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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
TO OVERCOME
APPARENT DISASTER

The reports coming to this
Department would indicate that
owing to the heavy rains and late
ness of the season, the Arkansas
cotton acreage is going to be cut
abort at least fifteln or twenty per
cent. 1t is the hope of this Depart.
ment that the Arkansas farmer will
adapt himself to this shortage of
acreage and cultivate that which we
do plant in cotton so as not to have
a decrease in yield this year over
last year. NN'o a. s...s ...-s- -
doing so make the present apparent
d;sasta.-nr- handicap result to our
good.
If the cotton acreage is reduced
fifteen or twenty per cent we will
have this fifteen or twenty per cent
more land to plant TO cereals and
forage.
Then, if we can raise as much
cotton this year on less acreage than
we did last year and in addition to
this, have fifteen or twenty per cent
of last years cotton acreage planted
to cereals and forage, (those crops
which we are short on in Arkansas),
| cannot see but that it will be an
advantage to us.
Let us be sure and plant plenty
of corn to run the place and have a
good surplus to sell. Upon this
land which it was our intention to
plant in cotton before the rains made
it impossible, let US raise sufficient
hay and forage to run the farm.
Buy some more cattle to feed
your hay to this fall, add to this
forage cotton seed meal and careful
ly save the manure and by doing SO,
save fertilizer bills next spring. If
you have not already good
thoroughbred boar of some standard
breed to head your herd, secure one
and let US raise more and better
hogs.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12

find anything the matter with the
man and SO reported.
"That Is what thought" said
the farmer.
The doctor went back and asked
the man in bed: "There is not the
least thing wrong with you; what
are you lying here for?" 81 know
it," replied the hired man, "but
that man has not paid me cent in
three months and ! intend to stay
right here until ne does pay me.
"Roll over and make room for me.p
said the doctor, "for he hasn't paid
me anything for three years"
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12

How many, in all climes and in
all ages, call sadly and regretfully
to mind the thousand golden oppor.
tunities forever lost. The lesson
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
Farmer Was Bad Pay.

A farmer telephoned for doctor
to come and examine one of his
farm hands who professed to be
i'll. The doctor did so and couldn't
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
which bore perfect grain.

She went on but, alas! only
to find the stalks more feeble and
bhghted, until in the end, as the
day was closing and the night com
ing on, she found herself at the end
of the field without having plrcked
an ear of any kind. Noneed that
the genii should rebuke her for
folly. She saw it clearly when too
late. Exchange.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
oakland Farm Notes
Dear Editor Star Herald.

'ear Editor Star Herald:
WIN your kind permission for
space = | wish to make my debutant
one'lng to the good readers of the
va reliable, and if satisfactory,
make II as near weekly con
trlDulion as POI -siJle.
ineSe notes will be out of the
ordinary, suburban news, inasmuch
as there will be no personal mention.
but | will make them instructive
and Of interest to all the readers and
The general public as it will date
only on thoughts of farm and public
interest. Yours t,uIv
w. A. OWEN.
blessed be the man who reads his
iarm and county paper with faith
ininess, for un,O him shall be given
wisdom above his neighbors.
Blessed be he who is too busy to
listen to the tale bearer, for he shall
lind honor in his industry.
1t is only lately that any among
the average farmers have thought Of
having agriculture taught in schooI
and least of all in our common was
school. If anything il that line
was to be taught the common ide:
to take the boys and girls out o.
school and work them on the farm
Now this is changed, torall of ou
schools have it or are getting it a
fast as they can. Now if what i
being taught is rightly used it will
increase the wealth of our state u
in the millions.
1t isn't everybody that has goo
garden. Take it at large, good gal
dens are as scarce as hens teeth owe
the county. Wonder if yours ism
an exception? | hope so. We a
might have a good garden, it woui
save money if we did.
When you are loose and slip-sho
in doing any kind of farm worl
you in effect say, 81 don't cal
whether this amounts to anything {
not" In other words you invite fai
ure. Can you afford that? Few
us can.
1t is the man with the passion, fl
Ajter roads, that makes the wor
BAN.
.ssny a man ls ioahng around Il
asia. 4 ave right nov wha- -a"''.'"
20 home reading up on some far
eblem'
Corn is king, but you will hay
to give it its crown if it ever has on
More corn, more hogs, more ha
and less cotton, will mean to Il
Southern farmer less mortgages,
interest to pay and more surpl,
money for Improvement. W. A. {
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ORDER OF MARCH
FOR GRAND PARADE

