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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28

marked ii. Any mistake or iudiscre-
ton committed by prisoner would be
instantly and almost mechanically COW
cred by the man nearest him, though
at the risk Of punishment-and the pun
ishment for betraying human sympa-
thy In this way is-of course it isl
especially severe; it is conspiracy to
cheat the government.
The traditional tale Of q prisoner S
devotion TO animals is also true; a man
next to me at table-a yegg-for two
weeks poured half his allowance of
milk Che was on milk diet for acute in
digeStion) into surreptitious bottle,
and bore it off for the sustenance Of a
couple of little forlorn kittens that he
was acting AS special providence for.
The meditative smile with which he
perpetrated his theft upon the prison
authorities was a wonderful sight. An
other convict, hardened old timer, for
several weeks lavished cargoes Of ten
derness upon 4 rat which he had labor
| iouslY conciliated and tanned. ''What
makes you so fond of that aDimal3i'
| inquired one day sentimental and
statistical old lady visitor TO the prison.
After struggling with his emotion
| for minute, he burst out, "Yah! he
| bit the guard - This dialogue was
| overheard, and enchanted the whole
| But one reflects that whatever hu-
name or lovable traits prisoners may
| exhibit, they are after ali criminals!
| The existence IN q lost soul OF good
| qualities or impulses side by side with
! evil ones has long been recognized.
Victor Hugo Illustrated the discovery
| in his Jean Vatican, ii was a staple
with Dickens, Brete Harteis heroes are
| all OF that type, it was the inspiration
| 81 IL d., l..' s.l..
| Kipling has more than a touch of it,
our contemporary fiction.mougers senti-
mentaiZe over it, aud the train-robber
| in the movies usually has full line OF
sterling virtues up his sleeve. The lost
soul, IN short, brims over, upon occa-
sion, with the wine of regeneration.
Therefore $50 runs the moral). let us of
the elect fur5isb up our charity, and
be as tolerant toward this non-human
class of people as may be consistent
with our OWE safety and respectability.
A Place Of No Disguise or Evasion
This phariseesm is so inveterate with
us, that ! may fairly say that one has
to be sentenced 10 jail as a criminal in
| order TO correct II. From that vantage
ground or Mount of Vision it presently
dnwns upon US that these men are no
more lost souls than we are-aTe in
fact, woven out of the same yarn and
cut from the same cloth. And from this
same vantage ground it also gradually
dawns upon US that, in one respect Mt
least, the aggregate in Jail is better
than the same number of men taken
haphazard from the city streets. For
the former have now laid aside self
righteousness and dissimulation, which
are of the essence of our unrestraiped
civil life: ~ killed man, yes;
robbed q bank, | picked a pocket, /
lived off woman. / swindled my stock.
holders. | counterfcited a banltnote.
No disguise hcre-no evasion,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28

