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The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14

cried, and the midget said to him: 70, you big stiff why didn't you have sand enough to hold the kitty till the keeper came? I've good mind to get on stepladder and kick you" and the cowardly giant cried again. and said if the midget ever struck him he would report him to the management. Just then pa came along and asked what the TOW was about, and when pa found that the midget was trying to pick quarrel with the giant. he took the midget across his knee and gave him few spanks, and told him to quit bullying the freaks. The midget got up on barrel and called hi, son. who is bigger than pa, when stepped in between them and told the midget's son If he struck my father 1 would have his hearts blood. and he quailed and then I bullied the siant. who is A coward, and now they are all afraid of me.
 1 don't see how . big fellow like A giant can be afraid of things smaller than he is. and shy when e dog barks. and be afraid some one is going to smash him In the jaw, but pa says the size of man don't make any differ ence, cause 1t Is the heart that does the bnsinsaa. 4 man may Do bis
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
THE WEEKS NEWS
 TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epitome of the Most Important Events at Home and Abroad
 the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
What CongreSS is Doing, Together With Latest DcN eiOpnIents in the Internal Troubles in Russia, ana Items oulIed from important imp pcnings All over the World.
CONVERSATIONAL NOTES.

The house passed bill approprlaun2 $11 000, ,60e for continuing wofk on the Panama canal. ThIs, Il Is expected, ~l4l carry the work forward unuI Maren next
 The senate is giving some attention to the subject of campaign eohtrba- tions by insurance conpdu,es and Ea- uOnal banks.
 A flood of bills and resolutions, in cluding Forakers $ rdiroad rate reSdia- ton bill and resolutions deanng with the question of national reSuau4on ot fife insurance companIes, the IHe9f- poration Of interstate railroad eompa- uies and the contribution ot tunas to political parties by national banhs, oe- cupied the time of the senate on the 6Jh. The house spent It's session III ae- Late on the bi.I approp .iatng $lG.9QQ,- 900 for Panama eaaai work.
 The reading ol the presidents mes sage occupied the greater portion of the time of both houses dariug the second days se5s oa.
 The seating Of Representative Mich aelek. from the Fifth IllnoIs district, is protested on the ground that he is net a citizen of the United States. The matter Was referred to the elections committee.
 A resolution of sympathy with the Russian IeW5 was ordered printed h the house record and referred To the committee gu foreign affairs.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14

thought that was a piouS community that could stand a wild bob cat, so l put several sheets of sticky tanglefoot fly paper in the bob cats cage and opened the door of the cage. after the crowd had gone into the main tent to the big show. and the menagerie tent was empty except the keepers. They were all asleep under the wagons and the animals had all curled down for a nap. and the freaks were on their plat form lolling around, waiting for the main show to be out so they could do their stunts over again.
 The 1heb cat got all his four feet in the tanElefoot fly paper. then he grabbed a sheet in his mouth and rolled over in few more sheets, and when he was entirely harmless and youicouldn't tell what he was. opened the door of the cage and he went out like a rocket, and rolled over few times in the sawdust, and then jumped on the platform with the freaks. run over the fat woman. who was laying back in a Morris chair. and left one of the sheets of fly paper on her low neck, and 1t stuck like a porous plas- ter. She yelled that she had been stabbed, and pa came along just as the bob cat jumped or the platform,
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Reform School Site Selected.

The state penitentiary board has de- cided to locate the proposed State Reform school at Little Rock. This selection was only made after twenty ballots had been cast. and Little Rock finally won out on account of its cen iral location The towns considered in the contest were Atkins, Pine Bluff, Van Bureu and Little Rock The site selected comprises nearly 200 acres, aud much of this tract will be used for farming purposes. The establishing of this institution was provided for by the last legislature, and 20000 was appropriated for the purpose The act of the legislature provides that all convicts now in the penitenGary and all persons that may be hereafter sentenced to it, who are under k #yeaIs of age. shall be com mittcd tO the reform school by the penitentiarv board Every effort will be made to teach the inmates of the school some useful ayocation and ta elevate them morally and intelec- tuaily. Many young t9a2hs might be turned out honest and useful citizens ly this institution if t is properly and wisely conducted.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14

