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Snake in Her Bed.
Marysville, Cal.—With a shriek
Miss Amanda Purkiss, a pretty, young
school teacher of Sutter county,
jumped from her bed shortly after
midnight the other morning and fell
in a faint. When she revived she
pointed to her bed, and an Investiga
tion disclosed a big snake, four feet
long, asleep in the schoolmistress’ bed.
The sudden cold weather is believed
to have driven the snake to the warm
bed.
Lucky thought to put New
Year’s so close to Christmas. If
Bill’s folks send us a Christmas
card, reminding us that we
should have sent them one, it’s
easy enough to retort with a
New Year’s greeting.
Good resolutions abandoned
are about as beautiful as snow
flakes that have fallen into a
mud puddle.
Hint for the Housewife.
If your fingers are fruit-stained af
ter cooking, soap your hands thor
oughly before you let any water touch
them. That will take away the stain
at once, but if you wet them first,
you will find it very difficult to get
them clean.
Look Forward.
Another milestone in life’s journey
Disappears from human sight,
Another year is fleeting onward
Swiftly slipping in its flight.
But what has gone is gone for always
And so let us shed no tear
Just let us hope that 1917
Will ever be a Happy Year.
Good New Year resolution. Don’t
be a pessimist.
To Tell Age of Herring.
Naturalists calculate that the age of
the marketable herring may be any
thing between three and seven years,
judging by the annual rings on the
scales.
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Better to Make Many and Break Some
Than to Have Made None
at All.
It’s very much the fashion to joke
about making New Year’s resolutions;
but as a matter of fact there is ad
vantage in making resolutions, if they
are good ones, and there is no other
date except one’s birthday anniversary
so appropriate for the practice.
That individual must be totally de
void of sentiment who has no senti
ment on the subject of New Year.
Jokers whose topic is New Year’s res
! olutions lay stress on the fact that
many of them are broken. A fact it
is—there is no denying it. But not all
of them are broken. A man who makes
ten New Year’s resolutions, every one
of them good, and breaks nine, is
: better off to the extent of the virtue
• involved in keeping the one to which
he adheres than if he made none at
all.
For the sake of argument, however,
perhaps it may be conceded that mak
ing numerous good resolutions at once
is open to criticism on the ground that
it is harder to attain perfection in
many things than In a few things, and
that failures cause discouragement,
and that concentration is helpful to
success. From this point of view the
wise thing for New Year’s resolution
makers to do is to survey their fail
ings and frame a few resolutions hit
ting the high spots.
SAME OLD BLUFF.
The old year was backing up, pre
paratory to his departure. |
| "Have you anything to say before
you leave?” he was asked. i
I "I don’t know that I have. No, I
■ guess not. Unless—”
“Yes; go on.”
"If I had my life over again I would '
do a whole lot different. I wish I had
known then what I know now. I should
have;—”
“That’s what they all say. It’s old ,
stuff. Good-by.”
GENERAL DIRECTORY
CITY OFFICIALS.
G. W. Barber.Mayor
C. Porter Best.Recorder
J. G. Pulley.Day Marshal
G. G. McCrory.Treasurer
Dr. H. P. Hargis.Health Officer
Aldermen: J. A. Cullum, R. A. Drew
ery, Oc Jeffries, G. G. McCrory and C.
E. Riggs.
Council meets first Monday nig^it of
each month in phe Council Chamber in
the Farmers & Merchants Bank Bldg.
COURTS.
NORTHERN DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT—Third Monday In
February and August.
CHANCERY COURT—Second Mon
day in January, May and member.
COUNTY COURT—First Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—Fourth Monday
in January, April, July and October.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT—First Monday in
March and September.
CHANCERY COURT—Third Monday
in January, May and member.
COUNTY COURT—jpecond Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—First Monday
following that of the Northern Dis
j trict.
PROFESSIONAL Cards'
DR. G. F. MAYNARD
Licensed Deputy State
Veterinarian
AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS
Sick and emergency cails answered
Promptly
In McCrory first Saturday 0f aach
month.
B. BREWSTER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office phone 39, Residence 16
Office in rear of Farmers &
Merchants Bank building
J. H. WEST
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Calls answered promptly
day or night.
Grays, Arkansas
DR. R. L. FRASER,
IS READY TO ANSWER
CALLS, DAY OR NIGHT.
Phone Number 2,
McCrory, Arkansas "
L. B. WINFREE, J. P.
CONVEYANCES
G. W. BARBER
NOTARY PUBLIC
AND INSURANCE
m
The Cost of
Living High
is LOW in
Colorado
And reduced fares are in effect
"The Colorado Line”
Why not spend your suffl®*
vacation out there? It wdl cos
no more and it will be far mo
enjoyable and profitable than
''".ting nearer home, bet
from your nearest Koc
agent or by address £
C. B. SLOAT
Assistant General Passenger
Little Rock, Ark.
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