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Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
LETTA AND HER CURLS.
Borrowed Emery, as Usual, Brings Grief
 to Young Heart.

In a Wisconsin town were two young girls who were fast friends and had but one jealousy between them. The older of the two, says the Mill waukee Sentinel, had hair just the common length, while the younger had long brown tresses that reached near the bottom of her dress. Night and day Letta of the scanty locks pom dered over the situation and tried va rious means to coax and impress upon her hair the propriety of thrift. But all in vain. As time sped on, her parents moved to Milwaukee. and as they were sorting and packing Letta found in an old bureau nothing less than bunch of curls that her mother had worn in her girlhood. Compari- son proved them to be the exact color.
 Now said the young leader of fashion, T will be just swell'the first day at school"
 Letta braided her hair carefullyand tied the curls at the end with fresh ribbon.
 When recess came the girls were ranged Up in row for pull-away, and as all went flying across the sehool- yard spry little maiden caught the curls as they sped by her, andlohthev stayed with her while their owner went straioht tn inc rn.a
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Scientists Puzzled.

It has been a source of much sur prise to Prof Nordenskjold that dur ing his expedition within the arctic circle, in regions where animal life is abundant, he has found very few re- mains of animals which died a natu- ral death. No one has any idea of what becomes of the bodies of such animals; and it is indeed very strange that on Spitzbergen it is easierto find bones of a gigantic lizard of remote geological time than those of self dead" seal, walrus or bird. The same is also true of some places not so far north.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Slain By Brother-in-LaW.

On Christmas eve Jack Pepkin, who conducts a store about six miles from Forrest City, and his brother-in-law, John Manus, had difficulty. Manus shot into Pipkin's store, slightly wounding Pipkin and his two sons. Manus was arrested, but when released Christmas morn ing returned to Pipkin's store and renewed the difficulty, when he was shot and killed. Pipkin was exon- erated.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Coal Output Increasing.


 In reviwing the coal mining in- dustry of the south, F. E. Seward, an authority, says of this state :: Arkansas is coming up as a coal producer. For the year 1890 it was credited with but 219,584 net tons and for 1900 it has 1,447,945 tons to it's credit. One may safely put this. state down for 1,75O,OOO tons for the year 1901, as the devel- opment lately has been along the lines of improvement around Fort Smith. There is a great awakening in this respect"
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Money Recovered.

Twenety-three hundred dollars in bills of the $7,000 taken from the Springdale bank were found in the mountains near the place where the bandits coat and pistol were found. Only $650 of the amount is now missing, $6,350 having been recov- cred. A man named N. B. Carlisle was arrested on suspicion of being the robber.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Arkansan Killed in Memphis.

Robert Blythe, a farmer, whose home is at Earle, this state, was shot and probably fatally wounded by an officer at Memphis Blythe is said to have been drinking and trying to raise a row with saloon man, and when the officer tried to arrest him he resisted. A brother of the wound- ed man was shot by deputy sheriff in Memphis last August.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02

Christmas services at a country church near Piketon, O., broke up with a general TOW in which six men were fatally wounded.
 The threatened trouble between Chili and the Argentine republic is to be settled by submitting the boundary disputes to the king of Spain.
 Industrial stagnation throughout Germany is said to be causing an unusual number of young mechan- ics to seek service in the German army.
 Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, pro poses to have the question of mu- nicipal ownership of street railways submitted to the voters at the ap- preaching city election.
 In a general fight between white men and negroes at Childersburg, Ala, two white men were killed and a white boy and one negro wounded. The trouble started between negroes and when white man tried to stop the fighting he was shot and fatally wounded. Several other whites then interfered and a general fight followed.
 Railroad building in the United State during 1901 was greater than it has been for eleven years previous. the total approximating 5,057 miles of line, as against 4,437 last year The construction for the year, added to the total mileage reported pre- vious to that, brings mileage of the country to approximately 190,37O miles. It is noted that the south west and the middle west take tht palm for the year, that Texas leads with 583 miles of new line, distrib uted among twenty-three roads, ant that the Rock Island leads all others with the longest single line of 26! miles, to which might we'll be added 28 miles of the Fl Paso and North ern from Santa Rosa to Carrizozo, N M., which will be completed by Feb ruary 1.
 The Mckinley National Memoria Association, with headquarters il Cleveland, O., has had its attention called to so many enterprises of commercial nature tending to mak capital out of sentiment of publi affection for William Mckinley, tha the following statement has been is sued by Judge Vim. R. Day, ex-sec retary of state and president of tn association: ''The public is especial ly cautioned against any enterpris attempting to make capital out o the sentiments, the affection, whicl inspired the desire to rear at tn grave of the late president memo rial which shall fttingly honor hi memory. It is the desire of tn trustees that all contributions shal be free-will offerings of the people and they respectfully request tn public to discourage all proposition which may seem to have as thei object the obtaining of money b. the giving of all or part of their pro ceeds to the memorial fund"
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Railroaders Fight.

