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The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
More for Use Than Ornament.

More TOR use Than ornament.
Mrs. B., new to the neighborhood
where she lives, received her first in.
vitation to an important social event.
and for the occasion arrayed herself
with becoming daintiness. It was one
ofsthose murky evenings, not sosvery
far back, and to protect her feet on
the way from the door to her auto she
drew over her Cinderella party slip.
pers q pair Of storm rubbers-the kind
that look twice as big, because Of the
shield that comes up over the instep.
When time came to put on her wraps
to go home, she was Mortified to find
that she had been revealing to the
public gaze all evening combination
of party slippers. silken hosiery and
gum shoes. She had forgotten to re.
move her weather protectors.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
OIL Tanks Great Danger.

When q barn is burned, lightning
has set the fire in one case cut OF
five. When Q church Is burned, light
ming is the cause in one instance out
Of every six. When schoolhouse 10
burned. it is lightning that does the
mischief in one Of every twenty cases
There is one kind Of structure, how.
ever. that far surpasses the barn in
point Of liability to destruction by
lightning. This 10 the OIL tank. -Four
out Of every ten fires that destroy Oh
taulb are caused by lightning.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Municipal Enterprise.

Rochester. N. r. has an annual ex-
position that is partly a;municipal en-
terprfse. The exposition was started
BY q number Of private concerns. but
Its success was 50 great that the city
government provided It with an expo
sition ground OF Is acres. fitted up
with handsome buildings. Here both
manufacturing and agricultural ex-
hibits are shown, the former including
the lines that have made Rochester
famous. such 90 cameras. optical
goods, shoes. othing. Office fixtures
and prepared foods.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
IS KING OF URBAN TREES
Elm Famous for Developing Fine Sym.
metry When Allowed to
Grow Alone.

"The elm is essentially self-sufi.
cient tree. It does not thrive In
groves" Walter Prichard Eaton writes
in the Century. "(t has a standard
type of its own, and 1t either attains
this type or is lost to view. The elm
which comes to maturity is usually
the one which has lodged in a favored
spot where there is no competition,
such as a river meadow, where the
spring fresRets have dropped the seed
on fertile soil and the roots can get
down to water.
I'VE all know the type. the noble
trunk of massive girth tapering very
gradually upward to the first spring
Of branches, and then dissolving in
those branches as water jet might
dissolve in many upward and outcurv.
ing streams, till the whole Is lost in
the spray Of the foliage. Like many
other trees that grow alone, it devel.
ops an exquisite symmetry; but with
the elm this symmetry is not only one
of general contour, but of individual
limbs. Not only is the silhouette sym.
metrical, but the skeleton also, branch
balancing branch. That is what gives
1t its remarkable fitness to comport
with architectural lines, with geome.
trically designed '1istas. It has q
formal structure and consequent dig.
nifty which makes 1t the logical shade
for village street, chapel. a library,
the scholarly procession in cap and
n tN <HnnA "a
and airy lightness and its splendid
size. and you have the king Of urban
trees"
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Birds, Nests Cause Fire.

Birds nests under the roof Of 3 two
story corrugated iron structure q
Twentieth street and Sedgley avenue,
Philadelphia. caused a fire when they
became ignited by sparks from hot
sand in a mixer. The roof Of the build
ing was damaged about 5000.
Nests are frequently found under
the roof and they are destroyed every
few days In order to prevent a dra.
They were cleaned away recently. bun
the birds quickly rebuilt them.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Demand for Hen rurkeys.

In marketing turkeys the hen tur.
key 10 more in demand than the male
turkey. The market likes medium.
sized turkeys. On some markets is.
pound turkey or over must await spe.
cial customers. but 10pound turkey
finds ready buyer.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
GOOD PLACE FOR FOUNTAIN
Builder in Western City Has Proved
That He Had the Right Idea In
lts Construction.
In constructing q building in q
western city. sanitary drinking

tAOuASk81A ud9 V00U
set in q niche pro.
vided in the front
wall of the struc.
ture between two
stores. The out
er edge Of the
porcelain water
bowl is flush
with the face Of
the brickwork.
so that It does not
jnt out In the way
OF pedestrians.
By placing the
fountain here, in
stead of erecting
. pedestal at the
curb, as is fire.
quently done. the
sidewalk was left
free from obstruc-
tions. The foun-
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Cure Feathsr.Eatina Habit.

