CAPITAL VERY MUCH CROWDED 1
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Strpngers Who Fail to Make Advance
Reservations Find Difficulty in Ob- f
taining Accommodations.
Washington, with the war on its
hands, is a very much occupied city;.
So much occupied that the strange?
within the gates who has not ar
ranged matters long beforehand may
very well find himself without a lodg
ing for the night. The hotels are al
ways full, the clubs are using all
their available guest rooms.
Recently, relates a Washington
correspondent, the vice president of
a big railroad, summoned suddenly
to the capital to confer with some
one or other of those boards that
seem to be taking over all the func
tions of government—summoned
suddenly and promptly responsive—
found himself detained overnight
with nowhere to lay his head. Not a
hotel or a club with a room to spare.
It was late, but an expedient oc
curred to him. He had left his own
private car at,home out of considera
tion for wartime congestion of traf
fic. But, perhaps, some other rail
road magnate mightn’t have done
likewise. He went down to the rail
road yards back of the marble pile of
the Union station and surveyed the
scene. - Yes, there was a private car.
It looked rather like the car of a
man he knew. He wasn’t sure, but
he took a chance, scratched upon the
door, and begged for shelter. He got
it.
But supposing he hadn’t been a
railroad vice president!
FORCE OF HABIT
Wifey—John, Willie has hecn a
naughty boy today.
Hubby (a police magistrate)—
Well, I’ll fine him $10 and costs.
HARD WORK.
“A public official is very much
overworked in times like these.”
“Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum.
“The way they campaign now, after
a man’s elected he’s likely to have
to manage a few libel suits in addi
tion to holding down his regular
job.”
APPROPRIATE.
“They were a long time putting
up a monument to their comrade.”
“That was all right. Wasn’t it,
after all, a tardy tribute to a late
friend ?”
AUTOMOBILE TROUBLES.
T hear you’ve got a portable gar
age.
Yes, and now I wish my auto
mobile were portable.”—Judge.
MEASURING DENSITY OF SNOW
Gauge Its “Specific Lightness" by Milli
meters in Height That Produce
One Millimeter Water.
The density of snow varies great
ly, and by gauging its “specific light
ness” by the number of millimeters
in height that will produce one mil
limeter of water, M. Mongin, the
French meteorologist, states that he
finds the range to be from 200 to 1.3.
The snowfall on mountains is es
timated in a number of ways. One
method is to measure the height ac
cumulated on a. board one meter
square supported one meter above the
ground and then sliding it into a
zinc tank for determining the water
it makes on melting. Another type
of instrument is a tube which is
pushed down through the snow, then
closed at the bottom by a shovel to
retain the contents of the tube on
withdrawal. In remote places vis
ited only at considerable intervals
the snow is collected in a tank, only
the snow water for a stated period
being measured. Vaseline oil in the
tank covers the water, preventing
evaporation, and calcium chloride
hastens the melting of the snow.
Coming: Two ears of choice
timothy hay. Planters Merc, Co.
Bornr Saturday, January 19,
1918, to Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Ball, a girl.
Messrs Jay McGregor and Cal
vin McGowan, of Cotton Plant,
were guests of McCrory friends
this week.
Mrs. H. C. Shearer and sister,
Miss Johnnie Harris, spent a
few hours shopping in Little
Rock Tuesday.
Miss Ida Tarpley, who has
charge of the music department
of our high school, visited friends
in Harrisburg last week.
Anyone desiring a good farm
in this section should see Mr. G.
W. Barber about the one which
he advertises on the front page.
Mr. L. E. Johnsey of Cotton
Plant, representing the Marvel
Tire Life Co., was here on busi
ness Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. L. D. Phillips of Langton
left Saturday for a few days,
visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Simmons, at Augus
ta.
For Sale: Good upright fold
ing bed with large mirror and
springs. Cost $31.00 and will
sacrifice for $23.00. W. N.
Hougelin. Adv. 2t.
