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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19
Wonders.
Things to Worry About.

The chances of being struck by lightning are five times greater in the country than they are in the city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19
Fresh Paint. Rock Beer"
Rut Is Schmells GoOt '"

buC IS OCnIHtllS OOOL Our Yankee tars who sail the seas As bait should use LimburgeI cheese; It's hard to shoot the Hun ma
 chimes, But cheese will catch the subma-
 rines. -Henie.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19
No Joke.

To read this warning do not fail, A truth I'm here to tell; The pull that keeps you out of jail Won't keep you out of Hell,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

Numerous coasting accidents indicate that others besides the wicked stand in slippery places
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

The subtreasury at St. Louis may be bursting with money" but it is not ready to burst just yet
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

Where is the idiot who was always signing ie "an old-fashioned winter?'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

Col Gaedke ridcules our army put ne won able to do long, by gad
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

The strikes in Germany are or are not serious Play it either
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

smileage bears relation to silage but It HI the soldier with joy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

Germany may be sick from worry, but IS sh sick enough to give up her loot and be good?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

ing pound of Camembert cheese on the counter, and the Irishman, after counting his schange, picked up the cheese package instead of the candy and put it into his pock- ct. The German, proud of his per fume, and the Irishman, keeping the candy a secret until the Ger man had gone, were sitting in 9 warm room with the girl when the girl exclaimed: Who is it that smells that way?" Dots mel Dots mel" proudly replied the Ger man, thinking of the perfume. The girl was very angry and ordered the German to leave the house, After he had been gone for half hour, the girl kept on sniffing, and then said: Do you know, Pat. that can smell that darn Dutch man yet"
 Wonders. The greatest man I ever knew
 Was William Henry Back; He merely smiled and said, Pooh
 pooh"
 When he stepped on a tack.
 Luke McLuke.
 Another man I know who's nice Is Ebenezer Law;
 He slipped and fell upon the ice And merely said, "Oh, pshaw.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-19

Entered as second class matter November 7. 1913 at the postofce Juneau. Alaska under the Act of March 8, 1879
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
A Great Necessity

A little dash of sentimentalism and
emotionalism may be alright and in
fact are necessary occasionally to
loosen US up and make life interesting.
The pioneer American circus man, +.
T. Bynum. once said that the Ameri-
can people like to be humbugged. = 1t
il necessary for people to laugh and it
Is also necessary for people to weep,
sometimes, to develop their sympa-
thies. Above all II these it is abso-
lutely necessary for people to think
seriously to prepare them for the va
rious changes of life, as life is not a
game of chance but positive reality,
and it can be made failure or a sue
ss according to its purposes. Pur-
pose is to an individual life what .
rudder is to ship or the mains spring
is to the watch. Realizing this fact,
the pastor of Dermott's popular home
like church, the Presbyterian church,
will commence series of Sunday eve
ming sermons next Sunday evening on
The Seven Purposes of Great Life
and the first one will be The Purpose
of Vision " There will be special mu-
sic at these services.
Next Sunday morning the Sunday
Bible school will meet promptly at 9:45.
After the class reports are made up
we will join the parade at the Hotel
Dermott There will be no II o clock
service because of the Sunday School
Rally. The night service will com
mence promptly at 5 o'clock, govern
ment time. Everybody is invited TO all
these services. Pastor
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
From DR.. Henry
To the Democrats of Chicot County,
Arkansas

To the Democrats of Chicot County,
Arkansas
Ii was rumored that the Lady Dem
ocrats would request of the candidates
their opinions on woman suffrage and
for that reason have delayed stating
my views on the subject in the news
paper. thinking they might want to ask
some particular question. in regard to
the matter and desired To make one
publication suffice; and also. because
my position. favoring woman suffrage
has been known among my friends ever
since they have known me
| now favor and have always favored
woman suffrage and believe that women
are as much entitled to vote in all cleo
tons a. men are.
But for the eurtailment of woman :
not be blotted with some Anticipated
laws for men only mean this for
just men to read as well IA women.
Under Arkansas law. a man and wo-
man marry, and frequently. about time
by the hard toll of both. they acquire
some real estate and house full of
children the husband will be called to
realms of bliss beyond the skies. leav-
Jug his widow and children. with the
little farm in debt, the property acquir-
eb by the hard labor of both in the
name of the husband. and she has only
a life interest therein. IL was all her
husband could do To borrow money on
the farm. when he had acquired an alb
j solute title 10 same. but the widow
with her orphans. is required to pay OIL
the debt and no one will lend money. as
she can give no adequate security, be
cause when she dies. the property de
scends to the children She should have
some real absolute or fee simple inter
est in the land. The law does give her
one half fee simple interest, where the
land has been acquired by them during
their marriage, if there are no children
and no creditors. and one third if nc
children and creditors. In the case OF
no children and no creditors she should
have all. 1t is no answer to this argu-
ment to say if the husband so desires
he could make will. because the best
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
LIBERTY BONDS BRING
CITIZENS REAL THRIFT
Millions Dong Patriotic Duty Find
Themselves Financial Gamers.

