The Forrest City times. [volume], January 13, 1905, Image 6

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k HYING his heavy four-horse wagon
J up on the stage beside the open Min- I
p, Harry Sanders stopped his horses
Id twined his reins round the whlp
Ick standing In its case on the right
I the seat. Then he pulled on his
kthern "grabs.” and began to pitch his
id of lime-rock, piece by piece, into j
f granite-lined pit that yawned below
H, vomiting forth a ceaseless tide of
oke and heat.
Jnderneath. In the body of the kiln, j
re 20 or 30 tons of limerock in every
ige of burning, from the thorougbly
cined lumps at the bottom, which
pled only shoveling out and cooling
to prepare them for packing In the
iks. to the fragments last thrown lu
the top, crusted with coal soot, but
t yet heated enough to show any signs
crumbling. From this mass, through
ich the arches sent a steady flood ot
earning flame, spun out by the forced
ft, roee a mingled column of car
lic acid gas and coal smoke, a deadly j
iblnatlon for the human lungs.
If a man ever falls into one of those
B. he's done!" a burner had once re
rked; and no one who had seen the
iking pits In full blast would be llke
» question the truth of the assertion.
; was Monday morning, and the rock
he kiln had set tied a considerable dis
ce. The top was something over 12
; in diameter From this point the
y of the furnace gradually contract
until Just above the arches it rneas
1 barely eight feet across. l!p to
lin two or three yards of the surface
as lined with fire-brick, but forth-* j
ainder of the distance blocks of su
ed lire granite were employed,
le workmen below never intention- l
put on fresh coal w hen a cart was
ig unloaded above; but sometimes
■ could not avoid doing so. and then 1
driver was subjected to a very un- [
sant smoking.
a tills morning Sanders was unfor- |(
ite. He had not throw n off a dozen
es when he heard the scraping of |
els. and In a few seconds, curling
;hrough every crevice in the rough
Ottom. came the sooty vapor. Thick
grew, eddying ami whirling round
In choking clouds. But the team
t be unloaded, and he could not stop. ^
faster he worked the sooner he j
Id be through. I
1th dropped heads the horses stood j
tntly, waiting for the signal to j
t. They w ere used to the smoke, and. {
ed, were so far forward that they did |
get nearly so much as their driver ,
vas completely hidden by it. A spec- (
r a short distance away could not ,
> told whether or not he was still on
top of his load.
mders worked rapidly, tossing the ,
ps one after another into the kiln- ,
The wagon w as perhaps a quarter
aded when his left toe caught un
an especially large piece of rock, and
(tumbled forward. Then a fragment ,
er his other foot gave way. and he
lied over the wheel into the mouth j
he kiln. As he fell, he (aught un
lingly at the whip-stock, round
:h the reins were twisted. It yield- ;
tnd the place where he had stood was
,nt. So blackly did the smoke roll
the wagon that a man ten feet off
d not have seen him fall.
[most before the driver had time to
Ize what had occurred, he found him
sprawllng In a loose, helpless heap ,
j the rocks he had just thrown in. ,
y were not yet heated through, but ]
r sharp corners cut and bruised him j ,
rely.
stantly the deadly peril of his situa- |
dawned upon him, and he sprang to
feet, bent upon getting out at once. 1
>m, black and stifling, the smoke
pped him about like a shroud. He j
(n to cough and choke. An ordinary
weald have succumbed immediate
j that fearful atmosphere, but San
i had become so accustomed to
(thing coal smoke that he did not j
3 readily to the fumes. He was per- !
iy aware that his life could tie meas
I by a ■ery few scores of seconds un- i
he extricated himself at once from
fiery pit. Tw o quick steps brought
to the front wall. He pushed his
ds up along the hot granite blocks
found that he could reach well over
highest layer. A moment’s grasp
n some firm projection, the quick
1st of a hoot-toe into a crack in the
ng. and he would be out of his dilem
in a Jiffy!
ven in the midst of his peril he was
ined to congratulate himself that the
< in the kiln was no lower, for had
distance to fall been greater lie
ht have broken some hone, the heat
(Id have been more intense and the
th would have made It impossible for
to get his hands over the top of th *
site.
