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The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
HE DOESN'T WANT DRINK.

Sober, reliable and honest bartend- CT needs work badly; can open oys- ters. make sandwiches, etc.; clean worker; don't drink good references; small saloon preferred K S32 States
 The above want ad appeared in a daily paper. Another paper thus com- ments:
 Don't drink" Had that man been advertising for place in fruit store would he have said, don't eat fruit 2" Had he been desirous of place in a clothing store would he have boasted. don't wear clothes?" What a strange recommendation for a man to offer in his own behalf: I'm just the man for the place, for don't use the stun you'll expect me to recom- mend to others"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
FIRST TO BE LAID OFF.

Big business has taken a stand against the man who drinks. This not because of any particular interest in the effects of alcohol on mind and body, scientifically considered, but be- cause It finds the nondrinker the more trustworthy employee. Returns from employers of 750,O00 men show that they forbid alcoholic liquors in their industrial plants. A large cor poration recently discharged 30 em- ployees who signed an application for q liquor license. Another concern dis charged 6S men, and accompanying each dismissal notice was kodak picture showing the employee entering d saloon. What about personal iib- erty"?
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
BEER WORSE THAN WHISKY.

This Is what the Home Life Insur- ance company of New York has to say about beer:
 "Of all intoxicating drinks, 1t is the most animalizing. It dulls the intel lectual and moral and feeds the sens ual and beastly nature. Beyond all other di,nks, it qualities for delib- crate and unprovoked crime. In thls respect 1t Is much worse than distilled liquors. A whisky drinker will com init murder only under the direct ex- cltement of liquor, a beer drinker Is capable of doing it in cold blood. Long observation has assured us that large proportion of murders delib- erately planned and executed, without passion or malice, with no other mo- tive than the acquisition of property or money. often or trlflIng value, are perpetrated by beer drinkers"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
SORRY HE SPOKE.

Two girl friends met in the street and stopped to shake hands.
 "So glad to see you, Grace" said the tailor-made Alice Was just on my way to ask you, as my oldest friend, to be one of my bridesmaids, '
 Bridesmaids! How lovely! l dio not know you were engaged" replied Grace.
 Its sudden--very sudden; but he's awfully in love, and is just too lovely to live. Will you act?"
 Act? Of course. I'll be charmed. But moving forward and speaking in an undertone, do come around the corner and tell me all about it. Here comes that idiotic, irresponsible don key, Jim Berton. He's grinning as though he meant to stop, and l don't care to be seen talking to him.
 Jim Berton He's the man I'm go- ing to marry"-Baltimore American.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
Temperance
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PROSPERITY FOLLOWS

mat little business no less than big business, is bettered by prohibition Is shown by the following story told by Dr. Harvey w Wiley:
 Tt was Saturday afternoon in one Of the interior counties of Arkansas. Hundreds of vehicles of all sorts drawn by mules, most of which were In good condition, were picketed around the public square. The great department store, which my guide owned, was filled with colored people. They were buying most llberally and Were extremely well-dressed and we'll behaved. l was struck with their ap- pearance and prosperity and happl- ness, and l was curious to know why 1t was that these people seemed so much better off than those l had seen Tn other localities. l asked the pro- prietor, who was freely giving credit to his customers, If he did not lose on many accounts. He replied: Never one How do you account for their prosperityT l asked. Strictly en- forced prohibition was his answer. If We were to permit the saloon to come into this county again, it would wreck our prosperity; 1t would ruin my business and send this town back 30 years.'"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
SELECTING SEED CORN.

