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DIDN'T RESORT TO FIBs.
Ea+ber,s Admiration for His Son Who
Would Not Prevaricate.

"Almost every father in the world Is
,roud of his son II the boy is only about
halfway good and ohedient." said man
to a Star reporter yesterday. He presented
q little illustration of this fact by mention
ing the case of certain gentleman Of this
city, whose many friends call Counsel
lor," who Is in no way lacking In his love
and admiration of his only boy. just now
in the twelfth year of his age.
The Counsellor Is unfortunately wild
over and resides with his sister and her
husband. The aunt, who Is a religious,
church going woman, takes pains to incur-
cate her own ideas into the bosom of her
bright little nephew, and above all to i'm
press him with the fact that he should
remember the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy
She Is kind to him In every way and en-
deavors to fill the dead mothers place as
well as she can.
For a few weeks this youngster enjoyed
all the delights of a rustic life during the
recent school vacation. He was located in
a small village in Virginia, not far from a
river where there was good fishing and a
chance for little boys to learn how to swim
Yesterday friend of the Counsellor met
him and inquired in friendly way about
the lad. 1t touches warm spot in the
old mans heart when one inquiries aoout
his SON. ,"Oh, Jack" chat Is the lads
name) sis all right. Say" said the father.
as his friend showed signs OF wanting to
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I atheistical pamphlets to which he gave
pious titles to deceive the readers and ficti-
| tious names Of authorship. He pretended
| to know nothing about them and condemned
and criticised them severely. He corre-
sponded regularly with Frederick the Great
of Prussia. Catherine the Great OF Russia,
Christian VII of Denmark, Gustavus VIII
of Sweden and with hundreds Of poets, au-
thors artists and scientific men through
out the world He answered every letter
he received with great care. even those
which came from children and younger
people asking foolish questions. After he
was sixty years of age he is said to have
written 14,0O0 letters on an infinite variety
of subjects. Every one of them IS worthy
of publication. He was man Of tender
Sympathies and affection toward those he
loved but was ytndfctive and unscrupuOus
toward his opponents and could not toler-
ate contradiction. His ruling passion was
a love of liberty, and he hated religion be-
cause 1t was intended to restrain men, just
as he hated laws and courts.
He entertained thousands OF people at
Ferney. His table was always full Inc
chateau was a regular stopping place TOT
tourists Everybody was welcome and was
allowed to remain as long as he liked. pro-
yided he made himself agreeable and did
not interfere with the habits or excite the
temper or the pretudices of his host. IN
those days people were Just Desam n,,H h 20
come the fashion. and every person VINO
had the money to pay his expenses was
going about Europe in post cha1ses
Convenient Stopping Place.
Geneva was an educational center. famous
for it's intellectual society. and was also
convenient stopping place between Paris
and Marseilses Florence and Rome
Thomas Jefferson made this tour while ne
was our minister to Paris. oliver Goldsmith,
being too poor to hire a chaise, did the
journey on foot like many others and WIS.,
tied Voltaire. There Is a yarn that he sat
by the roadside under tree In front OF
the chateau and played his flute until VOL
taire, being enchanted by the music, fert
his writings and went out to inquire When
he found who his guest was he invited MIN
in and kept him at Ferney for several
weeks.
An English duchess. making the grand
tour" stopped at Ferney and gives us TINS
little SNAPSHOT of it's owner:
M Voltaire made his appearance dressed
in a Powered silk nightgown. dark peri
wig without powder. slippers ana cap IN
his hand He rendered compliments TO me
in English He mentioned my rather anu
the late Duke of Argyle with great ehco-
NUNS. He desired to show me ms saruen'
