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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26
NAMES ROAD COMMITTEE.
Little Rock Rotarians to Help Get
 Highway Improved.

s. NJ. Brooks. secretary of the Rotary club of Little Rock. writes that C. k. Smith. Sr,, president of the club. has appointed T. J. Gay. J. B. Dickinson and Jos. Bateman as a committee of the Rotary club to work with committees of the Rotary club and chamber of commerce of Pine Bluff to secure the early improve ment of the stretch of road between the dollarway and the Pulaski pike.
 The Oni0n Ariginatcl in Euvnt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26
MORE G)ARDSMfN
 JOIN THE COLORS
Second Increment, From Twenty States, Added to Men Already Mov-
 ing tM Concentration CamnS.

ing to Concentration Camps.
 Washington, July 25.--The second increment of national guard troops was called into the federal service to- day All troops from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticutt. New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland District of Columbia. Virginia. North and South Carolina. Tennessee. Illinois, Montana. Wyoming, Idaho. Washing ton and Oregon came under President Wilson's proclamation. The remain der of the state forces from western and southwestern states will be taken in August ,, when the draft clause of the national defense act will be ap- piled to the entire force and the suardsmen will cease to have any connection with state authorities for the period of the war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26

water after partially tightening tops. Remove from sterilizer finish sealing and invert to test for leakage and to cool.
 Peach and plum butter. Wash fruit carefully and remove "fuzz" on peach es by rubbing with a damp towel. Do not peel. Place in an enamel lined preserving kettle, add little water and cook until very tender. Squeeze through fruit press or colander to remove skins. and stones. Place. pulp in clean preserving settle, add sugar to taste and boil until thick and rich in color, stirring constantly to pre- vent sticking on to tue kettle. Spices may be added if desired but the butter | is generally considered better if un- spiced. Pour the boiling mass into hot sterilized jars and seal at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26

In every home where there is a baby there should also be bottle of Me GEES BABY ELIXIR. It may be needed at any time to correct sour stomach, wind collie, diarrhoea or sum- mer complain It is wholesome remedy, contains no opium, morphine or injurious drug of any kind. Price 25c and and soc per bottle. Sold by w. s. Dewoody & Company.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.

East Northfield, Mass, July 25.- The Summer School for Sunday school workers, one of the summer re- ligious assemblies founded here by the late Dwight L. Moody, began it's annual session today and will continue until August l. The gathering will be addressed by 3 number of officials and leading workers of the International Sunday School association.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26
TO GAN PEACHES NOT DIFFICULT
 IF CARE TAKEN

If peaches are packed in the jars with the pit cavity down more fruit can be put into the containers and a finer looking product is obtained, says bulletin from the National Emer- sency Good Garden commission, of Washington.
 Peaches should be washed carefully in cold water, dipped into boiling water a moment or two until the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26
PENNSYLVANIA CLOTHIERS.

Reading. Pa., July 24.-This city is
 entertaining for two days the annual convention of the Pennsylvania Re- tail Clothiers' association. Members , from cities and towns throughout the state were on hand today for the op- ening of the proceedings. Consider ation of wartime problems particular ly affecting the clothing trade will oc- cupy much of the time of the conven- ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26
SOCIALISTS TO PRISON.

Cleveland, O., July 25.-Three So- cial!st leaders, c. E. Ruthenberg, b. cal secretary, Alfred Wagenknecht, state secretary, and Charles Baker of Hamilton, O., state organizer, were sentenced to one year in the work house-the maximum punishment provided by law-by Federal Judge Westenhaver today for hindering SC. iective service registration.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26

Tobacco is a native of Virginia. The nettle is a native of Europe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-26

The onion originated in Egypt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Whirlwimd finish
 May Be Expected

