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The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Wait For 1t.

It's coming, oh, it's coming The conquest of the air And man will very shortly Be flying here and there. A regular bird of passage.
 His walking days outgrown. He'll travel where he pleases And fit from zone to zone! How very fine and lovely
 To spread your wings and flap To any cline or country
 That's listed on the map, Then, after having rested
 And gossipod with the men. To buckle on your harness
 And sail right home againi The auto. now so naughty,
 Will then be throwing fits As toward the sky 1t gases To where the airship fits. The horse will view the wonder And fin derision neigh Because at last his rival
 Is more or less passe. It's coming! If you listen
 Intently. you may hear The Tapping of its pinions
 As 1t is dra wing near. All other locomotions
 Will then be voted slow. It's coming. yes. it's coming, But when I'd like to know.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
ADVERTISING THAT PAID.

, ADV ERTlSlNG THAT PAID.>
 The California Fruit Growers Association, working in conjunc- tion with the Union Pacific rail way, determined upon a public ity campaign to get people to buy oranges. The fruit growers wanted an charged market and the railroad wanted a long haul to the market, so together they bought newspaper space to tell Iowans of California oranges. The first shipment of oranges com prised full train and the fruit found, ready market. A second train of twenty-five cars brought more than the market price. lowans this year increased their consumption of oranges by 70 per cent over any preceding year. The people were satisfied with the oranges, the Union Pacific was satisfied with the returns from carriage charges, and the growers were we'll pleased with the prices which the fruit brought. All three got / their moneys worth and the railroad and the association have their principal expended back in their pockets and along with it a re- ward for their enterprise.
 But the profit Is not yet all ac- counted for. Interest on the or iginal tising outlay will be collected by the railroad and the
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
STATE TICKET

GOvernOr-
 GEORGE ". DONAGHEl Secretary of State
 o. c. LUDWIG. State Treasury
 j. L. YATES. State Auditor
 JOHN R. LOBE. Commissioner of Mines, Manufac- lures and Agricu!ture-
 GUY B. TUCKER. ommissioner of Lands
 L. l.. COFFMAN. Superintendent of Public Instruc-
 GEORGE B. COOK. Justice of the Supreme Court to su ceed Justice iiiddick-
 J. c. HART. Justice of the Suprema Court for Full Term
 CARROLL D. WOOD. Congress-
 MINOR WALLACE Prosecuting Attorney
 o. A. GRAVES.
 COUNTY TICKET Representatives
 j. W. HALEl Sheriff
 ED HOOD County Ja1ge-
 A. M. DENMAN. Circuit CierA-
 F. F. NJ B. II County Clerk
 J. 4. BAiLE. County Treasu:cr
 W c. FELTS. ASSeSSOr-
 JN0 D B2,G,,!--' Sur eyor-
 TOM LAVENDER Coroner
 C. c. PURPLE Cotton Weigher-
 H T. i<GRAN Justices of the Peace F. M SMITH.
 JOHN FISHERS
 T. F BURNS 'Const ble-
 g u .~,E
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10

Send us you contribution to The News National Campaign Fund as soon as possible for the time is getting short and the committee must know just how much funds will be at their com mand.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10

fruit growers in many years to come.
 Does advertising pay? No practical man of prominence pre- sumesl any longer even to- consid' CT the question one of debatable nature.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Adequats Punishment.

''It is a shame that big, husky man like him lets his wife support him."
 'Is there no way to punish himT'
 'T don't know. Congress might make him a duke, and then it would look more natural"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Last of Race.

There was an honest statesman In some far distant city. He has been dead a hundred years Now isn't that pity?
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Defines Itself.

He announces the arrival and de- parture of trains at the union station. Is that trade or a profession
 Neither; it Is q calling"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Overdoinq 1t.

1Ou look all worn out, man. ' ou shouldn't exert yourself so in hot weather. w h a t in the world have you been doing?"
 Simply try ing to take hot W e a t h CT ad- vice."
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Needed Boosting.

"They are forever bragging of their climate" Must be one of the kind that does not speak for itself"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Good Idea,

"I have a very active mind" "Why don't you train 1t to do some stunts then?"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
Sail In.

