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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15
A ROMANCE

about the blessed respectfully end
OF tt-the e-grounds-deser-
tion-and an that-but, still, II you're
half as keen q lover as you are a
fool
you contemplate hound!"
STEADY, thereI" Blackstoek's voice
dropped to a dangerous key. Re
member"
He found no time to finish. As he
spoke Coast, beside himself, released
the dog and whirled the tiller above
his head. With q grunt Blackstock
stepped back, tugging at the weapon
In his pocket; but before he could
drop 1t the dog, free and frantic with
hatred, launched itself like a bolt for
his throat and, blind though It was,
springing by instinct toward the
sound of his voice, found fits mark.
Coasts bludgeon, sweeping for his
head with deadly accuracy, none the
less missed its mark, so quickly the
dog staggered and carried Blackstock
of his feet
In twinkling they were down,
Blackstock underneath, graphing
madly with the frenzied collie whose
jaws were swapping wickedly at his
throat.
Almost beside himself, Coast re-
tanned sufficient presence of mind to
recognize his golden chance. Drop
ping his club, he went to his knees
at Blackstock's side and with swift,
sure hands rifed his pockets, pos
sessing himself Of the pistol which
had been taken from him, or its
counterpart. Duly, while thus en-
ployed, he was aware Of a shout and
a scream, oddly blended. The fear of
Chang uppermost in his conscious.
ness, he jumped to his feet, armed
and alert, and whirled about.
But everything had taken place SO
swiftly and with so Aittle warning
that the Chinaman, quick though he
was to take the alarm and start at
top speed for the scene of the strug.
gle, was still many yards distant
when Coast arose, without a scruple
leaving Blackstock at the mercy OF
the dog.
He saw Chang coming and saw him
stop and level a revolver. Stimuli
taneously he heard a shot-but from
another quarter and another weapon
than the Chinaman's. The latter
cleaning in the half light, suddenly
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15

Crisp, he has a most valuable aid In
every time of trouble.
One of the chief sources of his
power in the house is the fact that
for years he has constituted himself
next friend" to all the new members,
Democrats and Republicans, encourage
ing them by friendly suggestions and
ing in the house. In a speech dis
cussing a deceased member he once
said:
IF a man of fair capacity and infor-
nation with good habits and Industry
comes into the house young enough
to learn and is constant in attendance,
faithfully and intelligently discharging
the duties to which he is assigned, he
is as certain to rise as the sparks are
to fly upwards. No human power can
keep such a man down If his constit-
uents permit him to remain In the
house for a long period"
The speaker sets great sore by cpl
grams and epigram makers. His ad-
miration for Thomas Bracket Reed
as a short speech maker and as the
maker of epigrams laid the foundation
of the close friendship between him
and Mr.. Reed, whom he always char
acterizes as that masterful great
man."
Harmonizer Of Diseords.
The speaker himself is famous as n
maker Of. epigrams and his speeches
TEEN with them. In accepting the
speakership, he closed with two cpl
grams which have been widely quoted:
mo man is fit to be the law giver for
a mighty people who yields TO the de-
mands and solicitations Of the few
who have access to his ear, and Is for
getful of the vast multitude who may
never hear his voice or look into his
face"
The other is shorter and rings like
bugle blast: He serves his party
best who serves his country best"
He began his statement touching
the work Of the Democrats during the
extra session with this sentence: AT
| this session the Democrats have made
record which has surprised our
friends and dumfounded our enemies"
"a sentence which is destined to be-
come famous as a battle cry.
His constant iteration in speech and
interview OF the declaration: 1T Is a
thing incredible that any sane man
desires to injure any legitimate Indus
try Of the country" has done much
to reconcile the public mind to the
idea Of Democratic supremacy.
Asked whether he is a candidate for
president he replied: You do not feel
| like throwing a man out Of the window
when he compliments you by asking
you to run for presidential least
| do not"
Hundreds Of his sparkling epigrams
might be quoted.
Necessarily his elevation 70 the
speakers chair has in a large measure
curtailed Mr.. Clark's opportunity for
| engaging in debate and his brilliant
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15

