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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Director A. w. Tams
Capturedby Choraists

One of the most felicitous events
Of the season OCCURRED on Thursday
evening when Arthur W. Tams and
Mrs. Tams going, as they supposed
on a quiet little dinner party to
"Cella's," Fort Lee, found themselves
suddenly in the midst of hundred
or more members of the Palisade
Choral Society, of which Mr.. Tams is
the director 1t was a we'll planned
surprise, and thrilling one to all
concerned. 1t is understood that one
D. A. C. was the chief conspirator.
At any rate he acted as the spokes-
man for the party.
The dinner was delightful, and the
dancing later, if possible, more so.
Jasper unwound the reels of rhythm
which set hearts and bodies throbbine
to the dance till late hour.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Aluminium "Shower"
hEdgewaterH Heights

A delightful Shower" was given
by Miss Edith Foringer last week,
Thursday, at her home in Courtlandt
place, in honor of the coming mar
rage of Miss Anne Mutt. The shower
was one of aluminium, consisting OF
utensils for use in the kitchen. The
gifts were brought before the recipi-
emit in beautiful golden basket,
borne on tea-wagon.
Those present were the Misses
Anne Mutt, Rachel Mutt, Edith For
niger, Mrs. Charles Luckey Bowman,
Mrs. A. D. Leveridge, Mrs. Merrill
Gray, Miss Agnes Brady, Miss Mar
iorie Sammis, Miss Ella Louise Nc
Clave, Miss Mildred McClave, Miss
Marguerite McClave, Miss Clarice
Blake, Miss Dorothy Blake, Miss
Lalla Rookh Purnell, Miss Louise
Purnell and Miss Thruelsen, of Rah-
way.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Borough Club
Of Fort Lee Meets

At the meeting of the Fort Lee
Borough Club Monday communica-
ton was read from the Public Service
Railway Co., addressed to Capt. S. E.
Darby, chairman of the Committee on
Transportation, declining to consider
the reduction of fare to five cents be-
tween Coytesville and the Forty-sec-
ond street ferry. The members of the
Borough Club feel that their request
was a reasonable one and at the regu-
lar meeting of the club to be held on
June 10 the question of bringing the
appeal before the Public Utilities
Commission for investigation will be
decided. All members are urged to
keep the date in mind and be on hand
that evening, in order that fair
representation of the club may decide
this very important question. The
Grantwood Mems Club was success
full in their fight for transfers at the
junction and there is no reason why
the Borough Club should not be
equally successful, if they decide to
carry the question up to the Utilities
commission.
The matter of opening up Hyom
street, from Schlosser street to Cen
trail avenue was considered, and the
Committee on Streets was requested
to confer with the municipal authori-
ties, with view 20 ascertaining just
what the status of this proposed
street is. The opening of this thor
oughfare is a necessity, owing to the
number of children travelling through
there, and in addition, the Board of
Education is seriously embarrassed in
their endeavors to improve the adj
joining property, on account of it not
being a public street.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Fort Lee Notes

The Building and Loan Association
met at the First National Bank
Tuesday evening.
Members of the Church of the Ma
donna are rehearsing that famous old
opera "The Lily of Killarney" It is
hoped that the caste will be in shane
by June Is, and the proceeds of the
entertainment will be turned over to
the Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Medlicott
OF Edgewater, professionals, arr
coachlng the amateur company.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Will Receive Nelu
Congregationaists

The Mems Club of the Congrega-
tional Church are planning for a
reception at the church on Thursday
evening in honor of the members
who have been received into member
ship during the last year. DIR. Car
roll, pastor at large of the Northern
New Jersey Association Of Congrega-
tional Churches will be present.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Edgewater Library
Club Entertains

The women's clubs of the Plasides
were invited by the Edgewater
Library Club to a social gathering in
the Edgewater Library on Thursday
afternoon. A large number respond
ed, members from the Palisade Wo-
mans Club, Cliffside Park Woman's
Club and Woman's Club of the U. c.
T., being present. Delightful read
ings and stories were rendered by
members of the Library Club, and the
charms of the building set forth to
the visitors. Refreshments were
served. Nearly fifty women were
present.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Editor Baxter Sells
The Rdgewood News

