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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
ROTARY COMMUNITY HOUSE.
Home for Soldiers at junction Cit,
Cost $4,000 Nearing Completion.

Junction City, July 29.-The new
community house, now being finished
here, is to be furnished in a manner
to attract soldiers and their friends
The large building, which Is being
erected at a cost of s25, 200 with funds
furnished by the Rotary clubs of this
district, will be ready for use about
September 1. A committee of women
has been appointed to take charge of
furnishing the building and has started
on its plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
South Is Prosperous.

A summary recently issu by the
Federal Reserve bank for the eleventh
federal reserve district dwelt on the
prosperity following the planting of a
varied crop in the largest state in the
Union.
Authorities whom we consider en-
tirely conservative estimate the Texas
wheat crop from 100000 to 12.000,-
900 bushels and the oats crop at ap-
proximately 100000 bushels" the
report said THE yield is greatly cur
tailed on account of unfavorable con-
ditions in the Panhandle. sections
where in normal times. the grain is
extensively produced. In more favor
ed part sof Texas, the north, north
east and central portions, the yield is
far above normal. The acreage sown
in peanuts and other feed crops in all
sections of the eleventh federal reserve
district has been unusually large and
correspondents advise these crops are
doing nicely.
Some sections of west Texas, which
for two years and more have suffered
a terrific drouth almost completely de-
moralizing the cattle business are
again. coming into their own.
1.-The outlook in the cattle industry
has shown much improvement in the
last month";" the report continues. "a
large area of the range country has re-
ceived fine rains and there Is a better
feeling among cattle and sheep men.
It is still very dry in portions of New
Mexico and the cattle interests are suf-
fering. In the Panhandle section of
Texas conditions are much improved.
Recent rains have made plenty OF
grass and the shipping of cattle to
pasture in other sections is no longer
necessary
The fruit crop has been good
peaches in particular being plentiful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

bCCAA AAA 1o6 AASAs
and had several at
tacks of nervous
prostration until it
seemed as if the
organs in my whole
body W ere worn
out. ] was finally
persuaded to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and it made
q well woman OF
me. I can now dc
all INV hoJ1seworlf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

man for each SUBJ district, and these
chairmen re the men who will assist
the superintendents in arranging the
details for bringing the people to the
institutes and for bringing inspiration
to every Sunday school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
SOUTH LOOKS up
Has Grown Very Prosperous
Under Wartime Conditions.
Raises Much FOOdstuffs as Well
as Cotton.
CATTLE BUSINESS REEVES
Western Texas Is Recovering
From the DrOuth.
Fruit Crop Has Been Good All
Over Dixie.
CATTLE BUSINESS REEVES

Dallas. Tex, July 29.-The south
has dropped the one-crop system and
is beginning to feed itself and help the
rest of tn nation, thus putting an end
to the story about a Texas farmer who
bought his bears in Boston, his furni-
ture in Grand Rapids, his food in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

Your druggist will also tell you that
Resinol Ointment is excellent for re-
Heving the smart. itch, and burn OF
mosquito-bites, and insect-stings. 1t
soothes and coels skins burned by
wind or sun. All dealers sell Resinol
Ointment.
Men wEo use Resinol Shaving
Stick find soothing lotions nnneees-
sd,y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

"Resinol is what you want for your
n-trouble-R esinol to stop the Itch
ing and burning R esinol 20 heal the
eruption. This gentle ointment has
been SO effective for years in treating
eczema, ring worm, itching, burning
rashes, and sores. that it has become
a standard skin treatment. 1t con-
tains nothing. that could irritate the
tenderest skin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

