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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01
MUNICIPAL COURT
 0PENS..POLICE
 COURT ABOLISHED
Coming of New Year Brings With It Opening of New
 Municipal Court Today.

With the passing of the old year, the Pine Bluff police court passed out of existence and the Pine Bluff municipal court is created The first session of this body will be held this morning, at which time the cases of the nature of those formerly tried in the police court and the various justice of tue peace courts will be tried.
 In accordance with an act pa ssod by the last session of the legislature, the municipal court is created this morning and Police Judge J. k. Stew are, who has been police judge for the past ten years, automatically becomes municipal judge, and will serve until April, when his successor is to be elected.
 K. E. Lee, who recently received the Democratic nomination for muni- cipal court clerk, was recently ap. pointed by the city council to serve in that capacity until his election in April. Mir. Lee spent several days in Little Rock last week attending the sessions of the municipal court of that city, and will be able to attend his duties in experienced style this morning.
 Citl Attorney Earl S Wood was recently given the Democratic noml- nation for municipal judge, but will not serve until his election in April.
 The city cases will be tried this morning at o'clock, the usual time set for the opening of police court and the county cases mad state af- fairs will be given hearings at o'clock This is the routine Judge Stewart purposes to follow. being the same established in other cities. Tae local justice of the peace courts will have no criminal trials and very few civil suits to try, practically all of this work being handled by the muni- cipal court Municipal Court Clerk Lee will have several separate dock cts for the cases of various natures His salary will be s1oo per month.
 The salary of the police judge has formerly been $S5 per month, but the salary of the municipal judge is $2,- 900 year.
 Under the provisions of this act. the constable and his deputies are on salaries and the fee system is abolished Constable Green will re- ceive $1 500 a year, one of his depu- ties Sl,200 year ana anOlnef S"Oo year. Constable Grcen has ap- pointed Deputy Constable Cliff Pil- kington as court deputy and that of ficial will wait on the court during criminal cases.
 The alterations in that city hall nuilding, which have been planned for the accommodation of the municipal court officials, have been postponed and will be arranged for later ill the year.
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THINK TENDS
 START FIRt WHICH DESTROYS DRUG co.
Narcotic Cases Rifled at Drug Store and Fire Does
 $25,O0O Damage.

The insatiate desire of "dope fiend' for the drugs whicmh relieve him of his pains and let him finger in the land of pleasant dreams" is the supposed cause of the fire which ragged in the building of the Mann Tankers ley Wholesale Drug company Sunday morning, damaging the stock of medi- cines and the building to the extent of between $20,000 and $25,000. The damage is fully covered by insurance. Investigating officers found q brace and bit used by the incendiary in gain ing entrance to the building, and it is thought that after the stock of nar- cotics in the building had been rifled, the criminal sought to cover trace of his crime by burning the building down. Entrance to the building was obtained by boring holes in the rear door, removing panels until an open ing sufficient, to permit the passinb of man had been made. The fire was started near the narcotics case and an- other flame was kindled near the rear door.
 Discovered by Graphic Carrier.
 The flames were discovered at about 6 o'clock cy Edward Lee John son. Graphic carrier, who had just delivered the last paper on his route. Young Johnson was passing the build ing and chanced to sec the blaze. He i immediately rushed to the Hotel Pines and gave the alarm, the fire laddies arriving on the scene shortly after. By the item the fire companies ar- rived, flames and smoke were shoot ing from the upper windows and the i firemen, who effected an entrance to the upper story immediately, were al most suffocated by the dense smoke. However, the flames were quickly brought under control and herioc and faithful work on the part of the fire laddies prevented the flames from spreading owe rthe entire building. As an appreciation of the work of the members of the fire companies, let ter from J. H. Mann, secretary of the Mann Tankersley Drug company, was received yesterday by Chief A. c. Breiner, in which was enclosed check for $50 to be divided among the fire l fighters.
 Officers who are Investigating the case hope to be able to apprehend the guilty party within a short time, but no arrests had been made late last night.
 Other Fires Sunday. The fire laddies had busy day Sunday, and answered call at about 3:30 o'clock from the home of J. B. Mosely, negro, at 14O2 West Barrequc street. A bad flue at this place did little damage.
 An unoccupied house at Scull and Cherry streets was destroyed by fire late Sunday afternoon. The house was the property of George Edwards, ne- gro, but was furnished recently by a young Italian, who hoped to bring his young bride home within few days. The residence was entirely destroyed, and all the new furnishings went up in smoke.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01
COLD WAVE IN N. Y.
 CAUSES SUFFERING

