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Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
From w. H. Phipps

To the People Of Randolph County:
This is to express to you my sineerc
appreciation for the splendid vote re-
ceived in the recent primary just clos
ed.
True, was not elected but | appre-
ciate the good vote received and | shall
always feel grateful to you for same
win say further that l do not feel
that any person voted against me ot
this time by reason of any ill-will ia
ward me or my services rendered. but
that you voted for a principle which
you believed to be right and that your
actions in the matter were prompted
by right motives therefore | am en-
tirely satisfied with the decision of the
people and have no complaint to make
whatever.
l will say further that l feel that
the people of Randolph county owe
me nothing-they have been mighty
good to me and / owe them a debt
of gratitude which ! shall never. be
able s. pay. My friends come Mfst
with me and l believe that / have as
many friends in Randolph county rs
any person. l feel, too, that the men
and women who voted against me at
this time are my friends and that 1
have not been really defeated but Just
called, for a time, from labor to re-
freshment to be called on again at the
instance of the people should they see
fit to give me more political honors.
In conclusion let me say that / am
still doing business at the same old
stand in the same old way, ready at
all times to do my friends kindness.
If you need anything during the re-
mainder of my stay in the clerks
office, write or call me and it will be
Forthcoming. Sincerely yours,
w. H. Phipps.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
INTERESTED
IN POULTRY PROJECT
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time Of the year (ApriD. The baby
chicks will cost in the neighborhOOd Of
20 cents each and it will require about
% cents each to get them ready for the
market at 10 to ~ weeks old. This
will mean an outlay of 40 to 80 cents
with a profit of about 40 cents per
chick or 5000 profit on each 500 chicks
sold. Two hundred dollars will go a
long way toward making the next
years crop What do you say? Are
you on? Now If you are interested
you should see your banker at once
and let's get the order placed as soon
as possible i'm order to get our chicks
at the time when wanted from the
hatchery.
Your county agent is anxious to see
the poultry business pushed good and
strong in this county and he feels like
you will not go wrong on this propo-
sition He will be glad to talk this
plan over with any farmer or farmers
wife who is interested in this propo-
sition, and to help them in planning
for their brooder house and brOoder
stove, etc. Your money will be wasted
if you do not take the proper precau-
tions before you start into this PROPOSE
tion. SO let's put our heads together
bankers, farmers, county agent, etc)
and make this paying proposition
from the beginning. This should be
an annual event for the county.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
Thanks

To my many friends: take this
method of expressing to you my appre-
citation for the splendid vote given me
whereby you nominated me as the
Democratic candidate for the Office Of
Circuit Clerk and Recorder.
| assure you shall do all in my
power, when l take charge of that
office, to make you a clerk that will
justify my friends in casting their
votes and influence for me in the re-
cent election; and to you who fought
so desperately to prevent that victory,
let us join hands and be the best Of
friends.
Again thanking my friends for what
they have done for me and soliciting
the support Of all qualified voters in
the coming general election, l ANA
Yours truly,
Joe Snodgrass-
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
A Word OF Gratitude

Mere words cannot express my
thanks and appreciation to the host Of
friends in Randolph county who made
it possible for me to win the race for
Chancellor by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Political history records few such
acts Of friendship, one neighbor for
another, and with the tremendous vote
you gave me, all doubts were swept
away and as the returns flashed over
the wires was able to serenely rest
upon the wings of victory.
Although l am unable to express to-
you my deep gratitude, you can rest
assured that my Randolph county
friends will always hold a warm spot
in my heart, and it will be my desire
and aim to make you a faithful and
honest servant.
/ beg to remain,
Your grateful neighbor,
Alvin S. Irby
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
Consolidation and the Thir-
teenth Amendment

