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The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
Boom Predicted For
County L and s

Announcements have been made at
the Central bank, Second and
Louisiana streets, Little Rock, that
George r. Lochrie, prominent real
estate manager, has assumed charge
of the farm lands department OF the
banks real estate interests with a
view of enlarging and improving this
branch of business, upon which, much
stress is now being placed. The an
nouncement will be of interest to
farmers throughout the State,
especially residents of Pulaski
county, who are interested in agri-
cultural possibilities and develop
ments.
Mr. Lochrie, before his recent NJ
pointment in this capacity, was en-
ployed in the real estate department
at the Southern Trust Company OF
Little Rock for the past year. During
his years of experience in this line of
specialization, Mr. Lochrie has been
colonization manager for the Allen
and Hart Investment Company, one
of the largest firms in Kansas City.
He was also formerly employed in an
official position by the Foster Hol-
comb Investment Company, another
large concern at Kansas City.
Prospects for real estate activities
during the coming spring are excel
lent in Pulaski county, Mr.. Lochrie
stated recently. At present he is con-
centrating efforts on the listing of
farm lands in the county.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
CORN MEAL TO
BE REGULATED
Senator Owens Has Bill Passed
Through Senate to Esquire Pack
ages to be Plainly Marked.


AS the Owens corn meal bill has
gone through the Senate, it will soon
be law if the House takes favor
able action. The bill is we'll worth
reading, for it shows you what must
be done if you sell corn meal.
The bill follows in full:
"Section THAT the standard
weight for corn meal, grits, hominy
and corn flour shall be one hundred
pounds avoirdupois, and the standard
measure for such commodities shall
be packages or bags containing net
avoirdupois weight one pound, two
pounds, three pounds, four pounds,
five pounds, ten pounds, twenty-five
pounds, fifty pounds, and one hundred
pounds, or multiple of one hundred
pounds.
Section 2.-That the contents Of
each and every package or bag shall
be plainly and legibly stated thereon,
and each bag or package shall have
plainly and legibly printed thereon
the net weight of contents thereof in
pounds, avoirdupois, and such con-
tents and weights shall be true and
correct statement thereof.
"Section 3.-That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons to pack
for sale in this State, or to sell, or
to offer for sale in this State, any
corn meal, grits, hominy or corn flour
except in bags or packages contain
ing by standard met avoirdupois
weight, one pound, two pounds, three
pounds, four pounds, five pounds, ten
pounds, twenty-five pounds, fifty
pounds and one hundred pounds or
multiples of one hundred pounds, re-
spectively; and it shall be unlawful to
use any bag or package for the pur-
pose of packing for sale in this State,
or selling, or offering for sale in this
State, any corn meal, grits, hominy,
or earn flour, upon which there is not
plainly and legibly stated the true
contents thereof, and the true weights
thereof;
Provided that the provisions of this
section shall not apply to the retailing
of meal direct to customers from bulk
stock when purchased and delivered
by actual weight or measure, or to the
exchange of corn for meal by mills
grinding for trade.
"Section 4-That any violation Of
any provision of this act shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars, nor
more than five hundred dollars"
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
Firemen's Pension Bill.

House Bill No. POI. To create a
firemen's relief fund for the purpose
of pensioning firemela of certain
classes of cities in the State who
either have outlived their usefulness
to the department, or have been hurt
while in discharge of their duties, was
passed by the House on Wednesday.
The merits of this bill are best at
tested to by the fact that many of the
states in the Union have law SINH
lar othis and it is, without a doubt,
one that should be ON the statutes of
every State throughout the country.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
BILLIE PossUM VISITS ME-.

] thought when I moved right into
the heart of the settlement that I
would not have many visits from the
wild creatures of the world, but as l
was coming home from neighbours
home Sunday evening, with jar of
buttermilk, I saw in the garden conf
ing toward me Billie Postum. ran
in and spoke to him and then I called
Mack to "Look and see who has come
to visit u.s."
I stroked him with weed, but he
did not "possum," only opened his
mouth very wide. That was his way
of telling me he was hungry. / got a
cold Irish potato for him and he ate
it. Then we gave him some bread and
he ate that and not being satisfied
he ate up all the scraps he could get
hold of.
His hands looked red and clean as
though he had just washed them,
knowing he would get his supper. He
is cute feeder standing on hree feet
and eating with his left hand. He re-
manned until after dark. Mack
thought as a good 'possum hide was
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
COTTON MEN TO
LEAVE FOR EUROPE

A committee of II men prominent
various branches of the cotton in
nstry, will leave for Europe in the
ext few months for the purpose of
pnferring with representatives of
be industries in the allied countries
nd inviting delegates to attend the
|orld's cotton conference which is to
be held in New Orleans in Oc-
pber.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28

.r1 DEALERS REQUIRED BY
NEW REVENUE ACT TO FILL
oIJT FORMS IMMEDIATELY.

