WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY OY EACH WEEK, AT
McCRORY. AUKA^SASi,
g. w. KKAriEi^, Editor.
Entered ut the Post-Ofllee ut McCrary.
Arkansas, as Second-Class mail matter.
SUUSCIOPTCON KATES.
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SHADOW’S AND SUNSHINE.
The cold, dark night has passed away.
The dreams both sad and sweet;
While on the breast of the earth doth lay
Shadows which almost compete
With the lone, damp darkness of night,
now gone;
C me. and the day Is left alone.
Shall we call it day, when shadows drear
Ate everywhere—la every room?
No bright sun shows his face so dear.
Nor penetrates this silent gloom;
A misty rain, which seems to me.
Has stretched o'er land, from sea to sea,
How many hearts are dark as the day —
In how many lives does the sunshine glide
Despite the gloom east o'er the way
By days so dark and wide ?
Let us heed it not. hut try to feel
As the soul in which no shade can steal.
This sunshine of God, how bicst U seems,
Despite the day robed in sable gloom;
It is true—all true—though it seems like a
dream;
That it lights up the cold dark tomb;
And we'H pass lightly over life’s shadowy
part.
If we carry the sunshine of God in our
he arts. —‘1G u Ess Who.”
Charbon among stock is be
coming alarming. In Mississip
pi thousands of mules and
horses have died with the disease
and the infection is so great that
all efforts to prevent its spread
ing have been futile.
Old dog Tray was a powerful
good dog, but he got to running
with bad company and had to be
shot. Senator Jeems K. Jones
was a powerful good Jeems, but
his associates now are of the
most shady character, and when
the voters of Arkansas have fired
their ballots next year, it will be
the last of Jeems.—Randolph
Herald.
Governor Davis issued a call
last Saturday for a meeting of
the Arkansas world’s fair com
IIIIJSJMvtaji iviavI lxoaci’uvy *uQTr> -
bers thereof in Little Rock, Au
gust 1. The call is as follows:
To the Honorary Members of the
World’s Fair Commission:
Gentlemen—You are hereby
notified that a meeting of the
commission will be held in the
house of representatives in the
city of Little Rock, Thursday,
August 1, 1901, for the purpose
of systematizing and laying out
the work of the commission, to
the end that Arkansas may have
an exhibit at the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition that will be
creditable to both the state and
yourselves.
You are earnestly requested
to be present at this meeting, as
this is a work of great importance
to Arkansas, and should be un
dertaken promptly, with enthu
siasm and systematized effort to
the end that the best results pos
sible may be obtained.
Very respectfully,
Jefferson Davis, Gov.
The Eureka Springs Flash
light prints the following pen
sion story, which can be dupli
cated by many other towns in
Arkansas:
There is a young man, we
understand, in this city drawing
a pension from the government
who is as strong and robust as
an ox. He enlisted for the brush
with Spain, but never got any
futher than Anniston, Ala. He
was never sick a day dui’ing his
enlistment, nor did he receive
any kind of an injury. He re
ceived a letter from an attorney
in Topeka, Kan., who sent him a
blank, which he filled out and re
turned to the pension shark, and
his name was enrolled and he
gets §8. every month from the
government, besides, $111. as
back pay. It is a pity that the
government is not able to detect
all such and cut them off.
Commissioner Evans tried it,
though, and was condemed by
the very organization that
ought to have given every en
couragement.
The faultfinder does the devil’s
work fox; nothing.
There are a great many peo
ple wlxo make us tired at times,
but the one who makes us most
weary is the fellow who doesn’t
know a composing rule from a
bean pole, a type from a wind
mill and who is not sufficiently
| educated to write a sentence of
, correct English, expressing his
! views about how a newspaper
! ought to be run. The cranial
j vacuum of such fellows would
i make a good pasture for June
bugs.— Paragould Soliphone.
The value of publicity is illus
trated once more by the case of
Emma Lyon Briggs, an 8-year
old child who was lost for six
months, but found by her moth
er by means of a portrait pub
lished in the Post-Dispatch. Had
it not been for this fortunate
publication, it is not probable
that mother and child would
ever have been re united. The
press aids the police in ferreting
out crime and apprehending
criminals. The press exposes
corruption in public office and
brings the offenders to justice.
The press shows up the abuses of
privilege and checks its growth.
The press binds individuals,
families, societies together and
makes the whole world kin. Puo
licity is the greatest social force
in existence. Without it the
much talked of ‘"rightto privacy ”
could not be preserved from
violation, for individual rights
are safe only in a well established
state, the government of which
is always in the light of publicity.
It may be laid down as a general
rule that what the wrongdoer
hates is a good thing for society.
‘‘No thief e’er felt the halter
draw with good opinion of the
law.”—-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Mothers and fathers who have
sons and daughters growing up,
do not always realize as they
should the great necessity of
making hours nut mtsicly tx
place in which their children cat,
sleep, and arc clothed, but one
in which they find positive hap
piness and enjoyment. In nine
cases out of ten where you see
a wild youth or a giddy girl, go
to their homes, and you will find
them cheerless, unattractive, or
perhaps actually disagreeable.
