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The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
ARKANSAS |Z STATE NEWS
OF VITAL INTEREST TO ALL
 VOTERS.
That None Should Fail to Note, and Cast a Ballot Accordingly.

The following is the reading of the Constitution with reference to taxa tion for school purposes, and also the reading as it will be if the proposed Amendment No. s is adopted It is being published throughout the state over the signature of Hon. John H. Hine- mon, who is lending so ably and faith fully his labors and abilities to the success of the amendment at the polls in September. and is in reply to q question on the subject, placing the whole matter in It's true light:
 Section of Article 14 of the Consti- tuition of the State of Arkansas az It now stands reads as follows: The general assembly shall provide, by general laws. for the support of com. mon schools by taxes. which shall never exceed in any one year two mills on the dollar on the taxable property of the state; and by an annual per capita tax of one dollar, to be assess. ed on every male inhabitant of this state over the age of twenty-one years. Provided. The general assem- bly may by general law. authorize school districts to levy, by a vote of the qualified electors of such districts. tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar in any one year for school pur- poses.'
 Should the vote in the September election be favorable to the adoption of amendment No. s, the section above referred to would read as follows, "The general assembly shall provide by general laws for the support of common school taxes, which shall nev- CT exceed in any one year three mills on the dollar on the taxable property of the state, and by an annual per capita tax of one dollar, to be assess ed on every male inhabitant of this state over the age of twenty-one years. Provided, the general assembly may by general law authorize school districts to levy by vote of the qualified electors of such districts tax not 10 exceed seven mills on the dollar in any one year for school purposes. Pro yided, further, that no such tax shall be appropriated to any other purpose nor to any other district than that for which it was levied
 You will note from this that while the general assembly is authorized to enact laws increasing the state levy from two to three mills and authoriz- ing such school districts as may desire to do so to vote local tax not exceed ing seven mills, the per capita tax re mains the same, and is not increased to two dollars, as you seem to think.
 Respectfully yours,
 II HINEMON
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16

that knows too weii how to ta-ake care iv ye-ersilf iyer to ha-ave call fir a gun"
 Policeman Flynn winced, but he too well knew the danger and difficulties of such a raid to be reg fly brought 10 his wife's view Of the natter
 "'T wu'd be like takin' vans own life fir to go in there alone, he pro tested.
 "Surpr-rise th!m advised Mrs. Flynn. "Ye know they's fince there. ye know theys min comes there to Fave goods. ye bnow tn ma-an that la-ands thm behind tn ba-ars Il be mintioned in tn polls ordhers an Il be a gr-reat ma-an at tn station. an ye know yell nivsr be heard if ye let some wan ilse doth wor-rk. T is fir you to ma-ake q shtAvin fir ye-er- silf."
 "'Tis a post-mortim ghowin' I'd be ma-akin' fir mesllf," returned the pa trolman, ruefully. "Ye don't undher- shta-and tn case. T is not tn finee alone, but tn gang that faves tn goods there, that's to be r-rounded up. an t is desp'rit cr-rowd. T is only me juty to me soopeer-yer officer to ray-poort in a case like this.'
 "'T is ye-er iuty to ye-ersilf to show ye're a po-lisman with head on ye, insisted Mrs. Flynn.
 "To prove l ha ave head on me t is nicissary fir 70 ha-aye it blowed off" commented Policeman Flynn, lugubriously.
 If ye ha-aven't tn injinoo-ity to save 1t, 'tis betther so" asserted Mrs. Flynn. Don't ye iver let thim sma-art day-tictives get th cr-redit fir ye-er wor-rk, Barney Flynn, or I'll belave we're not Irish at all, but only Po- lack or some other further
 With this the subject was temporar- lily dropped; but Policeman Flynn knew that he had to do that particular job himself in order to hare peace n the family. and Nus. Flynn knew tI-at he would do it and do it well He did not report his discovery at the tation, but devoted l.s spare time to fsther
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
aTy1lD WTfTHIO TN bYilELEtOrT FLOWER
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Investigations In this he was violat- ing a rule of the department. but what is rule of the department compared with rule of the household? He wanted to learn the habits and meth ods of the gang and do the planning himself, well knowing this assumption of responsibility would be overlooked if he were successful. When everything was in readiness, he outlined his plan to his captain, and asked for aid in making the raid.
 .. 'Tis a desp'rit er-rowd," he said, ''an' maybe they'll thry to break awa'ay"
 trance, you say" queried the cap tain.
 Policeman Flynn nodded.
 And how many to go in?'
 Wan. T is a nice inj'yable bit iy spoort l ha-aye picked out fir mesilf.
 You'll be killed asserted the cap tain. As 1 understand it, the stolen goods are left in the basement at odd times, and then the gang gathers there quietly some night, meets the fence, and the business is cleaned up and the money paid. The only way to do is to oyerwhelm them"
 Not fir an injane-yus ma-an," an swered Policeman Flynn. confidently lis me purpose to dhrop in on thim, but | is not me night fir dyin I'll tell ye why Here he leaned over and whispered in the captains ear
 The latter immediately began te laugh. Then he slapped Policeman Flynn on the back, and cried: "Gc ahead, Barney You can have all the men you want.
 So it happened that when Police man Flynn next appeared at his home his coat WAS split up the back his trousers were torn, his collar was off, and he was covered with dirt and dust
 'I got thim," he announced. briefly
 "Ye lux it. replied Mrs. Flynn. sur. veying him critically.
 T surprised thim."
 If ye lukked like ye do now yet surprise amy wan"
 T WIS this wa-ay," went on Pc. lieeman Flynn. "Th gazabo that pinche! tn goods takes thim to tn alley an dhrops thim into a chute, sos he car maake lis getaway quick if they's
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
FEE RAIDS A "FENCE.n
Copyright. by The Century Go.

