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The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
GETS 5000 FROM FARMER
Confidence Man Poses as Cousin Of
Mail Service Chief Clerk and
"SorroWs" Money.

St. Louis, Oct. IA farmer from
Maiden, Mo, who refused to give his
name. told Frank Mcfarland, chief
clerk of the United States mail ser
vice here, Friday that he had been
swindled out of $500 by a man who
pretended to be McFarlands cousin.
The farmer said he had just sold a
shipment of cattle at the National
stockyards when he met the stranger.
The man introduced himself as a Mr..
Mcfarland said he was from Kansas
City and that he was on his way to
see his cousin Frank.
He invited the farmer to accom-
pany him. When they got to the fed
eral building he borrowed the $500,
saying he had to attend to some bust
ness across the street. He told the
farmer to go to Frank McFarland's
office and wait for him.
After he had waited about an hour
the victim became uneasy and made
inquiries. Mcfarland told him he
knew nothing OF a Kansas City cousin
and said he supposed the farmer had
lost his money.
yep, reckon l have" the Mis-
sourian said. He walked out of the
office without further comment.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
1.-THE music MAKERS
5th Of NOVEMBER

The people of our city are to be
congratulated upon the organi-
cation of the Entertainment AS
sociation, the purpose of which
is to give the city series of
high class entertainment during
the coming winter. The Asso-
citation is composed of thirty-two
of the leading citizens of Pres
colt, who organized not for a
financial gain, but because they
felt the need Of these high gra de
entertainments. Not one single
member of the Association can
make any money out of it for if
at the close Of the season there
should be any money in the
treasury it will be applied to the
buying of another course for
next year. Therefore it is but
natural for the members to ex-
pect a hearty response upon the
part of the citizens Of Prescott
and we predict for them the
most liberal patronage ever given
anything of this kind in the his
tory of the city.
The first number will be THE
Music Makers" on the evening
of November ).
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
800 BALES OfCOTTON
ALREADY PICKED

Little Rock, Oct. 12.-Governor
Donaghey, just returned from
the state farm in Lincoln county,
reports that 800 bales of cotton
are already picked and ginned,
and that there are 1000 bales
open and ready to pick. All the
leaves have been eaten by worms
which, however, have not greatly
injured the cotton. There is a
large force of men at work and
about thirty bales are picked ev.
cry day. More cotton will be
raised on the same area than
ever before.
There will be about 40, 600
bushels Of corn also, besides
large quantities Of peas and 9TH
er feed and several carloads of
pumpkins. The Board will turn
over to the new management all
the feed and stock that is need
ed with 1900 acres more in cult
walton than when the present adj
ministration took charge.
The Board agreed to give
81, 200 toward the construction
Of a road from the farm to Var.
ner, which the county has under
taken to build.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
| F. J.. JOHNSON, EDITOR
VIII be Tried at Lake VILLAGE

Little Rock, Oct. 12.-An echo
1.-The bitter political rivalry be-
keen Humane Officer Rankin
"a Constable Jones which was
its height in the ante-primary
'npaign last winter, will be
Rrd at Lake Village next week.
constable Jones and his bro
Der, Charles, and former sheriff
fsnk Strong, of Chicot county,
eunder indictment there on
Parges of SANDER, Rankin being
y prosecuting witness. The
Psels set for trial Monday and
|arge delegation of witnesses
n attend from this city.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Don't Know They
Have Appendicitis

Many Prescott people who
have chronic appendicitis, which
is not very painful, have doctor.
ed for years for gas on the stom-
ach, sour stomach or constlpa-
ton. Hesterly states if these
people will try simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine. ETC., as com.
pounded in Adler>i ka; the Ger
man appendicitis remedy, they
will be surprised at the QUICK
benefit. A SINGLE DOSE re-
lieves these troubles INSTANT
LY. S
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
NOTICE

PAn Who Wish to Use Gas for
oO0klng and Heating the
|Coming Winter.
lne company will run all SER
Ellnes free of charge up to
meter from September 30 to
wemOer 80, 1912, thereby max
edSaVlng to those who wish
~ up their houses at once.
arkansas Pipe Lines Co.
FRESH Channel Cat Fish at the
Y Market & Bakery.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Notice

have sold my drug business
to H. Stanton, and all parties
who are indebted to me are asked
to call at my Office in Stanton
Drug Store and settle by the 1st
of November. If you do not do
this | will be compelled to place
the accounts in the hands of a
collector. (Dr) G. O. Marsh.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Burning Ashes Fall on Towns,

