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The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-30
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end of the room opened, and who should walk in but tine president On seeing us he looked surprised.
 What's happened? he asked quick ly. Any funds missing?"
 ''I think not" said the cashier. But there is no telling how much would have been taken had l not arrived at the nick of time"
 "I was worried" 1 faltered. "at hav- ing so large an amount of currency in the safe and could not resist an i'm pulse to come and see that all was right"
 And count the fundsw sneered the cashier.
 What brought youy" asked the pres- ident of the cashier.
 The cashier tried to stammer out a better excuse than l had given and, failing, finally blurted:
 And what brought you, for the mat ter of that?"
 q? I often come to the bank before going to bed to see that all is safe. Sometimes l get up at 2 or o'clock in the morning, come here, look around and go home. Tonight, having so much currency in the safe, I was especially anxious"
 Having come first" said, lon the same errand. presume am caught in the act.'
 What were you opening the vault for?' asked the cashier. Couldn't you see that it hadn't been tempered with"
 "I could see that 1t hadn't been blown open, but couldn't see that the lock hadn't been picked or that some one knowing the combination hadn't opened it and taken the funds"
 "Gentlemen," said the president, i've will have a look at the money and goi home"
 1 was directed to open the safe. TheI bills were found in piles as they hadi been left in the afternoon, and the safeI was closed, and we separated.
 The next day l was called before theI president for an examination, which, lasted two hours and when l came outI of his private office l saw the cashierj go in, as l inferred. for similar pur-3 pose. Notwithstanding that l showedi clean record, the president andI cashier after consultation decided toi dismiss me.
 1 appealed to the board of directors,j giving them statement of the facts.
 After meeting for consultation thei board gave out a decision that thei meeting of the three in the bank was ncfuivnvv, thae elS e.s-;sa -<t f. tached to any one of us, but, rather, we were all to be commended for our watchfulneSS.
 The only good this did me was that I retained my position. I was still un- der suspicion. This was fostered by the cashier, who, supposed, won over the president to his views. Neverthe- less the president acquiesced in the de- cision of the board and exonerated me.
 It was but few weeks after all this happened that we were startled at an announcement that the president had resigned and the cashier had been pro- noted to the vacant position. I was smarting under what I considered a blow. for. since the cashier considered me guilty of an intent to rob the bank. he would likely put me out in time. when the new president informed me that l had been promoted to succeed him as cashier
 1 was thunderstruck He did not re- fer to the past. and l went about my new duties in ignorance of what had happened to change the situation
 In ten days it came out that the pres ident bad lost S20O.0OO in the stock market WILSON MAXWELL
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-30
NEWS OF LITTLE ROCK
Items of Interest Concerning Affairs at
 the Capitol City.
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Little Rock. Sept 3O.-Mrs. c. Harper has been appointed one O fthe travelling representatives of the State School Improvement Association by State Superin- tendent George B. Cook Miss Eva Reichardt was also appointed one of the representatives Sat urday. The two ladies will be in the field up to the first of the year, and during their itrav- els throughout the state will or ganize school improvement as- SociationS in the various cities and towns.
 Pery Chapple county eXamin- CT for Nevada county and recent ly a candidate for the superin- tendency of the Arkansas Reform School was visitor at the State house yesterday. Mr, Chapple says the race for governor and other State offices was complete ly sidetracked in interest, com pared with the race for some Of the township offices 1 nVariOus portions of the cOun- ty In some instances lndepend ent candidates beat the regular nominees and the contests were so keen that whcn,you ask eH oman how the vote went in his township, he would say, Well l don't remember now it went for governor or county judge or sheriff, but we sure licked 'cm for township officers.
 ". L. Greer was admitted to bail in the sum sOf S5.0OO by Judge Lee of the Circuit Court this morning at the close of Ia hearing brought before the court on an application for writ of habeas corpus. Magistrate Frank Martin following the killing of J w. Renaau had refused to grant bail to the slayer, Greer, who is charged with murder in the first degree and sent him back to jail where sse has been confined since the day of the killing, Thursday of last week.
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 Within two days Harry H Myers who has been for nearly eight years the registrar of the United States land office for this district will leave that position to enter other fields of labor. He has resigned as registrar, his resignation being placed in the hands of the United States Land Department about ten days ago! to take effect October 1A
 Secretary of State O. c. Lud- wig and ali his official force were engaged yesterday in mailing commissions to the successful candidat tes i'll the recent goncr- al elections for various district county and township offices. A bout 15O commissions were sent out yesterday. The total num- Der to be issued is about 4,OOO!
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 At the meeting of the Board of Stewards last night at the Wilfield Memorial church the en- tertainment of annual meeting of the Little Rock Conference was discussed, The conference will meet November p at Winfield Memorial church Committees will be appointed to make arrange ments for the entertainment of the delegates and things incl dental to the conference.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-30

