REALLY HAD NO KICK COMING,
According to Expert Opinion, Play- ;
wright Had Got Off Easy.
That Reerbohm Tree, the player, j
has a caustic wit Is evidenced by an
incident wherein he and an unknowm !
playwright figured.
The writer had obtained permission
to read his offering to Tree. The actor
evinced no great degree of enthus
iasm, either during or after the read
ing; but he did take the manuscript,
upon which he scribbled hastily a few
suggestions for its betterment.
"See here, Mr. Tree,” was the indig
nant ejaculation of the ambitious play- j
wright, "it’s hardly fair of you to dis- i
pose of my work in this summary and
nonchalant fashion. I’d have you
kaow that this play cost me a year’s
bard labor!”
“So?” queried Tree. "My dear fel
low, any impartial judge would give
you at least five!”—Harper's Weekly.
SKIN ERUPTION CURED.
Was So Sore, Irritating and Painful
That Little Sufferer Could Not Sleep
—Scratched Constantly.
Cuticura’s Efficacy Clearly Proven.
‘‘When about two and a half years
old my daughter broke out on her hips j
and the upper parts of her legs with a
very irritating and painful eruption. It
began in October; the first I noticed
was a little red surface and a constant
desire on her part to scratch her limbs, j
She could not sleep and the eruptions
got. sore, and yellow water came out
of them. I had twro doctors treat her, i
but she grew worse under their treat- j
ment. Then I bought the Culicura !
Remedies and only used them two !
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weens wiieu sne was entirely well.
This was in February. She has never
had another rough place on her skin,
and she is now fourteen years old.
Mrs. R. R. Whitaker, Winchester,
Tenn., Sept. 22, 1D08.”
Potter Drug & Chom. Corp., Solo Props., Boston.
ONE THING AT A TIME.
“Have you noticed that the barones3
never talks about other women?”
“How could she? She is all the
time talking about herself.”
At His Own Risk.
Caller (on crutches and with a band
age over one eye)—I have come, sir,
to make application for the amount
due on my accident insurance policy.
I fell down a long flight of stairs the
other evening and sustained damages
that will disable me for a month to
come.
Manager of Company—Young man,
l have taken the trouble to investigate
your case, and I find you are not en
titled to anything. It could not be
called an accident. You certainly
knew the young lady’s father was at
home.—Stray Stories.
Modern Buildings Inferior.
In modern buildings the cement and
mortar are the weakest points; in the
buildings which the Romans and
Greeks raised thousands of years ago
Urn cement and mortar are the strong
est points, and hold good while the
very stones they bind together crum
ble away with age. With all our sci
ence we can not make such cement i
md mortar, and, therefore, we can not
construct such buildings as the an
cients raised.
JOY WORK
And the Other Kind.
Did you ever stand on a prominent
corner at an early morning hour and
watch the throngs of people on their
way to work? Noting the number who
were forcing themselves along be- !
cause it meant their daily bread, and
the others cheerfully and eagerly pur
suing their way because of love of
their work.
It is a fact that one's food has much
to do with it. As an example:
If an engine has poor oil, or a boiler
Is fired with poor coal, a bad result is i
certain, isn’t it?
Treating your stomach right is the '
keystone that sustains the arch of \
health's temple and you will find >
“Grape-Nuts" as a daily food is the
most nourishing and beneficial you can '
use.
We have thousands of testimonials,
real genuine little heart throbs, from j
people who simply tried Grape-Nuts 1
out of curiosity—as a last resort—with j
the result that prompted the testimo
nial.
If you have never tried Grape-Nuts
It’s worth while to give it a fair impar
tial trial. Remember there are mil
lions eating Grape-Nuts every day—
they know, ami we know if you will
use Grape-Nuts every morning your
work is more likely to be joy-work, be
cause you can keep well, and with the
brain well nourished work is a joy.
Read the “Road to Wellville” in every
Dackage—"There's a Reason.’’
ACCOMPANYING REPORTS
OF THE CONSERVATION
CONGRESS
URGES NEEDED LEGISLATION
Document In a Measure Is a De
fense of the Retiring Administration
— Duty of the Present Generation to
Its Descendants Pointed Out—Obli
gations of Citizenship—Urgent Need
for the Development of the Coun
try’s Water Power,
Washington.—With the transmission of
the report of the national conservation
commission an.) accompanying papers.
President Roosevelt also sent a message
to congress. The following is a com
prehensive synopsis of the document:
The president declares his entire con
currence with the statements and con
clusions of the report and proceeds:
"It is one of the most fundamentally
important documents ever laid before the
American people. It contains the first in
ventory of its natural resources ever
made by any nation. In condensed form
It presents a statement of our available
capital in material resources, which are
the means of progress, and calls atten
tion to the essential conditions upon
which the perpetuity, safety and welfare
of tills nation now rest and must always
continue to rest.
