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The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

Asparagus and carrots are good for the kidneys.
 Eat plenty of spinach. It acts as tonic and beautitier.
 Potatoes, when mealy. are easily di- gested. When close and watery they are hard to digest.
 Good soap, soft water, plenty of fruit early hours and a daily walk in all weather is a complexion aid.
 Anyone can have a clear complexion There is simple remedy at hand. anu il Is water. which should be drunk free ly. but not at meals.
 A poultice of soap and sugar wifi draw a swelling on the finger to head in a few hours and the same poultice will draw a splinter from finger or nail.
 Powder is bad for enlarged pores. Twelve drops of tincture of benzoin in a basin of water used after washing You should eat as little meat as possi- ble.
 Does your skin look shiny in spite of powdering9 This is because th4 powder will not adhere. To remedy. go over the face with a little sweet almond oil, wipe away and then pow der.
 To make honey water dissolve eae tablespoonful of honey in one quart of water add the juice of one lemon IL is not entirely without soothing action on the throat when cough is present.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Serious Charge Against Militia.

Montgomery. July 1S.-A daring hoid-up occurred at the store of ]. s. Holmes. a negro. on Red Bridge road and members of the state troops now i'll their annual eneampment here arc charged with being the guilty persons. A clerk in Holmes store alleges that a sergeant and two priyates entered the place. and. holding him al bay rihed the safe and cash register of the money. He says that they also carried away cigars, whiskey and a sack of flour.
 The police department was notified and went al once to work on the case The robbery was also reported to the state department and Adjutant Gen eral Brandon is using every effort to locate those guilty. acting under or ders from Governor Jelks
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Crops and Weather,

Below is a summary of the crop re. port for the week ending July 10 The temperature was below normal with frequent showers, which in many sec tions were excessive. As a result lit- tie farm work was done. Cotton is making fair growth and in some sec tions is going too much to weed and making very little fruit, ehopping has not been completed and the crop is badly in need of cultivation Early corn has generally been laid by and is doing fairly well; the late planted is needing cultivation. Some oats and wheat were injured in the shock by rain. Irish and sweet potatoes are generally good. Hay is excellent but owing to wet weather little has been cut. Apples continue to drop and a light crop of inferior quality is indi- eated. There is some complaint of peaches dropping but the indications are for fair to good crop of medium quality. Pastures are good and stock is doing well.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
N. WHITE ON p ACE.
Declares He Does Not Want Peace
 Bought at Any Price.

St Petersburg. July tS-M Witte the chief peace plenopotentiary 10 the meeting to be held in Portsmouth, N H.. in August says:
 In serving my emperor have re. ceived precise instructions from his majesty and shall follow them. The ultimate decision remains in the hands of the emperor, and il is for him to decide the destinies of Russia. The emperor is the friend of peace and de sires peace. but I very much fear that the Japanese terms will be such that We will be unable to reach an accord. Secondly. the world should disabuse it's mind of the idea that Russia wants peace al any price There are two parties i'll Russia. One fayors the con tinuation of the war a outrance-this is a large and influential party The other, to which belong. fayors peace. l ayow it frankly because telling the truth has always been my rule in pol itics. l was for peace before hOstilities broke out When the war began the situation changed
 Russia has little resemblance to western countries To know Russia to understand the soul of the Rus sian people-it is necessary that one should have been born here or lived many years in Russia. The customs. history and mental makeup are from the northwestern nations and Russia cannot be judged from western stand ards. It is an immense country. com posed of divers elements and interests, yet the Russian people afe like a great family Al present they are torn by internal dissensions. but these diyi- sions would disappear should the peo- pie really feel that the integrity of the country and it's future destiny were at stake
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20