|
The order of march for the grand
parade which will bring the uni'eu
Confederate Veterans reunion 10 a
close on May IS, has been announc'
cd and approved by Gen. James :
Smith, who by virtue OF his posi-
tion as Commander of the ArKan
sas Division, will act as marshal oi
the parade.
The line will form on West Mark
ham street, and proceed to Main
street, down Main street the long
line of gray with blaring bands, ana
tattered battle flags, will wend Us
way to Ninth street. At Ninth, the
the line will countermareh back
down Main to Markham, where II
will turn west. Gen. George W.
Gordon, Commarder-ln Chief OF tb'
United Confederate Veterans, vii
review the parade in front OF th'
old Arkansas statehouse. In from
of this venerable md classic build
ing, there will also be constructed !
stand with a seating capacity OF |
900. This will be reserved exclu
sively for veterans who are unable
to march, and wives. No other
will b admitted. The line o.
march is follows:
Mounted police.
Major General Jas. F. Smith
Commander of Arkansas Division
U. q. V.
Chief Marshall and staff.
Parade and Review Committees
Band.
Gen. George w. Gordon, Gener
al commanding, and Staff.
Carriages for general headquart
t ers, sponsors, chaperons and maids
of honor Representatives Of South
ern mothers and ladies of the Con
) federate Memorial Association il
; carriages.
Band.
Army of North virginia, Depart
: ment Commander and Staff, carriage
for department sponsors and maid
of honor. Virginia Division, Yves
} Virginia Division, carriages fo
t each division sponsor and M I o
honor. =
Band. " 4
Army of Tennessee DepartpZy
asSafSeas GS@Paaeaesr sS5nSfs spd SStsf as fihIAAd ihAds
) honor, Kentucky Division, Georgi;
Division, Alabama Division, Mis-.
sissippi Division, Louisiana DiW
sion, Florida Divisions, Tennessee
J Division, carriages containing dlvi
sion sponsors and maids of honor,
Band.
Trans-Mississippl department, De-
partment and Staff; carriages con
tanning department sponsors and
maids of honor; Missouri Division,
Texas Division, Oklahoma Division,
Northwest Division, Pacific Divi,
sion, Arkansas Division, Carriages
containing department sponsors and
maids of honor.
Band.
Forrest Cavalry Corps, Corps
Commander and Staff; carriages,
containing corps sponsors and maids
of honor; first, second and third
divisions; carriages containing dlvi-
sion sponsors and maids of honor;
carriages of Reunion Queen, Band
Sons of Veterans, Corps Com
mander and Staff; carriages, con.
tanning headquarters sponsors and
maids of honor; first department,
Commander and Staff; second Com.
mander and Staff; carriages f o
each department sponsor and maid
of honor.
Carriage of the governor of Ark
ansas and Staff.
Band.
Secretary Hodges May Sue
Secretary of State Earle w. Hod
L II
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Tax Assessors Notice

Notice hereby given that will be at the following places the
below mentioned dates for the purpose assessing the real personal and
per capita Randolph county, Arkansas for the l9l
DAY DATE
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12
NJ W. PRESSON NICK BARTHEL VIM DECLERK
Benton Nursery Company
Pocahontas, Ark.
Growers Of
Home Grown Nursery Stock
VIM. DECLERK

Stock Guaranteed True Label Budded and Grated all vares
adopted to the climate.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-12


After which will court house for
10 days Given under my hand this the 10th day April
HUBERT HOLLOWELL
Tax Assessor of Randolph Go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
THE DANGER OF
RHEUMATSM

The danger of Rheumatism is
in temporizing In the treatment, or
failing to realize the powerful nature
of the trouble. If the blood is allowed
to remain infected with uric acid,
Rheumatism soon becomes chronic,
and then if rot checked it sometimes
makes complete physical wrecks of
its victims by permanently stiffening
the joints and seriously interfering
with the bodily nerve force. Exter-
nal applications will often Temporal
ri1y relieve Rheumatic pains, but do
not reach the blood, where the cause
is located, and to depend entirely
upon such treatment is very dan
gerous thing to do. S. S. S. cures
Rheumatism by removing every par
ticle of the cause and purifying the
blood. It filters out of the circulation
every trace of the sour, inhammatory
matter, coo1s the acid-heated nerves,
causes a natural and healthy nourish-
ment through the blood to all
muscles, joints and bones, and per-
fectly cures Rheumatism in all its
forms. S. S. S. does this great work
because it is the greatest Of all blood
purifiers, acting directly on the
source of disease. Our special book
on Rheumatism and any medical adj
vice will sent free to all who write.
S. S. S. is for sale at drug stores.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
BOY GONE; FATHER CRAZY.
Children Ignorant of Fate of Parent,
Await His Coming.

