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able Jim Blake had made reply:
 Maybe that hello girl was all Wan da when she started out. But a Kes. wick switchboard course has made her all Kelly. l don't know why no one reports her for being fresh. Elk cept. maybe, that he'd have to tell what he said to her to bring out the fresh comeback"
 In any case, no one did report Wan da K ly. There, in an alcove under the great garish stairway. she sat day after day manipulating her racks of switches. Tc her left were the tele- phone booths; to her right the corri. der where all the political world pass ed her in review. Behind her-and, when voices chanced to be raised in eagerness or dispute, in easy ear-shot was a spot where far more history Was made than in the Capitol itself. This historic place was a deep niche Known to local fame as "the amen corner It was off the beaten track &ot the corridor. yet a vantage-point whence everything was visible. Here Jlm Blake-long, lean, saturnine mas
 ter of the machine-had a way of sit ung' his eternal cigar in one corner ol his mouth, his slouch hat aslant on ms head or under his chair, And here,
 Ike filings to the magnet, the men who @ eieaned in Jim's wake, and whose po- l-LIcal life hung on his curt nod. would
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talk. she knew much more. She had often seen Robertson. Now and then she had received a careless nod from him or from his stately young wife Blake's only daughter who so often while congress was in session ran down from the Robertson house in New York for a sojourn of day or two with her husband and father al the capital.
 Yet Wanda wasted fewer thoughts just now on the celebrity than on the much younger man with whom he was talking. And perhaps her thoughts had telepathic power. For, as Robert son strolled out into the foye, his companion crossed directly to the switchboard rail and stood looking down at the girl.
 Wanda did not see him. Or, if she did, it was not with her eyes. And before he could speak. the telephone buzzer rasped out
 Wanda" said the young man who was leaning over the rail.
 It was the third time he had broken in. But, busy rattling the switch pegs, she did not hear.
 Wanda Kelly!" he exclaimed. ex- asperated.
 She looked up with a suddenness that startled him.
 "Wel?" she asked sharply.
 "Will-will you marry me-" be
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Good Reason for His Enthusiasm.

When a man has suffered TOT seN- eral days with collie, diarrhoea or other form of bowel complaint, and is then cured sound and well by one or two doses of Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy. as is often the case, it is but natural that he should be enthusl- atisc in his praise of a remedy, and especially is this the case of se- we're attack when life is threatened Try il when in need of such a rem edy. It never fails. Sold by alf dealers.-Adv.
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the Dick bill.

the Dick bill.
 The payment will be as follows Cash, s35,OO0; clothing. Sll,000; ann munition, S10O0, and later an un- apportioned allotment of about S5,- GOO.
 This will put the guard on a solid basis again. The annual encamp- ment is to be held in Little Rock sometime in October, the date to he set as soon as settlement IS had with the war department.
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The Mississinni Horror.

The state of Mississippi kept 8 negro conNicls on the second floor of d building built ten years ago from lumber taken from an aban- doned penitentary The ground floor was used to store hay, grain and molasses. There was only one stairway leading to the second floor and no lire-tighting appara- Jus. When fire broke out in this building the dispatches say the en- trapped prisoners frantically tore .at the heavy bars that covered the windows, but to no avail. Their screams brought the two night guards, but they and others were drNen back by the flames and they
 stood aghast while slowly the frantic screams of the burning con- victs died away as one after an other succumbed to the flames Finally "all was quiet and the smell of burned flesh permeated the air as the flames destroyed the last of the building.'
 This fire trap was not a hive run by one man bent on making all the money he could out of some in- dustrial operation. It was a place built and maintained by organized human society as represented by the commonwealth of Mississippi. The individual whose negligence has cost lives may be dealt with by law, but Mississippi is above the law, for Mississippi is a sovereign state-sovereign to let 35 human beings be burned to death and then herself go free of penalty or pun ishment-Arkansas Gazette.
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Remarkable Cure of Dysentery.