A feather-eater is seldom a male
bird, but he suffers most from feather.
eating hens. Burning the end of the
bill, q cruel method. is recommended
10 cure; also adding a teaspoonful
of salt to each two quarts Of meat,
b another.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
Feather DUsTER AS BR0oDEF
Feathers Are Arranged in Center Of
Box to Take Place Of Those Of
the Mother Hen.

A very effective brooder can be
made of an old feather duster hung
in box so that the tips Of the feath.
ers will come close to the bottom. The
brooder consists of q wood box about
one foot high. This cover is removed.
and a hole cut in the center to receive
the shank of the duster after cutting
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
WORTH KNOWING

The average speed Of the phono.
graph record under the needle 10 1.S2
miles per hour.
A mail and express auto traversing
the wilds of Colorado has q bandit
proof cage in the rear for valuables.
The crop of cereals grown in the
northern hemisphere in 1915 exceeds
the average crop Of the last five years
by more than Is. 900, 100000 pounds.
It is estimated that the annual loss
to agriculture in this country from the
depredations of insects and rodents
alone is 100000, ,0o0-about 81 .
month for every man, woman and
child In the United States.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
rhlnas A.Moxlna.

Drummer-Any activity in real e.
tate In this sectionr
Farmer Surest thing you know. "A
landslide has just moved my farm tive !.
miles down the valley.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24

tain is both a conv enience to the pub
Tic and an ornament. Popular Me
chanics. 3.i
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24
STAR BEAMS
Beware of q crippled mule or
an unloaded gun. 0.

A horse usually acts up when
you are trying to sell him.
All men are born equal, and
all women are born q little more
so.
A convincing orator IL one
who has sense enough to shut
, up before his audience ACQUIRES
that tired feeling.-Indianapolis
. Star.
The Washburn leader., 1916-03-24

An inventor in Holland has brought
out a gas motor with only five parts.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE SHOWN IN VALUATION IN TEN
 YEAR PERIOD.
SMALL HOLDINGS THE RULE
More Than Half of the Farmers of the State Are Operating on Less Than Seventy Acres, According to
 the Report of Mr. Page.
Conway

COnway.-
 The eleventh biennial report of John II. Page. commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, sum- marizing the work of the department in l9i3-14. is being issued by local printing company and the entire edi- ton will be placed with the depart ment in few days.
 Under agricultural statistics the re- port shows that Arkansas ranks twen- ty-fifth in population among the states of the union and twenty-sixth in land area. The average value of farm land in 1910, the report shows, was sl4.13 per acre, an increase of s7.Sl for the l0-year period. The most valuable agricultural lands are in Mississippi county. with an average value of S4a.41 per acre, and the cheapest in Newton county, averaging s490 per acre.
 The department estimates the num- Der of farms in the state at 230,000, in comparison with ohly 214,67S In 1910. The average acres per farm was less than 40. with more than one- half of the farmers operating farms of less than 70 acres. The number of mortgaged farms comprise 21.4 per cent of tho total. an increase during the 20-year period. Sections follow ing diversified farming. the report states. present a greater per cent of farms free of encumbrance.
 Under recommendations. MT. Page advises that funds for the mainte- nance of the department be made pay able out Of the feed and fertilizer funds. He points out that a large part of the duties of the commissioner con- cern the enforcement of the laws reg ulating the sale of feed and fertilizer to an extent that would justify the action he recommends.
 Arkansas farms are shown to have increased 1905 per cent in value m the io-year period. the totals being si0o 0Ss. .303 for 1910 and s1S1. .416.0O1 for 1900. Land alone increased 134. 1 per cent. and an increase of l1O per cent is shown in the valuation of farm building The total value of all farm crops was Sll9.4l9.025.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
FALLING HAIR MEANS
 DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get a 25 Cent Bottle of Oanderino Right Now-A,so
 Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin. brittle. coloriess and scraggy hair is mute evidence of a neglected scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
 There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair of its luster. its strength and its very life; eventually producing a feverish. ness and itching of the scalp. which if not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die-then tho hair falls out fast. A little Danderine tonight-now-any time-will surely save your hair.
 Get Q 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any store. and after the first application your hair will take on that life. luster and luxuriance which is so beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appear. ence of abundance; an incomparable gloss and softness. but what will please you most will be after just q few weeks use. when you will actual. ly see a lot of fine. downy hair-new hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
FINANCIAL.

