WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY OF BACH WEEK AT
MoCROBY. ARKANSAS.
WALTER W RANEY, Editor.
Entered at the PoEt-Offlee at McCrory
Arkansas, as Second-Class mall.matter.
June Uth, 1901.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES,
me year. In advance. 11.00
Announcements.
Prosecuting Attorney :
We are authorized to announce J. M. Vine
yard. of Helena, as a candidate for the office
of Prosecuting A ttorney for this the First
Judicial District, subject to the action of the
democratic party.
The News Is authorized t o announce R. J.
Williams of Forrest City as a candidate for
the office of Prosecuting A ttorney for this,
the First Judicial District, subject to the ac
tion of the democratic party.
Circuit Court Clerk.
The News is authorized to announce Wm.
Moorman, of Augusta, as a candidate for the
office of circuit court clerk of this county sub
ject to the action of the democratic party.
County and Probate Court Clerk
We are authorized to announce F. B. Win
free. of Tip. as a candidate for the office of
county and probate court clerk of this county
subject to the action of the democratic party.
The News is authorized to announce Ed B.
Oarl-Lee of aujnsta, as a candidate for the
office of county and pronate court clerk of
this county subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party.
Sheriff and Collector.
We are authorized to announce T. Eck
Simpson, of Augusta, as a candidate for the
office of sheriff and collector of this county
subject to the action of the democratic party.
The News is authorized to announce W.
R. Cain, of Augusta, as a candidate for the of
fice of sheriff and collector of this county sub
ject to the action of the democratic party.
Tax Assessor,
The News is authorized to announce W
B. Fakes, of McCrory. as a candidate for the
office of tax assessor of this county subject to \
the action of the democratic party.
Representative .
The News is authorized to announce Elmo
M. Carl-Lee of Augusta, as a candidate for
the office of representative of this county
subject to the action of the democratic party.
The News is authorized to announce K. B.
Keating of McCrory. as a candidate for the
office of representative of this county sub
ject to the action of the democratic party.
County and Probate Judge.
The News Is authorized to announce J. F
Summers, of August . as a candidate for the
office of county and probate judge of this
county subject to the action of the democrat
ic party.
The News is uthorized to announce Esq.
Chas. N tienri. of Pumpkin Bend Township,
as a candidate for the office of county and
probate judge of tii-. county subject to the
act on of he democratic party.
The Mewsi authorized to announce Esq. S.
F. Watson, oi McCrory, as a candidate for
the office of county and probate judge of
this county subject to the action of the demo
cratic party.
Treasurer.
The News is authorized to announce C. L.
Jackson, of Grays, as a candidate for the
office of Treasurer of this county subject to
the action of the democratic party.
OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
Below is a list of those who
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since our last issue.
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McFall, W. J. McDonald, Aaron
Rattler and Henry Gunn, McCro
ry, Ark. J. L. Stegal, Grays, Ark.
The poultry industry is an impor
tant factor todav, and will bear
much study, whether conducted
as a side line or as an exclusive
occupation.
The postal authorities at Wash
ington recognizing the liability of
postmasters to make mistakes in
getting letters in the wrong boxes,
have fixed a penalty of 200 dol
lars on persons taking mail out of
the office other than their own and
not returning it at once. This
law also includes newspapers. The
ises that it is the postmaster’s
fault “cuts no ice.” If you have
been getting other people’s mail
you had better take warning or
- you may get yourself in trouble.
McCrory
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Your Patronage Re
spectfully Solicited.
MRS. JOHN C. VEAZEY, Prop.
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bauk of earth; it never refuses to
i discount to honest labor. The
best share is the plowshare, on
which dividends are always liber
al.
Subscribe today for the Kansas
City Weekly Journal and the
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pers for $1.05. This offer is good
only until April 1, after which time
no subscriptions will be accepted
at this very low clubbing rate.
The storekeeper who does not
advertise and who does not sys
teinize his business might as well
put up his shutters. Judicious
advertising means financial suc
cess. Never in the history of the
commercial world has advertising
occupied so dominant a place as it
does today.
People take newspapers nowa
days, read them and then throw
them away. They never think
what a source of pleasure and
profit., or reminiscence and thought
a file or even a few numbers of
such a paper would be to them
twenty or thirty years afterwards.
Pay for your papers and then
keep them.
Woman’s hopes are too often
blasted. In early youth many
say to themselves, “I shall be
; happy when I have a husband to
i love me best of all; then when
I the husband is too careless, “My
I child will comfort me;” then,
: throuerh the mother’s watching
and toil, “My child will repay me
when it grows up.” And at last,
1 after the long journey of years
, has been wearily traveled through,
i the mother’s heart is weighed
down by a heavy burden, no hope
; but the grave. We hope this may
not be the case with any who
weekly read these columns but all
must admit that it is often a true
history of woman’s hopes.
