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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Presbyterian Church.

There are many problems in life
which are hard to solve, and others
which are unsolvable go far as human
solution Is concerned.
When man Is sick he calls for a
physician. when he is in legal trouble
he goes to lawyer and so it goes.
While many realize these commonplace
facts yet they will try to solve the
greater problems of hfe alone in their
human weakness instead of going to
Him who Is the Master of all life 5
problems and giving Him an opportuni-
" of helping them.
Jesus has promised where two or
three are gathered together in His
name that he would be present Sc
meet Him next Sunday in Dcrmott :
popular friendly church with standing
welcome and He viii help yea solve al
life problems.
Sunday school a:i5. morning service
at 4 o clock, subject In the Crucihlt
of LIE, evening service a.i5, subject
In the frurIblc Of Religion,
Pastor.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Majestic Range
Demonstrated.

The Orr Hardware Company conduct
ed a Majestic Range Demonstration at
their store all last week, with MIR
Plnkley the man from the factory, in
charge. Coffee and hot biscuits. hak ed
in a Majestic oven while you wait
were served every afternoon. Tuesday
was children : day, and crowds of the
little folks We're on hand at the ap-
pointed hour to receive their souvenirs.
On Friday afternoon, the cake
walking was given and attracted a
large crowd The cake was a large
one. measuring about l. inches across
and + inches in height. A bread board
was placed on top of the cake, and on
top of this board II feet long
a bout twenty ladies'. whose weight
aggregated considerably more than a
ton. stood ON the board. tiattening the
cake to i thickness OF about , inches
The boards We're then removed and
quick rs 4 wink the cake rose again
to It's original proportions, ana was
served to the ladies'
Oneo. eur exchanges suggests that
recipe fer restoring 2attenej pocket
books would prove equally = popular
as TIA, of thc magic cake.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Mothers Service.

1t is a beautiful and commendable
custom that has been adopted by the
American people of observing one Sun
day in the year as Mothers Day.
The National Mothers Day is always
on the second Sunday in May which
this year comes on May nth.
To increace the attendance this year
at this most laudable service 1t has
been decided by the ministers of Der
mott to hold union service at the Pres
byterian church at $ Q clock on Sunday
evening May l4th and in order that all
the mothers in town may attend an
effort Will be made to secure enough
autoes to bring those mothers TO the
service who because Of their intirmities
cannot walk to the church.
Ii u person never attends church at
any other time in the year IT does seem
ike he would honor his mother and at
tend a special service in her honor on
Mothers Day. Dorothy Dix, the
famous writer. in an extended article
in the Arkansas Gazette last Monday
said that if she could she would put a
copy in every home in our country of
the song Are You Half the Man Your
Mother Thought You Would Be - Far
too many of US are not. Ii You love
your mother attend the union service
on Mothers Day and before you come
if she lives in Dermott go and see her
that afternoon and tell her how much
you love and appreciate her, and If she
does not i've in Dermott spend that
afternoon in writing her long letter,
and If you are not a Christian answer
her prayers that day and give yourself
to Jesus Christ
A special musical program Will be
prepared for the service and the entire
program published next week
a Citizen.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Hit by Train.

Little James Bennett, aged 5 years.
son of Mr. and Mrs +. g. Bennett.
was seriously hurt last Friday after
noon while on his way home from
school. He was walking by the side of
the railroad track when he got too
close to the west bound passenger train
and VAS hit on the head probably by a
step on oae of the coaches His skull
was crushed, and he vas taken to the
hospital and part OF the skull removed
At this writing he Is getting along
nicely rnd he Will he taken home this
week
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Fire Alarm Suggestion.

The confusion that follows the hre
alarm IN Dermott necessitates the
adoption OF some sort OF system IN CIV
ING the alarm by the power plant that
VIII designate IN which part OF town
the hre Is. As 1t IS now the alarm Is
given and scared citizens can ut seen
running III every direction looking io'
the hre' II they Nhe" N Wh"t see''on
OF town the l're was they 'ou'd save
much time IN getting 'hefe ana per
maps assist IN saving property, LAKE
mage mas system thal we ""ul" w
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04

brethren to any given territory, but
left it so that they can work wherever
they are most needed. We suggest
that the pastors and churches that de
sire to use these missionaries in meet
ings this summer get in communication
with them as soon az possible and ar
range with them for the dates Of the
meetings They can be reached by
mail at the addresses given above
+. l.. Compere.
Secretary of Mission Board.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04

