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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Make the Most of Picknics.

The long summer days are again
here and the season suggests picnics.
There is no more pleasant way of
spending an afternoon than at a pic
mic. This affords an easy and agree
able way of being sociable. With par
ties or sociables the work of enter
tanning falls upon one or two while
In the picnic each person contributes
to the dinner and each person is re-
sponsible for his or her entertain
ment.
Anything in the way of refreshments
may be taken to the picnic but some
things are more appropriate than 9th
ers Cold tea. salad dressings, olives,
pickles. etc. are nearly always includ.
ed in picnic lunches because they can
be carried In sealed cans Deviled
eggs. canned meats, etc, also form a
part OF the usual picnic lunch. We
think of the things that are easily
carried and that can be served with
the fewest dishes.
Informaity is the keynote to the
pleasure derived from picnic. Peo-
pie are always ready for a good time
and go 10 pienics for that purpose.
Anyone who feels that his food must
be served in order and who does not
feel able to come down to usual pic
mic style, had better absent himself
from same as he will not enjoy himself
or add any merriment to the party.
Picnic style has its own attraction
and to rob it of its individuality would
be to spoil it entirely. We should en-
courage picnics; It is good for people
TO meet in this informal way and to
eat out in the open air. Many seem to
think that one must necessarily go for
some distance-to a lake or to park,
or some resort 1t is always pleasant
when this can be done but 1t is not
necessary; there are always many
pretty places near at hand. 1t is I'M
necessary for anyone TO do lot or
extra work for a picnic; plain, whole
some things that will satisfy good
healthy appetites are all that are need
ed. Make the most of picnics, enjoy
the summer months. enjoy your
friends and get together. That Is
what makes life worth living
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Horse Sense Reminders.

Don't leave me hitched in my stall
at night with big cob right where !
must lie down. l am tired and can't
select a smooth place.
Don't compel me to eat more salt
than l want by mixing it with my oats.
| know better than any other animal
how much l need.
Don't think because | go free I'M
der the whip l don't get tired. You
would move, too, If under the whip.
Don't think because | am horse
that weeds and briars won't hurt my
hay.
Don't whip me when get frightened
along the road, or will expect it next
time and maybe make trouble.
Don't trot me uphill for l have to
carry you and the buggy and myself,
too. Try it yourself sometime. Run
uphill with big load.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

1t was hot-so scorchingly hot that
the very skyline itself seemed to
writhe and waver unsteadily in a maze
of unduating heat beyond the wide
waste of chaparral and scattered sage
bush which stretched monotonously
away to the westward and the foothills
beyond.
The man, sprawling listlessly out
full length in the scant shade of a
scraggly cactus, gasped again and
stirred uneasily, then raised himself
painfully to his elbow and gazed with
fixed and CLASSY eyes toward the east
ern horizon, which seemed only to
mock him with its awful sense of ut
ter desolation and loneliness. With a
sigh, he reached gropingly about, like
blind man, until his trembling fin
gers finally found and clutched des-
perately at the blistering metal of a
battered tin canteen which he lifted
hopefully for the last, lingering drop,
but only the same empty, hollow CUR
gle greeted his longing lips, and with
a half-muttered curse he flung it
weakly from him and sank, face down
ward. with wide outsretched arms
again, his fingers working and clutch
ing conyulsively in the arid alkali dust
of the desert.
Overhead, like blotch against the
brazen copper dome of sky, a solitary
bird of great size swept lower in slow
descending circles, and from out a
cleft in the barren lodges a gaunt-
limbed coyote crept and skulked and
stood for moment in doubtful uncer-
tainty, then barred his cleaning teeth
in a diabolical grin of anticipation.
Water, water" gasped the man
incoherently. For the love of God
a single drop-in this accursed hell!"
and, at his murmurings, the bird and
the beast drew closer. The bird HOY
cred lower and croaked dismally-the
beast simply sat back upon his
launches and waited and licked his
white fangs with a dry pink tongue
The party was not complete-the feast
could not begin until Death, the third
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
MONUMENT TO BRAHMS.
Marble Statue Of Distinguished Com
poser Unveiled In Vienna.

