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The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Girl With Ticking Head
A Mystery to Doctors

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. IS. - What
ph ysicians described as a rare and re-
markable case was exhibited here be-
fore section OF the College of Ply
sicians. The case was that of a Ave-
year-old girl in whose head sound
resembling the ticking of a watch can
be distinctly heard.
The ticking sound has been going on
in the child's head for two months
None of the specialists was able to de-
terminc the cause of the trouble.
The child said that she hears the
ticking all the time but Is not troubled
by it,
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Louvain University to
Be Rebuilt, Pope Says

ROME. Feb. 1s.-Mgr.. Deploige. presi-
dent Of Louvain University. had an au-
dience with the Pope. at which he ex-
planned the extent of the damage to
the college. The information had been
partially withheld from the Pope.
much grieved over the story told by
Mgr. Deploige. and promised to raise
the necessary funds to rebuild the uni
versity with the aid of the Catholics
of the world.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
" hoLesaLe Produce Market

EGGs-Nearby fresh. 24c per doz. South
ern 23c per doz.
CHEESE-New York new. 1snc Der ID.
nat. l6ac per lb.
BUTTER-Elgin print, sc per lb.; tub.
ssc per h.: process. 2Sl:7c per ID.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens, l3c per ID.
roosters. loc per ib. spring chickens. l75lsc
per Ib:: live turkeys, l70isc per ID.
lb: heavy. sdshc per h.: fat sheep. Ilsa
&C. Per ID: sPring lambs. 7hUsc per d..
ABLEs.tQuotations furnished BY
onions. 500 per bu. 81 G per sack: cabbage.
N25 per hundred lbs; lettuce. q. 5o04.0o pei
DRESSED PORK-Smail. skc Der ID.
medium. sQshc per lb:: heavy. S4shc psr ID
Receipts o: poultry more plentifO and mar
ket slow.
Receipts Of egss ample and market steady
Receipts of calves heavier ana market
KREY PRICE 4 co.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Rhin0 Takes Rum,
ChaSeS Her Keeper
Miss Smiles, Given Three Quarts
of Whisky for Cold, Starts
on Rampage,

NEW YORK. Feb lS.-Miss Smiles.
the pink rhinoceros in the Central Park
Zoo, attacked Head Keeper Bill Snyder
today.
The motive power behind Miss Smiles
was three quarts of whisky, administer
ed to break up a cold.
Snyder and his assistant, Bob Hurton,
were in the cage. The rhnoceros charged.
Hurton escaped, but Snyder did not have
time.
shot a stream of disinfectant into the
face Of the animal. She hesitated a
moment and Snyder escaped.
In the race Miss Smiles killed Jennie,
the cat, that protected her from rats.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
CONTRACTED
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE.
Prices Are Slightly Lower and
Bond List Is Less Active
Here Today.

Prices were slightly lower and the
volume Of trading more contracted at
today's session Of the washington Stock
Exchange. The bond list furnished little
activity, and the stocks sales In the
majority Of instances were confined to
odd lots.
Capital Traction per cent bonds
found a fair market at lO6h. a block OF
5000 worth selling at that price. but the
bid and asked figures were then
changed from 1o6ss and 107. respectively.
to 1861 and 106%. The only other bond
sale recorded was $1,000 Riggs Realty
Oong) & at 100.
The American Graphaphone stocks.
usually inactive, we're in good demand.
and twenty-five and q half shares Of
the common were disposed Of at 30 and
IS. while forty shares Of the preferred
stock brought TO- The last price COM
manded by the common was an advance
of five points above the previous sale
recorded several weeks ago. Five shares
Of Washington Railway and Electric
preferred were disposed of at 84h. a
fraction under the recent price,
At the annual meeting of stockholder.
of the United States Savings Bank, held
last night. the following directorate wa,
elected: Wade H. Cooper, Thomas r
Cooper. Charles A. Goldsmith. James l.
Karrick, Wilbur H. Zepp, James $
Easily Smith, b. E. Wilson. William T
Davis. w. +. G. Penny. r. A. Dore. DR.
w. p. Malone. William D. Barry. RALPH
B. Fleharty. Dwight P. Scott. Oscar
Baum, and join ]. 'Sheehy.
The board Immediately organized ant
re elected the officers OF the institution
They are: Wade H. Cooper. president
William D. Barry and Wilbur H. Zepp
vice presidents, and William r. De Lash
mutt, cashier.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Germany May Exile Rich
To Save Food Supply

