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DO YOU WORRY? WANT RELIEF
 BE THRIFTY!

To enumerate the benefits of thrift would be equivalent to e1umcratins the benefits of a sound body, for all that health is to the physical man thrift is to the temperamental and the material. Thrift is conducive to good habits, and inasmuch as geod habits make good characters, thrift is good character.
 Thrift is the antidote sor worry, which is the most distresssing of hu- man emotions. To worry about tha future is common to man. but not to the animals-they work for the tu- ture and plan for it. Thrift avoids the worries of life as no other habit can. It is good medicine fer the blues. ''sa2is ! Thrift does for the individual what thrift does for the nation-:ee makes for strength. It is the sureSt fouuda- tion upon which man eaa bnlld, Note the successful men of Pins Bluff. Do they waste their substance: Do they live beyond their meansP Do they run into debt. gamble and try to keep up with Lizzie? Yea. verily. they are the frugal men, the solid men. the thrifty men. They have managed we'll.
 The thrifty man does not live on mush and milk, but on porterhouse-- treated right. He does not wear shabby clothes, but well-tailored ones --treated right. He has few amuse ments, but good ones. He does not go out often. but goes we'll when he does--and remembers it. because of the quality and the rareness.
 This virtue of thrift is the most important habit you can cultivate, the most profitable and the most satis- factory You can see what it does-it works here. not hereafter. Waste is the most costly evil you can tolerate in your materia. life. Thrift will get you further up life's ladder than any other quality, and waste will carry you down faster. Thrift of time will dc more to give you an education than all the colleges. and thrift of food will make you better fed than . Broadway habitue. Thrift of money will make you independent of the loan shark. the pawnbroker and the land lord.
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APPLYlNG FOR CITIZENSHIP. Two Members ei Greek Celenys Re- neunee Allegiance to Constantine

Two members of the local Greek colony this week renouneed alleg- iancs to Constantine, king Of Hsl- lenes, and declared thelr intention or becoming fUll-fledged cltizens of the United States. They are Paraschos Grigorellis. restaurant-kseper Of loo East Fourth avenue, and Joannis Matdinopoulous, 8 candy -makes, re s:dins at Ill West Second avenue. The latter is from PaIras. Greece, and care to America in 1906, The former was born on Mytelen island, and emigrated to America in 1903. His last foreign residence was Smyrna, Turkey.
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FEEL FINE! TAKE "CASCARETS" FOR
 LIVER, BOWELS
Spend 10 cents! Don't stay bil. ious. sick, headachy,
 ccnstipated.
Can't harm you! Best cathartic for men. women and
 children.

Enjoy life. Your system is filled with an accumulation of bile and bowel poison which keeps you bilious, headachy, dizzy, tongue cOoated, breath bad and stomach sour-Why don't you get 10-cent box of Cas- carets at the drug store and feel bully. Take Cascarets tonight and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. You'll wake up with a clear head, clean tongue, lively step. rosy skin and locking and feeling fit. Mothers can give whole Cascaret to a sick. cross. bilious. feverish child any time they are harmless. never gripe or sicken.
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L o c A L.
WINDOW GLASS

