davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-17

Do not blame us if you suddenly realize that
what we have been telling for weeks has come
true, and that you cannot get set of the Handy
Volume" Britannica, printed on genuine India
paper, at any price.
For weeks we have been advertising that we
must soon stop selling this great library of
authentic, reliable World-facts because uge can
not get any more SETS from the publishers.
We have told why-because the war has
stopped the manufacture Of India paper-that
two essential raw materials, flax from Belgium,
Germany or Ireland and hemp from Russia, have
been unObtanable for months and that no more
can be had for years. Over and over we have
stated thatthe last SET the Handy Volume
Britannica possible TO print on india paper
has been manufactured and deLiUered to us.
Our stock Of sets is now being depleted at the
rate Of over 1900 sets week The end of the
sale is almost here. It's SO close, the sets remain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-17

ing are so few, that it will be useless for us TO
send out descriptive literature after Wednesday,
April 18th. After that date there will be no time
left foryou to write for information with any hope
of getting your order in in time TO get one Of the
last sets. Theref0re-Write today, get the free
book that tells how the Britannica can be Of prac-
teal everyday use to you ThenyOu can decide
quickly and order at once.
In only a little while we must announce the last
dayWe can accept orders for genuine India paper
sets of the Handy VoIume" form of the Britannica
with any hope of filling them.
It behOOyes every man or woman, boy or girl
at all interested in this wonderful, practical educa-
honal work to send in the above coupon at once.
Remember-the entire set 20 volumes) are
yours TO use and enjoy while you are paying for
them. You only have to send S 90 with the order
and $500 a month for the cloth bndng) for
limited number of months.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
ALASKA HAS A "PUPMOBllE"
Passengers Travel Over Regular Rail. road Track on Car Which Is
 Drawn by Dog Power.

The 'pupmohile' is Il passenger train drawn over regular railroad track by dog power. It carries pas sengers from Nome, Alaska, across the level land near that town into the mountains.
 The track Is narrow-gau rail road built in 1900. A high tax was placed on railroads in Alaska soon after that and as there was not enough traffic over the road to jus tify the expense of operating loco motives, the regular train service was discontinued
 Then the '.pupmobile" was insti- tuted. The accommodation for pas sengers consists of platform on which are two seats. To this from seven to fifteen dogs are harnessed and the rate at which they travel com pares favorably with much of our rapid transit"
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Methodist Shop Talk.

l. The pastor has held three meet ings out of town during the summer and filled his own pulpit at one or both hours every Sunday.
 .. All our services have been very well attended through the summer.
 3. Our property up town has been sold for 5000 and the net proceeds ap- piled on our indebtedness Our re- mainder due the bank is S297 52. We have nearly Sl0o of this covered by collectable subscriptions, leaving S2o0 more to be raised. Let us get this sum by next Sunday, and be out of debt Altogether for the home run K
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Chicot County School
 Directors Association

The Chicot County School Directors Association will meet at the Court House at Lake Village on Thursday. Sept l3. 1917, beginning at ?. m The following Is the program: Address. Teachers Salaries.
 Dr W. A Craig Vaccination. Dr w w. Easterling,
 County Health Officer Compulsory Attendance Law,
 Wm. kirten School Board Records. C. Helmstetter Salaries of Teachers. C Wartield Morals and Manners in Our Schools.
 Dr S. W Douglas Relation of County Superintendent to Boards and Teachers
 D. T. Henderson Every school director should make special effort Go attend this meeting and discuss with the teachers who will be in attendance the plans for the year.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Chicot County
 Teachers Institute

The teachers of Chicot County will have a five days Institute beginning on Sept. 10. The sessions will be held in the Court House at Lake Village with the County Superintendent in charge,
 The program this year Is entirely different from the old procedure. In stead of trying to cover course of study in text book work, the meeting will discuss the subjects from pro- fessional standpoint
 The teachers who have attended ap- proved summer schools, other insti- tutes. or the State Teachers Associa tion, are exempted from attending this institute. but an official call is being made for all our teachers to attend Thursday and Friday of the sessions, as the new state and county courses of study will be explained and discussed fully. and the teachers can hardly af ford to miss these two days
 On Thursday afternoon the school directors of the county will meet with the teachers. and very profitable meeting is expected. It will give di- rectors and teachers an opportunity to have better understanding with each other, and We hope to have a full at tendance
 We expect to have the attendance of every wide awake school director and teacher. Let Us get the schools start ed right, and we should have the best terms the county has ever had
 Yours for better schools,
 D T. Henderson,
 County Superintendent.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Bankers Aid Woman Clerks.