;e was on tne point or lining ins tot
thrust It Into some crevice in the
1 when beneatli his feet there came »
ibling, a sinking. The driver’s lit at :
ost stood still with terror, for lr
w too well the meaning of the sound,
i kiln was settling! Down slumped
rock with a suddenness that alrnoe.
>w him off his balance. The heated
is inside the furnace sank barely two
. but when the motion ceased th‘*
of Sanders' fingers rested on the
tt between the first and second layers
ranite. He could no longer touch the
of the ufrper blocks,
t was death to stay, but how could he
out? The wall in frout was now
high for him to scale. Heneatb his
a dull red. dusky glow showed dim
betweeu the rough pieces of rock,
‘ough every crevice the smoke oozed
from the burning coal just thrown
> the arches 2u feet below. The soles
lis boots were scorching. He was j
, blind, diay. In a minute or two, j
f at the utmost, he would be overcome bj
smoke and heat.
Round him curved the rugged, soot
blackened layers of granite, barely vis
ible through the murky clouds. Abov<
he caught a glimpse of blue sky darkened
by whirling vapor. His eyes smarted
IntoU rably. From the burning coal and
: heated rock a nauseous, penetrating
odor rolled up to him. It was eating
the lining out of his lungs. HU strength
grew less with every breath he was
forred to take.
Dazed by his peril. Sanders stood mo
tionless. Then from a ere\ ice almost
under his feet a thin, writhing tongue
! of tlanie, forked and lurid, darted sud
denly up, wrestled for a moment with
! the smoke w reaths, and flickered out as
! quickly as it had come. The apparition
brought the driver to his senses. Pre
cious seconds were passing, and instant
action was necessary.'
Leaping up as high as he could, he
threw his hauds over the edge of the
hot granite, and tried to lift himself to
the top, but he slipped back almost im
mediately. The two feet that the rock
had settled meant death to him unless
he could devise some way to regain it.
All at owce it flashed over him that
he might throw the rocks he w as stand
ing on into a loose pile against the front
wall, and thus make a heap high enough
to help him clamber out. Could lie have
done this before the kiln settled, his
safety would have been assured. Was
there time to do it now?
Stooping, he grasped a three-cornered
fragment and threw it against the wall.
Another and then another followed.
They were burning hot, except those he
had just flung In from the top of his
load. With bent head, facing the fumes
that poured exhaustlessly up. and draw
ing them into his lungs with every chok
ing breath, he fumbled madly over the
hard black lumps.
In this fashion he heaped 13 or H
pieces against the granite, and then
stopped, fpeiing that to work longer
would destroy his only hope of getting
out. His eyes were bloodshot, his brain j
reeling. His temples throbbed as if they I
would burst. He could see nothing,
could hear nothing but a confused roar
ing. Straightening up. he staggered for
ward. Two steps brought him again to i
the wall.
To his horror, he found that the pile
he had built w as not high enough. There
was not time to add to it further. What
should he do?
Fortunately, at that moment the wind I
veered. For a little while the smoke i
drew away to the westward, and left |
him standing clear in the heat. Only a
few feet above him beyond the kiln edge :
he could see the wagon body and the
backs and heads of his horses, their out- j
lines wavering in the heated atmosphere
that enveloped him. Then, as he dropped
his e>es, he caught sight of something
that gave him a sudden hope of escape.
Over the granite hung the end of his j
reins, where they had fallen when he I
grasped unavailingly at the whip-stock. 1
Might he not take firm hold of these,
start his horses, and thus be hoisted out
of that fiery pit?
Barely had the idea suggested itself to
him when the wind changed again, the
smoke blew back, and once more
shrouded him in its pitchy clouds.
Sanders’ brain was swimming.
Strength and consciousness could not
endure more than 20 seconds longer.
His shoes were burning on his feet. His
skin was shriveling and cracking.
With closed eyes he swayed forward,
felt about until he found the loop of the
reins, and hooked his fingers round
them. It would not do for him to bear
his whole weight upon them, for they
might break and let hint fall back, thus
destroying his only chance. Even in his
extremity he thought of that.
