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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-08

NGFORS.-Reckless specula.
uons in currency is advanced as the
reason for the bankruptcy of NJ illus,
leading Finnish business man. whose
deficit is placed at twenty-five million
Finnish marks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-08
Hogs Hit New Top
Price of S21.5O.

Fifty-six head hogs averaging 200
lbs. brought the new top price for the
day of S21.50 in seven different sales.
Several other sales were made at
prices exceeding $40. North Portland
hog market. is very firm.
General hog range:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-08

WASHINGTON, July S.-Probibi.
tion leaders are planning n vigorous at
tack on 2.75 per cent beer which l.
still being sold in many places.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
scoUTs HONOR HERO DEAD.

The little French boy scout who was
shot by the invading Germans because
lie would not reveal the presence OF
soldiers In tho vicinity has been hon
i0red by Troop No. SOP Of Manhattan
by being placed at the head of q
ghostly troop Of scout war heroes.
AS Scoutmaster II. A. Groesbeck
,alls off the names, answer is made
for them and the colors are dipped.
Troop No. 5O2 is connected with pub
lie school No. 166.
Troop No. 6 Of jamestown, N. Y, in
commemoratipg the men from that
city who died In the nations service,
took the following course:
"In token OF our gratitude to them
and of our loyalty to the cause for
which they died, we have resolved that
when the roster of our troop Is called
their names shall henceforth be called
FIRST and saluted and the answer, Dead
on the field of honorr shall thereupon
be made for them"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DARKEN IT
It's GrandmotheTs Recipe to keep
her Locks Dark, Glossy,
Beautiful.

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray.
streaked and faded hair is grand
mothers, recipe. and folks are again
using It to keep their hair good,
even color, which is quite sensible, as
we are living In an age when youth
full appearance is Of the greatest ad-
vantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have
the troublesome task Of gathering the
sage apd the mussy mixing at home.
All drug stores sell the ready-to-use
product, improved by the addition of
other ingredients. called "wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound" 1t is very
popular because nobody can discover
It has been applied. Simply moisten
your comb or a soft brush with 1t and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time; by morning
the gray hair disappears, but what de-
lights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound, is that, be
sides beautifully darkening the hall
after a few applications, 1t also pro
duces that soft lustre and appearance
Of abundance which is so attractive
| ADV.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle Of Swamp Root.
It is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It is not stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
It is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. :,
II you need a medicine. you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles Of two Sizes medium and large.
However. if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. T., for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.--Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
SCOUT WAS GERMAN CAPTIVE.

Constantine Coen, imprisoned In
Lens until freed by British lombard
ment, has returned to his home In
Johnston City, nj. After the British
captured the city he was sent to
Paris, where he joined the French
boy scouts. He wore French scout
uniform when he landed in New York.
Pioneer Scout Norman Liddell OF
Johnston City interviewed Coen when
he got back home. The boy said:
II left Johnston City five years ago
on my way to Franco to see my aunt.
I went to Henenlictard (near Lens), a
city In France, and lived there two
years and half. While was there
the Germans captured the place and
took me prisoner for two years. used
to have to work In the streets for the
Germans. The prisoners the Germans
took that were over sixteen years Ole
had to eat dogs and cats.
.aThe town was then bombarded by
the British and taken. Then wat
sent to Belgium and lived there si1
months, and then was exchanged as
prisoner and passed to Switzerland
Then they took me to Germany; theI
from Germany to Paris, working TO
the American Red Cross, and theI
from Paris I took a boat to plac,
celled Rochambeau, and then I took
steamer to New York, and from New
York to Johnston City,"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
CRIPPLED BOYS AS SCOUTS.

A troop of scouts has been organ.
lied In the State Hospital for Grip
pied Children in st. Paul, MINI.
: They are the best rope workers and
the fastest signalers in town.
The scouts that are able to hobble
about much enjoy the program df
scouting.
Every member Of the troop had a
war garden of his own last summer
and six received prizes in the local
war garden contest. During the year
they harvested, from their troop gar
dens, vegetables amounting In sales
to $50, and not one of them able to
walk without cane or crutches.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
improved surgical Device.

