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Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11

Pocahontas is the place to oele-
6rate the Glorious Fourth. See
Bowman & DeClerk's announce
ment in the Star Herald this week.
J. X. Davis Of Brockett called
Ia last Saturday aud renewed for
another years reading of the Star
Herald.
A jolly party OF bachelor eirls.
composed of Misses Eula Martin.
May Bigger, Ella Johnston, Ruth
Pinkston and Zelda Schnabaum are
having ''good time" At BigRers
this week.
Several threshing machines have
been hauled out from here this week
to take care of the mammoth Ran
dolph county wheat crop. The
wheat harvest Is in full blast, and a
good yield Is anticipated.
Sheriff w. r. Russell took h,s
family out to Brookett Sunday and
spent the day with Asberry Sage
aud family. This was Mr.. Rus.
sells first trip to the country in
several weeks and he says the crop
prospects surprised him.
j. r. stubble6eld of Carsdar
called in Monday and renewed for
another years reading Of the Star
Herald. Mr.. Stubblefeld says
crop prospects were never better in
his section Of the county.
w. A. Ovens, one OF the good
farmers residing south Of town and
good frIend Of the Star Herald,
called in Monday and advanced his
subscription another year. Besides
all this, Mr.. Owens invited the ed
itor down to eat "yeller legged"
chicken, which we gladly accepted.
L. f. Blankenship of Little Rock,
one Of the owners OF the Star Herald,
was a Pocahontas visitor last Fri
day aud Saturday. Mr.. Blanken-
ship announces that be will proba-
bly, move his family to Pocahoutas
soon.
Mat Hogan Of Maynard was
seriously hurt here last Tuesday
while assisting with the unloading
Of the big traction engine for the
Hogan thresher. In someway the
engine became uncomfortable and
ran against Mr Hogan, inaioting a
bad bruise ia the back, aud a slight
scalp wound. Or. Throgmorton
patched him up and he was able to
90 ahead with bis business Wedlea-
day morning.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11

L. w. Hogan Of Maynard reoeiv.
ed his new threshing machine and
traction engine this week, and with
the assistance of W. G. Carter Of
Warm Springs and Mat Hogan,
"drove" it out Wednesday. Mr..
Hogan says he will start Chreshlng
wheat next Monday week.
The following Pocahontas young
people returned last week from
school: MISS Hazel Hall, Bates
Vile; Mack Dalton, Russellyille;
Joseph Sprnnenwebef, Little Rock;
Fred Crockett, Fayetteville.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
PASSENGER TRAIN
KILLS F00TMAN

Passenger train No. s75, due at
Pocahontas at 1880 a. m. ran down
and killed Roy Montgomery, near
Delta, Mo-, Wednesday morning.
It is reported that Montgomery and
another man were walking down the
track when the engine struck and
killed the former.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
A Sudden Death

Willis Ashcraft, a well.known
deaf mute Of this city, died sudden.
ly Of heart failure at his home Tues.
day morning. 1t Is reported that
Mr.. Ashcraft has been suffering tor
some time with pallagra, but it was
not known that he was seriously ill.
The remains were inferred IN the
Masonic cemetery Wednesday.
He is survived by his wife and two
children.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
Lectures at Institute

The Star Herald is requested to
announce that DIR. Brough of the
State University will lecture at the
High School auditorium Monday
night.
Prof. ID. T. Rogers, Register of
Jonesboro Agriculture school aud
Miss Nellie Reddy of Joplin, Mo-,
special instructor of Palmer pen
manship will deliver addresses some
time during the institute.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
TWO ROLLER MILLS
FOR THIS COUNTY

Contracts we're closed this week
for two roller mills for Randolph
county. One will be managed by
Jos. II. DeClerk and established at
Pooahontas. The other will be es-
tablished at Brookett, and will be
operated by NJ. McNabb of May
3ard.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
Notice Mill Men

We have the best location for a
flour mill in Northeast Arkansas,
aud have some very great induce.
ments 20 offer anyone who will
erect one at our town. For partic-
ulars write,
J. S. Carrens, Sec. Business Club.
or J. r. Holt, Warm Springs, Ark.
Al If.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
J. ". RICE STORE
AT OCONEE BURNS

The store and residence Of j. w.
Rice, at 0oonee, burned last Mon.
day afternoon, the loss being a com
plete one.
Fire originated from a fae in the
kitchen, burning both the residence
and the store. The loss amounts
to several hundred dollars. with no
insurance.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11

Charley Eubanks of Success was
IN PocahOntas the 9th and while
here he called at our Office and
placed a nice order for printing.
Many thauks Mr.. Eubanks.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
To Tax Payers

Times are hard, but taxes must
be paid. Please come IN now and
pay your taxes and save cost and
penalty. w. r. Russell,
Collector.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-30
RAFTERY ESTATE is
VALUED AT $12,365
Petition for Letters Testamentary
Is Filed by Peter
Druy.