New York, Dec. 31.--New York city's shivering millions must fact at least 24-hour continuation of zero weather. With less than half of the city's nodmal supply of coal coming into it's bins. Harry Peters. chairman of the fuel conservation committee
 announced tonight that the city is get ting less than 20,00O tons of coal a day, while it's approximate daily need is 45000 tons. Several deaths due to the cold were reported today, as well as hundreds of cases of exposure. At s o'clock tonight the mercury stood at two above zero, having dropped from four above at o'clock. A stiff wind throughout the day whipped the keen, biting air into knife-like blasts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01
CLEVER ACTRESS IS
 LOCAL MANS NIECE:

Miss Betty Brooks, the clever little miss who is entertaining local vaude- vile fans at the Hauber theater, is a niece of George B. Moore, a local jew eler, and is being enthusiastically re- ceived by Pine Bluff people.
 Miss Brooks is the possessor of a charming personality, as well as a lovely voice, and her highly cnjoya- ble songs win for her much deserved applause. She has just returned from New York, where she enjoyed an ex- tensive engagement, and her stylish costumes are attracting much attcn- tion. Miss Brooks home is in Little Rock, and her mother is Mrs. R. H. Brooks of that city. Mrs. Brooks was formerly Miss Nettic Waldstein, and has many friends in this city. The tofn of Waldstein, near this city, was named for her family.
 Miss Brooks will appear at the Hauber theater today and tomorrow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01
F. A. JARVIS BUYS
 GRAHAM PLANTATION
Swan Lake Place, Together With Im- plcments, Mules, Corn and Hay,
 Brings $G3,OOc.

F. A. Jarvis has purchased the J. S. Graham plantation at Swan Lake, pay ing $55, ,704 for the real estate and the improvements thereon, and ap- proXimately $7,000 for the mules i'm plements, corn and hay. The transfer has been made, the plantation to be managed by Mr. Jarvis son. J. r. Jarvis. who has already removed to the plantation. The place has an acreage of 1,250, with 650 acres in cultivation, and frontage of one mile on Swan Lake.
 Mir. Graham has leased the Lowden place, at Swan Lake, and will operate it this year.
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several years at the University of Wis consin at MaGison, and having been active in the fight some years ago to prevent the repeal of the state law requiring the teaching of English in German parochial schools. The Wis consin law today permits the con ducting of classes even in geography and arithmetic, in German.
 Widespread editorial support of the security leagues non-partisan cam paign to preserve loyal war-con- gross is being given by the leading newspapers ill many parts of the country where this activity will be ex- tended from Wisconsin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01
SMITHERS SELLS HIS
 GROCERY BUSINESS

F. A. Smithers, who has been in the retail grocery business in this city of his store at 1201 West Sixth ave- nue to Paul Brown, and after Janu- ary 15 will be connected with c. M. Ferguson X Son, wholesale grocers. Durinp the period in which Mr. Smith CTS has been engaged in business in this city he has secured circle of loyal customers and his business just sold to MT. Brown is most substan- tial one.
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fsis to have sixghtless nights a week instead of twas at present, under the terms of :order issued here to- day by Aired. Wiggins, state fuel administrator.only Saturday nights, the order pro1es, will public light ing be permitt and then only under the Testrictionmposed heretofore by the federal fuedministration
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01
CEREMONIES
 ARE POSTPONED

On account of the severity of the weather, the unveiling of the govern ment marker at the grave of brewery White was postponed yesterday after noon The ceremonies will probably be held one day this week, but those in charge are unable to state just when.
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shD1ERs RETURN.

PrivatA Harry P. Savage, Ragland FitzhAgl a Joe Clement, Gaylord s'f- ford an1H Sam Hilzheim, who have been SD 3ding the holidays with rela- tves h &e, will return to their com- mands Sk Camp Pike this afternoon Private & Savage and Sifford are mak ing eff ts to obtain entrance into, the third &fcers training camp.
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HLAUDE SPARKS ENLISTS.

