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The Springdale news., 1908-07-31
CONTRIBUTED BY MEMBER
 OF FARMERS UNION.

It is important that We, the members of the r. F. X C. U. of A. should be understood, an at tempt will no doubt be made, ln- deed it has already been made, to make it appear that the farm- CT is proposing to rob others for his own enrichment This has been the method used by other classes and 1t IS not surprising that those who have pract1ced 1t should think that the farmers are going to adopt such a plan. In fact, unfairness IS so prevalent Ill the commercial world that every movement IS looked upon with suspicion. The outsiders began to look for the hook that will catch them. The golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, is interpreted today, Do him be- fore he has an opportunity to do YOU. But not so with this or ganization. They are fortunate in being in such position that nothing can benefit or help them which will not help and benefit others. They are not 10 be sub iected to the temptation to prey OH others, 10 winch the other class have yielded. But II will be over-ruled bg justice and equity and by seeking is own good will be seeking the good o4 others. Therefore there k no reason whyit should be antaeon= ized and feared by anYlegitimate interest or industry. Rather t should have tfe eordiaiitY ard freedom and independence, peace and happiness. truth and equity, religion and piety, established among the people of the earth. To sum up: The effects of the Farmers Union will be to bene- lit the farmers of the United States and the world and all other classes as we'll, for they are all dependent on the farmers. It will mean high education better citizenship, less poverty, misery and crime. lower taxes, fewer Sa- looms, more schools and more 1n- nocent places of amusement. Present uncertainties as to prlees will be removed, farm values will increase, thus adding billions of dollars to the wealth of the country. Business everywhere will De stimulated. speculation in the products of the farmer will be done away with and all its evil effects on those products and on the people who watch the board and the kicker will vanish and prosperity will be general and permanent. based on that in- dustry on which all of Ter indus tries depend, but 1t can be car ried out if the farmers will but Loyalty and intellisently CO., operate. This IS no dream. but if 1t k one. 1t can be realized The farmers of the U.S. can
The Springdale news., 1908-07-31

with a surplus Of :5.0oo. Thls work has now been accomplished the o25, ,000 increase having been paid in, and approval from Wash ington received. Rogers Demo- crat.
 The Democrat job office has just completed letterheads for the Rogers Commercial Club which are somewhat out of the ordinary and were designed by Secretary Bryan Snyder. It is four-page folder, one page for writing purposes and the other three illustrated by nine local views together with interesting information concerning this sec ton. The Democrat is also just completing tive thousand sizteen- page illustrated booklets which will be for general distribution among inquiring homeseekers. It also contains nine local views. Rogers Democrat.
 The Farmer Union have made arrangements to place several home canning plants in this viein- ity to take care of the peach crop of this season. The low prices offered for canning peaches is given as their reason for this step and they claim to already have a market for their canned product among the Union cotton planters of the south for all that they can put up. Should these home canneries be started 1t will probably result ill the more ex- tensive raising of truck and ber- ries around Rogers as with their machines the farmers can take care of all surplus products, both fruit and vegetable gers Democrat
 The little building with the square front which stands just back of the residence occupied by ". F. AIcNeil, las history which might be of some interest to note. This building. so we learn by conversation with Roy Wasson and John Mckinney was erected in Spfingtown 10 years or more ago. and Was oe- eupied bya saloon. and during this time ole man lost his lie in it,,bY being shot by drunken man.. Marks said te haze been made by the bullet i'll the wood are yet visible. The building was moved to Gentry by k. D. AIorlon about II years ago, and is now the property of Buck Sugg. During the time the sa- loon was conducted i'll Spring town, Bloomfield also had booze dispensing establishment, which also was the result of the tragic death ot at least one man. It has been nearly twenty years since the saloon was put out of commission in Benton county Gentry Journal.
The Springdale news., 1908-07-31

