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The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
Catalina Fence Posts,

Catalpa specosa Is n good tree Il
makes a post sometimes IN eight
years, sometimes in ten, We have so
many better trees, however, that We
don't have to fall back on the catalpa,
says a writer IN the Ohio Farmer.
have tried a little catapa to see
what It would do. In some sections
we have chosen the white oak In
South Georgia we have an excellent
post when We can get It, Of long leaf
pine Where we cannot get that, we
have the loblolly pine and the short
leaf pine can be used II we treat II
with creosote 10 the amount Of 10
cents a post and It will last 10 to 20
years,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
TOR ACT NO, 4.
AGAINST ACT NO, 4,
BE It Enacted by the People Of the stat,

BE II Enacted by the People Of the state
OF Arkansas.
Section /. That cvcry school teacher
who resides Ion This State. who holds q FIRST
schools Ut the state and who In now,
and at the date of the approval Of this
Act shall have been engaged I'M The yOona
ton OF school teaching for the three
previous consecutive years Ig hereby de-
clerod tu be- "a member or Ia Popular EAU.
cutloual Committee the duties Of which
shall be hereinafter particularly defined.
That the superintendent Of public I'M.
ftructlou is hereby made the chairman
OF said committee ana the said chair
man SHAH designate some omploNc of hls
office 90 act OA secretary thereof said
chairman and secretary to serve without
Nirthcr or other compensation than lA
aow allowed hy law
Sec 9 That II Hhnll be- the duty OF
the chairman and secretary OF said COM
mIttoo tu Immediately prepare and come
pile from the records Of the office of the
state superintendent Of public luHtrucs
ton ana the offices Of the several county
examiners " this state complete fuH'
ter or lIHt " an tho teachers uf the state
Of the residence grade ana torn of uutN.
ice named IN Section I of thW Act unl
shall Indicate opposite the unmo of clrh
teacher hlH or hur puHtutiirv address
ana tuld roster or lIHt ho complied fhull
constitute the official Popular EluuNH
busls which Hhlll IN this Act ho drHIgH
nniud as the Committee
Soc o. The Arkansas Text Book Com
mission composed Of s'N members ui
the Committee. ~ he chosen IN the man.
ngr herein provided, the duty ~ which
ls hereinafter prescribed Is hcrohy cro
nted said Commissioners shall Hcry,
terms uH follows. Tho two receiving
| the greatest number Of yotoN shall
serve for EN years the two ro1oiylnl
| the next greatest number Of votes unHI
| serve four ycnrF ana the two receiving
| the next prcntoHt uumbor uf votes HuIl
| serve for two years ana every two NUurf
| from ana Nftor The date of frtt 1NtIUf
| two Commissioners HhUll be- CloHpu No.
| The same manner lu which the orIN.nu
| Commission M chosen
Aoo T. Tint within ten duVH hflol
| the date Of the completion of the OFF,
| olbl roster named lU Election . the phoir
man and SECRETARY ~ the COMMITTEE
! ahNll mul g. each ana Hp.F m.whe" H
| said Committee cab for uuwiHN itnn,
| Of committeeman who may hu vluutu.
| members Of said state TpNt uuuN cu1
| mission by the Committee Each upm
| hcr OF said committee may nominal AZ
many candidates 40 there are fuN llool
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
Sprayinu Cucumbers,

