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The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

Professor Tufts of Phillips Exeter academy thinks
gymnastics better than military training a system
for developing the physique of boys attending school
Yet he adds that military education might work well
in some schools and in localities. Evidently
there is subject which doctors will not disagree
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

THE MEMBERS of Springdals Volunteer Fire De-
partment right in their to resign unless they
provided with ample transportation facilities for
the chemical engine through the mud and water to are
truck has been allowed to drag is not known to the
writer, but it is known that the members of the fire
company have agreed among themselves to resign un-
less there is action taken. They right Any
who has had the experience of attempting pull
the clinical engine through mud and 0 fire,
and then be censored for being slow will agree with
the boys in wanting to quit
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

Silver Bow creek received its from party of
prospectors who reached its valley in the vicinity of
Butte in 1864 While discussing the best name for
the stream the clouds broke away and the sunshine
falling the creek it crcled around the mountain
suggested the Silver Bow, and it accordingly
so called.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

This is grand encouragement to the moths
Ay ago moth balls sold at four pounds for Is
and they sell at p cents per pound because
phor is being used in making dynamite
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

Edison, having announced that people sleep too
much says ought to eat less. Yet the nations
now devotng themselves wakefulness and abstinence
not happy.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

There who lie like Ananias to escape four
dollars of and in the evening bet $40
bobta flush and lose it without batting eyelash.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

| didn't raise my darling boy to be trooper rough
For early did | realize that out of finer stuff
Than other boys my made; therefore | brought
him up,
To be about useful a specked setter pup
SO let this cruel be fought by other mothers sons
Let them get shoulder calouses from carrying horrid
guns.
1t would be painful for my boy behind the flag to trdee
And eat food when he is used to matted milk
and fudge.
didn't raise my boy to be soldier rough and bold.
ocal dirty tent his home and sleep out in the codd.
To have his epdernfis shrunk by evening dev.s and
damps;
His olfactory senses duled by awful smell of eanns.
10 do without his mancure also without his cane
And march out to a sentrys post and pace it in the
I've raised him eugenically upon the prize pet pan
And ne shall never never be solder-or a man
didn't raise my spneess child to be a bluff marine.
10 form strong attachment for the pleban navy bean
Ia rather Oh much rather my the sod beneath
Than clamberng through the rigging with a CLASH
. knife in his teeth
I've raised him like Persian eat, soulful papulun
And it would his head ache to listen to drum,
And So whoever else may go, | surely shall exnact
My son to stay at home and his massive inteect
Sol L. Long.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

One thousand bird-of paradise feathers to be des-
troyed by the government? Just think, girls, of the
bargain sales that going to waste!
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

A Wisconsin scientist says canibalism is logical,
human flesh is the digestible Still we all know
of ONE people certain would not agree with
under any conditions.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

A soldier in the trenches is said to have written a
grand opera One never knows what the by-products
of going to be
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

FORT SMITH people Saturday voted for an i'm
provement district to free bridge across tho
Arkansas River at the foot of Garrison Avenue The
estimated cost of the bridge is between $35oOOo and
100000.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

GOOD ROADS are blessing to any community,
and we all thought Springdale had of the
roads in the country, but the way roads
pllmented by the editors leads to believe that
Sprlngdae is not far behind in the road movement
as We thought. Let's keep the good work moving.
however
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

The way crude oil continues go up likewise Sug
gests further study to ways and means of getting
more mileage out of a gallon of gas.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

Perhaps the idea that two live cheaply as one
originated in the mind of the young fellow who board
ed with his father-in-law
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

AN ARTICLE in of our exchanges is headed
How Mlionares Make Money" That's all right but
just we'd like to have recipe for making money
out of the newspaper business
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

THERE WERE sackers in Springdae when it
came to entertaining the members of the Arkansas
Press Association while their brief visit here last
week Every citizen of Springdale entered heartily
and enthusiastically into the spirit of the OCCASION and
as result visitors left with nothing but words
OF praise for the kind treatment received here Spring
dale people never fail to up to vry requirement.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25
The News, May 2l, 1897
Springdale Markets

Will Carter sends The News the first ripe cherry Of
the
W T. Farrar & Co., sold three bugges Monday. One
went to lady Bentonvie, and two to liveryman
at Gravett. Sensible people these coming to Spring
dale to do their trading
Phillips Masoner offering prize Of $3.50 for
the largest watermelon brought in during this
The first five of Strawberries shipped by the
Shippers Union brought $4,000
The Springdae Shippers Union has shipped
of berries since last issue This makes eighteen
far this They will probably get out
35 40 during the
Friday evening bad wreck occurred near the Frisco
station, when eight freight badly smashed,
and the tool house of the local was smashed into
kindling wood The all loaded with mer-
chandise, and two of beer The train became I'M
coupled from cause and being fast freight was
running at high rate of speed. 1t supposed
to stop in Sprngdale but nearing the crossing north
of town the engineer sgnaed to stop here for
ders When the train stopped he noticed that the train
had parted and attempted pull the front part Of
the way but did notsu cceed No lives were lost
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

