DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. X. NO. 34
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 23 1916
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
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w> BETTER I TOiiVi HINTS, it*
HAMS AS GOOD AS VIRGINIAN#.
“How to Cure, Smoke and Keep
Hams, Shoulders and Bacon,” a
bulletin recently published by th>
Extension Division of the Univer
sity of Arkansas and written bv
Major Lawrence Foot, sp’ecia
agent in Marketing, is attracting
a great deal of attenthn at this
time among the farmers of the
state. In this bulletin both tl.
dry salt and the sugar cure metn
nds for curing meat are describe;
In discussing curing >1 r, at n
the farm. M-j >r Fo ‘
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kansas farmers can rridk- anj run
hams and bacon just as good ;;.o
the Virginians if th-y will use a
little care and precaution."
"1 believe three to foui weeks is
too long a time in salt for up-to
date 'sagur-cured' breakfast bacon,
say 1 inch to 1 '<> inches in thick
ness, 6 to 8 inches in width and 1 5
to 1 8 inches long. No doubt it is
right for heavy bacon. I would
recommend the following for
breakfast bacon: To every 100
pounds of salt, add 20 pounds of
granulated white cane sugar (not
beet sugar) and 1 ' + pounds of salt
peter, mix all thoroughly, dampen
the top side (not the skin side >
lightly with water by using a whisk
broom dipped in water, then rub in
by hand the top part with above
mixture hard, as also edges and
ends. Sprinkle bottom of box with
the mixture, lay in the pieces that
is rubbed, skin down, and sprinkle
with the salt mixture, giving a light
coating f- ton then another, and
" so on "Every seven days from the
day you packed, overhaul all, rub
each piece again and resalt with
the same mixture lightly each sev
en days. The bacon that is 1 inch
thick should remain in mixture 15
days. The bacon that is 1 !-fe
inches thick should remain in mix
ture 22 days.
Then take out. wasn morougmy.
hang in smokehouse 24 hours to
drain, and smoke to a light chest
nut color.”
Farmers desiring a copv of the
bulletin written by Major Foot
should write the Extension Divis
ion, Little Rock.
DESTROY THE CORN WEEVIL.
With corn at its present, Arkan
sas farmers cannot afford to let
the corn weevil destroy the grain
which they have on hand. The
corn weevil will injure enough corn
each month from now on to de
crease the price about 5 cents a
bushel, says Geo. G. Becker, en
tomologist with the University of
Arkansas. Corn that is still in the
husk will be injured the most since
the husks offer protection to the
weevil. The corn weevils do their
greatest damage to seed corn.
They eat the grain and enough of
‘the stored food in the ke-nel to
make impossible a healthy plant on
sprouting. It will pay to fumigaL
badly infested corn and everyone
should take care of their seed corn
• immediately. Corn to be fumi
gated must be put in a tight bir, or
barrel and carbon bisulphide at the
rate of about 2 to 5 pounds of
liquid for each 1,000 cubic feet
should be placed in a shallow dish
or poured over the corn. 1 he
fumes are heavier than the air and
will settle. After the grain is fu
migated it should be kept covered
to keep out other weevils. Carbon
bisulphide can be bought at any
drug store. It is a yellowish, oily
liquid, evaporate readily and is in
flamable; avoid using lighted pipes
or lanterns around bin where fumi
gation is going on. For further
details write to the Extension Di
vision. Fayetteville.
RAISE COTTON BUT FEED YOURSELF.
We are helping the business men
! of Arkansas push a second profita
| b e farming campaign because we
realize that even with the high
price of cotton if the farmers of the
state do not feed themselves arid
have to pay a proportionate high
price for the food and feed they
use on their farms they are not
really getting anywhere, savs W.
G. Lassetter. acting director of the
Extension Division. Raise all the
cotton you can but feed yourssll
and save your cotton money, is the
advice given to the farmers by tht
men behind this movement. Ev
er, farmer who makes his living at
nome and is independent of these
high prices and uses his cotto’
money to buy better machinery.
ca'Oe and home comf rts will soor
find himself independent: however,
if he has to spend nearly every
thing he makes to buy food anr
Ded arid to oroduee the cottor
crop every rear he will not save j
much, regirdless of whether cot-j
ton js worth 1 0 cents or 20 cents. (
Fifty years of experience has prov- !
en to a number of farmers md bus !
mess men ol Arkansas tnat .- *... pi y
swapping dollars with the farmers I
from the North does not get us
anywhere. It is true that we are
handling' more money than ever
before but that does not mean that
we are going to save more if we
buy our own food and feed at the
present high prices. There is a j
wave of prosperity in the state i
right now because some farmers
have more money than they ever
had. but many do not realize it is
going to cost a great deal more
than ever to carry them until the
next cotton crop is made; conse
quently, they are spending much of
the money which they ought to
| save for that purpose. A great
many of our farmers will be asking
for credit again very soon. When
pork can be produced for 5 cents a
pound, why should the farmers of
Arkansas pay the packers 20 certs I
to 35 cents for the same meat
when it is dressed and cured?!
