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The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-08
NOT A MATTER OF INSTINCT
Experiments Have Proved That tEe Duck Does Not Naturally Take
 to the Water.

It has turned out, under the searching experimentation of recent years, that much that we have sup posed to be instinct in animals is not instinct at all, writes F. T Brewster, in McClure's. For cX- ample, the young duck proves to have no instinctivn impulse to enter the water; dos not recognize the element by sight; is. in short, ip precisely the same situation as q chick-until, by happy chance, f gets it's logs wet. Wet legs, how ever, and the lift of the water or the body at once start up the swim ming reaction, and away sails the duckling, as chicks ard children dc not.
 The chick, on its part, has a def mite instinct to peck at any small object that catches its eye. That takes care of its feeding But the chick has no corresponding instinct to drink. and would die oi thirst be- fore it would recognize water b8 sight alone. Drinking it has to locrn for itself, by picking at dewdEops or spots of light on the surface of the water, or particles at the bottom  of its cup. Even the hen, contrary to general belief, proves to have nc instructive fear of the water for her offspring. A hen that has raised 3 few broods of ducks and seen them take to the water becomes highly distressed when a subsequent hatch of chickens do not swim. In fact hens,have been reported, under these circumstances, to lead tteir chicks to the waterside and push them in.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-08
BOTH WORN.

8acon-And doesn't her h,ssbs, i sgsr do any kitchen worb ?''
 ERbert-Sure he does. He some times fires the rolling-pin back at his wife p'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-08
FOR REPRE- SENTATIVE

Weare authorized to announce J. H. Rogers as a candidate for representative from Neya- da County in the next Arkansas Legislature, subj ct to the action of the Democratic Party
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-08
FIRST AVENUE oRTHoeRAPAY.

The pushcart market on First avenue often displays signs worth reading. One seen last week on q cartful of cherries made the an nouncemcnt: "l'his Are Goo l Chorys. New York Press.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-08
RiTAXIASSESSOR

We are authorized to announce G. k. Blake as a candidate for Tax Assessor of Nevada County. subject to the action of the demo c,n' c primaries
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-08
Lbe Rrescott Daily Mews
 PUBLISHED BY The News Printing Go.

Entered as second class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postoffice at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-08

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
PROSE POEM TO UNCLE JOE.

inspired BY the incident Of Speaker
cannon's kissing Mary Mccain.
When Mary Mccain, the New York
girl, received a few days ago from the
hands Of Speaker Cannon life saving
medal for heroic service performed at
the time Of the disaster to the steamer
General Slocum the speaker kissed her
on the cheek. This gracious act in
spired bard out west to prose poetry,
Z copy of which was recently received
at the speakers Office in a letter. 1t
follows:
Dear Uncle Joe-Let me tell you
since your speakership began you new
er did thing more pat than to kiss
Miss Mary Mccain, for back Of the
kiss l caught glimpse of heart in
touch and tune with the deeds of no
bic women that was as fresh as the
rose Of June. hope you won't live
long enough In your years of public
life to let your dear old heart grow
cold in all your cares and strife. /
know no plan to heat old age than to
try everything you may. SO let the
heart of your Uncle Joe give evidence
that way"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No. I2,7o1-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Gus Soloman VS.. Oil City
Mercantile Company
By virtue OF commission to sell to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, will offer for sale at
public auction, for cash according to
law, during the legal hours for sales, at
the principal front door of the court
house Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, APRIL "A, 1909,
Lot 27, block B, of Oil City subdivision
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, as per map
of said subdivision in conveyance book
50, page II. The southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter of section 81,
township ~, range IS, Caddo Parish,
La, as per inventory on file.
]. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff aud ex Oaicio Aucdousar.
Caucasian. March n. 1890.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
NO PROFESSOR" FOR HIM.
Missou"i Teacher Says the Title 10 Too
Muct, Abused

Missouri Teacher Says the Title 10 Too
Much Abused.
II prefer not tr bc called profess
or" remarked Donald Walker. a
schoOIteacher Of Macon county. Mo-.
the other day. "Of course appreci-
ate the fact that those who use the
term do SO IN complimentary sense.
but all the same 1t doesn't make me
feel good. It's not the title that dig
nifies the man. but the way he fills his
position. II he does that worthily he
needs no title.
"Not long ago | spent the night in a
village in Macon county. A fellow
the street with the aid Of leather
lungs and a Kerosene lamp. He was Il
good talker and did big business.
Everybody about the place professor
ed him because he wore spectacles
and long coat. yet he showed his food
In with a knife and gurglcd like an
animal when he tackled his coffee.
He didn't know who Dickens was. be-
lieved Napoleon was an American and
ran his negatives IN pairs. Somehow
1t seemed like irony when l heard peo-
pie call me professor after that. and il
one Of my students were to address
me that way Id make him stay In
after school and apologize"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
The Great Issue.

