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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-02

Sax months after that was trird on
> charge Il f,re,4y .~car ,hat was
innuccnt, swear that it va car-sI
conspiracy be hall r,-e irou his chair
aud almo~s shouted the words his cye>
aashed and the blood mounted 30 his iasc
- cursed conspiracy, DO yoa hear ,
Two blaekguaFSis, two lyiag black guard.
who weol by the name Of Eensicmsn used
me a. their tool. and I. bind i,.l that I
vas. never .aw through what thcy wrre
deing-
The olI man sank back Ia his chair and
did not speak for ,ome moments
The ease was black against me, he
onutinued At length .'Everyone knew
tha, had been living far beyond ms
means. aud vas nearly t2, GOO in debt
In the end they found me guilty. was
sentenced 10 Eve years penal sersiIuGe-
..Ouly one believed me innocent Oh,
my Llihe, my darling, nothing could ever
have shaken your faith Ia mc,
When At last. after those long. awful
years. left the gaol she was waiting for
me At the gates. She dung herself into
my arms and elnng to me, sobbiue Ike a
child
There was also another waiting for
me-who be was never knew He
handed me an envelope Il contained
$500 in banknotes aud sheet Of paper
on which my father had written the
words: Let none of US ever see your face
or hear your name again
II adopted another name, that Of
March, and shortly afterward my darling
and | we're married. We settled on a
farm in British Columbia My father
had paid all my debts when | was SEN
fenced.
At this point my glance happened to
turn to Hinton He was leaning forward
with his eyes fixed upon the stranger
eagerly drinking in every word that was
uttered. saw a look on his face | had
never seen there before-that the tale
affected him strongly was beyond doubt
II have thought it well to tell you this
much about myself, the old man went
on. II swear to you again that | am in
nocent of the crime for which | suffered.
| need not mention my own name-it has
not passed my lips since left England.
Nv time is short now. When death
comes | shall welcome him with open
arms-for then | believe, | know that |
shall meet my darling again. Through
all my youthful folly, through all my
after years, never lost hold of the old
simple faith.
"But | must come to the story of how
Lille saved my life. For one short year
nothing marred our happiness. We had
decided on our marriage to cast all thoughts
of the past behind us. Never were man
and wife more devoted to each other
British Columbia then was very diff
ferent from what it is now. The Indians
were a constant menace and trouble. Just
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AT BADD'S.

Nv friend Hinton and | were both
young men at the time Sport, and moth
ing else, had taken Us to Canada. To-
ward the end of the autumn we found our
selves quartered at substantial farm house
in Manitoba, right on the fringe Of the un-
appropriated prairie, and no very great dis
tanee from the town Of Stonewall
The great autumn fight was in full
swing, wild fowl Of every kind were working
their way seuthward at the approach Of
winter touch All day long we were out
on the prairie with our guns. And grand
time we had among the ducks and geese
to say nothing of other game. Looking
back, as | write now, eau say that never
have | enjoyed shooting or hunting expe-
dition in any part Of the world as enjoyed
that Canadian trip-my frst experience of
sport in other lands.
The farmer with whom We were living
was an Irishman of the name Of Badd -
a strange misnomer, by-the-bye, fer more
ingenious, jovial and kind hearted fellow
never existed. If he had fault, it was,
perhaps, to great attachment to his national
beverage, of which he kept a never failing
supply. Unlike the rest of bis near neigh
bors, he was what | suppose one would
call prosperous man-at all events as
prosperity is understood among the follow
ers of that sadly oyerrated and grossly
misrepresented industry, farming in Man
itoba
One eyening--it was about a week prior
to the date Hinton and had fixed for our
return to EDgland-there came loud
knock at the door
We were just finishing our evening
meal. Badd and his naughter Jessie,
pretty, high-spirited girl of 10, were the
only members of the family at home. the
three boys having run down to Winnipeg
for few days spree after their summer of
ineessant toll. The mother had died many
years before.
Badd went out to the door. A moment
later his CHEEKY voice reached our ears:
IA rest ?-of course you can. Come
in, come in. Jessie'' he called, ''here's
a stranger wants a rest-and something TO
eat and drink as well, by the look of him
and very likely a shake-down, too.
He brought the stranger into the room
and led him up to the blazing fire. 1t was
a cold and brilliantly moonlight night.
Jessie busted herself in the preparation of
a fresh brew of tea
The man, who could not have been
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Killed a Boy.

