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Daily picayune., 1908-06-03

fourth Sunday, and we must say that the W. o. W. was fully up to the standard of entel taining a vast concourse of people, in the way of the spectacular, speaking, music, and the dinner. Everybody was pleased and went home happy
 Tuesday evening of last week, we had quite storm through here in wind, rain and hail.
 1t was estimated that here was at least one-thousand D people assembled at the unveiling Sun day, May 24th.
 One of the twin children of Mr. and Mrs. IIoIcombe of this place, died Wednesday night, and 1t is not expected that the other one would live through the night. The parents have our deepest sympathy.
 We learn on good authority that the saw mill at this place, will move to Dotson switch, over in Redland, by the first of July.
 Some of our boys have got our regular meeting night mixed up, on account of there being five Sundays in this month, and for their information, would be glad if you would insert special notice that Thursday night be- fore the second and fourth Sun days are regular meeting nights of Wallaceburg lodge No. 489, l. o. o. F.
 G. H. Mabry, who was at one time a merchant of BleVins. we learn he is now in business at Gurdon.
 They have about completed ar engagements to have twenty days singing school at BIevins, beginning about the middle of July. I. M.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that there will be a Teachers Insti- ute for white teachers at Pres colt, Ark, beginning June 8th and continuing one week. All teachers are required by law to be present. Let us lay aside our other duties and be present every day, and make this the best in- stitute we have ever had.
 P. F. CHAPPELL,
 County Examiner.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
WALLACEBURG BLEVINS

IC Stephens of Blevins made a business trip to DeQueen last week in the interest of canning factory at Blevins. We hope he will succeed.
 Well the final day for the un- yelling of the Montgomery monu- ment at Ebernezer come the
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
More rain today.
 Sawed Oak fence Posts a Hatley yard.
---New Candy---An kinds ot Howard Terry's.

John Haltom. wife and little daughter returned last night from a visit with their daughter at Pocahontas.
 Buy your flowers. bulbs, plants, etc., from Vestal & Son Little Rock.
 Arkansas will be well repre- sented even if the convention did fail to select Senator Davis as one of the Big Four.
 Hamilton & Capelle have the ladies looking through a glass in picture frame.
 Buy your rough lumber from the Hatley yard or mill. Prompt delivery made.
 Mrs. A. B. Henry, of Clinton, S. C., arrived in the city last night and is the guest at the home of her brother, Dr. J. L.. Bell.
 Dr. J. l.. Bell returned from Little Rock last night. He was accompanied by his little son, Horace, who has been attending the State Deaf Mute Institute.
 For Sale Hundreds of old Georgia Collard plants, 10 cents per hundred.
 O.L. MONCRIEF.
 -Deering Mowers and Rakes. We have them. Prescott Supply < Hardware Co.
 Ten political speeches of William J. Bryan on Edison photograph records will arrive this week. For sale at my store. A. MoNSoN.
 The ladies of the Methodist church will keep school at the residence of Dr. Hinton. Friday night, the 9th inst. Every one invited.
 Work has begun on our new school building. Contractor Ted ford, with a force of men and teams, began breaking ground this morning.
 The Variety Store will give a beautiful picture to any one who purchases 25c or more, Thursday, June 4th. See their window.
 Buy 25c in merchandise from us Thursday and get your choice of picture free. See the Var iety Store window.
 ]. o. A. Bush is attending the State Sunday School Convention at Little Rock, and incidentally taking in the Democratic meet ing there.
 With an ear to the ground, rumblings of another contest may be heard T but the contest will be between the farmers and too much grass if the rainy season continues much longer.
 T have bought the Daniel Shoe and Harness repair shop, and will continue business at the same stand, doing all kinds of repair work at reasonable prices. Give me a trial. 1. P. SEAL.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03

ROOMS sl.o0 UP X Electric Lights, Electric EtJ 2 Long Distance Telephone, ie and Typcwrlting We use Filtered Water Corner oe.uj Center Streets. Little Rock An
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
10 NY PATRONS

l will move into the | mercial Hotel in the Gee June the lst, where 1 wiII ter prepared to take care | trade. l want to thank d customers for their pst1 and assure them that mg quarters, will be better eqi in every particular for then venience and comfort. Al country friends are cordial vitedto eat with me whenlnl
 Remember the place, Incl mercial Hotel.
 MRS. JOSIE MAHOy
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

COUNTY DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES. Representative, J. w. Whaley.
 Sheriff,
 Ed Hood. County Judge, A. M. Denman. Circuit Clerk, F. E.. Murrah. County Clerk, J. A. Bailey. County Treasurer, w. C. Felts.
 Assessor, Jno. D. Bright. Surveyor, Tom Lavender. Coroner, C. C. Purtle. Cotton Weigher, H. T. Ingram.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
TIME TABLE.
St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern.

