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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
Public School Boys Sell
FObs Made by Themselves

them a look of luxury, at least. And
it doesn't matter so much If there is
a watch at the other end. A bunch
of keys or the mistress button hook
does just as well.
The fob has also been a solace to
many a mother and school teacher. 1t
has kept hands out of mischief and
busted minds that would have been
otherwise employed. The making Of
fobs has become such craze that one
finds the lads at recess or noon hour
busily weaving shoestrings instead of
crouching down on their knees at
craps" At the beginning of the fad
there was such a demand for these
west ornaments" that some of the
'neWsies" found more money in fobs
than in "papes" The wharf rats
learned what the school boys were do
ing, and they, too, became captains OF
industry"
The fob fad must necessarily run it,
self out, because of the unlimited and
ever increasing supply. A fob can be
made in fifteen minutes by skillful
hands. A boy will go to a store, for
example, and buy his raw material"
for 1 cent a string. His fob thus costs
him cents, and he can sell it for 10
at prevailing prices. His profit is 8
cents an hour An industrious boy or
girl can thus make SO cents going to
and from school. Some are able by
dint of special enterprise to earn 81
a,day. Others who do not aim at such
fortunes are content to trade their fobs
for the wares of the candy man or
swap" them for tops and marbles. On
the other hand, children of even great
er ambition aspire to weave belts,
where twelve laces are tied and looDed
in much the same fashion They sell
the belts for so cents or 81. The aver
age child, however, finds quicker re-
turns and less labor in the two-string
fob.
The fad is said to have come to
this city from the boardwalk at Asbury
Park. At this watering place last sum-
mer the art of making fobs was taught
to women who were willing to pay a
tuition fee of 25 cents. From Asbury
Park it was introduced into the public
schools here and taught the children
as a sort of manual training exercise
When the teachers first explained to
their pupils how to fold and loop the
shoe strings they little realized that it
would spread to the street and the
tenement house Now the tables are
turned, and the teachers are many
times taught new designs and combi-
nations of colors by their enthusiastic
pupils.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

NEW YORK, Nov. Pedestrians
weeks a new sort of pedler. Whether
they walk in First or Fifth avenue,
they are accosted by children, whose
usual salutation is:
Buy a watch chain, mister? Buy
a watch fob? Ten cents"
The assumption of these juvenile
traders brings the ordinary citizen to a
halt. His curiosity leads him to ex-
anime the child's wares, and he finds
them brightly colored shoestrings,
method into square chains There is
loop at one end for a watch, and
at the other hangs a pretty tassel
The successful child merchant fol-
lows up the first attack by a second.
He takes a shoestring chain, and, pull
ing it slightly to show that it is not
only elastic, but strong, he says:
Yes, 1 made 'em myself, boss. You
ken look at EN-, if yer wanter. See,
they're made out of shoelaces. Shoe
laces, that's ALL A fob is made out of
two strings. If yer have time, I'll
show yer how l make EN-. All yer got
ter do is to take string, lay it-over,
so, turn the loop, SO, and then pull
through the other string. Each string
is of different color, and then when
they're made, they are 'beauts,' Ell?
And only 10 cents!"
If a boy presents his case with the
right diplomacy he can generally win
a customer. The fobs look to be worth
10 cents. There are combinations OF
black and orange, red and blue, white
and purple, and almost every other
shade and color. Lads living near CO.
lumbia university have made fobs of
blue and white, the colors of the uni
versity, and they have found ready
purchasers among the college students.
At the ferries the lads whose homes
are along the water front find many
commuters, whom they are wont to
term easy marks AS one lad put
it:
These Jersey commuters bite easier
than any of 'em. I s'pose it is because
they get bit so much themselves when
they're home, and they sort of want ter
get even. Why, 1 sold fifty fobs the
other evening to the push in the ferry
house that was waiting for their pri-
vate yachts -
Truckmen and laborers have also
given boom to the homemade fob
market. They are attracted by the
striking colors of the fobs, as well as
their cheapness. When they are
dressed in their Sunday best a
brand new fob of startling coiors gives
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22


