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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
GENERAL FlNSVON'S WIDOW
 ADVISES GIRLS.

Now that We are at war with Ger many ana n many towns throughout the country soldiers in uniforms are parading the streets daily. there is T disposition on the part of our girls, as well as the soldiers, to contract hasty marriages. An army uniform fitted around the we'll built form of most any American youth seems to have q peculiar fascination for girls. This is particularly true during war time. Soldiers walk the streets for months when the country is att peace md at tract no more attention than civilians. but as soon as war is declared girls swarm around them in squads. com panies and platoops. Just willy this is the case we are unable 10 say.
 Mrs. Edna B. Funston, widow oi the late General Funston, in an in terview few days ago warned girls against hasty war marriages. Altl9 she married General Funston after an acquaintance of two weeks anu they lived happily together she does not think it wise for othe. girls tt follow her example at least not ii many cases. She said:
 As a general rule do not thins was marriages are good things. aI thoueh circumstances often arise which alter the ease My husband was the kind of man who was easy tC know so ! felt aftcr my two weeks engagement to him that l had know. him always. On the other hand.
 knew woman who was engaged to { man for ten years before she married him. She knew him too well. wa actually tired of him when they mar ried. so of course they did not hay' a happy life. So you see it isn't in tn, length of time you know your bus bandits in the individual.
 ''I think that most young girls wh, marry in haste during the war oftel regret their hastiness. They do no think of the responsibilities of mar riage. Ii is hard for young girl u be left alone when her husband zoe to war. It is harder still for her {, go or with her life ahoula ,1ae ! widowed, because no matter how
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT
 Is DUE.

Without seeking to detract anything
 from the credit due the members of the city council and board of publia affairs. and the officials of the Pine
 Bluff company for their part in nego- tiating a contract that gives Pine Bluff the best lighting system of any city of similar size in the country at the lowest rate charged municipal ity, The Graphic believes that it is but fair to state that the major part of the credit for the improvement is due to Simon Bloom, mayor. Mir. Bloom has worked for many months to ac' complish the gratifying result which the whole city now enjoys, and but for his initiative and perseverance it is probable the old system would have continued in use-for some years, at least. There is honor enough for all.
 The most gratifying phase of the situation. beside the Improvement in the lightins system. is the spirit that dominated the repre sentatives of the city and the Pine Bluff company in the nogotiations-ea anxious to dc the very best possible for the munich
 pality. It is the spirit that biuldr cities, the spirit that makes for sue cess in any undertaking of magnitude
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
YON KETTELsMR ARCH
 IN PEKING, SPARED

Correspondence Associated Press)
 Picking, Aug. 30.-Suggestions that tho von ketteler monument erected to commemorate Baron von Ketteler, the German minister, who was killed while trying to mediate with the Chi nese before the Boxer outbreak in 1900, be torn down and shorn of it's inscription since China has entered the war against Germany, have not met with favor.
 The monument was erected chiefly in honor of Baron von Ketteler, but in reality is also a memorial to all foreigners killed in the Boxer upris- ing. It is great marble arch span ming Hatamen street, one of the chief thoroughfares in the Tartar city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
NOTABLES BORN THIS DATE.

Major General William c. Gorgas, surgeon general of the United States army, born at Mobile, Ala, 63 years ago today.
 Nora Bayes, noted singing comed- ienne of the American stage, born in Chicago, 37 years ago today.
 Crown Prince Carol, heir to the Rumanian throne. born at Bucharest A years ago today.
 Royal C. Johnson, representative in congress of the Second South Dakota district, born at Cherokee, Iowa, 35 years ago today.
 Andrew J. Montague, former gover- nor of Virginia, now a member of congress, born in Campbell county Va, 5 years ago today.
 Miss Virginia Gildersleeve, dean of Barnard college, born in New York city, 10 years ago today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
MRS. DEWEY RESIGNS.
tdmirafs Widow Quits Navy !engue
 Office Because of Controversy.

