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Circuit Court.

The Faulkner circuit court ad- iourned Wednesday afternoon af- ter a session of little over week. The following cases were disposed of in the last few days:
 CRIMINAL DOCKET.
 State vs. Hugh Wilson, carry ing pistol. Fined $50.
 State vs. John Harrod, assault. Fined $50.
 State vs. Nathaniel Thompson, grand larceny. Sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
 Peyton Harrell, who was fined s2 and costs on appeal from the mayors court of Conway, took an appeal to the supreme court.
 State vs. James King, murder. Acquitted.
 CIVIL DOCKET.
 P. Thines vs. Emma Allin- der, appeal from Faulkner probate court. Decision of probate court affirmed and judgment for defend ant.
 K. F. Adams vs. school district 4o. Judgment for defendant.
 Mrs. Mary Shumm vs. k. A.. Dunn. Judgment for plaintiff.
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It isn't so warm, after all. In the great desert of Arizona the thermometer is I3o, while at Alden at the south end of the Red Sea, it is I5o. Let us be thankful 1t is no worse with us.-Helena World.
 The World could have mention ed another place which is said to be hotter than the places he has named, but he may be afraid of of tending his. delinquent subscribers, as they are usually very touchous about any reference to their future abode.
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Grand Jury Report.

To the Hon. Geo. M. Chapline,
 Judge of the I7th Judicial Dis
 trict:
 We, the Grand Jury, empaneled for the July term of the Faulkner Circuit Court, submit the follow ing:
 After being in session nine days and examining I63 suppoenaed witnesses together with the usual number of volunteers, we have re- turned 34 indictments.
 In connection herewith we de- sire to state that while the grave crimes such as have characterized our county ill the years passed show marked decrease there is an appalling number of misde- meanors committed by our boys and young men showing au utter lack of wise parental restraint and government. We are convinced that most of the crimes for which we have found true bills would never have been committed had proper parental safeguards been shown. As a result the law is called upon to correct the abuses which now exist.
 In accordance with your in structions we have visited the County Poor Farm and found it in the hands of competent manager. The inmates are being we'll cared for. We recommend that the we'll be curbed anew and a roof be placed over same, also. that the fence be rebuilt.
 We also visited the Jail and found the premises cleanly kept and the prisoners humanely treated.
 We have also investigated the workings of the new road law and find under the wise supervision of our worthy County Judge and Road Commissioner that our high ways are being rapidly improved and we do not hesitate to pro nounce 1t a success; and that the bridges throughout the county are reported to be in good condition the result of personal investigation and determined effort on the part of our County Judge to keep all bridges safe.
 Owing to the fact that the re- cords and accounts of our county officials have recently been care fully investigated by the Commis- sioners appointed for that purpose who have made public their report we did not feel it incumbent to make another investigation; this being the highest expression of our confidence i'll the faithfulness and efficiency of our county officials.
 The township officials have had their dockets investigated and found to be fairly we'll kept.
 The Court House is kept in ex- cellent repair.
 In conclusion we desire to ten der our thanks to the Court, Pros ecuting Attorney, our Sheriff and other county officers for the many favors and courtesies shown us.
 THos. HARRIS, Foreman,
 ]. H. BAILEY, Clerk.
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The Supreme Court may now be abolished and a considerable sum saved each year by letting juries in the J. P. courts pass upon the constitutionality of acts of the leg islature. This is the way they are doing things in Little Rock. A I. P. jury in the Bob Furth case decided that the anti-gambling law is unconstitutional.
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Springfield Notes.

The public and high school, managed by W. A, Berry, princi- pal, and Mrs. Ida Camp, assistant, opened its summer term Tuesday.
 l.. F. Cureton visited Conway Wednesday.
 Prof. Mitchell, music teacher from Conway, has purchased the Loomis residence and will soon move to our city. Correspondence to Little Rock Democrat.
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A rather unusual spectacle was presented in Little Rock few days ago. Bob Furth saloon keeper, was arrested for violating the anti gambling law passed by the last legislature. Although he had openly violated this law, yet jury in a Justice of the Peace's court
 declared him not guilty, thus pro nounclng the law unconstitutional.
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For Sale.

