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The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25

assistants may call upon him in
 ten days and fix the value of his
 property, for which a penalty of
 50 cents to school fund, 50 cents
 to the assessor and 25 per cent of
 the taxes to go to the common
 school fund is provided. The
 assistant must have his assess ments filed with the assessors
 within fifteen days after begin ing the work.
 Section six allows the assessors
 of one township to assess the
 property in another which adioins the property of the owner in the township in which he lives. If a property owner has property in several townships of tEe conty, the assessor has the right to set one township in which the entire lot shall be assessed.
 The seventh section provides a salary of $2.50 per day for the assistants. Section eight allows an appeal to the County Court by the property owner, but no appeal will be permitted which IS not taken to the term of the court subsequent to the assess ment.
 Section nine provides a penalty of from $50 to S100 fine for the refusal of assistants appointed to serve, unless excused on account of sickness or accident. Section ten fixes the fees of the assessors, allowing him 25 cents for assessing the property of one person. The bill will be presented to the legislature at once by the legislative committee Of the association.
 Most of the members left Little Rock last night, but will attend the next annual meeting, which will take place in Hot Springs in December.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
Artesidn

The farmers are getting ready for blowing If it ever gets dry enough.
 Misses May and Oracle Sanders of near Emmet, spent Saturday night with Misses Oracle and Matte Ross and Mr. Parks was all smiles.
 Joe Ross ordered a patch of turnip greens from Chicago last week. Anyone wishing greens will please call on Joe.
 Why can't we have a Sunday school at this place? If we don't everyone will be staying at home on Sunday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
ASSESSORS HAVE THEIR OWN BILL

Bent upon getting all property of the State assessed at its ful value, and thus reducing the levy, besides getting all property ir the State on the tax books, the assessors of Arkansas, who have been in session in Little Rock for several days, have completed a bill which they will present to the legislature and endeavor to have it become law. The as- sessors spent much time on this bill, which they consider a model and which they say will place on tax books thousands of acres of valuable land which is escaping taxation.
 The bill, in the first section, provides that the assessor of each county shall have two assistants in each township who will assist him in assessing the property there All of these deputies will later meet with the assessors and the taxation of the county gone over and the delinquent porperty capitalized, The second section would give the assessor S1 for as- sessing each nonresident delin- quent. The third section requires that all property owners must finnish the assessors with list of their property giving it's true value. The assessors is given the power. under this section, to administer the oath to the prop- erty owners.
 The fourth section allows the three who pass the value of the property in each township to raise or lower the amount given as they think proper.
 Section five provides that in case property owners fail toassess before the assessor, one of the
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
NOT ICE

1 have sold to J. w. Duke my entire interest ir the mercantile firm of Mum & Duke, and have no furthur interest or connection with the business; and the new firm of Duke Bros. have full authority to collect all depts due the old firm of Mum 6 Duke.
 1 very greately appreciate the liberal patronage of all our cus- toners and hope they will con- tinue to patronize the new firm.
 Very respectfully Yours, w. R. Mum.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
SEED POTATOES

have about 300 bushels of tn celebrated Nancy Hall yam pota toes for sale. Will open the banl on March the 1st and will pu same on sale at Farmers UniO Warehouse where all that want a fine potato to bed out can ge them. The Nancy Hall is a yer prolific potato and is an earl pumpkin yam. I made $l15. pc acre last year from this potatc
 Respt. T. c. McMilliaE Prescott. Ark. K. F. D. No. l.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
AN AGE OF TRUSTS

This is an age of trusts. Near ly every branch of industry is now controlled by some form of combine. One writer aptly DOT trays life in this era of trusts, thus:
 Piecred by the Pin trust.
 Chilled by the Ice trust.
 Roasted by the Coal trust.
 Soaked by the Soap trust.
 Doped by the Drug trust.
 Wrapped by the Paper trust. Bullied by the Beef trust.
 Lighted by the Oil trust. Squeezed by the Corset trust. Soured by the Pickle trust. This is indeed a "trustful" life. The Farm Magazine.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25

