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Evening star., 1917-03-25
A School-Teacher's Story

MY friends said | was crazy for thinking
V of building house. for | was an
old-maid school-teacher on a salary
of $3.50 year, and how could ever pay
for it? But | was tired of boarding
and of living in rented houses. So build
| would.
got my start by buying. for very
small sum, a mortgage which the holders
did not consider worth foreclosing. To
my surprise. the property increased rap
idly in value, till in 1902 sold it for s 400,
With this money | paid small college
debt, and the next spring bought town
lot at IA forced sale, in a good neighbour
hood for $50. and began to build a house
of seven rooms and bath, which planned
in suites, so that | might have my own
apartment, separate from the part which
| intended to rent.
AS soon as the framework was up,
mortgaged the place for $1,000 at seven
per cent. to go on with the building, the
contract price being S2lOO | paid
the contractor 500 week.
On October 9 the contractor announced
that might move in, but he needed S4OO
to finish paying the lumber bill. | gave
him check for that amount. and the
next day | took possession, proud and
happy, at last under my own vine and
fig tree.
Two days later the contractor ap-
peared with a receipted bill for lumber
amounting to more than 5000, and de-
manded the balance of the contract-price
something over $500. Following some
instinct that | can not explain, | refused
to settle A strange fear seized me-a
fear that all was not right: so | rushed
to a telephone and called up the lumber
Evening star., 1917-03-25
How | Built My Home

company. Finding that not penny had
been paid on the lumber, hurried to the
bank and stopped payment on my $40O
check.
Then | investigated, and found that the
rascal still owed the hardware man, the
plumber, the plasterer, the electrician,
and the painter.
He again demanded the 5000, and sent
lawyer to file a lien on the house. But
when explained the situation, the lawyer
begged my pardon and declared that he
was on the wrong side of the case told
the contractor that if any part of the
contract price remained after all these
bills were paid, he should have it. But
he did not wait to see. He disappeared.
OF course | could not pay all. for it re-
quired $500 more than the contract price;
but my creditors We're very courteous.
and as fast as my salary was earned |
paid it on these debts.
| had some furniture, but not enough
to fit up apartments for rent; but second
hand stores We're plentiful, and it is mar
velous what sandpaper, combined with
muscle and three coats of varnish, will do
for piece that once was good. In less
than two months the apartment was oc-
cupied and since then it has stood idle
very little.
My rents have ranged from nothing to
$50 month, depending on how much of
the house | have rented, and one month
brought me 1858.
At the same time | have had home.
My salary has been increased four time,
since | first thought of building. | now
receive $500 a year. So, with careful
planning, doing my own laundry work.
and making most of my own clothes,-
for | am an expert with both the wash
board and the needle,-I have been able
to save enough to lift the mortgage, build
two sleeping-porches and an extra kitchen,
and buy new piano, besides making
some investments. one of which is ten
acre orchard that | am paying for by the
month, and which is now bearing its first
crop.
1t has been my custom to set aside one
tenth of my income for church or charita-
BILE purposes, so trust this striving for
home has not made me miserly or narrow.
l.. c., Colorado Springs. Col
Evening star., 1917-03-25

IESE the przewnnng letters in the announced
last fall. The letters contest "How Am Trying Raise
My Children being read, and the best of them will be
published in spring We another
What Did When Lost My job" You might we'll begin thinking
the subject likely call
Evening star., 1917-03-25

coaxed some obli-
ging hop-vines in
an incredibly short
time. We We're
both young and
strong, and the
difficulties wefaced
seemed small be-
side the wonderful
Evening star., 1917-03-25
The Prize Story
NN faith, rabbits, and kodak picture.
" we built our home.

