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Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07
SANDERS

Farmers are busy gathering their
crops. 1t won't be very big job for
the cotton is cut short nearly half.
Several from here are attending the
revival at sharum and report some
good preaching.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Haynes,
a girl. Sept Doth.
Mrs. iona Dame is ON the sick list
Noah Wells spent the week end with
Willie Johnson.
Charley Wells had business in Hexie
Thursday.
Several from here went to the show
ut Walnut Ridge Thursday.
Say, all you correspondents, wake
IN. Let's make the Star Herald the
best county paper in the state. What's
the matter, O'Kean and Sharum, we
don't hear from you any more2 Come
on with the news.
Mrs. Mintora Wheeless is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Euel Haynes, this
week.
Mrs. Mona Wells was a Friday guest
of Mrs. Fuel Haynes.
Miss Thelma Blankenship stepped on
some glass the other day and cut her
foot real badly.
Mrs. Grace Fowler spent the week
end with Mrs. Mona Wells.
Barney Hatfield and family and FL
mer Bennett and family went to Leach
willie Saturday.
Burley French went 20 Pocahontas
Monday.
Johnnie Galbreath and family were
Sunday guests at Henry Morgan's.
Mrs. Lena French and children We're
visiting Mrs. Neal Dean Monday.
Mrs. Grace Fowler and children
were callers at Henry Morgan's Tues
day.
Miss Reva Dean was a Monday night
visitor at Burley French's.
Several from here went to the Fair
last week.
our Sunday school is progressing
nicely. Everybody is invited to come.
Don't forget the preaching Saturday
night and Sunday at eleven o'clock.
Everybody come. Then the preacher
win want to come back again.
Little Miss Mona Fowler spent the
week end with Mrs. Mona Wells.
So much rain that people don't get
to pick much cotton.
Ruby and Johnnie Snodgrass of I'M
boden are picking cotton for Henry
Morgan.
Misses Geneva and Helen Dean were
pleasant callers at Mrs. Mona Wells
Monday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07

Cotton picking is the order Of The
day when weather permits.
A number Of our folks attended the
annual county Fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Dorwan Raglan were
Saturday night guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
!. NJ Oglesby.
Mrs. Sadie Morton and Master Wal
lace Rite of Swifton spent last week
end with relatives here.
Mrs. Winnie Ragan and Mrs. Gladys
Pyland and little daughter were sat
urday guests with Mrs. Evalyn Sisson.
Burl Stayton is convalescent from a
recent attack of malaria, chins and
fever.
Miss Maud Mellon spent last week
visiting Mrs. Pearl Pace and attending
the Fair
Farmers are somewhat discouraged
over the continued rainy weather and
the low price of cotton.
Mrs. Martha Mellon and Mrs. Anna
Shivley are establishing chicken
ranch ON the Ragan farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. NJ. Oglesby are tho
proud parents of "A pair of twins who
made their arrival at their home last
Sunday
The two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. Seamons of Pocahontas are visit
ing here with their cousin, Miss Ros-
eta Seamons.
Mrs. Freda Moore returned to her
home here Monday from a visit at
Ravenden Springs. She was accom-.
panied by relatives who were the
guests of Mrs Emma ID. Level.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Sisson have re-
turned from tour through Arkansas
and Missouri, viewing Mammoth Spring
and many other springs and caves in
the foothill of the Ozarks. Several
days were spent at the hospitable home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Lee, who were
former residents here.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07
LONE OAK

