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The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

lAt AZ iA1t tGA IL n
native Of New
England and came
from Puritanlcal
stock. His father,
Jonathan Bourne,
of Cape Cod.
Mass. was a type
OF the fine pTin-
cipled Puritans.
and as a testi-
mOnial 10 his
" ~ lils liit ibN ID ht
b o "a IN G, Mass.
was named after
him.
Having plenty Of
means $ G n ator
Bourne obtained a
liberal education,
but before gradu-
ton from Har-
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE CHECK REIN

All taut! Tighten the rein.
Draw it in with might and main
True, the brutes may feel some pain
But
Horses must be stylish.
All taut! Tighten the rein.
Therel A full half-inch We gain.
Dumb appeals are all in vain
For
Horses must be stylish.
All taut, Tighten the rein.
Necks must arch though muscle strain
And to meddlers just explain
That
Horses must be stylish
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
Disappointe

Il went TO hear II T.ovatore" last
night"
Fine opera"
'Oh, shucks Man. the hand-organs
have been playing them tunes for years.
] recognized 'em all"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Gov Hoke Smith refuses TO attend any
banquet where strong drink is served.
This is not for fear of a Fairbanks catas-
trophe. however. but because of the ex-
tremely rigid prohibition law now in force
i'm Georgia.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
We NAV All Ba Crazy

From the Cleveland Leader
II you have any dread Of the mad.
house it is safest not TO read the tes-
timony Of an alienist. All symptoms
point one way to him.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

You lose your collar button
And look for il in vain.
You pitch the bali 20 Bobby
And break q window pane.
You start 90 hang a picture
And mash your finger nan,
You hunt the pareg0ric
When baby gins To wall.
You're asked a bill % settle
But haven't that amount
Oh, trouble-ladeH brother,
It's the little things that count"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
4 Useful Collection.

Have you q library at homer"
only two books"
What are they2"
a cook book and a bank book"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
What a Boon!

Il wish Aladdin would appear in our
town sighed the gloomy press humorist
And DO what?"
Go around offering 10 exchange new
jokes for old"
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snhericItN I'm Snort

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
After baseball, football; and after foot
ball. billiards. Has the shape of the
earth and other planets anything to do
with the spherical tendency?
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
One Remedy.

From the indianapolis News
Nevertheless, some very severe attacks
OF Presidential fever have been known TO
yield to treatment of public utterances
on the part of the sufferer.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
Generous Mani

From the Ohio State Journal
However it must be admitted that
Count Laszio Jeno Maria Henrik Simon
Szechenyi is giving a good deal when
he bestows his name upon a woman.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

John Adams charged George Washing
ton with stealing 81 in police court re-
Gently. You may give a boy a good name,
but you cant make him live up TO it all
through lIfe
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Can any one furnish us with the words
OF that pathetic poem beginning: only
fve fingers of corn, father. only FIVE
fingers OF corn?"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

A surgeon thinks the brain of monkey
might be transferred to the skull Of a
human being. In some cases we are sure
the outside world would never be able
to tell that anything had happened.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
Foreigner Gets the Cash.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
a London barmaid has married a rich
American. Somehow in these interna-
tional marriages the financial balance is
always against us
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Looming Up.

The holidays have all gone By.
But what Of that?
On the horizon I descTy
a new spring hat
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a Historic Forfr-niner

From the Baltimore sun.
Mr. Roosevelt has managed to crowd
more things into his forty-nine years
than any other man of his time.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

II he tries to market It in this country.
however. we opine he will have some
trouble selllng il for half as much.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Pennsylvania has a Congressman who
never makes "a speech more than one
short paragraph in length Parties given
to knocking" Congressman Ia general
viii kindly except this mau
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
Comnnrisnns Are nhinns

From the Chicago Record Herald
An admirable thelg about Admiral
Brownson is his ability to keep from
stopping over.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
Ever Notices

About once a week somebody writes q
poem and calls IL '"The Awakening" This
has been going on for years
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

