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received. If the profits from
these shipments continue to b
in the future what they have
been in the past, one hog will
more than pay the dues for
one year.
Think this over and let us
have your membership.
AN APPRECIATION
The County Agent can se
cure no greater assistance
than that which is cheerfully
and gladly rendered by the
editors of the three Indepen
dence County papers. In
these days we should, more
than ever before, try to ren
der every service possible to
the people of the county. To
do this, practical information
must be placed in every farm
home.
This can be done most
quickly through the columns
of the local papers. It would
take several months to visit
every home in the county; it
would take several days even
to telephone every farmer in
the county. The local papers,
however, reach every home in
a few hours.
When hog cholera or some
other animal disease breaks
out in the county, the local
press offers an immediate
means of sending out a warn
ing to the farmers and for
furnishing such advice and
instructions as may be neces
sary. The need of harvesting
seed corn before it freezes;
of properly storing it and
testing it; the wisdom of
treating oats for smut; the
best way of combating insect
pests; the care of farm ma
chinery—these and many
other matters can be present
ed through the local press in
a manner that will make the
articles of great importance
to the readers.
More than anything else
they enable the county agent
to many times increase the re
sults of his work, and we
have been quick to take ad
vantage of the opportunity,
as the efficiency of a county
agent increases in proportion
to the number of people he is
able to reach and help.
Our thanks to the Record,
Guard, and Journal.
WHITE LEGHORN ROOST
ER EXCHANGE
The men who exchanged
some of their White Leghorn
roosters Saturday, May 21
still have some that were not
taken and have agreed L
bring them in again Saturday
June 11. The exchange will
be as before: one Full Blood
White Leghorn Rooster for
one full grown hen of any
breed or grade just so she is
in good condition for market.
Bring in the hen and take
your choice of the roosters.
CLUB MEETINGS
The County Agent met with
the clubs at Magness and
Cushman last week. Pro
grams of six numbers were
rendered by the club members
and enjoyed by all present.
The next meetings will be
Magness June 9th and Cush
man June 10. All members
are requested to be present.
J. B. DANIELS,
County Agent.
KILLS POTATO BUGS
A reader of the Journal has
given us the following remedy
for getting rid of potato bugs
which he says will sure kill
them, and we are passing it
on to our readers:
He says to take the small
limbs of cedar trees and the
twigs and place them in a ket
tel or some container cover
them in water, let the water
boil for several minutes, then
take the liquid after it has cool
ed and sprinkle over the potato
vines as you would any other
preparation for killing these
pests and the home-made rem
edy will sure kill the bugs.
MORE MEN THAN
WOMEN IN ARKANSAS
The male sex in the state
of Arkansas, according to cen
sus, outnumbers the female
in the ratio of 104.5 to 100.
In the total population 21 years
of age and over, the ratio is
108.9 to 100. In the total white
popullation of all ages the ratio
of males to 100 females is
105.9 and the total negro popu
lation it is 100.7.
In the cities males are in
a minority, the number of
males per 100 females being
96.9 while in the rural popula
tion there are 106 males to 100
females. This difference sug
gests that the opportunities for
employment in the cities at
tract from the country rela
tively more women than men.
HOME COMING DAY
ARE YOU COMING?
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Are you coming to the ser
vices at the Baptist church of
Newark Friday evening, Sat
urday evening, Sunday morn
ing and evening? There is
a cordial welcome, and a
laithful band awaiting your
coming.
Each member is wanted, es
pecially at the Eleven o’clock
service Sunday, to consider.
“Hew May I Feed My
Church?”
Bible lesson Friday even
ing, scripture, Galations, third
i chapter.
Saturday, 7:45 p. m. Text,
Matthew, 8:26, Theme, “Little
Faith of the Disciples on Sea.”
Sunday, 11:00 a. m. Acts,
20:28, Theme, “Feeding the
Church of God.”
Sunday, 7:45 p. m. Proverbs
23:23. Theme, “Buying and
selling the Truth.”
J. A. WILLIAMS, Pastor.
SENTIMENT FOR GOOD ROADS
Governors of Twenty-Two Western
States Petition for Increased An
nual Appropriation.
If the pnssage of the Townsend bill
depended on the support from Western
states the measure calling for a na
tional system of highways would be
come law by an overwhelming major
ity, says a representative of a large
rubber concern.
