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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
THE "FOCUS- RANCH.
'AlkGlie" Ike Gives Different Reason
 for Si H0skins- Choice.

The Graphic has received another explanation concerning the reason leading Si Hopkins 1o name his ranch the Focus" The perpetrator Of Heard in the Lobbies'' stuff says il was there the sons raise meet" 'sun's rays meat, but "Alkalie Ike" has this to say:
 Pine Binf. April 2:' TO the Teller Who Listens jn the
 Lobbies. and Then Writes i-p
 What He Hears in The Graphic: ''Mister:-I seen what you wrote about old man Si Hosk;ns calling his and his three boys Ranch the Focus because that was where the sons raise meat"
 Somebody's done told vnu wong. Son. Old man Silss didn't name that there ranch. His neighbors named il for him. They called it the Fo' GUS Ranch because four as ornery cusses lived on ii as there was in Kew Mexico.
 "I Know because stayed right smart thereabouts myself.
 "Yourn.
 ''ALKALIE IKE"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

noyations started by number of the rural schools in Georgia IS reported by Prof. James M. Downing, of the extension department of the Univer- sity Of Georgia, who has just con- cluded tour Of the state schools.
 l. seems that the school children buy a young pig, contributing 10 and l5 cents each. It becomes the school pig and is fed from the waste of the lunches brought to the school and is
 cared for by the children. When the following fall comes around the pig Is sold and the proceeds go toward buying library books for the schools. Farmers have two enenies-the chinch bug and the Hessian fly, but because the quail which eats these insects Is not protected grain grow CTS are losing $30o,00O,O0O a year. Then there are two kinds of hawks s-thc mar h-hawk and the chicken hawk. The marsh-ha wk IS bene . factor It has been estimated that it ,eats eight meadow mice a day or
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
X EXPLANATION,

Careful readers may wonder why the paragraph abou ta police depart ment was inserted in tli ar, eis headed. For Clean Food and f5. their benefit 1, k rtaied that the re son is founI in the desire to cons.y 10 the people of Pine Bluff ihe ...i. lorna ion that their nolice D: otecti T Is provided by four men al night an five men in daytime. and ye, avoid a. tracing 10 the matter the attention oi crooks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
Beware of Ointmcnts for CatarIti ihat Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy tie sense of smell and cor1pie,el? derange ti1e whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should from reputable physicians. as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured hy '. J. Cheney (, Co. Toledo. C., contains no mercury. and is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and fnIc"lls siir- faces of the system. In buying Halls Cstarrh Cure be sure you get tht. genu inc It is taken internally and B3ade ill Toledo. Ohio. py r. J. Cheney &s Co. Tes- trnonisis free.
 Sold by Druggists. Price 75c Ter bottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

ball vas played here SaturdaY afie- noon between Faith and ke6ren kedron winning by fhe score Of : 10 [ A crowd Of spectators was nTesent 10 watch lhe first game -oi fbe season played al this place.
 The Willing Workers class post poned the meeting Thursday night on account of the preparations for she closing exercises Of ilie schoo: out gill meet next Thursday night at he home Of Miss Hazel Neal.
 Miss Grace Sreed has gone 10 her iome in Pine Bluff to spend rhe sum mef
 Prof c. H. TaTler aad wife zrc visiting relatircs near .i0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
n NE BLUFF ROGRESS
 ROsPERITY
FOR CLEAN FOOD.

