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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
INSPIRATION OF
 THE COUNTY FAIR
By Peter Ra dford.

When you enter the agricultural de- partment of the county fair, you feel your soul uplifted and your life takes on a new power-that is the inspira- tion of the soil. You are overpowered by the grandeur and magnificence of the scene-that is the spirit of the harvest. You can hear the voice of nature calling you back to the soil that is opportunity knocking at your door. It Is good chance to spend a quiet hour in contact with the purity and perfection of nature and to sweet en your life with its fragrance, elevate your ideals with it's beauty and expand your imagination with it's power.
 These products as food are fit for the gods, and as an article of com merce they ought to bring tip-top prices on any market in the world.
 The products of the soil are teachers and preachers as we'll. Their beauty gives human life its first entertain ment, their perfection stirs the genius in artists; their purity furnishes mod els for growth of character and their marvellous achievements excite our curiosity and we inquire into the won- derful process of nature.
 Before leaving the parlor of agricul- ture where nature Is parading in her most graceful attire and science is climbing the giddy heights of perfec- tion, let us pause and take a retro spective view How many of you know that after these wonderful prod ucts are raised, they can seldom be marketed at a profit? Take the blush ing Elberta, for example-they were fed to the hogs by the carload last year. The onion-the nations favorite egetable-every year rots by the acre in the Southwest for want of a market and as result hundreds of farmers have lost their homes. Cot ton-natures capitalist-often goes begging on the market at less than cost of production.
 It Is great to wander through the exhibits while the band is playing Dixie" and boast of the marvellous fertility of the soil and pride ourselves on our ability to master science, but 1t is also we'll to remember that there is a market side to agriculture that does not reflect it's hardships in the exhibits at county fair.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26

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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
ODD FACTS

In most tropical countries, particu- larly Italy, Spain and Mexico, there is superstition that the bite of the tarantula is certainly fatal. It is al- ways painful sometimes throws the patient into high fever, and in some cases it may result in death, but the fatal instances are said to be rare in comparison with those which survive.
 From deep water to deep water the Panama canal is 30 miles in length.
 In order to enable the French troops to distinguish the allies with whom they are fighting, the French war office has issued to each French soldier lit tie card, on which are pictures show ing three types of British soldier and three types of Belgian soldier.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
Week.End Soap and Things.

The weekend custom of entertain ing has brought about a new depar- ture in the toilet preparations that hostesses are expected to furnish for their men and women guests, says a writer in Vogue. Mrs. or Miss ar- rives and finds everything provided in the chamber and bath allotted to her. Not only combs and brushes, but pins of all shades and sizes up to an equal variety.
 Perfumes. powders for face, mani cure preparations, brilliantihe, bath and hand soaps of several kinds. Per. fumed bath bags and wa,ers, dentf- frice in powder and liquid form. lis terine, camphor spirits.
 For men are added shaving creams, cigarettes and slippers.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
Czar's Many Thrones.

Emperor Nicholas of Russia has many thrones. The three chief ones are those at the imperial palace and the winter palace at St. Petersburg. and in the Kremlin at Moscow. This last was present to Czar Alexis in 1860 from the shah of Persia. It is entirely covered with thick plates of gold set with precious stones and al- ternating with plaques of ivory, chis- eled in high relief. The fact and date Of the presentation are recorded in an inscription on the back of the throne. Just above are glistening double-headed eagles of Russia, with angels on either side supporting the imperial crown. In the imperial pal ace at St. Petersburg the throne stands in an alcove of the marble throne room, with a wide-stretching canopy with thick gold cords and deep fringes of gold embroidery. On the curtains behind are emblazoned the arms of the Romanoffs surmounted by the crown, with curious star-shaped border all round. Three wide steps lead up to the throne.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26