Bro. y. G. Jones Of Portia delivered
three fine sermons here Saturday night,
Sunday and Sunday night.
Sunday school was well attended
here Sunday. Mr.. win s. White was
an interesting superintendent Miss
Minnie Tharp, primary teacher, gave
her class a nice present Sunday for
their good work they have been doing
in their lesson.
Bro. ID. c. Jones and wife, Harry
Abbott and family, Pearl Fielder and
Eliza Buckley were dinner guests of
Charley Tharp Sunday.
Uncle Sam Blackwell and family
visited Ed Cook and family Sunday.
Jessie Linn took Sunday dinner with
Aleen Mondy.
Gertha Webb was a dinner guest Of
Miss. Dothine Almon Sunday.
II. L. Webb and family and Grand
ma Webb were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Freemon Sunday.
George Tyler and family took din
ner with Mrs Erva Buckley and fam
lily Sunday
Beulah Davis visited Novella Chas-
tain Sunday.
Mrs. Sular Mondy visited her moth
er, Mrs. Ryburn, Tuesday.
! John Linn was called Sunday to the
bedside of his mother at Warm Springs
who is very low.
Hurrah, for Brownie for trying to
strew flowers on the living, for the
dead don't know anything about the
flowers. But the sick can enjoy a good
word and a visit of a good neighbor
and it sure does make the family feel
like they weren't friendless. A kind
word is worth more than money to a
sich person and to the one who takes
care of the sick.
This writer is glad to know of the
old editor being able to be on his job
again.
Lloyd Freeman left Tuesday for
Marmaduke.
Mrs Altman has moved in the house
with Mrs. Lloyd Freeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Gills returned
to her fathers, e. L. Mondy's, Sunday
from Wynne, where he had been at
work.
Joe Thompson and family moved to
Frank Thompson's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Rob White made a
business trip to Monson one day this
week.
Ona Smith visited Lillian Story Mon
day.
Several from here attended the Fair
at Pocahontas last week.
Il. l.. Mondy and wife and two little
children were visiting in Pocahontas
Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07
iabitual Constipation Cured
in IA to Fl DAVIS

"LAX-F0S WITH PEPSIN" is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxativef for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly and
should be taken regularly for Ia to 81 days
to induce regular action. Il Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. Coo
per bottle.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07
CARD OF THANKS

We take this method of thanking,
from the very depth of our hearts. the
people in and around Biggers for he
love, sympathy and kindnesses shown
us during our recent bereavement, and
feel obligated to many of them for
special favors.
May Gods richest blessings I've theirs
Signed, Mr.. II. |. Johnson and family
Mrs. Nevada Johnson and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Downing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07

The japanese estimate that ON a
Japanese standard of living the world
could support 2,50O,000,000 people !;
while only 1000, 100000 could live un-
der American standards.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07

Fire destroys an average of 300
homes. 80 farm buildings, 10 hotels, 6
schoolhouses, warehouses, and 1 hos
pital each day in this country.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07

Cloth made from Bamboo fiber IS
being developed. Bamboo fiber, 4 is
said. con be made as pliable as flax. ,
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07

You can forgive a booster for OK
aggerating, but never knocker.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-07

The United States annually expcnds
81, 100000 on looking up mis-directcu
Evening star., 1926-09-18
EAT AND BE HE A l. Il Ill Y
Dinah Days Daily Talks Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

! blood pressure. he must eat in moder-
alton. Overeating may produce an in
testnal fermentation, which Will cause
an Inflammation in the kidneys and
affect the blood pressure. Jim smith
must chew his food thoroughly. lie
won't want so much 10 eat. He must
not use strong spices and condiments.
He must not only cut down on meat,
but he must also cut down on heaNN
Starches and sugars. jlm Smlth may
be a heavy sugar daddy but ne must
not be a heavy sugar dieter. Hich deS-
serts are generally made Of concen-
trated foodS--SIIgar, butter, eggs,
cream. flour and lard
These concentrated foods ferment
more than coarse foods. Sugar and
starch require the action Of the saliva
for their digestion. AS they are soft
there is tendency to swallow With
out chewing The saliva does not get
in its digestive work. These foods are
then a source of poison. on account of
their fermentation. The natural Su-
ears that occur in ripe fruits and
honey are better TO use. Vegetables
whole grain. fruits and nuts can be
included in the diet.
1t used to be thought normal for a
person to increase in weight as he
grew OIuef, Dut we HOW NiioN tHH'
this is not true If one is normal
weight by 80. there is no reason for
further increase. 1t was once cOnSid
cred right for the blood pressure to in
crease with age, but normal blood
pressure for age 20 or 80 can be eX-
tended into middle life with good re
suits.
As DR.. Rose puts it, a good motto
is: Right eating, normal weight. nor
NAL blood pressure and the prolonga-
ton of youth.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Dangers of tuberculosis.