Franklin FISHER, of Montclair, has
purchased from Frank A. Baxter, of
Ridgewood, the old established Ridge
wood News, Democratic paper. In
point of age, Mr.. Baxter was porb-
ably the Oldest newspaper man in
Bergen county.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-20
Palisade Award
Has Been Confirmed

The report of Appraisal Commits
to the Rockland Trap Rock Company
for land condemned by the Interstate
Palisade Park Commission near
Haverstraw, has been confirmed by
Supreme Justice Morchauser at
White Plains. The land will be used
for park purposes.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22

Before another summer colH- es every home and place of bus mess in Ashdown should be connected with the sewer ana water systems. Health is every thing and no price is too great to pay for that great blessing. Our people without compulsion are availing themselves of these conveniences rapidly. fhe fact that we have much fewer flies is already noticeable. We can be the cleanest and most sanl- tarv town in the state. Let's Le it.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22

:. Little River county has the water power going to waste, Some day it will be developed. Why not in this generation? We have great forests of hard wood up and down our rivers and on our lakes. Why not find a way to market and manu1ac- ture this timber and at the same time open to cultivation thousands of acres of the most fertile lands in the world? That is where our greatest wealth lies.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22

The Texarkana trade eXcu1s- ion Thursday proves that the automobile and good roaos broadens community interests by increasing inland travel There is hardly day that cars from TeXarkana anG more ols- tant towns are not seen on our streets. They explore every by way and fishing place; they get acquainted with the people. That 6O-mile hike by fifty peo- ple from Texarkana to De- Queen and return was as casual as a neighborhood visit. in facI we are becoming closer nelgh- bors every year.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22
O. yTUARY.

Ashdown Color Knights of Phythius Lodge adopts solutions on death of A, W. Laws:
 At @ regula" meeting of Ashdown lodge No. 93 K of P. held July 18th, the following resolutions were adopt ed:
 Whereas it has pleased God to cali one midst our beloved brother and co-worker Aron w. Law; and,
 Whereas he was faithful and de- voted knight and officer of Ashdown lodge No 93 K of P, therefore be 1t,
 Resolved, that we the officers and members of the said Ashdown lodge No. 93 K Of P, while we bow submis- sively to the Divine will, do mourn the loss of our beloved brother knight who has been called from labor to reward.
 Resolved that we tender to the be- reaved wife and children, our heart felt sympathy and sincere condolence Eeso3ed, that these resolutions be entered upon the minute book of this lodge, and a copy of the same be sent to the bereaved family.
 G. P. A. Ford, IT. Duncan, c. c. Cook Jr., Committee. advt
The Little River news., 1916-07-22

News print paper and all oth- CT kinds have doubled in price within the year There is not a Daper mill in the entire south or west. The streams north or Texarkana offer the finest wat CT power in the world. Why don't a bunch of Texarkana moneyed men establish a pap CT mill and make millions?- TeXarkanian.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22
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It rained copiously and gen. erally. If there remains a sin gle s,,pt over a wide section that TOW suffers from lack of m0is- turc it is unreported. A good corn crop is insured. The cot ton outlook is good, but it ;1 still carly to make predictions as to final outcome of that crop.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22
IN CAMP AT FORT LOGAN K. ROOTS
By Edward Freeman.

