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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25
Weiahts Of Diffarsn4 6,

In Haverhi!l, Mass vho"
 know, they say that a pair ot u7 dress shoes weighs a little mo,. Isa' two pounds, a pair of man,. 'aaa shoes about two and one-balt ,as' Sus" and a pair of mans work shoa. .'suU1 ~ pounds or more. \ woman'o @ .s weighs about three-quarters ., I1'. :. pound. A pair of silk pumn. weigh only pound. uV
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25
GROUP AND WHOOPING COUGH.

Mrs. T. Neureuer, Eau Claire, Wis !, says. "Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound cured my boy of a very severe attack of croup after other remedies had failed. Our milkman cured his children of whooping cough" Foleys has a forty years record of similar cases. Contains no opiates. Always insist on Foley's. Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25

Still, lots of folks who give out they pay no attention to the pubic prints read them anyhow, while some august personages get thelr lnN impressions through clipping bu- reaus. Whenever a president, a sec retary of state, or a senator gets pile of clippings sent to hlm that wallop his pet ideas, it's small won der they try to dlsparage them. Le' the clippings boost 'em, however. and paens of laudation immediately arise
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25
The Waiter.

The reason why the tipping system will never be abolished is that the at. titude of the average patron of the restaurant toward the high-mighty waiter is that of Alice, who wept with delight when Ben Bolt gave her smile and trembled with fear at his frowu.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25

When the bowels become lrregula; you are uncomfortable and the longer this condition exists the worse yo ufeel Yon can get rid of this misery quickly by using HER. ZINE. Take dose on going to bed and see how fine you feel next day Price soc. Sold by w. l.. Dewoody X Co
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25
New Theory as to Lightning.

That lightning flashes appear to zig, gag is an optical illusion, according 70 German scientist, who says the effect is produced by the eyes twitch ing when flashes occur-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25
Bad as the Other.

We have no respect for a liar, but deither do we care 9 great deal f@ the man who rushes to tell the truth when he knows it is going to hurt Detroit Free Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25

We are told that only F percent of the people clean their teeth. That leads to other queries: How many clean their finger-nails? How many keen their shoes shined? How many men shave every day. And last, put not insignificant, how many take a bath annually?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-02-25

At cost, one rubber-tired and one steel-tired surrey, at Cleveland-Mat- thews Hdw. Go. u
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voice was deep. Thou art very beam
tifuI-more beautiful than the women
of my people. Thou art more fair:
thou art more slender"
He paused; then began to chant the
phrases spoken from time immemoriai
by the Persian lover.
Thy face is white like a peeled
aim ond. Thou hast the graceful form
of a cypress. Thou art beautiful as
the moon on its fourteenth night"
Utar swayed against the wall. The
tears sprang from her half closed eyes
Suddenly she covered her face with
her chuddar and stole out of the room.
Hail kassem followed his guest to
the street the next morning with apo!a-
gies many and varied.
Il will eat some leaves of kat to-
night" he said Il would not lose
another syllable of thy gracious voice. -
Accordingly Iltar croiched that
night mnoticed in her corner. rising
now and again to fill the kalyans.
Only when Ali Khan recounted the
courting of the beautiful Zarin-taj be
| gaZed boldly at her. and she breath
| lessly knew that she was hearing her
| first mating song.
| On the third evening Ali Khan
| drew from his pocket leathern
pouch.
Tomorrow morning, please Allah
| | must leave thee and return to my
own people, A true believer has pre-.
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Iltar's
Marriage Rug
A Daughter of the Desert
Finds a Fitting Mate.
By ORNA DAVIES
Copyright by Frank A Munsey Co

