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The Washington times., 1911-03-29
Paragraphic Yarn
With a Real Moral

The baseball catcher gave the signal
for a high ball right past the batter's
eyes. -
The pitcher spat upon the sphere ana
then. began to wind himself in all kinds
of 'contortions.
The batter Eripped his stick and made
ready for a home run swat.
The catcher grinned from ear to ear,
because he knew the batter's weakness
for highbalIs
The pitcher delivered himself of the
ball, and it sped toward the plate.
Just then mosquito sat down on the
end of the catcher's nose.
The ball cut the plate right past the
batter's eyes.
The catcher shook his head to get
rid of the mosquito.
The batter missed the ball.
Z-z-z-z-t!
MORAL
Life is just one -- thing after an
other. and you never can tell when you
are going to get a bite.
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
Lieut.. Homer Captures
The Sloop Label

In command of Lieutenant Homer, a
detachment from a company of Mobile
militia seizes the little sloop Isabel,
lying at the wharf at the foot of Span
ish alley and laden with provisions and
supplies for the United States fleet out
side the harbor.
President Lincoln announces the ap-
pointment OF George W. Lane, a union
man of Alabama, as United States
Judge of the northern and southern
districts of that state.
Hon. L. A. Wigfall, senator from
Texas, Is an honored visitor at the
Virginia state convention, where he
heard much talk and oratory pro and
con anent secession. He was sere-
naded at his hotel last night.
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
SHE HOLDS 1T UP To THE
Girl Who is DomineerinS

hate you. You are making every
decent-minded person in your own
set look down upon you. s'.
The instant you domfneer over one
who is dependent on you in any way
you have reached the vanishing point
of your fself-respect. \ 7-ta e
And you make things hideously un-
comfortable for those who are in
clined Or determined to treat, SER
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
NEXT

A man whose head was shiny bald
Sat ir a barber chair. = g.. p
His dome was rather cold, because
He hadn't any hair. s T..
In Jest the barber asked him If
He'd have his hair cut fine.
The bald one answered III a tiff:-
Il dropped in for a shine"
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
A LONG lob

Kind Lady-And. you married three
wives in haste and are now repenting
at leisure2 Are you never going to
work?
4 Sandy Pikes-I guess not, num-
You see, I'll need quite q little time
to repent In.
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
Memory In1proYed

Uncle Nose" said a drummer, ad-
dressing an old colored man seated
ION a dry goods box ;ip front Of the
Village store, they tell me that you
reme1lber seeing George Washington
"qSo.N- suh," said Uncle Nose. .'T
yCse'er+ +'memb ber seein' him, tbut 1 done
fo,got, sence Jined de church," !
The Washington times., 1911-03-29

brought home today
Bother garden indeed growled Mr. Peevd That's the
don't take interest in anything
clothes You'll glad enough and vegetables
raise glad reap OF work. but you won't
the seeds Won't let keep EN-
in here. ! tell you, woman its .
John YOU enough the patience OF saint said
Mrs Pceved shr you haven't answered question yet Did
youo you not Jackie money todayi'
"No, didn't" narled Mr. Peeved "blt needn't yell about
It. Did tell you l gave him money!"
NO snapped Pecved He told he earned
IT, but l don't how
Don't see how ndeed Don't understand
of course, my could money. tell YOU"
Say NOM. interrupted youthful where do keep
the SEWN machine 0l?"
my said Mr. Peeved gniay Let
the skates. and tell him how you en-"
al sold Seeds answered the boy. 1T nch,
everybody's the garden bug
Thats fight right, Always upo-
your Did Mr. Smith you
a commission selling the seeds for him?'
tghtwaddo:" the boy WELL
sold all those seeds you had the laundry knew
didn't for they'd been there for ages"
hcc,' snckcrcd Mrs. Peeved.
The Washington times., 1911-03-29

)U didn't give Jackie any money today, did your
asked Mrs. Peeved snappishy, she scalloped the
border to a dolly.
"Er-what?' answered Mr. Peeved absently,
looking up from the seed catalog which he
was poring. Say, petty, do you think need more
than two packages of nasturtums? brought two
home the other night and one of sweet peas and
two of pansies, but l didn't get any OF this other
variety Of"
"Oh bother the flower seeds" interrupted Mrs.
Pcevcd What | want to know is where Jackie
got the money to buy a new pair of skates that he
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
The Southern View
March 20, 1881 (Friday)