The treatment of broken and other
wise injured arms has been somewhat
facilitated by the invention of new
splint, which is q mechanical device
ready for instant use in any case WITH
out regard to its character. 1t Is IN
the event of war, where n great num-
ber Of cases are to be treated as quick
ly as possible. that this new device Will
be of the greatest value. 1t is adjusted
to the body Of the patient. 1t can De
used on either arm and may be ADJUST
ed to any position in which 1t may be
desired to hold the injured arm. 1t is
combination Of metal rods, with
suitable joints and hinges, so that the
arm is properly supported and FRO
tected at all times.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

A few cents buys tiny bottle OF
he magic Freezone at any drug store.
Apply few drops of Freezone upon
tender, aching corn or callus. In
,tantly that troublesome corn or callus
stops hurting, then shortly you lift 1t
out, root and all, without any pain,
soreness or irritation. These little bot
Ties of Freezone contain just enough to
rid the feet of every hard corn, soft
corn, corn between the toes and the
calluses on bottom of feet. SO easy
So simple. Why wait? No humbug
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
HL5Oa
SCOUT rs
SCOUT TREES FOR ROOSEVELT

The 10000 troops of the Boy Scouts
of America are everywhere taking an
active part In planning memorials 10
Theodore Roosevelt.
Many troops have already held I'M
pressive services and have taken up
Scout Commission Dan Boards idea
to plant Roosevelt trees.
A million pine trees will be set out
In the Interstate park by the scouts
of New York city, according to the
plan of the park commissioner. Sew
eral troops of Manhattan borough
scouts are endeav0ring to have
grove of trees planted In Central
park to represent the formation OF
q troop of scouts In the regulation
four patrols and called the "Rooseveit
Scout Shelter"
In Philadelphia each troop VIII
plant q tree In prominent place.
Columbus scouts, as soon as the
weather will allow, will plant trees IN
the state house grounds in the cen
ter of the city. Each troop will plant
tree, and the completed group VIII
be known as the Roosevelt Grove"
The boy scouts of Everett, WASH,
are to plant trees on the highway
from Skagit to King Lines In honor OF
the soldier and sailor dead, and they
ask that trees be included for their
chief scout citizens.
4 Chicago Is planning for fitting me
.~.ovtaI IL, tho fnroct rQcQrVQ
In Syracuse, N. Y, the scouts VIII
plant a number of Roosevelt elms'
In each of the city parks. properly Ia
beled. :.
This plan of the nearly a half mil
lion members of the Boy Scouts oi
America has found instant suppor
and enthusiastic advocacy.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
SCOUTS HELP At INAucuRAT'oN

Three hundred and seventy-hve
scouts were ON separate detail at. the
state capitol in Harrisburg, Pa, at the
Inauguration Of Gov. william y.
Sproul.
Cordial letters Of appreciation were
received by Scout Executive J. y.
Virgin from the govsrnor and from the
superintendent Of the state constepu'
lary, both Of whom said they neo
never seen q large crowd handled 70
3 more ancient manner. ~
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
B0SCHEE'S SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies
when Boschee's Syrup has been used
so successfully for fifty-one years In
all parts Of the United States for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung troubles? 1t
gives the patient good nights rest,
free from coughing. with easy expec-
toration In the morning, gives nature
q chance to soothe the inflamed parts,
throw off the disease, helping the pa
tient to regain his health. Made in
America and sold for more than half
q century.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

AFTER DEsPONDENCY COMES JOY.
AFTER SICKNESS COMES HEALTH.
AFTER WEAKNESS COMES STRENGTH.
: In the spring when you're call
in"-fagged out-blood thin, if
you will turn to Natures remedy,
q tonic made from wild roots and
barks, which has stood fifty years
as the best spring tonic-you will
find strength regained. No need
to tell you it's DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, put up in tablet
or LIQUID form, and sold by every
druggist in the land. After hard
winter-shut up indoors, your blood
needs temperance tonic, a tissue
builder and blood-makersuch asthis
Medical Discovery" Of DR.. Pierce's.
Send 10 cents to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for trial package.
Greenbay, Wis.-'Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is splendid medicine
] have used it in my family for many years
for coughs, colds and La Grippe. have
used it for these ailments, so have most oil
the members Of my family, and it always
gave perfect satisfaction, knowing wha,
il has done for us highly recommend 1t. :
Mrs. Ed Basche, 421 5th 81.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
They Do Say That.

