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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

,
America where the yellow fever dispersed his show;
he has helped pitch the tent on the veldts of
South Africa; he has performed before the nabobs
of India in their palaces before the gold-mners of
Australia in the bush, before the royal family of
England in Windsor Castle, before everybody-and
nobody everywhere and anywhere. He is panto-
mime artist who follows the tradition and postures
and grimaces by the book. He is academic; and out
of his makeup he has the dignity of an academician
But "Spader" Johnson to the circus from
the minstrel stage, and there still is something
of the Brudder Bones" about him. He is broadly
farcical, has the art of walking fat-footed as
negro kalsomner, and cracks his face in a water
melon smile that is luscious. The Harvey brothers,
Paddy Burke and the thousand other clowns that
make the big top" echo with laugh, divide into
their classes these lines
One thing they have in common: the comic
genius 1t is not in the makeup; it is not in the
it is not in the properties. 1t is in the Give
the born clown a tin whistle and shoe-string'
Johnson said, "and he'll make your cheeks ache
1t isn't what he does it's the funny way he does it
There now! There you are! Look at
thatl'
A trick spaniel had .sneaked up behind Slivers"
and shifted at his heels. The melancholy Oakley
simply had turned his head, drawn his mouth into
grotesque expression of odnaidish indignation and
surprise, and looked down his nose haughtiy at the
Perhaps if of these men had the oppor-
tuntles OF the old days, they could make themselves
famous George Fox or Christopher Rich or
Tony Denier or Joey Grmaldi But that great
four were stage clowns who could hand out " their
humor delicately the ootlights and the modern
circus clown can no humor that will not carry
two hundred yards. Rich praised by Garrick
as genius in pantomimic expression he is famous
now chiefly as the who introduced pantomime
into England in 1717. and first acted Harlequin
dumb Joey Grimaldi, the first to play the clown
IN chalk-face and motley, reduced the
part of Harlequin to second place in
pantomme, and left it there when
he died in 1887 They both
HENgsS legendary humorists, their art
aessazss@A long forgotten poor
SA Yorick's.
:: : :: !:
r. asNsA But George L. Fox and
- " EsSSyA Tony Denier, the most fam
- XI<iEsMal Gus of all American stage
~ N4E#SA clowns, are still remembered
"a NEsaMsM by old theater- goers; and
SSsa Denier still is living near
SMixI Chicago" Itwas at the old
G ): !: 8; !; j: !:
/NNEI Olympic Theater in 1860
" that Foxs famous " Humpty
III Dumpty" was produced. 1t
. Ml~ was written by Denier, circus
6E ZI/ clown who had learned his art
IA from the Ravels. There were
sll giants in those days: Fox had
been PLAYING low comedy with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

out of the semi-religious at
mosphere of public festival into what he is. And
to anyone who has twenty circus clowns
in dressing tent, frantically changing from one
set of fool costumes into another equally mon
strous, that they may out for five minutes into
three-ringed pandemonium, make face and hit
partner with slap-stick-to anyone who has seen
this, surely the modern clown has fallen as low as
the patron saint of penny comics ~
When the clown was ancient Greek, he took
part in solemn pantomme. He represented
Monus, the evil spirit of blame and mockery; and
the Harlequin Mercury and the Pantaloon
Charon, and the Columbine, Psyche of Grecian
mythology. When he a Roman, he had
equally important part. And the Italians devel-
oped him into a Harlequin who made long and
Satire speeches the fads and foes of the time
The French adopted him in the role, and then the
English; and when Rich produced his first stage pan
tomirnes in London they were so popular that David
Garrick could not get full house for his Shakes
pearean tragedies. In those days, the clown
crowded Hamlet off the boards.
Meanwhile the Italians had given him Zany,
fool who followed the serious and capable clown and
caricatured him; and in time the parts became
merged; and from these two came the clown as he is
played in the modern circus.
And how he is playedl
"Plaved?'
The clown stopped rubbing red paint into the end
of his nose when l get through my work. he
said aggrievedly, Il feel if I'd been playing
scrimmage against Yale. If people only would
laugh at something nice and kind and gentel But
no--not for theirs! We have to kick and get kicked,
punch and get punched, get up, fall down, roll
around and get generally walked all over, trampled
under and hoofed up, to make any sort of hit at ALL
Well, honest now, had a partner that got only
good laugh all the time he in the business and
that was when an elephant stepped on his foot and
smashed it fiat He set up screech that slit the
tent-top pretty near, and they laughed
Geel you should have heard them taught
When we carried him out, grooming
and biting his fingers, they almost
had fit"
That the protest of
"Slivers " Oakley, the Ameri- Esw
can clown, who comes EsEg&MW
est to being worthy EsssssSa ESAEE
cessor to Dan Rice of " Jim E9SMTA - q
Crow" memory. Here he ~ b
was, like misery cold ksssSSa sgSxS
morning, thin, hollow EMNsST -
!. !. {" ::
checked big-eyed, shiver- E$AAgssXS 18Th
ing in his pink underclothes M5@faNkSe ~
with a square of looking WEEWNSS@as5#
glass in one hand and stick NFWNNY
of paint in the other, patheti- XtVN&WS I.
cally marking out wide mouth \&&NS<S Ea
on his solemn features Beyond &$4E
him Englishman named c-- T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

