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CAUSE AND CURE OF CRAMPS
Too High Blood Pressure Frequently Brings Them On-Removed by
 Vigorous Rubbing.

In this article we shall discuss only the local muscular spasms that affect most commonly the calves of the legs, but that sometimes occur in the thighs the arms or the wall of the abdomen Internal cramps, or collie, swimmers cramp and writer's cramp are affec. tions of an entirely different nature.
 A cramp, in this restricted sense, is a sudden, painful and very strong con. traction of small part of a muscle; i; 1t does not usually cause any move- ment in the effected limb, for to do that a contraction of nearly the entire muscle is necessary, and then we have what is called a spasm, or q convul. sion.
 The contraction is involuntary, al. though persons who are subject to cramps sometimes bring them on by 8 voluntary movement, such as stretch ing. The early-morning cramp is of. ten brought on by the stretching to which one is prone on awaking. Very commonly the cramp comes on during sleep, and the intense pain awakens the sufferer with start. The affected part of the muscle forms hard knot, and if large part of the muscle is involved the limb may be drawn up.
 Children and the aged suffer more often with cramps than do persons in middle life. In children the cause is usually violent exercise, such as run: ming and jumping, but in the elderly q tendency to cramps is often caused by incipient hardening of the arteries. When the blood pressure is high, cramps often occur, but they cease to trouble if the pressure is reduced. Persons who are rheumatic and gouty are especially liable to be attacked by cramps-very likely because hardening of the arteries accompanies their con. stitutional disposition.
 The treatment of single cramp of the calf is very simple: stand on tip. toe in such way as to stretch the calf muscle and at the same time rub the place where the contraction has occurred. That will put an end to the attack promptly. If the attacks recur frequently, there is probably some constitutional fault that needs correction, and the sufferer should con- suit his physician.-Youth's Compan. ion.
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Fish Edos,

The cod is estimated to yield 45,000,. GOO eggs each season. As many as 8,O00,O0O, 100000 and even 9,5OO,OO0 eggs have been found in the roe of a single cod. An eel was caught in Scot. land some years ago which contained upward of 10.OO0OOO eggs. This, how. ever, would appear to have been an ex. ceptional find, and it is generally ad. mitted that the cod is more prolific than any other fish. Though not equaling the cod, many kinds of fish are exceedingly prolific. More than 36,O00 eggs have been counted in a herring, 3S,OO0 in a smelr, 100000 in sole, 1,120,OOO in roach, 100000 in a sturgeon, 342,OOO in a carp, 383,O00 in tench, 546,OOO in a mackerel. 992,0OO in a perch, and 1857 ,000 in founder. The oyster is also very prolific. It has been as. certained by recent observation that in the liquor of their shells small oysters can be seen by aid of the mi. croscope-120 in the space of an inch, covered with shells, and swimming ac. lively about. A herring weighing six or seven ounces is provided with about 30.O00 eggs. It has been estl. mated that in three years single pair of herrings would produce 154,OOOOOO. Buffon calculated that if a pair of herrings could be left to breed and multiply undisturbed for a period of 20 years they would yield an amount of fish equal in bulk to the globe.- London Tit-Bits.
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.

One Hundred Years Ago Today. 18l8-The New York State Prison, at Auburn, was first opened. Seventy-five Years Ago Today. 1843-Queen Victoria arrived in France for a visit with the French royal family.
 Fifty Years Ago Today. 186S-John P. Page, Republican, was elected governor of Vermont. Twenty-Five Years Ago Today. 1893-Crown Prince of Italy (now King Victor EmanueD was the guest of the German Emperor at great army banquet at Coblentz.
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An Aid to Memory,