over and said something that sounded
very like policeman's "GwanH Every
body g 'wanned.
Ignoring Tino's efforts to start him
again, Columbia walked over to an eie-
waited pillar, took a squint at the structure
above, knelt down and twined his trunk
around the pillar. Then he pulled and
hauled most nightly.
'Geer chuckled limo. ''This Is my
time to laugh. The old fool thinks he
can pull the elevated down"
The elevated did not come down ana
Columbia arose with sniff OF disgust
He didn't want to pull the old thing down
anyway He just wanted to see whether
it was well built.
He sauntered on over to South street
and to Pier 16, where the Mexico was
waiting, and stood there patiently waiting
his turn to go aboard, like the seasoned
traveller that he is. At little after II
he walked up to a great box that mad
been built for him, entered it and survey
ed the excitement seccasioned by ais being
hoisted to the upper deck Of the vessel
with great competency.
High above the cheers Of the folKs on
the pier and on the decks of the Mexico,
as the ship swung out into--the stream,
could be heard Columbia's fareweH Wnoop
to American soil.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
Sweetest Things.

What are the sweetest things of earthf
Lips that can praise rivals worth:
A fragrant rose that hides no thorn;
Riches of gold untouched by scorn;
A happy little child asleep;
Eyes that can smile though they may
weep,
A brothers cheer; a fathers praise;
The minstrelsy OF summer days
A heart where anger never burns;
A gift that looks for no returns;
Wrongs overthrow; pains quick release:
Dark footsteps guided into peace.
The light of love in lovers eyes;
Age that Is young as well as wise;
A mothers kiss: a baby's mirth-
These are the sweetest things OF earth.
New York News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

The train conductor and the brakeman
also seem to stand in awe Of a passenger
in the staterOom. The stateroom In the
sleeper and the dining car are where tho
trainmen take off their hats. A train con-
ductor will walk into Pullman crowded
with ladies and keep his hat on. but when
the stateroom Of the Pullman. he always
takes off his hat"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

the same monkey became free and made
ing her neck and scalp In a horrible man
ner The parents of the child will use
every means to have the beast killed by
the authorities. as 1t Is considered a
menace to the lives Of the children in the
neighborhood
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

OAKLAND. Cal, Nov. 21.-Freeing
himself from the chain which held him
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
MONKEY ATTACKS
AND TEARS A CHILD

Furious Brute Fights Long Battle With
Mother of Little One.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
To Advertise the Great Southwest.

Farmers, farmers wives and daughters, sehoolteachers, doctors. elergymen, merchants in the small CT towns, any citizen who has something to say, are invited to write letters and longer articles about the locality in which they live in the Southwest.
 The territory includes Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Territory. Louis iana. Southern Missouri. New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tex.
 Premiums that make il an object are offered, q set for each state and territory. Full particulars of the conditions of the contest. and q list of the prizes and awards will be sent upon application, to ]. W Steele. Commissioner,
 Col'z'n Ag'y. $. W. Lines,
 Columbia Theatre Bldg.
 St. Louis. No.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14

aud Clarke Was 10000. The foremost man on the state tick ct boiled only 5000. How is
 this? Did 25,000 men go to the
 polls and scratch both Davis
 and Rector and vote for either ! Jones or Clarke, or did this ex- cess of 25, 900 get in through the stuhing process? We main tain that they were stolen, bodi- ly and outright. Can the Guard or any other newspaper in Ark ansas or anywhere else produce evidence to the contrary, or ad- vance any reasonable theory in explanation of this unusual showing2
 What disposition Is to be made of the Flave Carpenter incident? Gov. Davis called Carpenter up over the phone and told him to fix" Clarke County for Clarke Does the Guard know how many other counties were thus com municatcd with by his excellency, and does the Guard know how many of them were really fix ed?"
 The election was not only stolen from Jones, but the job was a bungling one''- Monroe Co. Sun.
 The above charges are assured edly most serious. and if true should be exposed beyond ques- tion. While, Of course, nothing now could be done to change the result, nevertheless if the election of Senator Clarke was, in reality, brought about through fraud and raseality, the country ought to know 1t, and all parties connected herewith should forever hereafter be as signed to oblivion, politically speaking, if made to endure no worse penalty If the Sun is correct in it's figures, and there were 5000 more votes cast for Senator than there were for Governor, it certainly looks like there was something rotten in the State of Arkansas From what counties did this increased vote for Senator come from. and for whom were they voted? An answer to these questions might develop something.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
WAS JONES FAIRLY BEATENz