Women who work in the offices in the Wall street zone" in New York are to have q restaurant of their own, like that of the men, and back of it are several bankers. There will be Il rest room. with magazines and periodicals and it Is designed to make the busi ness self-Supporting. but nothing else. The women will form club, that will be limited. and each woman will pay q small amount monthly, but the bank CTS are pledged to support it. The rooms in which the restaurant Is To- cated rented for S25.ooo per year.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
wenty Free Scholarships

To the People of Chicot County:--
 As Judge of Chcot County have in my possession for hestowal upon quail fled young men and women of our county twenty scholarships which, when properly signed, entitle the hold er to entrance into the Fourth District State Agricultural School at Monticel- lo. Ark. Upon presentation to the authorities of the Agricultural School. the recipients of these scholarships will have free admission to any and all courses offered by the School in Agri- culture. Domestic Art. Domestic Sci ence. Manual Arts. Farm Machinery. Literary Branches. and Cotton Class ing.
 The Agricultural School belongs to the Fourth Agricultural District in which our county Is located. and s worthy of your liberal patronage Cur county has been well represented in this institution during former sessions. and trust that all serious minded yoNg people will consider well the claims of this School and investigate the advantages offered by t to all who are preparing themselves to take an active part in the affairs of life
 shall be pleased to have any young men and women who are contemplating going to school see me personally. and l shall gladly award requisite scholar ships l. T. Toney.
 County Judge
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice s hereby gwen that hy virtue of ccr- tam chattel mortgage datcd 2!nd uf May. lal6. Tn which udcuturr In, Ward Drug Company hy Lewis F.. Hutchips attorney in fact, mortragcd certain ch,ttelz to Iuu k. Rond. Junior Jao. b. Bond, sand portgngve. by iny atorney- below named d. hereby fer for S,,l,. for cash in hand and to th, highest bidder bctyscen the ho..r, fNeI b1 law for ludieid ~alt F. on
 Fuda' he Fourteenth o September 1917 af tht chaftsi- 'nelatei m tbess,d mortgage one sadst fountain sad iStares. one ron safe, and one dest Sad sale To take plac, at the front door af the huiliiar now aer9ptod hy the Peoples Drug Gamranl mesh.th hsitdirs m, sad chattcls ar, at present Ioeatci
 t,iern under u. hand an thus che 'h.rf5sth day af AaVus, l4is
 NO E0&U 5auiar -##eet Hg Hafunask & Grcasta,e hi. attorneys
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Canada'S Aerial Armada.

If newspapers have il right, 1t is un. derstood that Canada has started to spend the SsO.Ooo. .OoO recently St. lside for the aeronautical development and aerial protection of the Dominion. and soon will possess q giant air fleet. The Canadian plans call for 2S0 aviators always in active service. and at the usual rnte of three machines to each man there will have to be $40 ma chimes ready at all times. Airpane factories and training camps are being establiShed.-S Scientific American.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
T4s,ds y to, lsJh 1a. q IepIeabef lqi7

OREGON X CALIFORNIA RAILROAD co. GRANT LANDS. Legal fight over land al last ended Title revested in United States Land hy Act of Congress ordered to be opened under homestead laws for settlement and sale I've million three hundred thousand acres Contain ing of best Timber and ARriculeural Land. left in United States. Large Copyrighted Mar showing land by township and sections, laws GOV ering same and description of soil climate rain fall, elevations. temperature, etc. Postpaid One Dollar. Grant Lands Locating Go.
 Portland Oregon
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06

