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 Mrs. Harry Pluznner and John. have returned from a visit in For rest City.
 Mrs. Annie Maynard and Miss Mary Maynard left this morning for a visit to Searcy.
 The. Young Ladies' Club of the Methodist church met Monday with Mrs. J. F. F.sFranklin. Mrs. W. K. Johnston went to Memphis the first of the week to have her eyes treated.
 The Jennie Wrenn Club will be entertained Saturday afternoon by Mary Ricketts Jackson.
 Ladies Attention-For hemstitch- ing, pecoting and chain stitching. Call Mrs. F. N. Greenhaw, phone 371. stf
 Mrs. Brainerd has been seriously ill the past few days with an at tack of ptonlaine poisoning.
 The William Blbb Chapter, c. A. R., will meet tomorrow afternoon, April 30, with Huldah Greenhaw. Mrs. Bell Blundell, aunt of Mrs. C. E. Yancey, is here from Mem phis in the absence of Mrs. Yancey.
 Mrs. w. S. McClintock will enter tain the auxiliary of the Presbyter- ian church next Monday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. c. E. Yancey left Wednesday for Memphis where Mrs. Yancey will undergo an operation.
 You can now buy Ford cars and trucks on the installment plan. See our special announcements else where in this issue of the Courier Index. St. Francis Motor Go. @3O Mrs. J. V. Hollenback and Mrs. last week to attend Presbyterial.
 The L'Anguille Chapter, D. A. R., will meet with Mrs. Fol Smith on Wednesday afternoon of next week. Mrs. Lida Cox, formerly of l Haynes, but now of North Carolina, was a, visitor in Marianna Wednes- 1 day.
 With Mrs. J. V. Hollenback as hostess, the Maccabees enjoyed . social meeting Wednesday after. noon.
 The mild cathartic action of Her. ;, bine is well liked by ladies. It puri. 1 fies the system without griping ol sickening the stomach. Price 6Oc Sold by Harrington Bros. *t1 Mrs c. A. Pilquist, formerly Miss Music Friend, has returned to Ma. rianna and is living at the old home place.
 l Mrs. W. c. House, Mrs. A. c 1 Rauscher and Mrs. Oliver Payne spent Wednesday in Forrest City attending the district meeting o1 the Women's Missionary Society o1 the Methodist church.
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will be with Hulda Greenhaw, April

will be with Hulda Greenhaw, April 30. .~~A. i.
 The Westminster Circle was most pleasantly entertained Monday afternoon. The subject for study was Japan. Little Misses Sophia Louise Norment, Elizabeth Johnson and Louise Tucker, dressed in Jap anese costumes, gave various read
 ings and songs that added greatly to the enjoyment of the afternoon. The next regular meeting of the circle will be with Mrs. R. D. Smith.
 Rev. George Patterson, formerly of this city where for years he was employed by the Mixon-Mc Clin- tock Company, more recently of Lonoke where he is pastor of the Christian church, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Marianna looking af- ter business matters and greeting his many friends. The people of Lee county are proud of George and they will be delighted to know he is making good in the ministry. He was guest of the Lions Club at the regular luncheon Wednesday and made most excellent address.
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You can now buy Ford cars and trucks on the installment plan. See
 our special announcements else
 where in this issue of the Courier
 Jndax St Francis No1or Go. $50
 Harry Yoffie spent Sunday in
 Forrest City attending a special
 meeting of the Forrest City Lodge
 of Odd Fellows, the occasion being the celebration of the one hundred
 and second anniversary of Odd Eel l lowship. A very interesting pro-
 gram was rendered.
 Curtiss Hubbell and wife of New port, have moved to Marianna and | in the future will make this there home. Mir. Hubbell is claim. agent for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He has purchased a lot, 50X15O, from Mrs. E. ]. Beazley and in the
 near future expects to erect mod
 ern bungalow on the property.
 Mrs. Clyde Terrell died at the ] family residence in this city last Sunday after an illness extending
 over a period of a year. Her re- l mans were lHJeF1tU III Couoi
 Heights cemetery Monday afternoon, funeral services having been held 1 by the Rev. R. V. Saylor, pastor of the Christian church. She IS sur vived by her husband and two small children. MT. Terrell is employed by the Miller Lumber Company.
 The last meeting of the William
 Bibb Chapter, c. A. R., was with
 Frances Hawkes. Govan. An in- teresting program was rendered, subject, '"The Women of the Amer | ican Revolution" Harriet Wall gave reading on "Elizabeth Steele;" Leland Williamson, Ell zabeth Zane;' Madge Jarratt,
 "Dixey Langston." At the close of the ruglar program, the young host lin his usual attractive manner, gave
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speech entitled, Washington, and for the encore, gave ''The Sword of Lee. Russell Dupuy and Jessamine Daggett were appointed to represent the chapter at the Ma tional Conference which convened at Washington, D. c. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. The next regular meeting
 Mrs. w. w. Chisum very delight fully entertained her bridge club and four extra tables on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. A. B. Stewart re- ceived the prize for high score and 1 Mrs. Robert Jarratt cut the consola- tion. The home was attractive with spring flowers and following the games delicious luncheon was served.
 The management of the water | system requests the Courier-lndex to announce that four short blasts of the whistle at the plant mean ! the water will be cut off for re-
 pairs on the mains. About thirty minutes is given, for consumers to draw enough water to supply their
 needs during the time the service 1 is discontinued.
 4 torpid liver needs an overhaul
 ing with Herbine, It's benefits are immediately apparent. Energy takes the place of laziness, appetite re- turns, and the hour of rest brings
 with 1t sound, refreshing sleep.
 Price 50. Sold by Harrington Bros. *tf
 The big barn on the Pharr place, seven miles east of Marianna, leas- ed to Mart Hill, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night of this week. MT. Hill was in town yes terday and stated his loss was be- ! tween $3,500 and S4,000 with in- ' surance amounting to about $500. He lost his fine black riding horse tin the conflagration.
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;, Bird of Rondo was n Ma Fna Saturday l n Smith and J. P. Hughes are Memphis today. o
 | Geo. Newborn is visiting in |sphis this week.
 :, Cross of Hubert, was in the Il Saturday night. ! &. N J. Williams is visiting in 'tIe l'' Rock this week [,.s ]. A. Horne left Saturday - visit in Paragould' l fresh milk and cream call w. 4. Willis. phone 34s' So s,,.n-To MT. and Mrs. Porter <cd on April Is, son. <.. 4. McClendon is spending weekend we in Wheatley. p R. Turner entertained the $s;nq Dish Club Thursday
 