Guayaquil, Oct. PA great guam
tity of burning ashes fell in the town
of Alusi. in the province of Climber
azo, and also in lesser degree at Rio
banda and other towns. 1t is supposed
the ashes were from Mountain San
Gay, an active volcano in the Andes.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12

Polo Grounds, New York, Oct H.
Damp grounds did not prevent the
playing of the fourth of the worlds
championship baseball games Friday
After a forenoon of doubt, the nation
al commission decided that the
grounds were fit for play, and a rec
ord crowd gathered at the park.
With honors and betting even and
with the two Missouri boys, Joe Wood
and jeff Tesreau, pitching, there were
predictions that record for worlds
series receipts would be set with the
attendance. The total allotted to the
players is already more than $106,000
for the three games played, as
against $127000-odd for the entire
share last year
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Sky Screened With Clouds.

The home club was the first on the
field and was cheered heartily. An
hour and half before the game the
sky was screened with dull gray
clouds and there was a suspicion of
mist in the air. The infeld was in
fairly good condition for playing, but
the outfleld Is soaked and slippery.
Intermittent showers, starting about
midnight, kept down the line which
waited at the Polo Grounds through
out the night. Probably not mere
than 200 kept up the long wait
The outfleld was in poor shape, ,lue
to the shower in the early morning.
Protected by its canvas covering, the
infield cid not suffer much. To i'm
prove conditions two squads of men
were put to work with sawdust End
steam rollers.
whit less confident because of Thurs
days defeat. The break of the game
in bit Of unfortunate coaching and a
remarkable catch at a crucial point
had gone against them, they agreed.
1--WE are In a better way than the
Sox for pitchers Manager McGraw
declared. "and it looks to me as If
the edge was ours"
Betting on the series went to even
as a result of the Giants victory. For
Giant hackers were not asking odds.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Enaineer Saves Child.

Sioux City, Ia, Oct. 11.-Milo G.
Dodge, fireman on the Milwaukee rail
road, saved the life of Gerald Allard
21s;year-old son of j. Allard, a South
Dakota farmer, by crawling out on
the pilot and kicking the child from
the track as the train sped by.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Five Persons Hurt on Rock Island

Neil of Ell Paso, Tex, and four others
injured when two rear cars on Rock
Island train near Mounds, Ark, split
a switch, broke their couplings and
crashed into a car Of lumber.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Illinois Woman. 100. Is Dead.

Dixon, ILL.,, Oct 12.-Mrs. Irving
Palmer, Dixon's oldest resident, is
dead. Mrs. Palmer's father gave his
life for his country In the war of 1912
and three of her sons were killed in
the civil war.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12

Chris tian church,
Bible school at 10 a. ~.
Preaching II a. m.
Evening service at 7:30 p. N.
Every onsiavited to all SER
vices.
G. II. Gilmore, minister.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
For Sale

so acres Red Land five and
one half miles East of Prescott
on Wire Road; quarter of mile
from school and church on r. f.
D. and telephone line. All un-
der fence and 80 acres in cultiva-
ton. Will sell for $1,000, one.
half cash, time on balance.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
1st Baptist Church
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m,
Everybody cordially invited.

Presbyterian Church. Rev.
H. w. Steen, pastor.
Sunday School at 10 a. IN.
Preaching by the Pastor,
morning service at II, a. IN.
Evening service at 1870 p. m.
All are invited to the services
of the day.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
The Prescott Daily News
PUBLISHED BY
Ne News Printing Co.

rntered as second class mail matter
MEMBER 4th, 1905, at the postoffice
Prescott, Ark, under the act of
hgress, March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
BOSTON 8, NEW YORK |
RED sox CAPTURE GoURTH GAME
OF WORLDS SERIES.
Damp Polo Grounds Fail to Prevent
Game and Record Crowd Wit
nesses Contest.
The Score by Innings.

