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New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
A Busy Day in Panama
Cor-raea fypg; p1Fs 8

clad IN full dress. and the day Is hot. Let US
Ice tranquil. We VIII have breakfast. and en-
soy the sIesta and then. IN the cool OF the even
ing, IN ogr comfortable fatigue uniforms and
when YOUR brave troops have arrived t. give
YOU the escort YOUR distinguished services
merit. we shall go 10 the SEA wall
There was something IN the bovIsh fTauEuesS
Of the little General that dIsarned suspicion,
and the C0lOmhIanS Welded They were enter
tanned IT breakfast. and that naondav meal WAS
prolonged until well into the afternoon Then
one OF the Generals, wondering why they had
not heard from their troops. slipped out and
tclephoncd % Colon 70 inquire why they had
not come on-or. rather he tTled - do SO. Ma
nipulate the instrument as he would, and apas-
t-uulcZe or surrEcate or ob1urgatc central. ne
could not get Colon. Alarmed and suspicious,
he hastcncd back 10 the breakfast table and
told his comrades:
Our troops have not arrivedi There j., no
communication with Colon, We are letrav,G'''
At once the four Generals and their stats.
fifteen strong. rose and demanded -.aT lwr. e-
d.acclv the local troops bc mustered and placed
at their command. and that they be conducted
. the sea wall Hucrtas srnilingiy accedcd.
VIII send an orderly % call out the tro"ps
a once" he sand. and we VIII meet them
as they come hither on the way 90 the sea
wall"
So saving. he slipped from the room 70 give
the order. Just outside n door he met ANA
dor. The veteran was arlre with eagorncrs.
'FiIt'.Ia --' .-t-1 tl'.a must Fli -fr'
oucc' You must arrest these rncnt Do it' DO
Il uow' II YOU don't they VIII dcrosc ral
from command. arrest you and send yaa ra
Bogata'"
That was sufficient. Whatever had been
Huertas' plans that suggestion ~ Awa-Hr
concerning hss personal welfare decided hs
course. He whispered assent and returned -
his guests 4 few minute later the Panama
troops were ~ hand and he sra...-"lr lr-l-..
the Colgnblaus 70 go down and t..., command
H..4a. -.r.. rf.. r#fr#
hundred strong. The t9lomblaus confronted
tnrIn.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

= The sunday Gazette Down with the Hobo
Fallersi'"
TWO weeks after The Gazette's" exposure of
The Palladium's" childli6e simplicity
Bradley walked into Colonel Wilbur'S office
one morning and handed him a note he had lust
received from MacDowell. 1t read as follows
Editorial Rooms
The NEW YORK PALLADIUM.
"NEw YORK. June 3 1909
My DEAR Mr.. BRADLEY PARKER-If YOU
would care to attach yourself 10 the staff of
The Palladium, nothing would give me greater
pleasure than to renew my acquaintance with
YOU, already SO Charmingly begun We shall
be ready to place Your remuneration al double
the rates YOU are now receiving. Let me know
II Your early convenience how this strikes YOU.
Cordially yours. Horace MAcDowELL'
That's good one, isn't 1t, laughed Brad
ley
Yes" said the Colonel: but take my ad-
vice, and don't go until next week. Brad. We
are going to double Your salary ourselves on
Friday, and If YOU wait until Monday, Mac
Dowell VIII have TO double that, see'"
Il see. Sald Bradley. but I'm not going
Colonel They say MacDowell IS a pretty good
sort; hut he can / touch YOU. You are the only
man I know who can turn an ass into genius
bv the mere stroke Of magic blue pencil and
that what vou did for me. / Stav.'
As a student OF sociology gTInned Colonel
Wilbur
As any old thing YOU want me to be" said
Bradley You II make me look ike hlv even
Il m nothing but tow headed old dandelion."
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
The Only Bloodshed

