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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
An Air Pressure Line.

Along the main line of the Great
Western railroad in South Devon there
are some curious survivals of systems
once the pets of celebrated engineers,
and as such tried and found unsatis-
factory.
Thus, when you come to Starcross,
where the line runs so picturesquely
along the salt water estuary of the
Exc, tall red sandstone tower will be
noticed, adjoining the station. 1t is
quite an ornament in the distant view,
and gives rather an Italian air to the
surroundings.
This and another building at Tot.
mes are the only surviving evidences of
system invented by Brunei. This
was the atmospheric railroad" by
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
The One-RaiI Irish Express.

out of nightmares. They are built
and between them is huge headlight
resembling those in use on American
and Canadian railroads.
There has always been some ques-
ton as to how our English standard
railroad gauge came into existence at
the measurement of four feet eight and
One-half inches. The generally-received
opinion is that this was the gauge in
use at the collieries when George
Stephenson first conceived the idea of
the locomotive engine.
A very curious tram line survival on
DartmOOr takes us back to the days be-
fore steam railroads. This is the gran
lite tramway originally laid down for
the purpose of conveying the granite
hewn out near Hey Tor for the rebuild
ing of London bridge. Long, grOOved
lengths of granite were placed along
the hillside, and on these the stone was
conveyed down to the Sover canal at
Teigngrace, and thence floated by barge
to TeignmOuth. Arrived there, it was
transferred to sailing ships for Lon
don.
Not very much of this primitive
granite railroad remains at Hey Tor
among the heather and the bracken,
for the farmers, being frugal persons
have removed most of the lengths to
serve as rubbing posts for their cat
tie
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20
Easy to Take No Pain or
 Ache

It's no longer necessary to bear the weakening sickness and terrible nau- sea that always follows a dose of calomel.
 LIV-VER-LAX cleanses the torpid liver, and hvens up the whole system by ridding it of the clogging poisons. Yet 1t works so gently and pleasantly that you hardly know you've taken it.
 LIV-VER-LAX, being purely vege- table, is absolutely harmless, and does not tear upthesyseemlikecalomel.And not tear up the system like calemel. And it's guaranteed to be satisfac- tory, or the druggist will return your money. For sale at 50e and $1 at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20
TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE.

I will meet the citizens of Nevada county at the following places to as- sess their taxes on personal property only. In case I should miss anyone in my round, will leave a few blanks at each stop and you may list your property on same and properly ac- knowledge and sign and forward to me at Prescott:
 Prescott, Missouri Twp, Monday. July 10 to Thursday, July 20.
 FRED WALLIS,
 Assessor Nevada Co.,, Ark. May 11th, 1916.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
State.

State. Governor-C. H. Brough. Secretary of State-Tom J. Terral Atorney-General-J. D. Arbuckle Auditor-Hogan Oliver. Supt. Schools-J. l.. Bond. Com. Mines, Etc.-John H. Page. Treasurer-R. G. Mcdaniel. Com. Highways-Wm. Owen.
 District. Congress-W. s. Goodwin. Chancery Judge-J. D. Shaver. Prosecuting Atty-T. B. Parks. R. R. Comm.-Herbert Wilson.
 County. Representative-Buck Andrews. Sherif-Sam E. Mum. Judge-Jim Franks. Circuit Clerk-C. c. Calhoun. County Clerk-Dave Martin. County Treasurer-W. K. Yancey Tax Assessor-Henry Almand. Surveyor-Hugh White. Coroner-C. F. Nelms.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20
NO FLIES ON THEM.

Vast swarms of flies descended on the land and came into the houses of the Egyptians" impressively said the teacher, land covered their clothing, and their tables, and all their goods, but"-emphatically-"there were no flies on the children of Israel"
 A small boy interrupted from the rear of the room:
 "Please, ma'am, there aint now either"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20
CLOTHES AND CHURCHES.