There is a widespread belief that
a child who has tuberculosis has ac-
quired it through his mother, who
is a victim of it as his birth. This is
not true. Tuberculosis is always an
acquired disease. that is. the child
does not come into the world with an
inherited case. derived from his moth
er. but he catches the disease from
her after he is born
The most frequent source of in
fection is the sputum from an open
case of the disease. Thus, the mother
or nurse, or any other relatives who
are afflicted can give the baby tuber-
culosis by kissing or fondling him.
Sometimes a long time will elapse be
fore the child will show symptoms
of the diSea Sc. but il is difficult for
children under 1 year old to fight off
such infections. so that the chances
that they won't take it are very poor
In Porto Rico there is a society
which takes the precaution to remove
infants from homes in which there is
an active case of tuberculosis and put
them out of danger of infection. AL
ways when child is compelled to
stay in such q home he should be pro.
teCted by the sufferer herself (or
HIMSELF by avoiding any demonstra-
ton of affection. Naturally the effort
to keep the child at the top notch Of
health by means of the proper diet
and plenty of fresh air and sunlight
is even more important in the cases
of children who are being subjected
to the constant dangers Of infection
from this source.
i 1t is true that tuberculosis may at
tack a child who is not in contact
with q person suffering from the dis
ease. Mix which has not been tuher-
cnlin tested may be a source of infec-
ton. though under the best dairy con
ditions this source has been greatly
lessened. In fact, there has been
much discussion as to the probability
Of tuhercular cows being able to
transmit the disease to human beings
through the milk. At any rate. since
it is still an unSolved problem. one
safeguards the child by boiling the
milk for 3 minutes. which kills the
germ, or is sure to feed only certified
or pasteurized milk of known clea nil
ness.
Il seems impossible to believe that
any one suffering from the disease
would be so cruel AS to infect an in
FAINT with it, but the sufferers them
selves often cannot seem to under
stand the actual menace they are to
others. and insist on kissing babies.
and talking in their faces,
seemingly unaware that every drop
Of sputum is potential death for their
loved one. This is a form of cruel
seltishness. for even if it entails the
most rigid self denial of their own de
lights in kissing the child or baby
their first thought always must he
the child This seems so self-evident
that one wonders why one should
even mention il.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Trying On q Ready-Nedc,

Try on your readNmade dress or
suit before a mirror and took fn'
trouble start in AT tn" neck and Iook
to see whether tho collar fits snuclN
at the back and sides without binding.
If the collar is too short, the coat or
dress will appear pulled M, and If
It's too long il will he loo%" At The
sides Of the neck
If the shoulder seams don't set on
The crest nf the shoulder where they
belong the garment will hang either
100 far forward or backward. y good
fitting suit or dress won't strain "t'
Tull over the bust line. If there's 4
nreak Al the armhole or bulge 4, The
shoulder. there is shortage OF m@t"
rial on the other hand. too much
material produces unSightly up and
down wrinkles after a little wear.
Be especially careful with the coat
~ suit or with a WOODEN dress.
If your armholeS don't nj SnuglN.
they will stretch out and the sleeves
will pull the dress front into wrinkles.
Often sleeves must he altered SO that
the width of the sleeves is right for
the upper arm Don't take a sleeve
that's too tight or loose. regardless Of
what YOU may he told about style.
Sleeves should he adjusted to your
right length. \ cuff with a Vent that :
thick or curled mp az the corners will
Evening star., 1926-09-18
WHEN WI 80 SHOPPING
BY MRS. EItt,T4iND ". lLLFN.

be uncomfortable.
You should try on your skirt sit
ting down HS wen as standing up.
First. Of course. make sure that the
v.aiStline is correct The belt can be
easily adjusted if IS too tight or too
loose Is the skirt fun enough around
the hips? When YOU sit down, sit
down before a mirror. so that YOU ca II
see how the skirt will actually look
For walking or sports wear you u
want wider skirt than YOU will oldl-
narily wear Length. is matter OF
taste.
Some women. however. make the
mistake of thinking that by Topping
off the hem Of size 36 dress they can
make it a size is. Another common
error j. to order the dress taken up
at the shoulder seams. This changes
he position of the Waistlne and spoiIs
the appearance of the dress. You
will havo to watch out for these
things Consider the fun consequences
ot an+ alteration which YOU may re-
quest
There aren't many things 10 remem-
ber after all, in buying ready-made
that will fit. The points to look for
in the coat are the collar, shoulder
seams. bust line. sleeves and cuffs.
IN the skirt they are the Waistline.
belt inches width of skirt and the
length Keep them in mind NherX'ou
are irving on and you're fairly Ger
tain of getting a satisfactory fit.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
POLTTENESS
Ry FLORENCE DAVIES.

