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The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
$l2, ,000 to be Expended for Mules.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
 Little Rock, Feb. 17.-Hon. o. c. Ludwig, secretary of state and James A. Pitcock, superinten- dent of the Arkansas Peniten- tiary, have gone to Bentonville, in the northwestern part of the state, upon a quest for mules for the state farm. At the last ses- sion of the penitentiary board a resolution, offered by the acting governor, authorizing the board to purchase S5 mules for the state farm was adopted, and Secretary Ludwig and Superin- tendent Pitcock were appointed a committee to make the pur- chase.
 These gentlemen will go over northern Arkansas. visiting all stock selling points, in an effort to secure the very best available mules for the farm. Some SIP 900 will be spent in this manner, it is stated. They are not expect ed to return to this city until the latter part of next week.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
Modern Sewerage System

Hope, Ark. Feb. 17.-The citi- zens of Hope propose to install a complete modern sewer system, covering every part of the city, and a waterworks system which will be of sufficient capacity to meet the needs of the city for many years to come.
 The preliminary steps have been taken and it is believed that the actual work on construction will have been commenced inside of the next two months. The cost of these improvements is estimated at close to $200,000.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
LARGE SALES REPORTED
ImprObabiIity of Securing IS Gents for Cotton Causes Large Sales.-State
 Loses Large Sum.
specIal to the News.

Little Rock, Feb. 17.-Appar. ently the Farmers Union of Ark ansas realizes that it's members will not get 15 cents for it's cot ton this year, and from many sections of the state come reports of large sales. At Van Buren the past week large blocks of cotton were sold at 12 cents, while only short time ago this same cotton was worth IA cents. A cotton expert, who has not dealt in the staple this year, and therefore not interested in the present situation, has given out a statement to the effect that there is no doubt in his mind that cotton will sell for 10 cents before it sells for 15, and that the farmers of the state will stand loser on this account.
 This same cond ition is pointed to in the matter of the cotton be- lc cAging to the state of Arkansas.
 Ter 1 BOO bales have been ginned
 Id a short time ago II cents !ould have been gotten for this staple, but today there is nothing like this price offered.
 The same expert declares that the political situation in Arkan- sas is partly responsible for the holding of all this cotton, with a consequent loss to the growers. With price of 14 cents an enor- nous profit would have resulted to the growers, while at this time the price is at least two cents under that, and the prospect is for lower price yet.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
LATE NEWS FROM HOPE
Interesting Items from Our Sister City
 Clipped from The Gazette.

pr. Henry has bought the stock of the Ethridge Drug Go. and took charge this week.
 The latest rumor here is that negro answering the description of Will Green, the negro mur. derer, is now in a hospital at Shreveport, having been wound ed by another section hand on the railroad. The story may prove as many others have, to be a failure.
 Those who want to know the value of pine tree ought to in terview o. W. Shelton who lives eight miles south of Hope. He recently cut a pine tree from which he made 16,000 two, foot boards which he sold for $40 be- sides having a cut or two left which will make good lumber. Beat it if you can.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17

and embarrassing and otherwise injuring plaintiffs good name and reputation.
 That the plaintiff is not now, nor was he at the time defendant had his name printed on the Blue List indebted to the de fendant whatever, which fact was at the time well known to the defendant.
 That by reason of plain, tiff's name being printed on said Blue List and the distribution and circulation of the same, plaintiff has been damaged in the sum of $5,000 and he prays that he have judgment for this sum and all cost in and about this action expended.
 The defendants have McRae x Tompkins to look after their interests in these cases while the plaintiffs have as their coun- sel, Hamby & Haynie,
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
Rryan's Box Sale

Beginning Saturday morning T. S. Bryan inaugurated a box sale that will be well worth your time to investigate.
 In hundreds of closed boxes he has placed different articles car ried in his stock, none of which sells for less than 25c, while the contents of others are worth as high as $500 or $500. The boxes S ell for 25c each
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
Prescott 10 Have New Paper

