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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
COMPETayiOM

What do you know about the subject of Competition" ?" Is there anything left for you tc learn? Is it true that Comp etition is the life of trader"
 Let us see.
 A merchant in 8 certain town has no competition. He has everything his own way. He thinks he has the people right where he wants them and that they will have to go to him or go without.
 He runs along nicely for a time and then begins to get care less.
 You notice that his floor needs sweeping, the windows could stand soap and water, dust col lects on the goods and the count CTS, and cobWebs are seen in the corners.
 Soon he thinks he ought to make more money with e S S W o rsk. He pushes prices up a cent or two and his pocketbook gets fatter, That looks good to him and he shoves the price up again.
 He don't take the trouble to study his customers, their needs, and the conditions that prevail, because he has no competition. His store gets dinger and less in- viting, and it lacks that homelike appearance of welcome when his customers call.
 In time the customers begin to get tired, for they feel that they are being stung. 5 0 m e turn to the mail order m 9 Il, while others go miles out 0 f their way to reach a n o t h r town. They want something for their money.
 Soon the merchant notices a shrinkage and wakes up. He makes desperate efforts to en- tice his customers back to him. But it is useless. They have had enough.
 This merchants business has
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
NEW PUPILS ENROLLED

The following nonresident boys and girls are now pupils in the Green Forest High School:
 Ethel Blevins, Ota Breeding, Enon. Dallas Hudspeth, Dale Dunlap, Orby Dunlap, Blake Wright, Black Oak.
 Bryan Sisco, Teller Sis O, Shady Grove.
 Routh Leathers, Hosea Leath- CTS, Fred Harbert, Floyd McNeil, Oak Hill.
 Winnie Mitchell, Rhea Mitchell, Carrollton.
 Hattie Eldridge, Rex Eldridge, Black Jack.
 Myrtle Myers, Sue Cook, Den yer.
 Os Fry, E. A. Anderson, Coin. Garland Russell, Eva Edwards, Fair Grove.
 Audrey Collier. Lillie McMor- ris, Rue McMorris, Zion Hill.
 Noah Satterfield, Otis Tipton, Willard Teters, Parker.
 Dee Whitaker, Tanning.
 Will Evens, John Mayes, Hus- key.
 Maynard Williams. Antioch.
 K Klute Braswell, N ew ton County.
 Montie Morris, Stone County.
 Lula Gross. Madison County
 Miles H arper, Washington County.
 John Seals, Ola Gurley, Mae Dorrell, Boone county.
 The foregoing shows that we have 8 nonresident pupils, representing 14 different dis tricts in Carroll count y, 3 in Boone, and one each in Madi-
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
THE SFEcTES OF PAUPERsSM

To the generous-minded it is the greatest evil of narrow fortune that they must some times taste the humiliation of receiving, and can really enjoy the luxury of conferring benefits. None can feel for the poor so well as the poor, and none, there fore, can so well appreciate the painfuIness of being unable to relieve the distress with which they so keenly sympathize.
 In a recent issue of Leslie s. w. Strauss, of Chicago, pre3i- dent of the American Society of Thrift, points out several signif- icant facts that explain why there are so many paupers in the United States and why the
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
son, Newton, Stone and Wash jn0tOn counties.

son, Newton, Stone and Wash ington counties.
 There are 33 in the teachers class that either hold license or will apply for license in June next.
 Last Monday 8 sub-Latin class was started. This class is com- posed four boys and one girl. Messrs. Hawkes., Luby, and Touton carried the second year algebra class off on a tangent last week, and impaied them on extremity of a secant 250 feet above the surface of the earth. They have not yet been able to return to terra firrna.
 Burney.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
GABgg SUPPER a SUCCESS

