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Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30
Arkansas State Fair

The Arkansas State Fair manage.
ment offers to the people Of the
state each year, some particularly
spectacular exhibition which con.
stitutes one Of the big attractions.
Experience IN the past has proven
that nothing attracts the public at
iention like the day and night fire.
works which have been the features
Of several fairs in the past.
This year the management has
contracted with the Pain Fireworks
Company, for one of the greatest
pyrotochnic spectacles ever wit.
messed, The Last Days of
Pompeii," a reproduction of the
destruction Of this historic city,
wildly shown in a dairy spectacle
aud on a grander scale than this
event has ever been attempted be.
fore.
Pain is the greatest producer of
fireworks display the world has ever
known, and this year at the Ark.
ansas State Fair he will be given
greater leeway in the matter of ex'
pense in staging the spectacle and
for this occasion, many new and
novel features have been added to
make the display greater than ever.
Every day of the fair there will
be both day and night fireworks a
spectacle which it costs thousands
Of dollars to produce, and it will
prove one of the big attractions Of
the 1912 fair.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30

tax suits against corporations, al.
ready aggregating S6,I9s, lso.5L
with more to follow. These suits
do not include the few millions Of
penalties involved in anti trust suits
pending or prospective, so that the
corporations are generally having a
hard row to hoe. Gen. Norwood
does not expect to recover the full
amounts for which he has sued, but
he does expect to recover a very
considerable amount, which will
help to relieve the states financial
distress. This distress dates back
to the last year Of JEFF Davis ad
mlnlslration as governor, when, to
win votes as a friend Of the people,
he induced the Legislature TO reduce
the tax levy for general purposes
from ? to / mills. The state,
with reduced revenue and increasing
obligations, has been falling behind
ever since.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30
Hon. Joe 7. RObinSOn'S Statement

Little Rock, Aug. 25-Hon. Joe
T. Robinson, Democratic nominee
for Governor, emphatically states
that be is not in league with nor will
he be controlled or influenced by in
terests in the liquor interest arising
from any consideration but what he
may consider the best public good.
lie says further; 81 have not author.
lied nor consented to the circulation
of any literature bearing my picture
or purporting to influence the action
of any one on this subject"
lie says that il majority of the
people think that the time has arrived
when tate-wide prohibition will be
best for the state, he will enlist the
authority Of the governors Office to
enforce their will.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30
WILL ATTEMPT TO
COLLECT BACK TAX

Little Rock, Ark, Aug, 24-For
a year the state of Arkansas has
been piliug up a deficit which the
most careful financing and the vet.
oring by Gov. Donaghey Of half a
million appropriations have not
been able to avert 1t is estimated
that by January l, 1918, the deficit
in the state treasury will approx.
mate ~, 200, 900. For months the
current expenses Of the state have
been paid in warrants on an empty
treasury, and hawked about for
Whatever they will bring. This
applies to salaries, wages and pay
ment Of supplies for the instructions,
Even the governor has discounted
his warrant at 30 and 95 per cent
Of its face. The sherills are settling
now for the taxes OF the various
counties, but outstanding warrant
holders gobble up the money as
quickly as it reaches the treasury,
and the state will still be "broke'
when every dollar Of the annual
taxes has been paid.
This is the condition that will
confront the new administration
next January, when Congressman
Robinson succeeds Donaghey as
governor, and the new legislature
comes into existence. What steps
will be taken to meet the eXigencies
of the situation are a matter OF
conjecture, but advocate retrench'
ment along many lines, a reduction
in expenses, and the consolidation
or abolition Of commissions, lnstl'
tutions, and other things that are a
heavy drain upon the depleted eH'
chequer.
Into the breach at this juncturc
steps Attorney. General Norwood
who retires from office in January,
and who has no present political
ambition that has been made
public. He seeks to recoup the
state financially by bringing back
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30
WHAT STATE AID
DID IN ONE YEAR

