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The Little River news., 1916-07-15
GLORIOUS BOON OF LAUGHTER
Gift That Has Been Given to Man 10 Not Shared by eeast, Fish
 or Reptile.

In a recent number of London Opin. ion the sage, James Douglas, specu. lating on that pleasurable emotion which is accompanied by face cracking movements of the muscles of the physiognomy and brightness of the eyes and is known as laughter, de. scribes the phenomenon as the hu- man miracle" and says: No bird or beast or fish or reptile can laugh. You can teach an ape to do almost any. thing, but you cannot teach him to laugh. Tho awful so emnity of ami
 mals is the one really intolerable thing on this earth. They are cut off from the abiding miracle of humor. The worst consequence of the war is it's tragic solemnity. It starves us of laughter, which is the food of the gods. A wise man has warned us to interrogate ourselves when we laugh totally and entirely repudi- ate that diabolical doctrine. Never in. terrogate yourself when you laugh. You should never look @ laugh in the mouth. There are many kinds of laughter, but they are all good. Inter. rogate yourself. if you like, when you weep. But if you value the we'll be- ing of your soul, never interrogate yourself when you laugh. Laughter is good in itself, and an end by it. self. The quality of laughter, like the quality of mercy, ought never to be strained. Laugh before you look!"
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
TRAITS OF ANIMAL CREATION
Even the Most Famous Naturalists Have Been Unable to Explain
 Satisfactorily.

There are a great many strange facts about animals and insects that seem to defy explanation. Here are . few, an exchange says:
 A fly will crawl to the top of win dow pane, fly back to the bottom and crawl up again. Hardly ever does it fly up and crawl down. It has been known to repeat this former act o, ~r thirty times before stopping.
 Hens always scratch for food with the sun behind them. A blind hen al- ways manages to get the sun behind her when scratching, and she will miss but few bits of food.
 Cats hardly ever lie with their feet to the fire. In most cases they lie in- stead with their left side to 1t. Dogs invariably lie with outstretched paws to the fire.
 A mouse overlooks 8 perfectly safe food supply, sufficient for . meal or two, to enjoy the perilous pleasures of an unlimited store. It will hide near the food and come out to nibble when hungry, for 1t is not true that . mouse will seek its hole ct the first alarm.
 If small snake is kept in captivity and fed and cared for, 1t will become tame, and after few months crawl to it's captor for food, when approached. This is true especially of the small and harmless varieties.
 The unerring ability of the homing pigeon to find its former abode is not due to . sense of location, but rather to a natural instinct, which cats and dogs have displayed when taken from their homes.
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
Will XIII Germs on Pencils.

Of the 50,O00 school children in this country who are the annual victims of preventable disease. there is no doubt that a goodly per cent of them con- tracted disease from the habit of suck ing the points of pencils passed from hand to hand.
 To prevent this transmission O: deadly germs of preventable diseases 8 new device has just been invented, says an exchange.
 It is a specially constructed rack upon which pencils collected from the children can be placed with the tips resting in sockets where they are acted upon by formalin gas disin. fectant, which kills all germs.
 To get the best and safest results two sets of pencils should be kept on hand. While one set is in use the other can be undergoing disinfecting, Thus by changing pencils twice a day the danger of the spread of germs can be cut in half.
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
Confirmation Notice and Warming
 Order.

Notice is hereby given; That An derson Freeman has this day filed in the Chancery Court of Little River county, Arkansas his petition, pray ing the court to quiet and confirm his title to the following lands in said county, towit: The southwest quar- ter of the northeast quarter. section 3. township 13, range 31 west. Therefore all persons who have or claim any in, terest in said land, or any part there of, are hereby warned to appear at the May Term, 1916, of said cont and show cause, if any they have. .Jhy the title to said land should not 1e quiet ed and confirmed in said petitioner. And T. J. Howell, the unknown heirs of E. B. Blair and the unk own heirs of William A. Carter are ereby spec ially warned to appear within said court and show cause, if any they have why the title to said land should not be quieted and confirmed in said peti- tioner. Given under my hand and the seal of said court on this the 22nd day of June, 1916.-Chas. H, Park. Circuit and Chancery Clerk. 60 s
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
MARBLES IN ANNUAL DEMAND
Each Spring, It Is Estimated More Than 2co,oCo,oo0 Are Used in
 the United States.

