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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03
SIMPLE HINTS FOR SWIMMERS

One branch of swimming that is often neglected, even by those prof. cient in the art, is swimming on the back. It is not only highly desirable as helping to bring unused muscles into activity, but it's utility is often greater than the more usual swim ming methods. Those who have an ambition to shine as long distance swimmers, o1 who go into the water alone, should by all means learn to swim on the back. When exhausted or attacked by cramps the ability to turn over and rest comfortably on the back may often be the means of sav- ing life.
 As matter of fact it is easier for most people to learn to swim on the back than with the face downward, if they have the assistance of an in structor or of a friend who knows how to swim. The reason for this is that in "back swimming" the mouth and nose are always above the surface of the water. Learning to breathe properly is the most difficult part of mastering the breast stroke, as the novice usually finds his nose and mouth under the surface very early in the attempt, and this often arouses in him frenzy of fear.
 One may begin to learn the back stroke while stretched safely on a bed or couch, or on the floor. Lie flat on the back, with arms, parallel to each other, stretched back above the head and the hands touching each other, fingers closed and palms up- ward, while the legs, close together, are also extended fully. with toes slanting downward. Having assumed this position, you are ready to start the stroke. First turn the palms of the hands outward, so that the backs of the hands touch each other. Bring them downward, even with the body, in wide curve to the legs. Keep the arms straight and do not crook the el- bow. As the hands touch the thighs, the legs, which have been left straight get into acton. With heels together bend the knees outward and upward, and then kick out smartly, with the feet wide apart. As the concluding leg movement, bring the legs quickly together Simultaneously with the leg stroke, the hands, backs up, are brought back in wide sweep of the arms to the starting point. Hands and legs should reach the original po- sition at exactly the same time. When you go into the water the best plan is to begin by learning to float on the back. Have the teacher or com panion hold you at first. Let this as sistance be gradually withdrawn, and you will soon discover much to your surprise, that water is much heavier than you thought, and quite capable of supporting you if you will give it a chance. As lack of confidence is the principal obstacle in learning to swim, it is best to choose a place where the waiter is not much above the waist.
 Whatever method you choose, learn to swim. It may save you from death by drowning, and as healthful exercise it is likely to add to your years, as well as providing excellent sport.-EX.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03
German Logic.
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Republican.
 A German critic says that all the war writers IT. his country agree that the shipment of arms and munitions from the United States to belliger- ent is within the legal rights of the American people, yet just the same the German writers consider such shipments a hostile act" German logic thus becomes an incomprehen- sible set of contraries.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03

or gain of 36 per cent, as indicative of the trend toward diversi6cation in farming interests. The total oa+ and wheat crop of South this year is es- timated at 3t8,0O0O00 bushels. While kenucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Tennessee, States which for years have been fairly large wheat producers. have by reason of weather conditions produced smaller wheat crops than last year, yet on the other hand the central Southern States, Alabama. Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. have largely increased their wheat production. Georgia nearly doubled It's wheat crop. advancing from 600 900 bushels to 3,2OO,OOO bushels. North Carolina increased it's yield by 3,500,O0O bushels, this gain being more than the total yield of Georgia. The crop of North Carolina is reported as 10,800,OO0 bushels. South Carolina. although producing somewhat less than Georgia, nevertheless, trebled it's wheat crop over 1914, while Texas made gain of 6,4OO,OOO bushels, and Virginia 3,100.0OO bushels.
 The exports of grain through South ern ports have shown very heavy in crease, Newport News alone having for the fiscal year just ended about 4O,000,000 bushels of grain, as com pared with 100000 bushels shipped from that port last year. At the same time Newport News, by reason of the heavy foreign demand for coal, increased it's foreign shipments of coal from 3,089,485 tons in the preceding fiscal year 10 3,450,725 tons for this year. During the same period more than 120000 horses have been shipped from Newport News to foreign ports.
 With a determination to bring about larger development in every line of business, to make the people of their own State realize more fully it's ad- vantages, and to draw people from other sections of their State, a large number of the most progressive busi- ness men in North Carolina have or ganized Statewide association with a view to carrying on a broad cam paign for constructive, upbuilding work. This movement is but an eX- pression of the growing sentiment among the business interests of the whole South that the time has come for larger vision on the part of home people of the opportunities for and the necessities for a broads util- ization of natural advantages and CO., operation with upbuilding constructive forces.
 Reports from all parts of the South and Southwest indicate an awakening to larger business development Now enterprises are being established here and there, though, of course, not so actively as prior to last fall. Enter prises upon which work had been sus- pended are being resumed, and con- struction is new taken up to the bridge to be built over the Ohio River east of Paducah by the Burlington Railway system, which will give connection be- tween the Burlington road and the Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. H1is bridge is to cost about S3, ,500,000.
 Jack Johnson will have the Country ~ l.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03
The Reason.

