THE BEST
COUNTY
IN THE STATE
News.
VOL. I.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1901.
NO 37.
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Proprietor.
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‘Miss Nancy" on the Ice,
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On last Sunday
ice on the lake fib the Orossett
park was we*\1 frozen and several
of our fellow■ townsmen enjoyed
a Vrttle frolic on skates. The fol
lowing were present at the great
congregation of the tumblers: P.
M. Lemon, Hugh Shearer, Wal
ter Raney, Noble and Maynard
Wherry. Henry Haggard,-Pa.*tell
er Lewis.
They were enjoying them
selves to the highest, when along
came “Miss Nancy” from her
breakfast. The skaters at once
saw an opportunity for some fun.
Mr. Lemon in his sweet and
enticing manner invited her ov^r
on the ice and helped her put on
a number one pair of skates.
Now “Miss Nancy” had never
in her life tried to skate before,
but in the arms of Mr. Lemon
she was willing to risk her life on
the ice. Of course, Mr. Lemon
and a few others wished to see
“Miss Nancy” skate alone. This !
“Miss Nancy” would not agree to j
do at first, but after Mr. Lemon I
in such an eloquent way suggest-1
ed that she try it just one time, j
she very readily consented.!
Now, just look at “Miss Nancy”!
out there on that ice alone on a|
pair of slippery skates, and i
every eye in the crowd watching j
every movement. “Miss Nancy”!
made an excellent start, and |
soon became too confident in her I
standing ability. “Miss Nancy”!
was soon going rather fast for
her safety. She fell and great
was the fall thereof. We, could i
go into detail about this fall but I
will only say that Mr. Lemon
was so busy laughing that he.
even failed to assist “Miss Nan
, where the laughter would be al
the expense of some one else,
‘'Miss Nancy” may try it
again some day, but we venture
it will not be soon,
i • “The Devils. ”
Like Some Other
People,
Children are always ready
enough to emulate their parent’s
zeal, but seldom so willing to copy
their discretion. A certain Epis
copal bishop has a four-year-old
daughter who, says the Chicago
Chronicle, has inherited much of
her father’s force of character,
and is already an aggressive
church-woman. Recently the fa
mily entertained some friends
from Denver. In the visiting fa
mily there was a little girl of the
same age as the bishop’s child.
Her parents v.rere Presbyterians.
It was proposed that the two lit
tle girls share the same bed, and,
bed-time coming, they knelt down
to say their prayers together.
When the little Episcopalian
was saying, “Forgive us our tres
passes,” she heard her compan
ion pray, “Forgive us our debts,’
and she said, sharply:
“It’s ’ trespasses!”
“No it ain’t,” said the Denver
Calvanist. “It’s debts.”
“Trespasses!”
“Debts!”
“Trespasses!”
“Debts!”
M Heat flarket and Restaurant, gg
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We shall endeavor to always have on hand the
Best and Choicest Heats obtainable.
And wheu you want a good meal, call and see us. Oysters
and Celery on Tuesdays and Saturdajrs. Meals at all hours.
Yours For Business.
Greer and Company.
, j Out flew a chubby Episcopalian
! j fist and struck a Presbyterian
' eye. There was a mix-up imme
; i diately,
“Now it’s trespasses, ain’t it?”
“No” said the other, stoutly.
It’s debts.” But peace was re
stored, and the two consented to
go on with the prayer.
When they came to the end the
i little Presbyterian said “amen”
| giving the flat “a” of the dissent
I ers, while the little Episcopalian
intoned “Ah-men,” with the
broad sound to the first vowel..
“Ah-men,” repeated the-Presby
terian “Ah-men,” said the Epis
copalian, with conviction.
They were only saved from an
another encounter by being bund-1
: led into bed.
Hemstead Central Com
mittee.
Those resolutions passed by
the Hemstead county Democra
tic .Central Committee dealt lib
erally in such phrases as “low
plane” vicious “attact” ‘vile slan
drous and untruthful attacks,
ect. ect. ect. relative to the cam
paign between Senator J. K.
i Jones and Ex Gov. James P.
Ciwke. But they failed to point
out just w’rich were the true and
which the untrue, and forgot to
mention why it was that a county
full of such lusty Democrats
should let the republicans cap- j
i tnre their county at the last na-'
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tional election. They try to
ring in the Ex-Confederate sym
pathy dodge on CJarke. But
they are as dumb as an Alaskian
iceberg on the trust question, ’
the bankruptcy question, the su- '
gar trust question, the railroad;1
tax q uestion, the Mark Hanna ! '
friendship question, ect, ect, ect. j <
Oh consistency, oh mud! The (
Central committee of Hem stead 1.
County over stepped its official1,
duty in the matter of those reso- ^
lutions, and if they will do that I
in one instance what will hinder
them from doing it in another?
—Monroe Connty Citizen.
Sweet-Lemon.
