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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

lenses. moves Yer, IL customer
buys a table which looks in a picture
to be 4S inches wide, but which proves
upon it's arrival to be only SO inches
wide, he has no legal grounds upon
which to base a complaint if the SELL
er has not told him in so many words
that the table was 48 inches wide.
Stick to Truth in Figures.
Some INSCRIPTIONS mail order
houses have taken advantage of this
selling power of pictures in a very in
genious way. They adhere strictly to
the truth in the actual measurements
given in their catalogues of the arti-
cles which they have to sell. They
may employ descriptions which exag-
gerate the qualities and appearances
of the articles offered, but when it
m down to actual measurements
the descriptions given are technically
correct. Then these concerns rely upon
their pictures to sell the merchandise,
realizing that a picture will make q
far deeper impression upon the mind
of the prospective buyer than the act
ual figures given. A picture OF a wide,
roomy bed will attract the eye and
the reader probably will not stop to
measure off the width of the bed as 1t
is described In the catalogue to see
whether it Is as wide as desired. Fig
ures, in the abstract, mean little to the
average reader and do not convey the
fnnnroccinn that 4c niyon ~ Tho nSn-
ture.
A former manager Of q mail order
house tells how his concern manipu-
lated pictures in this way to suit its
purposes. 1t had pictures of its
chairs retouched so that the legs
seemed to be an inch and a half in d.
ameter, when they were really less
than an inch. It made narrow beds
appear in the picture to be wide and
comfortable. Posts of iron beds that
were really an inch in diameter were
made to appear as if they were three
inches in thickness. These things are
easy for any competent artist to do.
Patrons Had No Recourse.
This concern, however, adhered rig
idly to the truth in the measurements
included in the descriptions. Custom
ers who found, when they received
their goods, that they were not what
they expected, could kick, but 1t would
do them no good. The mail order
house could show that 1t had set forth
the measurements truthfully In cata-
logues, and there was no recourse for
the customer.
There is no question but that pic
lures will lie, sometimes without any
manipulation, and the person who buys
an article of merchandise from a pic
ture is taking big chances, even though
the picture is not Intentionally altered
to give a wrong impression. Any anna
teur photographer knows from expert
nee how the camera often will give
a wrong idea Of proportions.
The only safe method Is to buy from
the local merchant where one sees the
article itself and not a picture Of 1t.
The article itself cannot lie about It's
dimensions, at least
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

Alien German women who regis
tered must carry cards. The Madison
authorities have thirty such who
have failed to obtain same.
-O-o-o-
A GAINESVILLE laborer for a lumber
concern ran a silver in one finger and
from infection lost the member. The
Industrial Commission has ruled
that the employers must pay him $500
for medical treatment and compensa-
ton.
A. G. Reuter-, a Madison meat mer-
chant, met his death near GAINESVILLE
when his car turned turtle while
travelling at full speed. Reuter- turn
ed out to permit another car to pass.
He was instantly killed his brains be-
ing scattered on the road. Miss Clara
Hasten, his companion, was badly
burned and bruised but will recov-
er.
Farmers in Ii Wisconsin counties
ordered 40 carloads of lime as the i'm
mediate result of soil acidity tests
conducted at the livestock light soil
Institutes held last winter. In two
counties where limestone is available
limestone pulverizers were ordered,
and institute conductors located beds
of mari in three communities where
they alue of mari to an acid soil had
not been appreciated by local farm
ers. Five hundred samples of soil
were brought to the Institutes to be
tested by farmers interested in soil
improvement. When the test showed
that the chief thing lacking to sue
coed with legumes was lime applica-
lions on the soil, lime was ordered and
clover and s%oybeans were planted
where none had been grown before.
At least four culta-packers were pur-
chased for sandy soil farmers, so that
the best methods of cultivation might
assist in building up the sandy soil
counties. Soil clubs have since been
organized to keep the work going
among the farmers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
PICTURES ARE NOT
ALWAYS TRUTHFUL
Some Mail Order Houses Find
Them Very Useful in Their
Business.
CAN DOCTOR" PHOTOGRAPH
Concerns Can Give Wrong impress
sions With Illustrations While
Sticking to Truth in
Descriptions.

copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union.)
Figures lie," it has been
claimed, but this is far from the
truth. The defaulter who has "doc-
tored" his books in such a way that he
has escaped detection for years, knows
that figures can be made to lie. The
SnreWd politician, who knows how to
juggle statistics, knows that thew can
be made to tell a story that is far from
the truth.
But there Is another medium Of ex-
preston which is also supposed to be
a stickler for truth, but which is a
greater prevaricator than figures.
That is a picture. A picture of any
person or thing, supposedly, is an ex-
act reproduction Of the original, but
this is frequently only a wild suppo-
sition. The photographer who did not
make his picture tell a little fb now
and then would soon go out Of busi-
ness from lack of patronage.
Pictures Better Than Words.
Pictures have come to occupy a very
important place in the life of the world
in recent years. 1t has been said that
for newspaper purposes a picture
which tells its story strikingly is worth
more than columns of written words
on the same subject. Newspapers and
magazines have realized the truth of
this fact and as a result pictures are
used profusely in illustrating the news
and fiction or the day
No n has been quicker to realize
the possibilities of the picture when
properly-or 1t might be said improp-
erly-used, than the mail order man.
He has realized that a picture will
do more to sell his kind Of merchan-
disc than a column of words and fig
ures. One reason for this is that it
Is harder to catch a picture In a lie
than 1t is printed words and figures.
For instance, If you sell a man a table
on the strength Of a printed statement
that 1t is 48 inches wide and If when
the table reaches the customer it is
only So inches wide, the customer not
only has a moral right to kick, but
he has a legal right to accuse the sell
er of obtaining money under false pre-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
The Herald Buy at Home Department.

The many business firms have united in a movement to give the
public reliable information on Community Building and Cooper
alive Trading. Read the article each week and also the adver-
Using in this department. These merchants are entitled to every
consideration of your patronage, because they believe in the mot
to, Honest Goods at Honest Prices"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
THE CANNING SEASON

Is now with us. Do yOu need any
thing in the Line Of jars, rubbers,
parafin or other canning materials9
We have them-new and fresh.
GOLDSTEIN BROS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
o BUSY

To tell Of all the good things here
for you. Drop in any time and see
for yourself. Our mammoth stock
insures a perfect fit in every model.
L. B The Sheer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
GROCERIES FOR
THRESHERMEN

Groceries and meats for hungry
threshing men. They always ex-
pect and should have good, nOur-
ishing food. We've the right kind.
AUPPERLE GROCERY CO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

CHICK FEED
See us for chick feed. We have a
supply and it is first-rate stun.
Your chicks will like it.
THE ORION
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
PUFF AND SWEAT

In other words why be a victim Of
hot weather instead of enjoying the
best season to its fuIIness. The
answer is keep cool by wearing
Gulke'S Summer Toys.
A. GULKE & SON
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

DOBSON'S MEAT PRODUCTS
We talk Of them a great deal be-
cause we believe in what we have
to sell. You will believe too when
you try an order of Our prepared
meat products. They are good.
ELLIE DOBSON
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
N SILVER DOLLAR

Will buy a pair of slippers or
pumps of limited sizes and yari-
cites at the
HEBERLEIN SHOE STORE
Filters of Feet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
YOU BOUGHT IT?

We mean your YictrOla or Edison.
Now is a mighty good time to make
a selection. Later they may be
hard to get. Yours for sweet music,
GROFNIER & SITTER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24
YOU NEED

A CultiyatOr, Mower, Hay Loader,
Side Rake, Binder, Irvine, or a Ford
Car? Ii SO better place your order
NOW! ~N.e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

C. w. KNAPP & SON
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

Russell Earle, Is, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Parmenter of Florence,
captured a German spy while on
guard at League Island navy yard,
Philadelphia. Halted and challenged
the man gave the password, but Mr..
Parmenter noticed that the man held
something behind his back. When
ne started to run Parmenter fired a
Snot, %whereupon the German attack
ed. Parmenter used his bayonet. At
the hospital the trespasser was
searched and plans of the yards, of
several ships and of aeroplanes be-
ing built were found on his person.
Parmenter was promoted to first
class seaman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