THE clown is as old as his
tory. He has a pedigree.
He is an evolution. He
has grown, like Saint Valentine,
out of the serni-religious at
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18
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There was meeting of the school board he'd on I,st Saturday morning. at which tbe following plrtie- Wefe elected teacher, If tha public school for the next term . Prof E. D. Means, Prin., Fred Harrolson, Assistant. Misses Genie Haskew, Liltie Nunn, Louise Phil- lips, Leslie Mai Hall and Bertie Sewers.
 Messrs Waddell and Spencer sold last week to ]. E. Shell, of this city. q carload of calves from tbeir Morrell ranch. ranging in age from 5 to t4 months old wiieh averaged in weight about 7oo.lbs~ andthe average price paid was sI5 per head This goes far toward establishing the fact that stock raising properly managed, can De made to pay in this country.
 F. G Hammock Esq who re- gently opened 5n office at Pine Bluff for the newly Organized failroad company, which contem- plates building railroad from -one point aa the Y. $, X P. in La. through Monticello and Star City To DeNaIl,s Bluff. and Messrs. l. N Parker and E. \ Sunderin, Colorado railroad men, were here last week. in conference with our leading business uten. fl is under. stood that this road is to be built from the Soathern point to De Vall's Bluff and will come by Monticello If sufficient inducement is given. Monticello cannot well afford ta iet this line of railroad leave i oat h tbe cold. We do mol knew what bonus will be ask ed of Monticello to secure thIs road. buff ft=is= reasonable he town wi. taost likely get it up.
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18
A Creeping Death.

Blood poison creeps up toward the heart, causing death. J. E. Stearns, Belle Plaine, Minna writes that friend dreadfully in, iured his hand, which sweIled up like blood poisoning BucKlen's Arnica Salve drew out the poison. healed the wound, and saved his life. Best in the world for burns and sores. 25c at Bordeaux drug store.
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18
Naule
NOTICE.

The following named Executors, Admin istrat.rs and Guardians have filed their Anz aaai Accounts Current at the April Term, l9o5, ai the Drew Probate Court to come ap for approval at the July term, 1905, of Said Court. IL follows, to-wit:
 \ c. Stanley Eyecutor Estate N |. Breedlove, deeeasedi first account.
 C. ". Lambert, guardian Carl Mles, minori sixth md final account.
 J. Il Barnett Admr Est. D. E Lamb, deed second and final account
 j. E. Barber, guardian Carroll Rawlesi minor; ffth account.
 c L. Barks, guardian c. L. Barks, Jr., and Harvey Rty Bur>s. minors; 4th account | H. Brown, guardian Annie Thurman and Allen Thurman, minors; lst account. J II. Brown, guardian Marion Thur man, miner lst and final account.
 Walter Lambert, guardian Dallas Miles, minor; 9th account.
 Elias Nelson, Admr. estate Daniel Ridg ell, deeeasedi 4th account.
 k. " farrell, guardian B c. Prewitt, minor; 4th and final account.
 Mrs Matilda NJ. Matthews. EXT. Estate T. H. Matthews, deceased; lst account ]. G Williamson, guardian, Hattie Gas- ter. miaef' 2ad account.
 !. c. Williamson, guardian John Caster, minor, 2nd account.
 
