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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
Faces of Nature in Mountains,

This country, above all others, abounds in faces of nature. All the eastern and middle states are dotted with mountains and hills in a thou sand varying shapes and it would be strange if nature had not indulged in her well-known freaks. On the Hud- son river, St. Anthony's Nose is a prominent object, and there are other faces we'll known to the traveller. In the White mountains, the Old Man of the Mountains has been a wonder to tourists for many years. In the Rockies, faces of nature are numer- ous, and as the region is becoming more fully explored, amazing shapes are daily discovered. Elephants, bears, lions, crouching tigers. as well as hu- man faces and forms loom up before the astonished tourist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
Blind Develop Other Senses.

The man who is born blind develops his other senses to degree that seems almost uncanny to sighted people, says a writer in London Tit-Bits. His hearing forms one of the principal channels through which be obtains knowledge of what is taking place around him. The slightest variation in sound conveys a wealth of informa- ton to him, because he learns to as- sociate these sounds with their origin and the manner in which they are pro- duced. For shape and texture he de- bends upon his touch, and the touch of q man who has never had sight Is wonderfully sensitive and delicate. To find his way about he depends upon his sense of direction and obstacle, which have become highly developed owing to tlio fact that he has always been entirely dependent upon them. For that part of his education which can be derived from books he depends on Braille.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
MEN MAY OMIT ovERALLs
wv Authorities Rescind Order 's..r'ng Car Cleaners to Wear cumbersome Garments.

! %rsn % employees of the Kansas |n.s .elplnal company won their fight Ea ss overalls when the company poOpa vp!lonal the order that all women F them. a inu'' sousn ,so' the Woman's Trade Union 'snen took their case before the s,ln lIsc.ory Inspections department. FRA @ 'ae company is permitted to il w " the clothing its employees Nss wear ,, while at work, L. A. Hal |s,s'. Ssao of the welfare board, found. Tssatlon Thas committee was appoint- Asa the company modified the a N SAen protested because there \ sl many men working in the
 would comment about their
 sost of the workmen are een.'
 Dt tlle wonacu reijfSf|
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
Duty of Happiness.

Keeping oneself reasonably happy is duty that ought not to be shirked. Science is telling us these days that to get out of the habit of enjoyment is to get depressed in vitality and vigor, to weaken in efficiency, and to grow old before ones time. There is not!-' ing like laug.iter-not empty-headed daughter, but the intelligent, whole esome, kindly hearted kind-tc keep people yoAng and fresh and fit fcs business and the, obligations of living. Of course, this Is a prescription not easy to live up to always, but there is no reasonable excuse for not trying to do it. Sometimes it Is just about as easy to be happy as to be miserable If one makes up his mind to 1t, and there is no doubt at all as to which pays the best.-Onward.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
kircher's Suggested Landscape.

In Cardinal Montaltos garden at Rome there used to be marble slab on which was cut suggested land- scape by Kircher, of magic-lantcrn fame. Kircher's landscape resolved it. self at distance into human head with very curly locks, and a village on the bridge of the nose. The eye was very prominent, but how it was to be obtained except by color wGs not very clear. However, 1t was plain enough in the plan, with man shooting into 1t as if it were q target. The giants neither lip and chin came well out against the sky line, and altogether the design was not bad one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
pE OUT GRADE CROSSINGS
E'ornia State Investigators Rec
 m'nend Changes in HOO cross- lngs-"Bumps" Urged.

me state of California has just com eo a detail investigation of it's |load grade crossings. Numerous sng accidents are responsible for
 undertaking. The investigators nmended changes in HOO cross-
 for the most part, these changes ussigned to give the approaching (Onst better view of the track.
 ID lS cases did the commission .nmend an elevated grade. So u T tne trouble was due to speed .nal the construction of artificial w on each side of certain cross- Y being considered. These bumps
 ear Inside the speed limit over V sentiy' but a speeder gets a jolt Tow down.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28

