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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
WARNING AGAINST INFERIOR
SEED,

The United States department OF
agriculture, on April {, 1914, ana
again on March ., 1915, issued warn
ings to farmers of the Southwest
against planting varieties OF cotton
that usually produce staple OF less,
than seven-eighths inch in length,
especially such variet es as are SAID
to produce half seed and half lint.
With the planting season at hand, the
spa tn1ent reiterates these warnings
fer the benefi5 of the entire cotton
belt. The producers Of cotton, for
their own welfare should heed this
adv &c, and should exercise judlclous
care IN the selection of planting seed
The following reasons are given for
warning cotton growers against
planting any variety that usually pro-
duces a staple of less than seven
eighths inch in length.
Cotton of less than seven-elgnths
inch staple is of approximately the
same sp ming value as the BULK OF
the cotton of India. On economic
principles, the American produce
should be maintained On higher
Ievsl of intrinsic worth than that OF
India in order that the American crop
NAV not be forced to compete IN the
market of the world with the cotton
OF India.
"Cotton of less than seven-eighths
inch staple is inferior to the average
American quality, and localities ina
produce such cotton in appreciate
quantities soon establish regulations
for an infer or product The price o.
all cotton in such markets will suffer
On account of the poor reputation o.
the market.
competent cotton buyers discllmi
nate against extremely short stapi'
whenever such cotton is discovered
They should be equally careful to dis
criminate in favor of cotton Of goo'
staple. The fasmer who produces III
ferior cotton IS likely 10 find that M
product brings a price materlall,
lower than quotations would lndlcat'
as its true value. The seller com
monty looks upon such discrimina
ton as a penalty, while the buye
considers that he is paying the ful
value for an inferior commodity.
eTTnder the common practice OF IN
cotton trade, the price Of spot cotto'
is governed largely BY future quot
tions. In order that future quotation
might more accurately reflect TIL
value OF spot cotton, congress, III In
United States cotton futures act. pro
,vided q form of contract, exempt fro
the tax imposed by the act, on whlc
cotton of extremely lew grade 0
which is less than seven-eighths nc
ia length of staple IS not deliverable
This action by congress was intende
primarily for the benefit of producer
One of its results was the adoptlo
by the New York and New Oriean
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

exchanges of the exempted form Of
future contract, so thai cotton of less
than seven-eights inch in length Of
staple cannot be delivered thereon.
This legislation N no way affects any
sale of spot cotton.
CAS- the variety of seed planted Is
the primary factor in determining
length of staple, and as there are
early maturing prolific varieties
which produce staple of at least al
inch n length, no farmer or COM
munity is Justified in planting an in
ferior variety, or in expecting the full
market price for debased article Of
commerce"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

as follows: As8
Pine Bluff:
Wilsol, forward, no goals.
O'Connor, forward, fouls, . points.
Mccarthy, center, goal points.
Leach, guard, no goals.
Total. points.
Faith:
Dixon, forward goals points.
Clay. forward, goals, points.
Eaton center, ) goals 10 points.
O. Hus lton, guard, no goals.
F. Huselton, guard, goals po hts
Total % points.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

should be impressed with the present
and future possibilities of pine Bluff.
The publ city the city will receive
will be adv rising of inestimabla
value and the time thus spent by our
people will continue to Lear fruit Ions
after Pine Bluff people have forgot
ten the exertion required to make the
proper arrangements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
CALIFORNIA ORANGE DAY,

Announcement is made by the Iron
Mountain that March Is will be OBJ
served as California Orange Day,
when the orange will have a promi-
nent place on the menu of diners on
the |. NJ system. 1t is expected that
on the diners running through Ar
kansas, at least, rice, a product Of
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

When city man looks at his Office
equipment he thinks it takes a fea -
full amount Of machinery to run a
modern business, but when an up-tu-
date soil tiller looks over his nece :
sary collection of implements he
re alizes that no other business Gil
earth requires so many and such
high priced tools.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

The farmer who disregards the ad-
vice OF the banker and farm expert,
fails to grow suffic ent food and feed
to provide himself and his stock, and
tries to make a killing" in cotton,
will have no one but himself to blame
when the mortgage is foreclosed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

A college professor comes to the
trent with a state ment that arm ma
chinery will never entirely supplant
nules and horses on the farm be-
cause a certain amount of mule and
horse sense is necessary on farm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
GERMAN STATEMENT.

