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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
Apprenticeship.

"Yes," said MT. Pater, with nl-con- ceaied pride, "my youngest boy makea some smart remarks at times. Only recently he asked me what 1t meant to be an apprentice. I told him thaf 1t meant the binding of one person 10 another by agreement, and that one person so bound had to teach the other all he could of his trade or pro- fession, while the other had to watch and learn how things were done, and had to make himself useful in every way possible"
 What did he say to that?'' asked one of the audience.
 Why, after a few minutes the young rascal looked up at me and said: Then I suppose you're appren- ticed to mother. aren't you, dadT"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

NK ILLICENT was a little girl who IVl always looked on the dark side \ of things, She was constantly on the lookout for trouble. and expected the most disagreeable things to hap pen. It seemed to afford her 8 melan- choly pleasure to be able to say T told you so" when her worst fears were realized. and the weather proved stormy. or the baby refused to sleep when every well-behaved baby should. or the dinner burned to crisp, or some such catastrophe occurred. Even when the sun shone and things were running smoothly. she lowered round with dis mal forebodings. Furnishing more than the necessary shadows to the brightness of the day. For some shadow is needed to teach us to appreciate The sun.
 Dear. dear.' sighed her mother; ''Afillicent, I wish you would pay visit to the King of Sunshine, and come back with a whole bundle of sunbeams to make up for the shadows you carry with you always
 '.Is there such person7" asked Niil- lieent, eagerly.
 "Certainly there isi But I cannot tell you how to reach his kingdom. Those who do find it are ever after the hap piest of mortals."
 MIIIicent pondered over her mothers words all day. When evening came and she lay down to sleep. she fixed her eyes upon the moon, sailing through an unclouded sky. and her last waking thought was a wish that she might find the kingdom of sunshine.
 The next thing she was conscious of was being lifted upon a moon-ray, and carried up up. up, until she was laid on a cloud. luminous with moonlight.
 You wish to find the Sunshine King dom ?' whispered a tiny star to her. CMiilicent had heard of singing stars but never Before of a talkative one).
 sRe he Was carried in the wake of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
xkv ' uRRAH. it's come! I can see 1t
 Fl in mumsy's facer' shouted

lI .a
 "Hurrahi Hurrah!" echoed Bess and Marian and Billieboy.
 Mother smiled at this enthusiasm. "Yes. it's come" said she. producing the letter just received from daddy. land he wishes us to join him just as soon as possible"
 "Goin' to see daddyrs piped Biilieboy. while the rest all laughed joyousiy.
 You see. the Burtons had decided to build a home in Switzerland in which they planned to spend the greater part of each year But it is no easy matter to purchase the right sort of ground, so Daddy Burton had been spending some time in Switzerland during his ne- gofiations. Then. too. he wished to personally superintend the building of their little chalet. for. although the builders knew perfectly well how to lay out the house to best advantage-in order that certain parts would receive the sunlight and others the cooling breezes in summer--there were certain notifications especially desired. Now. however. the dwelling was completed, and he wished his family to take pos session at the earliest possible moment.
 The reunion was a happy one. There was no one like daddy, you know. and they had missed him sadly during his
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

twinkler. quite out of the land of moon shine. into land of purple night-the realm of shadows. through which many must pass before they can reach the sun.
 we are travelling toward the east" twinkled her guide. we will soon be greeted by Dawn. You will know her by her rosy draperies.
 So, on and on, until crimson light
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
Tabby Jones

~ HE was only mite of a kitten
 when she first came to us--a cun- V ning little ball of fur. which no one would ever have taken, at first glance. for real. live pussy cat
 But Tabby had come to stay. ana soon, by her mischievous pranks. she pusFy-and lively one. too.
 Polly and Tabby were enemies from the very beginning of their acquaint- ance Undoubtedly it was mostly 5eai- ousy on part of the parrot; for Polly. who for a long time had been the only pet of the household. did nos take kind- iiy to the idea of sharing our fnNpfs with Tabby, But # Polly showed her i'll will by teasing the cat. TabhT WAS not whit behind In taking every Qp- portunity to pay the parrot back in pn@ same coin.
 One morning the two were quits peace able. This in itself was remarkable,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
Net Baff

