We carried him to all the specialists at Memphis, Tennessee, Hot Springs, Arkansas and Little Rock, Arkansas. The noted Dr. Green told us that he could cut off one of his fingers and grow a new finger quicker than he could cure our child. He told us to take him home and care for him the best we could, which we did.

CLOTHES MADE THE DIFFERENCE

     My wife and I got married in 1908. Then in the early part of 1909 was my first try at a bank to see if I could get a loan.

     One Saturday morning I saddled up a horse and rode to a bank about twenty miles away. I went in and told the banker what I needed. After he talked with me at some length, he told me to come back in about a week. When I arrived home that day, my wife was anxious to know if I got the money. She could tell by the look on my face that the answer was no. I told her that I was to go back in a week. That I might get the money to help us make a crop. She said, "I knew you would be turned down. You looked like a tramp. You should have dressed up." The week passed and I made another try. This time I put on my new suit, new shoes, and a white shirt. I did my best to look like a business man. When I got to the bank I walked in. The banker met me with a big smile. He said, "Mr. Dacus, you say you need $50.00. I will draw up a note. You shall have your money today." I said to myself that my wife was right. My good clothes did the trick. Well, I continued on with this bank for over thirty years. I found out that a bank does not loan money just to the well dressed man. I found my banker wanted to have a chance to look into my past record. When my crop was finished that year I was out of money.

     I was walking, looking for a job to try to feed my little family. One of my brothers came to stay some with us. We heard of a job tie-hacking. We

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