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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-05
forgot GIRAFEES
QUNiSl!IN. DESPAIR
That Fate Of. Man Who
Tried to Figure Circus
Statistics.

Tits said that a statistician once at.
tempted to figure out how many acres
OF ground It would take to grow the
hay, oats. barley and bran consumed
by the 1855 horses, 80 7camels and 10
zebras OF the Ringing Brothers cir
Gus; plus the acreage that would be
required to raise the grain to make
the bread, buns, cake aud sweetmeats
that are eaten by the 9aDI people of
Rtnglingvilie during the hmonths OF a
given road season.. Report has It that
he used up the entire acreage Of Con.
necticut and had started in on Mass.
nchusetts when someone reminded him
that he had left the herd OF Al ele.
plants, giraffe family, the hiDpopot-
ami and the two rhinoceri out Of his
calculation, whereupon he threw UP
the Job in despair.
Tits to be hoped that another cal.
culator will take up the task some day,
for IL would be interesting to know
lust what the grand total represents.
Commenting upon this subject, a. 4.
Webb, chief ,commissary with the Ring.
ling Brothers circus, which Is to ex.
hibits here Wednesday, May "a, said In
airecent interview.
"Isthink we can leave. the acreage
problem to the statisticians. Just
nowswel are mostly concerned with the
high cost OF living. There Is scarce.
lySan5 article of foodstuff that has not
scared in price during the past few
years. Sugar. bread, meat and many
other things have taken shoot sky
ward. 1t costs US - cents more per
meal per person than 1t did a year ago.
And the circus may not cut down Its
expense in this direction. Its people
work hard every day and. what Is most
important, they work in the open. The
outof.door aid whets the appetite as
nothing else can. There are no dys.
peptics In Ringlingville. An organi.
zation the size Of Ringing Brothers
cannot be moved with rapidly unless
It's working men are we'll fed nor can
y give finished performances unless
the same treatment Is afforded its ar.
lists. For some unknown reason there
tsia popular belief that the circus does
not set a particularly attractive ta-
Bile. But IL the layman will only con-
slider for a moment the size OF the sal.
aries paid some Of the performers he
must conclude that they demand the
best. Every single person travelling
with Ringing Brothers is boarded by
ssRingling Brothers. And the working
ipens in the most lowly position have
exactly the same menu as that which
appeases the appetite Of the highest
salaried arenic performer. More than
that, every man has absolutely all he
wants to eat. It Is nothing for a
brawnys canyasman to consume two
steaks, plate of potatoes, another
ofsbread and three cups Of coffee for
breakfast. Three meals are served
for oil each and every day. The only
requirement is that the people Of the
circus report on time for meals. The
dining tents are never open for less,
than one hour for each meal and us,i.
ally remain open for a longer time.
Experts in such matters who have
travelled with us. have made reports
showing that the people of the circus
fare better in the matter Of whole.
some fspd than IS per cent. of the
families In the United States"
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HOW TO GET STRONG.
A SIMPLE REMEDY.

Whatever the cause, we want to
say to every person who needs
strength, you need Vinol, our delicious
cod liver and iron tonic without oil,
as It is the most efficient strength ere.
ator We have in our store. Here is
proof from Dorchester, Mass
I! 81 don't know what we would do
without Vinol in our family. 1 was
weak, nervous and run down as the
result of an operation. and Vinol re.
stored my strength. Then Grandmoth-
er had a nervous breakdown, and Vim.
oil built her up. and restored her health
and strength after everything else had
failed. We have used vinol for 10
years in our family, and would not be
without It in the house." Myrtle L.
Healy, Dorchester. Mass.
We believe in Vinol because we
know it is a great strength creator
due to the extractive medicinal ele.
ments of fresh cod livers, without oil,
combined with peptonate OF iron anu
beef peptone. all dissolved In pure
medicinal wine, SO We always return
the purchase money II Vinol fails to
benefit those who buy 1t.
Cranes Drug Store, Fairmont, Pre-.
scription Pharmacy. Warrington.
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GoNFEssIo IS OF a. WIFE 3

sWe.s Little book, Il could not under!
stand that "we.." Although / might
browbeat and condemn myself It seem
ed to me for the moment that, as
Dick should see me. I ought to be prct.
ty nearly all right. had not made a
mess OF things.
or courselI could not help this phys;
ical disability-that was fate-and ]
but a hopeless puppet who must &C.
cept whatever came when destiny pull.
ed the strings.
Then. little book, strange. thing
happened. Dick got up hastily and I
felt him close beside me. Almost
roughly he drew my face 10 htn.
"How beautiful you are. Margie. In
that pinky thing you are the most
exquisiteiy sweet woman have ever
seen. | feel as though l had never
seen you beforehand then he drew
himself up and in a totally different
tone Of voice said, you must excuse
me, dear. am tired and moody.
must go to bed"
Ascend time he hesitated and then
bending down close to me he wills.
pered, Don't ask me to visit yo,,
again like this was gone.
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HOW OSREDUcE
YOUR WEIGHT