Under the head, "What State Aid
to High Schools Has Done in One
Year." Prof. b. w. Torreyson,
secretary Of the State Board of Ed.
ucation, reviews the work along
this line for the past year, as fol.
lows:
"l. 1t has made high school in.
struction free to all qualified pupils
IN the state, except IN the counties
of Madison, Desba aud Drew.
"2 1t has given free tuition TO
1921 from outside districts.
"3. 1t has given free tuition to
9iS rural teachers and special train.
ing to 327 normal students who are
preparing to teach in rural schools.
80. Counting communities of
fewer than 1000 population as es-
sentially rural, 1t has given high
school privileges to 1867 children
at cost of $50 per year per pupil
to the state, most of whom could
not have otherwise had these advan
tages at all.
"5. 1t has given instruction in
agriculture to 1852 pupils in high
school classes.
"6. 1t has increased the high
school enrolment in one year 4s
per cent. In the year ending July
J, 1911, the enrolment in all high
schools was GASP, while IN the
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30

Elberta peach does well in this
county. We have Elberta peaches
on exhibition IN our Office at pres
ent, which when plucked from the
tree, measured fifteen inches around
and weighed Is ounces. Our cotton
yields from 500 pounds per acre on
the hill land, to 5000 pounds per
acre on the best sandy loan land in
the bottom.
We have any number Of acres of
both bottom aud hill land that are
covered with fine virgin timber,
trees ranging in size from eight feet
in diameter, down to as little as
they can be used. At this writing,
| am experiencing some difficulty in
getting one cypress to market that
is eight feet IN diameter and 75 feet
to the first limb. This tree alone
is worth $500. As to the miner
al resources, | do not think we
have any thing worth mentioning.
We have anything in the world
IN the way of soil and an ideal loca.
tion for an honest man looking for
a home in the great southwest. Our
timber is splendid, our climate is
fine, our fruit is excellent and every.
thing is good in Randolph county.
We have won all the state prizes in
the Boys Corn Club class for the
past two years and we have a record
of having more boy babies in Ran
dOlph county than there IS in any
other county of the state Of Arkan-
sas and we have more boys IN the
Boys Corn Club than any other
comfy in the United States. We
can furnish to the honest man look
ing for an honest home and place
to settle down for life, a place
where he can make an honest living
and be at ease, place where the
sun shines 800 days each year and
where the buzz of the cyclone Is
never heard. / am no dealer in the
lands of this county. / only buy
all can get hold of and never sell
any. My advice to the farmers of
Randolph county is to keep all you
have and buy as many more acres
as you can.
Pocahontas is the largest town
and the county seat Of Randolph
county and is a live, ent erprising
little city.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30

year ending July ], 1919, the 9s|
state high schools alone enrolled
6,63s, and 90 unaided high schools
enrolled 2,9s4, making a total for
the year of 9,022, an increase of
3,l40.
az. 1t has brought nearly all oa
the high schools Of the state to ac
cepled standards IN course Of study !.
length of recitation period, labora
tory for the teaching of natura
sciences, reference libraries, size od
classes, number of dairy classes
per teacher and pupil, and the|
length of the school term.
"s. While the money given I'd
high schools as aid is taken from|
the common school fund, 1t has NOD
affected the length of term of tha
common school or the salary Of the|
teacher at all. The cost TO a dis
trict with so enumerated pupils
about $4-a sum too small TO effect
either. Besides it comes out oH
the unused balance of 81, 400, OO0
constantly carried by the commoI
and special districts Of the state 4
their credit"
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30
RANDOLPH COUNTY
tBY JOHN r. KIZER)

