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The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
THOUGHT IT PART OF LESSON
Frenchman Learning of Giories Of George Washington Punctuates
 With Dancing Steps.

M. de PEspigarie Tessan, cousin of the Count de Chambrun and con tributor to several French newspa- pers, arrived in New York on the French liner La Touraine for visit of one year to this country. During the voyage he met Hugh A. Bayne law partner of Henry W. Taft, and several other Americans, with whom he became friendly. The young man explained that as he would be here for year he wanted some coaching on how to act among Americans.
 He was told by his travelling com panions that Americans were excep- tionally keen on paying homage to the memory of George Washington and that a knowledge of the first president would help him greatly. One of the party, with suppressed smile, repeated several times to the journalist: George Washington !; first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
 Mir. Tessan, when asked to re- hearse his little piece, repeated the words of his coach and punctuated it with bit of buck and wing dance. The crowd roared and told the Frenchman that he must not dance when quoting such a solemn express sion. He replied that his coach danced at the end of the sentence and he thought it was part of the instruction.
 Thereafter the passengers on meet ing in the deck promenade greeted one another with the question: "Who was the father of his country?" When the words George Washing ton' were repeated everybody danced.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
MILK POWDER.

In reducing milk to powder, pat ented Swiss process evaporates about o5 per cent of the water at tenn perature of 50 to 60 degrees c. The milk is then exposed four seconds in a layer of an eighth to a quarter of an inch in depth on a surface heated to 1O5 degrees. The second heating removes 9 or 10 per cent. of the re- maining water, and the resulting milk power is not only sterile, but the albumen is not coagulated
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
PRISON REFORM IN CHINA.

"Todav, in the street for the first time, 1 saw a chain gang, pris- oners with spades and baskets, taken out by police sergeant to do useful labor," says a correspondent of the North China Daily News. "They were clothed in red cotton garments, and most of the gang, about sixteen men and two boys, had chains on their ankles, but were otherwise free. They seemed to be in good condition, and it marks another most useful and necessary reform. It is great thing for these men to get outside their prison walls, and breathe the fresh air, and spend some time in work, and the shame of being publicly seen in prison garb may help to awaken conscience and deter others from lawbreaking. This Is so great contrast to the past, when Chinese prisons were an un- utterable horror, that, strange as it may seem, the appearance of a chain gang made one feel glad, which was not inconsistent with a thrill of pity for the men,"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
HE COULD OUTRUN HORSE
Kruger, Late Boer President, When a Young Man Was Considerably
 Swift of Foot.

Massive oval chin, large flat ears and strong nose were notable in Kru- ger. His head, however, was small in proportion-neither deep nor high. His shoulders were rather high, his chest broad and deep; he stood full six feet and had long legs which helped to make us believe the marvcls told of his running powers.
 For instance, here is the story have from an eye witness, just as he told 1t: ''It is also a fact that the president could run as fast as a horse. I remember once that he had a dispute with his friend Jacobs. ow- ing to the president stating that he could run as fast as a horse. The result was that the president ran against a horse, with rider on it, for length of seven or eight hun dred yards and actually outran the horse" This would seem incredible had not heard it confirmed by Kru- ger himself, who was most reluctant to speak of his own doings. He must have been about eighteen years old at that time.-Poultney Bigelow /: White Mans Africa"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAs TELEPHONE co.
 RATES:

6usIness. .... Per Phone sx.o1 Buslness Extesslon. Per Phone Residence. .. ....Per Phone H Residence Extension Per Phone ~ Telephones arc time savera Let !"
 supply your necessities
 q. H. SMITH. Manager
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19

Mrs. Flick-How did you cure Johnny of his habit of running away to attend ball games?
 Mrs. Slick-By doing a little timely work with the stick.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
PENET RATION.

Goose-They are praising you lots, my dear, as the great American institution.
 Hen-Yes, 1 know they are, but that is merely to egg me on.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
WHAT SHE DID WITH IT.

