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The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
HARN1AN.

Say. wouldn't We all be proud if it would rain?
 Miss Myrtle Wood is attending school at Johnson.
 Mrs Bertha Lock is visiting with her sister at Westyille.
 Sam Sullivan and hands began working ar the evaporater Saturday
 Mrs. Hayden Smith and daughter of Fayetteville are visiting at John Franklin's this week.
 Prof. Fraker and family of West Fork are visiting with the formers s place.
 Two Of MT. Wheelerts children are real sick with typhoid fever, and one has been down for quite a while.
 Rev Gilmore preached here Sun day to good congregation, but Rev D. Thurman failed to fill his  ing at | o'clock.
 Hugh Rollins and Webster Ship ley are going to the Sunday School convention at West Fork Tuesday and Wednesday as delegates from Harman Sunday School.
 W p Brown and family and Mrs Katie Brown of Springdale came out latter part of last week to visit with relatives They were among the large party that went fishing down on Illinois river last Saturday
 Mrs Laura Townsend was buried at White Oak cemetery July 31. She was the youngest daughter of Wm Fraker, and was married about year ago to Willie Townsend, of Wanette. Oklahoma. where they
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Continued from first page

were enrolled
 Winslow-Rev E J. Hall, s H. Duncan, Miss Rachel Gwynn.
 LittleE Elm-B w. l.. Johnson.
 Trace Va1ley-Roy Daniels, Jno. W Edwards
 Greenland-S. w. Calhoun. Miss Nettie Boiling Jno. E. Jones' Lone Willow Mrs Dora c. Wheel CT, c. M Barber, Mrs Barber.
 West Fork-J w. Robinson, Dora Robinson. " F Little, Amy Har- rison Maud Hughes, Anna Everett, Rev E L. Terrence, Prof w F. Buck
 New Sulphur B Wheeler.
 Cove Creek-Geo. Abshier. ] R McCormish
 yetteviIle-Prof. F. S Root Rev. DrR B Willis, Rev Grundy Judge Ben F. Greer, Mrs. Greer C. P Boles
 springdate-Rev wm H Nor TOW
 Cane ffil-C R. Moore
 Elkins-R V Reed. ] P Stok- enbury. Harry Clark, Jessie stoken= bury, Maud Parnell.
 Double Springs@Roy Carter Os- car Pool
 Round Moantain-Ge l.. Sipes.
 Prairie Grove-Judge R O Han nah
 Pennington F Lyons. Mrs. J r. Moffitt. Dean Lyons, Miss Lot tie Shaw
 New Cross-S. A s Harris
 Mountain Gap-G Tankersly
 Sulphur City-M. c Head
 Newberry-J NJ. Watts
 CampbeII-E B. Cox, Pearl Reed. Mamie Skelton
 Brentwood-O Larsen
 Prof W F Buck addressedthe convention Wednesday evening on the necessity of the Sunday School and Rev H 4 Bowling spoke of sey- eral important features Of Sunday School work
 The work of the convention was practically closed Wednesday even- ing though nearly all the delegates remained for closing session Thurs day morning
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
SONORA.

Linasee knOles is engaged in dig ging a we'll for ] T Cloer
 Mrs lane Johnson is visiting a few days with Mrs Louise Cloer Several from here attended sing ing at Friendship Sunday evening. A large crowd attended services and the baptising at Heads Ford Thursday
 Mrs J W Garrel and children of Springdale spent Thursday night with her son. Tom Carrel and fam fly
 Will Vansandt. after week $ visit with relatives here, returned Saturday to his home near Green field, Mo
 Mr. and Mrs Earl Frost returned Monday to their home at Miles, Ok They were accompanied by the latter's mother, Mrs r J Wiggins. Miss Ova Powell. after several weeks visit here with her sister, Mrs Tom Carrel. returned few days ago to her home at Tahle- quah. Ok
 There will be an ice cream sup per in the school yard Saturday night, August II. for the benefit of the new school house Every bcdy invited
 Polly
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.

