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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
How Scarecrow Earns His Wages.

From the London Daily Mall.
 As he stands in the middle of the flat Suffolk field there is little to show that he is not the ordinary inanimate scare crow. He stands motionless for five min utes at time, and only when a bird 10 tempted by the fresh corn just appear ing above the ground does he show any sign of life. But then it is that the scarecrow moves: he hits an old tin can with the rusty handle of a shovel and frightens the birds and makes them fly quickly out of sight.
 So he spends his day. this old, bent man. and at the end he is paid Is pence. He is the village scarecrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09

Broken Ofr," by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds.
 (Brentanos.)
 "Th orold Strong has been a small
 farmer in England for long time.
 making but little headway In accumu-
 lating money, when his rich uncle in
 Canada died leaving to Strong a whole lot of money, more than he really
 knew what to do with. Strong's first
 thought was to cultivate his artistic
 temperament" of which we are told
 he had lot, and then he also wish ed
 to get into society" As he had be- friended once upon a time Dickie
 Catesby, a member of society" now that Strong had all kinds of "dinero,"
 Dickie was willing to assist his friend within the portals of English fash
 london. Strong had not gotten hard ly started when he met Asmunda Chal- lis, a lovely coldblooded young girl, of high bred but poverty stricke en fami- ly. Strong fell in love with this girl ; the family tried to force Osmunda to marry Strong, for was he not a good thing?" And Osmunda did engage her. self to marry Strong, but just before the time for her wedding she declined to go on with the trade, hence Broken Off," Of course Strong was heart broken for he really loved Osmunda intensely, but he leaves England to remain away for two years
 When he returns of course Strong is a hardened man of the world" and as Osmunda is not yet married to any
 body else. Strong proposes and does
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09

That Man From Wall Street." by Rutb
 Everett. George Theill Long, New
 York)
 Mrs. Ola Del." the heroine of .srbat Man From Wall Street." had been treated very badly-simply awfully-by "Lieuten- ant Benners" of the revenue cutter Grant," stationed in and about New York city. Mrs. Ola Del was lovely. un- conventional young person who believed In nothing good in all mankind, or womankind either. By the way "Ola Del" was not her "reap name, it was only her separated" name; she was not divorced from her husband Che wouldn't give her a chance), she only lived apart from him and for so doing, unincumbered, without any impediments, the astute husband blackmailed Ola and made Ola's life pretty miserable. but Lieutenant Benners did his best to cheer her up. Now, Lieutenant Benners had mistreated Ola shamefully-- don't forget that. and. when one of her girl friends asked Ola what kind of a fellow was that Benners anyway, what made him so fascinating and all that sort of thing, Ola replied in part T am sorry to confess 1t but 1t is a fact that goodness does not amount to much to me. can
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25
MADISON.

Thomas Bentley, an aged citi- zeu residing at Whitener, died re- gently.
 Jimmie, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Payne, living near St. Paul, died recently.
 The result of the election i'll Madison County gave the Hunts vile Democrat an excuse 10 bring out it's Democratic rooster.
 Miss Zulu Quinn of Huntsville, has gone to MeCurtain, Okla, where slle has a position as teacher i'll the public school.
 Doyle Jay of Huntsville, who went to Muskogee, Oklahoma, recently. has secured a position as stenographer in the office of tlle county superintendent of pub lie instruction.
 All of the Northwest Arkansas telephone lines out of the city, except one. were cut on the morning of the election and for
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25
CARROLL

Carroll County's apportion- ment of the common school fund amounts to 12,55S.70.
 The county fair at Berryville opens on Wednesday of next week and continues until Satur- day.
 Rev. J. N. Stockburger, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Berryville for the past eighteen months, has resigned.
 Jesse Seitz, g years of age, died Tuesday of last week of ty- phoid fever at the home of his father, J. T. Seitz, of Osage.
 Charles Burris, twelve years of age, is confined ill jail at Berry vile on two-months sentence for assaulting Ed. Murphy, an- other lad of his own age, with a weight.
 Mayor C. A. Fuller of Eureka was assaulted and pretty we'll pomneled up on election day by
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

a wood hauler, but the affair had nothing to do with the election. It was a private matter. r.-Berry- vile Star.
 A. E. Short, who was convict ed at the recent term ot circuit court at Berryville of murder in the second degree and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary, was pardoned by the governor last week. He shot and killed Isaac and Marcus Wright, father and son, near Slseo more than a year ago. The evidence at the trial showed that the killing was the result of bad feeling between the two families, dating back several years. Short was out on bond, pending an appeal of his case to the supreme court.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25
A Burglar in Town.