Ihe moderate wages OF ninety dol
lars month earned by my husband as jour-
neyman plumber, before the days of union
labor prices in our town, were barely suf-
ficient for daily necessities for a family of
five. Yet we INDUCED in dreams of such
luxury as owning our own home.
Dreams built on faith, and supported
by hard work. often come true. This one
did.
We decided to save every penny, and
earn every penny we could, till we had
saved $500 to buy lot. Then we would
get the Building and Loan Company to
build house, and would repay the cost
at certain price each month, just as if
we were paying rent. By scheming, and
watching the pantry to save every little
dry onion, and by wearing clothes patched
over and over, we could save about SIS
each month on the regular income. Twice
we saved $ll, but sometimes it was only
So, so SIS was the average.
Sometimes it was saved at the expense
of my own hunger. But the three children
were happy Patches meant nothing to
them. My husband was happy. | was
too 1t became a passion to save. We
found ourselves scheming to do without
things with as great pleasure as general
must find in scheming for campaign to
conserve military forces. ,.,
My husband spent "a for eight rab-
bits, and built them roomy warren with
underground chambers. When these rab-
bits began to multiply, we sold them to
meat markets at twenty cents a pound.
Each young rabbit brought price of
from forty to fifty cents. A nearby sana
torium bargained for as many as we
could supply.
Four months after my husband started
in the rabbit business he had $40 extra to
put with the small monthly savings. The
next month he had $l4. There was no
expense in keeping and killing and dress
ing the rabbits, excepting - a month for
alfalfa and greens. He did the killing
and dressing after working hours. Each
month the rabbits brought more.
In the meantime, was busy earning
a few dollars for the home builders fund.
An advertisement in motorcycle maga-
zine for motorcycle and bicycle pictures
caught my eye. | reveled in swapping
one my brother had given me two years
before. With my kodak, and the two
children who were too young to be in
school, haunted the park district and the
University Heights district, where motor
lists could always be "shot' by skilled
kodak hunter any bright day. | devel-
oped the films myself. | did some foolish
shooting that brought no return. But. at
81 each for pictures of motorists sold to
the motorcycle magazines, soon added
considerable to our savings. Eighteen
months from the time we started to save
we had $3.50 saved for the home lot.
But before buying a lot, as we at first
had planned we saw. tive-room house
set in a garden of roses, that looked like
paradise to us. The price was $1,000.
There was no bathroom; but, with its
hundred feet of ground, and hundreds of
roses, vines, and kitchen orchard, it
suited us. The owner was finally per-
suaded to accept first payment OF $3.50
Evening star., 1917-03-25

got from the public library, and
on Sundays put theory into prac-
tice. At last we moved, and when
we went to bed on the Fourth of
July it was in our new tent house,
and with $7l still in the bank.
People talked to us about the
risk we ran in keeping a baby in
IA tent in the rainy season; but the
stove kept us warm, and the room
was really attractive, with its impro-
vised painted furniture.
Fred built an entrance porch of
posts and shingles, over which |
Evening star., 1917-03-25

to bed when Fred came running up
the steps.
Florence" he cried, "if you will be a
good sport we can have our own home.
And this is the story of how we did it.
We lived in San Francisco, in modest
little fiat, on $50 month, and we had one
baby. We owned little piece of property
Is by so feet on the edge of good neigh
borhood. which Fred, in his bachelor
days, had bought cheaply on the install
ment plan, and, try as hard as we might,
we had never been able to sell it, BY
careful planning we lived nicely and had
managed to save 5000 in the four years
we had been married.
That night we did much planning and
calculating. We decided to live in tent
on our lot, and to build our house nights,
Sundays, and holidays. The one thing
we were determined on was not to go into
debt. so that if Fred wanted to change his
position he could. He was working in a
lawyers Office at that time.
We canvassed the wrecking and salvage
companies, and bought secondhand
plumbing and patent chimney, with
fittings and materials complete, for SOL.
We advertised, and bought practically
new waterproof tent, IA by "a feet, for
$50. In the evenings we studied Star
bucks "Practical Plumbing" which we
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
J. ". EFIRD DIED
 THIS MORNING

We regret to chronicle the death of of MT. John ". Efird, which occurred this morning lot Il o'clock, at his home on Baker Hill. MT. Efird has been in bad health for some time, but was able to be up and about short time ago. He has been resident of Hot Spring county for many years, and moved to Malvern last Fall, taking charge of restaurant which he purchased, on Main street. Early in January he was forced to give up his business on account of ill health, and moved to Baker Hill. The funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow, and burial will take place at Rockport cemetery.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
Some Bargains in Farms and City Property:

