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The Pulaskian., 1921-04-14
GOOD
 SAYS MIR. SPIYEY
VETERAN TRAVELLING SALES MAN FOR DOYLE-KIDD DRY GOODS COMPANY REVISITS NORTH ARKANSAS AFTER MANY YEARS.

It Is remarkable how business com cerns in Arkansas continue through one financial depression after an- other and pass on from father to son. H. s. Spivey, veteran travelling salesman of the Doyle-Kidd Dry Goods Company, has during the past few weeks been making trip through Washington and Benton counties, a territory which he has not covered for thirty years. In almost every town Mr. Spivey found men in business whom he sold many years ago. Communities which supported one store thirty years ago, now are prosperous villages or towns. The stores which bought from MT. Spivey in those days are still there and in most instances owned by the origina- tor or his descendants.
 Business was exceptionally good with me in that section of the state, reports MT. Spivey, "and the stores seem to be in a flourishing condi- ton. The lack of crowding branch of trade is quite apparent in the cit les of Benton and Washington coun- ties. In towns of from five to ten thousand you find only from two to four dry goods stores. This is prob ably caused by the merchants special izing in that section of the state and every merchant not carrying a stock of general merchandise. In certain ly brought back old times to me as l went along.
 s'One could scarcely expect such wonderful development in any state as 1 witnessed in my automobile tours in these counties. Travelling in that section today is ideal. Many years ago there were no bridges and when you came to mountain stream after rain you were forced to tie up until it ran down. l passed along road after quite a rain, making almost express train time, where thir- ty-five years ago 1t sometimes took us several days to get through. At one time in the vicinity of St. Paul, 1 was waterbound behind a noun tain stream. l was on the same side of the river as the town, but a very steep and rugged mountain lay be- tween us. The road to St. Paul went through the valley and twice crossed this river. Being pressed for time, my companion and drove in zig gag manner to the top of this noun tain. There we found some timber cutters at work. They advised us that it would be impossible to de- scend the mountain to the town which we could so plainly see below l had to get to St. Paul, however, and employed four of the lumberjacks to attach tree top to the back of our hack and ride on 1t down the mountain while I guided the tongue. My companion led the horses down and in this manner we safely reached our destination"
 This feat is still spoken of by old timers, and so far as MT. Spivey can ascertain, was never duplicated.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-14
EBENEZER ITEMS.

x < < < < < < x
 Miss Esther Lacy spent Sunday with Miss Sadie Mckenzie.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Ringgold spent Monday afternoon with their daugh- ter, Mrs. Esther Merritt, of Warsaw.
 A. P. Belyeu and daughter, Miss Odie, of Justice Schoolhouse neigh borhood, and Mrs. N. A. Belyeu of this place, visited their daughter and sister, Mrs. Richard Counts, of North Little Rock, Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. L. T. Johnson and sons, Roscoe and Virgil, attended church at Concord Sunday morning.
 Miss Mabel Kerr spent Sunday with Miss Ruth West.
 Misses Allie Puckett and Gladys Galloway are spending a few weeks with Mrs. M. D. Carmichael of North Little Rock.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ronald Counts of North Little Rock are visiting rela- lives here. Mir. Counts was ''laid off'' at the Iron Mountain Shops Fri day.
 Mrs. N. E. Johnson spent few days last week with Mrs. Latta of Concord neighborhood.
 A large crowd attended Sunday school at Ebenezer Sunday.
 Evan Melton and Harold Glass cock went fishing Thursday after noon. PECcIE.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-14
JACKSONVILLE.

+ x x * < x x < x x x x x The Jacksonville Boys and Girls Club held a meeting for April on Frida tyhe 18th. Forty members were present and each reported what they had done.
 Encouraging talks were made by Miss Allen and MT. Sargent. Mir. Lasseter was present and gave demonstrations on chicken grading.
 REPORTER.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-14
GROCERIES.

