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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

So he called the Young Whelp In
and Put him on the Carpet. VIVA,
did he Mean by such Doings? And
didn't he know he was emplovat
merely as an Office Boy. not a Com,
petitor? And-and-well, what had
he to Say for himself. anyway!
Now Our Hero wasn't in the leas,
Buffaloed. Instead of Apologizing fo,
Being Alive he Spoke Right Out. ua
told the Boss that he hadn't used anu
of the Firms Time in building I'D his
little Side-Line; that anyone whc
Owned a camera and could Opera.a
it had the right to Take Photos III
Real Money; that he couldn't see WIN
he should remain an Office-Boy all his
life, and Photography seemed to be hi,
Chance; also, that the Boss hadni
Raised him since Hector was Pun.
and Four Plunks a week looked liks
Chicken Feed to him.
Then he showed the Boss just how
much Business he had Corralled and
how much Of it was Velvet. Further.
he stated that he felt he could taks
Considerable Of Said Business alons
with him If he had to quit Office Bow.
ing.
The Boss took Squint at him and
then Another. Then he Figured a BIZ
on piece Of Scratch Paper, looked
up and Grinned. And he dropped
Few Remarks about the Necessity Of
Business like that being in the Firm
and did Our Hero want a Regular job
as photographer at Twenty Plunks
per week to start with?
Our Hero did, but at not less than
Twenty Five per. The Boss got Red
in the Face and Spluttered and I'm
loosed a Lot Of Words; but he Came
Across and Raised his Offer by Five.
That was quite a while ago. This
Youngster is still On the Job, but he's
Saving his Coin and Studying Photog-
raphy. Also, the Boss has to Raise
him every now and then-or Lose a
Big Chunk of Business. And o. H,
feels that he's just beginning-some-
day he intends to Buy Out the Bossl
Moral: Make sure you're worth
something to your Boss and then get
Every Cent of It!
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
CHARITIES TO H0LD
3RD ANNUAL Meeting
Invitations to Attend Session Thursday
Sent All Members, and Uniens
and Societies of City,

The third annual meeting of the
Associated Charities will be held at
s o'clock Thursday evening, in the
assembly hall of the chamber of COM
merce, and the officers of the organ
ization have issued special invitations
to the railroad bro herhoods, all To-
cal labor unions, church societies, and
fraternal organizations to have repre-
sentatives in attendance, that the &C
complishments of the Charities during
the past year may be more generally
known.
1t was specifically stated yesterday
by Miss Julia Houston, the secretary
of the Charities. that there will be
no collection taken nor will any
pledges be asked. 1t is earnestly de-
sired. however, that all the many
organizations of the city, and the
public generally, be present, that they
may learn at first hand what the
Charities is doing, and what great OPP
portunity exists here for eveh gleatep
work than has been done in the past.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

And his portraits looked like a Com
posite Photo of a Bull Moose ana
Democratic Donkey. All this, nina
you, he Tried in Off Hours and With
out-the Boss knowing it.
But, after a while, he began TO get
Results that other people could Recog-
nize for what he Said they were. Ana
it wasn't long before that old box OF
his would Sit Up and Behave when
ever he pressed the shutter. He trieo
a Few Friends first who couldn't see
why they should pay Studio Prices.
They were Satisfied. Then he went in
for Other Stuff. And in little while
he had built up Nifty Business on the
side that netted him about twice the
salary he was Dragging Down as office
boy.
Finally the Boss heard about 1t; and
he Got Hot under the Collar. Here
was one of his own Employees taking
business right out of his own hands!
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

have"
"You would have torn the house
down, my dear!" she interposed
quickly.
"Oh no I wouldn't"
Martha laughed. why" she said,
there isn't married man in the
world who doesn't fairly rave If he
comes home for dinner and finds that
his wife is late-much less that she
won't be there at all. I'll try 1t and
see sometime, my dear"
"Humh" snapped Norman. "Thats
just, like a woman-always got this
idea of evening up for any little thing
her husband does! And it's infringing
on his rights as an individual. too
can tell you!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

for dinner so that you won't be kept
waiting, I'll know it! I met Jane
Norton and her husband downtown
yesterday and we had tea together.
They were just crazy for me to stay
and have dinner with them at the Pal
ace-they were out on little lark.
But I declined and rushed home. f1f-
teen minutes late and-then you
'phoned that you wouldn't be here"
''That's exactly it," declared Mr..
Muchlywed, vastly relieved and, with
al, triumphantly. when the Nortons
invited you for dinner you should have
remembered that it was your right as
an individual to accept if you wished
to and, perhaps. notify me at your
convenience to that effect. I would
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
Even Though Married
the Individual Has Rights

