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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-09

of pulchrtude the expert who has skinned
her face not wisely but too WE'LL who has removed
hairs by the simple process Of removing the entire
couture. And yet the sacrifices for beauty go on
fancy they less numerous Than they were. Some
women at least, have learned that there are other
radances in the world than the approving smile of the
male, and the comparatively entrance Of woman
into athletics has also had a sautary effect
But II you believe temporary torture and even per.
manent injury health are risked daily women
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.BLAMES SNAKES
FOR TAKING A MAN
0NN|GHT STROLLS
Mrs. Emily B Anderson
Needed Some One to Drive
the Reptiles Away.
WOODS FULL OF THEM.
Walter Grant, Music Com.
poser, Selected to Charm
the Serpents.
WOODS FULL OF THEM.

Arc there 30 many snakes In Gen.
trail Valley. Orange County. N. Y,
that the pretty married women who
go up there TO summer must be chap
eroned along lover lanes o'nights by
men who are not their husbands7
| II that he so. then Walter Grant, a
good looking music composer. had a
! perfect right to take moonlight walks
with Mrs. Emily Il. Anderson. wife OF
Percy Anderson. a wholesale drug
gist. That at least In Mrs. Anderson's
defense to the charge made by her
husband that she and Grant werc
soul mates. The trial Of Mrs. Ander-
sou divorce suit against her hus-
band started yesterday before . jury
in Justice Cohalan's part Of the Su-
preme Court. and Anderson 10 coun-
ter suing her for divorce. naming
Grant.
Harry Jones. an Assistant State
ley. came all the way from up ther1
to be witness for the husband.
Right off the reel Jones confessed
ne was an expert on tho snakes up
there and knew every inch Of the
ground In Central Valley.
And knowing the country 20 we'll.
did Jones ever see Grant and Mrs.
Anderson together? Anderson's attor-
ney wanted to know OF the witness.
WALKED WHEN THE NOON
WAS NICE AND BRIGHT.
II saw them walking up the crooked
road In Central Valley many times"
the witness related. Sometimes In
the evening and sometimes at night
when tho moon was u, nice and
bright. They walked arm In arm
and sometimes had their arms
around each others waists. I never
saw them kiss. though.
do you remember one particularly
bright moonlight night when Grant
and Mrs. Anderson weren't walking
| together2" asked tho husbands at
torney.
Yes" tho witness answered. II
saw them sitting on the fence rail-
looking up mt tho moon. Then on
! another occasion saw them walking
up toward the Mountain Top House.
oach smoking a cigarette and blowing
the smoke into tho air"
How about another occasion when
Mrs. Anderson was sitting down In
the grass in tho woods" asked tho
| lawyer.
Il remember that. too" the forester
said. Mrs. Anderson was sitting
down and Grants head rested In her
lap. She was looking down into his
eyes and stroking his long black hair.
HERE'S WHERE THE SNAKES
COME IN.
On still another occasion, tho wit
ness saiu. he saw the couple walking
down the same crooked road arm In
| arm and Grant touched Mrs. Ander-
| sons dress with a stick he was carry
ing This IL where the snakes come
1 In.
Mrs. Andcrson's attorney In great
| excitement wanted to know II Jones
| knew every inch OF the countrywide.
"Are there snakes up there" the
| lawyer asked.
| Many OF them" the witness said
"And II In not uncommon for men
| to go around with women. carving
sticks to ward of the snakes. In " p"
| the lawyer inquired.
"Oa, | don't know said the wit
ness, II never had to carry a stick
for the snakes. I've killed a good
many snakes M there without any
| stick"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-09

in their
Martha Washington had
When
office regretfu candor
of still
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-09
Permanent Injury to Health Also Is Risked in
the Vain Quest, but No Sacrifice Seems Too
Great in Taking the Chance of I'M
proring Personal Appearance.
BY Marguerite Mo0ers Marshall.

"B" our three pain
Strife he
Learn account the the throe
When
for
Of
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-09
SUFFERS EVEN coRNs IN HUNT
FOR BEAUTY.