The game supper January 18th, given in honor of the M. W. A. Lodge of Green Forest, was a credit to the lodge and to their friends who helped t h e m by bringing well filled baskets. The camp wishes to extend to the band their heartfelt, thanks for the splendid music rendered during the occasion, also for kind nesses shown by those who are not members of the camp. May we at some future date be per mitted to reciprocate their kind n0S
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
FARMERS MEETING
 TO BE HELD HERE
lET EVERY FARMER COME AND BRING HIS FAMILY
 JANUARY 22

To the Farmers of Carroll County in the Vicinity of Green Forest: We will hold a meeting Saturday, January 22nd, at Il a. m. and l:30 D. m., at which time we wish to take up the questions of live stock, cooper ation, and strawberry growing and marketing. You are invited to attended this meeting and bring the boys as we wish to complete the enrolment in the club work at the earliest possible time. Come out and let us talk these matters over that so vital ly concern you, and see if we cannot get started this new year on the road to prosperity. Also call your attention to the tWo- days cooking school for the women, beginning Friday, the 21. These schools are held for the interests of farmers wives and daughters especially. We hope you will provide a way for them to take advantage of the cooking school.
 Yours for better farming.
 Ben r. Greer,
 County Agent.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
COM MMUNsCATsOM

DenV3f, Afku
 Jan. 10, 1916. Editor Tribune,
 Dear Sir
 1t has been so long since we have seen an item from Denver we hesitate for a moment to write fearing our articles will go to the waste basket, but after remem- bering that the editor is a man of long forbearance, long suffering and forgiving, we venture to pen a few words in which we will give our experience of the second Sun- day, of January 1916, which day we had the privilege to attend religious services at Center Point school house and enjoy a ser mon delivered by Rev. EIrod and and enjoy 8 good service in which all present seemed to be interest ed, after which we were invited by friend to attend Q surprise birthday dinner at Seaf Epley's S On arriving at his house we found quite a crowd with well filled bas- kets, after which the contents were placed on a table and such q sight of well prepared eatables was enough to make q preacher or an editor laugh to be turned loose on. After this wonderful dinner was over we were served with 8 round of vocal music after which all wished Seaf many more such happy birthdays and departed. A Subscriber.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
FEWER PAPERS THIS YEAR

There are not as many news
 papers n this country this year
 as .40 were last year. The
 dire @ es issued by the various
 ager : show decreasing num-
 Der of Journals in this country,
 despite the fact that there have
 been a number of papers started.
 The decrease has been largest in the smaller cities and towns, although @ number of papers in
 the larger cities have gone out of existence by consolidation with
 other papers. But in the small CT cities and towns the decrease
 has been very heavy through these consolida tions.
 The number of papers in the Rcountry is going to further de- crease. The tendency is in that direction, and fewer and fewer new enterprises are started. It takes so much more money to
 start and operate a newspaper
 q. this time than was formerly, that they are not started so read
 fly. Then, it is found that the Heading papers in the large cities
 are literally driving the weaker
 papers to combine,
 N But there are more newspaper Headers in this country than ever
 before. That fact is shown by sthe circulation of the various papers listed in the directories. 1This increase in circulation is
 greater than the growth of pop Aulation, and is in part due to the 8extention of the rural route. But the main reason for the in-
 creased number of newspaper
 readers is to be found in the fact Athat the people generally are better educated than they ever 4 were before in their lives. The per cent of illiteracy is decreasing arapidly. In every community the people are taking a keener interest in world affairs as well \ as in local affairs. In short, we Fare getting more enlightened all along the line, and the news paper is in greater demand than Lit has been since printing was in-
 vented--Ft. Smith Southwest American.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
NEWSPAPER DOM'TS

