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Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
Probate l.msnt Docket

MONDAY. AUGUST u. 1901.
Estate Hugh ThreIkeld. T ] vanlAndins.
ham, Grdn.
Estate Jas F Acton. MoIIie Acton Grdn.
Estate Ethel NJ Brown ct al. b A and @ n
Brown Grdns.
Estate Lonnie L Friar, W II Logan Grdn'
Estate Hilda schopp, Jacob schopp Grdn.
Estate snidow heirs. J K Jesse Grdn
Estate Roy and Virgil Squirting, ii q Spur
ling Grdn
Estate Knifong heirs. Geo w Petty Grdn.
Estate Ralph Galloway, Newtonia Gala
way Grdn.
Estate 8 V overbangh. H A overbaugh
TUESDAY. AUG. Is.
Estate Geo W stotler ct al. J W stotler
Grdn.
Estate Marietta Miller ct al. Z o Miller
Grdn.
Estate rho P Kirkland. / J Kirkland
Grdn.
Estate Ben and AL Burton. Matte Burton
Grdn.
Estate Ebenezer Kilgore. J Z Jesse Grdn-
Estate Y Irwin Stuart. Allen stallings
Grdn.
Estate Q A varnon. J + Jesse Grdn.
Enos Jackson" "
Estate ] l Harrison. o R Harrison Admr.
Estate Matilda Barnett, @ Daniel Grdn.
WEDNESDAY. AUG. "a
Estate II R Gulick, r L Barnes and o B
Debus Admrs.
Estate Ii Hopkins. O w Lewis Admr.
Estate Otto. Earl and Raimon Hopkins,
Lem Hopkins Grdn.
Estate ] A swartwood. Nettie swartwood
Admrx.
Estate Hugh oBrien. Lewis oBrien Admr.
Estate Charles b KleinsorHe, Henry
Kleinsorge Ex.r.
Estate VIM r Watson. J II Watson Grdn.
Estate VIM Coughenour. Myron d Porter
Grdn.
Estate Dudley Young, G @ Turner. Grdn.
Estate 4 @ Williams, T J Williams. Admr.
THURSDAY. AUG. Is.
Estate 3 NJ Barre. Fannie O Barre Extrx.
Estate Peter Glennon. Charlotte Glennon
Extrx.
Estate W G Harrison.T A MeIntyre.Admr.
Estate John Dahlem. Elizabeth DahIem
Extrx.
Estate J r Williams. r A Lake Admr.
Estate Aaron Cunsrd. O X Brown Admr.
Estate Fred MeFadin ct al. IAun A Nc
Fadin Grdn-
Estate Harriet Pasaueth. W o Pasaueth
GIdn.
Estate D l. s Bland. sallie o Bland Admr.
Estate W II Bureh, Walter Burch Extr.
FRIDAY. AUG. 10.
Estate Marian A Koeuke ct nj. North No
Trust Co. Grdn.
Estate Doren NJ Baker. W II Baker Grdn.
Estate Herman Bottoms, n A shannon
Grdn.
Estate Warner X Potts. willard and SUI
san A Potts Extrs.
Estate B J K~leinsorge. Joseph K~leinsorse
Extr.
Estate Geo Y~oungblood. John Youngblood
Grdn.
Estate Ben r canada.A II McComas qpdn.
Estate Chas r Turner. Gath T. Turner
Extrx.
Estate Jas II Canada. Frank canada and
Stanley Palmer Admrs.
Estate Geo Given. Carrie Given Rxtrx.
SATURDAY. AUG. IL.
Estate 10 d Davis. Martin A Davis Admx.
Estate } d Tucker. y Jesse Admir-.
Estate Carlis II Taylor ct oil. Vim y Taylor
Grdn.
Estate r J Ltwder. Hannah LAwder Admx
Estate Charles HIN. ] W Hill Admr.
Estate J II Upton. Alice Upton. Admx.
Estate ArstOn Burnett. Ellen n Burnett
Admx.
Estate John BGregory, q Clark. Admr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
POPLAR BLUFF SALOON KEEP.
Frs OFFER A REWARD FOR
TIE DETECTION OF ,AEy
ONE SHILLING LIQUOR
on sUEDAY-A PEcU-
LIAR SUICIDE AT
CARUTHERvILLE.
Trouble in Stone County Finances.
Mad DOG Creates havoc Among
Cattle near Springfield, NO.
Robbsr Kills himself