WhWHILE it is known that there
 w has been an active demand this week, and especially during the last two days, for the liberty bonds, figures reported yesterday showed that the S2,00O, 100000 loan had not yet been fully subscribed. When the books close today at noon it will be found, no doubt, that the amount has been oversubscribed. But~-the over subscription should be sufficiently large to reflect the popular character of the loan and prove that the great mass of people of moderate means had invested.
 It seems hard to get it into the heads of certain class of citizens that the United States is really at war with Germany and that before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
GEAR AND HIS DlELILAH

of it as merely vulgar charlatanism, like Carlyles probable misreading of Caglios- tro. Nicholas II, like all Russians who are true to their blood, was impressed and oppressed by the presence of the in- visible world All these men are full of the sense of the supernatural, ardently revering their nlirac1e-working saints, in no way thinking that the age of inn mediate divine interventions has passed. Nor can we venture to say, in these days of revived belief in the invisible that the Russians millions are wrong. It is this universal mood which gives a Rasputin his power and opportunity, just as it gave power and opportunity to the benign influence of Father John of Cron- stadt. And Nicholas II was as fully pos sessed by this mystical sensibiity as any of his peasants Stumbling in the midst of mighty difficulties, he longed for oracles from heaven, to make hls intricate pathway clearer through the darkness. And If, blinded by devotion to the beautiful woman who dominated him, he followed lying oracles, it Is no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. That fatally dan gerous masquerade is the experience of saints and visonaries through all history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Charles Johnston, in the North American

Charles Johnston, in the North American
 Review.
 1N 1T ICHOLAS was not the first, nor IlWl will he be the last, to yield up S judgment and will into the hands of a queenly and beautiful woman. The motive of Samson and Delilah of the vale of Sorek is scarlet thread that runs through all history And the Elm press Alexandra herself, broken hearted woman from the beginning, was led to the brink of the precipice by forces of tremendous and universal strength: her passionate and morbid love for her invalid son, born after long waiting, whose pains were alleviated, it would seem, by Rasputins magetic force, just as the fatal malady of the Czar's father, Alexander III, was frightened by the sim liar but more benign power of Father John of Cronstadt her obstinate and unconverted devotion for the land of her birth; her passion for autocratic power. These are not vulgar or trivial motives; they have swayed great souls through all history.
 The element of mysticism, even though it be a morbid and dangerous mysti- cism. runs through the whole drama. We shall, I think, be quite misled If We think
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
THE WOOD 1THRUSH

into the woods morning, noon or evening. always thrush singing; perhaps two or three or even four. At noon, which Is the rest time for many feathered vocal ists, the thrush does not rest. His time in the year Is short; his time in the day is long. Of fine June day he sings from early dawn to late twilight. June Is his sea son. A little beginning in May and few farewells in July and, for the rest of the year, silence
 Were it necessary to go to Tahiti or Barbados to hear the wood thrush pill grimages might be organized by the for tunate. A bird advertised as the most marvellous singer of the world would at- tract us even to the remotest ends of the earth. Here he Is right at our suburban doors; numerous and tireless.
 Yet 1t is difficult to come very near a either of extreme caution or of fortunate accident. It is worth effort. Near at hand there are many wonderful little grace notes audible which are quite lost when the song is heard from a distance. They add somewhat to the performance. But far away thrush, heard through the June greenness, is the best. We lose the sweet little grace notes and murmured soliloquizings but we gain the mellowness which distance adds The song becomes disembodied voice, true miracle of the forest. Sound and sight harmoniously commingle, forest and bird song are one. Both are June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 1UNE comes, with the glory of full
 greenness, and bring the first clover blossoms in the fields and the beau ty of columbine on the rocky lodges. Clo- yer Is early and columbine Is late, and they mingle midsummer and true spring. The wild crab trees still hang full of pale rose bloom, the rarest fragrance of the year, a lingering touch of spring; but yarrow blooms by the wayside and shouts of summer. Down in the wet earth there are sly little imps, fern-like babies of ragweed and the clumsier infants of pig weed and chenopodium, the f1rstlings ot the assertive horde that will defy the Au- gust heats and the hoe of the tlller
 Spring and summer thus mingle In the fields. And in the woods, too, the syca- mores are still half wintry in their unde- veloped foliage while almost all the other trees are showing their best and richest. Only yesterday the locusts were almost bare. Today they are in full leaf, and will try to fiil the fragrant place which the last falling petals of the wild crabs will have left vacant.
 Now, In this annual high tide of na- lures prosperity, it is fitting that she en- ploy the services of her best of minstrels. It is the time of thrushes. Here we hear only the wood thrush, but he is probably the best. Those who profess to know say that of all the birds of the world he is the most wonderful singer. Those who do not profess to know, but who go now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Belgian Civilians
Starve in Germany