-'Punctuality is the politeness OF
1,,,,os" "Rut." some one adds iron
;callv. America is democratic
country"
Which is doubtless meant to mean
.l.at We are excused from punctuality
earause we have no Kings. But why
should we he excused from pohteness
md punctuality Is just one form OF
courtesy.
There Is a kind Of insolent afrront-
49,. about keeping other people wait
ing. People do il who would not
mink of gratuitiously insulting
friend
vet every time YOU keep another
nerson needlesslv waiting for half an
hour while YOU dawdle or delay. you
practically say. Il am more important
than vou are. Your comfort and con
venience can wait on my Whlms'
MANY people say that in actions VINO
would not dream of saying It in words
A we'll known judge excialms
Most people treat the marriage
contract as though il were no more
binding than a dinner engagement.
Naturally he WAS being funny. But
.ra inference is that dinner engage
nents are not particularly binding.
Rut why shouldn't they be? Why.
in fact shouldn't any engagements
he binding if we make them? Why
shouldn't we form the habit OF living
IN To our agreements or else NOT
making agreements?
Promising things that we have no
intention of performing is just form
of lazv-n7inded cowardice, a mistaken
idea of politeness.
Will YOU see if YOU can get ora of
hose grab bags for my boy Wnen
ygu get a chanca2e askad Il man Of
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Blood Pressure.

"IloW is your blood pressure?
You do not know and you, yourself
cannot find out. Only a, physician
with his special little apparatus can
take YOUR blood pressure. This lttie
instrument consists of cuff with a
rubber air bag which IS placed on the
arm above the elbow The air-bag is
connected by rubber tubing with a
column of mercury and a pump. Air
is then forced into the bag and glass
tube containing the mercury until SUI
ficient pressure is used to stop the
pulse in the wrist, the amount being
read from scale on the mercury
tube. Sufficient force just to close off
the pulse gives the blood pressure.
Age. sex, temperament, digestion.
exercise. excitement may have an
effect on blood pressure. Blood pres
sure either abnormally high or low
needs looking after.
AS q rule. people with abholmaliy
low blood pressure have so many
symptoms they are pretty sure to go
to doctor. Often people with high
blood pressure feel all right. This is
another reason for a yearly eXamtna-
ton by a physician. If the blood pres
sure is running too high, means can
be taken to bring it down TO normal
often people suffering with high blood
pressure are much overweight. THY
must reduce gradually On the other
hand a very stout person could lave
an abnormally low blood pressure
Therefore. the fact that a person is
overweight offers no certainty that his
blood pressure is high. The blood
pressure can only be determined by
test made by a physician.
If Jim Smith is suffering from high
Evening star., 1926-09-18

one Of the young women who was
assisting at picnic.
81 will try 10 find one" replied the
Young woman. but when she appeared
with the bag 10 minutes later, the
man exclaimed, why the idea.
didn't expect YOU to think of that
again"
But said would" replied the
woman.
And after all" said the woman
later. isn't that typical of the way
in which many people accept com
mission or keep their word
IN let YOU know in the morning" :"
some one says. But the telephone
never rings.
IN mail YOU that address when
find it," but the postman is unbur-
lened with an extra letter.
These and a thousand other things
we promise each day and evade
lightly without thought OF definite
obligation.
Once in while we discover an
individual who actually heeds what
YOU tell him. and executes his small
obligations. Perhaps we make TOO
many promises.
But how refreshing, in fact. how
almost startling. to find a person who
actually. and literally does what he
SAYS he viii do. and means what he
says. Real people. We call them when
we find them--"sait of the earth"
folks. and how rare they are.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
SUMMERTIME
0enotheras.
BY ID. c. PEATTIE.

The Old World has it's primroses.
delicate little beauties of cliff and
meadow and woodland. but in Amer
ica we boast a family that is eXclu-
svely our own-the evening prlm-
rose 1t looks so unlike a real prim-
rose and is so far from being related
to it that ] like TO use the Latin name
Oenothera because il conveys no false
comparisons.
What a goodlv tribe are these
oenotheras that will take possession of
a waste lot in the city and glorlf| 1t
for a while,
To be sure. the habit of closing up
in the morning is against the evening
primroses. for as q FREELY is just q
common little bug he lights his magic
lamp, the evening primrose is only a
tall. ragged weed till, toward dusk, It
opens it's gold flowers, Then there is
q marvellous sight in the slow un-
furling of the flowers, each petal slip
ping out of the embrace of the next.
till all.four are free, living again, 1t
is as gradual and gentle q. process as
twilight or moonrise
But not all oenOtheraS are strictly
evening primroses Some. on the con-
trary, are creatures nf the day. which
by night fold UP as though they We're
buds again. IheSe are the SundrOpS.
and the largest OF them nearly equals
in size the great "grandif1ora" bios
SONS of the evening flowers.
Around the District of Columbia the
sundrops are a glorious sight. cover
ing low meadows and the marges Of
the river. There are even some white
lowered species from the Far West
which have been brought into the
garden, and the closely related genus
Gaura furnishes us with rose flowers
Evening star., 1926-09-18
SMART TABLE CEN'TERPIECES.

