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The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Phil Tahor to Pen.

The final chapter in the famous Robbery of the Pacific Express on the Cotton Belt Railroad at Redwater, twenty miles south of fexafkana. on the night of December 1. 1906, was written when the penitentiary doors at Huntsville, Tex. closed on Phil E. Tabor. Tabor secured 5000 from the car of which sum only $3,600 has ever been recovered Before rifling the ear. Tabor brained the messenger with hludgeon. and then threw him from the train for dead. The messenger subsequently recover ed Tabor was located three weeks after the r0bberg at San Antonio and was arrested He Was brought back to TeXarkana. and tried in the dis triet court in September last He was convicted and given life term. He appealed. and the Texas court of criminal appeals recently affirmed the judgment. Tabor was taken to the Huntsville penitentiary Tuesday morning by Special Agent Morse.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
ECONOMY CARRIED TOO FAR.
Old Mans Thrift That Led Him lnts
 Ridiculous Action.

President J. c. Sehurman of Cornell was discussing elective college courses. of which in the freshman and sophomore years. he disapproves.
 A freshman of 16 or IT," said Pres ident Schurman, is too young 10 choose for himself the courses best for him. His mind is not mature enough. It will make mistakes.
 In it's immaturity. it's proneness to error, it is like the mind of an old man in my native Freetown. He, though old. was mentally undeveloped, and saw nothing wrong or ridiculous in piece of economy that he put in practice in the cemetery.
 The old man had lost four wives, and desired to erect for each head stone, with an inscription commemora- tive of her wifely virtues.
 But inscriptions, he found. were very expensive. He economized in this way:
 He had the Christian name of each wife cut on a small stone above her grave-"Emma.'' Mary" Hester" Edith" Under each name hand pointed to a large stone in the cen ter of the lot, and under each hand were the words:
 :" For epitaph see large stone.'"
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
l RICE, $1.00 A YEAR

Twas the days of the hedge-school;
 MullaFky was then At the side of the ditch the most
 dreaded of men Sure the flight of the bird, or the
 speed of the hare To watch for a moment there's no one
 would dare An when circles and squares on the
 dirt he would trace, Twas amazin' the larnin' that showed
 in his face, While the thoughts that revolved in
 his towsy ould head We're deep and tremendous. himself
 often said Religion, of coorse. was a thame he
 well knew, Not your new-fangled notions. but stuff
 that was true. Wild that he taught love for the sacred
 ould sod, Thus helpin' his kind, an so plasin his
 God. Now the seventeenth of March, reel.
 oned then by old style, The jewel of days in the darling ould
 isle, Was approaehin' an so the good mas
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Found Dying In Box Car.

A well-dressed man, about 60 years old was found in a dying condition in an Iron Mountain box car at Van Buren early Wednesday morning by a switching crew. He was taken to a hotel and every effort possible was made 10 revive him, but without sue cess. He died at noon, after making several unsuccessful attempts to give the physicians his name.
 There was nothing by which the man could be identified except two hat he were bore the mark of a South McAlester firm. There were no marks of violence on the body and it is be. lieyed death was due to hunger and exposure
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
-S-8sssz-zz->-<z- . NEWS OF WIZ ARKANSAS
Charged With Stealing Hat.
.-'-'V V@H''-'

A woman giving her name as Miss Jessie Miles, her occupation as ac tress and residence as New York, and who was bedeeked with silk and jewels was arrested at .Hot Springs Saturday evening on the charge of stealing a hat valued al $35 from a millinery store conducted by the Busch sisters. When arrested, the woman was wear ing a handsome hat, which bore marks indicating that it had been the prop erty of the plaintiffs. Miss Miles was taken to the city jail. but later succeeded in getting released on put ting up cash collateral of $500. It is alleged that she secured the money by hypothecating some diamond rings.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Woman Tells of Her Brothers Terrible
 Suffering-Two Babies Also Cured -Cuticura Invaluable.

