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The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17
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 Walter Wilson spent the weekend at Philadelphia.
 George Smith. Misses Esther, Mar garet and Erma Dixon were callers at Miss Madge McClain's Sunday after noon.
 Walter Miller and family and Stel- la Dixon spent Saturday and Sunday at Clay with Mrs. Miller's parents. MT and Mrs Kenzel.
 Misses Leona and Leora Johnston of Little Rock visited Mrs. A. w. Brown last week
 George Smith, Misses Esther and Margaret Dixon were supper guests of Miss Erma Dixon Sunday night
 Mrs. J. N. Wright returned from Henrietta, Texas, last Thursday. The condition of her mother was slightly improved.
 w P. and John M. Dixon have teams working at the cantonment this week.
 MT. and Mrs. A. w Brown and son. Bedford, Misses Leona and Leora Johnston attended services at Bauxite last Wednesday night.
 L. A. Miller and family spent Sun day with MT and Mrs. John Dixon.
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Dixon and chii. dren were callers at J. F. Cloar's Sun day afternoon.
 No services were conducted st Primrose Chanel The nrotraeted meeting will begin August 26. Rev. J. D. Hammonds will conduct the ser vices.
 MT. and Mrs. E. w. Dixon, MT. and Mrs. J. F. Cloar called at Argus Ayery's Sunday.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

Yesterday morning I walked over to E. R. Stickley's to get a goood start toward the southeast, but I travelled southwest. One of the first things I did was to kill a big red-headed green centipede. Seeing a rough rocky hill to my left I stopped to investigate i found hole going into the rock. peeped in very carefully. I found a ten or twelve-foot sapling and stuck it in and moved it around, nothing growled and nothing rattled except some lose rocks, so got out my fash light and looked very carefully about the entrance for snakes, tarantulas and centipedes, then I got in a little further, showed the pole further in and felt around with it. It felt and sounded like there might be a size able chamber in it.
 started off and then thought what nice thing it would be for me to discover big cave, explore it all by myself and write it up for the Pu- laskian, so I went back and went n further. I saw was going to get my clothes all dirty and decided to post pone it until another time Also in case I should tumble into eternity I would like to have witness to re- turn and tell the tale
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

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 T. c. Pratt of the Confederate Home has been visiting friends on Maumelle.
 Mrs. McNeely and Mrs. Fitzhugh were the dinner guests of Mrs. J. w Daniel Saturday.
 Jim Mcdonald and Mr Bost made flying trip to Wye Thursday after peaches.
 Miss Josie May Daniel spent Sat urday night with Miss Viola Fitzhugh.
 Mrs. Virgie Finkbeiner was the din-
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

MT. Keeton told me if I had gone back along the railway a short dis, tance 1 would have found some fine water running out of an old mine. This mine was operated for a while by a man who fell off a wagon and got killed. The operator said it paid. The product was gold, silver and lead. MT. Keeton also told me of men get ting lost in here and finding lead which they melted into bullets after wards, of the richest gold ore they ever saw and of spot of black sand which they are sure is a diamond chimney, but none have ever been able to return to the place afterwards. Also there is cave in which robbers hid their booty, about half bushel of gold and silver watches and S75.- 900 in money which they obtained from a Hot Springs stage.
 l can't find the diamonds. nor the gold (there is a marked place also near here where there is hid bar rel of pure uncoined gold) nor the lead. nor the money and watches, but down at the foot of this hill is a stream of the finest iron water and at its head are the most luscious huckle- berries l have ever eaten and I have found the way back to Pulaski county and am going there.
 On my way in every hollow is a stream of pure crystal spring water At the county line l found the home of J. P. Koon, where I spent the night From there on the road ran down the valley of the Little MaumelIe, one of the prettiest streams in Arkansas, to Ferndale.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

The Neimeyer Camp is to be mov- ed next Sunday to the end of the line. The branch line road some eight miles long will be torn up. All the camps are to be concentrated at the end of the line, where there will then be some 500 people and fifty teams. It will take lots of water for them, but they think they have found it.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

Rock Island officials and the com pany's telegraph operators have agreed to arbitrate differences.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

There were 119 head of cattle dipped in the White dipping vat and more expected next time. Violet
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