the succor and aid of the stricken people.
 II San Francisco should sink into the sea today, We would pass it out of our mind day after tomorrow. If all the toe of the boot of Italy would drop into the Mediterranean. we would be sorry if We had time to think of it.
 A lake-going boat turned over yes terday in the Chicago River and a thousand people lost their lives. Ten thousand people are daily losing their lives in battle in Europe. Twenty thousand people are being daily wounded. One thousand people drown ed, then, in measuring up human life by human units, is small loss.
 In one thing the spirit of America stood out big and fine, and that was its succor of the starving Belgians. Probably more people are starving today in Poland than are starving in Belgium, but they are out of our minds eye.
 Thus the spiritual waste of the war IS as great as the material. The love of the beautiful and fine things has been deadened. The war has been as an opiate to the soul of the world. It has coarsened the fiber of the cosmos. Commercial Appeal, Mem phis.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26

prosperity for every citizen within our commonwealth
 Many leading politicians and ofttimes political platforms have declared war upon business and no cabinet crisis ever resulted. Many men have stood in high places and hurled gas bombs" at industry; thrust bayonets into bus mess enterprises and bombarded az riculture with indifference Party leaders have many times broken dip lomatic relations with industry sent political aviators spying through the affairs of business, and political sub marines have sent torpedoes crushing into the destiny of commerce. Dur ing the past quarter of a century we have fought many a duel with prog ress, permitted many politicians to carry on a guerrilla warfare against civilization and point pistol at the heart of honest enterprise.
 No man should be permitted to cry out for universal peace until his rec ord has been searched for explosives, for no vessel armed or laden with munitions of war should be given a clearance to sail for the port of Uni versal Peace. Let us by all means have peace but peace, like charity, should begin at home.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26

the enemy has constructed some sort of a defense.
 The most brutal of all the instru- ments evolved by science was poison ous gas. The Germans first used it. but the French have already found ways of counteracting it's bad effects.
 The thing outstanding, over and above all, is the waste.
 In proportion to numbers of men en- gagged, the losses are no greater than they were in our own Civil War. but the aggregation of numbers is appall- ing.
 The expenses are greater than in any other war undertaking because of the bigness of the enterprise.
 The spectacle is so big that it is uninteresting. There is so much of it that the contrast are lost.
 There are few lights and shadows in this war. It is big, dull gray picture without soft line or dash of color.
 The war is so big that it is imper- sonal. If an English brigadier is kill ed we do not carry the story.
 We do not know what contingents of the English army are in France. and we do not know who are actually commanding the forces in the field.
 We could not offhand mention the names of half dozen French gen erals. Joffre has practically cashier ed 60 of them, and yet no more impor tance was attached to the event than if the chief of police discharge SO patrolmen.
 The first few days of the war the kaiser sent telegrams to the members of his family about the expolits of the crown prince and Oscar Even the personality of the crown prince could not save him from oblivion brought about by the great numbers.
 Von Kluck for time was a pie turesque character. We hear of him no more. Von Hinderburg holds the middle of the stage, but to keep it he must beat an army every day.
 The war has a strange effect on the readers of newspapers. During the first month every bulletin was read with avidity, and the circulation of the American newspapers ran higher. As a circulation maker the war soon exhausted itself. If peace were de- clared today, after 10 days the circu- lation of The Commercial Appeal would go up rather than go down.
 The only interest the daily develop ments of the war have is their bear ing upon the end. The reader is no longer concerned about the daily fights. What he wants to find out is when the business will be over.
 The most dulling effect of the war has beer that it makes death com It has cheapened our es- timate of human life. It has driven us towards the barbaric conditions of a thousand years ago when the story of pain and suffering does not arouse keen sympathy. A local tra- gedy involving the deaths of the young and beautiful may be the sub ject for a few minutes conversation.
 The San Francisco earthquake stirred the people of all nations. The Italian earthquake of 1908 was fol- lowed by rush of supplies and mon ey, and strong men and women for
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26

