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in which the professors hand re-
manned closed, as If it contained some

in which the professors hand re-
mained closed, as If it contained some
! treasure.
They walked along together. The
professor evidently knew this part OF
the city well. He had many stories,
droll and pathetic, to tell Of customs
of which they knew nothing, and of
stranger customs still, which were
practiced in the poorer parts of GER
tain cities abroad.
Aimee listened with delight, while
her bright eyes lost nothing of what
was going on about her. She emptied
her jacket pocket, too, to its last small
coin, and so dexterously that the pro-
fessor never once saw what she was
doing, or, at least, that was what
Aimee thought.
He accompanied them to their own
door. but would not go in. mo, no
Christmas eve is no time for an out
slider to call. Thank you, no-Pni 60
ing home-to bed"
But, professor" said Aimee, 81 want
70 hear the end of your exciting ex-
perience in Bulgaria; if you will not
come in and finish the story tonight,
you must come and dine with us to-
morrow. Oh, you just said you had
no engagement-and fancy taking
Christmas dinner in boarding house!
Please say yes professor. We shall
count on you-at seven. There will be
two other such homeless waifs,' as
You call yourself-friends of Toms
besides ourselves. Tom, escort the pro-
fessor home, and don't leave him until
he has said 'yes! A merry Christmas,
professor, and au revoir-to-morrowl"
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to which she listened made her more
calm. And when the service was ended
she walked on to the street where she
knew the professor lived. She would
pass the door, and if he were already
gone-there would surely be some sign
by which she would know-the worst.
But she saw no sign, and, though she
dared not hope, she paused and
breathed little inartieulate prayer.
The door above suddenly opened and
shut again. and the tall figure of man
came swiftly down the steps.
"Aimee-Miss Aimee-you!"
"Oh, professor! Then-you are not
dead"
He looked searchingly into her pitt
full, white, lovely face.
"Professor?" he queried.
Robert" she breathed, with lit
tie sob.
"Thank Heaven! No, l am not
dead!" he said, cheerily, tucking her un-
resisting hand within his arm with q
confident air of possession.
"That part of the account was all
mistake-but blessed mistake, my
Aimee-for l believe 1 have that to
thank for giving you to me-and maxi
ing this the happiest New Year of my
life!"-Judith Spencer, in Ladies
World, New York.
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suit Against State OmclaIs.

In United States court at st. Louis
last week, Judge II, c. Caldwell, heard
an application for mandatory injunc'
tion prayed for the Farmers National
Bank, OF Hudson, N Y, growing out
Of an Arkansas bond issue. The de-
PENDANTS are Gov. Daniel W. Jones,
Secretary OF State Alex c. Hull, and
Auditor Clay Sloan. Jefferson Davis,
Encouragement and governor-elect,
represented the interests of the Arkan-
sas officials in the proceedings The
bank brought suit to compel the gov
ernor and his colleagues to refund
t64, 900 in bonds, as ordered by legisla-
tive act of 1899, wherein refunding the
bonded debt OF the state was author
ized Through some error, the bank
mpintans, the bonds which it owned
were returned to the state officers with
out having been paid. The bonds in
question were issued in 1886. In 1871
the bank applied to the fiscal agent OF
Arkansas in New York to have the
bonds exchanged, and the complaint
charges that the new bonds given in ex-
change were invalid. The old bonds
were originally the property of w. B.
Ducklin, and at his death the heirs sold
them to the bank. The defense set up
the plea that the old bonds had been
DESTROYED
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Three Small Boys Burn to Death In
North Little Rock Christmas
Eve.
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED.
Fire Starts In Colorsd Restaurant at Con
way and Destroys Five Business Houses
Valued at Several Thousand Dollars,
Before 1t Was Ex,inguished.
Need Saving Banks.

The following from the Arkansas
Democrat is to the point and is repub-
Iished with the hope that many readers
will profit there by
The number savings banks in Arkan-
sas are scarcely worth counting, but II
we had much larger number the peo'
Pile would have great deal more
money. Saving is habit, and is one
that needs to be encouraged in the
south. A great reason why our people
are not as thrifty and economical as
other people is found in our failure TO
supply safe and convenient depositor-
les for the nickels, dimes and quarters
now squandered. There ought TO be a
savings bank in every village and town
in the state. 1t is not the money that
is made that counts, but the money
that is saved. The people of the north
understand and act on this principle,
and for this reason are richer than we
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Returns After Thirty Years Absence.

