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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19
Twenty
Minutes
Difference

by WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
OF The YfgiionfeS

In a hospital in New y orb there were
two clever surgeons, each of whom had
earned worldwide renown by his re-
markable specialized knowledge. Only
the most desperate cases. those requir-
| ing intricate surgical knowledge We're
/ brought 10 them. 1t was noted by n
close observer of these two men, that
the subjects operated on by one of
them almost invariably S.ccumbed-
while those operated on by the other
surgeon almost invariably survived.
The curious observer was contiden-
tial friend of the resident physician
on the hospital. He wanted to know.
Just what ne queried lis the diff
ference between these two distinguish
ed operators?"
The difference" returned the house
physician. "oh, about twenty minutes
l should say
There was the secret-twenty min
utes difference in the time of perform
ing an operation. One man WAS deft,
swift. sure The other was sure, but
SLOW His too deliberate methods kept
the nervous system of the patient I'M
der too long n strain. and the system
frequently could not survive the shock.
The other man was like flash-he cut
and slashed-iH Il jiffy he was through.
Through twenty minutes sooner than
his brother surgeon. That twenty min
uteS meant life on the one hand-death
on the other.
If you've got friend or relative in
the trenches. there is one picture that
keeps recurring to your mind. \ thou
sand times you see this boy meeting in
slant death. Your young friend hasn't
one chance in ten thousand of being
instantly killed. The number of bull
lets that find their mark in the brain,
or that pierce any vital organ. is ex-
tremeIy limited. The great loss of life
upon battlefield does not result from
wounds Immediately fatal. The great
danger in this war as in all wars, is
from wounds, not in themselves imme-
dately fatal. but wounds that become
serious only with the passage of time.
Flesh wounds may be entirely super
fetal, and yet may become terribly
fatal. The victim may bleed to death,
he may suffer exposure, infection, fe-
yer, RECOMMENDATION his enforced ex-
peSure gangrene, mortincatlon =
death.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19
One Result.

"Why do you persist in letting that
fake doctor treat your wife's throat?'
Doctors all right She can't speak
above whisper now.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19
Real Estate Man Thinks Women Talk Too Much

Wo women being shown
possible Westinghouse
trouble knowing These evidently
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19
Lawmakers Hand John Barleycorn Another Rap

NAM "ashngonan who have specials
A4 railroads leading Baltimore
the enforcement of the bar and bottle
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19
No Long Journey Downtown for This YoungsteI

special this who is going to turn out 10 be
a hard tell which,
after tell what he did the other
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19
Pet Polly Went to GLADDEN. More Lonesome Person


he direction specially
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19

fetal, and yet may become terribly
fatal. The victim may bleed to death,
he may suffer exposure. infection, fe-
yer. Recommendation his enforced ex-
posture gangrene, modification =
death.
The Answer is-Tfme.
In such case, why does he live and
get well, if he lives? Why does he die,
if he dies? What is the difference?
| The answer is, time. The answer may
be, twenty hours or twenty minutes.
Suppose it were possible to pick up
every wounded man the instant that
/ he's hit, to remove him swiftly from
the battlefield or the trench to first
class hospital, to give him the immedi-
ate attention of nurses and surgeons.
If that picture We're true the fatalities
/ in our armies would be almost in
finitesimal.
Look in the darker picture. Your
young friend goes over the top in a big
aliled drive He is wounded in the
Leg 1t is big drive-hundreds of
thousands of men engaged-hun-
dreds killed Observation-Disclosures up
on thousands suffering with wounds.
most of them superficial and SEEM
ingly unimportant Your young
friend is disabled but for the present
he feels no unusual discomfort. Shock
sustains him. He feels that very short
ly he will be picked up and taken in
to an emergency hospital where his leg
can be fixed up. He is disappointed
no one comes Terrific pain sets in
with the Inflammation a heavy fever.
Twenty -four hours go by. Finally he
is picked up. He is rushed to hos
/ pita as fast as possible, considering
the number of ambulances. He reach
eS The hospital. The nurse looks at
his leg-she calls doctor. They both
shake their heads-they ought to have
he'd the man hours ago. All right, he
thinks To himself, they'll take care of
him now. But ahead of him is a waiting
list of grooming. wounded men. There
nothing for it, he's got to walt his turn.
Hours pass. The wounded come in by
dozens, Medical supplies give out
medicine gives out. Dressings give
Out. mere are not enough surslcai III
stfainehtS To go around. lhally' win
your man at the helsht OF Il raging fe-
yer they get To hlin ana operate. l"eh-
~ hours before an operation would
nave neeh unnecessary. IheN remove
the leg-a leg winch had suffered
superilelal wound, not dangerous IN
itself but which became dangerous
only with the passage or time. But
gangrehe already has set init Is fol-
lowed by modification. The boy SUI
fers the fortunes ot the damned. lie
dieS-is glad to die,
Now, what's the answer Would
twenty minutes have saved himf Pos
Sibly Would an hour and twenty
minutes have saved him2 Quite likely.
Would three hours and twenty minutes
have saved him! Almost certainly.
yes. Five hours certainly would have
saved him He died because there was
Il delay of hours or minutes-thats the
differenee=time.
Your Money VIII Help.
Now. what's the trouble2 Where
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-19
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Would Do Many and Varied Things With Million

