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"REMINISCENCES OF
 CARDINAL GIBBONS

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 9.-That Card inal Gibbons, notwithstanding he pass ed his 82nd birthday the past sum- mer, still possesses remarkable physi- cal and mental vigor, has been evil denced by the fact that he has just completed a six-volume series of his "reminiscences. He recently devoted an entire month to the reading and re- vision of proofs of the last two vol umes, often working far into the night, and his keenness and quickness in detecting mistakes, his lntimates say, was surprising.
 His latest work IS "A Retrospect of Fifty Years" in which he has gathered many of his more notable sermons and addresses, together with personal re- miniscences of his long life. Outside of church matters he devotes several chapters to such subjects as "Patrio- tism and Politics. "Irish Immigra- tion," "The Lynch Law" "The Flu neral of General Sheridan" and "Will the American Republic Endure?"
 Very few people now living have seen the country in such distress as 1 have seen it," he says, "but have lived to see it in wonderful prosperity and to behold it grown into one of the great powers of the earth. Younger men may tremble for the future of this country, but I can have nothing but hope when I think what we have already passed through, for I can see no troubles in the future which could equal, much less surpass, those which have afflicted us in the bygone days.
 "If only the American people will hold fast to that instrument which has been bequeathed to them as the palladium of their liberties-the con- stitution of the United States-and fear and distrust the man who would touch that ark with profane hands, the permanence of our institutions is assured"
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SENSIBLE FARMING.
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 Sensible farming includes the same principles as sensible business. A good merchant once said that "goods well bought are half sold" That means that it is the best of business for the merchant to buy dependable goods as cheap as possible. The next step is to keep down the running ex- penses. The same principles apply on the farm. It is good business for the farmer to make the most depend abel crop as cheap as he can, and to keep down expenses. That crop may be cotton, apples, peaches, canta- loupes, sweetpotatoes, strawberries or watermelons. At all events it pays to begin now and prepare the land by breaking deep and blowing under what is in the land, and getting in shape to put on all the manure he can in the spring. Whatever the money crop may be, let it be remem- bered that the main items of expense on the farm are living expenses for the family, the hired hands and the live stock. A merchant is poor busi- ness man if he lets his expenses ex- ceed his profits, and a farmer is a poor farmer if he allows his expenses for food and feed to exceed the cost of production. Here are few prices of things that are both produced and cn Nh c,1t,,o1 m tho farm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12
SMALL STOCKS DISAPPEARING

One of the benefits that the nation has derived from dvertising-per- haps uni<nowingly--is the steady dis Icouragemant of small stock by mer- chants.
 In every community it is the mer-
 chants with reasonably large stocks who have sufficient confidence in themselves, their goods and their ser vice, to advertise them. And in every locality one finds that the merchant with an unreasonably small stock is the one who "can't af- ford to advertise"
 What he really means, however, is ithat his margin of profit on each ar- ticle sold must be so large that he can net shave a few cents off 1t for advertising purposes-or thinks he can't.
 In other words, his turnover isn't
 sufficient for the overhead expense. Only by advertising is a steady turnover possible. And it usually is the case that the merchant who ad- versises much really has smaller ex- pense per dollar of turnover than the merchant who doesn't advertise at all.
 For instance, if it costs merchant 5000 a year to do business, he will have to get that much profit out of
 his business whether he turns over
 S1OO,O00 or $2O,0O0. If he can turn
 over the former amount thru extensive
 advertising, he will be making more money than if he is satisfied to turn
 over the latter amount without adver-
 Using.
 That's the keynote to the entire situ- 'ation. Some persons frequently ex-
 press surprise at the amount of ad- 'vertising done by some prosperous firms, but they should always com
 pare the volume of advertising with the volume of business done-and that tells the true story.
 There is department store in Phil adelphia which spends hundreds of thousands of dollars year with the city's papers; but when somebody once expressed the idea that this was ex- travagant, the owner showed that he was spending only one cent on each dollar of business for advertising less than others who advertised much less but spent much more per dollar of
 business done.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12
COTTON GROWERS
 PLAN FOR FUTURE


