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The Monticellonian., 1918-06-28
:Locai and Personal:
t~~ee OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Miss Mary Pyron is visiting
relatives in Texas.
Mrs. Ghas. Dyer, of Pine Bluff,
visited relatives here this week.
See A. I. WELLS about long
time farm loans. advt
Miss Eva White visited friends
at Morrell this week.
Miss Mignon Cruce visited
friends at Hamburg this week.
See me about long time farm
loans.-A. T. Wells.
Mrs. G. Leslie, of McGehee,
visited relatives here this week.
Mr.. S. z. Rial, Of Warren, Wis
tied relatives here last Sunday.
Miss Bernice Wooten is visit
ing relatives at Hot Springs.
Mr.. Mike Finn is visiting at
Little Rock this week.
Miss Minnie Wells visited at
Dermott yesterday.
Mrs. Ida Ross is visiting rela-
tives at Warren this week.
DR. w. J. Hatfield and wife
are visiting relatives at Colony,
Kansas.
Mr.. NJ. Fitzsimmons made a
business trip to Columbia,
La, this week.
Mrs. w. A. Cocker and little
son. William, visited relatives at
Warren this week.
Mrs. D. A. Gates, of Washing
ton City, is visiting her son, DIR.
Stanley NJ. Gates, in this city.
Call on US for all kinds of
fruit jars, caps and rnbbers.-
A. B. Hawkins.
Mrs. r. A. Thomas and Miss
Veta PEBBLES Spent Sunday last
with friends at Dermott.
Mrs. II. A. Railey is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Will Crook, at
Dermott.
Miss Martha McCloy has re-
turned from visit to relatives
at Little Rock.
Rev. O. G. Davis, of Darda-
nellie, visited relatives here this
week.
Judge Il. 7. Wood is holding a
regular term of Ohancery Court
at Hamburg this week.
Miss Bee Cooper, of McGehee,
visited her friend, Miss Oracle
Crook, in this city this week.
Mr.. d. A. Calhoun and family
visited relatives in Lincoln:coun.
ty last week. =
Deputy Sheriff, Mr.. Walter
Lawson, carried a negro deserter
to Camp Pike, yesterday.
Highest cash price paid for
Wool, Chickens, Eggs and But
ter.-Hale Robinson q Co.
Miss Christabell Finn visited
her father, Mr. Il. w. Finn, at
Dermott last week.
Misses Julia Hawkins and Ju-
liza Roberts are visiting relatives
at Hamburg.
Mr.. Ashton McOombs, of Ham
burg, visited friends here last
Sunday.
Miss Cooter Ferguson, of Mon
I roe, visited the family of Mr.. &.
E. Farrell in this city last week.
Mr.. G. E. Farrell and wifi e and
niece, Miss Mary Ahrens, visited
relatives at Monroe last week.
Col. Joe. S. Harris, of Camp
Beauregard, visited his family
in this city this week.
Mr.. S. E. Orr and family, OF
Dermott, visited relatives here
last Sunday.
Misses Grace and Annie Dill
day visited relatives at Dermott
this week.
We pay cash for all kinds OF
Country Produce.-Hale Robin
son q Co.
n WILL t.. &c yy.~ran
The Monticellonian., 1918-06-28
Delegates.


Delegates.
J. G. Williamson, DR.. A. S. ]. Col
Inns, Hardy Peacock, Lawrence Nc
Kinstry, DR.. J. F. Hughes, Walter
Wilson, r. w. McKinstry, H. T. Stem
ons, j. N. Johnson, Walter Lambert
Alternates.
Patrick Henry, Robert C. Knox, R.
w. Wilson, H. w. Wells, r. H. Wolfe.
Cleve Pruitt, w. A. Cocker, c. A.
Myers, C. II. Moses, R. L. Collins.
The following were named for the
Congressional Convention:
Delegates.
Patrick Henry, Robert c. Knox, R
w. Wilson, H W. Wells, r. H. Wolfe
Cleve Pruit, w. A. Cocker, c. A. Myers
c. H. Moses, r. l.. Collins.
Alternates.
Willie Harrell, w. R. Dishongh, DIR
F. L. Ducworth, w. L. Deal, f. Y
Rogers, J. W. Kimbro, Lawrence Me
Kinstry, Ed Terrell, K. L. Hardy, J
G. williamson.
The delegates named for the STATE
Convention were also named to the
Senatorial Convention and the dele.
gates to the Railroad Convention are
the same as to the Congressional Con
vention.
The State Convention will meet a
Little Rock on Wednesday, July tht
10th, and it is usual for the Congress
sional and Railroad Conventions to be
held at the same place and time; thu
time and place for holding the Sena
torial Convention has not been chosen
The Monticellonian., 1918-06-28
Delegates Appointed

