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The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
Visiting in Oklahoma.
Rush Springs, Okla
May 18th, 1912,

May 18th, 1912.
As | so proposed if ! saw anything
that would interest the readers OF
your most excellent paper, and as
am not employed and have more
time than most any one ! meet, !
will give you n few items,
Mrs, Estes and | are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs, {, w. Harper, Mrs,
Harper is n daughter of Mrs Estes,
so we are having n pleasant time,
and as | expect TO spend something
like n month at Centralia in eastern
Oklahoma on my return, | will not
speak OF that section now,
Rush Springs is nice town and
has u fine school building that cost
$4,000, This school closes with ex.
ercises for four nights and every
thing is on 4 rush for the close
Mr.. Harper has 80 acres in Water.
melons, Rush Springs cxpcctstoshir
250cars this season Therearc three
cotton ginshere, They average about
"a bale to the acre The soil is Il
sandy loan, not what is called the
blow sand
They are trying for electric light,
to be furnished by the cement plant
four miles west Of this place, ",
visited the cement beds Yesterday
The plaster mills are located at the
beds Perhaps had better explain
what ! mean by beds, Plaster OF
cement beds are simliarn formation
20 salt beds, BY scraping the suriac,
soil of YOU come to a firm ashl
compact dirt and that is the plaster
dirt or bed These mills are nearing
completion aud Nreconsidercd one o
the greatest enterprsesin southwest
Okla and are of inestimable import
anee 60 Rush Springs, and aetiy,
operation will soon begin The cos
of the plant is 100000 aud it vii
have a capacity Of 200 tons per day
and will start with $1,000 weekly
pay roll
The Rock Island has completed IL
track to the plant
Well ran into u discussion be
tween Democrat and a Socialist, bal
from what ! learned at that debut,
its not Socialism We need bu
more firm American patriotism,
Would have something more {,
any If | thought It would be Of inter
est. B NJ Bsrgs,
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

ALL teachers are required by law
to attend the June Institute for FIVE
days, or to attend some Summer
Normal and have their attendance
certified to by the County Superin-
tendent or Examiner within ten
days of such attendance, otherwise
their licenses to teach are not valid
and salaries cannot be legally collec-
ted from the school fund The lnsti,
tute Manuals, from which the eX-
animation questions will be taken,
already been sent to the various
counties and should in all cases be
secured from the Examiner or Supt,
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
Warming Order
In the Boone Chance

In the Boone Chanocry Court
]. !, Johnson as guardian and ~
next friend of Jesse Rynn and Pearl
Ryun, Plaintiff
vs.,
Laura Ryan Burbank and Abbie
Ryun Battenheld, Defendants,
Laura Ryun Burbank and Abbie
Ryun Battenficld defendants are warn.
ed to appear In this court tthe Chanc.
cry Court for Boone County, state OF
Arkansas) within thirty days and an
swer the complaint Of ], J, Johnson as
guardian and as next friend Of said
Jesse Ryun aud Pearl Ryuu, filed In
said court against them
This the 10th day Of May, 1912,
koBP, +, nopsoN, Clerk
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

ACCORDING to what is understood
to be the arrangements Of the Robin.
son forces, who will hold undisputed
control of our next state democratic
convention Steve Carrigan, Jro OF
Hope will preside as temporary
chairman Of the convention, with Ed
Stanley of Little Rock as temporary
secretary. The permanent chairman
will be Vol Walker of Fayetteville
and the permanent secretary, Walter
Hendrix of Little Rock, The State
Democratic central committee will
be reorganized by the election Of
Judge A, ], Walls Of Lonoke as chair
and W, G, Hutton Of Little Rock as
secretary, Judge William Kayan.
augh of Little Rock will be elected
national committeeman. For the
"Big Four" delegates to the nation
al convention, Senators James =,
Clarke and jeff Davis and Mr., Rob-
inson are considered three ccrtainties
The Robinson forces favor Prof j.
II. Hinemon as the fourth member,
but il is thought that Coy ernor DON
aghey's friends will make an effort
TO secure the honor for him, and
Jerry South and Stephen Brundidge
are also said to be aspirOnts,
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petit
ton will be presented to the Boone
County Court its July term 1912, for
a public road as follows: Leaving the
present Harrison and Jasper road at
or near the southwest corner of Sec
10, TIP. l8 of Range d W, about $50
yards north of where Felix Lowery
now lives, thence north on the section
line TO the NV corner of Sec, 10 and
intersecting the present Harrison and
Hill Top road about 100 yards east
of where O. l.. Parkinson now lives,
thence following the present road to
Harrison.
w. H. ROWLAND, Prin. Petitioner.
May Is, 1912.
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

considerable work is being done
in repairing the bridges, southwest
of the Park Hotel, that were injured
in the recent washout, A stone
wall has been built against the
south side of the ditch, between the
two to prevent further mishaps,
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
Notice..
To Whom il May Concern