 Norfolk, Va, Dec. 11.-Not the least important of the several conventions and conferences to be held in Nor folk this week in conjunction with the Southern Commercial congress will be the extraordinary session of the Southern Cotton congress, which has been called for tomorrow. The meeting of the cotton growers and shippers has been called for the pur- pose of taking up all questions relat- ing to cotton problems and the con- sideration of action looking to the en- actment of national legislation or CO., operative effort, as may be deemed best. The congress will also build a program designed to meet the ex- agencies of the changed economic con- ditions at the close of the war in Europe.
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PITY THE POOR PROSPEROUS
 PEOPLE.

When The Graphic Sunday suggest ed municipal Christmas tree pro- gram as a fitting way for us to ob- serve Christmas and demonstrate the significance of the anniversary of the great event in the history of man, we had the idea that the suggestion would be welcomed. The thought had found it's way into our mind that the chill drcn here of the Master had overlook ed this way of teaching the real req son for Christmas, now observed most ly by the exchange of gifts, by feast ing and by riotous celebration. Be- licving that our people had overlooked the municipal Christmas tree plan, we entertained the belief that once their attention was called to it there would be no delay in endorsement of the program that has proved so popular clsewhere-so popular because 1t serves to etach in impressive way the lesson that Christmas should bring. But
 There was no violent clamor yester- day for a municipal Christmas tree in Pine Bluff. Just one persona lady-telephoned endorsement of the plan, and offered assistance.
 Apparently, our people are too busy making money or too busy enjoying prosperity to give much thought to the deeper significance of Christmas, or to plan for community cele- bration-one that would permit of the lesson of the Christmas being impress ed on the minds of young and old, and the young, especially, receiving the true meaning of the celebration.
 Of course, there will be services in the churches on Christmas, and these will be we'll attended by those who know the story, and appreciate the real significance of Christmas. But the municipal Christmas tree program reaches those who do not usually at tend church on this great day.
 Sincerely regretful are we that our people do not seem to think much of the municipal Christmas tree idea, for we believe it would create as much happiness here as it has elsewhere, and we believe that good would come from a service that would bring to- gether thousands of hearts aglow with the Christmas spirit, and ready to re- ceive and retain the story of the Christ-child, with it's real significance to man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

IF I SHOULD DIE TONIGHT.

If l should die tonight And you should come to my cold corpse and say, Weeping and heartsick over my life less clay
 If l should die tonight And you should come in deepest grief and woe And say: Here's that ten dollars that I owe," l might arise in my large white cravat, And say: What's that?"
 If l should die tonight And you should come to my cold corpse and kneel, Clasping my bier to show the grief you feel;
 say, if I should die tonight And you should come to me, and there and then Just even hint at paying me that ten, l might arise the while, But I'd drop dead again.
 Ben King.
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A Pine Bluff kid the other day ask

A Pine Bluff kid the other day ask ed if Kris kringle had been killed in the war. Mama told him no airship had yet been built to go high enough to get in the way of old Kris. Then Ithe kid asked ma how it is that Kris can slide down chimney and not get dirty. But pa butted in and saved the critical situation by explaining that when Kris is way up in the cold air he gets so caked with ice that when he comes down the chimney the ice protects him from the soot. Pa learned that at the lodge.
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JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which is Better-Try an Experiment or Profit by q Pine Bluff Citizens
 ExnAriencn

UT fIOll6 Dy HiHe DfuII CltlZen>S
 Experience.
 Something new is an experiment. Must be proved to be a represent ed.
 The s.atemsnt of manufacturer is not convincing procf of merit.
 But the endorsement of friends is. Now supposing you had a bad back, A lame, weak, or aching enc,
 Would you experiment On it?
 You will read Of many so-callea curse.
 Endorsed by strangers from far away places.
 It's different when the endcrse- ment comes from hcIe.
 Easy to prove local testifony.
 Read this Pine Bluff case:
 c. D. Smith, vet. surgeon, 1103 w. Sixth Ave, Pine Bluff, says: q know that Doan's K dney Pills are 2 medicine of merit and don't hesi- tate to recommend then. I have used them on different occasions for kidney complaint and lame and aching back and th:y have always acted promptly in relieving the aches and pains"
 Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the sane that Mr., Smith had. Foster7Milburn Co.,, Props. Buffalo, N. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis of Chicago, who fined Standard Oil $39,- OOO,0OO or something like that, has handed down another decision from tho bench. He declared that National Prohibition is coming, and added: "lt will be damned good thing"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

