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English Commons Votes Grant
 of a$1,250,0 100000 for the War

London, Sept, l55:-The. credit of s1,250,000,0 000 asked for by Premier Asquith to continue the war till No- vember was formally voted by com mons tonight.
 This, the seventh vote of credit since the outbr ak of the war, bring ing up the total of 1,262,000, 900 pounds YVES movsd in the House Of Ccmmons this afternoon by Premier Asquith. The amount asked for and granted was 250,000000 pounds, CT $1,2o0 100000.
 The premier announced that ne early 3,000,0 ,000 man had enlisted. He made this statement in reviewing the fin encial and military situation, so far es military cxigenciss permitted; i; but this requirement. necessitated in many instances only vague referen- ces to the trend of events.
 The growing expenditures for the war were emphasized by the premier. He said the average daily cost from
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Why Joseph Wac Sad.


 Forlorn little Joseph had called upon me with crump.ed note which he re> luctantly dragged from pocket It was from the admitting agent of an orphan age, explaining that Joseph could not be taken into the institution until his head was "cured:" and 1t gave some details regarding the family. tho worthiness of the mother. and her ex. ceeding poverty. The agent hoped that might relieve her by expeditins Joseph's admission. I tried to make the child's daily visit to mo interest," Ing. The treatment was not painfnl. but the end of each visit--he came with patient regularity every day left me as dolorous as himself. Ono day I tried. by promise of present or any treat he fancied, to bring out some expression of youthful spirit all unavailingly. "But you must wish for something" I urged; T never knew a boy who didn't" For the first time the silent little lad showed en- shustasm, T wish you wouldn't cure my head, so needn't go to the orphan asylum Lillian w. Wsld. In the ~ lApt1o.
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TT RUINS HAIR TO
 WASH IT WITH SOAP

Soap should be used very sparlng- ly, if at all if you want to keep your hair locking it's best. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and ruins it.
 The best thing for steady use Is just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil (which is pure and greas less), and is better than soap or anything else you can use.
 One CT two teaspoonfuls will cleanse the h2 1T and salp thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in. It ks an abundance of rich, creamy Ia h r, which rinses out easily, removing every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly. and it leaves the scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to manage.
 You can get mulsifi2d cocoanut oil at any pharmacy it's very cheap, and "a few ounces will supply every member of the family for months.
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"No Congratulations"

When Otto Edward Leopold VOL Blsmarck Schcenhausen was born the embarrassed parents wrote to their friends: Kindly dispense with con xratulations." Why? The event hap pened in Germany. where All Fools day was still significant. But Bis marck was born to take the sting out of Der Tag. On one thing, however. he remained a fool nearly his whole life long-his idolatry of beer. His reply to those oppressed to him in this mat ter would probably have been to pro duce huge silver jug and fill 1t with Bavarjan beer. "That is the head" he ;~ould say, "of Field Marshal Derf' finger, conQueror of the Swedes, and one of my ancestors.~ This Derft1ingeh when g boy. was apprenticed to . tailnx. His master sent him for g tug of beer. On his way back he Crank up tho beer, and in terror en- listed-"with muck advantage to tho Fatherland." as Bismarck pointed out But beer proved Bismarck's unr doing, and he had to abandon the hah t by medical advice
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April to the end of June was 2,700,- GOO pounds; from July to r, 2,000,- % pounds; from July IS to Ssptem- Der Il, 3,5D0,000 pounds;s os $17,500,- 000,s daily. ~ :' f'ft#'.'' i':5s .':H ssf.
 SsThus the total for this period in period in round figures is 500000, ,000 pounds. There has been repaid 50,- 000,000 pounds to the Bank of Eng land, 60,0o0,000 pounds has been lent 10 foreign governm ants and ,2S,000,- 900 lent to the dominions.
 Comparing actual expenditures since the last vote of credit with esti- mates, Mr. Asquith said there had ben some abnormal items to disclose which would not be in the public interest, but the house might take it that these were expenditures incurred for the purpose of financing neces- sary operations. Part of this amount was to be repaid in f;w months and the remainder, reported advances for future expenditures.
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Noicsd Her Grievance.

