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The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Boy Severely Burned.

A little son of w A. Tinsley O. Nashville, fell into the fire and was severely burned about the arms, legs and back A 6-year-old sister was in the room at the time, who pulled her little brother out of the fire, poured a bucket of water over him and extin- gushed his burning clothing.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Button Factory at De vall,s Bluff.

Work on the button factory at De Vall's Bluff is progressing. Fifty-foul' cutting machines are being installed, the engine and boiler are being put in place. as well as the vats for soak ing the shells. An elevated tank to furnish the water supply will be put up at once and the plant vii begin onerations immediately.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
An Old Man Burned To Death.

Milton King, v years of age. fell into an open fireplace at his home near Magnolia, and was so badly burned that he died a few hours later. Mr King was subject to fainting spells, and was seized with one of them during the temporary absence of his wife from the house.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Anti-eull Fighting.

City of Mexico, Feb-An active cam paign against bull fighting has been begun in this city. Following mass meeting held. petitions are being cir culated for those who wish to protest formally against the sport. The pc tition will be presented to President Diaz when a large number of sigma lures have been secured
 Leslie Extension Will Soon Be Com
 pleted.
 The Leslie extension of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad will soon be completed to Searcy.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Loses Control of School.

The suit involving the lease of the Mena Hendrix Academy, which was leased by the president and board of trustees 10 MT. Wooten for a period of ninety-nine years. has been decided by Chancellor Shaver in favor of the plaintiff He holds that the president and trustees transcended their au- thority. and have therefore forfeited
 their rights to be longer truesteas, and that the right of the property is in the Little Rock Conference of the
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Killed By Falling Limb.

E. R1pcan, a prosperous and well. known Farmer living near Linden, in St. Francis county, was killed by fall. ing limb Mr Duncan, while cutting down a tree on his farm, dislodged a dead i.nb about forty feet above him with the strokes of his axe, the limb falling on his head and causing injuries from the effects of which he
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Arkansas Oranges.

Mrs William Pitts, who lives near Eureka Springs has in the yard at her home an orange tree that is four years old. This year is produced thirty.siX well-deve,oped oranges.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Tesarkana Clerk Charged With
 Burqlary.

W. D. Stell, bill clerk at the Barry Grocery Company's store at Texar- kama. who is under arrest on four charges-two of burglary and two of theft-has been released under a sI 200 bond
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
A Peculiar Accident.

A. w. Wheeler, a laborer in the machine shops of the Iron Noun tain. at Barring Cross, met with a peculiar accident recently. He was standing near another employe who was trying to break a broom handle. The handle suddenly broke and sec tion of it struck Wheeler in the right eye inficting a bad cut in the eye I,I
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Getting Busy.

Mobile. Ala, Feb.-A negro nation al fair will be held in this city In No vember. 1907, and the affair is attract ing attention all over the United States. Applications have been reeeiv. ed from many prominent business men over the United States. feature will be the exhibit of inventions and crafts manship of negroes. A large amount of space will be used by Chicago ne groes Many letters of encouragement are being received by the promoters from prominent white men through out the country. An invitation win be extended to the president of the Uni ted States to visit here and open the fair
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Pool Rooms Closed.

PToprietors of a pool room estab- hshment of Pine Bluff have suspended operations after notice was served on them by the prosecuting attorney.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Negro Shot While Attempting to Draw
 Pistol.

ftStot.
 Henry Richardson, negro, was shot at Altheimer recently It is charged that he walked into a store and ap- preaching q man named Webb told him that he had been looking for him, and attempted to draw a revolver which was in his pocket. Before he could use the weapon. Mr. Webb shot him through the breast, inhicting a serious wound The cause of the ne gro's action is nol known.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Unknown Man Found Dead.

The body of an unknown man was found in the woods near Marche, by two negroes who were hunting. Two boxes of morphine were found in his clothing, one of which had been par tiallv emntied
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
New Mill At Dial.

The Howard County Lumber Com pany is putting in large mill at Dial The machinery is on the ground and the plant will soon be in operation
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Child Badly Burned.

The little daughter of c. H. Shell, who lives in Pine Bluff was horribly burned recently. The little girl was sitting near the fire when her cloth ing caught fire. Her father, hearing her screams rushed to her and extin- gushed the flames, but not before she had been so severely burned that her recovery is doubtful
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Brought Back From Alabama.
Covineton Case Continued.

