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I State Capital Notes fi Board Approves Watkins' Action. The Confederate Home Board met Thursday in regular monthly business. Besides transacting business of routine nature, the board approved the action of the Executive Committee in dis missing from the Confederate Home James N. Ferguson. The board also sustained W. M. Watkins, superinten dent of the home, in his dealings with Ferguson. The latter was alleged to have been insubordinate and to have aroused Watkins to such an extent that the latter struck him, with the result that the superintendent was fined in court for striking Ferguson, the lat ter having taken the case into court Ferguson was afterward dismissed from the home, where he had been an inmate for two years. It was report ed to the board that the home was in the best of shape, with a member ship of about 80 or loo. It was also reported that the new steam heating, hot water and electric lighting plant, ! which cost about $0,000 had been put into operation. All of the members of the board were present, the members being as follows: Dan W. Jones, pres blent, Little Hock; Jonathan Kellog, ! secretary, Little Rock; Dr. .1. if. Le now. Little Rock; Dr. J. M. Keller, Hot Springs, Rt. Rev. J. M. Lucey, Pine Bluff. State Charity Board. Much business has be< n transacted | by the State Board of Charitable In stitutions since it went into session : Monday morning. The contract for 1 the erection of the contagious ward ; at the State Blind School was let to ! Domican Krah for $2,625, with the un- 1 derstandlng the contractor file a bond for a similar amount to satisfactorily do the work. The heating contract j was let to the Pump and Pipe Company for $453. The pay roll fur the month i of November was allowed, with the ex ception of $125, the salary of Profes sor Futrail, which is being held in abeyance. After being held up for a month, on the grounds tile hill was ex horbitant, the state penitentiary bill for electricity furnished the insane asy lum was ordered paid. Allowing a week of holiday at the Deaf Mute In stitute and the State School for the Blind, a resolution was passed, also one appropriating 25 cents per capita to be expended for Christmas presents for the inmates of the Deaf Mute In stitute, tlie superintendent of the school to purchase the presents. To Remove Penitentiary. That the State penitentiary should he removed to the State farm was the attitude taken by Governor Pindall at the recent meeting of the board, and is the unqualified opinion of the State executive as to the proper loca- , tion of the State penal institution. In discussing the matter Governor Tin dall expresses the belief that with the establishing of the various enterprises now on foot, the location of an < xperi ment station and the development of an experiment farm, the erecting and maintaining of a bagging plant, and the introduction of kindred enterprises, the question of What shall he done with the convict? will solve itself. There will then he use for all the con victs at the farm, and of course the penitentiary should then be located at that point, for convenience in handling the prisoners. In fact, there would, if all conivcts could ho given employ ment at the farm, tie no occasion foi having the penal institution at the State Capital. For School Improvement. That Arkansas is to keep abreast of the educational movement Is indicated in the newest feature in the develop incut of the general program for edu cational betterment being worked out j under the direction of the department j of education. This feature is the es tablishment of school improvement as sociation#. As is well known, the school improvement association and its auxiliaries in this city, as well as in other cities, have proven one of the most efficient stimulators in school progress. Perhaps no single element of organized effort has been more beneficial. Realizing this fact, the de partment lias undertaken the spread of the school improvement association , endeavor, and the results are begin nlng to tie seen. Already several of the towns throughout the State have organized asociations, and others are to he organized at an early date. Beautiful, but Unhealthy. The most beautiful part of South Af rica is ttie Bechuanaland Protectorate, which is, sad to say. also the un heaithiest It is indeed hard to be lieve that these vast stretches of sun ny woodland overarched with the skies and lieecy clouds of fairyland, a country which looks wholesome as a Border ballad, should be the most fev er-infested part of the sub-continent. Must Observe Schedule. The State Railway Commission, af ter