DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
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VOL. VIII. NO. 7.
HUTT1G. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. JUNE 20. 1914.
PRICE, $1 PER YEAR
Commissioner Page's Weekly Letter.
One thing that Arkansas needs
is more open land, developed and
improved. We must have it to
make room for the increased popu
lation we want and expect to f;ave.
Clearing land is hard work, winter
or summer, but in the summer when
it is intensely hot, it takes a man
with pretty good grit to go into the
woods where the leaves are thick
and no breeze stirring and put in a
hard day’s work clearing land. To
clear land is hard labor if you do it
yourself and expensive if you hire
the labor. A good, way is to deaden
the timber a couple of years ahead.
Now is a good time to begin the
work whenever you have a spare
day or two. Deaden everything
that is large enough to deaden.
The bushes and saplings can be
cut down. It is a good idea to hack
the saplings off about two or three
feet from the ground, letting them
fall and hang by the back. The
limbs on the trees will die and fall
first, Some of the trees will then
fall. The grass, weeds, vines and
briers,will come up. In the late
fall after about two years have
elapsed you can set fire to the
whole mass, and most likely will
burn up the most of it. You can
then go in with teams, chains and
canthooks and soon finish up a good
ob of clearing and your land will
be in good condition, as the roots
will be dead and partially rotted.
This is a cheaper method than tak
ing the timber down green. Now 1
am going to tell you a secret about
deadening timber. Make a solution
of arsenic and sal soda. Dissolve
the arsenic at the rate of one pound
to a gallon of water. Put the ar
senic jn the waier, and..heat and
stir until it is dissolved. Tf any of
the water is spilled or evaporated,
replace. Then dissolve the sal
soda at the rate of one pound to a
gallon of water. Then mix the
two solutions. Put the mixture in
a coal oil can or something with a
small spout. Pour a small stream
around the trees deadened where
they were hacked. By this means
you poison them and they die sure
ly and suddenly and begin to rot
clear down into the roots. In a
short time the worms begin work
on them and the trees disappear
much sooner than by the old way.
Besides, it is not necessary to cut
out the chips nor to go so deep in
deadening. Be careful about the
mixture and do not let any stock
get to it, because it is poison, Wash
out the vessels good and do not
pout any of the fluid on the ground
where it will poison stock. You
will find this method valuable in
saving time and money in clearing
land. It is a good icfea to tut in
some new ground every year. It
soon counts up.
The good women need some
helpful suggestions in their work
At this season of the year they are
bothered about moths among the
woolens. Moth balls are a nuisance
in use and a source of annoyance
on the day of ressurrection of the
woolens in the fall. A perfectly
good way to protect woolens
against moths is to get some good
brown domestic and make bags and
put the woolens in these bags.
Then tie or sew the mouth of the
bag so tight a moth can't get in.
If you will sew the bags so well the
moth can't get in through the seam,
he will never bother your woolens,
and you can put them away much
more conveniently instead of re
sorting to the old time methods of
moth balls, cedar chests, etc.
Let the mothers and girls can
all *the surplus fruits and vegeta
bles* It will save many^ dollars.
You can buy home canning outfits
now at from six dollars up to twen
ty five that will can stuff as good
as you can buy in any store. Get
an outfit and try it.
John H. Page.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
One Man's Guide.
A few months past in the wildr
of Canada a young man but recent
ly graduated from Cornell met a
sudden and untimely end. There
was a pathetic side to this life that
must appeal to every human heart
In the morning of his youth, aidec
fcby gracious friends who foresaw
the possibilities ahead of him h<
was able to work his way throug!
ollege and acquit himself, witi
honors. After a few short montl
of usefulness he was cut dow:
with but little opportunity to utiliz'
his talent. He left no name br
hind him for great things accom
plished, but among his effects afte
his demise was found a paper ii
his own handwriting, which bon
the caption "My Guide." Stop bu
a moment, young man. and ponde
what a splendid life this young mar
'had lived, and contemplate whai
possibilities were clipped short by
this untimely end.
After all, if he had lived for years
up to his "Guide" and accomplished
nothing more it were well worth
his while. We heartily commend
the following to our readers’ no
tice:
"It shall be my aim to respect
| my country, my profession and my
self. To be honest and fair with
my fellow men, as I expect them
to be honest and square with me.
To be a loyal citizen of the U. S.
A. To speak of it with praise arid
to act always as a trustworthy cus
' todian of its good name. To be a
i man whose name carries weight
with it wherever it goes.
"To base my expectation of re
ward on a solid foundation of ser
vice rendered: to be willing to pay
th.e Pfice, fif sopcesi^in honest ., ef
fort; to looic upon my work as an
opportunity to be seized with joy
and made the most of and not as a
! painful drudgery to be reluctantly
endured.
