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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Opportunities.

n our individual life there coms opportunities. which we may miss be' cause we have such false standards by which we judge things. We wait foE tho great event and for the great co casion. and we call that great which makes . big splash in the world. Or. when the trial comes we shrink from 1t through false modesty. saying to ourselves that son.e other more worthy instrument should bs chosen. If our general attitude were right. we woulS see the meaning of all that Is called opportunity. We arc not alive to tho Sracious possibilftieI of she unregard ed chances of every day. We need . mors aolemn sense of responsibility. mors serious vtow of the ever-con- stant aanctures thak oceur.-Hugh Block
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Really Accommodating.

"A cyclone ls not such Q bad thin8, after all." remarked the portly sales man as he settled himself comfort ably in his chair. "One saved five dollars for me once." How dld 1t sappeh" asked lounger. T was iE . little town out in Kansas. about two years ago. and wanted to get to another small town 15 miles distant There was no railroad between the two points and was standing in front of the livery stable arguing with the Hvery1nan, who wanted five dollars to take me and my sample cases over, when a cyclone came along and, picking me up, landed me right in the little town to which I wanted to go." "Er-how aboat your sam pie cases" faltered an awed listener. "Oh." suave,y replied the salesman. the cyclone landed them just ahead of me and had my goods all spread out on display wG.n got there"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
swamped soldiers of the second d1vi- sion. GEN. FUNSTON TAKES CHARGE

GEN. FUNSTON TAKES CHARGE
 General Fred Funston, who was in command of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire, has taken over the military reins at Galveston, with troops of the Fifth brigade, whose camp at Fort Crockett was practical ly wiped out.
 Reports tonight are that he is CO., operating with Mayor Fisher and a citizens committee and that ample supplies are at hand, although there is lack of drinking water.
 Craft in the harbor have suffered heavy damage, among them the
 United States transport Mcclellan
 which is grounded on Pelican island Hundreds of small boats are oyer turned and many have been blown high ashore. For hundreds of miles around, vessels have been torn from their moorings and swept before the fnry of the storm until the stretch of water between Galveston island and
 the mainland is veritable Sargasso UNDER WATER FOR THREE DAYS.
 The entire city of Galveston has , been under water for three days and nights, and there is much fear of disease. Army, state and civic edi- cal authorities are reported CO., operating to prevent plague. At the height of the storm the
 water ill places reached depth ot 10 feet, and it still stands at a depth
 of three and four feet at many points.
 Governor Ferguson of Texas Jeff Austin tonight for Galveston. to per
 sonally look into conditions and offer the aid of the state.
 The storm, as described by news reaching here, was even more violent than the hurricane of 1900. The wind as then, reached a velocity of more than 90 miles an hour, and whipped the city from every point of the compass
 VIRGINIA POINTS WIPED OUT. IA relief party returned late this evening, after working it's way to Virginia Point, between here and Galveston. It reported that the dead there will number between 25 and 30 and that the entire town had been practically demolished. not build ing escaping unscathed. More than 100 persons are ma.
 rooned on Red Fish bar, near Virginia
 Point.
 Great gaps have been torn in the causeway which connects Galveston
 with the mainland and the waters
 are strewn for miles with the wreck
 age of ships and bales of cotton. rep resenting a value of thousands of dol
 lars, which were carried bodily from the docks and wrecked warehouses l by the storm.
 Fully 1000 refugees are in Hous- ton. about 5000 of whom came from
 Galveston when the storm warn.
 ings were first posted. Others came from points along the coast. The city itself has suffered severe
 damage. The property JOSS is esti,
 mated at s2.0OG00O and three per.
 sons. two of them negroes, have been killed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Fiowers lp the Alps.

N the snow happens to be ve1y deel in the Alps 1t Is not at all uncommon tc 0nd plants which open their dowers before the surface Is reached. Thuz the flow en blossom In 8 small cavity of frozen, snow. This lowering h moi limited 10 the opening of the petala alone, fo, in not few cases the sta mems will actually bring their pollen to perfection. All this goes on al though tho Soldanellas have not felt she sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Gone Lifetime in Bed.