Why should our^eopie be paying
$5.50 per 100 pounds for Hourj
when we can raise enough wheat j
on every farm to supply the family j
need? Let us raise our own feed
and food, save our cotton money |
and spend our surp'us in making
better homes and educating the
children.
To get the news read The New
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars P.e
waru tor any cast- of Catarrh that can
not he cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Hall's Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-five years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex
pelling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Hall's Catarrh
Cure for a short time you will Etc a
great improvement in your genera!
health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid of catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Circle Elect Officers.
At a special meeting of Sweet
: Bay Circle No. 145, W. G.. held
Wednesday night the following of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year and will be installed in joint
j installation with Sweet Bay Camp
No. 411, W. O. W.. on the first
Saturday night in January:
Guardain Mrs. E. S. Etheridge.
Advisor—Mrs. E. N. Collett.
Clerk Mrs. Mrs. J. C. Bridges.
Banker - Mrs. C. A. McCormick.
Chaplain Mrs. W. J. Jeffus.
Attendant Mrs. J. C. Phillips.
Assistant Attendant—Mrs. W. J.
Gulledge.
Inner Sentinel—Mrs. R. L. Can
terberry.
Outer Sentinel Mrs. W. R.
Dickerson.
Managers Mrs. M. L. Phillips.
Mrs N. H. Knox and Mrs. L. T.
Wood. _
Tell us the news for the News
Suicide Oddities.
An insurance publication called
! the Spectator has been gathering;
suicide statistics of the leading
cities of the United States. The
figures offer plenty of provocation
for thought. j
From a general summary, we
learn the surprising fact that the
most people kill themselves in the
merry month of June and the few
est in the cold and gloomy month
of January. Also that there are
far more suicides in the new. fresh
hopeful West tnan in the effete anc
oresumabiy despairing East. The
most suicidal state in the Union
you'd never suspett it—is Califor
nia, that paradise where the sun
always shines, aid every man is
. opposed to have a chance.
The bad sho//i ig of California in
this particular is almost incredible
3an Francisco, Sacramento and
s .n Diego have the highest suicide
r^tes of the 100 cities investi
gated. In San Diego 63.3 people
Kill themselves in a year per 100,
000 population. In contra- t, we
have such rates as 9.2 for Tren
ton. N. J.. 5.4 for Auourn, N. Y., 4
for Augusta, Ga.. and 3.1 for Holy
oke. Mass. In the eastern and [
southern states generally the sui
cide rate is almost exactly half that
of the Pacific coast states.
Here are other curious facts:
Three times as many men kill
themselves as women. Most male j
suicide occur in the life-decade!
from 45 to 55. most female suicide)
in the decade from 25 to 35. More
people kill themselves in pleasure
resorts than elsewhere.
Sometime a philosopher may
arise to explain all these seemm"
contradictions. To the ordinary
mortal they’re inexplicable.
No Paper Next Week.
In order that the News force
may enjoy the holidays along with
the rest of the folks, there will be
no paper issued from this office
next week. We want to take the
opportunity here to wish all our'
subscribers and job patrons "A j
Merry Christmas and Happy New !
Y ear."
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The Man With A Big Income.
The most obvious result of the
war munition and supply business
is the great increase in wealth of a
comparatively small number of
people. The income tax returns
show that the number of incomes
between $50,000 and $500,000
have doubled during tne past year.
The receipts from incomes of $20,
000 to $50,000 have increased
50 per cent.
New evidences of luxury are to
be seen on every hand. All over
the country great lavish hole's are
filled to overflowing. The food
and lodging may not ^ be much su
perior. but the stamp of style is
found everywhere from the sky
parlor to the bootblack. The most
expensive motor cars are selling
more freely than ever before.
Millions of money are being made
and a new race of multi-million
aires infest the land.
What are these newly rich neo
p'e going to do with their money?
'They will build palaces oy the sea
and in the mountains, hewing roads
out of rock and creating great
monuments to their superfluity.
It will all employ a great deal of
labor at excellent figures, and
make it difficult for ordinary people
to get work done. But all the
money will find its way eventually
into the hands of the common peo
ple.
The new rich m^n does not usu
ally spend his money wisely. Hav
ing suffered from limited means all
his life, he rebounds to extremes of
foolish lavishness, where the man
who inherits wealth would use it
with less display. The sight of
! money being thrown away tends
| to increase class bitterness.
The man with a new fortune
! should not consirl-r it wholly his
j own. He should 'nog at it in
! part as the creat'O' • nL
economic system, as son;' »
made possible bv our favo-ai:
cial and educational instLiJti'.ns.
by the faitnful labor of his subordi
lates. He should feel his indebt
edness to the community in wnicn
his money is made. Let him give
iiberaily of his new golden store for
oublio causes ar.d private charity,
and he will have done much to es
tablish it cn a stable foundation.
