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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-03-26
Rear This in Mind

81 consider Chamberlain Cough
Remedy by far the best medicine in
the market for colds and Group" says
Mrs. Albert Bolsser, Lima, Ohio.
WJny Others are of the same opinion.
For sale by all dealers. "26
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

ties Of corn purchased by the fnsefna,ienal ,.-
lief committee and the inability Of the author.
ties ct Vera Cruz and Mexico City TO prorlts
transportation for supplies . succor the ever
increasing bread line, 1h5oygh buval West
stood to have acquired other information As =,
Mexican conditions which have aided in bring.
ing about his determination to make it PLAIN
to the Mexican leaders that things must Chang.
That President Wilson will take only such steps
as will accrue to the benefit Of the people Of
Mexico is a matter about which there is no
doubt for his purpose IS to aid in securing Tor
them government which will be a real govern.
ment Of the people. That has been his goal from
the very first.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
STATE UNIVERSITY toMMENtEMENT.

There begins today the annual commence
ment Of the University OF North Carolina ana
the series Of events which will go to mark II
give promise to be Of more than usual interest.
The program OF the week has been arranged
with great care and each day there will be exeE-
cises of interest and importance.
This morning there will be the baccalaureate
sermon and tonight the address to the T. M
c. A. Monday will be given over to the senior
class and there will be class day exercises and
the orations for the Mangum medal. In the even
Ing the annual joint banquet Of the literary
alumni will have charge. the first event of the
day to be the alumni address by Mr. r. D. w.
Connor, this followed by class reunions. con-
ference and luncheon. AT night representa-
tives Of the Phi. and Di. Societies will hold a
debate, and there will be a reception.
Wednesday will be commencement day
proper. The address will be delivered by Judge
A. Mitchell Palmer formerly a member Of the
United States House Of Representatives from
Pennsylvania, who the floor leader of the
Woodrow Wilson forces at Baltimore,
judge of the District Court of the District Of
Columbia He is of the ablest of the
country, speaker of eoquence and charm.
Then the degrees will be conferred, the diplo-
mas and Bibles to be presented by Governor
Craig
All these events such to attract great
audiences and already there are many visitors
at Chapel Hill The people of North Carolina
are proud of their University, they rejoice at its
growing power and prosperity, and they will
take keen interest in the events Of this COM
mencement week
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
TO SOUTH AMERICA.

The Pan-American Financial Conference at
Washington has served to present emphatically
to the people of this country the great oppor-
tunity at hand to do a vast trade with that coun-
try and in return to have that country deal
more largely with
The temper of the delegates from South
this country and theirs. In the report of the
closing session Of the conference yesterday it is
stated that it placed itself on record in favor
of delegations Of American business men visit
ing all the South and Central American nations
resolution proposed by Minister Peno of
Uruguay, and calling the business and COM
mercal interests of the United States to name
such delegation within six months was unani-
mously adopted. The action regarded as
one Of the most important steps yet taken
toward improvement of business and financial
relations between the Americas and it gives
the brightest kind of outlook for prospective
business dealings.
Plans for steamship lines between this coun-
try and South America were proposed at the
conference, and permanent committee was
committee being representatives of the United
States Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay Ecua
dor, and Peru. The very composition of the
committee shows that the work will be pressed
to speedily establish direct effective and per-
- manent transportation facilities between the
United States and the republics of South ana
Central America. When there are such facili-
ties we may we'll expect vast amount of COM
mercia1 dealings between the Americas, and in
these the South will have great part
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
THE MEXICAN SITUATION.

