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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

While two Edinburgh anglers were
fishing from a boat Oh Loeb Ard. Aber-
foylc, they were attracted by splashing
on the surface of the water close TO II
clump OF reeds near the shore. AIr
proaching the spot, they found that two
pike-th individual weights. ascertain
cd later, were two and two and one
quarter pounds were locked together,
the smaller of the two in an attempt 10
swallow the larger. having succeeded
la enveloping ia lis jaws almost the
whole head of the other CA tho nsh
being taken into tlc boat with land
ing net considerable difficulty WAS found
in separating thcm. the teeth OF the one
being firmly liked in tho skull ANA gills
Of the larger ii~h While ihc voraciOus-
ness of this nsh IS well known. it must
remain mystery whether the incident
described arose from caruihalism or
was the outcome OF hght. r. NJ W
IN Edinburgh Scot Suan
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

lcanct having foi ill., caption the
words Il am the public Library" is
sent ont 10y tie puhlic library of nav-
export, Ia which announces itself as
follows:
am the storehousc Of knowledge ia
this city.
am opportunity
am the continuation school FOR all
| am house Of wisdom and an iu-
-fitution OF happiness.
! am supported by tile people FOR
Tie people
offer YOU the opportunity 10 know
an there is To know about your work.
am for those who would enjoy fc-
tom poetry. philosophy biography or
learn more about business trade and
science
have hook Tor All tastes ana needs
and Crceds
! am free 20 the public to profit from
and enjoy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
VIVID DESCRIPTION
OF FIRST.AID WORK
BY RED CROSS Men
An American Pictures Scenes in
Subway Dressing Station
Near Trenches.
SURGEONS LABOR ERDLESSLY
Captain. Priest. Private and German
Lad. All Dying. Get Tender Care
From Overworked Hospital
and Ambulance Aids.

The work of the Red Cross surgeons
and stretcher bearers at the front in
France was never more wildly Illus.
trated than in recent letter forward
ed 20 America. II was written by
Philip o. Mills TO Mr.. Eliot Norton.
head of the Volunteer Motor Ambu-
lance corps which Mr., Mills was sery-
ing The communication was private.
but was made public because OF the
clearness with which it sets forth the
scenes amid which the surgeons and
ambulance workers labor, day after
day The text follows
Tonight ! am sitting in a small I'M
foreground cellar of public building.
acting as sort OF timekceper FOR the
cars ,ambulances) going up TO our
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

his head in bucket OF water. He
turns 20 the wounded man. gently feels
his nose, lifts up his closed eyelids, and
at his nod the stretcher is again lifted
and the wounded man IL carried into
the operating room. and soon after
into the little room OF sorrows
I'm answer TO my eager question.
the surgeon shakes his head
Not chance.
"A brancardier and | gather the sol
dier's belongings from his clothes TO
be sent to his wife, but even we have
TO stop for "A few minutes after we
see the photograph OF his wife ana
their two little children
An hour later. ass our nights work
is Stacking up aul several cars have
driven up and brcn unloadcd the in
iruicr comes IN from The llttlc room
and says something 10 The brancar-
diors. TWO of them get stretcher
and in a moment the blesse from
Bellevillc' comes past az with a sheet
over him They i-v him down at the
other end Of TIC room and another
brancaMicr begins rolling and tying
him in burlap for blrlal As | look
nc changes 10 a shapeloss los. Then.
out TO the dead wagon with IT,
soon after, 80 into Tie little ward
again to see how the others are com
ing through the night. and am glad
to see them all quieted down Even
The littl~ German seems in less pain,
though his breathing still shakes the
heavy bed he lies on
"Ihrou h chink see that day ia
beginning 10 break. and | hear the
chiefs ear coming in from the sap,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
Two Out Of Three Plays Always Fall.


