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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
HUNTER.

By Our Regular Correspondents.
E. B. HINT made business trip
to Brinkley.
We are still having plenty Of
rain and mud.
Lauranee Morris moved from the
country to town last week.
Mr.. Cherry, and family, are re-
siding at Hunter, again
S. G. Hunt made a flying trip to-
Brinkley one day last week.
John Nicely, of Pine Bluff, spent.
the past week with Homer Wilson.
S. B. Wilson and j. N. Lee.
were at Cotton Plant, Friday,
on business.
D. G. Cherry, who had charge Of
the Bemis section was removed,
and MIR. Olds takes his place.
Bart Bounds visited Mrs. NAL
den, in the Allen Holme' s neighbor-
hood few days the past week.
We are glad to know that Mr..
and Mrs. j. L. Stairs baby, which
has been quite i'll, is improving
John Linsey, of M arked Tree
will move to Hunter in short time
to work on the section at this place.
Miss Mary Crissman went to-
Fair Oaks, to visit her sister, Mrs
Minnie Hollingsworth for a few
days.
The school election at Hunter
was quite warm. Chas. BRINE
man was reelected and 5. u
Hunt was elected to fill the vacancy
of j. F. Deason, who has moved
away.
The Runter base ball team was
challenged to Wheatly, last Satur-
day, to play. 1t rained some ID
the afternoon but not enough !"
keep the boys from playing. hun,
ter was in the lead, as she always
is.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

Never forget that you are a part
of the town, and that your own de-
pertinent helps to make up the
strangers estimate of the place.
Sell all you can and buy all you
can at home. Every dollar that is
carried or sent away from home
makes the town that much poorer.
If you have the means invest in
something that will give somebody
employment. Do not kick at a
proposed improvement, simply be
cause it is not at your own door.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
H. T. RANEY,
III. M. ABORTION,
WALTER W. RANEY,
Committee.

There are mighty few young
people who go into marriage with
any real means. They get their
notion of it among the clouds
where they lived while they where
engaged, naturally about all they
find up there is wind and moon
shine, or from novels which al
ways end before the real trouble be-
fore the real trouble begins, or,
they keep on, leave out the chap
tiers that tell how the husband finds
the rent and the wife the hired girl.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

Borus (struggling author)-I was
surprised at the favorable reception
accorded the little farce comedy I
wrote last month. But what did
your dramatic critic mean by sug-
costing that | write another one be-
fore I retire?
Naggus Literary editor) = He
didn't put it quite that way. He said
you ought to write one more and
then quit.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
THE WRONG ONE.

Mr.. Gunson took two cigars from
his pocket, carefully selected one and
handed the other to his guest"
Cline cigars" he remarked, strik-
ing a match. 1.-TWO for quarter"
The guest pulled light into his
cigar and blew a cloud of smoke into
the air.
'Two for quarter?" he asked.
eyes," replied Mr.. Gunson,
proudly.
"Sorry I didn't get the S0-cent
one," remarked the guest, sadly
Judge.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP.

81 am suffering from klepto-
mania"
GLOW long have you had it?"
II haven't had it at all, it is my
well-to-do customers who have it :;
wouldn't it be possible to have them
take something for it?"
'That is usually the trouble with
those suffering from kleptomania,
they take too much for it."-Hous-
ton Post,
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, An All-Wise Father
has removed from the family cir
Gle of our esteemed sovereign, DIR.
Fl. P. Hargis, a daughter, be it
Resolved, That while we mourn
the absence of one they priced, we
know she has passed from this
world of sorrow and toll to a bet
ter place in the world beyond.
Resolved, that our order, the
Woodmen of the World, teaches
the hope of immortality and leads
us to dwell on the beautiful traits
in human nature; that it assures
us that the golden chain that
binds us in life can not be severed
in death.
Resolved, That our hearts 60
out in tender sympathy for the
bereaved, and that copy of these
resolutions be sent to DR.. and
Mrs. Hargis and also to our home
paper, the Woodruff County News,
for publication.
Fl. T. RANEY,
III. M. ABORTION,
WALTER W. RANEY,
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
ON SECOND THOUGHT.

