State Capital Notes
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Christmas Generally Observed.
From all Indications, and judging
from the statements of merchants and
dealers in the various holiday lines,
business in Little Rock during the holi
day season was “rushing.” Beginning
with last Saturday the stringency in
the money market was forgotten, and
the streets were crowded with Christ
mas shoppers, loaded down with mys
terious bundles of various sizes. Well
dressed women, wrapped in furs,
rubbed elbows with the little waifs of
the Streets who enjoyed the windows,
and whose longing looks sometimes
attracted “Milady of the Furs,” and the
little waifs would also be loaded with
some of the things that mean Christ
mas for the more fortunate child. The
poor, too, who are always to be found
in plentiful numbers, in the larger
cities were bountifully remembered,
and if a single individual was forgot
ten at this “season of good cheer,”
it was not the fault of the liberal
minded citizens of the capital city.
Five hundred of the poor people, both
black and white, were clothed by one
of the leading firms of Little Rock,
the only requisite needed for obtain
ing all the clothing needed being a rec
ommendation from some representa
tive of a charitable organization in
order to prevent those who were not
needy from taking advantage of the
opportunity to get clothes free. In
this large establishment several clerks
were kept busy helping to fit the chil
dren in new clothes, while the older
ones were allowed to go through the
great piles of clothing and pick out
what they wanted. No one was denied
anything. Whatever he found that he
needed was given him. Many were
equipped in new clothes from head to
foot. The Salvation Army, too, was
busy during the day and it is esti
mated that between 2,000 and 2,500
people were made happy by a Christ
mas dinner. Standing around two
long tables loaded with good things to
eat, which were three different times
filled, hungry people, mostly men, en
joyed a taste of the viands which were
at the same time bedecking the tables
of the rich. The women and children
were reached by well-filled baskets,
three hundred being sent out. The lit
tle children were remembered in oth
er ways, the Elks at their hall having
provided a Christmas tree from which
none were debarred. Each child was
given candy and fruit, besides a pres
ent. An orchestra was also in atten
dance to provide music for the little
guests. Little Rock in providing for
the happiness of the destitute has
been fully repaid in one of the most
prosperous seasons within her history
along all avenue of business, and feels
secure in the prospects for the future.
Clemency For Key.
J. M. Key of Washington, Hemp
stead county, has been granted execu
tive clemency and given a full
pardon from the charge of receiving
moneys into a bank after it had been
declared insolvent, and for which of
fense he was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary. The petitioners
claim that Key did not know that he
was committing a crime and that he
has been more than sufficiently punish
ed. Key was formerly cashier of the
Bank of Washington at Washington,
Ark. The petition for pardon was pre
sented by Mrs. Key, mother of the
convicted ma.n.
Killed at Fort Smith.
Will Slusher, a young man of Fort
Smith was shot and killed while driv
ing into the city with a load of wood.
Scoville Edwards with whom he had
quarreled, has been charged with the
crime. Edwards is in hiding.
State Asked to Aid Association.
Acting Governor Pindall has receiv
ed a letter from the Southern Cotton
Association asking that the State give
the association five cents for every
bale of cotton that the State owns
each season, for the purpose of help
ing support the association and pay its
expenses. The request has been re
ferred to the attorney general, who will
look up the legality and advisability
of taking such action. Some contend
that the State could not legally decide
to turn over the money requested. The
board will take no further action on
the matter, states Governor Pindall,
until the attorney general gives an I
opinion in the matter.
Articles Were Defective.
Both defective, two articles were re
fused filing in the office of the secre
tary of state Thursday. One was an
increase in the capital stock of the
Warren Bank and the other was the
articles of incorporation of the J. H.
Hamilton Company of Warren. The
latter paper failed to state the amount
of capital stock paid in. Both have
been returned to the incorporators, to
gether with the fees, and will be filed
when they have been corrected.
Bruce Accepts Appointment.
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall has
received a letter from Wallace Bruce
of Fort Smith in which he stated that
he would accept the appointment as
one of the members of the State Char
ity Board. Mr. Bruce was recently
appointed a member of the Board from
the Fourth Congressional district to
succeed Mr. Matlock.
