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boat. and they jumped in and pad
died away to a big thing that was
floating on the water. Then 1 was
pulled up by ropes and placed in a
cage something like the one 1 am in
now, only it was nothing like as roomy.
And then the floating thing began to
move. and didn't stop for weeks
l was awfully homesick for mother.
and for the feel of her strong, hairy
arms around me; and l missed the
green trees and the red and yellow
parrots that used to wake us up in
the morning; and I thought l would
give anything in the world to hear a
lion roar again. or to listen to the
t-umpetings of the elephants as they
went by in single file. with the babies
holding on to their mothers tails. But
except for missing these familiar
things, and wanting so much to feel
the mother touch at night, I had a
very pleasant time. as there was much
to see that was new. and the men tried
&c be as kind as they knew how, and
Il ! ha3 eaten kali the queer things
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Limerick.
But to get back to little Pats party.
The next game was played with the
children seated on the floor. Each
child was provided with paper and
pencil and told to draw a-pig without
looking at the paper. Can you ina zine
the funny sight they made-the chill
dren sitting with eyes tightly closed
drawing away. But the pigs drawn
proved to be even funnier Sights. A
prize was given 20 the one judged to
be the best
The next game was Pin the Hat on
Paddy. A picture of a Jolly genial
lrishman, cane in hand and pine in
mouth was pinned to the wall. All
this fellow lacked was a stove nine
hat So each child was given a ma nar
hat. and blindfolded, to pin the hat
on Paddy's head.
When 1t was time to go into The
| dining room. the boys were told n
| lineup on one side of the room and
the girls on the other. Then basl, AZ
was passed along each line and the
children told to draw from it a green
wrapped parcel. There were the Same
| things in each basket and when all
had been taken the boys and girls
matched their favors to find their
partners to go to the dining room. The
favors were all appropriate to the
day. A potato a snake, white wooIv
lambs. clay pipe. shillelah. hat. bow
of green ribbon, pig. etc.
The table was decorated in green
the ice cream was green and the cakes
were covered with green icing. Each
child was given tiny green baske
filed with candy stones which Pat
declared had been Clipped off the
original Barney Stone.
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war. because It always led to unpleas-
antness.
I'VE don't want our trip spoiled"
they agreed.
They were going to make the love-
liest stops on their way to the fruit
laden West Indies; Newport News.
Palm Beach and Colon. 1t was after
they had left Florida behind and were
really on foreign waters that they
found the cast-aways.
Captain McCloud spied them first.
They were seated in small open boat
and waving something frantically. OF
course. the engine was stopped and
the crew prepared to rescue the IN
fortunates. Alice and Pauline. wild
with excitement, hung over the rail
and watched the rescue. It wasn't
half as thrilling as they expected and
soon the occupants of the little boat
were safe on deck. Then the thrills
began.
The strangest looking collection
of people one ever saw! Indians
from Yucatan," explained the mate
after carrying on some sort OF weird
conversation with the leader of the
party. LAS far as I can make out
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OormS

P" TOWEL dryer is an almost in
- dispensible adjunct to a kitchen
and one of the folding type has
. prominent place in the affec-
tons of the modern housekeeper. The
one described by the sketch may be
built by the Handy Boy" or by any
one who can use simple tools.
First prepare the arms roughly to
dimensions; locate and bore the Ia
inch holes for the spike, being careful
that each hole is square with the top
of the arm. File away the roughness
of the spike near the head and push 1t
through the hole of each of the arms.
If the hole has not been bored square,
ly through put the arms on the spike
SO they will all point upward when
they are in their places in the COM
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they gave me. 1 should certainly have
died. Well. after time the thing we
were riding on stopped, and I could
see land again. but it wasn't the kind
OF land 1 had been used to. My cage
was taken ashore. and placed on a
queer continuance with wheels. Then
the thing with wheels stopped and I
was taken into a great. big, warm
room. and put into the very cage I'm
in now l soon knew that I wasn't
by myself, for l got familiar whiffs of
nearly ali the animals I used to see In
Africa.
Right across from where was,
were cages with more kinds of mon
keys than I knew were in the world;
and next to my cage. was one with a
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A Saint Patrick's Day Party

great fun trying to see who could COL
lect the greatest number. 1t was al
most like the old custom in Ireland
of having the children gather the
shamrock. The more barren and
desolate the spot the more thickly
this little plant flourishes. AS early
as the last week in February it may
be found. but two weeks later there
is not a county in the Island where
it may not be found in great quantity.
1t is picked and shipped to all parts
of the world. the industry being fos-
tered by the good Countess of
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well. what's the matter?" demand
ed the Captain impatiently. why
won't they take the kid?'
The mate beekoned the Captain
Mrs. McCloud and the girls aside and
then he said: II don't know what to
make of it but they all say that Miss
Alice bought the little girl for her
slave!"
Alice gave cry of horror and sur
prise and gulped: 81 did not!"
Did any money pass between yon
and the Indians?" asked Captain Nc
Cloud kindly.
Yes" Pauline replied, "she gave
the woman fifty cents"
"But-but 1 never meant TOTO buy
a s-s-slave," stammered Alice.
Alice Health" exclaimed Pauline in
mock horror. You a slave holder!
My WORD!"
Mrs. McC1oud cried: Now, what
shall we do?"
ITS up to Alice. I think" said the
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"You Gif Me Fir Cents"

that, but 1t was the Civil War about
which they had their arguments
THE Yankees sold the slaves to the
South" Pauline would say hotlyi the
Yankee shareholders from Maine and
Massachusetts! Then they made the
southerners give them up. Why didn't
they offer to share the loss? Why
didn't they buy back their old slaves?
l know why. Because they didn't have
plantations up North and didn't need
slaves. So they went and ruined
southerners who were gradually work
ing up to freeing the slaves
what a one-sided argument" was
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pleted towel dryer; plane the assem-.
bled arms as one piece until they are
of even size, then cut the small ends
to the correct length and plane the
back ends so the corners will not
strike the back as the arms swing.
The back should be made ready
next. end holes bored at a for fasten-
ing the dryer to the wall with screws.
Bore the holes for the screw eyes
at such a distance that the arms will
swing between them as indicated. If
the arms are all rs inches thick and
the screw eyes made of about Sl6
inch wire the distance between the
centers of the holes will be 3-S
inches. Turn the screw eyes into
place, being sure the center OF the
eye Is about SIS inch from the face of
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the back to allow the arm to swing
without striking.
Draw the spike from the arms
mark the latter so they may be placed
again just as they were removed anu
with a plane or sandpaper round the
sharp corners slightly or the wet
towels may so raise the grain that
splinters will catch in the cloth. Fush
the spike through the top screw eye
through the arms in their exact oroeF
and position and through the bottom
eye. No finishing IS necessary as wet
cloths will destroy the finish. a dryer
with longer arms or with more ol
them may be made the same way.
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wrlnkled-faced old chimpanzee. that
reminded me OF mother, but the odor
wasn't the mother odor that / loved.
And there were rows of cages stretch
ing down the room as far as ] could
see, and in them were lions. that look
ed bored to death. and faded-out
tigers, and one lone giraffe with a
hole cut in the top OF its cage so 1t
could straighten out its neck. After
while j was taught to sit on a stool
and eat with a spoon. and to tell you
the truth. / don't see how / ever got
along without a spoon-wish mother
had one. l often wonder what she
does think has become OF me? And !
wonder what she would th1ak. II she
could see me with this hat?
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OLTGE HENzTM'S SLAVE

