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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
BLIND REPAIR WATCHES BEST
Their Delicate Sense of Touch Makes
Them Superior in This Branch
of Mechanics.

Blind people-those who have been
born blind--are, as is well known. ex-
ceedingy clever with their fingers, but
1t is not often we hear of matchmaker
who was born blind, and yet there have
been Instances of the kind.
A famous blind matchmaker lived at
Holbeach, in England. His name was
Rippin, and though completely blind
he could take to pieces and put togeth-
err again watches of most delicate coD<
struction with the greatest ease and
in quicker time than most watchmak-
ers who have the advantage of good
eyesight.
On one occasion some of the tiny
wheels and screws used In his trade
were stolen from him, but the thief
was captured with the property on his
person, and Rippin identified it by his
delicate sense of touch. Another watch
and clockmaker brought up his blind
son to his trade, and he proved so
skillful that on more than one occa-
sion he detected faults in timepieces
which other tradesmen had failed to
discover.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES
Rainbow Has Been Known Since the
World Beean-CaIIed Symbol
of Consistency.

The rainbow is the result of estab.
lished physical laws, being caused by
the refraction and reelection of the
suns rays in drops of rain. These
laws were in operation from the crea-
ton of the world, and as the world
had existed some thousands of years
before the flood, rainbows must have
been a frequent and common spectacle.
1.-THE right Interpretation of Genesis
9:13," says Il biblical authority,
"seems to be that God took the rain
bow, which had hitherto been but n
beautiful object shining in the heav-
ems when the suns rays fell on falling
rain, and consecrated it as the sign
of his love aud the witness of his
promise" Lange, learned German
commentator, says: 1.-THE Hebrew word
translated as a sign of the covenant
does not imply q counteraction of nat
ural law, or the bringing of u new
thing into nature. Any fixed object
may be used for Il sign, and here the
very covenant itself, or II most impor-
tant part of it, being the stability of
nature, there is Il most striking con-
sistency In the fact that the sign of
such covenant is taken from nature
itself. The rainbow, ever appearing
in the sunshine after rain, is the very
symbol of constancy. 1t Is selected
from all others, not only for its splen-
dor and beauty, but for the regularity
with which it cheers us, when we look
out for it after the storm" The jew
ish encyclopedia says: "The literal
translation of the words rendered My
bow have I set in the cloud indicates
that the rainbow was already an es-
tablshed institution (before the tlood)
but that it then assumed a new role
as n token of Gods covenant with the
earth against the flood"
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
How Rainfall Affects aadiur

One Of the most elaborate investiga-
lions of the relation between the
amount of radium emanatiOn in the
atmosphere and weather conditions is
that recently carried out by Messrs. ].
II. Wright and o. f. Smith at Manila,
the observations extending over a pc
riod of about 10 months. The effect of
weather conditions upon the rate at
which radium emanation is exhaIed
from the ground and the relation of
the rate of eXhalatiOn to the radOac-
tivity of soil gas at different depths
were also Investigated.
Rainfall and wind movement seem
to be the principal meteorological con-
trolls, the amount of emanation in the
air being greatest when these factors
are at minimum, and vice versa. A
decided diurnal variation is found to
exist, the emanation content being con-
siderably greater by night than by
day.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
footnote Was Costly.

While sorting the daily avalanche Of
parcel post mail, attaches of the Pitts
burgh post Office encountered a toe
of an artificial leg and laid the pack
age aside for rewrapping. Presently,
the foot came cut Of its wrapper. The
following Inscription, penciled on the
cork sole, leered tauntingly at the
postal man:
Gust 81 footnote: Before repairing
please use an anesthetic."
The ten words automatically trans
formed one artificial leg, fourth-class
merchandise travelling through the
mails for Is cents, into first class-mail,
calling for letter postage. The leg Ia
ter in the day reached it's destination,
al artificial limb repairer, looking like
page from a stamp collectors book,
ard SEQ due.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
BAY RUM IS OUT OF VOGUE
Witch Hazel Now Is the Popular Lo-
ton in Barber Shops in
This Country.

