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As A War Measure It Is Willing To Do More Than Its
Part To Feed Our Soldiers And Allies—The South
Holds The Banner For Increase In
Wheat Acreage.
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Charles A. Whittle, Editorial Manager, Soil Improvement Committee,
Atlanta, Ga.
The South will grow more wheat this year than last because it ii
Patriotic and Willing.
,4* It la willing to do its part, and more, to feed our ever-increasing army
abrpad—and to feed it well.
It Is willing to do Its part, and more, that our allies may not suffer from
hunger.
It is willing to do its part, and more, to grow wheat besides meeting
the great responsibility of growing cotton, of producing vegetable oils and
meal from cotton, peanuts and velvet beans; of growing rice, sugar and
other crops which the South alone can produce and for which no other
section can render help.
The South carries the banner for the largest percentage of acre in
crease in wheat in the country for the past season. It can retain that
banner. The great wheat belt of the West will have a big task to wrest
It from It.
8ome Facts About Growing Wheat In The South.
The universal success attending the growing of wheat In the South
during the past season is evidence enough that it can be done again.
Wheat can be grown best on clay loams or sandy clay loams. The soli
should be broken as early as possible and harrowed.
Varieties that have done well in a community are most likely the best
to tow.
The seed should be treated for smut before planting. The formaldehyde
treatment is preferable.
Seeding in October is better than November In the South. A good,
vigorous growth is desired before winter sets in.
Where the Hessian Fly is found, wheat should not £>e sown until after
( the first frost.
Better yields are obtained when the seed is drilled into the ground thas
when sown broadcast.
Fertilizer can be applied in the drill. Generally specking, a 10-2-2 fer
tilizer or similar brand will be found satisfactory and profitable at this time,
Don’t be stingy with it.
Nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia can usually be applied profitably
as a top dressing in early spring.
Fall Reminders.
Remember that the time to select seed corn is in the field, from good
:healthy stalks, that have a maximum number of ears placed right on the
(stalk.
Selecting good seed for the cotton crop next year should likewise be at
(tended to while the plant is stTll growing. Tag the desirable stalks and
;keep the pickings separate.
Kill the bean and pea weevils and save the grain by treating them with
.carbon bl-sulphide. Pour 2 to 4 pounds on top of the grain and cover with
■old sacks for 48 hours. Enclose them in tight boxes or other containers.
*lf they show up again, gas them again in the same way.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL |
MEET SUCCESS
, Splendid Programs Were Carried
Out, ax|l All Declare “Grubbs’
Grub” Best In World.
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The Sunday School Convention
which was held at Grubbs Saturday
and Sunday was the best held in the
county foi* many years.
The program was complete, many
of the residents contributing to its
success.
Miss Elizabeth Pugh gave the solu
tion of the problem of the “Teen Age
Boy.”
Miss Dove Erwin most efficiently
handled the subject of “Prmary
Work.” Master Kenneth Reid, as
sisted very effectively in this work
by singing beautifully an illustrated
song.
Miss Mae Kidd spoke of “Equip
ment for the Primary Work.” She
handled her subject well and showed
how much more effectively the Sun
day school lessons may be taught if
the room is properly equipped.
Mrs. W. B. Grant gave a talk on
“Teachers’ Duties and Responsibil
ities.” These, together with a good
talk from Rev. W. B. Hays and a
stirring speech by F. R. Suits, were
Newport’s contribution to the pro
gram.
me people came m every directum
until the house was filled and the
generous people of the prosperous
little town of Grubbs proved their
hospitality by entertaining every
one.
The decision of the whole crowd
was that-no better place could have
been found for this meeting and
that “Grubbs’ grub” was splendid.
The following telegram was sent
to our congressman and senators
from this district.
“We, the Jackson County Sunday
Convention urge you to u^e your in
fluence toward bringing about nation
al prohibition at the earliest possible
moment, thereby conserving for our
soldiers and allies three million tons
of coal, sixty-four million pounds of
sugar, sixty-eight million bushels of
grain used by the brewers of our
country.”