Real estate valued at sl2ee5 and other
property valued at $3.50. is the extent OF
the estate Of Patrick Raftery. according
to the petition for letters testamentary
fled by Peter DTury. trustee under The
will. The widow is given a life interest
in the estate under the will. and at her
death the property, left In trust to
Peter Drury. Is to be divided equally
among the children.
Bvthe will Of Louise Devnreux Elmes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-30

her estate Is left to her nie"e. Ada J.,
Cosd5n. with directions that the leSat"e
be made executrix without bond.
Gladys Louise Rawlings Is the sole
beneficiary under the will Of her aunt.
Kate IT, Rawlings ,ate PRINCIPAL Of the
Henry u. Cooke School, William Adolph
Rawlings. brother OF tho testatriN, Is
named executor and guardian OF the
beneficiary.
Tho property OF Amelia Young. con
Slsting OF real estate and money amount
ing to $40. Is left TO her daughter.
Emma Young. The residue of the cs-
tate is left to son, Frank Reamer.
and to a daughter. Mabel StOchman.
Letltia r. Johnson, Administrative Gf
the estate OF her husband, George john
son has petitioned the Probate Court
for privilege to accept 81 $50 from the
Warner Quinland Asphalt Company. in
whose employ he was when fatally In
iured.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

the Christmas punch bowl wreathed
with holly. The scarlet Christmas bells
made of tissue paper add to the bright
and CHEEKY appearance of the room.
One Of the most decorative ways to
finish a table is with ribbons strung
from the chandelier in such way as
to reach the plates. To the end Of each
ribbon can be attached gift, If it be
no more than a rose.
When the company Is seated-and in
the seating there should be the same
attention to couples as at an ordinary
dinner-then comes the serving OF the
feast.
1t is a time honored custom to place
the turkey on the table before the
guests come in or to set forth the
ducks, the geese, the roast of beef or
the loln of pork-whatever may be the
Christmas bird.
But In these later and more pamper-
ed days the stomach rebels against the
sudden plunge into the roast. and the
palate demands a relish-oysters, soup
! fish and goodness knows what all
The roast comes later, fanked with Q
green salad and with vegetables and
with the mound OF cranberries.
II the turkey must be present from
the beginning to the end, it is a wise
plan to place him upon a side table
Here he can be carved and distributed
Upon the table he is always in the
way, and there is no room nor com
fort for the carver. He. If he so please
can exhibit his skill from a side table
and the guests can be served by serv
ing maid. who viii carry the plates
around.
Every Christmas dinner must hav,
its touch of holly.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

shown are of fine Irish linen and are
round, and the edges are scalloped and
embroidered in white satin stitch, the
design in the center being done in red
and green.
1t is really wonderful how the true
Christmas spirit-or the absence there
offs denoted in the doing up of a
gift. When the sending Of a re-
membrance is prompted by duty only
or the thought that it is the usual, the
expected thing. this motive leaves its
impress on mere wrapping paper and
insensate Irvine. On the other hand.
a spray of holly atop the gift will
carry more cheer and personal greet
ing than an expensive card with
Merry Christmas in beautiful type.
The possibilities of tissue paper, gay
ribbons and holly often have been
dwelt on, but there are those who
would color their gifts with a more
striking individuality.
One woman with deft fingers lays in
each year a stock of holly and forms
wreaths, in the center of which she
ties her gifts with red ribbon. Still
another, whose friends cannot fail to
recognize a certain delicate, elusive
perfume which she affects, watts g
faint Whit of the same odor with eact
Christmas package.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