Daughman Cabinet Shop. Phone 1247,
 Does you office reflect prosper ity? See cur desk. costumers, etc., in our window. Reap & Crawford. ts
 Why encounter fa,Igu~ and disap- pointmen.s hunting your wants in psrson. when Tho Graphic "ciasslfed" Sds will do the work hattarS ts
 If our work pleases you tell your friends. if not tell us. American-Ex- celsior Laundry CO. phone t46. If
 ---Lloyds Princess Go-Carts, 'Fit for the child of king" See our window. Reap < Crawford. If
 You can make your choice in the quiet of your home or office, by hay iug Gral hic classified" ads bring ap- plicants and applications to you. ti
 A new desk. type writer desk. or costumer would make your office re- fleet prosperity. See ours. Reap < Crawford. tf
 Ask our drivers about launder- ing your rag rugs. any size, Amer ican- Excelsior Laundry Co. paone 146. ii
 For all kinds of Carpenter Repair Work, Roof Painting and Furniture Repairing. phone 2029. 1-2S-6t
 We still have some exceptional bargains in small pieces of nets and scrims, and odd pieces of furniture. If
 At 50 cents on the dollar we will sell a beautiful Birds Eye Maple Bed Room Suite. Reap <, Crawford. ii
 You can mako your choice in the auiet Of your homo or office. by hav- ms Graphic 'classified" ads bring applicants and applications to you. tf
 See our line of Heywood Reed. and Lloyds Princess collapsible go- earts in our window. Reap ( Craw- ford. tf
 Let u. wash your blankets. we know how American-Excelsior Laundry Co.. phone 1<~ If
 Our Press Process Is unexcelied. American Excelsior Laundry com pany. phone 146. If Enna H. Elhs-BurnAam Graduate,
 1A0A Texas Etreet.
 0olicits the patronage of ladies who desire beauty treatments at their residence. Shampooing, hair dress ing, racial massage, chiropody. mani curing. hot oil treatment for the scalp. manirose oil manicure a speciality. Phone NO. 1'is. 11-So-lm
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want to give your girl a good start, don't teach her music and danclhs and the art of dressing well; taach them both the fine art of thrift. Teach the boy to work hard, improve hls time and his talents, save his money, learn values, and the money question will take care of itself. Teach the girl how to cook and bake, to sew, and nurse and keep house-she Will learn how to dance soon enough. It's far more important that she knows how to treat a porterhouse thah that she be treated to a pOrterhouse.
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.s9S4 AutOs Licensed.

Little Rcck. Feb. 2.-Up to las' night there had been issued by the highway department a total of 5.sSl automobile licenses. In 1915 all equal number was net rsachsd uhtil the last of April. At the present rate here will be an increase of at least fifty per cent over last ysar's auto- mobile licenses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-03

William Farnum. whose next pie sure under the William FSN banner will be lighting Blood began his stage career playing cornet solo at Emory Hall. BuckspSrt, Maine when hs was nine years old. Fight ing Blood" which was inspired ln part by the song My Old Kentucky IIore." was written and is being dl- rected by oscar c. Apfel at the Eden dale. California. studios.
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DOWN ON HIS BACK

"About two years ago got down on my back" writes solomon Beuuet' te, Flat River. Mo. "I go a soc box of Foley Kidney Pills and they straightered me right up. I rec commended them to all who have kidney trouble" Rheumatic aches md pains. soreness and stiffness sleep disturbing bladder trouble. yielS quickly to Foley Kidney Pills, Manr Pharmacy.
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SIX.YEAR.OLD HAD CROTp

I have little girl six years old who has a good deal of trouble with orcup," writes ". E. Curry, Evans vile, Ind. "I have used Foley's Honey and Tar, obtaining instant re- lief for her. My wifa and I also use if and will say it is the best cure for a bad cold, cough, throat trouble and e. cup that 1 ever saw" Mann Pharm-
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lNeNew Receiver.
annninfed

c. s. McNew has been appointed receiver of the improved prSparty, described as lot one of block eight, Drew Whites addition. involved in . suit between NJ. W. Ware ct al. and T. o. Woodward ct al. MT. McNew is to collect al rents. and have futi charge of the property. He quailfled by filing bond of $500.
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FLOODS IN JAVA.
Reports from Batavia Say 125,1Oo
 Houses Wrecked.

Lcndon, Feb. 2.-Cable dispatches from Batavia report that floods ara continuing in Central Java. Thus far 12OOOO native h-uses have been wrecked and many miles ef railway line destroyed.
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ORPHEO THEATRE.

Teday-One of the finest dramatic society dramas produced by the Merto company. in which Olga Ps- trova. the stage star. is featured.
 Friday-"The Imposter," feature produced by Shuberts.
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,rhf -Stafe,s Finances.

- Little Rock, Feb. 2.-The cutstand- ing indebtedness of the state at the close of business yesterday was $427,- S31.33, according to the books Of the state auditor. The amount of the de felt in the general revenue an Feb. !, 1915, was S491 ,491.e3. showing q decrease Of less than S64.000 in 8 year, sss,ss, .,sa--5-=z..
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\. or. W. at Rearden.

Bearden, Feb. "A new lodge or the Ancient Order of United Work ren was instituted here M1nday night, by District Deputy W. L. Wcrthingtol. Great interest is hems aroused in the, organization which is making a specially of keeping Ar kansas money in Arkansas.
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Accordion Plaited Dresses

Should be sent to Frank Dietrich's Clothing Hospital to be re-plaited; slso any other ladies' or gents cloth ing that need cleaning. pressing or altering. We also put new Things in coats and lo all general repair work on clothing
 Phone 16S6. Over Lewine's Quality
 ShOp S30h Main St
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NOTICE.