A $ tl- III, third her commander was D. ,.s,-
ragged nv the rrc.lirtau,y ot Panama o.
r,valting "a Gav ahead Of the schedule that hr
refused o. have anything % dp Wlth q, In
stead hc sent wari o. AuadHr thar tac 'a-
loruliau Generals were u"- released "st.'u '-.
lu1r--lt was then ,'sat t.sl.,---a' waa-a
bard the citv The threat ua- ignored
but tine commander fulfilled q, Promptly ~
,eu o'clock hc fired a shell at the ,t'.. j. went
wild He fired a second Il also went wild
he fired third. 1t fell IN the Plaza targ"'
and killed a Chinese huulryuau.
That ended the au5arlrucut. and 'ac gun.
boat steamed away L. Colombia. and that ru,
coolies was all the blood she'd IN the earir,
revolution
The har,r-s fifteen Caluul5aus -u t.r police.
station erittcd ta.,r teeth with ..uutr.
srtu-t.s and vowed vengeance upon Hu,~t.-.
and Araadar and al Panama as soon ae their
valiant troops should come and release tarul.
gut. aIasi the troops never came. They Gia
not arrive day or two late, when they might
have offered the excuse made by French Colo
ual al New Orleans IL the Rebellion shortly
before Farra~ut captured that city k'pr-
maudcd by lass superior uitucr for not g'tuug
% an appointed place on tame. he eNpu-tu.atc4
But mon General. r. reason zat vyc have not
sooner arrive is zat We have not 70 more prrEl-
ossv depart
Nor was the reason for their failure ro arrive
II Panama ON that or any other day mystery.
II was simply that they did not have the
UTI,t. lh'Tc Wta plilF one Tdl!Toap across inc
Isth-nus. and the mIufons Of that =oulIcsS mo-
nouolv hcartlcsslv refused o. transport them
unless they bought their tickets and paid for
them IN advance.
Such was the memorable Third Of November
1903. IN ancient Panama. OF all the lunumcr-
able revolutions that have occurred IN the last
century. between the Rio Grandc and the
Strait Of Magellan. that was the most eXpcdi-
tious and the most facIlc We may add that no
other had more righteous cause, and that n"
other has ever bid fair 70 bc more lasting IN IT.
results or more bcncfccnt 10 the world.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

caa-. story without any reservations what
There .--v one way - stop II. Colonel.
L.s-,7 -anE ]. he the goat. because ! am the
- Wen -ust send en- word that am no
- -+ =. tramp than MacDowell was. and that
:. 7-ss fooled he Was too: Sc itS a Standott be
11,z,- yy--, .- -.-l--- the stuff after that
C51orsl N---u- threw his head back and
r.,-7.s III s-e tears ran down ms cheeks.
,Vfv R-aE my boy. You are the biggest
f.s--' be began
Come .- Colonel That's what Mac
Dower sad
> "W.-- E.. s-.- wrong. but / am right" re-
.---a.f E--s.-- Nhv tins VIII he the 'pIc of
- -e-,------ The managing editor OF The
palladium r.--,-t taken into camp by one Of
- mi, -... .--.-~ fresh from college. Let en-
- III, -. -r.t-c tale of how Weary WaggleS
- ~, his TT q. help his friend Dusty Rhodes.
- IN s---,---.-e z with your picture and tell
--s whole -e.--. .-upellIng tale from beginning
:. end a-E -r.- when they We got Us down
NJ --Se III --~---1C and give en- the solar
-,,.z,,s with -r. -.le Of how YOU fooled Mac
lowell n.-- rHu see L. Brad,
Bv -ru-r.- Colonel ga>ped Bradley as
--a -,rS~.tI-----.- .+ the situation dawncd upon
- me 5-~-a... .+ 81 nlCga-ilv old Colonel on a
..---z--7.--- --= ,ree, Think OF the headlines
v-ae- The story arpearS.-' The Beat that
C,r- Beat. DR. Two Beats that Beat as one
En-"
Fine ''' -----eE Wilbur. And we can add
For the Rel Shadows See Future issues Of
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
The Coup de Main

THEN Huertas cast the die. Soldier b.
cried. "vou see before YOU the distinguished
General Tovar. and his companions. General
Castro. General A.ban. and General AmaEs.
whom the Government ot Colombia has sent
h.ther % command YOU. soldier show t.n'a
that vou are worthy Of even their high COM
rnanfl Make readvl Aim"
Then. turning % the astouudci tolombia1s,
he bowed and added Ny Generals must
rcnt my heart by completing the order - i.-c'
Or VII YOU graciously honor me by becoming
my rrIsoners,'
The Cola-ubians read their answer IN the
rnuzzlcs Of hundred rifles They yielded. tasy
were dI=arrued. and IN q few minutes were safely
LODGED in police headquarters. behind locked
doors. On the way a couple Of Panama officers
stopped at the Governors House and arrested
the Governor. DOMINGO Obaldia. and led hlm %
the prison. too: but Immediately release ra h'r1.
For Obaldia was in full sympathy with the
rcyolutIouists. and his arrest was merely the
formal symbol Of the overthrow Of the Colon-
bIan sovereignty
Then the big cracked bells Of the cathedral
doomed out the hour Of four o'clock p. NJ. and
the Panama revolution had passed into his
tory as a recorded fact. Word was sent 70 the
commanders of the three gunbpats OF what had
occurred that they might give their promised
allegiance 10 the new Government. But as the
thing had happen Il twenty-four hours too
soon they hunkcd. f. was q revolution on No
verrlbc. . not on X vcmber }, that they had
promised 10 support So two OF them remained
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

