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The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-22

Attorney J. Q. A. Bush is in Little Rock today on business.
 For shoe and harness work, ap- ply to phone 194- Daniel and DOugan.
 Don't forget the concert by Blake's band at the opera house Friday night.
 For Sale-Residence for sale or rent. Buggy horse for sale. Apply to G. R. Haynie.
 The Uncle Josh Perkins" com pany arrived in the city this morningand will give a perform ance at the opera house this ev- ening.
 H. A. Hamilton of the Prescott supply X Hardware Company is in St. Louis today where he is buying goods for the firm.
 Miss Winnie Haynie who has been visiting friends and rela- tlves here for few days re- turned to Ozan this morning.
 T. C. Morgan, who is general manager of the Junction City Lumber Company's Mill at Chid- ester spent yesterday i'll Pres cott.
 Miss Eunice Nelson, after spend ing several weeks here as the guest Of her aunt, Miss Annie Willingham returned to her home at TeXarkana this morning.
 Miss Phles Stone visited friends in Hope Saturday, returning home yesterday afternoon. She was accompanied by Miss Rosa Brazell, who will spend a few days visiting here.
 The carriers on the rural routes received new bags Sat urday afternoon, These bags are made Of leather and are much more substantial than the ones heretofore used by these car riers.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-22


 life. He was one of those who hoa returned to look at the horse. and when the widow had invited him into the house to drink glass of cider ana talk he had gone willingly and hnm- bly,.
 Mir. Jackson was rather anxious to ascertain what important business tbo lawyer had with him, and he was not left long in doubt. He was met with smile and handshake and then courteously addressed with:
 My dear man, I simply wanted to ask you question. Does your mar. riage with the widow Henderson come off next week, as slated? I am her attorney, you know, and I want to put certain things in order"
 My marriage with who?" shouted the farmer.
 with the widow Henderson"
 "Why, 1 wouldn't marry that woman if she was the last female on earth, What are you talking aboutT'
 You called on her on the 7th of last month, I believer queried the lawyer as he consulted list.
 "Yes, but that was about horse''
 Exactly. And you entered the house and had a long talk with her You said you were lone widower. You said that there must be some woman in this world that would be glad to bring sun shine into your life, and you looked right at the widow when you said it."
 Never! I never said no tarnashun thing! All l said was that she asked too much for the horse, and mebbe we said something about the weather and the crops."
 Sorry, MT. Jackson, that you take this view of it. The widow under stands that the marriage is to take place next Wednesday. It will be great disappointment to her, and of course her only recourse is the law. shall have to serve the papers on you in breach of promise case, with dam ages laid at $25,0OO."
 But I never asked her to marry mev'
 "No? Well, we will have to prove that you are a very absentminded man and are also given to sudden fits of emotion'
 FarmeT Jackson went away swear. ing that he'd. fight the case to the bit ter end, but in three days time he was back and offering S250 to settle, which offer was accepted. His case was only one out of nineteen. Every widower and old bachelor for ten miles around was brought into 1t, and not one stood n suit. Some paid as high as $500 to set tie, and some got off with $50. When the pot had been raked in the widow leaned forward and said to the shyster, with a glint in her eye:
 Now, then, you either marry me, ac- cording to promise or I'll sue you and attach this moneyw
 'But my fee for what I have done just equals the amount here, and you won't get dollar of it!" he replied
 Then they looked at each other and laughed and whacked up even, and both felt thsy had got square with the world at large. Nj. QUAD.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-22
A Shyster and a Widow.
Copyright, 1908. by T. c. Mcciure.l ]