Berlin. via London. March 1.-THE
official war office statement says:
"Western theatre: Generally speak
ing, there was no change. Artillery
engagement against Wieltpe, north
cast of Ypres, ended in the British
being driven back.
"a British aeroplane was shot down
east of Arras and one west Of
Bapaume. Both pilots were dead"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

"Presidential years" used to shake
UP prosperity considerably, but not
th S year. In fact. it is barely pos
sible that lot of them are going 10
he too busy to listen 10 many cam
paign arguments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
FAITH FIVE WINS.
West End Lads Defeated III Basket
ball Game

The Faith basketball team defeated
the Pine Bluff West End team Satur-
day by score of % to s. Although
the visitors put up hard fight, they
were outclassed in every way by the
Faith team. The points made Wer'
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
----oSO-

No spring complete without some
more civic improvements. The au-
liberties do we'll to get them thought
OUT now.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
the rs wspaper fraternity in Arkan-

Pine Bluff has reputation for ex-
tending hospitality 10 the Wis tor that
must be maintained on the occasion
probable that, inste ad Oh lavish enter.
tainment the moulders of public, op H.
len would prefer to be accorded such
courtesies as would enable them to
obtain additional information OF Pin
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
Great Battle on IsOnZO.

Vienna, March IA great battle
is developing in the Isonzo front. Ihe
Italians have attacked with strong
forces, being repulsed everywhere.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

Why be cruel to your dollar? Let
the poor thing stay at home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

--Lloyds Princess Go-Carts cit for
the Child Of King" Reap G Craw-
ford Furn. Co, sole agents. Z
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

this state, will also form pat of
the menu, though no Arkansas Rice
Day has been designated-yot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15

Something everybody understands:
Internal onal law.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-15
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tempt at proiit-taking, notices of the
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Positive Proof.

A northern Michigan Indian once
came to town, in the days when EN-
met county was wide open," and ac-
cOrding to an ancient and time-hOn-
ored custom, the saloonkeepers pro-
ceeded to fill him up on firewater.
The next morning he was found dead
about three miles from the village,
lying face downward in q shallow pool
of water. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was that he had met his death
by StrangulatiOn, as result of the
too free use of Intoxicating LIQUOR.
A certain saloon man, who was Sus-
pected of selling him the liquor, was
arrested and placed on trial for the
offense. "How far from town did you
say you found his body?'. asked the
saloonkeeperS attorney of a witness.
About three miles," was the reply.
"Well, that clears my Client" said the
attorney, turning to his opponent.
"You haven't any case against him at
all-you might just as well let him
go right now" "How SOP" queried the
prosecutor. "He didn't get drunk on
any of our goods, that's sure" was
the prompt rejoinder, "for if he had he
never would have reached a point so
far frem town."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
WASTE INVOLVED IN ILLNESS
Serious Matter to Which Far Too Lit
tie Attention Has Been Given
by the Country.

A spectacular event often attracts
public attention, while routine matters
Of larger magnitude go unOticed. For
instance, the whole country was re-
Gently acutely conscious of question
of wages amounting to $50,0O0,000. 1t
was an important question and the
sum involved was vast.
But take another question involving
wages-the question of the illness of
workers. Public health bulletin No.
y6 of the public health service of the
United States estimates on the basis
of inquiries here and abroad that the
average industrial worker loses about
nine days year on account of illness.
This amounts to loss to the work
ers of the country, it is estimated, of
$S00,000000 a year. If by better san
itation and safety devices the time
could be reduced one-half, there would
be a saving of $4OO,OO0,000. Yet it is
exceedingly difficult for health author
tiles to arouse interest in the question,
simply because it concerns everyday
matters that lack the excitement of
a threatened tieup of transportation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
NOTICE TREES THAT
ARE SMALL BEARERS
Highly Desirable That Grower
Should Become Familiar With
All Trees in Orchard.