"After she broke off her engage 'ent with him did she return the ring?"
 No, she just transferred it to her right hand"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
FEBRUARY ., Tey2

sell the following described lands in Nevoa. County, Arkansas, to-wit: "ua
 An undivided one-half interest in and to ,l . Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Ouartante .ne the w est Half of the West Half of the Sonttt east Quarter of the Northeast Quart CT. ,Sr Southeast Quarter of the Northwest OuartaSe the East Half of the Southwest Quarter, th East Half of the Northwest Quarter of ,he e Southwest Quarter: the East Half of tbe West Half of the northwest Quarter of the he Southwest Quarter; the East Half of tbe he Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 0nas ter; the East Half of the West Half of Siqr tha Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Onas ter; and the West Half of the Southeast r ar in Section Twenty-siX (26). Township Twera O2) south, Range Twenty-two (22) West coU taining 3O5 acres, more or less at public ooi. cry to the highest bidder. on credit of tbres months, in front of the Back of Prescott ir Prescott, Nevada County Arkansas ftba Bank of Prescott being the building in wbcS the Clerks office is now kept pending tba erection of the new courthouse. there benc no courthouse in Nevada County) The rm chaser will be required to give bond with ar. proved security for the purchase price and ipp terhSt. u
 Witness my hand as Commissioner of saia court on this, the 3d day of .Ianuaty, 1912
 F, E, MURRAH, Commissioner
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that by virtue oti decretal order rendered by the Nevada ConI ty Chancery Court. at it's December term aF D. 1911, in certain case therein pendinn' n' wherein W, A Forbes and others were nia igg
 tiffs. and Tommie Milhurn and others were Sn fendants, that the undersigned. as snecie, Commissioner in Chancery will on the NFNeidl
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-19

For Sale-We have seyera second hand buggies and suriies and one two and one fourth roau wagon that we will sell cheap io' cash or trade for hay or cattle
 w. ]. White & Son.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30
ARISTOTLE ON THE l. and R.
A Philosopher Whose Wisdom Still
Lives, Writing Before Christ,
Tells of Its Advocacy
by Dennaeogues.

Experience with the initiative, ref.
erendum and recall in county hav-
ing the highest civilization three CEN
turies before Christ, by Aristotle, a
philosopher whose wisdom has kept
his works alive till today, is of inter
est to those who soon must vote it
IN or out of our constitution. The
passage is from Aristotle's "Politics":
"A fifth form of democracy, in other
respects the same, is that in which.
not the law, but the multitude, have
the supreme power. and supersede
the law by their DEGREES. This is
state of affairs brought about by
the demagogs. For in democracies
which are subject to the law the best
citizens hold the first place, and there
are no demagogs, but where the
laws are not supreme there dema-
gogs spring up. For the people be-
comes a monarch and is many in
one; and the many have the power
in their hands. not as individuals, but
collectively. Homer says that IT is
not good to have a rule of many.' but
whether he means this corporate
rule, or the rule of many individuals.
Is uncertain. And the people, which
Is now monarch, and no longer
under the control of law, seeks to
exercise monarchial sway, and grows
into a despot; the flatterer Is held in
honor; this sort of democracy being
relatively to other democracies what
tyranny is to other forms of mon
archy. The spirit of both is the same.
and they alike exercise a despotic
rule over the better citizens. The de.
crees OF the demos correspond to the
edits of the tyrant; and the demagog
is to one what the flatterer Is to the
other. Both have great power; the
hatterer with the tyrant, the dema-
gog with democracfes of the kind
which we are describing. The dema-
gogs make the DEGREES of the people
ovrride the laws, and refer all things
to the popular assembly. And. there.
fore they grow great, because the
people have all things in their hands,
and they hold in their hands the
votes of the people, who are too ready
to listen to them. Further, those
who have any complaint to bring
against the magistrates say let the
people be judges; the people are too
happy to accept the invitation; and
so the authority of every office Is un-
determined. Such a democracy is
fairly open to the objection that it Is
not constitution at all; for where
the laws have no authority, there Is
no constitution. The law ought to be
supreme over all, and the magistrates
and the government should judge of
particulars"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30
Too Much Haste.

