THE BEST
COUNTY
IN THE STATE
VOL. I. McCRQRY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1901. NO. 26.
A CtRCUS—%v:
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It Ccree to MpCrory sv.ii Hss Qona«“
The S’netland Pony, !>• ura, Cornet
■ cj.t aiio A-i
I ns toad of writing our circus
up, v.'o hr.vo concluded to write
it down. Financially it may have
been a success for a two-by
twice circus the rest of it was
particularly otherwise. The
1 aggregation was not expected to
bo the largest nor the best, but
since Ralph Bingham and a few
other entertainers of like built
have boon hero, our people have
a larger variety of notions of
what a circus is and ought to bo,
and immediately upon the be
ginning of the show proper, o.ur
most enthusiastic members be
gan “running the circus accord
ing to their own caprice or at
least trying to. ”
Quite a number of people ar
rived early to hear the grand
hand play. Il was almost out-of
sight the drum and cornet. It
was a most extraordinary baud
and they played a tune or two..
From what we learn, most of
the congregation went out to
have a time, filling up on “spirits
for the occasion” prior to going
out, and it is a hard matter to
find anyone now who has the
nerve to say they attended. The
circus was rotten, the behavior
of some of the attendants was
worse. It is amazingly strange
that men will so far give way to
their animal propensities as to
lose all self-respect, and carry
nil worse than a lot of hoodlums.
One of our men took charge of
the lights, and every time he
thought darkness should reign
he "would press tlie button a nd
the lights went out. Another
one had charge of the “down-in
front” act, and he was quite of
S ten heard to chirp. “Sit down, we
; will now have a dance by the
S French girl.” So bad did some
of the “boys” get (some of these
: little fellows were on the shady
i side of sixty) that the lady-in
chief of the circus threatened to
i do violence to someone. While
she went after the murderous
'winchester, the boys went in
, various direction a la Pegasus.
! She told them to get out or she’d
knock ’em down; and everyone
got out sooner than immediately,
for the how-woman had biood
in her eyes and a club in her
right mitt.
The show people flatly refused
to admit that a cyclone had
, struck the whole show, and the
fact that a license was wanted
before the show should begin;
and the fact that their great
Shetland pony was attached im
mediately upon striking this
town, did not undaunt these
showpeople in the least. It was
certainly a great show, and well
worth the money. Prom here
they left for Grays where anoth
er “rousing time” was no doubt
had.
NOTICE.
To the Citizens and Tax-payers
of Woodruff county.
We, the undersigned, having
been appointed by (the governor
oL' the state as members of tin*
Beard of Equalization for Wood
ruff county, would respectfully
submit the following for youi
consideration:
We were appointed without
our solicitation, and have served
only from a sense ofduty. Aftoi
entering upon the discharge oi
our duties, we found that a large
per cent of the property of the
county was escaping taxation by
reason of the fact that nearly all
of the property was on the tax
books at less than one-half of its
true value as provided by law.
This condition of affairs made
the burdens of our government
rest most heavily upon those of
our people who own the least
property, and were therefore the
least able to bear them. In com
pliance with the law, we have
tried to remedy this as far as we
could within th> time allowed by
law and the means at our com
mand. In outs efforts to secure
an equalization of the assess
ment, it is probable that we have
made some mistakes, but these
can be relieved by the county
court.
We do not wish to be under
stood as criticising the acts oi
our present assessor, for the
reason that he seems to have
followed the plan of his imme
diate predecessors, but we would
state that in our judgment a
strict compliance with the law as
prescribed by sect ions 6485 and
6493 of S. & H. Dig., and other
laws regulating the assessment
of property would result in a
more equitable -assessment for
! the reason that the assessor has
| sufucient tjnnji , s/h-eh to make
the necessary investigation.
Having discharged our duty as
best we could under the disad
vantages with which we had u
contend, we remain,
Yours respectfully,
Will T. Tuice,
W. E. Jelks,
T. E. Vinson,
Board of Equalization.
WHAT IS MAN?
Man is a two-legged amnia
that chews tobacco and walks or
the forked end.
Most men were born. Wt
I never heard of but one win
wasn't, and lie was made of muc
— just for a sample. Man it
found in most parts of the world
He roams at will, feeds in th<
day time and sleeps at night
some nights.
He is very tame. You can g<
up to and put your hand on bin
anywhere, so as you don't put i
on his pocketbook, he has undej
such conditions been known t(
kick.
