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The Nevada County picayune., 1919-07-03

United States government for distn- guished services rendered.
 Gov c. H. Brough of Arkansas, addressing a joint session of the Texas Legislature. predicted the Ar kansas Legislature would ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment at the forthcoming special session with only about eight dissenting votes"
 The three inspectors of the United States Department of Labor, loaned to the Department of Labor of Ark ansas 10 investigate the status Of fe. male employees have completed their work and now are compiling the sta tistics at the office of Thomas A. Wll- son. commissioner of labor.
 Edgar Waves of Jonesboro, who re gently arrived home from overseas, sustained serious injury to his right hand. when a German hand grenade he had picked up on the battlefields of France. was accidentally exploded He was exhibiting the bomb to friends.
 Arkansas will have the largest peach crop she has had since 1912 with the possible exception of 1915. according to J. H Tull of the market ing service, agricultural extension division. University Of Arkansas.
 Arkansas-Louisiana Highway con struction work is progressing well. The right of way throughout Chlcot county has been cleared; the 22-foot dirt dump completed for about eight miles.
 The Arkansas Corporation Cont mission issued an order granting the petition of Helena residents who asE- cd that the service of the Helena, Parkin and Northern railroad be maintained.
 The Arkansas Board of Mining EX- ,miners during it's three days ses- sion at Fort Smith, issued 375 quail fcation certificates and permits 10 mine foremen, engineers and fire losses.
 The r. g. Department Of Labor urges all progressive merchants and manufacturers-i fact. all who have anything to sell-to advertise now and take advantage of the great mar ket which exists at this time.
 The Mammoth Spring Commercial clrh has elected the following o!t- cers: President. C. w. Dixon; vice president. C. w. Culp; secretary. J. H. Caldwell; treasurer. o. R, Palmer.
 Lieut.. C. E. Johnson of Ebert's Field Lonokc, while flying over the Arkansas River at Little Rock. leaped from his plane into the river and swan to the bank.
 I. J. Morris, who buys much cotton at Mountain Home, after drive over Baxter county. said that there will not be more than 40 per cent of an average crop this year.
 Many members of the faculty Of the Pine Bluff High school will take summer courses at various educa- tional eenters.
 The Methodist church at Fl Dora. do is planning revival 10 commence July 13.
 The first unnaturalized German to apply for American citizenship papers in the United States District Court at Fort Smith for nearly year IS Joseph Dahlem of Altus.
 Mariana. which suffered a disas- trous Are during the war will soon start new construction to the amount of s1S0.oQ0.
 Plans soon will be drawn for The construction of the proposed new $1.. 100000 hotel in Little Rock.
The Nevada County picayune., 1919-07-03

The first unnaturalized German 10 apply for American citizenship papers in the United States District Court at Fort Smith for nearly year IS Joseph Dahlem of Altus.
The Nevada County picayune., 1919-07-03

resident of eastern Arkansas. who withheld his name. has sent Dr. J. w. Conger, president of Centra' College. q gift of ss0a0 10 apply on the campaign for s250.000 as an en dowment and building fund.
The Nevada County picayune., 1919-07-03

Lonnie Burns brought to Arkadel- phia cabbage weighing 15 If pounds stripped of the useless leaves. IL barely goes into barrel. A Sweet Hill resident raised one weighing nine pounds.
The Nevada County picayune., 1919-07-03

That crops in Pulaski. Jefferson and Lincoln counties are in the worst condition he has ever seen, was the statement of John R. Frazier of Lit tie Rock
The Nevada County picayune., 1919-07-03

The Crawford County gas fields kicked up two freaks that have made a record for the field The Indus trial Oil & Gas Company brought in a 15, ,000, ,O00-foot producer. while the Grove Oil X Gas Co. got flow of 100000 feet at depth of 2.519 feet.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
THE 17-YEAR LOCUST


There are two broods Of the period
ical cicada, the. 13-year and the ~,
wear. and this, year both types Will
fill the countryside with their Tau-
cous drumming while they threaten
trees and crops, though they have
not. in past visitations, done great
damage.
They are due to appear this spring
and early summer. -
On finishing their riotous visit "
and 13 years ago, the ancestors OF
this years brcods deposited their
eggs in the limbs Of shrubs and
trees. The young Ian vac Matched out
in a few weeks. dropped to the
ground and dug in, some Of them 60
ing 20 feet
During these long, quiet years the
larvae has been mysteriously exist
inc and changing to the pupa, which,
will work upward, emerge finally and
fasten to fence or tree trunk, and
them. to a day, almost to the hour
the hordes Of adult cicadas-wrongly
called locusts-will break forth from
pupa and begin to screech to each
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
100 IEssE n. sANDERs

