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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-20
TO SAY L SWEET POTATOES
Movement Started to Preserve Tubers
From Decay.

Atlanta, Ca, June achievements
have started in several agricultural
communities of the South to care for
sweet potatoes so as to save them
from decay during the winter storage.
The United States Department of
Agriculture estimates that 100000
bushels of sweet potatoes are lost an
nually through improper curing and
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-20
PAGES WEEKLY LETTER

Little Rock, June 20.-I have spent
the past ten days in the states OF Ala
bama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Tennessee, and have made close
observation and investigation into the
agricultural conditions OF that part OF
the South through which l have travel
ed. | have been deeply impressed with
the fac. that in only Il few sections or
communities where | have been Wal
there be enough Of the food and feed
products produced to supply taa home
demand unless there is far greater
economy exercised than heretofore. /
believe we viii be able to produce
enough to supply the home demand in
Arkansas, but l have serious doubts
of such BeinS the ease III ANY OF the
other Southern states though which
l have been, unless it is the STATE OF
Tennessee. We have sUen varied re-
sources in the South that it is COM
mon boast in most Southern states
thaa they could enclose themselves
within a wal and live without aid or
assistance from the outside. This has
been nothing but a boast, however,
and when each OF our Southern states
is actually thrown upon its own re-
sources, the true relation between
boast and fact will become impressive
" tn
upon our own resources and resource
fulness for existence during the war,
but if We should there Will be many
lessons learned in the South. It has
been intimated from reliable govern
mental source that We will most like
ly have to depend upon ourselves for
food and feed for the very plausibly
reason that the surplus of the grain
belt will be difficult to transport to
the South for lack of cars and the
excessive demand for transportation
of men and war supplies. We should
begin to prepare for that day by US
ing the greatest possible economy in
the consumption of the supplies now
on hand, and what we grow during the
season. We should also strain our
raise the greatest amount of food and
feed stuff, and to conserve and keep
it when produced. The meat produc4
is going to be short all over the coun-
try We have means of meeting this
condition by turning our attention ag-
excessively to poultry and hogs. In a
short time these two items of food
Stuff can be increased largely. The
milch COW is another great source
from which to get food supply. One
good COW will produce more in food
value in a year than three big beef
steers The main route to success
along these lines lies along feed lines.
An abundance of feed is essential. Hay
is one of the cheapest and best sup
Elementary feeds Sorghum and mil
let hay are good emergency hay crops.
Peanuts pumpkins, sweet potatoes,
rurnips and COW peas furnish good
feed crops. Winter oats, rye and wheat
are good for pasture. We should try
to raise enough wheat for bread next
year We should save all we can in
cans and build potato houses in all the
towns and thickly settled communities
to take care of all the potatoes grown.
Let US all begin to save and to use
good judgment in production. It will
mean much to the people of our state
Every patriotic man and woman
Should do his or her bit in exercising
economy, frugaiity energy and good
judgment.
JNO II. PAGE.
Commissioner of Agriculture
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-20

James Ian Mcpherson, parliamentary
secretary of the War Office, announc-
ed in the House of Commons today.
More than 500 guns have been captur-
ed, he said.
The territory regained by the Brit
ish on the western front since July
Z, 1916, amounts to 600 square miles.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-20
NO Fl PAGE
Warming Order.

Commissioner of Agriculture
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-20
Piles Cured In 6 to II Days

Your druggist will refund money II PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case OF itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6to l4days
The fgst application gives Ease and Rest. sec.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-20
men are their hope.

Maybe there will be charity after
the war-but for the present retribu-
ton.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-20
HOLD 100000 PRISONERS
British Have Captured 500 Guns and
Retaken 500 Square Miles.

