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They Show Constructive Skill and
Gift of Decoration That Carried
Them Into Many Languages.

There is In the best of Poe's brief
tales a constructive skill. a command
OF design, and gift Of decoration
rare in any literature, and almost I'M
known In English, which Is ever I'M
duly negligent of form. And no one
need wonder that Poe's short stories
wandered swiftly out of our language
into French and Italian and Spanish,
Into German and Scandinavian, and
Bohemian. into strange tongues where
no other American author. except
Fenimore Cooper, had ever before
penetrated. His weird psychologist
studies have influenced later writer's
as unlike as Maupassant and Richie
pin, Fitzjgmes. OBrien, Robert Louis
Stevenson. and Rudyard Kipling. His
tales of a mystery solved at last by
observation and deduction have been
initiated by Dumas and Sardou, by
Gaboriau and Boisgobey, by wilkle
Collins and Conan Doyle And Sher.
lock Holmes. the only fictitious char.
acter to win International recognition
in the final years OF the nineteenth
century, is the reincarnation of fig
ure. first projected by Poe.-Century
Magazine.
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Interest In Old Books.

Ladies' who are looking for some
thing original in the way OF an ex'
hibit might find more than the ususi
interest in a collection OF children 1
books. as supplied by their friend /,
no book to bear date OF less thai.
twenty years ago. One such collee'
ton proved most delightful entertain.
ment. There were quaint Peter Par
ley books and all sorts Of books OF
grandmother's day An added attrac,
ton was the personal idea each sug-
gesied, with the names OF the original
owners and verses warning not 10
steal the precious book on danger Of
coming to the gallows In the end and
so on. One woman WHO is something
OF an invalid has amused herself By
getting together collection Of the
old McGuffey schoolbooks that she
used in her childhood. She had some
difficulty in supplying some Of the
readers. but finally got them all.
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the Journal. She turned the page,
paled and pressed her lips tight to.
gether when the array OF blank pages
before her told her that she had
reached the end. Then she read tho
last words her father had ever writ,
ten.
Took the Wairus people to tht
ledge today. Have no heart to de-
scribe the scene that they enacted
there The man Roscoe certainly
means to kill me. II II were not Co..
my conviction that the danger from
him is largely personal to myself that
he means me and no other. probably.
for his victim, ! think should hayt
him shot as a measure Of justiiah !
prevention. He is not a man. but a
great sinister brute-literally sinister,
for he is left-handed. I shall walk
warily. and hope the crisis may soon
be over" Evidently that part OF his
wish had come true.
The book slipped out OF the girls
hands, and she sat, with horror-widen.
ed eyes, staring at the candle, until II
guttered and went out. Slowly. the
outside world began to take its place
again around her. She knew that she
was shivering, haif-frozen, that the icy
wind was whining through the cracks
in her rude shelter.
She thought she heard some ono
moving about outside, and that
thought brought her quickly to her
feet She made her way to the door
Of the hut, called out; waited breath
less instant--and cried aloud In sud.
den terror.
lnntInne | naxf week
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A ir tree on high bank OF the Lewis
river has been leased for period OF
Is years. to be used as telephone
pole.
The owner and leaser of the tree Isl
Mrs. Mary Bratton. who leased the
tree to the Etna Telephone company.
This unusual telephone pole is de-
scribed as being on the north fork OF
the Lewis river. i75 feet above the
Woodland ferry landing and 100 feet
below the south line of the Robert
Barr place. -vancouver Correspond.
epos Portland Oregonian
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Ask your friend, your preacher
your druggist for his opinion of
Swamp Chill and Fever Cure; ask
anyone who knows or who has
ever used Swamp Chill Cure. and
you will find they one and all will
say Swamp Chill Cure Is as nee
essary as food; to those who dwell
in any section of the country
where chills and fever prevail,
Prove it for Yourself. 1t is guar.
antecd absolutely to cure.
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In the Matter OF N A. Gam ct al.
Petition for New Public Road:
To 6. A. Gay, Herbert Walker, J. j.
Hooser, 5. l.. Holmes, j NJ. Penn
and James Zeigler:
You are hereby notified that the
viewers heretofore appointed by the
Polk County Court 10 view, survey
and lay out new public road over
the following route, to-wit: Com
mencing at point on the line
between Eagle and Freedom Town
ships known as the w. NJ. Williams
ford on the Mountain Fork river,
thence in an easterly direction on the
line between said Townships for dis
lance OF one and one-half "a, miles,
TO point on the Rocky road, will
meet az the east end OF said proposed
road at 10 O'Clock q. m. on the eth
day OF March, 1911, to view, survey
and lay out said road.
N. A. Gam ct al.
Dated this 18th day of Feb, 1911.
Feb 1872
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Stronger AeropIanes.

