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The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
REGULATIONS WITH REFER ENCE TO THE INSPECTION
 OF RAWBERRY PLANTS

After a very thorough study Of theI present status of the strawberry m dustry in Arkansas and other statesl the State Plant Pathologist has comel to the conclusion that, under presenq| conditions, it is not practicable to mi spect for the disease known as Straw-l berry Leaf Sport or Rust"
 Strawberry Leaf Spot is the ouly| pest which has made necessary the mi spection of strawberry plants for nur- sery trade and since the State plan1 Pathologist has, for the present, re1 moved it from the list of plant disea1 ses to be inspected for it is hereby oe1 clared that strawberry plants are no1 of nature to warrant inspectioh'
 Persons selling strawberry plah's must apply for inspection however a1 indicated in Section 3 of the inspectoi1 law. In so doing they Will recen a permit which will allow them 0 ship their strawberry plants anywhei within the State. Fl
 This permit covers conditions o,n as far as the requirements TOT 'n state are concerned. Persons shipp"s into other states must meet the re quirements of those states :.
 Since strawberry plants are h0' present of nature to warrant i"'ps tion this office can no longer insps' berry plants free of charge ana n rate of $500 per nursery will heie ,, ter be charged for nuresrymeh -" ing plants which require lnspec''0" out-of state trade.
 Geo. c. Becker
 State Entomologis'
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
CLIENTELE NOTES

This section was visited by much needed rain yesterday (Sunday). Crops were suffering and the rain will be of great value to the farmers gen. erally
 Mrs. c. w. Evans, after a stay of several months in our city has re- turned to her home in New Jersey.
 T. G. Boswell, of Waldo, was up last week looking after his interests here.
 MT. Ryan, representative of an h. surance concern at Lafayette, Indiana, is no longer in our midst.
 MT. Talbott of Delta was a visitor to odr city last week.
 Dr. Sanders of McNeil was up on professional business one day last week.
 Messre. Cloud and Maxwell, of Waldo, were here a few days ago, looking out a location for their spoke mill.
 The Stork visited the home of Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Piqkin, one day last week, and left fine boy.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
HOUSEHOLDERS STORE COAL

The anthracite coal operators have found 1t wise policy to allow dis counts from the circular prices during the spring in order to induce consum- CTS to buy their supplies of coal during the summer months. The household CTS cellar bins, widely distributed and filled with coal, thus become a great reserve storage. Because of this pol icy there has been a marked increase Tn the number of working days the em- ployes have been able to make and the shipments of coal have been more uniform throughout the twelve months of the year. From 1892 to 1901, the year in which the spring discounts went into effect, the mean average time worked in the anthracite region was 179 days. Since 1902 the aver age number of working days has fal- len below 200 in only one year, 1906, when there was a long suspension pending the renewal of wage con tracts. In 1913 it was 257.
 In 1913 the railroad shipments of anthracite coal amounted to 69,O69, ,62s long tons, of which 34,7O7,6l9 tons, or 5O.3 per cent, were sent out during the winter months, and 34,362 ,009 tons, or 49.7 per cent, in the summer months the difference between winter and summer shipment being less than 350,- 900 tons.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE

l will meet the property owners of Nevada County at the following time and places for the purpose of permitt- ing. them to give in their taxes on their personal property
 Falcon, Alabama, Thursday June IS. Abe Mitchell's Alabama, Friday a. m. June 19. 19.
 Union School House, Parker, Sat urday a. m. June 20.
 Bodcaw, Parker, Monday June 22. Azor, Parker, Tuesday a. m. June 23. Forrest Hill, Albany, Tuesday p. m. June 23.
 Sutton, Albany, Wednesday June 24. Laneburg, Albany Thursday June Emmet, Emmet, Friday June 26.
 Boughton, Boughton, Monday June Prescott, Missouri, June 30 to July
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
HOLLY SPRINGS NEWS
We are still looking and wishing for

