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used any more.
Sixth Grade.
THE ARRIVAL OF PAUL.

Mrs. Jones had been very busy that day. She was
expecting her to home from the next day
and she wanted everything ready for him. week
before this Mrs. Jones had received telegram stating
that her son, Paul. would be home in week. 1t also
said that he not very well and account of this
two of his friends would be with him. @Ez SIS s-:
The next day warm, bright day, and Mrs. Jones
the station early The only thing she thought
about that her coming She remembered
whe driven to the station long ago, TO
meet her husband when he came home from the civil
She arrived at the station and could the train
far off Now the train there She waited and waited
to Paul, but she could not him. She asked If
anybody had him, but had. She waited yet
for while and two soldiers step off and lift out
lcng box Mrs. Jones asked them, is not Paul along4"
But the two mel looked at each other and did
Mrs. Jones looked at the box and read the words
that printed the white card which fastened
the and then she knew it all She went home
and had she thought the road so long Several
said, 'Paul has arrived and is at the sta
tom julia Berg,
High School. Cokato, MINI.
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" VI Wv OACAA iA'' -
ing salutes in honor OF
Governor White, the bar
rels of the cannon became
hot and when the soldier
began to load one of the
cannon, the powder that he
was ramming in with a
ramrod exploded and shot
the rod out. The soldier
had hold Of the rod with
one hand and his arm was
very badly injured. Then
there was an uproar and
confusion and finally the
poor fellow was taken to
the hospital. The next year
the same thing happened,
so the cannon were not
Frank Palmer,
Devils Lake. N. D.
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farther end of the train yard At the roundhouse
by could be heard the occasional puff of engine wait
ing to take farther incoming train. The
gneer of the switching engine, having his midnight work
fore certain midnight limited train due he could
get to another part of the yard to begin task
The track curved sharply at that point where the train
of the trainyard the headlight of coming train flashed
into the engineers face Before he could his
engine engines had crashed together, and the
night made hdeous by the sound Of escaping steam
and the cries of wounded beings who had been crushed
dead were away the wreckage cleared from
the yard. The night the except for
the Of the friends of the dead.
Ninth Grade Irving Miller,
49,. Montevdeo, MINI.
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THE SUNSET GLOW.

Two people could be slowly travelling up Mount
Lyel It very plain that they had been travelling
long time, for the horse went very slowly When they
had gone far Disaster Park, they stopped to rest
They their horse and had their supper then
went out upon the porch to look at the scenery They
what appeared to be large FIRE in the distant town
Gnildford They went to the landlord and upon ask
ing him. found it nothing but the sunset They
greatly surprised when the landlord told them that
About hours LATER after they had gone bed they
were suddenly awakened by noise. They arose and
went out only to be met by man who was shouting
fFire Frel' Upon hearing this they rushed outside
be seen. They ran and until suddenly they felt
themselves falling They went down and down until
they longer feel In the morning they at
the bottom of one Of the highest precipiees
Sixth Grade. Bertha Booth.
Lake City, MINI.
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BRAVE JENNIE BLAKE.

Jennie Blake lived with her father and invalid
mother ve-savng station far out the rocks of
Atlantic One cold and stormy day in Deem
Der her father started for the mainland for Doctor
He would be back if nothing happened Jennie
prepared good dinner for her father and then she
went up into the tower to watch for her fathers boat
She watched for long time, but no boat came int
sight At last she went below. Her mother face
very pale Jennie spoke to her but she received
(s-
this time Jene s father had not been than
a mile away from home; he had lost his way and he
could the lighthouse Jennie sat by her mothers
bedside all the long afternoon It dark, but her
could light the direction he supposed the
lighthouse to be- Suddenly Jennie thought of the light
She ran up to the tower, and after difficulty
reached the light and lit it, Her father it and after
an hour he reached the lighthouse in safe
ty. They saved her mother and Jennie received lib
eral reward from her father. Fannie Baker,
Sixth Grade. Granite Falls, MINI.
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A sHRIvELED VISION.
(High School Credit

