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The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
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The Harrison times., 1915-12-18


merriment and good cheer of the serv-
ANTS hall. My father, you must know,
us bigoted Gevotee of the old school,
and prides himself upon keeping up
something of old English hospitality.
He is a tolerable specimen Of what
you will rarely meet with nowadays
lin its pcrity, the old English country
gentleman; for our men of fortune
spend so much of their time in town,
and fashion is carried so much into
the country, that the strong rich pc
culiarites of ancient rural life are al
most polished away.
My father was always scrupulous
in exacting our holidays, and having
us around him on family festivals.
He used to direct and superintend our
games with the strictness that some
parents do the studies of their chill.
dren. He was very particular that we
should play the old English games ac-
icording to their original form; and
consulted old books for precedent and
authority for every 'merrie sport,
yet assure you there never was ped
lantry so delightful 1t was the policy
of the good old gentleman to make
his children feel that home was the
'happiest place in the world, and |
value this delicious home-feeling as
one of the choicest gifts a parent could
bestow."
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
CHARTERED UNDER NAME oZAN
GRAYSONlA LUMBER COM.
PANY OF PRESCOTT.
81, 900, ,OOOSTOCKS SUBSCRIBED
Company Is Largest Domestic Con-
Germ Capitalized in This State For
Years-Represents Aggregate
Wealth of S12,000,000.
Little Rock. -

Little Rock
Capitalized at $1,250,OOO, with ST.
100000 of the capital stock subscribed,
the Ozan Graysonia Lumber Company
Of Prescott, Nevada county, and Gray.
sonia, Clark County, filed articles Of
Incorporation with Secretary of
State Hodges. The company is the
largest domestic concern capitalized
in this state for several years.
The incorporators of the company,
which was organized to buy and sell
timber properties, erect and maintain
sawmills, lumber mills, ice plants and
such, are w. N. Bemis, as trustee; j.
w. Bemis, Duncan Mckae, w. E.
Grayson, N. w. Mcleod, Will2am
Grayson, Ingram Grayson and H. S.
Priest. The incorporators represent
an aggregate wealth of more than
S12,000,000, it is said.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

at many a rehearsal. | was amused,
too, at the air of profound gravity
with which the butler and other serv-
ants executed the duties assigned
them, however eccentric.
The dinnertime passed away in this
flow of innocent hilarity; and, though
the old hall may have resounded in its
time with many a scene of broader
rout and revel, yet | doubt whether it
ever witnessed more honest and gen.
uine enjoyment. How easy it is for one
benevolent being to diffuse pleasure
around him; and how truly is kind
heart a fountain of gladnesG, making
everything in it's vicinity to freshen
into smiles; the joyous disposition of
the worthy squire was perfectly con-
tagious; he was happy himself, and
disposed to make all the world happy;
and the little eccentricities OF his hu-
NOR did but season, ia manner, the
sweetness and philanthropy.
The Chlldren'S Games,
After the dinner table was removed,
the hall was given up to the younger
members Of the family, who, prompted
to all kinds of noisy mirth by the
Oxonian and Master Simon, made its
old walls ring with their merriment,
as they played at romping games. |
delight in witnessing the gambols of
children, and particularly at this happy
holiday season, and could not help
stealing out Ct the drawing room.
found them at the game Of blind
mans buff. Master Simon, who was
the leader Of their revels, and seemed
on all occasions to fulfill the office
Of that ancient potentate, the Lord OF
Misrule, was blinded in the midst Of
the hall. The little beings were as busy
about him as the mock fairies about
Falstaff; pinching him, plucking at the
skirts Of his coat, and tickling him
with straws. One fine blue-eyed girl OF
about thirteen, with her fiaxen hair
all in beautiful confusion, her frolic
face in a glow, her frock half torn OF
her shoulders, q complete picture of a
romp, was the chief tormentor; and,
from the slyness with which Master
Simon avoided the smaller game, and
hemmed this wild little nymph In cor.
ners, and obliged her to jump shrek
ing over chairs, | suspected the rogue
of being not a whit more blinded than
was convenient.
For my part | was in a continual
excitement, from the varied scenes OF
whims and innocent gayety passing be-
fore me. 1t was inspiring to me to
see wild.eyed frolic and warm.heart'
ed hospitality breaking out from
among the chills and gloom Of win
ter, and old age throwing off his apa-
thy, and catching once more the
freshness OF youthful enjoyment ! felt
also an interest in the scene, from
the consideration that these tleeting
customs were posting fast into obliv,
ion, and that this was, perhaps, the
only family in England in which the
whole Of them were still punctiliously
observed There was a quaintness, too,
mingled with all this revelry, that
gave It a peculiar rest; It was suited
TO the time and place; and as the
old manor house almost reeed with
mirth and wassail, It seemed echong
back the joviality Of longdeparted
years,
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
ECzEMAS AND RASHES
Itching and Burning soothed by cutI-
cura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Relief,
rest and sleep follow the use OF these
supercreamy emollients and indicate
speedy and complete healment in most
cases Of young and old. even when the
usual remedies have utterly failed.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold verywhere.-Adv.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Complaints of abuse of men by EN-
ployment agencies are to cause otti lal
Investigations, according to j. c.
Clary commissioner of labor, who re,
ceived a complaint from 13 men sent
to Hartford by the Little Rock EN-
plCyment Bureau, 301 East Markham
street. The men claimed they paid 81
each to the bureau for jobs at Hart.
ford, but that when they got to Hart
ford there was no work for then
and they left without money or food
and were unable to return to Little
Rock.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Fire of unknown origin destroyed
cotton seed, cottonseed hulls and 8
warehouse Of a total value of $4,000
at the Dixie cotton oil mill, two miles
east of Argenta. The mill buildings
and other buildings and stock in them
worth more than S250,00O, were saw
ed after hard work by Argenta fire
men. 1t will be necessary to sus
pend operations for several days al
least, officers said
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Italy is now a good market for fire
extinguishers, a consular report says.
The number Of sheep estimated to
have been shorn last season In Aus.
trala and New Zealand was O9,692,.
264 which produced seven pounds and
twelve ounces each head, including
lambs, as against seven pounds for the
previous season
Official figures fix the number OF
cows in Hungary at 2,62O,O0C, OF which
more than 100000 are pure bloodod
animals of Ne best milk producing
breeds,
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
CONVERSATIONS