Do you know that cooperation IS 9 mighty fine thing? That cooperation among the churches, and the societies, and the lodges, and the business men and the people is the backbone of town and country? No community can hope to really thrive until it learns the les
 sons and value of cooperation, for un- less we pull together the loads drawn will be small and of slight avail. Let us have more # the spirit of coopera
 tion in this town. for our opportuni- ties are many and as yet undeveloped.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
APPRECIATES COUNTRY EDITOR

Harold C. Kessinger, representative in the Illinois general assembly, ap- preciates the value of an honestly conducted newspaper to a rural com munity and came gallantly to the de- fense of the newspaper publishers, in recent debate over the matter of ex- changing advertising space for trans portation with the railroads.
 Most people appreciate the defense newspaper puts up for its home town, except some who would like to do something a little off color and can't keep the paper still.
 Here are some of Kessinger's re- marks which ring good to the country editor
 There is no one nearer the people in the rural communities of our state, and in our smaller cities and towns than the country editors. They pro- tect the interests of their citizens. They boost the town they live in. AHSS NOtiii iDuIS liiHS anu SiISlSy anu money to the upbuilding of their home communities.
 "The State of Illinois and this na- tion need our small cities and towns They are the foundation of our pros perity and of our civilization. They are what the few great cities we have live off of. They are the strong fun damental structure upon which we must build our. business prosperity, and stable government. Former Am bassador Bryce the great English eco nomist, said that the menace of Amer ica was her great cities, and that the stability of American government and the future of American civilization rested upon her small cities and towns and rural communities.
 If we want to protect and upbuild the country community, let us vote in favor of the country editor, today, for they are among the stanchest truest, hardest working friends of all of the splendid institutions We have throughout the downstate of the great commonwealth of Illinois"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
A YEAR OF WAR

1ulv 25. 1914, the Servian minis .n and staff left Vienna.
 on inc same day an official telegram ,one from St. Petersburg announcing sat M the mobilization of the Russian krmv was beginning
 In this day the German emperor left near point off Bergen in Norway Tor Berlin
 Tho world never saw such happen .n, of tremedous events as occurred e tbe last week of July and the first |savs of August, 1914.
 The end of the week found Austria, bnss;a Germany, France, Belgium and Eorvia at war, and everybody knew (hat Englands going in was a matter bf hours.
 nurinc the week we saw $500,000,- hoo taken out of the selling price of otton We also saw the exchanges of rurope and Wall Street paralyzed. rbe most portentous thing to America |vas the rapid outflow of gold.
 Progress towards ending the war, oeasured by stragetic advantage, is slow
 Germany's rush into France was ktopped and thrown back and Ger hanv on the west has been in prac- ically the same line of entrenchments for nine months.
 The Russians swept over the Ger han border and then were thrown back; again they swept over the Ger han border and again they were Thrown back They crowded south in- o Austria, where the Austrians broye them northward, and they, in $um, drove the Austrians to the foot bills of the Carpathians.
 At no point is there now hundred miles distance between the Russian ine today and the Russian line during 3he first week of the war The Aus rians invaded Servia and were driven but. The conquering of Belgium was mere incident.
 The other big events of historic in- erest are the entrance of Turkey and Italy into the fray.
 England has cleared Germany's ommerce from the sea. But Eng hnd in turn suffers from Germany's submarines.
 The end of the first year brings the United States into critical relation Fith Germany.
 Many things predicted have not Happened. It was said that the world ould not stand the expense of such a Far for three months. So far as the xpense IS concerned, the war can go long for two years more.
 It was said that the machine gun md other instruments which were in- rented would make the losses so great nat the war at best would be short. or every offensive instrument of war
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
UNIVERSAL PEACE

This nation is now in the midst of 8 controversy as to how best to pro mote universal peace. That question we will leave for diplomats to dis cuss, but peace within nations is no less important than peace between nations and 1t is heavily laden with
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
VU.-Hon. Elihu Root
On WOman'S Sphere

The question of Woman Suffrage is issue before the American people, Twelve states have adopted it. four more states vote upon this fall strongly urged that it become platform demand the national political parties It is therefore privilege and the duty Of voter to study carefully this subject Hon. Ehu Root in discussing this question before the Const tutonal Convention of New York recently said in part:
 T am opposed to the granting suffrage to women because believe that it would be loss to women to all women and to every woman; and because believe 1t
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
Who Will Be the TrOglodytes?

