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The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06
Promoters Preparing to Get Busy

Little Rock, Dec. 6.-After a few days of inactivitity, the pro- moters of the Million Dollar Fund are preparing to get busy again, and the beginning of the new year will see some big plans ;put on foot.
 Up to the present time the to- tai amount donated is $1O9, ,39O, and the completion of one tenth of the total encourages the pro- motors to believe that they will reach the full million. Those who do not donate land to be sold, 'agree to purchase land at twice the appraised value, the payments to begin after S20O, ,OOO has been sold. It is to be used in bringing factories to the city, and building up industrial enter prises.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06
Davis -Brundidee Debate Ends Today


 The Davis -Brundidge debate closes today at Fort Smith, a city which has always been anti Davis, and great interest is therefore felt in the outcome of the meeting. Even the friends of Senator Day is admit that he is up against the hardest propo. sition he has tackled yet.
 Senator Davis, who has an. nounced a series of independent speeches in Northeast Arkansas and says that he will not divide time any further with his oppon- ent, while Col. Brundidge says the only chance he will have to see Senator Davis after today, is to make the woods so hot for him that he will have to show up to defend himself.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06
Lightning Kills Few.

In 1906 lightning killed only 169 peo- pie in this whole country Ones chances of death by lightning are less than two in a million. The chance of death from liver, kidney or stomach trouble is vastly greater, but not if Electric Bitters be used, as Robert Madsen, of West Burlington, Iowa, proved Four doctors gave him up after eight months of suffering from virulent liver trouble and yellow jaun- dice. He was tueG completely cured by Eectric Bitters. They're the best stomach, liver, nerqe and kidney reme- dy and blood purifier on earth. Only soc at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06
STOLEN BICYCLES
 ARE RECOVERED

Acting Marshal Caruthers last Saturday arrested negro nam ed Robert Watts and he has ad. mitted that he was the one who made away with a wheel belorg ing to J. R. Harrell some time ago.
 The negro had taken the bi- cycle to Waldo and disposed of it, but not being satisfied with this, he returned to this city a n d made an effort to obtain a reward by locating the missing machine. His actions aroused the suspic. ions of the officer who placed him in jail whereupon the negro admitted his guilt. He was giv- en preliminary hearing which resulted in his being bound over to the grand jury. .4,5,I
 The wheel owned by E. E. Davis. which was stolen some months ago, turned up yesterday when z. R. Green unloaded his goods from a car. MT. Green
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06
l. 0. 0. F. Election

The Odd Fellows met last night and held their annual cleo tion of officers. The following were chosen to fill the various chairs for the coming year;
 c. c. Mautz, Noble Grand; C.. L. Green, Vice Grand; Henry Crow, Sc cretary and Dave Williamson, Treasurer.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06
GENERAL NORWOOD
 FOR 60-DAY SESSION

Little Rock, Dec. 6.-That the 1913 session of the Arkansas Legislature will be restricted to a 6O- day session now seems al. most a certainty. It is in the hands of the people themselves, and so great and wide. e.spread has been the agitation against the long, protracted sessions of the General Assembly that it is believed there is little doubt of of the passage of law by the people at the September election cutting down the session to two months.
 Attorney General Norwood, candidate for governor, today announced the preparation of a proposed initiative petition to restrict the Legislature to sixty days at $6 a day, without, per diem for extensions, and $3 for extra sessions of 15 days, with out pay for time over that. These petitions are to be circu- lated in every county in the state and as only 12,000 names are needed to initiate the law, there is no doubt but that the people i will have a chance to vote on it next September. It is believed that two or three times the re. quired number of signatures will be secured for the petition.
 The last legislature, in session 16O days, cost the state approxi mately $200,O0O, and Gen. Nor, wood estimated that under the proposed amendment, the state will be saved about $135.0 biennially. He has made a study of legislative pay in other states and has come to the conclusion that lawmakers should not be paid after 60 days, as he believes all the necessary business of the state can be transacted in that time. Missouri pays it's legisla tors s day for 70 days and $l a day thereafter. Nebraska pays for only 10 days. Idaho pays S5 day, but to member can receive more than $500 for any one session, and extra ses. sions are restricted to twenty days.
 Fred Tillman of Fayetteville is running for representative on the platform of a 50 day session, and is also circulating an Initia, tive petition to that end. It seems to be striking a popular chord everywhere.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06
Netice.

