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The Pulaskian., 1918-03-08

have made it a practice to buy their fruit of him. He has about fifteen acres in peaches and four or five in apples and other fruit. He realized some four or five hundred dollars from the sale of peaches last season, but his apples have just commenced to bear. Of course this is no big thing, but as he raises pears or. other crops amongst the trees it is nice little pick up. He owns pea thresh- CT and the day I was there the family had run it all day.
 MT. Moss used his oxen to clear the bottom land. He had large V shaped harrow made of cross ties with extra heavy and large iron teeth, to which he hitched the three yoKe of oxen and dragged it through the alder and other brush and vines of the bottom. It pulled up the brush and vines by the roots, drawing the latter out of the trees, when it reach ed a low place in the ground, it would dump it's load Then he would cut the trees down on these brush piles and in the hot dry summer he would set fire to the clearing, burning up all the brush and limbs at one firing, after which he would cut up the logs and pile them. In this way, with the help of his oxen, he would clear his land for one-half of the usual cost.
 The house is an old-time log build ing, but Mir Moss intends to build a new one this summer and the day was there he started two wagons to Thomas mill, on the Big Maumelle, for lumber for tenant house.
The Pulaskian., 1918-03-08

I heard preacher, who is also a prominent educator, say once that while he was walking to school, at Pea Ridge, one morning a farmer overlook him and asked him if he knew that every day he went to school he was laying up ten dollars? He said he did not and then the far mer explained to him that if he con- tinued until he got an education that when he got grown and sought em- ployment his wages would be so much more than the uneducated day la- borer that the difference between their earnings would amount to $10 a day for every day he attended school, so that the boy instead of losing his time was saving ten dollars every day he went to school Since then I have learned that the boy and girl who gets an education does not save just ten dollars a day, but save twen ty dollars a day. Now I would like to ask the parents IF THEY WANT THEIR BOYS AND GIRLS TO EACH EARN TWENTY DOLLARS A DAY THIS COMING YEAR FOR NINE MONTHS, OR A TOTAL OF $S,600 DURING THE NEXT SCHOOL TERM?
 If they do the way to do it is to keep them in a good school. I know how it can be done and in talking it over with MT. Moss we agreed that an effort should be made to do this. Why $3,600 is more money than the aver age home owner accumulates in life time, while each of their children can save that much during the next school year, if their parents will only give them the opportunity.
 I started out Sunday afoot from Bigelow for Wye. I wanted to see what the Bigelow end of the road from Little Rock looked like.
 The first thing to attract my atten- tion was rolling black land with cot ton stalks on it, which looked like it had been transferred bodily from Texas. Continuing on I came to Fourche La Fave river so knew it was resposible for the black land. There is a long bridge across the riv. CT, which has just been refloored. while the timber and lumber is on the ground to rebuild the approaches.
 After short distance I came to long high hill. The road starts up it gradually along the side of a ravine, then suddenly leaving it ascends more abruptly with several turns until the top is reached. A good view is had of the country to the north and east. The Arkansas river with it's sand bars is seen in the distance in one
The Pulaskian., 1918-03-08

direction, while to the north the Pc tit Jean Mountains in Conway county are to be seen.
The Pulaskian., 1918-03-08

It was after supper though, that you realized how very far in the back woods his home is, thought it is right on the main line of the Rock Island Railway and only four miles from two good schools and towns. The roads are so rough that he cannot risk his small children driving bug gy down the mountain so he requires them to study during the day and he hears their lessons at night. The old CT children, there are only five alto gether, had been helping thresh peas or attending to the baby, with the re- suit that they had not studied their lesson that day. The father was very angry with them, but their mother took their part and said that they had really been very busy at work, so they got off without whippings. Any way he had them try to spell their lessons and read their histories, though they made a failure on the spelling their reading was really bet ter than the average for school chIi- dren of their age. He then offered a prize of ten cents to the one who could spell the best, as the little girl refused to spell, John, the oldest, chal- lenged me to spell with him, using the lesson they had studied the day before. I must confess that I was scared for John had studied the les son and up till then I had noticed that MT. Moss gave out one word and the children had to spell three, but nevertheless I won the prize and di- vided it between John and his sister. He informed me that they had a school exhibition a few night before with speaking, singing, etc. There are thirteen children on the place and no school. It is really too bad that the other children have to grow up with out schooling.
The Pulaskian., 1918-03-08
Why We Desire That
 You Read Your Meter

The gas company does not want you to pay for more gas than you get the benefit of does it wish you pay for more gas than you think you consume
 The gas meter is mystery. It be read easily the clock dial If you read the dial daily or two three times week, you will know what amount of gas is going through the meter If appears be excessive you find having your pipes examined that defective pip ing is causing waste In other worlds gas may be going through the meter of which you not getting the full benefit That is not the fault of the company but unless you have pipes examined and detect the waste the company cannot know that there waste By keeping track of the meter readings you check up your bill and will not be insisting that the charge excessive The meter the only way the company has of making the charge
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Torpedo The ReWa, Outside So
called "Rarred Zone" British
Admiralty Announces.
INJURED TROOPS SAFE
Are Transferred to PatroIboats-Three
Members of Crew distinguished
Carried Hospital Ship Lights
and Markings.