There was no time to waste. How
should he start his horses? He tried to
shout to them, but so cracked and feebje
was his voice that they did not recognize
it, and refused to move. Already ten
of his precious seconds were gone.
banders stooped, picked up a fragment
of rock, and launched it at random,
through the smoke, in the direction o!
old white Billy, the off leader of the
team. Fortunately, it struck the horse
fairly on his llank, rousing him suddenly
from his reverie. Billy started forward,
and the others followed his lead. There
was a heavy stamping of hoofs, a creak
ing of unoiled axles. The team w as in
motion.
The moment the driver flung the rock
he seized the reins strongly again with
both hands. Barely had he done so w hen
the loop tightened w ith a quick jerk. It
was the second he had been waiting for,
the one on which his life depended.
Without loosing ills hold he sprang up.
sticking the tips of his toes into the in
terstices between the blocks of granite
The force of the pull hurled him against
the wall, but he clung to the leathern
straps with desperate energy.
Had the reins given way, all would
have been lost. But they were new and
strong, purchased the (lay before to re
place an older pair, and they did not
break. In a moment Sanders was
dragged up and out of the kiln, across
the granite edge, and along the*planks of
the staging, liarrowly escaping being
run over by the broad-tired wheels.
Less than a minute and a half had
elapsed since the driver’s feet first struck
the bottom of the pit, but it would be
hard to Imagine a more fearful 90 sec
onds than that through which he had
passed. As he looked back upon it after
ward it seemed to him like a brief but
horrible nightmare.—Youth’s Compan
ion.
Long-Felt Want
A meteorologist has invented an ap
paratus to foretell the coming of squalls,
and he will confer a benefit on the
world, remarks the Chattanooga Times,
by making them cheap enough for tarn
ily use.
Prince Fushiml has learned one sen
tence in English: "1 offer a toast to
the president of the United States,"
It always makes a hit.
Of Bodices a.nd Wa.istcoa.ts
THE NEWEST THING IN BLUESES
Mb season by now is tar
enough advanced safely to
make affirmations concern
ing what lias caught tlie
1 ancy of the careful dressers.
nd w e have no hesitation iD
referring to the favor be
stowed upon two new features, the
light bodice, ihe narrow waistcoat.
The one-time popular draped waist
is with us again, and a very graceful,
generally becoming style it is. Study
of the figure of the wearer, a little ex
perimentation and one can adjust the
folds to give lines bringing out the
best points of either the slender or the
too stout form. Deepening tlie sharp
ness of the bodice at the waist line,
and there is made a change for the bet
or in me lines oi me woman wun su
perfluous avoirdupois: adding much
fulness to ihe upper portion of the
bodice, and the thin woman is aided
to escape scrawnineas of appearance.
And another recommendation for the
new waist is that it can be constructed
comparatively easily, a home dress*
maker should be able to build up a
very satisfactory affair of this sort.
But the bodice should be practically
made on the person who Is to wear it.
as everything depends on the becom
ingness of the way in which the ful
ness lies.
Street waists and evening ones both
follow the snug fitting, draped fashion,
and for which it is the more suitable
it would be hard to say. It is decided
ly attractive when employed for an
afternoon gown, and perhaps as effec
tive a costume as has been seen this
winter was the following: A dress of
gray cloth, suitable because of the
fineness of its material and tlie fash
ionableness of its make for any hour
of the day or evening, was of that soft
shade of gray that seems to melt into
white. It had a very full skirt, but
close around the hips, at the bottom a
hint of silver trimming here and there
Double capes edged with lovely chin
chilla fur opened over a vest of frills
of creamy lace. The furs and hat
were of the chinchilla.
We consider this bodice particularly
i girlish looking and yet suitable f<n
young or old. Our illustrations sug
Tke Styles for Sma.ll Feminity
HK otner ua\ we came am
a nut-brown maid that was
like a late autumn leaf in
coloring. Hair. eyes, hat
coat, frock, everything a lea!
