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The courier-index., 1917-11-02
Y. M. c. A. WORK IN THE ARMY

President ]. H. Reynolds of Hen
dirk College, Conway, will be here
on Sunday next. November 4th, to
present the work of the Y. M. c. A.
in the army.
All the citizens of Lee county are
asked to be present at the meeting
to be held in the Elks Home, Mari
anna, on the above mentioned date
at O'Clock in the afternoon. Presi-
dent Reynolds is thoroughly con-
versant with his subject, and will
interest all his hearers in this very
important work going on among our
boys in the United States army.
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Tlrr Gnnrirr-5nhrx

Published on Friday of each week
In Mariana, Lee County, Arkansas,
by the Press Publishing Company, and
entered in the postoffice in Mariana
as second-class mail matter under per-
mit from the postoffice department.
Subscription price $3.50 per year. IA.
NJ. Jackson, Editor Manager.
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what are we fighting for?" ask
the obstructionists, just as seriously
as if they imagined they had hand
in the fighting, instead of doing
every thing possible to prevent it.
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Those western farmers who are
dissatisfied with 1920 wheat should
be gently reminded that there is
also the consumer to consider.
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Cuba has no army or navy, but
will build airplanes for the allies.
You just can't keep freemen out of
freedoms war.
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got back after all, and ! cannot say
when | shall be ready to leave here.
may try to cross again.
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SURE TO MEET

Mrs. Jones-"You know my boy
has just joined the army?"
Mrs. Smith-"Oh, then | expect
he's met my nephew-hes in the
army too. London Opinion.
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Mr.. Hoover advises the country
to eat more hash. Thank you, not
unless we have perfect confidence
in the cook.
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Since the silver dollar has reached
par Mr.. Bryan must feel very much
like reminding the world Il told
you So"
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A MIsEIr

II must say this khaki camping
skirt is a loose fit"
You're in wrong, auntie That is
the boys tent you have on."-LouIs-
vile Courier-Journal
The courier-index., 1917-11-02

FOR SALE Automatic Electric
Peerless Piano Player, mahogany
case. In good condition. Can be
used either as selfplaying or by
performer Just the thing for pic
ture show, hotel, pool room, cafe
and dancing school Originally cost
$3.50. Win sell for much less than
one half original price For details
N inspection write or apply to Albert
Martin. 1876 Polk avenue, Memphis,
Tenn, Telephone Cumberland w.
9S4J. 3p
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FOR SALE-Three nice cottages.
Chandler-Jarratt Co. tt
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LOST-From auto Sunday after
noon, white fox neck piece. Return
to ]. F. Dowdy at the e. ]. Beazley
Company's. 10
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FOR SALE-One Charter Oak me-
dunn sized base burner. Phone 1863.
lip
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FOR SALE-My Cadillac car; for
cash or on terms with security. DR..
0. l.. Williamson. 10
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FOR SALE-Buck's range, good
condition, can be used with or with
out hot water back. Call at Shu-
hackers meat market.
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FOR SALE-five room house, gal
leries, outhouses. good water, ETC.,
at La Grange, Ark. Mrs. +. P. Bur-
row, La Grange. 3p
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WANTED-By Couple, furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. Call
w. S. B. Courier-Index.
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CHURCHES
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH

The Rev. c. c. Burke, Rector.
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FOR SALE or trade for land, good
home in Fayetteville, Ark, on Uni
versity Heights. Mrs. E. P. Bur
rows, La Grange. 3p
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
RIDDLES OF CHILDHOOD.
Did You Ever Spring One of These Old
Timers on Your Parents?