Alice's favorite retort. fright is right
and wrong Is wrong and you south
erners knew in your hearts that 1t was
wrong to keep slaves. The Constitution
says All men are created equal. Be-
sides, what would you do about the
people born in slavery? Would yon
expect the North to buy their freedom
too? ANY way. If the southerners had
been willing to listen and discuss
things there mightn't have been any
war. Instead OF using reason. you
wanted to cecede from the Union and
break up the glorious United States"
1--WE had as much right as Mexico
TO be independent" Pauline would re-
ply furiously.
"Do you mean to tell me-" Alice,
finally demanded. that you believe in
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slavery, Pauline?"
II believe it's the slaves business
and the slaver's business" Pauline re-
piled stubbornly. Let them settle it
between themselves. There are lots of
slaves in the world and nobody wor-
ries about it except a few busy bodies T"
I'm shocked-and Mortified" Alice
exclaimed. Slavery to me is the most
horrible thing in the world What
would Abraham Lincoln think of you
If he could hear your remarks?''
AS the two girls got on board The
Sea Gull they decided not to talk
about the war any more-I mean. that
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the watch for them. When they had
tied my hands and feet hard and fast
so that I could not move. and tied a
stick in my mouth so 1 couldn't bite.
and fixed the rope around my neck so
l could breathe freely. they ran pole
under the ropes that held my hands
and feet. and with the ends of the
pole on the shoulders of two men.
carried me away. It seemed to me
that 7 was carried millions and mill
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lions of miles this way, before we
came to the biggest water-hole in all
the world, for the water stretched
away farther than you could see.
The man dumped me in the bottom
of what 1 found out afterwards was
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SAINT PATRICK

~ GOD Patrick lived. ah long upon the Emera Isle,
And today his soy told though he's been this while.
- For he had rid old Ireland of pesilence so bad
he tale of all his deeds told o every Irish lad.
here a time when Ireland all oTe-run with snakes,
hey the fields and parks from the Irish lakes
And everywhere that many would walk whenever they
They found band of wriggly snakes crawling all about
At last who said that he would drive the snakes
And all the people called him blessed and praised the saints that day
And Patrick called the snakes about oneb but he
And packed them sturdy trunk and shipped them
And March the seventeenth the Irish everywhere
Put the green their loyalty to Ireland to declare.
And good Saint Paticks is honored it should
Become the fate of every who lives by doing good
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n many evening little pig had heard his mother say.
AS by the fire they and told the happenings of the day.
That their lovely woods the wolves could still be heard and
he kind Red Riding had with fangs white and keen
But doubling much the little pig paid little heed
To what his mother had to say and very great indeed
Were his surprise and terror great wolf at last
He just escaped in hide inside the hollow treel
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"LICE HEATH'S best friend at
" boarding school was Southern
girl named. Pauline McCloud,
y uwhose father was Captain ana
part owner of a small fruit steamer,
The Sea Gull. So It happened she
was asked to Join Pauline and her
mother on their trip South with Cap
tain Mcc1oud. Alice's mother gave
her consent, for she was not entirely
satisfied with her daughters health
and felt that a sea voyage would do
her more good than a winters term
at school.
Pauline and Alice were delighted.
They were perfect friends and never
quarreled, except about one thing. and
that was the war; not the war just
finished, they agreed perfectly about
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81 the 18th of March, so every year
on his birthday, his mother gave
- a jolly party for him. This year
she combined a surprise party with
the celebration of Saint Patrick's
Day. The invitations had been writ
ten in green ink on cardboard cut in
the shape of shamrocks. When the
guests arrived and Pat had recovered
from his surprise, his mother an
nounced a shamrock hunt. All over
the house were hidden green card
board leaves and the children had
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III DhA- HEADED NOhDS
/. l am a snare. change my head
! am moist, change once more / am
obstinate.
2. / am an animal. change my
head l am subdued. change once more
i an to drag.
3. 1 am a depression. change my
head L am closely confined. change
once more. 1 am a religious season.
ENIGMA
/ am composed of IL letters
My 11-2-6 cover the head.
My l-S-9-7-10-4 form an effort
My 1885 form q box or receptacle.
My whole is much beloved by the Irish
CROSS WORD PUZZLE
Ny first is in Missouri. but not in
Idaho.
My second is in Idaho. but not in
My third is in Pennsylvania, but not
My fourth Is In Mississippi. but not
In New Jersey.
My nth is in New Jersey. but not in
Montana
My sixth Is In Montana. but not in
Michigan.
My seventh is in Michigan. but not
In Dakota
My eighth Is In Dakota, but not In
Missouri.
My whole grows in ireland.
ANSWERS
HYDRA Words. Net
Wef-Set. 2. Sop-ioto-toto. g. Dent.
Pcnt-Lent.
ENIGMA-cap, Strain. Kit. st.
Patrick.
CROSS WORD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
TRUSTEES SALE