GOVERNOR BROUGH has issued proclamation. de-
carng June s. registration day, holiday this
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

ONE THING that impressed the members of the
Arkansas Press Association their visit to Spring
dale was the large number of automobiles at the
to meet them. There several compliments passed
on the splendid arrangmnt of the cars this the
only town visited where the scattered
helter SHELTER, and it rush and grab. The
splendid manner in which the and crowd we're
handled here made good impression on the visitors
SLOAN SPRINGS has light and water system of
which any city may be justly proud. We visited this
beautiful little city last week along with other
bers of the Arkansas Press Association, and the
greatest impression made US was the municipal
hight and water plant; the city hall built from funds
earned by the plant Sloan Springs IS big
ger town, IS better town, there are no wiser bus
ness men IN Sloan Springs than IN Sprngdale, and
what we want to know is why Springdale can't
have the municipal plant the same as Sloan Sprgs?
The white way at Sloan Springs is an advertisement
for the town that is immense regardless of the water
SYSTEM the twenty-four hour power service, and all
the other convenences, and Sloan Springs is well
aware of the fact, too.
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

Berlin insists that English merchantmen must be
prevented from kicking Germanys U-boats around
The Springdale news., 1917-05-25

COOL WEATHER this week has been very detri.
mental to the strawberry crop and the growers and
shippers are experiencing of the hardest shipping
seasons known in many years. Monday would have
been big Monday had the weather not nterfered
with the picking The rain damaged the berries very
much and many inferior berries will make up the
balance of the shipments,
MANY LOCAL boys who have been working at far
away points making journey home to visit home
folks before being called to This is right. when
once the United States gets into the fray across the
waters every man, and child will be needed for
service and there will be time for visiting. Let's
all get the visiting before the actual begins
so that time will belong TO the nation in whatever
field we may be called
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
DISAPPOINTMENT

Surrendering to disappointment is the cause of most failures.
 To brood unduly over setback is to acknowledge defeat.
 To be successful one must recog- nize Encouragement only as an in- centive to later achievements.
 Every day brings it's disappoint- ments. some of the little ones, and others that seem almost too large to surmount.
 It is entirely a question of our mental attitude toward disappoint- overcome them, and continue our journey towards success.
 It is not sufficient to regard dis appointments entirely as unfortunate experiences to be forgotten We should use them as lessons upon which to build our future life
 Don't be cast down and utterly crushed by a rebuke. Smile and make stepping stones of the boulders that fate throws in your way,
 Those susceptible to disappoint- ment are regarded usually as pessi- mists. for they are in constant state of despair. while optimists meet disappointment philosophically and quickly regain their proper prospec- tive of life with a hope for better luck next time.
 Suppose Wilbur and Orville Wright had giveI up all attempts to fly in a heavier than air machine after meeting with their first disappoint- ment.
 Suppose Fulton with his first steamboat, Edison, his electrict light, Marconi, his wireless, and Bell with his telephone had all yielded to Encouragement, what a different
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QUIT MEAT + YOUR
 KIDNEYS ACT BADLY
Take tablespoonful of Salts if Back hurts or Bladder bothers-Drink
 lots of water.

We are a nation of meat eaters and our blood is filled with uric acid, says a well-known authority, who warns us to be constantly on guard against kidney trouble.
 The kidneys do their utmost to free the blood of this irritating acid, but become weak from the overwork; they get sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog and thus the waste is retained in the blood to poison the entire system.
 When your kidneys ache and feel like Jumps of lead, and you have stinging pains in the back or the urine is cloudy, full of sediment, or the bladder is irri- table, obliging you to seek relief during the night; when you have severe head aches, nervous and dizzy spells, sleepless- ness, acid stomach or rheumatism in bad weather, get from your pharmacist about four ounces of lad Salts; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast each morning and in a few days your kidneys will act fine This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys, to neutralize the acids in urine so 1t is no longer a source of irritation, thus ending urinary and bladder disorders. 1
 lad Salts is inexpensive and cannot injure; makes delightful effervescent Whitewater drink, and nobody can make a mistake by taking a little occasionally to keep the kidneys clean and active.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
For Sale by NEWBERN.GROCERC COMPANY
MEN WAIVED