Jan. 29-President Wilson predicts era of great prosperity to electric rall way men. James A. Patteu Joseph Letter, C. B Livermore and Charies w Partridge and others said to haNs made fortunes fin pit Feb 3-May wheat reaches si.ss ir Chicago.
 s-Great agitation through the eoun. try over rise In price or bread. March First gold sent direct from England to New York since lattet part of 1913 arrives April 9-Enormous bull market in New York stock exchange in progress Aug 11-S19 900. 900 In gold and nc 900 900 in securities reaches New York from England. Sept 1-Demand sterling sells at 4so refiecting enormous foreign orders for munitions and other goods 22-Exports for 12 months ending Aug 31, 1915. aggregate sS,o35,oo0oo0 it h announced.
 Oct. 23-Favorable trade balance for week, $7o.6o9, 900. Greatest In our Dec l-Bank ciearings of nation fot November nineteen billion dollars against eleven billion dollars tn No. vember. 1914. an increase ot 75 pei cent.
 Dec. 17-Total gold imports to date ap. proximately s411,0O0000.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
Everyone Should Drink Hot Water
 in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liv. CT, and bowel polsons be-
 fore breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day out, to feel clean inside; no sour bile to coat your tongue and sicken your breath or dull your head; no constipa- tion. bilious attacks, sick headache, colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom- ach, you must bathe on the inside like you bathe outside. This is vastly moro important, because the skin pores do not absorb impurities into the blood. while the bowel pores do. says a well-known physician.
 To keep these poisons and toxins we'll flushed from the stomach, liver. kidneys and bowels, drink before breakfast each day, glass of hot wa. ter with teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in 1t. This will cleanse, purify and freshen the entire alimen. tary tract, before putting more food into the stomach.
 Get quarter pound of limestone phosphate from your druggist or at the store. It is inexpensive and al. most tasteless, except sourish tinge which is not unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot water every morning to rid your system of these vile poi sons and toxins; also 70 prevent their formation.
 To feel like young folks feel; like you felt before your blood, nerves and muscles became saturated with an &C., cumulation of body poisons. begin this treatment and above all. keep 1t up! As soap and hot water act on the skin. cleansing, sweetening and purifying. 80 limestone phosphate and hot water before breakfast, act on the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels.-Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
BRIEFLY RELATED.

In the vicinity of Daisy and Abner. hamlets in the western part of Pike county. wolves are more numerous now than at any time for sever, ! years. and many hogs and sheep and some young cattle have been killed by the brutes. Recently two wolves. in broad daylight jumped over a fence and into a barn lot on the Bedding farm and carried away two pigs. Near Kirby. Theodore Cox. farmer. cap iured young gray wolf that had Jumped iBto a stock pen in an effort Co kill a calf
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
NOTABLE PROGRESS IN TE.s
 PHONY.