Many years ago I fonnd this
unique marriage notice inaGeor
gia paper:
‘.‘Married, on the evening of
November 15, 1876, Mr. Ebene- §
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FIRST CLASS
Boarding
HOUSE.
Mrs. Phillips,
Prop.
McCrary. Ark.
« GROCERIES, tt
Of all kinds to suit the Seasons.
If you want something good to eat,
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Fancy Candies. Nuts, Oranges, Ba
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E. L. Phillips.
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zcr Sweet and Miss Jane Lemon.
"How happily extremes do meet
In Jane and Ebenezer:
She’s from sour turned to sweet.
And he’s a Lemon squeezer.”—Ex.
A Cure for Love.
Take 14 ounces of Dislike, one
ponnd of Resoluiion, 4 grains of
Common Sense, 4 ounces of ex
perience, a large spring of time,,
and 3 quarts of cooling water of j
Consideration
Set these over the fire of Love’j
sweeten with the sugar of For-!
getfulness, skim it with the!
spoon of melencholy, put it in the |
bottom of your heart, cork it i
with the cork of clear conscience, |
let it remain, and you will quick-1
ly find ease and be restored to!
your senses again.
These things can be had of the
Apothecary, at the home of un
'ierstuading, next door to reason,
on Prudent Street, in the village
of Contentment. - Ex.
Brother Dickey on the T'^sage. \
“So fur ez I hearn tell,” saidj
Brother Dieke.y, “do president
hez steered cl’ar er what dey
calls’de race problem,’ in his!
message ter congress en de peo- i
pie. In de newspaper print de j
message looks ez long ez de time!
seems ter a man who w'aitin’ fer i
de whistle er de pay train:1
spread out, hit would be 'bout i
half a acre, en in dat shape would \
kiver de groun.’ Hitwuz a big;
task fer ’im en I makes noj
doubts but he had ter work over
time on it. Lef ’ ter Me, I would
not write sich a dockymint ez dat
fer less ’n twTo dollars a day, en I
lin’t sho’but what I’d charge
tw7o en a quarter. En ef I wuz (
ter preach a sermon ez long ez j
iat, I’d give de congregation a
recess ever’ half hour, en take a I
collection whilst dey wtuz reces i
sin.’ One t’ing we larns fum de
nessage is dat de rich ain’t no
•icher dan what de thought dey
,vuz, en dat de po’ man ain’t any
vuss off’n what he ’lowed he’d'
xe w’en de rich man got holt er
im: en dat sence we done light
n ter slayin’ er de Philistines j
lit w'ould be a sin ter tu’n loose !
v’en wre is mos’ at de place whar
ve kin beat sense inter ’em en i
iddicate ’em ter pay taxes. But ,
Le bes’ p’int in de whole docky-' i
mint, ter me, is de call fer
money what’ll stretch furder—
lak a injin-rubber ban, ’ what hits
de yuther feller en den jumps
back ter de man what flipped it!
Dats de kind er money what we
wants in dis country, en de soon
er we gits it de better—money
what’ll stretch fur, en ef it
creaks in de middld, come terged
der aga’in like a ji’nt-snake in dry
weatherl One mo’ p’int in de
message, en den me en president
will cloze: En dats de p’intin’ er
mens ter office who got de fitness
fer de office. Dat’s one t’ing
what gwine ter do good: kaze
nine out er ten er de politicians
in dis country ’ll hatter take a
year off en go ter night school ’fo’
dey makes dey will ’gin’ de ca
lamity er drappin ’ dead in office.
Dat’s all. But ef my congregaj
tion want me ter read all de mes
sage, desle’m gimme two years’
vacation in Ynrrup, en I’ll read
0V1.Q0 Wiiygwine en cornin'!'.—
Atlanta „ Mw
Excursions
Grand Holiday rates to south
and south-east and north. Tick
ets on sale Dec. 21 22, and 23d
limited, 30 days from date of sale.
Local holiday excusions One
and a third fare for the ronnd
trip. Tickets for local points on
sale Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1,
1902; final return limit Jan. 2nd
1902. For further information call
on or address, E. Edwards, Agt.
McCrory, Ark.
A New Remedy.
The old friend of Chamberlains
Cough Remedy Will be pleased
to know that the manufacturers
of that preparation have gotten
out a new remedy called Cham
berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tab
lets, and that it is meeting with
much success in the treatment
of constipation biliousness sick
leadache, impaired digestion and
ike disorders. These Tablets ai*e
oasier to take and more pleasant
n effect than pills, then they not
only move the bowels but im
prove the appetite and correct
my disorder of the stomach and
iver. For sale toy Dr. J. B. Neal
of McCrory and A. S. Thomson
of Deview, Arkansas.
FOR A CLEAN SHAVE, A NEAT HAIR CUT,
and a Refreshing SHAMPOO at customary PRICES.
Come and see me,
John Phillips, the Barber.