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Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
LARDNER WEEKLY LETTER

To the editor:
 Every little vile somebody writes letter to the paper in regards to the divorce evil and what are we go- ing todo to stop 1t and etc. y the editor prints the letter like he sym pathized with the bug that wrote It though as a matter of fact. now that they ain't no more to say about Dempsey and the greek god. why if it wasn't for the divorce evil the newspapers would be duller reading than a letter from your wife.
 Personly I don't SC no harm in good divorce and by good divorce I mean one that the details of it is numerous and cominca1 enough to keep it on the first page at lease. 2 wks., but do think public interest in divorce cases will die out sooner or later unlest the partys concerned displays little originality once in a vile, like for inst. they might at lease pick out a correspondent that can write 50 wd. letter without makeing 49 mistakes in grammar.
 However if divorce is a evil, like so many people claims to think, why I suppose they should be some meth cd found for wiping it out and per- sonly I think this could be done easy enough if it was went at in the right way, namely by starting some kind of a school for boys and gals that wants to get marred and makeing them learn the technical pts. of ma trimony and pass a rigid examination in same before they are granted a diploma and license. The safest way of course would be to pass law vs. anybody marrying the first time. but the country ain't .Ire f7r that yet so hn r, hoc f,tt, f7a cnH
 QuALIFICATIoN FOR
 TEACHERS
 Teachers for a school like this kind would half to be recruited from the ranks of the Benedicks and the course would half to be laid out on gen. lines. that is on the theory that the perspective bride and groom is going to marry an average party and not freek.
 When a man or lady forms an af- fectation for a freak they will half to work out their own salvation as you couldn't expect no teacher tc learn you how to handle them with out a personal knowledge of theii special flaws. But at lease 99 per cent of all brides and grooms is either average or just below same so anybody that has been marred tc one or more average husbands or wifes for say to 10 yrs would be qualified for an instructor.
 Personly my other dutys would prevent me excepting a teachers po- sition and besides which I maybe might not be eligible as my expert ense on the matrimonial seas has no
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

has learned this she can lay her plans accordingly. The times of day when a man is in good humor is gen orally always between 2:01 and 2:o3 P M. and the spell sometimes lasts as long as five minutes.
 A bride should also learn some way to entertain herself on rare oc- casions when the husband don't come home. In the old days she use to be able to amuse herself guessing whether he was in a saloon or with another woman Now days they's no fun guessing as she knows he ain't in a saloon
 One form of entertainment which I have noticed most wifes can find a great deal of harmless enjoyment in same, is moveing the liveing rm. furniture to different parts of the rm. and changeing it back and make ing up her mind if she likes 1t bet ter here or there. Even if you only got one chair they's almost no limit to the different ways you can pose it. y These is only a few of the things that every boy and gal should learn before they enter the holy state of matrimony but even if they mastered these few rudimunts the papers would have a whole lot less divorce neEs to print and more rm. for in ter views with Edison and Bernard Shaw on what to do for gum boils.
 Ring w. Lardner.
 Great Neck, July %.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

Our democracy is liberal than that of Great Britain Lord Northcliffe understands. An American citizen out his govern all he pleases and then when he goes abroad. if he is of sufficient importance he may find lodging in an American embassy.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

cannot successfully the railroads. The say that unless they them in their way. the government will have to take them. Why not turn them to Henry Ford? He alone has shown any capacity.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Where Is the

Where Is the who said there is paved road to learning? For s25 be D. D. and for twice much IL. D. by patronizing the Cententenmal Cut-rate University of Colorado Why waste midnight oil and time when reach the end with the expenditure of the amount of one nights outing in a cabaret?
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

Is 1t an ounce six ounces of radium in the world. that is radun that has been isolated? That will make little difference. few less when the tons of radium supposed exist in southern Yuma county have been harvested.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

congested. These pictures only recall to that there is lack of proper clothing everywhere; that might similar pictures with American back ground, in a Massachusetts. Oregon or an Arizona setting
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
TWO ENVIRONMENTS

According to reports, the department Is plan ming to retain only of the big cantonments erected at the outbreak of the world where soldiers of the national army trained. The two cantonments are Camp Dix, New Jersey. and Camp Lewis, Washington.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

Rain does not fall the just and the unjust alike. Only think what the unjust of Tucson have had And where are we getting off?
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
PERsHINe,s JUMP

On September Is, 1906 Captain John J. Pershing promoted to the rank of brigadier general the heads of S62 officers who ranked him in the serN vice
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
FARMS FOR SOLDIERS

In Wyoming, irrigated farm units of so each will be in September to all honoraby discharged soldiers sailors, nurses and marines.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
To The RenubIiean,. Family