There is S~2,142.64 in the hands Of
Public Administrator Neele B. Neelen
for relatives of persons who have
died or been killed by accident in
Milwaukee during April, May and
June. Coroner Frank Luehring, in
fling his statement to the county
board. stated that $3,395.09 were found
on he bodies of deceased persons
whose deaths he had investigated, and
Of this amount sS77.95 was turned ov-
err 10 families finally located. He
turned over $2,142.64 to the public adj
mi~nistrator. The money is kept by
the administrators for a certain period
of time, during which time efforts
are made to find relatives. Occasion
ally the amounts Of money are very
large, but in the majority OF cases
they are very small.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

The little two year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Klock, of the town OF
Bloom, Richland county, suffered the
severe fracture of one of his legs not
long ago. The accident happened in
a most peculiar manner The mother
was carrying the child and started to
run with the little one in her arms,
when she stumbled and fell, the fall
resulting in the fracture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-24

The 2~-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. M. White of Ashippum, was
burned to death while the parents
were milking. An s year old son
ran to the barn and told his parents
Of the fire. When they reached the
house it was almost consumed. They
lost their personal effects and fur
niture. The local Red Cross has
supplied them with entire outfits OF
clothing.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
MISSIONARY POCKET
BOOK is STOLEN

Mrs. W. D. King, who is staying at
the nome Of her father, Geo. C. Pye.
on the Sweet Home pike, permitted a
small negro boy to ride on the rear of
a buggy in which she was coming to
town one day this week. Mrs. King
was driving east on Fourteenth street
and had the pocketbook underneath
the buggy seat. Near Cross street
Mrs. King told the boy to drop off and
later she missed her pocketbook. It
contained BIS in bills and some small
change, locket and chain and some
papers. The papers in the stolen
pocketbook are very valuable to Mrs.
King and she would like to have them
returned. Mrs. King has been for sew
eral years a Baptist missionary at
Kwei Linn Kwang Sal, China, and is
home on furlough She is a con-
slant reader of The Pulaskian in
China.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
TAKING MESSAGE
TO THE COUNTRY
,.rpTY LOAN AND FOOD CAM
oA,eNs HAVE BEEN TAKEN
TO THE FARMER BY
E SPEAKERS.

The Food Production and the Liber-
= Loan campaigns are being taken
sofore the farmers of Pulaski county
~ canable speakers, and they report
hot they are meeting fine response.
sunday afternoon George w. Rog-
ors spoke in church at Mabelyale,
n the interest of the Profitable Farm
mo Bureau; Will G. Akers spoke at
Gravel Ridge, ]. A. Conner at Bethel,
Kidd and Judge Lindsay at Alex
.nder Rev. j. F. Lawson at Salem,
and p. C. Powell and R. c. Davidson
at shiloh, and there were several
others.
Tuesday night S. L. White and ]. V.
Johnson spoke at Holt township,
BAYOU Meto township, and George A.
Mcconnell and Marvin Harris at Hal
stead in the interest of the Liberty
Loan. H. T. Harrison and Waiter Rid
dick smoke in Jacksonville Wednesday
night. and C. T. Coleman and County
Iudge Lee Miles at Olmstead Thurs
Gay night.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRlcUL.
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU.

Little Rock, Ark, April 10, 1918.
Synopsis of Weather and Crop Con-
ditions in Arkansas for the Week
Ending April g., 1918.
Good rains occurred in all portions
on the 9Th and 9Th, heavy rains in
central and southeastern portions. The
temperature was about normal, but
there was more than the usual amount
of cloudiness.
Cotton is being planted in the CEN
trail and southern portions. and is said
to be half planted in the extreme
southwest. 1t is coming up in the
southern counties, but needs more sun
shine. Corn is nearly planted in the
south and is being planted in the
northern counties under very favora-
BILE conditions 1t is coming up in the
central and southern counties and is
doing we'll Preparation for sowing
rice is being made as rapidly as posi-
BILE and small amount has been
sown near Gillette. The weather has
been very favorable for wheat, oats.
potatoes, truck, and apples, and they
are in good to excellent condition.
H. S. Cole.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
TO THE MERCHANTS OF
PULASKI COUNTY.