TIT HFN NE'N Rochester Herald.
 Europe underground: Will future generations live in trenches? ?" asks a Boston headliner. That will depend, of course upon whether the Kaiser wins or loses.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-26
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

n, O1ers full in Agricultural Engineering Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, and Normal Work
 Ies excellent preparation for technical and professional work m graduates admitted full standing in the best graduate schools specialists IT, me town of Fayetteville almost 1900 feet above aeve e nae and heahfuness unexceed in the United States TOT Hull information and catalogue address
 President the siy Fayetteville, Arkonsa
Smyrna times., 1915-08-18
STRANGE Shower From sky.

A remarkable fall from the heavens
or large quantities Of what is de-
scribed as metallic floss took place at
Healdsburg. Cal. The shower, which
began between 7 and s a m, and
reached its maximum about ten
o'clock, was seen by all the inhabit-
ants Of the town.
According 10 an eyewitness, the ma
terial appeared high in the heavens, in
a clear sky, as a mass OF stars, lus-
trous metallic sheets and silvery
ropes. II reached the earth in vari-
GUS shapes and sizes. ranging from
minute particles to sheets 20 feet
square. II fell in such quantities
that long ropes and masses Of II hung
from the telephone and telegraph
wires.
When the substance reached the
warm earth It began at once TO con-
tract into fibrous masses, resembling
fiossy asbestos. though tests proved
that Il was not that material. Most
OF II soon disappeared. though sam
pies were saved and sent TO Director
Campbell Of the Lick observatory and
to Prof Tito Alippi. director OF the
observatory at Urbano. Italy.>Sa1
Francisco Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-18
Cosmopolitan Nation.

The Roumanian is a lover Of the
mountains and the woods. II is, in
deed, to the peaks and forests of the
Carpathians that he owes his national
existence.
Isolated in them, the Roumanian has
clung more tenaciously to the ways
and customs OF his ancestors than any
OF the Latin races. and it is said that
today his language contains more pure
Latin words than the Italian. He is
a composite nationality, however.
About twenty towns and villages OF
Roumania have been positively identi-
fed by Psychologists as Of Roman
origin, but there we're Dacians in the
land before the Romans and other
racial stocks have left their mark on
the language and character OF the
nannla-
Smyrna times., 1915-08-18
ReetoTs Case.

Rector, the New York restaurateur,
ran for years one OF the best restau.
rants in New York. He made about
a million in the end. but he lost a good
part Of that when he turned his res.
taurant into a hotel Rector's death
the other day showed him to be a COM
paratively poor man."
The speaker was Senator Read. He
went on:
Compare Rector's case with our
multimillionaire financiers. stock-wa.
terers and promoters. At the head OF
his profession. famous the country
over. II took Rector lifetime TO make
a million. And these other chaps, who
are at the head Of nothing, make a
million overnight"
Senator Read frownea and shook his
head.
Il tell you" he ended. "it's a wrong
gain that has no earning"
Smyrna times., 1915-08-18

