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The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

The Arkansas Light and Power
Company, which IL operating the
lighting and water system of Arkadel-
pha. at the next meeting of the City
Council will ask for an increase in
the light and water rates.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

The Farmers GIN and Manufactu--
ing Company of Round Pond. St.
Francis county. capitalized at $1,000.
surrendered its charter to the secre-
tary Of state.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

The work being done on the water
system at Arkadelphia by the Arkan-
eas Light and Power Company is ad-
vancing with rapidity.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

J. C. Shepherd of the Rush district
is now building four manganese
mills in the iron-producing district
near Batesville. c. +. Myles OF Har-
rison has gone to help in the con-
struction work
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

The Perkins Cooperage Company
of Benton recently put to work II
women. who occupy places formerly
flled by men. II the experiment IS
successful more may be put on later
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

Catalogues are being shipped
daily by express from Mulberry
there will be no carload shipments.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

The peach crop in Lincoln county
is very good and many OF the farm
ers have been marketing peaches for
the past week One farmer has 90
acres of liberia peaches.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

There Is an unusual scarcity of
teachers in Madison county, and
many districts find it impossible To
secure them.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

A recent Supreme Court decision
gave the people of Perry and vicinity
reason for rejoicing when il was de-
clared that the Cypress Drainage
District was legally organized and as
sessments properly made.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

A drill will be constructed at
Lockesburg next month for the pui-
pose of drilling well for oil pros
poets. Several attempts have been
made to drill an oil well there, but
the projects always have lacked capt.
tai.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

The Rev. 4. L. Orr of Lewisburg,
Tenn, is conducting a two weeks
meeting at the Presbyterian church
at Lamar
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01
!, ROLL OF |
! HON OR !
Heroes of Nearby States Who
Gave Their Lives in De.
tense ofLiberty.
July 26.

July 26.
Ninety-eight casualties listed oN
Gen. Pershing included: Killed. III
wounded. so; missing in action. -
prisoner, /.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

The directors of the fair associa-
ton OF Jonesboro at meeting decid-
to follow the first week after the
close of the tri-state fair at Memphis.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

A War Savings Limit Club. con-
,sisslng Of 70 members. has been or
xanixed ct Batesvtlle.
The Dermott news., 1918-08-01

A chautauqua for Harrison next
gear is guaranteed. The chautauqua
Just closed was attended by large
crowds.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

any tim. modify = chang. the amssse
sse. il. &hosvsr. to secure for hin:
self or another the benefits provtdeA
In this chapter. makes . false state
mont. shall be deemed guilty o. pss. !
Jury. and upon conviction punished -.
cordinGiy.
We. the undersigned legal voters and
;Esdo. do hereby Designate the follow
this petition In ali matters affsstise,
the petition. to. wit:
Lucius H. Wilcox. Editor Field and
Farm. whose address 10 1915 ArApAhos
e. Denver. Colo; n..oovsrnor Eliss
and Electric bldg. Denver. Colo; Judge
James N. Downing. whose address 70
son. State Teacher OF Adult Blind.
whose address T. t37 =. Bayaud IT..
Colo.
We: the undersigned legal voters and
qualified electors of the State Of Colo
Ing Ballot-Title for said act:
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
wha. Makss the Rumble Of rhvnSsrs

