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Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
POCAH0NTaS HIGH
SCHOOL CLOSING
record This Year Z high school and
IL GrammeT School Grad.
yates

Pocahontas High school has Just
closed one Of the most successful
years work in The history Of the
aehool. Seven nave finished the
high school course Of study and
seventeen have finished the com
non sch, o. course, perhaps the best
record the school has ever made.
The commencement exercises be.
gan with the concer; Friday night
given by the Liebling Club. Miss
Haltom deserves great credit for
the manner in which she trained her
music pupils Tor Tins concert. Zach
number of the program was COM
pliment to the teacher. A large
crowd enjoyed the entertainment Of
the Lieblings.
Sunday morning the opera house
was filled with a crowd that listened
10 one of the most impressive SER
mons that perhaps has ever been de-
iiyered in Pocahon.as. The ocoa.
sion was the commencement sermon
By Rev. Edwin l. Rogers Of Doni
phan. His subject vas "Solomon's
Throne" and tn, way he handled It
gas a revelation 20 his hearers.
The many reports Of his skill as a
lecturer aud preacher failed to give
IN idea a to his real ability.
Monday evening a splendid en-
tertainmebt was given by the prl.
mary and intermediate grades. The
little folks rendered their parts IN a
manner, and the en-
iertainment was enjoyed by large
crowd. Perhaps the only thing "a
be regretted was the confusion in
seating the audience.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15

furniture. The building is a one
story, with basement, in which there
is large barn arrangement also
storage room for large amount of
stock. On the nam hoor they have
a very modern and uptodate packing
room, where they keep broken
packages, and they crate and pre-.
pare for shipment under their own
brand the Premium brand Of rice,
and the steel cut coffee under the
Victor brand, besides many other
different brands. The -four BIN Is
very attractive place, and is made
as near rat and mouse proof as pos
sible TO do. The humidor, where
the cigars are kept, is one of the
new things for a wholesale house in
this city, and there is kept a large
stock of smokers.
The company has ITS own private
track, with capacity of SIX cars,
from which they load and unload
their goods direct from the ware
rooms. A large and varied stock of
groceries is kept on hand, and it is
unnecessary for any retail merchant
to go out of the city to purchase, as
anything IN the grocery line can be
found in this house The company
has just recently purchased the out
put Of a large creamery at Spring
field, Mo, and put up the butter
under their own brand -Jonesboro
Daily Tribune, May 6.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
Woman'S Home Missionary So
Ciety

The Woman Home Missionary
Society will meet with Mrs. X. L.
stackheuse on Tuesday afternoon,
May 10 at $3.50 O'Clock with Mrs.
w. L. Hughes as leader. All the
members are earnestly requested
TO be present as We have some very
important business to transact, We
have some splendid reports from
our missionary conference at Angus
IA last week and feel that each
member Of the society will be glad
10 hear the good news awaiting us
from our delegates. Let every
member be present and make tins
one Of the most enjoyable and most
profitable meetingc Of the season.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15

The above Is a group showing
the members of the senior class
Of 1914 of Pocahontas High school.
Seven Of our most promising young
men and its members.
The class program was gwen at
the opera house Tuesday morning to
large crowd Of friends of the class
members. Every feature given
showed the thoroughness and care
with which they had done their
years work. Each member of the
class Of II is to be congratulated
upon their success.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
Birlhday Dinner

On Jas. sunday, May 10, just as
the sun had shed its light over all
the landscape and the morning was
fas, gliding away, We could hear
the rumble Of wagons, buggles,
hacks, some horseback and as we
followed the crowd, we soon came
TO our destination.
On the hlll at the beautiful home
of w. i. Lindsey the crowd stopped
with well filed baskets TO pay their
respects 20 Uncle Willie on his
0Gri birthday. But as Uncle Will
lie knew nothing Of the dinner, inn
agine his surprise when be came
home from church TO find some rs
or 3 % people there TO greet him.
But such a dinner and such a iol-
ly crowd we never saw at Middle
brook before.
May Uncle Willie live TO see
many more such birthdays as he had
on THE day.
There we're 10 large cakes, and
boiled ham, yes, plenty aud Of
course THE scribe did ample justice
TO all.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15

