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Utilities Ask to Exist, Not to PrOfiteer
"The Price of Service Must Meet Its Cost''

Unlike the merchant, the baker, the manufacturer, anyone engaged in private business, Pubic Utty cannot regulate the price charges by the cost of dog business.
 Controlled and regulated both as to service and rates by the Public Service Commission they must apply to that body before any change can be made: They must place themselves and their situation i'll the hands of the people for the relief is absolutely necessary II they are to continue solvent and give the service which the communities they serve demand
 The condition is not alone matter of concern to the and President Wilson has asked that communities and that services upon whiq much depends be not cur tailed or impahed Hsays in letter to Secretary Mc Adoo:
 ''l hope tllat State and local authorities, where they have not dRne Fo w when the facts are proper ly laid before thAm| respond promptly to the neces-
 Prices for everything have been steadily advancing as every consumer knows. All the staples cost more The vecent loaf of bread the ffcen-cent collar, are things of the past And these prices have been raised because of the ncerasing cost of production But tue merchant or the manufacturer advance his price m nedlately He doesn't have to ask permission.
 But with utilities it is different No rate can oe changed without the order of the Commission And pc ole that IS issued every card must be laid face up on ~ table Every item of expense must be shown. lhefe can be no evasion
 ln asking for relief the Public Utilities of the State ol Missouri are not asking to profiteer but to exist lhe reason for the present situation is simple:
 The prices paid To utilities for the things they sell lgas electricity, water rides), based on cor dons Before the War Started The prices paid By the Utilities for the things they buy based conditions Since the War Started
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"Ws D. os--- TODAY IN HISTORY.

One Hundred Years Ago Today. 1818-Steamboat service inaugurated between New Bedford and the island of Nantucket. Seventy-five Years Ago Today. 1843-President Tyler and his suite reached Baltimore on their re- turn to Washington from the Bunker Hill monument dedica- tion.
 Fifty Years Ago Today. 186S-Matthew Vassar, the founder of Vassar college, died at Pough- keepsie, N. Y. Born in Eng land, April 29, 1792. Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. 1893-Sir William Fox, prime minis ter of New Zealand, died at Auckland. Born in England in 1872.
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DANGERS OF CONSTIPATION

Neglected constipation may cause piles, alteration of the bowels, ap- pendicities, nervous prostration, para lvsis. Don't delay treatpAent. Best remedy is Foley CathaYeic Tablets. Do their work surely, easily gently, without injury to stoWad or intestin- al lining. Contain nd fhabit-forming drugs. Fine for fat Volks. Mann's Pharmacy.-(Adv.-June)
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Patha to happInees,

It Is the most beauu<ul truth in morals that we nave no such thing as distinct or divided interest from our race. In their welfare is ours, and by choosing the broadest paths to ef. feet their happiness we choose the surest and the shortest to opr own.- Bulwer Lytton.
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COUGHS AND COLDS yANXH

Summer colds" are not hArd to break up, cough sand hoarsthess are easy to get rid of, if you wN take Fo- ley's Honey and Tar Compound. Mrs. Mary Sogdam, 2S2 MaN St., Perth Amboy, N. J., writes:V1t helped my throat; never had anything better" Slightly laxative. Contains no opiates Or nacotics. Manns Pharmacy.-Advt.
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w S S

Government operation of railroads was made necessary by the war, but the railroad people-owners and oper- ators-are making the most out of the nations need. Four months of oper- ation have cost the people $250,000,- 900.
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w. s. s.

Men who refuse to aid their ccun- try because of their business or their families really are depending upon others to protect their fortunes and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-23

It is planned to send flock of aeroplanes across the Atlantic to France. We'd rather see 'em send flock of bomb-dropping machines across Belgium into Germany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-23

their families. What kind of patriot ism is this?
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RHEUMATISM
 FOR 50 YEARS

St. PaulA Ark, March II, 1917. L. M. Gross:
 I, as thousands of others, am glad 1 met you or hekrd of your medicine, l have practiced medicine for S9 years. l have had rheuAatism for 50 years and constipation far 35 years. I have taken two bottles of G:~S. and am now we'll and I an n~recommending and us ing it in my practice. believe it is the best Rheumatism, Blood, Liver and Kidney Medicine in the world.
 Geo. w. Kidwell, M. D. ~ c is guaranteed for IT, S> one bottle to ben
 eft any case of Rheumatism, pellagra or any blood, liver or kidney. disease, OF money re- funded. Sold by all druggists, $1.00 per bottle. w. L. DewoodyS & Co.,. Mann Tankersley Drug Co.,, and S. Bluthenthal distributors Of G. S.. and wholesale druggists or Pine Bluff, Ark.
 L. M. GROSS 721 Spring St. Little Rock, Ark. F.. (Advt)
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That Depends,

