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to two doctors, then my mother got g bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and took it. I never had any more trouble and got strong fast. Then l took it again before my little girl was born and it helped me good deal and give the Compound the credit for it. Then this spring I felt very badly again, but I took the Compound and have been well all summer. I can- not be grateful enough for your medi- cine" Mrs. HAROLD M. SMITH, 47O Water Street, Clarksburg, w. Va.
 For forty years it has been making women strong and well, andcuring back ache, nervousness, uterine and ovarian inflammation, weakness, displacements, irregularity and periodic pains. a
 .IfyOu want special advice write Lydia E. Pinkl,am Medicine Co. (c0nidential). Lynn, Mass.
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drink, and in bitter cold weather,

uTlnk, ana Tn bitter cold weather.
 One negro thus placed his family above the water, and was safe, when his mule, worth $25O, swan into the cabin. The plunging of the mule caused the cabin to careen, and threatened to pitch into the wateb the people on the roof. Finally, the ne- gro descended through the hole in the roof and shot the mule to death, to save the family from drowning.
 Scores of refugees told of being forced to leave home without time to take clothing or anything else. Most Of them have worn the same clothes without change since the flood came, nine days ago. Nearly all are under nourished and almost dead for rest, there being not enough space for many of them to lie down to sleep.
 Thrilling tales were told by mem- bers of the special committee, after their return here, and the Colored Relief committee decided to make the shipment of food and clothing this morning, to Gould. where the follow ing subcommittee of leading negroes "AIi uA'tlAoutC IL sySleHldllCally.
 J. l.. Harris, chairman; ]. NJ. Hooks, secretary; Major Hawkins, ]. Harris, and Rev. w. M. Graham.
 This subcommittee will report to the Colored Relief committee, which will continue to seek donations of food, clothing and money, because there is great need yet and much as- slstaace is yet to be given those in need.
 The Contributors.
 The following subscriptions have been recorded to date:
 Previously acknowledged S23o n ,1''i 10 ------. -.--------~-- 1.0b Rev. Roane, groceries - 3 56 St. Johns A. M. E. church,
 groceries ------ m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11

STANDING BESIDE HIS AEROPLANE. 9.-Vern his will ing b a full soon
 guiding
  pilots
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REPAIRING FLOOD DAMAGE. City Forces Filling in Holes an Bad
 Spots in East Pine Bluff.

The entire street department is at work now filling in mudholes and other bad spots in soms of the reets in r'ast Pine Bluff. which were left in unusually bad shape by the reced- ing flood waters.
 It is the intention of Mayor Simon Bloom and Street Commissionc. Leonard Carver to continue this work until all the streets are again in good passable shape, and able to stanl ihe wear and tear of traffic. It will be a big job. and will take many days, Out the street department vii DC kept at it until the job is finishei.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11
Water Pine Breaks.

"A break in D water pipe in Main street between Third and Fourth ave- nues yesterday afternoon gave pe- destrians and others a chance to witch miniature fountain at work. The break was repaired in short or der by workmen of the Pine Bluff company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11

To Revive River Traffic.

fort Madison, la., Feb. 1O.-Strenu- ous eiiorts are being made to rejuve- tia'e a Mlsslssippi river steamboat traf- nc between St. Louis and St. Paul. ac- spiuihs s,'is 10 letters received by local snlppers rom St. Louis men. The let ,vas say merchants in each city be- tween tween these points will be visited and ";r0n hneu lo make their shipments by il'cf packet whenever possible. f..,@
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11
, Fellowship Luncheeu sunday.

s1he usual weekly Fellowship lunch- con will be held at the Young Mems Christian association building Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock, and Rev. il. FBuhler, pastor of the Hawiey Me- norial Methodist church, will be the prlncipal speakers
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AL ALL STAGES ''.'' OF LIFE :.
The Woman's Medicine. Good for All Ages. Mrs. Harold
 Smiths Experience.
Clarksburg, w. ,va.-"I am writing to tell you the good your medicine has

alWaysdOne me ana l hope my letter may be the means of helping som e o t h e r suffering woman. When I was 16 years old I
 caught cold and had suppression for two months. l got so weak I couldscarce- ly drag myself up tho sfaira I went
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11

The people { ares not concerned greatly in the who: and 1the how of the lakebed project;;s the, main thing is to- get the work done right.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-11

enterprises, it is expected the. trus- tees will take action Of such snA'ure
 as will impress upon washington au- thorities the. very. great importance of the work demanded. sEENf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16