~ d."
A. SIMPLE, SAFE, RELiAeLE Way
People who are over'burdened with
superaucus fat know onlyitoo we'll tho
discomfort and ridicule that overstout
people have 10 bear.
II you are carrying around fve or
ten pounds Of unhealthy INT you are
unnecessarily weakening your vital or
gans and are carrying d burden which
destroyes the beauty oflyour figure.
There is no need OF anyone suffer-
ing from superfuous fat. II you want
TO reduce your weight Id q simple. safe
and reliable way. without starvation
diet or tiresome exercise. here ID q
test worth trying. Spend az much
time as you can In the open afr.
breathe deeply and get from Martins
Drug Store, 325 Main street, box Of
oil of korein capsules: take one after
each meal and one before retiring st
night. =
Weigh yourself once Z week 20 as
to know just how fast you are losing
weight and don't leave on the treat
ment or even skip a single dose until
you are down to normal. Va.
OIL OF koreinl Is absolutely harmless.
Is pleasant to take. and helps dlEep-
ton. Even a few days treatment has
been reported to show q noticeable
reduction in weight, otsteps become
| lighter, your work seem easier and Q
| lighter and more buoyant feeling taken
possession Of your whole being.
Every person who suffers mon, GU
periuous fat should give this treat.
ment a trial. &.
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Dick came. in last night about seven.
I had a table, beautifully set and drawn
up to my bed. My head was raised a
little. This could be done without
much trouble or pain, as ! am in cast
and strapped to a peculiar contriyance
which allows me to be moved. like the
log that ] am, provided anyone has
enough strength to move me. The doc
tors are going to take the cast of to.
morrow and decide II there has been
the slightest improvement.
It was a CHASTITY dinner, little book
THE first meal Dick had eaten with
me since my accident. l don't think
he realized until this time how horri-
BILE It all is. He could not eat my nice
dinner if beefsteak. hroiled Just as he
liked it, and even after Alice and i had
taken SO much pains with 1t all.
You see, little DOCK, Alice aud i have
grown somewhat accustomed to my
helplessness. wonder II those an
cient martyrs in time became accus.
toned to the rack.
But to Dick this intimate exhibition
of 1t was all new and horrible.
was sorry I9had planned this din.
ner--but had become SO tired of eat.
ing alone. However, I know now that
/ must take my meals in private until
I am able to eat them like a civilized
being.
o. course. 4 was simply miserable
before the dinner was half over, but
Ii managed to keep up. Dick had on
= 80 MI, -.
ner.n had never seen II before in
my life and; please God, may ! never
see It again!
II had been a hard day for me and
| I had counted so much on this visit.
From one extreme to another my
thoughts had wandered, trying to find
a solution OF this terrible problem that
faces Dick and me. AT last Twas sure
we could fall into an easy sort OF
Friendship that both of us would find
inexpressably tender and enjoyable.
! could and did imagine Dick com.
ing in with an air somewhere between
that OF a most business.like physician
and very gentle, sympathizing cler.
gyman. N
\ I imagined he would relate to me
what was going on in his business and
perhaps tell me Jim Eddie's last Joke.
III on the other hand. would be bright
and cheerful Iwould insist that I was
getting better; would tell him the
plot of the latest novel I had been read
ing, and at last, when he was ready
to go, he would bend down and kiss
me-more than once and tell me that
he wanted to spend many evenings
like this one.
The scheme failed utterly, as almost
all such schemes do.
Dick sat there beside the table and
miserably tried to make a pretensc Of
eating while l saw my pretty ar cas-
tle lall in ruins. began to feel that
had forced him into an entirely sa!ss
POTION IA man canno: make q p! e.
tohse Of social lintersss. when hG is
tragica'ly. unhappy, Only a woman,
little book, can laugh while her heart
is being scared as with white.hot
irons! d asSs5s "a 4. n 5.SE3s 7
He could see me, lying there in bed,
neither calmly nor 9phylosophically. |
saw ! had increased the load he was
carrying until he began to doubt his
ability to bear 1t. (.
AT last; he could stand 1t no longer
and burst out: ut seems, Margie, as
though we had made a kind Of mess
Of things Of 1t all doesn't it?"
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lie Bailey, president OF the Fashion Art
League OF America. And believing
that seeing better than reading, I'll
give you her answer in picture.-a
picture. OF the Tailor.Maid herseE,
gowned in the latest mode.
1t is black and white pin stripe in
worsted. The military belt, big peck.
cts, touch of black satin at cuffs and
collars are features.
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NEW HosPl1AL .PLANNEp.

