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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-17
SUCCESSFUL FIGHT
 AGAINST CUT WORM
Poisoned Mash Will Do Much Towards Subduing
 This Pest.

c<zrtworms do not seem to be very rhoice in the selection of their fooo. as nearly all young plants seem to be attacked by them. The question is: @<What can be done to overcome their injury? First, what is the life his- 4ory2 The adults. which are motns' late in the summer and early fall lay 4heir eggs in the grass lands, fre- uuently on land that is weedy- Soon fhe eggs hatch, and the young larvae bewin their ravenous assaults on plant life but since there is plenty or plant growth below the surface of the soil fhe effects on the plant are not no- ficsable. As winter approaches the immature larvae curl up and walt for the soil to grow warmer
 Very soon the activities of these In sects will begin again and if. there IS q limited number of small plants, as there will be in the strawberry patch. the corn or the tobacco field. they will make these numbers still more limit ed At night they crawl out and cut the young plants just above the ground This means replant1ng. As they change from the eating stage Into a form which is inactive or the pupa stage, about the last of June or sfrst of July, it is impractical with some of the plants to wait to seeo alnti1 that time. Starving them by keeping the ground Free from plant. growth as long as possible will aid somewhat, if a poisoned bran mash or clover hay is distributed over the field before. planting to the regular crop.
 A sweetened bran mash will attract them some, distance. Put the follow dnw mixture i'm rows, or drills, or piles over the ground: 1 pound of paris aree1a or one-half poundA of paris green and one-half pound powdered white arsenic, mixed with 30 or 70 pounds of bran: this to be moistened with one or two quarts of mo1asses diluted in two or three gallons of water This mixture is to further znoistened with water to make a. fri able mash but not sloppy- This should be applied just before plant Ing the regular crops. If placed at s#he hills, after planting. it will protect fhe plant a great deal
 If is also recommended that one dis tribute poisoned clover. which has lhas been thoroughly sprayed with a, so1utzon of one pound of paris green to 50 gallons of water over the he1d- when it Is expected that there may [ be trouble in the cornfeld, delay may l be overcome by planting the seed thicker and thinning where ftfsfnec- nsuary later. Ferti1izing heavily will help overcome the injury of many in sec&s that attack the root system ' This will give greater life to the plant and enable the fewer roots to do bet ter the work which should be done by fne whole number of roots
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-17
BEST GRAPES FOR
 NEW ENGL AND SOIL
Fruit Easily Cultivated and ]. Does Well With But
 Little Care.

There are wonderful possibilities in grape culture in New England which are not being realized at the. present time. Grapes will grow on most any light sandy soil where other crops and berries would have hard work to grow well. Grapes are easily culti- vated, and will do well under neglect. treatment and care even better than will other fruit and berry crops. < There are very few insects which trouble the grape. The common rose chafer is the most dangerous of these because it does harm when the. grape blossom buds are just opening. They are injurious, however, for only a short period, and on a few vines can be picked off. In a, large vineyard they are not as injurious as they might be in 8 medium sized one. Mill dew Is a common fungus trouble, but can be controlled by the use of bor- deaux mixture.
 Grapes are especially good for treI- lis work and arbors for shade. The best blue variety is the Wofden. Moore's early is close second; it is an early blue variety and good eat ing. The common Concord. which was so good, has given way to, the Wor- den, which should be planted on a conmercial scale rather than the Con cord. It is about 10 days earlier than with more and larger berries on each bunch The quality is also better than that of the Concord.
 The Green mountain and Niagara are the two best white grapes. The Delaware is the best red grape. It is hoped that city and town residents as we'll as farmers will put in a few grape vines this yea-enough to sup ply their local home needs. The in itial cost of the vines is very small it is within the reach of all
 While grapes will do well under neglect, it is hoped that people who plant them this year will fertilfze them properly and keep them well cul- tivated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-17
SOME ADVANTAGES
 OF YEAR OLD TREES
tAppIe Growers Can Head Them At Any Height They
 Desire.

