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JAMES G. SMITH.

New was received yesterday by Mrs. Lehna B. Smith, of the death of her father in law, James G. Smith, of Alvin, Texas.
 Mr. Smith will he remembered as a former old citizen of Pine Bluff, having lived here for some years, coming here from Fl Dorado. He was identified in business here, "elns senior member of the firm of Smith Byrd ,e company. About 16 years ago he disposed of his business interests in this city. and moved to Alvin. Tex, where he has since resided. He is survived by his widow and six chil- dren. Miss Lissa Smith, Miss Edna Smith, Mrs. Harry Houghton of Win throp, Mass. and Frank Smith, Claud Smith and Meador Smith. He was the father also of the late J. o. Smith, Jesse G. Smith and Mrs. Peter Mllner, all of who1f preceded him to the graVe within few short years. The remains will be placed in receiving vault at Alvin, Texas, Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL. OLDEST RESIDENT IF PINE BLUFF
 IN LAST SLEEP
Miss Georgie Wilkins, Born in Virginia in 1925, Lived
 Here 59 Years.

Miss Georgie Wilkins. Pine Bluffs oldest resident, and woman held in the highest esteem and venoration by all those who knew her. died about
 $50 o'clock yesterday morning, at the home of Mrs. Dan Byrd, 20 West
 Fifth avenue.
 Miss Wilkins had been I'll Cnlv a lew days, and il was said to have been the first attack of illness she has sui 1ered in her entire life time. Her ad- Hanced age initiated against her chances of recovery from the first, and she quietly sank to sleep yester- day morning.
 Born in Petersburg, Va, February 22. 1S2o, Miss Wilkins was within a month of 92 years of age. The family was one of the oldest and most highly respected in the Old Dominion state, just as it came to be in after years, in Arkansas. Miss Wvlkns spent her young Womanho0d at La Grange, Tenn, and then came 10 Pine Bluff. in 1SJS, with her brothers. the late V. D. Wilkins and the late Dock Wilkins, who were both prominent in the pioneer life of this section. and who held high place in the conner cial and social life of this city and country. Continuously slnce ar1ivin@ here in 7S5S Miss Wilkins has made her home in Pine Bluff, over a period Of 39 years, a span longer than that of any living resident of the city.
 Gifted with graces and talents above the ordinary, Miss Wilkins al- ways was popular and highly es- teemed in old age as well as in hef charming younger days. She was lifelong and devoted member of the Methodist church. and in Pine Bluff was the oldest living member of the First church, services at which she attended regularly until the last two or three years. in which time she was an occasional visitor and participant in the exercises.
 Three nephews are the nearest sur viving relatives, these being J. w. Will kins. president of the Southern Grocer Rob Wilkins, prominent cotton man, and E. B. Houston, real estate dealer. A number of grand nioces and erandnephews, and more distant relatives, in Pine Bluff and also survive.
 Funeral services will be held Sun day afternoon, from the residence of J. w. Wilkins. 3O9 West Fourth ave- nue, and will be conducted by Rev. E. E. Steel, pastor of the First Metho- dist church. Interment will be in Bell wood cemetery, and the following friends will serve as pallbearers:
 F. R. Renfrow, Sam Fies, A. W. Mills, John o. Harrison. w. l.. De- woody. Fred Fox, William Nichol, J. E. Talbot s. B. Russell and J. Walker Jones' Y
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Really Lost Time.

In the elevator of the Wyser build ing, Muncie, as Arthur Gadbury, young lawyer, rode to his office, was a stranger with every outward appear ance of the book agent. The agent left the elevator at the fourth floor and walked into Gadbury's office with the latter just behind. Gadbury, on enter ing the place with the stranger looked all around inquiringly and remarked: "There doesn't seem to be anybody home." "But, do you know" said the lawyer, in relating the incident, "I had to sit there for ten minutes or more with nay hat on, waiting for that fellow to leave. I could have turned him down quicker than that"
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THANKSGIVING SERYICE
 AT Y. N. [. A. AT 3P. N
Plans Made for Expressing Publicly Gratitude for Success of Cam
 palgn for Fund of $lO,O0O.