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as Trustee, by virtue of the power vested in him under the terms of certain deed of trust excuted on the 23rd day of February, 1918, by the Meadow Lake Farms Company, securing certain indebtedness due the Arkansas Bank and Trust Company, which said deed of trust is of record in record book "A g at page 432 in the Recorders office of Independ- enee County, Arkansas, will on SATURDAY FEB. II, 1922
 at Meadow Lake Farm, situ- ated in Oil Trough Bottom, in said County, offer for sale at public vendue, to the highest bidder fer cash, the following described personal property, towit:
 1 Oll pull tractor anu gang blow.
 l Power hay baler
 l Threshing machine
 Grain drills
 1 Corn harvester
 2 Alfalfa harrows
 2 Section harrows
 l Roller
 1 Cultivator
 l Culti-packer
 2 Moving machines and lot of blow tools and other farming implements.
 Said sale will be made to satisfy the indebtedness secur- ed by said deed of trust. Witness my hand this 20th day of January 1922.
 CHAS. G. HENRY Trustee.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
IMPROVED COTTON
 SEED

The Chambez of Commerce has contracted with the Acala Cotton Seed Company of Ard more, Oklahoma, for car of Acala Cotton Seed which will be sold to the farmers of the county for actual cost and the Batesville Compress has agreed to store the seed without cost. The seed will cost $1.85 per bushel delivered at Batesville and that is what will be the cost to farmers.
 The Chamber of Commerce is doing this because Acala cotton is highly recommended where cotton has to be grown under boil weVil conditions. It natures in 95 days after plant ing, makes more lint cotton than Half and Half, and has a staple of Is inch. When this cotton is planted before the first of May it natures be- fore the boil weVil does it's greatest damage. If a few farmers in each community will get this seed and keep it pure and next year insist that their neighbors plant the same seed we will have a uniform cotton in the county and that will mean a price of two or three cents more per pound than we are getting at the present time.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
v &g Y &a 3 y 2 y ' 2 n Q PaR00UET ITEMS E
 M y ' Y v 2 y EH y g

Paroquet, Feb. 8,.-We are having cold clear weather health is pretty good.
 G. w. Yaney made a busi. ness trip to Newark Friday.
 Joe Rayburn spent Friday at Oneal visiting relatives.
 B. R. Clark made a business trip to Newport Saturday.
 M. T. Sanders of Cord was a business visitor here Saturday
 Noland Allen made a busi- ness trip to Newport Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Morris Ray burn of Oneal spent few days here visiting the lady's parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Mcclure.
 Monroe Dodson made busi ness trip to Newark Saturday.
 J. E. Edmondson Of Pales- tine Texas is spending 8 few days here with his father, w. 4. Edmondson, who is seriousi i'll,
 Mir. and Mrs. w. E. Self and daughter, Miss Ethel, of New ark spent a few days here vi- sting relatives.
 J.W. Freeman made a busi- ness to Newark Saturday.
 John Barber made busi- ness trip to Newark Saturday.
 George Rawlings made a business trip to Newark Sat urday.
 Beed MeClain of Newark. filled his regular appointment here Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Lige Jackson of Newport spent a few days here visiting relatives.
 Ernest Waymon spent Sat urday at Magness with rela- tives.
 Roy Duncan transacted busi- ness at Newark Saturday.
 Ross Stone made a business trip to Newark Saturday.
 H. k. Woodruff made a business trip to Newark Satur- day.
 Prof. s. c. Moody spent Sat urday morning in Newark.
 s. B. Williams transacted business at Newark Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Pleas Hodge spent Saturday evening at Newark shopping.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
N u 2 ' ' ' ' 4f 4a U
 S1 DGTh DGINGS Y
Y Y z ' ' a Y ' ' '