A poultry writer says that the cocks and hens should be kept separate when fed. The reason given was that the males were so gallant that, in their attentions to the hens, urging them to eat, they failed to get enough them selves. If you haven't noticed just go out and feed the fowls, and see if the roosters do not get their full share. If they do not, it's because the hens can run the faster.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25

Sons of Rest. Several have their applications in now. On account of space in our official organ this week, I will close. As soon as I feel better shall give a history of our work and of the good people I saw while with Bro. Hood on his tax collecting trip. I shall never forget the trip and the good people.
 Yours very truly,
 Jas. Snodgrass.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
HAMLET

had melancholy, probably caused by an inactive liver. A bad liver makes one cross and irritable, causes mental and physical depression and may result disastrously.
 Ballard's Heroine is acknowledged to be the perfect liver regulator. If you are blue ane out of sorts, get a bottle today. A positive cure for bilious head ache, Constipation Ghllls and Fever and all liver complaints. For sale at Bakers Drug Store.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
Neighborhood News Interesting News Items Collected
 By Our Country Correspondents

in her home. May the choicest b essings be hers in her new home.
 Born-To MT. and Mrs. Bert Stovall on the 22nd, a fine girl.
 Several of the family of MT. John Daniels are sick.
 Mir. Bruce Kelly and family are visiting MT. Rockers family south of town.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
WANTE]

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The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
DON'T BE IRRITABLE

''An irrtatated skin makes an irritable person, and an irritable person gathers much trouble unto himself or herself, as the case may be, Moral: Use Hunts Cure, one box of which is absolute and unqualifiedly guaranteed to cure any form of skin trouble Any kind of itching known is relieved at once, and one box cures. -
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY

Iwould almost as soon think of runn, my farm without implements as wifi out Hunts Lightning oil. Of all X liniments 1 have ever used, both fo man and beast, it is the quickest actiou and richest in results. For bun and fresh cuts it is absolutely wonderf, I regard it as a household necessity.
 Yours truly,
 s. Harrison,
 Kosciusko, Mis
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
NOTICE TO THE puslIc.

Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any individual, firm or corporation appear ing in The Picayune will be promptly corrected if brought to the attention of the publisher. Statements of facts, however will not be retracted.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
WORN OUT

That's the way you feel about the lungs when you have hacking cough. It's foolishness to let it go on and trust to luck to get over it, when Ballard's Hore- hound Syrup will stop the cough and heal the lungs. Price 25c, soc and S1 per bottle. Sold by Bakers Drug Store
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25

India's gold output in 1908 was worth $12,000, ,000. or about an eighth of that of the United States.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
TO THE HONORABLE SONS OF REST