CLARKsBURG, May 5.--Announce-
ment was made yesterday that plans
have been adopted and arrangements
made for work to begin as soon as pos.
sible on five.story brick and tile
hospital building for the Masonic Hos.
pital Company on Mechanic street, ad.
Joining Kessler Hospital, to cost $751;.
900.
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The Tailor Made swings into the
fashion pageant again, just little
more primly tailored. than when the
billowy skirts and ripply coats swept
her temporarily out Of sight few
months ago.
What will the smart tailor maid
wear this spring. asked Nine. AL.
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There's a good deal OF. "peek" 10
the sPeek a Boo" veil behind which
fair motorists hide this spring. The
peek d boo is really two wells ajmesti
face veil with q Took out' slit in 1t,
then q curtain of chiffon to protect
the mouth from dust. at'tEt f6s1t
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SYNOD DEFECTS OFFICERS.

CHARLEsToN w. Va, May g.
The Synod OF the Lutheran Church,
Comprising the State lof Ohio and part
oflWest Virginia, today elected these
! officers: Rev. s! a.. Tein, Springfield,
Ohio. president; Rev. s. Hunseker,
Pomeroy. Ohio, secretary; Rev. u.
Tslunger, Franklin Furnace, Ohio,
treasurer; Rev. 3. Poppen, Grove
City, Ohio. 6ificial visitor 10 the Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
TO ASK QUORUM COURT
TO AID FARM AGENTS
County Funds Cannot Be expended with Greater Re
suits to Community Says President J. E. Boyce of
- Cotton Belt Bank, in Letter to The Graphic.

The Graphic has received the fol-
lowing self-explanatory letter from
President J. d. Boyce Of the Cotton
Belt Savings & Trust company, and
who is one of the most active of the
many workers in behalf of farm ex-
tension and farm diversification work
In this section of the state:
IL am inclosing copy Of circular
issued by C. w. Watson, state agent
concerning the work of the demonstra-
ton agents, in the year 1913, IA and
Is.
"lnasmuch as the matter of ap-
preparation for the continuance of this
work in Jefferson county will come
before the quorum court, which will
meet IN this month, | would be glad
If you consider it of enough interest,
to have it published in full. l don't
believe that there is any money spent
by the county for any purpose that
has given US as good results as that
spent for this purpose"
Mr.. Watson's Letter.
The circular letter to which Mr..
Boyce refers in his letter, explains in
detail what is necessary for each of
the counties to do to benefit from the
expenditure of the federal govern
ment appropriation:
At the meeting of the quorum courts
IN each county of the state on the
fourth Wednesday in October the mat
ter Will come up Of making an ap-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
FARMERS union
URGES PLANTERS
TO SELL SLOWLY
Says It Has Information
Mills Are Selling Finished
Product at Big Price.

Memphis, Oct. 7.-Resolutions urg-
ing cotton growers to market their
crop slowly, realizing at least 10 to
20 cents per pound, were adopted to-
day at a conference Of national offic-
erS and committeeman of the Farm
ers' union.
viewing the matter from every
angle" the resolution read, 1--WE feel
1t our duty to urge, not only members
of the Farmers union, but every cot
ton grower, to market slowly, rcaliz-
ing at least 10 to 20 cents, and hold
ing, if the market begins to break. +"
The statement was made that in
formation indicates the mills are SELL
INC their finished product at pirccs
based on 25 cents for the raw cotton.
The announcement was also made
that the annual meeting of the organ
lzation will be held at Palatka. Fla,
beginning November 81.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