A horticultural authority says that
spraying muskmelons and cucumbers
with Bordeaux mixture Is not an abb
soute preventive Of the dreaded
blight but It helps to hold the disease
IN check. II must be remembered
that spraying is a preventive measure,
and not q cure, so that the first APP
plicatIon should be made about the
time the plants begin to throw out
runners.
Several applications should be made
before It Is impossible to drive
through the fields, -Four pounds OF
copper sulphate, six pounds Of slaked
lime and fifty gallons Of water Is a
desirable formula for this purpose,
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first Monday in June and the fret dsy
Of September: the several boards Of SUI
perViSors Of assessments shall meet as
boards Of equalization the first day or
September and may continue in session
as such until October fifteenth, and
shall meet as boards OF revision and ap-
pesls the fifteenth day Of October and
remain In session as such until NoVem-
Der first; the Arkansas Tax Commission
shall meet as State board of equaliza-
ton November first and remain I'm ses-
sion until December first; the reports
Of the several assessors required TO be
filed with the Arkansas Tax Commission
by October first tsection so hereot) may
be filed by November first, the ceru-
fled statements required TO be filed by
the county clerks with the Auditor or
State by November twentieth tsection W
hereof may be filed by December first
and the Auditor shall certify out to the
several county clerks the several state
rates tsection 100 hereof by the first
Monday in December. and the leyying
courts In the several counties OF the
State shall he held on the first Monday
In December.
hv the Act approved May 9Th, of the
Acts Of 1905 CACt No. 1859 and the Act
approved April 18th, OF the Acts Of 1907.
tAct Number 1897, 1891 to tpeS lncln-
sive. as amended by Acts approved Aprll
a5th and May 4th, 1871, 6955. 6s36 and
69s;. Kirhy's Digest Act 397 OF the
Acts Of 1907. Act 81 Of the Acts of
1gnq. and all other special and general
laws and parts Of laws in conflict with
tais Act are hereby repealed, and other
revenue laws she'll be cumulative ana
mis- Act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved June 29th. 1911:
FILED in the office Of the Secre-
tary of State June 29th, 1911
Each ele"tor may vote for or against
the above Act
Witness my official signature
this, goth day Of May, 1912.
EARLE W. HODGES,
Secretary Of state
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GARDEN am
FARM NOTES

Give the earth good seed to work
with
A sIlo built Of concrete will pre-
serve silNgo well,
Truck farming IN this country 10
not yet being oyordono
Rye may be cut for hay and used
for all classes Of livestock,
Most experienced melon plckers can
toll ripe melon from the looks
Plant enough lima beans for home
use They are healthy and delicious
4 busho Of wheat weighs, on mo
average, 60 pounds, and oats from 81
to 10
The tool which usually follows tho
pow IN the course Of tIllage Is the
harrow
A tcn.cent bolt now may save n DOL
lars worth Of time when the rush OF
work comes,
with the exception Of the pillow, tho
harrow Ia perhaps the oldest OF tlllage
Instruments
There IL no reason why potatoes
should not be cultivated with a riding
corn cutyator
Frequent stirring Of the soil Ia said
10 be a good preventive Of rust form
lnR on the cultlvator
A liberal application Of ashes to 'he
soil whore cabbage plants nrc grown
IN n preventive Of elump root
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
FOR ACT NO. 2.
AGAINST ACT NO. 2.

Be II Enacted by the People OF the
State of Arkansas:
Section !. II shall be unlawful Tor
any person, firm or corporation TO manu-
facture sell or give away within the
State Of Arkansas, any alcohol, or any
spurious ardent malt vinous or fer
mented liquors or any compound or
preparation thereof commonly called
tonics, bitters. or indicated liquors, eN-
cept as provided in Section 5l3l OF
Kirby's Digest OF the Statutes Of Ark
ansas
Section @ Any person. firm or corpo-
ration, violating any of the provisions
of this Act, shall be deemed guilty or a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction shall
for a first offense be fined In any sum
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars and for a
second or any subsequent offense, shall
be fined in any sum not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned In
the county Jail for not less than three
nor more than twelve months; and each
sale or gift of any such liquors shall
constitute a separate offense.
Section g. All laws and parts OF laws
IN conflict herewith except Section 3l5l
Of Kirby's Digest, referred to In Sec
ton l of this Act are hereby repealed,
and this Act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after the 3lst day or
December 1912.
Filed in the office Of the Sec
rotary Of State on the 50th day
OF April, 1912.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above Act
this 20th day OF May lHl2.
EARLE W HODGES,
Secretary Of state.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
Bacteria for Alfalfa Soil

Alfalfa needs certain kind Of bac.
tcrIa IN the soil to give the best re.
suits These bacteria live on the
roots Of the plants and give of az n
by.product the nitrogen which the
plant needs This is an example Of
cooperation in nature,
In the soils whore sweet clover has
grown these bacteria are usually
present II they are not, It Ia some.
times necessary 20 get soil from some
neld whore alfalfa Ia growing, or
some sweet clover soil and scatter It
over the alfalfa patch This 10 called
"lnoculatlng the soil
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they shall receive no further per diem
They shall be entitled 70 the same mile
age for any extraordinary session as
herein provided for regular sessions
The terms Of all members OF the General
Assembly shall begin on the day Of their
election. and they shall receive no com
pensatiou. perquisite or allowance what
ever except as herein provided
Filed in the office Of the Sec
rotary OF State on the 10th day
Of April 1912
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment
Witness my official sigature
this goth day OF May 1912
EARLE W. HODGES,
[Seall Secretary OF State
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
FARM CART IS QUITE HANDY
Little Vehicle, Useful for Great Many
Purposes, Is Set on Two Dis
carded Buggy Wheels.