My husband tells me that ybu fired him." complained Mrs. Rounder. What was the matter with him?"
 ''He was loaded," replied the Boss. Enquirer.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03
HE DAYS QUOTATION

Who brands me on the forehead. breaks my sword, Or lays the bloody scourge upon my back, Wrong me not half so much as he who shuts The gates of honor on me.
 -Croly.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03

Jack Johnson will have the Country Gentleman for sale Thursday morning. Call 242 and he will bring you one.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03

Entered as second class mail matter November 4th, 1905, at the postoffice at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03

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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-03

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Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

The only notorious draft riots" of
the Civil war took place July 10, IA,
Is and 16, 1868, in New York city. 1t
is estimated that more than thousand
men were killed, and property worth
$1,500,000 was destroyed in the four
days. The draft was resumed. how
ever, on August 49, and was completed
in ten days without resistance. There
were slight disturbances in Boston on
the night of July is, in Portsmouth,
N. H., and in Holmes county, Ohio, In
Philadelphia and Chicago prominent
Unionists asked the president to post
pone the draft. and it was avoided in
Illinois until the next year,
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
CHANGE
Quit Coffee and Got Well.

A woman's coffee experience is in.
teresting. For two weeks at a time
/ have taken no food but skim milk,
for solid food would ferment and cause
such distress that l could hardly
breathe at times, also excruciating
pain and heart palpitation and all the
time was so nervous and restless.
From childhood up / had been a
coffee and tea drinker and for the past
20 years / had been trying different
physicians but could get only tenn.
porary relief. Then l read an article
telling how some one had been helped
by leaving of coffee and drinking
Postum and it seemed so pleasant Just
to read about good health / decided to
try Postum.
Il made the change from coffee to
Postum and there is such a difference
in me that l don't feel like the same
person. We all found Postum deli.
cious and like it better than coffee. My
health now is wonderfully good.
AS soon as l made the shift to
Postum got better aud now my trou-
bles are gone. am fieshy. my food as
Stimulates, the pressure in the chest and
palpitation are all gone, my bowels are
regular, have no more stomach trouble
and my headaches are gone. Remem,
Der / did not use medicines at all
just left of coffee and used Postum
steadily" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms;
Postum cereal-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and Csc pack.
ages
instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water,
and, with cream and sugar, makes a
delicious beverage instantly, SOC and
soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Charlottesville
thanksgiving
81 :,
Neutrality-suspicious.

