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Pos>aQe Stampa

The postage stamp fr1t made jtl appearance in 1859. It's inventor waA lanes Chalmers, q printer of Dundee who died in 1863. England adopted :he adaeslv" stamp ;n 1889. and issued ,he frst stamps for the use of the public Tn 1S40 A year late: stamps were introduced iatc ,te Uuited States and Switzerland. and soon aft. erward mIde thsir appearance in Irance. Belgtn:u and Envaria
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Pesullarity of the Misslssipp,,

One of the most peculiar things about the Mississippi river was figured out by d government engineer. He says that it woul1 be possible for Q man to take light canoe at Green. vile. Miss. and by floating down stream 40 miles and portaging four times he would find himself 20 miles upstream from where he started.
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Endurance,

Whether It may seem earadox1cal pr not. 1t is fact ip oo~ nature that witheu. 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 life not worth having ol worse, of intolerable tedium and diS gust James Hinton.
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Try ,o Parse rhis.

A correspondent, says the listener U Che Boston Transcript. sends In rafs bit of English. It was written by . woman in excuA!ng her tardiness ID answering an inquiry that had been % dressed to her: Y would have written before but lave been sick with : dog bite In the arm, The man tna' owns the sawmill's dog bit mo in the road" The excuse wa accepted e sulactent
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Trainman's Widow Gets Sle.00O.

CClun oia. $. C., April 3.-The state supreme court today affirmed yer dict against the Atlantic Coast liI railway that gaee Mrs. Lizzie N. Minis of Columbia $16,00o in actual damages for the death in 1910 Js her usbald. an employe of the railroad accidentally killed while Jischargine his duties.
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NEW STEWARD AT THE
 STATE INSANE ASYLUM

Little Rock. April 3-J. VI. Doyle Of Walnut Ridge has been appointed steward at the insane asylum to succeed J. R. High, who resis led. The position of assistant steward, which had been vacant for several months, was filled by the oppoint- ment of Eugene Magness Of Newark.
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Wanted to Get 1t Rioht.

"Gertie," said mother to her five year.old daughter. here's dime; run down to :he drug store and get me = bottle of sweet oil" Gertie started down the street. tut soon came rGn. r.ng back to asx: About i3ow saEei do you want it rna ''
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What You Have Been Looking For

Meritol White Eminent is pre- paration that gives satisfaction where a pain killer and healer is needed. We do not believe you could get a better lininent at any price. Prices 25c. 5oc and s1. W. L. De- woody & CO, exclusive agents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-04

Pinehurst, \. C.. April 3.-Miss E. Marie Sinclair was contender in the trapshooting contests held here. 4 newcomer in the lists for national nonors, Miss Sinclair showed herself 10 be wonderful shot, and With fur- ,her practice and experience, Is ex- pected to prove a strong factor III title events next year.
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Brakeman Through Window.

Brakeman Ben C. Baker was taken to Little Rock for treatment for an injury he sustained near Snow Lake when his train broke it's t1aE-line throwing him through window. He was cut over the left eye, but is not [, nslde"e6 seriously hurt
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JOFFRE SAYS WAR
 IS SOON TO END

tParos, April 3.-A dispatch from DunkiTk 10 the Eclair says:
 General Joffre. during a visit 70 the Bslgien headquarters 10 fecoraf= certain Belgian officers with the Legion of Honor. toid King Albert and Premier de Broqueyille the war soon would c5Gne to and end 10 the advantage Of the allies"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-04

Don't p"t up with unsatisfactory. unreliable wasnerwomen service. Ouf laundry will do yorr washing in 0 manner that will please ycu. Amer. .ap Excelsior La,.nrrv Go. U
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Repartes.

4 woman witness. in the course of . long. rambling statement, remarked:
 He satd he was as good as me, and l said SC was l. told him he WIS no man. and he said neither was L"
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But 1t Can't Be Gathered.

A Berlin professor estimates the commercial value in electricity of :, flash of lightning lasting for one nionsanfth If il sccund at % cents
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-04
The auinine That Does hot Affect The Head

Because of it's tonic and laxative effect, l.AXA- TIVE PROMO QCININEis is better than ordinary Ouinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember tine full rarne and
 look for the signature of F.. W. GROVE. 25c.
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ENGLAND BELIEVES HER NETS
CAUGHT MANY SUBMARINES.