This happens when it comes to choosing men for the army. For the past tN.o weeks the Arkansas soldiers have been put through @ rigid phy5i- cal examination, and many have fall ell. In many instances over 50 per cent of the companies fell and in near ly all cases 25 per cent was the min imum. Out of Company F from Hope, cal disability. Three of our Ashdown hoys have gone home. Jack Phillips decided he would not like army life. a very wise decision, and too he wanted to finish his schooling, Willie War her Potts was discharged from Co. F. because of his physical condition and band for same reasons.
 A few of the boys, who were turned down. hated to leave the army, but :he greater part were glad and left many who wanted to leave much more. When the boys from Co. F. left theis gooGbye words were: Well, fellows, kill a Greaser for me and while you are eating beans beef and bacon. think ol me with my feet under well covered table" Of course the boya were glad they were going home, way not9 At homo he usually does as he wishes and while here he has a boss, ana that is what hurts many of them whe lave always had their Own way.
 The thir,i and last dose of typhoid vaccine IS being given and after w. recover from the effects of it, we ex- pect to be put through with drilling and other maneuvers.
 If you can imagine yourself wear ing one change of clothes three weeks, without being washed or having a good scrubbing then you can imagine how glad we were Sunday morning when We were given a new uniform and clothing. Of course we felt bet ter and much more comfortable.
 It is surprising to know how good Uncle Sam is to his boys on Sunday. He does not object to our going to Sunday School and church, in fact he requests it. Last Sunday morning We were carried down in the woods back of the camps and there We had church for two hours, clearing ground. It was different kind of church we had been accustomed to- Clearing off the top of this hill the construction of shower bath for each company and other kind of work that is being done leads me to think that we will be here for quite while In fact, there is much talk here cf the Arkansas guards being mustered out by Septem, Der first or before. But this is some thing that not even the officials knov. much about. At present there has been no orders whatever for the nov ing of the Arkansas troops, but or uttG lHdN SOlIc SCOll uS lllt pHdIlllil- ations are over and the regulars arc equipped
 Life in the army is not always un- pleasant and We do not always have to eat beans. beef bacon Last week we had several specials.Th people of Prescott sent Co F six bushels of fine peaches and Saturday we were all made glad asain by the arrival of a big box of cakes from Hope. The box contained seventy big cakes of various kinds and we were also given two big tubs of ice cream which made cur dinner complete. Good things like this goes mighty fine with a hungry soldier and helps him to forget the disagr cable part of soldier life.
 Maybe when E,e are on the border ! will have more interesting things to write about.
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The Little River news., 1916-07-22

The highway will be just as selviceable and worth just as much to the communities tray clscd by it under any name than Jefferson. We will call it the Wilson Highway, after a live one.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22

The season has been ideal for haymaking, and streams of wa gons loaded with hay may De seen lining the roads each day. The way is being paved for stock and profit.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22
The proposed initiated bilt to

The proposed Initiated hlIf to repeal the statewide liquor Jaw, if adopted, would recall about all our liquor laws. It is as full of iokers as a shrewd nQuor lawyer could make it. DO the people of Arkansas want to sweep away all protection to sobriety and the young man. hood of our state?-TeXarNan- ian.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22
Warning Order.

In the Chancery Court of Little Riv- CT county, Ark. Lula Monroe, plain tiff vs. Maud Monroe, defendant. The defendant Maud Monroe is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Lula Monroe. Witness my hand and the seal of said court tl s 18th day of July, 1916.-Chas. H. Par :: Clerk. Sat 6
The Little River news., 1916-07-22

Wouldn't this fall be about the right time to complete our county's link in the Jefferson Highway, or shall we begin it sooner?
The Little River news., 1916-07-22

The political campaigns in Oklahoma and Texas are just now on the home stretch. It will be a hot finish.
The Little River news., 1916-07-22
LITTLE RIVER NEWS
Published Wednesday and Saturday
GR.iV YES < G R X V + S
 Editors and Publishers

Entered at the postoflee at Asll- own. Arkarsas, as second-class mail
The sun., 1916-11-26
Irwin Cobb Turns Critic.
Perhaps Of tho writer's taking pa

Perhaps of the writers taking part
in the symposium. tho one who swung
most readily aboard the train OF
thought conducted by the question:
paire is Irwin Cobb.
The proprietor OF Judge Priest and
Sergeant Jimmy Bagby-who also. he
II remembered. wrote "a tale called IAN
occurrence Up n Side Street" another
called THE Bclled Buzzard." and "a
third setting forth the awful come
uppanco that overlook Daniel the
Mystic-had received tho conundrums
In advance. and had noted some opin-
ions on the margiIf. which opinions he
'cvellcd at a caller, along with the bar
rel of "a seyenty-iive ccntimotcr cigar.
Speaking OF literary operations, he
''c,ared that America, to his mind, cX-
cell"d in the modern short story. To
he sure, there were illustrious EnSlish
names. among which he dwclt relish
ingly upon that Of w. w. Jacobs. But
In general, more writer's In America
than In any other nation were turning
out stories Of n notably high grade.
The caller suggested something.
Conrad. Of COURSE said Mr.. Cobb.
But Conrad's short things strike me
as being elaborated character sketches
The sun., 1916-11-26