Arkansas grows a good many acres
 of corn but it is safe to say that or
 more than one-half of the entire corn
 acreage there is not grown enouon
 corn to really pay for the investment
 and labor. There are at least two im-
 portant reasons why Arkansas is not growing corn at a profit. The land on
 much of the farming portions of Ar.
 kansas has been farmed too long with
 too little attention given to soil fer tility. Our farming lands must he made richer through clovers and barn. yard manures before corn can be pro. duced at a profit. The second reason why corn cannot be produced success fully Is because few farmers have at
 tempted Tn serious way to improve
 their corn by breeding or by field se- lection of seed. September therefore Is announced by the Extension Divi- sion of the University of Arkansas land U. s. Department of Agriculture as the month when farmers are to he asked to select seed corn from the field. Circulars will be printed and distributed through county agents, bankers and county judges and others calling attention to the rules for se- lecting seed corn. While corn can be selected any time in September it is thought that more interest would be developed if a special day is selected as "Seed Selection Day" Therefore. MT. w. J. Jernigan, state agent for Boys Corn Club work and Mr. C. w. Watson, state demonstration agent. have designated Sept. 27 as the day when all corn club boys and farmers carrying on demonstrations and oth- CTS interested will be asked to go to the fields and select seed corn: select ing we'll formed ears from medium sized stalks, stalks anywhere from ' to 10 feet high, ears about to 5 feet from the ground and hanging down. stalks with plenty of foliage and with good root systems. Each farmer should select about three times as many ears as he will expect to plant, hang them up in sheds until winter then take down, sorting again and storing properly for the winter, later sorting again, taking off tips and butts and smelling and grading just before planting time. It is hoped that one hundred farmers in each county may be secured as "seed corn demonstra- tors" and it is hoped that all of the three thousand boys in the corn clubs will select their seed corn on Sep tember 27.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
State.

State. covernor-C. H. BrOugh. :, SSs, Secretary of state-Tom J. Terral. storney-General-J. D. Arouckie' anditOr-HOgan Oliver. cnnt schools-J. L. Bond osr osin Mines. Etc.-John H. Page. Treasurer-R. c. Mcdaniel. Com. Highways-Wm. Owen
 District. congress-W. s. Goodwin. Cbancery Judge--J. D. Shaver. Prosecuting Atty-T. B. Parks. R. Comm.-Herbert Wilson.
 County. psnresentative-Buck Andrews. Sberiff-Sam E. Mum. Judge-Jim Franks. Circuit Clerk-C. c. Calhoun. County Clerk-Dave Martin. Coupty Treasurer-W. K. Yancey. Tax Assessor-Henry Almand. Surveyor-Hugh White. Coroner-C. F. Nelms.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
NEW COINS.

During the next ten days the newly ninted half dollars, quarters and dimes which are to replace the old ones, will be distributed throughout the country.
 There is a national law which re- quires that there shall be a change in the design of all silver coins every 20 years In accordance with this rule tA- has been going on gradual pre- parahOns for the change, and the gov enment is now ready to trade old coins for new, after the example of the lamp vender of the Arabian tale. Only there is no trick or subterfuge as to the coin; in this modern trade the public gets the best of it.
 For several months the hints at Denver, San Francisco and Philadel- phla have been minting the newly de- Sgned coins at the rate of S40.000 worth a day. That sounds like an immense amount of small change, but takes an immense amount to supply ne population of this big country.
 The new half dollars will nave on one side the goddess of Liberty hold mg bunch of olive branches with the oa legend; "ln God We trust" above asf' tn the other side a spread eagle poised on a rock, holding in it's tal- .s what the designers say is an oak ~g' Over its head are the words
 united States of America;" at it's leet' Half Dollar.o
 me quarters are more unique. On 'nF Side IS the figure of woman .vnlng through a gate in a wall: on w r tuner IS an eague in full flight. " are left to guess at the signifi- ,sDSe Of the woman and the gate l.s a' iS' II We keep a quarter by us 'lS T enough to do any guessing.
 h' SeW dimes will be quite different
 4 'ie old ones On one side there sb. "Oman's head, with Liberty" As s 'n ana the minting date below. On bon.s O,'itr bunch of roads and an axe ha ". 'Ogether after the fashion of iet,.. l''es' borne of old by the Roman pn0n t,ois' Below this Is the motto. "E plaribus Unum." '''' '''0''0' r0 nS !, the new coins are sent out there old ona m gradual in-gathering of the tma a fs to be remintcd, so now is the few ,'l the numismatist, to put away
 Po, samples for future collections sta,v ' .'1 the moralist there is a whole l Tbsv oVnlAd each of these new coins take tSo; Soaue as clean as new souls to its. s,. their share in the great droma ro,a of of pp,,. 'ney will lie in mnadps silten l Street ana h In the ragged pocket of tbe from boeg oesgar' They will go clean they ~i,, pTpest $ hand to honest hand, and thieves ~'' nj Tgure in the tainted loot of high altar. rnGy 1 will go up to Gods they will 'S S. n n collection plates, and fight an5 ,, pe the prize for which men aey will .an allI' and the lure for which tenptation agency of angels or tho what use " Ot srinning devils Think clean coin. you :, will make of the new,
 out to s va,. the government is serdinn
 t,,p vel" you o, this month. rhere re"G,"s is
 Question a ,o ol intrOscpection behind I tba
 Raads~ssssy as You turn the coins ," in vo"r o"r
 @snphis Commercial ApSeo' Al Dour
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
TEMPERATE ARMY.