COPENHAGEN. Feb. lS.-Because Of
the scarcity of food the German gov
eminent intends to demand that 5000, 600
German civilians who have certain in
comes shall leave the fatherland for
neutral countries and stay there as
tourists.
1t is planned 20 send 3.0OO.0O0 to Scan
dinaNia, "OO to Holland. and
J. 10000 to Switzerland.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Boarding House Fire
Claims Six Victims

MANSFIELD. Ore. Feb lS.--Six per-
sons are dead and ten severely injured
or badly burned as the result OF the
fire which destroyed a boarding house
here. Forty-hve persons lodged in the
boarding house.
A. A. Craig, father of George Craig
proprietor of the house. was suffocatcd
In his room. lie was an invalid and
O6S unable to help himself.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Explosion in Colliery
Claims Four More Lives

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Feb. 1s.-Four
more lives were claimed today by the
gas explosion yesterday afternoon In
the Prospect colliery of the Lehigh Val
lev Coal Company. bringing the total
list of dead to twelve.
Two miners are dying at the city hos
pital, and one man is yet unaccounted
for.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Vassar College Alumnae
Plan Annual Reunion

Alumnae of Vassar College will hold
II cir annual luncheon at Rauscher's on
Saturday night. the guests of honor to
include DR.. Henry Noble MacCracken.
president OF the college and Mrs. Mac
Cracken. Miss Julia Lathrop, and Prof.
Herbert T. Mills. The committee in
charge OF 0he arrangements consists of
Mrs Henry s. Graves. Miss Frances
Manning. Miss Catherine Custis and
Mrs. David L. Wing.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
Local Sales.

Capital Traction, $1,0JOqD1O61a, s., ,OO0G
1osls. sl.oOoa 1864. si.oO0alOSh
Riggs Realty long SIS. S1,O0O01OO.
Washington Railway pfd.. 5dS47t.
Graphophone CON-. 11l4I30.
Graphophone pfd., 40ll7O.
After call:
Graphophone CON-, 11@3.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18

New York Stocks.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs 4
Co.. members Of New York Stock Exchange
Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1915-02-18

Edward l.. Robinson. vice president Of
the Eutaw Savings Bank, Of Baltimore.
will lecture az O'Clock tonight before
the Washington Chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute Of Banking. His subject
will be: Savings Banks"
The Washington times., 1915-02-18
The Safest Investments

Are those that do not nuctuats durins a,,
kets. Ftrst deed Of trust notes (irst msrt.
Eages,. well secured on real estate In the
District Of Columbia constitute gilt -edse"
Investments. They do not depend upon The
financial responsibility of individuals or cor.
porations for their stability. and are exempt
from taxation As personal properly, We 20
supply such Investments In amounts from
SS00 upward. Send for booklet "Concsrnins
Loans and Investments"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-06-25