Fer many years bay rum was used
In all barber shops as soothing lotion
following the shave. 1t was also used
as sort of dryer after the shampoo
and caused many to writhe in the
chair when applied after a good mas
sage. Despite these facts, it continued
to be the kingpin Of all applications.
Several years ago an enterprsing inGi-
vidual, knowing the properties Of
witch hazel, began to advertise this
liquid as a substitute for bay rum,
telling of the fact that witch hazel had
the same qualities as bay rum and was
much easier to stake"
The customers of the various barber
shops read the advertisement, and so
did the BARRIERS. The result was that
nine out of ten of the patrons of bar
Der shops asked for witch hazel in
stead of bay rum, and the latter COM
modify rapidly sank into oblivion. To-
day, according to the managers Of bar
Der shops in big hotels and elsewhere,
witch hazel is much more popular
than bay rum.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Salvation Army Dinner for the
Worthy Poor.

For over thirty-five years the
Salvation Army has been sending a
Christmas basket dinner into the
homes of the deserving poor, there
by giving many a good meal-a lit
tie bit of Christmas cheer instead
of day of desolation-and the sus-
tanning assurance that somebody
really cares and wants to help.
The Salvation Army is planning
on sending a basket dinner into
the homes of the needy in Paragould
and as their entire support is de-
rived from the voluntary contribu-
tions of the people, they are ask
ing the people throughout the
county to assist them in their good
work. Address all contributions to
THE SALVATION ARMY,
200 w Main St, Paragould.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Counting Birds.

The United States biological sur
vey is now making its third annual
count of birds, with the aid Of volun-
teer enumerators all over the country.
Each enuneratOr undertakes to count
the number of breeding pairs of each
species found on a selected area of
forty to eighty acres, and the count
actually consists In an enumeration of
the male birds found in the course of
a few early morning reconnoissances.
From the figures thus obtained, the
Scientific American explains, estimates
are made of the bird population in the
various sections of the country. This
year the survey is making a special
effort to secure statistics from the
semiarid desert and mountain regions
of the West, and also from the fruit
districts of the Pacific coast AID the
South Atlantic and Gulf states.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
WHERE is GREAT WAR SONG2
Strange That the Present Struggle Has
not Produced Soul Stirring
Melody.

It Is strange that the war should
not yet have produced, among any of
the nations concerned, a genuine war
song like the "Marseillaise" of the
French Revolution, or the marching
Through Georgia" or "John Browns
Body" of the American Civil war. We
associate '"Tipperary" with the war,
but '"Tipperary" was already in exis-
tence in August, 1914 and it is only
by the accident of date that our men
did not march to Mons singing Dixie
or you Made Me Love You" Now
'Tipperary" is forgotten, and nothing
has arisen to take its place. For this
purpose the home grown ballad does
not count in the least.
OF course, great deal of topical
doggerel has ccme from the trenches
and some admirable poetry, but the
real song of the war has vet to be
evolved. What is it that the men at
the front sing In the meantime? The
correspondents do not say much on the
point, but we heard of the Highlanders
coming out of action the other day
singing the lines:
/ lo'e nae laddie but ane,
And he lo'eS nae lassie but me.
What are the rest of them ?-London
Observer,
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