London, June 15-More than 10O,-
900 prisoners have been taken by the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-27

wanuck sometimes registered 100 new
guests in a day. People like the Van
Aliens, the Whistlers, the Due de
Choiseul and Col Vose who were
known on two continents, chose to So
journ for the summer by the peaceful
waters of Stonington harbor.
The old lighthouse which stands at
the tip of Long Point and looks out
over Little Narragansett bay is nova
days only a monument to fhe past pros
perity of the port. For years it
watched over a multitude Of success
full ships as they came and went, IN
til at last they sailed away never to
return. Now it is itself discarded !;
like the old 1S-pounders on the Green,
that once roared their defiance to the
British, the lighthouse is but a re
minder of the conquests Of Stonington.
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People are focking South in winte1
like the birds. Railroads have annihi1
lated distance so that the journey bel
tween lands of snow and lands of sur
is measured by few hours. The wont
der is that anyone who can possibly
help it endures the sting of Northern
winters for months and months, espe-
cially as the genial South has many al
lurements besides it's climate. Among
them are the smart clothes that the
fair Southern tourist INDUCES in.
This business of furnishing apparel
for winter tourists wear has become
an important factor in establishing
ested in the parad& of styles at Palm
Beach, Coronado and other centers
where people of wealth assemble. The
best things that money can buy are
seen in these places and they tone up
the dress of women all over the land.
For instance, the hat and bag to
match shown in the picture above is
one of many beautiful matched sets
made in anticipation of the demand
for smart and novel dress accessories
which comes into a rush just about
Christmas time or Immediately after
the holidays. Of course milady of
fashion is accompanied everywhere by
her knitting bag, and she may have
several of these indiSpensables made
to wear with several hats. This set
will be just as appropriate in the North
as in the South. The small hat is of
black taffeta and is a simple affair,
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throwing it's petals all over the floor,
and q little man stepped out. He was
white from head to foot.
'Bless me! If you aren't Brother
january" said the old man. "What
brings you to visit me? It's only the
thirty-frst of December"
"But I'm last January" said the
little fellow. Old Year laughed. "Of
course you are. You came in my
waistcoat pocket and popped out be-
fore the others-they were afraid Of
the cold"
ooh! glad you haven't quite forgot
ten me. Now listen, Old Year, we
Months have a great scheme for to-
night. We're going to feast you in the
ice Palace on Time Mountain. We
shall all be there, the whole lot of us,
and you must come, too"
you're very kind" said Old Year,
shut really I'm so tired I'd rather sit
here and dream away my last hours"
snow, don't talk like that, Old Year,
the party can't take place if you don't
come. How can we Months hold to-
gether without you?"
Old Year smiled. Cali right" he
said, "Tll come, but all my clothes are
worn out"
"Another excuse" cried January.
"Come along, they're all waiting. Be
sides, there's a surprise outside"
Old Year started at the word "sur-
Drise," and then he STROBE out of the
house with January on his shoulders.
Now although he had lived every
minute of the year there was one
thing that Old Year had never done
he had never flown in an airplane. SO
imagine his establishment when he saw
4 great white biplane covered with sill
yer frost outside his door. A gay,
breezy little fellow, whom he recog-
nized as March, sat in the pilots seat.
He wore silver goggles and looked
every inch an aviator.
Old Year and January got in behind
the pilot, and soon the great silvery
bird was soaring up into the cold,
starry night.
They passed over cities and vii
lagos, lakes and forests, and every
where Old Year noticed preparations
for the coming Of his successor.
"They'd be surprised if they knew
where / was now," he thought. And
then he gave up his spirit to the JOY
of the flight.
Finally Time Mountain came in
sight. and as they approached they
saw a dazzling sight. The whole
mountain was blazing with light, and
the trees shone as their bOughs radi-
ated electricity.
When the airplane came into view
q great cry Of joy was heard, and a
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quered territory, which extended from
the Thames river to Connecticut to
Weekapaug in Rhode Island. The set
tiers of Stonington (then called Mystic
AID Pawcatuck) applied to the general
court at Hartford to be set off as
separate town, but the opposition of
New London led to the refusal Of the
application.
In 1867 the petitioners sent an ur
gent message to Massachusetts, which
colony had claim to the area in dis
quite, but Massachusetts likewise re-
fused the request of the little settle
ment in the wilds.
Whereupon a miniature republic was
evolved under the name of 1.-THE AS
S0eiation of Poquatuck People"
IN the same year, however, the COM
miSsioners appointed to settle the dis
pute between Massachusetts and Con-
necticut returned their decision. They
divided the conquered territory equal
W, with the Mystic river as the bound
airy line. Thus the little settlement of
Mystic and Pawcatuck" was not left
alone "to defend the peace of the
place."
Lottery for Church.
These settlers on the borders of the
wilderness had for the most part
sprung from the better classes; indeed,
large part Of them could trace their
descent through a line of knights and
gentlemen. Yet in this new country
they were proud to become good farm
ers, blacksmiths, shoemakers or weav-
ers.
Ia 1874 the residents Of that part Of
Stonington borough known as Long
Point (now Stonington village) were
I'm dire need of a church edifice. Az
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wore winter dresses and February was
in skating costume.
April and May were sitting on q
grass bank. April was dressed like
a beautiful Bloodroot, in a pure white
dress, with yellow stars IN her hair,
and she wore shoes and stockings of
a blood red color. May was lovely !;
she looked like daffodills on a moss
bank, and tiny streams trickled off
her dress. June was glorious mass Of
roses and green leaves. She fluttered
with pleasure as Old Year approached
her, and threw a rose at him crying:
SIN memory of the happy morning
when you bade me live"
July was respondent and Old Year
felt warm all through when he got near
to her. Beautiful summer month" he
murmured, 'is this the last time I'll
feel your" AS he said this May let
one of her little streams trickle down
she was crying for the Old Year.
August wore a sailor costume and
smelled of blue grass. September and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-27
Old Years
Party
TTTT
By Marguerite Hope

