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iirhys Digest te amen,:el So as t1 r4a y,s follows:
 SECTION 2S33. The said certificate and the ballots, sealed Tn separate pack ages. shall be conveyed Dy one of the judges. to be determined by lot. if they cannot otherwise asree. to the County Election Commi SSionerS within twenty four hours after the close of the polls. aud the other certificate tallysheets and poll books shall be retained by the judges. free for the inspection of all judges of election of the several pre- cincts. after the ballots snail have been velope all such ballots and send the same. together with the certificate. tally sheets and poll books as aforfs2r+d 70 the County Election Commissioners ro be kept as hereinafter provided.
 SECTION 10. That Section 2S36 of Kirbys Digest be amended so az tu read as follows:
 SECTION 2s2e As soon as the re turns from all the precincts are receiv- ed but in no event later than tue second day after the election. the County Flee ton Commissioners shall from the cer- tificate and ballots received from the several precincts. proceed to ascertain and declare the result of said election, and shall within fifteen days after the day of said election. deliver a certitica te of his election to any person having the highest number of legal voters for mem Der of the House of Representatives. or any county or township officer. and the said commissioners shall also file in the office of the clerk of the County Court a certificate setting forth in detail the result of said election. The commits sioners of election shall, within two days after the comparison and examina tion of the returns of any election. de poSit in the nearest poStotiice, on the most direct route to the seat of govern ment, certified copies of the abstracts of the returns of the election for members of Congress and all executive. leeiSla- tive and judicial officers directed to the, Secretary of State. and they shall at the same time enclose in separate envel- ope and direct to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. in care of the Secretary of State, at the seat of gov ernment a certified copy of the ab- stract of votes given for governor, Sec retary of State Auditor of State. Treas urer of State and Attorney General 1t is made the duty of rne Secretary of dressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives until the same shall be reauired for the purpose of aScertaining and declaring the result of the election as prescribed in Section 3. Article VI of the Constitution.
 SECTION II. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
 Filed in the office of the Sec
 retary of state on the 9th day
 of May. 1912.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above Act.
 Witness my official sigma ture.
 this goth day of May. 1912.
 EARLE w. HODGES.
 Secretary of State.
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FOE ACT NO. 2. AGAINST ACT NO. z,
Be It Enacted by the People of tn

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any person. firm or corporation to manu- fracture, sell or give away within the State of Arkansas. any alcohol. or any spurious. ardent. malt, vnous or fer mented liquors, or any compound or preparation thereof commonly called tonics bitters. or medieated liquors. ex- cept as provided in Section 5l31 of kirby's Digest of the Statutes of Ark anS;tS.
 Section ?. Any person. firm or corpo- ration. violating any of the provisions Of this Act. shall be deemed guilty of q miSdemeanor. and upon conviction shall. not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. aud for q second or any subsequent offense. shall be Tined in any sum not less than ont hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars. and be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than three nor more than twelve months: and each sale or gift of any sIei liquors shall constitute separate offense
 Section 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith. except Section 5l3l of kirby's Digest. referred to in Sec tion of this Act. are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after the 3lst day of December. 1912.
 Filed in the office of the Sec
 retarY of State on the 30th day
 of April 1912.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above Act
 Witness my official sigma ture.
 this 20th day of May, 1912.
 EARLE w. HODGES.
 Secretary of State
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FOE AkENDKENT no. 16. A0AINST AMENDMENT NO. 10.