The Score by Innings.
123 7S9 R.H.E.
Boston -. o 0 1 0 0 0 0 ID 8 1
New York; 0 0 0 0 0 10 0-1 8 l
Batteries-Boston, Wood and Cady;
New York, Tesreau and Meyers.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
The Churches Tomorrow

Methodist Chor1- Rev A. NJ
Shaw, pastor.
Sunday School 9:45 a. IN.
Regular services al Ill a. IN.
and s p. m iactrd by
the pastor.
Subject of the morning ser
mon, "The Self-Revelation of
God" Evening theme, The
Valley of Trouble. Church
conference at the morning ser
vice. The membership is urged
to be present.
Everybody cordially invited to
attend both services. 3,
Stewards meeting Monday
night.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
= lure For Eczema

Mfonic, IS es ~ form, whether acute
~ ~ BY the us s,iy and rapidly over
sSsedy. Gives e n OF Meritol Eczema
ssSiasrs fail s anl positive relief when when
any s sufferer %s A'Ha, sitys-, RECON- SOM
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

are not looked for. A case of this
kind occurred at Naples a short time
since which is worthy of note. A
certain gentleman discovered that
his wife was unfaithful to him, and
instead of rushing in on the parties,
in true Italian fashion and stabbine
them both to the heart, he politely
showed them to the door and closed
it after them. He then called in an
undertaken, ordered arrangements
for a funeral, invited all his friends,
and had the funeral ceremonies for
a deceased wife performed over an
empty coffin. The light burden was
then taken by the bearers, placed
upon the hearse and carried off with
all the accustomed solemnitles. He
then gave splendid dinner to his
friends and claimed their congratu-
lations on the fact that he was a
widower; and they, after learning
the truth of the case, entered into
the spirit of the occasion and con-
graduated him on the novel ma nner
in which he had accomplished his re-
turn to single blessedness, in many
a flowing bowl.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

1t is better to yield a little than
quarrel a great deal. The habit of
standing up, as people call it, for
their (little) rights is one of the
most disagreeable and undignified in
the world. Life is too short for the
perpetual pickering which attends
such dispositions; and, unless a
very momentous affair indeed, where
other peoples claims aud interests
are Involved, we question if it is
not wiser, happier, and more pru-
dent to yield somewhat of our preci-
Gus rights, than squabble to main
tain them. True wisdom is first
pure, then peaceable and gentle.
-Chapin.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

chance in the world. But the idea
OF putting over the prison door the
words: Abondon hope all We who
enter here'' belongs to the dark ages.
In this day and age the American
public believes that a man or woman
is reformable and are doing their
best to aid them. Then some scient-
list, Professor or Moss Back comes
along and trys to smash the whole
business to smithereens by claiming
they are working at a hopeless task.
The human race is not reformable.
Piffie! The Berlin folks do queer
things. They have started big
foot society,"" If they will extend
their membership to our little city
they will get good number of heavy
pedaled members Magazine edi-
tors, SO a poet claims, look on poet
ry only as space filters. Some poet
ry does not make good waste basket
filters. An Iowa paper is respon
sible for the following: The coun-
ty officers made raid at the Old
Settlers reunion last week and can
tured twenty barrels of beer. etc.
They were brought to K-next day.
and will be tried before Esq. b
tomorrow" There is enough of the
article in question to decide
whether it was good or not if ESQ.
B. understands his business.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

THE distribution of literature
dealing with practical economy
and kindred subjects, among the
laborine people is good work in the
wrong direction, 1t seems to us. 1t
reminds us of the old sailors yarn
of an English missionary who had a
call' to go to China. The first act
of that worthy upon arriving at
those unacceptable shores was to
scatter numerous copies OF the Ten
Commandments among the Heath
ern Chmee. The next day they
were sent back, with the request
that they might be distributed among
the English soldiers, for the tracts
contained admirable doctrines, and
these soldiers evidently much need
ed them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12
Doubtless all Mirror readers know