Hutchinson. Kan, Dec. Gone year
ago Ralph Cochran, then 16 years old,
disappeared from the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Coch-
ran, and has not been seen since On
the anniversary of the boys mysterious
departure, the father was adjudged m
sane before a commission in the pro-
bate court.
At the little home IS miles away,
were three children. the oldest a girl of
16, who, ignorant of their fathers fate,
awaited the coming of their parents.
The Cochrans had visited Hutchinson
on a business mission. Sheriff K. c..
Beck was in the act of starting to the
little home armed with a warrant
charging Mr.. Cochran with insanity,
when he met him accompanied by Mrs.
Cochran, entering the city. The pa
pers were served and the husband was
taken into custody by the sheriff.
The complaint was worn to by T.
F. Hogan, who was one of the com
mittee of three, appointed by the Anti
Horsethief association to Investigate
the case of Mr.. Cochran.
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HE WEEDS CHUAf,s GIRL.
IA. L. Sophomore Quits school to Take
Bride.


Lawrence, Kan. Dec. 6.--Romance
in plenty abounded at Probate Judge
Means Office when he united in mar
rage Rosalie Miller of Paducah, Ky,
to Robert Sanford Shcpe of Frankfort,
Kan. Until very recently Mr.. Shope
has been a sophomC re in the college
at the university He withdrew from
school Novem Der IS.
Back of the welding there is more
than the usual romance, of two per-
being married. Slope came to the
university last year from Frankfort
Kan, where his people live on a farm.
Money was not plentiful at home, so
like many others, he decided to work
his way through school. He secured a
job waiting table at a local cafe.
Slope has a very dear friend, also
a sophomore in the college, whose
name need not be given. This chum,
whose home is in Springfield, Mo, is
said to have been engaged to a girl
who came here to see him. Anyway,
Resale Miller, who is beautiful and
winsome, did come to Lawrence to visit,
and she knew Slopes chum we'll But
it was after that she and Shope met
that the Old Old Story was put on up
to date. They fell in love, and they
were married yesterday by Judge
Means.
Shope and his wife are just % years
old, but Mrs. Shope has been married
before. In fact, it was only about a
week ago, it is said, that she obtained
a divorce over in Missouri and then
came to Lawrence to see the friend
she knew here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
NO CUT IN MAJOR SALARIES.
Minor League Players VIII Not Get
Large Salaries.

New York, Dec. although most
of the minor league baseball clubs
will reduce the salaries of players next
season, there is no danger that the
major leagues will follow suit This
authoritative announcement is made
here today. The big league magnates
will continue salaries on present lines
that is, scaled all the way from
$500 to $4,000 for the seasons
work As a matter of fact, the major
league clubs at present are paying
fhigher salaries than ever before in the
history of the game, but they are reap
ing larger gate receipts and any move
to reduce salaries would mean rebel
lion among players and fans.
In 1889 a plan to cut salaries in the
big clubs to a maximum of $4,000
brought about the brotherhood re-
volt that wrecked organized baseball
and resulted in tremendous losses. No
attempt to reduce salaries in the big
leagues has materialized since that
time
The minor leagues have been pay
Ing so much money to players in re-
cent years, however, that many of
them have found it hard to make ends
meet and some very radical cuts in
salary appropriations will be made
his wear
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Increased Cost of Maintenance
on American Roads.
Cost Has Doubled in United
States in Last Three Years.
SANTA FE EXPENSES
From 1884 to 81, 612 a Mile on
Equipment Since 1879.
Items of Interest to the Rail-
way Employees.