'The wicked man IS SHARED by his
tongue, says the Baltimore American.
Opens his mouth only to put his foot in
it. as il were.
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been unkind? Is there a rift in the lute?"
Yes, yes. Our lawyers have quarreled" "
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Although he has been tried. found guilty.
and faces a prospective sentence Of i'm
prisonment for $40 years, Mr. John r.
Walsh need not despair altogether. Look
at Caleb Powers.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Mr.. Roosevelt may have been wrong IN
ordering the motto off the coin, but IL
was worth while, even If IL did nothing
more than bring forth that eloquent pro-
test from the New York Sun
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Taft viii be elected on the first ballot
"Hey?"
mo straw"
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

The chances are Mr.. Bryan will have
his trouble for his pains in Kentucky.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

One Of President RoOsevelt's strong
supporters in the Senate is Jonathan
Bourne. jr., from Oregon.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Frenchman has discovered a substi-
tuto for gasoline, which, so he says costs
less than half as much as the real stuff.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Mr.. George AIDES announced determina-
tion not 20 enter politics would appear TO
round up the last Doubling Thomas in his
case
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

The courts have decided that Mr. Har-
riman must answer; but can it force him
20 remember? There's the rub
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

The Jackson News says Mississippi is
tickled TO death with her legislature %
our contemporary may rest its soul in
peace. Nobody is at all likely TO seek %
deprive her of it,
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Nine. Tatrazinnis name prOnounces a
great deal easier than IL looks, anyhow.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

The Mexican Herald has revived the
Elihu Root boom. You can't keep a good
man down.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Looks very much as II this is to be a
wide-open winter
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Now, if Senator JEFF Davis only did
TO the trusts that which hc does to the
English language, every time he makes
IA speech the m0Tgue would be over
crowded with dead ones by this time
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

The Secretary of the Navy says the
sailors may play baseball on Sunday, but
without spectators. This ruling will
please the umpire if no one else.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

This country is having the time Of fits
life stearing clear between the man with
the red flag and the man with the sooth-
ing syrup.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Iowa, has had fourteen husbands Prob
ably figured that thirteen would be un-
lucky says the New Haven Journal
Courier Well. wasn't it-for No 1872
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Mr. Bellamy Storer SAYS we "lynched
Spain In 1908" Mr. Storer doubtless
thinks he IS an expert on Iynchng-hav-
ing once played the part of lynchee,
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

1t is going to be hard matter for
Uncle sam to refuse admission 20 the
Union 70 any Territory In the future il
Nevada Isn't fred pretty soon.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

King Gustav. Of Sweden. wants TO raise
everyb0dy's salary. Hurrah for Gus,
That's platform enough for u.s.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Japan faces a cabinet crisis because
some minister missed his budget estimate
By q paltry SZaWaelo And yet this
country revises its Panama canal esti-
mate Sl00JQ@0 and never bats an eye
Japan want to fight us? We guess not
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

Brazil has reduced the tariff on wind
mills. but it isn't probable we shall be
able 10 induce anybody ia Brazil 20 i'm
port Tom Lawson. for all that
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22

/ II he tries to market It in this country.
however. we opine he will have some
trouble selling it for half as much.
John Adams charged George Washing
ton with stealing g, III police court re-
Gently. You may give boy good name.
but you cant make him live up TO it all
/ through life.
! Gov. Hoke Smith refuses to attend any
banquet where strong drink is served.
| This is not for fear of a Fairbanks catas-
/ trophe however. but because of the ex-
/ ltremely rigid prohibition law now in force
/ in Georgia.
A surgeon thinks the brain of a monkey
might be transferred to the skull Of "A
human being. In some cases we are sure
/ the outside world would never be able
| to tell that anything had happened
A "weli-known alienist" now comes to
the front and says. Insane murderers
never experience more than one impulse
! to kill; after one outbreak. they may be
regarded as harmless" We supposed such
an opinion az this would crop out some
where about this time. Now to make the
Thaw jury swallow it,
The chances are Mr. Bryan will have
his trouble for his pains in Kentucky
Mr.. Roosevelt may have been wrong IN
ordering the motto off the coin, but IL
was worth while, even If il did nothing
more than bring forth that eloquent pro-
test from the New York Sun,
Pennsylvania has a Congressman who
never makes speech more than one
short paragraph in length Parties given
to knocking" Congressman Ia general
viii kindly except this mar.
Mr.. George AIDES announced .determina-
tion not 70 enter politics would appear to
round up the last Doubling Thomas in his
case
Nine Tatrazinnrs name pronounces a
great deal easier than it looks, anyhow.
The moving picture show is getting
quite reputation as firebug.
Now, if Senator JEFF" Davis only did
to the trusts that which he does to the
English language, every time he makes
Ia speech the moTgue would be over
crowded with dead ones by this time.
This country Is having the time Of its
life stearing clear between the man with
the red flag and the man with the sooth-
ing syrup.
Mr Bellamy Storer SAYS we "lynched
Spain in 1908" Mr.. Storer doubtless
thinks he IS an expert on Iynchng-hav-
ing once played the part of lynchee,
a woman who lives At Council Bluffs.
Iowa. has had fourteen husbands Prob
ably figured that thirteen would be un-
lucky says the New Haven Journal
Courier Well. wasn't it-for No. 1872
King Gustav Of Sweden. wants to raise
everybodys salary Hurrah for Gus,
That's platform enough for as,
Brazil has reduced the tariff on wind
mills. but it isn't probable we shall be
able 10 induce anybody IN Brazil % inn
port Tom Lawson. for all that
Japan faces a cabinet crisis because
some minister missed his budget estimate
by q paltry S-fWag0 And yet this
country revi-es its Panama canal esti-
mate Sl010joW and never bats an eye.
Japan want To fight us2 We guess not.
1t is going to be a hard matter for
Uncle sam 20 refuse admission 20 the
Union Co any Territory In the future. IL
Nevada Isn't fired pretty soon.
The Jackson News says Mississippi is
tickled 10 death with her legislature"
our contemporary may rest its soul In
peace. Nobody is at all likely TO seek %
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
AT THE HOTELS.