l. too, am n resident of good old
Randolph county-have lived here %
years; was not born here but came
40 near IL that IL made my head swim.
Now, as TO Amendment 13, ] believe
it Is alright If any school district
wants and needs to vote an 1S mill
school tax IL should be allowed to do
so and not TO give them this privilege
Is casting a reflection on their intelli-
gence and ability TO run their own
business.
But in regard to consolidation Will
say that is something l know very
little about and / believe most of my
neighbors are in the same boat. And
when man stands up and votes for
something that he does not under
stand he should be run into dehOrn-
ing chute and bored for the simples.
One able writer said that cOnsolida-
ti0n cost more than the present school
system but it was worth more. Now
there are lots of good things that cost
more and are worth more but poor
people have poor ways and must do
as they can while moneyed men do as
they please.
So, as Mr.. Whitrock said, better
watch how you vote, brother farmer,
unless you understand this proposition
thoroughly.
This western road tax was brought
on our farmers by voting and boost
ing for something that the farmers
knew absolutely nothing about. Bet
ter watch how you vote, brother farm
er.
One important question about con-
s0lidation that we have never heard
its advocates explain Is how viii the
little kids be transported TO and from
school, those who live several miles
away from the school. What Will this
cost and who will pay the freight?
People are not working for nothing
nowadays, remember that.
Everybody should stand for better
schools, better roads and better
churches and for the raising of the
educational. moral and religious stand
ard of good old Randolph. But we
believe that the present school system
will do for awhile. Let us hope that
some day not far distant our good peo-
pie will get up on their feet financially
and have better roads and then we
can give consolidation more consider
alton. James Early, Sr..
Ingram, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
We Thank Our Friends

The star Herald wishes to extend
its sincere thanks to all who assisted
us in reporting the returns OF the
election last Tuesday.
Our friends in nearly every town
ship rushed their reports to us as soon
as the votes were counted. Butter
was the only township that made no
effort to report until the next day.
To those who rendered this service,
and to those who furnished partial re-
turns as fast as they were counted,
we will keep you in mind and be on
the alert to render you the same CON
sideration if opportunity ever permits.
We could not have kept the returns
tabulated without the assistance given
us by James Shivley and Earl Bates
To these two boys, to r. II. Gullett
who announced the vote to the waiting
crowds, to Zan Schnabaum who assist
ed us with our phone work, to the
alert operators in the central office
we express our appreciation.
To ]. d. Wells and Oscar Prince
who helped MS in our plans for receiv-
ing the returns, we express our graft
tude.
Through the help of our friends we
were able to announce the winners
early Wednesday morning, even though
some of the races were the closest in
the history of the county.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
From ]. A. Rogers

To the Voters Of Demun Township:
| want to thank you for the splen-
did vote you gave me in the Primary
just closed It means a great deal to
me to be able to have your confidence
to such an extent that you gave me the
majority that was shown by your vote.
l shall strive hard to give such SER
vice as your Justice of the Peace Of
Demun township that you will ever be
glad you voted for me. When in need
of my service, command my service.
Your servant,
2-1tc. ]. A. Rogers. ]. r.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
From ]. A. White

To Ny Friends
! wish to thank you who stood So
loyalty behind me during the past cam.
paign.
We fought an honorable fight but
lost. / have no i'll feeling for those
who supported my opponent. It is a
grand privilege that we have of cast
ing our suffrage for our preference
l wish VIII s. success in his admin.
istration. Yours very truly.
J. A. White.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
PYROTOL NOTICE!!!

All persons wishing to purchase war
time explosives to use in blasting
stumps, boulders, etc, please send in
your request to County Agent Kerr as
soon as possible. This explosive can
be had at about $1O.5O or $11.OO per
100 pounds.
Orders are being taken and If you
wish to get as much as 100 pounds OF
more you can do so by placing your
order now. If you don't need that
much, get your neighbor to go in with
you and make the purchase.
e. A. Kerr,
County Agent.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
RESIDENCE FoR RENT

i have for rent one residence, same
as new, electric lights, good size barn,
large lot and garden, well located
See me or call at Pocahontas State
Bank. ]. W. Price, Pocahontas, Ark.
e2t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19

Ebony railroad ties so hard that il
is necessary to bore holes through
them before spikes can be driven are
use' on certain divisions of the Kan
sas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
in Mexico.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19

Italian organ grinders are being re-
fused passports by the Fascist govern
ment on the grounds that they detract
from Italy's prestige.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
Colds cause Grip and IuiIuenza

LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There Is only one "Bromo ouinine-
Z. W GRAVES signature on box. SOC
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19
Groves TasteIess chill Tonic

destroys the malarial germs which are transmitted
to the blood by the Malaria Mosquito Price 6Oc
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-19