business on this lack Of study OF con-
ditions." American made novels. and
now our writers are beginning 20 pro-
duce home made novels Of that sort !
see q good market for the genuine nat
ural, history OF man.. study OF condi-
tons. broadly psychological novel In
America I don't mean the Edith
Wharton wordy sort; I mean some
thing that would be a somewhat soil
favored. personal styled novel like
Tarkingtong Turmoil" or this story.
His Family" OF Poole's now running
in E~cerpbody's.
The o. Henry style Is not n To be
recommended to any beginning author.
1t is a style 70 personal to o. Henry
that 1t causc the follower to be merely
a lesser o. Henry. To copy the style
Is no compliment to @. Henry but a
slur on his splendid mind, for he was
great not because he wrote In q certain
style but because he saw the romance
in out OF the way places. His style
was a personal trait; his stories would
have been big had his style been that
of Henry James or Dickens.
The only sense In which .. Henry
should be made a model for the begin
ming short story writer is this: D.
Henry did something new In a new
way. Go thou and do likewise.
The sun., 1916-11-26

or compressed novels-what In Amer
lea we call novelettes.
you've noticed, for instance, how
Conrad will make his narrator tell one
Of his long stories at a single sitting.
When you asu II up. nobody could
have told all that at a sitting. not even
II he'd sat all night. But Conrad Ia a
great man. I noted An Outcast Of the
Islands for mention among the novels
! prefer"
Mr.. Cobb thought the general Ameri-
ran superiority was accounted for In
part by the better prices which sue
cessful writer's receive for their work
here.
an this country he observed, $500
In only a medium price for a single
story. IL the writer's work Is getting
over In good shape. In England, out
side Of Kipling and Conan Doyle,
there are mighty few men who COM
mand any such figures"
His enthusiasm for Jacobs. a mas
ter humorist who has written one
masterpiece OF horror, was suggestive,
as II was later when. speaking Of the
ephemersl nature Of professional hui
NOR, no said:
The sun., 1916-11-26

ming In ErerybodD's. A man can only
speak from his personal taste, and !
think We have written too many novels
OF the mere storytelling type and DOT
enough novels OF the "study of con
ditions" type.
l like . story because It is a story,
but l like a good mixture Of the other
sort, and I have had to go to English
and Continental authors to keep the
balance even. I think our writers are
beginning to feel a demand for study
Of conditions novels and are about TO
write more OF them. Churchill Is an
example, In his later books.
There Is no reason for supposing
that authors who died before 1900
would. II beginning their careers to-
day, apply their styles unchanged to
modern material. The Zig authors OF
earlier days were all shocks. They
threw a new style or a new method
into the public face and shocked the
public into recognition OF their work.
IL they lived to-day they would do It
again. Dickens would not. probably,
write like Dickens. because he would
have sense enough to know that Dick
ens's method and style were used up
and antique. Dickens. beginning to-
day, might write like q. Henry.
American novels will never grow
great by applying the attitudes. meth
DDS and styles of earlier writer's. The
greater American novels will be ex-
pressions of personal individuality. We
The sun., 1916-11-26

Conrad is q writer's writer: they love
his work and acclaim II. The lay
reader Is likely to buy II to see what
the hue and cry Is about and TO praise
It to be In fashion. Nevertheless. Mr..
Cobb, a writer. L. among the sincere
devotees.
o.. Henry u far from being his notion
of the great model for beginners.
though no recognizes that beginners
must initiate somebody. o. Henry, he
said. Ia easy to initiate. Plenty Of
good men in America could have done
the o. Henry trick II they had wanted
to follow him.
80 many of his terms and refer
ences are slangy. colloquial and mo-
m%entary that a reader in twenty years
from now will have to have n glossary.
No one will remember then who Cassie
Chadwick a
10. Henry was a master OF all the
parlor tricks. He was a Juggler with
words. lie loved to play with them
and did It wonderfully. lie loved q pun
10 well that you find him sticking
a bad one into the middle Of a good
story. And how many OF his charac-
tiers do you remember, when you come
The sun., 1916-11-26