In an article called "Acting-A Part
Time job" IN the American Magazine
Walter Prichard Eaton says:
Suppose we say that IA play Is re-
hearsed on an average Of three weeks.
(Somc few are, unfortunately for art,
rchearsed less, some a good bit more.)
Now, bear in mind the fact, which is
pretty well established by figures, that
at present two out OF every three the
airical productions In America fail.
That means the ordinary actor or ne
treSs, out of three attempts to land Il
salary paying job, works at least nine
weeks on half pay or less. When You
further deduct tho usual summer va
satiOn time of, say, siA weeks and add
week. at the least huntius each new
job. you reach the rather astonishing
conclusion that the average actor may
very cOncciyahly lose nine weeks out
or the iifty-two entire and nine more
weeks IN large part. Ia other words
he j. only "a parg time worker. His
'mnnil.ceut' salary doesn't lool, So mu-
niiiccnt when figured on this basis
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

most dangerous rost. and handling the
rc ervc ears for wounded n me town
tsei The wh0 votla is pas n-
here French hWericIas llfils.
wounded H diane
A long heavily arrhel cli4llor
with stone steps ending down it,
$50 cempagtnel oa % one side.
Uned With nc hn- whcrc our re
serve men ana few French brancar
diars tstretclot bclrers are living On
their stained stretchers some snoring;
beyond door thai leads 10 a litde
sick ward the most pathetic ittle
room have ever seen with four
beds of different size ana kinds or
one side and six on che otncr taken.
identity. from ihe ruined hou
near by and one tined infrmier ,hos.
rital attendant 10 tend ana soothe
the wounded and dying
In the bed nearest the door r
French priest shot through the lungs.
with pneumonia setting in his black
beard pointing straight MP. whispering
for water
"Next to him little German lad.
hardly nineteen and small. with about
Six hours to live. calling sometimes
screaming for his mother. and then
for water
Next 10 him q French captain OF
Infantry. his arm Oh at the shoulder
and his head wounded weak, dying,
biz smiling.
And next TO him tirailleur ,infan-
trymanl in deirium calling on his col
capl to charge the Germans.
The infrmier is going from one 20
the other. soothing and waiting on
each in turn. lie asks me what the
German is saying and I tell him he is
calling for his mother
All. this IS a sad war he says as
he goes over 10 hold the poor lads
hand.
a brancardier comes in with a mes.
sage A blesse Ga wounded NAM at
Beileville very serious
This IS reserve car call SO one
slides out and is gone like gray
ghost down the ruined street making
all the speed its driver can no easy
matter-with no lights. In twenty min.
utes he Is back. The brancardiers -
out They come in again bearing Ire
wounded man on stretchcr ann place
il on the floor one OF them. who =.
priest. leans over him and asks Ill.
name. and his town. ON answer o.
the question what his wiie's name IL
he whispers Alice while on the 9th
or side another brancardier is Sitting
the clothes from his body ami
SILVER with the pity Of it at the sight
I see
The sugreon comes out OF his little
operating room. Weary with the
nights tragic work after so many
many other tragic nights-he douses
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

Patrick Brcman of Phoenix Ariz
writes to tie Scientific American. "Thl
largo black. the hlack an3 whitc and
Tie hydrophobia shauSs aIe phosphor
rsccut IN darkness, giving Oft CON
iinuous blue fame, the head being OF q
more fiery red. then tapcring Of into
blue to the tail tip. This fact may an.
,Wer in a degree for the blue marsh
gas flame the jack o lantern and ma
lantern ,of Tie southern states and
the night ghost lights OF al states.
make this suggestion from my expert
ence in trapping in deserted mine tun
nels ia this state
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
LARGEST American FIao.

The city Of st. Louis. Mo-. possesses
ihc largest American dag in existence,
NJ far as is known. IL is 100 feet long
and IS feet wide. Each OF the thirteen
stripes is six feet wide. Imagine plot
Of ground containing 11.700 square feet
almost one-quarter of an acre-and
you win have an idea of the size of the
flag. When used In parades 1t requires
200 people to carry IL. But on account
OF its great width IL cannot be carried
through many OF the streets Of the
city Popular Science Monthly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

The hot spot district Of New Zealand
rs called wonderland of Australasia. -
1t is said go be TO Maoriland what the
Yellowstone park ana Hot Springs of
Arkunsas are to the United States.
Maori women have no need 10 light a
tire 10 cook meals. An old can or pail
sunk in hot mud or set on steam jet
answers admirably for boiling pot or
...-n,.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

T.ta5 en &Ab.l a. 3-.i =.
taf" tten .rsa.i2 d by the tmeti.a
Rcd Cross III t,'s country to- ser
rs ~ orran batileh lts So Fl.
Nhhi.an Is icsres ntcd b. four o.
tn 70 ,n.t. The Michi-an conpan'eH
arr
N : Detroit Dr Chas Barton
No. Il Battle Creek. DR. James 1.
Case; No. - Grand Rapids, DR..
Thomas u Gordon: No. 21-Flint, DR..
Walter H. Winchesfsr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
Then she Smiled.

