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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11
CHAPTER XVI
r pom this eventful Friday, whic

- pom this eventful Friday, which
might justly be termed 'black''
by the various persons con-
nected with this narrative,
two more gentlemen mentioned herein
had occasion to use the telegraph lines
vigorously.
The first was the Hon. Mr.. Frank
Kinwait, member Of the upper house
Of the Texas legislature and chairman
Of the state improvement committee
thereof. Contrary to Mr.. Renwyck's
positive statement, the distinguished
legislator had not gone back to Aus
tin. Instead he had quietly stopped
over in washington. held close COM
munication with several mighty Off
Gals, then wired frantically to his
most trusted lieutenant. the vice chair
man of the state improvement commit
tee at Austin, in cipher code. These
communications We're imperative Or
ders concerning the passage of GER
tain deep water harbor bill.
The Hon. Mr.. Kinwait while in New
York had held several conferences Of
q delicate nature, including that lunch
con at Sherry's and other meals Of a
similar character elsewhere. and now
deemed it eypedient to be far away
from the capital of Texas during the
passage Of the said harbor bill; there
fore he gave the matter absent treat
ment, so to speak, though his meek as
sociates on the committee carried out
their leaders instructions to the let
ter. They had enjoyed no dinners in
New York, but they were confident in
a certain hope Of at least partaking of
the dessert vicariously through Mr.
Kinwait.
The other person interested in teleg-
raphy was the heavy hearted Mr.. Bill
Williams, himself en- route for New
York. Half a day before he reached
Buffalo he received a dispatch from
bis son Richard, and for a quarter of
an hour he was radiantly happy; then
he received second one couched in
the same words, and it puzzled him,
especially in the earnest warning to
return to Texas at once and watch his
harbor scheme. At Buffalo he received
a sheaf of yellow envelopes which re-
sembled a fine poker hand, in that
there were four of them-all of the
same kind.
In highly ornate language the cattle
King expressed his belief that trick
was being played on him by his enc
mics. so he left the train and sought
the nearest telegraph Office. His friend.
MI. Logger, had failed to state the
name of the hospital in which the son
lay dying, and Mr.. Bill Williams had
not seen in the San Antonio papers
the dispatch about his son, so the
father wired all the hospitals in New
York for information and lost three
hours time, in waiting for answers.
He received number Of replies from
various institutions, eight Of which dis
claimed all knowledge Of tie patient,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11

me-"
feel like such silly. Side face he is
very handsome, you know, but full
face-well, there is something the mat
ter with one Of his eyes,"
"How do you mean?"
ooh, I don't knowv' she answered
doubtfully. "He is looking at you all
the time, you understand, but his eye
seems to be pointing somewhere else
think they call it a cast"
"Oh," said Miss Renwyck, "Uncle
Michael told me never to trust a per-
son with-with a cast in his eye!''
Ibid he?" asked the debutante. Il
wonder why. Oh, we'll, I'll never trust
one-never again. Now, come on,
precious, and let's tie the string on
the gatepost!"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11

"HE following day was an event
full one for the various mem.
bers Of the Renwyck house.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11

6enWyck'S neck and SObby voice
was pouring delirious thanks into her
ears.
When the fear Of creeping down a
flight Of dark stairs alone was eased
by the thought Of companionship the
sentimental young lady began to view
the affair In an entirely different light.
It would be an adventure which ap-
pealed to her strongly. There would
be no earthly danger, she argued, as
each could be protection to the other,
while If the worst came to the worst
their screams would quickly summon
aid.
The more Miss 1mogene thought of it
the more excited she became, declaring
finally that she would gladly pay 500
which somebody else had earned for
ner' oy the way-just for the fun Of
the thing. She felt now that she had
exaggerated the possibility of danger,
as the wretched, disgraceful man was
after money only and would 60 away
instantly he had received it.
You see.' she explained, 'he shows
MS intentions are not bad by his very
letter. If he had asked me to meet
MIN outside in the dark somewhere
shouldn't have dared, but coming here
into the library, where we can call for
assistance. shows that he means no
harm"
But suppose he should not come
alone?" suggested Miss Harriet,
But he will" the other continued.
BESIDES, you and will stand in the
door on the opposite side Of the room.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11