pean rulers One of the most valuable pearls
ever obtained In Mexican fisheries was sent to
Paris and there sold to the emperor OF Austria
for $4,000 On another occasion the government
of Spain presented to Napoleon III black Mex
lean pearl valued at $4,000. The combination
tints Of black, blue and green are quite rare, and
the Mexican and Panama pearls often combine
these colorings, and apparently have reached
pearl perfection.
The Venezuelan fisheries produce annually
more than half million dollars worth Of pearls.
Many Of the worlds most beautiful gems have
come from that country, and 1t is said that In
1879 King Philip Of Spain obtained from near
Margarita island a pearl weighing $50 carats,
which was variously estimated to be worth from
$4,000 to 100000. The most perfect pearl in
the world is said to be La Pellegrina." rare
gem that is preserved in the Zosma museum in
Moscow; 1t weighs 20 carats, is globuar in form,
and originally came from Indian waters. The
worlds largest pearl is in the Hope collection
In the Victoria and Albert museum, London. 1t
weighs three ounces and has circumference
of AZ inches.
One of the worlds leading authorities on pearls
is DR.. George F. Kunz. According to recent
writer, the former says that pearl of the finest
grade should have "a perfect skin, fine orient
or delicate texture. be free from specks or flaws,
and be OF translucent white color, with a sub.
dued iridescent sheen. It should be perfectly
spherical, or II not. of symmetrical shape. White
or pink pearls are the finest owing to their dell
cate sheen
In China and Japan the mention Of the pearl
occurs in the history of those countries as early
as 1000 B. c. Pearling industry in both nations
has passed down through the ages. and even
today 1t gives employment to many workers.
skilled and unskilled. Visitors to Japan will be
especially interested in Mikimotos pearl farms
at Argo bay; they are marsels of scientific &C
complishment in the propagation of pearls. The
methods pursued are more or less as follows:
The young oysters are brought from the water.
serum is injected into the shell; this substance
sets up irritation Within and the oyster, 1t seems.
then begins to coat the offensive foreign matter
with layer after layer Of ealcareous deposits. A
few years pass and the same oyster is hshed
from the waters and his pearl-making work ex-
amined Possibly a beautiful pearl may have
been formed.
Many so-called pearls seen today are but imi-
tations Of the genuine article, and some OF them
are so cleYerly constructed that trained eye
is required to see the deception.
River or fresh-wster pearls are found quite
generally in temperate climes OF the northern
hemisphere, especially in the British isles Sax
ony. Bavaria. Bohemia. Canada and in many
states OF the Union. In several Of the rivers Of
Ohio In those Of Wisconsin, Illinois. Arkansas,
Tennessee. Kentucky, Texas. Michigan and other
states mussels have beer found from time to
time that contained good pearls.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-06-25

leaf on his fork,
"Loathe it mashed
into a green,
Shiny pulp
Eyes, she does
cook this better
than Nora"
Huh, she's for
gotten more about
king than
Nora ever knew"
as he again
carved into the
the lamb. How
about some jelly
with this ?"
Helen touched
the hell
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-06-25
Copyright 1915 by the Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)

That's the way to cook spinach"
approved Warren, holding up whole
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-06-25

YER In Ceylon the loyal natives have
long called their beautiful island
"Pearl-drop on the brow of India"
A name most appropriately be-
slowed when we recall that in Cey.
Ion waters lie probably the oldest
pearl-fshing grounds known to man.
For thousands of years they have
sent forth the choicest gems to add
luster to the crown of royal ruler or
to adorn the bosom of the fairest
queen of culture and wealth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
CASCARETS CURE HEADACHE, COLDS
 CONSTIPATION
Tonight! Clean your bowels and stop headache, colds, sour
 stomach. ss .l
Get a 10-cent hoy

Get a 10-cent box. 1s &4
 Take a Cascaret tonight to cleanse your Liver, Stomach and Bowels, and you will surely feel great by morn ing. You man and womsn who have headache, coated toagae, a bad cold, are bilious, nervous, upset, bother ed with a sick, gassg,. tdisordered stomach, or. have backachh and feel all worp ont. Are you keeping svori' bowels clean with. i Cascarats- mareyr storcing. a passageWay every few days with salts, cathartic pills Or castor oil?.
 Cascarets immediately cleanse regulate the stomach, remove the sour, undigestad and fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bise from the liver and carry off the constipated waste matter a2ld poison from the bowels.
 Remember, a Cascaret tonight wiy -straighten you out by morning. 4 lO-cent box from your druggist means healthy bowel action a clear head and cnesrfulness for months Don't forget the children.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
The Dawn of Christianity
As Des cribed in THE NEW TESTAMENT Translated from the Original Greek.

6. Sseing it is righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
 z. And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angles,
 8. In flaming fire taking ven geance on them that know not COG and that obey not the gospel of ou Lord Jesus Christ:
 9. Who shall be punished w1tt everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from tht glory of his power; .f;9
 t 10. When he shalF come to bt glcrified ins his saints, and to be ad mired. ia<all them that believe (be cause our testimony among you wa' believed) in that day.
 II. Wherefore also we pray al ways for you, that our God woult count you wortlts of this calling, ail' fulfil all the good pleasure of hi goodness, and the work of faith witt power: r 12 That the name of our LOT, Jesus Christ may be glorified in you and ye in him, according to the grac of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
A BOY, X "BIkE" AND A JURi'S
 PREJUDICE.