Before the government BEGAN to Is.
sue the Liberty Bonds there were less
than 400 oog bondnold.rs In the Unti.
cd States Now there ar. more than
- 600 ooo Soon there Will be many
more millions to learn how simple il
Is to nut $50 300 $500 or 81 600 into
n safe bond that viii hiring 40 or !,
Der cent as regularly as the wear rolls
around hesid.s returning The fun
amount invested at date Of maturity
Th.ra IL ~, ri.l, ~. j., my o,b,rlt,d
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04

o. c. Williams returned last week
from Hot Springs
Mrs. Pinke Johnson of Kansas City
is here visiting her old home
Rev G. A. Anderson spent severals
days in Warren the past week
Mrs King of Winchester is here WIS.,
iting her daughter, Mrs. n. w. White.
Lieut. O. Goodwin of Camp Pike was
a guest last week of Dorothy Cathey.
RUB-MY TIsM-A ntseptic, Relieves
Rheumatism, Sprains. Neuralgia, etc.
Rev. Mason of Greenville, Miss.
preached at the St Paul church Mon
day night.
Mrs Sarah l.. Simpson and Mrs.
Rosaetta Robertson were Lake Village
visitors Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Patrick of Argenta spG, ~
several days here with her parents
the Brooks home.
Percy Williams left Monday for his
home at Tilar, after spending several
months in Dermott.
There will be an entertainment next
Monday night at Hollands Chapel
Everybody invited; its free. 4
Rev. Lamack. father of Mrs. G. V.
Jones. spent several days last week
with friends at Winchester.
WANTED. Men for both mill and
yard Good wages
Fee-Crayton Hardwood Lbr Co.
If You have Chills or Malaria get
80 cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic; moth
ing better for chlls and malaria. Get
it at Bordeaux Drug Store.
Miss Robinzine was called to Win
chester Tuesday of last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Minerva Allen who
died suddenly on the previous day.
Do you get up at night? Sanol is
surely the best for all kidney or bladder
troubles. Sanol gives relief in "a hours
from all baekache and bladder troubles
Sanol Is a guaranteed remedy. soc and
81 90 a bottle at Bordeaux drug store.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04

of them forget to do that and some of
them have made wills that, to say the
least, are unjust.
Another disgrace on our statutes, or
rather Common Law. a heritage from
the dark ages of England. is what Is
termed "Curtesy the old designation
being "Curtesy of England That Is
where a man marries woman, seized
or owning. in actual possession at any
time during their marriage land and has
child by her, born alive, and then the
wife dies during the lifetime of the
husband, provided it is not their actual
homestead, and she owns the land at
her death. the husband holds the land
during the rest of his life, reaping all
the rents and profits therefrom. This
is not so hard if the children also die,
but it happens that children often live
after their mother is dead and then it
is in the power of the husband to reap
all the benefits during his life of said
land. to the exclusion of the children
and sometimes a gay old widower lives
to see many grandchildren. Most men
are just to their own children. but if
his deceased wife was widow with
children. when he married her. he may
not be so kind to his stepchildren. I'm
der this law, when the case happens. a
man can let his children go in rags and
he may live in wealth. until he is called
to account an the bar of Heavenly JUS
tice.
Also a relic of the dark ages is the rule
that in all divorces. where the husband
and wife are equally capable of support
ing the children, the man is given the
preference, unless the child s very
young and absolutely requires the
mother care, and then. when it gets
a lite older. it is torn from its mother :
tender care and placed in charge of the
husband. who generally turns ii over to
some distant relative or puts it in charge
of a stepmother. Stepmothers however
are nearly always Very kind 10 the step
children, but while their own mother is
living. she is the only one to have the
child until it is old enough to make its
choice. The law ought to give the
mother the preference as to very young
children and then. as to older children,
give them equal rights with men.
Women's property is taxed at the
same rate as men : and there are not
so many tax dodgers among them.
If elected, shall do all can To give
women the ballot and equal rights un-
der the law. Yours truly.
adv. 3-2ls. K. NJ. Henry.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
STiY-hT-HOM{S nO'j
ROlO 0ppORT UNITY
Man Who Buys Liberty Bond Is DO
ING His Bit"

