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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-08-12

Palisade the reverse is true. A mile
and a half from Palisade is big coun-
try school house with six rooms.
Three hundred students attend the
school, which may give an idea OF the
density of the population.
The fruit industry in Grand Valley
is conducted on business basis. The
farmers early learned the advantages
of cooperation.
The fruit growers organizations
market the entire crop. The usual fric-
ton between farmer and commission
man is thus eliminated. The fruit
growers association arranges for the
shipments east and west and TO Eu-
rope. II takes entire charge of the
crop once it is ready for market The
grower need not bother his head after
he gets his fruit packed The associa-
ton does the rest, thus giving the
grower the advantage of carload rates
in shipment, the profit of the best
prices and also the assurance of a
steady market.
Persons interested in visiting the
valley for the purpose of sightseeing,
or with view to settling there, are
furnished full information in the form
of literature, together with names of
reliable real estate firms, upon appli-
cation 10 c. II. Speers, general passen.
ger agent. Colorado Midland Railway,
Denver, Colo.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-08-12

President Cole also made a few
short remarks, and there was a
general han1-shaking ali around.
then the formal adjournment
was taken.
The last session of the conven-
ton was q busy one. 1t started
with the irstilation of the officers
and ended with a discussion on
the cotton question, which was
similar to all those held in the
local union meetings.
After the installation had been
completed, National President
Barrett presiding, the report of
the constitution committee was
read. The report recommends
many changes in the constitu-
ton, but the new constitution
will have to be submitted to the
locals to be ratified, under the
initiative and referendum. The
principal feature of the report
was the advocacy of an increase
in the membership dues to $1.20
a year.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-08-12
FARMERS WANT
GOOD ROADS
Ask Legislature to Pass an
Act Increasing Present
Road Tax to 10
Mills.

With an old-fashioned love
feast, including singing Of
old familiar hymns and prayer,
the Arkansas Farmers Union
came to a close with it's annual
convention late yesterday after
noon. National President Chas.
S, Barrett, of Atlanta, was in
the chair when the adjournment
was taken, and he delivered a
few farewell words to the dele
gates, asking them to stick to-
gether through thick and thin.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-08-12

The new constitut ion also in
creases the salary of the presl-
dent from $3.50 to $500 per an
mum, and that of the secretary
treasurer from 81. 900 to Sl,2OO.
The local unions are also given
more power.
The convention extended
vote of thanks to Governor
Donaghey, Mayor Duley. City
Attorney w. B. Brooks, H. l..
Kennel, the Board of Trade, the
management of the Little Rock
Street Railway Company and the
Crystal Theater for the courte-
sizes shown.
A committee Of three was ap-
pointed to look after the State
Fair proposition and arrange for
a Farmers Union day with rates
to the fair. 1t was decided to
pass the matter of exhibits up to
the local unions.
The resolutions asking the
legislature to combine the State
and county elections and save
much expense and permit all
farmers to get out and vote,
which a great many OF them
cannot do with the present sys-
tenn, failed of adoption.
A resolution was also passed
asking Congress to pass laws
regulating immigration and pre-
venting the alien ownership OF
land in great tracts in the Stat S.
This resolution was adopted for
the purpose of preventing the
large thread and cotton mills of
England coming in and operating
large plantations for the purpose
of supplying their mills.
Another resolution asked the
faculty of the University of Ark
ansas to set aside the Nelson
fund annually for the expert
ment station at the University.
This fund is $4,000 for the first
year and $1,000 additional for
each subsequent year until 1t
has reached S25, 900, where it
will remain fixed. The fund was
last year set aside for the use of
the experiment station and the
union desires this to be a perma-
nent thing.
One of the most important
resolutions passed was that ask
ing the legislature to pass an act
referring to the people the ques-
ton of increasing the road tax
of the State to 10 mills. just
double what it is at the present
time. The Union placed itself
on record as favoring the in
crease in tax.
Still another resolution asks
the legislature Of 1911 to pass an
act creating the Office of back tax
collector whose duty it will be to
gather up back taxes which are
unpaid.
Each local will vote upon the
resolution which was adopted
advocating the levying of an as
sessment of Is cents per quarter
on each member for the purpose
of supplying him with a weekly
paper published in the interests
of the farmer.
A resolution was adopted
which provides for a standing
press committee to be appointed
by the president, which will give
out news concerning the Union
at all times.
The question of stock compa-
ny to operate a brokerage and
commission house in Little Rock
to handle the produce of the
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-08-12

have a population Of 10000 depending
upon fruit alone within a few years.
Chance for the Poor Man.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12
MODERN INVENTIvENEss.