London. England. -RumorS from
Copenhagen that German naval au-
thorities admit the loss of seventeen
submarines since the opening of the
war are generally believed here. In
fact, many English officials are in
clined to believe the German sub
marine losses are considerably great
er than seventeen. One report has
placed the number at thirty-four.
Ever since the two German sub
marines were taken and their crews
were made prisoners by the English
it has been generally believed in
England that many captures We're
being made which the Admiralty did
rot care to make public. Wire nets
placed by the Admiralty in waters
where German submarines may lie
in wait for ships are supposed to
Ihave made it possible TO capture
some of them.
When submarine hits a net an
| electrical connection flashes a signal
| 10 some naval base, thus making it
possible for naval craft to rush to the
disabled submarine before it can dis
| entangle itself.
The British and French navies have
located mary of the oil tanks plant
ed by the Germans to supply petrol
| to the submarines and nets are report
| ed to have been placed near these
supply stations. Rumors have beer
circulated that in some cases the
| English have diluted the petrol in the
supply tanks and mixed it with chem
icals which would ruin submarine en-
gines if they attempted to use it.
Petrol supply tanks are reported
TO have been located on the coast o
the Orkney Islands, along the nortl
and west coast of Ireland and in the
Bay of Biscay.
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PACkEPS WILL
MOVE. BRITISH
CHICAGO CONCERNS WILL GET
ACTION ON CLAIMS FOR CAR
GOES SEIZED BY BRITISH.

Washington. ID. C-lndica tions
that American packers are ABOUT to
succeed in moving the British govern
ment to action toward settling claims
for detained cargoes of meat pro-
ducts consigned to neutral countries
became apparent here late Yesterday
after conferences between represent
atlNes of the meat packers and state
department officials and Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the British ambassador
After asking the state department
TO take up the subject of eXpediting
cases pending for months in British
prize courts. the packers withdrew
their requests, pending further con-
ferences tomorrow with Ambassa-
dor Spring-Rice and Sir Richard
Crawford, commercial representative
of the embassy.
I'VE expect to make statement
OF the situation tomorrow said All
fred r.. Urion, general counsel for the
packers tonight. I'VE have had "a
conference With the British ambassa-
dor and hope to clear the atmosphere
surrounding these matters in the
near future. Pending further nego-
tiations. however. we wish to with
hold amy general statement
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INSULT TO WIFE
FIGURES in CASE
MUCH MADE OF THIS BY SHEEP.
MAN WHO KILLED CATTLE-
MAN AFTER DISPUTE.

Bison. S. D.-An alleged sighting
remark made by his victim to his
wife promises to be made much OF by
the defense when Fred Bell, of the
Bell sheep ranch in Perkins county,
is tried for the murder a few days
ago of Claude Heron, "a neighborinl
cattleman. The Staying resulted
over a division of the range. which
i'll the past has caused numerous
feuds between sheepmen and cattle
men.
Details of the tragedy are that
when Heron, accompanied by two
neighbors, went to the Bell place to
protest to Bell against the alleged
use by the latter for his sheep herds
of land claimed to have been leased
discussion while her husband and
Heron We're involved in heated ar
gument over their range rights.
1t was at this juncture that Heron
is alleged to have made AN uncom-
| plimentary remark to Mrs. Bell. In
stantly Bell started for his ranch
house. He was running, and accord
ing to the witnesses of the tragedy
| Heron, as Bell ran past him. drew
a heavy revolver and struck Bell
over the head with it, Bell then
stopped. turned and struck Heron a
heavy blow in the jaw with his fist,
the blow being of such force as to
render Heron unconscious.
Bell continued his journey to the
house and soon emerged with Win
chester shotgun in his hands. Her
ron lay on the ground only about
twenty feet distant. Heron finally
was able TO get 30 his feet, and
grasping the revolver in both hands
he made desperate effort to regain
his balance and steady himself or
his feet. The witnesses say he stag.
gered backward and made four com
plete circles in the attempt to regain
his balance. While making the last
circle the revolver was fired. whether
Intentionally or accidentally is un
known. The bullet struck the ground
about midway between where Her
ron stood and the place where Bel
was standing.
Bell then raised his shotgun ant
fired at Heron, the heavy charge
|striking Heron above the right eye
in the. forehead and tearing large
hole through the skull The scatter
ing shot filled Herrons face ant
both eyes We're shot out. Herrol
lived about an hour. He was fort,
years of age and is survived by
widow and seven children.
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ITALIAN DESTROYER SUNK
RY AUSTRIAN BiTTIESHIP