hair Of youth, but bent and stiff and
wrlnkled with hard years and rheu-
mates; aud If ! questioned him more
closely, he would confess that be suf-
fercd from lots o. misery here! -
passing his gnarled old hands over his
digestive tract. Indeed, four -hftbs OF
the men had that trouble in more or
less acute form, owing TO the atrocious
food supplied as our regular diet.
Joe 5 taee, though lined with the
hardships and priYations Of long life,
was beautifully formed, aristocratic In
It's delicate contours; and he possessed
and constantly used, one of the most
de!eetable, contagious and genuine
laughs that ever made music in my
cars. The men would ransack their hu-
lnorous resources In conversation with
! Joe, merely for the sake OF making him
laugh. he would fix his old eyes
| squarely on yours. and laugh and laugh
with infinite mirth and good nature.
| The general friendlincss among the
men--so coutrasted with their demean-
\ or toward the ohicials--was due to the
I identity of their common interests; they
we're in. the same boat, facing the same
/ perIlS and disasters, united in the same
aims and hopes, and leagued against the
same oppressors- They lived in the con-
stant dread of some calamity; and ii ]
met the same man three or four times in
the same day, he would never fail to
make the same inquiry How re you
feelings' recognizing that / might
have received some ugly blow in the in
terval.
The same sentiment was manifested
az meals; if anybody got hold of any
thing that seemed 10 him a little better
than usual, he could not rest till he had
offered some of II, or all Of il, to his
\ neigbbors at table, Here, take this
take it-l got more n / WANT Or,
watching his opportunity, Ned the run
| ner. who had comforted us on our first
night in prison, would come to the door
Of my cell, with his Irish humor and
! cordinlity shining In his eyes. "Say.
Mr Hawthorne, there S dividend been
declared.' and out Of some surrepti,
tioUs receptacle he would produce three
or four erumpled cigarette papers-of
all coutrabaud articles in the prison the
most priced. 'No--take 'em-I got 10
end OF 'em -
y peculiar consideration was mani.
tested By the mon toward "the old
man -; my hair was white enough, TO
be sure, but il had been so for nearly
twenty years, and l was in much bet
ter physical condition than most of
them. l accepted their kind offices with
gratitude and emotion, and, when | saw
that 20 do otherwise would hurt their
feelings, their concrete gifts, too.
A Traditional Tale That Is True.
But there were many instances OF
self-sacrifce greater than these; men
would 90 10 the hole sooner than be
tray eomTade; aud you are fortunate
in being unable 70 comprehend what
that means. II comrade in his range
was sick aud unable to como 10 meals
have constantly seen a man secrete
half Of his miserable breakfast or din
ner in his pocket, TO be carried up TO the
invalid and smuggled into his cell, II
was a matter OF course; nobody &c
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But when you 90 into the details or
the transaction, weigh the causes which
led up to it, consider the conditions sur
rounding IT, realize the temptations or
proVOcatious that precipitated it, you
step into your confessional: Lord, my
nature and heart are not different from
this sinner S. and but !or accidents and
good fortune, ! should stand accountant
today as ne does You bring the
that you have been living in it your
self And if you have little iptelli-
gepce YOU will acknowledge in your
convict the scapegoat who-not more
and perhaps less blameworthy than you
lis bearing your lnlquities as we'll as
his own.
So, instead of condcscending, with
supercilious eyebrows and spotless
broadcIoth, to coDcede that these unfor-
tuuate members OF non-human class
sometimes betray traces of saving
grace after ALL il might better become
you TO wish that some of their saving
graces appertained TO yourself, At your
best showing, you are 4 pharisee and
hypocrite and he is not; he stands
confessed; your sin is still secret in
your soul. By what right do you look
down upon HIM?
These things which ! now say TO you,
said first to myself, sitting in my cell,
or watching the endless gray-blue files
shuttle past me on their way TO and
from meals. 1t was of small help or
significance that | claimed innocence
of the particular offense that happened
TO be charged against me; | was as in
distinguishable from these men in heart
as ] was in outward garb and rating
And ! had manhood enough to feel glad
that, since they had to be here, I was
here with them. The burden of the
seapegoat has its romponsatious.
On my first Sunday in the chapel,
there came an cXhcrtcr or reyivalist,
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accustomed to dealing with prisoners
from the platform, and dubbed '"rhe
Old War-horse of Salvation or some
such title. He had his white waistcoat,
his raucous, shouting voice, his phrases,
his anecdotes, his my men, my
friends, - .tfellows;' his I'm saved,
hope, and you can be! ,, Oh, the
pharseeism of that 81 hope!' At the
end Of his uproar he called upon those
of his hearers (we had all sat quite
silent and impassive during the per
formauce) who were willing TO be
saved. 10 stand up in their places. All
the stool pigeons arose (poor devils),
and few other bewildered persons who
fancied it eXpedient TO be on the side
of the angels, "Thank you-thank you
thank you,p hoarsely cried the ex-
horter, naively accepting their response
as a personal compliment to himself
But that great audience sat dark, si
lent aud impassive, and it could only
have been the tough hide Of the Old
War-hOrse that made him immune to
their cold contempt. | said to myself,
''What a terrible audience it is! Who
is lit TO stand before II? These men
had seen, known and suffered the ter.
rible, nameless things; the Unknown
God, perhaps, had spoken to many of
them 10 their solitude: and now this
being Of white waistcoat and phrases
must get up and urge them TO wash
their sins in the blood Of the Lamb
In their silence they we're preaching TO
him a sermon such rs no mortal pull
piteer ever uttered; but his ears were
deaf to it, ne-three-six-nine
souls saved tonight! Thank vou-thank
you-thank you!' And he turns to re-
ceiyc the polite congratulations Of the
distinguished guests who sat behind him
on the stage,
In prison, and only in prison. tho
veil is lifted or rent IN twain, and
men are revealed as they are As they
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FOOTBALLS.