brown. And an argument in
favor of dressing a child all
in one color is that i' give, the desired
simplicity to the.nne of tne small
one. Over-elaboration • j be avoided
j lay all means in a hi - wardrobe
The maid referred to Hoove had on
a hat of furry beaver 'rimmed with a
; great bow of brown satin ribbon, her
j coat was of brua otii made on broad,
simple lines, her warm gloves brown
silk, the little dre-- peeping out from
the coat a pongee Doubtless she had
on her ' best,'' and wha< a pretty and
1 practical best it was
inwuren s turs ar- to our using ini.*
winter, a modest stoic that just suits
the little fa> es being the approved col
lar piece. And mamma wears a very
similar fur piece on the mild days
when one does no; care to all
hunched up about the e-ir The stolen
though not double, can be turned up
about the ears in the severest weath
er, and so answer the double purpose
of hat and storm collar Whilst brown
is a pretty fur. as is also a bit of seai
skin, for the child, a stole, yet nothing
equals white furs in the way of adding
the proper touch of baby beauty. Ami
; one need r.ot imagine this means ex
j pensive ermine, there are two or three
white furs offered that are extremely
5 pretty and not necessarily expensive
Children’s muffs are not very large
•MQU t »»v^v rv ra tw r lliau*' tip W KU a
! variety of waists to be worn under ttie
popular suspendered skirts, and this
I fashion has much in its favor; it gives
opportunity for variety; it means the
costume can be kept dainty, as the
. separate waist and sleeves can be
[ washed; r rd in nine cases out of ten
‘ j the style is good for the immature
j child figure They are very bright and
1 — ~.. m
I 1 'It A DAINTY I.ITTI.K AlJIsH
h'-i (tniing when the skirt anti straps are
of gray plaid, the waist of red silk.
In warm weather the lower part can be
used with white muslin waists, and he
nold a summer costume evolved from
Ete winter one. A welcome stale of
affairs to a busy mother.
Very small misses wear bonnets and
they tltis season are as quaint as im
agination can picture. There are Dutch
oonn-fs or velvet, the frills about the
j face of chiffon; and very lovely is a
thing of this sort about u flowerlike
baby face. There are big pointed bon
nets, demure Quaker head-coverings
I almost anything that will make the
wee maid look as though she had just
! stepped out of a picture.
ELLEN OS MONDE.
gest the many variations that may he
played on the theme, and there seems
j small danger that ll will become mo
\ notonous. There is the bodice of al
I most absolute plainness, the beauty
I depending on perfection of tit; the* one
with drapery gathered to a point in
1 the middle, fastened there with a soit
j bow, and below extends a fancy por
j lion of the waist of a material match
! ing the trimming that finishes the
j bodice at tlie neck; a graceful design
j is somewhat on the surplice order, the
fichu arrangement edged with billowy
j lace and deep lace frills finishing the
I sleeves; a fourth model especially
I adapted for a slender figure, has very
full shirred sleeves, a very prettily
shaped collar, folds within the collar,
frills on collar and sleeves. Notice
should be taken that sleeves are all
full at the top. and. as the American
Dressmaker feelingly remarks, we
should rejoice that “t he sleeves of
day are surely prettier to look at
than the monstrosities of last season
with their great bags below the el
bows."
The waistcoat (or in good American,
(he vest) is very much in evidence, and
almost always very attractive, just a
narrow gleam of rich material, giving
life ami color lo the coat or waist
Sometimes it is low, sometimes high,
sometimes only a pretence of a vest;
few modish garments there are with
out it.
Chamois-buff cloths when ornament
ed with gilt buttons, are in favor, and
they give the note of tan so well to
the fere now. Browns and greens are
good, and the white broadcloth red
embroidered is seen on excellent
wraps. Yesterday we made a round of
the shops and observed the following
waistcoat novelties: A rich brown
I broad-tail had collar and narrow vest
j of old-rose velvet with appliqued
| leaves of a deeper shade; a white
i broadcloth vest was edged with a tra
I eery of pale-blue silk braid; a number
of garments had color given them by
means of bright dots of red or of
green. And, by the way. green, real,
living green, is seen more and more
is becoming a formidable rival of the
stror.gly popular browr.
FASHION’S LATEST FANCIES
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Dressy Novelties and Furnishings
Appearing in the Winter
Costumes.
A small toque or a meuium-sized hat
j of fine material trimmed with a single
good ostrich tip or some simple but un
common bit of trimming and simply
marie, is always the best for women of
limited means.
Tlie newest \ei! is called the “Melba,”
and looks more like an exquisite lace
flounce than a veil. It is deep and wide
and circular, am! made mostly of Chan
tilly lace, with its fiat, silky mesh and
jraceful patterns.