Kansas City and raised only cotton md
a pacF of hungry dogs.
The war, according. to authorities
has done more than years of advice
in bringing about the present situation
in the south, where large Quantities of
food now are being raised. The i'm
mediate and important effect, mem
bers of agricultulG- departments say,
is the sharp decrease in the drain on
the north and west, which now per-
mits of greater overseas shipments
from thoSe section.
Fixed government prices, !nsurinS
a fair return, encouraged planting.
agents of the agricultur- departments
and agricultural schools pointed out TO
the southern farmer the benefits of a
varied crop, and the excellent weather
brought croL- that authorities lay
will result in still greater acreage of
wheat and oats next year. The ideal
weathe~ resulted in an early harvest.
Texas. Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana.
North Cccolina, Florida and Virginia
will harvest greatly diversified food
crops this year One striking result
is shown in shipping report from
Alabama. Until four years ago from
seventeen counties in the state not i
single carload of hogs was shipped.
In the year ending April /, 1918, hogs
to fill 2,352 cars were sent from the
same counties. Fhe value of the hogs
now growing in these counties was
estimated at $4,000 O0O- Formerly the
section raised little except cotton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29
NERVOUS
PROSTRATION
May be Overcome by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound This .
Letter Proves 1t.

West Philadelphia, Pa" During the
thirty years have been married, have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-29

Howard Dixon of Topeka has ar
rived safely overseas, according to
word received in Topeka by his IA
Their, C. Dixon, 92s Kansas avenue.
Prior to enlisting in the quartermas-
ter's corps last December, Dixon was
employed in the Santa Fe general Of
fees. During the third liberty loan
campaign he was in Washington, D. c.,
and was one of the twenty-five boys
who sang at the Keith theater be-
fore President and Mrs. Wilson, who
attended the performance on Thurs
day. Dixon has been promoted to SER
geant and heartily endorses army life.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
TELL OF EVENTS APPROACH
Certain Birds and Animals Make the Best Kind of SentineIs That an
 Army Can Employ.

A wounded soldier, asked what had surprised him most in the battle zone, told of finding a robins nest in an empty shell case.
 As a rule birds are the finest sen tinels in the animal kingdom They become aware of approaching aircraft long before man hears anything. Early in the war parrots were kept at the Eiffel tower as sentinels, but they grew accustomed to the sound of en- emy planes and were no longer of use. Pheasants always grow restless and chatter noisiIy if Zeppelins are ap- preaching, even when they are far away, so far that man can hear no sound.
 What is perhaps stranger is the fact that such ordinary creatures as pigs should sight balloon when it is con- ing over. The "blister" makes no sound, yet, should one appear against the sky, miles from farmyard the farmer will be made aware of the fact by the curious antics of his pigs and the clucking of his hens.
 Toy dogs always are susceptible to the presence of danger, and many pet shows uneasiness before raid Cats, too, show fear of gunfire and seem to know when danger threatens.
 Dogs, birds and horses are very sen- sitive to sound. Watch the birds dur ing a daylight raid, listen to the dogs, and visit the stable where the horse restively stamps up and down. But that all animals can accustom them selves to sounds that cause fear is proved by our cavalry horses, dogs that accompany their masters into the firing line, and the robins nest in the empty shell case.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
Old City of Timuad.

Timgad is an ancient Roman city, forgotten and buried on the slopes of the Aures mountains. The desert winds heaped the market places and ruined streets with shifting sand; the jackals and birds of prey made the stately forum, with it's crumbling col umns, their haunts and hunting grounds. For centuries Timgad lay de- serted and forgotten, unvisited except by occasional wandering caravans.
 In recent years, however, the city has been partially restored and exca- vated by French architects and arch, .eologists. The columns of the facade of the capitol have been re-erected the sand cleared from the mosaic floors of tho ruined baths, whose colors are as fresh and bright as in the old days of Roman splendor. The arch of Ira ian over one of the two main streets stands as it did in the days of the great emperor, the founder of the city. The amphitheater, typically Roman, held at least 4,O00 spectators in the days when gladiatorial combats were considered respectable.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
Sappho.