The timber and other lands owned
by the United States are a source OF
profit which is growing yearly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

preparation to assist in conducting
farm demonstration work for men anC
boys and home demonstration work fol
women and girls. Most of the coun-
ties of this state have appropriated
literally in the past years.
The growth of the work and the IA
vor with which it is viewed is indicat-
ed by the following comparative state
ment:
Federal aid-1913, $4,000; 1914,
4O,500; 1915, $3S,421.67.
Federal Smith Lever-1914, $1O,-
000O; 1915, $9,7754S.
State Smith Lever-1915, $9,779.21.
Farm demonstration work--county ap-
preparations, 1913, $23,323.37; 1914,
43,400; 1915, $52,215; private sub
scriptions, 1913,$29, 800; 1914, $S,027.-
so; 1915, $4,000.
Home demonstration work-County
appropriations, 1913, 81 800; 1914, $751;
$50; 1915, $3.50; private subscrip-
tions, 1913, $500; 1914, 01,100; 1915,
$3.50.
Total aid-1913, sos, 443.37; 1914,
$10S,877.50; 1915, $129,S76.16.
That the demonstration work is pro-
ducing results among the farmers is
indicated by the fact that the apprpro-
priations made by quorum courts in
creased from $4,000 in 1913 to $751;
900 in 1915 and the appropriations for
home demonstration work increased
from less than $4,000 in 1913 to over
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
CALONlEL MAKES
YOU. SICK, UGH!
"DOdson's Liver Tone better than
calOmel and can not saliyate

Calomel loses you Gay! You know
what calomel is. It's mercury; quick
silver. Calomel IS dangerous. 1t
crashes into sour bile like dynamite
cramping and sickening YOU. Gallo
mel attacks the bones and should
never be put into your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need a dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your
druggist sells for so cents a large bot
tie of Dodson's Liver Tone, VIII CHI is
entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect substitute for
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring you up
inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses you a days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straigh-
tens you r ght Up and you feel great
Give it to the children because it is
Perfectly harmless and doesn't grippe
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
OCTOBER Il, IS
Pine BLUFF DAY
At MONTICELLO
Delegation from Here Will
Journey to Fair in
Automobiles.

Thursday, Oct. II, will be Pine Bluff
and Arkansas Travellers day at the
big fair which is being conducted by
the Southeast Fair association at Mon
tlcello this week according to a let
ter received yesterday by P. C. Chest
mutt, head of the local committee. Pine
Bluff day will be the biggest day of he
far and it is expected that large
number of local citizens will be pres
ent on that date.
Pine Bluff people will leave here
in cars at 7 a. m. Thursday morning
and go over the Star City pike, spend
ing the day in Monticello and return
ing that evening. Congressman S. M.
Taylor will accompany the Travellers
and Will make the response to the adj
dress of welcome. w. l.. Carr, M. C..
Hollis and c. H. Owens are the COM
mlttee of Pine Bluff Council 2O4, Unit
ed Commercial travellers, in charge of
the arrangements. Curtis J. Mead will
precede the Pine Bluff delegation and
will streW confetti along the road so
that no one may become confused.
Any who wish to go may call on P.
c. Chestnut at Gillespie Bro. gro
Gerry before Wednesday evening and
get badge. Part of the program
for the day is as follows:
Leave Pine Bluff 7 a. M, arrive at
Monticello 10 a. m. Proceed to head
quarters at Allen hotel.
Pine Bluff delegates will be met at
the tar grounds by the Monticello
band.
Travellers and visitors march to
grandstand where exercises will take
place at II a. m.
Forty fast horses are entered for the
races and fast card is expected. A
great. display of agricultural products.
blooded stock and poultry will be
made. 1t is expected that the larp-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
400 PER CENT. GAIN
IN COTTON GINNING
Jefferson County Report Shows 1916
Bales Ginned to Sept. -, Against
3,;l59 Bales Last Year.

