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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-27
A FASHIONABLE OrsE-PIECE GOWN.
The Pattern of this Desig, Resides Allowing for All Sea.as Gives the True Easting Line and Shows
 Diagrams fer Csssti!, and Making.
Each Piece of the Patt-7 " s ctcsed er

icrc $ , real onc-piece gown. l'ke loti:cc and the skirt arc cut together, cc,',,lcd at tke waist line by means of a belt. There arc plaits at the front and at the back too which provide fashionable fitness and also give be- coming lines to the figure, and alto- gcthcr tic model is one of the best of the season. Here, it is made of one of the new checked scrgcs with zouchcs of velvet for trimming, but of course it can be copied i'll broadcloth, ill gabar- dine, in wool poplin or in any season. able material and it will make siln- pie, useful froca or mere ;lrcssy enc as it is made of one material CT ai- other. Crepe gabardinc is new and handsome and favoritc, broadcloth would make an exceedingly handsome gown of this sort and velvet always trims both most successfully. The new striped gabardines and serges are shown in rich and subducd colors that are most effective, and there are sonie checked and striped broadcloths that are very beautiful, while the poplins are replete with variety. Here, there are no pockets on the skirt, but the patch sort can be used when liked. The pattern gives not alone the basting line but also the seams, so it is SO easy to cut on the outside edge of the pat tern ard haste on the indicated line that it is quite impossible to lose the outline and the effect. For gown of lighter weight, taffcta would be smart and handsome with velvet used as it is here or one of the dull finished satins, for in these days silks of such sorts are put to simple uses.
 For the medium size will be needed, eA yds. of material 27 in. wide, 7H yds. 36, 59 yds. A.
 The pattern No. 87o2 is cut in sizes from 34 to AZ inches bust measure. It will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper, on receipt of ten cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-27
Apples! Apples!

Just received, car of ApNles; all kinds. Grimes Golden. Wincsap, Black Twiss. etc. Wholesale and re- tail. Phons 257, 109 East Third ave nus. 11-24-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-27
Rison ", 0. W. Travelling.

Rison. Nov 26.---Crump camp. Woodmen of the World, will unveil . monument over the grave of Homer Patton Sunday forenoon at 10 o'clock. State Senator George F. Brown will deliver the memorial address. while Miss Fora Harrison will recHe a poem.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-27
lie Remembered,

Hrs. Blckeu woa reading tho latest war news from across the pond. Let ,ne see, sue unused. when was It war was declared1' "Is 1t possible, my dear" rejoined her husband. "that you have forgotten ws were married Juno 6 19o6f"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-27

Design by May Manton. S7oe (TVith Peuo,ated Blasting Line and Added Seam AWo7oauce) One-Piece Gown with Plaits, 34 to AZ bust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16
BRITAIN's FRIENDSHIP IN 'ss
Unpublished Letter of John Hay
 Showed England's Attitude

Several hitherto unpublished letters written by John Hay when ambassador to England are printed in Harpers Maga- zine for April. One of them in particular shows the friendly attitude of England toward us during the Spanish war. On April }. 1898, Hay wrote privately to one Of the most influential members of the American Senate.
 do not know whether you especially value the friendship and sympathy of this country fEnsland). think It important and desirable in the present state of things, as il Is the only European country hose sympathies are not openly against US We will not waste time in discussing whether the origin of this feeling is wholly selfish or not. It's existence is beyond question For the first time in my life find the drawing room sentiment alto gether with us. If we wanted it-which. of course, we do not-we could have the practical assistance of the British navy on the do ut des principle. naturally.
 I think, in the near future, this senti- ment even if it amounts to nothing more, Is valuable to us. You may think ''it is none of my Lula business but l think the Senate committees alluson to Eng land in the Hawaii reporD was not of sufficient use at home to compensate for the jar it gave over here
 And there Is that unfortunate Putnam awardi I suppose you all think-as l do that it is absurdIy exorbitant; that F. gave us away-which is all true, l have no doubt. But after all, he was our representative, and we are included by lis act We have nothing to do but pay and look pleasant, or else say we won't. which is of course open for any nation to do--with the natural result. Is there no way of hurrying the matter through? 1 am sure it will be worth the sacrifice.
 You have had an anxious and exciting week You may imagine what it is to me, absolutely without light or instruc- ton, compelled to act from day to day on my own judgment, and at no moment sure of the wishes of the department. What I should have done, if the feeling here had been unfriendly instead of cord- ially sympathetic, 1t Is hard to say. The commonest phrase is here: T wish you would take Cuba at once. We wouldn t have stood it this long,
 And, of course, no power on earth would have shown such patience and such scrup- ulous regard for law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16

