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The courier-index., 1919-02-07
FROM COOPER 4. BARRETT

Mrs W NJ. Daniel of this city has received the following letter from her brother. Cooper A. Barrett, who is with the American Army of Occu- patton in Germany:
 Sinzig, Germany, Dec. 19.
 My Dear Sister Less:
 I don't feel very good tonight. My pal and I had a supper prepared out last night. We ate so much and drank so much coffee that neither of us could sleep. We lay in bed and discussed the war all night long.
 We are we'll situated in the aboy t town, which is our place of guard duty on the Rhine. I am honestly sleeping in a bed with a feather pillow, in one of the swellest build ings yet This is a town of plenty and it seems so strange to be here tated parts of France. Most of us never dreamed that we would ever have the opportunity of buying all we wanted to eat until we landed back in New York, and we have often planned how we would Tine up" before the largest fruit stand there and buy it completely out. But, by the way, most of us have just about spent all of our francs and marks, with cakes and pies still in the show windows. We have been here three days and I have been
The courier-index., 1919-02-07
MINUTES OF SOCIAL STUDIO

On January 2S seven children of the 1914 kindergarten class of eleven members met with Mrs. Roleson at the home of Mrs. E. J. Beazley, for the purpose of organizing a club to be known as the Social Studio"
 The purpose of this organization is for improvement and pleasure The election of officers resulted as fol lows: Mrs. Roleson, President; Bob- by Jarratt. treasurer; Jack Mitchell, critic; Margery Willis. secretary
 Club adopted as a slogan Host time is never found again" Blue and gold were selected for the colors and narcissus as the club flower
 Kindness @as chosen for tie sub feet for The next meeting, February 5, at the home of Mrs. Beazley
 After refreshments served by Miss Frances. the club arranged to have a Valentine meet upon Friday, the 14th.
 IMAGERY WILLIS, Sec.
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very jolly. Their soldier boys, as you say, have at least come home safe.
 Most of the boys have beds to sleep in, which is an extremely new experience since l am hero among them wish a hundred times day that I could speak little Dutch for instance, when a pretty little girl of aboyt eighteen years, dressed very Afherican-like, passes you up. giving you teasing little smile, just 'lacke" your best girl used to do, say it would make anyone want to speak a little Dutch.
 It is one mile over to the Rhine river Think perhaps I shall go over and take look at it tomorrow, but I fear the boats will make me home sick. and by the way. hope to be
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bed and sleep until about noon. and get up for dinner. So you see I spend a good deal of my time sleeping and eating. really like a night job better than I do day one.
 spent all this afternoon getting bath and shave. These people are so slow over here il takes you a century to get anything. Don't see how they ever got up enough energy to fight the Germans. There's just one good bath house in town and there's always So many soldiers there ii takes you a month 10 get a bath. but you know it was the first of the year and I just had to have a bath. l bathe once year whether l need it or not It's 8 fact. when first came over here it was five weeks before I got a bath of any kind, and then I had to go swim ming in a creek. I thought for a while there wasn't such thing as a bath tub over here. When landed here at Tours l saw my first bath tub. I thought I remembered seeing one once in the States but wasn't sure. My first real bath was some treat. and I know the fellows around me were glad such an acci- dent happened, too, but they were in my fix. also.
 I understand they are going to send some of us fellows home soon and you bet I hope I am lucky enough to be one of the bunch.
 No news dad With love. your son
 JIM
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GIVE US A DOG LAW
(Arkansas GaZette)