Dear me-" she walled. I'm getting
double chin
Hubby tried to console her Your
chin is so pretty" said he. that you
shouldn't kick because gratiiied Moth
or Nature is giving YOU another one
Kansas City Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
orea. sritain's Great Seal

Measuring six inches i'm diameter and
made OF silver. the great seal of Great
Britain is kept in the custody of the
lord high chancellor. and new one
is prepared for each reign
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11
Quick Time.

Ada Men are slow. 1t took him
last night. Floss-And how long did it
take you ia accept him. dear! Ada
Just two seconds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-11

II thou shouldst lay up even a little
upon little aud shouldst DO this often.
soon would even this become great
Hesiod
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15
ARE YOU 4 SCHOOL MAI

The Arkansaa State Teachers Association meets in Little Rock March g 30, 31. Under a nav law recently passed by the Leg stature a school boaFd may pay salary of teachers during the meeting and dismiss school fer holidays. The information and inspiration that your teachers viii bring back will be worth many times the two days lost.
 The law also provides that the County Examiner may excuse from Institute all who attend the Association if 1t is lnconVenlent for them to attend both meet ings. l have decided that the Association will be of such value that would rather you would miss the Institute if either IS necessary and will give Institute credit for all who attend the As sociaGion. ThisIaW also requires , daTs attendance at Institute instead 9f ,
 Some of the greatest edacators of che nation will speak a this meeting. Teachers will get more ucW ideas and q greater protes sional upIist tt this meeting thar at anH other
 Possibly some of thc teachers h we never visited the State Cap
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

ital and they can do so now at a less eXEense for al the railroads will grant special rates l nope that | great number of our teach CTS will take this opportunity.
 At present we have only three schools of the county on tae hon or roll. For a school tD be oa the honor roll al lts teachers must enroll before the Assoela- ton meets. Gale. Artes al and Prescott are the three schools on 1t now. How many more may | publish next week?
 The following progressive teachers have enrolled in aa vance and paid their dollar:
 Misses Abbie Hale, Sarah Spo0namoore, Ethel Lane. Jose phine Guttry. Nerna Andrews, Jessie l.. Akers, Alice Bradford, Beulah Hesterly, Erin Higgin- botham, MiIdrei Moss. Ruth mold: Mesdames l. l. DaVls. Minnie Griffith, Goa Auna, Lela Hayes, Messrs C. B Erwin, G. N. Starnes, ]. NJ. Camp, V U. TomGn. l.. E. Steed. NJ. : Smith, Lee Marble, C. NJ. IIirss.
 May net publish a longer Iist next week? Send the dollar = me and ! will have your recel. : mailed at once to yo.s
 Yours for better schools "a Nevada County.
 C. M Hirst
 County Examiner.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15
VOLUME $9
nR. H.L. FISHERS
 RECIPES RECORD
Tells of ta Work That Has R4eg Done a5 Cummings
 Farm the Past Year
Lime Rock. March 10, 1917.