ry-s HTS is oAe Of the very newest
 games. A popularity greater sven
 than that Of ''diabolo'' is pre- dlctsd for t.
 Net ball resembles in sone slfEht 6az gree both diaboIo and tennies Each player fthere are usually two fn s &atnel ia provided with a little net lasEened be- tween two sticks. When the sticks arc held wide apart the net Is extended, and 1awn-tennis racquet. When the net is held loosn it forms a pocket h which the ball may be deftiy caught.
 Two balls fa lawn-fennis ball may veu Do usedl are continually Kept tn motion, being tossed between the two players. whenever a player falls to 'sratnrn" within proper bounds. or misses a bail thrown 10 him. t counts a point for his adversary
 While t is easy 10 catch the balI in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
Only One for Him
s the train stopped at Q small [

s the train stopped at a small sta A tion. the traveller leaned out of 4 the window and called to . small boy standing on the platform:
 My boy, won't you please buy q bun from the shop wonder. and while you're about 1t you might as well get one for yourself for your trouble"
 Very soon the lad reappeared muich- ing a bun. Handing the traveller his change he said:
 Very sorry. sir. but there was only
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
A Speedy Trip

ff|NEE here. James," said MT. Blank.
 calling his offlce boy. If Mir.
 @ Burns should happen to call while I'm out. be sure to tell him that I've sailed for England"
 Hardly had the employer disappeared when Mir. Burns entered.
 Mfr. Blank has gone to England, str." volunteered the office boy. when he had assured himself of the identity of his visitor. Sailed this morning. sir" he added.
 When will he return?" impatiently queried Mr. Burns.
 James looked reflectively at the oppo- site wall and dug ais hands into his trousers pockets for inspiration. At last came the highly intelligent re- sponse: Don't think hen be back til after lunch"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
A 3-Year-old Colonel.

It is a wonder that the poor little grand duke who Is the heir to the dignity of czar is not already over whelmed by his titles. He Is nearly 31A years old. He Is hetman of all the cossacks, chief of the regiment of the Guard of Finland, colonel of the Fif- ty-first Regiment of Infantry of zit- ovsk, of the Twelfth Regiment of In- fantry of eastern Siberia, of the Corps of Cadets of Tashkend, and captain of the Fourth Battery of Horse Artillery. Notwithstanding these dignities, 1t is said that his greatest joy In life is a gollywog dressed in blue and red. for possession of which he occasionally cess Anastasia, who IS years old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

and a warning that something eapecieli9 annoying would soon happen.
 Sure enough. early ln the A9fHEAenn we were skartied f0 hear frem tho ~. rection of tho pantry et1cceegtau NH shrieks from Polly ard then the Wox01s many times repeated:
 "Yabby Jones, stop thaA AAH1N
 HurryiriE to the scene ee 6iasnxeance. we wera surprised to find &Mhby in kha act of pllfePlng from the pantry WlliA& Polly eat on the window ied9e aaaiain8 at the top Of her Vnacn.
 It was hard to tell if puas weFa nsexm ashamed of being caught than aEAe was angry at Polly betrayal. j. Needless to say, each heeaxae HtilS day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

wended it's way from house to house. where gifts of fruit and nuts were col lected Mir. Burton informed the others that with these gifts the boys would give a feast that afternoon to all the villagers and that the day would end in music and sorg.
 A few days later Biiiieboy burst into the house. clutching in each chubby fist a bunch of scarlet peoples.
 'oh. mumsy." cried he, announcing an important discovery. there's noth. ing but grass"
 You're an observing little Billieboy, laughed mother; "but. as matter of fact. that ik all they do raise here. They have no grains of any kind, or even timothy. Grass and clover they have, and that Is all.
 Sid visited the aeighboring town quite
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
Fittine Punishment.

Toby-Boohoo! Boohool 1 got whip ped for doin' nothin'
 Tony-Honsst. what did yuh do, Toby?
 Toby-Nothin'. I tell you. I've just got the whooping cough an when I asked pa to buy me a flute and let me he did when I used to cough, an sailed right into me
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
A partinant nnaatinn.

A little boy went to the dentists to have some of his first" teeth ex- tracted, After they were out the iit- tie fellow felt very unhappy about his loss, when the dentist, to comfort him, said:
 ''oh. never mind about that; they'll come in againw
 Tn time for dinner?" asked the lit- tie boy, his face clearing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
null of 0lorv.