F1fty.fve years i1 Bed Is probably ! record in tha. inc. and ts held by Nile Laca3x, 2 sp!nster of seventy-five ,tvlng at Wouvion. France AltlouCh in perfect health. she went to bed when che was twenty witb the avowed intention of never leaving 1t again md has faithfully kept her word. She u naturally suffering from chronic trsmS but har general baalth ts goo9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
spectacIes Known to Anetenss.

epectacles Known to Anofents.
 Theye are evidences. in ancient writ mgs that some sort of spectacle was used at an earlier period than that In which de Spina lived, but to what extent or with what effect is not known. It Is thought that for some ages the Chinese have employed spec tacles for she relief of defective eye sight and probably they wore knowD 0 the ancienta.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
HURRICANE WRECKS 500 BUILDINGS
 IN GALVESTON
Continued from Page 1.)

The wind and rain ragged for more than "A hours, the gale reaching it's height at o'clock on Tuesday, when it blew. 92 miles an hour sweeping everything before it.
 It was at this time that 1000 feet of the sea wall crashed in before the buffeting of the waters. A great wall of water rushed upon the city. A breach of g feet was directly in front of the Galvez hotel, and upon it great waves broke, spreading terror among the hundreds of refugees inside. But the foundations wese firm, and the building swithstood the buffeting, al- though a,lN its lower floors were wrecked.
 THREE FIRES RAGE.
 During the height of the storm three fires ragged in the business sec tion of tho city and firemen were helpless against the slashing of the gale The heavy rains were all that saved the city sfrom an unprecedented contlagration. The cloudburst kept the fires from spreading and they ate themselves out.
 Galveston already is preparing to take care of heys homeless and Mayor Fisher has announced that no outside aid will beyfaeeded.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
A Problem .4 tho Life to Como.

A Problem sf tho Life to Como.
 Small Johnny was wriggling and twisting in vain endeayor to put his arms through tho sleeves of an under. garment and then get 1t over his head. After several futile attempts he called out to his mother: Say. mamma. when l get to be an angel. and have wings. I don't sec how I'll evor get uy shirt onl"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
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euzzje-What n2poenedY

\ well dressed lady having b
 he signal that she desired u slsY| he trcll"y car was brought to | na| 6ut just sc the rear step was dlStt sver a srnal. mud puddle. Tho hl ooke ed an instant. and then uA sHow do you tnink l can get of he,t I2d che conductor replied ".cn ' ell you, madam. but ] do knov tH 20 can's @att until that puddle ht tn-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Arranua Pleasant Memories

It is a witty and keen saying that pleasant memories must be arranged for in advance" The way to have . happy road to look back over Is to make 1t happy as one travels along. by doing kindly and loving thingss and by recognizing all the possible op por.unities for cheer and courage
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
How Could Hef

\ physician says freedom from worry is essential to the treatment of locomotor ataxia. But a man who could keep free from worry with loco motoy ataxia could recover from an amcutated head without treatment- Louisville Courier-Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Uncle Sam wIiI Test Your Watch.

Uncle Sam VIII Test Your Watch.
 Send your watch to the bureau of standards at Washington. and an ex' pert will test it and give a certificate showing its accuracy exactly. A fee of 50 cents to $5 is required. A bul- letin has been issued by the govern ment showing just how to take care e1 your watcA.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
New Cabinet for Greece
6edelIs, The Quality Store.

London, Aug. 18.-King Constantine of Greece has requested t'leutherios Venizelos to form a new cabinet and the former premier has asked four days in which to consider the situa- ton before reaching decision.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Fined E0r Canning.

Nose Sheppard, negro, failed to ex- plain away charge of gaming yes terday morning in police court, ani was fined $25 by Acting Police Judge J. A. Frazier. Nose Ramsey, negro admitted he had taken part in the game, and he was fined $10.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
tic Remembered,

Mn. Bicfers was reading the latest var news from across the pond. Let me sec. she mused. "whsn was 1t war was declaredf" ''Is 1t possible. my dear re1oined her husband. "that you have forgotten we'were married June
 q 1So6fs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Studenta and Teacher.

Tn each classroom there Is ono M student-the solitary, upright tgu by the side of the blackboard, VI 70 or 50 little beings on the bend are the true teachers, ,--Brithh view.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
School Boy Alleged Bootlegger.