"Guests without baggage" deli
cately limited the hotel clerk, sizing
him up, "are usually required to pay
in advance"
"Thats all right, pard," said
Uncle Jes Struckitt, pulling large
wad out of his pocket and beginning
to peel off a $1,000 bill.
"Your-er baggage is entirely sat
isfactory, sir" hastily observed the
hotel clerk, breaking out into a cold
sweat.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

License is a upspurer. 1t is a
meddlesome Intruder-a damaging
interference with better state of
things. Blinded by the smoke of
liquor logic, we have to often as
sumed that the normal statues of
society is that of free whiskey,
and tnat lisence has become real
restriction.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

We do not look upon the rum
seller as one worse than all his fell
lows about him-ip fact not so bad
in one respect, for he has a cash
motive, and we, except in our share
by the price Of a license to ruin
US, get nothing but tears, poverty,
degradation and woe.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

Jones-Say. old man, you look like
a fur-bearing animal with that big
fur coat on.
Smith-Well, man has to be very
furbearing when he runs an auto like
mine. Furbearance and patience are
(outside of cuss words) the most Inn
portant words in an autoist's vocabu
larry
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

But if there's one thing in the
world about which it is possible
to get all the facts it's matrimony.
Part of them are right in the house
where you were born, and the
neighbors have the rest.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

If you want to know all you
have ever done, and many things
you never thought of doing, just
run for office, and you'll get your
character aired in good shape.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
ACCOUNTING FOR IT.

cold Jorkins left his son nothing
but a pittance out of his big for
tune"
"What else did you expect
Didn't Jorkins start life as a bar
ber?"
''But what had that to do with
his disinheriting his son?"
"Force of habit, you see, made
him cut his heir"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
EARLY HABITS.

''That last speaker" said the first
guest at the banquet, "was quite en-
tertaining."
eyes," replied the other, "and
he's a self-made man, too"
81 can't say, though, that ! liked
his delivery. 1t was rather slow"
"Oh, naturally. He began life as
a messenger boy"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

The dram shop is a robber.
1t robs the fireside and intellect.
1t is the foe of dependent little
children. 1t compells them tc
start at a disadvantage in life, be-
cause of their own need and the
fathers degradation.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

So sure as right is right and
must triumph over every wrong,
so this agitated question of temp
erance will he settled by fun
damental law, protecting the lives
and homes and property of all a.
gainst dangers of the rum traffic.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

Below is list of those who
paid us in advance for the News
since our last issue.
W. N. Dunehew, j. A. Cullum
and Mrs. Dora Harris, McCrory,
Ark. G. N. Henri, Tilton, Ark.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
WHAT HE GOT.

'Did your husband get any en-
couragement at the races ?"
eyes," answered young Mrs. Tor
kins.
Zone Of the bookmakers called
him old sport and told him he was
a good loser"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
A IA CARTE.

II received your majesty's mes
sage" said the new missionary.
"Did I understand you would do me
the honor to call upon me and dine
tomorrow
almost correct" replied the can
nibal chief. l said / would call and
dine upon you tomorrow"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

Many more towns die for want of
confidence on the part of the bust
ness men and public spirit, than
from opposition of neighboring
towns and adverse surroundings.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
SWAST1KA

Mrs. Walter Fakes, assisted by
Mrs. G.. B. Fakes, was hostess to
the Swastika Club, Saturday, May
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

The average country news paper
comes out in new dress about as
seldom as the editors, wife.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

The per capita of money in cir
culation in America at the present
time is $32. 33.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
A FRIENDS QUERY.

Tom with a sigh)-Pve been
hugging a delusion for nearly six
months.
Jack-Well, why don't you marry
her ?"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21

A lawn without a flower is like
a home without a child.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-05-21
DEnOCRATIC TICKET.