Congress should make that deep water appropriation"
 "What for-to catch the floating vote?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04

their horses and then of his own
Some ten miles away he turned tho
captured ponies loose, and the follow
ing day he arrived in Escalante. eight
hours ahead of time.
And meanwhile all the somfNr
shadows from a hundred leagues
gathered in the tongueless solitude OF
Canaan wash On the incline
the three prisoners chung to their
perch like statues of clay. The day
began to recede into the deep ulti-
mate azure of night, and in season a
very white star peeped down and
winked blandly at the discontinue 1t
there beheld. 1t was not to be en-
dured longer.
Hey" whispered the captain.
WELL" replied the semitone.
what d'you Think"
THAT we're three blamed idiots
YES, of course, know that; but
even so, we can't stay here all night"
I'll hail EN-" said the guide, molli.
fed by the accession to his view.
Hello. there, you'll"
Echo tainted them with there,
you," in many belated tones.
You. there" cried the man, vary
ing the order Of his words. Say,
you; oh, say!"
The same soulless answer was
made. The failure to secure any rec.
IGNITION for their appeals was more
disquieting than reply would have
| been. Another wait ensued, after
which. in the obscurity, the guide
commenced to side nearer to the
others. On their crawling close enough
together for a secret conference, II
was agreed that, the night rendering
craftsmanship uncertain. they would
make dash for freedom.
Down the slide they made for It a
Incredible PAGES, stumbling and blum
i dering over the loose round rocks o.
the wash. never hating until behin(
the shelter of the stunted trees. No
a shot had been fired, to their absolute
bewilderment, nor was any evidence
perceived of pursuit.
John Summers remained a week IL
Escalante. Before he departed III
caught sight of familiar form on thu
street OF the little settlement. and !
made him start.
Who is that?" he asked his com
panion.
Deputy marshal for the district"
"So?"
Eyes. He's down to look after tn
Robbers Roost gang. Just been on
in their country. Had big fight wit
dozen of EN-; shot three, then re
endorsements arrived, and the officer
barely got out alive"
Just So" said John Summer
lust So"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
HenkeI Has to Wait for Goldman to
Deal Them Out to Nine.

Philadelphia.-'Tm only going up
the street few doors with this gen
tleman," said Louis Goldman to his
wife the other afternoon. ''I'll be back
shortly" Goldman's nine little chill
dren ran up to be kissed. as was their
custom when their father departed.
One by one he took them up in his
arms. When 1t came to the sixth he
turned to the caller and hoped he
wasn't in hurry.
"Oh, no. replied the caller, Il
have ton at home myself. and am
with Mr.. Roosevelt on the home ques-
tton-and in several other things
also"
Then Mr.. Goldman departed with
his caller, United States Marshal
Henkel, and they went up the street
a few doors to the Ludlow street jail.
where Goldman expects to remain
some time. The marshal locked him
M on an order signed by Judge
Hough In the United States district
court for contempt of court for having
failed to turn over to his trustee IN
bankruptcy the sum Of $s,76s. and also
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
PUZZLE OVER MERCURY.


San Francisco-That there are no
planets between the sun and Mercury
and that scientists must find another
theory to explain why Mercury doe,
not move in the regular orbit de
scribed for it are the conclusions Prof.
w. w. Campbell, head of the Lick OBJ
servatory, has reached from the de-
velopment of Photographic plates
taken at Flint island several months
ago. The plates show the complete
absence Of any planet between the
sun and Mercury.
For so years astronomers have been
puzzled by the problem that Mercury
does not follow the path which should
be its natural course, and which
mathematical astronomy has outlined
for it. That there was force pulling
it from its orbit and that this forcs
was the attraction Of planets between
it and the sun was the general theory
Prof. Campbell said: These photo
graphic plates dispose of this theory
and mathematicians will have to lool
elsewhere for forces. While the plates
have not received their final develop
ment, they make the absence Of plan
eta certain"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
y without tn. effect Of an enpl0-

sion.
By this device which does not alter
the appearance of any weapon except
for a small crosspiece in the barrei
short distance from the muzzle, the
escape of the gases following the as
charge of the explosive Is shut on Just
as the bullet energies from the muz-
zle. This result is obtained by means
of piston valve sliding across tae
bore of the barrel immediately after
the bullet passes. This valve Is gov
erned entirely by the pressure OF the
gases themselves and is not operated
by any intricate mechanical device.
Preventing the gases from escaping
suddenly and provoking a consequent
loud report, this valve allows them
to issue gradually through a series
of small holes, thus obviating all noise
except a slight kissing sound. Inc
valve then resumes an open position
and a safety device prevents the nring
of another cartridge unless the waive
is in its proper place.
Military experts, appraised OF the
new invention, assert that 1t holds the
mower to force revolution OF modern
methods of warfare. BY use OF this
noiseless weapon skirmishers could
work along an enemy's front and shoot
down pickets without their presence
being noted except upon the discern
mert of the slain. Sharpshooters
would be enabled to pick OF their vic
tins without reports of weapons DO
trayiEg their positions.
In the world of sport it is held by
the inventor that the new weapon
would render it possible for a mar
properly concealed to kill at his leis
ure probably every deer in a surprised
herb as no a.a-in would be sounded
From his cover on shore man armed
with this noiseless gun might pick OF
every bird in a flock without alarming
the lessening number to flight
Because of its dreadful probabilitie
in the world of crime many police oil
ficials have already insisted that tn
manufacture and disposal OF the ne'
device should be safeguarded by Law
Armed with such a weapon police
man might be enabled to disable ever
member of a band of lawbreaker
should he surprise them at work. O
the other hand, it would be equal
, dangerous in the possession OF a de.
, perate criminal. The assassin, by II
use, would be enabled to pick on Ri
t victim and find opportunity OF e
: Gaping.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
vassar Girls study Boys.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-The students
at Vassar college have joined with the
city court officers in an effort to solve
the problem Of truancy In the public
schools.
Miss Inez Mulholland, president Of
the junior class at vassar, with sew
eral other students, visited Chief Of
Police McCabe and received permits
sion to study the system Of probation
which is in vogue.
The girls win act as probation Of
ficers, and the truants, as an earnest
of their desire to reform. win have
to report at the Y. NJ. c. A. at regular
intervals. The vassar students are
doing this. work in connection with
their sociological studies at the col
lege.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04