"I was attacked with dysentery about July 18th, and used the doc tors medicine and other remedies with no relief, only getting worse all the time. l was unable to do anything and my weight dropped from ll5 to i25 pounds. suffered for about two months when l was advised 10 use Chamberlain's Colc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy l used two bottles and it gave me permanent relief" writes B. w. Hill of Snow Hill N c. For sale by all dealers.-Adv.
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Come Back. Herman. Come Back.

Herman Dierks is roaming in lands beyond the sea, seeing sights in London, Berlin and gay Paree; visiting in Amsterdam, or motoring in Rome, and we are calmly waiting for Herman to come home. We're longing for a railroad from here to Broken Bow; We need it in our busi- ness, but it's coming very slow. We're longing for a sawmill, like the one we had of yore. and we really hope to get them when Her man hits the shore. He will be re- cuperated, and when he reaches town will perhaps employ an army to mow the forest down, and saw it up in lumber just like he did of yore We're banking strong on Herman when his foreign trip is o'er.-DeQueen Bee.
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF

NOTICE is. hereby given that on tie 28th day of July, 1913, W. L. Parker, Clerk of the County Court f Polk County, Arkansas, conveyed 70 F. k. DeLongy, by deed properly executed and delivered, Lot 19 in Block 91 Woodland Addition to City of Mena.
 The above described lot was for feited for the non-payment of taxes for the year 1908 Said property being purchased of collector by the undersigned on the 18th day of june, 1910.
 All persons who can set up any right to tine lot purchased Tn conse- qucnce of any infOrmality or iT- regularity connected with such sale or forfeiture, are hereby called upon to be present at the October term of the Polk Chancery Court at the expiration of 20 days after the publication of this notice for six weeks That at said time the un- derslgned will present to the court a petition that his title 10 said land be confirmed.
 Signed by r. E. DeLOugy.
 This Aug. 20. 1913.
 Star-First Pub. Aug. 2l. Last Pub. Sept g.
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GUARD EQUIPMENT
 I BEING RECOVERED
peheNed All of Missing Equipment VIII He Found and Full Settle ment Made With Government
 Annual Encampment.

LlIlle Rock, Aug. 22.-Capt. Sloan 'la Major Bradford, of the Arkan- pS Natlonal Guard, are continuing reF inspection of the companies,
 'u report splendid success in dis E,tFins the equipment charged up the guard by the war department. 'S amounted to about sii,000, and 4e indications are that all of this, ] nSn the exception of two or three S C5usahd dollars, will be recovered I V,,. accounted for
 i. '"h this is done an accounting 'aen, De made with the war depart 3 m f ana as soon as a clearance is # IIle state, the government will &: tne National Guard of Arkan- # us quota under the terms of
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CHAPTER II.
The Girl and the Boy.


 The Hotel Keswick telephone girl was a character. Even the politicians who made the big Washington cara vansary thein headquarters recognized that. Some of them had sought to un' bend from their labors at lawbuildind and law-sapping long enough to try to improve their casual acquaintance with her. But they had one and all aban. doned the effort.
 Not that Miss Wanda Kelly was in the very least shy. No, she had re. sponsive word for everybody. Only, sometimes that word had queer way of soaring instead of flattering.
 If Joan of Arc had been brought LID in the alleys" once observed the Ronora ble Tim Neligan, and if she's been nursed on iron tonic and learned her alphabet from George Ades fables. she have been dead ringer for Wan. da Kelly
 To which the more or less Honor
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Costly Treatment.

"I was troubled with constipation and indigestion and spent hundreds of dollars for medicine and treat ment," writes c. H. Hines, of Whit low, Ark. II went to a St. Louis hospital, also to a hospital in New Orleans, but no cure was effected. On returning home I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets, and worked right along. l used them for some time and am now all right" Sold by all dealers.-Adv.
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Makinn Ihr RahN Cry.

During sermon time the other day a baby began 10 cry, and it's mother carried it toward the door. "Stopw said the minister, "the baby's not disturbing me"
 The mother turned toward the pulpit and made the audible re- mark; "Oh, e ain't, ain't @? But you're a disturbin' of 'im.'-British Weekly.
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Livestock Dead.

A man was fixing his automobile, "Trouble?" asked a bystander.
 Some" was the laconic answer. What power ear is it?"
 "Forty-horse," came the answer. What seems to be the matter with it?"
 Well, from the way she acts | should say that thirly-nine of the horses were dead."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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Jack-Once more, Molly, will you marry me?
 Molly-For the twelfth time this hour I tell you I will not.
 Jack Iof the navyl-Wen, twelve knots an hour is not bad speed for a little craft like you.-Tit-Bits
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When you yawn a good deal in the daytime, feel dull. achey and want to stretch frequently, it is an unmistakable symptom of malaria, and unless you do something at once you are booked for a spell of chills. HERBTNE is a chill medi- cine that will prevent or cure the disease It drives out the impuri- ties on which the malarial germ thrives, strengthens the liver and cleanses the bowels. Price 50c Sold by McNerney's Pharmacy Adv.
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-0l32- Notice for Publication.
Department Of Ihe Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at -.,.. -I--.. IL ln IlI

Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, July 29, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 ESTHER c. TRENT of Mena, Arkansas, who, on July i6, l9OS made homestead entry No. 0l32, for NE4. Section ?, Township ? S., Range 3l w., 5th Principal Me ridian, has filed notice of intention to make final fiVe-year proof, 10 es- tabIish claim to the above described land before the County Clerk of Polk County at Mena. Arkansas, on on 10th day of September, 1913. Claimant names as witnesses: Dr. C. Cochran. William Patrick, J. E. Evans, V. W. St. John, all of Mena, Arkansas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. Aug. 7. Last Pub. Sept. 10.
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Constipation is the starting point for many serious diseases. To be healthy keep the bowels active and regular. HERBINE will remove all accumulations in the bowels and put the system in prime condition. Price soc. Sold by McNerney's pharmacy.-Adv.
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Sweetness.

They all called her sweet, and they spoke of her charm,
 And talked of her gentleness, culture and grace: So we might as well tell-it can do no harm
 She used pulverized sugar to powder her face.-Judge.
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-0h515-
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at ] L. L n n

Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, July 29, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 JOSEPH V. SIMPSON of Egger, Arkansas, who, on March If, 1912, made adjoining farm homestead entry No 055i5, for SWh SEA-. Section 26, Township 1 S., Range 28 w., 9th Principal Me ridian, has filed notice of intention 10 make final commutation proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the County Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 10th day of September, 1913. Claimant names as witnesses: William P. Deramus, Seborn P. Hoover, Andrew J. Barber, James C. Hoover, Jr., all of Egger, Arkan- sas.
 II. c. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. Aug. 7 Last Pub. Sept. 10.
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Lady Must Have Been From Boston

"I can't get that woman to take any fresh air." complained the young physician.
 You don't word your advice properly" said the old doctor. Tell her to perambuIate daily in the park. taking copious inhalations of ozone. Washington Herald.
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How the Trouble Starts.

Constipation is the cause of many ailments and disorders that make life miserable. Take Chamberlain's Tablets, keep your bowels regular and you will avoid these diseases. For sale by all dealers.-Adv.
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piles to Be Used Tn the Work.
 The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad will run an alfalfa combina- tion railway and automobile train for a two weeks campaign, making about 60 stops in southern Iowa and north ern Missouri, beginning July 28, 1913. from Des Moines.
 The plan, as worked out by the Bur lington in cooperation with the Agri- cultural Extension Department of the International Harvester Company oi New Jersey and the agricultural col ieges, Is far in advance of any agri- cultural extension work ever carried on.
 Will Stop at Sixty Points.
 Local committees at each of the 60 points on the railroad will arrange for I've to ten automobiles to carry the speakers in all directions into the coua try to farm homes, school houses and inland towns within a radius of from four to ten miles, where alfalfa lee lures will be given.
 AVNA ms NhC NeAAAA HtAAtsh SNcl UVO hA- falfa lectures will be delivered by the party to as many audiences, and from 800 to 700 automobiles will be brought into the service of this great educational movement.
 These campaigns are conducted on ! strictly cooperative basis.
 The people will provide:
 ist. A guarantee of at least five to ten automobiles at each railroad stop to carry the speakers to the points in the country where meetings are to be held
 End. Halls suitable for the central meeting in towns where train stops.
 3rd. Any community desiring a campaign must send iu a request to the railroad, agricultural college co. operating, or to the Agricultural K tension Department. signed by d rep resentatiye number of farmers and business men.
 The railroad will provide:
 Sleeping cars and dining service for the alfalfa campaign party. and bag gage and exhibit cars, literature, etc.
 The Agricultural Extension Dept. will provide
 1st. Speakers.
 2nd, Assistance in organizing and advertising campaign.
 3rd Educational charts and other equipment for lecture purposes, bllie- tins, literature, etc.
 4th. Follow-up men, when possi6 to assist the tarmer5 iu getting a star, with alfalfa
 Hearty cooperation on the part of the people is absolutely necessary tc make these campaigns successful.
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Lost-A yearling heifer calf, red
 and white spotted, marked with
 under half crop in each ear. Lib eral reward for delivery or infor- nation leading to recovery of ami mal c. R. Givens, R. F. D. No. i. Cove, Ark.-AdV. 32-4t
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EnpPArnlPd