A temperate army was something not conceived of in the old theories of war. But. in fact, drunkard is today as much out of place in an army as he would be on a battleship. A modern army is fighting machine only less complex in it's nature than a modern navy. and equally dependent on sobri' ety in the ranks.-New York World.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
NOT DIscERNIBLE.

Walter F. Johnson, an American avl- ator expert, after spending six months in Russia. or near there, watching Tor submarines in the Black sea, told re- norters that he could detect sub marines 150 feet under water While ne was 5000 feet above it, but that he had mt been able to see drunken man In Russia anywhere.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
BORN LUCKY.

First Coster: We'll, poor old Bills gone.
 Second Coster (scornfully): Poor, indeed! Luckiest bloke in the market Couldn't touch nuffink wifout it turned to money. Insured is 'ouse-burned in month. Insured 'isself again
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
SKATES NECESSARY.

Wife (angrily)-Niee time for you and that man upstairs to be getting home. And you are both reellng 6Eunk.
 Hub-Thash so, m'deat. You shee, it's so slipp'ry (hie) we couldn't "a got home t all 'thout skates.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04

True hope is swift and flies with swallows wings, Kings it makes gods and meaner creatures kings.
 Shakespeare.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
THE LURE OF THE REAL.

"How did Jack come to break with Miss Sweetleigh? He used to say that she was as good as gold"
 "Yes. but you see he's got acquaint- ed with girl who has gold
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04

Call at this office if you wish a scholarship in good business college. We have one in the Tyler School and one in Draughon's college and will save you little money.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
sRewERIEs AND CHURCHES.

For every dollar put into new brew cries and diStillerles in 1915 there were s3S.2 20 put into new churches.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
INTENSITY OF ARKANSAS. FAYETTEVILLE
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.

accidents-broke is harm first week.
 Joined the Burial Serceity last I oosday, and now 'e's 'opped 1t.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04
BANNING POPULARITY.

At the rate the country is going dry the water wagon will soon be as popu- lar as the automobile.-Exchange.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-09-04

....d as second class mail mat hnlslen November 4th, 1905, at the post ter NO. v. Prescott, Ark, under the act 's'ts aa rongress, a March 3, lS7s'
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08

Self love is the grUatest of all aatter- FITS Ia R""hPfOncaud
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
GOLDEN ROD

We are informed that the Golden Rod, a pleasure launch capable of seatln, forty people will be on the scene of action this summer to take charge of the tourist busi- ness. The Commercial Club again Is rendering a service to the citi- zens os Skagway and deserves the credit for having the foresight to provide for such conveyance.
 The fact that the club has made an investigation and secured a boat that Is safe and seaworthy and capable of handling the trade is a feature not to be overlooked by the citizens and business men or this community.
 The commercial Club Is on the job every minute of the day. It is affiliated with the National Chamber .oT Commerce and is con stantly On the alert to bring Skag- wny before the eyes Ot the world in a true representative manner. It is tC te regretted that this hard working and influential body re cleYe. the support of SO few of the business men of thds city. How evrr, oue glance at the working per soueu Nf that body will readily show that they are live ones and in the rssme for all that there is to gtt. ....... ,-
 As the season approaches un- 6oubtedly a call will be issued by thd+ body for the support of more Of the business men. Any req sonahle man will immediately see tha. concentrated action will get the city further than Individualism and for that reason alone should gladly end your support to the body.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
HUGHES A FAYORITE

This is the second day of the re publican convention in Chicago. Yesterday there was an intlmauon of the combining Of the leaders to exclude Hughes from the list and swing to Roosevelt. Now and then a threatening voice has been heard throughout the country that unless certain men nominated on the ticker suit other leaders that a third party will be formed and that Mir. Roosevelt will assume the rule of that third party.
 Sizing the situation up from all angles and after carefully perusins the leading political papers in the country It looks as thought either Hughes or Roosevelt would get the nomination. on the republican ticAe. Things at the present stat Us oI the game look more favorable for Hughes than for Roosevelt. Ar. RocSeyslts inclinattons to keen alOtt from a direct association with the parry but still at the same time liz ering around on the edge for the nomination has cast discredit upon h.s standing with the lenders.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08

The Skagway agents for the Eastman Kodak, films and supplies TP Keller Bros. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
ALL REJOICE

Skagway joins with all of Alaska in rejoicing over the opening of the mighty Yukon to navigation. It Is symboletic Of the opening of the business season for the interior. Business concerns operating in the interior take on a new aspect of business life, transportation to and from all of the towns in the inter iar increases, money circulateB and the outSide world begins to realize that Alaska is something other than a field Of snow and Ice.
 People in the interior get in touch with the outside more readily both from the increased mail ser vice and thru personal touch with travelling men and new blood which seeks to locate in those districts.
 To Skasway the opening Of the
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
SYMPATHETIC COOPERATION

The class day exercises in Elks Hall last night were ably managed aud everything went off without a hitch on the part of the school peo- Ule. There was however, a decided lack O cooperation on the part of the parents and visiting people of Skagway which hindered the render ing of me exercises in a manner tha' made it very disagreeable for the Uarucipants.
 There were a few in the audience who never got quiet enough for the others tU hear. The practice of constantly moving about, allowing small children the run of the aisles and Hee ping babies in the audience after it was reasonably evident that they wUIld make a disturbance and bother the anxious listener, is to be deplured.
 The undeyeloped voice does not have carrying powers that trained voice. and more especially in large hal, needs the sympGthe4-a CO., operation of the audience. If this co-oUeratiye spirit can be incOrpor- ated into the scene this evening it will greatly help those who are par ticipating ln the commencement ex- erCiSeS.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08

river means much. Forming, as we do. the natural gateway to the in terlor--all persons going to the in tertor tarry with Us for at least a few hours. They become acquainted with us, our business men and the excellent climatic conditions which are always evident ih the Garden City. Many have expressed the wish that they could maintain home here and use this as a base for their headquarters. First comes 4 wish or desire and then ac- ton. Action on the part of citizens to the affect that skagway offers the ideal spot for such an estab- mshment will have telling effects
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
4 SINGAPORE DISH
Ricetafa Is Not a Mere Meal; Ii
 Is a Whole Banquet.
A SORT OF CULINARY MARVEL

R coataIHo About Everything From
 Fish Go Dessert, but lts Great and
 cre~ning Delight sesmS to 5S the
 Highly odorOus Bombay Duck.
 On a trip around the world from New York. Singapore is just half way The ships part here and flow both ways Drop a letter in the pOstottice for New York and 1t may, come across the Pa cihc; drop another and it may cross the Atlantic ~-g.s g...a.
 More odds and ends of humanity are thrown together hem, in Singapore than fp any other city in the world. Singa pore k halfway between Arabia and Japan, halfway between India and ChIaa, On, the street they stream past -slkhs, ETamils. Parsees,, Armenlans, Arabs. Malays. MoIammedans. Filipl nos, Chinese, Portuguese, siamese Japanese. Javanese--as if they werS made up for, ,a procession. some with DO clothes, and some swathed in them.
 Every day at noon on the bill of fare in sinGapore you find a dish called rice tRfeL which will live long in my mem OEy It Is the most fearfully and won derfuly made dish in the world It staggers the imagination to think Of what 1t ts ,Composed. An, ordinary in. tellect stands aPpalledI when 1t begins trying to figure out what the dish Is made of Only Kelvin dare try to re solve 1t into It's elements. ...
 The first day ordered 1t in a reck- less, care free moment I had never heard of it be 'uEe- and supn0Sed that it
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
Amblaupua.

"Afiss Founder says she eats like a bird"
 What! That fat girlT'
 "It's true, for she tukes about peck at every mOuthful Baltimore Ameri can.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
ANYHOW TRY AT HOME

There is great talk about patriot ism just now and no one denies the wisdome of fealty to home and country. But 1t seems that when 1t comes to conserving home inter ests We are apt to be penny wise and pound foolish. To make a few cents, as we imagine. we barter our whole future. That Is the mo tive of buying away from home It is the firm opinion of the Alaskan that our interests are best served by buying at home; and we should do our town the justice of at least TRYING AT HOME before We buy elsewhere.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08

Zenith oil for clocks, watches and typewriters. Thin In body It quickly reaches the finest parts Of these delicate mechanisms, lubrtcat7 Ing them correctly without gum ming; cleaning those parts and preventing rust. 10c, 25e soc bot ties. Keller Bros., Sole skagway Agents. =. ...--. =. --..-..--.--
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08

Zenith Oil for moving picture ma chimes, talking machines, phono- graphs and musical instruments, au- tomobile magnetos and dynamos, IS unexcelled. 1Oc, 25c, soc bottles. Keller Bros. Sole skagway Agents. /
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
Only One "Bromo Quinine"

Whenever you feel cold coming on
 think of the full name LAXATIVE. eRoMO QUININE. Cures Cold in one day. Cures Grip in two days. Look fo, signature ofE. W. Grove on the box. ?Sc
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08

Arctic BrOthe1hood.---
 Camp Skagway No. 1,
 A. B. meets every sec
 ond and fourth TusB-
 day evening at S:0e p. ID. snaT. Visiting brothers cordial " welcome. W. L. Stevenson. Arc tic Chief, W. E. Burford, Arctic Recorder.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08

Remember that there Is only one genuine" Kodak. If 1t isn't an Eastman. 1t isn't KODAK" Kel- lers are the Skagway agents.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-06-08
Cruel Comment.

"Mr smithers says he would die for me"
 He can't: he's too bald."-Baldmore American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05

at the switch until it was closed or until he was relieved by a competent emp1oye.
 Blame On Engineer. A careful inspection and tests of the switch and signal as well as the weight of she testimony, do not dis close how the signal could be at pro ceed'' with the switch set for the sid ing, or how temperature conditions could affect the wires enough to cause the signal to indicate anything but caution There is, therefore, no req son to doubt that Engineer Holmes ldisregarded or mistook the caution indication and consequently ap- preached the switch too rapidly to stop or reduce his speed materially before reaching it.
 As this accident was due to the fail ure of human agencies in performing prescribed duties, I can suggest no means of guarding against similar ac- cidents, other than the administration of discipline according to railroad cus- tom, and the rigid enforcement of rules pertaining to the movement and protection of trains.
 The names of the persons from whom he foregoing facts were ob- tained independent of my personal oo- SerVations are as follows: H. W. Barber w. H. Casey, David M. Brighton, William J. Cullen, Ben janin Donaldson, Charles A. Doty, Jo- seph l.. Downs, Edward J. Gingres, B. IC. Hitchcock, c. H. Holmes, Patrick McDonough, M. D. Miller, c. H. Mor-, rison, F. W. Nelson, Hugh B. iO'Neil, W. R. Pattison, J. s. Ruff, J. H. Smith, B. E. Starr, George J. Stroker; Charles L. Tibbels, John WilIesfky. Respectfully submitted,
 JOHN F. TRUMBULL,
 Chief Engineer. Hartford, May 1, 1916.
 The foregoing report of accident is accepted and ordered on file and rec ord as the official record of the causes, facts and circumstances'' of said accident, Attention is called to the suggestions made ny the chief en- gineer as possible means whereby similar accidents may be avoided in the future.
 Dated at Hartford, this first day Of Lay, 1916.
 PUBLIC UTILITIES
 COMMISSION,
 HENRY F. BILLINGS,
 Secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-05
Railway to Connect
 Harbin With Aigun

Peking. May 5.-An agreement has been reached between the Chinese and the Russian governments for the con struction of a railway in. North Man churia connecting the Trans-Siberia railway at Harbin with the Amur river at Aigun, and having a spur from the important town of Mergen south to Tsitsihar.
 This new railway twill be about 660 miles in length. Funds for the con- struction of the line will be raised by Russia through aotation of a bond is- sue. The railway will give Russia an added hold in North Manchuria, and is of special strategic and po1iti- cal importance. The Anur river, which will be brought into touch with Harbin, is a very important commer- cial highway ia the open season. The river flows into the ocean far north of Vladivostok, and on it's lower reaches there are important fishing industries, especially salmon canneries.