that 1 will leave you alone to enjoy
the happiness which you may find
with him. I'll go far away from here
and try to forget.--Jim-"
There was small opening in the
tree about seven feet from the ground.
From this opening the hollow. bored
out by squirrels, ran clear to the
ground. The woodchoppers believe
that the missives fell or were dragged
clear to the ground after they had
been deposited in the post Office"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
LOVE NOTES IN TREE
OLD ROMANCE REVEALED BY
FINDING OF LETTERS.
Are Dated 1881 and Squirrels Proba-
bly, Were Responsible for the Un-
happiness Of Man and 4
Woman.

New York.-In the hollow of an old
tree which they chopped down in a
field near Richfield, N. J., the other
day workmen found two letters. The
first was In woman's hand. 1t said:
Dear Jim: got your letter all
right the day after it was left there
our little post off1ce-but it is only
now that have had a chance to leave
a reply. i think you meant what you
said, although at times have believed
that you were untrue. / have been
watched since your letter came. and
had a long wait before the oppor-
tunity arrived for me to slip out with
the reply. / want to meet you some
night-say, next Thursday-and we
will both go away together. | will be
ready. and if you are not on hand and
the letter is gone I'll be convinced that
you don't want me. Then I'll go away
myself, and you'll never again hear
from me. Good-by.-Alice."
This was dated Wednesday, June 10
1881. The other letter, written in a
mans hand. was dated ten days later
It read thus:
Dear Alice: l have waited so long
for a reply that have begun to think
that you have gone back on me.
have come to the tree many times. and
looked in vain for an answer. Nigh
and day l have thought of you, won
| dering If 1t could be possible that yol
had forsaken me. l have heard al
about the other fellow, but canno
make myself believe that you care 70
him. 1 will wait five days more. Thel
| II don't hear from you will be cor
WINGED that I am not wanted. Afte
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04

"Alice" and Jim" were probably
in the habit of leaving letters in the
aperture, which could be taken out
with the hand until the squirrels had
bored up from the bottom and reached
the point where the letters lay soon
after the girl left her last message
there. Both letters were crumpled
and eaten away at the edges, giving
rise to the belief that they were prob
ably dragged down into the hollow
trunk by the squirrels.
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Sc.
|: An Adventure in the Canyon !:
By George p. Cheney l:l

By George p. Cheney
(Copyr;ght.)

"A little wider apart; there, that'li
do. Now, right up the hill-forward
march"
The little company couldn't have
Unanswered better with a years drill
ing under each martinez captain.
Halt. Each one of you lie down on
his face"
This humiliating mandate was as
the law and the gospel to them. John
Summers went to one after another.
taking away their pistols, then he de-
scended to the wash.
Get up"
They arose like automatons.
Never mind about your hands now;
you can use them as you wish. But
just you climb that hill little high
err. like to see you move"
The baffied hunters, watching their
captor stow away their pistols in his
| pockets, and sew him club each rifle
in turn over a rock, working its com
plete ruin. He enjoined complete 81
lence on them. And IL l was you fel
lows" he said, addressing himself to
his watch-tower, Il wouldn't talk none
either"
"Nothin' to say, nohow," volun
teered the tenor.
"All right" laughed Summers; jus
keep a strict watch. See they don
make single move; and If they &c
gossipy, shut 'em up quick. The,
needn't set to swapping yarns. What
sver's in their minds II keep. Hol'
'em precisely where they are until
return"
You bet; s'long." piped the tenor
Hurry back" echoed the bass.
Count on me for that said tn
lone engineer. 1t was matter G
minutes only to possess himself 9
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WAR TO BE SILENT.