Whist Makss the Rumble o. ThundsrS
Why does thunder rumbief The path
Of lightning flash through the air
may be several miles In length. All
along this path the sudden expansion
of the heated aIr-a true explosion-
sets up IN atmospheric wave which
spreads in all directions and eventual
ly registers upon our ears as thunder.
Since the lightning discharge IL almost
instantaneous. the sound wave is pro-
duced at very nearly the same time
along the whole path. But the sound
wave travels slowly through the air.
Its speed is approximately 1000 feet
per second. Thus the sound from the
part Of the lightning's path that Is
nearest to US reaches us first. and that
from other parts of the path inter.
ward, according to their distance. In
termittent clashes and booming effects
are due chiefly to Irregularities in the
shape Of the path.-Pepular Science
Monthly.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Notice 10 hereby given. that at sn s
General Election to be held on tns
nth day of November. A. D. iSis tnsre
tors OF the state Of Colorado the cues
said State.
Tho authority for submitting such
Article XIX Of the Constitution Of "a:
N. so = o. ''s shs i-:n,y :5.s a:n:T.i
Assembly. which IL. In words ana f'S-
ures. following. vis:
AN ACT
TO s snIg 70 70 THE THE 9 agALn 6P
coLoRADo AN AMENDMENT 70
s gHE G 81 e6EpRn6o. p22 xpDIsai
TiTLEp sPyBLicATIoN OF LEGAL
BY Of the state Of CelsraAss
Section l: There shall be subm!tt:1
Of Colorado. at the next general sise-
.. Gn for on ssr OF sss O.
the following amendment 70 the Con- ]
stitution Of the State Of Colorado ~
adding to the said Constitution . nsE ~
as Article XIII. PSSlication 81 legal
advertising, which, when ratified ~ 4
majority Of those voting thereon. enAn
be valid ~ Q part Of the Constitution
ARTICLE XIII.
Section !. Proposed constitutionas
and referred bills shall be published IN
two issues of two newspapers OF oppo.
site political faith In each county ~
the state. This publication shall %
made At least one week apart and not
less than three nor more than rye
weeks before the election at which the
said amendments or Initiated or re-
ferred bills are to be voted upon"
Section :. Each elector voting at
said election and dssirous OF votlnG
for or against said amendment. shall
place in the ballot box his or her ticket
For Reducing Cost Of Legal Pvbiiea.
ton and Against Reducing Cost Of
LEGAL Publication, and shall indicate
his or her choice by placing q croe9
opposite one or the other OF eAiA
groups of words.
seetion >. The votes cast for the
rpent shall be canvassed and the re-
suit determined by the laws Of the
state for the canvass of votes for
Representatives In Congress.
In testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal of the State of Colorado. at the
City of Denver. this Twenty second
day of August, A. D. 1918.
JAMES r.. holland.
tSeaD Secretary Of State.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
God In Mature.

More than ever we need to appre-
ciate the works Of God a. shown In
the material world. A blue sky. flick
ering shadows on the grass. the grace
In the flight Of q bird-these things
should give US the sense that God IL
still In the world. Let US listen to the
voices Of the brook. Let US watch the
waves Of the lake. We may or may
not know what is on the farther. un-
seen shore. but we can build mental
pictures Of great beauty. There are
thousands of beautiful pictures all
around us II we have eyes to zee and
soul to appreciate them.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO. INITIATED ny PETI-
TlON UNDER THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM.
Notice L. hereby given that 1t the
General Election to be held on the
there Wilt be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the state Of Colorado, for
their approval or rejection, the follow.
ing proposed law Of the State OF Colo
RADIO. initiated by Petition under the
Initiative and Referendum, which ini-
tinted petition contained the sirnaturos
Of more than the REQUIRED number Ito
Wit: s%> Of the legal voters Of the
cordance with the Law. and filed in
the office Of the Secretary Of State on
the Fifth day Of July. A. D. 1918, 1t
1890 O'Clock, A, II.
The Authority for submitting such
proposed Law 10 found In Section al
Article v of the Constitution OF the
a',to of Colorado. providing for the In.
itintiv~ md Referendum.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
Make Our Own Beauty.

Men and women make their own
beauty or ugliness. Bulwer speaks In
one Of his novels Of a man "who was
uglier than he had any business to
be-" and. II We could but read 1t. ev.
cry human being carries his life in his
face, and Is good looking. or the re-
verse. as that life has been good or
evil. On our features the fine CHS
els Of thought and emotion are eter.
naDy at work.-Alexander Smith.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
Forests Of Norway.

The total area Of Norway 10 about
124.5O0 square miles. Of which approx.
imately 26,340 square miles are COW
cred by forests. The greater timber
tracts lie In the southern and central
sections d the country. where the land
is less Mountainous and the climate
more favorable to forest growth.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

In witness whereof. I have hsrsunto
set my hand and AFFIXED the GREAT
Seal Of the state of Colorado. At the
day of August. x. D. 1918.
'tseai) JAMES r. holland.
Secretary Of state.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
Careful Of Speech.

