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E C. KSAflER, Editor.
■ :-.i«..■ : ft f PostOIHoe at McCrory.
A ntivi*.. as s. .ro' -0!:ts. matt .matter.
HUBSCR:I’lION KATES.
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i • i:obi/, t;ti na attorney.
V. e arc authorized to announce Hon. P. R
A ; u Augusta ascandidate for prosecu
ii: attorney of ilic First Circuit, subject to
tin: v.-ttor. of the Democratic party.
FOJ: r EPKESENTATIVE.
The News is authorized to announce A TTY.
V. C. KRAMER of McCrory, as candidate for
Representative from Woodruff county in the
Thiry-font.i General Assembly of Arkansas
subject to the action of the Democratic party
The News Ts authorized to announce J. D.
E'.dridtte, of Auttusta. as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination to repesent Woodrnff
county in the next General Assembly: subject
t.\ the action of tbe Democrat party.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
We are authorized to announce Eck Simp
son of Cotton Plant as a candidate for the of
fice of Circuit Clerk, subject to the Demo
cratic Party.
We are authorized to announce Mr. Hamblet
Dale, of Augusta, as candidate for Circuit
clerk of Woodruffcount.v: subject totheaction
of the Democratic Party.
The News is authorized to announce Paul
Martin of Howell, as a candidate for the office
of circuit clerk, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
FOR ASSESSOR.
We are authorized to announce John Gard
ner of Snapps as a candidate for assessor of
Woodruff county, subject to the action of
the Democratic Party.
We ore authorized to announce Thos, A.
Hightower, of near McCrory, as candidate for
the office of Assessor of Woodruff county, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce Maj. T, E.
Stanley, of Augusta, as candidate for County
Judge of Woodruff county. Subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
The NEWS is authorized to announce HON.
O. N. Killough of Cross co. as candidate for
the Democratic nomination to represent Cross
and Woodruff Counties in the Senate of the
next General Assembly; subject to the action
of the Democratic party.
SCHOOL NOTES.
The following pupils were per
fect in attendance for the month
of February, 1902.
Grover Angus, Noble Wherry
and Maynard Wherry.
Pupils making not lower than
85 in all studies for the month of;
February, 1902.
Willie Angus. Mamie Huff, Ida
Tarpley, Annie Sue Wilder,
Myrtle Marsh, Grace Angus,
Mabel Sturdivant, Milton Huff,
Wess Mitchell, Dayton Miller,
Leslie Sturdivant, Noble Wher
ry, Maynard Wherry, Byron j
Walker, George Raymond, Myr- j
tie Teweli and Sam Miller.
BUS BURG PAPERS.
[Continued From Last Issue]
Now, let us consider our rul
ers and see them as they are.
It has been said that the princi-1
pies of our American liberty are |
inherent within us; we are born |
with it; we breathe it; the mighty j
mountains, vast plains and the;
sublime rivers picture it; every j
balmy breeze from every quarter j
whispers it to our souls; every]
tornado proclaims it in thunder
tones; our war-ships proclaim it
to the world and make monarch
ies tremble with fear. (Now is
not this about as big a case of “hi
falutin bosh” as you ever heard.) i
The terms of American liberty
indicate that every citizen is in his
own rights a monarch and that
there are no Lords and masters
and that they hire certain men to
fill certain positions for certain
lenghs of time at certain wages
and the law defines the duties
they shall perform. Now this
makes us feel “big” and if we
see a stranger, we strut around
him with our bare feet and one
suspender to impress him more
fully proclaim to him the wonder
and importance of our great
American liberty. Just to prove
to his benighted mind that we
are lords in disguise; that one
man is just as high and good in
America as another, if not a good
deal better.
But now just for the fun of it,
let me change the scene. It is a
beautiful spring morning and we
are drawing into our lungs a few
gallons of the air of liberty right
fresh off of the big green frog
pond in front of our door trying
to regain our strength after hav
ing dynamited a couple of “buffa
loes” for our breakfast and hav
ing won a few dimes from Felix
Brown and Tom Poindexter
shooting crapps and see that my
“Wild Cat” is running all right.
