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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07
FARM LOANS.

have several hundred thousand
dollars to loan on improved farms in
Lee county. No commission, reason
able rates; prompt service. Consult
me when In the market for money.
WALKER v. POWELL
Bank of Commerce Bldg. Memphis
Boyle Building, Little Rock. tt
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

We just received shipment of the famous Walter
A. Wood moving machines and absolutely the very
best machines of their kind on the market.
The performance of the Vertical Lift in the field
during of 1916 proved beyond doubt that this is
perfectly constructed most perfect running mower
put the market by any Although before the
trade only year, and only Introductory at that
the demand in 1916 the Vertical Lift nearly equaled
that for the Admiral line of which has been
tanned very large proportions in all parts OF the world
Wherever Vertical Lift introduced in 1915 the demand
in 1915 far exceeded our estimate continued
far end of the that unable to build
enough machines time supply all of customers who
wanted them This opinion, is very striking nd
cation of the way Vertical Lift satisfies its and in
creases in popularity wherever introduced
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07
WORLD WIDE TESTS

The Wood Vertical has been thoroughly tried
ont in actual work England Ireland Island OF Guernsey
(where the cutting the heaviest in the word northern and
southern GERMANY northern southern France, Italy, and
in MANY widely separated sections OF the United States Com
peons have entered into everywhere with the most
powerful cutting machines that could be found In every
nace he farmers unanimously decided that the Wood Vertical
Lift mower best in every respectn cutting In draft In
strength in durability We regard OF our greatest
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07
MILLER LUMBER COMPANY
render prompt service.

SHE HAIR HEARD IT BEFORE
"Chauncey said that / was the only
girl he had ever loved"
Doesn't he say It beautifully,
dear pack o'Lantern.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

bloo0 of our fathers, is menaced to.
day. WILL YOU BE A NERO OR
A HERO? WHICH?
L. B. EDMUND.
Union City, Tenn.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

MILLER LUMBER COMPANY
will help You to make your homes
more comfortable.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07
Harvest Your Pea Hay and Other Forage Crops
With Improved Machinery

achievements and offer it with confidence every
one who wants the best mower obtainable.
SELF DUMP RAKE NO. 10.
While rake is extremely simple implement, it is
fact that there worthless rakes the market than
other machine of implement made for the of the farm
Just because rake is simple that any manufactures
might be expected to make good entertain the idea
that all rakes alike Any farmer who investigates
the Walter A. Wood No 10 rake and acquants himself with
its construction will before he goes very far that vastly
superior the ordinary kind of rake with which the market
is flooded
STRENGTH AND ENDURANSE
The parts receiving strain made of ange-stee The
tooth holder mellabe The aXes cold rolled steel
The special process and havea coil spring
where the is exerted upon them This construction
rake will stand under the strains
countered in the bayfield, When every minute is valuable and
the working with might and main to hasten the COM
petion having strength endurance of the Walter
A. Wood No. 10 rake will be best appreciated
HOW ABOUT A CANE MILL AND EVAPOROTOR PAN
Going have "Lasses' this fall, amt you? Well,
now you going need first class mill and good
evaporation pan We're fixed for anticipated your
demands in this line the mills and pans
have for you. They'll certainly satisfy you.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
RUBENS' HOME IN ANTWERP

Disraeli's "Curiosities of Literature"
 We possess prints of Rubens' house at Antwerp. That princely artist per- haps first contrived for his studio the. circular apartment with a dome like the rotunda of the Pantheon, where the light descending from an aperture at the top sent down single equal light-that per- lection of light whicn distributes it's magical effects on the objects beneath
 Belloni describes it: una stanza rotondas con un solo occhio in cima the solo. occhio Is what the Preach term oeil-de-e boeuf; we ourselves want this single eye in our technical language of art. This was his precious museum, where he had collected vast number of books, which were intermixed with his marbles, stat-S ues, cameos, intaglios, and all that va-' riety of the riches of art which he had drawn from Rome; but the walls did not yield in value; for they were covered by pictures of his own composition, orr copies by his own hand, made at Venice. and Madrid, of Titan and Paul Veron- csc. No foreigners, men of letters or. lovers of the arts, or even princes, would pass through Antwerp without visiting the house of Rubens to witness the anil. mated residence of genius, and the great man who had conceived the idea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
SLACKERS: A HATE SONG

