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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

rapturously as she drew forth from
the great chest walking dresses of
white jaconet muslin; China robe
of India twill; a preposterously mad
equate cloak of sarsenet silk; tiny
slippers of white kid and rose-colored
silk and precious packet containing
ferroniere, a headband of fiat gold
links with great pendant Of pearls
hanging from it's clasp down on the
forehead. It was Patrice's birthday
gift for his daughter, ordered through
an old friend in New Orleans.
There were to be two weddings in
town that morning-as the weekly
newspaper put it, Mr.. Philip Bell was
to marry the agreeable Miss Rachel
Harbeson and Mr.. Isham Stroud the
agreeable Miss Patsy Sands-and Toi-
nette vacillated deliciously in her
choice Of q costume to grace the two
occasions.
The weddings over, she made her
way home in her silken slippers,
swathed herself in an apron and pre-
pared their dinner. David had not
been at either wedding. She was
thinking Of him as she busted herself
at the hearth, and old Patrice read
happily from his beloved Arcadia "
She drew the fiat board on which the
cornmeal had been baked to golden
brown out from the fire, set the roast
ed wild turkey on the table, pushed
back a flying lock of hair from her
flushed face, and reused her father
from his book. 1t was her happiest
birthday feast in the new land.
In the evening the old gentleman
logged OFF on horseback to General
Harrison's farm, to pay his respects
and be served with a glass of Ma
deira. Toinette preferred to remain
at home-Mr. Blackford would call,
perhaps David as well. She finished
her work and sat down to amuse her
self with some embroidery, a candle
made of the wax of the myrtle berry
throwing it's light upon her flying fin
gers. The summer dusk fell rapidly
around her. The night closed in,
heavy, warm, full Of sleepy sounds of
bird and insect. Someone's feet at
the doorstep, a hand raped at the
door. Toinette lifted the latchpin. It
was David.
She swept him a curtSy.
One Of the functions of woman's
dress is to snatch man out of his
dull shufflings upon earth and show
him a world glorified. That function
was performed in this case. David
saw Madame Recamier Che had heard
of such a person. curtsying to him in
the house Of Patrice O'Bannon. Ma
dame Recamier spoke, and 10! it was
TOinette:
"Why don't you say how you like
it,"
1t was evidently the gown Of cob
webs that was meant.
Exceedingly we'll. Excuse
my asking, but is that all Of it?"
'Imbecile! The latest from Paris
It's too bad to waste it on you"
swell, wellw David pretended a
dry Indifference.
Toinette turned up her nose. "Why
weren't you at the weddings?"
Couldn't. was off on a hunt"
~Luckyw
"No-only couple Of deer"
"The brides were sweet"
She sat down at her needlework
once more and David, seated in the
dimly lighted room, his high linen
collarband cleaning palely between
his dark face and the somber blacks
Of his cravat and his coat, watched
her in silence. When he spoke it was
to introduce a new subject:
Congress has voted to increase the
army by twenty-five thousand men"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
Undismayed.

ats that horrid Mrs. Bore again
and l know she wants to sell me
tickets. Didn't you tell her, Jane,
that I was not at home?"
eyes, maam, but she told me to
come back and ask you when you
would be in"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
Small BOY Crowded Out

The family was going riding, and
Robert did not wish to go. A rather
large uncle and plump mother got
into the back seat and he was told to
get in the middle. But" he said,
grumbling, 81 don't see any middle
there"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
Do you believe that, in bitter
ness of spirit, David will marry
LYDIA and become involved with
Cranmer In spying-much as he
hates the spy now?
(TO BE CONTINUED
ThS Silver Lining.

The Tende c-Hearted Cook-No bad
news, 'ope, ra'am?
The Mistr9ss-The masters been
wounded.
The Cok-There now, ma'am; don't
let that worry you. They tells me
they can patch 'em up SOS they're
better than before.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
Compromise.