The literary address was deliver.
ed by DIR. q. II. Brough of the Uni.
versity of Arkansas. DIR. Brough
is one Of Arkansas best beloved
men, and with his characteristic
nobility of thought and eloquence Of
speech he exhorted the seniors to
strive for better and higher things,
always. The subject of his address
was, The Call of the Country" aud
he held his bearers closely through
out the entire address.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
A Mother

IT. q wonderful thing-a moth
er; other iolk. can love you, but
only your mother understands.
She works for you, looks after you,
loves you. ;or.ives you anything
you may o., understands you, and
then the only thing bad she ev-
er does to you Is to die and leave
you.-Barooess Won Hutton.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
Mother O. Mine

III were hanged on the highest
hill,
! know whose love will follow
me still;
Mother o. mine.
II were drowned in the-,leepest
sea,
know whose tears would come
down 60 me:
Mother o. mine.
II ] were damned OF body and
soul,
j know whose prayers would make
me whole
Mother % mine.
-Ruyard Kipling.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
Rev. MarriS To Preach

Rev. Will II. 'Marris, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Raven
den Springs, will preach here at the
court house next Sunday morning
and evening. The subject for the
morning service will be 'The Fail
ure of Success. and the evening
service "Universal Longing for
Jesus"
Rev. Marais j. 2 strong preacher,
and cordially invites all out to hear
hm at these two services.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
Royal NciqhborS VIII Entertain

The Royal Nelghbors will give a
reception al the Lodge Hall Satur-
day evening, May lG 1914. All
Modern Woolmen, their wives and
friends are cordially envited to at
tend. We contemplate an enjoy
able evening Ora A. Park, Notra
Foster, Themz K. Lewallen, Com
mittee.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
JONES GROCER co.
IN NEW BUILDING
New JOneSbOrO Home Up-tO- date
Building

One of the most uptodate build
iDgs in this city and Eastern Ark
ansas, is the new wholesale house OF
the A. b. Jones Company, located
on North Main street, just across the
Frisco tracks, which has Just been
completed at a cost of about $780,
900, and now occupied by this firm,
who moved into the new quarters
last Friday.
The building is large, convenient
ly arranged and modern in every
respect, the frontage on Main street
being sixty feet extending back a
depth of 27O feet 'lhIs firm open
ed business January /, and since
that time they have done a large
volume of business, their business
for exceeding their expectations,
each month the business showing a
decided increase. They employ in
the building and on the road TWEEN
ty five men, besides two men at the
branch house at PocahOntas.
The offices are located in the
front Of the building, and are con-
veniently arranged, having the very
latest and uptodate equipment OF
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
BUSINESS Men

Do all their business through the medium Of the bank
They realize i the safest and sures way.
Their bank book shows every cent they deposit
Their checks show every they pay out and at the same
time the safest receipts given.
If you bank customer why conduct your bust
in the successful business conduct theirs
Come in and get a Bank Book and give it a trial.
POCdhOntdS State Bank
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
TWO Big DAYS FOR POCAHONTAS, BALL PARK, July ga

L. R MARTIN
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
New POsfmaSters

The following new postmasters
for Randolph county have been ap.
pointed this week:
I. j. Redwine, Reyno; ]. J..
Hawkins, Maynard; j. b. Duvall,
Ravenden Springs; r. Kenner,
Warm Springs.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-05-15
You Are Not to Late to Join Our
Christmas Saving Club If You Act Now
This Week or Next Week

If YOU have waited things have delayed you if YOU want
money for next Christmas then you still have time to on our
Christmas Savings Club for have extended the time of joining
one week longer cents will pay up to date in class or
20 cents will pay you up to date in class TO-
A CHECK AT CHRISTMAS TINE
By making this first deposit and adding cents each week
TO vor first deposit class five by adding 10 cents each week
IN yonr first depose class ten will bring you nice check when
il will be needed above all times.
MANY HAVE JOINED ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?
Randolph County Bank
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10
Getting a Stand Of Alfalfa