Dota, Feb. 7.-The past days were ideal spring days and reminded the farmers that oat sowing time was near.
 Little Ruth Coleman, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Coleman, after several days of illness, is much improved.
 A. T. Best and Ben Hailey two of our hustling farmers were looking after business in Batesville Saturday.
 Clarence Page of Sulphur Rock spent Sunday very pleas antly in this community.
 Misses Geneva, Lda and Vida Harrelson and brother Marion who are attending school at Sulphur Rock, spent Saturday and Sunday here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Harrelson.
 The young people enjoyed an entertainment Saturday night at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor.
 Willie Brown who has been confined to his bed for several weeks, is able to sit up little. we hope to see him out again soon.
 Our school is moving along nicely with o. L. Baker prin- cipal and Miss Lorena McDon- iel assistant.
 Mrs. Victoria Saylors who is working in the school at Newport accompanied by Yer non Brannon, spent Saturday and Sunday very pleasantly visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. P. Pickens of this place
 Luther Pickens attended the Masonic lodge at Charlotte Saturday afternoon.
 Rufus Burlington who is at tending school at Sulphur Rock spent Saturday and Sun day here with homefolks.
 o. L. Baker went to Cord Saturday afternoon to attend the teachers reading circle.
 Lorena Best came home from Sulphur Rock Friday evening and spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. T. Best. She was accompanied by Miss Inez Thompson who enjoyed the visit very much.
 Our Sunday school is grow ing, quite a lot of interest be- ing taken last Sunday. You had better come next Sunday or you will miss something.
 Rev. Nickols will fill his ap- pointment here Saturday night
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
FERRY BLOWN UP Fight Over Free Ferry Leads to Use of Dynamite.

The ferry boat at Gainor's Ferry, a short distance above Batesville, was blown up with dynamite Thursday night.
 An attempt has been made by the county judge to oper- ate a free ferry a quarter of a mile above the Gainor ferry, but a court injunction was is sued suspending operations of the ferry. The dynamiting of the boat at the Gainor ferry is thought to be the out growth of i'll feelings engen- dered in the neighborhood over the fight involving the operation of the two ferries.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
TWO YEARS IN PEN
Newport Booze Dealer Gets
 Term in State Prison

Walter Beard, white man of Newport, against whom the grand jury last summer return ed fourteen indictments for selling whiskey, plead guilty Monday to four of the cases and was sentenced by Judge Coleman to serve two years in the penitentiary. The re maining ten cases are to stand in court and will be pressed against Beard in the event he resumes former practices after he serves his prison sentence Newport Independent.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
ORDINANCE NO. 71

Be it ordained by the council of the incorporated town of Newark, Arkansas.
 Section One. That it shall be unlawful for any person to loiter around, or to be seated in any wagon, buggy, hack, or automobile, the property of another, without the consent of the owner thereof, or the consent of the driver or person in whose care and custody said vehicle may at that time be. Section Two. Any person who shall be found guilty of violating section one of this ordinance, shall upon convic- tion before the mayor, be jud- ged guilty of misdeemanor, and shall be fined in any sum not less than One Dollar, nor more than Ten Dollars.
 Section Three. That all or dlnances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication.
 Approved this 9th day of February 1922.
 J. B. KITCHEN
 Mayor
 E. H. WILLIAMSON
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
CASHED BAD CHECKS
Hone eymooners Pass Cheeks on
 BatesviIle Merchants

Batesville, Feb. 6.-Charles Belk, who declared himself to be on his honeymoon, and who had with him a young woman who presumably his wife, was returned to Batesville today from Bald Knob, where he was arrested Sunday charged with defrauding several Bates vile merchants out of various sums through the cashing of bad checks. Belk is said to have secured about S125 in this maner.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
WOMEN TO RULE TOWN Hoxie Said to Favor Women
 For City Officers

Hoxie, Feb. 6.-Sentiment is said to be fast crystallizing here in favor of a municipal ticket composed entirely of women. Apparently a large maj jority of the voters are not satisfied with a board compos- ed of men, and are willing to turn the town government over to the women.
The Newark journal., 1922-02-09
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT

Services for the Methodist church Sunday February 12. 10 AM. Sunday school, B. F. Adams Superintendent. Il AM. Preaching, subject Hope. Text Heb. 6. 19. ' PM. Preaching. Text, Almost Thou Persuadest me to be a Christian
 Sunday morning Mrs. Shell and the pastor will sing "Whispering Hope.
 Sunday evening our male Quartette will sing, "Just out side the door,"
 Your presence appreciated.
 J. E. SMELL
 Pastor