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The Prescott daily news., 1911-05-13
.EGiTOaj I5 GUaVENT|1R
SoUTEERN ILLINOIS EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AT MT. CARMEL. An Entertaining Program and an En- thusiastic Meeting Holds Atten-
 ton for Two Days.

Mt Carmel .II., May 13.-For the first time in the history of the associa- ton it held its annual meeting this year on the eastern border of the state; and the marked success here should be a guide in determining the location for future meetings.
 The formal opening was held in the Bowling theater Friday evening, May F, with President Harris Dante pre- siding Mayor T. B. Wright, Jr., gave short welcome address which was responded to by Fred J Kern, mayor of Belleville.
 Following music and an invocation. Walter Williams, dean of the School of Journalism, University of Missouri, addressed the convention on Journal ism, the Profession and It's Practice"
 The Saturday meeting was presided over by Charles E. Hull vice-presi- dent of the association, and the fol- lowing program was taken up: Rais- ton, Gillespi News; Presidents An nual Address; Circulation Building; Estimating Jobs; What Newspapers Should Stand For, by H. H. Bailey. Altamont News; The New Country Editor, Harold c. Kessinger, Illinois Free Press, Litchfield; The Moral Civic Side to the Editors Life, Sam uel l. Lindsay, Daily Leader, Marion.
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Her hr1pulsi;ve ! Way

Why Alice, didn't you go out to
 hsh today?"
 No, didn't" The stenographer
 not look up from the crocheting.
 nd what's more, thereu be no rest
 me moons, nights or Sundays.
 anine, until these table mats are
 lme
 wasn't aware that you were in
 immediate need of table mats"
 'haed the bookkeeper Isn't this
 aher sudden?"
 They aren't for me. worse luck.
 'Nn need household goods I'll let
 " all know, never fear. These mats
 " TOT another and they are long "saae The stenographer laughed sefly Behold in me a victim of \ nolt of promising in haste to re- tl wnen repentance is entirely use 'what?"
 ! mean that I'm one of those un- |s'aaa'e impulsiye persons who are |s.a" gratuitously and recklessly of -s .o do things for people. Ob- N 's @ese mats, There was really .s.s0a why l should undertake the |..s 'iaelure of eighteen doilies. six of \. VI the three sizes, you know. s.. person like Mrs. Corwine, but |,s, N she told me that Mir. Corwine tss M oOusat her a beautiful mahogany r,.is s 'aOie at once said. without b,Nr N'l'ns the matter at all, automat- \, sou know, that l would make ss ss's '','S set of mats for it. She took mo pI,s,au, u Jump and hoped I'd do the eplt ,pue .,i. pattern, It's the most difn- ~, @, S'l'ch know.
 ,,.s s'W W she is probably wondering 1ss ss+ ,.,ill n ever going to get them done ,tIs M au'l :. is that I've only just been ,s~ ,'s'.,o 70 begin them. for I've heen ar .as . every spare minute for inc Epos ,a n on the border of French DrOm,. .a' Tn moment of alteration l,ss,a rss'sed s to embroider on Gertrude ,opsh, ,s " white marqulsette dress. She oOkas 'e'uy made and she thought pssss,a. too plain so, of course is said ,bs, .ue French dots and when aals th. .ua, she didn't know how to aher. 'oiuhteered to do them s ' s,as haunted me Every even,0s sross knos, tna, cen ohusa, usa to read or play cards I've len was was Q. 9.t 1t is that my offer to do 'ds lss sss made so casually that Ger. srculasss aas no realization of what !. sl So @'sa sa,t task they were. I wouldn't uIi 'opsSt I0sry s,. for myself as I do if I m ny labors ''ng proper credit Mrs ,ns ea same way with these ao,,. 'aid in surSine ,'N, thinks that because ake them tSa' ls and airy way that I'd pastina 'tey re mere amusement aos s such a ". so me Did you ever 'self Into do,, soose as am-to get
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sion, providing specific amount of taxes to be raised during the next two years, on the certified levy of the State Auditor. The bill raised the amount of general revenue from $600,O00 to $1,O0O,- 900, and the capitol fund from $165, ,O00 to $200,0OO, but made no change in the amount to be rais- ed for school purposes. It was condemned as a most vicious bill by it's opponents, and a strong combination was formed for it's defeat.
 Representative Parker declar- ed that he would not permit the governor or any one else to dic- tate to him what he should or should not do, and he res ented the effort that had been made to put a rope around his neck and lead him. A motion was offered by Hurst to strike out the item of $200, ,000 for the capitol fund. A motion to table this, which would have carried the bill with it, failed, but a motion to read the amendment the second time lost and no further action could be ta- ken. That left it dead on h e calendar, as no business could be transacted today under the res: olution subsequently, adopted.
 There was an echo of the re- cent bribery charges against the Senate when the committee on claims presented a bill for S342.- 70 for the printing of 25,O00 copies of the speech delivered May 3, by Representative Little. Hurst fought it on the ground that it was uncons titu tional, not being a necessary contingent ex- pense of the state government. He opposed using the peoples money to print the speech of a member, which was designed only as a means of relieving him. self of personal spleen. It was argued, however, that the House by practically a unanimous vote had ordered the speech printed and that not to do so would throw the burden on the chief clerk and would be a repudiation of an obligation. The bill was ordered paid by a vote of 66 to 9.
 Among the bills passed by the House was one by Senator Dill for S10,000 for the Prairie Grove battlefield park, and one by Pres 5 ident Toney regulating the size and style of caboose cars.
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Gypsy King Stabbed in Mutiny.