The nature of youth is excessive
ly restless; it lias longing for
action and excitement, arnbi lions
more or less vain, and always the
irrepressible desire to know a
broader life. Repress these na
tural instincts, and you will be
sure to throw them into any so
ciety that in a measure will grat
ify their longings; Your sons
do not go to the public bar-rooms
afc first for the taste of the liquor
which they have not as yet ac
quired; they go there for the
gay companions they find there.
The influence for good or evil
thata mother has over her sons,
the control that she exercises
over their destinies is a grave re
sponsibility. Throw open your
best room to the children in the
evenings. Have books and a
magazine or two, even if you put
away iess money. Stimulate
their ambition, and invent occu
pations and amusement for your
children. Give them games and
endear yourself to them by shar
ing their joys and plays. En
courage them to be affectionate.
Do not with formal coldness
starve them for want of carress
es.
While in Washington recently
Senator Tillman of South Caro
lina expressed some vigorous
political opinions. He said ‘‘it is
stupid to talk about the Demo
cratic party being the enemy of
the business interests. We did
indorse the free coinage of silver,
but events have proven that our
contention as to need of more
money was correct. The pros
perity which the country has
experienced is simply due to the
large increase in the supply of
gold through new discoveries, j
We are now riding on the crest
of the wave, but it will not be
long before we get in the trough.
Hard times will come, and then
what are the Republicans to do?
They have enacted a high tariff
and have given us a gold stand
ard, and when they find that
neither of these will avoid disas
ter, they will seek to find some
other remedy, the result of which
will be to help the rich without
regard to the poor.” O' the fu
ture Democratic policy Mr.
Tillman said: “Wewill be against
a carpet-bag government in the
Philippines, because t we know
the evils such government brings
in its train. I do not know that
the money question will figure in
the next campaign, but I do know
that there will be plenty of vul
nerable spots in the Repubican
armor which we can attack."
Of the probable Democratic can
didate the senator said: “I do
not yet see a candidate in sight,
but I, for one, will not favor the
nomination of any one who has
not been identified with the party
during the past four years. I
do not see how it is possible for
so-called Democrats to expect
the Democratic party to indorse
in 1901 the principles to which
the Republicans are now wedded,
and yet they are solomnly dis
cussing such a proposition.
They expect the Democrats to
move side by side with the Re
publicans and then win. That is
not my way of making a fight.”
“Water,” said the thirteen
year-old evangelist, while ad
dressing the crowd on Washing
ton and Newton avenues, “is
around everywhere, especially
when it rains. Onions give forth
water which like horse radish
makes your eyes water. There
are a good many kinds of water—
rain water, soda water, holy
water, Arkansaw river water
and salt water. Water is used
for a good many things—sailors
use it to go to sea on. Water is
a good thing to fire at boys with
a squirt-sun, and to catch fishes
in. My father always takes a
keg of beer and a quart of whis
ky along when he goes fishing;
the combination attracts the
fish. Nobody could be baptised
if their was no water on the earth
to put people under. There was
entirely too much water when
Noah had to sail around in his
boat for forty days. Ice water
is the best to drink in summer,
but some mix whiskey with it
to make it cooler. Swamp water
will turn a man a rich golden
color in ten days, and then he is
carried to the graveyard. Being
a descendant of Ham, dis chile is
powerful fond of watermillion
water.-—Ex.
—“Jessie Moore Whiskey” is
pure and wholesome. For fami
ly or medicinal use it has no
equal. Sold by Vacearo & Co.
The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of New York is the largest
life insurance company in the
world, and does business in Eng
land, Germany, Russia, France,
Spain, and all other civilized na
tions on the earth. Her assets
] reaches the enormous total of
| $304,598,063.49 and she writes
the most Equitable policy, as her
name indicates, Equitable, you
can buy, and with ordinary
I prudence your policy cannot
lapse. It is your duty to provide
for your wife and children that
God has given you, and His book
the bible says if you do not do so
you are no 'better than an infidel.
This company is as strongfinan
cialiy as the government of the
United States and you can have no
fear of your not getting your pol
icy in case of death. If you live
twenty years you get more
money back than you have spent
in keeping it up. So quit throw
ing away your money on these
cheap John, and Johuey Jump
up assessment lodges that are
jumping up all over America.
This company is represented at
McCrory by
H. C. Rightor, Agt.
E. C. Kramer, Asst.
EXCURSIONS.
The St. L. I. M. & S. Ry., will I
sell tickets from McCrory to
Memphis and return on July 27, |
train arrives at McCrory at 3:08
a. m., arrive in Memphis at 6:03
a. m. Returning the train leaves
Memphis at 12 p, m., on Sunday,
July 28th, for $1.75 for the round
trip. This gives ample time to
take in the grand steamboat ex
cursion.
