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Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
WAS CONFINED OVERTIME.

Little Rock.-0n the recommend
alton Of the state agent of the Ar
kansas Humane Society, Governor
Donaghey has pardoned Henry
Hayes, who is serving out a fine
for vagrancy at the Tillar farm in
Drew. county. In a written state
ment to the governor in which he
asks the pardon, the humane officer
charged that Hayes served so days
on the Tlilar farm on a fine and
costs of $500, which at the legal
rate would have been served out in
48 1-2 days, and declared that
s.there is some evidence to show
that Hayes was unlawfully convict
ed of the charge of yagrancy," for
which he was sent to the farm.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
FAIL 10 MAKE BOND.

Poeahontas.- Hamp and Buford
Turner, charged with stabbing and
probably fatally wounding W. O.
Smith recently, were arraigned be-
fore Squire j. A. Douglass, a JUS
tice of the peace here, and waiv-
ed examination to await the action
of the grand jury. Their bond was
fixed at $3.50 each, and on default
of same they will anguish in jail
here. Smith is still in a serious
condition, and is suffering from
eight deep knife wounds in his
body. He is about 60 years of age.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
SURVEY OF RAILROAD ROUTE.

Pea Ridgc.-At a meeting of the
Rogers, Pea Ridge and Northern
lnterurban Railway Company at
Pea Ridge recently, it was decided
to put engineers in the field and
make permanent survey from Elk
Horn to Pea Ridge and thence to
Rogers, according to the route laid
out in the preliminary survey. Suf-
fcient funds have already been Sc
cured for the survey and cost of
incorporation and it is now the pur-
pose to have the survey made as
rapidly as possible.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
NOT DRUGS
Food Did 1t.

After using laxative and cathartic
medicines from childhood a case of
chronic and apparently incurable con
stipation yielded to the scientific food,
Grape-Nuts, in few days.
From early childhood l suffered
with such terrible constipation that I
had to use laxatives continuously 60
ing from one drug to another and suf-
fering more or less all the time.
"a prominent physician whom con-
suited told me the muscles OF the di-
gestive organs were partially par
alyzcd and could not perform their
work without help of some kind so I
have tried at different times about
every laxative and cathartic known,
but found no help that was at all per-
manent had finally become discour-
aged and had given my case up as
hopeless when began to use the pre-
digested food Grape-Nuts.
although | had not expected this
food to help my trouble, to my great
surprise Grape-Nuts digested imme-
diately from the first and in a few
days I was convinced that this was
just what my system needed.
1.-THE bowels performed their func-
lions regularly and l am now com
pletely and permanently cured of this
awful trouble.
"Truly the power of scientific food
must be unlimited" There's a
Reason"
Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time, They
are genuine, true and fun of human
interest.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
MISSION SOCIETY MEETING.

Crossett.-The Woman's Home
Mission Society of the Little Rock
conference held its annual session
at Crossett recently. The confer
enee president, Mrs. L. NJ. Will
liams, presided. More than so del
egates and visitors attended tle
meeting. A number of prominent
religious workers of other states
states were present.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
rHlEvINe FOX is CAUGHT.

Texarkana.-Dayton Carpenter
the 14-year-old son of A. j. Car
penter of Texarkana, shot and kill
ed large gray fox near the family
home last week. the fox had just
finished devouring a nice fat hen
stolen from the family barn yard,
when he was disposed of. The ami
NAL measured three feet ten inches
from tip to tip.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
A cuREFoR FITS.
The Treatment Is to Accomplish
What Science Has Been Strue-
Cling to Attain for Centuries.

The intense interest that has been mani
tested throughout the country by the won
derful cures that are being accomplished
daily by epilepticide still continues. 1t is
really surprising the vast number of peo-
pie who have already been cured of fits
and nervousness. In order that everybody
may have a chance to test the medicine,
large trial bottles, valuable literature, His
tory of Epilepsy and testimonials, will be
sent by mail absolutely free to all who
write to the DIR. May Laboratory, 54S
Pearl Street, New York City.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
MINER LOSES LIFE IN ACCIDENT.