Vienna, Austria-A few weeks ago
there was unveiled the first monument
in Vienna to Johannes Brahms, the ia
nous musician and composer. 1t
stands in the Karls-platz, through
which the musician walked whenever
he went into the city, and In plain
view of the windows of the house In
which he lived for SO many years and
where he died. The ceremony OF the
unwilling was performed by the dep
uty burgomaster, DR.. Neumayer, in tho
presence of great number of promi.
nent musical people and Of the mem.
bers of the Brahms society which
raised the funds for the memorial.
The sculptor was Prof. Weyr.
Artistically considered the work
meets with much criticism. The gen.
eral conception of the monument and
the figure of Brahms are highly
praised. Especially the portraiture II
said to be very impressive in its like.
ness to the original. But the lower
part of the monument, representing .
muse touching Tyre, Is very severely
criticised and even ridiculed. The
posture of the muse and the instru-
ment are both, according to the crit
les, simply impossible.
Three kinds of stone have been en-
ployed. The chief figure is executed l.
in a white Laasen marble, the muse IN
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

guest, had come The man groaned
moaningly, and turned his head weari-
ly, and slowly opened his eyes and
looked about and saw them there.
20 Cod" he pleaded chokingly.
"Wait-until I'm dead" and he glared
at them with fixed fascination until
his fevered eyes seemed to glow and
burn like globes of molten metal in
their sunken sockets, and then all
reason left him, and with a laughing
oath upon his senseless lips, he fell
lack Indifferent, upon the sand, and
the great bird circled closer and the
hungry beast crept nearer and shifted,
then Tapped at the quiet, upturned
face, unafraid.
Joe Mary, the hunted half-breed
renegade, saw from his shelter behind
clump of withered buffalo grass
growing close beside the trail at the
base of the foothills, the circling buz-
card and read its meaning, and shad-
ing his eyes with a bronze palm, he
could see the shape of the PROSTATE
trooper who had relentlessly followed
trackless trail.
The day before, Joe Mary simply
grunted gutturally when he had, from
long range, shot the soldiers pony from
his ambush behind a sand hill beside
the trail, but when his second shot
pierced the troopers almost empty
canteen, he smiled grimly to himself
with a greater satisfaction, for he
knew the end was now nearer, and ac-
cordingly fiattened himself out upon
the neutral tinted. sun-baked earth,
to watch and to wait.
He saw the persistent plOddings OF
his pursuer, and eyed with precious
grew, as the day heightened and the
heat strengthened, into erratic wan
behring's. He smiled again in triumph
as he saw the trooper reel and fall
then crawl, helpless gasping and chok-
ing, into the shade of the cacti, back
beside the trail.
The heart of Joe Mary was now jul
bilant, and rising cautiously to his feet,
he stood for moment and closely
scanned the fiat eastern horizon.
Grasping his stolen pony firmly by
the nose, he strobe boldly forth back
along the barren trail. led on by the
long accumulated hatred of his an
at the last lingering touch OF the ex-
Quisite torture OF thirst.
The trooped gasped once and gulped
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Care Of Colts.

You've been too busy this summer
to pay much attention to the colts.
Then make up for lost time now.
Teach the colt to lead and drive. DO
il wisely and patiently. It's easy TO
make him jerk up the head every
time you raise your hand or speak
cross. A jerking colt has a jerking
trainer.
Handle the feet. Pick them up and
tan them. Get him so he can be shod
without fear. See that the feet are
properly trimmed to promote and d.
rect nroper growth Of hoof Don't let
anv fool hoof butcher do it, either.
Make the colts fearless by showing
them strange sights.
II wouldn't be bad investment II
several farmers would get their colts
together and introduce them to an au-
tomobile. Do 1t gradually at first,
Hire the automobilist so you can have
him do as you want him to. Colts
must be taught that the auto, the
street cars. trains, threshing engines
and all such scary things will not hurt
them. A fearless colt is worth more
to any owner, city or country, than
ono that has to be turned around and
fee when such a thing approaches.
But in teaching the colts to be fear
,ess don't use brute force. Use good
sense, patience, kindness.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
His Narrow ESQ ape.

"Once," related the tall tragedian
with the Shakespearean hair, Il was
stranded in the wil6s of Georgia.
Night came and still / had sighted no
help. Suddenly | found myself sur
rounded by a drove OF razor-back hogs.
All gentlemen, when morning came
Hold on" interrupted the fat come
dian. don't spring any such yarn IA
that on the innocent. Razor-back hogs
are known to be exceedingly vicious
and If you had been surrounded by a
drove of them you would have never
seen morning. They would have eaten
you up, even to the pawn ticket for
your watch"
mo, me lord. you are wrong" be
said finally. There are exceptions In
all cases. You see. these happened Il
he safety razor-back hogs"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

Sometimes 1t seems like a good deal
of trouble to dip hogs or even to spray
them. I'll tell you a simple plan that
have found to work splendidly When
the pigs are all eating at the trough,
take your diluted coal tar dip in a
shrinking can and run over them. In
warm weather they soon get accus-
toned to it and rather like 1t, and 1t is
scarcely any trouble at all to DO IL
two or three times a week. 1t will
contribute to their health wonderfully
by keeping their skin in ideal condi-
ton.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
EIIGE1NE MCHAEXVI

versity Of Wisconsin, from which he
was graduated in 1875. He practiced
law in Waukesha, Wis, for rs years.
He was state president of the Epworth
league two terms and grand chief
templar of the State Good Templars
four terms, a candidate on the Prohi-
bition ticket for attorney general OF
Wisconsin twice and for governor In
1898. In 1901 he came to Chicago He
Is the author of Lives OF the Presi-
dents and Lincoln, the Man OF Sor-
rows" He belongs to the Odd Eel
lows and other societies.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Turkeys.

l wonder how the farmers wives are
getting along with their turkey rails
ing this summer. | say wives because
| am afraid if those who eat Thanks
giving and Xmas turkey dinners
would use something else if the men
BY the way, turkey culture Is quite
interesting when one begins to get
down to the bottom of it. When we
go back to the beginning of our re-
public and read how the early settlers
Toasted on the ever abundant wild
turkey, it is no wonder we eat turkey.
Our present turkey is the wild bird
domesticated, and | am afraid their
health has been injured, some by too
much inbreeding. | think that herein
will be found the cause for most Of
the prevalent loss that so many ex.
perience There is common prac-
tice in all localities for farmers to ex-
change birds with their neighbors,
year in and year out, and in a short
time the whole community is inbred.
suppose this is an oversight, as it
may be, because some breeder who
has an extra good Tom, and thinks
s. to $40 is about the right price
for him. Would it not be better to pay
$40 for a great big, stout vigorous
Tom and raise a good flock of poults
that will live and grow into fine spe-
cimens and weigh from five to ten
pounds more than they usually do.
than to keep trading and carrying out
the weak and dying poults? OF course,
these conditions do not exist in all To-
caltes, but they do in many. Mr.. Ro-
bert Lee Blanton of Richmond, Va,
in a very instructive article, states
that in his opinion inbreeding is the
worst enemy to strong and healthy
stock Mr. Blanton lives in country
where the wild bird abounds, and has
made careful study of them in their
wild state, and has captured wild
birds and is breeding them, and in
an illustration shows a wild Tom that
weighs 38 pounds. Mr. Blanton states
positively that he does not inbred
but secures new blood each year, and
has comparatively little loss. | believe
that most young turkeys are like many
ncubators-they are fooled with too
much. l think that if one will follow
nature In this matter, the results will
be better. How we'll | remember how
| used to hunt the hedge fences back
in Iowa to find hidden nests that Miss
Turk had stole away. We used to rob
the hens of their first lot of eggs and
set them under common hens. and US
ually done very well, but when We let
the turkey hen set on her eggs just
where she chose to she always beat
US a block-releved us of lot OF
trouble and fussing with the young,
tender turkeys. There was no feed
bill, either, for the mother turk would
never bring her brood home until they
were large enough to fly into the trees,
all strong, healthy birds. If | were
raising turkeys | would let the turkey
hen to do the job.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
pRoHiBIrioNisTs NAME cHAFiM.
Nominee for President Known ~
Genial Gene"

Chicego.-Eugene w. Chafin--
Genial Gene" as he is known to his
friends-nomi" e of the Prohibition
party for the presidency, is native
of Wisconsin, but is now resident OF
Illinois, and is one of the most promi-
rent members of his party in this
state. He is an attorney and has been
a candidate for the Prohibition nomi-
nation for governor of Illinois at tho
coming state convention of his party.
He was born in Walworth county,
Wisconsin, November /, 1852. He
worked on farm by the month to
defray his expenses while at the UNI
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Farmers Educational
AND
Cooperative Union
Of America
ne Rosy Road.

