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The Springdale news., 1914-06-05
Qualification and Duties of Lieutenant- Governori Succession to the Cover
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 Section E. The Lieutenant Governor shall possess the same qualifications of eligibility for the office as the Governor He shall he president ef the Senate hut shall have only casting vote therein fn case of A tie vote If duriry va tenant-Gevernor shall he fmfeaehe7 dis place. resign die or heeof2at= inca D. n 2 of performing the duties ef his dfIfze. ar be ahsent from the Stata tae President ef the Senate shaH aet as Governor until the yaranrv be ffff faa or the disahilitv shall eeasa aH-1 if= ta#H President of the Senate For any of th@ above causes shall become incapah hla at rerferming the duties n#ftatring L. tks office of Governor the ss-saa fzer. of .1z.# Assembly, shall act as C. -arror urtzE the vacancy he filled or tAa disability shall cease
 Salary Of Lie,terantz Governor
 Section { The Efeate5HaHt- Govern E shall recefxe for Ffe sas.l=t=ae ar ent.5-z=1 salary of Two Thousand Dollars ard shall not receive or he entitled tr an other compensation. fee or rraruisita for any duty or service he may be re- quired to perform by the Constitution ar by law
 Section ' That all laws and rarts ee laws that are in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed and that this Act shall be in force and ef- feet from and after the second Monday In September. 1915.
 office of the Secretary of State on March 6, 1913.
 Each eleetor may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this 1ath day of February 1of4
 EARLE W HODGES
 (SeaD Secretary of State
The Springdale news., 1914-06-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO Tzn CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
 OF r,S S

Notice is hereby gwen that the aol4o"lns Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state Consti- tutloh was passed by the General Assembly at its regular session of 1913 and that the same will be submitted to the electors of the State al the next general election. 10 be held Monday September 14th lsl4' for adoption or rejection.
 Proposed Amendment No. 16
 That the following is hereby pro Pos.t Pnsed as an amendment to the constitution of the State of Ar ted to the electors of the State Tor approval or rejection at the aT6 r51.az general election for Senators og of!' t,,a Renffesfhtatiyes 5f r majority Loh adopt such amendment the same totio4 to of the State of Arkansas.
 That Section No r af Article af the Constitution of the State of Arkan- sas be amended so as to read IS follows.
 Executive Department.
 9eGion To amend Section 1 of 4 tele or the Constitatfan of the State Q, p Afkansas to read as follows Tha Executive Department of this State shall consist or q Governor. Lieutenant-Cox- efhof Secretary of State. Treasurer of 7, Sla te. A4ditor of State and Attorney General (d) all of whom shall keep their olhces In person at the seat of govern ment and hold their offices for the term or two years and until their successors are elected and qualified And the Gen eral Assembly may provide by law for the establishment of the office of Com missioner of State Lands
 Executive Power
 section ,. The Executive power shall De vested In a Governor. who shall ho19 oH1ce Tor two years: Lieutenant Gov ernor shall be chosen at the same time ana Tor the same term. The Governor and Iieutenant-Governor elected next preceding election the time when this section shall take effect shall hold office untli and Including the second Monday of September and their successors shall De chosen at the general election in that
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
CENTURY OF PEACE.

It was one hundred years ago this week that the treaty of Ghent was signed whereby peace was declared between this country and Great Bri- tain. For a century longer than any body today can remember these two great countries have been smooth and lovely. Each country has stood up for it's own ideas ard there have been times when things looked dubious, but good judgment prevailed and trouble was happily avoided. Discretion has played it's part.
 Such relationship covering so long a period can be pointed to with much pride and but for the breaking out of the present war in Europe the anni- versary would have been marked by a fitting observance. It was deserving of it.
 The example which has been fur nished by this one hundred years of peace, the recognition of the com- mon interests and the benefits attach. ed to living and letting live for nnu- tua1 progress are all so clearly set forth as to furnish the greatest req son for permanently cementing the friendship of these countries. It is dlfncHt to imagine anything arising which would break down the present understanding, or anything which could not be adjusted by the exercise of wise diplomacy. The past century has revealed tIlat such is the one course to pursue when disagreements arise and what has been accomplished in that period ought to be possible of repetition. Where the disposition exists the achievement is greatly facilitated and it is to be hoped that the peace- ful relations will never be broker.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
WHAT eoop cRoPs MEAN.

