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The courier-index., 1919-04-11

If the citizens of Marianna con- tinue to grin and bear the indignities heaped upon them by public utility that has repeatedly shown it doesn't care tinker's damn what kind of service it gives, just so the meters run fast and register high, there is no good reason why they would not permit highwayman to relieve them of their coin and then bestow dis tinguished service cross upon him for his chivalry and kindness.
The courier-index., 1919-04-11
Pigs Respond to
 Names and Dance

Clinton, Mass.-Four talerted pigs occupy pen on the farm of Joseph A. Laplante. My pigs, he said, "swim, sit up on their hiud launches, respond singly when I call their names, dance on their hind legs with the little girl across the way, and can do other odd stunts. They are companionable to all the chil- dren in the neighborhood, when they follow about like poodles."
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Chr Gnrtirr- -Jnnrx

Published on Friday of each week ~ Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas. hy the Press Publishing Company, ana catered in the postoffice in Marianna as second-class mail matter under per- mtt from the postoffice department gubscription price $2.00 per year, in' variably in advance. H. M. Jackson. Editor-Manager.
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day. May II, at Il a. m. and the .l.ss address will ie delivered by !'rcf. F. T. Vinegar, director Leaca
 e. t;a;i.ing departure 1s o: the hr,L' n n,, i, oi. Pine Bluff, Arkansas. line dil len as will be awarded y Mr. Hugh Nixon, secretary of tbc board O, education. Friday, May Is. 5
The courier-index., 1919-04-11

nell Floyd, Lonnie B. Boiler, and Marie DeEtta Grice.
 School closes May 16, with pro grams commencing Sunda.. May II, at II a. m., and continuing through tie week.
 Rev. $. H. Mckenzie will preach a: the auditorium of the scnoo. Suh-
The courier-index., 1919-04-11

A few sticks of dynamite judic- iously placed in the neighborhood of the alleged light and power plant here would at least rid the commun- ity of a nuisance that has become unbearable and open the way for decent concern to operate in this field.
The courier-index., 1919-04-11

One solution of the shameful light ing system in Marianna that will meet with popular approval here is for the Arkansas Light and Power Company to trade it's pile of junk off for cur dog and then shoot the dog.
The courier-index., 1919-04-11

Thoughtful citizens of Marianna are negotiating for a supply of pine knots to be used as primary light ing system here, the Arkansas Light and Power Company having given ample evidence of the fact it will offer no serious competition to this primitive scheme of illumination.
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z. h., at the Secoal Baptist oh, is class night.

zCongress might be reconciled to N League of Nations if the Len would take over the railroad probn| Chicago Daily News.
 Don't keep a good scheme on bu when it should be placed on foot
The courier-index., 1919-04-11

There has been only one day this week that electrical energy has been furnished for as long as eight hours continuously by the tank-town ex- cuse of a plant maintained here by the Arkansas Light and Power Go.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-20

stormy days & least fItiSan 81 ii11
can be found Ii ~ efate and iltin1l
divisions tn dittetent lcca4ions beat
over quee. watches d = doien ditEsrs
ant styles. The courthouse basement
offers . tine rendezvous for these
watch fanciers. You win zee these
traders busy examining them inside
and out, turning them over and over.
One fellow VII! change his watch per-
haps for pin and q ring with small
amount In cash to boot. A number In
sist on edgIng a small boot. Usually
a watch is traded for watch. Some
times-after frequent swapping- .
good watch is sold for fair sum at
the pawn shop. Usually though the
mere love Of the game keeps the
watches and other trinkets going the
rounds with no money consideration.
Only Of course the other fellow always
thinks he is getting the best bargain.
After awhile these fellows know .
watch much better than anyone else.
There is a man in town who became
so adept at examining watches and
telling Just what was wrong informa-
ton picked up through constant
swapping, that he got to taking peo-
pies watches home at night and re-
pairing sher for a small fec. In time,
he gave up the work he was doing
and opened q shop in the city where he
does this kind Of work exclusively.
He's great guccess too.
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Evening Chat
Why We're unpopuiar.