Claude Sparks of this city passed the physical and mental examination of the aviation examining board in Memphis Saturday and has been ac' cepted as a candidate for commits sion as pilot in the aviation corps. He will be sent to Georgia "Tech" at At lanta for ground training before be- ing given instructions in the art of flying.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01

New York women are orSanlzlnS a movement to give active aid in the great task of reconstructinS the war devastated regions of France.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-01

Some of the pst active real estate brokers in Network city today arc women.
 Miss Frank Emperor receives salary of fifte hundred dollars a year as commie clerk of the Den yer city cOunci
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06

freshly laid. It's easy to get eggs to market in prime condition.
 A stale egg pleases no one. Heat is the eggs enemy; cold is its friend. Preceding eggs before shipping them. therefore, saves food material. It checks the development of blood rings" which occur in fertile eggs sub ject to incubating temperature t6s de- grees or higher). It prevents "addled" eggs, the term applied to eggs when the membrane between the yolk and the white breaks. allowing the two to become mixed. When the eggs are warm this delicate membrane becomes soft, in which condition 1t Is more liable to break by jars which are un- avoidable in transportation. Chilling makes the eggs stiff and jellylike, and cold eggs ride best Precooling re- tards evaporation, the cause of shrunk- on eggs. Eggs just laid are full, but 65 per cent of their contents Is water. As this water evaporates, the quality of the eggs is reduced. Warm tenn peratures aid evaporation. Precool- ing helps to make uhllofh proauet' and this is a day of standardization. A weak spot in the egg trade is the lack of uniformity or standardization for It's product. If each case of eggs re- ceivea at the market was exactly Ike the last one, the shipper could estab- fish reputation for uniformity.
 Eggs to be shipped should be we'll packed In clean, standard egg cases They should be kept under refrigera- tion and sent to market in properly iced refrigerator cars which retain their good quality. Refrigeration dur ing transit maintains quality. weight. fresh appearance and food value. It retards loss of quality, shrinkage. "blood- rings" and loss of food value.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Turkeys on Averaae Farm.

During the summer and early fall turkeys can find an abundance of feed on the average farm. About October l it Is advisable to begin fattening them for the market, giving only lit- tie feed at first and gradually increas- ing this until the birds are marketed. The marketing season for turkeys is very short, running only from the mid dle of November to the latter part of December.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06

toned cornmeal mush they call "polen- ta." Could it possibly taste as common as mush? Then on Friday they serve baccala, which is just our ordinary codfish, but 1t Is so disguised that its friends find it hard to recognize 1t.
 BaccaIa.-Freshen a pound and a half of codfish. if salty, by soaking over night. cut in four pieces and fry ten minutes in olive oil. For the sauce add little olive oil to a saucepan, one clove of garlic, one chopped onion, one sliced green pepper, one bay leaf, two cloves; cook five minutes then add small piece of butter, half a pint of tomatoes, salt and pepper. Put in the fish and cover closely. let sim mer two hours, adding water if the moisture dries out. Serve with hot cOrnmeal mush.
 Roouone.-Few people like Kidneys, for they are so often poorly prepared. Split and cut away all the white in veal or beef kidney; cut the kidney in cubes and drop into boiling water one minute. As 1t turns white, drain and place in frying pan and cook in olive oil fifteen minutes. Then put into a casserole in which is sauce like the one used for baccala with the addition of more garlic. Cook slowly for sew eral hours. Serve with rice or polen- ta.
 BracioIa. - Take a pound of thin round steak. mash 1t out fiat to wa fer-like thickness, cut into four strips, few inches wide, and salt and pepper freely. Chop fine one clove of garlic, one small onion. little parsley, with some savory dressing. Spread the seasoning along the middle of each strip. Roll and tie with thread and brown in little fat, cook slowly thir- ty minutes.
 Seasoned Veal (Scaopne) Cook thin slice of veal. pounded thin, in olive oil. season with salt and pepper :: when nearly done add tablespoonful of vinegar. Serve hot.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06

in the far end of the barracks told me this afternoon that he. boy so- praro. sang in Chicago's Orchestra hall. scant half dozen years ago. An actor who enlisted in Milwaukee is talking to young California at- torney, and an electrical engineer Is playing checkers with Pennsylvania
 brewer. They stood formations to- gether today. they drilled and went on fatigue detail together; shortly. lights will go out and they will sleep together. One of them, I know, used to hear a professor of philosophy
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
SCALY LEG CAUSED BY MITE
Kerosene oil Can Be Used for Eradi- cation-CattIe or Sheep Dip
 Also Is Favored.