In difficulty at tie camp on the Choctaw road on LAnguille river Gabe Potts was probably fatally wounded by NJ. P Remley. Potts is said to have insulted Remley's wife, and when called to account by the husband assaulted him, when Remley made a gash in his neck with his pocketknife, nearly severing the jugular vein.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Petition Refused.

A petition of Hot Springs dairy men to increase the rate on milk and milk products from Carlisle to Hot Springs was refused by the state railroad commission. It was over ruled on the ground that it would tend to suppress fair and reasonable competition, to the detriment of con sumerS.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Shot Through the Heart.

Frank Chilcutt shot and killed Frank Mallory at Hot Springs Christmas day Chilcutt is the pro- prietor of saloon and Mallory con ducted a restaurant next door. Mall lory was drinking and sent Chilcutt word he was going to kill him. As Mallory entered the saloon Chllcntt shot him through the heart,
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
DICK MADE THE TRIP.
Tom Helped Him Out Though He Didn't
 Mean To.

Here is a story of two well-known young Baltimoreans, whom we will 3all MT. Tom Blank and Mr. Dick So- and-So Each brides himself on be- ing absolutely up to date and mp to snuff in all particulars. Tom called around to see Dick one morning a . short time ago and had scarcely passed through the door before Dick exclaimed:
 By George! The very man. Say, Tom, want to go to Boston this aft ernoon and I need $75. l wish you'd let me have it. I really wouldn't ask yot, but see my position" :"
 "Yes," replied Tom, "a sort of touch-and-go or no-touch-no-go posi- ton. You are better off at home, Dick. It's very cold in Boston,"
 Somewhat frosty here, too, it seems" said Dick. ''Bpt it's alla joke, old man. Come in and sit down"
 Haven't time," said Tom, q just stepped around to see if you wouldn't let me have that $100youa already owe me-if it's perfectly convenient"
 Dick seemed to make a hurried mental calculation. and then told his friend that he would give him check for that amount, but didn't think he had quite that much Sn bank.
 But you can go down and see" he added.
 So Tom took the check, invited Dick to go to the theater with him that evening and hurried down to the bank. The paying teller took the check, strolled back, looked at Dick $ account and returned to the window, shaking his head.
 ''How much does it take to make 1t good?' asked Tom.
 Not allowed to tell" replied the teller.
 Tom went to the receiving teller and deposited ten dollars to Dicks credit, but that didn, ,taaaiss tliiis cheel l. good. Another ten dollars and si others were put up, ttll the sane suit, until Tom began s s ,glSI I5sss and the bank people tp laugh Finaly Tom deposited his aesrrnfen dollars with the remark thatlt was tough game to be up against, and he again presented the check, only to be met with another shake of the teller's head and the information: "Very sorry, Mr. Blank, but that account was somewhat overdrawn." Tom gave it up and dashed out of the bank. He had no sooner gone than Dick sauntered in and asking how much he had to his credit was told $95.
 ''Just cash me this checkfor $9O,' he said, "and if you see Mir. Tom Blank to-day tell him I'm awfully sorry 1 cannot be able to see him this evening, as 1 have decided to take that little Boston trip we were talk ing about this morning" Baltimore Sun
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Woman Wounded.

Jack Elmore and Roland Thorn ton engaged in a difficulty at Clar- endon, when the former shot at the latter with a shotgun loaded with No. l shot. The load missed the mark but lodged in the face and neck of Mrs. Saxton, inficting serious wounds.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Work for Explorers.