S1aa
The most unpopular person in the
world Is the man or woman who can
do something . little better than the
other fellow. There's no getting
around it-wt're most Of US furiously
jealous OF anything which looks bigger
and better than We are. And when we
SEQ our na!ghbor doing something cas-
NY which ne have secretly longed to
do-eight out Of ten Of US will refuse
to give him kind thought.
There are people who are far too
clever to show an open disapproval
OF anotter's talent. For instance II a
man can make a speech better than
anyone slse, there Will always be some
one to ig1ore him when speaking time
comes around-who will pretend ignor.
aqce Of that talent and who will Dur.
posely ask someone else To talk. Ex-
ecutiye ability is coveted by many and
q few possess the talent to marked
degree. A perfect leader is rarely
given credit for It however. He will
be criticized numerically out Of hear
fng-even though his methods are
copied. He will mot be given credit for
oil that he DOES even though his ideas
are used urder q different name.
Consider tho artist. Many there are
who viii say: "It's very pretty but I
don't understand It, do you? Most
people set name because they are
advertised. /" Listen TO the singer who
commands q large salary. You viii
hear many remarks Of this nature: 81
don't know how she get It'll don't
think she can sing at all or "She
has q very sweet voice-but / wonder
II she knows she fats" There "a al.
ways q string tied to every compli.
ment until sometimes one wonders II
there are really any generous thourhts
left here on earth. About the only
way to get along excellentiy Is through
utter self 'effacement. One must al
ways agree with friend or acouain.
lance. oae must never appear in the
umeliEht-mut never display talents
never express . contrary opinion. But
where's the fun Of living then? There
isn't any.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-20
Oil anGag.

For the past few days develop
lment work In the Eastern fields has
not been fruitful Of new features.
None Of the competitions is Of sui.
ldcient Importance to attract atten;
ton. For the most part they are To-
Gated in districts that have long been
4under development and well within
Refined limits. The best prospect for
. new pool Is IN Liberty district. Mar
shall county, w. Va, In the vicinity
OF the Cow Run sand producer on the
Jacob and Elizabeth Helronomus
farm. The production Of this well
I tor the 20 hours ended at 2 o'clock
Yesterday morning was PA barrels.
For what was regarded as q freak
wen Il must be admitted that It is
showing remarkably good staying
qualities.
On the north folk Of Fishing creek,
Grant district, Wetzel county, the
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas
company has drilled second test on
ne ]. L. Hicks farm into the salt
Sand. Il Is q good gasser IN that
Sand. In the same locality the same
company has completed in the same
formation i test on the Alice Ashley
farm. Il also Is a good gasser.
n West Union district, Doddridge
county. the Hope Natural Gas COM
D6ny has now drilled It's test on the
NsR4ndolph farm through the
FI{h ssnd. Il Is q buster in that and
Eli nppSr sands. In the same dis.
iLL-..-.e
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New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 2o.-Pools. syn
dicates and professional operators as
: whole monopolized the broader ana
more attiye trading on the Stock Ex-
change yesterday, the movement IN
Ehe main comprehending many spec
tnlttes at materially higher levels.
There were several noteworthy e1.
:eeDtionssto the general advance. how
ever, rails and shippings making very
Indifferent response. while United
! States Steel was irregular until the
Srioses when heavy accumulation caus.
"a = 0ne-point gain.
Mich Of tho bullish enthusiasm was
attributed to the reported attitude OF
Congress toward the terms OF the
.'FIctOry loan, the proposed suosti,
luton Of short-term notes OF severa!
eIasses being viewed with marked
favor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-20
LEGAL NOTICES
OF TRUsTEE'S san

