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are keeping to themselves at the present time.
 This deal blocks another which would have been fully as beneficial to the city, and by which the municipal plant would have been maintained. It is stated by a member of the city ad- ministration that the street car con- pany had offered the city the use of the old power house in the rear of the Pulaski county jail, in which the city could operate it's plant and the street car company furnish the power. This would cost the city little more than the price paid annually for coal, as the city would use it's own machinery and dynamos, the street car company simply putting in a motor and connect ing it with the dynamos and supplying the power to run the plant. This would save the expense of employing Ia number of men about the present plant and make very little difference in the cost of producing the electricity.
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ALREADY PASSED
 5O,OOO MARK
Returns From 56 Counties Give Dona. ghey Majority of 5O,652 Over WOrthingtOn-Smal Vote for Jones NO. g Carries. So Far, by Big Majority.

Little Rock, Sept. 23.-Returns from 5G counties give the following results of the election held September IA: Donaghey, S3,315; Worthington, 3D. 663; Jones. 4,667, making a total vote for governor in the 56 counties of l20,645
 The vote for license in D counties was as follows: For license, 4o, o,9S3; against license, 65,56S. On Amend ment No. 9 the vote in the same coun- ties was as follows: For the amend ment. 61 .197; against the amendment, 36099. On Amendment No. 10, for the issue of bonds for public improve merits, the vote stood as follows: For the amendment, 26,194; against the amendment, 4,94S.
 These results, while representing only three-fourths of the total number of counties, indicate some interesting final results. Donagheys majority so far is 5O,652 over Worthington the ReDuDllCdu DOlllluee, WHICH llSuIeS q total majority of about 62,000. It also indicates that the Republican can didate will not recevie a total vote of I.iore than 45000. while the Socialist candidate, who at first seemed to be carrying an unusually large vote for his ticket, will not poll more than 6,500 votes.
 Amendment No. 9 is ahead of the game with majority which promises it's safe passage. On the basis of the vote so far given out it has a lead which will hardly be overcome in the counties remaining to report. Against license has lead of over 19,000 in the 55 counties and Amendment No. 10 lis 25,099 votes on the wrong side of the majority fence. It is carrying only a little over third of the vote cast on that question, and it is believed will fall still farther behind in the counties yet to come in.
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Truth Not Feared.


 We are not afraid of the discovery Of truth. We urge mankind to read and study as well as to pray and testify. There was day when men were afraid lest light from the stars would put out the sun os righteousness, lest the geologist's hammer would break the rock of ages, lest some new ar rangement amid the strata of the earth would dislocate the cross of Christ. II Is not so now Let truth come fron, any source, and it will fall in with and not darken the truths of the gospel Rev. Ernest Wray Oneal. Methodist Chicago
 Need of Gentleness.
 In the culture of the heart we nus: lead on softly. can no more believe that hard and cruel thought of God will be good for my children than l can believe Tn hard and cruel words and blows, and l have no doubt there are more so called infdels mad. and confirmed to that end by fathers vho thought they were doing Gods service than there are of any other type. Such thought may be but theology to the father, but they are very often grim hard, real biting torment to the tender child.-Rev. Robert Collyer. Cnita rtan. New YOrk
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ACCOUNTING
 OFFICERS

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 22.-The na- tonal convention of the National As sociation of Comptrollers and Ac- counting Officers will meet here Sep tember p to p. Louis Betz, comp troller of St. Paul, Minn., is president. Howard C. Beck of Detroit is secre- tary. George Eustis, city treasurer of Birmingham, Alabama, is treasurer.
 After the hearing of the prsident' s annual address on the opening day the reports of the various officers, the subject of technical side of munic- ipa1 accounting will be discussed.
 Duncan Machines of the Depart ment of Finance. New York City, will read paper on Underlying Princi- pies of Municipal Accounting How ard C. Peak of Detroit on The Mu- nicipal Balance Sheet. It's Feasibility and Value
 There will be an informal discus sion on the subject of Safeguarding the Collection of Public Moneys" ''The Stub System, Its Defects,' "The Countersisn its Value
 Other subjects and papers during the meeting will be: Responsibilities of the City's Auditing Officer in Ap- proving Claims" Hon. Frank E. Do- remus. city controller, Detroit, Mich
 Reports of Municipal Auditors What They Should Show," Hon. Fred E. Corey. city auditor. Sacramento Cal Informal discussion, "Is the Els tablishment of Central Statistical Bureau for the Prices of Commodities Used by Citizens Feasible?'
 Recent Improvements in Account ing Systems. The District of Colum- hia, Hon. AloEzo Tweedale. auditor District of Columbia.
 The City of New York, Reorgani- Zation of the Finance Departments Hon. Frank Smith, auditor of ac- counts, New York City.
 The Island of Porto Rico. Hon. George Cabot Ward, auditor general San Juan. P. R. On the closing day Of the convention the delegates will pay a visit to Mammoth Cave
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WHY IT SUCCEEDS
Because It's for One Thing Only. and Pine Bluff People Appreciate
 yEhs.

