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ieetinp one-fourth inch inside. The door then slides down between the end of the shorter upper board and the pro- iecting edges of the lath, shown at E in the upper part of Illustration as seen from above. To support the door piece of lath is nailed on each side Of the trap and notched on the upper end. X simple cross, NJ, also of lath, supports he door. Ii is tied to the door at one end by string and to the trigger at the other The trigger is q small notchcd stick shown at which passes through an inch hole in the top of the trap near the back end. On the front edge of the hole, D, a piece of hoop iron is nailed aud the door is supported at any point desired by hooking the notches in the trigger on the hoop iron. The rabbit or other pest, who in cold weather is al ways hunting warm hole, crawls into the trap, and pushing against the trig- ger causes the notch to slip off the iron strip. the door falls and the pest is caged. No bait is necessary. hut a piece of apple in the extreme back end of the trap may be an additional in ducemen,. The trap must be made of old weather-beaten boards for the strong odor of new pine will keep the
 rabbit from going in.-Dr. Asa Bow
 man, in Farm and Home
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TRAINING THE HORSE.
0entleness Mixed with Firmness 1s
 pr0ner in All Cases.

0ent1eness Mixed with Firmness Is
 Proper in All Cases.
 The work of training young horses should be made systematic and prac- tical to be made effective. This is seldom the case. in the methods prac- ticcd by farmers. It is necessary, too, to study the disposition of the colt and treat it accordingly. Because horse is vicious and stubborn, it is no reason that he should be treated in a brutal manner. Gentleness with firm ness is proper in all cases. A trainer says: If horse go too fast the untu- tored driver yclls whoa! simply mean ing that the animal should lessen his speed. If lie paw the earth, toss his head, stamp with impatience, or do anything he ought not, the same word is thun,lered into his ears. Any word used for so many purposes is not good for much in case of emergency.
 The convenient whoa should have but one meaning, not to lessen the speed of the horse, but 10 bring him to full stop. When if is given it should never be allowed to pass unheedcd, be disobeyed or half-obeyed. Does your horse always stop at this word, CT do you have to stop him with pull at the lines? A horse is not safe if he can be stopped in no way except by pulling at the lines, for rein may break or a snap may unlock. Many q runaway might be prevented were all horses trained to know and obey this one little rd.-Farmers' Union.
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FOR SUNDAY READING.
M cAsTLE.


 O my cantle In the afr
 It b Wonderfully fair. And tinted with the radiance of tne snys Its welh are decked with peeety' And its portals are of peers Ny palace that hope for by snd ny. o my castle in the air,
 Care can never enter theres And poverty or worry ne'er annoy.
 There no sin can ever trouble And no want can ever comes Nor slightest thought of COTTON mar aSe Jey. my castle in the air.
 It is filled with treasures raro To satisfy the longings of the soul
 No eye hath seen it's beauty,
 And no ear its music heard: No mortal s'er conceived the wondrous whole.
 0 my castle in the air.
 It hath bliss beyond compare. For the King in all His beauty reigns with in:
 And there His servants serve Him. And there His angels sing The chorus of redemption from all sin. o my castle in the air.
 Shall ever enter there, Where the Lamb once slain for sinners ia it's light?
 Shall ever join the chorus
 Which the saints triumphant sing? That multitude unnumbered clothed in white? Harriet E. Banning. in N. r. Observer.
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COUNTRY POLICE FORCE.
New Agricultural Want Discovered
 by St. Louis Paper.


 All over the country we have no coun- try police. It is only in the cities that any body stands ready to arrest male factor Out i'll the rural districts every man has really to be his own policeman There is, to be sure, n sheriff, but the sheriff is an officer elected without tle slightest reference to his fitness for pn- lice duty. and he, fl he can be reached in time, pursues criminals. if at all, with as much or as little zeal aalhis convenience pr temperamentwillp permit. The result is crimes committed in the country. un- less they are nnrderous, ire rarely pnn- ishe1 What we need in all country dis tricts is what is called country pn- lice" in England and 'gendaElnerie" in France; that is. mniforlnetia fiH kalaried police. whose business it Is io patn'.' country roads and pnrsue @sr~ssssI,sils. In Engiand every sil1gge hes at least one uniformed and inc whole are ni.s;er tise ..ers of a single county s,i- peri'r ..aent These police arc 10 be ..st everywhere, and no burglar or highway robber can make more than 0ne stroke without finding them onghis track. We are perseveriug in main iaining in this country the same belief in the continuance of our .ariy rural simplicity which in the .ities has ended in making municipal government such farce In he mean time people are learning more and more to take the law into their own hands in sheer self-defense. Rural World
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HE CATTLE lNpusTRY.
n& ra an a Prosper0us ConafssoA
 ,rH~o,~houf the Weot.