Mrs. A. Daniels, of Thornsberrv,
was found dead in her bed recently.
Her death w&s due to heart trouble.
May Question New Law.
The act passed by the recent legis
lature, known as the Simms act, intro
duced in the Senate by Senator J. G. B.
Simms of Chicot county, to limit the
granting of saloon licenses, is believed
by many to conflict with other license
laws of the State, and some of the liq
uor dealers claim it repeals all the
other prohibition laws of the State.
There are only two sections in the
Simms act. The first section reads as
follows: “That hereafter it shall be un
lawful for any county court in this
State to grant license for the sale of
liquor of any kind or character, for
which license is now required, except
within the limits of incorporated towns
and cities, where there is a mayor
and a town or city marshal, or other
body of police.” The second section
provides that all laws in conflict with
this section are repealed, and that the
act take effect from its passage. Since
the Simms act became a law several
towns have been incorporated which
entitles each to a mayor, town council
and marshal, and therefore, where the
county voted for license in the general
election of 1906 such towns were per
mitted to have saloons. Those who op
pose the granting of licenses to sell
ing liquor contend that the words,
“for which license is now required,”
which occurs in the first section of the
Simms act, limits the granting of li
cense to incorporated towns in the wet
counties. Liqour dealers who are in
terested in the expansion of the li
cense territory, it is said, insist that
the second section of the Simms act
repeals all the special anti-license law*
affecting counties, and that by com
plying with the general law' liquor may
be sold in any incorporated town. The
question involved has never been pre
sented in any court, but it is believed
it will be after the first of the coming
year. The law will probably be tested
as soon as the county judge in some
county grants a license to some one to
operate a saloon in an Incorporated
tow'n where a three or a ten-mile pro
hibition law' is in force, and it is re
ported that next week or later appli
cations for license in several of them
will be made in their respective coun
ty courts.
No Fear of Deficit.
Christmas demands disposed of and
feeling calmer than earlier in the holi
day season, employes of the office of
the State treasurer have given expres
sion to the belief that none will suffer
through any deficiency in the State
treasury this year. They say there
may be a shortage in the general fund,
but should it occur the sheriffs of the
various counties, who will by that
time have large sums in their hands
from tax collections, and although
they are not ready to turn it over to
the State treasurer, will be appealed to
for an advance. There has been an
assurance that should this be asked
the sheriffs will not turn it down, but
send in whatever amount they have
on hand, take the treasurer’s receipt
for it and then credit it at the settle
ment which is made later in the year.
Sentence May Be Commuted.
Senator James P. Clarke of this city,
who has just returned from Washing
ton, D. C., has just received a letter
from Robert Bacon, acting secretary
of State, in which information is giv
en regarding the case of S. L. Hamp
ton, a former resident of Batesville,
who was tried and convicted in Mexico
recently on the charge of murder and
sentenced to be executed. The letter
states that it is the general opinion
in Mexico that Hampton’s sentence
will be commuted and changed to one
of imprisonment, probably 20 years.
Chief Justice Hill May Resign.
According to a story which has been
whispered among prominent politicians
and lawyers for the past several days.
Chief Justice Hill of the Supreme
Court will resign shortly. The place
will be offered to Col. George W.
Murphy, former attorney general of
Arkansas. Col. Murphy will decline
the honor, and the position will then
be offered to Lewis Rhoton, prosecut
ing attorney of Pulaski County, who
will accept. Roy D. Campbell, a well
known attorney of Little Rock, will be
appointed prosecuting attorney by Gov
ernor Pindall. Chief Justice Hill will
be made general attorney of the Lit
tle Rock and Fort Smith division of
the Missouri-Pacific system, a position
which will be left vacant on January
1 by the resignation of Col. Oscar L.
Miles, who now holds it. Those inter
ested in the reported changes, how
ever, will neither deny or confirm the
report.
Killed By Fall.
James M. Logue, 71 years old, fell
down an elevator shaft at Fayette
ville and received injuries which lat
er resulted in his death.
Murdered and Robbed.
Mr. Sumerlot, an old farmer in
Cross county was murdered near Fair
Oaks recently. He had gone to Fair
Oaks to get a check for $150. cashed
and started for home in his buggy.