MdrCu 20, 1901 " EIuagJ
A dispatch from Washington says:
"A few days ago Postmaster General
Blair removed Mr.. Pritchard, mail
agent on the Manassas Gap Railroad,
and appointed in his stead a Republi-
can named Baar, from Rockingham.
As soon as this change became known
to Edward c. Marshall, president OF
the road, he promptly informed Mr..
Blair that either his appointee or the
United States mail must be removed
from the road. The result was the
reinstatement of Mr.. Pritchard."
A Southern University
l. Possibility
1t is reported that plans are well un-
der way for the establishment Of a
grand southern university to take rank
with the great continental universities
This institution. 1t Is expected, will
prove a strong rival Of the University
Of Virginia and in event of virginia's
adhesion to the North will doubtless
flourish upon the ruins of the great
school founded by Thomas Jefferson,
say those who read the signs of the
times
The war department at Washington
receives the designations of Assistant
Surgeon W. A. Carswell of South
Carolina, of James H. Berrier of
Georgia, and Of Brevet Second Lieuten-
ant Harold Borland, Fifth infantry, Of
Arkansas.
TeIegraphic dispatches say that a
couple of students of the Theological
Seminary at Princeton, fired partially
by war talk and partially by strong
drink, are arrested at Walnut street
wharf, Philadelphia, for fiourishing a
sword cane at one of the deck hands
of the steam ferry boat.
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
.Nearlt Missed il

You didn't know he was going ito
i$ss y4u?,.'s - 80, = =, .. =,
/, Goodness, 5no :; Il scarcely, had. time
q pucksr: VI. my lips (
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
The Northern View
March %, 1851 (Frfdarl.

Great anxiety is felt by the conven-
ton as to the administrations course
about Fort Sumter. 1t is feared that
II nothing is done the fort will soon be
attacked and captured. The sentiment
of the people is entirely in favor Of
speedy and determined action.
The oJnion is almost universal that
an extra session Of congress will be
called. The convention in session at
Charleston, S. c., insisted that provi-
sions and mail, which had been allowed
to go out to Major Anderson at Fort
Sumter, be Immediately stopped.
The Washington times., 1911-03-29
President Lincoln Besiesed
For rAppointments

President Lincoln's first official dinner
took place yesterday. In spite of the
grave state of the country, politicians
continue to besiege the president with
requests for appointments. The Penn
sylvania delegation has submitted a
slate for the several offices they want
The activity Of the confederate agents
sent out to the border states by Jeffer-
son Davis to induce them to secede
from the United States and join the
confederacy Is causing alarm.
Williamson g. Oldham lately went to
the Arkansas convention and used all
kinds of means to accomplish the Sc
cession of that state. This is practical
ly an invasion of our soil by a foreign
power, and it should be stopped.
The Washington times., 1911-03-29

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The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Batavia.

Mrs. Worlds, from Missouri, who
owns the Fowler place, was in a
few days last week, looking after
her apple crop.
lanes Helms, the high sheriff OF
Boone county, was out Monday
rounding up the boys for next cir
cult court.
Mr. Prouditt returned from Wis
it to his brother in Illinois last Non
day.
Grandma Kirkpatrick, mother OF
Patent and William Kirkpatrick, of
Alpena, died Saturday night She
was about 81 years old, and had
lived in Carroll county oyer60ye
Matt Jenkins, of Al pena with his
best girl, was in our town Sunday,
visiting friends and relatives.
NJ. II. Trimble has been shipping
apples TO parties in st, Louis and
| Illinois this week, for Charles Greene
Of Harrison.
Some miscreant endeavorcd to
rock Sunday nights train, going
north near Urbanette, by placing
ties on the track and driving spikes
between the rails. Anyone who is
so base as to try to wreck a train,
and in all probability cause many
good people to be killed, should re-
ceive the most severe penalty the
law imposes
ANDY Kelley, who lives in Happy
: Hollow, is dangerously sick,
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Good Roads Meeting.

A good audience was on hand at
the Good Roads Rally last Saturday
afternoon and were treated to two
splendid addresses on the subject by
Mcssrs. ". II, (Coin) Harvey OF
Monte Ne, and +, B, Guthrie, oi
Sulphur Springs, Benton county,
These gentlemen were fresh from
the white Way movement OF
their section, and their speeches were
full of information which enthused
their auditors as to the possibility
of accomplishing great things in our
own see ion,
Our people have reason to thank
these gentlemen for their interest, as
well as the valuable suggestions
offer, d.
1t is evident by the appreciation
expressed concerning their speeches
that Boone and adjoining counties
are waking up on the subject and
will eventually build roads as good
as any in the state.
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
NUMBER IS.