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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
PETITION FOR PARDON

Mariana, Ark, March 10, 1918.
To the Hon. Chas. H. Brough, Gov
ernor of the State of Arkansas,
Little Rock, Arkansas:
We, your petitioners. citizens and
tax payers of Lee County, Arkansas,
would respectfully state that one Ben
Vaughan was convicted at the Spring
Term of the Lee Circuit Court, 1917,
upon the charge of Grand Larceny.
and was by said Court sentenced to
serve four years in the penitentiary
and that the said Ben Vaughan is
now in the State penitentiary and
that he has served one year Of his
sentence.
We would further state that he
was convicted upon circumstantial
evidence; that he was accused OF
stealing some clothing belonging to
negro pressing shop; we would
further state that there was some
doubt as to the value OF the clothes
whether the offense would constitute
the offense OF grand larceny.
We. your petitioners, further state
that the said Ben Vaughan was only
boy of seventeen years Of age al
the time he was convicted and sen
fenced to the penitentiary; we beg
further to say that this was the
first time he had ever been charged
with a violation of the law.
In view of the fact that the said
Ben Vaughan was convicted upon
circumstantial evidence, and in view
of the further fact that he was OF
tender age at the time the offense
was said to have been committed
we feel that the defendant should
be granted a pardon.
And we, your petitioners, would
ever pray. ETC.,
w. p. Harris, T. L. Whitesides, B.
F. Thomson, j. s. Gibson, M. G.
Thomson. w. F. Bonner, c. 7. Car
ish, w. S. Shackelford, j. w. Math'
ews, J. C. Mathews. w. B. Snipes. r.
X. Gideon, C. w. Edwards, l.. G.
Globe. Jessie Woods, S. A. Zane
John Stanley. C. H. Shackelford. Dav-
Id Steel. S. C. Coleman, NJ. V. Van
eaden, B. II. Brown, w. S. Whitaker,
w. NJ. ]. Baker, Peter Jones. Horace
l.. Lee. Emmett Bundle. r. l.. Nixon
r. A. Hardin, Geo. H. Brannon. j. 3
Foreman, w. j. S. Donaldson, c. W.
Thompson, w. nj. Cason. Walter
Clark, d. ". Maclin. F. b. Butler,
Isaac Butler. B. B. Broadway. W.
NJ. Washington, A. II. Harris. Gilbert
Brown, John Hans Bearys. ]. j.
Shackelford, w. R. Judkins, +. Nj.
Bowmond, G. Reece, Oliver broada-
way. Sandy Clark. c. E. Clark, c. Nj.
puiliam (14O
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
WARNING ORDER

In the Lee Chancery Court
Wesley Pendleton. Plaintiff
VS.
Sallie Pendleton, Defendant
The defendant, Sallie Pendleton, is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
OF the plaintiff filed herein.
Mariana. Ark, March 25, 1918.
r. G.. APPLE, Clerk.
Ben B. Bonner, d. C.
Attorney, H. F. Robson. (144
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
WARNING ORDER