I am authorized to sell at bar gain the residence property of Stonewall Anderson i'll the town of Conway now occupied by G. O. Agee, containing four and two half lots, good Groom house, good barn and excellent we'll of failing water. 27-Im H. H. PRoPsT.
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Since Jeff Davis set the style candidates are trying to see which one can get in the race first Al though it is now six months ahead of time there are several candidates for the county offices. They may get along alright unless they get knocked out on the ground of be- inp soonerS.
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Gov. Jeff Davis is a crack shot os.a sportsman. He belongs to the Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association and was in attendance :. the state shoot at Pine Bluff ,f> .,Jou
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Farm for Sale.

Farm containing 90 acres, two good houses, two wells, out build ings, good peach, apple, pecan and walnut orchard, to be sold at a very low price. 2S-4t
 MRS. ELNoRA LIVINGSTON,
 Conway, Ark.
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The Gazette will run another sensational coupon college scholar ship contest for a decidedly sensa- tional college and a most sen- satlonal college president. The nublic will take due notice and be governed accordingly.-State Re ~.h1;cou
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Taken Up.

One sorrel mule about IA hands high, with white specks in fore head. Owner can have same by proving property and paying charges. G. w. GoAD,
 Preston, Ark.
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And now comes some unfeeling idol breaker who declares that Apuinaldo's capture by Funston was all stage play, and that Aguin- aldo was paid $I ,ooo, GOO to be sur prised and captured. He was hardly worth it.
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Ed Botsford, of Little Rock, is at Jacksonville, Ind, looking af- fer the construction of packet steamer to be used in the Arkan- sas river trade. The builders ex- pect to complete it about Septem-
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Pasture.

l have good pasture of 300 acres one and one half miles south of Conway. Plenty of good water. Price 50 cents per head for horses or cattle. No breachy stock will be kept. 27-4t BUD LEA.
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Reunion of Federals.

There will be reunion of the Ex- Federal soldiers of this and ad- joining counties at Enola on July 24 and 2s.
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Camp Meeting.

The third annual Holiness camp meeting at Vilonia will open July 26 to Aug. 6. Led by l.. l.. Pick cit and l.. O. Adams.
 l. N. SIMPSON.
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Der IS.
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A nice cooling shower added grace to the glorious fourth at this place.
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Tuesday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
The Captain of nm Ocean Liner.

Nowadays the captain is the host Of
the ship. He is no longer the gruff.
rough seadog in a pea jacket Of years
gone by. He must observe some OF the.
social amenities; he must talk to the
passengers now and then when the
weather is fine; he must take his seat
at table when he may he must be q
kind Of diplomat also and possess wit
and tact and patience sublime; ne
must see that no jealousies develop
among the passengers. l have been
told Of the very obliging captain who,
to please the lady who asked to be
shown the equator while the ship was
In southern seas, pasted a hair across
the large end of a spyglass and told the
lady to look. And the lady through the
glass declared she could see the equa-
tor "as plainly as A Il c." One other
polite captain have heard of-one who
directed an officer on the bridge to "do
as the lady Wishes" when the lady re-
quested that the captain steer the ship
over to the horizon so she could see
what the horizon was like.-Captain
Jameson in Golfers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
THE HONEYBEE.
It's Curious Jaws and It's Wonderful
Little Tongue.