(b) Don't stop at Prescott
 (s) Stops for St. Louis passens ITS only. leo e 9css to Gurdon only. Passengers 10 llttje Rock and north change for No. 6 which s1pee at Arkadelphis Malvern and Benton.
 J.T.J DAWSON. Agent.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
Prescott ( Northwestern Railway Co.
R6ec,,v. Sunday. March 2s. 1908. at Midnight

IB9O @ helDig Leave lH.so Y !" 1sains No g. b and S. freight only. Arcadia. Dunlap. Patsvie. Redland, McCas- m Crossing and Cooleyvie will be stops foi trains 1 and 2 on flag.
 o. H HELBIG. G. r. X T. A.
Daily picayune., 1908-06-03
|HK Local News. " Interesting Happening, in and Around Town.

The Big Four has been select ed.
 The non-office holders failed to win out.
 w. N. Bemis is a business vis- itor to Little Rock.
 The Donaghey-Pindall slate seems to have stood test.
 Cartons and typewriter rib bons-Howard Terry.
 ---Keg Olives and Dill pickles at Howard Terry's. Lawn Swings, good ones.
 Prescott Supply X Hdw Co. Caney Brooks, mail clerk, re- turned to Little Rock last night. Rev. ]. C. Williams of Hope was a visitor to Prescott yester- day.
 ---Cood Ice Cream all the time at Howard Terry's Hamilton & Capelle are the ladies friends---when 1t comes to framing pictures.
 ---Get in the swim and have your pictures framed. Hamilton X Capelle, residence phone 275. Hon. w. V. Tompkins, after many unsuccessful attempts, fin ally got away for Little Rock and the Democratic Convention last night.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
EDITORIALS By Tat ptOplL
And Mr.. Smith Keeps His Job.

To the Editor OF The Times: Mr..
acquitted out Mr.. Newberry, unlike
Mr.. Smith. lost his position. Both
were charged with the same offence:
the same witness testifying against
them both. Mr.. Smith was found mot
guilty" by but one man; Mr. New
berry was found mot guilty" by
twelve men. The punch bowl was
sent back. but Mr.. Smith is still com.
missioner. So was the post card sent
back. but Mr.. Smith says 1t cost Mr..
Newberry his position.
Consistency. thou art a jewel"
II that indiscreet little post card
cost Mr.. Newberry his position, why
didn't the punch bowl cost Mr.. Smith
his position?
Smith and Hibbler were close
friends. but Mr.. Smith did not know
who the donor was. although Hibbler.
himself brought IL TO his home. Hib-
| bler's first statement was that friends
presented II to him. but that could not
be substantiated, so Hibbler said he
paid for 1t himself
! Strange, how an intimate friend
should make a present TO another
without saying who the donor was
! This all goes TO show that Mr..
Smith is not the proper person for
police commissioner and the public
would have more respect for the po-
lice department II justice were done
It looks very much as though Mr.,
Smith has used Newberry to try and
square himself. Others on the police
J force have been guilty OF indiscre-
tons and remain unpublished.
THE greater the man the greater
the crime" but very often 1t is the
man higher up" who suffers the least.
Newberry has been I'm the police de.
partment for twenty-six years-the
best part OF his life-has had a good
record and did much In making the
turbulent foreign element of Delray
law-abiding, and yet for the post card
only" he has been reduced to the
ranks OF patrolman. Mr.. Smith has
served the city but a couple OF years,
and yet a real cut glass punch bowl,
found right in his own home. has not
cost him his position. T. f. l..
Detroit, Mich. Dec. z, 1908.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.