Washington, Oct. Mrs. George Dewey last night resigned as honor ary chairman of the comforts com mittee of tue Navy League. Mrs. Dewey is president of the Woman s Naval Reserve, which recently chang ed fro mthe woman's section of the Navy League because of the controver- sy between Secretary Daniels and the league.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

given up to join the service of the Confederacy. After several years practice in his home state he Was called to the aid of the storm suffer CTS at Hitchcock, Texas, by .le gov ernor of that state and served the state until his services were no longer needed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

permission to continue his work among the Indians
 Fifty Years Ago Today. lS67-Elias Howe, sewingmachine inventor, died at Brooklyn, N. Y. Born at Spencer, Mass, July 9, 1919.
 Twenty-Five Years Aog Today. l292-Tho University of Wisconsin or ganized University extension department.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
COOPERATIVE DELIVERING.

Stores in scores of cities through out the nation are taking the advice of the government reaardinS cooper atiye deliveries and are abandoning the Wasteful individual delivery sys- tenn
 The individual system isn't even d benefit to the consumer, because nine times out of ten she does not know when stuff will be delivereu
 Under the cooperative system the delivery is made at certain hours, and is certain. That's just one adyan- tage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
MAKES GOOD IN THE NORTH

A cough remedy must be good to give satisfaction in northern states vari- able weather. Bertram Bros., Green Bay, Wis, write: "We have used Foley's Honey and Tar and recommend it to anyone who needs a good, re- liable cough and cold remady.' Re lieves croup, opens air passages, eases straingling fight for breath. For sale by Mann's Pharmacy.-Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

One Hundred Years Ago Today. i817-Robert Finley, fourth president of the University of Georgia, died at Athens, Ga. Born at Princeton, N. l., in 1772.
 Seyenty-five Years Ago Today. Whitman left his sta tion on the Walla Walla river ard began a perilous overland journey to St Louis to plead with the missionary board for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

Coal dealers are urging the con sumers to save coal for the first time in history But we don't hear of the bakers telling Us to save bread crumhs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

The weeds destroyed and the ma nure produced by sheep on a farm ordinarily pay for the labor devoted to the flock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

Dctor Scott married Florence John ston, cousing of Albert Sidney John ston of civil war fame"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

One medium-sized potato (six oun- ces) supplies about as much starch as two medum-sized slices of bread (abOut two OunceS).
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

One Year Ago Today in the War. Oct. 3. 1916.-Count Okuma, prime minister of Japan, resigned; Aus trian monitors on the Danube de- stroyed pontoon bridges in rear of the Rumanian forces invading Bull garia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

When the attention of The Graphic is called to any mis-statement of facts Gr to any error concerning any m2n o. thing, correction will cheerfpsly bc made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

Just now women believe i'll buying all they can. with hubby an aston ished onIooker.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

IS guaranteed for one bottle to benefit any case of peUa- gra, Rheumatism, ScrNf,lla Sunhilir
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03
THIS DATE W HISTORY.
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-03

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited 10 it or not otnor- wise credited in this paper an dalso the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dis patches herein are also reserved.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02

Green Forest First she led them TO
an old stump which was very much
rotted and ia this she began TO dis
for II was 80 decayed that IL was
what Is called punk. and her sharp
claws made IN fly. Seeing her dlg
the five little Minks began To- dig. too.
and thought u great fun. Presently
beetle ran out and their mother
bounced on u and ate ~. The hve
little Minks watched her and their
mouths watered Then she began
go dig again and so did they. Al
most right away another beetle ran
out right under the nose Of one or
the little Minks. lie knew what to
do. az course. lie bounced on ~ and
ate IN and smacked his lips. while
the mouths Of the other little Minks
watered
"Nas II good7" asked one.
M M m M. was all the lucky one
said and began 10 hunt for another.
But there were no more in TINS
particular stump and Mother Mink
led them 70 an old log under which
were some more beetles. enough for
every little Mink 10 have one. So
they learned that beetles were good
TO eat. and whore To look for them
and how 20 get them.
\ little farther on Mrs. Billy sud
denly stopped and stood perfectly
still The five little Minks did Just
hadn't tho least idea. But presently
they heard footsteps. Mothers ears
being trained had heard them hrst
They saw hcr shifting the air and 50
they snned. too. and presently they
-meiled something strange.
Hide" said their mother sharply
but softly and dsrted under . heap
81 brush The 1--WE little Minks did
the came thing Just because she did
The footsteps came nearer and near
or and pecping out they saw some
one So ,hig they couldn't believe their
own owes They hadn't dreamed that
any one could he 80 big n was BUS
tor Bear They could smell him very
strongly now and they didn't Hike the
smell because they knew that he
was some one 20 fear or Mother
would not have hidden So they
learned TO use their ears and their
noses. and tho next tir1e they met
Buster Rear they would know that
the thing 20 do was 10 hide They
had learned n nv doing II And many
moro things they learned I'm just the
same way before they returned 20
the hollow log under the pile OF
brush beside the Laughing Brook
Next story Fun and Fish"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02