By virtue of a certain deed Of trust
executed by Virginia n. Saunders and
w. N. Saunders, her husband. dated
the goth day Of December. 917, to
Harry Shaw, Trustee, which Is re
corded in the Office Of the clerk Of the
County Court Of Marion county, West
Virginia III Decd Of Trust Book No.
a. at page ia, default having been
made in the payment and fulfillrnent
of the terms and stipulations therein
specified and the undersigned being
notified and required by the sestui
que trust or beneficiary in said trust,
to make sale thereunder), the under
signed, trustee, on the 22d day Of
March, 1910, at the front door Of the
Court House of Marion county, at the
hour Of ten o'clock Q. M. OF as soor
thereafter as may be. will offer for
sale and will sell at public auction.
to the highest bidder, all the follow
ing described real estate, that Is to
say: r
All Of that certain tract Of laid
situate in Grant district. Ma1lbn
county, West Virginia, adjoiI Ing
lands of William n. Manley and 9TH
ers and bounced as follows: ygin-
ming at q stone corner to Aal fison
Marley Ind in line Of arl et e.
Manley, md running theDee Y th five
lines Of atStson Manly 8, eM w.
90h pol B tdAa stone lin le road;
snen zee, W t. sala sd \, "a an y
~ y y : 4 b y Pc! poles ss % Gel. n !.
thl 'sIss s. + H1;5 Fl pointers aItS
line of sdps Mp p so 1lles to
chestnut .t: t1ence Eithanothe Of
said Rindkaftp line and q line -
James r. tor4is N. t3h E. 16 pole
to chestnut DIX (gi he) a corner to
Robert Low, and thence with I've
lines Of said Lowe Q w. 26ia poles,
N. 90 2. and Us poles to white
oak; N. 80 nd Ia poles to sugar tree
on Charley I'LL; II (nce N. 16 w. SOW
poles to nj sr loku9t; thence n. az
w. SO 2-5 poles to stake, corner to
Harriet p. ianley aud in line Of said
Lowe, tnSn4e Win Inc on 1aiIiet ~.
Marley N. SO II w. 1881 poles to the
beginning 9 Containing 10 acres and
But said ldnd will be offered for
sale and will e sold subject to all the
exceptions AMI reservations contained
in said deed pf trust, to which refer
ence Is here Tow made, and in which
said reservations and exceptions are
Efully set out.
Terms of Sale.
} Said real estate will be sold upon
the following terms:
One-third Of the purchase money
cash on day Of sale, and the residue
in two equal payments in one and two
wears from da yof sale with interest
from day Of sale; and the purchaser
will be required to give his note with
good personal security for the defer.
red payments, and a vendor's lien will
be retained in the deed to further
secure the said deferred payments.
HARRY SHAW, Trustee,
Feb. 2o-27; Mar. s-1s,
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 2o.-The
strength Of Ohio Fuel issues was the
spfuminent feature Of an active local
stock market. Ohio Fuel opened at -
ana advanced to 201s on sales Of 1880
shares, and Ohio Fuel Supply advanc-
ed from a. tc IS, both closing at or
near the best. Pittsburgh Oh and Gas
registered q new high marA by selling
% SIS, but later reacted to s1a. The
annual report Of the company showed
q surplus Of $125,704 after all charges
and deductions, including the payment
Of $4,000 for dividends. The gas
stocks were less active. but steady.
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NCE. OIL AND Gas

trict the same company has prt its
test on the Porter Maxwell farm to
pumping. It Il producing 10 bar
reis Q day from the Gordon sand. The
Columbian Carbon company has
started to drill No. 26 on the Lewis
Maxwell farm. Traior & Travis have
l6-barrel Maxon sand produced at a
test on the F. +. Randolph farm.
IN Spencer district, Roane county,
the United Fuel Gas company is due
In the sand ct. test on the q. v.
Coz farm, In Curtis district the
Ohio Fuel Oil company has the rig
completed for a test on the A. 6.
Allen farm. In Spencer district the
same company is due IN the sand at
q second test on the B. A. Hicks "a
acres. In Curtis district the Carter
OH company has started to driA an.
other test on the Sarah Y. Ice farm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-20
The .sWapnina Fexo..

You may not know Il but there are
some wonderful old Dicken's charac-
ters right N this city Of ours and most
u them can be found around the base
ment Of tho courthouse or loafing in
ihe halls Of various office buildings in
town-or on q sunny day, sitting on
out-of-thc-way statrways, curbs and
fences. Quite often one runs across
them standing in close groups on cor
ners. Next time you recognize q coat
all or a nat-stop and listen a bit IL
you have the chance mad you will be
amply rewarded. Just now-with the
feel Of spring in the afr, the usual
swapping fever is breaking out anew.
There is probably more OF this going
en- at tho present time than you hsfe
ever suspected. Such a time as 6ese
quaint old characters do has. OF
+ A 4 =
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$3.50
Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Feb. 20. = Notice that
government helplin the export Of pack.
ing house products was about to be
withdrawn did good deal yesterday
% nuIlify strength In the corn mar
ket. Closing prices were unsettled.
&c net lower to 21sc advance, with.
May $1.207s @1.20X and July s1.16ss@
1.16x. Oats finished Nc of to Nc up
and provisions 15c to 75c down.
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~ GAL ~ %
FHlklS677 6 scu3HEkN
RAILROAD COMPANY,
Notes 81 Dissolution 81 ~ Eairmont
and Southern Railroad Gem
pany, Cooperation.
Notice Is hereby given that g =
meeting Of the stockholders % The
Fairmont and Southern Raiirpd COM
pany, q corporation. create1 and OF.
ganized under the laws q the state
Of West virg1 held 9, he office Of
state Of PAnsyiyanla on the goth day
e. Of 5a nj. GLOWING re'olu-
RES wei: q 4 tn Fs,rGont and
S0ft, er4 Railg a o6mpany, q cor
% tton, Great I'd organized under
~ Tvs eate 81 west Virginia.
foes Angepy discontinue business a. q
corporaN and surrenders to said
stat eits barter and corporate fran.
Given Jhdei\ny hand this goth day
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E61sEIS7Kz7ok'S SAIE a. VHE.
UAsLE sIoclSs IN LOCAL COR