All furniture repair work in tha future will be cash on delivery.
 BAUGHMAN CABINET SHOP. 1-30-12c
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Let Graphic classified" ads hunt your wants. They go everywhere, al- snO3t. U
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-16
How 20 Ride,

In riding sit erect and don't SLOUGH
along. Don't try TO be a cowboy II
you are not. We have the real simon
pure cowpunchers and broncho bus
tiers; also we have the tin horn variety
of the same species. Steer clear OF
the latter; also be careful not to get
into this category yourself.
Remember that a horse is only flesh
and blood and not a machine. He gets
tired, hungry and thirsty. and for
goodness sake. treat him accordingly.
Because he is a lively horse and you
are paying his hire. treat him white
just the same. Remember that some
one else rode him yesterday. and an
other will probably do so tomorrow.
Give your horse the same kind Of a
deal you yourself would demand if
you were In its place. Even Il broncho
has feelings and will appreciate your
notwithstanding.
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Fire Nersus Life Insurance.

Of the 100000 or so dwellings In
the United States 96 per cent are pro-
tected-at least to some extent-by
fire insurance. But of our 1U.OOO.OW
inhabitants only IS per cent have TAX
en- out life insurance policies. Men
seem t0 be more uneasy over the mere
possibility of the burning Of their
houses than over the stern certainty
that death will ONE day overtake
them. This is q strange contradiction
in human nature. TO safeguard the
nations material possessions Is well.
but how much more valuable than the
homes are the human lives Of the
country! In this age, when the prin-
ciples Of life insurance are so well
understood, there should be no such
discrepancy between the number of
homes and Of lives insured. In many
instances the former could not be
saved from foreclosure were the earn
ers Of incomes TO pass away leaving
the families unprovided for. 1t is as
much the duty Of every man to insure
his life as to insure his property. and
If be has no insurable property there
is all the more eason for insuring his
life.-LeSlie's.
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IF a Naturalist Painted.

II l were to paint the short days Of
winter | should paint two towering
icebergs approaching each other like
promOntorieS. for morning and even
ing. with ~cavernous recesses and a SOL
itary traveller wrapping his cloak about
him and bent forward against the
driving storm. just entering the narrow
pass. would paint the light Of a Ia
per at midday. seen through a cottage
window. half buried in snow and frost.
In the foreground should be seen the
sewers in the fields and other evidences
Of spring. On the right and left Of
the approaching icebergs the heavens
should be shaded off from the light of
midday to midnight with its stars. the
sun being low in the sky.-Henry Da'
vid Thoreau.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-16
Japan's DRAGON Lamps.

Japan abounds with sacred places
Shintoist and Buddhist-formerly re-
puted for the appearances Of the so
called dragons lamp" This is a mys-
ferrous light that comes out Of a pond.
lake or sea and alights on Il certain
tree, mostly on Il certain night. 1t was
held that the light was dedicated by
a dragon dwelling in the water to Il
god whose shrine stood near the trees.
For example. the famous Ryuto OF the
tcmple of A.valokitcSvara on NagnS;l
hill. province of Xii. made its annual
ascent from tho sea- to Il pine tree Iii
the precincts every ninth night of the
seventh moon. vt the midnight of the
lG:h Of every month Il Fyuto came
from the northeast citing to tie so
called "drn%on,S lamp pine. near tn"
shrine of ManGiuSri at kircdo. prov
incc of Tango. whereas on tn" same
tree another light. named celestial
lamp" made its descent from the hcav'
ems every sixteenth night of the INST.
fifth and ninth monthS.- Exchange.
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Beautiful Land of Alsace.