During the Dayton flood good old slady of color" was rescued with two white women from the deep water and pat on the roof of a barn for safety After the boatnan had rowed away the white women both offered 1rayer for their future safety, but the c6lored woman sat by in stolid silence. One of the white women. turning to her. said: Pray, woman, pray. Do some thing to help." The old woman clasped her hands, knelt on the roof, rolled her eyes upward, and said: "Deah Lawd. yo' oncs promised us long time ago dat dsy nevah would be no mo acods. Nov, Lswd. what does dis yas ueaAs
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VARIANTS ON STREET
 TAX ARE SERVED
'llhguents Will Be Rounded Up for Court Until All Have Paid
 Yearly Tarlif.

|a score Of warrants for delinquent [cst tax payers were issued by the
 Lace department yesterday at the in-
 P enc9 Of Will Hut, city collector. ' warrants were served yesterday ' DE crowd of delinquents will
 Ppeaf Ill police court this morning | answer to them. The batch is- |eu yesterday is the first of series ' oT issued until all liable have paid
 Ao Rs .aS'. according to city officials.
 Y 'aA went into effect in June.
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FAIR EXCHANGE
New Back for an Old One-HOw a |Pine Bluff Resident Made a Bad Rack GfrO,lp

lhe back aches at times with a
 indescribable feeling, making
 weary and restless; piercins )ns shoot across the region of the
 neys, and again the loins a1e~ so be that to step is agony. No use rub or apply plaster to the Eack |the kidneys are weak. You can reach the cause. Follow the eX- |ple of this Pine Bluff citizen. Mrs. B. Sylvester, 1116 w. Fourth e, Pine Bluff, says: "A relative
 E cured of kidney disease by lan's Kidney Pills. l have also len them for backache and other |ney ailments. 1 am glad to tell (ers now greatly they have helped !"
 Price soc at all dealers. Don't pply ask for a kidney remedy-get Rn's Kidney Pills-the same that B. Sylvester had. Foster Milburn l, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Work on War Orders.

Paragould, Ark, Sept. 15.-The hardwood manufacturing plants of Paragould, most of which have been running with small forces for several months, have resumed operations on full time and are turning out inn mense quantities of slaves, heading. handles, wagon spokes, automobile stock and much material used in the manufacture of gun carriages for the warning European nations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-16
Olive OH In Nursery.

For Q child who Is emaciated from Illness . massage with olive oil once or even twice Q day will supply the needed fat to the body and also lubri- cate the dried-out skin. A teaspoon full of olive oil three times Gay Is . good tonic, good for digestion and . mild laxative when given to . baby en hour before or after feeding. It will also soothe a tickling cough. Olive oil is also healing for burns. ohappeA ups and handA
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Theatres Are Necessary.

Salem, Gre, Sept. 15.-ln a decision upholding the constitutionality of the Sunday closing law, tha supreme court today held that it was unlaw- full to keep open on Sunday any busi- ness institution save theaters, drug stores, physicians offices, livery sta bles, meat markets, bakeries or un- dertakng establishments.
 Tha court held theaters necessary as affording needed mental diversion.
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f7ljN BENEFITS ||RY HO1 WEATHER

.,,iOston, Sept. 15.-The nation
 asntns. sather and crop bulletin an- Rse seu change from the cool we weatn+ 1n+ ! ne 4,o .AT nreceding week to the not
 , lne weather of the week just
 ~y yas generally beneficial to Fu o"snecially in the northern ols, Pp' i, where I the late crop made rapla < [ssosment, s and in the eastern ana ] y, l,' districts, where the bolls op- aidly and picking became gen. ,sp and made good progress.
 ], alTe Taxas; the crop appears not to ! ,aasnonded so promptly to the 'fsavorable condition. Damase { i, i' weeyil is increasing and the go1. RoI for 8 fair top crop is poor.
 ky VI crop in Oklahoma appears to " 'rresponded to the better Weatnef ;s s'1r now reported as doing Well'
 ilmsnrov: is TO ment is. noted in Arkan-
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l, Ncorgla Rule Good Anxwhern.

|otbas' IS rule promulgated by a |an Is.s cub in Georgia: "Nc young MI suaa ask over the phone to talk 6al, oaughter of the house until he th. .s'e made known his identity bao,a pareht. The necessity for the ros1 ea1 of such a social ordinance |ea.;s Iueu Dy some observers as in- krea $ a decline ii, manners. We
 ta, :, .nat < does indicate something snaf.-Detroit Tribune.
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Oxen cavalrySRealment.