Be 1t Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 That Section One of Article 1s to the Constitution of the State or Arkansas
 Article 16, Section 1.-Neither the State. nor any city. county, town. or other municipality in this State snall ever loan it's credit for any purp,use p,tv town. or municipality ever issue any IT. terest bearing evidences of indebtedness except such bonds as may be authori1eo by law to provide for i.iT ana secure indabte ids edness, and the State shall never Isste any interest bearing treasury warrants or scrip ~,rst and second class and in incorporates towns of 1000 or more populatlon aS shown by the next preceding teuera. census, by and with the consent ol ,sa . majority of the qualified electors within the corporate limits thereof; voting thereon at an election held for that pur,- pn,, pose, negotiable coupon bonds TOT sucn cities, payable to order or bearer. III \. ' sum and for the purpose. approved Py such majority, at such election, may pc issued:
 For the funding or refunding of any existing debt of any city ol the I.os s,0. 0s second class or such incorporated t9Wns incurred prior to the adoption or tns amendment; for the construction 05 public highways, streets. aueys ,,irs. nt1s. ment of parks and Sxyxnounds eit1or ecr inside or outside of the oity limits: TOT the construction of drainage or sans,aly .. tinn nf citv halls. prisons, libraries, hos pitals. rt ire stations and equipment. yia; ; fncts and bridges. and for any ana an la public buildings, structures or :.ss stou1os s',s tha tta nrnner and economical administrar ton ti of 0f it's government; and fpr the puf,, <, chase. acauirement or constfactton et waterworks. lighting plasnSts psSr SnSs SSSs,,c n im. nrnvsment of a general nature 10r t2s use and benefit of said city. S4csPss sSs ss sid n tho conatructton of resls 4 ess sss
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ADVERTISING TALKS

In tbe bright lexicon of business +baro sbonld be no such word as to- morrow"
 Today is the time to do things so- morrow the time to dream.
 Put your heart in your work and you won't lose 1t.
 Tha beaten paths lead to the place of the man who keeps his store well frimmed and his store front lighted Cleanliness is next to industry in busi-- ness clean store. clean clerks and clean stock clean off the shelves.
 Anyone can keep a store It takes < man with brains to make store keep him.
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[Seal.
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
ACT TO. 4.

AN ACT creating popular educa- tiona1 committee: creating Il text book commission; prescribing the manner of it's election and it's duties. and providing for uniform text books for the public schools of this State. and for furnishing the same to the school patrons of the state at actual cost of production and delivery.
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BY INITIATIVE PETITION
ACT NO. 2.

To prohibit the manufacture. sale or glNlns away in the State ot Arkansas. o1 alcohol, or any spurious. ardent malt. FlhouS or fermented liquors, or any compound or preparation thereof com monly called tunirs, bitters or medicated liquors
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p1oPosrp BY rx1r1Arrvx PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No. 10. providing for the issuance of Bonds Dy Municipal Corporations for certain pur. poses when authorized by majority ai the qualified electors of said munici- palitieS.
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PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No, IA. pro. vi6iing for the recall of all elective pub lie officers. and prescribing the prOce dure.
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ISeal.1


Constitutional Amendment No. 13 limiting the amount and per diem and mileage of members Of the General As Sembly.
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sY INITIATIVE rETrT7o
ACT NO. ,.

Amending the election laws of ths State
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section l20. Any provision in any ii,ett.gase,' inst.ga deed of trust or other similar oohhss,.rument ohs,ru whereby the mortgagor or ythnagator tha.g binds himself to pay any tax or Mae, may be assessed against the holder or owner of the note or other credit se- hseu hsneo oy such mortgage or deed of trust .hv hhv.ause sms or such note or credit secured acs cs,s such mortgage or deed of trust be. n'.mo "Ise Sot such note or credit shall be not no' ana void and such provision shall not De enforceable in any court of law oh equity in this State.
 ,oS section S 12l. The assessors provided ;ne services rendered by them for mak- ss sns. the assessments of property in the several 'countie. of the State towit:
 sorai. rairst. for each assessment of per- covsrinrp ri property In including assessment sn whether made on list submitted by per oS 's required by law or by the assessor , information secured by himself the ssss1r sscona.s shall ,a! be paid twenty cents. in aecuno; ; Tor assessing the real estate h h zach congressional towi,ship he shall tiobai pa'u ~, Twelve dollars. In case of frac- thrai t,huiiai townships. he shall be paid thirty ae ton soa and one.third cents for each sec. more than forty acres.
 citsaslnn,. Tor assessing real estate in hnhsss hes or more than forty thousand in tahts cehsus s according to the last Federal lars. 0u anu twehty-liVe oo.- ii o't.rth, S'u.rth, for assessing the real estate isss '',es tss of more than ten thousand and accoran Mian rorty thousand inhabitants. K H.ecoEding to the last Federal census. hunaraaai shaa ne paid Tor each city ward one of ts..h. a.a,. fof assessins the areal estate each Sn cis GUY cf the second class and tion S,ty a,y or the first class whose popula- hShs, hIn dld not exceed ten thousand in. censnsts according the last Federel for ss ne shall he paid fifty. dolla.s in ss a4 kAE eNeq1ping the real estate tion ss s an0csp0fN tSd town whose popula. ]. sSSa, Ssx,ceeQsa ono thousand inhabitants Ss ks sSsgS So tts hot Federsi censua,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
A LIVING TOWER.
Captain Meeker's Unique idea In the
Building Line.