G. w Burrough a ll.known brake
man on the west end. Of Conductor
Grant crew is in Jail at Ooiagah, /. T.
charged with shooting and killing Jas.
Simmons, the l6-year-old son Of the
pumpman at Segeeysh, Saturday even
ing. His preliminary examination will
be held at Nowsts today and the rail-
road men are much interested In its
outcome.
1t appears the train crews have been
much troubled at that point by parties
throwing rocks against and into the
caboose. Last Saturday evening, while
Grant s train was running past there
the same performance was gone through
and rock went through the car win.
dow. Mr.. Burrough was alone in the
caboose at the time and picking up an
old pistol snapped 1t several times in
the darkness in the direction Of the
thrower, the fourth trial cartridge
exploded, the ball striking the boy in
the forehead killing him.
The railroad men have employed
competent council to defend MIR.
Burrough at today s hearing.
The Van Buren press., 1903-10-31

There are no Objectionable features,
II Ia true. 10 the so.stylsd street fair
attractions here, hnt II Ia now verv plain
why they did not advertise II moro
extensively and that Ia there Ia nothing
10 advertise We are glad An few people
learned of II outside Of town, for II
wonld work n detrlment 10 the rennta.
'ion oi the town 10 have people 10 drive
hf,een 10 twenty miles 10 see m agVregn.
,ion that would ahout NJ the citv NJ
Cedarville or some other OF our county
villages
uThe Frisco will hnlld line into
New Orleans, - @ld Vice President
r. winchell Of that road before his
departure for 81. LouH from New
Orleans Sunday, THAT shonld be
definite enough to settle nll questions IN
tho matter, - The Southern Railway
recently effected \ coup inimIcAl 10 the
rriaro hv the purchase OF the Port
chnlmette terminals and II was thought
the Frisco might retire.
Gen, d, W, Moore yesterday showed
NJ some corn raised on hia place on the
mountain above town that II would he
hard 10 equal on bottom land, Mr.,
Moore credits VI all IN n careful aelec.
ton OF seed and proper cultivation.
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The following star routes are estsb-
liahed Van Buren, to Natural Dam.
Uniontown to Van Buren,, Mulberry to
Plymouth. II, II, Dill had all these
contracts and they are now awarded to
NJ. d. Tucker, E. R. Breden and IF.
Williams respectively,
l.. H. johnson and Miss Cosrou
Gooding attended the annul meeting OF
the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge at
Jonesboro this week as delegates from
Van Buren lodge. D. Swesringen
represented Cove City lodge and Dr.
BIaekore Uniontown lodge.
AT a meeting OF the PASTORS Associs.
tion In the study at the Baptist church
Monday 1t was decided to hold the
regular Thanksgiving services at the
Presbyterian church this year, The
pastors all reported their spiritual
charges in hourishing condition.
wANTED--sEvRRAL PERSONS or CHAR.
actcr and good reputation In each state tone In
this county required to represent and advertise
old established wealthy business house OF solid
financial standing. Salary s2l,0o weekly with
expenses additional all payable in cash direct
each Wednesday from head offces, Horse and
carriage furnished when necessary. References
Enclose self. addressed envelope Colonial, 332
Dearborn, ST., Chicago
The next time our city council con.
tracts with n carnival company they
should first get some information as TO
what they are. There Is one thing,
however, we desire to compliment the
mayor and city officials on and that Ia
that they refused license to all kinds Of
gambling and other gratis, which
made application, such AZ disgraced
the fairs heretofore held In our neighbor.
Ing town Of Fort Smith,
A baby show will be the crowning
feature Of the great flower show TO be
given November 8, o and 7 by the Ladies'
OF Belle Point Hospital OF Fort Smith,
This has been reserved for the last OF
the three great days and mothers are
urged to have their baby candidates on
hand promptly at 2 0 clock In the after
noon, There are no entry fees. the com.
petition Is free, aside from the ticket Of
admission Of the mother 10 the hall.
Van Buren babies shout have no trouble
carrying OF some of those prizes,
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Daughters OF the King.