class ln vocal music; anyone wishing to study vocal music can do no better than to enter this class.
 Miss Davis, who presides over the department of instrumental music, gives special course in sacred music. This is a new feature and one that we think will be highly appreciated by lovers of music.
 The school is somewhat handi- capped at present by sickness. Several of the students have been sick during the past few days, but everybody seems to be filled with the idea of work and we predict for the school one of the most prosperous years in it's history.
 Laneburg- Sutton, Sept. 29.- A cool wave struck here Sunday with light frost Monday morn ing.
 Mr. w. w. Robinson of Sevier county is visiting his sister Mrs. D. A. Fore and other relatives and friends here.
 Mr. Lester Daniels left for Parker County, Texas last week.
 Oscar Galloway has purchased the farm belonging to A. w. Fore, and Mr. Fore will move to Texas as soon as crops are gath cred.
 On last Friday, Mrs. Tempa Cash, wife of Nose Cash, died at the home of her father, Mr. Dock Mann. Mrs Cash was brought here from Louisiana two weeks ago, with typhoid fe- yer. She leaves a husband and two small children and numer- ous friends and relatives to mourn her loss. The bereaved have our sympathy
 A small child of Mir. and Mrs. George Ward died at their home on last Wednesday after ling ering illness of about thirty days duration.
 On account of the rainy weather the past week, but little progress was made in the gath ering of crops and those having corn report the yield unusually light.
 Mr. Vann of Miller county is
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-30
WHICH WAS THE
 GUILTY MAN!

[OrigiuaLl
 I am retired from the banking busi- ness after thirty years service. On one occasion during this long term a singular thing occurred. The bank l was connected with was small affair, and we rarely had in the vault over fifty or sixty thousand dollars in cur rency. but at one time, owing to a pe- culiar financial condition of the coun- try. we had over two hundred thou sand. This money had accumulated during the week and reached the above figure on Saturday at the close of bank ing hours.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-30

visiting his sons II. E. and H. C. Vann, here.
 Some of our people arc attend ing the Hope fair this week
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14

laot-OctObefs-Ehe- contfoller -of-the
currency made q call on the national
for . statement of business on
July Is and the reports Of the banks
has just been made public. Compared
with the report Of . year ago 1T
shows that loans and discounts in-
creased from Ga, 324, 3S8 to sls, l33.-
$40; cash reserve from 81, 1874, 442 to
q. sos, 563, and total reserves from
GO. 19l, 492 to $50, 887, 568. Surplus
and undivided profits decreased from
q, 5e2, $40 to u, 512, $50, and individ-
ual deposits increased from sl9, $685.
ee3 to e2O,257.OO6. Legal serve held
advanced from 17.4s to 1870 per cent.
This report puts the national banks
IN good shape and it is a very credi-
table showing. The banks %weathered
the financial storm In as GOOD con.
dition as those OF any state in the
union and the officials are entitled
to just credit for the unimpaired
situation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14

Judge Taft delivered an address
before the Virginia Bar Association
in which he took some advanced
ground with relation to the action
of courts, some decisions Of which
have been open to question, and
further the delays that have resulted
In cases have been criticised to
some extent. In speaking OF the
administration of Justice Judge Taft
declared for . more equal distribu-
ton Of happiness among the people,
and as one Of the means to THAT end
the presidential nominee urged the
expedition OF court procedure win
the Idea Of lessening the cost of
litigation and preventing DELAYS that
work injury to the proper litigants.
He also suggested that personal
Injury actions brought by employees
of public service corporations be
adjusted wherever possible by
arbitration and encouraged the
elimination Of the jury In the smaller
civil suits wherever it is possible.
with the consen, of both larti,s.
Delass in court cases always hits
the pc r according 10 tie judge.
ana that he considered one OF e
features which should br remem led.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14