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lltar was making tree of life. Her
thin brown fingers tied the Knots Of
WOOL with incredible rapitlity. though
her eyes were not watching them. They
were peeping from under her black
chnddar at the Sahib Sam Smith, VIII"
was making il purchase of rugs
1t was always a great day for her
when the Sahib Smith came He was
so big. this reringee. so powerful: ht
seemed to "hisk her father about like
a small gray rat
Her heart beat fast with excitement
as she suddenly realized that she had
become the subject OF conversation
''AS tell thee. she has been betroth
ed to kerbelai Mehuled. beloved of the
prophet since she waS four years old
spread it before his illuStrious feet and
the moliah will name her his wife.
Yes. | know all about that old on
ion skin. But what does the girl think
about it?'
Haji kasSemS fingers curied.
What does she think. sahib! What
should she think! She is a girl
Mr.. Samuel Smith smote his fa,
palms in wrath
"You make me sick. Hail. Why
cont you scrape the moss off? You've
been in New York. You know better
Why. my grid blow the top of my
head off if tried to make her marry
doubled up strip of parchment like
old kerbel What -his-name. Let hel
have little say, for heavens saker'
He stopped and began pulling ovei
the rugs he had selected. He turned
to go; then stopped abruptly by tht
side of Iltar, He mopped his fore
head with Il capacious handkerchief
and ran it around his neck under his
collar. Then. stopping over. he whiS
pered In broken Persian. lyon marry
the man you want" made an indeti
nite gesture toward his derby and wa>
gone. =.5
Iltar continued her weaving witt
trembling fingers No man except hel
fathcr had ever spoken to her before
and her heart beat until it shook heI
small fingers so that she could scarce
" hold the wool
And the words he had said. iItal
understood them better than mos
Persian girls. for her father had beer
for several years in the country OF
the Feringee. and she had heard hin
tell of their strange women--how the,
went about with uncovered faces
staring ut the men and charming them
| so he said. with the evil eye. They
| mated with whom they would ant
gave no gifts in return.
| Yet there were certain sections u
her own country. Iltar reflected. wher'
| the women were almost as free. Shs
| had heard her grandmother croonins
| Of her home in the southern plains
where the women went unveiled, ma k
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Old Time Enalish Recruiting.

Recruiting i'll the great war which
ended iu the fall OF Napoleon was a
vastly different matter from that which
prevails today. Take the militia act
Of 1903, for instance. In each subdivi
sion of Il county a list was made OF all
men between the ages of eighteen and
forty-five. classified into (a) those un-
der thirty and without children. (b)
over that age. (cl men with no chill
dren under fourteen. (d) men with
only one child under fourteen and (eD
all others. Ii the men required equal.
ed the number i'm the first or second
or any set of consecutive classes they
were taken. Ii not. all the names
were put in bag and draw until the
requisite number was obtained. Any
balloted man could purchase exemp-
ton for five years on paying fine OF
$50, raised to S75 in 1903 the money
being paid for substitute. The men
paying fines were exempted from the
second ballot. and the money was de-
voted to ena bling the men i'll the Sec
ond ballot to obtain substitutes. On
this vicious principle the only man
really obliged To serve was the poor
man drawn in the first Dallot.-Dun-
dee Advertiser.
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How Ono Got the Name.

The father of n boy baby wished him
to be christened Thomas. The mother
favored the name of Robert. When
they arrived at the church the matter
was still undecided The father in-
formed the curate that the child's
name was Thomas.
''Oh. no." gasped the mother distress
fully.
The curate. regarding the woman as
the ruling spirit. promptly baptized
the infant Ono.
The grave of Ono kitchener is TO be
seen in the churchyard of st. Giles,
Camberwell.-Lo News.
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She Wanted a Title.

A title gives the right to embroider
cOronet OH the body linen. 1t is pleas
ant in a railway train to pour scent on
cOr0Deted pocket handkerchief La
Marechale Mel thought SO. dare say,
In the summer of 1859. Her husband
escaped the carnage of one of the bat
ties fought that year in Lombardy.
He also assured against heavy odds
and the terrible bunders of the gen.
eral staff victory to the French. His
wife was with him when his marshars
baton was brought in with letter
from Napoleon Ill. Mel thought Nine.
Mel wonld have melted into tears from
joy. Instead of that her mouth fell.
'You are marshal. you are she said.
THAT does not make me duchess, -
London Truth.
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Japan's Isles of Pines.
NUMBER q.

Matsushima is regarded us one OF
the sankei. or three most beautiful
places in Japan. And it well deserves
this reputation. for there are indeed
few fairer natural scenes on earth. II
reminds the traveller of the Thousand
isles Of Canada and the English lakes
all in one. Here innumerable pine
clad islands lift their fronded faces
through the purple haze over a sea Of
silver green. and when the sun sets,
throwing the myriad islands into Il
golden glow. the mind is charmed to
ecstasy. Matsushima bay is more
than six miles long and five wide. and
to visit all the hundreds Of islands
that adorn the surface OF the sea in
this place would take years. Yet one
may see the best part OF Matsushima
in two or three days If one knows how.
Japan Magazine.
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Hasty climbers have sudden fallx--
French Proverb.
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A Curious Worm.

