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VOL. 4. PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1902.
t HOPKINS AGAIN
Adds More Emphasis to His
Views Concerning the
County Farm.
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A Plea for Humanity and a Few dolts
for Those Who Criti
cise Him.
The campaign is now ended. What
I may say as to the present manage
ment of the paupers and insane on
our hands at the county farm, can
not be construed as a political issue.
My views on that subject are too
well known for it to be necessary to
continue a repetition of the same
thing.
Tht stand which I have taken in
behalf of humanity seems to have
met with some opposition from
sources least expected. Greg John
ston’s whack at me seems to be one of
many which grow spontaneous on
Gainesville’s little red hill, i e the
idea of spending a little money in be
half of God’s creation. If there is
anything that should open up the
avenue to man’s pocket book, it is to
see a human being in distress that
money can relieve. To meet Mr.
Johnston on the proposition that we
need the county farm; I contend that
it be used for the purposes for which
it is intended, and let us prepare a
place for the insane and idiotic
women conuneu in uiau piaee, wuicu
makes it the blackest spot on Greene
county’s face, and a disgrace to the
officials who tolerate it. Our legisla
ture has been working on the problem
of enlarging our state asylum or
building another at some point in
the state, but nothing definite has
been done. It may be ten years
I* tm'pre a home is provided by the
I sw(e .for these subjects. Shall we sit
down and calmly fold our bands and
’jtf&tch this state of affairs for a
jberiou of ten years without any re
morse of conscience? God forbid.
Mr. Johnston suggests bonding tht
county to get out of debt. This idea
seems plausible but the only candi
date we have for representative is
opposed to it. And as the legislature
has a whack at it before we can do
such a thing, we will have to fall on
some other plan to get out of debt.
The revenue is equal to the emer
gency if properly applied, the fault
lays at home.
I met some opposition in the
person of Dr. Olive Nolder. I am
not]personally acquainted with Dr.
*’* "'JvxJder, but from her reputation I
had formed the highest estimate of
her worth as a charity worker as
well as a physician. But as her
views are so adverse to mine I must
confess that I was surprised when I
met opposition from that source. I
will not accuse the doctor of exercis
ing the wildest kind of nonsense, (as
she did me) but I must say that I
belieye that her assertions were
made without the least consideration.
T wonder if the doctor was ever at
the county farm. Does she know
anything about the quality of the
soil on that farm? Could she give
you any idea of its worth to the
county per annum? Judge Jones’
anticipated improvement was only
the building of another shack to put
the males in, and Dr. Nolder says
that it would be just what Greene
county ueeds. You can plainly see
her estimate of the souls of those
fallen people, since she is willing to
see them crammed into tho<-e hovels,
where there is uo earthly hope of
restoring a single one of them, and
she says its just what we need. The
J 'doctor places great emphasis on the
fact that she is a public official, and
that her service is worth something,
especially when rendered to such a
class of people as we have at the
poor farm. I don’t suppose she
would prescribe for one of them un
Hess the county would pay her for it.
J. T. Hopkins.
If A bird’s eye view of the city, made
from the water tower, by the Paragould
Portrait & View Company, for sale at
Lackner’s. They are fine, made during
the recent sleet period. See them, a tf
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Goes to the Pen.
“The jury in the Charles Bittick
murder case, tried at Trenton, after
48 hours deliberation, brought in a
verdict of manslaughter and fixing
punishment at three years in the
penitentiary. The light verdict is a
surprise. Much interest was mani
fested in the trial, for Bittick was
charged with killing his father-in
law and trying to kill his wife.—
Ripley (Tenn.,) News.
Charles Bittick is the man who
killed a man in Clay county several
years ago, moved his trial to this
county and after remaining in the
courts for two or three terms was
finally acquitted.—Jonesboro Times.
Call for County Mass Conven
tion.
Inasmuch as the information has
come to us, that a county convention
has be?n heretofore fixed by the
State Democratic Central Commit
tee for Saturday 5th day of April,
1902, at 2 o’clock, we, in order to
comply with such rule hereby call
of the democrats of Greene county a
m ass convention to meet at the city
of Paragould at the court house to
moi row afternoon at 2 o’clock for
the purpose of selecting delegates
to the State Convention to be held
in Little Rock, in June next.