“To remember that success lies
1 within myself, and my own brain,
my own ambition, my own courage
, and determinat’on, to expect difTi
! culties and to force my way through
jthem; to turn hard experiences
■ into capital for future struggles.
"To believe in my proposition,
heart and soul; to carry an air of
optimism in the presence of those
1 meet: to dispell ill temper with
cheerfulness: k<II doubt with a
strong conviction and reduce active
friction with an agreeable person
ality.
"To make a study of my busi
ness. to know my p,-ofession in
every detail; to mix brains with my
effoits and use system and method
in my work: to find time to do
every needful thing by never let
ting time find me doing nothing: to
hoard days as a miser hoards dol
lars; to make every hour bring me
dividends, increased knowlenge or
healthful recreation.
To keep my fortune unmort
gaged with debts; to save as well
as earn; to cut off expensive
amusements until 1 can afford
them; to steer clear of dissipation
and to guard my health and body
and peace of mind as a most prec
ious stock in trade.
“Finally, to take a good grip on
the joys of life, to play the game
like a man; to fight against nothing
so hard as against my own weak
| nesses and endeavor to grow in
strength a gentleman— a Christian.
“So 1 may be courteous to men;
" faithful to friends, true to my God,
a fragrance in the path 1 tread.”
Skin Diseasse Cured.
Hunt’s Cure is the name of the
remedy which is absolutely guar
anteed to cure all- forms of skin
disease or the purchase price
promptly refunded. Wonderful re
sults are obtained by us use. curing
cases that would not yield to other
treatment. Ask your druggist. A.
B. Richards Medicine Co., Sher
man, Texas.
ElBfRf BfDf SAYS
A rolling stone gathers no moss,
iut anyway it ke,jps out of other
people’s road.
Some self made men look as if
.hey had been unexpectedly dis
;overed at the job.
Divorce suits keep some lawyers
m clothes.
When you look up to someone
.hey don't of necessity look down
jn you.
A level-headed man is, of course,
evenly ba'a iced.
If you don't know what you want
there is no use trying to get it.
Some folks make fools of them
selves by trying to appear to knew
more than they really do.
By chasing the big things many
little things may escape you—but
in chasing the little ones the big
ones are certain to escape.
The person who tries to please
everyone doesn’t even satisfy him
self.
A woman can be unreasonable
on the most reasonable kind of pre
text.
We sometimes think that maybe
a lot of women want to vote more
because they think men don't want
them to than for any other reason.
There's a right way to do every
thing. but those who hesitate to do
things for fear they are not doing
them the right way aren't going to
get very far.
There are a lot of things to be
righted in the social and political
idate thinks
"God to
do the job.
Anyone who can win the love of
little-children is not wholly bad and
is choosing company that will have
good influence upon him.
Sometimes we are pot apprecia
tive enough of what we do not get.
Down in Central America they
have revolutions instead of presi
dential elections — and find it
cheaper.
When a political party is “in"
too long it gets found out.
A person can't expect to collect
his thoughts unless he has some
out.
During the Spanish - American
war there were 20.000 cases of
typhoid fever, and the fear is fre
quently expressed that the real
danger of an invasion of Mexico
would be from this disease. The
army doctors say otherwise. Since
the Spanish-American war a serum
has been developed which is cred
ited with removing the typhoid
danger almost completely. The
i serum has been employed in the
army since 1909. and now typhoid
fever is not corisider°d a menace in
military activities. In the enroll
ment of 90.000 men in the United
States, the Philippines, China. Por
to Rico and Hawaii, there were but
three cases of typhoid in 1913.
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Don’t llse Calomel.
Those who know always use
S;mmons' Liver Purifier, because
it is just as thorough, but does not
gripe or sicken or cause injury, In
; yellow tin boxes omy. Price 25c.
Tried once, used always.
i Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
one, not in its employ, who will fur
bish information from which any
: oerson shall be convicted of depre
uating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This 1st, day of February. 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
!
I Secy, and Treas
1' V Uv
V f \crs wo:mi knowing *
A cistol so small that it can be
leld in the mouth an i dr charged
vith the teeth is the inventi n of a
oerman artist
Gold-filled teeth have been found
in the jaws of skeletons in the ruins
jf ancient Pompeii.
A farm implement which does
tne work of a plow. disk, harrow
and roller in a single trip over a
held is a recent invention.
If a glass jar refuses to open,
set it down in an inch or two of
hot water. Then the cover will
yield to pressure.
The Panama Canal is lighted
along its entire length with elec
tricity. for lighthouses, buoys, etc.
Among the poorest paid worker;
in the wnolew of Europe are the
Sicilian farm laborers, whose aver
age weekly wage amounts to less
than 50 cents.
