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The Little River news., 1915-09-25
MARKET FOR
 PEANUTS
Best Way to Sell Peanuts is to Turn Hogs in on Them, Says The
 County Demonstrators.

The best and most profitable wCW to sell your peanuts is to turn your hogs on them, letting them have the hay as well as the nuts. The peanuts make the cheapest of pork, but if yo,. have no hogs and are not able to ob- tain them, fellow the suggestions that are given you. However, it is mis- fortune to have to be compelled to sell them in this way.
 Let your stacks of peanuts remain in the field for at least two weeks of sunny and dry weather before picking with the machine. Pick them on sun ny days. Picking on damp days will reduce your cntput of nuts as the stems absorb moisture, become tough and the picking machine will not se- parate the nuts from the stem efll- ciently.
 If you do not sell the nuts as picked store them in a dry house, not over four sacks high. Examine them from time tc. time in order to see if dry; if you find them damp, empty sacks on floor not over three inches deep and dry them, stirring with fork or rake if necessary When dry, resack. Dry, bright nuts bring the money. They will soon injure if left in the sacks damp. Sell to the peanut factories direct by the car load and OvCid the middle man. Sew up the mouths of the sacks neatly, and well, as also sew up all holes in order not to waste the nuts in handling.
 Several farmers can club together and fill car; 3O,000 pounds is tEe n.5; mum within the state anl ..-:., fujn to points out!,Ge the stat. Ih.I ty rounds cf Spanish nuts. ard "2 pounds of Virginia make bushel. When ready to sell write to tine fol- lowing peanut factories fo:' prices r. o. b. your station, cash wher loaded. This will avoid all future differences as to weights and grades, short settle ments make lcmg friends. Sacks are high in value and no doubt, yoe caA make arrangements with the peanut factory to return your sacks by freight; the cost of that, will be small and no doubt can use them again for the next car load.
 List of peanut factories:
 Williams Hubbard Peanut Co.,, Tex arkana, Ark.
 Bain & CC,, Shreveport, La.
 Barnhart Mercantile Co.,, St. Louis.
 St. Louis Edible Nut Co.,, St. Louis.
 Jonesboro Peanut Co.,, Jonesboro, Ark.
 You can arrange a day with the fac tory buying your nuts for the car to be loaded, notifying all concerned in the sale, so that all will deliver upon the day agreed upon.-H. J. Tyson, County Agent, Farm Demonstration Work.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
LABORERS PAY INCOME TAX
Greatest War Budget in History Ere.
 scented to English Law Makers.

London. Sept 23.-The greatest war budget in the worlds history was in troduced in the house of commons to- day by Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the eXchequer as another step to- ward financing the war which is now costing Great Britain near $25,000, 900 daily
 New military requirements and chaged methods of warfare have creat- ed overnight additional expenditures. These had not been reckoned with ev- en in the comparatively recent esti-
 mates of David Ldoyd George, the
 munitions minister, estimating this budget. Tu1ay's budget, the third since the outbreak of hostilities, calls for the most drastic and far reaching taxes, in the history of the country, and envolves even free trade. Hereafter, automobiles, bicycles, motion picture films, clocks, watches, musical instruments, plate glass and hats will pay tax of 33 1-3 per cent ad valorem, thcngh as MT. McKenna explained. the object of such taxation are purely temporary and without regard to a permanent effect on trade
 being primarily to discourage inn ports and remedy the foreign eX- change situation.
 Spirits and beer remain urtouchec by the new schedule. The principle blow fell on incomes, the existing tax on incomes not only being jumped forty per cent, but is widened so far as to catch even working men earn ing as little as s14 weekly. The very wealthy must contribute to the gov ernment, mere than one-third their revenue. The one-cent mail will be abolished entirely and the weights heretofore carried in the mails for two cents will be reduceC
 The sugar tax, though largely in creased, will mean only an extra pen ny per pound burden for the general public, for the sale of all sugar is now regulated by the Royal commission, which will reduce the price to refin- CTS and dealers
 General debate on the bucget is yet ta be held, but it was aparent tha: MT McKenna's suggestions were re- ceived by a virtually unanimous house. The chancellor said incidentally that for another war loan occasionally.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
TO MARKET SWEET POTATOES
Many Potatoes Being Raised Along
 the Kansas City Southern.