Just what bumper crops mean to this country this year is revealed by the government estimate that they are worth four billion, three hundred rniI- lion dollars With such benefits being attained by the farmers there can be full appreciation Of tha fact that na- ture and the ti1leTs of the soil have made highly m1Yortan1 contributions to the welfare of the nation. It has for 1unate1y come ak tins when it is going to be of much importance to other countries in helping to meet the demands for foodstuffs created by the war. The outlet for such a large crop was provided without any anticipation and the full advantage of the abun- Cant harvest is going to be realized
 The prospects are also good that a similar market will demand even greater supplies in the months to come. This year there were 685, 900 GOO bushels of wheat raised and unless conditions arc adverse this will be
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,

New impetus is gained for civil ser- vice reform by every gathering which Is held to promote the cause. The organization supporting 1t in this state is constantly working in behalf of its principles, evidence of which was fur ntshed by the gathering this week whereby greater interest was awak- ened in the purpose and attainments Of the movement.
 Just as ex-President Taft said on that occasion that the reform could not be put into the people but must grow into them, 1t is the constant set ting forth of it's benefits, the pointing out of the actual accomplishments where it is in operation and the ob- 5ect lessons which It furnishes, which win 1t support and friends. It Is a case where those who are willing to be are easily convinced. It is a cause that is vitaI1y associated with good government. It recognizes fitness and experience ahead of political prefer ence and debts, and it assures the best results. It removes the haphazard fill- ing of office which accompanies the spoiIs method and it is deserving of much more enthusiastic support than it gets.
 It has been good many years since civil service reform was first adyo- catea and the movement started for promoting the merit system in connec- ton with public office. It has won extensive recognition because of the 6oundness of the idea and it never fails to impress when given a fair hearing. Its progress even though slow has been continuous and it is bound to grow when compared with the other methods of filling office. It is worthy because it is sensible.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
NEEDLESS DEATHS.

Watch them as they occur or follow the evidence which is taken sabse- quently and it cannot help being rec ognized that the number of autono- bile accidents is far too large. Tn both instances carelessness and disre- gard for the rights of others stand out most prominently. Such is to be de- tected among certain drivers who es- cape accidents through good fortune. but who persist in the violation of highway regulations and automobile privileges. It is this class which brings the cloud Of suspicion to auto drivers in general and criticism in many cases of those who are entirely innocent.
 It is that class to a large extent which figured in the accidents In Massachusetts the past year where 229 people were killed and over 1000 in- jured by automobiles. Life is too pre- cious to be crushed out at that rate simply because of an unwi1lingness to give proper consideration to the rights of others. It is 8 record of which no commonwealth can be proud, and dis closes a condition to which quick end should be made
 An endeayor is to be made before the next general assembly in Connec- ticut to make such changes in the automobile regulations as will create greater respect for human life It is an accomplishment the whole seatA will welcome and to which many thousands of auto owners will be anx- ious to contribute their support Con necticut has no such record as its neigbbor. but it has needless deaths enough and it is a worthy endeavor which seeks to eliminate the Feedless- ness and recklessness from auto driv- ing
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
GEORGIA MULES.