Under this heading Was Jones Fairly Beaten the Clar- endon Sun has done more to blast the good name of Arkan- sas than all the fist cuff en- counters between legislators in the past decade Jones was not only badly beaten, but was fair iy beaten, and that is all there k in 1t. '-Cabot Guard.
 "It is all very well to deal in generalities, but in denying any thing where specific charges are brought, Dr. Cranberry would find 1t more satisfactory to his readers to assign some few reas- ons. Jones was not "badly" beaten, for even after accepting the returns at their face value the change of little more than four thousand W ould have made things different Therefore Jones was not badly" beaten.
 If pr. Cranberry can explain away the discrepancy between the total vote on the senatorial question and the highest number of votes received by any candi- date on the state ticket, then we shall be glad to discuss the mat ter further with him; but until this is done to the satisfaction of an intelligent mind, we feel content to let the matter of fairness" rest with this point alone
 The total vote cast for Jones
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
Notice of Petition for COnfirma.
 tiOu

Theo IT. and Florence E. Polack have filed in the Chancery Court for Drew county, Ark. petition for q decree at the June term. 1903 of said Court confirming in them the title to the following lands in Drew county to wit
 All of section 2l, except Ne prof Ne ar; all of Sections 9, 93 and 26; W hf of W Inf of Sc or and Sw qr Section n; Sc qr of Sc ar Section l5: $ hfof sw qr and sw qr of Sc CT section 24 \ Inf of Nv qr and Nv qr Of Ne ar section 9; Ne qr of Ne qr and W hf of Ne qr and Nv qr of Section ?; Ne ar of Nv ar X Ne qr and Inf of Sc qr and se qr of Sc qr Section 2s; E Inf of Sc qr and Sw qr of Sc qr and Sc ar of Sw qr and 3 acres in Ne corner, all in Section 20; Ne IT and hf ofSe qr Section %. hfof Nv ar and Ne qr of se qr and Ne ar of Section 85 and " Inf of Nv or Section 36, all in Township 13 South. Range 6. West. and also Nv or of Ne or S-l4-6; Ne qr and E Inf of Inf of Nv qr S4-l3.6
 And any and all persons who may have or claim any interest in said lands or any part thereo are warned to-appear in said Court at Said term and show cause, If any they can, why the title to said lands should not be confirmed III said petitioners.
 Witness my hand as Clerk of Said Court and seal of office this 2lst day of March. 1905
 J. r. KOONCE,
 SEAL Apr. 2-6t. Clerk.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
&~~9-<4 Notice.

To all that have friends and rel atives buried at Old Florence Church, we are going to meet there on Friday, the 2and day of this month, for the purpose of cleaning off and filling up the graves and we insist that all who have graves there will come and show where they are as we know only d few Of them We are going to wire the grave yard in and will appreciate all the help we can get in the way of money. So come along and help us.
 s. E. Aycock,
 R. II. Thompson.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
Wilmar Snap Shots.