At the meeting of the Drew County
Democratic Convention the following
named delegates and alternate dele
gates wrere chosen to go to the State
Convention:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
SNEEZING AND DISEASE
Rv II AddinOtOn Rruce

TN RAVELING recently in various cities
have been most disagreeably impressed
n by the extent to which thoughtlessness
still prevails as regards sneezing and cough
ing in public.
AT the very outset of the influenza epidemic
health authorities everywhere issued warn
ings against the danger of spreading lntec-
tion by neglecting to cover the mouth with a
handkerchief when obliged to cough or sneeze.
Emphasis was rightly pu, on this simple pre-
caution as measure OF prime Importance "
public safety.
No one could plead ignorance as an excuse
for sneezing or coughing negligently. By
posted placards and by newspaper announce
ments campaign of education was unlYer-
sally carried on.
1t was made clear to all that even persons
affected only with slight colds might be
serious menace to their community II they
did not guard against scattering disease
germs through the air by sneeze or by cough.
Germs thus scattered, though compare
lively harmless to the scatterers because their
resitive vitality happened to be high could
become death-dealing forces if breathed in by
other people of lower vitality. The fearful
toll taken by the influenza epidemic was
abundant proof of this.
Yet the warnings then sent forth have not
been needed as they should have been, the
lesson Of the epidemic mas not Deen learheu
as it should.
In street cars and in railway coaches, in
churches. theaters, hotel lobbies people may
be seen today sneCzing and coughing without
giving the slightest thought to the safety OF
Others. Nor do the culprits include only peo-
pie of obviously inferior mentality
Men and women of prosperous arance
and seemingly most intelligent are to be
found among them Every social grade has
representatives in these gross social delin-
uuents. as they may most justly be called.
What are we going to do about 1t? Some
thing must be done. Else shall be per-
petually menaced by epidemics, not OF influ-
enza alone but also of pneumonia, tonsolltls,
and other germ-caused diseases of the throat
and respiratory organs.
To continue the intensive educational work
begun during the plague OF influenza is of
course impeEatiVelY- necessary. Also now
ever, there would seem to be real need
of reinforcing education by action of dis
ciplinary sort.
If people refuse to be persuaded to coop
crate in safeguarding the public health, they
should be coerced into doing so. In every
city, town, and village reckless coughers and
sneezers should be made liable to fines or
Imprisonment as reckless spitters now are.
When it becomes generally understood that
TO sneeZe or cough negligently may have most
unpleasant consequences to the one sneezing
or coughing, we shall see conditions improve
as we have already seen them improve in the
case of the disease-spreading spitters. Until
then experience would indicate that the men
ace of the unguarded sneeze and cough will
never be adequately checked.
Let local lawmakers get busy, yet local
IIaw-enforcers get busy. The situation is too
serious to be tolerated longer.
Copyright, 1918, by Associated Newspapers0
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
Praise From Sir DaUid.

The feeling of cordial kinship which has
deepened between the two great branches of
the English-speaking family in consequence
Of their association in the world war for free
dom Will be strengthened still further by
IN bidding farewell to the American battle
ship squadron which served with the British
grand fleet in the North Sea. Sir David vir-
tualy credits this squadron with being the
decisive force that kept the Huns clingine
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