 J. G. Williamson, guardian Leone Gas ter, minors 2ud account
 J. G. Taylor, guardian Anna Bell TaY- Ter, minor: 4th account
 J. c Taylor. EXT Es. II. R. Taylor, deceased: 4th account
 K. H Wolfe, guardian Ruth Founders minor. lst account
 R II. Wolfe, guardian Cleveland P. Founders, minor, lst account.
 II. Wolfe, guardian Jennie C. Pound CTS, minors lst account.
 R H. Wolfe, Exr Estate A L. Pound CTS, deceased, l,t account
 c. T. Harris, guardian Ruth Harris, mi nor, l2tl account.
 Mrs. A. L. Ford, Admx. esbte J ]. Ford, deeeaseli 2ud account.
 J. B. Dishongh, guardian Archie Prewitt, minori 3rl account.
 J. c Williamson, guardian Eagsr, Maude and Claude Ford, minors; lst ac- count
 T F. Ti1ar, guardian Jyf Founders, ms nor, It account
 f.F.@ Pillar, guardian Pickens- PaHlnders. miaori lst account
 y Dickens guardian John F Bia5ea, minor. 4tl account.
 E. ;. Gulledge and L. L. Morgan EXrs estate T W. Galledgci fnal account
 k. L. Hardy guardian Lizzie, Mmau and Earl Harper, minors 2nd account.
 Z T. Wood, guardian Zach Miles, minor Gth account
 z. T. Wood, guardian Juliah F. styron nninor' 4th account.
 .G. Knox, guardian Earl Miles, miner 6th account
 NJ. F Chesnutt, Admr estate E. c Ben nett, aeeeasedi lst ata hhai account.
 And notice k hereby given that all per sohs interested in any of tho above named settlements are warned to come forward and dle exceptions thereto, if any they have. on CT before tae 2nd day of the July term 1a05 ot this court, or they will be forever barred from excepting thereto or any item thereof Witness my hand and official seal this 2nd day of May la05.
 W, kIMBRO, County Clerk.
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18
StraYeti c. Stolen.

From the undersigned, on or about the nth of March, 1908, one light bay or sorrel mare, five years old about II hands high white face, and one fore foot white and foretop roaehed.
 Any information leading to the recovery of same. will be liberally rewarded
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18

u McVay x Marks
 Miss Minnie May Gill, who ba, been attending school al Memphis, has returned to her home near this city.
 Mr. Will Gulledge and family, of Hamburg, visited relatives and friends in this city and county tine first of this week.
 have an imported, registered. Jersey bull VIII arfee your cow free of charge.
 If 2. Shell
 Mrs. C. A. Welsh Jeff last Mon day morning for GreenvilIe Miss, on visit to her daughter, Mrs. B. K. Pierce.
 Bring ne your country produce. 1 am now paying cents per do2, for eggs.
 W W. Owens.
 Mir and Mrs. T. V Norris, for merly of Eltopia, Wash have moved to this county and will re- side at Paradise.
 Window and picture giass-all sizes also putty paints and var nshes at Brown, McQuiston < Co.'S. if.
 Mr. Dave Caldwell and wife, of Crossett. Ashley county. visited relatives and friends In our city this week.
 The school children went to WiImar last Saturday on picnic excursion There were seven or eight wagon loads of them.
 Two unknown white men and one negro were killed by q derail- ed train near TiI1ar, this county, last week.
 Ed. McYay's office Is located at R. D. Wells X Sons stable. where he invites his friends to call and see him. 3t
 The many friends of Judge W. T. Wells will regret to learn that he is still confined to his home, from sickness.
 Quite number ef fruit tree agents have been in our town late ly soliciting orders for their respec. tive Nurseries
 Dr. Lee Wilson, who has been attending the Vanderbilt Dental College, at Nashville, Tenn, has graduated and returned to his home in th1s city.
 The ladies of the Cemetery As. sociation will meet with Mrs. R. L. Hardy, Thursday the a5th, at 3 80 o'clock. All members are requested to be present.
 We have a complete line of spec tacles and optical goods and are prepared to fit glasses to people of all ages. If
 Brown, McQuiston X Go
 Senator C. T. Gotham returned to his home in this city last Thurs day, after spending four months m Little Rock, serving IS member in the State Senate
 Dr J. D. Newman, the Oculist, who has been visiting Monticello for many years past, will again be here this summer. The date of his arrival will be advertised later. 4t
 On last Tuesday night some theft or thieves entered the store of McGIoy X Trotter and stole lot of shoes, dry goods, etc. Up to the tune of this writing the guilty party has not been appre hended.
 NOTICE-I will pay $5o.oo re- ward for sufficient evidence to con vict the person or persons who are cutting the wire fence around J. W. Cavaness pasture, on Titin prairie, Drew county,.Ark.
 Walter Wilson.
 May I4-2m. Sheriff.
 If any of our farmers and stock raisers are doubtful as to whether 
 red clover will grow in this coun- try or not, just let them step down to Mai. W. Nj Anderson's resi-
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18

