The Pulaskian., 1921-01-20
Home Is the Best Place.

StlC Scllu Idlu dIiu SilOW NllCH ] Stdll on my rambles and as soon as 1 start home end pretty weather? That's why I went home Friday instead of waiting until the next day. To dou- bly, assure me that l was right she allowed me to ride with MT. Graves of Harmony to the Fourehe river bridge, which enabled me to tackle the mountain climb fresh and wig orous. The ride across the muddy river bottom was certainly appre- ciated. When l got home l found no one there but Peter Rabbit, who was carefully guarding my smokehouse door. When l got home the last time only stayed one day and did moi take time to make up my bed. l had put the paddock on the bed and when 1 started to leave could not find 1t, so 1 took the lock off the smokehouse and old Peter to watch 1t until l returned, which he did faithfully. l got me good hot supper and got to bed by 9 o'clock and I slept until 8 a. m. It was the first full good nights sleep l have had since Christmas, and I was tired out. I had lots of work planned for my first day at home, but 1 was too tired and did nothing but rest. Yes, did something else. When got up took drink of the good cold iron water and continued to drink it un- til bedtime C. J. C. Nelson took supper with me and he asked me, Why do you drink so much water ?'' I told him, Because 1t does me good to drink this water. l like 1t and have not had any so good all the time 1 have been away from Wye. After I drink this water few days I feel refreshed and ready for more rambling"
 The first place 1 reached was E. s. Harry's and when l got there, last Wednesday, who should l find but Sargent with his terracing level. l asked him why he did not tell me he was coming and save me railway fare. Mir. Harry has made him drag for terracing Such an imple- ment would cost him fifteen or twen- ty dollars at a store, but he said 1t only cost him about ten dollars and a half to make it. He had his first or upper terrace completed. It did so well during the big rains that he wanted more His neighbors made fun of him at the start, but when they saw how 1t worked they too wanted terraces, so they were there helping him, and took Mir. Sargent over to their farms to run the levels for them. 1 took dinner with them and ordered one of those one-man saws of Mir. Haryey's and paid for 1t. It cost thirty dollars. but 1 figure that with labor at two dollars and half day, and not to be had at that at my homestead, that 1 will save money by buying it, because l am poor hand at ehopping down trees and worse yet when 1t comes to elp- ing someone else pull a cross cut saw, and l have to clear up enough land at once for a garden. besides l have got to have lot of posts and rails
 Barred Rock Eggs and Stock-J. ]. Miller, R. F. D. 2, Jacksonville, Ark. 20-27-3-10.
 The roads were getting very mud dy and sloppy, so when l got to I. J. Lewis 1 accepted an invitation to spend the night with him. Mir. Lewis informed me that there was no work to be had in his neighborhood, even at a dollar a day.
 J, J. Miller was taking the lead in having the telephone lines fixed up, which have been in bad repair since the war commenced. R. H. Clements was doing the same thing and the other communities were repairing their lines. Hard times and no work for awhile are apparently a good thing for the farmers as they can now take time to fix up around home, which they are doing. While labor is so cheap many would hire help, but none have the money to spare, or else are afraid to turn 1t loose. am quite sure that times will improve at once and my advice to farmers, having the money, is to hire their work done while they can get labor cheap.
 Rev. Sam Holt is very low and is not expected to live long. He has host of friends to sympathize with him in his affliction.