It pays to read the ads.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
Contrary Herd of Deer
Hailed Into u. S. Court

Los Angeles, Calif.-Thirty thou
sand deer In Kaibab forest In northern
( Arizona, having outwitted, outrun and
generally defeated plans Of cowboys
to transfer them to new forage pre-
serves face the mandate of special
United States court.
Each year as snow drives the deer
to lower attitudes forage shortage
develops, forcing the animals to eat
bark of trees which threatens large
stands OF valuable timber. Thus far
the animals have evaded numerous
ingenious schemes to transfer them, in
GLIDING a rodeo which was to end In
drive across the grand canyon to a
new preserve.
The case was submitted to a spe-
ciaI court Of three judges here recent
", the government contending the
excess deer should be shot. while the
state claims existing laws forbid
hunters to enter the preserve.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
Devise Instrument for
Testing Tension of Cloth

Washington How tight should the
covering on an airplane's wings be?
A new instrument that measures the
tension of the cloth that holds the
helium In a dirigible as well as that
used on planes has been perfected In
the laboratories of the United States
bureau Of standards.
1t is Of great Importance, say ex-
perts, that the tension of the fabrics
used In aircraft should be exactly
right If it is not taut enough, the
operation of, the plane Is unsatisfac-
tory If 1t is drawn too tightly, there
is likely to be strain on the metal
framework
The new instrument was construct
ed at the bureau of standards for use
In the bureau Of aeronautics of the
Navy department 1t is simple and
easily operated and win test differ
ent portions of the fabric used on q
machine without disturbing the COW
ering as whole.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
snnarstittons EsIkimos.

The Eskimos at Rahmah and at
the stations south are all supposed
to be Christians. but, naturally. they
still retain many of the traditional
beliefs and superstitions of their an
cestors. says writer in Outing Mag
azine. They will not live in house
where a death has occurred. believ-
ing that the spirit of the departed
will haunt the place. II the building
is worth it.. they take It down and
set ~ up again somewhere else.
Not long ago the wife of one Of
the Eskimos was taken seriously Ill,
and became delirious. Her husband
and his neighbors deciding that she
was possessed OF an evil spirit, tied
her down and left her, until finally
she died uncared for and alone.
from cold and lack Of nourishment.
This occurred at a distance from the
station, and the missionaries did not
learn OF 1t until the woman was
dead and beyond their aid.
Once DR.. Grenfell visited Rarnah
and exhibited to the astonished Es-
ktmos some stereoptican views
photographs that he had taken
there in year previous 1t SO hap
pened that ore of the PICTURES was
that Of an old woman who had died
since the photograph was made, and
when 1t appeared upon the screen
terror struck the hearts of the Sim
ple-minded people.
They believed 1t was her spirit
returned to earth, and for long
time afterward imagined that they
saw It floating about at night. visit
Ing the woman's old haunts.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
, FIRE-KILLED TINrRER
galus Of Wood That Has Been
Through Flames.

Through FLAMES.
The traveller who has wondered
why some use is not made Of the tim
Der that has been fire-killcd all over
the country will be interested to
learn that the United States Forest
Service at the University Of Wash
ington, Seattle, has discovered a
means of utilizing this timber. which
In the past has largely gone to
waste.
In testing fire-killed timber-that
5. timber which had its bark de-
Stroyed by a FIRE not severe enough
% entirely consume the tree, and
which left 1t standing 1t was found
o be thoroughly sound and. to all
intents ana purposes, thoroughly
seasoned lumber.
1t was determined that If such
lumber is cut within the first year
litter 1t is injured it can be used for
any purpose for which the original
wood is satisfactory, but II allowed
to stand the timber checked SO badly
that 1t cannot be worked up to adj
vantage.
1t has also been disclosed by in
vestigations undertaken that good
railroad ties have been made from
timber that in some instances was
killed 30 years ago.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
ATALEST Bull lNR'
TIT TIE HELD BRIEFLY
Superior Height No Longer
q Distinction.