When we reflect seriously on the
subtect we can but wonder at the al
most total lack of inventiveness dis
played by humanity In all the early
ages OF the world. We do not refer
especially to strictly savage people Of
the various countries. They were con-
tent To 20 on In the same paths trod-
den bv their ancestors for thousands OF
years. with rarely q change in habits
or modes of living and carrying on
their daily avocations. One would
think that the rude savage looked on
II as almost or quite a crime to do
anything differently from the way 1t
was done by father and grandfather
or to try to Improve on their methods,
They apparently acted on the theory
that the :o.d had BEEN marked out for
them and they must follow 1t, narrow
and tortuous though 1t might be.
When we turn from the savage to
the enlightened nations Of the earth
we find them almost equally slow for
thousands OF years about inventIng
new things and improving old ones.
To think OF the many useful--perhaps
Indispensable would be the better word
Inventions and improvements in prac-
ticalIy every form of human industry.
and see how they are looked on now
az matters of course. without which
we would not know how to live, and
then reflect that they are all the work
of but a few centuries is TO give US a
faint idea OF the dullness of the human
mind. II we may so express 1t, in the
early days Of the world.
To take as one notable example, the
art Of printing we of this day can
hardly conceive that 1t was possible
for human beings to exist without 1t.
The world 10 so fun OF books, magazines,
newspapers and other printed matter
that we naturally and properly feel
that we could not possibly exist with
out II. 1t is SO common and so gen.
eraI that We look on 1t very much as
we look on the vegetation around us
and feel that IL was always part of hu
man life: or that Il should have been,
II Il was not.
And yet the art Of printing. by the
use Of movable types and presses. is
only about four and half centuries
old. That is the generally s~@Spted
date of Guntsnberg's inventioH. M~% ~
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12
Croker ON English Politics.

Richard Croker, at a banquet in
New York, said of English politics.
according to The New York Press:
English politics is clean. Now and
then, though. a queer story comes to
light. The moral of this story Is that
nothing-not even the politics of Eng
lanl-is quite perfect"
Mr.. Croker laughed.
"A friend of mine, a rich lawyer"
he said, ran last year for Parliament
in a small midland town. My friend
was elected, and among his congratu-
latory visitors on election night was a
shabby chap smoking clay pipe.
This chap slapped my rich friend
on the back. shook both his hands
violently and congratulated him in a
loud voice-a loud. hearty voice, lit
tie thick. perhaps. with four-ale.
"'Thank y-you. sail my friend, as
he tried to free his hands. which were
being shaken so violently that he
auivered ell over like an ocean grey
hound. Thank you. I suppose you're
one of m-my supporters, eh?'
1.-THE shabby chap winked and
smiled
six of EN- he said"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12
A Better Method.

Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette.
All OF the large Alabama cities are
agitating the question OF CITY Gov
eminent by Commission" This system
seems to be very successful wherever
1t is tried. Its advantage appears to
be that the commissioners are en-
ployed at reasonable salary to de-
vote their time to the business Of the
city. Another advantage seems to be
that they are elected by a direct vote
of all the people of the city.
The present plan Of city gover1men'
cratic in its conception. The board OF
aldermen are elected rot by vote OF
the whole people. but each alderman
is elected by few voters In his par
ticular wayd. The result being that
the boards of aldermen as at present
constituted do not represent the entire
city, but only few voters in their
particular ward9 30 far as the aver
voice in the city government but votes
only for the small minority Of the al
dermen He has no voice in electin9
the majority of the aldermen, who
makes the laws under which the city
Is governed and his property 10 taxed
There can be no valid argument ad-
vanced In favor of such a system
which appears to have been invented
for the selfish ends OF certain poll
ticians in the large cities.
While Tuscaloosa has had no spe-
cial reason to complain of her alder
men falling to carry out the wishes OF
the public. the system under which
they are at present elected 10 a vicioLs
one and might lead to unpleasant re.
suits. The new Legislature should
change the law SO as to give each Yot'
er a chance to vote for every alder
man as well as the mayor and presi,
doctrine and will meet the wishes oil
a vast majority of the voters
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12
A Near-sane Fourth,