From our Regular Correspondent
 Tue rain last week was very much enjoyed by the farmers.
 The cool weather of April was very much against crop growing, and there is much complaint of cotton not coming up well, and other things growing off slowly. The oat crop will be almost a fail. ure. unless last week rain brings it out very considerably
 The principal attraction of Will mar last week was the coming and recital of Betsy Hamilton. The event was looked forward to with considerable interest and the an ticipations of the public were fully realized last Friday evening
 The friends of ex-County Treas uref, A. L Oslin, will be gratified to learn that his health is much better than it was q few weeks ago.
 Mrs H. C. Rule and children, after visit of several days in Crossette, have returned home.
 Mir. and Mrs. I. F. Koonce after few weeks visit to their son in Pine Bluff, have returned and Mir Koonce Is again in his shop.
 Miss Lois McQuiston. of Ida vile, Tenn, arrived on this eye ming s trair to visit her aunt, Mrs. E. A. Wright. of Wilmar.
 Rev J. w Mccain left last Thursday for Havana, to be ab sent several days, assisting Rev. L. Hickman, of that place, with a protracted meeting.
 Rev. A. G. Horton, of Allis. is temporarily supplying the churches of the Mt Pleasant Cii- cult of which the Wilmar NJ. E. Church is part, recently made vacant by the death of their pastor, Rev. J. o. Walsh.
 On last "Wednesday evening the 9th inst, Mir. N. A. Murry, of Al lis, and Mrs. Rosa Gross, of Plant ersville, were married at the home
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
Too Great A Risk.

In almost every neighborhood someone has died from an attack ot collie or cholera morbus, often before medicine could be procured or physician summoned. A re. liable remedy for these diseases should be kept at hand. The risk is too great for anyone to take. Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy has undonbted- ly saved the lives of more people and relieved more pain and suff- ering than any other medicine in use. It can always be depended upon. For sale by Brown, Me Quistou < Go.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14

of the Bride. by Rev. ] W. Me Cain. It was a quiet home we'd ding and only few near friends were present..
 Rev. sam Jones, the great evangelist and lecturer of the South, is billed to deliver the An niversary address in Beauvoir Col lege at the coming commencement. It is looked to with much interest, and d large audience will be there to hear him.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
GREATLY ALARMED
By a Persistent Cough, but Perma nently Cured by Chamberlain s
 Cough Remedy.

MT. H. P. Burbage, a student at law, in Greenville, s. O.. had been troubled for four years with a continuous cough which he says, greatly alarmed me, causing me to fear that 1 was in the first stage of consumption" Mr. Burbage, having seen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised. concluded to try it. Now read what he says of it: "I soon felt remarkable change and after using two bottles of the 9 cent size, was perma- nently cured" Sold by Brown, McQuiston X Go.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
Nj ade Young again.

"One of pr. Kings New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my teens, again" writes D. H. Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They're the best in the world for liver, stomach and bowels Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25c at Our Drug Store.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
A Sure Thing

It is said that nothing is sure except death and taxes, but that is not altogether true. Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption is sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thousands can testify to that. Mrs. (. B. Van Metre ot Shepherdtown, w. Va, says II had SC, ere case ot Bron- chitis and tor year tried every thing heard of, but got no relief. One bottle oi Dr. Kings New Dis eovery then cured me absolutely It's lnfallible for croup, whooping cough, grip, pneumonia and con- sumption. Try it. Guaranteed by R. E. Vance Bordeaux, druggist. Trial bottles tree. Regular sizes soc and Sl.00.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14

Among the good news the edi or has picked up lately IS this item in a conversation with a prominent railroad attorney. not long ago 1t was predicted that the Rock Island would build right of way to Pine Bluff, thence south. Said the attorney, Pine Bluff has a million and a half tons of freight which this road cannot afford to miss, and mark my prediction, they will come to Pine Bluff" Now if they build to Pine Bluff the logi- cal route will be Monticello, Hamburg and Bastrop Ham burg cannot afford to miss this road, and if 1t comes by Pine Bluff we shall not miss it. ."- Hamburg Clarion.
 If the Rock Island people are looking for a good route and one that will be. at all times. free from high water, and one that will pay, they should build road as suggested above It IS by far the best route for rail road in the state.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14