Something like that l breaks in.
anyway, you can judge. For, the fact
is, some busybody has been gossipin'
about your little trick of bawlin' out
Alicia over the coffee and rolls and drag
gin her round by the hair"
"Wha-a-at?" he gasps.
you didn't mention the divorce, did
your" l goes on. "Nor go into details
about your antique business? That
Marie Antoinette dressin' table game of
yours, for instance You know there is
such a thing as foodin' the market with
genuine Connecticut-made relics like
that"
Gets him white about the glls, this jab
does.
"Puppy!" he Kisses out. "Do you in
sinuate that
mot me, says 1. am too polite. But
when you unload duplicates of the late
Oliver Cromwell's writin' desk you ought
to see that both don't go to friends of
Colonel Brassle. Messy old party, the
Colonel, and 1 understand he's tryin' to
induce EN- to make trouble. Course, you
might explain all that to Auntie; but in
her present state of mind Eth? Must
you be goin'? Any word to send up?
Shall tell her this wilt-thou date is post
poned to"
"Bah!" says Clyde, bangin' the taxi
door shut and signalin' the chauffeur to
get under way. think saw him shakin'
his fist back at me as he drives off. So
rough of him!
Upstairs 1 finds Auntie all in flutter
and tryin' to hide it. Wee looks at
me inquirin' and anxious, but chats on
for a while just as if nothing had hap
pened. Somehow, was enjoyin' watchin'
Auntie squirm. My mistake was in for
gettin' that Wee was fidgety too. No
sooner has Auntie left the room, to send
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!

Helma scoutin' down to the front door,
than I'm reminded.
"Ouch!" says l. Wee sure can pinch
when she tries. decides to report.
"Oh, by the way says l, as Auntie
comes back, Il just ran across Mr.. Creigh-
ton"
"Yes?" says Auntie eager.
"He wasn't feeln' quite himself" says
l. Sudden attack of something or other.
He didn't say exactly. But expect that
concert excursion is scratched"
"Scratched!' says Auntie, lookin' dazed.
Cancelled, says l. Anyway, he went
off in hurry
"But-but he was to have" And
there she stops.
al know" says I. maybe he'll ex-
plain later, though"
NO wonder she was dizzy from it, and
it's quite natural that soon after she
felt one of her bad headaches comm on.
So Wee and Helma got busy at once.
After they'd tucked her away with the
ice-bag and the smellin' salts, she asked
to be let alone; so durin' the next half
hour l had a chance to tell Wee all about
Creighton and his career.
"But he did seem so refned!" says Wee.
"You got to be-" says l, "to deal in fake
antiques. His mistake was in tacklin'
something genuine; and mods towards
picture of Auntie.
Il don't see how I can ever tell her."
says Wee.
at would be shame" says I. 4Them
late romances come so seldom. Why not
just let her press it and put it away?
Clyde will never come back"
"Just think, Torchy," says Wee, sort Of
snugglin' up. "If it hadn't been for you'll"
"That's my aim in life,' says Ito
prove I'm needed in the family"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for January 16, 1916