and struck pa on the back, and the cat spit at pa, and pa fell over among the sacred cattle and rolled under a COW and got on his knees, when the ami mals all began to roar and pa crawled behind a bale of hay, and a zebra stepped on pas face, and pa yelled Hey, Rube," which is a grand hailing sign of distress when circus men want to fight, and about a hundred of the canVasmen came running with tent stakes to hit people with.
 Pa crawled out from the bale of hay, which he had pulled over him, and the hay stuck to the fly paper on pa, and a camel began to eat the hay, and he chewed pas shirt until the hands pulled pa away.
 The bob cat escaped into the main tent, just as the Japanese jugglers were juggling in No. l ring, and the elephants were standing on their heads in No. 2 ring, and the flying trapeze artists were jumping from one trapeze to another. and the bob cat rushed through the Japanese, and amongst the elephants. with the fly paper all over him. and the audience fairly yelled, cause they thought it was a clown dressed up to do some stunt, but the Japanese left the ring in panic, while the elephants got down off their heads and stood on their hind feet and cried like children
 The audience saw that something had happened that was serious and they all rose to their feet and were
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
GE.ERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Nobel prizes were dis ributed by King Oscar of Sweden rt l.c royal academy of music, Stockholm in the pro sence of a distinguished gathering
 In the presence of King Haakon and Queen Maud, ministers of s,ate, the members of the storthing and other distinguished personages, assembled at the Nobel institute in Chris jana. Baroness von Suttner, of Austria, was adjudged the winner of the Nobel peace prize
 Mr. Takah1ra, the Japanese minis ter, has left Washington for the Pa citic coast, en route to Japan.
 Maj. Hugh N. Swain, U. S. A, re- tired was acquitted at Houston, Tex, of the charge of murder ln tne second degree in connecuon wish the killing of Charles N Jones, an insurance man.
 Fire damaged the overall factory of O'Bryan Bros, at Nashville, Tenn. to the extent of $75,0 ,000 on stock and building.
 Herbert shannon, of Merwin, Mo- and John Turner. of Chanute, Kas., oil well drillerS, were blown to pieces by the explosion of boiler on the Burk- hart lease, seven miles west of Cha mute, Kas
 Commodore Winslow will go to the Pacific station early in the new year to command the cruiser Charleston, flag shp of the squadron.
 William McWilhams, who killed his wife. four sons and daughter at Inde- pendence. la, has been sentenced to be hanged December 14. 1906.
 II. Bethune. of St. Louis, a promi- nent railroad construction contractor, was found dead in his room in the St Nicholas hotel annex at Springfield. Ill.,
 The British foreign office has been officially informed that Viscount HayashI has been appO!sted Japanese ambassador to Great Britain.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Anneal- tn the Gon.rnnr-

A delegation of young ladies of Pea Ridge waited on Gov. Davis while he was at that place a few days ago and asked that he refuse pardon to Wallace Fucker. of Hiawasse. Rucker has been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for seducing Miss Decia Davis, school teacher of Ben ton county Gov. Davis was in Pea Ridge on his election tour and prom ised the young ladies that he would give their request his best considera= ton. and that the pardon would not be granted until both sides of the question had been Investigated
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Of Interest to Arkansas.

Bills have been introduced into congress by Arkansas representatives, asking for a number of appropriations for Arkansas. The following Hse shows the most important of those asked for: $l0O,000 for the erection of federal building at Dardanelle. q federal jail at Little Rock to cost $50oo0, improvements on the federal buildings a Little Rock to cost $250,- QQ0 and $2O.000,O0O for improvement of the Arkansas river from Ft. Smith 10 the Mississippi.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Farmers Hold Convention.

The Farmers Educational Union of America held national convention at Texarkana recently and adopted a. constitution and elected set of off, eers for the national organization. The per capita tax on members was fixed at mills by the convention. k. Il. McCulloch, a resident of Ar kansas, was elected secretary and treasurer. Tho other officers Of the national organization are residents of the several southern states. A news paper will be issued in the interest of the union. and will be controlled by it. The convention appointed an executive committee, composed of six members. This committee will have the power of calling annual meetings. and will also have the privilege of locating the national headquarters of the union
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14

going of into a panic when pa and q few brave men came and drove the hob cat up a eentespole, away up above the torches, and made speeches to the audience. and quieted them down. and the performance went on But pa was sight. and the head circus man told pa he would have to dress better or forever after hold his peace, and pa said if any man could be more patient than he was with a bob cat on his neck. q sacred COW walking on him. and a camel trying to eat his whiskers and shirt they better hire that man.
 But 1t was all fixed up and everybody apologized to everybody and the bob cat went on up the center pole and ont on top of the canvas. and escaped into Ohio. where it will probably be holding office before next fall
 Gee, but the giant is coward When the bob eat began to run up the giants leg, and then mp his back, and then jumped from his shoulder onto the fat lady. the giant turned pale and
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Afkana&S Share