his name Is bad cough. He doesn't care for gold or silver but he will steal your health away. II he appears III your house arrest him at once with Ballard $ Horehound Syrup. 1t may mean consumption if you don't. A cure for all coughs, colds and chest troubles. Price 25c, soc and S1.o0 per bottle. Sold by w. c. Ownbey.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25
What the Kidneys Do.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
 Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body pass es through the kidneys once every three minutes. The kid- neys filter the blood. They work night and day. When healthy they remove about 500 grains of impure matter daily, when un- healthy some part of this impure matter IS left in the blood. This brings on many diseases and symptoms-pain in the back, headache, nervousness, hot, dry skin, rheumatism. gout, gravel, disorders of the eyesight and hearing, dizziness, irregular heart. debility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc. But if you keep the filters right you will have no trouble with your kidneys.
 Burr Wright, carpenter. living in the eastern part of Springdale, Ark, says: When l was young. my kidneys were very weak and 1 seemed to have but little control over the action of the kidney secretions. This trouble was annoying at all times, but especially during the night. l was advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills and deciding to do so, procured box at II. X. Daily's drug store. l had only used them a short time when re- lief followed. It has been some time since 1 have been in need of kidney remedy, as my kidneys have remained in perfectly healthy condition. 1 am glad to recommend such splendid prep aration as Doan's Kidney Pills. V
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster -Milburn O.. Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan' S and take no other.
 A cracked mirror often affords much wanted excuse.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

A concrete building 16x34 feet is now being erected for this pur- pose and the plans are to extend this so 1t will be 125 feet in length sometime in the future. Long X Co. of Virginia, are the promot- CTS of this enterprise. - Sulphur Springs Star.
 Benton County last week voted on stock law, and the returns show that only eight townships voted in favor of 1t, and most of these were townships in which towns were located. The town ships voting for the stock law were: Eseulapia (Rogers,) Gen. try, Hico, Osage (Bentonville), Siloam Springs, Sulphur Springs, Wager and Wallace (Gravett.)
 A, NJ. Rodgers, inventor of the revolving fruit evaporator, will give his machine a test with ap- pies in the near future. He has recently put 1t all up iu working order and gave 1t slight test with peaches which was suc- cess. He may have to ship Ill apples from distance, but is de- termined to test the evaporator this fall.-Gravett News.
 The following interesting bit of railroad news comes by way of the Gravett News: "There is good prospects for a new rail- road from Joplin direct to Fort Smith to be known as the Joplin Fort Smith line; however the in- termediate points are not made known. Prairie Grove in Wash- ington county, seems to be one point 1t will reach. It Is said the road will be built
 Jack Abercronble, son of Mar ion Abererombie of Maysville, was killed at Southwest City. Mo-, one night recently during the reunion at that place. It seems that he was with party of young men leaving town. and that they were making consider able noise. Officers attempted to stop them and several shots were fired, one ball striking the young man in the back, coming out un- der the neck killing him instant ly. Another party named Rog- CTS was shot in the leg and a man named Drake cut with a i knife.
 Marion Shaddox, charged with assisting an indicted person in escaping from the officers, was tried Friday at Bentonville in the justice court and fined $50 and costs. An appeal has been taken to the circuit court. Mem tion was made of the trouble ill this paper last week and the tes- timouy at the trial was along the same lines as that mentioned in the article. Coming just before the election at which Shaddox was democrat nominee for county judge, it precipitated one of the bitterest political fights that Benton county has ever known. .- Rogers Democrat.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

What has become of the motherly old lady who always had a few peppermint lozenges m her pocket?
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25
nearby Counties
BENTON.