K. l.. Wasson and Miss Bessie Dodgen of Springtown were mar ried recently.
 Sulphur Springs, which ap- pears to have been enjoying quite a boom recently, now has electric lights.
 The Sun says the Chautauqua at Bentonyille was not patronized as we'll this year as the previous Chautauquas.
 Grady Knight, formerly of Elk City, Oklahoma, las pur- chased q hall interest in k. B. Lawson n's barber shop at Benton vile.
 ]. N Rockey of Gentry has purchased all interest in the tele- phone system at Alton. Okla homa, and las moved his family to that place to make their home.
 The annual meeting of the 9th District Assembly oI the Daught- CTS of Rebekah was held It Lin eoln recently. The next meeting will be held al Lincoln, Wash ington County.
 The N E., NJ. E., South. Christian, Presbyterian and Gum berland Churches of Bentonville have arranged for Sunday even Ing union services for the re- mainder of July and August.
 An abstract of Sheriff lick mans settlement with tile county for taxes collected for l907 shows the total valuation of the taxable property of the county to be 95.- 525, ,SS2, and of this amount $, o27, 256 was collected.
 Plans are on foot for the cree tion of new church building by the NJ. |. South, congregation at Rogers, 10 cost 5lo,o00 A. ready s6.ooo of the required amount has been paid, and it is expected to begin work on same in September.
 \. ?. G0tcher, of Vaughn left last Saturday for Ircdell, Texas, for the benefit of his health. his son-in-law, Dr. kimmons having come to take him to his home there. The many friends of Unole Pain will be sorry to know It k in poor health. Benton- vile Sun.
 After trial lasting all day. Mayor Homan Saturday fined Lee Karnes e25 For conducting ! pool hall contrary to tile city or dinanee. Both sides were well represented by legal talent and 1t was quite case. Notice of appeal to the circuit court has been given Rogers Democrat.
 C. W. Waddell arrived home the first of the week. He won his case against tile City of Con way i'll the circuit court. having taken an appeal from the mayor s court where lie had been arrested and fined fer selling books on the streets. Naddell acted as lis own lawyer. Rogers Democrat.
 Waddell was arrested for sell ing books on tie streets of Con- way, which was contrary to one of the town ordinances.
 On July 1st, the First National Bank declared and distributed among is stockholders a semi-an- nnal dividend of 5 percent and de cided to increase its capital stock, making II q o50,000 institution
The Springdale news., 1908-07-31

The best thing you can do is to do your best.
The Springdale news., 1908-07-31
nearby Counties
BENTON.

K. l.. Wasson and Miss Bessie Dodgen of Springtown were mar ried recently.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
Holland Moves on Castro.

The government of Holland, its long
unon President Castro of Venezuela
the political flea of nations-in a man
ner which he probably did not antici
pate ana which bids fair to cause him
no end of trouble. 1t has abrogated
tie protocol of 1S9i-whch was one Of
Castro's principal securities against
revolution. and has instructed its
representative on the island OF
Curacao to declare Wilhurstadt a free
arms and ammunition. There can be
no question but what there are many
ambitious men in Venezuela who
would like to depose Castro from his
present position of arbitrary rule, and
Holland has practically served notice
to them that they can come freely to
the island of Curacao at any time
which best suits their convenience, and
perfect their plans under the most
friendly auspices. There they can
collect their followers, and accumulate
their provisions and munitions of war.
Every possible aid would be cordially
extended to them by the Dutch au-
thorities.
The situation is so inviting that it is
not probable that the opportunities 1t
affords to the enemies of Castro will
long be neglected.
It is Castros turn to sit up, and take
notice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
Our BattIeships up to Standard.

The report of the Conference upon
Naval Matters held at Portsmouth last
summer at the instance of President
Roosevelt. and which considered very
carefully the criticisms which have
been passed upon American battle
ships. is of more than passing inter-
est. 1t was claimed by the critics of
orr navy that the armor betting was
entirely too low on most of our battle
ships. and that when they are fitting
out for d cruise or traVerSlng rough
seas the unprotected portions of them
are exposed. The conference, however.
declares that the armor is not too low
and that there can be no question
whatever as to the effectiveness of the
ships from this point of view. and In
similar way touching other criticisms
the conference reports that the
American battlcship is one of the best
Of its kind and although it is recog
nized that III some respects improve
mcnts are possible. it is emphatical!y
asserted that they are, as they stand
today, among the finest warships to
be found in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
Getting at the Boys.
Pennington Chronicle. }