All at once I am disturbed by a
man who in a very pompous
manner declares himself to be a
deputy, who has been deputised
by a man who is the cousin of a
man who was deputised by some
near relation of the deputy
sheriff, who has been deputised
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Satisfaction guaranteed; come
to see me.
Mccrory,.Ark.
by the aforesaid high official to
act in the capacity of deputy
sheriff during the time that the
regular sheriff was laid up by a
very sudden and severe attack of
“hog drunk” and that I was
wanted at the county seat to
answer to the charge of having
broken the fishing and game
laws in the county and state
aforesaid.
I tried to explain to him that I
was an American citizen and did
not owe servitude to any man,
but he clapped a pair of bracelets
upon my wrists and forthwith
dragged me before the judge
who with his red and weeping
eyes; the purple knob on the end
of his nose unabreviated paunch
frowned down upon me as if I
was a nigger and asked me how
I dared to thus willfully and
with malice afore thought disre
gard, break, smash and other
wise bust up the laws that were
duly and legally made, enacted
and put in force to control the
poor devils of the country that
did not have any money to help
themselves with. I tried to ex
plain to him that I was a free
born American, therefore was a
sovereign in my own right and as
or his authority and pusilani
THE PEOPLE Wi’»Jel1
that we are handling the Very Best Groceries at lowest
prices.
We have a Complete line and yet we add more every
day. Don’t fail to call on us for what you want to eat,
for we have got it. Will have Butter Beans and Lady
Peas in stock the last of the -week.
Do you eat Grape-Nut Food? We have it. Head
quarters for Sugar House Molasses, Apples, Oranges,
Bananas, Lemons, Cocoanuts, Potatoes and Onion Setts.
A full line of Pine Candies. D. M. Ferry’s Seed
^^Jilso Ullathorn’s. Get on the Premium List. Resp’t.,
Charlie Cook
The Leading Grocery man.
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I have been In
the painting
business more
than twenty
Draw
your
own
conclu
sion
Hive years,
if you need
anything in
the painting
line why not
get someone
to do the
work who is a Pnictiea^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 tria
John T. O’Fallon, %
c- the painter; a
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j ibous pomposity, he might go to
H-Hades; that I was there
| to protect myself and demanded
i the evidence against me. Upon
| which I was informed that I
| could not protect myself in that
j or any other court in Arkansas,
but that I would be held in jail
until I paid $10.00 and costs for
contempt of court. Then by
special permit of his Honor, the
court, I might hire a lawyer to
protect me. His Honor advised
me to employ a certain one he
named if I could get him. But
he doubted it as he was so well
occupied by rich clients and im
portant cases and that he could
hardly be induced to take so
poor and doubtful a case as mine.
But no sooner was it known that
I wanted a lawyer, than they be
gan buzzing around and out of
the hungry throng, I chose one
who wranted $ 100.00 to take the
case. I told him, I could and
wmuld not pay but $10.00 and he
closed with me. I gave him a
bottle of my very best “Wild
Cat'’ after which he told me
that there was but little to be
done to clear me. If I had $10.
to give the prosecuting attorney
and another bottle for the judge,
he was sure there would be no
cause for prosecution which I
agreed to. My lawyer spoke a
few words to the prosecuting
attorney and passed a note to
him. He went behind the judge’s
desk and passed him something.
The judge stooped down behind
his desk and I heard a gurgling
noise, then he raised up some
what out of breath and tears
streaming dowTn his cheeks.
(That “Wild Cat” was double
strong.) He raised up and stated
that he had looked into my case
and as the state had withdrawn
the charge that he fully and free
ly discharged the case and went
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Passsemfer No. 32 arrives McCrory, 4:48 a. m.
No. 34 " " 11:59 a. m
GOING WEST.
Passenger No. 33 ariives McCrory, 11:23 a. la
No. 31 “ v “ 10:42 p. m.