ICopyright, 1908, by T. c. McCiure.I Leonidas Johnson was a shyster law yer. The widow Henderson was the homeliest widow In the county and ready to make money by hook or by crook. By crook was the easier.
 MT. Johnson had had his shingle out for only a month when the widow walked in on him to have him draw up legal paper They recognized each other as kindred spirits at the first glance. The lawyer said to him self that his caller was the homeliest woman on the continent, but she might be able to assist him, and the widow saih he was the trickieSt looking law yer she ever met, but they might be able to do business together. At that first meetAg they simply sized each other up. A few days later the shyster appeared at her farm, and before he left they had gone into partnership. As next move the following adver- tisement was inserted in the village paper:
 Fer Sale-,rhe widow Henderson will sell cheap for cash a strong, healthy working horse at about half it's value Apply on the premises Widowers given the preference
 There were at least ten widowerS in that end of the county, and each and every one of them had humiliated the widow by turning his back on her. Without this invitation not a man of the ten would have dared to face her again. Now they proceeded to call, as did several old bachelors and married men. They found a horse, and he was strong and healthy horse, but the half price even proved to be a greater sum than they wanted to pay. In oth- CT words, the widow valued a $150 horse at $400. Of course each one spent an hour in talking. This took place in the house instead of the barn, and no third person was present.
 For four weeks that half priced horse was on sale, with no takers During that time thirty men had called and had interviews. Nothing had been heard from Leonidas Johnson, but lrs was saving wood just the same When all was ready he began sending out letters requesting their recipients to call at his office on important busi- ness. Farmer Jackson was the first one to appear. He was widower, and once upon time he had descend ed from his wagon at the widows door and entered the house with the intention of telling her how lonely his hearthstone was and of asking her to come along and brighten it up. AS he stood face to face with the woman, however, language failed him. He couldn't even ask her If she had raised any potatoes to sell. She hurled words and missiles after him as he went away but he didn't kick. He was only too glad to come away with his
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-22

There was no school at the public schools in Prescott today on account Of flashing tons birth day.
 Prof Dwight Blake and his noted concert band and Miss Ruth Lowry in pleasing song and instrumental numbers will be at the opera house on Friday even ing This concert is given under the auspices of the Southern Club and if you want to hear good music do not fai to at tend
 The Theatorium opens tonight under the management of Mr. Andron Jean, who has success fully operated similar show at Hope for several months past. MT. Jean promises the public a clean and interesting program each night.
 On account of Mardi Gras the Iron Mountain will sell tickets to New Orleans and return for S14.35. Tickets on sale Febru- ary 17 to 22; good returning March 1st. But passengers by depositing their tickets with the agent at New Orleans and S1.OO may have tickets extended to March IS
 Capt. Jackson, LISA command ant Of cadets at Ouachita Col l lege is spending today in Pres colt. He will march two com 1 panles Of the cadets tand the band to Hope about the first of | April and will pass through Pres | colt at that time. Capt. Jackson | is the regular army officer de- | tailed by the War Department | as instructor of military tac- tics at Ouachita.
 WHEN YOU WANT :s:ss';;:i s:.' ':: ;s::!i ,,:. y:: find wa Go. and at the right prsces Ci-s tas hoIas pr2tet ths same ekgEea vou r,,u,s .S e.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-02-22
WHEN YOU WANT ss.s';!:si ss..' ;.:.s ,ss.. ys.

Sina wa eo. and at the right prices Gi-s tl, sofas priz,et ths same cbgEse you ypu,s rrr .., saS ar as msvchsB.-traAe st kor1s
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
FAIR EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY
Rumanla Gets Our Sweet Corn and
Gives to Us Her Little
Melons.

Americas sweet corn as been trad
ed for Rumania's little watermelons.
Horace G. Knowles, ex-American min
lister to Rumania, who is soon to start
for his new post as minister to Mica
ragua, consummated the transaction
in the interest of good living.
When Mr.. Knowles found the mel
on, about the size of a grapefruit.
growing in the Carpathian foothills,
be realized that il would be just the
thing to serve individually in America.
He obtained a quantity of the seed
and transmitted It TO the department
of agriculture. The little melons have
been cultivated with success at the
government experiment stations in
those regions where huge Americas
melons are grown.
Having gained this desirable deli
cacy from Rumania, Mr.. Knowles was
anxious to repay the gift. lie noticed
that the people were utter strangers
to sweet corn. Accordingly he OBJ
tanned seed for this product from the
department of agriculture, hired sew
eral plots of ground himself, and in
structed the Rumanans in its culture.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
LOYAL TO HIS DREDGE
A Panama Canal Foreman, Badly
Hurt, Made Happy by Its
Splendid Record.