Finally I reached my mountain top. To the southwest I could see a streak of farms through a gap in the noun tains and headed for them. At the first one no one was at home, but l found spring and laid down beside it and drank and drank and drank of it until I thought l had drank enough. The water in all these springs I have drank of, though not very cold, is good, but the well water that Igot after this though cold was not good. I had crossed the Neimeyer Railroad before coming to this farm.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

was compelled to divide my atten- tion between the romantic rocks and the delightfully."- cool winds in the dense shade and the ripe goose and huckleberries. l walked up and down along the bluff at it's base and for q few minutes enjoyed it to the limit There were thousands of holes and creviees for snakes, there are four big enough for a bear. In some of the largest green flies were much in evidence and as they are said to be sure sign of rattlesnakes I was very careful about my explorations in them Apparently none extended Ge- yond my sight into the mountain, though many of the small crevices must have extended a great ways and possibly opened into good-sized cav erns. From the description I have had of Rattlesnake mountain 1 suppose this was it.
 On my first mountain an eagle up in the air screamed at me continually and I wondered why he did not choose this mountain for his home. I was getting thirsty and finding indactions of water in the gulch below I followed on up it until I found the fountain head, where I got a good drink, not withstanding the presence of a couple of moccasins. I saw to the southwest of me a tall mountain peak and I started toward it.
 It was now twelve o'clock and not a house within miles of me. 1 crossed several high mountains and was get ting very thirsty. After descending a large, rough one I saw a trail cross ing my course, running in an east and west direction. "Ah, Ina" said I, this trail goes to water, bet and I took the west end of it and soon the fa- miliar smells of water hole and wa ter beneath the surface became ap- parent to my nostrils.
 I soon found some very nice water and drank little of it. Then killed water moecasin that had threatened me. 1 started up the branch hunting better water; looking up I saw what first thought was man running, but soon saw it was only couple of deer, doe and her nearly grown fawn. soon found some good water and drank my fill of it.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

I crossed over to the other side of the trail had left to explore a noun tain. As I went I found lot of crystals and near the top I found the rock had crumbled as though by giant explosion of dynamite. Many of the rocks were covered with crys- tals some two inches long and from that size down. Continuing on to the top of the mountain in semi circular direction passed two natural curiosities.
 They were triumphal arches of slate. They were apparently formed of flat pieces of slate. There was a passage through them each large enough for man.
 Also at the place where I picked up the crystals found two interesting specimens of ore.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17

Continuing on up a comparatively smooth surface I reached the top of a high mountain, the far side of which was the toughest and the most preein- itous of any mountain I have seen in this section of country.
 It afforded an excellent view. but before I had taken look at the coun- try in the direction of Little Rock became so interested in the precipit- ous bluffs beneath me that at one point l was compelled to descend and see if there was not cave. Before could go, however, I had to eat a few wild gooseberries. There were bushels and bushels of them going to waste and I could gather handful at a time. There were also many bushels of muscadines about grown and lots of wild grapes.
 Descending down the rock bluffs some fifty feet on the northwest side
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
SAME HERE.

Great Falls Tribune.-T is a
tremendous waste OF effort in the pub
licity work connected with the present
war. Yesterday il took a man in the
editorial rooms OF the Tribune an hour
10 go through the mail that had reach.
ed il from all these various societies
and deposit-or practically all OF tin
the waste basket II was not the OBJ.
ject was not worthy and the motive OF
sending this big pile OF stuff high, but
publication of even a small fraction OF
the stuff sent would be altogether i'm
possible for the Tribune. To have
used all would have taken a paper sew :
eral times as big as this.
There was publicity for the Red
Cross, the sale Of liberty bonds, for the
relief OF the blind soldiers and the Ar
menians, for recreation centers and
gymnasiums, and so on, including one
proposal for wounded horses. Most OF
20 publicity matter gets tossed into
~ waste paper basket without even
the formality OF reading further than to
find out subject.
II would seem as though there might
be found a way OF Jumping all this pub.
licity work in connection with the war,
with resultant saving of money to the
management Of the various funds, and
with considerable time in newspaper
offices. A trained newspaper man
J., would know fairly well just how much
Of such publicity paper like the Tri-
bune, for example, could use, and II
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
THE AUTOIST'S PRAYER

