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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
What Makes a Country Great?

Lord Bacon, writing more than
800 years ago said: "There be
three things which makes a country
great and prosperous-a fertile soil,
busy workshops and easy convey
ance for men and things fl ON one
place TO another"
Lord Bacon knew thing or two
that some American stateme n would
10 well TO emulate. He knew that
no country could have busy work
shops unless the nation protected
he products of those shops by
keeping out the products from the
workshops of foreign nations. He
knew that busy workshops would
keep the farmers busy and that they
must keep their soil fertile if they
hoped to supply the workeFs IN the
busy workshops. Aud even as far
back as Bacon's day he saw that
with increasing farm and factory
products that there must be easy
and quicker modes of convey ance
than the people then enjoyed if the
country was 10 become great and
prosperous.
The argument advanced by Lord
Bacon 800 years ago is applicable
just as forcibly today as ltI was then.
aud anything that tends to hinder
the farmer from keepin his soil
fertile or the workshops busy, and
the railroads and water routes open
quick service, tends to disrupt
the whole country. And more
especially is this true. wh enever any
attempt is made TO lower the tariff
on goods that our American work
men produce.
Without a higbtariff lh 7 foreigners
can import and und Iersell our
manufacturers unless They lower
wages TO the same lefel of the
foreign wage Garner. Do Americans
want this condition I , arise in
wsges9
Congress cannot afibrd to fool
with The tariff laws. T4ev-g1e ior'.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
The Blizzard.

Yes, Kansas can still have biz
yards, but in a mild form as
compared with those ancient stories
we read about.
New Years morning was com
parauvely pleasant, scarcely worthy
uf an overcoat. In the afternoon,
about O'Clock the wind whipped
10 the northwest grew cold very
fast. BY hight the wind was high
and filled with fine PARTICLES of ice
that rendered travel very disagree
able. Monday night was genuine
winter for this locality, the mercury
going down to about 6 below and
holding its own pretty well all day
ill towards evening when the wind
got back to the south and the
mercury has gradually been climbing
ever since. Coming on to US as
suddenly as this cold snap did,
caused everybody to stick close to
the fire as possible.
Kansas was hit pretty hard but
not like Iowa aud Nebraska and
the more northern points.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Law and Common .SenAe

N S~OHfhHoB SENSE
me severe ar'aigument Of the
americas leesl code by Or. 7 n.
Lawson, Il. w. Lrnmann and other
Observation-Disclosures of mare com.
mon sense in the iute probation Of
"ne law apreir TO be bearing fr,,lt.
Nuhinon sense was 10 the ArcadiaD
Gays OF justice the foundation of the
great common law upon which an
statute law is based, though the
ram'llcatlons from the original
Ioundatlon have been many and far.
Ihe Wisconsin statutes providing that
appellate courts shall not reyerse
io"er c0ufJ judgments on errors " hich
30 not lnjuriously affect the sub
Stantlal rights OF the accused, and
that criminal Judgment shall MOI be
set aside fir erroIS, which are NOT
Inalerla', must be followed by ALI the
states eventually; and this will he
haS'ened Hy the eifJrts of President
Tart and iedeFal jurists Of nigh sta g.
ing 20 expedite the administration IF
Justice IN the federal cousls.
The UniLed States supreme court
mas tafon an encouraging altitude
tHone tH'S llne ia recent decisions,
ana When few more state supreme
courts have followed the example cf
'he Wisconsin tribupa in refu ipgso
feVef"e Judgments on appeal becou G
some ".heior Cal fourishp-as tunt
court IA recent accession txpr, 4
1t SO fellcitonsll -hao been umlGted
or inserted, still more detiaIte 6rn.
" e's toward the reunion of the taw
and common sense viii have bee.
| taken.
The Roman emperors who caused
the laws TO be engraved on tahlers
and placed 50 high above the peoplc
mat they could not be read, though
the people were held amenable to
them nevertheless, have been obiuI-
gated for centuries Yet the laws OF
he modern civilization 90 not far
depart from this underlyi Z priuciple
10 many cases. The growing com.
pleXiiy OF modern lite must always
leave room for The lawyer, but his
place must become one of increasing
dlgni'y and sponsibility, not that
or an Interpreter Of sealed boo. s and
tablets illegible to the common peo-
pie, nor, worse still, that OF the aG-
wiser whose skill is depended upon to
protect the man who violates The law
10 the spirit bui preserves the eTpty
letter A nghly admirable sys-
TEN, n 10 proves workable, is being
carried into effect in Missouri, where
an organization OF the circuit judges
OF the state is To pass super ticially
upon the legality of proposed iegisis-
tion aud an appellate committee is To
nave the final word, before euaoi-
ment, thus obvatiEg an immense
amount Of litigation That wcuid
otherwise be necessary. This en-
bodies the very fouDdati0n principle
OF justice In legislation, and that is a
long step IN the direction of common
sense in the law-Kansas City Journal
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Nothing Wrong With
Schedule <.