HE works like dog"-but dogs
don't work.
"He drinks like q fish"-but fishes
don't drink.
"He lies like lawyer"-but lawyers
don't-eh? What's that?-Portland
Evening Express.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

Just as soon as you eat tablet or
two of Pape's Diapepsin oil that dys-
pepsia, indigestion and stomach dis
tress ends. These pleasant, harmless
tablets of Pape's Diapepsin never fall
to make sick, upset stomachs feel fine
at once, and they cost very little at
drug stores. Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

WIfe-"If I should die would you
marry again?" Husbani-"Possibiy.
I'm frigbtfully forgetful.'
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

Money talks, but 10 most of US 1t
speaks either in a whisper or the deaf
and dumb language.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
W. N. u, MILWAUKEE,. NO. 1s--1s1s.

A lady advises girls never to marry
a man who talks loud-that advice is
certainly sound.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
Good Name.

She-The new winter color is calle'
messenger Boy Blue"
He-Why so?
She-It's guaranteed not to run.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

No Escape.
"Good morning. Mrs JaEsby. We
are peace delegates"
"Peace delegntes7"
"Yassum. We were sent BY Mr.
Jngsby, who was unable to get home
last night. He wants m 20 arrange
the armistice terms and settle on the
size Of the indemnity he owes you"
"Umph You tell Mr.. Jassby II he
doesn't show up here In the next hour
I'll come and get him. He's not In
Holland" nd."-Birminghnm Age-Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

He who pays as he goes finds his
going pays better and his paying goes
better also.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
Still Not Knowing.

He-Answer me In one word. VIII
you tell me If you rejected my rivalf
She-NO.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
END INDIGESTION.
EAT ONE TABLET
PAPE's DIAPEPslN INSTANTLY
RELIEVES ANY DISTRESSED,
UPSET STOMACH.

Lumps of undigested food causing
pain. When your stomach is acid, gas
sy, sour, or you have fiatulence, heart
burn, here is instant relief-No walt
ing!
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

When q man Is making money peo-
pie expect him to pay for what ne
gets.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

Where there's will there's an argu-
ment.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets put an end to
sick and bilious headaches, constipation, dixEf-
ness and Indigestion. .'Ciesn house." Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

Coles Carboiisalve Quickly Relieves
and heals burning, itching and torturinG
skin diseases. 1t Instantly stops the pain
of burns. Heals without scars: 3c and 50c-
Ask your druggist. or send 26c TO The j.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11

Swallowing his pride does not sat-
isfy hungry man.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-04-11
Not n Yet.

Not a. Vet.
"Oh, what fun II Is to ride In a one
boss open shay"
"Yesl"
"But nobody has written a caroh
about the one-lung automobile."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
STORES TO KEEP
OPEN EVENINGS
NEXT WEEK
st. Johnsbury Merchants
Offer Customers Chance
for Extra Shopping

The cold weather has delayed
Christmas shopping to considerable
extent There are but five shopping
days left. The Commercial Club has
arranged with merchants to open
their stores on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings next week to
accommodate the rush of Christmas
buyers.
The stores will be open as usual
Saturday night and a big rush of
trade is expected. With a rising
temperature there is sure to be big
rush into st. Johnsbury to trade. The
stores have never been decorated so
handsomely and everywhere there
are goods to fascinate and satisfy the
Christmas shoppers.
The stores that have agreed to
open on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings are:
E. N Randall Co, Berry Ball Dry
Goods Co., Lougee & Smythe, Leach
& Waterman, Steele Taplin Co., AS
selin Bros, Frank e. Harris, Amos
w. Scott Co., Moore 6 Johnson, No
lin Brothers, L. S. Jewctt, c. A. Cal.
derwood, Inc, c. E. Brown
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
Local News