In the report of Secretary Shaw on the expenditures and receipts of the nation for 1905, Arkansas had the following figures to her credit. Re ceipts of the Federal land office at Camden. $2I77S. Dardanele. $7.716: Harrisos, $2G .23o; Little Rock. S5.344; total for the state, S61,0G9 The fol- lowing amounts were expended on federal buildings in the state during the year. Fort Smith. S44.5G7: HarrI- son. $32,243; Hot Springs, $l,305, total for the state S78115.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
-Memhershin Increasinn.

fhe statistical report of the White River conference of the NJ. E. Church. South. shows that the conference paid this wear for foreign missions. S. 02I2o: domestic missions, s1,411 .So. The church membership aeording to the conference report is 2#.71 This is q gain of over one thousand in membership during the current year.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
No More leanle Gar.es.

The directors of the Little Rock Baseball Association decided at a recent meeting tn dieoose of the fran chise now el3 bv tSer2 in the Suth- ern PasebeH eesne This action will likely put m end t3 professional base ball ot Little Roak Poor street ear accccrodations gre said to be the cause If this dieision
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Want Their Pay.

Company e. ? Second Regiment, Arkansas State Guard, held a meeting at TeXarbana last week to protest against the dilatory methods of the state in regaras 10 paying the com pany for quarantine duty of last sum mer A formal protest was made to the governor by the company for the non-paylrent of the small sum that is due them II is stated in this pro test that many hardshins were suffer- ed by the soldiers while on qulran- tine duty
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
 Minister Suspended.

Rev. ]. s. Hawkins. Methodist minister of Pine Bluff. was suspend cd from the ministry for six months by the Little Rock conference at their meeting at Camden. few days ago. Rev. Hawkins was tried and found guilty on several charges of conduct uabeeomiHs to a minister and detr- mental to tho reputation of the church.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Girls Society oroanized.

\ branch of the Girls Friendly So. eiety has been organized at Little Rock. This organization originally founded i'll England has branches all over the world and is said to have 3sao0.o0o members. The society is andenominational, and it's object is the mutual aiding and uplifting of women of every walk of life.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Found in the River.

The body of an unknown man was found in the Arkansas river near Pine Bluff. several days ago The body bore the marks of several pistol wounds, and investigations are being made to ascertain the identity of the dead man and also the manner of his death.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Oroanization Perfected.

At the convention of negro min isters. held at Little Rock recently q permanent organization of negro Sunday school workers was formed. The organization will be known as the Arkansas nter-denominational Sun lay School association
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
School sulIdinn surned.

The public school buildings at Ravana were destroyed hv fire a few days ago. The fire occurred while the school was in session. and few minutes after the pupils were dis missed. the building collansad The school will be rebuilt at once.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
First Five Miles Completed.

The first five miles of the extension f the Kansas City Southern, from Wena to Hot Springs has been com pleted. The cost of building the road this far is said to have been s25 GOO. Work on this extension Is being rapid ly advanced
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
rri.stsfe saciet. Meetinn-

The TriState Nc ,ical Society composed of medical ~en of hrEan- sas, Texas and Lou ana, hell it's second annual meeting at Teyarkana last week. A gned 3cal of -t-cus- sion over the yellow fever ouos'ion deve'oned at this meeting which was atte7'ed by several experts on this disease
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
After a Squirrel.

The 15-year-old son of Frank Gris- som, at Prairie Mountain. was serious ly injure! a few days ago. While he was climbing a tree for a squirrel a limb broke and he fell a distance of 9 feet on pile of rocks One hip and both wrists were broken.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Committed Suicide.

Mrs. S. Robbins, living near Hoxie, committed suicide a few days ago Dependency over her husbands in- tention to remove from that section is said to have been the cause of the deed.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Taxsble Values.

