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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22
VOL Nv. JAH-Ville FOWLER MO. Mar ~ 1908. No. 46
NEASHlNG-
ION LETTER

From our Regular Correspondent
The National Consular Reform
Association Convention which
has been in session in Washing
ton for about a week closed yes
terday after having ben ad'
dressed by the President, Sec.
retary Root Of the State depart.
ment Speaker Cannon. Senator
Lodge, Representative Adams
and other prominent men who
are urging much needed reforms
in this branch Of the Govern
ment. The Consular Reforms
Convention is compa>ed of Re.
preventative business mcn from
every partof the country and
the object of it's meeting this
year is to bring about the pass.
age Of a Consular bill in Congress
which will he more sweeping in
its reforms in the service than
the emasonnlatad affair that re-
Gently was reported from the
Senate. Secretary Root who is
deeply interested and most
active in his efforts TO- bring
about reforms said to the Con.
vention. 1--WE want q. service
now in which no man can
remain unless he does his work
and does it well. We want men
who have not burned out the
fires OF ambition and usefulness
in other pursuits but who will
find n useful dignitied and
honorable vocation in represent.
ing the country's business and /,
commercial interests abroad"
He said also that he believed
Congress to be intimately aud
accurately responsive to the
public will and that If the people
OF the country really and
anxiously desire the enactment
OF any Legislation that beyond q
donbt this legislation will be
enacted.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22
A NEW BOOK.
on AMERICAL SOIL,
Democrat,

Ey Mrs. Jennie Fowler willing
is said to rank as one OF the great.
est exposures of Mormonism:
The author has been in Utah
and has read practically all that
has been written on the subject,
pro and con.
Now; while congress ls agltated
over Reed Smoot the M6rmOn
Senator, the people will want to
read this new book.
In book form the price is 25
cents but The Kings Herald will
publish the book entire in it's
March issue and will send single
copy for 10 cents or l2 for 60 cents.
Adress Pickett Pub. %.
LouisvilleKy.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22

Well here l como again utter
somo times absence.
Hanna ia booming.
Mr. A. Il. Burch has been 'n
Eufaula ] Il. tor tho past weak.
Returned homo "Wednesday.
Mr.. Tuinn made a business
trip to lndisnola Tuesday.
B. A. Thompson and family Ct
this place has moved to EuiaulA'
We huted to see them 90 - they
were somc Of our best neighbors.
Two Of Mrs. Mary vsnghns
children are very had sick at
present. We hope for their
speedy recover.
Mr.. II. Tcgsr Of HeDnyeito .is
visiting his daughter and family at
this place, Mr.. and Mrs. b. B.
Selvidge.
The surprise dance given At krs.
Matte Chrisholm's Friday sigbs
IN honor Of her daughter Mss
Lena was q grand success. All
report a pleasant tims.
J. A. Dcpus made . businsss
trip to Guthrie Okla. last week.
DoIIis Depus and Lonn,s Hulss
called on Mrs. ". W. Wsnston
Monday evening.
A. K. wsd rads . business
trip 10 So AcAIistsr Friday.
I Mary Psrgssoa, Dollis Dspss
and Cora Taylar also Henry 6sl-
y d y. [. = v
vide. Badd Tiger ,4ssd Oscar
PssdisY called =. lGsss's sd
Rsask vasstaa sunday ~.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22

Sam Taylor and Budd Tiger
made a flying trip to Indiaaols
Saturday.
Ne,us Vaughan. Cora Tsylsr
and Maggie Bynum called o.
DoIlis Depue Thursday.
Oscar Tiger OF Henrietta WAS II
Hanna Saturday. Returned
homo Sunday;
A. N. Robertson Of Indiauola
was the guest OF X, F, Fears Sat
Henry Seividge returned hone
lsst Sunday from = vista seipie.
Will Howell visited friends aaa
his bss. girl at wslsstks Sunday.
g. B. Fletcher tho Eaiasla
trust Go. man VA in oar tews
Wednesday on business.
Lena Chisholm loft Wednesday
for EuiauIa 10 attend sehosl.
Wake up every body ssd xiys
Us tho news from every wbsrs,
Lounis BY Asthurs side said
she'd rather b his bride.
John Brooke Vas sp iron
Dustin Saturday come again Nr,
Brooks you're al~ays welcomed.
I Nrs. John Dspns boz bssa very
s,ei bn. !. better !. Tbs ~risist,
Henry ssividss called o. Mary
Psrsssen saaday. How absss III
Msrys ,
Il u reported that shsrs =
several easss. y s.all-psx a /
Iadiaso'a. !, W heps ~ waAs
'bs ~.
well I gasss "a lstsss stop = \
~ sssApss y, u. \. Isl i1lls
|asaia, = ~.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22