The time is fast approaching when
all OF Us stay at-homes' will again
have an opportunity TO serve our
country.
Just because we are too old or too
young, or have dependents. does not
mean that we cannot be soldiers and
help to win this great fight for de-
mocracy and freedom.
The Third Liberty Loan, which vii
start April +. will be the greatest op
portunity for patriotic service that has
been offered those of US who still re
main in civil life.
The work TO float it will be great.
With the approach of what all the
world is convinced is the crisis in this
war. the need of great showing OF
unity and strength on the part OF
America has become 70 imperative
that probably the way in which this
country meets this duty will consti-
tute the deciding factor in the war.
The Third Libert Loan is the me.
dium through which better than in any
other way Americas heart. mind and
physical strength can be thrown into
the weight Of battle against German
A huge Liberty Loan IN this country
means encouragement TO Germany
any encouragement 10 our allies, 1t
means funds to equip, feed and train
our soldiers. 1t means support and
comfort for our men in the trenches
1t means money TOR ships, and It
means an ample reservoir Of financial
credit out Of which all things required
by the brotherhood OF nations again st
autucrWte militarIsm can BE- obtained
10 drive forward this year with their
maximum strength and bring the hor-
rors of the world war 70 an early end.
The man who at home buys Lib
crty Bond performs "a efficient an act
of war as the man in khaki who pulls
trigger IN his trench in France, II
Is all The more home mans duty 20
perform this act. since he is not under
going the discomfort and the danger
that PA 49, the soldiers service to the
heroism that should inspire us at home
with n full appreciation of the part ye
must play
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
VlRlLE MESSAGE FROM
BISHOP D. S. FUTILE
Celebrated Episeopalian Makes Strong
Plea for His Country.

a message by Bishop Daniel Syl.
mands national attention He is pre-
siding bishop OF tho Episcopal Church.
He has been a bishop lot more than 81
years and clergyman for nearl! ia
years He comes Of Revolutionary
stock and is president OF the Missouri
Sons OF the Revolution.
Though in his eighty year.
the venerable bishop is as vigorous
ana as alert as he ever was, vert
table Waterman on the tower OF his
country, When he learned Of the great
Liberty Loan drive 10 besin Aptil t.
Bishop Tuttle wrote In an autograph
letter the following yirile message;
Fellow Americans: All that we are
in good will and strong nerve and all
that we have OF spare means should
be at the service Of our country, now
that she is in determined struggle
for her own safety and for lnterna-
tional rights and for freedom and JUS
tce and fair play for all the world
ITS a time when under the colors
and through Liberty Loans, and on the
firing line, we should cry aloud with
Shakespeare Wolsey:
Let all the ends thou aim'st at be
thy country's, thy Gods and truths. "
The picturesque ecclesiastic will in
every way possible lend his voice and
hand to sec the Liberty Lean throurh
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
Methodist Church Notes

The new time disturbed but few
people at our church last Sunday
There were some few who came to
Sunday school just when the school
was closing. There was only one who
came to church when we We're fixing to
pronounce the benediction. The ser
vices of the day were fairly we'll at
tended and the attendance at the morn
ing and evening hours We're good.
There will be no services at the II
o clock hour next Sunday. but there
will be the usual services at night
In the morning we will meet and
have a short Sunday school. after
which we will proceed with the parad-
ers to the Presbyterian church to dis
cuss general Sunday school work
Pastor.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
Epworth League
Program for next Sunday:
Leader. Gertie GadCv

Program for next Sunday:
Leader, Gertie Gadoy
Topic, Christian Duty and Privi-
lege lie TO Live Unto God in Every
Relation of Life
Scripture lesson, Eph Is: Ia. Mark
): 70
Song
Prayer
To Live unto God in the Home.
Bessie Morris
To Live unto God in the Business
World. Blanche Neal
Piano Solo. Lille Mae Walton
To Live unto God in Play.
Chrystine Kennedy
To Live unto God in School,
Nirta Weisner
Song
Reading of Program
League Benediction Xxx
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
AMONG C0LORED PEOPLE