Republican campaign orators pre- dicted that MT. Wilson's reelection would bring an end to prosperity. It is becoming evident that the orators acted with wisdom in failing to men, tion the date."
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY

One Hundred Years Ago. 1S16-James Noble and Walter Taylor took their seats in tho United States senate as the first repre- sentatives of the State Indi- ana.
 Seventy-five Years Ago. 1S4l-Comte de Frayssinous, an emi- nent French prelate who be- came chaplain to Louis XVIII, died Born May 9, 1765.
 Fifty Years Ago. 1S66-Nearly 400 lives were lost in colliery explosion at Bransley, England.
 Twenty-Five Years Ago. 1S91-Pekin reported the final sup pression fthe Chinese insur- rection.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

Deep-seated coughs that resist ord mary remedies require both external and internal treatment. If you buy a dollar bottle of BALLARD'S HORE- HOUND SYRUP you get the two rem edies you need for the price of one. There is HERRICK'S RED PEP PER POROUS PLASTER for the chest, free with each bottle. Sold by w. l.. DeWoodv X Co.-Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

A New York paper prints a story of a bold 16-year-old girl burglar. There is nothing strange about that, we fancy. We have known 16-year- olds in Pine Bluff to burglarize the hearts of young fellows with impun- ity,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

Only 15,O00 men have applied for emergency jobs to shovel snow in New Yor,. this winter, compared with 25,- 900 last year and 4O,o0O two years ago. This indicates that workingmen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

There is more true, real worth in the so-called common people" than there is in a large percentage of those who are honored because they really are not known.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12
One Year Ago in the War.

Dec. 12, 1915-President Wilson's note to Austria on the Acona matter made public; Germans reported withdrawing to Bug River on Rus sian front; British admitted loss of eight guns and 1,500 men in Ser bia; Greek troops transferred to Serres to give Franco British clear path to Salonika.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12
WORTH REMEMBERING.

Without economy none can be rich, and with it few can be poor.
 -Dr. Johnson.
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SUES TO COLLECT WARRANTS

Bentonville, Dec. 11.-To compel the country assessor to asses property in Bentonville at it's real value that funds may be raised to pay a judgment she holds. Harriet Patton of Quincy, Ills, has filed suit in the United States dis trict court at Fort Smith for a writ of mandamus. Plaintiff obtained judg- ment against the city for *5,352 on Feb. 6, 1915, on past due warrants.
 A pear tree on the farm of J. S. Eugle, of Shoemakersviile, Pa., 163 years old is bearing fruit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12
TO BE PREPARED IS TO BE INSURED,
 Do It Now. R. H. M. MILLS & SONS, 303.4 Citizens Bank Bldg.

are generally employed, and also that New York will be in even more trouble
 than usual whenever there is heavy
 snowstorm.
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 The above prices are below the av. craze cost to the consumer on the Little Rock market. Consider them we'll. Figure out for yourself wheth- CT it is good business for you to pro- duce the items in this list that you will need next year, or to buy them. How much money can a farmer make if he has to buy his living at these prices after the crop is gathered? How much money can he make by pro- ducing his own food and feed sup plies at these prices? It is a plain business proposition, and no good farmer can take chances on buying his living at these prices out of 15-cent cotton or any other cash crop. To be on the safe side we must raise our own living at home next year. Do not be deceived. These are not prosper ous times but perilous times, for the farmers. If the price of cotton goes below 15 cents next fall and the price of food and feed products remain as at present, the farmer cannot hope to get supplies on credit to make crop the following season. The merchant can't afford to sell goods at such prices ] to make 10 or 12-cent cotton. Friends, take heed while you may.
 JOHN H. PAGE, Commissioner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

