The Springdale news., 1908-11-13
LET US ALL GIVE THANKS.

With naton as with the individuals who make up nation, material well being is inds pensabe foundation. But the foundation ava11s nothing by itself. That life is wasted, and worse than wasted, which is spent in pl1ng, 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 foundation must be raised the structure of the lofty life of the spirit, fl this nation IS properly to fulfill its great mission and to accomplish all that we so ardently hope and desire. The things of the body are good, the things of the intellect better; but best of all the things of the soul; for in the nation as i'll the individual, III te long run 1t is character that counts Let us therefore people set our faces resolutely against evil, and with broad charity with kindliness and good will toward all men, but with unhnching deter imitation to smile down wrong, strive with all the public and in private life.
 .Now therefore, 1, Theodore Roosevelt Presl- dent of the United States do set apart Thursday, the 26th day of November next, as day of thanksgiving and prayer, and on that day, l recommend that the people shall cease from their daily work, and in their homes in their churches meet devouty to thank the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received i'll the past and to pray that they may be given the strength so to order their lives so as to deserve continuation of these blessings in the future.
 The entire Democratic state ticket was elected in Indiana, and the legislature will be Democratic on joint ballot, thus insuring Democratic United Nate upnfiv spoken of for the latter place Is John ". Kern, who the Democratic candidate for vice-presi- dent. Among the Indiana Republicans who went down to defeat Congressman Charles B. Landis who Is brother of Judge Landis of Chicago who imposed the celebrated $29,000. GOO fine against the Standard Oil Company. Con- gressman Lands Is known to d number of Spring. dale people, he participated i'll debate with Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri at tile Chautauqua at this place few years ago.
 A Chicago banker has just been sentenced to fifteen years Ill the penitentiary for inappropriate ing the funds of the institution with which he connected. If few representatives of the idea of high finance were given terms in prison instead of fines 1t would no doubt have a salutary effect. Men who are worth millions care little for mere fine. which they can soon filch back from the pockets of the people, but with term Ill prison staring them in the face 1t is cal cu1ated 10 them to stop and take notice.
 \ dispatch sent out from Little Rock says that one of the questions to be considered by the next general assembly will be the passage of an act calling constitutional convention, and further that there is doubt about the passage of such an act. For q number of years there has been a certain element in the state clamoring for a con- stltutional convention, and this element was largely responsible for the defeat O. the proposed amendment to the constitution to permit cities and towns to issue bonds for public improvements
 The vote of the Socialists at the election last week fell way below what expected especial ly in the cities where 1t was considered strongest In Chicago in qo4 the party polled 45 000 votes, while their vote in that city.last week was only about 19,000. They were estimating that Debs would receive million yotes but the probabil- ities 500000 will cover it.
 Although the returns indicate that Deneen. Republican, was elected governor of Illinois by plurality of some 20 000 Adlia Stevenson Demo- crat, will contest the election, claiming that correct count will show he was elected.
 The Democrats haven't very much to be thank ful for-we have the recent election in mind now but they will observe the occasion with the best grace possible, even if they do have to eat crow