It was New Years eve and a thin
old man with a wizened face was sit
ting by the fireplace. At first sight
you would have said that he was
rather disagreeable old chap, but
on closer inspection you found out
that he had very bright eyes and
quite a humorous smile round his
mouth.
It was surprising that Old Year
was feeling rather sad. It was his
last night on the dear old Earth. The
next morning, long before it was day
light, he must fly away in a big snow
storm, and New Year, all fresh and
rosy and splendid, would take nis
place.
Old Year wasn't the least afraid of
what the future might bring, only he
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they felt too poor to build new one
they petitiOned the general assembly at
Hartford for leave to hold a lottery for
this purpose.
The general assembly granted their
petition, but it was not until 1777 that
the lottery was drawn and the funds
secured. At that time the Revolution
airy war had begun and most Of the
money was used for the defense of
the village; the remainder, which had
been invested in continental bills,
was lost by reason Of their complete
depreciation.
Captain Palmer and His House.
Capt Nathaniel Palmer, when only
a boy of tWenty-one, became master Of
the slOOp Hero and sailed on a sealing
voyage to the South Shetland islands.
Whaling and sealing ventures brought
wealth to StOningtOn ShipOWners and
captains, but this voyage Of Captain
Palmer resulted in find" more yalu-
able than any cargo, however rich.
The find was the Antarctic CONT
nent.
The Hero was one of a squadron Of
vessels that reached Yankee HarbOr,
Deception island, during the season Of
182O-21. 1t was from that place that
the lookout, on an unusually clear day
discovered a volcano in action. Cap
tain Palmer was dispatched in the
Hero, a sloop of only 45 tons burden,
to examine the mountain and the re-
giOn in which it was situated. The
boy sailed safely across the uncharted
sea and found an unknown continent.
The home of the discoverer of the
Antarctic continent still stands in
StOningtOn and is now the WampOS-
sett inn. Like it's old owner, it has
withstood the buffetings of the sea.
In great September gale which swept
the coast a century ago, this house was
lifted from its foundations by the
force of the waves and dropped into
the cellar. AS there were no jack
screws in those days, the building was
gradually brought back into place by
wedges.
Stonington "before the war" was a
Newport where it is said the Wada-
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IT, Y THE peaceful waters Of Long
- Island sound, ancient StOning-
ID ton sits and dreams Of the vic
torious conflicts Of the past.
The summer visitor is now the only in
.Vader and even he is oftentimes con-
quered by the beauty Of sea and shore.
Ii he loves the flavor of antiquity, his
fate is sealed and Stonington has add
ed one more to the liss Of her con-
quests.
What other Connecticut town was
ever the scene Of an American victory
over the British? Stonington twice
defeated the naval forces of England !;
once in IT'S and again in 1914!
The conquests Of the old town were
not, however, limited to battle alone.
The sea was hers, traversed as it was
by her whaling and sealing ships as
well as by her passenger packets. The
unknown corners Of the earth acknOWl-
edged her supremacy, for a StOning-
ton captain was the first to see the
Tanning islands, and Capt. Nathaniel
Palmer discovered the Antarctic con-
Ginente
In the world of art James MacNeill
Whistler was a pioneer spirit, and
Whistler lived at two periods of his
life in StoningtOn.
After the long series of conquests,
beginning with the Indian and ending
with the summer visitor, StOnington
NOW enjoys the fruits of victory. In
ipeace she sits under her ancient elms,
fwhile the harbor waters lap her shores
snnd surge beneath the ruined wharves.
IT is recorded that Rufus Choate once
said of StOnington that it was the only
lplace ne had ever seen that was en-
ltirely finished.
Spirit of Its Early Settlers.
The spirit that moved Stonington to
defy the British on the Goth of August,
1T75, more than ten months before the
signing of the Declaration of indie
pendence, was Indigenous to the COM
munity.e In fact, the earliest settlers
of the region, in 1868, published their
own Declaration Of Independence.
After Massachusetts and Connecticut
had united to overthrow the PequOt
indians, each colony claimed the con-
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with electricity, and they talked very
fast.
Old Year patted them kindly with
his big hands. They flew round him
very quickly, and in some magic way
Old Year was carried to the top of
the mountain. There he saw a Won
derful ice palace and ever the door was
written in huge letters 'In Honor of
Old Year.
Accompanied by the Minutes and
seconds Old Year eL-cred the palace,
and in the great bright hall he saw
Il of his dearest friends, the Months.
Very beautiful they looked in artistic
groups about the hall.
January, February and March were
standing together in a miniature park,
with lake in the middle Of it: they
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WINTER STYLES PARADE.