either in white, eeru or pale blue. and white mercerized cotton
 After you have transferred your de- sign to the linen buttonhele the edges with a very short, close stitch. Work the entire design in this way. with the exception of the straight lines running from side to side.
 These should be crossed with a dou- ble thread and caught to the edges only. These threads must then be worked with close buttonhole stitch
 After these are finished cut out the linen between the buttonholed edges. put be sure that the buttonholing runs
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20

her at ease. You were there first, and you know the code
 I was very much yexed when was myself a schoolgirl when an older friend put lightly aside my regret at leaving one school and going to an other in a distant town.
 "I have to leave my friends" I said, with eyes that the tears dimmed.
 "Oh. never mind, you'll soon find others just as good"
 Others just as good, Every girl knows how foolshly vain was this consolation. I did find others, of course, but they were not just as good. in one sense, for they and had to be. gin and build up from the foundations. The sweetest thing about old friends. and it is as true at IA as at 40, that they know lots of things without being told. You and they have grown to- gether into a complete understanding that cannot be built in one day.
 Girls there is this about school sunshine, too. that makes il very sat isfying, Books are unfolding for you You are getting hold of new ideas. You are learning the joy of mastery over tough subjects. Nothing is finer than having tussle with algebra or Latin or physics, and coming out on the other side, conqueror. 1 am not sure that any joy surpasses this. The old concrete problem, the irregular verb. the secret that flies out of your sight like bird, to catch hold of them. to keep them fast, to know that they are yours forever. to find your mind obeying your will-girls. this is tri. umph. this is glory, this is joy.
 More about it another time!
 I propose in the coming series to take up a number of subjects that school girls will find practical. Per haps I can give you lift over some new place. I want to help you, if can. ]
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Union County to Have Hanging.

The case of the state of Arkansas against Kyle Moore appealed from Union county was affirmed in su- preme court at Little Rock. and Moore will hang He is a negro and was in dicted by the Union county grand jury at it's term of last March on the charge of murdering another negro named Lige Moore The murder occurred near Wesson Crossing, south of Fl Do- rado. during the latter part of last February, and Kyle Moore was soon af- ter found guilty of the deed and sen fenced to hang by the circuit court of that county. The case was appealed and affirmed as noted The killing was done with 45-caliber revolver. the victim being shot in the back
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Two Insane Met Death.

Barney Fox of Russellyille. an in. mate of the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases at Little Rock. committed suicide by hanging Fox was admitted to the hospital in July, 1904 and since that time had seemingly improved. He was in a conyalescent cell with an other inmate when he took his own life He waited until his cellmate had gone 10 sleep. when he tore a sheet in two and made rope strong enough to suspend his weight Fastening this about his neck, he tied il 10 the iron cross piece above the door and stepped off chair. The condition of his body showed that he had been dead several hours when found. A day or two later Sank Allen. negro. aged 45, was killed by George Wilson also a negro inmate. The killing took place in the ward for dangerous and murderously inclined lunatics Alen died within a few minutes after being struck on the head with a floor rubber in the hands of Wilson. The two men were at work cleaning the floor of their ward under the care of an attendant when the trouble took place
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
IHE MIX IN ARKANSAS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
 FROM ALL SECTIONS.
MEETING OF POSTMASTERS.
Make Recomme nd aton for Rural Free Delivery, Box Delivery and Par cels Post - Young Lady Dies Strange Death in New York.
Fourth Class Postmacters Meet.

The first annual meeting or the Ar kansas league of fourth-class postmas- ters was held last week in the hall of representatives at the state house in Little Rock The league was organ ized last December and this was the first regular annual meeting. The league went on record as favoring the introduction of rural free delivery as rapidly as possible It was the unani- nous opinion of those who spoke on the subject that the extension of the service will do more to promote the good roads movement than anything else that can be done. A resolution was adopted, however. disappearing the present system of star route box delivery. It was stated that under the present arrangement the carrier on a star route has no responsibility and can conduct his affairs as he sees fit He gets mail in the wrong boxes. it was stated. and sometimes carries it past and holds 1t until the next day. These routes run from one small town to another and the carrier de. posits mail in whatever boxes the resi- dents along the route may provide. so that there is no security. The league adopted a resolution favoring the in- stallation of parcel post J B Me GahaH of Butterfeld. Hot Spring county. was reelected president by ac- ciimation. J. B Neal of McCroy. Sa- line county. was elected vice president. aud Andrew L. Treece of Solgohachie, Conway county was reelected secre- tarV and treasurer
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Another Leak Discovered.