been collected through agents, and when ever an expedition is about to start for protracted journey through foreign of the party to collect specimens of the insect from any species of animal or bird encountered. The employers supply phlals, chloroform and labels, and the speci- mems reach Tring labeled with the name of the creature on which they were found. They are then classified, dramatically sealed and packed away in their proper cases.
 In the pursuit of his hobby, this million aire naturalist is absolutely regardless of expense, indeed, he can afford to be. Sometime ago when he heard that the con- cessionaires of the. Island of Guadeloupe, acting under rights obtained from the Mexican government. were about to slaughter all the fur seals and sea ele- phants remaining there. for the sake of skin and oil, he promptly arranged for the purchase of six of the elephants and had them shipped to Tring. Nor did he count the cost when he got up his wonder full book on Extinct Birds" which cost s10O,0c0 to bring about. As it was improb- able that the subject ever would be dealt with in the same way again. the million afre stipulated that his work should be turned out in imperishable form, with the result that experiments had to be carried on for several years to obtain an abso- lutely imperishable paper. There were 4o colored prints. representing 6S sub jects. and the block of these alone cost s5000. The zoologist modestly called his book the price of which was made $l25 copy. An attempt to write in one vol ume an account of those birds which have become extinct in historical times; that is within the last six or seven hundred years. to which are added a few which are almost extinct, or which may be con. sdered so''
 Practically any properly accredited per- son can visit the Tring museum. and fl has something like 30,000 visitors in the course of every year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16
Sacrificed Fifty Million Dollars for the Sake Stocking Modern Ark

finds pursuing bugs and unearthing fossils Infinitely more interesting then corralling the almighty dollar, or it's European equiv alent.
 For the new Lord Rothschild. second baron of his line, and baron, too. of the Austrian empire Out whisper that is, of course, none other than the former Lionel Walter Rothschid, whose one en- thusiasm in life is natural history. who has sent one costly expedition after an- other to the uttermost ends of the earth to secure specimens of some rare living animal or the fossilized remains of some extinct or prehistoric one, and whose won- derful private zoo at Tring, in Hertford- shire, where the principal seat of the Rothschilds is located, has made it's re- markable owner world famous. He it was, of course who acquired an island in the Pacific ocean for the sole purpose of breeding giant tortoises, of which the Tring zoo boasts some remarkable speci- mems; he it was who issued wonderful book on extinct birds. a few years ago, which it cost s100,000 and many years of labor to produce. he it was who sent a scientist to the Cannibal Islands to ram sack them. at the risk of his life for rare specimens of beasts birds and bugs and who offered $5000 for a perfect speci- men of the Arctic flea and actually paid that sum for a rare butterfly from Ecua- dor, and whose collection of such strange things as birds of paradise, haboons and deep-sea fishes is known to be unique
 It has been common knowledge in the city for years that the new head of the Rothschild family knew little and cared less about the ins and outs of the fla nous banking business in New Square. It Is hard however. to imagine a Roth schld without at least some aptitude for the business of money getting and they were probably wrong who fancied that whenever the Hon. Walter came to St Swithin's Lane it was to buy a Hima- layan bear, a wild cat or a rather ex- pensive hawk eagle.
 But few persons outside of the Roth- schild family could have anticipated the hombshell of the late Lord Rothschild's will made public only a few days ago For therein, out of fortune roughly es- timated in war time as sl2,500.0o0. the heir to the title received a legacy of only $25,- COO year, or exactly one-half of what he is said to spend yearly on the upkeer of his famous zoo: this mother received S50O,oo0 in a lump) and not he but hi, younger brother. the Hon. Nathanie Charles Rothschild. is not only made al executor. in preference to the heir, but succeeds to the bulk of his fathers for. tune and also to the testator's share in the famous banking firm. No wonder the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16