lpl JoiiN w. hiHENI
The following descriptive article
concerning Randolph county was
prepared for the Biennial report to
the Department of Agriculture by
John X. Kizer Of Pooahontas. The
Department has asked us to publish
same and asks our readers to for.
ward any criticism or suggestions
concerning sane TO Robert Nj.
Hutchins, Deputy Commissioner of
Agriculture at Little Rock;
Randolph county is in the north
eastern section of the state, west oil
Crowley's Ridge. The Frisco rail-
road enters Randolph county from
the north at Reyno, running south
through the county to Hoxie, all in
Randolph county. The ST. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern crosses
one corner of the county, with two
stations and they are on the east
side Of the county. The Frisco
railroad runs along side the county
on the south just over the line in
Lawrence county, with several sta
tions accessible for Randolph coun.
ty.
We have about 100 school houses
IN this county and the terms Of
school range from three to ten
months in a year; we have lis
licensed school teachers. We also
have about as many church houses
as we do school houses aud about
half as many preachers as we have
school teachers.
We have the black loan, black
sandy loan with clay sub.soil and
what we call the gray sandy loan,
light soil with clay sub.soil.
We have more enthusiasm in the
way of building good roads in the
county than ever was before. We
have about $50 miles Of graded
roads and we have eight miles of
Pike road. All the road overseers
are equipped with graders and road
tools TO work the roads with aud the
people always vote the highest
amount Of money for the roads and
all JOIN hands ia seeing that the
money is properly spent.
We have the finest type Of lands
that are TO be had IN any county in
the United States, that can be
bought for from SIPS per acre and
it runs down as low as $1,000 per
acre, depending upon the type Of
land, improvements thereon and the
location. The unimproved lands
can be had on what we call hill
lands IN the interior Of the county,
say 90 miles from a railroad, that
bought for $3.50 per acre, and as you
get closer TO town or railroad, the
higher, up to $1,000 per acre, hill
or bottom.
Our leading field crops are cotton,
corn, wheat, oats, timothy, clover,
peanuts and anything that can be
grown in any country, can be grown
in Randolph county, and grown
abundantly. We have absolute
records of corn that one acre pro
duced l25 bushels and wheat as
high as so bushels per acre. The
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-30
NOTICE

My wife left me the 10th of las
March, and l hereby give notic
that | will not be responsible "a
any debts that she may make.
j. +. CoNNELLY,
5l.4tp. O'Kean, Ark
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
THE CITY

Harry BInce was on the sick list
last week.
Mrs. J. ]. Tiff any returned from
a visit with relatives at Mortified.
Mrs. Goyer will hold her ann ual
op enlng of spring millinery on March
Il and %.
The ladies aid society of North
Redwood will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. John
Wolff. All are cordially invited.
John Junerman came down from
Montevideo Monday and may locate
here in the future. John will be
remembered as having clerked at
Francois & Schmahl two years ago.
Mrs. John Lauterbach went to ST..
Peter Saturday to be present at the
dedication of the new Catholic
church and spend week with her
daughter, Mrs. Andrew Cook and
family.
Charles Huntsberry was the reci-
pient of an elaborate and beautiful
bonnet presented to him by an un-
known admirer. TIE show man
appeared in his gear on the train
Friday morning to the infinite de-
light of the other passengers.
Lawrence Feir who has been one
of the Gazette force for the past
eight months left last Saturday for
Minneapolis where he will spend a
week specializing at the Pence Auto
Co., from there he will go to Ulen,
Mimi, to take up work in his
brothers garage. His place at this
office has been filled by Clarence
johnson of Belview.
The county commissioners met at
the court house Friday and Saturday
to attend to matters pertaining to
the County Poor Farm and to tran.
sact other business. w. M. Fields
the present Superintendent wishes
to resign unless $1,000 per month
is added to his salary. No.
thing definite was taken on this
after.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
SECn0N 1741, DAIRY LAWS.

SALES LICENSED No person shall
sell milk or cream in, or to be used
in, any municipal corporation except
for the purpose of supplying the
same to butter or cheese factory.
without being licensed by the dairy
and food commissioner, and the fee
for such license shall be 81 for each
place or vehicle fl ON which sale is
made. Every such license shall ex-
pire May /, next after its issue; shall
be given only to person owning or
leasing the vehicle or place from
which sales are TO be made, and
shall not be transferred. Each IL
cense shall be numbered and shall
contain the name, residence and
place of business of the licensee, the
names of all employees to act there
under, and the nun Der of vehicles
and places to be used. The name
and number of the license shall be
plainly inscribed on both sides of
each vehicle in use for the purpose
aforesaid, and every sale from a We.
hicle not so inscribed, shall be deem.
ed a misdemeanor. Every licensee
shall report to the commissioner any
change of driver or person employed
by him in connection with such sales
which may occur during the term OF
his license. &C. 337, S. 107; C. 428
s. 4, '09.) Adv
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
Marion johnson returned Satur-
ay from brief visit to Mankato.