Champ Clark. Representative from
Missouri. dearly loves a good story At
the expense Of the State Of Arkansas
"One day. said Mr. Clark. in the
course Of a political conversation. and
branching off from the main subject.
as a train from the East pulled ND AZ
the dinky little station Of a most de-
pressing town in the fever-aud-ague dis
trict OF Arkansas. passenger. thrust
ing his head ont Of "A car window. de-
manded In bitter tones Of detected
looking citizen who was leaning against
the station door: Tell me, what do you
call this dried-up, dreary, God-lorsaken
placer That's near enough, replied the
native in a melancholy voice; let Il 90
at that
The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
Very Likely.

Horses must be stylish.
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Brvan,s Errand to Kentuekr.

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY %, 1905.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22

Harmon string band was present, and delivered some fine music to a large audience.
 \ number down this way fin- ished planting corn last week. 'Tis better late than never, but better never late.
 Mir. Dowdy has purchased a farm near Robinson from Wm. Martin and expects to move on same in d short time,
 Strawberries are not much ae- count down this way. They will finish picking this week.
 Mrs. Polly Grey, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Hat ton, the past week, returned to her home at Springdale last Fri day.
 They have got their new phone line up down here, and nethinks some of them will lose a crop in order to talk over the phone.
 We had another frost down this way last Thursday night. It didn't do much damage, for the reason that tie first frost killed everything.
 [ No, I wish to compliment your pretty roses. passed your home week ago Sunday, and your yard looked like q lovely rose bed
 Those who contemplated rais- ing such large crops Of tomatoes this year will have to SOW more seed, as tomato plants are among the used to be'sa since the frost.
 MAGGIE.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
ROBINSON.

May 11.-Nost of the farmers at this place who had their corn planted before the freeze will have to replant.
 Mrs. Crockett has returned from visit with her sister. Mrs. Joe Pitts, in Muskogee, Okla.
 Ed Horton and wife, who have been in Raton, \. NJ, since last September. will start back to Arkansas the l0sh of June.
 Will Beaver has purchased a new hay bailer.
 Loy Bishop and Kay Phillips, of Fayetteville, were visiting friends at Robinson last Sunday. NIT. and Mrs. $. H. Mccoy vis- tied at Arthur Leaeh,s last Sun day.
 Lee Guthrie, who made ! fly ing trip to Washington. las re- turned.
 John Phipps has been serious ly i'll of pneumonia but is slowly improving.
 The telephone line from Rob- inson to Savoy is belng strung today.
 Born, to NIT. and Ms. Henry Snodgrass on the 6th, baby boy. Father doing welI.
 Quite little excitement was created III our town last Satur- day, the event being an eneount- CT between Tom Draper and Jas. Asfworth.
 A good number of Robinson people have gone to the berry fields.
 MerldY Phillips. of Red Star, was ln town today ou business.
 TOPSY.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
Heisbborbood Mews.
Cleft over from last week.
SULPHUR CITY.