What town in the county can report
a more practical interest in the boys
than is shown in our neighboring VII
laee of Strong? Rev. II. l.. Packard,
pastor of the Consres atlonal church.
has his boys organized under the name
Of Camp Mob. The camp numbers
seventeen members. Rev. H. A. Cliff
ford OF the Methodist church has a
knights Of King Arthur organization
which has 4 membership of twelve.
Together, here are twenty-nlne boys
in one town pledged in their conduct
to endeavnr at all times to be courte-
Gus, gentlcmanly and kind; to refrain
from profanity and vulgarity and to
attend Sunday-schoo. The boys have
club meetings, go tramping and camp
ing. and Camp Mob has lately pre-
scented very nicely a drama on iona
than and David. What better train
ing can our churches give for church
and citizenship
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
Eggs at 40 Cents.
Bangor NoWS.O


"The melancholy days have come.
the saddest Of the year" William
Cullen Brvant. though an old tyrant
as an editor. and q selfish old prig in
MANY years. was a very fair poet-as
good as John Friend at least-and
when he fell to thinking about the
cost of living when winter was COM
ing on apace, it was no more than ma
tural that he should have contemplate
ed "melancholy days" From a pure
ly speculative standpoint it would be
interesting to trace this melancholy
days" idea back to its origin in the
great Bryant brain. The cause of the
explosion may be attributed to many
things For example, if Bryant had
been on his way home from the office
of the New York Evening Post-most
worthy of newsnarers--and had hap
pened to think that his wife had told
him to bring back g. pocketful OF
strictly fresh" eggs, and had then
discovered that such commodities We're
selling at retail for 40 cents dozen
the chances are that he would have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
ANTS AS FIGHTERS.

on the morning OF Aug. II. gathered
a few black ants and number ct small,
brown. egg shaped cocoonS from an ant
hin in my yard and placcG them IN 4
shallow glass box. an artificial nest Witere
watched their behavior.
Not long after this | discovered
the apple tlee-very likely a blood sister
Of the others, for when | placed her with
them shH WAS not attacEed. as was i
large ant With q red thoraX that later l
introduced among them.
strange how ants recognize both
friends and enemies through the sense OF
smell rather Tran by the sense OF si@ht'
No sooner do two ants meet than they
cross noses. so to speak in order To as.
certain who is who. If the insects ma
that they belong to different commun-
ties war is at once declared
This was the case Whelt tn" ant WIN
the red thoraX was confined with th@
black ants. How vicious both species
were. how they snapped at and bit earh
bling an autenna COR leelcn of Yer an
tagnnist to which she held rs the hls
red ant dragged her from place l" rla!t.
Another black smcllcd her opportunity
" h" was thus Gr'atlv Handicapped IN her
movements Still, she succeeded in KIN.
ing both black ants. although she cnuid
not free herself from their death grip
u"tiI came to her assistance.
The queen had remained inactive during
the conflict and had taken no pail N
cleaning M the nest. NnFil all WIS tS'h,,
in order a worker ant approached htl ana
AFTER "a short antcnna conversation began
to tug at her wings. Apparently his was
to give the royal sister to understand 'Iidl
she must now discard them ana assume
the responsibilities Of egg laying, inc
work for which she had been most care
fully reared.
The Young queen was rot inclined 10
give up her gauZY appendaS"S hoW'Nt!'
81 presently the worker resumed ll"' "a
forts To loosen them, but with no snow vi
animoSitv. Failing to accomplish hrr iut
pose. she next caught the queen by rl
antennae and led her gently about NY w,
nest and then held her in a corner AT least
twenty minutes.
Daring this time the other ants c2uin
ana touched her caiessinglT with 'h ef.
antonnae. and one went so far as !" va
ter her food from its mouth. II wa. a
clear case of coaving. They wanted UNI
queen mother to deposit eggs ana fnn,,u
= NV COLONY. ! d" not kroW what dihn
mcnts finally overcame tn" queens f'l".
lance to give up her freedom; Thr hg yS1
uay I saw that she had Welded /" ne , rs
trcatioe Of her sisters Sh" was WhlTN''
and depositng very minute eggs. Ia
me back ants have what appear I" n 30
| good-natured wrestling matches 'IhV ne
| themselves. They are constantly on ~.
| r,o~" doing something. carving tlle , h.
wieljlv cocnCns from one place t. ano'"o on
| regurgtating food for coml:tiii"Ir "a
| u..,>iils, ei1p,.tate toilets.-Surblrh"h law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13