The stranger in camp pointed to { stack of army hats and caps on q shelf behind the desk in the "Y" hut Said he to the secretary:
 "I didn't know you ran a clothing store"
 "We don't" replied the secretary "Stick around a minute and you'll un. derstand."
 Before the minute had ended, a lad in khaki came in.
 "Got a baseball to lend me? ha asked the man at the desk.
 "Sure thing"
 The secretary produced ball from 2 box under the counter, the soldier seized it, left his hat in pawn and rushed away bareheaded toward ths playing field.
 "We tried keeping books on .t,r athletic equipment at first" said tha secretary. "But this wcy IS simpler and more effective. We pever run out Of baseballs any mare..
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The American populace has culti- vated the art of useful giving and spending" This has been brot about thru the war. Always noted in Flu rope as country of "spenders" the rich Yankees were always the target of the European merchants, hotels, cafes and other establishments cater ing to the tourist trade.
 With the United States entrance into the war and thru force of. neces- sity as we'll as patriotism this coun- try has broken all records in the art of spending. However, not in the sense of being "spendthrift." Noted for it's liberality the country has sur passed every other country in money subscribed for the successful prosecu- tion of the war. In addition to hold ing up its end, the United States has made it possible for it's Allies to continue the fighting. Billions of dollars have been loaned to them. This in addition to the billions used by this country.
 Three immense loans known as Liberty Loans" have been success full beyond expectations. All were heavily over subscribed. The Fourth Loan is scheduled in the early future.
 It is not matter of giving with the peoples of the country. It is a matter of judicious investing. Not merely investing in interest bearing, gilt edge securities but investing in the lives and homes of the citizens of the coun- try. It is the best life insurance policy to be had at any rate of interest or term of lease.
 The American farmers were slow to grasp the true situation and were not among the first to invest in the securities. In the next loan they are expected to be the banner subscribers. High prices, for cotton, corn, wheat. and other farm products, insures that the rural districts will practically subscribe for the entire amount of the loan. The matter of giving and giving judiciously has been greatly cultivat- ed in the past two years in the Uni ted States. The country is no longer chased as "a spend thrift nation" But q nation that surmounts all obstacles. The quick subscribing of the next loan is not doubted.
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LOBSTER NOW LUXURY
Food Has Passed Beyond the Reach of the Poorer People.
Should Catch Small Lobster and Leave Larger Ones to Breed, Is Opinion
 Expressed by Expert.

The lobster has passed beyond the reach of the poor and has become a luxury only to be enjoyed by the rich. Every year the price of Holsters ad- vances a few points, and even at the highest price offered 1t is difficult to obtain them. From Massachusetts comes the information that were it not for the catches in Maine and Nova Scotia, Holsters could not be had in Massachusetts, for the waters of that state have been fished out. In 1888, so the Boston Transcript says, 1,74O, $50 Holsters of legal size were caught in Massachusetts. In 1914, only 16,13e were taken there. The opinion seems to be gaining ground In Massachusetts that mistake has been made in deal. ing with the lobster industry. The small lobster has boon protected, while the large lobster, which is the one which produces an enormous quantity of young, has been taken. This, 1t is held by some, is wrong. We should catch the small lobster, so it is argued, and leave the bigger ones to breed.
 There seems to be some virtue in this contention, because ;a spite of the lobster matching plants maintained by the federal government fewer Holsters are being taken each year. while the demand for them is continually tn- creasing. This, of course, accounts for the high prices. It is also claimed that in planting lobster fry the federal agents have made serious blunders. The fry have been liberated in places where they have been subjected to the attacks of other fish, and few of the Holsters matched in the government plants have ever attained size where they could look after them. selves. The experienced fisherman of the Maine coast have frequently called attention to the mistakes which were being made in lobster propagation and preservation, but as frequently hap pens in the making of laws, the optn- ions of men who know something about Holsters and their habits have been ignored, and the theorists have been the only ones consulted. ,, sas
 If the federal government should Itft closed time on Holsters for several years and arrange with the Canadian government to do the same thing. 1t is reasonable to suppose that the lob sters would increase and this industry would regain something of the magni' tude 1t has lost. But we have no idea that such plan will be adopted. It would be strenuously opposed by the dealers, who now make large profits in the business, and probably by the fishermen also, who have considerable capital tied up in their fishing gear, What has happened in Massachusetts, where few Holsters are now being taken, must eventually take place in Maine, and unless some radical step is adopted the time is not far away when even as luxury the lobster will be- come so scarce as to be beyond the reach of everyone save the epicurean of the plutocratic class.-Portland Press.
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the munitions department and in oth- CT quartermaster's departments.
 With the appointment of MT. Ryan and the appointment of minister of munitions the purchasing of army and navy supplies, letting of contracts for all supplies has been taken much leg itimate graft from some one. The "pork barrel" has been tipped over. Just who got wetting by the pro- cess is known by the smell of their clothing.
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POLITICIANS BUSY AGAIN.