There 4as been great deal of dis lzusslon the last few years about the ladvauxaxes and disadvantages of one, two @r fhree-year old apple trees. fBrmlk growers are all using one-year- old trees now and are getting good resultA Men who raise their own trees can grow them in the nursery fnoW until they are two years old and frausp1ant them directly from the nursery row into their permanent lo- cation This method works better with two-year-old stock than when growers who have to buy nursery stock win set better results from one- xear-oId trees.
 Some of the advantages are as fol- .1sws-
 ' First. They cost less. Good healthy, bought for 12-15 cents. Two-year-olds lcan be bought for 2o-25 cents. Of course this small difference is not a great deal unless one is planning on ia large scale
 Second The freight one one-year- old, trees Is much less.
 Third Only thrifty, vigorous trees win be salasb1e at the end of one year. This means that one will get a tree which has done well. and If it is given i<ood care it will do well.
 Fourth A most important advan- ftage is the fact that one can head the trees to any height he may de- fsIre. This is because all leaf buds on lone-year-o1d trees are alive and viz Iofous5 and if the tree is readed at is0 inches all the buds beneath are iHkeIy to develop soon to form good branches. The buds on the lower part lof two and fhree-year-oId trees are either developed or in weak. dor mant condition so that if one wanted to head two or three-year-old trees ,1oWers heSwouId have considerable diff dcu1fy in doing it Fruit men all agree now that trees should be head ed lower and that more care should fbs taken in getting proper spacing Of branches in the head
 Fifth Another important advan- rage Is that they will stand trans planting much better than two or tthree-year~o trees, as the latter are allowed to grow longer
 People who recommend tvvo-y ear- ola trees claim that they win come Into bearing carrier. This is ques- ton that is not satisfactorily settled for those who plant one-year-olds claim that they win come into bearing as early as the two-year-oIds, if not earlier The second so-called advan- tage of two-year-old trees is that the owner win not have to bother to form the head Of course if he does not care what shape tree he gets, it is an advantage. Many trees in the nur. sery, however, are grown so close that they are not properly shaped when sold af two and three years of age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-17
THESE DAYS MARK LAST
 CHANGE TO PRUNE TREES

Many people are wondering whether or not it is not too late to prune their apple and other fruit trees. The pruning can safely be done up to the time the leaves come out but much of the pruning should have been done during March and early April so that the time can be devoted to spraying and other necessary farm operations at this season. It is recommended that those who have not pruned should do so as soon as possible Grape-vines should have been pruned the latter part of January or the first of February but ought to be pruned at the present time rather. than not at all. They will undoubt- edly bleed some but not enough to in jure the vines
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-17
NAVAL TOAST.

Come fill up the glasses with harmless clam broth, Or anything else that won't bubble or froth, Such as kumyas or zoolak, plain wa ter or tea. And welcome J Daniels with thitry times three! Then fill up the beakers with butter milk thick Or any old thing that is minus kick
 in the stein. And welcome J Daniels with ninety times nfnei
 Brooklvn Esagla.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-17
THINGS TO BE THOUGHT OF.

Perhaps there is nothing so desira ble to carry with you to the opening ball games of the season as an efficiency working pocket stove with a large per- ce1tage of British thermal units At the same time. however. an umbrella
 in good working condition should not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-17
CoEHCElD.

~But why did you let him kiss you ?''
 He threatened to scream 1T f-zea'e 'e--lnaKs.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
Adiurned Term of Circuit C03rt.

An adjourned term of the Cireui- court held few days session at Fl Dorado this week. adjourning Wed nesday afternoon. The following cases were disposed of:
 State vs Ebert Williams; rape. Verdict, not guilty.
 State vs l. Johnston and Jerry Slade; selling whiSkey Plead of guilty as to l. Johnston and fined $Ioo.oo.
 State vs Till and Frank Hill; selling whiskey Plead guilty and each fined $looOO.
 Seven cases against l. Johnson selling whiskey and three against Till and Frank Hill, archived.
 State vs Will Herndon and Jim White; grand larceny. Plead guilty as to Herndon and sentenced to one year in penitentiary. Trial as to m White and verdict guilty with two years in the penitentiary.
 State vs R ben FaiYch Id; per jury. Plead guilty and given one year in the penite ltiary.
 State vs w. A. PostleWait; en- bezzlement. Plead guilty and giy- en one year in the penitentiary.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
CHAPTER III.