Successful Plea for United Action.
The Democrats felt that they had
furnished five-sixths Of the votes of
the coalition and should have the
lions share Of the credit. A break
was imminent. The crisis In the his
tory of the coalition had been reached.
A caucus was called, and many Demo-
cratic Congressman will tell you that
the most eloquent speech Of Champ
Clark's entire career was delivered
behind closed doors in a Democratic
caucus in a plea for united action and
for cooperation with the Insurgents.
His eloquence won his cause and the
coalition continued. The present Dem
ocratic house is in no small measure
the result And the Insurgents will
tell YOU that Clark was always abso-
IuteIy fair with them, that when he
made them a promise they could rely
on its being fulfilled to the exact let
ter.
$ His fight on the Tariff is part Of the
history of the country. His five hours
speech opening the debate against the
Payne bill was one of the greatest
of all his speeches He riddled the
bill pulled it to pices, showed the
..iokers' in it, and really laid the foun-
dalton for the fight that was later
made in the senate. The wooden goods
schedule was the chief point Of his at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15

few out of his hand and to one side,
falling in shallow water, while Chang
grabbed his right hand with his left
and doubled like a jackknife over it,
screaming with agony. In mute
amaze, Coast, seeking the source of
this timely assistance, discovered
Katherine standing with her revolver
still uplifted, halfway between the
Cold LARS and the beached catboat.
He marvelled at her. In this mo-
ment Of trial and terror, she retained
her wits and courage in a manner
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15

speeches are sadly missed on the floor.
Yet his new Office with its great
powers has added tremendously TO his
opportunities and responsibilities OF
leadership. Around the council board
his clear vision, long experience and
great sagacity have been OF i'm
measurable value in holding the new
majority to the safe course. His abil-
tiles as a harmonizer of discordant
elements were never in greater de-
mand and were never employed 70
better advantage than In the session
just closed. Time and again IL seemed
that a crisis was at hand. yet time
and again Clark's leadership held the
party solid Just as It had done when
he led the minority. The expected
break never materialized and the Re
publicans were forced to admit that
their fondest hopes had been bitterly
disappointed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15

Little Brother-where's my fshin'
pole gone to?
Bigger Brother-sister's usin' it for
a hatpin!-Puck,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15
Speaker Champ
Clark's Career
Successful Plea for United Action

CONTINUED from Page Eleven)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15

CHAPTER Iv.-Coast purchases q
yacht named the Echo. His mind IN dis
turbsd ever the marriage Of the woman
he loves.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
ALPENA PiCkUPS,

Joe Rains has been to Berlyville this week on business.
 Lennox and his bridge crew are at Alpena at the present writing.
 A wee girl baby came to live at the home of Jeff Foley on the 18th inst
 Quite a number of professional men have been off duty the past week en- toying hunting in this section.
 Ben Rowland the Boone county tax Monday and was here two days.
 Jim and Steve Jones left Monday with a car load of horses and mules which they expect to dispose of at Searcy.
 Misses Ethel Shipman, Mayme Smithe, Minnie McCurry and Messrs Will Tate and Roy Kirkpatrick came down Friday from school at Green For est to spend Saturday and Sunday with home folks.
 The supper and entertainment last Friday night, given under the auspices of the Rebekah ladies, was quite a success. The program was excellent and the net proceeds of the supper was $10.78.
 In very pitiable condition indeed is our neighbor Art Radcliffe. While unloading log at the saw mill two miles south of town, on the 18th inst. !, he in some way fell from the wagon and the log fell on his leg completely crushing his right ankle and causing his leg to have to be amputated about half way below the knee. The oper- ation was very successfully performed by Drs. McCurry and Watkins It seems that this poor man has had his share of accidents, having had his back broken several years ago which caused him to be bad caipple, and only last summer got one arm broken and had just sufficiently recovered from that to be able to work, when this last accident befell him. Mr. Radcliffe has always been an honest hardworking man and has the true sympathy of all who know him.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
REPLIES FROM OSAGE.

