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The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

We have on hand some pure half and half cotton seed at $2OO per b,sho1 Nose Cox, 1w2
 Q. k. Mcdaniel. who is now mer- chant at Griffin, was a Prescott visitor last Monday.
 Dr. and Mrs. A s. Buchanan went down to Mt. Olive Tuesday to see Nevada's new oil well
 Joe A. Bailey of the Highway De partment at Little Rock, spent Sun day with his family here.
 Watson Yancey left yesterday for Texarkana. where he wilIhaye his eyes treated by d specialist.
 FOR SALF,-Six Poland China pigs, about 1 months old >3.00 each for quick sale. Watson Yancey. It.
 Mrs. Chas. Tompkins and children have returned from a visit with Mrs. Roscoe Conkling at Kansas City.
 Hon Steve Meador. editor off the Okolona Messenger, and Mrs. Meador were Prescott visitors Wednesday.
 Mrs. H. E. Mckenzie returned last Saturday from trip to Little Rock in the interest of Candid Opinion
 Loomis Barger son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bareer of this city. was ser iously injured a few days ago at Fl Dorado. while working on house in course of construction.
 Rev NJ. D. Armstrong. d pioneer Baptist preacher of Nevada county, died at his home near Emmet last Saturday. and was buried in the Lane burg cemetery Sunday.
 Fire completely destroyed the resi- dence of Fate Hines on West Main street last Thursday afternoon. Some household goods were saved. The house valued at $450o. was only par tially covered by insurance.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Pearson Sampson of route 1, was a business visitor to Prescott Monday, and took advantage of one of the Picayune's liberal clubbing offers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Chas. M. Alspaugh. manager of Alspaughs store at Smackoyer, was tranSaeting business here last Friday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Mum Daniell of Laneburg com Wednesday,
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that have condemned one white and red spotted milch COW for sale, for running al large in violation of the stock law Said sale to be at my office in Union township at 2 o'clock p. m, March V 1923.
 I. NJ. PLYLER It Justice Peace
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Back" Shell came up from Gale yesterday for q few days visit with friends.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Mrs ]. D. Cantley of Stamps, is visiting friends and relatives in the city.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Q. l. Steed of Laneburg, transacted business in the city Saturday.
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LOCALS

We still have some clubbing offers.
 Anyone wanting homemade flowers call 202.
 Q. ]. Steed of Laneburg, transacted business in the city Saturday.
 ]. W. Hudson of T.ancburg was in the city a short time Thursday.
 pr \. A. Reeder was a professional visitor to Emmet last Monday.
 F. C. Steed of sutton was q business visitor to Prescott last Saturday
 Prof C. NJ Hirst was q business visitor to Little Rock Saturday.
 Horace Hale of route 6, was busi- ness visitor to Prescott Monday.
 w. S Martin of RoSSton. was a business visitor 10 Prescott Tuesday \. V. Daniell and family of Lanehurg, were Prescott visitors last Thursday.
 Hillman Stecd of Laneburg. was a business visitor to the city Saturday.
 Chester White is now with Cum mings Barber Shop on East Elm st.
 Mrs J. D. Cantley of Stamps, is visiting friends and relatives in the city.
 Buck" Shell came up from Gale yesterday for a few days visit with friends.
 Miss Ruby Mendenhall has resigned her position as domestic science teach
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

!. W. Hudson of T.aneburg was in the city q short time Thursday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

The Picayune is only $100 per veal
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

We still have some clubbing offers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Anyone wanting homemade flowers call 202.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

pr \. \. Reeder was professional visitor to Emmet last Monday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Chester White is now with Cum mings' Barber Shop on East Elm st
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Hllman Steed of Laneburg, was a business visitor to the city Saturday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

r.. c. Stced of sutton was q business visitor to Prescott last Saturday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

x. Y. Daniell and family of Lanehurg.
 were Prescott visitors last Thursday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

w $. Martin of RosSton. was a business visitor 10 Prescott Tuesday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Rev. NJ. D. Armstrong. pioneer Baptist preacher of Nevada county, died at his home near Emmet last Saturday, and was buried in the Lane burg cemetery Sunday
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Horace Hale of route 6, was a busi- ness visitor to Prescott Monday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Q. k. McDaniel who is now a mer chant at Griffin, was Prescott visitor last Monday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Loomis Barger, son of Mir. and Mrs Stanley Barger of this city. was ser iously injured few days ago at Fl Dorado, while working on a house in course of construction.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

Prof. C. NJ. Hirst was q business visitor to Little Rock Saturday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-03-08