The trial of A w Covington, for mer president of the State Senate of Arkansas. who is charged with perjury in connection with his trial growing out of an accusation of bribery against him when he was president of the Senate two years ago, has been con timed until ADril
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Three Men Injured.

Unknown persons fired into the boarding car at the Sawyer and Austin Lumber Company's camp at Sheridan. iuiuring three men.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Became Insane Over Death of Son-in
 Law,

J. NJ. McPherson, living near Con way, has been adjudged insane, caused by breeding over the tragic death of his son-in-law. John Earnhart, who was killed about year ago by John and Tilman Dempsey.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Postoffice Inspectors at Fort Smith.

A postoffice inspector is at Fort Smith making inquiries concerning a number of legal papers sent through the mails which, instead of going as addressed, were secured by other par ties. The papers in question were deeds to a large tract of timber land in a south Arkansas county.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Killed By Fall From Bridae

Harry Hackney of siloam Springs, who has been at work with the Mid. land Bridge Company along the Kan sas City Southern Railroad, fell from the Poteau river bridge at Heavener, I. T., and was instantly killed.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Hurt While Fighting Fire.

G. H. Dougherty of Marianna. while standing or the top rung of ladder fighting. flames which threatened to destroy the Bank of Marianna, slipped and fell knocking I. B. Katzenstein down in his fall. DouShertys injuries consisted of three broken ribs, a brok- en leg and a bad fracture of the skull, while Katzenstein sustained two broken ribs.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Charged With Horse Stealing.

William Davis, a young man, has been arersted at Siloam Springs on a charge of horse stealing He recently brought horse from the Indian Terri tory and sold it, the purchaser after wards becoming suspicious, and hay ing him arrested. Davis admitted that he had hired the horse from livery stahlp
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Seven Killed.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb.-Seven per sons, all miners were killed and twelve or more were injured in a wreck of coal train on the Northwestern line on the corporation limits of Des Moines Monday.
 Moines Monday. The accident was due to the car in the middle Of the train leaving the track and ditching the cars behind it. The train had on board about 90 miners. scattered in groups on different cars, and several passengers were in the caboose The victims were all buried under the wrechage and the coal. which later caught on fire and made the rescue work difficult. It Is feared that wben the wreekage is fully cleared away other victims may be found
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Negro Killed at Texarkana.

Barney Maxey. q negro was instant iy killed in a pistol duel with 0fficel James Pick at Texarkana. MaXey with two other negroes. caused a dis turbance and. il is alleged. were shoot ing rceklesslg. They were pursued by Officer Dick who overlook them or the outskirts of the city. When the officer ordered the negroes to throw ID their hands. two of the negroes complied, but MaXey fired at the of ficer The officers face was powder burned. but the bullet went wild Dropping below the powder smoke Dick fired at Maxey, Killing him in stantly.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Sister Held as Accessory.

Charlie Buck has been arrested al Siloam Springs for the murder Of Ar thur Parker. whose dead body was fouRN recently in ravine near his home. Mrs Maggie Hairless. the dead mans sister is held as accessory be. fore the fact. The evidence at the coroner's inquest was to the effect that the expressed wish of Jack Parker before he died last fall was that his son Arthur, should move upon the home farm and cultivate it. car. ing for his mother and sister Charlie Buck kept company with Maggie liar. less The evidence showed that she induced a neighbor to purchase 12 shells loaded with the same size of shot that killed Parker, ans that she gave il gun 10 Buck.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Lumber Plant Resumes Operations.

The Gates Lumber Company plant of Wilmar, after a shutdown of thirty days, has resumed operations. A great deal o} new machinery, including a new engine, were installed during the time the mill was idle.
 Electric Light Plant at Bonneville.
 An electric light plant has been es- tablished at Bonneville and is now in operation. This is the third attempt to provide that town with electric lights. the other two ventures baing unsuccessful.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07

NJ. E. Church, South, Until this Con ference holds meeting to appoint trustees to execute this special trust the chancellor appointed Rev R. D. C Dodd, W. E. Anderson and G. L. Lock ridge, local Methodists. as a board of trustees to manage the academy MT Wooten has been conducting a bnsi- ness college at the academy while under the terms of the original con tract literary school must be main tained
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
TIE EXCHANGE
CAUSE oF THE FLUCTUArioN III THE PRICE OF COTTON TO BE INVESTIGATE TED-ExCHAN6E
 TO BE EXAMINED.