A gentleman who had been a short time
previously at one of the boulevard cafes hur-
riedly re-entered the establishment and, ad-
dressing the waiter, anXiously inquired:
"Did l leave behind me a small parcel tied
with string on the tablet"
"No, sir" replied the waiter
"By jove, then, it's unlucky! / shouldn't
like the parcel to get into strange hands for 1t
contained some"
Jewels, sir?" suggested the waiter,
smiling blandly.
Jewels! No, man, scorpions. Some very
rare and deadly scorpiOns!"
The waiter smiled no more he, on the con-
trary, turned deathly pale and, sinking into
the nearest chair, gasped as he pointed to ms
overcoat. They are there"
Waiter, beefsteak! Quick! I'm in
hurry"
1--WE haven't any beefsteak, sir!"
"a chop, then"
"Ts Off"
"WeH, then, an omelet"
Impossible, sir We"
What! why, have you nothing at all in
your restaurant"
yes, sir, we've got the constables."
Customer Sharpening his knife on the
edge of the plate)-Then let's have one"
A teacher asked her class in spelling to
state the difference between the word re
suits and consequences" A bright girl
replied: Results are what you expect and
consequences are what you get"
willie she said to the young fellow
holding her hand, 81 love you better than
anybody in this country"
He was in raptures.
Are you sure?" he asked. in joyous
mood
Eyes" she reiterated; sure. Charlie is
in Scotland, Frank is in Ireland, and Jack
and Harold left for France yesterday"
1t was the busiest part of the day at the
railway station and Terence O'Flannighan, the
newest porter, rushed up to the incoming
train.
Change here!" he cried. Change here
for Limerick GalwayanmayO."
But the station master descended upon
Terry.
Haven't l been telling you" he cried, 'to
sing out the names of the stations clearly and
distinctly. Rimimber now-sing thin out"
Il will, sor," replied the broth of a bhoy
And when the next train came in the passen-
gers were considerably astonished to hear
Terry sing:
Sweet dreamland faces,
Passing to and fro;
Change here for Limerick,
Galway and Mayo"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
A FABLE BY AESOP

One hot day a wolf came to quench his
thirst at a clear brook that ran down the side
of a hill. BY chance, a young lamb stood
there. The wolf had a wish to eat her, but
felt some qualms for plea, he made out
that the lamb was his foe. stand off from
the banks, sir" said he, "fOr as you tread
them you stir mud in the stream, and all l
can get to drink is thick and foul" The
young lamb said, in mild tone, that she did
not see how that could be the case as the
brook ran down hill to her from the spot
where he stood But" said the wolf, how
dare you drink of it at all, till l have had
my filI?" Then the poor lamb told him that
as yet her dams milk was both food and
drink to her. BE that as it may" said the
wolf you are bad lamb; for last year l
heard that you spoke i'll of me and all my
race" Last year! dread sir" quoth the
lamb why 1 have not yet been shOrn, and
at the time you name 1 was not BORN The
wolf who found it of no use to tell lies,
fell in a great rage, and as he came up to the
lamb he said, "An you sheep have the same
dull kind of face, and how is one to know
which is which? If it was not you, it was
your dam, and that's all the same thing, so
shall not let you go from here" He then
few at the poor meek lamb, and made
meal of her
Might beats Right.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
FREDERIC j. HASKIN'S ARTICLE

that some of the returning soldiers be en-
ployed at the work.
Memorial trees planted in avenues or
singly are not, of course, planted with
view to increasing the lumber supply. They
do however, serve various purposes be-
yond their primary fulction of tribute. A
well planned tree setting adds to the at
tractiveness of an already picturesque town
and sOftens the ugliness of dingy one.
Washington would be famous for its broad,
shaded streets even though it were not the
national capital
Mr.. Gilbert Pearson executive head of
the national associatio. of Audubon socie-
ties. sees in the planting of trees further
protection to the bird life of the country.
Because they eat insects and pests which
try to destroy the trees, birds are the natural
guardians of the forests.
planting OF trees" says Mr.. Pearson,
"may mean more to bird life than can be
estimated, for it will doubtless surprise a
great many people to know that trees are a
life and death matter with the birds. Many
birds will work through every daylight hour
to save trees 1 have known people who
hunt woodpeckers, the birds that spend most
of their time saving trees from the pests un-
der the bark"
Many +rees will be planted in the coming
months, both formally and without show of
ceremony. Arbor day will not be awaited
as the one day in the year when the city
dweller can with propriety plant tree. APP
pie Seed Johnnie's example of always bury
ing the seeds of the apples he ate has long
been cited as worthy of emulation, and now
if all those who have expressed their APPROX
al lend further aid to the tree planting cam
paign his casual but effective method OF
gardening may at last become popular.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20