AZ result of the war there is an Uormous demand in all lines of busi- aoSs' both public and private. for ualned men and women. Leading men Of the nation are unanimous in me opinion that 1t is patriotic duty s0r men who are not eligible for army ssfVice to pursue a business or technI. VI training and fit themselves for ser. Vice elsewhere.
 ioung men who are not fin the se- 's'''Ve draft, are wanted in business positions provided they have the right "ainng. Little Rock and Arkansas .usihess men are begging now for ualhed help: they need men-great aun'oers of them-and must have e"' II is a splendid opportunity for Aose who will train themselves in sooASeeping, shorthand, and other ''ancnes Of clerical work.
 MT George A. Mclean, President oraughon's Business College of
 h., duNlStS tHdL IIlt snd Tor office help has trebled in 'ume during the last three or four on.ns, and that in August alone, seariy ZOO positions were offered the .uaents of his school. A very large a'ority could not be filled as there .. a' not sufficient number of trained ' S'uusnts available MT. Mclean strong urges business training and says s "' wonderful opportunities are now
 n 10 the young men and women c Arkansas.
 uose who are looking for an op- sortunity and believe in the Do it spirit, should, by all means. ,anicats with Mir. Mclean and s, 'n his plan for assisting young peo- ." to prepare for business life.
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she draws them to her.

she draws them to her.
 One of the plainest women the world has ever known was one of the most popular She lived in France, and in many ways you would not like to resemble her. But there was one great virtue she had, and that was kindliness.
 It is a strange thing, but most people like to talk about themselves. And with all due respect this is especially a trait with the male. Men are grown up little boys. They like to confide in a nice girl. just as when they were little lads they liked to tell their troubles to mother.
 But no woman can keep the re- gard, or even liking of any man, no matter who he may be, if she breaks faith with him. Let her never betray the confidence he has placed in her. If he confides to her some cherished ambition or past en- deavor, it is very unworthy of her to divulge to another what he has told her in confidence.
 Women are older than men, no matter how young the woman, or how much older the man. There is the eternal spirit of boyhood in every mans heart and the beautiful spirit of motherhood in the heart of every good woman.
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l, DATA ON WAR CASUALTIES (
 , BEING STRAiGHTENED OUT (


 The statement of Roger Babson, efficiency business statician, that after going over the French army records for the last three years he estimates that IA out of 15 men are safe, is likely to bring comfort to a good many soldiers and their rela- tives He asserts further that under present conditions not more than one in thirty is killed. This, of course is large number, but 1t does not seem large to the person in this country who has listened and believed stories to the effect that in battle infantrymen may expect nine minutes of life Two months ago such stories were circulated even in training camps.
 Many persons in this country have allowed reports of the losses in Ger man mass attacks to get the better of their judgment, forgetting that the allies have good evidence to support the theory that mental defectives were used to large extent in some of the attacks year ago at Verdun. The supposition is that the efficient German government is taking this means of killing two birds with one stone-ridding itself of the expense of caring for these unfortunates and creating the impression that Ger many's man power is unlimited. Oi course, the crown prince hoped they would absorb enough enemy ammu' nition to clear the way for genuine attack, but he erred in underestimate ing French valor.
 The first British losses were ap' palling, and at the Marne the French literally sent whole regiments to what seemed like certain death These lives were not spent in vain, for the Germans were turned back. But that is history. The American soldier will have every protective ad vantage for the adequate reason that the cost of taking a man from his work in the United States and turn ing him into a finished soldier in a French trench is high Everything included and considering the pension or insurance at s4,000, it will prob ably cost the United States $10.000 in money to lose an enlisted man in France-lndianap News.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
VIRTUE OF BEING POPULAR


 All young girls long for popularity. It is just as natural for girl to want to be liked and admired as it is for a flower to bloom.
 We all like the small attentions that mean so much to our lives. We women never get too old for the boquet of flowers. the box of candy, the various courteous atten- tions that express so much. And yet popularity with men should not be the only popularity that girls should seek.
 The maid who is not liked by her own sex as well as the opposite one is not really popular. There is something lacking in her make up.
 There are few fixed rules for pop ularity. But there is one law that has never failed and never will fail as long as the world lasts. And that is-be interested in other people.
 The girl who is entirely immersed in her own affairs can never be real. ly popular, for she must fail through the very nature of things She may interest others for brief space, but even the most faithful will tire after a while with nothing deeper than the selfish background of her own personality to attract.
 The beautiful woman always has her admirers; the bright and witty one forever proceeds her train of admirers; the vivacious and amiable invariably attract. But the most popular girl you know is so for other reasons.
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LEST WE FORGET