ed shoes at F II. Scott
 Mrs. J. L. Allen and little daughter Louie. have returned from a visit to relatives at Dumas.
 Mir Nick WeIls. of Dermott, was here on the sick list last week.
 New line of choice perfumes and toilet soaps at Bordeaux Drug Store. If.
 Mrs Baldy ]-inson and children, of Little Rock, arc here on visit torclatjves
 Arkaosas Liver Regulator for Arkansas llvers at
 If Bordeaux Drug Store.
 Mr. D. f Caraway attended a meeting of tbe K of P Lodge in Little Rock, this week
 Mir. Tho. Martin, of Warren, spent last Sunday with relatives in this city.
 For case, comfort and wear, buy the famous "Key Braud" shoe from F B Wells.
 Mr. J. Y Erwin was down 1t Dernott looking after his farming interests last week.
 Be sure to eat at the new Res tauraut-R. R. crossing. If J. E. Shell.
 Mrs. Vance Bordeaux and little daughter, Hazel, visited relatives at Dermott last week.
 Mr. Mel. Rankin, of Lake Fil- lage. was here last week on a visit To relatives and friends.
 Odorless Refrigerators at the lowest prices.
 l. B. Wilson Furniture Co.
 l. c. Williamson Esq, made a professional visit to Hamburg this week.
 If you need fertilizer don fail to see us.
 II II. NJ. Wilson x Co.
 Mrs. I. c. Williamson visited relatives at Parkdale the first of this week.
 First class Mccormick harvester for sale. Apply to Geo -M. Er- win.
 Persons who have friends visit ing them from distance will please let us know it. Phone 90.
 Judge II. W. Wells and Mr. II. Y. Hankins, both of whom have been sick, are able to be up again.
 The precipitation for May bids fairto he 9 record breaker in the history of Southeastern Arkansas.
 Rock bottom prices made on fertilizer, at
 II. Nj. Wilson < Co.'S.
 The farmer who Is worth kill ing, hasn' time to be killed these days. He is too busy killing grass
 MT Ioc Sanderlin has new residence about ready for oeeupan- cy, in the Western suburbs of the city.
 Buy your meat from the Parlor Meat Market. II will give you satisfaction.
 If Mckay X Marks
 MT W. $. Culpepper of Mon roe, La, is visiting the family of Hon. x. '. Wadsworth, Of Para disc.
 D. NJ. Hardy wishes to inform his many friend that he is now connected with the firm of F. II. Scott.
 Get Telephone and be happy Nothing like t for 50 small an ln vestment.
 Valley Telephone Co.
 Rev. E. P. Kennedy attended the General Assembly of Presby- terians at It. Worth, Texas, this week.
 Bring all your country produce, eggs, butter, hides, furs, wool, beeswax, etc, to the D. $. Wells Produce Co. 2t
 Mesdames J. E. Shell and ]. C. Knox attended meeting of the Missionary Societies 1t Texarkana
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18

Buy your fishing tackle from
 Haukins Hardware Co. The Saline river has been higher than for ea years
 Mr Edgar Bland was fl home lbis week
 Stop your scratching by using Bordeaux Tetter Lotion.
 MT R T. Wells visited Arkan- sas City last Saturday.
 Mir. Chas McDermott visited bermott last Sunday.
 Mir. l. L. Allen madea business trip to Memphis last week.
 Bordeau&' Tettor Lotion cures tie Spring scratchers. If Mr. Arthur Curry left this week bn visit to Southern Texas Mr. Will Brooks, of Arkansas City, was here last week.
 Mr. Garvin Cavaness made yis= 1t to Warren last week.
 Ed. McFay has an office Ut R.. D. Wells $ Sons stable. 3t  Mr. F. A Causey was at home the first of this week.
 Mrs. Ella Brooks visited rela. tives at Arkansas City last week. Mr. Bryan Martin, of Warren spent last Sunday in our city. Spectacles that fit the eye, at Bordeaux Drug Store. If Mr. II. r. Scobey, of Dermott, was here last week
 We had another rain last Satur- day night.
 Prof. Ury Mckenzie and wife visited Hamburg last week. Lawn swings and settees at j. B Wilson Furniture Cos
 Mr. Elerbe WaddeII, of Morrell, was up the first of this week. Alien, White X Co have just received two carloads of baggies. Ghildrens' white canvas oxfofdz from 6oc to S5c, at r. H. Seott's. Mir. Zim. @tell, of Lake Village, was q visitor to our city this week. The MoHrIcELLoNIAN Phone No 70. Send i'll your locals. Mr. Robert Wilson, after visit to relatives here, has returned 10 Lonoke.
 Mrs. $. l. Harris, who has been sick for several weeks is sui very low.
 Latest style of ladies hemstiteh- ed linen collars.
 r. H. Scott. The premium" "-25 inch, round thread cotton plaid at r. H. Scott $ for 4oc per yard.
 Odorless Refrlgerators at reduc- ed prices.
 |. B. Wilson Furniture Co. Mr. c. T. Harris new residence, on the Avenue IS nearing com pletion.
 We pay po, cash for all kinds of produce.
 If McNay M 3fks. Dr. ]. R. Tarrant left last Wednesday morning on visit down in Texas
 Ladies white canvas oxfords at s1.oo and$l.25 per pair Ut r. Il. Scott $.
 MT. Clarence still, of Senatobla, Miss was visitor to our city last week.
 If the grip grips you, you get No. 10; it gets the grip.
 If. Brown, McQuiston x Co. Mr. K. E. L. Norris, of Der mott. was business visitor to our town last week.
 Do you need q bicyelei We have them; all prices.
 aankins' Hardware Cos. Mrs. Salie Bordeaux has re, turned from visit to relatives al Dermott.
 We deliver ice anywhere in the city. =
 D $. Wells Produce Co. Miss Leila Dunn ot Warren, E
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18