There are great numOer or peo- ple in our towns and cities, who claim to be religious but yet they do not at tend church services nor take any part in the religious work of the community and give the excuse for such non-attendance as lack of fine clothes. They sit still and take no part in the great work of evangeliz-
 ing the land nor do their children at
 tend Sunday school nor church ser vices and are growing up in ignor-
 Christ. Now who started this idea
 that person has to be elegantly dressed before they will be received at town churches is not known and the idea has many times been refuted but still there are hundreds who will not come and so are among the class of non-actors for God.
 A historical incident has come to my mind and l will repeat it here to show that this is a mistake and that the poor are just as welcomed in the fashionable churches as the rich.
 There lived in Minnesota a widow With several children dependent upon her physical labor for support and she had a great struggle to keep bread upon her table but was very energetic and took in washing to make a little money for the children She wanted her fatherless little ones to have the very best advantages and realizing that the best was to be had Tn the church looked around to find congenal place where they could go. one llVed near very fashionable and wealthy church but found that no one III her class was going there and the majority of the poor did not go any where, but their children were grow Ing up m ldleness and vice and they only had words of censure for the churches of the city. But Mrs. John son had an idea that her children were as good as anybody's and that the way to get them to think so as we'll as the other people, was that they should go among the very best peo- ple and to the best churches where Sne knew she would find the best peo- pie Some of the neighbors said thac !, She was bent on sending her chil- ufeh 10 church they should go down 'owh to mission and mingle only "i'h the poor, but she thought that would only be confession that her ,",iufen were inferior and they would .eiieVe It themselves and so feel ir- ,efiof to the other children with the ueS' advantages. So as she found 'aat the church door was open, that 1ey dld not have to pay an admit .a"ce lee as they did when they went s snow, she entered them as pupils the Sunday school of this fashion a0'e church and would see if they
 SOuid be welcomed though not finely
 r.o' esSeo' They had clean clothes but t;a' p'a'n and common yet the recep- m;.. was very cordial, they were ad-
 .ns 'ea to all the classes of their ages, ts 1nu had the same opportunities as oi the children of the million tha S No discourtesy was shown at n ana the children felt very much tbam nome and were very happy that and I could sit in the refined society and "S'en to a minister of education ana scholarship.
 ta,o e or the boys showed musical bova, ' t and he was invited to join the ber snOlr and finally became mem- posoa .ne regular church choir com the o;, VI tne best musical talent of
 RtaA
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20

the children commenced to 20 in the Spring of the year and when winter came Tn that rigorous climate. if vas a question as to chothes sure enouqh The boy John especially felt this as he had only an Alpaca suit and while he passed all right in the hot weather season, what would he do in the win ter. The washpot did not bring in enough money to get a new suit and now should he gracefully withdraw or just stiffen his backbone and act the man and go on singing in the choir in his Alpaca suit. There were a dozen men who would have gladly given him good winter suit but were afraid they would wound his pride and so nothing was offered him but he kept right on and while the thermometer many a Sunday was far below zero still the boy did not fail to show up in the choir with that faithful Alpaca suit on. There was not the least hint that he was not wanted but rather they showed him special attention and admired his pluck and faith-one of the wealthy members went out of his way to give him warm shake of the hand and the choir people complimented his fine voice.
 The severe winter passed finally but 1t demonstrated that these children were of superior mettle and instead ot having been sighted and forced to leave the church or take a back pew they were advanced in every way and had as good and kind reception as the children of the wealthiest. Soon a good job was found for the singing boy and in the course of years he and the other children relieved the faith ful mother of her hard toll and bought a good comfortable house for them to live in, the younger children were given advantages of the best schools.
 Now to make long story short, the people discovered that Mrs. John son had the right idea of things and that her children partook of her ster- ling qualities of merit and that they were the equals of anybodys children. Minnesota was one of the strongest Republicans states in the Union and while the Democrats were having trouble to hold the Solid South, John A. Johnson got the Democratic nomi- nation for governor and surprised the outside world by defeating the Re publican nominee at the polls. For three terms he was elected governor of Minnesota and probably only his untimely death on the operating table prevented him from reaching the Presidential chair. He was the for mer poor boy who sang in the fash ionable church choir in winter time in an Alpaca coat and has forever put to silence the idea that the poor are not wanted in the town and city churches and that they have to be finely dressed before they can have a welcome there. There is no record in the Bible where the Lord ever accept ed an excuse from any one for not doing his duty and from this histori- cal Cease we are certain that no one will be excused for non-attendance be- cause he has not fine clothes The church always welcomes those who come and none need stay away be- cause of imaginary sights that will never occur.
 JNO. C. WILLIAMS.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20