 Sapphos fragments are redolent Of flowers; her woven verse, a "rich-red chlamys" in the sunshine, has silver sheen in the moonlight. We hear the full-throated song of the herald of the spring, the nightingale ;" the breeze moves the apple boughs, the wind shakes the oak trees. Her allusions to the .'hyacinths, darizening the ground when trampled uader foot of shep- herds;' the fine, soft bloom of grass, trodden by the tender feet of Cretan women as they dance;" or the golden pulse growing on the shore'-all these seem inevitable to one who has seen the acres of bright flowers that carpet the islands of the nearby littoral of the Asian coast. In her Lesbian orchards the sweet guince-apple is still left hanging solitary on the topmost bough upon it's very end;" and there is heard "cool murmuring through ap- pie boughs while slumber fioatefa down from quivering leaves --FrancaS G. Allinson and Anna c. E. Allinson.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
EXERCISE OF WILL NEEDED
No Reason Why Women Should Not Obtain a Maximum of Physical
 Strength and Power.

Women can obtain greater physical strength and power so soon as they determine to do so, and adopt diff ferent mode of living. There Is abso- lutely nothing in the woman's organl- zation that forbids it, as we are finding out more and more daily. Many young women are too lazy to grow strong. They cannot walk a dozen blocks, or do anything that calls for the slight est physical strength. Why? Because there is any inherent quality in the woman's body forbidding 1t? Not at all Because they never have done It. There is no other reason on earth.
 The women who are growing strong CT mentally and physically can smile at the objectors who tell them they cannot do this or that, and answer by doing what they are accused of being incapable of doing But the more tim i'd and younger ones, who yet hesitate to venture into new fields of activity in the face of opposition and ridicule, need the assistance of professional opinion and the encouragement of those who have gone before.-M Montreal Herald.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
INSCRIPTION ON FIsH's TAIL
nystery to Natives Of Zanzibar,
 Though Scientists Say lt Is Meth . Ing Much Out Of the Ordinary.

A strange dsh was recently caught at Zanzibar with Arabic characters upon its tail. The fish WIS not one of a large haul. but was caught by a single fisherman. who brought st Co the fish market There it remained for some time. having no purchaser. as it was a strange fish and one that had never been seen before in those wa ters. Finally an Indian of the sect called "Memen" purchased it and. on the strange markings being noticed. it was taken Co a wideiyknown Arah scholar. who. dcciphered the inscrip- tion. It was asterwari taken to the sultan. who also recognized the word ing.
 That night 5000 rupees was offered for the fish and refused. and on the following day 5000 rupees was re- fused, according to Scientific Amer lean. The original price paid for the fish was pice (about 2 cents) and it was eventually decided Co have 1t pre- served. For this purpose lt was taken to the government laboratory. where it was treated with formaiIne. II has since been placed on public exhibition.
 There are two distinct inscriptions on tie tail. one on each side. On the one side 1t reads "Laillaha IllaIah'' ("There is no God but Allah') and on the other "Shani Allah" CA warning sent from Allah"). There is no sus- picion of anything in the nature of a fake about the matter and the mystery is so complete that no explanation of the strange phenomenon is forthcom- ing The Arabic lettering is perfectly plain and the discovery has caused wonderment throughout the Moham- medan community of Zanzibar.
 It was identified as holaearfthus semicircuatus, Guy. ct Val, widely distributed Indo-Pacific species of chaetontidae. An authority on zoology considers the markings as falling with in the limits of normal variation of the species.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08

Milk cows for Sale-Apply to Jake Green, III Thompson St., or Far mers National Bank. 90d6t
 Crops in Jackson county are again beginning to suffer greatly for rain. Hot winds of the past few days have injured cotton, and fears are express ed for the safety of late corn. Rains are said to have fallen to ad- vantage in some sections of the county Wednesday, the Grubbs sec tion in particular, but the downpour was not generally far reaching.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
VICTIM OF GERMAN "KULTUR''
Irwin S. Cobb Writes of Work of Beast of Berlin, as He Saw 1t in
 London Hospital.