COUNTY
Representative
E. M. CARL-LEE.
Judge
j. F. SUMMERS.
Sheriff
W. R. CAIN.
Circuit Clerk
VIM. MOORMAN.
County Clerk
ED B. CARL-LEE.
Assessor
W. B. FAKES.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
"oH, l SAY, HERE'S A BEAuTl"

of washington, Mrs. Smith one after
noon took her young son, who is only
8 years old, to see the sight. The boy
had no opportunity to examine the
construction of the Wright aeroplane,
but he came home filled with ambition
to rival the feat of the celebrated
aviator. He knew little of airships
or aeroplanes, and he knew well that
his mother would frown upon any at
tempts in such a dangerous direction.
So he set secretly to work to construct
something whereby he could "fly over
the fence" as he expresses it.
He made requisition upon the 1ath
pile of a neighboring carpenter and
procured from his mothers store of
linen sufficient sheeting to answer his
purpose. Then he hunted around until
he found an old soap box that would
fill the specifications of the aerial We
hicle that he had conceived.
For several days thereafter he
worked hard and secretly at his ma
chine, and at length brought forth an
aeroplane which if 1t does not achieve
the feat of flying over the fence can
at least enable him to perform some
remarkable feats in gliding from the
ten-foot bank of the sward around his
home and carry him for distance
hanging seven or eight feet in midair.
The remarkable feature of this boys
machine is that it Is constructed in
every detail on identically the same
plan as the glider made by the cele-
brated scientist Otto Lillenthal of
Germany, who fifteen years ago at
tracted the attention of the world by
his feats in initiating the soaring of
a bird with the cunning machine he
had built
The machine consists of two vanes
or wings covering an area of twenty
odd square feet, fastened upon
framework of wood. These wings are
fastened to a body frame, which the
boy made from the soap box, and are
securely braced by guy ropes to the
lower part of the frame to insure the
rigidity of the wings against the up
ward air pressure. He fastens the
body frame tightly up against his arm
pits, takes run of a few feet, leaps
confidently from the ten-foot bank and
glides airily over to the middle of the
adjacent roadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22

mails and inhabitants. One, called the
Alsatian village, is large, with pretty
house, barn and shed. The neigh
bors walk about in groups, and a horse
and cart stands ready at the door. An
other is a Swiss village, with little, low
Swiss houses and church, having the
conventional tower and staring, white
faced clock. The Black Forest mill is a
truly wonderful mill, large mill yard
with millers staggering under heavy
bags of flour. There are also different
kinds of pack animals, waiting to be
loaded. The Saxon farm, which is really
the most attractive, is as large as a
table, and has several neat little cot
tages an old Well with buckets in the
center, and a bird cote, with yellow
bird just alighted
There are boxes Of figures, arranged
in groups, such as a goose girl, large
red umbrella elasped under one arm,
followed by large white geese, kissing
gander and yellow baby geese, one who
is just emerging from the egg, bringing
up the rear. One box contains farm
animals, and of these donkey, fierce
bulldog and a black pussy are particu-
Iarly fetching. There is a shepherd boy,
too with his brown curly-t tailed dog
who chases the sedate old sheep and a
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
Toy Novelties from Germany

little gamboling lamb; also an aviary
with a peasant girl waiting to catch
the birds, which are the most peculiar
specimens, such as one would only see
in dreams. Noah is there, too, in his
ark. He has long, patriarchal, gray
beard, and is dressed in flowing Orien-
tai robes. He poor wife carries huge
pitcher on her head.
But the kind that the little children
will like best are the miniature figures,
so small that they look as if meant for
a cabinet. Wee express wagons, filed
with packages; cabs, drays and carts,
full of barrels, each drawn by lifelike
horses and driven by it's own peculiar
coachman. There are groups of tiny
figures and boxes of English soldiers,
with the black fur stovepipe hats, al
together only one inch in height.
In these days when the toy shops are
like miniature fairylands, it is surpris-
ing how few are the really novel things
that they contain. One wanders from
counter to counter, seeing the same
woolly dogs, the yearly stock of flaxen
haired doll babies, the regulation stables
and the welI-equipped doll houses, look
ing for some new kind of game for the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22

