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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
FLUNKEYs MADE NO MOTION
Too Well Trained Even to Turn Their
Heads When Collie Got Into the
Carriage Behind Them.

About her fine collie, Max Clad
stone O'Connor, Mrs. T. p. O'Connor
tells many engaging anecdotes. in her
book, Dog Stars"
All the cabmen at thee cabstand,
writes Mrs. O'Connor, had a word for
Max, and hopefully he frequently got
INTO a waiting vehicle and sat there
until the laughing "cabby' drove him
p and down the embankment.
One lovely morning in June 1 was
Ealking through Grosvenor square
When 1 observed an equipage, the like
IF which is to be seen only in London,
Waiting for some great lady. The large,
~aatin-slnooth horses, jet black, were
perfectly matched; the silver-mounted
larness glittered magniicently the
.ong, lemon-shaped barouche was lined
IN w~ine-colored satin; the %coachnan
nd footman, both big, fne-looking
len, wore powdered hair, claret-col-
red %broadcloth liveries, richly adorned
18th silver buttons, and high hats with
liver bands and cocllades. Conscious
If their Importance, they looked neith-
ar to the right nor the left, but with
Droud eyes gazing into space remained
movable. Such m%agnifcence could
My be the product of an old, pictur-
esque and self-respecting a~ristocracy,
POSSIBLY the carriage of royalty.
Suddenly I missed Max. He seemed
to have disappeared as if by magic,
for he was not on either side Of the
street, and yet it had been only a mo-
ment since he vas trotting by my side.
I turned back and, as / passed the car
rage. looked up, and there he was,
smiling and ut ease. sitting in the back
of the ~wine-colored barouche on the
tufted satin seat.
Max I called, "get down at once
and come along!"
Those massive, self-important lack
eys winked an eyelash. They
must have seen him get into the car
riage, and certainly they saw him get
out, but they made no sign. And i
am confident that if a kangaroo had
taken a flying leap into that opulent
richness he would have been treated
with the same silent, crushing POM
pOSity.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
Washington and the Corporal.


Mary's teacher had asked the class
to rewrite In their own words a story
she had told them the day before about
Washington and one of his corporals.
Mary had been absent and had not
heard the story, but it did not occur.
to her to tell her teacher and ask to
be excused. "Can't'' was not in her
vocabulary. Her ideas Of corporals
were somewhat hazy, but she made up
In originality what she lacked in ac-
curacy. She wrote industriously, and.
Don produced the following master,
piece:
George Washington was riding
through the woods one day with some
OF his men. AS they were riding along
he saw, way up In the top Of an old
tree, a big corporal sitting on q nest.
OF little c~orporals. One Of the men
shot at the big corporal but missed
him and he few down and peckedI
George Washington on the nose
Youths Companion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
HALLS OF BIRD LAND
Australian Bower Bird Builds Both
Playhouse and Garden, and
Enjoys Them.

There are several species Of bower
birds, chief among them the satin and
the Newton. The satin bower bird is
the best known. When the bowers were
first discovered it was supposed that
they were playhouses built by the ma
tive children; but, as a matter Of fact,
they are the dance halls of bird land,
says the National Geographic Maya
n The nests are built in the trees
and have no connection with the play
houses. The male birds build these
latter and gather every bright and
shining object they can find to adorn
the entrance to the bower. When it is
completed, according to one who has
watched them, little tat homes are
given daily, at which the males meet
and pay their court to their lady
loves, now bowling and scraping, nov
playing hide and seek through the bow
er, and now doing an absurdly digni-
fled dance for their ~edif1cation. New
toms bower bird d%ecorates it's bower
with fresh flowers every day, and IL q
visiting male bird wants q fight all he
has to do is to disturb one Of these
flowers. The master Of the bower pro-
ceeds with the painful duty OF teaching
him how to behave In company, while
the remainder Of the party raise a
great racket, but never interfere. A
naturalist studying them disarranged
p Of their flowers, but each time he
did it the bower master ~rearranged 1t
with great r
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
BIT OF EASY MONEY
cIubman Knew Well What He Wa
Doing When He Made the Bet
With His Friend.