ten me-if he ever thought of meas I
shall cease to think Of him. What
| should cowboy do with a flower?
And yeti will not be ungenerous. To
me you have given all these. Take one
| and keep it for yourself
With a trembling hand she laid q
rose upon his lap, but Richard forgot
the flower and caught the hand.
you mean," he whispered eagerly.
that might one day take his place:
that r.
mo, no. she protested, striving for
release; IL gave flower, no more.'
mo more" he echoed. "Only that
when ask for-all?"
Don't, please" she faltered, J
Il must speak: willw he cried.
swept away by the hour and the
chance. II had hoped to teach you to
love me for myself-to realize that we
do not belong to different lands and
climes-for I am not
"Harrietv'
Mr. Renwyck was calling from the
doorway, and Richard swore bitterly
beneath his breath. It was outrageous
to be interrupted just then!
"oh, there you arer' laughed the
nnancier. DO you know, my dear,
your tiara shines out tn the darkness
like a constellation on a moonless
night? Come; it's time for little &C.
tresses to be in bed.'
The Texan was given no more
chances with Miss Harriet, for the rest
OF the ladies now came out, and his
nnal good night was spoken only By q
pressure of the hand. but pressure
which left him hanny. for the girl did
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03
EMPLOYERS
 ARE HELD LIABLE
Imuortant Opinion in Supreme Court, Su,taining Constitutionality of Elm.
 pIoyers' Liability Act,

Little Rock, Nov. 2.-The State Supreme Court this morn handed down an important opin inn sustaining the constitution altv of the Employers Liability Act. passed by the General As sembly in 1907. The case in volyed was that of the Ozan Lumber Company vs. Frank Riddle, appealed from the Ne vada Circuit Court.
 Riddle was employedby the lumber company in connection with the operation of the car riage in the saw mill at Prescott, and received injuries to his right hand through the alleged negli- gence of the sawyer, who, in en- deavoring to turn a log on the carriage, threw it over the car riage guards, striking Riddle. He sued the company for $l 1000, claiming it was liable for the negligence of it's employees, un- der the late legislative act. The jury gave verdict for $700, and the company took an appeal.
 The appeal is based on the contention that the law requir- ing companies to become re sponsible for the acts of their servants, in the injury to other workmen, is unconstitutional in that it discriminates between classes of citizens, in violation of the State constitution; and, fur ther, that it violated the federal constitution, in that it seeks to take property without due pro. cess of law.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03
LATE NEWS FROM
 OVER THE STATE.
Officials Move Out of Pine Bluff Court House Minister Arrested at
 Hot Springs.

Geo. Layne, of Argenta, is char ged with an attempt to kill A, Snyder.
 The county officers of Jeffer- son county move out of the court house at Pine Bluff in the night as the swirlingi waters of Arkansas eat into the banks.
 A gin was burned near New port Sunday night, with a loss of SS,OOO.
 The attendance at the Pure Food Show in Little Rock was 10000
 Frances Briggs, colOred wo- man. who was hurt in alight- ing from an Iron Mountain train at Emmet was awarded $4OO by the Supreme Court; yester- day.
 Sam Fife was shot twice and instantly killed in Union county yesterday by a man named Fitche,.
 Joe. H. Smith was instantly killed by a falling tree at Mark ed Tree, yesterday.
 Rev. J. H. Hughes, a. visiting Baptist minister at Hot Springs, was arrested yesterday for re- commenting a doctor who had cured him to a friend, seeking health, in violation of the anti drumming law.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03