TO THE HONORABLE SONS OF REST
 On account of a severe case of
 Lagripp, 1 have been unable to report and am still unable to do you or myself justice for 1 am still sick, however, 1 will do the best 1 can.
 Roosevelt has got up against it, he has monkeyed with the trusts, speculators and combines until he has about run the gaunt- let. He doesn't know now whether he will join a Wild West Show or go to Africa and join the Farmers Union. He recom- mends thorough organization of farmers under the head of Country Life. Jeff Davis and Roosevelt never fully developed themselves until their last term of office expired. They are both trying to court the Farm CTS Union, we don't want to have any thing to do with them. When they get through with the present term of office. suppose they will try the Sons of Rest but in this case they will find them selves as powerless as the Ark. R. R. Commission.
 The farmers of the South never try to initiate small town people, especially on a small scale. The small towns have been getting street carnivals to raise funds to keep up expenses. After crops are laid by, the farmers of the Southern States will be able to give a State car nival. The canvas that it takes to conceal the scenery will cost the farmers nothing because by the time the present anticipated crop is laid by there will be tow sacks enough in Arkansas to put a canvas 100 feet high around the entire state, enough meal sacks to carpet the ground and enough hay wire to build fence forty feet high outside of the canvas. Talk about a Stock law, it would be jolly to even introduce such a bill. The Arkansas legislature is all right as long as 1t doesn t monkey with spectators. trusts and combines. The Sons of Rest have never asked for an ap- propriation of $50 Goo with which to fight tae Federal court, the Arkansas Legislature has.
 The Sons of Rest is the only organization that meets with the hearty approval of the people. Nearly all other organizations are accused of keepiug up a set ot officers, C don't, We are the only organization that eyer thoroughly organized. We now have the balance of power, we aro allowed free speech and free acton, The R. R. Commission CTS. the Labor Generals and the New York world are barred from free speech. We are the only people that ever took direct action against the low price of labor and farm products.
 Two more crops ot cotton rais- ed on a tow sack, hay wire, lard buckets and strips of meat basis will put us clear out of reach of the Socialist party, the titles of our lands will safely reach the hands of the spectators, trusts and combines.
 As we have no secrets in our order, l am in a position to give out some information for the good of the order. It is said by all stock men in Arkansas that on the 18th day of April all stock
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29

better company, for it has the ad.
vantage of saying truth in a
straight-out-from-the-sho fash
ion. How it is that little knock
gains strength twice as fast as a
little boost, only those who have at
tempted to put forward a good
cause or a new enterprise can say.
We are constantly being confronted
by the sign at the cross roads"
which reads, With the boosters, I"
or With the Knockers" Down one
or the other of the roads we must
travel. 1t is safe to follow the plan
of being favorably impressed with
any and all projects that have a
semblance of good, even if we must
be fooled a few times. If some SUBJ
ject of benefit to the community is
under discussion, join in on the
favorable side; maybe your voice
will be the deciding one in forcing
the issue and bringing it before the
public. The Border.
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29
JUDGE KENT'S DECISION sUS.
TAINS SEGREGATION

On October 9th; Judge Kent de-
cided against the board of supervis-
ors in the Tempe local option case.
A few weeks ago the board was petit
toned to order a local option elec-
ton in Tempe precinct, which in
cludes the incorporated town. For
the purpose of testing the law passed
by the last legislature, the board re-
fused to segregate the town from
the country and mandamus pro-
ceedings were at once instituted to
compel them to do so.
Judge Kent, in ruling, held that
the question of advisability or the
non-advisability of the segregation
law was not question for the court
to determine, but it was the courts
duty, wherever possible, to see that
the will of the people is carried out.
Paragraph 1904 of the Revised
Statutes, provides that the board
must establish a convenient number
of election precincts. The word
convenient" is defined by lexico-
graphers to be in its primary mean
ing, fit. suitable, proper, adapted
to an end" Since the legislature
specified by enactment that the bal
lots of a town should be counted
separately from the ballots cast out
side the corporate limits, the court
held that the board of supervisors
had not met this requirement by
establishing only one precinct, and
therefore ruled that the board
should establish at least two and
more, if they considered them nee
essary. Under this order the board
will, of course, segregate.-Ex.
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29

warning in the prisoners letter be-
seeching him not to mention the
matter to any living soul lest the
secret of the valise and the hidden
receptacle be indiscreetly betrayed.
The valise, after all, with its con-
cealed certificate of deposit, is the
key to the situation and possession
must be taken of it before anything
can be done or said. This ESQ cum
ningly set forth by the prisoner) is
very evident to the distant relative,
and so he quite frequently preserves
the secret intact, and instead of
consulting lawyer or writing to
the American Consul General at
Barcelona he quietly sends q draft
for the sum demanded to the good
priest and awaits results. Of course
he waits in vain, and the poor, dead
prisoner and the good priest and the
darling daughter in the course of
time pass out of his life forever,
leaving him only an uncomfortable
memory of the money he SO cheer
fully contributed to the confidence
game.
For nearly twenty years these
same knaves have been practicing
their swindle, and it is needless to
suggest that they are very carefully
organized; they have confederates
MT only in the United States but in
most other countries. The confed-
crates in question select a man and
find out all they can about him; they
get hold of family names, family
origin, and family characteristics,
This information is transmitted &c
the rascals in Spain, and letters are
at once written to the prospectiv
victim. The scheme is presented
and developed in very plausible
way and many of our fellow-country-
men have bitten" promptly and
cheerfully.
Under the Spanish laws a felony
must be consumated before the
police may act, and mere attempt
to obtain money by false pretenses
does not appear to warrant arrest
The money must be actually paic
over and the prosecuting W itnesS
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29

