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Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
An Unseemly Incident

War hatreds, IL is obvious, are still
strong in the hearts OF some OF our
British cousins but the AFFAIR at Bath,
when speakers who were pleading for
starving German children were driven
from the meeting place, was not to
the credit Of the victorious Britons.
The German children were not re-
sponsible for the war. They are
among the worst sufferers because of
It. Their cry for bread should not
fall on deaf ears.
II is not in keeping with British
chivalry 10 strike a fallen foe, or at
tempt TO visit the sins Of fathers upon
the children. We feel sure that the
people of Great Briton as a whole will
condemn the act Of the few who are
responsible for the outbreak at Bath
When even American soldiers were
fighting the Germans hordes on the
fields Of France the late President
Wilson repeatedly empasized that 1--WE
are not making war on the German
people"
Just few days ago the widow OF
the great war president made an ap
peal through the press for aid foI
the hungry children in Germany. She
feared that refusal Of the German
embassy at Washington TO lower the
flag when the death Of President vii
son was announced would so incense
American citizens that they would
withhold their aid.
The war is over. II will be years
before the embers of hate die, but
the efforts Of those who love peac,
should be directed toward extinguish
ing them, rather than flaming then
into flame.
When starving children cry fol-
bread, a Christian civilization win not
hand them a stone.-Commercia Ap
peal.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
DON'T WAIT
Take Advantage of a POcahOntas CHI
zeH's Experience.

When the back begins to ache.
Don't wait until backache becomes
chronic;
TIL kidney troubles develop;
TIL urinary troubles destroy nights
rest.
Profit by a Pocahontas citizens cx-
perience.
Mrs. A. VI. Mclaughlin, says: "a
dun soreness in my back took all my
ambition and ! didn't feel at all well.
Many days ] had to take II easy /
was so worn out. That dull, bearing
down pain certainly made me feel
miserable. A member Of the family
had used Doan's Pills and tried them.
Doan's rid me Of the lame back and
made me feel like myself again"
Price GOc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-gct
Doan's Pills.-thc same that Mrs. Nc
Laughlin had. FOs,er-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs. Buffalo, n. Y.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
In Bankruptcy

In the District Court Of the United
States for the JOnesborO Division OF
the Eastern District of Arkansas. d
In the matter Of Robert j. Miller
Bankrupt
To the creditors of Robert Il. Miller
Of Manson in the county Of Randolph,
Division and District aforesaid, a
bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on Feb.
o, 1924, the said Robert Il. Miller was
duly adjudged bankrupt, and the
first meeting Of the creditors will be
held at my Office in the City Of Jones
bOrO, In said district, on the 10 day
of March A. ID. 1924, at two o'clock
in the afternoon AT which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their
claims. appoint n trustee, examine the
bankrupt. and transact such other bust
ness as may properly come before said
meeting
JOncsborO Ark, Feb. %, 1924
T.. r. Brown.
30 It. Referee I'm Bankruptcy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

in one corner of the house. There
were no rugs, pictures, musical instru-
ments nor none of a thousand neces-
sary cOnveniences that the people Of
today enjoy. Fifty years ago If you
wanted to take bath, you were com
PEELED to use an ordinary wash tub or
possibly HE yourself away TO the
creek.
Today the old spinning wheel Is n
rare curiosity, but fifty years ago 1t
was absolutely indispensable. In those
days the workworn housewife could be
heard making this crude machine hum,
far into the night. In those days the
mother not only made all the clothing
the children wore, but also wOve all
of the cloth from which the clothes
were made.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

