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In the whole field of medicine there is not a healing remedy that will repair damage to the flesh more d1ickly than BILLIARDS SNOW LINIMENT. In cuts, wounds, burns, sprains. scalds and rheumatism, it's healing and penetrating power is extraordinary. Price 25c, soc and si.06 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Co. Adv.
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ko. 6. The High School Problem. fJ. H. Miller. Director Cooperative Extension Service, University of N Arkansas, and U. s. Depart ment of Agriculture.
 Most people, in considering quss- M of law or statecraft, will ask nfther this or that action is in har- 'ony with the intent of the lawmak- x pr with certain judicial decisions. considering the American high Enool, however, it is not pertinent to zkwhether this or that is in harmony azl the original purpose of the foun- z1z or originators, because the high EAfol must be considered as piece Present-day machinery for the allng Of men and women for the EVE or the present and future. It therefore, be measured by cer- ~ reasonable laws of efficiency. 'e high school may be inefficient pse of inferior teachers, insufi. equipment, an inadequate and planned building, because of social conditions of the commu- of because of wrong ideas and # or those in control as to what Plsh school should be and what Npula do. In way, the high 2. ssgl should he measured by certain or factory efficiency. It takes F''aih raw material and the pub any critic has a right to ask Ene output compares with the seai raw material. If it takes in 4nured hrst-year students and sA'es fifteen, the public has a 70 know the reasons for this mortality If we accept the Oi many, that the high school Ds the preparatory school for 'erSlty, and only three of the enter the university, the pub rlsht to know why.
 nlgh school, however, is ac. as the peoples college" and preparatory school for col Es nave a right to ask in what
 mas prepared it's students for
 upatlons they will follow.
 per cent of the girls will be "sAers' and few schools in AT. nave taught them many les. r' re'nciency for this great life
 me majority of the boys will Oue form of commercial life
 preparation except the desire
 well Too many of the grad.
 uu Tar too many of those who
 out on the way, enter upon
 eierlcal or office work.
 su school offers the finest op.
 n America for the great
 preparedness for the problems
 come. So far it has slg. R,r when measured by the
 iaws of efficiency. It has
 " 'oo much waste. There is kat Nuuse r' Tor the horrible nor. .P marks the earlier years of
 uOoi course. Such mortal
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Warninq Order.

No. 373-In the Chancery Court of Polk County. Arkansas. L. Nj. Wimberly. plaintiff, ys. Mamie Underhil, ct al defendants.
 The defendants. Mamie Underhill, Ava Underhill and George Under hill, are warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff. L. NJ Wimberly.
 Witness my hand and the seal Of said court this 2ith day of May. 1916
 r. l.. Johnson, Clerk. ist pub. June i-last June 22.
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Continued from Last Week.
 T don't know" she answered, halt to herself. But there is one thing of which we can be sure-our instinct, our conscience. If we feel that the dead see us, then we know that we are standing at the crossroads-be- tween good and evil--and that we must choose" She got up quickly. foP Sylvia Armand had dropped forward with her face buried in her hands and
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Warninu Order,

The State of Arkansas. County 0f Polk, S. Polk Chancery Court Sam Badt. plaintiff. vs Fred Ortlieb and Marie Ortlieb. defendants The defendants. Fred 0rtlieh and Marie Ortlieb are warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plain tiff. Sam Badt.
 May 3i. 1916
 F. L. Johnson Clerk ist pub. June last June 2
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Public Education
 Tn Arkansas
Eight Studies in Vital Educational
 Problems.
EnITnR,S NnTE.

Ehe Extension Division of the Uni- Asity of Arkansas. in cooperation
 Ih the United States Department of Hriculture, will offer this year,
 Tough this paper. a free correspond 1fe course in Education in Arkan- |s' consisting of eight lessons. Pre- Ning lessons may be had on request. Hf additional lessons on -Education I+Arkansas" will be: vocational Ed c4tlon" (2).
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MARNING ORnER.

Clara Gunther plaintiff, vs. John Mer- lin Gunther, defendant. Tn Polk Chancery court
 The defendant John Merlin Gunther is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days, and answer the com plaint of the plaintiff, Clara Gunther Witness my hand and seal of saif court this 17th day of May 1916
 F, L. JOHNSON Clerk lst pub. May IS. 4th pub June 8. 1sl6-
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NotIce fnr Pnhlicntinn.
Department of the Interior United States Land Office at
 ~. ...-l...