The merchants of Pulaski county
are hereby requested to assert all the
flour and sugar blanks which they
have received up to date, alphabetical
ly number them from one up. Wrap
in package and deliver to the food
administrators office at once. This is
highly important as we desire to
check them over Immediately. Those
who have run out of blanks will send
a copy or record of their flour and
sugar sales. Grover Owens,
Food Administrator.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
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The farmers are getting along fine
planting corn.
Deward and Obert Fitzhugh made a
business trip to Roland this week.
Henry Holmes has been on the sick
list for some time, but is able to be
out again
The Big Maumelle boys are going
to have a ball team soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzhugh called on Mr.
and Mrs. Boshears Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Fultz
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams Sunday
Mr. Jackson and wife visited Mr..
and Mrs. Cato Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Hensan has returned
home after two weeks visit with
home folks.
Ted Dandles and Miss Josie Dandles
of Cross Roads visited Sunday school
at this place Sunday.
We were much disappointed Sun
day that Rev. Glasgow failed to fill his
appointment.
A Boy Who Has No Girl.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
DO YOU NEED FARM SEED?

Farmers who need seed and cannot
secure it from neighbors and local
merchants should write to ]. H. Tull,
Field Agent in Marketing with the EX-
tension Division, University of Arkan-
sas Old Statehouse, Little Rock, Ark,
and he can give you the information
you need.
All requests for information con-
corning seed supplies will be taken
care of promptly. We hope that Ark
ansas farmers who wish to buy Will
avail themselves of Arkansas seed
first. 1t is not only patriotic busl-
ness proposition, but seed grown IN
the state is, undoubtedly, better adapt
ed to local conditions and will give
great returns. We are making special
effort to invoice all the seed ayaila'
Bile in Arkansas, and farmers who
have surplus should send in their
names and we will help them find a
market. All kinds of information con-
corning seed and seed supplies Will
be furnished upon request.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
EACH TOWNSHIP
HAS A COMMITTEE
GROVER OWENS APPOINTS AS
SlSTANTS FOR THE PULASKI
COUNTY FOOD ADMIN
ISTRATION.

Grover 7. Owens, Pulaski County
Food Administrator has appointed the
following township committees:
Union Tewnship-Albert e. Criglow,
Clifford Singleton, w H. Dreher, M. J.
Bennett, A. Schmechenbecher, George
r. Rauch, Albert r. Treadway, Mrs.
Mollie Nix, Mrs. Ollie O. Treadway,
Mrs Lula Criglow.
Eastman Township-Mrs. Ella Den-
ton, Mrs. G.. G. Hannot, Joe Schneia-
er, Bob Hudson, John Adkins, r. l..
Calhoun, John Lea Sr., Ed Laster.
Fred Mayoe.
Eagle Township-H A. Wayne, Mrs.
H. A. Wayne, T. L. Hughes, Walter
Alexander, N. J. Laster, J. e. Perry,
Mrs. ]. E. Perry.
Gray Township-W. J. Summer, ].
M Blazer, w. j. Mcbride, S. A. BeaH,
]. r. Toney, W. i. Corder, J.. O.
Vaughen. Mrs. j. e. Ray, Mrs. J. III.
Douglass. Mrs. B. M. Wilson
Campbell Township Mrs. Estelle
Lewis, Mrs. Dennis Linsy, Mrs Mary
Taylor. Jesse Vines, H. c. Taylor, G..
w. Taylor, Thomas Gist. John w. Dali
las, e. M Giles, B. F. Dreher.
Ashley Township-N. III. Boykin,
Rev. John p. Person, Rev J W. Stout.
Geo. Washington, Daniel Jenkins, Dr.
Arthur Hicks, Rev. L. r. Crittenden,
Mrs. Julia Porter Mrs A.. Hicks, Mrs.
Jennie Washington
Roland Township-W. A. NowIin, T.
G. Curry, L. B. Moreland, S. w. Will
son, E. l.. Kinkead, J. r. May, G. NJ
Brooks, Mrs. e. e. Hall, Miss Mayme
Nowlin, Mrs. Olive Moreland.
Bayou Meto Township j. u. All
bridge, r. w. Hall, John Huffman,
b. Merritt, Mrs. Hattie Merritt, Jesse
Hammonds Mrs. Jesse Hammonds, G..
S. Snead J. S. CLANCY, Mrs Maude
Patty
Mineral Township Charles Hard
castle. Ed Herman, Joe Titus, Carlos
Beall, Mrs. Alice Hardcastle, Mrs Liz
zie Hogan, Mrs. Alice Starkey, Asbury
Horton, G. e. Wist, w. S. Starkey.
West Big Rock Township w. NJ
Deiton, Mrs. w. N Deiton, Mrs. CIar-.
ence Powell, Mr.. Basham, DR.. r. B.
Richmond, Edward Kanis, Marshall
West.
Perkins Township - Charley Har-.
ress, Charley Gober, S. C. Smith, r. u
Oliver, Mrs. Arms, Mrs. Hens1ey, Mrs
Robert Randles, Howl Rolling, Mr..
Brown, Mr. Smith
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
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Sunday school was reorganized at
Spring Valley last Sunday with big
enrolment.
]. D. Richards of Little Rock spent
last week visiting Noah Richards.
Misses Beckin and Donnie Kirkpat-
rick and Lucie Devies spent Sunday
with Misses Mary and Title Koon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will McHughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deem McHughes and
son, Albert, of Upper Ferndale and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Goodson of North
Point spent Sunday in Ferndale, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Math Goodson.
Mrs. Rowland spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Mary Rowland.
Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Howell and lit.
tie Louise Needham are on the sick
list this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Sturnburg called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitenburg Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheek spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Howell.
DR.. CLANCY has 135 chicks Matched
and II hens setting. He has just
started the poultry business and Is
very much devoted to his new work.
Miss Elsie Brown is home for few
days
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12