The Arkansas Local Assembly,
Daughters Of the King holds its annual
meeting this year in Van Buren. Miss
clara Emo is president of the Assembly
and is making great efforts to make this
year s meeting one the delegates will
long pleasantly remember.
The meetings will be held in Trinity
church, beginning Wednesday morning,
Nov Sd and closing Thursday night.
On Tuesday evening, at s o clock an
informal reception will be rendered the
visiting delegates at the home of Mrs.
s. A. Pernot. Below is the program
OF the meeting:
Wednesday morning. November 4th.
9'ae-Holy ommunion-Celebrant, Rev. J. b.
whaling
ito ll-Quet Hour-Conducted BY Rev. j. B.
Whaling
ll05-Hymn OF the Order. $50.
Greeting-ars J. B. Whaling. Bishop Pierce
Chapter
Roll Call OF Officers and Delegates
Minutes of last Meeting.
Wednesday Afternoon, 2:3O.
Hymn 3lS and Prayer of the Order
Reports OF Officers and Chapters.
Report of Committees.
Paper-"The Rector's Assistant Miss win.
stel. St Johns Chapter, Fort Smith.
Dlscussion-"Be Method Of Introducing our
Order throughout the Diocese--Led by St. Paurs s
Chapter, Fayetteville
Question Box
Wednesday Night 100 Ev ing Services
Address by Bishop Brown.
Thursday Morning, November 5th.
9;3o-Hymn SOL, and Prayers OF the Order.
Paper-"The Influence OF Daughter OF the
King on her Parish. Miss Field, Advent Chap.
ter, Little Rock
Discussion" to Obtain Money for the
Work Oft the Order without giving Entertain.
ments."-Led by Miss Valiant, Trinity Chapter,
Pine Bluff
Question Boz.
Thursday Afternoon, $50.
Hymn and Prayer OF the Order
Unfinished Business.
Election OF Ofhcers.
Time and Place OF Local Assembly.
Paper-'The Joys and Discouragements Of
the Daughters Of the king"-M Y. ID. Gregg,
St Stephens Chapter. Winslow.
Psper-Mrs Tsber, Trinity Chapter, Little
Rock.
Thursday Night, 500.
Junior Daughters OF the King.
Prayer.
Roll Call
Reports OF Chapters.
Report Of Directress.
Paper-"What q School Girl can do for the
Ring"-Miss May Conway, Christ Church,
Questions aud Discussions.
Paper--"our Motto: For His Sake Hot
Springs Chapter
Hymn l+S.
Address to Junior Daughters -Archdeacon
Lloyd
Gloria In HIcelSis
Bencdiction.
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SuItOrs Must be Union Men.

Manitowoc, Wis, October 27.-"I
would advocate that any young woman
Of this audience who Is keeping com
pany with young man who is not the
possessor Of apaid-up union card or
the little red badge symbolic of social
istic allegiance drop him entirely
or give him to understand that she
could not consent to bear his com
pany unless he complied with these
conditions
so said Father hagerty. the Social
istic lecturer, In speech here, The
girls seemed favorsbly impressed and
just TO show that they are union .
at heart, sixty OF them who are sm-
ployed by the Madison Seed company,
have struck for higher wages.
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Do Cood-lt Paws

A Chicago man has observed that
Good deeds are better than real estate
deeds-some OF the later are worthless
Act kindly and gently, show sympathy
and lend helping hand. You cannot
possibly lose by 1t, - Most men ap.
preciate kind word and encourage
ment more than substantial help. There
are persons In this community who
might truthfully say; My good friend
cheer up. A few doses Of Cham berlain 4,
Cough Remedy will rid you Of your
cold, and there Is no dsdger whatever
from pneumonia when you use that
medicine. 1t always cures. l know
1t for 1t has helped me ont many a
time, - Sold At John o 'Kanes Drug
Store.
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LOCAL and Personal.