The illustration shows a side view
OF our hand cart which we have used
for ten years. 1t is on buggy wheels
which are high and yet the box is low
down, writes c, r. Bashore in the
Farm and Home, The axle is an old
buggy axle bent as shown at b, The
box, a, is about four fet long and two
feet high. It can be used for many
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
"Maruro Crop" EQUALS Corn Value.

For any purpose on the farm, barn.
yard manure II the hcst fertilizer 10
begin with Some special kinds may
be- required Afterwards, but It Ia nj.
ways IN order The manure crop of
the United states Is equal in value
to the corn crop, according to Dean
r - Munford Of the Missouri College
OF Agriculture,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
ANTS AID CORN-R00T LOUISE
mi. Brown Insects Care for In
furious Aphis Because OF Liking
for Honey Dew"
pr p 1. MERsTERD

II you notice your corn plants
dwarfing in patches over the field ana
the leaves Of such plants turning yel-
low or a reddish color, look carefully
around the base of the stalks for ant
hills. If numerous ant hills are found
YOU NAV conclude that the corn-root
louise is sucking the juice from the
corn roots, weakening the stalks and
consequently reducing the yield.
1t is the presence OF the ants tnat
is the interesting part OF the story
The root aphis secretes a sweet sub
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
Handy Farm Cart.

purposes and the box can be made
any length and height desired The
shoe at c, made Of heavy scrap iron,
keeps the box level when the cart is
at rest, Two hardwood handles, d,
should be bolted on to push or draw
the cart.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
ACT NO 4.

AN ACT creating popular ciuca-
tioual committee. creating q text book
commission. prescribing the manner of
its election and lts duties ana providing
for uniform text books for the public
schools of This state and for furnishing
the same 90 the school patrons Of tho
state ot actual cost OF production and
delivery
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
GROWING Vegetables Quickly

Vegetables 10 grow quickly and be
tender require u rich soil, either
naturally fertile or made 10. II the
ooll Ia rather sterile II should receive
coat Of wollrottcd manure each fan
after everything In removed.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
When TO Spray Potatoes.

In general, commence spraying pota'
toes when the plants are six or eight
inches high, and repeat the treatment
at intervals Of ten to fourteen days in
order to keep the plants well covered
with Bordeaux throughout the season.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
POSTS KEPT FROM SPREADING
Cumbersome Braces Done Away With
by Connecting Rod Placed Be-
meath Surface OF Earth.

Gate posts may be kept parallel YER
tically, without cumbersome braces,
by connecting them beneath the sur
face Of the earth with long rod.
When setting the posts, small rocks
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
ACT NO. 2.

To prohibit the manufacture, sale or
giving away in the State of Arkansas,
Of alcohol, or any spurious ardent malt
vinous or fermented liquors, or any
compound or preparation thereon, com
monty called tonics. bitters or indicated
lnnnrS
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED ny INITIATIVE PETITION

constitutional Amendment NO 19
limiting the amount and per dom and
mIlpbrr uf members W the General AS
HumhIN
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
LIE OF the bee,

The life OF n bee during tho busy
pceson IA very short Often during
tho honey season they do not live
longer than six or eight weeks,
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
Bolt Under Ground Between Posts.

or bricks should be packed tightly on
the inside of the lower ends, says q
writer In the Popular Mechanics This
construction will make a substantial
brace, which will be out Of sight and
will effectively prevent the posts from
spreading.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No IS,
providing for the issuance Of Bonds by
Municipal Corporations for certain pur-
poses when authorized by a majority Of
the qualified electors Of said munich
paIIties.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No "a. pro-
viding for the recall Of all elective pub
lie officers, and prescribing the proce-
dure.
The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
ACT NO. ..

Amending the election laws Of the
State
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14
TEACHERS SELECTED.
Forrest City School Board Meets and Selects Principal and Teachers
 for 1912.13 Term.