200 acre farm Improvements room house and one 4 room house, onA big barn and crib, fine water, 2
 acres in bermuda hay yielding IF, bales per year, 60 acres in corn cotton, 75 fruit trees year very healthy place located on Ouac..
 river mile from school and chul and railroad. Price may be know ] upon request.
 AS acres bottom land, above over
 flow, 2x miles from Cove Creek
 station, lays well, no rocks. fine bot
 tom land. Price $7O0.00. 22 lots in Leiper-Brooks addition blocks Malvern High School building L$40.00 to $50, small payment down. balance on reasonable terms.
 20 acres improved Ouachita river bottom land. 2 miles from Malvern. Price $1200. Half cash, balance easy terms.
 62 acre farm, 35 acres in cultivation, only acres waste land, room house,
 barn chicken house and cellaralso one 2 room house 2 miles from town. run- hing water, on R. x, Q, tessphone, a
 mile to church. Price IDS LOO l room house flo0red. ba n md ccW barn, IA acres 10 acres III cfeek bot
 tom, all in cultivation, 15Q~ h6AFina
 grape vines wei. .5carsa In town, run-
 ming watr. Special price made known lpon application.
 4 room house, good water, 2 story barn, acres in cotton location Moline street. Price $105O.OO incumbrancS about $150.0Q or will trade for small farm, improved.
 40 acres mile from corporation line including 5000 worth of pine/ and oak saw timber land unde9 with fire clay, all tillable, rulf water. Special price $120O, half balance your terms.
 3 acres, 2 room house, small bar alI in cultivation, young orchN grape vines and pecan trees. water, IA mile from store, good only mile from main street. 1Fr1c s750.
 IA acres, right new 3 room hous big barn, young orchard, good watd land lays well, all in cultivation, big road l IA mile from post oliic Special price $86u
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
IIIIIIIIIllIuuuIIIIInIlIIIIIIIllllIIlIllIl,Illll
 YUKON'S BEST BETTER SERVICE, BETTER QUALITY.


BORN-To MT. and Mrs. Gordan Linan, of Butterfeld, fine girl today.
 ***A
 c. T. Merritt and Mrs. M. I. Hudkins motored to Lono Thursday night where they were called on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Hudkins' son W. J. Parnell.
 l want board for family of three, (adults1 or would rent furnished cot tage or rooms for the Summer. Re- ferences exchanged. Address box 565. 5-14c.
 Rev. J. Taylor of Friendship, was with the pupils this morning in their opening exercises. He gave to the pupils a plain, practical and yet sim pie address on an upright life. Rev. Taylor is trying to do a good work and ought to accomplish much good. The amount of good depends on where the seed falls.
 **** ! The Bierne Baseball team defeated the home team yesterday in game played on the school grounds, by score of to I. It was an interesting game from start to finish, and was at- tended by large crowd. The batter ies were as follows: Malvern, M. Howell and Joe Thrasher; Bierne. Cabbage, Shaver; Clark and Culps. Umpire, Horace Helms. Howell struck out g; Cabbage 3 and Clark Another game will be played between these two teams in the near future.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

pr. W. s. Richardson has arranged for the production of film, demon- strating the care of the teeth, which will be shown at the Royal theatre on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights of next week. This is a film that should be seen by everyone. It was gotten up by Dr. s. J. Rauh, of Cincinnati.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

Malvern will be at her best next week, on the occasion of the District meeting or the Federation of Wo- mems Clubs of Arkansas. War or no war, we're going to entertain the la dies in a, manner that will reflect cred it on the entire community.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

A meeting of the Woman's Club will be held tomorrow, Saturday after noon, at 3 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. E. H. Vance. In as much as the Dis trict meeting ofrthe Fedration of Wo- mems Clubs will be held here next week, full attendance of the Club is desired at this meeting.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
REQUESTS ASSISTANCE
 OF AUTO OWNERS


 The woman's Club, The School I'm provement Association and the "Coun- try Club," will entertain the Little Rock District of the Federated Clubs May 14th, 18th and 18th.
 All automobile owners who will vol unteer to meet the trains and care for the delegates please notify some mem- Der of the Hospitality Committee.
 Mrs. Robert Smith Jr.
 Mrs. pr. Richardson
 Mrs. Henry Berger
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

When the war tax hits you, don't kick: You know you said we would back up Woodrow in this war business. Of course it going to be hard on us little fellows, but it takes money to to win, and win we must
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
SOUTHBOUND
Rock Island Railroad

sAo, 6l6 Hot Springs to Malvern. a. m.
 No SIS, Malvern to Hot Springs Sis a. m.
 No. 629 Malvern to Butterfield BPS a. m. No. 630 Butterfield to Camden 9:15 a. m. Mo- 629 Camden to Malvern 6:30 p. m. No. SIS Hot Springs to Malvern $40 p. m. No. 6l7 Malvern to Hot Springs 2: 05 p. m.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

Our Sport Editor had stage fright yesterday, when he saw that ball team of men arrive from Bierne, and failed to report on the game. That game was only little scrimish, you just wait until our boys get in trim, and wei show you some real, classy baseball. :.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

