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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26

What is drearier, what more de-
pressing than to drive along a
country road deep with mud and
furrowed by ruts, the water stand
ing in pools in the road and where
bitches ought to be. Some of this
particular kind of road can be
found between McCrorv and Mr..
FL. B. Angus residence near town
and why the overseer don't have
same repaired we can't understand.
This, as well as other places, is a
very rough piece OF road and we
hope, for the benefit of the travel
ing public, to see same attended to
at once.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26

We still have one or two men in
this community who stand around
on the street corners and from
morning until night complain
about the town, their neighbors,
their taxes and the weather. Such
men are mighty common clay and
it is fortunate we have so few Of
them. Such men are of no use to
the town, their families or THEN
God. They seem to live but no
one can tell how. Like mosquitoes
and flies, they are not fatal but
disagreeable to have about. 1t is
not necessary to publish the names
of the two or three who infest this
community for you all know them.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26

Here is a minister who APP
preciates the editor. At a recent
editorial convention he offered the
following toast: "To save the ed
itor from starvation, take his paper
and pay for it promptly. To save
him from despair, send him every
item of news of which you can get
hold. To save him from profanity,
write your correspondence plainly
on one side of the sheet and send it
in as early as possible. To save
him from mistakes, bury him.
Dead people are the only ones who
never make mistakes"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
WRITE US a LETTER

freely and frankly, telling us all your
troubles. We will send free advice Gin
plain sealed envelope). Address: La
dies Advisory Dept, The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26

The investment by conservative
citizens in business and residence
property is very good indication
of the faith of the citizenship in
this city. Their advance has been
gradual but it has only been in
keeping with the general prosper
ity that has been prevalent in this
city. People who formerly resided
in our city on their return visits
are quick to see the change in con
ditions. There is an atmosphere
of good times prevalent.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
COUNTY INSTITUTE NOTICE.

The directors are requested to
notify all white teachers of their
districts that the regular Annual
Teachers Institute will be held at
Augusta, beginning June IS, 1906,
and lasting five days. All teach
ers are requested to attend these
institutes, that the County Exam
iner may endorse the license Of the
teachers in attendance at his insti-
tute. NJ. j. BARLOW,
County Examiner.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
WALTER w RANEY, Editor.
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the space. Respectfully,
THE NEWS.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
Farms in our county continue t,

Farms in our county continue to
sell at very good prices. Real es-
state men report plenty of buyers,
but the list of farms on the market
for sale grows smaller and it is
more difficult now than formerly
to find suitable farm property that
can be bought cheap. Our land
has notyet reached the top price is
the opinion of well posted men.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
DEVEW.

By Our Regular Correspondent.
Where was Gale McMurtry Sun
day.
Mr.. Andy Conner was visiting in
town Sunday.
DR.. Baker, late from Chicago.
was in town Monday.
Mr.. Ross Jeffries was in town
Monday on business.
Capt. R. B. Heating and wife
we're visiting in DeView Sunday.
Wonder if Bob Freeman filled
| his appointment with his lady-love?
Several of our boys were driving
with their best girls Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. Jess Dougherty and Miss
Mollie Love were out driving Sun
day.
Quite a crowd Of DeView folks
visited McCrory Saturday to see
the balloon ascension.
Messrs. 2. 7. Woodward and Jno.
King left Monday for New Orleans
to attend the Reunion.
. Master Tom Pat Harris has been
very sick for the last few days but
lis now improving rapidly.
Messrs. Harry Hall and Arthur
Woodward attended the races: at
Memphis last Wednesday.
Miss Hallye Tankersley, of Good
Hope, visitad the family of Dr.. j..
w. Morris Monday night.
Misses Bertha Rhodes and
Mamie Angelo visited Miss Mamie
Stoker at Jelks Saturday and Sun
day.
Ell. M. Abortion has Been un-
able to be out for several days on
account Of a severe case of sore
eyes.
Ask Harry Hall how it was that
his buggy axle was bent Sunday.
There must have been something in
his pathway.
Mr.. Frank Stevens, of our town
was married to Mrs. Anderson at
Revels, Sunday. We wish them
long and happy life.
Mr.. A. S. Thompson went to
Searcy Sunday, returning Monday
with his wife and children who
have been visiting relatives there
for several days.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
Only wind is peeded to spread
rumors but for reliable news you
must read your home paper.
MORTON
BY Our Regular Correspondent.