A boy bicyclist collided with q woman at Prescott some months ago This is not an unusual incident Such collisions occur wherever there are boy bicyclists and women ped estrains. Although they arc u fortunate, most of the incidents are disposed of by the offending lad get ting reprimand or whipping,
 But this boy happened to be in the employ of railroad, the Iron Noun tain, to be specific. This put an en tirery different phase on the case. What the boy could do as an indivi dual and escape punishment for, the same boy looms up big as an en ployS of a corporation. The railroad was responsbic, declared the damage-suit lawyers.
 They probably argued that the railroad should have turnisned tn boy with some sort of bike that would no: cc.lide with ladies. Df couse, a gentlemanly bike would not do such a thing, but this was ouly a boys bike"
 But no matter, the corporation was to blame. And on this plan a prejudi.e cd 1ury awarded the lad" .'amages-no. not against the offend ing boys or his parents--against tae railroad. whose heads probably did not know such 8 lad existe',
 And the road would have been he'd up for the amoint asked, tos, but Tor tie supreme court of Arkansas. which reversed and dismisssss~ths case. The joke in..thfs case is on the people, because it i sthe pesple who bear taes expense of trying these leases.
 Eventually iuries will learn thu; the people as well as justice a"s'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
The Secehd EpistBe cs Paul the Apos.
 tie of the THESSALONIANS.
CHAPTER. 1

CHAPTER. 1.
 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thesalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
 2. Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 5. We are. bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith growetl1 exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
 4. So that we ourselves glory If you in the churches of God for9 you1 patience and faith in all yodr perse cutions and tribulations that ye en dure: -,r~.'
 5. Which isa,a manifest token O the rightsoass Judgment Of God, tha ye, Waysbe counted worthy of th' thfhgdom of God, for which ye alss suffer:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10

Berlin, Feb. s.--On February IS Ad- miral von Tirpitz' threat, made sev- eral months ago, that eventually Ger many would find it necessary to "starve out England" will go into ef- feet. Or at least the kaiser.s dogs of war will try. to make the blockade of English ports effective through the use of the Kiel fleet, the destroyer flotillas and the huge submarine boats of unrevealed cruising radius.
 When von Tirpitz first mentioned the German plan to isolate England he was not taken seriously. Even now, since the imperial announcement has been made that all English water con- stitute war zone," the British ad- miralty expresses contempt,
 Just wait, we have named the day when our blockade will become effect i've. We will make it effective" say the German naval officials.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10

Chambers of Commerce and other city and state-building organizations cannot hope to accomplish a great deal in the way of bringing new capital into Arkansas unless our leg islators and people display desire to give corporations and capital a square deal" This doesn't mean they should be permitted to dictate their own terms, but that they shall be treated exactly as an individual, rich or poor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10

The travelling men favor a Scent passenger rate, if the railroads will sell mileage books at cents mile. Officials favor an anti-pass law if it does not apply to them. Everybody seems in favor of a law that hits the other fellow but misses them. Only the newspapers have no if ends. They cannot trade their merchandise for railroad transportation, and even if printing advertising for the state must tag the price of the merchan- disc purchased by the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
ADVICE TO FARMERS.
Commissioner Page Gives Some Pointers on Crops and Farm
 Management

(By John H. Page, Commissioner of
 Agriculture.)
 We are beginning a new year and a new crop year in Arkansas. There will be more feed crops raised in Arkansas in 1915 than in any year Ill the history. of the state. This would be true if no more additional crops were planted tthanu were,iplahted last fal1 but there, will be mora ahtt we must plan to grow those crops aha, will suit our own needs best.
 For the inexperienced grower ] would not advise large perishable crops, because the unfamilarity with the markets and the handling of such crops and the increased acreage this year might cause disappointment to those who have their hearts on. some new crop that is perishable. Grow some of these crops for sale but d not raise too much of any one crop, for fear the market proves bad If the commercial growing of perish able crops is new to you and the crop you have in mind is such a crop, advice would be to grow smaller acreage and a number of Such crops rather than have to depend on one single perishable crop. Where DO. sible 1t will always be best to place most confidence in those crops that can be held until you get ready to sell, and not be forced to sell at some certain time or lose the crop and then be dependent upon the honesty of the buyer in many cases. Now is the time for plans and careful study. The time to take pencil and piece of paper and figure out how many different crops you can grow profit ably and then a few that you can grow most 2profitably.
 This is to be year for the Arkap- sas farmer that will require more brain effort than eyer before to in- sure profitable year. The ordi- nary crops can be grown with very little study and planning, but when the perishable crops are introduced on so many more farms in any one year for commercial crops, it will certainly require study to be able to dispose of such crops to profit and be able to pay out should some one crop prove unprofitable. Do not Ge- pend on some crop that is new to you, as a sole source of revenue for the coming year.
 Order some bulletins on home can- ming and be prepared to take care of all surplus and over-ripe products. Plan out what will be best to plant on every patch of ground on the farm. A crop that can be held for some time is much safer than a readily perishable crop. But do not lose sight of the fact that if you cannot find quick market for such crops you can can them for sale or for home use. Make plenty of hay, forage and corn to feed to stock, and kcep all the hogs and cattle you have for the fall market.
 Every good day should be used to great advantage now in turning trash and stalks under so they will not bs in the way of the cultivation. They must have time to decay. Every rainy and bad day can be we'll used in getting the farm tools cleaned and in good shape. The successful Ar kansas farmer for 1915 must be a planner as we'll as a worker. This is the month for plans.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10