bags, will sell for $1.15 per sack.
NewsOm's. *22
Mrs. L. M. Livengood and daugh-
ter, Miss Marietta of Chicago, will
arrive in the city the latter part of
the week to spend the holidays with
Eli Meiser and John Meiser and
wife. Mrs. Livengood is a daughter
of Eli Meiser.
Fireworks, Fire Crackers, the
good kind; Roman Candles, Toy
Pistols, Pistol Caps and Salutes.
Newsom's. 1922
Unis Gaines, negro, and his wife
became engaged in quarrel yes
terday at noon resulting in an eX-
hibition of minor surgery upon the
part of Unit, the subject of his ex-
perimentations being his wife. Both
parties were taken before Judge
Bratton and given a fine of five
dollars each.
Candies, apples, oranges and nuts,
till the world looks level. New
SONS. 1922
Judge r. H. Dudley convened an
adjourned term of the Greene cir
cult court, criminal division, this
morning, and empaneled special
grand jury to investigate recent
developments in the Skinner muir
der mystery Ad Grayson was ap-
pointed foreman of the special jury
and at ten O'Clock this morning the
body began hearing testimony. 1t
is understood the grand jury will
complete it's work this afternoon
and return indictments against those
charged with the killing of Skin
ner.
TAKEN UP-White face yearling.
H. l.. Porter, 6 miles east of Para
gould, on Route 6. "22p
Mems heavy ribbed union suits,
good $1.25 value at IS cents. The
Mime Dry Goods Co. *23
Heavy fleeced lined separate un-
derwear for the men, regular soc
grade at So cents. The Mime Dry
Goods Co. .,, 1928
Gingham-5O bolts, good quality
the yard cents. The Mime Dry
Goods Co. *23
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
PERSONAL MENTION


"'0,'' '''''' io''
N"'' '00 niooN las sumo ~ o''
LOUIS oi' =" VI 'ol BUSINESS Trip
Break your Cold or LaGrippe
with a few doses Of 666. *tf
Mrs. Van Lasswell of Arbyrd was
a visitor in the city this morning.
Cocoanuts 1Oc apicce New
som,s #22
w w Frew residing ON route
6 transacted bueineqs in the citv to-
dov
elipht reduction in tho nrice ot
supar this voox - lbe for 81 90
Noweom,a 800
Mrs Amelia uertter Of Arhvrd
oont ,ha foranoo. - tho oi4,, sho,.
ning
Almonds walnuta cream nuts
and filhcrte at 25c Nor In New
eon,s 100
Ered Dailov loft tbis morninp for
NlitchsvilIe NJ to accent a posi-
tim
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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Elan New Sea Canal.

Amsterdam papers are discussing
the ACCESSIBILITY of charging ard deep
ening the North sea canal and dispen-
sing with the locks at Yauiden, thus
giving free waterway without locks
from the North sea to Amsterdam.
Only by doing this, it is said can Am
sterdam hope to check the steady in
roads on her trade made by the rapidly
progressing port of Rotterdam, which
has sea-level canal connections.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Griffin Memorial.

Prayer meeting Thursday at
p. m. Come.
Christmas tree Friday evening
Services begin at 7 O'Clock. Every
body invited. Bring your presents
early. Come and let us do service
to our King.
Yours for the Christ who moi
only died for us, but who livde fol
us and who lives for us,
w. f. McGANAHAN,
S. S. Supt.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

The inventor of new auger bit
has made it thick at the edges and
thin at the center, and says it will
force the chips toward the center
and thus avoid clogging.
Missouri in 1915 produced 1885,
634 tons of lead.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Warming Order.

In the Greene Circuit Court. March
Term, 1917.
The Farmers Bank, Plaintiff,
VS..
Il. +. Dunn, Defendant.
The defendant. r. B. Dunn. is warn
ed to appear in this court at the
court house in the City of Paragould.
Arkansas, within thirty days and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff.
the Farmers Bank.
Witness my hand and seal as
Clerk of said Court. this the 18th
day of December, 1916.
(SeaD FRED WATSON.
Clerk.
By John Simpson, d. c.
(iS1
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
To Keen Aviator's hand Warm.