"Piercing the ears for earrings is a
well known torture. SO Ii dying the
hair. which often ends in an infiam.
nation OF the scalp. And the woman
who sacrifices health and comfort b,
wearing shoes size too small for heI
is familiar figure. She Ia deferred
neither by corns nor broken arches
nor deranaed nerves in her struggl,
to have pretty feet.
"For beauty Of figure women
have sacrificed 40 much a. for
beauty Of complexion. They
have objected Mother TO tight
laeing nor to improper diet. To
attain the wasplike waist or the
hiPIess effect they have pinohed
themselves nightly. As for diet,
they have eaten slate pencils and
drunk vinegar or gone practically
without food for long periods in
order to capture . desired slsn-
dsrnsss. Tho baking and steam.
ing processes Of flesh reduction,
90 popular Of late years, are Ok.
tremsly injurieus to health, hsv.
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chance Of losing their lives. At
least ono case OF leprosy 10 on
record in which contagion was
traced to false hair. To my knowi
edge other horrible diseases have
been transmitted the came way. II
muoh false hair 10 worn for any
length Of time q woman begins to
lose ner own hair. Headaches and
nerve. strain caused by the heat
and pressure on tho head are
other results"
Dr. Hancocks own dark hair waves
lightly over her forehead and Is
caught In n simple knot behind, with
out sign Of artificial curl or braid. Her
creamy white skin testifies to cleanli-
ness and good health. not TO paraffin
She Is her own best proof that good
looks are not dependent on painful
and perilous beauty tinkering.
II saw resport recently that Lon
don beauty specialists are expert in
constructing artificial dimples Can
this be done?" J asked.
Indeed. yes. An incision Ia made
on the inside OF the cheek. The skin
is pulled In, tied in knot and left ia
heal. The result is a dent or dimple
on the outside surface.
"eyIashes are cropped to mako
them grow out thick and LONG.
The electric needle 10 used for re-
moving superfluous hairs to mako
the eyebrows shapeIy. Eyelids are
slit at the corners TO mako the
eyes seem longer and larger. Bel.
ladonna 10 dropped into the Dyes
to brighten them by diIating the
pupils. This causes inflammation
II used repeatedly.
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"Cp to the hour Of death women
are anxious about their appearance.
she said. 1.-The last act OF many a
poor suicide is to make herself look as
beautiful as possible. And despite tho
higher education and athletics there
are still many women who will APP
parently make any sacrifice for pull
chritude.
"Over and over again women
have voluntarily submitted to
torture for the sake Of a good
complexion. And after al! their
pain they may find they have
ruined their beauty instead o. in
creasing il. Recently a woman
came to me in a terrible eondi-
ton. Her mouth was set In q
deaths head grin, her eyelids
were puffed and stiff, and she
could scarcely eat or talk. She
had No. paraffin injected all over
her face to Danish wrinkles and
saooing lines. Tho result was .
death mask.
TIEn LEST THEW SEEK RELIEF
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
NUMBER l6

proycmcnts looking to public health
have not kept pac with the growth
in population. In some instances as
many as a dozen families have de
pended upon one well for their wa
ter supply These wells are subject
ed to contamination because of the
pecuIiarities Of the soil and the un-
deriving pan Of rock.
A hundred cases of typhoid devel-
oped in the year from last October
to this October in the town alone,
and 90 cases were found in Boone
county and Harrison together. The
mortality was not high, but six
dcatks occurring from typhoid in
Harrison.
Part of the city'S supply of water
comes from a spring in the southern
part OF town which has been over.
flowed by a small stream along
which sewage Of all kinds origi.
mates, The spread, Dr. Shipp found,
was very rapid, tests proving tnat
water flowed along the unperlying
rock in some places so fast that it
reached another part of the city be-
fore tie could make another test 1t
was in that manner that the epi-
demic spread. At first it was be
licyed to- have come from an infected
milk supply, but investigation in
that direction showed that milk
was generally wholesome and pure.
"Thc citizens, and particularly the
officials OF Harrison, are gong right
after improvements, and it is going
20 result in one OF the most sanitary
townsiu Arkansas, is my prediction"
says DR. Shipp, at not only is go-
ing 20 mean a great deal in stopping
typhoid, but it is going to do a
wonderful lot Of good in prevention
of other diseases aud in raising the
health Of the community
"I made the investigation with
the consent Of the medical depart
mcnt of the university, following an
invitation by Dr. Young, Of the
State Dept to me to see if | could
lathom the trouble, think the re-
suit will show, too, that the univcr-
sity is anxious to give aid Of this
kind where il is possible, and be-
licyc this instance is going to cstab-
lish precedent that will be follow
ed by many Of the smaller towns in
the State where public improve
mcnts have not kept pace with the
growth in population
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
$4,000 BOND ISSUE
Citv Council Proposes The Oon-
struction of Water Works and
Sewerage System,