of life means the study and portrayal
Of character.
What does the average American
mean when he calls a man a great
character? lie means a caricature. a
man who interests him by amusing
HIM with eccentricitics Of behavior or
vaudevill.sm of speech.
The novels Of "A country undoubt-
edly reflect the tastes of that country.
our novels are what they are not
alone because their writer's are
Americans but because their readers
are Americans. Our novelists write
for money-as Thackeray and Dickens
and Scott did-bcCause ali Americans
are told to give tho public what the
public wants.
That u fiction IL less artistic than
1t used to he | doubt. There are more
short stories published to-day that a
Frcnchman would call notable than
or nifty years ago.
That there IL more striving after
clevorness IL the fault Of the readers,
and in some measure Of o. Henry-the
most pcrnicious influence that Amcri-
can letters has had In my lifetime-
worse ever than the high prices paid
by the popular periodicals. Between
oNionry and the American public the
man who takes his art seriously has a
slim chance to earn enough to live on
these days.
And yet even our severest critics adj
NIT that some American writer's arc
doing good work. Who are thoyp
Writer'S know. DO readers?
The sun., 1916-11-26
Where America EXcels.
By ELLIS PARKER BUTLER.

America Is far and away the excel.
ling nation of short story writers. We
have produced Bunner. .. Henry. Cobb,
Glass, Ruth McEnery stuart, TarkinE-
ton the list Of makers ~ ShoTt story
masterpieces would I'll IA column.
The prime reason why our short
stories are best is hat tho magazines
pay bigger prices and thus attract our
best men In Europe the novel Is still
the most attractive to the writer. 1t
may be that America lacks the power
OF continuous concentrated effort and
therefore seeks expression In IA shorter
form than tho novel, but that is high
brow dope, and III let some other man
say II.
] have "A very poor memory for titles.
but the half dozen novels I have most
enjoyed recently ara Frances Penguin
Island aud Rotisserie Tales" Lagerlof's
'Jerusalcm," Poole's "IIarbor," Arnold
BENEFITS books (any one Of thcm)
and-for humor-Tarkington's "Scv-
entecn," II Tanks Seventeen" isn't
IA novel, perhaps Wilson's Red Gap"
is even better.
! have greatly admired, In American
novels Of recent date. Louise CLOSER
IIale's Her Soul and Her Body" Of
! have the lady's name right. "Cap'n
Fri" by Lincoln; David Grayson's
novel. Tarkington's Conquest OF
Canaan"
! do not read enough novels TO DO
able to say whether they are improving
or not. ! do think some recent novels
show a better tendency like
Poole's "liarbT," T~arkington's "Tur-
moil.' and the new story by Poole run
The sun., 1916-11-26
Mrs. Andrews's Viewpoint.

\ stern categorical criticism was
hardly to be expected OF Mrs. Mary
Raymond Shipman Andrews. whose
engaging way OF telling a tale seems
always to install her reader costly In a
big chair by a great open fire and offer
him tea before chatting to him the
latest news OF life and clean romance.
Il can't answer the questions"
writes Mrs. Andrews, and Immediately
bellies her words az follows:
Il have strong feelings against most
problem novels and the stories which
nc only hold up the seamy side to he
looked at but rub tho seams into
ones anatomy.
II dislike generally what are called
strong tales. which howl and clamor
that a spade IS several spades. 1t Is a
mystery to me why a lot OF modern
writer's and readers seem to think
nothing true TO life unless II Is I'M
savory. Surely there is at least as
much goodness as viciousness and IN
clcanness in humanity. \ lot more. to
my mind.
surely It's better psychology to hold
UP lovely things TO copy than ugly
things to avoid. y positive suggestion
is stronger than "A negative.
AS for style and didacticlsm, don't
Nc need both? Wells couldn't be
Stevenson. nor vice versa, but the
world is big enough for the two, and
their million understudles. In my soul
| like that beautiful medium. words, TO
be beautifully used. and not made
merely a Ford runabout-so | read
Wells less easily than somebody with
more Of an ear for language music"