The realty tax books of Indepen- denee county show total valuation of real estate in the county of g. 470.7S5. The personal and real valua- ton combined show tofal If s5013.- 63S The total of taxes 10 be derived on this property is sos.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Veteran Badly Hurt.

Geo Paulson, an old federal soldier. was probably fatally injured recently by being caught by a falling tree. Paulson was cutting timber near his home in Fulton county when the &C., cident occurred.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Post to be Enlarged.

The government post at Little Rock, Fort Logan H. Roots. will be enlarged to a battalion post neyt April Two new companies of regular soldiers will be added to the garrison making a total of 900
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Young Child Burned.

The young daughter of J. Ferguson of Elkins died recently as the result of being badly burned. The cloth Ing of the child caught fire while she was standing in front of 8, Are place.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Bank Pays Dividend.

The depositors and creditors of tho defunct Howard County Bank of Nashville will shortly receive another dividend of seven per cent This will make total of nineteen per cent that the bank has paid since it's fail ure
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Shooting Affray.

James Feezer was shot and serious. ly hurt at OsceoIa recently by Wm. Burnett. The cause of the shooting is said to have been the conduct of Feezer toward his former wife, who is employed by Burnett
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
Family Reunion.

Mrs. H. E. Williams, aged e4 years, held a family reunion of her descen- dants at Doschart recently. More than 50 direct descendants of Mrs. Williams were present.
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
By HON. GEORGE W. PECK
Author of Peck Bad Boy Abroad. " Etc.
Copyright by J. B. Bowles.I

The Bad Boy Puts Fly-Paper in the
 Bob Cats Cage - The Bob Cat
 Causes a Panic in the Main Tent
 The Midget auarrels with the
 Giant-Pa Is Almost Arrested for
 Kidnapping and the Ostrich Swal-
 lows His Diamond Stud.
 May 14.-This has been week that would kill anybody. and pa and talk of resigning, though pa feels as though he didn't want to break up the show by going away right ill the middle of the harvesting of shekels from the country men. and don't know what would happen if pa and I should both be taken sick at the same time
 The boss of the menagerie got new animal by express from Colorado when
The Monticellonian., 1905-12-14
IHE MIX IN ARKANSAS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
 FROM ALL SECTIONS.
OUR PART OF THE REPORT

Figures on Money Collected at the Federal Land Office in This State Members Of the State Guard Enter Protest-other Events of Interest to Arkansans.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-09
decided on the epitaph yet"
Perhaps" she said. "one isn't need.
ed-just yet" BARRY PRESTON.
HUGE STATUE OF BuDDHA.
The Mammoth Recliaing Figure 40
RsnEuu, burma.

The Mammoth RecliatnE Figure al
RsaEun, burma,
To the eastern traveller the statue oi
Buddha is familiar sight. From
Colombo, In Ceylon, TO Kobe, In Japan
he is everywhere greeted by the same
calm, impasslve and mysterious face
Of the eastern preceptor OF perfection.
But in no city In the orient do the
form and face Of Buddha constitute
% frequent or SO essential part of the
city's decoration as In Rangun. Bur
ma. starting place Of Mr.. Klpllng's
famous Road TO Mandalay." the
stronghold Of Ruddh!sts. Notable
even among the countless statues Of
Rangun Is the mammoth Buddha, rep.
rcsentlng the strange teacher not
standing or sitting croaslegged, as In
the majority OF statues, but reclining
OH a huge raised couch, his mighty
form stretched out for 200 feet while
his shoulders rival the width OF that
wonder Of the ancient world. the Colos.
sus OF Rhodes. their titanic breadth
reaching fifty feet.
But one among the wonders OF Ran.
gun, this mighty figure rests near the
famous Shoay Dagon. the center OF the
Burmese Buddhist world, crowned by
the golden pagoda. which rises 500 feet
above II, its walls covered with pure
gold. the gift of a prince who contrib
uted his weight In gold to the pngodn.
In the Shoay Dagon there are countless
other statues OF Buddha. as well as
relics OF Gautama. the last Buddha.
All, equally with the huge reclining
Buddha, form part of the religious
rites OF the Buddhlsts, for the ~
sence OF Buddhism consists In the
struggle TO become like Buddha, TO al.
tain his perfection by obedience to his
precepts. To do this It Is necessary nj.
ways to have Buddha In mind, and II
Is for this reason that every city In the
Buddhist world Is literally crowded
with his images Buddha himself Is
not deltied. Potentially every Bud
dhlst may attain his perfection, but
only by the eternal imitation Of his
practice.
But, while statues such as Rangun's !
huge colossus are important In Bud. |
dhist worship, Of even more Importance
are the relics OF Buddha.
II was about the Shoay Dagon that |
the Burmese made their last fierce tlght /
when the British came to Rangun. A /
Venetian traveller OF 300 years ago Wis.
iting the Shoay Dagon has left de
scription Of this famous temple, con /
cednc It's claim TO rivalry with his
own Venice. that would serve as n con
description, and today.
as In untold centuries past, the Bur
mese still bring their offerings Of flow.
ers and fruit. candles and paper Hags.
to lay before the huge reclining Bud.
lha, whose hands would afford com.
Portable standing room for four OF the
and whose gigantic face
wears the strange, inscrutable expires.
sion Of calm which Is the outward
mark Of spiritual Buddhism. - New
FORK Tribune.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-09
Astorian Free Want Ads.
JUNK DEALERS.
SITUATIONS WANTED.