At it's Wednesday nights meeting
our City Council passed an ordi,
nance providing for bond issue OF
$4,000 for the construction of wat
er and sewer systems in Harrison.
The ordinance passed was prepared
by City Attorney Troy Pace to CON
form with the provisions OF the new
amendment to the constitution OF
Arkansas permitting cities to issue
bonds for public improvements. 1t
is understood that Harrison is one
of the first cities to take advantage
of the new act,
The proposition is much better in
many respects than the improve.
ment district plan which has Just
failed us because our bonds could not
he sold, and our citizens will have
until Dec, 22nd, when the ordinance
will be submitted, to decide whether
or not they wish to handle the i'm
provements by bond issue,
The ordinance provides that the
bonds must be sold at par and shall
not bear more than six per cent in.
terest, that they shall run for thirty.
five years, one bond coming due
each year alter the first five years
4 tax not to exceed seven mills is
levied 20 pay interest on the bonds
and provide sinking fund for their
payment This will increase the
taxes on town property approXi.
mately one half or to a total of
about S4.
"'e sixty days allowed by law
al give our citizens ample time TO
ISidy the matter and decide for their
best interest without excitement
or temporary bias,
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
A Profitable Error

One Of Harrison's well known far
mers planted a considerable acreage
Of sorghum this year, using seed fur,
nished by the seed houses, and was
shocked to find as it matured that
be had Il good crop of broom corn.
However, as broom corn is worth
twice the value Of sorghum he has
decided not to take action against
the seed men Harrison Times,
This item contains a hint that
might be turned to good account.
Broom cornis is very profitable crop,
easily grown and sells readily for
cash As high as 5000 a ton is paid
for the corn when seeded and balcd,
tits not uncommon to produce 1000
pounds of brush 70 the acre, 1t will
grow on any good soil and requires
no more care than corn or cane, eX-
ccpt that it is easily damaged after
being gathered unless properly cured
and sheltered, There are several
kinds Of broom corn and the seed is
cheap, 1t can be obtained from any
good seed house, An acre or two as
an experiment is worth trying -
Cotter Courier
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
Arkansas the | argest Alumi-
mum Producer.

Arkansas is first among the states
in the production Of two minerals
bauxitc and novaculite, the former
being the ore OF aluminium and the
latter the source Of the larger part
Of the ojlstoncs produced in the
United States, The principal min.
rrol product of Arkansas, however,
is coal the annual value Of which
constituted over 30 percent Of the
States total
The total value Of all the mineral
products Of Arkansas in 1913 was
Sc, $50, 7GO, according to the United
States Geological Survey, compared
with S6,2jS,726 in 1912 The coal
production was 2.23tlO7 short
tons, valued at So, ,jS2, 7S0, in 1913.
against 21OO,Sl0 tons, valued at
S3,5S2 7S0 in 1912, The Goals of
Arkansas are generally Of high
grade, particularly in the eastern
part Of the coal field, where they ap.
pro0ch anthracite in character. The
scmanthracitc of Arkansas is an cx.
ccllcut domestic fuel and reaches
markets as far north as Kansas
City,
Bauxite from which aluminium is
derived, is second among the miner.
al products Of the State 1t is mined
near Benton in Saline county and in
Pulaski county,
In 1918 theStone Quarrics Of Ark
onsas furnished products valued at
S52j OjO, exclusive Of noyacuIilc
and Of limestone burned for lime
In 1912 the quarry products were
valued at Sjl3 Sti, The clay work.
ing industries, while not highly dc.
veloped, take third place and IN
1919 produced an output valued at
$500, 62t, un increase of SGGOlN
over l0l2, The sand and gravel
pits Yielded S320,630 in 1919 and
S393, $50 in l0l2,
The only metalliIerous products OF
Arkansas besides bnuSite are lead,
zinc and mnbgnniIcrous ores Other
commercial mineral products arc
lUIIcrs earth, gems and preciou,
stones, lime, mineral waters, nat
uial gas, phosphate rock and slate
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
ADVANCED SANITARY MEAS.
URES FOR HARRISON.
Town VIII Take Advantage Of the
Present Agitation to Bring
About Ideal Conditions,