Washington, July 1S.- Secretary Wilson has begun an investigation of a report that certain female clerk in his office has sold questions of the civil service prior to holding of such examination. Complaint is made that this woman for several years had been aiding applicants for positions in this manner and that in number of cases the applicants have paid literally for the services. The examinations al legged to have been thus manipulated were for positions requiring techni- cal knowledge and the questions were prepared in the department
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
THE WEEKS NEWS
 TERSELY OUTLINED
An Epftome of the Most Important Events at Home and Abroad
 the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
Latest Development. in the Russo- Japanese War, Together With Items Of Interest Catied From the Important Happenings All Over the World.
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

Information has reached Tokio that the Russian forces in northern Korea have gradually been driven north ward and now hold only TWO positions south Of the Tumen river
 A large Russian force is said to be advancing southward from VladiYostok. but it is not believed they will go be- yond Nokiefsk. north Of the Tumeb river, making stand there to resist the Japanese advance
 By victory over the Russian force in Sakhalin, on July r, the Japanese have insured complete occupation of the south end of the island A naval force is recnnoitering and taking soundings al the northern end eyi- dently with the purpose of landing an expeditionary force there
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Negro Killed by Cave.in.

Jim Williams. a negro. was killed by the eaYe-in of a large quantity of dirt on the Memphis branch of the Iron Mountain. force of men was al work near Wynne removing large amount of earth from a cut along the track. While they were at work the and fell from the elevation, burying Williams and another negro. Will Hams was instantly killed and the other workman was seriously injured.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Run Over and Killed.

The S-yearold-son of Conductor W W. Maxwell, running out of Van Blu ren, was run over and fatally injured in the railroad yards at that place The boy was crossing the tracks. and stepped out of the way of passing freight and in doing so was struck by the corner of a furniture car that was being backed up another track by a switch engine, all of which passed over his legs, the left leg being torn from his body as the engine passed from over him.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Mob Held at Bay.

Gadsden. Ala. July 1S.-The local military are still guarding the jail to prevent the lynching of five negroes who are suspected of the murder of Mrs. S J. Smith white woman. who was found dead after having been criminally assaulted Sunday morning The mob which surrounded the jail has not entirely dispersed. but has been driven back, where they stand in groups Authorities think they have the situation thorouohly in hand.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Charged With Murderinq His Wife.

Decatur Ala, July 1S.-The lfeless and badly mutilated body of Mrs Elm nett Parkill. white woman. aged 21. has been found on the Southern Rail- way near Halstore Ala. Her husband dering her. The couple quarreled at the depot at Trinity, Ala, last Satur- day Parkill accused his wife of be ing unfaithful to him. There is q strong feeling against Parkil.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Battle in Dark Ends Fatally.

In battle in the dark at Hope, John Todd, a negro. was fatally wounded and Deputy Marshal Wall of Stamps was shot through the arm The officer from Stamps, with others, was watch ing al a railroad crossing for a white man accused of robbery They hailed a passer-by, who proved to be Todd. the negro, telling him to halt. The negro replied with a pistol shot. the bullet passing through the Stamps off cer's arm The posse then fired on Todd and fatally wounded him.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
War News From Different Points.