Batesville. Lucius Gibson has opened produce business in Bates vile.
 Pine Bluff Silvernagle & Com pany, wholesale grocers, will erect a two-story brick building at cost of $25,000; Charles Royse, contractor.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-14

Farmers of Pulaski county have the distinction of being the first in the state to have signed up marketing contracts of the Arkansas Cotton Growers Cooperative Association of the Arkansas Farm Bureau. Forty farmers of the county met in Little Rock Monday afternoon and after hearing the plans of the association and the provisions of the marketing contract, several signed and when the meeting was over 1t was found that 3,375 bales had been signed up.
 ]. R. Alexander and Conoway Scott, the first farmers of the state to sign the contracts, made their sig natures simultaneously. Signatures of farmers raising from two bales to 700 bales were secured. It was not planned to make an effort to secure signatures at this meeting, but after hearing an explanation of the con- tract most of the farmers present ex- pressed desire to sign immediately and thus begin the work of securing membership to the association at once.
 An intensive drive of the entire county will be made on Wednesday,, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week by six teams of organizers. Each farmer of the county will be visited and presented with the pur poses of the marketing contract which provides that the grower shall mar ket all his cotton through the asso- citation for a period of five years. The county campaign is being car ried on by the Pulaski County Farm Bureau under the direction of Coun- ty Farm Agent J. w. Sargent. A house to house canvass will be made by the teams during the day to be followed in the evening by mass meetings in each school district un- til the entire county has been GOV cred.
 One of the chief features appea- ing to the farmers of Pulaski county is that the Arkansas Cotton Growers Cooperative Association as is being organized by the Arkansas Farm Bu- reau is not merely one-state organi- zation but one of series. of similar ssociations being formed by various states of the South. Oklahoma has already completed its drive for mem bership and last reports secured from there by Harry F. Kapp, representa- tive of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Arkansas, was that more than 100000 bales had been signed up by Oklahoma farmers. i Plans for a central sales agency for these various associations will be formed at meeting of representa- lives from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tex as, Mississippi and North Carolina
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-14
ROLAND'S BALL TEAM.

< % Y r ] v T Y Y % We have ball team in this town, Now what we want is games, And we'll gain fame for miles
 around
 From these players, whom we
 name: There's Veasey, Jones and Johnson Who watches every play. While Bevins, Clay and Thompson Do their best in every way. Then there's Carpenter and Nowlin, Fielding stars, we must say. And we never hear no growth " From Second Baseman May. So a challenge we now issue, And will play most any date. As we do not want to miss you, For record we will make.
 E. C. OuRy, Roland.
The Pulaskian., 1921-04-14

Little Rock. Actual construction work on the dam of the Arkansas Hydro-Electric Development Com pany on Little Red river near Jud- sonia will begin soon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
HAVE FUN WITH BRIDEGROOM
Harmless Teasing by Bridal Attend
ants Is Feature of the AT
CHAN Wedding Ceremony.

The ceremony of the mirror. is per-
haps, the oldest custom in connection
with the Afghan Wedding ceremony.
a mirror is placed before the bride,
and the bridegroom is asked to sit at
the brides left. A shawl is held over
them, and the bride unveils and looks
iii the mirror. Husband and wife see
each others face for the first time.
1t is their first real meeting, says Tx
bal Ali Shah, in Asia magazine. The
bride is shy and does not open her
eyes, and the bridesmaids and 9th
.ers chaff her freely.
san engraved silver bowl is then
lbroughtS1with little sherbet and a
Epiate of white rice pudding. The
bridegroom drinks little of the sher-
bet and offers the bride a sip. She
closes her lips tight. but force is
applied and spoonful put into her
mouth; SO also with the rice pudding.
"A. shower of roses announces the term
iHation of this rite. When the bride
groom attempts to rise, he finds he
us held down to the floor; corner
of his coat has been sewed to the car
pet. There is roar Of laughter.
The offender is found-probably a
younger sister Of the bride. She re-
fuses to undo the stitches unless a
gold coin is given to her. AS soon
jas this toll is paid the bridegroom
calls his attendants to bring his shoes,
but one of them is missing. Some one
declares she knows who has the shoe.
1T is returned on payment of two gold
coins, and the bridegroom is freed
from his tormentors.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
INSECT DOES SMALL DAMAGE
Leaf-RoiIer Has Attracted Attention
on Account Of Its Attack on
Many Vegetables.

