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The Springdale news., 1908-04-24

At the request of subscriber The News re- produces elsewhere in to-day's paper eloquent plea against whisky from the late Col. Robert C. 1ngersol1. Probably equally eloquent and con- vincing along the line IS the following which from the lips of the late Henry Grady, of Georgia, which will no doubt interest many of readers:
 Tonight it enters humble home to strike the roses from womans cheek, and tomorrow it challenges this Republic in tie halls of Congress-
 Today 1t strikes crust from the lips of a starv- ing child and tomorrow levies tribute from the Government itself
 There Is no cottage humble enough to escape 1t, no palace strong enough to shut 1t out.
 It deheS the law when 1t cannot coerce suffrage
 It is flexible to cajole, but merciless in victory
 It is the mortal enemy of peace and order, the despoiler of men, and the terror of women, the cloud that shadows the face of children the de- mon that has dug graves and sent more souls unshrived to judgment than all the pesti- enees that have wasted life since God sent the plaques to Egypt and all the walls since Joshua stood beyond Jericho.
 It comes to ruin, and 1t shall profit mainly by the ruin of your sons and mine.
 It comes to nislead human souls and to crush human hearts under it's rumbing wheels.
 It comes to bring grayhared mothers down in shame and sorrow to their graves.
 It comes to change tile wife's love into despair and her pride into shame.
 It comes to still the laughter on the lips of lit- tie children.
 It comes to stiie all the music of the home and fill 1t with silence and desoation
 It comes to ruin your body and mind, to wreck your home, and 1t knows 1t must measure it's prosperity by the swiftness and certainty with which 1t wrecks the world
The Springdale news., 1908-04-24

At meeting of the business men of Rogers held last week resolutions adopted calling on the school board to take steps looking to the erection of school building. It is proposed to issue bonds to the amount of $50, 900 to secure money with which to erect and equip the building. Van Buren, in Crawford County. has issued bonds and secured the money for erecting school building. A year ago the school board of Spring. dale had arrangements all made for securing the money by the plan for the erection of school building that would forever have been ently didn't think Springdale was in need of such d building and the affair had to be dropped
 Personal item.- Senator Davis. of Arkansas is a visitor in Washington City.
The Springdale news., 1908-04-24

Arkansas has no better representative in Con gress than Hon. J. C. Floyd. of the Third District Mr. Floyd has proven himself to be worker. and that he IS appreciated by the people of this dis trict IS shown by the fact that he had opposi, tion for reelection in the ranks of his party
 The News has been furnished free of charge plate matter booming Governor Johnson of Min nesota, for the Democratic nomination for Presi- dent. We prefer to do our own editing along this line, however, therefore can't avail ourselves ot this very generous offer.
 It is stated that Clyde Lowry, formerly of Madi- County, who has had position in the office of Secretary of State Ludwig for the past few years has resigned to take effect the first of May, and will engage in the practice of law at Little Rock.
 Are you doing your part for Springdale m as sisting in the illustrated edition of The News1
The Springdale news., 1908-04-24

Are you doing your part for Sprngdae as sisting in the illustrated edition of The News1
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27

on the threshold. Mary I'D not hear It,
for she lay on the floor In a swoon. 1t
was not Tom Nolan's step. for he had
passed on without entering the cabin.
It was Mary's husband, who entered
and saw her lying, white and rigid. on
the floor. He was terribly frightened.
"Mary, darlin'. what's happened to
yer
Whether it was the sound of her hus-
bands voice or the time for revival
had come, Mary opened her eyes.
'tOh. Pat" she cried, lis it you or
your ghost?"
'1t's me, Mary. Why dye think it's
me ghostY' .
"1t's only bit ago that Tom Nolan
was comm, and thought he was goin'
to tell me that you'd been Killed.
That she was blessed with husband
and good one had been forcibly
brought home to Mary. and from that
day she was model Of patience. Soon
after the episode the railway company
appointed new announcer.
FLORENCE NORTON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27