This land of Alsace Is in many re-
spects the most beautiful that l have
ever seen. Strung along the horizon.
like sentinels wrapped in nantes of
green. the peaks Of the Vosges loom
against the sky. On the slopes Of the
ridges, massed in their black battal-
ions, stand forests Of spruce and pine.
Through peaceful valleys silver
streams meander leisurely, and in the
meadows which border them cattle
stand knee deep amid the lush green
grass. The villages. their tortuous.
cobble paved streets. lined on either
side by dim arcades. and the old. old
houses, with their turrets and balco-
MES and steep pitched pottery roofs.
give you the feeling that they are not
real. but that they are scenery on a
stage. and this illusion is heightened
by the men in their jaunty berets and
wooden sabots. and the women whose
huge black silk h~eaddresses a%ccentuate
the freshness Of their compilations. 1t
is at once a region Of ruggedness and
majesty and grandeur. Of Quaintness
and simplicity and charm.-F. Alex
ander Powell in Scribner's Magazine.
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One Misery of Anulo- Indian Life

Every night ut dinner the Anglo-ln-
dian holds n kind of levee. The in
sects which attend dance gayly round
the lamp. and one has to watch ones
plate and glass carefully lest some Of
the insects should dance into them.
There is one inSect-a little. fiat, brown.
shining crcature-which emits the
worst odor in the world. If II of
these touches your food the whole is
tainted and rendered incdible. You
dare not kill these pests, for if Il he
squashed the whole room becomes fill
ed with its disgusting smell and is
uninhabitable for the next half hour.
So these abominable insects fly about
with impunity. while the poor Angle.
Indian must perforce look helplessly
on and inwardly sigh "spero mcliora."
London Saturday Review.
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The IYre Bird.

The fully developed male Tyre bird
Is one Of the most handsome and nota'
BILE Of the forms Of bird life Of Queens
land. The contour of the bird, with
it's long neck and stout gallinaceous
feet, is by no means unlike that Of a
peacock. and the wonderful tail. pos
sessed only by the male birds, fulhllS
a corresponding role Of vain display
The bird executes antics for a train
Of female admirers on a raised earth
en- mound. For a short period Of the
year, about January. the Tyre bird loses
its characteristic pIumes and has to be
content with the sober plumage Of its
mate.
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Said to Be Oldest Tree.

The famous cypress lee OaXaca In
Mexico, over 5000 years old. said to
be the oldest tree in the world was
discovered by Humboldt while on his
famous our of equatorial America,
100 years ago. He nailed to it a
wooden tablet, which is now half COW
cred by the subsequent growth OF
the tree. Upon it, however, is still
legible the autograph of the famous
German naturalist. The last meas
urement of the tree showed its trunk,
four feet from tie ground, to have
q girth of 1875 feet.
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Last Chance.

ut is said" he remarked reflective
ly. that women's hands are growing
larger"
"Well?" she returned in1uiringly.
Yes" he asserted. And the worst
of it is that there is every likelihood
that this tendency will continue"
"Yes?" she said in the same inquir.
ing tone.
YES" he repeated. You see, driv-
ing and golf and tennis and other
sports that m have recently taken
up are responsible for It"
I'm that case" she said, with a
glance at her own dainty hands. you'd
better speak quick if you want a small
one"
He realized that it was the opportu-
nifty Of q lifetime, and be spoke
promptly.-Chicago Herald.
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Internal Portraiture.

An art patroness was gushing over a
portrait in the presence Of the artist.
81 do not know how it is" she said,
"but when you paint a portrait you
seem to put more into it than any one
else can sec"
Madam" he exclaimed in a rhap-
sody. 1T $ not faces alone that 1 paint:
it is souls"
oh" she replied cuttingly. for his
enthusiasm WAS too warm. you do in.
tcriors, do yOu?"-EXchange.
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From MIR. Cheatham.
Abbeyille Delegation, General AS
sembly, Columbia, S. q.