Window Glass and Putty at JOHN
O'KANg s DRUG STORE.
Peck 3 Bad Boy is the attraction at
the opera house Tuesday,
BORN Sunday October 25th, to MIR
and Mrs. W. A. Bostick son.
Rev G. s, Bass and family spe mt the
first OF the week ut Greenwood.
Kitchen Lamps rehectors size
2, for csc, The Racket Store.
X. Groesbeck has our thanks for
som Q interesting reading matter,
This evening Is Halloween, when the
festive small boy is supposed to play his
pranks,
Safety" Chill Tonic--only "a
Dimes bottle, and guaranteed, at
JOHN o KANE 3 DRUG STORE,
J. Z, Early and Miss Pearl Blaylock
procured marriage license from the
county cler rk Monday.
W II Turman has accepted posi-.
tion as blacksmith with the Fort Smith
Construction company.
Tomorrow Is All Saints Day, The
usual custom OF decorating the graves
OF tha IaaJ ,,iti ha al
Fora bilious attack take Chamber
lain = Stomach and Liver Tablets and n
quick cure Ia certain. For Sale by
John . Kane,
Sday Wood Mantle Clocks, strike
every hour and half hour, Our special
price ", 20 each. The Racket Store,
Miss Mabel Miller returned last Fri
Gay from six.months visit with
relatives and friends IN Oklahoma,
Mrs, Jess Wood and Miss Mamie
Woolum lett last Saturday TO visit
friends at st, Louis for q few days,
Nickle'plated Sad Irons, 8 Irons one
""nule and one stand. Set 05c,
The Racket Store,
bd' u, Peirce was up from Little
Hock Tuesday looking after his affairs
more and meeting all his old friends
1ohn Fink was over from Fort Smith
tuesday and, M usual was kept busy
on"sing with his many old.time friends'
rrrf't,li Healthy people have pure, rich,
dlyn., uoufishinH blood good appetite ana gool
thosVon, Hoods sarseparillN glvea these and
so " matcs people healthy aud keeps 'hem
w wv only Hoods
S'os headhsOe Ia cured BY Hoods pilis atc.
Attorney l.. II, Southmayd visited
,''''le Rock first Of the week, going
uowh Via the Choetaw route Saturday
night,
=. There Ia Iots Of work necessary on the
,"h bureb.Cateher road ana some OF "
.ooold be attended 20 bsfore bad
weather sets In,
poo Rogers returned Monday evening
,O'n Fayetteville where he attended
ao w.. speaking of the gubernational
,,'"naiastes and reported the demonstra'
m uoo there for Wood and the opposition
"0wh toward Davis TO exceed anything
heeyor saw or heard,
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Lee Wallace Dead,

1t was somewhat of n surprise to his
former scquaintances in Van Buren
last Sunday to learn Of the death OF
Lee Wallace, which occurred last Satur-
day evening at the home OF his mother
in Fort Smith, from consumption.
The remains were brought over to Van
Buren Sunday afternoon and inferred
In Fairview cemetery.
Lee Wallace was born in Van Buren
and resided here for many years, He
had many friends here whose sympathy
goes ont to the bereaved mother.
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Engineer Bush Is preparing to erect
a number Of cottages for rental In the
ysinity Of the new school building.
Engineer D. G, Pierce is also prepsr'
ing to erect u residence In Meyer
Addition.
Bean Winfrey and Blonde Ma rtin
visited Rose Lake Tuesday and returned
with twelve ducks. They report the
fall IN the water Of the lake not to OK.
ceed u foot up TO that time.
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The Iron Mountain announces that
the grade east Of Muldrow Is TO be
lowered ten feet and three foot fill
made between the depot and the Blslock
hill and also that the Camp creek bridge
is to be raised about tenfeet.
A Fort Smith negro string band lent
spice to the street fair Thursday, and
everybody stopped to listen as 1t WAS
the first music that had been heard,
barring the sound of COW bells. tin
horns and the barking of the bSrkers at
the attractions.
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The tough element WAS abroad the
first night Of the misnamed street fair
and INDUCED their depravity by Sitting
some OF the tents with knives and
throwing bricks through others, This
Is the class OF boys or men that breed
peni,entiary records and the sooner
they land there the better for the com
munity they infest. There were others
ont who made themselves obnoxious
by throwing -four over the clothing Of
passerS.by However poor the whole
affair may be II gives 40 excuse for
rowdyism,
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Killed In a Head-eno co,,,.,o,