ing except that hundreds of thousands, pos
siby millions of earnest persons who bought
the pledges of the government, may m1sun-
derstand the facts and worry or think there
is basis for worry.
The Liberty bonds that sell today decid-
eddy below par will sell in five or ten years
decidedly above par. Various of the issues
now quoted between 93h and 96A are
likely to sell in less than 10 years at lilo
and in less than Is years at 115.
Hold on to your Liberty bonds. They are
better than gold. They are the greatest Sc
curity in the world
A financial analyst might draw a terrific
Indictment of the investing public for buying
New York City bonds when Liberty bonds
we're to be had. Here are the counts on
which the indictment might be drawn:
New York City has population of 6,OOO,-
600 and a debt of $1,490, 100000. This is
SEAS per capita.
The debt of New York City is greater than
was our national debt before we entered the
war.
The United States has a population of
10000, 900 and a debt of $4,000 100000.
That is $40 per capita.
Uncle Sam is buying back Liberty bonds
to reduce his debt and has purchased and re-
tired s244OOO, 900 of them already. Mr.. Nc
Adoo took advantage of the low market price,
getting the bonds at an average Of SO and
making a lot of money for the government.
The secretary Of the treasury is authorized
to buy in the open market $50, 100000 a
year of Liberty bonds
There will be another issue Of Independ-
ence bonds next spring and probably that
will clear up our war finance needs Then
you may look for steady advance In the
quoted value of Liberty bonds
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
THE JOURNALS LETTER BOX

Editor The Journal: l am not logical
thinker or writer, but trust l can make my
self understood.
1 noticed few days ago that there was
petition to council to allow the Lords Prayer
read in the public schools of Atlanta, and that
it was defeated and that one of the logical
thinkers in council gave as his reason for
voting against the resolution, that he did not
believe in mixing the church and the state.
The constitution of the state of Georgia
says that the Bible shall not be excluded from
the public schools.
If the Bible is not to be excluded is 1t logi-
cal to reason that it is to be admitted?
If the Bible asks admission and is denied
the request is that not excluding 1t?
If reading the Bible in school is mixing the
church and state, is it also mixing church
and state to say the Bible is not to be ex-
Guided from the public schools?
If reading the Bible in school is mixing
church and state, and if saying the Bible
shall not be excluded from the public schools
is mixing the church and state, and IL the
constitution says the Bible shall not be ex-
cluded from the public schools, is it not
constitutional, in Georgia, to mix the church
and state?
If according to the above hypothesis it is
constitutional to mix the church and state.
is it not unconstitutional not to mix the
church and state?
Now if it is unconstitutional not to mix
the church and state and if reading the
Lords Prayer in the schools is mixing the
church and state is it not unconstitutional
not to read the Lords Prayer in schooI?
/ started out by trying not to write logl-
cal letter and see l switched off and proved
it by geometry.
Yours alphabetically
A F. BELLINGRATH.
Decatur. Ga, December 10, 1918.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
AT HOME AND ABROAD

are few places in Death Valley where fresh
water is obtainable. The best-knowp are
Bennett Wells and Saratoga Springs.
For the greater part of the time Death
Valley is a giantic furnace of burning hot
shifting sand-Gunes. At times this strange
desert is filled with wonderful colors. The air
is very dry, and at dawn the light is very
white and minus the mist usually associated
with that time of day. Gradually, faint
azure tint appears and deepens above the
gray-tan dunes. AS the sun rises over the
desert the pastel tints of sky and sands burn
into brighter shades until, at noon, the very
atmosphere vibrates into hot vividness. To-
ward twilight, the reds of sky and desert
shade into deep puppies, and black.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
Editor of "Commerce and Finance"

Rare has there been such financial or,
rather investment paradox as that presented
by the New York stock exchange quotations
on Liberty bonds and bonds of the city OF
New York.
The market for Liberty bonds has been
sick.
The market for New York city bonds has
been steady And yet Liberty bonds are the
prime security of the world while New York
city bonds might have a doubtful eye turned
toward them.
Here are comparisons of ate market prices
and income yield:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
DEATH VALLEY

Death Valley, Cal, is said to be the lowest
dry land in the United States; it is 276 feet
below sea level
The name of Death Valley is gruesOme
enough in itself, but to enhance this effect
the mountains Whereabouts are called the
Funeral Range"
While Death Valley is the lowest dry land
in the country, Mt. Whitney, which is less
than eighty miles from the point of lowest
depression, is one of the highest points of
land in the United States, its summit being
14.5O1 feet above sea level.
Death Valley was formerly the bed of a
salt lake and is $50 miles in length. A small
salt marsh still occupies a part of it. There
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
Where People Truly Think.