| K6naNiE iHAfoKs SALE Of VKEs
UAnLE 6Tocke IN LOCAL COR.
PONAfi0Mo.
The undermined, Administrator Of
the Personal Estate Of Edna Steele,
| hate Of the County OF Taylor and state
( Of West virginia, deceased, viii on
Saturday, che LIST day Of March, 1918,
| ct ten o'csock IN the forenoon, sen 1T
public auction. to the highest bidder;
at the front door Of the Court House
OF Marion County, In the City Of Fair
mont, the following properly Of sid
decendent, viz:
Certificate No. 81. for five sharis Of
tho capital stock Of Fayrmont Buii hing
and Loan Association. IL the bar talue
OF $4,000 each.
Certificate No. !, ftr fIte shades OF
the capital stock of JkpA Coat Com.
pany. Of the par ialYe 5000 each!
Certificate Mo- q, 4of five slaxss
Of the sa&e. N
:, c.ssrttiilssIs 4iIieI tvenssI 4se.
An Of ~ saass. s.ss tsu
paid. NV
Terms Of bah BE purchaser nay
pay cash. II hej desires, or b viii
be given q cfe9t y six months uvon
executing ~ WITH good personal
security. to apprdKed by the un-
derstgned. an bearing interest from
its date.
Given undo my hand 81, 18Th dav
Of February 1918.
F. MARTIN,
Admtnistr4cr.
Feb. II. 90 rs. and %.
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The kind Of eating you get here
makes you feel like living. Boyer's
Restaurant-Adv.
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FOR SALE-dray reed baby carriage.
Good condition. 7o7 Locust Ave.
2-9o-atS21o
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FOR SALE-6aE lumber cut to order.
White Rock Farm, r. F. D. No. 1.
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CASH for Old teeth [6roken or notl.
I pay $500 70 $500 per set also
highest prices for bridges, crowns.
watches, diamonds, old gold. silver
ana platinum. Send now and receive
cash by return mail. Your goods 70
turned II price IL unsatisfactory. L.
Mayer, 3o07 s. 9th St, Philadelphia.
Pa. a-ls-SetSzVs
wANTrD-casS 1oF Liberty bonds nd !.
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lei ASST led AID YER TISIN G
Two eSNyS WoND GAM WIN 991sN
moCMIANRouS

FOR aALE-ons White sewing ma.
chine. Inquire q Chicago Dairy %.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-07
Forgot What He Needed.

From the Republican, Mt. GLAD
Ohio: The editor had IAN Interesting
experience some time ago, when a
young gentleman came to this office
and asked for copy of the Morrow
County Republican. He scrutinized
it carefully when copy was handed
him, and then said: Now know!"
What is it you are looking for" we
inquired. my wife sent me after
a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and forgot the name,
went to several stores and the clerks
named over everything in the line on
the shelf except 'chamberlain's. ;
I'll try again, and I'll never go home
without Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy." The Republican would sug-
gest to the proprietors OF stores, that
they post their clerks. and never let
them substitute. Customers lose
faith in stores where substituting is
permitted, to say nothing of the in
justice to makers of good goods and
the disappointment Of customers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-07
THE WIND SAVE COAL
Ingenious Air Motors That Are Used
on Farms Would Serve Well
Also fer Towns.