In more ways than one is this coun- try being called upon to furnish srp- plies to belhgerent nations. Food SUD- plies. clothing, ammunition, arnored motor cars, horses and many other necessities are being pu-chased fl, large numbers and quantities in this country. Meeting the requirements is giving boost to industrial activity with the promise of continuance for some time, the demand being along channels wherein this country is well prepared to handle much business
 Along with the others, however comes the report that a check for three and @ half million on British ac- count was cleared recently throus31 New Orleans for the purchase of Geor- s1a mules. These animals are not de- sired for the cavalry or for the ser vice of the officials, but are needed In meeting some Of the transportetion problems which are encountered. The moving of baggage and ammunition ,s an important requirement for an army
 Such a demand is bound to tax tbe resources Of Georgia if not a much larger territory. The mules may he secured but what will be left? It may ne an opportunity for making nm sh9hdy for the cotton crop situation but without it's mules. slow as they are. what is Georgia going to do to replace them?
 To say that the demand should mt be supplied is to stand in the way or business opportunity. People win sell many things if they get their nrice and 1t may mean that Georeia sor 4i,e south will consider it an advantareo,7s time to replace its mules with e,,tos
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A ParuIinr RnnlsIam-

alr. Editor The college boys are new at home for the Christnas recess, and one of them called on me today to give me problem to solre which some Of the college boys have been EFeztHnE with.
 The problem. which mEy anterns6 come of your readers, Is as follows: There WAS a blind beggar that had brother. The brother died; and the brother That adfcd never had brother" What was the relationship between the two?
 The problem ts perfectly scfFa6fe, and, having solved 1t myself pass 1t on to the readers Of The Bulaetan, % that some of the old fellows like my self who can't go to college now may they are too stfn to show their agility and strength In the gymnasium.
 C. H. TALCOTT.
 Norwich, CoGn., Dec. Rs, 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Our i've Acongrsssnen ,aH voted against nationwide prohibition. IL didn't require especial courage, either, as it tlid for some members. They knew that the people at home were for state rights on this u1atters--Ka- terbnry American
 The sooner party lines in Bridgeport are ol1literated, and ward politics done away with. the better it wiu be for the city, not only in matters of strictly local concern, but in governmental and state affairs as weil-in any line where political pressure today is the deesd- ing Influence, rather than the best fn- terests of the community.-Brfdge- port Telegram.
 There is no good reason for donbting that any hrst-ciass power could yak over the United States, for certainly the first two years of a war, and tt would take ten years for this country to get rid of the invader. This would be the debit to place against the pres ent naval and military policy of e country that is almost inbeeily feeble In military preparedness in view of what this requires as Illustrated day by day across the ~aters.-Torr5ng- ton Register.
 Under the present law. employees of the postOfhce can work but eight hours. No matter how urgent tho case, the employe must cease work when he completes eight hoIms. How much more like common sense it would be if an enploye were permit ted to work extra hours if he were de- sirous of doing so and have his cheek at the end of the month show exera pay commensurate herewith: In oth- CT words. a man ought not be barred from working overtime If there is work to be done and he wants to earn extra money-Raclxille Journal.
 What many of the people of Bridge port need is work and cash, not pa Eades and Christmas trees, provided at public expense. In every age there has been a type of politician who has tried to keep the people satisfied by offering them amuEementeB festivals, or parades. The Caesars were past masters of this method for naf- cotizing public distress. Instead of confetti and toys, however, they pFo- yided gladiators who killed each eth er, or furnished Christians to be kill ed by wild beasts The people will be grateful because official symPa6hieS have improved, even if off1cid intel slects have remained stationary. Any public fund that can be assembled should be used for the employment of the people, rather than for their amusement. The other things are merely Eap unnecessary weight upon the public purse It makes a mockery of Christmas to offer trees and pa- geants when food and work is nee3ed. Bridgeport Farmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

a little tinze of the cheerineEs and glow of the holy berries, pr feeling thaakEIa that, on one day in the 565, nearly everybody dexotes haanseR heart aaEd sod to doing sonaethiHg to make somebody happy, even trough the effort be awkward, crude. We agree with Dickens that the man must be a missnthrope indeed. in whose breast something like joyial feeling Is not aroused by the recurrence of the holiday; and, cortenplating all we have to be grateful for. like Tiny Tin, we include the whole world in our benediction, as we think, even if we do not utter it,
 NOW, God bless iis every one.'
 THE DICTAGRAPH.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