The Democrat IS pleased to state that no part of the general appro- priation bill was vetoed. It was within the power of tie governor to veto such paragraphs as he saw fit, and no doubt he could have crippled certain departments, the heads of which were not friendly to him. In doing SO, however, he would have injured the people to that extent and would have brought down upon himself public condemnation. There was ru- nor going the rounds at the close of the Legislature that the Govern, CT would veto the salary of the az ricultural commissioner and other items maintaining that department. We are glad that he has contra dicted this rumor by sending the bill to the secretary of state in it's original form. We should have regretted the unnecessary friction that wousg have been accustomed by any such action Now that the matter has been settled, we hope the various departments will pull together for the gocd of the people. Whatever differences there may have been should be lost sight of where the. people have in- terests.-Ark. Democrat
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
Beyond AIfComparisons.

One of the many factors con- tributing to the remarkably rapid and solid growth of St. Louis is the marvellous development of the Southwest and other territory trib- utary to that city in all lines of trade. In 19o4 there will be held the greatest Worlds Fair in the world. The presidential campaign will also take place. To keep in formed with the whole world you should subscribe at once for that peer of newspapers, The Twice-a- Week St. Louis Republic. It is indispensable to the farmer, mer- chant or professional man. It's tel egraphie and cable service excels that of any other paper. It prints the news fully; not imaginative oe- curenees. but domestic and world wide facts. It Is Democratic in politics, but distinctly q national newspaper and family journal. The subscription price of $I.oo gives you two papers each week, Io4
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
WakefuI Children

For long time the two year old child of Mr. P. L. McPherson, 59 N. Tenth St, Harrisburg, Pa, would sleep but two or three hours in the early part of the night, which made it very hard for her parents. Her mother con. cluded that the child had stomach trouble, and gave her half of one of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which quieted her stomach and she slept the whole night through. Two boxes ot these Tablets have effected a permanent cure and she is now well and strong. For sale by Brown, Me Quston X Co.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
 Department of the Interior,
Land office at Camden. Ark.

Land Office at Camden, Ark.
 March 23rd, lgO3 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make communication final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made be- fore the Clerk of Drew county at Monticello Arkansas, on May 18th, 1903, viz. James E. Johnson, of Drew county. Ark, H. E, Ne. 22902 for the sE. qr. sw. or See. 2, Tp 13, S., K. 6 W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation ofsaid land viz Eli Watts James P McNees. Francis NJ Bordeaux, William NJ Larkins, ell of Monticello, Arkansas.
 Mar. 26. Milton A. Elliott Register.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
A Startling Test.

To save life. pr. T. G. Mer. ritt, of No. Mohoopany, Pa, made I startling test resulting in a won derful cure. H writes, n patient WAS attacked with violent hemor. rhages, caused by alteration of the stomach. had often found Electric Bitters excellent for acute stomach and liver troubles so l prescribed them. The patient gain ed from the first, and has not had an attack in II months" Electric Bitters are positively guaranteed for dyspepsia, indigestion, consti- patton and kidney troubles. Try them. Only 50e at R. E. Vance Bordeaux.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
State
Good For Children.

The pleasant to take and harm less One Minute Cough Cure gives immediate relief in all cases of cough, croup and Ia grippe be- cause it does not pass immediate ly into the stomach, but takes eff feet right at the seat of the trouble It draws out the inflammation, heals and soothes and cures permanent ly by enabling the lungs to con- tribute pure life-giving and lite, sustaining oxygen to the blood and tissues.
 Sold by R. E. Vance Bordeaux.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
Strayed or Stolen.

From Ben Robinson's place, s miles North of Monticello, one black mare mule, about I5 hands high; } years old; shaved by traces, on both hind legs.
 Any information of the above animal will be thankfully received and liberally rewarded.
 J. NJ. Cayaness. Monticello, Ark, 5-14th, 1903.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
 TAKING

When you take Groves Taste less Chill Tonic because the for. mula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that It is simply Iron and Quinine in tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. soc.
The Monticellonian., 1903-05-14

Ex- President Cleveland weighs 300 pounds so it is said. No wonder Roosevelt grows skaky when Cleveland is mentioned as a probable candidate for Presi- dent.