Notice the fruit trees carefully. See
which tree bears heavily, ripens OF
time and natures a high-grade OF
fruit. Notice the trees that are shy
bearers, the tender trees susceptible
to disease and insect injury.
It is highly desirable that the fruit
grower become thoroughly familiar
with the tendencies of the various
trees so he will know how to treat
them. Trees are much like animals
A person can always get better re.
suits with animals if he understands
their peculiarities.
Furthermore one always wants to
know the good trees and the poor
trees. The poor will need be replaced
as soon as practical. The desirable
trees bearing large crops of highly-de.
sirable fruits may be reproduced.
Propagation should be from the best
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
SIRE is IMPORTANT
IN THE DAIRY HERD
Bull May Transmit His Qualities
to Each of His Calves-ES-
sentiaI Qualifications.

The trite saying, "the bull is half
the herd" is less than half the truth.
The bull either increases or decreases
the milking qualities Of his stock; in
other words, the bull either makes the
herd profitable Of improbable. The
bull is more important than the COW.
Each cow can influence one calf each
season. The bull can transmit his
qualities, good or bad, to each Of his
calves.
If under similar conditions the heif-
ers are to be more profitable than their
dams, the increased profit must come
through the bull; consequently too
much care cannot be given to his Sc
lection. Whilst dairy type as indica-
tive Of milking quality possesses some
value in the cow, 1t is much less in
the bull. 1t does not necessarily fol-
low that because a bull presents nice
appearance, is deep in the flank, level
on top line, lengthy between hip and
pin, fine over wither, good escutcheon,
and other points which please the eye,
he is a fit dairy sire.
The essential qualifications of
dairy bull are purity Of blood, mascu-
Unity, and an authentic record Of be-
ing descended from females on both
dams and sire's side which have
proved themselves profitable produc-
ers. These attributes are interdepend-
ent, and any two without the third
renders the whole valueless.
Purity of blood denotes that the
animal possesses the blood strains Of
his particular breed, and when used
with cross-bred cows will be more pre-
potent than cross-bred bull in which
many strains commingle. The pedi-
gree of bull is more valuable If the
families represented are few than if
at every union new family is intro
duced, because all families possess
characteristics peculiar to each, and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

No doubt as long as there are chill
dren there will be alteration for the
Shetland pony. The children's elders
appreciate the Shetland for it's sturdy
qualities as well as for it's beauty and
diminutiveness, but the children take
to it largely because of its attractive
ness.
And Shetland certainly is shape
~ creature, and with other strong
points Of beauty. It's eyes, its saucy
face, it's tossing name and generous
tail, as well as it's stature set it apart
from the common herd. No wonder
child falls in love at first sight with
such pet, and no wonder that the at
tachment grows with extended &C
Quaintance. For, as rule, Shetland
is not only good to look at, but also
possessed of the virtues that make it
an ideal companion for children.
An experienced importer and breeder
bears this witness concerning the
character Of the pony in it's native
isles. 'The Shetland is the most re-
markable of all ponies for his good
temper. No doubt his environment has
much to do with it, as he is raised
about the house, often in it, his COM
pany being the children and house
dog"
Much pleasure and profit accrue to
child from the possession of pony.
Not alone for the sake of health is
the pony-riding and the taking care
of the creature valuable, but the as
ISOLATION tends to aid in the general
development Of the child. Practicing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
CLUB SHOULD BE SATISFIED
Organization That PersistentIy Fought
for Shorter Skirts Might as
Well Disband.

