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Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16

Every merchant that places an
advertisement in the local paper is
a booster for his town. The mer-
chant that advertises not only helps
his own business, but every other
business concern in Town. The
merchant that does not advertise is
doing more to retard development
than any one else. No business is
so we'll established that it can afford
to ignore the drawing power of
printers ink.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16
Card Of thanks

The Pocahontas Star Herald:
We wish to express through your
paper our heartfelt thanks for the
service rendered and the sympathy
manifested by the many generous
hearted friends of our dear son and
brother, DIR. o. w. Roberts, after
his tragic death. May the great
God reward you all.
The ROBERTS FAMILY,
Calico Rock, Ark.
December IL, 1910.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16

Dr. J. II. Dye, one Of the Oldest
and bestknown Methodist preach :
ers in Arkansas, is a candidate for
Chaplain of the next State Senate.
He has filled many places of impor-
tance both in his denomination and
in the State. Being one of the old
veterans his cause will appeal strong
lv to the Senators.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16
RICHWOoDs
Fine weather for Santa Claus.

Fine weather for Santa Claus.
Lee Lewis and family visited
VIM. Keats last Sunday.
w. J. Moore one of our benedicts
has returned to Missouri.
Geo. Brown reports about 1900
pounds of cotton in the field.
Bro. Holder failed to fill his reg
ular appointment at Bristow Sun
day.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16
WATER VALLEY
(For last week)

Elmer Nuckles, Eric Craven, w.
R. Haas and Napolein Inman went
to Little Rock to attend the 5000
class w. o. w. December 3. They
reported grand time.
Esq. BrandOl was doing some
official work ia the upper settle
ment recently.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16

Mrs. A. w. Austin and family
transacted business in Pocahontas
last Saturday.
Some of our young folks went
possum hunting one wintery night.
Virgil Robbins made his regular
Sunday visit in our locality.
Frank Smith will move to the
Weatherford farm for this coming
crop year.
Noble and Ella Sisson visited rel
atives at Cherry Hill on Saturday
night and Sunday of last week.
Miss Emma Vermilyea has been
engaged to teach the upper Bristow
school and will begin soon.
Many of our citizens and those
living below are buying and haul
ing corn from Spring River bot
toms.
VIM. Robbins has bought the
DR.. Bayan property and will occu-
py it soon.
w. w. Bristow of Girard, Ill.
has been looking after his property
interest in this section.
The widow Williams who has
been i'll for several weeks is quite
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16
low at this writing.

low at this writing.
Miss Florence Horner entered
school at the Ragan school house !
last Monday morning.
.-r-,
Mr. and Mrs. Val Stewart, two of
JsT "newly weds" have gone to
Noble where they will make their
future home.
James Stacy of Manson will soon
move to the Ben Brown farm which
he will tend this eoming year.
John Henderson who has been i'll
Tor several months has gone to
West Plains for his health.
German Brown will move to the
Benningfeld farm as soon as bia
crop is gathered.
we were sorry to learn that
Arthur Lewis who recently lived
In our vicinity lost his Oldest son
with pneumonia since our last writ
ing.
The Odd Fellows, Woodmen and
Farmers Union hold regular meet,
lngs at our hall. The l. O. O. f.
neIa an election on last Tuesday
whlc1 was their regular meeting
night.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-12-16

December II, 1910.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13
LITTLE JOURNEYS IN UTOPIA
Number ~

7 HAD registered at a hotel IN, a fan Gus
key when an ovcrdressed and insoent We
anan. followed by large and angry man,
pushed their way past me to the desk
Look here my fine fellow" said the man
roughly. You have put in an inside
room and the water in the hot water fau-
Get is cold What do you mean by this
insoence: I will have the best or nothing.
| am able to pay for it, You
..Il have YOU discharged. YOU insolent
little whipper-snapper, shouted the wo-
man II have Travelled all over the world
and have never seen such vile place as
this. You
'.Madam." said II quiet man interrupting
the proceedings. "alow me to state that
have never seen a lady make more shock
ing exhibition of good manners. Is this
your husband. is it something that you
have taught To get up on his hind legs"
I'm show YOU" roared the man. But
the quiet man. who was understood. merely
took from his pocket card and handed it
10 him. The big man turned pale and then
Il bright red In time at all he had
disappeared, followed by his weeping wife,
while | gaZed in wonder ut the wizard who
had wrought the change
Who you:" asked. In reply he
pulled out the card which had done such
execution. 1t read as follows
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13
B y G E O. F / T G. H