| We are just beginning to realize how
much our parents did for us..>We We're
the youngest of ten children and yet
when we asked them, What is it that
/ is black and white and read all over"
they were just as patient with us as
/ if they had not give up" answering it
for nine others.
The other day Bryan ran all the way
home from school. and as soon as he
could get his breath he asked us, What
state is it that is round at both ends
and high in the middle? When we
sprang that one at home thirty years
ago they guessed every state in the
union except Ohio.
In city, where few people keep
COWS, children cannot fully grasp the
beauty and depth of this one: What
is it that is big at the bottom and little
at the top and in the middle goes flip
gerty hop?" OF course we didn't guess
Ibis when we heard it; hut, having
burned great deal, it was an easy
matter for us to understand it as soon
Is we were told.
Little Woodrow doesn't get out enough
10 learn much, bat we are sure he will
turn out to be very bright. Already
he can write red with just any old
pencil.
A real classic was brought to our
home about a quarter of century ago
by sister who had been away to
school. She came in somewhere near
midnight but she awOke us all to ask;
whats this, Round as biscuit, busy
as bee, the prettiest little thing l ever
did see?" Well, we all had TO give up
on that one. There were several good,
average intellects in the house, but as
there had never been watch in the
family none of us could solve the riddle.
As there are only four in our family
we must feign bewilderment about the
same things only four times, but just
think how much of this was endured
by the old fashioned parents who had
ten or twelve youngsters.-Fort Worth
Star-Telegram.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29

esting-to wit, himself and his mani
fold virtues. His audience was a poor
old woman to whom he made weekly
dole. But none is too slowly to be in
structed and edited. saith the self
made man.
"Yes," he repeated; "all that l am
made myself. How did do it? Why,
| have had my nose to the grindstone
for thirtyfour years"
Granny Goodman fixed her eyes with
awe upon the great mans nasal organ.
And you amt worn 1t down yet"
she said feelingly. Law, what obsti-
nate things them pimples are, to be
surer'-Chicago News.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
CIR Eynhrlt 6tmlrt
1000

]
The Rev. Percy Fl. Davies received
the following anonymous commune
alton this week: For Heavens sake,
stop that bowling horn of yours and
let the congregation enjoy the sing
ing" Rev. Davies has been playing
at the revival meetings. Five min
utes after he had received the mis-
sive, he was in the office of The Gim-
let accusing the editor of writing it.
We pleaded innocent on the grounds
that we were unable to write, as Jake
Zylstra, p. M. Serrurier, and others
who have viewed our penmanship
will testify, and Furthermore, we be-
lieve most heartily in every man
footing his own horn.
1000
/ Will the brave man who wrote the
/ Rev. p. II. Davies that letter kindly
communicate at once with the Gimlet
office. We will furnish the stamps
if he will send similar ones to a few
other local musicians.
1000
Mrs. George w. Hall, commander
in-chief of the 1918 Lynden St. Pat
rick's Day parade forces announces
the appointment of Mrs. B. V. Mount
er as aide-de-camp and color bearer.
1000
The Gimlet has an idea that it
offers herewith to the government as
an effective provision in ease of war.
~ LOO Mt nd
put the following Lynden citizens in
the front rank Bill /. Baker, Bill
Baldwin, Bill Bauman. Bill Clinard,
Bill Grune, Bill Jackman, Bill Jacobs,
Bill lie Compile, Bill Mcdonnell, Bill
Noteboom, Bill Purvis, Bill Redd, Bill
Vandebrink, Bill Wander Griend, Bin
Van Well, Bill NAPLES. Bill Weber,
would scare any opposing army to
death to have to meet as many bills
as that.
would hate to be grated into the
army.
Answer to the inquiry of Anxious
Reader-Yes, there are three roads
in the county which have not petit
toned for hard surfacing under the
Donahue road law, but they are the
ones already paved. Yes, that tall.
slender, handsome man with the glas-
SEES and the loud shirt that you saw is
the Rev. p. III. Ashby.
- 900
The postoffice at Ferndale was rob-
bed last week, and the American con-
sui there is now looking into the mat
ter.
1000
When Joe Shoop was eight years
old Henry Shagren was just half as
old. Monday, Joe was forty-four, and
Henry was only four years behind.
What The Gimlet wants to know is
how long before Henry will catch up
to Joe.
1000
1000
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29

Thursday evening, April 5. The board
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
f. e. KNAPP,
Clerk.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
NEW SPRING SERGES

You can save money on serges here
for we have not raised the price of
our wooden serges. All shades, wild
tbs, and weights. Our serges were
all bought before the advance in
price, and we are selling them ac-
cordingly. We guarantee the quail
ity. Priced at from SOC to $500 the
yard.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
CREPE-DE-CHINE
COLLARS

