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The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27
The Really Happy Man.

The following description of the really happy man IS taken from an exchange and 1t is a splendid pen picture of him:
 The happiest man in the world is the common every day chap who makes his own living, pays his bills, and has the respect of his neighbors. He saves a little money as he goes along, but he doesn't strive to get corner on the local output. and he is 6 slave to neither ambition nor society. He never expects to wear out the seat of his trousers figuring how to get rich off of others, and when he slides into his clothes in the morning he never waists any time trying to pick out the right tint of socks, suspenders and necktie that will blend with the general effect. He wears a"biled shirt" when he feels like it, and when his pes corns begins to jump, he whips out his jack-knife and cuts 8 four-inch gash in the side of his boot, and nothing is said about it. He has an appetite like d cyclone and he never has to sit up at night to podltice his conscience. He believes ill the doctrine of live and let live, and when he en- counters one of the needy, he dosen't stutter with his pocket- book. The plain plug of a man is happy because he is satisfied. and doesn't spend the best of his life in yearning for something about four sizes too large for him.
The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27
onRFsS TO VOTERS OF CARROLL COUNTY
L Russell Candidate for Representative in the Low or House of the Next General Assembly, Views
 on Some of the Questions of Legislation.

political parties fail to do this no surer or better method of correct ing the evil can be employed than to supplant such officers with honest men, even though they do come from the opposite political party. and the careful, consider ate, unpredjudiced, patriotic
 voter will cast about himself be-
 fore voting the ticket regardless
The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27

Our public schools need more attention from an official stand point than they are now re- ceiving. While I do not believe in dispensing altogether with the formal examination of teachers, yet ] believe their real fitness, q ratification and tact for work in the school room can only be ascertained from personal in- spection of their work by one who is of we'll known competency and experience. This would give our schools uniformity of object, discipline and method, which it seems to me, can be effected only by complete change in official management. This office when created should be filled by ap- pointment. Specific qualifica- ton, length of experience, etc. should be the test of ability rather than political preferment.
 UNIFORMITY OF TEXT BOOKS.
 Along with other matters of reform in our public school sys- tenn, I would favor uniform se- ries of text books, permitting no change in less time than ten years. If standard books were adopted, even a change this often would not be necessary. To be continually changing from one series to another and with one series in this district and another series in each of the adjoining districts entails a tax on the peo- pie that is almost beyond com- putation; and, too, this tax most often falls upon those who are least able to bear it. County uniformity, or better still, state uniformity, of text books would bring relief to the people of this state that would save them more than a million dollars annually that is going to the book trusts, who only are benefited by the numerous changes.
 GOOD ROADS.
 One of the burning questions ot the state and nation today is the building of good roads. Sure lv no state in the Union is suffer- ing more today on account of tine deplorab ble condition of her public highways than is Arkan sas, and
The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27
ISN'T THIS A VIOLATION :
Is the Poll Tax Law to Be Ig.
 nored by County Officials?

The Eureka Springs Flash light has just completed the printing of the fficial list of elec- tors of Carroll county for 1904. We have partially examined the list.
 At the close, the collector, R. L. Anderson, makes sworn state- ment that "the foregoing contains true and perfect list of persons who have paid their poll tax on the assessment of 1903 for said county, up to and including July 4, 1904"
 Tine affidavit was sworn to be- fore Joe s. Fancher, county clerk on July, 4 1904.
 Section one of the act approved April 10, 1903 reads as follows:
 "That it shall be the duty of the auditor of state to prepare poll tax receipts in book form, with stub to be used by the collectors of the several counties of the state, and shall furnish the same to the county clerks of the several counties, and the said clerks shall deliver the said poll tax receipts to the collectors of taxes at the time of the deliverey of the tax books, and when the collector files his delinquent personal list he shall return to the county clerk all unused blank poll tax receipts, and the clerk shall at once return the same to the audit Or.o
 It will be seen by the law and sworn statement of the collector, attested also by the county clerk, that no person who had failed to pay his poll tax up to and in- cluding July 4th would be en- titled to vote nor would the tax payer be entitled to have his name appear on the official list; that even if he did pay his poll tax after that date he would not be entitled to have his name ap- pear on the list, for the. reason that the collector swears that the list contains the names only of those who paid up to and includ- ing July 4.
 Again, we desire to say that we have only partially examined the list and to our personal knowl- edge there are names on the list who had not paid their poll tax as late as the August term of court, yet their names appear on the sworn list as having paid their poll tax prior to and including July the 4th. Whether this is an oversight in the officers or an at- tempt to thwart the intention of the law, we do not propose to say, but it is certainly question worthy the attention of every fair. minded voter in the county, and it certainly is the duty of the officers of the law to see that the law is enforced. Will they do it?
 Railroad Assessments.
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The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27
,,o Voters of Carroll County:

representative of Carroll |nntv in the lower house of the (xt general assembly, and l Omit to you through this letter |rue of my views on questions of '6islative concern instead of 6king a joint canvass of the .sty in public discussion. As 1 usually the case only small r cent of the voters hear these d I desire that every citizen in |e county have an opportunity read this letter.
 have neither the time nor lknosition to discuss the old head- bare questions that are lculated only to arouse public ediudice and 1 believe the ople of this county do not care hear them re- -hashed. Neither I desire to make this campaign personal one, since the record my opponent, MT. c. A. Fuller, we'll known. It merits and merits have already been dis ssed. The question of fitness d worthiness is one for the bividual voter to decide for hself, aside from what either of might say about the other, erefore it will suffice me to sub-
 to you some of my views questions of importance to the te.
 POLITICAL PARTIES.
 believe i'll organization, hence elieve in political parties, and lt in the purity of political ties rests the stability and ure greatness of our country. elieye that two great political ftles are necessary to whole he government. The fact ne that one party keeps a llant watch over the manner which the other administers
 affairs of the government ns one of the strongest safe- lrds that can be thrown around public institutions. There is fcely a single state that goes make up the republican Pmn but has at some time gone locratlc-not on account of a pge in the politics of the voters, on account of the unfaithful-
 Of the party candidates or ty leaders.
 olitical parties are the creat-
 ofthe people and when evils e crept into them the people Rt correct them. hen political parties have Pn to the people honorable,
 competent nominees trey @ performed their greatest Ice. It is a self-evident truth the principles of neither of the lt parties could ever be as gerous to the just adminis- on Of public affairs as would | me reins of our government i le a hands of political schemers, | nlers and designing politi- s. But it is lamentably true, ellow citizens, that the cor element in both of the parties etlmes predominate in the ing of candidates for office, homlnations are stolen from .Hnen who refuse to stoop to potaole methods. No man enwarts the will of the people, lose private character is such he Is not calculated to deal s'ly and fairly with the
 s of his office, is entitled to
 support of honest men. n II, l say on this principle
 'he stability of our govern
 both state and national,
 lor thls reason more than Psary. | leh political parties have
 Shed nominees who measure
 .he standard of integrity
 althfulness consistent with
 government, then 1 know of
 1oa reason why any man
 eo hos support, Loyalty, the D 'ee oi his party. But when
The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27

COUNTY SUPERINTENDET.
 1 favor the abolition of the office of county examiner and the creation of the office of county school superintendent instead.
The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27

two years to the taxpayers to say nothing of the saving it would be to the individual voter, who under the present arrange ment loses from three to five days each year attending the various primaries, conventions, etc., that are made necessary on account of the separate election idea. Other states-southern states = hold their state and federal elec- tions on the same day. Why not Arkansas? As your represent ative l would use my utmost en- deavors in behalf of such a meas ure.
The Green Forest tribune., 1904-08-27

CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Worth His Weight In Gold.