Jack Vincent. Of Oarutheryille, com
mitted suicide BY tieing q rock to hi
neck and jumping into the river.
The Popular Blur saloonkeepers OF.
fer q reward OF sloo for the detection
of any saloonkeeper who sell liquor on
Sunday.
Trenton folksa are pfiding themselves
on the fine livery turnouts OF that
city, two citizens alone owning vehi-
Giles each OF which cost s2,loo.
Princeton has Just voted slo, 72G
additional bonds 10 improve Its wateI
works system. The town now owes
q bonded debt Of $4,000.
Fl. A. @. Hasty Of near Graham, is
building q 1900 residence, with mod
ern improvements on bis farm. He is
using hollow concrete blocks.
Morehouse, a little town in Scott
County, has passed an ordinance max
ing the city license for saloons $1,000,
All the saloons are going out OF bust
ness.
Magnolia, In johnson county, and
Lewis in Henry county, are compan.
ions In misery, the railroads running
through these towns, having closed
their depots.
Stone county finances seem to be
poorly managed. An Investigation
shows that the present treasurer Is
sl,92s.4s short and the former county
treasurer, who is now county clerk, is
s32l.oS short.
Joy over the acceptance Of his mar.
riage proposal by Mrs. Rachel Barrow,
a widow, is believed to have caused
the death Of Jesse v. Gray, of Webt
City. Gray died 4 few hours after
Mrs. Barrow had promised to wed him,
Clyde Doner. one OF the trio Of rob.
bers who have committed numerous
b~urglaries in Southwest Missouri dur.
Ing the past few months, committed
suicide in the jail at Bolivar Wednes
day afternoon by cutting his throat
from ear to ear with a razor.
The patrons OF the Maitland schoo'
district, are going to have a bondirt
In about a week, at which time they
will burn the redeemed bonds OF the
district issued fer the building OF theil
fine school house, thus leaving the dis
trict free from any bonded indebted
ness whatever.
Several days ago q mad dog goI
among q bunch Of cattle owned by A
D. Thompson, 3 stockman, southeas'
OF Springfield, and since then ten O
them have died OF hydrophobia. Wher
the dog was found the cattlemen kill
ed it. Thompson fears he may los,
his entire herd.
DeKalb county court house is IL
such bad shape that the foundation
has to be repaired, 1t Teens thai
when the foundation was dug, a SANE
pocket was found, but the contracts
failed to put In the proper footing ant
the result was q settling soon after 4
was completed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

THE Columbia, Mo-, Herald editor
tally says: The value OF the Missouri
Press Association is MANIFOLD. In no
particular has 1t been OF nor service
than in its aid to the elimination Of
personal and grouchy journalism from
the columns Of Missouri newspapers.
o. D. Gray, Of the Sturgeon Leader,
the new president Of the association,
is pushing the interests OF the ass0cia-
ton hoping to have the next meeting
the largest yet held and the most
helpful. He will find the cordial CO.
operation Of all newspaper men who
appreciate good fellowship and high
Ideals AMI who understand the work
Of the association. he may expect
the opposition or indifference OF the
grouchy, OF those whose columns are
devoted to personal journalism and OF
those newspaper folk who have not
yet learned rightly to value the work
Of the beneficent organization.
----
Mrs. Towson, on the boulevard, Is
hulte III by being overheated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
CITY Council Notes.