For ladies, in most attractive de-
signs will be found here. The large
collar is very popular, and no dress
is complete without one. No collar
is as pretty as the crepe-de- chine
for the silk luster in this silk is far
prettier than in any other silk.
Priced at each, from =. SOC to 81.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
GEORGETTE CREPE

The much wanted Georgette Silk
Crepe is here in all shades, includ-
ing the new shades of gold and old
gold. You will find all other silks
here in abundance.
Silk Lustre at only Csc the yard.
Jap Silk at only SOC the yard.
Messaline silk at only 81 to 1.5O yd.
Crepe-de-chine at only $1.75 the yd.
Georgette Silk at only S1.75 the yd.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
Try to Be RIGHT.

am not bound to win, but l am
bound to be true. | am not bound to
succeed, but | am bound to live up to
what light | have. | must stand with
that stands right; stand with
him while he is right. Lin
colin
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
new SPORT
STRIPES

New sport stripes
in MILDLY cloth, wolfe
and skirtings. All
widths of stripe and
all shades. These
stripes are the most
popular of all sport
cloths and are dur
able and strong.
The price is small at
from zoe to 35c the
yard.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29

are recognized by
all well-dressed and
critical women ev-
erywhere as Selby
Shoes.
They have durabil-
ity, as well as style
and comfort. They
come in glazed and
soap-kid in black,
and white colt skin.
Priced at $500 and
$3.50 the pair.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
NEW SPRING WAISTS

Our new spring waists for ladies
are as neat as you will find in any
of the city stores, and the price is
much less.
They come in wolfe or silk with the
new cape collars in many styles
and patterns and all sizes from "a
to 46. Priced at from Csc to $500
each.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
Spoiled His Grafton.

In the eloquent and impressive way
which is exclusively his own the self
made man was holding forth on the
subject upon which he was best in
formed and always more or less inter
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
Marr'S
Line
OVER HANNEGAN ROAD

OVER HANNEGAN ROAD
Leave Bellingham daily from Halls
Store, Dock St.-7:3O and II a. M;
and p. III.
Leave Lynden daily from NAPLES
Confectionery, $50 il. M; 1 and $50
p. m.
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL leaves
Bellingham $50 and il p. m. Sat-
urday night only $40 trip leaves
Eyndcn at q p. III.
Beilingi,am phone ioOi. Lynden
phone Il 502
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29

the one-room school building on the
Lynden high school grounds. All bids
must be submitted in writing to the
undersigned clerk of the board by
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-03-29
BIDS WANTED

The School Board of District No.
der the Fairview school building and
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
The Farm Tractor Industry

The Automobile the great trade journal devoted to
the industry the of which it bears, says
at is estimated that we will need in the next few
years nearly 100000 tractors Various estimates have
been made as to how many tractors will be needed in
this country The figure has been placed at 100000,
but is just about sensible to make that estimate as
estimate made ten years ago the number of auto
mobiles that could be sold would have been sensible.
There 100000 farms in the country and naturally
everybody looks forward the day when every farmer
will have tractor. We also look forward to- the day
when some farmers may have two, perhaps three,
tractors The entire possibilities are so great and the
future uncertain that it is impossible to estimate what
even the home demand will require Then there is the
foreign field which has big things in store The Amer
lean farms must be powerized and the farms in foreign
lands will also have to be tractorized.'
Commenting the great farm tractor demonstrations
that held last fall throughout the west and
attended by half million interested American farmers,
The Literary Digest says:
ut is believed that these events have brought the
tractor through the pioneering stage, have established
the foundations Of industry which will outstrp that
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
AMERICA REJECTS
CARRANzA APPEAL
United States Tells Him 1t
Cannot Agree to Proposal
for Supplies Embargo.
NOTE FRIENDLY IN TONE