exceeded in 1915. The forecast of the department of agriculture indicates that 41,263so00 acres of winter wheat have been sown. Tn addition to this it is probable that five million acres and possibly more in the south will be turned to grain as a relief to the over production of cotton, all of which means preparations for taking care of the subsistence which European nas- tions will call for in addition to our own requirements
 It shows the large amount of wealth which it is possible to draw from the soil and the influence which that is bound to have. upon the prosperity of the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

The court tl1en saw oleax4y 9lleir sltlty and hesitated Tor not one moment.
 marking that the duty WAS unpleAs- ant, that he could not forget the i'm pcrhant sserxaees oR Else de6snd&nf to the country and that in constderattpr thereof he would not make impr1son. ment a part of the punishment" 7
 The fine was jnomDay paid Ennad cheexiRg Of the crowd fer Es1e popular here He wRs borne from inc court house on the shoulders of the crowd. One thousand dol1Rrs was raised by This, he politely refused, but we Enay add that when he SVze Presfdent later by an act of Congress, he took the money with interest amounting En all to S2EO6.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
Sunday Morning Talk
FORGET IT.

The trouble with lot of us is that we forget the wrong things. The mind has wretched way of playing on on us in the matter of facts and duties that we ought to remember. The name of an acquaintance escapes just when we need it most. the figures we start to quote vanish as if into thin air. Much desirable information we forget without trouble.
 Other matters the mind will retain in dearest impression. A hundred un- important details of trivial episodes may remain in memory for years without the slightest effort on our part If we could only dispossess these things in favor of what is really usefu1t Think of the amount of men tai rubbish to which we all are giving headroom!
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

if we could see the new resolutions which have been made at the begin ming of the new years since the 2oth century opened we should behold a tremendous roll of paper which would eneircle the globe several times, and most of them were dishonored, not because the makers of them did not mean to improve their mental a-d material conditions, but because 1t is more of fashion then a deep convic- ton which led to the making of these good resolutions. A good resolution Is something to lend the mind to every day in the year and the suggestion should come from our own hearts ir- stead of from the heart Of a solicitous friend. Goodness works from within out more effectively than from with out in. The set resolutions of the new year represent a habit, and a bad habit, too, since by their ineffective ness they have become joke to the general public. It Is better to make one good resolution in ten years and reap the fruits of it. than to make a dozen each year and honor none Of them. Do not be satisfied to mean well, but be bound to do well.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

If George Fred Williams had spent as much in excess of his salary as it is reported Ambassador Herrick did. he might have been king of Albania by this time.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

That Chicago woman who after skimping and self denial all her life left $1,1a9 for '.tae decent burial of those who die in the poorhouse'' must have been a friend of the undertakerS
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

The suggestion is made that before we turn the Philippines loose we get the consent of other nations that they will be permitted to retain their fn- dependence. That might be a good idea but for Beagfunn.s experience,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

While 9 scientist declares that the pain caused by starvation is purely. imaginary, he makes no such state: ment regarding oXer-induIgence.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

A municipal Christmas tree ts a thing of beauty and a Joy forever. It is an idea which adds to the happ;- ness of the season.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

Tzse war demands on this country '[ns Increasing. A new corporation has Foeen organized to rnanufa cture Turk ist. Russian and English cigarettes.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

A mantle of snow may mean a big ger wheat crop for Kansas. but if means more work with the snow shovel here.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

The man on the corner says: si-
 Hence may be golden, but a good many people find it advisable to ask for what they want
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

It is about time to receive such an appeal from Mexico as 'rWhen are you going to do some knitting for us?"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

It is quite evident that those within hfty miles of Warsaw are seeing all the war they eyer want to,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