ed. The masher tried to escape, but the
crowd was too quick for him. 1t seized
him with a yell of delight and held him
while the official spoke thusy:
Don't you know, young man, that every
one iii this city is laughing mt you: They
regard you as n feeble-minded young in
rnnhrance who is not important enough to
be dangerous Don't You know that the
young women whom You anxious
10 impress regard YOU one step lower
than monkey and that the Young men
whom you would like to associate with
would rather have toad for a companion:
Do You know that YOU are so utterly use
less that if you We're TO die right now YOU
would he more vnlilable as fertilizer than
You ever have been rs u man: Lei me tsil
you. Young man. that if You are caught
flirting again ii is very likely that You
vii! be compelled To wear skirts for the
rest of your life.
and the victim made desperate efforts TO
disappear through the sidewalk. We de
parted. followed by approving cries and
hunted vainly for victims until evening.
official As dinner time approached: and he
led me to Il cheap restaurant. We took
our seats nj the same table with large
man who was eating eNplo>ively and With
crusade. Ii was Il disgusting exhibition,
hut it didn't last. Leaning over the table,
the official spoke to him, mildly. but loudly
see here You swine. he demanded.
tlllrant whore men and women eat and
feeding yourself: Donr You know thnt if
you want to eat without amy attention to
the lecenceS of life you should stay ut
home by your trough: Don't you realize
that you are spelling the appetites Of Il
dozen people by sucking your soup and
shoveling food down Your throat with Your
knife: | could bring cow into this res
taurant and let her eat her supper without
making as much disturbance as you are
making. If you don't wash Your face from
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

Its all right. sweetheart" he mur-
INJURED again Don't take it hard. IT
isn't worth ii, after ALL Come. dear, cheer
up. There are other things in the world
besides plots and plotting Marry me mt
the first port touch. Theu. later, we
can help your cause all YOU like"
Gently the girl freed herself, and stood
alone. on her fair skin the color deepened
from neck 10 temples: her wet eyes glis,,
tened; Il lock OF hair had escaped and
rrailed down over her forehead she put 1t
back mechanically.
.'Na, she said. gently. NO IT can
nNever,,' once more caruth caught her
in his arms Never" he shouted. by
heaven. swear ii shall be" liotly he
Showercd kisses upon her hair. her face
her lips.
She did not resist. For the moment she
could not. \ sense of intoNcation numhed
her faculties oh" she breathed. II did
not know that it sweet. SO sweet
Yes. dear. 1t is sweet. And it will
continue sweet through MI the years 10
come. Can Won not those years. dear
one? Each with its own peculiar happiness.
vet each the same-for We shall be the
same. Yes! 1t is sweet, Marie"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

brotherhood 10 explain tho causes of her
failure. Well She knew What such an ortl"r
meant and for the first time in her life
she shlauk from the ordeal. Hot rebellion
famed in her heart
Al thai moment Carulh came upon her.
Never, even in her brief period Of eNalta-
tion of few hours before. had she APP
pe;llel to him ~ in This time OF aha>ement
Stricken by The realization of What had
been and what must be- She Vet held her
head proudly erect. though its ppse Sng
gestcd. not triumph, but the grand air With
which nolleS rode in the tulnbrilS To the
gulotine. Her violet eyes were deep rs
ever but in their depths lay pathetic
softnesS. as of child grieving over some
disappointment which it WAS too young to
understand. When Caruth. with throbbing
heart, strobe forward and took her in ms
arms. she melted all 1T once upon his
shoulder.
Gently he stroked her dark hair. There.
There. sweetheart" he murmured. Cheer
up. Everything isn't lost yet. Well live
to do good service yet Wen live to tri-
umph yet"
But the girl sobbed on hopelessly, her
slender form shaking with emotion. until
Caruth grew frightened.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13
VEST POCKET ESSAYS ON MOST
ANYTHING
XIX. Temperament