Vienna, Austria. a.-(via London)- -
The following official communication
has been issued:
"The cruiser Helgoland and three
torpedo boat destroyers encountered
two torpedo boat destroyers near
Barletta. one of which escaped, but
the other which was struck by she'll
and compelled to surrender in sink
ing condition Our destroyers res
cued 35 men of the crew of the ltal'
ian boat, including its commander.
but the work of rescue was hlndered
by the approach of two Italian battle
ships, which fired from a range OIL
5000 meters (about 10000 yards
In the ensuing skirmish our destroy
er Capel was slightly damaged, but
the Helgoland and the other de-
stroyers returned the enemys 1lre
with apparent success and then re-
tired out of range"
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CHURCHILL. PUT
OUT OF POWER
NEW BRITISH CABINET ALSO RE
TAINS KITCHENER AS THE
SECRETARY OF WAR.

London. England. Lord Kitchen
er retains his post as secretary of war
in the new coalition cabinet which
has received the approval of King
George.
The new first lord of the admiralty
Will be Arthur j. Balfour.
Winston Spencer Churchill, former
head OF the admiralty has been given
the poputfolio o. chaI~.ellor OF the
Duchy of Lancaster.
Herbert Asquith retains the pre-
miership
David Lloyd George, chancellor of
the eXchequer in the old cabinet will
be minister OF munitions in the new
Sir Edward Gray continues to be
secretary of state for foreign affairs.
Other important selections are as
follows
Lord High Chancellor-S Sir Stanley
Buckmaster.
Chancellor of the eXchequer-R Reg
inald McKenna.
Secretary of State for Home Af-
fairs-sir John simons
Secretary for the Colonies An
drew Bonar Law
Secretary for lmda-J. Austen
Chamberlain. c
Secretary for lreand-Augustin
Birrel
Secretary for scotland-Th Thomas
McKinnon Wood.
Attorney General Sir Edward
Carson
Lord President of the Counsel
Lord Crewes.
Lord of the Privy Seal--Lord Cor
zon.
President of the Board of Trade
Walter Runciman.
President of the Local Government
Board Walter Hume Long.
President of the Board of Agricul
| ture--Lord Selborne.
| First Commissioner of Works
| Louis Harcourt.
| President OF the Board of Educa
| tion-Arthur Henderson
| With the addition OF Lord Lans
downe as minister without portfolio
this completes the constitution of the
new cabinet
The official announcement on thu
| formation OF the cabinet says:
| "A place was offered John Red
mond. the Irish nationalist leader bu
he did not see his way to accept it.
THE prime minister has decide,
that new department will be Great
ed to be called the ministry of TIL
munitions of war.
Lloyd George has undertaken tn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-27
TWO MOVEMENTS BEGUN
BY ITALIAN ARMIES

London, England, Austria was
the first to strike, on the eastern
coast of Italy. She made attacks,
with her navy and her air craft. Italy
promptly countered by throwing a
body of troops across the
frontier occupying a
a stretch of Austrian territory along
the Isonzzo river. Thus, although
Field Marshall Won Hindenburg, who
has reputation for forcing matters
is commanding the Austro-German
troops along the new front, Italy IN
q sense, forestalled him.
Rome officially announces that the
Italians who occupy number OF
comparatively important towns, com
PEELED the Austrians to retreat. This
briefly summarizes the first 36 hours
of the newest phase of the ever Wild
ening European conflict.
The rapid stroke of the Italian
army seems to bespeak long prepara-
ton, indicating that Italy has long
been waiting for an opportune time
to throw her lot with the Allies.
Rome's first bulletin dealing with
the movements of the army indicates
two movements that are under way
one being to the northward, toward
Carnic in the Alps, the other being
through the region Of Frimli. ostensl.
bly, aimed at Trieste. on the lstrlar
peninsula.
Both of these thrusts should deyel-
op into fierce fighting.
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SAYS RUSSIA HAS BEEN
OFFERED SEPARATE PEAC