In a recent communication, Presi.
dent A C. Brooks, of the Harrison
School Board, strikes the keynote
and correctS the mistaken idea cur
rent abroad when he says;
The agitation that has been 60
ing on in Harrison in regard to ty-
phoid fever and the sanitary condi-
tons of the city has not been made
because we have an epidemic of ty-
phoid fever, for we have NOT and
have never had. We have not a
greater number of cases Of typhoid
in proportion TO the population
than have many other communities.
Neither is Harrison more unsanltary
than other cities, This campaign
has been made simply because the
citizenship realizes that typhoid can
be prevented and that any number
OF cases, be the number great or
small are Just that number too
many We are cleaning up because
we know that we can have with a
little more effort a clean and more
heaIthlul city
DR.. Shipp, the bactcroIogist from
the State Health Board, made his
report TO the city council last Satur.
day, and it is to be followed in de.
tail in improving conditions, The
situation IN Harrison is unusual and
will be the subject Of a special bulle.
tin issued by the State Dr. Ships
work being done in behalf Of the
State Department Of Health
lie says that conditions were
found less serious than reported, but
serious enough to warrant immedl-
ate aud extensive methods in SAM.
tatjou to prevent further spread Of
the disease,
Harrison is in valley between
high bluffs and is on q soil Of loose
composition, undcrlaid at a depth Of
from four to eight feet by a pan OF
limestone and flint Draining from
the bluffs, the water spreads under
the entire city, the water supply of
which is largely from wells and
springs. The contamination, it was
found, consequently spread to the
entire community,
DR.. Shipp said that public i'm,
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
EWING R0WIett Gone,

Ewing Rowlett, one of Boone
county's oldest and best known cti.
2ens, who has been in failing health
for some time, passed peacefully
away Wednesday night at his home
northeast Of Harrison,
Tie was seyeuty,ninc years Of age,
and most Of bis life has been spent
in this community For years he
was prominent in politics, and was
Il man whose mental qualities wei
i,.cd him for leadership,
He was buried Thursday in the
Milum Graveyard,
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
Mrs. Will BlaIOCk Dead.

All Harrison was saddcncd ycstcr.
day by announcement Of the death
OF Mrs. viii Blalock who passed
away altcrauiIness ofseyeraI weeks
This splendid young woman has
been resident Of Harrison only
since her marriage wear ago, but
9os, by her bright intellect and
Fhqfmihg character won the friend
ts1p of everybody, and a feeling OF
the deepest sympathy goes out 70
the striker husband aud mothcrcss
\babe,
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR
Results We're Most Gratifying In All
Lines.

Boone Gounty's School Fair last
week scored another success along
every line included Its parade was
a glorious sight, some twenty
schools, including approximately
two thousand children, proud Of
their schools, proud Of their teachers
and full of commendable patriotism,
both local and general, made a pic
ture full of inspiration for every truq
ArkanSan,
The exhibits in the Court House
were superior in every department,
and aggregated a display creditabIe
to the section as well as to the
schools Not only in school worE,
but in agriculture and horticulture,
the school boys and girls have a
right to be proud Of their eiIotts
Among the rural schools Rogers
won the first prize in the parade,
and Red Oak the second. Among
the graded schools, Miss Kathleen
Garvin's pupils won the second
prize. The Silyey Valley school won
the prize offered for the best hstor.
zeal feature
The Capps school Won the first
prize for its agricultural and fruit
exhibits. The Batavia school being
close second, and Gather third,
Other schools which had special
exhibits in this department were
Rogers and Silver Valley
Best display Of farm products by
boy-Austin Carleton.
Collection Growing Plants.-CNo
premium First, prize, Guasie Tay.
lor, Harrison; second, Myrtle Tay-
lor, Rogers; third, I}unicc Wosson,
| Gather
Growing Wild Fcrn--First prize,
Irby EoH, Union; second; Vera Was.
son, Gather third, Alice Evans,
Capps,
In the spelling match on Friday
morning, Miss Ida Bcenc, OF the
Cross Roads school won the FIRST
prize in Class 8, Maxwell Ohmkrt
of the Harrison High School won
the second prizc In Class A, Miss
Artc Tines, Of the Capps school
won first prize aud Berry Edwards,
Of the Valley Springs school won
second prize,
In the A division Of the reading
contest Ruth Biggs, Of the Rogers
school won the first prize Nond
level Fowler, Of Harrison, won Ncc'
ond.
In the b division, Dorothy oh.
mart, Of Harrison, won first pri2c
and Binlc Thomas, Of Rogers was
second,
In the 4 division Of the recitation
contest, Dan Cobb, of Harrison,
won first prize and Grace Calvert,
Of Capps, second, IN the b division,
Dorothy Ohmart, Of Harrison, won
first prize and Ida Been, Of Cross
Roads, second prize,
The Loving Cup trophy going to
the school which won the greatest
number Of prizes on all lines passed
this year from the Rogers to the
Copps School
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
AN APPEAL.
To the Democrats OF the Third
Congressional District;