At Salt Lake City recently governors
of 22 states signed a petition, which will
be forwarded to congress, to Increase
Immensely the annual appropriation
for road-building, to be expended dur
ing the next five years.
While the Townsend bill asks for
$425,000,000, their petition calls for a
billion dollars. The Western gover
nors not only Indorse the bill ns men,
but as governors of their respective
states. This action reflects plainly
what the West thinks of the necessity
of highways and furnishes an influ
ence which cannot bp overlooked. The
West has gnne on record as being will
ing to stand its share of the cost
of a system of nationally administered
roads, and the share will be a big
one.
RURAL ROADS NOT IMPROVED
Not More Than One-Fourth of 1 Per
Cent of Nation’s Floads Suitable
for Motor Traffic.
Official figures show that, there are
In the Uniter! States approximately 2,
500,000 miles of rural roads of which
12 per cent are classed as improved.
Iiond engineers, however, estimate that
no more than one-fourth of 1 per cent
>f the nation's roads are suitable for
motortruck traffic. More than 6,000,
000 motor vehicles are now using the
highways, and of this number about
500,000 are trucks varying from less’
than a ton capacity to vehicles capa
ble of hauling five to seventeen loads.
The most conspicuous example of
anything approaching the efficiency of
a national thoroughfare in the United
States is the Lincoln highway. Or
ganized as a private enterprise six
years ago, to stimulate good-road
building, the officers of the association
have raised several million dollars by
private subscription and have stimu
lated the improvement of many sec
tions of the highway by the states and
counties through which it passes.
DUMB HERO ON CASUALTY LIST
Old Red Cross Army Mule the Only
Animal That Was Accorded the
Distinction.
Dumb animals fought, bled and died
for tlie United States, writes J. W.
Rixey Smith In the Home Sector, and
only one lonely army mule, attached
to the Twenty-seventh division for
duty, was honored with a place on the
casualty list.
The ex-soldier'e magazine says:
"Many men of the Twepty-seventh di
vision will never forget the old Red
Cross mule who, so far as is known,
accounted for the only casualty accred
ited to our animals in the war. Many
a time the old woruout beast faithful
ly plied his way right up to the front
lines with chewing gum and chocolate
and cigarettes. Once, In some manner,
he went too far, found himself in the
thick of the fighting, got himself prop
erly excited und—there are witnesses
to attest It—kicked a Roche Into
oblivion. And the luck that had been
with him stuck, for he came safely
back to the American lines.
The faithful messenger dogs at
tached to liaison service to the Seven
ty-seventh division will always be re
membered kindly by their Yankee
friends. Will members of Rattery B,
One Hundred Thirteenth field artillery,
ever forget Billy, the little pony pris
oner taken from the enemy, which,
though cleverly smuggled aboard ship,
they were forced just before landing
to relinquish and see put on route for
France again? Certainly no one who
was ever at St. Pierre des Corps has
forgotten Miss Jenny Ilohenzollern,
the fastidious pet monkey who, among
other things, ate a box of C. C. pills
and chewed to pulp a whole fodder of
Important papers. Nearly half of the
6,000 pigeons remaining in the A. E.
F. at the time of the armistice, when
put up at auction were hid in by their
khakled attendants, and in one way
or another got hack to their native
WENT TO HEAVEN IN AUTO
Novelty in Burning of Effigy of Ma
chine at the Grave of Wealthy
Chinaman.
It Is the custom of the Chinese to
burn various kinds of effigies at the
funeral ceremonies of the rich, and
the more wealthy the departed the
more elaborate the figures burned over
Ills grava. These effigies represent
every manner of thing, such as human
figures, horses, sedan chairs, tables
loaded with money, etc.
At the funeral of a Mr. LI, who
cled a short tune ago In Tientsin,
and who was a very wealthy man,
the bereaved family autdid themselves,
and made an Imitation of the deceased
gentleman's automobile, to be burned
at his grave. The effigy was made
entirely of strong Chinese paper
stretched on bamboo frames. The car
was complete In every detail, the ped
als accurately placed, and all made of
paper and bamboo.
The Interior of the car was also
accurate In detail, being carefully up
holstered In paper. The car was car
ried about three miles through crowded
streets to the graveside, where a
match was applied, and It was con
sumed in a few minutes.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
The Independence County
Teachers Institute will be in
session next week, beginning
Monday June 6th. It is ex
pected that every teacher in
the county will enroll.