Miss Burla Villines is teaching a class in music.
 Joe Fancher looked after business at Alpena Saturday.
 Rev. Villines made a business trip to Kingston last week.
 The young folks enjoyed singing at Charlie Bishops Sunday night.
 MT. and Mrs. Hugh Usrey went to Alpena Thursday to visit the family of Pete Wilson.
 Dias Kenner and Tommie Reagan vis- ited at the home of James Fancher near Rule Sunday.
 Tom Bishop and Bud Morris were buying wheat here last Friday for Whitaker of Alpena.
 Prof. John w. Paul reports his school at this place as still increasing in attendance and interest
 Master Willie Kenner has purchased a fine young horse, which he is groom ing to show at the fair next fall.
 w. s. Hittson was over from Green Forest Monday for a bunch of calves that he had purchased from ". s. Seitz.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
ENON lNkLlNGS.

Tom Davis was at Denver Sunday. Dobson Breeding was in Enon Sun day.
 Little Austin Jones is on the sick list
 There was a large crowd at meeting Sunday.
 We are having some cool weather down this way.
 Mrs. Henry Badley and son Ebb are on the sick list
 Sam Jones went up to Urbanette first of the week.
 Dee Minnick of Oak Grove visited at Enon Saturday and Sunday.
 Willie Martin of Berryvile was at Enon Saturday and Sunday.
 Johnnie Huskey, of Blue Eye, Mo-, was down at Enon Sunday.
 Ed Avery and George Butler of Blue Eye, Mo-, were here Sunday.
 Arthur Bradley was a guest at the home of his uncle J. A. Walker Sunday Donlin and Henry Meyrs of Denver are here attending our protracted meet ing.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
SOUTH BOUND TRAINS.
OZARK OPPORTUNITIES.

What is said concerning the Ozarks in Missouri is true in every sense and more even can be said of the Ozarks in Arkansas for it is notable fact that not only the greater but the best DOT ton of the Ozark region lies in Arkan sas. That this is the coming dairy country of the world is fact now recognized by every late writer upon the subject of countries adapted to dairying.
 The Ozark region in Southern Mis- souri is land of opportunities for the dairy farmer, says Prof. C. F. Mar but of the geology department of the University of Missouri, in bulletin recently published by the College of Agriculture. Professor Marbut spent several months in Southern Missouri studying the soils of that section. His report is called Research Bulletin No. :.
 Cleanliness, he says, is necessity in producing good milk. The Ozark region is one of the cleanest and most healthful in the world, because of good drainage and pure water. The drain age is due to the presence of stones and gravel in the soil which prevents the accumulation of stagnant pools of water, the ordinary cause of disease. Banks on the running streams are not ;,.ia
 Climate and water supply are all the dairyman could hope to find. Mild win ters with much sunshine add to the comfort and health of the cattle and lessen the expense for shelter. Mum erous springs in all parts of the Ozarks furnish an abundance of pure water
 The farmer in the 0zarks has no trouble in getting his products on the market, since the roads are good at all times of the year. The abundance of road material makes road building easy and less than half the cost of similar roads elsewhere in the state. In most places good roads may be made by ap- plying the proper drainage. An abun dance of gravel prevents the muddy roads.
 Dairy farming is profitable in the Ozarks also because of the ease with which loguminous crops are grown. With proper care and attention, nearly all of the Ozark country will produce good crops of clover and cowpeas and fairly good crops of alfalfa. These make excellent feed for dairy cattle.
 The Ozark region is not only adapted to dairy farming, but fruit and poultry farming are likewise profitable. Pro lessor Marbut tells in detail of the diff ferent branches of farming which are adapted to the Ozarks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
HIGHLAND BREEZES.

Mrs. Griffin is on the sick list this week.
 C. A. Harris has had phone put in this week.
 ". A. Thorn is putting a new roof on his house.
 J. M. Jones is recovering from a severe sickness.
 Jim Buell. is erecting house on his farm south of town.
 Ed Steidley is laid up this week from an attack of the grippe.
 Henry Meek and family visited with MT: Meek's father at Markley Friday and Saturday.
 Rev. Cummins of Green Forest is moving this week to the house on w. A. Thorn farm.
 Chrss Stark is unable to work this week on account of an injured knee sustained from fall, nail piercing the knee-cap.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
BERRYVILLE BREVlTIES.