A movement is on foot among the prominent colored people of Prescott to publish a newspaper, Among them are Prof. s. T. Boyd, Dr. Antoine, Chas. King and MT. Keller:
 They are negotiating for a plant and as soon as this is se- cured the publication will begin. It will be printed weekly and will be a five column 8.page quarto.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
Want Full Court.
quarto.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
 Little Rock, Feb. No haste will be taken in the matter of the appeal from the decision of Judge E. w. Winfield, of the second division of the circuit court, in the State Charitable Board squab- ble for a number of reasons. At this time there are only four members of the supreme court on the bench, the chief justice being in Florida for his health, and apparently both sides prefer a full court to determine the case. No statement has been made to this effect, but that is the general impression. Some time will elapse before the case will be reached in its regular turn on the docket, and there will be a disposition on at least one side to allow it to take it's course
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
News From CIarksviIIe

Clarksville, Ark. Feb. 1.-The Democratic Primary was held in this county (Johnson) the 18th, and with one execution all the the nominees are up. to- date men. Most of the whiskey men were showed under this time.
 The endowment agency for A. c. c. was in town last week and while here raised $32O0 as a pro- ductive endowment fund. The Nevada boys and girls did not fail to respond to this worthy cause.
 Willie and Brighton have been on the puny list this week. But they are well cared for by the cook.
 Misses Florence and Fannie Dodson will spend Washington S Birthday at Alma with their es- teemed room mate, Miss Bessie Lansdell. We wish them a most enjoyable time.
 Ben Foster seems to be a ladies man as he received quite number of Valentines on last Friday.
 i Jewelle says he would like to hear from Nathan-and l.. E. E. would too.
 Ira Livingston made a trip to Morrillton last week. We are sorry to learn of the death of our friend, Darty Gil lespie. Darty was a boy who everybody loved, and who, in his short stay on earth, lived an up, right and honorable life. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his parents, brothers and sis ters and friends. Willie Hatley sent the prettiest valentine in town to Searcy. 1 believe there is something doing out there.
 Cross and family are doing well.
 Let us hear from Floss again.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
New Time Card.

The changes in the arrival and departure of trains at our town was not affected very much by the change yesterday. From No. 2o going north reaches here at 9;lO a. m instead of 9:25 as formerly. No. 223 which was due here at o;15 D. m. arrives at o'0' and No. ,, due at l0:42, at l0;56.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17

For sale-One s foot counter show case, price Sl200. and one 10 foot floor case, bevel plate glass top, price S40.00. Both in good condition. Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17
ASKS $5,00O DAMAGES
Two Members of the Retail Merchants Association Sued by Sam E. Cornell
 and R. L. Williamson


 the Ozan Mercantile Co. and one against Hit Bros. were filled in the circuit court by Sam E. Con- nell and R. l.. Williamson through their attorneys Hamby & Haynie. The complaints are almost iden- tically the same and in each case damages in the sum of $5O0O is asked.
 The cases are as follows:
 k. l.. Williamson vs. Ozan Mer- cantile Co.,; suit $5,000 damages.
 Sam E. Cornell vs. the Ozan Mercantile Co.,, suit, $5, ,0OO dam ages.
 R. l.. Williamson vs. R. w. and T. L. Hit, suit, $5,000 damages.
 The complaint of the plaintiffs alleges that he is a resident of Nevada County, Arkansas and that defendant is domestic corporation, organized, charter tered and operating under and by virtue of the laws of said state, with it's offices and busi- ness located and situated in the city of Prescott and has been en. gagged in the mercantile busi- ness for several years past. That some time in January 1908, there was organized in said town, a collecting agency known a s The Retail Merchants Associa- tion," and that the defendant is and has been a member of this association since it's organization and that association prints, pub fishes and circulateS at stated in- tervals, book or pamphlet con taining a list of names of per sons reported to it by it's differ ent members as those who fail or refuse to make effort to pay their just and honest debts and that it is understood and accept. ed by all members of the associa- ton that persons whose names are printed in this book are those who do not pay their just debts. That the book or pam. phlet is known as the Blue Book. "
 The complaint further alleges that the association has an agent whose duty it is to notify all de linquent debtors whose names are furnished by any member, that the merchants of Prescott cannot extend further credit to him until he makes satisfactory arrangements to satisfy the ac- count. That some time during the month of January, the defen. dant furnished agent with plain tiff name and ordered and di- rected said agent to send to plaintiff the U. $. mail which was done.
 That the postoffice officials of this city and others who saw this envelope well knew and understood the kind of notice it contained. That on the 23rd day of January, 1908, the defendant. it's employees, etc, printed and circulated through out the city of Prescott a copy of the Blue List" And under and by virtue of defen- dant's orders, plaintiffs name was printed on said list with the purpose and intention of de- flaming plaintiffs good name as an upright, honest citizen and ,rr;4h aho n,1rnose of humiliatinp
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-17

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07
ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE.
Educational Plans of Omaha Branch
of the ". Nj. G.. A.