By today at least terrific onslaught can be anticipated upon the new and interesting dolls and toys.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

1t is bad enough to keep what is sim ply useless, but infinitely worse to re- tain what is actually harmful Those things should be forgotten that dc ourselves or to OUT neighboF or to us both. One may, for instance, brood over yesterdays failures in way to make it almost inevitable that a fresh failure shall be added to our record today.
 Once in sailing along the New Eng? land coast I remarked that my little sleop was making unaceoHntab4y slow progress. The wonder grew until the discovery was made that the rudder post had picked up a lobster pot and was pulling that along in our wake. There are people whose life progress Is seriously retarded because they cannot get rid of the dragging mem ory of their yesterdays. Present per- formance is diminished or even spoil ed by the thought of what the past has been.
 Not the least serious effect of a fu- initiating failure or a disastrous sin is its entail of discouragement through many future years. One Is never more unjust to himself than when he as- sumes that he is always to be a moral cripple because he fell yesterday. St. Paul. surely a competent witness. never believed nor taught such gloomy fatslisn. Recall his ringing declara- tion: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching forward to the things that are before press toward the mark" It is the word of a phil osopher and a Christian.
 There are, moreover matters that concern other people that had better be forgotten. The drag net of the tion, some of which Is nexious and un- wholesome. Such facts may well be thrown back into the sea of oblivion as the fisherman throws out of his trawl that part of his catch good neither for bait nor fod- A dogfish or a squid is surely better covered by fathomless pillows than served up for anybody's lunch. If you know of a skeleton hidden
 away In g. closet, and guarded, and kept
 from the day dn the dark; and whose showing,
 whose sudden display Would cause grief and sorrow and life
 long dismay
 It's a pretty good plan to forget it. If you know of a thing that will
 darken the 5oy Of a man or a woman, a girl or hoy, That will wipe out 8 smile or the
 least way annoy e.sa A fellow. or cause any giadness tol
 cloy, K It's pretty good plan to forget it. f It takes courage for a merchant to clear his shelves of damaged, anti Huated stock. But the store with that 1 policy is the enc we choose to patron I ize It is sure to have something of use and of beauty to offer us. Not otherwise is that mind wholesome one that, by deliberate choice, seeks to drop ont of reYneunbFance the things that do only harm and to re- 4 tain the things that are pure and lovely and of good report.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

Never is the need of sand so fully demonstrated as when the public tries to negotiate an icy sidewalk.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

Carranza's flight south has the ap- pearance of a search in behalf of a new way ut of the country,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

What about the paths of life? Have you ever thought of the countless number which lead the children os God home? If you have how came you to think of your way as the only true way? Why should you entertain a feeling of pity for those who are headed the same way, but have chosen another path? "The straight and mar row way" is all right, but have a care of your interpretation of the word narrow, for it doesn't mean a calf path or a cartpath or a country road. The finest boulevard is a narrow way compared to the breadth of the milky way, which may have been set in the Heavens by the Almighty to keep out minds broad enough to be conscious that the eye of a needle'' is too nar row for travel and that the mind of man may become too narrow to take in the blessings which our Heavenly Father daily bestows upon his chi!- dren. The rugged path may do for the robust and simple, but not fer those who find holiness and joy in a hedged and garlanded walk of right eousness. God doesn't stint the measure of our joy, for that is done by our lack of comprehension of His unlimited bounty.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

It IS funny what a large congresa- ton small bunch of nistietoe can draw.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26
EDITORIAL NOTES

The time has arrived for exchanging your misfits and duplicates early.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

greatest material progress are not those faboring for seven hour day at a ten-hour wage. but those who do
 faithfully whatever their hands may find to do. Don't fool yourself. There is neither success nor economy in trying to do nigh pressure stunts on low pressure.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

Why remain fat2 is a question if might not be we'll to ask some neonle
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-26

Why not let the Christmas spirit he the basis of your good resolutions for 1915, -o-