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The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-16
Local News

Hot Drinks at Hesterly Drug Store. Do not fail to attend the musical number at the grammar school at 8 o'clock tonight. This is one of the best numbers of the year.
 For automobile service cal 138- Whites Cafe. Byron Franks. If The School Improvement Associa- ton will meet Friday afternoon at the grammar school building. All menu bers are urged to be present.
 Horehound Drops at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Joe Brown, who has been in the city for the past few weeks visiting friends and relatives, returned to his home in Garvin, Okla, last night.
 John Givins, a prominent citizen of Heber Springs, is in the city today looking for location. He states that he is we'll pleased with the looks of Prescott and vicinity.
 All who have notes and accounts due me will please call and make good. 1 cannot carry them any longer. A.. Munson. 14-6d-4w
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-16
A SACRIFICE OFFERING

10room, two-story residence on one half block of ground, close in to the business section of town. We are of fering this property at a sacrifice price and it must move. Moore & Martin, Prescott. 10d7
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-16

plete fire alarm system are installed Tn modern farm buildings on the es- tate of wealthy Long Islander.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-11-16

Prescott Daily News 10 cents a week
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
OLD JAPANESE STONE IMAGE
Years Ago Found In Jap
Village.

An ancient and ownerless edifce,
standing in a village called Shikish.
lima In Shiki district, Nara Prefec-
ture, has been found to contain q num-
Der Of r. artistic treasures In the
shape of antique Buddhist images.
'"rhe discovery Of these rarities, one
Of which is believed to be the Oldest
Of the kind in Japan" says the Her
aid Of Asia, "is due to Mr.. Sekino,
doctor Of engineering; Mr.. Matano,
chief Of the imperial museum at To-
kyo. and Mr.. Niino Of the Nara Art
gallery. They are of opinion that the
t~ottering edifice is none other than
q temple called the Seki-iji, which was
built in the Nara period (71O-794 A.
d.. The stone image, the central
figure, as 1t were, of the edifice. rep
resents the Yakushi Buddha, and is
four feet in height, more than three
feet in breadth and three-fifths to
seven-tenths of a foot in thickness.
It was probably made some 2,1O0
years ago, in the era Of Hakuho, and
is the oldest stone image in Japan.
says a report from a Nichi-Nichi cor
respondent. The head man of the dis
trict is now trying to have 1t included
among the national treasures. There
are also in the edifice a wooden image
Of the Jizo Buddha and several other
figures of antique appearance.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
OLE BULL DID QUEER THINGS
Famous Scandinavian vloIinist Makes
Egyptians Fall to Their Knees
and Pray.

Ole Bull was, constantly doing
unique things which kept him In tho
limelIght. In the latter years Of hi4s
life he played the violin on n occa-
sion at the summit Of Cheops. the
highest pyramid in Egypt. He was at
tended only by a few friends and q
bodyguard Of Egyptian guides. When
the brilliant tones Of the %vlOlinist's
Cremona rang out in the dry. sunlit
Egyptian air. it is said the Egyptians
present were so surprised and fas-
cinated that they fell On their knees.
and called on the name of Allah.
Ole Bull was a giant In stature. and
the ordinary full-sized violin looked
like q toy in his hands. He used a
bow two or three inches longer than
ordinary. owing to the length of his
arm. His fondness for playing lengthy
passages IL broken chords of three and
four notes caused him to use q very
fiat bridge, which, while 1t facilitated
his chord playing, made it difficult to
produce much tone on the inner strings
in the higher positions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
Baron shibusawa win Devote Re-.
mainder Of Life to Charity
Work.
had An / INTERESTING CAREER /
Lived In Two Worlds, the World .,
FsudaIism and the Present World
Of Banks and Limited
Companies.

TOkio.-Baron Shibusawa, president
Of the First: National bank Of japan.
resigned his position at the annual
meeting of the bank and retired into
private life. He is seventy-six years Of
age. He proposes to devote the re.
naming years Of his life to the pro-
motion Of charitable works and the
betterment Of International relations,
particularly between Japan aud the
United States.
The baron is well known in America
to which he made his last visit carly
this year. When in New York he had
long consultations with leading Ameri.
can financiers, his object being to in.
terest them in the propositions which
Japan intends to exploit, in China.
Japan has the brains, America has
the money" was in effect what he said
In trying to persuade Wall street
moneyed men to take an interest in the
business. The proposal was turned
down. New York business men thought
II they were going to find the money
they would provide the brains as we'll.
The suggestion was a sort of second
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
Her FIRST SALOON At 10
Kansas Girl Had Never Seen One un-
til She Went to Chi.
cAuo.