The Mexican situation, in far as this coun-
try is involved, now appears to be about to take
aspect. 1t given out in Washing
ton yesterday that President Wilson had reached
the determination to warn the Mexican leaders
that conditions in their country must improve
that the United States will insist upon a change
from affairs as they are being conducted
The warning of the President, so it is stated
will be sent to the various factional leaders. as
there is purpose to recognize any faction as
being the government of Mexico. What is to be
the alternative set out by President Wilson is
not known, but the information in the dispatcbe
from Washington is that the President hav;r,
been most patient in waiting for Mexico 70 oor.
pose it's affairs, feels that the time has cn
when this country the next friend" Of No,
ico must do what is necessary to see that .h-
is a change for the better.
Among the more recent events which arc cot,
to have impelled President Wilson to act r
seizure by Carranza authorities Of ,arge o,,o-.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in North Caro-
lima so much good reading for SO little money as
we are Offering under the following proposition:
For $40 we will send the following for one
year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an eight
page weekly newspaper.
The COmmoner, an able monthly journal,
published by William Jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen page
North Carolina home and farm weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy Cents you
can get all these papers year.
!. C. MOORE, Manager
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

Here's a man who knows that the country of
Uncle Sam is the real native heath of every
American citizen, whether he be born here
or naturazed. He is of Irish birth of
whom the Wilmington Star in telling of his re-
cent return from the in Europe SAYS
he stated "he did not like it enough to stay
In IL any longer than he could get out of it and
came back to his native heath of North Caro-
lima
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
EXERCISE AND HEALTH.

Physicians who are in earnest in health work
often tell prospective patients that the only
trouble with them is that they do not taxa
enough exercise, that exercise and good health
ar linked together. There is emphasis placed
on this matter in educational eafet from the
United States Public Health Service entitled
Exercise and Health" and note of warning
is sounded in it.
In that leafet it is stated that the death rate
after the age of forty is increasing in spite Of
more sanitary modes of living and greater pro-
lection against communicable disease. The cx-
pectation Of life after forty is less than it was
thirty years ago. This is due largely IN
creased prevalence Of the diseases of degenera-
ton. The muscles, arteries and other organs
of those who result of sedentary occupa-
ton Incidence take too little exercise de-
generate. Heart disease kidney disease and
other ills follow.
Suggestive of the things in the way
of exercise which are set forth in the lealet.
Among them these: Take exercise. Take
daily exercise. Have hobby that gets YOU out
of doors. Walk your business, your dress
makers walk for the sake of walking. Join
walking club and keep your weekly score Of
miles. Keep chickens, make garden, wheel
the baby play golf any other game, but
take two hours outdoor exercise every day
Gymnasium work is good for those who like it
and can afford it, but avoid heavy athletics.
Don't try to be "strong man., the champion
athlete often dies young. Be a moderate per-
sistent daily exponent of exercise. You may
not burn the family carriage, as Benjamin
Franklin suggested, but at least, as he advised.
walk, walk, walk. And in SO doing beget health
This is good advice to all.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

Confederate veterans will regret that General
Bennett H. Young, Commander-in-Chief Of the
United Confederate Veterans, will be abb
to attend the reunion in Richmond physicians
having forbade his attendance General George
P. Harrison, of Opelika, Ala, Commander-in-
Chief of the Army of Tennessee, mss been desis-
mated to preside the reunion.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

There will be many people who will hope that
Marconi will get busy with looking after
Italys wireless during the war that he will for
get all about that new invention which would
permit people to look through brick walls
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
NJ orning 7 onic
(Ecclesiastes vii: 16, 10

NECCIcSldSleS VII. 10, IIJ
XW HEN applied mine heart to know wis
Wv dom, and to see the business that is done
upon the earth: tfor also there is that neither
day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes: Then
] beheld all the work of GOd that cam
not find out the work that is done under the
sun: because though man labour to seek 1t
out, yet shall he not find it; yea farther; though
wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be
able to find it.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

Our national wealth, according to the latest
report of the Census Bureau, amounts to 81
10000. 900, average of 1896 to every man.
woman and child in the United States. Unfor-
tunately, however. that amount Is not possessed
by the average man, child.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

The view of the Wilmington Star is that
Every place but Mexico seems to be a good
place for powder factory" AS we see it the
appearance is that Mexico is a good place for
Il great many powder factories
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

The way new newspa perS being started
North Carolina is another evidence that
there is plenty of money around.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

The manner in which the Italian soldiers are
carrying the fighting away from Italy means
that we may not have to study up on the pro-
nunciation of places in Italy after all.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

Palestine is not having any trouble because
of the invasion of troops. It's suffering is from
an invasion Of millions of locusts which are de-
stroying the grain.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01
Nmcle NaH'4 No4
(W. Frank Booker, Apex, N. c.