Educational Plans of Omaha Branch
of the Y. Nj. G. A.
Everything is being put in readiness for
the opening of the various classes at the
Young Mems Christian association night
school in Omaha. j.. w. Miller, educa-
tional director, reports that the outlook for
a prosperous season was never so good as
now. The fall term will open October 5.
Courses are already planned for in
twenty-one subjects. The principal aim Of
the Young Mems Christian association in
its night school is to furnish instruction
that canEot readily be secured elsewhere.
They therefore provide such courses as me-
chanical drawing, business law, showcard
writing, electricity, telephony, debating,
vocal music, etc. They also provide courses
in the more common subjects, such as
business arithmetic, bookkeeping, English,
shorthand and typewriting, etc., for young
men and boys so engaged in business occu-
pations during the day that they cannot
attend the regular public OF commercial
schools.
One Of the most attractive features Of
the Young Mems Christian association
night school is the quality of instruction
provided, the association being able to Sc
cure the highest possible grade of in
structors.
The courses are especially arranged with
a view to handling the subjects in the
shortest possible space Of time. eliminating
as much tiresome detail as is consistent
with a thorough understanding of the les
sons.
One-haf Of the third floor of the asso-
citation building is devoted exclusively to
educational work. The rooms are we'll
lighted, we'll ventilated and equipped espe-
clally for the purposes for which they are
used. Mr.. Miller informs us that this de-
partment is not conducted for financial
gain, which accounts for the remarkably
low rates OF tuitfon-rates which place
these courses within the reach Of anyone.
The teaching Is not confined to classes
in the Young Mems Christian association
building. Where a sufficient number of
students can be gotten together, a class is
organized in any part Of the city, to be
taught at any hour OF the day or night
which will be most convenient for stu
dents. This Is an-entirely new feature,
by means of which Mr.. Miller hopes to
reach many young men who could not be
reached otherwise.
In addition to the regular classes, which
meet from one to three times a week,
there are also many clubs. such as debat-
ing, literary, civic, reading, electrical, glee
and mandolin clubs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07
TRAIN YOUTHS FOR TRADES.
BOstOn's New FrankIyn Building
Ready for Work,

Ready Tor work.
The new Franklin Union building at the
corner of Appleton and Berkeley streets,
Boston, just completed and opened to the
hundreds OF young men who will there find
a training for trades in which they
have served an apprenticeship in Boston,
will accommodate about LOO pupils.
Made possible by the bequest of BenJa-
min Franklin, III years ago, which has
grown steadily during the years since his
death and supplemented by an equal
amount from Andrew Carnegie. the
Franklin fund now amounts to over SO0 1000.
The union will be modelled on the plans Of
the famous Cooper institute in New York,
which has an endowment fund Of more
than 50, OO0, 900.
The new building is equipped with the
most modern plans for a free Industrial
trade school which shall teach young men
the most advanced and important ideas in
their trades. Even the boiler rooms of
the building are planned so that they will
afford facilities for demonstration. Lab
oratories in hydraulics and instruction in
electricity and steam work are modelled
on the Iates; scientific plans.
administrator offices, class rooms,
draughtlng rooms. studios and laboratories
will take up the entire space in the four
stories Of the building and there will also
be a large hall on the first floor. The
bust OF Franklin, instead of being in the
middle OF the building, is over the doors
leading to the large lecture hall, which
also has a gallery on the floor above.
Indiana limestone has been used to the
second story In the construction of the
building and red brick above.
The site cost 100000 and the building
$4,000. The remainder OF the fund will
insure an income of about $4,000 annually.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
schoolbook Trust Gives Chicago a
Severe Squeeze.
GRAND JURY INQUIRY PROBABLE
Preparations for the Fall Sessions
Practically OmpIcted-MiIitary
schools and Medical
Colleges.