Madagascar has the unique distinc tion of possessing the only oxen cav airy regiment in the world. The climate Is so unhealthy for horses that some substitute had to be found. The oSsn have been trained to maneu yer with surprising skill. but o1 course, arc not speedy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-16
REAL STATE Tk LISTERS.

The following is a report of real estate transfers as reported by G. w. Byington Bbstract company.
 Lydia K. Robinson to Park Land Investment company, lots 10, II and 12, block 4, Rutherford park addi ion, $695.34
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Ending Flood Relief Work.

Cotton Plant, Sept 13.-The relief committees will soon disband it's work for the relief of the flood sufferers of this section as the w'ater is rapidly getting off the bottoms and cotton IS being picked, thus giving the laborers work whereby they can support them selves
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E. q. HuDsON,s STATEMENT.

D. c. Hudson, merchant of Chal
 blee, Ga. says Foley Cathartic Tab- lets are thea""best on earth" for g thorough cleansing and movement of the bowels without the slightest in- convenience or sickening and no ba0 effects. They certainly do relieve in digestion or constipation quickly anc 'liven up the liver. They make you feel light, free and energstic. Mann .RhaTmacy. s.ss. s.s 2
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
County SuDerintenGent.

The Graphic is authorized to an- nounca Prof. F. Garland May as a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools of JeF sscounty, t.ib- ject to the action ~ tae Democratic primary. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-16
,'oid by the FanA

"" encTmousiy the face Is moldet o,s e thoughts of its rossessor Is hn. " tne fact that certain occupa
 a a nave been peculiar to them. navy lace" is weN known. And kd ' an army face." too. Doctors ~. .yers can generally be detected
 conferences. There is a
 a'n about them that tallA the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-16
Avoid coida

If you want to. avoid colds In youi house. watch forstne first sneezes ano try to, keep the germs from spread ing. Make the victim cough or sneezs fn his handkerchief, end after the hardkerohiefs ars so!led put them F { special dish, cover ttem with waisf end hntl them for ntteen mlrutee M
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Place fas Au!

L,,,.x. Place for AH.
 ss .a,ag,. '., says Robert Herrick, -,r |ES . s thinking woman more than |os 'u that woman's place is iu
 1e. Sue knows t. It Is tAs
 Als0. aAa 1. sle knovp that.
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e+,,d.n+a and Teacher.

In each classroom there is ono fea' student-the solitary. upright ngurs by the side of the blackboard wnile 70 or 50 little beings on the oencnes are tho true teachsrs'-Brit'sh He v1oWs
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rha Ald,a Job.

~who Is that man who follows tho xeneral about?" His aid.' But why does he need an aid hanging around all the timef" "Well: you see. tho general has more medals than he cen conveniently wear himselt"-Kaasaa City Journal
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la rhIa Ono olag

\ correspondent writes us of . Sun. fay school child who was asked What Is The chief end of mani" ano who replied promptly: '+ro glor1fy tod and annoy him foYsver."
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|CO BANKS GUARDED IN FEAR OF MEXlCANS
| ,;t;os put on Extra Guards
 Fearing Outbreaks on tue
 aNexican Fourth"

|b.co. Texas, Sept. 15.-follcemen dsnutv sh5riffs, heavily armed rpvelyers and shotguns, were Eed on guard in every bank ln tnls
 his ac;ion was taken by Mayor |,ins and the chief of police, upon Fving warning from the border E,ns of the state that Mexican 6its had planned to celebrate. brez Day" the Mexican Fourth ot by holding up Or blowing up [b5nks of Waco.
 ke, officers were all stationed on front steps of the banks. Ihey hs continued on guard for sev- days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-16
Laredo Is Serene.