Centralia, H., May 12.-A gypsy giv- Ing his name as Bageo Cathrick, who Is said to be king of a gypsy band which has been camping here, was stabbed by members of his band, ac- .ording to the story told by him. The band mutinied and refused to obey his orders. He will recover.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 ADJOURNED AT
 NOON TODAY

Valedictory in Senate De- Gvered by Senator Hen- derson and in House by Representative K.erwin. Senate Met at 10 a. m. and Went Into Closing Exercises at Once. Prac- tically No Business Trans acted.
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She Collects the Money.

Does your husband ever get be- hind with his alimony?'
 Not he. have threatened 10 go back to him instantly if he does"
 Porter "Got in Wrong"
 A new porter was being inducted into office at the Ritz Carlton and had been the butt of all sorts of fun. good natured and otherwise. Therefore when an important man from Boston telephoned downstairs to know when the Merchants Limited would get in the porter chortled with glee as he thought this was the time when he would get even with somebody for the indignities put upon him.
 Tt gets in after the engine, you boob," he shouted into the receiver It took lot of diplomacy to smooth that Bostonian down and keep the porters job for him.-New York Sun.
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GOVERNOR CALLS
 EXTRA SESSION
Special to The News

Special to The News
 Little Rock, May 13.- -(2IO D. m.---) Governor Donaghey at noon today called an extra session of the legislature to con- vene on May 22, 1911, to consider reven- ue bills, enabling act for Iniatiative and Referendum and abolition convict lease system.
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25
The sanity of paris.

Tho French live within their means
and by sense Of economy wholly I'M
known 90 us manage 90 save and re
tire TO enjoy whatever fortune has
stored up for them. says f. Berkeley
Smith IN Success Magazine. To them
France Is sufficient They voyage
rarely and gamble less. The spend.
thrift or the man who plunges on the
bourse. the races and the gaming Ia
bic is regarded by the masses IN the
light Of rogue and a fool The Pa
rislans work hard enough for their
leisure. but they never eliminate II nor
allow their work TO encroach upon
their traditional daily vacation, rs
luncheon, the aperitif hour. dinner and
fete days. They work. not 10 amass
millions and die IN harness. but to
save enough TO give their daughter her
dot. without which she may never
marry; start their son In his chosen
trade and have enough income left TO
retire before they are too old to enjoy
their freedom
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DROWNED THE MUSIC.
The Audience Was Angry, and Theo-
dore Thomas Was Obstinate.