In an Office building in the dowr
town district there is a club on III
upper floor, with an express elevate
service for members, says the Nc:
York Evening Post. The other d.
Wo men emerging from the din.,i
o consulted the elevator floor ind
,ator. The arrow moved In two shift
me of them the club elevator expires
ITS wonderful how much tine
nan q save by these expresses, i,
marked one Of the pair.
Nonsense" said his companion
nm get to the bottom on a local us
,eat you.
4sBet You ten dollars You can { Ii.
he reply.
The cages in both shafts opencl
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
Dates. Mixed.

She was a tired old colored ''mam.
my" who evidently had had expert
ence, for she told the conductor on an
Illinois street a twice the other eve
ming that she wanted to get OFF at
Washington and Illinois streets.
The car crossed Market street and
the conductor called, 'ulinois and,
Washington. Transfer for Bismarck,
Riverside, etc"
The a passed on, and the conduc.
tor obligingly called again. But Mrs.
Rastus sat.
He walked up in the car, and
touched the old woman on the arm,
and said again, illinois and Wash
ington. Here's your stop"
go long" said the passenger, II
wanted Washington and Illinois street,
not Illinois and Observation-Disclosures
apolis Star.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22

with a click, and without further par
ley the two men entered different ele-
vators. The local got away a frac-
ton of a moment ahead Of the ex-
press. When the man in the express
stepped out on the ground floor his
acquaintance was waiting for him.
"How did you do lit" gasped the
express passenger. digging down for
the forfeited banknote.
"Easy," said his companion. II
gave my elevator. man half the bet
in 'advance-and he didn't make any
stops"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
1t Wasn't Petty Larceny.

The big, %ilat-footed negro was up for
theft.
Il caught him nippin' a fresh-made
pumpkin pie from the MacGregor
house on Marguerite street." explained
Officer Carey.
DID you2" demanded the Judge.
Oats a rough word, yo' honoh-say-
In done stole it. Now, as ter de
truf'-dat punkin pie was settin' dar
on de winder ledge, abandoned, jedge.
Nobody nowhar nigh hit, jedge. Hit
wuz a case OBJ Unsuitable adoption,
brought on by de Christmas sperlit.
Case and Comment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
From the Avon Clarion

ef@4a# Eear HsWMaEE H&& % RI
Dwight Mcdonald arrived Mon
day night from Buffalo, Mont on
attwo weeks visit with old Avon
friends. He reports everything
lovely in Montana, having topped
The Minneapolis market With his
wheat at 50 10.
In the Senate a few days ago a.
bill was put through increasing the.
penalties for making threAts
against the President Of the United
States.
This measure provides that any
person who knowingly and wilfully
deposits OF cause to be deposited
for conveyance in the mail or for
delivery from any post Office or BY
any letter carrier any letter, paper,
writing, print, miaeive or document
containing any threat to thke the
life Of or to infict bodily harm
upon the President Of the United.
States, Of who knowingly or other.
vice makes any such threat against
the President shall. upon con.
Wctipn. Be fined not exceeding
81. 600 OF imprisoned not e~xcaadii.g
five years, Or both The biz, III
idasatical lar'enage, passeaI the
Hous. June s Last and now gees
to TIE President
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Railway Company sid TO a
b hiking syndicate in New York
S25. O0O. 900 worth cf 4 ! per cent
general and refunding mortgage
gold bonds, on Monday last. It is
assulned that the money is to be
used in property improvements.
Much of this money will be expena
ed this year in the bniiding Of
electric railway lines in South Da-
kata.-Pierre Free Press.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22
EXCHANGE NOTES
From the Olive. 4 ,a.r

From The oliyet r. ader
Frank Br yan returned home
rom Ne 81 cred Heart Ho,,pital
0undey. 2 q. had three fngen, I'M
lpntated oy his left hand.
Ward Asche war il town Mon
day aid made . call at the Iiaader
othca ard ordered sale bills printed
for . ss.le on the Tim Billmau farm
en- Friday, February 23rd.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-22