nr n an . Prosperoua CenafsseA
 Throughou the Wese.
 A careful review of the cattle situa- t;on in the western states reveals the fact that the cattle industry is in the most prosperous condition, by far' II has been in for many years. Upon near ly every farm throughout the great corn growing states there is an inclination to raise from Ave beef calves uPwaro, depending upon the number of cows that the farmer or breeder can purchase. The facts ofthe matter are, the western states are very short on breeding cows, and for this reason the demand for this class of stock during the next few years is likely to be strong and urgent. There is vigorous, forward movement among farmers and stockraisers all along the line. for extending breeding operations of live stock, both pure bred and stock that is we'll graded. If this course is followed for the next two or three years we may look for much better class of cattle for market than we find at the present time. In view of these changed conditions and liberal demand for this class of stock, we are safe in saying that the rearing of live stock and the feeding of same Is bound 10 become more surely the best investment that farmer and feeder can make. Grain raising in all of the central and west ern states has largely exhausted the farmers, and now farmers are realizing the fact that they must turn back to the live stock industries n order to preserve their lands. This course will be helpful in more than one way. Ii diversifies the line of farming operations. and we think. where cattle are raised in smaller punches, the breeding and care is bet ter; and of course this will bring bet ter class of cattle to market and better prices will ult.--Prairie Farmer.
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sNAa shoTs.

Christ made service sacred.
 Imagination is the srtist of thought. Truth is the goal of human aspiration. The past is the sch0oImaster of the future3
 Inauty unsettles ssror and estab- fishes tluth.
 somemen are long headsd and par- row hcaStcd.
 \ spirtual mind dwslls much on spiritual lhings.
 Noble dsds are steps up the mountain side of character.
 Love is the spiritual cement which binds us ti God.
 Understdia Is the scale of thought where alli4as are weighed.
 Theologyhas magnifitd God's justice at the cxpeRe of His goodnesa
 A live mqtard seed Is more potent than mouIlain of sand.
 Custom is ihe tailor of habit, and makes use opopularity for pattern.
 An honorale man will honor truth, and truth vii make him more honora- ble. w. HwInan, in Ram's Horn.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Brinkley Car Works & Mfg. Co. l
 Against

ASdluSt
 Geo. & Lucy J. Shoecraft. Notice. is hereby given that, by virtue of an Execution to me dir ected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Arkan- sas, in case wherin Brinkley Car Works & Mfg. Co. recovered judgment against Geo. & Lucy J. Shoecraft, for the sum of $331.. 80, debt and interest, and $1O.45 cost of suit, at the April term, 1897, of said Court, 1 will proceed to sell on the 2ND DAY OF MARCH 1898, in front of the Court House door ill the town of Clarendon, Monroe County Arkansas. for the purpose of satisfying oaid bebt Interest and Cost to the highest and best bidder, the following described property, to-wit.
 Part of the East half of lots 3 and in Block 36 in the city of Brinkley, now owned by Geo. X Lucy J. Shoecraft, and upon which is erected q two story brick building. with two store rooms below, and rooms above in Monroe County and State of Arkansas.
 Said sale will be on a credit of 3 months, and purchaser is to give bond with approved security and lien will be retained on said property for purchase money. This 9th day of February 1898.
 T. H. JACKSON,
 Sheriff Monroe County.
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HINTS FOR sToCKMEN.