The Audience Was Angry, and Theo-
dore Thomas Was Obstinate.
Theodore Thomas once undertook to
raise a subscription fund for a series
of concerts in San Francisco, but only
$4,000 had been raised, and the en-
terprise hung fire. Then he announced
that Emma Thursby would sing at
each concert, and the guarantee fund
promptly went up to $4,000.
Thomas had a rule against encores
for soloists. They were allowed to APP
pear and bow in recognition of ap-
plause, but that was all. The San
Franciscans held that as it was Miss
Thursbys engagement which was re-
sponsible for the raising Of the fund
they were entitled to encore her if they
chose. Thomas, however, insisted
stubbornly on his rule.
On the last night a determined effort
was made to encore her. She appeared
again and again, bowling her thanks,
and each time the applause increased
instead of diminishing. At last the
audience began to shout its demands
instead of merely applauding, and Miss
Thursby turned to Thomas and said.
"What shall l do?'
Keep on bowling if you have to bow
all night" snapped Thomas grimly.
And she went out and bowed again.
This time Thomas directed the orches-
ira to go ahead with the final number.
The audience, thoroughly indignant,
shouted down the music, but Thomas
was infexible. The orchestra went on
playing, utterly unheard, in a pande-
of shouted protests. And it
was probably the only time that
Thomas number fell on deaf ears
Ladies' Home Journal.
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KlnasIey,s stammerina.

Charles Kingsley loved talking. had
an enormous deal to say on every con
ceiyable subject and longed to say it.
But his Summer was alv Us checking
him. He gurgled and gasped and
made faces and would sometimes
break off in a conversation or meal,
rush out into the open air and liber.
ate his suppressed emotions by rapid
exercise or physical eXertion. Yet, as
has often been observed in similar
cases. when he had to preach the
Jtammer subsidized, and, though there
was some facial contortion. the flow
of the discourse was never interrupt
ed He said to his friend Tom
Hughes. II could be as great talker
as any man IN England but for my
When | am speaking for
God in the pulpit or paying by bed
sides | never stammer My stammer
Is a blessed thing for me. 1t keeps me
from talking in company and from
going out as much as | should do but
for it."-G. W. e. Russell in Winches-
ter Guardian
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Good Huntinq.

II was at st. Andrews, in Scotland
the home Of golf, where the links
stretch away over the moors by the
sea, and dear, quiet Aunt Mary had
gone up from London to visit a golflug
family Of nephews and nieccs At tea
the first afternoon some one managed
to stop talking golf long enough to
ask. We'll, Aunt Mary, and how did
you spend the morningT"
"Oh. | enjoyed myself immensely,
my dear. went for walk ON the
moor.
"A good many people seemed to be
about, and some OF them called out to
me in a most eccentric manner, but |
didn't take any notice Of them And,
oh, my dear, found such number
of curious little round things! 1
brought them home to ask you what
they are"
Hereupon Aunt Mary opened her
workbag and produced twenty-four
golf balls.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25

The dog doctor was making out bill
for the months expenses Of a Japa-
nese spaniel. The items were room
rent board, medical attendance and
electric light.
Electric light?" exclaimed his Sec
rotary. what on earth does a dog
need with electric light?'
''He doesn't need it at ALL" said the
doctor, but his owner has ordered it,
and he has been supplied with two
eight-candle power lights every even
ing he has been in the hospital. He Is
one of those spoiled pups who were
put to bed in Il light room in their in
fancy, and now he cannot sleep in the
dark. We always have two or three
of that kind on hand. They occupy
special ward where the lights burn all
night long"-New York Sun.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25
IDoLATRY IN MEXICO.
The Natives Still Sacrifice Animals to
Their Favorite Gods.