Your Cotton Insurance wID be apprc. ciated
 TAYLOR & COMPANY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

After roasting 100 pounds of beef weighs only 67 pounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

Cholera. kills about $50,000,000 worth of hogs year in this country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-12

The Graphic g7adIy publishes free of charge notices for churches. socie- ties. fraternal organizations ard clubs when the events are not infe nded as money-n,akers. If there IS attempt at profit-talIing. notices cr ;As events are advertisements. and will he charged for accordingly.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-10-26
Political Trickery

The capitalist class politicians at
Olympia evidently hoped to catch US
mapping and tried "to slip one over on
US" by not certifying to the nomina-
ton OF our candidates for congress, to
the county auditors, in the Second and
Third Congressional districts, but we
were ON the lookout and as soon as
we realized what they were up to
sent COmrade Peter HUSKY to Olym-
pia to start court proceedings if nee
essary. AS soon as he appeared on
the job, they knew that their little
game had been checked and the prom
Use was made that the county auditors
in the districts concerned would be
notified by telegraph to print the
names of these two congressional can
didates upon the general election bal
lots. We have ascertained that this
has been done in the Second district
but have not yet had definite infor-
nation from the, Third district.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-10-26
SOME CAPTURE?
Local Birmingham, 10-22-16

Local birmingham, lU-ZZ-IO.
Socialist Party of Washington:
Whereas, the democratic leaders are
publishing broadcast over the state
that they have captured the great So
cialst leader in the person of one DR..
Edwin j. Brown;
BE it resolved, by Local Birming-
ham, and we believe we voice the SEN
timents Of 80 per cent of the locals of
the state, that this prize of the dem
ocrats is mighty good radiance to
the Socialist Party and to the work
ing class of the state that said Brown
has been common nuisance in the
party for the past years; that it has
been his constant purpose to try to
break up our organization, so much
so that a great many red card men,
bers honestly believe that he was en-
ployed by the capitalist class for this
very purpose, and
Be it further resolved, that a copy
of these resolutions be sent to the
Northwest Worker, Everett, and to
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and
Union Record, Seattle, for publication.
GRACE CARLSON, Chairman.
G. H. GILMORE, Secretary.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-10-26
LOCAL ORGANIZED
AT STEVENSON

Stevenson, Wash, Oct %, 1916.
To the Northwest Worker and Com
rades:
On last Friday night we held very
successful katterfeld lecture, which
was a real surprise to everybody in
the way Of an audience in this Henry
Dubbs town. The theatre building
was filled to its capacity and Com
rade katterfeld sure delivered the
goods straight from the shoulder, and
had to wait until the crowd ceased
applauding several times during his
lecture, which lasted more than an
hour and half. The sales of litera-
ture was good and the collections
fair, but best of all, through Comrade
katterfeld's efforts, we organized a
Local with a membership of nine, and
think many more will join before
election. The political ring here
hates to see US have a Local, but they
will have to take their medicine. 1t
is just what the doctor ordered.
Every one, except very few, eX-
pressed themselves as being well
pleased with the lecture. Among the
crowd could be seen the sheriff and
most all of the other county officers.
But you see this is election year and
they all want to be seen and to have
an opportunity to shake hands, but if
1 don't miss my guess, four years
from now the old party office seek
ers will have to resort to some other
methods than shaking hands and pat
ting Henry Dubbs on the back because
Henry will be hard to locate four
years from now. So hurrah for good
old Socialism and a chance to live in
nineteen hundred and twenty.
Yours for the revolution,
GEO. H. PRATT,
Stevenson, Wash.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-10-26
SNOEIOMISH COUNTY