William Dean Howelis, the popular writer, says that when his talented daughter, Mildred, was a child she looked up suddenly from her break fast one bright morning. and said:
 Father, am full of glory"
 What do you mean?" asked her father.
 "Why," said the little girl, "a sun beam just got on my spoon, and have swallowed it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

Mother-I am sorry to hear that Tommy Smith tied a kettle to a poor dogs tail You wouldn't do such a thing. would you?
 Bobby--No indeed. mother.
 Mother-Why didn't you stop him. Bobbys
 Robby-I couldn't mother; was haaldin~ AhA daa-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

absence. So you may imagine how de- lighted they were to see him again and to inspect, their quaint little home.
 Looks just like the Swiss cottage we've seen among the toys In America" commented Bess, after thorough ex- animation of the chalet.
 Yes" replied Marian, ''but never
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

THE dearest of all the dear places to
 me Is my little window seat: Though comfy and bright is the gay
 nursery, Just heaped up with toys, nice as you1l ever see. I'm sure that most cheeriess and dis-
 nal 'twould be Without any window seat. Great tales about fairies carry to
 read
 Tn my little window seat; This window to Fairyland seems
 straight to lead. And. seeking for ''prineesses," one
 does not need Look far from my window seat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

the net 1t Is rather difficult to mako tho right sort of return" This latAar iM done by tossing the net forward and ak the same time jerking the sticks aa Ear apart as possible When you become very ekilful you may use your net just as Q tennis racquet is used, not efn- ploying the fspocket" at all. Thle. of course, givea you great advantage over an adversary who has to catch if each
 Net ball was born tn England. and la already becoming quite the vogue in France.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

fed up. so we 'spected nothing That Is. until the, school bell rang. and we had to hustle to school or be late.
 Thentwe found that Tim had already been 'lected president! And that he had made the little fellows put on their sis ters' dresses and coats, So that we had been fooled at our own gamel
 Now, I, for one. don't think Tim Wat son did right. Do you? An I think I've got better right to be president.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
poaaihlv Will ne.

A schoolboy essay read like this:
 America is a foreign country. Amer ica has much coal beds. When it Is all used we shall have to use our brains for fuel, and 1t VIII be scarce"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

Why, when an auto WhiEzes by, He doesn't even blink an eye. He'd never run away, of course He's just wooden rocking-horse.
 --Elaia paRHimh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

He's economical to keep; He really doesn't eat a heap. ----h aent'A wsySi He must have been
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17
SONORA

April l4.-The rains of the week have delayed corn planting and other farm work. Some corn up. Clover, oats and wheat in fife condition. Apples and peaches promise all average yield. Strawberries looking fine, several new fields have been set this spring.
 The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roberts died Friday and was buried in the cemetery at this place Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bob Ferrel are the proud parents of big boy.
 Sunday School is progressing
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17
ard of Thanks.

l desire to extend my thanks to the Democrats who gave He their support in the primary election, and to assure them that Will hold them in grateful re- nembrance.
 Especially do 1 desire to thank my old friends in those localities where l am best known, for there lrecelyed large vote. I hope to get better acquainted all over W ashlngton County, for my am- bltlon may move me sometime Ill the tuturel to again ask your favor. l have no Ill will toward the gentlemen who were my op- ponents Ill the race for Circuit Clerk, and hereby extend n1y congratulations to Prof. NJ. F. oroXdale, the winner. I made clean campaign, did the best l could and will cheerfully sup port all the nominees.
 ours truly.
 HAYDEN SMITH.
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17

day. Say, Tecump, whats your guess on the name of the next Pfesidentz
 Rev. N. $. Luper held religi- ous services at Stony Point Saturday and Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Will Meyer have the deep sympathy of their friends i'll the loss of the baby boy who died Friday evening and was buried at Shady Grove on Saturday.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. (. Arnett, of Arnett, Ark, were visiting in Johnson yesterday evening and today.
 W. l.. Stuckey and wife came out from Fayetteville yesterday evening and spent last night with Grandpa and Grandma Stuekey at Fern Dell farm.
 Willie Baggett. of Fayetteville, is elerking at the Ozark Store now.
 MUIKEFpMo.
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17