The year just ended is the most
eyentfuI in all history. The man does
not live who can forecast the future
of our economic life as a people or a
race. Our country is engaged IN a
deadly conflict with "the mad dog OF
the nations; and there is a personal
service to be performed by every pa
triotic citizen.
Believing that we are in the midst OF
transitional period, when state as
well as national legislation is OF I'M
usual importance, | am offering as
candidate for STATE SENATOR, sub
iect to the approaching Democratic
primary.
An experience of twenty years al
the bar, during which the public has
been my principal client, has develop
cd in certain special lines a proficlen'
cv which could not perhaps with less
favorable opportunity have been &C
quired.
NV aspirations have been profes
sional rather than political, and have
served both the County of Pulaski ana
the state of Arkansas in various ca
paoities as Special Counsel in tad
matters through successive admins
trations. :,
NV chief ambition, if elected, Will
he to assist in correcting errors and
ineu,alities in our present revenue
system, constructive work Whlch
should be undertaken regardless VI
fundamental changes POSSIBLY TO re
sult from the pending Constituents
Convention.
TO conserve and promote the morai,
educational and material resources g
nv native state shall be my constant
guiding star.
GEORGE VAUGHAN
Little Rock, Ark, April 6. 1917 ADV.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
DAMAGES AWARDED in
EAGLE ELECTION CASE

A judgment for $4,000 each was
awarded ]. A. Venable and John V.
Boyd, in a suit in Federal Court
against j. r. Wayne and Walter N.
Alexander, election judges of Eagle
township. They charged that they
had not been allowed to vote in 1910.
when they desired to vote for W. T.
Kirby for U. S. senator. They alleged
that the defendants selected the vot-
ers, that they beekoned those whom
they wanted to vote to the polls and
that the voting of those selected took
up SO much time that no opportunity
was given to those who were not Sc
lected before the closing of the polls.
The Pulaskian., 1918-04-12
WILL CLEAN UP THE HIGHWAYS

The u. S. Public Health Service an.
nounces that its campaign against ma
larial and mosquito conditions around
Little Rock is to be extended into the
country. Some of the workers have
been sworn in as deputy sheriffs and
1t will be their duty TO prevent the
dumping of garbage along the high.
ways. M. c. Eaton, white man, was
fined SIS by Judge Woodruff this week
for dumping refuse on the side of a
pike