Many were the famous c%llaracter
produced on The circuits of early days,
Says hr. Arthur w. Spaulding in ''Thc
IN Of The Mountains'-men fearless
j danger, unwearying in labor, endur-
3l2 in rrivation, powerful in eShorta-
600 ready in Wit, ard often prepare
use physical as yea as Spirit
Gle in thor CO $ with the de-
- his human agents.
eng the Fl3st interesting of them
Lorenzo Dow, Il rowing preacher
ose work was not confined to the
taiAs or the frontier; for although
abored from the high peaks of
III Carolina to the banks of the
sissirpi ard from Georgia to Can
:" he was we'll known also along the
e st, and ven in England
a@itl. Restless and eager, he
ly Travelled; nor would he
~ until he had found a young
@@alan who would promise that she
esfid spare ri a from home twelve
hs out of q. rteen.
y propos.sl Of marriage, u letter
Is, { Think. unique in the delib-
ION and caution With which it APP
sraaciles the subject, ran as follows:
IF | am preserved, about a year
rad a half from now L am in hopes of
ing this northern country again;
il during tits time you live and
2 single, end find no one that
ta better tllafs you do Ine, anu.
DE willing to give me up twelve
is out Of thirteen, Of three years
Il sot.a., to tlavel, und that in for
4 iaals. and never say, Do not sc.
aai appointment, etc.-for if yau
stand In tile WAY, l shorlsl Prs
90 tf,al 10 remeve yon, which I
would ans r-and If I find no te
that 1 like hetse- IL a / do YOU, Taf
ians something further may be said
.,ua.n tlat subject, Youths Com
panion..
Water IN a Sieve.
Patience ana perseverance will &C
complish all things was the farorite
aging Of an old farmer.
He had just made this remark in a
tiain one day on the way to market,
hGn 4 pompous individual in the next
seat turned to him and said:
Nonsense, sir! / can tell you many
things which neither patience o per-
can accomplish"
Perhaps you can" said the farmer,
.'but / have eve yet come across
one thing"
We'll. then, I'll tell you one. Will
patience and perseverance, eve enabl
~ III Say Mflter in q sieve?'
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17

sas; declaring the breaking or dam aging. of walks, bridges and sewer man holes misdemeanor, and pro- viding penalties"
 Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Prescott, Arkansas:
 Section 1. That hereafter it shall be the duty of every person or per sons desiring to drive, haul or other wise move engines and vehicles of every nature and description having metal or fang wheels across and upon walks, culverts, sewer man holes and bridges in the City of Prescott, Ar kansas, to lay wooden blanks of not less than two inches in thickness upon and across. said walks, culverts, sewer man holes and bridges to be crossed by such engine or vehicle, and drive or propel said engine or other vehicle along and upon said blanks over said bridges, culverts, walks and sewer man holes.
 Sec. Z. That any person violating the provisions of Section One of this ordinance shall be guilty of misde- meanor and upon conviction be fined in any sum not less than One Dollar nor more than Fifty Dollars, and each violation shall constitute separate otfense and be punished accordingly.
 Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person in any manner what ever to break, damage or remove any walk, culvert, bridge or sewer man hole covers in the city of Prescott Arkansas, without first having ob- tained written permission from the Mayor of said city so to do, and any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined in any sum not less than $1.00 nor more than $50.00
 Sec. 1. That all ordinances and parts or ordinances in conflict here with are hereby repealed and this or dinance to be in full force and effect from and after it's passage.
 Approved July 16th, 1917.
 RANDOLPH P. HAMBY, Mayor.
 Attest:
 CHAS. H. TOMPKINS, Rec.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17
ORDINANCE NO. 55