A big thanksgiving 1aeeting will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at tho auditorium Of the Young Mems Chris tan association, where publio thanks Will be given for the success achiev- ed in the big financial campaign just completed by the ass ociation, which ralsed fund Of more than $10,000 for the condud+ of it's work the ensu ing year. and the extension of it's en- deavors.
 Rev. J. l. Norris, pastor of the First Presbyterlan church, will be the principal speaker, there will be spe- cial music. and it is expected there Will be a large attendance of men, women and children.
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Get the Habit.

Good cheer is great lubricant. It oils all of life's machinery. Good cheer is great producer. It adds wonder fully to cn.'s active ability and in- creases mental and physical power. It makes host of friends and helps us to be, interesting and agreeable. Good cheer will attract more customers, sell more goods do more business with less wear and tear than almost any other quality. Optimism is the greatest businessgeticr, biggest trader, truest achiever in tie world. Pessimism has never done anything but tear down and destroy what optimism has built up. In the business office, in society, in politics, in workshops, everywhere, the favOrite is always the cheerful fellow with the bright smile and bright thoughts.
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Grandmothers Rules.

Somebody's grandmother has be- queathed to her descendants these ad- mirabIe rules of conduct: One is: AL ways look at the person to whom you speak. When you are addressed, look straight at the person who speaks to you. Do not forget this. Another is {: Speak your words plainly; do not mutt ter or humble If words are worth saying, they are worth pronouncing distinctly and clearly. A third is: Do not say disagreeable things. If you have nothing pleasant to say, keep silent. A fourth is-and oh, girls, re- member it all your lives !-think three times before you speak Once.-Ex- change.
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Fish in Deep Mines.

Through accidental Imprisonment, mines acquire surprising fauna from the surface. Live fish-a species of barbel-were lately noticed in Trans vaal gold mine, $500 feet down a verti- cal shaft and are supposed to have fallen into the mines as spawn. When discovered they had grown to length of six to twelve inches. In very dry weather young bullfrogs have been seen to jump deliberately down the shaft, evidently after water and seem to have survived the fearful plunge.
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S c G \ E Y

The Social Calendar is intended as a convenience for hostesses and their guests, a daily reminder as we'll as a schedule of the social events of the week. It will be prepared Saturday evening, with such data as is in The Graphic office not later than 6 D. m. Saturday. It will not be changed or amended, except for deletions as the days of the week pass. Nothing ex- cept purely social affairs will be in- cluded in the calendar. These rules shall be infleXible:
 Data must be in The Graphic office by p. m. Saturday.
 Only purely social items will be in cluded.
 No data will be added to the calen- dar during the week.
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John McAlmont Chapter Elects It's Delegates.

At meeting of the John McAlmont Chapter, D. A. R., with Mrs. John l.. Mills yesterday afternoon, the follow ing delegates and alternates were elected for the D. A. R. Ninth ann, ::l conference, to be held in Little Rock, February 15 and 16,
 Delegates-Mrs. T. H. Collier, Mrs. H. G. Higinbotham. Mrs. A. M. Bar TOW, Mrs. Jo Nichol, Mrs. w. T. Wool dridge, Mrs. Julia Noel, Mrs. c. H Bolinger, Mrs. John L. Mills.
 Alternates-Mrs. Will Lee, Mrs Richard Barnett, Mrs. billiard H Saunders, Mrs. s. Y. T. Knox, Mrs. E. w. Freeman, Mrs. O. w. Clark, Mrs c. E. ROyston, Miss Blanche Fox, Miss Atkinson, Miss Royston.
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DISCUSS SCHOOL WORK.
Mrs. ('ritz. Judge Sorrel!s and sup c,intpndent Low" Visit Double
 Wells.

Patrons and pupils of the Double Wells school were addressed yester- dav bv Mrs. Lucy Critz, federal nome domonstration and canning clnD opent in the county; Circuit Judge W. R sorrells. and County Superlnten,, dent of Education A. w. Lowe. School work character building, the aid that narents can extend by cooperatlns with the teachers, and the canning oluh work were among the topics dis cussed.
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A. B. NUCKOLS.

News of the death of A. B. Nuckols at Dumas was received yesterday by friends in this city. He was 6S years of age, and was prominent and astlve in the affairs of his community. lie is survived by his widow and six daughters, was a member of the Ma sonic fraternity and of the Baptist church. and will be buried today at T'yro. Lincoln county.
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RETURNING FROM MARKET.

MT. and Mrs. Harry Levin will re- turn home this morning from St. Louis, Chicago and New York, where they have been the past fortnight making purchases of stock for the Quality ShOp.
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BIRTHS.