In reply to these contentious the court points out that cor. porations are not citizens" in the sense intended by the sec tion quoted. Further, it is shown that the constitution em. phatically empowers the Legis. lature to amend or alter the charters of companies doing business in the state, or the con- ditions under which they may operate, provided the amend ments be reasonable.
 The enactment of 1907, mak- ing corporations liable for the death or injuries to servants, arising out of the negligence of fellow -workmen, the court holds is merely an amendment to the charters of corporations to that extent; merely an added condi- tion under which they operate in the state. It further shows that this amendment is reason able, for, asks the court, "Is it not more reasonable to presume that the company should sustain a loss for this negligence, rather than that it should be sustained by the injured man?"
 Moreover, it is shown that the company is organized and oper- ating under the present State constitution, and that it has no cause for reversal of the iudg- ment of the lower court. Hence, the Judgement affi irmed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03

and great blessing they have re- ceived in the past, and to pray that they may be given strength so to order their lives as to de- serve a continuation Of these blessings in the future
 Tn witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
 Done at the City or Wash .ng- ton this thirty-first day of De- tober in the year or our Lord one thousand. nine hundred and eight, and of the independence of the United States. the one hun dred and thirty-th.rd.
 Theodore Roosevelt. By the president
 Alvey A. Adee.
 Acting Secretary of State
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03

hand when. according to the an- cient custom or our people it be- comes the duty of the president to appoint a day of prayer and thanksgiving to God.
 Year by year this nation grows in strength and worldly power. During the century and a quarter that has elapsed since our entry into the circle of in dependent peoples we have grown and prOspered in material things to degree never known before and not now known in any oth- CT country. The thirteen colon ies which struggled along the the sea of the Atlantic were hemned in but a few miles west of tide W ater by the Indian haunted wilderness have been transformed into the mightiest republic which the world has ev- CT seen. It's domains stretch a. cross the continent from one to other of the two great oceans and it's exercises domain alike in the Arctic and Tropic realms The growth in wealth and pop ulatlon has surpassed even the growth in territory. Nowhere in the world is the average of in- dividual comfort and material we'll being as high as in our for tunate land.
 For the very reason that in material well being we have thus abounded we owe it to the AL mighty to show equal progress, in moral and spiritual things. With a nation, as, with the indi- vlduals who make up a nation material we'll being is an indispensable foundation. But the foundation avails by itself. That life is wasted, and worse than wasted which is spent in piling heap upon heap those things which minister merely to the pleasure of the body and to the power that rests only on wealth Upon material well being as a foundation must be raised the structure of the lofty life of the spirit if this nation is properly to fulfill it's great mission and to accomplish all that we so ur- gently hope and desire. The things of the body are good; the things of the intellect better; but best of all are the things of the soul; for in the nation as in the individual, in the long run it is character that counts Let us therefore, as a people, set our faces resolutely against evil and with broad charity, with kindliness and good will toward all men, but with unflinching de- termination to smite down wrong, strive with all the stre- gth that is given us for right eousness in public and in private life.
 "Now, therefore. I. Theodore Roosevelt, president of the Unit ed States do set apart Thurs day, the Beth day of .Novem Der next as a day of general thanks giving and prayer, and on that day l recommend that the peO- pie shall cease from their daily work and in their homes or in their churches, most devoutly to thank the Almighty for the many
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03

The w. U. T U. ladies of Pres colt will tender reception to their husbands on Friday even- ing at the home of Mrs. Jno. M. Putnam. Every member of the union is respectfully urged to come and bring their hus- bands.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03

All persons are warned a. gainst hunting or trespassing on the premises of the undersigned under penalty of law: !. w. Hunt
 Perry Norton J. A. Lowdermilk w. J. Hall
 w. B. Riggs T. G. McMillian. U. l.. Moore C. A. Fortner
 J. V. Ogden
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03
NEWS OF SOUTH.
 WEST ARKANSAS
Interesting Items From the Exchanees
 of Hope and Texarkana.
HOPE