THERE is no limit to the fiendish 4 cruelty shown by German mih- tary authorities toward the peoples with whom Germany is at war. Infor. nation has been received by the Bel gian ministry of war to the effect that out of two thousand Belgian civilians interned near Luebeck, five hundred have died of starvation as a result of mistreatment and lack of the bare necessities of life.
 The only charge against these pris- oners, in addition to their being Bel gians, is that they refused to work. What they were ordered to do is not known, but some other reason than mere stubbornness must have led the Belgians to choose death rather than work for their masters.
 The wrongs committed by Germany against Belgium cry out for ven geance, yet the Belgians, who have seen their country ravaged and have themselves been driven away like cat tie into bondage, and a condition worse than bondage for their women folk, are only one nation who have felt the iron heel of Prussia.
 A large part of the civilized world has suffered outrages at the hands of Germany. Norway, nation whose neutrality has never been questioned, even by Germany, has seen her ships .ruthlessly sunk by U-boats and her citizens murdered on the seas. Nor way has suffered more, perhaps, than any other neutral nation, yet she is but one of the many governments Germany has grievously wronged.
 When the hour of reckoning comes Germany will have to pay, but nc reparation can wipe out the stain placed on her by the Prussian wal lords, acting on the theory that might makes right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

No matter how poor your jokes are, you can always get laugh if you will tell them to girl who has dimples and pretty teeth.
 You can have your own way in this world. But you will have to pay liber- ally for it.
 The old-fashioned woman who was afraid her hat wasn't on straight now has daughter who Is afraid that it Is.
 It is easy to be popular. All you have to do Is to permit other people to think that they know more than you do.
 The only people who are never criticized for what they do are those who never do anything.
 There wouldn't be so much poverty in this world if we tried to learn as much about our own business as we do about the other fellows.
 Many girl devotes lot of time be- fore marriage to her vocal range because she will devote most of her time after marriage to the kitchen range
 Every time we see an old-fashioned man tapping his coffee out of his saucer we feel like betting that he wears sleeve holders to match his suspenders.
 The reason a princess imazines that she has broken heart Is because she Is merely bilious.
 A woman likes to so away on a visit even if it Is only next door to borrow a cup of sugar and have chat with a neighbor
 A man doesn't worry much over the dollar that goes into the jackpot. But he makes an awful holler over the dol lar that goes into the soup pot
 Another reason why a woman is 50 hard to understand Is because she will believe that she must have IT, herited her corns because she knows that they couldn't come from wearing tight shoes.
 We will always have wars as long as powers are more axious for piece of the world than they are for the peace of the world. s'
 We are queer people. We refuse to let little thing like war get us ex- cited. But dog fignt on the street will always arouse our enthusiasm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

there were many things I wanted to ask him. He seemed anxious and willing to discuss the problems with me, but some how we never got time, as he was so busy and we had so many interruptions. Yet, I saw enough of him to credit him with perfect sincerity in wishing to inn prove labor conditions.
 Writing 10 years ago Casson says, 'sThere is marked contrast between Per- kins and his formidable partner Morgan. His forte is in dealing with men, rather than money" He is almost too compan- icnable, too fluent, too many sided for a financier I believe this is true esti- mate. I know one thing to be true. He is very approachable and his manners are charming without being the least bit
 nscted His naturalness greatly pleased me hope he will come often to Bir- mingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

