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Stdle VS. JUG Al1iuoSi' State vs. Woodson Booker and Tennie Mitchell.
 State vs. Button Sanders and Mollie Young.
 State vs. Hum Honsinger. State vs. J. C. Herring. State vs. L. M. Fullmer. State vs. L. E. Milligan.
 JANUARY IS. State vs. Jake Spencer. State vs. Jake Spencer. State vs. Sam Watson and H. Burkett.
 State vs. John Cantrell. State vs. Simp and Jesse Mills, Dave and Jesse Harmon. State vs. John and Tillman Dempsey.
 State vs. John Best.
 State vs. John w. Best. State vs. Jacob Hartwick. State vs. J. c. Herring. State vs. ]. E Griffin. City of Conway vs. Charlie Hil- Hard.
 JANUARY Y. State vs. St. L. I. M. & s. Ry. (Two cases.).
 State vs. St. l.. l. M. x 5. Ky. (Three cases. Civil Docket. JANUARY I6. I. w. Adams vs. H. Drummer. Emmett Vaughan vs. w. R. Banks, ct al. w. A. Roberts vs. J. M. Me Pherson. C. N. Menty vs. J. H. Harrell. E. M. Broyles vs. B. z. and B. E. Elliott. M. E. Casey vs. w. A. Camp and Alex Watkins. ]. D. Collier vs. z. T. Newberry. JANUARY Y. Wm. Day vs. St. L. l. M. x $. Ky. Co.
 o. E. Puckett vs. St. L. l. M. X s. By. Go.
 Sydney Barrett vs. St. L. I. M. x $. By. Go.
 B. L. Davis vs. St. L. I. M. & ! s. By. Go.
 J A. Hopkins vs. St. l.. I. M. X s. By. Go.
 Harriet Gwaltney vs. St. L. l. NJ. & s. Ky. Go.
 Marie Fuller, admx. vs. St. l.. l. NJ. & s. Ky. Go.
 Roy G. Bruce vs. St. l.. l. M. x 5. By. Go.
 JANUARY IS.
 Martin & Hoyt Go. vs. w. H.. Duncan.
 R. Mum vs. I. E. Thorne. Singleton Chaudoin vs. Arthur C. Lyon.
 Mamie Goldberg, ct al. vs. J. l. Kay.
 JANUARY Io. 1 Washington Brown vs. Western Union Telegraph Co.
 w. H. Chrouch vs. w. l.. Ia Dor.
 L. T. Cagle vs. A. M. Powell. L. E. Milligan vs. Joseph Her rin.
 NO DATES SET.
 w. w. Martin, ct al. vs. J. Il. Harrell
 Conway Cotton Oil & Gin Com I pany vs. St. l.. I. M. & s. Ky. Co. w. L. Whitten vs. John Long. J. F. Weinmann vs. John Shern.
 County Court to Meet. The regular quarterly term of the Faulkner county court will be held beginning next Monday.
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MT. and Mrs. P. J. Simon have issued invitations to the marriage of their sister, Miss Virginia, to Louis T. Constantine, which will occur at the Catholic church next Tuesday.
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Attendance, 1905, 7S per cent; 1906, per cent. o. o. FLORENCE, Supt.
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schools Again in Session.

After a vacation of about ten days, the educational institutions of Conway resumed their sessions this week. Central College open ed Tuesday, while Hendrix Col lege and the public schools resum- ed their work yesterday. At each institution a number of new stu dents have been enrolled.
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Principals Report For Month Ending Dec.
 2I, ,Ioo6.
WHITE SCHOOL.
COLORED SCHOOL.

Attendance, 1904, 89 per cent; 1905 S5 per cent; 1906, 9I per cent.
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much attention. Here are some of the
titles that were displayed:
Diamond Dicks Hobo Trail. or The
Man with the Long Blue Scar
The Brady's Goldfie1d Trick, or
Rounding Up the Nevada Mine Brok-
ers.'
Diamond Dicks Black Sign, or A
Strange Battle With Dead Man"
THE Bradys' Lake Front Mystery, or
A Queer Case From Chicago"
'Bowery Bilps Secret, or A Wait OF
the Sums"
"A Lemon for His. or Mats Corner
in Gold Bricks =
There were about thirty of such
thriliers on the table before the meet
ing, but after the crowd had dispersed
only few remained. The rest mad dis
appeared in the club women's hand
bags. Whether they will be studied as
sociological documents or will be given
to the young hopeful of the household
is question which remains un-
answered.
Mr.. Anderson stated tina. only an in
crease of public libraries, with better
accommodations for the children, would
counterfeit the bad influence Of the
underground library" as he termed 1t,
which distributes these pamphlets and
others Of obscene character under the
doors of school buildings.
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LOVE LED THE MAN AsTRAY.
Girl Wouldn't Marry Albert Jurgens,
So He Absconded.