Among the leading French firms
most important advances are to be
found In structural details. There are
not any radical changes In design. but
in the matter of strength. finish and
workmanship there Is world OF diff
ference between the leading makes
of aeroplanes of today and those OF
year ago. An important feature is
the strong tendency shown by some
OF the leading makers towards the
use of metal for the framework OF
aeroplanes. The French Wright BIZ
plane, although employing American
spruce for its running gear and main
traverse members, now has steel
tubes for the stanchions separating
the two main planes. The Voisin
brothers have abolished wood entire
", with the exception OF the fuselage
receiving the pilots seat, the essen
sial framework being constructed Of
steel tubing. Bayard-Clement, In their
little Demoiselie. confine the use OF
wood to portion Of the wings. Rob
ert Esnault- Pelterie. who has now
produced a most pleasing and sue
cessful monoplane. builds 1t entirely
Of steel tube. and there Is not an inch
Of wood to be found on the Breguet
biplane.--W. r. Bradley, In Casters
Magazine.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.--Philip Cayley, accused Of
! crime of which he Is not guilty. resigns
wm The army In disgrace, his affection
r. Es= Intimate friend, Lieut.. Perry Hunt
: tvrHed to hatred. Cayiey seeks soil
lut Where he perfects flying machine,
sns;ztins OF pair OF great wings. whose
otive force is the muscular power of his
, an body. While soaring over the Arctic
sefors he picks up curiously shaped
lex be had seen in the assassin's hand.
counting again. he discovers yacht an
bored h the bay, Descending near the
.earfr he meets a girl on an ice noe.
CHAPTER H.-He learns that the girls
eu4 II Jeanne Fielding and that the
epAt has come north TO seek signs OF
- fe<her, Captain Fielding. an arctic ex-
lprer. A party from the yacht is ma
INK search ashore. He volunteers to
-,ake 4 search of the land. After he de-
arts Jeanne finds that Cayley had
rappfd curiously-shaped stick.
{<kfrIR HI.--Unknown to those on
~ xaeht Captain Planck and the sur
trinx crew Of his wrecked whaler are in
f6srx on the coast. A giant ruffian
oWed Roscoe, a member OF the crew,
lad murdered Fielding and his two COM
,anlons. after the explorer had revealed
lie irration OF an enormous ledge OF
nire xold. Roscoe then took command of
he party. and at the approach OF the
feaner had removed all signs of habita-
Ion II develops that the ruffian had
-omsnftted the murder witnessed by Cay
ey Roscoe plans to capture the yacht
ind escepe with big load of gold.
CHAPTER Iy.-Jeanne tells her guard
ian. Mt. Fanshaw. owner Of the yacht
about The visit Of the sky-maa ami shows
him the stick left by Cayley as proof
that 4 was not dream. Fanshaw de-
nlarfs that II is an Eskimo throwing
stfek used to shoot darts. Tom Fanshaw
reftrns from the searching party with a
spratned ankle. Tom tells Jeanne of Cay
Iey's disgrace. Perry Hunter Is found
n1uraered
Stz7fApTER v.-Cayicy. the slsy-man.
Visits the Yacht He IS aecased OF the
r<sH*a<r Of Hunter and the throwingstick
ID pf1a as evidence against him. He
dtn.rs the charge end tells Of seeing a
rrnnp OF men with Hunter when he was
r1atn Jeanne aasures Cavley OF her faith
Ia ff<s having discovered that the throw
ting 8fick was made for p left-handod
man while the slSy-nan is right-handed.
CHA PIER VIA relief party is sent
eHjfcre to find the searchers. Tom pro-
tc*sps his love for Jeanne. after a quar-
rel vith her over the sky-man. Jeanne
i $iaocked at the revelation, 8 she had
always REGARDED Tom as brother. Later
Tom searehes for Jeanne. and finds her
missing from the Yacht Roscoe and his
GanE board the yacht and Tom Is knocked
seuse,ess
Continued from last issuel
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A notebook Of justice Of the peace
In Connecticut. in the year IFS
specifies the behavior of GER
tain small meeting house boy as fol,
lows:
"A rude and del behsyer in the met
Tag hows such as smiling and larf.
Ing aud intiseing others to the sam t,
evil.
Such a Iarfng or smiling snd
pulling the heir Of his nayber benoni
simkin in the time OF publick
~orshsp
Such az throwing Sister Penticosi
Perkins on the ice 1t being saboih
Day or Lords Day between the met
ing hows ard his pIaes Of abode {"
Bliss. Side Glimrses
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Fishes Don't Need ears to Hear.