“The facts set forth In this report con
stitute an imperative cal! to action. The
situation they disclose demands that we,
neglecting for a time. If need be, smaller
and less vital questions, shall concentrate
an effective part of our attention upon
the great material foundations of na
tional existence, progress, and prosperity,
“The first of all considerations Is the
permanent welfare of our people; and
true moral welfare, the highest form of
welfare, can not permanently exist save
on a firm and lasting foundation of mate
rial well-being. In this respect our situ
ation is far from satisfactory. After
every possible allowance has been made,
and when every hopeful indication has
been given its full weight, the facts still
give reason for grave concern. It would
be unworthy of our history and our in
telligence, and disastrous to our future,
to shut our eyes to these farts or at
tempt to laugh them put of court. The
people should and will rightly demand
that the great fundamental questions
shall be given attention by their rep
resentatives. I do not advise hasty or ill
considered action on disputed points, but
I do urge, where the facts are known,
where the public interest is clear, that
neither indifference and inertia, nor ad
verse private interests, shall be allowed
to stand In the way of the public good.
"The great basic facts are already well
known. We know that our population is
now adding about one-fifth to Us numbers
in ten years, and that by the middle of
the present century perhaps 150,000.000
Americans, and by Its end very many
millions more, must be fed and clothed
from the products of our soil.
"We know now that our rivers can and
should he made to serve our people ef
fectively In transportation, but that the
vast expenditures for our waterways
have not resulted in maintaining, much
less 1n promoting, inland navigation.
Therefore, let us take Immediate steps to
ascertain the reasons and to prepare and
adopt a comprehensive plan for inland
waterway navigation that will result in
giving the people the benefits for which
they have paid but which they have not
yet received. We know now that our for
ests are fast disappearing, that less than
one-fifth of them are being conserved,
and that no good purpose can be met by
failing to provide the relatively small
sums needed for the protection, use, and ■
improvement of all forests still owned by i
the government, and to enact laws to 1
check the wasteful destruction of the for- :
ests in private hands.
"We know now that our mineral re- ! ,
sources once exhausted are gone for- ,
ever, and that the needless waste of ,
them eosts 11s hundreds of human lives ,
Monflw /VIA ftnil o OAOt.
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lot us undertake wlirmul dt*bi> the in- i
vestlgations necessary before our f.-ople
will be in position, through state action
or otherwise, to put an end to this huge
loss anil waste, anil conserve both our j
mineral resources and the lives at the
men who take them from the earth.
“This administration h is achieved :
some thinly : it has sought, but has
not been able, to achieve, others; it
has doubtless made mistakes; but all
it has done or attempted has been in
the single. consistent effort to se
cure and enlarge the rights and oppor
tune s .it tin nu n and women of the
United States. We are trying to con
serve wl.it is good in our social sys
tem. and we are striving toward this
>nd when we endeavor to do away with j
ivh.at is hud. Success may lie made too
lard for some if it is made too easy
’or others. The rewards of common
ndustrv and thrift may be too small
f the rewards for others, and on the
vhole less valuable, qualities, are
nade too large, and especially if the
e wards for qualities which are really,
rom the public standpoint, undesir
ible, are permitted to become too
arge. Our aim is so far as possible
o provide such conditions that there
ihali be equality of opportunity where
here is equality of energy, tldelity and
ntelligec-e; when there is a reason
ible equality of opportunity the dts
trlbutlon of rewards will take care
of itself.
“The unchecked existence of monop
oly is incompatible with equality of
opportunity. -The reason for ttie ex
ercise of government control over great
monopolies is to equalize opportunity.
We are lighting against privilege. It
was made unlawful for corporations
to contribute money for election ex
penses tn order to abridge the power
of special privilege at the polls. Rail
road rate control is an attempt to se
cure an equality of opportunity for all
men affected by rail transportation;
and that means all of us. The great
anthracite coal strike was settled, and
the pressing danger of a coal famine
averted, because we recognized that
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the control of a public necessity In
volves a duty to the people, and that
public intervention in the affairs of a
public service corporation is neither
to be resented as usurpation nor per
mitted as a privilege by the corpora
tions, hut on the contrary to be ac
cepted as a duty and exercised as a
right by the government in the in
terest of all the people. The effi
ciency of the army and the navy has
been increased so that our people may
follow in peace the great work of
making this country a better place for
Americans to live in. anu our navy
was sent round the world for the same
ultimate purpose. Ail the acts taken
by the government during the last
seven years, and all the policies now
being pursued by tin* O , rnment. fit
in as parts of a con sti nt whole.
"The enactment of a pure food law
whs a recognition of the act that the
public welfare outweighs ttie right to
private gain, and that no man may
poison the people for his private profit.