Do not take your home paper. It is the most active and power- ful factor in building up your town, and to support it would involve you in the work.
 Do not pay for it if you do take it. Newspapers are run on wind, and the editor would not keep the money anyway. He would most likely pay it on his bill.
 Do not fail to tell the editor how to run the paper. He has nothing to do but listen and keep his temper sweet.
 Do not put your name on what you want published. It is the editors bushes to espouse un- popular causes and take the chestnuts out of the fire. What hurts your business might also hurt his-but that is different. Do not notify the editor when you change your post office address. He may lose track of you and you will escape paying 
 the last two or three years sub- scriptions.
 Do not forget to write on both sides of the paper. The printers might forget to swear. Do not write your communi~ ca tions legibly. Deciphering them keeps the editor busy and he is able to make an occasional blunder, which promotes good feeling all around.
 Do not imagine that the news paper has anything to do. News papers run themselves and the ravens feed the printers. Wood bury (Conn.) Record.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
ARKANSAS TEACH
 FRS ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM WILL BE COMPLETED AT EARLY DATE-LARGE AT-
 TENDANCE EXPECTED

The Forty-eighth Arkansas State Teachers Association will meet in it's annual convention at Little Rock, April CHS. The Executive Officers of the Associa- tion announce that plans are be- ing perfected to make the April meeting the best in the history of the Association.
 The programs for the general session and for the different meetings are being rapidlywork- ed out and will be completed at an early date.
 During the last few years, the attendance at the meetings of the Association has increased from a few hundred to almost two thousand. The theme for the next meeting will be, 'The Forward Movement in Educ&- ton. "
 The officers of the Association have planned to reach every teacher in the state with litera- ture and announcements regard ing the forthcoming April meet ing anattendance of 3, ,500 teach CTS and visitors is confidently ex- pected.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
DO YOU WANT A CHILD?

We have little girl 8 years old, who is homeless. We want to place her in a good home. If interested, write or phone Dr. or Mrs. c. T. Brassfield, Green Forest, Ark, District Supt. SArkansas, Children's Home So- 9ciaty.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21
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l lis Home own Paper

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 s home town. z; 2 It aint thing of beauty, an it's print M a aint always clean, < ' But 1t straightens out his temper when Ess
 S fellers feelin' mean, 9Ss
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 W other trash, don't you?
 x But when l want some readin that,ll sa brush away the frown ssas l want that littIe paper from my old f ss home town. z ySsS% $ ss sSsSggsg scSs s S ssssasscS
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21

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 been irreparably damaged by his indifference, neglect, and greed, caused by the lack of competition.
 But there is another side to this picture-one that is brighter and is seldom turned to the wall.
 Where competition exists there is life, and energy, and bright ness, and where these things are the people will go.
 Competition brings to the sur face and into use the best that is in every man. where otherwise these qualification would often lie dormant and without avail. And these qualifications, when brought into play, attract and draw and hold the allegiance of the people,
 The public asks no more than a fair return for it's money, and if there is not sufficient competi- ton in the home town to insure this then they will look else where.
 No man can expect to secure and hold the trade of any class of people just bee aus he is himself. He may look good to himself, but if his goods are of proper quality and the price is right they i'll discount his personality a hundred per cent.
 And compitition forces every man to keep the right kind of goods and make the right kind of prices. And it is mainly quality and price that keeps the trade in the home town.
 The more competition you find in a town the cleaner. and bright CT the stores will be, and the tastier the displays, and the more attractive the pric e. These things spell life, and life is always appealing to the peo pie.
 It IS competition that ilas de l veioped our magnificent schoo system, and q e V e 1 c D e q ane broadened our religion institu tipns, and our railway systems, and the thousand and one enter prises that are making this the greatest commercial nation of the globe. It is the greatest outlet and overflow of unbound ed energy and ingenuity super induced solely by necessity and competition.
 to compete successfully with an adversary Q merchant must know his people, and anticipate their desires, and meet them half way in every step they take. The people can be won, but they can not be bought.
 The most successful merchants the world has ever produced are consistent and persistent users of advertising space in their local papers. They advertise because they know the people demand 1t and insist upon hay ing what they demand.
 The local merchant who uses the advertising columns of his home paper, keeps the goods the people want, and makes his prices right, need have no fear of competition. It will make him, as 1t has made others be- fore him.
 But failure to advertise when competition is in the field is the best and most effective means of sending the buyer to the other fellow.
 THE SFEcyES OF PAuPERlSM
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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-01-21