We desire to call your especial at,
tcntion to the congressional elcc,
ton, which will occur on Tuesday,
November 3,
While the district is normally
Democratic, and we have no fears as
to the ultimate result Of the ap.
preaching election, still many a bat
tie has been lost by over confidence,
and it therefore behooyes every Dem
ocrat to go to the polls on election
day aud vote, The Democratic nom-
iucc, Judge !, n, TiIlman, has oppo'
>ilion, both from the old line Repub.
leans and the Progrcssivcs, each
faction Of the party having nomi-
mated a candidate,
Judge Tillman was honestly and
fairly nominated in a primary clcc-
ton participated in by some 10000
Democratic voters. The opposition
candidates received their certificates
of nomination from a select gather,
ing Of so.caIlcd leaders of their party
which in numbers probably did not
represent a majority OF the voters Of
a single voting precinct in the entire
district. Judge Iillman received his
nomination at the hands Of the SOW
ercign voter, where each could cX'
press his choice Tree from any re-.
Strictions. Notwithstanding these
facts the opposition will-ii we may
Judge the future by the past-not
only turn out and vote solidIy for
their candidates, but they will urge
Democrats to lay aside portiaanship
and "yote for the man lie not dc.
ceiycd by such pleas, II the kcpub.
leans were in the aseendancy in this
district all intelligent persons are
perfectly aware Of the tactics they
would pursue, 1t is only when they
arc in the minority that they adyo.
cate the doctrine Of "yote for the
the man II they urge you to
"yotc for the man. tell them YOU
will do so-lhe man being Judge
Tillmm, admittedly superior in ey,
cry respect to either Of his oppon'
ents Tor the position Of congress.
man,
Judge rllman is not only well
qualified, but he believes in and will
advocate and support the doctrines
of our splendid Democratic admins
trutiOn. II there was ever u time
when Democrats should turn ont
aud vote, it will be at the coming
election Republicans are making
strenuous efforts 20 cut down the
| Democratic majority in Congress 50
Us to cmbarrass and hamper the
| great work being carried on by Pres.
idcnt Wilson's administration
The loss Of one Democratic con
gresham would he hernded by thC
Republican press us q reputation oI
the administration We earnestly
appeal to YOU, then, to go to tho
| polls on November 3, and vote
There was u time in this district
when the Republican party dislran.
ehised Democrats and would not
allow them 60 vote at ALL For this
and for a hundred other reasons we
owe nothing to either the stondpal
Republican nominee, or to the Pro.
gressiye Republican nomn,e, Let
no trivial matter keep you away,
Let us elect Judge 1'illmon by tho
biggest majority ever given n condi
date in this district, aud thus show
that the unterrihcd Democracy oI
| the "Greut Northwest" Il standing
solidly with the administration,
Ions +, STAFFORD,
Chairman Democratic Congrcs
Muuul Committee
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24

AT It's Monday night meeting
the city council decided to enforce
the fire limit ordinance and order.
ed the removal Of all wood build
inRs about the square that have
been built since the adoption of the
ordinance, Later It was decided to
let the small restaurants remain
Until their license expires on the first
of the year
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
KANSAS SYNOD.
PreSbyterians of the State Hold Inter.
csting Two.Day Session Here.

The annual Synod Of Arkansas
Presbytcrians closed here Thursday
after two days session in which
much important church business
was transacted.
More than half a hundred minis.
tcrs and prominent members from
all parts Of the state participated,
and Harrison people generally were
interested in the splendid sermons
which were a feature Of the sessions.
Russellville was selected as the
next place OF meeting,
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24

Fine plate glass windows are
being put in at the Harmony Mu.
sic store and l'rcw's SOddlcry en-
the east side
The Harrison times., 1914-10-24
BUY A BOLT Of COTTON NEXT SATURDAY.
Harrison Merchants to Help the Movement wit
A Special Sale on the 3lSt

AS will Be seen by their this issue five of Har
son leading dry goods merchants will join special cotton goods
sale on Saturday next
Those familiar with prices this line of goods will know that
these merchants are doing their put the goods into the hands
the consumer that only will the buyer be helping with
worthy cause but getting benefit Of the lowest possible prices