VIII bring you booklet describing
Dermott and Chicot County the land
of opportunity Situated ia the heart
of the delta. Dermott Is surrounded by
the richest agricultural lands in the
south, hundreds Of acres of which but
await the hand of the Industrious
farmer to convert them into wealth
producing farms The Dermott Drain
age District, recently formed, has
drainage canals already in course Of
construction. and when completed will
be thoroughly drained
AS a town Dermott has uneXcelled
advantages splendid water, and a
water, sewerage and electric light sys-
TEN owned and operated by the town;
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Some Real Estate Specials

Eighty acres. 20 IN cultivation. New
tjve-room house. three miles from Der
mott. So 50 per acre, easy terms.
$50 acres, 4 miles from permott
400 acres in cultivation Good build
lngs. good fences. Public road on 3
sides Well drained Price SD per
acre. Half cash. balance on long time
payments
36o acres two miles from Dermott.
100 acres in cultivation one four
room, house and one two-room house.
Good fences and Wei drained Priced
at S25 per acre. easy terms.
100 acres "a miles from nermott
half in cultivation. Good four-room
house, on a new drainage ditch Priced
at So per acre, easy terms
Goo Acres Of fine black loan land
l50 acres in cultivation; ON public road
and railroad, good buildings; a bargain
if sold soon Write Us fer particulars
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
For Sale.

one sorrell horse yrs. old, weighs
lOOo lbs
one bay horse yrs. old, weighs
960 lbs
One team of mules : yrs. old. weight
1000 lbs. wagon and harness
One big Wiley disc eultivator good
as new
one Pilot disc cultivator.
Other farming implements.
If Interested see me at the Dermott
Hardware & Furniture Co store.
l.. :. McFadden.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
ANSAS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing Joint resolution. proposing an
amendment to the state Constitution
was passed by the General Assembly
at its regular session OF 1915. and that
the same Will be submitted to the cleo,
tors OF the State at the next general
election. to be held Tuesday. November
Z, 1916. for adoption or rejection.
Proposed Amendment Ne. IL.
That the following Is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to tho Consti-
tuition OF the State OF Arkansas. which.
when agreed TO by Il majority OF all
members elected to each house and
adopted by a majority OF the electors
OF the state voting at the next gen
eral election for senators and repre-
s~ntatiNes. shall become a part OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Arkansas
Section |. The county courts In
their respective counties. in addition To
the county tax now allowed TO he lev
led shall have power when authorized.
as hereinafter provided. to levy an an
nual tax not exceeding three mills on
the dollar on all taxable property.
which shall he collected and expended
In making and repairing public ROADS
and bridges in thCir respective" coun-
tics. md ssid court shall have power
after authority given as hereinafter
provided To levy tax not exceeding
three u'tlls on the dollar on all taxable
property Tor a period OF tim" not To
exceed thirty year, t. borrow money
issue bonds ard pft>lE" IT, revenues
ariS5uE FROM the faN levied for pc-
rod of time - pay thc interest aud
principal II any sum or sums So nor
rowea Il landa ISSUED hy authority
herein given hail boar rats - tst'lz
est not To =gN- esd per cent per aunum
An sums 81 hesfeVy - shall he used y
,lu4iXclN II mnkfu- aud rcpc lriuE The
bubble roads and bridges IN ~, county
Tire annual tHN and ths tax fer prti7a
of wears shall NOT both hc levied and
u, in force at the same TIM in any
county TIN levy Of one shall exclude
.n, low of the Other
BEFORE any levy q taxes herein ou-
thorfxrd shall be nude the question
81 lowing such tax shall be submitted
20 the qualified electors Of the county
nj a general or special election called
for that purpose AZ which majority
or the qualiaed electors NptitE At such
an election shall have voted in favor OF
such levy 81 taxes.
Approved February ,. 1918.
The above resolution was filed IN the
ofNce OF the Secretary OF State on Feb
ruary ?. l9l5.
Each clectur may vote for or against
the above amendments
witness my orlctal signature this
18Th day 81 April. 1915.
EARLE w HODGES.
iseall Secretary OF state.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Missionaries in Bartholomew
Baptist Association
Elected.