Why the "howl' over the appoint ment of J. F. Ryan, as minister of aeronautics? Does 1t come directly from the navy department?
 It has been long known that aero psane contracts and other contracts It indiscriminately or rather dis eximinately by discriminate officials T Waaninston h4v1 hssn matters that not staud close scrutiny. Also in
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TODAY'S EVENTS.
393rd day of the Great Wa
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1393rd day of the Great War.
 "R" iS again in the names of the months. so the oyster season is open
 Today is the centennial anniversary of the birth of William M. 'Merrick, celebrated Maryland jurist and con- greSSmnn.
 The importance of labor in carrying on the war will give added signifi- canoe to today's annual observance of Labor Sunday in the churches of the United States and Canada.
 Mayor Hylan of New York City is- sued a proclamation setting apart to- day as Heroes Day." in honor of the soldiers of Greater CIV ork who have died in the war
 Citizens of Hinckley, Minn., will hold Memorial day exercises today in tribute ti the AIS men, women and children. who lost their lives ill the great forest fire of 1894.
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Proof Positive,

Are you sure this chicken is ten. der" asked the customer in the mar. ket.
 "Yes. I think 1t Is, sir" replied the marketman.
 And do you know that it is fresh killed"
 "Oh. yes, sir
 '"Are you sure?"
 Positive"
 "Why are you so positive?" Because caught it in my war gar den only yesterday"
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In the version of a negro l. w. w. who was sentenced to ten years in the Federal penitentiary by Judge K. M. Landis, at Chicago, Friday, the jur- ist's language was exceedingly coarse. "His sentences were too long," ex- plained the dusky "I won't work"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01

Probably the wine manufacturers and grape growers of the San Joaquin valley and in the San Jose regions in the Golden State will invite Will liam Jennings Bryan to move his resi- dence to that locality next year. His grape juice formulas will aid them in getting out of a bad situation.
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.W. S. <

"Shucks," what's the use of trying, stated German officer who gave himself up to the Allies few days ago, following mutiny among his troops. After shooting ten of the numt Der he became disguested and decided
 the life of leisure was preferable to that of injecting valor and fight into absolutely hopeless wooden dummies.
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Several Illinois 'ssoaks" were found at an adding machine few days ago. On investigation it was ascertained they were computing the average ages of men and dividing this by their average weekly consump- might purchase enough of the joy juice to last them until thetime that the undertaken called for the body.
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One Year Ago Today in the War.

September 1, 1917.-Four German mine sweepers sunk by British des- troyers; French struck blow on Aisne front, taking mile of trenches and holding gains against counter attacks; Gen. Pershing moved his headquarters from Paris to the re- gicn turned over by French Gov ernment for training American soldiers.
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Too Much to Ask.

Would you advise boy to study the classics?"
 "Yes, if he has the time. But 1t seems hard to expect him to take his mind of what's going OF right aow and go away back to the fall of Troy"
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"Hindenburg knows what he is doing' is the universal answers made by captured Bcches. If he does that is more than the majority of others give him credit for.
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Montana Republicans are rank bunch. At least this is probably the opinion of Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01

Weather forecast for entire coun- try June 1919-A long continued drouth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01

Hairp!ns Like Tonga
 xscsnsly patented hairptns resemble touss in form and method of opera ton.
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"Shank's mare" comes back into the limelight today. East of the Mis- sissippi every one must leave their automobiles and Fords in the garages.
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WORTH REMEMBERING.

He who rises late, must trot all day, and will scarcely over take his business at night"
 -Dr. Fuller.
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CULTIVATED HABIT.