"Kashka," dry buckwheat and cold sour milk, is said to be favorite staple food of the Russian troops, while another is "stchee," soup of which the chief ingredients are cab bages, potatoes, oatmeal and fat meat pork being preferred.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20

sincerely wishes that the dates for the departure of the train, and the dates for the Fair did not conflict, as they do, as he certainly would like to make this trip and take advantage of this opportunity for this town and this section.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20

Orders have been issued to the own CTS of dogs in Vienna and other Aus trian cities to exchange the brass labels on dogs collars for labels made of iron. Seventy thousand dogs brass labels have already been handed to the war material department.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20

Entered as second class mail mat lar November 4th, 1905, at the post .eica at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20
SETTINGS.

Fifty women are enrolled in the col. lege of dental and oral surgery IT New York City.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20
HAMPSTEAD COUNTY
 UNION FAIR NEWS
By Lee Giles, Manager.


 dld you ever see the like of fine toma- toes as are now being produced in this section? Besides the great big juicy red fellows being offered on the local market, tons of them are being preserved, canned and saved by the busy housewives, and some superb displays will be made at the Fair. Clay Monts is bringing in some as large as pumpkins-reasonabie pump kns, of course, while Mrs. Beswick, wife of Engineer Beswick of the Iron Mountain switch crew, is keeping all her neighbors down on Pond street supplied with the finest that ever grew.
 Three acres of the poorest kind of sandy land will grow ton of the tin- est broom corn. A ton of broom corn will bring $160 delivered to the Dixie Broom Works in Hope. It would take five acres of this same kind of land to grow bale of cotton. Need more be said? More need not be said. Main Guy Rodgers of the broom works brought to headquarters Mon day sample of broom corn, now on display in headquarters window, which he took from the poor, thin sandy land, unfertilized, of a colored gem man, three miles south of Hope. He says there are many acres around the country that will do this and there is always high market. By the way, the broom works has authorized the Fair management to announce that they will give a special premium this year at the Fair of $3 for the best five stalks of broom corn, and B for the second best.
 MT. and Mrs. R. A. Haynes were pleasant callers Monday morning. Rufe says he has not decided yet whether he will enter his fine Jersey COW herd for premiums this year, having an idea that he will merely put them on exhibition, but that he is going after the premiums on Poland China, Hampshire, and cross be- tween the Duroc and Poland China hogs. He says he has some pigs of the latter strain now in his herd that are only six months old and will tip the beam at around POO pounds. Mrs. Haynes verified this, so you may count on it being true.
 You have no doubt heard of the man who put Arkansas on the map? Well, he was in town Tuesday. He not only put it on the map, but he is also putting it on wheels. He is W. B. Folsom, live, wide-awake news paper man of Brinkley, and the son of our esteemed townsman, Col. w. w. Folsom, of the Great and Coed. Mir Folsom is the originator and pres ent owner of the superb advertising idea, "Arkansas on Wheels" which is being run every year through the country. It is fine publicity and, properly handled, is the most valu- able and cheapest way of getting to the people of anything we can call to mind. It is, in effect, taking the Hampstead County Union Fair on a trip around the country. The manager
The Prescott daily news., 1916-07-20

The above statement is correct.
 THOS. c. McRAE, IT,, Cashier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
Orders Corporeal
Punishment For Youth

The sounds of blows and loud cries this
morning caused the employees of the city
hall TO rush from their Offices and into the
corporation court from whence the noise
Upon entering the door of the court
room a scene unusual for that temple Of
justice was Witnessed. A large, strong
woman with a large. strong strap, was do
ing her maternal duty TO a small boy who
was expressing sincere feeling with every
blow. Chief of Police Linton was re-
strained from interfering by Officer Joe
Domlnguez, who Informed the chief that
the woman was merely executing a SEN
tence of the court.
1t appears that two small boys have
been persistenly fighting on the streets
and that Judge Celaya sentenced both to
receive five lashes with a strap from one
Of their parents. After allowing the irate
parent to inflict the five lashes required
by law n one extra lash for safety. Of
ficer D%ominguez interfered and the woman
left the hall with the boy in one hand and
the strap IN the other.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
Walker Bros. Land Big
Local School Contract