Mrs. j. z. Sanders, Of Gift, has
Received the following letter from
her son, Jesse NJ. Sanders, Of Co.
K., 823rd Inf, A. Z. F. The letter
was dated January n:
Dear M0ther-Will write you a few
lines to let you know that am
WELL Do hope this will find you
all the same. We are having some
cold weather here now. We had
snow last night, but it is not over
two inches deep. We are not doing
anything now except staying around
the fire. Don't think we will do any.
thing until it gets some better.
All the boys are in good spirits
They think we are going to sail nov
right away, but we can't tell.
Well, Mother, / received my Christ
mas box all right and everything
was IN fine shape, and ! want K
thank the Red Cross ladies Of Gov
ington for packing it SO nicely. !.
Well, as / am in hurry, vii
close with lots of love for you.
Your son, JESSE.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
FROM ". Z. ADKIsoN

Mrs. C. A. Mccullough, of this
county, has received the following let
ter from her brother, W. E. Addison,
written from France on January ~:
Dear Folks at Home-Will remind
you that l am much alive and hap
by. ua ),
/ do not find France at all Sunny"
as our poets describe it. Has been
raining all the time. Personally, |
do not care so much for the weather,
but find it beautiful country in
parts.
will try to tell you of our trip
We were on water IA days. No one
will understand those days but one
who has crossed over Fortunately
I was not seasick. | found it quite
delightful, with 240 ladies' aboard.
/ don't have time to write much
but would enjoy long letters from
friends back home. We boys Otter
have the home blues. A letter is {
cheer!
The division / was in when W.
LANDED was broken up and ! wa
transferred to the seth division. M
doubt YOU have read what it did wheI
we went cover the top" They arr
sure a bunch of fine fellows. MOS
of them are from Texas. am IN
only one from Tennessee.
Love to all from your brother,
WILLIAM,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF S. ]. CRAIG


After an illness Of just few
DAYS and untold suffering caused by
chat dreadful disease, influenza and
pneumonia. the spirit of our dear
friend and neighbor departed this
life Thursday morning, February 10,
1919. leaving wife and six children,
an aged mother, several brothers ana
sisters and a host of sorroWlng
friends.
has by his death lost valued citi:
zen. his family loving husband and
Kind father, the neighbors a true
friend He was one who was always
willing and ready to assist by WORD
or deed to help his fellow man. lie
walked through life as a man among
men We who nave daily seen ano
talked with him shall miss him, but
We are left the sweet consolation q
knowing that after life's struggles
he left us to mourn his loss with
work well done, and has gone to tha'
home not made with hands. Thus
W. would leave him to await tnf
morning Of the resurrection.
His funeral was held at his hom \
by lis former pastor, Rev. w. !
! Garner, Of Ripley, assisted by Key e;
| & n Hart, Of Campground. IN
burial took place in Bethuel.
dearest loved one, we have seen the
III the peaceful graves embrace
R1t tbv memory shall be cherished
TIL we see thy heavenly lace;
HENRY WALTERS
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
FROM cLEyE BENSON

Mrs. Cleve Benson, Of the mt. Car
mel vicinity, has latley received the
following letter from her husDand'
who is now in Germany:
Dear Wife, am still in Germany,
and 7 sure don't like this country at
ali. Will sure be glad when J get
home [ don't think it will be long
until / get back home; at feast, !
hone 50. I sure will be some happy
how | am doing guard duty on the
river Rhine. Have to do "a hours
of Guard out Of every 16 days, and
The rest of the time we drill.
IT X cold over here in this ooun-.
trv. We have mad some snow out
hit yert much. It won't be So very
Ion0 until spring, viii 1T? Wish !
eo1Id pet home by that time. | sure
tbink I win be some wiser wheDll get
hack home for ! have sure seen
some Of the country, Think tnat
have seen everything worth seeing u
Throne We are in a pretty gooa
town now. but there isn't anything
"a 90 70. noS even a picture show we
ara qtaving in a house with German
Family. There are seven 81 us
American boys in the same house.
T received one letter from back
.tbare. WHY don't YOU folks write
Or nerhaps am not getting my mail
The letter that got was from your
sister, III,
-..4. v,1nAY4Ispc taken s1n OIil"
er dav. When get them ] will
send YOU one. Say 4 want you e
send me your picture.
I will close for this time, hoping
to see you soon. .r0vcoN
Your husband, CLEyE BENSON
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
DIR. RIGGS RESIGNS THRICE
AS LA TOILETTE POSTMASTER