SITUATION WANTED AS COOK,
and do general housework. by Jap
anese. Inquire at Astorian Office.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-08-24
BLACKBOARD.

Mrs. G. W DeHaven is dangerous
ly i'll.
j. VI. Walker and daughter Ethel
Of Iron Hill were here Monday.
The nav road from Sullivan to this
place is now open to the public, and
j.. a great advantage to those living
along the line.
X. II. Ramsey Of Hampton was
called here last week to attend the
bedside Of his half brother John Mes
bett, who l. very low with typhoid
fever.
Miss Vera Gum of Morgan6eld,
aud Miss Bailey Of jacksonville were
guests Of Mrs. Harlan Morgan Satur-
day and Sunday.
Crowell-Nunn company will pay
the highest price for No. = wheat.
Rev. J. Il. King aud wife left Mon
day for Trisg county TO conduct Sc
ries of meetings.
Mas. jeff Chandler and daughter
visited friends in Marion last week.
Miss Clara Num- Of Rodney was
here shopping Friday.
If you want bale ties call on Gro
well-Nunn company, they sell them
cheap.
Sam Carnahan and family visited
Willie Deboe aud family Of lrou Hill
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs McGregory and two sons, Of
Harrisburg, H., are visiting her son
Charles McGregory, |. c. agent at
this place
Mr.. Clarence Wilson, Of Sturgis,
was in town Monday looking after
the coal interest.
G. Il. Teush. construction mana
ger Of the Cumberland Telephone Co
was here Tuesday completing plans
for installing an exchange.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-08-24

The Brown Shoe Company, Of 81
Louis. offers to erect a factory at
Litchfeld. H., with a capacity %
,, 500 pairs Of shoes daily aud en-
ploying 400 people, providing the
people Of Litehfeld will furnish a
site for their factory aud give them a
cash bonus Of ego. 600. The city
will also be asked to make certain
improvements, such a. additional
pavements, sidewalks, water aud sew
er connections. etc. Litchfeld ha.
plenty Of cheap coal plenty Of water
and good railroad connection, -
News-G Cleaner.
Marion needs factories above al
else, aud an effort should be made to
get them.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-08-24
We have the Best on Earth
All Brand NeWJuSt Received
PRICES The LOWEST FOR
The GOODS

arc BATTERED,
Sui' "il / cry ~hiie ny best hopes
W." u" nee
Iw1l an, 5,,h, ,k.,..h IA .
Unanswered from The ''ill' Shtts
realm above
I shall believe in ,tanall.ui.s Love
which hAs refused those things Tor
which | ycarn
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-08-24
RODNEY.

The schools in this part Of the
county are in progress.
f.. J.. Num- aud daughters visited
Marion Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Elva Roberts, who is teach
ing our school, visited her parents at
Rosebud Sunday.
Wallace Cliff went to sturgis Sat
urday.
Rev. U. G. Hughes preached at
Baker Sunday.
Lacey Truitt visited in Marion Sat
urday and Sunday.
Clyde Newcom, Of Weston, spent
Sunday here.