To make the largest and best horses out of your colts keep them growing from first to last.
 Horses are naturally active, and they like freedom as much or more than any other domestic animal.
 Whether you breed full bloods, grades or native stock, never use all inferior animal for breeding purposes.
 The actual cost Of keeping added to the service fee of the sire should give the actual cost of the horse at maturity.
 It takes good feeding to make an ani- maj hold it's own in csld weather, and when exposed to cold it is often fed at loss.
 Sheep need plenty of time to drink. If they do not go to the tank as soon as turned out, -et them stay out awhile.--Farmers Review.
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Profit in Farm Implements.

vented machine for gathering. head ing and delivering sugar beeis into con- reyances. IL was devised ni tine sug
 sestion of the secretary of agriculture. Ii gathers the bects from four rows at )nce. The machine will cost to manu- faetiire about SID. and will sell ai SG0 1T $70 delivered at distance. This item # current agricultural news suggests the quesion as to whether the relative sost and profit on other agricultural
 implements Is in this proportion, that is. selling at double or more the cost of productien.--Troy fS. Y) Times.
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overfeeding Is Dangerous.

A hog faitens more quickly by being fed no more at any time than it will eat. It should always clean up all in the trough. When it has fed, clean out the trough and do not feed again until the animal shows plainly that it is hungry. If oyerfed so that it feeds indifferently it will lose less weight to permit it to go without food day than it would by continuing to feed beyond it's appetite. Probably no other animal is so sensitive to injury from overlooking as the hog.
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AN EFFECTIVE TRAP. Just the Thing for Catching Rabbits and Other Farm Enemies.

The body of the trap illustrated be- low is made of four pieces of six inch fencing boards 20 to 24 inches long, nailed together to make narrow box open at one end. The top piece should be an inch shorter than the others Nail the bottom and top boards to the side boards, thus making the perpen- dicular length of the opening greater than the horizontal. If the opening is square the drop door does not work properly. A sliding door is then made to fit loosely in the open end and two pieces of lath arc nailed against the ends of the perpendicular boards pro
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Value of Grass and Hay.

From recent experiments it appears that meadow will yield about four Hines as much feed in bulk if made into nay as it will if pastured. But. as it Is well known tha, the young, tender grass of the often cropped pasture is more nutritious than inc older and tougher hay. it was found by careful test that the advantage in nutrients. siigestibility and freedom from cost of harvesting. housing and feeding of pas tured fields, will nearly balance the greater yield of hay fields, except on very high priced.
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we Li.s Out ovrn Lives.

In all chiefnatters Of fife we are alone. and ouqrue history is scarcely ever deeipheH by others. Tears. griefs, depred dons, disappointments, irritations, god and evil thoughts, de- cisions, unceriinties. deliberations all these belont to our secret, and are almost all unclnmunicabic and un- transmissible. len when we try to speak of them. 10 even when we write them down. " # is most precious in us never showf itself. never finds an issue even in . closest intimacy Amiel's Journal
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Argulns or .crsundinR.

Religious argument oftener awakes prejudice, pride, and antagonism, than il brings opponents over to our way of thinking. Logic is combatiye; love is persuasive. It has no hobnails in its heels to bruise sensitive doubts. When love goes wooing, it always puts on its best attire, and uses its softest tones. Just as the sunbeam is more powerful factor in nature than the cyclone, so persuasion is mightier than argument. -S. s. Times.
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Little Sind.

A vessel will sink whether filled with heavy stones or with sand. Fine grains of sand will bury travellers in the d.sert. Fine flakes of snow, so light that they seem to hang in the air and scarce to fall will, if they gather over the sleepy wayfarer, cxtinguish life; if they drift, they will bury whole houses and their dwellers. Fine, delicate sins, as people think them, will chill the soul and take away its life.---E. B. Pusey. D. D.
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Moral Contrasts.

Thore is something wrong in our American civilization. There are more women in shops and factories and schools and offices and stores than ought to be there. They are there of necessity. What is the matter? We'll, many things. The foremost is this, the low condition of morals of so large q percentage of the men. You say, with . sheer, that women arein the majority in the churches; and you are right. But men are in the majority in the saloons and states prisons.-Rev. q. B. Yes burgh.
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MY NEIoHeoR's MISTAKE.
True Christian Philanthory Aeips 1
 Man yYhafever Hfs State.

