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The Newark journal., 1917-12-13
BUY RED CROSS
 CHRISTMAS SEALS
Governor Brough Urges People to Assist Tn the Fight A.
 gainst Tuberculosis

Gov. Brough has issued the following statement urging the support of the sale of Red Cross Seals for the benefit of the Arkansas Public Health Association, which seek to give every county an anti-tubereul- osis campaign under the super vision of visiting nurse. Gov. Brough issued the following tatement:
 The Arkansas Public Health Association, which is a bra h of the National Associati 2n l the Study and Prevention & Tuberculosis, is carrying on 8 very commendable campaign to place visiting nurses in each county of the State for the care and treatment of the dreaded tuberculosis. It Is estimated by the State health authorities that there are 25,000 cases of tuberculosis in Arkansas, and last year there were over 2,300 deaths from the great white plague. The Red Cross seals cost only a penny apiece, and the proceeds from the sale of these seals will be used in plac- ing visiting nurses in every county in Arkansas, to treat tuberculosis patients. Fifty four counties of the State have already been organized by the Arkansas State Health Asso- elatlon, and It IS hlghly desT ous that the remaining twenty three be organized.
 I regard this as one of the most commendable humanitar- ian undertakings that has ever been projected in our State, and the fact that the Public Health Association is under the supervision of Dr. A. c. Shipp as president, and M. A. Auerbach as secretary, both of whom have been interested for years in sociological work, pre- sages a very useful work being accomplished by the associa- tion."
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13

above mentioned date and hour surrounded by her heart brok- en husband and grief stricken children and several other sym- pathizing friends she peaceful ly fell asleep in the arms of Him, whom she loved and ser ved and entered into eternal rest.
 On Thanksgiving Day the writer, held the funeral ser vices assisted by Rev. E. A. Horn, one of her former pas tors, at Pleasant Hill church attended by one of the largest assembly of people ever as sembled at Pleasant Hill. After the funeral her body was sol emnly conveyed to the ceme- tery near the church and with trembling hands and fearful eyes we quietly consigned her body to the grave to await the resurrection of the just. The floral offerings were large ano beautiful.
 May the Grace of our Heav- enly Father sustain the grief stricken family in this hour of great sorrow, and may you all live so close to the Lord that some sweet day you can meet
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13

to them that loved the Lord.
 Oh, how she will be missed by her neighbors and friends, and her pastors and churches, but most of all she shall be missed by Brother Fortune, Belle, Blanche, Kate, Mamie Clint, Oracle and little Char les, only 3 years of age; and little baby Burt only nine months old will never know what a great and good mother he had.
 Sister Fortune was taken ill lon Sunday, November II, with pneumonia and lagrippe and fingered for seventeen days, making q hard fight and do- ing all she could to get we'll. 'She wanted to get we'll for the sake of her husband and child ren, especially the two young est. Though she was submis- sive and resigned to the will of God, loved ones and friends hoped, prayed and trusted for change for the better that she might be restored. But de- spite the efforts of the faithful and untiring physicians, and all the attention that loving hands could bestow on the
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13

ground aviation school has been suggested at the Univer- sity of Arkansas, and it is ex- pected one will be located there, pryoided arrangements can be made for machine gun instruction, radio-electrical en- gineering work and photogra- phy. Similar schools have been located at large Eastern uni versailles and are designed to furnish preliminary training for the work in the regular avaition schools.
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13
WHY THE ANGELS
 PUT BABY OUT

The new baby had proved itself the possassor of extra ordinary lung power. One day baby's brother, little Johnny, said to his mother:
 Ma, little brother came from heaven, didn't he?'
 Yes, dear," answered the mother.
 Johnny was silent for a. mo- m1nt and then he went on:
 Say, ma.
 What is it Johnny?"
 q don't blame the angels for singing him out, do you?"
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13
MRS. F. 5. FORTUNE