II TEMPERAMENT is temper with comp!li-
cations 1t is supposed to he an inspli-
alton, but it is used mainly as an excuse
Temperament enables an artist TO save
money hair cuts soap. clean under
clothes and white collars.
Temperament enables literary man To
acquire a red nose without the usual odiun
attached 10 such possession.
Temperament enables grand opera sing
cr to halk in the middle of performances,
Shrek loudly, throw her shoes at the stage
hands and kick holes in the German castles
ON the back drop without mourning pubic
cenSure.
Temperament is therefore most walsh
able possession. The great difficulty is in
knowing when you have it. Sometimes
man thinks he is having temperament when
the judge decides that he is merely drunk.
Many Il man has mistaken ingrowng lazi-
ness for temperament. Chorus girls are
now beginning to acquire what they think
is temperament. but in reality it is tenn
perature. \ hot time is not temperament.
There many ways to cure tempela-
ment. Sometimes the workhouse cures i
and sometimes swift jolt in the jaw Is
etiicacious. These methods cannot he used
with ladies. however. and their eases are
much more distressing. About the only
cure for temperament in grand opera
singer is old age and growing fat Not
being able to do one pleases Is fatal to
the worst case of temperament that ever
raised thunder.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

Then from Il plainly crazy mob wierd glib
behring's arise.
Aud loud delnoniac howlS for gore assail
the quiverns skies
And have YOU heard. oh dear reader. such
hdeous noise this:
You have forgotten what it means since
nneteen-nine. | wis.
The slider brushes off his clothes. and all
Suffused with hate.
Leaps madly at the quiet man at terrifying
rate.
From benches and from water pals: from
pastures and far.
Come other mad and red-necked men with
faces much aiar
But just as murder hovers near without
timid sign.
The quiet man remarks. Back up or pay
a ten PUNK tine
And have YOU seen, oh reader dear. such
curious sights of woe?
And can YOU tell me what they meant i'll
days of long ago:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

A KED-NEckEp man with brawny arm
calculates Il ball
Which gliles and shoots and hesitates ana
seems to rise and fall
n redder man. armed with club, surveys
with watchful eye
The pheroid and with mighty whack he
sticks it in the sky.
Like !, beated taxicab he thunderS on his
way.
While twenty thousand voices blend in one
terrific bray.
And have You seen. oh reader dear. this
most peculiar game:
Perhaps you can recall for US its scientific
name
A man with long expressive legs retrieves
the fleeing ball
And hurlS it to another man. There Is
smack Il fall:
An awful slide cloud of dust; mess OF
legs: Il shout.
And then placid gentleman IN trousers
SAYS "Hou're out.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

is guarded To the north aud east lies
our only chance
Captain Wilson hestated. but Caruth took
control North, please captain. he com
mandrd: and as fast as you dare.
An instant more and the Sea Spume swept
around, heading nortlward around Hurncp
AS she turned. the girl again spoke.
II think their plan WAS to have us looted
unotlically,' she said. land then, after
they had gotten the gold. to shoot lot Of
the looters to satisfy international condi-
tions. But unless they are fools they must
have prepared for just what has happened.
If half dozen torpedo boats are not hunt
ing for us this very minute, miss my
guess Why they not waiting for us
at the mouth of the inlet | cant for the
life of me understand. but If we get to
port without CHANGING on them, we shall
let us get away with the gold and of
course they must think we have it,.
The gold Who has got it?"
But instead of answering. the girl, with
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13
OUT OF RUSSIA
CONTINUED from page o

Il half choled sob hurried down the ladder.
leaving the TWO men alone.
Caruth hrSiated for moment, yeafning
TO follow and comfort her. yet uncertain
whether il would be best To do 50.
Captain Wilson's note aroused him. We'll
be round the island in half an hour ."
more" he said grutfy. Which way shall
lead them:
Caruth shook his head. Il don't know,
captain" he confessed. IN talk with
Miss Ftzhugh and see what she thinks
Might Well | reckon. She 5 got more
brains than most women.
Swiftly Caruth descended to the cabin
and there, he had expected, he. found
the girl who had been the inspiration OF
the whole trip.
Seated nj the table in the cabin of the
Sea Spume, Marie faced the ruin of her
hopes. Indeed. She faced more. For, as
she had descended from the bridge one of
the divers met her and had commanded
her. by an authority she could not dispute
to report ut to the Inner Circle of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