The city council met In adjourned
session Monday evening. A resolution
providing for paving Promenade
street from the east line on Jefferson
street to the oily limits was read and
adopted.
An ordinance for a district sewer In
South Side Park Addition and along
the Boulevard was introduced and
read. The Park Committee was noti-
fed to build an eight foot walk
through Hardin Park from the north.
west corner Of the park to the south
east.
Walks were ordered along the proper
ties Of the following named persons
]. W. Gregg, W. F. Atkinson, E. ].
Shelton, Mrs. N. G. Galloway, John c.
Carter and Ethel Wallace.
WHY don't you talk and work fol-
the Chautauqua.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
The Campers are:

There are more camping parties on
the grounds than there were last year
and many OF them were enjoying the
first dayAn their canvas homes receiy-
ing friends and arranging their apart
ments to be most comfortable during
the ten days Of the C~hautauqua.
The families Of J.. A. Glandon and
Walker Pollock are in q large and
comfortable tent where they will be
domiclled for the entire length of the
assembly. The Epsilon Chi Omega,
the High School sorority have q very
large tent to accumulate the ten
members that will reside in 1t and so
they can entertain frequently without
being crowded.
Judge W. w. Bolts and family have
a tent where the judge will repair
late eech afternoon from his apart
ments in the court house, and enjoy
the country air. Rev. @. A. Mitchell
and family, have a tent near that OF
Judge Bolts, and will entertain seve-
raj, out-of-town guests during the
| week.
Mrs. Willie Mcintyre and daughters
have a tentand will also entertain nu-
merous friends during the assembly.
Miss Kate Ferris and party are among
the campers and look forward to a de-
lightful ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton Nelson and
f. r. Jesse and family are neighbors
on the camp grounds and will attend
all OF the entertainments.
Nj. and Mrs. G. L. Ferris are enjoy
ing the time In a tent and George
Kunkle and family occupy a tent that
is close to that Of ]. r. johnson and
family where the little folks are great
chums and anticipate the finest
time imaginable.
Nj. and Mrs. Stokes and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. b. Moore also have tents and
several other parties will arrive In the
next few days who will take a canvas
home during the assembly.
GENERAL clAUTAUQUA INFORMATION
Free Ice Water for drinking, and
plenty OF good water for other pur-
poses.
Special Police will carefully guard
the grounds by day and night. Camp
ers will be as safe as at home.
A Bureau OF Information is es-
t~ablished, where you may register up
on entering the grounds, and where
all necessary information will be
given.
A Check Room has been provided
where small packages, yalises, UNI
brellas, lunch baskets, etc, may be
checked.
Bells VIII be Rung to indicate the
hours OF exercises on the grounds and
also at IL p. m, after which all loud
talking OF any act which will tend to
disturb people camping on the grounds
shall cease.
No amusement that is unlawful or
Objectionable is allowed upon
the grounds and those VI approved
character must be SO conducted as to
time and place al not to interfere
with the regular exercises of the As
sembly.N
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
Concerning the Editor of the Ledger.

- ~
Pretty nearly everybody in Missouri
can tell a story Of some kind about
Colonel Bob white,of the Mexico Led
ger. He is perhaps the busiest man in
the world, II n may judge from bis
circumlocutions OF the Missouri state
Press Association. If he had a week
in whicht TO mail a postal card, and the
post box was within ten feet OF him,
and nothing else on earth TO do, there
are those who would readily say that
be would be exceedingly busy all that
time. The old county addage, "as
busy as a hen with one chicken,
seems To have been created particu-
larry TO lit Colonel White. 1t is said
OF him that some years ago he visited
Paris, stopped in the town long
enough to eat n luncheon, and
then, concluding that be had no time
to see the sights, Immediately reship-
psdlfor home. In a joking way he told
bis friends that be did not even have
time TO change shirts on the trip, so
speedily was it accomplished. He had
beard q great deal about Paris, and
thought that every American who
could afford to do so ought to visit the
pride OF the French nation. There was
nothing In Paris that he cared parti-
cularly to see, and 30 the minute he
set foot on the streets Of the city he
was ready TO come back to Missouri
and talk privately about "Paree" and
travel in Europe. But as Mark Twain
would put IL, Colonel White is CON
scientious man. Upon his return home
be spared the readers Of the Mexico.
Ledger naccount OF the travels The
only mention the paper made Of his
visit was this:
"The editor Of this paper, who has
been out OF town several days, return
home last night"
An editor with less feeling for the
public might have published column
after column Of stuff taken from the
guide book and credited the same to
bis wonderful acumen In observing
in Europe. But Colonel White
has q long record TO his credit for
his readers. He does not even
write up the jaunts OF the Missouri
editors, and TO this humane instinct
many ascribe the big boom that is
now spreading over the State In favor
Of his nomination for Secretary OF
State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