The executive committee of the Arkansas Live Stock Growers Asso- citation, at a meeting in Little Rock Wednesday, agreed to work for the passage of law placing state tax on dogs. All other organizations in- terested in the progress of Arkansas should urge such law.
 This legislature will do great service to the state if it passes a tect sheep and other live stock It will not be passed without hard work. for there are many honest ob- jectors to the dog. Some of the objections offered are practical and some are sentimental. The dog has many friends and there is good req son for this. Howevef. it is not purposed to eliminate dogs A good dog law will protect good dogs as we as live stock.
 It cannot be denied that sheep growing has Jagged in Arkansas be- cause of sheep kill;rg dogs. \ few sheep on every farm in the state would represent millions of dollars of new income for Arkansas each year and practically every farmer would have few sheep if they were protected from sheep-killing dogs. With the dog danger eliminated the raising of few sheep is easy Be- cause the sheep require so little care and because they can forage for them selves the revenue from the small fiocks is almost entirely velvet" for the farmer
 Give us a dog law that will pro- feet the farmers sheep.
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 the Hotel Marianna. is in receipt oi the following letter from hts son James, who is with the A. F. F. in i France:
 i Dear Dad: Haven't heard from you in a long time. Hope you are not sick. also i hope you had a merry Christmas and happy New Year. 1 guess had d very good Xmas. considering my whereabouts and circumstances. l got three Xmas presents here. I got one from the Y. M. c. A. with one package of cigarettes, one package of gum, one package of tobacco and two bars of chocolate in it. A box from the K of c. containing six pack ages of gum, two packages of tobacco, pound of mixed candy, three packages of cigarettes and soUe Smoking to- bacco, and one package from the Red Cross. The present from the Red Cross was more like real 1 Christmas present than any of them. It was a pair of knitted socks. one filled with nuts. and the other filled with candy. gum, cigarettes and to. bacco. You see l was real lucky around here. I got enough tobacco l to last me a long time. Alma sald ! she sent me a box but l haven't i heard of it yet. The mails over here are so congested now on ac- | count of holiday mail, you can't depend on the service. Guess my present will get here some day. i Ruth Crenshaw, Alma's cousin, who is a Red Cross nurse in base hospital near Paris. sent me two cartons of cigarettes November Is, and they haven't arrived yet.
 The 312th field signal Bn., the 1 company came over here with, sailed for good old U. s. A. today. 1 It sure makes me sick every time l think about the dirty deal l got when they transferred me out of that company. I don't mean to say I don't like this place or my job. but sure would like to be with them on their way home. l don't have any idea when l will get away from here. but everybody thinks it won't be very long. l sure hope they are right, because have seen all of this country care to and am more than ready to get back.
 It is two a. m. now and there isn't very much doing in the telegraph office so l thought l would write you go to work every night at twelve and work until eight in the morning. l go to bed most every night about six or seven and sleep until twelve When l get off from work in the morning and there's nothing doing down town. go to
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

Conservation of dress material was urged upon women and they adopted narrow skirts. Now the railroads are finding fault because owing to the nsrrow skirts the trains are de layed an average Of seventeen ad- ditional seconds at each stopping place What Is 10 be done? Will the women of American set in a breadth or must the timetables con finue to suffer?
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at least preparing to come hom. 7. you receive this letter.
 Just six days until Cbr,s,,. Sorry l can't be there but y,s |. believe that some of the dou,,A. who fought with the Eneli.h \ l notice they are decorating N show windows hele very mueh {, we do at home. But I bet they \, crate with eggs and potatoes t France.
 Have had two letters from you gently but none from Jessie l am sorry about the Xmas bxl but it isn't my fault, for mailed first day it was issued to me SaI how, l hope to get it anyway. Heaps of love to all.
 Your loving brother,
 COOPER
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LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS
Continued from First page)

tCOntinued from First page) get the English, French and German languages mixed. gee, but won't il be a jumbalara. It will be worse than Anthony used to be
 President Wilson will be here 10 morrow and review 10000 No news except what the papers have
 Your brother,
 NOODLE l.. N JRDOCK
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

The government is requesting us to figure up our 1918 incomes so that there will be no delay in turning in our income tax schedules at the proper time. It is also delicateiy limiting at the probability of a vict' ory liberty loan in the spring
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

Our soldiers while in this country had probably heard something about the cost of French millinery and dresses. This may have something to do with the fact that few of them have married French girls.
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