My brother had eczema three diff ferent summers Each summer it came out between his shoulders and down his back, and he said his suffering was terrible. When it came on the third summer, he bought a box of Cuticura Ointment and gave it faith full trial. Soon he began to feel better and he cured himself entirely of ec- zema with Cutieura A lady in h. diana heard of how my daughter. Mrs. Miller. had cured her little son of terrible eczema by the Cuticura Remedies. This lady's little one had the eczema so badly that they thought they would lose it She used Cuti- cura Remedies and they cured her child entirely. and the disease never came back. Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk, Cold water, Mich, Aug. 15 and Sept. 2, 1907."
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12

ther once more Gave taste to the byes av his lagends
 an lore. Patrick banished the snakes and the
 sinners, you know. To a place where hope there will
 none of us go That's the lagend accepted. but have
 1t right A tale that bates that out O mind, out
 O sight. At Tara he preached to the king and
 the chiefs His Decalougues, Catalogues, Psalms
 and beliefs. Once the king says to Patrick, "The Druids all say l That you're settin' the minds of me
 Firbolgs astray. How can one be in three, and be one all the time = i Come, laddy-buck, answer in prose or
 in rhyme 2 "That's aisy," says Patrick, this dear
 little plant. s Praise God, twill be famous the
 oceans beyanD- Has stalk all in one, but divides into
 three; Yet the shamrock is one, three in one,
 don't you see?" 5 'Bedad," says the king, that bangs 1 Banagher sure. s Now, byes (to the Druids), ye now have the flure." But the sorra word could those
 clargymin find; So from then his respect for the
 Druids declined Now, Patrick, me byes, you need
 scarcely be tould. Was funny an tricky, though holy an
 boud. 4 So now of the Druids he'd got the
 whip hand Bethought him of blessings he'd show
 CT on the land. a To the king then says he, For the
 favors you've shown, I'll put ger back and new legs to
 your throne. ] (Not manin the taste disrespect but
 you see The preachers don't speak such plain
 Irish as vel In youth spalpeen taught me herdin'
 of swine Your majesty's pardon. the fault was
 not mine. Let me here introduce the boneen an
 I'll go bail. Over the evils of Erin the pig will pre- & vail" Now the Druids held sarpints as sa- & cred, you see; ln England they larned that, betune
 you an me. They would cast up in line sometimes M nearly a mile The sods all as one as a sarpint's pro ga file,
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
JUDGING BY THE RESULTS.
Villagers Conversion Had Not Been of
 Great Avail.

'1n our business we get many doubt ful compliments. said Col. John r. Bishop, deputy surveyor of the port, the other day but I do not think ever received compliment such as my grandfather got down in my native state of Tennessee. My grandfather was a minister and l was very small boy when we both strolled down the road one day One of our fellow viii lagers came along toward us.
 Good morning. said the villager who apparently had looked upon the cup. I-sh conver-hic-ted, parson,' he stammered with difficulty. An washyou-hic-tha con-hie-eoa- verted-hie-me.
 That must be so replied my grandfather. for it's certain the Al mighty had nothing to do with your conversion ''-New York Evening Telegram.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Natural Gas for the Texarkanas.

A telegram was received at Tex arkana from Chicago Tuesday after neon from Messrs Danes and Harri- son. saying they would put up 5000 with each of the two city councils of Texarkana as a guarantee and would forfeit the same in case of failure, if they are granted a franchise to put natural gas into Texarkana from the Caddo field, 45 miles south of Tex arkana, by January first. next. Ne gotiations have been in progress be- tween the Chicagoans and the city authorities for the past two or three weeks It is now believed that a deal will be closed within the next two or three days.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Such a Clever Waiter.

Two gentlemen dining in New York restaurant were surprised to find on the bill-of-fare the item, green bluefish.'
 Waiter" one asked, what sort of fish are green bluefish?"
 "Fresh-right out of the water" said the waiter, offhand.
 Nonsense" said the man. You know well enough that they do not take bluefish at this season."
 The waiter came up and looked at the disputed item.
 "Oh, that. sir he said, with an air of enlightenment, that's a hot house bluefish, sir.'-Youth's Com panion.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Oil and Gas Company to Begin Opera
 tions

The Little Rock-Fort Smith Oil and Gas Company opened offices in Fort Smith Tuesday. A j. Yoke of Coffey- vile, Kans., Is in personal charge. The work is to be comenced within 10 days on the pipe line from the local field to Greenwood, where the company was granted Monday a fran ehise to supply gas Tor fuel. lighting and power purposes. MT. Yoke states that arrangements are completed to start the drills on six new wells ime- diately in the Massard prairie dis trict.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Found Dying Beside Broken Slot Gas
 Meter.

Lon Williams, a negro, is in jail at Texarkana, charged with burglary, and it is believed that in attempting to rob CT gas only after coin of certain de nomination has been dropped into a slot. he was overcome by the escaping gas, rendered incapable of flight, and almost asphyxiated Williams was found by the bartender of the Cotton Belt saloon when he opened the place early Thursday morning. The negro was lying before the broken gss me ter, wholly unconscious
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Dead Footpad is Bert RiIIiet.

The man who was shot and killed last Wednesday night by Charles Roberts. choctaw mail clerk. at the corner of Barber avenue and Markham street. Little Rock, was identified Sat urday a. that of Bert RilIiet who is said to have been wanted in Memphis, Tenn, on the charge of being impli- cated in a hold-up, and three of whose pals" in the alleged Memphis hold up, are now serving long terms in the Tennessee penitentiary The body was identified by Rilliet's wife, who ar rived at Little Rock from Memphis Saturday afternoon.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
OLD GENTLEMAN NOT PLEASED.
Letters Inscription Certainly the Re
 verse of FIattering.

In the English club at Hongkohg a white-haired old gentleman, who had come down from some northern port. was seated at dinner when he sudden ly became very excited He had been brought letter by a solemn-faced Chi nese butler, and he saw something on the outside of this letter which sent him downstairs two steps at time to interview the hall porter. When he came back he told us what was the matter. The hall porter had inscribed in the envelope. in Chinese, for the in- formation of the butler:
 This is for the old baboon with white fur
 Unfortunately for the hall porter, the old gentleman was a first-class scholar in the Chinese language.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12

and l was helpless as q child The urine was discolored and though used one remedy after another l was not helped until l used Doan Kidney Pills. and I was so bad then that tho first box made only a slight change. To-day, however, l am well man, at S1, and l owe my life and health to the use of Doans s Kidney Pills
 Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N Y.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Rookkeener Is Arrested.

P N Lyon, bookkeeper, until three weeks ago employed at Lev Fowler's commission house, Pine Bluff, was ar rested Wednesday night by Deputy Constable Frank Weidenbener. He IS charged with embezzlement and the information was filed with Justice J. A. Frazier by H. V Bahlau, local man. ager for Lev Fowler.
 After being arrested Lyon immedi- ately gave bond in the sum of s2.000 and was released. He has wife and two sons living in Pine Bluff.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Harrisburg Gutter Flooded With Beer,

The climax in the prosecution of Ed Payne for the alleged illegal sale of liquor was reached when, by order of court. Sheriff Bradsher and Mayor Griffin. assisted by citizens of Harris burg, emptied into the gutter 1.200 bottles of beer. which were seized by Sheriff Bradsher in a raid made on Payne's resort and subsequently were placed in the lookup. The emptying was witnessed by several hundred citizens. many ladies being present. Rev W. NJ Pinson, the preacher de tective, who secured evidence against Payne. under supervision of the Anti- Saloon League of Arkansas. was pres ent with kodak and made exposures of the scene. Payne was arraigned under three charges. having already been fined $2o0 in each of six cases, and when court opened he pleaded guilty and agreed 10 quit if let off with two fines of s2oO each. a $100 at torney fee and all costs, which was agreed 10 by all parties.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Child scalded to Death.

The eight-months-oid child of Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Lipscomb of England, fell or climbed into tub of sealding water and was scaleded to death. Mrs Lipscomb had set the tub on the floor containing the water and turned to get some cold water to cool it, and a moment later she heard a cry and the child was in the tub. The ehild's arms. neck and breast were so badly sealded that death resulted some hours following the accident.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Residence Destroyed By Fire.

A six-room cottage. owned by Mrs. E. A. Westbrook and occupied by Pa trolman John Minor and wife, at Thir- teenth avenue and State street, Pine Bluff, was almost completely gutted by fire Tuesday morning. just before the noon hour The contents of the building were almost q complete loss, aggregating s400, with s250 insurance The building was damaged to the ex- tent of about 1.000
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Lesson In Music.