An ordinance to be entitled "An or dlnance providing for the working and oiling of streets and alleys in the city ot Prescott; the closing of streets ana alleys while same are being work ed or oiled, and prohibiting the use or travel upon said streets and alleys while being worked or closed, and providing penalties for violations"
 Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Prescott, Arkansas.
 Section l. That hereafter the work ing and oiling of all streets and alleys Tn the City of Prescott, Arkansas. shall be under the management and direction of the standing street com mittee of said city, or of special committee of the city council to be appointed by the Mayor of said city.
 See. ?. That the marshal of the City of Prescott shall as part of his duties as such marshal rope off or otherwise close to traffic streets and alleys which are being worked or oiled at such times and for such per iods of time as he may be directed by the committee having in charge the working or oiling of said streets and alleys.
 Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive any animal or vehicles of any kind upon or across any street or alley in the city of Prescott, Arkansas, at any time when any such street or alley is roped off or otherwise closed to traf- fife under the provisions of this ordi- nance, and any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction be fined in any sum not less than One Dollar nor more than Ten Dollars, and each violation hereof shall constitute a separate offense and be punished ac- cordingly.
 Sec. 4. That this ordinance be in full force and effect from and after it's passage, and that all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here with are hereby repealed.
 Approved July 18th, 1917.
 RANDOLPH P. HAMBY, Mayor
 Attest:
 CHAS. H. TOMPKINS, Rec.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17
KEEP FIT AND FEEL FINE

Foley Cathartic Tablets are a wholesome physic that thoroughly cleanse the bowels, sweeten the stom- ach and arouse the liver. For indi- gestion, biliousness, bad breath, bloat- ing, gas, or constipation, no remedy is more highly recommended. Sluggish bowels are the direct cause of many ills and the indirect cause of many more. Undigested food poisons the whole system. Don't be careless. See that your bowels are regular. Keep fit. Then you will feel fine.
 Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17
University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE

Offers full and complete leading to degrees in agriculture engineering, education, normal work and liberal and sciences
 Complete courses in music painting, drawing, domes- tic science domestic art and other work that appeals especially During the session, special intended to for various kinds of work will be offered.
 The University of Arkansas is standard institution, requiring of high school work for unconditional admission the freshman and four of college work for degree. It's graduates admitted without ervaon to the graduate schools of the Unit ed States
 It's mechanic arts, electricity engineering and agrcu ture special of practical provided for students of ability who have had the high school edu cation for unconditional admission to the fresh class The Training High School in the College of Education admits student who has finished the offered by the public schools in his home school district.
 Tuition is free to residents of the Other fees small Board in the doTmtories is furnished Climate and heahfuness of Fayetteville inferior to in the United States
 The session opens Wednesday, September 19. For cataogs bulletins and full information, write The Registrar.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17
ATTENTION! CONFEDERATE
 VETERANS!
SPECIAL ORDER NO. p.

You are hereby requested to as- semble at Serepta on Thursday, July 18th, 1917, at 12 o'clock noon, with two days rations in your haversacks, and good will for mankind in your hearts. Cordial invitation to all who wore to Blue to be with us.
 o. s. JONES. Commender.
 J. w. FRANKS, Adjutant.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
 PASS 25,OO0 MARK

Little Rock, July 17.-The automo- bile licenses issued in Arkansas in 1917 today passed the 25,000 mark. This is already 4,O00 above the esti- mate of Commissioner W. B. Owen for the year, and another 5000 is now expected if the Fords which have been ordered are delivered.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17
ORDINANCE NO. 56

An ordinance to be entitled "An or dinance regulating the traffic of en- zines and vehicles having metal or fang wheels upon and across walks, bridges and culverts, and sewer man holes in the City of Prescott. Arkan-
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17

