the home news
Pub|i.hcd COT Friday at McCrory. Art.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
cburiptic. «.M P» Year i- Advance.
Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
ilffice at McCrory, Ark., under
Je Act of March 3, 1879.
Friday. July 27, 1917.
The Village Wise Men.
Every small town has a num
ber of gentlemen who take their
seat of judgment on the goods
box in front of the store and then
proceed to hand down wise say
ings on every known subject af
fecting mankind.
No matter what is started, it
may be a law by the congress, it
may be a new revival meeting,
a new and better way to farm, a
better way to rear children and
protect their health—no matter
what it is, these village oracles
can always tell that the plan
worked out is no good and that
such and such a watf would have
been better.
The training of these wise
men has been very thorough.
There can be no doubt (?) but
that they are all great lawyers,
if it is a question of law that
comes up for discussion, and an
ordinary man who has studied
law and practised it for years
knows nothing in comparison to
the village wise men—why, they
can all tell you a better way to
raise an army than by the selec
tive draft method! If it is a
question of religion and the
church, these village wise men
know more theology than all the
ministers who ever studied in
U1C meoiogicai seminaries ana
have spent years preaching the
gospel and doing good to all
men; if it is a question of farm
ing, these village wise men who
never plowed a furrow, know
more than any demonstrator
that ever graduated from any
university, no matter how many
years of actual farming experi
ence he may have had; if it is a
Question of health, these village
wise men know more than all
the doctors, and they can prove
that disease is sent upon us as a
Punishment, that there is no such
thing as a germ, that flies are
good things to have around, and
that it is much better to pay a
octor bill than to do some sim
P e little thing to prevent the
case of sickness.
these are very wise men!
ey know better how to teach
an the teachers, they can give
Points to the engineers and tell
any road supervisor more about
how to build roads than he ever
dreamed of. It would be as
tounding to relate all the things
they know! Take a day off and
listen to them,» no doubt you
will learn a great deal.
Epworth League Program.
r unowing is me J^pwortn lea
gue program to be rendered July,
29, 1917.
Leader, Grace Clayton.
Subject, ‘ ‘Evangelistic, Educa
tional, Medical, and Industrial
Work in Foreign Missions.”
Scripture-reading, Isaih LXI,
^ .. a
Song, “Throw Out thd® Life
line.”
Roll call, answered by quota
tions from Bible.
Standing repeat: “Go ye into
all the wTorld and preach the
gospel to every creature,” clos
ing with prayer by Mrs. Lark.
Piano Solo—Johnnie Harris.
Evangelistical story, Jonah—
Margarette Hargis.
Medical story, Good Samaritan
—Lois Lark.
Scripture on Education- J. W.
Comer.
Scripture on Industry—Louise
Kyle.
Song, “Let the Lower Lights
Be Burning.’' \
Talk, “Reasons for Evangelis
tical Work on Mission Field.” —
Ruby Hargis.
Talk, “Reasons for Medical
Work on Mission Field. ” — Bess
Roddy.
Song, “Others.”
Talk, “Reasons for Education
al Work on' Mission Field.” —
Miss Ethel Johnson.
Talk, “Reasons for Industrial
Work on Mission Field.” —Bro.
Lark.
Several minute talks on “What
Missionary Has Meant Most to
Me.”
Song, “Onward Christian Sol
diers.”
Benediction.
Warning Order
In the Woodruff Chancery Court
for the Northern District, Sep
tember Term, 1917,
Ada Fletcher, Plaintiff,
vs'.
Joe Fletcher, Defendant.
The defendant, Joe Fletcher,
is warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff,
Ada Fletcher.
L. W. Winfree, Clerk.
Filed July 13, 1917. x 7-13-4t
Dr. J. R. Piercey and family
returned Thursday from a.motor
trip to Prescott and Hope.
Messrs Earle Short, Horace
Chaney, Willis and Jelks Brazil,
Lewis Edwards and Jimmy
Price were among the Augusta
visitors here Thursdav.
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vice has kept pace. It is the factor which
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RIGGS BROTHERS,
McCrory,
Arkansas
Why Go to Colorado?
See the Ozarks First.
Visit your own Mountain Resorts. Scenery just^s beau
tiful as that of Colorado. Have you seen it?* Why not
spend your vacation close at home, at
Eureka Springs, Ark., Heber Springs, Ark.,
Or Armstrong Springs, Ark.
Make your plans now for a trip to either or all of these
popular Resorts. Excellent service via MISSOURI AND
NORTH ARKANSAS RAILROAD, including Cafe-Par
lor-Observation Car on through trains Nos. 1 and 2.
Connection with
Rock Island at Wheatley, Cotton Plant and Searcy, Ark.
Cotton Belt at Fargo, Ark.
Iron Mountain at Helena and Kensett, Ark.
For further particulars write or call on
J. C. MURRAY, General Passenger Agent M. & N. A.
R. R., Harrison, Ark.
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Junior League
Following is the program for
the Junior League, which will be
rendered July 29 at 5 p. m.:
Subject—“A threefold Vic
tory. ’ *
Piano Solo.—Lena Cullum.
Song, “Scatter Seeds of Kind-,
ness.”
Bible lesson, Judges VI —Mary
Lark.
The Angel and Gideon—Sarah
Neely and Lou Alice Jernigan.
Bible verses.
Judges VI, 25-27, Abner
Smith.
Judges VI, 34-35, Willie An
derson.
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Judges VII, 2-7, Harris
Shearer.
“A Brave Woman”-Eloise
Raymond.
‘ ‘The Student Volunteer
Movement”—Lillian Simmons.
“Some Ways We Can Help”
Ruth Piercey.
Song—‘‘Onward Christian Sol
diers.
Benediction.
Miss Ruth Anderson returned
Tuesday from a several days stay
in Hot Springs.
For Monuments and Tomb
stones see or write W. N. Dune
hew, McCrory, Ark. The war
has not advanced our prices.