Washington, March ~. = The
United States sent to General Car
rama today a formal notification that
it cannot participate in his proposed
Pan American concert to cut OFT Tu-
milton and food shipments to the Eu-
ropcan beIligerents. with view to
forcing peace.
The reply is understood TO point out
that such move would have no JUS
tification in international law. 1t IS
going forward through Ambassador
Fletcher at Mexico City and will not
be made public until delivered.
Officials emphasized tonight that al
though the note refuses fatty to CO.
operate in General Carranza's plan,
it is friendly in tone and avoids any
statements which might give offense
to the de facto government. From
this it is inferred that the commune
cation does not reflect the suspicion
OF German influences behind the pro-
posal, which has been general among
officials here and was acccntuated by
revelation Of the effort 70 align
Mexico with Germany against the
United States. .
In many quarters here the belief
prevails that softening Of General
Carranza's attitude toward this gov.
crnment has followed the withdrawal
of the American troops and the ex-
posure OF German intrigue In Mexico
Editorial comments in Mexican news.
papers are pointed to also as showing
a better feeling toward the United
States, and the reception rendered
Ambassador Fletcher has been graft
fying 10 officials here.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Of the motor car and have hasened revolutionary
in the agriculture Of the world"
The Wall Street Journal says there in the United
States alone 270000 farms which the present models
of tractors can be economically used" Figuring only
tractor to each Of these FARMS and dsregardng the
remainder of the 5000 900 farms in this country, this
would make use for as many farm tractors there
now automobiles in use in this country. e, san
The farm tractor industry therefore, promises to
equal if exceed, the profits made by the automobile
industry and to do it in less time Automobile profits are
now running at the rate of about $S00000,000 per
mum, Of which about 900 per annum is being
paid in dividends. Probably other industry has paid
its stockholders such large profits in dividends Those
who invested in the early stages Of the automobile in
dustry made tremendous profits, in instances rang
ing from 1000 to 10000 per annum. You now have an
opportunity get into the farm tractor industry at the
same ideal stage for investment.
We offering you opportunity to become share
holder in of the leading established, producing COM
panes in this industry The Ford Tractor Company.
Inc known the world the manufacturer Of the
famous Ford Tractor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Organization and Estimate of Profits

The home Of the Ford Farm Tractor is in Minneapolis,
Mnn which is the center of the greatest farm tractor
development in the world. The Ford now occupies new
factory building which it holds undere favorable lease
with provisions for enlarging fast required. The
capacity of the present plant placed at twenty tractors
per day Every effort being made to increase the out
put to capacity and to increase the capacity rapidly
it is possible to parts and materials to meet
the large and growing demand for Ford Tractors.
Official estimates indicate that production Of
$4,000 tractors per annum, the company should
net profit of $4,000 per year. This would mean
earning of approximately 33es the total issue of
common stock it's full par value To those who buy the
stock under present offer at $3.50 per share (par
value $40 per share this would profit on the in
vestment equivalent to approximately 500 per annum.
On the same basis production of 100000 Ford Tractors
would mean earning of 1909 per annum on par,
approximately 240 the investment at the present
price of the stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

The Ford Tractor Company, Inc,. is equipped with
complete mechanical office advertising and sales
izaton The sales organization includes upwards Of 200
agents and dealers in various sections of the United
States. These agents keep hand at neighborng
farm more Ford Tractors which they exhibit or
demonstrate as often as the occasion requires.
This selling organization one of the best of its kind
in the country and is big factor in the future develop
ment of this company Present dealers already sell
ing Ford Tractors than the company produce,
and thousands Of applications from prospective dealers
and prospective purchasers have flooded the offices of
the company within the past few weeks.
These inquiries have been received from every section
Of the United States and from foreign
tries. number of Ford Tractors have already been
shipped to several foreign countries and contract has
recently been closed with representative of French
effort being made to develop both the export and the
United States trade with view to making The Ford
Tractor Company, !ne the leading producer of farm
tractors in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

rryHERE ARE 24,000O00 horses and mules busy with
farm work in the United States 1t takes five acres
= of crops to feed each horse. About one-fifth of
the produce of the American farms is paid to the farm
horse for his work. The average horse works only four
hours per day.
The farm tractor enables the farmer to do his work
easier better and do Of M In the rush season it
work night and day. 1t is more powerful than the
horse plow DEEPER work in hot weather as well
as cold do practically anything that horse do
and many things which horse cannot dosuch as driv
ing belt-driven machinery, for example.
The farm tractor is an instrument Of peace. 1t is
facility of the most peaceful Of all notwithstanding
The farm tractor industry is dsnctvey peace indus
try yet the with its terrible demands for men and
horses has made the introduction Of the farm tractor
urgent necessity.
England wants 1000 Amercan-made tractors right
and can't get them France has appropriated 300Oo,-
900 francs for farm tractor machinery to rehabate the
devastated and neglected fields Every step made by this
country toward greater military preparedness will hasten
the demand for farm tractors to replace and horses
called into service, and yet this is fundamentally peace
industry.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
WHAT IT Is AND WHAT 1T DOES