A Dutchman, importer of tulip bulbs. whose place of business is in New York, but whose family lives in Holland. received a letter from his mother recently which said: with plenty of money it is impossible for me to get enough to eat, and poor kitty yesterday was commandeered by the government for Germany. There are no cats any more in Hol- land. All of them have been sent to Germany for fats of which they are, as you know, in grea nted.' The let ter also stated there are no dogs in Germany-'every domestic animal pet has had to give up it's life for the fatherland." The importer said it will be impossible to import tulip bulbs this year, as Germany is using them for chemicals and for fodder.
 A calculation prepared by the Bu- reau of Census, Department of Con- merce. based on data from different sources, gives the number of the na- tives of Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey now residing in the United States as approximately 4,662 900, or about 4 1-2 per cent of the total population of the country. Although it is not possible to deter
 mine with absolute exactness the num- Der of natives of the countries named now living in the United States, it is believed that the results obtained rep resent a reasonably close approXima- ton to the facts. These 4,662, ,000 for egners are distributed, according to country of birth, as follows: Ger many, 2,349,000; Austria, 1,376,0O0; Hungary, 73S,000; Turkey, 1SS,000; and Bulgaria, 11,000.
 A leading railroad company of the United States has just adopted a method of serving food in it's dining cars which might we'll be put into practice by restaurants and hotels. This company has determined to serve war portions" to customers who do not desire to pay for portions of the usual size. These "war portions" will be one-half or one-third smaller than the ordinary ones, with prices cores
 pondinely smaller. The railroad thus expects to save $60,000 a year in it's expenditures for raw foodstuffs, and It IS estimated that, if all railroads would adopt a similar policy, the say Ing would amount to $6,000000 a year for the nation. If the plan should be adopted by all food-serving agencies the total saving would perhaps solve the entire food-shortage question.
 President Featherstone of Texas Steel Company, who is now in the East placing additional contracts for construction of blast furnaces and other departments of the large iron and steel plant to be built at Beau mont, says the new industry will be ready m eight months. In Washing
 ton President Featherstone, had con- ference with General Goethals and the shlppng board, at which he said his company would ask contract covering zZ vessels, to be built on government specifications and under government supervision, proposed work to be com pleted within six years. Te says the steel can be assembled at the plant HOW under construction at Beaumont 90 to 50 cheaper per ton than can be uone Tn Pennsylvania. Iron ore will
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-17
The PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by The News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat fer November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-02
THE DON'T AGREE.

One week the report is given out as "authoritative" that the submarine situation is we'll in hand, that both the number of ships sunk is decrcas- imS. and that there isn't the slightest danger of serious fooG difficulties in England this winter
 The following week. sometimes the next day-an equally authoritative re' port is given out that the submarine toll is "serious' and that it may ul- timately win the war for tle kaiser, particularly if America doesn't cou- true; more ships and then more ships.
 It's queer world, even in war time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-02
CONGRESSMEN NOT BOCDLERS,

Despite the hints thrown out by Congressman Heflin of Alabama that the von BernStorff slush found might have influenced some of his col leagues, we think the country is con vinced that congress is unlainted.
 Some of the members may have been influenced by the result of the propaganda German gold wrought. but We feel sure that none was directly influenced
 And that is all the Heflin charges will ever lead to-a whitewash for his colleagues and further humiliation for the Alabama representative who evidently has allowed hysteria to get the better of him.
 A congressman is human-he may be influenced by the constant reading of certain periodicals or newspapers :: and a few of the congressmen prior to the entry of our country in the war might have been reading stuff that was the result of German propasanda. In such a case they were merely de >ceivetl-and person can be perfectly honest and vet be the victim of de reit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-02
MRS. BESANT'S 10TH YEAR.

Mrs. Annie Besant, famous author and Theophist, who recently has been involved in difficulties with the Anglo Indian authorities because of her &C., tivitias for home rule in India, was 70 years old yesterday. Mrs. Besant has had most remarkable career. She was born in London, the daughter of Doctor Wood, a famous English agnostic. Married at 20 to Frank Besant, an English vicar, and finding herself unhappy as result, the fu- ture leader of the Theophists began to lose faith in orthodox religion, Eventually she became an agnostic. Comrade and co-worker with Charles Bradlaugh, famous soclalistic agita- tor, she became prominent as lead CT of the girls in the match-makers' strike of 1888, and was afterward closely associated with w. T. Stead and George Bernard Shaw. In 1889 she was given the secret doctrine of Theosophy by Mme. Blavatsky, leader of the cult, and in 1907 she was named world president of the Theosophical society.