Tn days when the Indian held the Dark and Bloody Grounds a pioneer, telling oak and poplar logs for the home he meant to establish on the banks of purling watercourse, let his ax slip, and the cutting edge gashed his ankle. Since to the discovered be- longs the christening, that watercourse became Crippleshin, and so it is today set down on atlas pages. A few miles away. as the crow flies. but many weary leagues as a man must travel. 8 brother settler, raeked with rheuma- tism, gave 10 his creek the name of Misery. The two pioneers had come together from Virginia, as their ances- tors had come before them from Scot land Together they had found one of the two gaps through the mountain wall which for more than a hundred miles has no other passable rift To- gether. and as comrades, they had made their homes and founded their race. What original grievance had sprung up between their descendants none of the present generation knew perhaps itwas farm line or disputed title to pig. The primary incident was lost in the limbo of the past; but for fifty years. with occasional inter
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

found to drive hard bargain, and men came to regard it the part of good policy to meet rather than ecyp- bat his requirements. It was essen- tial to his purposes that the officers of the law in his country should be in sympathy with him. Sympathy soon became abjeet subservienee. When a South had opposed Jesse Purvy in the primary as candidate for high sheriff he was found one day lying on his face with bullet-riddled body. It may have been a coincidence which pointed to Jim Asberry, the judges nephew, as the assassin. At all events, and charitable grand jury declined to indict him.
 In the course Of five years several South adherents who had cross ed Holman's path, became victims of the laurel ambuscade. The theory of CO., incidence was strained Slowly the rumor grew and consistently spread, though no man would admit having fathered it, that before each of these executions star-chamber conferences had been held in the rooms above Micah Hollman's Mammoth Depart ment Store" It was said that these exclusive sessions were attended by Judge Holman, Sheriff Purvy and eer- tain other gentlemen selected by req son of their marksmanship. When one of these victims fell John South had just returned from law school down below" wearing "fotched-on" clothing and thinking "fo o.ched-on" thoughts He had amazed the ccm- munity by demanding the right to as- ist in probing and prosecuting the affair He had then shocked the com munity into complete paralysis by re- questing the grand jury to indiet not alone the alleged assassin, but also his employers, whom he tanned as fudge Holman and Sheriff Purvy. Then he toe, fell under a bolt from the laurel.
 That was the first public accusation against the bland capitalist. and 1t car l'ied its own prompt warning agalnst repetition. The judge high sheriff and chief ally retired from office and vent abroad .onl" with a bodyguard. Jesse Purvy had built his store at I crossroads g miles from the rail- -'oad Like itollman, he had won ! reputation for open-handed charity.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

