VOL. VII. NO. 48.
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. APRIL 11. 1 £ 1 4.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
TO CONSOLIDATE DISTRICTS
Movement is on Foot to Establish a Good
High Srhool.
There has been more or less talk
during +he past year of consolidat
ing the Harper Springs school dis
trict and the Huttig special school
district into one and thereby estab
lishin t a first class high school for
the pupils of both districts.
Like any progressive movement,
it has been met with opposition
from some, but we understand that
this opposition is not as great as
heretofore ond that a petition is
now being circulated among the
patrons of the Harper Springs dis
trict with this end in view and we
hope, for the good of all the chil
dren in both districts, that the con
solidation will be effected.
ith all tb money from both
, t join ■ ;■ feel sat 1
isfied thit as g ,o 1 i. n • i . j
up here
In the firt't place inert wuma be ;
r ;v nu i enough to employ a suffi
cient number of teachers to teach
ten grades and also to run a wagon
ette to carry the country children
to and from school. This would
give every pupil residing in the two
districts an opportunity to secure a
first class high school education at
home and later on a demonstration
farm could be added to teach prac
tical farming, as we are sure the
Union Saw Mill Company would
gladly donate enough land for such
a purpose.
The advantages to be gained
from such a consolidation are many
and the arguments against it few
if the parents would only look out J
for the best interests of their
children.
five Reasons for letting Whiskey Alone.
Dr. Henry Smith Williams, of,
New York, an eminent specialist in
nervous and mental diseases, sum- ;
ming up his investigations concern
ing alchohol and its effects, says:
“I am bound to belieye, on the |
evidence, that if you take alcohol
habitually in any quantity what
ever. it is to some extent a menace
to you. If you do this. 1 am bound
to believe, in the light of what
science has revealed:
“1. That you are tangibly
threatening the physical structures
of your stomach, your liver, your
kidneys, your heart, your blood
vessels, your nerves, your brain;
"2. That you are unequivocally
decreasing your capacity for work
in any field, be it physical, intellec
tual or artistic;
"3. That you are in some meas
ure lowering the grade of y^ur
mind, dulling your higher esthetic
sense, and taking the finer edge off
your morals;
"4. That you are distinctly
lessening your chances of main
taining health and attaining long
life; and,
‘'5. That you are entailing upon
your decendents yet unborn a bond
of incalculable misery.”—The Pro
gressive Farmer.
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Sold under a positive guarantee
to refund the purchase price if it
does not cure itch, ringworm, tetter
and all other skin diseases. Hunt's
Cure has proven itself the standard
medicine for skin diseases. Ask
any druggist and read the positive
guarantee that goes with each
package. Price 50c.
A. B. Richards Medicine Co ,
Sherman. Texas.
About Umbrellas.
To place your umbrella m a rack
indicates that it is about to change
owners; an umbrella carried over a
woman, the man getting nothing
but the drippings, signifies that a
man is about ready to become some
body’s meal ticket: when a man
has the umbrella and the woman
the drippings, it means a marriage
of about ten years' standing: to
carry an umbrella at an angle
means work for the odulist or the
coroner: to lend an umbrella signi
fies to the owner that he is a fool:
to carr^ an umbrella, just h'gh
enough to tear out men's eyes and
knock spring hats in the gutter
signifies "i am a woman,”
City tli-ctiun.
At the city election held here
Tuesday all the old officers were
re - elected without opposition.
They are as follows:
Mayor T T. Thompson.
Recorder—W. H. Moore.
Marsha!—Thos. Ashcroft.
Aldermen -L. A. Bodme. A. E.
Lucas, J. B. Crockett, D. A. Keas
ler and F W. Scott.
'Irkafnas *5-n W-.wkiq? f<>r .; •>,>') ' *>•.•■»*♦ s?.
S '3,, . roifvr: nt ci ze.s of Ar
kansas .. .*'e c on upp- int-'-d a spec
ial committee t<> secure a strong
delegation from this state to the
fourth annual meeting of the Na
tional Drainage Congress at Sa
vannah, Ga., April 22-25. inclusive.
They are Senator Joe T. Robinson,
vice-president for Arkansas: Con
gressman T. H. Caraway, member
of the general educational commit
tee; S. E. Simonson, of Luxora. ex
ecutive committeeman; Dr. Wm.
H. Deadrick, of Hot Springs, sec
retary of the section on malaria
eradication; Dr. Morgan Smith of
Little Rock, member of the section
on malaria eradication; Charles H.
Miller, of Little Rock, and J. C.
Dowell, of Walnut Ridge, members
of the general educational com
mitters.
Arkansas is vitally interested in
the success of the National Drain
age Congress. Iri addition to suf
fering from floods and overflow in
the valleys of .the Mississippi, Ar
kansas, Ouachita. Red, White, St.