There's an issue stirs the people. They
debate It more and more,
On the street and in the Office and around
the country store.
No. the tariffs not the subject. Let them
soak it on to gloves.
Cosmetics. tea and stockings can stand
some upward shoves.
Free hides-oh. what about It? Let 'em
come as free as air.
Though q heavy tax on hidings IL the
small boys earnest prayer
No; the tariff AS topic makes the con-
versation drag.
The Issue that excites us is. win our
team cop the flag?
Now friend with friend IL wrangling and
telling what he knows.
Men contradict their comrades In a way
to bring on blows
No. the topic isn't Teddy nor the things
he's gone to hunt:
How he'll fool the fielding rhino with q
neat and timely hunt:
Whether he will bite the lion or the lion
nihble him:
II he'll teach the hippopotamus a better
way to swim
Or lecture to the elephants about race
suicide
Which they &c, by stopping bullets with
an insufficient hide
No: the people aren't worrying about the
faunal bag
The issue that confronts us-will our team
cop the flag?
Wherever men are gathered no matter
where the spot.
You'll hear the crowd all talking as the
argument grows hot
No. the arg;c-bargIe wrangling that al
most ma xes you deaf
10 not upon the topic Of zach johnson
versus JEFF.
It has naugh; to do witt, those who scrap
within the cornered ring
Or with the champions black or white.
or the challenges they sling
The talk r not of AfarathOns they argue
not Of Shrubb
Or q the Indian honestly can make him
look Z dub.
sch aueetlone. sreAt u Other times. but
seneoepog11 onae
- lsls i1ssgs. WIN our team
) - = 80 :! D. !. 4 :
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
r. A. LEONARD, Clerk.
SHERTFFS SALE.

No. I2.7E-In tie First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana w. r. Bradford VS.. Thomas
Thrash
BY virtue Of writ Of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court Of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, | have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, for cash according to law, during
the legal hours for sales, at the princi-
pal front door OF the court house of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, On
SATURDAY, APRIL ~, 1909,
The west half Of northwest quarter of
section II, township IS, range Is west.
with all buildings and Improvements
thereon, IN the Parish Of Caddo, La.
The above property seized a. the prop
erty Of the above defendant and to Be
sold to satisfy the amount specified IN
the said writ, say in the sum of $4,000
with 8 per cent per annum interest
thereon from December 81, 1904, and All
costs of suit, including 10 per cent on
said sum and interest as attorneys fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian. March ls. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
RIFLE TO SHOOT AT NIGHT.
Colonel Roosevelt Said to Have Taken
Two Out to Africa.

Colonel Roosevelt Said to Have Taken
Two Out to Africa.
An army rifle equipped with an cleo
trio light that will enable the soldier
to aim at night Is the latest product Of
the United States arsenal in Spring
field, Mass. Two 0: the new rifles
have been shipped out Of the city, and
one story is that they formed part Of
the equipment carried by former
President Roosevelt on his African ex-
petition.
On either side Of the tip of the gun
barrel is a tiny electric bulb about
three-eighths of an inch in diameter.
On the underside Of the rifle stock is a
battery, and there is a button on the
trigger guard. Upon pressing the but
ton the lights on the barrel bring the
rifle sight into the clear view of the
shooter, thereby enabling him to aim.
AS the weapon is intended only for
twilight or darkness, it must naturally
be used ut close range and with
large object as target.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
CHINA TO ABOLISH OPIUM.
viceroy Declares This Must BE Oons
Appeal to America,

Tuan Fang, probably the most pow
erful and progressive Of all Chinese
viceroys. has sent an appeal to Amer
lea to aid his country in freeing itself
from the curse Of opium. This is per-
haps the first time that viceroy has
concerned himself with an information
al matter independent Of the Pekin
government The appeal reads as fol-
lows:
"Chfna is determined to abolish
opium entirely. 1t earnestly hopes that
the people of Great Britain, the Unit
ed States and other powers will ap-
prove and help us in Kidding ourselves
of this great evil. II so we shall in
deed be fortunate"
Then came various seals and official
signatures. The message Of Tuan
Fang is written in high Wengli the
classical language Of China. Tuan
Fang was special high commissioner
of the Chinese government at the in
ternationai opium conference.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
PLAN TO AID LABOEERS.
Dean Sumner Advocates Another Aol
iday In Week to Educate Toilers.

