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Personals

Mrs. c. Rogers of TeXarkana, for merly a resident here, has made a re- markable recovery from her recent severe illness. She is the mother of Mrs. Cora Higgins.
 Mrs w. Raubitschek of Brooklyn, N Y, accompanied by Mrs NJ. Cox, also of Brooklyn, N. Y, are having a pleasant sojourn at Mountain Valley Springs hotel
 MT and Mrs. R. R. Stoddard from Panama Alaska, arrived Friday for a visit to Mrs Stoddards mother Mrs. C. D Loyd, 112 Silver street They will remain until June before going to Colorado Springs. Colo
 Merret Biggs left yesterday for Little Rock, where he will take the Scottish Rite degree, aftec which he will go to Pine Bluff, where he will be one of the class that will cross the hot sands at the meeting of the SArners.
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table Compound, and now 1 feel like a different person. 1 believe there is nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound for weak women and young girls, and 1 would be glad if I could influence anyone to try the medi- cine, for know it will do all and much more than it is claimed to do "- Mrs. CLARA FRANKS, R. F. D. No. l, Maple crest Farm, Kasota, Minn.
 Women who suffer from those dis tressing ills peculiar to their sex should be convinced of the ability of Lydia F.. Pinkham's 8 Vegetable Compound to re- store their health by the many genuine and truthful testimonials We are con stantly publishing in the newspapers.
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia F.. Pinkham's Negeta- ble CompOundwill help you, write to Lydia E.Pink ham Medicine Co. (confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ado vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
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ME "A M N ss M MM MEMM

issued tonight to Admiral Badgers fleet or to the army.
 Rear Admirals Blue and Fiske car. ried to the conference with them war map of the coast of Mexico and there was general discussion of steps that might be necessary in the near future. It was said, however. that the conference was general in character and that no definite steps would be announced until congress had acted
 After the conference all three members of the cabinet left the White House and went directly to the state. war and navy building. They de- ciined to make further comment on the situation but said positively that no orders would be forthcoming until congress had passed the necessary resolution.
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ISTiNCTLY in the new French far it has departed from the clinging fabrics and long lines that have pre- vailed through many seasons. Com parisOns are odious, but like the Athenians, the moderns are always looking for something new, and hence the new modes. Some of them are destined to die an early death and the best that can be said of many of them is that they furnish a cue to designers who take them up and i'm prove upon them.
 In the gown pictured the employ ment of wide, plaid ribbon in bodice and skirt is feature that is destined to live The easy and comfortable adjustment of the bodice and it's use fitness for outdoor wear, are commend able It answers the purpose of a little coat. finished with a standing frill of double taffeta about the neck and sleeves, and the suggestion of a basque in the narrow frill about the waist
 The plaid ribbon forms a yoke slightly full about the waistline, to which the lower part of the skirt is sewed. The seam shows piping in the ribbon. Except for the yoke the skirt is made of taffeta laid in mar row side plats, and finished with double frill of taffeta about the bot tom Two similar frills are placed just below the knees.
 The skirt has novelty to recommend
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WEST POINTERS HAPPY.

West Point, N Y, April 20.-The military academy was all excitement tonight over the situation with rela- tiou to Mexico. Officers and cadets hesieged the telegraph offices.
 The cadets are looking TOT early graduation and promotion in the army if intervention in Mexico comes.
 There are l0G members of the class of 1914 who will become officers at graduation June 12 has been selected as graduation day.
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COMFORT COMES
 INSTEAD 0F PAIN
Rheumatism, Lumbaoo, Soreness of All Kinds, Quickly Rubbed out
 When You Apply Speedway.

Pain leaves like magic wlen you apply Speedwly You just seem to smooth all the trouble out, and in stead of hurting while doing it, there is a cooling, soothing sensation right away member-Speedwa is do. ing its work the minute you put it on, even though it cannot torture you or harm the most tender skin. or stain the flesh or the daintiest fab ric.
 You can absolutely depend upon Speedway going right to the spot and doing all we claim for it. If you're not satisfied. the druggist returns your money.
 You get delightful relief the very first rub. You run no risk, and our advice to you is to get large bottle right away if you want to travel the road to quick relief"
 Speedway was discovered and used for many years by aa old Scotch physician. It was brought to Ameri- ca, and is now offered to all who suf- fer from rheumatism, iumbago sore throat, bruised tendons, tired feet, sprained muscles-any muscular sore ness whatsoever.
 Why suffer when Speedway is at your service to relieve you? A free book with each bottle gives full di- rections for all uses. Get bottle to- day from A. c. Jennings, Druggist. 10s Ouachita avenue, and the Central Drug Store, eos Central avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and know the complete comfort that this marvellous remedy gives.
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MISSOURI GUARD READY.