On Tuesday evening, Novem- Der 27, 1917 at 7::30 p. m. the death Angel passed over the home of Brother P. s. Fortune and claimed as it's victim his loving companion, his help meet, his precious wife, the mother of his children. What shock 1t was to the neigh borhood. What terrible gloom is cast over the entire community and church. Il grieyes Us much to have 10 chronicle this sad dispensation of Gods providence as q fact.
 Sister Eliza c. fWhisnana Fortune was born December 24, 1876 in this county. Sine was the oldest daughter of the late D D Whisnant. At the age of 16 she was united in holy matrimony to P. s. For tune, to this union was born 9 children, 6 girls and 3 boys. All survive her but one, little Ella, aged nine, who proceeded her to the glory world ias'
 three months and IT days.
 In the month of July. 1901. she professed faith in Jesus Christ and with her husband. united with the Methodist Pro testant church at Pleasant Hill, under the pastorate of Rev '. A. Horn. She lived devogt christian, a consecrated life to God; her soul and body were in the work for the Lord. Her life and her precious children were dedicated to God. Tier home that was so happy and so pleasant, and so attractive. was consecrated, her posses sions were consecrated; ; the best she had was not too good for the church and the cause of Christ. She loved all chris tian people and churches and had high esteem for all min- isters of the Gospel regardless of creed and they at all times found a welcome in this Godly mothers home. Many are living now that would attest the fact that the christian influence eX- erted in her home, the kindness shown them, the hospitality eX- tended, had been a benedlction to them. While she loved all churches and was at all times responsive to their calls for help, she loved her own the best of all. It had the first place in her heart. We, as her pastor, have heard her say that her God and church was first, her loving husband and sweet children second. She, like Dor cas of old, was full of good works. We can't see now how her place can be filled, but we know that our God can supply all our needs, and that all things work together for good
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13

dear wife and mamma and lit- tie Ella where partings are no more. With smile upon her lips, The gleam of Heaven in her eyes, Her soul was transplanted In that home beyond the skies.
 J. T GOLDSMITH,
 Pastor
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13
CONGRESSMAN TO SPEAK

Congressman w. s. Good win will speak in Batesville Christmas week in behalf of the Red Cross. Congressman Goodwin will spend the holi- days here with his little dau- ghter, Margaret, and Dr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Long.
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13
Deposits of Union Bank and Trust Company More Than
 One Million Tvventy-two Thousand Dollars

confidence intend the efforts the farming business and financial county and surrounding country the best that is in
 nearly three thousand 
 facilities methods of position help grow with this bank; AFTER HAVING REACH ED SIX YEARS WHAT HAS TAKEN OTHER INSTITUTIONS OVER QUARTER CENTURY satisfied but parapang the remark of the old apostle We will forget the things behind except friends and to higher achievements
The Newark journal., 1917-12-13

STARTING little years ago. building the ground with ut consolidation of old businesses this bank has reached the above staggering total of deposits
 This record has only not been euaed bank North Arkan of the Iron Mountain railroad side of the Arkansas r but has NEVER BEEN EQUAIED BY ANY BANK OF ITS SIZE IN THE WHOLE STATE OF ARKANSAS
 We proud of this record and have right to be- and friends and them to share pleasure We recognize that this could have been obtained only and that was by loyalty and support of friends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
Sanitary and Compact Cradle.

For use in infant asylums, and also
In homes where there is not an album
dance Of space, crib has been devel-
oped of woven wire, which, In addition
to its compactness, is said to be safe
and sanitary. 1t is also economical
and safe. 1t is a woven-wire basket,
having high flaring sides, which is sus-
pended by ropes from two posts like
q hammock. The beds are finished so
that there are no sharp edges or cor
ners on which the little occupants can
scratch themselves. AS often as de-
sired, all clothing is removed and the
wire framework thoroughly cleansed.
When not In use, the cradles are moved
from their supports and nested into
compact stacks. These beds are now
being made for use in the home, also,
II desired, and are provided with
woven-wire lids that clamp over the
tops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
Dyinu VILLAGES.