SlCSdIiOA
sembly, Columbia, S. G.
Gentlemen:-
Mr.. II. H. Harris has introduced
a bill to compel all public schools to
use the state adopted school books
and we notice that it has been placed
as a special bill calling for action at
this session of the legislature. -.
If this bill becomes a law it Will
cost the Abbeville district alone thlr-
teen hundred $4,000 dollars to make
the change. ,
There are twenty-five districts that
are Independent like Abbeville and
most of these districts are much
larger than Abbeville. If this bill
becomes a law, it will cost not LESS
than one hundred thousand (1OO,-
OO0) dollars for these districts to
make the change.
We have, after three years, just
completed a course in Reading for
our schools here. Now, at one
stroke, shall we be compelled to
throw aside these books and compel
the parents to buy new ones? Other
course have been completed, also,
and if the change is made, then the
parent must pay the fiddler.
In History, we use Myers General
History in the eighth and ninth
grades which costs $3.50 per copy
and is used two. years. If we must
change now, then the child must buy
a book for the eighth grade at a cost
of $1.2O (Botsford's History and
one for the ninth grade at a cost of
$1.O4 myers Medieval and Mod
ern) making a cost of 1924 COM
pared with a cost now of $3.50. Is
it worth considering?
When it is possible, / have used
the state adopted books but some of
the books are not fit, and competent
teachers protest against using them,
The readers for instance, The Heart
of Oak Readers, when adopted, con-
tanned stuff that was unfit for
southern children to read and to
satisfy the cry that went up from
many sources, the publishers called
in the issue that contained the stuff,
cut it out, and sent the rest of the
book back. Many competent teach,
ers of the primary grades will tell
you CnaC the f1edfl Ol Oah Heduels
are totally unfit for primary work.
Again, should this change be made
and we be compelled to use the state
books, we get no benefit of exchange
prices. If we could wait until next
year and then make the change we
could get exchange prices which
would cut the cost of change down
about one-third.
If we must make the change now,
we will probably have to do the thing
again next year as the State Board
will adopt books again next year,
and, as usual, they make a change
themselves which will call for an,
other change by US, also. This will
mean a change of books for this dis
trict twice in two years. What
about it?
Now, last but very important
This board is composed of nine mem.
'bers. Of this nine only three are
school men. Shall this board, pre-
sumably upon the advice of three
men, compel ALL the school mer
and women of the entire state to use
books that are not approved by the
best teachers of the state. l have
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been told that all men on this board
do not, or did not, use the books
adopted by the board of which they
are members.
If all the schools of the state r
going to be compelled to use the
books adopted by a board then GER
tainly the board should be made up
of the best school men and women
that the state produces, and not by
a board made by political appoint
ment. And, by the way, this board
is again appointed, or a new n ap-
pointed, this next April.
Practically all of the town and
city schools of the state of Georgia
are exempt from the state adoption
and it should be so in this state. The
state adopts books for schools which
only run five to seven months and
it can be readily seen that a course
of study for a short term school is
not adapted to a full term school of
nine months.
Now, gentlemen, we leave it with
you. With the influence that you
can exert, we feel sure that you can
save us this useless ana uncalled lor
expense.
Thanking you on behalf of the pa
irons and trustees of this district, |
remain, Very truly,
R. B. Cheatham.
Since beginning this letter, the
first grade teacher has called me and
asked what to do about the reader
that the class is now ready to take
up. 1 have advised her to wait a
few days to see just what will hap
pen with this bill. 1 feel that if we
must do so, it will be best to start
now with what the state is offereing
regardless of what the result will be
to the child. Certainly it is better
for the child to wait than to have to
buy a new book again in the next
few days. R. B. G.
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Cause of Paint Dust,

Paint dust is caused chiefly by rub
bling old or new paint with dry sand
paper. This process is universally
recognized as the most dangerous part
Of the painters trade. 1t could be
completely done away with by the use
of cheap mineral oil to wet the sand
paper and catch the dust.
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ACTS SURELY, SAFELY.

Just because you are feeling the iii
effects of a torpid liver is no excuse
for buying a harmful medicine that
has brought physical decay to thous-
ands. Calomel is dangerous and as
everyone knows has very disagreed
BILE and weakening after effects.
Medical science has found a natural,
vegetable remedy, GRIGSBY'S LIV-
VER-LAX that thoroughly cleans
es the liver and bowels without caus
ing any bad feeling. Children can
take it with perfect safety. Every
bottle guaranteed. soc and 81 a.
bottle. None genuine without the
likeness and signature of L. K. Grigs-
by. For sale by any druggist.
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Cold Mixtures.

One of the coolest mixtures known is
made by adding three pounds of mu
riatc of lime 10 one pound OF snow
Three pounds Of snow added to one
pound Of salt make the mixture fall
thirty-two degrees below freezing
nOiut.
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Culture,

Taking culture in the individual as
meaning a development of all the fac
ulties it follows that the most cul>
tured nation is that in which there is
the greatest number of all round men.
And if this be true, we must at once
realize how hopeless is the task OF
attempting to estimate the extent Of
culture in various nations.