8 Every farmer in Pulaski county is
seeded to cooperate in agricultural
.vork recurring immediate attention,
sccording to County Farm Agents J.
n Sargent and Earl S. Smith, who
IRE urging all the farmers in eash
scbool district of the county to at
lind meetings as quickly as possible
sor the serious consideration of the
following questions:
q III Procuring a supply of good
Need corn.
II is preferable that homegrown
Iced corn be planted. If impossible,
however, to get homegrown seed,
write me and will assist you through
bur marketing department in getting
Need elsewhere, but would advise that
sou first look your neighborhood over
thoroughly.
Il ~ The cooperative shipping of
hogs.
q With the assistance of our extern
lion marketing department the farm
frs in many counties are shipping
heir hogs comparatively in carload
lOts. The market is not very strong
Tor hogs weighing less than $50
bounds. This plan of marketing has
fiyen entire satisfaction. If you
Farmers will list their hogs with me
j will arrange for the car and as soon
81 a carload has been listed q date
kill be set for the shipment. Let
he know the number of hogs, the ap-
Droximate weight and the names of
heir owners as soon as possible, it
$ou desire to join in this movement.
Zach hog will be marked and the
money received for same will come
hrough one of the banks. The work
b county agent consists in helping
Die farmer to sell as well as to grow
PRODUCTS, although the agents can
handle no money.
4 (S) The great Importance Of plant
hg spring oats and procuring seed
Tor same. This is necessary on ac-
{ount of the shortage of feed for
2nimals.
i az The Importance of planting
zcrghum very early on we'll drained
hnd for early feed for both work
&nimals and hogs, also the planting
y rape for spring hog pasture.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
Pea Ridge Pod
Man
RAz al IN 6
ARo~ I'D
for
The
PuIaskiian
PRUNING FRUIT TREES.

A great many farmers are very
much interested in pruning their trees
when I talk to them, but when pub
lish in the Pulaskian that the gov
ernment's bulletin, No. III contains
much more information than I possess.
on that subject, they pay no attention
to it. Every person, who has trees to
prune, excepting those wise ones, who
know more about it than the govern
ment experts, should have one ef
these. It can be obtained free by
writing to the Division of Publication,
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. C.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
RICE VARIETIES.

Rice varieties are changing places
in popularity among growers. The
Honduras and Louisiana Pearl vari-
cites are losing and the Blue Rose, ia
pan and Early Prolific are gaining.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
The Mabelvale National
Farm Loan Assn.

will lend money at .5h per cent
interest. Loans may be made
for any amount from 500 to
$4,000. Payable in 5 years or
35 years. For particulars see or
write r. w. Porter, Sec.-Treas.,
Room 222 Gazette Bldg, Little
Rock, Ark.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28

Politeness is to the mind what beauty
is to the face; it is hesreflection of a
kind hear. " oltaire.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
ASK HEIGHTS Postoace ARK FRIDAY
PUT COTTONSEED
TO TEST EARLY
ADVICE AND BETTER FARMING
HINTS OFFERED BY ARKAN-
SAS EXPERIMENT STATION.

