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enduring love Caleb had large hands and feet. So had George Washington. Caleb had freckles and his ears stood out. Wasn't that the way with Thomas Jefferson? Caleb shouldn't throw his love and his life away on country woman. There were hundreds of rich women who would just scramble to get him if it were known that he was in the market.
 Caleb Henderson was fiattered till his brain whirled. The handsomer of the two girls made an appointment to meet him at the same blackberry patch at the same hour next day. and when he went to the house to supper he looked so queer and acted so ab- sent-minded that the Widow Clymer remarked:
 Caleb, you may be going to come down with fever. guess I'd better make you some smartweed tea"
 "Oh, I'm all right" was the reply.
 None O your family ever had fits, did they?"
 "Of course not"
 See any blacksnakes today and get a shock?"
 "Noap."
 Caleb braced up and tried to shake of suspicious. but when the widow slipped out to the barnyard after sup per and found him trying to milk a COW on the wrong side she said to herself:
 
 T can't tell what 1t Is, but some things going to happen. That young man Is either going to be sick, or else something has happened today to put 8 new kink in his brain. I'll keep an eye on him for little while"
 There were but few guests at the summer hotel, and the young lady who was to meet Caleb the next day, and did meet him, was bored and wanted diversion. She iollied him, and by the time they had met four times she had smashed his engage ment to the widow and learned the history of his life. It wasn't under stood in so many words, but was strongly inferred by Caleb, that in case he could get out of his tangle with the widow he could become the
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| CALEB'S l AILMENT
 By Lawrence Alfred Clay
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Caleb Henderson and the widow Clymer might never have been heard of but for an old red bull that got loose on the highway one day and en- tered the widows gate and drove her up a cherry tree and frightened her so that she had headaches for week after. SSe was rescued after a while by Caleb. who was her hired man, and had been for year.
 The bull was game. and he knocked over a barrel of soft soap. smashed fin the smokehouse door and uprooted seven currant bushes, but he had to go. Up to this hour there had been no feeling of love between the hired man and widow. He was twenty-five years old and she was ten years older She owned a nice farm, and he wasn't done no scheming
 It was after the defeated and crest fallen bull had departed and the widow had dropped from her perch to the ground with a thud that love came to both hearts at one and the same moment. Cupid gave a double dose without extra charge There was an engagement, and there was talk of having the marriage come off along about Christmas, this being early sum- mer.
 For two months Caleb Henderson was happy man, and was proud over the congratulations he received It was generally said that the widow was little too old for him, but 1t was always added that 1t was a nice farm and we'll stocked In the midst of his great happiness trouble de- scended. Caleb was mending a fence one day when two young ladies from the summer hotel a mile away came wandering over the field after daisies. They made for the hired man, and, although he was rather bashful, he stood his ground He had never been close to angels before. He was as red as beet and hopping his brow within three minutes. The girls saw how it was with him, and they set out to jolly and josh.
 They were from the city, but they despised city men. When they mar ried 1t would be some honest hard working farmer. They did not de- mand style nor too much education. In place of it they would have honest,
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Had Parallel in History.

The musicians of the Titanic, who played a requiem for the sinking ship and went down to their deaths with her, are entitled to be placed among the heroes of the disaster No more striking. more graphic incident is re- ported than that of the people on the lifeboats hearing the fainting melody
 of the band coming over the water to them. These musicians died at their posts, for doubtless In the beginning they were told to play simply to keep up the courage of the passengers, and they played 10 the terrible end Read CTS of Carlyle will remember another instance of the music and the musi- clans dying together, in his narration of the Girondists singing the Marseil- laise at the foot of the scaffold, the singers diminished one by one as the guillotine did its work until there was one voice only. and then no voice.
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Remarkable Accident.