New York-With the skyscrapers
ef each year being lost in the shadows
81 the taller ones erected in the next,
De designer who wishes to plan dis
tfnctive building no longer can rely
upon superior height alone
Most Of the cities of the United
States are seeing their "tallest build
ings" eclipsed, one after the other.
as the result Of construction trend
which has been gaining momentum
for several years.
In the past, especially In the early
part Of the century, the erection Of
building taller than any of its neigh
bors, or taller than any in the same
town, was guaranty that It. would
stand out prominently for consider
able time.
WORLDS TaiIest" Record.
In New York city several buildings
successfully acquiring the title Of
"tallest'' held it long enough to gain
national reputation. The American
Surety building, one Of the first down
town skyscrapers, was followed by
the Flatiron building, and then by the
Singer building. The title of worlds
tallest" was then captured by the
Woolworth, which held it unchal-
lenged until the planning of the 81
story new Book tower In Detroit.
Most of the cities of America today
are witnessing similar processes of
overlapping" In Cleveland the new
Union Terminal tower will rise I'll
feet, considerably higher than the pre-
vious tallest building, except the
Woolworth building.
The peak of the Brooklyn skyline
was for years at % stories, the height
Of the Chamber of Commerce build
ing. Suddenly it went to % stories
with the Court Remsen building, and
scarcely was this completed when
work was begun on a new 30-story
structure, and another, which is To 80
to 35 stories. all within few blocks
Of one another. In nearly every sec
ton Oh New York city buildings which
previously stood out as isolated sky
scrapers are today surrounded by tall
CT OneSy IKE groves OF trees.
Try for Distinction.
When this overlapping occurs a
structure can still hold its rank as one
of the Heading buildings" through dis
tinctive features other than height
Architects now plan to insure per
manent prestige for the buildings they
design by modern floor plans and
lighting effects, exteriors made attrac-
tive by skillful use of terra Gotta and
other decorative materials, efficient ell
evator facilities and generally con-
venient equipment throughout
Care Is also being taken TO avoid
the buildings ever assuming an APP
pearance Of ''oldness" by the use In
many cases Of facing materials which
can be washed with soap and water.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
IfANupAoruAn OF v1oIINs.
Great Care Required IN COnstEuction
10 Bring Out the Tens


Violin ribs and sides are usually
made cut Of the choicest maple; the
back and belly being ordinarily Of
old and sound mountain pine. Maple
strips for the side are immersed
many times in boiling water so as
to render them pliable without be-
ting brittle. and they are then re-
duced to the proper shape by means
Of heated irons. on course. no kind
Of metal nail is ever used.
Before the belly Of the violin is
nxed one of the most skilled Of all
the mechanics has to do his delicate
part. This is to place In the pre-
cise spot. with infinite tact and cau-
t1on the sound post, which Is called
In French 'the heart Of the violin"
because through 1t passes all the
heart throbs or vibrations gener-
ated between back and belly.
The most exQuisitely sensitive item
In the whole fabric, however Is
the bass or sound bar. which Is con
sidered to be the very nerve Of 8
holm. 1t is always of soft green
zine. and placed inside the. upper
able under the left end Of the bridge
Its function is supreme. for It not
My consolidates the upper plate SO
IS to aid 1t in enduring the heavy
PRESSURE Of the strings, but 1t also
conveys to the entire surface of the
late all the exquisite vibrations OF
lusic
The strings for violin bows made
Mittenwald. in the Alpine noun
aims are Of the intestines Of sheep.
eptember is the great string sea
on. and there is then In Italy and
avaria an immense demand for ma
crial yielded by young lambs six
Or seven monthsepld.
It Is curious that although the
Iittenwalders turn out every year
thousands Of superb violins and
cellos. thay seem to care little for
the music of these instruments. and
evel In the zither. the national in~
trument OF Tyrol. to which they
lance on moonlight nights after
they have taken to market big
onsignment.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18

Peter-Piper Puzzles
Replace Cross-Wo

London. Now that the cross
word puzzle, which swept across
England from America, leaving
o trail Of thumbed dictionaries
in Its wake, has spent its force,
England has turned to Peter
Piperisms for soIace.
Peter-Piperisms are allitera-
tive sentences containing at
least eight and not more than
twelve words, each Of which be-
gins with the same letter.
"Since short skirts still seem
stylish, silk stockings shouldn't
sag" is the contribution Of one
alliterative expert.
Another hopes, May many
more manly miners. marry me
thodical maids. make much
money"
Other tongue-twisters are:
"Mr. Manager, money might
make Maud marry my miserable
Max.-Max's Mother"
stephen, shyIy stroling Syl-
Was shining shingle, seemingly
surmises smiling Sylvia's sim
gier and Lilly likes licking limp
licorice."
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
DISHES GET FIRST
, SCRUBBING IN AGES
Ancient Pottery Found in
Pueblo to Be Cleaned.