WashinsteH. Feb-Fhc house Mon daf passed T resolution calling on the secretary of commerce and labor. through Inc Bureau of Corporations. 10 investigate jhe causes of the fluct- nations in the price of cotton and the difference iH Che market price of the various classes of cottan- The inTes- tigation is ta be conducted with the particular object of aseertaining whether the fuctafioHs in the prices have resulted iE whole or in part from the character ef contracts and deliv- cries thereon made on the cotton ex- changes dealing In futures .or is the result of any combination or e0nspi- racy which interferes with or flinders commerce among the several states and territories and other countries. MT Bufieson of Texas in explaining the purpose of the resolution. said it was 10 ascertain whether the contract sold on the New York and New Or leans cotton exchanges brings about violent ilHetuation in the price of eot ton and whether the contract sold enables the members of the exchanges by combination among themselves to bring about a depression by reason of the fact that under the terms of the contract they would be authorized to deliver any one of thirty grades of cotton. t is claimed that the differ. enee between the price of spots and futures at New York at this time is more than $750 per bale. and that this difficulty exerts an injurious influence on the price paid for cotton. Mr- Lowering of Massachusetts explained that the resolution was one of simple inquiry He said that 1t had been broadly drawn and was not intended to be specified in any way
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Mine Explosion.

Elkns. w. Va, Feb.-The third mine explosion in West Virginia with in two weeks has occurred at the Dav- Is Coal and Coke Gompany's mine No. p al THemas. near here, and twenty fle or thirty miners are said te have hcen killed. The bedie5 of six foreign CTS and one American were recovered at a distance of 100 feet from the shaft Before further progress could he made. a deadly wave of poisonous fumes eHFeloped the rescuing party, which was composed Of General Man ager 0tt. D. Nj. Boyd. superintendent of the Henry mine. Daniel Jones, mine boss. Arthur Stuart and John Jenk- ins. Before the rescue party could reach the surface Jones died Of suf location. Efforts are being made te enter the mine again, but without sue cess. The air fumes were demolished by the explosion. and the mine is full of dangerous aftcr-damp. There is no possible hope that the men still in the mine are alive While the exact number of entombed men is not known al thfs time the number is estimated at about thirty, and it is thought prob able that there might be more.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-07
Reunited After Eiqhteen Years.

James Grant secured a license at Murfreesboro recently and was united in marriage to his former wife from whom he had been separated eighteen years. After the separation MT Grant secured divorce and married a secoad time, his former wife remaining single. Differences arising between them Mir. Grant secured a divorce from his second wife. and is now the husband of the woman to whom he was first married MT and Mrs. Grant have two grown children who were babies at the time of the separation and the entire family is now reunited.
 Brought Back From Alabama.
 Sheriff c. NJ. Philpot of Pine Bluff has returned from Birmingham with F. H. Davis. who was arrested there on a charge of embezzlement. Davis was arrested several months ago ir Pine Bluff and was under bond when he left the city He maintains that he had secured an agreement with the court before he left.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Sweet Singers at Orpheum

Heading the new people at the Or
pheum today are Julia Heinrich and
Margaret Easter. who will afford a
musical treat Miss Heinrich is one Of
the best concert contraltos in America.
Miss Easter has not been heard here,
but in the east she is regarded as a
soprano of beautiful voice and perfect
culture. Miss Heinrich has added to
her repertoire a number Of pretty
songs. and Miss Easter will contribute
typical songs in English. French and
German and enhance the effect of her
numbers by wearing picturesque and
appropriate national costumes.
Emil Hoch and company will present
his newest success, Loves Young
Dream" which is described as a fas-
cinating sketch. The Kinsons, who ex-
tract melody from everything they
touch, will introduce their act, entitled
Going 1t Blind" and Mile. Nadje will
perform feats of contortion and head
balancing. The ST. Onge brothers, "the
human frog" the three Abdullah
brothers and the Countess Rossi and
Mons. Paulo are the holdovers.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Third Week of Maude Adams