--,-- ,--e--.--- energetic E~-ehan Huerras. gen
e-..r-SS--r7r - --u Panama forces. bovlSh n
,4-s n lace. ED stature. and IN bumptlous-
ness. Nar-a. Es-iooSa. calm, dIgnIhed Teso-
l-te E-eEe-.. HavG. a triple compound OF
l--s- A-~le--..--. and spanish. These and . few
o-aers rce------ .--e American whose name
never figure -- -ae news If the day. faced
-1r -s,e~=.-r .- DOING TODAY what had been
!s-- Of =. tom --.W-
Hue-tas Was -.- fighting. His soldiers could
easily dispose .. -he Calombians. he said. Be
sides -he -L-e- eurboatS IN the haTDOT would
assist as -re-- .--uau6c-S had promised Be
t-snc-ill LEI -re Cal1mblans CUnei
Then 10 spoke the American cd i YOU have
s-v fighting and a."oi=hei. vouu i queer the
whole bus,ra-- The United States won
stand fo--t Congress- VIII meet n a few weeks,
zld L You are having any fighting here then. Il
Eylu aban5.- Panama IN disgust and 20 70
Al that H1s--a- shrugged his chubby ~houi-
6e-s and w--- IS -. put ga his full dress UNI
form and O. q. meet the tolawu,ans.
Other u.---.-- were offered. One suggested
tle -,a-~-t-'-.- 6 81 railroad accident which
should Ee-a-. -ra coming tram and block the
l-1e z-.tle- Yves -la- Awaior's GaUgtte-,
N-s. Eh--ra-. should give q breakfast 10 the
Colombian Generals. - winch their coffee or
VINE should .. laden with Knockout drops .;
thst when -r.r were 51-cus-5le they should ae
locked 70. arE that their leaderless troops
s. nd then .e ----ei back o. Colon
nth Ila-. and other proposals the time was
consumed 1--. bout eleven. when the noise II
tle arr-ga.l--l- ---- was heard. telling that the
Colombian Generals had arrived. The council
quickly l-sr.--.. without having decided upon
a-v Plan ~ mon leaving Amaior 70 manage
s----s as .-- ----.rE- might make possible and
= DDS -C---..-. might suggest
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
A--.vzl Of the Generals

Fl EERTA~ and his staff were al the station
- meet -.- '"lawHlan- 10 full dress ana
t.z--I- E-'. -.u and medals. The tram
stopped and there ai-Ehtei from the single car
trene-a- I.-.- General Castro. General Alhau.
and General .-.a.a- with eleven staff oincers.
likewise 81. --. -. dress and blazing with bullion
z-l -reLal-. .- addition. they were brl-tllug
WIN al III. weapons that etiquette permitted
l. oe borne - -..e-s uf SO exalted rank.
There was a ..-e-naui5us bat not uncDrdial
greeting. a-. -..-- The gl-ttering company made
Is way a.-. --a city 70 the military head
quarters a- -.- Plaza th--sg-l. while revolt
t-l-a-E g.-.---.-.-= watched i from behind
closed window blinds and wondered what
would ha--.. next The Colornb5ans seemed
susF-ra-- w-.l they might be. They had
ezIrrrte. FL. IND revolution lu full blast in
stead t-- .'. Haa tranquil 20 the point ot SOM
1g-ecl-- Along The Gale Real. IN the Plaza lc
ia Cathedral. and IN the Plaza ChIrIqul there
W. ~ s.E- = .-i.e- The quiet was oulnoss,
thought General Iova-, and Il would be pru-
ce-.- ~. '--. prompt precautions against
s----..-. ~a -r requested HueTtas 10 take hITn
'--- -- f.--- .-.a-- II once u the batteries on
-l-- a-.-.-. sea wall overlooked the whole
CITY IT. summit WAS accessible IN only three
T t-.- places i was provided with several
S.- -a.-- ----g guns. These fifteen Colon
.iai-s q once '1ev pot up there. could hold It
- -ar-s against the whole Citv until the
,roops Ear tl-.ugh from Colon 10 assist them.
ferhaI- rre Dal.mf5ans had no such thought
y - mind .-r perhaps they had. anyway,
the risk
But b. ezpastulated my valiant com
,41es n arms u is now nearly noon. The
l'+ailast hour IS - hand and after that the
I'd ou are weary with travel, and are
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
A CHANCE FOR AUTHORS

