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The Press., 1918-08-29
Oriental Statecraft.

The part which gesture plays in Ort- ental drama Is set forth in recent Hindu volume, which says that there Is a fitting gesture to represent every emotion. The gesture, In fact is de- scrihed as deaf-and-dumb alphabet of the soul. There are nine movements of the head, corresponding to nine erHo- tions, mentioned by one authority, "A by another; 28 movements of the sim gle hands. and 94 or % of the double hands, etc, also "hands" den0ting an- Imals, trees, oceans, and other things. For example, certain position of the hands denotes certain emperor, caste, or planet, The translator says rather naively that only Il cultivated audience can appreciate Indian "ac- tors art"
The Press., 1918-08-29
,s11.ld,s ,sreateat catsract

What is set ;';+".l as the greatest cat aract in the world is on the Iguaz, river which partly separates Brazil and Argentina. The precipice oyel which the river plunges is 21O feel Ugh. that of Niagara being 167 feet The cataract is 13.123 feet wide, or about two and half times as wide as Niagara. It is estimated that 100000, GOO tons of water pass over Niagara Tn an hour. A like estimate gives tn falls of Iguazu 14O.0OO,O00 tons.
The Press., 1918-08-29
Charitable.

"I shouldn't say in so many words that Mrs. Gabbalot is liar,'' observed the lady who weighed we'll the words of her mouth and the meditatiOns of Ter heart before releasing them to the public, ''but I will say that she is re- markedly well misinformed."
The Press., 1918-08-29
Short Life in Prospect.

A girl in Riverside City, a Muncie suburb, was singing loudly one eye ming, T Would Not Live Always" A woman next door, trying to put the baby to sleep, sent the following note by her six-year-Old son to the young singer: "If you don't stop that noise on receipt of this. you won't even live q few minutes. es."-IndiRnspolis News.
The Press., 1918-08-29
SaNanes Fond of the RahIn

The ba"i in it's rrit1 tive forE1. is found in use today by savage tribes in equatorial Africa. It is a calabash or half one. with strings of some sort across it. and is perhaps the mos important instrument of music at can nibal feasts and on other joyous socia Occa aSiOnS.
The Press., 1918-08-29
Euclid in British Army.

Another war hospital publication to hand is with the Wounded" the or gan of the BrOndeSl ny Park military hospital, which also echoes those high spirits which seem the peculiar prop erty of war hospitals. Its contents iI.- clude Euclid in the Army" from which we extract the following detini- tons:
 "All regimental sergeant majors are equal to anything, but the side of any three sergeant majors, taken together, Is less than that of any three brigadier generals taken at random"
 "A major has the shortest temper between two meals"
 We should like to see some more of
 defnitiOns.-LondOn Globe.
The Press., 1918-08-29

hGlA h koON NSNA SA the time was not able to go about Our greatest desire was to have a child in our home and one day my hu and came back from town with a bottle of Lydia E. Pink hams Veget ta ble Compound and wanted me to try it.
 It brought relief E-,r, v,,wr krzNsrhlR2
The Press., 1918-08-29

I improved in health SO could do my houseworx; we now have little one, all of which I owe to Lydia E. Pinkham 8 Vegetable Compound. - Mrs O. S- JOHNSON, R. No. 3, Ellensburg, Wash
 There are women everywhere who long for children in their homes yet are denied this happiness on account of some functional disorder which in most cases would readily yield to Lydia E- Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 Such women should not give up hope until ti.ey have given this wonderful medicine trial, and for special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn. Mass. The result of 40 years experience is at your service.
The Press., 1918-08-29
THE JOY OF
 MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman after Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
 Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Wash" After was married was not we'll for long time
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-17

shave and hair cut and plenty to eat.
The others are cared for in the hospi-
tails. In this way, he asserted, 10000
men are taken care of each day, who
otherwise would be lost to their gov
eminent, while the United States
would be forced to supplement them
with raw soldiers. He pointed out how
this treatment lessened the danger of
loss of army morale and also how urg-
ent it is that every cent that can be
spared be given now to carry on tn
work. "For the great crisis of the
war will come in the next few months.
Either peace will be declared in the
spring or the war will drag on for
years and year. If the line is held in
Italy all will be well, if not France
will be forced to make separate peace,
Great Britain will be brought to her
knees and the great burden of the
war will fall on the United States.
Give now, as you never have given
before, to the government, to the
Red Cross, the Y. M. G. A. and the h
C's.
Then he spoke of "our boys"- what
men they were and how proud we had
the right to be of them. These boys
are eager to get into the thick of
things and some of them are indeed
in it. They are not allowed, however,
to remain longer than three days at a
time in the front trenches but are
sent back to rest up. AS if to allay
any fears that our boys will not come
back the men they were when they
left, he assured the audience that
IS per cent of the boys that went over
clean will come back clean. "Of
course" he added, "some Of our boys
were not clean when they went over."'
At the conclusion of his talk, Mr..
Wallace announced that a collection
would be taken up by the ushers. In
the face of the stirring speech which
aroused desire in one to give every
cent he had, the sum of $68.16 was
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-17

