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WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY OP EACH WEEK AT
MoCHORY. ARKANSAS.
G. W. KRAflER, Editor.
Entered at the Post-Offlee nt MeCrory.
Arkansas, as Second-Class mall matter.
SUBSCRIPTION KATES.
One Year. In advance, $1.00
A LESSON IN LIFE.
Let us scatter the sufishlne around us.
Casting smiles instead of a frown:
Think the same of jeans coat and trousers,
As we do of the broadcloth in town.
Teaching little ones to respect honor
Regardless of wealth or of fame.
And to deal with the one who wears cotton
And the one who wears silk just the same.
This beautiful world Jesus gave us,
Yes, gave for one and for all.
He planted sweet flowers upon It.
And trees, some are low and sone tall.
Hut the woodman ne’er asks for the tallest
Unless it is soundest and best;
Hut prefer’th the small one if better
'Though the tallest be glossiest dressed.
He gave each a place in this garden.
He assigned some duty to all;
Some live in ease and comfort
While others taste of life's gall:
But the wealthy are never contended,
They long and they weep and are tired:
Their lot to them seems the hardest
The beautiful earth can provide.
But at last comes the angel of promise,
He cares not for wrath or for fame;
He comes to the poor and the needy.
The mansions and cabins the same;
He gathers rich jewels for heaven
Regardless of station or fame.
For the heart of the rich and the poor man
If pure is regarded the same.
For God's no respecter of persons.
He tells in that trood book of life.
He loves all His children if worthy
’Thoutrh some have to toil and to strive;
Then to the old coat torn and dusty
Cast pitiful irlances of love.
For the heart that beat's neath its bosom
You may meet in that city ubove.
—Guess Who.
A man who makes a thousand
dollars is happy: so is a dog that
has found a bone.
W. J. Bryan says Schley will
be candidate for the presidency
in 1904 on the Democratic ticket.
Preparations are now being
made to sink three oil wells near
Bald Knob, where strong indica
tions of oil are said to exist.
Senator Jones and Ex-Govern
or Clark will open their campaign
for the U. S. Senate with a joint
speaking at Searcy on Septem
ber 17.
And now Chicago comes for
ward with a $40,000,000 union
station to be built soon. It will
lay the union station of St. Souis
in the shade.
II man s success in me were
measured by what he neglects
doing instead of what he accom
plishes, most of us would feel
proud of ourselves.
The forty-seventh annual con
vention of the International Ty
pographical Union which was
held in Birmingham, Ala., ended
August the 17. The next meet
ing will take place at Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Barnes, Dent and Pumpkin
Bend should see that her majis
ti *es offices, which are now va
cant, are filled with men who
have the interest of the people at
hear* and will vote for them at
the ming session of the county
CdUit.
A girl may think there is no
harm in an innocent flirtation,
but if she could hear what the
men say about her after flirting
with her, she would soon quit it.
If a man is given an opportunity
to think evil, it may always be
depended upon that he will think
it.
An amicable Texas editor gets
around the retraction problem
cleverly by printing the follow
ing at the head of his editorial
column: “It is not our purpose
or desire to offend any one.
Should any reader of this paper
feel aggrieved at anything which
appears in our columns, if he will
bring his copy of this paper tc
our office and point out the of
fending paragraph, we will cheer
fully take our scissors and cut it
oijt for him,”
In a recent issue of the News
we drew attention of the citizens
of Barnes, Dent and Puinpliir
Bend townships to the vacancies
existing in their magistrate’s of
fices. As before stated Barnes
and Dent townships have no maj
istrates whatever while Pumpkh
Bend township has only one
These vacancies should be fillet
by all means and the sooner th<
better. Men should be appoint
ed for these offices who will vot<
the sentiment of the people a
the coming session of the county
court when an appropriation is
to be made for the election of j
new court house. Only a fev
months are now intervening un
til the time for action will hav(
been passed and if the peopl<
want their interest looked aftei
it behoves them to see that thes<
offices are filled by men who wil
vote their sentiments. If this i:
not done Augusta will run thing:
to suit herself. Now' is the tiim
to act. If this important worl
is left undone you will have n<
chance to kick.
WHISKEY.
The following analysis o
whiskey is from a Kentucky pa
per:
From a bushel of corn the dis
tiller gets four gallons o
whiskey, which retails at $16.80
the farmer gets .25, the U. S
Government gets $4.40, the rail
road company gets $1.00, th<
manufacturer gets $4.00, th<
drayman gets .15, the retailei
gets $7.00, the consumer gets
drunk, the wife gets hunger, th<
children get rags, the politiciai
gets office.
MORTON.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Health is good.
Our photographer has re
moved to Augusta.