Al q lHee''he ol 'h' .Nsso''a lo''"'
M'Ss'"h ho"f" VI ha' 'n'''th'" A'So
cation h'.' ~ ii"''''oft on ""t ~"
ol Ai''' ht'''lteh '''o MATHIS = VI.
" 'o'' anu = II. - '' .''''' N''' '''''' yea
- ASS','@t'"''a MISSIONARIES 90 serve
curing 'he coming summer
bro. Mathis served a. MISSIONARY
last summer ana - MO" Il 20 " i"' Ee
"N''.'e' VI '''' ''''' ~ va ''' ~"
uoh- ms post once address i ruuo' d.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Warning Order.

Chicot Chancery Court
Hugh Hardin, Plaintiff
vs. No 292s
Era Hardin, Defendant
The Defendant, Era Hardin is here
by warned to appear in this Court with
in thirty DAYS. and answer the com
plant OF the Plaintiff. Hugh Hardin
April 18th, 1916.
Gaines Merritt. Clerk
+. q. Hammock. Atty for Pitt 4t-4 %
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
Got Cussed Out.

Others got eussed out, but he took
Ross Dead Quick" Spray and
vowed it was the only thing that
could be depended upon to kill bedbugs.
ants, heas, mites, vegetable and plant
insects Don't be deceived, but get
the genuine bug killer Sold in Der
mott by Bordeaux Drug Store and
Hancheys Drug Store.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
The Slater Fund.

Statement Of Receipts and Disburse-
ments of the Slater Fund TOR the Main
tenance OF the Domestic Science and
Teacher Training Department of the
Dermott Colored Public School:
Total Receipts $4,000
Disbursements
Printing and Postage !. 10
Kitchen Safe 900
Stove and Kitchen Sup. o. %
Sewing Machine - 10
Repairing Same Loo
T. Rumnzine Salary
Is mo. At SO. % 33o 90
$l62 80 1862 90
Balance 81 Ii S3T 80
L {. Barnett, Trustee.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
AMONG COLORED PEOPLE

Items of interest among colored
people should be left at the Palace
Drug Store or at this office,
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04

Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges at
Dermott Hard 4 Furn Co. Phone IS.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-05-04
The Land of Opportunity

PRINTING of all kinds neatly and promptly done at The
Dermott News office. Your patronage solicited.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
IheHaunted
Cell
e
Bu JULIAN RAYMOND
Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman)
Blu JULIAN RAYMOND

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
The cell seemed to be Of solid stone.
The walls We're of immense thickness
A tiny CLEAN of moonlight filtered
| through the slit over Cardwell's bed
1t was two in the morning by his
watch, but he had not gone to sleep.
Why should a man sleep on the night
before his execution, when he viii,
sleep so long and soundly in little
while? Instead. he paced the cell and
heard again the judges last words to
him:
You were drawn into playing part
In this conspiracy to stir up rebellion
in British province You were partly
ignorant of the scope of the design.
On this account the military court will
consider recommendation to mercy,
to be addressed to his majesty the
king. But | cannot advise you to
build up hopes on this. For the pres
ent, all that remains to me is to SEN
tence you to be taken to the place
whence you came and be shot to death
on the day appointed by the high sher-
iff."
An hour later Cardwell found him
self back in the Tower Of London.
And no reprieve had come, and he
was TO die on the morrow, at six
O'clock before the rifles of d firing
squad.
Cardwell flung himself down upon
his bed. 1t was hard to die at his
age-twenty seven. And the enterprise
had seemed to him little more than an
adventure. He was OF Irish birth, and
he had always hated England as the
land which exiled his father. He had
gone light-heartedly into the game, not
thinking of the awful retributiOn.
The moonbeam shifted 1t fell upon
corner of the cell. Cardweli start
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
MARK HAD NOT FORGOTTEN
Twain Remembered Mrs. Clemens Or.
ders on His Visit to the
White House.