Line Rock. March I0, l9Il. Tn trs Citizens of Arkansas:
 Raifg oua of the Penitenti- o,r Commissioners of the State of Arkansas. and having been Supervisor aE l6e State farm at cgnnlrs. Arkansas for the past ton months, ! feel ia my duty to account to f6e people of Arkan- sas for my stewardship while holding this public trust.
 There have been made charges and coanter-charges of misman- asement. juggling, io,humane treatment of prisoners and yarI- ous other charges of the Peniten- tiary Commission. and since l have been member of this body, l have invited and urged investi- gation in every sense of the word There was d joint Com mttee appointed " the 4lst General Assembly of the State of Arkansas tomake thorough investigation of the Penai Instu- a tions Of the State, and after talk ling testimony of eX-cenvicts, 5 seekers of jobs. ct aI, the com Hmittee refaras that they fad ab- HsolutelY nothing wrong about the Bnanagemant ot these ifstations. # endeayared to have this Com |bnitte@ 10 visit the State Farm at &ummm-, and succeeded iH get Z 8iDg only tWa members of the 8lnkatinR ( Committee and none lbf the special committee to make
 visit and investigate The two gentleman Waa did come, after ! baking a thorough enyestiRation 8nd Ioo06.ng over the situation
 Is best they could during their 8tay, reported that there was
 othlng that they could suggest 0 better the conditions as they
 Xst at Cammin5.
 The Special Committee ap- pointed to investigate, never
 nade a visit to Cummius on ac-
 ount of the inconvenience ia \ 8sachiag tHe pace which is fuE aecessiaIaas the farm at Tue
 CT, the fHaca they did visit.
 On Fea - laI7 I submitted
 ne goIowmErepart to his excel
 neN thafIas ii Trough, Cover
 r CT tae State oi Arkansas.
 fummfz. Ark. Feb. 2 19I7
 his ENe-l.eaet, Ghas. II
 Brough.
 Lite f,ek, Ark.
 IS E&ceueney
 have pleasure in submitting
 You the following information |z no data argarrinE during my
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

Stockade, picKets, etc.
 Dining room for prisoners.
 Hospital and several minor buildings.
 Commissary building.
 Over one hundred acres of land cleared and enhanced in value.
 l was assured by members of the Senate and House that my confirmation would a7tbe eoHsid- cred until after th55 joiat com mttee should make report. | took this information and consid- cred it authentic, aad went right ahead with the work at the farm. In d short time after wards hile engaged in loading out cotton and cotton seed. was notified that the Governor of Arkansas had decreed that my confirmation should be consider ed at once. immediately came to Little Rock and received a communication from the Govern or, through a member of the House of Representatives, that he, the Governor, had control of the Lower House, and that un- less my resignation was handed in to him, he would block my confirmation. At first 1 paid no attention to this yelled threat, and later on the same da5 l had a more urgent demand from the Governor for my resignation to be in his hands by a specific, de finite time. 1 then conferred with my friends, and upon the former actions of the House, and the advice of my friends, hand ed in my resignation, effective Feb. 25th, 1917. The Senate and House in joint session immed- lately confirmed my appoint ment.
 After 30 years in practical eX- perience in farming bottom lands on Red River, 1 am of the opin- ion. based on the result of this years experience at Gummlns. that the State Farms at Cum mins and Tucker could be made a source of revenue of from fifty to one hundred thousand dollars every year, if the farms were used in a business like, practical way, instead of using these farms to build up a political ma chine.
 was asureG by the Governor that my services were satisfacto- ry and that my resignation was not asked for on any personal grounds, but on account of the fact that 1 did not see fit to sup port him in the last Primary El- ection. That he desired to give this place to one of his support CTS, 1 am glad of the fact how. ever that we are living in an age of freedom of speech and have a right to decide for whom we shall east our vote.
 IL is generally surmised, even in the face of the many public declarations made by Governor Brough, that he would not play politics in any way, but would work for the upbuilding of the State in every way possible, that he the Governor is now and will continue eo seek in every way possible to displace all those who are holding positions of appoint ments, who did not see proper to support him in the recent Pri- mary Election.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15
AGRICULTURAL
 LAWS PASSED
Some of the Things the Leg islature Did for the Ben
 eft of the Farmer