the struggle is ended this country must make tremendous sacrifices in human life-sacrifices that cause the blood to curdle in contemplation. It will cost the United States many bill lions of dollars, but the loss of treas ure will be quickly forgotten in the slaughter of the men in the trenches.
 The liberty loan of $2,000, ,0O0,0 ,000 has it's patriotic side in very dis tinct sense, and that is why the ad- ministration is making the passionate appeal it does to the wage-earner and the masses in general.
 Let not the man who has failed to subscribe for $50 or a $100 bond think that in view of the heavy sub scriptions of yesterday his help will not be needed. The greater the over subscription the stronger will patriot ism be braced from one end of the United States to the other. Buy a bond before it is too late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Underlying Motive

of CSegEuaaTl Peace ] alk
 N his Flag Day speech delivered at 4 the base of the Washington mon ument yesterday, President Wilson told the nation why Germany wants peace now. Her dream of great Teu- ton empire in central Europe would be realized if she could end the war and keep the territories overrun by her armies.
 Furthermore, the future existence of the militaristic autocracy in Ger many depends on the war lords keep ing their promises of national expan- sion by which they have induced the German people to make huge sacri- fices in money and lives. If their in trigues were to succeed, they could point to the conquests that have fall CIl IO GCIDic dl HID 1o Ndl ltSL Ol GNCu greater things to be, and the grip of Prussianism on the German nation would be so strong that it could look forward to centuries of unlimited power.
 It is the vaulting ambition of Prus- sia for power and aggrandizement which menaces the freedom of the world. With a vast German empire established in middle Europe, there could be no safety for any govern ment which dared to oppose the plans of Germany, and it would be only a matter of time before another great war, perhaps even more bloody than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
PRAYER FOR HELP IN WAR

By Oliver Wendell Holmes o Lord of Hosts, Almighty King, Behold the sacrifice we bring; To every arm Thy strength impart; Thy Spirit shed through every heart Wake in our breasts the living fires; The holy faith that warmed our sires: Thy hand hath made our nation free; To die for her is serving Thee. Be Thou a pillared flame to show The midnight snare, the silent foe; And when the battle thunders loud, Still guide us In its moving cloud. God of all nations. Sovereign Lord. In Thy dread natne we draw the sword We lift the starry flag on high, That fills with light our stormy sky. From treason's rent, from murders
 stain,
 Guard Thou it's folds till peace shal
 reign,
 Till fort and field, till shore and sea. Join our loud anthem-Praise to Thee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Great Work by Women

''If you want to get thing done, get a good woman enthused over it." said M H. Sterne, who has been busy at the headquarters of the Birmingham Liberty Loan association for the past few weeks. "The women of the city have done a great work in placing the bonds, but think the record of Mrs. Jack Bowron is really remarkable. She alone sold around record in America successful bond agent.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Dr, Chadwick Here

Tt is always a pleasure to visit Bir- mingham," said pr. J. s. Chadwick, the versatile associate editor of the Nash organ of the southern Methodists. T remember most pleasantly the days when I was the editor of the Alabama Chris tian Advocate, and it gives me joy to know that Dr. Branscomb Is making such a splendid and servceable paper as it now is. I can appreciate the trials and difficulties of the editors of denom- national papers. They deserve the hearty support of their constituency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Dr. Dubose Eloquent

"Dr. H. M. Dubose, editor of the Methodist Quarterly, who spoke here on Wednesday night at the First Methodist church." said Dr. Hawkins, pastor of the First Methodist church, Bessemer, lis one of the most eloquent and scholarly men in the south. He is. a real genius as a vivid word painter, whether writing or speaking. He combines two rare at he exces in the pulpit or in the editors easy chair. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Back Behind the Counter

Tt has been a long time since I have sold goods over a counter" said J. $. Cobbs, the receiver in bankruptcy for the Ponton & Orr stock of clothing and haberdashery, yet I began business as a merchant. and during the first days of the rush when the stock was put on the n arket I jumped in and acted as sales man. A large percentage of men in the south entered business as clerks or as proprietors of stores.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15