"Never marry y man with a cham
payne appetite npd a beer income"
said Maude.
Certainly not" replied Mayrnia
"Ice cream soda for mine"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
LOVE-MAKING

Do you enjoy the spectacle OF
q pretty girl coquetting with a
man who loves her devotedIy and
10 cut to the heart by her teas
lnq7 Then you'll find stirring
Interest In this lnstalIment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

It Is the year 1911, and David
Laurence, exiIed English weaver,
comes to corydon, Indiana terri
tory, intending to kill an old en-
envy. He makes friends with
Patrlce O'Bannon and charming
'Toinette, his daughter, and with
Job Cranmer and his daughter,
Lydia, recently from England.
He learns that cranmer is a spy
against the United States when
he oVerhears a war plot. Gran
mer disappears. The settlement
organizes a militia. David's re-
gard for 'Toinette becomes very
warm.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
is no*good reason why $4,000 mothers

is no@good reason why $4,000 mothers
should die at childbirth, or that $780,
900 children under years old should
die, in this country each year. Most
of this awful sacrifice of life could
be saved by a small expenditure of
public funds. She shows how the
thing can be done.
Careful study in eight industrial
cities of the east and middle west,
and in the farming and ranching
country of the west, has revealed the
fact that these mothers die because
they do not get proper medical care
at the time of their giving birth.
They are too poor, as rule, to afford
doctors. Or they live far out in the
country, where people find doctors
too costly to be Summoned for any
but the last emergency.
Children die: where the family is
poor. Twice as many babies died in
the homes where the mpthers had to
go out to work, than IN homes where
the mothers stayed at home. Thir-
teen thousand babies homes were Wis
tied to get the facts. Where the head
of the family earned more than 81 $50
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
..PoS1AL. |. E | ''|
union MENACES
~ '.s"E :
PUBLIC WELFARE
Bur|eson's Annual Report Rec
ommends Repeal oflaw Per.
hitting unionIzaton.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Postmas-
ter General Burleson in his annual
report, submitted to congress- declares
organizations Of postal employees are
rapidly becoming menace to public
welfare and recommends that con-
gress repeal the law that allows such
employees to maintain organizations
The law provides that the employees
may organize and become affiliated
with other bodies so long as they do
not impose any obligation to engage
or assist in a strike against the gov
eminent. 80.
Emphasizing the need for unset
fish cooperation on all sides while the
country is in the world war, the post
master general continues:
notwithstanding this fact, and at
this critical period in our nations his
tory. it is regrettable to state that the
organized postal employees are maxi
ing many selfish demands and insist
ing that they shall not be required or
permitted to work in excess of the
usual number of hours; also that their
salaries be permanently increased, al
though they are justly compensated,
receiving more than three times as
much as those fighting in the trenches
who must of necessity suffer the hard
ships of warfare and sacrifice their all
if necessary.
efforts of these organizations
along other lines have been severely
criticized by men in public life, as
they attempt to control political as
we'll as legislative matters and openly
boast of the influence they claim to
! exert in the furtherance of their sell
fish interests.
Postal employees have become bold
and have within recent years threat
ened to strike, and in one case actually
did so by rendering their designations
and abandoning the service in a body
In this case they were promptly in
dicted and prosecuted in the federal
courts. While strikes in the postal
service may be averted for the time
being, yet they will inevitably come,
and the public will then be brought
face to face with most serious stu
ation-one which will be menace to
our government
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
aim EFFECTIVE: / / |! '
- :. -,
Distribution
oFLABoR SUPPLY
Bill Would Create Federal En-
pIoyment Service to Unity
Activities.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia bill to
create a public employment service
for the effective distribution of labor
to meet the wars. demand for in
creased output has been introduced in
congress by Senator Joseph T. Robin
son of Arkansas and Representative
Edward Heating of Colorado, as an
emergency measure.
The bill extends and unifies all
labor exchange activities of the gov
eminent, placing them on an indie
pendent basis, in the Department of
Labor in charge of director to be
appointed by the president. 1t also
provides an inducement for improved
service by granting financial aid to
state and city employment bureaus
cooperating with the national service.
The war work of the government,
it is pointed out, is being seriously
hampered because a comprehensive
system of labor distribution is lack
ing in this country. The service pro-
posed inS the bill is In accord with
proposals for the efficient organiza-
ton and conduct of labor placement
VII Auc SSdlc, UuL cues 1uI-
Their toward meeting the situation by
providing for unified control and uni
forn1ity of policy. specifying clearly
the functions of the new service and
giving direct financial inducement to
states and cities for fitting into the
governments plan.
The measure has been prepared in
cooperation with the Department of
Labor and other federal government
bodies.
Introduction of the bill followed
conferences with representatives of
the Department of Labor, the United
States Shipping board, the Federation
of Labor and the Council of National
Defense. Effective employment agen-
cies are characterized as IAN in
valuable adjunct to our war ma
chinery," and the Federation of
Labor adds that they will be
'keenly needed in the work of de-
mobilization following the dec]ara-
ton of peace" England has over 400
public employment bureaus in opera
ton and her mmissioners to this
country recently announced that they
will increase the number to 1000,
which is about ten times as many as
we now have in the United States.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
GONIPERS VEXED.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, issued state
ment here vigorously attacking Post
master General Burleson's recon-
mendation that postal employees be
denied the right tosorganize and at
filiate with the federation. He said
the federation was prepared to resist
any effort to put the ton
into effect.
"Mr. Burleson cannot point to sim
gle instance where an affiliated or
ganizaton of postal employees has
threatened to strike" said the state.
ment. PERSONALLY in the many times
1 have addressed postal employees ir
all parts of the country, I have ex.
planned to them that legislation an6
not the strike was their weapon Of
last resort.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15