This.
 Nothing can be good for everything Doing one thing well brings suc- cess.
 Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing only.
 They cure sick kidneys.
 They cure backache, every .'} Icy ill.
 Here is Pine Bluff evidence @ prove it.
 Mrs. B. Sylvester, 1116 Fourth Ave. Pine Bluff, Ark, says: My s,n-in- Jaw was cured of kidney disease by Doan's Kidney Pills and that j.' how my husband and I came to usn this remedy For backache and other symp: olns of kidney troubles, J>,n's Kidney Ills have proven their worth in oui family and l am glad o tell others about them. I have recon mendeA this excellent remedy to many of hv friends and have .,-t to hcaY of a case where benefit has net been le ived from it's use.'
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York,sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name Doan sand take no other,
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WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
CA sTo7IA. Bes-s the 11be Kind You Haye Always Bought Ssss'''' z, &&2Zzzzw
NOTICE.

On Thursday, September II. 1908, took up from one handed yellow ne- gro, about six feet high, weighing about 160 pounds, one black mare about 14 1-2 hands high and about g years old. The negro got away; he was trying to sell the horse or hire it cheap and I had reason to believe it was stolen. I have the horse and would like for owner 10 come and get 1t. J. A HUDGENS,
 Is Ct tl Wabbaseka, Ark.
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HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
 F. J. CHENEY X CO.,, Toledo, o. !, We, the undersigned have known F. j. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fnan- cially able to carry out any obliga- tions made by his firm.
 WALDING, KINNAN x MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys- tenn. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Halls Family Pills for consti- patton.
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MIR. HENRY'S STORE
 DESTROYED

The merchandise store of J. M. Hen- ry at Redfield was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The building was burned to the ground with all it's con- tents. The cause of the fire is thought to be of incendiary origin.
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Can't look we'll, eat we'll Or feel well with impure blood feeding your body
 Keep the blood pure with Burdock Blood Bitters Eat simply. take exer- else, keep clean and you will have Hong life. (2)
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THE LAST SHOOT
 OF THE SEASON

The Pine Bluff Gun club will hold it's last shoot of the season this af ternoon at the club grounds in the western part of the city.
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You run no risk. We send on ap. prOyal: trial 30 days free. Guaran. teed to be as good as the best. SNOW FLAKE. s12.50. only at TOMLINSON < KNOX.
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His Easter Musinos.

His Easter Musings. He picked up the Easter statement and read:
 To one Easter dress. SAC. To one Easter hat. $12 To Easter shoes and gloves, $9. And slowly and thcughtfully lie drew bis check for the amount and mutterei,. And next Sunday Jenny expects me to go to church and sing Old Hundred' with a thankful heartv'
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MAIN RINK TO
 OPEN SATURDAY

The Main Rink will be thrown open to the public Saturday night. A brass band has been secured to furnish the
 music during the season.
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Gladstone Spchs In the nain