Alix.-Joe Hall, miner, was
killed in mine No. 5, Alix, recently
by a falling rock which crushed his
head to pulp. 1t is said that a
miner working in room adjoin-
ing Han had forewarned him of the
danger and advised that props be
placed Without delay.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
PleEol SHOOT is HELD.

Paragoulq-The first live pigeon
shoot of the season took place last
week at Pafaould, participated in
by members qthe gun club at the
baseball park The total killed
within the bounary was 81 out of
90 birds.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14

The way Hamlins Wizard Oil soothes
and allays all aches pains, soreness, swell
to relieve all kinds of pain.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
REAL ESTATE FOR CLOTHES.

Gillett-William Shuman Of
Gillett has closed deal for a large
stock of clothing in Nashville, ILL.,
which viii be moved to Gillett and
sold by Rock & Co. Mr.. Shuman
traded 800 acres of rice land at
$50 per acre for the stock
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
RAILROAD MAN AWARDED $1,1oo.

Little Rock.-A judgment of ST.
100 was entered by consent in the
case Of john Briggs against the
Rock island y 4he United States
Circuit Court here. Briggs, who is
All engineer was knocked down
from the sideboard of his engine
while it was moving at the rate of
80 miles an hour. He claims to
have climbed onto the sideboard to
repair a muddy valve and that a
crank with which he was working
broke, throwing him from the en-
CINE. lie brought suit in the Pu-
laski Circuit Court for $4,000 and
the case was transferred to the
United States Court at the instance
OF the railroad
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14

Y ears ago a severe
fall injured my kid
neys. From that time I
was bothered with a
chronic lame back and
disordered action of
the kidneys helped to
make life miserable
for me. A friend sug-
g e S t e d my using
Doan's Kidney Pills,
which | did, with the
most gratifying re-
suits. l made a pub
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
ACCUSED EFF DeEvlNe GIRL

Fort smith.-Prolman Will
Adams of the Fortsmith police
force has been arrest by Consta-
Bile Carr on the charsSf mistreat-
ing a girl under prom of mar
riage.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14

lie statement at the time, recommend
ing Doans Kidney Pills, and am glad
to confirm that statement now"
Sold by all dealers, SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
Rather Mixed.

miss Adele has such mobile
face"
Eyes, l have noticed at times Its
automatic expression"
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14

That it is necessary for a man to
drink liquor is theory that will not
hold water
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
A Double Lack.

"My story has no unnecessary
words" said the budding author
proudly.
mo, it hasn't" agreed the critic,
"but it hasn't any necessary ones
eitheri"
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
PUBLIC STATEMENT
BY Public official-county Treasurer
OF Granbury, Texas.

A. A. Perkins, County Treasurer of
Granbury, Hood Co., Texas, says:
Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
AMBITIOUS.

Employer-What! want another
raise? Why, you're getting S. a
month";
Office Boy-Yessir; but I'm engaged
now, and my girl wants to be took
about.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
THE GAS SITUATION.

Sundays serious break at Ottawa to
the gas main leading to Topeka, de-
priving this city entirely of that sort
of fuel, is a warning in the shape OF
a grim object lesson that makes 1t
clear that emergency heaters using
coal or wood should be provided. The
accident that happened Sunday may
not occur again in years, OF it may
come at any time.
Gas is a cleanly convenient fuel. 1t
is even a luxury which may be used
by the poorer people, Tor it is econo-
micaI for cooking and heating under
ordinary circumstances.
Coal heaters and coal supply may
even fail at times and severe weather
will test all plants, but on the whole,
coal and wood are more dependable
in severe weather than the natural
gas with the risks of over a hundred
miles of transportation through pipes
which may burst or by means OF
pumps which may cease, either at the
critical hour.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.