The Missouri public schocl system
consists Of GD elementary school
both rural and urbap f,) high
schools, mainly ia the cities a,d
towns; { 3)collsses and c. hnical
schools.
4
Nearly half ni the children ri
school age, falf million in round
number. live on farms ard attend
one-room rural schools, hence tho
importance OF that work to the
welfare Of the State. The greatest
educational need is high school
opportunities for such of these
children as may nave ambition to 90
further than the elementary school.
AS a class, farmers pay mtr. tor
what they get than any other part OF
our citizenship. The average rate OF
local levy is 65 per cen, larger in the
cities and towns. bu, they have ,S
pes cen, lcnger terms and maintain
high schools. II only expenditures
for public sc hools we're considered
and tn: quality OF the work no,
considered, the cities and towns
make much bette. investment.
Private academies, business
colleges, female colleges and all
denomina,ional colleges, in fact,
draw the larger part OF their
patronage from The farms. Taxing
all this into consideration. how
expensive to the farmer is education
OF his children. The ,Iissour
farmers pay out each year more in
board, tuition aud other expenses Of
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22

their sons and daughters 10 90 away
from home TO schools, thar they pay
in school taxes.
There are two ways TO meet this
situation and to provide best school
opportunity at leas, cost. Many
farmers are moving from their farms
80 cities ard towns to educ ,te there
children and in some insta, res hold
,teir property in the ru''l district
where the school tax rate Is css than
in town and 3t the same time they
claim privilege nf the town high
school else they pay tuition in the
HIGH school. A better ard more
, economical way Of meeting the sit
I uation is to provide rural high
schools by consolidating rurai
districts, making it possible to
maintain rural high school or by
uniting rural school districts with
the town and village districts.
thus strengthening the high school
already maintained Iy them and
at the same time give farmers.
so..s aud daughters such opportun'
;tits at home.
The following table shows Il
comparison of rural and urban
schools. 1t does not show the
high school attendance. There
were enrolled last year in the
city and town high schools 26,565
pupils. Perhaps one in six Of
this number is from the farm and
is designated is nonresident or
tuition pupils.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22

AN AHr-SALooN LEAGUE was
permanently organized here Mon
day night, Tho following officers
were elected Z. NJ. Beaumont,
pres, J, A. Johnston. first vice.
pres, J. {. Simmons, S. J,
Lobban and Geo, Hortter second,
.hird and fourth vicc-presidents
Il. W. Tweedy. secretary and j.
r.. Watson treasurer. --- ... .
--iiouston Democrat,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22
H, Z. BALL. :
AT7ORNE Y AT TLAW
Norwood Mo.

Will attend TO all Legal business
! lefered TO him, Practices IN all
the Courts Of the State.
Commercial, and Criminal Law
especislity.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22
GROWTH IN SEVEN YEAR.

Slice the State superintendent upon the duties
the ONCE there has been most satisfactory growth phases
school work. From the following stssics that ncres
10 material prosperity and tsachers saars have been
about the same the first teng 80 per ssr Al
per cent. tE
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22

llama ], 7. Items.
ny A MISSOURI GIRL.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22
If YOU WANT
BARGAINS IN

Farm and Tin ber land write
Rcal Estate A. J. JOHNSON
Houston Texas Co. No. For bis
list of bargains sont free,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22
IN AND AROUND NORWOOD
BY LITTLE INDIAN.