A story of the return of the prod
father. after an absence OF thirty
years, during which time none OF MS
relatives knew of his whereabouts
comes from Altheimer, Jefferson
county. Over a quarter Of a century
ago John Saulspaugh, prominent
citizen, left his home in Pine Bluff
not even telling his wife and chill
dren where he was going. The DIS
appearance created quite a sensation
at the time, and after years of search
ing the man was given up as dead
Mrs. Saulspaugh, despairing OF ever
seeing her husband again, secured a
divorce and was married to the late
Judge John II. Williams. who at the
time of his death was judge OF the
federal court for the eastern district
Of Arkansas. Just a week before
Christmas the elder Saulspaugh ap-
peared at the home of his son at
Altheimer. To a reporter he refused
to tell why he disappeared.
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To Meet In Little Rock.

J. II. Hinemon, of Pine Bluff, presi'
dent of the Public School officers AS.
sociation Of Arkansas, has issued a let
ter to county examiners and other pub
lie school officers Of Arkansas, in which
he announces that the next meeting Of
the association will be held in Little
Rock, Jan. 3. lie says: "This body is
composed Of county examiners, town
principals, city superintendents and
members of boards OF school directors,
No interests Of a state are more i'm
portant than those which pertain to her
educational institutions, and no state
in the Union has made more rapid
progress during the last decade In the
development of her school system than
the state OF Arkansas.
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81 do need belpl" he said. "and truly,

Il 40 neeu nelp! he sdlu, anu VI uiy
have been blind-till now!"
Professor, you need mine, know
| Take me. I'm yours-with you I'd go!"
"Aimee, do you mean it--you, your
self? No, no, or you never would have
said it thus: of that I'm sure!"
"But should you leave me now, too late
| You'll feel regret-as sure as fate"
"Regret-Aimee, if can't win you /
shall feel despair!"
"My riddle you can't read? Then look
| You'll find the answer in this book!"
"And the answer is-your Likeness
hidden--for none but my eyes to see!"
He needed her. All, yes, he knew 1t
now. But could she have guessed his
secret, even before it had been fully
revealed to himself, and could she have
taken this artful way-to give him
courage? No, thousand times mo-!
That could never be Aimee's way. And
yet
He looked at her picture again and
he read the doggarel again. Finally
he went to bed, but he could not sleep.
He was haunted by Aimee's lovely face.
Early the next afternoon the pro-
fessor went to the Desmonds' and asked
to see Miss Aimee.
He noted that she seemed surprised
to see him.
81 came to return something" he
said, watching her anxiously.
She seemed puzzled. Then she
laughed gayly and extended her hand.
"My poor little ten-cent piece! hope
you didn't really think l mistook you
for blind beggar!"
"Indeed, Miss Aimee, you will find
that am beggar, and am sure that
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Has Travelled Several Miles.

1t is said that VIM. Jackson Moore,
freighter Of Newton county, has made
twenty trips year for the past ten
years, to Springfield, Mo- The distance
is 1875 miles or $50 for the round trip
IL one year he would travel 5000 miles
and in ten years the aggregate would
reach $4,000 or twice the distance
around the earth. 1t is said that he has
hauled 25O, 900 pounds of freight from
Springfield to the firm of Cantrell Il
Magnus, of Jasper, Newton county
He knows every man, woman and child
along the 1875 mile distance, and can
borrow meal at every farm house.
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FIRST WHIRL WAS ENOUGH.
He Took n Ride In an Automobile But
Hereafter Will Stick to
Horses,