In preparing a field for alfalfa |
first SOW cowpeas, planting / IL bu-
shells to the acre. The peas are cut
in September and the ground plowed
just as deep as possible. Early in the
winterI apply 10 to IS loads Of man.
ure TO the acre on this plowed ground
spreading il evenly and leaving it un-
disturbed until April Is or later.
Then the ground is double disked
and narrowed until a fine seedbed is
ready for the nurse crop Of oats and
and the alfalfa The seedbed should
be 5 or 4 inches deep, well prlyerised
and no clods. One bushel OF oats an
acre is sown and a spring-tooth har-
row used to cover the oats. l use a
drill Tor the alfalfa seed, fastening the
hoes up and seeding on top Of the
ground. The drill is set to sow ten
pounds, first seeding one way Of the
field and then to reverse. This cross
sowing will completely cover the ground.
Use a smoothing harrow TO cover the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10
Now Let All Who

it all to God in prayer, Civilization
strikes them a blow when II should
give them a crown, and their only
friend is he who broke bread with
beggars and said: Come unto me all
ye that are weary and heavy laden and
] will give you rest"
oh, America! The land Of the free
and the home OF the brave, the
worlds custodian OF chlvalry, the
champion of human rights and the de-
fender OF the oppressed-shall we per-
NIT our maidens fair TO be torn from
the hearthstone by the ruthless hand
Of destiny and chained to the plow?
Shall we permit our faithful wives,
whom we covenanted with God to cher
ish and protect, to be hurled from the
home to the harvest field, and our
mothers dear to be driven from the old
arm chair to the cotton patch?
In rescuing our citizens from the
forces Of civilization, can we not apply
to our fair Dixieland the rule of the
sea--"women and children flrst?"
There must be a readjustment of
the wage scale of industry so that the
women can be taken from the field or
given a reasonable wage for her serv-
ices. Perhaps the issue has never been
fairly raised, but the Farmers Union,
with membership OF ten million, puts
its organized forces squarely behind
the issue and we now enter upon the
docket of civilization the case of The
Woman In the Field" and demand an
trial.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10
Why Not Give Us the Facts?

The president in his talk to news.
paper correspondents asked that the
public be warned against reports on
the situation in mexico. He stated
that there IRE persons in both the
United states and Mexico who find it
TO their advantage to have trouble in
Mexico and are interested in giving
out false reports ol the situation. The
public has learned to take stories
about Mexico with grain OF salt,
whether they come through the reg
ular news channels or emanate from
the government at Washington. One
class Of stories has been discredited
by future event as much as the other.
II anything the unofficial statements
have been more reliable than the off
cial, probably because the former pre-.
dictsd trouble and uncertainty while
the latter held out false hopes Of quiet
and order. Even the presidents
assurances have often been proved un-
justified by facts, leading to a suspicion
that they have been based on wishes
instead Of information.
Something has been happening in
Mexico beyond question. The press
has given the reports coming from
various regular news sources, without
color. 1t has not sided with any Of
the various kinds OF revolutionists.
The governments confidential ennis.
saries have not preserved such neu
trality, or al least, did not a lew months
ago. They we're partial to Caranza
and Villa until the clash between
those two leaders. II there is any
interest in Mexico or the United
States which would be furthered BY
lawlessness acd bloodshed, arson, rape
ana larceny, we should have the
particulars. It is difficult to conceive
how any interest would profit from the
general anarchy which now seems to
prevail.
There are certain concrete facts
which the American people do know. !
Our marines were landed at Vera Cruz
in April, iphicting and receiving losses. |
They we're later displaced by soldiers
under Gen. Funston They remain.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10
RAILROADS APPEAL
TO PRESIDENT /
The Common Carriers Ask for Re
lief - President Wilson Directs
Attention Of Public to
Their Needs.