THE Centralla Courier ~editoriallY
says: The Courier congratulates the
Board of the Pennington Asylum up
on its safe and sane selection OF a
superintendent for that state institu-
tion. DR.. J. p. Harrison formerly Of
Audrain. of late years connected with
the Fulton Hospital as first assistant,
is one of the strong men in the medi-
cal profession In this part Of the state.
He brings to bis task a clear head, q
warm heart, an educated mind, q
trained hand and ripe experience. A
better man for the place could not
have been found.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
James H.. Fisks Still at Large,
Though be Sends q Fulton Girl
Piece Of Music From Chica-
go-Eew Agency Opens
Immediately.

Nothing has been learned concern
ing the whereabouts OF Jas. Fl. Fiske,
the missing manager Of the defunct
Fiske Commercial agency since Thurs
day when O young woman, OF Fulton,
who he had been attentive to, receiy-
ed q piece Of music from him that was
mailed in Chicago Wednesday and
wrapped ia the stationary Of the hotel
Victoria. Mr.. John Holmes, manager
Of the local branch Is trying 70
straighten up the business 10 the badly
muddled books. AS o as they are
of his hands he intends opening a
Commercial agency here.
Mr.. Holmes, when seen by a Ledger
representative said, II am going to
return all accounts that were sent to
the old agency and, then, when / open
the new one, which will be immediate
ly II the merchants and Others desire
to return them to me / will be glad to
handle them and accord my patrons
the best servise possible.
In the past few months, during
which ! have been employed as Local
Manager OF the Ffske Commercial Co.,
/ have devoted my time to placing in
their hands for collection old accounts
for merchants in this vicinity, with
such success that there was, July 3rd.
on the books Of this company, business
Of this nature aggregating nearly
$4,000. 90. Developments since that
time have been very embarrassing to
me.
several banks and business houses
have been subjected to loss by the I'M
timely disappearance Of one James FL.
Fiske. | do not feel so keenly the fact
that / am by far the heaviest loser
and am placed somewhat in the posi-
tion OF q man without a country in
this affair, as / know that | have Sc
cured this business personally and
owing to the present status OF the
Company find that / am unable to &C
complish, through them the results
which l had promised and expected TO
fulfil. lam sincerely grateful for the
interest that has been shown and the
curtesies that have beeu extended to
me by the business men OF this vicln-
ity, and on their judgement'and at
their request, have determined to
build out Of chaos a substantial Com
mercial Company, which | trust will
merit the confidence that has been re-
posed In me.
Following out this purpose ! have
associated with me Mr.. d. Allen, Of
ST. Louis, and Mr.. Fl. p. Bryant, Of
Jefferson City, in organizing the Home
Commercial Company Of Missouri.
The number OF accounts as mentioned
above, and the fact that this field has
scarcely been touched is positive proof
that this community needs, as badly
as it needs anything, an institution
designed ON trustworthy and business
like lines, not only to make possible
the collection Of debts which have
accrued to its merchants but to pro
tect them from further and greater
losses. Such an institution we pro-
pose to build up, and with a continu-
lance Of the curtesy and confidence OF
the business mer Of Central Missouri,
nothing a detract from the present
aud ultimate success Of the Home
Commercial Company Of Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
g~tampeded BY . snake.

Sapulpa, /. T. July l3.-United
States Deputy Marshall G. W. Han.
nah, Of this city, stirred up "a large
copperhead snake in tine courthouse
to-day. Hannah started to move
his desk q few feet from the wall, and
In doing so disturbed the slumbers on
the snake, which had evidently been
nesting behind the desk for several
months. The marshal called to Frank
Gillette, who was In the room, and 10.
gether they succeeded In shooting the
reptile.
A stampede vas created among the
young ladys working In thelcourthonse
when the snake began to dodge the
shots OF the marshal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
Mrs Thomas Opens School in St.
Louis.