T. B. Kitchens, Chairman
R. E. L. Johnson,
Secretary.
Married.
At the residence of D. M. Baldwin,
Saturday morning at 7:30, Mr.
William C. Putty, of Addington,
Indian Territory, to Miss Susie L.
Jackson, of this city, the editor of
this paper officiating. It was a very
quiet wedding, only a few friends
being present. The bride is a daugh
ter of Mr. Joe Jackson, of this city
and is highly respected and most
excellent young lady. The groom,
though a stranger, has the appear
ance of being a good man.
The Times join the many friends of
the bride in congratulations.
They left on the 0:45 Cotton Belt
train for their future home in the
Indian Territory.—Jonesboro Times.
Shot In His Left Leg.
For all kinds oi sores, burns, bruises,
or other wcunds DeWitt’s Witch Hazel i
Salve is a sure cure. Skin diseases
yield to it at once. Never fails in cases
of piles. Cooling and healing. None
genuine] but DeWTitt’s. Beware of
counterfeits. ‘‘I suffered for many
years from a sore caused by a gun shot
wound in my left leg,” says A. S. Ful
ler, English, Ind. “It would not heal
and gavo me much trouble. I used all
kinds of remedies to no purpose until 1
tried DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. A
few boxes completely cured me.” The
Globe Drug Store.
Thirteen-cent Stamp.
That Uncle Sam is not a skeptic
upon the subject of uulucky omens is
apparent from the fact that there has
just been issued at Washington a
postage stamp of the 13-cent denom
ination, which was suggested to the
department more than two years ago
by H. W. Caun, then postmaster at
Carterville, 111., but who is a former
resident of St. Lonis.
Wants to Help Others.
“1 had stomach trouble all my life,”
says Edw. Mehler, proprietor of the
Union Bottling Works, Erie, Pa., “and
tried all kinds of remedies, went to sev
eral doctors and spent considerable
money trying to get a moment’s peace.
Finally I read of KodoltDyspepsia Cuye
and have been taking it to my great
satisfaction. I never found its equal
for stomach trouble and gladly recom
mend it in hope that I may help other
sufferers.” Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures
all stomach troubles. You don’t have
to diet. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat. The Globe Drug Store.
J. B. Kircboff Cardwell Mo. bes
secured the sole agency for the cele
brated Yannissee Whiskey, buyirg it
direct from the distillers. d tf
In speaking of affairs of local interest,
Frank Carter will be pleased to have
you remember the fact that he represents
the Little Rock Laundry. There is no
question about this laundry doing the
best work; he calls for your work and
delivers it without charge. d tf
BKOKE HIS SKULL.
John Edgar Strikes Isaac Dorch
Over the Head With
A Scantling.
The Injured Man in a Precarious
Condition and Death May Re
sult From the Blow.
Au unfortunate difficulty occurred
at a late hour yesterday afternoon
between John Edgar and Isaac
Dorch, which may causd the latter’s
death.
The two had been “guying” each
other considerably and drifted into
pretty bad language, when young
Edgar siezad a piece of scantling and
struck-Dorch over the head with it.
Dorch rendered helpless by
the blow and Dr. Dickson was sum
moned to attend him. The doctor
took the injured man home, his place
of residence being on north Center
street. The difficulty occurred on
the grounds of the Pekin Stave &
Manufacturing Co , where Dorch was
at work.
Today Drs. Sims and Dicksi n
made a thorough examination of
Dorch’s injuries and found that his
skull was crushed on the top of hisj
head. The bones of the skull were!
driven into the b:-ain and the wound
ed man is in a very precarious coo-;:
dition. The physicians trephined!
the skull and removed several piecesfj
of bone, some nearly as large as d
silver dollar.
Dorch is a young married man!
with a wife and two children.
Edgar is a sou uf T. L. Edgar and
is only a boy of 1C.. It is reported
that the boy has skipped out, iut
we do not vouch for the correctiess
of the report. No warrants lave
been issued that we could learn if.
The affair is a very unforunate
one, as it was the result of a yuirrel ’
over a trivial matter.
TEOUGEtTn" FRENCH.