The Woman's Christian Tenn perance Union will meet with Mrs. A. r. Burrus Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Let every member be present and hear the report of State conventions to be given by Mrs. Rice, our effic- tent delegate.
 SECRETARY.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-06

l.. w. Brewer left last night for Little Rock, where he will attend the big poultry show new in progress in that city.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
BETTER BROKEN ENGAGEMENT
THAN LIFELONG HEARTACHE

South. where the marriage engagement
Is fetter that is broken by a breath,
and there is no breach of promise suit,
the pro rata of divorce is less than any
where else in the country.
Entitled to sympathy.
1t takes courage for a man to break
an engagement, and no one Is more
entitled to our sympathy than the young
fellow who Is facing this problem. All
that is chIvalrous in him cries out to
him TO grit his teeth and go on with
the sacrifice, and then he faces the aw-
full thought of existence with a woman
he has ceased to love and will inevitably
come to hate If he marries her.
OF course, in decency, the woman
should be the one to break the engage
ment. man should give her the chance
to do it. He owes that much to her to
save her face and salve her pride. but
IL she won't do It, II she refuses to see
the meaning of his Coldness, his indiffer-
ence, his neglect-if. in other words. she
won't take a hint, no false delicacy
should prevent his speaking out plainly.
So far as the girl is concerned, ones
pity may well go with the unwillingly
wed wife rather than with the Tilted
maiden. Poetry is full of stories of for
lorn damsels who have pined away in a
greer and yellow melancholy when they
were forsaken by a tickle swain, but In
real life as long as vital statistics show
no record of deaths from blighted love,
we are justified in eliminating the risk
of any such casualty from consideration
OF the subject
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
BY DORTHY DIX.

A young man whites me worried and
harassed letter saying that he has
ceased to love the girl to whom he is
betrothed. and asking If he shall break
the engagement or go on and marry
her.
To this question unhesitatingly an
swer:
Son, -break the engagement every time
under such circumstances.
Better for you-a thousand times bet
ter for her-the temporary sting of a
broken engagement than the lifelong
ache of a broken heart. If the ties that
hold man to a woman before marriage
are so gossamer-like that they can be
broken, they ought to be broken, for
they are of such fragile material that
when the pull and strain of married life
come upon them they will give way, and
then the damage will be far more dis
astrous than it was during the betrothal
When a man and woman get married
they give hostages to fortune. They as
sumo obligations that they Eust keep,
and no matter how great the mis-
take, no matter what the vagaries Of the
heart they are in honor bound to stand
to the bargain they have made.
1t seems to me that there is no other
subject that we regard with such QuiX-
OtlC lQlOCy as we 90 an engagement
Custom and convention combine to turn
an engagement, which should be merely
sparring match, to try each others
temper, into a ring event, and the wom-
an who withdraws from II is looked
upon with contempt as a quitter and
fiirt, while the man who throws up his
hands and lies down IS despised as
coward who didn't have courage enough
to go through with the thing.
Matrimony's Understudy.
This is a false view of the situation.
To a degree a betrothaI is a sort OF
understudy TO matrimony. and in the
freedom OF increased companionship, the
very deflniteness Of the association II
brings about, a man and a woman have
opportunities Of getting an insight into
each others characters that they never
had before.
II, then they discover that they are
uncongenial that they have different
tastes in everything from politics to
pie, OF II they merely bore each other,
how much wiser to part 4 In time, and
find their real mates, instead of marry
ing and giving a lifelong imitation OF
the domestic experiences Of the XII
kenny cats.
It Is significant fact that in the
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
EXPERIMENT STATION WILL
CONSERVE TIME AND ENERGY