en- him a place beside Lincoln in
their esteem.
In times likes these the world
especially needs such men as Mr..
Roosevelt-men who hew close to
the chalk-line of right and hold the
line plumb to truth; men who do not
to public favor; men who
make duty and truth theiE goal and
!go straight to their mark, turning
neither to the right nor to the left,
though a pradise tempt them.
Every man ought to feel that there
Is something in him that bribery can
not touch. that influence cannot buy.
something that is not for sale, some
thing he would not sacrifice or tam
per with for any price. something he
would give his life for If necessary.
No Substitute for Honesty.
II a man stands for something
worth while. compels recognition for
himself alone. on account Of his real
worth, he is not dependent upon re-
Communications. upon fine clothes or
a fine house or a pull. He is his own
best recommendation.
The young man who starts out with
the resolution to make his charac-
ter his capital, and to pledge his
whole manhood for every obligation
he enters into, will not be a failure,
though he wins neither fame nor for
tune. No man ever really does a
great things who loses his character
in the process.
No substitute has ever yet been
discovered for honesty. Multitudes
of people have gone to the wall try
ing to find one. Our prisons are full
Of people who have attempted to sub
something else for it.
No man can really believe in him
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14

his good name: that he would part
with everything else first, that he
would keep his record clean. His
first ambition was to stand for some.
thing, to be a man. Before he was q
politician or anything else the man
must come first.
In his early career he had many
opportunities to make a great deal
of money by allying himself with
crooked. sneaking. INSCRIPTIONS poll
ticians. He had all sorts Of oppor-
tunities for political graft. But crook
edness never had any attraction for
him. He refused to be q party to
any political jobbery. any underhand
business. He preferred to lose any
position he was seeking, to let some
body else have it. II he must get
smirched in getting 1t. He would not
touch a dollar. place. or preferment
unless it came to him clean. with no
trace Of jobbery on it. Politicians
who had an AXE to grind" knew it
was no use to try to bride him or to
Tf
influence him with promises Of pa
tronage. money. position. or power.
Mr. Roosevelt knew perfectly well
that he would make many mistakes
and many enemies, but he resolved to
carry himself in such a way that eve
his enemies should at least respect
him for his honesty of purpose, and
for his Straightforward. Square
deal'' methods. He resolved to keep
his record clean, his name white at
all hazards. Everything else seemed
unimportant in comparison.
1t is this unflinching adhesion to
his stern resolve always to keep him.
self above suspicion, his robust hon
of purpose. that has endeared
him to the American people and Civ
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14

self when he is occupying a false
position and wearing a mask, when
the little monitor within him ia con.
stantly saying. you know you are a
fraud; you are not the man you pre-
tend to be-" The consciousness of
not being genuine, not being what
been dead for half a century or more?
1T is because there is power in that
name; because there is character in.
1T; because 1t stands for something:
because it represents reliability and
others think him to be, robs q man
of power. honeycombs the character.
and destroys ~self-respect. and self
confidence.
When Lincoln was asked to take.
the wrong side of a case he said 81
could not do It. All the time while
talking to that jury I would be think
ing, Lincoln, you're a liar, you're a.
liar and I believe 1 should forget
myself and say it out loud"
Character as capital Is very much
underestimated by a great number
OF young men, They seem to put
more emphasis upon smartness.
shrewdness, long-headedness cum
ming, influence. a pull, than upon
downright honesty and integrity Of
Yet why do score of concerns pay
enormous sums for the use of the
name of a man who, perhaps, has
square dealing. Think Of what the
name of Tiffany. of Park and TIL
ford, or any of the great names
stand in the commercial world
solid and immovable as the rock
o. Gibraltar are worth!
A Fortune in a Dead Mans Name
Does it not seem strange that.
Continued on Page 10.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14
= AxoTA BANKS SOLID

enational hanks In South
lots have maze a fine showing
kfhe p,ssent time In comparison
kalt1elte sMpfltion az . year ago,
WbNyinR gone through With the
S9SS a1H1lsnC% inarcial condition since
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14
oo1INo Rack TO TAFT.