St Louis, April 20-The First regi- ment of the national guard of Mis- souri 500 men, could be sent out ful y equipped and provisioned 2l hours notice, it was announced here tonight by Col. N. c. Edwards.
 The strength of the Missouri na- tional guard at present is about 3,200 men
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almost plain about the hips, and all the lines made by frills and ioinings extend straight around the figure less ening it's height No natural curves of the body are followed, and in fact the body is encased in the skirt instead of being draped with it. The design is suited to a slender figure of medium height. It would be grotesque on a short, plump figure and awkward on tall, slim figure.
 The yoke with side plaited skirt at. tached has been worked up quite sue cessfully by making it an overskirt finished with a frill at the bottom, falling over plain skirt. The over skirt is weighted d little and slopes downward toward the back. The un- derskirt is full enough to admit of freedom in walking
 One of those hats with flat flaring brim mounted over the side of a crown is faced with chiffon which extends be. yond the edge of the brim in a frill
 The bandeau is covered with rib bon finished with small bow at the right side The plateau is of straw braid and trimmed with a wreath of small flowers in vivid colorings. It is @ smart and attractive model
 Plaid and figured taffeta ribbon play D very important part in the con struction of gowns and wraps. They are formed into nounces, edging wraps shaped like short capes and other suggestions of the dolman of days gone by.
 JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
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Society AfS D. A CROCKETT, Editor Telenbone 2245
 Mail Items o 32O Rector Avenue
Telephone 2245.

large hall by the members of the local chapter and the officers
 Mrs B. Cobb is the worthy matron Mir. H. V. Ford, grand patron, and Mrs. Fred Johnson, the grand matron of Arkansas of o. E. s.
 The hall was beautifully and taste fully decorated with large potted ferns and boughs of dogwood.
 After a large number had assem- bled. the invitation was given to pass into the dining room, which presented d most pleasing picture.
 The long tables were so arranged las to form a Roman cross. The cen tral decoration was a large pyramidal decoration of wistaria, spirae and wood yiolets resting on a cluay lace certerpiece. Numerous bowls of wood violets and spirae decorated the table at well-arranged spaces. Flat decorations, also of violets, were ar tlstical'y arranged on the table. Bas- kets of wistaria were suspended from the chandeliers above the table.
 The place cards were embelished with hand-painted stars symbolic or the order Napkins with o. E. $. symbols and gold derorations were at each place, also a violet boutonniere for each guest
 A delicious menu was served. con sisting of hot chicken pie, potatoes an gratin, vegetable salad, pickles. bread, several kinds of cake. ice cream, prettily decorated with fruits and candy.
 MT. Allen Hotchkiss made a short speech of welcome in which he eX- pressed the pleasure he felt in the honor conferred upon him in wecom- ing all, especially the visitors He then introduced Mrs. Anna Gill as the next speaker
 Mrs. Gill made a short pretty talk on iove and charity and the benefit derived from the exercise of these virtues.
 Following the banquet, the guests and members repaired to the large hall where the beautiful work of the chapter and an initiation service took place
 Among the out-oftown guests were:
 Malvern-Mesdames Butler, Brook. erson, Hetzell, Slater Snow, Lucas, Rolan, Lucas and Mir Snow. Mrs. Snow is the worthy matron of the Malvern chapter.
 Benton on-Mrs Phillips, the worthy matron and grand conductress of the State o. E. S., was present with the fo lowing Malvernites: Mesdames Utley Ashby, Gotten, Gilbert, Dugan, Holloman.
 heridan-Worthy Matron Mrs. Murphee.
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ORDERS TO MILITIA.

Sacramento, Cal. April 20-Proyi- sional orders for the transportation and concentration of California's mi litia, approMmately i,600, have been sent to commanding officers Adiu- tant General E. A. Forbes said to. night the volunteers could be mobil- ized in fS hours
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MEXICAN GOT FRESH.