A minute, green caterpillar, called
the red-banded leaf-roller, has attract
ed attention through it's attack on
vegetable crops particularly beans,
sweet potatoes, asparagus and corn,
as well as strawberries and other
plants. The extent Of the damage
however, which has been investigated
by entomologists of the United States
Department Of Agriculture is not
large, seldom being sufficient to war
rant artificial control measures.
This caterpillar rolls a leaf shelter.
the interior Of which is rather difficult
to reach with insecticides. Ordinarily.
the rolled leaves can be clipped and
burned, as they are easily detected.
,Arsenate of lead, two or three pounds
to so gallons of water, is recommends
led as a foliage spray when the leaf
roller becomes abundant.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
Lucrative Fur Crops Ready for
Harvest bysRural DWelIers
During Cold Weather.
PROPER time FOR TRAPPING
penIzens Of Forests and Streams OUT
witted While King Winter Spreads
White Mantle Over Greater
Part Of Nation. .
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
nlent of Agriculture.)
Winter brings out the best fur on
animals and at the same time gives the
farmer and his boys Idle days and the ;
zest for following line Of traps, say
specialists of the biological survey,
United States Department Of Agricul-i
ture.
1t is the season when the rural
dweller in nearly any part Of the Uni
ted States can harvest crop to which
he has devoted no other labor.
Trapping Looks Easy.
Wf1d-anlmal trapping looks easy to
most farm boys until they have tried
and failed Success demands knowl-i
edge Of the animals and their habits. ).
The red fox, for instance, must be-
caught by wiles as cunning as his own. f!
Traps and the ground where they are
set must be free from human scents.
Steel traps are cleaned by boiling with
pungent twigs or by burying or leaving
In running water for day or two, af-
ter which they should be handled only
with leather or waxed cotton gloves.
Breeding grounds, hunting grounds and
peculiar habits Of the animals should |
be well studied beforehand. Traps are
sometimes set in springs that do not
generally freeze over A little island
is built up some time before the trap
is set. A No. 2 or No. steel trap is
imbedded in the soil with piece Of
moss covering the pan. A bit Of faint,
ed meat, preferably game, is used for
bait.
In making land set, shallow hole
is made to conceal the trap and thei
stake and chain which hold 1t. The;
earth removed should be placed on a.:
cloth, and all that is not used should
be carried away. The trap is covered:
with dry earth, free from anything
which would clog the jaws.
Foxes often follow paths or trails,
and, taking advantage Of these. the.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
BEAUTY IN COMMON THINGS
Kitchen Garden Will Furnish Really
Exquisite Ornaments for the Liv-
Ing Room Flower Vases.

Have you ever thought of going to
the kitchen garden to find something
wherewith to fill your flower vases,
when nothing can be found in your
garden proper? asks a writer in Chris
tian Science Monitor. Why wander aim.
lessly around that said garden, just be-
cause it is flower garden, when a
little farther on In the kitchen garden
that gorgeous blaze of pale lemon
color is just the thing to 60 with your
deap-blue jars and jugs. But" you
will probably say, that's caulifower
gone to seed, and who ever heard of
decorating drawing room with cauli-
flower?"
Prejudice, mere prejudice! Cast 1t
to the winds, you will never regret It,
and go and cut spray after spray Of
those delicate lemon blossoms, being
careful to strip the leaves from the
stems, then collect all the deep-blue
Chinese jars and wedgwood Jugs you
can muster, arrange the cabbage flow
ers therein, and, judiciously placed on
chests, window sills and bureaus, their
effect will be absolutely charming.
The blossoms seem to arrange them
selves each spray standing out clear
~ from the parent stem, not all falling
together as laburnum has way of
doing, when one tries to arrange it In
vases. a combination of warm-gray
stone walls. old prints, pale blue and
mauve chintzes, and the pale-clear
lemon of caulifiower blossoms in blue
lars in quite delightful, though other
color schemes would give an equally
happy effect.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17