principle you ought to keep out of public
places from principle, too
BY this time the big man was preparing
to Stay the speaker. Again the card flashed
and the victim skunk out of the restaurant.
followed by happy laughter.
Its Il great life" said the official we
tarried over our coffee Its dangerous.
too, but cards usually protect
have to study up good deal on adjectives
and descriptive, but its positive pleasure
TO use both bad cases DO You know
that not one citizen in this place has spit
on the sidewalk in three years as result
of this sy>tem:
parted from the instructor in good
manners late that evening full of wonder
and admiration for Utopia. had solved
the secret of its unequal courtesy and re-
hnemcnt
Fl 0USES are soon to be built by the F:di-
II son process which consists of erecting
steel mould and pouring liquid concrete
into it. Whom this method becomes fash
ionabe may expect 10 read the follow
ing III the society columns:
Mrs Montnorenci Dcads built Il beauti-
full ~ room town house yesterday after
noon in the presence OF distinguished
company. Mr. Mike Flanagan poured
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

Extract from the Utopian Code At
tackS upon member of the Education-
nj brigade are punished by ten years
imprisonment.
My mission said the little man. lis
to correct hoorshness, rndeneSs, inciviisiy.
bad manners and in general all impoSitions
upon Il mans neighbor>. am chosen be-
cause of my ability To tell Il man things
in the presence of others which will an;tlle
him feel ashamed and small. There are
Il thousand of in the country. Al first
we We're overworked. Now we have little
70 do. We hunt earnestly for work for II
is plain that when there is no work 10 do
we will lose our places. Would You care
to accompany me-:
With all my heart, cried, and we
went forth For half an hour We saw ~
occasion for official correction. Then the
lynN-eyed official saw teamster cruelty
beating horse In another minute we
wore ut the wagons wheel. Pulling forth
Il trumpet the official wound lou, CALL
Instantly II crowd assembled. eager for the
fun. and the official addressed the teanster
When Il big man like YOU beats horse,
which has means of defense. he is
coward. You IL coward and baby.
You very likely beat your wife You have
no business living in civilized country.
You ought to he put in u cage and fed
with long stick. Don't YOU know that ii
the authorities To put Il ring in Your
nose and lead YOU off to some pasture away
from human beings the country would be
much better OFF,:
over the edge of his wagon The card
flashed He shrnnk back into his seat and
drove away. followed by the ieers of the
crowd We passed on and presently had
dressed young loafer trying To firt with
young woman who was passing and who
was much embarrassed by his loud coughs
and ..ahems" Once more the bugle sound
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13
POT SHOTS

March is coming in like a lion which
has Just previously had short inter-
view with Col. Roosevelt.
Nowadays no one wraps talent in
a napkin and hides it, Instead ne
gives it to press agent and has it
wrapped in a newspaper.
There are ten reasons, including two
thumbs, why most girls should not
spend too much of their days money
trying to become pianists.
If trouble comes as slowly as the
street car you are waiting for and
passes as quickly as the one you just
missed you can call yourself lucky.
Perhaps it was just coincidence, but
an automobile which was carrying
young engaged couple through the
moonlight last fall in Illinois cast
tire, blew out cylinder and broke its
frame in three places after the fourth
hour.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-04-13

Utopian Service.
Government Educator
Extract from the Utopian Code: At
tacks upon Il member of the Education-
al brigade are punished by ten years
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-11-10
pIsestible and Nutritious Foods.

There are those, who even yet, after
much has been said and written about
foods. their digestibility and value IL
repairing waste and building tissue
speak of digestible and nutritious as
synonymous terms.
Foods may be very easily digested
that contain little nutriment, for ex
ample, the oyster Is easily digested
but is not as nutritious as we once
supposed It to be. Gelatine Is easily
Ggested but is of little value as 9
food. The tissue-building foods are
milk, cheese, eggs, fish. lean meat
poultry, dried beans. peas, nuts and
grains.
Those foods that supply muscular
energy and II eaten In excess are
stored In the body in the form of fat,
are underground vegetables, corn.
rice. bacon, olive oil. cream, butter.
grapes, dates, figs. honey and sugar.
A digestible food is one that is as.
simulated, nutritious food is one that
repairs waste, builds tissue and gives
heat and energy.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-11-10
For a Yellow Luncheon.