We have had rain and nearlj
everybody has sowed turnips.
Our efficient sheriff, J. B. Kit
trell was among the Morton peo
i pie a few days since.
We receive mail here daily ex
| cept Sunday. It seems hard tt
teach some people that Sunday
is our “day of rest.”
The school here is prospering
Pupils are advancing rapidly
On the roll of honor the on<
standing first is Miss Toria Cain
who grades 97£. Next comes
Florence Stader with 954. Thei
Cassino Stader, and Talmags
Desha, who tied in their grade
Then Annie Cain and Gertis
Desha who won a prize by atten
tion, good deportment and obey
ing the rules. Several smallei
ones won prizes, many enuurei
who should be in school ar<
lounging around home.
HUNTER.
We had a light shower Sunda;
which helped out a great deal.
W. R. Cain went to August
Sunday and returned Monday.
John McDermott went t
Brinkley Saturday on business
E. Brenaman has just got bac
from St Louis where he shippe
a car-load of cattle.
Miss Della Rogers of Phillip
. county is visiting friends an
! relative at this place.
A threshing uiachine has com
at last to thresh P. M. Ward’
wheat and oat crops.
The Alfrey heading factory i
running two saws now and ar
cutting out the timber very fasi
The little town of Hunter i
well off for public work. A bricl
! yard, saw mill and heading fat
! tory.
| J. C. Mitchell is clearing or
all the timber along the publi
1 roads so he can grade them whe
! it rains.
! The Wiville base-ball boys cam
over Thursday and played th
Hunter boys the game results
in a tie. They played anothe
j game and came out the same.
NICE FOR DANCERS.
The phonographic knapsack is
the invention of an Iowa genius.
His idea is to place an ordinary
phonograph that has been fixed
1 to play waltz music in a knap
sack that can be carried on a
1 man’s back. The phonograph
has two sets of receivers to be
placed at the ear. These receiv
! ers are fitted into an arrrange
ment so that they can be retain
! ed at the ears without being hel<j|
1 by the hands. \f
The phonographic knapsack
; has been designed for use at
L dances. The young men carry
them on their backs. In begin
ning a waltz a man places one set
! of the receivers at his own ears
and the other at the ears of his
fair partner. By pulling a cord
dangling from his phonographic
* knapsack the machine is set in
> motion and a waltz is played tc
’ which the young man and his
! partner merrily dance. The in
: vention will do away withorches
* tras and tin sounding pianos,
each male guest furnishing his
own music for himself and part
ner.
The invention will be hailed
with delight by dancers. JNowr,
instead of sixty or seventy cou
ples dancing to a waltz which
• only four or five people in the
whole ballroom especially like,
each pair of dancers can consult
their individual preferences in
the matter. Some dancers will
be stepping gayly to the merry
notes of “The Duchess of the
Park, ” while others will trip to
the music of “Rufus on Parade,”
and dignified elderly couples will
i revolve stiffly by to the ancient
air of “The Beautiful Blue Dan
ube.”
ESSAY ON MAN.
At ten, a child, at twenty, wild;
At thirty, tame, if ever;
At forty, wise, at fifty, rich;
At sixty, good, or never !
The Friendship meeting which
has been conducted by Rev. S.
L. Cochran, assisted by Revs.
H. T. Raney and J. H. Barren
tine, closed last Monday. The
meeting is reported to have been
i the best held in that community
for several years. To pi-ove the
good work done by the pastor we
have only to mention that during
the meeting there were 15 acces
sions and about 15 professions
of religeon.
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WE WANT
YOUR TRADE
Here Is Some Idea
Of The Goods We Sell:
Poney Steel Plows, for $1.80
Best Leaf Tobacco, per lb, 25c
Arbuckle Coffee per lb. 12Hc.
Ladies’ Shoes, 75c to $1. per pair.
Number 8 Plows, $2.00
Lion Coffee per lb. 12Sc.
Full stock of Stone Churns.
La rtf e stock Mason Fruit Jars.
Amunition and Loaded Shells.
Dried Fruits.
Preserves in Buckets and Jars.
Choice pure Molasses. :i5c. per gal.
Calico, Sets per yard.
X am agent for Peter's Diamond
brand Shoe atDeView.
JOHNSHEARER
McCrory and DeView Arkansas.
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JURY LIST.
GRAND JURORS.
R W Jett, C M Crossett,
A C Lewis, J E Comer,
J B Dent, E H Conner,
D B Henderson, W M Ellsberry,
A S Fitzhugh, T E Bonner,
S W Krumm, C B Mills,
J W Porter, H M Weems,
jm) Burkett, Thos White,
PETIT JURORS.