Engines 1881 and 1852 fipnrad in .
= neau-ehd collision four miles west Of
oaiiiSsw on the Iron Mountain Monday
AFTERNOON and as result il. Osburn
"uo nfed on 1881, which pulled the
local known as No. 73. ia dead hav,r,
oeen caught in the gangwsy between
engine and tender when the engines
came - together. Conductor Willis and
Engineer Lew Pence were in charge OF
Tue local while Conductor Ocbiltree
ana Engineer John Hicks were in charge
OF the work-train pulled by 1882.
Inc collision occurred on a sharp
curve Both engineers made a desper.
a1e efort to stop their machines and
Engineer Hicks was successful bis
being only light engine, but Engineer
renee was not able to stop with the
ioad behind him, and jumped, calling
u MS hreman to jump. The latter for
some reason, was slow in doing so and
was caught just as be was In the act of
leaving the engine He was picked up
dead Just after the impact near his
engine he was not badly mangled,
out number of bones from the hips
up had been broken.
and 1t was later SHIPPED to them.
His body was brought here and held
at Hunt s undertaking room until word
was received from relatives in Texas
All the other trsinmen escaped BY
when they SAW a collision
was insvitsble.
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He Learned a Great Truth.

II Ia said OF John Wesley that he once
said TO Mistress Wesley why do you
tell that child the same thing over and
over again1'' ',Iohn Wesley, because
once telling Is not enough, " II Ia for
this same reason that You are told again
and again that ChamberlAin's Cough
Remedy cures colds and grip; that Il
counterscts any tendency Of these dis.
eases TO result IN pneumonia, and that
II Ia pleasant and safe 10 take, For
sale at John O Kane Drug Store.
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Gained Forty Pounds In Thirty Days

For several months our younger bro
ther had been troubled with indiges-
tion. He tried several remedies but
got no benefit from them. We pur-
chased some Of Chamberlain 3 Stomach
and Liver Tablets and he commenced
taking them. Inside of thirty days he
had gained forty pounds in flesh. He is
now fully recovered. We have u good
trade on the Tablets -HoLLEY BROS. +,
Merchants. Long Branch, Mo. For
sale at John o Ksnes Drug Store.
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Not satisfied with Increasing Il

Not ARtiHhed win increasing the
valuation Of real estate greatly In
Sebastian county the assessor aud board
OF equalization have turned their atten'
ton to revising the personal property
and there will be wailing aud gnsshin9
Of teeth this winter when settling.up
time with the collector comes No
doubt stirring up WAS necessary there,
but not there alone, every community
has its taI.dodgors and Van Buren, and
Crawford county Ia no exception
There aro a great many people Ia this
county who do not pny poll tax We
do not know whether they can be COM
PEELED 10 pay ,his tax but believe their
children can be denied the right OF
school privileges paid for BY others.
Mrs, llepry Bushong is visiting her
mother NJ Fort Smith,
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SAVED HIS LIFE.