a meeting and consultation Thurs day issued tw’o orders hearing upon the passenger service furnished by rail roads operating in Arkansas. The first of these orders states that all paissen- ji ger trains shall run on time, with cer-1| tain designated exceptions. The second relates to accomodations at depots and on passenger trains. An important section of the second order is that conductors of passenger trains shall furnish every passenger with a seat. Island No. 76 Belongs to Desha. Finally settling the dispute over Is land 7G in the Mississippi River, which has been In litigation since early In 1899, Judge Jacob Trieber of the Uni ted States Circuit. Court of this dis trict has entered a decree holding the island to be a portion of Desha county, Arkansas, and forever enjoining the Mississippi claimants from interferring with the peaceful possession of the Arkansas occupants. This island con tains in the neighborhood of 700 acres of extremely fertile land, which was at one time a part of Mississippi. The river cutting through made it an is land, and the main channel of the river being on the Mississippi side, it was temporarily abandoned by the former holders. After a number of years people from the Arkansas side took possession of the island, which threw the main r into the courts. To Secure Temple. Already a movement is on foot among local Odd Fellows to secure (he proposed Odd Fellows’ Temple for the grand lodge meetings, the build ing which was recommended at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge, for Little Rock Hot Springs, too, is out for the prize, and there promises to ire a merry contest at. the gathering of tlie Grand Lodge, which will take p ace next. October, at which time the question will undoubtedly he settled. A fund lias been started toward the erection of the temple, which will cost from $48,000 to $60,000. The only oth er city in the State beside Little Rock and Hot Springs that is considered eligible as a location for the institu tion. is Pine Bluff, but as yet no move ment has been launched there to se cure the building. Williamson Receives Salary. P.y order of the State Board of Chari table Institutions the state treasurer's office has paid Thomas J. Williamson tlie salary due him for the past two months and the coming month of De cember. There has been a contention fiver Mr. William's seat on the Chari table Board, as an effort has been made to dislodge him and substitute B. C. Parsons Governor Tindall's appoint toe to that place. The squabble over the matter has been on for some time and during the past couple of months Mr. Williamson's salary has not been paid him. It was paid in full, however, after the board had so ordered. Mr. Parsons, though he has attended the meeting of the board, has not yet been recognized by jhe president of the board and has not received any salary. Scientific Organization. The Arkansas Polytechnic Society is the name of a new scientific and edu cational organizaton, recently organ ized by a number of enthusiasts on scientific and educational work. The officers of the organization are; Pres ident. Fred Williams; vice president, William Parkin; treasurer, H. F. Alcia tore, and secretary, Alfred M. Lund. The object of the organization Is pri marily to promote scientific work, and is similar to that of institutions now existing in a number of states. The membership is not limited to any city or section, hut includes the whole State, and starts off with a charter membership of nearly a hundred. Work Begun on Interurban. The contracts for the construction of the grade for the new Little Itock and Pino Bluff Traction Company's inter nrban line between Little Rock and Pine Bluff, have been let, and already work has been commenced <>n its con struction. Ground has bpen broken at a point 25 miles from Little Rock, and the grading gang Is working this way. Seventy-five teams, with a score more of men, are at work on the grade, and they have already made usually good progress. The grade is not. large and with so many graders at w'ork it will not take long to complete it Into Lit tle Rock. Escaped Convict Returned. Sam Lawson, a negro, was returned to the state penitentiary Saturday. Ho escaped about two years ago, hut was arrested recently in Mississippi. The authorities who arrested him notified the penitentiary authorities here but refused to return the prisoner for tno $50 reward offered. The peni tentiary board at its meeting raised the reward to $75, after which the convict was promptly returned. Is serving out a 21-year sentence. Many Prisoners Expected. The officials at the state peniten tiary expect a number of new- pris