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The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-02-11
Cant

This is tho complaint Of thousands at this season.
 They have no appetite; food - - does not relish. They need the toning upof the stomach and digestive organs, which course of Hoods sarsaparilla will give them. It also purifes and enriches the blood, cures that distress after eating and internal misery only . dyspeptic can know, creates an appetite, overcomes that tired feeling and builds up and sustains the whole physical system. Itso prompt. lv and efficiently relieves drspepti ic symp- toms and cures nervous headaches, that 1t seems to have almost "a magic touch."
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

RABBIrT'S OPERA HOUSE February 16. II, ls. Ip-Ford's Comedians. March l5-Richard & Pringle's tBilly Ker' sands) Minstrels
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4 Good Story of Sheridan.

Sheridan once had occasion to call al 8 hairdresser's to order wig. On be- ing measured, the barber, who was a liberal soul, invited the orator to take some refreshment in an inner room. Here he regaled him with bottle oi port and showed so much hospitality that Sheridan heart was touched.
 When they rose from the table and were about separating, the latter, look ing the barber full in the face, said, "On refiecting, don't intend that you shall make my wig {"
 Astonished and with 3 blank visage, the other exclaimed: "Good heavens, Mr Sheridan How can have dis. pleased you?H
 Why, look you. said Sheridan, you are an honest fellow, and, re. peat it, you shan't make my wig, for never intended to pay for it. I'll go tC another less worthy son of the craft ? Liverpool Mercury.
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THE FAMOUS GIN LAW.
How It Was Received and Eyaded by tn,
 English Public.

How It Was Received and Eyaded by tho
 English Public.
 This famous "gin law, passed in 1736, IS interesting as the earliest se- were blow at liquor dealing among civ ilized nations It levied tax of 20s a gallon on spirits. and a license of $50 for any one selling or dealing in them. And, being in advance of public opin- ion, it failed, much as other more stringent prohibition laws have failed ill our own day. For the cry was at once raised that it taxed the poor man S gin and let the rich mans wine go free. Every wit, every earieaturist, had his fling at it. Ballads were hawked around telling of the approaching death of Mother Gin The liquor shops were hung with black and celebrated upToarioasly Mime. Geneva's lying ill state, her funeral her wake and so on. The night before the law went into effect, so the contemporary journals say, there was a universal reyel all over the country. Every one drank his fill and carried home as much gin be- sides as he could pay for
 To evade the law apothecaries sold it i'll yials and small packages, some times colored and disguised, generally under false labels, such as "Golio Water, " Make Shift " Ladies De light. There were printed directions on some of these packages-e. g., "Take two or thre0 spoonfuls three or four times day, or as often as the fit takes you. Informers were very prominent and exceedingly offensive, inventing snares to catch lawbreakers for the sake of the heavy rewards, and spying and sneaking around i'll way particularly distasteful to the English mind. In con- sequence they suffered iu their turn. The mere cry, Liquor spyla was enough to raise mob ill the London streets, and the informer was lucky if he escaped with a sound thrashing and a ducking ill the Thames or the nearest horse pond. Indeed, such an outcry was made about the matter that the minis try became very unpopular, and the law was not enforced after two or three years, and was largely modified i'll 1743, after seven years trial Popular Sci ence Monthly.
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THE FUNCTION OF ETHER.
Without It There Would Be No Light
 Radiant Heat or MaRnetism.