Items of interest among colored
people should be left at the Palace
Drug Store or at this office
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
To Both White and
Colored

To the Loyal Citizens and Friends. both
white and black. of Dermott and
Vicinity:
The girls dormitory Of the ;. +. b.
A. burned March 18th. and we come in
this humble and meek way asking aid
We do not hesitate for the very reason
that it is truthfully said by some of the
good citizens of this town that the
school Is a benefit to the town
Members of my race are coming from
Mississippi, louisiana and Tennessee
to purchase homes here in order that
their children might be benefited in
this Christian educational enterprise.
The property is owned in the largest
measure by the white people and it is
sold by them or for them to the col
ored We have boys and girls in school
who are now working for some of the
good white citizens, thereby enabling
them to go through school One of the
teachers who is on our staff worked
his way through school by working
mornings and evenings for DR. Barlow
of this place.
We are trying to produce children
who will give the best satisfaction
wherever they are placed. We have
some girls who are attending school
here that can cook meal that would
be satisfactory to the President of the
United States, or 10 the Board of
Trade of Dermott We have boys
whose labor might be desired on &C
count of their fidelity from every angle.
We are teaching the following: The
Bible as a text book. we teach this be.
cause we believe that If one has been
persuaded to follow in the footsteps of
Jesus he will always do the thing that
is right and just The text book itself
because everyone should know how to
give and render justice correctly.
Cooking because il is essential 10 good
health. Manual Training because it
serves as safeguard from stealing.
Farming because we realize that If the
earth is we'll tickled in the early spring
il will smile in abundance of products
IN the summer and fall.
We have had many back sets this
term. and as we all know very hard
winter. Sickness every day for p
months. Wood was 10y far not plenti-
full, and the same of water. Last hut
not least our building burned from top
TO bottom, destroying almost every
thing in II except trunks and some few
clothes and We ask aid of you through
the columns of The Dermott News.
Please help Us to get some or all of
the following: 20 beds and mattresses
and springs for same. 20 washstands
and bowls and pitchers to SO thereon,
l dozen dressers dozen brooms. II
dozen mops, dozen wash tubs and
boards. 3 dozen lamps. dozen plates
knives, forks and teaspoons. dozen
table spoons, . dozen bread spoons. ?
dozen tablecloths. u dozen window
shades, dozen towels. and dozen
chairs.
Your humble servant.
ID. w. Jamerson,
] adv. 1t Principal
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04
Local Agent

I've got a friendly helper.
His health | am drinkin
He's the one who boosts the Kaiser
When he
Just Amt Thinkin'.
He'll burn and waste more food and
things
Than submarines are sinkin'.
And have the soldiers wantin'
Cause he
Just Amt a Thinkin'
He II leave his motor idlin'
The gasoline a-stinkin'
He let's George do lot o things
From sacrifice a shrinkin'
No Waterman at his warehouse
When fire bug comes a slinkin
And he boosts the hell-bent Kaiser
When he
just Amt Thinkin'
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-04-04

A Liberty Bend he tco5-7e5 d
real fighting soldier Tor uscts Sam.
The Press., 1918-12-26
ALL HAVE THEIR FAvoRITES
Most NoVelIsts Admit Decided Prefer ence for Certain Children of
 Their Brain.

It is no secret that MOWgli, the wolf boy of the Jungle BOOks," is MT. Kip ling's prime favorite, or that Rodney Stone, that fine fighter and gallant En- glishman, takes precedence even of Sherlock Holmes in the affections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
 Thomas Hardy much prefers to con- Sider himself q poet rather than a story writer, hut among the many characters he has created he loves Tess best of all; and it is rumOred that H, G. Wells has a sneaking af- lection for his TonO Bungay
 It is often difficult to account for prejudices, for likes and dislikes. The mother often loves her least worthy lad best. Mark Twain dotted on Huckle- berry Finn, Dickens had soft place in his heart for the Artful Dodger. and it is said that w. w. Jacobs loves best his sly, diplomatic, cool poacher and general scapegrace, Bob Pretty,
 Jerome K. Jerome has never lost his first love for 'Three Men in a Boat" It made his name known in two hemis- pheres, and he feels he owes it a debt of gratitude,
 Allan Quartermain is an easy first in the heart of Sir H, Rider Haggard; !; Marie COrelli's favOrite among her own works is 'Thelma," and Sir Hall Gaines "The ManXman ;" while nobody else can ever take the place of Bah- bic, the gipsy lass of 'The Little Minis ter" in the love of Sir James Barrie.
The Press., 1918-12-26
N GA! DEMAND FOR LACEs
v Of That Section Sure to Be Well /~:.h CuItiVating, According to 2
 Consular Report