The officers elected for next year
are President, Judge L. D. Smith;
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. W. B.
Grant; Children’s Superintendent,
Miss Dove Erwin; Supt. Young Peo
ple, Mrs. B. H. White; Supt. Adult
Dept., Z. B. Reid; Supt. Educational
Dept., Rev. Hays; Administrating
Supt., A. C. Gist; District Presidents,
First, W. T. Altman; Second, F. R.
Suits; Third, R. H. Dark; Fourth,
J. D. Carvell.
The convention will meet at Tuck
erman next year.
The city of Grubbs has shown
their spirit of patriotism all along
and did not lack in the financial part
of the convention, but went over the
top, in the amount raised for the
general fund for state Sunday school
work, having passed all other counties
in the state in the amount subscribed,
and in the line up as it is now Jack
son county stands at the top. An
other commendable feature of the
meeting was the number of subscrip
tions to The Arkansas Sunday
School Herald, a paper published for
workers, and in this 80 subscriptions
were taken which puts otrr county
second in the state as to subscribers
to the Sunday school literature, both
commendable for the people of
Grubbs, the hostess city.
i COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.;
| At a recent meeting of the “Fair j
Price Committee’, appointed hy the
Countv Food Administrator, the fol- j
lowing were agreed upon as being
fair prices:
D-S Meat, per pound-35c
Hams, per pound -42c
Breakfast Bacon, per pound-65c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per lb-40c
, Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c
5-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket --$1.50
10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket_1-$3.00
> Compound Lard (bulk), per
' pound _30c
. 1-lb. Bucket Compound Lard,
per bucket _$1.30
8-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket -$2.60
2-lb. Std. Corn, per can-20c
2-lb. Std. Tomatoes, per can_20c
- 3-lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-25c
5 Rice, per pound- 15c
Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, a sack—$1.40
Cream Meal, 25-lb. sack, a sack_$1.50
l Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk._65c
t Navy Beans, per pound-20c
Lima Beans, per pound-20c
Pinto Beans, per pound-15c
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sks$1.60 to $1.75
Corn Flour, per pound-10c
12 ounce loaf of Bread-10c
24 ounce loaf of bread-20c
These prices will be changed from
time to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson Counuty.
CLEVERNESS OF POLAR BEAR
Almost Impossible to Catch the Ani
mal in Any Sort of Trap That
Can Be Devised.
According to the stories told by arc
tic explorers and whalers, polar bears
—like many other animals of the far
North that have a hard time finding
food—show an unusual reasoning fac
ulty, says Feople’s Home Journal.
A whaler tells of planning to cap
ture a polar bear by means of a slip
noose arranged about a bait. The
noose caught one of the bear’s claws,
but the animal worked Itself loose and
carried away the bait. The sailor set
the noose again, but this time the bear
pushed the rope away before ventur
ing near the bait. The third time the
sailor covered the noose with snow,
but the bear scraped about until he
found the rope and again dragged it to
one side. The fourth time the sailor
put the bait in the bottom of a hole so
the bear would have to crawl partly
into it. Then he put the noose entire
ly around the hole and covered it with
snow. This did not deceive the bear,
however, as the animal carefully un
covered the rope, knocked it aside and
carried off the bait. Then the sailor
gave up.
Another story tells of a polar bear’s
cleverness in catching a seal. The
seal had climbed through a hole in the
ice, but was keeping near the edge in
nivlor to ho nhlo to nlnniTP in nt the
approach of danger. The bear saw the
seal from a distance and knew that
there was no chance to steal across the
ice and actack its prey. Accordingly
the bear entered the water through an
other hole a considerable distance
away, swam under the ice to the hole
through which the seal had emerged
and seized the luckless animal, whlct
naturally was taken entirely by sur
prise.
SOME CREDIT DUE INSECTS
Ants Proved to Have Had Part in the
Glory of Discovery of Hidden
Precious Metals.