Don't you think there is money as we'll Us health in getting next to soil?' Certainly, if you can manage to strike pay dirt"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-23

One Year Ago Today in the War.
 June 23, 1917-Reception in House of Representatives to war commits sion from Russia; House of Represent atives passed food administration bill, giving broad powers to President Will son.
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all vews dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here in.
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WORTH REMEMBERING

The sea, as we'll as air, is free and common thing to all; and a particular nation cannot pretend to have the right to the exclusion of all others, without violating the rights of nature and public usage.
 Queen Elizabeth.
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When the attention of The Graphic is called to any mis-statement of facts, or to any error concerning any man or thing, correction will cheerfully be made.
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Why Recall It1 Almost any woman can talk faster than she can write.-Atchison Globe.
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HAAA AZ

Good Advice. Envy no mans talent Improve your own.
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-16
Cement From Beef sunar

A result of experiments in French
factories is the production of an excel.
lent cement as a by-product of beet
sugar refining. The first step in the
production of sugar from beets is boil
ing them. 1t has heretofore been ems.
tomary to throw away as valueless the
scum formed on the caldrons. But il
mas now been discovered that this
scum contains large quantities of car.
Donate OF lime. 1t is estimated that
4,oOO tons of the carbonates can ba
recovered from 10000 tons of beets
TO this quantity of the Carbonate 1oO
tons OF clay is added, the resulton+
product being good cement The
pest scum is pumped into large resar-
Voirs and allowed to eyaporate for q
certain length of time before heinz
mixed with the clay. It is then stirrod
or beaten for an hour before being fed
INTO rotary ovens such as are nsed IN
making Portland cement.-The Aroo.
naut. Aiso-
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from her face and discarded that dis
figurement which Evangelina had fit
ted to her back prior to their depart
ure from the Pan de Matanzas, She
stood before him now, straight and
slim and graceful-the Rosa of his
dreams, only very thin, very fragile.
Her poor tatters only enhanced her
prettiness, so he thought.
.Rosa, dearl Do you think this is
quite safer" he ventured, doubtfully
Eyangelina, who was bending over
her husband, Strengthened herself and
came forward with smile upon her
black face.
"She is beautiful, Ell? Too beautiful
to look at? What did tell your"
Rosa was in delightful confusion al
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ment is like steel, and I'm afraid of
breaking my crowbar."
Rosa found leaf, folded kiss into
it, and dropped it to him. s'That will
give you strength" she declared.
O'Reiliy lost all count of time after
while and he was incredulous when
Jacket came to warn him that daylight
was less than an hour away. "Why, I
haven't started" he protested. He
discovered, much to his surprise, that
he was ready to drop from fatigue
and that his hands were torn and Bills
tered; when he had climbed the rope
to the upper air he fell exhausted in
the deep grass. Tim not myself at
ALL" he apologized; nothing to eat,
you know. But the work will go faster
now, for I've made a beginning"
''Do you still think-"Rosa hesitated
to voice the question which trembled
on her lips.
"Pn know for sure tonight" He
directed Jacket to replace the planks
over the well; then the three of them
stole away.
O'Reilly spent most of that day in
a profound stupor of exhaustion,
while Rosa watched anxiously over
him. Jacket, it seemed, had peacefully
slumbered on picket duty, so he occu-
pied himself by grinding away at his
knife. The last scraps of food dis
appeared that evening.
When night fell and it came time TO
return to the top of La Cumbre.
O'Reilly asked himself if his strength
would prove sufficient for the task in
hand. He was spiritless, sore, weak !:
he aehed in every bone and muscle.
and it required all his determination
to propel himself up the hill. He won
dered If he were wise thus to sacrifice
his waning energies on a hope so for
lorn as this, but by now he had begun
to more than half believe in the exist
ence of the Varona treasure and he felt
an almost irresistible curiosity to learn
what secret, If any, was concealed be-
hind those water-soaked timbers at the
bottom of the well. He realized. of
course, that every hour he remained
here, now that food and money were
gone, lessened the chances of escape j.
but, on the other hand, he reasoned.
with equal force, that if he had indeed
stumbled upon the missing hoard sal
walton for all OF them was assured.
The stake, it seemed to him, was worth
the hazard.
Given tempered tools to work with.
it would have been no great undertake
ing to tear down that cemented wall of
stones, but armed with nothing except
his bare hands and that soft iron
bar, 0'Reilly spent nearly the whole
night at his task. Long before the
last rock had yielded, however, he be-
held that which caused him to turn a
strained face upward to Rosa.
'There's little door, as sure as Won
i've" he told her.
The girl was beside herself with ex-
was a fantastic idea, nevertheless
citement. .Yes? What else? What
more do you seer
Nothing. 1t appears to be made of
solid timbers, and has two huge hand
wrought locks"
sTocksl Then we have found itn
Rosa closed her eyes: she swayed mo-
mentarily. "Esteban was right. Locks.
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his progress. During his frequent
breathing spells he could discern her
white face dimly illumined by the
candle light from below.
After he had worked for an hour or
two, he made a report: ut begins to
look as if there really was a bulkhead
or a door in there"
The girl clapped her hands and
laughed with delight. do hurry, dear ;
I'm dying of suspense"
o'Reilly groaned: "That fellow, Sc
bastian, knew his business. This ce-
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-16
Wanted-a Postmaster,