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B, Edwards, Local Agent, ' <
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ori to say that he was sorry that
it so often happens that some of
our best law-abiding citizens
were forced before the courts on
a trumped up charge and that he
would love to be able to get the
names of all men guilty of bring
ing such lies and he would learn
them a lesson and further he
was convinced that I had intend-1
ed no contempt of court and as- j
sured the court by my after acts
had convinced him, he therefore
ordered my $10.00 to be refund
ed. He bade me good bye and
invited me to come again.
(CONTINUED.)
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
(Continued From Last Issue.)
Does any one suppose for a
moment that he returns to his
work tired up with new energy
and a light heart? Is it at all
surprising that the hired man
learns to work for fat meat and
sunshine’ We think not, but we
are not done with Mr. Mortgage
yet. We claim that it is debase
ing in its influence that it takes
all the manhood and dignity out
of the man and why do we say
this? Because, the man who
tells you that you must mort
gage, tells you plainly that you
have neither honor or credit and
so the man is forced to look upon
himself as a fugitive and a vaga
bond. But some one is ready to
say you are putting that too
strong. But we reply that it is
a well known fact that you may
take a boy and accuse him of be
ing a thief and a liar and if you
will keep that up, you will shape
his life just that way and it is
also an established fact that bad
laws make bad men.
There is yet another charge to
bring against Mr. Mortgage,
that is this, thnt-lie takes a re
ward against the innocent. Now
to explain, we find a man with a
large family that he must sup
port, but he has not the means
at hand and so the pony has to
go nnder mortgage. The man’s
intentions and motives are all
good and often the papers are all
fixed up. He goes to town in
company with his neighbor who
buys for cash. They each buy a
barrel of flour. The cash man
goes to a cash dealer and pays
$4.00 for his flour; the other man
goes to his mortgagee and pays
$7.00 for the same grade of flour.
Now we would ask in all can
dor, is not that taking a reward
against the innocent? _ We have
one other charge to bring against
Mr. Mortgage and then we will
let him rest for the time being.
We charge that he is an op
pressor of the duinb-brute and
why, because his former owner
has no further interest in him as
his own property after he sees
that the crop is short and that
the mule must pass into the
hands of the merchant. He is
left to shift for his living and we
remember seeing at one time 35
mules in one merchant’s lot that
were so poor that it almost took
two of them to make one shadow'.
Now' it will not take long to
dispose of Mr. Credit and the
first thing we have to say of him
is that he ought to be killed so
dead that the trumpet of the last
day would not resorect him.
Well, some one is ready to say
that the people would starve to
death. We are willing to admit
that it would work a hardship on
the poor for one year but we be
lieve that all would squeeze
through some way and we feel
sure that the death of credit
would beget a state of industry,
economy and thrift that wmuld
tell well on the destiny of this
md other generations to come. I
Let us illustrate the point we i
vish to make here. Suppose we
Drepare a piece of ground in the :
;pring and plant it in vines and
is fast as the shapes make their
ippearance, we pull them off and '
sat them. Would we ever get
my ripe melons. The answer •
s exceedingly plain and
hus it is with the man who lives <
>n credit. He puts a mortgage (
>n his crop before it is plauted
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and eats the shapes as fast as
they appear.
Now the question comes up
what will the harvest be? Tin
answer is distress and disap
pointment. We claim that Mr.
Credit is the father of Mr. Mort
gage. This son was born to him
in his old age and he has given his
boy a coat of many colors, but
unlike Joseph, he has no breth
ren. So there is no danger ol
his being sold into slavery.
Now we will call up Mr. Mort
gage again and the first thing wf
. want to say is this, that the mar
; who sells his wares and mer
i chandise under this iron clad
j system becomes a tyrant and s
, dictator. He tells the poor mar
i exactly what he may do and
| what he may not do. He sends
his agents over the land to sec
how the crop is cultivated. He
weighs and measures all you
have to sell and all you have tc
buy and sets the price in both
cases. He watches the crop
from the bloom to the gin and
I from there to his own door. He
;
then names the price and does
the weighing and notwithstand
ing the fact that he has read that
a false balance is an abomination
to the Lord, he says who is the
Lord, that I should serve him or
who is the Almighty, that 1
should fear him? Now we would
ask was ever an Egyptian task
master more rigid or exacting?