must be present in propria persona
to testify; otherwise prosecution
would be useless.
Recently the letters written to
the distant relative have varied
somewhat from the original; the
political prisoner having become a
noted Russian banker who abscond-
ed, leaving deficit of some millions
of roubles, killed in quarrel in
England another Russian, and final.
ly took refuge in Spain, where he
was apprehended and charged with
manslaughter.
This change of character, how
ever, is immaterial, and in the
future more new characters will
probably be introduced by the gang.
The scheme is the same, and the
public is warned to place no credence
in such or similar letters.
Every effort has been made by
the Department of State and its
representatives in Spain to unmask
these scoundrels and bring them to
justice, and the Spanish authorities
have also been active and several
members of the gang have been ap'
pretended and held for trial, but SC
far no convictions have resulted
owing probably to the peculiarity OF
the Spanish law referred to in the
report of the Consul-General al
Barcelona.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, D. c., October, 1903
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29

The Jo'. Corder alfalfa
ranch. consisting Of III
acres, all lnder cultivation.
Good water rights. Will be
sold at a bargain. Part cash,
balance on long time at 8 per
cent.
Forty acre farm near SAT-
ford, 9 acres in orchard, 80
acres in alfalfa, 2-ioom house
hay barn. good water rights.
Price, SO, 600: terms to suit
Thirty acres ct land near
Brvce. on the county road,
with water rights, for $1,000.
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29

The Alexander farm at Ft.
Thomas, 42o acres of good
land, with water rights and
all Improvements. At a bar
gain, fourth cash and
balance on time.
Forty acres, three miles
east of Stafford, $I2s per acre.
Twenty-four acres in alfalfa
an If acres grain land. Two
and q halt shares Montezuma
water. Half cash, balance
on time.
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29
OCTOBER 20, 1909.
PARENTS MEETING

The meeting of the parents and
teachers of Stafford Public School at
the school house last Friday after
noon was great success, and un'
doubtedly will lead to much good
that will be accomplished in the
near future.
The idea of bringing the parents
and teachers into closer touch and q
better knowledge of school affairs
is not only good one, but is a plan
that should be carried out frequent
ly during the school term. Such
meetings are not only a great help
to the teachers in their work as ed
ucators, but they also serve to give
parents an insight into the daily
work in school and give them bet
ter knowledge of the work that
teachers must accomplish in pre-
pairing the children for the battle
of life.
Nothing helps more than sympa-
thy in the work and a willingness
on the part of parents to see that
their children are ACCOMPLISHING an
education, that they may become
better men and women, and when
they realize that they have taken
some part in that education, other
than simply seeing that their chill
dren attend school, the satisfaction
derived is not only lasting, but Gre
ates feeling of good will and an
honest endeavor at all times to help
the teacher in her work of prepar-
ing the school boy or school girl for
the place they should occupy in the
time to come, for nothing is SO nec-
essary for a successful business man
or woman as a good education.
Therefore, the meetings of par
ents and teachers should not only
be approved, but should be held as
often as possible during the school
term, and every encouragement
possible should also be given to
make the meetings a success by the
parents attending the meetings as
regularly as they are called.
In the matters that may properly
be discussed at such meetings, such
as school grading, studies and school
discipline. much good can be ac-
complished for the teachers in the
knowledge that parents will take a
greater interest in the plans that
may be agreed upon at the meet
ings and help to make them sue
cesSful.
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29
PROFITABLE CROPS ON CALI
F0RNIA DRY FARMS