Copyright, by The Century Co.)
 Copyright. 1906. by Joseph B Bowles)
 Great was the day that Policeman Barney Flynn raided fence" But, of course, he never would have done 1t If he had not been properly prompt ed by his wife. Like many another man, Policeman Flynn does not go out hunting for trouble and work, and it takes a certain amount of feminine sarcasm and criticism to make him even reasonably ambitious. But once reused to action, there IS no man on tn fooree" who can surpass him in either resourcefulness or nerve.
 "Oho, I've found finee," he an nounced joyously to his wife one night
 "What'll ye do with it?" demanded Mrs. Flynn.
 'Whatll I do with it?' repeated Po- lieeman Flynn. What d ye suppose? !? Is 1t ye-er idee that I'll give it ye fir to put r-round ye-er ga-ar-den? T is shtrang conciption ye ha-ave iv me official juties an tn worries iv me daily toll 1 pray-sume ye think t is shtoue fnee with filagree wor-rk on tn ir'n gate, but we're wr-rong. This fince iy pla-aee where shtolen goods is nego-shated f'r hazard cash"
 Did ye Fave thim at tn station!' asked Ms. Flynn
 Lave what?" inquired Policeman Flynn. "Th goods?'
 No; tn min. They s min that r-runs tn fnee, iy ceorse. Did ye get thim?''
 "Ye'd like fr to be a widdy, w'u'd ye?" retorted Policeman Flynn, some what warmly. "Ye'd like to ha-ave me go feminist tin Or twilve desp'rit min an come home lukkin' like a Foorth- iy-July ta-arget in shootin' -galry, sos ye c'u'd put on ye-er black dhress an ha-ave livery wan ea-astin' eyes at ye an sayin', There goes tn widdy iy tn bra=ave po-lisman that was planted awa-ay with sivin pounds iv lead in him. But I'll not give ye tn shanst. I'll rap-pcort tn fae's at r-re1l call an Fave tn captin plan tn raid ''
 "Haand over th' gun ye're carryin' Barney. said Mrs. Flynn. with deeis- ion.
 F'r why" asked Policeman Flynn.
 .'Ye don't need it" answered his wife, with infinite sarcasm. T is you
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
State Sup't Public instruction
A Novel Suit.