 .os Mann of Memphis, was in ;anna the first of the week.
 ..s Flora Bickerstaff of Brick spent Saturday in Marianna. .
 D Stone spent the first of ,yeek in St. Louis on business. ! q Norment and Louise, have med from visit Kentucky. and Mrs. J. Jennings of ro were in Marianna Monday.
 n Smith was in Little Rock basiness the first of the week. trs W. P. Harris entertained her Sge club Wednesday afternoon. Fbe Arkansas Building & Loan ociation is the oldest and strong in the state. Series now open. rM'unna *tf srs Lee Shaul left Wednesday visit to her parents in Jones' Hrs. Eva G. McClurken of Jef- sonville, spent Saturday in Ma hna
 Ir. and Mrs. S. L. Kilpatrick and dren, spent the weekend in For
 City.
 J. Hughes of Haynes was 8 iness visitor in Marianna> last Eprday.
 dr. and Mrs. George Payne of lena, were visitors in Marianna rsday.
 pply Ballard's Snow Liniment to Its. that ache. It relieves bone e, muscle ache and neuralgia h. Three sizes, 30c, 60c and : <RO per bottle. Sold by Harring-
 Bros. *tf
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Merchants! ]! Clerks!

lecture and 5,O00 feet of motion pictures, "Cettins the Most Out of Retailing" will be given Friday evening, May $, 1921, in Elks Home, o'clock sharp. Mir. c. A. Yunkes, business expert, is the speaker. You 1t is FREE
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NOTICE