The City Federation Of Women's clubs. sag undersak the most i'm ;osiant work ii has yet inaugurated ,n obtain pure. nhoIesome milk and clean food.
 The women are under great hand'- caps in this under a1jDg. but they can succeeded if they will stand io- getber and inSis. upon their entire ly reaxonabie demands being compiled with.
 Little assistance can be expected from ,ae city because tic revenues ar net sufficient to nees requirements of existing regulations.
 The police depsrtmen, now con sis,s Of nine mn. inei'iding the ehiei and the night chief. aad two patrol men part Of whose salaries Is paid by the railroad sn consideration of these men being ai tue station when trains arrive ana spe1ding great part of their time near ihe station. These nine men are split into day and night forces. and the result $ there are five men on 1Jty during 'hc day and four al night. TO patrol me entire city there are three men dur ing the day and two a, night.
 The revenues Of be city will not justify he employment Of more men. frt9 hr pecfed by the women from the city in inc campaign for puse, clean food.
 But there are ways or enforcing the sale Of pure. wholesome milk and clean food without recourse to the pol.ce court. These ways are more difficult and entail disa greeable duty on tne part of the people. but, if fol- folewd. they will prove more success fuI than the police compulsion meth cd These ways will compel dairy men and sbopkt epers to sell goods, wholesome milk and clean food be- cause it will be to the nterestis of the vendors to do so. And because the vendors will take he proper steps, s sfemingly upon their own initiative. tbe results will ne lasting and more thorough. Vendors will soon be talk ing pride in offering goods of quality ard in keeping their places clean and sanitary.
 The women Of a little city in the North were recently confronted wjth q problem somewhat similar to that before the people of Pine Bluff. h the Northern city il was the iceman s'ho was the guilty one. The ice gave off bad odor, and the women dis covered, by investigation, that 1t was cut from a stream ii,,o which the sewage flowed. Complaints being ignored. the women got together and contracted with an ice dealer i'll another city for the quantity desire i. They employed delivery concern 10 handle the ice, and paid at the same rate they had been accustomed to pay for inc ice of poor quality. The home concern cut the price, and fought harl to break up the arrangement but inc women held 3ut. At the end of the firat season, it was found that profit had been earned. and this was prorat- ed among the house wives in the moyemens. Consequently. the pure ice cost Iegs than the unwaolesome ice cut from sewAce contaminated stream.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
STOMACH AILMENTS
 THE NATIONS CURSE

There iz no iment causing more woe an3 misery 1han Stcmach Trou- ble- Often Gall S-oaes. Cancer and Ulcers Of the stomach and Intestines Constipation. Acute Indigestion. Auto lntoxicatlon. Yellow jaundice. Ap. E'eldlei'ls and other serious and fatal ailments result tr1m l. Thousaa6s Q. om8eh Sufferers t~e the.r com plete Teeorery 10 May-s Wonderful RemedF- II is unlike any other -em- edE- II sweeps he poisonous bile and catarrhal accretions from t1e sys- tenn 55ooihes anG allays CnBnic h. f3aHm ation- ManE declare il has saved heir lires. ana prevented seri- ous su. gical operations. Try one dose tcda:. Watch 5ts marvellous re- suits Contains no alcobol-no nao t-form:ng drugs. Book On St0ua- ach Ailments FREE. sddress Geo. II. Mayr. Mfg Chemist. Chicago. Better Fet-o5tain bottle of NaEr's Wonderful Remedy from Mann's Pharmacy. O any relia 8le druggist who will return your money f t fails.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
B. $. ". STRAUS P,t,:ttrf dr-friear see;tu ta, 7h,:G

lz.310 in . year, saving the farmer S58D. For this particular mouse
 causes considerable damage among Igrass roots, young fruit trees and grain. Yet the nasrsh-hawk is fre- quersiy killed. being mistaken for the ( chicken-hawk which occasionally wis, it's the farm and rnaL-s way with a chicken. The study of these various birds would be a good method Of teaching tfrif. to the children cf rural comrnuniue4
 Those who think opportunities for success are no. what they once were, should study the career of Daniel ". :. Hoan, the newly elected mayor of Milwaukee. Mfr. Hoaa is only thirty! five years old, having been born in.
 Waukesha in 1881. He was forced
 to go to work when he was l4 years old because of his fathers death. He
 was poorly equipped for any but
 menial work and began as bus boy
 in Waukesha hotel. Later he went. 10 Chicago where he worked in res. 'taurants cook. He saved his sali Iary, as he aspired to become law yer, and entered the University of.
 Wisconsin, graduating in 1905. He
 was unable to complete his law school course because of lack of funds, s9 he again went to Chicago where hs worked for law firm for S a week | in the day, and attended law school
 at night. By practicing thrift he was able to graduate from the law school in 1908. He went to Milwauked where he practiced law and waa elected city attorney two years later, holding that office until his election as mayor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

Wnether Governor Hays was act,i- ated by desire 10 get even" wi ii inc two m mbers of the prison com
 
 mission whosss-Aignation he has J"- n,anded matters not to the people. The testimony addnced at the hearing in dicates that conditions q, the farm were just about as bad as describ | by Hk former chaplain, Rev. Nr Tomme, and proves that "investlga- tions,' even the governors recent ",r sestiga'ion,'' are huge jokes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
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Theda Bara says she dresses ike a snake, but the paragrapher of th; New Orleans Daily states declares we have seen her when she. seemed
 10 be Bara than a snake"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