The automobile fire truck was called
out at 7.30 Wednesday evening for a
fire at ITO Railroad street in the tene-
ment house owned by Dennis Cas-
sidy. 1t was chimney fire and
quickly eXtinguished by the fire lad
dies.
If you didn't see "Bar Haven" last
week there is treat in store for you
tonight at the assembly room of Grace
Methodist church. The curtain rises
at S.15 and the play is well worth
seeing.
Despite the intense cold, the mer-
curry being around the 10 degrees be-
low mark, there was a crowd that fill
ed the store ready to take advantage
of Nolin Bros. Fire and Water sale
when it started this morning.
The Pythian Sisters will give a
dance and card party at Pythian
Hall, Monday night. Music by Mrs.
Wilkes orchestra. Come and get a
Christmas prize.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
Academy Notes

Christmas exercises at st Johns
bury Academy will be held at 11.45
tomorrow morning in chapel. Parents
and friends are urged to attend. The
program follows:
Selection, Academy Orchestra;
quartette, 80 Holy Night, Thelma
Roman, soloist; solo, 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem" Maude Roberts;
reading, "Fczziwig Ball." Olga Nc
Clary; quartette, "The Birthday of a
King Walter Morse, soloist; Duet,
"Hark, Hark my Soul" Thelma Ro-
nan, Emma Roman; reading "Christ-
mas Goose" Lillian Martin; quar-
tette, "Silent Night; selection, or
chestra,
Recitation periods tomorrow will
be cut down to about 80 minutes
with a brief recess after the third
period, There will be but five peri
DDS.
Mrs. Arthur Craig has been called
to Pawtucket, r. l., owing to the Sc
rious illness Of her grandmother.
Audra Blodgelt Is Ill at hef nome
in East Thetford.
Ernest Matthews, an Academy
student, is i'll at his home in North
Danville with pneumonia.
The following teachers of the
Academy will leave St. Johnsbury TO-
morrow for the Christmas holidays:
Miss Pike to Wakefield, N. H.; Mr..
Craig to Pawtucket, r. l.; Miss
Parker to South Windham, Me-; Mr..
Stcadman to East Rochester,, N H.;
Miss Hilton to Lewiston, Me-; Miss
Root to North Craftsbury; Miss Far
mum to Marlboro, Mass; Mr.. Pea
body to Concord, Mass, and Middle
town, Conn; Miss Magoon to Lam
caster, N. H; Miss Stillson to Proc
tor; Miss Buckley to Berlin, NJ H.,
and Miss Vaughn to Worcester,
Mass.
A preliminary contest in declama-
ton was held at the Academy on
Tuesday to select those who are to
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18

take part in the competition for the
Edwin A. Bayley prizes in declama-
ton. Ellen Magoon, Mrs. Davis, vi
olet Pike and Mary Root were judges
of the preliminaries. The following
members of the Senior and Junior
classes were chosen to take part in
the final competition the last of Feb
ruary: Helen Cushman, Olga Nc
Clary, Eleanor Stone, Isabelle Por
ter, Edward French, Allen Hunter,
George Provost, Robert Cox, Stan
ley Shores, Alton Spencer. These
prizes are presented annually by Ed
win A. Bayley Of Boston, Mass, a
graduate of the Academy in the class
of 1881. There are two prizes of SIS
and $40 each and are awarded for
public speaking in either defamation
or debate.
A meeting of the Mathematics club
was held in Room this afternoon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
JURY STILL
OUT ON THE
GUYER CASE
Reported a Disagreement
Once and Sent Back By
Judge Fish

In the case of the State VS.. Joseph
Guyer, charged with adultry, the jury
took the case at 5.45 Wednesday eve
ming. They came in at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning and the torman
reported disagreement. Judge Fish
then sent them back for verdict ana
when theis paper went to press the
jury were still out
The case started Thursday morn
ino was that of the State VS.. Lear
mont Smith of Burke, charged with
stealing some 1926 from the office
of the Lyndon town clerk at Lyn-
donviTe last August. States Attor-
new Campbell is prosecuting and the
respondent is defended by David Il.
Porter of the firm of Porter, Writers
G. Longmoore.
Charles d. Stevens, the town clerk,
and Archie E. Donahue, were the
first witnesses for the State. Both
described in detail the location Of the
articles of furniture in the Office, the
lock on the cellar door that was
broken, and the tracks of mans
foot in the dust of the cellar. Mr.
Donahue was a partner in the coal
business with Mr.. Stevens and said
that about SIS of the money that
was taken belonged to the coal firm
and the rest to the town.
The session on Thursday afternoon
~ VI lno
stand who was testifying how he ar
rested the respondent soon after the
burglary occurred.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
---- ---7-------'7-s---''' -
LYNDON