Little Marions music teacher. while endeavoring to make plain to her the different note values, used an apple as an illustration. Cutting it in two, Marion announced: Those pieces are halves" On bisecting the halves, she replied Quarters, but when 1t came to dividing one quarter to bring out the idea of eighths, here was the wise response: That's a bite!"
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12

When this had been done. sorra one
 durst complain Though the land were his own and his
 fathers domain. It was sacred, and then for the sake
 of his sowl, He must part wid 1t, barrin' a sigh or
 a growl Then the snakes represented were
 holy likewise An bit at their will all the colleens
 an byes. Well, the pigs went to rootin'. bedad
 it was fun To watch the ould Druids when their
 ruin begun Wid faces of fury and hearts full of
 hate They would curse the dear pigs. I'm
 ashamed to relate. They invoked all the planets and far
 as they knew. The fixed stars and comets, the sun
 and moon. too. Next the wraiths that inhabit the
 winds and the floods. Then they danced holy jigs in the
 scantiest of dgds. But the pigs took no notice, but ate all
 the more. And the Druids saw Fate was now
 hard by the door. Then they prayed to the giants that
 rayaged the isle Yrba,, ta,, ,f ,uoz 4I,.
 of the style There was one who from Mona oft
 waded to Wales. And one who in coughin produced the
 wild gales. Another in sport tried to bridge the
 broad say. The Causeway in Ulster bears witness
 to-day. Then the one who at Powerscourt
 drank up the fall, An the one who complained Devils
 Bowl' was too small The priests cursed the pigs loud and
 long. but no matter, On the snakes and their eggs they
 grew fatter and fatter. Oh, those were great times when the
 factions forgot What side they were of. and what side
 they were not. The thousand would follow all jeerin'
 the while The Druids who could them no longer
 beguile. When rivers they'd reach as the Bann
 or the Boyne, Baptized, they the ranks of believers
 would join. It was Patrick alanna, me turn at ye
 plaise Wid guyin' an Gospel the land was
 ablaze. Such dippin an plungin', baptizin,
 confessin'. Such prayin' an preachin', such prim-
 pin an dressin'. It was good for their souls and their
 bodies by token The record for bathing his saintship
 had broken, And thousands who'd never been lath-
 cred or rubbed, Had their skins an their sowls now
 most thoroughly scrubbed. For the saint told them plainly for e'er
 they were shriven, That nothing onclanely was welkim
 in heaven So the pigs ate the snakes and rooted
 up eggs From the round hill of Howth down
 to Bally.kil-begs,
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Bold Attempt at Assault By Negro.

Several mobs and posses of citizens of Brinkley and surrounding towns and farmers from the vicinity were securing the country Sunday in an effort to find negro, whose identity is unknown. with unprecedented bold ness attempted to assault a 15-year-old white girl by the name of Miss Greasy Jolly, near there Saturday night The men who are carrying on the search are so wrought up over the attempt that they will, it is expected, lynch the negro if they find him.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
$40 Advanced On Each Bale.

w. A. Cole, state agent of the Ar kansas Farmers Union. was receiv- ing cotton at Benton all of Wednes- day for storage in Memphis ware houses. One hundred and sixty-seven bales were delivered by farmers frorn all parts of the county. On each bale $40 was advanced, aggregating s7,000 The money was paid through the Peoples bank of Benton.
 The farmers are jubilant over the transaction. and predict the expert ment will be 2 success.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Shooting Held to Have Been
 Unsuitable.

An inquest was held at Hot Springs Sunday morning by Deputy Coroner A. D. Shaw over the remains of John Branch, the negro waiter. who died Saturday night as the seult of wounds inflicted by Frank Hays. who at the time of the tragedy, week ago, was a clerk at the Park hotel The jury returned verdict that the shooting was justified
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Business Part of Baker Springs
 Burned.

All the houses in the business DOT tion of Baker Springs except the hotel were destroyed by fire Thursday night. It is thought the fire was the work of an incendiary. Among the houses de stroyed were the postoffice, the gen eral store of Henry Gray. Dr. Young's drug store and an empty storehouse owned by B. Plunkett The contents of the stores were nearly all lost, but the mail and other valuables of the postoffice were saved
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
State Capitol la D Years Old

Exactly n years ago, active prep arations were begun for the erection of the historic old state house which stands at the foot of Center street, on the bank of the Arkansas river in the city of Little Rock. It was in the first week of the month of March, in 1S35 that the preliminary arrangements were completed, and the building of the structure on it's present site was assured. After three quarters of a cen tury the old building, enlarged from time 10 time, as the necessity has aris- en, still shelters the state officials of Arkansas and will continue to do so until the new state capitol is complet- pd
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Fourteen Made III.