Why there should be such a furl.XS,
about the wool schedules of 4
tariff law is not ve.y apparent.
good suit Of clothes can be buu9~'
for SI2 90 or SIS. 90 now as cot Is
be purchased for the same pr. r
thirty years ago. The great :
crease in the cost of living car Sne
be attributed in large measure I'D
increase in cost OF wooden cloth NJ
for there has been no very conslf
bic increase in that, although wBoi
las been higher in the last few years
nan it WAS formerly, aud t. e eceip,
# higher prices for wool ought
naturally to increase the price OF
cloIhlng.
The fact that woo is higher sug
-,ests good reason for not lowering
lhe duties. AS these duties art
argely specific, that-is so much PEI
pound, and not percentage of the
value. the higher the price goes the
s'ighter the protection, for The
duties do not rise with the rrice
They are fixed and immovable. Il
the prices of wool were law through
out the world, that fact would be
strong argument for reducing thu
specific duties.
The truth is that there is nothln!
wrong with the wool schedule.
protecting the sheep industry
making home market fCr wool
encouraging sheep and wool growing
dlvers'fylng agriculture and adoi0y
to the wealth Of The country.
adds greatly to the meat supply o
the nation and so tends to keel
down the cost Of one of the princi-
pal food articles, matter Of create
benefit to the masses than cheaI
clothing. The wool schedule skcul(
be undisturbed and we should lie
he tariff alone for the present. |
needs no doctoring.-Americal
Economist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Commission Government.


Chanute citzeus are likely, soon,
t. be called on to vote on the
proposition of placing the city
under the commission form Of
government. This is the latest and
newest thought on the government
of these cities and towns.
1t is radical departure from the
old form and on It's face seems to
be ideal. The thought is TO elecl
three or more specially qualified
men of unimpeach able CT araot I
and great business acumen in charge
of the various departments of the
city government and letting them
run the business affairs of the city.
OF course that sounds well on It's
face and frcm such an ideal theory,
ideal business conditions ought to
prevail where the theory has been
once adopted. We have not
opposed the plan, and SO far have
not indorsed it.
We are a little conservative and
slow to adopt radical changes in
any well established system. We
sometimes fear that the city might
not always get the ideal men f,I
this ideal job. Take this ,ity, for
instance, how are we going to
select the three ideal men for the
place. Most OF our ideal men have
jobs that are worth more to them
than the salary for this ideal job.
There are plenty of men ready to
lake the places but do they fill the
ideals for such places.
But suppose We have the met
they have no jobs and are ready
for the places, how are you going to
get them appointed to the places
The political fxers and sectional
prejudices would have to be
consulted, and these men might not
suit all the conflicting ele ments.
Ideal men for those places are not
liable to be the most popular with
the politician. They might get
beat unless the city has reached
that ideal condition of non partizan
and non prejudiced city elections
where the qualifications and
character of men are alone con.
sider;d. We see where the new
plan might be very successful or
very disastrous according to the
character of the men selected, an
also see how difficult it is going 10
be sometimes to get the right men
in these places.
We may be a little old foggish
ans inclined to turn down a good
thing because it is new, but we try
not to be. These thoughts spring
up iu our mind where this new form
of government is mentioned.
Some of the towns that have adopted
it seem 10 think 1t the only thing.
They were lucky enough 10 get the
right men this time.
Other towns are not satisfied
They were unluoky in their
selection. Could we not reform
just as well under The old plan As the
new, If we are ready for--lAe
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

Senator Young, of Iowa, hit the
target in the center when he said in
his speech against Tariff tinkerine:
elf you have studied the debates Of
Congress you know that every man
wants protection for the things his
state produces aud free trade for
those he buys" The Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
SH0 COUNTY. KANSAS. FRIDAY. JAN. G,
arm and Carriage Paints.