We have on hand some pure half and half cotton seed at SZ'oo per bushel. Nose Cox. l"-
Evening star., 1923-09-23

when the aunt had retired to- some
secret lair. as aunts do. 80
What. news?" said Charlotte DULY.
This dreadful news about your en-
gagement TO Wallace Chesney. Tell
me, why did you do this thing?"
i ''waliy has changed completely in
the last few weeks. Haven't you
heard ?'s ~
& "oniy sketchily, from Raymond
Candle"
& Il refuse said Charlotte proudly.
ito marry q man who treats me as IL
were a mark at the present rate
of exchange merely because / slice
an occasionaI-tee shot. The after
noon / broke oft the engagement
her voice shook, the afternoon 1
broke off the en-gug-gug- -gagement,
he told me ! ought to use an iron off
the tee instead of a dud- -dud driver" !"
The stricken girl burst into an un-
controllable fit of sobbing. 1 pressed
her hand silently and left her.
turned my steps toward Wallace
Chesney's bungalow. He was in his
sitting room when arrived, polishing
a putter---quite an ordinary one, such
as any capable player might use
We'll, Wallace, my boy" said.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
OWRADIUM IS MADE ANDKEPT

be guarded against thieves in the
flesh, but it has actually to be
guarded against itself, lest per chance
1t stealthily and silently disappear.
For the English Bank. known as
the British Radium Corporation, a
remarkable safe. the first of it's kind
ever constructed. was built by the
famous English firm of Chubb q
Sons This safe was designed by the
technical advisers of the corporation
especially for the storage and pro-
lection of radium. Though only
three feet high. it weighs a ton and
half. In order to make 1t as far
as possible proof against burglars
a. well as against the risks of loss
by emanation, the greatest ingenuity
had to be exercised. The dilemma
was that experiments had shown that
practically the only metal which
would withstand the great penetrat-
ing power of the radium emanations
was lead, while lead was anything
but burglar proof
The only solution of the difficulty
was to construct safe with an in
terror of lead and an exterior of steel.
An inner she'll was made composed
of lead three inches thick and the
outer casing was of steel of the same
thickness. Another difficulty was the
fitting of the door to prevent the
escape of emanations in that way.
1t was lathe-turned and of circular
formation. dead fit to the utter
most thousandth part of an inch. No
ray can possibly escape. BY means
of an especially ingenious continuance
any wear and tear on the door by
usage in opening and shutting it is
Immediately remedied.
Still another safeguard which had
to be taken was to prevent loss of
emanations when the door Is opened.
To overcome this. two valves have
been liked to the door, through which
tubes of mercury are passed for the
collection and storage of the emana-
tions. Most of the radium stored
in this safe comes from the radium
mines of Cornwall, in which the
corporation has a large interest.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Engine Without Fire.

OWING to the danger involved from
~ fire, a great many industrial
plants are unable to use engines the
steam and sparks of which are ordi-
narily allowed to escape into the open
air. A machine construction COM
pany has therefore constructed an en-
gine without fire, one which does
away with the annoyance of smoke.
The engine is run by superheated
steam under high pressure. This is
condensed in it's filling chamber, one
fourth of which is taken up by cold
water, and which is surrounded by
the insulating air mantle.
Several iron jackets and felt layer
cover the condenser. The condensing
continues until the temperature and
the pressure equal that in the large
FEED boiler. If at the beginning of
the movements some steam is allowed
to enter the cylinder the pressure in
the boiler, of course, sinks. The
steam and water masses, under ,ex-
cessive pressure, are somewhat re-
lieved and furnish new steam in the
same proportion as the consumption
or steam until the supply Is entirely
exhausted. The fireless engine, owing
to the small expense of running,
seems well adapted for short rail-
ways, especially in shops and yards.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
BY
P. G. WODEHOUSE.

, golf as IL should be-not the dull.
mechanical thing which had bored
! him during all these past weeks of
his perfection, but a gay, roliicking
adventure. 1t is better to struggle
hopefully than to arrive, and at last
this great truth had come home to
Wallace Chesney. He realized now
why pros were all grave, silent men.
who seemed to struggle manfully
against some secret sorrow. Golf
had no surprises for them, no gall
liant spirit of adventure.
"Tm going to get a ball over IL
stay here all night" cried Wallace
Chesney gayly, and the crowd echoed
his mirth.
On the face of Charlotte Dix was
the look of a mother whose prodigal
son has rolled into the old home once
more. She caught Wallace's eye and
gesticulated to him blithely-
''The cripple says he'll give you a
stroke a hole, waliy" she shouted.
I'm ready for him." beloved Wal
lace.
Hard luck" said Peter Willard.
Under their bush the plus fours,
charred and dripping, lurked un-
noticed. But Wallace Chesney saw
them. They caught his eye as he sliced
his eleventh into the marshes on the
right. 1t seemed to him that they
looked sullen. Disappointed! Baf-
fed
Wallace Chesney was himself again.
(CopyIssht 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Painting With Wood"