changes In the political situation
rwishsrsisrence % the former adber.
~ g aa - s = a.. . :, ,eo s =, -
asid. Maass, Republican. Eight
sy0aN 30 the Republican supportsd
Bryan ,fo1 the presidency and
nsves since that time has there been
my laltsriDe On the Republicans
Dast Tor IL adnisation Of tho gentle
nan. 6inesl the incarnation OF HI.
aT1ft toesthos prsaidoAey, the Spring.
1eloSDapoyihassihad ~ changs in,its
politloal aaIliaelonss st least IA :
DeoGddontial mSnrer, and It has come
o1t for the support Of Judge Taft.
s0f eourss : paper the character OF
- Republican has 8 reason Tor the
eBan9sf ma % expresses it clearly
masterpieces N. Bryan IN much the
sanelighg that the public has come
toFvis1 him. FOR instance:
aIsat1 - has,aIways hen orr re-
- 9 II GEysn-eis stainless
ss1sss =. ~ aaS4 y 0t.!lIant
- his .ssssc3hx Ss.nrd
od{plnj SS6Sea6disf ~
ata11ed d6Hn& 10 yean
1sassltlT ~ sNIg -
"a .fs.alNsss Il y. "a ,4ss y. ..ss,
H. ~ q ~. B1yanl pretty
91116fally 0hAS0d, ana much 81. tho
NnanA sklnd II ]. r~rif,.Se,n 4. ennna
s.S.s..e 80 ~.
& .a.s ~. u 100. of
I.seas1e leSsn0t Queetioned ~ any
$50. ae q regssdsd : christian
eslelsman, SpoasastnR iins attributes
g ~ = 4 90, : But the people Of the
nifty ale looking beyond that
e = mo whils they regard It %
aonesofstne essentials, vet at the same
s0me they realize folly that Nj.
Sbzsyn for tl1espast twelve has talked
sSoneledeEAnly without very much ac-
assoaseo SNOW just what he could do
plncn.. e isstrue be has never
oaossnes oppostu4ity, but when : ma
sssoasoone g pace = man at the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14
THE DEATH OF ALLISON.

THE DEATH OF ALLISON.
There is general mourning In the
state Of Iowa over the death Of
Senator William Boyd Allison, who
was suddenly called to his final home.
1t was not generally understood that
the senator was in such bad con-
dition, and from tile reports it is
evident that he has been very poorly
for some time. The long term Of
service that Senator Allison spent
in the United States senate and
the high position he maintained in
that body made his name n to be
revered, not only in his own state
but all over the country. He was
recognized as the leader on financial
legislation in the senate and for
years his name was coupled With the
prominent acts along that line. At
three different times he was asked
to become the secretary of the trea-
sury but at each request Of the presi-
dent he declined to leave the senate.
For ffty years he has lived in the
senate of the United States, aud
what a wonderful record the senator
has made. He has been in touch
with all the great problems which
have come before that body and been
Unidentified with them. The sena-
tors memory will live long in Iowa,
aud It Is not likely that again In
the history Of that state that
another man will represent the state
SO long IN the national body, for It
10 noticeable that with the present
generation there is . disposition to
change on the part Of the people
and they do not have that great
love and admiration for an individ-
ual that was th case when Senator
Allison commenced TO come into
plominenee.
Tho death Of the senator will make
quito : change In the politics Of
lows, for It was out q few weeks ago
that Governor Cummins measured
bis strength with the senatof In the
primary election for endorsement Of
senator. Allison won the contest and
would have been reelected at the
coming session Of tho state leglsla-
ture. His deatl. however, makes :
change In the way things political
had Leen lined up. With the seal
Of death barely placed upon the brow
q Senator Allison, Governor AlberS!
Gaze out In = statement
that DO 1As 3 candidste 60 succeed
the esad man. Much surprise 1as
expressed that the governor could
not contain himsslf for 8 week 81
ten days and withhold his announces
nent . the possibls s~uccessor.. for.
i would be tho natural suppositi %
that hewould 30 . candidate. It
looked rather boorlsn for the gover-
nor 20 tread onithe sorrowful feelings
Of lows p.ople BY bringing his can.
didacy into the limelight at the
present time, and 1t would be a
just lesson to him we're he defeated
again 10 his ambition 10 reach the
Of the United States. II
another primary election is held to
0ndofse u senatorial candidate the
governor will be given ever q harder
race than In the campaign which
recently closed. The legislature Is
progressive aud stands behind the
governor politically. ann he can
undoubtedly get what he wants out OF
that body Of men.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14
Something beyond Price.