the many visitors that came to Tontitown these last few days, but there are so many 1 had to give It up. They are all enjoy ing the hospitality of their friends.
 St. Joseph's Church.-The sol emnity of the observance of Holy Week started last Sunday with the blessings of the Palm. A Solemn High Mass was sung and a procession took place on that day. There was such a large at- tendance that every seat in the edifice was occupied and many persons were compelled to stand for the want of accommodation 1t was a magnificent day which tended to augment the throng from the neighboring towns. Every day in the week there will be special service III the morn- ing as well as in the evening and next Sunday will be celebrated the great festival of Easter. First mass will be at 7:50 |. III. and Solemn High Mass will be at 10 o'clock. In order to avoid any confusion which might other wise arise owing to the large numbers in attendance oil such an occasion. admission to the 10 o'clock Mass will be by ticket as ln former years.
 The following from recent issue of the St. Louis Republic may interest some of our friends: Miss Anita Moore, a former newspaper writer, lectured last night under the auspices of the Jewish Educational Alliance at the hall. Ninth and Carr streets, on "Tontitown,' one of the orig inal farming and industrial col onies for foreigners founded in America. The lecture was H. lustrated with views of the Ark ansas town, now thriving under the leadership of Father P. Bandini, an Italian priest.
 LUNA
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17

nicely. \ large crowd in at tendance Sunday. Everybody invited to come and help make the Sunday School a success.
 The farmers telephone line from Spring Valley to Spring dale Is completed and number have phones and are well pleased with the service.
 Miss Edna Homsley has a new piano, bought of Geo. kennan, of Springdale.
 Henry Stone IS building a large barn on his farm.
 The fishermen have been catching some good fish and there seems to be about as many fishermen as fish.
 Miss Joy Langston, of Spring dale, IS instructing class in instrumental music. The pupils are Misses Edna Homsley, Mag gie Nanzant and Goldie and Lola Cloer.
 \ large crowd gathered al the cemetery Monday and cleaned it of and fenced 1t with wire fence, Mills Head, who has been ser iously=siek of appendicitis, is some better.
 CHARLOTTE.
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17
TONTITON.

April l4.-We have finally an other line of telephone which will help business great deal in this growing place. But Luna thinks yet that it would be bet ter to have still another wire for gossip purposes so that we will be able, sometimes, to find a wire free for business purposes.
 I started to number and name
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17
WELL PLEASED WITH
 HIS NEW HOME

TAHLEQVAH, OKLA, April 12, 1908. ED. NEWS: thought 1 would write few words through The News to let my neighbors and friends know how 1 an get ting along.
 loaded my household goods on the train at Springdale on the Sth day of February and on the 9th my wife and I left on the cannon ball and got to =Tahle- quah the same day. We rented house and stayed five weeks. It
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17

did not suit Us to live in town and Irented q farm two and one half miles from Tahlequah, due west. We moved out the l9th of March rented twenty acres of fine black land and have got 1t about ready to plant.
 This IS pretty country, 1t IS prairie and timber. My land IS right in Pecan Creek bottom. We have a four room house and a good we'll of water, a good barn and quite an apple orchard on the place. We have beautiful place to live. I like this country all right.
 l bought a fine COW and calf for $50 and 1 bought a big mule and got horse for his feed.
 Hedlea Is toleIdOly good III this part. The range is fine here. The cattle are almost fat now. We have forty-one hens and eat and sell eggs all the time. Eggs are 1213 cents Der dozen.
 Well We have had plenty of rain. It set in Tuesday and quit Saturday morning.
 We'll, Mir. Editor, my time is up on The News. You will find one dollar money order on my subscription another year.
 J. F. QUALLs.
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The Springdale news., 1908-04-17
The Entire Family.

Grand Pop used 1t for rheuma- .iSm. Dad for cuts, sprains and bruises. Nanny for burns, scalds and aches. Sis for ca tarrh and chilblains. use 1t for everything and 1t never disap- points any of us. It surely yanks any old pain out by the roots.
 Hunts lightning Oil is what l am telling you about.
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17
Meigbborbood Mews.
JOHNSON.