Without It There Would Be No Light
 Radiant Heat or Magnetism.
 Whatever difficulties we may have in forming consistent idea of the con- stitution of the ether, there can be no doubt that the interplanetary and inter- stellar spaces are not empty, but are oo. cupied by material substance or body which is certainly the largest and prob ably tho most uniform body of which we have any knowledge.
 Such was the verdict pronounced some 20 years ago by James Clerk Maxwell, one of the very greatest of nineteenth century physicists, regard ing the existence of an all prevailing plenum ill the universe in which every particle of tangible matter is immersed And this verdict may be said to express the attitude of the entire philosophical world of our day, Without exception the authoritative physicists of our time accept this plenum as yerity and req son about it with something of the same confidence they manifest in speaking of ponderable" matter or of energy. 1t is true there arc those among them who are disposed to deny that this all per vading plenum merits the name of mat ter, but that it is a something, and a vastly important something at that, all are agreed Without it, they allege, we should know nothing of light, of radiant heat, of electricity or magnetism. With out it there would probably be no such thing as gravitation-nay, they even hint that without this strange some thing, ether. there would be no such thing as matter in the universe. If these contentious of the modern physicist are justified then this intangible ether is incomparably the most important as well as the largest and most uniform substance or body" in the universe. Its discovery may we'll be looked upon as the most important feat of our century Henry Smith Williams, NJ D., in Harper's Magazine.
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Yellow Alaska Cedar.

The durability of this timber is forci. ply illustrated by fallen trunks that are perfectly sound after lying in the damp woods for centuries. Soon after these trees fall they are overgrown with moss, Tn which seeds lodge and germinate and grow up into yigClous saplings, which stand ln TOW on the backs of their dead ancestors. Of this company of young trees perhaps three or four will grow to full stature, sending down straddllng roots on each side and estab- fishing themselves in the soil, and after they have reached an age of 200 or 800 years the downtrodden trunk on which they are standing, when cut into, is round as fresh ill the heart as when if fell,-John Muir in Century.
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She Won Her Ref.

The efficiency of the employees of the Jacksonville postoffiee was put to a SC. were test recently, when the distribut. ing clerk came across a photograph with postage stamp attached and the only direction on it as follows, says the Flor. ida Times Union:
 Deliver to ---, Jacksonville, Fla. 7"
 Several of the employees were shown the picture, which was taken with a small camera, and which did not show the face of the person photographed very distinctly One of the carriers named Walter c. Coleman, the general travelling agent of the F. c. and P. rail way, was the person. Several of the clerks and carriers did not think that it was intended for Mir. Coleman, while others sided with the Bay streee carrier Finally wager of $l was made. and the carrier started out to deliver it.
 When he reached Mir. Coleman's office, that gentleman at once claimed the photograph as one of himself A week ago or more, while walking along Bay street, he met young lady with a kodak, who took snap shot at him in front of the Gardner building. She said that if the picture was a good one she would send it to him. It also appears that the young lady won wager made with her father on the delivery of the photograph to Mir Coleman with only the directions ahove
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THE NEwsBoYs DREAM.
It Was His Idea of What Would Be Ab-
 solutely Ideal Conditions.

soIuteIy Ideal Conditions.
 The American newsboy can almost be said to have created genus for him. self. If he has any, he has certainly created it, for of all the inhabitants of this planet thero is none who is so abso- lutely independent, so thoroughly con fident Of his own exertions. He has a self importance, derived from his ability to support or partially support himself, which places him high above the rank of the ordinary gamin, and he generally possesses what is far more important in any eommunity--ready money. He is the capitalist of our junior civilization, the Count Esterhazy of newsboys' alley. He can play craps for money when other boys are constrained to pursue this de- lectable amusement with only the mild CT if more intellectual pleasure of study ing the fluctuations of fortune, or, at most, hazarding cigarette pictures.
 He may swear little more than is necessary, but in general is not half bad. His train of thought is usually healthy and vigorous and has a robust ness born of the outer air in which he spends so much of his time. Physically he is agile and almost tireless. While apparently reckless in most things, he is, on the whole, careful of his health he is scarcely ever known to smoke q whole cigarette at d tiIle. His intellect is as keen as a razor. He keeps it con tinually honed on tho strop of expert enee. Everything carries for him les son. From the sale of the largest Sun day paper to that of the most unpreten- tious weekly there is nothing he does not profit by.
 He is a born statist, self educated strategist He has the nice art of going far enough and yet never oYersteppipg himself On the eve Of such an occasion he will voeiferate, All about the cleo tion, but don't ever expect of whom until you buy the paper. Pleasure and other things occupy a fair proportion of his time, but with him the distribution of news is always uppermost. It even permeates his sleeping hours. One of them was heard toremark between sales to another a day or so ago, Say. Jim. 1 had de finest dream 1 ever had las night.
 "Was it about angels?" inquired Jim
 Nav, was the contemptuous re- sponse, ''I dreampt dat der was aw. ful smashup, six fires, four double mur- ders an tree suicides, all in one day. D. Chicago Times Herald
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STANDARD TIME.
The Four Sections Into Which the ooun-
 try Is Divided.