iday In Week to Educate ToiIers.
To make one day out Of the six
working days in the week holiday
for the labOring man was recently sug
gcsted by Dean Walter +. Sumner of
Chicago MS a long step toward the SO
luton Of the problem Of poverty in an
address on "Chicag" and Her Laza-
rus ut the MONDAY Lenten service in
the Chicago Opera House. Dean Sum
ner said:
''Much Of the poverty In our city is
the outcome of ignorance. Education
will be one Of the most important fac
tors in the solution Of the problem Of
the poor. But how can we educate
when those whom we seek to reach
have no leisure moments outside the
grind Of their labor? The industrial
conditions Of today are forcing the Ia
boring man into rut and keeping him
there The ovcrworked Lazarus Is one
Of the most pitiful sights Of modern
times. We cannot help him by gifts
Of art galleries. parks and museums
What he needs is Il square deal We
cannot solve this problem all Mt once.
But l believe that one long step in the
right direction would be the cessation
Of labor one day out of the six work
ing days Of the week."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
HEARST IN MARBLE.
Editors Liksness Outlined In Pillar n
Senate Office Building.

Editors Likeness Outlined In Pillar IN
Senate Office Building.
There is only one picture in the new
senate Office building ut Washington.
The face Of William Randolph Hearst
ornaments the main assembly room Of
the committee on claims. Senator
Burnbanl. chairman of this committee.
didn't order the Hearst likeness and
moved--in fact, 1t might be necessary
to tear down section Of the big office
building to get rid Ut the Hearst face
A few days ago one of Senator Burn
hams clerks discovered that the veins
In the marble Of one of the large pill
lars in the claims committee room out
lined a likeness Of Mr.. Hearst Since
then hundreds Of visitors to the Office
building. including 4 dozen or more
senator's have seen It. That's Hearst.
sure enough" said Senator La Fol
lette when he visited Mr.. Burnham's
rooms the other day. Other members
Of the senate agreed that the face in
the marble Is striking portrait Of the
New York editor.
There has been considerable specula-
ton as to whether the Hearst likeness
Is freak Of nature or whether in the
cutting and polishing Of the marble
shaft workman by deft skill fash
Toned the face.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
VALUE OF ATHLETICS
Coming Americans to Be a Race
Of Giants.
so YALE STATISTICS SHOW.
College Students Growing Bigger
Every Year. According to Dr.. 1orn's
Measurements Americans Becom-
ing Greater Physically Than Any
Race Of Men Have Ever Been.

The American citizen of the future
Is TO be Il giant. according to the statis-
ties of the athletic instructors, while
his sister is t" he a very sturdy lassie
DR.. Born. medical director of the
Yale gymnasium. recently made pub
lie the 1908 statistics of development
in the university. For the comparisons
500 athletes from the crew, the foot
ball and baseball teams. the track men
and the student athletes generally
were measured.
The general average Is compared
with the averages taken in 1903. and
The 1908 averages are generally higher
than had been anticipated The new
college man has grown an inch and
one-half in five years. He has gained
twenty seven pounds in weight and
has seventy two inches more lung ca
pacity than his prototype Of five years
before
The list bears out the assertion COM
monty made during recent years that
The American man was becoming
greater physically than any known
race Of men have ever been
The comparative measurements given
ont by DR. Born are:
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
CARBONlC ACID GAS SNOW.
Curer Of Skin Diseases May BE Made
to RebujId the Skin.

J
to Rebuild the Skin.
Not only will carhonic acid gas snow
| remove epithelioma. or skin cancer. as
was told at n recent meeting of the
New York County Medical society.
held in New York city. but it will re-
move many kinds of tumors. birth
marks and moles and even powder
stains that are disfiguring. The only
birthmark known to resist the action
of the carbonic acid gas snow, 1t II
said. is he so called port wine mark.
Hundreds Of eases Of skin cancer
have been treated with the carbonic
acid snow under the general direction
Of DR. George Thomas jackson Of the
Vanderbilt clinic and professor Of der
matOlOgy Of the College Of Physicians
and Surgeons. the medical school Of
Columbia university. A physician at
tachcd to the clinic said:
In the first place. the acid snow treat
ment leaves a white scar which is dis
figuring. but which Is the least scar left
by any caustic. We cannot say that we
have cured epithelioma but In the cases
where the growth has been removed 1t
has not returned. and some cases were
treated in 1907.
Asked to explain the method Of
treatment. the physician said:
1t Is simplicity itself The carbonc acid
gas Is in ordinary soda water tank
and Is under pressure of about 800
pounds to the square inch It is released
from the tank by the ordinary handle to
stOpcock. The gas PUSHES out under the
pressure. II is here the snow is made
cylinder about six inches long and less
than two inches in diameter Is employed
for this purpose. The cylinder Is made
of perforated brass and is really two half
cylinders on a hinge 1t Ia lined inside
and out with chamois skin. A chamois
skin flap helps to wrap II around the noz-
Zle or faucet Of the tank when the gas is
released. The porous character of the
cylinder causes the snow to form in the
cylinder.
To Illustrate the physician went 10
tank of carbonic acid gas ready for
use and with the cylinder made enough
carbonic acid gas snow to make
SNOWFALL and then said:
This snow is II degrees below zero c.
It is made into a cone and will last for
an hour. The usual length Of time It is
applied to growth is from five to thirty
seconds. 1t destroys the growth. freezes
1t or burns 1t. as some say. Then this is
brushed off. and a crust forms. In time
that falls off. and there is a white scar
left That Is all there is to the treatment.
Although nothing has yet been done
in that line by those who have been
working under the direction Of Pro
fessor Jackson. it is known that the
professor has told his assistants that
destroy and that 1t was about time to
test its powers as IA rebuilding agent
In skin troubles.-New York American.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15