It has been estimated by statisti- clans that more than 100000, 900 small clay marbles are used by the boys of the United States every springtime. It is a known fact that 125 100000 marbles are made every year by one clay marble manufactur- CT whose plant is in Summit county, Ohio. And these marbles are made or rolled by young girls, the Cleveland Plain Dealer states.
 The marble manufacturer does not devote all his attention to the manu- featuring of the game marble" There are various uses to which the marble is put, and as matter of fact, the size varies according to it's intended use. The Standard Oil company is one of tho largest buyers of marbles, and these are used for oil cans and larger sizes are started in graded pipelines to clean out the paraffin which gathers on the side of the pipe as it flows to the tanks.
 Clay marbles are used also by the manufacturer of rubber, ink and salt, chemical and powdermakers. They are used also in grinding the large stones of the lithographer and by rail way supply people. Puzzle box makers are also large buyers of mar. bles.
 The sizes of the clay marbles as made in the United States vary from nine-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, which is the small pill" the boyz in diameter, or about the size of . cannon ball.
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
Economical.

Economy was the text of MT. Jones' discourse one evening after he had been settling some household bills, while Mrs. Jones listened with true wifely interest.
 T don't want to make you unhappy, darling" finished the husband, "but really we must be a bit more careful in future. For instance. look at the bill for petrol. That motor car is costing us rather too much for the time being"
 Yes. Henry. dear" agreed Mrs. Jones. I'm afraid it is.''
 Then her sweet young face bright ened as she went on
 But just think what it saves us in carfares and boot leather!"
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
M. D. & G. TIME CARD

Daily:
 Lv Ashdown, M D & G ........6:51 a. m AT Nashville, M D &, G ............8: 10 a. m. Ar Tokio, M D & G ...............S:35 a. m Ar. Prescott, & N w -..,..2:30 p. m. Ar Murfreesboro, M D & G--S:55 a. m. AT Shawmut, M D & G .......1o:o0 a. m AT Gurdon, Iron Mt ...............5: :15 p. m. Ar. Amity, M D & G, ...........10:20 a. Ill. Ar. Roseboro, M D & G HOBO a. m. Ar. Glenwood, M D & G ....10:40 a. m. Ar. Caddo Gap, Iron Mt. ..-1:40 p. m. Ar. Womble, Iron Mt ...........2:10 p. m. Ar Hot Springs, M D & c -...12:55 pm. Ar Little Rock, Iron Mt ..2:40 p. m. Ar Memphis, Iron Mt ..........-7 p. m. Ar Chicago, III Central ,.,,,....-.11: a. m.
 Mixed Train, Daily Except Sunday |:
 Leaves Ashdown 12:15 p. m.; ar rives Nashville 2:30 p. m.; arrives at Tokio 3:25 D. m.; Murfreesbore 3:55 D. m.; Shawmut 5:20 p. m.; Amity 5:45 D. m.; Roseboro 6:O5 p. m.; and Glenwood, 6:20 p. m.
 MARTIN WALSH, Traffic Mgr
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
"Dodson's Liver Tone" Starts Your Liver Better Than Ca|omsI and Doesn't
 Salivate or Make You Sick.

Listen to me! Take no more sick. ening, salivating calomel when bilious or constipated. Don't lose days work /!
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilN 1T which causes yecrosis of the bones Calomel, when/it comes into contact with sour bilelcrashes into it, breaking it up. This I when you feel that awful gish and Wll knocked out," if your liver is tofpid and bowels constipated or you haze headache, dizziness, coated tongue, i5preath is bad or stomach sour just takffa spoonful of harmless Dod- sons Ller Tone on my guarantee.
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
Out of the Abundant Caution.

An elderly gentleman from the coun. try was at the head of line of arri- vals at New York hostelry, and, af- ter signifying his acceptance of the rate offered him, was invited to sign the register. He consumed such an unconscionable amount of time in this that the clerk became impatient.
 Just sign your name, please snapped the clerk. "The other guests, too. would like to register"
 See here, young man," exclaimed the old gentleman. don't you try to hurry me. l don't never sign nothing ] ain't read carefully"
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
CAL0MEL IS MERCURY! 1T S|CkENS!
 ACTS ON LIVER LIKE DYNAMITE

Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store and get 50 cent bottle of Dod sons Liver Tone. Take spoonful to- night and if it doesn't straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous by morning l want you to go back to the store and get your money Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick.
 guarantee that one spoonful of Dod- sons Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated waste which is clogging your system and mak ing you feel miserable. guarantee that bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. Itis harmless; doesn't gripe and they like it's plsasant taste.
The Little River news., 1916-07-15

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The Little River news., 1916-07-15
Different Kinds of Trains,

The boasted "Balkanzug" brings back hoEday memories of all those different kinds of trains which the German language, after it's habit, de scribes in enc word. There were the Vergnuegungszug, the pleasure or ex' cursion train. the Personenzug, core. spending to our parliamentary train {; the Schnellzug. or express train; and above all, that impressively named Blitzzug, the lightning" train, which achieved the 105h milci in three and onehalf hours.-London Chronicle.
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
Dorothy's Peril.

One day, when Dorothys mother was reading to the little maid, she came to the word "gravitation." She explained its meaning, but thought the child would forget it. Consequently she was much surprised when, few days later, Dorothy came running Ia, crying:
 "Oh. mother! it's such a good thing for ne there's law of gravitation; if there wasn't I'd have surely tumb:ed head over heels into Heaven just nOw!"
The Little River news., 1916-07-15
The Customary Way.

Look here I don't want you hang ing around here! You have the repu- tation of stealing everything you can lay your hands on and"
 No. sah! No. sah!-dat is, no mo dan Is customary ,mongst gen1eneu. vah. ."--Kaneas City Star.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
A GHOST ON THE AVENUE.
whence This spirit II Forgotten.
Glorious Part"

To riIr EpiroR oF THN SrN-Str, while
walking past IN" Publ" Library Oh
Firth aysDu" about 10 3" O'Clock last
night saw "ths ghost "f winters past
II gave m. the most peculiar sensation
t. be hailed ~ 4 i'Ossihl" fare by IN"
driver OF "a " seated sleigh.
" j. Years sine. 7 saw even a private
leigh on the ay.nu', or anywhere else
on Manhattan Island hu' to think Of a
public sleigh soliciting business would
remind on" of l.aertes's reuar To Ham
let that TO consider 50 would be To- ron-
slider c%uriousIy.' II surely was a strange
experience.
why, even In those wears when there
were several continuous weeks az
sleiphing IN the city. streets, I never
saw. that I can remember. drivers ~
sleighs soliciting fares AZ drivers az
wheeled vehicles did and do. After
seeing that. I dreamed as walked that
the good old dan were returning. and
~ ! was hound Tor Eugol's chop house
YOU can Imagine with what added relish
! has'eied my steps.
why didn't ! ride In the sleigh? Well,
Ia make an open confession, a Bartne-
eide feast never did appeal to me, and
IN my state Of finances AT tho time '
could nay for only one OF the delights,
50 chos. the chops. j, -. A.
NEW YORK. February II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
THE FOUNTAIN PEN.
sluggish Ink and Acceleratine De.
vices Considered.

To TIE EpIroR or the SuS-Sir:
James 4. Rogsn alludes to a certain Kind
OF ink for fountain pens. wish he
would give the nam" OF this ink which
responds more readily than other varic-
ties TO the sariya solution which he pre-
scribed In his former letter. Also. ~
he seems familiar with the ten cent
grade Of fountain pens, he might inform
us where he prrures them. as ! have
never known amy worthy of the name
thu, cost less than 81 TO So.
notice this inventor who wrote
his first letter from New York. dates
hts second one from Brooklyn. Perhaps
he deemed II prudent 20 retire to the
obscurlty Of the neighbor!nS boroueh
befor. attempting u defence OF the
tongue and finger remedy.
But may We not discover in has
fastest man,ruNre an iuk-ling ~ hts ad-
mission or the supe-lority ~ the blot.
tins Paper trick; otherwise II Nould
not ustouish ne II his next commun!c,-
ton comes from some suburb IN i'cn-ril-
vinit. J. Il. ;.
NEW YoER. February IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
"~lnternatIOnal Law