Little Rock, Aug. 1S.-United States Deputy Marshal Gray arrested 19- year-old Tillman Copple in the school house at Prim, Cleburne county, Tuesday while Copple was reciting a lesson, and brought him to Little Rock last night to face a charge of selling liquor contrary to federal laws
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
New Orleans Banker Promoted.

New Orleans, La., Aug. 18.-Official announcement was made here that Marcus J. Walker has been elected managing director of the New Orleans branch of the Atlanta Federal Reserve bank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Powsr oi Multiriicatien.

poWer oV Mu!tlps!catton.
 It is their astcniahing power of muI tiplication that makes destructive inr sects formidable. A single pair os DO tatn bugs. If all their offspring sur vived. would in one season produce eO.000,000 of their kind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Raiders Burn Texas Hay.

Laredo, Texas, Aug. 18.-Fire de- stroyed 300 bales of hay on ranch 10 miles below Laredo near the Mexi- can border The ranch owner claims the hay was set afire by marauding Mexicans. Officers are Investigating.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19

Awnings, carpet and rug, clean ing and upholstering, leave orders at Knox Walker or call residence phone 1850. E. T. Toussaint. 7-27-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19

Thousands of buildings have been blown down in the sections visited by the hurricane.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19
Texas League.
Fort Worth 8, San Antonio 6.

Only games played, others postpon- ed because of rain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-19

Newark-St. Louis, game scheduled for today played Sunday, August 15.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
In Praise of Croquet

Croquet is. doubtless. e mid-Vic-
torian game. and that is the worst
that can be said of it. 1t is gentle,
polite. unstrenuous. The prim lady
may participate without relaxing her
dignity. The athlete and the octo-
genarian may manipulate the maliet
with equal skill. 1t is game for
every one. a game which pieases
without wearying. which kills time
without killing energy, which brings
one into the open but not into undue
PRESENTATION.
In these days croQuet is pooh-pooh-
ed. Golf. with it's long. rapid hikes"
Is popular: tennis. with its hoppings
and skippings and its waving of
arms, is highly commended. But
crouuet is scorned as mollycoddlish
and effeminate.
In most things the escape from
Victorian flippery and prudery and
duiescence is a blessing. But cru-
Quet deserves to be retained or re-
suscitated. For the tired man or
woman, who seeks wholesome and
restful recreation. there is nothing
wickets under the apple trees. II may
be reminiscent of crinoline, CATERS,
and beavers. but it is none the less
good. The beat the ,Victorians ac-
complished was In the way of mild
ness. A touch of mildness In these
mad rushing times would be a den-
mite benefit. When one Is tired of
reading or talking about the war.
what could be a better contrast or
refreshment than game of croquet?
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12

grav hair and a face with clear-cut
features.
The most becoming arrangement
for older matron Is to comb the hair
softly away from the brow. allowing
1t to fall in soft waves over the tips
twist the ends, winding them low on
the back OF the head to form q door
knocker" knot. A few ringlets over
the forehead will soften the hair line
about the brow.
The young girl Of eighteen to
tinues to retain the well-rounded.
beautifully modelled countenance of
youth, can never find q coiffure more
becoming than the simple arrange
ment with a coil low on the neck.
The hair should be first waved
1t should be combed back straight
from the brow and over the ears in
d low pompadour. The back hair IL
finally coiled In soft knot on the
nape of the neck. II your hair is
fine and does not make a large knot
matching the color of your hair-snd
pinning 1t fast to the under hair. use
1t as a foundation for the knot. I do
not believe In the unnecessary use
of false hair or rats" but maline
permits a free circulation of air
tHTOuSn the mar, ana Will not keep
the scalp heated. Therefore. 1t lacks
all harmful qualities. The piece Of
maline should be renewed as the
stiffness wears out.
The schoolgirl should affect the
simplest Of coiffures. for youth needs
no adornment. Never allow a girl
of fourteen or even fifteen to braid
or twist her hair tightly at the back
of her head. even II bow of ribbon
is worn to add girlishness to this
arrangement. Much Of the strength
and beauty OF the hair depends
upon the sun and air that Is
able to reach the scalp. and par
ticulRrly during the growing stage"
it is the best to wear the hair hang
ing or loosely braided. The latter
is better, as it is less apt to become
tangled.
Comb the hair back from the
brow and braid 1t loosely. II the
hair is naturally wavy form three
or four curls with the ends. Hair
ribbOns have ever been associated
with the schoolgirl and should al
ways he in evidence. however she
arranges her hair. bow tied at
the crown of the head or at the
nape Of the neck is always charm
ing, and should never be discarded
until she Is truly a 'grown-up."
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
What They Say About Us
Women in the Public Eye AS Vewei by
Editorial Writers of the Newspapers.