Dr. Liebknecht's death causes us to reflect on the constant hazard at' tending the life of revolutionist. The only thing which offsets 1t IS the fact that such a life does not contain a dull moment
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

During the war the price Of food increased s3 per cent and the price of clothing 93 per cent. How proud we should be that our abilities were sufficient both to clothe and feed us during the time.
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

In securing the dry" camel the nation is making an interesting ad- oition to its menagerie. It already uossessed the democratic donkey ana the c. o. P. elephant, and now only needs box of monkeys to complete it's collection Perhaps the l. w. WIS will favor.
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

The High Cost of Living has nei- fher been an invited nor welcome visitor. When it makes 1t bow or farewell we shall all be ready to speed the parting guest.
The courier-index., 1919-02-07

Congress piling ur Legislation Tor President Wilson's signature sug- gests to us baker making pies ana setting them aside until the over can come home and bake them.
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FROM JAMES McALExANoER

J. T. McAiexander. proprietor of the Hotel Marianna. is in receipt of James, who is with the A. F. F. in France:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

and things which he could profiiably produce.
 A sound understanding of the sit
 nation would therefore compel every
 sensible banker, merchant or factor
 who makes advances to the Southern
 farmers to tedd his credit customers
 that he will limit his advances to d
 materially reduced cotton acreage.
 For the foregoing reasons the cot ton acreage advocates succeed in their efforts, cotton production will not only fail to promise q profit but will show a disastrous loss.
 In order, therefore, to bring about a drastic curtailment of acreage, no organization of the financial and mer- cantile interests is necessary, nor is any pronouncement therefrom re- quired. The bears will do the job if their designs succeed But in view of the fact that q great quantity of cotton is now being held by the farm CTS and merchants of the South, which cotton spinning interests and bears are trying to annex by stampede l methods, it is advisable that the bankers. merchants and factors from one end of the South to the other should summarily slay the bumper acreage bugbear by definite notice to all concerned that they would advance farmers only on the basis of an acre age reduction, which, under normal conditions, would produce nine mil lion-bale crop at most. In my opinion the prosperity of the South for a long time to come depends largely upon the attitude and activities of the banking and mercantile interests of this sec tion in respect to the curtailment of cotton production during the coming season. Bankers and merchants. speak up!
 Justifiable.
 Ordinarily l am opposed to any re- strlctive or retaliatory measures in trade. The South has practically monopoly of cotton production and could if it's interests were effectively handled, dictate the price of its great commodity. But even if this logical fruit of monopoly could be gathered l have always been in favor and am now in favor of inviting the world to participate freely in the great pro- ductive blessing in question, provided that the South got fair deal. At this juncture the South is not getting fair deal. They are asking us to sell our product below the cost of pro- duction because, they allege we have for the present state of trade, produc- ed too much cotton. If this be true, then, the plain requirements of self protection and self preservation would demand that we rectify the mistake
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

radically reduced regardless of our efforts in the premises; and l say with entire approval of my con- science that in the present emergen. cy deliberate drastic cut in product ion is not immoral but righteous.
 Practicable.
 : The only effective move toward de- finite curtailment in production which men may deliberately make in ad- vance lies in a reduction of the acre. age planted to cotton.
 Experience has demonstrated the futility of attempts to organize the farmers in any effective movement for acreage curtailment. Tke reason of this is because great multitude of individuals scattered over vast territory and actuated by varying motives cannot be organized nor bound to common purpose. This is one important respect in which the spinning interests have tremendous advantage over the producers in a contest between the two. The foftler is much more compact. Therefore, 1 do not expect the desired results to proceed from any hacknied resolution adopted by limited number of farm CTS banded together for the purpose. The power to regulate acreage lies in the hands of those who advance the means wherewith great part of thu crop is made to-wit: the Bankers, the Merchants and the Factors. The credit agency of the South is fuch more compact than the producing in- terests. and can be more readily or ganiZed Furthermore as have hereinbefore stated, if the holdings from this crop have to be sold on the basis of July future, to-wit: around 21c. or if it has to be carried into another season and sold on the basis of October futures, to-wit under 2Oc, then the financial agencies will not have to organize in order to curtail advances and acreage, because such curtailment will follow of necessity. Still further every banker, merchant and factor in the South knows that under present and prospective labor and cost conditions cotton cannot be profitably produced for 20c per pound and unless, therefore, they could have some reasonable assurance that the crop could be produced at profit, it is unthinkable that they would ad- vance the money to make it. It would be a very much better business prop osition for the merchant or banker to buy cotton at figures below the cost of production from bear speculator or foreign spinner and insure a profit on his contracts by advancing the farmer only for the purpose of rais- ing foodstuffs and other commodities
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