Though bald, still any rich man might
Be crowned all hunkyiory.
If he'd employ some one 20 write
\ good hair raising story.
-Nir0u II atcrWIH
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

uonCommital until the next day whc- tte-
.eg-..,-e.l III fhc revolution
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
PAY THE
Canadian Pacific Ry.
62hC Per Acre
And Take hmm edinie Possession of
Wonderfully Productive
Farm Land In Southern British Columbia

Y-- Sir Wonderfully Productive Land for 62s cents
r. .- down and q sr once year for seven
'-trt that- the maximum 5ou have 10 pay Us foi TIE
land. 49,.
II Won land slightly tlWh~rei Sou pay 200 aiit'h
57v Iarz per thousand far the timber which s"4
...I. Cd IA ; th" place r. Tree"
prices almost giving u sway nut q"
r.unal4u Pacific Hallway tt not NuIr money
that nr-t Gs cent i~ al that r''l
,,r,. a - pocket direct tee land it-If II Ir'Ir
,u4i . car be Yield carnf'rtsi" living and l
~ t,-rlf And when fllIy developed, u VIII Weld 90"
l.,tu., 4ud "A Comf 4rtr bic surplus.
Thee lands suitable Tor general truck fruit dairy
q H-fl.r inrm
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18


An adyertsem'ut can't Il" The whole si'ry. hai, ~
you n, nm nghtlnf "A nope less up p"
f,t. tII end names u SEQ th"l You R' f'
B, cts this country Of opportunities b9 '"'
rboU.auas enough % 20 round and 10 spare. .-
hrs idea that ufhrru British '"IH"'.' =
cold and uulnN ftnE, on were 'N'I
flor mistaken In .fIr IRE" T..
There 4. no IN ire deIshtful country to 1--we IN any
vhrr-. Let me SCI the fact -
tttnt thJ5 i''c All" f''t
n Southern British Columbia
Tb,n come M here aud huy 100 Rcr" fari' ioi ~
cents IN nc, dow G2 cents an Hcr" year an no
r,dnn Pacific viii hand You back hall your 'a'e
OVER u " Inc or r1twav.
tIitnut You n i~t ~" fn't- bt return
mail and you how t. hN "ursr coHi"' ''J
for life.
is DENNIS British Columbia Land tom"iSsi''-I'
. - 1-@-
Z DENNIS R-itIsh Columbia Land oornnlssi"h'r' T.
D,pt Il, Canadian Pacific Rat way,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
want reformation about Southern British ColuihuiA
and our 6s cents per per year lana.
Address.
Town State ...............--.-.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
12O,112 lbs. of Vegetables
From 10 Acres

Sir T. p GrIiatlry and Sons shipped from
Cecilia trs BRITISH Columbia. over one hundred
and tAruty thousand p"uui~ of mixed Fc-rtA-
n es ia nu,. Yea r, o. raised ON ten acres OF what
u4z just such land Hs l"u can buy Tor cents
mar acre Urr S.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
S5.O3Oin Fruit from 6 Acres

Nj + " Stirllu- - Krluwna. British Columbia,
sid tho fr4ir picked Ia one season from acres
!. nan 90.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-03

We are also ofeinga special price on our 42pee Semi porcelain Dinner Set of Frmc
shape Gold Band ArtNtcanyd designed with beautifully embossed - ~
and festoonNd edges Our stock is ample but when exhausted We &0%- f -
can get plenty more al the same rice Up to January lstl $780,. ..-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-12-03
DOLLS

Fine Dolls for the Girls.
Never before has such
a line of dolls been offer.
ed to the public at a re.
tail store. We have
them of every descrip.
ton, size and quality.
We have the very lowest
priced and the finest
dressed and undressed
kinds. Don't put off the
selection of a doll until
our line is broken. Bring
in the little ones while
our exhibition is COM
plete.
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05
n d N q A Y.