collected. Taking into consideration
that people were unprepared the. re-
suit was very satisfactory. After in
cidental expenses were paid over $50
will be left, which has been turned
over into the general fund Of the
Sank Centre branch of the. Red Cross.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-17
NOTICE no AUTO OWNERS.

All automobile owners are mott
fed to show 1918 license numbers on
their cars in accordance with the laws
of the State Of Minnesota. By
order of the Chief of Police. 31-33
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-17

HERALD WANT ADS BRING RF.
SUITS.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
ANOTHER HOSPITAL
. SHIP IS TORPEDOEO
LCANoovERY CASTLE SEN7s
DOWN BY GERMAN SU6MA
RiNE t16 MILES At SEA
ONE BOAT WITH "a SAVED
Search 10 Being Made For Other
Boats, and Some Of Them May Be
Found-Fourteen Nurses Aboard
Vessel When Torpedoed.

London. A Teuton submarine
sank the British hospital ship Liam
dovery Castle, lie miles southwest OF
Fastnet on June q, the British al
miralty announced.
The Llandovery Castle was home
ard whound from Canada. She car
ried 25S persons. This total includes
so Canadian army medical corps men
and Ia female nurses.
One boat containing "a survivors 81
far has reached port. y
The admiralty announcement was:
about 10 o'clock on June q, lie
miles southwest of Fastnet the hos
pital ship Llandovery Castle was tor
pedoed by an enemy submarine and
sank in about 10 minutes. She was
homeward bound from Canada ana
therefore there were no sick or
wounded on board. but her crew con-
sisted of 164 officers and men ana
she carried so Canadian army medi-
Gals and IA female nurses.
"Of this total of 25S only one boat
containing "a survivors has so far
reached port. Search Is still being
made and there is a bare possibility
that others may yet be found.
1T is to be noted that in this, as
indeed in all other instances the Ger
man submarine had perfect right TO
stop and search the hospital ship I'M
der The Hague convention. but she
preferred to torpedo the Llandovery
Castle.
Subsequently the admiralty issued
the following comment on the link
ing.
"Germanys awful debt 10 the world
continues to grow Another hospital
ship has been torpedoed. this time
lilo miles from the nearest land. and
her people turned adrift in their boats
To sink or siwm as they best might.
And though. "a II happened. she was
a Canadian hospital ship returning
from Halifax with no wounded on
board, the tale OF crime reveals
wanton deliberation on the part or
the submarine commander and almost
suggests the hope on his part that be
would find her full of injured and
helpless men.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Fl. N Campbell. who lives near Bu-

Fl. N. Campbell. who lives near Bu-
ford. is Matching quail eggs with the
assistance of hens. In cutting his
hay recently he found many nests of
quail eggs. After being once dis
turbed the quail will not go back 10
their nests. and in order to save these
valuable birds, Mr.. Campbell took the
eggs into his chicken house and put
them under hens. Several settings OF
eggs have produced young quail. The
birds stay with their hen mother q
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
To Defy Allies Power.

Washington. - The Mexican gov
eminent is gathering at Tampico a
large supply OF coal from Mexican
mines in the state OF Coahuila. II Is
understood the coal is to be used for
supplying Spanish and other ST
ships plying between Europe and
leo directly. who will thus be- reliesod
from submission to the American and
British regulations governing the Is
sue OF bunker coal.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
IN SESSION AT LITTLE
ROCK.
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES
Committee Proposes That Upper
House Be Composed OF One Men,
Der From Each Of the Thirteen
Chancery Districts.
Little Rock