best that has been realized for two
or three seasons. Tie apple erop
IS fair throughout the county and
indications are that there will be an
abundance Of pears. While the crop
Of peaches this year is better than
for four or five year. yet the growers
are realizing small prices for them.
The eleventh annu al meeting of
the State Camp Of Delaware, Patri.
oetic Order Sons of America, will
be held at Seaford on Tuesday, Aug
ust 81, at the camp room of Washing
ton Camp. No. l, Of that town, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock. Arrange
ments have been compile eted for the
workers reception anG banquet. which
will be held Monday night. August
30, at 8 o'clock.
The Young Mems Business Associa-
tion of Dover which is arranging for
Home Coming Week from September
20 to p. have about completed plans
Tor the weeks celebration. A com-
mittee consisting of Messrs. A. b.
Baxter, Harry Hancock. Ross Jones,
George I. Maxwell and William n.
Hihsley. has been appointed to prep
are a suitable parade for one Day of
the carnival. II was also decided to
solicit contributions from the mer-
chants for prizes or attractions ttr
outside visitors.
Smyrna times., 1915-08-18
VFWS Of THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
.swsy ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ouR STATE EXCHANGES

,,tsresting Items from all Partsof the
e.,,,sul, About Your Friends and
Ns,ghbors and Their Ooings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-10-27
BETTER BABY CONTEST.

Better Baby Health Contests are
being held all over the land. Some
have been held in South Carolina.
Many more will be held, for the par
ents arc wide awake to the necessity
of improving tn best of all stock
the human stock. At these contests
the babies are examined and rated by
physicians according to this score
card and the parents are told why
the babies score low when they do SO
score. They are told what to dc
to remedy the defects.
If the baby does not come up tc
the standard set by this scre, consul,
your doctor, and follow his advice.
Your child has a right to health
which also means efficiency and hap
piness.
If a Better Baby Contest is helt
near you, have your child examined
Then act upon the suggestions re
ceived. A healthy child may bt
still sturdier, while a delicate chile
may become healthy if it receives
wise care. Winthrop Bulletin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-10-27
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE.

KOf ONE EAE GNl ElGNI'
Seeley, Patronized by U. S. Army
and Navy, Called to Greenwood.
F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Phila-
delphia, the noted truss expert, will
be at the Oregon Hotel and will re-
main in Greenwood Tuesday only Nov
End. r.. Seeley says: "The Sper-
matte Shield as now used and approx
ed by the United States Government
will not only retain any case of rup-
ture perfectly, affording immediate
and complete relief, but closes the
opening in 10 Gays on the average
case. This instrument received the
only award in England and in Spain,
producing results without surgery, in
jections, medical treatments or pres
criptions. Mr.. Seeley has docu-
ments from the United States Govern
ment, Washington, D. c., for inspec-
ton. All charity cases without
charge, or if any interested call he
will be glad to show same without
charge or fit them if desired. Busi-
ness demands prevent stopping at any
other place in this section.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-10-27
PARTITION SALE.

In order to partition and make di-
vision of the estate of Mrs. Sarah
brennan, late of said State and Coun-
ty, deceased, between the legatees
and devisees under her last will and
testament, the undersigned, as sole
legatees and devisees, OF the pro-
perty below described, being of full
age, and consenting, will sell at
public auction, at Abbeville Court
House, South Carolina, on Salesday
in November next, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described real
estate to wit:
TRACT NO. /. All that certain
tract or parcel of land, in. Abbeville
county, S. c., containing ninety-six
(96) acres, more or less, known as
the Riley tract, and bounded by
Cannon Bridge Road, lands of Mrs.
j. C. Pressly, ]. Fuller Lyon and
tract No. 2.
TRACT NO. 2. Also all that other
tract or parcel of land, in said state
and county, containing ninety-one
and one-fourth (91 1-4) acres, more
or less, and bounded by Cannon
Bridge Road, tracts Nos. and 3.
TRACT NO. 8. Also all that other
tract or parcel of land in said state
and county, containing eighty-eight
and three fourths (S8 3-4) acres,
more or less, and bounded by Can
non Bridge Road, lands of Mrs. DR..
brennan, Estate of Mrs. Nancy Ken
nedy and tract No. 2.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
! chaser to pay for papers.
Plats may be seen at the Office of
VIM. P. Greene, or by calling on W.
T. Magill.
Mrs. ]. P. Kennedy,
Mrs. Mary K. Magill,
A. X. brennan,
Devisees.