Fl Paso. Tex. April 20.--A special to the Morning Star from Tuscon, Ariz., says that a score or more of Mexicans and Americans got into a street fight today when Mexican shouted, Viva Haerta.' He was beaten to unconsciousness. One hun dred Mexican laborers struck today.
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Silver Tea.-The ladies of the First Christian church invite all members and friends of their church to attend the silver tea to be siven by them to. morrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Will II. Shelton, 615 Hobson av- enue Refreshments will be served, following a lovely musical program, A silver offering will be acceptable. A most delightful time is anticipated and the ladies hope all of their friends will assist them in making it really a socia, gathering and financial success.
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compound has done more for me than
 anything else, and l had the best physi- elan here. I was so weak and nervous that 1 could not do my work and suf- fered with pains low down in m y right side for a year or more. l took Lydia E. Pinkham's g Vepe-
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H. H. Blahut has just returned after completing his course at Cincinnati veterinary college. and is now located at his home
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SATURDAY. APRH. 25--
 Arlington informal assembly. Musical Art Club open meeting;
 hostess. Mrs Hugh Steele Free evening musical, First Baptist
 church
 0. r. s. Banquet.-The Order of Eastern Star gave a delightful enter tainment last evening at the Masonic hall.
 The guests were received in the
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Ladies' Aid.-The Ladies Aid of St. Luke's Episcopal Church met yester. day and elected officers for the en suing year. the vote resulting as fo- lows:
 Mrs. William Sumpter president Mrs. J. D. Johnson, first vice presf. dent; Mrs s. E. Dillon, second vice president; Miss Daisy Mobbs. secre- tary; Mrs Jack Horne, treasurer.
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Beware of preseryatiyes in your milk during the hot weather oYou not only get good milk, but milk that has been thoroughly pasteurized when you buy from The Pasteurized Milk Go. 4-1S-1w
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Habitual constipation and all liver troubles can be cured by using Grigsby's Liv-ver-Lax. Ask R. G. Nor ris Drug Go.
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Itching skin. ugly eruptions. scaly scalp. Eczema and its allied diseases all yield instantly to the soothing influence of the mild. simple wash. the D.D.D. Prescription for Eczema.
 From our experience with skin suf- ferers, we are convinced that skin di- sease is caused by germs beneath the outer skin that spread and multiply until they become a mass of guawins animals. DDD., penetrating liquid,
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Dr. NJ. c. Thompson has returned to Hot Springs and car be found al his old offices, over Lemly's drug store. 4-11tf
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APRIL 23- Arlington Mid-week hop. Auction Bridge Club; hostess, Mrs. Walter Dake.
 Ladies Aid of Orange Street Pres. byterian church meets with Mrs, F. A. LedgerWoOd. High School s. |. A., Jones school building. election of officers.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR.

TUESDAY, APRIL 2l- Arlington formal assembly. 1ouns Ladies Guild First Presby-
 terian church. "omans Missionary Society of Cen. Womans Missionary Society of
 Central M. E. church meets with
 Mrs. Freddy.
 s. Marys Altar Society. Ladies Aid, First Baptist church.
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Skin SOOthSd and
 Healed by D. D. D.

destroys these germs and washes them away. thereby relieving that awful itch immediately. A 60c bottle will prove this much to you.
 We are SO confident that D.D.D. can reach all cases. that We offer you the first full size bottle on tho cuarantee that if it fails to do as We say We will will refund the purchase price. You alone To judge D. D. D. Soap aids In keeping the skin pure; asl, Us.
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WEDNESDAY,, APRIL % Silver Tea, First Christian church; hostess. Mrs. W. II. Shelton. Wednesday Bridge Club; hostess, Mrs Frank Goodwin
 SDend-the-day party, Interstate Or.
 phaus' Home
 Temple Sewing Circle: hostess,
 Mrs D. Burgauer, Miss jula
 Roth.
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FARMERS WIFE
 TOO ILL WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer Restored to Health by Ly- dia E. Pinkham's Veg
 etable Compound.