One day as Mr. Gladstone was spc6s ing from the terrace ra n began to fa. Win thn first few tirors came vo!>., from the cTcwd, Put on your hat, Mi Gladstone" "No," hiandly rcsponde, the veteran, some prefer their hat. oD; prefer mine off" As the ra!' fell more heavily Mrs. Gladstone step ped behind her husband ani held Gr umbrella over his Lare head. He wa. over eighty ai the time. Mir. Glad stone wcDt riuentiy on, exHrunding tlse merits of rabbit farming, but after 6 time even he noticed the rain and the umbrella. Turning to Mrs Gladstone he said, II will put my own up, my dear" and he did so. Again the e!c quent voice galloped on, while thc rain became heavier and heavier. Pre- cEt ly Mrs. Gladstone threw q light Gsac&ii, tosh over her husbands shoulders The moment he felt 1t he turned quick ly round and with some asre:i:y sai;. 'I won't have it.' He shrugged hi> shoulders, the macintosh fell aEd Mrs. Gladstone stepped back. For fvt minutes more in q deluse Mir Glad stone went on; then Ee stopped. and we all lf1ed.Mapchester Guardian.
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We pass to what the lecturer has TO say
about the Social Contract" that one OF
Rousseau's works which, whatever may be
it's intrinsic value, has exercised 90 tre-
mendous an influence, not only on the
French Revolution but on the political
history Of Great Britain and the United
States. To the mind Of NJ, Lemattre, the
Social Contract is, with the exception Of
the discourse on Science and Art, '
Rousseau's most mediocre book, the most
obscure. the most chaotic, with all its APP
parent solemnity. He recognizes, however,
that later on II became what he deems
the most disastrous Of all. The lecturer
believes that the final version Of the Social
Contract" must have been written imme-
diately before or Immediately after Emile
In the beginning Of his discussion NJ. Le-
maitre points out that IL lie impossible TO
reconcile the Social Contract with the
theory expounded in the Discourse on
Science and Art and in the discourse on
Inequality For government according
10 nature'-natural government, no matter
how understood can evidently not be an
absolute democracy, which Is the belated
and artificial product Of political meta
physics, and which never could have been
put into practice in the small ancient re-
publios where there were slaves On
the contrary, the government according TO
nature should be the one most allied 10
the %immemorisl and natural institution OF
the family. 1t should be monarchy and
that according 20 Rousseau himself. who
in the Discourse on Inequality considers
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II.

The next composition with which Rous-
e a made a profound impression on the
European world and especially on hisfel-
low oountrymen was his discourse on
Inequality written in reply TO a question
~propounded by the Dion Academy in
November, 1888: what is the origin Of
inequality among men, and is 1t sane
toned by the law Of naturel' To this
essay NJ. Lemaitre allots an amonntof space
proportionate 10 the political influence
which II wal destined TO exercise on the
principles, aims and methods Of the French
Revolution. Rousseau begins with the as
sertion that in a state OF nature there was
no inequality among men except as one
individual might be somewhat stronger
than another physically or mentally. BY
mentally he seems 10 have had reference
only to the faculty Of perception, for he
goes on 10 assert the paradox, III nature
destined us 10 a healthy life, | dare almost
afirm that the state OF reflection is a state
contrary 10 nature and the thinking man
il q depraved ANIMAL The lecturer opines
that Rousseau must have written this SEN
tence with delight 10 order to annoy the
philosophers and astonish the fine ladies.
The author Of the discourse on Unequal
ity" goes on to aver that all inventions,
from the most primitive arts to the printing
press, have been, TO say the least, useless.
1T is evident that the first man who made
prose and built a shelter gave himself very
useless comforts Of which till then he had
felt no need He even maintains that by
inventing speech man had gone against
natures intention, the proof oithe assertion
being that the acquisition Of speech had
given mankind q deal OF trouble. The use.
l~essness Of all inventions having been. as
he assumed, settled, Rousseau proceeds
to affirm anew that in the state Of nature
men were happy. Having among them
selves no sort Of moral bond or common
duties they could he neither good nor
evil and had neither vices moi virtues.
They were not affected even by the ieal.
ousy incident TO love, because having no
ideal Of duty the savage does not discrim-
mate. The first part Of Rousseau's dis
course then ends with the averment hat in
a state Of nature inequality does not exist,
or at least is reduced TO a minimum.
In the second part VI have a broad
sketch of the political history Of mankind.
It begins with the following passage: -The
first man who, having enclosed some land,
thought Of saying, This 10 mine, and found
people simple enough 10 believe him, was
the real founder Of civilized society, How
many crimes. wars, murders; how many
miseries and horrors, would have been
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PISTOLS NOT SOLD ~ TEXAS.
but Leased for Fifty Years Instead on
Account Of q TaX Law.