- - (High School Credit
''Come up to the station and get some appes.''
1tFrom whom?' asked
''oh man up there gave Bella one for nothing, and
he I'll give one, replied NJ
Away skipped in great ecstacy:
'tMaybe he III give than one, and say,
Gladys, I've got nickel for candy said NJ.
tGoody! Well have a regular picnic!''
claimed.
We skipped little further. edo you s'pose he'd
give than two9'' she asked
S*- When request had been made known, the
who sorting apples in the stared at indlf
ferenty (much to the downfall of hopes) and then
disappeared within the He remained for time
at which our hopes lifted. He must be gather
ing handfuls, he is long thought At last he
reappeared with two shriveled apples He gave
each Of us Two for nickel' he said and
hard at Ms hand containing the precious bit Of nickel
which in itself Well, Irregular pic
nic consisted of shriveled apple apiece These
eaten and might have been enjoyed if thoughts Of
what might have been''
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COALBLACK AND
SNOWFALL. -

~(Honorable Mention
1t was a very small sta
ton. The milk cans were
standing on the platform
ready to be loaded on the
coming freight. The pas
senger train had backed
on the sidetrack waiting
for the freight to pass. A
party Of girls was going to
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SOME MEMORY PEBBLES.
Honorable Mention.)

Honorable Mention)
Over fifteen years ago mama was travelling thrs
Washington and Oregon she stopped at small town
the banks of the Columbia called Umatla. The sta
ton of Umata is like most common western stations,
with wide platform running all around it. There is
splendid view of the Columbia river from the west
windows. The station filed with crowd of noisy,
excited people, nearly all of whom had come thru some
danger, it time of high water in many places
and there were many washouts along the track Not
far from the station the ruins of two buildings in
which the white took refuge from the Indians
years before. Mama gathered pebbles to bring
with her in memory of the Columbia river and as the
sank out of sight in the west the train in
view Then she said goodbye to Umatia station and
started for home. Myrtle McNelly
Sixth Grade. Cavalier, N. D.
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III the Looking Glass

The world is looking glass,
Wherein ourselves are shown,
Kindness fer kindness, cheer for cheer,
Goodness for gloom, repulse for fear.
To every soul it's own.
We cannot change the world a whit,
Only ourselves which look in it.
Susan Coolidge.
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OCTOBER 8, 1904.

by the tail just it going into it's hole and killed
it. This stopped all order and did not station any
sentinels, but settled down to day of fun.
Eighth Grade, Willie Montague,
Lincoln School. Crookston, MINI.
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AT A DANGEROUS POST.
Honorable Mention.)

This incident happened at the annual encampment
of the state guards which held about miles from
here. The guards had two muzzleloadng which
had been condemned for long time Once when they
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NORTHWESTERN TOPICS
For Saturday, October %:
:"soUTHwARD BOUND"

This is the time Of the when the birds In
parts OF northwest they have already
topic used from either
the birds themselves In this variety ought
result If the topic
he TT eat It in waysnot only sight
birds going SOUTH but also thoughts
and in special connected associated
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that forty nine minutes endf As hope leav
ing the guard called and left the station
Ninth Grade Marguerite Ball,
So: Cleveland High School. 945 Fremont Street.
ST. Paul, MINI.
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had not disturbed our
minds. - IT,.
Gladys Jones,
Grafton, N. D.
Ninth Grade. ~
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For Saturday, October 90:
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-25

"a doctor here has sued me for
sl2.5o. which 1 claimed was excessive
for easo Of cholera morb0s," says
r. white, Of CoaOholla, Cal. "At
che trial be praised his medical akill
and medicine. I asked him II Il uas
not ChambsFlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy no used a. l
had good reason TO believe It was,
and be would not say under cath that
Il was not" No doctor could uss a
better remedy than thls in q casa Of
cholera morhua, Il never fable. Sold
by the Occur d'Alene Drug Co.
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The British Medical Journal suggests
that s'luxurIes should be taxed rather
than neceasarles, \ superfiulty Of fat,
which ls moatly the result Of lux
urlous living, may not unfairly Be- re.
Rarded aa = fitting object Of taxation. y
One municipality In Sweden already
taxes anparflultv Of fat.
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LAND SCRIP.

