The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-13

-~ss| - BtaHteu abDut ike
wheat. only il is kept flooded most OF
Us growing period. about ninety DAYS.
Water Is pumped from wells aud the
ground il kept soaked practically al
the time. At harvest time the water
Is turned out. the ground dries up ana
the crop Is harvested and threshed like
wheat Rice at Threshing time has
about the same value as wheat-last
season httIe over $500 busheI
The man who showed us his rice
plantation the other day said that he
raised 5000 bushels last year.
One feature of the day was a visit
at ,Eberts aviation Field near Lonoke.
II is Ike other aviation fields have
seen in Texas, only not as large as
Kelley Field. They put on an exhibit
ton flight for US and showed US some
fancy nying-some stunts Art Smith
executed II San. Francisco few years
ago.
Everybody around an aviation field
Is anxious 10 go up. The boys in other
departments of the aviation are all
snxions 10 learn TO fly. When the
war is over you are going to see a lot
of flying. and it may not be many
years untn you can fly up TO Denver
and back in common carrier any day
You have little business TO transact
Civilians are not taken up by the
army machines. The boys from Camp
Pike come over occasionally and get
= lit;lo ride Lieut. Harl told US of a
friend OF his who came over the other
day and had friend in the aviation
corps VITO took him M for the first
time The machine went up about five
Thousand feet. turned a few somer-
saulfs. made a. tail spin and nose
spin and dived back to earth again.
The young land lubber was game but
white. and he hasn't been back since
for another ride. Lieut. Harl says
that ais friends are little cautious
Field ugE.
These Northerners are learning some
lessons In patience. Everybody down
here takes his OF her own time about
doing 4 hing. II Is quite noticeable
arorud tie hotel Il takes time to get
waited on at the hotel-both in the
dining room and at the desk There
Is no nse being in hurry. Just take
your time and wait II young Ar
kansas led is chinning the key clerk
Just Wafs until he gets thru then IL
viii take plenty Of time. Don't tell
the waiter you are 10 hurry or he
VIII SIT <cstxased and mix up your or
der@ Iva, take longer 70 get II
'straiyht<ned out Just start q little
earlier and have patfenca Every
body is pleasant and accommodating
If you don't try to hurry them.
We are taxing lessons in content
menf and in taking things easy.
We see evidences OF ease and con-
tentment on every hand. As We drove
out the other day our road led along
the side of a swamp. On the one side
on every log was few or dozen
turtles. black and glossy and blink
ing. resting quietly in the sunshine and
seemingly happy and satisfied with
all the world On the other side on
the gallery of every little home was a
bunch OF happy folks. black and glossy
an6 blinking. resting peacefully in the
shade. seemingly coutented and salts
fed with all the world.
Margaret Sanger hasn't influenced
this section with her propaganda and
the cotton fields of Arkansas will not
lack for labor in the near future
and the surplus ought TO supply the
Pullman company for years TO come
with dusky porters.
must say this to the credit OF
the Negroes of Arkansas. haven't
seen a single yellow Negro in the
state. @. L. H
Hot Springs. Ark. June 5th.