Rev. B. F. Scott spent Saturday and Sunday at McGehee
 Rev. Draper of Monticello spent couple of days here this week
 Rev. s. l.. Franklin of Thebes spent couple of days here last week
 Mrs. King and baby of Winchester are guests this week of Mrs. N. w. White.
 Fred Morris of Little Rock spent couple of days Mere last week with Dr. Parker
 Rev, K. A. Adams baptized twenty converts in Bayou Bartholomew last Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. o. C. Williams spent a couple of days last week with relatives at Wilmot.
 Mrs. Marie shannon spent few days last week in Arkansas City with her husband
 Dave Armstrong and family drove to Oakgrove, La, Saturday, returning home Monday
 Tom Horn returned last week from Chicago where he spent a couple of weeks with Atty. King.
 Mrs. B6wden 2 mother and sister of Watson are spending several days here at the R. E. Rowden home.
 am agent for the Southern Mutual Life Assn of Little Rock, and l solicit your business o. (. Williams.
 Misses Doris and Lucille Dupree left Monday for Pine Bluff where they are attending the Branch Normal College
 Dr. $. (. Coleman and Mrs Hattie Washington are in Hot Springs as del egatee to the Grand Lodge of the Royal Circle.
 Flossie Jameson returned home last week from Little Rock. She has been spending the summer there and at Tuskegee, Alabama.
 MARRIED: August lst Mir. Buford Dukes of this place and Miss Winnie Benford of Warren. Although married more than I month age. the happy couple kept II secret until this week. '
 The Banquet which was to have been given Friday night at the Reed Hall has been postponed Watch for date. and attend the dance Friday night in place of banquet. .. (. Williams. Mgr
 NJ II Harrison of Wilmar spent couple of days here last week with Dr C. D Dukes Mir Harrison expects to move next month to Pine Bluff. where he recently purchased a $70oo home
 Mrs Ellen Horn left Monday for Kansas City. Kansas to spend several weeks with friends Mrs. Plnkie John son of St Louis. who spent a couple of months here. accompanied Mrs. Horn to Kansas City,
 X special car for the delegates To the National Baptist Convention at Mus kogee. Oklahoma. left here Tuesday af ternoon. Among those who went from s' here were Mrs M J. Parker. Mrs. Matte Brodnax. Rev. R A Adams. Rev. N. W White. Rev G. A. Ander- son. Mrs Henrietta Buckhalton. Mrs. Winnie Reed. Rev. ]. | Johnson. Rev. l. II Hinton. and Amalda Howard
 Screen Doors and Wire Cloth.
 Orr Hardware Co.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
No One of the Best Homes in Dermott

: rooms. double hall. bath, front and back porch, hot and cold water, modern in every respect. On two lots 50 X l50 also two lots 50 l50 adjoining go with it. 5000 worth of property all for $3250 Sl25o cash, bal to suit. Here are two real values that will not be on the market long.
 See W. (. ROSS.
 At Dermott Bank Bldg.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
WakefuIneSS.

Are you getting insomnia?"
 I'm cultivating insomnia as u pro. fesSional requisite" replied the gov. ernmcnt employee. Il know so many state secrets that I don't dare take n chance on talking in my sleep"
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Two Bargains
 in Homes

: room Bungalow, hall. bath. hot and cold water connections, front porch, back porch screened. stall barn. chicken house; on two lots 90 X l50: garden. some fruit all for sls00; $500 cash bal Apr. l9ls No interest
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Vaccination Ordered.

= Nc person shall he entered as a teacher employee or pupil in a public or private 4ehool in this State without having first presented to the principal n charge or the proper authorities, a certificate from licensed and com peten, physician of thi, State certify ing that the said teacher, employee, or pupil. has been successfully vaccinated; ar in lieu of certificate of successful vaccination. certificate certifying recent vaccination done in proper manner by competent physician.
 State Board of Health.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
To Stop Leaking Water Pipe.

Moisten some ordinary yellow soap and a little whiting into thick paste and place some of this over the leak until the plumber arrives.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
AMONG COLORED PEOPLE

Items of interest among colored people should be left at the Palace Drug Store or at this office
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
400 TYPEWRITERS!

All kinds and all grades. REMINGToNS SIP up
 Instruction book with each machine. Type and repair parts for all makes of Typewriters EMPIRE TYPE FOUNDRY. ..BuFFALo. N. Y.
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06
Notice of Commissioners
 Sale

Net,c, hereby eassn thai fhe undersigned Commissioner of the etieo, thaaeyr, Court pr. suas to the deere, of said Coart rendered Iul, E lglt the matter sf FNehans, Bank x Trust Company Ns- \ r Eepdeu. et al elH sell al pub- Inc aatcr, tafhe h,ebsHt taddef. en a credit ot thrss months at he front Aa-1r af tho Bank Hudd. su-. ef th, tsehanve .t.nk N rros, Company lu b.raost tt,eat County Arkau.a>. between a.. haHr~ fog judicial -4..#=. ID
 T4ssdsy toe sIh aal e' SepeHbs, l9ii ths following #tl-syribe4 real uroHertf tas5f
 Lot On, m iHac'- auszn Helt AaIltea te th, t=e=a-ef pseeaatt AtksH-as se-es-ispy ta yhe rig- ef sad Hs Addtliau ,a .ai tas,u na, an rccori in th, lihcr lf tb, recorder ot Ct.lpt Co4nt .a5 l.5t he,ue te7 fs,t front au Miller Avenue 4nt l~l fr-t 1rca tsast and Net
 The ,baser i- r,4lsrri ta .,lve haea for uur chase pries =eitl security ta ltt approved te the Commissioner. and such securit. Is net s34ea th, l.ted yjl h,s tuata,iiata aly r,.-,ld
 Notice gwen this August 2uth X p i915
 F B MCCULLOUGH Commls=s.oer Wu1Son < WmSon. Atty- s-sAst
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06