Lord you'll please excuse me from
worship or service today - your day
know - but it's the only one Ihaye for
rest or play. And SO I'd like to spin at
%. 40 miles an hour through a couple
hundred miles on your fair footstool.
So please don't let II rain. And ] trust
you'll not count the same sin. The wor-
ship and praise and song, I'll leave to
those whom you have not blessed with
worldly goods, to the extent that they
can even afford--a fliver TRUST you will
accept my loyalty to Thee upon my
word. You know I'd like to give to char.
ity or church at home or church abroad,
but at the present price Of gas and oil,
great-guns. il takes the product OF my
toll to keep the bus a-rolling, so that
out upon the road need not take from
upgodly scorchers gibes and. dust
send the kids TO Sunday school to
learn the way to heaven, while Igrease
her up SO that she may be driven, slip
no pins, or break an "ax" and send US
prematurely to that same haven.
You know how it is can't appear at
church, or even have time to red the
Word, inspired by one that in less for.u-
nate days called my Lord. After six
days rush in office or in store, the sew
enth need to rush a little more. To
do il at a pace, that makes me feelihat
I'm live one, and hold up my face, !
have to pump the tires and all the cups
fill up with grease.
From my duty TO my car, I've taken
time for this. my prayer,to show that
my early training is not forgotten, that
on the Sabbath to God We should give
thought.
Keep us from turning turtle In some
ditch, or b. son. drunken joyrider Ull
vote dry next time) being sin ished, and
some day when getrich enough to own
two cars, III let my chauffeur have one
to take the poor to church.
And will you overlook some minor
sins OF mine, and pardon my hogging
all my-your time, which-you in your
good providence have given, and will
some day--not now, I'm awful busy
take me to your good heaven. Up
there trust you'll furnish me proper
car, that needs no oil or gas or tinkering,
to ride the golden streets. Till then,
please bear in mind, I'm rushed to
death with living.
The Autoist.
p. .S.-My excuse may not seem so
strong, but spend thy day this way, to
please my wife, who leads such dull
life when I'm away, so please charge
her with her share, il il is wrong.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
TOE PRINTS OF BABIES
TO PREVENT Mix.upS
Novel system Of Identification 10
Adopted In Baltimore Hospital.

Baltimore, Md No longer will
young mothers whose babies are born
at the Maryland General Hospital OF
this city live In fear lest Archibald
Augustus or Gwendolyn Genevieve.
taken from them for temporary rest
after tho visits OF solicitous and baby
talking uncles and aunts, may become
mixed up with some other baby in the
general nursery and be returned TO
the wrong mother.
They are applying the Bertillon sys-
tenn. When a baby arrives In the hos
pltal and becomes a member OF some
body's fomily, he Is taken to the Ber-
tiilon bureau. But instead Of prints
being made Of his fingers. his toes
are the things that count.
The tiny foot Is linked and It's i'm.
preston taken on paper. Then that
paper Is marked with his name and
other valuable information and placed
on f1le.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
Rep.HeApEp GIRLS ORGANIZE
"olnoerbreads" at Nebraska univsr.
sty Form Society.

Lincoln, Neb.- The "red-headed
gingerbread" among the girls attend
ing the State University have organ
ICED society. Drawn together by a
bond Of common hirsutical adornment.
they have launched THE Order of the
Golden Fleece" upon the social seas
at the university, with the promise OF
a formal Inaugural" function within
q short time.
Not every girl with golden tresses is
eligible for membership in the society.
A standard for all candidates has
been set up In the hair OF Miss Eva
Miller, prominent In school affairs and
the retiring editor of the university
publication, the Daily Nebraskan.
Any shade OF red darker than hers
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
BEST PAYING ROAD
HAS ONLY z CARS
OKLAHOMA MAN CLEARS $50 A
DAY IN VENTURE
Passengers on Railway Which 10 But
Eleven Miles Long Sit on
the Floor.