"A bald-headed angel Ounce was
the epithet which ex-senator Carmack
applied to Colonel Cooper. and which
resulted in the assassination of the
brilliant Tennessee statesman and edi-
tor. 1t was certainly not very ele
giant -hara cteriZation and was also one
of those things which might better
have been left unsaid Moreover, it
Was not true. Events have shown
that Colonel Cooper was Ounce" all
right, and Il cowardly one at that, bat
he cannot have any possible claim 70
being an angel Ounce 1t is to- be
hoped that both he and his reprobate
son may be given either short shift
on the gallows or lifetime in the
penitentiaTy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13

The letter OF President Roosevelt
relative to Nh. Fats religion empha
sizes the fact that tigotry touching
matters of creed carries less weight in
this country today than at any time
in the history of the nation. Re
ligious agitation of the most narrow
and Digoted character once played Il
large and ;.eplorable part in the poiti-
cal HE of the country. but. fortunate
ly, those days are past. The Ameri-
can people recognize today that a
mans religion is matter between
himself and his Maker and is not to be
considered in the political world 50
long as he measures up to the quail
It's OF character and capacity that fit
him for the position to which he as
pres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
CERTAIN RESULTS.
Many an Augusta Citizen Knows
How Sure They Are.

Nothing uncertain about the work of
Doan's Kidney Pills in Augusta. There
is plenty of positive proof of this in the
testimony Of citizens. Such evidence
should convince the most skeptical
ment:
James Peacock living at ~ North
Street, Augusta, Me. says: IN 1907 ]
was laid up with complication of
troubles, one of these being kidney
complaint. This disease manifested it.
self by severe pains in the small of my
back and chung to me so persistently
that for many months | was unable TO
do any work. | could not sit in chair
or lie down with any degree of COM
fort l tried one remedy after another
in the hopes of obtaining relief but
was unsuccessful until [ procured a
supply Of Doan's Kidney Pills at Par
tridge's drug store Two boxes of this
remedy We're all that was needed to
Danish the pains in my back and fix
me up in good shape. Last spring I
caught cold which settled in my kid
neys, causing a recurrence of the
trouble ! lost no time in obtaining
Doan's Kidney Pills and again this
remedy cured the attack l can say
that Doan's Kidney Pills did more for
me than anything I had previously
For sale by all dealers, price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doaa's
take no other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
Prison Reform.

Much interest is being felt in the ma
tlonal convention of the American
Prison Association which will be held
at Richmond, Va, November 1919. 1t
is expected that distinguished gath
ering will be called out by the event,
including governors of large number
Of the southern states. In this con-
vention reports will be submitted on
the ~ ogress that has been made in re-
cent years in dealing with crime, and
it is expected that the showing will be,
on the whole, satisfactory. CnqucS-
tiunaby the questions involved are
ONES of vital interests to the welfare of
society, and the scientific study that
has been given to them by eminent
minds should result in a betterment of
existing conditions all over the coun-
try. 1t is needless to be said that
pcnology believe that the keynote of
progress lies not so much in punish
mcnt as in reformation. 1t has been
asserted that many jails and prisons
have served rather to increase crime
than to diminish it, and that the eX-
periments conducted at Elmyra. \. Y,
Where SO per cent Of the prisoners are
permanently reformed, emphasize tn"
fact That where criminals are dealt
,lf, fi,,,,
rather than of punishment, and where
q wei! defined purpose to encourage
them to better lives and guard them
from the t. mptations of the future, at
ter they have passed beyond the prison
walls, is a policy of management, the
best possible results are attained. The
fact has been recognized also in recent
years that there should be a more
careful and more discriminating CLASH
fcation of prisoners in our jalls and
penitentiaries. The younger element
should be carefully separated from
those grown old and hardened in crime
and whose influence only tends to con-
firm the beginners in lawlessness IN
their waywardness and sin. tndoubt-
eGlv many a youth has come out OF
prison after such associations far
more desperate and hopeless criminal
than when he entered it. such de-
plora BILE results of prison life it is the
effort of modern prison reformcrs to
obviate as much as possible. Again,
the indctcrminate sentence often
proves n stimulus to reform when "
can be used as a reward for an honest
purpose to lead a better life. There
con be no question whatever but that
iailere and superintendent of prisons
should be trained experts for the re-
sponsibilities entrusted to them have
an important bearing upon the welfare
of the community The cost of crime
and it's punishment constitutes today
one of The heaviest burdens that rests
upon society. and any reforms which
will tend to reduce the number of Of
| fences against the law and to reclaim
| to upright. Industrious lives any con-
siderable number of those who have
| gone astray. will be a benefit not mere
" to those who are thus lifted into the
clearer atmosphere of Il better life, but
also % society itself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13