J,W Davenport, Wingo. Ky. writes.
June IA, 1909; ~ want to tell you I
believe Ballard = Snow Liniment saved
my lie, 1 was under the treatment Of
two doctors, and they told me one OF
my lungs WAS entirely gone, and the
other badly affected, also had lump
In my side, don B think that ! could
have lived over two months longer.
| was induced by friend 10 try Bal.
hrd's Snow Liniment The hrst Ap.
pllcation gave me great relief two Hfty
cent bottles cured me sound and we'll.
II IL u wonderful medicine aud recon.
mend II to suffering humanity, " ESQ.
SOC, u 90. Sold by City Drug Store
W II, Ross.
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II IA our recollection that All tho iron

II IA our recollection that all the iron.
work OF one of the spans OF thu former
bridge over Frog Bayou was left after
the overflow, This span, II saved could
be- made uso OF TO bridge SOL ne OF ths
smaller streams IN Crawford county.
Flat Rock creek could be spanned by
II either Vt the Alma or Brown iords Al
hut small expense, Especially NJ the
latter mentioned ford would II prove
grea, help, "a that crossing, even under
most favorable conditions, Ia poor, vet
during dry weather this ronte Ia pre-.
ferAbly used by farmers east Of town,
no the grades are much le@,
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Cures Winter Cough.

J,E, Cover, l0i N Main st. Ottawa
Kan, writes; Every fall II has been
my wife 8 trouble to catch cold, and
therefore TO cough all winter long. Las,
fall got for her bottle of Horehound
Syrup. She used II and has been able
to sleep soundly all night long When.
ever the cough troubles her, two OF
three doses stops the cough, and she Ia
able to be up and we'll. :" 25, 80, 81. 90.
Sold by City Drug Store-W. II. Ross.
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THE BEST DOCTOR.

Rev, G, B, Horton, Sulphur Springs,
Texas, writes, July 10, 1890 II have
used In my family Ballard 3 Snow lini'
ment and Horehound Syrup and they
have proved certainly satisfactory, The
liniment IL the best we have ever used
for headache and pains, The cough
syrup has been our doctor for tho last
eight years, - 25c, 50c, 3, 90. Sold
by CITY Drug Store--W II, Ross.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC.

MISSOURI PACIFIC.
COMO WEST.
Daily.
No, Is AR i:S pm. Depart 400 p. m.
No - 6:00a.m. SOS am
Daily. except Sunday.
10. Is &" 40 pm. tstops at Van Buren,.
0oiro rAfr
Daily.
yo, "a Arr. io.S an. Depart il:oo Am.
roH 1000 pm 1905 p. m.
Daily, except Sunday,
No. 70 Goal Nm Local. Depart at 6;oCarm.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
Daily. except Sunday.
Green wood Local Arr. Et5 pm. Depart, 2lo p. m.
No. IS goes through to Cofeyvile.
No. 81 stops at Fort Smith,
Pullman sleepers on So and s. Through
tiets,s on sale to all points. For further inform.
alton telephone No, 81 or call on
W. HYEEs. Agent.
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MANAGER WANTED.

Trustworthy lady or gentleman to manage
business In this county and adjoining territory
for well and fayoraby known house OF soid
financial standing. $1,000 straight cash salary
and expenses, paid each Monday by check
direct from headquarters. Expense money
advanced: position permanent Address Manag.
or, 6lo Monon Bldg, Chicago, H.
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Everything Comes

To those that wait, even now and then
aches and pains. Rheumatism Catarrh,
Neuralgia, and everything that hurts
Hunt Lightning Oil keeps off every
thing except old age and death, Try 1t.
Is and so cents. Satisfaction or money
refunded.
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Tho woman who was here abont "
year ago claiming to be the wife OF Dr.
corncy has again made her appearance
a, Fort smith and claims to be stu on
the trail Of the Doctor, whom she now
ehnreea with haviag committed perjury
and whom she Ia trying TO yet the Fort
smith officers to arrest She claims to
INV, located her recreap, husband neN
Little Rock
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Cures ChIlls and Fever.

G W. Writ, Nocogodohes, Tex, says
His daughter had chills and fever for
three years; he could not find anything
that would hel her till he used Herbine.
His wife will not keep house without 1t I,
and cannot say too much for 1t, - 5Oc,
Sold by City Drug Store--W, Il, Ross