BY Our Regular Correspondent.
Mr.. ]. l. Cain, of Pumpkin
Bend, was in town Sunday.
Misses Minnie and Mary Crisis
man, of Seay, were IN town Sun
day.
Mr.. Harry Jenkins of Cotton
Plant, is working for Mr.. N. N.
Cain at present.
Mr.. Mack Mitchell of Fair Oaks,
was visiting his brother, Mr., John
ME Mitchell, the first of the week.
Mrs. Sarah Porter and children,
left Tuesday for Judsonia where
they will remain during the berry
season.
Mrs. Godfrey Materna and
daughter, Miss Gusta, were
guests of Mrs. j. w. Purcell and
family, Monday.
Mrs. Lucy Purcell and daugh-
ters, Mary and Bertha, and Miss
Mollie Matheney, were guests of
Mrs. Tora Mitchell, Sunday.
Among those who attended the
entertainment given at the Pump
kin Bend school house last Satur-
day night were, Messrs. Owen
Harris, Augusta Materna, Willie
Purcell and Will Oehrnke.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26

The whipping post should be set
up in every county Jail for men
who beat their wives and unmerci-
fully beat horses.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Election September, LIST, 1906.
For Senator
NJ. II. PATTERSON.
Fer Representative
Z. M. CARL-LEE.
Fer County Judge
j. F. SUMMERS.
For Sheriff
W. R. CAIN.
For Circuit Clerk
VIM. NORMAN,
For County Clerk
T. Eek SIMPSON.
For Treasurer
c.. B. MILLS.
For Assessor
w. B. FAKES.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1906-04-26
Sour


No appetite, loss of strength, nervous.
ness, headache. constipation, bad breath,
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh
Of the stomach are all due to indigestion.
Kodol cures indigestion. This new discov-
cry represents the natural juices of diges-
ton as they exist in a healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructive properties. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure does not only relieve Indigestion
and dyspepsia. but this famous remedy
helps all stomach troubles by cleansing.
purifying. sweetening and strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. S. S. Ball. Of Ravenswood W. Va, says
was troubled with stomach for twenty years.
Kodol cured me and we are now using 1t in milk
for baby"
Kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only 81 90 Size holding IN times the trial
size which sells for so cents.
Prepared Bye. o. Dewitt & co.. CHICAGO
The daily tribune., 1906-09-17
ABOUT YOUR NEI0nB0Rs
AND YOURSELVES

-Df. 9. L. Yard bas rsturnsd from
his trip 70 Chicago.
-sam Amtsr IL astsndiss 70 sons
business matters In Dsnvss.
-0sorss Graham. former Santa
Fe section boss. Il IN the city.
-Gsorgs Liggstt and q. O. Ted
ford were in Canon City yesterday.
-Mr. o. =. Masters ana children
have returned from ths Cripple Greek
district.
-kr. and Mrs. r. T. McGuire and
Paul. returned from Denver Saturday
evening.
Thomas Shields, sexton at High.
land cemetery. returned from Pueblo
last night
w. 3. Mitchell and wifs return.
ed Yesterday from Oregon and other
western points.
M. F. Thomas was in Cripple
Greek yesterday participating in .
rifls tournament.
Mrs. H. O. Prentice and Miss
Cooper we're the guests of Mrs. NJ. l..
Wood Of West Second street yesterday
ID. A. Galloway is in the city.
arriving from Montrose yesterday. He
comes to see his son. p. D. who was
injured while diving in the swim
ming pool few days ago.
Mrs Dave Houston who was in.
jured In = runaway ut Damon City
last Friday night. IL reported i'm.
proving II. Houston received . tele.
phone message to that effect this
morning.
The daily tribune., 1906-09-17

Of October or thereabouta. He will
be suoceeded here BY +. y. Lattimer
Of Pagosa Springs. The new man 10
In the city At present and he and Mr..
Nicely will 20 to Denver this week.
Mr.. Neely's new position will pay
him Q muuh better salary than the
one he now holds sinoe his stay In
Florence the retiring superintendent
has made hundreds Of friends who dis.
like his. leaving. Mrs. Neelv will
remain In Florence for the present
but will mate frequent visits y thsir
Asw homo In Selecting Nj. Nicely
for thsir superintendent his new ON.
ploy srs have made NO mistake. ~ he
10 progressive. industrious. always
pays striot attention to business. II
honest and upright. Here's SUCCESS
70 TowpsmAn Nssly In his new asld.
The daily tribune., 1906-09-17
SUPERINTENDENT NEELY
ACCEPTS BETTER POSITION