into the speed limit with a smoke
wagon.
Even when they go counting they
have to play to the gallery.
Nowadays GonsaIvo H. PuffenIotz
walks into the parlor to see Miss
Imogene Hoffbrew.
.'Wie gents, Imogenel" says Con-
salvo.
"Simlichl"- says Imogene, standing
at right angles near the piano because
she thinks she is a Gibson girl.
"Imogene, dearest" Gonsalvo con-
tinues, 81 called on your papa in Wall
street yesterday to find out how much
money you have, but he refused to
name the sum, therefore you have I'M
told wealth."
GonsaIvo pauses to let the Partisan
clock on the mantle tick, tick, tick!
He is making the bluff of his life.
you see, and he has to do even that
on tick.
Besides. this furnishes the local
color.
Then Gonsalvo bursts forth again:
''Imogenel Oh, Imogene! Will you
be mine and 1 will be thine without
money and without the price?"
Gonsalvo pauses to let this idea get
noised about a little
Then he goes on: BE mine, limo
gene, You will be minus the money
while / will have the pricei'
Gonsalvo trembles with the passion
which is consuming his pocketbook
and then Imogene turns languidly from
right angle triangle into more of {
straight front and hands Gonsalvo {
bitter look of scorn.
Then Gonsalvo grabs his revolver
and aiming it at her marble brow, ex
claims, Marry me this minute or
will shoot you in the topknot, because
1 love you"
Then papa rushes into the room ant
Gonsalvo politely requests the old gen
tleman to hold two or three bullets
for him for a few moments.
Gonsalvo then bites deeply into bot
tie of carbolic acid ard just as tn,
coroner climbs into the house the pic
lures of the modern lever and lover
ess appear in tie newspapers and fash
ionable society receives jolt.
This is the new up-to-date way o
| making love.
However, think the old style O
counting is the best, because you CA
generally stop jag before it gets t
the undertaken.
What do you think?
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
SEEING LIFE with
JOHN HENRY
sSSs e. George I1obart
EESsfNSl}U1}al John Henry on the LoveIon
John Henry on the LovcIorn

'erful gray hair and golden eyes, per-
fly bew'ful girl. I told your husban'
all about her-I made confession that
l was madly in love with this bew'ful
girl and your husban' told me to go
and propose to her and drag her on
to a minister and ! did propose-my
mistake. After made my speech she
said to me, this bew'ful girl said to
me: That's all right; no doubt you do
love me, but are you eugenic?" And
1 said, No, I'm Presbyterian.
Dixie paused to let the horror of the
scene sink in and then he fell over
board again with a moist splash.
THAT bew'ful girl JUS glanced at
me coldly-ju' merely indicated the
door, that bew'ful girl, and passed
out of her life f'rever. Two days later
found out JUS what eugenic meant
and b'lieve me, from my heart, my
sincere regret is that / was not col
1ege bred before 1 met that bew'ful
girl
Saying this he grabbed wineglass
from the table and held it close to his
heart in order to illustrate the inten-
sity of his feeling.
The next instant a thick, reddish
liquid began to flow sluggishly over
the bosom of his immaculate white
shirt and was lost in the region of his
equator, seeing which Dixie gave vent
to a yell that brought the walters on
| the hot foot.
'.Pm stabbed, stabbed" groaned
the startled jag-carpenter, clutching
wildly at his shirt front as the plate
passers bore him away to haven of
rest.
Its my clam cocktail" whispered
Stephen to me; Il poured it in his
wineglass cause they was too much
tobascum sauce in it for mel"
Brave boy!" 1 answered. 1T was a
kindly deed
Then we finished our dinners in all
so carefully furnishes.
bikes sad story of misplaced af-
lection and an unused dictionary puts
1 US wise to the fact that in these
changefuI days even the old-fashioned
{, idea of courtship has been chased to
the woods.
1t used to be that on Saturday
evening the Young Gent would draw
down six dollars worth of salary and
chase himself to the barber shop,
where the Bolivian lawn trimmer
would put a crimp in his mustache
and plaster his forehead with three
cents worth of hair and dollars
worth of axle grease.
Then the Young Gent would go out
and spread 40 cents around among the
! tradesmen for a mess of lilies of the
valley and bag of peanut brittle.
The lilies of the valley were to put
en- the dining table so mother would
be pleased, and with the peanut brittle
he intended to fill in the weary mo-
ments when he and his little geisha
: girl were not making goo-goo eyes al
each other.
But nowadays it is different.
What with eugenics and the high
speed of living Dan Cupid spends
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
Tie Tendency to Knock