AAS"pHis commercial.
tie oo Il course our the returns from the Bat
nc OF the Fourth of July are not ali in
put Judging from hte figures returned
the day after the celebration, there has
oesn a decided falling of In casualties.
against 1872 last year; and 427 were In
Jured as against 1928 in 1908. -
ms IS bad enough as it is. The
,Lea thst we cannot celebrate a ma
llonaI holiday without killing even
SO comparatively small a number as
nineteen children is simply shocking
~ t course, the chances are, that some
turary list VIII SsI dss snd s ths nor
u II gratifying to be able to report
progress; For years the press OF the
e tSur,,.ys mas basn. urging upon the au-
visibility Of having safe and sane
Fourth. Everybody seemed TO agree
that the wanton slaughter of the inno-
the same CHASTITY record would be pre-
scented.
The fact that the Fourth fell on
sunday this year will hardly account
and 1t was pretty well observed.
In this city. We have for several
years been making approaches towards
the safe and sane and the awakening
here seems to be part OF a general
awakening. The authorities every
where are now enlisted in the cause
Va q oCASAOlC II ana we must see
to It that there Is no step backward.
In Memphis there was very little noise
and dangerous fireworks were very
few. In the suburban wards, there
was considerable racket because police
surveillance there is necessarily slack.
In order to crown the campaign
against the deadly Fourth with entire
passed on the subject T of s iireWork se
Dealers ought to be strictly prohibited
from selling cannon crackers, top pis-
tolls and other deadly things at all. 1t
thing of the kind that is menace
to human life. Where a dealer sells
a cannon cracker to child and the
chlld is killed thereby, the law should
II possible. be SO framed as to permit
the indictment of the offending dealer
as an accessory
There are laws in probably every
toxicating liquors to minors. With
just as much property could We have
law forbidding the sale of deadly
fireworks to children.
A cannon cracker, for instance, Is
not only an utterly useless thing. It is
even detestable nuisance. Its sole
mission in life is to raise a racket.
This noise. in itself. is often extremely
Injurious to nervous or sick persons,
and may retard the recovery from the
disease, or enhance its severity even
at times producing death. 1t Is in no
thing but harmless. No chiid's appi-
ness depends upon his having any of
these implements of torture. Fireworks
are now made that will not harm a
baby. Children can run their hands
through the sparks with perfect i'm
Let US insist that only harmless fire.
works shall be made hereafter, and
that the manufacture and sale OF the
cannon cracker and kindred inventions
of the devil shall be made a felony.
The Fourth Of July homicides must
be made to cease absolutely. An i'm
preston has been made. a long step
In advance taken, and now to put on
the finishing stroke.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12
THE EMPIRE OF INDIA
VH STORY OF BRITISH DOMINION