NM HEN fellow from bed arises by tn first
Wv crow of the chick he prizes and mean
dcrs out to where the garden with grass is
under repair, there's nothing invigorating as
to hear your hoe a-Srating gainst the rocks that
try to fret yOu-tO make
EARLY HOEING. you angry and beset you;
when the garden sass is
smiling the mornings early hours beguiling.
The common nutrimcnts O. life prepared by the
faithful wife is more palatabe than ever and
we'd like to eat forever, when fellow from
morning gains the rich red blood for his veins;
when he vigorously plucks the grass from out
the suffering garden sass. '"Then let be up,
and doing" for we have grassy rows to weed
and our ncighbors' chicks need "doing' before
they "do" our garden seed Soon the sun is
shining hotter and the morning breeze has quit
let's up early and be adding and drink down
every bit of it!
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

This is a country Of big money The state
ment Of the actual condition of the clearing
house banks and trust companies for the past
week shows that they hold s1S3,332,440 reserFs 2
In excess Of legal requirements. This is an IN
crease of $3,O17.ssO over the previous week.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

"See America First is going to become
more popular slogan than ever because there
is a war zone.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

The past week ended in North Carolina with
out any entries for the nomination for
Governor Attorney General.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

The seaside resorts and the mountain re-
sorts Of this country are now uniting in the
grand chorus of: See America First"
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

There is given today the ninth Of the series "f
drawings Of Charles Dana Gibson appearing in
this paper. The title Of the drawing of today IS
All Sorts of Pups. The tenth and last of the
present series will be given next Sunday, its ntle
being "Four-Leaf Glover And Good Luck"
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-06-01

flgures just made public show that in railway
We're 2,162 persons killed and 41,030 injured,
wrecks. The other deaths occurred to en-
pioyees at work passengers getting and or
trains and trespassers The reports show that
there decrease in the number Of raiv ~
accidents.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02
Washington to Be INDICATED.

In almost every section OF the country within
the past few weeks unmistakablc signs 'of re-
turning prosperity have been multiplying. There
is a stronger buying demand and more business
activity in the West, and there is optimism in the
South, because her products arc finding reader
market at home and abroad, while in tho East
artisans going back to the mills and factories
in increasing numbers. Washington, it may truly
be said, was never seriously affected by the de-
preston which atced as blight upon the rest Of
the country, for the principally that it de-
rIycs its sustenancc from a government payroll
which was not curtaed. But now that progress
is tho watchword elsewhere Washington docs
not appear be quickening its pace 1t is going
about its usual business, it is true but there
few signs of a reaching out for better things.
Certainly its business cannot be blamed for
any failure to go ahead. They arc as alert and
cnterprisng any i'll the country. busy from
morning to night. seeking to improve conditions
and meet every demand Of business and trade
than hall way. Vet condition approaching
stagnation exists in spite Of them.
There must be tangible reasons why Wash
ington is not leading the country's onward march,
and it probably would not be wide of the mark to
lay that the first and most important is the
hostility toward the District OF Columbia that OK
istcd among certain element in the Sxty-third
Congress, and which resulted in Inadequate ap-
preparations, providing for current expenses, but
making only the slcndcrcst allowance for ncccs-
sary improvements that would have meant employ
mcnt and activity. The condition in Con-
gross responsible for state OF apprehension,
a fear OF worse things to come that put the brakes
o private enterprise and expansion. No ven
turcd to start anything, unccrtain Fhat the finish
to be. In other words Washington in COM
mon with the rest OF the country, has been suf-
icrinC from too much legislation the threat OF
legislation. The trouble has not been wholly due
to Congress- There have been charges and agi-
lation and limitations of radical reforms among
our District government officials that have
likewise acted curb enterprise. Municipal
ownership and the single tax have been seriously
suggested, certainly not conducive to a sense OF
business security and stability.
These things mentioned merely that the
dawn OF tomorrow may appear in roster hucs.
The case OF the District of Columbia is about to
be presented to a Congressional committee APP
pointed TO investigate. Its right to an I'M
hampered, progressive existence is to be urged
oonvinoingly by the business and the citizens
OF Washington, and The Herald hopes and be-
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02
How to Treat Blackmeilers.