With the closest scrutiny 1t becomes
evident that the bee does not, like
other creatures, house its tongue in it's
mouth, but neatly folds it back beneath
its head. Bumblebees, when disturb
ed, have a way of threatening with
their jaws, while the honeybee has
the more direct method of settling in
truders with her sting.
The jaws of the bee are very credit
able organs and can give quite a for
midable nip. Catch bee In a net and
see how viciously 1t will bite at the
meshes, working its jaws sideways in
stead of up and down.
We call this wonderful implement OF
the bee tongue, but In reality it is
more than this, for the whole arrange
ment consists Of two slender filaments
called maXill@, the under lip and the
actual tongue. If a drop of honey lies
near the surface of a flower, the slen-
der, active tongue, darling out from
the case formed by the maXill@, ticks
1t up with the same ease that a dog
ticks a plate. Should the tube of the
flower be elongated the bee has at
command another length of tongue,
which is shot out from within and
shuts up like a telescope when no
longer wanted.
To appreciate fully this delicate
organ you should watch the bee sepa-
rate 1t into its component parts and
clean 1t out. The lengthening process
of the proboscis, as the tongue and its
allied parts are sometimes called, is
accomplished by series of springs and
hinges. In addition to this telescoping
power the tongue is hairy member,
the hairs arranged In rings, the longest
ones toward the center. They assist in
lifting in the nectar and In pumping II
into the mouth. Thence 1t goes to the
honey sack.-Chautauquan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
Local Option.


Some people have interpreted the ut
terances of The True Northerner con-
corning the local option law and the con-
ditions at present prevailing in the
county, as a reflection on the officials OF
the county in the matter of the enforce
ment of the law. Nothing was further
from our intention. We believe Van
Buren, county's officers are capable and
efficient and anxious to do their full
duty.
A new condition of affairs exists, and
M ust be met.
In the early days of the local option
law i'm this county, the "blind tigers" or
illegal saloons were the chief violators OF
the law, and against them all the force
of prosecution was directed. The pro-
prietors of these places, holding a gov
eminent license, attempted to DEFY the
the prohibitory law OF the county and
did not pretend to be druggists. They
were simply illegal saloonists. Prose
cutions for several years were so vigor-
Gus that places of this character were
driven out of business and practically do
not exist in the county to-day.
But the liquor trade is profitable, and
it was but natural that new and safer
law. This was found in the drug store
law, which the efforts of prohibition adj
vocates have as yet been unable to get
amended according to their desires, and
under the ample protection that drug
gists' licenses have seemed to afford, a
big business in liquors has been trans
acted IN all parts of the courtyard 1t
is this condition that now confronts the
people. 1t is not the outgrowth of few
weeks or months, but has been growing
for years, as the natural offspring of the
dead and outlawed blind tiger.
1t is easy to understand how this is
the case, when it is considered that the
idea has been that prosecution for
keeping place where liquors are sold
would not lie against druggist, but
that specific illegal sale must be
charged and proven, which is a much
more difficult matter.
While the bulk of illegal selling is
done by 'drugglslS, So-cdlleu, lnere are
many old-time dealers in drugs in the
county who try to live within the law
and who dislike the prevalent idea that
Van Buren, county drug stores are dis
guised dispensers of liquor. Indeed, so
keen do they feel the stigma that we
have it on good authority, the druggists
association will make an effort to have
the local option law repealed. On the
other hand, there are drug stores which
sell little or no drugs, carry little stock,
and yet do thriving business.
However, the pathway of the liquor
selling druggist is not all roses. Although
Napier bought nearly $4,000 of malt
liquors in - months to supply his trade,
he was so vigorously prosecuted that he
is now out of business, and his successor
in the same place. Nelson Goodrode. is a
fugitive from justice because of three
warrants charging him with similar Of
lenses. We repeat our question, what
is to be done to remedy the condition
that exists?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
Astounded the Editor.

Editor S. A. Brown of Bennettsville, S
C.,was once immensely surprised. Through
long suffering from dyspepsia he writes:
My wife was greatly run down. She had
no strength or vigor and suffered great
distress from her stomach, but she tried
Eclectric Bitters which helped her at
once and, after using four bottles, she is
entirely we'll and can eat anything. It's
a grand tonic, and its gentle laxative
qualities are splendid for torpid liver. "
For Indigestion, loss of appetite, stomach
and liver troubles it's positive guaran-
teed cure. Only % cents at Longwell
Bros. N
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
Golf In the Old DAYS.