her old maidens move along arm in arm. There are crowds of men young and old The young fellows are out to look at the girls, and the young girls are out to be seen. Here come three dainty maidens. One is girl of 12 dressed in white, with her skirt reaching to her knees, her white kid shoes having stock ings above them that extend only half way up the calf. The other two are her sisters young ladies with dresses cut low at the neck and trimmed out with lace Behind comes the mother. She is dressed in the extreme of fashion, and I see d wide expanse of silk stockings as she steps on the sidewalk There are many blonds, although brunettes are in the ma iority, and there are brunettes who would be blonds if the white powder they dust so freeiyk over their faces could do the business. The men are dressed in busi- ness suits.
 Where are the carriages and automo- piles? The Florida has none at this hour. Between 5 and o'clock D. m. the police shut off all wheeled traffic, and the mar row street is given LID to the crowd Many of the people are shopping. The stores on both sides are filled with customers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16
BY HAYDEN CHURCH

his purse, no doubt his father thought he should be amply provided for
 But, however one cares to figure it out, the fact remains that the new Lord Roth schild's overwhelming devotion to science tand he is the first of his family to ex- hioit such a predilection) has cost him some S10,0o0000, or it may be $20, 900 or even S50,000.000. For. as already mentioned, the estimate of the late peers fortune at A2,oooo0o is hardly more than conserva- tive guess, This estimate takes no &C., count of many of the testator's interests which, because of the war it is impossible 10 value and the final valuation a well known financial expert declared to the writer yesterday would be nearer f10,000,- 0oO
 What does the new baron think of it all ? Does he wish his wonderful collection of beasts, birds and insects said to be worth so'WoooV at the devil, or is he privately enchanted to be quit of any commercial distractions whatever save those con- nected with equipping expeditions, endow- ing research funds. and contributing to the expense of the London Zoo of which ne IS one of the patrons? Mayhap, like .'N ieS Sohudiy AludS, ne naS whispered ms feelings into the receptive ear of one o1 the 13 distinct representatives of the eassowary tribe which are housed at iring. or into that of one of the team of zebras which he has broken to harness ana drives through the leafy lanes of Sur fey, to the gradually decreasing amaze nent of the rusiics whereabouts.
 Ever since he, was child, the new Lord Kothsehild twho is tall, thick-set, bearded ana rather careless about his dress) has had what amounts almost to a craze for everything connected with the animal kihgdom Both his mother and his grand mother, by the way, were Rothschilds, for It ls Of course, the policy of this famous family to keep its wealth together, as far as possible. by intermarriage, and he him. self f1rst saw the light in 1863 He got half his education at Cambridge and the other naif at Bonn. Germany. and today Is a doctor of science of Giesen university, as well as trustee of the British museum. a fellow of the Royal society, and member of goodness knows how many other learned bodies, for he is, you must clearly understand, no crank, but recognized as enc of the great authorities on his favorite subject living. Incidentally. he is a keen sportsman. and good shot. and 'he used to be major in the Royal Buckingham- shire yeomanry, with which he went to South Africa and did good service in the war there. In 1899 he stood" for parlla-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16