Mena, Sept. 24.-(Special.)-J. Hol- lister Full, Kansas City Southern az riculturist has the following to say in regard to sweet potatoes:
 There is a big crop of good sweet potatoes being grown along the K. C. s. Ky, and they should be marketed somewhere. The Northern markets prefer the dry mealy varieties, such as Yellow Jersey types and they prefer them put in bushel hampers, but they will take a number of Nancy Hall type if properly graded to medium size, clean, put up in good packages and sent north early. There is a cannery at Neosho Mo-, Decatur, Ark, Cray cite, Ark, Shreveport, La, and Lake Charles, La, and possibly they Will use some of them at a profit to the growers. An acre of sweet potatoes should feed from to 10 hogs one year old for sixty days if supplement- ed with some c1her food like bran, rice bran, etc. This is a pretty good way to market them, and a large par, of the crop stays on the land in the form of manure.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
BRYAN ACCEPTS INVITATION
Great COmmOner Will Speak at Pres.
 byteriaD Efficiency Conference.

Hot Springs, Sept 20-William Jen- nings Bryan has accepted the invita- tion to cspeak at the Presbyterian church efficiency conference, whic:l will convene in Hot Springs next week. News of his acceptance Waa contained in telegram received to- night by the Rev. l.. M. Wylie, pastor of the Orange Street Presbyterian church. who had telegraphed- the for mer secretary of state Saturday night. MT Bryan said he will be able to speak here either in the forenoon or after noon of October 1. He will be given a special place on the program in the forenoon.
 Arrangements were started tonight for a big reception committee to meet him at Benton and escort him to this city His presence is expected to ma terially increase the attendance at the conference, especially in Arkansas and adjacent states. The conference em- braces II Southern states Reserva- tions are coming into the Business Mems League in large numbers each day and it is anticipated that the g. 900 delegates expected will be consid- erably increased.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
ELLISON AND BRYAN TO CONFER
An Appointment for This Week at the
 White House.

Washington. Sept. Civilian J Bryan will today confer with Presi- dent Wilson The engagement was made yesterday at the White House at Mir. Bryan's request, It will be the first time the two have met since MT Bryan quit the Cabinet.
 What they will discuss was not dis closed. Official Washington, however, expects they will discuss the recent proposal that MT. Bryan go to Eu- rope to talk peace and to urge ac- ceptance of his peace commission treaty with Germany and also Mir, Bryan's announced opposition to any increase in the natioal defensec.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
GERMANS DRIVING STREAMS
Indications are That AustrO- Germans
 Pushing ConstinOple to Bulgaria.

London, Eng, Sept 22-Germany's drive against the Serbians has begun, according to definite news received here today.
 The first fighting reported indicates that the Austro-Germans are planning to push through to Ccnstinople via Serbia and Bulgaria What Bulgaria will now do is the big question with the Allies who re- 'cently sent a joint note to that nation calling upon her for a stand one way CT the other,
 Petrograd reports tfn8 recent sink ing of a German submarine by Rus
 shi2s. in the Black Sea-. .9
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
PLOW UNDER STUBBLE Commissioner Page Gives Important Information to Farmers.