[From the Chicago News.1
The upper ten never. lives in the top
fiat.
A woman is never younger than she
says she is.
No, Cordelia, all makers Of crazy
quilts are not lunatics-
The chicken-hearted man is some
times inclined to crow.
The bigger man is the less his
wife is afraid of him.
Some girls firt with homely men
merely from force of habit.
It doesn't take very swift retribution
to overtake some swift men.
A genius would be all right If his
folks didn't expect so much of him.
Try to drown trouble and you'll dis
cover that j. has more lives than a
cat.
Tt isn't the abuse that millionaires
get that keeps most of US out of that
class.
The easiest way to 1atter girl is
to congratulate her on her prospective
engagement.
1t is waste of time to grasp an
opportunity unless you know what you
are going to do with 1t.
When a young married woman has
her she is apt to call it a house party.
It may not cost any more to keep
two than one, but the father of mar
riageable girl can not always see 1t in
that light.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Women are apt to deny their past
to the extent of several years, at
least.
Many fellows do not realize just how
crazy they were to get married until
afterwards.
X X
There's something wrong with the
man who insists that he prefers walk
ing to riding in an automobile
X X
Bachelors have a great advantage
over married men in that they are at
liberty to say what they think
y y #
Most every woman is not onlv the
judge and the jury of the household
but she is also the prosecuting at
torney.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

defeat in my business. and I know
now-I realize that I cannot win you.
''It is to tell you that I still love you,
and that some time, when / have be-
gun life anew, I'm going to return ana
try, as best can to win you. want
to apologize for the manner in which
have courted you heretofore"
For moment the girl looked at
him, then averting her eyes. she spoke
quickly:
81 know exactly how you stand in
your business" she said. 81 am the
cause of it. Don't interrupt me. Just
before my father died he purchased a
controlling interest in the Wheato
Company, and the fight which was
waged against you was at my instiga-
ton. IL thought I hated you"
Hugh rose abruptly, but the girl
hurried on.
you need lose but little after ALL
Wheato has increased, so that ad-
ditional factories are imperative. We
will take over your factories for a
price that will let them out, or we will
consolidate with you"
Bother the business, cried Hugh,
jumping to his feet. "You-you don't
hate me?"
"No," murmured the girl.
"Then is it-can you possibly"
The girl looked upward at him shy
ly. What Hugh say there gave him
courage.
ssWe'II CONSOLIDATED" he cried. great
joy in his voice, and he ratified the
consolidation with a kiss.-(Copy-
righted 1909 by Associated Literary
Press.)
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
QUAKER MEDITAToNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Is the girl who paints necessarily
artful?
Life is short, but eternity only con-
tains four more letters.
There is always an opening for a
young man in a Jackpot
When a fellow marries a cooking
school girl she ought to pan out.
Talk is cheap. but you can seldom
convince a woman of that fact.
No. Maude, dear: ships log is
not responsible for a choppy sea.
Some people would rather be polite,
and others would rather tell the truth.
The man has yet to be born who
knows more than he thinks he knows.
Some young fellows simply fall in
love, and others seem to jump in with
both feet.
Blobbs-"Have you ever noticed
that the average woman gets off a
trolley car backward 2" SlobbS-
That's the way she gets off a joke,
tOO'
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.

FROM the AIcnlSOn GlODe.
There are two kinds of advertising:
One kind doesn't do any good.
What causes most worry in the
average town household? We believe
1t is the milk supply.
A good way to kill story is to pre-
face it by saying it is the funniest
story you ever heard.
How hard q man works for the first
few hours after he discovers he has
been talking too much!
The word "geniaF' is never used to
describe women, although women are
more genial than men.
A great many people do not seem to
know that a store is a place to buy
goods and not to argue.
An old man has one comfort; he is
old enough to know there is no fun in
a party" and refuses to go.
You can't say anything so mean
about the men that there are not
some women who will believe it.
A good many people are suspicious
of kindness and politeness; they are
used SO often as a means to VIC
timize.
1t takes most people we know until
ciled to beginning another weeks
work.
There is one thing about lecture:
You can wait until the last moment,
seats.
If you want to know how people
speak of you behind your back, listen
to the reckless way in which they
pitch into others.
when a man applies to me for a
job" said a business man the other
day. "Pd rather hear what he has
done than what he intends to do"
This is the year when women ask
credit for taking off their hats at the
theater, and expect a man to sit
patiently behind a mass of waves and
marcelled doughnuts.
An old fashioned sight we miss
these days is tho boy with warts on
his hands. Also, the cross eyed boy,
the boy who shutters. and the boy
with sore lips. Boys seem to improve
in everything except manners.
When a man and his wife are out
together, the wife does lot of talk
ing; not that she has anything to say.
but she imagines that if she talks
to her husband every one
will think he enjoys hearing her.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
AYHAWKER JOTS