A bull fight in Avignon promises to go down to posterity as the most re- markable iu the romantic little towns history, not because a young toreador was probably mortally gored while making a reckless display of daring. but because of strange accident. During one of the liveliest fights an infuriated young bull leaped the bar rier and raced furiously along the front of the first row of seats.
 Spectators in their fright toppled backward like tenpins, but the long hairs at the end of the animals lash ing tall wound themselves around the thumb of an unfortunate man, locked tight and snapped the thumb entirely off at the joint. The incident is the talk of the town and the victim Is the center of curious crowd whenever he appears on the streets.-Paris Cor respondent Chicago News.
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1. The State Text Book Commission shall be governed hy the following policy, II shall hasten she publication of text books. beginning with books for the primary grades. as fast as approv- ed manuscripts can be secured and pub licattou facilities are afforded by the State and the Commission shall make no contract with any publisher for a longer period than six years and no contract shall be made for any book which shall interfere with the puhlica- ton of substitute by the state at any time
 Sec. Q That members of the State IeFt Book Commission shall receive as full compensation for their services every day they are actually engaged in tho performance of their duties and actual railroad fare to and from their places of residence. The amount of tune each Commissioner shall devote to the work of the Commission shall be de termined by majority of the Commits son, and for the purpose of supplying the Commission with printing stationery and other incidental expenses there is allowed said COmmissio a contingent fund amounting to s6oO.00 per year
 Sec. 13. That to cover the per diem railroad fare and contingent expenses of said Commission for q biennial period beginning December i2 1912 and ending December 12. 1914. there is hereby ap- propriated from the state treasury from any money not otherwise appropria ted the sum of Sf0 900 %. or so much there sf as may be necessary. and the chair man and secretary of the Commi ~ion shall file with the auditor of state vouchers for the per diem railroad fare and conthStent expenses. herein pro vided for. and the auditor is authorized to draw his warrant on the state treas urer therefor
 Sec. II. That the text books. the pur- chase or production of which are pro vtded for in this Act. shall be dstribut- ed in the following manner. Where books are purchasad or contracted for from publishers tther than the state they may be sold by regular dealers whose margin of profit shall be fixed bf the Comm iSsion. where the books are printed by the state they shall be dis tributed by the county examiners and county suPerintendents or public fnstruc- ton under such terms and Limitations as may be prescribed by the State Text Book Commission
 Sec. 15. That all acts and parts of snts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of it's adoption by the people
 Filed in the office of the Secre-
 tary of State on the 9th day of
 May. 1912
 Each elector may vote for or against the above Act
 Witness my official signature.
 this 20th day of May. f912
 EARLE ". HODGES
 Secretary of State
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FOR ABATEMENT EO. l3 AGAINST ANGyDaI aIENT NO. 13.

Be 1t Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas:
 That Sec 16. Art 5. Constitution of as to read as follows:
 Article :. Section Is. Each member of the General Assembly shall receive six dollars per day for his services dur tug the first sixty days of any regular session of the General Assembly. and if any regular session shall be extended. such member shall serve without further per diem. Each member Of the General Assembly shall also receive ten cents per mile for each mile traVeled in going to and returning from tLe seat of gov ernment over the most direct and prae- tcahle route. When convened in extra ordinary session by the Governor theV shall receive three dollars per day for their services during tho first fifteen days. and if such extraordinary session shall extend beyond fifteen days. they shalt receive mo further per dierr. They shall be eutitlca to the same mile age for any extraordinary session its herein proVi led for regular sessions. fhe terms of all members of the General Assembly shall begin on the day of their election. and they shall receive no com nenSatloh, perdu stte or allowance what ever, except as herein provided"
 Filed in the office of the Sec
 retarN of State on the 16th day
 of April, 1912
 Each eleCtpr may vote for or against the above amendment
 Witness my official si"ature.
 this 2pth day of May 1912
 EARLE W. HODGES
 Secretary of State
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roR AMENDMENT NO. l4. AGA1IST AMENDr-EEr NO. l4.
Be it Fenactei by the People of th State of Arkausas