The maharajah of Travancore was.
on one occasion at least. worth his
weight in gold. for he was weighed
against a pure mass Of the king of
metals, and. after the scales were bal
anced. the mass Of gold was distributed
in charity. This custom, called "Tulab-
hara,' is one of great antiquity and
is said to be traceable in Travancore to
the fourth century. 1t is not unknown
in other parts of Ihdia. though, OF
course. gold is only used in the case
Of wealthy persons. humber folk be-
ing content to weigh themselves against
spices or grain On the occasion men,
toned the maharaiah weighed a little
over nine stone The Brahmans. it is
said, wished to defer the ceremony in
the hope that the maharajah mig 1T
more nearly approach the weight of
his father. who did not undergo the
rite until forty-seven years old. when
he weighed fourteen, and three-quarter
stone.-Golden Penny.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Only m English Visitor.

A Snowman who was on a tour
through the Scotch highlands had the
misfortune to lose 4 large gorilla which
to save the trouble and expense Of bur-
ial he left by the wayside not far from
Pitlochry. Two highland drovers on
their way to Perth came across the
carcass, dressed, rs it had been left. in
its performing garb. Never having
seen such q strange specimen before
they were greatly puzzled what tc
make of it. "What'l she pe?" asked
Tonal. "Wcel.' replied Tugal. "she'll
no pc a highlander or she wild hae a
tartan plaid. and she'll no pc q low.
lander either or her trouser wild pc
gray" After consideration Tonal eX.
claimed: I'll tell ye whit she'll pc. She
just pc wee English veesitor and pc
Of nae consequence whatever"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
TURKISH PROVERBS.

To tie we'll man every day is feast
day.
Today's egg is better than tomorroW's S
hen.
The master of the house is the guests
servant.
Two watermelons cannot be held un-
der one arm.
He who has not rest at home is in
the worlds hell.
The mouth is not sweetened BY say
ing honey, honey.
If you have to gather thorns do it by
the strangers hand.
With patience sour grapes become
sweet and the mulberry leaf satin.
By the time the wise man gets mar
ried the fool has grownup children.
Be not so severe that you are blamed
for it nor so gentle that you are tram
pied upon for it.
Give q swift horse to him who tells
the truth, so that as soon as he has told
< he may ride and escape.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Was BedfaSfs

III had been sick for more than year with
kidney trouble" writes Mrs Lucy Hayte:. OF
Tacksboro. jack Co., Texas "Seve-al different
doctors treated me, but none did NE any good
One doctor said l never could be cured, that |
had Brinht's Disease l suffered nearly death
at times had spells the doctor called spasns.
Was bedfast most Of the time for SIX months.
NV mother begged me to try DR.. Pie-ces Golden
Medical Discovery. With but little hope wrote
to d. Pierce and he said lie could cure NE. |
began to take his Golden Medical Discovery
and although had given up to die, began TO
improve trou the start. and by the time had
taken TWENTY-FIVE bottles l was entirely cured.
I thank God for :!lc Golden Medical Discovery.
I weigh more than ever before i'll my lite, and
believe am entirely we'll"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, containing 1908 pages, and over
700 illustrations, is sent free on receipt
Of stamps to defray expense of mailing
only. Send II one-cent stamps tor the
book in paper cover, or 81 cents for the
book in cloth binding. Address DR..
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. y.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
For Over Sixty Years.

Mrs. WiDslow's Soothing Syrup
has been in use for over sixty years
by millions of mothers for their chill
dren while teething, with perfect
success. It soothes the child, softens
the gums, allsys all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggist in every part of the world
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be sure
to ask for Mrs. ''Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take no other kind. If
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Preferred to Die.

rHave taken Dr.. P;erce's Golden Medical DIS
coverv and it did NE more good than anything I
could get" writes Mrs. Julia a. Wilcox, of Cygnet
Wood Co., Ohio, Box IS. ri doctoTed with thre;
different doctors for weak heart. but they dld
me no good. was so tired and discouraged II
had had my choice to live. or die would have
preferred to die My husband heard Of Golden
Medical Discovery ard he bought me bottle
took that and the first half seemed TO help me
fectlv we'll and am cooking for boarders Il have
s;x) and ain taking in washing besides. will
truly say think your medicine will do all 1t Is
recommended to do, and more. 1t has been q
God-seIld to me. l will be willing. to answer
anv letters of inquiry that any one wishes me to.
II YOU think this will be the means Of helping
any poor suffering woman to obtain relief YOU
may print it and make any honest use OF 1t
Won wish tOr
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Traredv Avertsd.