When about six miles from town he
was shot and his body dragged from
the buggy into a thicket, where his
head was burst open w’ith a club.
The money was secured and the mur
derers left no clue.
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect it
Prevalency of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
of kidney disease.
While kidney dis
orders are the
most common
diseases that pre
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and phy
sicians, who con
tent themselves
with doctoring the effects, while the orig
inal disease undermines the system.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
It corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. It stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
you should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle and a
book that tells all
about it, both sent free ■
by mail. Address Dr. [
Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y. When
writing mention this paper and don’t
make any mistake, but remember the
name. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and
the address, Binghamton, N. Y.
Como of Swamp-Root.
QUITE AS BAD.
Griggs—The idea of your letting
your wife go ’round saying she made a
man of you. You don’t hear my wife
saying that.
Briggs—No, but I heard her telling
my wife that she did her best.
SUFFERED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
With Eczema—Her Limb Peeled and
Foot Was Raw—Thought Amputa
tion Was Necessary—Believes
Life Saved by Cuticura.
“I have been treated by doctors for
twenty-five years for a bad case of
eczema on my leg. They did their best,
but failed to cure it. My doctor had
advised me to have my leg cut off. At
this time my leg was peeled from the
knee, my foot was like a piece of raw
flesh, and I had to walk on crutches.
I bought a set of Cuticura Remedies.
After the first two treatments the
swelling went down, and in two
months my leg was cured and the new
skin came on. The doctor was sur
prised and said that he would use
Cuticura for his own patients. I have
now been cured over seven years, and
but for the Cuticura Remedies I
might have lost my life. Mrs. J. B.
Renaud, 277 Mentana St., Montreal,
Que., Feb. 20, 1907.”
NO WONDER HE WAS SCARED.
Costume Suggested Would Have Made
Youth Look Like Circus Freak.
Not long ago a large clothing house
in New York received a letter from
the remote southwest to this effect:
“What is the proper dress for a
groom in the afternoon?”
The clerk who opened the mail re
ferred the inquiry to the livery depart
ment, and the head of that department
dictated a brief reply:
“Bottle green coat, fawn-colored
trousers, with top boots, silk hat and
cockade. We can make you prices.”
In about a week came a plaintive
note:
“I always knew it was expensive to
get married, but can’t you suggest
something a little less elaborate?”
Money for Foreign Missions.
The average American church mem
ber gives f>4 cents to foreign missions.
The record is held by the United Pres
byterians, who give $1.77 a member.
Important to MGtho/s.
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature o:"(
In Use For Over JJO Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
What’s In a Name?
There was a tall Russian named Muskl—
Wumlskilivisklvttchuskl.
Yon mar say his name twice
If you think it sounds nice.
But I bet it Will make your voice husky.
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Dischar ged Because Doctor* Could Not
Cure.
Levi P. Brockway, S. Second Ave.,
Anoka, Minn., says: “After lying for
five months in a hos
pital I was dis
charged as incurable,
and given only six
months to live. My
heart was affected, I
had smothering
spells, and some
times fell uncon
scious. I got so I
couldn’t use my
arms, my eyesight
was impaired and the kidney secre
tions were badly disordered. I was
completely worn out and discouraged
when I began using Doan’s Kidney
Pills, but they went right to the cause
of the trouble and did their work well.
I have been feeling well ever since.”
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.
A Proud Boy.
An Englishman who was traveling
in Turkey last winter to study the
people says that the children have
very little respect for their parents
compared to their conduct in other
countries. On one occasion he was
questioning a lad of 12, and after he
had asked him if he could read and
write and had received a negative an
swer the boy brightened up and said:
“You are a man, and I am only a
boy, but I can do one thing you can’t.”
“Well, what is that?” was asked.
“I can swear at my mother in Eng
lish and you cannot swear at yours in
Turkish. I am therefore greater than
you.”
"We Have Many Similar”
The following is an extract from a
letter received from Mr. H. H. Meyers
of Stutgart, Ark.: “You would great
ly oblige me if you would introduce
Hunt’s Lightning Oil at Milligeville,
111., as I have many friends and rela
tives there, in whom I am much con
cerned, and I understand the Oil is
not kept there. I can recommend it
as the best medicine I ever had in my
house. It cured me of a bad case of
the Bloody Flux in less than one-half
hour, and it cured my granddaughter
of a bad case of Cholera Morbus in a
very short time.”