vanished OlclOth floor. the size of the
room and its light. attractive appear
anCe appeal to any one with any house,
keeping instinct.
The bulletin which is devoted to the
subject claims that the average kitchen,
especially in country houses, is wasteful
OF time. labor, and personal comfort.
This was the case with the original
kitchen at the station. 1t had the usual
oh bjectiOnable features OF a cook stove in
a dark corner, and the sink, where the
dishes had to be washed. with the back
of the washer to the light Moreover, IL
was so large as to cause a multitude
OF unnecessary steps during a days
work.
In order to correct these defects, 4
small storerOOm. with two windows. ad-
joining the kitchen was diverted into
kitChenette by the addition of a venti-
lator above one of the windows the re-
moval OF a door into the kitchen. and
the cutting through of a door into the
dining-rOom. The room has an ideal
southeastern exposure and is only Tx1O
feet-a little larger than the average city
hall bedroom. The small size of the
room preCluded the use of large kitchen
tables. Shelves, wide and narrow, in
groups and singly, were consequently
arranged around the walls of the room,
with two cabinets of the usual kitchen
style, and a table for the two alcohol
stoves. and a frame on castOrs for the
fireless cooker. The sink is in a light
corner. a heavy oilcloth of small figure
for the floor had received two heavy
coats of varnish. and the walls were
covered with a white and blue OilclOth,
with a frieze above of the original rough
plaster, tinted yellow. On the shelves
and hung under and over them there is
an array Of utensils and dishes in full
~ Of aF1,1
Economical Way of Heating Water.
The hot water Of kitchenette and bath
room, of which there is kept a steady
supply, is furnished by means Of a sepa-
rate coal fire IN a combined laundry
stove and water heater of the smallest
commercial size. These are in the cel-
lar, as nearly as possible under the
kitchen boiler. BY jaCketing the kitchen
boiler. the heat Of the water is retained
and the temperature of the ktChenetts
is reduced. Not over seven pounds OF
coal a day is ever needed to keep the
water continually hot, the fire burning
on an average of six hours. With the
jacket. the boiler will keep water hot
enough to wash dishes for twenty-four
hours after the fire goes out. 1t is esti-
mated that the cost Of making such a
hot-water connection in a country house
would average about $25. In a family
OF good size, in a house with one bath
room, it is stated that not over fifteen
pounds of coal would be needed a dav
for keeping hot water in the boiler. All
the sweeping of the house is done with
hand vacuum cleaner.
Letters received at the station from
distant countries and the islands OF the
sea-Hawaii. Cuba. and the West indies
show that housekeeping problems are
many, the world over. Homes in the
South and West have furnished the most
difficult problems. Lack of equipment
in the kitchen. it is believed, stands in
the way Of progressive housekeeping in
a great majority of homes.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21

The housekeeping experiment station is
the latest step in the effort to conserve
energy, time, and expense in the house
hold, with the wisdom with which 1t
is done in successful mercantile plants
and business enterprises. Such a sta
ton is in actual operation on the fertile
soil Of Connecticut. This station, in a
country house of ordinary size an actual
family home. investigates all the new in
ventions for the tightening of house
work as they come out, selecting the ones
that seem most practical for the pur-
pose for which they were designed, and
il studies out problems as they arise
for the benefit of readers OF the bull
letins issued by the station and for per-
sons who call or write for information
and help is solving housekeeping diff
Cultles.
All the cooking and lighting of the
station is done with denatured alcohol
and freless cookers. both of which are
subjects of bulletins. For the cooking,
two fat stoves, one with one burner
and the other with two, with a port
able oven for baking, do the work
which requires fire.
The alcohol lamps have the incan-
descent mantles OF more than 10 can
dlepower. and they and the stoves are
OF the alcohol gas burning KIND whlch
requires to be started with a little OF
the fluid to generate the gas.
Much Is claimed by the station for de-
natured alcohol. both for cooking and
lighting especially in country places.
where gas and electricity are not to be
had. Even the grounds are lighted with
the denatured alcohol lamps. These
lamps need no trimming, have no chim-
neys to clean, and are of intense light
KItchenette Object of Interest.
But the kitchenette of the station is
the object of the greatest interest to Wis
itors. Aside from its modern cOnven-
fences, such as the round refrigerator in
one corner, with its revolving shelves
to save reaching over from front 10
back: the inverted jars for dry groceries,
which yield up their contents by means
of a lever that opens and closes the
bottle, and the OilclOth covered wall and
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
Health and Beauty Queries
BY MRS. MAE MARTIN.