Petrograd, Russia, a,-Italy's entry
into the war will make the war much
shorter; will have an enormous in
fluence on the attitude of the neutral
countries, and will lead to the APP
proachment of states whose interests
seem at present to be opposed" said
Sergius Sazonoff, Russian foreign
minister, to the Reuters correspon-
dent
I'm any case, he continued no
hostile power can henceforth be re-
inforced at the expense of any neu-
trai country whatever
Referring to Serbia. the foreign
minister said."I declare that Serbia
shall have free ports, absolutely her
own
Regarding reports of separate
peace, he said that numerous
attempts in that direction had been
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-27
EMPTY u. S. VESSEL
STRUCK BY TORPEDO
OR FLOATING MINE

the attempt TO torpcdo the Iris,
which went to her assistance. The
steamer Cromcr, loaded with pas
scngcrs, had a narrow escape
from being torpedocd while
bound for Rotterdam yesterday
Captains Report
New Norll City.-l'hc Ameri-
can-lIawaiian Steamship Com
pany, owners of the Nebraskan,
received wireless message today
from the Nebraskan's captain, re
layed by cable, in which Captain
Green said the vessel was struck
by either mine or a torpedo and
that he had turned back, pro
cccdlns to Liverpool
Going Under Own Steam
london, England.-I :oo p. M
"A message TO l.loyd's from Kin
sale, Ireland, says that the Ne
brasl>an passed that point at IL
o'clock this morning. apparently
bound for Queenstown. The Ne
braskan was down at the bows.
She was proceeding under her
own steam but flying the signal,
"l am not under control" /"
May Have Been Mines Work
Washington, ID. C.,-Consul Gener-
al Skinner at London cabled:
The admiralty reports the Amer
lean steamer Nebraskan, from Liver
pool for the Delaware Break water
was torpedoed forty miles south by
west of Fastnet. The crew in boats
is standing by. The weather is fine.
There are no direct reports"
Coming close on the Lusitania di-
saster the news that another Ameri-
can ship had been endangered arouS-
ed more than ordinary attention. but
all officials We're disposed to hear
fun details before making any COM
ments. Some officials could not UNI
derstand why ship bound for the
United States in ballast and there
fore carrying no contraband, should
have been endangered by "a torpedo.
They considered it among the possi
bilities that the NebraSkan had struck
a drifting mine.
Secretary Bryan said the State de-
partments information was too mea
gre to permit the forming of any opn-
ion. He said that full report With
details of the attack is expected soon.
OFFICIAL and also news dispatches
on the NebraSkan were communicat-
ed to the president, but no comment
was forthcoming from the White
House 1t was indicated that full
investigation would be made as
nrpnnt ly nOSSih1p
Made Three Atlantic Voyages
Philadelphia, Pa, The Nebraskan
ii is said here, was bound for the Del
aware Breakwater i'll ballast for or
ders This means that upon her arri-
val at the Delaware Breakwater. the
agents OF the ship would direct its
master to proceed to any port where
q cargo might be procured. possibly
to the pacific coast via the Panama
canal The Nehraskan sailed from
| New York. May Z, and arrived at l.iV-
erpool May 19. Previous to the war
the ship had been active in the trade
| between northern United States
points and Galveston, but since the
outbreak of the war She had made
| one voyage 10 London and one to
| Bremen
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-27
ALL GERMANY
is BIC GARDEN
WOMEN. YOUNG BOYS AND OLD
MEN ARE TILLlNG EVERY
SPARE FOOT OF GROUND.

Berlin, Germany is one
immense truck garden and farm this
spring. Not in the entire history of
the empire has there been such a
wholesale reversion to agriculture.
Within month an Associated
Press correspondent had the oppor-
tunity OF crossing Germany from the
most remote northeastern Prussap
frontier at Nimmersatt to the Swiss
boundary in the southwest at Leopold
shoehe, and of travelling through al
most every section of the country ex-
cept the southwest
The story without exception was
the same. In unprecedented numbers
Germans have turned out, in the cit
.ploughed and planted every avail
able acre almost every square yard
of land, in anticipation of a crop that
shall put an end to the rumors that
the country can be starved out.
The casual visitor TO Germany
leaves invariably with the impression
that there are unusual numbers OF
young men in civil life who have not
been called to the colors. This i'm
ipression fades once one gets into the
country. however, and it is the ex-
ception to see men of military age
Working in the fields.
| In their places are women, boys
ranging from six to sixteen. and ole
men, all industriously ploughing
planting or sowing. In place o
] horses, which have been requistion
ed for military purposes, one see
loXen, and even milch cows, attached
to ploughs, harrows and wagons.
i So keen has the agricultural con
test become that plots of ground tha
formerly went to waste are now be
ing prepared for gardens. For mile
and miles the ploughing extends
right up to the railroad tracks. AM
in places especially in the centra
and southern parts of Germany, min
tiature truck gardens lie between TIL
rails.
Greater Berlin. in common wit
dozens of other cities. today present
an unprecedented appearance Ter
mis- courts by the dozen have bee
ripped up and transformed into gal
dens. A trip through the suburbs {
any afternoon reveals hundreds {
persons bent over their work
In the winter plans We're laid fo
bgiving instruction to women in tn
agricultural arts and now that sprin
men in the field are more than doin
their share toward raising a crop TIL;
shall be a record breaker.
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is Rammed
and Nearly Sunk by
Freighter.
TRIES FOR PORT
With Passengers and Most of
Crew Removed, Vessel
Steams for New York.