Charles NeeIy. for eight years super.
intendent of the Arkansas Valley
Electric company's business In this
city has resigned. his retirement from
his local position becoming effective
the nrst Of the coming month. He
has accepted . new and better posi-.
tion with another electric light com.
pany In another part Of the state and
will begin his duties there the first
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-07

of them, and to appeal positively to
the sense of honor. 1t is nobler to do
a thing because it is right, than to re-
frain from doing thing because it
is wrong. So there are times when
the very object which the exposers
have in view can be better accomplish
ed by another method. There is also
reason to believe that the denunciatOry
preaching has, to a certain extent,
had the effect of familarizing people
with wickedness and vice; and worse
than that, that it has made many
people believe. that vice all but univers-
a land that, therefore, there was no
use In trying to be good. The effect
is something like that which followed
the hanging of men and women for
paltry offensese against the law. Peo-
pie grow hardened. Wickedness losses
its dreadfulness by becoming too
familiar thing So there is need for
a change, and it is coming-and COM
ing fast. Those will serve the people
best who keep their heads cool and
their vision clear, and who refuse to
conclude that the work of the critic
has been forever done. The truth
must still be told, and told bravely
and honestly. but we need not insist
that all truth must necessarily be I'M
pleasant and dishearteninG Tru)
criticism may involve praise as we'll
as blame. We need something of
faith-some measure of trust in de-
mocracy, and in the good purposes of
our people. Lowell caught the truth
when he said
Through mutual share Of sunburst and
Of gloom,
The common faith that made us what
we are.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-07
WIZARDS AT FIGURES.
Freak Talents Possessed by Men Who
Could Juggle Figures.

George Parker Bidder was one of the
most remarkable mathematical geni-
uses and was about the only one
among this class of infant prodigies
whose talents were really useful in
later life and followed up his pre-
cocious youth with a successful man
hood, says the Baltimore Herald.
Bidder was born in 1906 at Morton
Hampstead, in Devonshire, England.
where his father carried on a small
business as stonemason. When only
years old Bidder showed a most ex-
traordinary ability for calculation.
His peculiar talents soon attracted
general attention, and his father found
1t more profitable to travel about the
country and exhibit his son as the
calculating phenomenon" than follow
his humble trade.
The boy was taken to London, and
his peculiar talents were investigated
by the most learned men of his time.
whom he aeto1ished by tho rapidity
with which he answered tEa most DIFF
Ecu: QUESTIONS:
line following question was solved
by hi". in forty seconds: Suppose
The b;lil at tie top of st. Peters cathe-
dral to be six feet in diameter, what
did the gliding cost at 31s pence per
square inch?" The answer, G237 los
Id. was given before the examiner
had time to put the figures of the ex-
ample on paper.
The following question was an
swered in sixty seconds: Suppose a
city be illuminated with 1899 lamps.
each lamp to consume one pint of oil
every four hours in succession, how
many gallons would they consume in
40 years." The answer contains nine
figures, 169,4S9,05O gallons.
Another curious question was:
Suppose the earth to consist of 971,-
100000 inhabitants and suppose they
die in thirty years and four months,
how many have returned to dust since
the time Of Adam, computing it to be
1850 years?" This problem offered
no difficulties to the lad, who non
chalantly ratified off the answer in less
than thirty seconds.
Fortunately for the boy, he attracted
theIattention of some eminent schol-
ars, who had him educated at Cam
berwell and afterward at Edinburgh,
where he carried of all the prizes for
the study Of higher mathemeticssyA ~.
ssa5 IL TT !. = . y.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-07
GOT INDIAN BLANKETS.
Major Bakers Success in Making
Bargains.

Major Chauncey B. Baker, who was
the transport quartermaster who con-
Quoted the recent cruise of the sum-
mer ports with the Santiago battle
fields commission, has spent much
time among the western Indians, and
has fine collection of blankets, which
have attracted much attention since
he has been stationed at Washington.
Many of the blankets were secured
from Indians whose names have
place in the history of the army.
'One of the finest saddle blankets
in my collection" said Major Baker
to New York Tribune reporter the
other day, lis saddle blanket which
once adorned the war pony of Black
Horse, a Navajo chief who never be-
came very friendly with the whites.
was out in Arizona holding a pow
WOW with bunch Of drifters whom
the government wanted corralled on
reservation when met Black Horse.
He would not come within the circle
or smoke the pipe of peace, but hung
around on the outside, sullen, ultra
dignified and unapproachable.
"One afternoon l saw his saddle
blanket-one of the most beautiful l
had ever seen-and a great desire to
possess it overcame me. Through our
interpreter sent him an offer of $25,
to which he would not even reply. 1
raised the offer to $50, but the answer
was only grunt. Finally he inform
ed the interpreter that he white cap
tain did not have enough money to
buy his blanket.
Knowing something of the Indian
character thought out way of get
ting the blanket and at the same time
winning the friendship of the chief!
which was important in the official
matter we had on hand. I sent word
to Black Horse that the white cap
tain at last realized his great worth
and Importance; felt that he was the
greatest of all great Indians, and that
he was more thar worthy of being my
I'VE sSss s.s 81 9 iss s g. .oe
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-07
enson and assisted in constructing the
Birmingham railway.