Now that Leavenworth has closed its
saloons the people are beginning to put
in their time dedicating new and hand
some churches, says the Wichita Eagle.
A vaudeville artist who is working out
around this section of the country de-
fines a mollycoddle as a person who
can live in Atchison and enjoy him
self.
Paul Lovewell is out with the perti-
nent suggestion that it is not necessary
to wait until print paper is manufac-
tured from cornstalks in order TO get
out a t'pithy' paper.
The Garden City Telegram notes a
significant coincidence in the fact that
ed by the state university, fell off con-
siderably just at the time when the
campaign closed.
A young woman has opened a law Of
flee in Arkansas City and every per-
son in the town is hoping that she will
be an honest lawyer and make an hon
est living. They might just as well hope
that she will always remain young, says
the pessinistic Wichita Eagle.
Judging from the Globes description
it is hard to see how any town had
anything on Atehison in the way of
new years excitement. The mayor
says the Globe, thought it would be
great to see the fire department turn
run. One wheel collapsed and the en-
gine turned over. To quote the Globe:
After the engine went down some one
yelled, Frank Wike has been killed
Pandemonium broke loose. In less than
a minute 800 or 700 people gathered
around the engine. Miss Edwina Harwi
was giving her dance at Turner hall
when the accident occurred, and the
dancers all focked to the scene Frank
is under the engine everybody said
Women screamed and several men cried.
Matches were lighted. when 1t was
seen no one was under the engine. I'm
mediately after the accident, and before
the crowd gathered, Wike had been
hauled out by couple Of men and car
ried to the fire station. Bert Sewers
the fireman. was in the station when he
heard the terrifying cry that Wike had
been killed. He ran out of the door at
full speed and collided with Mrs Fred
Stafford. The impact was terrific. Both
were thrown to the ground. Sewers had
his nose broken, and Mrs. Stafford has
large confusion on he forehead"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
FIRE ESCAPES.

Evidence is beginning to pile up al
ready that the members of the legis-
lature are going to get real busy in the
way of enacting legislation which will
seek to compel the equipment of hotels
and other buildings. where persons are
employed or are wont to gather in
large numbers, with fire escapes of
proper proportions. Tt is natural that
unusual interest in this subject should
be awakened at this time because of
the disastrous fire which destroyed the
Copeland hotel But it is a matter
that should not be handled too hastily
or even too drastically. It is a subject
in which legislators can as easily go too
far as not far enough. And on this
question, the same as many others of a
public and pressing nature, there is
room for too much legislation. What
is needed in this case as in others. per-
haps, is a more rigid enforcement of
existing legislation rather than the
creation of any new laws.
There is already on the statute books
of Kansas a law covering the question
of fire escapes on hotels and other pub :
lie and private buildings where many
people congregate. It is chapter 80 of
the laws of 1903. And If it's provisions
were enforced to the letter as they
should be by the fire chiefs OF cities it
would seem that all hotels and other
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
THERE ARE OTHERS.

My darling wife is pretty firm,
Beneath her sway I sometimes sQuirm.
But there's one thing that must say
She doesn't always have her way.
She puts her foot down mighty flat
There's not bit of doubt of that.
She's not one that love to cross,
But, all the same, she's not the boss.
She often orders me around.
It's best to humor her, I've found.
Still. there are times, no doubt of it,
When she must gracefully submit.
am by nature mild and meek
And she's strong minded, so to speak.
Yet she has not been slow to find
That others have some strength of mind.
That she must tremble at a frown
And humbly take a calling down.
On such occasions I am free
To say it rather tickles me.
It does me good to see her shrink
She needs the discipline. 1 think.
She's pretty often brought to book,
By me? Good gracious, not Our cook.
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
KANSAS COMNENT
UP-To-pATE FARMING