just in the uick of time our little
boy was saved" writes Mrs. ". Wat.
kins of Pleasant City, OHIO, ''Pneu
monia had played sad havoc With BIN
and a terrible cough set in besides
Doctors treated him, but he grew
worse every day. At length we tried
DR.. Kings Nsw Discovery for Con-
sumption, and our darling was saved
He's now sound, and we'll" Every
body ought to know it's the only sure
cure for Couehs, Colds ard all Lung
diseases. Guaranteed by The
Kaufman Drug Co, druggist
Prcie so, and S100. Trial bottles
tree.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
1t Was All Arranged.

A London barrister used to tell of an
instance that occurred in his own eX-
perience of trial by jury in Wales. A
we'll known local solicitor named Gar
mons was concerned in case. While
counsel was addressing the jury its
members quietly turned from him. put
their heads together. and then the fore
man addressed the judge. "lt's no use.
my lord. for the gentleman in the wig
to talk any more. as we agreed in the
Blue Lion last night to vote for Mr..
Garnons of Rhiwgoch."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Always In Stock.

4 chemist was boasting in the COM
pany Of friends of bis we'll assorted
stock in trade There isn't a drug
missing" he said.
Come. now" said one Of the BY
standers by way of i joke. Il bet that
you don't keep any spirit Of contradic-
ton. we'll stocked as you pretend to
be-"
why not?' replied the chemist. not
in the least embarrassed at the unex-
pected sally. You shall see for your
self" So saying he left the group and
returned in Il few minutes leading by
the hand-hiS wife!-London Tid-Bits.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Its a bad time
to swap horses when
you are crossing a
stream"

That was Lincolns famous reply to
those who urged him to make change
in generals at a critical period of the
Civil war.
Lincoln's saying is worth remember
ing, especially when you are asked to
vswap" DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery for a bootless bargain, de-
scribed as "just as good" at the critical
time when health is at stake.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is a medicine which has record Of
ninety y-eight per cent. of cures. 1t is an
absolutely reliable family medicine, noil-
alcoholic and non-narcotic. 1t always
helps; it almost always cures. Why
should ANY one who is seeking a cure
for sickness, and is persuaded that the
uDiscovery!n will cure him, "swap" the
substance for the shadow at the risk of
health?
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry cures diseases Of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition.
What is popularly termed "weak" sto1n-
ach is the common cause of various forms
of physical weakness,-suclfa "weak"
heart, uweak" lungs, "weak" or slug
gisll liver, rweak" nerves, etc. The
entire body and its several organs are
dependent for strength upon the food
prepared in the stomach. The "Weak"
stomach cannot provide the food
strength for the various organs, which
in their turn become uweak" and unable
to accomplish the work for which they
were designed. vGolden Medical Dis
covery" cures through the stomach dis
eases which have their cause in dis
eased condition of the stomach and the
allied organs OF digestion and nutrition:
1t enables the perfect digestion and
assimilation of food by which the body
is built up into condition of sound
health. 1t purifies the blood, driving
out the poisons which breed and feed
disease.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Gives Health, vigor and Tone.

Herbiue !. boon for suff .rers from
aneamis. By its use the blood is
quickly regenerated and the color
becomes normal. The dropping
strength is revived The lapguar is
diminished. Health, vjgor and tone
predoniuate. New life spd happy
activity results. Mrs. Bale e Shi-
rel. Middlesborougb, Ills., writes:
L have been troubled with liver COM
plaiut and poor blood, and have found
nothing to benefit me like Herbine
I hope never to be without it. l
have wished that I had known Of it
in my husbands lifetime" 5O,. Sold
by The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
The CGnarY.