Mrs. M. L. Thomas, formerly Of
Hardin College, announces the open
ing OF Lenox Hall. A resident and
day school for girls and young women,
at the northeast corner Of Taylor and
Mcpherson avenues, st. Louis.
A faculty Of college trained special
lists will conduct primary, inter.
mediate and college preparatory cour-
ses, also more advanced work when
required. Afilistion with the Kroe-
ger school OF music affords in the
study OF piano, organ, violin, Har-
mouy, composition and voice. East
ern trained teachers in art. domestic
economy and expression.
Mrs. Thomas is very popular In this
city and her many friends wish Lenox
Hall the greatest success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
NEW CURE FOR SNAKE BITES
Presumably Useless Weed That 10
Abundant here Said to Coun-
tesaet Effects Of Deadly
Poison in Reptile
Bite.

(N SNd
George Kightlinger, aged IL years,
was struck by q copperhead snake
while picking Strawberries at Walnut
BENG on Tuesday afternoon. The
screams OF the lad and his young COM
panions attracted the attention OF
some Of the older people in the neigh
borhood, who tied bandages above the
wound and sent him to Oil City by
train for treatment. 1t is not thought
that the results will be serious. An
old time ~practicing physician, Of on
City, who has treated many cases Of
bites from poisonous reptiles, advises
the use OF common plantain when a
surgeon Is not Immediately available,
In cases OF this kind. The leaves
should be bruised and the patient
given as much Of the juice as be can
swallow and the broken leaves ap-
piled to the bite after 1t has been slit
open to permit the blood to flow free
lY. AS the plantain weed car be
found in great quantity throughout
this entire section the cure Is one
we'll worth remembering.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
LARGE DARNING NEEDLE
TAKEN FROM MANS THIGH.
Nebraska Veteran Unable to Account
For Presence Of Steel in Body.

Belgrade, Neb., July ia large
sized darning needle, broken at the
eye, was yesterday removed from the
thigh OF B. F. Mcbride, an old Civil
War veteran.
MI. McBripe has no knowledge as to
how 1t came there, but was for years d
sufferer from stomach trouble which
puzzled the doctors.
Lately, however, his health has been
much better. 1t is supposed that be
swallowed the needle and that II
worked through the walls of bis
stomach and downward to emerge
from the thigh.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
Kew Stable At Fair Ground,.

The Belcher Racing stables of Car
rollton, viii be moved to Mexico this
week to put the horses In trim for the
Mexico fair and the other fairs around
here. There are about ten horses to
be brought here from Carrollton, all
harness horses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

Hy-o-mei is not a ~cure-all; 1t is spe-
cifc for the cure Of catarrhal troubles.
Breathed through the neat pocket in
haler that comes with every outfit, the
aromatic healing Of Hy-o-mei pene-
trates to the most remote parts OF the
nose, throat and lungs, healing all In
fiammation and killing catarrhal
germs wherever present.
So successful has Hy-o-mei been in
the cure Of catarrh, that Otis Purdy
sells 1t under a guarantee that 1t will
cost nothing unless 1t does all that is
claimed for 1t. The complete Hy-o-
mel outfit sells for SLIGO, making 1t a
most economical method OF treatment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

2 base hits, Reynolds, Cadigan; 3
base hits, Clemens; base on balls of
st. yrain 4; of Kimbell 4; left on
bases, Mexico J; Moberly 8; hit by
pitch ball, willingham Z, Mckinney,
Kimbell; struck out by st. vrain I; by
Klmbell 4; double plays, Hemp s.
Plackmeyeri stolen bases, Housley,
Mckinney. Bartee p sac. hits, Lack
land, Housley Cadigan Plackmeyer;
Time Of game l:52. Umpire Callahan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
Is Improving Aftsr Relapse.