Chicago, Jan. 5.-Because the girl he
loved persisted in her refusal to marry
him is now believed TO be the reason
for the disappearance of Carl Albert
Jurgens, clerk in the East Chicago av-
enue branch of the municipal court,
who has been missing since last Fri
day.
When Jurgens disappeared he took
with him s374-50, representing court
fees and fines collected by him during
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday last
week. That a romance was at the bot
tom of the mysterious absence of the
through Miss Grace T. Wood, 131 Pear
son street, a pretty manicurist employ
ed in the beauty parlors" the Franco
American company, 1S9 Michigan ave-
nue..
Jurgens has kept company with
Miss Wood about four years, and two
years ago got marriage license for
her and himself, but Miss Wood abso-
lutely refused to marry him. Since
then he has tried every means in his
power to win her love, but in spite of
his devoted and ardent attentions he
has failed to obtain here"yes' to his
proposal of marriage.
While wooing Miss Wood Jurgens
spent money lavjshly for man with
only a clerks salary. He showered all
sorts of attentions on the object of his
box seats at the theaters, late suppers
at expensive restaurants, and cab rides
home.
IN this way he often fell into the
grasp of loan sharks from whom he
borrowed money to keep up appear
ances. A number of installment re-
ceipts from money lenders were found
by detectives when searching his room
at the Hotel Richmond, North Clark
and Kinzie streets, during the day. The
police are making an Investigate ton in
an effort to learn whether the court
clerk now is indebted to any loan
shark. -
The last heard of Jurgens was Fri
day evening, when he called up Miss
Wood on the telephone and asked her
to dine with him. Miss Wood declined
the invitation, saying that she had
made a previous engagement, Tt is
believed thai Jurgens then wished to
make a last effort to win her for his
life.
Miss Woods refusal even to go out
with him probably SO broke the young
mans spirits that he determined to
leave the city for a time. When seen
in the evening Miss Wood refused to
believe that Jurgens was dishonest and
said She was sure he would return.
Il am sure Mr. Jurgens will return
in few days" said she. Il only wish
knew where he WasS If only could
be of come help to him in his trouble,
would be glad to do what I could.
II have known him for q long time
and I arr sure he is honest If he has
taken money with him, he win return
it. He called me up on the telephone
Friday night and asked me to go to
dinner with him. i am sorry now that
1 did not go.a
The disappearance of Jurgens with
the courts cash is the first slip in the
newly established municipal court.
Jurgens was bonded By the Illinois
Surety company for $780, and Chief
Justice Olson during the day notified
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Observation-Disclosures.