try Is Divided.
 Primarily, for the convenience of the railroads. a standard of time was estao- lished by mutual agreement in 1885, py which trains are run and local time res ulated. According to this system the limited States. extending from So to l20 degrees west longitude, is divided lnto four time sections, each of 15 degrees ot longitude, exactly equivalent to one hour. The first (eastern) section ln- eludes all territory between the Atlantic coast and all irregular line drawn from Detroit to Charleston, the latter pe- ing it's most southern point The sec ond (central) section includes all the territory between the last named line and an irregular line from Bismarck 10 the mouth of the Rio Grande
 The third (mountain) section includes all territory between the last named line and nearly the western borders or Idaho Utah and Arizona. The fourth fPacifo) section covers the rest of the country to the Pacific coast. Standard time is uniform inside each of these sec tions, and the time of each section diff fers from that next to it by exactly one hour Thus at l2 noon in New York city (eastern time) the time at Chicago (central time) is II a. m.; at Denver (mountain time), 10 a. m., and at San Francisco (Paeific time), o'clock a. m.
 Standard time is 16 minutes slower at Boston than true local time, min utes slower at New York, 8 minutes faster at Washington, 19 minutes faster at Charleston, 28 minutes slower at De- troit, IS minutes faster at Kansas City, 10 minutes slower at Chicago, minute faster at St. Louis, 28 minutes faster at Salt Lake City and 10 minutes faster at San Francisco. Atlanta Constitution.
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JONES, STRATEGY.
He Got His New Suit at Half Price by a
 Great Scheme.

 He Got His New Suit at Half Price by n
 Great Scheme.
 Jones new suit fits beautifully, but he was $l0 shy on the price, He needed the suit badly, but his tailor was de cidedly disinclined to part with it till it was paid for After lying awake all night revolving in his mind various schemes old and new to get possession of the coveted attire Jones evolved a brilliant idea. He put on high collar two sizes too large for him, went to his tailor and tried on the coat again. Of course it did not fit around the collar and would have to be let out. The next day he put on a collar a half size too small and tried it on again. The collar of the coat bulged out in the back as if it had been constructed for the neck of a pugilist.
 I can't wear that thing, declared Jones. It does not fit at all. "
 No, it does not seem to, :" admitted the tailor
 You've tinkered with it now till you have rly ruined it. I guess don't war l.
 We'll, I'll tell you what I'll do, D proposed the tailor, who did not want misfit left on his hands "PIl knock of 50 on the price.
 Don't want suit that don't fit, , declared Jones,
 Well, I'll make 1t $l0.
 Make it $12. 90 and I'll take it. "
 All right, but lose money on it at that.
 Jones paid another tailor $1 to have the collar altered, paid for his suit and had Sl. 50 with which to "wetit "-San Francisco Post.
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Sheriff E. " Lyon. of Arcadia parish. La. and Mir. T. J. Toler, a merchant of Crowley. La, were in the city today. Ths Sheriff came for Jack Whitney and Patsy Ryan. who bnrglarized MT. ToIer's store. These criminals, instead Of being sent back to Louisiana for trial when they confessed their crime. were taken be- fore magistrate of this township fined on the charge or hringing stolen property into the State. The Sheriff will have to pay the fines in order to get the men.
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Constable Philpot utilized his blood hounds to good advantage this morning. An officer arrested q tramp for obscenity. The prisoner, seeing good opportunity, took to his heels and soon left the officer far behind. The blood hounds were called into service and after q chase of about nine miles the fugitive was forced to take a tree and was again captured.
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The summer holidays are almost over and soon the children vii! be tripping gaily to school, Many of them will need school supplies, shoes and clothing. Our advertising col umns will tell parents where these articles can be purchased for the least money. Inform yourself by reading these advertisements before making your purchases.
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spo,le1 Piensure.

