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The Washington times., 1917-02-14
WAR PICTURES ON VIEW
French Official Artist to Meet
Guests at Private Exhibit.

One OF the NEST interesting events
OF this afternoon will take place at
octagon House, New York avenue and
Eighteenth street. when there will be
q private view of the pictures OF
Charles Duvent, the French official
war painter. The artist will be pres.
ent to meet the guests, and the
French Ambassador and Mime. Jusse.
rand are among those who will at.
tend.
A public exhibition Of Me pictures
will open tomorrow, and will continue
for two weeks. The hours will be
from to s o'clock.
Wounded Early in War.
The pictures are water color paint.
ings of the battlefields and of Incl.
dents OF the American war relief
work as the artist saw them in Bel.
gium, Artois, Champagne, Alsace, and
in Morocco.
Monsieur Duvent, who, at the age
of fifteen, had a picture in the French
salon and at twenty-four won the
"Hors Concours" prize there, was
wounded early in the war and inva.
still able to paint, and was sent back
to the 'front.', commissioned by the
French ministry of foreign affairs to
paint France destroyed.
Worked Under Shell Fire.
This collection is the result of
nearly two years work under shell
fire. 1t is for sale as a whole at the
price OF $50, 900. Mr.. Holmes, the we'll
known American artist, hung the col
lection. The pictures had enormous
success in New York, and are to be
shown in the principal cities of the
United States. In Washington the
exhibition is for the benefit of the
work of the surgical dressings COM
mittee. and so cents admission will be
charged.
The committee in charge of the ex-
hibition consists of Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Miss Martha Goldman, Miss
Davis, Miss Mary Sheridan, Miss
Farrar Smith, Mrs. Stephen Bonsal.
Mrs. Msthewson, Mrs. Fred Brook,
and Mrs. Arthur Willert-
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

Mrs Wilson will be the guest OF
honor At the annual breakfast which
the Congressional Club will give on
Friday At RRuscher's.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
CARD OF THANKS

In the great sorrow and bereave-
ment that has come to our family in
the death of our brother, Harry Will
kins, we wish to pause long enough
to make public acknowledgement of
our deep sense of gratitude and to
express our appreciation for the
words of sympathy spoken to us and
more particularly the many beau
tiful tributes in words and flowers,
paid to the life and character of our
brother. 1t is source of comfort to
know he lived a life that made him
hundreds of warm, loyal friends. and
the knowledge of the fact that our
grief is shared by such a large num-
b of friends to that extent lightens
the burden under which we are
placed by his death.
Mrs. w T. Robinson,
= Mrs. Arthur Burns.
Miss Mary wilkins,
Miss Doris Wilkins,
Ernest wilkins
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

by visiting them and patronizing
school enterprises. We want you to
cooperate with the teachers by back
ing up in the home what they are
doing in the school. / am ashamed
to say it but you ought to know and
| am going to say it. We had over
one hundred cases of hardness dur
ing each of the first two months
of school. We have had case after
case of truancy. The irregularity is
great. There is no use to exclaim
that the teachers ought to do some
thing. The teachers are doing all
they can do. We might just as well
face the proposition squarely. If
school is to be subordinated to
everything else, If children are allow
ed to stay out at will, If hardness
runs rampant, we can never have
system of schools that is what it
should be. The schools deserve the
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
NOTICE TO PATRONS OF
MARIANNE CITY SCHOOLS