The Hon. lanes W. Osborne must not believe
that his quick and complete indication in the mat
ter OF the charges recently brought against him
has been the occasion of untcmpcrcd rejoicing on
the part OF all his fellow citizens
In the minds OF Il number OF more or less emil
ncnt persons who share his innocence of wrong
doing, but lack his determined courage the success
OF hiF abS0iri" refusal to be blackmailcd and his
vigorous public defense OF his honor have unqucs-
tiou.Oiy >trrcd cnElouS regrets.
TO every man on whose bank account greedy
cNtoruonerS iast"n their eyes two courses OF con-
duct are open. He may give way to oowardice,
weakly submit to a bleeding and thus forever conf
init himself to the lccchcs who have fastened on
hun; or he may adopt the manly course, undergo,
II need BE-, a present punishment for his indis-
cretons, endure the cmbarrassmentS of highly
unpleasant notorIety and thereby. while escaping
forever after the mnStratIOnS OF unSpca. able
parasites, confer substantial boon all his fell
lows 1t IS notorious fact that many have
attempted the impossible task OF buying immunity
from assaults, sometimes when they had trans
crossed. sometimes when they guiltlcss. In
either case. the result has been the same their
chased security has proved unsubstanal, and Their
yielding an invitation to attacks.
1t Nv. Osborne has put backbone into one or
two men who without his example might have
tried to obtain peace through blackmail he has
performed public service worthy OF recognition.
New York Sun
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02

lieves that when this has been done and the COM
mittee makes its report to Congress there will
be end to harassment and uncertainty and the
Capital will be permitted to its interrupted
progress. The Herald commends to the support
of every home owner. every taxpayer, every citi-
zen of Washington the work of the men who arc
giving their time to the task of indicating Wash
ington. There is nothing the matter with Wash
'ngton; there is nothing the matter with its peo-
pie. All they want is cessation of aimless and
meddlesome regulation and restriction upon en-
tcrprisc; and believe this is soon to be brought
abouf
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02
If a Lie, Not English.

Former Senator Beveridgc quotes Admiral Won
Tirpitz as denying the story that German army
and navy officers have been in the habit of drink
ing the toast to The Day." meaning the day when
they should get chance at Great Britain. "An
infamous English lic-that is the explanation. 1t
is outright falsehood. say on my honor as
man and an officer that | never heard of such a
toast proposed or being drunk" That is explicit
enough, but, then, in Lissauers famous Song Of
Hate" occur the lines:
One seized his glass and held high, to hail;
Sharp-snappcd, like the stroke of rudder's play.
Spoke three word only, "To the Day.
In addition to this Prof Usher, an American
whose book on Pan-Germansm was published
before this war began was even imminent tells
the story of the toast "To the Day."-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02
Submarine Must Be Raised.

submarine FL is ast Oh Nv a u crew tbc OF
should be raised. Aside from sentimental reasons,
Secretary Daniels is right in saying that the ope-
ration must be red through regardless of cost.
in order to ascertain the of the accident. If
the submar inc was lost through some structural
weakness, it is highly important that the fact be
established If it failed to rise because of trouble
with the machinery. that point must be cleared
up. The navy is about to make substantial ad
ditions to its submarine feet 1t cannot afford to
ignore any lessons that experience may offer
New York World
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02