Born. to Mir. and Mrs. A. NJ. stew ort at their home, 721 Plum street yesterday, a girl. ,ro
 Born. to MT. and Mrs. Neddo Ma rino, at their home, 7l3 Main street. yesterday, boy. 4
 Rorr, to Mir. and Mrs. w. l.. l.utoh' at their homo. 1904 West Seventh aV- nnne. Yesterday, 8 girl.
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GOES TO BUY STOCK.

T. B. McEwen leaves today for New York and other big market of the north and east, to spend ten days or two weeks, making purchases of seas enable stock for his establishment at Fifth avenue and Main street.
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BARBARIAN LOSES LEG.

Fort Smith. Jan. 27.-A. B. Beck, q hrakeman, lost his left leg as the result of wreck one mile west or Van Ruren this afternoon when elsAt cars went into the ditch. Reck's leg was crushed so badly that amputaTlon 9 hove the knee was necessary. lie IS roe1;no well in a local hospital.
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PERSONALS.

V. H. Glasgow has resigned his DO 7, sition as superintendent of the Saline River Hardwood company. and has accepted a position at Little Rodk.
 o. D. Smith, traffic man for the Arkansas Short Leaf Lumber con- pany, has virtually recovered from a severe attack of la grippe.
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IRVING FIES.

Sam Fies yesterday received tele- gram announcing the death, at Blr- mingham, Ala, of his relative, living Fies. Deceased was a son of Jake Fies. of Birmingham, who is very widely known here, and he is survived bv his widow and one young son.
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TO ATTEND CONVENTION

U. A. Bahlau, T. F. Gadberry and w.. M' Harrison, heads of local commits son houses, left yesterday for New Ut,fieans, to attend the annual conven- elon of the Western Fruit Jobbers, v, mhich will be in session Monday, tuesday and Wednesday.
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CHANGES AT HOTEL.

Leslie D. Helvie, son of H. E, Hel- vie. planter and merchant at Faith, has accepted the position of store keeper at the Hotel Pines, 10 succeed B. C. Otis. resigned. W. c. Crank ha 5 taken over the duties of chef at the big hotel.
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LICENSED TO WE'D.

Licenses were issued yesterday TOT tho marriage of T. A. VeaZey, %, ana Miss Lula Vanlandingham' z5; anu Henry Massenelli. P, and Miss IeresS Magnenne, IT.
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NEGRO LOSES RIG.

o,, H: * F. Boston, negro farmer, living ton, tm .he Princeton road. reported yes .erday to Constable Clint Green that o,. ounse s one had stolen a horse and bug s' 8 rom his place. The horse carries h,u ulaho TX" on the left hip. and the 'ussy IS new and rubber tired.
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Pose Supreme.

What passes for modesty in q man usually is his mature judgment as to what constitutes the most effective pose.
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The Real Rub.

There are so many laws that few If any get along without violating some of them, but one should be care full in his selectiOn.-Atchison Globe.
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Tuesday. January 30.

Dancing party, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Toney, at Hotel Pines. in compliment to Miss Elizabeth Conkey, York. Pa, Miss Helen Clark, Cleveland, Miss.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-28

Come and see M. M. Marx after yon have looked elsewhere for your mules, you will be sure to find what you want here; in rear of Gould Galbraith Supply Co.,. M. M. Marx. 1-24-1m
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Plants Used in commerc..

There are 4,2OO species of plants used for commercial purposes. Of these APO are used for perfumes.
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Thursday, February 1.

Afternoon tea, Mrs. Drew White hostess, in her home. 619 West Fourth avenue.
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For heavy hauling and fast delivery tsll the Auto Exchange. Phone 946. 11-S0-tf
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It Is Everywhere!

The heart of true womanhood knows where its own sphere is, and never seeks to stay beyond it.-Hawthorne
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Sunday. ,JanuarY $

Visiting nurse day with Sunday schools. Donations to be added 10 visiting nurse fund.
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Friday Feb. ,.

Lotus club dance, Hotel Pines. Sauterie club dance, Hotel Pines. Woodman Circle, K. of P. hall.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-28

maL" n IS movement under way to
 '"Ae mammoth Cave a national park.
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Saturday. February $.