When the Arkansas Constitutional
Convention reassembled at Little
Rock ii took up for consideration and
action the reports of the various COM
mittees recommending numerous I'M
portant changes in the organic law Of
the state.
The most radical probably is that
of the committee on legislative pro-
visions which recommends reduc-
ton in the personnel of the legisla-
ture from 1875 members to SO. The
committee proposes that the Upper
House be composed of one member
elected from each Of the 13 chancery
districts, and that the Lower House
consist of the 80 members, one from
each of the present senatorial dis
tricts. Among other proposals 10 re-
ceive attention are:
The creation of IAN intermediate
court of appeals and an increase from
five TO seven in the membership of
the Supreme Court.
TO reduce the number of judicial
districts from y to Is and the mum
Der of chancery districts from 10 TO
four.
That members of the supreme
court sill in departments and en- banc;
that probate court jurisdiction shall
not be transferred to chanCery. that
there shall be no court of civil APP
peals that the terms of members OF
tie supreme court shall be eight
years.
The creation of commission on
public utilities and taxation to sue
coed the present railroad commits
sion and tax commission. and to have
supervision of all public utilities.
That all officers. county, city and
state. be elected for four years and
net be eligible for reelection.
Creation of board of agriculture
and office of state mine inspector,
Perpetual prohibition of the manu-
faeture, importation. distribution mr.
sale OF intoxicants.
Creation OF AN aviation section IN
the state military organization.
Adoption of the Oregon system OF
initiative and referendum.
Taxes TO be uniform upon the same
classes of subjects within the terrific
rial limits OF the authority levyins
the tax and collected for public pur-
poses only All property accessible
to be taxed at its actual market
value. that value to be ascertained in
a manner provided by law. The Gen
era Assembly to have power 10 tax
Industries, franchises. privileges. ex-
hibitions. etc.
That 10 jurors may return verdict
in all cases other than capital Of
lenses. and that in civil cases eight
jurors may render verdict.
Educational administration TO be
carried out by three units-state.
county and district.
The constitution TO be drafted by
the convention probably will be sub
mitted for ratification At the general
election next November.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

The United States bureau OF stand
ards has developed nborsaving de-
vice making color tests of cottonseed
oil.
Mrs. Rebecca Mayo. age ninety, still
conducts shoe store in Province
town, Mass. She has had charge of
the business since her husband died.
in 1875.
All printers among the Russian pris-
oners in Germany are being kept busy
on propaganda books in Russian. to
popularize the kaiser and everything
German.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
WORTH KNOWING

Minnesota is the latest state to bar
alien teachers.
Congressman Nolan of California Is
a molder by trade.
1t is proposed to give London eng
laud) iremen an increase OF Is shil-
liugs ($3.75) a week until after the
war
Harry Mcdonald two years ago en-
tered the Columbus to) prison weigh
ing 900 pounds. When released the
ether day hs weighed $40 pounds.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

All youths whose numbers were
drawn will be assigned TO the various
five classes on the basis OF information
furnished In the QUESTIONABLE now be
lug mailed out
New registrants will he placed Mt
the foot of the list In each class In
the order their numbers are drawn.
Indications are that all new regis
trants placed In Glass ! will be called
before the end OF the year and that
only few months will elapse before
those whose numbers are drawn last
will be called.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Suffrage To Go Over.

rage resolution on which a vote was
prevented by an opposition filibuster.
Chairman Jones OF the Senate SUIT
rage Committee announced probably
will not be brought up again until
next August. after the proposed re-
cess OF Congress.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
First Loan To Greece.

Washington. A credit OF &fb.
10000 10 Greece. the first under the
new financial agreement between that
country and the United States. was
announced by the Treasury Depart
ment. This brings the total of all
credits TO $500. $4,000
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Draft Treaty Approved.

Washington Treaties between the
United States and Great Britain TO-.
reciprocal operation of army draft
laws To their citizens. including Cana
dams. were ratified by the Senate
without dissenting vote.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

The largest farm sale ever made in
Prairie County was closed at Hazen
when John II. Jones sold units one
and two OF the Jones plantation to
Walter S. Vandewater at Kankakee.
ILL.,, for the sum OF $4,000.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Bond Bill Approved.

Washington. The new bond b
which passed the House providing Is,
000. 5000 for domestic purposes and
81 500. 900 900 for loans to the allies.
was approved by the Senate Finance
Committee and without amendment
ordered reported favorably.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Germany To intervene.

London.-The German government.
according TO German newspapers. II
taking preparatory measures with -
view To the intervention OF Russia.
says n dispatch to the Exchange Teie-
graph Company from Zurich. Under
the plan. IL Is stated. troops will be-
sent to restore order. assisted by
Maximilist forces.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

Earl Swindler, field organizer. Is
at Joi 2sboro to confer with the Of
fieers of the local Young Mems Christ
ian Association on the organization OF
the county outside of Jonesboro for
war work activity.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

The State highway commission has
rejected all the bids for the con
struction OF the Helena-West Helena
road. estimated to cost 100000. The
bids were considered unsatisfactory
and new bids will be solicited.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Invention Constantly Improved.