Jan. 25-First public demonstration oi telephone line between New York anc San Francisco 3400 miles.
 Sept. 29-Wireless telephone communi. cation established between Arlington Va, and Mare Island navy yard Cal. a distance of 2.500 miles President Theodore N. Vail of the American Telephone and Telegraph company talks from New York to San Fran. cisco voice being carried by tele, phone to Arlington and thence b, wireless. Wireless telephone commi' nication established between Arllng ton and Hawaii. 4.900 miles.
 Get 21--Arlington speaks to Paris an, Hawaii by wireless telephone.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

A letter was received at Mona by Postmaster R. <. Allen from Con. gressman Otis T. wingo saying that in two weeks he expects Co be able 10 give definite information as to snc time of asking for bids for the con. struetion of the sso.oo0 federal build. ing al Mena. The soil tests for tne foundation were recently made by she excavation of two pits to the depth oi about 20 feet These have been ex, amined and approved by a representa-. tive from the office of the supervising architect.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Reuben WlIett of Yellvilie, who buys the bulk of the zinc ore in the North Arkansas field and who also furnishes the United States geological survey with production figures, has just made his report for this year. The total is Is, 5,429,010 pounds, and the value runs right up around $1.000,000. This is approximately a 400 per cent gain over last years production. The report shows this was produced from S7 properties. All the mines on the properties. however, were not itemized and the total is well above this figure.
 Carbonate and silicate ores led in the production. In the report these ores are all classed silicate. Of this class of ore there was 14,064,315 pounds, 6,S41,325 pounds of this being mined and shipped without milling, and 7,222.990 pounds was milled con- centrates. Of the blende, jack, there was 1,226,320 pounds. The bulk of this class of ore was mined in the north part of the field in the Zinc,
  camps. the Bonanza being the only mine in the Buffalo River district that figured in blende production. The production of lead ore was light, being only 13S,375 pounds. Most of this was produced at the Kilgore mine in Searcy county. Owing to the high price of zinc it has been the popular ore
 From the many new mills that are just being developed, and which will not figure in production until next year, it is quite safe to say that the 1916 output from the field will run above 30,00O,O0O. During the later months of the year operations have been spreading from the central camps and operations are general now in all the mining counties. which are Boone, Marion, Baxter, Newton and Searcy. The influx of new operators still continues, and leases are ID strong demand.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
4 FRIEND TO THE
 ROCKINGHAM

Five years ago l was so troubled with kidney trouble and inflammation of the bladder that I had to lease working my farm Life looked dark to me until heard of Dr. Kilmers Swamp Root through cured friend I tried a bottle and began to feel better at once. After using five or six bottles l felt fine and have continued to work as l had before my afiiiction.
 I want to state tha. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is a kidney medicine that will cure and l owe my good work during the past five or six years to it.
 Yours very truly.
 c. W. MORRIS, R. F. D. No. 5, Box Sl. Prescott, Ark. Subscribed and .worn to before me, this 27th day oi March, 1912
 B. GORDON,
 Notary Public. This is to certify tha. Mir. c. w. Nor. ris has bought Swamp Root at this store in the past.
 Adam Guthrie, Jr.,
 Druggist. Prove What Swamp. Root Win Do For Yoo Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer Co.,, Binshamton, N. Y., for Q sample size bot: tic. It will convince anyone. You will also receive . booklet of valuable infor. nation, telling about the kidneys and blad- der. When writing, be sure and mention this paper. Regular tifty-cent and one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
SPORTING RECORDS AND HAM.
 piONS OF 1915.

Baseball.
 Worlds ampions-toSton Ameri- cans. League ehampi iaus--Na tional |, Philadelphia: American Boston. Leading batsmau--N National Larry Doyle New York. American Ty Cobb, Detroit
 Leading National e. C. AIeNandsr phiiadslphlAs American. Joe Wood Boston. Football.
 Cornell ieonssnsus ss opiaionl. 6osirs.
 Jess wnlsrd of Kansas. by defeat
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Dr. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver, bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for . laxative-three fo. cathartic.-Adv.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

A widely circulated story that the bar of the Arlington hotel of Hot Springs would remain open because the hotel is situated on government property and therefore would not be emenable 10 the statewide prohibition law, is denied by the hotel proprie- tcrs. They say they intead Co observe the prohibition laN. although there IS some doubt as to whether it could be made Co apply Co the hotel.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