Fifty years ago instead Of n horse
drawn wagon, the bes, buggies, and
the comfortable automobile, the people
used the old fashioned "squeaky' OK.
wagon.
In those days there was no market
for anything we had to sell. Corn was
worth only fifteen or twenty cents a
bushel A wagon i'm those days cost
about fifty dollars. In other words
one would have to give at least two
hundred bushels of corn for wagon.
Today if you have two hundred bushels
of corn to sell you can buy wagon
and put one hundred dollars in YOUR
bank.
Fifty years ago eggs were worth
from three to five cents dozen; hens
were worth twenty-five cents apiece.
Cotton was worth one dollar and fifty
cents per hundred. Today eggs are
worth from twenty-five Ito fifty cents
per dozen in our local markets; corn
is worth one dollar and twenty-five
cents per bushel Cotton is worth ten
cents per pound. Butter is worth fifty
cents pound, Hay is worth from
twenty to forty dollars per ton. In
fact everything we have to sell is at
good price. Then too, fifty years
ago, wages were poor as compared
with today.
As was stated above, fifty years ago
the people lived in uncomfortable, in
convenient log houses; today we have
beautiful homes equipped with every
conceivable convenience. Today if you
want skilled physician, you only
have to go to your telephone and call
any one of several doctors that you
know. Fifty years ago, you would
have to ride "Skewball" all night to
find doctor, and when you returned
with him very likely the patient was
either well or dead.
We should not forget to mention
that we have better schools today than
fifty years ago. Fifty years ago a
school consisted of one house, one book
one bench and one teacher, Today we
give every child a chance to be edu'
Gated.
God bless the pioneers of fifty years
ago. They deserve to be praised fol
the many hardships which they endur
ed. They were patriotic, industrious
truthful, honest, and brave. In fact
they possessed all the characteristic
of desirable citizens, but this does no
prove that times were better then thai
now. +. Robinson.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
SPECIAL NOTICE TO TEACHERS

The citizens OF Biggers are very
anxious TO know approximately how
many teachers and pupils to expect at
the coming Randolph County School
Fair which convenes the 2sth and 10Th
Of this month, in order to make ample
provisions for the entertainment Of all
teachers, pupils and invited guests who
contemplate attending.
WIN all teachers notify the secre-
tary Of their intentions of attending
and the number Of students they ex-
pect to have with them, at the earliest
date possible.
Respectfully,
Christine Poindexter, Sec,
Biggers, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

All the advertising in the world
and all the sales efforts combined
could not have made the great sue
cess for TANLAC that has been at
tanned, unless this reconstructive tonic
possessed merit of the greatest degree.
over 40 Million Bottles of Tanlac have
been sold and the demand today is
greater than ever before.
That TANLAC possesses merit and
has brought relief to hundreds of
thousands of persons is attested by
the great number of testimonials that
have been received by the company
from people in every state of the
Union and every province of Canada.
There are over 100000 such statements
on file with the company, all ringing
with sincere praise for TANLAC and
what it has accomplished.
Here are excerpts from a few of the
100000 statements on file:
Mrs. Edward Gibbs, Lancaster, Pa.
For two years indigestion deprived
ME of nearly all the pleasure of living.
If il had not been for TANLAC /
would still be a sick and discouraged
woman, for nothing else seemed to do
me any good"
Mrs. Mary A. Benson, Seattle, Wash I:
Following an operation my stomach
and nerves seemed to give way and
] became almost helpless. As a last
resort i tried TANLAC. l began to
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE
SAY ABOUT TANLAC
"f for Tanac would still be SICK discouraged
woman for nothing seemed to do gOod says Mrs.
Edward Gibbs .

improve from the very first, gained
% lbs, and today am feeling fine"
O. Il. Moore, Kansas City, Mo. !:
MY stomach seemed to pain me con-
stantly, food seemed to do me no
good, | would blOat up with gas, lost
nv strength, and could not sleep or
rest. was on the dOwngrade all the
time. Tanlac corrected my troubles
and put me in excellent shape
Thomas Lucas, Petersboro, Ontario
We'll, sir, buying TANLAC was the
hest investment | ever made, for it
built up my health and strength to
where haven't complaint in the
world"
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph +. Kaake, De
troit, Mich: For more than year
our three children, aged 2, and 6, had
been so peaked and lifeless that we
were worried about them. Their stom-
achs were upset, appetites poor, the
color had left their cheeks, their nights
were restless and during the day they
would just NOPE around, taking no
interest in play or anything else. They
began to improve with the first dose
Of TANLAC, and today there are no
more healthy children in Detroit"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug.
gists. Over 40 million bottles sold.
Accept no substitute.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
How Much Cotton?