The Directors of the coun
ty schools are especially invit
ed to visit with us any time
they might be in town. It
would be a good time to get
better acquainted with the
teaching force of the county.
W. T. JERNIPAN,
Superintender
Mrs. Whitaker of the Tuck
er man neighborhood spent a
few days here this week visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Crcwejl
J. T. Rutlege who was injur
ed at the gravel pit two weeks
ago, is still confined to his bed
and will probably not be able
to get out for some time yet_
All Confederate soldiers are
reqested to meet at the May
or’s office in Newark on Sat
urday, June 11, for the pur
pose of re-organizing the local
camp of Confederate Veter
ans.
Read that news item on the
front page about farmers a
round Bald Knob making
money frcm strawberries and
then get busy and lets see if
we can’t get berry culture
started around Newark.
Some wonderful scenes of
a strange country, an untam
ed race and its barbarous cus
toms are to be seen in “The
Diamond Queen,’’ the seria;
starring Eileen Sedgwick,
at the Royal Tuesday.
Never in the memory of
the oldest cowpuncher in the
west had any man shot with
the uncanny accuracy of
“Whistling Dan.” His shoot
ing made them shudder. It
wasn’t human it was devil. Four
times straight he shot a sil
ver dollar in the air at the dis
tance of fifty paces. Whistl
ing Dan shot by instinct and
not by training. See Tom Mix
as Whistling Dan at the Royal
Friday night.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
The Missionary Society met
Tuesday with Mrs. Whit Mar
tin, when the following pro
gram was rendered.
Devotional.—Paster.
Nashville, the Historic Cen
ter of Methodism—Mrs. Chas.
M. Edwards.
Piano Solo.—Miss Willeen
Jernigan.
Reading.—Mrs. N. K. Mc
Gee.
I Vocal Solo.—Mrs. T. M.
: Ratton.
First Wesley House.—Mrs.
J. K. Rawlings.
Reading.—Mrs. Claude Col
lie.
Playlet.—Visit to Publish
ing House, by four characters
—Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Collie; Mrs
Enthusiast, Mrs. R. F. Adams;
Mrs. Responsive, Mrs. Dobson;
Mrs. Grouch, Mrs. A. A. Ev-i
ans.
After a short business ses
sion, the hostess, assisted by
Mrs. B. F. Adams, served a
delicious refreshment course.
There were 19 present and
this was considered the best
program given this year.
TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION
The regular teachers’ exam
ination will be held at Rates
ville on Thursday and Friday,
June 16, and 17.
An examination for Profes
sional License will be held at
the same time in connection
with the county examination.
All teachers who desire to
take such examination will
have the opportunity to do «')
at this time.
W. T*. JERNIGAN,
Superintendent.
You Won’t Get Bit If
You Trade at Jeffery's
We have a car of
wire and nails in
transit. Also a car
of good flour in iran
i t. Get our prices
before you buy.
Jeffery’s
BATESVILLE
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Coming to Newark
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sport of rolling
’em with P, A.!
Prince Albert is sold
in toppy red bags,
tidy red tins, hand
some pound and halt
pound tin humidors
and in the pound
crystal glass humi
dor with sponge
rnci&tener top.
Copyright 192!
l>y R. J. Reynold*
Tobacco Co.
Winston-Salem.
N.C.
FIRST thing you do next
— go get some makin’s
papers and some Prince
Albert tobacco and puff away
on a home made cigarette
that will hit on all your
smoke cylinders!
No use sitting-by and say
ing maybe you’ll cash this
lmnch tomorrow. Do it while
the going’s good, for man-o
man, you can’t figure out
what you’re passing by! Such
flavor, such coolness, such
more-ish-ness—well, the only
way to get the words em
phatic enough is to go to it
and know yourself!
And, besides Prince
Albert’s delightful flavor,
there’s its freedom from bite
and parch which is cut out by
our exclusive patented proc
ess! Certainly —you smoke
P. A. from sun up till you
slip between the sheets with
out a comeback.
Prince Albert is the tobac
co that revolutionized pipe
smoking. If you never could
smoke a pipe — forget it!
You can—AND YOU WILL
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revelation in a jimmy pipe
or a cigarette!
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