The Forrest City School Board met Saturday night in the office of At torney w. J. Lanier, president of the board, with the full membership present.
 MT. Lanier was reelected president and MT. J. G. Sanders secretary
 After the election Of officers the board proceeded to select a corps of teachers to serve for the next term, which resulted as follows
 Principal Prof. l. NJ. Weatherly, of North Carolina.
 First Assistant Principal, Miss Ruby Farmer. of Pikesville, Tenn.
 Second Assistant Principal, Miss Annie Myers, of Cookeville, Tenn.
 Seventh Grade. Miss Pearl Davis
 Sixth Grade Miss Iva Cox
 Fifth Grade, Miss Francis Christian
 Fourth Grade, Miss Eollie IIambe- ton.
 Third Grade, Miss Angie Harris. Pikexile, Tennessee.
 Second Grade, Miss Clara BrideweH
 First Grade, Miss Stella Doyle.
 The newly elected corps of teachers shows only four new names, those of the principal Prof Weatherley, and second assistant principal, Miss An nie Myers, and the fifth and third grade teachers, Misse Frances Chris tian and Angie Harris. Misses Lula Bridewell and Dainty Gatling who served as teachers last year did not apply Mir. Steele who was principal last term, resigned to accept pasto- rate in Oregon, and Prof. Youngblood, who was his assistant, will attend Vanderbilt University the coming term.
 The board was practically unani- nous in it's selection of the teachers named above, and it is the concensus of opinion that fine selection has been made, and that the school next term bids fair to have the most profit able session in it's history. The board desires to impress upon the parents of the school generally, the necessity of their cooperation in making the school a success. Much can be done in the way of encouraging the princi- pal and teachers if a little more in terest in their work is shown by the patrons 0f the school. Ii visits are made to the school occasionally so that the work that is being done can be seen and noted, much good will result.
 The newly elected principal Prof. Weatherley, k q native of North Carolina He formerly served as principal Of the public schools iu SaulsbarY in Chat state for seven years then in the same capacity at Dalton, Georgia, for seven CT eight years, and for tEe last tWo CT three terms in 0kahamt He comes To US highly recommended as Il pedBgogHe and a, man His assistant. Miss Farmer. taught here Iasl year, and heed, IT. introduction te the patron, ot the school Miss Annie Myers is all other new member, aad also comes highIe recommended Miss CartS- tian another newly elected teacher i. home girl! and likewise needs ue introduction. The only other new member of the curriculum Miss Angie Harris who will teach tue third g.ade is from PtkeyilIe Tcnnes see. and comes highly recommended
 We congratulate the school board and the patrons of the school apor
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14
Proposed Amendment ro III.

That the following article shall be proposed as an amendment to the Con- stttutlon of the State Of Arkansas. which. when agreed to by majority Of all the members elected to each House and adopted by a majority of the cleo tors of the State voting at the next general eleet .4H Tor senators and rep IessHtatiyes. shall Hec5fae patt of the Constitution or Alk8usas.
 Every maIe ctt4zaa of the Tntted states or avery mate person who has declared lis iftrG5El.IZ becoming a citizen of the same of tae age of twentE=oEe years CT upward. WHo has resided IU the state tNelse months iu the county SIX moalts. aud in the pre- CiAet, town OF wand 9ue month next preceding any election at winch He may propose to vote. and who is able t0 read and Interpret, or interpret when read 10 him. 1T he is prevented from read Ing the same by reason of any physl- cal disability. any section of the Consti- tution of the State of Arkansas. except such persons may, for the commis- sion of some felony. De deprived of the right to Vote by law passed by the Gen efal Assembly, and who shall exhibit poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time of collecting taxes next preceding such election. shall be allowed to vote at any election held in the State of Arkansas. but no person who was on January l. 1866, or al any time prior thereto. en- titled to vote under the Constitution or statutes of any State in the United States. wherein he then res\ ed and no male person of foreign bir\ who was naturalized prior to the adoption of this amendment, and no lineal descend ant of such person. who shall possess the other qualifications cescribed in this article. shall be denied the right to vote because of his inability to so read and interpret sections of the Consti- tution of this State. provided. that male persons who make satisfactory proof that they have attained the age of twenty years since the time for assessing ths taxes for the year next preceding the year in which the election al which he may propose tO vote Is held. and pos by this article shall be permitted to vote; and. provided. further that the said tax receipt shall be SD marked by dated stamp or other written endorse ment by the judges of election t0 whom it may first he presented as to pre- vent the holder thereof from voting more than once al any election. The judges of election eHaII enforce the provisions Of ta4s article and sHatJ be the judges of tha qualifications of electors"
 The above resolution was hIea ta Che office of the Secretary of S5ate on March IS. 1911.
 Each eleetor may vote for or asalnst the above amendment
 Witness my ofieIal signature this l2th day of February, 1912
 EARLE. E. HODGES.
 Secretary of state
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14
File Bankruptcy Petition.