which. in the dress he was In. at seventy.
six years of age and complaining or the
weight of his years. 1 thought dangerous
7 desired that he should not think OF sohs'
but 1 could not prevent MIN.
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| move on Hold on a moment. Want to tell
you something. First thing I asked that
hoy when 1 met him at the train was
whether he minded what his aunt said to
him about going to Sunday school every
sunday? No. indeed. pop he answered
me- Didn't go once. L got enough Sunday
ischool here. Went swimming every morn
ing and Sunday too, before breakfast and
after breakfast. us fellows went fishing
Gee 1t was fine. wish you had been there
pop
That s what he said. Never told any
NIB or played the baby act. but just up and
told the truth. that's just me- when l was
a boy, proudly said the old man, and Jack
Is dearer than ever. Don't seem to me al
together respectable to go swimming and
hshing on Sunday, but IL it Is wrong the
onense Is atoned for by his manliness In
telling the truth and not STOPPING to pre-
varicat ion."
The friend had to plead an engagement.
stretching the truth little himself to
avoid listening an hour or more TO the
old mans praise of his offspring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-26
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mons The clergy are furious, but I will
crush them"
VOlta1reS ShrewdneSS soon found an op-
portun1ty to outwit the pieus burghers In
1166 one Of the earliest arbitration tribunals
In history met at Geneva, and some of the
tlcians of Europe were in attendance for
several weeks. They found Geneva very
dull and made themselves at home at Fer
ney, where the chateau was constantly
filled with the brightest men in Europe.
Voltaire suggested to the French members
OF the tribunal that they request permits
sion from the common council to give a
dramatic performance for the amusement
of their friends and colleagues. The coun-
ell discussed the matter long and seriously
and at first declined. but the French COM
missioners pressed the with energy.
great reluctance. To the intense chagrin
of the council Voltaire was asked to bring
his company from Ferneys and give the
performance. 1t was the first play ever
presented in Geneva. 1t was not until 1882
sixteen years afterward. that theater was
permanently established. e4.taa,sr
Vo1taire's Life at Ferney.
At Ferney voltaire lived very strenuous
life. He showed a great deal of business
ability In conducting his town-site specu-
latton, by which he made a large sum of
money. He also increased his fortune a.
partner in army contracts, some of which
were Of questionable honesty.
AT the same time he was carrying on a
prodigious correspondence and an almost
incredible amount of literary work. He
wrote book or play every MONTH and
those were the days before stenography
and typeWriters made fast dictation possf-
Die. He flooded Geneva and Europe with
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Surgery Makes Her Happy.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Starving to death because in her greed
she had gorged herself with corn and grass
SO that 1t could not pass into her grinding
mill' or gizzard. and her craw looking like
toy balloon. an old hen belonging to Will
liam Davis. an old soldier and printer,
passed through a novel surgical operation
yesterday. With his jackknife Squire Jona-
than M. Reiman. OF the third ward Mr..
Davis fellow-veteran of the civil war, but
"Biddys' craw open. removed nearly two
quarts of obstructing matter and sewed to-
gether the opening. Soon she began cack-
ling as II an operation was an very-day
occurrence, and in an hour laid an egg.
She has been put on short diet. though.
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WHERE VOL A|RE LIVED
Home of the Great Atheist at
Ferney, Near Geneva.
VISITED BY MANY TOURISTS
Relics Preserved in Two Rooms Set
Apart for Them.
FIGHTS WITH THE CLERGY
Had to Cross the Border in Order to
Produce His Plays-out-
witted the Burghers.
FIGHTS WITH THE CLERGY
BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS
,ecial Correspondence of The Star and the Chica