Most important acts Of the leg islatafe affecting farmers was that creating a Warehouse and Marketing Bureau. IHa bureau is to consist of the commissioner of agriculture. eH-8 H-8hic'ochairman the secretary of s,ate and the governor. It provides that all cotton gins and warehouses must be bonded. The gins are requir- ed to take two samples of each bale of cotton ginned, the sam ples to be sealed as soon as talk en. The ginner's bond 9uaran- tees the samples to be true. The farmer IS given one sample and the other, numbered with a tag supplied by the bureau, Is sent to the Marketing Bureau. The farmer may sell his cotton from the sample without hauling his bale to the buyer, or may au- thorize the bureau to sell it with other cotton of the same grade or class, from the sample sent to the bureau.
 Warehouses are required to give q bond, and to give two classes of receipts for cotton stored gith them. negotiable and | non.neq0tiable receipt, which ! the farmer can sell or borrow {. money on. The bureau Is author Ized to incorporate warehouse [ associations Of which not ! tess than 50 per cent of the stock is owned by farm CTS. These associations may not . d clare dividends greater than 10 per cent per year on stock, ! They may set aide % percent of Itha nat income as q sinking fund to discharge bonded indebted ness. Any other profits must be pro rated among the patrons of the warehouse It is estimated that by a uniform system of gin- ing and sack ng and the proper protection of cotton in ware houses under this law, at least $5, 000.000 annually will be saved to the farmers of the state. i Commissioner of AQriculture John Ii. Page says the law is the
 longest stride in simplifying the,marketing of cotton ever talk
 en by any state, '' and that the law is the best of its kind upon any statute books. The bureau IS given authority 10 make all necessary rules and regulations
 for the carrying oat of the act and tax of , l.2 cents on each bale of cotton pinned. 10 he co3- lected by tie RlanerS. ls levied to furnish revenue to carry out the law
 Scarcely less important to the farmers were the tick eradication act, one creating statewide tick eradication district anG the other approDriating $50, GOO for tick eradication work, by which experts are sure the state will be made entirely tick free within two years. Another important act was the appropriation of $l02, GOO for agricultural exten- ton work by the university. lnspac,i4. 4l fne at fertilizer will be resumed as result of an appropriation for the work and the tax on commercial feed stuff will be reduced from 25 to 20 cents per 100 pounds. The 1915 appropriation for feed and fertilizer inspection was vetoes by former Governor Hays and the work had been stopped for two years.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

bio Lewis anu Judge G !. Haynie are attending the Head Camp of the Woodman of the World which is in session this week at Hope. Mrs. bio Lewis and Mrs. A. M. Ellsworth are deligates to the Woodman Circle, which is also iD session there.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

Kreso Dip fer Lice on Stock and Mites on Poultry, at Hes terly Drug Store.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15
MEAT NinEeIS WILL CLOSE SUNDAY

The meat markets have agreed = "'a4e oN Sunday mornings it 3 o'clock and have signed the fol- lowing agreement:
 We hereby agree that we Will close oar meat markets every Sunday morning at 5 o'clock ana remain closed the balance If the day. This agreement goes into effect at once and viii he ia force during the remainder ef the year 1917
 ] NJ. Duke.
 T L. Les 2 For Sale About i50 baSAa.s Of Jeraalem Artioa0kes, al one 3a' IT pa~ Ea.aal NRe n.'e ot Eaiab b.e, retsas
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The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

The Farmers Gri1r Fxchanse
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

supervision of the Cummins State Farm from May 1st 1916, and attach Thereto a summary of the productions of tnis Iatm for the past year which vii com pare yl. t>Notal}> %ith prev lea, .es,ia-
 The amount of indebtedness paid off this farm in the year 1911 WIS only 70 per cent aed as low as 10 per cent paid off in 1915. When l took charge O. this farm there was an indebtedness of Sl75.000.00 against it, 4I of wbich 1 shall pay of together with running expense for t.is year.
 This achievement is brought about despite the fact that mad $50 less prisoners and 2800 less acres to work than Mir. Ferguson had in 1915 and again 1 had all the building houses, stoekade etc to rebuild, which were de- stroyed in the February, 1916 flood.
 The criticism of the conditions, conduct, treatment and morale of the prisoners since l took charge, 1 will leave to the Com mittee you sent down and to the citizens of Lincoln County, who visit the farm and who are in position to know and lot to the Little Rock job seekers who are un-informed and have never yis. tied the place
 The prisoners have been farn- ished oyer 2500 suits of stripes, all new; 2o00 rair of good heay- ey work shoes, besides oyer 2000 pair of shoes repaired in our re- pair shop, 2000 heavy blankets; and soap has been supplied to the extent of 21 ,000 cakes, al ways with ample supplies in the commissasies to draw from
 Ihaye personally given atten- ton even to the details of the work and products of this farm and to the welfare of the prison CTS and at all times have dis charged my duties with utmost fidelity all of which has resulted record of the productions attach ed hereto.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

Idtse al reasonable pr,ces '
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15

Stockade, picKets, etc.
 Dining room for prisoners. Hospital and several minor buildings.
 Commissary building.
 Over one hundred acres of land cleared and enhanced in value.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-03-15
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