(Copyright, Vanity Fair) By Dorothy Parker.
 I hate Slackers,
 They get on my nerves. There are the Conscientious Objectors. They are the real German atrocities. They go around saying, War IS ter
 ribie thing" As if it were an original line. They take the war as personal affront; They didn't start it--and that lets them
 out They point out how much harder it is To stay at home and take care of their
 consciences, Than to go and have some good, clean
 fun in a nice, comfortable trench. They explain that it isn't matter of
 mere bravery; They only wish they had the chance to
 suffer for their convictions I hope to God they get their wish. Then there are the Socialists; The Professional Bad Sports. They don't want anybody to have any If anybody else has more than two dol They consider it criminal offense. They look as if the chambermaid forgot
 to dust them. There is something about their political views That makes them wear soiled deco'lete
 shirts And they are too full of the spirit of brotherhood To ask any fellow creature to cut their
 hair \ They are always telling their troubles to the New Republic; And are forever blocking the traffic with parades If anyone disagrees with them They immediately go on strike. They will prove--with street corner and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
op FRIENDS MEET

New York Correspondence Pittsbtrg
 Dispatch
 This world is not such big place
 after all. Yesterday at Forty seventh
 street and Fifth avenue, one Of our boys
 in khaki met an Italian soldier with one
 sleeve of his coat tucked in. Why" gasped the American. "Bien,' returned
 the Italian. The two had met in Flor
 ence, Italy. three years ago. On the lapel of the American there was q small nickel-plated model of the Statue of Liberty, enfolded in an American flag. The Italian asked if he might have 1t as q keepsake Some day I'll come to your land he said, smilingly, ''and Iii bring it back to you" And when the American and Italian came face to face the man from the sunny climes still wore the emblem of Liberty on his breast And must 1 return it?" he asked Well hardly" returned the American You have earned it a thou sand times. Your sacrifice has been for what it represents-liberty and justice.' try roads would cause the closing of
 the sacrifice? Yes. worth it 10000 times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
Be Careful and Help
 to Prevent Accidents

71HE AGE-HERALD'S full-page
 J "safety-first" advertisement, published this morning, illustrates a form of accident that is far too com mon in American cities. Every resi- dent of Birmingham should read this advertisement and take it's lesson Co heart.
 A woman passenger stepped off a trolley car. She was late in leaving her seat. An impatient motorist, thinking all passengers who were go- ing to pass his machine had done so, started his car before the gates were closed. The woman was struck and seriously injured. This accident was due entirely to carelessness. The mo- torist was chiefly to blame. No auto mobile should ever be driven past the open gates of a trolley car. There is a law against this practice, but it is often violated. When there is no po- liceman near citizens should take the number of the automobile and make a report to the authorities. Remember, first of all, to think for yourself. Trolley car conductors and motormen exercise reasonable care. They are rarely neglible. If you are a motorist, never start your car un- til the gates of a trolley car are closed and passengers are safely out of the way. Once closed, trolley car gates should not be opened until the next stop is reached.
 But don't blindly trust your life to other people. At any hour you are apt to be struck down and crippled for life or killed outright. Be careful yourself and danger will be minimized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
Alabama s Share in
 Y. M. c. A. Fund