Again call attention to the fractured rules and regulations which have promulgated from time to time governing the publication of Let ters to the Editor" These rules briefly the avoidance of personalities: the discussion of at upon the religious beliefs any nation: brevity, that within compass of say 200 words; topic general local interest: freedom from at tack upon motives texcept those The Republican; you free to assault if put your attack in passable. mailable language;) legibility. We know that all have not typewriters. that if your letters are not long we'll undertake put them into shape for printers who are apt to be squeamish and even peevish about such things
 And Hastily. but not leastly" there is the sigma ture. We must know who communicates. though in many cases the publication the signature is essential It is usually withheld at the request the writer.
 The Republican is glad to get these letters It wishes it might have five of them every day; not long but enough to fill a column These letters show friendliness. or. at least gard for us. which we deeply appreciate.
 But we have could not print all the letters which have to us; were long and would have less effective if printed. than if they had been only half one fourth long Sometimes for lack of space have been unable to print communications have received; some be- of their obvious unsuitablity. We do not by that because they in conflict with The Re- publican's belief We do not insist or desire that that should be the If everybody should agree with all the zest would be taken out the game
 We want these letters whether we print them not. And do not want you to quit writing to The Republican because it may have happened that a previous letter failed to make the column"
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

Our "Phoenix, Summer Resort sign is again gaily Tapping in the late July breeze. Absentees sweltering elsewhere missing something
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

Governor Small has reprieved Murderer Wan derer. Now. who will reprieve Governor Small.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

Honesty is the best policy. But that is usually an afterthought.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30
Questions And AnsUers

(Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing The Repub- lican Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin. director. Washington, D. c. This offer applies strictly to informa- tion. The bureau cannot give ad- vice on legal, medical, and financial matters. It does not attempt to set tie domestic troubles, nor to under take extensive research on any sub ject. White your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and ad- dress and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer.)
 O. Kindly give me a formula for sulphur baths?-L. T.
 A. Sulphur Bath: To prepare, dis solve potassa sulphurata (sulphur- ated potash), known also as liver of sulphur, in a small quantity of hot water, and add this to the bath water From one to two ounces of sulphur are usually used for a bath, and the temperature of the bath is generally between S5 and 95 degrees F. Method of giving baths: The patient lies quietly in the bath for from 10 to 20 minutes. Afterward he is en- veloped in warmed sheet and dried by batting gently over the sheet never rub hard. for, as these baths are given largely for their soothing effect upon the irritated skin. rub ping will do away with the benefit of the bath.
 c. What was the first vessel in the British navy?-H. F.
 A. The first war vessel of the British navy was the Great Harry a three masted vessel built in 1859 at
Arizona republican., 1921-07-30

Big Bertha was not a success.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03
CALIFORNIA GROCER
 WRITES BACK HOME

Los Angles, Cal, Dec. 27, 1920. Editor Log Cabin Democrats:
 Please allow me space through the columns of your valuable paper to speak to my friends in. Arkansas. I am now captalizing in Los Angles, California. I do not deny that l am an Arkansan by birth and adoption. l trust the farmers are taking the prop CT steps in the midst of these crisis, plant plenty of wheat oats and etc. And in fact make living at home. By this the low price cotton will not con taminate you. Now is the time farm .ers should get them selves shaped up for the coming year. Too many peo- pie spend their money foolishly for unnecessary things as autos fine cloth ing and etc. Remember q dollar saved is a dollar made. Home buying should be the slogan of every person. l feel that l am personally indebted to the business white and colored people at Conway for the aid and Inequalities that they have exhibited to me in soliciting for Jones Chapel and other business engagements. This have served as a prelude in helping me to catching|a greater vision. l am now engaged in a personal Grocery busi- ness in California with much success. | Please send me a Mo. subscription to your Paper I am at lost without it. Wishing all readers of this News paper a happy New year,
 A. B. Hunt. l 16oe Y o+b S+ Ios AnpleS Cal
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03
WILLIAMS TALKS
 OF CROP CHANGES
PLANT SYLLABLE CROPS
County Should Produce Things Being Bought N0w-Market Highly
 Important Factor.
Editor Log Cabin Democrat:

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 Many plans and schemes have been suggested as to the changes in the crop system for 1921.
 That there should be a change is obvious, but a radical change from cotton to the growing and marketing, to outside markets, of crops which do not have even as well an established market as cotton, will bring as great disappointment to the country as cotton has brought.
 The south is a cotton country, and cotton is a non-perishable commodity, If we have an established channel of trade for any farm product, it is cot ton, present indications and conditions to the contrary
 | For a people as a whole-individu- ally it is not true-to change over might from a crop in which the produc- tior thereof has become second nature to the growing and marketing of crops which have never been tried ir a particular locality before. will spell ruin.
 Many have asked me lately what we can grow to ship out in car lots. My answer is the things which you have been buying and doing without
 Over one million dollars leaves Faulkner county yearly for corn, cats bran, hay and all kinds of food pro- ducts.
 The lint of the cotton crop with a 10000 bale production in the county at 10 cents per pound will bring one million dollars. Then if it takes this one million for feed and food where on earth are the other necessities coming from?
 l Faulkner county has great possi- bilities before her if, while we are talking and planning for change and change is coming, we keep our feet on solid ground and change to the ! proper things.
 We need more poultry. Poultry and | poultry products are non-perishable and staple product
 We need moe mlch cows and people of near by towns and cities are asking for milk and butter. Milk and butter is non-perishable product and will be in demand for years to come.
 Our soils are in crying need of the fertilizer produced by the cow to re- place the S100,000 we spend for com mecial fertilizers.
 With few sweet potato curing houses in the county we could suc- cessfully handle surplus of sweet potatoes and have some left to ship for which there is ready market and a possible greater market in the north by little judicious advertising.
 l have heard of no one trying the Louisiana ribbon cane in the county, but my belief is that the Conway silt soil will rival the southern soil in pro- during the ribbon cane syrup, both in quantity and quality.
 If we are to change from cotton with no after regrets, then let us change to non-perishable crops men, toned above which have market on the tables of the homes in the coun- ty and in the feed lots with an added market for the surplus in the north and northwest. T. M. Williams,
 County Agent.
 Conway, Ark, Jan. 3, 1921.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03

the clear. A pair of Weary Willies," ," better known as hoboes, had built a fire to brew their evening meal in a tomato can under the transmission line somewhere between Malvern and this city and the tree that was used for a backlog burned off, breaking the copper wire. After an hour and q half the current was restored.
 Miss Lellen Akin returned yester- day morning to Hamburg, where she is teaching in the public school, after a visit with relatives here during the holidays.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03
WEARY WILLIES PUT
 CURRENT ON BLINK

Philadelphia, Jan 3.-While all Ar kadelphia raved and fumed Saturday when the electric current went off, leaving the city in semidarkness, be- cause of cloudy skies and the local industries lay idle because of no pow er- As per habit and custom citizens again blamed the Arkansas Light and Power Company for continued poor service But this time the Arkansas Light and Power Company was in
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03
CUT COTTON COST
 BY MAKING FOOD
Southern Farm Prosperity Absolutely Dependent on Cutting Produc- ton Cost Through Food
 Making and Saving.

Atlanta, Ga.-(Special)- "A right about-face movement in 1921 is neces- sary if the farmers of the South are to get on safe, firm ground again" said H. c. Hastings, President of the great Southeastern Fair.
 Ut looks as if we all went cotton crazy last spring, despite all the dan. ger signals flying and the disregard of plain facts as to costs of cotton production. We have repeated our fol lies of 1911 and 1914 and piled up debts based on costly food and grain to be paid for by cotton that is now below cost of production.
 With few exceptions those items of food and grain could and should have been produced on home acres at one-third to one-half what the sup ply merchant charges for them.
 Cotton is the one best money crop for the South, and probably always will be. The time of war prices is over and the problem from now on is to lower cost of production and at the same time afford the cotton grower a fair profit.
 Cost of making cotton is primarily the cost of food, grain and forage for the farmer, his family. his labor CTS or tenants, and his work stock Cutting food, grain and forage costs by home production will reduce cot ton costs from one-third to one-half.
 Plant for an abundance of food, grain and forage, thus cutting down store bills, and the lower prices for cotton will not hurt so much. We can not, with European countries so thor i oughly disorganized, reasonably expect high prices for cotton for several years and we must make cotton at lower cost, or else quit cotton growing, Most of us cannot quit cotton, hence the absolute necessity of food, grain and forage planting in 1921- the making on home acres of every pound of food and grain needed to see us through.
 "In this food production program, take the home vegetable garden seri- ously. Give the home garden square deal and it will surprise you in the amount of healthful food produced It takes the least ground, can be plant ed the earliest, brings quick returns and If kept replanted and worked will stay by you all the season through
 Full blood Jercey male. Cows call ed for and returned $3.50. Satisfac- ton guaranteed. Cows handled with care. Phone 298. o. s. Russ.-wsdtf
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03