Mrs. w. N Forshee, who lives on North 2nd avenue, met with an accident last night about six o'clock which resulted in brok- en arm.
 The News has been informed by unquestiOnable authority that there is to be new theatre building built in Hope next sum- emr to cost S25,OOO and to be completed in time to book at fractions for the theatrical sea- son of 19O9-1O.
 This morning at 9.3O, while Mrs. E. k. Green. of IA West 9th avenue, was going down the walk in the back yard< at her home, she slipped on the blanks which were rendered slippery from last nights rain, and broke her right arm at the wrist and so badly sprained the left wrist that she will be unable to use It for some time to come.
 &t&&&b
 TEXARKANA.
 Inquiry of Mr. w. L.. Wood, head of the Gas & Electric Co.,. as to when we are to have na- tural gas, lon tap" in Texar- kama secured the information that every thing will be ready within the nex few days, and barring accidents, the people of
 the city will be burning natur- al gas next week, probably by November 10.
 Eleven cases of smallpox were discovered and Tagged on Rose Hill yesterday and today by the city authorities on the Texas Side of town. All the patients are white and all except one school children who have been attend ing the Rose Hill public school All the cases are said to be a very mild form.
 A force of men were engag- ed this morning in clearing a. way the accumulated rubbish on Broad street Inquiry as to what was the matter elicited the in- formation that Texarkana, Ar kansas, has new mayor who is emphasizing the truth of the old adage that a new broom sweeps clean" At any rate no matter who is responsible, the sweep" did not come sooner than it was needed.
 The first rain that has visited this vicinity since September 2S fell here last night. It was ac- companied by considerable hail though not enough to do any damage The amount of rain here in town as shown by the government weather bureau was O.45 or a little less than half an inch. A mile north of town. how ever, the rain guage kept by Mir. A. R. MatSon showed 1.2S inches,
 A man who gave every evid- ence of being mentally deranged was found wandering along Spruce street and was taken into custody and locked up by the West Side police Sunday evening The man is apparently about 50 years of age and in robust phy- sical health. He is am entire stranger here. He slept but lit tie, if any last night, and this morning was discovered amusing himself by beating his head, a. gainst the iron bars of his cell causing blood to flow freely.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-11-03
THANKSGIVING
 DATE IS NAMED
President Roosevelt Calls Upon People to Observe Thursday, November 20
 For This Purpose.

Washington, November 1.-The presidents Thanksgiving procla- nation is as follows:
 Thanksgiving. By the Presi- dent of the United States of A merica. X Proclamation: "Once again the season is at
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

Mr.. White delivers free lectures az
farmers institutes. local fairs and at
various assemblies. He describes in
detail the nature of soils, tells what
they are best adapted for raising. how
the ground should be prepared how
crops should be cultivated. what varie-
ties of fruit and grains are most profit
able and what is the best system Of
crop rotation to maintain the fertility
of the farms The homeseeker of to-
day is more scientific in tilling the soil
than his forebear of two or even one
decade ago. He listens seriously to
expert advice and follows It.
Men like Mr. White have done great
work in laying down the lines OF agri-
culture that should be pursued in this
and that community. To them more
than any one else is due the fact that
alfalfa, cotton and the sugar beet are
being raised so extensively in the Texas
Panhandle and in Oklahoma. They
established the nucleus around which
Oklahoma has grown into one of the
very greatest cotton producing states
in the union And the other day the
state government of Oklahoma revoked
the franchise OF the Rock Island Frisco
system to do business in that state be-
cause the railroad officials sought to
transfer certain litigation from the
state to the federal courts. Execution
VI the OfueF was prevented DY a IeQ-
eral injunction on the ground that the
railroad company is a corporation do
ing an interstate business.
Time was not long since when the
free homestead was the Irresistible
magnet in the great southwest. The
government gave the land away but
1t did not go with the farmer into the
new field. give him tips on what to
do and stay with him long enough to
see that he was squarely on his feet
and ready to rely on his own resources
to lure success from the soil
For the most part. the free home
stead is thing of the past, but mil
lions of acres of cheap land remain
land that costs from $10 to $25 an acre.
With the superb coaching of the rail-
road experts and the consequent in
surance against failure, this land for a
price is more attractive and satfsfac-
tory than the free homestead ever was
The government stands by now with
its experimental farms and helps pilot
the infant industry of the fields over
the rough places, but the railroads set
the pace.
The Santa Fe railroad" said Mr.. c.
l.. Seagraves. general colonization
agent of that road, "co-operates in
every possible way with the farmer
and the government experts in seeing
that the most is made of the oppor-
tunities offered in the great southwest
We send out alfalfa trains as demon
strating agencies. With them go emil
nent authorities on soil culture, who
deliver lectures with practical illustra-
tions. Then We send wheat or corn
train with object lessons valuable to
the farmer. We also volunteer expert
information on feeding. dairyings and
breeding of stock.
so deep is the interest manifested
in this policy that have come TO think
the Santa F'e should establish a per-
manent and separate department. whose
sole business it would he to give it's
good Offices TO the farmer, stock raiser
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