"No more automobiles for me-" re-
marked the visitor from New York,
mopping his brow at the very re-
membrance Of recent experience, re-
lates the Detroit Free Press; "hence-
forth, or until those that deal in them
are willing to furnish an iron-clad
guarantee that the patron will re-
turn sound in nerve and body, l pre-
fer to be loyal to the good, old re-
liable horse. If the latter does take
notion to run away once in awhile
he has a speed and time limit-the
runaway automobile doesn't know
when to stop.
"For some time my wife has been
trying to induce me to adopt the new.
est style of street transportation. In
New York city, you know, we have
some very fashionable auto turnouts,
and they serve various purposes. The
city authorities are even thinking OF
using them as street-sweepers. My
better-half harped on the matter so
persistently that | finally consented
to give one trial, and l engaged
brougham to take us to swell re-
ception. The 'doings' were only a few
blocks from where we live, but 1t was
not without some trepidation that |
entered the horseless vehicle. We
started off at a nice sober gait which
soon increased to a wind-splltting
speed that quite took my breath away,
As we whirled along through the
crowded street cutting off trolley
cars and other rapidly moving vehi.
cles, my wife's face suddenly assumed
concerned look.
"'Why, / do believe said she, that
the man has forgotten the place. I'm
sure we must have passed it,
"Just then / caught feeting
glance Of familiar corner, quite a
distance beyond our destination.
81 stuck my head out of the win
dow and hailed the cabby. He seemed
to be very busy at the moment, and
it was difficult to attract his atten-
tion. | then gave my lungs full play
and managed to get his ear,
"'We've passed that address long
ago. | shouted,
"I know it, he replied; I've for
gotten how to stop the blamed thing
"'rhen for heavens sake, man. l
cried, steer up on a back street, or
get out into the country, out Of dan.
ger
Luckily, he was a skillful helms
man. and he managed to guide the
auto out to little park, which is not
frequented very much at this time OF
year. Well, sir, ] guess we must have
circled that park hundred times be.
fore the power ran out. There was
nothing else TO do. II was hard
enough to overtake us In the first
place, and the person that did under
stand the method OF stopping the car
riage couldn't have gotten aboard. IL
soon became nolsed abroad that there
was a runaway automobile in the
park, and we were pursued by a horde
of policemen, small boys and dogs.
The experience forcibly reminded me
OF John Gllpin's famous ride. 1t was
~ o'clock midnight when the blamed
thing finally came to standstill. The
cabby said there would be no etxra
charge, and my wife and | were sat
isfed to take n street car home She
has never mentioned automobile since
and we are now going to receptions
behind horse"
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Tried tO Break tho Safe.

Frank Smith, night clerk In the
United States hotel, at Hot Springs,
was discovered In the act OF breaking
into the hotel safe with an axe, When
the proprietor and several guests, who
were awakened by the noise reached
the Office from the floor above Smith
had broken open the doors OF the safe
and was ready with another blow TO
break into the money drawers, which
contained about 81 900 worth OF valua.
bles. Smith escaped
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An Important Pardon.

The most important pardon granted
by Gov Jznes was the one absolvlng 4.
II, Musgrave, Of Mississippi county,
who was convicted at the fall term
1900, OF the Cross county circuit court,
on change of venue, Of manslaughtcr,
and sentenced to three years in the
pententiary. On March If, 1899, Mus
grave shot and killed Luther Walker, q
next.door neighbor, in Mississippi
county. A trial In December, 1899, re.
suited in hung jury, seven for convc.
lion and five for acquittal. He was
sentenced 10 three years, but took an
appeal, now pending in the supreme
court. and was relased on bond. At
the same term Of court judgment was
rendered against him In favor Of Il. M.
Huffman, administrator OF the estate
OF the deceased for $4,000 damages for
the wrongful killing Of Walker. The
civil judgment has been settled In full,
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dying;
But his eyes fell to wlnking. and lest be
should doze,
He shut them moment to gain that repose
OF mind and of body important to keep
At midnight. when watching while other
boys sleep.
Now Tommy was OF courageous young
chap,
And his hair stood on end as he heard
loud rap
On picture, and saw coming right through
the frame
A fantastic procession of blind folk and
lame.
They limped to his side, and poor Tom
stood aghast,
As he heard them exclaim: I'VE have
found you at lastl
We're the years resolutions-you thought
we were good
When you made US and left US to grow as
we could,
And tits right you should know tbs entirely
your fault
That We stoop, are one-sided. and withered
and halt"
"Yes." said one who was cross-eyed, I'm
fast growing blind
Because you've oft failed to be pleasant and
kind"
"And l." said another must lean on
crutch
Because your quick temper goes of at
touch"
"And am ill-shaped and deformed," cried
third,
Because you've not always been true to
your word"
So each one accused him OF being to blame,
hlnchipo and friphtpppQ
covered with shame.
Then one little man, who was bent almost
double,
And who looked disappointed and worn out
with trouble
CTwas a good resolution which Tommy
had made
layed),
With a voice that was cracked and man.
ner precise,
Said kindly: GMy friend, here's bit of
advice:
What's worth doing at all should be always
well done;
Resolutions, II kept, are habits begun,
And If you again and again persevere
To put us In practice each day of the year,
You'll find that In time we'll grow shapely
and strong
That We'll help you to honor and hold you
from wrong"
Here the clock pealed out twelve, but be-
fore the last stroke,
The dream folk had vanished, and Tommy
awoke:
He rubbed his eyes smartly, and vowed he d
remember
His good resolutions until next December.
II he does, with the practice that every day
gives,
He'll form habits to bless him as long as
he lives
Anna M Pratt, In Golden Days.
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purulars Operate Al Ashdow wn,