Do not give your canary bird sweets.
It is said to develop an asthmatic tend
ency. and as with the human voice
after sugar is eaten the notes lose their
liquid purity. becoming rough and
eventually shrill. Gagged birds are very
susceptible to drafts. and even in warm
weather care should be taken to hang
the hand-his wife.-London Tit-Bits.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Without Trimmings.

Payne, an examiner at Cambridge
university. whose questions were al
ways of peculiarly exasperatng ma
ture. once asked Il student at special
examination to give a definition OF
happiness"
AN exemption from Payne" was
the reply.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
WORKING Over Time

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little wo:kers-Dr.
Kings Nsw Life Pills. Millions are
always at work, night and day, curing
Indigestion, Bliousnese, C'nstipa-
tiop, Sick Headache and all Stomach,
Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy,
pleasant, safe, sure. Only %; al
The Kaufman Drug Co.'S, drug
store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Writes md Draws.

Kippax-Ard who is your favorite
author. Mrs Softly?
Mrs. Softly-My husband.
DEMONSTRATION me. l Didn't know
he wrote
Mrs. Softly-Oh. but he does. and so
cely-checks.-Town and Country.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Quitc IiFercnt.

Tess-So she has fallen in love with
ar English nobleman.
Jess-You don't tell me?
TeSs-Surelv you've heard.
Jess-No. merely heard she was
engaged to marry one.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
NOT A CLAPTRAPPER.
An Incident Of Alexander Salv1nfs
First Stage Appearance.


First Stage Appearance.
Tommaso Salvini. the great actor. al
though he gave every assistance to lls
son when he had proved his ability on
the stage, was averSe at first to his be-
coming an actor and would not help
him to obtain Il hearing. The young
mans first appearance was made bV
favor of Clara Norris. his good friend.
at charity entertainmentsin Ionkers.
where he recited The Charge Of the
Light Brigade"
He was then very young. very eager
and still delightfully."- queer in his Eng
lish. \ few days before the great oc-
casion some one used in his presence
the word claptrap.
whats that?' demanded young
Alessandro at once CLAP is So" he
struck bis hands together. TRAP is
for rats. What. then. is claptrap?'
1T is a vulgar or unworthy bid for
applause" his hostess explained.
Bah" he rejoined. with contempt.
Il know him. That cheap acto: who
plays at the gallery. He is. then. in
English. claptrapper. is he not?"
On the night of his debut. although
the pcor fellow declared he was sick
with the scare" he pulled himself to-
gether in time and delivered the poem
most stirringly.
with bound he was on the scrap
of a stage" records Clara Morris, land
his high. clear Forward. the Light
brigader must surely have been heard
down in Broadway. 1t really was Il
clever bit of work. tritle too f1orid.
but that was the result of nervousness.
The instinct of the actor was twice
plainly shown-once when on making
a mistake instead of stammering or
going back. lie swiftly jumped the
faulty lines and dashed on securely
with the others. and again when at the
close he read with much feeling the
words:
Honor the charge they made.
Honor the Light brigade,
Noble six hundred!
standing as if looking into an open
grave. he plucked the white flower
from his coat and cast it down. a bit
of business that caught the house in
stantly. While the people maltreated
damp umbrellas and kicked out their
gum shoes in giving him a recall he
was clutching his hair and wildly pro-
testing to me:
Mime. Clara. have never meant
that for claptrap! Never! Never!
Just it came to me that moment to
throw the flower to the dead! Think
me fool-but not-oh, please not-a
claptrapperr "-Youth's Companion.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
Dividing Her Weight.

Don't stand on that delicate table to
hang the picture. Martha. It'll break.
You're too heavy"
"Oh. nc. I'm not. mum. It'll bear
me- I'm standing only on one foot
Philadelphia North American.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
The HapDieat Man.

sMarsc Tom should be de happies'
man in de roun' worlv'
Think 500"
81 sho' does. He spends three-fourthS
er his time huntin' an de yuther fo'th
eatin' what be hunts"-Atlanta Con-
Stitution.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02

It is said that it takes three genera
tons to make gentleman. but five to
insure perfect and patrician hands.