T is said that in Alsace there is an
artist named Spindler who makes
pictures with wood alone. Using
woods in the natural color, he con-
structs pictures of great beauty.
Each picture is made from a sketch.
Then, with infinite patience and care.
the artist cuts the veneer and rIues
it to backing and then Yields it all
in a press.
Since the artist never uses anything
except wood in it's natural color, he
has to know great deal about trees.
In his workroom he has pieces of
every kind or wood found in Europe
and many pieces from other countries.
The peasants aid him whenever they
can. One day, for example, a farmer
told him that he had a tree for him
to look at. 1t was an oak that had
been buried for centuries ana that
was a beautiful blue-black. The
artist, who was delighted with the
color, paid the farmer $3.50 for the
tree and $40 more to get it to his
house.
With the various woods, it is as
serted, the artist achieves perfect
colors. He pictures clouds, rain, sun
shine, lace curtains--in short, any,
thing and everything that an artist
can paint with paints. Some of his
veneer takes him hours of study and
of fitting and some of 1t is as fine as
hair.
Spindler has wood of every shade
of yellow, brown, red, black and
white. He has almost all the shades
of green also, but he, finds the blues
hard to get.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

was generally looked on as the
crucial hole in a medal round. Wal
lace lighted his pipe with. the utmost
coolnessI and. having replaced the
match box in his hip pocket. stood
smoking nonchalantly as he/waited
for the couple in front to get of the
green.
They holeds out eventually, and
Wallace walked to the tee. AS he
did SO he was startled to receive a
resounding smack.
Sorry" said Peter willard. apollo
geticaIly. Hope didn't hurt you.
A wasp"
And he pointed to the corpse, which
was lying in a used-up attitude on
the ground. s
Afraid it would sting you." said
Peter.
''Oh, thanks said Wallace.
He spoke little stiffiy, for Peter
Willard had a large. hard. fiat hand,
the impact of which had walked him
up considerably. Also, there had been
laughter in the crowd. He was fum-
Ing as he bent to address his bali. and
his annoyance became acute when.
just as he reached the top of his
swing. Peter willard suddenly spoke
Evening star., 1923-09-23
THE PLUS FOURS

me hollow. / am going to try to
learn to bear them---so must YOU
It's something about the things"
said Wallace. '.They give me conf
dence."
They give me pain in the neck"
said Raymond Candle. Y.
y X y
NTITHIN ten days the plus fours
w became familiar feature of the
landscape and were accepted as such
without comment. They were pointed
out to strangers, along with the
waterfall. the Lovers Leap and the
view from the eighth green, as things
you ought not to miss when visiting
the course: but, apart from that, one
might almost say they were ignored.
And meanwhile Wallace Chesney
continued day by day to make the
most extraordinary progres9 in his
play.
There is no other sphere in which a
belief in oneself has such Immediate
effects as 1t has in golf. And WAL
lace. having acquired self-eonfidence,
went on from strength to strength.
In less than a week he had pfowed
his way through the unfortunate
incidents--of which class Peter Will
Evening star., 1923-09-23

ever a generous foe. And the words
| seemed to touch some almost afro
phied chord in wallace's breast.
Dashed decent of Peter, he thought,
to sympathize. Peter was a good
chap. So were the spectators good
chaps. So was everybody, even his
caddie.
Peter Willard, as IL resolved TO
/ make his sympathy practical, also
rolled his ball into the lake.
Hard luck" said Wallace Chesriey,
and started as he said IL; for many
weeks had PASSED since he had COM
miserated with an opponent. He
felt a changed mana better, sweet
er. kindlier man. 1t was as IL a
curse had fallen from him.
He teed up another ball, and
swung.
Hard lucki" said Peter.
Hard luck!" said Wallace, a. mo-
ment later.
Hard luckr' said Peter a moment
after that.
x *.*
yXyALLACE CHEsNEY stood on the
w tee watching the spot in the
water where his third ball had
fallen. The crowd was now openly
amused, and as he listened to their
happy laughter 1t was borne in upon
Wallace that he, too. was amused
and happy. He turned and beamed
upon the spectators. He waved his
mashie cheerily at them: This was
Evening star., 1923-09-23