The school board yesterday afternoon
awarded the contract for furnishing the
new high school building to the Walker
Bros.-fiancock Company Of this city for
$1,000. The bid calls for the furnishing
Of 5000 individual desks. 200 wall lockers.
$50 auditorium chairs, nine teachers
desks and $50 window shades. No con-
tract for the furnishing Of the labora-
torres. gymnasium. domestic science or
manual training departments were let at
yesterdays session.
A number Of representatives from out
Of town houses were present yesterday in
GLIDING y. p. Willis Of Dallas. W. r..
Jourdan. and J. III. Monroe Of Browns
vile. The successful bidder was repre-
scented by Walker Austin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
City Lets Contract To
SupplyC Crude Oil A Year

City Manager +. III. Williams yesterday
afternoon awarded the contract for the
furnishing of fuel oil for the water and
hight plant and the sewerage plant to the
Magnolia Petroleum Company on their bid
of $l.3Ss per forty-two gallon barrel. The
bids specify Mexican crude oil.
The Texas Company, the second bidder.
made a proposition of S1.49 IL per bar
rel, while the Pierce Fordyce Company
made a price Of S1.55 1-2 for domestic
oil.
The contract for the city i a very
handsome one as the city plants average
in consumption about $4,000 barrels per
year. The contract j. for one year with
an option of renewal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
La Feria Pipe Line
Strikes Quicksand

Engineers constructing extensions for
the La Feria Mutual Canal system struck
.quicksand IN the arroyo while running u
pipe line across the arroyo. and were de-
lnyed for several DAYS in completing the
work. according to II. B. Noblett NJ Ia
Feria. who i in Brownsville for 4 few
days. Mr.. Noblett said this quickSand
strike IN that section was unusual. The
canal system extension and improvements
under the capable direction of Receiver
Byrnes are being rapidly completed. Mr..
Noblett said. and the La Feria district
farmers expect soon 10 be in operating
shape again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
SAM HAS
JOBS FOR MANY
MEN SPEAKING FOREIGN LAM
GUAGES ARE DESIRED TO ENTER
FOREIGN TRADE SERVICE.

Uncle Sam is still hunting for men
to act as clerks to commercial attaches To-
Gated in foreign countries. He also wants
clerks qualified in foreign languages for
service in the bureau of foregn and domes-
tic mme department of commerce., at
Washington. On MAY II the civil service
commission is going to hold a single ex-
animation to find eligibles for these posi-
tions. Those who pass this test success
fully will be placed on the eligible list for
both positions. Clerks TO commercial at
taches are paid $500 a year. with ex-
penses for travel and subsistence from
Washington to the foreign post and return.
Clerks qualified in foreign languages are
paid somewhat less, but are in an advan-
tageous position TO qualify themselves for
vacancies which may arise in the clerk to
attache positions, or for other high grade
positions in the field of service.
As the examination l. to be held in a
very short time, candidates are urged to
write at once for application blanks. which
may be had from the Civil Service Com
mission at Washington or from its district
Offices. Those desiring to take the exami-
nations are urged to file applications for
both position.
Candidates will be examined in the fol-
lowing subjects. which will have the rela-
tive weights Indicated:
'1-Copying and spacing (typewriting).
10.
Copying from rought draft type
writing), 5.
3-Copying from plain copy (typewrit-
ing). 5.
4-Time CONSUMED on subjects l, ?
and 81, Is.
5-Report writing Tan orderly. concise
and grammatical statement. not more than
200 words in length, of the essential facts
included in a given statement of 400 to
800 words), Is.
6-Arithmetic fundamental rules. frac-
tions, weights and measures, percentage,
interest, discount, commission. custom
house business, stocks and bonds. partner
ship, analysis. and statement Of simple
accounts), 5.
Copying and correcting manuscript
ttest in making a smooth, corrected copy
Of a draft of manuscript which includes
erasures, mispelled words, errors in syn
tax, etc.), 5.
S-General commercial geography, 5.
9ITranslation from one or more of the
following languages into English: Dano-
Norwegian, Dutch, French, German. Por-
tuguese, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swed-
ish. 35.
Total, 100.
Candidates who 30 desire will also be
examined in the optional subjects of
stenography. Persons who pass this test
in addition to the required subjects will be
given preference in appointment. The cam
didate may he examined in "a many Ian
guages a he desires. One hour additional
will be allowed for each additional language
taken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11