Tn a London hospital saw little girl who had been most terribly maimed in an air raid. I am not going to dwell on the state of this child. When I think of her I have not the words to express the feelings that I have But one of her hands was gone at the wrist and the other hand was badly shattered; so she was just a wan little brutally abbreviated frag- ment of humanity, living fraction, most grievously afflicted.
 Her wounds had ceased to pain her, the head nurse told me before we en- tered and for the rest of the time she was a good patient, one of the best in -the ward.
 She was lying, when I saw her, with her head propped upon a pillow that was no winter than her face was, and there was a pitiful wrath of smile on her poor little pinched common place face, and to her breast, with the bandaged stump of one arm and with her remaining hand that was swathed in clump of wrapping she cuddled up a painted china doll which some body had brought to her, and she was singing to it.
 The sight, take it, would have been very gracious in the eyes of his impe- rial majesty of Prussia-except, of course. that the little girl still lived ; that naturally would be drawback to his complete enjoyment of the spec tacle.-Irvin S. Cobb in the Saturday Evening Post.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
BUILT ON CORAL FOUNDATION
Keeling Island Group, in Indian Ocean, Mass of Varying Colors Attrac-
 tive to the Eye.

An oasis in the blue expanse of the group, built inch upon inch of coral. From far out at sea the ragged outline of the islands coconut palms can be seen, now in forestlike thickness. and again one tall, solitary palm silhou- cited en the sky.
 Many times this is all that the ships pass gers see of the islands. for only when the winds are low can ship put in at the harbor. Ordinarily, heavy winds send the waves crashing against reef and beach and make the islands a danger zone instead of a haven for mariners.
 Parts of the islands are thick with matted underground, but below 1t all Is the coral foundation in the form of sand and reefs of wonderful spreading formations. The shapes of the coral growth are fascinating in their variety. Little imagination is needed to see in them toadstools, oak trees, leaves and snow crystals. Some are solid rock, while others are as delicate as the out shoots of bursting fireworks. The col ors, too, are like fading fireworks that leave only suggestion of yellow, green and rose.
 In contrast to the paleness of the coral reefs, the inhabitants of the pools and sea dazzle the onlooker with their scales of vivid red and green flashing through the clear water. Swordfish and sharks make fishing and swimming hazardous.
 The air is famed by great f1ocks of birds of the eastern tropics who might easily claim ownership of the Aslands by reason of discovery by their ances- tors. The birds long ago found the islands ideal for nesting and time has enlarged the colony, for there are few human beings to disturb the feathered owners.-Chicago Daily News.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
TUCKERMAN.

The annual protracted meeting is being held at the local Methodist church. Rev. M. B. Umsted, the pas tor, is being assisted by Revs. Shell and Hook, pastors of the Newark and West Batesville churches. Very good congregations have been present at every service and some interest is being manifested. The extreme hot wather has caused the attendance to be somewhat lighter than might have been if weather were more fav- orable.
 Contractor A. R. Anderson, who is building concrete walks in town, has completed the work of building sev- eral thousand feet of walks. He has much more to build yet and has prob ably completed about only half of which he has contracted for.
 The past week has been the hottest of the year and also the hottest since 1914. The mercury registered 106 here last Sunday. The intense heat has caused considerable damage to growing crops. Corn, hay, and gar dens have suffered most. Should the present conditions continue much longer the cotton crop will be se- riously damaged in this section. In asmuch as that crop has been gener- ally cultivated since the heavy rains which feel sometime ago there is less danger from damage than there
 would have been had the soil not been stirred. The present outlook is for large yield of cotton in this com
 munity.
 Word was received here this week that Mrs. T. J. Barnes of Amarillo, Texas, was recently killed in an auto
 mobile accident. The Barnes family formerly lived here and have many friends who deplore that result of the accident.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
SEES LITTLE IN ALHhM3RA
Writer Says Famous Building Ex- presses Mere Beauty, Without Any
 Sense of Power or vieor.