a year, only one baby in 16 died last
year. Where the father earned less
than $3.50, one baby in six died.
Since this is evidence that babies
need more care, and that low wages
means that the baby cannot have the
necessary care, the remedy is either
a big increase in wages or else direct
medical and nursing aid. AS Miss
Lathrop's job is not the raising of
wages, she simply points the moral
and makes this suggestion: That the
Federal and state governments each
put up equal amounts Of money to
employ trained nurse in every neigh
borhood, city and country, to look
after babies and mothers, and to
take care that mothers shall not be
left to die because of neglect or the
poverty of the household.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
DuLuTH|ANS attend
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE

S. c. Nelson of the Bricklayers'
union and Fred Gittowski of the stone
masons attended the state conference
Of bricklayers, masons and plasterers
at Virginia this week. The local plas-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
P0vERTY,LACK !"
OF MED|CALCA
INCREASE DEATHS
Chief Of Chi|dren's Bureau
Shows How to Prevent Sac
ritiCe Of Life.-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Miss
Julia Lathrop, in her fifth annual re-
port as chief of the Childrcn's bureau,
:alls attention to the fact that there
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
HOLDERS WIN STRIKE.

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 13.-Iron
molders 'erhAloyed at the Tacoma
foundry have secured wage increases
and union recognition after a short
strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15
II MEN FOR EVERY JOB.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 49,
Officials of the Carpenters union re
port that since the environments hav
been completed there are IA men fol-
every available job.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-12-15

terers were not represented. Mr.. Git
towski was elected second vice presi
dent of the conference,
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

The draft machinery for the purpose
of raising the big national army is at
work. The board is composed OF COCOA
men. who will do what they conceive
to be right and just as near as human
" possible. They enter into thelf
duties with the full knowledge OF It's re-
sponsibility. Praise viii not be their
reward, but a knowledge OF having
done their patriotic duty. Men seek
ing exemptions should not do so TO
avoid personal sacrifice. The time
has come when We must all, soldier
and civilian make Sreat sacrlhces,
Consideration for dependents should
be a real one where self does not enter.
Many must serye-shou'd l go or my
neighbor? That is a battle that each
individual should fight out With NM
self before putting it up to the board
Settle your case with your conscience
and Judgment and act in accordance.
What more can be said?
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
CAL hAEL. when BILIOUS? NO! STOP!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIVhTES

Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug
store and get so cent bottle of bod
sons Liver Tone. Take a spoonful and
if it doesn't straighten you right up
and make you feel fine and vigorous I
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tore
is destroying the sale of calomcl because
it is real liver medicine: entirely vege-
table, therefore it can not salivate or
make you sick.
l 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 MAX
ing you feel miserable. guarantee that
a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will
keep your entire family feeling fine for
months. Give it to your children. It is
harmless; doesn't grippe and they like its
pleasant taste.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of the authority and directions
contained in the decretal order of the
Chancery Court of Little River County,
made and entered on the 18th day OF
July. A. d. 1917, in certain cause ono.
1929 then pending therein between
Clara Moot, ct al compliments, ana
Pearl Anderson and S l.. Anderson
defendants, the undersigned, as Com
missioner of said Court. will offer for
sale at public vendue tc the highest
bidder, at the front door or entrance
of the County Courthouse, in when
said Court is held, in the County OF
Little River, within the hours pre-"
scribed by law for judicial sales, on
Wednesday the 18th day of August A.
D. 1917, the following described real
estate to-wit: The WI of the NW4 OF
Section 20, Twp. II South, Range 81
West, in Little River County, Arkansas.
Terms of sale: On a credit of three
months, the purchaser being re-
CURED to execute bond as required
by law and the order and decree or
said court in said cause. with approved
security, bearing interest at the rate OF
10 per cent per anDum from da-e nntll
paid, and lien being retained on the
premises sold to secure the payment OF
tn, purchase money. Given under my
hand this 18th day of July, A. d. 1917.
-Chas. III. Park, Commissioner In
Chancery. ) %
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
:Dodsen's Liver Tone Is Harmless II
Clean Your Sluggish Liver
and Bowels.

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible! Take dose of the dangerous
drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose
q days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, breaking
it up. This is when you feel that awful
nausea and cramping. If you are slug
gish and call Knocked out" if your
liver is torpid and bowels constipated
or you have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour,
just try a spoonful of harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone tonight on my guarantee.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
WHEAT.
A Successful Crop.

Winter wheat has been a very sue
cessful crop in all parts OF the state
the past season The cool, moist
weather which prevailed during the
main period of growth of the crop
was ideal for wheat. Wheat is we'll
adapted to better soils at least
throughout the northern half Of the
state In southern sections of the
state wheat has yielded we'll on the
more fertile river bottom soils for
the past three years, and did we'll on
uplands in 1916 and 1917. Experience
has shown that wheat ordinarily is
not we'll adapted to the sandy coastal
plain soils, nor to hill soils in general,
which are low in fertility.
Wheat On Every Farm For Flour.
The present food crisis makes 1t es-
sential that more wheat be grown
than ever before and on every Arkan-
sas farm at least a few acres OF
wheat should be grown on the most
fertile land for home consumption. IT
is essential that good seed and good
cultural treatment be given to insure
success.
Seed At the Right Time.
Wheat is best seeded about the
time of the first killing frost in order
to avoid danger of Hessian Fly The
time of seeding will vary from Octo-
Der 10 in northwest Arkansas to No
vember 25 in southern sections
Seeding with a grain drill requires
less seed and usually results in a
more uniform stand, especially dur
ing dry seasons. Five or six pecks
per acre are required with drill,
Many Varieties Yield Well.
There are large number of varie.
ties which yield we'll and are well
adapted to the state Red May, Fultz,
Southern or Alabama Bluestem, Cur
rell's Prolific, and Purple Straw are
good smooth-headed varieties, and
Fulcaster and Dietz are desirable
bearded varieties. Most Of these va
rieties are offered for sale by seeds
men. Bulletin 121 on wheat can be
obtained by writing to the Arkansas
Experiment Station, Fayetteville.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

We are all reading everything avail
able to ger some idea of the probable
dnration of the war Among tue many
factors two big decisive features stand
out, the submarine on the one hand
and America on the other. 1t is up
to America to bring a decision for the
Allies. and up to the submarine to win
for Germany. The war may not end
in one year, but in the opinion OF
strategists the question is likely to be
argued by that time According to
this theory the quarter post has be2n
passed and the home stretch is on,
Time is now the ally of neither. We
must win or lose the war in the next
wear
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
Warning Order.