I creed. be freely ana impartially, ID.
mitted to offices in our service the
duties OF which they may be qualified
| BY their education. amiiity. and integ-
rfty duly to perform
Thirty years later at q magnificent
durbar held at the ancient capital OF
Delhi. Queen Victoria assumed tina
title of Empress of India. The Primes
OF Wales. now Edward VII. had made
tour Of the country just before that
| event and the loyalty Of the native
princes had been attested in thous-
and ways. Indeed, the native princes
have every reason to be loyal to Eng
land. Under the rule Of the Company
the English had denied the right of
| native prince to adopt an heir. Thus.
when native ruler died without leav-
ing son. his state was seized by the
Company. Immediately after the
Crown took control that policy was
renouncedS Now the native states are
protected by British troops. are served
by British railroads and postal sys-
tens. are policed by British authority.
The native princes dispense justice
and deal with petty internal affairs
and maintain their courts In spiendor
and luxury Thanks to England they
have no fears Of foreign foe or in
ternal intrigue. The pax Brittanica"
protects them.
Since 1853 the English have been
working steadily for the development
Of the resources Of tbs country they
have kept peace, have prevented dis
cord, and have been generally success
tut. Fainines have devastated the
country, but the English have endeav-
ored to relieve suffering. The Plague
has taken terrible toll OF souls, but
the government has combatted II In a
fashion which no Oriental government
would undertake. Mistakes have been
made, no doubt. The taxation system,
most complicated AFFAIR. unQuestion-
ably needs reforming.
There Ia no doubt that the whole
people OF India have benefited to an
enormous degree by the British rule
Of the past few decades. Even the
corruption Of the old Company, q CEN
fury ago was as nothing compared
TO the corruption OF the native rulers.
No unbiased observer can escape the
conviction that the withdrawal or ex-
puision of England from India would
be the greatest possible disaster to
the Indians.
But for all that. the Indians want
20 have voice In their government.
The present Reform Scheme has been
under consideration for years, II is a
part OF the potcy announced by Queen
victoria over fifty years ago. but II 10
being hurried now on account of the
unrest" which pervades all India. An
arehy VIII be ppt down, assassfnations
w'li cease. the people will be pacifed.
and England will remain In India.
but these things will not be until
there has been fourth great event
IN the history of British dominion I'm
Inaia--the grant of the boon of ocaI
self-Eovernment
Tonorrow--The Empire Of India.
Ax--The Msn With the Hoe.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12
Look Out for 15c Cotton.

I1emopoIIs Tlmef
The Times prediction regarding cot
ton prices are coming true sooner than
we thought. We have been saying
that what little cotton we made this
The government report on condition of
the cotton crop for July was 7.46. The
worst for many years. With the re-
duced acreage this means about H.
600, 900 bale crop. In our humble judg-
ment that spells 15c cotton, perhaps
much more. Mark you that will not
bring to the farme., In this section,
greater price than nine or ten cents
how when the cotton crop of the South
is short, our around here Is very
short. and we can never make enough
money out of cotton to buy 81 corn.
Our farmers. the foundation OF our
the country can never be prosperous
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12

they range now from nine to twelve
ounces per yard.
In consequence, q 70 declared, q
Deterioration OF fully % IL per cent.
In weight has taken place IN addition
to the establishment Of q much high
or range Of prices for the same quail
ties OF goods. The clothing manufaa-
turer. thsrsfere. through the inability
OF the cloth to stand ordinary wear,
= deprived Of the opportunity to pro-
duce garments upon which q good rep
utation can>hs based
Failure OF Wool Supply.
The committee In its statement says:
"The situation has been further ag-
gravated by the failure OF the wool
supply In this country to keep pace
with the growth In population and by
the further fact that co-incident with
the Limitation Of supplies. competition
mas been TO great extent eliminated
by large and powerful combinations OF
WOODEN ana worsted manufacturers
ana spinners. who practically nx their
own prices and dominate the market
There has been evidence OF the fact
that II the tariff charges should be
lowered their members would be the
hrst to suffer- by the reduction. as all
OF them have stocks of clothing az
well as woolens on hand and under
contract which would have to be sold
81 loss in pront upon the basis OF
the readjustment OF prices which
would naturally follow any reduction.
The consumer. however, would be the
Immediate and permanent gamer.
The National Association Of Cloth
iers 70 willing the present tariff on
clothing should be reduced In proper
ton to any downward change which
may be made In the wool schedule"
Quote From Experfenee.
The committee says that it's state
ments are made from direct experi-
ence and are not the averments of the
ortsts. and that the membership of the
national Association Of clothiers &c
made up largely OF Republican protec-
tfonfsfs who are confronted by an
acute situation which forces them to
demand change In the tariff TO en-
able them to ciothe the great mass
within reach.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12
A p.utiuguIshed Feature.