Keep pushing the war on rats and mice.
 When about to put up any building | consider to what extent you can use concrete
 If any part of your garden is not going to be used for winter vege- tables SOW it in clover or rye. Now is a good time to start the work of making your lawn a perma- nent thing of beauty. Just about as well buy that manure spreader and use it manuring the fall grain crops. | Gather peas or beans for seed when the pods are damp and they will not scatter so easily.
 Be sure your wheat drill is in order before you take it to the field l to SOW any grain. Many bees froze out last winter because no protection was given them. Let's resolve now not to let this happen again. Use care in setting up corn shocks, being sure the bundles are evenly balanced and that they are not set with a twist.
 Farm Sheep Raising for Begin
 
 should be in the hands of every southern farmer. Write the U. s. Department of Agriculture, Washing ton, for your free copy
 Save all the rough feed possible. Even the grass and weeds along road sides, fence rows and ditch banks are worth saving, as they will not only furnish some forage, but when tramped down by cattle fill increase the production of manure. Moreover, if moved down before all the seed mature, there is an ad- vantage from this viewpoint
 If you have been leasing your land to Northern "sportsmen" do not renew the lease this fall, but give the Bob Whites" chance to help you farm. If you treat them right they will more than save the cost of taxes on your land:
 Why not get a few of the neigh bors together and fix up the school house and grounds before school opens? For a small amount of time and a few dollars in money the school house may be painted, the yard and grounds cleaned off and the playground given fairly good equipment.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12
CARD OF THANKS

To the many loyal friends whose generous support caused me to win the automobile given away bl the Griffis-Newbern Company in the re- cent popularity contest, I wish to ex- tend my heartfelt thanks. I wish I were able to see each person and express my gratitude for the splen- did service voluntarily rendered me, but as this is not possible, I take this means of making a public ex- pression of the deep sense of obli- gation I feel toward all who helped me in the contest Please accept this as a personal message to you.
 Respectfully,
 13 ERCELLE MATHEWS.
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GIT. ANDREWS CHURCH
7 The Rev. c. C. Burke, Rector.
METHODIST CHURCH

All the morning services will he held as usual The young people will have charge of the service at i, ,3O. The following order will be rendered: :. Subject for the evening. Service" :" IT W. Patton leader. Anthem. church choir. Selection by Sunday school orches- tra.
 Song by congregation, prayer, scripture reading, offering and an nouncements.
 Talk. MT. J. O. Payne. Orchestra.
 Talk, Mrs. D. s. Clark. Solo. Miss Jimmie Hicks. Talk, Gordon Wright. Music, choir.
 Leaders talk and League bene- liction.
 A cordial invitation is given to all.
 John A. Womack, Pastor.
 
 Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. Boston Transcript
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l m the proportio., s.'' % seil the two fronts ] western poUt'lon froUt 2. of two men on ou.s ths
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kind of world we would all be living

kind of world we would all be living in
 And although we may not do great things like those men, still our lives have their proportionate influence upon the happenings and the pro- gross of the world.
 It Is to be remembered that not we alone suffer when defeat Is ac- knowledged through disappointment, For all who might have benefited by the influence of our optimism and success, are left handicapped because of our lost opportunity and lack of determined perseverance.
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A HANDY SIGNAL

Visitor-So this is the deaf and dumb ward. How do you call peo- pie to dinner? I suppose you don't ring a bell.
 Superintendent-No. We have a man who walks through the ward wringing his hands.-Boston Tran script
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Regular services Sunday morning and evening. Pastor will preach at both hours. At the evening service subject will be Waste
 Sunday school 9:45 a. m. B. Y. P. U. 6:30 p. m.
 The public IS cordially invited to all our services.
 w. c. BOONE, Pastor.
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Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. Boston Transcript.
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A VETERAN SOLDIER

Tired Tompkins you give veteran something to eat, Nam?
 Lady of the house-You veteran You were never soldier, I'll be bound
 Tired mpkins-Lady, you do me an injustice. 1 have done nothing but soldier all my life.-Boston Tran script
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REP. ADAMS RESIGNS

Little Rock. Ark, Oct 9.-Repre- sentative Skipwith Adams of Helena has rendered his resignation and Gov. Brough appointed J. w. Denison of West Helena to succeed him. Mir. Adams was recently elected attorney for the St. Francis Levee District, which caused his resignation as rep- resentative.
The courier-index., 1917-10-12

Stop and think why she is so much liked and you will see that it is not because of her beauty, nor because of her vivacity, nor her wit nor her learning, but because she likes other people.
 She is interested in them and so