bodo valley, and the marvellous colored opah. the most lovely fish known. It's body is bright rose color and gold, and it's head green, and 1t mainly inhabits the Mediterranean. Eagles, ostriches, vul- lures, gorilras deer and bison crowd the cages, one of which, too, is given up to birds of paradise, while in another is a wonderful collection of humming birds, stuffed by railway engineer who shot them in a forest of Ecuador where he was working and mounted them after care full study of the birds habits.
 One of Rothschilds many tortoise is believed to be nearly 400 years old, an- other died recently in the flower of it's youth at 250 or whereabouts, having been known to have lived for 150 years in one spot. It was found by the captain of the cruiser Essex in 11S2, and even then was some veteran, for these creatures, it seems, take about 100 years merely to att tain their full growth. There is 25-foot Indian python. too, while the six sea ele- plants are among the largest in captiv- ity, but most wonderful of all, perhaps, is the collection of over 1000 fieas. which is valued at S75.00O, and is kept in big ma hogany cabinets. each of which cost $500 and contains Interchangeable drawers. A staff of curators is employed all the time in arranging the insects and making room for new arrivals. These specimens are of all forms and sizes, and have been bathered from every corner in the world Every mammal and bird is said to be cursed dwith particular kind of flea and a lot have several different kinds billeted on them. The cat flea~ for instance. is diff ferent from the dog fleh. and the dog flea from the sparrow flea, and each of these In turn Is different from the "pulex ir- ritans,' the scientistss pet name for the flea which is partial to the society of hu- man beings!
 This collection of feas is probably the most complete in the world, but there is one flea missing which the new head of the Rothschild banking house most cov- cts and that is the flea of the Arctic fox. fh has been trying to get one for years. it was stated, you may remember, that he had sent special expedition to the polar regions in quest of the Arctic flea, but this, the director of the museum himself assured me, was an exaggeration of the facts. Hearing that trawler, named the Forget-Me-Not was going to the Arc tic region in quest of fox skins Mr. Roths- child asked this salt to look out for the desired flea (only two specimens of which are known to exist in collectionsl, but alas the captain returned nealess, and, sometime later, Nathaniel Charles Roths- child in desperation offered oso00 for an Arctic insect. but this reward has yet to be earned The haas ct rrink park. like the other inmates sf tho museum. have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16

ment and was duly elected to the House of Commons in succession to his uncle, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, who, in his turn, had succeeded member of the famous family at Westminster. The pres ent barons opponent was that renowned literary cleric, the Rev Sias Hooking, whose novels sell by the thousands. but which are not relished by the vatican. which placed them on the Index several years ago. Baron Rothschid, however, failed to cut any large amount of ice in the House ofsCommons, his sojourn there, though it lasted Il years being chiefly re- membered because of an amazing hat-a tall one made out of straw-which he had the hardhood to introduce to the aston ished House, and to continue to wear in spite of the extent to which it obviously added to the gaiety of nations.
 The barons world-renowned natural history museum at Tring park is housed in a moderate-sized red brick building, which is in the charge of a director. Dr. K. Hartert and a curator. Dr. Carl Jordan, and if ever there was a private edition of Noahs ark, this is indeed it. Here are animals. living and extinct. stuffed and in skeletons. from every part of the world. Amongst the other specimens there are over 1000, 900 butterflies, while the birds, alive and stuffed, number more than lGo000, and the moths 5000. The liv- ing animals number about 2300 and include all sorts of deer 13 distinct representa-. lives of the cassowary tribe, wild horse born in the zoo, seals and sea elephants numberless balloons and other members of the monkey tribe, and a herd of kan garoos. one of whom, by the way, once administered a severe moral lesson to 8 local worthy. The details of this affair are not complete. but the victim who had been dining too well in a neighborins town was discovered flying down the road frant!cally asserting that he had beer fallen upon by the devil.
 In the museum at Tring we have a gi- raffe IS feet 10 inches in height, the high est known specimen, shot in Angola. and here, too. Is a perfect specimen of 6e quagga from Capt Colony. now extinct all over the wrold, and of Burchells zebra from the Orange River colony, which is rapidly following suit. Here is a fine specimen of the great aux. with two eggs bird and eggs probably worth from $150l to $500. and perhaps the most valuable things in the museum. Close by them are eggs in every state of incubat ton, a sable antelope mounted from sketches by Mil lais, Mongolian wild horse to secure which n expedition was sent to the Ko.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16