The employers' liability bill recog
nized the controlling fact that while
the employer usually I s at stake no
more than his profit, the stake of the
employe is a living for himself and
his family.
“We are building the Panama canal;
and this means that we are engaged
in the giant engineering feat of all
time. We are striving to add in all
ways to the habitability and beauty of
our country. We are striving to hold
In the public lands the remaining
supply of unappropriated coal, for the
protection and benefit of all the people.
We have taken the first steps toward
the conservation of our natural re
sources. and the betterment of coun
try life, and the improvement of our
waterways. We stand for the right
of every child to a childhood free from
grinding toil, and to an education; for
the civic responsibility and decency
of every citizen; for prudent fore
sight in public matters, and for fair
play in every relation of our national
and economic life. In international
matters we apply a system of diplo
macy which puts the obligations of
international morality on a level with
those that govern the actions of an
honest gentleman in d• aiit’.g with his
fellow-men. Within our own border we
stand for truth and honesty in public
and in private life; and we war stern
ly against wrongdoer, of ev ry grade.
All fT < i r t ^ -if.. > • t . ■ t 1 rm rf«
of the s:tme attempt, the attempt to
enthrone justice and right- ousness, to
secure freedom of opportunity to all
of our citizens, now o I hereafter, and
to set the ultimate interest of all of
us above the temporary interest of
any individual, class, or group.
“The nation, its government, and Its
resources exist, first of all. for the
American citizen, whatever his creed,
race, or birthplace, whether he be rich
or poor, educated or ignorant, pro
vided only that he is a good citizen,
recognizing his obligations to the na
tion for the rights and opportunities
which he owes to the nation
"The obligations, and not the rights,
of citizenship inert < ■ in proportion to
the increase of a man's wealth or
power. The time is coming when a
man will be judged, not by what he
has succeeded in getting for himself
from the common store, but by how
well he has done his duty as a citizen,
and by what the ordinary citizen has
gained in freedom of opportunity be
cause of his service for the common
good. The highest value we know is
that of the Individual citizen, and the
highest justice is to give him fair
play in the effort to realize the best
there is in him.
“The tasks this nation has to do
are great tasks. They can only be
done at all by our citizens acting to
gether. and they (•.■in be done best of
all by the direct and simple applica
tion of homely common sense. The
application of common sense to common
problems for the common good, under
the guidance of the principles upon
which this republic was based, and by
virtue of which it exists, spells per
petuity for the nation, civil and indus
trial liberty for its citizens, and
freedom of opportunity in the pursuit
of happiness for the plain American,
for whom this nation was founded, by
whom it was preserved, and through
whom alone It can be perpetuated.
Upon this platform—larger than any
party differences, higher than class
prejudice, broader than any question
of profit and loss—there Is room for
every American who realizes that tlie
common good -stands first.”
Accompanying the message are ex
Dlanations and recommendations of
vork to be done for the future good of
he country. The president says: "It is
■specially important that the develop
nent of water power should be guard
d with the utmost care both by the
i i'".rrnnciH anil nv the states
n order to protect the people airnin«t
he upgrowth of monopoly and to in
ure to them a fair share in the bene
ts which will follow the development
f this great asset which belongs to
o people and should be controlled by
hem.
"I urge that provision be made for
nth protection and more rapid devel
pment of the national forests. Other
ise. either the increasing use of these
treats by the people must be checked
r their protection against lire must
e dangerously weakened. If we
ompare the actual Are damage on sim
ar areas on private and national for
st lands during the past year, the
overnment fire patrol saved commer
lal timber worth as much as the
otal co*t of taring for all national
orest- at the present rate for about
en years.
"I especially commend to congress
he faets presented by the commis
ion as to the relation between for
sts and stream flow in its bearing
ipon the importance of the forest
rinds in national ownership. Wlth
ut an understanding of this ultimate
elution the conservation of both these
,nt l,al r' ' oura ■ s must largely fall.
"He time has fully arrived for rec
tgniziny in tin- law the responsibility
0 the community, the state, and the
lation vvhioii rests upon the private
>wnersi,,p of private lands. The own
■rship of forest land is a public trust.
1 lie t; an who would handle his forest
is to '-ausi erosion and to Injure
itream flow must be not only educated
"Jilt TY01. ♦ l ... — A. ti i .. »
jut he must be controlled.”
In conc lusion the president urges
jpon oongre s the desirability of
naint.cinlng a national commission on
he conservation of the resourcea of
.he country. He adds: “I would also
id vise ^ i hat an approptlation of at
east $50,000 be made to cover the ex
penses of the national conservation
:ommisston for necessary rent, asslst
ince and traveling expenses. This la
s. very small sum. I know of no
Jther way in which the appropriation
of so small a sum would result in so
large a benefit to the wUli nation."