What Is known as the diving tow
err says n writer In the Wide World
Magazine. stands on the very summit
Of hill more than POO feet high AT
Camp Meeker. summer resort In So
mona county. Cal II was Captain
Meeker an old pioneer. who first con
ceived the i,lea OF building a tower Oh
the very summit OF high hill near his
hotel. and while looking around one
day for a suitable alto be found four
young redwood trees standing about
twelve feet apart. representing per
feet square. The trees We're each
about 100 feet high. Fifty feet OF each
top was Topped Off. and the work OF
building six stories was then com
menced From top TO bottom the llv
Ing tower was hundred feet high.
Each floor IL about Il by IL feet and
rests on strong timhers. the ends OF
which ARE securely attached 10 the four
trees by means NJ steel cables aud
bolts So strongly was every part
braccl that the whole structure does
not move as much ms one would natu-
rally suppose. even when rocked by
heavy winds. In the building great
care was taken by the workmen to cut
only the branches growing on the In.
side Of the square. and the trees were
not chopped. mutilaied or weakened
any more thmn could bc avoided.
Leading up from each story are
broad stairways. 81 that oae may as
cend and descend with ease and per
feet safety. while around the edge OF
each floor are strong ratings to pre-
vent accidents Since this tower WAS
completed the trees have grown and
fiourished just as well rs before. This
living tower is claimed 20 be the only
one Of it's kind In the world
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
EzRA'S HARD LUCK.
u Began With His Name and Ended on
His Tombstone.


Tom McSeal Of Topeka was talking
to Abe Peters about luck. so Tom re
ports. Tom thought there was no such
thing as luck. but Abe protested.
Take the case of Ezra Boil said
Abe. TO begin with, think Of his
name. A name like that is hard
enough luck TO prove my contention.
but Ezra lived UP to II. When he
was baby he fell into the horse
trough and wns almost drowned. Then
he got hold OF can OF concentrated
lyc and II took them four weeks Ia
bring him round. lie fell out OF an
apple tree when he was six aad broke
both arms and leg. and Just as he
was hobbling round again he went on
watermelon stealing expedition with
six other boys The others got away.
but the dog caught Ezra and chewcd
him up until the farmer came along
and he put on finishing touches with
harness trace. He fell In love when
he was seventeen. spent all he had for
buggy rides and candy for the red
checked object Of his alteration and
she shook him and married another.
4 mule kicked him and broke six ribs
He had lot OF hogs and they died OF
cholera ON the identical dry when hogs
reached . cents a pound. live weight.
lie had big crop OF wheat and hall
storm came along and ruined II one
hour after his hail insurance policy
had lapscd lie got $500 to make n
payment on his land. put In the bank
nnd the bank busted
~ cyclone wrecked his house aud
barn and crippled NIL his family ex-
ccpt his mothcr-in.law. who escaped
nnhurt He bought four gold bricks
and took some counterfeit money in
pay for two good horses
Then he died. When they were TAX
ing him to the cemetery the team pull
ing the hearse rnn away going down
hill md scattred the remains OF Ezra
along the side Of the road
"In the course Of time his family
marked his grave by an appropriate
stone on which the stonecutter got the
date of his birth wrong and misSpellcd
his name IN two places.
"And still you say there Is no such
thing as Saturday Evening
Post
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
Paint Of Our Forefathers.

A white lead and oil paint. the finish
OF our forefathcrs, Is easily and eco
nomically mixed from the raw mate
RAILS MS IL is needed for use. With each
100 pounds Of white lead mix five gal
Ions linsccd oil. one pint turpcntine and
one pint drier An allowance OF ~
cents for the labor OF mixing gives
eight gallons OF white paint 10: about
s1315, or $l.Gi n gallon. Two coats Of
this. or better three. after coating knots
and pitchy. sappy places with orange
shellac. provide a gcod finish either
outdoors or in Country Life In Amer
lea
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
ne Poverty q Profanity.