100000, or 10 per cent. What these figures will be at the end of the war, it is impossible to foretell; but they will doubtless be very much larger, The modern conception of marriage as a partnership between equals will cer- tainly receive an immense stimulus.
 To facilitate the work of training telegraph operators for the service, the Pennsylvania railroad has transferred it's school of telegraphy from Bedford, Pa., to Philadelphia, and has opened the course to girls and women, as we'll as men.
 More than POO students are now talk ing the course, which includes practi- cal experience as block operators and work in agents accounting, waybilling and similar railroad work.
 An average of six to eight months is required to finish the course.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
ENGINE IS STRONG
Giant of. Raitss'a ;SnlBl Btit|lllct i|l ctedstpr
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HIGH VOLTAGE IS EMPLOYED
Locomotive Is Capable of Exerting as Much Power as String of Trolley Cars Over Half a Mile Long,
 How 1t Works.

Once more has American genius demonstrated it's supremacy in the railroad field, this time in the produc- ton of the most powerful locomotive in the world; not freak built for spectacular purposes but the first of standard type of giants of the rails constructed for a definite purpose. It is capable of developing 1000 horse power, and was designed and built by the Pennsylvania Railroad company and the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing eompahy.
 This monster, capable of exerting as much power as string of trolley cars over half a mile long, draws it's cur rent from wire no bigger than that used by trolley car, or about the size of lead pencil. Field for Engine.
 The important field for this engine will be for hauling the tremendously heavy freight traffic of the Pennsyl- vania railroad over the Alleghany mountains from Altoona to Johnstown, Pu., including the famous Horseshoe Curve, distance of approximately 40 miles. The freight traffic over this di- vision runs as high as 100000 tons a day. In capacity this locomotive ex- ceeds by more than 90 per cent the power of the large electric locomotives in transcontinental service. popularly called the largest locomotives in the world.
 The locomotive has been sent to Philadelphia, where 1t is being placed in initial service on the electrified por- ton of the Pennsylvania main line ex- tending west from Philadelphia to Paoli. It is built in one unit. There are two trucks, each having six drlv- Ing wheels six feet in diameter. On each truck are mounted two powerful electric motors taking current rom the trolley wire and supplying me- chanical power through gear wheel to the drivers. The total weight IS 26O tons, length 76 feet. Although this weight is compact, the engine IS said to be much easier on the track and roadbed than the steam locomo- live because the weight is cushioned and the running gear is perfectly bal anced for all speeds.
 Perfect Control.
 The control has been applied 10 such perfection that power can be ex- srted gradually so as to enable the engine to start train without Jerk ! md acquire the speed of 20 miles per ,our with heavy train in about two minutes. This speed is fixed as deslr- ,ble for the grades and curves which will be encountered when crossing the mountains. . An interesting feature is the 1act hat the engine will handle these enor- nous trainloads, owing to the design | if the motors, at constant speed' whether operatingsup or; down graaes. |When going downa grade the motors ,utoSmattcaHy 'be eassprN 3 gerarators ana 1 ,eturn power 10 ttlssa llae, ana ,s aE me ,aane times soAvlata saa Ire cf tns IL IT. I3rakes, whxh q, asaa '. a : slIiari 3af & < 'S'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28

rho statment that the Pennsylvania |,rood is planning to employ wom- wherever it can, to replace men h are drafted for service, is among 1 first symptoms of the changed in- ktrial conditions which we shall be |ced to face. Even before the war, keyer, this movement had been un- ] way to an extent which may not be |ollv realized. According to our last ls1s figures, one-fourth of all the |tnen over sixteen years of age are
 y gainfully employed: this contrasts |li one out of every five in 1890.
 actual numbers have increased |m 3,5OO,0OO to 7,5OO,00O. Even more king than these totals is the in- |ase in employment of married wom-
 In 1890 there were half million,
 \ per cent now there are nearly g.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
Author Reaches the Goal,

The first book he wrote was splen- didly written, but had no plot. The second was poorly written, but had a good plot. So he wrote another that was both poorly written and plotless, and advertised 1t in such a manner that it was almost barred from the mails. Whereupon he becnme a suc- cessful authov !-Richuond Times-Dis- patch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
LONGING /. FOR A CHILD
Young Wife Almost in De- spair. Now has Beautiful
 Baby Girl.