Curious Experience of an Ambassdor J
Taken Off Kis Guard |
“Speaking of the curious wa/ of 11
thinking, J had a curious expertce 1(1
in Was hington a few years ago Mid j U
an old stager who has spent n Ju^£ bll
his time around the capitol tJ a New
Orleans Times-Democrat writer, “and
the gentleman who figured in/the inci
dent was a diplomat of distinction
and was admired greatly i/i the cir
cle.- by moved in. He w;A a son of,
France, and possessed all /he suavity
and elegance of manner characteristic
of the men who represent France at
Washington. This was some time ago.
One morning just before the noon
hour I was leaving the capitol build
ing when I met my friend from
France. We had experienced a very
mean spell of weather at Washing
ton. The changes from one temper
ature to another had been sudden and
violent. Grip was very prevalent.
Cold.- were common. Washington was
filled with husky voices. My French
friend had the rather peculiar habit
of thinking in French and talking
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A4J anu it » ao uiuxtaicu uj a
certain deliberateness in his manner
of speaking. One could tell that he
thought the thing out in his own lan
guage and then translated on his
tongue. There was no stoppage in
his speech,'but his articulation was
slow and careful. When I met him he
had mufflers pulled up around his
ears and he was almost hid in a large
coat, one something like they wear
in the arctic regions. We stopped
and exchanged greeting, and I asked
my friend about his health according
to the custoM. He paused for an in
stant, and t®en said, in a husky voice:
‘Tout enrlunime,’ but quickly catch
ing himself herolled what he thought
was the English of it from his tongue.
‘1 am the whole cold,’ he said. Of
course, 1 could not smile until I got
away front him. He meant to say
just what he had said in French, that
he was all full of cold. I told the
story on him afterwards in a very
agreeable company, and no man en
joyed it more than my distinguished
friend from France.”
■ Confederate Veterans.
■ governor Jeff Davis yesterday is
smi?d the following proclamation:
1 Vhereas, it is publicly announced
f®it there will be a reunion of the
dieted Confederate Veterans at
E*nlas, Texas, April 22 to 25, in
c usive, 1902, and
Whereas, an application has been
led in the executive office in due
a ad proper form requesting that per
n lission be granted for any and all
C on/ederate veterans to enter and
P ass through the state of Arkansas,
u niformed, armed and equipped, for
| f ie purpose of attending the reunion
a oresaid.
Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis,
£ overnor of the state of Arkansas,
fc '.y virtue of the power and author
i :y in me vested, do hereby author
i 53 ail uniformed, armed and equip
( ed Confederate, civic or active
t rganized militia, or national or
s tate guards, to enter and pass
t brough the state of Arkansas for
1 be purpose hereinbefore recited.
And I further direct that, all due
J ouor and consideration shall be ex*
f ended to the civil association and
1 lilitary organizations hereinbefore
r aentioned while in the state.
In testimony whereof, I have
lereubto set my hand and causee to
o be kflixed hereunto the great seal
it Arkansas, at the executive chain*
iar in the city of Little Rock, Ark.,
;u this, the 2d day of April, 1902.
Jefferson Davis, Governor.
Chas. Jacobson, Adjutant General.
I Cheap Railroad Rates.
Mount Annual Reunion Confederate
srans at p) alias, Texas, the St.
. &S., and St. L. S.-W. Rys will
round trijjf tickets to Dallas, at the
ofSlO.loJ Dates of sale April 19,
id21st. peturn limit, April 30th,
for leaving Dallas,
scount sptiDg race meeting of Mem
Jockey Club the St. L., I. M. & S.
3b. L. S-W. Rys. will sell round
;ickets to Memphis at rate of one
Dates of sale trains arriving at
phis March 31st, April 8th, 12tb,
and 21st. Return limit, five dayB
date of sale.
count Convention of Federation of
:en’s Clubs, Los Angeles, Cal., the
. S-W. and St. L, I, M. & S. Rys
ell round tickets at rate of $47.50.
3 of sale, April 22 to 27, return
June 25.
:ount general conference M. E.
ih, south, Dallas, Texas, the St.
. M.&S. and St. L. S-W. Rys.
ell round trip tickets at rate of one
)lus$2. Tickets to be sold May 4
limited to leave Dallas June 7.
jount Triennial Convention Inter
nal Sunday school association the
I M;& S and St L S-W Rys will
Dund trip tickets to Denver, Col,
;e of one fare, plus $2. Dates of
uno 22 and 23, limit to return July
Ajccount Imperial Convention Nobles
of t ie Mystic Shrine, San Francisco,
Cal the St L, I M & S and St L S-W
Ry£ will sell round trip tickets at rate
of $ 17.50. Tickets on sale May 27 to
jun, i 8 inclusive, limit to return 60 days
fron 1 date of sale.