Grim nal courts. OF course, it god
with this that %agrs ought 10 b
good enough so that the workeE
could live as becomes respectabl
well.to-do citizens Of this republi
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

, /"'''' Jhptn IS sHeauy q
not? Tfitle cot'o m,r Ter our manp-
and mqrers 10 compete wilb, not here.
l RUE; Pin other countries.
has Three hundred years is but short
ONE to look backward, but Lord
ha hpsa'Baeon dimly saw what his country
= should do. And the United States,
Il we are to 60 ahead, must eject
tartf laws that will practically be
5 proh'bitofy t9 other nations pro-
: ducts. 1t is this tariff law that has
made us great-the most prosperous
= cation on earth. and it must be q
arlf law that will keep US in thai
position or we will 90 as England is
6 4oing-down. Pueblo Opinion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

That fellow down in BarIlesvi.le
who took girl away from her
escort and drove away with her IN
The escorts buggy was not dealing
with a Kansas youth. The giti
was true blue. however, as she
promptly rolled out of the buggy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

The people OF lola are strivl Z 10
procure an Armory for their city.
They have already succeeded 10 rais-
log sllO0 aud have 5000 more In
ght. IL will be necessary for the
town to furnigh the site. and wreu
they are sure Of this ana about $1,000
more guarant, Will be sent
10 AZ jutauJ General Martir, and
througa him will be submitted To the
governor for consideration.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

Miss Mayme Reynolds returned
Monday from visiting over New Years
with her parents, Mr.. ann Mrs. T. w.
Reynolds, in Erie.
T. P Mentor, state factory lDspec
tor OF Topeka, was 10 ChoDute yester
day IN the interest OF the Kansas
Bureau Of Labor and.In1ustfy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

,MHWysv fthese days the
~V Colna, will be
N.Y. then look ont for
IA )F cheap that even
y i present tariff rates
Muld not compete with
Whe hordes in India are
ne idea that they, too,
e things with American
y, and gct into the markets
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

Moisant and Hoxey arc the two
latest Amesler
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
URBANETTE CHAT,

Isaac Standlee was a passenger for Green Forest Sunday.
 Every is moving along nicely in our little city this week.
 Henry and Will Hailey spent Sun day with their parents at Coin.
 Jack Stacy and Blunt Hanby made a flying trip to Harrison Sunday after noon.
 Revs. Anderson and Fairchild preach ed to the people of Urbanette Friday night.
 MT. Tucker, quarry foreman of Zack, spent Saturday night and Sunday in Urbanette.
 Henry Lenox's bridge gang has been doing some work in and around Urba- nette the last few days.
 Henry Keeland, our merchant, and Joe Dotson, fireman at the mill, are in Berryyille on business today.
 John Marshall and family left Satur- day night to visit relatives and friends in Missouri until after holidays.
 Work has been suspended at the saw mill this week on the account of the roads being too muddy to haul logs.
 Joe Perkins of Berryville and some land buyers have been in the vicinity of Urbanette this week looking at land
 The new residence of s. R. Hanby on the north side of the track is nearing completion It will be occupied by Frank Ambrose.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
REPLIES ERoM osAeE

Miss Burlie Villines is clerking in Dr. Poynor's store.
 The school here will take vacation next week for the holidays.
 Fancher Reagan has returned from a business trip to Moab, Utah.
 Miss Anna Bruton will spend Christ mas at her home at Bellefonte.
 Luther Owens of Marble was fox hunting in our woods Monday night.
 Mrs. Nellie Sneed of Green Forest visited Osage relatives last week.
 Miss Bessie Fancher sold sixty dol lars worth of turkeys last Monday.
 There will be Christmas entertain ment and Christmas tree at the Metho- dist church Dec. 18th.
 Mrs. Florence Kenner is reported quite sick. Mrs. Marguerite Kinner is thought to be improving.
 Dr. Willie Poynor is in from the medical college at Little Rock to spend the holidays with his family.
 Dr. Crandall Sisco is soon to locate in Alpena. He has bought lot there and will erect dwelling in the near future.
 Grady Reagan closed very success ful term of school last Friday at the Bunch school house. He returned home Sunday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
FAREWELL FILMS.