During the golden rod season very
attractive luncheon may be served
Let the rooms and porches be deco
rated with the feathery yellow blos'
som, having all the table pieces low
and not too large.
For the menu serve delicate soup
like cream of celery. and on top OF
each place a spoonful OF whipped
cream. and for the yellow color just
suggestion of egg tolk from a hard
cooked egg put through a ricer or
sieve If one wishes to omit the
soup, a fruit course may be substi'
tuted, or both may be served FOR
the fruit course, the rich yellow OF
musk melons served in balls made
with a French potato cutter ana
dressed with a bit of lemon juice and
powdered sugar, is very good For
the main dish. chicken croquettes
with white sauce garnished with
grated yellow cheese. might prove
most appetizing
With the ice cream, which will be
plain vanilla, serve preserved yellow
pumpkin. 1t tastes much better than
1t sounds and is beautiful yellow to
carry out the color scheme. Cut the
pumpkin in dainty cubes and pre-
serve with orange and lemon. 1t Is
the custom with many who entertain.
when carrying out color scheme. to
tie the rolls with ribbon Of the color
used in the decoration. Ribbon
seems very much out of place on food;
1t may be used in the table decora'
tion to advantage or to tie up small
boxes of candy as favors or in count
less pleasing ways, but as an orna
ment or garnish for food. 1t seems in
appropriate.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-11-10
TREASURY OFFICIAL TALKS
Department and Then Speaks Of
Some Recent Reforms.

A treasury official got reminiscent
the other day, and began to talk about
some of the old evils of work in the
treasury department and then began
to speak of reforms. Among other re-
forms, he said, was one which the new
school of anti-microbe doctors have
Instituted. which he believed to be a
very excellent one. This is In teach
Ing people that money is filthy lucre.
indeed" he added. when 1t is made
of paper Within the last few years
the amount of paper money returned
for cancellation has doubled. Now the
treasury redeems and destroys about
two million dollars In bills daily.
Most of the notes are of the small
er denominations. the one and the two
dollar variety.
People have learned that death
turks In the dirty currency. They like
the idea of clean, new crinky bills in
their pockets. The banks have
learned that their customers like
this, and they are usually ready to re-
deem the old bills, because only the
SAPiSoo ShaiB BSo nlhuu bSlWtSu llcui
and getting all the clean money they
want.
Formerly note would stay out
for three or four years. Now l think
the average is not over fourteen
months. So. roughly speaking, the en-
tire circulation is renewed about once
In every two years and a half
"The government finds II costs a
little more. but It encourages the re-
newal for all that The old bills are
put into an electric machine that
punches and then slices them at a
rate of sometimes one million notes
a day.
And here is an unusual little bit
Of information, also. Do you have any
idea how many new one-dollar bills
It will take to equal In weight $40
gold piece? Probably not. Hardly
one out of a hundred you meet and
ask will be able to give you a good
guess Well, it takes 26 new ones
After they have been used and soiled
and crumpled it takes only 20. You
can see how much dirt those notes
must have absorbed to have gained a
whole note In weight"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-11-10
HOW CROP REPORTS ARE MADE
Some Details Of the Comprehensive
System Employed by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.

While travelling through Georgia I
came across one Of the township cor
respondents. appointed by the agricul-
tural department of Washington, who
send in monthly reports regarding the
crop conditions in their counties, says
writer In National Magazine. The
details of the comprehensive system
employed by the department In gath
ering crop information from all over
the country are interesting. There are
10000 township correspondents scat
tered all over the Union, whose duty
1t is to go carefully over the territory
and submit each month concrete In
formation as to the condition of all
kinds OF crops, In addition to this
branch 5000 county correspondents"
send in separate reports from those
OF the township men. A state agent
makes a further report direct from
his agents, and an organization In d.
rect communication with the depart
ment comprising II travelling field
agents." go about the country and
make separate reports for groups Of
states. special cotton correspondents
are also employed to furnish accurate
information concerning the cotton
yield. Five different reports are sent
to Washington each month. by FIVE
different sets of correspondents. This
safeguards the government crop re-
ports for accuracy in local crop re-
ports. and keeps the great crop ac-
count and cost estimates for the mil
lions Of American farmers. These
records are sent to the agricultural de-
partment. Mr.. Olmstead of the bureau
of statistics, and Mr.. Murray, his as.
sistant and a board go over all the
five reports from five distinct groups
of correspondents, and from all the
figures a crop report estimate is dis.
tributed to 10000 post Offices through
out the county every month.