The Ohio State Journal, in a lead
Ing dtorial, makes this protest:
"The day for voting on the pro-
posed constitutional amendments
comes too soon. The propositions are
not yet in the hands of the people.
and this important matter is to be
decided September 8. Under the
present constitution, any changes
were to be advertised six months be-
fore voted upon. But here we have
practically new constitution, en-
bodying most radical changes, to be
considered and decided upon after
only few weeks consideration.
'The organic law Is the most vital
matter in government. 1t should be
adopted only after full and fair con-
sideration. This these new proposi-
tions are not getting. What Is the
need of so much haste? Is there pur-
pose in it? Don't the managers of
the Con.-Con. want to give the people
time to think? There Ia no hurry
about adopting the proposed constitu-
tion. 1t is not such a perfect AFFAIR
that 1t is to be accepted without a
question.
ut seems as if there is partisan
spirit or the pride or parentage that
is engaged in forcing this constitu-
tion upon the people without giving
them full time to consider And then
the printed amendments to be sent
to the people are accompanied by one
sided explanations, thus robbing the
judgment of that judicial temper of
mind that should characterize the
discussion of proposed consti-
tuition" ]
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30

attacke' by mixers and do not give
down A milker is bill which will
hart some legitimate business, intro
duced with the hope that those af-
fected by it will offer Inducements
to secure it's smothering in commit
tee. The intended victim is ap-
preached indirectly and when alone,
so that il he declines to bribe he will
have no evidence adequate to the
conviction of the solicitor. The peo-
pie who are paying for favors don't
talk
mo bill which might bring illegi-
innate income has been held in COM
mittee less than 10 weeks, except that
for public utilities which was kept in
the pocket of its author during more
than month.
"A common trick is to give .nfor-
nation to the newspapers that
amendments affecting ertain kinds
of business have been made and then
hold the bill, giving time for those
interested to be heard from.
Nothing but publicity can protect
the people from this legislature"
Or the next.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30

rot seen the official document, issued
by the Convention, get one and on
receipt of it, run your pencil through
every line of official explanation, and
leave the Articles and Numbers as
they passed the Convention. If you
can't ascertain from these provisions
what they mean, your only safety Is
to vote No Some master mind Is
back of those explanations stating
in one place there is no Single-tax,'
but in the Initiative and Referendum
amendment, clear opening is made
to sweep the other forty amendments
and the whole Constitution out of
existence.
"Those explanations are the big
gest insults ever offered the voters
of Ohio. If that Convention did not
give us propositions clear enough to
be understood by the average
school boy without some lordly con-
vention boss explaining and mislead-
ing us in order to take from us the
individual rights that have produced
the sturdy citizens of Ohio, placing
her as one of the stars of the first
magnitude of the Union, patriotism
demands that we vote the whole
thing down and preserve our Repre-
sentative Government"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30
DAVEY TO BROTHER CHANGERS
"Farmer John" Warns Against Sas
cialistic Amendme ments-ExpIana-
tions by Con. Con. Bosses
Are Misleading.
Kent, B., August.-(specialD-

Kent, o., August Especially
Patriotism demands that we vote
the whole thing down and preserve
our representative government
This Is the conclusion of an inter-
esting statement issued by Farmer
John" Davey, of Kent, Ohio, addressed
to the farmers of the state, in which
he advises them to get out on Septem-
ber and vote down the forty odd
proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition.
Everyone in Northern Ohio knows
Farmer John" Davey for his intense
loyalty to the agricultural interests
of the state and for his rugged hon
esty. He is perhaps better known
throughout the entire country as the
Father of Tree Surgery" Mr.. Day.
ey is intensely public spirited. He
is self-made man. He is bitterly
opposed to every form of Socialism or
of any public policy which will de-
stroy the liberties or the opportuni-
ties of the people as individuals.
The Socialistic proposal entitled
"Welfare of Employees" which con-
ceals provision under which it will
be possible for professional political
agitators, Socialists, Single-taxers and
others to control the hours of labor
and wages in every private industry
In the state, particularly aroused the
Indignation of Mr.. Davey.
When asked for his views on the
proposed constitutional amendments,
Farmer John" Davey said:
81 will give my views, but / want
to give them in my own way, and I
want particularly to address my Bro
ther Farmers. Therefore, / will write
what want to say"
His statement, addressed to the
Farmers of Ohio, is, in part, as fol-
lows:
Brother Changers, have you read
the Socialistic amendments to Ohio's
Constitution which they ask you to
ratify on September 3rd? II not, be-
stir yourselves. If you never voted
before. do SO on that day. II you have
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30
FACTORIES MAY LEAVE OHIO.