Centuries back golf was a pastime of
the royal family, though then usually
played in Scotland. The Stuart family
was very fond of the game, and the
first English club was established at
Blackheath in 160S by James 1. His
eldest son, Henry, frequently played
and on one occasion nearly struck by
accident his tutor with q club, where
upon he coolly remarked, Had done
so had but paid my debts" Charles
I was playing golf when he received
the news Of the Irish rebellion. James,
duke of York, afterward James ii, was
another ardent player. Golf is fire.
quently mentioned in ancient Scottish
records and in the fifteenth century
was prohibited because it interfered
with the practice of archery. Strut
considered it the most ancient game at
ball requiring a bat.-London Chron-
icle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
Edit0ri0l eo7ren +.

THE worlds supply of gold is rapidly
growing. 1t is estimated that the United
States alone will produce sl00OOO,OOO
this year, and a resumption of produc-
ton in South Africa is in prospect In
view OF this condition, a continued up
ward tendency of prices may reasonably
be expected. 1t is certain that the sup
ply of gold is readily keeping pace with
the worlds monetary demands, and every
day sees less and less of excuse for agi-
tation of the matter of any change in
the world recognized standard of values
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
SIGNALLING TO MARS.
The Difficulty Of Doing So by Means
of Light.


The very largest city that this earth
has ever known would be altogether
too small to be visible to a being
dwelling ON the planet Mars, even II
that being were endeavoring to see 1t
with a telescope as powerful as the
greatest and most perfect instrument
In any observatory on this globe
If the whole extent Of Lake Superior
was covered with petroleum and If that
petroleum was set on fire. then, think,
we may admit that an inhabitant OF
Mars who was furnished with a tele-
scope as good as that which Percival
Lowell uses at Flagstaff might be able
to see that something had happened.
But we must not suppose that the
mighty confagration would appear TO
the Marian as q very conspicuous OBJ
ject. 1t would rather, be a very small
feature, but still l think it would not
be beyond the reach of a practiced OBJ
server in that planet.
On the other hand If an area the size
of Lake Superior on Mars was to be
flooded with petroleum and that petro-
leum was to be kindled, we should ex-
pect to witness the event from here not
as a great and striking confagration,
but as a tiny little point of just dis.
cernible light. The disk Of Mars is
not large object, and the conflagra-
ton would not extend over the three
hundredth part Of that disk.
1t is sufficient to state these facts to
show that the possibility Of signaling
to Mars is entirely beyond the power Of
human resources.-Sir Robert S. Bah
in Independent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
PLUMBERS in FICTION.
The Queer Mistakes That Are Some
times Made by Authors.

ny
We smile as we read and pass swiftly
by the stories of maidens that wander
in lonely woods" at unearthly hours
of night, always clad in "a soft, white
clinging gown" Now, every girl knows
that the average maiden is too much
afraid of tramps and snakes to wander
in lonely woods" The weather, too,
appears TO perplex our novelists, for
not infrequently they begin a chap
ter at dawn, there are a few mo-
ments' conversation. and then the "sun
sets in lurid banks behind the distant
empurpled mountains"
l am reminded at the outset Of an
English story written by an author Of
repute where the heroine in one scene
was made on one page to stoop down
and tie her shoestring, while three
pages farther on, directly following, it
was said of the same girl that she had
remained barefooted the entire day. In
another story a blind woman is made
to view the hero through spectacles be-
fore the tale is ended.
In French novel-and we generally
consider French such literary masters
"a heroine is clearly made to go direct
from her bed to the breakfast table,
out shopping, to an afternoon tea and
to dinner in her robe de mutt! Cousins
suddenly transformed into brothers
without q moments warning are nu-
merous in this detectives library. Thus
one is amused to find the most mar
yelous mistakes in books which we
think we have carefully read.-Modern
Culture
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
ON THE SIDE.