He had anticipated impatient con tempt for his artists impedimenta, but to his surprise the mountain boy climbed the rock and halted before the sketch with face that slowly softened to an expression of amazed admiration. Finally he took up the square of academy board with ten der care Of which his rough hands would have seemed incapable and stood stock sti1 presenting an anoma- lous figure in his rough clothes as his eyes grew almost ldolatrous Then he brought the landscape over to It's creator, and. though nc word was spoken there flashed between the eyes of the artist. wt1ose signature gave to a canvas the value of precious stone, and the jeans-clad boy whose destiny was that or the vendetta, a4bsie, wordless message. t was the aoun- tersign of brcthers-in blood who rec ognize in each other the bond of mutual passion.
 The boy and the girl, under Lescott's direction, packed the outfit and stored the canvas in the protecting top of the box. Then, while Sally turned and strode down creek in search Of Les cott's lost mount, the two men rode upstream in silence. Finally Samson spoke slowly and efficiently.
 Stranger" he ventured, "ef hit hain't askin' too much, will ye let ms fY,+ ,R
 Gladly was the prompt reply.
 Then the boy added eovertly:
 Don't say nothin' erbout hit ter none of these folks. They'd devil me"
 The dusk was falling now, and the hollows choking with murk
 Were nigh home now." said Sam son at the end of some minutes silent plodding Hits right beyond thet thar bend"
 Then they rounded point of tim Der and came upon a small party of men whose attitudes even in the dim- ming light conveyed subtle sugges- tion of porteat.
 .Thet you. Samson?" called an old mans voice. which was still very deep and powerful.
 "Eello, unc' spenoer!" replied the boy.
 Then followed silence unbroken until the mule reached the group, re- vealing that besides the boy another man-and 2 strange man-had joined their number.
 Evenin'. stranger" they greeted him, gravely; then again they fell silent, and in their silence was evil dent constraint
 This hyar mans further" an nounced Samson, briefly. He fell offen a rock an got hurt lowed I'd fotch him home ter stay all night.
 The elderly man who had hailed the boy nodded, but with an evident an noyance. It seemed that to him the
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wss liked-and hated His friends were legion. His enemies were so nu- I merous that he apprehended violence, not only from the Souths but also from others who nursed grudges i'm no way related to the line of feud 1, cleavage. The Hollman-PurYy combi- nation had retained enough of it's old power to escape the laws retribution and to hold it's dictatorship, but the efforts of John South had pot been altogether bootless He had ripped away two masks. and their erstwhileas wearers could no longer hold their osda semblance of law-abiding phiianthgo- : pists Jesse Purvy's home was thes show place of the countryside. Con- modious vcrandas looked out over pleasant orchards, and in the same inclosure stood the two frame build-s ings of his store-for he, too. com bined merchandise with baronial powers But back of the place rosee, the mountain side, on which Purvy- never looked without dread Twice. it's impenetrable thickets had spat at . him. Twice he had recovered from wounds that would have taken less charmed life And in grisly reminder of the terror which clouded the peace of his days stood the eight-foot log stockade at the rear Of the place, which the proprietor had built to, shield his daily journeys between house and store. But Jesse Purvy was |. not deluded by his escapes. He knew that he was marked down." The years of strain were telling on, him. The robust full-blooded face was showing deep lines; his flesh was growing fiaccid; his glance tinged with quick apprehension. He told his intimates that he realized they'd get him." yet he sought to prolong his term of escape.
 Yesterday morning Jesse Purvy ha s risen early as usual, and, after a sfx isfying breakfast, had gone to his. store to arrange for the days busi-- ness. One or two of his henchmen,. seeming loafers, but in reality body. guard, were lounging within call 4 married daughter was chatting with her father while her young baby played among the barrels and cracker boxes.i
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
The Magic Washing Stick.

The Magic Washing Stick is just fine. It did just what you sad 1t would do and the clothes were se nice and white with all that hare rubbing left off writes Mrs Sarah Goodale. Preston. Texas. The Magic Stick is not soap nor a washing powder. Sold by drug gists, three 1Oc sticks for 25c. oi by mail from A B. Richards Medi- cine Go. Sherman, Texas.
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We have round trip tickets to al local points on sale at this office and would be glad to sell yourouad trip tickets, saving you money by buying them and at the same time make a better showing for our sts- tion in this manner. We solicit your business. D. A. KEAsLER.
 Agent St. L. 1. M. & $. Ry.
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Rev. w. R. M. Dollar of Cecil, La. on last Sunday afternoon at s o'clock at the home of Mrs. Anna Taunton near Sadie, performed the c ceremony which united in mar riage Mrs. Georgia Bradshaw, daughter of w. R. Dickerson, and Mir. J. M. Dollar of Sadie. La. The happy couple will go to housekeap at once on d farm near Sadie.
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others deferred as to a commanding officer The cortege remounted and rode slowly toward the house. At last the elderly man came alongside the mule and inquired:
 Samson, where was ye last night?"
 "Thet's my business"
 "Mebbe hit ain't.' The cd noun taineer spoke with no resentment, but deep gravity We've been powerful oneasy erbout ye. Hey ye heered the news?"
 What news?' The boy put the question noncommittally.
 ''Js sSe Purvy was shot this morn- ing
 The boy vouchsafed no reply.
 "The mail rider done told hit :. Somebody shot five shoots from the laurel. Purvey hain't died yit Some says as how his folks has sent ter Lexington fer blood hounds"
 The boys eyes began to smolder hatefully.
 T reckon" he spoke slowly, The didn't git shot none too soon"
 "samson!" The old mans voice had the ring of determined authority.
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Methodist Church Services