Explorers have approached within 23S miles of the north pole, but the nearest approach to the south pole has been 712 miles.
Woodruff County news., 1902-01-02
Alexander's Mole.

Alexander the Great had large mole on the right side of his neck. It was regarded by his contemp pox
 as a sign of good luck. -s
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16
ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS

~
~. ~ .vssiztf, ac approaches or TINS en-
envy OF the ambitious. Here are few facts
reia atl1 to the subject, and they are SIM
pie ones and easily understood. We are
FORMED by organs, developed out of the
pro3ttsoplasn. Scientists call the organized
structure the formed matter. All the or
canned material has more or less Of the
lie principle. in it. just in proportion "a
It's density. The development of the hu-
man g being begins in otoplasm, or in
cell that is really a. thin wall covering
protoplasm. In the development of the
Individual to maturity there is "a lessen
ing q the protoplasm in the struct ure and
an increase of the formed matter Tho
organs OF the, body are developed in thia
way " OF course, to give rigidity and
strength to the internal and less formed
1or lllustra ton, the bones, nerves, mus
cles, skin and hair. # S5Sf 5s5s.5z ~ IN 81
Ihls increase Of formed matter goes on
up to the time Of maturity. Then, for
the time being, the balance remains be-
tween the formed material and the proto-
piasm or the structure. s4EtSF.5s 4
II the nutrition now supplies the waste.
ana SO long as there is no more formed
laatte r% deposited, the whole organization
remains the same in composition, struct-
ure and physical condition: but il from
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16

.ny cause the nutrition of the body is
increased beyond it's immediate wants we
haveTthe excess deposited in the tissues
OF the body and, more important than
any other, in the arteries, capillaries and
veins. ~ sz 20
f. The arteries and capilaries lose their
elasticity and the walls Of, the arteries
undergo a retrograde metamorphosis The
material having more formed matter be-
comes less elastic and less fitted to con-
Ney the blood from the heart to the diff
ferent structures of the body. The arte-
r1es, when in a normal state with right
proportions of protoplasm and formed
matter, have elasticity that helpssto carry.
the circulation through the organism:
the heart sends the blood to the aorta.
which is expanded by the impulse of the
heart, just as a rubber tube would be by
a force of water. 1t differs from a
straight tube because of the arteries get
ting smaller and smaller, till they become.
the, capillaries, the intermediate circula-
tory system between the arteries and
veins. - > II :.
IT the nutrition Of the system is in
creased beyond the immediate amount to
supply the waste, the earthly matter of
the nutrition is deposited in all the rA-.-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16

was presented by the frantic errorts or
sthe ragged urchills resident there to get
in the photograph. . 4
Sweet Bridget Mccarthy. 80 3
It was when the visitor entered the ILL
famed alley that active trouble began
From a door on the left of the passage.
way there emerged tail and evil-faced
woman, Whb rushed up and poured upon
the photographer such shower of OBJ
scene invectives as It IS given to few
men outside a London slum to hear.
sYe impudent dog''-th his was the mild
est Of her epith ets-s.y you Just dare to
snap that thing in this alley and I'll tear
yer - face off yer!'s emphasizing
her not too vague intention by shaking
under the stranger nose skinny fist
adorned with long, dirty and particularly
threatening nails
| This excellent lady proved to be Bridget
mccarthy. known far and wide in spital-
fields. She is the rent collector for nearly
i all the unknown landlords holding prop.
erty in Dorset street. q and her say,
! would turn any household IN the street
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16

instructed NOT TO reveal the name o.
their principal" And even II that SNUG
individual can be tracked down, ten
chances to one he would prove only to
be a lessee, and the identity of the free
holder would be as much mystery as
ever. At various times organized philan-
thropy has appropriated. as much as
$3.50, 900 to demolish and rebuild DorseS
street. and on each occasion the cam
paign has come to nothing simply on ac-
count Of the delicate rcticence OF the
artist ocratic personages part Of whose in
come is derived from the four and six
penny cubicles and shilling furnished
rooms of the BLACKLIST sink in London
49, Fun for a PrOtOgra pher. Up
a visit to Dorset street. made with the
object Of taking the photographs for this
article, resulted in exciting experiences.
Taking photographs in London slum dis.
krtcts is always a matter Of difficulty or
acoosnt Of the feverish desire of the en-.
tire tion-men. women and children
alikez-to4 have their z.:.likeness',, taken;
but In Dorset street there was deter
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16