On Sunday, August 11 there
will be a cheap excursion from
McCrory to Hot Springs and re
turn for $2.25 for the round trip,
leaving McCrory Sunday, Aug.,
11, at 11:40 a. m., and returning,
leave Hot Springs Monday, Aug.,
12, at 6:20 a. m., giving ample
time to visit all the springs and
other attractions, arriving at
McCrory at 11:10 a. m., Monday
the 12th. E. Edwards, Agt.
ABOUT KISSING.
Kissing is a noun, its a name.
Proper noun because its the
proper thing to do when they are
ready and the heart is willing;
plural number, because it takes
two to perform it, common gen
der, because it is generally per
formed by one of each sex; pos
sessive case, because it possess
es a delirious infatuation for the
human race and agrees with
parties performing the act.
Kissing is closely connected
with “buss” which is a good old
back woods expression, meaning j
a kiss that is highly enjoyed by
two greenhorns who have power
ful lungs and wonderful suction
to perform the act with. In
this sense buss means one kiss,
rebus means kiss again, pluribus
means a number of kisses, hor
ribus means to be caught kiss
ing by the old folks, merribus
means to steal a kiss, sylybus
means to kiss the hands instead
of the lips, bluiiderbus means to
kiss an old-maid by mistake and
omnibus means kiss all present,
including your mother-in-law.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. L. A. jELKS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
McCIIORY, - - - ARK.
Office next door west of E. E. Hamilton's
furniture store. I will be found at m.v office
day or night.
DR. \V. T. ficCAIN,
PriYSR'iAN AND SURGEON.
McCRORY. - - - AKK.
Office corner Maine staeet and Edmonds Av
enue Will answer ail calls day and night.
ANDREWS & KRAMER,
Attorneys=at= Law.
Any business intrusted to our care will re
ceive prompt attention.
Augusta and A'oCrory, Ark.
CARL-LEE & SUMMERS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Augusta . . Arkansas
Will practice in all courts of the State.
Waverly Hotel.
MRS. L. M ’FALL, Prop.
McOrory, - Arkansas.
Centrally located. Convenient to depot.
Porter meets all trains. Your patronage
solicited.
R. L. Johnson.
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
Plans and specifications given for all kinds
of building. Ail work guaranteed to give sat
isfaction. at reasonable prices, I do every
thing usually done by a iirst-elass carpenter
such as building houses, tni il-righting and
moving houses.
W. T. RANEY,
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
Does a general bartering business. All
work guaranteed strictly first-class in every
particular. Transient custom solicited. Cus
tomary prices. On Edmonds Avenue oppo
site H. Aruof.
McCHOKY. .... A KKANSAS.
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It will be money to all who need
Tombstones, Marble and Monu
ments to see m.v designs and prices
before you buy.
J. H. Barrentlne, DeY’iew, Ark.
Agent for 3
W D BRADBERRY, holly Springs, Miss ?
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See or write
W. H. JlMERSON,
M ’CBORY, - ~ ARKANSAS,
about Tombstones or Monuments. He repre
sents Morris Bros.. Memphis. Tenn., one of the
largest manufactory of the kind iu the south,
and will make close prices.
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X Rubber-Bottom Shoes, 45 cents and up.
4* Children’s Slippers, sizes 6 to 2, 39c. per pair.
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X Ladies’ Slippers, 40 cents and up.
X Ladies’ Shoes, 95 cents and up.
•j' Men’s Low Quarter Shoes, $1. and up.
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j* Foneij St el- Plows, 1.90
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X Mrbuclcle Coffee, per lb ■ 12\
❖ La dies ’ SJi ocs, . 75 to 1.00
1> A civ slock of Stone dm ms. E eery thing love for CUSH.
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X .Yen' stock dried frail. Large stork .Mason’s fruit Jars.
❖ Fresh stock of .Irnunition, Loaded! Shells of all kinds. J’re
X serves in backets an djars, country dried peaches, per lb. .00
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£ .’fete lot Single end Double barrel Shot-Ca ns, Choice pure
•|* .Molasses, 35cts per gallon. Calico nets per yard. 1 am
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DOUGHERTY & RIGGS,
Manufacturers of
Buggies, Wagons, and Farming Implements.
All kind of repairing, horse-shoeing and job-work
doneon short notice. We keep all kinds of amuni
tion, duplicate parts for all kinds of machines.
We are agents for the Buckeye Mowers.
We sell all kinds of
FURNITURE, STOVES, TINWARE SHELF HARDWARE.
FLOOR OIL CLOTH, MATTING, WINDOW SHADES, CURTAIN POLES,
EASELS, DOORS, WINDOWS, WINDOW GLASS,
SCREEN DOORS, SCREEN SASH, SCREEN WIRE, WOVEN WIRE,
COTS MATTRESSES, SPRINGS, SEWING MACHINES,
We nave the best sewing machine on the market. Call and
see me and I will try to interest you.
E. L, HAMILTON.
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