Ii, a newspaper can pay five per cent of his advertising collections as war tax, we think everybody else should be very we'll satisfied. We'll, we'll try and worry along on our ninety-tive. per cent, and be thankful for that.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

A Navy Recruiting officer will be in Malvern next Thursday, looking for recruits. And when we think of Jeff and Mutt being in the Navy, and the fun they are having, we almost wish sometimes that we were younger.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

subjt
 Leader: Miss verna
 Song, No. ST, (Hymnal). Lords Prayei.
 23rd Psalm iesponsively. Recitation, by Junior.
 Something of Jesus Growth, Miss Edna Miller.
 How Can We Assist Spiritual Growth, Miss Hester Smith.
 How Teachers and Parents May Help Childre9, to Live fo5 and to Know Christ, Elmo Young. Song, No. 61,(Hymnal
 Open Meeting.
 Benedictionl
 The League Anniversary Day Ser vice, which was to have beten observed Sunday, has been postponed until Sum- day, May 27ths
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
BY. P. U. PROGRAM Sunday May 18th. BIBLE STUDY MEETING Acts IS

Leader-May Phelps.
 scripture-71st Cor. 1s Chap-Effie Orr.
 1. "Paul's Work Begun in Corinth. Eva Glenn.
 2. "Oppos ition to paul''- Birch.
 3. Paul Prosecuted in Corinth" MT. Yates.
 4. Compld etion the Second Mis- sionary "Joutrney o'Nr Rutherford. 5. Apollos aa Ephesus-Linnie Glover.
 Topics for op discussion lied by leader of the me ing.
 6. Poem "Ni fall"-Mabel Adair FOR SALE One full-blooded Jer- ey male ho IS months old. Apply J. w. Dee hone 338 Walco.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

We've heard of men aging in a night, and we expect some went past thirty suddenly, yesterday.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
A PRINTERS KISS.

 E. Dedicated to the Office Boy) He printed on her lips kiss. And from his own confession lie thinks he has the proof to show A very good impression
 -Yonkers Statesman. The maiden seemed to like the type, And needing his petition She said she thought the time was ripe To print large edition,
 Youngstown Telegram. Good God!" we hear the maiden cry, "This is a glorious showing; We hope the men have steam enough To keep the presses going"
 -Yonkers Statesman. The resses, we've no doubt, will go, And for time surprising; Most anything would go, you know, With this much advertising.
 Houston Post. He printed on her lips kiss, It filled her with elation; "Oh boy ]" the maiden cried, "This helps my circulation"
 -Beaun1ont Enterprise. He printed on her lips kiss, It was soul inspirer; And by his form" she knew that he Was no mere mstereotyper.
 Houston Labor Journal. He printed on her lips kiss, 1t was some warm perspirer:
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MISS MARY MEYER Society and Assistant Local Editor
 Phone 71f

 Society and Assistant Local Editor
 Phone 711 Meet me at the Elite. Mrs. Byrd of Little Rock is visitor in the city.
 Mrs. Lee Miller is in Little Rock to- day.
 Mrs Sid Eisman went to Little Rock this morning.
 String Beans, fresh Tomatoes. Bell Peppers, New Potatoes, at Smith & Haltom, Phones 215 and 28. Mrs. G. E. Mattison was Little Rock visitor today. BoRN-To MT. and Mrs. Gay Nor rison, this morning, a fine girl.
 a#** Mrs. Jno. Reynolds returned We'd nesday night from several days visit in Hot Springs.
  The best real estate bargain in Nal yern-the Barnhardt place near the school house.-See Claude Mann. Watch for it. The film demonstrat- ing the care of the testh, at the Royal Theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. All should see this. -.~.
 FOR SALE: Practically new bug gy and harness at sacrafice.-J. o. Rogerss
 Van Harrell left yesterday for Lit tie Rock, to report to the Officers Training School at Fort Logan H. Roots. His many friends here wish him much success.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

He printed on her lips kiss, 1t was some warm perspirer; And by the "hotness" of it's bliss Proved him some linotyper.
 Dallas Toiler.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
RESOURCES

Atcison Geo. B Cox Cashier the above ed Bank do certify that the above statement s correct
 N. ATCHISON, President GEOrB. COX, Cashier
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11
TIME TABLES
NoRTHBoUND

No. 4 St. Louis. due 7;Oi m fast No. 28 Little Rock Local il:22 m. No. 36ss Little Rock Local 4:23 D m No. s6 St. Louis fast 7:10 m
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

FOR SALE: Practically new bug gy and harness at sacrafce.--J. O.. Rogerss
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

Entered at the Postoffice at Malvern Arhan- at second class matter.
Malvern daily record., 1917-05-11

BORN-To. MT. and Mrs. Gordan Linan, of Butterfeld, fine girl today.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-25
LACK OF CHARM CAUSE
OF MANY DIVORCES.