London, Jan. 10.-German barbarity
responsible for the destruction of
another Britist hospital ship.
The admiralty has just formally an
1ounced the loss, through torpedoing,
On Jan. 4, at midnight of the hospi-
tai ship Rewa.
The ship was sunk in the Bristol
channel en- route from Gibraltar.
Three of her crew are said to be
missing.
The wounded aboard were trans
ferred to periodicals.
The admiralty announced that the
ship carried all lights and markings
indicating a hospital ship and that
she had not been within the limits
of the socalled German barred zone.
King of Spain Intervenes.
After making several charges of
misuse of hospital ships, which were
denied specifically by Allied gov
arnments concerned, Berlin last year
suspended immunity Of these YES
sells in the English channel and certain
other waters. Last September King
Alfonso of Spain interviewed and sue
ceeded in obtaining an agreement from
the belligerents for the free movement
of hospital ships within specified
areas.
The Bristol channel is an arm of the
Atlantic extending into the southwest
ern part of Great Britain between
Wales and the southwestern counties
of England
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
NEW AUSTRO-GERMAN PACT
Countries Come To Agreement On
War Aims

London, Jan. 10.-Reuters', Limited.
learns from a Czech source that the
imperial German chancellor, Count Won
Hertling, and the AustrO-Hungarian
minister of foreign affairs, Count Ger
min, arrived at an agreement in De-
cember whereby Austria-Hungary en-
cages to support the German view re.
garding Alsace-Lorraine and the Ger
man colonies and Germany engages to
support the Austrian view preserving
the integrity of the dual monarchy and
the Austro-Hungarian aspirations re-
garding the CZechs, Southern Slavs,
and other nationalities, namely, that
no rights be granted to the various
nationalities except in a lawful way
which will not permit those peoples to
separate from the monarchy, and also
that after the war Albania, Montene
gro and Serbia shall be annexed to
Austro-Hungary, but preserve their
outward autonomy.
Concerning other war aims, Ger
many and Austria, according to this
information, agree to study them in
common and in the event of disagree
m ent, each reserves freedom Of de-
cision. Finally, Germany consents to
the Austrian solution of the Polish
problem.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
us. TO PURCHASEFLOUR
Will Take 30 Per Cent of All Out
put of Mills.
TO Be Saved For Army and Navy Use
And To Supply Needs of
Allies.

Washington, JAN b0.-The food adj
ministration announces that the needs
Of the army and navy and nations as
sociated with the United States in the
war will be supplied by purchase from
every flour mill in the country of 80
per cent of it's output.
Out of the flour bought, it was ex
planned, the food administration will
retain at all times a reserve stock and
will ship flour to any point where the
local supply might be short.
"This measure is not taken with a
view of diminishing supplies to mar
ket,' said the announcement, "but is
to fundamentally further adequate
handling of transportation in respect
to army, navy and export require
ments, and regular supply of flour
for associates in war of the United
States at favorable loading points, and
more regular flow of the commodity
and to prevent congestion and Unequal
tiles in stocks of flour owing to trans
port difficulties"
Notice will be sent to each mill
at least two weeks in advance of the
percentage of output which the food
administration desires to obtain from
them for a subsequent period of 80
days.
Bids will be made in the usual
manner for army mad navy require
ments, and, where awards are made to
mills on such bids, such awards will
be applied as a part of the 80 per cent
required by the food administration"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
SAYS SOLDIERS CANNOT VOTE

SchmahI Holds Absent Voters Law In
Neutrality-suspicious. Boards Power.
st. Paul, Jan. 10.-There is no law
existing which permits soldiers absent
from the state to vote at Minnesota
elections, according to a statement Of
Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state,
who said that the socalled absent vot-
ers law is imperative in the case Of
soldiers. Authority of the Minnesota
Public Safety commission to authorize
election machinery giving absent SOL
1iers the vote was seriously questioned
by Mr.. Schmahl
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

st. Paul is certainly getting back
close to nature this week. With
Gertrude Hoffman at the Orpheum,
Katherine Mcconnell, another dam
Ger at the Palace and Theda Bara
vamp.ng to her hearts content in
Cleopatra, the 81 en- of the Nile, at
the Metropolitan, there is no need
of going to Hawaii with st. Paul
only 80 miles away
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