~ ARMER BROWN was very much
pleased that his pumpkin bed held
= two of the largest and finest
pumpkins to be found in that part of
the country. He loved them and tended
them with great care, and often whis-
pered as he pressed the leaves which
shielded them from view: "Ah, my
beauties, you shall be the envy of the
fair. No one else can compete with me
and I shall win the prize"
Now one of the pumpkins grew very
vain at the knowledge of her beauty
and felt annoyed that she was kept
covered up instead of being allowed to
shine visibly and to show the common
pumpkins how very insignificant they
were. So, hearing from the corn that
Farmer Brown was taking load of
truck to town. which meant a two
days journey, she decided to throw off
the leaves and hold a reception in the
night to which all the flowers of the
field were invited. Her sister begged
her to give up this mad prank, but the
proud pumpkin was determined to show
her beauty and to receive the adulation
which she felt was due her wondrous
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22

appearance So, with the first CLEAN of
the harvest moon she threw off the
great green leaves which had made for
her so secure a hiding place, and lay
cleaning like huge lump of gold.
The flowers and vegetables caught
their breath when they saw her gigan-
tice size and rich yellow color, and
the cornstalks whispered to one an
other: Surely she is phenomenal.
Nothing like this have we seen be-
FORE
The proud pumpkin quivered to the
top of her little green stem, and grew
very naughty. Finally she decided to
tell the common field growths for what
purpose she had been raised, how she
was going forth in the world to delight
and astonish mortals, and that she was
worth her weight in gold. But just as
she was about to begin, she heard a
stealthy tread of human feet, and,
thinking that Farmer Brown might
have returned, tried to sink down into
the leaves, and looked to them to cover
her as they always had. But the leaves,
angry at her pride and holiness, pre-
tended that they were asleep, and the
proud pumpkin could do nothing but
lay helpless there and glimmer in the
moonlight.
The footsteps came on, and to the
pumpkins surprise she saw two
strange boys. who crept nearer ana
nearer, and who with sudden pounce
grabbed her tender stem roughly, cry
ing: "Oh, say, here's beaut. Did
you ever see ANYTHING like this? Why
this is bigger than the prize pumpkin
at the fair last year. See, it's big
enough to get my head inside and leave
room for the candles to go all around
the sides, which will light it up. Won't
it be dandy mask?" And the speak
n
q sharp knife around the base of the
pumpkin, which was now terrified, and
cut off a great slice. The proud pump
kin shrieked loudly and called the field
fruits TO help her. but they could only
SILVER i'm their beds and look helplessly
on.
The boys cut and sliced at the pump
kin, which after bit became recon-
ciled to her fate, and remembering the
words of the boys, when they spoke of
a prize, gradually began to feel proud
again. After all she was going to be
admired. She was tired of the field and
the common growths with which she
was obliged to associate. SO she called
back to her sister the news of her be-
ing made into a mask for human be-
ings at a party.
81 hope" continued the proud pump
kin, that you will be careful with
whom you associate, now that / am
gone, and remember that you are my
sister,"
All the field heard this slurring re-
mark. and they whispered among
themselves angrily. And when the boys
had changed the proud pumpkin into
jack-o' lantern and picked her up, she
said: Good by, sister don't forget
what have said,' and utterly ignored
the rest of her old friends.
The sister pumpkin felt very much
ashamed and tried to pacify the field.
which was now very angry. But just
as they were all talking together they
heard a terrible Shrek from the proud
pumpkin, followed by cry from the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
The Christmas Dinner

Every Junior heard many times that it blessed
give than receive How many of them have tried it? How
willing share their their books their candy
pocket money with child whom otherwise Santa
Claus may come?
Herald hopes that child in Los Angeles will go
Christmas dinner present this year. In the main
section of this paper today there article which tells of
will enable all the good charitable people unite Civ
ing clothing those little folk who cold food those who
hungry and little happiness those who miserable
the plan and what you spare from your
generous supply. Address all communications the Christmas
Editor, The Herald Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
The Proud Pumpkin

boys, and stretching their heads, the
flowers and vegetables saw the proud
pumpkin lying on the road broken into
thousand pieces.
"Gee, it's a shame" said one of the
boys. "after all our trouble, too"
yes; am sorry it happened. But
we can get another just as good. L
don't think those very big ones are as
nice as the smaller ones, anyhow. They
are too hard to handle" and the boys
walked down the road talking.
ITS always the way with the proud, F"
said the corn stalk. "Pride goeth before
a fall" MAUD WEATHERLY.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22