Madame Sarah Barnhardt, the
great French actress, in signed ar
icle in the November issue of Har.
.)er's Bazaar attributes the numerous
livorces that have come into the
courts of late years to lack of charm
n the women concerned.
eff I stood at the threshold of life,' :
Jays Nine. Bernhard, asking of ii
something which would buy happi-
ness, | should beg for charm. For if
one has charm, she will be loved
And a woman must have love to be
happy. Beauty does not matter. Ii
1 woman has charm she can secure
whatever She wants-love, success
power"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-25
WHY BOYS LOVE DOGS.

There never war great boy story
written without dog in it.
Boys and dogs have the same prob
lems-the same troubles to overcome
Serious-minded people think that all
boys are full of mischief and that all
dogs are unmitigated instances.
Thus boys and dogs have much in
common, and one of their chief oc-
equations is keeping out of the way
of people who don't like them.
1t is too bad that Booth Tarking-
tons "Penrod Schofield' arrived so
long after Mark Twain's "Tom Saw
yer" Tom and Penrod would have
been great chums. Then throw in
"Huck Finn" for good measure and
the picture is complete.
The Penrod stories in the Cos
mopolitan are touching the high
water mark of boy literature, and
Periods dog, Duke" is sure
enough boys dog with about as
much pedigree as field mouse.
In the November Cosmopolitan
Harrington tells how Penrod and his
side partner Sam named Sans dog
Walter-John Carmichael-a suffici-
emily gaudy appellation for any
mongrel.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-25

Entered as second-class matter November
1909. at the post-ofice at Coulee City. WASH. vi
der the Act of March 8. 1879.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-25
THE LIBERTY LOAN
AND THE FARMER


1t is every citizens duty to purch-
ase Liberty bond if he is in position
to do so. Every patriot will regard
it as privilege to participate in the
Liberty Loan. He will thereby con-
tribute directly and effectively to
the successful prosecution of war
with Germany which has been fore
ed upon us. The nations task is a
serious one. 1t intimately touches
each of us. 1t faces you and me. II
we do not win this war we must pre-
pare ourselves for grave changes in
our institutions and to lead differ
ent sort of life from that which we
had planned to live-from thai
which our forefathers died to give
us the right to live. We shall indie
finitely face the interference of the
Prussian autocracy or bear perman-
emily the intolerable burdens of mil
itarism. To win this war we mus.
nave both men and money. | know
that every farmer wants to do all in
his power for the nation in this day
If trial. He will not only labor to
produce the necessary foodstuffs but
will also contribute generously of
his means to make it possible for the
men at the front to achieve victory.
[ am confident that the farmers of
The land will not permit any other
class to take the leadership in sup
porting the government in this crisis,
financially or otherwise.
We are at war with Germany be-
cause Germany made war upon us,
sank our ships, killed our citizens,
and plotted against us while profess
ing friendship.
We were patient till offenses be-
came so fragrant and insults so in
.olerable that it was merely quest
on whether we would admit that we
we're no longer free nation or ac-
;ept the challenge of the war-mad.
lypocritical, and medieval Prussian
nllltaristS. There was one choice
we could not make-we were incap-
able of making. We could moi
choose the path of submission ana
suffer the most sacred rights of our
latlon and our people to be ignored
and violated"
We are defending our rights as a
rec nation. We are resolved thai
here shall be an end of brute force
IN international affairs. What Ger
nany's victory would mean to the
world is plain. There would be no
light except might, no peace save
he price of humiliations too bitter
% be borne. Small nations could
aot exist. There would be no sane
tlty to pledge, no solemnitv to a
covenant. With the dominance of
Prusslan militarism, the Anglo-Saxon
struggle for free institutions and ill.,
erty, persisting from Runnymede to
Yorktown, with its Magma Charta. it's
Bill OF Rights, and its Declaration of
independence, will have been in
vain. 1t is to prevent this, to defend
our rights, and to make possible an
orderly and just peace in the world
that we are at war. The nation calls
on its citizens for high and noble
service. On some it calls for serv-
ice in the field; on others for service
at home; on all, it calls for financial
support. | am confident that the
farmers of the Nation will eagerly
respond to the call for subscriptions
to the liberty loan.