BEGINNING THE DAY-Give me eyes, O Lord, that I may see Thee going Thy way among men. Thou art writing Thy name upon their faces, and behold, I see not. Thou art showing Thy face fin the way they toll and sing and sufferJ Thou art declaring Thyself in their sim pie deeds and words and thoughts; and behold, I am blind. Give me eyes. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE

lTIH
 Birmingham has drawn her Christmas stocking six or seven months ahead of time. The United States Steel corpora ton will begin a once the expenditure of s11. .0O0, 900 in the Magic City in the en- largement Of its plants and properties. It is a war baby. but it will be kept and matlxed to full manhood regardless of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
shown Every Attention

Washington deserves great praise for the way in which she took care of the old veterans during the reunion," said Mrs. Daisy J. Everett, who has just re- turned to Birmingham from the reunion. 'The war was on the mind of every one, but none forgot for a moment that the old soldiers were there as guests.
 They were shown every possible atten-
 tion, and made to feel at home and well
 come wherever they went. In such time
 of national danger, it was especially con-
 siderate of the people to show such in- terest and kindness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
HOTEL LOBBIES
rr,hnte tn Everett

Tt was just tribute to William Blanks Everett that Leslies Weekly paid him in a recent issue" said Robert Me David, Jr Tt published his picture and under it said: Who though only 8 years old has been elected general manager of the Chamber of Commerce of Birming ham. Ala, a city of 100000 population. While MT. Everett for several months was acting manager, the Chamber made remarkable progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Oklahoma Man Here

Tt is good to be back in my old home for a visit,' said c. l.. Chambers, who is in charge of the extension work of the A. & M. college at Saltwater Okla. Tt is my business to look after the Boys Live Stock clubs, and as we have one organized in each county it keeps me mighty busy. The clubs are doing great work for the state, not only in the in- crease but in the improvement of the cattle. am glad. to know that Alabama, my native state, Is beginning to see the possibilities of cattle and is encouraging the boys to acquire stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Parade Quickly Arranged

Tt seems that the people in this town think I am a lightning change artist when it comes to getting up parade, ' said Maj Edward J. McCrossin, the physical culture expert. T was asked to arrange for a parade in honor of the Italian mission and given only F hours in which to get it up. Judge B. M Allen evidently thought was some hustler. tackeled the job and did by best, but the time was too short to make the showing I would have liked to have made, for I am sure the city desired to honor the distinguished visitors Tn the worthiest way possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
eAm4Ik1AMI9aesefI

r. S.-I hope when he comes again he will bring his broom with him and sweep all the "croakers" out of the district. am willing to .Iet George do it." Are your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
Conner Mill Uninjured

I've certainly were fortunate in not sustaining any damage in the recent cyclone that wrecked the Marble City cotton mills at Sylacauga." said Donald Conner. Tt was one-story mill situated about a half mile from our four-story one and it was practically wiped out. while the only inconvenience we su--ered was temporary stoppage of the power transmission lines. And then we were not dependent on electricity as we had our own steam power. Another thing-we carried some tornado insurance, While our neighbor did not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-15
UNUSUAL CHARACTER

SAFETY FIRST. How did you acquire the gum chewing habit?'
 T got job in munitions factory, fill- ing shells with high explosives" T see. And you couldn't smoke there:'
 q guess could have smoked there, but the fact that I'm standing here well and sound, talking to you, is pretty good evidence that didn't"
 A COMMUTERS EPITAPH. 70 death, where Is thy sting?" Here lies The dust of Silas Green, Who rose each morn for 20 years And caught the ''6:15.'
 WORTH THE PRICE. ''I let Boresum have s this morning" Don't you know he'll never pay you back?"
 "Of course" Then why lend him money? 'It's worth s to me not to see Bore sum for six months"
 PAUL COOK.