At last there came breach. The
pair had quarreled most Of one night,
but in the morning Pat tried to make
It up with his wife.
Yer havin' hard time Of it, Mary,
know, with the constant cookin' and
SEWN for the children and havin' to
keep 'em from dom the thousand
things they shouldn't do all day long
till they're asleep at night. but don't
the wife of every workin' man who has
children have to bear the same? And
them as hasn't children are awful en-
vious of them that has. Try and take
more reasonable view Of it, Mary.
Think of how well yer Off to have a
man to earn livin' for you and the
children and how bad it would be If I
were takin' away from you and you
had to work for Twin as we'll as look
out for the children"
She turned away from him in a
huff. and he was obliged to go to hi;
work with the breach still open. Mary
spent the morning brooding. She con-
sidered that she'd married the: wrong
man. She recalled the hot words he
had said to her during the night and
either forgot the hotter words she had
said to him or considered them Justly
spoken. Toward noon she began to
cool down. Pat never came home to
dinner, and perhaps it was as we'll to-
day that he did not. for she was not
in condition to avoid treating him
harshly. BY evening she would be
ready to at least drop the quarrel.
though she never went through proc
ess of making up. Pat often wished
they could end their misunderstanding
as they used to, by lovers kisses. but
the time for that seemed past
When the hour for Pat to come home
for the evening drew near Mary began
to feel uncomfortable She wished to
go to him and throw her arms around
his neck and say that she had acted
''horrid" and all that. but somehow she
couldn't. Perhaps she thought that if
she did it would only encourage Pat to
'tyrannize" over her in future. But
she made nice dish of beefsteak and
onions for Pats supper. He was very
fond of the combination and by giving
him the dish she could get the comfort
Of confession without really making
It.
She was standing over the supper
when something, she knew not what
prompted her to turn her head and
look out through the open door. The
! cabin stood alone, and she had an un
obstructed view. There came Tom No
Ian, the company's announcer, making
straight for her cabin.
A few minutes later there was a ster
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27
The Cornpany's
Announcer.
(Original.1

lOrisinal1
Formerly when q railroad employ ee
was killed at his work the officials left
it to some Of the dead mans friends to
inform his family of their Loss. Now
an especial person is appointed to the
position of announcer Of calamity. The
announcer is usually selected for his
tact and benevolent appearance. His
duties are certainly not attractive. To
go to the home Of woman, to hear
her singing at her work, to see her
children playing about the cabin, and
tell that the husband and father has
been mashed between two cars is
about as hard task as a sympathetic
person can perform.
Thomas Nolan was announcer at that
point on the v. II. and <. railroad where
the shops are located and held the DO
sition so long and his duties became so
well known that his simple appear
ance at workman's home was all
the announcement needed. Indeed, he
could not walk through street lined
with cabins but each housewife would
watch him with beating heart, fearing
that he was looking for her.
Patrick O'Rourke, a machinist in the
railway company's employ, had been
IN America ten years, and, having
learned his trade and become so pro-
f1cient as to earn good wages, he sent
to Ireland for Mary Maloney, his sweet
heart. he had loved Mary when she
was sixteen, raw girl, and found her
at twenty-six full blown woman.
When he looked at her he felt that his
wait and work had been well rewarded.
All went well till children came,
and. with the Group and the measles
and the constant attention they need
ed even when well, Mary's nerves
began to take on an edge and she lost
her equanimity. When Pat came home
in the evening. tired with standing
over a machine all day and an occa-
sional DEPRESSION in lifting some heavy
weight, he would find her cross and
irritable. He was a good natured chap
full of Irish hunor, and would usually
| try to laugh his wife out Of the com
| plants she poured forth. But sucl,
work is harder than handling machin
cry, be it ever so heavy, and after a
while Pat began to get irritable him.
self.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27
A Case of Elastic
Conscience.
TOriginal.1