Mr. H. E. Lawrence of
Wynne, district manager over
ten counties in Eastern Arkan
sas for the Illinois Bankers Life
Association, spent Thursday and
Friday in this city.
Mr. Jack Porter of the Naval
Aviation Corps, U. S. Naval
Training Station, Great Lakes,
111., will return to his duties Sun
day after a two weeks’ visit here
the guest of his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. A. J. Porter.
Women Want the Best
Woman is more finely con
structed than man and she re
quires the best to be had in med
icines when her system becomes
disordered. Foley’s Kidney Pills
help the kidneys cleanse the
blood of impurities that cause
aches and pains in muscles and
joints, backache, rheumatic
pains and puffness under eyes.
Red Cross Drug Co.
Baptist Church
Preaching every 2nd and 4th
Sundays at 11:00 a. m. and 7:00
p. m.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. and
B. Y. P. U. at 6:00 p. m.
R. P. Bain, Pastor.
Ford cars will save you money
in the long run. Riggs Brothers,
McCrory, Ark. Adv.3-30tf
Mr. .J. P. Taylor who has been
working at the tonsorial trade in
Wynne and Augusta the past
few months is back at his old
stand in Cullum’s Barber Shop.
Mr. H. D. Swayze has sold his
residence to Mr. Jess Daniel
who will move back from Au
gusta. Mr. Swayze has pur
chased and moved into the resi
dence owned by Mr. W. 0.
Scales, Mr. J. J. Berry having
moved his family into the McFall
residence just back of the Bank
of McCrory.
Died: Monday, January 21,
1918, at his home near McCrory,
Mr. W. Luther Rooks, age 37
years. The deceased was a
member of the W. 0. W. in
which he carried insurance to
the amount of $1,000. He leaves
a wife, three children, a mother,
sister and two brothers, Mr.
Zem Rooks of Vanndale and Mr.
Lee Rooks of McCrory, and a
host of friends to mourn his loss.
Sheriff Alex C. McGregor of
Augusta was here this week
summonsing jurors for the com
ing term of circuit court. He
had with him one of the men
held in connection with the re
cent bank robbery at Cotton
Plant and was taking him to that
city to await the coming term of
circuit court which will convene
there in March. All three of the
men reported as being implicated
in the robbery are now in the
custody of Sheriff McGregor.
Worst Winter In Years
Snow, wind and extreme cold
caused more colds this winter
than in years. Foley’s Honey
and Tar proved its worth In
thousands of homes. Mrs. Ed
ward Strevy, R. 37, Clinton, 0.,
says: “I think Foley’s Honey
and Tar is the only medicine for
coughs and colds and recommend
it highly.” Fine for children.
Red Cross Drug Co.
Methodist Church
Announcement
Preaching each Sunday at
11:00 a. m. and 7:00 p. m.
Communion first Sunday in
each month at 11:00 a. m.
Epworth League each Sunday
at 6:00 p. m.
• Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Prayer meetiug Wednesday
evenings at 7:00.
Woman’s Missionary Society
meets first, third and fourth
Thursdays in each month.
First and Third Study Circle,
led by Mrs. S. A. Pettit.
Fourth Thursday, programme
and business meeting, Mrs. J.
H. Crossett, President.
Junior Missionary Society
meets each Sunday at 4:00 p. m.
Mrs. Ross Jeffries, Leader.
J. R. Nelson, Pastor.
Earley’s Shoe Shop
Earley is prepared to furnish
you those rubber shoe heels.
Black and tan for gentlemen, 50
cents per pair. Black, only, for
ladies, 50 cents per pair.
Adv. 10-26tf. G. T. Earley.
Now Is the Time to Be Careful
Avoid imitations or substitutes,
get the genuine Foley’s Honey
and Tar, and you have a cough
medicine you can depend upon.
It gives prompt relief, clears
throat, loosens phlegm, sooths,
heals. Checks coughs, colds,
whooping cough, la grippe, bron
chial coughs. Contains no opi
ates. Red Cross Drug Co,