"Is the faculty Of your college well
organizedf" every. We haven't a
single professor who would dare to
make n statement Of fact without first
having 1t approved by trust magnate
or q corporation lawyer."-Life.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

Never complain that your confidence
has been betrayed. The fault is yours
for pouring unsafe talk into a leaky
mind. You do not blame . leaky pail
for leaking. Blame yourself for not
knowing 1t leaked.-Llfe.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
Hlah STANDARD,

II hope can support her In the
style she Is accustomed to-" "Get
wise to that style, though, before you
marry her. never knew my wife's
people. but to hear her talk you'd think
she was raised in 4 palace"
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
Series. Of Crossings.

Life is one long series Of choosings.
This way or thatf Shall we do or
leave undonef Tho questions fill every
hour of every day. and by our wise
or foolish answers we write our his
tory.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
"BoNE-pRY" YES
PROHIBITION Law. NO

In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great sesi
of the state of Colorado. at the city Of
Denver; this TWENTY SECOND day Of
AUGUST. A. d. 1918.
JAMES h. holland,
tSeaD Secretary of State.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12
To Locate sunk.n ves..Ia

W &VeSSv SVUNSu vVeSVt1
A means Of making use of the cleo.
trO magnet under water has been de.
vised In Japan, and 1t promises to be
OF great assistance in locating sunk.
en- vessels, to recover which salvage
operations on big scale are expected
after the war. .
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

In Witness Whereof. have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Sehl Of the state of Colorado, at
the city of Denver, this Twenty second
day of August. A. D. 1918.
JAMES r. holland,
(SeaD Secretary of State,
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

C0NsTrrUTIoNAL AMENDMENT.
Notice 10 hereby given. that at the
General Election to be held on the fifth
be submittsa 70 IL: quilted electors
Of the State Of Colorado the question
q amending the Constitution of said
The authority for submittins sueh
question 10 found in Section Two az
Article XIX Of the Constitution of the
state Of Colorado. ana In Senate Con-
~ first General Assembly. which 10, in
words and figures. following, WIS.,:
SENATE coNc TIaE REsoLu-
sg HHd4dSs 70 6p THE THE 9gAA4In5y15aPP
COLORADO An AHENDMENT 10
AMEND SECTION y OF ARTICLE
LEdIsLATIvH DEPARTMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE
OF THE TWENTY FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY. ths House of Reprsssn-
Tsas sA see' ss.ii {. submitted to tn.
qualified electors of the State Of Cole
rsa9 q, 'n: n, R:1s fsr
ing proposed amendments TO section ~
STATE Ct oi Of %. sss then Of "a. q:
.hsreen. shall 5. !si,r ss q part 81 X.
COnBtltutlon, tO-WlS.
.h: a.. II .: :r: q s an. :i:::1
days after It's passage unless in case
of emergency (Which shall be q.
pressed In the aet) the General Assess.
bly, shall. by vote Of two thirds Of All
members elected to each house. other
wise direct. No bill except the general
appropriation bill for the expenses Of
The thu. SsSn, q, ,s only Il
after the first fifteen days of the ses-
hAGamA
BE n FUTHER RESOLVED that
each elector voting at said election
and DESTROYS Of voting for or against
said amendment shalt deposit in tHe
printed .. w r s.., the Tora' =:
of the Constitution. shortening the pc
General Assembly, and the vords
Against the Amendment to Section 10
of Article v Of the Constitution, short
eninR the period for introducing bills
indicate his approval or disapprovsi BY
the other Of said groups Of words on
his ballot: and that the votes cast for
the .doptioG or rejection of said
result determined in the manner pre-.
scribed by the laws of the state for the
IN testimony whereof. I have here.
unto set my hand and affixed the 9reSe
seal OF the State of Colorado, at the
City of Denver, this Twenty -sscoal
day of August. A. d. 1918.
(SeaD JAMES r. holland.
Secretary Of State.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

For a Constitutional
Amendment to Apply the VI
Merit System to Ap- -
pointments in the Civil
Service of the State of N
Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

Louisiana has new product. Il 10
cactus candy. The cactus is peeled.
dipped in hot sirup or molasses and
coated with powdered sugar.
The Meeker herald., 1918-10-12

AN ACT FOR THE RE. YES
LIEF OF THE ADULT ~
BLIND. NO
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27
BIG WORK OF NAVAL GUNS
U. S. Monsters Cause Terrific DAMAGE
to Germans

