The Springdale news., 1898-06-17

speak at thls Chautauqua but has not yet named the day. The dates above named are the alternatives and the choice will be duly noted ill a specal cir cular prepared for the occasion. Mir. Bryan says: "l think July 14th or 10th will be all right, but 1 reserve the right to fix another day, if necessary. and to cancel the engagement if cir cumstances require 1t. l of fered my services to the presi dent on the day that war was declared, and am now raising regiment to De ready for the next call. With this under standing you may advertise me ! for one of these days"
 Mr. Bryan has not yet can- celled the engagement, and un less the duties of patri otism make 1t impossible for him to be here the public may expect the engagement to be filled.
 July 18th, 10th and Is will be devoted to A. w. Hawks, the Laughing Philosopher, sad to be the funniest man on earth. Tn Baltimore he has lectured l253 times and is still in demand. He wears his store clothes and makes his own faces.
 Mir. A. w Hawks, the famous audience at Opera House last nIght, has war record to be proud of. ' However, Mir. Hawks desires his audiences to come because of the merit ot his entertainment, and not on any war record, so the following brief bit of history was kept from the press untll after the lecture. Major w. ]. Hawks entered the scrylce with Stonewall Jackson, and when Jackson was promoted Hawks was chosen on his staff, where he served until Jackson's death. Af- tnrwmds he served on the staff cf Generals Early, Ewell and Robert E. Lee. The lecturer A. M. Hawks. entered the servIce with his | father, although a mere boy, and served with distinction until the end of the war His tributes fast night to the private soldier and to Jackson were grand Hawks de- serves the title ''funniest man on earth" and "laughing philosopher, that K Ne phiIoSophises and the au- dience laughs. He moves from the humorous to the pathetic, dramatic to ridiculous in such a happy way that one finds himself crying on one side of his face ana laughing on the other. Through all hls wit, humor and silly things, he intersperses rlch gems of thought, ireIghted with noble sentiment and sound common sense. Hawks, in the cm bodiment of his subject, ''Sun shlnc," left bright rays III the lives of tfc many hundreds who heard him here. Gainesville (TeXas) Daily Register, March <, 1898.
 CHURCH DAYS. July 9th, Cumberland Pres byterian day. Address by Key. c. F. Stoakes, professor of Philosophy and Bible, Ar kansas Cumberland College.
 July 9th, Presbyterian Day. Address by Rev. J J. Norris, former pastor of Presbyterian church at Little Rock, now To- cated at Newport, Ark.
 July 12th, Christian Church Day Address by Rev. Frank Tyrrill, St. Louis.
 July 18th and l4th, NJ. E. C. s Day. Address by Rev. John Matthews, of St. Louis on each day.
 Primitive Baptist Day. Ad dress by Eld. Cayce, Martin, Tenn.
 Adventist Day, July 17th. Address by Rev. R. NJ. Kilgore, of Tennessee.
 Correspondence is perfecting with representatives of the Lu- theran, Baptist and M. E. churches, and each of these bodies will be tittingly arrang- ed in due season.
 ARKANSAS DAY. July 16th has been chosen for thls occasion and the fol lowing gentlemen will be pres ent and address the people: Hon. John l.. Buchannan. pres ident A. |. U.; Hon. Junins Jordan, Hon. A. w. Hawks In case Congress adjourns the entire congressional delegation is expected.
 Season tickets to every per- formance are sold at a very low rate. They may be had of the Manager, Josiah H. Shinn, or of the season ticket commit. tee, w. T. Farrar, Chas. Chan dler. J. H. Pollard. Willard | Rarrv or IT naily