DEPOSITORS
ARE HOPEFUL
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' ASSIGNEES OF DEFUNCT FARM
ERS’ AND MERCHANTS’ BANK
OF LEWISVILLE GIVE OUT
CHEERFUL REPORT,
STOCKHOLDERS ARE SUED
; Action Brought by County Treasurer
to Recover $6,000 in School Funds
Placed on Deposit.
Lewisville.—Judge C. VV. Smith,
one of the assignees in charge of
the affairs of the defunct Farmers’
and Merchants’ Bank of this city,
authorized the statement that he be
lieves the bank has sufficient collat
eral assets to pay the depositors in
full and defray the expenses inci
dent to the winding up of the banks
affairs. It is expected that this state
ment will do much toward allaying
the fears of the depositors and uuiet
ing the excitement into which the
public was thrown by the bank fail
ure. There are still many rumors to
the effect that proceedings may be
instituted against others connected
with the bank, but it is believed
that if the opinion of the assignees
regarding the condition of the bank
proves correct there will be no fur
ther developments a’ong that line.
The assignees have completed their
Inventory nf the bank’s assets. Thi3
shows the total nominal assets to be
$66,787.81, while the total liabilities,
according to the deed of assignment,
are $52,449.45. .Judge Smith stated
that he believed the total collectable
assets would amount to about $55,
000, which would pay the liabilities
and leave a sufficient arnouin to pay
all expenses. This belief is based,
however, he explained, only upon a
preliminary examination of the bank’s
affairs, and might be changed by fur
ther developments. Judge Smith de
clared that he was confident there
would have been no necessity for the
bank closing, had it not been for the
loss of confidence caused by the in
dictment of former Cashier J. G.
Smith on a charge of accessory to
arson.
The assignees found that securities
worth an aggregate of about $:’>2,000
are held by the Bank of Commerce
of Little Rock, the State National
Bank of Texarkana and the Consoli
dated National Bank of New York,
although the amounts due these
banks aggregate only about $15,000,
and they will ask permission of the
court to devote the first available as
sets to the payment of these amounts
due the other banks in order that
they nyiy regain possession of the se
curities* which they hold.
County Treasurer Isaac L. Nix, who
had about $6,000 in school funds on
deposit in the bank, has brought suit
against all the stockholders of the
bank to recover that amount, alleg
ing that under the law all the stock
holders are liable for trust funds on
deposits.
PLEASED AT INDICTMENTS.
Land Fraud Quiz at Muskogee Causes
General Satisiaction.
Muskogee, Okla.—Semi-official re
ports from the Federal grand jury,
which is investigating charges of
fraud and conspiracy in connection
here in I POO and 1001 are to the effect
that three persons have been indict
ed on town lot fraud charges and
that from 10 to a0 separate indict
ment: have been found against each.
Government officials, while declining
to vouchsafe any information in ad
vance of the report of the jury, do
not deny that indictments have been
found.
To Danville, Va., goes the distinc
tion of furnishing the first witness to
cause true hills to be found.
The jury had been in session two
hours in the hospital department of
the Federal jail when a report reach
ed the outside to the effect that there
had been indictments found in the
tirsi case investigated. The news
spread like prairie fire and outside
of a few close friends of the accused
and the innocent purchasers of lots
who fear they will lose all they have,
general satisfaction was expressed.
Supposed Mad Dog Bites Two.
Texarkana,—J. C. McGowan, car
penter and builder, and George Green,
a railroad man, both residing on
Hose Hill, were bitten by a pointer
bird dog, supposed to be mad, and
both have gone to he treated in the
Pasteur Institute at Austin, Tex. The
(log, which belonged to a man who
came here recently from another
state, was followed and killed a short
distance from where he bit the two
men.
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HIS FATE.
Mr. Dude—I was thinking how much
I resemble your carp’ -always at
your feet, you know.
Miss Sly—Yes, very much like my
carpet. I’m going to shake it soon.
Too Much for His Mind.
“My first impulses,” wailed the Sad
Eyed Individual, ‘‘are invariably good.
In fact. I think that I may venture,
without fear of undue exaggeration, tP
say that they are very good. Hut ».
never act on them! I always act on
second thoughts. This trait in my char
acter has ruined my career, because
my second thoughts are always bad!
In fact. 1 think I may say. without fear
of misrepresentation, that they’re
punk.”
“Well," suggested he who was lis
tening, “why don't you wait until
third thoughts, an:’ act on tl - in?"
Mournfully, despondently, the Sad
Eyed Individual shook his head.
“My dear sir,” he groaned, “I never
had three successive thoughts about
anything in my life!”
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“Well, then, turn the plate around,"
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Strong drug cathartics simply aggravate
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Many a man lives a regular cat and
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