An army officer who had been In
Panama recently tells this story:
Laurent Roquebert had been general
foreman of dredging at the Pacific en-
trance to the canal for 20 years. He
had gone to the isthmus under the old
French company and had remained on
the job ever since. A short time ago
he was badly crushed in one of the
dredges and lay in a critical condition
in the Ancon hospital. One OF tho
engineers went TO see him.
How many yards?" said the in
jured man feebly, referring to the
dredging record for the month. When
told that they had taken out more
cubic yards than IN any previous
month he smiled and whispered:
And the Gopher, what did she do?"
The Gopher, like the dredgemaster,
was handed down to the Americans
by the French. This old dredge of the
Scotch ladder type had been at work
at the Pacific entrance almost con-
tinuously for % years. The French
man for years was master of this
dredge and he gloried in the fact that
it was the best on the job. A few
months before he met with the accl
dent, however, dredge No. / of the
Colon fleet had surpassed the old
French relics record. That panied
Roquebert and he had watched devel-
opments anxiously month by month.
THE Gopher? Why, she holds the
record by more than 5000 yards"
was the visiting engineers reply to
the question.
The dredgemaster closed his eyes.
smiled and said: I'm very happy"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
THE NEED OF FRIENDS.

Every human being is born in com
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
Europe is DRYING up,

That much of Europe will become
an arid desert i'm a few centuries I'M
less steps are taken to prevent It.,
was the prophecy made a year or
two ago by a distinguished French
scientific man. IL is well known In a
vague way that some parts of the
earth are drier that formerly, but OBJ
servations are lacking TO show wheth-
er this has been a result of merely
local conditions or is n locally adj
vanced stage of a process going on
over a wide area. Herr Walser a
German, has been lately trying to get
more accurate idea of the desicca-
ton from the records of bodies OF
water. He finds that hundreds OF
European lakes have entirely disap-
peared and in the canton of Zurich
alone the 149 lakes of 1860 have be-
come reduced to &c, while about half
of these have been diminished in size.
German and Russian lakes also, as
well as those of western Asia, give
evidences of q drying up OF the land.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
ROLLER TOWEL MUST GO.
Kansas Board of Health Has
Said II.
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All our favorite gods and sacred
onslaught of reform. So closely have
the clippers of the political zealots
shorn us of those personal privileges
enjoyed by our sires that the modern
man stumbles in his melancholy path
way to the grave, bcset on all sides
by prescriptions. regulations and rules
of conduct, and feels himself lucky
If he dies out Of Jail. In Kansas,
beautiful. proud. prosperous and far
famed Kansas. the reformcrs have
found their paradise. Topeka is the
latter-day Delphi and the oracle of
reform speaks in many tongues.
The latest reformatory utterance
is a conformation of the roller towel.
II has been officially declared that
the roller towel is even more danger
and cracked dishes. Per square foot
the roller towel contains greater
number and variety Of germs than
are TO be found anywhere else i'm the
Sunflower state, and for the protec-
ton of society the time honored rotat-
ing rag must go. Perhaps this is all
for the best. yet it is permissible to
pause and sigh at the passing of the
old roller towel II has served long
and well and millions of our most re-
spected citizens have left their sooty
imprints upon it's inviting folds
It's rattle has been soothing music
TO suffering patrons Of public wash
rooms, and i'm spite of the progressive
cycle OF its layer upon layer OF dis
colorations il possessed a simple dig
nifty that could not be dehed. Even
when, limp and discredited, it fes-
TONED in unlovclness from the scat
fold. the roller towel was not without
virtue. Always some one came to toy
singerly with it's edges, i'm the hope
Of finding one small area less dirty
than the rest.
Rowing to the decree which ban
ishes the roller towel from sight, we
yet remember with something like
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23

Every one has heard the story OF
the EngIishman who was told. when
asking what was done with all the su
perfluous fruit grown In California
I'VE eat what We can and and what
We cant we eau"
The joke was told to another Eng
lishman, who received II with a rath'
err sickly smile, and upon his return
home gave his own version of 1t.
Queer people. those Americans
he said. Peculiar sense of humor
They told me as one of their choice
Jokes that when asked what they did
with their fruit that was left over
they answered that They ate what
they could. and what they couldn't
they could"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
A skeleton Defined.