Burglars entered the Kansas City
railway depot at Ashdown blew open
safe and secured 5000 In cash, $3.50
In checks and 800 In express pack.
ages. On the same night tho safe In
tho store OF 3. G. Locke. In the same
town, was blown open, but the robbers
secured nc money.
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Killed BY a switch Engine.

Chas. Youngblood was instantly
killed and G. B. Wellington badly in.
jured by a switch engine in North
Little Rock. The men were walking
on the track when struck. Young.
blood was caught under the wheels
and terribly mangled, while yelling.
ton was thrown down an embank.
ment and in that manner escaped
death.
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The New Years hablt-swearlng OF
lie praeticed all his lie,
II didn't seem TO do much good,
Nor help to fool his wife.
IN This New Year.

y" h"'S WV ''"''
The wound TO fcol.-tho cross to bear
In this New Year.
with many n sigh and many tear,
And the red wreath of ihorns TO wear
In this New Year
But faith Ia strong, and hope Ia fair
In this New Year,
Back OF the clouds tba stars shine clear
The brighter day Is lowering near
In this New Year
No wintry landscapes dim and sers
Blight this New Year,
The lilies OF Gods love appear
The bells OF Love are ringing clear
In this New Yearl
II H. stanton. In Atlanta Constitution
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Harry l'urr and Gus Swain. two
Arkansas boys now In tho Philip.
pines, In letter to n friend ut Lo.
noke say that they will mane u trip
around the world when their term In
,"o army expires,
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TIL f,

OF Cnristmas in the keen frosty air!"
said Aimee. And so they sailed forth.
They were soon on that side OF the
town where the poorer classes dwell,
and where tonight the curbs were
lined with booths lit up by faring
torches, and the venders were selling
cheap toys, fruits, candies, ever
greens and all sorts of articles, in op-
position to the long rows Of attrac.
lively lighted and decorated shops.
The brother and sister mingled
with the crowd, who all seemed i'm
bued with more or less OF the holi-
day humor. Even the blind beggars
begged cheerfully and called down
genial blessings on the equally cheer.
full giyers.
The sight was not new to them, for
the year before Aimee and Tom had
spent Christmas eve in this same
quarter.
For some weeks Aimee had been
boarding her small coins to "lnvest"
tonight, and these she had dropped
loose in her jacket pocket before sal
lying forth. And Tom, who had dis.
covered Almee's "trlclN on the pre-
vious Christmas eve, had quietly fol.
lowed her example. SO many "Mer.
ry Christmas and God bless you."
from the halt and blind, fell TO their
share as they gayly passed, borne on.
ward by the hur,ying throng.
Their largesse-or 'lltte large.
ness" as Tom dubbed twas not
alone for those who begged. An old
wlthcred woman, basket on arm,
paused doubtfully before stall of
fruit, and Aimee dropped her largest
silver piece In the old cronc's basket,
Tom swiftly following suit Two tat
tered children were eying wlstfully a
stand OF cheap toys, when suddenly
from some unknown source nickel
dropped into the grlmy hand OF each
and made possible the delight which
seemed 30 fur away TO them the mo.
ment before.
TITS wonderful" said Tom, show
much happiness u little-a very little
nVntt VIII puy VII NnIlhllluh tNc'
1T blcsses him who gives and him
who tnkcs!" said Aimee.
Suddenly Tom gave her nudge
"lIcllo, look-just ahead OF us" he
said.
And Aimee saw tall, spare man
with head bent slightly forward and
hands linked loosely together behind
his back,
With an impulse OF merry mischief
she reached forward and dropped u
dime IN the hnlf-open palm,
Tho tnll man swiftly turned, gave
an exclamation OF surprise, and was
greeted by hearty laugh from Tom
"prof, Vaughnl"
"My young friend, Tom-=and Miss
Aimee, ulsol Well well.-who would
have thought OF meeting you two IN
this part OF the town tonight May
] nsk what brought you here?"
"Just what brought you. professor
apparently" laughed Tom. "Ant
then this sister Of mine has fond,
ness for seeking the spirit Of Merr,
Christmas, az she calls III"
"And apparently she has found II,
sald the professor, smiling, whIl'
Aimce's eyes twinkled and her lip
twitvhs6 With merrimsnt u The VA,
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Pine Bluff authorities propose to en-.
force compulsory vaccination to pre-
vent the spread OF smallpox. Those re.
Iusng TO be vaccinated win be prose.
cuted, and physicians will make Il
house TO house canvass and personally
inspecl eYerY QnGupnnt.
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INDEPENDENCE First