Geo ge Sylvester viereck is brave enough 10 endeayor to stir up str f, in the country in which he is enjoy ing privileges not obtainable in an, other country in the world, but too cowardly to risk his hide with the brave men who are fighting .le European war on the battlefields.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

Rev. Adna Bradway Leonard. sec
 irftary emeritus of the board of foreign missions of the Methcds Episcopal church. died al New York in his 79th year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

Seven persons were killed and r injured as the result of fire in an aexplosives factory at Cronstadt, ac- Icording 10 the Russian semiofficial new agency.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

Thrift be- ing taug h | m or a II i more through [ h schools. 9 l 0 u s methods a re employed b. tn teachers and educators s u C h a 5 school gar dens, " Q st c paper . a ] e s e 1 school saving banks. Gre nf 4he .n.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25

An aeroplane CT the entente allles las dropped two bombs upon small houses in the suburbs of sofia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-25
Telephones

The Graphic gladly put,iEses fYes os charge notices for eburcaes. socs- cites, srzternai organizations and clubs when the events are not iptsEc- cd as money makers. If there is st- tempt at profst-tskins. notices Of the events are advertisements. and will be charged for accordingly.
, 1916-03-01

Mlhiel our heavy artillery bombarded enemy
h"ngers aud aepots pear Vigneulles.
Germans have fired several shells of
large calibre in the direction Of Luneville
and Nancy. To the region of verdun
Adjutant Navarro i'll a monoplaue beat down
with a machine-gun two German aeroplanes,
this achievement making five enemy aero
planes brought to earth by this pilot. The
enemy machines fell in our line. Two avia-
tors manning them were killed while two
others were made prisoners. On the same
day one of our squrdrons composed of nine
aeroplanes dropped IA smells on the Sablom
railway station ut Metz. Another of our
squadlons bombarded the enemy establish
ments at Chambley northwest of Pont-a-
mOusson.
, 1916-03-01
Censored at Jamaica.N

Censored at Jamaica.)
Rome, Feby. 2Sth.-The evacuation of the
port of Durazzo in Albania is said by the
Italian Press to have been in accordance with
plans long prepared. AS it had served its pur~
pose as a base fer rescuing the remainder of the
Serbian Army Italian military efforts on that
side of the Adriatic, will, it is declared, be
now directed to the safeguarding of Avlo-
Ma, the port which lies about 80 miles
south of Durazzo and which has q strategic
value of the geatest Importance.
London, Feby. 26th-Of the total compile
ment Of All passengers and crew on the
Peninsulur aud Oriental Line steamer MIA
LOLA" which struck a mine and sank within
half an hour two miles off Dover yesterday,
only 26O are known to be saved. OF the
total 1l9 passengers 81 names of persons
saved have been received at the Steamship
Company's offices. The British Press is al
" osl unanimous IN assuming hat The "AIa-
loia' and the other vessels sunk by mines
during the week end were victims of a fresh
sowing of German mines. There is much
speculation as to how these mines could have
been laid. The theory most frequently nd
vauced is that q certain class of neutral
shipping was employed. The "Pall Mall
Gazette suggests that such operations may
drive England to still more stringent super
vision of neutral shipping than has yet been
exercised by the Admiralty.
Vienna, Feby. 28th-Austro Hungarian
troops occupied the Albanian port of Duraz-
70 this morning, according to an official
announcement issued to-day az the Austrian
War Department.
Fars, Feby. 9th. Delayed -Impetuou9
counter-attacks by French troops north Of
Verdun, in which tho Germans were thrown
back from many positions conquered by
them during the first four days of the bat
tie, according to reports from the front, are
considered as ~lnaugurating a second phase
of the great action under conditions most
favourable to the defenders. Premier Bri-
and told Representatives of the Press to-
day how the tide was turned. Caught be-
tween two barring fires" said NJ. BRAND
covered with shrapnel, from all sides
attacked by our fresh divisions surging
upon the field of battle at an unexpected
moment, the Germans saw their efforts stop
ped short. The struggle was n titanic one.
Gun heroic troops went into the melee fran
tically. Our light and heavy artillery dug
sangulnary burrows in the compact ranks of
the Finally exhausted, their ranks
declmated, the German armies recoiled nu-
der our furious counter attacks. We have
regalned the advantage. Installed upon
formidable positions our heroic soldiers re-
manned masters Of the field Of butte.
Paris, Feby. 28th-Ihe most 1eeent infer-
nation here depicts the ba,tle of Verdun as
raging without the slightest let up, the Ger
mans launching frenzied attacks against the
French ines backed up by the outer forts
Without reg nd Tor their sacrifices. Tie
, 1916-03-01