George Littrell will soon have his dwelling completed.
 Uncle Gus Callen remains very low with little chances for recovery.
 Henry Kittrel is up from Leslie for visit with his wife at her father w. H. Lawrence's
 Columbus O'Neal IS making some ex- tensive improvements on his newly ac- quired farm in advance of moving.
 If you don't want to be walked up Friday morning set the alarm for Isaac Emmett is going to town with drove of hogs.
 Miss Marinda Littrell and her neice Miss Nora Littrell of Oak Grove will spend the holidays visiting in Okla homa.
 Among the late numerous real estate deals was sale of land by Jim Allen to R. L. Allen. The latter will erect a residence.
 Lafayette Epley and family, who emigrated to Oklahoma some two years ago, have decided there is no place like Arkansas for health, happiness and prosperity.
 Willie Wills is moving to the farm he bought out this way some time ago. So Farewell can look forward to good singing school, as MT. Willis and his wife are both music teachers.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
CARRoLLToN CAROLS.

Uncle Thomas Ash is quite i'll.
 Charley Myles of near Shiloh made a business visit here Monday.
 P. H. Jones made business trip to Berryvile first of the week.
 Homer Reynolds is moving into the house vacated by Dr. Watkins.
 Alvah Ash and sister Miss Veda were in Green Forest Wednesday,
 Rev. Joe King, the missionary work CT, in conducting meeting here.
 Miss Buelah CoXsey came home Sun : day after quite stay in Green Forest.
 Miss Johnnie Moore of near Big Spring is visiting friends and relatives here.
 There will be Christmas entertain ment Monday night and also Christ mas tree.
 Virgal Bellamy returned home Sun day after a visit with his sister Mrs. Tennie Myles near Shiloh.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
BERRYVlLLE BREVITIES.

L. A. Taylor has moved to his farm near Yocum,
 Rev. John Mitchell is assisting in the revival meeting here.
 P. H. Jones of Alpena was here. Mon- day looking after some land titles.
 Miss Ruth Lewis came up from Hsr- rison to attend the Coxsey-Freeman wedding.
 Miss Virgie Beck was visiting here during the past week. She is teaching at Alpena.
 The St. George Hotel and the Carroll County Bank are putting in steam heating plants.
 John Ledbetter and Miss Queenie Fancher were married Sunday morning, Ed. Spurlin officiating.
 W. H. Ingersoll, Eureka Springs assistant postmaster, was smiling up- on hisSBerryville friends Saturday.
 Information comes to Dr. R. P. Spur In that Dave Spurlin has entered the mercantile business in his home town in Kentucky.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
CISCO SETTINGS.

Miss Ada Ingram was visiting with her sister Mrs. Lula Crawford Sunday.
 Arthur Humbard began moving to his homestead in the Cisco vicinity Monday.
 Walter Hammons and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday at John Pinkley's.
 Earl Haley and wife of Berryville spent Sunday with Albert Buell. and wife at Cisco
 Miss Nell Ingram is spending this week in Berryville with her sister Mrs Lula Crawford.
 Mrs. Polly Hammons and Mrs. Pearl Ellis marketed their turkeys at Green Forest Monday.
 Mrs. Vie Emmett of Yocum visited her sister Mrs. Hattie Thompson of Cisco Saturday night and Sunday.
 Wm. Miller visited with his wife Saturday night and Sunday, who is visiting with her sister Mrs. Della Barnes, not Mrs. Pinkley as was stated last week.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
PARKER PARAGRAPHS.

Wilson Enix has been on the sick list for the past week.
 There was quiet 9 large crowd pre- sent at church Sunday.
 W alter Tipton, who was kicked by a horse last week, is able to work again.
 Will Brawley and Arthur Jackson made business trip to Eureka Springs Saturday.
 Mrs. Burney Owens and little babe came in from Oklahoma last Thursday for few week s visit with homefolks.
 Miss Jennie Jones, who has been visiting her brother Ertie Jones at Springfield, Mo-, for the past three weeks, returned home last Friday.
 W. E. Taylor and son Bee came in from Oklahoma last Saturday. Mr Taylor and family will probably reside in Arkansas for awhile.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
BLUE EYE WINKLlNGS.

Perry Moore lost good horse few days ago of blind staggers.
 Perry Standee was quite fortunate in finding d bee tree near home.
 Dr. Miller made a business trip to Green Forest first of the week.
 School began Dec. at Huskey school house with MT Seals from Denver as teacher.
 Miss Winnie Braswell of near Green Forest has been visiting with Grace Butler the past week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Davis gave a party Saturday night in honor of their neice Miss Massey of Springfield, Mo.
 Mrs. Bess and little son of Oklahoma have been visiting the past few days with her sister Mrs. McMonigle
 Our school has been closed the past week on account of the death of our teachers mother Mrs. Malotte.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
GOOD ROADS MEETING.