Hemstitching, Picoting, Accord ion Pleating any skirt length, cov- cred buttons, including Acorn style.
 The cloth covered buttons so much in vogue give tailored look so much admired by the we'll dress ed woman, and together with hem stitching and pleating eliminates the homemade appearance. Mail orders filled promptly. See me at my apartments in the Sutton Flat, for prices, etc. Mrs. Curtis Hubbell, Phone 219, Marianna, Ark. "tf
 Germany is drinking less and Great Britain more, which shows one reward of being the victor Norfolk (Neb.) News.
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Der of interesting games the high score was given to Miss Mary Fran ces Cannon and the consolation was cut by Mrs. Robert McClintock
 Major E. c. Robertson and wife, Ewing McClintock and wife, J. E. Allen and wife and D. s. Clark have been in Little Rock the past two days attending the meeting of the Arkansas Bankers Association. Mr. Clark is a member of the executive committee.
 The following high school pupils left this morning to enter the con test at Jonesboro: Arthur Rausch- CT. spelling; Winnie Davis Roane, singing; Frances Bradley, piano; 1; Ethel Robertson, reading; Sidney Gilberg, Reclamation. Misses Willie lively and Louise Barnes accom- panied the students.
 Among the pleasant social af- fairs of last week was dance given by the young men of Marianna in compliment to the members of the Vanderbilt Glee Club. The home of Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Robertson was the scene of entertainment. The Vanderbilt boys have many friends in Marianna and the enter tainments they give on their yearly visits here are received by an ap- preciative audience.
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squeeze in too. promising to stop and
tell her mother that she was going
violst-piekinS with them.
Such Z Jolly crowd! They sped
along damp sweet-smelling roads.
whore anemonas nodded ut them from
the banks and new pale leaves cast
pretty spscklsd shadows. No crouch
could live long there! Barbara's was
forgotten almost before they started.
Away they sped to quiet spot which
Alma knew and there they stopped.
Between the trees brook Chartered
and dear me! the May-apple-fowers
were out already!
Just As they had found the best
violet bed that ever was. Alma cried:
Goodness! A drop Of rain! ! felt It
On my nose"
ME tool" exclaimed her brother.
The April shower battered gently
down on them.
Cant hurt mel" laughed Barbara.
then she remembered poor Ann and
her violets. "She can take 1t on OF
go on the porch" she thought.
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them at a safe distance. TT you were
to squeeze them too tightly you would
kill them"
Jane fortunately arrived Just then.
and Bubbles was wheeled away hap
PLY nibbling cracker.
How pretty they are, thought
Kathleen. 1 wish-well. why not. one
is mine, 1 willard off she ran to the
house and up to her playroom, in
which was gathered all her treasures.
In one corner was a large four
roomed doll's-house, completely fur
nished as parlor-dininH room. bed
room and kitchen. The front opened
outward, although there was a cute
little green door, too, with a shining
brass knocker. Kathleen set to work.
busiIy removing all the pretty furni-
ture from the rooms, the tiny rugs
from the floors, and the pictures from
the walls
Then she placed in a corner a saucer
Of the soft rice. and one OF water.
OF course, you have guessed her
plan! To bring Fluff and Puff to live
in her dolls house, so that she could
always play with them. even on rainy
Saturdays.
She ran to fetch Fluff and Puff.
whom she found enjoying dust bath
with Blackie, in her favorite dust hole.
With some little trouble. she caught
them, and running back to the house,
placed them carefully In their new
home. They did not seem to like it at
all and peeped loudly. Mother came
running in, her hat still on. to see
| what was the matter.
Kathleen showed her the new ten
ants Of the dolls house, ana was much
surprised. when Mother took her In
her arms and kissed her.
I'm afraid it won't do. dear" she
said. "You would not like to so and
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enjoys watching a wind

mill work, and especially the one
who takes the trouble to make
" 1t. OF course, the ordinary wind
MIL with a vane to indicate the direc-
tion Of the wind is all right. but the
boy who enjoys making something a
little more elaborate will want to
make Dutch Windmill.
This windmill will work Il erected
on a shed. garage or clothes pole. It
does not have to be put up very high.
as It requires little wind to turn the
paddles.
The windmill can be made Of any
thin, light weight lumber, but must
be painted to keep the parts from
warping. 1t sees all kinds Of weather,
rain. snow and sun because it will
work just as well in the winter as any
other time.
First make piece A ss"x1A"x
Then the house which is constructed Of
four pieces. B and C, all being Z" Iona
and tapering as indicated. The fiooI
D. is Y" thick or thicker IL possible
giving a better bearing for the dowel
E. on which the mill turns as the d.
rection of the wind changes.
Tasten the house to part A with
brads and then cut the front and back
gables on which the roof boards are
| BRAIDED.
Part F, which covers the top Of the
| house, has the gables and part G to
which the paddle wheel is connected
| hro Had IN n hefore II Is factenad fr
the mill house. After these parts
have been put together and F BRAIDED
| in place, the roof boards are fitted over
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HIDDEN AUTHOR