ID EPORTS from various cities of ON Alabama indicate high degree of enthusiasm concerning the Young Mems Christian association war fund, and leaders in the cause express the belief that the states entire allotment of $300,000 will be raised Alabama's drive is set for next week, but nearly S80,000 outside of Birmingham has been secured already.
 As Birmingham will raise its quota of $75,00O it is not too much to ex- pect that the rest of the state will be able, with comparative ease, to col lect $225,O0 Certain it is, that if rural precincts are as we'll organized as the larger towns there will be no room for doubt as to the result of the state campaign.
 A few years ago, when agricul- tural Alabama was less prosperous than it is now, $300,00O might have been considered next to impossible of realization. But this is a banner year. All industrial communities are thriy- ing, and bountiful crops and high prices have brought unparalleled prosperity to the farmers.
 While Young Mems Christian asso- citation activities are confined to cities everybody should be in full sym pathy with any movement looking to the welfare of our soldiers in the training camps and in the trenches.
 If Alabamians living in remote sec tions are reached by Young Mems Christian association canvassers the total contributions in the state should exceed the allotment by several thou sand dollars. Georgia's quota is s350,00o Assuming that Alabama's Ineighbor, with a larger population will reach its goal, there will be nc good reason for this state not doing relatively as well. .
 The ready and generous response
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
THE PETROGRAD MARAT

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. IlTI ROTSKY is given to comparing
 the Soviet (his council of work
 men and soldiers delegates) to the Jacobin society of the French Revo- lution. Not long ago in doing this he exclaimed from his soap box:
 "The Jacobins prepared the guillotine for the bourgeois"
 That is the kind of talk that led to Napoleon" some one in his audi ence reminded him.
 "I'd rather have Napoleon than Kerensky," was his retort.
 If Kerensky is the man most needed in Russia now, Trotsky will get Kerensky and Napoleon in one. If he isn't--and there is much to indicate that he isnt-the conditions in Russia are favorable to the development of a Napolion and Trotsgy may yet get his pretended preference.
 The Courier-Journal says pretend ed'' because sincerity is not distinc- tive characteristic of Bolsheviki soap box oratory, and Trotsky himself is regarded as an irresponsible poseur who doesn't believe half that trips from his tongue. He might guillotine chickens of the Russian bourgeois but he isn't the mold of man to drive a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
U-Boat Problem Is
 Practically Solved

WV WHlLE 1.+a' there will continue rt ,',o'. to be of allied ships sunk by U-boats, the latest report of the British admiralty would indicate that Germany's sub marine campaign has failed. Only one 1900 tons was sunk by mine or sub marine last week. Five vessels of smaller tonnage and one fishing boat completed the British losses. Arrivals were 2125, sailings 1907. France lost two ships over 1900 tons and only one small Italian vessel was sent down during the week.
 While no startling invention has been brought to bear on the subma- rine question, concerted action among the allies, with the able assistance of the American navy, has proved that the swift destroyer is an effective in- strument to use against U-boats. Our destroyers have done splendid work in European waters and if their achievements were made public, it would thrill all patriotic Americans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16

tumbrel that "carries the days wine to La Guillotine."
 If the Terror should come in Russ sia it will not be engineered and led by the Trotskys, but it will be melted by their dishonest rawlings which they mouth to crowds simple enough to take them at their words. Those who know them best say that while they have suggested to these crowds the idea of another Terror, if the Terror should really result they would disclaim it and pass resolutions advising against doing the very things they have preached, just as they sought to dis claim the July resolution.
 One of Trotsky's poses is as a Rus sian Marat. He is fond of comparing himself to Marat, whom he canonizess as an immortal martyr. But should an-t other Charlotte Corday swish arounds Petrograd with the evident purpose of rounding out the career of the second Marat with martyrdom she would have to be mighty spry to get within sight of his bath tub--if Trotsky affects any such apparatus as bath tub That peripatetic soldier of fortune richly de- serves the fate of Marat though not because there is the slightest resem- blance between him and the bloody col-.. league of Danton and Robespierre, but the martyrdom should be administered to him by the government he has sought to destroy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16