Many voters have doubtless already
made up their minds in reference to
various of the proposals of the con-
stitutional convention which are to be
voted on Sept. 8, next.
Most men have probably decided
whether or not they favor a license
system, the initiative and the referen-
dunn, woman suffrage and various
other of the better known matters
touched upon.
Some other features are less un-
derstood. Some are not to be con-
sideIe ed individually because of their
unavoidable connection with other
affairs and interests. This is particu-
larly true of some of the proposals
in reference to hours of labor, the
minimum wage. employers liability,
the force and effect of injunctions and
decisions by two-thirds of jury.
These are all subjects that should
be studied carefully. If conditions
relative to labor and production were
uniform in the several states less i'm
portance would attach to some of the
turers in Ohio are to be placed under
restrictions that are not made in ad-
jacent states it is easy to see the
handicap that Will be imposed upon
them.
1t Is an old but true saying that
you can't eat your cake and keep 1t.
Neither can cost of production be In
to the consumer. If limitations are
placed upon production that are not
placed upon contiguous producers Of
the same commodity it Is easy to
understand that the latter are given
an advantage that Is bound to be felt
by the former.
To illustrate:
Here are two concerns, one upon
one side of the Ohio river--in West
Virginia or Kentucky-the other in
Ohio. Or in the same line of illustra-
tion, one In Indiana or Pennsylvania,
and the other In Ohio, but both oper-
ated by the same company.
II certain conditions prevail, or leg
islation is enacted which makes the
restrictions upon the manufactures
In Ohio much more severe, or which
naturally increases the costtof produc-
tion In Ohio as against the coet of
production In West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania or Indiana, how long are those
establishments going to continue to
do business In the state? And how
much less is the chance for the Ohio
manufactory to compete with similar
ones under other management in
those states that may be free of han.
dicapping conditions?
A popular clamor has gone up in
behalf of some Of the proposals for
the new constitution which should
be analyzed carefully by every voter
and especially by those whose main
interest is to preserve market for
their own labor,-Mansfel News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30


begged credit for Ohio for $4,000 for
printing which may be paid but need
not, OF course the cost OF the
100000 sixteen-page pamphlet con-
tanning his stump speeches abusing
every one who has saved money takes
nothing from the state treasury, for
Mr.. James NJ Cox had them printed
by the United States government, SO
that can come out of the federal cor
poration tax and under a frank the
distribution costs nothing for postal
clerks have to work anyway.
Bigelow Fears Facts.
To quote again:
"Bigelow does not hope to pro-
vent the circulation of literature
by the reactionaries, but he will
prevent deception of the most
serious kind"
But, the only pamphlets yet circu-
lated are the ones bearing the o. K.
of the convention and the one con-
tanning the Socialist speeches of its
president, and both these abound in
"deceptions of the most serious kind"
A "reactionary" as the word is used
by Mr.. Bigelow, means one who steps
back from the precipice edge.
Again he says:
1--WE learned just last week that
the special privilege corporations
were sending out free plate mat
ter to country papers containing
many misleading statements, but
we did not think deception such
as Is contemplated in this plan
would be undertaken"
If Mr.. Bigelow has seen misleading
statements in plate matter why does
he not refute them? Does he fear
discussion? Yes, he seems to. for
after setting the date of the voting
within three months of the closing of
the convention he held the amend
ments away from the public for two
months.
Protecting from Intelligence.
And the closing paragraph.
1T is time the eyes of the peo-
pie were open to the tricks of Big
Business so that the people be
placed on their guard"
Mr.. Bigelow speaks elegant English
forcefully and writes it lucidly so 1t Is
unkind to quote this from him, al
though the printer has placed quota
tion marks at both ends of it. How
ever, it is desirable indeed that the
eyes of the people be opened to the
tricks of "big business" and to tricks
in securing changes in the funda-
mental law. big Business in a
Biglowian sense Is the merchant who
pays salaries, the farmer who hires
hands and the manufacturer who pays
wages.
The Country newspapers" have
printed an interview with a Piqua
manufacturer, a member of the state
board of agriculture, and the secre-
tary of the Retail Grocers' Associa-
ton, each of which gives warning that
the amendments will destroy pros
perity.
To really copyright the new consti-
tuition would be to filch the state Of
dear-too dear-possession To at
tempt it is harmless, as Mr.. Bigelow
soon will learn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30
The Referendum.