The Rosy Road.
'"Ae lHe rosy roadway to Halleluia
Town:
mere Is where the sunlight's in the
rain a-comin' down:
The summer is a song
AN the winters not for long
Rosy is the bright road to Halleluia
Town,
You pack up all your troubles in Halle
lula Town,
An hing EN- to the Four Winds as
they fly the world around;
From the windows in the blue
Angels wave their hands TO Won.
For Heaven is not a heart beat from
Halleluia Town,
Ll1es losses an its crosses-they
make your brightest crown
Where the bells ring sweetest welcome
to Hallelulia Town;
No thorn TO wound the breast:
It's there the travellers rest
In the lilies of the love of God and
Halleluia Town!
F. L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

II in milking a part of the cows
milk is bloody or stringy, the whole
mess should go to the hogs. The
farmer who will knowingly supply the
creamery with cream from unhealthy
milk should be prosecu~ed.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

81 takes de weather des ez Provt
dence sends it," said Brother Will
liams; "ef l whirled in en- prayed fer
rain dar'd come a dry speel. En- If !
prayed for dry, dar'd come rain
enough ter drown me-en de Lawd
knows l can't swim!"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

Carrara marble, and the pedestal IN
Istrian stone Brahms died in April.
1897. He was born in Hamburg. Ger
many, but spent the greater part OF
his life in Austria and 1t was here
that he won his greatest triumphs ~ q
composer.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Not Graceful.
composer

George Harvey, the editor, said OF
literary grace at a dinner in New
York:
"Grace makes its absence very keen
" felt. At funeral that | once at
tended in New Hampshire a farmer
said a thing that was singularly lack
ing in grace. A funeral hymn had
just been concluded. The farmer
leaned forward, tapped me on the
shoulder and whispered:
Lovely hymn, hey? The corpse
wrote it, +"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

Tree Furnishes Butter.
In Ashantee II . tree which fur
nlShes butter.
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OLD TIME FORCEPS.
When tho Thing Was Turned Some
thino Had to Give WAY,


And speaking Of teeth reminds me
that the country doctor had to draw
them when they ached. The dentists
artistry had not attained the elevated
plane 1t occupies today, when every
body's mouth shines like the inside Of
a communion cup. I honestly believe
the modern dentist has more different
kinds of tools than even a sanitary
plumber, and that's a whole lot when
you come to count them up. The mod
ern dentist hates the worst way to
draw a tooth. Nevertheless If the
modern dentist must draw the tooth
he has particular forceps for a par
ticular tooth, and a cruel hearted and
cold looking thing 1t Is too. 1t puts
you SO in mind of a successful finan-
cier. When you brace yourself in the
iron chair and take tight grip on the
arms Of 1t and make up your mind
you'll try to stand it and he gets that
forceps we'll under the gum and-wait
a minute; I feel so kind O faint!
Laws! Why didn't mind my mother
when she told me not to crack hick-
DRY nuts with my teeth? Well, any
way, you know he'll get the tooth out
without doing more than take the
whole top of your head off, and that
only in a fgurative sense.
Uncle Doc had one implement that
did for every tooth, big and little,
front and back. 1t wasn't a forceps;
it was a turnkey. The real old folks
know what that is and will say so
with the cold chills running over them.
But you've never seen one, and many
a man that you would call old has
never seen one. It's something like a
canthook. The loosely riveted piece
that curves slips over the tooth and
catches on the inside; the solid cam
bears on the outside gum; the operator
turns the handle. Let's not talk about
1t. Something has got to give. Maybe
the tooth will come out; maybe it will
break off; maybe the jaw will frac-
ture. All those are details The main
point is that IL the operator twists the
handle something has got to give, and
that's all there is about it-Eugene
Wood In Success Magazine.
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IS EITHER GUILTY
OR IS INNOCENT
Defense In Lamphere Case
Wants Conviction or
Liberation.
COMPROMISE is OPPOSED.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY Ex.
PEcTED TO BE voLuMINous-
REASONABLE DOUBT" WILL BE
EXPLAINED.