The Mariana city schools have
not been in session three months
yet and | believe those that have
been in the schools or have heard
of them will agree with me that
things are getting on pretty well.
The school is well classified and
disciplined. You will remember at
the beginning of this year told you
it is mistake to think that one man
can do all in getting system of
schools on its feet. We need the
cooperation of every patron and cit
izen. ] am very sorry to state that
we are not getting that at the pres
ent time. 1t is true that we have
been encouraged by the interest of
a few citizens. Many books have
been contributed to the library, and
Grafonola has been donated by the
ladies of the d. A. r., and we are
grateful for all these things: but
there has not been the whole hearted
support on the part OF all the citizens
that we need and that we have
right to expect. ! am afraid that
you do not expect much of your
schools and have not given them
the proper place in your respect
You have invested something like
$100,00000 in building and grounds
The pay roll is about $18.000.O0 per
year know of very few business
in the city the size and Importance
of the schools, and yet there seems
to be an impression that the point
of view OF the schools and the teach
ers Is insignificant. We want you
to grow to expect something OF your
schools and we want to come up to
your expectations We want you to
show your interest In your schools
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
The Rev. C. C. Burke, Rector.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school 9:45 a. m. All on
time
Preaching services IL a. m and
7:15 p. m.
Rev. w. S. Lacesy. d. D., president
of Batesville college. will spend next
Sunday with us and will speak at
both morning and evening services.
in the interest of schools and chris
tian education. He is polished
speaker and you will miss treat to
fail hearing him. Special music
The woman's bible class meets
next Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. w. S. McClintock three
o'clock. A full attendance wanted.
Prayer service every Wednesday
evening 7:15.
A cordial invitation to all of our
services next Sunday The weather
may not be unusually warm but don't
fail to hear DIR. Lacesy. He seldom
comes this way, and we should be
glad for you to hear him in the in
terest of his great work.
Walter X. Johnston, Minister.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

lands belonging to the said minor
to-wit:
An undivided one-half interest, sub
ject to the widows dover In LM
2, Block d" of Pharr's survey Of
the city of Mariana, Arkansas, =
described in the deed recorded u
Book A, page 204 of the Lee county
records, said lots fronting 25-S fees
on Main street and running South
1878 feet to an alley.
Said sale Is made for the purpose
of reinvesting the funds derived
therefrom for the benefit OF Inc
minors estate, and the purchasers
at such sale will be required 70
give note, with approved security
for the purchase price.
This 9th day of December, lsli
PEARL A. vACARRO,
d10) Guardian
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
DON'T MISS THIS TRAIN

The California Railway Exposition
which , has been attracting such
throngs throughout the middle west,
arrived in Mariana yesterday and
was opened to the public at p. M
The train is brim full of unique
features, containing everything from
a baby ostrich to glimpse of the
mammoth trees. 1t scarcely seems
possible to make a display of such
magnitude in the limited space of
railroad coaches. but artists and dec
orators have accomplished wonders
with the diversified resources of Cal.
ifornia Never before have the grains
and fruits of the Golden State been
assembled in such artistic array. and
for the lover of flowers a rare treat
is in store.
The scenic features consist of dia
ramic reproductions of the world
famed Yosemite Valley. MERGERS
Cave, the Big Tree Grove and the
San Joaquin Valley-all works OF
art, produced by those who have had
the pleasure of visiting these places
to be as beautiful as the original.
The mounted birds and wild game
prove a great fascination for the
children and 1t is almost impossible
to get them away from the little nook
in the mountains which Is visualized
in order to make setting for the
fish and game.
The train is parked on the Missouri
Pacific track and will be open from
p. m. to D. m. today and tomor
row. An admission of ten cents
takes YOU all the way through this
wonderful exhibition, which took
many months of preparation at a
cost Of thousands OF dollars. *15
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