BY WILLIAM r.. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.
GENEVA, August 81, 1906
The Chateau of Ferney the home of VOL
.taire, perhaps the ablest and the most ia
nous of all the men who have denied God.
is few miles across the French boundary
about two hours drive from Geneva. 1t Is
busy little town. where they weave silk,
make jewelry and peculiar kind of pot
terry. Several large converts and schools
for girls were filled with nuns until a few
months ago. but are all closed now because
of the law enacted by the French parlia-
ment for the suppression of monastic or
ders and religious schools. 1t Is queer that
a religious order should have selected Fer
ney, with It's atheist associations, for a
residence. Perhaps the good nuns thought
their prayers and pious example might
sanctify the town. Voltaire certainly did
not bring them out here. as he brought the
potters, the silk weavers and the gold
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DEC EREXIT VOLTAIRE.


Which, being literally Interpreted means
"Voltaire erects this church to God"
The great atheist built this church at his
own expense for the use and benefit of his
servants. and to emphasize his rule of
never interfering with religion as he In
sisted that religion should not interfere
with him. During his time a priest was
employed at his expense. mass was sung
regularly, and services We're held there just
the same as at ordinary churches.
The chapel furnished an opportunity for
Alexander Dumas, the elder, to utter a bon
mot which was repeated In every court and
literary circle in Europe and was consid-
cred one of the brightest witticisms of the
period. He said:
'"Phe world will be relieved to know that
Voltaire and God have become reconciled
And it is gratifying to know that voltaire.
with great condescension, made the first
advances
voltaire's vanity could not have been
more neatly satirized.
Sold to David, the Sculptor.
Voltaire sold the place before his death
to Count Buffet, rich .aristocrat, who in
turn sold it to David. the famous sculptor,
from whom 1t was inherited by Nine. Lam
bert, his daughter, who lives there still.
Mr. Lambert, her husband, Is a famous
sculptor. and some of his best pieces may
be seen in the garden. He has a studio
on the grounds. All of the house is oc-
cupied by the family except the two rooms
used by Voltaire in which Nine. Lambert
has placed all of the relics that came to
her with the house and courteously admits
visitors to see them one day In the week
during the tourist season.
The drawing room is filled with Voltaire's
furniture. and a sort of mausoleum contain
ing his heart. One Of the panels is in
scrfbed: MY remains are consoled as my
heart is in the midst of YOU Another
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Inscription reads: His Spirit is every
where his heart is here"

Where. MS heart Is here
The walls of the room are covered with
portraits of Voltaire. sketched or painted at
different periods of his life, portraits of his
friends and his favorite pictures His bed
room is adjoining. The bed in which he
slept and in which he died Is uncom-
Portable looking affair covered with pretty
figured silk. The suit of clothes worn in
his last days Is preserved in a glass case.
with his cane. and other personal relics.
Over the mantel is a large. funny looking
picture entitled 1.-The Apotheosis of Vol
taire." The man in charge gave US the ex
PLANTATION. but 1t requires a very strong
Imagination to comprehend it. He said that
it represented Voltaire being conducted to
the temple of fame by an angel. escorted
by company of trumpeters sounding his
praises. The men he defeated, the evils
he overthrow lie in a struggling mass be-
meath the platform like the lost souls in
Michael Angeles Last Judgment" The
devil Is prominent in the group and is sur
rounded by figures representing ignorance,
superstition. bigotry. etc. Standing on the
heights, calmly overlooking the scene are
the seven virtues. with other figures rep
resenting art, science. literature. music.
the drama and other vocations in which
Voltaire excelled. Another conspicuous
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smiths, although he was a broad-minded
man and never objected to the opinions Of
others, if they kept them to themselves.
His quaint figure in bronze in the atti-
tude that Is 50 familiar. with his shoulders
bent forward and his hand resting upon
his, cane, and wearing the cynical express
sion which appears In all his portraits
stands In the center Of the public square,
and the inscription is an epitome of the
history Of the town which Voltaire founded
as a real estate speculation when he be-
came Disguised with the blue laws of
Geneva and sought the liberty he was
always talking and writing about. 1t reads
as follows:
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18th Annual September Sale.