Scaly leg in chickens is caused by a small mite that gets underneath the scale and causes swelling. Kerosene oil can be used to kill this. although the oil irritates some. If you have any cattle or sheep dip. put two or three tablespoonfuls of this in shai- low, two-quart pan and soak the af- fected feet and legs in this for a min ute once a day for two or three days, says Prof. H. E. Embleton of the de partment of poultry husbandry at oklahoma A. and Nj. college, Saltwater.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06

more highly nutritious making the mush almost double in food value.
 Indian Pudding.-Cook one quart of milk in double boiler 20 minutes, with one-fourth of cupful of corn meal; add three-fourths of teaspoon ful of ginger and one-third of cup ful of molasses. Pour into buttered pudding dish and bake two hours in a slow oven or four hours in fire less cooker. Serve with thin cream or top milk.
 Cornmeal mush combined with chopped meat, seasonings of various kinds, such as fried onion. cupful of tomatoes, or chopped green pepper, baked as one does any escallOped dish, makes most satisfying main dish. Other vegetables, bit of left overs, may be added, changing the flavor and giving variety to the dish.
 Spoon Bread.-Take two cupfuls of water. one eupful of milk, one eupful of cornmeal, one tablespoonful of fat, two eggs, and two teaspoonfuls of salt. Cook the cornmeal and water together five minutes Beat eggs and add with the other ingredients. Beat we'll and bake in a well-greased dish for 9 minutes in hot oven. Serve from the baking dish.
 Corn Dodeers.-These are fine, served with roast and gravy, to be eaten with the meat and vegetables. Take two cupfuls of cornmeal, one teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of fat. one and three-fourths eupfuls of boiling water. Pour the boiling wa ter over the other ingredients, beat thoroughly and cool. Form into cakes and bake in a hot oven 30 minutes. This recipe makes 14 biscuits.
 The cornmeal ground at home, us- ing the whole kernel, Is as much su- perior to the ordinary cornmeal as fresh foods are to canned. House wives are beginning to realize that a hand mill, costing about S3, is q good investment. One may raise her own corn, and with a mill be perfectly in- dependent.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06

will appear tall while sitting and short while standing. The hand will have l, long and somewhat heavy palm. with short fingers. The brain will be deeplv placed. as shown by the low position of the orifice of the ear. The blue. brown or hazel eye Is favorable indication. The nostrils. if large. open and free. indicate large lungs. A pinched and haif-closed nostril indicates small or weak lungs. These are general points of distinction, but are, of course. sub- ject to the usual individual exceptions. -Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
indications of Lonu Life.

A iong-lived person it is said. may be distinguished at sight from short lived one. The primary conditions of longevity are that the heart, lungs and digestive organs, as well as the brain, shall be large. If these organs are large the trunk will be long and the limbs comparatively short. The person
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Democracy in Barracks

"As I write." says Harold Titus. whose interesting "Barrack Bits" in Everybody's for August, gives us glimpse of the. writer's companions at work and play in the quartermaster corps, "a boy from New York stands beside me in cool. clean pajamas and swagger lounging slippers, while across the table an Oklahoma cowboy laboriously spells out the legends on cartoons of a Sunday comic. The lad
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Nu.< hL<~s
Exposition in 1926.

Plans are under way for holding, in Philadelphia. in 1926. an international exposition to be designated as the ses- quicentennial exposition. Sesqui Is a Latin word meaning one-half more or one and half times as much. As cen tennial means hundred years, sesqui- centennial means a hundred and fifty, as 1926 will be, counting from 1776 The word is an expressive coinage but rather hard for the American tongue to get around. It is pronounced ses. xvi.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Both Inventions of Americans.