Francis and other rivers, Arkansas
has 5,912,350 acres of swamp
lands within her borders. If re
claimed and converted into farms,
these acres would add enormously
to the agricultural wealth of the
state, and increase the annual val
ue of farm crops by at least $100.
000,000. These rich acres which
at present produce nothing but ill
health and suffering, will be re
claimed and turned into rich farTns
if the efforts of the National Drain
age Congress are successful.
Felsenthai News.
Dr. J. M. Perrine is in New Or
leans where he went to undergo an
operation.
Felsenthai is still on the map and
business is improving.
Rev. C. L. Stocks, a blind preach
er. occupied the pulpit at tne Bap
tist church Sunday morning ard
evening and had a good congrega
tion at both services.
Mrs. Omer Mulkey. who was ti e
guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Perrine, has returned to her
home at Eunice. La.
The Woman's Home Mission
gave a box supper at the Baptist
church Saturday night and raised
$41.75. This society is doing a
fine work.
T. A. Gibson attended court at
El Dorado la^t week.
•
Mi thudist Church Services
Rev. W. P. Whaley, presiding
elder of the Camden district of the
Methodist church, will occupy the
pulpit at Union church at both the
morning and evening services next
Sunday. April 12th. Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
Old papers for sale at this office.
15c per hundred.
Shallow Cultivation.
1 hope the farmers in Arkansas
j will Day lots < f attention to shallow
cultivation this yc,a-. Hundreds of
them are fo!!ow;og that plan, while
thousands of them are not. Let
those who do not watch the success
of those who do. Shallow cultiva
ti in is easier on ri an and beast.
I and they can both cultivate more
! land that way, and besides, that
i methoi is the best. Shallow cu't -
vation is only a means to an end.
| It has two" purposes The first, is
l to keep the r.iow tools out from.
1 among the small growing roots
after they get to growing. The
roots feed the plants, and they
can't do it well if they are torn to
pieces and have to readjust them
selves after every plowing. The
second is to keep the moisture in
the ground to make the p'antgrow.
Of course when thera is plenty of
i rain all during ?K- s> aco it' does
cultivating sh-J'n *• ■ • h side har
row and li^iit icols we keep the
dirt T>r an inch or more on top well
pulverized, and if it is a dry season
it will make a dust or what is calleu
adust mulch. Where there is a;
covering of dust the moisture from 1
below will not evaporate through
it. Where the soil is deep culti
vated and the loose, moist earth is
thrown up 'where the sun can shine
on it. the moisture will evaporate, i
To experiment, take two empty;
fruit jars after they have been i
chilled by being kept in an ice box
for several hours Place one up
s de down in the c ■ ' in the road.
As the sun shir - r on it drops of
water will form around the edge
on the ground, and when you pick
; it up there will be a wet circle or
j ring in the dust, marking where
1 the edge of the mouth of the jar
sat. You wiil note that the mois
Iture does not penetrate through
I the top dust into the ground. Then
take the other jar and place it on
the ground somewhere in the fie'd
where there is no dust covering.
When you pick up the jar you will.
note that the moisture has not ber n
confined to the edges, but has b-f n
absorbed by the entire circle. This ;
will prove to you that the moisture !
will not evaporate through the dust j
blanket, but will through the gr ound
where it is not.
1 have a sack of sweet clover!
! seed sent to me by the Bokhaia
; Seed Company of Falmouth. Ky..
for distribution. As long as it lasts
1 will send out in half pound pack
ages to the farmers who want to
try it. Remember, only one pack*
age to one farmer first come first
served. The time to plant is here,
so hurry if you want some of the
seed.
The demand for cotton and corn
seed was so much greater than the
supply that 1 was unable to supply
all who applied, and 1 trust those
who failed to receive a package
wiil appreciate this fact.
The Arkansas Fertilizer Com
pany has kindly agreed to furnish
free 200 pounds of ground lime
stone for the farmers who are go
ing to make the alfalfa experiment,
and the shipments will be made in
a short time. I m >.de an effort to
get.some of the larger railroads to
ship it free, but was unsuccessful.
1 have arrang'd with th . home
wood Nitrogen Co., New York, to
furnish free the ii ocu' ition t ulture.
This will oe sent out just bt fore
time to sew. in order to havj it
fresh. 1 hope the farmers will get
the best results possible from this
experiment 1
John H. daos.
Commissioner ">f Agriculture.
Calomri c Bad.
But Simmons' Liver Purifier is
delightfully pleasant, and its action
is tnorough. Constipation yields,
biliousness go^s A trial convinces.
(In yellow tin boxes only.) Tried
once, used always.
N&fkl Bffe SAYS !
I
If ‘.he grvernm ent couid be in- J
duced to a nat^ its red tap- for use
as binder twine, t.. • agricultural'
vote would be fixed sol: .
Some s°!f made men rest their
claim to eternal fame upon that
one job.
There is no perfume in boquets
we know we h.ven': deseived.