horses save money to enable them to do their work
better and above ALL to help them do their seasonabe
work in season.
The Ford Tractor is not reconstructed automobile,
nor it constructed from automobile designs Is de-
signed and built distinctvely farm tractor containing
only such principles of construction advantageous
for farm tractor work 1t is designed for strength power
and durability-the essentials of rough farm work.
The Ford Tractor is not untried invention.
The advantage Of the Ford Farm Tractor has been prov
en- effectively before this offering of stock made
About twenty months ago The Ford Tractor Company,
Inc began putting out theser in commercial
way The first Ford Tractor is still in satisfactory use
Hundreds Of Ford Tractors have been distributed
throughout hyseven states and several foreign coun-
tries and result of the of these farm tractors
in general the hands of practical farmers The Ford
Tractor Company nc has in hand orders for thou
sands of Ford Tractors sufficient to keep the factory
working night and day.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Czar Would Rather
Lose Grown Than
Give Up Any Power

Paris, March 17.-Unanimity char
actcrizes the Russian revolution. de,
clares the Temps, in an editorial.
which says:
"The long crisis was due princi-
pally TO the character of the imperial
couple. 1t is we'll known that En-
peror Nicholas would have been an
excellent sovereign but that he was,
unfortunately, under different infu-
cnces, Of which the strongest was
that of the empress. He deprived
himself of the aid Of the most emf
nent men.
"Hc did not wish to be dominated,
but he was dominated, by the en-
press. who had preferences and an
| tipathies that can be explained only
BY the bad state of her health. Mich
olas habitually acceded to her inspira-
tions. 1t is not very strange that he
has just acceded a last time, pre-
| ferring 10 abdicate rather than to re.
nounce autocracy as he under
stood IT,"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

that at the same time 1.-THE executive
committee OF the duma seized the
reigns Of power, DIR. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg delivered the speech, which,
it says, also disclosed revolution,
though of quite different kind and en-
ploying different means.
The newspaper asserts a democratic
German empire comes, because it
must, not because the chancellor
avows himself in its favor, but because
his words express the will of an over
whelming majority of the people.
Amsterdam tVia London), March
II. - The Rhenische Westfalische
Zcitung publishes the following ex-
cerpt from the speech of Deputy
Hoffman in the Prussian diet, which
brought about his expulsion from the
chamber:
I'VE shall refuse to vote for the
budget. Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Rubin Nearly
Loses Life by
Electric Shock

His willingness to assist almost
cost L. r. Rubn's life last night. A
pair of extra heavy cotton mittens
probably was all that saved him.
Rubin, who lives on Fifteenth street,
near Vinton, was riding home on a
street car. John Garges, motorman,
stopped the car at Nineteenth and
Vinton streets, as an electric arc light
had broken from its sustaining rope
and was hanging down in the street
car right-of-way.
Garges was going to get rope
with which to pull back the arc. But
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

peced use to which he put his tractor in way that is
convenient and economical to him.
The Ford Tractor performs all classes of practical farm
work. It is believed that every farmer farming forty
acres use this tractor with great economy
saving horses and saving labor COSTS and enabling him to
do his farm work better quicker and cheaper than he
could do it with horses. .s.t-
To realize the possibilities of this investment just con-
slider that there 100000 farmers in the United
States Think of the possibilities of providing these farm
designed to tighten their work, to labor, to save
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Hollweg is merely the fig leaf Of
military absolutisn. Militarism bears
the responsibility for the bloodshed in
Europe, and only when militarism and
despotism are removed will the peo-
pie breath freely.
"The revolution should be warn
ing to our rulers. The German SUBJ
marine warfare is opposed to the laws
OF humanity and international law"