"Noro tough luck" whispered his wife.
 "WelL what now?' he muttered 'You know Miss Green never sings without her music?"
 "YeS."
 "Well she's brought her music.' ' Detroit Free Press.
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-05424- Notice for Publication.
Department OI the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at

Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, July 16, 1918. NOTICE is hereby given that
 ANDREW C. PETERMAN Of Hatton, Arkansas, who, on Feb. 5, 1912, made homestead entry No. 0542i, for N14 SWH, Section ,, Township , S, Range 3i w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final commu- taJion proof, 10 establish claim to the land above described, before the County Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 1st day of September, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Lem Burk. Robert Strickland, J. II. Dubberly. Ollie Burk, all of HattOn, Arkansas.
 H. c. Friedheim. Register. Star-First Pub. July 2l. Last Pub. Aug. 2S
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Apply a cotton cloth wet with BILLIARDS SNOW LINIMENT to all wounds, cuts, burns, sores or blisters, and note its wonderful healing power. It is prompt and very effective. Price 25c, soc and si00 per bottle. Sold by McNer- ney's Pharmacy.-Adv.
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blurted, her unexpected word and look driving the speech from his lips as though he had been struck between the shoulders
 "What?" she quericd in polite sur prise
 T asked" he said trying to cover up his impetuosity with a weak show
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If you sit in a cool draft when you are heated and get a stiff neck or lame back, you will be looking for something that will ease the pain. Fix your mind on BILLIARDS S SNOW LINTMFNT and don't he talked out of it, because it is the best pain relieving liniment you can get anywhere. Price 25c. soc and sl.OO per bottle. Sold by McNerney's pharmacv
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Trouble Brinqs Gray Hairs.

ConductOr-Madam, that child looks older than three years.
 Mother-Yes, indeed, he does, conductor. That child has had a lot of trouble.-Everybody's.
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What will you take for that cough you have Bill? I don't want it. but if I had it I would take BLOODINE COUGH CHECKER. A 25c bottle will cure you.--Adv.
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Bravo, James!

James. there's a burglar down stairs. I'm going for help
 Wait a minute. I'll go with you. -Harper's Magazine.
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Bounds!

Ela-"Do I make myself plain?' Stella Somebody has, if you Judge.
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cluster.
 One evening as the dinner crowd was drifting along the corridor toward the huge dlning-rooms, Wanda noted that the amen corner held but two men. Both of them she knew. and both were very evidently awaiting Jim Blake's return from the Capitol. More than one passer-by along the corridor nudge6 his companions and pointed out the elder of the corners two occu. pants.
 The object of these surreptitious glances was a fine-looking, rather portly man of early middle age-the Honorable Mark Robertson, former governor of New York. present repre- sentative in congress from the same state and-equally important-Jim Blake's sonln-law. More-he was the man whom the machine, at It's masters orders, had slated as next speaker of the house. Yes, and perhaps if all one heard were true, for far higher office later On.
 Wanda Kelly knew this. And, thanks to overheard scraps of amen-corner
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To Prevent bIond l,nlson,no

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR PoRTER'S ANTISEPTIc HEALING OIL, sur. gical dressing that relieves pain and heals at the same time. Noi liniinent 25c. Soc $l.00
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ALFALFA Alfalfa is rich in feeding value.
TO PROMOTE ALFALFA.