Just because fishes haven't ears is
no reason why they can't hear. ac-
cording 10 Or. Arthur Gordon Web
ster, professor of physics in Clark uni
versity, who recently opened a series
OF lectures on Sound in Speech and
Music" OF tho University of Pennsyi-
vania.
Doctor Webster declared that sound
Is motion The outside OF the ear"
he said, lis not necessary 10 hearing.
II Is possible to herr through the
teeth This can easily be proved by
quitting pencil between the teeth
and holding it on the sounding board
of piano.
There has been much discussion
as to whether fish can hear. Some
persons have declared that fish cannot
distinguish sounds because they have
no ears. but sound is motion. and AS
long as vibrations reach the inside o.
fishes heads II makes no difference
whether they have ear orifices or
not"
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ROAD NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersignt d petitioners and residents Of
Road District No. -, in White Town
ship, Polk county Ark, will present
a petition To- the Polk County Court at
its next April term, 1911, praying an
order creating and establishing pub
lie road along and over the following
route, to-wit Beginning at point
at the center of Section 80, Township 4,
Range 81 W., thence west one-half %
mile TO the line between Sections 80
and %, further marked by an oak
tree; from the before named section
line and tree down Labrie avenue in
the town OF Vandervoort to Fourth
street. thence along Fourth street to
Canterbury avenue, thence along Cam
terbury avenue to Third street, thence
along Third street and ending at Port
Arthur avenue.
7. L. Nations, et al.
Feb lG-4t
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Birds With Peculiar Ewes.

The eyes Of certain birds, such a,
owls, eagles and cocks. are provided
with an organ which, says the Scien.
tific American, French naturalists. "a
the result of experiments. propose to
call the "parasol.' II is attached to
the retina at point where the optic
nerve enters. 1t consists OF thin
black. Opaque membrane. When closed
il forms narrow line lying In thu
optical axis, and not interfering with
vision; when open II covers the retina
and protects 1t from any strong light
thrown into the eye. 1t is said that
when cock appears, to be hypnotized
by a strong light the fact is that the
bird has simply protected its retina
with the "parasol.' and when an eagl,
looks al. the SUM- 1t does not see 1t.
The membrane Is imperyious to both
visible light and ultraviolet radiation.
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02607--1n Forest
Office FOR pITHI.IEAT IDN

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior, q. s. Land Office
at Camden, Ark, February :, 1911.
Notice Is hereby given that
WILLIAM II. HARRISON
of shady, Ark. who, ON February Z. 1906.
made Homestead Entry fSerial No. 02G07l
No. 1896, for NE,f SEX, Section "a. Town.
ship SOUTH Range 20 West 9Th Prin.
cipai Meridian, has filed notice Of lnten.
ton TO make final FIVE year proof TO establish
claim TO the land above described. before
County Clerk Of Polk County, al Mena, Ark
on the End day Of March, 1911.
Claimant names rs witnesses:
Mauei Roberts, Calvin Lawrence, George
Whisenhunt and Samuel Moore. all Di
shady. Ark.
Feb 16-6t III. q. Fredhcim, Register
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LEGAL NOTICES.

03sSi
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior. T.. :. Land OF
flee at Camden. Arkansas. Jan. q. 1911.
Notice Is hereby given that
JAMES 4. HILL
of Wickes, Arkansas, who on June 2, 1909
made homestead Entry Serial No. 03Ssl
for NWA SWA, Section 80 Township 5
South. Range 81 West, 9Th Principal Meridl
an. has filed notice of intention TO make final
Communication proof, TO establish claim 10 the
land above described, before County Clerk OF
Polk County. at Mcna, Arkansas. on the 9th
day OF March, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Robert q
sullivan, James A. Pitchford Henry 4
Smith and lay Smith, all Of wickes, Ark.
Feb. 2 II. q. Fricdhein, Register.
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MARNING ORDER.