not be the end ofit. Should the
highest court decide that the bill is
not a law, and that for any reason
It could not have become effective, it
may not reach the people If il is
decided that the DILL became a law,
and is not subject TO reference, then
some one of the Little Rock corpora
tions engaged in fighting it, will
cause a suit to be brought IN chan
eery court 10 test it's constitutions
alitN This will have the effect of
further delaying the final determina-
tion of the question. and it is not at
all certain that legal tanglcs will
not intervene TO prevent the people
expressing their opinion upon it in
September, 1912,
The Equalization Boards are at
work all over the state, aud are
coming in for more than their usual
share of condemnation for their gen
eral course Of raising assessments.
The taxpayers are leading them
merry game all over the state. and
in several instances the county
Judges are taking a very active hand
in the contest This will continue
until the fourth Wednesday, Oct. 25.
when the quorum court meets, and
after which appeal TO the Circuit
Court will be the only recourse of
those who are displeased with the
assessment Of their property, 1t is
estimated by the Tax Commission
that the aggregate raise for the
state will average about half mil
lion dollars to the county.
The Boards, asa rule, are working
along lines laid down by the Tax
Commission, and cndeavoring 20
put all property upon q uniform ba-
sis of 80 per cent. 1t is the purpose,
if the Commission and the support
crs of the revenue measure, should
win out, TO bring about the assess
mcnt Of all property at its full value
next year or the year following, and
n consequent reduction of the tax
rate under the sliding.scalc proyis-
ions of the Turner. Jacobson bill.
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Postal Savings Bank Opened Oct, II,

The Postal Savings System was
established in Harrison, Tuesday,
by the post Office department, for
taking deposits at 2 per cent inter
est, with the security OF the United
States Government for repayment.
No person is permitted to bave more
than $500 on deposit at one time,
and to deposit more than 500 in
any one month. No account may
be opened for less thanS1 Amounts
less than 81 may be saved for de-
post by the purchase Of 10 cent pos
taI saving cards and adhesive 10
cent postal saving stamps,
Saving deposits may be converted
January 1st and July 1st of Zach
year, into United States bonds bear
ing 212 per cent per annum.
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Prosperous Arkansas,

Arkansas ranks fifth IN cotton
raising, and seventh in the produc-
tion ofycllow pine Arkansas raises
one million bales Of cotton, worth
$40 100000,
Arkansas produces the smokelcss
coal used by the United States navy,
Arkansas has more mineral
springs than any other state,
Arkansas this year raised agricul-
tural products worth S2SS, 600, 900,
Arkansas has more miles of nav
igable rivers than any other state,
Arkansas pays the highest school
tax in the United States according
to population
Arkansas produces zine, lead, sill
yer, marble, coal, slate, oil, stone
and clayG Of every description, The
largest bauxite field in the world,
near Little Rock, supplies nearly all
the aluminium used in the world.
The largest spring in the world is
in Arkonsas-Mammoth Spring,
Arkansas is in the same parallel OF
latitude as the garden Of Eden, and
the climate the same as that Of Los
Angeles,
The highest mountain in the
United States between the Alleghcn'
les and the Rockies, is Mt Mag0'
zine in Arkansas
The richest land IN the world is in
Arkansas, ms is shown by the fact
that the first premium on cotton
has always been awarded to this
state at the Worlds Fairs,
Two counties in Arkansas, accord
ing to the United states census
have more apple trees than any
other two counties in the CnitcC
States,
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21

the party, because Of the fact that
it would interfere with the purposes
of the trip, l. G., showing Arkansas
zone of the most unique and in
teresting days Of the entire trip will
be that spent at Mammoth Cave.
The day beng Sunday, the party
will have preaching service in the
cave, DR., Marion Nelson Waldrip
officiating and the music being fur
nished by the band.
THE train has been advertised in
every city and town along theroute,
and there will be great jams OF
people visit the train, The prop
osition is strictly a business one and
intended to bring results to the var
ious counties, cities, and individuals
having representatives. on the train.
The social features and pleasures of
the trip are merely woven in to
make possible the greater results
that are sought
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Hardware Store in New Quarters
CantrelI & Maguess Will Move to New
Andrews Building About Dec lst.

We will move our complete stock
of General Hardware into the large
new store building now being erect
ed on the south side Of the square,
about December 1st or as soon as
the building can be completed, The
building we now occupy is for rent
for the coming year at a low price.
Our new building will be thorough
ly equipped for modern hardware
business, and will enable us to carry
a more complete stock than we have
ever carried before.
You are cordially invited to come
and trade with us, and it will be our
constant endeavor to save YOU
money and give you perfect salts
faction, CANTRELL & MAGNEss,
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
OF for a Biz Trlp.