|aredo, T:xas, Sept. 15:-While
 Eo far interior town, has armed llf and secured police to guard Enst Mexican bandits, Laredo, ft on the border, is serene, With
 kybcdy peaceful and happy. :.
 |he celebration in progress across river, is orderly in every manner. Ieral Ricklop, commanding the sttationalist garrison in Neuvo Edo. has ordered the saloons Bed during th2 celebration, Thurs Band FIidaY.4t.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-13

ditched in Union county. A marshy
strip long the coast from south OF
the Shrewsbury 10 Barnegat bay has
been virtually cleared Of the pest. AL
together 100000 acres of salt marsh.
463 square miles. has been definitely
"de-skeetered."
The cost is repaid many times over,
not only in added comfort to the in
habitants but in the appreciation Of
real estate values. The damage still
done is estimated at $4,000 600 a year;
the jump in value Of fertile land now
tenanted only by mosquitoes would
add that much i'm taxes alone if the
land were redeemed. The virtual
elimination Of mosquitoes from north
ern New Jersey has cost about $780,
600 in three years. They could be ex-
terminated in the southern part Of
the state. the inspectors say, for the
same amount, or less
It's a paying proposition. And doubt
less there's just as big a proportion Of
profit in it for any less pestered com
munity in any part of the country
that will dc the necessary draining
and oiling And if New Jersey, with
its tremendous handicap. can de
skeeter" itself, what excuse have other
states for not doing SOP
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-13

eign aggression, but II would also as
sure permanent peace among these
countries themselves, which has not
always been the case.
Every Pan-American republic. no
matter how weak. would then have
behind its national existence the com
bined power Of the United States and
all its neighbors
The combined naval and military
power Of the countries of the western
hemisphere is strong enough TO win
in a war against any possible coalition
of the other powers of the world.
The military and naval strength of
all the South and Central American
republics is. according TO the latest
government statistics available:
Armies, peace strength. 195,199; war
strength. 1.995.732; unorganized but
of military age, 5,374,O76. Navies, 80
ships and 27.S36 men.
AS allies Of the United States and
Of themselves. the South and Central
American countries could bring. in a
war for defense Of any country Of the
western hemisphere. nearly 100 war
ships and $4,000 seamen, and a milf
tary strength of more than 1000. 900
men when all Of service age are under
arms.
With such allies. the United States,
with it's boundless wealth and re-
sources. its 100000 600 population
and its present and potential military
and naval strength could emerge vic
torious in any war against any COM
binatiOn of powers.
The United States is not the arbiter
Of it's own destiny. We have no friends
in Europe. our logical friends are our
neighbors in Pan-America, who have.
as we have. a vital interest in main
tanning the republican institutions and
the freedom of the western world.
Therefore we ought to negotiate
treaties providing for these alliances
as speedily as possible-before the end
of the European war,-a feature
which supplemented by a united and
successful demonstration in quelling
anarchistic Mexico, would unquestion-
ably enjoy great additional force and
effectiveness
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-13
What the Papers Say
ALL OURs-ALL THEIRS.

dayton Journal
The Christian Science Monitor
speaks of the Lincoln highway of the
north and the Dixie highway of the
south; but we would not put it that
way. The Lincoln highway and the
Dixie highway belong to north and
south alike. As proposed they repre-
sent noble ideal which is crystaIiz-
ing into a concrete fact. The time is
not far distant when these noble
thOrOughfares will stretch across this
sisterhood of states, and along those
shining ways will pass a constant tide
OF tourists and commerce; and the
north and south shall come to know
each other better. for these mighty
highways Will bring us closer than the
lines of steel, which are the great
modern arteries of communication;
they will insure an intimate relation
ship, a familiarity which nothing else
could give the people of the two sec
tons Of our country
The roads of ancient Rome were,
and remain, the wonders of the world.
But we are going TO do better than
Rome. over the mighty roads straight
and firm, passed the chariOts and le-
gions of the Eternal City's imperial
commerce and travel: and she built
them in the lands which fell beneath
her sway, as has been said, they were
the ties between center and circum-
ference of the state which bound it
together economically and politically"
The Dixie and the Lincoln highways
will represent engineering achieve
ments which should endure for cen
turtles. We have passed beyond the
age OF the chariot, but this is the age
of the automobile; and over these
roads, these free roads which shall
bring 10 the north and the south
alike. these modern chariots shall roll
in unending streams.
We agree with the Monitor that the
more free roadways there are between
north, east, south and west, the bet
ter it will be for the nation with its
capitol on the Potomac.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-13
DEMOCRACY STANDS ALONE.
(The Newcastle Times. J