The new tariff bill was passed by the Senate Thursday afternoon of last week, was signed by President Taft and both houses of Congress adjourned, having been in session since March 15 Following is q brief chronology of the new law, which will be known as the Payne tariff law:
 March, 1, 1909 President Taft called an extraordinary session of Congress to revise the tariff.
 March 15-Congress convened
 March Chairman Payne of the House Ways and Means Com mittee introduced provisional bill
 April f0-House passed bill and transmitted it to the Senate
 April 12 Senate began eonsid- eration of the measure.
 July s Senate passed bill with SAT amendments.
 July 9-Tariff question shifted from both houses of Congress and sent te conference committee
 July 20 Confrees reached agreement and bill signed and re- ported to the House.
 July 51=House adopted confer enee report and passed the bill.
 Aug. 5@Senate adopted confer ence report and passed bill.
 Aug. > President Taft signed tariff bill.
 Aug. $. I909-New tariff law be- comes effective.
 Although Congress was convened ostensibly for the purpose of fram- ing a law that would reduce the tariff, in compliance with the cam paign pledges of the Republican par ty, there seems to be considerable doubt as to whether or not this has been done. The Republicans claim that it does, and President Taft says that while the measure is by no means perfect. it is an hon. eoe eiloi | lo satis odt the Pleu6co of the party and is a revision down ward. Congressman Champ Clark. Democratic minority leader. says it will be found that the average rate will be 27 per cent higher than un- der the Dingley law So there you are. And if the doctors cannot agree. how in the world can the rest of us be expected to know any thing about it?
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

A Pine Bluff young lady who was attending commercial school in Little Rock was recently lured by telephone to one of the most prom inent buildings in the city and criminally assaulted. A young man named Dill. was arrested for the named Dill was arrested for the the young lady. but d jury last week declared he was not guilty and he was released The affair occurred in broad daylight and it is hardly thought possible for the young lady to have been mistaken as to the identity of her assailant but shreWd attorneys succeeded in making the jury believe he was not the man Even the judge who tried verdict, and the people of Little Rock were indignant, and so much feeling was aroused that Dill was spirited out of the town as soon as he was released for fear of violence This was evidently a mis- carriage Of justice. which appears to have been brought about largely on account of a spirit of jeasously existing between the po- lice department of the city and the county officials
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
BENTON
(Gentry Journ al
dWeek

A boy was born to Mrs Mort Gum last week.
 Dr. Rice was called to SpringtoWn Wednesday to dress snake bite for Mr Mccormick little boy.
 The Gentry Canning Factory will open for business Monday, and will be ready to receive your tomatoes.
 Mayor Maxson and wife left this morning to see their daughter. Mrs Ricketts, who is in critical eondi- tion with appendicitis at her home near Maysville.
 Mir. and Mrs Bowler Of Decatur were in town this morning trading They had the misfortune To lose their house and all its contents by fire last Friday night.
 G. NJ. Brogdon tells us that some parties got into his watermelon patch Wednesday night and took all the melons that had the appearance of being ripe He is quite indignant about 1t. and says he will try and be fixed to receive them the next raid they make
 G. NJ Brogdon and wife ara en- joylng a visit from their two daugh- ters, Mrs Grimm of Sac X Fox Agency, and Mrs Chas Webb of Enid. Okla The former has her
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
NASHVILLE. OKLAHOMA.
From the Democrat

fOHl# tile I1cI1O1A
 Mrs Jennie Oates, died at the family home in Cincinnati Monday after an Illness Of several months from Tuberculosis She was the wife of the late Capt James Oates. who died last spring
 Tuesday evening Newt Ghoate and Jeff Phillips made a trade, the former giving up his livery stock in full running order in exchange for Jeff Phillips seventy acres Of land southwest of the city.
 The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. ]. | smith died at the fami- k#home south of the city Saturday and was buried in the Nestyille cemetery Monday The child was three months old and had always benn siekly
 Monday last Postmaster s. 0 Beaty closed up his official year and was succeeded i'll the office by P I. Dore the new postmaster Mr. pore has named Eli Whitmofe, one of the most substantial Repub lieans in this county as his dep uty. and Mr Whitmore will have general charge of the office, as Mr Dore has large real estate business just now which will not allow his presence Ill the office con tnually. Miss Lucy Norwood is clerk
 The common people of this township are worth quarter of a million dollars according to the tax reports That is exclusive of corporate holdings such as rail roads and express companies this town and township holds taxable wealth to the amount of $263,S72 Not counting corporate wealth this city and township holds one-half the county valuation The wealth Of township and town k nearly equally divided the township having the ad- vantage of about nine thousand dol l lars. Westville township is by far i the wealthiest township in the county. being twelve thousand dol ] lars richer than Ballard township which has valuation of 1000. The total valuation of the county outside of corporate holdings reaches sl 200. 0oo oo
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
REST FOR THE WEARY .
How It Could Have a Seaport.