BrOIanity luuiCiicS uleuthi utHCit-
All culture tends TO variety in the use
OF words Profanity Is poverty OF
speech As newspaper man ! have
met men who shopmates have said
were eloquent IN profanity" or had
rich vocabulary OF oaths." Have
you met such: Notice Just how wide
their vocabulary isl They are paupers.
using the same repulslve words day
after day and week after week. They
have monotone OF speech. The
swearer works cheap. The devil has
some reward for every vice but pro-
family. Passion. drink. dishonesty.
even nntruthfulness. may have Its re-
ward. but This nnclean service men
render for nothing But | want TO
vent my anger mt some one" Well.
don't pick up hot coal 10 throw at
him But aren't Oatas called strong
language: Oaths are weak. as all
set phrases are DO not 40 20 the
twenty seven words 81 profanity 10
express yourself There are multi
tudes OF English words in good use
that fash and rip and burn and thun-
der. The might and power OF all hui
man emotion are IN them. and that
without blaSphemy. No master OF Ian
guage swearS n weakens II you
want 10 take bone. muscle and snew
out Of Patrick Henry and Wendell
Phillips speeches. substitute oaihs for
those words that went crashing
smashing and annihilating into British
tyrrany or American slave power
Just smile with pity nj The swcarer
In language be is ragged and
stenchful pauper
The Habit Thouehtless.
know how the swearer looks at H.
He uses the oath either rs an cxcla-
mation Of surprise or TO sustain some
tnlmportant statement OF his own.
Sometimes story is dull. and he
seasons Il with few oaths. lie he
comes so accustomed 20 exaIgeration
that he feels the rest will doubt what
he says. so he tries 10 make II seem
truer by calling upon the name OF the
truth loving God He gets into argu-
ment. Is heated under contradiction or
quarrel and he calls on God 10 damn
him n II isn't So. or in his losing
fight he calls on God Ia damn an
other God doesn't damn men. they
damn themselves God saves men
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
The Mills Of the Gods.

Because judgment against an evil
work Is not executed speedily men
think God has forgotten Though the
mills Of God grind slowly. they do not
cease TO grind. For hfty years It looked
as II Jacobs sin was forgotten. but It
wasn't God doesn't always settle his
accounts IN October. Jacob slew n kid
10 deceive his father. aud his sons slew
Kid 10 deceive him and break his
heart Jacob lied TO his father. and his
yons lied 10 him The evil that men do
lives after II Is done Whatsoever you
do to men that will they do 10 you.
with what measure ye meet II shall
he measured TO you again" Rob and
you'll he robbed. Hate and you'll be
hated Judge and ye shall be Judged"
Hannah swings from his own gallows.
you'll be caugh, IN YOUR own net and
fall into your own ditch He that lives
by the sword shall perish by the sword.
You cant SOW wild oats and get
wheat Rut you may sow the wind and
reap the whirlwind Jacob sowed with
one hand and rsapsd With two.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
conkIina's invee.ive.

Roscoe Conkling. like John ]. Ingalls,.
was n master Of invective conkling.
II Is said, once upon time in summing
up TO jury thus attempted TO belittle
the testimony OF rmmmy faced. knob
by nosed witness for the opposition.
"Methinks. gentlemen. can see that
witness now. his mouth stretching
across the wide desolation Of his face.
a sepulcher OF rum and n fountain Of
falsehood"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
centradie.ery.

RAndall--I've written an article on
why Men DO Not Marry and Illus
tratrd II with photographs OF dreadful
LOOKING. strong minded women. Rog.
ers-- Where did you get the pictures:
Rundall-Thcy're wives Of the men ]
know. Life.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23

visitor-Teil me now. professor. are
rou suffering mnch from your head.
schef Professor fts bis wife, Say.
Amelia. do I suffer much from my
hsadashsf- Fiissesds Batter
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-11-23
ASATURDAY
60 NIGHT
! \ SERMONS
BY
xA RNAMuEIw puRxEln
THE POVERTY or PROFANITY