Pretty cold weather ut present.
Walter T, Ihman is on the sick
list ut present.
Dave Cones called ut Il. B.
lnmans Thursday.
johnny Cone Was aick this week
but is better ut present.
Daisy Wood called on Mrs,
Dave Cones Sat.
Johnny Miller and family havs
moved to the Ind T. we wish them
success in thcir new home.
Wsllnevsis' scarce 70 good bye.
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Incomplete System.

"" have the privilege of clipping the following fromhe
Report OF State Supi which should be OF interest every
Pnr q. any scnuol school district
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-22
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARES

i. n. Vannoy N. ..
Physician and Surgeon
| Will. serve all calls Puct-
ualIy.
~ Onice in Meyers building o.
South side Of R. R. upstairs.
Norwood No.
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-21

United States probably likewise holds
 as regards himself. I append figures of
 the wages paid. so that the congress can
 confer on the subject with certain repre-
 sentative labor men here in the United
 states, as well as going over with Mir
 stevens, the comparative wages paid on the zone and at home: and l may then communicate my findings to the canal committees of the two houses
 Chinese and Other Labor.
 Of the 1000 or 20. 1000 day laborer. employed on the canal few hundred are. Spaniards. These do excellent work. Their foreman told me that Indian laborers. They keep heaithv and no difficulty Is experienced with them in any way. Some Italian la abor- with the drilling, As might be ex pected. with labor as high priced as at present in the United States. it has any ordinary laborers from the United States. The American wage-workers on the isthmus are the highly maid siones shisd prsyionsy msensnies of the types men being made to secure Italians. and es- pecially to procure more spaniards. because of the very satisfactory re- ployment and their numbers will be increased as far as possible It has not proved possible. however, to get thchi thiH6 itkc the numbers needed for the work. and from present appearances we shall in the main have to rely for the ordinary unskiIled work. partly upon colored Iaborers from the West Indies. partly upon Chinese labor. It certainly ought to be unnecessary to point out that the American workingman in the United States has no concern whatever in the question as to whether the rough work on the isthmus. which Is performed by aliens in any event. Is done by aliens from one country with a black skin or by aliens from another country with a yellow skin. Our business is to dig the canal as effcientiy and as quickly as possible; provided always that nothing is done that is inhumane to any laborers. and nothing that in- terferes with the wages of or lowers the standard of living of our own workmen. Having in view this prin- ciple. I have arranged to try several thousand Chinese iaborers. This is de- sirable both because we must try to ind out what laborers are most e1i- cient. and. furthermore. because we should not leave ourselves ct the
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-21

island. covered at more or less shallow depths with vegetable accumulations or mold. which affords sustenance and strength to many varieties of low lying tropical plants one-half of the surface of the island is covered with water at high tide. the average height af the land being 1l7 feet above low tide. The slight undulations furnish shallow. natural reservoirs or fresh water breeding places for every varie- ty of mosquito. and the ground tends to be lowest in the middle. When the town was originally built no attempt was made to fill the low ground. either in the streets or on the building sites. so that the entire surface was <prac- fcaIiv ana gmire: when the d,iag- mire became impossible certain of the streets were crudely improved bv fill ing especially bad mud holes with soft rock or other material. In September 1905. a systematic effort was begun to formulate a general plan for the prop CT sanitation of the city; in February taken while in July the prosecution of the work was begun in good earnest The results are already visible in the sewering, draining. guttering and pay will be required before the work of sewerage and street improvement will be completed. but the progress already made Is very marked. bitches have been dug through the town, connecting the salt water on both sides. and into these the ponds. which have served as DTeeuinE ptdCeS TOT tne fHOSquiIOeS, are drained. These ditches have answered their purpose, for they are probably the chief cause of the astonishing diminution of mosquitoes. More ditches of the kind are being constructed.
 Unjust Criticism.
 Care and forethought have been exer- cised by the commission, and nothing has more credit upon them than their refusal either to go ahead too fast or to be deterred by the fear of criticism from not going ahead fast enough. It is curious to note the fact that many of the most severe critics of the commission criticlse them for precisely opposite req sons, some complaining bitterly that the work is not in a more advanced condi- ton. while the others complain that 1t has been rushed with such haste that there has been insufficient preparation for the hygiene and comfort of the employees. As a matter of fact neither criticism is just. It would have been impossible to go quicker than the commission has gone. for such quickness would have meant insufficient preparation. On the other hand. to refuse to do anything un-
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-21