use of the device patented the dis
charge of any firearm from the small
est pistol to the largest gun is rem
dered practically noiseless. The in
vention consists of the use of a de-
vice similar to the muller" used on
motor cars to deaden the noise OF the
constant explosions by which the gaso-
line engine is operated. 1t is in the
shape of a muller attached to the
muzzle of the firearm through which
the gases which drive out the bullet
or shell are allowed to escape gradu-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
KISSES HALT u. S. MARSHAL.

possession of a saloon in Brooklyn.
which Goldman formerly owned.
1t is claimed that the bankrupt con-
cealed and withheld from his cred
itors the money and property. Fall
ing to obey the injunction of the court
and turn them over to Trustee Olivet,
Judge Hough ordered him locked up
until he pays it. Then. and then only,
will be back shortly"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
NOISELEsS GUN IS INVENTED BY
SIR HIRAM MAxiM's SON.
Possibilities of Such a Weapon So
Dreadful That Authorities Believe
Manufacture Should Be Regu-
lated by Government.

New York.-Hiram Percy Maxim,
son of Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor Of
the machine gun which bears his
name. has secured patents for silent
firearm. 1t is announced that by the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
Exerx Lover of coed MusIc

Every Lover Of Good Music
mould take advantage of the offer the
Jerome H. Remick Co. of New York make
In the advertising columns Of this paper
to send for IS cents the words and music
Of nine of the best pieces of the Merry
Widow Opera, all the rage at present IN
London, Paris and New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-04-04
oet Buoy.

EFT costs to advertise"
Some person says.
But what of that? This much - NAT:
It always pays.
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Malice supplies the want o. aga
Latin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-28
T. O'NEAL DIED
 IN CALIFORNIA
Was a Resident of This City for Twenty Years and Highly Esteem- ed-Reauested That He Be Buried in the Western State.

J. T. ONeal, 52 years old, for more
 than twenty years a highly respected and popular resident of this city, died at San Diego, California, Sunday af- ter an illness of several months. His
 body Wili~not-.be~ brought back to Pine Bluff for interment, although his fam ilv reside here. Before his departure for California more than year ago, at which time he was in failing
 health, he told members of his family
 that if he recovered he would return
 here. but if his illness developed seri-
 ously and he passed away in the
 West, that it was his wish that he be
 buried beneath California soil, where he said flowers will bloom all the lyear round on his grave. Mir. O'Neal,s S
 departure from this city was one Of the saddest features of his life. lie
 was in feeble health and the parting
 with his family at his home was pa thetic.
 News of Mr. ONeals death was received by his wife, Mrs. Louisa o.
 Neal of No. 900 East Second avenue yesterday. The family is grief strlck- en and their many friends and those of Mir. ONeal are sorrow burdened' Mr. O'Neal was for more than thirteen years superintendent at the plant ol the Arkansas Cotton Oil Company here and later engaged ill the contracting business. His firm was formerly Haight and O'Neal and for some yearS
 he was a partner of NI J. Smith in the same business. He is a member l of the Pine Bluff Lodge of Woodmen Besides his wife MT. O'Neal leave i five children, Misses Nellie, Irene and Susie O'Neal and Charles and Eugene | O'Neal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-28

An effort is being made by the Boos- ters' club and the local members or the Arkansas Travels to land the 1909 annual meeting of the Travellers. All other citizens should lend aid to the movement. as the coming of the Tray elers means the coming also of the wives and children of the Travellers, and it means three days of clean fun, but for the citizens generally. No iollier crowd ever gathered in con vention. and no more unique parades and entertainments are given by any organization Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-04-28
CARNIVAL OPENS
 WITH LARGE CROWDS
Will Continue Throughout the Wcel at the Main Rink-List of EXhil. itOrs-Many Attractive Booths.

The cold weather which prevailed Hast night had no effect whatever up- on the attendance at the Merchants Carnival, which opened on that occa- sion and will continue throughout the week aj the Main Rink. The carnival promises to be a big success, being given under the auspices of the La dies Cemetery Association. The at. tendance last night was most encour- aging Many merchants are repre- scented with booths and the interior Of
 the Rink building is beautifully deco
 rated and illuminated.
 Among the exhibitors there are: The Murphy Martin Dry Goods Company Isaac Dreyfus, Hammett Grocer Com- pany, Smart and Richey, Cheek-Neal Coffee Company, Pine Bluff Light and Water Company, Pine Bluff Bottlins Company, Ladies Temple Society, B. l.. Owen, Wolf Nichol, Brasher Drug Company, Reap-Crawford Furniture Company, Union Furniture Corpora ton. Go.dslein and Bluthenthal Simpson and Webb, Gillespie and
 Brother Grocer Company, Pine Bluff Ice Cream Company, J. A. Holmes
 Company, Fox Brothers Hardware
 Company, Baker and Farrar, Ander- sOn-Bacon Drug Company, Russell
 Grocery Company. Ryland Queensware
 Company, Shorty Levine (confetti booth) and the Good Luck Store.