On Tuesday last Capt H. New
man left for Little Rock where n
place has been engaged for him by
our Commercial Club as representa-
tive of our town and section on the
big rkansNs on Wheels" train
which left Yesterday 20 tour the
eastern states. Something like two
thousand pounds Of exhibits gather
cd by Secretary Hawkes. and Others
Of the Commercial Club were sent
several DAYS previous, and these will
be installed in the space reserved in
one Of the exhibit ears, Of which
there will he six
Last year the train was q great
success and this year it will reach
lO0,OOo people while registered 35,-
600 last year. The train will cover
nearly 5000 miles The state of
Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Pcnu-
sylyonia, Indiana and Illinois will
be truversed, The train will be the
finest it is possible 60 get together,
will be dc luxe throughout,
1t will carry the principal orators
Of the state u fine band, and the
train will he billed and advertised
in advance Just us q big show
Not only is it the great throngs of
people chat visit the train that gives
the project advertising value, but
the immense amount of expensive
space given hy the newspapers of
the cities visited,
Capt Newman has a display of
the finest in mineral, fruit and agri.
cultural exhibits, and will distribute
five hundred pounds Of literature
concerning our town and section
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
flan Good Things for Harrison

The organization of the town oJ
Harrison into an improvement dis
trict is being talked Of considerably
by many OF oNr cnterpriSing busi'
ness men
The plan includes the paving oI
the square and the street leading to
the Missouri and North Arkansas
depot, as well as one or two other
main streets leading out from the
square, It proposed that Il boad
issue Of $50, 600 be made for the TAX.
ing over Of the present water sys'
TEN from the Harrison Electric
Light and Ice Company adding to
and improving it, and adding the
construction of q sewer system,
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
The Twentieth Century Club.

The 2Oth Century Club met on
October 10th at the home Of Mrs,
". II, Clark with =. G Johnson as
hostess, There was a large attend
ance members answering roll call
with current events, Several guests
were present After the usual busi-
ness meeting, Mrs Davis presiding,
the program was taken up, With
Mrs, Wellman rs leader the club
studied Harrison from an Educa-
tional Standpoint" Mrs, Harlan
then favored the club with n sweet
solo. A salad course was served in
the late afternoon by Mrs, Johnson
assisted by Mrs, Clark, The after
noon was a most profitable and
pleasurable one, and the members
are looking forward with great AN
ticpoton 60 the next meeting which
occurs two weeks from last Thurs
day with Mrs, !, b, Frew,
REPORTER,
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Exhibit Train Leaves Little Rock
IIarrisOn's Representative on Trip.
1911 Trip of "Arkansas on Wheels
Promises TO Eclipse Last Years Tri-
umphal Tour!

On Friday at II o'clock, the Ar
kansas on Wheels" train rolled
out of Little Rock, carrying L.
coaches and $50 passengers, and ex'
hibits that will give people some
idea of the vast resources OF Arkan'
sas. W. B. Folsom, advertising
manager of the special, who has
spent the last two months in max
ing preparations for this trip, said
yesterday that it will be the biggest
advertisement that has ever been UNI
dertaken, and that Arkansas will
be taken North to show the people,
instead Of having them to come all
the way South to see the land OF
promise. Said Mr., Folsom;
"The Arkansas on Wheels exposi-
tion train which left the Union sta.
tion in Little Rock Friday, will un-
doubtedly be the greatest show OF
the kind ever given
"The equipment is OF solid Pull
man cars, with the exception OF the
four exhibit cars aud the dining car,
The dining car is one of the largest
and finest Of the New York Central
lines, manned by an expert crew and
fine chef The party will eat bread
and rolls during the entire trip made
from Arkansas -four, the White
Dove brand, made especially for the
trip by the Arkadelphia Milling
Company, One Of the specialties of
the trip will be the daily concerts
aboard the train by the band,
CORDIAL WELCOMES PROMISED,
"At the various cities along the
route, the Chambers Of Commerce
and other commercial organizations
will extend courtesies At Dayton
the party will be carried to the Nat
ional Cash Register plant in autos
and will be given complimentary
luncheon in the Officers Club and
then shown through this wonderful
plant At Columbus, o, an inior-
NAL reception at the Chamber OF
Commerce will be held; at Pitts
burg, where the party stays for two
nights and one day an informal re-
ception and smoker will be given by
the Chamber of Commerce, and the
next day will be taken up with auto
rides, luncheon and trip through
the great Pittsburg land show in
Duqucsne Garden. At indianapolis
aud other points en- route home
courtesics will be shown,
THE management Of the Arkon-
sas on Wheels train was forced CO
decline many prollercd eouftesies for
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
-Mnsler Ered Newmnn Is aIek.