til every possible future contingency hsd been met weuld have caused wholly un- waEranssd so,,na delay; The right course to been . toiiQHsa Evsry IeasonaS Sls prepare conditions in sspscial ,bsipN made .es Oissly Sihssy ss: sssn xSs nS .Ss S ts. 4s fusel to push forwerd the work because of inability to anticipate every possible emergency. for. of course, many defects can only be shown by the working of the
 Inasmuch as 90 many both of the white and colored employees have brought their families with them, schools have been der MT. O'Connor. For tho white pupils white American teachers are employ cd {; for the colored pupils there are also some teacher. and one colored American teach CT, most of them being colored teachers from Jamaica, Barbados. and St. Lucia. a pleasant thing to see the pride that the teachers were taking in their work and their pupils
 Care of Employees.
 Next in importance to the problem of sanitation. and indeed now of equal im- portance, Is the problem of securing and caring for the mechanics, laborers and other employees who actually do the work task has been under the control of MT. Jackson Smith. and on the whole has been well done. At present there are some 5000 white employees and some 1900 colored employees on the isthmus went over the different places where the different kinds of employees were working!- think I saw representatives of every type both at their work and in their homes: and I conversed with prob ably a couple of hundred of them all told. choosing them at random from every class and including those who came especially to present certain grievances olmost invariably expressed far greater content and satisfaction with the con- ditions than did those who called to make complaint
 Nearly 1000 of the white employees had come from the United States. No man can see these young, vigorous men energetically doing their duty without a thrill of pride in them as Americans They represent on the average a high class. Doubtless to congress the wages paid them will seem high. but as a mat ter of fact the only general complaint which I found had any real basis among the complaints made to me upon the isthmus was that owing to the peculiar surroundings. the cost of living. and the distance from home, the wages were really not as high as they should be. In fact almost every man I spoke to felt that he ought to be receiving more money-a view, however, which the aver age man who stays at homo in the
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-21

found the conditions perfect. Tn but one case did l find them really bad. In this ease. e;ns % %sGecting a settlement ot unmar- SsJ passa sSs SuSins. 'Sdna 'ns% ssr. 'ssS si were being used tsmpSfsrily while other q
 on Tstss sss a.as a' tSSStSs, 9 ssnsY closet new and excellent closet with a struetlon and nearly finished. SevertSs- bad condition had been allowed to pre- vail. Temporary accommodationS. even 1T only such as soldiers use when camped in the field, should have been provided. pend the report of pr. Gorgas on the in- cident. l was struck. however, by the fact that in this instance, as in almost which proved to have any justification whatever. it appeared that steps had al ready been taken to remedy the evil complained of. and that the trouble was r:,ainly due to the extreme difiiculty. and often iDpossibility, of providing in every place for the constant Increase in the numbers of employees. Generally the pro- possible that this should always be the case: when 1t Is not there ensues period of time during which the condi- aons & are unsatisfaetory; until remedy case where the remedy was not being provided as speedily as possible.
 Improvements In Cities.
 The sanitation work In the cities of Panama and Colon has been just as important as in the zone itself and in many respects much more difficult, be- cause 1t was. necessary to deal with the already existing population which naturally had scaht sympathy with revolutionary changes. the value of which they were for a long time not able to perceive. In Colon the popula- tion consists largely of colored labor CTS who, having come over from the West Indies to work on the canal abandon the work and either take to the brush or lie idle in Colon itself; thus peopling Colon with the least de- sirable among the imported laborers, for the good and steady men of course continue at the work. Yet astonish- ing progress has been made in both cities. In Panama 90 per cent of the streets that are to be paved at all are already paved with an excellent brick pavement laid in heavy concrete. a few of the streets being still in process of paving. The sewer and water services in the city are of the most modern hy- gienic type. some of the service hav- ing just been completed.
 In Colon the conditions are peculiar. and it is as regards Colon that most of the very bitter complaint has been made. Colon is built on a low coral
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-21
Preliminary Work Being Done.