Do not fail to start the germina-
ton test on the cottonseed that are
going to be used for planting purposes
this year. This should be begun in
plenty of time so that if the seed are
poor you can find other seed. FIRE.
quently the Arkansas experiment
station has examined seed which only
showed a termination of from 20 to
40 per cent. Many people plant
such seed and then wonder why they
don't get stand Write to the Ar
kansas experiment station at Fayette-
vile concerning the best varieties to
plant and the methods used in test
ing.
Good Native Varieties of Corn
Needed.
Arkansas is destined to become
better corn state if we build up our
corn through home breeding. The
college of agriculture wishes to help
in this work and desires individual
farmers in the state who are growing
what are considered the best native
varieties to send in their names. A
study of these varieties is to be made
in comparison with improved strains
introduced from other states. Send
in a short description of your corn
with your name today.
Plant More Peas, Beans and
Peanuts.
Why not double the acreage of
these crops this year and then grow
more pigs, feed the cows better and
build up the soil? These legumes
will not only add nitrogen to the soils
but they will permit the growing of
more livestock and will enrich the
land in two ways. Look out for your
seed right away.
A Good Cow Pays Well.
R. E. Kirkpatrick, a farmer living
near Rogers, Ark, made as much as
s38 month and had plenty of milk
and butter for family use from one
good COW during the past winter. A
good milk COW on every farm in Ar
kansas is part of the safe farming
program. Milk will not only help to
make more healthful, robust children,
but if used freely by adults will make
the serving of a well balanced diet
easy.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
THE
Federal Land Bank

wa wan guarantee you a 51a per
cent interest rate for forty
y If you wish. For infor-
NAV Iaa glon, see or write r. w.
roRIER, Secretary Treasurer
u u the Mablevale National
Z arm Loan Association, 200 w.
second St., Little Rock, Ark.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28

worth 9A.OU ne ought TO SKIN MN and
that we should eat his flesh. Although
Mack is over so years old he had
never seen a 'possum before Evil
IDENTIFY 'possums don't like the Rocky
mountains where Mack came from.
G. W. Stephens, the gentleman from
Oklahoma, who has bought some TO-
600 acres of land just west of Wye,
and is opening up cattle ranch on
it will read the Pulaskian for a year.
A mutual friend sent me his sub
scription from Little Rock and in
forms me he has stood the test of u
twenty year business acquaintance
and is an all round gentleman. The
men, who have bought up these wild
lands are proving quite an acquisi-
tiGn. They are boosting good roads
aha helping in other public ways, and
when they have business transactions
with the farmers pay so literally that
they are making friends fast.
About week ago the mild weather
tempted me to ramble and l got the
most thorough wetting | have rece:v-
ed since I commenced rambling for
the Pulaskian. Luckily I was near
enough home to get back by night,
build fire and put on dry clothes
and suffered no i'll results from it. I
started out again last week, but that
night we had another big rian which
put the creeks up until rambling was
no pleasure.
While this month has been mild for
winter month, it was unpleasant as
a spring month. January was nicer
and brought dozen doves in one
bunch as well as blue birds and robin
red breasts and the way red bird
and woodpecker are singing now it
really must be spring. The violets
and other small flowers are also in
bloom.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
WORDS HAVE MANY MEANINGS
Imagination Cuts Big Figure When
Terms Of Moro or Less Pictur-
esqueness Are Employed.

An amusing and plausible analysis
has been made of the way many peo-
pie In the United States use and un-
derstand the words ranch" "planta-
ton" and farm" In the imagina-
ton of easterners, says the analyst
In effect. a plantation or a ranch sug-
gests wide acres and a gentleman on
horseback riding about to oversee their
cultivation by picturesque hirellngs,
whereas farm suggests a compara-
lively small field Of growing vegeta-
bles personally conducted to harvest
by plain man In overalls. Yet many
ranch or plantation is no bigger
than small farm, and many q large
farm Is as big as a corresponding
plantation or ranch; and the word
gentleman" fits as many farmers as
ranchers or planters. The farm, how
ever, says this observer. may easily
get into society by being spoken of
in the plural; and all the farmer needs
to do to attain this distinction is to
build q fence across his land and then
call 1t the Something -or-other Farms.
Christian Science Monitor.
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that. looked last night carefully
after you had gone"
you found nothing?"
Nothing that could understand"
she answered quietly. Something
could not"
He looked up at her quickly, his
eyes full Of question.
This" she answered. not waiting
for him to speak.
She placed folded paper before
him. He glanced at 1t. frOwned,
looked again. and turned once more
to her.
1T Is his will. Dated last night.
But why has he made a new one?"
Read It," as quietly as before,
though her eyes were Frightening with
some surge Of emotion he could not
guess.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
SilverIno Mirrors.