At a reception given by Mrs. F. L. Purcell at Warren. IA out of the IS guests were rendered seriously ill af- ter partaking of refreshments. It is thought that it was due to ptomaine poisoning, presumably in the ice cream There were no fatalities and nearly all are eonvalescent, but few are still quite i'll.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Organize Creamery Company.

Articles of agreement were signed at Gillett Tuesday, to incorporate the Gillett Creamery Company, with a capital stock of 5000, all paid in. The following were elected as direc- tors: A. H. Richter, Christian Stel- ger, Louis Lehman. Henry Poll, T. l.. Strode. J. w. Place and o. P. Max well C. Hinnick has charge of the creamery as buttermaker.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Diplomacy.

"Why do you make a practice of predicting bad weather?"
 It's the safest plan," answered the professional prophet. If the bad weather prediction comes true, people have to admit l am right, and if the weather is pleasant they feel too good natured to care whether I was right or wrong"
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Negro Wounds Negro.

Tom Garland, a negro, shot and seriously wounded Jim Bryant, an- other negro, near Philadelphia, Tues day morning Garland, who surren- dered, claims he and Bryant had a difficulty over house and that Bryant was coming at him with a drawn knife. when he secured his shotgun and shot him twice, one charge taking effect in the head, and the other in the side. Bryant, it is thought, has no chance of recovery.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Did the Rush Act.

While in the act of boarding train at Hot Springs, Richard Tennelly, a retired capitalist of Owensboro, Ky. was robbed of $200. a railroad ticket and check for $50. The pickpoekets. of whom there were three or four, did the rush act as the visitor was en- tering the coach.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Fight On Pool Hall.

Siloam Springs has the reputation for being one of the cleanest cities in the state, morally speaking, and has not had saloon or a blind tiger for many years, but it has a pool hall that many claim is the nestegg for the saloon Just now there is feeling that the pool hall should go. and the fight is on.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Conductor McDonald Killed.

The body of Clate Mcdonald, who was accidentally killed Monday at Tex homo, Okla, was brought to Mammoth Spring and buried, Wednesday. Me Donald was a conductor on the Fris- co railway. He was caught between two cars and crushed.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12

lifting q Ii ca Y y
 weight a sudden pain shot through
 my back and after that 1 was in con stant misery from kidney trouble One spell kept me in bed six weeks. My arms and legs were stiff
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Hot sprinqs Must Retrench.

The city administration of Hot Springs must cut expenses $1 900 monthly for the next five months or face a deficit in the treasury, and there seems to be no department which can stand retrenchment. The reeynue of the city is much less than were wide open, but the expenses are the same
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Ernest cIark's Wound Fatal.

Ernest Clark, aged IS, son of R. c. Clark of DeKalb, 90 miles west of Texarkana, died Tuesday from a gun shot wound in the head, He was ae- cldentally shot by another boy at De Kalb last Saturday.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Measles at Amity.

The disease of measeds has been raging at Amity for the past few weeks Mrs c. H. Motley, wife of a livery man. died with measels. Two children in one family died in two days and were buried together in the same grave March ,.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Neoroe,s Conditlon Serious

It is reported that John Branch. the negro who was shot by Frank Hays, a hotel clerk at Hot Springs, few nights ago, is in serious condition as the result of blood poison having set in. Hays was released on $500 hail
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
Every Lover of Good Music

should take advantage of the offer the Jerome H. Remiek Go. of New York make in the advertising columns of this paper to send for 9 cents the words and music of nine of the best pieces of the Merry Widow Opera, all the rage at present iD London, Paris and New York.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12

The poor you have always with you. said a woman to her husband. who had a mania for offering excuses
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
That's Aisy, Says Patrick, This Dear
 Little Plant"

From the Gap of Dunloe to the Glen O
 the Downs, And Slieb-namon grandly Killarney'a 'a
 lake crowns. There was rootin' an preachin' an
 laughter an prayer, No wonder for Satan to leave must
 prepare. For barrin' the Saxon and whisky I'll
 say Saint Patrick has rid us of evil today. So now you all know how the snakes
 met their doom, And the class will its studies in Gaelic
 resume.
The Monticellonian., 1908-03-12
True Generosity.

They say very few authors sleep more than seven hours day"
 But think how much slumber they furnish other people. The Herald and Presbyter.