MARK Twain had been a mug
campaign in 1884, which means that
he had supported the Independent
Democratic candidate, Grover Cleve-
land. He w3s therefore in high favor
at the White House during both
Cleveland administrations" says AL
bert BigelOW Paine in ST. Nicholas,
"and called there informally whenever
business took him to Washington.
But on one occasion ut was his
first visit after the presidents mar
riage) there was to be a party and
Mrs. Clemens, who could not attend
slipped a little note into the pocket
of his evening waistcoat, where he
would be sure to find it when dressing,
warning him as to his department.
Being presented to young Mrs.
Cleveland, be handed her card on
which he had written He didn't and
asked her to sign her name below those
words. Mrs. Cleveland protested that
she must know first what it was that
he hadn't done, finally agreeing to sign
it if he would tell her Immediately all
about it, which ne promised to do.
She signed and he handed her Mrs.
Clemens note. 1t was very brief. 1t
said:
Don't wear your arctics in the
White House."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
To Crochet Over Hairpin.

Maybe if you have been doing
needlework or crochet long enough you
will remember an old-tile vogue for
crocheting over hairpin to make a
very effective beading or insertion.
This, together with many other old
time knitting and crOcheting processes,
is coming back into vogue.
1t can be done on rather large
vice hairpin, or if a larger beading
is desired, a wire staple may be used.
1t is quick work and requires absolute
ly no thought, being, once the chain is
started, purely mechanical. Use cor
responding crochet thread and needle,
according to the list in some crochet
book or the advice of your saleswoman
at the art needlewOrk shop.
Knot the thread with loop which
you pull over the head of the hairpin,
keeping the knot in back of the pin,
the thread from the ball running up
ward. Now with your crochet needle
grasp the thread from the ball, insert
ing the needle from the front of the
hairpin and under the knot at the back.
Bring the thread upward and make a
chain by grasping the thread from the
back again but on top Of the loop.
Now turn your hairpin from right to
left, leaving the needle in the chain
but carrying the hook up over the
rounded head CT the hairpin or staple.
The hook will then be in back of the
pin between the pin and the thread.
Now insert the hook through the
pin to the front and pick up the loop
on the left side of the pin, drawing the
thread through from the back and then
again through both stitches, on hook.
You virtually make a single crochet
through this loop. Turn the pin from
right to left, thus bringing the hook
to the near side of the pin again Pick
up the left loop again with a single
crochet Turn the hairpin and repeat
the process.
When the work accumulates 1t is
pushed down Oft the ends of the pin,
until sufficient length has been cro-
cheted.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
PREPARATORY WORK FOR
WINTER

What about the winter window gar
den?
Now Is the time for much work that
cannot be delayed.
One Of the best winter blooming
geraniums Is Mrs. e. G. Hill.
Many odd plants should now be dis
carded and new ones started.
Do not let the geraniums get leggy.
Pinch into shape.
Pinch out the buds from plants in
tended for the window garden.
Late started plants are not satisfac-
tory. Begin now.
Get your soil, sand manures and pot
ting materials together.
Clean, scOur, sun and. put in place
the pots for winter Have every vessel
clean.
Use charcoal in your drainage. Dead
Goals from wOOd-ashes are good as any.
Repot all plants needing it. cutting
back severely. Don't try to keep every
thing.
Try to have your plants at their best
when it is time to take them in doors.
Pinch and prune into good shape
Drops of water must not stand on
leaves of the gloxinia. as water will
rot it.
Get seeding prinroses from the for
fst now, keep growing and thrifty for
winter boomers.
The peristrophe variegata is good
bracket plant and free bIoomer
For winter blooming, get dormant
tuberous-rooted bego2ias; give each
tuber a pot by itself.
If one has no plants and cannot af-
ford to buy, the seedlings of many gar
den plants are easily cared for. Many
are satisfactory.
The Zanzibar balsam-impatiens sui
tana is always In bloom, always beau
tiful, easily cared for. fine win
dow plant
Slips of fuchsias, heliotropes. petu-
MAS, coleus and other soft-woodeC
plants, root readily in moist sand Slip
now.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20
COPY OLD FASHIONS
DESIGNERS HAVE GONE FAR
BACK FOR THEIR MODELS.
Fall Garments, 1t May Be Said With
Assurance, Will at Least Be Pic ,
turesque-MiIitary Modes Al
SO to Be Popular.