An aviator's hand may be kept
warm by a glove of English inven-
ton into which are woven wires
heated by electricity obtained by
contact with the steering wheel of
airplane.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

w. w. Iighfin and family who
have been temporarily residing at
Hornersville where Mr.. Highfill SUI
perintcndcd the erection of some
buildings, have returned to Para
gould and are again domiciled in
their home in the west end of the
city.
DR.. I. II. Cunning of Knobel was
a business visitor in the city this
morning.
Mrs. f. NJ. Sprague left this
morning for st. Louis to. spend the
holidays with friends and relatives.
She will be joined later in the
week by her husband.
At a meeting of the Musical CO.
terie last night the members decid-
ed to distribute Christmas cheer
among the poor children Of the
city, and it was agreed that each
member contribute fruits, nuts, can
dies, etc, the packages to be sent
to the home of Miss Orine Porter
on West Court street Saturday. All
the members are urged to respond
to this request, and any others in
Paragould who desire to join in this
undertaking to carry good cheer
to destitute homes are extended an
invitation to send contributions to
the home of Miss Porter.
Flannclette -25 bolts, good quail
ity, the yard &c. The Nine Dry
Goods Co. %23
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Farmers Interested in Better Live
stock, Truck, or Fruit Growing
Attention.

stock, Truck, or Fruit Growing
Attention,
Every farmer with money invested
in Arkansas land who believes in bet
ter live stock or is interested in truck
or fruit growing should make plans to
attend the Farmers Short Course"
at the College of Agriculture, Fayette-
vile. from January to February in
elusive Special attention will be
given to live stock Judging, feeds
and feeding and to good orchard man
agement as we'll as other questions
concerning profitable farming. If you
cannot come, send the boy.
Remember the School For Cotton
Classers.
Arkansas farmers should know
moro about cotton and cotton class.
ing. 1t will pay you to attend the Two
weeks School in Cotton CHASING at
the University of Arkansas which
opens January %.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
The Bright Side.

With cotton around 20 cents,
It's cinch pretty near,
So many cotton whiskers won't
Go up in fire this year
Houston Post
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

To prevent the absorption of
dampness from the ground by stone
buildings, new European practice
is to cut slots in their walls and in
sert asphalt-coated lead plates.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

Italians are succeeding with eX-
periments in the production of cot
ton on the GASES of Tripoh.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

Fully fit feet higher and more
than twice as wide as Niagara, the
falls of Iguazu, in South America,
form one of the wonders of that
continent.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

A paste made of kreosene and
wood ashes will hurry slow fire
with little danger to it's user.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

Do you know the individual per.
Torrance and value in milk produc-
ton of your herd@ Better get &C.
quainted with them.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

The dry season range of temper
ature in Cuba is from 60 to IS de-
grees.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Peoples Furniture Co.
GUY ADAMS Mgr.

Our special bargain
counters of wares
are very interest
ing. Many practl-
cal gift suggestions
and money saving
specials for you.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Potato Stuffing.

Mix thoroughly two cups hot mash
ed potatoes, one and one-fourth cup
soft stale bread crumbs, one-third cup
OF butter, one egg, one and one-half
teaspoon salt, one teaspoon sage, and
lastly one finely chopped onion and
one-fourth cup finely chopped fat salt
pork.
Careful thought should be given the
choice of accompaniment for all
game.
Because chicken and turkey are
bland in flavor, they require dis
tinctly favored relish; while duck and
geese are well savored themselves;
hence they call for bland relishes.
Cranberry jelly, cranberry ice
peach pickles, celery, sailed pecans,
plum jelly, etc, are all good accesso-
ries for the Christmas dinner.
Salads as Waldorf, cabbage, combi-
nation, lettuce, etc, are easily prepar-
ed, and all the necessary materials are
available.
Mince, apple, or squash pie. plum
puudlllS, nuts anu IdlSlHo, anu lCo
cream are all suggestive desserts.
Suggestive Menus.
Chicken soup with rice.
Roast Chicken, Dressing.
Mashed Potatoes Dreamed Turnips
Peach Pickles Cabbage Salad
Waters Apple Pie, Cheese
Cream of Celery Soup
Roast Turkey
Potato Dressing Scalloped Cabbage
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Bread Cranberry Jelly
Waldorf Salad
Mince Pie Nuts and Raisins
Coffee
Vegetable Soup
Roast Duck
Peanut Stuffing Baked Potatoes
Dreamed Onions Plum Jelly
Biscuits
Lettuce Salad Cheese Straws
Pumpkin Pie
Coffee
Suggestions for left over turkey are
turkey hash, creamed turkey on toast
or in timbales, scalloped turkey, tur
key in jelly, turkey loaf, etc.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