Leonard X Blevins have sold their mlll at Gravett to Texas parties.
 An annual stock show and salesday will be held at Gravett September %.
 Wesley W. Pearson and Miss Aura Getts of Gravett were mar ried Tuesday of last week.
 Miss Mary Livingston, II years of age, died last week of typhoid fever at her home near Pond.
 A successful revival meeting is being conducted at tie Baptist church at Gravett by Rev. T. F. Jones.
 Circuit court convened at Ben tonville Monday. Several inn portant criminal cases will be tried at this term.
 The Sulphur Springs Journal has ceased to exist, there not be- ing enough business i'll town to support two newspapers.
 Some one entered the store of w. l.. Spyres at Gravett one night recently and appropriated some overalls, shoes and other merchandise.
 At recent meeting of the Ma tional Postmaster's Association held at Indianapolis, Ind, w. C. Roberts, postmaster at Rogers, was elected vice president.
 After an illness of several months J. B. Lineback, 62 years of age, died last week at his home near Sloan Springs. He is survived by wife and six children.
 Eugene Lee, d former resident of Rogers, and Miss Melissa Brandon, daughter of Tom r.. Brandon of Rogers, we're married at Wichita, Kansas, recently. The wedding was surprise.
 w. X. Wares wife and child rem and her parents MT. and Mrs. Dickson left Saturday for Centon, Texas, where they will reside in the future on account of MT. Wares health.-Siloam Springs Herald.
 Leander Norris, elected county judge of Benton County last week, will be the first Republl- can county officer in that county since 1872. Mir. Norris IS a farmer residing out on Osage, and is highly spoken of by those who know him.
 W. H. Mason of Highfill and his son, Fred Mason, of Mason Valley, recently traded d POO acre fruit farm for a hardware store at Gentry. Consideration S11,0O0. Mr. Mason will move his hardware stock at Hightill to Gentry.-Rogers Democrat.
 Early this morning word was received here that Bart Pierce, of Osage Mills. had been stricken with paralysis. A telephone message was sent to his children, who are going to school here, calling them home. Up to the time of going to press We have noI nedfa dl1 ' luftatf paFuCuldfS. -Bentonville Democrat.
 II. Y King leaves this week for New York to look over the apple situation and to make ar engagements for securing cold storage stock with which to sup ply his regular trade. It looks like hard luck to have to go 50 far from home for apples but this is the year that we are strictly up against 1t in the apple line.- Rogers Democrat.
 A shoe factory is being built at Sulphur Springs. This is 10. oated just west of the railroad -I,
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

several hours the central office had no out of town communica- ton. It Is not know who Is re- sponsible for the mischief. Huntsville Democrat.
 The St. Paul Mountain Air feels called upon to congratulate the people of that locality on the fact that they have gone through the campaign without anybody pulling his gun.
 The barn of Hiram Langston, two and a half miles south of Huntsville, was struck by light ming and burned Tuesday after noon of last week There was no stock in the barn, and the loss IS estimated at o100.
 At the recent session of circuit court at Huntsville lord Smith and Labe Sikes were each sen- fenced to one year in the peniten- tiary for breaking into the depot at Pettigrew last Christmas and stealing some wh1skey. They were taken to Little Rock sever- al days ago, but 1t IS said that an effort will be made to have the governor pardon them.
 The vote for county judge in Madison County was tie be- tween the Democratic and Re- publican candidates. each having received 1474 votes. This will neceSsltate new election. The balance of the Democratic ticket was elected, the closest race be- ing for prosecuting attorney, Horsley's majority over Mayes being only II votes. Combs for representative had a majority of 20 over Duncan. The county voted for Amendment No. 9, against No. 10, against license, and for road tax by a ma ajority of Is.
 Judge Naples found in favor of the defendants in the case of J. K. Price. county treasurer, against the Madison County Bank. This Is the suit growing out of AIr. Prices refusal to ae- cept county script ill payment of the interest due the county by the bank for the use of the county funds, as provided by the new depository law which went into effect last year. The bank claims that the county must ac- cept her scrip on debts due her and the judge after having the matter under advlSement since the last term of court sustained that contention. The attorney for the plaintiff, or the county, gave notice ot an appeal to the supreme COurt.-Huutsyi Dem- ocrat.
 Possibly the first negro we'd ding that has occurred in this city since the days of slavery was solefnnlzed at the county clerk $ office Wednesday, the contracting parties being Jas. Embry and Mrs. Lucy Cook, of Whorton Creek. The groom is 65 years old and recently moved to this county from Kentucky. The bride, who gave her age as 50, was the widow of Jack Cook. The ceremony was performed by County Judge Dunaway. The judges regular fee for tying the nuptial knot is s2.5o with the privilege of kissing the bride, but III this instance lie cut the fee to Sl.50 with the understand ing that he would not be requir- ed to execute the osculatory func- tion. Huntsville Democrat.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years. No appetite, and what l did eat distressed me ter ribly. Burdock Blood Bitters cured me. .'-J. H. Walker. Sum bury, Ohio.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25
Has 10 Be Cited.