New York City.-Thc wireless
steamer Ryndan was "a miles east
OF the Ambrose channel liyhtship at
= p. M. and may reach New York at
. p. III.
Washington, d. C.-The battleship
South Carolina by wireless notified
the navy department that she had
$50 persons from the Ryndam aboard
and expects to land them in New
York tonight.
New York City.-The Dutch liner
Ryndain. which sailed from this port
for Rotterdam with seventy-seyen
passengers and a million dollar cargo
was badly damaged in a collision If
teen miles southwest of the Nantuck-
ct Shoals lightship, at four o'clock
this morning, with the tramp freight
er, Joseph j. Cuneo, which sailed
from Boston last night for Baracoa,
Cuba. The Cuneo also was badly in
jured, her bows being smashed in.
dicate, was struck aft with such force
that hold No. 5 was filled almost inn
mediately. Water flowed freely into
the engine room and began to creep
into hold No. 6.
S. o. S. signals were flashed from
the Ryndam's wireless and her pass
engers were transferred hastily to
the Cuneo. One hundred and sixty
n
likewise were put aboard the freight
Iel leaving only forty men aboard the
liner to navigate 1T.
United States battleships In tho
vicinity answered the wireless calls.
AT seven o'clock, three hours after
the collision, the battleship South
Carolina was standing alongside the
Cuneo. The Ryndam's passengers
and those of her crew transferred to
the Cuaeo were taken off by the
South Carolina The battleship was
then directed from the Newport navy
yard to convoy the stricken liner to
New York.
Conveyed by Warship.
With the South Carolina alongside,
the battleship Texas ten miles astern
and the battleship Louisiana In the
near vicinity and Cuneo slowly fol-
lowing, the Ryndam is steaming at
slow speed for New York. She was
l12O miles east of the Ambrose Chan
mel lightship at ten O'Clock.
AT that hour her capain sent
wireless message to the Holland
American line, her owners. sayins
the Ryndam's engines were much
strained, but still holding out. Prev
ious messages from Captain Van Der
Huevel assered that the water was
gaining in hold No. 6 and that the
4 ship would have to be abandoned II
the water gained much more.
So far as the lines office knew
there were only six Americans among
the passengers. The other passengers
were Europeans returning home.
The Ryndam. a vessel of 1915
tons register net. was built in Bel
fast in 1901. Her length is $50 Feet
and her beam sc feet.
The cuneo is OF about 500 tons and
carried crew of 30 men and no
passengers. Her length is 210 feet.
Dispatches from the battleship South
Carolina said the Ryndam was max
ing about thirteen knots. This speed
if maintained. will bring her into
New York late tonight or early to-
morrow.
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formation and temporary direction of
this department.
The king has been pleased to CON
fer upon Niscount Haldane of Cloan,
retiring lord high chancellor, the Or
der of Merit"
The new Cabinet is composed of l 9
liberals, eight conservatives, one la
borite. Henderson, and one nonparti-
zan. Kitchener.
The most prominent figure return
ing to public life is Lord Haldane,
and as now composed the body un-
doubtedly includes the strongest men
in public life.
The promotion of Buckmaster,
whose greatest activities since the
war began have been the manage
ment of the official press bureau, to
the high honor of lord chancellor and
the acceptance by Chu, ch II OF the
merely nominal duties oi tho Duchy
of Lancaster, are the two distinct
surprises.