Washington. Dishes that have moi
Aeen washed for hundreds Of years are
about to be scrubbed and put on Elk
hibition at the United States national
museum here. They are the collection
Of aarthon kitchen-ware, funeral urnS
and other objects brought back from
lldon pueblo. an ancient Indian me-
tropolis near Flagstaff, Ariz.. by Dr..
J. Walter Fewkes, curator OF America
0thnology at the Smithsonian institu-
tiOn.
The bowls, vases, pots and Jars were
used by the ancestors of the modern
race Of Hopl Indians, 1t Is believed,
and are much cruder than those found
farther south In Mexico and Central
America. Many of them are lopsided
and none of them have fiat bottoms.
Unlike Perfected Pottery Today.
They are quite unlike the perfected
INDIAN pottery picked up by tourists
In the southwestern United States to-
day. Most of the bowls. jugs and eff
Raes are made Of red clay baked over
Ores 30 that the inside Is smoked black
Gno the outside cIouded into irregular
black and red shapes. These articles
ere said to resemble the crude predy-
nastic pottery Of Egypt before the
Gays Of recorded history, and appar-
entity the same method was used In
making both.
A second type Of pottery depends
for its decorative effect on notches
made by the thumb-nail or by point
Cd stick uniformly all over the outer
surface. These vessels appear to have
been made by laying strings Of clay
around and around and notching them
into place until the shape desired was
built up. This gives corrugated eff
feet to the objects
Many Bowls Effectively Decorated.
Many Of the other pots and jars are
covered with conventional Indian type
Of designs In black and white mean
aering and zigzagging over the sur
face.
One especially effective bowl might
easily have been done by modern
artist Of the impressiOnistic school
Some OF the objects found were re-
covered from within the ruins Of the
house. but many more beautiful and
interesting ones came from the grave
yard at the back. According to the
aboriginal Indian custom, effigies and
vessels probably once filed with food.
medicines, and holy objects were bur-
led with the dead The corpses were
piastered down with adobe and the
possessions Of the deceased placed
around and On top. In many cases the
skeleton remains found had been
dressed up In sheil bracelets and orna-
ments
All 81 the objects brought back were
severed With crusts Of alkali, which
entirely covered the surface and hid
the interA sting details. Only q few
q them i Ave baen washed and studied
~ date.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
Indians Hunt to Buy
Squaws Silk Stockings

New York. John NJ. HoIzworth, re-
turning from northern British Column
bia and Alaska. where he bagged II
mountain sheep, caribou and Alaska
sheep for the United States biological
survey and the National museum In
Washington, told Of penetrating re-
glons never before explored In this
country, be said. he found nOmadic
Indian tribe living in primitive fash
ion by hunting and fishing, but with
some Of the Indian women wearing
high-heeled shoes md silk stockings
which their men Ind obtained at trad
ing posts ! exchange Sas gnalE SHEn
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18

A woman says there is no pleasure
IN suffering If she has to do It in
silence.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18

To calculate the rate Of flow OF an
artesian we'll a simple plan is to low
or bottle of analine fluid to depth
Of, say, 500 feet. and then electrically
explode a cap to burst the bottle. The
time required for the fluid to appear at
tho surface gives an accurate guage
as to the velocity Of flow.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
nreat sIlk Worm nIsfrIot

Piedmont. italy, produces about
three times as many coeoons as any
other ItnlIan province, and in proper
ton to its size is perhaps the most
prolific sillSworm district Of the world
the yield during 1906 amounting to
1l,OO1,s47 pounds. with value Of ss.-
Csc. 5Ss.
Evening star., 1926-08-05

cherished mpanonsptwo Karpen in delightful
damask
ands framing