The following services will b held at Union church Sunday: Sun day school at 1000 a. m. Preach ing at l a. m. and 7:5O p. m. by the pastor. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services.
 Rev. s. K. BgRRETTz Pastor.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Rev. s. K. Burnett and family arrived in Huttig Wednesday after noon from Benton and found a number of good things to eat at the parsonage left there oy the mem bers of his church. He wip con- duct regular services al the Meth odist church Sunday morning and evening. Everybody cordially in vited to attend
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

about town one dozen large gar bage cans and they earnestly re- quest the public to throw all waste zap 3r. etc, in them and help keep the streets free from litter of all kinds.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
S1J0 Reward. GlnO

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages. and that is CatarTh. I-1ll's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Cat~rrh being constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken ia- tornally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. there by destroying t.3e foundation of the dis ease. and g.r'ng the patient strength by building up t:e constitution ard assisting nature in 6si-g Is work. The proprietors have so r2uch faith in it's curative pow CTS that they offer Orc Hundred Dollars fer any eese that t fails to cure. Send for lict Of testimonials.
 Address r. J. CHENEY tt CO.,, Toledo, Ohio
 Sold by I'll Drurriafs, 1-e.
 Take Halls Family Fills fer constipation.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
fg0LDS & LaCRIPPE,

S or 6 doses 668 will bt, K any case of Ghills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not aripe or sicken. Price 25c.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
1Oc Per Hundred.

Old newspapers for sale at the News office at l0c per hundred as long as they last, Come carly as the supply is limited.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Geo. L. Milton, who has been away for sometime, will be back at bis old place with Seaman & Sea man this week.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

c. S. Farmer left Friday morning for Dubach, La. where he has ae- eepted a position as sawyer.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

FOR RENT-The Stephenson place, I mile southwest of Huttig. See A. c. STEPHENSON,
 1O8 A Street,
 Huttig, Ark.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Seaman & Seaman will start their picture Saturday night, Dec. -12. Look for small bill giving program.
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Orders taken at the News office for Embossed Initial stationery suitable for Christmas presents.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Miss Ella F. Fox of Pine Bluff, was here this week the pleasant guest of her cousin, Mrs. F. W. Scott.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Mrs. P. H. Pitts. who has been visiting relatives at Logtown. La. the past week, arrived home Mon day afternoon.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

The Princess Theatre will open Saturday night, Dec. l2. with a good program.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
Picture show Saturday night.

D. F. Collett was visitor to Little Rock this week.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Tom Millstsad is at Trout. La, fling at mill there until January l, and may locate there.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Marvin Mccoy and family have moved into their new house which they have just completed on their farm on the northwest edge of town
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
SYNOrSio.

CHAPTER Ion Misery creek, at the foot of a rock from which he has fallen Sally Miller finds George Lescott, a land scape painter, unconscious. and after re- Viylng him, goes for assistance.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

L J. Etheridge and family of Neame, La, are here visiting friends and relatives.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
EMBARRASSING QUESTION,

Young Lady-Pleasa show me some ties.
 Clerk-A gentleman's tie?
 Young Lady-Oh, mol It is for my brother" ."-Tit-B Bits.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12

Go to the Princess Theatre Sat urday night.
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We. sometimes wonder if men don't get into breach of promise suits once in a while through neg lecting to say no.
The Huttig news., 1914-12-12
RUBxMY-TES M

Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
 formally and externally. Price 25c.
 James Phillips. who has been employed as assistant to Filler J. F. Ball at Arkansas City in the Grayling Lumber Go plant, arrived home Monday on visit with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. NIL Phillips. The plant there has closed down.
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Purchase Carthage Cans.

The town council has purchased and placed in convenient locations
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CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUE.
NarroWnesS.

NarroWnesS. A little mind often gees the ulps-- lief without seeing the beiisf sf a. large one.-Holmes. = .,