Laporte, Ind, Nov. a5.-The Lam
phere trial was taken up with argu-
ments to the jury today. After the
prosecution finished, counsel for the
prisoner opened by saying that Lam
phere waseither guilty and should be
hanged. or was innocent and should
be liberated. The defense wanted no
compromise, and then proceeded in an
endeavor 10 convince the jury that the
reasonable doubt of guilt had been
proved.
DR.. Walter S. Haines was followed
yesterday afternoon by Alexander
Neddo, living two miles from the Gun.
ness place, who testified that he saw
the fire at O'Clock on the morning of
April IS. sGiEs'IkEUWn
Prosecution Uses Its Bomb.
In rebuttal the prosecution exploded
its bomb against the poison theory.
Austin Cutler, undertaken. testified
that before the autopsies were per-
formed on the bodies of the Guinness
family he embalmed them with from
ten to fifteen pounds of arsenieal COM
pound in powdered form and about
two gallons of liquid embalming fluid.
composed chiefly of formaldehyde.
The undertaken further testified that
about 200 persons had access to the
bodies before the autopsies. making t
appear that opportunity existed for in
PRODUCING poison in the bodies while
they were lying in the morgue.
Court to Define Reasonable Doubt
Judge Richter's instructions TO the
jury are expected to be voluminous in
defining reasonable doubt.
The courtroom during this mornings
session was packed and several hum
bred persons filled the corridors. I'M
able to get within the courtroom
| doors
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AGED FRIEND DIES
Mary Anne White Was Devot-
ed to Church to Which
She Belonged.
FUNERAL TO BE FRIDAY.

Mary Anne White, one Of the best
known members of the Friends
church in this city, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. ELI Roberts. AZ
South Thirteenth street, at the ad.
vanced age Of n years.
For many years she has been an
ardent worker in the interest Of the
church Of which she was a member
and her friends were legion. She is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eli Rob
erts, Mrs. George M. Miller, and a
brother. John Kinsey. of Missouri.
The funeral will take place Friday
morning at 9 o'clock from the house
when the cortege will leave for the
Orange Friends church where regular
services will be held at IL o'clock. The
Rev. Alfred Ware and Allen Jay will
officiate. The burial will be in the
Orange cemetery. Friends may call
any time after tomorrow noon. Please
omit flowers.
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Bermuda possesses a plant of the
house leek family which has curious
properties when the leaves begin
to shrivel and fade they put forth
new shoots, which in turn bear leaves
that continue to grow fresh and green
for many weeks. The leaves are about
four inches long, rich green in color
and of waxen texture. II one of the
leaves is pinned to the wall indoors
it will begin to sprout within three or
four days, be 1t winter or summer
The limit of existence of the life plant
seems dependent upon the quantity
of heat and light the plant obtains
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LIVE STOCK.
Furnished by ]. jarrett
Tho Difficulty.

Mrs. Watson, a woman whose preten-
sions to beauty nature fatty refused to
assist in any way, saw in a shop win
dow a bonnet, the sort of thing that q
modiste in town calls 4 creation"
Just a knotting of velvet, fold Of lace
and pink roses. but a snare for femi-
nine vanity because it looked so simple
and easy to wear. She hurried In, ex-
amined it closely, inquired the price
and at last tried it on. Then, after q
few moments of disappointed staring,
she took it of again.
Il don't think I'll have 1t, after all.
Miss Demmon,' she said. What dc
you suppose is the matter with the
thing? I'm sure 1t looked ever so much
prettier in the window"
But. my dear madam" answered
the milliner, with quick conviction
you must remember that you have
your face to contend with nowr-
Youths Companion.
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UNION SERVICES
FOR THANKSGIVING
CONTINUED From Page One.)

lowing program has been arranged: 4
Invocation-Rev. w. NJ. Nelson, OF
the Grace NJ. E. church.
Proclamation-The Rev. J. Cook Ora
ham.
Scripture Reading-Rev. r. ]. Wade
Prayer-T. NJ Guild.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Grace Gormou.
Offering for Home of the FriendIess
Hymn-No. 1876.
Sermon-Rev. George H Hill.
"Blest be the INSTRUMENTATION.
Benediction-Rey. A. n. Kenna
Special Thanksgiving services will
be rendered at each of the two Cath.
Ollie churches and the protestant
churches not included in the three un.
ion services.
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GREENSBORO.
LIVE STOCK.
GRAIN.

FURNISHED by D. w. Harris & Coz
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CAMBRIDGE CITY.

GRAIN.
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