The superintendent was in the habit
OF dropping in to the different class
rooms and demanding a recital OF les
sons from the pupils. One day her
active mind hit upon physiology as
the study for examination. But the
little girl to whom the first question
was put so bewildered the superin-
tendent and made her lose her pa
thence that there were no more ques-
lions of a similar nature asked. Tell
me-" said the superintendent, what
a skeleton is" The little girl thought
for a short time "A skeleton" she
asked. "A skeleton? Why, skeleton
is a man with his insides out and his
outsides or"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23

NO LOVE LIKE THE DOGS.
Vests Famous Tribute to Mans
Best and Most Loyal Friend.
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Frequenters of the old police court
i'm Washington well remember the
clippings of senator Vests eulogy of
the dog which were pasted on the
walls there The speech was made
by the senator while serving as at
torney in the prosecution of man
who wantonly shot the dog Of a neigh
Dor. The plaintiff had sued for
$500. but after hearing Senator Vest,
the jury returned a verdict Of $500.
The speech. which will stand as a
tribute to mans best friend, is as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen OF the jury: The best
friend a man has in this world may
turn against him and become his enc
my. His son and daughter that he has
reared with loving care may become
ungrateful Those who are nearest
and dearest to us, those whom we
trust with our happiness and our good
name may become traitors 10 their
faith. The money that man has he
may lose. II flies away from him when
he may need il most Mans reputa-
tio~ may Doe sacrificed i'm a moment of
ill-considered action. The people who
are prone 10 fall on their knees and
do us honor when success is with
us may be the first to throw the stone
of malice when failure settles its
cloud upon our heads. The absolute
~ unselhsh friend man may have in
this selfish world the one that never
deserts him, the one that never proves
ungrateful or treacherbus is the
dog.
Gentlemen of the jury. A mans
dog stands by him i'm prosperity ana
in poverty i'm health and i'm sickness.
He will sleep on the cold ground. when
the wintry winds blow and the snow
drives hcrccly, If only he may be near
his masters side lie will kiss the
hand that has mo- food to offer, ne will
lick the wounds and sores that come
i'm encounter with the roughness OF
the world. lie guards the sleep of his
paupcr master as if he were "a prince.
when all other friends desert ne
remains. When riches take wings
and reputation falls TO pieces he is as
constant i'm his love as the sun in
its journey through the heavens. II
fortune drives the master forth an
outcast into the world, friendless and
homeless. the faithful dog asks 10
higher privilege than that Of accom-
panying him. TO guard him against
dangers. TO fight against his enemies,
.. b.
and death takes his master in its en-
brace and his body is laid away in
the cold ground, no matter if all other
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23

affection the long years of intimate
association with II in which IL never
failed. IL has represented human de
mocracy and comradcship. IL was the
bond that united the high and the
low. and IL touched all mankind with
welcome IL humid salute. The arr
rogant foreswore the roller towel In
the days of their aifluence, but II re-
manned faithful ana it's very form
typiied unchanging purpose.
Legions of men and women have
vainly sought the end OF the roller
towel II has remained for the Kan
sas state board of health TO lay a
vandal hand upon this ancient insti-
tuition and tear il from its honorcd
place behind the door.-Kansas City
Journal
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23

newspaper man, sooner than any
one else, learns what little thing il
takes To upset lifetime friendship.
II is perhaps just as well that a
man is a long time learning he WON'T
do any better tomorrow than he did
today.
A boys parents may expect him 10
become president but the boy per-
sonally prefers to make the American
league.
There is nothing in the theory that
married men are always willing 10
nirt; nearly all married men are afraid
their wives viii hear of it.-Atchison
(Kan.) Globe.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23

friends pursue their way there by his
graveside viii the noble dog be found
his head between his paws, his eyes
sad but open in alert watchfulness,
faithful and true even 10 DEATH"
The animal kingdom affords no 9TH
or example Of such loyalty. The cat
tribe has no such qualities. As Sen
ator Vest says, man himself shows no
such devotion TO fellow-man as does
the dog to his master. The tribute to
his faithfulness is worthy of repeti-
ton and presenting before the new
generation.-Wa Herald.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
Checkers.