KUB OUT PAIN
with good oil liniment. That's
the surest way to stop them, j
The best rubbing liniment is j
Good for the A ilments of
Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Qood for your own A rhes.
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
Cuts, Burns, Etc.
25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers.
SIMPLY WOULDN'T SCRUS OUT
As It Happened. There Was a Reason
Why Dark Spot Was Impervious !
to Soap and Water.
It is just as well there has been no
particular outcry against extravagance
iu the use of scrubbing brushes, else
one good lady would have ' aught it."
I She was swilling the tings whilst ,\\o
| of the neighbors stood neap keeping
I up a eon *■ union. Till* was so in
teresting fl" t neb her of theot noticed
anything particular when the lad.v <»f
the broom. after using it pretty free-!
!y in n particular place, put it on one j
side oral fetched a scrubbing brush
and soap. Down she went on tier
knees, ar.d gave the refractory pave
ment it good scrub ami n swill.
"Well,” she exclaimed. “1 can't tell
what's the matter with this flag. I've
broomed it and scrubbed it. and there's:
a dark patch still that I can't get off.
•lust have a look.-'
Thus addressed, her neighbor bent i
nearer, but the dark patch moved also, i
It was the shadow of her head that
the industrious lady had been trying
to wash away.—London Tit-liits.
Relax Resolutely.
Be alone some time twit day and
suffer motion to yield to meditation,
l.earn to speak seldom at.d slowly.
When you rend hooks omit the sen
national novel of the present day ami
relax with Emerson, Carlyle. Whit-'
ma t. Ti.oreau, Confucius, Epictetus, I
Marcus Aurelius. And prefer old-fash- j
ioned music to the ragtime of the ]
modern culm ret. The chant of the!
cathedral organ is a clear invitation
to repose. Take long walks when lii te
is abundant. Make friends w ith night; i
commune with the stars. let them!
soothe away your cares.
Develop your will and dominate
your wishes. Think great, thoughts
and sweep away tri'les. Plan a daily
schedule with the right baths, foods
and exercises to keep your nerves
ready, strong. Leave the "nerve
tonic” sold it. it bottle strictly alone,
as it merely tones up the pocket nerve
ttf the maker. Test the regenerating
power of slow, calm, deep rhythmic
breathing as a life habit. Experience
tlie wonderful results on the nervous
system of the air. light, sun and earth
baths, now so popular in Europe. E,
E. Purinton, in the New York Inde
pendent.
Peacock Royal Feast.
Peacock was a vert cost)) and fa
vorite dish with royalty in days gone
by. Whether the birds were reared on
the royal premises or bought from the
local peaeoekmotiger is not recorded,
but tilt* fact remains they figured tn
the menu.
The lord was skinned bodily, leaving
the feathers and head intact, it was
then stuffed and roasted a htselotts
itrown, and the skin and head, with the
comb nicely gilded, were replaced, and
the di>h sent i:. to table. Of course, it
had to be “undressed” before carving.
When knights met to have a thud
carouse I efore depart!• g eu some new
quest or endeavor, it was alw.its pea
cock “on” for “the game item. If there
was it special fair dame they wanted
to gull into believing that it was for
her sweet sake they were om fin fresh
adventures, 11 was over the b«. t_. >t ibe
peacock that any sweu.i on liei oeituif
were sworn.
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7our Protection
When the winter days of life: come and old age takes
away y >ur earning power, what protaction will you have?
Your wants then will be as great as they are now. and per
haps greater, for old age is usually accompanied by sickness
If you live up all your earnings now. what will you
do when your pay day comes no more? It would not be a
p'easant thing to live off the charity of strangers or even
the help of friends, so the best plan would be to provide
now for a comfortable old age by saving and banking some
part of everything you earn
G ;t into the banking habit. Your bank account will
not only provide protection for your old age. but will prove
a great help to you now by enabling you to take advantage
of your good onportunities as they come. Provide protec
tion for yourself and family by starting an account at this
bank and determining to add to it regularly. We will help
you save.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS
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Charge Accounts Solicited. Plain Figure Prices.
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Everybody knows that mileage is the
Supreme Test of an Automobile Tire. For
the same reason the Supreme Test of “Saw
Test" "Is Yearage."
There you have the reason for its tre
mendous popularity. As a rule people know
furniture when they use it. The outside ap
pearance is not always indicative of inside
I worth. 1 tie oniy exception to this rule that
we know of is the “Saw Test.” Because
everyore who has used it will tell you that
it is every bit as good as it looks. You
don't buy “Saw Test" Furniture on faith.
No siree! You buy it with the positive cer
tainty that it will look up to its appearance
as long as it lasts. That will be for sever
al generations.
We are strong on Rugs and Draperies.
Especially the newer designs. Those that
have so much snap and beauty. They will
make your home a most enjoyable place.
The
MONROE FURNITURE CO.
ltd.
1 2-i3d Mortli Second St.
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freight Pd!rt on 411 Orders Over $10.00
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