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The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-15

had lost interest in love, he opened
the paper and began scrutinizing 1t
with an air of absolute interest
The others smoked on in silence,
which was broken suddenly by Gray
son, whose feet hit the floor with
a resounding bang, and who rose
clutching the newspaper with one hand
and his hair with the other.
"Listen to this. would you?" he fair
ly Shouted. They withdrew their feet
from the table and pushed back their
chairs, all with due deliberation, for
the Mutual Consolation club was a
more or less deliberative body. Never
theless they were startled and some
what apprehensive as to Mr.. Grayson's
mental condition, considering the
probability of Grayson's having be-
come mentally deranged through
grief.
"Just listen to this" the excited
Grayson repeated: "Mr. and Mrs.
George Melvoude of Turnip Hill an
nOunce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Matte to Mr.. Hiram Slocum of
Green Creek. Here it is, right in the
society column"
The quartet Joined in a prolonged
groan, which was followed by another
excited action on the part of Mr.. Gray
son, who suddenly pointed out the win
dow at lanky figure, carrying a small
package under his arm, sauntering up
the hill.
There goes Hiram Slocum now !"
announced Grayson. "Quick, drag him
in here and make him tell how he
did it."
The fortunate Hiram was forthwith
pOunced upon and conducted, protest
ing, to Updike's Office, where he
was surrounded and made the target
for a barrage of interrogations. He
looked in vain for an avenue of es-
cape. The Mutual Consolation club
had him hemmed in. So, discerning
that flight was out of the question, he
waited until the hubbub of their voices
had abated somewhat. then asked in
a drawing voice:
GAS I understand it, gentlemen, you
wish me to tell you how l came TO
win the heart and hand of Miss Matte
Melvoude?"
"You understand rightly" the club
assured him.
SWELL" he repeated, 81 didn't exert
myself to any great extent. l simply
began calling on her a month ago, and
when l asked her, night before last, if
she didn't want to be Mrs. Slocum, she
allowed that she did. She confided
to me last night, though, that it wasn't
my good looks that decided her. She
told me the way / made a hit with
her was by taking her box of candy
every time l called on her.
''YOu see, she works all day long, six
days a week, in that candy factory,
and has to smell the fumes of the
candy continuously, but there's a rule
in the factory against any employee
eating any of it while on duty. She
says she has principle against buy
ing it for herself when she had so
many male admirers who might get it
for her, but who, instead, take her
flowers and everything else under the
sun except the sweets she Graves. It's
been three years since she tasted a
piece of candy, she told me. Course,
l didn't really intend to do anything
smart when 1 invested in those choco-
lates every time called, but she says
it was a great idea and showed in
ventive genius, or somethin'."
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-15
Upper Left-ALLEN p. PERLEY,
WiIliamsport.
Lower Left-ARTHUR PECK,
Philadelphia.
WHEN AVIATOR "STEPs DOWN"
There Are Some Few Things He
Misses, but, Take It All in All,
He's Not Sorry.

"No, sir, I'm not feelin' like any
eagle in a cage haven't any feath-
ers, and the grounds my natural hab-
itat, if you understand me. A fellow
has two feet for walking and he can
use his arms for swimming, but you
don't see any wings sproutin' from his
shoulders, do your"
A young "shavetail," recently re-
leased from the air service, was talk
ing. His face still bore the tan Of
southern sun and he hadn't yet
dropped the habit of policing" his
pockets or swapping his hand to sa-
lutte when he met an officer.
But you know. it's sort O hard. this
sittin' into the old job. I'm findin' a
lot of dust-littered corners in my at
tic and I'm spendin' most of my time
brushing away the cobwebs.
GAS l told you, I'm no bloomin'
eagle, but there re times, long in the
middle of the afternoon, when I'd trade
my chances Of future salvation for one
little ride-jdst to swing into the cock
pit, give 'er the gun and feel the old
bus bump along over the ground a way,
then pull 'er back on her launches and
take the air with zoom.
"But this gettin back into harness
has other features than that of polish.
Ing up the rusted machinery in my
dome. I'd been looking forward to the
time could shuck my uniform and get
back into civics ever since the armis-
tice was signed but one day without
the tight-buttoned breeches and leath-
er puttees, and was ready to go back
to the old cords. The wind whlstled
Home, Sweet Home round the bottom
of my b. Y. DIS and l feel like an
orphan child alone in a cruel, cold
world. The next day was out in my
uniform. and since then I've been
shedding it piece at time.
"And- then I'm missin' the insignia.
Those little silver wings were the
open sesame to anything from a stag
party to a commercial club banquet.
They were good for a dinner invita-
ton or a bank loan.
But It's good to get that settled
feelin' now-to know Q fellows life
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-15