Osmium is one Of the most valuable
metals. II Is worth $50 a pound.
A human being cannot breathe at n
height OF seven miles from the earth.
Fountain pens are most popular In
Bohemia and are carried by practical
ly all business men, students and
clerhs.
~ The use Of zinc plates in a boiler Ia
uIan~prevent the formation of the
gh interferes with the boil
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Governor Hays reappointed R. J.
Sherill collector of Scott county. TIL,
office had become automatically va
cant through the failure of Sheriff t
file his bond with the clerk of hi
county on the first Monday in Decem
Der as required by law. Governor
Hays was notified by the clerk o
Scott county that the bond had beer
filed and approved and the reappoint
ment of Sherill followed.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

w. T. Maxwell, deputy state banl
commissioner, is at Texarkana check
ing the assets and liabilities Of sew
eral building and loan associations. The
law requires the State Bank Depart
ment to examine annually all building
and loan associations doing busines
in Arkansas. All state banks have
sent to the department statements o.
their financial condition on November
l6, the date Of the last call.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Sixty-fve candidates for county OF
township offices in Pulaski county
have filed their pledges with County
Clerk H. S. Turner as required by the
Corrupt Practices Act of 1913, These
pledges state that the candidates arf
familiar with the act and that they
will abide by the result of the pri
mary, will support the Democratic
nominee and will not become a can
didate representing any other party o.
faction.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

A feature Of the Christmas editor
of the Arkansas Teacher, monthly
publication edited by the faculty O
the State Normal School at Conway
in an article on The Educationa
Neglect of the Nation" by Joe F. Sui
livan, special instructor in the Val
Lennen Brown School for Cripples O
Detroit, Mich, a former Arkansas
young man.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
Profitable Business,

Young Lady (in drug store)-Five
twos please,
CLERK hands them out)
Young Lady-Have them delivered,
please. They're for mother and I'm
going downtown for the day.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
Whv She Walked.

Lady Macbeth was walking in her
sleep.
"Of course, II had my wits should
motor" she explained.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

The adjutant generals office Of the
Arkansas National Guard received no
tice from the War Department that
the Arkansas guard has been given
credit for $lOS,00O of the S115,OOO
charged to it for loss of federal prop
erty prior to 1906. The property for
which credit has been given was re.
covered during the last two years
through The efforts Of Adjutant Gen
eral Lloyd England, Maj w. c. Brad,
ford, assistant adjutant of the guard,
says General England has recovered
more than 100000 worth of federal
property.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
a DiHercnce,