The one problem of absorbing inter
est to Southern farmers is the outlook
for the cotton crop of 1924. There
seems to he a general belief that a
large acreage will be planted. A de-
cided increase In the price has almSst
always resulted in an increased acre
age. In fact, this result can be count
ed on without fail under normal con-
ditions. We planted the largest acre
age in our history in 1923, and had
the spring been favorable for cotton
planting the acreage would have been
much larger. 1t is probable that under
favorable weather conditions the acre
age planted in 1923 would have reach
ed 100000 acres. This increase
along the northern border Of the Cot
ton Belt, where boil weevils have done
but little damage, would have been
very much greater and there would
also have been a larger increase in
the old Cotton Belt had the weather
been favorable for early planting.
But it is claimed by some that a
shortage Of labor and the difficulty of
securing the necessary money for max.
the 1924 cotton crop will counteract
the influence of high prices and hold
the 1924 acreage to not more than that
planted in 1923. We believe the unfav'
orable weather conditions in the spring
Of 1923 had a much larger influence IN
reducing the acreage planted than will
the shortage Of labor and money in
1924 That is, If the spring of 1922
is favorable for planting, we believe
the acreage planted to cotton will be
greater than in 1923. We have ampl,
labor to plant a larger acreage, al
though the shortage of labor may seri
Ously interfere with the proper cult
walton and the picking Of large crop
In other words, we have the labor Ia
plant a larger acreage than we can
properly cultivate and harvest. But
in 1924 there Is still another influence
which will tend to keep down the cot.
ton acreage In some sections. In those
parts of the Belt where deficiency OF
feed crops were planted and the wee
wills were very destructive to the cotton
there will be disposition to plant
more feed and food crops and risk less
on plunging to the limit on cotton. In
these sections not so much cotton will
he planted in 1924 as was the inten'
tion to plant in 1923 had the spring
been favorable. Considering all the
facts, including the urge to increase
the acreage which always comes from
high prices and also all the obstacles
including those mentioned and all
others, we still look for as large q
planting i'm 1924 as in 1923. And II
the weather is favorable there will
probably he a considerable increase IN
acrcage.-The Progressive Farmer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
Fifty Years Ago

There are some people yet who think
that those who lived fifty years ago
really had better times than the peo-
pie Of today. Let us look into this
matter and see If this is true.
Fifty years ago people lived in log
houses. These houses had puncheOn
floors; they had but few windows.
The "Jinnies' (beds) were nailed up
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
No Worms in Healthy Child

All children troubled with Worms have an TN.
healthy color. which indicates poor blood, and az
rule, there Is more or leas stomach disturbance
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood. i'm
prove the digestion and act as a General Strenefb
enins Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw of or dispel the worms and tn Child will h.
in perfect health. Pleasant TO take Coo per botfe
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

A negro seven feet and seven inches
tall was arrested at Poplar Bluff last
week but was released and told TO
leave town because the bed and other
furniture in the jail was too small for
him. He wore No. Is shoes.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
HabituaI Constipation Cured
In II to II Days

"LAX-F0S WITH PEPSIN" is specially
prepared Syrup Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly and
should be taken regularly for IA to 2l days
10 induce regular action. II Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 6Oc
per bottle.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
Cy Adams Says:

Our impressions depend much upon
the point of view. One astronomer
has pu; his telescope back In cavern
the better to study the wonders Of the
heavens.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

God helps those who help them
selves. Don't leave II oil to God when
you do your spring planting. You can.
at least, use good seed. prepare a good
seed bed and resolve TO cultivate well.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

There Is lots Of difference between
thrift and stinginess. The man who
buys poor planting seed because good
seed costs too much Is stingy. The
man who buys good seed because poor
seed Is expensive at any price is
thrifty.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

Since the so-called scare" OF folks
leaving the farm started, the wealth
Of farm products raised annually has
increased over 200 per cent. IL isn't
a problem OF keeping "folks'> on the
farm but rather one Of keeping farm
ers" on the farm.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

Don't think you are so much differ
ent from other folks unless you are
immune to nattery and can sneer at
praise.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

Just as there are some people who
seem always to be the goat, there are
others who always delight in follow
ing the traits Of the goat.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
FOR SALE