state OF Arkansas, County OF Polk. SIS:
J. II. Hart and sarah +. Hart, plaintiff, IS.
a. u. Price and Mamie DUNCAN, defendants.
lin the Polk Chancery Court.
The defendants. A u. Price and Mamie
nunegan are warmed to appear in this Court
within thirty days and answer the com plant
OF the plaintiffs, J.. II. Hart and sarah n.
Hart. II. j. Green. Clerk.
January e. 1911. Feb 70
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in those innocent -looking little orna
mental tacks in the brass binding: re
membered the right moment to turn
the box up on It's end and let the
Just released steel bah roll down its
channel to the pocket, where II must
lie before the last pressure upon the
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MARKING nnnRR

state of Arkansas, County OF Polk. IS:
Mrs. NJ. Il. Moore. plaintiff, VS. u. X. Oneal
a. stuart. Florence H. Stuart. J.. r. Hunter
and sarah A. Hunter, defcndants.--In the
Polk chancery Court.
The defendants, 4. X. Oneal, T.. T. Oneal. q.
J. Bennett. NJ. v. Bennett. II. a. Stuart, Flor
encc y. stuart, j.. 7. Hunter and sarah A
Hunter are warned 10 appear In this corr
within thirty days and answer the com plant
Of the plaintiff Mrs. n y, Moore.
February i 1911. II. j. Green CLERK.
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Sedentary habits, lack Of outdoor
exercise, insufficient mastication of
food, constipation, torpid liver,
worry and anxiety, are the most COM
mon causes OF stomach troubles Cor
rect your habits and take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
you will soon be we'll again. For sale
by all dealers.
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How TO cure cold is a question in
which many are interested just now.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
won its great reputation and immense
sale by it's remarkable cure of colds.
1t can always be depended upon. For
sale by all dealers.
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serIaI 10. oa7se.-conteat 81. las.


Department of the Interior, United states
Land Office, Camden, Ark, Jan. y. 1911
sufficient contest afiidaVit having been
filed In this office by Thomas h. Boatner. con
tcstant, against Homestead Serial No. 037s6.
made March . 1903 for Eh NMi4 and NE4
SEA, Section n, Townships s., Range - w.
9th Principal Meridian, by James W. Martin
contestee, in which II Is alleged that entry
man has abandoned the claim and has not
resided upon the land for twelve months
next prior TO this date, and has not cultivated
or improved the same as required by law,
and has proposed and offered said ~. f. for
sale. Said parties are hereby notified
TO appear, respond, and offer evidence touch
Ing said allegation at 10 O'Clock a. ON
March Q, 1911, before w. T.. Parker, Clerk
OF. Polk County, AZ his onlce in Mena.
Ark.,. and that fnal hearing will be held at
10 o'clock a. m. on March ~. 1910, before
the Register and Receiver at the United
states Land ONCE in Camden. Arkansas.
The said contestant having, IN proper ar
hdavit, hied October 3, 1910 set forth facts
which show that after due diligence person
al service of this notice can not be made, Il is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication
~. q. Friedheim, Register.
l.. Il. Rowe. Receiver.
Record address ofentry man--Grannis. \ rk.
Feb at
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-23

A piece of flannel dampened by
Chamberlain Liniment and bound on
to the affected parts is superior To any
plaster. When troubled with lame
back or pains in the sids or chest give
ii trial and you are certain TO b.
more than pleased with the prompt re.
lief which 1t affords. Sold by MI
dealers.
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in Forest.


OiS5I--ln Forest.
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, T. $. Land or
flce at Camden, Arkansas Jan. 81, 1911.
Notice Is hereby given that
WILLIAM NJ. WILEY
OF shady, Arkansas. who. on June %. 1891.
made homestead entry Serial No. 0ls50. No.
1885, for Mex SWA, Section II, Township 4
5. Range 30 W. 9TH Principal Meridian. has
flled notice OF intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the lane
above described before county clerk Of Polk
county, at Menn, Ark, ON the 6th day Of
March, 1911.
Claimant names rs witnesses: William 7.
Whscnhunt, George w. ! awrcnce Thorp
Lawrence and George Whlsenhuni, all Of
shady, Ark.
II. @. Friedheim.
Feb. 2, 1911 Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-23

You are probably aware that pneu-
monia always results from cold, but
you never heard OF cold resulting in
pneumonia when Chamberlain
Cough Remedy was used Why take
risk when this remedy may be had
for triiie? For sale by all dealers.
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MAHNINli nRnER

state of Arkansas. County OF Polk. ~:
n. r, Wheeler, plaintin VS.. Watts a. Ewin.
Il. W. Martin, Nellie II. Martin. susan u
iIarshman, defendants.--fn the POLK Chan
Gerry Court
The defendants, Watts &. Ewln, X. ".
Martin. Nellie r. Martin and Susan Il.
Harshman, are warned 10 appear In this
court within thirty days and answer the COM
plaint OF the plaintiff H. 7. Wheeler.
February /, 1911 ~. j. Green. Clerk.
Re . 4
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wARNING ORDER

state OF ARKANSAS. County Of Polk. SIS.
Frank ButsN, administrator Of the eutate Of
Scruto y Butts, Plaintiff, vs. T.. II Denson.
Al f. Den,son, o, b. Perry and W. G. ~mth,
Dcfendants-in the Polk chancery Court
The deieudaiits. q. Il. Perry aud ". &.
smith. are warmed I" appear IN this court
within thirty day and answer the complaint
Of the plaintiff. Frank Butts administrator.
Feb. q. 1911. II. j. Green Clerk.
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IMPLICATIONS FOR GRAZING PERMITS