New York, Dec. 27.-The first de-
tailed story Of the work done in France
by Uncle Sans big naval guns, about
which there was so much mystery for
several months, was brought here by
$50 men and three officers of the naval
and land battery, who arrived on the
Utah.
The big 14-inch monsters wrought
destruction beside which Germany's
best guns seemed impotent. For in
stance, one prOjectile that dropped on
a German army theater is believed to
have killed every one of the 100 Ger
mans in the building The force of
the explosion threw two railway cars
bodily to the top of the nearby sta
ton.
Here is the story of some of the
gunners
"The guns were assembled a st.
NaZaire, France, and our first attack
was made from the forest of Com
piegne. Our ranges ran from 20 to
q miles. From Compiegne we fired
on Ham; from POnteney and SOissons,
on Laon and it's railway connections.
We destroyed the Metz-Sedan railway
at Montmedy and were preparing en-
placements in the forests near Nancy
and Luneville when the armistice was
signed In all, 500 rounds were fired"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27
GERMAN RETREAT BRINGS
NEW WORK FOR RED CROSS

In France the retreat Of the German
armies and the redemption Of wide ter.
rtory has produced tremendous ex-
pansion of all Red Cross activities
The German retreat widens the syste-
matte destruction not only Of cities
and villages, but Of practically every.
thing in the evacuated territory.
1t will be necessary to provide at
once for the housing Of homeless refr-
gees in the devastated areas and In
the temporary reconstruction Of vii
lagos. 1t will be necessary to provide
also clothing, cloth and dressmaking
supplies sewing machines, In addition
to foodstuffs and medical supplies,
throughout all this territory.
With the coming again Of winter, the
fight against tuberculosis must be TAX
en- up with renewed energy. Seventy.
six tuberculosis hospitals have been
completed and are in operation, but
requisitions have been made for nine
ty-six provisional hospitals, all to be
in operation before winter. The Red
Cross has adopted as a slogan ito visit
every baby in France" 1t is estimat-
ed that $4,000 French babies died last
year, 10000 Of whom might have been
saved. One of the immediate objects
of the Red Cross is to save those 10000
babies in 1919.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27
NAVY SECRET
"Phantom TorpedoeS" Dropped
From the Clouds.
Turkish Ship p Carrying 5000 Troops
Sunk Just Before End of
HostiIities.

London, Dec. 27.-"PhantOm tOrpe-
ship carrying 5000 troops, just before
the end of hostilities. Only the armis-
tice prevented other aerial "phantOms"
from operating effectively against the
German warships in the Kiel canal and
other German naval shelters.
These hydrOplanes discharging tor
pedoes above the water have been the
great secret of the British navy during
the closing month of the war. Scien-
tific officers of this branch of the navy
agree that those mysterious planes
are designed to accomplish from the
air more effectively and more swiftly
what the torpedoes from submarines
can achieve.
An armOred ship carrying 20 of
these machines met the German sur
rendered fleet at sea ready for action
in case the Germans should attempt
some eleventh-hour trickery. The
same authorities declare it would have
been simple work for these 20 ma
chimes to leap into the air and wipe
the German fleet from the face of the
sea.
These amazing planes ascend from
land or deck, climb thousands of feet
for a sudden dive from the clouds az
a speed of $50 miles an hour, straight
en- out so feet above the sea and dis
charge torpedo direct at the enemy
ship. Then they disappear into the
clouds as suddenly as they appeared,
and so swift that the enemy craft has
no chance Of training it's guns or ma
chine guns on it.
How the difficulty of discharging a
torpedo in the air is overcome is a
naval secret. It is known that seri-
GUS accidents marked the experiment
tai tests with these wonderful ma
chimes. On one experimental occasion
such an airplane discharged a torpedo
which hit the water, riccocheted rose
and demolished the plane before the
latter could get out of the way.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27
NO LONELINESS AT NIGHT
All Sorts of Animal Life Shared Room
of Guests Sojourning in Java
nese Hotel.