sufficiently strong. This is especially
true when containers are used more
than once. Shipping containers should
be light in weight but sufficiently dur
able to carry the produce.
Size.-The size Of q container de-
ponds upon the desires of the custom
ers. Most persons wish to obtain small
quantities Of each product at time.
Containers should be just large enough
for the produce shipped. If the carton
is too large or too small, both the
produce and the cpntainer are likely
to be damaged, for the produce will
not be kept in place and the container
will be crushed. The larger the guam
fifty Of produce shipped in one parcel
the lower will be the cost per pound,
for transportation and the lower the
container cost per pound.
F. Appearafice.-A container should
present On attractive appearance, both
on arrival and when opened, and
should show the produce to advantage.
OF course, new containers are more
attractive than those which have
been used; and only those second
hand containers which are clean
should be used again
cost.-The cost of containers puts q
distinct limitation on small shipments
of farm produce. A shipment must
have considerable value in order that
the transportation charges and cost Of
container may not equal large per-
,centage of the price. The price which
can be reasonably paid for container
! Will depend Oh the value OF the con-
tents, the cost of transportation, and
the price received for the produce as
compared with the price that could
be received locally. A maximum price
that should be paid cannot be stated
as each case must be decided by study
ing all of the factors involved.
Cheap splint baskets are satisfac-
tory for many kinds of produce. For
products that need no special type,
attractive and satisfactory containers
often can be made by the producer at
a low. cost from clean, discarded pa
per-board boxes in which merchandise
has been shipped.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17

Country Boys.
trap may be set where the fox In STEP
ping over log naturally would place
his foot.
Muskrats live In ponds, streams and
marshes, and may be detected either
by their houses Of mud and weeds or
by holes in mud banks They may be
caught in No. steel traps set In the
runways which they make through the
weeds. A piece Of carrot, parsnip or
sweet apple, suspended over the trap,
forms an effective bait. !:
Minks are caught in No. 1 steel
traps set in holes In the banks of small
streams or in driftweod, with a chick.
en- or rabbit head, fish, or a piece Of
muskrat meat placed beyond the trap.
Skunks are usually trapped with No.
1 or No. 2 steel traps set Undated at
the entrance Of their dens. Care should
be taken to fasten the chain so that
the skunk cannot get back into his
hole. They also may be caught in box
traps and drowned without being re-
moved. A trapped skunk may be ap-:
preached slowly and killed without dis
agreeable consequences by striking 1t
a sharp blow across the back with a
stick.
Raccoons are caught in No. or No.
3 steel traps set at the entrance to
their holes and baited with meat. They
also may be caught in traps set slight
" under water close to the bank of a,
stream, with nothing more than
small mirror or piece Of bright tin
fastened on the pan to attract their
curiosity. Rabbits are easily cap
tured in box traps or snares.
Skinning the Catch.
Fox skins should be stripped, or
whole like glove, and stretched fur
side out. Mink and weasel skins are
stripped in the same manner and
"cased' fur side in. This is also the
best method with skunk skins Rae
coon and muskrat skins are dried fiat,
fastened to board. Care should al.
ways be taken to cut the skin as little
as possible ID getting ii OH. ali fiesn
and fat should be removed and the
skin stretched as tightly as possible.
Useful bulletins on the. subject can
be obtained from the United States
Department. Of Agriculture, Washine1
On
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
School Notes.
SPRINGFIELD NORMAL WINS
VS. SC?TT .nhJD G0yc

Last Thursday. February 10. the
Scotland aggregation journeyed tor
another japnt on the "Squaw Cen
tral to the city OF Springfield where
they engaged in fast game of bask ct
ball with the Normalites. The boys
returned to their home town on Fri
day morning with the junior end of a
20 to Is score. 1t seemed that the
boys could not iocate the hoop during
the first half nor get accustomed to
the floor for the score at the end of
20 minutes stsod 10 against US.
During the second half the S. n S.
{ pill artists showed up in fine style
and played the Normal boys off their
feet ard had the ball most of the
time. Coach Hounes refereed.
Every body bad fine time on the
trip The boye appreciate the at.
tendance Of loyal hoos tiers at the sta
tion prior - the trip Come again.
The train wss little late so the hoys
we're rnshed little before the game
Up sWallowtDg few harnburgers.
The NEXT morning they were trifls
excited for one of them started to put
vintRar on his pancakes. We expect
~ piav tie Normal a return game in
March. Come out to rec good
sme. The same boys made the trip
% formerly.
1 liss Berry entertained company
from Sioux City over the week end.
rs, Wicks went to vermillion on
Friday al last week to visit her sis.
le1. She went 70 Sioux City between
tsins oD Saturday.
Devins went 70 Mitchell over
esiI end 70 visit II the home Of
Ne iissct ana family
Al Rsrgeson enjoyed visit from
81 s ktturdilay afftsrnnon.
ffeEnoon we had an Ut.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17