Replying to an inquiry regarding
areas and valleys in California
where farming is carried on with
IL to 1S inches rainfall; that is,
those sections where it is too dry to
insure crop annually, but which
can be farmed at a profit by mois-
ture conserving methods without
irrigation, the editor of the San
Francisco, CAL, Rural Press says:
Commenting briefly on your ques-
tions, it may be said that all through
the great San Joaquin and Sacra.
mento valleys of California, grain
crops can and are being successful.
ly produced with from IL to 18 in.
ches rainfall. This comprises an
area approximately $50 miles long
by an average of go miles wide. In
fact they do get measurably profit.
able yields of grain on much less
rainfall, and sometime ago the farm.
ers in a medium dry situation, after
discussion in open meeting. decided
that they were sure of profitable
return of barley whenever they Sc
cure ten inches of rain favorably
distributed throughout the growing
season. Some parts of Southern
California would also come under
this classification and some of the
coast valleys south of San Francisco
where the rainfall is only moderate.
There are places, however, on the
foothills, on shallower soils and
more sloping land, where equally
good results could not be obtained
with this amount of rainfall"
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29
"To0KED 1T OFF"

A little girl, aged three, had been
left in the nursery by herself, and
her brother arrived to find the door
closed. The following conversation
took place:
Il wants to tum in, Cissie."
But you tan't tum in, Tom"
But want to"
We'll, I'se in my nightie gown,
an nurse says little boys mustn't see
little girls in their nightie gowns. "
After an astonished and reflective
silence on Toms side of the door,
the miniature Eve announced tri-
umphantly. You tan tum in now,
Tom; ! looked it off!"-Saturday
Evening Mail.
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29

One hundred acres of land
in Artesia. 40 acres in alfalfa.
Ten shares in reservoir stock,
good flowing well, flve-room
dwelling house Price, $50
per acre, one-third cash, BAL
ance on low interest.
The z. G.. Prina farm, 100
acres, with all Improvements.
Reduced from SISo to SI4o
per acre, if purchased in next
twenty days. Term !, S. 900
cash, balance on long time at
8 per cent.
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29
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Prince Bismark was once pressed
by a certain American official to
recommend his son for diplomatic
place. He is a very remarkable
fellow" said the proud father; he
speaks seven languages. In
deed" said Bismark, who did not
hold very high opinion of linguistic
requirements; what a wonderful
head waiter he would make"
Graham guardian., 1909-10-29
BE A BOOSTER

Whenever you get chance, boost.
If it is your community, your town,
which is the topic under discussion,
always boost. If it is a new enter
prise in your town, and you know
nothing against it, boost. Assume
that it is worthy until you know the
contrary. Anyway, it will put you
in good humor with yourself to say
the pleasant word about it; and this
will have its effect on your neigh
Dor; and in turn he will boost.
Smile awhile, and while you smile
another smiles. and soon there's
miles and miles of smiles" Apply
this to good words; try it next time
you hear a criticism of the strug-
Cling enterprises for good in your
town. or of the administration of
its laws. If you hear anyone urging
the need of cleaning up and beauti-
flying your city, don't say how
much it will COST" but help it along.
Public spirit can overcome costs;
and your voice is a part of the pub
lie spirit. 1t is said by writers on
psychology that we live in an at
mosphere of our own magnetism,
drawing around us the Choir in
visible" of our thoughts and words,
which send out rays of light to other
"choirs" in other circles of light;
all radiating together for good or
for evil, depending on the prepond-
erance of good or bad thoughts and
words. If you can't boost, don't
knock" is not very elegant phrase,
BIN N A se1tm uts VI psae evtn n,