Be it Fenactei hv the People of the
 State of Arkansas
 Every elective public officer in the State of ArEarsas may be removed from 9tI1ee oN the electors entitled to vote for successor of such incumbent.
 through the procedure and in the man ueF hrHein NraVited for which proce1- ure shall be known IS tho recall and IS maVal rraVf ae4 by law
 2 To effect the removal of an eiec- tive state offifer I petition signed by the electors entitled To Nate for d sue seSSor ta the incumbent sought to be refuvrP3 egGa} iu number 10 twelve per CeDtum nf the entire vote cast at the pref'ding election for all candidates for the otliea which the encumheut sought Ia be removed occupies demandine the election of a succeSsOr to the officer named in said petition shall be address ed to the state board of election com m3sSionefs provided said petition shall be circulated in net less than five coHn- ties in the state and shall he signed in each of such counties hY electors equal in number to not less than one per cen.
 tum of the entire vote cast in each of said counties at said election. as above estimated. Such petition shall contain a seueral statement of the grounds upon
 which the removal is sought which statement is intended solely for the in-
 formation of the voters. and the suffi eleucy of which shall not be open to re- view.
 b. When such petition shall be filed
 with tho state election commissioners they shall submit the same together
 with a statement of it's Sutficieucv 10 tNe governor. who shah immediately { order and flN a date for the holding of i the election. whi shall take place not less than sixty days and not more than eighty days from the date of ming the petitions and eertificate with fae gov eruOr. IT by the prAver of the pati- toners il IS tho governor whose removal l is sought. the petition and certifcs.e | before mentioned shall be filed with the auditor et state Wha shall proceed In 1 the form and manner as prescribed for | the governor.
 In the event the officer sought to ! be removed Is the eoEeruor. secretary of | state. or attorney general. officials now | compriS nG the state hoard Of election comm SStorers. either official sought to i he remoVet sHall be d5Squaltfiei as a member pf said state board uf election commissioners for the purposes herein 1 provided and such vacancy or Vac1npfas | an sai3 state board Of election commits | sioners shall be hiled by other state o< | Acials in the order named foIlowine. 1 T. The auditor Of state
 . The state treasurer
 2. The commissioner of mines man l ufacturers and agriculture.
 | The superintendent of public tn- ! struction
 1 5 The justices of the supreme court l in the order of their seniority AS such | | The governor shall make or caust ! tn he made publ .cattnu ot notice for ths helainE of such election. and the efee i ton com Pnt tsstoncrs of the various cdun i ties of the state shall make arrange ] rnents for such election. and the sam
 shall be conducted. returned and tho re
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sonin-law of rich man fin the city. That meant the husband of the angel sitting beside him and eating half. ripe blackberries as fast as he could | pick them
 The widow had said she would keen an eye on Caleb, and she didn't forget She was cognizant of that Irritation Tn no time, and from Caleb's looks and bearing she knew that he had been hard hit and was wondering how to break with her. She gave him rope to see what he would do. The plan he followed was proposed by the girl fiirt, who laughed for an hour after she left him. The plan to checkmate him was born in the wid ow's own brain, and was surrounded by grim smiles.
 One evening. after Caleb had kept up his new and strange attitude for week or more, and after he had hitched around in nervous way for many minutes, he said:
 Cynthia, l was wrong about none of my family ever having fits"
 "Yes?"
 We've all had 'em, the worst way"
 T see"
 And that ain't the worst of it. Father and mother were crazy as loons."
 You don't say?"
 And of course I'll be crazy sooner or later"
 Very likely"
 T think that's what ails me now I'm going plumb crazy"
 T guess you are"
 And you don't want to marry a crazy man. of course?"
 Not under any circumstances. No, l couldn't do that, much as 1 might love him.
 Caleb did some grinning and chuck ling. He had looked for row, and the widow was taking the matter as placidly as If 1t was of no account.
 "Then-then our engagement is off?'' he asked, after a long silence.
 Not quite, Caleb want to watch you for two or three days and see if you get worse. l am sorry for you, but it may turn out all right"
 But I feel right now as if I wanted to murder some onet"
 Well, I must take chances of that"
 That night as Caleb slept and dreamed of his city angel two young farmers entered his room and tied him fast He awoke as they were remoy- ing him to the smoke house, and in reply to his demands and exclamations the widow soothingly said:
 You see, you're gone crazy, dear man. and We must restrain you a bit''
 But I'm not insane,"
 Oh, yes, you are They always say that. There's a nice bed of straw, and water to drink. and bread to eat, and we hope you will get better in a week or two"
 Caleb raised big rumpus over 1t. but it did him no good He was to meet his angel at the blackberry patch next afternoon, but he wasn't there. She was, however, and so was the widow It was the angel who flew and the widow who pursued. Be fore night fell the hired man had decided that his parents had never been insane. When morning came again he had decided that there was no lunacy about him, and that he might live to be a hundred years old and never have q fit For four days he plead and appealed, and then he was brought out to find preacher and witnesses there. To his looks of in- quiry the widow explained:
 T couldn't marry a lunatic. but am ready to wed one who has made fool of himself once or twice"
 Where's that-that girl from the city?" he asked.
 still running"
 Well, for fear she'll come back, guess we'd better splice!"
 And the last heard from him he was Dragging that he had married the best woman In the world
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q. This article is self executing but legislation may be enacted to facilitate It's operation. but. in no way limiting Or restricting the provisions of this arti- cle or the powers herein reserved
 Filed in the office of the Sec
 retary of State on the 9th day
 of May. 1912
 Each eleCtor may vote for or araiust the above amendment
 Witness my official signature
 this 20th day of May 1912
 EARLE W HODGES tSeall Secretary of State
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ACT NO. {.

AN ACT creating X popular educa- fioae& committed; creating a text book Smmission; prescribing the manner of Us election and it's duties. and providing '% unaform text books for the public schools of this State and for furnishing tne same to the school patrons of the state st actual cost Of production and
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Poor JiqsWorth.