Bad digestion robs the body of the nourishment it needs to maintain health and strength. To restore tone in the digestive organs there is no better remedy than Prickly Ash Bit ters. It is the remedy that men use for purifying the stomach, liver and bowels. Price SIPS per bottle. Florence Drug Co.,, Special Agents.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03

q saw in the paper
 WHERE BIG BUSINESS oP-
 PORTUNITY IS OPEN
 WHERE SOME WONDERFUL
 NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
 HAS BEEN INVENTED
 WHERE THE NEW STYLES
 ARE ON DISPLAY
 WHERE Where you can get practically everything you de- sire and how much it costs. That's advertising The greatest help in buying that the world has ever known is advertising The adveftising in newspapers tell you where to get what you want Instead of hunting all over town-you can find it in few minutes in an advertisement. Read the advertisements every day They tell you where to shop and what to buy And the best place to shop and the best things to buy
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03

Full blood Jercey male. Cows call ed for and returned $3.50. Satisfac- ton guaranteed. Cows handled with care. Phone 298. o. s. Russ.-wsdtf
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-03
Bad digestion robs the body of the

1926 E. 9th St. Los Angles, Cal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-01-06
GOLDFISH, A PROBLEM.

Goldfish have run afoul of the
new express rates. Quantities OF
them originate in ponds along the
eastern edge of the mountains in
Maryland, and find their way over
good part of the country, via ex-
press.
Not being like Topsy, the gold
fish of commerce do not simply
grow; for their development they
require managerial ability. The
managerial ability asserts that an in
crease of $4,000 a thousand goldfish
in express rates will close most of the
country's markets to the varieties
which can find their way to the hum
blest homes, and accordingly a dele
cation of managers has placed the
predicament Of the goldfish industry
before the interstate commerce COM
mission.-The Nations Business.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-01-06
STRENGTH NOT WISELY USED
Proof That There is an Abundance
of IL, but 1t is Not Properly
Employed.

Every day evidence appears that
the American male is physically
more powerful than his ancestors,
says the New York Sun. The bur-
glars who entered an apartment on
Central Park West carried off not
merely the little valuables, but also
a safe weighing 400 pounds Two
thieves who operated in restaurant
in business hours abandoned the old
school method Of snatching the mon
ey from the till and took the cash
register intact. Not week passes
but some warehouse reports the theft
of dozen barrels of whisky each
Of which weighs at least $50 pounds.
School Fairgrounds, the baseball
fields and the gymnasiums seem to
have done wonders for the biceps of
our youth in certain lines. But why
is it, when an effort is made to
divert some of this magnificent
strength to commonplace work, that
an apparent disintegration Of muscle
ensues?
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-01-06
Win iheIf expulsion from the IegIsIa

with their Expulsion from fhe Iegisla
ture April /.
Several suits had been instituted
curing the early months OF the year
attacking the validity of the eight
zenith (prohibition) amendment All
these cases were tasen to the United
States Supreme court and on June z
that tribunal decided that the amend
meht and the Volstead enforcement
act were constitutional.
Big increases in rates were granted
the railroads of the country by the
Interstate commerce commission July
81 TO enable the roads TO meet in
creased wages. Passenger rates were
increased 20 per cent, with Pullman
surcharge of 80 per cent for the rail-
roads. Freight rates were increased
from % to 40 per cent in different sec
lions of the country.
The trial of the Communist Labor
party leaders in Chicago in progress
Tor several months, ended August .
with the conviction of 20, who were
given Jail sentences.
The five Socialist assemblymen ex-
PEELED from the New York legislature
In the spring, having been reelected,
We're again unseated when the legis-
iature met in special session Septem-
Der 21
Sharp drops in the prices of cotton.
wheat and other farm products
brought appeals for assistance from
the farmers of the country during the
latter part of the year. Night riders
appeared in southern states in an eff
fort to force the growers to hold their
cotton for a higher price and a move
ment was started to secure the holding
OF wheat from the market.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-01-06
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL

Industrial unrest which manifested
itself during the period of reaction i'm.
mediately following the war. became
even more marked during the wear
1920. Radical activities were involved
In some of the labor disputes in tbis
country, but this was true to a much
larger extent in the labor troubles that
beset most of the countries Of Europe
during the greater part of the year.
The first month of the year was
marked, in the United States, by the
abandonment of the steel workers,
strike which had been begun on Sep
TENDER D.
Railroad traffic was tied up In
France, February p, by a general
strike of rail workers. The premier
called all the strikers into the army.
and two days later The strike was set
tied by compromise.
Peace was declared between the
bituminous coal operators and miners
March 81, when they signed two
year agreement based on an award
made by the coal commission named
by President Wilson.
An outlaw" strike of railroad
switchmen began in Chicago April Is.
and spread rapidly to other parts of
the country. Federal officers arrested
80 leaders of the strike in Chicago,
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