OSdCOh hlppo Wdo LhO
an habit of saying, whenever
NJ, he saw an automobile.
-.&SSh, ( From the first moment the
-lgGSH new invention appeared,
soaring his steady old horses almost
to death, and breaking UP one of his
best farm wagons, Deacon Phipps had
no patience with any kind of motor
vehicle.
AS time went on, and many of his
neighbors bought automobiles, his
horses became wonted to them and
turned never hair when they whizzed
by; but the good deacon did not re-
lent. Whenever one passed him on
the road, throwing, perhaps, shower
of dust or mud upon his modest car
riage, and leaving behind it trail
of ill-odor, he would mutter (under his
breath) words which no good deacon
should ever, ever use.
The deacon and his wife grew old,
and their six children all married, ex-
cepting Rhoda, the youngest, who
stayed at home to take care Of them.
The four sons we're prosperous, and
the older daughter had married very
rich man and lived one hundred or
more miles away. Two sons had be-
come farmers and lived quite near.
One was merchant in large town
perhaps fifty miles distant The fourth
/, one was minister, settled in the
same town with the merchant brother.
To the infinite disgust of Deacon
Phipps, all of these sons, excepting
the minister, owned automobiles and
Thomas, the merchant, actually sport
ed three or four. When his father
found this out, he came almost to the
point of breaking off relations with
Thomas.
In the old days, the family had
used to gather on the day before
Thanksgiving, and the large, airy
chambers Of the ample Phipps home
stead could accommodate them all.
Now the children and the grandchil-
dren had increased in number until
such gatherings were no longer pos
sible. The uncles and aunts had died
or had become infirm There had
been some pretty lonely Thanksgiv-
ings at the hospitable Phipps farm.
1t was during the week before the
great day that Deacon Phipps was sit,
ting before the open fire in his big,
comfortable sittingroom. and ponder
ing over this melancholy fact.
"'Tain't right" he grumbled to his
gentle wife, who sat knitting beside
him. "'Tain't right to have families
alscattered SO at Thanksgiving ] wish
we could get our folks all together,
Susan, Just once more. Here you an
/ are yergin' onto eighty, an we hain't
had our folks all together for goin' on
ten year now, Here's this great house
dinin' room fit to seat thirty, an this
room to spill over into for as many
more, and countin' Sister Judy an
Brother Ben, all the sister. an brother
we've got left, bless em except Bet
~, an she's tied to the house by her
broken hip, an always viii be, its
likely all put together they only
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

count up forty-one, but we can't get
'em together.
'Well," he unused on. well try to
get a dozen or so of 'em an call 1t a
family party, but you an l an Rhody,
an the help are strong an hearty, an
could take care of 'em all, if they
would only come. But don't see any
way"
mo, there isn't any way" sighed
his good wife, "but you hadn't oughter
complain, Silas. Ye've got sight O.
blessin's, an we'd oughter think O.
those we've got an not banker after
those we can't have" Which was good
doctrine, though it could not quite
stop the deacon's grumbling.
Miss Rhoda Phipps was quite equal
to the task of taking care of the old
people. A strong woman helped her
in the kitchen, and there were neigh
bors near by who were ready to do
extra work. Job, the good middle
aged man who had taken care of the
horses for many year, was no mean
hand at household as we'll as stable
service, and at this special Thanks
giving season Miss Rhoda kept them
all busy until the pantries were piled
thick, with dainties. Mrs. Phipps
thought that there was too much food
prepared.
why, Rhoda, what do we want
with twenty apple pies and six tur-
keys and ten chicken pies and gal
Ion Of cranberry saucer" she cried.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

1--WE never in the world can eat them
up before they spoil AS near as l
can make out, there are only about
ten coming. anyway"
But Miss Rhoda said she would
risk 1t, and laughed her mother back
to her post beside the fire.
BY ten o'clock Thanksgiving morn
ing the whole farmhouse was in
speckless order, Aunt Judy and Uncle
Ben had promised to come early, and
so had son John and his family. Dea,
con Phipps was restlessly peering up
the road. long before the proper time.
and Mrs. Phipps was almost as impa-
tient as he.
Presently over the brow Of the hill
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