There are several processes for sill
vering mirrors, the simplest of which,
perhaps, Is to provide a large fiat
stone table and spread upon it evenly
q sheet of tinfOil without crease or
blemish. This is covered uniformly
to a depth of one-eighth inch with
mercury. The plate of glass perfect
ly cleansed Of all grease and impuri-
ties, is f1oated in the mercury care
fully so as to exclude air bubbles. 1t
is then pressed down by loading with
weights in order to press out the
mercury which remains fluid After
about "a hours it may be raised on
its edge to harden. and should be
finished In a few weeks. Another
method involves the use of solu-
ton made as follows: Mix one ounce
nitrate of silver, three ounces water,
one ounce liquid ammonia and three
ounces spirits OF wine. Filter after
solution has stood three or four hours.
To every ounce of the solution add
one-fOurth ounce sugar dissolved In
equal quantities of water and alco-
hOl. The surface to be silvered Is
covered with this liquid at a tempera-
ture Of 100 degrees, maintained till
the deposition of silver Is complete.
When dry. coated surface Is covered
with mastic varnish.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30

through the misty moonlight, swept off
/ his hat, called back CHEEKY word,
and ran on.
He saw group of men mounted or
mounting now, at the corral. and knew
Gaucho and his vaQueros were ready.
He could see the CLINT OF the pale
night light upon the rifles In their
lean brown hands.
He found his own horse, tall, res
tive sOrrel, swung into the saddle,
called sharply to Gaucho, and then
realized suddenly that something was
keeping the men at the corral gate,
that their voices were raised excitedly.
Giving his mount the spur he dashed
down to them.
Que esp he called, half angry at
the momentary delay. What Is 1t,
Gaucho?"
''Ill answer for Gaucho," came
deep. sOnorOus voice. Enthusiastically
southern In accent. 1T Is |. senor."
And you" snapped Stairway. "Who
the devil are your"
Zone who is not accustomed to be-
ing addressed as If he were a mes
tiZo." with certain haughtiness
which rode well upon the deep music
Of the voice. "Senor Don Eduardo
Ramon Tore. at your service, senor!"
"Oh. HI" grunted the American
under his breath. And then, riding
into the heart Of the excited group.
refining in his sorrel close to deep
chested black animal, its hide glisten-
ing with sweat. he said shortly: "Well.
Tore. what is it7 We are in some
thing Of hurry"
Tore laughed.
"We? SO you are one Of us. senior?
Bueno. 1t is pleasure to know"
"He has met up with the raiders,
Senor Stairway" Gaucho snarled. "He
was riding this way from across the
river. He is wounded, see?"
Stairway saw that there was blood
upon the young Spaniards cheek, that |
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
Just a Pet Name.

When l was assisting the county
clerk In the office last summer cou-
pie came In for marriage license. AS
they knew no one in town they asked
where they could find minister The
clerk said he would call one and the
ceremony could be performed in tile
inner Office. The minister arrived and
the ceremony started. When 1t came
time for the bridegroom to put the
ring on her finger he got 1t on the
wrong one. She corrected him with:
"Oh. you little pickle" aud the core
mony roceeGed.-Exchange.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

In the good old summer time when
fruits of all kinds are getting ripe
and tempting, when cucumbers, rad
ishes and vegetables fresh from the
garden are too good to resist, when the
festive picnic prevails and everybody
cvereats and your stomach goes back
on you, then is the time for August
Flower" the sovereign remedy for
tired, overworked and disordered stom-
achs, panacea for indigestion, fer
mentation Of food. sour stomach. sick
headache and constipation. 1t gently
stimulates the liver, cleanses the In
testines and alimentary canal, making
life worth living. Sold everywhere Adv,
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
bELCHlNG
Caused by
Acid-Stomach

Let EATONIC. the wonderful modera
stomach remedy. give you quick relief
from disgusting be!ching. food-repeating.
indigestion. bloated. gassy stomach dyspep-
sfa. heartburn and other stomach miseries.
They are all caused by Acid Stomach from
which about nine people out of ten suffer
in one way another. One writes as fol-
lows: Before used EATONIC. / could not
eat bite without belchIng 1t right up. sour
and bitter l have not had . bit OF trouble
since the nrst tablet"
Millions victims of Acid Stomach
without knowing 1t. They weak and
ailing have poor digestion. bodies improp
erly nourished although they may eat heart
lily. Grave disorders are likely to follow IL
an acid-stomach is neglected. Cirrhosis of
the liver. intestinal cong estion, gadritis.
catarrh of the stomach-these are only .
few Of the many ailments often caused by
Acid Stomach.
A sufferer from Catarrh Of the Stomach
OF IL years standing writes: II had catarrh
OF the stomach for IL long years and never
found anything to do me any good-just
temporary relef-until used EATONIC. II
Is = wonderful remedy and do not want to
be without it."
II you are not feeling quite right-iack
energy and enthusiasm and don't know Just
where to locate the trouble-try EATONIC
and see how much better you will feel In
every way.
At all drug stores-a big bo. for SOC an6
your money back IL you are net satisfied.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
One Drawback,