But is 1t the American village that
most betrays the impulse Of our civil
lization, a civilization that perpetual
~ overreaches itself, only to be
obliged to surrender again and again
to nature everything it has gained
How many thousands of villages frost
bitten, palsied, full of morbid, blood.
less death-in-life, villages that have
lost if they ever possessed, the secret
of self-preservation, lie scattered
across the CONTINENT Even in Cali
fornia i used to find them on long
cross-eountry walks, villages often
enough not half a century old, but in a
state Of essential decay. Communi-
ties that have come into being on the
flood tide of an enterprise too rapid
ly worked out, they all signify some
lost cause of material kind that has
left humanity high and dry; like the
neutral areas in an old painting where
the colors, incompletely mixed and of
perishable quality, have evaporated
with time.-Seven Arts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
JACK RABBIT DRIVE is A WESTERN EVENT.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The common woodchuck inhabitS
eastern North America from northern
Georgia and middle Alabama north
ward, including the greater part Of
Canada. In the United States it ranges
westward to Arkansas, eastern Kan
sas, and eastern Minnesota. Another
species of woodchuck inhabits the
higher country of the Black hills,
Rocky mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cas-
cades, and other ranges in the West.
This mountain form seldom comes in
contact with agriculture, but the East
ern species frequently damages gar
den vegetables, clover, and other crops.
Also, its burrows and mounds inter-
fere with moving and other farm op-
erations. In some states the animal is
regarded as SO obnoxious that local
bounties are paid for destroying it.
Woodchucks, while somewhat gre
garious, seldom occur in large colonies,
and may, therefore, be kept in check
by shooting or trapping. They may
be poisoned by strychnine inserted in
pieces OF sweet apple, carrot, or sweet
potato. The animals are often de-
stroyed in their burrows by fumigation
with carbon bisulphide or by the dis
charge of blasting powder.
To destroy woodchucks with carbon
bisulphide, saturate a wad of cotton
or waste with about one and one-half
ounce of the liquid. Place the cotton
well inside the woodchuck burrow and
close the opening with a piece of sod,
well stamped down. If there are two
or more entrances to a burrow, an but
one should be tightly closed before
fumigation.
The smaller forms of rabbits, known
generally as cottontails, are useful ami
mails and become Objectionable only
when too numerous In the vicinity Of
orchards or nurseries. The same is
true of. the larger snowshoe rabbits.
The jack rabbits of the West are of less
value for human food, and, by reason
Of their abundance in newly settled
regions, often interfere greatly with
crops and the growing Of orchard and
other trees.
Jack rabbits are not protected in any
of the states, but are everywhere re-
garded as pest. They afford consid-
cradle sport In coursing with fleet grey
hounds, but ut times they become so
abundant and destructive that entire
communities unite TO kill them by the
organized hunt or drive. A large area
Is surrounded and the animals are
driven toward some central point,
where a wire corral has been built,
into which, with the help of wing bar
riers, thousands Of rabbits are driven
and then slaughtered. When these
hunts take place in cold weather the
rabbits are usually shipped to large
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
EFFICIENCY OF THE
MILKING MACHINES
Successful Operation Depends on
Ability of Operator to Ad-
Just 1t to Cow.

That the efficiency of the present
day milking machine depends on the
ability of the operator, is the opinion
Of j. b. Fitch, associate professor
Of dairy husbandry in the Kansas
State Agriculture college.
Several new milking machines have
been placed on the market In the last
few years ana their manufacturers
have carried on extensive advertising"
said Professor Fitch. "Many farmers
have been led to believe that with Il
machine their troubles would be at an
end. AS result many machines have
been sold. Although they apparently
gave good results at first, many are
not used now.
"In most cases where the machine
has been discarded, IT has been the
fault of the operator. 1t takes an
able man to operate the machine aud
adjust ii to the COW and get good re.
suits. Satisfactory results cannot be
obtained unless 1t Is properly ADJUST
I'd TO the COW. An efficient hand
mixer will get more milk from a cow
than a machine. The machine, how
ever, will do better milking than the
average farm hand. For the farmer
who has trouble getting good mixers
and has from Is TO 20 cows, the ma
chine will work TO good advantage.
ut IS Necessary, when any machine
is used, to finish by stripping the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
Protection for Watches.

The tendency to overwind watch
or, on the other hand, not to wind II
often enough, has been provided
against by winding Indicator with
which certain hlgh-grade watches are
now being equipped. A dial, resem-
bling the secondhand dial, is situated
Immediately below the figure IL on
these tlmepleces, and Is provided with
n small band that slowly revolves to
the right or left, according as the
spring Is being wound or unwound, Its
position indicating how near the watch
is TO being run down. The device
serves as safeguard against too tight
winding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
old CUSTOMS live
Highly Civilized People in India
Retain BarbarouS Practices.
Swinging Man by Hooks From Tree
to Insure Good Harvest Still Pop
ular In Some Districts of
the Far East.