birmingham railway.
Later In life he entered parliament,
and many stories are told of Bidders
wonderful skill in detecting a flaw in
some new set of elaborate calculations,
He died at Dartmouth in 1873.
Another extraordinary child was
Zerah Colburn, who was born at
Cabot. VT, in 1904. His remarkable
genius for abstruse mathematical
problems was displayed at an early
age, and when years old he solved
the most difficult problems by the
mere operation OF his mind. Asked by
an eminent mathematician to give the
squares of 999,999, he replied almost
instantly, giving the figures $685.
OOO,OO1, without any hesitation. He
observed that he produced the result
by multiplying the square of 37,O37 by
the square of 27. He was then asked
to multiply the answer twice by 40 and
once by %. Il task which he accom-
plished in less than two minutes, al
though the answer consists of seven
teen figures.
In five seconds he gave the cube
root of 413,993,34S, 677, and to all ques-
lions of similar nature he succeeded
in giving correct answers Professors
and scientific men endeavpred to OBJ
tain knowledge of Colburn's methods,
but the boy declared that he was I'M
able to explain how the answers came
to his mind. He was ignorant of the
commonest rules of arithmetic and
could not solve a problem on paper,
not even a simple feat in multiplica-
ton or division. Colborn's faculty of
computation left him when he reached
manhood, and he died at the early age
of SO.
A singular instance of this curious
development of the calculating faculty
and differing in several respects from
Bidder and Colborn is the case of
Jebediah Buxton, who, though he can
not be called an infant prodigy, was
one of the most remarkable of the
mental calculators whose names are
a part of the history of the curious.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-07
HOW CARABAOEs FIGHT.
A Bloodless Pushing Contest Is This
Filipino Sport.

The natives of the Philippines have
a sport which the Spaniards, when
masters Of the islands, contemptuously
regarded as a degenerate kind of bull
fighting. 1t was not dangerous or
bloody enough, they said. It did not
have any of the refined terrors' OF
their own national spastime. It lacked
zest for them because 1t did not en-
danger human life, because, no mata-
dor danced before their eyes, play
fully lodging the mad rushes OF q bull
and approaching death no, closely that
escape seemed impossible. X, a 3
III In this Filipino recreatio the
AmericanSBees q Tar different side
from what the Gpaniard did. He,
slanghs. instead 5of sneering q n ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-07
Not Serious.

Miss Flyrtie," sal dthe jeolous low
er, sternly. Il demand an explanation.
About what" asked the fair girl.
II want to know what you mean by
being engaged to Tom Digby and me
at the same time"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23
AMERICAN RAILS
 CHEAPER ABROAD
CANAL PURCHASING AGENT TEs- TIFlES TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY CAN BUY RAILS CHEAPER IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

Washington, February 22.-The selling price of steel rails abroad and for use in the United States was one of the subjects on which David Ross. purchas- ing agent of the isthmian canal commis- sion, was examined today by the Sem ate committee on inter-ooeanic canals. He showed that he had purchased from American mills. rails for use on the isth- mus at from s1.50 to s250 a ton less than the prevailing prices to railroads in this country In reply to inquiries by Senator Taliaferro the witness said that the rail roads of the United States were familiar with the difference in cost and were satis- fled with existing conditions in order to hold the balance of trade in the coun- try.
 You mean that in order to bring for eign trade to the United States railroads are willing to pay more for steel than concerns abroad have to pay for the product of the same mills?" asked the senator.
 MT. Ross said that was his understand ing and Senator Taiaferro remarked doubtingly;
 'The railroads seem to be very un- selfish about it.'
 The witness was examined at length concerning the purchase of locomotives and fiat cars. In locomotives three bids were received. The Lima, Ohio, works bid $9,s5O the American locomotive works $11,100 and the Baldwin locomotive works $2,OO0. The contract was let to the Amer Z ican locomotive works for the reason that the Lima eompany's engine did not conform to specifications and Chief En- gineer Stevens said 1t was not adapted to the needs of the isthmus. MT. Ross said that the competition was keen and the price paid for engines was less than that paid by American railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-23
DIVORCE CONGRESS.
Additional Paragraphs of the Proposed
 Resolutions Are Adopted.

Washington, February 22-The Nation al Divorce Congress committee upon converting today proceeded to the consid- eration of the report of the committee on resolutions and after discussion adopt ed the following additional paragraphs reported by the committee:
 "A decree should not be granted unless the cause Is shown by affirmative proof aside from any admission on the part of respondent.
 "A final decree dissolving the marriage ties completely as to permit the marriage of either party should not become oper- ative until the lapse of a reasonable time after hearing or trial upon the merits of the cause. The Wisconsin. Illinois and California rule of one year Is recom- mended.
 "In no case should the children born during coverture be bastardlzed except where they are the offspring of bigamous marriages or the impossibility of access by the husband has been proved"
 Upon motion of J. c. Richey of Chicago the committee on resolutions was di- rected to draft bill embodying the principles laid down in the resolution with view to securing action by the state legislators which will crystalize them into law.