came great touring car. The deacon
scowled, but as he heard, first the
sweet Gabriel horn, and then the
rough roar of the Klaxon, his face re-
Taxed a little. Who were in the car?
1t was not the family of son John.
Surely 1t was Thomas and his min
lister brother, with several members of
their families, and Mrs. Phipps fair
ly cried with joy as she saw them.
There is another load just behind
u.s." they shouted, as they drew up be-
fore the door.
Another load" There were half
a dozen loads before the final toll was
taken, and when two strong, big
Phipps sons lifted out from one of the
cushioned limousines poor, lame old
Aunt Betty, who could not have
dreamed of coming in anything except
such a softly padded vehicle, the tears
were dropping all over Mother Phipps'
best white lace jabot.
Such a Thanksgiving! Every sin
gle one of the Phipps children and
grandchildren was there! The good
deacon's voice trembled with joy as
he asked the blessing, and poured out
his thanks before God.
"But you know, father" said Thomas
Phipps, slyly, there are several Of us
who couldn't possibly have come If it
hadn't been for those automobiles that
you hate So"
The deacon ahemmed, and bristled
a little, but in the face of the loud
merriment which greeted this perfect
ly true reminder, his few rather growl-
ing remarks could not be heard.
you know there really isn't much
danger from automobiles nowadays,
father" proceeded Thomas Phipps
automatically. THE chauffeurs are
better taught than they used to be,
the machines can be stopped more
easily-oh, in every way they are i'm
proved"
Improved" shouted the deacon, I'M
able to restrain himself longer. you
can't pick up paper without readin'
about some shoekin' accident through
careIessly driven automobiles. I'm
proved! They can't be improved.
They are inventions of the evil one
himself. You can't tell me! / read
the papers"
''Wait a minute, father!" laughed
Thomas, amid the eager looks Of all
the others, who were evidently full of
suppressed excitement. "We-well-
we've feel as though We all wanted
to see more of you and \1other than
we have seen lately, but we don't feel
safe to have you travelling around on
the cars any more, and your horses
can't take you as far as most of us
live, so we have dubbed together and
have bought you the strongest and
handsomest limousine car that we
could find. We have put sum at in
terest in the bank to pay for the keep
ing of it, and we have had Job taught
how to run it. You know he has been
away a good many afternoons. Well.
he has been learning how to run a
car. You can trust him, and now you
and mother can heat a big soapstone
and climb into your limousine and
come and see us all. and we expect
you to do 1t. Now what do you say
to that, father?"
What could the old man say?
He turned red. stammered, looked
at his wife. who was smiling signifi-
cantly. and then had the grace to
accept and thank his children for their
munifeent gift.
All OF Deacon Phipps' neighbors
laugh little when they see him rid.
ing by in HIS splendid automobile, But
they are wise enough to sober up when
they catch his eye.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Nov. 19. 1914,

French took forest near Blk
schoote.
Germans mined and blew up part
of ChauVoncourt.
Germans won near Grey and in
the Argonne.
Russian advance guard between
the VistuIa and Warthe driven
back.
Battle fought at Soldau.
Russians advanced In East Prus-
sia.
Serbians and Montenegrlns won
fight near Trebinje forts.
Cardinal Mercier appealed to
America to help 8eiglans.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Nov. II, 1914.


Allies gained ground on User be-
tween Armentleres and Arras.
Germans resumed bombardment
of Relms.
Great battle In Poland between
VistuIa and Warthe rivers.
Germans fell back on line be-
tween Gumbinnen and Angerburg.
Austrlans reached the kolubara
river and captured 5000 serbians.
Turks checked Russians near
Fac and occupied Duzkuey.
German squadron bombarded Ii
bau.
Russian Black sea fleet attacked
Trebizond.
All aliens expelled from Frank
fort.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Out for Show.

"Felice spends hours every day in
beauty parlor."
How does she spend the rest of
the timer"
Realizing on the beauty doctors
work"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
RaaehalI 4.ooo Wears oId.

It is now believed that Egypt is
the birthplace of the original bali
game. How it was played history does
not record Recent excavations made
near Cairo have brought to light a
number OF small balls, some of leather
and others of wood, dating back TO at
least 1000 b. c. These are the Oldest
balls of this sort known.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Nov. Il, 1914.

French captured heights at
ornes and advanced in the Ar
gonne.
Russians took Przemysl trenches.
Turkish cruiser Goeben badly
damaged In Black sea.
French artillery stopped German
attacks In WoeVre district.
Heavy fighting In Poland and at
Craeow.
Serhlans fell back before Austri-
ans.
Allied aeropIanes bombarded
Zeppelin sheds at Frledrlehshafen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Nov. 20, 1914.

NOV EOg 10 IL
French abandoned ChauVoncourt.
British gained at 5ixschoote.
French wrecked German earth
works and supply train near Relms.
Russians checked Won linden
burg on VistuIa-Warthe line and
won success near Lodz.
Russians took four towns In Ga
licla and In East Prussia reached
the Mazurian lakes.
British house of commons voted
additional army of 100000 men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Nov. 10, 1914.