Miss Richard Bass Jones, hostess, Miss Elise Moore honoree. tea.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-28

There are about 1900 gas plants in this country.
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The Skirts

Bring forth many new ideaS--eSpeci- ally the new barrel" skirts. But most of the new models cling to the straight line effects, gathered or pleated at the waist line and--they are all longer this year-say, } or inches from the ground. Velour, taf fcta, peisley silk, serge, poplin, gab- erdine and fancy wool mixtures in stripes and plaids-e especially priced, $22.50 or as low VQ m as ~------------------- ----------
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In Our Silk Department
 We have been receiving silks all the past week it would be only modesy speaking for to say, now have wonderful collection of exquisite silks for dresses skirts, bouses and especially beautiful silk shirt
 ings in a wide variety of designs. 40nch Fancy Pussy Will 36-inch Fancy Silks in | low Taffetas; nice n,,.. ,,. ,., riety of fancy cOoringS '"'"i" 'S'e'''' 'o""''- | this seasons fashions de- fu Silkc for drossoc and | mands, moderately priced, the % f0 separate skirts, Q1 E0 | yard -----------VZsOO tho yard--------4 sOO l 40nch Georgette Crepes We have just received large variety of this seasons coOrs. These bought so long ago that we still sell them at the C1 c6 | old price of the yard sOV
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
Good Things for the Family.

For make-believe apple pie to
serve in hurry, the following viii be
success: Cut few we'll favored,
tart apples put into deep granite pie
plate, season with sugar butter, cinna-
mon, nutmeg or In any way to suit the
taste OF the family. Over the top place
slices of buttered bread. set into the
oven and bake until the apple sauce
has absorbed and softened the bread.
Serve with cream and sugar. Such a
pie will be found harmless for the
children's dessert. 1t Is also a good
way to use leftover slices Of bread.
However, we are not supposed to have
leftover slices of bread these days, as
the old custom which was common In
grandmother's day Is being revived,
that of cutting the loaf as the bread
Is needed on the table. A very eco
nomical way of avoiding left-overs.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
Disappointments.

Have you stayed Mt home all after
noon. some time, waiting for some one
who had said 81 am coming over this
afternoon" then she did not come?
Has some one promised to do some
thing for you, then didn't do it?
1t has happened to me more than
once or a dozen times, writes Helen r.
G. Temple. And every time it hap
pens, 1t makes me "madw Angry
sounds altogether too mild to express
my feelings. When you go to the win
dow about forty times to see If they"
are coming. or when you have planned
to have a roast for supper and you
have asked some one to get it for you,
and they did not, how do you feel?
Take a lesson from your feelings
and when you said you were going to
do something. do it. If you are not
positive that you can do something,
don't promise. One of the most disap-
pointing things in life is when some
one does not come, when he had said
he would, or when some one promises
to do something and does not. This
life is full enough of other sorrows
without doing something like that.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

Mosques and other buildings are
now erected in re enforced concrete
in Egypt and other countries, but
adhering to the national type of ar
chitecture as regards the design of
such structures. Among others is the
Sultan Hassan mosque at Cairo, in
which REINFORCED concrete enters
largely. Another very handsome struc-
ture of Oriental type was recently
erected near this city. the Grand Pal
ace hotel of Heliopolis. 1t is a vast
building of four stories, and presents
a pleasing aspect owing to the ex-
cellent architectural design inspired
by the prevailing styles.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

suffering from this disease scatter 1t
through their droppings, from open
breaks In the skin and from the secre-
tons of the nose and mouth. The
germs of the disease are dropped in
the dust, they are scattered through
the yards, In the scratching places and
the dust holes and on the edges Of
OF course the best way of getting
rid of the disease Is to kill off the
whole flock, burn the bodies, disinfect
the premises and start all over again.
But 1t is not very practical where you
can Ill afford the loss of the whole
flock, to say nothing of having to start
once more at the very beginning. This
should not be done unless there Is ev-
cry indication that 1t is really tuber-
culosis that is killing off the birds.
Sometimes the cholera Is at fault when
tuberculosis gets all the blame, but
one Is about as bad as the other.
If the disease is known to exist in
the flock and 1t is decided to fight 1t,
no halfway measures will be Of any
use. The fight will have to be persist
ent and radical measures must be used
Every bird that shows signs of the
trouble may as well be killed at once
There will be enough of them infected
without any early external Indications
to make the Staying of the evidently
diseased ones a necessity.
Burn all the carcasses. There is no
other way Of getting rid Of them.
Where it Is possible new yards and
houses should be established for the
apparently healthy birds. The old
houses may as well be burned to the
ground. They would be dangerous for
years If allowed to stand.
Where the houses are well built ant
of a permanent character they should
be left standing, but all the fixtures
nesting equipment and other fixtures
should be torn out and burned. Keel
the droppings cleared away daily an,
use plenty of germicide on the walls
the floor and the roosts.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
Brides and Orange Blossoms.