There is nothing more charming than a happy and healthy mother of children, and indeed childbirth under the right conditions need be no hazard to health or beauty. Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound has brought joy to many childless women by restoring them to normal health. Here is notable case
 Omaha, Neb.--"I suffered from fe- male troubles when 1 was seventeen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28

years old. At eight cen l was married and my trouble was no better so l con- suited a physician who said that there w as not much l could do and l could not have children. I read of Lydia E.
 Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and decided to try it, and if. has nrovad
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28
THIS IS YOUR WAR
By ORIN R. COLE

This is your There be doubt about that It IS as much if Germany had invaded the United States and attacked you and yours.
 As matter of fact Germany has invaded the United States. Germany has blown up munon factories and rail- roads and bridges in effort to stop the exportaon of supplies and munitions to the Allies.
 You civilized being and Germany has attacked and raped civilization Germany has cuced Belgium and Bel gium is part of civilization-a noble part.
 So it is just much your it is Engand's war, Frances Russias. It is your than it is any of these nations for the that the United States, of which part stands for the best in cv zation and the highest in democracy.
 Countless mothers have their France fight for countless wives have given their husbands that you might be protected that democracy mi ght live
 What you going to do about that? Are you going stand idly by while these fight? They giving up everything that dear them What you giving up? The least you do in the of civilization and humanity and justice, the least you do for your and for those who and dear you back up the boys in the trenches back up the Government itself back up President Wilson, who is giving his best for you just soldiers perhaps giving their febood-he least do is to back all of these and all of these influences by lending to the Government by purchasing Liberty Bonds
 Not and day, not week from now, but VOW. This is the time for you show your patriot s this is the time for show that heres red blood your veins this is the time for you speak against German governments ravage of civilization and hu nanity.
 Man, Man, this your and this is your hour
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-28

worth it's weight in gold to me for am not only we'll but have baby girl, so when l hear of any woman suffering as I was l tell her of Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Compound Mrs. w. HUGHES, 19 Majestic Apts. Omaha, Neb.
 In many other homes, once childless, there are now children because of the fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound makes women normal, healthy and strong.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13
HIGHER POSTAGE

Effective November I'd, the
creased postal rates 90 into
Fect, according to the follow
3 order from the Postoffice
Ppartment:
Upon all matter of the first
essss::postage shall be charg-
lat the rate of three cents
l EACH ounce or fraction
|efeot; and drop letters shall
mailed at the rate of two
nus per ounce. or fraction
|ereof, including delivery at
ler-carrier Offices.
Note-A drop letter is one
dressed for delivery from
a0 once at which it is posted.
rostal cards shall be trans
lled through the mails at a
slage charge of two cents
eh, including the cost of
fnufacture."
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13
'oRT ON UNIFORMS
AT CAMP FUNSTON

"' 'oiIowing excerpt from a let
'ecelVed this week from F.. A,
"'ru, one of the last contingent
'"e National army, will prove in
''''"s to the folks at home.
camp Funston, Kansas.
Oct. 8, 1917.
we arrived here last Friday
"Hs, and We're treated to a cold
oath, and l must say they
'"e coldest water here that l
,e' mad sprayed upon me. We
sven our army clothes but are
',sSeh' ,',, wearing union overalls,
|, viii De supplied with uniforms
nj e haven't forgotten, nor do I
M we ever will forget the fare
w. We received at Monte Vista. I
fal" temporary cor
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