1t has been shrewdly observed that when
country preacher goes to a city church he
must take his best clothes, but that when
city preacher goes to a country church he
must take his best sermon. The reason is
not far to seek. Life under spacious skies
and amid the quietly creative labors of the
field fosters a thoughtfulness which is unhap-
PLY rare in the hurry of crowded streets and
which. moreover, sees sharply through mere
appearances into the truth and soul of things
Deeps and shadows of spirit are to be found,
of course. in men of all locations and all pur-
suits: but as a rule it may be said that they
who dwell nearest to nature. if they think
at all have the keenest appreciation of what
Shakespeare meant when he declared
1T is the mind that makes the body rlch'
And as the sun looks through the basest
clouds.
So honor peareth in the meanest habit
/ Let the cockney who is prone to disparage
the intellectual equipment of country folk re-
fleet that they do more thinking in one day
than he does in seven-more thinking that
is to saw. about the things that count most
and last longest in the fortunes of man 1t
Is Inv no mere chance that the men who have
led this Commonwealth and Nation have been
in so many instances country born and pred
The great OgIethorpe himself, though Lon
doner by birth. knew the priceless influence
of q rural rearing, and it was to vouchsate
the blessings of such an en- Jironment to the
loppressed amongst his people that he iounu-
Cd ceoreia. So runs the record from the
davs of the Colony on: Crawford, Gllmer'
Mercer. Lumpkin, Hill, Stephens, Gordon and
others well-nigh innumerable, not in this
State alone but throughout the history of the
South and of America, bear witness IN thelr
gloriously serviceable lives to the kind OF
character a country breeding can produce 1t
i not we say, by chance that leadership so
,reouentIy comes from the farm. 1t is be-
cause those traits of mind which give insight
and strength are so generally nurtured by
rural surroundings.
This should be even more markedly true
in the future .han heretofore, for as good
sci ools good roads, and means of educa-
tionaI communication increase, both the In
feuectuaI and social life of farm communi-
ties will be greatly enriched without losing
their distinctive virtues. But we need look
no further than the present to see why it be-
hooves the city preacher to take his best ser
mon when he goes TO a country church
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
LAUGH AND GROW FAT

The millionaire whose wife had recently
died walked through the general office to
his private room. While so doing something
caught his eve. and he called the manager.
Wilson, I am very glad to see you sym
pathize with me in my recent loss by deco
rating the Office with little crepe" he said.
pointing in the direction of a black piece of
cloth hanging on the wall.
The manager looked dumfounded.
Crepe. sir Crepe That's not crepe:
it's the office boys towel"
Why punish the ex-kaser alone? Why not
Ludendorff and few others also?
All France except a few politicians, is be-
hind Wilson, and they will be before he
leaves
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
to Wilhelmshaven until they came crayenly
out to surrender

to NllnelmSnaNen unlll IHey came CldNehly
out to surrender
Il know quite WE'LL" he said, that you
as well as your British comrades, were
bitterly disappointed at not being able to
give effect to that efficiency you have so
we'll maintained. 1t was a most disap-
pointing, most pitiful day to see those
great ships coming in like sheep being
herded by dogs to their fold without an
effort on anybody's part, but it was
day we could be proud of. When
the Sixth battle squadron Cthe Ameri-
cam became a part of the grand fleet,
knew then they (the Germans) would
throw up their hands. Apparently the
Sixth battle squadron was the straw that
broke the camels back
This is no lp-born compliment, but the
heartfelt praise of a bluff sailor and a great
man. AS chief commander of Britain's fleet
and one of the ablest admirals in her long,
shining epic of the seas, he bespoke for our
navy an admiration over which the American
people are heartily pleased and a friendship
which they heartily reciprOcate. Disappoint-
ed though they are that the day of dramati-
cally glorious action to which they had looked
forward never came, our own sea fighters,
both in the North Sea battleship squadron and
in all other units, may we'll count it a privi-
Iege to have served in so decisive a manner
and with so gallant an ally.