the Floor.
Webbers Falls, OKLA This place
boasts OF being the headquarters Of
the most profitable railroad, for it's
length. in the country. The odd part
OF II Is that the road had to fail before
II finally became money-maker.
The railroad the Webbers Falls.
Shawnee & Western-connects Web.
bers Falls. town Of about $500 in
habitants. with Warner, which has
about 400 residents. The road. which
. Is eleven miles long. was built by
popular subscription several years
ago. operated few months, then
went broke. After that. until its
present management. no cars were
run over IL.
Something over year ago, NJ. j.
Naples. seeing that the people OF
Webbers Falls wanted the road, order.
ed an old inspection car from Chicago.
put It on the road and began TO ope-
rate II.
According TO figures obtainable, the
road is clearing from $25 to $50 a a-day.
Naples declares that. considering his
fnvestment-s300 for the car--this Is
the greatest profit of any road in the
country.
The car Is operated by four-cylin-
der gasoline engine. There are no
seats, and the passengers sit on the
floor. There is room for II persons.
The car is lighted with electricity,
and on the front is painted mo. g."
II business justlfes II the rolling
stock will be increased. 1t now con-
sists OF the inspection car and hand
car, used for freight.
The car carries the mails between
Webbers Falls and Warner. This, it
is said. more than pays the operating
expense. The train" runs on a regu-
lar schedule-three trips a day. In.
cluding stops, the time for the dis
tance is 33 minutes. The car stops at
every wagon road.
The one-way fare is so cents.
Naples must get $3.50 or more for
each trip. II there is only one pas
senger he must pay the full amount,
IL only two passengers the fare is rs
cents each, II three or more the regu-
lar fare is in effect.
II Is possible to charter a special
train" on the route by paying $1.50.
This Is at the rate of 13 I'll cents per
mile, and is probably the cheapest
special etrain rate in effect on any
special train rate in effect on any
Posted just inside the car, where
every passenger can read, is large
notice. II says: This car is operated
by no railroad company in the United
States. nor is 1t operated under any
lease or permission given by any com.
pany or persons or person" The
notice releases Naples from liability
in case OF accident to passengers.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
On Guard at the Reading Gate!

1t is fine thing to guard our homes
against alien soldiers of whose pur-
poses we are all aware. But it is also
very important to guard them against
other insidious foes that creep in uuder
the disguise of friendly entertainers to
olunder and destroy the cherished
.deas, the lofty standards, the clear
views that have given the home its
character.
II you will familiarize your your
young people with the best reading,
they will not be likely to cave what is
inferior and demoralizing. The
Youths Companion is a powerful in
fluence in awakening a taste for what
is best in reading. 1t is on guard at
the reading gate!
The Companion is $500 a year. II
you do not know it, by all means send
for sample copies giving a forecast OF
what the next volume will bring. BY
adding 25 cents you can also get Nc
Calls Magazine, the best fashion auth
ority for women and girls-both pub
locations for $225.
Our two.at-one-price offer includes:
|. The Youths Companion-52 is.
sues of 1918.
2. All the remaining issues of 1917.
. 3. The Companion Home Calendar
fol 1918.
4. Nc Calls Magazine-12 fashion
numbers of 1918.
All for only s2.25.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Commonwealth Ave. Boston, Mass.
New Subscriptions Received at this
Office.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
sPooks GO ON STRIKE
AFTER A S-DAY RkvEL
Quit Throwing Household Furnishings
and Pulling haIrplns From
Woman's Head.

Newark, N. J.--Mr. and Mrs. Stanis-
laus Lysaj are getting weary OF being
{ haunted. After three-day revel In
visible presences throwing household
furnishings at Mr.. and Mrs. Stanis-
laus hf We taken day OF and the
Lysajs are devoutedly hoping that
they have gone away to spend the
week In the country and they never
will come back.
Mrs. Lysaj's sister died two months
ago and on her deathbed abe swore
she would get even" for a quarrel
they had had. according to the story
told by the couple.
The widest yarns ever spun In an
old sailors home are outdone by the
tales now circulating In the vicinity
of the haunted house." Monday night,
the narrative runs. flock Of myster-
ious footsteps ran all around the
Lysa1s' fourroom apartment, and the
footsteps had no feet attached to
them.
On Tuesda, the invisible visitors
descended to low, slapstick comedy,
and loose ornaments around the
place jumped of mantels and tables
and hit q. Mrs. Lysaj while her back
was turned. A fiatiron crawled Off the
back of the stove and knocked Mrs.
Lysaj down, she testifes. without
leaving a mark of any kind.
Mrs. Lysaj, so the story goes. called
In priest, who is reported to have
seen pictures fall of the mantelpieee
and all the hairpins merrily Jump out
OF Mrs. Lysaj's Psyche knot.
Wednesday Mrs. Lysaj also called
in some of the neighbors. who were
treated, they assert, to a regular 81
mon pure spiritual seance, in which
the hairpin trick was repeated.
The Lysajs then summoned two
priests to view the proceedings. It Is
stated that the pictures. aided and
abetted by q, powder box, again per-
formed their act of fitting around the
place. The priests are said to have
brought In half dozen more members
of the cloth then, at which the bogies
became bashful and refused to dis
port themselves.
All was quiet Thursday also. much
to the delight of the Lysajs and to the
vast disappointment Of crowds that
have been biockading the house.
Stanilaus and Mrs. Stanislaus are
bravely holding the fort. They intend
to keep right on living In the haunted
house," they say. and It IN limited that
they don't even intend to ask the land.
lord to lower the rent.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
Emergency Breads.