him. He was very badly bruis-
ed and was carried to st. JOS
eph's sanitarium for medical
attention. At this time he is re-
ported as not being seriously
injured but painfully bruised.
1t seems almost miraculous
that Mr.. Bengard was not bad
ly crippled or killed when the
horses were thrown about in
the car. Aside from few
scratches, the ponies were un-
hurt and all were standing up
eating hay when the train men
got to them.
The accident was caused by
a loose wheel on one of the for
ward cars which jumped the
rail and pulled the other cars
off. The wreck caused a de-
lay in traffic of several hours.
The train was in charge of
Henry Hines.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Wednesday at 200 o'clock
! m. a freight wreck occurred
|lst this side of Del Norte in
|hich four box cars left the
lack, one rail was broken in
Eo and the track torn up for
distance of fifty yards.
The accompanying cutshows
be wreck Immediately after it
Pppened, the picture being
btained by a Journal repre-
Entative. The car lying on it's
de contained six fine polo
Pnies owned by L. C. Phipps
| Colorado Springs and were
ping taken to Wagon Wheel
zap. The ponies were in
barge of John Bengard of Del
orte and when the crash
|me Mr.. Bengard was thrown
Olently against the door and
5 foot caught in such a man.
Pr that the car had to be
cked up in order to extricate
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13
MONTE VISTA BANK
ON ROLL OF HONOR

The Financier, a paper
printed in New York, publishes
an annual roll of honor of the
National banks of the United
States, having surplus and pro-
fits in excess of capital. The
1917 roll shows the First Ma
tional bank of Monte Vista
stands first in the city, 9Th in
Colorado and 360th in the
United States, out of a total of
over 5000 National banks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

The death of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs l.. NJ. Zinser occurred Wed
nesday morning at Monte Vista and
interment was had at the local ceme-
terry. Death was caused by spinal
meningitis following whooping cough
The child was lS months of age and
his bright and lovable ways endeared
him to everyone. The bereaved par
ents have the sympathy of the com
unity.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs Claude Loser and
daughter Bernice who went to Den
YER Monday night returned today
(Friday) in a classy midnight blue
Jeffrey SO" touring car with yellow
wire wheels. They stopped off at
Pueblo for a couple days visit with
Mr.. Losers sister, Mrs. d. A. smith.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Three international Harvester
trucks passed thru Monte Vista this
noon on their way to Durango via
Wolf Creek pass. The trucks are Tor
the Colorado Cold Storage Co., Grad
en- Mere. Co, and one for La Plata
county. The cars were in charge OF
Mr.. Lee of the Harvester Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13
SCIENTIFIC FARMING
WINS IN RIO CRANDE co.
County Agents Work Repaid
Many Times in Spud
Crop Alone.

This spring a Journal repre-
sentative took a trip with
County Agent E. H. Thomas to
the farming country in the vi
cinity of Monte Vista to see
what the farmers were doing
and incidentally try to get a
"story" for the paper. We
found a good many farmers
busy treating their seed pota-
toes with corrosive sublimate
"a method urged upon them
by the county agent for the
purpose of destroying a potato
disease known as Rhizoctonia,
which was claimed by author
ities as a factor that cut down
the yield. The treatment was
new in the valley, but the Rio
Grande county farmers plant
ed about 1000 acres of treated
seed.
This week we made another
trip with the county agent to
farms where digging opera
tons of both treated and un-
treated potatoes were in pro-
cess, being accompanied by
W. H. Cochran, Jr., of the Del
Norte Prospector, and F. C.
Trip of the Agricultural COL
lege.
The farm of H. C. Aydelotte
above Del Norte, was visited.
At this place, 10 rows of un-
treated seed had been planted
in tive-acre field. These 10
rows were carefully checked
in yield with 5 rows on each
side and the results were de-
cidedly in favor Of the treated
potatoes-or about 81 sacks to
the acre more than where un-
treated seed had been planted.
On the farm of Martin Han
ma and sons, similar tests were
made and in every instance the
higher yield Of treated pota-
toes showed.
The newspaper men, skepti-
cal of the figures obtained by
Thomas and Trip, looked the
ground over carefully to see if
It hadn't Just happened that
more potatoes were grown on
better soil, but could find no
difference in soil conditions
the treated and untreated po-
tatoes having been planted
side by side and having had
exactly the same cultivation
and care. The farmers, how
ever, did not need to be shown
1more sacks to, the row being
ample evidence.
Mr.. Thomas advises us that
in several other cases in differ
ent parts of the county where
treated and untreated potatoes
were planted under same con-
ditions, he has proven conclus-
lively that the yield is greatly
increased by the treating pro-
cess.
To be extremely conserva-
tive and making all allowance
for all factors which might
affect the yield Of potatoes, 10
sacks an acre increase would
mean that the treating work
this year was worth the price
of 10000 sacks of potatoes. In
other words, this part of the
county agents work has
shown the spud growers how
they could increase the value
of the crop for the county at
least 100000 to $15O,000.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13
WHEAT CONTEST
GROWS SPIRITED