In the cell over mine at night
A step goes to and fro
From barred door to iron wall
From wall to door hear it go,
Four PAGES, heavy and slow,
In the heart Of the sleeping jail
And the goad that orives-l know
| never saw his face or heard him speak;
He may be Dutchman, Dago Yankee Greek;
But the language Of that prisoned step
Too we'll know
Unknown brother of the remorseless bars.
Pent in your cage from earth and sky and stars,
The hunger for lost life that goads you
| also know!
Hour by hour in the cell overhead
-Four footballs, to and fro,
'Twixt iron wall and barred door,
Back and forth hear them go
Four footballs come and go.
wake and listen in the night:
Brother, know! May, 1913.
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THE PRISON ANGEL.

Beautiful gracious spirit of human pity and kindness,
your tranquil retreat remember need and
blindness;
speak not but stretch your hands full of plenty and
healing
Not cold and dsdanfu but gentle and tender with sstery
feeling;
From light you step down to comfort gloom
and remind
To hope and be strong and to leave evil and errors be-
hind
void is filled with your bounty; bless your
though unspoken
We hail you the herald of Cod whose mercy your
betoken!
August, 1913
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The Moonshiner With The Contagious
Laugh.

Meanwhile. | paid attention to my
companions themselves.
IN their intercourse with Que an
other there WAS a singular amenity or
picssautncss. aud with some who had
been prisoner for long time. sort
OF childlikcuess. But il was the child
likeness of person partly dazed, or
recovering from Il severe illness or
shOcs. They greeted one another with
cover smile. an uuobsi rusive move.
meut of head or hand; only when under
direct observation of an official would
they pass without a sign The usual
words werc- How re YOU feelin2?i' or,
How re they comm - not in the
pcrtnpetorY tone OF greetings in the
outer world. but with an accent of real
interest and solieitudo. The answer
would be. "GoodI'' Fine with as
much heartiuess as could be thrown in.
20 il.
There was one dear old fellow who
bad variation on these forms: he was
an alleged moonshiuer, though. As hc
said, Eyes, ! did make some whisky
ont ! never sold none,' "How're you
feeling. ,Ioe!' ] would saw; aud hs
would reply. with his pathetic smile
and bis high, soft voice, "Pretty well
pretty well. for n old mau'r witt
drawlinC emphasis on tho "old. III
was about seventy, with the soft brown
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-28
Some Prison Friends of Mine

Y TAGUE noises are al all times aud
NJ ible in iail-stiITing, footballs,
W "a subdued voice now and then,
the sbsrp orders of an official
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17
M. E. Sunday School Notes.

Our Christmas exercises this year will consist of short program fol- lowed by the distribution of the gifts from the Christmas tree.
 A Committee will be at the church all day Wednesday the 24th., to re- ceive anything you may wish to put on the tree.
 Leave your most expensive gifts to be delivered some other way and come prepared to help us see that every one is remembered.
 The following committees have been appointed: Program-Mrs. c. B. An drews, Bro. Few, c. c. Calhoun: Mu- sic-Miss Lela Andrews, MT. McKen- zie, MT. Bailey Decoration-Mrs. J. A. White, Miss Lizzie Hale, Miss Lin nie Wylie, w. P. Murrah, Dale Me Daniel, Harold White Lookout Mrs. R. A. Knox, Mrs. Tavenner, Miss " "iiiHShoiii, 0uiSo buCy ANullf.
 If you know of any poor who need assistance, please report to the look out committee and they will see that they are remembered.
 The following is the program for the teachers meeting next Sunday morning at nine o'clock.
 How can we best teach true Christ mas spirit ?-General Discussion.
 Why did all Isreal suffer as a re- suit of the sin of Achan ?-J. o. A. Bush.
 Joshua's Farewell address.-B. H. Logan.
 Bro. Few's message to the teachers. If you are teacher and can not attend this meeting telephone your assistant to attend.
 Sincerely,
 C. c. Calhoun.
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WHAT THE GROWING CHILD
 NEEnC