reduced his purchase of strictly
fresh" to half a dozen. and made up the
deficit from cold storage or lined eggs,
trusting To his luck that the good Wo-
man would never discover the differ
cncc The price of corn, from when
all good eggs are manufactured. IS
very high. to be sure. and all the mems
Will so on q strike and DEFY court IN
functions, unless they get corn two
times a day. but even then it seems
UaSteful-- cxtravagant It 0 pay AZ
cents a dozen for eggs here in the
bleak down east before Thanksgiving.
1t is something unprecedented, not to
say outrageous. Therefore, blessed Is
the man who Keeps hens, and thrice
blessed is he who keeps hens that lay
II November.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13
MISS ANTS TOILET
She's Very Pussy and Very Clean
Carries Travelling Set.

Insects are usually connected with
lncleanliness in the minds of most per-
sons. vet many insects are extremely
seat il their personal habits. The ant
performs 4 SCrupulouS toilet every cay.
She us : brushes combs. sponges and
other Implements in keeping herself iidE
and never fears of mispi2cing them.
since nature has conveniently attached
them in permanent positions ON her
)ody. A hobo" ant was never seen
for the insect hates dirt like a Dutch
housewife w orking in the earth in
evitably bcf"rls her person. bur she
takes Il wash and a rundown SO often
shat few particles of foreign matter
cling long to her hairy self.
One Of the ants implements is tho
tongue, SAYS DIR. II. G. McCool<, in
Harper S Magazine" Around the sides
II this organ curves Il series Of hard
ridges which make 1t suitable for use
as both sponge and brush. Ants lick
themselves clean With their tongues.
lill" dog and eats The natural comb
on the leg is another important toilet
implement 1t is on the tibia and has
| q short handle. Z stiff back and sixty
i've elastic teeth 1t is a fine toothed
|
comb Of fortN-nve teeth on the leg
| tight opposite. There are other
| combs in handy positions. as the ser
| rated upper jaws through which the
| ant may draw her legs and 50 clean
| Them. Also the mouth Secretes Ii
uuid which might he compared to hair
tonic. and which is rubbed on the
| me mbers drawn through the mandibles.
| Ants wash about the same as human
| beings before beginning the days
work or refining To sleep, or when the
accumulation Of dirt makes them I'M
! comfortable. Sometimes an art quits
| in the midrt of Il busy stunt Of nest
| building. leaves her fellow workers ana
| goes OF in Il corner to clean herself
| She combs and brushes diligently until
| she feels that she is in a decent state,
| and then "cjoiHs her laboring compan-
| ions \ study Of the toilet process in
artificial nests with glass sides shows
| how thorough and conscientious the IN
| sect IS iii her personal care. There arc
numbcrlgss attitudes during the pro-
| cess. When cleaning the head and
| Cor" parts of the body the ant often
sits upon the two hind legs and turns
the head to ono side. The fore leg is
raised and passed over the face, wnile
the head is slowly turned to expose
both sides to the treatment. The appo-
site leg may te brought into use. Fol
combing the back hair the head is
dropped low and the leg comb sweeps
through the tufts of hair from the neck
forward At intervals the leg IS drawn
through the jaws to moisten It or w:pe
Of the comb,
Odd positions are taken to clean tho
abdomen and the singing organs The
tcdy mas be bent IN a semicircle
sometimes an acrobatic ant will sus-
pend herself by the hind legs to get the
abdomen in a convenient position. FIRE.
4uently one or two ants will perform
friendly toilet Offices for fellow III
sect Who gratefully reclines while it Is
icing scrubbed and combed