Washington is a colOred man and he
follows the profession of cleaning up
back yards. Also he was the first man
to think of wrapping a horses fore
legs with fly paper, keeping the flies
off their legs and catching Mr. Fly ut
the same time.
One of the women he was working
for said to him: Washington, your fly
paper is ii success. | see that by the
great number OF flies there are on the
paper"
Yes. Yes" said Washington, "but
once in a while that horse gets his
legs too close together and they stick
and l has to pull 'em apart for him."
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there was long cut which might have
been made by grazing bullet.
Small reason we should loitel
here" he said quickly. what way
did they 60, Torre?"
South. naturally, senor," replied
Tore evenly.
"GauchO!" cried Stanway then
Scatter your men out as we ride so
that we make a line a mile long when
we come to the hills just across the
line. Let them keep sharp lookout.
and fire If they see the rebels. We
must not get too far apart, or we shall
not be able to do anything. How many
of them were there, Torre?"
II forgot to count. senior. I should
say, fifty, perhaps"
1--WE are twenty. That is enough.
You are not coming with us?"
II think not. Why, with so compe-
tent a leader as you, should l come
also? No. think" and he turned
his horse toward the white walls of
the hacienda, "that / shall remain
here with my kinswoman. There may
be a second attack upon the rancho.
Good hunting, senor."
He turned his horse, and, sitting
easily, gracefully in the deep Mexican
saddle, rode away through the moon
light. Stairway, frowning after the
form, hesitated a moment.
Then, calling sharply to Gaucho No
rales, he gave his horse the spur and
turned southwark.
"YOu understand what we're doing,
he said sternly. "We're In
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
Keeping the Watch.

One last word on hymn jokes: In a
homely chat on favorite hymns the son
where the little Jew boy stole the old
gentleman's watch! The hymnal in
dex was useless here, and the refer
ence took some searching for. Here it
is. familiar to all:
The old man meek and mild.
The priest of Israel, slept;
His watch the Temple child,
The little Levite, kept.
London Chronicle.
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nwHo THE DEVIL ARE YOUR

synopsis-senor Antonio De la
cnsrra, a fine old Spaniard living
IN his ancestral estate on the
American side OF the Mexican bor-
der is informed by his American
LAWYER. Dempton, that there is a
technical error in his will: He
thereupon signs new will without
reading II. While this is going on
his adorable granddaughter and
heiress, Senorita Teresa. is out on
her rose-covered balcony listening
to American love-making from Billy
stairway, owner Of the Painted
Rock ranch. Teresa goes to join
her grandfather and finds him gone.
with the drawing room In disorder
and blood on the floor. The Amer
lean takes command of the situa-
ton.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
What IL a MofussiJ?

"Mofussil" Is HindoO word mean
ing "the provincial or rural districts"
as opposed to the towns. The Gan
getic delta is the land deposited by
the river Ganges In India at Its mouth,
forming an extensive tract of very rich
soil. The whole phrase refers to those
rich, fertile districts near the mouth
Of the Ganges. where great quantities
Of rice are grown.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes.

That itch and burn with hot baths
Of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially If little Of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum Is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30

vading Mexico, come right down to 1t.
We're not supposed to have any busi-
ness there just now. We've got to
take care of ourselves"
Isl, senor." muttered GauchO at his
side.
The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30
Take RICH-TONE
and Gain new energy

R1CH-TOSE makes more red corpus
cles, enriehinK and purifying the blood.
1t contains all of the elements that are
needed most In maintaining strength
and SiEer. Rfch-TOne rests the tired
nerves, restores appetite. Induces
healfhfu1 sleeP-it gives You all those
things which mean energy and WE'LL
being. Get q bottle today-only SI.OO At
all drug stores.
A. B. Richards Medieine Co.. Sherman. Texas