Little Rock, Sept. 24.-(Special.)- .)-
 Commissioner of Agriculture John H..
 Page in a letter to the farmers this week has the following to say:
 "The farmers should blow under the pea-vine stubble instead of cutting d seccrd time, as many are doing. PloW under the green vines this fall and they will enrich your land fcr next
 year more than their value for hay. Do all the fall breaking you can, and ploW deep. It was easy to make a crop this year because the season Was good, and plenty of rain fell. Mex;
 year it may not be so. Remember that almost any method c,e cultivation
 will make a good crop in good sea
 son, while it takes the best methods and greatest care and labor to make a Good crop in a bad season. Next year may bring us a bad seascn; hope for the best. and prepare for the
 worst, is a good policy in farming. Reduce Gotten Acreage.
 , Reduce your cotton acreage. Get
 more land into hay and pasture crops. Such a system simplifies farming. You can follow a hay crop with any crop you like. You cannot do that with Ia cotton crop. Hay is easy to grow and is valuable. It provides means
 of lessening labor and costs, and
 brings good returns. A crop of corn at forty bushels to the acre is not a
 pcore profitable crcp than a ton of good hay to the acre, all things con-
 siaefed. If you can do so, provide pastures for hogs, horses and cattle. Thus the stock gather that much of the crop and feed themselves. A pas ture is much better than outside range Be sure to save enough seed peas for next year, and some to spare for your neighbors. Cow peas are doing mere than anything else these days to increase the richness of the soil. Stick to them. They are the farmers friend"
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
HODGES WILL OPEN CAMPAIGN
Secretary of State Will Open Cam
 paign for Governor Dec. 10.

Little Rock, Sept. 24.-(Special.)- J. Secretary of State Hodges announces that he vii open his campaign for Governor December 10, and will spend two weeks in South Arkansas. He will then go into other sections of the state, and continue in the field until the election
 In the meantime he will deliver a number of non-political addresses. On October 21 he will speak before the Conference of American Secretaries of the State of Cincinnati, o. CChnty fair and farmers rally dates are Bonneville Sept. 4, Bigelow Sept. 24, Mir. Ida Sept. 25, Morrilton Oct. 5, Monticello Oct. 10.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
TO PROBE MOONSHINI;G
Jury That Will Try Famous Case An-
 nOunced at Fort Smith.

Fort Smith, Sept 22-The put jury thai vii try the case growing oa: tf the Indictments returned in rhe b < "oonslfne conspiracy v'2s announced today. Six additional grand jurors were added 70 tho ranel that probably will faake another Investigation of the allege| fraud wlen court is convened herG<n October The grand jury that ret (Fned the present indil ents did no1 1adjourn, but recessed the De- to r term.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
PROSPERITY STRIKES HOPE
Many New Buildings Erected and
 Factories Run Full Time. !

HcQe, Sept 23-Seven brick venee residences have been erected here re cntly, and numbr of business hous es have been improved The Citizens National bank added a savings an trust department and doubled tn size of it's stone building. New mar ble banking fixtures have been install ed, Every factory in the city is run ming full time. and the Alfrey head ing plant runs day and night.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
Labor FavorS Carranza.

Washington, Sept 22-The Execu- tive Council of the American Fedora tion of Labor today authorized Presi- dent Gompers to draft a statement in its behalf urging recognition of the Carranza government as the authcrit- ative expression of the best ideals of the Mexican people for self-govern- ment.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
Border Remains Quiet,

Brownsville. Tex. Sept 22.-The
 fourth day of peace en this border was reported by army patrols today. A variety of causes for quietude was assigned, including heavy rains, Car ranza hopes of recognition, which quieted the disorderly elements in that party, and evidences that the ar my has the situation so we'll in hand.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
WINTER CARE OF COW AND HEN
Take Care of Cow and Hen and Have
 More Cash This Winter.

Fayetteville, Sept. 20.-(Special.)- )-- One of the big things for the Arkan- sas farmer is to get in more cash, en- tough cash every week to keep his family. Then he will not need to bor- row money while growing his crcp
 The small farmers, whether owners or tenants, will have plenty of help lara}s' sthe Extension Division of the
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
Bulgaria Silent as Army Gathers.