A FASCINATING new series of Ger
u man toys are made of wood, and
- ara unbreakable, but respondent
in brilliant colors They consist of lit
tie animals and human forms. carved
out of a fiat piece of wood from an
eighth of an inch to IN inch in thick
ness. Each stands for support on q
plot of brilliant green grass, and the
ridiculous caricatures of the animals,
together with their lifelike postures,
are most amusing. There are great
rabbits, white or fawn color, crouched
on all tours, long daschunds with their
diaphragms almost touching the
ground, cats in startling stripes, black
or brown and white, with raised tails,
prepared for battle. Other cats, more
sedate, are black like the ones the
witches own. And there are prancing,
brown steeds with arehed necks and
bob tails, gray elephants, covered with
bright red blankets, sheep that Craze
busily on their plot of grass, and a
proud fist rooster, followed by tw'
adoring hens.
OF more elaborate structure are the
villages, complete, which come in
boxes. These have fences, houses, ami
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22

child fortunate enough to have large
toy closet. What pleasure it is then
to come upon some oddly like these
queer German objects which, almost
as inexpensive as the toys that Eugene
Field used to buy on the streets for his
little ones, will delight the recipient in
much the same way.
A more tempting array of wooden
friends can scarcely be imagined, and
Santa Claus will certainly not fail to
have a goodly show of these in his
Christmas pack this year. If he be as
resourceful an old man as he has the
reputation of being, he will make the
most wonderful little yards under many
Christmas trees, with pools of looking
glasses, gravel walks and groups of
these wooden men, their animals and
homes scattered about
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
WANTEp-A PLAYFELLoW

The Rinktum- Winkletum- Wiggledy-Hoy,
very nice playmate for girl or for boy
Sang low to itself Is it danced in glee:
"oh, want some dear children to play
with me!
Together wen slide on a moonbeam cool
From the sky straight down to a star
studded pool
Wen dance TIL the short summer-night
shall pass
And eat on fairy web spread on the
grassi
wen drink the honey from many a flower
Aand battle in sweet-scented morning
showerl
Come play with me now, little girl and
boyI'
Coaxed the Rinktum- Winkletum Wiggledy-
Hoy!
Bessie Dickinson in The Ceicle
Little Joe Ito western uncle)-Uncle
Charlie, are you cowboy?
Uncle Charlie-That's what 1 am.
Little Joe-Well, where are your
horns?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22
AMERICAN BOY OF NINE
BUILDS GLIDING MACHINE

Young America is not going to be
left behind in the race for aeronauntic
fame. Milton Smith of Washington,
D. c., has SHE'D his castor into the
ring and bids fair to make the famous
Wright brothers look to their laurels.
During the recent flights of Orville
Wright at Fort MYer. in the vicinity
The Washington times., 1908-07-13
HUMAN BAR ROOM
GETS HEAVY FINE
"SpeakeaSy" Sent to Workhouse
for Failure to Pay
$3.50.

''Sh! Nobody lOOking2 All right. Just
come around the corner"
''Wat'H yer have; little gin or whisky
with a dash of coke?"
Thus works the 'perambulator, as
he is dubbed by the police and that he
does a thriving business is evidenced
by the large number of arrests on
charges Of keeping an unlicensed bar
room.
The 'perambulator' is sometimes
spotted wearing a seedy Prince Albert
coat or a full length linen buster pock-
cts bullying with bottles. He can mix
you manhattan cocktail in five sec
onds. and as for mintjuleps-he's got
'em. He carries the mint tucked away
in his hat
William Scott, residence unknown,
was up before Judge Aukam this morn
ing in the Police Court, on the charge
OF perambIlating." He was arrested
yesterday by Officers Gray and Groves
OF the Seventh precinct, who nabbed
him in BriclKyard Hill. The policemen,
caught him with the goods Scott went
to the workhOuse in default of payment
of a $3.50 fine.
Scott was not the only offender. VIII
liam Willis, of HalIridge court. another
waking bar, was taken into custody
by Sergeant DavaIl and Officer Nc
Quaid, the case being continued until
tomorrow Ernest Gibson and John
Porter, on similar charges. demanded
a jury trial