a soap box That the whole alarmed war was Nor
 gan's fault Boy, page an alienist There are the Pacifists; They have chronic stiff necks From turning the other cheek, They say they don't believe in war As if it were Santa Claus or the Stork. They will do anything on earth to have
 peace Except go out and win it. <, of course they are the only people Who disapprove of war; Everybody else thinks it's perfectly great, The Allies are only fighting Because it keeps them cut in the open.
 air.
 They know that if we'd all go around
 wearing lilies And simply refusing to fight, The Kaiser would take his army and se
 right back home It's all wrong, Pershing, it's all wrong. And then there are the Men of Affairs; # The ones who are too busy to fight, Business is too good, And men aren't needed yet, anyway Wait til the Germans come over here. ;. They tell you it would be just their luck- To waste three or four months in a train--
 ing camp, : And then have peace declared. : It isn't as if they hadn't dependents; Their wives relatives can barely buy
 tires for the Ro.ls-Royce. Of course, they may be called in the
 draft, But they know they can easily get them
 selves exempted, Because they have every symptom of hay
 fevsf wish I were head of the draft board l hate Slackers.
 Tele.' get on my nerves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16

Behind veil of official secrecy Amer ican tars and American ships have helped to destroy the only remaining weapon with which Germany hoped to win victory.
 We need not be surprised if the next admiralty report shows an increase in the number of ships sunk. This may be expected, but the submarine arm is broken, let us hope, forever. At one time the Germans were estimated to be sinking ships at the rate of nine million tons year. Last weeks re- port shows how rapidly the U-boats have been put out of business.
 The U-boat menace removed, Amer ica's participation in the war on an extensive scale is assured. We need not fear that our boys will lose their lives on board transports before they ever see the shores of England or France. The problem of furnishing supplies of all kinds has also been simplified.
 Turning from the chaos in Russia and the military situation in Italy we may find new courage and hope ln the present status of the submarine. Germany expected to win the war with her U-boats. The campaign has never been a success and has called for many explanations and excuses. No matter what happens on land, Ger many has been robbed of her main dependence. Her defeat is inevitable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
NICHOLAS D1scLAIMs RAsPUrIN

From the Nashville Banner
 In an article written for Russian journal and reproduced i'll this country former Czar Nicholas is made to declare that: 'It was my royal relatives who ln- vented the myth of a certain disreputa- ble priest (Rasputin). l chronicle these
 words, pledging my most sacred honor when I state that I have never permit ted this priest to present himself to me and l equally assert that he never visited the palace by either my own or my wifes permission or knowledge, and my wife never corresponded with him or
 consulted with him on any subject. Ii
 the statement be authentic, it makes glaring issue of veracity between the de- posed monarch and certain corfespon- dents and story writers who have gone
 into salacious details regarding the
 priests influence over the Czarina and
 Russian politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
Plan to Mobilize
 Doctors of Nation

mR. JOSEPH COLT BLOOD U GOOD, distinguished physl- clan of Baltimore and chairman ot the committee of preparedness for the Southern Medical association, IS dis tributing to newspapers throughout the country a reprint of an article he contributed to the Southern Medical Journal. entitled ."Medical Prepared ness in the Great Drive for Democ- racy."
 Since Dr. Bloodgood's article was written, during the late summer, he states that the number of medical re- serve corps officers commissioned has increased to about 14,000. Provided all of these accept their commissions, there will be 21 ,OOO medical officers serving with the colors, sufficient number for an army of two million men.
 It is gratifying to know that medi- cal men, most of whom are credit to a profession that has ever been greatly esteemed and honored, have volunteered their services to the coun- try in larger numbers approximately than any other profession in America. It was to be expected that these men, imbued with lofty sense of their re- responsibilities to humanity, would not be able to remain at home, regard less of financial considerations, when they were needed more elsewhere.
 State committees of national de- fense, at meeting held in Chicago, decided to authorize the creation of a Reserve Medical Officers Reserve corps" which will enable every quail fled physician in the country, regard less of age, to volunteer his services. Physicians who volunteer will be en- rolled and given the insignia of the corps. The surgeon general will then be able to call them as they are needed. It is believed that Congress will give its indorsement to this plan and it will certainly meet with the favor of all patriotic physicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
LIKE M,LuKE SAYS