Fellow Citizens Young and Old:
That starry banner which floats
so majestica1ly above our heads is
your flag and my flag. 1t is the
flag of more than 100,000,000 free
people. There are sacred memoir
les in every fold; the blood of pa
triots has consecrated every stripe
and every star. 1t has been borne
on many a battlefield, but always
on the side of human freedom, al
ways in defense of the right Of the
people to govern themselves, and
please God-it always will be.
1t is our privilege and our duty
TO honor, love, and revere it, to be
loyal to it in thought, word, and
deed, now and always, and to give
our lives for it if need be, because
it represents the best and noblest
ideals of human life and govern
ment. Judge Winslow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Plenty of Labor. Saws Wilson.

Washington, Jan. 10.-There is an
ample supply of labor, both for the
army and for industry, the problem is
one of proper adjustment. Secretary
Wilson said in discussing plans Of
the department of labor for mobiliz-
ing workers. He estimate that in the
first year of the war the army would
take only about three per cent of the
countrys workers, less than the mum.
Der unemployed under normal condi-
TONS The secretary will announce
probably tomorrow an advisory COM
mission to assist him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

BE firm, don't make a 61s.1on0r-
able peace"
A dispatch, detailing this and other
important facts, has been received at
Smolny, the Bolsheviki headquarters.
Trotzky replied to this, urging: I'VE
did not overthrow the car to bow to
German imperialism"
The tenor of the dispatch indicat-
ed that the Russians would continue
to insist upon the transfer Of the
conference to a neutral state in or
der. to gain more publicity, which the
Russians consider extremely impor-
tant.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

The Minneapolis Tribune reports
that Roy Patterson of the Millers,
was the leading twirler of the
American association last season.
Patterson had record of seven vic
tories and no defeats Yes, this is
the same Pat who attempted to.
clean up for New Richmond in the
Interstate League, failing to win a
game
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
WAR PAYROLL is STUPENDOUS
One Hundred Million a Month Paid
To Fighters.

Washington, Jan. 10.-The payroll
of the fighting forces of the United
States is now nearly $100,000,0OO a
month.
This sum includes salaries of Of
ficers and enlisted men in the army
and navy serving both in this coun-
try and abroad, family allotments
and compensation for certain serv-
ices rendered, but does not take
into account family allowances paid
by the government toward the sup
port of families of enlisted men I'M
der specified conditions nor does it
include any of the special compen-
satory features of the military and
naval insurance act.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

This being my last week as mana
ger Of the Journal, | take this means
Of expressing my appreciation OF the
many courtesies shown by the peo-
pie of River Falls during my stay in
your ci Y. The interest Of Journal
readers and the support of the bust
ness men and other patrons, has
made the work of publishing this
paper pleasure.
Hoping the best of good luck will
follow each and every one of you, |
am
Sincerely yours
Harold r DoOlittla
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

Hon. Walter C. Owen, who was
last spring elected to the supreme
court to succeed Justice Marshall,
took his new office last Monday. He
resigned the office of Attorney Gen
eral last Friday which position he
has satisfactorily filled for several
wears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Sincerely yours
Harold F. Doolittle.

Why kick? Twenty-one inches Of
snow fell at Milwaukee in thirty six
hours, the heaviest fall recorded by
the weather bureau in twenty years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Then and Now,

Whereas in 1925 the mail from
London to Lisbon took % days in
transit, and according to Daniel De-
foe was "bGanch of the revenue not
very much valued" it now occupies
but IS hours, and is a financial sue
cess.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

ST. Paul is to have one night of
winter carnival this year-on Jan.
22nd during the first night of the
Minnesota Advertising Mems con-
vention. 1t is expected that fully
$4,000 carnival club members will
parade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Happiness in Home,

"To be happy 1T home is the ulti-
mate result Of all ambition. the end
to which every ENTERPRISE and labor
tends and of which every desire
prompts the ution."-Samuel
Johnson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Indorses u. S. War Aims.

New York, Jan. 10.-Sir Robert Bor-
len, premier of Canada, said before
MS departure for Ottawa, that he was
entirely in accord with the war aims
9nunciated by President Wilson. The
premier said he was confident Canada
would continue to do her full duty in
the war until victory crowns the AL
lied cause.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
MUST NOT BETRAY RUSSIA
Warning Given Trotzky BY Soldiers
In Trenches.