When Jigsworth speaks sternly to his little boy he expects to be obeyed. "Well?"
 You know tho old saying. It is the unexpected that always happens"
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PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amendment No l5 providing for the issuance of Bonds by Municipal Corporations for certain pur- poses when authorized by majority of the qualified electors of said munich palities
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PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION

Constitutional Amen4ment No II. pro viding for the recall of all elective pub lie officers. and prescribing the proee- dure
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constitutional Amendment No 1S limiting the amount and per diem and mileage of members or the General As sembly
The evening world., 1912-07-09
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The evening world., 1912-07-09
CAMORR|STS FIGHT
FOR ANOTHER TRIAL;
D. MAR|NAS DEFIANT.
Convicted Prisoner Who Tried
Suicide Hears His Sentence
Read to Him in Hospital.

vIrERBO, Italy. July s.-All the &C.
cused In the Camowa trial who were
4, sterday sentenced to long terms Of
Imprisonment appealed to-day through
their lawyers to the Court Of Cessation
The clerk Of the court carrying out
the usual procedure went to the jail
this morning and read the sentence Of
the court to ID Marinas. who was not
present yesterday when the judgment
vas read owing to his attempt while in
the prisoners iron cage to cut his
tAroat with piece Of glass. Di Marinas
IA not reply. assuming an attitude Of
11sdain.
ID Marinas's wound was dressed
again to-day and his hands tied to pre-
vent him from reopening II The prison
doctor declares that he will be out Of
danger In . few days. His wife 10 not
allowed to see him and she remains at
the door OF the prison hospital lament
ias.
Fined 80 for Crossing His Lers
On Elevated Train.
mo gentlemen should ut In . public
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car with his legs crossed" said Magis-
trate Manner In the Gates Avenue
Court. Brooklyn. as he fined Richard
Jaeger, a photographer. $40.
Mrs. Anna Bromberg OF Manhattan
claimed Jaeger sat- down beside her on
an elevated train and crossed his legs,
his shoes soilins her dress.
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light blue. pink. navy. rose. cadet. peach and Alice
$3.50 Persian Waist Squares. 75c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31
VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN HAD
ACTIVE CAREER IN PUBLIC LIFE
Continued from page u

sionaI campaign plan of 81 contribu-
lions.
Sherman was not long in congress
before he was recognized as one Of
the really influential men in the ma
tiOnaI legislature. From the beginning
he was one Of the most popular men in
washington, with a host Of personal
friends even among the Democrats. A
friend Of all the men powerful in his
party, his appointments durinC his IS
years as congressman Wer. numerous
He was closely allied with spea ker
Cannon and once he tried to get the
speakership himself-Wheu Reed re-
tired. western combination pre-
vented his election, however. Sherman
stood next to speaker Reed in his grasp
Of parliamentary law.
When defeated for the speakership,
sherman was offered the position of
secretary Of the senate, but was COM
PEELED to decline because Of the urgent
request Of his townsmen that he con-
tinue to represent them in congress.
This action of his townsmen occurred q
second time when Mckinley offered to
make him general appraiser Of the port
of New York. Mass meetings were held
In Utica and great gatherings sent del
egates to him to beg him to remain in
congress as their representative. So he
declined this place also and stayed in
congress.
Sherman could have had a number
Of federal positions. even to a judge
ship; but he preferred TO remain in
congress
With other business men, Sherman in
1898 organized the Utica Trust and De-
banks Of central New York, and he be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-31

of, however. as he stepped inside Of
the car and was whisked across
Brooklyn bridge and to the Pennsyl-
vania station in New York
Memory Full of Sweetness.
President Taft dispatched the fol-
lowing telegram to Mrs Sherman at
Utica.
Mrs. Taft and I extend to you our
heartfelt sympathy in your great sor-
row. Our hearts 90 out to you IN the
loss of your noble and loving husband.
Vice president Sherman has rendered
distinguished service to his country
and his death 10 years before the time
allotted by the psalmist is a great
loss As a member of congress and q
vice president he endeared himself to
all who knew him. His memory IS
full Of sweetness and light
(Signed.) William H. tart
Coincidence From Roosevelt.
Just after he left the Madison
Square Garden meeting, Col ROOse-
welt was informed of the death OF the
vice president The colonel immed-
lately sent the following telegram;
Mrs. James S. Sherman, Utica,
y. Y:
Mrs. Roosevelt and I are greatly
shocked and concerned at the sad
news of your husbands death. We
beg you to accept our most sincere sym
Dathy.
(Signed.) Theodore Roosevelt