DR.. A. M. Riggs has been asked
to resign as postmaster at LaFollette
unless he will agree to give his Of
flee his full time. The doctor has
therefore resigned. In fact, he has
resigned three times. He did it in
one letter recently sent to Assistant
Postmaster John C. Rooms, the official
who called on him for his resigna-
ton, The letter, which was quite
out Of the ordinary, follows:
Sir-Your kind favor of the Attn
inst received, informing me that now
the war is over, and consequently less
demanded Of its loyal citizens, the
government can now manage to wag
along without my services as post
master at LaFollette, Tenn, unless
II devote my entire time to the office.
Therefore / resign. =,
! 1t pains me to do this, and shall
ever look back with regret to this
rude separation from this ideal po-
sition requiring twelve hours day
service with the munificent COM
pensation (after paying all expenses)
Of 50 a day. | have neglected my
pesonal affairs to serve my govern
ment, doing anything and everything
required; selling Liberty bonds and
war savings stamps galore, carry
ing water and sweeping the floor
as Uncle Sam has studiously avoid
ed making any allowances for IN
cidental expenses. :.
Selling war stamps and lmmedl-
ateIy cashing the same has been ont
of my pet diversions. When | real,
lie that / am no longer compelled
to do all these things, and a host Of
others equally edifying, such as eX'
planning why the mail carrier tool
1.-The flu. and the postmaster on
certain occasion las reported by al
.Iinspector) sent an employe to thu
office for his mail instead Of golIn@
for it himself; and why Rockefeller
!. & Co. were not deprived Of a MAI
Ibox the moment they failed to pa!
when due; why the flies were al
,Ilowed to speck certain lobby notices
required to be kept posted there
when, / say, contemplate all thes
: things
I again resign.
am made 70 cogitate on the III
Itility Of 50 conducting the office tina
the patrons do not complain, OF prop
Eerlv keeping the records and punctil
! Eiouslv accounting for every dollar o
lITTnele Sans money; made to under
stand that II, in the midst Of fight
fling" must be on the job eight hour
day and every day, regardless
I nothing else sufficing.
| would gently inform you, m
dear Gen. Kocns, that what you nee
His man as postmaster here who ca
SUPPORT a family of eight on 81
day. I frankly confess that ! do M
know how to do it. Do you? Rea
izing this, it is with comfortin
sense Of resignation that
| resign some more.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

And now, in my grand finale Of
resignation, / avail myself Of the
opportunity Of cOngratulating the
United States Of America on having
So efficient an assistant postmaster
general as your honored self. / am
convinced that nothing escapes your
vigilant eyes. am made to shudder
when | contemplate what may happen
to this great country Of ours when
the fatal day comes when you, even
you, will be summary and uncere-
monionsly kicked from office 1.-THE
public welfare requiring it,, as you
now, without feeling or justice, de-
prive me of mine.
Crepe is on the postotflce door, ana
the town is in mourning. God save
the republic
Respectfully and deieetedly yours,
A. M. RIGGS.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
FROM GROVER ESTES

We have received the following
letter and verses from Private Gro
yer Estes, written from Lohndorf,
Germany, on February 5:
Editor LEADER am sending you
a few lines about one Of the most
common things in the army 1t is
so common that it is getting to be
almost daily occurrence
However, taken when there is
nothing else to take, it is not at
all as bad as one might suppose
But among the soldiery of Uncle
Sam it has a very bad reputation.
Personally, l believe there is gooC
in everything, but / sometimes for.
get that fact and follow the crowd
Probably that is what / did when
wrote the following verses o.
Army Stun. But ! will leave yol
to be the Judge.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13