Text. Thou shalt not take the nane Of
ihe Lord tny God ~ vain l.x xx.
saw great sight IN BROOKLYN not
long ago. About 3U.Vu men march
ed Ia pro ession through the streets of
that city hey were members Of the
Holy Name sorieiy. an organization in
the Roman Catholic church banded to-
gether To abstain from all profanity,
obscene and ribald language. In Phil
ndeiphla the governor OF the state re-
viewed similar procession They ARE
trying to stem the black tide ot bias
phemy which disgraces our country.
May their numbers increase. Foreign
visitors declare We are the most pro-
fame nation Oh earth You cannot 20
three blocks without hearing profanity
" jest. oath or imprecation. On
streets trolley ears. trims and other
public places the ears are repeatedly
salu,ed 10y epithcts born of the gutter
and nursed Ia purlieus Of vice. Until
recently one high IN national congress
sional life. with big black cigar tilted
IN the corner OF his mouth. dropped
sulphurons ohjurgaiions from his lips
with the facility that volcano spurts
lava. Man Is the only creature that
blasphemes its Maker and the SO called
Christian nations Of men are the
worst The Buddhist will not profane
the name Of his God: the Mohammed
an Will not tread on piece OF paper
lest II contain the name OF Allah.
rode from New York 20 Philadelphia
with q Pullman car load OF men. and
the air was poisonous with blasphemy
"only Name
name Is n word which calls 10
mind the thing or person named. The
name tree sets apart a certain thing
from any other. We do not confuse II
with house or vehicle. The Bible teach
ing IS that 10 call upon the name Of
the Lord Is TO call upon the Lord Thou
shalt not take the name" Of the Lord
In vain What is forbidden; To take II
IN vain. II is y desert. not temple.
where foot never treads: so the sacred
name IL not honored by being unspo-
ken. but by being spoken Alright. II il
w bt Nl'thtH it'tithAiaf A@tEei toAA -
not forbidden. Paul said. Before God
lie not" Il call God for witness
upon my soul" Christ himself took
the oath ia the Jewish court before
the high priest. Ever hear the presl-
dent Of the United States take the
oath OF office? II Is n fine inspiration
an act Of great soiemnity and rever-
ence Ever stand In police court. where
mir is reeking with whisky and stale
tobacco stencil. and hear clerk run
through tell the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. nc
cordlng 10 your knowledge. so help you
Godr or course you did not under.
stand what he said Neither did the
witness or the prisoner. Yet we won
der why perjury TO that oath is so COM
mon The oath as given is itself bias
phemy.
II n
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-05
SPURIOUS CURRENCY
IS CIRCULATED
IN CITY
Crook Made 50 on a Raised
ST. Bill-Several are
Found.

l'ook'n gas though it had been
through a South American revolu-
'ion. battered. with both corners torn
on 4 hlll was presented to ono of the
local banks for deposit Il few days
ago; mat proved to be n of the
slirkcst specimens of raised" bills
mat mas ever been seen here.
According to local bankers. there
nave been Il number of these bills
placed i'm circulation in this section of
,he United States in the past three
months. a short time since one OF
the East Grand Forks banks secured
ono and on Monday. one of the larg-
est dcpositors OF the city turned
another in to Il local bank.
u procedure used in raising tho
81 bills to $40. is crude at best. but
me perpetrators of the swindle have
so lar eiuded capture in this section.
III" usual method "f raising the bill
is to soak it in grease and to draw
in the figure 20" after the one, not
ny on the face hut on the reverse
side. Acid of some sort is generally
used for this purpose.
me grease in which the hill is
soaked makes ii appear rather de
'apidatrd. and with the hill in such
'"hd'1'o'.' IT does not sccm incon-
Sruous that the lower corners of the
sSth w IiNiSt "
nrrs. however. are part of the
scheme. Us it is impossible To insert
AN o after the M owing t. space.
~" WORD ono. printed on the lower
part of tho bill is also torn off.
According tn n nf the bankers nf
inc city. the crook who does the rails
ing must be possessed of II steady
'land. a working knowledge of acid.
ana an extraordinary amount of
nerve. ANY ono arr,,ctr,,~ o. l---1
ling currency is able to detect. tho
fraud at Il glance. hut it is not that
class OF people that are victimizcd.
hut clerks in small stores.
Ihc bill located in this city was
taken in at II of the largest OF tho
dfN goods stores. and tho fraud was
not detected until the days deposits
were made at the bank. The bill
mas been sent To the treasury depart
such information regarding if as has
been ohtainable.