LADIES, ATTENTION
 Just received four hundred trimmed @e read dy-to-Wear h a t $. Will sell at abOutOne third former price.
 Come and look at them; some very nob- by and newest styles. Samples and jobs.
 W. NJ. NINTER.
The Monticellonian., 1905-05-18
!ocaT Tte

f'fiow are you NIT Fisherman
 We had some more rain Iaet Sun lay.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-12-02
Sl.OO per year, strictly in advance.

Six months, IS cents.
year, not paid in advance, S2.oc
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-12-02
Fred True has resigned his posi-


Fred True has resigned his posi-
tion as manager of the Pacific Elk
press company at Colfax and accepted
a position with his father in the
county assessors office.
The dance given in l. O. O. F.
hall Thursday evening by the Tucker
Cannon orchestra was attended by
about fifty couples and most enjoy
able time is reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. CASTOR Wilson have
returned from their sad visit to Waits
burg, where they were called by the
death of Mrs. Wilson's mother.
T. J. Woods was here FROM Twin
Falls last Saturday Mr.. Woods is
engaged in the real estate and insur-
ance business at Twin Falls.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Lindsay died last Tuesday. The little
one was but three days old, having
been born last Saturday
-Profs, Beach and Beattie left yes
terday for Ritzville, where they will
deliver addresses before the teachers
institute
e. S. Burgan returned Wednesday
from his hunt on the Pend d'Oreille |
river.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-12-02
HOLIDAY AID. CUTS.

At on other time of the year is the
buying spirit so prevalent as during the
holiday season. At no other time does |
sentiment play so important part in
business. During the weeks immedi- |
ately preceding Christmas the adver-
tising man must do more than herald |
specific lines of goods. He must fos-
ter the Christmas spirit, increase
Christmas sentiment, warm the hearts
of his readers to a holiday cheer.
In doing this he will find aaliberal
use of illustrations a most efficient
aid. 1t pays to use plenty of cuts,
and big ones, too, during the season of
Christmas trade.
Many of these will be Feature
cuts, - not illustrations of goods on
sale, but pictorial productions-sym-
bolic of the Christmas tide.
If the ad man is working in one of
our smaller cities he will probably be
limited to the use of stock cuts from
engraving houses, together with any
Christmas cuts he can secure from
manufacturers selling goods to his firm.
If he is in a large city he will be per-
mitted to spend money quite freely for
original art work.
Wherever his location, he should use
Santa Claus cuts plentifully. There
is something about the merry face of
good old Saint Nick that has a charm
for childhood and touches a warm spot
in the grown heart. Santa with his
sled and RENDERS is an old favorite,
modernized we see Santa touring in
motor car.
Santa and his pack in all sorts of
places and amid all sorts of environ
metns is potent force in stimulating
holiday trade winners. Their use in
illustrations suggest that tree itself
and who does not at Christmas time
know of one or more Christmas trees
for which gifts must be provided. In
appealing to cultured patronage sub
ects more remotely touching Christmas
day may be used to advantage.
Bringing in the Christmas pudding, Z"
''The Angels Christmas Carol" and
"a Christmas Night Scene" drawn by
artists of exceptional talent appeared
in the Christmas ADVERTISING of a Chi
cago department store two years ago,
attracting much attention to the store
as a great holiday supply center.
And now word about direct illus.
trations: To sell holiday goods illus
trate! ILLUSTRATED illustrate! Show
the goods you wish to sell and SHOW
them so attractively that people will
come and ask for articles Like thos
! saw IN the newspaper last night.
Use toy cuts lavishly, jewelrv cuts
leather goods cuts. china and plss.