Alany Kansas papers now contain the
1-a.e gu q us liseIIlents or farmer in the
western part or the state who prepares
ana markets pork products
He is good advertiser. he knows
now TO Whoop it up for his sausage and
lard and hams and bacon and such
things. and leave the impression that
ne WlInout ms goods On the table is
DuI a tutlle Journey in a desert land.
he initiates the style of the Roycroft-
ers; he speaks so breeziIy of the opera
tlons at MS farm that you conjure up
mental picture of a bevy of Joyous
lads and lasses, covered with garlands
ana singing yodel songs, while they
STUN sausage and scrape the bristles
from hog that was killed by suffoca-
ton in bath of Lethean water.
Probably the visitor to the farm
would nnd that the hogs are killed, and
tne sausage prepared for market by
hired men In blue overalls with cockle-
burs in their sorreI whiskers; and the
hogs there probably veil when they are
being killed. even as hogs at other
places; and the lard is boiled down in
an old black kettle that the cat sleeps
in at night; but let us believe to, the
contrary, and eat this mans sausage
with the assurance that it discounts
the ambrosia of the gods.
And this man, If he is frugal and
wise as serpent, will become beastly
rich; for the towns are full of people
to whom the words fresh from the
farm" are a shibboleth of sacred mean
Ing. The sausage from the packing
houses can't by any possibility be as
clean or fragrant or wholesome as the
sausage from the farm, where the birds
carol their roundelays in the blooming
trees. Women always want eggs fresh
from the farm, though they may have
been stored there for ages; milk from
the farm is vastly superior to the
humble offering Of the town milk man
whose cows lead the sporting life, and
seldom retire at proper hours; even the
cabbage from the farm can give cards
and spades to the town cabbage, and
beat it blind.
This wary old farmer of the heaven
ly sausage and Immaculate hams is
taking advantage of the prevailing
superstition, and has gone to work the
right way. He is booming his pro-
ducts in the newspapers, and, as a con-
sequence, shipping them to customers
all over the state. and of course every
customer will become an advertising
agent for him.
There are many schemes of a similar
character which might be worked out
by Kansas farmers. The word farm
as applied to a food product, has it's
magic, and the husbandmen are dense
indeed if they don't profit by the fact. |
Gazette
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

II the courts, which will be called
upon to review the testimony in the
governments suit for the dissolution
of the Standard Oil company, the TAX
ing Of the testimony in which has just
been concluded in New York, go over
all Of the evidence in the case care
fully it is likely that the defendant
company will have died a natural
death of old age long before there is
a final determination of this case
against it
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

From the communications which
have been received by H. A. Heath, of
the local state fair promotion COM
nlfttee, it is apparent that the farmers
of the state are pretty generally in
favor of the creation and establish
ment of state fair. And the far
mers of Kansas-well. they are her
people and the legislature would do
well to listen to their demands.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

Some opposition is developing in
congress to the bill which seeks to in
crease the salary Of the president to
100000 per annum and also mater
tally increase the salaries of the vice
president and the speaker of the
house of representatives. But just
because the members of congress are
in huff at the present incumbent of
the White House that is not a good
reason why they should take their
spite out On the future presidents of
the nation
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
[From the ew York Press.1

The easiest way to write a letter
home is when you can telegraph.
Many a woman has faith in a man
because there is nothing else left her.
The difference between a compli-
ment and hattery is whether you get
it or somebody else.
A woman's idea of a delicious din
ner is where she received more compli-
ments than any one else.
When man gets to know a lot
about a thing he has achieved COM
plete success at also knowing how to
be a bore about it.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

A mere bagatelle. a trif1e-that's
what the famous riding test in the
army amounts to. 1t requires that an
officer shall ride ninety miles in
three days The originator of it, Mr.
Roosevelt. covered ninety-eight miles
Recently on horseback in about seven
cen hours. He is reporked to have
been in the best of condition and
Apfrits on the conclusion of this little
@rin. This is the establishment of a
presidential precedent that will prob
kbly not be undertaken by any other
hhfef executive of the nation as long
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-18

as it endures. Great. indeed. will be
the name of Roosevelt in the history
of the world. John Gilpin, Paul Re-
we're and few others will even have
to take back seats in the hall of eques-
friap fame