As 1T YOU f'h4lE hh'N -
And the first thing you know you
will and that you viii know H. There
Is nothing like learning by doing
You may watch others do thing
and think that YOU have learned just
how 20 do ~ yourself. but when you
come 20 try IL you find II ~ a very
different matter.
Now. Mrs Billy Mink knows this
So does Billy 40 one knows IL bet
ter than they do So when their
flve babies were just "A little too big
10 be called babies any longer. or At
least too big TO feel that they were
babies, Mrs Billy began 10 teasn
them the ways Of the Great World
Al lcaat she began 20 teach them
the ways or that part Of the Great
World which would be likely 10 con
Germ a healthy Mink
OF course the little people ~ the
Green Forest and the Green Mead
owS are not taught out OF books ur
IN the way that little boys and girls
are taught. They are taught alto
gethcr IN the great school of Export
cnce which is the, school - learning
by doing And they begin very
young Usually Mother h. along TO
holm them ont of trouble when thev
make mistakes and 60 keep them
from harm Also she shows them
nov 20 do things She docs y by
doing a thing. and they. being nat
ural little imitators try 10 do the
same thing. and 80 they learn.
That was the way u was with Mrs
Billy Mink and the i've little Minks
Just as soon as they were big enough
she took them FOR walk IN the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02

The reciotaIt uf war and he sec
rotary o. the navy have agreed 20
prefer women employees henceforth
in appointments to the clerical force
OF the war and navy departments.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02
One Woman S Story
By CAROLYN BEEcHER.

wondered IL would care 20 be the
wife OF a man 40 popular. and still
others expressed their envy ~ me,
and marVeled at my lack ~ enthusi-
asm
Had they known that did not eN-
pect 10 share the honor they were ~
confer upon Robert. but was onlv
waiting trying 10 hold fast unth Or
was over. ] expect they would. on
ana all. have bean scanGslizcd Had
they In Nu with what misery. what
agonized thoughts I looked forward
T. my future, they would surely have
pitied me
/ tried several times 20 introduce
the subject. but Robert only answer
ed in monosyllables. When pressed
him he said
There's an old saying you have
doubtless heard. Margaret. There's
many slip between the cup and the
lip. suppose we wait until my APP
pointinent Is sure before We discuss
IL further"
"Oh. how can you be so cold and In
different about everything" eN-
claimed. moved out Of my usual re-
straint when with him Haven't you
spark OF feeling about anything left
| In you?
| Robert looked AZ me in amAzerent
n moment before he replied quietly.
"Perha ps. Margaret. have more
feeling than you give me credit for.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02
What Is Going on in GERMANY!
AS Told BY the Newspapers We Get From the Teutonic
Empires and Neutral Nations

manufactured articles AT very
much lower price.
"As lin the United States war
like enterprise is accompanied by
an expenditure three or four-told
as much as in any other country.
America will be overwhelmed by a
crushing burden Of debt, and this
will effectually prevent the Ameri-
cans from Offering their wares after
the war more cheaply than the Eng
lish"
Bacon, In Germany Yes, Like Ola.
monds.
A pound OF bacon in Germany has
the value OF the unattainable, &C
cording 10 the editor OF the Berg
ische Arbeiterzeitung, who relates
this incident in his paper;
The war has occasioned us
many a sigh. many a tear and groan,
but We doubt whether any Incl
dent. however painful. has caused
us the grief that We suffered re
Gently.
"We met friend at our favorlte
cafe Would you like a pound OF
bacon he asked Would We like a
pound Of bacon, What question :
In our minds eye. We already saw
ourselves on Sunday morning seat
cd beneath sone green poughs with
our dear ones. I'D With big knife
hacking away at fNe bacon.
The dream was TOO beautiful OF
course. wanted the baeon--if only
II were not 100 dear. What would
IL cost them
Twelve shillings a pound The
joyful Sunday outlook vanished
Again We were compelled 10 resort
10 liver sausage. 20 black pudding.
or dogmest sausagelet. for bacon re
niainrG beyond our reach
only II the law allowed us we
should like to rct hold Of the owner
OF that twelve shilling bacon. and
have more than Eh0t moneys worth
out OF him D. giving hin a sound
thrash.1F afierWar3 dohSerius him
Up o. To authorities for instant
hanging
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02
ANTl.kAlSER THREAT IN UNEx,
PECTED QUARTER.