Mrs. A. E. Smelling who has been
in poor health for some time died al
her home in this village Tuesday
Dec. 8. She leaves beside her hus-
band two sons, one at Zion City,
and Frank Smelling of Bethel, also an
adopted daughter, Mrs. Stella Perry
Of Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Smelling
had been married 62 years and their
lives had been mostly spent in this
and nearby towns. Her age was 81
years. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at the home last Saturday by
Rev E. w. Sturtevant. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Smelling ar still here with
their aged father.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
(BY Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-Below
zero temperatures were registered
last night and early today in parts Of
New York and New England and the
lowest reported to the weather bu
reau was % below at Mortified,
VT. The next was 20 at Canton,
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18

of 40 minutes will be placed before
the voters providing the fare, during
the period in which such permission
is granted for the traction company,
shall be in Montpelier five cents each
way.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 18-Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman
have their trunks packed with heavy
clothing and fcanned goods and ready
to be deported to Russia on five min
utes' notice, counsel announced to-
day. They fear they will be unable
to obtain proper clothing or sufficient
food in Soviet Russia although they
offered to pay their own expenses
thither.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
STATE NEWS

Mayor H. &C. Shurtleff has called
a special meeting of the voters of
Montpelier for December 20, when
the matter of extending the trolley
running service to one hour instead
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(BY Associated Pressl

MINOLA, Dec. 18-A Supreme
Court jury before which John j..
Empsey, former superintendent of
the New York Consolidated Railway
Co., was tried for manslaughter in
connection with the Brooklyn Tun-
mel wreck in which nearly 80 persons
lost their lives, was discharged today
after failing to agree.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-18

Subscribers to the Red Cross
Magazine don't fail to renew your
subscription before January list
when price advances from $1.00 to
$3.50 Send your renewal money to
the Red Cross Office at The Armory,
st. JohnsbuIy, VT, if you wish. adv.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-21

of the Tyler Commercial College, Ty- Ter, Texas, for one year if it pre- pared nothing but moving picture pp- orators to take care of the number of shows because each of the fifteen hundred shows would require at least two operators. Therefore, you can readily see the opportunities await ing the persons who can see it and grasp it. With the field as above men, toned offering such demand, the Tyler Commercial College has inaug- urated course in the operating and handling of the moving picture nna- chine as well as the best methods of securing films, keeping the necessary records. in fact, everything that per tains not only to the caring for and manipulating of the machine itself, but the entire management of nov ing picture show. We have found from experience that it requires from four to six weeks time to thoroughly qualify a person for this work. We find from investigation that the sal aries paid professional moving pie t,re operators are from twenty-five to thirty-fve dollars per week. we are giving this course at cost or s3OOO which includes all material necessary for the completion of the co,,rse. We have in charge of thls department an instructor of four years experience in picture show pus- mess who will thoroughly prepare the s+udent in all branches above outlined One feature that should appeal to the young man who has been unfortunate bv not getting a good literary educa- tion is that no literary experience or knowledge is required to take tms co,,rse in fact, no literary work IS oiven in connection with #, and ones A t;n,e will be devoted to the moving picture work
 If you are interested in this work write us and state about when you can enroll.
 TYLER COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
 Tyler, Texas
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-21
DTION PICTURE OPERAT- ING HAS BECOME A RECOG- NEED PROFESSION

Practically every town in the states Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and
 klahoma has a picture show, where le services of a skilled operator is equired. There are over fifteen hun led shows in the states mentioned. would require the entire enrolment
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-21
TheIr Supply.

., sunpose the men who weIe I' nsn, s.,s,, ' suppo, ppon,narne never ran the FISK ing in ',,,a Una'l'r ort of amp,unition." swhy should tneyl of graneshot ,,syasr,'t there plenty 2 e'ap IfherefT
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-21
he Prescott Daily News Published by
 fhe News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat November 4th, 1905, at the post lice at Prescott, Ark, under the act Congress, March 3. 1879. a