In the Little River Chancery Court,
Little River County, Arkansas. Chump
Wafer Plaintiff VS.. Rosie Wafer De-
fendant The Defendant, Rosie Wafer
is hereby warned to appear in this
Court within 80 days and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff herein Chump
Wafer. Witness my hand and the seal
of said Court this % day Of June, 1917.
-Chas. II. Park. Clerk. DuLaney &
Steel, Atty. for Pltff. June R, Morrell,
Atty. ad litem. "
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
MORE SMALL GRAINS
SHOULD BE PLANTED
In Order To Grow Such Crops 1t Is
important That Caution Be OBJ
served as To Varieties Used.
BY L. w. Osborn, Assistant Agrono-
mist, University of Arkansas.

An increased acreage OF small
grains should be planted on all Ark
ansas farms this fall simply because
the world needs more food and is will
ing to pay we'll for it. However, in
order to grow such crops with safety
and profit 1t is important that csh-
ton be observed relative to varieties
used and culture given The adapta-
ton of winter oats, wheat and rye for
varying conditions should be under
stood, and the proper cereal should be
chosen for the particular conditions
represented.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE

Offers full and complete leading to degrees in
agriculture, engineering, education, normal work. and
liberal and sciences.
Complete courses music, painting, drawing, domes
tic science and other work that appeals
especially to women During the next session. special
intended women for various KINDS OK
will be offered.
O Arkansas Is q standard institution,
school work for unconditional
admiss to and four of college
a graduates admitted without res
ervaon greatest post graduate schools OF the Unit
ed States.
electricity, engineering and agricu
practical nature provided Tor
had the high school eou-
unconditional admission to the fresh
man class The Training School in the College OF
student who has finished the course
by public schools In his home town or school
district
g residents of the state. Other fees
dormitories is furnished at cost
Climate Fayetteville inferior to
in the United States
The session Wednesday, September 49,
caalogs bulletins, and full information, write The
Registrar.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

Europe is now getting acquainted
with the real American. The class
heretofore principally known to Eu-
rope has been the wealthy, the Waster'
the spender, thus has been created a
fla Sc idea of what the American is,
The European will now get acquaint-
ed with the flower of the nation S
young manhood. Their opinions OF
us will shortly have to be revised.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
TO GROW TURNIPS
Farmers Will Also Plant Acreage te
Spinach and Beans.

A meeting was held last Wednesday
by the local growers and arrange
ments made to grow turnips, spinach
and fall beans for the market. These
crops are easily grown and there is
sure to be a good demand for them.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

From Sunday We viii have Company
with us for two weeks after which
the company Will so 10 Alexandria
Id. for active training. Later their
aGdsa.ss will be 'SomeNha e in Franc.
Little River county will have an inter
est in the war that is very personal
indeed.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

Plans should be made for the fail
crop. or fall paintings OF all kinds. 1t
is up to each individual to make his
own plans, but whatever they are to
be should be provided for ahead of
time
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

The first four days of the week were
record ones in the News subscription
department for the season of the year,
when We added % new ones.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
A Good Seed Bed Essential.

Winter oats planted on we'll drain
ed humus-flled soils come through
the winter, in severe seasons. much
better than oats planted on soils in
poor physical condition. A compact
seed bed is very important and land
should be broken considerably in ad-
vance OF the time OF seeding, or at
least carefully rolled before the oats
are seeded