept Poor B. cause They Pretend They Are Rich.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

When She attention of the Graphic b c.lled tO any mis-gtatement oi iacts. or to any error concerning any man sr thing, correction will cheUrfally be made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-25

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Things To Worry About. Stockings were first worn Ill 'ae eleventh century.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24
- UNION BIBLE CLASS

Eliminate right living in COM
munity and you have place where
pcople do not want to live. Effici-
emit Christian service is the key note
for the highest type of community
citizenship. Where everybody re-
spects everybody else, where every
body is trying to make life brighter
and more hopeful for everyone,
where people appreciate the children
of the community and realize they
are the future hope Of the country,
Where all the people are thoughtful
OF others and where right living Is
placed ahead OF dallars. Such is the
hone OF East Fairmont and through
East Fairmont Union Bible class Is
plain, common sense, practical reiis-
ion, and study of the Bible made
the password for all our citizens.
PROGRAM
East Fairmont Union Bible Glass.
Thursday evening, Sept. "a, 1914.
Place out your cards. Bring frienI
and get interested. Isn't this q
great program for any community?
7:SO-song service from the Red
book.
Bible verses from the Boys and
Girls.
Observation-Disclosures Curry. Z
Violin Solo-Eunice Minor.
Music-special.
Report of the Secretary - Mr.,
Chas. w. Google.
Report of Committees - Member
ship; Sick; Relief; Organization
Boys; organization-Girls; Employ
ment.
Duet-Mrs. Maude Davis and Mrs,
lisa Abbott.
Special Talk on the Lesson-Mr.
j. C. Blakemore.
Bible Readings and Comment by
members Of the class.
Address A. Meredith.
Address,. D. Cox
Everybody welcome.
LEVI B. HARR. Pres.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24

vent Damon's return that he may
suffer in his stead and still proclaim
ing the fidelity of Damon he turns
&c meet his fate.
At the last moment as the head
mans axe is raised to blot out a
grand and noble life horseman IL
seen in the distance coming with the
speed OF the wind. it is Damon. "He
has been true to his promise! He
has saved his friend" The air re-
sounds with the shouts of people in
recognition of virtue that has long
been buried under the weight of hui
man selfishness.
This is the lesson of true friendship
such as Damon and ;Pythias bore for
each other and such is the friendship
upon which the order knights of
Ptyhias is founded.
So it was that the Boss of Syracuse
by the, example of contrast brought
to the attention OF the world the
greatest lesson of friendship. Yir-
tues measured by other virtues do not
show so plainly as when contrasted
with the vices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24

see his wife and child before he died.
A brave soldier was Pythias, hero
OF many battles, and although he was
not an orator he made most elO-
quent and impassioned appeal for his
friend Damon. He said: las thou
art a husband and father hear: Let
Damon go and see his wife and child
before he dies. For four hours re-
spite him; put me in chains; plungH
ME into his dungeon, as pledge for his
return. Do this-but this-and may
the Gods themselves build up thy
greatness as high as their own heav-
ems"
Dionysius was greatly affected By
the eloquent appeal of Pythias. He
had not before known the true value
Of friendship, which he had always
sacrificed for power. But he
was so strongly impressed with the
earnest friendship of Pythias that he
granted the respite and cast him as
hostage in the dungeon to await Da
mons return. Dionysius Disgusting
himself as peasant enters the cell
of Pythias and offers him gold with
which to bride the guard for his free
dom but he refuses his dirty dollars
and stands firm by his promises The
fair Calantha whom lie was to marry
was then sent for and she entered
his place OF confinement and begged
Pythias, her lover, to break his bonds
and flee with her, and pointed to q
ship in the harbor that would carry
him to safety, but he refuses again
10 leave.
Damon speeded home and briefly
told his wife of his Sire extremity and
she begged him to flee to the noun
tains to escape his terrible fate but
lie refused her appeal,S saying that
his duty was to go back and save his
friend Pythias. A faithful servant,
with true love for his masters well
fare and who had heard the story
slew Damon's horse at the gate so, he
could not return in time to be eX-
ecuted, but Damon rushed into tho
highway and endorsed rider and
started back to Syracuse to save
Pythias. The hour OF execution il
at hand and Damon has not returned.
The crowd taunts Pythias ut the
seeming falseness of his friend, but
he was no coward, and after kissing
Galanthe goodbye he mounts tho
block ready for the execution. The
golden sun Is setting in the west and
Pythias calls upon the, gods to pre-
=
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24

stage upon which the greatest drama
of love, friendship and devotion that
the world has ever known was enact
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24
ATTRACTIVE q DELIBERATIONS
(American Economlst.)