United States Land Office al
 Camden Ark May 5, 1916 NOTICE is hereby given that
 CHARLES B. WORSHA8T of Potter Arkansas who on May r 1913. made Homestead Entry. Serial No o6a70, for the WIZ NEA and the NEM NWh Section s1 Township 2 s Range 22 W. 5th Principal Meridian, has dled notice of intention to make Final Three Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described. be- fore the Probate Clerk of Polk coun- ty. at Mena. Arkansas, on the 18th day of June 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses;
 S Lafayette Payne Albert Roberts and Ben stinnett of Hatfield. Arkansas, and James Roger of Mena. Arkansas
 R. D Newton. Register 1st Pub. May II. Last Pub June
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The Old Standard Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as General Tonic because 1t contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up tn -vhg System. 50 cents
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FARM AND CITY PROPERTY.

I have several pieces of farm and city property which, owing to the death of my husband, l will sell cheap. Mrs. c. B. Dennis. Mena,
 Ark Ady-i9-tf
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'UBLIC EDUCATION IN ARK kNSAS

ho. s. The High School Problem. EJ. H. Miller, Director Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas, and U. s. Depart .
 ment of AgricnIfnra
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

their flow. Nullie. O,.> ilIvf3.liirn
cause them to meni;l:r about ia i.
parently wastefui ways. and nl:iil
carelessneSs has aducu 10 these lr.i
bles by allowing driflwood and 900.
earth to form dams and sandbars
All Of these things help to hold til,
flood Of waters back AMI cause eithe
flooding Oh swamps. which not only "
cupy land that could be more protitabll
used for farming. but also form fine
breeding places for mosquitoes and
other obnoxious pests. incidentally
they cause an annual loss running into
millions of dollars per year.
In this day Of enlightenment such
things are both wasteful and. one
might add. criminal, especially so in
view of the fact that almost instant
relief may be had by few well placed
charges of dynamite. Not only will
these blasts straighten out the kinks
and bends and remove lodges and
sand bars. but they will deepen and i'm
prove the channels as nature has real
ly intended. incidentally by straight
ening the winding course Of IL creek
much area of tillable land can be Oh
tanned and farm operation in many in
stances made much easier
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
Digging a Ditch In a Flash

Things move quickly nowadays. The
village Of yesterday is tomorrow's
metropolis. Speed is requisite. and
newer methods that smack of rapid
ty and labor and money saving are in
demand.
bitches that once consumed many
days Of hand or machine labor are now
being blasted out in almost the twin
king of an eye. BY degrees man Is
learning to adopt some Of natures sim
pie. but mighty forces. And the gull
lies and valleys that old Mother Earth
has created by her natural upheavals
and eruptions are being duplicated in
a smaller way by some of the more
progressive and up to date farmers
Digging bitches with dynamite Is
simply newer and more improved
method Of trench building. The meth
cd employed in wet work is simply to
punch holes from eighteen to twenty
four inches deep along the line desired
to ditch and then load each hole with
Il charge Of so per cent straight dyna-
mite.
Long stretches Of ditch can be loaded
and fired at one time One cap placed
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

In loosening shale and rock to facili-
tate hand or steam shovel work dyna-
mite is also very effective, while stumps
may be blasted from the roadbed just
as though they were being removed
from field to be cleared and cultivated.
Boulders also are easily shattered by
suitable loading and when of hard rock
may be crushed into surfacing stone.
The side bitches as well as the long
lutfall bitches can also be blasted in
keeping with the nature Of the ground.
In fact, there are no limits practically
to the many uses and advantages Of
dynamite for road building when care
full and thoughtful attention Is given
to the work.
incidentally the planting of shade
trees for roadside improvement and at
tractiveness is greatly facilitated by
the judicious use of a little dynamite
1t is a recognized fact that trees plant
ed in blasted holes grow much more
rapidly and progress more favOrably
than those planted in the average spade
ding ground
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
BurrOWerS==-BeWare!

Gophers and prairie dogs are the
bane Of western farmers, while in the
east woodchucks are the type Of bur.
rowing animals that cause the tillers
of the soil to forget some of the things
the dominic tells them on Sundays.
Don Leonardo Ruiz. California
rancher says dynamite is the proper
medicine to give ground squirrels. 60
piers. prairie dogs. etc."
Take an inch and half or two
inches of dynamite. Put 1t in bit Of
cloth or several thicknesses Of paper
to form small round cartridge. Tie
the cloth or paper firmly about one
end Of piece of fuse twelve or four
teen inches long, but do not use cap.
Insert one Of these charges well into
the mouth Of every hole and pack
loose dirt around the fuse, leaving
enough of the end outside to light cas-
lily. Light the fuse and go on to the
next hole. There will be no explosion
There being no cap or other deto.
nator. the dynamite will simply burn.
filling ,the hole with dense. poisonous
fumes that will almost instantly stfe
and then Kill every living thing inside
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

