The courier-index., 1919-05-09

last nine years the number of dairy cattle has increased in Arkansas per cent, and in Louisiana 30; the number. of beef cattle has increased .13 per cent in Arkansas and 58 per cent in Alabama, Arkansas has in- creased IA per cent in hogs, while Mississippi has increased 77 per cent. In each instance, Arkansas is at the bottom of the last of southern states. It is not a good showing.
 Last year Arkansas shipped $751; 900 worth of hogs, and Iowa shipped S1O,OOO,OOO. It is said by experts that hogs can be raised in Arkan- sas at just half the cost in Iowa. The profitable farming bureau is proposing to have one million extra brood sows in the state next year, which would enable the farmers to ship $12,OO0,000 worth of hogs. It can be done.
 Last year Arkansas had only 21,- 00Oacres of peanuts while some other states had millions.
 The proper proportioning of crops a sensible diversifcation and a CO., operative system fo marketing with the utilization of all resources will increase the income of the farmer in Arkansas at least $300, 1000 900 in the next three years. Are they equal to the demands of the new agriculture? We believe they are. The people are admonished not to overlook the annual school election which is to be held on Saturday, May IT. The fundamental neces- sites of good schools are adequate funds, efficient teachers, loyal pat rons and competent and faithful school boards. These conditions can be secured only through the cooperation of every patron, and those who neglect the annual school election by that negligence fail to show their appreciation of the schools. Most of the cities and towns vote the maximum of twelve mills, but many of the rural schools do not.
 J. B. Lippincott, publisher, says: "'The soul of Ann Rutledge' pre- sents to the millions of Americans who revere Lincoln an adequate portrayal of Lincoln's romance, of Lincoln's youth in his first flower of enthusiasm, his struggle for an education, his moral and religious development, his extraordinary gen. jus for distinguishing right from wrong" It is a source of gratifi- cation to the loyal Arkansan who is proud of the achievements of our citizens, that the new book which has come like meteor upon the ho- rizon of the literary world, is the work of an Arkansas author, Mrs. Bernie Babcock of Little Rock
 It is a distinctive contribution to the rapidly growing Lincolniana, touching upon phase of the great Liberator's life that has not been adequately revealed heretofore. It is in the form of a romance, but the historical settings and the in- cidents that had such an influence upon the life of Lincoln are accu- rate in every detail. The author devoted years of research to the collection of data, and there are many things told in the story that can be found only in the rarest books or manuscripts, or the mem- ory of those who knew him.
 Insurance against sickness is the policy that is being offered the peo- pie of Arkansas by the U. s. Pub lie Health Service. The great diff ference between this and other forms of insurance is that we have to live, and not to die, to collect the policies. It has been definitely determined that malarial conditions reduce the productive capacity of a people, or community, 25 per cent Tn other words, 400 employees on a nlantatiop suhiect to malaria can