May 11.-The apple crop i'll this section will be light on ae- count of heavy frosts and cold rains.
 Mrs. J. l.. Harris seems to be some better at this writing.
 John Carter and family of near Durham visited at Enos Mills Saturday and Sunday.
 Quite a few from this place at tended tine quarterly meeting at New Cross Saturday and Sunday. Brother Sherman, of Benton vile, preached d very interesting sermon at this place Sunday night on the subject of the trans fguration of Christ.
 The Baptists of this place will hold communion services the fifth Sunday in this month.
 \ few words in regard to this place; Sulphur City is a thriv- ing little place, situated four miles southwest of Elkins, with two general merchandise stores, one grist mill, one photo gallery, two blacksmith shops, fifteen dwellings, one two-story school and church building, three or ganized churches, Baptist Chris tian and Methodist, good thriv- ing Sunday School, three lodges, Odd Fellows, A. II. T. A. and Farmers Union, and fine springs of sulphur water. Any one i'll search of health and recreation will find this an ideal place.
 LONE STAR.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22

the other day for his two-year- old standard bred pacer, Hooker Ben Reg. No. 766.
 Mully, telephonitis is still rag ing down this way. It is about the only ailment We have. Health is very good The Vernon llne is getting the new worn off and tile rent bill amounts to so little that we can stand 1t awhile. Everybody can talk to everybody over here.
 Frank Greenhouse, who is at tending the University at Fay ettev1lle, visited home folks Sat urday and Sunday.
 Robert Parish, Junior. has about completed his new barn. It IS quite large, but Bob Is an energetic farmer and will need a large barn to hold his crops.
 WAS
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
BETHEL.

May 15.-AIiss Alice keieler went down to Fort Smith last Saturday where she will teach q months school and If the school and place suits her she will teach there this fall and winter.
 Misses Meda and Ella Pogue entertained | number of their friends Sunday evening. All re- port real pleasant time and ! good singing.
 There was not as large crowd at Sunday School Sunday on ac- count of church other places.
 JAKF
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
BLEWFORD.

May 11.-John Thompson's $ son, Cecil, cut his foot with an ax last week.
 Brother Jackson and w. H. Higg> and wife were the guests of Elmer Hollands folks yester- day.
 The berry plokers are all re- turning home with some exper- fence and little money
 A. J. Sanders and family went to Springdale last week.
 Tim Bonham got one of his colts cut pretty bad in the head, between the ear and eye last week
 Most ot the people around here have the blues over their corn getting frost bitten.
 John Burnett's little bey, Nir- gil, has the humps.
 John Burnett says If 1t keeps on raining he wi. have plenty of pasture in Iii, corn
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
GRAND VIEW.

May 1l.-Grand View is about three miles west of Johnson and is very flourishing community. No one has ever sent any items from here, but that IS no sign there is nothing of interest to write about us.
 A number of people other places are groanlng about the cool weather and frost, but they would groan anyway. The peo. pie over here were too wise to put out tender plants for the frost to catch and other things are not hurt much.
 We have fine Sunday School at Grand View. Ever body seems to be interested, old as well as young. Grandpa Stuck ey visited eur school last Sunday and gave Us good talk He at tended Sunday School here Sev- eral years ago and was teacher of the Bible class, ol which our present missionary in Korea, Rev. w. A. WaSSon, was T mem Der.
 Berry pickers are numerous around here these days. The berry crop is not quite as good as usual, but the berries are fine. J. E. Vernon has some very fine berries of the klondike variety, number of his crates being marked fancy.
 \. W. Stokes, owner of the Hillside Stock and Fruit Farm, has some fine stock as well as or ehards. He refused d 5000 offer
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22

An honored citizen of this town was suffering from d severe attack of dysentery He told q friend if lie could obtain a bottle of Chamberlain Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, he felt confident of being cured. he hav- ing used this remedy i'll the West. He was told that l kept 1t in stock and lost no time in obtain ing 1t, and was promptly cured, V says NJ. J Leach, druggist, of Wolcott. Vt. For sale by all druggists and all dealers.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22