A great author was born on April
%, 1864. Move the titles Of the fol-
lowing plays from one side to the
other so that the name of their author
will be formed down the middle.
A Roman ruler
A Danish Prince
An ancient peacemaker
An English tyrant
The Moor Of Venice
A wealthy Greek
A great storm
A deceived father
The Lion Hearted king
Two famous lovers
The witches foil
TWO EoUR-LETTER SQUARES
My frst re need in spring
My second u . church man
My third u m Egyptian bird
My fourth II built in tree tops
My fr1t 10 . sailing vessel
My second II 4 small wood ANNA,
My third u . japanese flower
My fourth u an annoyance
ANSWERS
HIDDEN AUTHOR
Julia 8 C0eser
II 0mlet
C0ri0l A nus
4 ing John
9th e 10
Tim0n OF Athen s
The Tenn p est
King L E ear
Rich A I'd
X oMeo and JwNet
Nacb E tn
FOUR LETTER SQUARES
ID CO.
r A / N GHI p
A B B Z Il A r E
BI s ] RlG
NJ st PEST
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FLUFF AND PUFF

cried Kathleen. clapping her hands.
That's good. said Dad. John was
telling me that old Blackie is on the
nest all day wanting to set. Perhaps
she Will mother these little strangers.
and forget her troubles
viii they come today. asked Kath-
lcen. anxiously.
Yes. by the time you are back from
school"
THAT will be fine, I must be off
now" and with hasty kiss she ran
to school. OF course. it was dread
fully hard to keep her mind on her
studies. and the day seemed endless.
but at last freedom came, and she
scampered home, arriving in a state
of brsathless excitement.
Have they come" she cried, Jane
are they here
Eyes. indeed. and pretty sight thew
are. Your Mother is out. but saws
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you may take Bubbles down with you
in his carriage, while l get ready to
take him out, and here Is some rice
pudding left from lunch. that you may
feed them with"
Yes, there were the little strangers,
forlorn little group. huddled up In
a corner. watching out of their bright
beady eyes, a big black hen who was
scratching around trying to make
friends. But they had been Matched
in an incubator, and nursed in foster
mother, which is a sort OF coop with
a lamp In it, 20 they did not under
stand that Blackie wanted to make
friends and were dreadfully frightened
Of her.
"Oh. the poor little things" cried
Kathleen. throwing out a goodly sup
ply OF the soft rice. They eyed It
suspiciously. then first one and then
another crept over and began to peck,
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~T Is not raining rain today.
I,'s raining violsts." quoted Bar
bara. not without = CLEAN Of mia
- chief in heD eye.
Her older sister Ann shifted. "vio.
iets!" she exclaimed. Il always
thought that was a silly poem!"
Maybe the poet was thinking about
your new hat" leased Barbara III
1t gets ra!ned on IT'S going to rain
violets-that is. violet dye"
"After ALL" Ann replied. they're
only fve-and.ten-cent-store vioIets.
But why so spiteful. Babs?"
She looked so long and steadily At
the younger girl curled up on The
windowseat. that Barbara squirmed.
Il amt spiteful." she retorted.
I'm glad you have a new hat and
glad mine is old. because you're as
proud as a peacock and I'm not afraid
Of showers"
II see." Ann replied quietly in a
tone which her younger sister called
"top-lofty."
Look" she exclaimed, II believe
It's clearing. Now, you can wear
your new hat and it's very becoming,
Ann. lin not sp!teful."
"Of course not!" replied Ann. "Also
you don't know why I'm so keen about
wearing my new hat. do your"
Barbara laughed.
Funny thing!" she exclaimed. ut
isn't because you know you look pretty
in it-oh. mol"
Ann smiled mysteriously as she
went to the closet and brought out
her pretty new hat. II one had locke ed
close one could have seen it was made
Of cheap peanut straw" The beauty
all lay in the clever way it had been
trimmed. Under the brim Ann had
shirred violet Georgette crepe that
didn't look as II It had once been q
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live in the chicken yard. You would
be very uncomfortable in the dust. but
that Is just what makes chickens grow
healthy and strong. the fresh air. and
dust baths and all. II you kept them
here they would Just die. So IL were
you l would take them back to their
brothers and sisters. who must be
missing them dreadfully."
OF course. it was a great disappoint-
ment. but there was nothing else to
be done. So sadly Kathleen carried
them back to the rest of the chickens.
and as soon as she let them on the
ground, Fluffy and Putt rushed over
and snuggled among them with peeps
Of delight.
suppose real live chickens are Diff
ferent from dollies. who don't mind
living indoors like grown-ups. she said
with a sigh. Never mind, I'll so aad
see them every day. and they have
quite made friends with Blackie, 80
they won't be lonely,
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pink scarf Of her mothers and had
been washed and. dipped in dye. The
cheap vioIets scattered SO cleverIy on
the brim brought out the violet blue
OF AIMS eyes and her clear healthy
complexion.
The sun was breaking through the
clouds and Ann put on her new hat,
arranging her gold-brown curls on her
shoulders. She Gould see Barbara In
the mirror looking at her scornfully.
you think I'm vain. Babs DEAR"
she said. but know my nose Is too
big and so is my mouth and I don't
pretend to be . beauty, but l mean to
look my best this afternoon. There's
a reason"
Barbara saw her take a folded piece
Of pape. out of her top drawer and
put 1t in her handbag, then With q
CHEEKY goodbye. out she gaily
skipped.
There was to be lawn party that
afternoon at Hilda Worth's and all Of
AIMS classmates were to be there.
Barbara being in a lower grade had
not been asked. She felt rather blue
and for once didn't want to read.
There was a little pucker between her
brows.
"Ann's a dear but she annoys me
sometimes" she thought. getting UP.
"I'll 90 over to the Hydes."
She slammed her plain brown sailor
hat on her bobbed head with an angry
gesture and bounced out Of the house,
feeling somehow abused though she
didn't know how or by whom.
1--WE got horrid disposition" she
said to herself.
It was bright and sunny when she
reached the Hydes and the whole fam.
| lily. with. Of course, her special friend
| Alma Hyde. were just starting out in
their car. They made Barbara
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the gables.
Next a brace H Is made and parts
and ], which form the vane of the
windmill. These parts must be care
fully BRAIDED together so they will
stand the strongest gale.
Make the wheel for which a de-
tailed sketch is shown. The paddle
wheel is made by fastening two pieces
together with a half lap joint. Then
cutting sections out at each end of
these pieces to receive the paddles.
The cuts can be made with Jack
knife and the paddles fastened in
place with either brads or screws
A hole should be bored through the
finished wheel at X. If 2" No. 10
round head screw is used 1882" hole
will be required. unless bushing
cut from piece Of steel tubing is used
to make a good bearing. In this case
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the hole will have to be larger.