Kasota, Minn. -"I am glad to say that Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
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Philanthropy - The philanthropic ladies that have made so many dona- tions to the Barry hospital for seve ral years are still at their work, In the past three or four days they have contributed the following articles: Five shirts, two coats, two suits of underwear one hat, two jars of fruit some onions, beefsteak, bread eggs, bacon, butter. chickens, bananas, cof- fee. green ouious, radishes.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24--
 Majestic informal dance.
 D A. R., hostess, Mrs. S. r. Dillon
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Ramb'e s. |. A.-There will be a called meeting of the Ramble Street School Improvement Association at the school building on Tuesday eyen- ing at o'clock. All members and patrons of the school are urged to attend as there will be business of importance discussed and acted upon
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R. G. MORRIS DRUG COMPANY.
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Of cigars. or something that had sub
stance to It. but now anybody could
expect to express an intangible, formless
thing like action, or a bunch OF Being,
or a big heavy thing like a State or
County was more than he could get
through his Thinking Knob.
Prof said he didn't believe the Ex-
press Companies would carry any stun
like that for transit. even after you
went to the trouble of boxing and
Grating It,
You can see from this why we have
not urged Prof to touch upon things
like Grammatical Construction in this
Lesson. II Prof could shoot so wide
of the mark on a simple thing like u
Verb he would be almost sure to pepper
some innocent bystander II he ever took
n shot nj n Split 1nfinitive.
BE this as she may, we feel that we
have already wisdomed up the Student
sufficiently for one Lesson, and that
, hereafter ne win be able TO avoid the
principal mistakes In letter writing that
are made by toddling amateurs and
beefy be2onians in the Business World.
There is one thing, however, we
cannot do. We cun teach q man how
to write letters that pull, and letters
that bull. but we cannot teach him
how to acquire Horse Sense We are
not running a Livery Stable. We are
running n School.
(Copprightcd, 1918, Reed Publishing
Company Of Neto York;
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with the Trade. American Firms, In
their letters to each other. sometimes
sling IL pretty raw back and forth, and
II goes down all right. But your big
Foreign House Will see you in the seven
teenth sub-basement OF Limbo before
they'll stand for II.
We knew a reputable American Firm
one time that made a sorrel monkey
of itself in the eyes of It's Foreign Trade
by trying to I'LL the Export Managers
chair with precocious schoolboy that
had thumbed Rand Mentally Atlas and
learned about all there was to learn. He
knew as much about writing business
letters as n fried smelt, and should
have been out spinning top. Yet there
he was. sitting ut rolltop, trying to
swing the foreign correspondence.
II foreign House wrote in asking
for a quotation OH n Bill OF goods and
didn't happen to enclose a set of blue
prints showing Just how, when ana
where they intended to pay for the stun
in case they bought. this little piece OF
cheddar would politely touch upon the
matter in his reply. something as fol-
lows:
Before quoting you on our goods,
there are a few things we'd like to know
something about. In the first place,
we don't know who you are. or whether
or not you pay your bills. and we want
to know how We are going to get
our money in case We sell you. IL you
can't provide funds at New York before
the goods go forward, there's no use
going further into the matter, and we
| beg to remain" &c.
Naturally this chincapin succeeded
in lining up much business-for the
Competition. Later on the Firm put
Foreign Traveller on the Road, and tn,
Foreign TRAY eller had to do more apollo
giving than clubfootcd dancer on 9
crowded floor. When he landed his
| first good sized order there naturally
| followed at the works some confusion
and little delay in filling II. and II
went forward some ten or twelve year:
later.
IL you are trying to run your Firms
correspondence department, either do
nestle or foreign, you never want tC
tell a Customer that his order was de
layed because II was such whoppinl
big one. 1t is not necessary to craw
up on the housetop and announce &
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7@O be able TO write a good letter
you must first have something to
say, and then know how to say
it, Some people know how to
say 1t, but haven't anything to say.
Others claim they have plenty to say.
but every time they go to set 1t down II
gets away from them.
Some Firms lead off in the first sem
tence with the most important thing
they have to say. Others commence with
a billowy exordium and wind around
gradually to the Main Dope, il they
haven't forgotten 1t in the meantime.
Then they finish up with a Roman can
die peroration that would stir the soul Of
Il Bismarck herring.
The latter style OF delivery should
never be employed when writing TO
business Firm during the rush season, or
at Inventory time. Some manufactur-
ing Firms that are shy on Orders close
down the Works every little while under
the blum that they are CLOSED on ac-
count OF Inventory" and of course have
plenty Of time to kill. But we are talk
ing here about the busy little bees.
The Short Sentence and the Frequent
Paragraph are having a popular run Just
now in Commercial Correspondence. The
long. winding, wienerwurst sentence has
gone completely out Of fashion. Mo-
body uses 1t except Clergymen out for a
touch. and Hicksville college professors.
Now II you are a Salesman and want
to learn how to write letters to your
Trade, It il well to observe certain rules.
In the first place. all letters should al
ways be written on the Firms station
cry to give them the appearance OF au-
thority. Don't write them on ladies'
stationery all perfumed and lavendeated.
II possible, have your name printed
somewhere up near the Presidents name,
though not directly on top of II, as II
you had succeeded him In office. Keep
1t far enough away SO that his feelings
won't he hurt II he chances to see It.
Presidents are very sensitive.
II Is not good form to have your pleas
ing photograph adjoining a business let
terhead unless you are in the shoe busi-
ness or the talcum powder game, ant
then you should try to look as much
like a rube as possible. 1t draws atten'
ticn to yc.T Goods, and sets people
guessing how you had the nerve to do It
Begin the letter by dating It with the
Year. Month and Day you invent II. II
you prefer to use numerals in the date
line, there Is no injunction out yet Il
restrain you, so far as We know IL
this case. you should lead OFF with TIT
Month. then the Day, and lastly tn
Year. AS, for example, May 81, 1914,
would he written, "C3i/li."
In Great Britain and many othe
strange lands they put the Day first an
rot the Month. For instance, "Sl 10 H.
And when they get letter dated In tn
American way, they get all webbed VI
and think It's the thirty-first month
the year. and twist their mustaches II
verplexity.
After dating your letter you shout
. next write the name OF the firm or indi
vidual to whom you are addressing II
unefixine the title "Mr." or "Messrs" O.
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Is an abbreviation for "EsquimauX" and
means "cold proposition
Some shirt sleeve Firms start of their
letters with the words Gents" and then
expect to do business. They also dec
orate their letterheads with nice large
display ads across the top and down the
sides and on the back. and use type
writer that Is torn with internal dis
sension.
Courtesy and Tact should be the In
trepid watchwords OF all correspondence
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Lesson IX.-..Fow to Write Letters That Will Pull Ev
to Teeth---By Professor O. u. Bojack d
Chi. Wisdom DISPENSER Boiack's Corespondence
BEFORE SETTING SAIL.