Petrograd, Jan. 8.-Delayed.)--
AS the Russian peace delegates
passed along the way to renew the
negotiations with the Germans, the
Russian troops in the trenches near
Brest-Litovsk urged upon Leon
Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign min
lister:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
MORE PAY FOR RAIL WAY MEN
To Be Asked of Director General BY
All Glasses.

All Glasses.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Higher wag-
es will be asked of the railroad adj
ministration soon by nearly all
classes of organized railroad labor.
II was learned that many pend
ing wage disputes will be transferred
to the government from railway ex-
ecutive's boards and in other cases
new demands will be formulated for
presentation to Director General
McAdoo.
Strikes are not contemplated by
any organization, it is said, and wage
questions will not be put up to the
director-general as demands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

The offering will go for the relief
of the starving millions in Bible
lands to reach them for their Christ
mas, Jan. 10.
Armenia calls thee, Empire of
the West, To play the Good Samari-
tan for God"
Cast of Characters
The Traveller Levi Scarborough
Robbers Russell Robinson
Neal Tay lor, Billy Smith
A Priest Robert Scott
Doctor of Law Neal Smith
A Levite George Megorden
A Samaritan Chester Sanderson
Spirit of Good Will Miss Bpndy
The Armenian Lenora HuE tes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Married Men May Join Regulars.

Washington, Jan. 10.-RegulatiOns
for volunteering in the regular army
have been modified for the period of
the war to permit married men to join
the colors
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
Six Presidents Married Widows.

Six United States presidents mar
ried widows-WashingtO Jefferson,
Madison, Fillmore, Benjamin Harrison
and Wilson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10
At The Churches
METHODIST CHURCH

METHODIST CHURCH
1O:O0-Class Meeting.
1880 Regular Preaching service
11:45-Sunday school
7:OO-Epworth League
8:OO--Usual Evening Service.
SWEDISH MISSION
Service in Mann Valley church at
1890 a. m and in the City church at
7:30 p. m.
Wednesday evening 7:3O prayer
meeting.
All Scandinavians cordially in
vited.
F. N. FRIBERG. Pastor.
EZEKIEL LUTHERAN
Services announced from the pull
pit.
Sunday school at 11:45 o'clock.
Glasses in English and Norwegian.
All are welcome.
Rev. N. l.. Biomholm, pastor
BAPTIST CHURCH
Hours of worship-11 a. m. and
r7:3O p. m.
Sunday school-10 a. m. B. Y.
P. U. $3.50 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday eve
ming at 7:30.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

Phone your news items to the
Journal. Phone No. 20.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-01-10

Morning Subject-"The S n o VI
Prayer"
No Preaching in the evening.
Rev. Preston.
Congregational
Regular preaching and Commut
MON Services at 1890 a. m.
Sunday School at 11:45 a. m.
Christian Endeavor at $50 p.em
Evening service at 1880.
METHODIST NOTES
The evening service will consist
of benefit play, Good Samaritans
To-day"
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

- IMPORTANT NOTICE
To the Users of Electric Light!
Do not use any more Electrici
than is absolutely necessary b
tween the hours Of 5 and Z p.I
The change in time (settine the clocks
back one hour brings the maximum
strain on the electric power plant for both
Lighting and Car Service
At the Same Hours.
and the current is needed to operate Suf-
ficient cars to carry the thousands OF war
workers to their homes
New and greatly enlarged equipment,
including $4,000 XIV. turbO generator,
which was ordered nearly two years ago, is
now being installed and should be in opera
ton within the next ten days or two weeks
If it had not been for wartime condi-
tons and unavoidable delays cOincident
thereto and over which we had no control,
this work would have been installed long
before this, but appreciate that while
our country is at war the needs of the gov
eminent are of first consideration, and we,
like everyone else, must accept certain dis
appointments and delays in our plans.
We trust that the public will under
stand our position and cooperate with us
i'm our efforts to save electric energy be-
tween the hours of five and seven pm.
Potomac Electric Power Co.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
FOE WANTS G.O.P:.TO
WIN, WARNSGERARD

That Germany would misintsrpret .
Republican victory in the coming cleo
tionS was the claim Of ex-Ambassador
Gerard in a statement through the
Democratic national committee today
II know" he said. ''that Germans
cannot understand our political sys-
TEN; that IL . Congress opposed to the
President Is elected they will believe
again what they believed before we
dared to war with them-that there is
in the United States q great number
Of people favorable to the German
cause, and opposed to the President
and to war. And encouraged ySthis
belief the military resistance OF the
people will again stiffen, and the IA
vorabls moment for the allies may
pass
81 am sure Of this, that were I op-
posed to every other policy of the
President and were be my bitterest
enemy, I should, nevertheless. beg the
American people to support him at
this fateful moment"