Woodland, Cal.-The little town =
Verona, In Suffer county, is adVefus
Ing for a postmaster--or poslm'S.
tress. Although repeated calls nav
been sent out to neighboring towns W. ~
ON applicant has appeared to shoa'ae'
the responsibility.
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-16

oo no.ei proprietor-Did you enjoy the
cornet playing in the next room to
yours last night? ou "
= Guest tsayagely)-Enjoy It, II sbou,a
say not. I spent half the niah. snouiu
ing on the wall to make tha id,a po ,'.
rroprletor-Why, Jones told me s tb,s
h,a you applauded every ono 80
nus pieces and he, was going ~ o 60, y,
t tpa some more music right awav 50
mat ne could play for yos: again way SO
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able rope. Without waiting to explain
his need for this unusual article
O'Reilly linked arms with the boy and
set out to climb La Cumbre. When
at last they stood in the unused quarry
and Johnnie made known his intention
to explore the old well, Jacket re-
garded him with undisguised amaze
ment.
'What do you expect to find down
there" the latter inquired.
''To tell you the truth, don't really
expect to find anything" the man con-
fessed. 'Now that I'm here, I'm be-
ginning to feel silly; nevertheless, I'm
going to have look for the hidden
treasure Of the Varonas'
"Hidden treasurer From Jackets
expression it was plain that he feared
his friend was mildly mad. Even after
O'Reilly had told him something about
old Don Esteban's missing riches, he
secuted the story. He peeped inquisi-
lively into the dark opening of the
well, then he shook his head. "Ca-
rambal What an ideal Was this old
man crazy, to throw his money away ?''
sHe-he had more than he knew
what to do with, and he wished to
save it from the Spaniards," O'Reilly
explained lamely.
sHumphl Nobody ever had more
money than he wanted" The boys dis
gust at such eredulity was plain. "This
well looks just like any other, only
deeper; you'd better look out that you
don't break your neck like that fool
ish old woman, that Donna What's
Her-Name."
O'Reilly did indeed feel that he was
making himself ridiculous; neverthe-
less, he made the rope fast and swung
himself down out of the sunlight, leav-
ing Jacket to stand guard over him.
Perhaps fifteen minutes later he reap
peared, painting from his exertions.
He was wet, Shiny his clothes were
streaked and stained with mud.
Jacket began to laugh shrilly at his
appearance.
"Ha What a big lizard is this /!
Your beautiful garments are spoiled.
<A11u the IAGtSSuI6t w u6IG Is III lne
lad was delighted. He bent double
with mirth; he slapped his bare legs
and stamped his feet in glee.
OReilly grinned good-naturedly,
and replaced the planks which had
covered the orifice, then hid the rope
in some nearby bushes. On their way
back he endured his young friends
banter absent-mindedly, but as they
| neared Asensio's house he startled
Jacket by saying, "Can you manage
to find pickax or a crowbar?"
Jackets eyes opened; he stopped in
the middle of the dusty road. "What
did you see down there, compadreI
Tell me-"
Nothing much. Just enough to
make me want to see more. Do you
think you can steal some sort of a
tool for me?"
81 can try"
.Please do. And remember, say
nothing before Asensio or his wife,.
Rosa met O'Reilly just inside the
door, and at sight of her he uttered
an exclamation of surprise, for during
his l3sence she had removed the stain
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-16
Open Sugar Bowls Taboo.