eyes and will make your eyes clear and
beautiful For sore, gTanulated lids II
is splendid and greatly helps those who
wear glasses.
Mrs. D. J.: You need a good, strength
ening tonic and liver regulator, to purify
your blood and build up your health
Take before each meal a tablespoonful
of the following: Dissolve a half cup
sugar and one ounce kardene in a halt
pint alcohol, then add hot water to make
full quart. This homemade tonic will
clear UP sallow, pimply complexion
quickly, and as liver regulator, it is
simply splendid. 1t makes the best homo
medicine imaginable. and does wonders
in restoring lost appetite, energy, and
general good health.
Veta S.: To clear your complexion
and make it smooth, soft, and satiny,
use the following cream-jelly: Mix to-
gether one ounce of almozoin, two tea
spoonfuls glycerine. and a half pint colo
water. Stir and let stand few hours
before using This greaseless COM
get for reducing those large pores below
your eyes and clearing up your COM
pleXion. 1t removes all pore-dirt, black
heads, freckles, and skin pimples, and
hollow cheeks and removes wrinkles
readily
f Ella T.: Really. you have no just
cause to worry on account of those
superfuous hairs, because with a little
delatone and water you can make a
paste, which, applied to the offensive
hairs and left two or three minutes, then
rubbed of, will remove every trace OF
hair. Get an ounce OF delatone and use
as 1 suggest, washing the skin after re-
moving the delatone, and you will be
delighted with results. Delatone costs a
dollar an ounce, but It is worth every
cent, as II is unfailing.
Mae W.: 1 do not approve OF dieting
and exercising for fat reduction. The
simplest and best way Is 10 get four
ounces OF parnotis from any drug store
and dissolve Il in pint and a half OF
hot water. Take q tablespoonful before
tion you will soon notice your fat dis
appearing. This harmless remedy viii
not leave your skin wrinkled and iabby
and has the Endorsement Of thousands
who have tried Il,
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
FASHION FANCIES
AS SEEN IN SHOPS

Skirt hens of velvet are immensely
fashionable.
Three-piece suits of serge are in great
favor.
There seems to be no end of black VEL
vet sashes.
White serge has jumped into favor with
a bound.
Long tunic effects are much to be seen
in new separate skirts, while the pleated
insets at the seams give more fullness
when an extremely conservative model Is
required.
Good, old fashioned. handmade tor
chon lace has been revived for the trim
ming of lingerie. II is a durable. serv-
iceabIe lace that never should have gone
out of fashion.
Fancy millinery novelties are long os-
trIch Guills in black, green, or purple.
Peacock feathers In quills and aigretts
fancies are suddenly quite popular for
the trimming of small hats.
Skirts show a decided tendency toward
drapery. .
Short tunics are shown on many OF the
new dresses. The effect Is Of double
skirt, which Is coming decidedly into
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21

This smart skirt gives us the panel
front and back and the circular sides,
with a band trimming at the lower edge.
This band may be omitted.
Such materials as the new soft finish
taftetas, satin, broadcloth, cheviot. and the
tailor cloths are suitable for this skirt.
The pattern, 557s, Is cut in sizes - to
80 inches waist measure. Medium size
requires 3h yards OF 50-inch material
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the ONCE Of this paper.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21

tions which have accompanied the Santa
Claus story. Such miracles as walking
on water, casting out devils, healing the
sick by a touch of the hand, and the
raising of the dead will be questioned
by him. In other words, the child will
be taught to think and decide for him
self and thus will be led to the truth
concerning many popular errors
Ultimately. OF course. the telling Of
such myths, as reality, will not be nee
essary, as the world will have reached
stage of mental freedom where the
superstition OF to-day will be obsolete.
WATSON DAVIS.
200 18th st. Sc"
Mans Theory of the Matter.
Every child in the land is counting on
his fingers the days, from now till
Crishtmas,' just as we grown-up did in
the years that are no more. What sweet
memories of the past. Look back and
think of those days. How you gathered
around the fireplace on Christmas Eve,
hung up your stocking in childish glee.
and Oh the next morning. What one of
you could be so selfish, so disagreeable
as to warp the tender minds and disturb
the happy and innocent dreams of little
children by depriving them of their best
days of childhood. God gives you the
little ones to shield. protect. and to
make their lives happy. VIII you be the
one to take away the best hours of their
life? You know you would give the world
to go back on Christmas Eve night and
crawl upstairs to the bedroom and wish
things again-the world to sleep at home
once again on Christmas Eve. The myths
and traditions of our chilunood crowd
about us and with pleasure we think of
those past days. Those who do not teach
the little one to believe in Santa have
sent their imaginations and memories of
childhood fiuttering away into darkness
it is pitiful. Therefore teach the little chill
dren the beautiful legend of Saint Mich
olas. deception for a few years which
brings .uch happiness in youth and the
dear sweet memories to old age IS far
better than a lifelong GRIND for facts.
And becee it is the birthday oc a won
drous child. let 1t be above all things
a day for the children.
a. Christmas play and make good cheer.
For Christmas comes but once a year.
M. T. HANLON.
rs 18th st. ne
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
New Bags.