America, the boy you knew, your
SON, In the cold, Shiny ooze of the
trenches in the shell torn no mans
land between the lines, throbbing
with fever, racked with pain, torn,
mangled and bleeding, and then think
through your contribution of a one
dollar membership in the Red Cross
that you have fastened the stretcher
bearer, and hurried the ambulance
back to the hospital in the rear.
where skilled hands are waiting to
sooth his agonies.
And now that our sons, brothers
and husbands are laying down their
lives for us, we are behind them with
all that we have and are. The Red
Cross exists to turn our desire to
comfort, and aid them, into swift,
practical measures of service.
America is ready. Our Red Cross
is ready. Fall in and join today, and
let a greater Red Cross be your
Christmas gift to our boys, and suf-
fering humanity. Your opportunity
for war work is a membership in
the Red Cross. Christmas eve should
find lighted candle behind Red
Cross service flag in fifteen million
American homes. Let a Red Cross
candle on Christmas eve show Amer
ica's love and patriotism and the
desire to help our boys and our
allies.
Though young men must fight and
fall
In France and Flanders far away,
Your Red Cross serves them, one
and all.
He also serves who joins today.
America, to your loyal borders.
From Porto Rico. to snowy Nome,
Let Red Cross. candle in every
window,
Mean Red Cross member in ev-
cry home.
Mrs. Morris will furnish all mem
bers with Red Cross service flags
and buttons Help Lee county to
have a Red Cross Christmas.
x+*
Of the Red Cross form Porto
Rico to Snowy Nome
1t is earnestly desired that every
home and every place of business
where there is Red Cross member,
be marked with the Red Cross serv-
ice flag during Christmas week. and
that on Christmas eve at 7:30 a
candle beplaced in each window
behind this service flag. All the
local churches are asked to chime
their bells at 1870 on Christmas eve,
at the hour the candles are lit, and
that they continue their Ginning at
half hour intervals until 900 p M,
which is the duration of this Christ
mas ceremony Red Cross workers
and members are kindly asked to
organize in groups and proceed
through each neighborhood between
the hours of 7:30 and 900 p m. on
Christmas eve, and sing Christmas
carols and our state and national
anthems
Mrs. Jacob I. Morris is in receipt
of two night kilograms, December
II, from Red Cross Headquarters,
asking her to arrange for a gigantic
Red Cross parade on Thursday, De-
cember 20. and instructing her to
have the local chapter arrange with
school authorities to allow all pupils
to participate in this big parade. 1t
is planned to have a similar parade
in each city and town. wherever
there is a Red Cross organizat ton,
America on Thursday,
December 90. If the weather is
favorable you can rest assured Ma
rianna and Lee county will do their
part. =
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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
IN THE LEE CIRCUIT COURT
Notice of Sale

Notice. is hereby given that the
undersigned. as guardian of Leo Vac
CAIRO, minor, acting under an order
of the Lee county Probate Court,
made at the November term, 1917.
on the on the 9th day of December,
1917, will, on the 22nd day of Janu-
airy. 1918, offer for sale at the front
door of the court house in the city
of Mariana, Arkansas, at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder. upon a
credit of three months, the following
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

FOR SALE-1916 model Ford tour
ing car; raised hood; Atwater Kent
adjustable wind shield and other con-
venient fixtures. Will sell reason
able. T. r. Porter's store, Bledsoe,
Ark. Up. o. is Hughes) SIP
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
FIRST eAeTIsT CHURCH

Regular services Sunday morning
at eleven and Sunday evening at
seven thirty. The pastor viii preach
at both hours. Morning subject 1.-THE
Kind of Man the Times Demand"
Evangelistic service at night
Sunday school at line forty five.
B. Y. p. u. at six thirty.
A cordial welcome to all ''Come
thou with us, and we will. do thee
good
w. c. BOONE, Pastor.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

first place in the consideration OF
the people. Are you going to give
them the first place? Come over
and see what is being done here and
| believe that you will think the
thing is worth while after ALL
FRED L. MacCHESNEY.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

FOR SALE-Five room cottage,
water and lights, large lot on corner
of Walnut and California streets.
Reasonable terms. Apply at once to
Miss Nellie Sturdivant at Harris &
Burke's store. *tf
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

WANTED TO BUY-Five or six
room cottage or bungalow with gar
den and barn. Address pos. office
box 800, city. Dec Zip
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

FOR SALE-Ford roadster, in ex-
cellent condition. This car will be
disposed of at bargain if taken at
once. See Mrs. NJ. McLendon at res
idence of Rev. w. C.. Boone. *15
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

FOR SALE-Two acres of land in
Woods Addition. joining the Luggs
property on the east. Unimproved.
Will sell cheap. Apply to w. R.
England. Mariana, Ark.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

Luke McLuke says that kissing de-
stroys the sense OF smell Likewise
a sense Of smell frequently interferes
very seriously with kissing.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

FOR SALE-Good SIX room house;
well located, with modern conven-
fences. Good barn, servants house,
chicken house and coal and wood
house. Splendid large lot with gar
den. Inquire of Miller Lumber Co. tt
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

In good condition. See Mrs. G. c.
Kitchener. *29
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

FOR SALE-Good secondhand roll
top desk Apply at Courier-Index
office. If
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14