The tendency TO knock seems TO be
inherent in human nature. More PEG
pie are interested in destruction than
construction, as is plainly proven by
the crowds which stand around a build
ing which is being RACED, and the ap
parent indifference of the passers by 10
the building which is being put up.
We read of the destruction of Reims
with bateG breath, but movement for
civic betterment gets but scant atten-
ton. There is hope, however, of the
awakening of public interest in CO.
structiive plans and corresponding
WEAKNESS of undertaking and the tear
ing down of our existing business and
social organizations. This is right and
should be encouraged. Let's forget
about taking the fall out of the other
fellow and. instead, give him the up
| ling hand. We should not try 10
reform him, in The sense that we tell
him how perfect We are and how in :
perfect he is, or that we insist that he
adopt our standard of morality in prefer
ence to that which he has chosen. Lei
him reform himself if he wants &c
reform. but let US give him a chance
for his white alley. That's the spirit
that makes for progress and upbuilding
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
SHORT PURSE PRESENT.
Those Who Have Not Unlimited Poek
etbooks Must Make Gifts.

If one were to have unlimited sums
to spend on Christmas presents what
an easy thing it would be to give each
one lovely gift, just what is wantedl
But there are mighty few women who
have this good fortune, so that most of
US, if we wish to give really nice
things to our friends. must make them.
After all, isn't it much nicer to get
something that has that personal ele-
ment in it that only comes when the
giver has put time and work and
thought into the making?
There are heaps of nice things that
need not take too much of ones time.
Only the first and almost the most i'm
portant thing is to decide what sort
of present is suitable for each different
person, for the usual haphazard way OF
sending any sort of thing to people is
as unsatisfactory to the giver as to the
receiver. There is undeniably a GER
tain kind of pleasure in giving some
thing which has been given careful
thought and which one knows is just
the right and the acceptable thing.
There are a few things which can be
made even by one who is not so very
skillful with the needle and which Ger
tainly ought not to cost very much.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
Queer Ouirks of News.

Mineola, L Warren A, Brown, 40
year old bachelor, real-estate man. testi.
fed in court that he had never hugp ed
or kissed woman in his life nor al
lowed one to hug or kiss him.
St. Joseph, Mo Mrs Clara Cochran
was fined $50 for selling liquor without
a license. but when The officers bought
her to a cell she was found too large tC
enter it. The woman weighs 54C
pounds and on account of the jail's
shortening, she was given time &c
raise the amount of the fine.
Newark, n when the walls of {
house were RACED here. peIrified ra
was found in one of them. The rat wa'
wrapped in paper which crumbled a
the touch. On it was written: Laid
June 6 1875.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

G AYi have you ever noticed that
~ when a gink with an aluminium
headpiece is handed the ''This-Way-
Out" signal by his adored one, he
either hikes for a pickle parlor and
begins to festoon his system with hops,
or he stands in front of hardware
store and gazes gloomily at the guns !?
You haven't noticed it? Why, you
astonish mel
Friend wife met me by appointment
to take dinner at the Saint Astormore
the other evening, and with her was
her little brother, Stephen, aged nine
q brought Stevie with me because
1 had some shopping to do, and he's
so much company" Peaches explained
as we sat down in the restaurant.
"Stevie is always pleasant COM
pany," / agreed, politely, but with a
watchful eye on my youthful brother
in-law all the while.
That kid was born with an abnor-
NAL bump of mischief, and by pains
taking endeavor he has won the
worlds championship as an organizer
of impromptu riots.
ooh, joint" said Peaches, when ]
began to make faces at the menu
card. 81 didn't notice until now how
pale you look. Have you had busy
day."
Busy" 1 repeated. well, rather.
I've been giving limitations of a bull
fight. Everybody 1 met was the bull
and was the fight. Nominate your
eats! What'n it be, Stevie?''
Sponge cake" said Stephen prompt
1y.
= What else?" asked Peaches.
More sponge cake" the youth re
piled. and just then the smiling and
sympathetic waiter stopped down tc
pick up a fork which Stephen had
droppen-
In his anxiety not to miss anything
Stevie rubbered alphabetically, with the
result that he upset a glass of ice wa
ter down the walters neck, and three
seconds later the traytrotter had is
sued an extra and was saying things
in French that would sound scandal
Gus if translated
1t cost me dollar to bring the dish
'dragger back to earth, and Stevie said
1 could break his bank open when
we got home and take all the money
e if I'd let him do it again.
Just then 1 got flash of Dixie
Lawrence bearing down in our direc
ton under a full head of benzine.
Dixie was escorting three days jag
and whispering words of encourage
ment to it.
A good fellow, Dixie, but he shouldn't
permit distillery to use his thirst as
a testing station-he's too tempera
mental.
"H'ar'ye, Mrs. John?" he gurgled a.
the waiter pushed an extra chair I'm
der. "Howdy, John? How de do, little
man? 'Scuse me for int'rupting a per
fly splendid family party-my mis-
taket-=4'za aH in-that's tim all in
and it's your fault, John; all you
fault"
What's wrong, Dike?" 1 inquired
'Ev'thing!" he martinied; "ev'thint
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
Notice