Chieago.-The vision Of a windblown
lass from the Kansas prairies, with
the roses Of the countryside blooming
In her cheeks-a girl of eighteen who
never had e e even the outside of a
saloon until she came to Chicago to
attend the international quarter CEN
tennial convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of America
brought the thousands of the conven-
ton in session at the Coliseum to their
feet with cheers.
The girl, Violet Andre of Horton,
Kan.,-she seemed the very picture Of
her first name-was embarrassed by
the acclaim and looked vainly about
for a way off the platform, but the
leaders would not let her go. r..
The report of the Kansas delegation
of SO years of prohibition in its state,
the effectiveness of the law and the
overwhelming sentiment in favor Of
1t becoming stronger all the time. &C.
Scompanied by the presentation Of Miss
Andre, turned the convention into q
cheering, enthusiastic crowd.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
ANCIENT DITCH STILL coou
Made by Prehistoric Race. Asizons1
Farmer Uses Several Thousand .
Feet Of It. a.,

There exists In several parts q.
Arizona the remains of irrigation sys-
TENS that date back to prehistoric
days, when quite highly civilized In.
dian tribes inhabited these valleys.
One Of the most famous Of these
ancient irrigation works is on the
Arizona state highway from Prescott
to the Grand Canyon. Water has tax.
en- from what is known as Monte
zuma's well. a curious natural well
40 feet in. diameter and 50 feet deep.
except in n spot, where no bottom
was reached at 500 feet.
The water carries a great deal OF
lime in solution. and the sides Of the
ditch have been preserved by the petrf-
flcation Of the original earth. One
rancher at the present time is using
several thousand feet Of the old
bitches. after merely cleaning them
out.
f. r. Goodman. state highway div1.
sion engineer, was once tempted BY
curiosity to run a line Of levels along
the bottom of one OF these old Indian
bitches. He found the grade to be al
most perfectly uniform ut a rate of
0.O1 foot per 100 feet.-Engtneerins
News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
IS THIS THE MODERN cHILo?.
"a Generation Of euIbous-H Headed
Preeocttles" ls Predicament Of
Writer.

The child has changed; 1t is no long
er the creature that, pointing to an
animal In the field, said, whats
that?" and the reply being, "A cow"
asked "Why?" The child is perilous-
ly close to asking whether the ami
NAL is carnivorous or herbivorous.
That makes coercion very difficult.
But I do not think that the modern
parent desires to c0erce as much as
did his forbear. Rather he desires to
develop the child's personality, and in
Its early days this leads to horrid
results. to children being "taught to
see the beautiful" or 'being made to
realize the duties Of a citizen"
We are in for a generation made up
half of bulbous-headed, bespectacled
precocities, and half Of barbarians
who are realizing their personality"
by the continual use of 'shall" and
"shan't."-W. L. George in Harper's
Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
Let the Public Heal Itself.

AS to the complaining public which
has always complained, which Is still
complaining, 1t will always, no matter
what happens. assume the attitude of
tho physician prescribing for the dis
eases of others. But 1t will never
reach beyond the field Of the diagnos-
tician. Whenever 1t had undertaken
to cure, the remedy has been worse
than the disease itself. and 1t will al
ways be a fun and fair answer to say,
physician, heal myself" For the
public is not only diseased, but it is
e~ternally injecting the profession
concerning which its loudest COM
plants are heard. What we should
strive to be is as good as ourselves;
that is to say, as good as our own
ideals! The profession only can cure
itself and 1t must be in those ways
wrought out by the experience and
learning of the craft itself.-"Attor-
neys-at-Law Versus Lawyers" An
Ohio Lawyer, in National Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15

edition Of one which Count Okuma
made to England a year before when
he threw out the idea that the Anglo
japanese alliance should become an
economic as well as a military pact.
He made practically the same PROPOSE
ti0n-"Japan has the experience, EHg-
land has the cash"-but the Britishers
came to the conclusion without any
special delay that they had enough
brains to exploit China with their own
money IL they wanted. ~.
Lived In Two Worlds.
Like every old nan in Japan, Baron
Shibusawa has lived In two words
a world of feudalism and two-swocded
samurai and the present world OF!
among other things, banks and lii.iited
companies. /. He entered the govera1
ment service under the old regime
while the emperor who died three years
ago was still virtually a recluse IN
Kyoto and the empire was ruled by the
Tokugawa Shoguns. S~hibusawa's hrso
mission out Of japan was an %education-
al trip to Europe with one of the Sho
guns o n who did not dream that his
family's tenure of the sovereignty OF
japan was over. This was in lS67.6S
when Andrew johnson was presldenq
'of the United States in the intervat
between Lincoln's assassination q
Grants election. He returned ana Wen9
into the government after the upset OF
Shogunate and was an official until
1873 when he resigned over q diner4
ence with the finance minister OF tns
day and never entered politics again;
Instead, he founded the First bans, g
called because 1t was the FIRST Dan nk 20
japan on modern lines. That was Il
years 7 and III that long time Baron
Shibusawa moved on from n imam.
cial success to another. until IN loOg,
he vas president OF 20 concerns. When
he started the First bank it's capltal
was . Million and 8 quarter
borrowed :mlnt6ney-nOw It is ten anu ~ !
three0uuadrter milli0n dollars. OF II re-
serve b fund n 81 counted tn- n a nni''
Hon; @ss@ /: -.
baron has thought q retiring; 70 ~
rs W. III and not knowing wnetnef
. IS wouldiiye made ! will g which he
named II w successor In the presidency
ofHhe F1rsts bank, ii; Y.unoshine "a
saki. TIE manager who now acctu
suceasds III old chief. Then "a lsoq
Is ~ again ~ and he resisnea -.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
II Altered the Case.