Good second hand cars. Prices rea-
sonable, ranging from $65 up. Call
and see us before buying elsewhere.
Jones Bros,
20 If. POcahontas, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07
FOR SALE OR TRADE

$50 acres Of wild land near Raven
den Springs. 4 bargain.
G. A. Dixon,
20 a.. P0cahontas, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

The Fulton County Fair Association
is planning 10 build large auditor
ium at Salem.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

If you want to do something to help
your community this year, ask the
county agent TO conduct a demonstra-
tion in growing some field crop on
your farm.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

A number Of highway projects have
begun In Izard and Stone counties.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

26 IT,
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-03-07

20 IT,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

ter by rightly directed publicity and
some advertising in mediums that
will not charge prohibitive prices;
and now is the time to turn tide
of desirable immigration in this d.
rection, while land is cheap
Tourist travel can be turned
toward Americas and via Americas
by advertising and in no other way.
The first time that a traveller com
ing from the North on East to the
South sees the name Of Americas on
road sign is twelve miles south
of Macon. In the Carolinas the
tourist is warned while he is yet
hundreds of miles away that he Is
on the road to so-and-so; and he Is
invited and urged by ATTRACTIVE
Isigns to eat his meals and spend his
nights at Such-and-such hotel. This
is true in northeastern Georgia. For
some towns, an enterprising hotel
provides the signs that are nailed
to trees and posts all along the road
and for others, and sometimes, for
the same towns, the chamber %
commerce furnishes the signs
"Hartwell, Ga, a mere village in
comparison with Americas, issues
a little folder with road may
showing the relative location of pi-
lvotal towns, and of the larger cities
from Washington, D. c., to Jackson
willie, Fla, This folder gives the NIL
cage from Hartwell to a score or
more of places, and it shows Hart
well as the center Of the universe,
when in reality Americas is the cen
ter"
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THE AMERIcUs TIMEs-REcoRDER

logical factory that should be pro-
cured for Americas; and with a
movement toward the South of mill
capital, and with the expansion and
extension Of mills already in the
South--a condition apparent to ev-
'eryone that has recently been in the
mill centers Of the South-it seems
that Americas should somehow come
in for her share; for if the sections
where there are already many mills
have any advantages over Americus
as cotton mill sites, this writer can
mot name them
Sumter cannot abandon cot
ton. Cotton acreage should be re-
duced Cultivation and care should
Ibe'intensified. More animals should
he raised, including poultry, hogs
and cattle. The chemical fertilizer
program should be modified. Land
fertility should be maintained by
manures and legumes; and not only
should it be maintained, but it must
be increased, and it can be increased
! by following the right program. Il
will never be increased by a strict
chemical fertilizer and cotton prog
ram. We will not have to 90 out
side the state to find ample markets
I for meats, eggs, and dairy products.
"5--Home capital should but
Souther Field, and make of it a cot
ton mill suburb. Machinery could
be installed in the warehouse that
is there and ready with only minor
alterations; and only unbleachcd
white cloth should be manufactured.
Yes; farmers from other sections
should be induced to ''settle III
Sumter" Working white people,
! who, while they would not know
to raise cotton, would know how to
raise poultry, cattle, hogs and grain
and fruit crops. They would find
hospitable climate, a healthful
place in which to live soils that
would quickly respond to good
treatment. Every year people nj
CRATE from the lower middle At
lantic states to the middle west,
where they buy land at a price
higher than they would have to pay
in Sumter, where they have to work
harder, and where they must endure
the rigors of cold winters.
People can be brought to Sum
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Clayering and Mary walked to
another gorge he knew OF and sat
for hours among boulders and ferns
on the brink of the stream, and sur,
rounded by the naples with their
quietly rustling leaves.
When they returned, Miss Oar
ling, attired in ferns, was execut-
ing what she called the wood
nymph's dance, and Todd and Mi
nor were capering about her max
ing horrible faces and pretending
to be satyrs. The rest were keep
ing time with hands and feet. All
had agreed that not a letter nor a
newspaper should be brought to
the camp during their eight days
absence from civilization. Freedom
should be complete. 1t seemed to
Clavering that the expression OF
every fate had changed They all
wore the somewhat fixed and
dreamy look one unconsciously as
sumes "in the woods" 1t was only
a few moments before the onlook-
ers had joined hands and were
dancing around the central fig
ures; chanting softly; closing in on
them; retreating; turning sudden
iy to dance with one another g.
but with a curious restraint as if
hey were reviving some old classic
II the forest and were afraid of
abandonment Only Mr.. Dinwiddle,
smile halfpuzzled. half-cynical,
IN his eyes. remained spectator.
They swayed rhythmically, like
tides, the chanting was very low
and measured, the faces rapt.
Even Todd and Minor looked exalt-
ed impossible to imagine thew had
ever been Sophistieates They
were creatures of the woods, rene
gades for a time, perhaps, but the
woods had claimed them
Then Mr.. Dinwiddie did an mp
ISL thing. . He inserted a disk in
the victrola, and at once they be-
gan TO jazz, hardly conscious Of the
transition
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