the enforcement of various regulations
and demands of state and federal COM
missions-regulations which. by unani-
nous agreement of the officials, have
not enhanced the efficiency of service
rendered to the public nor vouchsafed
the railroad companies any compensat-
ing remuneration. In the accounting
department alone a toll of $4,000, 900 is
levied for extra clerical work necessi-
tated by this and that requirement..
simultaneously with Mr. Thompsons
statement that the interstate commerce
commission adjusts rates always down
ward and never upward is the further
exhibit of Mr.. Yoakum that the aver
age charge for moving a ton of freight
one mile in Great Britain is 21-3 cents
and in the United States q of a cent,
or trifie more than third as much
At the British rate the freight bill of
: this country in 1907 would have been
$5,7Is.0oo, 900 instead of the sI,s26, ,OoO,-
600 which it actually was. The differ
ence, or the saving-nearly $4,000, ,000,-
0O0-would build 10 Panama canals,
would pay the national debt four times
over. would run the government of all
the states combined for 10 years.
While the railroads of this country
haul freight for a third as much as is
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

old haunts pennlless, dlspirited and
damning their fate
All that is changed and the railroads
are largely responsible, although gov
ernment experiment stations are just
now doing more than any other single
agency to educate the shifting farmer
to new conditions and to adapt his
energies to any agricultural environ
ment he seeks. In supplementing this
work Of coaching the husbandman the
railroad companies are still tremen-
dous factor making for success.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

incurred in meeting regulatory demands
OF federal and state commissions. To
meet this deficiency there has been no
reduction in wages, but there has been
a vast reduction in the number OF men
employed and in the number of hours
OF employment. In that way labor is
losing s3oo.00O,0OO a year. Manufac-
turers and the general trade are losing
sfoo,ooo,O 900 in business because the pur-
chasing power of the railroad COM
panies has been critically abridged.
Ihus far the farmer as a class has
escaped the loss visited on the railroad
capitalist and stock holder the railroad
and manufacturing employe and the
manufacturer himself. But the reckon
ing for the agricultural communities,
especially the new ones, is yet to come.
Ihat loss is more prospective than act
ual. With check on railroad building
and extensions. due to lack of funds to
prosecute this work, the potential re-
sources of Texas, Oklahoma and other
states with thousands of acres of virgin
soil are not being uncovered and devel-
oped as they would be under auspices
more favorable for the railroad COM
panies. In consequence 1t is most un-
likely that Texas will show such an
other increase in assessabIe wealth as
1t exhibited in the figures for the last
fiscal year.
This leads to the story of the rail-
road and the home seeker the carrier
or freight and the creator of freight.
the capital'that blazes the way through
the barren plains and the Drawn and
brain that follow hard behind TO make
the plains yield their, treasures OF
wealth. The railroad magnate has
joined hands with the tilier of the soil
In these new fields in ways that the
older east knows little of. In doing SO
he is not moved by phlanthropic im-
pulse 1t is matter of business with
him. He makes it a matter of business
with the home seeker and farmer, but
in these latter days OF empire building
he goes out of his way to see that the
settler does not fare forth in vain
Thirty years ago there was a great
exodus Of farmers from Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana and other central agricultural
states to the cheap lands of Kansas and
Nebraska. These emigrants settled like
flies on prairies that had never bean.
touched by the pillow. True to the
farming traditions of the states whence
they came, they adopted exactly the
same methods In the new environment.
They used the identical implements,
planted the same grains, cultivated the
soil precisely as they had done back
est. AS a result thousands OF them
lost all they had and returned TO the