in cartridge of dynamite in the mid
die hole of the line Of charged holes and
fired will do the work.
A single row of holes can usually be
depended upon to excavate ditch from
seven to nine feet wide and about thir-
ty to forty inches deep. Where larger
bitches are required the holes can be
made deeper and loaded heavier, or
two or more lines Of holes, spaced from
three to four feet apart, can be used.
incidentally the holes can be made in
the toughest kind of swamp or in flood
muck beds. where other methods of
ditching are practically impossible.
When the soil is dry or the weather
is too cold to use the propagated meth
cd Of blasting described above low
freezing farm or stamping powder is
used in holes spread farther apart,
often in large bitches as far as four
or five feet. In this case each hole
must be primed with an electric cap,
as the explosive shock will not propa-
gate in dry ground.
The cheapest lineal foot of small
ditch is obtained by using the electric
firing method and farm or stumping
powder.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
Getting the Dollar From Under the Stump
How Up to Date Farmers Are Easily and Economically Realizing
Land Hitherto Impossible OF Cultivation

the stump out Of the ground. To Sc
cure best results the charge should be
placed in the soil we'll under the base
OF the stump at the point where the
resistance offered to the force Of the
explosion will be equal on all sides.
Where the soil is Of heavy clay or
plastic nature slow acting powder is
preferable, such as farm powder or
stumping powder Where the earth is
sandy or loose and is apt to permit
the easy escape Of gases fast explo-
sive, such as 40 to 60 per cent dyna-
mite should be used. The condition of
the soil with respect to moisture also
has a great influence upon the amount
Of work that a certain quantity of pow
der will do. After heavy rains when
the soil is saturated to the base of the
stump and the subsoil is just damp is
a most favorable condition.
No set rules as to the amount of
powder necessary to blast d certain
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
Deepening the Farm For Bigger Crops
The Third Dimension Of the Farm Important Factor Greater
Crops and Bigger Dividends

taking care of increased horizontal or
surface acreage are all right in their
way, but to 60 deeper into the farm,
to increase its fertility and productive
ness by increasing its depth, is a mat
ter that the practice Of vertical farm
ing accOmplishes quickly and econom-
ically. and very often single car
fridge Of explosive will convert several
yards of otherwise useless subsoil into
half an acre Of new root feeding sur
face. Thus. instead Of spreading out
and embracing more territory. vertical
farming enables the farmer to really
concentrate and by intensive methods
conserves in both labor and expense.
At the same time the resulting in
crease in crops emphasizes the profit
able features Of the process.
And there is a practical reason for
this. BY breaking up the subsoil oxy-
gen Is admitted into the ground, and
the pent up natural fcrtilizing elements
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

kind or size Of stump can be given,
since different conditions govern all
cases Two stumps of the same size.
kind and age Of cut, when one is grown
Oh well drained soil where the roots
must penetrate great depth for water
and the other is grown on soil where
there is always water near the surface.
will demand different treatment for
extraction. The older stumps, especial
ly II from timber free from resin. re-
qutre less powder. The exact amount
necessary for set conditions can. how
ever, be readily determined with lit
tie experimenting.
Few tools and supplies are required.
A one and onehalf inch wood auger
with shank about four and one-half
feet long, a medium sized crowbar. a
round pointed shovel and wooden
tamping stick, together with the pow
der, fuse and caps. will serve to fill
the bill
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

Of the lower soils are released and
utilized. A reservoir for the storage Of
water is created, and a good home for
the roots is produced, Good roots
are essential to good plants. Men
who look below the surface realize
these facts. They know also that
plant produces only in proportion to
the extent of air, water and nourish-
ment given its roots. Thus is the new
er method of vertical farming both
logical and profitable.
This method Of farming vertically Ii
in itself easy, simple and labor saving.
A half cartridge charge Of farm pow
der placed we'll down into the tight
subsoil at intervals of about a rod,
tamped properly and fired carefully
will do the work quickly and econom-
ically. Subsoil blasting, however. can
be done successfully only when the
subsOil is dry.
Few tools are required for the work.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
Explosives In Road Building