It Is surprising how few Sales
men there are mt large who know
how 10 write persuasive letter.
We mean a persuasive Business
Letter. Any Salesman can write o
persuasive Love Letter, especially
II the girl Il verelng on forty and
has q brother with a nagglng dis
position and q club foot and a busy
father that hangs around the Town
Hall all day reading the Stock Sale
Notices.
Now In order to sell goods you
must appeal to the Trade either
through the spoken Word or the
written Word. You must make
use Of one or the other medium.
or both. You can't expect the Trade
10 guess what you are manufnctur-
Ing. Besides. there's no sense In
keeping the matter a secret.
The personal canvass Of the
Salesman represents the Spoken
Word. The printed literature Of
the Firm. and the letters they send
out to the Trade with insufficient
postage, represent the Written
Word.
To write a good Business Let
ter-the letter that will pull down
the order-requires skill. besides
stationery TO write It on. And II
" our purpose In this Lesson to
show our students how TO acquire
sufficient skin 70 be able TO close
their eyes and dash of letters that
will pull everything from Orders to
wire nails
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the case she may be. II you ere writing
to Schmoos x Co, for instance, you
wouldn't call them Mr." and il you We're
writing to somebody with a handicap
like "Percival Tweedmouth" you
wouldn't call him 'Messrs." You'd
either call him Miss" or Mrs, or
something else.
Sometimes the sufiix Esq" is tackled
onto a mans name instead of the prefix
mfr" But you should never decorate n
name with both at the same time. Esq"
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With any Of these large Porch Rock.
ers in Red. Green or Natural White
Maple we give free quart 800 Bot
lie of Sun Shine Furniture Polish.
Price and quality guaranteed. Orders
must be accompanied with coupon.
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"O be able TO write a good letter
you must first have something to
say, and then know how to say