(American Economist.)
Simply ASA matter Of record, We
give some Of $the news heads that
have recently appeared:
The Tarifr Tqngle.
Mexican Middle.
Shipping Surrender.
Revenue Raid.
Foreign Folly.
Gold Going.
Idleness Increasingstfi
Waning Wages.
Farmers Fooled.
laundering Blindness.
and all because Of
Woodrow Wilson.
Dishonest Democracy.
Free-Trade Folly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24

In hundreds homet
benge yrad
ha
with public approval
final
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24

leaves soon for her future home in
Ansted, Tayette county, w. Va. The
usual business of the society was
transacted after which delicious re-
were served. Members
of the society present were Mrs. I. V.
Yoke. Mrs. Will Wilson, Mrs. L. r.
Whitlatch. Mrs. Tom Cunningham,
Mrs. Walter shingleton, Mrs. Cyrus
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24
PROGRESSIVE PAPER OUTS,

NEWCASTLE, Ind, Sept, 24.-
The Progressive Herald, weekly
newspaper, started a few weeks ago
by the Progressives in Henry county,
has suspended publication. Lack oil
patronage and failure OF substantial
support from the Progressives are as
signed as the reason for suspension.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24
Az FARMINGToN.

Tie Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ:
Z. church, South, were entertained.
at the home of Mrs. "A. q. Edinger.
on Wednesday afternoon, honoring.
the president, Mrs. i. v. Yoke who
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24

Fox, Mrs. Cyrus Reynolds, Mrs Ada
Sheets, Mrs. Fred Fleming, Mrs A.
G. Edinger, Misses Hattie thompson,
Ida Cunningham and Lena Cooper
Others present were Mrs. Boo Ten
nant, Mrs. H. L. Morris; Mrs. j. A.
Reece, Miss Ella Dragoo, Wtrg GINA
FOX, Mary Whitlatch and &Irs. Gen.
FELTON,, of Fairmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24
THE BOSS OF SYRACUSE TT
STORY oEs DAMON AND
PYTHIAS.

li-s 81 NJ - tHt sss-
There has ;beeniso much said about
poll tfcals bosses in the last few years
that: some people, perhaps, have the
Impression that the boss is crea:
tionS of modern: civilization, but sucn
Is not the case; Turning back,
Through the pages of ancient history
the record reveals the boss in pretty
much the same roll us ne appears at
thespresent time, and in many cases
The old TYPE OF boss was far more
tyfanfcal than the goth century boss,
and such & tyranica1 boss was
bionysius OF ancient Syracuse, a
beautiful and prosperous clry o,
Sfcily.S
Bosses always choose fertile and
productive fields lin which to Craze
and the people always pay the pas
turage. In this respect the modern
boss differs in no way from his an
cient predecessor
About 40 osyears before the time of
Christ pilgrim Corinthians and Dorl-
ans landed on the Island of Sicily,
fls pride OF al q Mediterranean, and
began the bull ding of a city that has
become So well known in history as
syfaeuse. This city afforded the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-24
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churches well manned by clean conse-
Grated pastors. DIR. Dawson has visited
during the six months So churches. deliv-
er.ng llS sermons or addresses and hold
ing 15l conferences, travelling S,43' miles
by train and Sal miles by team.
The permanent and trust funds have
been increased 81, 0I5, 5000 of this amount
being the general gift OF Deacon B. A.
Park of Chester. Col Slas A. Illsley OF
Middlebury. who is this year furnishing
the money for the support % the State
evangelist. the Rev j. Harrison Thomp-
son, Is also furnishing the money with
which to purchase an automobile with a
special body. for the colporter, The Rev.
Benjamin I1omax. So that instead OF the
large horse and wagon the colporter viii
have an automobile with which to go back
through the country towns distributing
good literature, holding meetings In
lschoolhouses and abandoned church edi-
| Aces. Treasurer Cranes report showed
that during the six months $lf,463 6o had
| been received and expended for the cur
rent expenses of the convention work.
| The board voted unanimously In favor
of union of the Baptist and Free Baptist
Churches at st. Johnsbury and were will
ing to make all reasonable concessions 10
| that end. Appropriations were made 10
the churches at Essex Junction, Walling-
ford, Grafton and Weston. The matter OF
naming the 10 delegates at large from the
State to the northern Baptist convention
which Is to he held in fremont Temple
| Boston, June II to s, was left with the
State secretary and superintendent, Dr.
DAWSON. The board adjourned to meet at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
MAJORITY FOR N. Y.
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION

Albany, April with less than half the
upstate counties heard from, 1t now Is
estimated that the referendum election to-
day to decide whether a constitutional
convention shall be held in 1915 gave an
affirmative majority of about 5000 The
vote cast in Greater New York is respon-
sible for the proposition carrying. ma
jorty Of approximately 5000 was record
ed there and unofficial reports and esti-
mated from half the upstate counties
show the negative vote to be leading by
about 1900 At this rate it is estimated
that the full returns from upstate will
show 10000 votes against the proposition.
Early returns from different upstate
points were so encouraging to friends of
the 1915 convention plan that they early
had hopes of rolling up a majority Of
anywhere from 10000 to $1,000 Late to-
night, however they We're willing to con-
cede that their lead was diminishing and
their previous estimates We're too large.