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When the attention of The Graphic is called to any mis-statement of facts, or to any errer concerning any man or thing, correction will cheerfully be made.
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GOING TO EAT HAM.

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New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Your Fighting Nauy

"Your Fighting Navy at Work and
Play" is the subject of motion pict-
ure which is now being assembled by
the Educational Films Corporation Of
America for early presentation in New
York. Taken with the permission of
the Federal government, the pictures
will show the ships and service of the
United States navy as they are to-day,
keyed up to the highest efficiency in
the struggle with the submarine, and
likewise for the naval Armageddon
that is bound to come with the Ger
man High Sea feet before the close
Of the war.
Nearly every form of naval fighting
activity is illustrated-the mighty guns
at work, the battle evolutions of the
feet, the work of the submarines and
destroyers, the firing of torpedoes and
the building up of smoke screens.
These films will set forth not only the
marvels of disciplined effort, but the
recreations of the sailor and the light
er sides of life on shipboard
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

ward. For of course she had gone to
him with the divine message. She had
known that he would understand. And
he did"
Through Joan the spies had been
captured.
"And then, once again they were
back. near the cool waters of the
smiling lake, he had told her what it
was all about
"The old gentleman who had been
with him in the car had been an
inventor. He had found a way to
defeat the Germans. But German
spies had tried to get it. And Of these
the superintendent had been the most
active. After backing the inventor
with money they had tried to buy
the invention from him. Failing ir
that, they had tried to kill him and
steal it. This Joan, by overhearine
the wireless message that had beer
sent, had prevented. And the inven.
ton, through her, had been saved fol
|
"'And all the time,' she said, brok
emily, 4 thought they were voices from
Heaven!'
"He put his arm about her shoulders
az thought she said, lips quivering
that I was like Joan of Arc!'
"'You are,' he said, slowly, solemnly
THE Joans Of America, no less thar
the Joans of France, will serve as
men cannot to bring the world through
all this pain and suffering at last te
victory and to peacel'
Eagerly she listened.
"You understand, little Joan?' he
asked, gently.
Smiling up at him through the tears
she nodded"
He took her to his mothers home
And before he sailed across the sea.
he came back to bid them both good
by. Already had she come to be al
most woman. Nor had even he real
lied how wonderful woman she woule
become.
Her fine faith it was that kept hin
clean and true through all the hell o:
war. Her love his armor. Her devo
tion his shield. Her spirit his sword
War will not always last. Peace
again will come. The men will d.
their part. But in these dull, darl
days God leans. perhaps, heaviest o
all upon all his Joans wherever the.
are upon His tortured world.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
A Sug gar Coated Pill

Porter Emerson Browne, the original
Vigilante, has called "Joan of Platts-
burg" a sugar-coated pill. No, it isn't
that he is trying to justify his having
written it, for it is very nice story in
deed. 1t isn't that Mr.. Browne wants
you to accept the pill for his sake
either, but for your own, for he be-
lieves that propaganda to be effective
must be concealed or sugar-coated.
Thank goodness, he didn't say camou-
f1aged Had he done so his argument
one wish that some one would hurry
and get out the book Of bromides for
1918 and head it with camoufagc. 1t
was a splendid word at first and meant
something to fool the Germans. But
this has nothing to do with either Joan
or Plattsburg, SO let US return to Mr..
Browne, who was left in the midst of an
argument in favor of propaganda.
Mabel Normand is the star of this
picture, "Joan of Plattsburg," and
personally no pill which Miss Nor
mand offered would have to be sugar
coated. We would swallow it even
if we knew that it contained some
thing deadly, just for the pleasure of
having little Mabel administer it. But
here is Mr.. Browne, still clamoring to
offer something in extenuation of
SuCor-coated nrOnapanda
"The public is not anxious to be
uplifted nor improved. It wishes to
be entertained. Therefore the only
way in which we can convince the
public of something we wish
them to believe is to offer our idea
in the form of entertainment so well
disguised as to pass merely for enter
tainment. I wrote Joan of Platts-
burg to arouse patriotism. feel
that the pill has been rather well
disguised" Of Joan Mr.. Browne
writes:
zone would scarcely expect to find
patriotism in an orphan asylum. YET
little Joan felt it. 1t tingled and
surged and swelled through her from
the tips of her worn shoes to the
crown of her small head. And q lump
would come in her throat and tears
in her eyes every time she WOULD
see the flag and the soldiers.
"She saw them often, the soldiers
and their flag. For the orphan asylum
was near the great camp at Platts
burg, where the boys Of America were
training to be officers in the big new
army that Uncle Sam was getting
ready to send to France, way of
across the water, on the other side o1
Lake Champlain.'
at had always been hard at ths
asylum. 1t is strange that little thing,
! like children seem to canker som,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Lytell Eloped