COLORADO eXnlDltOrS at Ine
International Wheat Show
have developed a spirited con-
test among themselves as to
which can show the best No. l
hard wheat, with the result
that two entries have been
sent in since the show opened
that test above So pounds, and
a telegram was received yes
terday that a third was on the
way to Wichita that is expect
ed to beat all corners.
The contest was started by
the announcement that two
samples of Turkey Red wheat
grown in northern Colorado
had been sent from Denver to
Wichita, one of them testing
60 pounds and the other 625,
which were counted upon to
show the millers and grain
dealers in the vicinity of Wich-
tia that Colorado hard wheat
is as good as any marketed
here. When the growers of
wheat in the Grand Valley saw
his notice they at once took up
the challenge and a bushel of
wheat from that section was
sent in by the Grand Junction
Chamber of Commerce, with
the telegraphic information
that it was expected to beat
anything shown from northern
Colorado. This wheat arrived
Friday, and when tested by the
chemist of the Red Star Milling
Company, was graded No. l
hard, weighing 65 pounds.
Yesterday all these wheats
were tested by E. w. Elkin of
the local board of trade, and
tested respectively so, Ga and
65 pounds. the Grand Junction
wheat making the highest test.
Just before the grain was
weighed a telegram was re-
ceived from Roy Shahan of AL
amosa, Colo, announcing that
fourth sample of wheat has
been shipped from the San Luis
Valley which is expected to
test higher than any of the
others.
This grain will be here for
Colorado day, tomorrow, and
the four samples, with their of
fetal tests, will be shown in
connection with the big Colo
RADIO exhibit. A special pro-
gram has been arranged for
this day and souvenirs will be
distributed from the Colorado
booth.-Taken from Wichita
Eagle, Tuesday, Oct. 9th.
October 10 was Colorado
Day at the International Wheat
Show.
A considerable number of
Colorado people already have
come into Wichita to attend
the exhibition in appreciation
Oh Cne Speclal place given the
Centennial state on the pro-
gram for the day.
In the afternoon a special
committee of Colorado women
received visitors at the Colora-
do booth. They were Mrs.
Ralph Vorhees of Denver, Mrs.
Roy McClintock of Wichita
formerly of Grand Junction,
Colo, and Mrs. F. d. Ferguson
of Wichita, who has a son in
Monte Vista, Colo, and whose
husband has agricultural inter
ests in that state.-Wichita,
(Kans.) Eagle.
The lpntb 90
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

DR.. A. G. Wadleigh, the new veter-
marian, left Thursday night Tor La
Junta to move his family to Monte
Vista. They will live in the house
owned by Fred bunker, which was
recently occupied by George Lilley.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Thomas left
Monday night for their new home in
Denver having sold their ranch south
of town to Mr.. c. A. Smith of Den
yer. Mr.. Thomas son Evan and wife
will remain here.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

hd !. 'ast End Red Cross club will
\ az, 10 next meeting next Wednes-
Iii s, ooh at the home of Mrs.
s,a' "' on Grand Avenue. Ladies
llsh, quested to bring a pound
Ss MIN, ass Tor the making of frac-
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Goff returned
this Friday morning from Horton,
Kansas, where they have been visit
ing for the past three weeks with the
formers sister, Mrs. w. II. Crawford
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

The biggest yield of potatoes re-
ported is that of 339 sacks to the
acre on a 5-acre tract on the Coy
Wright ranch northwest of Monte
Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-10-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Brownell
and children have moved back to
Monte Vista from Chama, n. Mex.