J NJ. Griffin, of Argenta. brought suit recently in Chancery Court to require Prosecuting Attorney Lewis Rhoton, of Pulaski county, to render an accounting of all money received and disbursed by him since he went into office, and to require him to pay into the treasury of the state and of Pulaski and Perry counties all money received by him in excess of 5000 per annum. The complaint also attacks the authority of Police Judge Peter Sehmuck, of Little Rock. and Police Judge J B. Sibeck, of Argenta, to tax and collect a prosecuting attorney $ fee in misdemeanor cases, and asks that, if the court should find these costs illegal, the police judges be en- joined from further collecting such fees, and that Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton and his deputies be required to pay into the court all such fees col lected by them
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Has Fine Pecan Tree.

In the yard at the residence of Dan Ottenheimer, 923 West Third street, Little Rock, is a pecan tree which has produced large quantity of pc. cans of good size. The tree is now well fruited and attracts considerable attention
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Corporations.

Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state for the Shelbyville Mining and Industrial Company of Phoenix, Arizona. with
 c. c. Mochel, w M. Duff. D A. Mill ligen, J. c. Vending and w F Mo. chel as incorporators. The authorized capital stock is s25,0oo, of which all has been subscribed. The company proposes to do a general mining busi- ness. The Ong Chair Company of
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Whats the Matter. Anyhow?

The people of Chicago and St Louis pay about 8 a crate for peaches. Mammoth Spring shippers send fine Elberta peaches to Kansas City on a direct line and receive only 75 cents for twothird bushel crate. The Mammoth Spring shippers are of the opinion there is a screw loose some, where
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Died of Texas Tick Fever.

Several deaths are reported to have occurred recently among range cattle in Fulton county It is believed that the cattle that died were from the infected portions of Texas. Preoau- tionary measures are being taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16

Charlie Majet, one of the old war "darkies," died at his home at Marked Tree recently at the age of 103 years. He was born near where the city of Wynne is located in the year 1893.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
No Tourist Hotel.

The project that has so long been incubating for the erection of tour. ist hotel at Siloam Springs has beer abandoned on account of the with drawal by the Kansas City Southern Railroad of it's offering of s20,000 sub scription.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
A New Industry,

J. w. Sadler. farmer of Benton county, has raised some excellent specimens of rhubarb One bunch of six stalks grown on his place weighs six pounds. Two of the stalks are 25 inches long and , inches in cir conference. Other punches were from IA to l6 inches long. This shows what can be raised on stony farm in ArkaDSas
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Make Them Quit It.

Springs of the mstreatment of negro servants who accompany guests at that summer resort. It is argued that whatever may be the objections to negroes living there permanently. the tendency on the part of few in. diyiduals to mistreat negro servants should be severely dealt with
 Malvern has filed articles of incorpo- ration with the secretary of state A. NJ. Dufiie. D. c. Butler and J. E. Chamberlain are the incorporators, and the capital stock is $5000. of which all has been subscribed
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
A Worthy Compliment.

At a recent reunion of Ben T. Elm bry Camp, U. c. ", at Atkins, the ac- ton of Miss Agnes Lee, of Nashville, Tenn, who was discharged from a theatrical stock company fer refusing to appear in a character in the play of Uncle Toms Cabin" was endorsed hv racnlnfinn
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
They Will Succeed.

A movement is on foot at Paragould which. it is believed, will furnish that city with public library. The Knights and Ladies of Honor will take hold of the mater, md strong effort will be made to make the enterprise success full
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Nothino In theZJob.

John Tyndal of Benton has been missing some of his watermelons. He snspecter they were being stolen. He employed Cl.arles Moore to watch the patch, and about 10 o'clock at night he caught several boys pluck ing the fruit. The boys were arrest cd, one entered plea of guilty and was fined s1 and costs and the others were acquitted. The boys swore out warrant against Moore, charging him with the offense of using abusive language. Moore was arrested, tried, convicted and fined 8 and costs, amounting to s15. Moore says any body can have the job of watching melon patches in Benton.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Not Extravag

The Mother-But I'm afraid that young man is extravagant.
 The Girl-Ridieulous, mother, Why. he was here four hours last night. and he only kissed me three times! -Yonkers Statesman.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Good for Green Forest.

new hand has been organized at Green Forest, with J. B. and J. l.. Rhodes and E A. and c. D. Wall as the principal owners.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
tary Chickens.