We notice in the Postmaster
General’s report a suggestion that
people writing letters should sign
their full names and addresses to
their letters, and there would
never be a letter but what could be
returned if it failed to reach the
person it was intended for. The
report suggests a better way than
that, too, but one which is a little
more expensive. That is to have
a small card pHnted on the cor
ner of the envelope. This will
cost only a trifle, and if the letter
cannot be delivered to the address,
or the address should be wrong,
the letter would come back in the
course of five to seven days, in
stead of going through the dead
letter office, and finally being re
turned to the writer after a lapse
of six weeks or more. The latter
suggestion is much the best, and
can be adopted at a very small ex
pense. Give us an order for some
envelopes with your address print
ed on same and your next letter
will receive better attention in the
handling of Uncle Sam’s mail.
ft
E. L. HAMILTON
FURNITURE AND STOVES.
COMPLETE LINE OF ALMOST EVERYTHING
TO KEEP THE PEACE
Wandering Cow Released On Her Own
Recognizance by Kind-Heart
ed Police Chief.
A fine Holstein cow that had es
caped from her owner’s lot was re
cently roaming the streets of Nash
ville when she was roped in by the
pound officer. This official action
evoked a moving appeal from the
owner, who addressed the chief of
police in this wise:
“Chief Blank: Dear Friend: Your
pound man has hauled my cow into
court this morning for prowling.
As it was her first offense, please
have her let off with as light a fine
as possible. Yours, -.”
Across the face of this letter the
chief scribbled the following in
struction to the pound man:
“Release the cow on her own
recognizances.”—Harper’s Weekly.
BAVARIAN DANCE.
Peasants of the upper Bavarian
Alps are famous for their agility
as dancers. One of their curious
dances is as follows: Eight boys
form a ring in the middle of the
dancing ground. They join hands
firmly as they circle round; every
alternate dancer flings his feet for
ward until his body becomes hori
zontal and parallel with the ground.
These four then brace their feet to
gether and, supported by the others
in the ring, they form a rapidly re
volving cross. After a little while
they regain their feet and the others
form the cross.
TRAVELS OF A CRAB.
In his report for the quarter end
ing September 30 the fishery officer
for the Northeastern district states
that he received one marked crab
during the quarter. It was captured
at Boddin, close to Montrose, Scot
land. It had traveled from four
miles north of Scarborough castle,
a distance of about 155 miles, in
689 days. Unless the crab had a
lift on the way from some sportive
person it must on an average have
crawled not less than 330 yards a
day.—Westminster Gazette.
QUEER PLACE FOR NE8T.
A sparrow has built a nest in a
corner pocket of the pool table in
the Active hose company’s building
at Bloomfield, N. J. Patrick Hig
gins, foreman of the company,
found the sparrow trying to hatch
three eggs in ¥t\e same nest with
the ivory cue ball when he invited
several friends to join him in a game
of pool recently. Many of the resi
dents visited the firehouse to see
the strange sight. Foreman Hig
gins says that all pool games must
be postponed indefinitely.
PROOF.
Mr. Softly—Tommy, do you realty
think your sister likes me better then
she does Mr. Smartly?
Tommy—I'm sure of It. When he’s
In the parlor she turns the light so
low she can’t see him at all.
NO SHIRKER.
The Ute brave had been informed
that he must go to work.
“Tell the Great Father at Wash
ington,” he responded, “Injun heap
ready, like work.”
“What kind of work?” asked the
agent, much encouraged.
“Chase um buffalo,” responded
the warrior, drawing his government
blanket around him.
THE REAL MEANING.
A chronic office-seeker had an
nounced his retirement from poli
tics.
“This means,” he explained to a
close circle of friends, “that I retire
from the effort to break in.”
THE ISSUE.
“What is the issue of your local
campaign?" asked the visitor to
New York.
“Mostly dmall bills,” replied the
disgusted political worker.
It is a poor excuse of an old ben
if, permitted to run loose in town,
that cannot make at least one ene
my out of a good neighbor.
The man who makes money in a
community has a duty to perform
to that community. It may be
that he has made his money by
his superior business ability, and
that he would have done as well
anywhere. That does not alter
the case. If his gifts are great
his responsibility is equally as
great. No man was placed on
earth for the sole purpose of mak
ing money, and the man who has
this as his ideal had better never
have been born. It is not an act
of charity, but the performance of
a simple duty for the man who
has made money to pass a little of
it on for the benefit of the com
munity, even though he never ex
pects to see a dollar of his contri
bution back.
HARNESS
REPAIRING
%
I have purchased
the Harness and Re
pair Shop of A. J.
Porter, formerly own
ed by W. N. Dune
hew, and am now lo
cated one door north
of .Jeffries, Matvdi &
Go’s, meat market
where I will be pleas
ed to do your repair
work. Your patron
age respectfully so
licited. Prompt at
tention and good
workmanship promis
ed all work brought
to my shop. Resp’t’ly,
June Dallas
McCrory.Ai k.
In every city there are move
ments which call for the expendi
ture of money. Some of these
are of a distinctly public character,
and are paid for through taxation.