Marion johnson returned Satur-
day from brief visit to Mankato.
Why pay rent when you can buy a
nice home at your own price? At
tend the house auction March 22nd
Mr.. Norris of the Straus Bros. ;
company went to Minneapolis Sat-
urday to spend Sunday with his
family.
Miss E. Abraham will show choice
and exclusive styles in her millinery
display which will usher in the spring
season next Friday.
Mrs. Goyer has splendid line of
millinery which will be shown at her
annual opening on Thursday and Fri
day of this week.
DIR. A. A. Joss, rector of the
Church of the Holy Communion.
went to Minneapolis Monday for a
few days visit with his son. He
will return Friday noon.
G. A. Neufert. of the Aune &
Thune Clothing Co., recently finished
two bed room chairs that are we'll
worth seeing. Mr.. Neufert has
made nearly all the furniture in his
home, and is really an expert at this
work.
The Redwood boys and girls seem
very anxious regarding the gymna-
SUM which is being talked of. The
completion of the armory is looked
forward to with keen interest for it
is expected that some thing can be
done then to supply the want of such
an institution.
Tie Delta Alphas" proved them
selves regal entertainers on Friday
evening when they gave a blow out
in honor of the Hubs" Over SO
young people were present. Good
eats and games were the order of
evening. The girls who planned the
party did splendidly and their efforts
assisted in making the affair sue
cess.
John Gunckel of Toledo, Ohio,
gave an interesting talkon the hoy"
at the Christian church Saturday
evening. Mr.. Gunckel, has done
more good for newsboys and urchins
than any other man in the country.
He associates with them in their
every day life. he knows their ways
and habits and is therefore better
qualified to help them. His talk was
deeply interesting and every one
went home feeling satisfied with the
program.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
in
HOUSES

For Sale room cottage, good
basement, l lot COX 120 good
well and Cistern, in good re-
pair and centrally located.
Bargain if taken before
March LIST.
For Sale 8room two-story
house, furnance, electric
lights, sewer and water, four
blocks from post office.
For Sale s room two-storv
house, electric lights, sewer
and water, three blocks from
post office.
For Sale : s room 115-storv
house, electric lights, good
barn and we'll, six blocks
from post office.
For Sale : tWo-story 8 room
house, city water, good barn,
good location, 6 blocks from
post office, very easy pay
mentS.
For Sale tWo-story 10 room
house, furnace, sewer, water
and electric lights, good barn,
good location.
For Sale-two-story house, 9
rooms, water and sewer,
good repair, two lots, five
blocks from post office, bar
gain, easy payments,
For Sale g room History
house, electric lights, city
water furnace, good barn,
four lots, eight blocks from
post office, easy payments.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19

Harry Bunce was on the sick list
last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-03-19
WEATHER OF WEEK.

Hockett Bros. Observers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-15
THINKING IT'S SO, OFTEN MAKES 1T So


the who fools himself
substantial need
necessary
life While
subject
there o comparable the mind of
thing above
possibilities surrounding There
things
This should be- and will be if
currents which should, will
in Hatiesburg o
would hard
reality in his mental oud till
confidence
bulded industries which
the habit let become
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-15
CRIMP TO BAD BANKING

The biggest and best job yet I'M
dertaken by congress is the inquiry
into the alleged manipulation of bank
ing, finance and credits Both parties
view with each other In supporting
it. The investigation has begun in a
way to prove that it will be drastic,
says Herbert Myrich, editor-in-chief
of Farm and Home.
This probe into the alleged money
trust comes not a whit too soon.
The Stanley committees report shows
that the 23 directors of the steel trust
represent the controlling interest in
nearly So per cent of the Industrial
and railroad affairs of the nation. Add
to this the oil-tobacco group. and the
power Of this gentry is too great for
any self-governing people to permit
unrestraned. To what extent these
interests manipulate the. peoples
money and creadit is now to be re.
vealed.
The first step requires 10000 banks
all there are-to submit sworn
statements in answer to searching
questions. The replies will Indicate
where and when the probe should
go deeper. Later, the house methods.
1t is officially stated that following
the establishment of the clearing
house at Buffalo, N. Y. some years
ago, the increase in profits on col
lections, to the twelve banks interest
ed over the former methods of doing
business free of charge paid the div
dends OF all the banks each year. and
whatever profit was made on loans
and discounts was used to build up
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-15
THE Woodworking.