Hakodate. Japan July 1S.-The Jap anese have practically completed She occupation of the Island of Salthalin, and are organizing government
 St Petersburg July 1S.-General Einevitch. under date of July 1G, re ports that the Japanese on July II were bombardins Nimachu, on the northeast coast of the island of Sax halin
 Tokio, July 1S.-It is reported that the Russian warships Palladin, Pobei. do and Poltaya, sunk at Port Arthur will soon be refloated
 Lodz. July 1S.-Part of the Ekater- inc guard stationed here, mutinied and killed an officer The mutineers were arrested.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Planter Commits Suicide.

Desperate because treatment failed to help his rapidly failing eyesight w. B. Howell, well-to-do cotton planter of Pine Bluff, committed sui eide in hotel in New York city by shooting himself with a revosver Howell left telegrams to relatives in which he explained his act. The tele. grams. all identical said Treatment unsuccessful. That is the cause of it Sall Howell was about 45 years of age. and was a native of Georgia.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
For Blackheads.

The complexion brush used every night and morning with warm water and castillo soap will keep the complex ion free from blackheads. Twice :. week apply saturate solution of mag nesia- Be careful of the diet, eating plenty of fresh fruit, drinking three ptnts of water a day.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Two Hanging Instead of One.

Memphis. July lS.-Six negroes were to have been hanged here today but through the action of Gov. Cox. with holding for thirty days John Cham. lin, J C. Norheet and Goldbone. it re- duces the number to three Those who are to hang are T s. Taylor. A NJ Miles and Malfor Mills
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
PRETTY STOCK AND CUFFS
4 Late Fashion for These Dress Ae- cessories Is the Italian Cut
 Work Here Shown.

Italian cut work is the latest thing in embroidery. and it is most effective and easy to do. says Sarah Hale Hunt CT. in the Philadelphia Press. The ma terals to be used are very heavy linen.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Got Others Mans Reaistsrcd Le

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 A negro named John Stewart, liv- ing few miles from Pine Bluff. was arrested on information charging him with receiving mail belonging to an other person and taking from il money orders which did not belong to him. The charge against Stewart was made on the complaint of another man who has the same name. Stewart has been getting mail at the general delivery window for some time and takes all mail addressed to James Stewart It is alleged that several money orders have been sent to the postotfice at Pine Bluff in letters and that Stewart took these and did not report the fact that the money did not belong to him. He will be given a hearing before q United States commissioner.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Loss of Life on Liuhtship.

San Francisco. July 1S.-The Mer- chants Exchange last night received the following telegram from Tatoosh Island: The Norwegian steamer Tri- color has passed here July II. towing lightship G. The ightship signaled: Boiler burst Several men killed"
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
Stranke Death in New Yo

Stranke Death in New York Hospital.
 Miss Lillian Dimmett, a daughter of l.. L. Dimmett. q banker of Pocahon. tis, went east several months ago with Mrs B E. Saveland to spend the summer at the seashore. and engaged quarters with her al Sheepshead Bay New York City Returning from dri"e one evening both Miss Dimmett and Mrs Saveand sat on the yeranda of sHe cottage for an hour To recover from the heat Nils Dimmett. it is said complained of cramps. and say ing sae would go 10 her room and take some gin, she left her companion Some time afterward she was heard grooming and vas found unconscious on her bed She was taken 10 hos pital. where she died A physician concluded she had taken carbolic acid in mistake for gin She was 24 years old, of attractive appearance and we'll supplied with money.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
POOR SCHOOL GIRLS
SURELY THEY HAVE GRIEVoUS TROUBLES OF THEIR OWN.