II would De interesting 10 know
what our forebears would say were
they to awaken TO life here on earth.
and be given statistics or what the
colored people have accomplished
since their emancipation from slavery.
For instance, have before me a
copy OF the National Review, publish
ed In New York, and edited by an
American Negro.
II is also the official organ OF the
Grand Lodge, +. and A. NJ. OF New
York, and Grand Lodge. X. or F., n
A. S., A. f. A. A. and A. Just what
all that array OF letters means, only
those who belong 10 the organizations
Will understand.
The Review under my eye contains
an able editorial, written by co!ored
woman. about another colored wo-
man. Aida Overton Walker. an actress
of ability. The editorial says:
No one of us has yet come TO
full and proper realization or the
importance OF the work done by
actors whose skins are yellow,
black and brown. Reaching the
unreached. they are contributing
whites are daily receiving, not
only as TO the accomplishments
and achievements OF the blacks,
but also as TO their vast possloi-
tiles for development and toward
establishing their land as one OF
art and genius, as well as gold
and Drawn.
Again Is Il plainly and plead
inely demonstrated that the Negro
has in him and about him the nee
essary attributes of his salvation.
He has genius and he has money:
Properly used. these things VIII
push all clouds away.
Win Laurels as Orators.
speaking OF the political convention
M Chicago. the editor OF the National
Review says:
The two best speeches delivered
in the convention were delivered
by colored men, both from Geor-
gia. Henry Lincoln Johnson. the
celebrated Atlanta lawyer, turned
the tide on the question OF reduc-
ton of southern representation In
the national convention, In a
splendid burst OF oratory, the text
OF which was, do not strike us
down" He literally swept the en-
tire hall with eloquence and logic.
DR.. w. o. Emery, OF Macon,
Ga. seconded the nomination OF
Senator Foraker, and every Chi
cago daily newspaper agreed that
Il was the most beautiful and elo-
quent speech of the four days
session. His voice was as mellow
and rich as a zephyr and pene-
trated the farthest end OF the
great barn in which the conven-
ton met. Lafayette Young. the
famous Iowa journalist. writing In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
From Another Point of View

The honorable Uncle Joe" is in session
A mar OF Sizz pun
Chicago mourning
Those Standard
of You're liar
q another"
by shooting One
wishing all would choose the
Al
sunshny their domestic life
concerned
.
The q
him with loaf Of bread lies principally the fact
with intent kill
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
Tuesday. Decent
1903
WHAT'S NEW IN BOOKS

The Courage OF Capt. Plum" oy
James Oliver Curwood. The author.
well.known newspaper man OF De-
troit. has written many short stories
and one book of adventure for boys
called. The Wolf Hunters" In th.S
novel he recounts the adventures o.
Capt. Plum. the master OF lake YES
sci. who penetrates a Mormon strong
hold on AN island In Lake Michigan
Plum has received a mysterio note
asking him TO go TO the island, and his
arrival there and his meeting with the
aged treasurer OF the Mormon settle
ment is admirably done. Then follow
series OF lurid adventures that put
strain on ones credulity. The book
Is well written and Ia full OF interest.
but Its incidents are. somewhat over
drawn. strang. the Mormon prophet,
IFS by far the best character In II.
(Bobbs-Merrill CO.. Indianapolis;
Macauley's. Sheehan's and Hudson's.
Detroit.)
Fun and Pathos OF One Life" by
James T. Dubois. This Is clever,
little book The author has a keen
sense OF humor and hearty apprecia-
ton OF the natural In life. Jack Stan
ley is typical American 10y, full Of
the healthy enjoyment OF good things.
going through life with his eyes wide
open. His comments on things aud
people. as he sees them and sums
kthemeup, are full OF good, hard coas.
mon sense and sound philosophy. The
book is we'll worth a careful reading.
(Neale Pub. Co., New York: Macau-
ley's, Sheehan's and Hudson's. De-
troit.)
Birthday Horoscopes" is the title Of
a little book in which is condensed
the astrologers art. Under each date
is given the horoscope which the stars
carry. II will furnish much entertain
ment
brewer. Barse & Co, Chicago: Ma
cauley's. Sheehan's and Hudson's, De-
troit)
"A Book OF Sweethearts. This book
contains stunning color pictures by
famous American artists. such as Har-
rison Fisher. Will Crete. Howard
Chandler Christy. Clarence F. Under
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
A Race That Is Advancing
The Colored People Still Have Far Co. They Have
Made Remarkable Progress
the Daily News. said he never