Twenty years ago an organization
to influence women to wear shorter
skirts. The organization was known
as the Rainy Day club, and branches
Of it were formed throughout the coun-
try. Mrs. A. M. Palmer, who has
since it's birth, has just announced that
the fight has been won with a ven
geance, and that the organization may
as we'll disband, unless it should de-
eide to reverse its bylaws and begin
a crusade for longer garments.
When the Rainy Day club was or
yanized, the style for women was to
wear long trailing skirts that did a
portion of the work now paid for by
the STRENGTHENING department. Cru
saders for shorter skirts produced vol
umes of testimony from physicians
that the long, dragging, heavy skirts
were wrecking the health of women,
carrying disease germs and causing
many kinds of grief. The rainy dais-
les, as they were then called, pleaded
for skirts at least four inches from
the ground. The fight was stubborn.
For some time Fashion would not yield
an inch. Then the bicycle fad came
along and helped little. Finally the
shortening process gained Roadway,
and even a casual glance skirtward
today finds proof that the battle has
been won, and the time has come to
call halt. 1t is high time that the
Rainy Day clubs disband.-Minneapo
lis Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Like A Boy at so Bubbling OUer
With Vitality Taking Iron Did It
Doctors Nuxaed Iron greatest of all strength builders
Often the strength and endurance of delicate,
nervous folks 200 per cent. in ftUo lVeeks time.

day after meals for two weeks. Then
test your strength again and see for
yourself how much you have gained. I
have seen dozens of nervous, rundown
people who were ailing all the while.
double their strength and endurance
and entirely get rid of all symptoms OF
dyspepsia, liver and other troubles In
from ten to fourteen days time simply
by taking iron in the proper form. And
this after they had in some cases been
dOctoring for months without obtaining
any benefit. But don't take the old
forms of reduced iron, iron acetate or
tincture Of iron simply to save few
cents. You must take iron in a form
that can be easily absorbed and as
simulated like nuxated iron IL you want
it to do you any good, otherwise 1t may
prove worse than useless. Many an
athlete or prize-fighter has won the day
simply because he knew the secret Of
great strength and endurance and filled
his blood with iron before he went I'M
to the affray, while many another has
gone down to inglorious defeat simply
for lack of iron.-E. Sauer, M. D.
NOTE. - Nuxated Iron, recommended
above by DR.. Sauer Is not patent medi-
cine nor secret remedy, but one which 10
well known to druggists and whose iron
constituents are widely prescribed by emil
nent physicians everywhere. Unlike the
older inorganic iron products, 1t Is easily
assimilated, does not injure the teeth,
make them black, nor upset the stomacht
on the contrary It is a most potent rem-
edy in nearly all forms of indigestion, 90
well as for nervous, rundown conditions.
The manufacturers have such great com
fdence in Nuxated Iron that they offer to
forfeit $4,000 to any charitable institution
If they cannot take any man or woman
under GO who lacks iron and increase
their strength 200 per cent. or over In four
weeks time provided they have no sert-
Gus organic trouble. They also offer to
refund your money II it does not at least
double your strength and endurance In
ten days time. 1t is dispensed by most
druggists. II your druggist or general
store is without a supply. ask them %
get it for you.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Second
Thoughts
Blu MerWin James, Jr.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Copyright, 1916, by w. g. Chapman.)
"a handsome couple" was the YER
dict Of Sudbury folk who saw Tom
Haynes and Mabel Vickers riding to-
gether.
They would dash through the vii
lage and over the downs, Mabel upon
her big black horse, Tom beside her
on his chestnut, helter-skelter, the
animals wild with excitement, until
they reached the edge of Close Hill
Gap. Then they would pull rein and
sit gazing down on the scene below.
From Close Hill Gap one could see
for miles across the level country.
1t was a famous country, and both
Toms and Mabels ancestors had had
q share in the making of it. That
was why, when the villagers of Sud-
bury spoke of them as a handsome
couple there rose into their minds a
vision of the match they would make.
Tom was young lawyer of Sud-
bury, and had lately succeeded to his
fathers law business. Mabel's folks
mad been sGuireS once, and were still
the social leaders of the town. In
contrast with her younger sister, Nora,
who loved nothing better than a book,
Mabel was a dashing horsewoman.
She had persuaded Tom to take up
riding after their engagement, and
they rode every afternoon, much to the
discredit of Toms business. Still,
clients will forgive a good deal in a
man who is going to get married.
Their marriage was only two months
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Not long ago a
man came to me who was nearly half
a century old and asked me to give
him a preliminary examination for
life insurance. I was aStOnished to
find him with the blood pressure of a
boy of 20 and as full of vigor, vim and
vitality as a young man; in fact a
young man he really was notwithstand-
ing his age. The secret he said was
taking iron-nuXated iron had filled
him with renewed life. At 30 he was
in bad health; at 46 careworn and
nearly all in. Now at so a miracle of
vitality and his face beaming with the
buoyancy of youth. AS I have said q
hundred times over, iron is the great
est of all strength builders. If people
would only throw away patent medi-
cines and nauseous connections and
take simple nuxated iron, / am con-
WINGED that the lives of thousands of
persons might be saved, who now die
every year from pneumonia, grippe,
consumption, kidney, liver and heart
trouble, etc. The real and true cause
which started their diseases was moth
ing more nor less than a weakened
condition brought on by lack of iron in
the blood. Iron is absolutely neces-
sary to enable your blood to change
food into living tissue. Without it, no
matter how much or what you eat,
your food merely passes through you
without doing you any good. You don't
get the strength out Of it anG as con-
sequence you become weak, pale and
sickly looking just like a plant trying
to grow in soil deficient in iron. If
you are not strong or well you owe it
to yourself to make the following test:
See how long you can work or how far
you can walk without becoming tired.
Next take two five-grain tablets of or
binary nuxated iron three times per
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Cutting Wide Slots With Hacksaw.