Maude Adams third week at the Van
Ness theater commencing tomorrow
evening, is to be divided between
Peter Pan" and Quality Street" the
latter play going on Thursday night.
Peter Pan will be ahe Wednesday
matinee bill
1t will be the first western produc-
ton of Barrie's comedy. Quality Street"
Miss Adams, as Phoebe ThrOssel, has
met with the same measure of success
as in The Little Minister" Peter
Pan" and "L'AiglOn,' the latter. by
the way, being announced for the week
Of July 1. Quality Street" will be cast
and staged with that perfection of de-.
tail marking all of the Maude Adams
productions. 1t is a play of much
greatness and charm and Miss Adams
personality seems. from all accounts. to
be perfectly fitted to the demands of
the author. The only matinee Of
Quality Street" will be given on Sat
urday. These four performances OF
Quality Street" will positively be the
only ones offered here by Miss Adams.
and, owing to the limited number. are
sure to prove record breakers in point
OF attendance.
The production of "L'Afglonv will be
seen for five nights and special holt
day matinee on July f. This play OF
Rostand's is considered by many the
greatest dramatic success in which
Miss Adams has yet appeared. The in
tensely dramatic scenes of the play in
which the due de Reichstadt is the
great factor give to Miss Adams op-
portunities for dramatic display which
she controls with magnificent effect.
There will be more than 100 people in
this play
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

is sure to go just as big at the new
Alcazar tomorrow night. Ernest Glen
dfnning, whose father played In the
original production. is cast as Dick
Ainslee, the wayward youth who is
the direct cause of all the complica-
tions that bring trouble to his sister.
Mabel Ainslee, Walter Corbin, her
sweetheart. the Lefflngwells, the Bon
ners and the rest of the people in the
play. Laura Lang is able to be about
after an experience with a sprained
ankle and will take the leading female
role of Mabel Afnslee. Bertram LytelI
will play Walter Corbin; Miss BornwelI.
Mrs Leffingwen; Will WalIing, Mr..
Leffingwell, and John Maher the great
comedy part of the butler.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Humor Means tranquility

Il wish you would try to abstain
from being personal she solemnly
replied
And | wish you'd try to abstain
from being humorous" | retorted
How do you know | am humor-
ous?" she inquired.
Because you are neither openly nor
covertly indignant ! answered If
you were an ordinary woman and ac-
cepted my question anent antiquity as
having reference TO yourself
My mood would be either cattishly
polite or vulgarly offensive, eh?"
Yes; but as you are humorist
you willfully misconstrued my mean
ing in order to score a humorous
point"
Suppose actually believe that you
did allude to me as an antique?"
Then your sense of humor is
shown by your failure to display
anger. To hint, however remotely,
that the ordinary woman is not as
young as she looks is sufficient to
draw her wrath
Maybe you're right" she musingly
rejoined; although it is difficult to
understand why the sense of hunor
cannot exist in the ordinary woman
as we'll as in the ordinary man. Why
should humor be matter of sex?
Women are really mems equals, if
not their superiors, in most of the
mental qualities that men fancy they
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Musical Comedy at American

One of the big musical comedy sue
cesses will be given its initial pres
entation in the west tomorrow evening
at the American theater- 1t is The
Broadway Review" and as it entails
the appearance of all the eastern stage
celebrities (by proxy. of course). and
has been acclaimed as '.the real thing,
by eastern and European audiences. it
should be equally successful here.
The principals who. have made a hit
in The Girl From Paris will all be
seen to advantage in The Broadway
Review. These include Sam Sidman,
Dick Temple. Maurice Darcy, Eugene
Weiner, Kathryn Miley, Laura Oakley,
Elizabeth Spencer and Doris Goodwin.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