rots of neople who are not color
 blind can't tell black from white when it comes to lie.
 The fashioned man who used to run into debt now has son who mo-
 tors his way into it. Another reason why man can un- derstand woman is because II you give her what she wants sWhen she
 wants it she will nearly always want
 something else. Our idea of henpeclled husband is one who marries widow and then lets her name their baby after her nrst husband.
 The average pimply- faced Princess imagines that every male brute Tn town has designs on her. But the truth or the matter is that there Is hardly d man in town who wouldn't just as soon fake castor. oil as be seen on the street with her.
 If the women folks have to take the places of men during the war. the mar ried women would make fine black smiths. They are experts at welding the hammer.
 Most men are alike in one respect. They go and make durn fools of them : selves and then get sore because the
 world finds Nt out. | It is hard to get a good cook. When a cook is not carrying on she is usual ] ly carrying off.
 i A suff announces that the day is 1 coming when women will fill men $ shoes Some of them can fill mems shoes right now. but they insist on
 asking for size 3 when they enter a shoe store
 1 A woman never thinks of looking in 1 to mirror to see if her morals are on straight.
 ! It is hard for man speaker to make
 a good argument in favor of liquor
 when he is full of his subject l Leave it to an automobilist, and he 1, will tell you that there should also be
 a law compelling dogs and pedestrians ! to carry front and tail lights a night It is a mighty wise man who can realize how little he knows about
 women.
 Women are so inconsistent that you
 are liable to hear grass widow brag-
 glng about the joys of married life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16

which Birmingham has made to the Young Mems Christian association appeal can but have a far-reaching effect on the state campaign. It will undoubtedly prove heartening and make the canvassing work all the easier for the state at large. Birmingham will extend a cordial well come to Congresswoman Jeanette Ran kin. So far as we know, Jeanette has never heaved single brick through a plate-g glass window or toted a suffrage banner around the White House. John T. McCutcheon has drawn some sketches showing what Venice would look like after it fell into the hands of the Huns. They would make the Queen of the Adriatic look like sculiery maid
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 Thirsty Missssippians will have to see doctor before they can get liquor for medicinal" purposes That should not prove an insuperable obstacle. There is a great deal of malaria in Mississippi.
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 Since a warrant has been issued for former United States senator, charged with disloyalty, why can't something be done with LaFollettes still in the Senate? According to the latest advices, the Czar has fallen heir to a new job in si- beria That may interfere seriously with the writing of his memoirs.
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 It seems almost too good to be true but the allies have apparently gotten the upper hand of those pestiferous u-boats at last.
 British and French troops sent to aid the hard-pressed Italians are evidently not equipped with seven-league boots.
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 The stenographer population of Wash ington has reached unprecedented pro- portions and the cry is still they come.
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 Here is "Pancho" Villa bobbing up again, as chipper as you please, and basking in seven-column headlines.
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 President Wilson keps smiling, despite the strain of war. There's one way you can do your bit-keep smiling.
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 Riceless weddings are proposed as food conservation measure. The hapless bridegroom should worry.
 The American government is going to be more friendly toward "big business" after this war is over.
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 After while the President may get used to having the Four Brotherhoods on his hands.
 Coal is so expensive nowadays, it seems a criminal waste to inhale coal dust
 The cook is an autocrat anywhere and the army cook is no exception to the rule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
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ALABAMA PRESS

Troy Herald: Never wear more than three colors at time' says Maude Adams. and never show more than one when you get in an argument.
 Livingston Southern Home Professor Irving Fisher wants to stabilize the dol- laE We heartily agree on any treatment that will make it less flighty.
 Florence Herald: Men who ask, Why are we at war3s" might as well ask why we resist robbery and murder.
 AnJlalusia Star: Covington county democrats believe in diversification. No matter how many candidates offer for governor each aspirant will have some following in Covington.
 Greensboro Record: Those western farmers who are dissatisfied with $2.2o wheat should be gently reminded that there is also the consumer to consider.
 Tuscaloosa News: Uncle Sam is the best teacher your boy could have. You