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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

"Mr. Winston Churchill is half alien and wholly undesirable" says King Edward. Mr. Churchill is half American. If King Ned keeps up that line of talk, we shall have to revise our good opinion of him somewhat strenuously downward.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

Senator Smith sees in 15-cent cotton cor roboration of all he has said and done," says the Charleston News and Courier The senator should lose no time impressing his constituents, however with the idea that he never did guaran- tee l5-cent cotton to stay put indefinitely.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

1t IS "guessed' that the sugar trusts steal lngs from the government will amount to $3O.- Ooo,oOO. While in the guessing business why not make 1t thirty billion. The prospects would be so much brighter for getting the greater nor tion of the real pecuation back.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

The weight of the gloves, the size of the rine, the number of rounds and pretty much every thing else, seems to be limited in the Johnson Jeffres agreement. The permissible output of intervening talk, however, appears to have been overlooked, as usual.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

surgeons report the case of a man whose Ieart n IS lncased in bony growth" says the iI! Detron free Press. We hasten to inform onr
 lnsurgent,' friends that it is neither Mr, Ala rich nor "Unce Joe" -'i' fAio-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

What the average man thinks he needs ill this country is an electrically stimulated income and a ok-worm-infected outgo.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

:. II the consumption was measured by the ac- tiVlty ot the jaw it would be hard to convince the average reader that only five tons of gum are consumed annually in this country.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

MT. Champ Clark is out on the Chautauoua circuit, carrying the next house of representa- tNes u unanimously for the democrats This is lhe open season for democratic victories, how
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

In the matter of successfully disposing of snakes, Secretary Ballinger is still few laps behind St. Patrick, it would seem.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

Jesse James probably would have scorned some of the methods of the sugar trust
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

me blsbee Review insists that "eastorn PpLosPerlty p IS travelling this way, Isn't tba heVieW ne nV slightly mixed in it's geographv2 From .ne Globe standpoint western prosner;tr loin ;n travelling eastward. prosperity IS
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

Smart women no longer wear rats, y notes the Louisville Courier-Journal. Some people doubt that real smart women ever did wear them.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

A Texas contemporary carries stock head line reading, "Short Paragraphs Briefly Told D You have to be even more explicit in Texas at times than you do in Missouri.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

We believe we could be just as truly thankful on Thanksgiving day if not game of football were played throughout the entire country perhaps a little more thankful, indeed.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

The time is near at hand when the majority ot mankind will wear wings" says a New Jer- sey scientist What with football, automobile scorchlng, and so on, we hardly doubt it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

Senator Dick seems determined to make Ohio believe he has record to stand on, even if he has to furnish the people microscopes with which to see it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

Down in Bsbee it will consume six months tune to move hospital from its present location to another. Why not build a new one and have the whole matter over?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

Some of the sugar trust plunderers make a common sneak, thief look highly respectable in comparison.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

Having been awarded $1OOOO,OOO alimony, Mrs Astor is in position to view with approx innate indifference the advance in the price of champagne.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-24

The Silver Belt has larger paid cir culation than any daily newspaper in the world published in city with 1000 or less population.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
SPRING GREEK
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 Grandma Sharp is very poor at this writing
 Quite number in this vicinity eft Tuesday to be gone several days OH fishing tour.
 Miss Meda Pogue was pleas ant caller at N $. king's last Saturday night and Sunday.
 Services at Spring Creek next Sunday at II o'clock. It is com munion day at thls place. Every body come.
 Strawberries are ripening very fast, Quite number ill this community are now enjoying the delicious desert, straw wberries and cream.
 Mrs B. Sharp was called to the bedside of her mother latter part of last week, who has been sick for some time and K rapidly growing worse.
 Mrs. Henry Gowan and child ren. and Mrs Kern Bryning and baby. came up from Fayetteville Monday To visit their sister Mrs. John Aaron Mrs. Bryning re- sides at Springfield, Mo.
 Mr. and Mrs.ZBurl Atkison journeyed down to Cave Springs last Saturday to visit the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. patter- shall. They left their little daughter Nelma for awhile.
 Brown Eyes entertained a number of friends Saturday even- ing. Those present were Misses Hattie. Bertha and Rosa Aaron. Zella and Bessie Bradley, Sarah and Minnie Ralston, Meda Pogue and Sula Baggctt. Messrs. Ras- tus and Cleo McGaugh, Earl and Carl Atkison, Fred and Daria Hairston, Will keicher, Frank Raggett, Will Ralston, Colace Smith and Henry Aaron. All seemed 10 have d real nice time.
 BROWN EYES.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