French retook Tracy-le-Val but
were repulsed In the Argonne.
British bombarded Dixmude.
Russians were driven back be-
hind the Bzura river, but advanced
in East Prussia and Galicia.
Russians defeated Kurds in Per-
sian Armenia.
French cruiser Waldeck-Rous-
seau sank Austrian submarine.
Names Of Germans struck from
rolls of Legion of Honor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
To Fortify the System
Against Winter Gold

Many users of GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC make it practice to take number of
bottles in the fall to strengthen and fortify the
system against the cod weather during the
winter. Everyone knows the tonic effect of
Quinine and Iron which this preparation con-
tains in a tasteless and acceptable form. It
purifes and enriches the blood and builds up
the whole system. 50c,-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Why He Was Sad,

why so sad and downcast?"
MY wife has threatened to leave
me-"
Cheer up. Women are always
threatening something like that, but
they hardly ever do it."
That's what / was thinking"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Enforced SohrietY.

81 met your friend Lushe the other
day. He said he was on the water
wagon"
THAT must have been on Thursday
or Friday, wasn't it?"
at was on Friday. How did you
guess?"
He's always on the wagon the last
two days before pay day"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Nov. rs, 1914.

wow Iop JSlSs
AlIIes drove the Germans across
the User.
Gerisans gained In the Argonne
region, and prepared defensive
lines from the North sea to the
Rhine.
Germans withdrew from kaIlsz
and WeIjun and were repulsed near
czenstochowo.
Russians reached Angerburg.
Turks occupied kotur, Persia.
British troops landed In 5asra
province.
Indian troops occupied Turba,
Arabia.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
One ADVANTAGE.

do you find living with alimony bet
ter than living with husband?"
Il should say do. That comes in
regularly, at least"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Chase the unpropltious Mood.

In the presence Of manifest duty it
is our privilege to treat an unpropi-
tious mood with scant courtesy. We
may have to sweep it out of our path,
without so much as an eff you please"
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Nov, 10, 1914,

Fighting In West checked by
snow and floods.
Russians checked In East Prussia
and driven back near Soldau and In
Russian Poland.
Cracow besieged.
Russians defeated by Turks near
koprukeui.
British took Turkish camp at
Fac.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

A man never realizes how insignifi-
cant he is until he attends his own
wedding.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-Ady.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

If we had no troubles but real ones
this wouldn't be such troublesome
old world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18

A young man ought to save some
money before he gets married, for
he'll probably never get chance aft
erward.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-11-18
Pan 10 WemanIa Love.

OF all the paths leading to a wom-
ans love. PHYS the straightest--
] Beaumont and Fletcher,
The sun., 1915-02-28
SAYS JAPAN FAV0RS
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA
Premier Okuma Asserts She
Seeks Only to Guarantee
Peace in East.

TOXIC. Feb 27.---ln an interview with
Prof. Smaller Mathews OF the University
Of Chicago and Prof. sydney l.. Gul!ck
of New York to-day Count Okuma, the
Japanese Premier. sad that Japan had
no intention, in pres nting its demands
to the Chinese Government. of trespass-
ing upon the rights OF china or of in
fering with the open door policy.
The Prem or added that Japan's de-
sire was that China should attain the
real dignity OF independence and should
not fall a prey 10 any nation. Not
only were the integrity and prosperity OF
China 10 the advantage of Japan. he
said. but they constituted the sole guar
anty Of peace in the Orient The motive
underlying the d plomacy OF Japan, ne
said, was the securing OF this peace.
The two American professors have
completed their mission on behalf OF the
Federal Council OF Churches of Christ
in America and sailed for San Francisco
on the steamship Mongolia. The Japa-
nese press. in commenting on their work
for the furthering of the cordial rela-
tons between the two nations, charac-
tcrizes Il as Of historic significance.
The advisory council OF the Japan
Society gave a banquet at the Imperial
Hotel for Prof. Mathews and Dr, Quick
Yesterday Baron Shibusawa presided,
and the American Ambassador George
w. Guthrie was present. The guests.
az we'll as Baron Shibusawa, pledged
themselves to bend every effort toward
the solution OF the Japanese American
question.