FOR SALE-Good horse at big
sacrifice Will work anywhere. Alb
solutely safe. See E. b. Futrall &3y
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-12-14
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
Two extension top carriages, for
sale cheap. Also one set double and
one set single light harness Miller
Lumber Co. *tf
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12

lOWhs . f.. a4.Htal t.fIa
"All varieties Of string beans can be
dried. Wash and string the beans
carefully. The very young and ten
der string bean can be dried whole.
Those that are full grown should be
cut in II to / inch lengths with a vege-
table slicer or a sharp knife. 1t is
better to cut beans than snap them.
They are then put in a bag Of cheese
cloth, or In a wire basket and blanched
in boiling water for 6 to 10 minutes,
depending IN the maturity of the
bean. Remove surface moisture ac-
cording to directions given above.
Young string beans dry Q hours, more
matured beans 8 hours, Begin drying
at u temperature of Ito degrees
Fahrenheit and raise temperature
gradually to 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
/ Wax beans are dried in the same
manner as the green string beans"
Different kinds Of beans, after ma
turing and drying on the vines. can
be treated as follows: Shell. wash
and spread in thin layers on the trays
of the drier and heat 10 minutes,
beginning at 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
gradually raising the temperature. to
$50 degrees Fahrenheit. This high
Temperature will destroy all insect
eggs which might be on the beans.
Cowpeas or any field pea can be treat
ed in the same way. Cool and store
carefully. The drying of fruits is in
a general way similar to that of vege-
tables.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12

the lead of John M. Baer so that he
now has a plurality of v e 1000,
with one precinct Gin Sargent coun-
ty) yet to be heard from.
This afternoon the returns showed
that Mr." Baer received 1926 votes
as against 8, s45 cast for olger B.
,Burtness, Republican candidate, who
was his nearest opponent.
George A. Bangs, tho Democratic
candidate, had received 1901 votes.
These nearly final returns give Mr.
Baer a plurality Of 4,1s1 over Mr.,
Burtness and a majority of $50 votes
over the combined votes Of Mr. Burt
ness and Mr. Bangs.
The following table shows the
names Of counties, numbers of pre-
cincts, and names Of candidates with
the votes each received from each OF
the 12 counties in the district:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12

tight containers now on the market.
The dried vegetables should be ex-
amined from time to time. and Il AZ
fected by insect depredatons or by
mould they must be relocated In the
oven at a temperature Of 140 degrees
Fahreuheit. or rejected, as their con-
diton indicates"
There are several inexpensive and
practical vegetable and fruit evap-
orators on the market, and the States
Relations Service Of the Department
Of Agriculture gives specifications for
n which 1t has used extensively in
It's demonstration work in the South.
DR.. David F%airchild, chief Of the d.
PRODUCTION, has also designed and
made a very simple and satisfactory
evaporator which may be suspended
above the cook stove. The trays in
the simple rack are made like win
dow screen frames and covered with
galvanized wire netting. /.
Equally as great car should be
given to the selection and prepara-
ton Of vegetables for drying as for
canning. To secure a fine quality Of
dried products much depends upon
having the vegetables absolutely fresh,
young tender and perfectly clean.
Wash all vegetables and clean we'll.
II steel knives are used in pairing and
cutting have them clean and bright,
so as not to discolor the vegetables.
As all vegetables are cut in thin pieces
for drying a simple and inexpensive
vegetable slicer may be purchased
which Will prove q, great time-saver.
The States Relations Service ad-
vises the blanching of all vegetables
which are to be dried after they have
been cleaned and prepared. The
blanch gives a more thorough clean
ing, and it also removes the strong
odor and favor from certain vege-
tables and softens and loosens the
fiber. This allows the moisture In
the vegetable to evaporate more
quickly and uniformly. It also quickly
coagulates the albuminous matter IL
the vegetables which helps to hold in
tho natural f1avors.
Branching consists in plunging the
vegetable into boiling water for q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12

