Woodmfk Eonmty News.
VOL. VIII.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1908.
NO. 1.
SOME REMARKS FROM MINNE
SOTA EDITORS.
What They Think of Western Canada.
A party of editors from a number of
cities and towns of Minnesota recently
made a tour of Western Canada, and
having returned to their homes they
are now telling in their respective
newspapers of what they saw on their
Canadian trip. The West St. Paul
Times recalls the excursion of the
Minnesota editors from Winnipeg to
the Pacific Coast ten years ago. Re
ferring to what has happened in the
interval the writer says: ‘'Thousands
of miles of new railway lines have
been built, and the development of
the country has made marvelous
strides. Millions of acres, then lying
in their wild and untouched state,
have since been transferred into grain
fields. Towns have sprung up as if
by the wand of a magician, and their
development is now in full progress.
It is a revelation, a record of conquest
by settlement that is remarkable.”
The Hutchinson Leader character
izes Western Canada as “a great coun
try undeveloped. The summer out
ing,” it says, “was an eye-opener to
every member of tile party, even those
who were on the excursion through
Western Canada ten years ago, over
considerable of the territory covered
this year, being amazed at the prog
ress and advancement made in that
short space of time. The time will
come when Western Canada will be
the bread-basket of the world. It
was a delightful outing through a
great country of wonderful possibil
mes ana resources.
Since the visit of these editors the
Government has revised its land regu
lations and it is now possible to se
cure 160 acres of wheat land at $3.00
an acre in addition to the 160 acres
that may be homesteaded.
The crops of 1908 ha.ve been splen
did, and reports from the various dis
tricts show good yields, which at pres
ent prices will give excellent profits to
the farmers.
Prom Milestone, Saskatchewan,
there are reported yields of thirty bush
els of spring wheat to the acre, while
the average is about 20 bushels. The
quality of grain to be shipped from
this point will be about 600,000 bush
els. Information regarding free lands
and transportation will be freely given
by the Canadian Government Agents.
One Way to Cage the Brute.
"I think that’s a charming thing far
your wife to do," the visitor remarked.
"To sit down on the floor and take
your shoes off for you after dinner.”
It is," acknowledged her husband,
“but there's method in her madness.
She does it to keep me at home. She
knows that once my shoes are off
and my slippers on I’ll be too lazy to
put the shoes back on and go down
town."
A Household Necessity.
I would almost as soon think ol
running my farm without implements
as without Hunt’s Lightning Oil. Ol
all the liniments I have ever used,
for both man and beast, it is the quick
est in action and richest in results.
For burns and fresh cuts it is absolute
ly wonderful. I regard it as a house
hold necessity. Yours truly,
S. HARRISON,
Kosciusko, Miss.
Snake In a Beer-Barrel.
A party of foreigners tapped a keg
of beer at Lake Altoona, Pa., but
could not get the fluid through the
spigot. Investigation disclosed the
fact that the bunghole was stopped up
by a snake. The reptile must have
crawled into the keg while it was ly
ing empty on the ground, and was
drowned when the keg was filled.
Don’t Be Irritable.
An irritated skin makes an irri
table person, and an irritable person
gathers much trouble unto himself or
herself, as the case may be. Moral:
1 se Hunt’s Cure, one box of which is
absolutely and unqualifiedly guaran
teed to cure any form of skin trouble,
iny kind of itching known is relieved
at once, and one box cures.”
When He Shines.
Tom—The biggest nuisance on earth
Is a kicker.
Teas—Unless the dear boy happens
to be on the football team.
TO DRIVE OUT VIA LARI A
, vn n m ii.D i p the system.
riio ,,hS Old Standard I.ROVks TAMTEI.KSS
•pi.11 x TONIC. You know what you arc taking.
y bottle,
tastolcs*
, - •••v. uruait miwtual form. For grown
Ik'ople and children. Me.