The committee Of railroad execu.
tiyes, headed by Mr.. Frank Trumbull
representing thji:y-five Of the leading
railroad systems of the nation, recent.
ly presented to President Wilson a
memorandum briefly reviewing the diff.
hculties now confronting the railroads
OF the country and asking for the CO.
operation of the governmental authorI.
ties and the public ia supporting rail.
road credits and recognizing an emer
gency which requires that the rail.
roads be given additional revenues.
The memorandum recites that the
European war has resulted in general
depression OF business on the Ameri.
can continent and In the dlslocatlon
OF credits at home and abroad With
revenues decreasing and interest rates
increasing the transportation systems
OF the country face most serious
crisis and the memorandum is a
strong presentation of the candle
burning at both ends and the perils
that must ultimately attend such
conflagration when the flames meet
is apparent to all In their general
discussion the railroad representa-
tVes say in part: ny reason of leg
islation and regulation by the federal
government and the iorty-eight states
acting independently OF each other. as
well as through the action OF strong
public opinion, railroad expenses in
recent years have vastly increased
No criticism is here made of the gen.
eral theory of governmental regula.
ton, but on the other hand, no in
genuity can relieve the carriers of ex,
penses created thereby"
President Wilson, In transmitting
the memorandum OF the railroad
presidents to the public, character.
ICES 1t as "a lucid statement OF plain
truth The president recognizing
the emergency as extraordinary, con.
tinuing. said in part:
You ask me to call the attention
OF the country to the imperative need
that railway credits be sustained and
the railroads helped in every possible
way, whether by private cooperative
effort or by the action. wherever
feasible of governmental agencies, and
| am glad to do so because think
the need very real
The conference WAS certainly A
fortunate one for the nation and the
president is to be congratulated for
opening the gate to q new world Of
effort in which everyone may cooper.
ate.
There are many Important prob.
lens in our complex civilization that
VIII yield to cooperation which will |
not lend themselves 10 arbitrary rul. !
iiiS5 vi commissions and financing
railroads is one of them The man |
with the money is q factor that can
not be eliminated from any business
transaction and the public is an inter.
ested party that should always be con.
suited and happily the president has
invited all to participate In the solu.
Ilon OF our railroad problems.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10
Stock Owners Warned Against Imposters

Reports are now beginning TO come
into the department from several oI
the States quarantined for the foot and
mouth disease that persons who have
no connection whatsoever with the
department are attempting TO pass
themselves of as Federal inspectors.
There are several possible motives
that might account for the existence
Of these imposters. In the outbreak
Of 1908 there were instances OF men
who obtained money from credulous
victims who believed that in this way
they would escape the inconvenience
Of quarantine and disinIection. This
is, OF course, a very simple loim OF ex'
tortion. Another motive may be the
sale Of some quack remedy for the
disease.
Stock ownels can protect them
selves very easily against this fraud,
for there is no specific remedy for the
foot and-mouth disease. Since the
germ has never been isolated, it has
never been possible as yet to find any
serum that would act either as a cure
or preventive, and the public may be
quite certain that anyone who says
he is an employee Of the Department
Of Agriculture, and at the same time
attempts 10 sell or even Recommend
anything Of the sort, is simply an i'm
poster. For this reason stock owners
are warned not to allow strangers TO
visit their stock or attempt and dem
onstrstion Of so called cures by inject
ions or otherwise.
There is, moreover, very great danger
that such people might disseminate
the disease. II is well known fact
that the germs can be carried on cloth
ing. In infected territory, therefore,
it is quite possible that a man who
has come in contact with stricken
animals may bring the disease to a
perfectly healthy herd. This also ac
counts for much Of the spread OF hog
cholera.
The department therefore recon-
mends all farmers to keep their animals
from coming in contact with all save
those who have definite busines with
them.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10
Suggests New Plan for School Reading