Recently more than 1000 boys in the Roman
Catholic rrotcctory New York City were alb
sorbed in illustrated lecture on The Colder
West" when fire broke out in the dorrnitory uf
the institution. Orders given quietly to those
who were managing the entertainment TO do their
utmost to FIX the attention OF the boys upon the
performance, with the result thai not hoy heard
the arrival OF the engines any OF the usual
noises OF such occasion The fire was out and
the performance was over when the boys were told
of their fortunate escape. II would be interesting
to know what proportion OF those youngstcrs-
most of them opponents of the tenement Lie OF
great city--was satisfied with the outcome. In the
opinion of the director OF the protectory they all
felt that they had been defrauded
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02
THE ROAD AGENT up.To.
DATE,

Harsh words are necessary to
depict the work Of harsh meas
ures.
A thief IL still . thief, although
we may speak of him NJ . pur-
l0iner.
however. there are different
kinds Of thieves. The third
story window kind. the pickpeck-
ct, and the stick-up fellow.
Back In the Palmy days of the
Western stage coach, We lad the
daring kind Of Jesse James and
Younger BrOtaers. These chaps
held mp lone stage coach At the
point Of the shooting iron, rihed
the contents Of the mail pouch
and express packages and made
away In the wiids to divide their
loot.
Times have changed. but in the
r0bbinG came, men have not
changed also. To be sure. they
are not quite SO clumsy In their
methods now. ~ in former days.
In this enliEhtened day they en-
ploy oily-tonEued chaps to go
around and pan on wildcat min
Ing stock "with millions in 1T,
OF course there are many fOther
ways, such ~ j0bbing stock
through the bulls and bears, and
Use "meat plts ana the bucket
shop. But these are games in
which the people arc not COM
PEELED to enter.
II Jesse James could but be
alive today, Ohio would teach him
. few new kinks In the hofd-uP
game.
We do not have to use guns to
hold up the railroads in Ohio, as
Did the stage coach IoOters of
oldy all we have to do In to 20 to
the legtslatufe, enact q law COM
pelling the payment Of an excise
tax, for which they get nothing
In return, then create q commits
sion with power to trump up the
tax On physical property, tax on
stocks, bonds, and snythinE else
laying around loose, then create
another c0nmission to tell them
how 10 run their roads, and II
the reports show any signs of
revenues left, then drop . few
more laws into the legislative
hopper, telling how many cars
they can haul at . load, and an
other how much they can charge
for freight, etc. and II this proc
ess don't put them Oh the red
side Of the ledger, the next ses-
sion will add something else.
Poor old jesse james, Whist Q
"pikef" you were.-FrOm "The
Week." Columbus, Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02
Morning Smiles.
Frail Fowls.

Dorothy was visiting her grandparents
In the country for the first time. Seeing
a quantity of feathers scattered about
the henyard. she shook her head In dis
approval
Grandpa" she told him gravely. you
really ought to do something to keep
your chickens from wearing out So
San Francisco Star
Caring for the widows.
Tennessee now has widows pensions.
but We shall always believe that the best
way to provide for q widow Is to marry
her.-Houston Post.
Warned.
Drill Sergeant Ito awkward sQuad)-A
rife bullet will go through more than a
foot of solid wood. Remember that, you
blockheads.-New Haven Register.
The Reason.
"why was it the facts in that story
leaked out?"
because it wouldn't hold Waterfall
timore American.
simple EnorEh.
"How are you. cholly?''
"How are you. Ferdinand?
How Is it I didn't see you at the
dance lawst EVENING""
THE simplest reasons. my boy-1 wasn't
here."-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Terrible Alternative.
The Young wife-they are all young H.
fiction-was in tears. sobbing as though
her heart was about to break
I"Great guns exclaimed her husband
whats up?"
"I-I-Ive got to-to-di-divorce you.'
she sobbed.
What in thunder
.'The-new-co-cook won't stay II yoI
do"
Thus did idyllic happiness have to take
a back seat for brutal materialism.-Phil-
adelphia Public Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1915-04-02
THE BETTER WAY.

To understand the contradictions of
This strange old world of suffering and love,
To try to reason cut why joy and tears
Upon each other press throughout the years
That were task both vain and burdensome:
The better ways to take them as they come,
And leave the issue, be it small or great,
Upon tic knees of cver-busy Fate.
Contented with the thought, whate'er your lot.
'Twere better to have lived and loved than not.
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