Can keep her own name when she
is married.
Can persuade her husband to take
her name and give UP his family
name. II she does not like IT,
Can keep her maiden name and
her husband keep his.
Can retain her maidqn name for
business transactions and use her
husbands name for social affairs.
II wife does not like either her
own or husbands family name they
can change to name that does
s,>t.
A woman can wear mems clothing
without any restriction except that
she must not pose as q man.
She can vote at every election.
She can hold every office in the
State and run for Congress.
As Kansas probably puts It, a
woman there can do almost anything
man can. That's 30. That mems
clothing provision even permits her
to scratch a match as some men DO
Only thing she seems to be debarred
from Is posing as man." which
10 impossible, OF course. for most OF
c:Sm, at least.
About the only thing man gets out
OF the arrangement Is removal OF
the necessity OF putting anything in
his wifes name. She's II. Has all
the names and everything else.
The place seems to be on the way
to BECOME the Adamless Eden and
then, perhaps, We shall really learn
the answer to whats the matter
with Kansas ?-The Evening Tele-
gram, n. Y.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Heat of Blood
adjusted To
Mans Needs
Warmth in Friendly Hand
shake Different Only in
Dsgree-Cold Nature Re-
sponc!s to the Warmer
One.
BY DIR. L. K. H1RSHRERG.

BY DIR. L. K. HlRSHRERG.
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature Service).
,r1s no lack OF kindly warmth in
human nature that demands
i that there be speedy. auto
matte adjustment OF the steady.
ever constant heat OF the Drawn and
blood OF man. The living animal must
be ever ready to accept the tropical rays
OF Old Sol at 10 or Cold Boreas at 20
below Zero. and neither turn into o
crisp roast nor an iceberg.
You cannot follow Sydney Smiths de-
scription to Lady Holland: Heat,
ma a'am?" said he; 1T is 80 dreadful here
that l find nothing left for It but to
take off my flesh and sit in my bones"
What is heat. anyway?
When you read heavy treatises by
physicists, Psychologists. phiiophophers,
or physicians upon the nature Of heat,
you may wade diligently. attentively and
with understanding through tome upon
tome OF wisdom. yet in the end say with
truth: oh. shucks. none Of these learn
ed men know what heat really is. They
nave not even seen it!'
You may see brightness. motion OF
sequences OF heat, but heat itself IL one
OF the many kinds OF radiation which
| the imperfect human eye cannot grasp.
netism. electricity and many other
forces. even visible light. heat 10 a
series OF swift, tiny waves, like the in
| Vulnerable flutterings OF the wings OF
Like other forces Of nature. heat has
| power for good or evi'. Without 1t. life
could not under its earthly conditions
be sustained. Radiating to the earth
from the sun: heat makes the vital
| spirit as YOU know 1t, If too concern
Uated or in too high a degree It shrivels
oil hfe or srnites It as does the light
niny's bolt.
The warmth you feel in a friendly
not At all in quality. from the glowing
, ember. or the siskling. liquid. white
heat Of molten metal or lava Flame
and combustion are what most persons
think Of :s beat, yet even cake Of
| When air IL made into liquid the
''watery atmosphere becomes 90 vici-
| ously frigid that ordinary icebergs and
Arctic weather are. beside 1t, actually
red hot. II ice or snow is plunged into
it makes the liuuid boil. just as a hot
coal thrown into basin Of water makes
the water boil.
Thus. like size. time. distance speed.
pendent upon comparison with others.
Like water. heat always flows down hill.
30 to speak, and seeks its own Level
that is. will pass irto-whatever It
II a grown person sleeps with a child
or an old person. whose ardor is all
cooled. associates with children, the heat
Of the latter flows to the former, 1t may
be beneficial to the elder and iniurious
which clasp warm ones become thereby
heated: a cold nature likewise must
eoon or late respond to warmer one.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12