APFIItATIUNN FUTk uIiAII NJ TEKMIIN
NOTICE Is hereby given that All apr5lica-
tions for permits to Craze cattle. horsts. hogs,
NATIONAL Est during the season 81
1911 must be filed In my Office at Hot springs,
Arkansas, ON or before June l. 1871.
Full Information in regard TO grazing fees
10 he char ged, and blank forms 10 be used III
making applications WILDE furnished upon
request DA~IEi ". ADAMS, Forest Sii
pefvisor. Feb. loot
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A scald, burn, or severe cut heals
slowly If neglected. The family that
keeps bottle of Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment on hand is always prepared for
such accidents. Price pc, soc and 81
per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug &
Furniture Co.
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WARNINGnnnrn

state OF Arkansas county of Polk -.
Mrs W. y. iian, piaintifi, IS. Robert Mar
tin. ct al heirs of q. + Martin. deceFSed,
defendant.--in the Poik thanctry court.
The defendants. Robert Martin, "a al, The
heirs Of q. 4. Martin. deceased are warned
TO appear IN this court within thirty days
and answer the com plant Of the piaintin.
Mrs W. ID. Ham, IL. j. Gree n. tferk.
Feb 2. 1911. Feb. GIT
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A child that has intestinal worms is
Handicapped In its growth. a few
doses OF Whites Cream Vermifuge ue-
stross and expels the worms; the child
Immediately improves and thrives
wonderfully. Price PC per bottle.
Sold by Jackson Drug a. Furn. Co.
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When her child Is in danger wo-
man will risk her life to protect IL. No
great act Of bcroism or risk Of life is
necessary to protect child from
croAp. Give Chamberlain Cough
Remedy and all danger is avoided.
For sale by all dealers.
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MARxIxG oRpl.h.

state ~ Arkansas County Of Potts. -:
-. G.. Clark, platinum. 81. II X. BrOokS and
Lucetta Rainey Brooks. defendants the
Polk Chancery Court
The defendants, IT, Il. brooks and Lucctta
Rainey Brooks are warned to appear in this
court within Thirty days and answer the
complaint Of the plaintiff. l.. G.. Clark.
Feb. z. 1911. III. y. Green. Jerk.
Fab, t.4f
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WARNING oRnFR

state Of ARKANSAS, County OF Polk. IS:
y. A.. Garrett. plaintiff, VS. John Clark
defendant--ln ]. p. Court, White Township
The defendant, Jchn Clark. Is .1fEte
to appear in this court within thirty days
and answer sAe Gem plant Of the .el.lls, ii
II. \. Garrett. j.. Il. Allen. J. -.
February ~, 1911. White Towashlp,
Feb. fkft
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Gas In the stomach or bowels is
disagree able symptom of a torpid
liver. To get rid OF IL quickly take
Herbine. 1t is a marvellous liver
stimplent aud bowel purifier. Price
soc. Sold by Jackson Drug & Furni-
ture Co.
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Virginia -Carolina
High-Grade
Fertilizers

he best fertilizers madc and they will help you to get
this excellent yield but great deal depends upon YOU
as explained in our new FARMERS YEAR BOOK.
This you can get on request your dealer by sending
US your and address.
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100 Bushels of Corn.
Per Acre Easy

The above yield be made by using the best fertilizers
in addition your best seed selection proper Plantng
and thorough working of the crop.
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poE's STOKES WELL BUILT

Continue next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
TO MAKE BASEBALL SCHEDULES.
Committees of Big Leagues to Meet in
New York After Christmas

Chicago, Dec 23.-Magnates of the
two big baseball leagues are busy with
their plans for the New York meeting
at which the playing schedule for next
season will be arranged President Ban
johnson Of the American league said
Tuesday night that he had received a
letter from President Barney Dreyfus
Of the Pittsburg National club regard
ing the making of the schedule, and
that the committees appointed by the
two leagues for the purpose would meet
in New York between Christmas and
New Years.
johnson and Robert Mercy, secretary
Of the Boston American league team,
will act for the junior organization, and
Dreyfus, August Hermann, president of
the national commission, and Secretary
Heydler for the National league. Presi-
dent johnson said that the work should
not take more than two hours, as the
schedule would be the same as in the
past. The rules committee of each
league will meet in New York at the
same time.