Cap f Pea Ridge, has his chic red to march around him six s-ar keeaing time with the t.pHing f j Il bar on the tin feed acket 1e faster he taps the faster se chic march. The training of the chi. commenced when they were litt fellows, and all participate but the old rooster, who evidently con siders f nere foolishness and beneath his dicn ty
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Clerks me.-"NothIn' poin.'

The Arkansas Clerks Association held its annual meeting in Little Rock The association is composed of a large number of the county and circuit celrks of the state. and many of them were present The session was devoted largely to a discussion of the work in the clerks offices. the members exchanging ideas as to methods of keeping the records and other details of the work No mat ters of special importance were talk en up. It was expected that several questions which may come before the next General Assembly would be dis
 eussed. but the association adjourn, cd until the third Monday in Decem' Der. and it is expected that these matters will be taken up at that time
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Another Lime Plant.

R. S. F. afford. of Batesville, has installed lime works four miles from Guion, and ssill soon be ready to ship lime to d mt parts of the state. This is th fifth lime plant in this state.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Like an Ostrich.

Mir. B.-I wish I was an ostrich.
 Mrs. B.-Why so, dearie?
 Then l could do as they do-stIck my bill in the sand" "--Magazins ol Fun.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Always in the Lead.

Tn ,lks lodge at Mena has pur- cha azad three lots, on which the lodge will erect a handsome building.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Governor Will Go to Kansas City.

Governor Jeff Davis has accepted an invitation to deliver an address at the seventeenth annual session of the Trans Mississippi Commercial Con gross, which meets in Kansas City. No. vember 20, 21, 22 and 23 Thirteen governors will be present at this meeting, among whom are Davis of Arkansas, Cummins of Iowa, Frantz of Oklahoma, Hoch of Kansas, Folk of Missouri, Mcdonald of Colorado and Pardee of California Secretary of tate Elihu Root has also ac
 dress at this meeting.
The Monticellonian., 1906-08-16
Three Men. Knives and Whisky

Charles Mangrum was seriously cut with knife by the Grafton boys near Mount Vernon a short time ago Mangrum was drunk and looking for trouble He was stabbed several! times in the body and each stroks went to the hollow.
 Mrs. Jane Cobb, who lived near Plumerville, and Jesse Lee Pruett were killed in a runaway accident which occurred near Ceglesville. Four small children of Mrs. Cobb who were in the wagon escaped with slight
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26
Panama !CannaI.

President Roosevelt's prompt
call of the "bluf" to brighten his
administration by threatening an
investigation of the construction
of the isthmian canal is refresh-
ing. The President welcomes,
even demands the freest and full
est inquiry into the iutrcgrity and
intelligence of his conduct of the
canal work. The senate is pro-
ceeding with the Investigation.
Bigelow must "show" the country.
He will be given an opportunity
to prove that he learned more
about Panama in twenty-eight
hours than Secretary Taft and
other government representatives
discovered in weeks and months.
Inheriting a chaotic canal promo
ters-the results of a gigantic abor-
tive effort-naturally the present
administration has had a bad as
we'll as big job on his hands.
Climatic conditions almost intol-
cradle, and in a majority of cases
fatal to human life, the average
American little relies the task
undertaken by this government on
the Isthmus of Panama. 1t would
be surprising if there was not
"graft," waste and poor results {,
because the best people in the
world do not make a practice of
counting disease and death, in a
far off, isolated zone, neal the
equator. But President Roosevelt ,
Secretary Taft and members of
the Panama Commission deny and
disprove charges rejecting on the
administration and work thus far
done on the isthmus. One thing is
certain: The American people
will have to be patient. 1t will be
many years before the canal is
QUILT and much precious blood
and treasure will it have cost when
it is built. We should remember
that for every tie laid on the Pa
mama railroad, a coffin was also
laid. The Roosevelt administra-
ton has taken steps to prevent
such q terrible sacrifice. 1t has
assigned an army of employees to
place the isthmus in a sanitar y
condition. 1t knows how to do
this, IS Havana and Cuba well
bear witness. Once in a healthfu
condition, the dirt will soon fly in
Panama.-Missouri State Republi.
can.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