•I'l . • * «•»* «)*.*'» ” »■»> ,ruu u>>
ii • formula is plainly printed on every
owing it, is simply Quilimo and Iron in a t
1 »“• and the most effectual form. Foi
1 he man without a purpose is like
a ship without a rudder—a waif a no
•hing. a noinan. Have a purpose in
bfe, have a purpose.—Carlyle.
For Headache Try Hicks’ Capudin
'V heilier from Colds, Heat. Stomach <
-'• nous troubles, the allies are speedil
ciievcd by Capudine. It’s Liquid—pleai
", *° . take—E.f ects immediately. 10,
■uid 50e at Drug Stores.
In point of area, New Orleans is the
second largest city in this country.
Mrs. 'Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.
ror chikfrcn teething, eoftenn the gums, reduces ln«
Lamination, allay» pain, cure* wind colic. 25c a bottle.
The charity that begins at home is
generally too weak to travel.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
the latest news of the
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Na
tion, and Particularly from the
Great Southwest.
Raymond Hitchcock, the actor, who
has been out on $7500 bail, since his
acquittal on two of six indictments
found against him on charges brought
by three little girls, was discharged
from the necessity of continuing the
bond, and District Attorney Jerome
acknowledged in court that the actor
would never be brought to trial on the
four remaining indictments.
Fourteen true bills, charging Il
linois Republicans and Democrats with
having fraudulently conspired to de
feat John J. Hcaly, state's attorney for
renomination were voted by the
special grand jury in Chicago.
It was announced Friday that Prof.
Mark W. Harrington, once one of the
best known scientists in the country,
has been found a hopeless lunatic in
the New Jersey asylum for the in
sane, after a search for him that last
ed ten years.
Following a midnight conference at
the department of justice over the $29
000,000 case of the Standard Oil Uncle
Sam’s legal sharps began the work of
writing a petition for a writ of cer
tiorari before the supreme court of
the United States. Several important
questions raised by the circuit court
OI aopeals at Chicago in us recent ue
nial of the government motion for a
rehearing will be solved.
William J. Bryan and his wife will
leave Lincoln in a few days for an ex
tended western and southern trip,
which will probably include a stay at
a health resort in Mexico.
In an interview Senator J. P. Dol
liver of Iowa, declared he expects to
retire from public life soon. Dolliver
said his private interests demand that
he retire from active participation in
politics
The United States has decided to
recognize the new government estab
lished in Paraguay as a result of the
successful revolution last spring.
Federal Judge Taylor held that the
lease of the Cleveland Railroad com
pany's lines to the Municipal Traction
company, is vcid. This indicates the
appointment of . receiver for the
Clevelnr.il t.vr, :..»«*>. system.
Twfmtv j.'.r - s have been kill
ca *!* ' .b:.iy-seven wounded in the
Wisconsin woods during the past few
weeks despite the fact that the deer
season only began Wednesday. Many
of the victims were hunting deer out
of season, but the majority were duck
hunting.
Orville B. Wright, the famous aviat
or has enlisted the support of Russell
A Alger, the Detroit capitalist and
son of the late Senator Alger, and an
ai roplane factory will he built in De
troit at once. The first order to be
executed will be the aeroplanes or
dered by the United States govern
ment following the success of the
trial at Fort Myer.
Three masked men entered the
Hotel Keokuk at Keokuk ,1a., and
rifled the cash drawer after holding
up the night clerk, a porter and a
traveling man named Unger, me
victims were forced to go into the
baggage room which the robbers
locked. The masked men then fled
with $73 in cash after firing once in
the air.
The New York Shipbuilding com
pany of Camden, N. J., submitted the
lowest bid for the construction of the
battleship Utah Monday, offering to
contsruct the ship under the depart
ment's plans with turbine machinery
in thirty-two months, with a guaran
teed speed of 20% knots for $3,
940,000.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson may be
haled into the federal court under a
charge of contempt. During a master
commissioner's hearing in the re
ceivership proceeding for all Cleve
land traction lines, Johnson refused
to produce the books of the fare box
company.
President Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia university, pleads for
$100,000,000 to make the institution 1
the success he thinks it should be.