The democratic party is the only
political organization IN the United
States that has united or cohesive
organization. 1t is the one great
party that has definite principles or
purposes to offer the people. other
parties are fioundering about in an
effort to find some plank or planks to
get in on. 1t makes little difference
what effect these plans would have.
The democratic party is managed
by logical heads both in the state and
nation. The first act of the Wilson
administration was to enact a financial
measure, one thar would put our
money on a sound basis and make
credit firm. without "A sound financial
system the business interests were in
constant peril OF financial buccaneers
who could bring on panic and ruin
at will.
Persecution of business because it
was big was stopped and an era of
better feeling between the govern
ment and railroads and big industries
was established Now the administra-
ton has taken up the matter of ma
tional defense and will handle it with
the same skill as was the financial
measure. When the plan is carried
out the United states Will have d de-
Tense that is worth while. The war
has seriously interferred with the
carrying out Of a number of measures
but in the face OF this great handicap
the country is in excellent condition.
The people know that the demo-
cratic party and administration is OPP
posed to war. but they 10 not know
the policy OF any other party on this
subject. They do not know what some
other party might do with the sPlen-
did financial system that prevented a
panic when the European war broke
out. There is no element OF doubt
as TO any policy Of the Wilson admin
istration.
For the state, it is sufficient to say
that six years Of democratic rule have
paid il out OF debt. and put it on a
self-suppOrting basis for the first
time in many wears
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-13
ARE EASTER AND CHRISTMAS
GERMAN2

The president of the German-Amer-
lean alliance convention at San Fran
cisco declared that the Germans
among their many civilizing cOntribu-
tions to American life. had given US
Easter, Christmas and Sunday schools.
Most citizens familiar with Amer
lean traditions and history will be in
clined to demur a little. Easter eggs"
TO be sure, are German, along with
the pennsylvania Dutch" myth that
the rabbits lay them. 1t may even be
admitted that the word Easter" is
from the name of an old German
goddess. Eostre-though the Anglo
SaXons claim her, too. But for all
that. the Germans were not the origin
ators of the Christian festival of the
Resurrection a.. of the universal
heather festiva' . spring that came
to be identified with it, nor did Ger
man immigrants introduce Easter in
this country 1t came with the Eng
Iish colonists.
Similarly. it will he admitted that
the charming Santa Claus myth and
the Christmas tree idea are of German
origin. and also that the early Puri-
tans did not celebrate the birth OF
Christ-and the winter solstice festival
associated with it-as we do today.
But that is not TO admit that there
was no Christmas here before German
immigration began. The great stream
of southern colonial culture repre-
scented at its best i'm colonial Virginia.
and just as important as the New Eng
land culture, brought Christmas ia
America in most of its essentials. New
York. with its Dutch influence added
other touches. II was a New Yorker
who. through his poem beginning
Twas the Night Before Christmas. "
did most TO popularize the Santa Claus
idea. And St Nicholas, as it happens
is essentially a Russian saint. not a
German AS for the fundamental
phases OF our Christmas celebration
they may he found in Washington
Irving's ''Bracebridse Hail." a serie.
of pictures of the English Christmas OF
a century ago.
When il comes 10 our SUNDAY
schools. have we not had them in
America since the Puritans ane
/ Quakers came TO our shores nearl,
three centuries ago. TO worship God il
their own way and bring up thei,
/ children in the faith2
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-13

The famous "man-eating" Jersey
'skeeter" may be extinct in few
years. This season, being particularly
rainy. has been favorable for the in
sects, but they have been decimated
10y the scientific and
heroic methods of the New Jersey
mosquito squad. There is hope OF get
ting rid OF them. even in the salt
marshes. The slaughter involved may
be imagined from the fact that 5000
mosquitoes may he born in one square
foot of stagnant water. every 10 days
or SO. and there ae 10000 acres OF salt
marsh land i'm the Hackensack valley
alone.
Draining has been done on a vast
scale. A million feet OF bitches have
been dug in. the meadows around EIiz-
abeth and $500 acres have been