this luxuriously and plentifully. u.ater1 No use. 1 cant solve it. But one thing do put up q signal pole on Inc head land and cache this record under t this afternoon From day to day with the kindly permission Of the volcano. will add to IL Bad doings by Old Spitfre. The cloud Is coming down on me Also seems to be moving along the elin- l will retire hastily to my private estate In the cave
 That's all. except the scraWl on the last page" said Trendon Some ae- ton of the volcano scared him of. He had just time to scrawl that last message and drop the book into the cache The question is. Did lie get back alive?"
 "Sade is the solution" said the cap tain We must ask him.
 They put back to the ship. Barnett was anxiously awaiting them. Your patient has been i'll Il bad way. pr. Trendon, he said.
 Whats wrong?' asked Trendon. frownlng
 He came up on deck. wild eyed and staggering There was Il sheet of pa- per in his hand which seemed to have some bearing on his trouble. When he found you had gone to the island with out him lie began To rage like ma niac. had to have him carried down by force In the rumpus the paper disappeared assumed the responsi. bility of giving him an opiate,'
 "Quite right" approved TrendOn. "I'll go down Will you come with me, sir?" he said to the captain.
 They found sade in profound slum- Der
 Wont do 10 wake him now" growl- ed Trendon Hello. what's here2'
 Lying in tue hollow of the sick mans right hand. where il had been crushed to I ball. was crumpled mass of trac- ing paper Trendon smoothed it out. peered at it and passed il to the cap tain
 It's I sketch of an Indian arrow head he exclaimed in surprise 1t the first glance What are all these marks"
 Map of the island" parked Tren. uuH. isDbh ntIt5
 The drawing was fairly careful one. showing such geographical points as had been of concern 10 the two year inhabitants. There was the large cavern, indicated as they had found it. and Ut point between 1t and the head lanu the legend seal Cave
 But it's wrong. cried Captain Park inson. setting finger to the spot. We passed there twice There's no opening.
 "No guarantee that there may not have been. returned the other. This island has been considerably shaken up lately Entrance may have been closed by landslide down the cliff. Noticed signs myself, but didn't think of it in connection with the cave ;
 That's work for Barnett. then, said the captain. hrightening We'll blow up the whole face of the cliff If neees sary. but we'll get at that cave" He hurried out. Order followed or der, and sooE the gig with the cap tain, 1rendon and the torpedo expert was driving for the point marked Seal l Cave" on the map over which they We're bent
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
SPRING VALLEY

Some are going to plant corn again.
 Mark Sanders left Friday for Washing ton.
 Wesley Holmesley went to Fayetteville Sunday.
 The singing class of Whitener failed to come Sunday.
 Miss Lorena Welch has also entertained the measles.
 Miss Nelma Puryear of Black jack attended church Sunday. Miss Cleo Morley of War Eagle, was at this place Sunday. Jim Stansberry went to his home near Baldwin last Wednes- day,
 There was no preaching It this place last Saturday night or Sun day.
 Mrs. l.. s. Weleh has about eight hundred cabbage plants to set out.
 Several families are going to the berry patch just as quick as they are ripe enough to pick.
 BELINDA JANE.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

"ED oU say the last entry ls June
 Y 7E asked Barnett as the
 boat entered the light surf
 Trendon nodded.
 That was the night We saw the last glow and the big burst from the volcano, wasn't itf,.
 "Right
 "The island would have been badly shaken up"
 "Not so violently but that the flag pole stood" said the captain.
 That's true, sir. But there's been | good deal of volcanic gas going. The mans been penned up for four days.
 Give the fellow d chance, growled Trendon. Air may be all right in the cave. Good water there toe. Says so himself By Slades account he's Il pretty capable citizen when 1t comes to looking after himself Woadn I wonder if we'd find him fit as id die
 "There was no elew to Ives and Me Guire?" asked Barnett presently.
 "None.' It was the captain who I'll. swered The gig grated. and. the tide being high, they waded to the base of the cliff. Barnett carrying his precious ex- plosiyes aloft in his arms.
 Heres the spot" said the captain "See where the water goes in through those crevices."
 "Opening at the top, too, said Tren- don
 He let out his below, roaring Oar 1 rows name. .I doubt if you could project your voice far into cave thus blocked. T said Captain Parkinson. Well try this"
 He drew his revolver. and fired. The men listened at the crevices of the rock No sound came from within. Your enterprise, MT. Barnett" said the commander, with gesture which turned over the conduct of the affair to the torpedo expert. Barnett examined the rocks with en. thusiasm Looks like moderately easy stuff, he observed. "See how the veins run You could almost blow design 10 or der in that" ..Yes. but how about bringing down the whole caveg"
 .Oh, of course there's always an ele. ment of uncertainty when you're deal ing with high explosives" admitted the expert. But unless I'm mistaken we can chop this out as neat as with an ak"
 Dropping his load of cartridges care leasiy upon fiat rock which projected from the water. he busted himself in q search along the face of the cliff Presently, with an "Ah." of satisfac- ton, lie climbed toward hand $ breadth of platform where grew q patch of purple flowers. 'Throw me up a knife. somebody. ]"
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
HABBERTON