In a letter to an intimate friend,
Ruth Ilryan Leavitt states that, divorce
courts are horrors to her entire family
and that every member is utterly op
posed to divorce on principle.
The Boston Herald has announced i
the abolition if its comic Sunday sup
plement, declaring that the “funny
side" which delight the children have
outlived their day.
Charles W. Morse, the former ice
king, who is now under sentence to
fifteen years in the Atlanta prison,
was denied bail in th appellate branch
of the United States circuit court
pending the disposition of a writ of
error.
Rear Admiral “Fighting Bob” Evans
liiflped into the White House on
crutches to congratulate the president
for his order taking marines off battle
ships. Evans has been advocating this
action 30 years.
In a boiler explosion of the Miller
Humber company plant at Pound Gap,
Ky., four men were killed and four
seriously injured. The dead: John
Hubbard, Rollo Flemming; Willie
Tackett; Mullins Elbert and Manager
Miller of the plant will die.
The Zeppelin Airship company,
headed by Count Zeppelin, has an
nounced its intention of seeking the
north pole by means of a dirigible
balloon. An airship will be built to
meet the special demands of a polar
trip and the start will be made from
Northern Sweden.
In announcing for the last fiscal
year the biggest postal deficit in the
history of the country $1G,910,27S.99,
Postmaster General Meyer suggested
a means by which deficits can be pre
vented in the future. He wants a
special local parcels post established
on rural routes.
Greatly angered because he failed
to have the pope annul the marriage
of his daughter, Helen, from Samuel
Clarkson, Martin Maloney may pro
bably renounce his papal title of
nobility and also his post as chamber
lain which gives him a right to wear
a cap and sword.
The secretary of the navy has
awarded the contract for the con
struction of the 21,825-ton battleship,
the Utah, to the New York Ship Build
ing company of Camden, N. J., at it3
bid of $3,040,000 for a 20%-knot ship.
Notice was served upon Janies G.
Woodward, nominee of the city pri
mary for mayor of Atlanta under
U1 UCIO UJL. ^'UlCL Ul ruiu-c iirunuifc,^
that he must appear in the recorder's
court to answer the charge of being
drunk on the streets.
Despite the reassuring words of
Governor General Magoon, there ir»
every indication that the national
election will be a riotous affair. Bet
ting is beginning to favor Gen.
Gomez, of the Liberal leader.
Henry Leidy, a negro, attacked Mian
Elizabeth Hauser, white, 1G years old
near Biloxi, Miss. He was arrested and
identified by his victim. A mob
stormed the jail and taking Leidy to
Point Cadet lynched him.
Jacob Sikkema, aged 25, of Grand
Rapids, Mich., shot and mortally
wounded his wife, rvho is slightly over
17 years of age. He then shot himself
death being instantaneous.
The financial department of the new
Japanese cabinet announced that the
budget for next year calls for an ex
penditure of 517,120,000 yen.
Larger than any Leviathon of his
tory or fable, the North Dakota, great
est of Uncle Sam’s battle ships, took
her place Tuesday at Quincy, Mass.,
in the element for which she was
fashioned. The launching at the yards
of the Fore River Ship Building com
pany was witnessed by a distin
guished gathering that came from the
state for which the monster is named,
and from Washington and Boston.
Major General Leonard Wood, for
several years commander of the
United States army of the Philip
pines, arrived in New York Monday
from the Philippines. He came on
the steamer Noordam.
Dutch traders have decided to boy
cott German goods, owing to the un
friendly attitude of the kaiser as re
vealed in his interview in the London
Telegraph two weeks ago.
Ex-United States Senator Carmack,
editor of the Nashville Tenneessean,
was shot and killed by Duncan C.
Cooper in a street duel. The assault
was the result of politics in Tennee
see.
The number of saloons in Chicago
has been steadily decreasing until
there is now almost 1,000 less than
1905. The failures have not been
among the women saloonkeepers, in
the opinion of the city clerk and col
lector, but among the men. They esti
mated that Chicago women own as
many barrooms today as they ever
did.