The Warden lodge Of the Sons Of
Norway is malHing elaborate prepara-
tons for its excursion to Maple Lake
which takes place onsthe 28tal OF this
month. According to @. @. Gsaseuud,
the chairman Of the communities in
charge OF the arrangements, aSGEaat
attendance ID GKpactBd.
"A number of Norwagiasls from
sCroUkstnn and Thief H1Mar Falls ha,po
notified the Warden lodge that thny
have accepted the Invitation to att
tend, and members Of the singing 500
cietiea. Bragg and .vihdng.s will
also be present. Langa delegations are
expentHd from CARRY, Mldrea ana C1ie
max an wsdi IN from other Maxubs in
the d1stsabfs and thu nrosIaan- will. bA
an especially attractive ona.
T1ere will be ~HpeeufleS by waal
known men. and the singing soaiatS
sBjarne." Of this oitg, will render ssv-
.eral choral songs.
It is expected that the Warden pic
mic Will be one Of the hits of the sea-
son provided the; weathar man Will be
In good hnmor.
mnaEtHR To- Ma0aM 14-EEillEfNE
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time.
I'm our work here we in no way
wish to advocate conservation by dry
ing as superior to that by canning. or
to take the place of canning when
that can be done. Canning Is the
ideal way Of preserving fruits and
vegetables from every point Of view.
The housewife has the canning opera
ton we'll in hand much moro quickly
than that Of evaporation, and the re-
suits in canning have been proven
admirable in every way.
Where 1t Is not practicable to can,
however, either through scarcity or
high cos Of containers, or through
the superabundance OF products, then
the process Of drying has its proper
place in the domestic scheme of to-
day. Probably the most promising
vegetable to dry is sweet corn, which
Is better than tho canned product In
the opinion Of most people who have
tried both methods. There 10 already
a fair-sized industry all over the
United States, and one can buy dried
sweet corn as q common market
staple.
-'Corn is very easily dried and there
are many simple. methods Of prepar.
ing It. One Of the easiest and best II
to partly dry young sweet corn In the
sun, then complete the process in the
oven, or in the evaporation on top o.
the ven
Sun Drying Not Always Possible.
~ e. ,#'- " .--.. d.. --
Satisfactory drying of vegetable.
and fruits in the sun car only be don,
in very dry hot weather, 80 that sur
drying Is not applicable to most o
the early vegetables. If the weathe,
Is cool or damp the products simpl.
spoil, When they are dried in tn,
sun the process should be completed
in a low oven at 40 degrees Fahren
hsit to kill any insect larvae.
when dried the products should b
stored in a dry place, in tin or glas
containers, OF in some of the new air
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
CAR SERVICE
DIVISION IS
NAMED TODAY
Will Deal with Movement,
Distribution and Exchange
of Freight Cars.

Washington, July 12.-Creation of
q division Of car service to deal with
the movement, distribution, exchange.
interchange and return Of freight cars
was announced today by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
j.. H. De Groot has been appoint
ed chief of the division, A. G. Guth-
elm will have executive charge of the
organization and its operation, assist
ed by H. c. Barlow.
Through this division the commits
sion will regulate a service through
out the country through direct orders
to the carriers, with the pupose of
dealing with car shortage and seeing
that troops, war materials and neces-
sary supplies are moved promptly.
The creation of the new division,
which it is the first definite govern
ment step for permanent, supervision
over traffic movements, is in accord
ance with the car service act APP
proved May 30. amending the act to
regulate
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12

short time. a wire basket or cheese
cloth being used for this. After
blanching for a few minutes, %instruc-
tons advise that they be drained well
to remove surface moisture by plac-
ing the vegetables between two towels
Or by exposing to the sun and air for
a short time.
Time Required For Drying Varies.
The vegetable thus prepared is
spread in a thin layer on the trays
of the drier. The temperature of the
drier should be rather low +o prevent
scorching the product. For most veg
etables, after surface moisture is re-
moved, begin drying at a temperature
of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Increase
temperature gradually from 10 de-
grees to 145 degrees Fahrenheit, and
complete drying in 2 or 3 hours. The
time required for drying vegetables
varies, however, 1t can easily be de-
termined by a little experience. The
materials should be stirred or turned
several times during the drying in or
der to C u a. uniform product.
It is important to know the tenn
perature of the heat In the drier, and
this cannot be determined very accur-
ately except by using a thermometer.
Inexpensive oven thermometers are
found on the market. If a thermo-
meter is not used the greatest care
should be given to the regulation OF
the heat. The temperature in the
drier rises rather quickly and the
product may scorch unless close at
tention is given.
To Dry String Beans.
The directions given by the ONCE
of States Relations Service for drying
green string beans applies to most OF