mined opposition to any pictures Of the
locality being taken at all. =, -: .@t
Fhe amount Of public attention, which
the Austen. murder has: drawn to the
street has excited its denizenS much more
than the mere crime itself, as common
enough event. would have done, and from
the moment the newspaper man entered
the narrow, darksome lane he was
hemmed in on every side by swarm Of
men. women and children. all ragged
dirty and unkempt. who seemed to have
risen out of the, ground. but who had
really been disgorged from the countless
reeking passageways on both sides of the
street. >.a. &r. ,.-.
With the exception of few hard-faced
men and women who scowled ominously
the crowd at first seemed anxious only to
have its picture taken and to be made
acquainted with the Utmost workings Of
the visitors camera, and picture show
ing the entrance to blood Alley" was
secured with no greater difficulty than
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16

in the tissues, as uric q cid. uric ac1d IS
the result of imperfect oxidation of nitro
genous material of food, found largely III
meats and, too, in many alcoholic drinks,
in tea and coffee and in other things,
Fresh air and exercise.sare two vital es.
sentials to good health, not less important
than ,abstemiousnesse in diet. Not &
particle CT food in excess of the amount
necessary to meet the requirements of
the system should be taken, because any
excess not only weakens the tissues, it
also changes the form OF the body. The
deposits often found in the body, such as
diseased fats, tulnors, etc., are all the re-
suit OF this cause.
Activity is life; people who take plenty
Of exercise, who battle in cold water daily
and who eat to live, and take no more
food than is necessary for the life of the
body, do not know the infirnlities of age.
To be young in the arteries, to remain
SO in feeling, is to be rational in all things,
to never touch taste or handle either food
or drink that will be injurious to the per-
feet calculation of the blood. Stand erect,
sit erect, breathe correctly, live busy,
useful lives, and life can be ex tended
over a period of years now reached only
hu; tho rarv few hit casaihla To the ra co
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16
GYPSY LULLABY.

Rest. my little nedgling close-cradled on my
-As arm ~ 3ag S$s% ~: q ~ 81
Nothing near the greenwood tree breathes to
u do thee HARM : Is zs, Z
Weary OF the messy bank weary OF the sun. 4
Droop thy tangled head and sleep. laughing.
v lucky one. sye Is
5 For the wind a dream will brtng.
TX lES,F 8 While the brock sings ever low.
And the fairy bells shall ring,
I:a3@5 And the rainbow fountains flow. An ~
sts, ES2 Ey1o my BABY brown, Sbylo.z: ~ q,
gleep, my bricr rosebud; MI the west goes
IS gray; G52ss%a EgEz
IN the fold the sheep arc penned; now the
4 shepherds play stsss.55s #lIssss5 az Z. Fl
On their pipes u merry ture for the lassies'
IN feet ;f-%3 t5s
From the starlit pasture land nuttns echoes
s{ Eeet.f s KS .$14Sss7 e4s &igs
Prompt the wind a dream to bring.
~ ~ While the brook sings ever low. :
~ Syy Now THE. fairy Ills shall ring s.s &
i. Now the rainbow fountains flow.
q ST. iBylo, my baby brown. bylo. VI
sIumber; in thy. scarlet cloak, for the nigh.
~ COMES chill 53z Il, }5s
Hush : Four footed forest friends browsing pass
d. EI5s Lie still;
Love for thee the stars forecast. love and gold
81 and ease. Esg 5 :s4s ,
\ Shut thine eyes (unquiet one. thou art hard tc
pleasen 81 81 * -z. z;f, ~ 5s !
TIL the wind dream shall bring.
While the brook sings ever low. S.
Till the fairy bells shall pang.
49, Till the rainbow fountains dew,
Bsio, nay baby brown. lbylo.
Sleep to Ne abroad at dawn. with the birt
and bee, 49, s sEz =SS
Kindred by ths-gb thday bond Freedoms &c
stasy. 5ifE5 "a sEaEf IA
B Nursing u, the open glade, hedge born, gay
and Wild, SO s5ss 81 ~
Round the world III follow thee; SO then sleep
my child.>s Is IS
s3tSsSs53a For. the wind a dream will bring,
While the brook sings ever low.
And fthe fairy kells shall ring.
u ~ And the rainbow, fountains flow, 81
S.! Bylo my baby brown, bylo.
Lulu W. Mitchell In Century for June.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16
Reform HAS No Chance.