Eld. J. H. Spurln has sold his resi- dence property to Samuel Taff, who owns the Wash Davis farm north Of town.
 J. L. Baldwin has sold his farm two miles southwest of town to J. L. Bona face, who comes here from Central Missouri.
 Will Perkins is new salesman in the Freeman Dry Goods house. He has acquired block of stock in the concern.
 Chancery court is in session this week. Most all of the items so far disposed of relate to the confirmation of land titles.
 Attorneys Frank Reeves, Jack Hen ley and Ed Mayes of Marshall were here Tuesday to argue a motion before Judge Umphreys.
 The survey for the railroad siding to the mill and ice and cold storage plant has been completed and the laying of steel will be begun soon.
 Tax Collector Haley was home for a day or two's rest the past week. He says about the usual amount of cash is being taken in on his rounds.
 Real estate business is touching the high-water mark about Berryville late ly. Probably dozen deals have been consummated during the past two weeks.
 Jones Ledbetter, one of Berryville's best citizens, was probably fatally in- jured by a fall out of his barn loft Thursday night of last week. A wrist and thigh were broken. He is in a very critical condition.
 A. J. Russell was in Green Forest Wednesday evening, having drove over from Berryville to catch the midnight train for Little Rock to resume his duties in the legislature. He was ac-. companied by his daughter, Miss Lucille, who will spend a month or so with relatives in the capital city.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
YOCUM TIE MS.

The Yocum Mill Go. continues to haul off considerable mill stuff.
 Mathy Dooling marketed some nice hogs at Green Forest last week.
 Mrs. H. c. Hart has had quite an at tack of lagrippe but is improving.
 Mrs. Ralph Routzong is visiting Green Forest relatives this week.
 Hoyt Green was looking after live stock interests in Yocum first of the week.
 Mrs. John Jones has been real sick for some days but is better at this writing.
 Sam Thomas who lives over on White river was in Yocum a while Monday afternoon.
 The Yocum Canning Co. has changed hands and will run again this season at the old stand.
 George Shahan who has been in Colo rado for some years is at home again He is in bad health and will probably not return to Colorado.
 Mrs. Belle Porter and two sons have recently moved from Yocum to place near Alpena. Mrs. Porter has lived here for long time and her friends and neighbors were sorry to give her up.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
DENVER DOlNGS.

Jim Norris killed hog Monday that weighed 760 pounds.
 Mrs. R. F. MattoX has been i'll the past week with rheumatism.
 Garland Snyder was a business caller at Omaha one day last week.
 Miss Jessie Curtis of Farewell dis trict was shopping in Denver Saturday.
 John Moulder sold nineteen nice hogs to Hoyt Green of Alpena Pass last week.
 A fine new baby boy came to live with J. M. Mcintyre and wife last week.
 The warm, cloudy weather has made an improvement on the wheat in this part.
 Rev. Ellrod was unable to fill his reg ular appointment Sunday on account of sickness.
 J. E Shipman left Sunday for Enon where he will build a new residence for Tommie Davis.
 Ben Robertson and wife are enter taining a niece of Mr. Robertson this week, who is from Tennessee.
 Henry Noels' childeren southeast of Denver, who have been quite sick of pneumonia, are reported better.
 Mr. and Mrs Abe Jenkins of Alpena Pass were guests of Mrs. Jenkins sis ter Mrs. Callie Young Saturday and Sunday.
 James Carpenter is now connected with the Mutual Telephone Co.,, and has recently installed a phone in his residence.
 The infant child of Gus Carpenter and wife died Monday night after short illness. Idterment was made in Denver cemetery.
 The general outlook in this vicinity is fine. Work of every kind is pro gressing nicely, merchants report lively trade and the mill men are kept busy grinding and saving.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
OAK HILL HAPPENINGS.

Stays rather warm for hog killing.
 Mrs. George McNiel is on the sick list
 Mrs. Irv Shipman is suffering from rheumatism.
 McNiel Bros. bought bunch of cat tie last week from Mr. Clark on Osage.
 Boy No. arrived January g at the home of Charlie Wisdom and wife near Douglas.
 Mrs. Sarah Wallace is suffering from bruised arm sustained several weeks ago from buggy top falling on it.
 Lola McNiel and son Garland and daughter Clara Lee visited relatives near Parker from Friday till Sunday.
 Mrs. Rebecca Lyle, who has been visiting relatives here for some time left Tuesday for her home in Madison vile, Tennessee.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27

EVERY newspaper man of experience will bear testimony to the truth of the following, taken from an exchange:
 The man who handles the local de- partment of newspaper learns after due experience not to expect even briefly expressed thanks from column of pleasant things, but he knoweth as surely as cometh the winter that a single line in which there is an unin tentional representation will cause some one to be heard as if from a house top. And We may add that when he has made pleasant mention 999 times of some person, place or thing but on the thousandth time fails to do so, he must not expect to be forgotten. The omission may have been from acci lent, inadvertance or even an entire lack of knowledge. It matters not. The simple fact remains and he will be judged by that.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
CARROLEToN CAROLS.