True Christian Philanthopy Helps .
 Man Whafever His state.
 There are plenty of good Samaritans in this world who care for their neigh bor's misfortunes, but draw the line at their neighbours mistakes. When n man is hungry they feed him; but when he spends his money for that which is not bread, and his labcr for that which satisfieth not, they bid him suffer the reward of his folly. If he is out of work they try to find employ ment for him; but if he has thrown up his job for some foolish whim they wash their hands of him. In other words, their contempt for shiftlessness overpowers their love for humanity. It is easier to turn weak or foolish person cut of your circle of proteges than to educate him.
 When we find a man or woman who so rises above this narrowness of sym rathy as to take pleasure in helping people out of the trouble for which they themselves are alone to blame, a new vision of human charity is revealed. Sometimes a simple little incident comes to light which shows how much hidden kindness there is in the world. IA day or two after Christmas. accord- ing to the papers, a gentleman went to the Boston post office and paid the postage on all tho Christmas packages which had been held because of insufii- cient stamps. This cost him about $6o, and enabled the postmaster to forward hundreds of holiday gifts to their des- tination in time for New Years. The news dispatch adds that this gentleman had done the same thing for number of years, but had always managed to conceal his'name until this year. The newspaper called him "a new kind of Santa C,aus.' What an ingenious way of making people happy! This modern saint has evidently two of the best qualifications for philanthropist Chat lis to say, Christian): strong imag- |ination, and sympathy for careless land absent-minded people. Most of us would have said: Well, always pre- bay my own packages, and if these fel- lows didn't have sense enough to do the same, it isn't my funeral" But Mir. Benjamin Cutler Ciark-this Boston Santa Claus-took the view that it was his funeral" and proposed to turn it into q much more cheerful festival by ithc kindly aid of Uncle Sam.
 l To what high model do we turn foi this most delicate courtesy of the heart? There is, it has often seemed double significance iR thatS1Rne upoy the last night of the I1ed len lgirded Himself and X1S
 ciples' feet. 'sYe als or
 1 to wsah nxes nnefh6 & Isass 'ia s Sssssss,s A. esap - sll Ifo iernove the dust and xlse As onr common pilgrimage. M II IFS z traveller as friend, share with m the grateful refreshment that NC can offer in SO humble fashion, send him on his way again little stronger. 2 little rsurer, than we found him. That was the command of Jesus; it is our it may be our delight How shall we ever climb the toilsome road to Heaven unless we learn to for get ourselves, to look out and not ir, and to lend hand d?-Chicago Standard,
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THE WORKING HORSE. How to Protect It Againsf the Biting
 Winds of winter.

It is undeniable that horses at work on cold, clustering winter days suffer severely from the chilling temperature, especially where they are compelled to pause every little while after severe
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LAUNDREfH H
 nAKEs uAeHlme EAsN

Saves ONE HALF the soap. DOES bT INJURE the Clothes color or hands Better and chper than al Washing Powders For sale by merchant1a Ind dealers washings price 10 cents Ask for Free samp{ hottle
 A. c. cRuTcHmER, Inventor, nshkiey. Arh
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 heStsnd D st bidder, the fol 6Wing described property, to-wit.
 Part of Lots P ! and f Block 36s in the city of Brinkley, now owned by Geo. & Lucy J. Shoe craft, and upon which is erected two story brick building. two store below, and rooms above, in Monroe County and State of Ark hnsa1.
 Said sale will be on credit of 3 mouths, and purchaser is to give bond with approved security and ! lien will be retained on said property for purchase money. This 5th day of February 1898. \, T. II. JACKSON,
 Sheriff Monroe County.
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SHOULDER BLANKET FOR HORSES. effort. Fit shoulder blanket to the work horse, like that shown ia the cut The forward part of worn-out stable blanket can often be utilized or q shoulder blanket can pc made from ulG carpeting. This will protect the visii organs, and will in no way interfere with the harness. Ii is in the interest of humanity and may also save q salG- able horse from-sickness.-Oran2e Judd Farmer.
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TOWN TOPICS, S2O FinhnAvenue. New York
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Cotton In BrinkIey.