The wisdom of the canal management has been shown in nothing more clearly tions of the work have been laid To have yielded to the natural impatence of ill-informed outsiders and begun all kinds of experiments in work prior to thorough sanitation of the isthmus. and to fairly satisfactory working out of the problem of getting and keeping sufficient labor supply. would have been
 had ne aroas Ha 9sser those could not be taken so as to allow us to begin the real work of construc- ton prior to January l of the present the type of the canal decided and the only delay has been the necessary delay until the 18th day of June. the date settled that we should have an S5-foot level canal Immediately after that the work began in hard earnest and has
 been continued with increasing vigor progress in the future. When the con tracts are let the conditions will be such as to insure constantly increasing amount of performance.
 Successful Sanitation.
 Tho first great problem to be solved upon the solution of which the success of problem of sanitation. This was from the outset under the direction of Dr. w. C. Gorgas, who is to be made a full hemDeF or the cOTflfflSSlOn. IL must be remembered that his work was not mere sanitation as the term is understood in our ordinary municipal work. Through out the zone and in the two cities of Panama and Colon. in addition to the sanitation work proper. he has had to do all the work that the Marine hospital service does as regards the nation, that the health department officers do in the Waring did in New York when he cleaned Its streets The results have . byword for deadly unhealthfulness. Now. after two years of our occupation the conditions as regards sickness and the death rate compare favorably with United States. Especial care has been devoted to minimizing the risk due to the presence of those species of mosquitoes which have been found to ,propagate settlements. the little. temporary towns or cities composed of the white and black employees, which grow up here and of the work dictate the utmost care is exercised to keep the conditions healthy. Everywhere are to be seen the drainage have removed the breeding places of the while the whole jungle is cut away for a considerable space around the habitationSs thus destroying the places in which the mosquitoes take shel- ter. These drainage ditches and clearings are In evidence in every settlement. and, together with the invariable presence of mosquito screens around the piazzas. and of mosquito doors to the houses. not to speak of the careful fumigation that has gone on in all infected houses, doubtless explain the extraordinary absence of As a matter of fact. but ! single mosquito. and this not of the dangerous species. was seen by any member of our party during my three days on the isthmus Equal care is taken by the inspectors of the health de- partment to secure cleanliness in the houses and proper hygienic conditions of . water closets, both those used by the white employees and those used by the eolored laborers. In almoet every case l
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-21
TAE WORK IS BEING PUSHED
Perfection of Sanitary Conditions in Canal Zone Has Taken
 Much Time.
He Found But Little Ground for Com. plalnts and Refutes Stateuents of crities-caIls Some Writers "sIan- derers and Liars" Approves of Type and Route of Canal.

The following Is tho text of President noo,evelt st special message to congress on on the the subject of the Panama canal: To the Senate and House of Representa-
 In the month of November I visited the Isthmus of Panama, going over the also visited the cities of w Panama anna and and Colon. which are not in the zone or under the United States flag, but as to which which the United States government, certain sanitary purposes. l chose the month of November for my visit partly because 1t is the rainest month of the year. the month in which the work goes forward at the greatest disadvantage. and one of the two months which the medical department of the French Canal
 Following the Introduction to the mes sage tho president gives resume of his programme during the days he was on the isthmus, and then says:
 At the outset I wish to pay tribute to the amount of work done by the French Canal company under very diff ings they put up were excellent and are still in use. though. naturally, the houses are now getting out of repair and are being used as dwellings only until Inc work they did in the Culebra cut. Ind some of the work they did in dig king has been of direct and real benefit. This country has never made a better Investment than the $4o.o0O,o00 which 1t paid to the French company for work and betterments, including especially the Panama railroad.
 An inspection on the ground at the height of the rainy season served to con vince me of the wisdom Of congress in refusing to adopt either high-level or . sea-level canal. There seems to be a universal agreement among all people competent to judge that the Panama route, the one actually chosen, is much superior to both the Nicaragua and Darien routes.