That the planters are working
double time to save every pound of
the cotton in the fields this year and
to turn it onto the market, is evil
denced by the fact that according to
the report made to the department
of commerce by Judge L. E. Cheek,
agent for this county, 1876 bales
were ginned in Jefferson county prior
to Sept. %. against 1852 prior to
the same date last year.
This means that for every bale
ginned last year up to Sept. %, four
have been ginned this season. Ac
cording to the census bureau, the
same condition holds true all over
the state, 297,9S6 bales, compared
with $1,000 for last year in the same
period.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
LOCAL MERCHANTS
GET THEIR SHARE
OF CROP PROFITS
Pine Bluff Stores Swamped
with Buyers Thru Week
Closing Yesterday.

ley amt no niger uaOW round
dis country what amt got money"
IN this typical and expressive man
ner a negro farmer was heard last
night to describe the prosperity ex-
listing in Pine Bluff and Jefferson
county. The condition of the negro
IS one Of the best barometcrS of the
commercial situation For, if the
negro is prosperous, the entire com,
muaity is enjoying prosperity. There
are two reasons for this: The negro
does not get whole lot of money
until there is plenty in circulation,
and the negro is VIGOROUSLY a free
spender.
The blackman whose words are
quoted was treading his way along
Main street sidewalk thronged with
negroes going from one store to
another, as they had been doing
throughout the day. Further I'D the
street hundreds of white people were
about making purchases of consider
able size.
Yesterday brought to close a
week that was a busy one for Pine
Bluff merchants. Buying was gen-
eral all houses reporting ''business
good Furniture stores, dry goods
and clothing housese were kept busy
throughout the week. and until late
last night
Because of the Jewish holiday.
many of the stores remained closed
until yesterday evening at 6 o'clock,
the Jew measuring the day from sun
set to sunset While some trade may
have been lost by these houses as d
result. it is significant that the pat
rons OF several were gathered from
entrances long before the hour of six.
And when the doors opened, they
poured in and simultaneously a flood
Of money began flowing into cash
registers.
One Main street merchant sold four
dozen Stetson hats during the day,
nearly all the purchasers being ne
eroes. Furniture men had difficulty
in getting the goods cut as fast as
he buyers made selection and paid
IN CASH. Dry goods stores, shoe
houses and hardware stores received
heir full quota of the trading.
But it is not Only the volume Of |
new business that denotes prosperous |
INES in Pine Bluff and jefferson
Jefferson county. There is other and |
wen better evidence. People, especi- |
lily tie farmer-@white and black
ire paying their bills. Many ac-
counts carried for months are being |
squared.
The best part of the situation is
hat there is no indication OF de-
;line; that there is 20 reason to be-
ieve the brisk trading will not con-
inue steadily up 10 and through the
Christmas holidays. Because
ley amt no niger naow round
lis country what amt got money
which, Interpreted, means that every
me in the Pine Bluff country is
prosperous.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08

$4,000 in 1915.
! The funds Of 1915 were used in the
+; employment of So county farm demon.
stration agents, SO county home dem.
onstratlon agents, three district
agents, one state agent, and two as
slstants to supervise the work and one
woman to assist the county women
agents.
The following proposition is made
to counties desiring to maintain dem
| onstration work:
For Agricultural Agents.
State and federal funds, 5000;
county funds, 5000 to $1,000.
State and federal funds, $3.50;
county funds, $720 to $500.
Third proposition is for two agri-
cultural agents:
State and federal funds, 5000; coun-
ty funds, $1,000 to $1,000.
The men agents will be employed
for II months and will be paid sal
aries from 500 to $3.50 per month,
dependent upon the amount appropri-
ated by the county.
For Women Agents.
State and federal funds, $500; coun-
ty funds, $40 to $40.
State and federal funds, $500;
county funds, $3.50 to $500.
The women agents will be employ
ed for 10 months and will be paid
from SIS to $50 per month except
where entire fund reaches 81 200, then
the woman agent in that county will
be employed twelve months.
No county should expect the work
nnI6SC local finds foJ
to meet the funds from the extension
division of the college of agriculture
of the University of Arkansas and
United States department of agricul-
ture, from the Smith Lever fund, and
the extra fund from the United States
department of agriculture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
WAR CLOSES SCHOOL.

Berlin, Sept. 3O.-Rumania's particfi-
patton in the war will doubtless put
an end to the activities of the largest
German school in the world outside
the German empire. This school. stu
ated in Bucharest, covered all depart:
ments of education from kindergar
ten up to preparatory college work,
and had 1000 pupils. There was
another large German school at Ora
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-08
CHARGE BOOTLEGGING.

Constable Clint Green arrested Fri
day night negro named Will Tray
lor, on a charge of bootlegging. Tray
lor was one of three negroes arrest
ed at Fifth and Missouri, the others
being charged with vagrancy. Tray
lor was given hearing before
Justice of the Peace c C. Brewster
who will announce his decision Mon
daV