Burlington to Run Combination Trains Through Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri-60o Alfalfa Lectures to Be Given in Two Weeks Campaien-7oo Automo- piles to Be Used in the Work.
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Rlnodine Liver Pills

CURE CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
 Twenty five Cents a Box.
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ed much excitement III Thu village.
He was 3 brother Of u. M. l4anier,
formerly Of this place, who owns q
home and orange grove near
Cleveland.
A special meeting of the board
Of trade was held yesterday after
noon to consider the proposition
Of Capt. Theo. Krumm Of Melrose,
Mass. to put on steamer line bel
teen Tampa and Havana with
Punta Gorda included Id the SER
vice. The large attendance and
general discussion of the PROPOSE
|tion, which was personally pre-
scented by Capt. Krumin, showed
the interest felt in the matter, and
the result was that the bushes
men agreed to actively s'ipport
the proposed line. The steamer
is already running between Boca
Grande and HavaAa and Il IL Tx,
pected that it will be extended to
Tampa and begin stopping ~
Punta Gorda BY Jan u list. The
inauguration Of this service viii
prove immensely beneficial to this
town.
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Tax Assessors Rounds crowd
Cd out this week. VIII appear
next week.
Poor old Uncle Bob Pierce, the
well known sail-maker, is said to
he in d pitiable condition 40
doubt, as soon as this y known,
prompt relief will be given him.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will have cake and PIE
sale, serving refreshments also,
at the Seminole Pharmacy Satur-
day afternoon, commencing at 2
o clock.
Thanks to a very kind and
highly valued friend, who objects
to his deeds Of generosity being
made public, the editor Of THE
HERALD and his family have
been provided with d noble tpr-
KEY gobbler for their Christmas
dinner. Life is surely worth liy.
ling to b man who has such
thoughtful friends as the donor o.
| this splendid bird.
j. W. Lanier, a popular either
lof Fort Ogdea, was found dead
| 1T bis home, Monday afternoon
Apparently he had been dead fol
IL week. His death, though re
sulting from natural causes, caus
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fat rate OF S3. 90 each.

Discussion OF other matters OF
interest and Importance was de-
ferred ill! the nexa meeting,
which will be held ut Wauchula
on the second Saturday IN Jann-
ary, 1914, The same being the 10th
dry Of the month. Meantime,
committees lhat were appointed
to prepare constitution md by.
laws aud to suggest schedule Of
rates for joi, printing, will con-
slider the subjects entrusted 81
them and report AZ the WaucnulA
meeting.
The conference was very har-
monious and productive Of q bet
ter understanding and \ real fra
ternal feeling between the editors
present.
The visiting editors were royal
liy entertained BY Editor Me-
bride Of the Arcadia News, who
Toasted them at the DeSoto Hotel
land took them ca m automobile
Idrive about his beautiful and
progressive little city. Amongst
other institutions Of interest seen
and inspected by the visitors was
the sanitarium Of DR.. j. "a. Sim
mons which is situated in the
southern suburbs Of Arcadia. The
doctor and his accomplished wife
extended marked courtesies TO
the editors, showed them through
the entire institution and regalet|
them with delicate refreshments
!, ii VAS the unanimously decMred
opinion Of the visitors that ths
Simmons sanitarinm II 4 credll
not only to the proprietor, hu'
to DeSuto county itself, md tha'
there il no need for Our pe0pl'
, needing expert treatment II \ hos
pitai to 20 away from the coanty
get it, that they have RICH
here at home every REQUESTS fOl
their wishes and needs.
i, But we could extend this re
+ port to cover page, which woult
: be necessary to do full justice ts
. Editor McBride's hospitality ant
. tho institutions and attractions q