The Springdale news., 1908-11-27
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.


 trade It Is fault.
 While all this talk about preserving the old state house IS going on, wouldn't 1t be d good idea to begin to think about preserving the new state house. which, If reports be true, is rapidly gong to rum.
 At the meeting of the Masonic grand lodge in Little Rock last week 1t was voted to drop from membership in the order druggists who handle l1quor in any form manner. Several years ago wholesale and retail liquor dealers were dropped from the order.
 The newspapers announce that Mrs. Alice Longworth, daughter of President Roosevelt has cut her daily smoke down from forty to twenty cigarettes. Forty was proving injurious to her health, and she doubt worry along in talrly comfortable fashion on half ratlons.
 The Green Forest Tribune has generously ur- taken the task of furnishing free distribution for a cheap mail order publication in the east under the g1ise of magazine seetion.' We had al- ways given Editor Russell credit with better judgment than to allow himself to be taken ill by such schemes.
 The Rogers Democrat celebrated it's twenty seventh anniversary last week by printing the pictures of its publishers. The Democrat is one
 
 second only to The News Our friend Senator Jim Blackburn of Rogers would probably put 1t the other way, but of that wouldn't suit 
 One of the most creditabe special editions that has come under our notice for some time was the "50, ,O0o Fort Smith edition of the News Record issued recently. It consisted of forty-two pages, and filled with illustrations and matter calcu- afaI tp i1tpr tt,ao T. credit to Fort Smith and to the News Re- cord.
 Superintendent of Public Instruction Geo. B. Cook announces that in his forthcoming report lie will recommend medical inspection in all the pub lie schools of the state. He says there many children in the public schools suffering from weak eyes and other ailments unknown to their parents. and lie believes that by medical inspection steps could be taken to improve their condition.
 The Green Forest Tribune, in commenting OH the fact that the merchants of Springdale had suspended their monthly drawings says 1t was on account of a violation of the Federal law re- ating to lotteries. In this this the Tribune errs It state law that prohibits such things It seems that the Federal government permits numerous things that are contrary to the laws of the state.
 AoAN the othe day that he would be candidate for the presidency again in 1912 if it was the wish of the Democratic party. Mir. Bryan has had three chances now, and he 1t to the party to re- fuse another nomination even If 1t IS rendered him. In many respects Mir. Bryan Is the peer of any man in the United States, but that fact does not to make him a success presidential candidate.
 Judge Trieber in the Federal Court at Little Rock last week decided that the members of the Arkansas Railroad Commission were in contempt of court because they ordered suits brought agalnst the railroads of Arkansas for failure to comply with the orders of the commission prohb- 1ting the enforcement of increased freight and passenger rates. The Judge promised to impose penalty If the suits were withdrawn, Wh ieh done. The contempt proceedings grew out of the temporary injunction granted the railroads against the commission a few weeks ago. The commission seems to be up agin 1t good and strong.
 Some two years ago The News made the an- noaneement that small charge would be made for the publication of obituaries, resolutions of lodges. cards of thanks, and church notices where the object was to make money. Notwithstanding this notice scarcely a week passes that do not receive obituaries resolutions, asking that same be published. We would be glad to obl1ge our friends by publishing such matter tree, if We could do iu justice to the readers of the paper As Is almost invariably the case, such matter IS of interest to no one except very few and If we to open the columns of the paper for the