London, Dee. ei,--"1iussln ol'erc"
houmnnln loan of sixteen millions
rnys the Vienna correspondent OF .ne
Daily Express, ITO assist her IN Wv
financial crisis, but the offer was w
cllncd because there were condition.
attached undermining Roumnn'a )"
dependence.
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Jack Patterson, white, was thrown
from hand car near Malvern a""
killed.
A serious shooting ARRAY tooN
place nonr Hot Springs between '"O ~,
Waters and Doc Owens, resulting y"
the wounding OF Love Gentry w"V
triod to mako poaco bctwoon the Oo'
llgoronts, =,
lIamp Thompson, colored was sno.
and killed 0t q negro CABIN nVa'
HAMBURG II scoms that the dooea0
cd wrs on tho war path ana ma ".
clnrcd his intention 10 XIII aho'n0'
negro who g0t In hlH work llrbL
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The Three Mile Inv .

An important ruling was made In
supreme court on the three mile law
The opinion was delivered by Justice
Riddick.
S. j. Morton and others filed
petition with the county court Of Gle.
burne county asking that the sale of
liquor be prohibited within three
miles OF the Heber high school The
county Judge made this endorsement
on the petition, viz. Ignore en-
tirely." On appeal to the circuit
court the petition was granted and
the sale Of liquors within that dis
trlct was prohibited. The circuit
court. refused to make the county a
party to the proceedings on petition
of the county Judge, to which refusal
the county excepted and appealed TO
the supreme court
In his opinion Mr. Justice Rldhiek
said; "The county Judge had tho
right to appeal, as by section 1870 Of
the digest II is provided that tho
county Judge shall defend appeals
from that court TO the circuit court
This includes the right Of appeal
Nor was II necessary that either the
county or the county judge should
be made a party to the proceedings
in the circuit court In order to eSer
else that right. II Is contended that
the circuit court had no jurisdiction
OF the case because the county court
did not make an order In the case
that could be appealed from and be-
cause the record does not show any
affidavit for an appeal
"As TO the ailidavIt the county
judge could defend the appeal In the
circuit court within being formally
made a party, 40 II was not necessa'
ry As they failed to move the cir
cult court to dismiss the appeal Tor
want of an afIldavit. II Is too late
to make the objection here,
"lt seems doubtful II the county
Judge made final order In the case
bot we hold that In endorsing the pc
tItion Ignored entirely, he refused
tho prayer OF and rejected the petl'
tlon. But II is said that II he dld
reject the petition the order OF re-
lection was never made u matter Oh
record, and hence the appeal to tho
circuit court was promature' but our
statute provides that appeals shall DO
granted to the circuit court from
all final orders and Judgments OF tnc
county court, ut any time within SIX
months after rendition of the same
A distinction IL made between tne
rendition OF the judgment ana 'w
entry, and 1t Is not absolutely eS
hcntial under this statute that tne
Judgment should be entered OF rocoru
before nm appeal ls taken, The or
dor OF the county court should hoVc
been placed on record, but no objcc
tIon having been mado on 'nn
ground In tho circuit court II Is 'oo
late to mako II here"
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p,ed NJ Heart IraIiure

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. aa''-sa,',,"u.. ,,''s.
W. Murphy, perhaps the wcnl'n'',U,. ,',,.
citizen OF tho stntc, died OF hear '"'
ure here yesterday, aged ~ years
The Van Buren press., 1900-12-29

The commissary and once Of the
Igxcll Stavc company, near Pine DluK,
was destroyed by fre on the 10th.
The Van Buren press., 1900-12-29
A Alixht.

Author--Shall | write u preface TO
this book?
Publisher--Ccrtalnly not, It's only
for womcn.--Detroit Free Press.