There is Il Hat worm about half an
inch long called planaria velata which
reprodIceS itself in Il most extraordi-
nary manner According to an article
in the Biological Bulletin. when it
grows old it loses its appetite. its col.
ors fade and its movements become
slow 1t drops tiny fragment OF its
tail. then another. still another and so
on until it has left about half of It's
body in scattered pieces Each de-
tached piece eurls mp. Secretes mu
Gus that soon dries and forms hard
shell. In this condition the fragments
remain throughout the summer. fall
and winter. In the spring the shells
burst and liherate many minute
worms, which eat voracionsly and
soon grow to adult size. The fore
part of the worm. after it has shed all
these bits. either dies or encysts itself
in its turn.
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ing their cheese and weaving their
carpets in front of their black goats
hair tents.
Now her grandmother and her moth
er were both in the heaven of the
prophet. but their lives. both past and
present, glowed in many II symbol in
Rtar's rug.
Her life. her prayers, her hope OF
heaven. her conception of all that was
most beautiful in this world and the
next. were here in this softly gleamin.
picture She had woven the fancies of
her soul into it. 1t was her disemhod
led self. and she loved it more than
her body. And this. this was to 80 to
KerbeIai Mehned.
She worked more slowly us the time
passed. for she knew what its compile
ion would bring Her father caught
her wrist one day as she iistiessiy
straichtened an uneven hit nf wool
''Thou art slower than Il crab On the
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sented me with this packet Of purest
hashish. Wilt thou deign to- smoke
with me. 0 descendant OF the prophet,
that my poor story of the forty parrots
may seem more worthy to thee?'
Hail Kassem's face broke into
hundred wrinkles of delight. He had
used the drug on many occasions. aud
he knew it's power Of Transporting the
individual to the seventh paradise OF
Allah.
As be smoked the room grew into a
palace, its walls hung with marvellous
c0lors. Ali Khan's voice swelled into
a chorus Of melodious voices. litar.
rising to replenish the fire. became a
dozen beautiful maidens whirling in a
dance about him.
His body sank into the cushions. but
he still smoked iistlessy. staring into
space with expressionless eyes.
Finally the kaiyan slipped from his
mouth and lodged gently Oh the cush-
ions by his side. Still Ali Khan talk
ed. watching his face and holding his
Finally he !oosened his hold: the
| hand fell. palm upward. like Il dead
| thing.
Ali Khan rose and stood before Iltar.
He will dream until the moon comes
| again." he said MY camels wait out
| side the Kasvin gate. Wilt thou take
the road OF Allah with ME, o cypress
| &c
can lead thee by nath which noue
may follow. May heaven give to the
winds the dust Of my life if be not
honorable to theet"f
Iltar placed her palms upon his fore
bead
| II give thee my life" she said.
As they stepped into the tiny court
| yard she pointed to the shop where
Abdullah. the black SomaIi slave. slept
with the carpets. guarding them with
his life.
| My marriage rugr' she whispered.
Then. as Ali Khan took the big brass
key and stopped to fit it in the lock
she suddenly grasped his wrist.
"AbduIlah-he will kill thee" she
| SaSpeO. All knln, Wild one turn OF
his arm. threw her aside gently.
She leaned against the stone wall,
her hand pressed to her throat. She
heard the thad of bare feet ieaping to
| the floor. then il long sigh.
| There was the sound Of knife cut
ting the threads of the warp.
moment later Ali Khan was wrap
| ping her in the soft folds of her rug.
''Abdullah?" she whispered.
'He sleeps Also" said Ali Khan.
He swung her gently mon his aru
and strobe with long steps down the
street of the baZaars-
The moon had not vet risen. but the
world was summons. The stars seem
ed to drop like pendants from the crys
tai vault of the skies. The air from
the desert. warm. mysterious. whisper
ed about them.
a camel grunted as be heard hi
masters voice Iltar. high upon th'
empty saddle bags. with the Iustrou
fabric of her fancies still folded .ihou
aer. loosened her ronhband and east
- the sands.
!, Il, too, am an lliyat," she said.
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Bitter Bitten.

you don't seem to care much for
original ideas" said the would be coa.-
tributor. as he gathered up his manu-
script.
mo" replied the cold blooded editor;
wed rather have good ones" boston
transcript
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Hard to Keep Up.