When you take up the paper
these evenings at home, prepared
to have a nice coy time in your
f~avorite easy chair before the
CRATE, don't be surprised to find it
badly maltreated by the shears.
This is the season of bargain
offering and SHE has cut out the
notices .of things ''that are as
cheap as dirt" AS one writer ex-
pressed it, SHE has been busy
with the scissors and slowed away
in her shopping bag along with
postage stamps, a lace handker-
chief, some street car tickets and
the back door key, advertisements
galore. They r her shopping
program. She is going to look al
a wonderful Morris chair, at q
marvellous kitchen cabinet, and
at twenty other things that she
knows about and is interested in
because some progressive men
and woman have made a science
of newspaper advertising.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

The right for a man to sing in
church has been upheld by the
supreme court of North Carolina.
The man was a strict member OF
the church and a man of most ex-
emplary department., and he loved
to sing although the effort was to
make one part of the congregation
laugh and the other mad. 1t was
shown that the disturbance was
so great that the preacher in one
instance declined to sing the hymn
announced, and that the presiding
elder had refused to preach in the
church on account of the distur-
bance. But the brother persisted
in singing and declared that /she
would worship his God, and that
IS q part Of his worship 1t was his
duty to sing" He was found
guilty , but the supreme court re-
versed the case holding that while
: disturbance resulted, he had no
purpose or intention to disturbe
III congregation, but was aonsci-
entionsiy taking part In tHe nh
K&o<1D eoty1cec.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

After dinner a number of people
took in the town in carriages,
automobiles, etc. Just as the
minute hand on conductors watch
pointed to three o'clock, the trai .
slowly moved away amid hearty
chears from those departing ae
we'll as those left behind. Thus
ended the day to the delight and
happiness of many who took in
the trip which will be long remem-
bered.
In my next l propose to give
you a description of an industry
which while it seems novel has
grown and is now a grand SUCCESS
financially. 1t is a Belgium Hare
ranch.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

Acknowledgement Hadley has
returned from New York and will
take up the duties of his Office. He
is much pleased with the success
he has had in the oil Investigation.
The whole matter seems to hinge
in the action taken by the supreme
court of New York. If MI. Rog-
ers is compelled to answ ques-
tions put to him by Missouri's
attorney general, then the case
will be re-opened and gone
though with. Mr.. Hadley thinks
the oil companies are q trust and
will prosecute them as offenders of
the law which provides that trusts
and combines cannot do business
in Observation-Disclosures Review.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

will eclipse the new one at Fort
Collins, not as a matter of envy,
not for the purpose of surprising
that place, but because she needs
it and "a afford it. There were
many women in the crowd who
were az much interested as the
men, as you know this is one of
the states who accede women the
wright of suffrage in all cases.
Before reaching Fort Collins the
people were taught three "yells''
as follows:
collins, Collins, we are here, ac-
cept our greetings with goo d
cheer"
Boulder, Boulder, hear us yell,
all for Boulder's big hotel"
Collins, Collins, fare-you-well,
we admire your big hotel"
These were given at various o.
casions, on alighting from the
train, while in the city and as we
left for home. As the train pulled
from Fort Collins a number of her
people sent back the "yell" Boul-
der, Boulder, fare-you-well, we
hope you will have a good hotel.
The people of Fort Collins were
surprised, dumfounded at the big
crowd. They expected a delega-
ton of perhaps twenty to represent
the Commercial Association of
this city and there was a crown of
3f5. Nor did they look for ladies.
On arrival at Fort Collins a pro-
cession vas formed, headed by
the Elk band who accompanied
us, marched through the streets,
ending at the Northern hotel, the
new one of Fort Collins. The COM
mittce then proceeded to examine
the big hotel from cellar to garrett.
Then people disbanded and took
In places of interest in town and
surroundings. The "Aggricultral
College," the elk Building" and
the immense "Beet Sugar Fac
tory" They saw there the entire
process Of sugar making from thu
time the beets are run into the
slicer until the saccharine SUBJ
stance drops out of the big drum
into the sacks. They also saw the
immense pile of beets, the large
dumps Of beet pulp and the hun.
dreds of cattle that are being fat
tened on it.