One of the newest things i'll 'aH!e
centerpieces is sort OF landscape
arrangement IT really looks QIa!a*
and mid-Victorian. but il has The al-
probation of the smar; hostess. an.
that is what counts
The group is made ot pottery. "",-
ored to life. hut withal mos; a'tra,-
iively colored
For example there is a group o
rox and geese. consisting Of II foN
stealing on bridge at the other end
Of which there are a couple al SeeSf
iust raising their heads IL alarm
Then there is a group OF dog and
birds. with a keen hunting dog
scentinC birds deep III tn" grass
Grass. reeds. flowers. shrubs. cat
iails-all these things are done WITH
minute accuracy.
OF course these Centerp1eceS take
IN a great deal of roonl--the bridge
j. - or II inches long They would
only he appro 'riate on large and
somewhat torml table
For the simpler centerpiece nothing
AT present is smarter than roiored
class A colored glass bowl OF truit
in the center Of the table, with flank
Evening star., 1926-09-18

from the waistline. The jumper 1ash-
ion persists. especially with qulle
young women. IT still plays ieaoihs
role in school and college Wardrones'
Then Paris dressmakers conceived tfie
idea of making evening frockS pdSeo
on the jumper idea. But theE ne
never had many admirers, probapiy
because there isn't the slightess. az.
vantage in having an evening tf"'"
in two pieces. There is an adVantase
in the Jumper frock fer daytime otle
skirt may be worn with two different
jumpers. You can buy your jumper
and make your own little skirt, or nuy
the skirt and make the jumper.
The idea Of having frock IN
Jumper effect that is in reality all IN
one niece is not entirely new. bu'
until this season there were lew 1rochs
of this description. Now they are 'ot
hard to find. They produce the youth
full effect Of jumper without pos
sessing even slight additional pu'h'
The sketch shows a frock of this SORT
of claret -coloreds crepe with lifiE
modesty piece of ecru. The frock that
looks like a wo-piece suit and blouse
hut really goes on all in one piece mas
also appeared.
1926 y
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Tale Bearing.

Tale bearing children are a nuisa nee.
They make trouble for themselves
and for all those associated with
them Every mans hand is against
such children and soon they have
created an atmosphere about them
selves that gives them warped idea
of people and affairs. which is Il
hindrance to their success and happl-
ness.
I imagine the habit begins In the
early days when one child stops his
play and goes to his mother to report
that little brother or sister has done
what he should not have done and
mother stops work and sets the mat
ter right with more or less excite
ment Tale bearing was made pleasant
in the beginning or it would not have
continued through adolescence, when
vt has become d nuisance.
Often the family encourages it. 1t
is pleasant to hear that ones neigh
bors make mistakes. 1t gives US
feeling of comfort TO hear that they
have troubles of their own and do
not manage them with the fine hand
of the master as happens in our own
household
"What do you think, Ma? When |
was over in Griggses | heard them
having an awful ION over tIlC l1uii-
dry bill She said that if he didn I
wear so many shirts it wouldn't be
so big and he said that if she paid
little attention to the house all the
bills would he lower and then they
heard me on the porch so ] didn't
hear any more. l guess they have
lots of scraps"
"Well, we'll She does go around an
awful lot But he makes pretty
good salary. Probably the kind that
doesn't want to spend it on the house.
Looks like that, I'd say"
And then daughter, who is about
13, whispers little stories with the
usual personal touches and there is
little war on in no time at all.
NeiGhbors cease to speak to each
other and time and energy arc wasted
that might better have gone on more
useful underta kings.
The worst effect of the habit touch
es the children. They learn wrong
notion. They think that the little
irritations. the untoward happenings.
the sharp words. the little makeshiftS
we all must make to live pcaceably
with each other and the neighbors