A charming black chiffon velvet cos
tume shows a narrow empiecement of
sapphire blue velvet around the shoul
ders just below the yoke of point lace,
which is not over two inches in depth.
The stock is of this same exquisite lace.
A decided novelty is the turnover col
lar and cuffs of leather on wool shirt
waists. Thp new raincoats and tailored
suits exhibit other uses of leather in
their lapels, collars, cuffs and waist
coats. which are promised even a more
extensive vogue.
An odd and small toque is entirely in
peacock-eye effects, the foundation be
ing chenille embroideries, making the
center of the peacock eye's. Folds of
green and blue \ el vet, embroidered in
smaller peacock e>es and laid in folds,
form tile soft brim, and loosely plaited.
Instead of buttons one of the new
bolero jackets of sable squirrel shows
poppylike rosettes of raspberry \elvet.
fhere's one each tide the neck and three
each side the fronts from the bust line
to the belt. A tiny rulfie of this velvet
edges the bolero and is each side the
narrow cuffs, each of which is held by
one of the rosettes.
All of the new fur coats are braided
and trimmed in various designs, in
which braid pla\s a prominent part.
Shirred ribbons, too. decorate the fur
coats and the little furry accessories
that make such a success of a similar
toilet; and smart Hussar and Cossack
braids and set pieces, which one nia>
purchase separately and apply to the
best advantage, appear on many of the
costly sable and breitsehwan/. dolmans
and paletots that are the choice of the
wealthy for the winter Season.
NEED TENSION AND REPOSE
Occasional Relaxation of the Differ
ent Members of tire Body
a Necessity.
Tiie Deisnrte system, which had sncfi
a vogue some years ago. gave instruction
in regard to the relaxation of the various
members of the body, it was in this that
its chief value lay. says the Delinea
tor. The sy.-te:i., of physical culture
which have in 'owed it have one and all |
embraced this idea The bocily ten-'
sion is much greater in some than a j
other*, it i.-, an unnecessary expcnoi-j
ture of nerve-power. To test how great
is your bodily tension let out your \
breath, let your arms hang l.>o.-e. and as
some one hits expressed it, "devitalize'
yoif seli as far a.- possible. This relax
ing process gives repose io the body, and
some who have been victims of insomnia
have been able to obtain sleep by it,
though many are keyed up to a certain
tension and arc fretted ar.d irritated by
it, much as a horse whose head is
checked too high. The process is to be
gin rapidly. Hexing the joints first of the
fingers, then turning the wrists, then
bending the arms at the elbow joint, and
then sw inging them at the shoulder, and
so on through the various sets of joints
of trunk and lower extremities. The
point is to do them easily, quickly and
mechanically a certain number of times.
Those who have great cares and
anxieties and have to work hard and
nerve themselves up to work have this
tension unconsciously which racks and
wears them without their realizing it
until too late, when the result i* a gen
eral breakdown or nervous prostration.
Change of scene and occupation i- more !
neeef -ary to-day than in the olden time,
since tiie u-nrand, upon tin. and bram
! have grown so much more exacting.
The methods of lasting in lying down
arc oiie;; faulty. The correct position
in b--d for sleeping ie*tfully nm quietly
i«. to a . e the hea< low. Tiu allow
si. d lit* ihiii oio*. fine should ship
on the right side as that leaves the
heart more free One should lie easily,
the ki.ee.- drawn up more or less as is
comfortable, The whole tendency is to
bend the body and the extremities—to
roll up into a ball. This is natural, since
if is the position that is taken during
pre natal lit* Sleeping on the back, es
pecially if the head is high, is apt to
give uneasy slumbers and is conducive
to nightmares. It is the practice of
many while sleeping to place the hand
or flst under the cheek, and while doing
so to wrinkle the face. Such wrinkles
often become permanent. Perfect sleep
is necessary for good looks.
Mushroom Loaf.
Boil small mushrooms in water and
putter for five minutes. Arrange them
in a deep buttered baking dish, using
dternate layers of mushrooms and
bread crumbs. Season with salt, pep
per and a slight grating of nutmeg, and
pour over tiie whole the liquor in
which the mushrooms were cooked.