We have had meetings in the fol
lowing places in the last two weeks
Edmonds and Muklteo. Comrade
Fortson was the speaker Also had a
is making good and hits straight from
the shoulder.
On the night Of the Dist Comrade
UIonska filled date at Granite Falls
for the county office. On the 22nd
Comrade r. W. Thompson was at
Hartford and Machias. Local Mon
roe is furnishing the county office
with 500 Benson leaflets weekly and
we are sending them out for distribu-
ton in the places we think they will
do the most good. Have bought three
thousand of the campaign folders
from the State Office and am putting
them out in the same way. This means
that in the four weeks preceding the
election we will put out about ten
thousand pieces of propaganda, be-
sides the lectures. We have ordered
one thousand of the Tavenner speech
es and will mail them out as soon as
received.
see by the papers that the com
mssioners in Everett are asking for
the attitude of all candidates on the
referendum measures. OF course they
will not ask for the opinion of the
REDS, but would suggest that the
candidates write to them at once and
tell them the attitude we would take.
Comrades, see that some one is at
every election booth to see that we
get a square count.
Let's hammer from now until the
seventh. w. j. MOODY,
County Sec'y.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-10-26

Drunkenness in public became more
frequent.
More arrests were made.
More crime of all kinds was report
ea to the authorities.
Long lines Of citizens waited in the
auditor $ office to obtain permits.
Boot-Ieggers became increasingly
active, eXtortionate and insolent.
From the peacefulness and good
oruer of the first sixty days of 1916,
during winch the use of mtoxicants
was ABSOLUTELY CONTROLLED
In THE HOMES, conditions have
gone rapidly from bad to worse.
\ general idea of what the situation
is at the present time has recently
been given by disclosures in the news
papers. The uHfailing tendency of
these newspapers IS to make the best
possible showing OF conditions. In
justice TO themselves and to their
readers, they could no longer keep
silent. but even yet they have not
told all there is to tell.
The illicit traffic has grown to huge
proportions.
Inc bootleg traffic Is reported to
be controlled by separate syndicates
or rings, OF which 1t is said there
are at least three operating IN Seat
We alone, ana probably more.
Many OF the occasional raids" and
attenuant destruction OF illicit sup
Plies result from the up" OF one
rival bootleg syndicate IN an effort
20 cupple another OF It's kind.
morally, the course mas been down
ward ever SINCE the moderate home
supplies were exhausted
II ls stIlI downward.
The Workings, OF the dry law since
January I5t, 1916, are an open book.
Present conditions, the gradual and
unyaryIng downward tendency, are
Almost wholly accounted for by the
inability OF citizens to procure, in
legal and orderly fashion, the moder-
aCe supplies Of alcoholic beverages
required Tor use AT HOME.
The facts oil record prove that the
people OF TINS state, during the early
part OF the year, dld not abuse the
privilege Of having liquor in their own
homes.
Why should it be assumed that they
would abuse that privilege now-or
ever?
The opportunity is now before the
people Of this state to re-establish
the conditions that existed in January
and February OF this year. 1t is pre-
/ 5cnJed IN Initiative Measure No. n,
which seeks only to give the people
The right to purchase, in limited
quantities ana for private use in their
homes, mild and pure beer.
Tracing the workings Of the dry
law from the first Of the year to the
present time, the existing and grow
ing evils must, in large part, be attri-
buted to the effort to prohibit, by law,
The ages-old and widely practiced So
cial custom, enjoyed privately in the
nome.
The results speak for themselves.
The time has come for a turn toward
the better civic conditions that pre-
vailed in this State in the early part
Of the year. and the adoption by the
people Of Initiative Measure No. "a
lnquestlonaDIy will restore peace and
order i'm the community.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-10-26
traternally,
l.. Il. kATTERFELI
Campaign Books

10000 Campaign Books have thus
far been sent out from this office and
are being distributed in every part Of
the state. They are good till election
time and you may still have some if
you order IN hurry; they sell at 35c
per 100 or $500 per 1000. $4,000 Of
the original 10000 sent out have been
paid for.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-10-26
BIG DANCE AND LECTURE

70 be given under the auspices of Lo-
cal Birmingham at Birmingham hall
on Saturday evening, November 20.
Comrade Olinger will be the speaker
Of the evening. There will be music
by Greene's four-piece orchestra.
Supper will be served at 20 cents
a plate. Dancing will commence at
10 p. m. Tickets to dance $1.0O.