1t may not be as apparent. but as
a mGtter of fact idolatry has "A strong
a hold on the natives of the Mexican
hot lands as when Cortes and his sol
diers marched through them on their
way TO Honduras 400 years ago.
In the state Of Oaxaca. In which Is
Tehuantepec. there Is near every viii
iage some secluded spot-be Il IA cave
the top Of a mountain or forest en-
circled pool whittier the people clan.
dcstinely repair in order to make sac
rilces to their gods. The favorite sac.
rifce IS a goat turkey or other fowl.
the head of which Is cut Off and buried.
while the soil and the other offerings,
consisting OF dishes of food and
gourd filed with an intoxicating drink.
are sprinkled with the blood The
place where these sacrifices are made
determines their effect If Tehuana
bears grudge against a neighbor he
VIII bury the head Of chicken or the
bones OF dog at dead of night out
side Of his victims house, though. on
the other hand, II the ceremony Is per
formed within II can bring nothing
but good luck.
The natives Of the isthmus firmly
believe that every child at birth be
comes intimately connected with some
beast Of the jungle, and the grownup
man viii never hurt that particular
kind Of animal If the animal dies.
the child dies too. The question is to
determine just what kind Of an animal
II Is, and In order to reassure him
self the father sprinkles ashes or dust
on the ground outside the house at
the chlId's birth and watches for a
spoor. Everybody's Magazine.
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Opportunity.


There Is a story of sculptor who
once showed n visitor his studio. which
was full of gods, some of them very
curious. The face of one was entirely
concealed by the hair, and there were
wings on each foot. The visitor asked
this statues name.
Opportunity" was the reply.
And why is his face hiddenW
Because men seldom know him
when he comes to them"
why has he wings on his feet?''
Because he is soon gone and once
gone can never be overtaken." was the
reply.
We all know the story of the man
who sold the old farm which he had
barely been able to get living from
during his entire life and his amaze
ment and chagrin when the new own
er discovered gold upon the land the
first week OF his ownership. A great
many of us are in that very condition
with regard to our opportunities if we
did but know it.-Washington Star.
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Ancient Bridge Superstition.

A primitive notion existed among the
Romans and other races that bridge
was an offense and injury to the river
god. as 1t saved people from being
drowned while fording or swimming
across and robbed the deity of GER
tain number of victims which were his
due. For many centuries in Rome
propitiatory offerings of human vic
tins were made every year to the I'll
Der. Men and women were drowned
by being bound and flung from the
wooden Sublician bridge, which, till
nearly the end of the republican pc
Rod, was the one and only bridge
across the Tiber in Rome.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25
lch Diem or Eioh Own.

Which is accurate as the motto of
the Prince of Wales-Ich Diem or Eich
Dyn? The one is German and the 9TH
er Welsh. The one means IL serve"
the other Behold the man" or BE
hold your man"
'Ich Diem" was the motto of John,
king of Bohemia, whom the Black
Prince slew at Crecy. "Eich Dyh" are
the words supposed to have been used
by Edward |. when presenting his in
FAINT son to the Welsh assembly at
Carnarvon
Welsh tradition has adhered natural.
ly to the Welsh form. The other has
been more popularity acceptable
don Lady's Pictorial
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25

Pepys' Diary gives an undattering
picture of the Lisbon court in his day.
On oct. II. 1861, he talked with Cap
tain Lambert, fresh from Portugal"
who told him 1t was "a very poor,
dirty place-I mean the city and court
of Lisbon: that there are no
glass windows, nor will they have any;
that the king has his meat
sent up by dozen OF lazy guards and
In pipkins sometimes to his own table
and sometimes nothing but fruits and
now and then half hen. And now
that the infanta is become our queen
she is come to have whole hen or
goose to her table, which is not ordi-
nary" Some few months later, when
some Portugal ladys" had come to
London, Pepys found them mot hand
some and their farthingales strange
dress. = find nothing in them
that is pleasing, and | see they have
learnt to kiss and look freely up and
down already and | do believe will
soon forget the recluse practice of
their own country"
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old and Modsrn customs.