from a prison to reformatory. But
50 long as there are 800 more pris-
oners than there are cells. the men
will have TO be doubled up. the best
that can be done being to separate
the diseased from the sound.
An ideal diet for the sick prisoners
cannot be provided on an appropria-
ton Of is cents a day. The demand
Cor such feeding In a prison. as well
as for sheets and night shirts for
prisoners. is very new. DR.. Davis
says she approves Of those changes.
but that appropriations, for them
done the best she could with the
money at her disposal.
The need OF Blackwells Island 10
a new and sanitary cell building.
and not O new commissioner OF cor
fection. DR.. Davis clearly knows
much more about handling the drug
ficnds and gun,nen committed to her
than do the members OF the prison
commission. who seem to have re-
garded the penitentiary as q hospital
rather than prison. When n mod
ern and adequate prison building Is
provided for her and when there Is
ment OF the drug fiends who make
so large proportion of her in
mates. we suspect that DR.. Davis
administration will be found at least
as humane as that In any other
prison. But. fortunately. she does
not seem to be bitten with the no
tion that you can transform a gun
man into a model citizen by the sim
pie process Of putting him into a
night shirt and sleeping him be-
tween sheets.-Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
DIR, Davis and Blackwell's Island.

The condition on Blackwelis Island
have long been depiorable. but In
considering the report Of the state
prison commission and the relation
Of Commissioner Of Correction Davis
to the situation there, 1t should be
borne In mind that ever since her
appointment DR.. Davis has recog-
nixed that far-reaching reforms were
needed and has done her best. within
her limitations of money. to bring
them about.
The mere appointment Of a new
commissioner Of correction did not
put up new buildings 30 that the
need Of doubling prisoners In cells
should be done away with. nor did
It tear down the old verrnin infested
and unsanftary cell block. untfl
those things can be done it is idle to
talk of ideal conditions for prisoners
there. In the meantime. DR.. Davis
has done as we'll as she could with
the buildings and equipment at her
disposal This is abundantly shown
by her answer to the report OF the
State commission.
She also shows that she has been
making preparations for extensive
changes when the new tndeterminate
sentence and parole law changes the
penitentiary on Blackwells Island
The Washington times., 1915-08-12
Lo! Neglected Eggplant
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
Copyright. 1915. by Mrs. Christine Frederick

MONG the vegetables that are
~ in their prime In August. Is
~ the much-neglected eggplant,
which is far too rarely seen
on our table. Coming as it does from
the South. 1t has only recently proved
an economical and appetising vege-
table to our Northern housewives.
Just why It was called eggplant"
Is not clear. unless the delicate sub
tie flavor appeared similar to that OF
a perfectly fresh egg. 1t has nothing
in the quality OF its flesh or appear
ance to suggest "henfruit" as the
drummer said. in any way. 1t Is
this peculiar. perhaps flattish pulp
that lends itself so readily to a va
riety Of seasonings and servinss.
Somewhat pallid in itself. the egg
plant combines most attractively
with tomatoes. meat, pepper. and
other strong g-seasoned food.
The most usual method OF cutting
and frying, is palatable only when
the frying is well done. Always tho
slices should be pressed under a
weight and seasoned with salt and
pepper before frying. Corn meal or
farina are as good as crumbs in
thus fried Is substantial enough in
warm weather to serve as the main
dish of the meal
Again. these same fried slices can
be covered with a sauce OF strained
tomato, busted with a little cheese.
or the following is a most delicious
way of serving: Cut the peeled plant
into half-inch cubes. Have ready two
frying. pans with melted butter. In
to one place the eggplant and gently
saute until each cube Is light brown
and soft. In the other pan fry thick
rings of fresh tomato until both sides
are brown, Have buttered baking
dish or casserole and place eggplant
and tomato in alternate layers.
springling with salt. white pepper
and grated Parmesan cheese: Cover
the top with buttered crumbs and
bake in the oven for fifteen minutes.
This is very rich way Of serving.
and is particularly good combined
with cold meat or beeftseak.
Stuffed eggplant is a Creole del
icacy worthy of trying. Peel a large
plant whole, then divide lengthwise
in half. Scoop out a cavity and I'LL
with a forcemeat of any preferred
chopped meat or pork (or leftover.
boiled rice. tomato and seasonings.