We are still looking and wishing for rain.
 Health is generally good in this community at present.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. II Rolings spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fay Tor.
 A number of our youngsters attend ed the party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Preston White Saturday night. All report a good time. Five boys to one girl How 1 wish I were a girl!
 The singing at this place Sunday was not so well attended on account of the electric storm which played about in general
 Floyd Russel went to Prescott one day last week. We have not learned whether he got his license or a new ring. Look out girls.
 Quite a crowd north of this place passed through our berg last Friday to fishing party. All seemed to get bites and plenty of them
 w. H. Rollings holds the record for snake killing he having killed five grown one at one shot. He says there were only three more in the pile.
 Miss Dali May, from Bodcaw, visit ed home folks Saturday night and Sunday.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
Professional Diplomacy.

President Wilson has been slow in filling posts in the diplomatic service for the simple reason that he has found much difficulty in finding men to fill them.
 There are hundreds of applicants for nearly every diplomatic office, but the applicants are merely looking for appointment without offering any qua lifcation to show that they could fill the office after receiving it.
 The post of United States ambas- sador or minister or consul, even, re- quires a certain amount of diplomacy. Just because man happened to have been instrumental in carrying his dis trict in the presidential campaign, or because he was the means of aiding in the reelection of a congressman, is no reason that he is mentally fitted to represent the United States in for eign court, where he is sure to come in contact with schooled diplomatists. Curtis Guild, recently ambassador
 
 to Russia and ex-governor of Massa- chusetts, is an advocate of school of diplomacy. His logic for advocating such an institution is not to be doubt ed. He points to the fact that Euro pean appointees in the diplomatic ser wee are educated to fill such positions. No man is appointed until he has been properly schooled for the duties of his office Usually he must serve for certain time as clerk or secretary in a foreign legation, in order that he may accustom himself to the duties which fall to a minister in a foreign land In France and England all members of the diplomatic school are selected in early youth and are sub jected to a course of training prepar- ing them for their responsibilities in after life.
 Such an education is similar to the education received by naval or mil itary student at Annapolis or West Point in this country.
 One thing is certain, politics should be eliminated in the selection of our representatives abroad. Only the best men should be selected It is far bet ter to reappoint men who have been in the service for any length of time, than it is to replace them with men totally united to represent this coun- try Diplomacy as life career abroad is the rule and it should be the rule here. Unless well represented no country can xpect to hold it's own in the courts where diplomacy is regard ed as the paramount thing.
 Curtis Guild is no doubt right. Money expended in educating our flu ture diplomats would not be wasted- Commercial Appeal.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
ANNUAL SINGING CONvENT,o,-

The Annual Singing Convertion ....n meet with Laneburg class on the s.nl ".l Sunday and Saturday before in 1p, tns' and from the present outlook bida 'siy' to be the best convention Noraa County has had for several weave qua
 It would be we'll for each cIosa
 the convention to be represented there is some important busipoaa as come before the body that dosor, and demands close consideration os feature in particular is locatinv n. KY manent home for the convention Tt; matter was brought before the convoa ton four years ago and most all wor. in favor of the move but in tbo n0ss meeting 1t was voted down for th. reason they considered the convont;os to be visitor and each locality worll like to have it at their home cburoh occasionally but its commandina larger crowds and demanding moro .t tention and it's interest in gene,o, growing greater every year. makas our home churches, which are sum ciently large to accommodate our local communities, insufficient to accommo- date the convention in a pleasant way Anyone who took part in our last con. vention only has to think how uncom. fortably warm we were to know tbis to be fact.
 The plan that is being discussed is. to have a shed built near the center of the county or probably might ar. range to get to use the one already built at Serepta Springs.
 The people of Columbia county have annual singing at Magnezia Springs under large shed and pronounce it to be great success over the accom-. modations that the local churches can afford to give.
 Let's each one acquaint ourselves with this one feature and be prepar. ed to vote for or against it, and not have to say: "I wish the convention we'll but am not prepared on this sub ject."
 Great men have purposes;
 Others only have wishes."
 All lovers of music will be given a great treat in hearing or taking part in the Ground Rehersal given by Prof. W. E. Erwin at the Presbyterian church at Laneburg on the night off July the fourth which will consist of some of the best pieces from our most noted composers of songs.
 Nevada County singers are aware of the fact that Prof. Erwin has great ability in the song work and will cer- tainly appreciate his effort to makeI our convention a greater success. Don't forget the date Saturday. night, July the fourth of our singing| convention.
 J. B. Silvey, President
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
Keep Bowel Movement Regular