Professor Petwr Kramer, of St.
Louis was dashed against the chim
ney of the Methodist church aud killed
at Princeton. 111., while making a bal
loon ascension at the farmer’s car
nival. Glen Hayden, a 7-year-old boy
who was standing near the church
was struck by a brick falling from the
chimney which was wrecked by the
balloon, his skull was fractured and
he may die.
At a meeting of the Manufacturers’
Association of Lynn, Mass., Secretary
Sawyer said the shoe business would
start up immediately, and that he
looked for a prosperous year. General
Manager Fish of the General Electric
company said he looked for more pro
sperous conditions.
John Wilson, motorman, was killed
and 12 passengers injured, one seri
ously, when a Lake Erie & Western
passenegr train collided with a Chi
cago. South Bend & Northern Indiana
electric car near LaPorte, Ind. The
only passenger badly hurt was Mrs.
Edgar Austim
NEWS OF^
ARKANSAS
Missing Girl is Found at Banks.
After wandering through woods and
swamps for 21 hours, covering a dis
tance of 16 miles, .Miss .Madie Gard
ner, the pretty 18-year-old daughter
of Mr. and .Mrs. M. L. Gardner of
Warren, who mysteriously disap
peared from home Tuesday night and
who, it was feared, had drowned in
a pond near the Gardner home, was
found at Banks Wednesday night. She
arrived there at 5 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon, and at 12 o'clock Wednes
day night was home. It is believed ;
that she wandered away from home ;
while suffering under a temporary
mental aberration.
■ When Miss Gardner arrived at :
Banks she informed the people of 1
that place that she lived in Louisiana
but that she had been working at i
Warren where she was taken sick.
Upon he return home she refused to i
talk of the trip. She was recognized
at Banks by James Childs of that
place.
Shortly after arriving there a tele- i
phone message was received at Banks
from Warren asking whether a girl
of the description of Miss Gardner
had been seen there. Upon being in- i
formed that a young lady of that de
scription was there the father of the
missing girl started after her in an
automobile and returned with her to j
Warren.
It is said that Miss Gardner has suf- 1
fered with spells of temporary insam- .
ty before, but not with such serious
consequences as attended this attack.
Child Attacked and Bitten by Cat.
The excitement and fear following
the appearance of rabid dogs in Van ;
Buren and the sending of two patients
to the Pasteur Institute at St. Louis 1
for treatment after they had been bit
ten by spposedly mad dogs had in a
measure subsided until late Tuesday ;
evening, when a house cat viciously
attacked Francis, the little 4-year-old : ]
daughter of City Attorney Forrester. 1 ]
The child was playing in the yard t
when a large cat was seen circling | i
around the house with its fur stand- ! i
ing straight out on its body. The i
child’s back was toward the cat and :
it sprang upon her left shoulder and j
began biting, and had to be chased j \
away by a gentleman living next door
and who saw the cat spring upon i
the child. Later the same cat appear- i
ed in the Iron Mountain yards near t
the ice factory, and there attacked i
some men from Division Engineer t
Emerson's office, they protecting <
themselves by kicking the cat away j (
from them. They finally succeeded t
in killing it with sticks.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrester left for St. i i
Louis with their little daughter and ; ;
Will place her in the Pasteur Institute \ t
'or treatment. They also took the (
body of the cat with them in order i
that the specialists may determine
whether the cat was atficted with the
rabies.
To Bridge the Arkansas.
The proposition to build a bridge
cross the Arkansas river between j
. ort Smith and Van Buren was given ,
Impetus Thursday at a meeting at
Fort Smith attended by prominent i
ganization was perfected and T. C.
Davis was elected president and Paul
Bigger secretary. Committees were j
appointed to investigate conditions in j j
both towns and report whether senti- !
ment is favorable to the building of | *
the bridge.
Lipari’s Wounds Fatal.