Teacher of Piano and Harne eny
The Dermott news., 1917-09-06

Supervisor of Music Dormott High hool
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
CLEARING THE FIELDS

Old fields which have been allowed
to grow up in briers and brush are
often very hard to reclean. When the
filth is taken off, such weeds as sassa-
fras, greenbriers and wire briers keep
sprouting, but if all such brush and
briers are hacked down in August and
September and burned as soon as they
get dry and the land pastured with the
sheep and cattle they will soon die out
and the roots rot.
If sassafras and green, briers are
grubbed out they will sprout as long as
the ground is stirred, but neither Of
them can stand pasturing without
breaking the ground after they have
been hacked down and burned over.
Many patches of greenbiers will burn
when dry without going to the trouble
of cutting them, and in such cases it
saves labor by setting them on fire
to kill them and burn the old briers out
Of the way.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
WAR WORK

In the call of the government for the
people of the United States to do their
bit for their country by planting food
to be used to reduce the high cost of
living and to help feed our allies, one
of the first to respond to the call was
Mrs. Frank Vanderlip, wife of the
president of the City National bank,
New York city. Mrs. Vanderlip is the
leader of the Woman Suffrage party in
Westchester, where the beautiful home
of the Vanderlips is situated. Early in
the spring the grounds around the vast
estate were planted to potatoes. Neigh
boring suffragists helped in the work,
Mrs. Vanderlip spending certain por-
ton of each day in the work of the
garden. The picture taken shows
Mrs. Vanderlip at work with the culti-
vator in one of the potato patches.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Frenzied finance.


II just thought of great scheme, =
grinned the plumber.
"Hand it to me and I'll eat it," re-
piled the thin carpenter.
"No, this is on the level"
what it is all about?"
'Tt is to get In touch with all the
paymasters in the country
yes"
'And find out when the pay day
comes.v
yes"
"Then, on the pay day plan to go to
each paymaster and see how many en-
velopes have not been called for"
"Huhl"
"Then 1 plan to take all the uncalled-
for pay envelopes and share them fifty
fifty with the paymasters."
AS he turned to go the thin carpen-
ter shook his head and remarked sor-
rowfully:
"And just to think, used to know
you when you were all right."-Ex-
change.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
SOME HARDY BULBS.

The lover of beautiful garden must
spare a corner, or strip of ground, for
the hardy bulbs which come up from
year to year with very little care, ex-
cepting the general care every flower
lover gives her plants, such as keep
ing the weeds down, fertilizing the
ground in the fall and loosening the
earth in the springtime.
find the Roman hyacinth will in
crease from year to year, if left in the
ground.
My crocuses are planted in the lawn
and are done blooming before the
moving machine is run over that part
of the grass.
have some hard, old-fashioned
white tulips, the double kind, and
these, with a few of the cottage gar
den tulips of brilliant colorings make
a gay showing all through May.
Scilla Siberica is very satisfactory,
being one of the first bright-blue flow
ers to greet us, for it. comes in crocus
time. Then there is the Scilla cam
panuIata, or Spanish bluebell. These
bulbs, grown in masses with snow
drops, grape and feathered hyacinths,
are charming in effect.
The Sternbergia lutia is bulb which
gives up it's blossoms in September,
often extending into the latter part
of November. A clump of them is
very striking, the flowers being pure,
golden-yellow in color.
The most satisfactory bulb of all is
the fieur de lys, iris or flags, the mar
cissi and the daffodils. The ground in
which they are planted should not be
fertilized, as this causes the bulbs to
run to leaf and give but scanty bios
SONS.
Once in three years, in the fall, the
daffodils, the narcissi, the fleur de lys
need separating, and if grown in long
rows of each flower the effect is beau
tiful and gratifying.
A great show can be made of groups
of iris. There are several species of
this gorgeous flower, and each species
has many varieties-t is the Span
ish, Japan and German iris, and sever
al new varieties and novelties.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
A Reasonable SUGGESTION.