AUSTIN, Tex, March IA cowboy
walked into a hardware store here and
asked for a good six shooter.
How much Is it''h asked when he had
looked it over.
Il can't sell It to you the dealer re-
piled, but l will lease 1t to you for fifty
years for SIS
This lie a dad blamed funny kind Of q
joint the cowboy said. Il don't want 10
lease q gun; l want TO own it,
He started TO walk out, but raj called
back by the dealer, who explained that the
last Legislature passed q law which imposes
a tar Of 50 per cent. on the gross proceeds
from the sale Of pistols.
IF l sold you this six shooter for 1iS I
would have to pay the State q tai Of $780,
the hardware maj explained. Il can lease
IL to you for fifty years and won't have to
pay the State anything"
The cowboy saw the point and leased the
gun.
The law which was enacted for the pur-
pose OF taxing pistols out OF existence in
Texas has been In effect more than nine
months. During that period only two
pistols have been sold In Texas. according
to the tax receipt records Of tho State
Comptroller's ONCE.
One Of these weapons wAs sold the other
day in Amarillo for SIS and the dealer made
a remittance Of $3.50 Jax on the sale. The
other pistol was sold at Gainesville several
weeks ago for 80, one-hAlf Of which sum
passed into the Golfers Of the State.
IL 10 said that dealers all over TEXAS
are evading the new law by leasing pistols
for periods Of Atty years and more. Pistol
toting 10 not openly praotised In any
part OF Texas. Many men stu wea; dH
shooters. but th5 weapORS are hi61e1.
There has beenR wonderful cha nge THROUGH
out the Southwest IN this respect during The
last fifteen OF twenty years.
In the early day. almost every native
in this region wore n or two six shooters
In holsters attached 10 q belt around bis
waist. Then the moral wave which wiped
out gambling and IL about 10 do away With
the saloon In Texas came along and the
six shooter lost lie popularity.
Only q few days ago a man here ~as
fined 800 for carrying q pistol. Not a
great many years ago u and costs was the
usual punishment inflicted.
II IL said that the fight against carrying
pistols has greatly lessened the mortality
rate In Texas, Murders are stiil committed.
but there has been a decrease In the lDdis-
criminate shooting and killing that formally
took place In the State.
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SOME Z HOOKS.
me LAte,t BOOB AbOut Rou.seau.

What probably may be accepted az the
final word about one Of the most famous
and epoch making Frenchmen that have
ever lived 10 a volume entitled jean Jacques
Rousseau, by JULES LEMATRR OF the
French Academy, admirably translated into
English by JEANNE MAfBET, Madame
CHARLKs BOOT (the Mcclure Co.. The
ten chapters Of which the book Ia oom-
posed correspond 10 a. many lectures.
representing one OF the oo$rses treating
or great French authors which the writer
has been and Is now delivering. and which
have aroused the interest not only OF the
students Of history and biography but Of
all Paris society. From this point Of view,
indeed, NJ. Lemaitro may be said 10 have
sIoceeded 10 the place left vacant by NJ.
Renan. What he has given us In these
pages is not an exhaustive biographical
and critical review, but rather q summary
Of impressions, conveyed 10 the auditor
or reader with singular grace and felicity.
in the tone not Of q formal exposition
but OF somewhat careful conversation.
When the book 10 laid down, II doubtless
will be with, a conviction that the writer
has como nearer than any Of his prede-
cessors TO drawing a faithful portrait OF
his subject. He 10 not 10 be numbered
Wth the indisoriminate and passionate de-
tenders Of Rousseau; neither is he TO be
olaased with the deliberate detraotors Of
that extraordinary person. II is patent on
the face Of the lectures that from the out
set 10 the end he means TO be considerable,
forbeanng. truthful and just. Thus II has
come 10 pass hat he has given US a
sane. sober, penetrating, unainching, yet
not always unsympsthetio description OF
Rousseau in his manifold aspects Of va
grant, parasite, poseur. yet vithal the
eloquent eulogist and sincere practitioner
Of the simple life, an almost matchless
rhetori clan, a philosopher In his way, a
wistiul reiormer.
We would not advise the reader to skip
one Of the $50 pages OF this volume, and
we do not believe that there Ia any chance
Of his doing 90. In attempting TO indicate
the delightful treatment Of a theme which
has been approached in the past from 80
widely different standpoints. we can, Of
course. but offer glimpses Of some OF the
most striking aspects, For obvious reasons
We pass over the chapters allotted TO the
Confessions and TO the -Nouvelle Heloise,'
and oonhne ourselves to reproducing a few
Of the lecturers comments on the mem
orable works which we're penned after or
Just before the reformation Of Rousseau's
moral character, and which not only made
him illustrious but powerfully shaped the
course Of the French Revolution.
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ILL.,.