Mr.. Roosevelt early resolved that,
let what would come, whether he sue
ceeded in what he undertook or fail
ed. whether he made friends or enc
mics. he would not take chances with
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-28

On Friday the ball team from
South Boston met the Roxboro
players in a double header. The
first game, in which both teams
went to pieces, was captured by
the South Boston fellows by the
score of 10 to IL. The second
game was won by Roxboro, the
score being 4 to /.
Another false fire alarm was
turned in on Sunday night from
box %, on McMannen street, be-
tween 9 and 10 O'Clock. The
firemen got to the scene in quick
time, but there was no fire to
necessitate their service. This
makes the fourth false alarm
turned in during the past two
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell STRAIT
! ton and Mr.. George Rarick, who
have been connected with the
stock company at the Lakewood
Casino, have left the city. and
have accepted an engagement
for the remaining summer in New
York. Mrs. Stratton is better
known to our people by the name
of Gay Rhea.
From several Chatham county
citizens, who were in Durham
the last few days, it was learned
that the storm, that did much
damage in different parts of this
county, played much havoc in
Chatham also. The long bridge
over Haw River, at Bynum's
store, was damaged by wind ant
water. The loss is not so heavy
but if the storm had been a LITTLE
more severe, it would have swep,
away the bridge.
Mr.. J. c. McDade, a formel
resident of Durham, died Satur
day night at about 8 o'clock II
. Hillsboro. after an illness o
some time. Mr.. McDade was {
. resident of Durham for twenty
. three years, being a mechanic b.
, trade. He was in the employ o
Gen. J. S. Carr for a number o
years. He was II years old, an,
leaves a wife and five children
} The remains were shipped her
Sunday, and the interment wa
, made in the Maplewood GENE
: terry.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-28
Is Your Horse Insured {?

Only few days ago large tree fell
on two fine horses. killing them almost
instantly Your animal Is Liable TO die
from Accident, Sickness, Fire, Lightning
and many other causes.
i sioo o. policy on your animal. in the
Southern Lave Stock Insurance Co. %
High Point, y. C.. will cost less than
two tal cents per day. Can you afford
to carry the risk when YOU can get pro-
lection so cheap
See r. N. LEE, room
Is. Wright Building, opposite the
Postoffice, or write him in refer
ence to a policy at once.
p. o. Box 3Si, Durham, N. G.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-28
THINGS ABOUT TOWN.
What a Reporter Session.
ments on People and
Their D0ings.

The reporter for this paper
recently paid a visit to the Y. M.
C. A. building that is being
built just below the court house.
Work is progressing rapidly upon
the building and it will be COM
pleted in a very short time. II
will contain all the conyeniences
relative to such a place.
At the Lakewood park there
sometimes happen a few things
that are especially noticeable.
Often when the merry-go-round
is in motion there are quite
number of people that persist in
standing almost within hairs
breadth of the whirling circle anC
sooner or later if they do moi
look out somebody is going te gel
smashed. Now there is an ole
saying or perhaps | might say
slang expression, IF you DOM
look out you will get your heaC
knocked off," and am sure none
of us want it to be our head thaI
is removed from rs. Therefore
if we wish to stay whole this j!
one Of the things that is worth!
of a little bit of attention.
Recently the Durham Traction
Company has passed a rule tina
in our estimation deserves honor
able mention. We refer to tn,
stopping of smoking in all winte
street-cars, which went into effec
just a short while ago. Now 20
are no longer allowed to smok
while on board this kind Of car, n
matter whether you are in tn
rear of the car, standing on tn
step, or in any other portion Q
the same. This is a good NOV
on the part of the Traction con
pany and they should keep up tn
good work.
Have you any insurance."
a question, I dare say has bee
querried of just a few Of US. G
course, we mean horse insurance
for most of US have been thought
full enough to look after the ott
err kind. r. N. Lee is the ma
you are looking for, If you hay
not yet attended to this matter
and he is to be found in I'll
Wright building.