When TrueSdale Scott, prominent
banker and promoter, was convicted
Of misrepresentation of funds every one
said that the eloGuence of the prose
cutting attorney, Rowland Ruddock, had
done the trick. Scott had been caught
great load on his hands and had to
so under. Indeed. to save himself he
had placed himself under the AK of the
law. Ruddock had political scheme
marked out for himself. and Scotts con-
yictiOn was a great card for him with
thousands Of voters who hated 1.-The
plutocrats'' RuddOch was to be gov
ernor of the state, then senator. Scott
was convicted just as the gubernatorial
contest was coming on. But Scott had
succeeded in getting new trial, which
came on just before the election. It
was expected that Ruddock would
make the effort of his 0fe in this Sec
ond trial, for whichever way the anti
monopoly vote was cast so went the
election. What was the astonishment
of every one when he made so weak
an effort as to be accused Of pandering
to the plutocratic interest Scott was
acquitted, and Ruddock was defeated
in the election.
About the time that Ruddock left the
law school he met Margaret Cushman,
a girl Of very strong character. She
had conscience of cast iron. Moth
ing could swerve her from what she
considered the right She was much
pleased with Ruddock, as he was with
her, but she feared that his sense Of
principle was not as strong in him as
it should be. He strove to convince her
that she had mistaken a certain elas-
ITCHY for something worse, citing the
Puritan as an example Of too rigid
conscience.
They were engaged, and the engage
ment lasted until Ruddock defended a
notorious rogue and by his brilliant
legal tactics acquitted him. Margaret
knew all about this case and could not
see how her lover could make his ac-
ton accord with his conscience. In
vain he attempted to show her that
there can be but one duty of a lawyer
toward his client He must do his
best. 'This," said Margaret, makes a
courtroom mere legal arena. 1t is not
justice that decides questions. Victory
irrespective of guilt or innocence
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27

certain programme. To fail to do
my best to convict your husband
would be to bring down upon me the
nnathemas Of these constituents New
ertheless that elasticity you have
spoken of tells me that the better part
for me will be to make weak fight
that your husband may so free"
She stood like statue, lost in
dream Of the past. Now that elastic
ity she had considered another name
for evil stood between her husband
and prison. He advanced toward
her, took her hand and pressed his
lips to it. Then, turning her gently
toward the door, he said:
go! This is dangerous place for
you to be seen. If it were known that
you had been here it would take away
my power to grant your request
She passed out silently, mu1Iling her
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27
,erches upon the banner Of the most

perches upon the banner of the most
brilliant legal knight" II regret" re-
Piled Ruddock, that this is too large
" the condition of our courts, but it
doesn't absolve me from doing my best
for my client, and do not see how it
can be different" Margaret called this
devil reasoning, and, not being willing
to tie herself to man who would
clear client who was a rogue, she
broke the engagement.
Twenty years passed. Ruddock was
in his prime and was elected prosecut-
ing attorney in large city. His cleo
ton went with one of those waves of
reform peculiar to our people, It was
said that convictions could not be pro-
cured on account of political pulls of
prisoners. Ruddock was put in by the
best men of both parties to see that
rascals were sent to prison or the gal
lows. After his entry upon the duties
OF his office there was perceptiDle
difference in the amount of crime per-
petrated till at last it reached mini
mum.
liz AlSul uC4OlC AIuCSullC OCCll
second trial was to come up Ruddock
was sitting in his rooms-he was
notwithstanding plans to crush the
banker. Suddenly the door opened and
/ woman entered. Ruddock looked up
at her in surprise.
"The district attorney, l believer"
she said in a chOked voice.
Il am"
Tomorrow you are to try Truesdale
Scott?'
Eyes"
II come to ask your forbearance Mr..
Scott is in no way a guilty man.
Caught in maelstrom as he was
swept along, he grasped methods some
Of which were not within the law.
| Upon you rests his conviction or ac-
quittal. Is it your duty to make one of
your brilliant efforts against him?'
"a lawyers duty is to do the best
he can for his client. A prosecutors
duty is to send the accused if possible
to state prison.
"Inexorable as ever"
II inexorable?"
Eyes. You and talked over these
matters when we were but half our
present age. am Margaret Cushman,
Truesdale Scotts wife,
"Margaretv'
''Then you spoke of an elasticity
that you said l mistook for something
worse"
II still am subject to such elasticity
l do not consider it my bounden duty
to convict your husband, though the
masses of the community think that it
is. l was elected by them to carry out
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27
kipiing and the Widow.