Palm Sunday In certain places IS
called Zig Sunday" from the custom
OF eating fgs on this day, as snap
dragons on Christmas eve. plum pud.
ding ON Christmas day. oranges and
barley sugar on ST. Valentines eve.
pancakes on Shrovc Tuesday, salt cod,
fish on Ash Wednesday, frumenty on
"Mothering Sunday" Cmid.Lenu. cross
buns on Good Friday. gooseberry tart
on Whitsunday. goose on MiChaelmas
day. nuts ON Allhallows. and so on
New York American.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25
REPUBLICS IN GERMANY.
Three City States Whose Constitutions
the Empire Respects.

Hamburg, Bremen and Lubbock are
| theoretically three republics which
| have for the mutual convenience of
themselves and the empire come under
| the rule of the kaiser in all but purely
local affairs. AS they had Joined the
north German confederation, which
was formed after Prussia's victory In
1866. there was nothing left for them
to do but to give their allegiance to Its
successor, the empire.
Each is represented in the bundesrath,
or federal council, as well as In the
reichstag, and each retains the repub-
lican principle in its local legislation.
The Hamburg senate may have fallen
from its highest estate, but 1t still lives
and legislates concurrently with the
house of burgesses. The burgomaster
of Hamburg remains the great man In
the estimate of the Hamburg people,
the inheritor of the great traditions of
the Hansa Bremen and Lubbock have
constitutions in cousinship with Ham
burg.
A wise empire respects the constitu-
tons of these city states and refrains
from any action limiting Of the applica-
ton of the steam roller in pursuit of
harmony. The survivors Of the Hansa
have been more fortunate than some
other republics Of continental Europe.
They have outlived several that had
hopes of being left ignored in their
republicanism.
Cracow was once republic, but, be-
ing surrounded by Austrian posses
sions, was finally swallowed up in 1916,
Since that time it has been a city Of
Austrian Poland.-Boston Transcript.
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Collar as a Verb.

The verb collar" has long been used
transitively, meaning to "seize or take
hold of person by the collar; more
loosely, to capture" The verb was
thus employed early In the seventeenth
century. Steele in the Guardian, No.
81, wrote, "If you advised him not to
collar any man" other instances are
Gentleman's Magazine, 1852, His lord
ship collared the footman who threw
it," and Marryats sentence in Peter
Simple" HE was collared by two
French soldiers"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-05-25
A Venetian Fashion,

Fashions were no less eccentric four
centuries ago than they are today.
Before the streets of Venice were
paved Tin the thirteenth century,"
says Mr.. William Boulting in Woman
In Italy," "ladies went though the
mud and filth on pattens. The Gus
tom was retained, and in spite Of
sumptuary laws the patten became
heightened until women of rank stood
on false feet half yard high in the
sixteenth century. They were unable
to walk without the support of one or
two gentlemen or servants"
A curiosity in banquets is mentioned
by the same writer. 1t was a we'd
ding feast at Milan and consisted Of
fifteen courses, leach being introduc-
ed by living specimens of the animals
that composed it."
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A queer ceremony is performed every
year ON the Sth day OF September in
the Vale Maggie, Italy. The region
abounds in yipers The celebrants
form into a weird procession, each per
son-man, woman and child-carrying
huge figure of a snake stuffed with
cotton. As they pass along they weep
and lament, believing that by the eN-
piatory ceremony they win render
themselves proof against snake bites
during the grape gathering.
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An Unreasonable Friend.

Several young artists in Philadelphia
are telling a story on another wielder
Of the brush who is a fellow member
in little club. One of the rules of the
club is that each member must keep
his finished paintings up to a certain
number The artist on whom the story
is told is noted for his Incidence. He
keeps up to the requirement regarding
the number, but never exceeds 1t. But
for his distaste for work the artist
probably would be very comfortably
fixed financially, as he has consider
able talent. AS a matter of fact, he
is usually on the edge of penury. Sew
eral days ago, when his exchequer was
unusually low, a friend visited him in
his studio. The friend looked at sew
eral of the paintings, while the artist
lay on a couch, smoking a pipe.
81 like this" the friend finally said,
pointing to one Of them. He named
good price which he was willing to
pay The artist looked at him mourn
fully.
saw, don't do that" he said. "If
you do I'll have to paint another
Philadelphia Times.