versity of Florida elevens are scne-
duled to play two games on neutral
ground April 1929, according to a
letter received today by Secretary
Henry P. Everett, of the Chamber
Commerce here. The letter asks
what inducements will be offered for
the teams to play in Americas, and
Secretary Everett is anxious to re-
ceive some expressions of opinion
from football enthusiasts here,
/ who might be interested in securing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

ity benefit.
leased for publication is that Of
Prof. Charles NJ. Hale, principal Of
Americas High School, his views
/ aadrassed to the committee being
EXPRESSED as follows:
! III What's the matter with Amer
icYsq Nothing, except that she is not
making use Of all her resources and
possibilities to push herself forward
and take her place as a progressive
municipality among the cities OF
her size, not only in the state, but
in the South.
She possesses the fixed and cur
rent assets necessary to make her
an ideal community center o.
wealth, health, beauty and refine
ment-if she could but marshal he1
strength so as to give her the max
imum Of working capital, and then
use it wisely.
Pit will help to put her on the
high road to prosperity to enlist Tie
interest and aid and ideas of every
person living here, and of other
persons; and to permeate the whole
community with the fine spirit of co
operation and helpfulness that pre-
walls in the civic clubs of the town
and to have everyone feel that ii
is his city and his town; and that
community prosperity will mean his
personal prosperity,
"3-Yes; give US more factories,
but not too many; and more pay
rolls, but let us not think always in
terms of dollars and cents.
A cotton mill seems to be the most
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

MISS Daring was executing
what she called the wood-nymph's
dance"
how to jazz
Il love the moon" said Mary
contentedly, and pushing cush-
ion between her head and the
sharp edge Of the seat, I'D like to
stay out all night"
They continued to talk nonsense
for a while and then fell silent.
When the boat was almost at the
head Of the lake Clavering turned
it into a long water lane where the
NAPLES met overhead and the low
soft leaves kept up a continual
whispering. 1t was as dark as
tunnel, but he knew every inch OF
the way and presently shot out
into another lake, small enough for
its shores to be sharply outlined
under the full light OF the moon,
which appeared to have poised it.
self directly overhead.
Here it was less silent than on
the larger lake. There was a cho-
rus of frogs among the Ill, pads,
an owl hootad wistfully in The for
est, and they heard an angry snort
from the unde.arush, followed by
trampling retreat.
Il fancy if we had fingered quiet
ly in that passage We should have
seen deer drinking from that patch
of sward over there" said claYer.
ing. But I was not thinning Of
deer"
What were you thinking off"
"Why-you--in a way, I suppose.
If I was thinking at all. was
merely filled with a vast content.
God | have found more than
ever dreamed any man could i'm
agine he wanted. Vastly more than
any mans deserts. It is an aston
ishing thing for a man to be able
to say"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

gineers, with our wealth of ex-
perience, we probably know what is
best
We use IS formulas for steels.
Each is best suited to certain parts,
as proved by years of tests.
On some steels we pay the makers
a bonus of 1870 to get them exactly
right. There is no room to excel us
there.
i i x
We machine the entire surface of
each crank shaft, as was done on
Liberty Airplane Motors. That ex-
ira cost is heavy. But thus we get