Mrs. Meyer-What' $ the trouble, Mrs. Schulz? You are i'll bad humor this morning
 Mrs. Schulz-You see, my husband staid at the club every night last week until after midnight. Last night sat up. determined to give him curtain lecture. when he got in late. And what do you think? The fool came home at o'clock --Fliegende Blatter
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Tie Lines of the Hsna

They were out driving and had coma upon 2 fine stretch of shady country
 Do you believe in palmistry, he asked" the reading of one's fortuna by the lines in one's hand?"
 l believe, 7 she said, ''that if I could see the lines in only one of vour hands l could foretell that we would have very pleasant drive
 lie immediately caught on and erasped ths resns with one hand and tne situation with the other. Comic Cuts. "
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Apoplexy has increased in England in very remarkable degree since 1850. In the l6 years ending with 1866 there were 457 deaths from apoplexy per ], 1000, GOO inhabitants Last year the satio was 577 per 1000, GOO.
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One day this week pr. 4. C.. Thompson and family will move to the city from their summer home near Sulphur Springs. Dr. Thomp- son has gained an enviable reputa- ton as q physician, and our people, generally, will be pleased 10 learn that he will resume his practice here.
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Jack Tar's Reply.

4 sailor was recently brought before a magistrate for beating his wife, when the magistrate attempted to reach his heart by asking him # he did not know that his wife was the weaker vessel. ,
 If she is, she ought not to carry So much sail, replied Jack London Tit, Bits
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srArn oF ouIo. clrY or ToLEpo. LUCAS O.

STATE OF OHIo, ClTY OF TOLEDO. LUCAS Co. Frank J, Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney X Co doing business in the City of Toledo. County and State aforeseid and that said firm will pay the sum of sl00, for each and every case of Cafarrh that eonnot be cured by tie use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
 FRANK ]. CHENEY. sworn to before me and subscribed In my present. this 9th day If December. A. D. isS, IsEALl A. W. GLEASON
 NOTARY puBLIC. Halls cafarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur- faces Of the system. Send Tor testimonials ire Sold by Druggists. 75c
 Halls FamyII Pills are the best
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The Dllley Foundryis now running night and day, working two shifts of men. Elsewhere in this issue win he seen an ad. for this company who wish to employ six additional first class machinists. This is a slight in- dication of better times.
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The ordinance compelling wheel men to put bells and lights on their wheels Is not meeting with much favor at the hands of bieyelists. as they say Shat it Imposes on them a cost of at least $l ,500.
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Business has not been very good with our merchants this week. This K. perhaps. due to the fact that the roads are so dusty that our country friends have been waiting for rain before coming to town
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Not So In Practice

Do you accept the theory that mas is free moral agents'
 Well, Il may be all right in theory. but I've heen married 30 years. ''-Chi. cago Journal.
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Miss Percy Johnson had narrow escape from fire yesterday afternoon. While curling her hair her clothing became ignited, but members of the family rushed to her assistance and put out the flames before any seri- ous damage was done. Her escape was narrow, but fortunate
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A letter received from Lake Village today states that Mr. Bruce Street k very low. that he is now kept alive on stimulants and that the end Is not far. This will be sad news to the friends of the young man.
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Tomorrow afternoon and evening Mrs. Dr. r. H. Pendleton will give an entertainment at her home for the cause of charity. An admission fee Of 10 cents will be charged. Re- treatments of ice-eream and cake will be served without extra charge. All are invited.
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The book and news store of Mir. s. A. Rosenberg, on West Second avenue, Is now beautiful art par Tor. 1t is filled with lovely novelties of all kinds. and one can spend de- lightful hour by calling there and viewing the many lovely things so nicely arranged.
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The little 3-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. Harding died at an early hour this morning after very brief illness. The re- mains will be inferred in Redwood Cemetery this afternoon.
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He Was a Rird