imagine that a box of crab salad and
bouquet of flowers would appeal to
me at that hour?"
Mr.. Muchlywed waved his hand
airiy. Exactly in line with what
I've been saying, my dear, exactly in
line with it! I admit that Smith and
l sat Ground the club and had little
to drink-Smith's that kind of fell
low and it was UP to me to make him
comfortable. But I insist, my dear,
that neither the salad nor the bouquet
was the result of the iibations we
poured on the altar of friendship nor
-er-a-even a peace offering. Why
should I feel that I had to make a
peace offering to you: and why
shouldn't 1t be within my rights to
drink one or hundred drinks, pro-
vided l don't make a practice of doing
it and provided 1t doesn't interfere
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

be it known there is a difference, a
vast one. Until the woman begins
to weep or to mag" a discussion is
never quarrel or an argument, from
the masculine point of view; and. from
the feminine, 1t remains merely
discussion" until the man begins to
storm" or put his foot down" or call
upon high Heaven to witness what
he's saying or something like that.
II repeat" said he, continuing his
alibi, chat just because man is mar
ried is no reason why he should pass
up all his rights as an individual. What
IL I did phone you last night that l
wouldn't be home for dinner? What
Of it? Didn't l explain that I had an
out of-town business acquaintance
whom I simply had to entertain at
dinner at the club? And why,
Martha, should Ia full grown man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
MASSACHUSETTS w. {. I. U.

Taunton, Mass. Oct. 17.-Several
hundred women wearing white rib
bons emblematic of the cause they
advocate gathered here today from
all over Massachusetts, to attend the
fofty-third annual state convention
Of the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union. The sessions. which will
be held in the Baptist church, will he
public and will continue for three
days. Leading features of the initial
session this afternoon were an ad
dress Of welcome by Mayor William I,
Flood and the annual address of the
state president, Mrs. Katarine Lens
Stevenson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
GREAT AMOUNT OF
Street and ROAD
WORK UNDER WAY
Several Projects Are Being
Prosecuted, and Plan to
Pave Beech Progresses.

Road builders and street and side
walk PAYERS will be kept busy from
now until the advent of the rainy
season, so-called, carrying out con-
tracts for work already known o he
assured, and some of which have a.
ready been contracted for.
The work of the West SIKH avenue
district, from the city limits 20 the
yards of the Morgan Veneer compa-
ny's plant, Is already nicely advanced,
and the first of the gravel for This
project is expected to arrive his
morning.
The work on the road leading from
the city limits to the Doris b COM
press, east of the city, is to be taken
in hand at once, the contractor hav-
ing announced yesterday that he is
ready to start hauling gravel.
The building Of the road from :he
city limits to- the Country club, in
Cherry street. is rapidly nearing COM
pletion.
Sidewalk building in Cypress street
is we'll under way, and Will be nm
ished within short time.
The paving of streets in the south
western section Of the city. to con-
meet the Sulphur Springs pike with
paved streets. is another certainty,
only a short time having to elapse be-
fore actual work will be under way
In this same vicinity, there are sew
eral other stretches of streets TO- be
paved. ia districts already formed or
forming and assured. as well as the
building OF curbs and sidewalks.
Just at this time, almost all the
paving and road work activity is being
exercised in the southwestern section
of the city, where lively scenes are
depicted each day by the scores OF
men busy at these public works. One
of the biggest of these ventures is
the proposition to- open Beech street
from Barraquc street to Seventeenth
avenue, and those back of this move
ment are confident the arrangements
will be satisfactorily completed with
In a very short time and that the for
malities will be carried thru without
less of time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
The Hustler
HERE was once a certain Young
Man with no Pull but lot of

II Man with no Pull but a lot of
Push. Or, to be exact, he al
~ ways Pulled himself part of the
way and Pushed the rest. He was a
Hustler without having to try to; it
sort of Came Natural to him to Go
After anything he wanted and to Get
it,!
He was a young Chap, too, and he
Started In where the Starting WAS very
Bad and the Prospects mighty Slim.
TO wit: he began as an Office Boy on
-Four Plunks per week. And his Edu-
cation was a decidedly Minus Quantity.
He realized it, too, and that was about
the only Time he ever felt his Nerve
slipping. But it didn't Get his Goat.
Fortunately, his Boss took Liking
to him-perhaps because of his Brass
and his Energy. At all events-and
this is True Story even though it is
fable-the Boss would take a few
Minutes Off once in WHILE call the
Youngster before him and pass him a
Chunk of that which everyone is will
ing to give Free-namely, Advice.
But it was Sound. The Young Man
followed it, too. He started a Night
Course in English; picked up his
Arithmetic where he had left it off in
the Sixth Grade; and got hold of
Books dealing with his Employers
business which was Commercial Pho
Biography. Also, you couldn't keep
him out of the Dark Room; and when
it came to Lending Hand to the
employees in Putting Through a Rush
Order he didn't mind getting his Nails
stained with acid.
Presently he bought Camera Of his
own, paying One Hundred Simoleons
for 1t on the Instalment Plan It was
Fast Machine-it had to be to Keep
Up with him. His first Pictures look
ed as though someone had Busted the
Lens. For instance, what he had
Fondly hoped would show a Race
Horse in Action looked more like a
Scrambled Egg. He made a Photo of
Leftfelder catching Fly; but all
you could see on the negative was One
Foot sticking Straight Up in the air.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
what! You were actually there