A tourist walking along q quiet
Irish country road came upon two men
fighting desperately and rolling in the
dust Of the wayside. NJ
The upper man was pummeling the
under iii mercilessly, and the specta-
tor thought he ought to interfere.
II say, old chap" he began expostu-
lating, Its not playing the game to hit
a mhn when he's down. you know"
The victor paused a moment, and
raised his head.
''Taith," said he, "an' II yez knew ali
the throuble l had getting him down
yez wouldn't be talkin' like that!"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
Most Popular Library.

Close after the discovery that New
York is the greatest city in the world
comes the report that its public library
Is the most used library on earth. Its
daily average number Of readers is
double that Of the British Museum of
London or the Bibliotheque Rationale
Of Pnris. according to the report for
1915, just published, which says that
1O,384,479 books were borrowed in the
year and that 2,557,717 persons en-.
tered the central building at Fifth
avenue and F~orty-second street. The
was has brought a great increase In
the number Of people who use the II
brary for research. 1t has become.
the director says, an immense labora-
tory for scientific investigation, particu-
larry those seeking information p
garding new Industries.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
The Finishing Touch.

Harry had become much interes
In playing soldier. At first he was co.
tent to march about merely with q stis
for q gun. Then, at his request, h.s
mother made him a paper hat, to which
later she added a plume which Harry
had discovered In a neighbours chicken
yard. After q time he found he must
have q belt, with q sword.
One day he confronted his mother,
dressed In all his warriors finery.
"Why how like a soldier you look I"
she exclaimed.
"Y-e-s,", he agreed. "but I've been
looking at a picture Of Napoleon, and
he has scrubbing brushes on his shout.
ders."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
PAPER FROM COTTON. STALKS
German. Announce Discovery Of New
Process Of Great Importance to
- United States.

Berlin.-The royal material testing
office ut Gross-Lichterfelde, u suburb
of Berlin, announces the interesting
discovery that paper can be manufac-
tured from cotton stalks. The discov-
cry is not considered of much impOr-
lance for Germany, which produces no
cotton, but is pointed to as Of vast
Importance to the United States be-
cause Of the shortage of paper reported
in that country. The stalks were cut
and ground, boiled and bleached, and
the paper-making then proceeded after
the usual methods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
The Only WAY.

Trade was bad. At the end of an
other blank day the discouraged sales
man called on another prospective GUS
toner and asked to show his samples.
."No; there is nothing I want today"
said the customer.
but will you just examine my line
Of gOOds?'' the salesman persisted.
The customer would not.
Then snid the salesman, meekly,
twill you let me S a part of your
counter to leOk ut them myself, as /
have not had the opportunity for some
timer"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
an. Torch.

Kindling is saved by the use Of i.
gas f%ire-lighting device. This lighter
consists Of a pipe Of suitable length,
at one end Of which is a gas burner.
The opposite end Of the pipe IL con-.
nected with a gas burner by means ef'
gas tubing. To start the fire the torch
II placed under the crate, and kept
IN place until the coal ignites.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15

The baroness Won Hutton. former.
" MISS Betsy Riddle Of philadelphia,
Who was arrested In London on the
charge that she was, an enemy
alien"
In court the baroness declared that
she was not d German, but American
born. She explained that she had
been divorced from her German hus-
hand eight years ago, had lived n
/ England since. and had believed she
would regain all her rights Of AIneri-
en- citizenship when she returned 70
America.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
Overloaded.

"'What is the matter with Jinx?"
"O~vereating."
( sYou must be mistaken. Jinx is such
q tightwad that he is slowly starving
himself"
"This was Mt a poker party, Jinx
lost SIS ard when the lunch Of boiled
eggs and bread and butter was served
he tried to eat his SIS WORTH"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
No Room TO Turn.

/. .Laura. gazed intently at some sar-
dimes lying in an opened can.
what seems to interest your" her
mother asked.
Pointing with a pudgy finger, the lit.
tie girl answered:
Il was just thinking what a lot Of
trouble that middle fish would have
~ he wanted to turn over"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
Short Lived wires.

It has been found that telegraph
wires will last for 10 years near the
seashore, but in the manufacturing
districts the same wires viii last only
ten years. and sometimes less.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15

nst resignation was in 1909 when he
quit Ill his presidential, chairs q
eept that Of the bank.
Why He Resigned.
interviewed as {. his reasons for n.
urement the baron said: '.The child
IL grown and able to walk by himself"
meaning that Japanese finance was
nov so advanced that his influence IL
no longer needed. But even now It does
not seem quite clear that the veteran
Intends really to cut himself adlkft
from the world where his long life has
been spent, for he added that he would
still contribute tc the commercial and
Industrial interests Of the nation be-
Sid taking an active part in work for
q better understanding between Japan
n other countries. When the Kokusai
News agency was founded three years
ago In order to disseminate the true
truth" about Japan by cables and news,
the baron became president Of the com.
pany, a post he still holds. This com.
pany owns the Japan Times and Japan
Daily Mail, two newspapers printed in
English In Toxic, and controls the Reu.
ter cable service, both inward and out.
ward from Japan.
His retirement gives rise to the ques.
ton OF who will be his successor as
leader of the financial world of Japan.
There is no single man in sight who is
big enough to fill his chair. The can
didates with the best chance are
thought to be Mr.. II. Nakano, president
of the Toxic chamber of commerce;
Mr.. R. Fujuyama, vice president Of
the same body, and Mr.. 8. Ohashi, who
was vice president until last year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
Couldn't Trust Her.

"Cheer up, old mani Absence, you
know. makes the heart grow fonder."
whats worrying me is that I'm not
inst sure that It's having the same G.
cect On the girl
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
must Protect cate,

The board. Of health Of Montclair.
New Jersey, is fighting the pet cat.
All vagrant cats will be put out Of the
way, and family cats must wear a IL
cense. and are protected az long as
they are well kept. Cats suspected Of
disease will either be q%uarantined or
killed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-09-15
The Brides Appeal.

Hubby, I've often heard you speak
shout your salad days.y
Yes, my dear"
Cant you, help me make q salad for
my-reception7 ] must have one, and !
know nothing scout the dreadful
thipgS.n
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

their records under the most careful scrutiny by A. A. A. technical ex- rerts. Both were fully equipped cars end the motors which held the title were both of four cylinders avoiding complication and retaining a charac- teristic universal among cars that set worlds records
 There is definite reason for the superiority of the modern type. It is reason based not on design but on manufacture. During these three years there has been no revolution in engineering but manufacturing science has made some wonderful strides
 Quantities Far Greater. 'a
 Cars are built in quantities far greater than three years ago. Makes are fewer but the great enterprises nlanufacturin cars of this type are yearly waxing more powerful ana more proficient. Their output has correspondingly increased in, all the good qualities which owners coVct.
 Maxwell 'eThc wonder Car
 The man who suggested the Max we'll as the ''Wonder Car must have known pretty thoroughly what he was talking about, for it is a won derful proposition for the price. It is not lacking in any parGcular,- plenty of power, good material, and perfect workmanship. E. c. Denisons the agent, at 43O Main street, New Britain, told Herald reporter that he had tried out this car very thoroughly, given it the most rigid and unreasonable test, and found that it is not lacking in any respect. The way these cars are selling and the use made, of them by thousands of satisfied customers is a better recom- mend for the car than he could tell . prospective buyer if he talked with him for a whole day.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
BROOKLYN TO HAVE
 BIG AUTO SHOW
All the Space in Big Ar1nory Taken for Pleasure and Business.
 Cars,

| New York. Feb. 1o-Several auto mobile dealers in Brooklyn are now
 realizing the value of preparedness as l far as exhibiting at the fifth Brook l Iyn automobile show is concerned, for 1 they are now loudly clamoring for ' space in some nook or cranny Of the Twenty third Regiment armory m
 which to display a car or two. But
 all of the space has been sold for the
 show, which opens on March s and
 continues until the 18th, and the committee is at 8 loss to know where to put the overflow, even though the entire lobby and vestibule has been utilized.
 Practically all of Brooklyn's auto mobile trade will be represented bat there are a number of requests for space from dealers in Manhattan and the committee believes that if the ar mory were nearly twice it's size, all the space would be filled.
 The Grand Central Palace automo- bile show drew so many people to the
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

exhibition that the building was crowded in such a way as not to per- init of general or thorough inspec- ton Of the exhibits. The Brooklyn show will be welcomed by many who deslre to see the cars again shown side by side and, as the arnory has more floor space than either the Mad lson Square Garden or any floor of the Grand Central Palace, there will be shown on one floor.