Public school officials Of Chicago have
laid before United States District Attor-
ney Sims certain facts about the price
of school books which, in their opinion,
show a trade combination to boost prices,
and have requested Mr.. Sims to institute
an investigation through the federal grand
jury.
The prospective trouble for the book
companies arose over an effort of the
Board Of Education to get the Macmillan
company to reduce the price of it's Tarr
& McMurry's Introductory Geography
from As to 80 cents each. Negotiations to
this end have been in progress for three
months.
Mr.. Hummel, Chicago manager Of the
company, has refused absolutely" said
a member of the school board, quoted by
the Tribune. That ompanys sells the
same book in Indiana for 80 cents and 1t
offered to give the Indiana price to Chi
cago two years ago, provided Chicago
I would give it the reader contract. None
of the other publishers will give a re-
duced price and our hands are tied. The
superintendent says the Macmillan book
is the best and we must submit to the
'holdup' We should collect evidence
against the combination and present 1t to
the district attorney at once. We want
TO get rid of that company as soon as
possible. For the present the sugges-
ton of Trustee Kohn that we purchase
what books the board must have In In
diana, which, l think. would save US
1000 in the course of a year. is a good
one"
Meanwhile the government, it is de-
clared, is ready to take up a grand jury
Investigation whenever evidence suffi-
Client to indict is submitted by attorneys
for the school board. The recent s22, 900
fine against the so-called School Furni-
ture trust" was pointed to by one Of
Mr.. Sims assistants as a precedent which
ton.
Superintendent of Schools Cooley points
out there has been an advance of from
% to so per cent in book prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07
Educational Notes.

AT the annual meeting OF the American
Bar association, recently held in Seattle,
the Association of American Law Schools,
which embraces the best law colleges in the
country, adopted resolutions limiting MEM
bership in the association to such schools
as grant diplomas only upon the compile
ton of a fun course OF three years.
No less than 1884 foreigners matricu-
lated at German universities this summer,
as compared with 1851 last winter and
3,766 last summer. There has been for some
time a steady decrease. there having been
i,l6l In the winter of 1906-'07. The foreign
ers now number only rs per cent Of The
entire attendance, as contrasted with 80
per cent three semesters ago.
on Craig mountain, four miles from Cot
tonwood, Ida, will be built the leading
Benedictine monastery ana college in
America, costing more than $1,000, OOC. The
Benedictines are one of the most devout
and retiring of the Catholic brotherhoods,
and builds its colleges and monasteries In
quiet and retired places, distant from the
populous [centers. The school to be estab-
lishod will probably be the largest priest
hood school west of the Mississippi.
DR.. Walter Lichtenstein, recently Of Har-
ward university, has been appointed as
librarian of the college library at North
western university, to fill the vacancy
Ambrose. Since 1903 he has been connected
with the Harvard library, principally in the
department. Of German literature. In 1905
he went to Europe in order to purchase
books for the Hohenzollern collection or
Germanic history, and in all he made pur-
| cnaSeS OF lU,UOO volumes.
A new site for the American College for
Girls, at C~onstantinople, Turkey, has been
formally transferred to the school, which
Is now located at Scutari. The site is on
the European side OF the Bosphorus and
covers nearly fifty acres, with a beautiful
view. The college was recently granted a
new charter by the state OF Massachusetts,
enlarging it's scope. The higher education
OF Turkish women is the aim of the insti-
tuition. Tie recent revolution In the TURK
ish government will help this work along
Miss Emile Gehring, a pupil of Cesare
Rossi of Milan, Italy, and OF Madame
! Regina de Sales of PARIS, France. Will
have direction of voice culture at BroWneH
Hall, Omaha, the coming season, She at
tended grand opera through the last three
! seasons at Munich. TIT director or the
| art studio will be Miss Augusta hnignt a
| graduate of the normal art course OF Fratt
Institute, Brooklyn. and a pupil Tor ten
years of tho leading artists or new lVIk;
! she has taught ten years with marked
success. .
J What is known as the Country Teachers,
Association of Illinois, was organized III
1907. for the purpose OF doing somethns
definite and practical for the rural teacn-
ers and for the communities In wnlch tney
! teach. Their object is TO render farm IRE
! more attractive than 1t is now to the emo
| and stop the rush to the city. IeachSrs
within easy reach of eacn other from d's-
| tricts, hold frequent meetings TO consiner
| nroblsms affecting their work, while ire.
ouent entertainments are held 10 h'erest
both parents and children.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07
&IH& WORD0fQkb6CHONS y COLLEGES