To the immortals in the hall of fame
of mining, including the patient burro
who discovered the silver in the Coeui
d’Alenes, and the veteran mule re
sponsible for the location of the Sil
ver King mine, in Arizona, togethei
with the busy little hen with nuggets
in her crop, and the gray goose with
its gullet full of gold sand, must be
added another representative of the
animal kingdom. In an interesting
book, by John Mawe, an English min
eralogist, recounting travel observa
tions in Brazil, made in 1810, is record
ed the discovery of gold in one of the
then important districts in the state ol
Minas Geraes, in which the busy little
ants played important parts. He says:
“Some negroes employed in clearing
the lands broke up an ant hill of con
siderable size, when, upon laying il
open to the air. for the purpose of de
stroying or dispersing the insects, large
grains of gold were found.” Future
historians of raining will please take
note of the above and distribute the
credit of glory of the discovery of the
world’s precious minerals so that the
insect kingdom shall have its dues.—
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Use Old Irrigation Ditches.
The remains of irrigation system!
that date back to prehistoric times
when the valleys of Arizona were in
habited by highly civilized India]
tribes are still In existence, sayi
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One of the most famous of these li
on the state highway running fron
Prescott to the Grand canyon.
Water is taken from what Is knowi
as “Montezuma’s well,” a curious nat
ural well 440 feet in diameter and 91
feet deep, except in one spot, where n
bottom has been reached at 500 feel
Lime In solution is carried by the wa
ter, and the sides of the ditch have beei
preserved by the petrifaction of tin
original earth.
One ranch owner is using severa
thousand feet of these ditches afte
simply cleaning them out. A line o
levels was run along the bottom o
one of these old Indian ditches am
showed the grade to be almost per
fectly uniform at the rate of 0.01 foo
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Fish-Fighting in China.
It is the custom at Singapore t<
stock garden ponds with queer flshe
—many of (liem of the lighting varlet;
so dear to the heart of (lie orientals
These fish are so combative that 1
is only necessary to place two of then
near each other and irritate them i
little to bring on a lively conflict. The;
charge each other, with fins erect, a
the same time changing color in thei
excitement from the dullest of gray
greens to brilliant reds and blues.
Indeed, confinement in close quar
ters is not needed to arouse their com
bative propensities. Place two glasi
jars close together, with one of thesi
fighting fish in each, and they will a
once swim round and endeavor t<
charge each other through the inter
posed glass.
Oysters Killed by Poisoned Waters.
A few months ago a phenomenon
known locs’Jy as “elturblo,” appeare<
in a part of the pearl-fishing groundi
near Margarita island. This consist!
in a decomposition or poisoning of thi
waters, which brings about the deatl
of the oysters and the consequent de
structlon of the beds.
The Immediate loss in pear's fron
this disaster is estimated at from 8,
000,000 to 4,000,000 bolivars ($579,00<
to $772,000), and It was thought bes
to prohibit fishing in the Infected dla
trict.—Commerce Reports.
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A WOMAN’S HEARTY RECOM
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Worry and overwork cause kidney
trouble, and women suffer equally
with men. Miss Sara Westen Belvi
dere, 111., writes: “I could not stoop
and when down I had to crawl up by
a chair. I was so lame I suffered
agony. Now I feel like a new person,!
stronger and better in every way. I
heartily recommend Foley Kidney
Pills.”—Walker’s Pharmacy.
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School opens at a time of year
when the change of seasons is likely
to cause coughs, colds, croup, hay fe
ver and asthma. Prompt action at j
the first sign of infection may keep
| children in prime good health and
, help them to avoid losing time. Fo
! ley’s Honey and Tar is an ideal home
remedy.—Walker’s Pharmacy.
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“I just had to force myself to
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of agony, from gas that would rise ^
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was so nervous I could hardiy Sleep.
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had increased in weight twenty-nin*
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and get up in the morning fe
fine. Tanlac has made me ft
and well again.” •
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