Rev. Villines filled his appointment here Sunday,
 Melton Powell visited friends at Pleasant Ridge Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Scott of Osage at tended church here Sunday.
 There was a good attendance at prayer meeting Sunday night.
 Our Sunday School received twenty five new song books last Sunday.
 Jesse Porter, of Liberal, Kans., is visiting his brother F. E. Porter.
 Omer Cummins of Green Forest is visiting friends and relatives here.
 Mrs. G. B. Watson was very i'll first of last week but is reported much better.
 Quite few of the men of the neigh borhood took part in the wood chopping at Art RatcIff's Monday.
 Art Ratcliff, while unloading a log at Jake Prices saw mill Wednesday of last week, was caught under the log, crushing his right leg so badly that anl- putation was necessary. It is feared he may not recover
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
FAREWELL FILMS,

Frank Rowlett had a fine calf to die last Tuesday.
 Isaac Callen had the misfortune to lose horse Monday.
 There are still several suffering from the lagrippe in this community.
 David Purtle has two sick children, one of which is dangerously i'll.
 Misses Allie and Eva Goforth were visitors at the Farewell school Friday evening
 w. w. Jackson and wife of Farewell were visitors at the home of Albert De- lozier Friday.
 Jeff Tharp of Spring Creek and Miss Ida Beck of Farewell were quietly married Sunday morning. Rev. Fair child performed the ceremony.
 Mr. and Mrs. Kenney Lawrence were called to Oklahoma last week on ac- count of the serious illness of MT. Lawence's sister Mrs. Frances Martin.
 Ben Ferguson has recently received word that his daughter Mrs. Lydia Lawrence is seriously ill at their home in California, to which place they moved some two years ago.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
MAPLE MANEUVE RINGS.

Nearly everybody around Maple still have the grip.
 Miss Viola Shipman is visiting home folks at Maple.
 Our jolly old joker, Arthur Pinkley, is able to be out stirring around again.
 Mrs. Vergie Shipman has been visit ing with Mrs. Ellis Parker for few days.
 Quite a few of our folks made a business trip to Berryvile the last of the week.
 The infant of Henderson Hanby, who has had a severe attack of the croup, is improving.
 The young folks are taking in the Holiness protracted meetings at Inde- pendence near Oak Grove.
 Jacob Garrison has purchased the Buleau Layman farm near Maple and moved 0 his new home last week.
 Miss Minnie Hayhurst, who has been employed at Bellefonte for some time, came home Friday for a few days visit with her parents and friends.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
HAIRS FROM HEAD DISTRICT.

Several of the farmers are blowing for corn.
 A good rain would be appreciated very much.
 Mrs. W. A. Trantham is on the sick list this week.
 Matt Berks has built an addition to his barn lately.
 Hoyt Green from Alpena was buying hogs here last week.
 Larue Ayers and wife attended church at Denver Sunday.
 The infant babe of MT. and Mrs. Gus Carpenter died Monday evening.
 c. w. Youngblood and family visited relatives near Shaver from Friday till Sunday.
 The young folks enjoyed themselves Saturday night at party given at the home of George Thorp,
 Henry Youngblood and Matt Berks went to Green Forest Saturday and brought back new wagon.
 George Tipton went southwest Sun day week and he surely had some trou- ble and lost his hat for he came in Sun day evening wearing scarf.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-27
PARKER PARAGRAPHS.

A good rain would be appreciated as several of the wells are getting low
 There will be singing at Parker next Sunday evening. Everybody come and bring song book.
 A few of the young folks at Parker attended the party at George Thorp's last Saturday night.
 George Shahan came in from Colo rado last Saturday for a visit with friends and relatives
 Dallas, Una and Edith Emmett visit ed at the home of their uncle Lundy Cox and family last Sunday.