They have taken to eating slum,
The fallen sons of Mother Eve;
They have met with gruff and glum,
And probably took little rum,
Then made things get up and hum
More than you would believe.
They have taken to eating slum-
The soldiers Of Uncle Sam.
They have had their thorns and roses,
They have had things stuck under
their noses
That made them forget the law OF
Moses,
And utter a great big damn.
They have taken to eating slum,
And all the things that men can.
They eat Stun made OF soup and
beans,
They eat Stun made Of grass anc
greens,
They eat Stun made of fats and leans
And Of all the things known to man
They have taken to eating slum.
Their hearts have turned to stone
They have forgotten gruff and glum
They have had to leave off the rum,
And slump down the slummy Stun
Until it would make God groan.
GROVER ESTES.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

Surgeons agree that in cases o.
cuts, burns, bruises and WOUNDS !s,. C ,lt
first treatment is most important
When an efficient antiseptic y APP
nIied promptly there is no danger
pf infection and the wound begins
~ heal At once. For use on man or
b y Borozone is the ideal antiseptieS
and healing agent. Buy It now owl anu y,
be ready for an emergency oolu ~
Alexander Drug Co
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

Every hearth or fireplace in Eng.
land was taxed in the reign Of
Charles II.
Silver is not nearly so precious
as gold.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

Black is d darker color than white.
Nearly 7OO00,000 wild animals are
killed annually Off the sake of their
fur.
II has been estimated that steam
ers are 20 per cent safer than sail
ing vessels,
italy has some 100000 lemon
trees, which produce 1,2OO,OO0,OOU
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

A pain in the side or back that
catches you when you straighten up
calls for a rubbing application of Bal
lard's Snow Liniment. 1t relaxes
the contracted muscles and permits
ordinary bodily motion without suf-
fering inconvenience. Sold by Al
exander Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

Carloads and carloads Of farming
implements for sale. N. A. Walker
& Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

other to foregather on Farmer Jones'
apple tree.
Young trees win be injured to
some extent, but forests and mature
trees are fairly immune, the chief
objection to the visitors being their
high-pitehed, rasping noise Darwin
said they were the noisiest insects
in the world), and the scrambled
mess Of themselves they will leave
on the windshields Of hasty automo-
biles.-Toledo Blade.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13
Born Values

Judged by price
alone, Born ailorlng
Is not cheap.
But II is the lowest
priced good tailoring.
Judged BY the meas
ure of clothes quality
and clothes service
It affords, Born
Tailoring costs less
than any clothing
you can buy.
Il has always been Born
policy to give the greatest
actual clothes value IN ex.
change for each dollar Of
the price paid.
Many thousands Of men
know this to be true--let
US prove it to you.
PRESIDENT Born Dealsr)
CONVICTION SUPPLY COMPAl
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

Find It with a classified,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

Find it in>the want ads. Last page
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13

I resign some more.
The Pulaskian., 1919-12-05
Observation-Disclosures

small crops. His own and most of his
neighbours crops were not planted be-
cause of the wet weather
B. sundernan, the peanut king, had
let of pigs in his field fattening. He
had a large field of soy beans; but
owing to the continued wet weather
he did not get to cut them until the
beans had shelled out onto the
ground. The ground was covered
with them, but the hogs were not eat
ing or them much as they preferred
the sweet potatoes and peanuts.
Prize Hickory Nuts.
Jewell Tolbert, whose family have
just moved onto the Freeman place
near B. Sunderman, presented me
with few of the largest and best
hill hickory nuts I have ever seen.
The favor is equal to or superior to
the scaly bark and they are about
twice the size of any other of the
larke hill hickory nuts have ever
seer. Her brother, little Malcolm,
presented me with some round sand
stone rocks. which he had been saw
ing for me. He called them ink balls.
They ara hollow and filled with col
ored earths of various colors which
they had been using to dye with.
Bargains in General Merchandise.
Because of two short crop years.
?. L. Blazer, the Warsaw merchant
or the Centennial Pike, has found him
self overstoeked and is selling a large
quantity of merchandise at less than
the present wholesale cost. His stock
Of shoes is probably the largest in
the county outside of Little Rock and
his prices on them are especially en-
ticing as he bought them two years
ago, since when the wholesale price
0ueda, who will graduate in one Of
the Little Rock business colleges, in
has doubled. His daughter, Miss
one more month is staying at home
10 help handle the holiday rush in
their business.
The Pulaskian., 1919-12-05