Man’s life is full of disappoint
ments, peruna and cob pipes.
He goes forth like a lion in tin
morning and leaves the wood fm
his wife to chop. In the evening
sneaks home with his panh
ripped and raises Cain abou
J “hard times.”
Man is like a dog —howls ;
great deal and runs around a
| night.
Like the elephant, he has i
trunk, but he don’t always takt
it with him the elephant does
Men are like nails in one re
jspect; in nine cases out of ter
I where either of them are crook
ed, they have been driven to il
by a woman.
! Men are like chickens -thej
always want to get on the high
’ est roost.
No man will swear before a
i lady; he always lets her swear
1 first.
i Little things sometimes worry
| a man most—twins, for instance.
Man may 'enjoy taking his
' sweetheart upon his knee, but
after marriage he doesn’t like
, the idea of being “slit upon.”
Man flourishes like a sagweed
today and tomorrow the under
taker has him salted away in his
ice box.
Now, as to what man is really
good for, anthropology is still in
the dark. Being strong he is
used to draw pictures, carry
news and pull revolvers. Proper
ly trained, man can jump higher
than any known animal. He has
even been known to jump moun
tain resort board bills.
Although in many ways man is
like other animals, in this re
spect ho di[fors from them all:
He lies while standing up.—Ex.
A PARALLEL DRAWN.
On the 5th of last May Presi
dent McKinley was the guest of
the city of El Paso, Texas. At
that time there were gathered
the ranchers of Texas, the greas
ers of Mexico and turbulent
characters of both countries on
the border. There were bull
tights across the river. There
were plenty of rough characters
from both republics, and yet
there was not the slightest dis
order: not the smallest indignity
was offered to bis excellency, the
president of. the Unit: d Step's,
and no show of violence develop
ed from any quarter. In the
tropics, where lawlessness is
1 supposed to abide, anarchy is
not tolerated. There were
thousands of men at El Paso with
pistols in their belts and dirks in
their boots to strike down the
hydrahead of nihilism or assas
sination. And yet had the presi
dent been shot in that motley
crowd the world would have
said that lawless Texas was the
home of disorder and that the
[ spirit of Latin America could
not be trusted.
Stop and Think!
30 cents per hundred gins
and wraps your cotton at the
Round Bale Gin. Then we
will BUY IT, giving the
HIGHEST CASH PRICE,
always from
I =S to 1-4 cents per pound
more than you are
offered by square
cotton buyers.
Do you like money? Well,
this year of all years, while
the cotton crop is short, you
should gin with us and got
all there is in it.
Very truly,
HcCRORY COTTON CO.
On the contrary, here is anoth
er picture—a northern city en
fete. The crowds are made up
of the trusted upper tendom of
an older and more conservative
civilization. Across the border
are the staunch Englishmen of
North America. In that clime
we would not expect assassina
tion to stalk abroad, offering with
one hand the grasp of a friend,
! concealing with the other the
| weapon of a murderer. And yet
the world knows what happened.
| The president is safer in Texas
; than he is in New York. The
; great cities seem to be the
spawning beds of anarchy. Men
who pint -igi'l- A the president,
who desire to overthrow the
greatest government that the
world ever saw, do hot seek the
hostile clime of the south. They
brood and breed in Detroit, in
Cleveland, in Toledo, in Patter
' son, in Buffalo. After all the
home of genuine Americanism
seems to be the south—some
; times derisively called “the solid
south, the home of slavery and
secession.” The men who slew
Lincoln and Garfield were not
southerners. Thank God for
t that!—Savanah Press.
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W GOODS!
We are daily receiving new goods which we expect
to sell at the lowet' prices possible. We have Calicos,
Domestic, Checks and Ginghams at 5 cents per yard.
Splendid Assortment and latest styles in Underwear
and Hosiery, Blankets and Comforts. : : :
We sell Hamilton-Brown Shoes, none better, from
'2o cents to s;j.50 per pair, guaranteed. Will give baby
born this year its first pair of shoes free of charge.
Have given away 25 pair already.
Our $2. Ladies’ Shoes are equal to a £2.50 shoe.
Our line of Pocket Knives can’t be beaten in town.
Our stock of Bridles, Whips, Breeching, Strap Goods,
A Nice Blanket FREE with
and Saddles is complete
each Saddle purchased.
For GROCERIES and HEAVY HARDWARE
us make you price's. Call on us before buying,
will endeavor to please you. Yours respectfully
FAKES (MERC. CO