Light frost Friday and Satur- day night.
 Singing next Saturday night at the church.
 Homer Stone of Sonora visited at F. NJ. Stobaugh'S Saturday night.
 Ola Stobaugh is spending sev- eral days at the home of her uncle r. NJ. Stobaugh.
 We are having real spring weather at present, but had SeF- eral cool days last week.
 Messrs. Sharp and Murl John son of Mayheld, visited Lee Trammel Sunday night.
 Mack Carter and sons Andrew and Emmett visited with friends here Saturday and Sunday. Remember there will be ser wees it II d. Ill. and 7:S0 P. ms next Sunday by Key. Church.
 MT. and Mrs. Marion Lindley visited the latters parents, MT. and Mrs. NJ. Bryan Saturday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Reynolds and son Ivan, of Sonora, visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stone Sat urday and Sunday.
 Miss Julia Harp visited at So- nora Saturday and Sunday and also attended the funeral services of the late John Cloer Sunday.
 F. NJ. Stobaugh IS tIe first of the local growers of llabberton to market stra wberries, he hay ing sold 213 crates last Saturday for s Der crate.
 Alfred Stone left last Thurs day for Holt, Cal, where he will join four brothers and d sister and will probably make that his home for some time.
 Quite few fish are beng caught in White River now. A gentleman from town, whose name we did not learn, caught onc that weighed 15 pounds last week.
 Claud Smallen, of Huntsville, who attended school here this spring, visited at w. Oxford's s Sunday night. He was on his way to Texas, where he will make his home for awhile.
 Prof. J. K. Stotts, who taught here this spring, passed through last week and we understand he was on his way to Southern Tex as to look at the country and probably purchase land if he likes that section.
 SARAH JANE.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

he called
 "fake notice" said Trendon good natHredlg. that Pm the botanist of this expedition"
 "Oh, you can have the flowers. All want is what they grow in"
 Loosening a handful of the dry soil, he brought it down and laid it with the explosives. Next be called one of the sailors to boost" him and was soon perched on the flat slant of huge rock which formed, as it were the keystone to the blockade
 Lets sec" he ruminated. w want slow charge for this, one tn will exert a widespread pressure with out much shattering force; the No 3 think"
 How is that, Mir Barnett?" asked the captain. with lively interest.
 '.You see, sir" returned the demon strat0r. perched high like sculptor at work on some heroic masterpiece, what We want is to split of this rock" He patted tie flank of tue huge slab ".fhere's lovely vein run ming at an angle inward from where sit. Split that through, and the rock should roll of its own weight away from the entrance It's held only by the upper projection that runs under the arch here ;
 Neat programme" commented Tren don. with sardontc skepticism.
 '.Wait and see" retorted Barnett blithely, for he was i'll lis element now. III appoint you my assistant. Just toss lie up that cartridge, the third one on the left.
 The surgeon reeniled
 "Supposing you don't catch itf"
 Well. sHpposing l dontf3
 "Ifs dynamite. isn't it:"
 Something of the same nature. Joveite. il, ,s called
 Still the surgeon stared at him Bar nett laughed
 Oh you've got the high explosives superstition he said lightly "Dyna- mite don't % off as easy as people think. You could drop that stuff from the cliff head without danger. Have l got to come down for it %'
 It'll Il NIA ldft ItIil0il tOSstu uI' the package It was deftly caught
 Now wet that dirt we'll Put it in the canvas bag wonder and send one of the men up with it. I'm going to make mud pie"
 Breaking the package open, he spread the yellow powder in | slightly eury- ing line along the rock With the mud he capped this over forming little arched roof.
 To keep it from blowing away" surmised Trendon
 .So To make t blow down instead of blowing Hp.
 "Oh, rot@ returned the downright surgeon. That pound of dirt won't make shadow of q feathers differ ence."
 Wont it.a retorted the other. Gu rions thing about high explosives. A mud cap will hold down tie force as well as ton of rock. Wait and see what happens 10 the rock beneath <"
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

to accept same, claiming it was payable in L, $. currency. The county court decided in favor of the treasurer, and the bank ap- pealed to circuit court, and the banks contentious were sustain ed. The treasurer appealed to the supreme court, and this court reversed the decision of the low CT court on the grounds that the circuit court could not properly acquire jurisdiction Of an appeal from the county court where the latter had no jurisdiction, and the court holds that the matter should have first been taken to circuit court and the cause IS dismissed without prejudice to the bringing of a new trial. The treasurer was given judgment for costs of appeal.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
Confederate Veterans. Attention

Mildred Chapter, U nite d Daughters of the Confectionery, wishes to bestow Southern Cross es of Honor on as many Confeder ate veterans as possible.
 Those who have not received them are requested to write for application blanks to Mrs. Wal ter Reese, Fayetteville, Ark.
 Those who have already gotten blanks are urged to fill them out at once and send to Mrs. Rees.
 After veterans are supplied crosses will be given to widows and descendants.
 No more crosses can be be- slowed after 1910. If.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
CHATTER \\\l.