Boston, Mass.-Open sugar bowls On
tables in public eating places In MAS,
sachusetts were ordered eliminateu
for the duration of the war by tho
state food administration. lnoisiu.
ual portions must not exceed QUE
ounce per person per meal.
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-16
Record MaokereI Price.

Gloucester, Mass.-The unprecedent.
ed price of $29.75 barrel has been
reached here for salt mackerel. Inc
record midsummer price was reached
recently when $27.10 per barrel was
paid. Since then the advance mas
been steady.
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-16
Maine Coal at $40.

Portland, Me.-The price OF Goa. 80 !,
Portland and vicinity has been - s
at $40 ton by the local advisory ~
mittee. A discount Of 4 per cent e !,
lowed on bills paid within hvs 0-s -'
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DADDY
AIRY TALL az
U MARY GRAHAN RQNNER
BIRD

"This way, this way, follow me-
said little Mr.. Cricket Bird.
All the cricket birds hoped along
and said: "Where IRE we going, Mr..
Cricket Birdf'
1--WE are going to call on the fairies"
he said. "We are going to ask them If
they don't sometimes want us to give
the music for their balls. And we'd
like to form a band"
The cricket birds were delighted
with Mr.. Cricket Birds suggestion and
hoped along very happily and cheer
lily.
They reached Fairyland ut last and
Mr.. Cricket Bird hoped on the Fairy
Queens right wing and whispered In
her ear: II have a favor to ask, most
beautiful Queen"
Goodness, gracious, mercy me-" said
the Fairy Queen. "Did I hear q whis-
per In my carr"
"You couldn't have" said the rest Of
the fairies. "For we haven't heard a
sound, nor seen a soul this afternoon"
But Jest then oil the other little
cricket BIRDS hoped on the wings of
the different fairies and every n
said: "Pvc a favor to ask"
"Oh," called the fairies, "you did
hear a whisper, Fairy Queen" And
each n told her whisper. The same
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By every county seat and county
To pay due homage to his name,
And give him q welcome at this door
of Maryland he'd remember long
as life should last or dreams prolong
Their memories in his noble soul.
Then once again the coach Wheels
roll.
He's coming-down the Generals
Way!
The old State road is Gods today!
God's-and beneath his sparkling
Gods and the General Washington!
Ten miles beyond the cross roads lies
The capital; DER yonder rise
The Severn smiles meath azure skies,
Where Indian Landing sleeps beside
The murmuring music of that tide,
Whose song-as light as beauty
cheers
The ~siluering romance of the gears.
He'll pass here soon; and this Way
rings
The music of the morn! Had kings
Such loue from those they rule as
he
All weH, what Kingdoms We should
see!
But he has struck down Kings; his
Sword
Had fought for freedom and the
Lord.
And now the cross roads teens NTH
life,
The hour has come, the keen trinds
knife
Is cutting under skin and bone,
But Who cares for the cold-thGt
lone,
Grave figure shall rewarm each
heart!
An echo; see hon sharp ears start.
1t IS the General-hooray!
and down the Generals Highway
The yeomen Who hare seen him pass
Follow in cheering groups-one
mass
OF burning and of patriot zeal
To be first followers at his heel.
1t IS the GeneralIhooray!
This roadside sings again today.
This nation sings, its heart still
bowed
Before him in those dreams that
CROWD.
The moving ca,Mas of the gears.
There. like a peer among his peers,
The vision looms again, and he
Stands in hal room re still may see,
One hand behind his back, and one
Laying that sword his bravery iron
Upon the table. A shaft of light
Across the senate chamber steals;
A prelate in the foreground kneels'
"A consecrated hour, indeed,
That hoar of high. exalted need.
hai noble and immortal ACT
IL ePisit gleamiag abope its fcc4
~ eoul Of beauty 80 made one
cR ~ A. Wsskia0tosl
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And stretch each uortice of the ear
To catch that first sharp clicking
sound
OF the stage coach laundering on its
Way,
The hoof-beat on the frozen ground
That knows the kind of tame to play.
Some in small groups together
draWn
Wait on the green bench of a ldwn,
And HeSe-in someWiSe more Sc
date