"Fond Of reading. are your"
yes
Read all Shakespeare's works, I
suppose?"
II don't know whether I've read his
latest or not. So much stuff coming
out these daysw-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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What It Proved

Miss founwthing--B Boo hoo hoo. Char.
Iey's given me ring set with mean
little tuwIuoiSe. Her Mother-That's
an emblem of consistency Miss Young.
thing II isn't. It's proof of stinginess
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Keeping Wifey Dressed.

Money isn't everything"
no; there are ways of getting along.
Take my case. for instance. | married
into a family where there Is dress
maker. You have no idea what helm
that is. kansas City Journal.
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The Provident puffer.

Patron-I want some fishbalis. Desf.
err What for? Patron-I'm going out
golfing, and ] want them to drive at
the water hazards.-Judge.
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It's good thing to know when to
stop. but quite another thing to take
advantage of your knowledge.-New
York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-04-22
FACTS ABOUT THE MORTGAGE
For One Thing, as a Tireless Worker
Il May Be said 10 Hold the
Record.

A mortgage makes a man rustic
and II keeps him poor. II Is a strong
incentive to action. and a wholesale
reminder OF the feeting months and
years. 1t is fully as symbolical In It's
meaning as the iour-glass and scythe.
that mean death.
A mortgage represents industry. DO
cause It is never idle, night or day.
1t Is like a bosom friend, because tho
greater the adversely the closer it
sticks to fellow. II is like brave
soldier, for 1t never aesitates at
charges, nor fears to close In on the
enemy. 1t is like the sandbag OF the
thug-sient In application, but dead
ly in effect. It is like the hand OF
providence-it spreads all over cfea-
tion, and It's influence is everywhere
visible. It is like the grasp OF the
devil.hsh-the longer 1t holds the
greater its strength. II will exercise
feeble energies and lend activity To
sluggish brain, but 10 matter how
debtors work the mortgage works
harder still. mortgage is a good
thing to have in a fam.ly-provided.
always, 1t is in somebody else's fam
ily.-New York World.
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ROPER CREDIT TO NOBODY
|imple Logic Easily Proves That He
Has Not Hitherto Been Treated
With Justice.

The time is now arrived when No
|ody should come to his own. Hitherto
|Obody has not been treated with JUS
Ice. AS one of the most important
ersons in AMERICA, Nobody should
ave statues erected in all of our
|rincipal cities. Let us, therefore,
bnsider the claims of Nobody. In the
rst place, Nobody knows. Take. for
kample, the currency bill, the tariff
fhedules, the status of philosophy.
+ the art of the futurist. Nobody
nows about all of these things, when
p the rest are In entire ignorance
furthermore, If you want to know the
ctual truth about these important
uestions, and many more. Nobody is
be only one who can tell you. Every.
ody takes some interest in baseball.
povies, vaudeville, bridge and high
alls; but when It comes to all the
hings which are known as vital, such
5 government, slums, ETC., who cares? :?
Ehy, Nobody cares. Nobody is, there
pre-, our best citizen. Hurrah for
Iobodyl-Life.
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Healthy Baby Smiles.

An interesting mental process with
physical manifestation which is found
in every healthy baby is smiling. II
is a remarkably early one, too, and a
child of a month old will often show
a distinctly pleased smile when its
little face is patted or 1t is tickled.
At first the smile spreads very slowly
over the tiny features, then, as time
passes, flashes up on the face and dies
away again with equal celebrity, and by
the time the first three months are
past is accompanied often enough by
little chuckles of glee.
But laughter comes later. often
much later, and many children never
really laugh until they are year old,
or even more. 1t is, indeed. very rare
to hear laughter before the first six
months are accomplished, and when II
is heard It should be regarded as a
symptom of unusual intelligence, may
be gratifying to mothers pride, but
most certainly not to be excited or
provoked.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-04-22
WISDOM IN HIS JUDGMENT
Rabbits Decision Worthy Of Any Of
Those That Have Been Cred
tied to Solon.