The civic federation contends th
the adoption of the initiative and rt
erendum would work great harm. NJ
the least serious of it's charges
that law making would be transferKl
from the hands of the majority III
those of the minority. The masSt
would not vote at all, or would 81
vote intelligently. Laws would NJ
enacted by minorities without regIN
to the rights of the majority. IN
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30
UNIONS AND CON. CON.

Labor unions throughout the state,
including East Liverpool, acting
under the direction of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor, and co-operat-
ing with other organizations, will ex-
tend every effort within their power
for the adoption of the proposed
amendments to the state constitution,
which will be voted upon in a spe-
cial election Tuesday, Sept. 8. Inas-
much as election day Immediately
follows Labor day, the latter will
witness a discussion of the issues in
various cities by prominent labor
leaders.
A decision to this effect was
reached at recent session of the
executive committee of the Ohio
State Federation Of Labor, which
was convened for the purpose of out
lining the campaign. Rev. Herbert
Bigelow of Cincinnati, president Of
the constitutional convention, and
others active in unionism. attended
this meetng.-East Liverpool Gazette.
-Kean your aya oman for tha RI IIK
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-08-30

Keep your eye open for the BLUE
MARK on your paper. 1t means
your subscription has expired.
The Washington times., 1912-06-18

adopted to carry out the season of the
Capital City League:
June 10, open date; 20, Navy Yard vs..
Brentwood; 81, Cornell vs. Pumping
station; "a Navy Yard vs.. Pumping
StatioF 25, Brentwood VS.. Cornell; n,
Pumping station VS.. Brentwood; %,
Cornell VS.. Navy Yard; July /, Pumping
Station vs. Cornell; ., Navy Yard VS..
Brentwood; 3, Cornell Vs. Navy Yard /:
6, Brentwood vs. Pumping Station; s.,
brentwood VS.. Cornell; 9, Pumping Sta
ton vs. Navy Yard; II, Navy Yard VS..
Brentwood II, Cornell VS.. Pumping
Station; Is. Navy Yard vs. Pumping
Station; 16. Brentwood vs. Cornell; 1S,
Pumping Station VS.. Brentwood; 10,
Cornell VS.. Navy Yard: 90. Pumping
Station VS.. Cornell; %. Navy Yard VS..
Brentwood; 25. Cornell VS.. Navy Yard
26, Brentwood VS.. Pumping Station; 20,
Brentwood VS.. Cornell 30, Pumping
Station VS.. Navy Yard; August l. Navy
Yard VS.. Brentwood: Q, Cornell VS..
Pumping Station; 5, Navy Yard VS..
Pumping Station 8, Brentwood vs. Cor
nell; s, Pumping Station VS.. Brentwood
O. Cornell VS.. Navy Yard: H. Pumping
The Washington times., 1912-06-18
U. S. Sends One Rowing
Entry to Olympics

PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-Samuel r.
Gordon, of the Vesper Boat Club, Of
Philadelphia, will be the only COM
petitor from the United States in the
rowing races at Stockholm. He plans
to sail June 20. The course to be used
for the Swedish regatta will be mapped
out on a small lake about a mile and a
half long. 1t is a lovely spot. The
course Is straight for LOO out of 1000
meters( and were It not for a spiral
curve near the finish would be better
than the English Henley. 1t is dead
water and much more sheltered from
the wind than the English course. II is
an ideal place for sculling. There is a
road and a path along either of which It
Is possible to follow the races from start
to finish. The course is only a few
minutes ride from Stockholm.
The Washington times., 1912-06-18

night Spalding's store and transacted
a little business along the line of Anna
teur Day set for June "a. When the
rival presidents found time between
needless arguments about the Capital
City League, little business was ac-
complished
II Clark Griffith has any feeling to-
day that his work with the Nationals
is not appreciated to the fullest extent
he did not get that idea at the COM
mission meeting last night. Dropping
in at Spaldings store, the "Old Fox"
found a welcome that should have
warmed his heart. The amateur base
ball bugs Immediately got busy and