what! You were actually there
and you knew I was on the phone
and you deliberately told the servant
to tell me you weren't in? Oh, Nor
man, how could you have done it!
That was-Was cruel!"
Norman sought refuge in another
despairing gesture. Maybe so, my
dear Martha" he replied, "but self
preservation, you know-and, besides,
knew I'd be home in about half an
hour anyway. Honestly, you ought
to be sensible about such things. You
worry when there's nothing to worry
over"
us that so!' said his wife severely
"Wcll then, the next time ! fairly
break my neck to be hpine in time
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

concerns and railroads, and several
state commissioners of labor and in
dustry. Measures tending to greater
safety in various occupations and in
the home and public places are to
be discussed.
A feature of the sessions is ex-
pected to be the report OF the danger
signs committee. The adoption of one
type of sign, which will be instantly
recognized in any land and by any
human being as warning of danger,
is proposed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
r INDIVIDUALITY" remarked Mr..
Muchlywed. in that exasperating-

INDIVIDUALITY, remarked Mr..
Muchlywed. In that exasperating-
~ pateynal and superior tone, in
vogue with many married men;
Individuality or. rather, the right to
exercise it. is the keynote to happy
marriage. Now. my dear Martha, just
because two people have stood UP be-
fore minister and
IF they really become One, as the
fond delusion has it." Mrs. Muchly-
wed FASTENED to tnterpose, then 1t
seems to me, this individuality you're
forever harping upon should be joint
affair-ro. merely the right of the
husband to do as he pleases and justi-
fy himself by insisting that even
though he is married he has rights
which, he enjoyed In his bachelor
days"
The Muehlyweds were by no means
an unhappy couple. Nor were they
uuarrelsome. According to the head
of the house, his wife "nagged'-
sometimes. And according to his
better half her husband was fire.
ouently an offender in respect to
those little things which mean so
HuCO " d WOAlbA tAAOOO Ne~AAA eA~
tie things" as he phrased 1t.
BY no means was Mrs. Muchlywed
merely good to look upon. There was
nothing artificial about the gold IN
her hair or In her disposition; and the
blue OF her eyes might have been a
reflection Of the true blue Of her heart.
Petite, dainty, vivacious, life to her
was, nevertheless, q serious thing, and
married life in particular. She was
nroud OF her home and Of her husband
sr.l he was minded to be such a
..nar Muchlywed was, by and
large. the right sort. r he had sowet
any wild oats, he had neglected to
reap them. And he had no false gods
reckoning unto him. His home and
his office and the battle for success
were. more or less, the boundaries of
his daily endeavors. An outstanding
man, kindly. generous. he rather prtd-
ID himself upon hts sense Of fair
play. He Moved his wife and his home.
ind Of an evening a pair Of slippers
md the paper looked far better to
him than q dance or call upon
friends.
Both or them were endowed with
Qualities which tend to make mar
iage happy. Stll-married life Is
married. life and. as with roses. there
ire always the thorns.
On the evening in question they
we're seated by the reading table IN
Ae living room. Bat they were not
xaetly spending quiet evening al
lenae." No flying needle twinkled un-
Ter Mrs. Muchlywed's ninble fingers
lor was Norman's nose buried In tho
wening paper, while the smoke from
lie pipe cskrled lastly upward.
Instead. they were having a discus
han-no. not naisunderstanding mol
: s.Quarrel, but, q 'discassion." Now
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
FEARING INSANITY,
TAKES DEADLY ACID
Roy c. Shackleford, Aged 80, Dead for
Several Hours When Body Found
at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Oct. 17.--The body of
Roy c. Shackleford, aged 80, was
found lying across the bed early this
morning. He had been dead several
hours.
Investigation revealed he had swai-
lowed two ounces of carbolic acid,
and his mother recalled she heard
him go, last night about 11:30 o'clock,
to the kitchen where he procured the
cup from which ne drank the acid
Mrs. Shackleford says her son had
frequently expressed apprehension
that he would become insane, and
this seemed to prey upon his mind
Mr.. Shackleford was employed by
the Southwestern Tile company, but
did not work Monday. Previously he
was employed by the Little Rock
Trunk & Bag company, of which a
brother, Otie e. Shackleford, is Sec
rotary and treasurer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

with nay earning capacity2 Also, to-
come to the other point you made, 7
have assured you that 'phoned you
at the very first opportunity I had
so how could have dome differently ?"
Martha sighed. From your point
ofview. Norman, you are no doubt
correct. But the thing you do not
seem to see is that this exercise of
your own individual rights interfered
with my exercise of mine. And nine
out of ten times it works out that
way!"
"Nonsense! I admit that you were
alone for the cvc1ins. but surely Prs
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
HARDWARE MEN IN SESSION.

Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. 1.-THE
National Hardware association con-
vened here today in it's twenty second
annual convention. which promises to
be one Of the most successful in the
history of the organization. The at
tendance was large and representa-
tive at the opening this morning, and
many more came in during the day.
Numerous problems OF importance to
the trade are scheduled for discus
SIGN during the four days sessions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

free, white and good bit over twenty
one--why should I have to call up
and ask my wife If she minded my
staying at the club? Why isn't it
within my rights to decide the matter
instantly and entirely on my own in
itiative?"
Eyes. Norman" she agreed, that
Is all right. But why couldn't you
have 'phoned me early In the after
noon instead of right at dinner time
and why didn't you come home. say.
an hour or so after dinner, instead Of
walking in at two o'clock in the morn
tng-and why. oh. why did you
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
NAMES COMMITTEE.

President c. A. Mayberry of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
has appointed the following commit
tee to represent that organization at
the meeting tomorrow night of the
Associated Charities: M. A. Thomson,
c. J..Gantt, A. J. Benedict, A. T. Gard
ner, G. E. Lee, 7. H. Bush and A. C..
Mayberry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
SAFETY COUNCIL
IN FIFTH SESSION

Detroit, Oct. 17.-With Universal
safety" as its slogan, the National
Safety council began it's fifth annual
safety congress here today. The ses-
sions will continue thru Friday.
The council is composed of Is sec
tional organizations, and includes in
its membership officials of industrial
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

enfng AT Home"
over the slur, II walked the floor from
twelve o'clock on until ! heard your
key in the door. l called up the club,
too, when / just couldn't stand it any
longer-and they said you were not
there-they looked for you. too. while
I held the Wirea'' 'ss
Norman grinned. MY dear Martial"
he laughed. "Surely by this time you
know that man never is at his club
until he's been asked whether he's
there--aEl the employees are so in
structed. Gisrvin told me YOU were on
the 'phone-and l told him to tell
You I'd Just left
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

mace me feel nappY
and healthy. Some
time ago ! felt so
run down, had pains
in my back and side,
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b ad dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. / read your
advertisement in
the y,ouenaporc and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
WILL TALK HERE.

Rev. ]. T. Early OF Little Rock has
accepted an invitation to make the
principal talk Thursday evening, at
The first of the winter's Fellowship
luncheons, at the Y. NJ. C. A. His
subject will be, Am I My Brothers
Keeper?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

Each of me thirty-odd million wage
earners of the United States loses o.
an average of nine days each year
thru sickness, at an average cost Of
81 day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

The man who swears off sometimes
comes to a full stop, but more often
it's only semi-colon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

Ona-haf the world il probably just
as we'll pleased that the other nan
doesn't know how It lives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18

Fire Insurance ON cotton Day or Night
TAYLOR & COMPANY.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-18
BAD DREAMS
ARE SYMPTOMS
III Health the Cause-Many
Alarming Symptoms Of Wo-
mems Ailments How Cured.

Paterson, Nj" l thank you for the
Lydia e. Pinkham remedies as they have
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07

quick Before we could stop them
both men ran out through one Of the
long windows"
Did you see either of them again."
'NO. We at once locked all the doors
and windows and then DR.. l'os' ~ hur-
ried upstairs to Miss Page 1t was
some hours before he could quiet her
even with strong sedatives. and when
at last she was asleep it was 50 near
dawn that it seemed best for us all to
stay right there until morning."
Did you hear DR.. Foster give any
opinion as to this second attack of
madness on the part Of Miss Page
Yes. l asked him what could have
caused it. and he pointed to the broken
whiskey bottle. saying that the brutal
attendant was undoubtedly drunk even
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07

dow sobbing and laughing and tearing
at the iron bars with hands already cut
and bleeding from her efforts. Half
crouched by the bed, was the ugly at
tendant DR.. Cellar had sent to watch
her. and lying shattered ON the floor
beside him was whiskey bottle. He
was obviously brutally drunk, but Ell
ther Miss Pages madness or our en-
trance terrified him into Il momcntary
sObriety. and as we ran towards Miss
Page he darted out of the room
"How long was it before Miss Page
Quieteu down."
ut was some hours. When we found
that neither Mr.. I.angdOn nor | was
recognized by Miss Page ran down
stairs for DR.. Foster. AS came out
In the hall the detective who was