medium length, are the best-liked
| styles in fur neck-pieces. This is only
general and rather vague description
of the great variety of fashionable
neck-pieces that smart women find in
dispensable in all climates. They are
as much liked to throw about the
shoulders at indoor affairs, after coats
have been taken off, as for outdoor
wear.
One of the cleverest new Scarfs Is
made of Hudson seal, and is about a
yard and a half long and in the neigh
bOrhoOd of fifteen inches wide. AT
each end Of the scarf there is a small
pocket, hardly observable, but quite
equal to keeping the hands warm.
Along the edge of the scarf, on one
side, there is q band of martin fur,
four inches wide. 1t is only half as
long as the scarf and therefore does
not reach to the ends on either side.
It protects the back of the neck anu.
proves a becoming addition to this now
ell neck-piece.
Another novelty in the same c0mbt
nation is a short sleeveless mantle of
sealskin with wide shawl collar OF
martin. The mantle is merely a square
cape at the back and front, Joined at
the shoulders.
In the group of neck-pieces shown
above, it will be noticed that short
tails of fur, along with legs and claws,
have returned to favor as a finish
also that neck-pieces are scarfs that
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only ones awake. Then the clock struck
midnight, and they closed their eyes
and slept, too.
At this moment some beautiful snow
flakes flew in through the windows.
They formed themselves into a kind
of blanket and wrapped Old Year ten
derby in it's folds. Just as they were
going to cover up his face pale blue
spirit foated over him and kissed his
sleeping brow. 1t was the Spirit Of
New Year kissing the Spirit OF Old
Year.
More Time to Work.
One good New Years resolution is
to complain less and work more.
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they fell asleep
round the table.
They would never
wake again, but
their short lives
had been very
happy. Then the
Months began to
get sleepy, and
Old Year too. He
sank into a big
chair and tired
j uno Tell 1nCO MS
arms and slept
cOzily in their en-
brace. At last De-
cember and Old
Y e ar w ere the
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shirred over cords. 1t is faced with a
color and bound about the edge with
gold braid. The small blossoms applied
to It are made of ribbon and are lovely
examples of millinery art.
The bag, in the shape of an old-fash-
toned basket, is made in the same way
and it's lining matches that of the
hat. It's handles are Of the gold braid
lined with silk and it is fower-trimmed
like. the hat with ribbon flowers. The
shape is a happy thought of the de-
signer giving a quaint flavor OF old
times to most up-to-date accessory.
Next to the natural shape of the fox
peIt, with head, tail and legs, square
capes and straight, wide scarfs OF
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felt a little sac
a b o u t saying
"good-by'' to his
friends, and a
tiny bit jealous
about New Years
arrival.
AS he sat there
musing a pretty
little snow flower
dropped on the
floor at his feet.
"You beautiful
thing !" he cried.
"Where did you
come frOm?"
AS he spoke the
flower expanded,
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Her Last Word.

Mr.. B. during the quarreD-Well,
if you want to know it, married you
for your money.
Mrs. B.-I wish I could tell as easily
what I married you for.
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Lured AWAY.

81 thought you said your cook was
a jewel beyond price,"
$50 I did,
''But she's gone."
eyes. One of the neighbors discov-
cred that she had price"
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look like capes, or capes that look LIKE
scarfs, lending themselves to casual
adjustment that is considered very
chic. The square cape of kolinsky at
the left has narrow fiat collar Of the
same fur. The scarf at the center Is
Of Hudson seal with fox collar. AT
the right longer fiat scarf is shown.
and this is developed in fox fur. 1t Is
liked for all the rarer furs as well as
sable, mink, martin. Ermine is at It's
best in small scarfs and collars or as
a trimming on other fiat furs.
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chorus of happy
vol C e S cried:
''Hurrah ! for Old
Year !" March eX-
ecuted a wonder
full volplane and
softly the Silver
Bird settled to
earth at the foot
of the mountain.
Thousands of lit
tie people rushed
to greet the Old
Year. These were
the Minutes and
the Seconds. They
were dressed in
red, sparkling
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christmas tree over MS shoulder.
After exchanging kindly greetings
with the whole company, Old Year
stepped up to June and asked her to
open the ball with him. For reply
she strewed him with her petals, and
then such a dance began as never
was seen before. The Minutes flew In
by the windows, and the Seconds
jumped out of the cracks in the
ice floor. Everyone was giddy with
joy and excitement, and Old Year,wh
few hours before was meditating
by the fire, now danced till even lively
June began to weary. Then he took
sweet April in his arms and the little
red feet and legs positively twinkled
round the hall. March executed
wild dance with October, and blew SO
hard that bits of his partners dress
were Strewn over the floor.
At half past eleven some of the
Minutes screamed out that supper was
served, and Old Year and his friends
flew to take their last meal together.
Every imaginable dainty was on the
table and the dancing had made the
jewellers hungry.
The Minutes and Seconds ate like
lightning, and then one after another,
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He-Do you think your father will
put down anything when I tell him
we are to be married?
She-I know he will, dearest; his
foot.
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October were a
mass Of colors. It
wasn't very long
since Old Year
had visited them,
SO they were quite
familiar with him.
October tOS S e d
some of her pref
ty leaves into his
face. This was
her way of kiss
ing.
November look
e d h ale an d
hearty, and De-
cember, in snowy
robe. carried a