Helena, Ark, June lI-Petition of involuntary bankruptcy was filed in this district of the United States dis trict cuort here yesterday afternoon late by J. ;. Morrow. representing the legal finn Of Mann. RollWage X Morrow, of Forrest City, the latter firm taking action i'll behalf of their clients Messrs L ] Mays and Forrest City Grocer Company, of Forrest City. and Blackburn & foohey. Front street commission merchants 0f Mem phis. Tenn
 The involuntary petition was signed against l.. (. 9Ids of Forrest City, St. Francis county, alleging bebts tC sum approximating 9ie0o.
 In the document filed by J. ]. Mor- row as attorney for the petitioners, the following amounts are attested to as due the petitioners
 ]. J. Mays, S657 20; Forrest City Grocery Company, S236.57: Blackburn K Toohey, 8l63,2l Total Sl ,056. 9S
 The former two petitioners are residents and business owners ot Forrest City, St. Francis county Ark, while Blackburn X Toohey are merchants of Memphis, Tenn, the firm of Mann, Rollwage X Morrow representing all three.
 The papers were fled in this court yesterday before United States Dis trict Commissioner Connolly and the case will be heard before R. R. Camp bell, referee ill bankruptcy for this district of Arkansas
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14
Monday, June 24. 1912,

between legal hours on said day and at the front door of the ,torphouse Of The Banks Company In the town of Palestine. in said county offer for sale and sell 10 the highest bidder for cash, the Following described land in >t. Francis county, Arkansas:
 The west half of the northwest quarter (w l-2 nv l-4) of section five t5l. township four 70 north. range two @ east. containing eighty (S0) acres more or less.
 Said sale will be for the purpose of satisfying the indebtedness secured by said trust deed which k yet unpaid. said sale will be made subject to prior lien on said land held ny the Union Central Life Insurance Company, for tie sum of four hundred and fifty dollars (S45000D
 Given under my hand this 12th day of June, 1912.
 6-l4-2t ". A. YouNG Trustee.
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14
Saturday June 10th. 1912.
Trustees Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to deed of trust dated November 13. ls0a made by sim Coleman and Ella Coleman his wife. to the undersigned, as trustee for ". NJ. Cor don, which trust deed k of record in Trust Deed Record 6l at page 4oi, and conveyed the hereinafter described land, and which was given for the purpose of securing an indebted ness to W. NJ. Gordon as therein described and which trust deed and the debt thereby secur- ed. were on November 26 1e09. assigned by said W. M. Gordon to the Banks Company, which is now the legal holder and owner of said debt and trust deed, the undersigned will
 as such trustee, and at the request Of the said
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14
(OmmissionprS sale.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant ta de- cree rendered iu the >t, Francis Chaaeery Court, al the February Term, l912 there Mamie F.. Brookheld, was plaintiff. and Emma C. Prewett, et al. were defendants the under signed a. Commissioner Of said Court. will on
 Saturday June 10th. 1912. at the front door of the court house in ~r. Francis County, Arkansas, sell To the highest bidder on a credit Of three months, the follow ing described real estate, tU-witt:
 The south Half of the Northeast Quarter of section Fwenty-siN (26) Township six t61 North, Range Two e East, in St. Francis County
 Note with approved security will be re- quired of the purchaser.
 k W. W.PAYNE, Commissioner. 5-24-3
The Forrest City times., 1912-06-14
~o o--~z

Following the report that roads were gaod and tha} fishing time Mas ripe. tte tWo.c1ub h0ase, an cd River nave been "el. patr5nized this week. oa "Wednesday. a party consisting ul tuatt piuu =l~uerUan, Sam Hodges Sid 1'rapp. Sr. and sd .tla9a Irs 5oea Taylor, > r and \ b Mtban- fes=Io6u Myers. Fat F0tbre GIf5, Muier and CAas. Haven, visited Che Crescent tlab. and sam aEaIn proved hi. title ta the ehampi uSiip HY catching q big string uf SpeclAed perch and bfim The balance of the crowd also had fairly good luck. though there's not much use of any body else weighing m string. At the TennesaW on the same day MessrS Oliver Rowland Vernon Hancock. J. .. Bridgforth and Ghas. sanders tried their luck in angling.