Keep the good brood sows.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
Oranges zoe, 25c and 35c per
dozen. Newsom's. 1922

Rub-My-Vism -Antiscptic, Relieves
Sprains, Neuralgia, etc.
"tf
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
CHRISTMAS TURKEY
AND THE 'TR|MM|NS'
Hints For the Holiday Dinner BY Miss
MarceIa Arthur of Extension
Division.

The idea of having a trukey for
Christmas dinner was made popular
by our forefathers and will continue
to be so until the end of posterity un-
less the high cost of birds demands q
different choice.
Geese and ducks, although harder
to digest than turkeys and chickens,
are used to good advantage as substi-
tutes for the turkey and chicken-and
especially should they be used this
year when turkeys are selling at such
high prices.
The selection Of bird is of vast
Importance to the housewife. Always
avoid bird with a large skeleton I'M
less it weighs from IS to 80 pounds. A
10 or II pound bird with large skele-
ton is absolute waste to the house
wife because it contains, more bone
than meat, while small, plump bird
OF 10 or Il pounds having a larger
proportion of flesh than bone is a good
bird. A good turkey has dark legs
with the cartilage of the end of the
breastbOne soft and pliable-an abund-
ance of pin feathers indicates young
bird while long hairs denote age.
Good geese abound in pin feathers;
they should be plump, have soft feet
and pliabIe bills.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
To Roast the Turkey.

To prepare 12-pound turkey, dress,
clean, stuff and place in the dripping
pan and rub entire surface with salt.
Mix one-third cup of butter and one
fourth cup of -four until creamy and
then rub mixture over turkey. Place
in hot oven and when -four on turkey
begins to brown, reduce heat Basic
often with hot water and melted but
ter until turkey is cooked, which will
require about three hours. If large,
old bird is used it is we'll to steam it
before roasting.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21

What are the rest of them ?-London
Observer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-10
AROUND THE DAIRY.

i When cream is not ripened .
i evenly the full amount of butter .
II is not recovered from it. .
i Every community should form .
+ a cooperative dairy test associa- .
Il ton and make a start for more .
Il enthusiasm and success. :
e If separator is used do not 8
E let the cream stand around Just .
i anywhere to absorb all sorts of .
j. Odors. .
j Cream should be kept at uni .
i form temperature and stirred at :
4 least twice each day. :
i The average calf that is raised :
i for the dairy should be handled :
4 from her early calfhood to ma .
i turity with the one aim for :
j. which she is intended. :
j. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-10
EXERCISE CARE IN
FEEDING DRY COWS

A dry COW should have about the
same ration as a milking COW, but less
Of it. The drain upon her system is
essentially the same for the seventy
five days before she freshens as it is
when milking, but of a milder form,
writes II. E. Cook in the American
Agriculturist.
There are three plans that one may
choose from during this period. The
first is to feed a balanced ration, of
which the following may be a very
good sample for 1000 pound COW:
Twenty-Five pounds silage made from
ripe corn, four pounds oats or barley
straw, four pounds clover or mixed
nay, three pounds bran or oats, one
pound linseed or distillers' grains
This ration ought to maintain the
animal in very good form in most
cases and probably make a slight gain
in weight. I am thoroughly convinced
that she should be gaining when she
freshens, both for health and profit,
and the two are closely related. This
ration is nearly all Of home grown
stuff.
If the owner desires to do so it may
be entirely of home grown feeds by
feeding entirely of oats as grain ra-
ton. If we watch the bowels closely