NorUacrts publishes dramatic
letter to the chancellor from Baron
Gebsattel, pan-Germanic leader and
anything but socialist, which
sheds more light on the extent 10
which there is antagonism TO the
kaiser in Germany:
THE soul OF many German is
permeated with feelings OF bitter
ness BOARDING on despair.
The governments conception OF
the war aims Is far too narrow. II
on their return the German soldiers
do not find in their homes all those
advantages which they hope the war
will bring them after all that they
have suffered, the disbursement
will be formidable and the discon-
tent so great and menacine as 10
shake the monarchy and even TO
destroy IL.
There is still time for the gov.
eminent 10 take this. the only sane
view Of the situation. Unless II does
so. and acts accordingly. events
may occur in Germany by the side
OF which the recent happenings in
Russia will be found TO be a mere
holiday-making bout"
Why Is U. S. Al War; Simple"
Says Editor
News 10 America will be the dis
covery OF the Berlin Kreuzzeitung.
which has found out why America
entered the war. England lured us
in to paralyze her trade rivalry
after the war. says this German pa
per II explains:
ITO pay the interests on the for
midable debt which England Is &C
cumulating. not less formidable
burden OF taxation will have to 80
borne. the principal consequ nee or
which will be that after lhc war
England Will be unable toy supply
anything but the dearest goods.
"On the part OF Germany and
France she fears no dangerous com
petition In this respect. ~ she as.
sumes hat those countries will end
themselves In a financial condition
similar TO her own. The United
States. on the other hand. had they
not participated in the war could
have produced and furnished all
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
BIZ THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Learning BY Doing
(CopyrIEht. lols. by q. w. BurE.sa,

The surest way 10 learn a thing
IL just 20 Try 20 do IL,
And then 20 try and try ana Try
As II YOU really knew IL.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-02

Next story. Fun and Fish :
The Harrison times., 1917-05-12
MARION coUNTYs NEW ROAD
Citizens Start Movement TO Connect
Rush, YellVille and Dodd City
Under Alexander Law.

Prominent citizens of Yellville and
Marion county are taking steps under
the Alexander law to build forty miles
of road across the county from the
Boone county line, by way Of Dodd
City, Summit, Yellyille, COwan Bar
rens and Rush to the Searcy county
line. passing through the best devel'
oped parts of the mining field and af-
fording an easy outlet to railroad ship
ping points. Engineers W. Z. Carter
and L. II. Mercer have completed the
survey but they will not have their
estimates and profiles ready for few
days after their return to the office in
Little Rock. However, it was assured
that the expense of construction will
be very light, in view of easy grades
and abundance of construction mater
ial at hand. In fact, this road can be
made for much less cost than is re
quired for solid road construction in
the level sections of the state where
rock and gravel for surfacing have to
be shipped in, after necessary ditching
and grading is done.
A committee has been appointed to
compile a list of land owners in the
territory proposed to be embraced in
the Improvement district As soon as
that is done petitions will be pre-
sented to each land owner and if a
majority of the land owners them
selves or those who own a majority of
the assessed valuation or of acreage in
the territory sign; the district can
be formed. A large portion Of the
lands to be affected is owned by peo-
pie outside of the county and each will
be furnished with a copy of the peti-
ton to sign and return to the COM
mittee.
The Harrison times., 1917-05-12
FAMOUS AMERICAN DEFlANCES