V" l"rrS, embrOiderieS or dress trim n 'E~ of any kind are produced in "H Africa. Of machine-made goods, 'fnri"a!'y cotton. large quantities are .'pCrlrd, being supplied chiefly by ..;ind. France and Switzerland. The tive Woncn use them in embroidered : udCl and top skirts, chemises, chemi- ttcS and kimOnOS.
 This is true as regards the native "ntn in all West Africa. even in the r interior. They fancy the top chemi- 'Ie. or short chemiSe, worn as a ki- 'nn. FO" the most part the goods :. embroidered, but many have begun . wcnr garments with insertions and "''. Light figured and lowered , ,;lrS and dimities are well liked in
 H"%al.
 t''nr of the women are seen wear 7 some of the best qualities of these
 d~. especially the vOiles. though, of .I;'Sr, the cheaper grades of the dimi- '': Iin,I a larger sale. While no sta ',licN of importers are available, the 'Hhr undoubtedly is of sufficient im- "l; nee to cultivate. All the large im- ,.ir"S are more or less interested in
 'S. articles. as in cotton goods gen. 'IIy and would appreciate samples uh prir" -liSlS.-COnsular Report.
The Press., 1918-12-26
NOT AN UNMlxED BLESSING
Washington Man Rejoiced Over "Au- toless Sunday" Until Awful Thought
 Came to His Mind.

Something is always happening to take the joy out of life," he said, mOurnfully.
 Something always happens, or somebody always says something, and if they don't I have to think of some thing myself" he continued.
 When I saw that news about the supply of gasoline being short, with probably not a months supply left, I reiOiced. You see, don't own an au- tOmObile, and what is more, my nerves must be sensitive, because they worry me.
 'They awake me at midnight with a terrific banging and snOrting, and disturb my slumbers at six o'clock in the morning with mingled roars and explosions like unto antediluvian monsters.
 If l had my way I'd restrict the use of automobiles from nine o'clock in the morning to six o'clock at night. But-well, when l thought the gasO- line was giving out, I must confess I rejOiced. Selfish? Maybe. But I had no sooner reiOiced than l thought -"
 The mOurnful man smiled sOrrow- fully.
 q thought" he said, "that with all the automobiles out of business, there would be just that many more people to ride on the street cars. rS.'-WaShing- ton Star,
The Press., 1918-12-26
SOMERS

The schools of the town closed Fri day for the Christmas vacation which will last one week. @s
 Rev. and Mrs. John s. Curtis are en- tertaining Mrs. Curtis's sister, Miss Hattie Lord, of Worcester
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Burdick of Chicopee spent Sunday at the home of their parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry Gager.
 Dr. and Mrs. Henry w. Gitlett of New York city are spending several days at their home, Springstead, on Battle street
 Mrs. A. Vail Smith is spending sev- eral days at the home of MT. and Mrs. F. A. Purdy in Croton Falls, N. Y., Icing called there by the death of their daughter, Mrs. Frederick Grey.
 Mrs. M. J. Warrington is convaIes- cling in the Springfield Hospital, follow ing an operation.
 Lucius Beardsley of New York is the guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Beardsley.
 Miss Marjorie A. Moore oi Mount Hol yoke College is spending the Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Susan P. Moore
 Ralph Chafiee has returned home from Storrs College, where he was sudden of the s. A. T. C., which has now dis banded.
 Miss Blanche Pomeroy is spending several days in Ellington, where she is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Maud P. KimbalI.
 Albert L. Hurd of Wesleyan UDivers- ity is spending the Christmas vacation in the home of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. 4. l.. Huld
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred c Davis and, son George, spent Christmas in the home of Mrs. Davis's parents, Mir. and Mrs. w. B. Whitlock,
 The chairman of the Red Cross Christ mas Roll Call, B. A. Gager for Somers street, and Arthur Goldthorpe for Som ersvile report 14) members for Somers street and 23O members for the town.