"I heard that your son had become
an actor"
Glad to hear it. All | know about
II is that he went on the stage"
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Plans for a state fair for 1917 ant
a central state fair for 1916 to TAX
the place Of the Pulaski county fai
in Little Rock, were made at meet
ing at the Hotel Marion. Fifty bank
ers, merchants and other busines
men, including officers and director
of the Pulaski County Fair Associa
tion, attended.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Proposals Of the penitentiary com
mission to purchase what is known as
the Beakley farm, composed of $3.50
acres adjacent to England, Lonoke
county, for white convict farm, have
been abandoned, it was announced,
because Of the strenuous opposition
made against establishing Of con-
vict farm at the proposed site by
residents of England.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

The ruling of the Interstate Com
merce Commission granting genera
increases in passenger rates to West
ern railroads will have no effect il
Arkansas, according to local passen
ger officials.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

j. l.. Bond, state supervisor OF ru
raj schools, has accepted an invita-
ton to speak on "The Rural Schoo
and Its Problems" at the annual meet
ing of the Conway County Teachers
Association at Plummerville Decem
her 1S
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Another saving in the cost Of feed
ing patients and employees at the State
Hospital for Nervous Diseases last
month over November, 1914, is shown
in records of the steward Of the insti'
tute by the Board of Control of the
State Charitable Institutions. The re-
port shows that while the number fed
last month was 200 more than a year
ago, the cost was reduced from $1O,-
9O5.38 to $1O,42S.63. The average cost
pere day was reduced from $363.51 70
S94739 The cost per patient was re-
duced from 22 1-5 cents per day to
IS As cents. The cost per meal was
reduced from 2-5 cents to IA cents.
There were 1888 persons fed each
meal last month, and 1892 in Novem
ber, 1914.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

The governor pardoned s. w, anc
II. S. Burman Of Perry county, sen
fenced last August to one year eact
for grand larceny. The governor alst
reduced $50 fine imposed upon Win
frey Staples Of Union county to $40
Staples was fined last October for ag
gravated assault.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Gratitude does not cost a blamed
cent, yet some people are mighty
stingy about exhibiting it.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
The Reason.

Did you have a monkey dinner this
season."
No; | didn't care to ape that fad"
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

BREAD WITHOUT SALT IS TASTEleSS
A medicine chest without Magic Ar.
MICA Liniment is useless. Best OF all
liniments for spralns, swellings'
bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia
Three sizes, Csc, SOC and Sl.OO.-AdV.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

The Yellville, Rush and Mineral
Belt Railway Company of Yellville al
so filed articles of Incorporation The
company capitalized at S14O,OOO, is
authorized to build and operate a rail
road from Yellville, on the White
River branch of the Iron Mountain, IN
a southeasterly direction up Mil
creek through Cowan Barrens to the
headwaters of Clabber creek, down
that stream to Buffalo river and
along the left bank of that river to
the mouth of Panther creek, distance
Of 10 miles. The company is char
tered for so years. OF the capital
stock, $4,000 is paid in, and the re-
mainder to be sold in shares Of $25
each.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

I was a brilliant moon.
light night, but extreme
ly cold; our chaise
whirled rapidly over the
frozen ground; the post
boy smacked his whip
necessarily and a part OF
the time his horses were
on a gallop. He knows
where he is going" said
my companion, laughing,
"and is eager to arrive
- t,,1o Gov cnYna nf nh a
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Consider the bald-headed man; he
combs not, neither does he brush.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

The Travellers Oil and Gas Com.
pany Of Fort Smith filed articles Of
incorporation The capital stock is
S2O,O 900, of which $500 has been sub.
scribad.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
'Femenina" Price soc and sI.oo.-Adv.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