1t might dispel the false glamour that
the unsophisticated young girl at
taches to our profession. An other
wise sensible little maid who was
visiting Laura's aunt the other day
expressed great surprise to find me
telling the cook what we would have
for dinner. Why was her astonished
comment, you order things just as
mamma does. 1t was evident that
she had regarded my existence as one
unbroken dream of acting pretty
parts in fetching gowns"
Are you descendant of the
Coverings who were on the May
flowers passenger list?" irrelevant
ly inquired.
Father used to say he thought he
came OF sunfower stock" she replied.
Handing to me an apparently an
cient pewter plate with "London"
and some undecipherables engraved
on its gray back, she said:
Now, that plate is not submitted
as material evidence that we are of
the Mayflower Coverings, although it
has been in our family as far back as
the genealogy goes, and it is known
fact that pewter ware of its kind was
landed on Plymouth Rock. But it has
been written that if ali the pewter
plates and mugs that are alleged to
have come over in the Mayfower were
collected they would make cargo too
large for half dozen modern ocean
freighters TO accommodate. There
fore this plate is presented for your
inspection without the slightest guar
antee that it ever crossed the At
lortic -
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

having heard a woman with a harelip
talk, and how funny IL was, so | sug-
gested to Mr.. Butler, our stage man.
ager, that he permit me to try it.
Go ahead he said. but I'm afraid the
people down in front will find your
snuffling unintelligible' They didn't
Combined with my uneven shoulders
and shuffling walk the harelip shuttle
seemed to anuse them"
THE combination was irresistible.
And your giggles in The Undertow'?'
"The part called for a giggling girl,
but l inserted the giggles where l
thought they would do most good;
and, with due respect to the author,
think they helped the role"
They made it delight-so differ
ent to your lachrymose Kathie in
Old Heidelberg"
Laughter is Her Cureall
"Oh, l don't mind acting Kathie's
tearfulness. But to watch its effect on
the audience is depressing. It's such
beautiful misery that it makes the
spectators miserable. | hate to see
folk play to be unhappy when it's just
as cheap to be cheerful. AS Kathie
my unhappiness is assumed, and I'm
paid for assuming it, but somehow I'd
rather take the money for some other
kind of acting"
Then you don't feel the char
acter?"
Thank heaven, no. l don't permit
myself to feel it. Between scenes
l read something funny to keep my
spirits balanced"
(Which goes to show that essen
TALLY you are fun lover"
well, I'm glad of it. Laughter is
the best medicine / know Of 1t has
relieved me of lots of trouble. Laura
Lang and l make it a rule to seek
something to laugh at when the work
aday stress threatens to injure our
temper And we always find il"
"In literature?"
"No; in what we see and hear.
Workers in stock companies have
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
FrawIeys in Costume Play

Frawley's players will have an op-
portunity of displaying their versatility
at the Novelty theater this afternoon
when they jump from the satire OF
You Never Can Tell' to the romantic
lines and situations of "A Lady OF
Quality.
This drama of medieval times, by
Frances Hodgson Burnett and Stephen
Townsend, created a sensation in New
York when originally played by Julia
Arthur. 1t deals with the swashbuck-
ling period and is full of life, color
and romance.
Marie Shotwell will play Clorinda
Wildairs. the lady of quality, part
in which she has achieved a great
success, and among others in the cast
are Henry C. Mortimer, Edward Emery
Eugene Reed. Walter Craven, Chris
tine Hill, Ethel Clayton and Lola May
and the five acts of the drama will be
sumptuously mounted and superbly
costumed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
No Comfort for the Enemy

"Or that you can honestly-honest-
ly, mind you-disclose to them any
thing respecting me that l am not
perfectly willing my worst enemy
should know?"
no, indeed"
Therefore you concede that all you
can truthfully-mark well the truth
fully-publish concerning me is what
the most Indifferent observer may be
acquainted with-ny external habits,
my abode, my casual acquaintance
and other matters entirely on the sur
face-things that hide instead of re-
vealing the real me?"
Reluctantly, yes"
all?"
We'll. you might unwittingly give
an insight"
You have just acknowledged I'm
not stupid. Remember we're can
We'll, you're popular actress"
"Candor prohibits hattery-"
And The Calls readers are inter
ested in what popular actresses say
and do when"
"Oh, she sweetly interrupted, eff
an interview would help circulate The
Call"
at would" I blurted, almost as
much as II would help advertise the
Alcazar"
Dear me, aren't we dreadfulIy can
did,"
"Brutally So"
Her laugh came first.
Candor and Philanthropy
Now that we've got the interview
in a philanthropic light" she said,