Doubtless all Mirror readers know
and admire (and most would like
to emulate) Get Rich-Quick Wal
lihgford. Anna Alice Chapin's
Eva' isn't exactly female Wal
lingford but she sure is some skoit
when it comes to poiloinin' the
jooles," as the New York Kid would
say, eh Bingo? For details see The
Anti Climax" in September Aims
lees. Eva's" ingenious CD habit
of duplicating the rich young society
bloods in her populations, thereby
securing her own immunity from the
laws penalty is truly artistic. Her
further adventures will appear in
this magazine for sometime to come.
The sallow, narrow shouldered lad
slips one over on the beautiful doll
in Playing Fair" by Marie Conway
Oemler in manner that causes one
to think twice before indorsing opin-
ions recently voiced in The Mirror
anent bits OF calico and early we'd
ding bells. If the ladies can treat
one another so what might they not
do to mere man? What did she
do? Oh, read the story in September
Ainslee's! Also read Nalbro Bart
ley's The Reckoning;;" and The
Test" by David Ross.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

THE usefulness of the chronic
excuse maker is about on par with
that of misquito. He is an irri-
tant a grain of sand in the wheels
of progress, constant source OF
aggravation to his employer. He is
wholly untrustwortby and always a
gutter. The Lord save us from
him!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

The truest epitaph we ever saw. "
remarks the Sentinel, was that of
a clown which simply said, Here |
am" Then old John Geddes was
wrong when he wrote, in reply to
those who derlded his unhandsome
form:
You see not here John Geddes. No!
'Tis but his dwelling place here below
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

The present year is pronounced
one of the most prosperous in the
history of the country. The crops in
all sections have rarely shown a
better yield. Almost every kind of
business is in a healthy condition
and there is plenty of money in cir
culation to meet all demands.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12
OUR EXCHANGES
Reviewed by Beau Esprita.


1t is strange, the attitude which
many otherwise evidently intelligent
persons hold toward children IN re-
gard to their shortcomings. The
daily papers abound in instances of
this; the president of the S. p. G. A.
has teamster arrested for beating
his horse because it crossed to the
shady side of the street when left
unhitched-then returns home and
Furnishes his eight year old son for
going in swimming against his or
ders. A professor in one of our
state universities invents an internal
contraption to be used in beating
children, so as to save the parent
or guardian the usual fatigue" One
might cite hundreds of similar cases
which have attracted newspaper at
tention, and every one has known
of such cases in his own experience.
1t is gratifying, therefore, to come
across an article of so different tone
as Playing Into Morality" by
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, in Septem-
Der Hollands. Miss Bailey writes
of the George Jr. Republics, and
of the progress which humanitarian
ideas are making in the correction
of juvenile perversion. Margaret
Reeve has an amusing story in the
same magazine, Suzanne The Sub
tle." The author of a successful
novel which has been uniformly
criticised as being charming subtle"
goes, with his wife, to spend a week
with an old college chum. Susan,
his friends daughter, meets them at
the station and at once proceeds to
captivate Cd the novelist by an
nouncing herself as "Suzzanne' and
coniding to him that she is very
subtle-like your novel;" Lest be
should forget this fact, she takes
advantage of every opportunity of
renewing the confidence. She dress
es (the novelist's wife calls it an
other name) in su bile creations of
Paris man-milliners, calculated to
bring coy bushes to the, cheeks of
Gaby Deslys! She makes mysteri-
Gus rendezvous and repairs thereto
clad in the latest of harem robes
and carrying a couple of six bracket
candelebra, fully lighted. The nov
elist is so overwhelmed by this APP
palling array of "subtlity'' that he
escapes during the night, but not
before Suzanne; has COPIED one
of his favorite bedroom slippers for
a souvenir. "A word to the wise"
you know. Don't miss this story
Hollands has plenty like it every
issue, too.
The Lady Who Loved Daggers,"
sketch by c.. V. Brooksell in Sep
TENDER Hollands is scramble of
Yankee pawnbrokers. Tuscan Bray
ado. strong arm Neapolitan Belle,
and New York police inspector.
Read it and mediate on the Rosen-
thai case.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12

AMAN who has fixed purpose.
to which he devotes his powers, is
invulnerable. Like a rock in the
ocean, it splits the troubles of life,
and they eddy round him in idle
foam. Take for an illustration, Gen
eral William Booth.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12
Things in General
By Gayhoppin