this pageant made
its appearance the
harper struck up flourish; at the con
clusion of which the young Oxonian, on
receiving hint from the squire, gave
with an air of the most comic gray
ity, an old carol.
Though prepared to witness many
of these little eccentricities, from be-
ing appraised of the peculiar hobby OF
mine host, yet, confess, the parade
with which so odd a dish was intro
duced somewhat perplexed me, until
gathered from the conversation Of the
squire and the parson that It was
meant to represent the bearing in OF
the !oar's head; a dish formerly
served up with much ceremony and
the sound of minstrelsy and song, at
great tables, on Christmas day. Il
like the old CUSTOM" said the squire
not merely because it is stately and
pleasing in itself, but because it was
observed at the college at Oxford at
which | was educated When | hear
the old song chanted, it brings to mind
the time when | was young and
gamesome-and the noble old college
hall-and my fellow-students loter
ing about in their black gowns; many
of them, poor lads, are now in their
graves!"
That Tiresome Parson.
The parson, however, whose mind
was not haunted by such associations,
and who was always more taken up
with the text than the sentiment, OBJ.
jected to the Oxonian's version Of the
carol, which he affirmed was differ.
ent from that sung at college. He went
on, with the dry perseverance of a
commentator to give the college read
ing, accompanied by sundry annota.
tions; addressing himself at first to
the company at large; but finally
their attention gradually diverted to
other talk and other objects, he low
cred his tone as his number Of audi
tors diminished, until he concluded
his remarks in an undertone to a
fat.headed old gentleman next him,
who was silently engaged in the dis
cussion of a huge plateful Of turkey.
The table was literally loaded with
good cheer, and presented an epit-
ONE OF country abundance, in this
season Of overhowing larders. A dis.
tinguished post was allotted to "an.
cient sirloin," as mine host termed It,;
being, as he added, the standard Of
old English hospitality, and a Joint Of
goodly presence, and full Of eXpecta'
ton" There were several dishes
quantity decorated and which had
evidently something traditional in
their embellishments; but about
which as | did not like to appear over
curious, | asked no questions.
Follows Old Customs
1t would be tedious, perhaps, TO my
foolish fondness for odd and obsolete
things, to which | am little given,
were to mention the other make.
shifts Of this worthy old humorist, by
which he was endeavoring to follow
up, though at humble distance, tho
quaint customs Of ANTIQUITY was
pleased, however, to see the respect
sLown to his whims by his children
and relatives; who, indeed, entered
readily into the full spirit OF them,
and seemed all well yersed in their
parts; having doubtless been present
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

suddenly the butler
entered the hall with
some degree of bus
tie; he was attended
by a servant on each
side with a large
wax-llght, and oore
a silver dish, on
which was an enor-
nous pigs head,
decorated with rose
mary with a lemon
in its mouth, which
was placed with
great formality at
the head Of the ia
BILE. The moment
this pageant made
its appearance the
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Always sure to please, Red Cross Bah
Blue All grocers sell it. ADV.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Governor Hays issued a proclama-
tion relieving Walter Williams of Pu-
laski county of paying $40 fine and
serving one day in jail for embezzle,
ment Williams was convicted on
four counts in the First Division, Lit
tie Rock Municipal Court, October 10.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
Good Literature.

1T must be glorious to be put into
n novel. Wouldn't you like that?"
Yes; guess It would be pretty
nice. But I'm kW men
toned In I |e
Courier.Journal,
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Senator e. J. Lundy OF Mena, presi.
dent Of the last Senate, has resigned
because he will move to Tulsa, Okla,
in a few days. His resignation was
received by Governor Hays. The gov.
ernor said he does not know whether
he will appoint a successor
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

Because Governor Hays vetoed the
item of travelling expenses in the ap
propriation for the maintenance of
the Department of Mines, Manufac.
lures and Agriculture, Arkansas will
not be represented at the Conference
OF Southern Commissioners of Agri.
culture at Columbia, : G.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

The Pioneer Lumber Company Of
Springdale, capitalized at $4,000, filed
articles OF incorporation.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-18

The Dermott Hotel Corporation filed
notice OF an increase in its capital
stock from Sl7500 to S35,50O.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-13
SEEKING ORIGIN OF
 JOFFRE'S FAMILY.
Biographers and Historians Busy Tracing Lineage Of Commander
 in-Chief of French Armies.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
 Geneva, April 30.--Since the gen. eral-in- chief of the French armies has passed to the rank of the great com manders, French biographers and his- torians have sought, and are still seeking the origin of his family. Some pretend that the victor of the Marne is of Basque blood, others endeavor at any price to make a Frenchmau of purer blood of him.
 The question remains open because Joffres have been found at every epoch, even those the most remote, in three of the ancient French provin- ces-in Limousin, in Dauphine and in the Vivarais.
 As for the general himself, he does not conceal his attachment to his It, tie fireside at Rivesaltes in the Pyrenees- -Orientales, and thus far has shown remarkable indifference to efforts that have been made to fix honorable origin upon him.
 Geneva now sets up her claims to the great man. There are at present no Joffres in the vicinity. There have not been for long time, but there were two Joffres, one in the sixteenth century, who went from Aubenas in the province Vivarais, now the de- partment of Ardache. When the other emigrated is not known, but there is a record that in 1904 both were re- ceiyed as bourgeois of Geneva It is known that while Joffre came from Catholic region in the Limousin. he sprang from Protestant family Genevans seize upon this fact to con- tepa that the sojourn of his ancoct<.r. in Geneva is most probable.