VI StASo W SA y dclJ
 He calls particular attention to the fact that siXty-siX out of every hundred people in the United States who die leave no estate whatever, and that cut of the remaining thirty-four only 3 ssn =ssayaz est25as ss-.e- saan I $5, 600, and that the average of
 the balance of 25 is a little less
 than $1, 300.
 He also calls attention to the fact that at the age of 6 ninety seven out of every hundred in America are partly or wholly dependent upon their relatives, friends or the public fgr their daily bread, for their clothing and 2 roof under which they can sleep.
 lie one SaIeguarQ agalnSt pauperism in Europe has been thrift. In France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, and Switzer- land can be found the leaders of the thrift movement.
 According to recent govern ment statistics 98 per cent of the American people are living from day to day on their wages and loss of employment would mean pauperism for all but 2 per cent of us,
 Here are indisputable facts. Here are figures which show what an improvident people we really are.
 ' a.tn as paor as Job, my lord, but not as p tient. {" The line applies J5 most of Gods unfor- tunates Who are making 6 race with poverty, and in nine eases out of ten 1t ; because they do not seek to improve their con- dition by saving. Most of us live today without a thought of tomorrow.
 We should all of us at the be- ginning of the year remember that industrious wisdom often prevents what lazy folks thinks inevitable. We should learn the value of saving. It is a lesson that should de inculcated in the youthful mind early in life. Once learned it is a lesson not easily forgotten. There is al- ways hope in the man who act ually and earnestly works and who appreciates the value of saving. The more we do the more we can do. We must live today, but we must prepare fer tomorrow. Memphis Commers cial-Appeal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-05
MAKES A PLEA FOR
LAKE BOAT LINES
Grand Trunk Wishes to Continue to
Operate Vessels of Canada At
lantic Transit Company

WASHINGTON, April ,. - The
Grand Trunk Railway company Of Can
ada Is among the railroads of the con
tinent that have filed petitions with the
interstate commerce commission, pray
ING for the right to continue operation
OF the boats of the Canada Atlantic
Transit company. plying between De
trult HaTbor. canada. ana Chicago and
Milwaukee. petition OF the Grand
Trunk points out that the three boats
IN question are, not in competition with
the Grand Trunk rail lines. but rather
are in continuation. of its service be
tween important American and Cana
-dlan eastern and western points:
The three boats are steel vessels Of
an aggregate net registered tonnage Of
MS tons. with cargo capacity of
$4,000 net tons. They are used chiefly
IN the transport of packet freight and
grain. In 1915 the company carried
freight TO the. extent Of SOL tons.
consisting of grain and grain products,
eastward. and general merchandise
westward. The line provides three sail
ings q week, both east aud westbound.
touching at terminal points at Chicago,
Milwaukee, and reaching points in
Wisconsin. Illinois. Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas. In the East it serves New
York and New England and the Cana
dian provinces.
For many wears. so the Grand Trunk
petition set, forth. the rates of the
I Atlantic Transit company have been
lower by five cents hundred pounds
rs compared with the rates of standard
/ lake and rail routes and proportionateiy
less for freights Of other classes. The
Transit company now has under lease
terminals in Chicago for which it is
obliged to pay a rental of $4,000 an
nually until 1926 The Grand Trunk
represents that this water route is the
only available differcntial lake and raj
route for the coming season. @incc the
/ Rutland Transit company disposed OF
its steamers for use off the Great
Lakes.
Since it has been the practice Of tho
interstate commerce commission thus
far to grant to other similar petitioner
the continuance of their water service.
temporarily, it is expected that tn
same treatment will be accorded t
tn" Grand Trunk in its petition for tn
right to continue its operation of the
water service of the Canada Atlanti
Transit company. Shippers are watch
ing with interest the commission 5 per
manent disposal of the ease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-05
soUTHwICK IS CHAIRMAN.
Elected at Organization of Permanent
School Fund Trustees.