The following is the nnmber of bales of cotton weighed by weigh CT Kelly up until to night, Jan. 9th.
 Henry1Wolf &Co, 1052. lV. V. Allen, 594. ID. c. Harrington, 280. ,J. NJ. 6 A. Flora, 449. John Gazzola < Go, 2a-ss ] Schole'n z Co, s ls2.
 q. kwan, -o. v 2 gers, 6. 4sylreias 27. M k. Ssslbh. 60.
 Total 2S5J. The price.of midling cotton in Brinkley to day was.5 100.
 Cotton seed $500 per ton.
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'ki !a ths pfs5as q His mystssious man hood Gave up His precious li4s upon tho cross, The Lord Of lords, by whom tho worlde were made, Through bittst grief and teGTs gave us
 The best He had -Helen A. Main. in Chicago Interior.
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MRS. 1. SAPP MILLINERY q DRY GOODS, Just Received
 MRS. I. SAPP'S.

Ladies white all wool pants, 25 a pair, to close out.
 New white goods, New Embries, New Peacales. Also ladies skirt and shirt waists, Ladiesl,new Mus: lin underwear.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

Brinkley Car Works ( Mfg. Go. sf Against 2 Geo. &sLucy J. SD e.e
 Notice is hereby lsssn that, by virtue of fs:s s7vcutlurs to ms air- ntesi by tho Clerk or tie Or tit ri If nonroe aotnty. Arkan- s ~S+s- Ih'nkley
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A PECULIAR STORY.
Albert Durfee Claims He Was Held
Up ana Robb:d.


Albert Durfee, 10 years OF age. who
boards at A Peace street. reported to
the police OF the Seventh station last
night that he had been held up" by
an unknown colored man on an open
lot at the corner OF Elmwood avenue
and Peace street. just before IL o'clock
last night, and that he was robbed of
$27 in bills and some other articles he
had I'm his pockets. Mr.. Durfee stated
that he was on his way home from the
Office of DIR. Remick, on the corner OF
Elmwood avenue and Oakland streets
which he left little after 10 O'clock.
According TO his story. when he
reached the corner OF Peace street he
saw a man. rather short and thick set,
wearing a light cap. He paid but little
attention TO him until the man stopped
him and asked for match. Mr.. Dur
fee says he took out his match box, and
was about to take out a match when
the colored man attacked him and at
tempted to throw him down. Durfee
struggled with his assailant and cried
for help, but there was nobody I'm the
vicinity, which is generally deserted at
night.
The robber, Mr.. Durfee says, struck
him several heavy blows until he was
obliged to give In and sank TO the
ground almost unconscious. The man
then went through his pockets and
took all that he could find. When the
robber took his departure Mr.. Durfee
claims that he managed to reach the
house of a friend at SO Peace street
where he told what had happened to
him. AS he appeared to be badly used
up, mis- friends advised his seeking the
- at IN, o,,I
turned to DIR. Remick's office after he
had sent messenger 10 Lieut.. Scott OF
the Seventh police station concerning
the robbery.
After the doctor had examined Mr..
Durfee, and as he complained OF feeling
very badly he deemed IL advisable TO
send him to the hospital. which was
done about 1:30 o'clock this morning.
Although Mr.. Durfee claimed that some
weapon was used upon him, no marks
OF such a weapon could be found upon
him. In fact, the only marks that were
apparent were a number OF scratches
on the face. There were no swellings
complained of a severe headache and
appeared to be slightly delirious.
Lieut.. Scott and Sergt. Thomas
turned their attention to the alleged
robbery and started to investigate IL at
once. description of the man was
IuTnlSneu lueIu by MT. DuTlee. anu III
a short time they were Joined by De-
tective Cannon. In spite of the closest
search. not a single trace OF the man
could be found. In and around a new
and unoccupied house in the vicinity.
into which Mr.. Durfee said the robber
had gone. there was nothing to indicate
that anybody had entered or left ii, and
neither could the police last night or
this morning by daylight find any trace
of the match box that figured in the
case.
The case. according to the police. is
very peculiar one. and further investi-
CATION OF II will be made. although no
to the present they claim that there Is
no evidence whatever of a robbery.