If you want to be up to the minute
I'm your clothes you must go back to
the middle ages.
The advance guard of the fall fash
ions has arrived from Paris, and the
story it tells ought to be written by
Godfrey Cbaucer or Maurice Hewlett.
For it is story IF goodly ladies with
long waist lines. in many instances
with no waist line at all. unless on the
ground. Where waist line exists
in the new mode, it is indicated about
where the hem of the short skirt
comes today. Well perhaps not quite
so far, but almost there.
AS for those skirts. they will be long
er. But we all knew they had to be
or be mObbed
Most striking Of all the new mill
tary modes was a motor coat combin-
ing the ecclesiastical lines of the early
renaissance with the long cape of the
modern Italian officer.
This coat of soft cloth In tornado
blue, which is very light gray-blue,
had a most interesting trimming of
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20

steel beads. 1t had the heightened
shoulder line the sleeve starting from
underneath the bands of steel trim
ming. The coat was belted all around,
but the belted back was completely
concealed by a cape falling from the
shoulders to the ground. This cape,
lined with faint gray, is designed to
wind about the shoulders, for prOtec-
ton against wind and cold.
Another interesting wrap revived the
dolman worn in 'he days of the En-
press Eugene. This, too, was of
bivouac red. If you don't know what
q dOlman is, ask your grandmother.
If she doesn't know, it's halfwrap,
half-cape that gets large at the bot
tom as wraps had to when they were
worn over the hoops Of the late sixties.
A new fur is Belgian hare and it is
used on suits, motor coats and eve
ming gowns impartially. Many dad
>iy will go a-hunting next season to get
a little rabbit skin to wrap his Baby
Bunting in, or Baby BHnting'S grand
mother, as the case may be. This fur
does not seem to me particularly beau
tiful by itself, but when combined in
an afternoon gown with black velvet
and old blue 1T was rarely effective.
italian lace is going to be used for
the collars and cuffs of cloth gowns,
particularly those showing Moyen age
lines. One gown of beaver colOred Ii
beline had the dropped gathered skirt,
the long shoulder line with a dropped
sleeve, set on visibly, just as the skirt
Grapery was.
There were touches of Italian lace
at the throat and on wrists and little
necktie was worn about the neck, fall
ing united to the waistline. When the
necktie began it was of chiffon of the
beaver color, but it had ends of Ital-
ian beadwork in pink and brown.
Generally speaking, the new fash
ions as they are indicated by advance
models will be fuSSy and full, fuSsier
and fuller than they were last winter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-20

orOusly that they fell back, scowling,
and muttering fiercely.
what doth this fellow hera?" cried
the foremost. do you bear his maj
estys pardon. sir?"
NAY, my lord" said the girl at the
block, Il know there can be no par
don for such as l. His majesty hath
given orders to his high sheriff that [
be done to death expeditiously for my
part in his grace of Suffolk's conspir-
acy."
Cardweli sprang to her side. But
now the others, who had crept upon
him unawares while the girl was speak
ing, leaped on him from every quarter.
The ak was snatched from his hand,
and dozen swords We're pointed at
his breast
AS in a dreadful dream Cardwell,
helpless there, saw the girl lay her
head down on the block again. saw the
ak rise and fall. He, struggled,
shouted
Then he was lying upon his bed in
the cell again, and the faint light of
morning struggled through the slit in
the wall above him.
He started up. AS he did so he
Gard footsteps in the corridor outside.
BIS jailer entered, accompanied by
the governor of the Tower. Cardwell
sprang to his feet and gave the mill
tary salute.
The governor. acknowledging it, pro-
duced Il document and began to read,
while Cardwell. cursing the delay for
such formality, waited until he had
finished.
We'll I'm ready If you are" he said,
trying to calm himself for the inev
liable.
For what?" asked the governor
THE little firing party"
Il am sorry l did not MAKE myself
clearer" said the governor. 1.-The pa
per that l have just read you is a
reprieve from his majesty, who has
committed your sentence to that of i'm
prisonment for life. Which means, OF
course. that you can count on being set
free after the war-that being unoffi-
cial."
Dazed, Cardwell could only stare at
the other, who went on. half jocularly.
TO ease the strain of the situation
1T is a tradition that every pris-
oner who occupies this cell escapes
death in some way or other. 1t dates
from the Imprisonment of the countess
of Suffolk in 1885. She Was saved
mysteriously at the block by an armed
retainer, who somehow effected en-
trance to the private court in which
the execution was TO have taken place,
overawed her guards and carried her
away. That is the story. Others say
she was actually executed" He point
ed toward the wall. There is sup
posed to have existed a secret passage
somewhere through there, leading into
Il tunnel" he said.
Cardwells eyes followed the COVER
nOr's. The wall was perfectly smooth,
and there was no sign of any ring