prepared 10 Sactlnce al least ZUO,UOO OF his
best troops in order TO take the French
stronghold.
Paris, Feby. 28th.-The French official
report this afternoon says: In the region
to the north of Verdun the Commandment
has continued with intensity particularly in
the central sectors and on our right. There
has been no further attack on the Cote du
Poivre. Yesterday evening German troops
made several attempts to occupy the village
Of Douaumont. Their efforts were broken
by the resistance of our troops who with
stood the most furious assaults. There is
no change in the situation at the fort
Douaumont which still remains closely
is less spirited. On the plateau to
the north of the village of Vaux in Dha
Woevre district the enemy yesterday even.
ing and last night assumed an attitude VI
grealer activity. The railway station at Fix
was captured and recaptured several times
by the attacks and cuuuter-attncks of two
opposing forces and now remains in our pos
session. All the attacks against Hill 225 to
the southeast of EiX were futile failing to
dislodge our troops. Further south ii Ger
man attack against Manheu.Ies resulted IN
complete failure. Out artillery is combating
HANh I OAh NA ~ y HC 0N'AIlk oitLllIIlb u
the enemy is very heavy along this front.
In the Vosges we have bomtarded several
German barracks III the region of Ban de
Sapt. In Belgium our batteries have Dom
barded German organizations located oppo-
site Steenstraete In Champagne in the re-
gIon of the n, warm Farm to the north Of
Souain the enemy was successful by Il sur
prise attack in Occupying certain trenches
of orr u1V0npa line IbGy alGn tptE q GDp-
porting trench.
Bucharest, Feby. 28th-Defnite informa-
ton comes from Constnntinople that
the Turks are III Il wretched position
and cannot hold ont fo2 more than two
months longer. There is much misery ow-
ing TO a great famine and dcseltions are
numerous. Enver Ptshu has gone to Asia
Minor.
Washington, Feb. 28th. The House Mill
tary Committee CD Saturday voted for arcsu-
lar standing army Of 10000 men with il
two per cent allowance for recruiting, bring
ing the number up to 100000 winch Is
slightly more than he War Department
asked for. The Republicans and three Dem
ocrats carried the vote.
Berlin, Feby. 28th No authoritative aa-
nouncement is availnbl . here concerning The
1tpOIL lldN Vel IduN WI p'S' June we pun
ting into effect of her announced intention
to sink armed merchantmen without warn
ing. That matter Is said TO be otllI under
Amusement.
London, Feby. 27th.-A Turkish column
was attacked ard routed by South African
yesterday at A&ngia, Egypt. accol ding
10 a British official statement issued lus>
night, which adds that the fleeing lloops are
being pursued.
Amsterdam, Feby. 18th, Allied airmen
have attacked and destroyed the railway
station and damaged the tunnel at BIeyberg,
according to the ''Echo Beige.
Washington, Fcby. 28lh-Germany's re
spouse to lhe i, quest of The United States
for assurances regarding the conduct of sub
marine warfare III the future is in the hands
OF Count Won B-rnstorff, the German Am
bassaaor, who was prepared to present it to
Secretary bansiug to-day. The reply is in
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08
Advice TO LoveJorn
BIZ Beatrice Fonfar.
lie seems Inslncere.

Dear Miss Fairfax: am deeply IN
love with a young man two years my
senior, who has often told mo he loves
me, although ho has never asked mo 70
marry him. Lately be has not visited mo
ns often ~ be used 70, but ! thought II
VAS because Of the late hour his firm
stops business 1 was very much hurt
and surprised the other night when n
close glrl friend told me she had seen
him IN the theater with another girl. She
said II was not the first time, either. she
had seen him several times before, Shall
give him upf HELEN y,
Ny dear girl. I'm afraid you have not
much choice In the matter an 70 whether
or not you give this man up. Il looks a
little as II no had anticipated your de-
cislon by giving you up. And. however
much ~ grieyes her st the time, any
girl who loses the interest OF man
who IL tickle and disloyal, II fortunate,
This man does not seem 10 have treated
you very well, and II II Is IN his nature
to net this way, you are rather lucky 70
have escaped marrying the man, who
probably would have been no more con-
slderate Of his wifog feelings than he
has been Of his sweethcarts, When an
honorable man tells a girl that he loves
her he generally backs u up by pro
posal Of marriage. Just forget this young
man and try TO interest yourself in more
loyal friends,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08
By Mr.. and Mrs.
Rupert Hughes