bboN IL touia es A'N"Po's'
 The folks of Savannah. Georgia, do not like what they call the "blus- ter" of Atlanta. Georgia, about their town
 At business mems meeting in Atlanta there was under discussion an arrangements with the railroads that allowed merchandise to be ship ped to and fro-a that inland city on a through bill of lading There was much joyous Reclamation and one orator explained in enthusiastic pc riods that Atlanta was now the equivalent of seaport town and able to cope with all rivals
 At this the Savannah man, whose native city is the real seaport of Georgia, arose and said with some aeerbity If you Atlanta folks would lay a pipe line to the sea and then suck as hard as you blow, you C be q real seaport in no time at all
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
Mark Twain on the Move.

When Mark Twain was young and struggling newspaper writer in San Francisco a lady of his ac- ouaintance saw him one day with a cigar box under his arm, looking in shop window
 MT. Clemens, she said T al ways see you with cigar=box un- der your arm | am afraid you are smoking too much
 1t isn't that. said Mark m moving again
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
Improving the Occasion

Here is an amusing anecdote concerning the late Henry Ward Beeeher Mr Beeeher entered Ply mouth Church one Sunday and found several letters awaiting him. He opened one which contained the single word Fool Quietly and with becoming seriousness he drew the attention of the congregation to it. T have known many an in= stance of man writing a letter and forgetting to sign his name, . he said. but this is the only in- stance 1 have ever known of man signing his name and forgetting to write the ietterts
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
His Only Regrets

Life is real if not altogether earnest among people of type re- gently mentioned in the Washington Star Il suppose John is still taking life easy?" said the woman in the spring wagon on the road to Alexandria. Yes, answered the woman who was carrying an armful of wood John has only two regrets in life One is that he has to wake up to eat, and the other that he has to quit eating to sleep
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
Polly
SPRING CREEK.

Margaret King was among the sick last week
 Miss Stella Mustain was sick a few days last week
 Still hot and dry and the farm CTS are wishing it would rain.
 Mrs Baggett went down to Elm Springs on business this morning.
 Miss Meda Pogue was the guest of Miss Sarah Ralston last Saturday night.
 Mrs. Roy Reed has been visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs Bradley. and attending the meeting.
 Misses Carrie Ford and Josie Cam den, who had typhoid fever, are up and apparently as we'll as ever.
 Jesse Bradley went to Pea Ridge last Friday to attend the reunion He returned Sunday afternoon
 Will Cavnass came in recently to be with his father during his illness We are sorry to note that MT. Cav mass is no better
 Misses Hattie, Bertha and Rosa Aaron and Rel and Otto Aaron went over near Rogers Monday to be gone several days visiting rela- tiyes
 There will be cemetery working at this place next Saturday, Aug. 14th Everybody come with well filled baskets and enjoy yourself Brother King will preach at I a.
 large crowd Of young people went to Cave Springs last Thursday afternoon picnicing Ice cream and water melon were served Suffici ent to say. Of course. all had ar 1 enjoyable time.
 The series of meetings closed Monday night Bros Crawford ano i King preached some good sermons We feel that great good has beer accomplished Fourteen were re ceived into the church by baptism Sunday afternoon
 At the home Of MT and Mrs Ralston a large crowd of friends were assembled to enjoy a birthda, dinner All present were as joll. and happy as twas possible to be conversing and telling jokes unti dinner was announced and thel what feast met their gaze as the. were ushered to the table. Tn of so many good things To sa, those people did justice to tha dinner would be putting it mildly table just groaned under the weight May this with many such nor birthdays go down on memory page never to be erased by th' finger of time
 Brown Eyes.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

President Taft will start Septem- Der ] on tour of the United States. and the itinerary as an nounced will embrace approximately 5000 miles He will visit the Pa eifie coast and back through the Southern states, returning to Wash ington about the middle of No yember. Part Of the journey em- braces four days river trip down the Mississippi from St. Louis, leay- ing the latter place on October g. On the journey down he is scheduled to make an address at Helena on the afternoon of Octo- Der 27 Governor Donaghey has been invited to join the party on the trip down the river and has ac- cepted the invitation.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
The Grandfather's Preference

A man living in Charleston dur ing the earthquake there some years ago felt that his duties required him to remain there to do what he might for the sufferers, but sent his six-year-old son out of the danger and confusion to the youngsters grandfather in New York. Three days after the boys arrival the Charleston man received this telegram from his father: Send us your earthquake and take back your boy
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
\ Pretty Good Average.