A IeIll lIf. .-C HCic " it1ldii 4hol gan Is getting along tolerably well at present, but complicated chronic trouble renders ultimate recovery doubtful.
 Rev. Will Osburn, of Wheeler, spent Saturday night with MT. and Mrs. William Waves
 Mr. and Mrs. William Stoken- berry, of Elkins, stopped III Johnson a few hours yesterday while oil their way to Springdale.
 Dick Crum was over to John son Sunday visiting home folks. He Is now located near Elm Springs where he IS assisting George Brooks farm some Benton county land.
 Jesse Horne visited Rev. Gill more, at Elm Springs, Sunday. The many Johnson friends of Bro. Gilmore are pleased to learn that he is recovering from his re- cent serious illness.
 ]. E. MeClendon was up from Proctor, Okla, several days of last week looking aft. business matters here. Mack hasn't figur- ed out list how long he'll stay marooned out there Ill tie timber.
 The Grand View Methodist folks have q new organ Ill their church now. Grand View? Why that's out beyond Stony Point where the old log school house used to stand long time ago. There's little grave yard there on the hilltop near the old church and they who sleep there were inferred so long ago that few of the younger genera tion can recall their passing.
 Some of the fisher folks are complaining of d fish shortage down i'll Clear Creek and lay the cause to the saw-dust that Is thrown into the creek from the several saw-mills along the val ley. They say that fish will not stay around water that IS con- taminated by saw-dust.
 The high price of poultry is causing unusual activity among those providers who seek their neighbor'S chickens after night. Tile reservation has been free from such nocturnal visitors but predatory braves have been raid ing the borders.
 Misses Mary Craig and Addie Lynch were over from Harmon yesterday visiting Johnson friends. Misses Craig and Lynch have taught several terms of our public school and there'll be three kinds of row If our school directors fail to secure the ser vices of these efficient teachers Tor the next term.
 Taylor Stone and Leslie Clip pie were down from Rogers last week soliciting for rural system of acetylene gas lights.
 Bennett Maxey finished his contract of crate making last Saturday, and the Fruitmens Union IS now ready for the ber- ries, and optimistic folks predict lots O berries if the rainy wealth CT will abate. Riley Maxey has secured the car loading business again.
 Too much rain last week and farm work awaits the coming of sunshine. The rain was scatter ed along between the days and no big floods resulted from the unusual April showers.
 William Mayes and B. F. Johnson attended the Republican County Convention which con-
The Springdale news., 1908-04-17

Good milk COW for sale. t. K. B. REED.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-05-29
Sticking to the Disaereeable Job.


1t is the man who can stick to the
disagreeabe job do it with energy and
vim, the man who can force himself
to do good work when he does not feel
like doing it-in order words, the man
who is master of himself. who has a
great purpose and who holds himself
to his aim, whether it is agreeable or
disagreeable, whether he feels like it
or does not feel like it-that wins.
1t is easy to do what is agreeable. to
keep at the thing we like and are en-
thusiastic about, but it takes real grit
to try to put our whole soul into that
which is distasteful and against
which our nature protests, but which
we are compelled to do for the sake of
others who would suffer If we did not
do it.
To go every morning with stout
heart and an elastic step, with cour-
age and enthusiasm. to work which we
are not fitted for and were not intend
ed to do, work against which our very
natures protest just because it is our
duty, and to keep this up year in and
year out require heroic qualities.-Suc-
cess Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-05-29
The Most Dangerous Fish.

The shark and the octopus are usu-
ally looked upon as the most danger
Gus among the denizens of the deep.
but it appears that fishermen who fire.
quent tropical waters have a much
greater fear of the devilfish, the green
moray and the swordfish. There seems
to be unanimity of opinion that the
shark and the octopus will not attack
a boat, while the others which have
been mentioned will. And, moreover,
the attacks of the devilfish, the moray
and the swordfish are a great deal
more terrific than those of the shark
and the octopus.
The devilfish is large ray which
infests the warm waters of the At
lantic. 1t attains q weight of a ton
and half, has horrible looking teeth
and barbed, poison holding spike in
its tail which it uses with tremendous
effect when it assails a party in a
boat. The green moray is to be met
with off the coast of Bermuda. 1t re-
sembles conger ell, but is green in
color. The moray is reckoned the most
savage inhabitant of any water.