Dr. Kings New Life Pills keep sto mach liver and kidneys in healthy condition. Rid the body of poisons and waste. Improve your complex ion by flushing the liver and kidneys. .I got more relief from one box of pr. Kings New Life Pills than any medicine l ever tried" says c. E. Hatfield, of Chicago, III. 25c.. at your druggist.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
CITROLAX! C l T k O l. A X. C 1 T k o l. X X !

First-get the name down pat then buy it of your druggist. Just the very best thing for constipation, sick headache, sour stomach, lazy liver, sluggish constipated bowels. The pleasantest, surest, incest laxative you ever used. Tastes good-like lemonade. Acts promptly, without pain or nausa. Gives you the most satisfactory flushing you have ever had.
 For sale by Hesterly Drug Store
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
Very respectfully,
 J. V. Bourland,
 United States Atty.

1 have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 26th inst, wherein you asked what remedy have the law abiding community against the illegal sale near Ozan mills by a consumptive negro of intoxicating li- quors; adding that the authorities render as excuse for not apprehend ing him that his disase might com municate if he were lodged in jail.
 If he have no U s. Tax Stamp, as suppose he has not, or if he have, yet the same be not conspicuously posted, he is subject to arrest, upon your ap- plication to a U. s. Commissioner. Mr. Hudspeth is commissioner, at Tex arkana. His offense is also against the state laws; and it is a singular excuse, if such be given, that the ne- gro might communicate a disease. Such excuse, possibly warranted though it be in a measure; yet would seem to be negligible, when considered comparatively; for, to allow him to ply the vocation in which he is, is to semi officially grant a franchise to communicate to young boys and young men an affliction not of body alone, but of mind; one which destroys with ruthless indiscrimination; and whose most mournful effects are collateral, as the evil consequences of intoxica- tion, known to all of us, fall with ter rible weight, upon parents, sisters or wives.
 note your observance that The United States Marshal himself has taken no notice of his negro's illegali- ties. As to that allow this by way of explanation; under federal laws, it is not the duty of the Marshal, but of Revenue officers; and ethat too only where the seller of liquor has not paid the revenue tax; unfortunate as it may be that a tax will be exacted of such business.
 If some agent of your great organ iHdOlOI VIII SdlHSI tiiS 1dClS, lucI al ply to Hudspeth, he will then com municate with this office, and it will be seen whether tuberculosis or other bodily disease is a valid excuse in these deplorable breaches of law. of domestic peace; and that brazenly hold in contempt the highest aspirations of your noble order and of other sim ilarly engaged.
 Thanking you, 1 have the honor to be, esteemed madame Secretary,
 Obedently and respectfully,
 J. V. Bourland,
 United States Attorney.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
JUDGE BOURLAND GIVES
 OUT INFORMATION

The following is letter in answer to one written by the w. C. T. U. to Judge J. V. Bourland of Fort Smith relative to the illicit sale of liquor in Prescott Also his letter granting our request to publish the letter-W. c. T. U. Society;
 Replying to your esteemed favor of the 8th inst, l beg to say that can find no substantial reason why should object to the publication of my letter to you, if you can find anything therein, in your judgement, of value to the general public,
 The sentiments as expressed in that letter are not, so far as l know, in any way peculiar to persons who hold official position charged with the pre- vention and prosecution of crime; at least 1 think should not be peculiar.
 I view the illicit sale of liquor pre- cisely in the same way that view the violation of any other criminal statute of the United States; except possibly, of course, that the illicit sale of liquor, particularly under conditions which characterize "blind tigers" probably produces, in it's collateral consequent ces, more widespread and insidious evil consequences than any other crime
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17