II B Angus, C R Atkinson,
J A Phillips, M H Patterson,
Jno F Hatcher, W A Dillard,
G ffl Neely, Jno Harrilson,
Walter Roberts, R L Buchanan,
G H White, W T FranCiscoe,
Chas A Poe, Robert Wilson,
F F Freeman, J W Wilson,
James Ross, W L McGuire,
C C Cook, L B Wilkerson,
Grif Vaughan. George Johnson,
Rufe Comer, J A Williams,
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
. The following cases were dis
posed of in this term of the cir
cuit court up to Wednesday:
State of Arkansas vs. Jas.
Matlock, disturbing public wor
ship, continued by State.
Same vs. Lilbert Trice, no!
pros.
Same vs. Clen Edmunds, grand
larceny, information set aside on
payment of cost.
k}a.II..iVT Y o u . U.JL.
bond discharged on payment of
cost.
Same vs. Haslip Garner, gam
bling, piea guilty, fined $10.
Same vs. Ed Shorter, gam
ing, plea not guilty, fine $10.
Same vs. Elias Wells, gaming,
plea not guilty.
Same vs. Guy Shorter, carry
ing pistol, plea not guilty, fined
$50.
Same vs. Anderson Herd, dis
missed.
Same vs. Ike Roland, disturb
ing peace, plea guilty fined $1.
and cost.
Same vs. George Patton, gam
ing, plea guilty and fined $10.
Same vs. Will Gladney, aggra
vated assault, fined $50. and 21
hours in jail.
NOTES.
The following lawyers were in
attendance: Judge Hutton, Grant
Green, of Searcy, Roller son, of
Mariana, Bruce Macon Pros.
Atty., of Helena, Carl-Lee and
Summers. P. R. Andrews, Maj.
T. E. Stanley, Harry Woods, alJ
of Augusta, Atty. E. C. Kramer,
of McCrory, and W. T. Trice ol
Cotton Plant.
Mr. Shelton of Grays, Hugh
Walker of Wiville, Mr. Simpson
Circuit clerk of the Southerr
District, of Cotton Plant, J. E
Comer, Walter Fakes, Mat Tay
lor of McCrory, were amonp
those in Augusta during courl
the first of the week.
TIP.
By Our Hecular Correspondent
The drought has at least beet
broken, the sowing of turnips ii
therefore very common.
W. D. Tucker we learn has be
gun to pick his cotton. He hai
in a very large crop and wil
probably make as much to thi
acre as any other of our farmers
F. P. Wright was in our. vicini
by gabui\utj piuspcuini^ iui tun
ber land but we suppose did no
buy.
Miss Minnie Dickson spen
the latter part of last week ii
Cotton Plant.
J. W. Wilder was down th<
first of the week on business
He says he will not run his gii
this fall as the profits woul<
hardly pay for the repairs.
R. B. Me Knight the liustlini
cattle man of Brinkley, was ii
our neighborhood the first of tb
week.
Matt Raney of Wheatley, wa
in our neighborhood a few day
last week.
John Clifton of near Brinkley
spent a few days in our mids
last week.
A Mr. Vincent has been visit
ing relatives and friends in ou
good conntry for several days.
Mrs. Jennie Wise of Batesvillc
is visiting in our neighborhood
John and James Hartsell o
Meridith, have been spending
few days in our town.
Since the rain our good over
seer has been working most o
the boys on the road.
Our meeting closed Monda,
night with 12 confessions and 1
accessions to the church. Ther
was good attendance throughou
the entire meeting and as goo<
. preaching as one needs to hear
COFFINS,
H. T. RANEY
CASKETS,
AND BURIAL
ROBES.
PICTURE
FRAMES,
AND GLASS
OF ALL KINDS.
UNDERTAKER.
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I have been in
the painting
business more
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than twenty
live years,
if you need
anything in
the painting
line why not
get someone
- to do the
work who is a Practical Paint
er.
I write signs, hang paper, do all
kinds of Interior Decorating,
in fact, anything usually done'
by a painter, prices consistent
with good work. Give me a trial
John T. O’Fallon,
THE PAINTER.
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Do You Suffer
with Rheumatism? If so, send 1.00-to II,
B, King, at Nonpareil Drug £1 Store.
Helena, Ark., for large bottle 'ft of King s
Rheumatic Remedy. Each hot in / tie is sold
under an absolute guarantee. If you are
not heuefltted you can have your money re
funded. Has permanently cured thousands
who cheerfully testify to its worth. Six bot
tles. express paid, for $5.00. Every bottle
carefully compounded by my own hand, and
is absolutely reliable. R. B. KING. Helena. Ark.