Ambassador Gerard's remark to the
German envoy, Count MOntgelas, when
the latter brought the threat of Ger
ards detention unless he signed a
treaty desired by the kaiser, bids fair
to 60 down in history among famous
defiances of American statesmen and
military commanders.
"I'l stay, then, until hell freezes
overt" is the remark credited to Mr..
Gerard
John Paul Jones pulled the first of
these historic defiances, when, during
the revolution, a British warship that
fired on Jones vessel inquired if he
was ready to surrender Jones ans
wer was:
Surrender? | have not begun to
fight"
Ambassador Pinckney silenced the
French Premier Talleyrand's demand
that America pay a sum to insure her
ships against attack:
Millions for defense, but not one
cent for tribute!"
Before the civil war, when south
ern-sympathizing commanders at New
Orleans refused to obey orders to
! move their revenue cutters, General
Dix of President Buchanan's cabinet
ordered their arrest, closing his wire:
IF anybody attempts to pull down
the American flag, shoot him on the
spot"
Lieutenant Leary ran his vessel, the
Adams, between the German cruiser
Adler and the shore, when the Adler
appeared to shell the forces of Sa-
moan king friendly to the United
States. Then he sent the German
commander this word:
"If you fire, you must fire through
the ship ! command"
When Germans landed a boatlOad Of
supplies from their fleet to the be-
sieged Spanish garrison at Manila,
Commodore Dewey sent word to the
German commander, Won Diedrichs:
IF you want a fight, you can have
it now!"
The Harrison times., 1917-05-12
DEAL WITH THE MEN YOU KNOW

Don't expect the impossible of yom
town and its merchants, Be sure first
before you complain of the goods and
prices of home merchants, that you
haven't had a hand in making It i'm.
practicable for our merchants to han.
die the kind of goods you want at
the prices you can pay. Merchants
are not mind readers nor are they
blind to their own best interests II
they haven't what you want they will
get it for you at as low or lower prices
than you can get it anywhere else,
They deserve to be given an opportu.
nifty to do so anyhow; but If they do
not deserve It you will be doing your.
self a bigger favor than you will be
doing them to deal face to face with
men you know and that can be held
personally accountable for their prom
ises and performances, Try this for a
rule of trading hereafter
The Harrison times., 1917-05-12
ASSESSORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that / vii
meet with the various Township
Boards of Assessment and Valuation
at the following places in Boone COun
ty, Arkansas, on the dates below
named for the purpose of assessing
and valuing the real estate and the
personal property and listing all per
sons subject to pay per capita tax in
said various townships, tO-wit:
Jefferson, Monday and Tuesday
June 4 and 3.
Prairie, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, June 6, and 8.
Blythe, Saturday, June 8.
Beilefonte, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, June II, II and l3.
Oiyey, Thursday, Friday and Satur
day, June IA, 10 and 16.
Ewing, Monday, June Is.
ElmwoOd, Tuesday, June 19.
Gather, Wednesday and Thursday
June 20 and 21.
Crooked Greek, Friday, June 22.
Summit, Saturday, June 20.
Sugar Loaf, Sycamore, Monday
June 20.
Sugar Loaf, Lead Hill, Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 26 and q.
Zinc, Thursday and Friday, June rs
andl29.
Elixir, Keener, Saturday, June 30.
Elixir, Bergman, Monday, July 2.
Washington, Tuesday and Thursday
July 3 and 5.
Lee, Petit School House, Friday
July 6.
Lee, Myrtle, Saturday, July I.
Long Creek, Monday and Tuesday
July and 10.
Bear Creek, Wednesday and Thurs
day, July II and II.
Omaha, Friday and Saturday July
13 and a.
Carrollton, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, July 16, II and IS.
Young, Thursday, July 19.
Jackson, Friday and Saturday, July
20 and 81.
Bryan, Monday and Tuesday, July
23 aId "a.
Batavia, Wednesday and Thursday,
July Is and 26.
Harrison, Friday July y to Tues
day, August Z,
Said assessments will be made at
the usual voting places in said Town
ships except as above designated.
Please bring title papers or last years
tax receipt.
ALL PERSONS MUST ASSESS IN
THEIR OWN TOWNSHIP.
Under the new assessment law this
rule is imperative and no exceptions
will be made, A penalty of 25 per
cent will be charged against all who
do not comply with this provision.
Given under my hand this the 25th
day of April, 1917.
RALPH JEFFERSON,
Assessor Of Boone County.