Would you sacrifice an inheritance of
 &o.00n.0c0 for the love of few bugs
 and animals? Would you be chasing
 rare specimens of zebras and ostriches
 and ieas about the world when a
 few hours a day spent in chasing the
 elusive dollar in London would have
 assured you fortune th..I would make
 all except handful of men through
 out the world jealous? Of course you
 wouldn't; yet there is man in London
 who has done all this and does not re-
 gret it. He is Lionel Walter Roths-
 child, the new Lord Rothsehid, and
 because he would not concern himself
 with exchange and finance and com
 pany promotion and the other pastimes
 of the financial world, but spent his
 waking hours among his unexcelled
 collection of animals at Tring, his late
 father has cut him off with a paltry
 $B,0o0 year. leaving the rest of his
 gigantic fortune and the partnership
 in the immensely powerful house of
 Rothschild to his second son.
 London, May 6.-(Special Correspon- dence.)-1n that historic square mile of this metropolis that is known as the "city'' of London, certain liveliness'' is distinctly observable Throgmortor street is agog with excitement, Thread. needel street is gasping, Lombard street is lifting it's aristocratic eyebrows For the king is dead-the king of high finance in Great Bfitain-and new king reigns in his stead. And. wonder of wonders, the erstwhilc heir apparent to the throne has been passed over, denied the succession tc more than the empty title. cut off, in fact with what is in effect a mere pittance il favor of a younger brother of whom tll' man in the street previously had hardl, heard more than the name
 The monarch of finance who is dead is of course, the late Lord Rothschild, hea, of thee world-renowned family of finan ciers, whose combined assets are said t' be no less than a4Oo,Ooo,0OO sterling. O $2. .0O0.00Q, 600. Lord Rothschild's death wa unexpected-we had been hearing iron day to day of the part which he ant his two almost equally famous brothers Alfred and Leopold, had been playing a financial councillors to and packers of thu government in these stressful days-ant the question that financial maguate asked one another when the news cam, was this: What new chapter in the roman tic history of the house of Rothschild vii 5e' opened now that its head is a man a. unlike any of his predecessors as chall js unlike cheese. a man to whom thu science of high finance is a dull thing in deed compared with that of zoology, { man. in fact, who openly admits that h'
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city gasped and rubbed it's eyes. To all it appeared that this could mean nothing but that the late Lord Rothschild was contemptuous of the naturalstic pur- suits and attainments generally of his eldest son. and had no idea of turning over the succession in his business to a man who was literally 'bughouse in one sense, if not, as unkind persons have sug- gested. in another.
 Second thoughts. however, make 1t plain that this explanation of truly amazing last will and testament will not hold water, for not only has the new head or the Rothschild bank shared to the fuli in the geological enthusiasm of his broth- CT, but he has taken the lead in the queer est of all the Hon. Walters naturalistic activities-namely, the systematic collec- tion of every known kind of flea that vexes the animal kingdom-to the latter's benefit as David HarAm steadfastly believed! The 1o,ooo feas. of all forms and sizes in the museum at Tring park are, in fact the property of the Hon. Charles, but the fact remains that. unlike his older brother, he had not been obsessed by his devotion to natural history, but for years has been one of the most active and capable mem bers of the firm of which he is now the head The late Lord Rothschild took pains to explain in his will. moreover. that his legacy to his eldest son was so compara- lively small for the reason that the latter already had received annuities both by his great-great and his great uncle-annuities that are believed to have made him many times millionaire, and that have caused him to be described, more than once, as the greatest parti, or, in plain English, catch" in all England. For the new Lord Rothschld, at 46, is an apparently con- firmed bachelor, and here. in all probabil- ity, is the real explanation of the terms of his fathers will. The Hon. Nathan iel Charles Rothschild on the, other hand. not only is married, but has an heir, so it is pretty clear that the late baron. with a natural pride in his line, wished to en- rich that branch of it which would carry on the direct descent. Likewise it was necessary that, as partner in the firm, the stake" of Nathaniel should be suf- fciently substantial, to which must be added the fact that Lord Rothschild was anxious that the great interest which he took in the affairs of the Jewish com munity should, to large extent, be main tained by his family. and of the two. the second son has been much more con- spicuously associated with Jewish activi- ties and. as these mean . great drain, on