square feet Of space directly west Of the
dormitory. This solid cement floor can
be used for tennis, roller skating. flooded
in the winter and a small ice ring Is
made.
The chapel has been beautified this
year by the placing of a new altar. the
gift of the alumni Of the school. The
altar is the work of Mr.. Crossley Of
Kearney and is a beautiful piece Of work
manship.
George Glover of Grand Island, who
graduated in the class Of '05. visited the
school last week in company with sew
eral of his friends, who are making an
overland trip through the western part
Of the state. Mr.. Glover graduated this
year from the Boston School OF Technol-
ogy, standing near the head Of a large
class.
The faculty will begin to arrive for the
years work on Saturday, September II.
There will be two new members this
year, Miss Anderson and Mr.. McEachron.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07

tionsl rifle association. A trip to the
Alaska-Yukon Pacific exposition at Seattle
next June is being arranged by the COM
mandant.
The Missouri Military academy has pur-
chased seventy-flve new pattern Springfield
rifles and outfits for the use of the cadets.
Application has been made to the War de-
partment for the detail Of an army officer,
The new commandant Is LieutenRnt-C Colonel
Mould, an officer with West Point training
and extensive experience in military schools.
The superintendent has decided to invite
the other military schools of Missouri to a
competitive test Of the quality of the acade-
mic work done by the various schools. Hith-
erto schools have only competed in ath-
letics, but Colonel Fonville thinks the real
work Of the schools should be brought to
public attention by competition. The
school is located at Mexico. Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-07
SCHOOLS.
Correction of Impressions
Drawn from Advertising.

Drawn from Advertising.
A paragraph from the New York Sun
has been going the rounds of the press, to
the effect that in an August number of a
magazine 45 or 40 per cent of the schools
advertising were military schools, and they
used eight pages of space. while the 60
per cent of other schools used seven pages.
Upon this has been based all sorts OF edi-
torial comment the chief ones being that
military schools are new and of a refoTma-
tory character and are compelled to make
a big showing in order to get students,
also that there must be a lot of bad boys
in the country to supply students to so
many schools. This is all wrong. both in
figures and comment. Careful analysis
of the advertising in one OF the four lead
ing magazines for August shows that there
were 23 schools represented, or nearly twice
as many as found by the Sun in the maya
zine examined; also there were twenty
seven pages of advertising instead of fiji
teen. Military schools were only thirty-five
in number, or only I per cent, and they oc-
cupied five pages of space. or only 9 per
cent. OF the schools that occupied large
space, four inches or more, ten were mill
tary, five others boys schools, eleven girls
, schools and two conservatories of music,
.lldklnb nineteen ONiltT SCllOOl6 " lth Hllii-
tary. The idea that military schools are re-
formatory is specially erroneous. 1t Is i'm
possible to get a bad or unruly boy into one
Of those advertised military schools, and
should he slip in by any chance he would
be sent home again as soon as discovered.
Military schools aim to develop manliness
in boys, but they rigidly exclude bad or in
tractable ones.
Wentworth Military school at Lexington,
Mo, has provided many new things for
the coming year, chief of which is the pur-
chase of forty-eight acres near the school
for athletic purposes. All kinds of field and
track sports will be provided for
on this field and a large lake
will be constructed In the CEN
ter. The government has approved the
standard maintained by the school and has
provided equipment for both artillery and
cavalry drill. The school has also been
provided with new equipment for signal
work. including photographs and telegraph
instruments. Practical engineering, such
as building bridges, laying out roads, etc,
will be taught. Target practice will be sys-
temstic. and the school will join the ns-