The railroads pay nearly twice as
much for the maintenance of way and
structures now as they paid Is years
ago, and more than three times as much
for the maintenance of equipment as
they paid 10 years ago. The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa F'e Railway company,
which has keen a pioneer in the adop-
ton Of efficiency netho DIS. may be re-
garded as a sample of an economically
managed -oncern. In his report to the
stockholders of the Santa Fe, President
Ripley gave an interesting lot of fig
ures showing the gradual increase in
the cost of maintaining way structures
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WOMAN ASKS AID
Refused Employment, Hunger
Drives Her to ''Home."
Husband in Penitentiary, She
Is Left Without Food.
DRIVEN FROM TOWN
Forced to Leave After Husband
Is Convicted.
Story Verified When Warden
COdding Is Consulted.
DRIVEN FROM TOWN

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. Garry
ing her three-weeks-old baby in her
arms, frail little woman, plainly at
tired, but. nevertheless, exhibiting
some evidences of refinement, knocked
tinidly on the door of Hope Cottage.
AS the door was thrown open and the
light from within streamed out upon
her, she shrank back suddenly as
though to hide her face from the per-
son standing there.
AS the stranger was about to de-
scend into the darkness, however, her
sudden determination deserted her.
She turned. held up her shivering Off
spring to the person in the doorway,
sank to her knees and said: please,
oh, please don't turn us away. See,
my baby is cold, as am /, and we
both are hungry"
Wife Driven From Town.
The woman was assisted to her feet
and escorted within the cottage, and
then it was that one of the most pitt
institution of rescue was revealed The
woman'S husband was a convict at
Lansing. He had been sentenced from
a small nearby town, and after he had.
been taken away a certain pressure
brought to bear upon the young wife
necessitated that she. too, leave.
She was destitute but brave, and,
Notwithstanding her weakened phys
ical condition and her infant in arms,
started forth in an effort to obtain
employment which would net them
both a living. From town to town she
went, but everywhere backs were turn
ed upon her, nowhere was she want
ed, not a place would she be given
chance.
Then the Climax.
How she got to Leavenworth, or
when. is irrelevant. Let it suffice that
she did come and brought her baby
with her. She tried to get employ
ment, but was unsuccessful.
She learned of Hope Cottage and
went there, although not until after
she had pocketed the little pride
which had been left in her. And she
was received by Evangelists M. f. and
M. A. Durham, who provided for the
child, fed and cared for it's mother
Today Mr.. Durham communicated
with Warden Codding of the state
prison. The woman's story was veri-
fled. Arrangement was made for pro-
ling for her and the little ones
wants through the prisoners widow
fund.
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BRUSH CONVERTS c. MURPHY.
CilicagOan Announces He VIII Vote
for LYNCH

Chicago, Dec. Baseball men
We're given a surprise when Charles
" Murphy, president of the Chicago
National League club, came out with
a statement that he would vote for
the reelection of T. J. Lynch, as
president of the league, at the meet
ing IN New York next week
Inc Chicago magnate made the
statement in reply to reports from the
east that Murphy was harboring a
scheme to GUST the president of the
league and install Joe O'Brien of Mil
Waukee, formerly president of the
American association.
1t had been supposed quite general
~, IN what has been regarded as a
hot political fight, that Murphy had,
combined forces with Ebbetts of
Brooklyn and Fogel of Philadelphia
for the purpose of fighting the re-elec-
ton of Lynch.
Just what brought about the unex-
pected change in Murphy's plans is
regarded as a puzzle. 1t is known
that President John T. Brush of the
New York club saw Murphy several
times on the formers recent visit to
Chicago Mr.. Brush is believed to
have argued his fellow magnate into
a shift in sentiment. Murphy's deci-
sion to vote for Lynch is said to as
sure the present head of the league
reelection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
CoOnsKEY WANTS srovAII,.
Charles Hemphin VIII Also Be Kept
on SOX Roster.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-President Charles
Comiskey of the Chicago American
league team has given the impression
among baseball enthusiasts here that
he is anxious to obtain the services of
George Stovall, former manager of
the Cleveland team, for his club
1t was generally believed that waiv-
ers had been asked on Stovall but this
was SO strongly denied by Comiskey
that the magnate left the impression
that he is watching for the oppor-
tunity to bring the player to Chicago.
Manager Callahan is said to be look
ing for a first baseman and is anxious
TO place Stovall in the position if pos
sible.
Comiskey said too that Charles
Hemphill will not manage the Atlanta
team, as a dispatch from the south
ern city announced. HemphilI is on
the Comiskey roster and the magnate
intends keeping him.
President Ban Johnson has an
nounced that the business meeting of
the league will be held in Chicago in
1912, and that it Will alternate be-
tween New York and Chicago there
after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
TWENTY WIVES DESERTED.
Hutchinson Men Have Habit of Leav.
ing Families Destitute.