The farmer alleged freight train
Of the defendant company had hit one
of his mules.
"Now, Mr. Jones'" said the attor-
ney for the corporation to the ag-
grieved party, who occupied the wit
ness stand, will you kindly tell the
court whether or not your mule was
on the track, the property of the de-
fendant when hit by the train?"
well, sir" replied Mr.. Jones, 81
didn't witness the occurrence, but l
suppose things must have been about
as you say. This was pretty bright
mule and / reckon if that train had
took out after him in the woods which
fringe the track there where he was
killed he would have got behind a
tree."-Macon Telegraph.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
A curious Stone.

Johnny came home from school sew
eral times within month with various
bruises on his face and body, received
in fights with his schoolmates, and on
the last occasion his mother threatened
him with severe punishment if he ever
engaged in fight again. Only few
day safter the lad appeared with a
black eye, and, scared by the stern,
maternal greeting, "Well, sir?'' he de-
parted from his usual truthful ways,
and stammered:
81 fell down and hit my head on a
stone"
"And which got the worst of it?"
asked his big brother.
"Oh, the other fellow" answered
Johnny. He's gone home with two
black eyes"
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Something Lacking.

For the first time Louis was hearing
the herry-tree-and-hatch story. 1t
was very dramatically related by
patriotic aunt, but Louis was not so
deeply impressed as he might have
been. When the climax was reached
and George Washington said, 81 can
not tell lie," Louis displayed his first
glimmer of enthusiasm.
Couldn't he?" he asked. What was
the matter with him?' Philadelphia
Star.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Thick.

A teacher asked her class to write
an essay on London. She was sur
prised to read the following in one
attempt: t Et e
"The people Of London are noted
for their stupidity"
The young author was asked how
he got that idea.
please, MISS" was the reply, "it
says in the textbooks the population
Of London is very dense. New York
Globe.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
SURGICAL Stupidity.

A French soldier had been shot in
the leg and was taken to the hospital
for treatment For some time the sur
geon probed the wound, until at last
THE sufferer demanded what he was
doing.
Il am trying to find the bullet" was
the reply.
"What stupidity" cried the patient.
"Why, have it in my pocket"
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Exact Copy of wrapper.
When Mark Moved.

When Mark Twain was young and
struggling, a friend of his met him
walking through the streets with
cigar box under his arm. She said to
him:
"AIr. Clemens, whenever l see you
there is a cigar box under your arm.
I'm afraid you are smoking too much" :"
"It isn't that" said the impertur-
bable Mark I'm only moving again"
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
SKIN T0RTURES
That Itch, Burn and Scale Quickly Re-
IIeved by cutieura-Trial Free.

It takes about ten minutes to prove
that hot bath with Cuticura Soap
followed by gentle applications Of
Cuticura Ointment will afford relief
and point to speedy healment of
eczemas, itchings and irritations. They
are ideal for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Aooravatino Circumstances.

Mrs. Justwed-We hadn't been mar
ried week when he hit me with
piece of sponge cake.
Judge-Disorderly conduct. Five
shillings and costs.
Mrs Justwed-And I'd made the
cake with my own hands.
Judge-Assault with deadly weap-
on. One year-Pall Mall Gazette.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Splendid Nerve.

Il thought Janet would be very
nervous about running her automobile
herself, but the girl is perfectly fear
less"
81 should say she was. The last
person she ran over was a traffic cop"
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build I'm The system

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label. showing it is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Ouinine drives out malaria, the Iron
builds up the system. 90 cents.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
PANsIEs

Pansies sown in midsummer will
come into bloom late in the season
when the weather is cool and give
some very fine flowers.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Sacred Subject.

Money is his religion"
Eyes; his poor wife is afraid to ask
for any. It's subject too sacred to
mention"
The midland journal., 1917-08-24

Acid Stomach, Heartburn and Nausea
quickly disappear with the use of Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial box
to 372 Pearl St., New York. Adv.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
Test mans professions by his prac-
A Good Reason,

Mrs. Knicker-Why do you think
she is spy?
Mrs. Bosker-No other cook ever
stayed as long
The midland journal., 1917-08-24

1t pays better to be dentist than
an oculist. A man has 80 teeth and
only two eyes.