John Lipari, the young man who
v as shot at Texarkana in a personal b
difficulty with Adolph Scherer, a local i1
cotton buyer of that place Wednes- 11
day night, died at 3 o'clock Thurs- 1
day afternoon. Scherer, who had been i !
released on a $1,000 bond, was arrest- j *
ed again after Lipari's death on a j e
warrant charging him with murder, r
He will have preliminary hearing,
pending which time he is under guard.
Miners’ Strike Ends. ]
The miners were met at Denning v
Saturday by a representative of Na- i a
lional President Lewis, and as a re- ; it
suit were orderel to return to work at p
mice. The long drawn out controver- s
sy. which has been on for eight tl
months, is probably at an end. r
Man Found Dead at Benton.
James McDermott, a German work
ing for the Lena Lumber Company of ; it
Benton, was found dead Friday. An r
inquest was held and the verdict of d
[he jury was that the diseased came T
to his death by heart failure caused j a
by excessive drinking. There were no 1:
evidences of foul play, but the condi- 1 u
lion of the ground and a slight bruise I a
oil tbe face indicated that the de- t
ceased had fallen into a ditch and ; o
i hen partly dragged himself up on ; t
the bank before expiring. 1 h
Farmers Like Modern Farming.
Slate Agent J. A. Evans of the gov
srnment agricultural demonstration
work. Governor-elect George W.
Donaghey and Congressman Charles
”. Reid will speak at a big gathering
)f farmers which will be held in Con
ivay November 20. The object of the
meeting is to stimulate interest in the
government demonstration farm work
n Faulkner county, and about 30
armers who cultivated demonstratiol
arms under the supervision of Special
\gent A. V. Swaty will be present at
he meeting. The work of the past
■ ear will be renewed and plans for
continuing the work another year will
le discussed.
The demonstration farms in that
county have been highly successful.
Each farmer undertaking the work
igreed to cultivate five acres of cotton
ind an equal amount of corn, accord
ng to instructions and personal sug
gestions made by the government
tgent, the Board of Trade of Conway
laying $5 to supply each farm with
teed. Col. Swaty made monthly trips
if inspection to the farms, and his in
structions were, for the most part,
strictly carried out.
The results in some cases were
smazing. Several plats of land which
litherto had been producing a third
>r a fourth of a bale to the acre, this
•ear produced more than a bale. Cot
on which “thirds itself" (i. e., pro
luces one-third of its weight in lint
:otton and two-thirds in cotton seed)
s generally regarded as making a
;ood “turn out,” but the average per
centage of lint cotton raised on the
icmonsiration farms this year is more
nan pei
nost equally as good, despite an un
avorable seaon.
The lesson has been invaluable to
he farmers of that county, each de
monstration farm being an object yf
merest and study for miles around,
ind it is probable that thousands yf
teres of land will be worked next year
iccording to the scientific principles
if agriculture which the government
lepartment has demonstrated.
More Hogs, Less Cotton.
Farmers in the vicinity of Conway
tave realized that the cotton crop is
tot paying as it should. Nearly all of
hem are disgusted with the crop and
he price which they receive. More
togs and less cotton seems to be their
notto for the ensuing year.
The local papers are full of news
lmost every week concerning what
fould be best to raise the next year,
’lie farmers have found that they can
aise soy beans in Pope county; can
aise two potato crops each year;
hey can raise sweet potatoes which
rill weigh 10 pounds each; they found
hat their soil can produce enough
orn to run from one season to the
ther; they have found that hogs will
hrive there as well as in Texas.
Some of the farmers have com
uenced the poultry business, others
re interested in a creamery, which
hey want located in Russellville,
'otton crops are a thing of the past
1 Pope.
May Have a Bold Bad Man.
Wasel Dmitri Bologowskowi, 25
ears old, a Russian, who has been ;
lound over to the Grand Jury for trial !
t Hot Springs on a charge of grand |
irceny, admits that he is an anarchist, j
'he police believe that fce has been
dentified with many of the serious j
•.n../ikhdin m'imno in TJncciu nilil thp
ecent one in the East, so they are ;
oing to send his Bertilion measure- j
tent to the police throughout the
,’orld. The Russian, who talks Eng- j
ish only when absolutely necessary, j
dm its killing a lieutenant in the Rus
ian army.