t. TIE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sur: SO
FAR a. there T. any such thing as in
iernationaI law" SAY. n Sun and in
another column, The basic trouble with
International law is that Il has never
been INTERNATIONALLY
Hut why talk abou anything that
never had An existence. and in the ma
tur. of thiugs never can have \ a..
10 he a law. must first lie formulated.
then adopted, then promulgated. then
enforced. or AZ least put in charge %
some executive body or individual
whose business II II {" enforce ~
Lacking all these essentials. how can
"" he expected TO consider an id'"
dream Of altru'sir a. = law Certain
theorists have. II 10 true, ola horat.d an
imaginary cod" which, II Il could b"
adopted by all ar a majority of the
forced. might become law. pu, thus far
II has attained only the stage Of SUE
IFstlon
can THE L specify ans nation tina,
has thus FAR pledged its allecianco "a
any such law? Nay. more. %SuproS'ns
that any nation surprising that all the
nations had don" 50 IN what way could
any putcntate or Power he coerced II he.
or II. renowned that allegiance and de
liberately violated the pledge" In what
way could such a law. or code Of laws,
even after II should he agreed To, lie
construed as anything more than a
scrap Of paper or as that ever less
considerable things a "~gentlcren's
agreement"
International law" ZINE. There
amt no sich person" n. \ {.
New yorK, February ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
The Chicago Poisoning.

The first advocacy at wholesale pol
soning for the attainment at political
ends hereabout was that of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World In this
city IN January, lal" This re>olu-
tionary organization had induced the
servants In u number of hotels and
restaurants 10 strike. and their lead
ers urged the poisoning of food pre-
pared for guests rs n means at fore
Ing the employers tn grant the de-
nands made on them. No ease Of
actual poisoning was then reported ;
the strike ended without recourse to
this instrument of coercion.
1t l. safe Ia say that when the 20.
lice of Chicago first suggested the
possibility that the food served In
the Chicago dinner To Archbishop
MUNpELElN had been deliberately
poisoned most persons rejected their
theory as fantastic. Ptomninps of.
fered a sufficient and understandable
explanation of the illness 10 which
the guests had fallen victims, anil
the possibility that any individual or
association should endeavor tn mur
der the distinguished men gathered
In the club passed the remotest con.
fines OF reason. Yet tho s%ubseoucn,
revelations made by the police have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
Comment on the Questions Raised by
tljhu Roots Address,

To THE EpI-oR oF THE SUNNI: Mr.
Root has placed all loyal Americans
under an Obligation which will not hs
forgotten. He puts before Us a resume
"f tn" acts ~ omission and acts Of
commission Of NJ Wilson's AdiniuIstra-
tiou W. speech rang throughout ~
the honest and powerful effort of a true
American 0ho casts on the political
evasions and ~platitud.s OF party.
Mr.. Roots speech. which will he read
in every American household. prorlair>
the glorious news \ great party has
thrown aside personal GUsrr"is and
party n-keSuift~ ani issues. and CALI
for each and every man who places his
nations welfare above the dollar and
selfish political benefits TO arise, grid on
his armn- aud saw" ne hcritsv" en-
trusted to his care. That this cali will
hs answered. what American doubts?
tt" Republican rartv has stood the
test There We're doubts Mr.. Root has
i spelled them The Republican party
has placed upon is banner u issue,
AmericanisW Md every loyal man in
the land VIII rejoice. W. X.
NEW YORK. February Il.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
How?

The letter Of our correspondent
"Civitas." printed in THE Sun Of
yesterday. inspires serious reflection.
He quoted HOWARD EILIorT's undis-
puted statement TINT for new facili-
ties Indispensable for the needs Of IA
growing traffic our railroads require n
billion dollars a year. He also quoted
OSCAR CNDERwOOU's statement that
wen the hest railroads now have
great difficulty IN placing new loans
or renewing old loans: that they have
10 pay 5ia and even 7'4 per cent III
order To get the money. when they
can get II at all. Capital Is seeking
other investments because railroad
stocks and bonds are no longer on
sidered safe md the investor is
afraid"
The reason may he put in two
words. MS "Civitas" strikingly puts
II: Commission rule"
This intelligen, writer sees only
one way TO the billion a year that Is
needed. and that Is the use by the
railroads of Government credit. Gov.
ernment credit for this purpose
means of course an increase of Coy.
eminent control To an extent now un.
dreamed Of: possibly absolute Gov.
eminent ownership rs n consequence
of the extension Of control.
Gun the tremendous calamity 1T
Government ownership DO avoided.
and the railroads be enabled 10 get
the billion ~ year which they must
have If they nre to continue their
public service. by some such expedi.
mi as the application Of the Federal
Reserve idea tn railroad finance. as
proposed in the bill, introduced by
senator THOMAS of Colorado?
or will the plight If the railroads
sooner or later compel n complete re-
vision Of the system Of commission
rule which L. working disaster and
distress tn the most important Of our
industries?
This Is probably the gravest do
nestle question now confronting tn,
American people.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-18
abundantly supported thsir ORIGINAL