Word was received from Dnranf,
Miss, Monday BY Mable B. Stephens
that G. ii. Drake, Of this city, is just
recovering from relapse in a severe
spell of illness. Mrs. Drake and child
rem are doing nicely. Mr.. brakes
mother is no better at this writing.
Mrs. Medrono, OF Porti Principi,
Cuba, who has been the guest OF her
daughter, Mrs. @. Fl. Drake, for past
few weeks, will probably accompany
them upon their return home.
Long Island South steamer SHINE
cock goes ashore during q dense fog;
passengers are taken of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
Newspaper subscription Law.

Where a publisher Of a newspaper
forwarded regularly by mail directed
to one not regularly subscribing who
takes 1t from the post Office, but who
upon demand refuses to pay at the
usual time and rates, denying that he
is a subscriber, but continues to take
the paper as before, giving no other
notice to the publisher, the law will
imply acontract. In such case the
publisher can recover what has fallen
due within six years. FogR VS.. Ports
mouth Atheneum, a N. H. Jas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
heating Al aroyes ChanAl

Rev. W. A. Smith will conduct a
series Of meetings at Groves Chapel
commencing Monday, July 10Th at s
p. m. Rev. ]. r. Abernathy,o of Contra.
LA will do the preaching, and Miss
Himman,o of C~entralia, will have charge
Of the singing. All are cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

THERE Is plenty of employment for
labor in Mexico. There is no excuse
for idleness among the boys, girls,
men or women. Those who desire to
work can get good wages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

Mayer ScHNITZ, Of San Francisco
says that be viii sue the city for his
salary for the time he has spent in
jail. Considering the things he did
to the city while be was out 1t might
be an economical arrangement for the
city to agree TO day him his salary as
long as he would stay In jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
Tennia Tam Wins

r. r. Arnold, Jr., and ]. E. Jesse,
Of this city went to Centralia Friday
and beat a team from there composed
of Harry Thomas and Ed Sea, three
straight sets. The Centralia team on.
ly got three games in any one set.
We might send q team of croquet
players to Centralia and let them try
to beat that,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18
MRxIC0s sEvBE ERRORS COST,
LY WHILE THE SIGNALS HAD
ONLY TWO RECORDED
AGArSsT THEM NO
RUNS FOR LOCALS III
LUCKY SIX
Athletics Accompanied BY a Large
Cotreie of Rooters Who Return
Home Disappointed = Each
Team Has Now Won
Two Games.

The Moberly Signals we're victorious
on their home diamond, Sunday, and
defeated the locals by a score OF nine
TO four. Mexico is said not 10 have
played the usual game and made six
costly errors. The games now stand
two each for the teams and as the
next game promises 70 be the deciding
one, 1t should prove exciting.
st. Vrain pitched a steady game, as rs
ual, and the score shows Mexico eight
hits to the Signals I'VE yet Moberly's
fielding must have ''crimped" some OF
the locals looked-for-runs.
After the fourth inning q disguised
local fan gave the following discrip-
ton OF the game,
Jht hndr hekx gwE-ahn msw
-wf T. - 1Hg Nh WV
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

JUDGE W. II WALLcAE, OF Kansas
City, is being prominently mentioned
for governor Of Missouri. Judge Wal
lace is = man Of ability and believes
in the enforcement OF the Law, and
would make an ideal candidate for the
Democratic party. Judge Wallace at
the head Of the ticket would sweep
Missouri for the Democracy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

THE report that there has been q
strike on the new hig school building
is without foundation. The work was
delayed on account Of the rain, and
the carpenters and brick layers are all
satisfied with the hours and the price.
Mr.. Meyer, who has the contract, is
one Of Missouri's most successful
builders and is very popular with the
laboring people generally, always
paying good prices for good men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

s. L. ROBINSON, president Of the
Mexico-SantaFe and Perry Traction
Company, is home from st. Louis
where be says be contracted for the
grading Of the road from Perry to
MEXICO This road will 20 long ways
toward making Mexico q citr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

A man up In West Virginia the
other day started 70 beat his wife
when she drew q revolver and killed
him. II he had time 10 reflect on the
incident at all, be probably come 70
the conclusion that be hit the wrong
.unar