The other-peoples-business man persisted in trying to extract infor- nation from prosperous-looking elderly man next him in the Pull man smoker
 How many people work in your office?" he asked
 .Oh, said the elderly man. get ting up and throwing away his cigar Il should say, at rough guess about two-thirds of them
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

When the tariff bill. the most important legislation enacted by congress in recent years, came to a final vote in the Senate Thursday of last week both of Arkansas Senators were absent, at home mak ing political speeches and trying law suits. There are a whole lot of old-fashioned Arkansas people who believe that when a man is elected
 to office he should remain at his
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

have been making their home ohe left two-week s old infant, which will be cared for by her sister, Mrs Wm Osborne for the present. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of all
 Maggie
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
What the Patient Had.

\ medical student asked famous surgeon;
 What did you operate on that man for?''
 Two hundred dollars. replied the surgeon
 Yes, I know that, said the stu dent T mean what did the man have2"
 Two hundred dollars, replied the surgeon.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Occasionally a man finds his wife looking in certain Queer Way. and asks What is the matter? She looks at him moment and then bursts into tears. and says, Nothing
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

A man k never discharged be- cause of old age so long as h. does his work as we'll as the average man in the shop
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
The kind.

A Sunday School perintendent wanted to show off the intelli- gence of his pupils to d visiting del egation on the platform, so he smiled at the school and said
 Now children, tell our friends here what kind of people go to
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

The Little Rock baseball team won game the other day Strange things are happening may ex- pect a rain soon.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

post of duty and at least make an attempt to serve his people It seems to be one of the preroga- tives of United States Senators. however, to remain away from Washington whenever 1t suits their convenience.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Recent reports from St Joseph, Mo. say that ex-Governor Little is improving
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

In reading war stories We have noticed this There will be per feet hail of bullets; shot and shell turn the position into perfect hell After the charge the account will state that=on man was wound ad
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Heaven. Now who can tell?''
 s.I can, said Tommy The dead ones
 Recently a couple of men who had been convicted of stealing a COW and stealing watch, respective ly, met while exercising in the courtyard of the prison
 What time is it?" inquired the COW thief in grimly humorous vein.
 "Milking-time," was the unexpec- ted retort.-Tattler.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Small Tommy. being reproved by his mother for some misdeed show ed his displeasure in his face. Why, Tommy" said his mother, aren't you ashamed to make a face at me? =
 Yes, mama. replied the little fellow T tried 10 laugh. but my face slipped Rams Horn.
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13
Lived on Milk a Whole Year

T believe absolutely in this idea of an all-milk diet, said man. .I lived on nothing but milk for a whole year, and look at me ''
 ''On nothing but milk" queried a physician At what age?"
 During the first year of my life, :" quietly answered the man
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Margaret King was among the sick last week.
 Miss Stella Mustain was sick a few days last week
The Springdale news., 1909-08-13

Brown Eyes
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17
ABOUT THE ITALIAN
APPROPRIATION?

My Dear Friend:-A cousin, Mrs.
Ohio, was with us few days since.
/ read to her some of your editorials
in the weekly Jeffersonian. She be-
came interested and pleased, espe-
cially with your views on the Ques-
ton of Foreign Missions" and ex-
pressed a desire to read more from
your pen. Find herewith her 81 for
years subscription to the weekly
JeffersOnian to her address as above
l need scarcely to assure you that I
endorse your position on this ques-
ton, as l. do most heartily on the
folly, injustice and unconstitutional
ity of taxing the homeless American
fathers and mothers to send 5000
ready-made houses to foreigners.
Where is the American press that
boosted palladium of Liberty" that
it does not cry out against this VII
cious usurpation of authority? Has
a confidential understanding be-
tween Washington and Rome any
thing to do with it? God knows, and
the taxpayers of our country ought
to know Whittier are we drifting,
anyhow? When 100000 is donated
to foreigners without warrant of law
or justice, and the press with one
noble exception is silent. Where is
the great orator and "Commoner"
Of "The Platte" on this question
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17