In the Lee Chancery Court
Hugh Wynne, ct al, Plaintiffs
VS..
Edwin G. and Ida L. Bell, Defendants
The defendants, Edwin G. and Ida
l.. Bell, his wife, are warned to
appear in this court within thirty
days and answer the complaint of
the plaintiff, Hugh Wynne and Bank
of Commerce and Trust Co., Tr., to
foreclose a deed in trust, filed herein.
Mariana, Ark, April s, 1918.
r. G.. APPLE, Clerk.
BY Ben B. Bonner, D. G.
Attorneys, Daggett & Daggett
G46)
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce that W. w. Word is =
candidate for denomination to the
office Of treasurer of Lee county.
subject to the will Of the voters In
the democratic primary election to
be held in May, 1918.
We are authorized to announce
that David Shea of Mariana, Is a
candidate for Treasurer OF Lee
County, subject to the will of the
voters in the democratic primary
election to be held on Tuesday. May
2s, 1918. GIVE A YOUNG MAN A
CHANCE.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

A prudent mother is always on
the watch for symptoms of worms in
her children. Paleness, lack of in
terest in play. and peevishness are
the signal. for Whites Cream vermi-
fuge. A few doses OF this excellent
remedy puts an end to the worms
and the child soon acts naturally.
Price % cents per bottle. Sold by
Harrington Bros. tt
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
= SPOONFUL GIVES RESULTS

When your young chickens do not
grow and thrive they need a tonic.
B. A. Thomas Poultry Remedy Is
not only a tonic but spectre for
bowel trouble, gaps and other chick
troubles. Get it today. We sell II
on the money back plan. For sale
by M. D. Daggett. u
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
LEGAL NOTICES
WARNING ORDER

In the Lee Chancery Court
George White, Plaintiff
VS..
Melvina White, Defendant
The defendant, Melyina White, is
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days and answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff filed herein.
Mariana, Ark, March 16, 1916
r. G. APPLE, Clerk
BY Ben B. Bonner, D. c.
Attorney, W. l.. Ward (141)
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
\ FACE Is YOUR FORTUNE

/ one a y, people look at your face
spend s naa at your feet--yet-
condition. money to keep your shoes
} CROSS S and neglect your face.
rshavinSso Shaving Lotion (the
young : s,l luxury, makes old faces
Of cOs CON snu keeps all faces in the
)ss f a;la. This and other RED
ADJ articles sold only BY
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
SAVE $50

Make your healing remedy at
home. Get a soc bottle of Farris'
Healing Oil, add to it pint of
linseed oil and you have full pint
of the best healing remedy that
money can buy. 1t cures old sores,
wounds, cuts and scratches. We sell
it. M. d. Daggett. II
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

Barrage pronounced bar rail-. The
term is a new one in the military
vocabulary. and is applied to the act
of barring" by means of artillery
fire. BY means OF expert measure
ments line of guns Is trained upon
definite area, so that their fire
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

forms a complete screen. behind
which body of troops is safe. The
barrage line is controlled by observ-
ers. who direct the artillery fire by
telephone or wireless.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
WARNING ORDER

In the Lee Chancery Court
Sampson Miller, Plaintiff
VS..
Anna Miller, Defendant
The defendant, Anna Miller, is
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days and answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff filed herein.
Mariana, Ark, March 16, 1916
r. G. APPLE, Clerk
Attorney r. ID. Smith. (142)
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

w. A. Willis has purchased the De
Lano meat market fixtures and is
now ready to serve the public with
choice fresh meats of all kinds at
cheapest cash prices. Market in
connection with the grocery store
at Red Star old stand. Phone Ill.
s23
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

nrjns improved Cottonseed. Early
fos Let me have your orders
B. Johu uelivery about March 10th.
agent. s2S
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
TRUE PATRIOTISM

Don't you love our song. THE Star
Spangled Banner?"
II do" replied Senator Sorghum.
Then. why don't you join in the
chorus?"
y MY friend, the way for me to
show real affection for song Is not
to try to sing It,"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
POOR HICKS