A Mount annual meeting Nat’l Educa
tion d Association, Minneapolis, Minn.,
the St L, S-W and the St L I M & S
Rya will sell tickets at rate of one fare
for t he round trip. Tickets on sale
July! 5th 6th ahd 7th. Limit to return
not tfarlier than July 8th nor later than
July IJth.
Ai Jcount National Baptist Anaver
sarj, !S St Paul, Minn., the St L S-W
Ry and St L, I M & S Ry will sell
ticki:ts to either St Paul or Minneapolis
at rate of one fare plus $2.00 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale May 18th
and . ihh- Limit to return June 20th,
F. C. Mack, Agent.
A writer in the New York Observ
er nia,ifes some interesting suggest
ions! for improving our Sunday
schools. Instead of calling it Snuday
sah»m lesson she would call it the
Bib|e story, to avoid the words
"lesson,” “school” and “study,” ■
whiqh are depressing to some. Also, '
instead of bayiDg many and iuexpe- (
rienc^d teachers, she would haye the .
Sunday schcol divided into four ,
divi|ious and placed under four of
the kiest obtainable teachers. More "
emphasis would be placed on t.l e
repeating of sdripture verses, the r
Psal?'8. and the srnging of the best £
sacrefl bymns. I <
DAVIS AND EAGLE.
Indulge in a Spicy Correspon
dence about Gov, Eagle’s
Resignation,
Davis Wants Eagle to Get off of the
Board of Commissior>srs
But Eagle Won’t.'
The Commercial-Appeal corre
spondent furnishes the following sen
sotional item:
Coy. Jeff Davis sprung a sensation
in political circles today by request
ing the resignation of ex-Gov. James
P. Eagle as a member of the State
capitol board. Excluding the original
letter, which was a mere request for
the governor’s resignation, the corre
spondence between the governor and
ex-governor is as follows:
“Little Rock, April 1.
“Hon. Jeff Davis:
| “Yours of March 30 calling for my
j resignation as a member of the State
capitol commission, reached me to<
day. Replying, permit me to say I
I suppose injustice l may expect you
t > give me your reasons for making
this demand. I await your reply.
Respectfully,
“James P. Emile,”
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. i/avio auawtrt was as lOilOWS:
“Little Rick, April 2, 1902.
“My Dear Governor:
“J called for your resignation as a
member of the state capito! commis
sion uot because you had voted and
made speeches against me, because
I hold that any man has a right in
this free American country to speak
and vote for whom he pleases, as 1
have accorded you. I have always
held you, and do now, in the highest
esteem, socially, morally and reli
giously, but I feel that the tension
there is between you and myself as
to politics would make it unpleasant
for us to work harmoniously together
on the board, as we have always
done, and 1 again respectfully call
for your resignation, otherwise I
shall have to resort to the power
vested in me to obtain it. With
greatest respect and many wishes
for your success and happiness in life,
I beg to remain yours very respect
fully,
“Jkkp Davis, Governor.”
Gov. Davis said tonight. “Late
this evening I received a long letter
from Gov. Eagle declining to surren
der his commission, stating as his
reason therefor, substantially, that
he had not opened his mouth against
me, but had declined to vote for me,
f-Ie stated that he made two speeches
one at Lonoke and one atCabot (both
townships went overwhelmingly for
myself and Gov. Clarke). I had
intended to appoint Mayor Duley in '
Gov. Eagle’s stead, but if Gov. Eagle
desires, after what has passed and
the tension that exists between us,
politically, to hold his commission,
he is at liberty to do so, and I wash
my hands of the entire affair,”
Jones Gives Up.
St. Louis, Mo., April 2—Seaator
James K. Jones, of Arkansas, was
here half an hour this morning en
route to Washington. He passed
some time with Governor Francis
and others. The Senator declined
to discuss his defeat, except to say,
“Too many votes on the other
side.”