Only picture from life's other
side" If the State fair visitors who
paid the Silent City a visit the past
week gave any attention to the in
mates they could not help but realize
the truth of the above quotation. A
great many of the men here only know
one side of life. 1t is not altogether
their fault. More than one has been
practically raised in State institut-
ions; making their debut in a State
training school. They were. per-
haps, sent to the Training School
when yet in knee breaches for moth
ing more than some boyish pranks
which outraged the dignity of some
fond" step parent who declared the
boy was incorrigible. Incol rigibilty,
like coat of paint, covers null
titude of faults-not always in the
boy either. Others have never had
any training in moral uprightness
whatsoever. Can society expect
anything else from these men? las
not society with its outraged dignity
helped to make them what they are?
True, some have had the best of
parents and education but have al
lowed temptation to accomplish
their downfall. The lust of money
has caused more men to fall by the
wayside than any other thing. Again
is it not society that demands that
a man spend his money? OF course
a man has right to be a miser but
society soon relegates man of this
kind to the scrap pile He is not
fit to be in their company as he is
stingy" a cheap skate" and num-
erous other things. Many a man
has stolen for no other reason than
to keep up appearance in society.
So, as | said in the beginning if the
visitors payed any attention to the
inmates they could not help but re-
alize That it is only picture from
LIES other side. "a man or wo-
man is not reclaimable from crime
if he or she has been sentenced to a
States Prison twice or more for the
same offense, says w. G. Van d.
Alright w. c., but according to your
way of reasoning a man who gets
drunk twice is not reclaimable. He
is drunkard and always will be.
A boy who smokes two cigaretts or
even twenty-five is confirmed Gig
arctic fend. 1t would lie utterly
hopeless for anyone to try and show
him the error of his way. Couldn't
reform if he wanted to. Bosh
such talk as that makes a person
want to yell. There is no such a
thing as an unreclaimable man or
woman if they are shown the error
they are making; shown in such way
they can understand it. OF course
there are a few who do not want to
reform; would not if given all the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-09-12
Synonynes
A. M.
A. M.

The first group that we will take up
this week are three words that all here
have had some experience with, they
are:
PROOF, EVIDENCE, TESTIMONY:
The Proof is that which simply proues;
the Eridenceis that which makes euident.
The testimony from tests; a witness
is species of ecidence by means of wit
nesses. In the legal acceptation of the
term proofs are commonly called Ell
dence, because nothing can be admitted
as proof which does not tend to make
eUident; but as that which is proceed is
made more certain, or indubitable than
what is made eUident; proof is more than
eOidence. Proof is likewise taken for the
act of probing as well as for the thing
that proves, which distinguishes it still
further from eDidence.
positive proof is always required
where, from the nature of the case, it
might possibly have been had. But
next to positive proof circumstantial
euidence, or the doctrine of Prescriptions,
must take place. ''-Blackstone.
EDidence includes whatever is employ
ed to make eDident, be it words or deeds,
writing or discourse. Testimony prop
erly epidence by words spoken, and, more
strictly speaking, the person giving the
Evidence.
Evidence is either written or parole-Black-
stone.
Our law considers that there are many tran
sactons to which only one person is privy. and
therefore does not always demand the testimony
of two.-Blackstone.
In an extended application of these
terms they are employed with similar
distinction. The proof is the mark or
sign which pr0pes; the evidence is the
mark or sign that makes eDident; the
testimony is that which is offered or
given by things personified in proof of
anything.
OF the fallacousness of hope and the uncertain
ty of schemes, every day gives some new proof
johnson.
Cato Major, who has borne all the great offices.
has left us in evidence under his own hand.
how much he was versed in country affairs
Locke.
Evidence is said to arise from testimony, when
we depend upon the credit and relation of others
for the truth or falsehood of anything. wilkins.
The proof is employed for facts or
physical objects; the Evidence is applied
to that which is moral; testimony re-
CARDS that which is personal.
All that our Saviour did or said were
Evidences of his divine character, which
might have produced faith in the minds
of many, even if they had not had such
numerous and miraculous proofs of his
power. One friend makes present to
another in testimony of his regard. The
proof and the testimony is something
external, or some outward mark; the
eridence may be internal, or lie in the
thing itself, as the internal evidence OF
Christianity.
Men ought not to expect either sensible proof
or demonstration for such matters as are not
capable of such proofs. supposng them to be true.
wilkins,
of Swift's general habits of thinking. if his let
tiers can be supposed to afford any evidence, he
was not man to be either loved or envied.-John.
son.
We Trojan flames. your testimony bear
What perform'd. and what suffer'd there.
Dryden.