for their clandestine escapade and found
that somebody had clandestinely escaped
with the car She laughed aloud at the
picture.
She could imagine that goYerness wax
ing at the racket Of her own shores and
getting up with start, then deciding
TO see II Gloria we're stlll IN jail She
could see her putting her feet into her
slippers and going kerflopl Gloria
shrieked at this vision. II would pay
her OFF for some Of those cuffs on the
ear that she had given Gloria Gloria
had been too good sport to tell on her,
but she had not forgotten them.
She could imagine the goyerness pick
ing herself up and running barefoot into
Gloria's bedroom-thc empty cage whence
the bird had flown. She could SEQ the
panic she fell into and the funny sight
she made in her bathrobc m Fhe dashed
out into the corridor and hunted Gloria's
father TO give the alarm.
Gloria proved how far she was from
having outgrown her childhood by the
things that amused and justified her
flight. she was n child, but she had
possessed herself Of this perllous engine
She was flying Mt forty miles an hour
along almost deserted roads. cutting
through sleeping Villages, little cases IN
Jungle that closed more ana more
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08
Lost in the Everglades
motion Of the Same Eam' ="
Klene
PEATuRruo BILLIE BuAkE
Copyright, 1916, by Adelaide NJ Hughes

ment on the car. then Jumped off and
raced a wave TO the shore.
she found herself In a wilderness OF
sand dunes and mysterious bushes. she
plunged among them. thinking less OF
making her way home than OF exploring
n little deeper this Eden into which she
had stumbled,
She did not know what dangers lurked
on every hand. There were multitudes of
serpents IN this Eden-cold, fierce rattle
snakes under the most beautiful flowers.
Beneath the moonlit waters OF little
bayous we're hungry alligators; under
the unwary feet tho quicksands might
open. the paths ended suddenly In en-
tanglemcnts Of tall sword grass that
slashed the skin NJ touch.
And deep in the Businesses we're the
remnants Of tho Seminole tribes who
had fought the whites for years ana
bafficd them I'll pale-faced treachery
evercome the Indian wiles. The rodrnen
rad never forgotten the whites, and they
regarded their intrusions with hatred.
AZ children scamper into blood-curdling
dangers with laughter, 50 tho child
Gloria danced through paradise not
knowing that sho was lost in the Ever
glades,
ITO BE Continued
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08

sloomily, thrcatcningly about the road,
She had no idea OF the time or the dis
lance. She only knew that at last she
was free At last she was ruling some.
thing.
Then abruptly she lost control Of her
magic stecd. ~ ceased TO obey the
wheel II wayered this way and that
with terrifying uncertainty. The steer
ing gear had broken.
With a sudden sharp swerve the car
shot from the road and out upon the
beach Paralyzcd with amazement more
than fear. Gloria was carried neross tho
sand straight into the waves They
rushed toward her as II the ocean were
hungry for her. But the wheels sank
IN tho wet sand and the breakers did not
capture Gloria, They almost drowned
her in their warm flood. however, and
she made haste 10 extrlcato herself and
climb out
No human being saw that strange APP
partition. unless II we're old Father Nep-
tune. and he must have thought II was
Venus rising from the sea again~-this
time In q very fashionable but very moist
dinner gown.
Gloria Was only the more cxultant from
this new experience. She stood a mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08
nnn,t 90 Alone.

Dear Mis- Fairfax. / had been plan.
ming for some time 10 80 10 Bermuda
with Two gir friends this spring, aud
nOW as the time IL approaching they
have both Withdrawn.
! am business girl Of ~, but. never
theiesB. my parents think that it rs not
right for me % travel alone, Az ] feel
perfectly confident of takinR care ~
myself, and feel that th6if views are
rather oldrfaAhloned, I would appreciate
herring whether you think II IN perfectly
respectable for girl 70 take such .
trip. and whether you think ] could find
enjoyment alone. ADGUsTA,
Your parents arc right, as parents 80
frequently arc, IN spite Of the lack Of
faith OF the younger generation. A
young woman travelling alone does not
get quito tho respectful consideration n
dignified girl wants. She Is not IN 20.
sItlon to BIO introduced to the people she
would really like 70 know and she has
no way OF knowing II the acquaintance
she makes are desirable Her whole
trip IL likely to be lonely and disap,
pointing affair at best. Wait for your
trip to Bermuda uRiI you can mako # In
good company