The law placing a prohibitive t.a y
on the manufacture and sale in Mo
United States of matt lie:, contain
mg white phosphorus becomes ef
fective July 1.
The smallest bird is a Central
American humming bird, about the
size of a blue bottle tty.
Robt. Baskin K lied.
The remains of Robt. Baskin
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Baskin
living north of Strong, who was
killed at D^ering, Mo., Monday, ar
rived in Strong Thursday afternoon
and interment took place at the
Presbyterian cemetery near tlv
Baskin home that afternoon.
It seems that Robert was having
a fistcuff with another employee
when Woods Foreman Goodwin in
terfered and struck him on the
side of the head with a pump han
dle causing a fracture of the skull
and paralysis from which he dieo
Wednesday in a hospital at Mem
phis, to which he was carried im
mediately after the trouble.
The deceased was well known
here, having been employed here
for several years after attending
school here for two years, and was
an industrious young man liked by
all who knew him.
Woods Foreman Goodwin, the
man who is reported to have caused
his untimely death, was also well
known here, having been employed
here for some time several years
ago by the Wisconsin Lumber Co.
Still Killing.
It still keeps on killing pain, does
Hunt’s Lightning Oil. For year:
it has been used with wonderful
success for rheumatism, neuralgia,
cuts, burns and other hurts. All
druggists sell it in 25c and 50<
bottles.
Care tor Dropsy.
J. H. Dees, of Felsentha). was in
! the other day and gave us the fol
; lowing remedy for dropsy which he
claims has.cured a number of bad
leases to his/ personal knowledge
Following is the recipe: One quart
strong apple vinegar, add 25 new
jeight-pennv nails, as much spool
; elder bark six inches long as you
can grasp between the thumb and
forefinger. Let stand from three
, to five days and take a tablespoon
ful three times a day before meals.
Causes further talk.
Because so many people are tell
ing their experience with Hunt's
Lightning Oil for head aches, rheu
matism. neuralgia, etc., that others
are led to give it a trial and are
convinced immediately of its mer
rits as a pain killer. Are you yet
to be convinced? Ask your drug
gist.
Old papers for sale at this office.
15c per hundred.
WIGHT LEARN FROM DENMARK
Small Country's Success in Agricul
ture Shows the Creat Possibilities
for This Country.
Denmark la a little country. It,
contains only 15,38k square miles and
about 2,ti:)0.00t> people. It lies be
tween the parallels of 55 and 57 de
grees north latitude, or on a par
allel with northern Labrador, south
ern Alaska, and the middle of Hud
son s hay. Vel this tiny kingdom in
1913 exported $ 170.1 IS,000 worlh of
merchandise, of which about $13(1,000
consisted of farm products.
Denmark has achieved this position
in tlie trade w.orid partly because of
the mo t practical system of education
til" yvorld can show, partly as a result
of superb and all pervading co-opera
tion, partly by she->r Hir ri, honesty j
and industry. Jt is probable that the :
natural resources of the Tittle nation!
are not a quarter ns great as those of
(it*1 slate of Michigan. • How large a
population could our country support !
if Danish standards of agriculture!
could he adopted throughout the
United States?
fwiss Furs.
Although Switzerland has a com
paratively important fur industry, tbe
pilverblack fox ip not a: present reared
In captivity in the republic. It Is the i
Intention, however, to start breeding
>n so no of the northern valleys
About H year ago a Pltonk farm was
f 1 rtpft itoar Ftlprrne, put jm pelts
la VP It 'F"i taken nq the ranrilPTq wish
*o 1on—a tlio pnimi'q undisturbed im
tit thpy tv'Oimc mori' thoroughly necli
mated The owners of tliip skunk
farm also contemplate obtaining pomp
bailors from Vaine, as thov bavo
found that in the canton Xtdwaldon
fine-haired martrn pro to bp found.
Fishers, thpy believe, do woll where
pvpt tbp mart on is foiind. Thlp com I
party also raises foxes. Tin"a is a1
Swiss association of furrlors with
i lo-adonartprs at Berne and branch rh
[ pociations In all ibp larger pi tips. Tho
i fur industry is growing: in Switzer
lard and it might pay American ex
j portors to ship breeding animals to
Europe.
„ . The Black Drath.
I Tlii* te t ri bit plague, originating
I somewhere in the East, passed by way
! of Armenia into Asia and thence to
j Egypt' and North Africa. Reaching
! Sicily in 1345, it spread over Italy,
! France and nearly ail of the countries
Europe, Including the British isles.
The mortality was appalling, some
25,000,dOO of people dying from the
dread epidemic. The nature of the
great pestilence has been a matter of
much controversy, but it is generally !
conceded that it was closely related !
to what is known today as the "bu- I
bonic plague.”
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