TBY Frank WllStdCh.l
Eggs are a comm odity laid in barns
and thrown at transformers.
1t doesn't matter how small, part is
if the actor is big enough to fill it.
Talking may spoil conversation; but
a play with much conversation rarely
causes talk.
In the theater as with friends: Dull
ness is never excused; brilhancy is new
er forgiven.
Theatrical stars differ from the heav-
emily ones in that the latter do not play
matinees.
In the theater failure may strip the
most healthy, complexion of its roses.
So will soap-sometimes
The actor with make up within
speaks as If he were uttering his own
thoughts-the mind breathing in the
face"
ten to expose mediocrity! Actors should
not spurn the assistance of good stage
manager.
You can't describe a color, but bill
board is often read.
1t is natural that topping people
should buy the high priced seats in the
theater.
Many are called, but few come-to the
second night of a failure.
Bad acting annoys like uncouth lang
uage, but fine performance shakes the
frame as though struck with the tail
of the gymnotus electrician.
pushed into an established current and
strong Roadway, very often imagine
that they can do without steam and
rudder, and SO go smash on the theat-
rical rocks.
When you mount an actor on an un-
usually high wind of commentator, be
not surprised If he blow away.
Is 1t the drama that is being played
inside their minds, or on the stage, that
makes most women love the theater?
Some actors think that critics are put
on earth to administer discomfort. Crit
les generally think the same way of the
actors.
1t is a mistake to say that an actor is
like a cigar, the more you puff him the
smaller he gets. The more you puff him
the more self-important he becomes.
The performer who constantly flaps
his eyebrows is not always "a bird of
actor"
The. road to success on the stage is
like the way to heaven, through many
tribulations
Applause to the actor is like the beat
ing of the drum in battle, which slim
ulates the soldier in courage
A ship often goes down in a night, and
SO Goes a play-on the first night
lheres many pillow slip between
the enorus lady and the prima donna.
"A lawyer can't feel compassion gratis,
yet an actor can applause and be CRATE
full.
Do not feed the critics and starve the
actors.
-. So Siiucs Is IKE Sprinking salt
on your own ice-cream
In respect to plays. the unconvention-
al is usually Improbable
II your star is strong in the cities
money. -
Nest actors would prefer to star.
sup.
Never lie about receipts. If business
Is pad tel everybody the exact figure
Even if truthful by accident ever air,
to surprise.
The critic is really the public's mem
tor, preceptor and guide for some
laurel crowned philosopher has said
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SHOWS WOMEN DIME NOVELS.
New York state Librarian Discusses
Books at Club Meeting.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-"Diamond Dick
invaded the intellectual precincts of the
Chicago Wonan's club yesterday af-
ternoon. The hero of the plains brought
with him those famous N5ief-catchers,
s.the Bradys." and also "Bowery BILL
These characters of lurid fiction were
received Hospitality, some of the wo-
men taking them horne to meet the 9TH
er members of the family.
Libraries and chiiaren's books was
the theme of the meeting, and Edwin
H Anderson. state librarian of New
York, was the principal speaker. Mr..
Anderson brought with him a collec-
ton OF pamphlets illustrating the kind
of near-literature which children, and
particularly boys, should not read.
They were placed on the secretary's ia
BILE at the entrance to the hall, the
glaring colors of their covers attracting
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Saturday and continue for two weeks,
noon meetings being held daily at the
Great Northern theater and evening
meetings at the First Congregational
church. Sunday afternoon a great
massmeeting will be held at the audi
torium All the Protestant churches
in the city have pledged their support
of the revival.
Mr.. Smith came to America from
England in October at the invitation
of the Rev. Newell Dwight Hills of
New York Since that time he has
held revival services in New York,
Boston, Portland, Me, and Manches-
ter, N. H. This is his sixth visit to
America and his first to Chicago.
With the evangelist are his wife and
daughter, both gypsies.
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GYPSY" SMITH BEGINS WORK
Would Reform Church Members OF
Chicago With Others.

Chicago. Jan. 81 want the church
members. They need the gospel as bad
ly as the outsiders. They needn't come
they won't get it. They've got to
work, and they've got to make the
name Christian something more than
a world"
In a tone that made the words half
a challenge and half a Gypso"
Smith told the ministers OF Chicago
yesterday what he intends to do in the
city Mr. Smith, who is looked upon by
religious workers as the greatest living
evangelist, has come to conduct
a two weeks series of evangelistic
services which he intends to make the
greatest 'told-fashioned' revival the
city has seen since the days of Dwight
Il want to reach the people in my
immediate neighborhood,' Mr.. Bartlett,
at whose church a part of the services
are to be held, was saying. They are
a boarding house population, most of
them, and without much inclination
toward religious thinking. am going
to put up big cloth sign at the churcn
ssDon't you think the people of the
churches need it as much as the 9TH
ers ?" flashed the evangelist, turning
department stores don't advertise an
nuaI sales and request their regular
customers to stay away.
eff your church members would
turn to and help you ministers
throughout the year the way some of
them help me for a day or two we'd
have results. This taking the Chris
tan life easy isn't living it at ALL
well. that's right said Mr.. Bart
lett "The church members do need
something"
In history and personality Mr..
Smith is unique among evangelists. In
the first place he Is real gypsy
born in the depths of Epping forest,
in England OF gypsy parentage, and
spending his chiIdhpod living the
nornasiic life OF the race. Moody and
Sankey converted his parents and the
boy grew up under strong religious
influence.
The gypsy blood shows strongly in
the evangelist's swarthy complexion,
black hair. and flashing eyes. As he
talks he sits restlessly on the edge of
his chair, jumping up every now and
then to pace the floor or illustrate
what he is saying with eager gestures
The Smith meetings will begin on
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PLAYS Running at Chicago.