Jack Johnson, Jr., has the Saturday Evening Post and the Country Gen tleman for this week and you may get one Thursday morning.
 l will send hats to Little Rock next Friday June 19. If you have an old one you want made new let me have it. Work guaranteed.-W. l.. Miller. Adv.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
Indigestion? Can't Eat? No Appe'"@

A treatment of Electric bit.ediii t;,,diges, creases your appetite; stops inaiEesll Tesl ton: you can eat everything. 4 ,t sto] spring tonic for liver, Kidney ,r who( mach troubles. Cleanses youiE iE,eetrid system and you feel fine. I IT D| Bitters did more for MT. on anJ Peeble's stomach troubles th'a a bot] medicine he ever tried. uet drugl tie today. 5Oc and $1.Oo at your
 gist. eor Eczema
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17
TIME CARD
Prescott 6 Northwest CT

Arrive Norvell. .12:47 pm Train No. 6 leave Norvell. .1:15 pm.
 Arrive Prescott. .4:25 pm. Train No. 5 leave Prescott. .9:SO a m.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-17

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Evening journal., 1914-11-09

that he show judith a boor was enough to
cloud the countenance Of Aan's betrothed.
Slowly and painfully these four toiled along an
obscure trail that followed the windings OF the lit
tie river. until branch struck into the main
stream and discovered to them yet another trail
leading into the westward canyon.
Then again slowly and painfully they plodded on,
following blindly another trail blazed by Fates as
blind as they
Above them, on the road they had abandoned. the
crimson doubled back to the point where Il
had passed Judith and Barcus; it's occupants de-
scended, explored, and came presently upon the
trail Of the fugitives.
Bloodhounds could not have settled down upon
a scent with goodwill and eagerness than
Mr.. Marrophat and his faithful aide.
The sun was high and blazing above the canyon
when the pursuit came within rifle shot Of the
chase
The spiteful crack reused the quartet from
pause of lethargc dismay due TO tardy appreciation
Of the fact that they had penetrated witlessly al
most TO the end Of blind alley.
A hasty council Of war armed Alan with Judiths
revolver and posted him behind a bowlder COM
manding the approaches to the chasm. The
weapon. powerful As had range sufficient TO
numb the impetuosty Of the assassins and keep
them under and out Of sight of the desperate
essays the fugitives we're making to compass
escape.
For in the shed behind an abandoned log cabin
souvenir, no doubt of some forgotten prospector
-Barcus had unearthed length Of stout hempen
rope,
With the aid Of a rusty shovel he had hacked
this into two equal lengths. One Of these lengths
he proceeded TO make fast round his own waist
then round Roses. The other he left to be SINH
larly employed by Alan and Judith. For it was
agreed that they must climb, and while the cliff
offered no problem to daunt a mountainclimber of
any pretensions, it was considered best that the
fugitves should be hitched up in pairs against anv
possibility of a slip. The pairing had been de.
termned by the fact that Barcus boasted some
slight experience in mountaineering. while Rose
was plainly the most exhausted OF the two women.
the least able to help herself in an emergency.
He had worked his cautious way, with the girl
in tow, TO point about midway up the face Of
the cliff, following a long diagonal that provided
Evening journal., 1914-11-09