Six more carloads of B
this sales lists in the last few
big western factory whose OUT
High -class designs - e
fnish-excellent trimmings.
and Bird s-eye Maple.
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Although he has been as dead as Adam
or Moses for more than a century, Voltaire
is still source of profit to the town, for
thousands of visitors every year make pill
grimages to his home beautiful. Each
buys some souvenir. Each leaves a. por-
ton of his wealth, more or less, for the
benefit of the community. The tourists
have to be fed and their thirst must be sat-
isfied to the profit Of the thrifty burghers.
We had a bowl of bread and milk, sweet.
cool. rich milk, and Incompatible bread,
shade of group of horse chestnut trees,
and / don't remember when anything has
tasted so good to me. If any one wants to
enjoy bowl of bread and milk to the limit
I recommend him to take a preliminary
course of several months at the hotel table
d. hote Of Switzerland
Voltaire's Villa.
Voltaires villa is two-story white struc-
ture after the conventional French style.
situated upon knoll where 1t commands
a splendid view Of the valley of the River
Rhone, and is surrounded by a garden and
a splendid growth of trees. At one side is
a vineyard. Some of the vines are vener-
able. and the vegetable garden is quite ex-
tensive.
In front of the house, just at the en-
trance to the grounds, is a chapel. queer
place to put 1t, particularly as the builder
and occupant of the house, who had no
use for chapels, was obliged to pass its
door every time he left entered his prem
Uses. 1t obstructs the view Of the chateau.
1t seems entirely out Of place. 1t Is as
conspicuous as a wart on a mans nose.
Over the entrance is the inscription:
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Erected to Voltaire.
The BenefactOr Of Ferney.

The BenefactOr of Ferney.
He gave the city church,
school and hospital.
Waterworks and fountain.
He loaned money without interest to
the poor.
He drained the Swamps.
He established fairs and markets.
He built more than one hundred houses.
He supported all the Inhabitants during
the famine OF It'll.
The Springdale news., 1906-09-21
Springdale Wins the Cup.

The final shoot for the silver cup presented to the Fayetteville and Springdale gun clubs by the Dupont Powder Co.,, was held at Fayetteville Wednesday and as a result the cup becomes the perma- nent property Of the Springdale club. Springdale has defeated Fayetteville three straight shoots, the margin being very close each time, the score Wednesday being '132 to 130. Following was the individual score, out of a possible 25, and 1t will readily seen that very poor shooting was done by the members Of both teams. C. N. Furry, of Springdale made the highest score 10, out Of 25.
 Fayetteville-W. F. Stirman 10, Jack Walker II. Jim Collins I13. George Puterbaugh i6, A. Mhoon s, D. ". Heaton :, O. F. Smitk l2. Virgil Pritchard r, Joe Bell r. (. D. McIlroy s, E. (. Pritchard II. Total l3o. Springdale Henson IS, Jno. Myers :. !. K. Stockburger 14. (. 4. McQuaid 10, ". A. Graves l.. Stlrman Eidson 10, C. N. Furry 70. Frank Denver S, J. $. Dearholt B, J. NJ. Hewitt 6, ]. P. Stafford F. Total 132.
 ]. S. Ewalt, (. F. Renner, ". H. Searcy and Riley McGarrah accompanied the Springdale team to Fayetteville.
The Springdale news., 1906-09-21
BAUM { BRO., FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
 ADVERTISERS OF FACTS

brought back a load. MT. Sig man says he has good crop of apples on his place over there and good Is no name for his corn crop.
 The school IS progressing nicely under the management Of Roy Reed as teacher. They will soon form literary and debating society.
 The County judge has been inquiring for John Berry Gra- ham since he has traded for the Cox farm at this place. Every one knows he has got the County poor farm and the judge wants to supply him with some paupeTs, but John Berry says he has enough paupeTs at present 10 meet the demand.
 For the benefit of Don't Worry I will say l am 19 years, II months and 2 days old. Was born III in Springdale and was reared in Washington and Ben- ton counties, and have been out of these two counties one time III my life.
 Alonzo Sigman has gone to Centerton where he will work for some time. He will probably work in the apples.
 Uncle Alex Sigman has made decided improvement since our last report. He Is now able to be helped from the bed onto his crutches and yesterday morning he was able to be helped out on the porch and We are Tn hopes he will soon be out hobbling around by himself.
 OPv DRFE
The Springdale news., 1906-09-21
Guy Chewning Bound Over.