1.-The Flower Girl closes it's engage
nent at the Studebaker tonight.
Lena Ashwen and Guy Standing fol-
low at that theater in Mrs. Danes De-
Tense and THE Shulamite."
Otis Skinner is at the Grand for one
week beginning Monday evening in his
new play, 1.-The Duel"
Frank Moulan continues at the Col
onial in THE Grand Mogul."
William. Gillette continues at Powers
in "Clarice.
'"The Social Whirl,' the tremendous
New York success is at the Garrick.
FRITZ Scheff closes her engagement at
the Illinois theater in Mile Modiste"
tonight, and she is followed, by Ethel
Barrymore in two weeks engagement
of Captain Jinks."
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Madame Helena Modjeska. who has
done so much to help dignity the
theater and to make 1t an institution
that should be fostered along with the
church, the college and the museums
of art, is held in intimate esteem far
different from that which usually ex-
lists between a player and those on the
opposite side of the footlights. When
she has retired from the stage-and
this she will positively do after the
present season-a sense of personal
loss will be felt by thousands of the
atergoers all over the country. This
talented and lovable woman has many
friends in our city who will regret to
bid her farewell; but there is no doubt
that her appearance at the Will
lis Wood january 10. II and u. will
be the last opportunity local theater-
goers will have to witness her mar
velouS acting.
The company engaged for the new
modern comedy by Cleveland Moffett
and Hartley Davis, the vehicle which
Joseph and William w. Jefferson are
using this season to exploit the talents
inherited from their late revered
father, contains five ladies especially
engaged for their youth, beauty and
talents. Beauty is a distinguishing
feature, and when the Misses Blanche
den Margaret Malcolm and Anna
Bradley are gotten together for pro-
6uction. something little better than
the ordinary may be reasonably ex-
pected. The dressing of these ladies
is spoken of as being elegant in the
extreme. Aubrey Boucicault, who
had been starred earlier in the season
under the Shubert management, mas
been engaged by the Messrs. JEFFERSON
to head the cast. playing the Game"
viii be at the Sam S. Shubert theater
for the week starting Sunday Janu-
ary 6.
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Chief Clerk Galpin to hold the surety
company responsible for the cash taken
by Jurgens when he disappeared.
Irgens is IS years old, and was rec
G -aended for the position of court
clerk by former Justice woods, whose
clerk he was up to the time the munich
pal court was established.
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Plays at Kansas City Next Week.

H.
Shubert.-All week-Josepn and
William W. Jefferson, in Playing the
Came
Wills wood.-First half Will
liam H. Carne and Ellis Jeffreys in
''She Stops to Conquer Second
half-Mme. Modjeska.
Grand-All week-George Primrose
Ministries.
When William H. Crane and Ellis
Jeffreys make their appearance at the
Willis Wood. January Z. 8, 9. and
matinee Wednesday, local theater-
goers will be given an opportunity to
see Goldsmith's famous old comedy,
''She Stoops to Conquer which dur
ing the last hundred and thirty odd
years has been one of the mainstays
of the English speaking stage and has
lived through that time as one of the
most perfect specimens of playwriting
extant. This engagement may be
classed as one of the most important
of the present dramatic season, and
bearing as it does the artistic stamp
of Charles Frohman and Lieber & Co,
a guarantee of the quality of the per-
Torrance Is had at once. The man.
agement has supplied a cast of more
than ordinary excellence. among its
members being George Giddens, who
Is accredited one of the best of Tony
Pumpkins; Fanny Addison Pitt, who
has played almost every female char
scter in the play; Margaret Drew.
who has for some seasons been leading
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Theater for NIarlo,ve and sothern.
PEOPLE AND PLAYS.

''The Stolen Story has been thrown
in the waste basket and Dorothy DON
nelly has resumed her old place in the
eastern college Widow company.
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Daniel Frohman will produce 1.-THE
Spoilers in Washington next month.
Desmond Kelly, who was leading wo-
man with Joseph Wheelock, Jr.. in
"Just Out of College" has been en-
gagged to play the part of duchess.
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wise counsel From the south.