''Possibly there is something on t.ar1ll that IS a surer and quick CT cure for cuts, burns, aches, pains and bruises than Hunts Lightning Oil. If so, I would like to be cited. For twenty years l have benn unable to find anything better myself.
 II. H. WARD.
 Rayville, La.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

The older we get the more We wonder why d child likes to ride on merry-go-round.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

Civilization has its drawbacks. There are not nearly so many hazlenut patches as there used to be.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25
HOW TO CURE SKIN DISEASES.

The germs that cause skin diseases must be drawn to the surface of the skin and destroyed.
 ZEMO, a clean liquid for external use, will do this and will permanently cure every form of itching skin disease.
 For sale everywhere. Write for sam pie, E. W. Rose Medicine Co, St. Louis.
 For sale by W. c. Ownbey.
The Springdale news., 1908-09-25

A cracked mirror often affords a much wanted excuse.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-20
Pretty Daughter of Republican
Choice for President Will
Go to Bryn Mawr.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-General
Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, the new
Secretary of War, succeeding William
Howard Taft, has had an Interesting
career. He was a Confederate captain
in the Civil War and is a leading law
yer of his State.
The official statement regarding Gen
eral Wright's appointment, says: In
appointing him the President was in
fuenced somewhat by the desire to
recognize in an emphatic way the fact
that there is no longer any dividing
line between the North and the South,
that all good Americans are in thought
and deed one; and the President was
influenced still more by the fact that
Governor Wright's personal attributes
and experience prominently fit him
for this particular position. AS Phil
ippine commissioner and later as Vice.
Governor and Governor, ne won the af-
lection and regard of the army to q
high degree, and many of the most dis
tinguished of the men who served In
the army at the time he was in the
Philippines have urged his appoint
ment because they felt that he was in
a peculiar way their champion and tc
a peculiar degree understood them and
their needs"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-20
ACTION
SAVES JOBS UNDER
CIVIL SERVICE
Office Holders Berths Secured
Against MOlestation-0ther
Matters Before Aldermen.

O~ff1ceholders in the City Hall, who
of the civil service law if allowed to
continue in office Under their original
appointments, were taken care of
last night at the adjourned meeting of
the aldermen. They were transferred
from positions which would not come
under the operation of the civil service
law, when it shall be accepted, to po-
sitions that will. The changes are
merely nominal. Salaries will not be
altered.
Andrew K. Brady, who has been
chief clerk in the auditors office, re-
signed that position and was appointed
by the Council as clerk.
Martin Bross, who had been assist
ant city clerk, was made a clerk in
the office of the city clerk. John G.
Schweikhardt, chief clerk in the office,
was made a plain clerk. Joseph A.
O'Brien was reappointed as clerk.
The Martin tax act department lost
its independence and was made sub
sidiary to the city clerk. John P.
vi do @htpA N.Y. tAio CAi -
Mackey were at once reappointed by
the city clerk inc detailed to do Mar
tin act work.
Steps were taken also to make the
municipal library department subordi-
nate to the city clerk. This entailed
the repeal of the ordinance establish
ing the library. The men affected are
Librarian Edward w. Whitehead; as
s~istant, Benjamin Seligman, and clerks,
William Grimme and Edward Bren-
nan.
Charles F. Doughty, who held the
position of assistant overseer of the
poor for sixteen years without regu-
lar appointment, was formally named
last night.
The old ordinance, under which the
city treasurer had the power of APP
pointing the clerical force in his office,
was repealed and another was sub
stituted under which the appointments
will be made by Common Council.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-20
ANTI-C0CAlNE LAW
DRIVES OUT NEWARK FIEND.