To Whom il May Concern
This is to certify that on the last
day Of this month, one-fourth Of
your subscription TO Ira Robins is
due, so pay promptly as need the
money to enable me to carry on the
work as should. Ira ROBlNS,
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

KNOCK the Black Out is the
campaign slogan of the statewiders
this year. Arkansas has but nine
black-or wet counties, Harrison
Times. This is also the slogan of
the advocates Of the grandfather's
clause. Gazette,
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

NoRrl Arkansas is too far west
for floods, too far east for cyclones,
and too far inland for marine disast.
ers, Why not rejoiee'- Harrison
Times, And too far south for long
winters and too far north for hot
summers,-Gagette
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

-lfyou really want to sell your
property list it with K, l.. Workman,
Everton, Ark. 5-25
For Collections and Insurance
see h. L. Workman, Everton, Ark
5-25
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

MEN like Clark and Roosevelt are
assets to country. They can do
things, and do do things, and are
striving to do things The country
needs the services of such men more
than they need the country, in these
times
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
THE HARRISON TIMES.
I. r. Newman, Editor.

ROOSEVELT carried Ohio by $4,000
majority, This seems to settle the
question as to the denomination Of
Mr.. Taft.
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25

COMMENCEMENT exercises of the
University of Arkansas this year are
June 9 to -. Bishop will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon June 8.
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
Telephone Batteries,

Get your telephone dry batteries
from the Boone County Hardware
Co, They have n full stock
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
From the Orient

we have many handsome designs In
Mattings and Straw Carpets, which
we are offering at very low prices,
IhnAn nrn ALL
The Harrison times., 1912-05-25
New and Fresh Goods

and make the ideal floor covering for
the summer months, being cooler and
eleoner than other carpets or rugs,
Look at this line before buying else
where,
A II Woodruff
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
PeriIs in Vegetables.

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
A blow has been struck at those who
advocate a vegetable diet as more health
full than a meat diet by the theory that
vegetables may be the medium OF con-
veying typhoid fever germs TO the human
system. The principal danger lies in the
eating of uncocked vegetables-celery.
lettuce. radishes, onions, and so on
which may carry germs on the surface.
While a thorough washing would be
sufficient to remove some germs, II is de-
clared that in many cases this is not
safeguard. Experiments tried with let
tuce leaves are said to have shown that
there are germs whose power to harm
could be destroyed only by cooking.
The Medical Journal makes the state
ment. that some plants seem to absorb
living disease germs from infected soil.
Soil was inoculated with typhoid fever
bacilli. The bacilli remained alive in It
for sixty-seven days and were found
alive in leaves of lettuce which were
growing in it. These experiments indi-
cate that as much care must be exer-
cised to keep vegetable gardens free from
infection as Is now exercised in the case
OF dairies or oyster beds.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
COLONEL EATS EVERYTHING

Any one who knows Of the strenuous
outdoor life that Col Theodore Roose-
welt leads will not be surprised to learn
that he shines as a trenchman 1t would
he an easy task to find three or four
men In New York in normal bodily yisor
who togetherp eat less in a day than does
the colonel
Pick out an average day with Roosevelt
and 1t becomes Impossible to outline his
menu without also stating what he does.
When at Sycamore Hill Roosevelt arises
at $50 O'Clock. When on trips he some
times sleeps until o'clock At home, a
shower bath and light exercise with dunn
bells or Indian clubs precedes his dress
Ing. In summer time he takes a horse
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
Another Story of
War Eagle, "Old Abe''