have written something several times
about that pious ee-lover, Prof. Geo.
ID. Heron. In recent address at Chi
cago, he gave utterance to some of the
most extreme socialistic ideas.
He complained because, as he expressed
it, "at the present time few men own the
world" l don't know how it may strike
other people, but to mind the only rea-
son Professor Geo. ID. makes any kick
about it is because he is not one of the
few. Indeed, in spite of his professed
hatred of capital and its power, he did
not hesitate to discard the wife of his
youth, the mother of his children, and
marry a rich young woman, of whose
wealth he now has the advantage.
~
In the same address, he found fault
with the public school system and rallied
at the American methods of child edu-
cation. He also roasted" the clergy, be-
cause from no pulpit does he believe a
minister can preach his honest convic-
tions.
From the varied and various things
Professor George d. does not like, it
would seem as though he must think
that "whatever is, is wrong" If he
doesn't like this world, would suggest
that be leave it for the next, or else that
build up Utopian community all his
own, and call its capital Herronopolis.
~
These advanced idea men, self-styled
reformers, are funny fellows. Rev
Charles Nj. Sheldon, the author preacher
is another one, although cast in larger
and nobler mold In his new book, The
Wheels of the Machine" he takes fall
out of the political machine, which he
describes as a terrible body and soul de-
stroying, God defying monster.
While honest American citizens re-
greet some modern political methods and
conditions, yet the thorough student of
affairs realizes more clearly than Mr.
Sheldon seems to do, the distinction be-
tween party" and machine" In a
democratic form of government, parties
come as naturally and are as healthy an
outgrowth of such government as are
elections themselves. And when the
party becomes great and powerful, then
in the scramble for control which will
not pass so long as human ambition re-
mains, the machine is attempted and all
too often becomes a potent and ruling
| fact However, there is much more of
honor and patriotism in parties and in
citizens than the reverend gentleman
would have us believe.
The strange part of it is that such pure
reformers as Mr. Sheldon, when they get
into politics, are usually as ambitious for
power as anyone and strive themselves
to build up machine, just as ardently
as the socialist grasps at more than his
equal share of the worlds wealth when
opportunity offers, and the anti-monopo-
list, the corporation hater becomes a
railroad president if he can. Human
nature is much the same, whether it be
hidden in reformer's personality, or
yours, or mine.
F. +. WIDEAs.
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scandinavian English.

Sir Herbert Maxwell gives in his
Memories of the Months" the follow
ing copy of a beguiling advertisement
set forth by a scandinavian who could
"spik Inglis" and who had a shrewd
idea Of Turing tourists to his salmon
river:
Look Her! Salmonl The honorable travellers
are averted to, that undersigned, who lives in
Fiorde pr. Vol. den Romsdals county, Norway,
short or long time hires out good Salmonrver.
Good lodging finds DIDRK MAAN.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02

ASIDE from matrimony, about the big
gest lottery of recent years is the draw
ing for farms in Oklahoma, under Uncle
Sans direction-and about as small a
percentage of the ticket holders drew
prizes as in the matrimonial lottery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02

p. L. Sumterville, Ala, II was suffer
ing from dyspepsia when | commenced
taking Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. | took
several bottles and can digest anything"
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is the only pre-
paration containing all natural digestive
fluids. 1t gives weak stomachs entire
rest, restoring their natural condition.
r. b. Lopgwell. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
PlTH AND POINT.

Very few people want to know the
truth unless 1t fits their prejudice.
Every one who doesn't like you is
looking for chance to laugh at you.
A great deal of nerve is sometimes
necessary to keep from being cranky.
You know a whole lot If you know
enough to know you don't know any
thing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02

The Review of Reviews for August has
an illustrated and statistical article on
THE recent great railway combinations, "
by Mr. III. L. Newcombe, the editor of
the Railway World. Mr.. Newcomb is an
expert writer on railroad topics and has
had unusual opportunities for acquiring
facts regarding the great systems re-
Gently amalgamated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02

The farmers of Missouri have depos-
tied to their credit the largest cash sur
plus they ever owned They are in good
shape to meet and overcome temporary
reverse.-Globe Democrat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-08-02
Phillips SuSpends.

George HI. Phillips of Chicago, manipu-
lator of the big corn deal, suspended
business yesterday because of financial
embarrassment, and turned the business
of his house over to another firm.