Afraid of Results.
Louise spends a great deal of time
in the room of a favorite aunt who
lives with her parents, but the child
is not yet up in the mysteries of the
toilet. Her aunt recently purchased
some of those hair ornaments popular
ly known as “rats."
These Louise did not behold until
one day she saw her aunt remove sev
eral. The child flew out of the room,
screaming at the top of her voice to
her mother:
“Mother, mother, Aunt Nell is un
raveling!"
How’s This?
Wo offer One Hundred DollarB Reward for an7
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable In all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
Waldino, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent tree. Price 75 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Sleeping Strength.
Diffident Lover (trying to feel his
ground—nervously)—Do you know,
I—er actually dreamt that I proposed
to you last night. Now—er what can
that mean?
Practical Girl (promptly)—Mean!
Well, it means that you are a lot more
sensible asleep than you are awake,
Freddy. _
Its Dangerous
To neglect a cold the results are
too often very serious. Bronchitis,
Pleurisy, Pneumonia and Consumption
are frequently the consequences. Upon
the appearance of a cold, sore throat
or chest, use Simmons’ Cough Syrup.
It soothes the irritation, loosens the
phlegm and promptly cures you.
Friendly Advice.
"Say, old man,” began Marxley,
“that ten-spot I loaned you—”
“I haven’t forgotten, old man,” in
terrupted Boroughs. “Don’t worry; I
still have it in mind.”
“Yes, but don't you think it's about
time you relieved your mind?”
What Better Proof Is There?
Jackson—Heaven bless him! He
showed - confidence in me when the
clouds were dark and threatening.
Wilson—In what way?
Jackson—He lent me an umbrella!
—Stray Stories.
Let a man take pride in his
achievements of virtue. Let him take
satisfaction in his moral conquests.
Let him have faith that he can do,
and no height is inaccessible to him.—
Marter. _
Stop That Cough
before it becomes chronic. Get
Brown's Bronchial Troches, the best
preparation known for coughs.
A word is a winged seed—none can
tell when once it has gone forth what
its harvest may be.—Sydney.
ONLY ONE “I!ROMO QUININE"
Thnt Is LAXATIVE HUOMu QUININE. Look for
the signature of K. W. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
In polite society a snub is a sort of
upper cut.
"Nalls"
"Nails are a mighty good thing—
particularly finger nails—but I don’t
believe they were intended solely for
scratching, though I used mine large
ly for that purpose for several years.
I was sorely afflicted and had it to do.
One application of Hunt’r Cure, how
ever, relieved my itch and less than
one box cured me entirely.”
J. M. WARD,
Index, Texas.
A Railroad Man’s Knock.
"That famous railroad man, the late
Samuel Sloan,” said a New York bank
er, “loved fast trains and hated slow
ones. They tell a story about a trick
he once played on a railroad whose
service was notoriously slow.
“Having, several times, to use this
railroad’s afternoon accommodation,
he caused a sign to be painted, which
he took from his pocket and hung in
the front of one of the cars when no
body was looking. The sign said:
‘Passengers are requested not to pluck
flowers while the train is in mo
tion.’ ” _
The Judge’s Inkwell.
Judge Boyd, of the Irish bench, kept
a supply of his favorite “pizen” on
the desk before him in an inkstand of
peculiar make. When he wanted a
sip he took it through a quill pen,
while counsel professed entire ig
norance of the little maneuver. ,vTell
the court truly,” he once said to a
witness, “were you drunk or sober?”
“Quite sober, my lord,” replied the
man. And his counsel added, with a
look at the inkpot: “As sober as a
judge.”
Changed His Mind.
"Well, what are you doing there?”
asked the lady, addressing a tramp
who had just climbed a tree in time
to escape a savage bulldog..
“Madam,” replied the hobo, “it was
my intention to ask for a hand-out, but
in the interest of humanity I now re
quest that you give any surplus food
you may have on hand to my canine
friend down there.”