by withdrawing the excess from the market and by cOiOintly cutting the production of the next season. If this tale of over-supply be not true, and if greedy and sinister interests taking advantage of the abnormal postwar trade and transportation conditions are seeking through false propaganda, 6oercion and price manipulation to ap, 1 prOpriate q really insufficient supply at panic figures, then we should call their bluff and make them bleed thru the nose for trying to steal the pot. In either case, we are absolutely juStl- fife din keeping possession of our own property and in producing so short s crop next year that the manufacturers will be compelled to pay us the cost of production plus q handsome profit for all.
 The New Regime.
 For much too long has the cotton 1 producer been compelled to sell his l blrthright for mere mess of pOttage Every laboring but he has been held , to be worthy of his hire. Through generations of hard living and crue, limitation this farmer and his wife and little ones have toiled, worn out their lives and sacrificed their hopes for things which they could never know in order that the world might be kept warm and the manufacturers made rich. Those who have consumed and tafficked in the cotton farmers product have concedeed to him the right to bare living and no more, if as much. During one brief year in the economic revolution wrought by the great war the cotton producer secured what was measurably his due, but immediately upon the ending of the war his beneficiaries seek to restore the old sacrificial regime and are amazed and offended that the cotton South should ask for it's world-used product anything more than the cost of production and bare subsistence for the producer. But these trade Bourbons have mistaken the new tenn per of these patient people. Not only subsistence but a full profit entail ing better living broader life and afpler opportunity is demanded for the men, women and children of the cotton-producing country. That this demand will be fully and permanent ly met is certain if the people will stand together and fight. hTe way to way to fight in the present crisis is. in my opinion this:
 The farmer must hold what cotton he has until the spinners come beg ging for it. and in order that he Eay so hold he must olant for food and feed and other profitable crop and reduce his cotton production to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

at least One-thirG of normal. i The merchant must hold what cot l ton ho has until demand calls for it at a profitable price; and in order ! that be may protect his holdings he must so limit advances on the new cotton crop that his credit customers will be compelled to curtail their cot ton aclpa&ee by at least one third of normal
 ..eitnar the merchant nor the farm- CT should play into their anemies' hands by selling so-called future hedges at the prevailing tremendous discounts; but on the contrary It would tc more sensible to buy for future delivery at prices below the cost of production and discontinue raising cotton.
 The banker must support the farm CT and merchant in holding present stocks, but must so limit credits on new crop production that acreage sahll of necessity De curtailed by at least onethird normal
 All must join together in a fixed determination to meet the issue brave ly so that the present wellbeing of the South shall be preserved and it's future prosperity assured
 w. B. THOMPSON,
 Oh, no. No demand af all for cot ton. Mills shutting down everywhere for lack of orders. "HOWsomever. but altho:" Canadian and American spinners takings for last week were 4l,OGo bales against "A 600 one year ago, and exports POI 900 vales vs 7l.0OO year ago. Oh, no, nobody wants any cotton. Not very bear ish this?
 Lay on McDuff. and damn be he who first cries enough" Don't sell a bale.
 N. IT. BLACKWELL,
 P. S.-ln the meantime what are the daily newspapers doing to assist the spot holders? N. T. E.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