I could never forget the thoroughly
humaniZed character Of this isle of
the East nor admire it as l had Ceylon
with it's wealth of wilderness and wild
life, writes William Beebe, in Asia
Magazine. Yet I am forced to admit
that never have I been on more init
mate terms with so many forms Of
animal life in any building as in
Javanese hotel. Fishes only were alb
sent, and I am convinced that if I
could have remained, it would be only
q question of time when the remark
able climbing fish Of Javanese waters
would have Topped across my portal.
When a gentle rain began to fail at
dusk and continued throughout the
night, it seemed as if most Of the in
sect life Of Java took refuge in our
room, and attempted suicide against
our electric light bulbs. One of the
first arrivals was a mole cricket. I
spent much energy in pursuit of the
first arrival, before realized that race
suicide played no part in the life prob
lens of gryllotalpa. Lesions fol-
lowed, escorted by myriads Of mos
quitoes, moths, beetles and nocturnal
dragonf1ies. Then the vertebrate phyla
passed in review. A great, bubble
eyed toad hoped fearlessly about our
feet dignifedly searching the floor for
fallen insects, while a pair Of mice
slipped from corner to corner on the
same errand. The air was winnowed
now and then by small bats, and the
walls and ceilings were quartered by
vacuum-toed lizards, pale-hued geckos
which wiggled swiftly from moth to
moth, or posed like delicate Javanese
paintings on shoji. Over the electric
light pair Of Indian sparrows sat on
their nest in the full glare, waiting for
the cessation of this artificial day. At
last we crept beneath our nettings and
I'm the darkness listened to the patter-
ings, and were lulled to sleep by the
subdued small talk of all the little
bungalow beings.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27
Shallow Heroes.

This is no time for hunting up the
made-for-the-occasion hero. That self
exalting, keep-yOur-eye-on-me individ-
ual is extremely busy calling attention
common-places you would never see
them if they were not thrust before
your eyes. But he keeps you posted.
With half a chance he'll talk you into
oblivion with hero tales Of his own ex-
ploits. He carries his worth on the
surface and when you have looked him
over you have seen all there's to him.
Heroes of the tin-soldier type are
members Of his class. You can tell
them by the rattle Of their wares
which they always carry around for
exhibition purposes.-EXchange.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27
BIG PEACE CONGRESS
SOON TO ASSEMBLE
TALKS TO MANNED MEN
Wilson Speaks From Balcony of
Buckingham Palace.
Attorney General of Great Britain
Pays Tribute to President of
the United States,

London, Dec. 27.-Sir Frederick e.
Smith, attorney general of Great Brit
ain, in an authorized statement, said:
London, capital city of an immense
and most triumphant empire, received
the chief magistrate of the United
States, who arrived as the guest of the
King. The event would at any time be
remarkable, for it is unprecedented
American critics even say it is uncon-
SttutiOnal for president of the Unit
ed States to leave the country while he
holds office.
No ordinary man would have taken
such decision at a moment when
there was already evidence of antagon-
ism to him which already had estab-
lished a small majority against him in
both chambers.
'President Wilson, it may be safely
assumed, has come to Europe because
IN his opinion it is in his power to con
tribute to the discussions with the al.
lies something Which no other livins
man can contribute'
Flanked by the king and queen OF
England, President Wilson, leaning fa1
over the ballustrade of the balcony OF
buckingham palace, told hundreds of
wounded soldiers that he hoped in
tensely they would in the very near fu.
ture get the benefit of the things for
which they had fought.
1t was in response to the cries of
100000 Londoners who jammed the
Victory rotunda in front of the palace
that President and Mrs. Wilson, King
George and Queen Mary and the duke
OF Connaught stepped out on the bal
cony.
large crowd of wounded soldiers,
direct from hospitals, who were per-
mitted inside the gates and stood near
est to the balcony, cheered the presi-
dent enthusiastically, and it was chief
ly to them that he addressed himself.
He said he would like to make a
speech to express his appreciation of
the welcome accorded him here, but if
was impossible on account of the noise.
He wanted to tell them, however, he
said, that his heart was filed with
gratitude.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27

Indiana Police Seek Three Men in
Connection With Murder.

Laporte, Ind, Dec. 27-While count
prosperous day Carl II. Cook, grocer,
was murdered by two men attempting
to secure the receipts for the day,
amounting to several hundred dollars.
A third man is believed to have been
an accomplice.
evening and Cook died at midnight
There were no eyewitnesses, as Cook
was alone in the store. The victim,
after being shot twice and attempting
to follow his assailants, fell into the
arms of Alvin Vandewalker Aided by
his father, young Vandewalker carried
Cook into his home. He soon died.