Madras is the heart of the real India.
elers and writer's to overlook the sec
ton because it has few of the more
striking and romantic features that are
found in the North--the dangers of the
frontier the intrigues of the native
Rajput princes, the continually bub-
bling cauldron of strife between Hindu
and Mohammedan. Madras is pure
Hindu, which is to say, pure Indian OF
the Oldest times.
1t is a tradition in India TO treat
the Madras province as something of
joke. Civil and military officials In
the North, wrestling with sterner prob
lens of intrigue and revolt, are in
clined to look down on them. 1t Is an
insult to tell a Sikh trooper that he
drills like Madrassi. All this, how
ever is simply the result Of the settled
prosperity of Madras. Things there
are past the experimental stage. Agri-
culture, administration, education,
transportation, have all been worked
out to a fine point, leaving the officers
and the progressive classes of natives
to spend their time working out adj
vanced ideas and systems at which the
rest of India laughs. Yet Madras is
too rich and powerful in an economic
way to be laughed at much.
Here you touch the old Hindu East.
Side by side with the grated culture Of
Europe that the native picks up with
"a superficial facility, and side by side
with his own thousands-of -yearso old
Oriental civilization, still flourish a
hundred old superstitions and customs
that the West can but regard as bar
barous. They are part of the East,
and the English are powerless before
the passive resistance that the native
opposes to any attempt to change them.
There are tales of human sacrifice
still carried out secretly in remote
mountain districts; II is known to q
certainty that the superstitious prac-
tice of swinging u man by hooks from
a tree to insure a good harvest is still
carried out. Women still kill them
selves on the death of their husbands !;
the lines of caste are drawn as hard
and fast as they were five centuries
ago; Brahmin is still detied If the
shadow Of an outcast passes over him.
Madras is not disorderly, but it is stub
born in these matters with IN Oriental
stubbornness. And the disconcerting
part of it all Is that these revolving
practices are not the customs of bar
barians, but Of highly civilized
people, who have gone as far on their
own road as Europe has gone on hers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03

cows by hand. The amount of milk
received in this manner will vary from
one-half to three pounds, depending
on the disposition Of the COW and the
efficiency of the machine. As rule.
If the machine Is properly handled. no
more udder trouble will result than
from hand milking. 1t is a good plan
to strip the cows, even If but li.ue
milk is obtained, TO determine the
condition of the udder.
"1n case Of purebreG cattle, where
high records are being striven for. the
milking machine is not recommend
ed, as more care and attention usual
~ can be given by good hand milk
or. This does not always hold true.
however, as the IIolsteln COW, Fan
cher Farm Maxey, which produced 4G
pounds Of butter In seven days as n
four year.old, was MIXED four times
u day with machine"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
Whole Truth OF Buddhism.

Dorm Zenshi, II great Buddhist
priest once lived on top of a tree in
mountain; so people nlcknamed him
FOWL priest" Someone interrupted
his meditation one day with the fol
lowing question:
what in "A nutshell IS the truth OF
Buddha's religion?"
"Eschew all sins and practice all
virtues" replied the priest Without
opening his eyes.
"oh, is that all?" said the mau sar-
castically. Even child Of three years
can say that"
yes, even child of three years can
say that" rejoined the priest, but an
old man of eighty years cannot put IL
into practice. Tokyo Advertiser
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
Longest River In Europe.

The Volga is the longest river in
Europe. II rises on the yadai plateau
south OF Petrograd, the capital Of Rus
sia, and It flows In southeasterly di
rec:ion and then south across Russia
and empties into the northern part OF
the Caspian sea at Astrakhan. It's to
tai length Is 2,310 miles, and 1t drains
an area of $4,000 square miles. II
possesses only a slight and gradual
fall, and this is excellently adapted for
navigation. In spring foods the wa
tiers at certain parts are from ten to Il
miles across. The river is Ice free
from 103 to 260 days each year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
Germany's Way.