"EDoU say the last entry ls June
 V 7:@ asked Barnett as the boat entered the light surf Trendon nodded.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

ITO BE CONTINUED ]
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

But of course the preacher isn t looking at you when he says it.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Subscriptions to the Twice-a- Week News are payable strictly m advance, and all papers are discontinued promply at expira- tion of time paid for. Watch the date on your paper and send i'll your renewal before your time expires. Failure to do so will be taken as an indication that you do not want the paper longer and it will be discontinued according Iv
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

On or before May l2, the Senate will elect president pro tempore. The office is simply honorarv, ex cept that in case of the death, resignation or disability of the governor the president pro tenn pore of the Senate would become the acting governor. There have been no open announcements for the position as yet but 1t is under stood that Senators Fletcher, Rasco and Henderson will be in the race. The names of James Robertson and John Fl. Holland have aslo been mentioned in connection with the race. The president pro tempore must be chosen from a holdover member of the Senate l.. K. Gazette.
 But of course the preacher isn't looking at you when he says it.
 When woman drops a hint 1t sounds like sledge hammer chor- us in boiler factory.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
nearby Counties
MADISON.

J. T.. AlutnDduS Il dud MISS Roxie Ritchie of St. Paul were married recently.
 T. F. Marshall died recently of pneumonia at his home eight miles north of Huntsville.
 C. P. Berry has sold his inter- est in the mercantile business of Hayes X Berry at Huntsville to his partner and will look after his farm near Alabam.
 Rev. partain of Franklin County has been employed as teacher in the intermediate grade of the public school at St. Paul. Prof. Bird is is principal.
 ]. F. Hamilton left last week for Fort Gibson, Okla, to which place he will move his family i'll short time. The Democrat is not informed as to what business Mir. Hamilton expects to engage in.-Hnntsville Democrat.
 The bill by Representative Combs to make the salary of the sheriff of Madison County S750 per annum in addition to the fees of the office was defeated ill the Senate recently, receiving only seven votes. Senator Carlock opposed the bill.
 Hill Davis, formerly connected with the Huntsville Dry Goods Co, who k HOW employed by the government as civil engineer, was in Huntsville few days first of the week. Mr. Davis has been doing work i'll Mississippi for several months but has lately been transferred to Alabama Huntsville Democrat.
 County Judge N. N. Iyie, who was recently recommended for appointment as register of the United States Land Office at Har- rison, will not resign lis position as judge until he receives his ap- pointment as register. Governor Donaghey will appoint county judge to fill the office temporari- ly until all election can be held.
 During a rainStorm one day first ol last week lightning struck tie residence of John Calderhead, east of Kingston in the edge ot Newton county, in- stantly killing his wife and IS year old daughter and seriously shocking him and another daugh- ter The bolt came down the chimney, first killing the mother who had just stepped away from the mantle where she had placed her spectacles, passed across the fathers body rendering him un- conscious, killed tile daughter sitting next to hin and spent it's force in a box of bed clothes close by which the other daughter was sitting on.-IIuntsvilie Demo crat.
 The case of Madison County vs. the Madison County Bank, appealed by the bank from the county court to the circuit court and from there to the supreme court, was decided recently. Madison has a county depository law, and when the interest on the funds became due the bank rendered payment in county script, but the treasurer refused
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

I, J. r, UtaNtI, dslltt Of tIit abONt nalntd bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best oi my knowl. edge and belief
 P. DRAWER Cashier Correct-Attest w A. Graves S II. Slaugh- ter, (. G. Dodson, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of May, 1909.
 WILLARD BERRY, Notary Public
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07

Wise is the man who laughs. at the pointless jokes of his wife.
The Springdale news., 1909-05-07
No. s763. Report of the Condition
 of the First National Bank of SpTingdaIe

at Springdale in the State of Arkansas, al the close of business April 2s 1p0P
The Washington times., 1909-12-02
ROSENA is DRUGGED
PRIOR TO HANGING
Opriates and Liquor Given Con
demned Man-Doctor Admin
listers Stinulant.

NEW CASTLE. Pa, Dec. Fired Ro-
sena went 20 the gallows at 1880 today
IN q stupor induced by drugs given him
last night and this morning. DR.. Elmer
Norris, the COUNTY physician who. at
tended the hanging, announced that Ro-
sena was given Opiates in liquor which
was smuggled I'm to him last night.
The doctor stated that he himself
gave ROsena strychnine and half a
tumbler Of WHISKY this morning. lust
before he went to the gallows. in order
70 enable him 20 walk to the scaffold.