Churches Take Action.
Several churches in Hot Springs I
undav adopted resolutions condemn
ig the movements to re-establish rae- i
lg in Hot Springs. It is reported
lat all of the churches will adopt 1
le ;>ame resolution, which will mark |
le beginning of a fight by the church j
lenient against the repeal of the auti
icing bill in the legislature.
Levee Being Repaired.
Work on the levee which protects
le factory district of Helena, and
hich sank several feet a short time
i>o. is being rapidly carried on, and
is expected that in a month the re
airs will be complete. The neces
u-y funds were raised in that city and
lere is promise of government aid in
wetting the harbor.
Cases Against Liquor Sellers.
Circuit Judge Hutton, wij,o is hold
ig court in Helena, is finding his time
uher well taken up in the work of
eciding cases brought by the city,
here are a number of cases against
lleged offenders against the liquor
iws there, which have been piling
p since the last session of court,
tid all of these must be disposed of
lis term. The city has great hopes
f winning out in a large majority of
ae cases and interest t* running
igii in the results,
Truth and
Quality'
appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
: truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine—
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
NOT EXACTLY.
Flossie Footlight—Part of the Jap-^',
anese wedding ceremony consists in
the burning of the discarded toys of
the bride.
Winnie Wiags—Horrors! You don’t
mean cremating her cast-off lovers, do
you?
Mark Twain on Art.
Mark Twain and a party of friends
recently went to visit the studio of a
young sculptor who is coming rapidly
into public notice. One of the pieces
which was admired greatly by the ma
jority of the party was the figure of a
young woman coiling up her hair.
Mark listened to the encomiums in
silence, and when urged for an ex
pression of opinion said slowly:
“It is beautiful, but it is not true to
nature.”
All expressed their surprise at this
unexpected verdict and demanded his
reasons.
“She ought to have her mouth full
of hairpins,” replied Tom Sawyer’s
father.
As He Understood It.
Despite the imaginative nature of
the child, it has a decided tendency
to see things in a literal sense. This
Is noticeable in the acquiring of lan
guage. For instance, little Herbert
was pleading to go out of doors to
play.
"When I see fit, you shall go,” said
his mother, decidedly.
This settled the matter, and the lit
tle fellow went off to his blocks. In
about half an hour he returned, and
said:
“Mamma, have you seen him?”
“Seen whom?” replied the lady, ut
terly in the dark as to his meaning.
“Why, seen Fit.”
UPWARD START
Aftpr P. hanninn frnm P. off#*** Pnctnm
Many a talented person is kept back
because of the interference of coffee ^
with the nourishment of the body.
This is especially so with those
whose nerves are very sensitive, as is
often the case with talented persons.
There is a simple, easy way to get rid
of coffee evils and a Tenn. lady's ex
perience along these lines is worth
considering. She says:
“Almost from the beginning of the
use of coffee it hurt my stomach. By
the rime t was fifteen I was almost a
nervous wreck, nerves all unstrung, no
strength to endure the most trivial
thing, either work or fun.
“There was scarcely anything I
could eat that would agree with me.
The little 1 did eat seemed to give me
more trouble than it wras worth. I
finally quit coffee and drank hot
water, but there was so little food I
could digest, I was literally starving;
was so weak I could not sit up long
at a time.
“It was then a friend brought me a
hot cup of Postum. I drank part of it
and after an hour I felt as though I
had had something to eat — felt
strengthened. That was about five
years ago, and after continuing Post
uni in place of ooffee and gradually
getting stronger, to-day I can eat and
digest anything I want, walk as much
as 1 want. My nerves are steady
"I believe the first thing that did me
any good and gave me an upward
start, was Postum, and I use it alto
gether now instead of coffee.” “There’s
a Reason.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read “The Road to Well
ville,” in pkgs.
Ever rend (he above letter? A new
one uppeara from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, and full of bunion
Interest.