One of the newer methods of road
building that is fast winning the in
dorsement of the better versed contrac-
tor is that Of employing dynamite for
reducing the heavy work.
Grading through hard ground or rock,
for instance, Is tedious and requires
time and labor. The use of dynamite
for blasting such material is welcome
relief. Both rock and hard clay may
be loosened in the cut by well placed
charges of explosives if holes are drill.
ed into the ground little way up the
bank and loaded. Careful spacing and
loading for electrically fired blasts will
result in bringing down both classes Of
materials in the best possible manner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
Strengthening Streams
With Dynamite

The ancient Egyptians were noted
for their crops because, as history
states. they "sowed their seeds in the
Nile" This docs not mean that they
actually cast the seed in the river. At
certain seasons Of the year the Nile
overtiOws its banks. depositing on either
shore rich silt or earth that is highly
conducive to bumper crops. and the
wise ancient Egyptians. realizing this
profited thereby.
brooks up to the largest rivers play an
important part in the scheme of things
inasmuch as they are natures way of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
Blasting Ground For Tree Planting

Blasting for tree planting is best done
In the fall. because at this time Of the
year 1t IL easier to catch the sul,soil
in dry condition. Blasting in the spring
for spring planting, however, is much
better than planting in dug holes. not
withstanding the fact that the subsoiD
is apt to he wet or damp.
II the holes are blasted in advance of
the time Of setting the trees they are
left without further attention until
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

tree planting time. unless it is desir-
able to add some manure or fertilizer
to he ditfused through the soil. This
Is an excellent practice. especially in
poor soil. II the earth is sour. sticky
clay few pounds Of lime scattered in
the hole will materially assist in foe
cnlating the clay and keeping 1t per-
manently graduated and sweet.
blasted ground should be dug out down
to the location Of the charge. where
a hole will usually be found about
the size Of bushel basket. This
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

difference in growth between the I'M
dynamited tree and the tree planted
in blasted ground being so unmistak-
ably in favor of the latter that no ad-
equate comparison could be made.
Furthermore, there are so many sane
and logical reasons for this method Of
tree planting that even the most skep-
tical could not fail to be convinced.
Obviously when a tree has to use a
lerge part Of its energies in forcing its
roots through the hard soil it can
not be expected to make the same
rapid growth and come into such
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

Much has been written on how to
plant tree or trees. but II the expert
ences Of scores of famous orchardists
have any weight on the topic. then the
practice of using dynamite preliminary
to planting young trees has fully
proved its merits.
The writer has personally seen spe-
cific examples Of the value and excel
lence Of tree planting with dynamite
OH a private orchard in Delaware. the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
ABOUT 4oOooo,Ooo acres of land

ABOUT 4oO,oOOOoo acres of land
! ~ included in farms throughout
III the United States are unim-
| proved. Figuring that each
J acre could be made to produce at least
s25 worth Of produce per year. there
is approximately S1O.OOO.OOO.OOO pro-
iuction being lost annually. Quite a
tidy figure And when we take into
consideration that in many cases it re-
quires only the removal Of sundry
stumps and boulders to make this land
profitable, it certainly looks as though
something might be done to save the
waste. "Stumping with dynamite" is
both an economical, quick and labor
saving method as well as one that is
growing in popularity daily.
The method involved in the blasting
Of :. stump is TO confine a quantity Of
explosive IN such manner that when
exploded he expanding gases will lift
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

must be filed to prevent settling of the
tree after planting. The roots should be
placed in natural position in good top
soil, covered with more top soil and
treaded down firm. The hole can then
be filed to a little above the surface
with subsoil.
The fact that nearly all commercial
orchardists use this method proves
that it pays in reduced first year loss
earlier fruiting and larger and better
yields.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

early bearing as a tree would that had
had the ground in which it was planted
thoroughly prepared by dynamiting be-
fOrehand.
No tree should be planted over hard
pan or impacted subscil without first
resorting to blasting. so that the soil
may be made open and porous. Such
blasting not only creates channels. in
creases absorption of soil moisture and
permits deeper roofing, but it also in
iuces better growth and larger yields.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04
Printing a Dynamite Cartridge

To properly prime a dynamite or
farm powder cartridge four things are
essential-the cap, the fuse. the car
fridge and crimping tool. The meth
cd in itself is very simple.
First crimp the printing cap about
the fuse. using the crimping tool Us
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

is no immediate danger in handling a
stick of farm powder If the user will
use but an ordinary amount Of care
and intelligence
A common incorrect method of prim-
ing is to punch a hole right through
the cartridge. pass the capped fuse
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-02-04

shown in the illustration. Next punch
a diagonal hole In the cartridge with
the end Of the crimping tool making
the hole deep enough to entirely bury
the cap Insert the cap into this hole
aud tie the fuse to the side Of the car