the Daily News, said he never
heard a speech TO surpass II.
In every city OF the United States
may be found able. educated and sue
cessful colored people, poets. artists.
orators, actors, musicians. attorneys,
editors. elocutionists. teachers. clergy.
men and scholars. besides good bust.
ness men and women.
And yet the majority OF white peo-
pie in our country. even those of kind
! ~ interest in the colored race, per-
sistenuy talk about the failure of the
! Negro to make progress, and the
problem which this failure presents
10 our country.
Forebears Highly Cultivated.
The Negro has not failed: he has
not proven himself incapable. He has,
on the contrary. shown amazing pow.
er to rise out OF the awful ignorance
imposed upon him first by the savage
conditions OF his native land, and later
by the letters placed upon him by the
white race.
And now comes the discovery by
an archaeologist. OF buried city In
Abyssinia which brings to light treas
ures OF ART and shows indications Of
joyed by the Negro races OF prehis-
toric times.
1t is the first ray OF light which his
tory or science has ever offered the
colored race regarding their inherited
qualities Always has II been insisted
upon that they were hopeless savages
from the earliest start, and that any
exception only proved the rule.
IL should give the coiored race new
hope and courage to know that It's
original state was one of culture and
achievement. Meanwhile. the work
important for the rank and file OF
the race today is that OF being satis-
fled to do humble and simpl' Titles
well. until they can do M BIZ
tious ones. and to cultivate Il iy
virtues. and to take more \. - in
their homes.
still show Lack Of Pride.
All over America. wherever the col
ored people have settled In commun-
tiles. there is a painful evidence Of
their lack OF pride In the making OF
an attractive home. Well dressed men
and women come forth from dingy
houses ugly from the lack of a little
paint or whitewash, and where the
light of day struggles through UNI
washed and uncurtained windows.
Clean up and brace up. good people,
and realize how great have been your
achievements in the past, and how
wonderful they are in the present!
And success to you!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08

wood and Alonzo Kimball. with hand
some portrait cover and quantity pleas
Ing decorations by VIII Jenkins. The
alluring women depleted are balanced
by number OF charming old but ur-
accredited poetic tributes TO the gentler
sex. II one were asked 10 pick for
first place one Christmas gift book
OF 1908 he would hesitate iong before
passing up "A Book OF Sweethearts."
(Bobbs Merrill Co., Indianapolis: Ma
cauley's, Sheehan's and Hudson's, De-
troit.)
"A Damaged Reputation" by Harold
Blindloss. A good story of the north
west. IL is the tale OF young English
man who Is swindled by British Co
lumbia land boomer, but in the end
becomes the boomers friend. As In
all his books. Mr. Blindloss intro
duces fine girl. who falls In love
with the Englishman. but she comes
almost TO hate him because OF some
things she discovers he has done and
he has a hard time regaining her good
opinion. The story is well told
Or. F. Fenno a Co.. New York; Ma
cauley's. Sheehan's and Hudson's, De-
troit.)
Il And My True Love-" by II. A
Mitchell Keays. A young couple nam
ed Sargent. feeling that they are mis-
mated. are divorced. Their little daugh-
ter goes with the father and the moth
er marrfes again. Twenty years pass
and the young girl Is In love and en-
gagged. Fearing that his daughter will
make the same mistake ner mother
made. the father sends her to her
mother. In the meantime, the mother
having lost her second husband, finds
that her great mistake was made In
leaving her boy husband, whom she
really loved So she Yields an infiu-
ence over her daughter in fayNr OF her
young lover that results not only In
the marriage OF the young folk. bat
also in the reunion of the father and
mother The title is taken from the
popular Scotch song. Loeb Lomond."
II is a stronger story than Mrs. Keays'
Road TO Damascus" her last seasons
success.
Small, Maynard & Co., Boston: Ma.
cauley's. Sheehan's and Hudson's, De-
troit.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08

1900 It IL calculated that there are
only about three-fourths as many chill.
dren to potential mothers in America
as there were 40 years ago. Were the
old rate of the middle OF the century
sustained, there would be $1,000 more
births yearly in the state OF Massa.
chusetts than now occur. In the
course OF a century the proportion OF
our entire population consisting of
children under the age Of ten has
fallen from one-third to one-quarter.
This for the whole United States Is
equivalent to the loss OF about seven
million children.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
1000. 900 Missing Children.