Boys suits at prices that will pay you to buy for several months to come. Regular $15.00 suits reduced to $S.98, regular 5000 values. $5.98. Other numbers down to $398. Leav- it's Cut Price Store cleanup sale.
 2-1-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

PUBLIC TAXI SERVICE, DAY and night; good service and good cars. Office SIS State St., Phone 11S6 Res. Phone 2154 Branton and Son, Leo Branton, Mgr. 1-4-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

Box Letter Files, 50 cents each. Adams Printing Company. tl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-02

N. T. BLACKWELL,
 P. S.-ln the meantime what are the daily newspapers doing to assist the spot holders? N. T, E. Cotton and Cotton Oil News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-28
Danger Ahead! Look Out!!

Colds and grippe frequently will leave
you with weak kidneys, and aching back.
The kidneys get overworked fighting off
a cold or a contagious disease. When
they slow up, and don't perform their
duties, look out, there is trouble brewing.
Kidney and bladder troubles are dan
gerous, and should not be neglected if
you are compelled to arise from your
slumber once or twice during the night,
it proves that your kidneys are affected
and bladder irritated, and if you will take
from 10 to 20 drops Of SEVEN BARKS
in little water after meals, you will
correct the alkalinity of your secretions,
thus giving you undisturbed sleep and
peaceful rest, preparing you for your
next days duties.
If you feel dull, irritable and nervous
have headaches, sore or enlarged joints
irregular kidney action, you should give
the kidneys quick relief by taking SEVEN
BARKS, which win not only relieve the
kidney trouble but keep your stomach
in good condition and your liver active.
Don't neglect your kidney trouble with
first symptoms You will be sorry if you
dots too serious matter Get SEW
EN- BARKS of your druggist. Price, sc
cents.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-28
SOUTH RANDOLPH

Nelson Lafrancis Is very i'll.
c. L. MacPhetres is quite i'll again
DR.. Fish OF South Royalton and DR.
Mitchell of Tunbridge attend him.
James Judd of Green, Me-, is visiting
friends and relatives here.
VIII Camp is taking a motorcycle trip
to Boston and Westwood. Roy Stewart
went with him to his home in Massa.
chusetts.
The Parker brothers have finished
work for j. G. Greene and returned 10
their home in Brookfeld, Edward Parker
preparing to attend the graded school at
Randolph.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Carey visited here
last week, also her son in Brookfield
Everett Downing of North Thetford
who has been wiring E. d. Camps build
ings for electric lights and power for the
garage, has finished his work and gone
to his home to do several jobs of wiz
Sng.
Harry o. Flint and wife of Tunbridge
were business callers here Monday.
L. d. Camp, wife and Barton were in
Tunbridge on business Monday.
The electric storm here Sunday was
very severe. A bolt of lightning struck
the earth near Camps garage and sew.
eral who were in the garage were slight.
ly stunned and thrown about the garage
f. B. Camp, who was standing near a
White River Junction car, which had
just come for repairs, was thrown to the
floor and severely stunned for short
time.
Louis S. Newton of White River juno.
tion was here Tuesday on business as
architect.
Il. P. Riford and family are in Middle.
bury to visit friends and attend the fair
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-28
ORANGE

Rev. James Ramage of Barre will
preach at the Center at o'clock next
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Forder Of Spring.
field, Mass, visited Mrs. II, H. Clark
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Crowley and children
of New York spent the past week with
Mrs. Crowley's father, f. G. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jewett of Cam
bridge are guests of Frank Machia's
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chapman Of Port.
land, Me-, are spending their vacation al
E. L. Flanders
Mrs. B. L. Richardson is at Woodbury.
pond for few DAYS.
G. O. Peake, G. J.. Peake and Ernest
and Harry Magoon are camping at Cole
pond,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aiken have re.
turned from weeks outing at Grotor
pond.
Miss Jessie Eastman was visitor al
Flora Peake's Tuesday. Miss Eastman
is recovering from her recent operation