| tendance of al! the pupils in High
School. This hash happened very
| oftpn-this year. When will it occnr
| again?
| The Seventh grade had a Goa ting
party one day last week. W. will
W g1r tha, they W ulfn't coast this
week
The Botany classes have each had a
hike the past week.
Mr. Max. spent part of the week
end in Yankton
In Physiology exam the following
was given: The food enters the mouth
and then goes direct to the Erie Ca
nal.
Next week exama are with us
gam. We wonder whether there will
be much red ink used.
How about it felix's? Have YOU
been keeping up with ynur work as
you should? Will there be az many
exem ptions this semester IS last? 1t
il up to the pupil to get the exemp-
tinGs.
The Commercial Department typed
the brain tirklers for the Civic
League party at the home Of Mrs.
Joseph Becker last Monday evening.
The teachers were invited guests.
They report fine time.
Mrs. A. d. Palmer visited the
Fifth Grade on Tuesd v afternoon of
this week.
We have Basket Ball game with
the Gayville boys Thursday evening
at 1880 in the High School Gym. Z,
We want g large crowd If boosters
out for the game. This is the team
that walked all over our boys earlier
IN the season and we don't want to
Let such thing happen again. The
Gayville team has played fifteen
4 : this rsavOn ann won every con.
fe.t. Are we Sc; Il. I: 50 them get
byswith clean slate !? Not that you
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17

Chester Warfield of Gayville, spent
last Saturday tere at the home of his
cousin. Geo. Behl.
DR.. and Mrs Jasman and Mrs. w.
A. Cobb spent two days in Sioux
Falls the first of the week.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
SCOTLAND HUMBLES YER.
MILLION.

| SCOTLAND HUMBLEs YER.
MILLION.
| Last Friday afternoon the Scotland
girls jnurneyed to Vermill!on where
they met the Vermillion High girls in
one OF The HARDEST fought games of
the season. Ffom the time the teams
got onto the floor ultil the final WINS.
tie blew the contest vas lively and
full of thrills. Although it tonk
some time to get -u.ed TO the floor.
our girls found the basket for the fir.t
caunter, and maintained the lead
throughout he game. Scotland dis
played better team work herause nf
me advantage of few larger girls.
In an effort to tnrn the tables Yer.
million put in two 'snbs'' but thew
were unable 10 cope with their more
formidable adversaries. This victo.
ry - especially worthy since it marks
Vernilion' . first defeat of the season :
and inasmuch as Vermillipn does not
play q return game. Several peonls
= rs
from Scotland attended the game. and
gave the Scotland girls hearty cup.
port and appreciation The game
ended 8 to 6 IN favor of Scotland.
The following girls went To Vermil-
lion; Lillian Ssempges. Esther Treick,
elma Treick. Mildred Sweet, Fran
ces kadlec, Vivian Cass. Maggie Lee.
Miss Bergeson accompanied the te am.
HIGH SCHOOL PROVERBS
A co.si is known by tbs dates she
keeps.
4 Latin pony j, hard riddan
horae.
70 play poker is human. to win
divine. u
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
SHRPIN(1 CUN1.N1leEk
IS QUITE IMPORTANT
Factors to Be Considered in
Selecting ReceptacIes.
Basket, Crate. or Carton Should Be
Suited Especially to Produce to
Be Observation-Disclosures of Gus.
toners Must Be Met.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
One important requirement for mar
keting farm produce from producer
direct to consumer is q proper and
satisfactory shipping container, say
marketing specialists of the United
States Department Of Agriculture. A
contaiEer should be suited especially
to the produce to be shipped and
should be selected only after consid-,
ering such factors as durability, Size,
appearance and cost.
Durability. - Much dissatisfaction
with direct marketing has been caused
by using containers which were not
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
Black Opal PRICED.

Almost every known gem is mined
IN Australia. The black opal is the
NEST beautiful of all. It has
''Go Ter cent in value in the last two
=yeE'I's- ana the best Qualify now brings
{. sse.siay s4o ;'earat. 1t ranges i'll size
from to 10 carats.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-17
MAKE WOODLAND PROFITABLE
Plan to Have 1t Permanently pro,h,o
tive by Protecting It From Fire
and overgrazina.

Make your woodland nermane.t.y
profitable by protecting It from fire
and from overgrazing; select for cut
ting only the mature, defective, over
crowded and inferior kinds Of trees.
leaving the straight, thrifty and better
,AnaA g Egw fgr & future yrgp.