they went to town The first railroad
and wagon road both run where the
channel Of the river is now.
]. B. Winkler, his son, of Little
Rock, has bought the place, but the
father and mother retain life in.
terest in it and Mr. Winkler, ST., con.
tinues TO run and manage the place.
Il was j. BIS intention to move ontn
the place this fall, but as the crop
was short ard his salary was raised,
he intends now to continue in the
railway postal service until be has
completed all his improvements and
laid aside a nest egg in case of future
crop failure He has already remod-
eled the house. enlarged and painted
it, dug bone dry concrete storm
house and cellar which is reached by
steps through the floor Of the front
porch. He has installed g Delco light
ing system and an electric pump,
which supplies water to all parts Of
the house and barn. He first built q
dam across the game trail spoken of
above, but as it did not hold water
well, he mad a pump installed for the
we'll. The well was dug fifty years
ago and has never been drawn dry,
but three or four times and then only
by plugging up the hole in the bottom
of the we'll When digging the well
the well digger informed Mr.. Wink.
Ter that he was out of powder, that
was before the day of dynamite and
he went to town after it. While he
was absent the well man proceeded to
drill hole in the center of the bot
tom for a blast. When he got down
about two feet the drill dropped eigh-
teen inches and the water spouted up
four or five feet and continue to run
in until the we'll was nearly twenty
feet in water. Since then when clean
ing out the well the water always
spouts up that ay when he removes
the stopper from the hole in tn bot
tom.
The home, though not quite finish
ed on the inside, is one of The best in
the county and is of an exceedingly
inviting appearance from the outside
It contains plenty of rooms for the
The Pulaskian., 1919-12-05
mily and guests and every modem

family and guests and every modern
Improvement
NY visit was very enjoyable. and
when / went 10 leave "Wednesday
morning the whole family extended
me a cordial invitation to remain for
dinner Because the son had to take
out his run on Thursday they were
going to have Thanksgiving dinner a
DAY earlier. I promised that if I
should make it back by noon l would
take dinner with them. 1t had rained
exceedingly hard on the previous day
and was still threatening. I visited
Mr.. Clement then Mr.. Blossoms, where
z received another invitation to din.
ner. When left Mr.. Beeson's it com
menced to rain again and found my
self cut o fl by high water and had to
return to near Mr.. Winklers. Arriv.
ing there I found ]. B. getting his car
ready for town. Because of the threat.
ening weather he would not wait for
dinner and he and his wife started for
Little Rock at once Their places
were filed by a married daughter and
family, Mrs. West. Either Mrs.
Winlder, ST., or Mrs. Winkler j. are
responsible for or are jointly guilty
ef one of the best dinners I ever sat
down 10. The bisclit were fine and
the chicken gravy was so good that
if there had been nothing else I
would have had as good a dinner as
ever ate. Arkansas, you know, is
celebrated for its gravy artists. Away
out in the Texas Panhandle they told
it on family from Arkansas that
they were so afraid there would be
no gravy out there that when they
moved out they brought a barrel will
them. The result of this tale was
that those big Arkansas boys whipped
several Texas cowboys with theil
fists, that being distinct violation Of
all cowboy rules of etiquette at thai
time, in the land of the six shooter
came near getting into it myself will
them. At a hotel I innocently %
passed the gravy to one of the boys
in the presence Of the landlady Near
ly every one at the table nearly chok
ed on suppressed laughter. l knew
The Pulaskian., 1919-12-05
Observation-Disclosures
THE WONDERFUL PAINTER

THE WONDERFUL PAINTER.
I left Wye nearly three weeks ago,
returning last night after dark. When
left nature was busily engaged il
minting the leaves red and brown
,sa other colors, but when ] looked
nt Of my door this morning after
anup. the wonderful painter had
hanged the whole appearance Of the
landscape. In the distance the hill
pps we're of green and brown colors,
mf nearer the brown is seen to be
Ell A deep red color in places while
'ibe fields have taken on q color be.
tween silver and gold. The green
leaves on the bushes IN my yard
which had formed an excellent screen
were fallen leaving only bare sprouts
amongst which neither rabbit nor
quail could hide effectively. This
Sunday morning the sun is shining
bright, taking back the promise Of an.
other change of colors made yester
day, for now the promise is for sun
shine till Christmas without a white
STOW blanket.