"Rudyard Kipling. when he dined
with me-" said literary Chicagoap.
told NE about Simla.
1T seems that Simla is up in the
mountains-the hills. as they say in
1ndia-and the ladies go there in the
hot weather to escape the heat Of the
low country.
well. Kipling said that one lovely
cool morning at Simla be was present
ed to grass widow They call those
ladies grass widows whose husbands
are detained by work in the hot cities
Of the plains.
"She was awfully pretty and charm
ing. and as they talked together in the
pleasant GOODNESS Kipling said:
81 suppose you can't help thinking
Of your poor husband grilling down
below?
'The lady gave him a strange look.
and he learned afterward that she was
real Observation-Disclosures Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27

"Once in small town Eddy Foy and
l went into BARRIERS to get shaved"
said an actor. when the barber got
through with him Foy applied his
handkerchief to his face and said:
Young man, you have missed your vo-
cation. You ought to be an oyster
opener"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27

Teacher-What is an excuse?
Little Willie - An excuse Is some
thing you can't think of when you
want it. j..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27
The Pleasures of Hone.

The Pleasures Of Hope.
"This poem on May Day" said the
editor. "is not at all bad"-
The attic poet flushed with delight.
But. since we have enough material
on hand to last us for the next ten
years, am obliged to decline it,
The poet still smiled hopefully.
"But. SIR" he said, you will require
something for the eleventh year,
New York Press.
Hewitt am not like other men,
JeWett That's true. You haven't
suggested any remedy for my cold.
New York Press
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27
His Way Of Putting It.

A boy came home from Sunday
school one morning and said, Mamma,
a Persian is going to talk this evening
in his clothes.''
why, of course, DEAR" mamma re-
Piled, with a smile.
But mean in his own Clothes" de-
clared the boy. "The minister said SOL
1t was the little fellows way of in
terpreting the expression Tin his ma
tive costume st. Louis Republic.
Brother-Iou can't think how nerv-
Gus was when l proposed.
Sister-You can't think how nervous
she was until you did!
Proprietor-Can Miss Screech take
the high c.?
Manager-Not without knocking of
some Of the bars.-Illustrated Bits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-05-27

face as she had come in. The next
day after the trial Ruddock was ruined
politically. and Truesdale Scott went
to his family free and vindicated man.
IRENE c.. ADAMS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
Where He Was Lacking.

A man who had served two terms
In congress was making a campaign
for a third term. In the course OF
a speech in the town hall at Broom
corn Junction, village near the
farther boundary of his district, ne
said:
cit is true, fellow citizens, that l
have not always been able to do as
much as / should like to do in the
matter of internal Improvements IN
this district, but l have never lost
sight of your interests for a single
moment. You have no idea of the
obstacles that lie in the way of a
congressman who tries to secure ap-
preparations for public buildings,
the improvement of nayigable
streams and the like for the benefit
of his constituents, but l want to
assure you, fellow citizens, that /
have labored constantly in your be-
half to the very best of my ability"
1--WE know til" shouted an old
farmer in the audience. Chats
why we want an ADLER man!'
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
PROSPECTOR BORROWS
SUMMER APPAREL

Among the many arrivals in the
city Sunday night, was prospector
from North Dakota, who was clad in
a suit of extra thickness and many
woolens, and carried on his arm a
nineteen pound overcoat. Upon
alighting at the station here, the trav-
eler from the North looked as though
ne had just stepped out of turkish
bath. The next morning. wishing to
take a trip up the branch road. and
having only his heavy winter cloth
ing with him, he found himself in
quite a predicament as the tempera-
ture was entirely too high for him to
wear such heavy clothes. Fortunate
ly, however, he met a friend here
from the north who has been inter
ested here for some time. and who
lent him some summer apparel, in
Guiding linen trousers and shirt, in
which he made the trip. The same
gentleman left this morning on his
return to the north, and was still
wearing his friends summer
clothes, in which he felt quite com
Portable.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
READY FOR THE RALRoAp.
Pleasanton Man Says His Town is De-
termined to Secure Rail Facilities