The preachers having scatter
ed we succeeded Monday morn
ing in finding a tine chicken, and
of course had him cooked for
dinner. We were at school feast
11154 wntJii iwv, vxxuiiau cctmt;
riding slowly by. You should
have seen the frown of indigna
tion upon his face as he looked
back until he got out of sight.
Then he breathed a sigh of re
lief and said: “I’ll fix him, look
out for ‘Correspondent’ again
next week.” Our chickens can
all be found mow, if you don’t
think so ask J. W. Wilder.
REV. STEWART’S SERMON,.
“SIX MONTHS BENEATH HELL.”
Last Sunday afternoon as per
announcement made, the Rev.
S. D. Stewart “Daniel Webster
ized” a small crowd at Martin
Junction on the subject of “'Die
Lion Roared, or Six Months Be
neath Hell.”
A hand-car excursion went
1 down from MeCrory to take it in.
s Several other pastors were to
have been there to help the
brother preach but they failed to
. put in their appearance which
j pleased Rev. Stewart very much.
, The subject was taken from the
bible and as stated by Brother
Stewart if the subject were tho
roughly handled the entire bible
would have to be covered. C011
5 sequently only one phase of the
subject was taken up, and which
h nhase he snoke on we are unable
i to say. Just prior to beginning
his sermon Rev. Stewart dis
4 carded his sky-scraping head
gear which makes him appear
like the “Bally-Hoo artist with
j the Fog Horn” in a ten cent mu
1 seum. After making a fewT un
complimentary thrusts at the
\ colored Baptist brethren who
i have been mistreating him he
i w'aded into the subject and re
ferred the audience to the va
, rious passages in the bible that
. treated on his subject and then
the fireworks were turned loose.
At the conclusion o£ his sermon
> he offered to prove everything he
k said by the bible but did not de
sire the people to come to him
- personally. He desired them tc
r call at the News office and lay
their questions before it and in
the following issue he would an
’ swer them using the News as a
‘ mediator between himself and
f the would-be seeker. Other sub
i jects as great as the one used
were to have been discussed but
due to the smallness of the crowd
were postponed indefinitely.
On the homeward journey s
wreck occured on the excursion
7 train in which our little brothei
i hit terra firma rather abruptly
3 plowing up the earth in a rathei
t unceremonious manner where h(
1! hit. No serious damage was
.! done.
When in Need
of Chill Tonic you will find the
following tonics in my stock:
Wintersmith’s, Plantation’s,
Grove !s, Wood’s, Bull’s Riche’s,
Snider’s, McGee’s, Blue’s.
You can find
a full line of Patent Medicines
and a nice fresh stock of Pre
scription Drugs.
Your patronage solicited.
A. S. THOMPSON,
DeView, Arkansas.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. L. A. JELKS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURUEON.
McCKORY, - - - ARK.
Office next door west of K. I.. Hamilton's
furniture store. I will he found at my office
day or night.
DR. W. T. ricCAlN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURQEON.
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Office corner Maine staeet and Edmonds Av
enue Will answer all calls day and night.
ANDREWS & KRAMER,
Attorneys-at- Law.
Auy business intrusted to our care will re
ceive prompt attention.
Augusta and McCrory, Ark.
CARL-LEE & SUMMERS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW -
Augusta . . Arkansas
Will practice in all courts of the State.
j Waverly Hotel.
MRS. l. m’fall, prop.
! McCrory, - Arkansas.
| Centrally located. Convenient to depot.
Porter meets all trains. Your patronage
solicited.
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R. L. Johnson.
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
Plans and specifications given for all kinds
of building. All work guaranteed to give sat
: isfaetion, at reasonable prices, I do every
thing usually done by a first-class carpenter
such as building houses, mill-lighting and
moving houses.
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W. T. RANEY
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
Does a general barbering business. All
work guaranteed strictly Hrst-class in every
particular. Transient custom solicited. Cus
tomary prices. On Edmonds Avenue oppo
site H. Arnof.
McCrory, - Arkansas.
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It will be money to all who need
Tombstones, Marble and Monu
ments to see my designs and prices
before you buy.
. H. Barrentine, DeVlew
Ark.
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Agent for
W B BRADBERRY, Holly Springs. Miss
See or write
W. H. JlMERSON,
M’CRORY, - - ARKANSAS,
about Tombstones or Monuments. He repre
sents Morris Bros.. Memphis, Tenn., one of the
largest manufactory of the kind in the south,
and will make close prices_
IRON nOCNTAIN ROUTE TIME TABLE.
GOING EAST.
Passsenger No. 160 arrives McCrory, 4:48 a.m.
' " No. 151 “ “ 11:40 a. m
, GOING WEST.
Passenger No 153 arrives McCrory. 11:23 a. m
No. 150
10:48 p. m.