It's easier for a woman to fool any han than 1t is to keep him fooled.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

French priests in the army number over 20.0o0.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Cupid can see silver lining of . dark cloud.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

w W Cochran of Alabama arriyed ai Jonesboro and has accepied a DO sition as farm foreman at the agricui tural school. succeeding w. E. Simp son. who resigned Co accept a similar position on the Johnson-Berger Com pany's farm north of the city.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

British India's 1914 imports were valued at S50S. 100000.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

The safe farming campaign of the extension forces of the University oi Arkansas. cooperating with the State and National Agriculture Depart ments. and the development bureaus of the railroads. will be reopened Jan. uary i7. according to Dean J. II. Mil, Ter of the extension division of the university
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Jenny Lind. the oldest coal mining camp in Arkansas. located i6 miles southeast of Fort smith. wlll add new life Go its already active operations, according to the announcement of the mine operators. h was reported in December that the company would abandon the old mine.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

The ieyce protecting the City oi Newport has not been repaired. The gaps created to let the water out from the August overflow stand open. That part of the leyee within the city has been repaired. but outside the city the protection Newport has enjoyed TO longer exists.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

The congregation of church at sA lado planted a cotton patch last spring and made si2o from it The money went to the church.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
Piles Cured In 0 to i4 Days

Druseists refund money II pAZo OINTMENT fats to cure Itching, Blind. Bleeding or protrud- ms Piles First application gives rslief soc
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Oscar F. Ellis of Fulton county os fered s2.5o as a prife to the boy or girl who threw the largest number of stones from the public road during two months The prize was awarded Co Miss Bertha nabb of F'ryatt. who threw 4so.655 stones from the road in the prescribed time
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
Prove What Swamp.Root Win Do For Yos

Sometimes matrimony turns loves sweet dream into Q nightmare.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Twice in the State Hospital TOT Nervous Diseases and preferring 10 die rather than % again. ". F. Sex. ton. farmer. hanged himself in his barn near McPherson.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS.

Jan. 5-United States Supreme court finally decides the homes and bank accounts of lS3 Danbury matters are forfeited under the Sherman anti trust law for boycott Gone killed and 172 badly injured In New York subway fire. I2-House of representatives defeats Constitution by 204 to 174. l3-About 36, 900 killed In Italian earth quake at Avezzano and other nearby towns. 1.-TWO hundred thousand more out of work in New York than the year pre- vious.
 17-President Wilson's first grandchlld son of Mrs. Francis B. Sayre. born in White House le-Twenty unarmed strikers shot by guards near Roosevelt, N. J.
 
 Ing Jack Johnson. becomes world heavyweight champion. Rowing.
 Cornell wins Poughkeepsie regatta. Champion single sculler-Robert Dibble
 Champion tenior eight - Duluth Boat club. Tennis.
 National singles champion. William M Johnston. California;. national doubles champions. William Il, John ston and Clarence Gritfin, California; national women's single champion, Miss Molla Bjurstedt. Norway. ma uonal women's double champions Mrs. George Wightman and Miss Ele- 0nora Sears. Boston.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

The syearold daughter of Win Roach of Emmett has picked more than a bale of cotton this fall
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Austin Chaplain, aged i2. captured s5 prize at a recent meeteing of the Lawrence county Teachers Associa. ton. held at Hoxie. for being the best spsller present.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

A grave crisis In the financial af. fairs Of the Conway School District has been reached and the schools will be closed unless the situation is i'm. mediately relieved. according to a statement issued by the directors
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

The tripoli deposits recently found near Gravette have not banned ouf The tripoli Is of hne quality. ba there is not enough of it to justif, development
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

Did you have la grippe during the holiday" was the popular greeting among students who returned to the Fayetteville university. The majority answered in the affirmative. President Futrall received several telegrams from students who are suffering from la grippe and cannot return for sev eral days.
The Spectator., 1916-01-07

ing Jack Johnson. becomes world heavyweight champion.