0UppOfto0 U0UK OtJ8IuoI
charge, and the accommodating evi.
dence indicates that the immediate
agent Of this assault worked In co.
operation with II number Of equally
vicious Conspirators.
Why should " be difficult n bc-
licve that anarchists OF men profess
ing the mixed beliefs Of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World would
stop at Wholesale poisoning in their
assaults on society? Is It because
many innocent men and women would
he endangered? Again and again
efforts have been made to blow up
churches In this city. to kill the
priests and worshippers In them with.
nut regard to anything except the
hateful fact that they were law abid.
ing citizens. Does 1t require a more
vicious disposition TO scatter poison
over food than to fabrIcate u bomb
and explode 1t In the sanctuary Of .
crowded cathedral? Is the deliber.
ate Indictment Of riot for purposes
Of incendiarism less brutal than the
mixture Of a deadly drausht for un.
s~uspecting diners? Was not the re.
luctance Of the general public TO give
credit to the theory Of the Chicago
police due, not to the malevolence
1t revealed. but to the novelty Of the
means selected to accomplish a pur.
pose. to which II may be fairly said
the energies Of every red in the world
are devoted3
The administration Of poison IN
wholesale quantities to guests In pub
lie houses has been advocated in this
town. The denpite effort to carry
the doctrine into effect has been made
In Chicago. The fomenters Of mur.
der here escaped adequate punish
ment. Will the creatures who Mt
tempted murder In Chicago likewise
escape!
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II there were nothing else in the
world exciting. perplexing. Irritating
and yet engrossing even If hopeless
there would always he an attempt To
interpreter should We say decode?
the language of Boston.
One Sabbath evening. n week or so
ago, Boston in mass meeting a>-
>emhled adopted u series Of re>olu-
tions. The fact that mar has n
nervous system makes dangerous the
consideration Of more than part of
one Of the series. W. quote:
"R'soIred. That Ne. American ~iti-
zcns. spared from the horrors 81 war nv
conditions which We cannot attribute to
our W. virtue" az.
We sometimes are tempted to he-
lleve that Boston Uses language for
n" other purpose. Than to advertise its
humility.
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The Russian soldier has q saying
that II II %pleasanter to die In com.
pany than alone. and the mass charge.
although costly. suits his tenpcra-
ment. We know, then. what Grand
Duke NICHOLAS means when he says
I'm his message tn the Car that FREE
rum was captured after five days
of unprecedented assault" The cam
paign IN the Caucasus and beyond has
not figured much In the dispatches,
and therefore Its Importance has been
missed. Great things g expected
from II by the Germans, who planned
the Turkish operations. In previous
campaigns against the Russians In
Transcaucasia, II country OF rough
fields Of mountains and high pla-
teaus. the Turks were not inclined Ia
fight during the winter. but the Ger
mans changed all that.
In the end Of November, 1914, the
Ninth. Tenth and Eleventh Army
Corps were concentrated at Erzerum.
The Russians were In some strength
at Kars. about ms far distant, that Is
to say forty miles, from the Armenian
Caucasian frontier AZ Erzerum is' on
the other side. Kars has railrond con
nection with Tifiis, the old Georgian
capital, to the northeast. and from
Kars runs a railroad southwest IN
Sarikamish. near the Turkish from.
tier. The German Staff planned the
development Of the inferior Russian
army ut Kars. Bringing up reen'
forcements, n part Of the Thirteenth
Corps from Bagdad and n part Of the
First Corps from Trebizond Thy sea
from Constantinople), the Turkish
commander had 10000 men at his
disposal. To cope with this force the
Russians had 1OO.OO men.
Under German leadership the Turks
assumed the offensive In the dead Ot
winter. The plan was to hold the Rus
slams on the Kars.Erzerum road witt
the Eleventh Corps, ana with col
nmnS marching over the mountain,
10 the left turn the Russian right a,
knrs and work round In the rear oI
that fortress. The part Of the FRS
Corps left at Trebizond WAS to trav