The AIhambra is c1 the shoulder of Bart Kennedy writes in the Wide World. It was built by the Moors, and l take it that it was built overlooking the town for the usual reason. The ruling Moors lived therein and they wished to be in a position to give the nonruling Moors "what for'' when they became too critical. There is lot of human nature in ruling people just as there is in ruled people. A beautiful place, this Alhambra. But to me it's architecture expressed decadence and weakness. There vas nothing strong or massive about i:. Whether race expresses truly it's character in archl- lecture or not is not for me to say. To he able to give . reliable opinion as to this would necessitate the living of q life that lasted through a couple of thousand years. But certainly the AL hambra did not suggest power and vigor. Beauty, yes, and also fancy, but nothing more.
 But on the Cuesta de los Muertos (the hill of the dead), which was out side the actual palace of the Alham- bra, were three massive square towers. They expressed strength. In them had Hved-centuries before-the Moham- medan soldiers of the guard. These towers impressed me and l often went to see them in the moonlight, for then . @<, h fy, and power some weird effect.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
TUPELO.

Miss Cleva Spraddin of Augusta is the guest of Miss Myrtle Gardner this week.
 Quite crowd attended the movies at Newport Friday night.
 Emil Taylor of Newport was ming lig with friends here Sunday. MT. and Mrs. Wallace Laster of Beedeville were guests of Mrs. c. s. Oliver Sunday. MT. and Mrs. l.. B. Morgan were Newport visitors Monday.
 Marshal Gossett is on the sick list this week.
 MT. B. w. Jones and family left last week in their new car for Heber Springs and other summer resorts.
 Mrs. Harry Mathis of Cotton Plant is the guest of Mrs. A. L. Crittenden this week. MT. and Mrs. c. s. Oliver, the champion fisher of Tupelo, is to be congratulated, having caught the largest fish of the season, weighing 90 pounds. MT. M. M Robinett has returned home from Little Rock very much improved after undergoing an oper- ation.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
Matter of 1.-TWO Evils"

A Londoner whose business is coaching stage aspirants tells this one:
 -'One day my work was interrupted by a weak-featured but rather pretty girl of about eighteen. She was taste fully dressed, but had obviously been crying. She said she was wishful to adopt the profession of the stage. Had she ever played in amateur produc- tions? No. Were her parents pre- pared to pay the fees? She had neither father nor mother. "Well, what are you?" he inquired. Then she sobbed. She was housemaid in the service of a crochety old lady. When the pro- lessor advised her to return to her mistress, she exclaimed: Il can't bear Ger! I'd sooner go on the stage than stand her any longer"
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
Move to Save Wild Turkeys.

The prisoners in the state peniten- tiary of Washington run, among other things, a game bird farm. Until lately they have raised wild turkeys for the Thanksgiving dinner for the convicts.
 The fact that wild turkeys have been killed in such numbers in the forests of the western part of the state that they have almost disappeared has caused the state game warden to decide to take up the business of raising them on larger scale and f1ocks will here after be liberated each summer to populate the woods.
 The wild turkeys are larger and hardier than the domestic breeds, and the warden, whose name is l.. R. Dar- win, is experimenting with cross breeds. He hopes to develop bird that will be useful to poultrymen and yet be able to sustain itself in the woods.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
Her Golden circIet.

There are several theories as to the origin of the wedding ring. Here is one of them Before the time of hints and coinage the gold money in Egypt was made in the form of ring, usu- ally worn on the finger as convenient method of carrying and safe keeping. The men and women, therefore, had all their gold or wealth made into rings, and for the majority of people these rings were no larger than the plain gold bands of today. Thus, when the groom placed the ring on-sthe brides finger he meant exactly what the mod ern service makes him say-he did ac- tually erdow his bride with all his worldly goods.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
How's THIS,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
 Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has be- come known as the most reliable rem edy for catarrh. Halls Catarrh Med- icine acts through the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi- son from the Blood annd healing the diseasased portions.
 After you have taken Halls Ca tarrh Medicine for short time you will see a great improvement in your general heaItn. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medicine at once annd get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Newport daily independent., 1918-08-08
Tcmmy Sized 1t Up.

Toms Kindergarten teacher took her class to see the chickens in the school yard. A homely brown hen was moth ering a brood of fancy chickens matched in an incubator. The aristo- cratic chicks had tufts of feathers on their heads. Tommy quickly noted the difference between hen and chicks and blurted out. 'Pshaw, she can't be their mother" Then, after moments con sideration, he added with an air of con viction: "Oh, I guess she's only the nursegirl."