Both Inventions of Americans.
 There Is an English proverb which commends as a cure "a hair of the dog that bit you" And 1t is an interesting fact. though hardly coincidence. if national inventive characteristics be borne in mind, that one of the most deadly man-killing machines, which the world owes to the genius of one American, the late Sir Hiram Maxim. should have found it's antidote-the .tank"-in a device directly inspired by the invention of compatriot. Mir. Benjamin Holt
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06


 one cupful of mayonnaise. Line bowl with lettuce, pile the apples and rais- ins in the center, cover with the may onnaise. Serve with neufchatel cheese balls and garnish with tart red jelly.
 Banana and Apple SaIad.-Line a bowl with lettuce. Slice three bananas and four apples, mix and put on let tuce. Mix one-haf cupful of peanut butter with one-fourth of cupful of French dressing and pour over the salad.
 Roquefort Dressing.-Mash eight tablespoonfuls of roquefort with one teaspoonfnl of mustard, salt, pepper and paprika to taste, add one-fourth of cupful of olive oil, stirring all the time, when smooth add one-fourth of cupful of chilli sauce, a tablespoonful of vinegar or lemon juice, a teaspOonful of table sauce. Serve on head let tuce.
 of cold, cooked string beans. Add two tablespoonfuls of olive oil to two ta- blespoonfuls of chopped onion, let stand for two hours; add half tea spoonful of salt, dash of pepper and paprika and a tablespoonful of vine- gar. Line a bowl with lettuce. put in the beans and onion and pour over the dressing.
 Marquise SaIad.-Wash and peel two firm tomatoes, cut In halves and place on lettuce. Chop half a cupful each of onion and parsley, add two ta- blespoonfuls of olive oil and let stand two hours. On each piece of tomato heap tablespoonful of the onion and parsley. then pour over French dress ing. Serve very cold.
 Potato and Celery saiad.-Take one quart of boiled, diced potatoes, one cupful of finely diced celery, one-half cupful of chopped onion. two table spoonfuls of chopped parsley, a cupful of boiled dressing Add hard cooked egg, choppIng the white fine and rub ping the yolk through sieve.
 Little green onions sliced in cream with salt, pepper and dash of vine- gar, make tasty salad to serve with bread and butter.
 Prune SaIad.-Wash and soak over night twenty large prunes. In morning cook gently and remove the pits. Mix
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Turkeys as Side Line.

Turkey raising, as ordinarily en- gagged in. Is side line upon the gen eral farm. For those persons who are favorably situated for raising tur- keys. more profitable side line can hardly be found. Plenty of range Is essential to success.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Mos, Attractive Coon,

A coop of fowls of uniform size and color Is more attractive and will bring a better price than an uneven lot, and the same can be said of an evenly col ored lot of eggs.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06

ing soap put through the meat grinder will sharpen the knives.
 Mend q torn hairnet with a hair from your own head
 When using bacon to season vegeta- bles, like strong beans, cabbage or greens, put the bacon through the meat grinder; 1t will go further in sea con.
 Paste a piece of velvet or felt in the bottom of the heel of each shoe, CT If the back of the heel wears out first. put q piece of velvet there. It will save wear.
 Old stockings make fine braided bor- ders for rag rugs.
 Make over the worn tablecloths into smaller lunch cloths, napkins or tray cloths. The thinnest poytions should be put into the emergency cupboard to be used in case of wounds.
 Keep the heels of the shoes straight ; this will save rubbers and backaches. Rubbers worn over turned over shoe heels will wear out often in one walk ing trip. A heel too high or worn un- evenly will throw the body out of bal ance, causing many ills
 To make two pounds of butter out of one pound soften 1t and mix with pint of new milk; add salt, and be sure 1t is carefully mixed. The butter will be lighter in color, not so solid, but will save on the butter bill
 Paint the inside of the garbage can with two coats of paint before using. It will not rust and lasts much longer.
 Alum melted in an iron spoon makes fine mender for glass or china. Hot water will not dissolve 1t.
 When roasting a chicken, place it In the roasting pan, breast side down, then haste frequently. The juice will run down into the breast and make 1t of better flavor.
 Be careful of your can tops. Do not bend the edges by putting a knife un- der them to remove the tops. To loos- en the tops, turn upside down in hot water.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Bulk of Poultry produeed.

The great bulk of this country's poultry always has been produced not on specialized poultry farms but in the door yards and farm lots of the diversified farms.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
DElECTABLE DINNERS.

BENCH and Italian cooks know how to season i; their dishes will be palatable and plentiful, but the cost will be very low.
 The musical names given some of our homely dishes surely do make them taste haftor Our old fo Sh-