This one happened before the pres
emit wave of cold water had swept over
Kentucky, says The New York Herald.
There was an open air celebration be-
ing pulled off near Lexington, and a
reporter from Cincinnati wanted TO
find a certain prominent citizen whom
he did not know by sight. He appeal
ed to a red nosed man with a large
badge on his bosom and scruff on his
tongue.
you'll find him somewhere around
here in the crowd" responded the
badger, quite ready to help all he
could. IT saw him not fifteen minutes
ago"
but / don't know him. How can ]
distinguish him?"
He's a big, tall man"
"All Kentuckians are tall. Isn't
there something about him that's diff
ferent from the others?"
'Lemms sse." said the badger, rub
hing hts chin. and thinking. We'll.
Ae's se4@S
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12

Picturesque speech ON the Plains.
Are western people more picturesque
In the use of language than those of
other States?
Are Westerners able to say more in
a few words than the people of any
other part OF the world7
These questions, started at a club.
brought out a number OF arguments.
pro and con. says The San Francisco
Call. Some contended that the Ian
guaRe of the Westerner. though I'M
ioubtedly virile. did not convey all
the different shades OF meaning that a
man with a full knowledge Of English
could do.
"This is nonsense" broke In q man.
who has spent most of his life on the
coast: "a Westernman can say mora
in a few words that any other man
know, and have travelled about bit
in my life.
"Give you an example2 Most will
ingly. I was In the State of Nevada
and was asking information about the
different countries, My informant was
an old mining man
"'well.' said !, how about Lincoln
County?
""That is a fine county. None better
or richer. 1t is 100 miles from north
TO south and ninety miles from east to
west and not a bath tub in IT
"That was as much as I wanted to
know. He told me plainly there was
no water to be had there Could any,
thing be more picturesque or briefer
than that?"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-12

have no knowledge Of printing before
that date. We Of this day cannot con-
eeive Of an existence without the
printing press and all that belongs "a
1t. How people got along Tor thou
sends Of years without It 10 something
the present race OF mankind cannot
understand. but they did. They had
something that served their purpose
because they knew no better. but we
have often thought that the public
men and the writer's or past ages must
have ionsed for some way OF sxpedit'
ing their work. and of multiplying
their productions
Printing. however, may be looked on
% somewhat old when compared with
some Of the other Inventions Of which
we now have continued use. The prac-
tical use Of steam az Q power Is Mt
tie more than q century old. common
a. It has become In our day. We are
told that some English student and
acknowledgements. Watt. or some other
saw how the steam escaping from
tea-ksttls caused the lid to rise, and
from that Incident conceived the idea
Of using steam a. mechanical power
Assuming this to DO true. we must be-
ueve that people for hundreds and
thousands OF years had seen water
boiled In kettles, and had seen the id'
disturbed, but apparently none oil
them would SO connect cause and ehec'
as to harness steam for mans use
As stated, 1t has heen but little more
than a century that steam has actually
been under mans control az q motive
power.
And SO we might mention other in
yentions or discoveries that are now
part of our daily existence. We must
believe that men had been seeing the
displays and effects Of electricity from
the earliest period Of human existence
The philosophers and scientists and
wise men of all kinds had noted that
1t somehow possessed q wonderful
power. but we suppose they thought II
one Of the mysteries Of nature that II
was not their privilege to pry into
Franklin frst dem onstrated mans pow
er to control the fluid, but We know
that the actual and practical use Of
electricity as a trans=litter of human
thought has existed but little more
than half century. As a motive pow
err its existence Is much more brief
than that. yet we now see 1t In almost
universal use. fast superseding all
other powers for mans use in the
various industries of the country.
We might 60 on and mention a num-
Der Of conveniences. or actual necessi-
ties as we consider them. that are SO
familiar IS not to be considered
strange or unusual. but 1t would be
useless II we take up almost any
OF the occupations Of life. and note the
methods OF conducting them, we have
but to trace them back little more
than a lifetime to find their beginning.
Truly the ancients .<ere e slow peo-
pie.