catch UP with US by a forced march"
Old Abe had been off on one OF his oc-
Cassional excursions Very soon he
strutted into camp with a crop full OF
chicken. hoped upon his perch and gave
a scream. The men answered with a
cheer and then marched out in quick
time.
Probably no other eagle was ever car
ried so far as Old Abe. The Eighth Wis
Consin did more marching than any 9TH
er Western regiment. 1t travelled about
1900 miles. was in many battles and
skirmishes. and Old Abe missed none of
the long marches. great battles. or skir-
mishes. When the regiment re-enlisted
Old Abe re-enlisted with it, and when
the war was over he returned to Wis
consin with his command and was turn
ed over to the governor of the State.
who placed him in charge of a regular
keeper. Capt Mcdonald.
Attended Reunions.
as he had been in war. He attended
scores of county reunions. department
encampments OF the Grand Army. and
national encampments. A little book was
written about him. and the sale OF the
book. his picture. and the admissions
to see Old Abe resulted in raising near
ly $20.0oO at the great meetings held in
Chicago to raise funds for the sick and
wounded soldiers. He also had a part in
a similar gathering in Milwaukee where
more than 100000 was raised to lay
the foundation for the first national SOL
diers home. the one located near Mil
waukee. Hundreds of thousands OF pic
lures of the bird We're sold at these gath
erings and at various reunions and SOL
der meetings later on.
The brand new story referred to is as
follows:
John Hill. Of the Eighth Wisconsin.
travelled from reunion TO reunion with
Old Abe. Men, women. and children
begged for feathers of the famous eagle.
That gave Hill an idea. He saved up
all of the feathers that fell at molting
and sold them. People were so anxious
TO have a feather that on many occasions
he was offered as high as $ for one.
Twenty-Five cents was the lowest price.
Sold Fake Feathers.
Hills stock in trade ran out and busi-
ness dropped to zero. II had been so
profitable that he hesitated to retire.
Like a great many other soldiers, Hill
was an inventive genius. He watched
for poultry yards that contained fowls
of the color of Old Abe and when he
found such bought the birds and picked
their feathers. This went on for a long
time. and chicken feathers never brought
such fabulous prices as those disposed
OF by John Hill. Some may regard Hills
conduct as reprehensible, but, really,
was II? There was a demand for feath-
ers. Hill looked upon It as such and
supplied the market. thereby adding
largely to his worldly wealth.
Now let me tell little story about
Soldier John Hill. He had a brother In
the same c0mpany At the hattie of
Corinth, October and 4. 1852, John Hill
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18

to the Hotel Sterling for his plain lunch,
taking with him any guest or friend who
may be present. or in the absence of out
siders Joe" Tumulty and Walter Meas
day, his secretaries, are invited to ac-
company him.
He never sits down to a meal alone. IL
there Is any one in sight to eat with
him. and whoever breaks bread with
Woodrow Wilson is sure 10 enjoy a whole
lot besides his food.
Cooking for William Howard Taft is no
child play, either-it is Big Business with
the capital BIS. The President eats heart
lily and eats often, so John Smeades, his
chef. rarely has any spare time.
What am ah cookin' for Mistah Taf
natural question. "Ah'm cooking what
Yessah. thick an juicy. with de blood
just a-oozin's out a Ill bit when it's cut.
and JUS a couple rashers bacon lyin'
alongside. Yessah. Mr.. Taf he do like a
Ill bacon 'longside his steak
The rest of the meal? Well. no potatoes.
by the doctors order: no pie, by the doc
tors order: no wines or malt liquors by
choice. and no choice Havana TO consume
dreamily afterward.
But plenty Of fruit; plenty OF green veg
etables a delicious salad Of romaine and
quartered tomatoes. with plenty OF French
dressing thickened with Roquefort cheese:
lots of still water to wash 1t down with
and a couple of cups Of black coffee TO
stimulate the stomach and prevent drow-
siness.
Fried cauliiower Is a favorite vegetable
with President Taft. He may have
1t boiled and served with the thick. creamy
dressing that is better known. but he
loves 1t browntd to a turn, after the boil
ing, in a well-tuttered pan.
Lots of Fruit.
He would like a steak every morning
but he doesn't get 1t. A couple Of chops
and two or three lightly boiled eggs make
a breakfast menu, and he will sit slipping
cup after cup OF coffee If not hustled out
to address an audience. But before and
after every meal he eats fruit. Grapes,
peaches, oranges, melons. pears, apples,
are equally delightful to him
and, needless to say, the finest fruit the
country can provide is lying ever on his
sideboard.
Chicken? Oh. yes: but it tires him cas-
lily. Travelling and doing the country club
circuit the President runs UP against more
fried, boiled. fricasseed, roast, and other
wise tortured chicken than any man can
stand.
A big eater? Well, he is a big man, and
1t takes lot Of fuel to keep that big en-
gine going all day.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18