body's got IT in for me. Nobody loves
me-"
His voice. rose in a note of anguish,
and at the sound his terrier. which
had been sleeping on the rug, crept
forward and licked his hand.
"The dog loves you" said gently.
for was touched.
yes. but don't love the dog" said
wallace ;Chesney.
Wow. come. Wallace" said. BE
reasonable. my boy. It is only your
unfortunate manner on the links
which has made you perhaps little
unpopular at the moment. why not
pull yourself up? All that you need is
little tact, a little forbearance.
Charlotte, 1 am sure. is just as fond
of you as ever. but you have wound
ed her pride. Why must you be un-
kind about her tee shots?"~
Wallace Chesney shook his head
despondently.
81 can't help it," he said. "Tt exas-
perates me to see any one foozling.
and ] have to say so."
Then there is nothing to be done"
/ said sadly.
* +*k
a s you know, none of the medal
"A competitions at our club ia con-
tested SO hotly as the one in July. At
Evening star., 1923-09-23

the beginning of-the year Raymond
Candle had been considered the prob
able winner, but as the season pro-
gressed most of us were reluctantly
inclined TO put our money on Wallace
Chesney.
In the draw for partners Wallace
had Peter willard allotted to him,
and he rfiuttered to me that it was as
bad as hapdicapping him half dozen
to make him go round with such a
hopeless performer. Peter willard
always entered for the medal COM
petitions because he said that COM
petition play was good for the nerves.
On this occasion he topped his ball
badly. and. Wallace lit his pipe with
an exaggeratedly patient air When
Peter topped his second also Wallace
was. moved to speech,
For goodness sake" he snapped,
whats the good of playing at all II
you insist on lifting your head? Keep
1t down, man, keep 1t down. You
don't need to watch to see where the
balls going. 1t isn't likely to go as
far as all that. Make up your mind
to count three before you look up"
Thanks" said Peter meekly. There
was no pride in-Peter to be wounded
He knew the sort of player he was.
\. Wallace, right from the start,
showed that Candle or any, one else
would have to return a very fine
card to beat him. He was out in
forty-one. two above bogey, and with
the assistance of a superb second.
got three on the tenth, where a
four iss considered good. 1 mention
this to show that by the time he ar
rived at.the short lake hole Wallace
Chesney was at the top of his form.
The lake hole was the eleventh and
Evening star., 1923-09-23

"Hullo," said wallace Chesney. $50
you're back?'
We fell into conversation. and i
before realized that what l had 1een
told about the change in him was
nothing more than the truth. I had
some little difficulty in bringing the
talk round to the matter which 1 had
come to discuss.
MY boy said at length. 81 have
just heard the sad news"
What sad news?'-
II have been talking to Char
"oh. that said Wallace Chessey.
She was telling me-
Perhaps it's all for the best
''All for the best? What do you
mean?"
WELL" said Wallace, "one doesn't
wish, of course, to say anything un-
gallant, but, after all, poor charlotte's
handicap Is fourteen. and wouldn't
appear to have much chance of get
ting any lower. mean there's such
a thing as a fellow throwing himself
away"
Was / revolted at those callous
words? For a moment. yes. Then
looked at him keenly. There was a
bored, discontented expression in his
eyes, line of pain about his mouth.
MY boy" said gravely. "you are
not happy
He uttered a weary sigh.
I'm fed up," he admitted. Its a
funny thing. When I was dub 1
used TO watch the cracks buzzing
round the course and envy them. Now
I'm plus two, and I'm bored to death.
I'm too good. And what's the result?
Everybody's jealous of me. Every
Evening star., 1923-09-23