Just step in and send bell-hop after
Squint. Say want him.
And inside of two minutes we had
Squint with us. He remembers me too,
and when he finds I'm an old friend of
White Weeks he opens up.
ayes, I've seen that party around more
or less, says he. Creighton, Ell? Well,
he's no guest. Yes, I'm sure he don't
room here. He just blew through the
north exit. What's his liner"
Antiques, he says" says 1.
ooh, sure!' says Squint. "Now have
him located. He's free-lunch hitter; 1
remember one of the barkeeps grouching
about him. But say, if you're after full
details you ought to have talk with
Colonel Brassle He knows him. And
the Colonel ought to be strolling in from
the Army and Navy Club soon. Want
to waltz"
"Long as I've started this thing, 1
might as we'll stay with it, says 1.
Yep, l waits for the Colonel. Some
enthusiastic describer, Colonel Brassle
is, when he gets going. 1t was near Am.
when finally tears myself away; but I'm
loaded up with enough facts about Creigh-
ton to fill a book. And few of EN- was
what you might call complimentary to
Clyde. For one thing, his dear Alicia
hadn't found him as inspirin as he had
her. Anyway she'd complained lot
about his hangover disposition, and f.
nally quit him for good fivo or six years
before she passed on. Also, Clyde was no
plute. He was existin' chiefly on bluff at
present, and that studio of his was rear
loft over delivery-truck garage down
off Sixth Avenue. Then, there was other
items just as interestin'.
But how was goin' to get it all on
record for Auntie l couldn't quite dope
out. Anyway, there was no grand rush;
it would keep. So just let's things slide
for day or so. Maybe next Wednesday
evenin' I'd have chance to throw out a
hint.
THEN, here Tuesday afternoon l gets
this trouble call from Wee. She's out
at the corner drug store on the phone.
"It's about Auntie," says she. "She is
acting so queerly.'
ANY more so than usual?" l asks.
"She is going somewhere, and she
NASH lOlu IHe worn uDOul IL, says &c.
al found her travelling bag, all packed, hid
den under the hall seat ......t
"The old cut-up!' says I. what about
Creighton-he been around lately?'
Every afternoon and evening says
Wee. Hes to take her to a concert some
where this evening. I'm not asked
"Shows his poor taste" says L. Hes
due there about eight o'clock, eh?'
"Seven-thirty,' says Wee. "But don't
know what to think, Torchy-the travel
ing bag and"
Don't bother bit, Vee,' says l.
leave it to me. If it's Clyde at the bot
tom of this, I've as good as got him spiked
to the track. Let Auntie pack her trunk
if she wants to, and don't say word.
Give the giddy old thing chance, It'll
be all the merrier afterwards
"But-but l don't understand"
"Me either, says l. I'm grand little
guesser, though. And I'll be outside, in
ambush for Clyde, from seven o'clock on.
twill your" says Wee, sighin' relieved.
"But do be careful, Torchy. Don't
don't be reckless
"Pooh!" says l. "That's my middle
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: see his credentials. Anyway, it wouldn't
any harm to pump him bit.
'terdon me for changing my mind"
Clyde, as we hits the sidewalk, "but
think prefer to walk downtown"
"Just what l was goin' to spring on
fou," says l. "Fine evenin' for little
thirty-block saunter, too. Let's see, the
Plutoria's where you're stayin', amt it?"
"Why-er-yes, says he, hesitatin'.
couldn't make out why he should
loke over it, for I'd heard him say dis
ictly he was Twin there. But it was
aazin' what an effect the night air had
his conversation works. Seemed to
EN- up.
Interested in antiques, are your" says
) sort of folksy.
Somewhat says Clyde, steppin' out
fisk.
"Odd line says 1. "Now, could
-ver see much percentage in havin'
adfathers' clocks and old spinnin'-
els and such junk around
Really" says he.
'Cne of your fads, l expect?" says 1.
M-m-m,' says he.
a."Shouldn't think you'd find room in a
ne u for such stuff l goes on, doin'
,-skip across curb, cor do you have
other joint, too?'
Quite so," says he. Studio.
"Oh!" says l. whereabouts"
an town. says he.
"Yes, most of 'em are," says l. "But
expect you'll be gettin' married again
me of these days and settin' up regular
ONE, eh?"
He stops short and gives me stare.
"If l feel the need of discussing the
reject" says he, al shall remember that
OH are available
"Oh, don't mention it, says l.
SOMEHOW, l didn't tap Clyde for so
- much real information. In fact, if I'd
been at all touchy might have worked
Up the notion that | was bein' snubbed.
l keeps step with MIR. Creighton clear
to his hotel, where he swings in the Fifth
Avenue entrance without wastin' any
breath over fond adieus. can't say why
1 didn't 60 on home then, instead of
hangin' up outside. Maybe it was be-
cause the sidewalk taxi agent had sort of
q familiar look, or perhaps had an idea
was bein' sleuthy.
Must have been four or five minutes
I'd been standin' there, starin' at the en-
rance, when out through the revolvin'
door breezes Clyde, putin a cigarette and
swingin' his walkin'-stick jaunty. He
don't spot me until he's about to brush
by, and then he stops short.
Forgot something?" l suggests.
Extraordinarily says he. and
hills and marches back into the hotel.
"Huh!' says l, indicatin' nothin' much.
"Wkere to, sir?" says some one at my
DOW.
IS the taxi agent, who has drifted
!, and mistaken me for foolish guest.
Kind of throaty, husky voice he has,
that you wouldn't forget easy; and
new them aeroplane ears of his couldn't
re duplicated.
=, Why, hello, Loppy!" says l. "How
i since you quit runnin' copy in the
), day room?"
Well, blow mel" says he. "Torchy,
NJ"
That's what comes of havin' been in the
,sspaper business once. You never
!. ow when you're going to run across one
;, he old crowd. cut short the reunion,
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T'Pardon me for
changing my
mind says Clyde,
as zoe hits the side
,Ualk, but / think
l prefer to ,calk
Downtown lust
,Ohat / was goin'
to spring on you,'
says L."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01
ORPHEUM WILL SHOW THE
FALL OF A NATION"
Tremendous Film Production, Sequel
TO Birth of Nation" Here
Friday and Saturday.