Will Jones of near Jesup was
here Saturday.
Monroe Parsley OF Poughkeep.
sic was here recently.
John Wilson and William Goff
Of Cave township were here last
week,
Mra. Doris Maxwell Of Grange
was visiting relatives here Sat
urday.
A little child Of j, o. Hoggard
has been quite sick, but is i'm
proving.
William Tounaloay and Jack
McGinnis Of Grange were here
Monday.
John Golf and wife OF Balboa
wero tho guests Of frionds in this
vicinity Friday.
From what wa can learn Cleo
Barnett 10 wanting TO study law
under Esq' Does
tt is n noticeable fact that
good mares that arc for sale are
very scarce In this section
Mias Ella Howard, who had
been vieiting friends at Cave
City, returned home Sunday.
i. j. Does and wife were vis-
iting at tho home Of Frank Gym.
gard ut Sbelbyville Sunday,
Calvin Curtis, ono Of our pop.
ulor citizens, sold "a head Of nice
calves last week 10 u buyer from
Fulton county.
Bcngay was lively Saturday
evening, which is always tho
ouae when we have "unole
llarvo" Brightwell with us, lie
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05
G R A N &C..

Farming has begun in this
section.
Jasper Mcleod of Reeds
Creek was in this section Thurs
day.
"Uncle HI" Wilkeyson, who is
suffering from cancer, is very
low.
j. II, Bacon OF Evening Shade
spent Saturday night with W. A.
Street and wife.
Bud Gist is putting some sub
stantial improvements on the
G. ID. Powell farm.
Daniel Webster Puckett and
George Harris had business at
I3atesville Thursday.
Lewis Sullivan and lady Of
Calamine visited at the home Of
j, Il. Wjlkerson Sunday.
Miss Della Bacon Of near Eve.
ming Shade has spent the week
at the homo Of B. L, Street.
George johnson and Charley
Wilson Of Reeds Creek we're
here one day last week on bust
ness,
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05
Examination Notice.

Notice 10 hereby given that
there will DO a public examination
ut the court house In Evening
Shade, Ark, March 18th and
10Th, 1909, for tho purpose Of
acortaining the qualifications Of
persons desiring to teach in the
public schools Of Sharp county.
D. 9. Shaver,
County Examiner.
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05
PETITION FOR PARDON. (. S,1z, slss.
Friends OF William Cargill Imp!OriGg
Governor To Pardon Him.

A petition is being circulated
in Sharp and lizard counties ask
ing Gov. Donaghey to grant a
pardon to William Cargill, who
lives near Sidney, who was con.
victed in the circuit court of In
dependence county in April,
1905, Of stealing q calf from John
A. Hinkle OF Batesville and sap
fenced to a year in the peniten-
tiary Cargill served q short
portion Of his sentence and es-
capped, since which time no spec
ial effort has been made to return
him 10 prison. The petition
states that he has been sufficient
ly punished and that he has o
family that requires his time and
attention. There are many who
do not believe Cargill was know.
ingly guilty Of the crime fol
which he was convicted, and his
pardon would please large
number Of people.
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05

week doctors amputated the foot.
lie is doing well since the opera
ton, and we hope to see him out
again soon. In addition to his
great suffering his misfortune
has been u costly one, and his
neighbors and friends are help
ing him financially,
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05
c A We CITY.

Weather warm and cloudy.
N, W, Gilbert was seen sowing
ats Saturday.
W, G, Mcleod and wife were
Fading in town Monday.
j, W, Mcleod Of Reeds Creek
as in town Monday.
Henry johnson and Miss AWE
Pray OF Newark are visiting in
bis section,
Moss Aldrldgo was down be-
Fond Poughkeopsje recently
poking after business.
A. II, Mcleod has recently
purchased a house from Rev.
Richardson Of Hickory Valley,
Mrs. lone Albright and Miss
Matte CLANCY visited relatives
Grange Saturday and Sun.
Jay.
"Unclo Bob" johnson visited
pis brother, r. johnson, who is
Rory Ill at Reeds Creek, Sun.
ay,
Me9srs, James Norman and
Illlam Ballard Of Reed paesod
trough here Monday onroute to
3atesville.
Wesley Gilbert and Noel Nc.
geo were over at Bengay Sun.
pay among the ladies', Wake,
ye boys over there.
Rev. j. W, Due went to High
Sock, independence county,
sunday for the first timo since
maIlpoS broke out there.
Rev. Freeman being called to
P1venlng Shade to conduct a fun.
Fra service Sunday, Rev. W. r.
|hlorlght filled his appointment
hero for him.
Robert Woodbridge and Miss
lucy MoLain were happily mar.
Pled sunday, February ~. The
Poye gave Robert a littlo "windo
Monday night.
Among those recently enterine
Fohool here wero Mr.. Graham Of
aoNson county, Harrison Boloe
Pl Zig Creek and Harry HardIs.
FeF, who haa been teaching IN
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05
Jackson county several months