Hutchinson, Kan. Dec. 6.-Another
case of desertion by a husband of his
wife and family has been reported to
R. o. Slayton, supervisor of the poor,
and he has been called on to supply
the abandoned mother and four little
children with food.
There are at present not less than
20 wives in Hutchinson whose hus-
bands have abandoned them" the su-
pervisor of the poor said. There are
this many that have come to my no
tice. How many more there are who
have not made known their predica-
m ent have no means of knowing"
There is another thing which Super
visor Slayton declares is dead wrong
and his experience with such cases has
been large. husband deserts his
family, and makes it necessary for the
wife to get a divorce from him The
divorced husband. free to marry again,
raises a second family. AS he is
shiftless od-for-nothing fellow, the
community soon has two families on
their hands to provide for And he
soon will desert the second family, in
all probability.
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shape There was nothing which
seemed to do me much good
Il tried other remedies, but did not
gain any flesh, until 1 commenced tax
ing your Peruna, which built me right
up. 1 have taken several bottles but
have not taken any now for about six
weeks.
Il am seventy-three years old. I
never expect to be entirely well or
young again, but I am thankful for
what Peruna has done for me-
Feels Ten Years Younger.
Mr.. Henry Merz, 1924 Upper Mt.
Vernon Road, Evansville, Ind, writes:
When first wrote to you had bron-
ehial trouble for your years, and had
tried several doctors, but they could do
me no good. I had pain and rafting in
the chest, cough, expectoration, espe-
cially at night.
81 took Peruna, and can now say
that am entirely we'll. feel ten years
younger since using ~ $50
Peruna- I recommend vEApe
Peruna to all my -
friends, for I was in bad condition.
Il am an old soldier and am seventy
seven years DID,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06

had direct information that this Is the
plan OF the company.
The route along the other side OF the
river has been surveyed several times
and this last summer surveying gang
ran over the grades again. II the Rock
Island really means business and that IA
the way It looks. Concordla should get
busy and see that the vanished cars and
tail lights run through here. II the cut
of is to be built. the road can be brought
through Concordia with the proper
amount OF hustle. Concordia lost the
Rock Island road by bunElinE once and
1t does not want to lose It again while
sleeping on the job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
PLAN FOR OLYMPIC GAMES.
Tryouts VIII Use Harvard Stadium in
PreIinlinarieS

New York, Dec. 6.=The most i'm
portant meeting of the American
Olympic games committee will be held
here next Thursday evening. Numer-
Gus details in connection with the
Stockholm team will be disposed of
and a date and location for the try
outs will be settled upon. It has been
practically agreed that the tryouts will
take place at the Harvard stadium,
Cam bridge, the university field Chi
cago, and at San Francisco. The date
will probably be June 6.
other matters of Importance for
consideration include the selection of
manager and trainer for the team,
and the financial problem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-06
THIEF STEALS DYNAMITE CAPS
Twenty Five Pounds of Explosive
Taken From ''Jar'' House.

Winfield, Kan, Dec. 6.-Twenty-
five pounds of dynamite and hun
dred defamation caps may be concealed
about the person of the tramp who
stops at your back door for a hand
out in the next few days. This is very
likely to be the case if he is a ''yegg
man." for that amount of dynamite
has rnysteriously disappeared from the
jar house here.
This is the second time that the
house has been entered, the first be-
ing about three months ago. At that
time fifty pounds OF dynamite and
200 caps were taken.
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and equipment for that line since 1879.
Here is the table:
RAISE MUCH MORE CAPITAL.
An Increase This Year of More Thar
5000, 100000.

Railroads in the United States have
raised more than $1,000. 10000 of capital
since January / this year, the figure be-
ing around $1,o55, 100000. This is an in
crease of S211, 10000 over the amount
raised by the roads in the first eleven
months OF 1910. Slrort-term notes floated
amounted to 1917, 900 900, which is regarded
as an unsatisfactory DEVELOPMENT. Long
term bond issues aggregate S641. 900. GOO
but the sales of new stock amount to
less than 800, 10000