There is an old Sumerian legend
which places Eden at Quara, oblivious
of the fact that the Persian gulf must
have extended far above it. The army
(writes Maj. Gen. Sir George Mac
Munn) read the story and adopted it /;
Temptation square and Adams lane
are official spots among the palm
groves of the Arab town. To one OF
the bulldog breed, marching in with a
pack and hundred rounds of ammunI-
ton, with the temperature al il2 and
the wet bulb over 80, an oiilcer con-
fided the fact that this was the Gar
den of Eden. "Well, sir" said the
product of undenomlnational teaching
"all can say is that no wonder the
twelve apostles deserted"
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-15

lied that it was all for some one else
well, there are times when even
'nice little girls" with round blue eyes
develop streaks of jealousy that are
almost feline.
Mr.. Holt was charmed with her Sc
lection. Then he made the request
that seemed impossible. To buy the
furnishings for that apartment-to
have feathered the nest-would ordi-
narily have been vertable orgy of
enjoyment to a girl like Sally.
But with this growing jealousy-yes,
Sally had to admit tit seemed all
most impossible. To make charming
Jemima's boudOir, to select the
drapery for Jemima's dressing table
this was too much to ask even of Sally.
Then came q surprise.
"You know a bachelor doesn't like
any fuss and frills," Mr. Holt told her.
II have always been happiest in my
club, but you know Jemima has upset
all my plans. With her around had
to take an apartment. But / want it
just as devoid Of frills as my room at
the club. No use trying to make a
home when you haven't got one. So
get just plain things and get 'em sub
stantial."
Sally's first thought was that pen
haps 1t was all off with Mr.. Holt and
his Jemima and that it was for tlfHt
reason that he had put in the order
for bachelor simplicity. But apparent
ly from what he said Jemima was still
a member of his household. Who was
Jemima-this young lady who appar-
emily did nothing to create the touch
of home comfort for the man who
loved her, this person with the passion
for candied yiolets?
Then came another surprise.
"Oh, wait a minute" Mr. Holt de-
layed Sally as she was about to start
out in quest of the bachelor furnish
ings. He led her back to his office,
closed the door, fumbled in his pocket
as If he were looking for something,
though he had nothing in mind, and
then began what he had to say
abruptly.
Whats the use Of furnishing up
that place in bachelor style? It's the
apartment that you would have chosen
for yourself.
Frankly you are the woman want
to marry. Why go dragging through
a courtship and engagement? If there
is ghost of chance that you could
love me, believe me I'll win you, and
you'll marry me sometime. So, there
is that chance, you might as well
tell me now and we won't have to wait.
can't endure that apartment alone
with Jemima.
"Jemima? Oh she's that cantanker-
GUS parrot that my great-aunt gave me
for Christmas. couldn't offend the
old lady by falling to keep her, for the
old lady drops in to see me in my room
occasionally, and they wouldn't have
her in the club-she swore TOO much,
And / tried q hotel and they couldn't
stand her there.
Il thought you knew. That's why
barred dogs and cats, but it didn't say
anything about birds. Could you let
me keep Jemima-just for great
aunt's sake|
Il really dote on parrots" Sally as
sured him. as she made hasty effort
to replace her old vision Of Jemima
with the new one. ."You see wasn't
quite sure. 1t might have been cock
atoo. Parrots are so much better"
And though Sally was not given to
deceit, she never explained how high
had once surged her jealousy Of Je.
NINA.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-15
Upper Rieht-JoHN S. FISHER,
Harrisburg.
Lower Right-cHARLES r. HESS,
Wilkes Barre.