The Orpheum has billed for Fri
day and Saturday the largest photo
play ever attempted in Durant, in the
stupendous ten-reel production en-
titled, THE Fall of A Nation" by
the famous Thomas Dixon, author of
the famed Birth of Nation, and
a sequel to the later production.
The film--10 long reels-requir-
ing three and half hours to show.
necessitated the use of several thou
sand people, five thousand horses,
the famous German 42-centimeter
cannon, and millions of dollars in
money for its production, and is said
to be even greater and more magnif-
icent than "The Birth of a Nation.
which took the United States oy
storm from coast to coast when pro-
duced a year ago.
A large symphony orchestra of
nine people accompanies the film, AZ
well as five other people who assist
by artifice in producing all the
sounds and noises that would be oc-
casioned by sucn a spectacle in re-
ality.
The films deal with an imaginary
invasion of the United States by\a
hostile nation, and depict with accur-
acy and realism the horrors of war
and its attendant suffering. The ia
nous German 42-centimetre gun and
other tremendous implements of de-
struction are seen in actual use, as
well as every other known agency for
destroying human life and property
in warfare.
The press of the country has been
lavish in its praise Of the films, and
large horses will doubtless greet
them here.
There will Oe five performances.
Friday afternoon and nigMt, ana Sa >
urday morning, afternoon and nighi
Reserved seats will be sold for all
performances save the Saturday
morning show for the ladies and
children, when general admission
for any seat in the house viii De
charged.
When Manager Allison of the Or
pheum was seen Wednesday, he said
that a big rush for reservations was
on, and that they we're kept busk
making reservations over the phone.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01

1st insertion Sept. L, 1915.
Bird insertion Sept. Is, 1915.
Before w. S. Shannon, Justice of the
Peace Within and for Durant JUS
tice Township. Bryan County, Ok
lahoma.
PIONEER TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Plaintiff,
VS.. No. 2504
S. l.. BROWN, ....... Defendant.
w. A. MITCHELL 80. Garnishee.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01
NORMAL ATTENDANCE RECORD

That total of 1915 different peo-
pie attended the Southeastern State
Normal School, here and in the
branch summer school conducted at
McAlester, during the year 1915-16;
that these people represented thirty
two different Oklahoma counties, and
seven other States, are some of the
interesting facts disclosed by re-
cent study Of the enrolment.
For the regular session, the net
enrolment. deducting all duplicates,
was 3S3. The average enrolment
for each of the three terms of the
regular session was 266. The local
summer session was 739, while the
net local enrolment for the four
terms was 956.
Four hundred and fifty-nine of
this total registered from Bryan
county, but this number is too great
to be truly representative, since
many students, mature men and wo-
men. make Durant their home during
their school days.
OF the other counties represented.
Choctaw with rs, Latimer with So,
and Marshall with 81, made the best
showing. Johnston and Coal coun-
ties, although not in the Southeast
ern district, sent 20 and IL students,
respectively.
The attendance from other States
was as follows: Texas 25, Arkansas
%, Tennessee 26, Missouri a, Ken
tucky l, Illinois /, New Mexico /.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01

mering, which, II is said, reflected
upon the Commission, according to
announcement made this week by
Jack Love, chairman
The statements complained OF were
to the effect that willmering left the
employ Of the Commission to go with
the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Com
pany at time when the Commission
was engaged in an investigation OF
the affairs Of the gas company, and
that the employment of Willmering
had the effect of depriving the Com
mission of information contained in
certain records and books of the gas
company.
'The inference in these statements
is that the Commission was a party
to the plan" said Chairman Love.
"The Commission has the power to
prosecute and punish for contempt,
and we intend to make use of that
power.
1--WE feel that we would be neg
lecting our duty to the people of this
ate If we would permit such un-
founded and unwarranted statments
as these to so unnoticed. The men
who are responsible for publishing
and circulating these statements will
be subpOenaed and will be given an
opportunity to Prove before the
world the truth of their charges.
"Then II they fail they will be
branded before the people of this
State as irresponsible publishers and
circulators of statements involving
the integrity and standing of one of
their fellowmen. as well as one of the
departments Of the state govern
ment."
j. H. johnson, who was one OF
Willmering's opponents: F. A. Whit
ten, secretary of the Oklahoma City
Retailers Association; Oscar Halsell,
and Attorney Il. G.. McAdams, are
among those who will be subpoenaed.
Chairman Love is quoted as saying.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01