Not "Just as Good”—Its the Best
One box of Hunt's Cure is unfailing
ly, unqualifiedly and absolutely guar
anteed to cure any form of SKIN DIS
EASE. It is particularly active in
promptly relieving and permanently
curing all forms of ITCHING known.
ECZEMA, TETTER, RINGWORM
and all similar troubles are relieved
by one application; cured by one box.
Growth of Lutheran Church.
The Lutheran church has had a re
markable growth In membership in
the last 35 years. In 1870 there were
395,000 communicants. In 1905, 1,850,
000 members were recorded. This
body is now third numerically among
the Protestant bodies.
Foiled.
“I guess I can’t collect that money
Mr. Jones owes me.”
“Why don't you mail him a state
ment?”
“I was going to, but a sign on the
letter box says ‘Post No Bills.’ ”
The Explanation.
"I wonder why the snakes a man
sees when he’s been drinking multiply
so fast?”
“I suppose because the kind of
snakes he sees are adders.”
Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Coin and Mullen is Nature’s great rem
edy—Cures Coughs. Colds, Croup and Con
sumption, and all throat and lung troubles.
At druggists, 25c, 50c and 81.00 per bottle.
Grow Vegetables in Alaska.
With the aid of steam heat and
electric lights vegetables and flowers
are being grown in Fairbanks, Alaska.
None so little enjoy life, and are
such burdens to themselves, as those
who have nothing to do.—Jordan.
PII.ES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in
6 to 14 days or money refunded. 60c.
There is no need to hunt for trouble;
everything comes to those who wait.
Mr*. Win Blow’s Soothing: Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
Sweet are the uses of adversity—
for our neighbors.
The Last Wishes.
Vicar’s Wife-No, the vicar is
in just now Is there any message
you would like me to give him when
he returns? en
Old Woman (cheerfully)-Plea,p
mum, Martha Higgins would like to ho
buried at two o’clock to-morrow aftoV
noon.—London Punch. r'
Kind deeds often come back to the
givers in fairer shapes than they co
The harvest is far greater than the
seed—and it never fails to grow—r
M. Alcott. ' u
.ixir'^ooana
acts gently j/et prompt
ly onthe bowels, cleanses
the system effectually,
assists one in overcoming
habitual constipation
permanently. To get its
beneficial effects buy
the genuine.
planujacturcd by the
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JT iress from Dyspepsia, In*
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’m r% Eating. A perfect rem
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a da sea, Drowsiness, Bad
Taste in the Mouth, Coat
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They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE,
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REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
Salesmen Wanted With Team and
Wagon. Big
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Machin’s K KK
tracts, Spices,
Stock Powders,
plete line, sold
plan. Salesman
lects. Nocapital
salesmen want
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Remedies, Ex
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Full and com*
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pays as he col
required. 50
ed in this state,
references,
Keokuk, Iowa.
SPOT GASH
FOR SOLDIERS AND HEIRS
All federal soldiers and sailors who served Wdajt
between 1861 and 1*56 and who homesteaded lesstnM
1 GO acres before June 23,1874. areentitled to additional
homestead rights which 1 buy. If soldier isdeaa.liil
heirs can sell. Talk to old soldiers, wi Jowsund b«ir^
Find some soldier relative who went West or hoiiti
after the war and homes eaded KoV‘*rnmetit lftnO|
Get busy and make some easy money VY rite tiEMi*
M. Coi'P, YVashington, L). C., for further Duruculart
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LIVE STOCK AND
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In groat variety for sale at the lowest price* f
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OH, MY BACK
IT IS WONDERFUL HOW QUICKLY THB
PAIN AND STIFFNESS GO WHEN YOU USE
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THIS WELL-TRIED. OLD-TIME
REMEDY FILLS THE BILL
26c .—ALL DRUGGISTS.—50c.
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RED CROSS FEVER &
HEADACHE POWDERS
, A sure and immediate relief for-Headache, Neuralgia, Cold in the Head, S eep jB
Nervousness and all kinds of Pains in the Head. If your druggist does not e sanlpia
; stock, send us 25c and we will mail you a box, or send us 2c postage stamp . Art
Powder. Prepared only by JOHN SCHAAP & SONS DRUG CO.,
HAIR RESTORER. PRICE, SI.OO, retail,
Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Use