Everybody may not know that
checkers is one of the Oldest games in
history and antedates chess. Egyptol-
ogists have discovered traces of its
being a recreation 6,0O0 years ago.
N. Y. World.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
The PHILOSOPHER of Folly.

Fortune never comes with both
hands full" observes the Philosopher
of Folly. Il know girl who has a
wonderful voice, but her mouth is so
big that there's an. echo. and that
spells the effect of her singing"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23

partnership. our first need is a breath
we are done with the air can we spare
the friend. / think not even them
G. G.. Ames.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23

A Man, they called Thine only son.
He said for all humanity he died.
4 Crown of Thorns, and each one
drew
A drop of blood. a CORY tribute paid.
Father. forgive them. They know
not what they do"
The grandcst words that mortal
ever said.
Thomas Murray Spencer.
SUNFLoWER PHILOSOPHY.
In this day if it's worth a struggle
you win have to struggle for it.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
Temnsr Cure.

This is the latest Partisan tip: Pa
per your house with blue If your wife's
temper is bad. Red wall paper may
have excited her.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
"SALVATlON."

1t was a motley crowd l viewed
within
A stately edifice of Thine. oh Lord
The rich and poor alike, with sin.
Came pleading humbly at Thy board
High up, above sumptuous altar
hung
A gllded cross, and on 1t, crucified
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-23
CALUM ET
Floral Co.
W. J. BL0Y, Mgr.
XMAS PIANOS.

Plano purchasers win do well Ia
look around before biting" at the big
discount pianos. II certainly will do
no harm TO see the large line of pianos
shown by the old reliable house OF
iiermann's. before you make flnal
decision. We do not ask n first grade
price for a fifth grade piano and then
drop on some fiimsy excuse to the best
price you can be pulled for. A visit "a
our Piano rooms does not obligate you
to buy and may save you many dollars
and years OF dissatisfaction. Think Il
over and let Us show you. x
tTv JOS. HERMANN.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-29
CORNWALL HOLLOW

Benjamin Foster, of New York, who has been spending sometime at his sum- mer home here, is visiting friends in Maine.
 Mrs. Henry Poland and little daugh- ter, Helen, of Bridgeport, visited Mrs. Foland's parents, MT. and Mrs. A. F. Palmer, last week. They returned home Wednesday of this week.
 Marcus Hurlburt is in poor health.
 Friends from Canaan were guests at Mr. and Mrs. L. s. Chipman's s last week.
 Mir Baldwin, who has & summerr resi- dence here, recently sailed for Europe.
 Miss Adelaide Barrows left town last week.
 Sunday school will be held at the Baptist church every Sunday at 3 p. m.
 Miss Gussie Osborn. of Torrington, is visiting her aunt, Miss L. M. OcaIn.
 Mrs. Nancy O. Wright has been visit ing at Bradford brothers.
 Mir and Mrs. Denison are intertain- ing their daughter and her son from Saybrook.
 Mrs. Katherine Sedgwick is quite ill. Dr. Skiff, of Falls Village, attends her.
 Miss Lauretta Ocain has returned home.
 Emily Sedgwick is visiting her cousins at Cream Hill.
Connecticut western news., 1909-07-29

the English channel in a little less than half an hour, twice as swiftly as the fastest mail boat. His speed aver aged more than forty-five miles an hour, and sometimes 1t approximated sixty miles.
 He kept about 250 feet above the sea level and for ten minutes, while about midchannel, was out of sight of both coasts and the French torpedo destroyer which followed him with his wife and friends aboard.
 The wind was blowing about twenty Siles an hour and the sea was choppy. The aviator was swathed in a single garment of drilling, impervious to the wind, which covered him from the top of his head to his feet, only his face showing. He wore also cork life belt.
 By his achievement Bleriot won the prize of $5.O00 offered by the London Mail for the first flight across the Eng, fish channel and stole march on his rivals, Hubert Latham and Count de Lambert. both of whom had hoped to make the attempt at the same time he did