The public school is one Of the
most wasteful institutions in the state, "
says J. L. Merriam, professor Of school
supervision al the University OF Mis-
souri, at Columbia. To illustrate this
waste, take the buying OF school books
When class Of thirty runs out Of read
ing matter the parents pay $40 for
thirty new books, all alike. They
have bought only 100 pages OF new
reading material. That class had bet
ter been supplied with different books
which would give the pupils thirty
times the amount Of reading matter
they are now getting in a large per
centage of schools" )"
Professor Merriam says that reading
is more efficiently taught from different
readers than when each pupil has read
the story two or three times. There
is small chance for the pupil to become
interested in what another pupil is
reading if the story is stale 10 him.
Again, there is no incentive TO the
reader TO try TO read we'll when he
knows that no other pupil cares any
thing about his reading.
Put a new story into that pupils
hanbs, He is interested in it. He
knows the rest Of the class is inter
ested, too He has an incentive to
do good reading.
Professor Merriam recommends that
teachers gather clippings and have
pupils gather clippings Of stories that
interest them. A Fl e Of stories gath
cred in this way will soon be an inter
esting part Of a reading course.
In the University OF Missouri Ele-
mentary School, which is under the
direction Of Professor Merriam as a prac
iice school for the students in the
School Of Education, there is large |
file OF this sort extending over num-
Der Of years. Now, when a class is
going TO study given subject, squir-
-els, for instance, the teacher can turn
10 the file and have perhaps fifty stories
10 read on this subject.
To aid in getting the teachers in.
erested in better methods OF teaching,
Professor Merriam with the aid OF the
eachers in the University Elementary
School, is working on two books deal
ng with reading in public schools.
The first is discussion OF the school
curriculum, with suggestions for
changes, betterment, or variation.
The second is series Of guides for
eachers in the selection Of readings
or the pupils.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10

alfalfa seed, then run light drag owe
the field. In two days the alfalfa vii
look as if it meant business.
cut the oats before ripening, NOV
ing and leaving them on the ground
as long as possible. A week is not &c
long in fair weather. Then I cut the
alfalfa back as fast as it gets high
enough to cut, getting considerable
hay from the first cuttings but leaving
the last cutting on the ground FOL
winter protection. During the winter
put some more manure on the field
and in the spring harrow and watch
it grow. II it begins to tarn yellow
cut at once.
With plenty OF manure scatter d
over all the field in the alfalfa will be
green winter. I cut al alta when
it begins TO stool, as the next crop is
then starting.
After removing the alfalfa harrow
the field both ways with a spring
tooth harrow. II it looks as il the al
ialfa will all be torn up 60 to the house
and stay there while some other per
son completes the job. Harrow after
every cutting. I have only II IL
acres Of alialls but it is amusing TO
listen to the advice Of men who
never paid a dollar for alfalfa seed
Don't listen TO the fellow who says
it can't be did, but commence by
seeding an acre and you will soon
want more. When everything is
burning up but your alfalfa you will
wish the whole farm was in alfalfa.
/ wreier spring seeding and a nurse
crop as alfalfa is easily winter killed.
Don't forget that alfalfa is a crop that
needs cultivation and for this section
the spring tooth harrow is the imple-
ment to do the work with. Every
year, for three years, l have sown Is
acres, planting timothy, clover, and
orchard but today the alfalfa
field is the only thing l have TO show
for my labor and more than $500 worth
of seed. Alfalfa will grow on any
land that is not too wet or TOO poor,
and it is better than clover tor poor
soil. l sent to Enid, Okla, for my
seed, sowing four bushels on II IL
acres. The first IL acres sown has
been cut four times this season and .
i is now II to l8 inches high B.
Gilmore, Greene County, Missouri
2uralist.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-12-10

ed until November %, when they
departed, taking with them about
100000 in Mexican customs.
Why were they sent? Was il to
seize a shipment Of arms and am
munition consigned TO Hureta2
The shipment was afterwards delivered
from another port, without molestation.
Was it to compel a salute Of twenty.
one gunr1 It was never fired. Was
it to expel Huerta2 He left Mexico
in July, but the troops remained IN
til November %. Were the troops
kept at Vera Cruz to maintain order7
Then why were they withdrawn at the
very time when the so called con
stituiionalists had begun to cut each
others throats1 These mysteries
could be cleared by the president and
the State Department. That they had
good and sufficient reasons for not
taking the prople into their full con-
fdence when publicity amight have
III Varted their purposes is recognized.
But continued secrecy after the with
drawal Of the troops serves no OBJ
vrously useful purpose. The presi
dent might satisfy justifable curios'
ity as to Mexican affairs by practicing
a little ol the pitiless publicity he has
so often preached. Globe Democrat.