Ask the man in the street" to
call the roll of talking-machine man
nfacturers, and he will name three
almost certainly,
THE WISDOM or six before his
OF ADVERTIS- go as far as five
ING WHEN and will perhaps
OVERSOLD tour probably,
knowledge of the
subject is exhausted. But ask him
for the names of the leading firms in
the industry and ninety-nine times
out of one hundred you will get the
same answer. The wisdom Of the
Victor Talking Machine Company's
policy of continued advertising when
the factory is oversold can be demon
strated by so simple a test as that.
Our neighbor, the Dry Goods Eco
nomist, points out that the talking
machine business is no longer spec
ialty proposition, requiring expert
handling. The public at large is so
familiar with the idea of owning a
machine and operating it that the
department store can profitably en-
ter the field and sell the line ON a
merchandise basis. And certainly
there are many available sources OF
supply. We counted the ads OF &c
different manufacturers in a single
issue of a trade-paper, and that is BY
no means the complete roster. Some
of them are also advertising to the
consumer. others are not, yet the fac
remains that the immense prosperity
of the industry is attracting a multi
tude of concerns which intend tc
share if they can. The leaders have
done the pioneer work of educatine
the public to the talking-machin
idea. and now let them look to their
laurels.
The same thing has happened be
fore in many other lines of business
We can name concerns which once
were leaders, but which have gont
down under the pressure Of Just such
competition as is now threatening
the talking machine industry Pres
tige meant little to them so long as
they got the business; they felt that
their standing was secure becouse
the factory could not keep amead Of
its orders. They regarded advertis-
ing as a useful means of getting
more business, but why advertise
when we don't need business?
There is little likelihood that the
leaders in the talking-maehine bus
iness will be depOsed. for they have
not advertised merely to "get bust
ness" Their advertising has rep
resented in large part an investment
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01

Ask the man in the street" to
call the roll of talking-machine man
nfacturers, and he will name three
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01

answer said bill of particulars and
the said order of garnishment on or
before the Ind day of October. 1916,
the time when said cause will be
heard. or judgment will be taken
against you for the said snm of
v127.72 and against said garnishee,
ordering that whatever amounts be
due by him to you be paid to the
plaintiff. up to the amount of the
plaintiffs said debt.
Witness my hand and seal this
29th day of August, 1916.
w. S. SHANNON,
+ Justice of the Peace.
FERGUSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01

State of Oklahoma
SIS
Bryan County
HALE-HALSEL GROCERY
COMPANY ......... Plaintiff,
VS.. No. 2544.
r. @. BRUCE ........ Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of sale issued out
of the District Court of Bryan C9un-
ty, Oklahoma, on the 30th day of
August, 1915, in an action wherein
Hale-Halsel Grocery Company was
plaintiff and r. c. Bruce was de-
fendant, directed to me, the under
cigned sheriff of Bryan County, ok
lahoma, commanding me to levy up
on, appraise, and sell the following
described property:
Lot 10 in Block 81 in the
City Of Durant, Bryan County,
Oklahoma,
to satisfy a judgment and decree Of
foreclosure in favor of plaintiff and
against the defendant, obtained in
said court on the 18th day of April,
1916; said judgment being for the
sum of $4,000. $500 attorneys
fee, 10 per cent interest from jan
uary 18th, 1915. $15.75 cost, and ac-
cruing cost, 1 will on the 4th day of
October. 1916. at the hour of 2
O'Clock p. m. of said day, at the front
door of the court house in the city OF
Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma,
offer for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash the property above
described. or so much thereof as
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-09-01
SEPTEMBER 18th rs NORTH
TEXAS DAY

The officers and directors of the
Bryan County Fair Association have
designated Thursday, September IA,
the first day of the fair. as North
Texas Day, and the secretary of the
association has written letters to the
chambers of commerce of North Tex
as towns inviting them to visit the
fair and take part on that day.