W. N. Hunts Of Corpus Christi, A. F.
Bard Of Houston and George Lorwein of
San Antonio. all travelling men, are in
Brownsville today, beginning their Valley
trip, after having attended the I. p. A.
convention at Corpus Christi.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Laurents and child of
Laurents, La, are visiting the Bouchard
family in Matamoros. They expect to
spend several days in the Mexican city.
Miss E. Diggs of San Antonio is a
Brownsville visitor today.
Customs Inspector Joe Taylor of San
Benito is in Brownsville attending the
federal court.
f. L. Lewis Of Dallas is a business
visitor in Brownsville today.
J. A. Card Of Mission is a business
visitor in Brownsville today.
A Walter Billingsley Of Pharr who
has been in Brownsville on business. re-
turned home this morning.
III. NJ. Holtz Of San Antonio is in
Brownsville on a short business Mis-.
sion.
Ii. r. Lukens Of Dallas is a business
visitor in Brownsville today.
J. c. Turner. Houston attorney who
has been in Brownsville on business with
the federal corut. returned home today.
Mrs. F. c. Pierce returned today from
a several days visit to Houston. Mr..
Pierce who accompanied her, has gone
on to Austin for a several days business
visit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11

There Is more Catarrh IN this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
was supposed TO be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced II a local
disease and prescribed local remedies. and
by constantly falling TO cure with local
treatment. pronounced II incurable. Sci
ence has proven Catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease. and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by r. J. Cheney a
Co. Toledo. Ohio. is the only Constitu-
uonal cure on the market II Is taken In
ternally. II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They
oner one hundred dollars for any case Il
fails TO cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials.
Address: r J. CHENEY a CO. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. Tsc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
May Establish Factory
For Mattress Making

Secretary Louis Cohohni Nj the Browns
Vile Board M City Development today Re-
ccived \ letter from y. M. Morgan NJ San
Antonio. iuquiring A. ~ whether there y
4 mattress manufacturing plant IN this
city. and for other information concerning
this business. Mr.. Morgan plans o. rome
to Brownsville on receipt II the reply. and
look the Geld over with a view Of esiab-
fishing such a pant IN this city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
Public Schools Close Soon.

The Brownsville public schools will be
out for the summer vacation one week
from tomorrow afternoon and in the eyes
of the small boy days in the week other
than Saturday will now be worth living.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11

A new French motorcycle has been
given a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES engine by
its inventor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
Political Announcement

The Herald is authorized to announce
Zeb V. Nixon Of KingsviIle, Kleberg coun-
ty- as a candidate for District Attorney for
the Twenty Eighth Judicial District, sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic PM
mares.
/ hereby myself as a candidate
for the Office Of Sheriff Of Cameron county.
for reelection. Subject to the action of
the democratic primaries.
w. 7. VANN, Sheriff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-11
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
GULF COAST LINES.

gulf COAST LINES.
No. From Houston No
1O1 Ar. 1885 ?. m. 1o3 Ar. III: 80 q. IN.
No. To Houston No
ZOE Lv. 500 q. N 104 Lv. 4:05 .. n.
BRANCH line
To Sam Fordyce- From Sam fordyce
Ly. $50 q. M Ar. eos p. N.
MOTOR CAR
From Mission I o Mission
Ar. 1928 q. m. Lv. 4:iO p. m.
RIO cRAhpE RAILROAD
RrovnGville- Point Label
r. 900 4. m. Ar. IL: 90 q. m.
A.. 4 D. N. Lv. 500 pm.