An elopenent gave Bert Lytell,
Metro film star, his start on the stage.
1t happened when Bert, at the tender
age of sixteen, had obtained a job
with the Columbia Theatre Stock Com
pany, in Newark, N. j.
81 was a sort of Poo-Bah around the
Columbia Theatre" he said. Besides
being property bov, shifting scenes,
sweeping the stage, dressing the lead
ing man and holding the prompt book
had nothing at all to do. But 1t
was the life had chosen and 1 was
fascinated with it.
zone week the company was playing
Men and Women and as usual I was
holding the prompt book. We were
doing a matinee every day. Just after
the Saturday afternoon performance
the manager was astounded to learn
that the juvenile lead had run away
with another mans wife. The house
was sold out for the Saturday night
performance.
Gas he was cursing actor Romeos
and casting about for an understudy,
spoke up. l told him I had been hold.
ing the prompt book all week and that
I knew every word of the part. So he
decided to take chance.
"The next week my wages were
raised from $12 to SIS, and l became {
regular actor, with a cane, two suits o.
clothes and everything"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26

Just before Fannie Ward went out
her thanking US for favorable men
ton made Of her in review Of "Inno-
cent" We Immediately wrote back and
thanked Miss Ward for thanking US,
for we hardly expect star of such
magnitude to notice little things like
favorable mention. We supposed that
they just took them for granted.
At any rate, Miss Ward answered
our letter, and that is how we came
to see her before she left for the
Coast. Always we have been wishing
to see Miss Ward at close range and
to discover how she does it. She is a
wonderful woman in many ways. For
| instance, Ponce de Leon went hunting
for the fountain of youth at least four
centuries ago, and here little Miss
Ward has beat him to it.
Of course, every one knows that Miss
Ward has been appearing before the
public for more than score of years,
and yet she hardly appears to be a
score Of years away from the cradle.
| Why, on the screen, with her hair in
curls, we have seen her when she did
E, not look sixteen, and the illusion is
perfect. She has tiny feet and ankles
and hands and the figure of child.
| When she appeared at the Strand The
atre recently in a Puritan picture
where she was suspected of being q
witch, that second best movie critic
said: "Fannie Ward should have been
burned as witch. She is a witch
there is no other explanation"
This merely explains the state of
mind we were in when we visited Miss
Ward.
We found her as original as we had
hoped and as radiant as she appears tc
be through the celluloid medium. Shs
had just finished filming "The Yellow
Ticket" which is being presented at the
Rialto this week, and, by the way, how
delighted Miss Ward Is going to be
when she learns that the picture will
appear at that theatre!
~ have been wearing the dark vie
of Anna Mirrel for so long that it Sc ems
funny to be a blonde again. That is
the beauty of the screen. You never
have to be a person long enough tc
tire of her. While on the stage you
must keep on doing a character LONG
after you know that character so thor
oughly that it bores you to DEATH
II think I'm going to be real Rus
sian girl in this new picture, for Direc
tor Parke left nothing to chance. HI
got a Russian writer to come ant
superintend my dress and my makeup.
"Have you ever written a scenario p
asked Miss Warde after a moment
silence, when she seemed to be indulg
ing in business of thinking" "Ir
writing one" she added, without wait
ing for US to say "No!" 'At least,
can't say I'm writing one, but Tn
thinking one. 1t has been in proc.