Guy Chewning, charged with felonious assault upon Oliver Richardson, was bound over in the criminal court of Justice Hubbard, Friday afternoon. He furnished bond in the amount of s2,0o0 and was released. The arrest was made by Deputy Con- stable John Bright. Chewning IS the boy who cut Richardson with knife, severing two ribs and injuring his shoulder. The boys had been friends before the trouble arose.-Springheld tMo. ) Republican.
The Springdale news., 1906-09-21

In Business Continuously For Over Forty Years
FALL GREETING

Greeting under particularly auspices.
 business are
  chasing unusually varied Our three recently their purchasing trip, while visited country guided by unvary5ng princ1p1e best.
 Where style the consideration, they insisted grades best3--1n procurable.
 labors by Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Millinery Apparel grade merchandise.
 urgently request you your liest convenience, give thoroughly combining Quantity quality elegance lowest possible
 BAUM BRO, FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
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The Springdale news., 1906-09-21
Bentef, County.
srecial Correspondence te The News.
HICKORY CREEK.

September l7-Warm weather again.
 Several people went to the paw paw bottom on the rlveF yesterday in search of the pos sum fruit.
 Hazelnuts and chinquaplns, ot which there are many here, have begun to ripen and the boys and girls and the rest of the pigs are enjoying the pleasure of hog heaven.
 Thomas NJ. Cox made q busl- ness trip to Rogers Saturday to sell some country produce and buy some groceries.
 The Geyer saw mill has been saving some hoop timber tor the past two weeks.
 MT. McReynolds, assisted by John Creech, has been hauling some nice pine legs to the saw mill. All Of Arkansas pine for estS are not yet absorbed.
 Wm. Mayo and J. Geyer luckl- 1y escaped being covered up with load of ha one day last week. While on load of hay they drove on slanting ground which turned the wagon over, one landed on one side of the wagon and the other on the other. This reminds us of some pieces of roads Tn the country on which rural mall routes are established and are al- most impossible. If patrons knew the contempt they show Uncle Sam in allowing the roads to stay in this condition and their liabilities of having their rural mail service discontinued they would no doubt keep their eyes wider open to the bad roads and assist in improving them. Col. E. K. Cochran when in this eour- fy about six months age said the county of Benton was the only county in the state that could have a regulated county service, yet there IS almost some lmpassl- ble road on some of the rural routes in this county.
 Several of the singers met at the school house and had a song service Thursday evening and produced some very good music.
 Several people from here at 5. tended the drawing at Spring dale Saturday aud report things lively.
 Mrs. Lee Reed and children, of near Lowell, came down Sunday evening on visit to her son Roy and returned today. Miss Eula remained and will probably at tend school here.
 ]. W. Sigman, Chas. Morgan, Thos. Ellis and others took drove of cattle to market at Springdale Saturday. There was about 20 head Tn the drove.
 There was preaching services at the school house Saturday n1ght, Sunday and Sunday night. It is reported that protracted meeting will soon begin here.
 Jake Damon and Roy Sigman, went over on War Eagle and
The Springdale news., 1906-09-21
Home Coming For GeorRisns.

On October sth and 9th we will sell round trip tickets to Atlanta. Ga. at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip, Limit of ticket 30 days. No stop over
 On Friday. Sept. 2lst, we will run a special tram excursion to St. Louis, leaving Springdale 1l:5s p, m, arriv- ing in St. Louis Saturday at noon Returning leave St Louis on train l at l0:l6 ?. n. Sunday. Sept 23rd, ar irving at Springdale at 12:16 D. ID. Monday. Fare for round trip S5 25.
 For further information call on or address c. N. Furry Agent.