Jackson county several months
past.
Ordoll Sims of jamestown, a
brother of the county clerk Of In
dependence county, was here
Saturday and Sunday mixing
with our fair sex.
Miss Sallie Nuckolls, one Of
our fair young ladies' who has
been teaching in Jackson county,
came in Saturday and will spend
a few weeks here with her moth
er.
We we're indeed sorry to hear
Of the death Of John Pickens, an
old schoolmate Of ours, who was
universally loved by all who
knew him. Several from here
attended the funeral at Maxville
Wednesday. We extend sym
pathy to the bereaved.
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05

We Say without hesitation that
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills are unequalel for weak kid
noya, back ache, inflammation Of
the bladder and all urinary dis
orders. They are antiseptic and
act promptly. We sell and
recommend them. Snow Drug
Co.
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05

doesn't ask anybody to swap
yarns with him; he tells them all
himself,
II. j. Doss and son, Robert,
made trip 10 Cave Ci.y Friday,
taking down load of peas,
which they sold.
j, G, Millgan, our overseer,
was doing some good work on
tho roads hero Monday, but had
TO otop on account Of tho rain,
r. II, spurloek and wife were
visitlng at Poughkeepsie iJatur'
day night, guests of tho lattor'a
parents, MIR. and Mrs. William
Gay.
II. II, SpurlocE and Charley
Freeman went to Bate5vlllo the
latter part Of last week. They
mado n trip TO that city again
this week.
Lindsey Gyngard, who had
his foot badly cut while at work
IN q sawmilI eight or nine months
ago, has our uympalhy Tho
wound did not heal we'll and last
Sharp County record., 1909-03-05
NJ MOBLEY. o

Jim Hall is suffering with q
bone felon.
Grover Jernigan is at Newport
visiting relatives.
Charley Bell and this writer
are digging a cistern.
W. II. West made trip to Sui
phur Rock Wednesday.
Mrs. G. j, Andrews is reported
ill at this writing. "Uncle Jones"
Andrews is stiIl very feeble.
D. NJ. Lewallen will leave(?)
Monday for Washington to at.
tend the Inauguration of Taft.
J. A. Crabtree, Cleo Dawson,
Frank Herring and Clarence
Clark went to Batesville last
week trading.
Rev. Amos James preached at
MT. View Sunday to good. .sized
crowd. He will preach again the
fourth Sunday in March.
iDr. George Flannery Of Sidney
was here Sunday. He informed
uy that he would move this week
td Strawberry, Lawrence county,
far the practice Of his profession,
Miss Alva Turner of Evening
Shade closed her school at Aetna
Friday. Mrs, Mamie Wann will
close her school at Mt. View this
week. The schools have been
very successful at both places
we are glad to report.
The Record thinks the spring
poet will soon break into print,
and the MaXville correspondent
says the swallow will soon sing
sweetly from her nest in the wall,
hown here Sunday was as fine a
spring day as you ever saw.
Jonquils and hyacinths are in
iull bloom; the doves are cooing,
the lovers are wooing--there's 8
no such thing as gloom. Oh, the
deuce, what's the use; we haven't
time to make a rhyme.
Not often does the editor make
q typographical error, but he has
made q "let" on US a time or two
lately. He made US spell die
tionary with an "e" in the lac
syllable, and last week we made
g quotation from Claiming ant
the name came out Charming
but this is nochalf so bad as th'
.prohibitionist who wrote, Gal
Drunkenness is folly" II came
out in the paper this way, "Al
drunkenness is jolly" An ag'
ricultural paper once offered
premium for the best mode Of ir.
rigation. The printer set Nup
"Premium for the best mode oI
irritatiou," and the consequence
was that one subscriber sent his
wife to claim the prize. An cd
tor once wrote, "lhe wine croE
in Gasconado county yielded
$4,000 gals" The printer put
~" in place Of "n" in wine,