London, Sept. PA war move that may solve the riddle o1 the Balkans Bulgaria's moblization-ha struck London with dramatic suddennesa The afternoon newspapers refrained from editorial comment, but used large type heads and such captions as Balkan Sensation"
 The consensus of opinion is, that al though the Bulgarian army is now O., the move, Bulgaria has not yet cast her lot with one side or the other, but is, as her minister here expressed it, still waiting, still neutral, but armed.
 Cavalry Is In Field.
 The first bulletin, announcing Bus- garia's mobilization, reached London by way of New York. It was quick ly followed by a stream of telegrams from the European capitals to the CT feet that mol lization, parial or gen al, had ben ordered at Sofia that the Bulgar cavalry had taken the field and that Bulgars of fighting age were hur- rying home.
 Subsequently came the news of ex- citement at Athens and of the confer ence of the king with political leaders. But from Sofia British press receiv- ed no details.
 There is general activity of the Austro-German forces along the Ser bian frontier. semiofficial dispatch from Nish repudiates reports that Serbia has been asked to remain qui- escent while the Austro-Germans con- duct their campaign southward.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
EUROPE WATCH
 ING BALKNS
Opinion Prevails That Bulgars Soon Will Enter War Against Entente
 Greece and ROUmania Aroused.

London, Sept 23.-M. Radoslavoff, the Bulgarian premier, has announced to his supporters the signing of con- vention with Turkey for the future maintenance of armed neutrality on the part of Bulgaria, says the Times Correspondent, at Sofia, ill a c1spajc: printed this morning.
 Premier Radoslavoff assured his supporters at meeting yesterday that Roumania and Greece would re. main neutral
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
PENSION LIST DECREASED
Many Civil War Veterans Died During
 Last Year.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Death de- creased the governments Civil War pension roll nearly 10 per cent during the last fiscal year, according to Com missioner of Pensioner Saltzgaber.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
WEEK END RATES ON MEMPHIS.
 DALLAS AND GULF RY.

Effective Saturday September 4th, 1915, and until further notice the fol- lowing week end round trip tickets will be effective from and to Hot Springs Ark.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25

Tickets will be good going on Sat urdays and Sundays only; good re- turning on Sundays and Mondays only.
 MARTIN WALSH, Traffic Mgr.
The Little River news., 1915-09-25
What Is the Best Remedy For
 COnStinafiOn2

This is question asked us many times each day. The answer is
 jSeNEgR2, (e2zs.4d,!esQieI31 We guarantee them to be satisfactory Ito you. Sod only by us, 10 cep/
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-03
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.

Far from causing a feeling of de-
spondency and gloom among the res
idents of Galveston, the recent trying
experience of that city, through being
battered and pounded by West In
dian hurricane and terrine on
slaught of waters resulting therefrom,
evidently has had the effect of arous-
ing still greater determination to
build up and enlarge the material in
terests and general success of the
Texas city. We are told that ravages
wrought by the recent storm are fast
being repaired, and that everywhere
there is being displayed a spirit of
rare optimism, eheerfulness and firm
resolve to make Galveston a still big
ger, better and safer city for the
people who reside there. The value
Of the great sea wall has been amply
proved by the manner in which it
the severe test recently Civ
en- it, and it is now believed that
Galveston need never fear another
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-03
SHORTENING THE WAR.

Quite frequently the remark is
heard that it is the duty of this ma
ton to do all it can to "shorten" the
war. Those who give expression u
this thought, however, probably do
not stop to think just what they
mean. Their personal desire is that
the war should be ended as speedily
as possible, and in truth this is a uni
versal hope among the American peo-
pie generally. But the government
has no more obligation and no more
right to take any active step to short
en- the war than it has to dictatorily
demand cessation of hostil:ties. In
either case of such interference,
through action taken without the as
sent and approval Of the belligerents
themselves, the latter would have Just
cause for complaint that W. were
minding what was none Of cur bust
ness.
Moreover, even if the United States
were to esteem it a national duty to
shorten the war, there Immediately
would follow a dangerous clash of
opinions as to what specific action
should be taken in order to accom-
plish this end. Many of our German
friends urge that if this country were
to put an embargo on arms and nuni-
tions to the allies, Germany, which
must ultimately win, would achieve
that end more quickly and mercifully.
But Sir George Paish, speaking for
the other side, made the statement
the other day that if the United
States were to cease sending ammu-
milton to the allies, the allies, which
are certain ultimately to win, might
be delayed in achieving that end, per-
haps for years.
Thus we have the Germans saying
that the way to shorten the war is to
change our laws, and the allies saying
that the way to shorten it is not to
change them. And, after all, it makes
no difference which we think has the
correct argument. 1t is our duty to
the world and to ourselves not to al
ter our laws to help either side win,
even if by so doing we thought we
could cut off few months from the
length of the conflict.
Nationally the length of the war is
not our concern, nor can we make it
our concern without becoming unneu-
tral. No matter how much we may
hope for the speedy ending of the
war; we may not intervene or inter-
fere until the fighters themselves are
ready to listen to reason and accept
our friendly services.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-03
SEVEN YEARS OF PROSPERITY