The appetite of a growing boy is constant source of astonishment to his mother, and the case with which he consumes more food than the adult members of the family convinces her that his tastes are abnormal She forgets that in the second period of rapid growth that comes early in the "teens" Nature is making every effort to build perfect individual and needs all the help she can get. She cannot build without wealth of material, and so every boy who is physically more active than his father and moth CT, who is using his brain for study and growing rapidly besides, needs an abundant supply of food. What should this food be? Should his diet be lim- ited or his taste questioned? Gen erally speaking, no. He needs all kinds of food, and he generally craves what he needs.. He needs protein to build mans frame and he needs larger proportion of it than the aver age adult requires. He also needs fat and starches to furnish the heat and energy burned out in his ever-ac- tive body and to keep his tissues plump and rounded. While he needs much protein, do not expect him to get it all from meat. Indeed, it is better that no small part of this nit rogenous food come from milk and eggs, cheese, beans and peas. If he has plenty of these rich and relative ly cheap foods he will not crave meat so inordinately as some growing boys do. The boy needs large quantity of carbohydrates. That is why his demand for bread and butter is linn ited only by the supply at hand, and why he uses almost as much butter as bread Let him have all he wants. By the pound, butter is expensive, but it ] spure, wholesome food, and he can use it readily. It will not make him ill; quite the contrary. And do not be afraid of sugar and sweet | foods. Sugar IS true concentrated food. Give him candy for dessert. He craves it and his craving is natural not abnormal. The boys instincts will lead him to choose the all-round diet he needs To limit his choice to few articles compels him uncon- sciously to overuse the one he likes the best To regulate his diet to the tastes or foods of his father or moth CT is cruelty and will probably result in an undernourished child If grown people wish to experiment on new foods they have the right to do so, but they do not have the right to in- | flict their ideas of what is good for them on their growing children. Good food in variety and plenty of it is what the child needs, and if it is pro- vided his taste will not be abnormal nor will his astonishing appetite re- suit in more than a healthy rapid growth.
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HOPEWELL NEWS

Misses Laura and Bessie Kirk of Gale were the welcome guests of their sister, Mrs. Dan McAteer, last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Delaney made a flying trip to Bluff City last week.
 Messrs Earl and Jewell Mitchell visited Hope a few days ago.
 We were pleased to have Messrs Jesse and Fred Martin with us in our Sunday School Sunday afternoon.
 There was a singing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. McCorkle Sun day night. Everyone reported a nice time.
 MT. Lavender, the county surveyor of Nevada County visited here last week.
 Our Sunday School is doing good work. The teachers, Mrs. Schooley, Mrs. Purifoy, and Miss Jessie Puri- foy are putting forth every effort pos sible to do their best.
 Our school is progressing nicely. The pupils and teacher seem to be greatly interested in their work.
 We are glad to know that the young people as well as the old are taking so much interest in the school work here. We will close the 18th for the holidays.
 Miss Tula Dawson, our teacher will spend the holidays with her parents at Bluff City Arkansas.
 Rev. Stanley Sweeney of Bodcaw will preach here the third Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Martin visited Bluff City Monday.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17
More Bottles Sold Each Year.

It is easy to understand why an in- creasing number of bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is sold yearly. Thos. Verran, 2S6 Edward Street, Houghton, Mich, gives an ex- cellent reason when he writes: "Fo- ley's Honey and Tar Compound has always proven an effective remedy, quickly relieving tickling in the throat and stopping the cough with no bad after effects"
 Sold by Hesterly Drug Store.
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\ Fair Proposition

The manufacturers of Meritol mieumatism Powders have so much sOnndence .' in this preparation that aey authorize us to sell them to s0u on a positive guarantee to give 'ou relief in all cases of rheumatism VI relund your money. This is cer- 'a'niy fair proposition. Let us snow 5 them to you.
 e0iu by Hesterly Drug Store, Exclu- s"e agency. Advt.
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Dr. HobsoE's Ointment Heals Itchy
 Eczema