There is an old Spanish legend that
soon after the importation of the
orange tree, by the Moors. ono of the
Spanish monarchs had a specimen of
which he was very proud and of which
the French ambassador was extremely
anxious to obtain an off-shoot. The
gardeners daughter was aware of
this, and In order to provide herself
with the necessary dowry to enable
her TO marry her lover, she secured a
slip which she sold to the amb lssador
at Il high price. On the occasion of
her wedding, in recognition of her
gratitude to the plant which had pro
cured her happiness, she bound In her
hair a wreath of orange blossoms; and
thus, so runs the legend, inaugurated
the fashion which has become uni
versal
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
MEXICAN BOYS WERE BRAVE
Cadets Of Chapultepec Put Up Gallant
Fight at Defense Of Their
City In 1847.

The defense of Chapultepec, during
the war between the United States and
Mexico. in 1S47, was almost as gallant
as was the attack. In this attack 48
Mexican cadets, among others, lost
their lives. The story is a stirring one,
observes the Los Angeles Times.
For many years the celebrated Cas-
tie of Chapultepec, where Montezuma
held his barbaric court in the sur
rounding groves of cypress where
during nearly three centuries lived the
successive viceroys of Spain, and
where MaximHian made his imperial
home, has been the West Point Of
Mexico.
When General Scott had taken the
place by storm and General Bravo
had surrendered, Mexican cadet only
fifteen years old, seeing the flag of his
country in peril. most of his comrades
being already slain. climbed the flag
staff, tore the banner from its place,
wound 1t around his body and slid
down, intending to plunge over the pre-
cipice, In order to save the colors from
falling into the hands of the enemy.
That act of heroism being frustrated.
the brave boy. with the banner still
wrapped about him. fought until he
was cut In pieces. Forty-eight of these
schoolboys, ranging in age from four
teen to twenty years, lie buried in one
grave at the foot of the hill. Year
after year the cadets of Chapultepec
strew flowers upon the grave.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
Newly Discovered People.

An interesting tribe on the Upper
Amazon has been discovered, which,
in its division of work, is reminiscent
of the guilds of the middle ages. One
portion makes clothing and nothing
else, another one is purely agricul-
tural; another devotes its time and la
Dor to the construction of weapons and
so on. Their pottery, however is the
most notable of their productions.
Some of these jars are extremely large
but very thin, although strong and
durable. Some of the smaller vessels
are almost as thin as paper.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
ELBA'S VALUABLE IRON MINES
Some OF Purest Metal In the World 10
Found Here, Although In Small
Quantities.

ut must be admitted that the Eng
ush have not been very generous" re-
marked Napoleon as he surveyed his
Kingdom of Elba from the top of its
highest peak. Yet man more modest
than the great Corsican might have
been well content with this fair and
rich little island, to say nothing of the
title of king.
Elba today has come into a new i'm
portance, owing to the war stimulated
values of its iron mines. Some of the
purest iron ore In the world Is found
here in beautiful crystals, although
the quantity is not great enough to be
of any wide significance.
The little isle includes all manner of
little Industries in its 10 by - mile
confines. On the lower slopes there
are fertile little valleys, and along the
beach tiny fishing industry manages
to thrive. Besides the iron mines
there are famous stone quarries, and
the scenery is rugged and imposing on
miniature scale. Had Napoleon been
a philosopher he might well have
found contentment here.
But Napoleon was general and
builder; instead of settling down to en-
JOY what the gods had left him, he in
stituted all manner of projects for de-
velopment in his tiny kingdom, and
even conducted from here his least
known campaign. Across the blue wa
ters to the south of Elba Is visible
the smaller island of Pianosa, low and
fertile. Pianosa was deserted in those
times on account of the depredations
of Mediterranean pirates. Napoleon
directed an expedition of 40 men
against the corsairs with the object of
adding Pianosa to his kingdom. He
probably would have led the pirates
hard life had not the opportunity for
escape presented Itself that led to
France and Waterloo.