Make bags Of some heavy material,
such as eretonne or denim. and place
your hammocks in them. Use stout rings
on the top to close It or even button
one side over with lap.
Make similar ones for your summer
parasols.
Never make your pieces bags Of any
thing except hrm mosquito netting. You
can see in and save time. r II. 3
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
ASKED BY EVERYBODY
An AirShip Dinner.

Worried Hostess-Every one is more
or less interested in aviation, so with
this in mind a hostess used lovely
miniature airship, gotten at the toy de-
partment, over her table at a dinner
given for eight guests The favors we're
diminutive airships and the place cards
We're painted with balloons and airships
Each guest was asked to express his or
her opinion upon the success of aero
planes. AS several of the guests had
had actual experience, this was a most
interesting feature of the affair. One
of the women had been up and an
other was about to accept an invitation
so it was all very exciting. Perhaps the
time is not far distant when sky
pilots will be as necessary as those on
the sea.
"At Homes"
Elsie T.-Cards are issued for both
teas and "at homes" in fact, they
are both receptions at which people
come and go and are served refresh
ments. ~ People usually call upon
newcomers, even in small towns, and
one makes aCquaintanCes by going to
church, joining clubs and societies.
Hook for CrOchetInE.
Mary K.-The size of crochet hook
would depend upon the quality OF cotton
you wish to use. but for a bedspread
size 3 to G. bone hook, is generally used.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21
Dresser Bag.

AliCe-A very convenient bag to hang
at the side of the dresser. as a catch-all
or hair receiver, is made OF gray linen
and should be decorated in the same man.
ner as the dresser scarf.
The bag is gathered over a white bone
ring or small embroidery hoop, and rib
bon matching the embroidery in color
IS used as a hanger.
The shape should be either round, heart,
or triangular, as a square bag would not
be artistic.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-21

Mrs. NJ. D.: For short, thin hair there
is nothing better to promote a healthy
vigorous growth than a good Quinine
tonic. But do not trust to any prepared
tonic that may have been made so long
as to have lost its strength. Get from
any drug store an ounce of Quinzoin
and a half pint alcohol; mix together,
then add half pint cold water. Mas
sage this tonic into your scalp about
twice a week; ii will cause dandruff and
scalp irritation to disappear as if by
magic, and you will soon notice your
hair getting longer, thicker. and beauti-
fully lustrous. This splendid tonic is a
positive remedy for falling hair.
Miss R.: You will find the following
lotion a splendid skin whitener and COM
plexion beautifier: Dissolve four ounces
of spurmax in a half pint hot water
then add two teaspoonfuls glycerine
This not only takes the place of face
powder, but you will find 1t far better
in every respect. 1t does not rub off
skin. Apply this lotion to the face.
away that shiny, muddy, rough look and
leave your skin smooth and fresh look
ing. This inexpensive lotion is now used
largely by women of refnementS and Is
and skin pimples-
N. NJ: No, do not use dry shampoo
powder under any circumstances. Au-
thorities on hair culture almost invari-
ably condemn such mixtures, as they
simply clog up the pores in the scalp
and cause dandruff and other scalp
troubles. When your hair needs wash
ing, use for your shampoo a teaspoonrul
of canthroX dissolved in a cup of hot
water. This makes a rich lather that
Sleanses perfectly and will leave your
hair brighter, cleaner, and f1uffier than
ever before. This shampoo rinses easily,
dries quickly, and positively will not
make the hair streaky and brittle like
soap does. II YOU will use this shampoo
once, l am sure you viii be so pleased
that you will never care to try any
other.
w. z. s.: To make your eyes clear,
bright, and show the sparkle OF health,
dissolve an ounce OF crystos in a pint OF
water and put few drops In each eye
twice daily This soothing tonic is very
strengthening to weak, tired. inflamed