motor car over there, in front Of the blacksmiths
Probably we can hire her"
"Trines car!' Alan calculated. swinging round
and recognizing the automobile at a glance "Then
he's here as welll"
Looks like it, Barcus admitted. "But so much
the better. Wen just naturally take the darn
thing off his hands, and I'll bet dollar there isn't
another car within radius Of fifty miles!'
But his confidence was demonstrated to be pre-
mature by the discovery which rewarded the first
cursory examination, that the car was very thor
oughly out of commission
Two minutes later. however, their earnest in
Quiries elected the fact that, although Barcus was
justified in his surmise that the neighborng coun
try povertystricken in respect OF motor cars
Mesquite itself boasted two motorcycles whose
owners we're not Indifferent to a chance to sell
them secondhand at a considerable advance on
the retail list price Of the machines when new.
And thus it was that, within ten minutes from
Roses discovery of that chancehung warning in
the dust, the party again in rapid motion
His beauty sleep disturbed by the departure OF
the machine bearing Barcus and Judith, Seneca
Trine reused elbow and looked out of the
window just in time to see the second motorcycle
gathering momentum, Alan steering, Rose in the
seat behind.
Sixty seconds later Haunting banner of dust
was all that remained TO remind Mesquite that Ro-
nance had passed that way-that and a series Of
passionate screams emanating from the bedcham-
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Der OF Seneca InLe nA-.. .c cripple lay pos
sessed by seven devils OF insemsate rage
His screams brought attendance; but it was
matter of many precious minutes before his de-
mands could be met and Marrophat and Jimmy
reused from their crapulous sumbers in adjoining
chambers; and half hour elapsed before the
chauffeur. reused from his own wellearned rest
succeeded in convincing the pair that pursuit with
the motor car was out Of the question until he had
spent at least half the day overhauling the motor
and mending the mischief that had developed in it.
But the devil takes of his own: within an
other half hour what seemed to be sheer. bull
headed, dumb luck brought a casual automobile to
Mesquite two-seated, high-power racing machine
of the latest and speediest pattern. driven by two
irresponsible wayfarers who proved only too sus-
ceptble to Marrophats offer Of double the cost of
the car-f o. b. Detroit-for its immediate
render.
The two piled out promptly enough; Marrophat
and Jimmy jumped in Trne from his bedroom
window sped them their murderous mission
II must have been hour later when Alan
checking his motorcycle il surmounted the sum-
NIT of a long upgrade. looked back and discovered
several miles distant on the farfung windings of
the mountain road, small crimson shape that ran
like a mad thing tirelessy pursued by a cloud Of
tawny dust like a golden ghost
motor car, beyond all question, and one Of
uncommon road-devouring quality: il might or
might not contain Marrophat and Jimmy once
more in pursuit. Whether not, bitter experience
had long since educated Alan in the gentle art OF
taking no chances.
Barcus and Judith must be overtaken and warned
no easy matter, since the machine which bore
them was, if anything, faster than Alans. just as
the racing automobile was faster than either.
Alan kept his gaze steadfast to the road before
them, daring not once to look up and round or
back but constrained ever TO watch their way; for
at such frightful speed as they were now making
the slightest obstruction fraught with direst
peril: one little sidelong from that narrow
and tortuous path, and death would be their por-
tion.
So sinuous and meandering was its course in
deed that Alan seldom could see a hundred yards
of il ahead, but must pelt on in panic flight. hop
ing for the best-that Judith and Barcus would
soon show mp in front, that something might hap
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pen to hinder the pursuit-never knowing whether
the latter lost or gained
And thus catastrophe befell
Round the swelling bosom of a wooded mountain.
side the motorcycle swept like a hunted hare. and
without the least warning came upon Barcus and
Judith dismounted, Barcus bending over his cycle
and tinkerng with its motor.
For one horripilating instant collision seemed
unavoidable.
And it was impossible to stop the cycle-so brief
was all his warning. In desperation Alan chose
the outside Of the road: and for the space of
single heartbeat thought that he might possibly
make it, but with the next realized that he would
not-seeing the front wheel swing of over the lip
of the slope
At this he acted sharply and upon sheer instinct
As the cycle left the road altogether he risked a
broken knee by releasing his grasp of the handle
bars and Strengthening out his leg and driving it
down forcibly against the roadbed, The effect OF
this to lift him bodily from the saddle the
machine shot from beneath him like strange
proiectile hurled from the bore of a great gun:
and Rose crashed against him I'm the same fraction
OF a second
Headlong they plunged as down the hillside
struck its shelving surface a good twenty feet from
the brink Of the road and flying apart, tumbled
their separate ways down the remainder of the
drop and into the friendly shelter of the under
brush.
Something nearly miraculous saved them whole.
Beyond few scratches and bruises and a severe