Joe Spccr was fined and paid $3.50
and SllO costs for running cattle
across the quarantine line
-Gorbell Gotten and I'D Cotton
hNycbought Worthiugton's Grocery.
-loycttc Christian, ! T. Dovis,|
Lee Kirby, e. {, Hines NJ, WOgI
lev, Charles Myers, John D, Tyson
IT, II G. Dodson aud John Worth
ngton lro also Rudolf Pcdcn hayt
gone To South DOkotah toOttend thI
opening of the Rosebud Reservation
ON last Saturday Miss Ian
Greene entertained Il number of hd
Young friends in honor of her ~
birthday at her parents bcau!il|
suburban home in the north part
town, The guests were Josie Fra
Glass, Osborne Gafyin, 3ll2abe 4
Lewis, Genevieve Holt, Marguefi
Holt Helen Hines, Dorothy Spc\ =
Helen Grumplcr, Dorothy Joe Wei!
Lizzie Lou Myers, Mary Midi
Ray, Dolores Bents, Ruth Swlud
Mary Milum, Martha Greene, Rl
Petit, Lucille Walters, Ruth Mar
Joyce Michell Eleanor Fellows, zs
Mary Sue Greene Ruth Greene, N
ter Frank Greene IT,, and Mrs,
NJ Greene NJ, y
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
LoNo l1lonr IN rug CouRrs,

But the bill IL destined for long
and stubborn fight in the courts
After the Supreme Court has dis
posed of Chancellor Morincou's op'
peal on the question of whether or
not the hlll Ia now Ia effect, that Will
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Mrs, $. Paxton is very sick,

-Dr. II. L. Routh is in Little Rock
this week, assisting Arkansas on
Wheels to start on its tour, and to
take in the annual reunion Of the
Arkansas Division Of United Conled-
crate Veterans,
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21

=tlines Jones has sold his farm
west Of town,
"A fine girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs, VIII ! Tyc Wednesday night,
Several persons from Greenyile,
Kyo were looking over the county
this week with a view 60 investing,
Master Sammy Holt entertained
n number Of his young friends Thurs.
day evening, from 4 60 q, IN honor OF
his och birthday,
Short time eonvlets at the recent
session OF our L. s, court were sent
to the ioil at Bcrryyillc, Perhaps
we are not losing money by not
having q good jail IN Boone county
The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
Baby Eaten by Hog

On Thursday of last week, the chile
of Jap Smith, living on Locust, three
miles from Lead Hill, was killed and
terribly mutiIated by u pet hog
The family was ont picking cotton
and left the baby Ns wNsthcirhobit,
tied up in It's chair at The edge of the
field. While picking cotton at the
other end Of the field they heard the
child crying, but paid no attention
60 IL, 90 they were in the habit OF
letting 1t cry itself TO sleep every
day, When they went for the baby
they found that the hog had gotten
into the field by some means, and
had eaten both Of thc lilllc ones feet
and part of its face and body
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-09
The Civic Center.

Atlanta, May 9.-The plaza plan
presented to the legislature last
year will be urged on that body
again this summer, backed by the
combided influence of the strongest
interests in Atlanta.
The idea, which originated with
Architect HARRISON BleckIey, is
already familiar to the Georgia
public. 1t is to transform the center
of Atlanta and incidentally the old
railroad terminal property which
belongs to the state, by bridging
over the tracks with an enormous
series of concrete reinforced arches
and putting on top a plaza or bOul-
evard, or park, on a level with the
present viaducts and with Peach
tree street, thus doing away entirely
with the sewer or smoke which is
Atlanta's most terrible defect from
civic Typographical standpoint.
The plan, which will cost $3,000,O0O
is to have this plaza extend all the
way from Forsyth street through
the center of town, to the Washing
ton street Viaduct, thus giving a
MAGNIFICENT boulevard from the new
terminal and the old depot to the
state capitol grounds. Where the
old depot now stands, it is proposed
to build a combination station and
municipal building.
1t is proposed to raise the money
here, in Atlanta, but the thing can
not be done without the consent Of
the state, which owns not only the
site of the old depot, but a good
deal of the land on which the
tracks run, and which would have
to be bridged over by the arches.
A joint committee of Chamber of
Commerce and city council will
meet this week to formulate plans
for laying the matter before the
legislature early during the coming
session.