The Wisdom of his act debate.
One rises who defends the sire
of has great land, and vowS NTH ire
IT'S only a great mans way, indeed,
To give up lofty place, secede
From honors of such high degree,
Putting ambition aside, and fame.
Upon the altar wheace they cdme-
HIS country's heart-and stepping
doWn
From all the lure of high renown,
Take his old place iii life again,
One nth all kindred gentlemeni
Some tell the story of his trip,
While Others bark Nth hanging
lip
That parting at old Frances inn
With those who'd been his aids at
Uar,
Tears in his eyes, and in his heart
That aching that they feel Who part
With comrades and Nth friends
who'ue spent
Hours nth them in the battlement
of life. of fate. of hopes and dreams,
And brave adventurings long before.
Then to the barge they see him go
At Whitehall Ferry, bowing lou
In all that stately form of grace
At each bowed head and te~ar-stained
face.
And then that silent, street. adieu
At Paulus Hook-sad words and
fen,
A silent Waving of the hand
Back to his high and faithful band,
Then NTH his face set hitler
strong
In the high purpose he had made
To heed no imploring of the hrong
But lag at his country's feet his
blade.
Then the triumphant jaunt begun
Those days of journeying in the sun;
The plaudits of a nations best
Poured round him at e1ch stopping
place,
And on the roads from mile to milt
AIways some patriot in Uhost
breast
Inpiolate Iore had left its trace,
Coming to ban By the road he'd TAXI
Ind kiss the cold gsound fer Ii,
dear sake.
m n~y>1~n:~~s 1o.<1 n~~4~s~
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whisper they had all heard, and It
seemed as IL each fairy had heard 1t
close to her cal.
"What could It have beenf" the
Fairy Queen asked. And then MIR.
Cricket Bird followed by all the little
cricket birds, hoped down from the
wings Of the fairies where they had
been quite hidden, and began to sing
In their pleasant way a very pretty
song.
"Ohw exclaimed all the fairies. 'Do
look !"
OF course each one was looking! No
one could think Of anything else.
"You sing like ~crickets," said the
Fairy Queen. "Who are you, little
birds? We are 50 glad you've come
to see us. Pray tell us who you are
and from where you have conner"
"We will be proud to tell you" said
Mr.. Cricket Bird. "And oh. how wise
you are, beautiful Queen"
The Fairy Queen smiled and all the
fairies jingled the little bells they had
been playing with. "You are a wise
creature to say So" said the fairies.
"But you have just said what we
were."
slow have II" asked the Fairy
Queen, locking very much puzzled
"You must have guessed / said some
thing. / called you little birds, but I
| said you sang like crickets."
"And that's just right" said the
cricket bird delightedly. "We have a
fine name. But we are just what
| you've said"
"But I didn't exactly say anything"
| said the Fairy Queen, looking more
and more puzzled. 81 said you were
like two kinds Of little creatures-one
kind from your looks and the other
from your voices"
"And we are,' said the cricket bird.
"Our family name Is Cricket Bird. We
are also called Grasshopper Warblers."
"What nice Names" shouted the
| fairies.
The crickets hoped and jumped
| with glee, and Mr.. Cricket Bird con-
| tinued talking. "We are called the
| Cricket Bird family because we can
sing almost exactly like crickets can.
| And yet the sounds we make are SO
like insects and we hop so beautifully
| that they have called us Grasshopper
| Warblers too. So we are called by
both names"
"And you've come to see u.s." said
the Fairy Queen. wont you sing US
a tuner"
$50 all the cricket birds sang and the
fairies thought their voices sounded
just like crickets.
"We wanted to nsk the great favor
| Of furnishing the music for some OF
| your balls" said Mr.. Cricket Bird.
1--WE would be Sc much honored. As
we don't feel quite so fine as birds with
more beautiful voices it would make us
doubly proud"
"We'd be delighted to have the
| Cricket Band" said the Fairy Queen,
"and Just to show you how much we
like your music, will you come tomor-
row-evening when we are going tc give
a dance for the Twilight FairiesT
And all the cricket birds proudly
promised to come. while Mr. Cricket
| Bird said he would lead the bandit
He Knew.