Forced to leave Newark because oi
his craving for cocaine, which he could
not obtain in his city, because of THE
EVENING STAR a%nti-coeaine law
James Moody, well-dressed and we'll
educated, whose parents are said to
live in this city, has been arrested by
the New York police, charged with be-
ing a suspicious person.
He told the police that he was is
a old, and of good family, and that
he has already brought sufficient dis
grace upon his parents without diVulg-
ing their names. A bottle containing
cocaine and a package filed with the
scrapings of opium boxes were found in
his pockets.
In a suit case which Moody carried
the police found five brass ratings, such
as are usually attached to the front
and rear ends of street cars. Moody
also mad a jimmy, a monkey wrench
seven skeleton keys and a number OF
pawn tickets. He admitted that he ha6
operated in this line at Fort George
saying that his method Of operation
was to remove the rail while the con
ductor was at the other end of h car
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-20
FLAGLER QUITS
STANDARD OIL
Of NEW JERSEY
In Ten Years Powerful Figure
in Finance Has Drawn
100000 900.

NEW YORK, June 20.-At a meet
ing of the officials of the Standard OIL
Company of New Jersey today, w. II.
Tilford, treasurer, was elected to sue
coed Henry M. Flagler, vice-president,
resigned. C. M. Pratt, secretary, was
made treasurer to fill the vacancy made
by Tilford's promotion; Walter Jen-
nings. a director, was made secretary,
and Henry c. Folger, jr., prominently
identified with the Tidewater Oil Com
pany, was made a member of the board
of directors to succeed Frank Q. Bar
stow, resigned.
Flagler's resignation was due to adj
vanced years and his desire to devote
more of his time to personal affairs.
He is interested in the Florida East
Coast Railroad Company, which Is
building a branch line to Key West.
The son of a Presbyterian minister
in western New York, he engaged In
several lines of business and had gone
broke" when he met John D. Rookie
feHer and went into partnership with
him in an oil refinery.
Flagler, according to the government
figures, owns more than s per cent. OF
Standard Oil stock and has drawn $50,
600, 900 dividends in the last ten years,
He was one of six men who controlled
$500, 900, 900 of Standards esources.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-20
EXPLOSION Of
FIRE DAMP KILLS
FOUR, MAINS IS
Miners in MOnongaheIa, Pa,
Shaft Caught by Soaring
Blast of Flame.
SURVIVORS FOUND IN
CORNER UNCONSCIOUS
Huddled Together and Prepared
for Death They All Mo-
mentarily Expected.

MONONGAHELA, Pa, June 90
Three dead bodies have been removed
from the mine of the Pittsburg Coal
Company, where an explosion of fire
damp also fatally injured -four others
and seriously burned twelve.
At the time of the explosion there
were thirty-three men in the mine The
explosion vas in the forepart of the
shaft, not far from the entrance. The
men were known to be not far back Of
the place where the fire broke out.
The three men who were killed hap
pened to be in front of where the ox-
p~losion took place and they We're blown
bodily from the shaft. falling not far
from where a number of miners were
preparing to enter the shaft to go to
work.
Efforts at first made to get into the
mine by men who volunteered at the
risk of their lives were unsuccessful.
All hope of saving the entombed men
had been given up when suddenly the
fire died out. This was due, it is said,
to the exhaustion of the gases on which
the flames had fed.
Although the shaft was still smoking
and the walls and surface were yet hot,
volunteers yer down into the mine and
in one of the recesses found the injured
men and their comrades huddled in a
side shaft. They had abandoned hope
and were prepared to die.
Four of the seven men burned are
scared over their entire bodies. Their
clothing was entirely burned off. They
would have been burned to death had
it not beer for their camrades. They,
although risking their lives to do so,
grabbed the PROSTATE bodies and
dragged them back to the side cut in
which they took refuge.