Flattery often wins cut whore
truth wouldn't got a look-in.
Some folks go to church more to
save their faces than to save their
souls.
T ''.ere are those who continue to
harp that women can never learn |
politics and will never know h :w
to vote intelligently. We’re willing
to wager a few annua! subscrip
tions to this great family -jou nil
; at : - i , - im one a.id know
che other just as soon as the men |
will.
Some self made men ne"er say
much about it when looking for a
job.
We may be too prone to save ovr
flowers for the dead out anyway
we never threw any boquets at the- t
uead ones who peramouiate among |(
Nothing makes a person feel
quite so mean as to peddie a juicy
bit of scandal and afterward- fine
out that there wasn't a word of
truth in it.
1
A young woman usually looks Fv j
points of resemblance between ner j’
sweetheart and the hero in the!
book she is reading.
Never disobey your conscience '
1 and you're not very likely to break
f many of the ten commancfme its.
A white lie often shelters a
blacker one. *
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jii TACTS WORTH KNOWING M >
In dry air sound travels' 1.4' 2 $
reet a secon-1: in water, 4,900 feel: j
m iron. 1 7.500 feet. I *
A fact not generally known is j |
that Main is the greatest gem bear- j |
;ng state in the Union, producing 1
every variety of precious stone ex- : j
cept the diamond. All the stones j
are of a hi -h degree of haidness
and brilliancy.
The highest structure in Amer
ica. and. with one exception, the !
lighest of any kind in the world
nas just been completed near Tuck- 1
erton. on the New Jersey coast, j
it is a wireless telegraph tower 825 *
feet high and only tweniv feet in i
iiameter. It tops the great Wool j
vorth building in New York by 75 !
Teet. and lacks 160 feet of being1
is high as the famous Effel Towei : j
ef Paris, which is still the tallest j
monument to man’s engineering
ability and ingenuity.
The expression "an inch of rain"
refers to tne marks upon a stan
lard rain gauge, the amount of rail
equivalent to the distance between !
two such marks bring representec '
by nearly 101 tons over an aero of ;
land.
A conservative estimate would :
place the population of the United i
States of Brazil at. 22,000.000. '•
Seventeen million Eraziiians are
unable to read and write, and half
a million of these live in Rio at
Janeiro.
On the railways of Belgium,
which are owned oy the covern- j
ment. firefnm receive $15.20 to!
$22.80 a mont i. tne higher wage !
only after 15 years of service. In j
the United States they receive;
about $80 a month. j -
Japan, althougn a great rice',
growing country, imported from ^
abroad last y ir mor< than $15.
000,000 wjr.a of this cereal.
dr.
cream
saKingpowfler
Is a protection and guarantee
against alum which is found in
the low priced baking powders.
To be on the safe side when buying
baking powder, examine the label and
take only a brand shown to be made
from Cream of Tartar.
Baptist Church \ottc«.
The regular Sunday serv:ces at
ie Baptist church will be as fol
>ws: Sunday school at 9:45 a.
i. Preaching at 1 ! :GO a. m. and
:30 p. m. Everybody cordially in
ited to attend.
Rev. W. T. Kin3. ^astor
Skin diseases Cure!
Hunt's Cure is the name of the
emedv which is absolutely guir
•nteed to cure all forms of skir.
lisease or the furchase pric>
iromptly refunded. Wonderful re
sults are obtained by its use. curing
:asas that would not yield to other
^satment. Ask you'- druggist.
Meeting of Missionary Uitiw.
The Woman's Missionary Union
met at t’-e usual hour, with four
teen members and one visitor. Mrs.
Isaac Dupoise. who save in her
membership. Being business day
the regular business was attended
to. Devotional by Mrs. Gr°er.
Meeting closed with chain prayer.
; The ladies will meet with Mrs.
Moore the third Tuesday in April
in an open meeting Ail are cor
dially invited to come.
Miss Ora Wood, of Strong, was
here Sunday the guest of her sis
jter. Mrs. E. S Estndge.
There Are Certain Facts
t.fli.crn;?s;<ji Oar f jciitUts amt Otar >lf Lhods Wlticli Should
Interest You li You Arc a Prospective furniture Buyer.
You have observed, undoubtedly, that we never offer
prizes to induce purchasers to visit our store. OUR
best inducement is the WORTH of the Furniture we sell.
Our collection is complete in its range of grades and de
signs. You can make a satisfactory choice therefor,
whatever may be the amount you wish to invest, unless
you want furnishings too low in price to be good in quality.
You Wii? \ fod Thai Our Triers Rnirrseni Actual Retail Values.
Select anv piece in our stock and compare its price with
the prices elsewhere, Your own investigation will
prove our statement.
Our prices are fixed. Nobody can buy furnishings here
at a lower price than you are asked to give for them.
Consider the advantage of buying where there is an es
tablished policy of value giving and of good service.
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