Hicks is crazy about etiquet. he
saw the pape rthe other day that
in the best circles the wife ladies
out the soup, and he has conse'
quently given up SOUP
"Why?"
"He has no wife,
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

To make the streets safe for dem
ocracy Patterson IN. j. authorities
have ordered kiddie cars, pushmo-
biles and such vehicles to keep off
the main thoroughfares.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
FOR County suoerintendent

The Courier-Index is authorized to-
announce that l.. Y. Whitenton Is
a candidate for county superintendent
Of education Of Lee county. subject
to the will of the democratic voters
In the primary election to be held In
May, 1918.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
RED CROSS

STONE ROOT AND BuCHU COMPOUND
Of unexcelled value for the treatment
of kidney diseases. Pains in the back
and burning sensations are symptoms
of kidney troubles. which are quickly
overcome by use of this remedy. This
and more than one hundred other Red
Cross Remedies sold and guaranteed
only BY
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
Announcements
For CONGRESS

The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce Hon. T. Fl. Caraway Of
Craighead county, candidate for
denomination to congress from the
First Congressional District. subject
to the will of the democratic voters
in the primary on May %, 1918.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
For Tax Assessor

The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce that r. III. Lindsey is q
candidate for reelection as Assessor
of Lee county, subject to the will Of
the democratic voters in the primary
election to be held in May, 1918.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
HiNDENsuRc

Old man planting a pleasant tree,
Shade and apples for men to be,
Fruit and GOODNESS to bless the young
That was good, as the poets sung.
Old men withered and ripe to die, >
Sowing curses to multiply,
Sprinkling blood on the tree of death
Shall none ask for their borrowed
breath?
He'll must laugh at them. grim and
cold.
Spending youth as a drunkard gold,
Bribing hell for an hour to live,
Army corps are the price they give.
-Pittsburg Post.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

that Keller Robertson is a candidate
for sheriff and collector of Lee
county, subject to the will of the
voters in the democratic primary
election on Tuesday, May %, 1918.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce that Arthur Cotter In .
candidate for reelection TO the office
of Sheriff and Collector of Lee
county, subject to the will OF the
democratic voters in the primary
to be held in May. 1918.
We are authorized to announce
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

Three women and one man make
nm a band Of safe robbers at Cieve-
land. o.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
For Chancellor

For Chancellor
To the Democratic Voters of the
Fifth Chancery Circuit:
beg to announce that am a
candidate for reelection to the Of
flee of Chancellor in the ensuing
Democratic Primary Election. You
have endorsed my administration Of
the office heretofore, and know what
to expect when you elect me- Yet
with my added experience, l should
make better officer than before.
And such shall be my earnest en-
deavor And I shall always feel
grateful to you for the trust you
have reposed in me in the past years.
Sincerely,
E. d. ROBERTSON.
Mariana, Ark, January 2, 1918.
For Prosecuting Attorney
We are authorized to announce that
John E. Miller of White county, is a
candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for prosecuting attorney of
the First Judicial Circuit, subject to
the action of the democratic primary
election to be held on Tuesday, May
20, 1918.
For Representative
The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce Jas. l.. Miller of Moro, a
candidate for representative in the
legislature from Lee county. subject
to the will of the voters in the pri-
mary election to be held May 70,
1918.
The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce w. A. Elliott candidate
for Representative from Lee county
in the general assembly. subject to
the democratic primary on May 2S
1913.
For County and Probate Judge
The Courier-Index Is authorized to
announce that Judge Jn0 A. Plum
mer il a candidate for reelection
to the office OF County and Probate
Judge of Lee county, subject to the
will of the democratic voters In the
primary election to be held in May
1918.
For Circuit Clerk
The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce that r. G.. Apple Is Z
candidate for reelection to the office
of Circuit Court Clerk and Recorder
subject to the will Of the democratic
voters in the primary election to be
held in May, 1918.
For County and Probate Clerk
The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce that E. w. King is candS
date for reelection to the office OF
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12
Far COUNTY and Probate JUDGE
For Circuit Clerk
For county and Probate Clerk