Mechanics frequently find it neces-
sary to cut slots in metal with hack
saw. When wide slots are required, so
that a single cut from blade will not
make them, two or more blades may
be placed together and a wider cut
made. If the pins, over which the
blades are hooked, are Strengthened
slightly they will hold several blades
with uniform tension.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Then They Would Pull Rein and Sit
Gazing Down on the Scene Below.

away when the accident happened.
MabelS horse bOlted, and she was
flung to the ground. Tom, riding
hot after her, pitched over his horses
head down the activity of Close Hill
Gap.
1t was a clear drop of four hundred
feet; but fortunately his clothing
caught on some bushes, and he was
suspended against the side of the cliff,
thirty feet from the top. When Mabel
staggered to her feet and saw him
there she screamed for aid. Fortunate
ly this was Forthcoming. Tom was
rescued with ropes and carried home.
ITS odd / can't feel my feet"
said Tom, when they put him to bed.
The doctors diagnosis was COM
municated first to Toms family, then
to Mabel-last Of all to Tom. His
spine was broken, and he would never
tide, or walk, again.
Mabel went to see Tom and wept
piteously to see him in his chair,
wrapped in blankets, and helpless be-
low the waist. She went away, and
did not return.
1t was Nora who came to see Tom
q week later. Nora and Tom had al
ways been great friends. The girl was
twenty, though she had only recently
put up her hair in a knot. She was
exactly the opposite of Mabel. No
body paid much attention to her, for
Mabel had the knack of monOpolizlng
admiration.
Nora was crying. and she could not
deliver her message to Tom for long
time.
you've got something to tell me-
Nora" said Tom, joking with her. "Out
with it!
Nora looked at him tragically. "Tom,
II can't" she burst out.
Tom stretched out his hand and took
the girls in his. "Yes you can, my
dear" ne said. els 1t something abeHt
Mabel?"
Morals tears flowed fast. "She-
she doesn't want to marry you, Tem,"