rJust second, old man." said Peter.
Wallace spun around, outraged.
What is it? i do wish wou would
wait till I've made my shot"
Just as you like" said Peter hum.
bly,.
There is no greater crime that a
man can commit on the links than
to speak to a fellow when he's max
ing his stroke"
''Of course, of course" acquiesced
Peter. crushed.
yXTALLAcE turned to his ball once
w more. He was vaguely con-
scious of a discomfort to which he
could not =, at the moment give a
name. At first he though that he was
having a spasm of lumbago, and this
surprised him, for he had never in his
life been subject to even a suspicion
of that malady. A, moment later, he
realized that this diagnosis had been
wrong.
Good heavens." he cried, leaping
nimbly some two feet into the air.
I'm on fire."
"Yes," said Peter. delighted at his
ready grasp of the situation. That's
what 1 wanted to mention just now"
wallace slapped vigorously at the
seat of his plus fours.
"It must have been when killed
that wasp said Peter. You had a
match box in your pocket"
Wallace was in no mood to discuss
down on his pyre, beating at the
flames.
do you know what should do II
were your said Peter willard.
should jump into the lake."
One of the cardinal rules of golf is
that a player shall accept no advice
from any one but his own caddie: but
wallace took three rapid strokes and
entered the water with a splash.
The lake, though muddy, is not
deep, and presently wallace was to be
observed standing up to his waist
some few rect from the shore.
THAT ought to have put it out"
of luck that it happened at this
hole" He stretched out a hand to
the bather. Catch hold, old man,
and I'll pull you out"
'Nov' said Wallace Chesney.
why not?'
Never mindm said Wallace, aus
terely. He bent as near to Peter as
he was able. Send a caddie up to
the clubhouse to fetch my gray fan
mel trousers from my locker" he
whispered tensely.
"Oh, ahi" said Peter.
1t was some little time before Wal
lace, encircled by group of male
his costume; and during the interval
he continued to stand waist-deep in
the water. Eventually, however, he
found himself back ashore, his ball
before him, his mashie in his hand.
Garry on" said Peter. "All clear
now"
Wallace Chesney addressed his ball.
And. even as he did so. he was sud
denly aware of strange weakness.
Clad in the old gray fianne1s> of his
early golfing days. Wallace felt diff
fident, feeble. uncertain of himself
His corrugated trouser-leg caught
his eye as he waggled. and all at
once he became acutely alive to the
fact that many eyes were watching
him. The audience seemed to press
on him like blanket.
The next moment his ball had
bounded weakly over the intervsn-
ing patch Of turf and was In the
water.
Hard 1uck said Peter Willard,
Evening star., 1923-09-23

| lard was the best exampie--and was
challenging the fellows who kept
three shots in five somewhere ON the
fairway. A month later he was
holding his own with ten-handicap
men. And by the middle, of the sum-
mer he was SO far advanced that his
name occasionally cropped up in
speculative talks on the subject OF
the July medal.
The first inkling 1 received that
anything was wrong came on my re-
turn from a protraeted business
tour Raymond Candle came in to
smoke a pipe and put me abreast OF
local gossip.
"And how" asked him. when we
we're comfortably settled. did your
game this afternoon come out?"
"oh, he beat me-" said Candle. and
it seemed to me that there was a
note of bitterness in his voice.
Then he, whoever he was, must
have been an extremely competent
performer" I replied. for Candle was
one of the finest players<in the club,
unless, of course, you were giving
him some impossible handicap"
mo. we played level"
Indeed. Who was your oppo-
nent"
"Chesney'' ~
wallace Chesney. And he beat you,
playing level! This is the most
amazing thing I have ever, heard"
Hes improved out, of all knowl-
edge"
He must have! Do you think he
would ever beat you again?"
mo, because he won't have the
chance"
You surely. do NOT mean that you
will not play him because you are
afraid of being beaten?"
TT isn't being beaten I mind"
And IL I omit to report the remain
der of his speech. 1t is because what
he said was almost word for word
what you were saying to me Just now
about Nathaniel Frfsby. 1t was, II
seemed. Wallace Chesney's manner,
his arrogance, his attitude of belong
ing to some superior order of beings,
that had SO wounded Raymond Gan
die. Wallace Chesney had, 1t ap-
peared, criticized Candles mashie-
play in no friendly spirit. had hung
up the game on the fourteenth tee
In order to show him how to place
his feet. and on the way back to the
clubhouse had said that the beauty
of golf was that the best player
could enjoy a round even with a
, dub. because, though there might be
no interest in the match, he could
always aniuse himself By playing for
his medal score.
/ was profoundly shaken
Wallace chesney!'' L exclaimed
wallace Chesney victim of swelied
head! 1 can hardly credit it,
! well, you needn't take my word
for it unless you want to. Ask any
body 1t isn't often he can get any
one to play with him now
you horrify me.'
Raymond Candle smoked awhile in
brooding silence. Finally he queried
You've heard about his engage
ment?.'
81 have heard nothing, nothing
What about his engagement?''
Charlotte Dix has broken 1t on
"No!"
Eyes couidn't stand him any
longer
GOT rid OF Candle and made my
way as quickly as possible to the
house where Charlotte lived with iler
aunt.
.I have Just heard the news, 81 ssaia,