About Cliques-The Girl Who Is Not in My Set"-Lack of Gown Keeps Girl from Commencement - Over Dressing at Grammar School Grad uation-Changing Schools - Moth ing Finer Than Tussle with Irreg- ular Verb.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20


 Another reason for uneasiness at school may be summed up in a single word-cothes. School girls should dress very simply. I am not sure that a uniform would not be a good solu- tion of some school problems; just blouse and a skirt, with gymnasium shoes and cap. There ought to be no great difference in the dress of girls who are about on plane in their work. But once in awhile girls mother has fads, or is eccentric. and sends her little daughter to school dressed in an odd or conspicuous fash ion which is torture to a sensitive dis position.
 Sometimes a girls poverty inter fereS with her comfort She cannot dress as well as others do. and at cer- tain times, commencement for in stance. she must either look inferior to the rest or stay away from the pub lie exercise.
 Girls are apt to be over-dressed at graduation from the grammar school. There is no fitness in anything except great simplicity when a winsome little maiden passes from one graded school to another. Decked out like little brides, with tucks and founces. frills. puffs and embroidery, with white gloves. white slippers. white ribbons. and an amount of costly elegance, that makes needful a carriage. the daughter of the banker may go to her gradua- tion, and no one at home suffer a pang
 Side by side with her in class may b. the bright little daughter of clerk on a small salary. or of a day laborer. The pride and ambition of the latter will deprive his home of necessaries. and saddle him with debt but his Flor cnce shall sit by his employers Imo- gene, and the one shall be dressed as expensively as the other. have known school girls to forego the grad uating honors because their parents could not compete with others in the dress that custom has enjoihed. A diploma costs too much for a scanty purse
 The question of dress should never be a question of perplexity to the schoolgirl yet il far too often crops up and makes trouble. Really. a school girl should have no bother about her dress Any plain neat stuff that will do her good service is the right thing. She requires no ornaments. Her orna- ments are the roses in her cheeks, the brightness in her eyes
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20

around every line of the pattern, and that it is always worked toward the part that is to be cut out. Be careful. also, never to cut the cross threads.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20

But girlies, you do have good times at school, don't you? School is a world of It's own. The new scholar feels this. and it takes her some little time to md out the laws and regulations that govern IL Always take pains to set
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
BY MARGARErE sANGsTER.

Copyrg ght. l905 by Joseph B. Bowies)
 This talk is for you. Dorothy, oI Eleanor, or Katherine. It is not meant for your older sister who goes to col iege. nor for your cousin Jean, who came out just after Easter, and goes to parties You are a school girl and you are told every day by grown peo pie that you are living your happiest days. Father and mother say so, and of course they must be right, they al. ways are, but you have doubts. There are times when you would very gladly change places with girls who don go to school, if only you could
 For school life has it's shadow, as well as it's sunshine.
 In your school there are eliques. There are girls who get together and keep together, and shut others out. You cannot define or explain il. but it is as if a magic circle were drawn around a particular set, and the girls within it were divided by an immense distance from the other girls. Often there is one girl who is your admira- tion. whom you prefer to every one else, girl so pretty, so loyable. that you are contented to be near her. and breathe the same air, but she never sees you: she is not in your set al all. Girls may recite in the same classes, have the same teachers; if at board ing school occupy adjoining rooms, yet never cross the unseen and imag- mary line that separates one set from another.
 Teachers disapprove of eliqaes and try to break them up. and mothers pro test against them. but every school has one or more. with the Ins and the Outs al silent warfare or haughtily in different to each other. The situation Is a trying one. and the tendency to cliques great pity. It promotes envy and jealousy. both bad traits in char aCter.
 Wherever there is a girl who is a born leader, she has her followers 1e has her eaprices, too. Like a queen she condescends or she stands aloof. If you love the tones of her voice. and like the way her hair curls and admire her dimples, and think her hats and boots perfect, you are hurt that she never sees you. and that you are not one of those who compose her little court. I know about this. girls have beheld the little drama enacted many time, and I am sorry for poor Bessie who longs i'll vain that Queen Isabel should notice her. so sorry that there have been days when 1 would have been glad to shake Miss Isabel and set her free from her proud com plaeeney. Queens should not trample on their subjects.
The Monticellonian., 1905-07-20
State Treasurer's Report.

Below is a statement of the balance
 the state treasury on June 90. 1905: ,nera revenue ........S 6S.255 15