10000 Acres of Patented Forest
reserve scrip for sale cheap. | can fur
nlsh any al2e tract Immediately: the title
faE been approved by the general
land Office: every tract guaranteed
+ WALDO MURPHY, so Jamleson
blk, Spokane, Wash. Phone Main I202
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Continued on last page.
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The population Of ureece ls said 70
b Increasing faster than that Of any
ether country IN Europe at present.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-11-25

Illinois was .o Disguised will M
mwmcy that, after giving Rod
welt a mapriiy II aOl ,GG1, N, ~
Deb, 10000 aud swallow 80,
vote, Evening Post.
The Republican wave struck lie
olulu AccOrling to returns, l'rH'
Jonah X. Kalanianaolc ha. I',i
neglected delegate Ia Congr, lyI
majority u over 200 over both 4
opponents Total vote Plri
1900.
The Court u Appeal. ha. J,o'
I'd that a County Clerk giycs q II
tifcatc Of acknowledgment, to a "a
to property, aud the deed b. iro'
rect, he is responsible, and p
amount involved can h. pCov-'
tnm him or his bondsmcn.
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zcns Of the town without proper
safeguards. What we are here say
ing is not in the spirit Of uniriendiy
criticism, but for the protection OF
our citizens, as well as the best
interests Of the railroad company
concerned. That the deplorablc
accident Of Saturday was only one
of three or four that occurred at
the same place and under similar
conditions within the last three
wears that might have been even as
| horrible as this one is remembered
/ by our citizens. Accidents such as
this are calculated 10 be expensive
Ia some one, whereas that cost
might employ a Waterman for The
next ten years and possibly the
protection thus afforded to life an'
property would more than otise
the cost Of maintaining thu watcl
for from thirty to fifty years longer
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KILLED BY A TRAIN
An Old and Respected Negro Meets
an Untimely Death.

Uncle" Joc ". llughc., tool }
who owned a good farm alou, iivc
mile. north II the city, whyr be-
resided, was horribly crushed and
ground To piccc, here saturday H..
meath the wheel. II the locomotive
pulling south bound passenger train
No. 33l, due here at 1890, but
which was running ten minute,
lyhind time. tn, accident oCrur,l
AZ the crossing near the Marion
Milling Company ullcrEmills
lIc had gone to the mill ina wagon
and after fulfilling his GRAND, b.
started cut IL drive toward the bus
ines portion Of the city abou, the
time the lclatcd train was due.
II was Characteristic 81 the old EEL.
low to fear the danger u being run
over by train. Looking toward
the depot, south, and a. Ear A. b,
could around the curve IN III,
north, which was ot~curd by the
mill and loS cars that s,ood on III,
switch near by, he though, his
coast clear. but when he turned
again To look down the track "a
the north he perceived his danger,
for the train was running RICH, in,o
him. Dropping the lines, he ap.
pared Ia try To jump from III,
wamn, bu, ius, a, tina, momeh, III,
engine struck the wagon bnad.sidc,
fitting Il over. destroying the old
dsrkey's base, from which he
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-11-25
J. F. FlANARY
Announces as a Candidate for Sheriff
Of Crittenden County.