The public never seems TO tire OF
stories about Old Abe. the war eagle.
Some OF the stories are based on truth
and some are romances. Not long ago
heard a new and truthful story about
Old Abe and I will tell it after briefly
referring to the birds war history.
He was Of an 1860 brood An Indian
captured him and sold him to a man in
Chippewa County in 1851. and the man
presented him TO Capt Wolf. of Eau
became Company c of the Eighth Wis
consin Infantry. A member OF the COM
pany Immediately named him Old Abe
in honor of the new President. A SOL
dier was assigned to care for him and
transport him on marches. Within six
months he had become so tame mat he
was occasionally given his liberty and
he would walk round the camp with as
much Independence as any Of the SOL
diers. He knew and was fond OF his
friends, and his friends consisted of the
regiment to which he belonged and the
other three regiments of the brigade. But
let soldier of some other command get
close enough to him to be reached and
Old Abe would give him a rap with his
claws that sent him away in pain.
One night the regiment Camped near
farm house. Old Abe wandered over In
that direction and got couple of chick
ems, one of which he devoured. handing
the other to his keeper. lie was nat
ural forager The farmer complained
and was told that II he would carry the
eagle home he was welcome to II. The
farmer thought he had won a rare prize.
walked up to Old Abe and reached for
him. Old Abe reached for the farmer
at the same time and gave him three or
four blows. The farmer went away jab-
bering something about the Yankee
eagle being as mean as the Yankee SOL
dier.
Screamed I'm Battle.
On several occasions during battle Old
Abe scared far above both lines of bat
tie and persisted in his eagle scream.
much to the delight of the Union line
and the discontinue of the Confederates.
Old Abe during an important campaign
nearly caused the Eighth Regiment TO
be placed under arrest. Orders had been
received for the regiment to move at a
given hour At the chosen hour every
thing was ready; other regiments pulled
out: but the Eighth Wisconsin did not
move. The division commander sent to
the brigade commander to find out why
his whole brigade was not in line. The
brigade commander sent 10 the Eighth
Wisconsin to find out why IL had not
obeyed orders. The colonel of the regi-
ment explained matters by saying:j "Old
Abe has disappeared and the boys refuse
to march without him, and do not know
that I blame them"
When the brigade commander heard
the report he said: 'T don't blame them,
either And when the division COM
mander heard what caused the delay he
said: "All right, move on. Let the
Eighth Wisconsin wait for its eagle and
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
Her Ambition.
From Judge.

DR.. Lyman Abbott. who opposes votes
for women, was praising. on a Southern
steamer, young Vassar girl.
she delighted me-" he said, 'in a chat
/ had with her yesterday at tea. We
talked poets. we talked about the new
morality and the militant suffragette,
and finally / said. auizzically:
"'And what. may I ask, is the height
of your ambition?
"-Six foot two.' she answered unhesi-
tatingly, and he's the best first base
Yalevards had for seventeen years."
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
Wilson Drinks Water;
President LOpeS Steak;
Colonel Eats Heavily

I For luncheon he sometimes has soup,
but usually calls for a salad and some
kind OF fowl-chicken, IL he can get what
suits him-and finishes with a small dish
of ice cream, or a piece OF apple pie,
provided 1t is good pie. His luncheons
are nearly always very light. The usual
amount of water is taken a short time
before luncheon provided he has not an
opportunity TO get 1t during the hours
OF the forenoon.
Dinner Usually Light.
His dinner is ordinarily light. He takes
all kinds of meats at times, but always
in moderate quantities. He always pre-
fers fowl or fresh fish to meat and at
dinner usually drinks plentifully of some
sort of palatable table water.
He eats slowly and masticates his food
very thoroughly. and sees to It that the
flow OF wit and good fellowship never
ceases while the eating Is in progress.
There is nothing of the boisterous or roll
licking sort about his table fun. but
simply that keen, clean play of his
Scotch-1rish wit that makes his speeches
and his conversation SO pleasing on all
occasions when the lighter mood is CALI
ed for.
At the table he is the same sort of
man he is at all other times-an aristo-
crduc democrat, II one may use tne
paradox, for while everything about him
Is the perfection of good form and refine
ment there is at the same time a genuine
and genial democracy in his manner that
puts every one near him in comfortable
humor.
In his home. no matter how heavy the
burdens of care and responsibility may
be, the dinner hour is time for general
loosening up and all care for the time
being are forgotten. Mrs. Wilson and
his three daughters enter readily into
the spirit of the thing and jokes and
light gossip rattle along incessantly.
The Misses Wilson have inherited much
Of their distinguished fathers ready wit
and often charge upon him with volleys
OF carefully prepared limericks and jokes;
but before the skirmish Is over Daddy
Schoolmaster' usually has his assailants
on the retreat
The Governors Luncheon.
One of the pleasant features Of the
Wilson administration that will long be
or's luncheon" which takes place every
Tuesday down in the catacomhs Of the
Old State House. There. with a group
of congenial companions. State ofiicials.
and others, the Governor meets each
week for the midday meal. with the
usual programme Of good fun and good
digestion. Sam Gordon, the historic col
ored man of all affairs around the State
House. is there to see that everything Is
done in proper fashion, and for the time
being the affairs Of State IN Jersey run
on with delightful harmony and good
fellowship.
Governor is In Trenton. he walks over
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18