is his own to live, to feel he is corn
plete unit and not just an atom. And
you can tell the world the army does
this for a fellow: 1t sends him back
to his job filled with vim, vigor and
vitality. He feels he has up enough
steam to last etime."-Kansas City
Star.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-15
Future Of Flying.

"l'd sooner fly" was colloquiai
nhrase of two decades ago that was
often used to express the impossible.
The magic carpet Of the Arabian
Nights seemed no less fanciful than
the dreams Of Langley and the Wright
brothers. In the light Of those days
the workers on the heavier-than-aif
machines were looked upon as the
foolish descendants Of Darius Green.
They were the same kind Of "cranks
m Jules Verne.
Today billions Of dollars are invest
"A IN the manufacture OF airplanss.-
Louisville Courier-JcurnaL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
WILSON PROMISES
 AID TO FRANCE

Washington, May 9..In response to an inquiry from Secretay Humility, President Wilson cabled today that he haG promised France to propose to the Senate in connection with the peace treaty, "a supplement ill which we shall agree, subject to the aprov- al of the council of the League of Nations, to come immediately to the aid of Francs in case of unprovoked' attack ty Germany
 Happily there is no mystery or privacy about what have promised the government here," the President cabled '"I have promised to propose to the Senata supplement ill which we shall agree subject to the approval of the coLlcil of the League O. Ma tions, to come immediately to the as sistance of France in case of unpro- voked attack by Germany thus merely hastening the action to which we should be bound by the covenant of the League of Nations"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
WAR LOAN MEDALS TO EDITORS,
Every Newspaper in Eighth District Will Receive Uncle Sam's
 Taken

In every county in the Eighth Fe.. eral Reserve District. group of mer have been consistently and unceasirg- 'ly helping Uncle Sam put over his big war work enterprises. Thsse men have no official connection with the govern, ment nor the War Loan Organization Without their help the great things. that have been done in this country and the world could not have been achieved.
 They are the, editors and publishers of the newspapers. They are the men whose lives are devoted to leading rub. nc thought. to telling the people the truth on all questions of. public m. terast, to presenting both sides ,. ths story that the people may know and idecide intelliG iGently.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
Which Kind of Parlor?

The building trade todNy is largely asing methods in use in the days of the Pharaohs. said the principal ar. chitect of the office of works. at the Royal Sanitary institute in England recently. "The parlor question:" ht went 1n. "is difficult one. Some people prefer one large. pleasant room to a pokey living room and small par Tor. OtherA urge that the larlor is necessary for children to do their les sons in, to accommodate the piano and househo.d goods, md also the coffin h .he event of death tn the family"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
ITALIAN QUESTION
 IS NOT SETTLED
(By The Associated Press.

Paris, May S.-The Italian difficult ty is as far from settlement as ever, according to the French press, which asserts that President Wilson main tains his position and it is not believ- ed he will depart from it,in the slight est He has not adhered, it is said, to the proposed compromise by which Italy would administer Plume as mandatory of the League of Nations until 1928, after which Plume would revert to the Italian sovereignty, the Jusc-Slavs being given a rort rev miles lower down the Adriatic coast The impression in French conference circles is that Italy is temporarily abandoning her claim to Plume and will exact full execution of the pact of LandOn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
,MISPLACED.

Days drag into weeks and weeks finger into months and the ordinance providing for the city's share .. in maintaining venereal clinic lies snuggled away in a pigeon1hole somewhere in the city hall, if it hasn't received back handed dick into the waste basket. <y'ls
 The ordinance was referred back for a redraft several weeks ago. It was to have come before the city council for final action last Monday night. Monday night came and went and no thought was given it.
 Pine Bluff has an opportunity now to open clinic under the personal supervision of the United States gov ernment. The government will also aid in maintaining the clinic. This is an unusual opportunity for the city but it is an opportunity that will not last throughout eternity. Unless some action is taken before long the government may decide that the cities of the country have progressed with the work to where it is unnecessary for the government to foster it any longer. Then the burden will be placed on the cities, and it is no mean under taking to establish and maintain a clinic in city of this size.
 Cities have taken hold of the mat ter all over the country and there is hardly city the size of Pine Bluff that hasn't clinic. Most of them have been maintained for months and even years. They have been con- ducted long enough to prove their worth or they would have been dis continued long ago.
 Fifty dollars a month is all that is asked frcm the city. If there is a citizen who desires to look at it from commercial angle he will find that it will save almost that much daily in value received for restored physi- cal energy. What it means in alle- viatipg misery and preventing blind and insane wards for the state to take caye qf cannot be, computed in dol lars and cents; wrecked humanity and blighted lives can not be comput- ed that way. #
 Pine Bluff will eventually have q venereal clinic. The city. today. has g splendid oppaftunity to obtain one WAy preexsa atiqats :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
HENDRIX RETURNS.

Chicago, May 9.-Pitcher Claude Hendrix arrived from his home Tn Spring Hill. Kans, today and came to terms with the Chicago Nationals and is expected to be ready for mound work in few days. .He left the club in Kansas City the Saturday before the season opened after. difference with the management on salary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
All Must Be Earned.

All external good has irs tax, and t It come without desert or sweat. has no root in me and the next wind will blow 1t away. But all the good of nature is the souls and may he had, If paid for in mattress lawful coin, that Is, by labor which the heart and the head allow. no longer wish to meet . good do not earn-Eib erson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
Electric Liaht in Vatican.

Electric light was used in the Sis tine chapel of the Vatican palace for the first time op the occasion of the third anniversary of the coronation of Pope Benedict XIV. In former years candles were used to light the chapel. which is dark except on sunshiny days-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
The Last Word,

The sweet young thing thought she was making huge success. "There is only one thing can't understand" "1he started to say. "Only one?" she asked, without letting him finish. "There was one. Now there are two. The second It's why some girls never learn that it is only the pretty ones who can afford to be impertincnt."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
Smoke Wood for Haddocks.

The historic wireworEs at Tintern. England, in which Si: Francis Bacon had share, are being used as wood- turning factory, and the waste shaw lngs are sent to Scotland to be used for smoking haddock, as the smoke from the locally grown hard wood has a peculiar sweetness which makes it of special value.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
Ferns In Vermont,

It is believed that. of all the states In the Union. Vermont has the largest number of rare and beautiful ferns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10

Pilots of the INCA had better shake their "jinx" before they set out across the great briney. First she caught fire and then she got lost and the journey is just begun.
 -Ruy A Bond News Item: Senator Borah voices opposition to peace. treaty. "voice" and "opposition' are the persistent and synomimous virtues of the Idaho senator. 5t,4,
 -Buy A Bond-
 The Victory loan and Father Time are running neck and neck down the home stretch today.
 -Ruy A Bond
 A locust spends r years in dark underground cells for just one brief fling at life and love. The human locust lives longef than IT years and , very often never does have his fling.
 Buy A Bond-- Straw "Kellys' are playing hide and seek with the weather man these days. =
 Buy A Bond-- 5 The women of this country have a momeptous job ahead of them. They have both promised and threatened a national housekeeping with the advent of suffrage and suffrage is almost here.
 ,= -Buy A Bond
 One reason 2 soldier detests an l. w. w. is because he objects to mak- ing a plaything of the ideas and ideals for which he risked his life.
 -Buy A Bond -
 MISPLACED.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
CALL MlLNER TO PARIS.

Paris. May 9.-(By Havas)-After Paul ,Hymans, head of the Belgian delegation had discussed therights of Belgium in German East Africa, today David Llcyd GGeorge, the British prime minister telegraphed Viscount lMilner, secretary for the colonies, to come to Paris On his arrivel here, questions concerning the east African mandate will be considered again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
A Cool One.

"1 worry so over your shortcomings that my dresses no longer fit me" "Yes, num-" said tie cook. "Ehen I suppose you wouldn't mind giving me one OF o?"-Louisville Courier-Jour- nal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
rwo Nohla Qualities

Innocence in genius and candor .n power are both noble qualities.-Ma- dame de Staek
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
Daily Graphic.
Published by the ADAMS PRINTING co. Issued Every Morning Except Monday Corner Main and Ba raque Streets.
Entered at Postoffice at Pine Bluff, Ark, as Second-class Mail Matter.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10

ARE YOU GulNG TO BUILD? Let me help you plar your new home and build it. w. w. Ritchie contractor and builder. Phone 2442
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
Trees. When They Grow.

'sSs' W"e' IVY 0sVW' springa-head of origine of al! music is the very pleasante sounde which tho trees make when they grow.-Old Eng. lish Tale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10
BACK-PAY.

< Your back pay should be .salted down-try our Real Estate depart ment.
 TAYLOR & co. xReal Estate, Insurance and Loans
 Phones 10SH,1052 Open Saturday nights g o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-10

The Newspaper Enterprise Associa- tions News features are carried ex- clusively by this paper in Pine Bluff. All features including pictures, car toons, maps and special war features are N. E. A. Service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-30
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Mrs. y = Craxin and aauratsr. Mis-
f.rAsy Jane len Yesterday morning
or their nsw home m fori Worth
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'aesi a. the home o. NJ aud Mr. 4. !
tark enroate 10 hiA home
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Arlelts club.
Mrs q n iAuckett sas hostas "a the
.miciila club on Wednesday AFTER.
scon. The usual ara acre spent
sih fanegT~ork a. er Which Mrs
'acke,f ~as assisted hy her daaxh
.r. Mrs Trumbull. in SERVING dell
'loaS rrfreshments - the club mem /.
)eTs there being no special guests
The nev meeting ". he a. the home
u Nrs dell Arrowood
n a y
Thoburn raFsar rame up from
Norman 10 spend te~ days With his
mother. Nn T J n raerari
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Program ano Eiee e'ion o. Officers
The Missionary So, leiy and the ~.
slal clry.ie of the Pro hyierian chuNh
held joint meeting a. the church at
n O'Clock on "Wednesday Al noon
lunch Was served a. fny or more
Iembsrs. after whth program wes
nioyed and she asnuai elccuon ~
Officers was held. The proFram was
A. follows
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manfruuI
Medical Missions in china Miss
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Finance IN Ai.sioas Airs Roy ror-
ter
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Organization daring the coming year
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Armanirout ivstufsr. and Niss I'm
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gate 10 ihe New Ers meeting a. Oh
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F|REMEM T0W0RK'
ON SHORT SHIFT
IF BILL IS LAW.
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.rsmsn n the state y Oklahoma. was
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ma cry and the snaior fnom ihe
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shifts aud II adoples. H. firsmrn ~lll
work nights one month ana dsa the
neat. a. membefs q. the police fefre
ere no~ doing
This system Cor .lre department..
l. nov N uss in many cities ihr'ash
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and shiie ne hour will BE- fehuesd
there will he ONLY third a. many
morc men required foF the depari
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Muskores AMI other places 40 IN "a.
yor of the rropcss~i hill. aco"rdlng ca
menberr of ne Nufhrie department
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