Does he fear to speak out as he does
on the question of Bank. Control of
the Life Blood of Commerce.
Money? God pity people which
depends on such watchmen to guard
it's liberties! Now with one of those
watson pocket knives to show the
"Old man." will take pleasure in
showing it and telling of the excel
lence of the Jeffersonians.
With abiding confidence and grow
ing esteem, I am,
Sincerely thine,
JOHN SEITZ.
Melmore, Ohio.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

Can't Mr.. Watson believe by or
ganizing Southern party, Or white
party, if that will scare some of our
Southern money bags less? He would
soon hold the balance of power po-
litically and be of more service to the
people of the South and to the white
people of America than by organiz-
ing a National party composed of all
so-called reformers, including the So
cialists, whose mouth-piece the Chi
cago Daily Socialist declares: 'No
branch of the Socialist party in the
United States or in any other coun-
try refuses to admit negroes and
Cinnamon to real equality" That
"there are large numbers of negroes
already in the party. Some are or
ganizers and officers. They have
been sent to the national convention
of the party" etc., and emphasizes in
black caps the assertion: 'The So
cialist party is today the only party
that is insisting upon justice to the
negro and is helping him in his fight
for suffrage" etc.
Helping the negro where? It must
be in the South Do we want to join
with that kind of a reform party?
Not much. What we do want is a
Southern party, hold our own conven-
lions and make use of our balance of
power. Say to the old Republican
party and to the Demorcrat-Republi-
can party: adopt our principles and
you can adopt us and our vote-re-
fuse and we will bust your old party
we can do it.
With the hope of yet seeing Tom
Watson at the head of Southern
party with department for answer
ing false teachings and the dissent
nation of Southern truths, that will
soon hold the balance of power, po-
litically, I am, Very truly,
e. T. BASYE.
524 Union St., Seattle, Wash, April
20, 1909.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17
TELLS HER EXPERIENCE AT THE
SANATARIUM.

vi.
Dear Sir:-I am not a subscriber
to the Jeffersonians, but by chance I
have read a sketch of the cruelty that
was imposed on George Bell during
his stay at the Georgia State Sana-
tarium at Milled geville, and as | have
just undergone such cruel treatment
there, and for no cause, I wish to say
that everything he says is true.
l have been to the Sanitarium
twice. The first time 1 was there
they treated me fairly WE'LL and the
last time went of my own vo1ition.
My health was so bad before [ went
back the second time that I thought
[ was incurable, and I became so de-
spondent that I implored Mr.. Beck
to send me back This he opposed
because he abhorred the name Of an
insane asylum. However, after
much persuasion, I gained his con-
sent and went there the first of July.
Fortune favored me, and I began to
we'll in short time, though this was
not due to the medical treatment. for
had had the special attention of the
leading physicians of our town, and
had been to Atlanta and consulted a
number of specialists. The first three
months | was there I was treated
considerably. Mr.. Beck came after
me in November, when I was perfect
ly we'll, but the Superintendent would
not hear of my leaving without per-
NIT from the Ordinary, and Mr.. Beck
left with the understanding that he
would return in a few days with the
papers required to secure my release.
Immediately after my husbands de-
parture, [ was locked in an empty
room, without even a chair to sit
upon, in my night clothes only, and
all communication between Mr.. Beck
and me was stopped, and he was told
the worst kind Of tales about me. I
have the letters to him which will
prove this. / was kept up this way
for three months and had no word
from my husband or little girl, and /
had every imaginable notion concern
ing them, fearing that either one, or
both, was dead and that my people
were keeping it from me, thinking
that 1 might not be able to survive a
sorrowful blow
No such treatment as this ought to
be allowed I see nothing right in
the officials being allowed to destroy
the inmates private mail, as we'll as
to read the mail that goes out from
the inmates before it is sent to the
postoffice.
have not said anything about the
treatment that is meted out to some
OF the poor unfortunate inmates of
this place. Without over-estimating
myself, l think l might say that |