The storage battery or electric ac-
cumulator of Faure was first exhibited
in London 81 years ago. Since then
the invention has been greatly i'm
proved by Edison and others, and Is
now successfully applied to the opera
ton of street cars and other uses.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
No SUFFRAGE Vote Now.

Washington Indefinite postpone-
ment OF vote in the Senate on the
was decided upon by Senate ssffraSf
leaders.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Americana Are Feared.

Paris--German prisoners are var
tually unanimous in confirming tise
fear felt OF the Americans by tbs Ger
man high command.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

telegram was received by Joseph
l.. Solomon OF Helena, who was dis
trict director of the third Liberty loan
campaign. saying that Philips County
won the supreme honor flag. with
2o2 per cent.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04
Steady Hand imperative.

A steady hand in military AFFAIRS 10
more requisite than In peace, because
an error committed In war mag prove
rremediAble.--Bacon.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

Acting Governor Moncrief has
granted pardon to Sam Lawson, ne
gro. sentenced in March last by the
Union Circuit Court for one year in
the penitentiary for assault with In.
tent to kill.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

Louis Honeycutt. farmer living
near Rush. found an Indian AK in a
cave in that vicinity recently. The
ak was lying ON small shelf-like
ledgs in the cave. Its handle. which
was apparently of cedar or cypress.
Is stiil sound II is believed the TX
has been lying on the ledge for sew
eral hundred years.
An empty box car started down n
grade from Mineral Springs a few
days ago and ran two miles before IL
struck an up grade and stopped.
John l.. Butler, Benton County
boy. who is now chief or police in
Los Angeles. Cal. is visiting in Ben
tonville.
The Franklin County jail is empty
and has been for six months Ozark
has no marshal, and appears to need
none.
A charter has been granted to the
First National Bank OF Mansfield,
which was organized several months
ago.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

gro. sentenced in March last by the
Union Circuit Court for one year in
the penitentiary for assault with In
tent to kill.
The City Council OF Paragould
passed an ordinance authorizing the
organization of the city into an inn
pfoVement district fur the purpose OF
erecting a municipal light and power
plant
Only about 500 crates of blackber.
ries were shipped from Decatur last
week During The same week last
year 1000 crates were shipped. This
shows The shortage of crop in this
vicinity.
The flour situation is so serions
that several bakeries around Fort
Smith are threatened with being
closed on account of having exceeded
their flour allowances.
Parker Bros have installed Muir
ray system gin four miles west cf
camden. The new plant is dou-
ble=70. able 10 turn out bale every
thirty minutes.
The potato shipment NJ Ozark has
been completed The yield has been
the smallest for years. less than 20
per cent. Prices ranged from 81 10
Si.35 per bushel
The Woman's Club Is very grateful
to Mr.. Cooper OF Stuttgart for $50
. check given by him 10 them 10 buy
a knitting machine TO knit socks for
the Red Cross.
Crop prospects at Murfreesooro arc
the best for several years Wheat Is
giving good yield and the acreage
Is much greater than ever before IN
this county.
The first shipment OF rice four
was received at Arkadelphia by one
OF the loca. Wholesale establishments.
The flour is to be sold as wheat
substitute.
The Ola Red Cross Is arranging "a
have its second auction sale. II viii
offer two registered Duroc Jersey
pigs. an automobile and several other
donations.
The Searcy Ice Company has com.
pleted the rebuilding of the ice plant.
which was burned in March. and is
| selling ice manufactured at its own
plant
The Batesville Record has been sold
by the Richardson estate and is now
being published as weekly under
/ the management Of Robert H. Wad-
! dell.
The Chautauqua, which has been
In session at Searcy for the past
week was n great success. and its
return for next year has been assured.
Ben Love. rural mail carrier for
| Mountain Home. has patriotic
| CON. She never thought OF having
| twins until after the war started. she
/ brought twins In 1917 and when Mr..
Love went out to his barnyard re-
Gently he found another pair.
| The sale of Liberty bonds aud war
savings stamps has decreased the re-
sources OF Arkansas banks since
March 8 by s6.54612s,15. according
10 a report made by the State bank
department
Nearly every business man in Fort
| Smith signed petition asking the
Sebastian Bridge District Commission
To proceed at once with the construc-
tion of reinforced concrete bridge
across Arkansas river at the foot Of
| Garrison avenue. connecting with Sc
| quoyah County, Okla.
| The Bolinger Oh Company, an In
diana corporation. Is abandoning its
| test on the Denton farm, near Draw.
ley. The test u dry hole at 3,o03
feet
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-07-04

The City Council OF Paragould
passed an ordinance authorizing the
organization of the city into an inn
proyement district cor the purpose OF
erecting a municipal light and power
plant.