The birth-rate In the United States
IL the days of the Anglo.Saxon youth
was one Of the highest in the world.
The best OF authority traces the be-
ginning of Its decline TO the FIRST ap-
pearance, about 1850, of immigration
on large scale. Our great philosoph-
er, Benjamin Franklin. estimated six
children to a normal American family
In his day. The average at the pres
ent time Is slightly above two. For
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
A Christmas Prayer.

oh, 10 II only childish sight
That In the dreamland OF the blue
still sees the Vision and the Height,
And blindly knows the Dream comes
true?
II IL IL only children now
who keen this wisdom lost to US
That seek the knocking Where and How
OF stars once soft and tremulous-
n Thou who vast a Child and chung
Unto the Dream that never dies.
Keep US. for all our blindness. young.
And make US. like Thy children
wise,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
Restraining Recollections.

They say I'm a little close" said
Mr. Cumrox. thoughtfully.
We'll, you don't exactly spend 1t a.
II It were water"
IT try to. But, you see, used to
live In Arizonia. where water is
scarce. Star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08

"A Book Of Sweethearts This book
contains stunning color pictures by
famous American artists. such as Har-
rison Fisher. Will Crete, Howard
Chandler Christy. Clarence F. Under
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08

A paddle-wheel steamboat which
draws but four and one-half feet OF
water Is making the periious ocean
voyage from England to the west coast
of Africa, where II will be used on
shallow river.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08

In a once famous tea district OF
India the cultivation OF rubber has
driven the production of the former
to second place. nearly 1900 acres
being devoted to rubber plantations.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-08
The 7rsfb No Matter
Wbom IL Hsips or Hsyfs.

The question of the pubic
health is one that should have
the interest of every mar and
woman and should enlist their
earnest effort to safeguard and
preserve it.
il has become matter of para
mount Importance in all coun-
tries engaging the minds OF their
most learned and experienced
men and drawing most heavily
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-23
C. AND 0. WILL ISSUE
s30;0O0,OO0 IN BONDS
Will Refund Old Notes and Spend
Balance in Making I'M
pr0vementS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The board
of directors of the Chesapeake. and
Ohio Railroad Comapny has. decided
upon the authorization of an issue of
$30,000,000 general funding and inn
provement mortgage bonds. The pur-
pose of the issue is to fund the ST.
100000 six per cent notes of the
company which will be called for pay
ment on July /, next, and to provide
funds to meet a portion of the heavy
annual requirements on account of
equipments previously purchased, as
well as for future capital require
ments for additions, extensions, per-
manent improvements and new equip
ment.
The amount to be issued at the
present is 81 100000, and the bond
will be a twenty-year five per cent
bond, callable at 1912 per cent.
The bonds have been sold to Messrs.
Kuhn, Loeb and Company, and J. P.
Morgan and Company.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-23

by several other eyewitnesses to the
shooting.
William Griffith told Of being with
Beach Hargis just before the killing
and heard the boy say he and his
"old man" were having more trouble,
and that he would have to leave
town. Efforts were made by the de-
Tense on cross examination to bring
out the fight between Hargis and
son, four years ago, In order to make
good the assertion made by Judge
Bach in his opening statement to the
jury. This being permitted, the pros
ecution showed by the witness that
the boy was drinking at that time,
and had engaged in difficulty with
another man, and that Judge Har-
gis reprimanded the boy and placed
him In Jail.
The prosecution announced closed
at II O'clock without the introduce
ton of Samuel E. Patton, an impor-
tant witness, who is expected this
afternoon.
The defense declined to proceed
with its side until Patton had been
used, and as the attorneys for the
prosecution did not care to delay the
case for several hours they rested.
The Commonwealth has a large
number of important witnesses to
introduce in rebuttal.
1t seems likely that both sides will
finish the proof and be ready for the
argument of counsel by noon We'd
nesday.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-23
RED CROSS STAMPS
ARE GOING SL0WLy
Winchester is Not Buying as Many
as Some of the Neighb0r-
ing Towns.

The sale of the Red Cross Anti
tuberculosis Christmas stamp is be-
ginning to increase a little here but
the total number of them that has
been sold up to the present time is
nothing like as large as it is in the
adjoining towns.
The stamps are on sale at all the
leading stores and only cost penny
apiece and there is no reason why
everyone should not buy one and
place it on their Christmas packages
and letters.
The merchants make nothing on
them whatever The entire proceeds
go towards conducting the greatest
movement that has ever been started
in this country and one that everyone
should feel enough interested In.