Elsewhere in this issue Of the
RECORD we present TO our readers
the announcement Of James Fidcl-
lar Flanary, a candidate for the
Office Of sheriff, subject To the act
ion Of the Republican party. The
subject Of this announcement was
born and reared in this county and
in precinct No. /. His father hc-
fore him was a Republican and be-
has been Republican all his life
Left at an early agc Ia care for a
large family, he has had no easy
task.
lie made the race for Coroner az
the time that \. I. Pickcus made
the race for pilcr which VA. 10
1852. Mr.. Flanary and Mr.. Pick.
ems we're the only two on the ticket
that were elected, a. the county Of
that time was Democratic II,
was reelected IN the same office iu
1856 and in 1894 wa. elected asses.
.or and served the short term
which va. thr,c years
Mr.. Flanary has hccn dcput,
sheriff now nearly two year. under
!. W. Lamb and W. douh, uo, thai
II be- should receive the nomination
and h. elected b. would bring {,
the office much yuluablccvpcricncc
II BE- i. the choice II the Rcpub
lean convention be- will certainly
receive the hearty and earnest sup
port II this paper
We lsspak him careful consider
alton.
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home In attend the funeral. which
took place Monday aiicnuon ut the
llughc. grave yarl near Al D,an's s..
"tnclc' jos was worth 81, DO
~ s3,uoO, was a g.ul hnancicr aud
thoroughly reliable, hi. word l-ing
a. grri a. his lond lie was we'll
known by all the bushes. men IT
thu. city who appreciated his trade,
and be- Wa well liked and trusted
ly all his ncighlor, white Ut
black. By hi. death the county
lot a ppd citibn. III. race mcm'
lcr who elevated Il, aud his family
a progrc,siyc and mindful husband
aud father.
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dropped to the tmck IN a .,cund
like ~ much lead. Ills right leg
WI. cut entirely Ill near thc knew,
the lcf, lyg aud lrit hand l-'ing
ground toa pulp. The h"ly WI,
mauglci and the head was crushed.
The train stopped over this form ol
humanity, and the lo,ly was ~
moved from under the loggag' ear
hy spectator. that VEN ncar
The old darkcy was never unoon-
.riuu,. but uttered .ulslucd gruan'
until liir m--l out al"ut five
minute. later
The team was not injured IN any
way and did not even lScomc
frightened.
Uncle" jos was the most inilu.
cn,ial and highly respected colorcl
man In the county. lie was 65
years oi agr, had sccn service In
the civil war, and a, the time Of
his untimcly death was In god
health, hearty aud active for man
u his agc. lie RAISED god fam
lily Il six children, who, with the
mother, survive him. His oldest
son. Tonry, rcsidC a, Dover, Okla
homa. whcr h. owns a farm and
teaches school. Rob,. and Ray
mond resided with the parents, Ada
Is teaching in Webster county,
Americas Is attending school al
Fnnkior, and Israel Is employed al
Paris. Ky. All the children came
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Rooscvclts plurality Is now
100000.
Il IL said that Pops Plus \ is
suffering from heart trouble
Editor Henry Wat,cron, Of the
Courier Journal, has gone 10 Eu.
ropc IN spend about sis months
abruad. lie will spend the winter
In Italy.
''The South is going 10 hnd tina,
Roosevelt Is not the enemy Of that
section. nor has he any intention
Il stirring up the race question, "
Is the statement made by q Close
friend Of prcsiden, Roosevelt who
says tina, the Prsiden, Is half o
Georgian himself.
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The election is now over and Just
for curiosity's sake will some one
please let the public know the size
Of the "rakc-oiTn 10y the Kentucky
graiters?-Paducah Register.
The Register l. a Democratic
newspaper but not being in the
harness with the Bcckham wing II
Democracy which dominccr the
party in Kentucky, it calls certain
manipulator- oi the Democratic
party in this state "graitcrs. W And
Trey Wood,on, proprietor Of the
Owcnsboro Messenger and who rs
Secretary Of the National Commit
tee, was expected To take care Of
Kentucky receives his share of the
criticisms that are going the rounds.
lie is juttly criticised for the a,sur.
anccs " Democratic -uccrss IN GER
tain quarter, Of the land, which he
gave out before the election and
possibly he will have To carry hi'
share II the blame for the way the
campaign money was spcnt IN the
State. But now the Tammany
Times comes Ia the front Will
startling accusations against tn
manager II the Democratic Nation.
al campaign. II -ays the money
was stolen. II says It will prov,
IT, charges. This may throw som'
light on the Kentucky situation ant
We will await the developments.
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The Couricr.Joumal's continued
persecution II Lieut.. Gov. Thonc,
for his mistake in the Buchtcr par.
don. which h. himself candidly al.
miiicd, finds M approval in this
end Of the State. Many a wrc,ch
as guilty a. Buchicr has hccn
turned loo.c by hrcical trials in
the courts II the State, and why
single cut Thomc tn head olium
and abuse upon him2-Kcntuckian.
And parallel CASES by pardon
Ralcigh's case, for instance.
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A. the conditions surrounding
the crossing II the railroad near
the Marion Milling Company
plant are at present, the amcntahlc
accident that occurred there Satur-
day may sooner or later h. called
To mind by a similar one at the
same place. That this crossing !.
a most dangerous one, no one will
gaiDsay, and that there is a proper
way TO eliminate the danger that
now turks there can readily he seen,
The city council Of Marion should
invite a proper official Of the |. c
railroad TO come here and Will
them view the conditions surround
ing this crossing and adopt sons
method that will eliminate the dan
ger, thus insuring mutual protec
ton 10 the company and 10 tn,
lives and property Of our citizens
A crossing like this enc Is bat
enough anywhere through the coun
try. but when found within th'
corporate limits Of a city or town
and especially when Il is the mos
public crossing, as in this case, J
should not bc tolerated by the ci,i
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CANDIDATES SHOULD AssOUsa