Although, in his new role Of prophet, sage
and saint, he strove patiently and at last
successfully TO be, as we'll as 10 seem, sin
cere, II was long before Rousseau ceased
TO relish being made much Of by fine ladies,
even though these might practise the max
inns, exhibit the manner and lead the lives
he most detested. Thus il came to pass that
after the publication Of the Discourse on
Inequality" he lived for twenty months in
a little cottage. set in a pretty garden,
and called the Hermitage" within the
park Of the Chateau de la Chevrette, the
abode OF Nine. d'Epinay, a little brunette
given to discussions, strong minded, fond
Of scribbling, and Of a sensual tempora-
ment, wife OF one Of those farmers-gen-
eral whose very occupation must have
seemed infamous to the preacher Of social
and moral reform, After a time she turned
him out. partly because abe was tired Of
him and partly because Grimm, her lover.
had begun TO look at him askance. Not long
afterward we find him occupying a little
house at Montmorency, for which he was
permitted 10 pay a small rent. This little
house was near the castle Of the Marechal
Due de Luxembourg, and both he and his
wife, who beforeher marriage had been the
Duchesse de Boufiers, made a great deal Of
Rousseau. The Marechale was still beauti-
full and very intelligent. and Of course, in
stead Of being merely Q fine lady like Nine.
d'Epinsy, she was a very great lady. II
Ia always just as well to keep the distinction
in mind, There is, indeed, no doubt that
Rousseau after he became famous was
much more run after by the great than
was ever voltaire, He went every day TO
the Castle Il scarcely left her. writes
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would fear let they had bSon deceived
The 'prooiO Of God retained ~ Rousseau,
II they are not u~nansWerable, are certainly
the simplest, the most accessible 10 an
ordinary intelligence, and, 20 10 speak.
the most easily carried They are the
most simple among the traditional prooA
adduoed by Plato, by DesoATtes, by Male
branche, BY Bossuet and by FtnelOn. Such
~spiritualism as ROusseau's II II Il not
the most subtle Bat least the most generous
explanation Of the universe-that which
gives 10 the world lie most beautiful mean.
ing, that which contains most love and
that which renders the most mAGAthoent
tribute 70 the first cause. One Gao ~ Rt
a glance that Rousseau's deism Il not
like that Of Voltaire a political dSlSm, =
police oflcer deism. Yoltaire's daiSm lar
Voltaire perfectly free. Rousseau'simposed
obligations. For the latter deism really was
an emotional and fruitful religion which
reacts on life and deeds. The delsm Of
Jean Jacques IA for him 20 entirely q re-
ligion that he sharply opposed II 10 ire
ligion, that il TO say, to the atheism and
materialism Of the philosophers who
never iorgave him for H., Henoeiorth
Rousseau in their eyes was nothing but a
dangerous fanatic. II is certain that tbs
emotional and religious spihtualism, the
half Christianity Of Rousseau, IA to bs
that Of Bemardin de Saint Pierre; with
the exception OF SOM shading II was to
be that Of Chateaubriand; that Of Lamar
tine, whose 'Jocelyn' was to " much
to the Vicar Of Savoy; It was to be that ~
Georges Sand, even Of Michelet when he
war young, and Of Victor Hugo.