If it is fair to have the newspapers to publish the cost of pubic advertis- ing in space furnished free by the newspaper, it is also fair to have every man employed by the state, counties and cities wear tag an ncuncing the amount of money he is drawing from the public pocket that money, and the officia! should pay for the tag, too.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10

It is just about as difficult fer | newspaper to obtain recognition oi it's neutrality as regards the Euro. pean war as it was to be regarded as neutral in the fight for and against saloons. If a paper is neu- tral, the pro-German accuses it O! sympathizing with the allies while the pro-allies' sympathizer charges il with leaning toward the Germans
 In as much as The Graphic has beeu accused of being both pro-Germar and 'pro-British in sympathy, tht conclusion is, reached that Tn;
 Graphic is steering a neutral course
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
Texas Ad Men Out for Ads.

Waco, Tex. Feb. 9.-The State ad men met here today for two days convention. William Woodhead of the Associated Ad Clubs of the World, San Francisco, will address the con venticn. As result of the Ad Clubs of Texas course in advertising has been introduced in the university oi Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
LET THE AUTOISTS ALONE.

The suggestion of the state high way commission that the tax on auio- mobiles should be changed from Slo per annunl t,1 a graduated tax of 40 cents per horsepower should be ignored by the legislature. The man, who owns an auto is already pay1ns more prcportionately toward the ex- pense of government than the owner of any other kind of property. If there is any change in the plan of taxing autos the tax on lighter cars should be reduced, and the tax be paid into the treasury of the county where the machines are owned. The state grabbed this money, when everyone knows that more goo i would be accomplished if the coun ties received all of the tax.
 The ownership of autos should be encouraged instead of discouraged. Every auto-owner is good roads advocate. and aggressive road im- provement worK dates from the establishment of the automobile in- dustry and. tho coming into general use of the cars.
 There was talk of good roads build ing before autos were used, but few reads were constructed. The auto E lsts led and are still leading the good reads campaign. Wide-awake farm CTS and others who must use roads have been convinced of the economy ot good highways, and are now fight ing shoulder to shoulder with the autoists for roads that can be used rain CT shine, winter and summer.
 The auto-owner may be selfish Tn his good roads work, but that fact does not lessen the benefits derived by all others from the results 'achiev- led. After all, the farmer benefits
 most from good roads because they enable him to haul his produce to a market in any kind of weather at less cost. They save him not only in time but in wear and tear on equip ment, ,sifeed and numerous other ways And it is especially gratifying when a loved one is seriously stricken tC phone for the doctor and have him speed out in few minutes. Wha' this is worth cannot be estimated ill dollars and cents.
 So The Graphic says don't mako ownership of an auto burden. En-
 courage use of the cars. They near better roads, quicker transportation ! in the country and conveniences no | to be enjoyed otherwise. Another thing to remember is that autos art
 not owned only by city people Farmers are beginning to appreciate the saving to be effected in time anf feed by the use of an auto, and tho time is not far distant when tht farmer who diversifies will bt
 bringing his produce to town in one
 of the "buzz wagons which have the
 advantage of costing nothing whel they are not working. Tie team UT
 in stable through the winter and
 they'll eat their heads off. An auto doesn't.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-10
Flying Squadron in N, H.

Concord, N. H., Feb 9.-The Flying Squadron of temperance workers which recently had series of meet ings here is coming to Concord and will begin a three days campaign here tonight