BURLINGTON, April >. - The new
" appointed trustees of the Vermont
permanent school fund. which the late
Joseph A. DeBoer Of Montpelier was
chiefly instrumental in establishing
met yesterday at Montpelier and or
ganized by electing J. l. Southwick of
Burlington, chairman. and +. y. How
land Of Montpelier, secretary.
The permanent school funds of Yer
mont can only be invested in United
States government bonds, state bonds
aud bonds Of cities and towns in the
United States having population of
10000 or over. TIL" state funds are
now invested in bonds of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Mime
apolis, Springfield. Mass, jersey City.
New Bedford, Mass, Wilmington, Del,
Burlington. and of the states of New
York and Massachusetts.
The total permanent funds now
amounts to $1.1S5,O0o. representing
United States deposit money Of 1887
amounting to 46G9,0s6.74; Armah
Huntington fund of $21,131.46, Civil
war claim fund of $40, 900 and monies
accumulated by acts of the state lcgis-
lature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-05
BAPTISTS FAVOR
FEDERATION SYSTEM
Cooperation of Churches in Rural
Evangeistic Work Endorsed by
the Trustees.

RUTLAND, April 5.--The federative
plan of evangehstic work in the small
towns was strongly endorsed at the
semi-annual meeting Of the board of
trustees of the Vermont Baptist State
convention at the Bardwell yesterday,
the II members present unanimously
voting to cooperate with the COngre-
gationalists and the Methodists in the
rural field. Appropriations to the
support Of churches in West Charles
ton, Vergennes, Panton and Guilford
were made and other routine business
transacted. The board had luncheon
at the Bardwell after the business SEES
sion.
Ex-Gov. w. w. Stickney Of Ludlow,
president of the convention, was in the
chair. After the reports of DR.. w
A. Dawson, secretary and superintend-
ent, and of Howard Crane, treasurer
had been accepted, the board disposed
of the six months accumulated bust
ness in rapid fashion. DR.. Dawson
was chosen an agent to look after the
Sutton property and w. ". st ckney
was delegated to execute a resolution
passed by the board providing that it's
interest III the Pittsford cemetery be
transferred by a quitclaim deed to the
3 =
resolution to provide financial ossis
lance to pastors wishing to attend the
Newton summer school was defeated.
In the matter of appropriations to
churches in need of assistance, bhe
board acted favorably on resolutions
to appropriate 500 to the support OF
the West Charleston church and to in
crease appropriations previously made
to the Vereennes, Panton and Guilford
churches by 500, $50 and SO, respec-
lively.
The following were elected dele
gates to the Northern Baptist conven-
tion at Minneapolis. Mimi, May L
to Nav p: Mr. and Mrs. W. ".
4 Stickney OF Ludlow. Mr.. and Mrs. ".
A. Dawson Of Burlington, Col. and
Mrs. :. \. Iusley Of Middlebury and
h 3. 4. Park Of Chester.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-05
COMB sage TEA
into GRAY HAIR
Ladies! Try this! Darkens beauti-
fully and nobody can tel-Brings
back its gloss and youthfulness.

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luxu-
RANT. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe at home, though, IS
troublesome An easier way is to get
the ready-to-use preparation improved
by the addition Of other ingredients,
costing about 30 cents a large bottle,
at drug stores, known as Wyeth 5
Sage and Sulphur Compound, thus
avoiding a lot OF muss.
While gray, faded hair Is not sinful,
we all desire to retain our youthful
appearance and attractiTeness. By
darkening your hair with Wyeth s
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell, because it does it 50 natural
~, so evenly. You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at time; BY morning all
gray hairs have disappeared. After
another application or two your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and luxuriant and you appear years
younger. Wyeth $ Sage and Sulphur
Compound is a delightful toilet requis-
lite. 1t is not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention Of disease.