It would be hard to trace resem-
blance between the picturesque wind
mills of Holland and the wind-pOwer
electric plants to be seen here and
there on farms throughout this c0un-
try. Mounted in steel frames capable
of withstanding even hurricane, this
type of air motor supplies electricity
for all farm. needs, and there is no
reason why they should not be built
large enough to develop thousands OF
horsepower, thereby effecting per
manent saving in coal, says Electrical
Experimenter. In fact, such plant
has been designed for the town Of
Tomah, Wis.
The working parts of these mills
are inclosed in weatherproof castings,
filled with lubricating oil and mounted
on ball bearings. The power values
turn on their bearings in such man.
ner as to expose them to the wind at
the angle of greatest efficiency, nc
matter from what quarter it may
blow. For only 80 degrees Of the
circle does the wind strike the vane
on it's edge or at point where the
fullest power is not developed.
The most ingenious features are the
automatic controls. When the storage
batteries are charged the mill stops
after they have given up certain
amount of current the vanes are
thrown into the wind and begin worg
again. If the velocity of the air cur
rents would develop speed injurious
to the machinery the angle of the
vanes to the wind automatically
changes, preventing the mill from run.
ming above given rate. The plant
requires little attention. Reasonable
care must be given to the generator
distilled or rain water provided fol
the batteries, and once year the
bearings must be filled with oil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-07
LETTER FROM OVERSEAS.
Bettaineourt, France.


Dear Mother.
we'll here is Sunday almost" over
again, really hasn't seemed a lot
like it because we have been busy
all day getting ready to move, which
will be with horses this time; six
head to the guns and six head to the
caissons, with packs and all, rather
expect to go Thursday. Are NOV
ing to Just outside Verdun where
our Infantry is located believe.
1t will take us five days to make the
trip. It is all mapped out Of course
and make town each day, so will
sleep in billets at night you see.
Have our field kitchen right with us,
which is drawn by four mules. I
am of course very anxious to move
for every move now means nearer
home am sure. We will be billeted
this next place the same as here. l
think we are just maneuvering
around and taking scare of these
horses until we get orders to go to
sea port, which can't come too
soon for me. The. reason we were
so busy today is, tomorrow we are
going out for the day for practice
mounted road hike, getting in shape
for the move, so today everything
had to be put in good shape for
going out in the morning.
l received your letter last week
written Dec. 18th, also one yester-
day of Dec. 9Th, and enjoyed both
lots as always, and am sorry can
not keep up with answering but it
is hard to- get it done; have been
turning in pretty early in the, eve
nings or we walk down to the next
town to the Y. M. C. A. for some hot
chocolate or cakes so there goes the
evening.
know there must be some happy
boys now being mustered out of
service; am anxiously awaiting that
myself. You hear so much news of
all kinds flying around, but here's
hoping for the best possible and
within a month or two will find US
back in U. S. A.
Had a letter from Mrs. Taylor
last week.
/ am perfectly well and fine, free
from cold Hope this will find you
all well and o. X. Huntington and
Ienks are both we'll. Sending lots
of love to all. as always,
Your son,
NORMAN,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-07
Etinuette IN Mexico.

Travellers through Mexico report
many peculiar customs which reflect
the temperament of the people. Some
of these are founded upon supersti-
lions hundreds of years old while 9TH
ers date from more recent days. There
is a prevailing belief in the country
that there is bad luck in sequence
of threes and wherever possible the
combination Of three is avoided. This
is shown very often to persons strange
to the land in the lighting Of Gig.
arctic.
In the United States one often sees
three men light their pill from one
match. It would be a gross insult
in Mexico to offer man a light from
a match that had already started two
cigarettes going. Instead one must
blow out the match and give him a
light from the ignited coffin nail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-03-07

w. Howard Dunbar and wife,
John B. Dunbar and George A. Dun
bar, all of Wilmington, to George w.
Dick and wife, property on West
Main street, Elkton, $500.
properties in Elkton; Thomas N.
Lewis, Anna M. Clay and her hus-
band, William ]. Clay, to above
grantors, properties in Elkton. (Deed
of partition.)
Charles s. Noe, Trustee, Of New
Jersey, to Jacob Schneider, lot OF
land in North East, $125.
J. Frank Shippers and wife to
Walter j. Hall and wife, 3 proper
ties in North East, $425O.
w. Cabell Fulton to Cora P. Full
ton, his wife, property in Eighth
district.
Granville L. Riley and wife to
James L. Sumner and Elias e. Dun
can, 80 acre farm in Sixth district,
$4,000.