The county ticket nominated by
the primaries in Craighead county
reads as follows: For representa
tive, W. W. Cate; for country
judge, J. F. Rains; for sheriff,
1. H. Burke; for treasurer, W. D.
Jobb. Altman for circuit clerk,
3regson for county clerk, Fuller
:or assessor and Davis for survey
>r hud no Opposition.
rhe Best Prescription for Malaria.
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s i
Jasteleas Chill Tonic. It is simply Iron t
,nd Quinine in a tasteless form. No f
Jure, No Pay. Price, 50c, t
STATE CONVENTION fS§
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Called to Nominate a Repyblicad
State Ticket. -Js
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A call has been issued for a repub*
I icon state convention to be held in
Little Kbck on Thursday, June 26,
1902, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for state officers.
Ihe basis of representation was' t;%
fixed at one vote for each county and 2
one vote for every 200 votes and one
a Iditional vote for every fraction
over 100 votes cast for President Mc«
Finley in each county in 1000. On
this basis the several counties in
this slate will have the following
number of delegates in the conven
tion:
Arkansas, 1; Ashley, 4; Baxter, 2;
Benton, G; Boone, 4: Bradley, 2; Cal
houn, 2; Carroll, 5; Chicot, 3; Clark, 5;
Clay, 4; Cleburne. 2; Cleveland, 2j
Columbia, 1 Conway, 5; Craighead,
3; Crawford, (»; Crittenden, G; Cross,
• >; Dallas, 4; l>3sha. 2; Drew, 4;
Faulkner, 4; Franklin, 3; .Fulton, 3;
Garland, 5; Grant, 2; Greene, 3;
Hempstead. !>; Hot Springs, 3; How
ard, 1; Independence, 5; Izard, 3;
Jackson, 4; Jefferson, 8; Johnson, 4;
Lafayette, 3- Lawrence, 3; Lee, 7;
Lincoln, .1; Little River, 2; Logan, 5;
Lonoke,4; Madison, 7; Marion, 3,
Miller, 5; Mississippi, 3; Monroe, 3;
Montgomery, 2; Nevada, 5; Newton,
4; Ouachita, 7; Perry, 2; Phillips, 3;
Pike, 2; Pulaski, 11, Randolph, 3;
Saline, 3; Scott, 31 Searcy, 5; Sabas*
t an, G; Sevier, 3; Sharp, 3; St.
Francis, 5; Stone, 2; Union, 3; Vran
Suren, 3; Washington, 8; White, 5-;
Woodruff, 4; Yell, 5.
A new tape worm described by a
Japanese physician is of a gigantic
size, being more than four inches
broad and about thirty*five feet
long. In the ordinary tape*worm,
new segments are produced by the
head, the rear segments oeing, the
most mature, but in the new species
each segment divides, and the old
and young alternate. Thesyraptoms
produced are those of the common
species intensified.
Wood alcohol is gaining an ill re
pute all its own. Dr. H. Moulton
has pointed out to the American
Medical Association that no other
known substance when swallowed
selects for attack the optic nerve
and retina, and in thirty cases of
poisoning from its reported in two
or three years, fifteftp. have resulted
in total blindness, while twelve
cases of blindness from Janaaca
ger and other essences seem to hav^ilM
been due to contained wood alcohojfc
The quanity taken has varied iron I'r,
a drachm to an ounce or more. After \ ■>
moderate doses the symptoms—such
as nausea, vomiting and headache
do not appear until the second of
third day, aud disturbances of vision
are delayed a day or two longer,
when blindness becomes total in
twelve to forty-eight hours.
Gov. Davis has pardoned Thomas
Hamilton, convicted in August, 1894,
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sentenced to eighteen years in the
penitentiary. Hamilton has been a
trusty and has not been under lock
and key for the past six years. H®
bas a wife and nine children. Hi®
wife had proposed to sell their farm
to raise funds to secure his release,
but he advised her against it. Super*
mtendent {logins says that he is a
most reliable and honest old man,
and that ho is glad to see him
pardoned. He has been at the Der« it*
nott camp for some time.
Notice,
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We will sell fourteen inch tin valley
it six cents per foot, put on tin roofing* 1 -
it five dollars per square and six inch
:ave trough at seven and a half cent® -
ier foot. When in need of our service®
live us a call. Paragould Plumbing Co.,
M. Cooper,
dtf , Manager,
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equirementof every office, and no other
ypewriter company dares to give the
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