II you are a candidate for any I
the county offices you SHOULD mAl'
your announcement now and 9
yourself before the people. ltE
Gust you only $500 to announ',
and prin, your card in the Rn"l
until the convention. This
always payable In advance ,a.|
would h. no less any time W
now.
Rooscyclts wonderful plual,y
and the election Of a Dcmcia.
governor In Massachusetts, Nas
10 publicity. Pu, yourself SOW
the public.
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The new Commercial Club has at
it, head officers who are all good
men and well suited for the places
they are to fill. The purpose Of
this club is to build up the town
and enhance the value Of property
i'm this community The interests
of both town and county will be-
considered. capital will he invited
TO this field, the improvement OF
farms and roads will be- agitated,
enterprise will h. invited to come
here, and thus laborcrs will find
more employment, and better
market for our farm products will
h. obtained. No enterprise, no
improvement will he agitatcd that
is not sensible and practical, and
that is not Of general interest To all.
Lawyers, doctors, farmers, mer-
chants, teachers, mining men and
capitalists are pincd together for
one common cnd-ro SECURE TIM
GREATEST AMOUNT OF GOOD tn TIM
GREATEST NUMBER ~ PEOPLE ~ rms
COMMUNITY. Bear in mind that the
Marion Commercial Club is your
friend and let your influence aid is
efforts.
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The Morctti statue II Goclrl sub.
miitcd at Lexington recently, was
rejected by the Monument Commits.
sion on the ground tina, Il was not
true To life. The arts, has our
sympathy.
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The report that Lieut., Gov.
Thornc's appearance a, pcwcc Val.
ley recently when the confederate
soldiers in6rmary was accepted by
the State. was hissci, is not sus.
tanned.
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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1904.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SHERIFF

DuvALL-We are authorized TO an
nounce Alonzo j. Duvall candidate
for the Office Of Sheriff Of Crittenden
county. subject to the action OF the
Republican party. Election 1898.
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FLAsARY are authorized 10 an
nounce ]. F. Flanary candidate for
the Office Of Sheriff Of Crittenden
county. subject TO the action Of the
Republican party. Election 1905.
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Walter wellman in the Chicago
Record.Hcrsld says that Trey
woodson Is only q ioke.
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Entered a. second-elass matter July Is. 1904 at
the postofhce at Marion. Ky. under Act OF Con
gress Of March 3. 1879.
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SUBSCRIPTION. PER YEAR. ONE DOLLAR.
SWORN CIRCULATION 1900.

The sworn average circulation from
July is, 1904, to Sept. Is, 1904, 1900.
Circulation increasing weekly, and
is now about 1000. Advertising con-
tracts solicited.