F0T OUUUty anu TFOOHtS
The Courier-Index is authorized to
announce that e. w. King is cands
date for reelection to the office OF
County and Probate Clerk OF Lee
county, subject to the will OF the
democratic voters in the primary to
be held In May. 1918.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-04-12

- ',,:1|.
E E Fir: !; 4
That Khaki clad American soldier Of ours,
|acing the Germans across No Mans Land
|rom the trenches in France.
He is facing cold, storm, hunger, disease, death,
hat America homes may be safe from the threat OF
t,eman arrogance and brutality. He is enduring hard
hip and danger willingly, without murmur, that
American liberty and justice may endure tie IS
fighting for you!
What are you here at home in the peace and plenty
America doing for him. Stand by him. Back hun up
l. Lend Him a Hand! 4
He is depending you for food and cloth -
ing, for the shells, rifles and machine guns ~ .
that take him over the top to victory.
a Nh
nNZ IN You will not fail him
y" fIHZY now. The Third Liberty
as VYRY Loan IS the measure Of
WV MsM your support. Its success is
~ ~ vital to his comfort, to his
tWzS ~ safety, to his VICTORY.
II ~ Invest in ALL the
..>~ Bonds You Can
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-11-08
PHOENIX RETAILERS BOOST RATION PLAN
 WITH FLOUR CARDS

Retail grocers of Phoenix and all other towns in the Salt River valley are trying out an interesting experi- ment in the matter of establishing vol untarily ration card system for the purpose of making effective the six pound -per-person-pe allowance of wheat, which is urged by the Food Administration.
 Thus far the system has proven a success, and there is every reason to believe that it will work out effective time as 1t is no longer necessary to save wheat.
 Advantages claimed for this system are that it places all consumers on an equal basis, that it effects a material rather than a theoretical saving, and that it simplifies the work of the deal CT In keeping track of sales of flour and bread. The consumer is permitted to buy his flour and other wheat prod ucts at the grocery and his bread of a baker If he desires. He can change from one dealer to another at any time, though he is permitted to buy of only one dealer at time. Central clearing houses are established and a secretary placed in charge to issue cards and keep a check on the cards, duplicate copies of which are forward ed to him each day.
 The merchants of Globe and Miami have adopted the system and those of Cochise county are planning to do 70, as soon as the cards can be supplied. Through voluntary adoption by deal ers' associations, 1t is believed that the system will be made statewide.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-11-08
TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS.

The offices of the federal food ad. ministration for Arizona will be moved from Phoenix to Flagstaff on June |. with the proba bility that they will re- the food administration will maintain its present office at 118 North Gen. tral avenue, Phoenix, as headquarters for Maricopa county. with Inspector Fred W. Curts acting as county food administrator. The restaurant divis- ion will also retain its office at the same address.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-11-08
ARIZONA DOING BIT.

Arizona is doing her bit in the mat ter of supply wheat to the allies. Through arrangements with the grain division 100000 pounds of Arizona wheat are now being milled at local mills and the flour is being shipped to seabord for export to France.
 There is enough flour left in the state to supply the needs of the popu- lation until next harvest, but in order that 1t last until that time 1t is neces- sary that every family adopt the ra- tioning basis of six pounds per per son per month.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-11-08
HOW TO USE STAMPS

Do not use stamps of small de- nomination when fewer stamps of large denomination may be used" urges the postoffice department. For example, use one three-cent stamp in- stead of three ones, or one ten cent stamp instead of five twos.
 The idea is not to save the users saliva, though something might be said for that. The point is that 1t costs the department just as much to make and sell one-cent or a two-cent stamp as it does a three-cent stamp or a ten-cent stamp, and that the use of an unnecessary number of stamps wastefully increases the work of the department. It is easier, too, to can eel one stamp than several.
 Ordinarily we give no heed to such matters. Now we are learning to take them seriously. For exactly similar reasons manufacturers are putting paint in one large can in stead of several small ones, and in creasing the size-units of jelly glasses salt bags, spice tins and cracker box es.
 We can save enormously in materi al, labor and time by applying thoughtfulness and common sense tt the little things There are billions { year in it, if we once get the habit Exchange.