San Antonio Light:
Hon. George NJ. Martin, president
of the Business Mems Club of Pleas
anton, prominent lawyer and heavy
property tax payer, reached the city
yesterday and will remain over until
tomorrow. Mr. Martin says the
Lights enterprise is receiving the
hearty commentator of the people
all along the proposed railroad route
to the Rio Grande, and that it will
result in the construction of the road
out of San Antonio in the near fut-
urehe has no doubt. Pleasanton, the
county seat of Atascosa county, is de-
termined to have railroad connection
with San Antonio, and that she is go
ing to get it nolens volens. He says
prosperity smiles upon all Southwest
Texas, and the time is ripe for rail-
road construction.
When the Lights representative
and Secretary Darlington submit
their final reports of subscriptions
secured along the route San Antonio
can not longer hesitate on the score
that the best country does not offer
sufficient inducement for the building
of a road out of this city to the Rio
Grande," says Mr.. Martin.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
LAND BARGAIN.

Fifteen thousand acres in Artesian
belt on railroad between Yturria and
Raymondville in lots of five thous-
and acres, or more, sandy loan, clay
subsoil. Sweet surface water. well i'm
proved. good timber. Ten to twelve
dollars per acre. Apply to A. T.
wooahouse. Raymondville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

100 acre tract IL miles from city
on Central Boulevard Brownsville
Land & Improvement Company. canal
northern boundary, 40 acres cleared,
balance timber plenty water, east
Is plated to continuation Brownsville
/ an and Improvement Companys
townsie.
$50 acres of land about ten miles
from city. heavily timbered about
! 10 miles from Olmito station, tim
Der will more than pay for clearing OF
land, short distance from canal. 9th
er bargains at bargain prices. e. n.
Goodrich & Son. sS-II
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
His Pretty Visitor.
'Hear about Blenkinsop?"

"Hear about Blenkinsop"
"What about him?"
cleft his motor in front of his
Office yesterday, was gone half an
hour, and when he returned what
do you think he found ?"
motor Disappeared"
mo, my boy. Jolly pretty girl
sitting in it"
"What did Blenkinsop do? Tell
her to get out?'
Not bit of it, He jumped in
and took her home with him"
"Great Scott What did Mrs.
Blenkinsop say"
"She said, 1'll call for you again
tomorrow, dear London Scraps.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
The Historians Size.

Macaulay was destitute of bodily
accomplishments. He could neither
swim nor ride nor drive nor skate
nor shoot. But he viewed his de-
ficiencies with Indifference touched
with humor.
When in attendance at Windsor
as a cabinet minister the historian
was informed that a horse was at
his disposal.
'1f her majesty wishes to see me
ride" said he, "she must oEder out
an elephant"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
SAVED HIS BOYS LIFE.

My three year old boy was badly
constipated, had a high fever and was
in an awful condition. I gave him
two dozes of Foley's Orino Laxative
and the next morning the fever was
gone and he was entirely well. Fo-
ley's Orino Laxative saved his life.
A. Wolkush, Cacimer. Wis. Sold by
all druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-20
Nominate Dana c. Skill
lin For the Mayorship.
R.G. Stickney and A. ". Pickard
:. Aldermen at Large.
John Burns For St. Com. and Geo.
+. Church City Marshal.

The Republican caucus held Wcdnes-
day evening was opened by the chair
man OF the Republican CITY commit
tee. F. H. Wood. Daniel c. w. Tilden
was called to the chair r. NJ. Hen
derson was chosen secretary. On mo-
ton of ". c. Johnson, the use of the
check list was omitted. In q short
speech Hon. II. T. Clearwater nomin-
ated for mayor Dana e. Skllin and
Mr.. Skiliin was unanimously chosen
as the rnayoralty candidate.
For alderman-atla large Rolla G..
Stickrey was nominated by Judge G..
A. Stafford and A. w. Picllard was
nominated ty Hon. W. c. johnson.
Eoth men were accepted by the eau
Gus rs the candidates of the party.
For street commissioner, John Burns
was nominated. on motion Of J. S.
NdrEcy Mr.. hurnS is the present in
cumhent Of the office, and is also can
didate Tor the same Office on the DEM
oTratic ticket.
George F. Church, on motion of
George ID. Lord, was nominated for
city marshal
There was a good attendance ut the
caucus, which was one of the most
nominations We're all unanimous and
nominations were all unanimous and
it took hardly half an hour to transact
n! the business Of the caucus.