The most thorough tests made in the
United States were published ten years
ago when statistics were taken from
many sources showing the gradual in
crease in height and weight Of Amer
lean men and women.
Then the average height was found
to be about GSi. inches; chest meas
urement. 80 inches: with inflated chest.
40 inches: waist. % inches: hip. 81
inches: thigh. 211a inches; calf, 14ka
inches. and weight, 100 pounds.
Then 1t was said that glance over
10000 college men showed an average
increase in weight for forty years Of
three pounds and an average increase
In height Of an inch, with the fresh
average than their fathers had shown.
The average was likewise shown to
have gained an inch in height and five
pounds In weight.
The records have not been kept with
any uniformity either as to ages and
numbers testet: or MS to form Of re-
cOrding the measurements, but the
general indication is that the human
family. as typified by the American
college boy. is growing and developing
In weight. in height and in the general
points that 60 to make up the units Of
strength.
None Of the new averages for wom-
en- has been produced, but the last gen.
eral record showed an average height
Of feet I inches. weight Of 125
pounds. bust Of from % to 36 inches,
waist Of "a inches and neck Of 13
inches.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
"coRNERED AGAIN.

On the first page Of the Picayune's is
sue Of April Il, there is an illustration
estitied "Corncred Again" in which i,
presented foreefuily the effective opera
don of the Payne Tariff Bill.
As trust inagrate, holding in hand
! sack Of wheat and in the other bag
Of money. which he is jamming in a
corner. there is visible from windows the
farmer who is grim visaged who re-
inAfis: I get no more for my grain,
and tlae working man Of serious mien
who exclain,s: 1T don't raise my wages,
The corner gets il ALL
As has been frequently declared by
the Caucasian, trusts and combines
would BE- short lived without the pro-
lection, a. il is styled, Of the ubiquitous
tariff imposed on the masses by the Re-
pablicai, party,
1sre Is only one source Of relief for
lhe masses, and this relief is based on
the Democratic principle Of i tariff for
revenue only, but u the Republicans are
il full control Of the government and
have fun sway ID lee;sistion, the domi-
nancy 81 the trusts aud the combines
will e6ntinue s ii the past. regardless
III III protests 81 tie consumers, who.
aaeef "a nhust bar ne burden Of gov
q MN ~ pfofettnd and the
~.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
UNION OF TEACHERS.
Scheme to Organize Nearly 10000 In
United States and Canada.

Scheme to Organize Nearly 10000 In
United States and Canada.
An effort to organize the teachers in
the United States and Canada, num-
bering nearly half million. will be
made under. the auspices Of the North
American Teachers league. according
to an announcement recently made at
Boston BY Frederick A. Topper. head
master Of the Brighton school
The league has the patronage Of lead
ing educators in the United states and
Canada, and an energetic campaign Is
planned in order to establish branches
In every part Of the United States.
The object Is to extend the scope Of
the league. obtain higher sa1aries pen
sions for teachers and national and
state aid to education.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
GALLERY OF HORRORS.
dorado Taft Says National Gallery u
Washington Should ee So Called.

Our national art gallery at Wash
ington might be called a national gal
lery OF horrors. SO many atrocities are
there" declares dorado Taft. the well
known sculptor Of Chicago, in COM
municatiOn TO a woman's club.
There is destined to be a fuller de-
velopment Of sculpture than even the
Greeks attained" Mr. Taft went on,
"a development which shall crystalline
our great thoughts and preserve them
Tor following generations. One object
OF existence should be to leave such
herftages behind u.s.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-15
Fireman Lone. Overall, Shower.

A surprise party for Howard Long,
fireman OH the Scranton fiier. was CIV
en- the other evening ut his home on
Grand avenue. South Allentown, Pa.
In honor of his thirty-fifth birthday.
After returning from his days work
his friends took him completely by
surprise and greeted him with nm over
al shower. Mr.. Long received twen-
ty-eoven pairs Of overalls