the hole will have to be larger.
When the parts of the mill so far
made have been assembled part NJ.
which may be any length should be
made. This piece is merely a stick
with a peg in the end Of it or cut on
the end of It The peg runs up
through the bottom Of the mill house
and allows all to swing with the wind.
II the peg were made long enough SO
the end would at in a hole bored in F
the balance of the mill would be more
perfect than Il 1t just ran through a
short distance.
The windmill may be decorated with
any combination Of .colors. although
red and white are attractive. Doors
and windows may be painted on the
sides and front Of the house and the
paddles striped with different colors
TO add to the appearance
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"You Think I'm Vain, Babs Dear" She Said

The shower lasted only a little while
quite over. Everything was damp and
sweet.
1t was very happy Barbara who
came home with bunch OF wild flow-
ers for the table. She kept out a
sprig for Ann just to show she hadn't
meant to be cross.
But when Ann came in her radiant
face showed a perfectly contented
heart. The family was just sitting
down to supper when she skipped in
with her pretty hat on.
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Il. wasn't spoiled, Good" cried

ut wasn't spoiled! Good" cried
Barbara.
mo. indeed" answered her sister.
II saw to that. And Just think,
have six orders!"
For what?" smiled Mother. while
Dad patted his daughters hand.
For hats" replied Ann. That's
why I wore this today. The girls
were crazy about it and It only cost
let's SEE" she drew out the folded
paper from her bag and read: "Hat.
10 cents; dye. 10 cents; three punches
Of violets, 30 cents. Fifty cents alto
Eether! I'm going to make the six
hats for a dollar apiece. The onss
who want stirring under the brim
have to furnish the material, other
wise I'll paint 1t any color they like
Mary wants pink trimmed with pink
flowers, Susie wants pale green under
the brim and black and yellow fiow-
ers--oh. it'll be such fun. and I'll
make three dollars right OF and may
be get more orders!"
you'll get one now!" said Dad.
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WISH ,uday was Saturday" said
Kathleen. as they sat at breakfast.
one lovely spring day. The sun
y was streaming in and the birds
were singing gaily.
whats that" said Daddy, looking
over the top Of his paper, wishing
Tor Saturday. and today only Tues
day"
We'll Daddy. 1t seems too nice a
Gay TO be shut up in school. and you
KNOW the last two Saturdays have
been rainy, just wasted. ] wish they
would have school every rainy Satur-
DAY, and give us holiday on the fine
week day
Uncle Bob writes" broke In Moth
eT' who had been reading her mall.
he Is senL!rg a crate OF incubator
chickens. and you aad Bubbles are to
lave one each. Kathleen"
For my very own. how lovely"