The constantly itching, burning sen- sation and other disagreeable forms of eczema, letter, salt rheum and skin eruptions promptly cured by Rr. Hob sons Eczema Ointment. Geo. w.. Fitch of Mendota, III. says: 'I pur- chased box of Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Have had Eczema ever since the Civil War, have been treated by many doctors, none have given the benefit thata one box of Dr. Hob sons Eczema Ointment has" Every sufferer should try it. Wer're so pos tive it will help you we guarantee it or money refunded. At all Drug gists or by mail soc. Pfeiffer Chem ical Go. Philadelphia x St. Louis.
 The News wants you to telephone that news item to PAP.
 We have quite lot of old newspa- pers that we will sell cheap.
 Red Cross Seals may be secured at Guthrie Drug Store and Hesterly Drug Store.
 Notice-All persons caught hunt ing on my farm will be prosecuted.
 Advt. l.. J. Bryson.
 For Sale-Old newspapers. We have an unusually large number of papers at this time and will sell them at half price-10 cents per hundred.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17
Program Crusade Psalm

Roll Call-Items of Interest.
 Reading-What the Enemy thinks. Reading-A tribute to the W.C.T.U. given at the Worlds Convention, by Presbyterian Pastor.
 Reading-Who wants an easy fight.
 Poem Hail Vanguard in Holy War.
 Poem-It is better farther In.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17

Congress recently granted the United States Geological Survey $50,- 900 to cover part of the damage done by the fire last May, which occurred in one of the rented buildings occupied by that bureau, consuming or ruining a large amount of property and pub lications.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE

We are authorized to announce Geo. R. Haynie of Prescott as a candidate for Judge of the Eight Judicial Cir cult, subject to the action of the Dem- ocratic primary.
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Quarterly Examination

Notice is hereby given that quarter " examination for teachers both white and colored, desiring to teach in the schools of Nevada County, will be heid In Prescott on December 18th and 18th.
 K. D. MARTIN,
 County Examiner.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17
FOR SHERIFF

The NEWS is authorized to an- nounce Sam Mum as candidate for Sheriff of Nevada County, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
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TIME CARD

Prescott X Northwestern
 Train No. , leave Prescott. .9:30 am.
 Arrive Norvell. .12:47 pm Tram No. ( leave Norvell. .1:15 pm.
 Arrive Prescott. Ago pm.
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W. C. T. U. Meeting.

The following is the program to be rendered at three o'clock on Thurs day afternoon.
 Hostess-Mrs. D. l.. McRae.
 Leader-Mrs. Ed. Cantley.
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nounce Hon. R. S. Warnock, of Mag nolia, Columbia county, as candidate for Congress from this the 7th Con- gressional District, subject to the ac- ton of the Democratic party.
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Home Again

!. Dr. R. L. Hinton will fit, and fur nlsh eye glasses and spectacles, and O0 any kind of repairing at reasonable priees. No charge for testing or ad- wee Satisfaction or your money pack Over 30 years of experience. -oiilce at Moore & Martins. Adv
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17

We are authorized to announce E. F. Friedell of Texarkana as a candi- date for Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary.
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The NEWS is authorized to an- nounce II. D. Hollaway as a candidate for Sheriff of Nevada County, sub- ject to the action of the Democratic party
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Still cutting hair and shaving at the West Side Barber Shop.-you are neXt.-Cragan & Cummins.
 Advt.
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FOR CORONER

The NEWS is authorized to an- nounce Dr. w. w. Rice as candidate for Coroner of Nevada County, sub )ect to the action of the Democratic marty.
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FOR CIRCUIT CLERK

The News is authorized to announce Cohen z. Calhoun as a candidate for Circuit Jerk of Nevada County, sub iect to the action of the Democratic party
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FOR CONGRESS

The NEWS is authorized to an- nounce Samuel M. Samson, of Am ity, Clark County, Arkansas, as a candidate for Congress from this, the Eth Congressional District, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 The NEWS is authorized to an-
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17

The Country Gentleman is the old est and best agricultural publication ssued' It is sold by Jack Johnson, 'r, phone 242. Let him bring you one.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-17

The mineral production of Massa- chusetts in 1912, consisting mainly of stone, clay products, and lime, amount ed to S6,654,514, according to the United States Geological Survey. The value of the stone produced, 60 per cent of which was granite, was S3,- 663,279.
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The Prescott Daily News
 sUBLsSHEO 6Y yhe News Printing Go.

Entered as second class mail matter Nayemt CT 4th, 1905, at the postOffice ~ Prescott, Ark, under the act of congress, March 3, 1873.
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"ahted-Table boarders. Mrs. ' rowers, 306 West Main Street. .-. --Advt.
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D. J. Morris, of Mt. Moriah, was here today attending to business mat ters.