Bake in a brisk oven for eight minutes.
—Chicago Post.
i&inisn on silverware.
To prevent articles of silverware from
tarnishing w arm them when well cleaned
and paint th m over with a thin solution
of collodion in alcohol, using u wide,
soft brush for the purpose. Articles so
treated must be wiped only with dry
cloths.—Household.
Didn’t Hurt Him.
A dmtist was asked by a patient;
"Does pulling a front tooth like this one
of mine hurt much?”
'■ i a bit! I never snralned my arm
j over anything but a molar,” replied
! the dentist.—Chicago Tribune.
Relies on Court’s Protection.
The Louisiana iMo.j Press-Journal tells
of a negro bootblack who was being
"joshed” in a barber shop the other day.
“If the gland jury had got at you,” said
a man, r'it would have made you tell all
about your crap shooting.” “No dey
ivmiIdn t,” replied the bootblack, ” ’eauss
de court done held dat a man Joan’ hab
to tell nothin’ dat cremate* hisself.”—
Kansas City Journal.
■-a .
It is interesting to learn that the United
States navy cost last year a little more
than one dollar apiece for every man,
woman and child in the country. This
information comes from the secretary of
the navy and it is calculated to stir up
considerable pride in the patriotic fa
thers of large families.—Cleveland Plain
1). aier.
ULCERS FOR THIRTY YEARS.
Painful Eruptions from Knees to
Feet Seemeil Incurable lulll
lie l sed Cuticura.
Another of those remarkable cures by
Cuticura, after doctors anil all else had
felled, is testified to by Mr. M. C. Moss,
of Gainesville, Texas, in the following
Utter: "For over thirty years I sul
fered from painful ul
t'on from my knees
tind neither doctors nor medicine to help
me. until I used Cuticura Soap, Oint
ment, and Pills, which cuied me in six
months. They helped me the very
first time 1 used them, and 1 am glad
to write this so that others suffering as
1 d;d may be saved from misery."
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A Michigan editor has had a streak of
bad luck. lie was just about to step into
Ins new $1(1.000 automobile the other *
night when three bed rads gave way and
he awoke.—Auto lira.
By recent scientific experiments Dr. Price,
the famous food expert, has recently pro
<imod a Wheat Flake Celery Food which
is highly nutritii us, easy of digestion, and
a most delicious every day food fflt all
claSSCS.
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Chicago is to have a daily paper for
women, about women, by women. Look
out for scoops also toques, Gainesbor*
oughs and turbans.—Indianapolis News.
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To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refumt the money if it fails to cure.
E. W. Grove's signature is'ou each box. 25c.
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The etiquette of horsewhipping has been
fixed. \\ lien c woman attacks, run.—Dea
Mimics News.
-—•-—
T am sure Piso’s Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.- Mr- Tf.os.
Bobbin*. Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900.
Many a boy is sent to college because
he doesn’t seem to be good lor. anything
else.
THREE YEARS AFTER.
Eugene E. Lario, of 7.M Twentieth
■ venue, ticket seller in the Union Sta
tion, Denver, Col., says: “You are at
liberty to repeat what I
first stated through our
Denver papers about
Doan's Kidney Pills in
the summer of 1899, for
I have had no reason in
the interim to change my
opinion of the remedy. 1
was subject to severe at
tacks of backache, al
ways aggravated if I sat
long at a desk. Doan’s
Kidney Pills absolutely
stopped mv backache. I
have never had a pain
ora twinge since.” a
Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For .sale by a.I druggists. Price 50
seats per box.
START THE
NEW YEAR
RIGHT
OF you want a Piano or
an Organ in your home,
or those at home want
one, GET IT NOW! It’s all
a very easy matter, as you’ll
find out if you write to us for
our 1905 otters.
Used Pianos and Organs at
prices as low as $10.00 for
Organs and $25.00 for Pianos
and upwards.
Terms of payment just as
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ESTABLISHED 1853
HOLLENBERG
MUSIC COMPANY
Factory Warerooms, LITTLE ROCK
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BY ITS NAME
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MEANS MORE THAN
ANY OTHER NAME
BROWN BANDS GOOD FOR PRESENTS
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