81 want 10 give some valuable. advice
to those who suffer from lame back and
kidney. trouble" says j. r. Blankenshtp,
of Beck, Tenn. II have proved to an abb
so1ute certainty that Electric Bitters will
positively cure this distressing condition
The first bottle gave me great relief and
completely cured; so completely that l.
becomes q pleasure to recommend this
great remedy" Sold under guarantees at
Arnold Drug Co. drug store. Price Soc.
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Pending the adjustment of her mat
rimonial annoyances, Mrs. George NJ.
Conan will engage in vaudeville.
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Adelaide Thurston in 1.-THE Girl from
Out Yonder'' will come during the
month of January.
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Announcement is made that the
San Carlo Opera company including
Miss Alice Nielsen. Nine. Golferi, Sig.
Angelini Fornari, Sig. Perrin, sig.
Giaccome, Si-. Chidini and Senior Con-
stantino. win be heard at the Grand
opera house during the present season
The San Carlo Opera company
numbers 165 persons, and the roper
toire includes all of the important old
operas. Topeka people will probably
be given an opportunity to utter ex-
preston as to which of the operas in
Miss Neilsen's repertoire shall be
given here.
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Rehearsals of Mrs. Leslie Carriers
new play, "Cleo," by Edwin Milton
Boyle. began last week at the Knicker-
booker theater, New York. Among
those who will support Mrs. Carter are
Charles A Stevenson. who was her
leading man in several of the Belasco
productions; w. L. Abingdon, Neil
Moran. Miss Helen Robertson and
Miss Hattie Russell. The play will be
produced on Jan. 81.
Mary Shaw will begin a tour in
"Alice-Sit-by-th Fire" early in the
new year She will touch only cities
that have not been visited by Miss Bar
rymore.
Henrietta Crosman announces that
positively she Will make her produce
ton of "Pilgrim's Progress next fall.
She will appear as Christian. The act
ing version which has been arranged
by James Macarthur calls for a cast
of seventy speaking parts and a large
auxiliary corps of singers and dancers.
The entire production will be on a
mammoth scale.
The proposed monument to Joseph
Jefferson -eems to be assured now.
in Central Park. New York. has been
obtained and pledges for about $780,
900 have been given.
William Gillette, the ACTOR VINO mas
met with such distinguished success a.
a playwright, has written a vaudeville
playlet in one act for an actress said
to be of high rank, who does not wish
to be known until her other engage
ments are completed. The name OF
this play is The Red OwI'' and Mr.
Gillette. not satisfied with writing 1t,
has consented to stage and rehearse
this new bid for public favor, a fact
indicating clearly enough his expecta-
ton of success and his personal in
terest in this venture into a new field. :
Between now and May, Charfes
Frohman Will produce plays in Lon
don with John Hare, Ellen Terry. Ma
RE Tempest, Irene Vanbrugh, Edna
May. Gerald Du Maurier, Ellalino
Terriss. Seymour Hicks and Huntley
Wright,
When Charles Frohman announcesa
his plans for next season, 1t will be fors
sixteen stars who have agreed to APP.
pear under his management. He will
also add another theater to his strins
of New York playhouses.
Wireless telegraphy has got on the
boards. A sketch has been written m
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Stage marriages of the week include
those of Mr.. Thomas Meighan and
Miss Frances Ring of THE College
Widow" and Mr.. Aubrey Boucicault
and Miss Ruth Holt.
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Max Figman in 1.-THE Man on the
Box is a booking for the near future.
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which somebody's life is saved by a
message sent as traiar dashes fun
speed over the stage.
1t is said that the Augustin Daly
estate win seek to prevent the Shu-
bcrts from retaining the name OF
Days theater when the playhouse
passes under their control next May
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Painting the Town" is one of the
Chas. II. Yale productions and is
reputed to be a musical show of a
high grade.
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woman with John Drew; Herbert
Sheath, and many others more or less
known to fame.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.
At tho Grand.

Tonight-''The Marriage of Kitty
Sunday, Jan. 6.-Night only. Uncle
81 Haskins."
Tuesday. Jan. SIT Happened in
Nordland."
"wednesday. Jan. s.-"Painting the
Town.
Thursday. Jan. 1o.-"The' Utop-
pian-."
Saturday, Jan. 12.-Matinee and
night, Arthur Dunn in 1.-THE Little
Joker