The snow storm last Friday came at a time to interfere with the attendlnce at the good roads meeting at the court house in Berryvilie. There were ahout ten or a dozen present, but they brought encouraging reports of enthui asm and promised help.
 The plan of dividing the road to Flu reka Springs into three divisions agreed upon as follows: From Berryvile to the Granger farm; from the Granger farm to the Jackson farm; from the Jackson farm to Eureka Springs. Of ficers appointed for the Berryville division were President, Clint Smith; secretary, c. 0. Morrison; treasurer, John Walker. For the Flu reka Springs division; Vice-President, Frank Willis; secretary, c. E. Har- grove; treasurer, J. A. Pinkley. The officers for the Kings River division were selected at a meeting held at the Walker school house one night this week.
 The officers of each division are to constitute committee to solicit contri- buttons of money and work for their particular part of the road and to trans act any business that will assist in get ting the work begun and completed as soon as possible The three officers are expected to meet and arrange a time when they can make the canvass to see the parties who will be interested in the road, and to get their subscrip tons pledged as soon as possible. The vice-presdent of a district is the oyer- seer of the road work.
 The president and secretary of the county organization and the vice-presi- dents of the divisions are selected as the committee to purchase whatever tools will be needed Each district is to contribute one-third the cost of the tools and then arrange dates for work ing and use the tools on the whole
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
RULE RUMBLINGS.

Wood Simpson, who has been sick, is improving.
 Surveyor Webb did some work for Sam Grigg last week.
 E. F. Sims is having a new roof put on his dwelling this week.
 E. Simpson is digging a well on his homestead south of Rule.
 Rev. Viilines filled his regular ap- pointment at this place last Sunday.
 Tom Alfred lost fine heifer last week from the effect of eating cane seed
 Our Sunday School is getting along nicely now with Dock Douglass as superintendent
 Nir. and Mrs. Will Middleton have the sympathy of the community III the loss of their little daughter, who died a few days ago of the slow fever.
 Work will begin on the road that leads from Rule to Green Forest in q few days. We have about 15a days do1ation of free labor to make the mountain road on the south side.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
LEAVES FROM OAK GROVE.

Lewis Linen visited with his home folks Sunday.
 The regular prayer meeting is being well attended.
 Road Overseer Duncan is working on the roads near Oak Grove
 Rabbit hunting is the leading busi- ness occupation in this vicinity.
 Chas. Newman spent a few days with his sister Mrs. Nora Long last week z School will not close Dec. 22 as first stated. MT. Linen will teach another month.
 Rev. W. A. Bailey will fill his regu- lar appointment at the Hale church house Sunday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
HAIRS FROM HEAD DISTRICT

Bill and John Youngblood were in Berryyille Thursday.
 Larue Ayers and wife are the par ents of a new boy.
 Overseer Turner has been pushing the road work lately.
 Amos Youngolood is suffering from severe attack of rheumatism.
 Aunt Josa Carpenter of Denver was visiting at Eli Carpenters last week.
 Quite 9 few folks attended the meet ing and dinner at Parker Sunday.
 Ed Garrison and wife of Pleasant Ridge visited at Ell Carpenters Sun day.
 Several of the young folks attended the pie supper at Denver Wednesday night.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-12-22
Confirmation Notice.

In the Carroll Chancery Court Eastern Dis
 trict, January Term. 1912. A. Hughes, Ex-
 parte:
 Notice is given that A. Hughes has this day filed in my office his petition praying that his title by virtue of tax deed made to him by the County Clerk of Carroll County. Arkan- sas, for the following described lands to-wit:
 The east 1-2 of the southwest 1-4 and the northwest 1-4 of the southeast 1-4, Section II, Township 19, North of Range 23 west, contain ing 120 acres, be confirmed
 Said petitioner alleges that he purchased said lands at the delinquent tax sale made and had by the Collector of taxes for Carroll County Arkansas, on the second Monday in June 1906, for the delinquent taxes of 1905.
 Now, therefore all persons claiming any. in terest in said lands are hereby warned to ap- pear in this court or before the first day of it's next January term, which will be on Mon- day, January 22, 1912 and show any irregularity or informality of said tax sale or any cause why said tax sale should not be confirmed and all persons who claim any interest in said lands of whatever nature are warned to appear at said time and show cause why petitioner S ti- tic to said lands should not be quieted and es- abolished and vested absolutely in him.
 Witness my hand and seal of said court on this 14th day of Nov. 1911. Tobe Smith, 1l-F Crerk. Pullman & Russell, Solicitors for Petitioner.