May f1.-Quite q crowd gath cred at Woodlawn yesterday for their meeting. but Brothers Burks and Crawford failed to come. There was preaching, however, at eleven by Brother Kelley. At noon sanptuous dinner was spread and all invited to come and partake of 1t, which invita- tion was accepted and all ex- pressed themselves well enter tained.
 Une,e Jim Smith has the ban ner grass farm in this neighbor- hood Last year lie cut and put up about 75 or 80 tons of grass and threshed about 60 bushels of clover seed. Most of the clover seed was sold at Fayetteville for S9.00 per bushel. He has sown more than one hundred bushels of oats this year.
 We have several farmers in this section who produce large quantities of grass. Some who have good paying orchards. and some who deal in stock of various kinds. In short, We have quite q number of enterprising men in this district. As to high prices, We think Will Mustain about leads the van, selling team of mares some time ago for o425.0 to man from near Ft. Smith
 Several of this neighborhood went to pick stra wberries, but none of them came home with more money than they knew what to do with. The fact is, several of us could have made more had We stayed at home, but we are all q loving people and take advantage of anything that there is any prom ise of money i'll.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
WHITENERz

May l1.-Rev. Mark Young man of Spring Valley preached last Saturday night and Sunday at the Buckeye school house oil Brush Creek. Rev. Calico Of Mountain Home ably assisted him.
 D. C. Garloek who has been confined to lis bed for several weeks is slowly recovering.
 Miss Della Ware and friend, Miss Jones ot Huntsville visited relatives here Sunday.
 The I armers Union are plan hing to establish canning fac tory to can part of the vegetables and fruit that Is produced by the local union here. The bulk of the crop will be shipped to the wholesale markets of the cities. \ plant of this kind is badly needed here and when established will ill d long teit want.
 The directors of the Buckeye school have secured Miss Ova Lane of Springdale to teach this coming summer Miss Lane taught the school at that place last year and the methods she used gave such general satisfae- tion that 1t has led the directors to again secure her services as teacher at a considerable increase in salary.
 he Hughes Orchard Company have completed their huge apple evaporating establishment that was commenced the first of the year in order to be ready when the apple season opened. Equip ped with gasoline power, power peelers. power bIeaehers, hoist ing devices. etc, they are now prepared to manufacture over five hundred bushels per day.  Irwln Hughes as president and K. Vernon as manager have an eve not only on the present but also on the future prospects of this country ae an apple produe- ing section. They have realized some large profits from their or ehard investments
 Among other fruit growers Of this section who by eareful study ot the orchard problem have been realizing large profits from their investments are: Joe Dotson, who on last years crop received the sum of four thousand dollars for the apples on 20 acres of E year old trees; Garrett Williams, our pioneer apple apple grower, we have been informed, realized between six and seven thousand dollars for his last years crop. Edward Morris sold 500 dollars worth from five acres, Silas Clark realized 900 dollars from six acres and Gal Burnett was hand somely rewarded for the care lie has given his orchard. and Tom Eubanks. Charley kendrick, William Drake and others have
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
Boys will be Boys

and are always getting scratches cuts, sprainS, bruises. bumps. burns or sealds. Don't neglect such things they may result serious if you do. Apply Bal lard's Snow Liniment according to directions right away and it will relieve the pain and heal the trouble. Price 2 5oc and II .oo. Sold by N. G. OwnbeY.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
The Plain Fucker.

If burn or a bruise aff1iets you. rub It OH. rub 1t on. Then before you scarcely know it all the trouble will be gone. For an aching joint or muscle do the same. It extracts all pains and poisons. plucks the stings and heals the lame.
 Hunts Lightning Oil does 1t.
The Springdale news., 1908-05-22
The Most Common Cause of
 Suffering.

rheumatism M 2 causes more pain and suffering than any other dis ease for the reason that it is the most common of all ills, and 1t k certainly gratifying to sufferers 10 know that Chamberlaiu's Iinj- ment Will afford relief. and make rest ana sleep possible. Tn many cases the reliet from pain, which E at ilrst temporary. has become permanent, while in old people subject to chronic rheunlatis,1l
 often brought on by dampness or changes Ill the weather. perina- nent eure cannot be expected: the relief from pain which this lini- ment affords is alone worth many tiIaes It's cost. 2 and 5O cent sizes tor sale by all Druggists and all Dealers.