Others are of a semi-public char
acter, and for them the funds must
be raised by voluntary contribu
tions. These must come from the
men who are doing the business
of the place and who have the
money. There is no other way.
The man who has the money is
the man who must pay the bills,
if they are to be paid. Most en
terprises of a public nature which
have for their object the bettering
of conditions, business and other
wise, in a city will, directly or
indirectly, return more than the
money expended to those who pay
it.
McCRORY
iTERC.
CO.
OUR
OOOD5
SATISFY.
Who are the leaders in our best
society, generally speaking? Why
a man may carry a whole library
in his head, and if his coat be
seedy and his pocket empty he is
nowhere; while a brainless fop
whose attire is faultless, and who
carries a full purse, is a first-rate,
smart fellow. What chance has a
young lady a little out of style,
who has to earn her own living,
to shine in society by the side of
For a Good Light . . . .
Use
Eupion Oil
Sold by Waters Pierce Oil Co.
WOOD & SON Agents.
one of our fashiouable ladies
whose papa is a millionaire!
Socially we are the slave of gold.
Old-fashioned people look at it in
the old-fashioned way, and say it
is all wrong. And so it is; but it
is a fact that stares us in the face
that those who are worth the most |
are considered as of the most
worth. After all, perhaps the
wisest man was right when he
said, “The love of money is the
root of evil.” We know from
sad experience that it is very in
convenient to be poor, but no man
is poor who has a happy home
and it does not require lace cur
tains or velvet carpets to make a
home happy.
It is in the home that woman
rises to her truest heights and
weilds her widest influence. Ev
er)’ home is a miniature world,
and the wife is a crowned queen.
The wife who makes society the
field of her accomplishments soon
finds her husband a devoted club
man. The woman who fills her
head with many of the ideas and
pleasures of much that is called so
ciety, soon wants to entertain her
husband, any evening she may not
have some other engagement,
with cards. She plays just as she
did to win some prize at progress
ive eucher or whist parties. She
cheats a little, and they have a lit
tle spat over it, aud then another
and another, and presently she
fires something at his head, but
misses it and hits the motto over
the door, “God Bless Our Home.”
Their little boy says: “Ala, you
missed pa'8 head, but you gave
the motto hail Columbia.” Often
the only question to be decided in
that home is, “who shall have the
boy?” and the court is asked to
decide it. God pity the woman
who has set her heart on much
that is in modern society.
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF
WOODRUFF COUNTY.
The constantly recurring de
mand for “food and clothing”
impels me to ask at your hands
the office of county treasurer. I am
not so old,nor yet so disabled that I
cannot render you as good service
as I have in the past; nor have I as
yet come to beleive that a public offi
cer is other than a public servant,
dependent on and accountable to
the whole people—his constituency.
In the plans and economy of our
civil government, yon are called
and required to elect a county
treasurer. The question of costs
does not enter into the account in
making your selection.
You must have a county treas
urer, and I earnestly solicit,—Yea,
I would entreat,—that you make
me your choice for that position
in our coming primary election!
Respectfully,
C. B. Mills.
VISIT YOUR SCHOOLS.
You hear a great deal about our
schools, talk much about them,
think some about them, and per
adventure wonder not a little more
about them than if they were in
China. How many heads of fam
ilies, parents, business men, men
of minds, ever cross the thres
hold of the school-room? How
many ever offer a word of encour
agement to teacher or scholar and
let them know by your presence,
at least occasionally, in the school
room that you are an interested
party, really desirous that they
should prosper, and that you have
their best welfare at heart? How
many have personally recognized
the head of the school, he who has
the training of the mind and the
building of and establishing the
character of your boy or girl? How
many have kindly counseled and
advised with him, showing you
are with him in the great work,
wishing him well, and cheering
with a “God speed.” How few,
can answer in the affirmative, and
yet yon sometimes hear of the school
and teel that it is not what it
should be, and what you wish it
was. Will it help it to be con
stantly finding fault, continually
growling aud denouncing it with
almost even breath? And when
some trivial or ev, n grave mistake
is made will h be.ter matters to
pompously parade the same be
fore the putdic.
Things are not often just as we
would like to have them, and sur
rounding circumstances not al
ways as we imagine or hear they
are, and very often if we knew the
exact condition aud state of affairs
our minds and opinions would be
the reverse to what they were
without a knowledge of facts.
Now this is merely offered as a
hint, and while we presume many
will read it, it is hoped some will
think about it, and at least a few
be induced to aci up< n it aud visit
our schools at least occasionally.
C. L. ADAflSON,
Jeweler, Optican and Engrevgg;
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
Silverware, Etc. Etc.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
TWELVE MONTHS.
REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY.
AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS.
Wanted!
To buy all kinds of Country Produce
such as hides. Chickens, Eggs* Butter,
Vegetables, Etc. In fact, anything rais
ed on the farm in the produce line. High
est Market price paid for same.
A. J. PORTER.