Thomas A. Edison, the great in
ventor, predicts "seven years of sub
lime prosperity for this nation" He
does not regard the present squirt of
business revival, due more or less to
the orders for immense supplies of
war material for Europe, as indicat-
ing the real thing in prosperity, but
he says the genuine article will ar
rive next year. BY that time he be-
lieves the war will be over the vast
armies of Europe will be disbanded,
industry and commerce will be resum-
ed on larger scale than ever before.
and this nation will take the lead on
account of its favorable position as
the friend of all, and the great adj
vantage it has gained while the other
great nations have been engaged in
the WORK OF slaughter and destrue-
tion.
Almost every American citizen
probably shares the opinion of Mr..
Edison that an era of great prosperity
Is in store for this country. and al
though they may wonder why he sets
ITS limit at seven years, they will
agree with him that it is to be the
most wonderful and general prosperi-
ty this nation has ever experienced.
The signs of this coming prosperity
are constantly multiplying. and al
ready trade and industry have gained
a start that closely resembles eondi-
tions of good times. Some have pro
fessed a fear that the present pros
penity is largely fictitious and not
substantial, but even those who hold
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-03
OF PRIME IMPORTANCE.

1t is OF no little significance that
the question of preparedness for war
was the leading topic at the annual
meeting of the state governors which
was held at Boston this week. The
vital importance of this question was
thus freely recognized by the various
state executives, and in so doing they
merely reflected an opinion that now
rests in the minds of all true patri-
OTIS and all who cherish the American
ideal and want to see it preserved and
transmitted. Our governors in the
scheme of national sovereignty, may
seem to outsiders of little account,
but in our way we accord them honor
and reverence. Combined they rep
resent the great composite states of
the union almost as efficiently as the
government at Washington itself
does.
Consequently, when we see these
representative men, setting their
minds and hearts to the problem of
national defense, we are convinced
that while the American people are
desirous of peace with all mankind,
they are unalterably opposed to any
sacrifice of the national honor. And
in this broad conception of the duty
America owes to the world, there are
no states, no sectional lines, no par
tisan divisions and not even factional
On the other hand, it
represents a principle which has the
hearty endorsement of every loyal
citizen, and which will be
and unanimously supported
f it ever comes to the test.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-03

disaster, like the one which fell on
that community some fifteen years
ago.
This fine display of home loyalty,
energetic ambition and self reliance
will strongly appeal to the American
people generally, for these are traits
characteristic of American citizen
ship, and it is through the application
of this spirit that the American ma
tion has made such wonderful pro-
gress in the past. Throughout this
nation, therefore, there will be a
hearty response to the ''message of
greetings" which has been sent out
by the residents of Galveston, telling
of their intentions to repair and i'm
prove their city and to give it anoth-
er start ON the road to still larger
successes in its commercial, social and
industrial life. And the American
people generally will hope this object
may be accomplished, for they admire
the spirit which is being shown by
the citizens of Galveston.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-03

The suggestion made to the Com
mercial club, that an exhibit of Polk
county products be maintained local
ly, meets with the approval Of one
of the foremost boosters of the coun-
ty, who gives his views on the prop
osition in another column of The OBJ
server today. In the mind of this
publication his position is well taken.
The maintenance of such an exhibit
convenient to travel would doubtless
have the effect of giving Polk county
much favorable publicity among those
persons coming our way who now
know comparatively little about its
resources, advantages and possibili-
ties, and it is the earnest hope of
The Observer that the proposed dis
play may become a reality at no dis
tant date. The outlay, under exist
ing conditions, would be light outside
of securing a suitable building, while
the returns would probably be many
fold.