Moderation and common sense govern
Woodrow Wilson in his eating and
drinking as they do in all other things.
He is neither dainty nor giuttonous-
just a good. normal feeder" and
makes It a point TO take into his stom-
ach only such substances as give the
greatest amount of nourishment to body
and brain.
Eating is one Of his genuine pleasures,
not SO much in the matter Of gratifying
his zppitite for good food but because
he makes it az occasion for relaxation
and rest from the exacting duties Of his
daily life it rarely happens that Gov.
Wilson sits down at table alone. When
luncheon time or dinner time comes you
find him gathering about him one or
more congeniai companions, and once
seated at the table all business and Sc
rious thought are put aside and the jol-
liest fellow at the board is the Govern
ors best friend.
He absolutely objects TO talking or
thinking about business affairs during
meal hours. Every one must be in the
lighter vein. and the more laughter and
joking the better until the chairs are
pushed back and he is ready to again
buckle into the ste-ner affaire Of the
days work
in alcoholic or other beverages except
water and one cup of coffee each day.
The coffee he takes with his luncheon
never in the morning or at dinner.
Water Principal Drink.
Water is his principal drink and he
takes that in considerable quantities. In
fact drinking water might be said to be
fad with the Governor, for 1t Is his
belief that it is conducive to good health
and that many OF the prevalent ills of
modern life might be corrected IL men
and women would drink water more
freely.
He regards 1t as a great regulator
for the human organism and believes
that persons who find themselves taking
on unnatural flesh might reduce their
weight to the normal by steadfast ad-
herence TO the water habit He believes
that most OF our bodily ills are due to
improper eating and drinking and that
pure water is one Of natures very best
remedies.
In the matter of food his tastes are
very simple. For breakfast he usually
has fruit of some sort. orange or grape
fruit preferred, small dish Of oatmeal
and ordinarily two eggs. He never drinks
coffee or tea in the morning and rarely
milk or water during the meal, although
he is very fond Of buttermilk and often
has II with luncheon or dinner. but
about half an hour before breakfast he
takes several glasses of water. He
tnakes II a point to BEGIN the day cheer
fully and the person who sits down at
the breakfast table with the Governor
with q Crouch on Is pretty sure to get
an intellectual spanking before he gets
Up.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18

must acknowledge its insolvency to the
men who pioneered railroads.
A definite date is not set. but about
the year 1872, at the colleries near
Newcastle, England, an Englishman
named Beaumont, noticed how much
easier the coal carts passed over q few
pieces of boards placed on the ground
than they did over the ground itself.
He then laid a double parallel line Of
wooden beams or trans along the
ground. These beams had ianges on
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
By AGNEw STEWART.

The average American citizen takes
the effect of all beneficial advancement
as matter Of course, seldom, II ever.
giving the intelligent perseverance that
underlies the cause, any serious con-
sideration. But, could the itinerant pub
lie view synoptically each link OF the
chain, which binds the railroad, from
its inception over three centuries ago
TO its present-day state OF perfection, II
The Washington herald., 1912-08-18

formidable escarpments. crossing with
confidence, viaducts thrown over abysmal
CULTS and Unsuitable torrents.
1t has challenged nature to conflict
and has won the laurel OF victory. Its
visitation has swept isolation from the
uttermost bourns of the earth. and trans
formed the sterility Of the desert into i
fructiied land OF promise