We seldom esteem thing VIZ high
ly II it costs US nothing. As a matter
of fact we esteem It just in the proper
ton that we have TO paw for il. We
know if you do not care enough for this
paper to pay 81 90 for il you do not want
it. therefore. we viii look over our list
and il your paper is stopped you will
know why, 1t is not fair to those whs
pay for paper for the owners to carr,
some who think that they viii get it for
nothing. We don't want to cut any
one off. but business must be run or
business principles.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15
Made a Difference.

Little Willie became slightly indis-
posed, and when the family doctor
was called he prescribed some medt
cine in powder form.
Come, Willie" said the fond moth
er, preparing one of the powders as
soon as the medicine arrived from the
drug store, you must take this right
away so that you will be WE'LL
mo, 1 don't want to take 1t,
whined Willie. backing away from the
dose. 81 don't need no medicine
why, Willie" pleaded mother. gen
thy drawing the boy toward her, you
never heard me complain about lit
tie powder, did your"
mo. an neither would T." was the
startling rejoinder of Willie, 'if i
could just put it on my face like you
do, but / have to swallow it"
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

most of his time on the hot foot be-
tween the coroner's Office and the
divorce court.
Nowadays when a clever young man
goes to visit his sweetheart he hikes
over the streets in a benzine buggy,
and when he pulls the bellrope at the
front door he has rapid fire revolver
in one pocket and bottle of carbolic
acid in the other.
His intentions are honorable and
he wishes to prove them so by shoot
ing his lady love if she renigs when
he makes play for her hand.
I think the old style was the best,
because when young people quarreled
hey didn't need an ambulance and a
hosaital surgeon to help them make
up.
In thu. old days Simpson Green
would draw the stove brush cheerful
ly across his dogskin shoes and rush
with eager fest to see Lena Jones,
the girl he wisheS to make the wife OF
his bosom.
Darling" Simpson would say, 81
am sure to the bad for love of you
Pipe the downcast droop IA this eye OF
mine and notice the way my heart is
bubbling over like bottle of sarsuar
lila on hot day! Be mine, lena
Be mine!"
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-15

Nose and Goggles :


A family of fun loving boys and
girls gave an amusing Christmas par
ty- 1t was called nose and google
party and helped number OF young
people to pass a Christmas evening
very merrily without much expendi-
, ture OF energy and thought In the mat
ter of disguise.
Each guest wore a false nose and
goggles. The noses were purchased or
made by clever fingers of heavy card
board covered with chamois and were
not removed until after refreshments
were served.
As the guests arrived each was given
a card perforated with ribbon run
through. in order to wear the card
around the neck. so that every one
could see it.
The cards had on one side a number
by which each guest was known; on
the other side list OF figures-1. 2. 3.
etc. (as many figures as there were
guests)-with space opposite each fig
ure for a name.
In the social conversation which fol-
lowed each guest guessed who his or
her entertainer was. OF course with
intimate friends the familiar voice re-
vealed the personality. but in many
cases this was not easily done If they
attempted to disguise the voices. and
much merriment and many absurd
guesses We're made.
| As each guess was made the name
was placed opposite the number on the
card of the guesser corresponding to
the number of the person with whom
he or she was talking. For instance,
If some one thought he knew No. 4 he
turned his card and wrote the name
opposite No. A, etc. 1t was voted by
all the gay people who were present as
no end of fun and most original way
of spending jolly evening.