Why should the wedding-ring be
placed on the third finger of the left
hand? The custom has existed for
ages and the reason therefor has been
given as follows:
Our ancestors found the left hand
more convenient for such ornaments
than the right, for the reason that it
is generally less employed than the
later. For the same reason they close
the third instead of another finger.
The third digit is not only less used
than the others, but is better adapted
to guard ring against bruises, since
that finger has this quality peculiar
to itself-it cannot be extended but in
company with some other finger,
whereas the rest may be singly
stretched to their full length.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-15

not to say of political honor, must be
practical" and accommodating in the
mind of a man who bids his personal
representatives press with ardor the
trumpedup cases of excuseless con-
testants, and at the same time "ad-
vises' his supporters in the committee
if he ever really did anything of the
sort-not to sustain them!
This awkward dilemma between dou-
ble-dealing and mendacity will attract
less attention than it might in another
statesman; people are more interested
in what the Colonel will do if Mr.. Taft
receives the nomination. For does he
not say:
"A nomination obtained by the votes
of delegates seated in utter defiance
of justice, as these two Alabama dele
gates have just been seated, would be
worthless to the man obtaining it and
would be Indignantly repudiated by
the party as a whole"
vi CouIee IL WOulu De! "A NATIONAL
Committee which, after throwing out
sixty-eight Roosevelt delegates whose
cases have neither merit nor excuse,
crowns the unparalleled outrage by
even excluding four whose claims
look pretty good to Roosevelt support
ers. merits the deepest excavations of
an enraged people. 1.-THE Republican
party" as Mr.. Roosevelt justly OBJ
serves, cannot continue to exist" if
a convention SO shamelessly constitute
ed shall prove deaf to the voice of the
people, as infallibly interpreted by the
later, greater Lincoln.
Bolt? OF course!-N. Y. World.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-15

the surplus" How far has that form
of combination become general? The
inquiry should help proper banking.
benefit depositors and legitimate Dor
rowers and promote sound business
whether little or big. But 1t will put
a crimp into practices that are not
right.
The inquiry will surely Justify the
campaign against the crudities Of the
Aldrich abomination which are con-
Quoted by Farm and Home and my
other periodicals. The monetary
commission did not adopt the Myrick
method in place of the Aldrich
scheme, but our work did draw some
of the fangs from the Aldrich snake.
and Home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-15
BOLT? OF COURSE!

PED. Seventy-two contested Taft dele
gates have been stamped regular" by
the Republican National Committee.
In every case protest was made on
behalf of Mr.. Roosevelt; yet most of
the protests, though full of sound and
fury, were made upon such fiimsy pre-,
texts that the vote seating the Taft
men was unanimous Says Senator
Borah, Roosevelt leader but a sane
and fair man:
There have been only two contests
considered by the committee thus far
which have had the slightest merit
the Ninth Alabama and the Fifth Ar
kansas Districts. Those were the
only two contests thus far considered
for which there was any excuse what
ever. The others should not have
been brought"
In his statement of Saturday Mr..
Roosevelt says of this amazing situa-
ton:
Talking the matter over with Sena-
tor Dixon, we both agreed to advise
the Roosevelt members of the Nation
al Committee to support no contest in
any district where there was room for
reasonable doubt as to the right of the
Roosevelt delegates to be seated Ac.
cordingly, in all the Alabama districts
in question the Roosevelt men in the
National Committee voted with the
majority. But in the Ninth
Alabama District two Roosevelt dele
gates had been unquestionably elect
ed"
Standards Of political consistency,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-15
IF WE ONLY UNDERSTOOD.

If we knew the care and trials,
Knew the effort all in vain,
And the bitter disappointment,
Understood the loss and gain
Would the grim, eternal roughness
Seem. wonder just the same?
Should we help where now we hinder
Should we pity where we blame?
All! we Judge each other harshly,
Knowing not life's hidden force;
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid at its source;
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good;
And we'd love each other better,
If we only understood.
Could we but draw back the curtains
That surround each others lives,
See the naked heart and spirit,
Know what spur the action gives,
Often we should find it better,
Purer than we judge we should,
And we'd love each other better
If we only understood.
-Rudyard Kipling.