Corn meal Griddle Cakes or waffles.
cup milk. Is ounces)
cup flour g ounces
I cups corn meal. (3a ounces)
2 teaspoons baking powder. "
ounCe
y teaspoon salt l-S ouncsl
egg q ounces)
Add beaten egg to milk and add to
dry materials, well mixed
Rye Yeast Bread
cup milk and water or water. IS
ounces
tablespoon fat. =. ounce
? tablespoons of sugar. Il ounce
tablespoon salt. ii ounce)
pa cups rye flour. z ounces)
2lI cups wheat flour e ounces)
p, compressed yeast cake.
, tablespoons Of water. q Ounce)
Combine ingredients. Mix into
dough and knead, Let rise until
double original bulk. Knead again.
When again double bulk, bake about
45 minutes.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09

Speech that is too flowery should be
nipped in the bud.
It's easy to please women after you
find out what she. wants-but there's
the rub.
Have your Chimney cleaned now. All
work guaranteed for one year.-BEN
WEIKEL.
Those contemplating the purchase OF
a Monument can save none, by inter-
viewing Mrs. George Sherman who is
local agent for q well known manufac-
turer Of high grade monuments.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
GROCERY STORE CROWD
PUNISH ARTFUt THIEF
Hot stove Gives Away Negro Who
Had hidden eall OF Stolen Butter
in His Derby Hat.

Sernia, N. C.-Peter Carson. a negro
OF this place, having stolen a. pound
ball OF butter In a store here, and
having been observed to conceal the
same In the crown Of his big derby
hat, In lieu OF more convenient hid
ing place, those who saw the theft hit
upon a plan to punish the offender
without resorting to the usual process
OF the law.
While the conspirators, including
the merchant. were whispering their
plans carson, believing lis act had
not been noticed. sauntered up and
down In the store. softly grooming a
familiar melody.
Pretending to be very polite and
considerate for the negro's physical
comfort. one OF the men present offer
ed him a seat, which he accepted with
good grace. And that. as they had
planned. proved the undoing of the
party with butter in his hat.
Few minutes had passed when the
negro began to move his chair away
from the hot stove. When he had
made his third move his face had
taken on a pathetically uneasy look.
At last he arose to go, but the crowd,
gathered in circle around the stove.
detained him. Then big drops. which
resembled perspiration. but which in
reality were drops OF melted buttcr.
began to trickle from inside the bat
tered derby.
Wiping the even-increasing drops
on with vigorous strokes of large,
red handkerchief, he finally insisted
upon going.
Before he reached the door, how.
ever, his hat fell of and the greatly.
diminished ball of butter splashed to
the floor.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-09
A WORKING PROGRAM
FOR THE CONSER.
VATION OF FOOD

/. Save all foods left from general
table service. serve as soup, salad,
stews, or scalloped dishes. One town
reduced garbage collections over 40
per cent without any concerted effort
OF the people. Concerted efforts may
do much more. Saving on waste may
h clip pay the war debit
2. Save through serving smaller
rolls mullins, cuts of butter and meat,
thus allowing each person to ask for
second helping.
B. Save by using all you produce
and all you purchase.
4. Save through use of little.u used
tions Of foods. Example: Leaves of
vegetables for green's or salads or
cups.
5. Save through using the most
abundant foodstuffs as far as adequate
diet permits.
6. Serve fewer courses and fewer
dishes at meal.
z. Secure cooperation of family in
eating foods prepared in new ways and
IN using unfamiliar foods and dishes.
8. Save through knowledge Of food
values.
9. Save through
(a) Intelligent planning of meals.
(b) Wise selection Of foods.
lc) Careful handling and storage.
I'D Skrllful preparation-e. g.,
hin p.riHg.
(e) Good Cooking
II ,Judcious service: The gospel
Of clean plate.
(g) Use of left overs.