3s Reform Has No Chance.
IF racticaI reformers couid have had
their way Dorset street would have been
wiped cut long ago. Almost every chari-
table society III London has attempted its
rescue, and one and ali admit that the
only remedy lies in rebuilding the whole
pace To approach the people themselves
Is hopeless change IS what they want
sleast-the only oth er5 way would be 20
persuade the men who possess the free
holds Of the dens of vice to purge them,
hut, remarkable as it seems, It is prac-
ticauy impossible TO discover who hose
freenolders are, It is known that MANY
of them are men Of wealth and fair fame.
living In fashionable quarters III London,
but all those who have attempted TO
,lnlaask their exact Identity have been
rolled at every step. h ss3.s1
The rents are collected by an agent,
sometimes a woman, living In the neigh
borhood, but he or she has no idea into
whose Golfers the rents eventually ind
their way her rernittances being made
10 some firm Of solicitors or estate agents
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16
lornlaI structure - rn,sned ana e

q
norman structure Is fn1sned, and if the
amount of nutrition is just sufficient fer
the needs OF the body and not in excess,
we should suppose that this condition
might continue almost indefinitely Thus
would old age be arrested, anyway for c,
much longer period than occurs now. Blu.
people do not give time or thought to this
subject. They see the result OF, the viola
ton Of physiological laws manifested in
other people, but blindly hope to escape
such penalties themselves. {:
@ The one thing useful to remember all
the time and to heed continually is that
people eat more than they exercise. The
waste remains in the body, and the body
ages under the burdens imposed upon it,
Keep the arteries young and the body re-
mains young. Z man is said to be no
older than his arteries.F If the arteries
are overcrowded the body begins to lose
elasticity of tissue and the bones grow
heavier. These are the indications Of ad-
vancing years. Keep the !body's tonicity
by obeying the laws governing it's life
and the condition Of youth may be pro-
longed far beyond the present limit: The
approach of old age may be prev ented by
eating only such food as is nutritious anc
soluble. The stomach should not be given
material that will DEPOSIT earthly matter
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-16

se The furnished room system is am
ether phase Of the same evil. The roonaY
usually are located in typical slum dwell
fngs, the only furniture a disgustinglys
filthy mattress flung on the floor, they
can be rented at the rate of twenty to
twenty-five cents a night. and on rare
occasions when one is occupied for six
nights consecutively. the landlord grace
fully makes no charge for the seventh.
the much desired privacy is secured to
the inmates by great iron staples on the
inside of the doors. and were these dumb
sentinels endowed with speech they nigh.
tell the story of many =. a sanguinary
dawn. Il Into these rooms half-drunken
men are enticed by the women Of the
district and oftener than not the women
departs in the night with all her victims
r1oney and frequently the greater part
of his clothing. It Is when, as Some
times happens. she is caught in the act
that the London citizen finds IN his paper
u
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81, - t--.----. - u. !.
The Crater, Of POpOcateDetl.


The crater itself is a marvel, and is well
worth hard journey to see. A huge and
gloomy pit it is, it's steep sides emitting
sulphurous smoke and fumes, and it's per;
pendicular walls descending, it is said, to
a depth of 1900 feet. At the bottom is a
small lake of emerald green, surrounded
by volcanic rocks and deposits Of sulphur
At the top there is a ledge of rock at the
crater's edge, from which we made our
observations Of the crater and upon which
we were photographed. 7 did not Observe
any d1fnculty IN breathing or any notice.
able increase of heart action, but several
members of the party were painting pain
fully and were hardly able to speak. One
Of my comrades told me that he could feel
his heart beat through his coat and
sw eater. The temperature was very cold,
but it seemed to be modified somewhat by
the natural warmth Of the crater, and We
were protected against the icy wind out
side.-Harper's Weekly. =ss 8s.s: