NEARLY TEN BILLION
FRATERNAL INSURANCE
Enormous Growth of Fraternal
Insurance Shown in Statistics
Recently Compiled.
Statistics prepared by the
Fraternal Monitor for Jan. 1,
1916, show a grand total of
$9,443,671,501 fraternal in
surance in force in the United
States.
The total income of the vari
ous orders and societies for 1915
was $142,555,580, and the to
tal disbursements were $109,
459,216.
During fhe year there were
960,735 new members admitted
in 119,996 lodges.
There has been a total of
$2,058,312,537 paid in benefits
since the organization, with an
additional $568,895,218 paid
by social organizations.
The total membership in fra
ternal insurance organizations
in the United States is given as
8,573,739
The assets of the organiza
tions are 264,068,045.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
The following is a list of let
ters remaining in this office un
called for May 1, 1916.
Miss Bonnie Kent
James Lewis, carpenter
Mrs. Jim Litchfield
Mrs. Neals Magness
Rev. J. Malone 2
R. C. Raney.
George Pierce
W. B. Snekler
If not called for in 30 days
will be sent to the dead letter
office, Washington, D. C.
J. T. THARP, P. M.
TO GATHER DATA ON
WHITE RIVER TRAFFIC
Cotter. May 1.—Prepara
tions are being made here and
at other points along the White
river to gather data on the re
sources and tonnage of the up
per White river, to lay before
engineers when they arrive to
resurvey the river to determine
the advisability of completing
the lock and dam system. The
White River Development As
sociaiton is urging the comple
tion of the system. A dam .just
below the mouth of Buffalo
river will make the White nav-i
igable to the Mississippi.
For Sale.—Four acres of land
nd good four room house in
orth part of town. Splendid
Toung orchard. Will take first
ayment in young stock and
nake easy terms on balance,
-lewark Real Estate Co.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Thief Secures Good Supply of
Bacon From Smokhouse at
Mrs. Magness Residence.
Unkown parties entered Mrs.
M a ry M a gn e ss ’ smo k eh o u se
Saturday night and stole a
quantity of meat, includingtwo
large hams and four middlings.
The thief effected an en
trance by unlocking the lock on
the door, and it seems that he
was well supplied with keys,
as there wore two locks on the
door and it is said that both
were locked. One of the locks
is an ordinary door lock, such
as is usually used on residences,
and in addition to this the
smokehouse door was fastened
with a chain which was locked
with a padlock.
Early Sunday morning when
the theft was discovered, Sher
iff ,1. F. McCuiston of Newport
was requested to bring his
bloodhounds. He and Deputy
Hastings came up in a car, ar
riving here about 10 o’clock
with the hounds. The dogs im
mediately took up the trail at
the smokehouse and followed
it to the residence of Osery j
Powell. A search warrant was
secured and Powell’s house and
premises were searched by the
officers but nothing wasfound.
No other clews have devel
oped and it very probable that
the identity of the guilty par-1
ties will never be known.
A “MERRACLE” INDEED
Deacon Ephraim Core was
on his way home in Nottoway
County, Virginia, one beautiful
Sunday morning, when Squire i
Allen stopped him.
“Well, Uncle Eph,” he said,,
“what was the sermon about
today?”
“All about a merracle.M arse
John,” the old darkey answer
ed. “I ain’ never beam befo’ ob
such a merracle—dee 12 er
postles eutin’ five thousan’j
loaves an’ three thousan’ fish
es !”
“But that isn't quite right.”
the squire began. “The real
miracle—”
“’Scuse me, Marse John,”
interrupted the old man. “but
dat's jes’ ezackly whutthemer
raele wuz—de merracle wuz
dat dey didn’t bust.”—Ex.
RESIDENCE FOR SALE
Good six room frame resi
dence, with hall, two porches
good well of water, smoke
house and barn. Convenient
to business part of town. Will
sell cheap. Newark Real Es
tate Company^
HELP! HELP!
Help will be needed in this community
to work at the Canning Factory and gath
er tomatoes.
We lack only a few acres having suffi
cient tomatoes contracted for and can take
only a few more contracts. Better hurry
if you want in on a good thing.
Now let’s get busy with the planting
and cultivation. Be honest and give the
tomatoes the same attention you give cot
ton or any other crop and you will be
over whelmingly satisfied with results.
We have plants to furnish those who
have not arranged for plants or seed.
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DON’T FORGET THE
GARDEN
Don’t forget that the garden
pays a better rent than any oth
er spot on the farm. Keep a
nice mulch and never let the
weeds get ahead. Plant long
rows and don’t make beds.
Plant carrots, eollards, egg
plant, kohl rabi, okra, squash,
pump kins,sweet corn,tomatoes,
turnips, beets, and stick in po
tatoes in every waste corner
andpatch, and sweet potatoes
for folks and pigs. Keep on
planting and hoeing.
TIMELY BULLETINS
Arkansas farmers should
write to the Director Agricul
tural Extension Service, Old
State House, Little Rock, for
bulletins on subjects ofinterest.
The following are timely and
will be sent free: Spraying
manual, Cowpeas, Soy Beans,
Sweet Potatoes, Care of Food
in the Home, Houseflies, Can
ning Peaches,Homemade Silos,
Silage and Its Uses, Home Gar
dens in the South. Care of the
Baby.
PRO PE R CULTIVATION
'['he progressive farmer will
observe three rules in cultivat
ing corn and cotton: (1) Cul
tivate early, preferably with
the section harrow; (2) Prac
tice surface cultivation, all the
time, and (3) Keep on cultivat
ing atfer most people have quit.
One farmer who got 60 bushels
of corn per acre last summer
wrote that he went over his
field after (he corn was plant
ed eleven times, three harrow
ings, and eight surface cultiva
tions.
MORE ABOUT SILOS
Do and don’t. A farmer with f
fewer than six head of cattle
can hardly afford to build even |
;t $ 10 silo. A farmer with from
four to six cows and from six
to twelve young stuff cannot
ifford to be without one if j
■nough neighbors will join to
gether to buy a goodsilage cut
ter. A small silage cutter is a
nuisance and hard on a good
man’s religion.Send to Director
Extension Service, Fayetteville
or Little Rock, for bulletins on
Homemade Silos and for infor
mation about cutters. Sorghum
makes fine silage and gives
more tonnage than corn.
PEAS, BEANS, PEANUTS
Every acre of corn in Arkan
sas should have peas, beans, or
peanuts planted between the
rows this summer. We must
build up our soil. One county
agent reporst that nine-tenths
of the corn in his county will
have either peas, soy beans,
velvet beans or peanuts be
tween the rows. Why not make
it unanimous? Better make
sure of seed. This plan will not
■ only build up soil but the pig
| can do much of the harvesting
I and with the corn get a well
; balanced feed.
T EACH E RS’ INST ITU T ES
Farmers should insist that
their local teachers attend the
teachers’ institutes in June.The
teacher has a great work and
a great responsibility, and at
the teachers’ institute new idea.
may be gained and new inspir
ation for the work. The Exten
sion Division of the University
of Arkansas and U. S. Dept, oi
Agriculture will probably have
a speaker at every institute am!
many county agents will give
lectures at the local institute
All this will mean that agricul
ture will be emphasized at all
institutes and hence be bettei
taught in the rural schools nexl
year.
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Trade with the merchants
who advertise in The Journal.
federal aid for
SYSTEM GOOD ROADS
Bill Now Before Congress For
System of Interstate High
ways Meets With Favor
Washington, May 3. Fro
| vision for an investigation and
report to Congress of a prolim
! inary plan for a system of na
tional highways by the Corps
i of Engineers ol the army ns
made in a joint bill now pend
ing before the Senate and House
I Committees on MilitaryAtlaiis.
The bill was introduced in the
Senate by Senator John A.
Shields ofTennessee and in the
House by by Representative J.
H. Small of North ( arolina.
Ill particular this bill enu>ou-|
ies the principle of having con
ducted a scientific investigation
and survey of the highwav
routes upon which tedeial
funds are to be expended be
fore the work of construction
is begun. It seeks, it is said, to
prevent the hit or miss building
of roads by the Federal Gov
ernment which are located,
not by expert surveys, but by
local political influence—roads
which begin anywhere within a
State and end nowhere in par
ticular. The danger of having
Federal funds for good roads
expended in such fashion has
already caused the dangerous
cry of “pork" to be raised in
Congress when the good roads
appropriation bills were under
discussion.
Under the terms of the
Shields-Small bill, the Federal
Government would devote its
funds and energies solely to
the construction of main or
trunk-line highway units con
necting and correlating the
highway systems within the
States. Instead of providing
funds to pay a part of the
State’s bills on State roads, the
Federal Government would
take over, so build and main
tain entirely, certain of the
principal highways.That would
relieve the States of a consid
erable part of their present bur
den and would allow them to
devote mo'-e money to the
building of more miles of
good roads radiating from the
State highways, while town
ships or individuals would build
good roads feeding the county
Why those Pains ?
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Here is a testimonial unsolicited
“If I hod my will it would
be advertised on every street
corner. The man or woman
that has rheumatism and fails
to keep and use Sloan s Lini
ment is like a drowning man
refusing a rope. -A. - ■ an
Dyke, Lake^i'ooJ, N. J•
Sloan’s
highways.Thus the entire coun
try would be woven together
by a network of highways each
system feeding the other, as is
done by the railways.
The Shields-Small bill was
drawn by Hon. Cyrus Kehr, of
Knoxville, Tenn., a member of
the National HighwaysAssocia-;
tion, in co-operation with Sen
jator Shields. Representative
Small, and * ngineer officers on
duty at the War Department.
It has been approved by the
War Department. While the
: bill embodies two of the prin
ciples to]' which the National
Highways Association has con
tended in its Good Roads cam
paign. it is not particularly sup
ported by the Association which
thus far has (let its support to
principles only and not to any
particular piece of legislation.
That this effort to have Con
gress provide a preliminary
highway plan prepared accord
ing to recognized principles ot
engineering and to provide tor
federal interstate highways be
fore federal funds are spent,
marks the trend of sentiment
upon this subject here is indi
cated in the debates uponGood
Road measures which have re
cently occurred in Congress.In
the d< bate upon the Bankhead
bill. Senator George W. Nor
ris. of Nebraska, said :
“1 think the contribution of
the Federal Government ought
not go to all of the roads in the
country. It ought to he confin
ed to a system of interstate
highways.”
This idea of restricting the
federal participation in high
way construction to a system
of main interstate trunk-lines
to be located by an expert sur
vey is now supported by the
representation of many States
and many Congressional Dis
tricts. The opinion is growing
that in this way such federal
funds as are devoted to good
roads construction willbespent
toward a definite object, the
highest economic results will
be realized and the movement
will be saved from condemna
tion by the public on the
ground that it is “pork” legis
lation.
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SHIP ELEVEN CARS
BERRIES IN ONE DAY
Judsonia. May 2. 1'he Jud
. sonia Fruit and Vegetable As
sociation shipped 11 cars of
strawberries Monday.Rain pre
vented many pickers from
working, but it is estimated
that o.ouo are employed. It is
expected that 25 or 20 cars will
be shipped next Monday.
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Trade with the merchants
vho advertise in The Journal.
Newspaper Advertisinq
will show you the reel
road to business success
Newspaper advertising will make your business what
you have hoped it would be. You have often wished for a
bigger business more customers. Newspaper advertising
w ill show you the real opportunity for making your business
your idea of success.
Success in your business means more trade and more
customers.
lo successfully make your business a success you must
create new customers.
To create new customers you must ADVERTISE the
fact that you are in business and want the people’s trade.
For Reaching the People Who Have Both
the Means and Inclination to Buy, There
is no Medium More Effective Than
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