Aid Charging furiously up)-Gen- efai' the enemy has captured our left wing. What shall we do?
 The Commander-Fl with the other Philadelphia Inquirer
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The success of the Labor Day cele- bration shows our people vha ean be made of the County Fair. The attendance at the fair, on account Of greater attractions, will be far larger than was that on Labor Day.
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Mir. J. NJ. Goza, eX-Alderman from the Second ward, now prosperous stock-raiser Of Perry county, is here paying the friends of his old home a visit.
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Rev. $. H. Campbell and wife will leave next Monday for Philadelphia, where Rev. Campbell will enter the Baptist College at that place to take u course in study for his holy calling
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The eruption of Etna has entirely de- stroyed the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes, the trees being deyas- tated by tho lava
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Mrs. $. A. Rosenberg and Miss Josie Dreyfus returned yesterday from the lakes of Wisconsin, where they pleasantly spent the summer.
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Mr. c. voss, of the firm of Voss < Bro, leaves today for the North ern and Eastern markets to purchase goods for his firm.
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MT. ". H. Miller, q prominent planter of Cummins, passed through the city this morning enroute home from the Capital.
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The remains of Miss Henretta simon. who died on last Monday at an infirmary In Chicago, are expected to arrive here this after noon for interment.
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Mr. D. F. Rice, most clever and weil-known tourist. representing ". E. Garrett X Co. of Philadelphia. Is here calling on the trade.
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Mir. Max Goldsmith, after visit to Pine Bluff friends, returned home this morning.
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Misses Mary and Callie Jones will open their school and kindergarten on Monday. September 20, at 3O2 West Sixth Ave.
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The Constables and magistrates are complaining of the dull business in their lines.
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Mss sallIe Rltchie has returned to her Little Rock home after q visit to Pine Blnff friends.
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Sidney Walker, colored, was fined 8 by the Police Judge thls morning for disturbing the peace.
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There is so much sympathy in this country that very often the under dog becomes dangerous, impudent cur. =. Atchison Globe.
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Maj. c. G. Newman returned today from lengthy vacation pleasantly spent at Lake Minetonka, Minn.
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Mrs. Foster, of Jeanerette, La., is the guest Of her brother, pr. 4. C.. Jordan, and family.
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Mir. win s. Clark, connected with the Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph Company. is in the city on a business visit.
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The local board Of fire underwrit- CTS held an important business meet ing in the office of Bell X Vernon this morning.
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Several vagrants were before the Police Court this morning.
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Mir. A. F. Campbell. a leading mer- chant of Redfeld, was In the city to- day.
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Mayor D. C. Bell, who has been spending his vacation on the Great Lakes, is expected home in few days.
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Mr. R. D. McGaughy, Esq. of Al- theimer, is n Pine Bluff visitor today.
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Mr. l. ". Bunch. o, Swan Lake, Is tt the Trulock.
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Mr. B. NJ. Hume and wife ofTyrone, were in the city.
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Miss Fannie Becker, of Magnolia, is a guest of the Trulock.
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W. $. Mattherman.of of Clarendon, is here on d business trip.
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Mir. I. B. Dodge, representing the St. Louis Republic, is in the city.
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The society young men of the city will give a german at the Bluff City Club Hall tonight.
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MT. Jim Franklin, of Little Rock, is here paying his relatives and friends visit.
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Mir. Y. R. Roddy, prominent business man of Marvell, is in the city.
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Col. Met L. Jones is in Little Rock today.
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Moonlight rides are quite popular with young people these lovely nights.
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The Emma oil mill is being over hauled. sacks are being mendcd and every thing put iii ship shape for the seed grinding season.
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A number of young people enjoyed ''hay ride" last night.
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Mrs. lone Hearin. who for the past two months has been visiting her sister in Toronto, Canada. will re turn home tomorrow morning.