Answer the question, ye peons
and serfs.
We are aware of the fact that
when the credit system is
threatened with death, the man
who sells his goods under the
pad lock system, sees at once
that his craft is in danger and
like the Ephesians they would
run together and stop their ears
and cry with a loud voice, great
is Dianna of the Ephesians.
Let our legislature meet and
repeal all the collecting laws on
tour statue books except for tax
es. Let the new law take effect
one year after passage. Ijet the
people prepare themselves for a
cash basis. Mr. Mortgage
would die of grief, the small
merchant that sells for cash
would flourish as a tree planted
by the rivers of waters. The
poor man would eat the fruit of
his own vine, the morning stars
would sing together for joy, the
wilderness and the solitary
places wmuld be made glad and
the desert would blossom as the
rose. Yours for a better day,
Observer.
The
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Trains between
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Close connection at ten junc-!
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LITTLE ROCk, ARK.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
See or write
W. H. Ji.Mii.BSON,
M’CHOKY, - - ARKANSAS,
about Tombstones or Monum . ts. lie rnpr*
1 sents Morris Bros., Memphis. Term., one of • be
' argest manufactory of the Uh,a in the south
• and will make close prices
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PHYSICIAN Af-‘Sl'RQEON.
MeOKORY. - .\
‘ Office corner Maine slueet anti Eduionds A >
l enue Will answer all calls day a .a night.
DOCTOR J W MORRIS
Physician and Surgeon
Will answer all calls day and night.
DeView, ARK.
DR H P HARGIS
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
' McCrory, Arkansas
Office at residence on Edmunds Avenue. I
will answer all calls day and night.
ANDREWS & KRAMER
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Any business intrusted to our care will re
ceive prompt attention.
Augusta and McCrory, Ark
DR L A JELKS
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
MCCRORY. - - - ARK.
Office next door west of E. L. Hamilton's
furniture store. 1 will be found at my office
day or night.
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J Tombstones, Marble and Muuu- ?
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g J. H. Liarrentine, DeView, Ark. |
C- Agent. for p
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Augusta . . Arkansas
Will practice in all courts of the State.
Waverly Hotel.
MLS. L. M’FALL, Prop.
McCrory, - Arkansas.
Centrally located. Convenient to depot.
Porter meets all trains. Your patronage
solicited. _
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
DeView Township Officials.
Constable, John Hatcher
Justices of Peace. W. W. Rest and J. T. Angelo
City Officials.
Mayor- H. T. Raney
Recorder. w. B. Kyle
MarshaU' A. D. Stafford
Aldermen: C. W. McCrory, E. I., Hamilton
E. T. Wherry. C.Hnilev and H. J. Cariktfr
Court Sessions.
Circuit Court meets third Monday in Februa
ry and August.
Woodruff Chancery Court-Third Monday
In May and December.
County Court.—First Monday in January.
April, July and October.
Probate Court meets fourth Monday in Jan
uary, April, July and October,
County Officials.
County and Probate Judge,
Sheriff,
Circuit Clerk.
County Clerk.
Assessor,
Treasurer,
Snrveyor,
T. E. Stanley
J. B. Kittrell
Ed. S. CarlLee
L. B. Winfree
Cras. Buchanan
Eugene Billingslea
A. J. Black
Church Announcements.
M. E. Church. South. F. E. Taylor, pastoi
Services every first and third Sunday. Sun
day School every Sunday at 0:30 a. m.. Dr. G.
B. Fakes, Superintendent. Prayer-meeting
every Wednesday night at 7:30 p. m.
Christian Church, of DeView. Services 1st
and 3rd Sundays at 11 a. m., EM Long preach
ing on the first Sunday und Eld IV tod oil the
3rd. Ou 2nd and tth Sundays of caoh u»u.U>
omtaunloa services are hr ki at 2p, m.