Germany wants peace, but it must
be her own peace, pax Gerpanica, u
German peace, that gives her Belgium,
northern France, Roumanla and con-
siderable more"
Admiral Davey, who was answering
pacifist argument in a debate in Sac
ramento, shook his head and went on !:
Germany is quite willing TO behave
herself, provided she can run the whole
world-have it all her own way.
Germany is like the lady whose
husband came home with new safety
razor and said, anXiously:
"'On account of the high war prices
my dear, am going TO shave myself
hereafter. Won't you, too. do some
thing to economize?
"'Why, Of course, will she re-
piled, delghtedly. III cut your hair ="
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
Kidney & Co.
(BT DIR. ]. II. wATSON)

The kidneys and the skin work In
harmony. They're companions, the
skin being the second partner. If we
are anxious to keep well and preserve
the vitality of the kidneys and, also,
free the blood from noxious elements,
we must pay special attention to a
good action of the skin and to see that
the kidneys are flushed so as to elimi-
nate the poisons from the blood.
Sweating, by hard work or in a bath,
at least once week, helps to keep the
skin and kidneys in good condition.
Flush the kidneys by drinking plenty
of pure water with meals and between
meals. Occasionally obtain at the drug
store Anuric, double strength, which
will help flush the kidneys and the in
testines. You will find that Anuric Is
many times more active than llthia
and that 1t dissolves uric acid as hot
water does sugar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03

cities, where the carcasSes are either
sold to canning establishments or dis
tributed TO public charities.
Many of the states which have n
close season for cottontail or other ma
tive rabbits permit landowners at any
time to protect property from the de-
predations of the animals. Usually,
however, close hunting and trapping
in the open season afford ample protec-
ton, and only in exceptional cases is
it necessary to resort to other meas
ures for relief.
Saving Trees.
Except where deep SHOWS fall or
chards or other crops on small areas
may be protected by the use of rabbit
proof fencing. Individual trees may
be safeguarded by metal or wooden
protectors attached to the trunks. In
Idaho Il poisoned wash of strychnlne,
glycerin, and starch proved effective
to save trees from jack rabbits, and
the method is recommended for trial
in any locality where conditions war
rant It's use. The wash is prepared as
follows:
Poison wash.--Dissolve one ounce Of
strychnne (sulphate) in three quarts
of boiling water. Dissolve one-half
pound OF laundry starch in one pint
of cold water, stirring thoroughly. Pour
the starch into the vessel containing
the strychnine and boil the mixture
a short time until the starch is clear.
Add six ounces of glycerin and stir.
When the paste is cool enough apply
to tree trunks with paint brush
The mixture adheres well and forms
Il thin coating. If rabbits attack the
tree they will be killed before it is
seriously injured. The wash should
not be used If live stock. especially
young cattle, have access to the or
chard.
For poisoning jack rabbits in winter
the following formula is recommend
ed:
Poison baits.--Good oats, L. quarts ;
powdered strychnine, one ounce; laun-
W. y HAfl IL bll' AduiiNilbblll III NtflN
(bicarbonute) one ounce, saccharine,
one-eighth ounce; water. one quart.
Prepare as directed for mixing prairie.
dog poison. Not over tablespoonful
Of the poisoned grain should be used
in single bait, and this should he
scattered considerably. A little al
talfa hay may be used to attract rnb.
bits to the grain. The poison IS es.
pecially effective when snow covers
the ground.
Partly ripened or ripe heads Of bar
ley or wheat soaked in n sweetened
solution of strychnine or coated with
the starch-strychnne paste just de-
scribed have also proved effective bats
for rabbits, but care must be exer.
cised in using them, as they are likely
to be eaten by live stock.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-03
HINTS FOR POTATO GROWERS
Serious Losses Sustained by Farmer
Through Use OF Mixtures-Stor.
age Place Essential.

Good seed is determining factor in
the production Of maximum crops of
potatoes.
Purity of seed stock Is an essential
quality Of good seed. Serious losses
are sustained by the grower through
mixtures.
A more liberal use OF seed will gen.
orally result In both Increased produc-
ton and profit.
The use Of hlgh.grade seed would
Increase the returns from the potato
crop Of the country by many millions
Of dollars.
A good storage place Is esse.tlal In
order TO insure sound. firm seed al
planting time.