Many OF the best stories among the
Jews are told about rabbis who were
called in to render decision in diff
cul disputes. These decisions are at
times as crafty as those of the ancient
Solon.
A rich Jew. lying on his deathbed,
sent for his brother.
Brother" he said, Il am dying. |
leave $4,000, and ! desire you to dis
pose OF my fortune as instruct you.
Give my wife as much as you want
and keep the remainder for yourself -
He died soon after. and after divid-
ing the fortune the brother kept $iO,-
900 and gave the remaining $4,000
to the widow and her children. The
widow, not satisfied with this amount.
complained to the rabbi (who always
appears in the role of the widows
protector). The rabbi ordered the
brother to appear before him.
You have disobeyed your brothers
dying wish" said the rabbi.
Not at all" replied the brother.
"He told me to give his widow as
much as | want and to keep the rest
for myself"
Precisely" responded the rabbi.
you took $4,000 and gave the widow
$4,000. Therefore. you wanted $4O,-
OOO Did not your brother say, Give
my wife as much as you want?
Therefore. | order that you give her
$4,000. Furthermore. did not your
brother say: Keep the remainder? ?
Therefore order you to take $4,000.
| have judged. Begone!"
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Necessity In Every Rural Homo

A Necessity In Every Rural Homo
Is bottle Of good liniment. Yagers
Liniment is the best external remedy
for man or beast. John Alderman,
Clermont Mills. Md, writes, For 4
years suffered with rheumatism, had
to walk on crutches and the doctors
said my case was chronic and incur.
able. tried Yager's Liniment: 1t is
the best Liniment to relieve pain |
ever used, It's action is 80 prompt and
effective" Large 25-cent bottles at
dealers. Gilbert Bros. & Co.. Inc.
Mfrs, Baltimore, Md-Adv.
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which God en-
tered-the life OF
one who was a
true representa-
tive Of man under
the curse of sin.
Rebekah instruct
ed Jacob to OBJ.
tain the blessing
o I A b r a h a m
through deceit and
the sin which
brought its curse.
A mother lost
both of her sons
and Jacob, be-
cause of the kin.
died wrath OF
Esau, Is an exile
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Al a StandstlII.

Seems to me It's frightfully warm
In this ROOM" remarked pa, as he
fidgeted In his easy chair. Johnny
60 and look at the thermometer"
Johnny did as he was bid, staring
at the thermometer until his father
lost all patience and exclaimed: We'll
aren't you going to tell me what II
registers?'
"The thermometer isn't running,
said Johnny.
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The Rlqht Place.

Really. Kate said the young man,
in considerable agitation, 81 am very
sorry lost my head and kissed you
didn't think what was doing. 1t is
sort of temporary insanity in our
family"
well, Roy replied the young wom-
an, "if you ever feel any more such
attacks coming on, you had better
come right here where your infirmity
is known, and we will take care of
you
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Aerobatlc Feat.

Percy gets along all right at these
|fternoon teas"
Does, eh?"
Yes; he can hold plate Of salad
one hand, q cup Of coffee in the
|ther, and balance dish of ice cream
b his left shoulder. Louisville
|ourier-Journal.
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NEVER HAD A CHILL

After TnkIng ELIXIR BABEK
"My little daughter, 10 years old, suffered
nearly year with chils and fever, most Of the
time under the Doctors care. was dlscour
aged land friend advised me to try Elixir
Babek. gave II TO her and she has never had
q chill since. II completely cured her" Mrs
Cyrus Helms, 902 Z St., N. T., Washington, ID. c.
Elixir Habsls so cents, all druggists or by
Parcels Post prepaid from Kloczewski a Co,
Washington, ID. q.
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Ground for Belief.

"Do you believe that time is
money!"
81 do. I'm clerk in u police mag
istrate Office"
What differences does that maker"
We'll, I've often heard him say,
Ten dollars or ten days"
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Aviation Stunt In Prospeot.

Mistress Ito new girD-I hope you
are not in the habit OF kindling the
fire with kerosene.
Girl--Oh, no, mum. always use
paper to kindle with; it's only to
hurry up the fire after it's kindled that
pour on kerosene.