oners at. the penitentiary this week. They have been notified that several squads of prisouers will be brought In from various parts of the State. One delegation will be brought In from Van Buren. Pardon Granted. A pardon was issued Saturday from the governor’s offiee for John Tuggle, a negro convict at the ^tate peniten tiary, who was sent up for 21 years from Garland county, convicted and sentenced on the charge of murder, •nr,- '■"••don was not recorded In the of state’s office until Mon V -— New School For Hoxie. •pj1(» contract has been let for a new $18,000 Kbool houso at Hoxie. RATHER A POINTED REBUKE. Minister's Amendment to Usual Grace Fitted Circumstances. A Pennsylvania divine formed one of a house-party in Philadelphia where the younger son. in accordance with what the clergyman observed to be his constant habit, as soon as he had seated himself at breakfast im mediately possessed himself of a large 6lioe of bread, the quality of which he proceeded to test by a liberal mouth ful. The minister, a stickler in such mat ters of propriety, gazed blandly at him for a moment or so; then he fold ed his hands and closed his eyes in preparation for grace. “For what we are about to receive,” he intoned with painful emphasis, "and for what our young friend has already received. Lord, make us truly thankful.’’—Harper’s Weekly. ECZEMA COVERED BABY. Worst Case Doctors Ever Saw—Suf fered Untold Misery—Perfect Cure by Cuticura Remedies. "My son, who is now twenty-two yeears of age, when four months old began to have eczema on his face, spreading quite rapidly until he was nearly covered. The eczema was some thing terrible, and the doctors said it was the worst case they ever saw. At | times his whole body and face were covered, all but his feet. I used main kinds of patent medicines, to no avail. A friend teased me to try Cuticura. At last I decided to try Cuticura when my boy was three years and four months old, having had eczema all that i time and suffering untold misery. 1 began to use all three of the Cuticura Remedies. He was better in two \ months; in six months he was well. ■ Mrs. R. L. Risley, Piermont, N. H., Oct. 24, 1905.” One Thing Held Him Back. ‘‘There was a racket of some kind in our house last night,” said the man who lives in a fiat building. "Sereanis came from one of the rear flats and everybody was looking out the win dows to see what the matter could be. Various exclamations and conjectures were made by the rubbernecks and soon, several women were screaming in sympathy. Presently out of the awful din rose a deep maseulijie voice exclaiming in exasperation and with the manner of one feeling around in the dark: “I'd go for a policeman if l could find my pants!” Deafness Cannot Be Cured >y local application^, as tlicy cannot reach the dl» daaed portion of the ear. l ucre I* only one way to cure deaf lie**, and ttiat 1* by constitutional remedies. Deafness 1* caused'by an inflamed condltl *u of the mucous lining of the Kuatarhlau Tube. When this tube Is inflamed y-u have a rumbling sound or Im perfect hearing, and x\,ben tt 1* entirely closed. Deaf ness 1h the result, and uules* the Inflammation can be taken o;it and this tube restored to Its normal condi tion. hearing will be destroyed former; nine cases out t*f ten are caused by Catarrh, which 1* nothing but aa Inflame^oofKlltloa "f tIur mucous surfaces. We will gtve-One Hundred D >llar§ tor any case of Deafness 'caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure Send for circular*, free. F J. CHKNKV & CO.', Toledo, a Bold by Druggists. 75c. lake Hall's Family Fills for constipation. Truthful Boast. A party of traveling men in a Chi cago hotel were one day boasting of the business done by their respective firms, when one of the drummers said: “No house in the country, 1 am proud to say, has more men and women pushing its line of goods than mine.” “What do you sell?” he was asked. “Baby carriages!” shouted the drum mer, as he fled from the room.—Suc cess Magazine. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle ol CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Si In Fse For Over .‘SO Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Reconciled to the Inevitable. “The only thing I can recommend in your case,” said the surgeon, “is a long journey.” "Well, if It has to be, doc," the pa tient groaned, "get out your whittling tools and go ahead with the opera tion.” __ Best in Existence. "I sincerely believe, all things con sidered, Hunt’s Lightning Oil is the most useful and valuable household remedy in existence. For Cuts, Burns, Sprains and Insect Bites, it has no equal, so far as my experience goes.” G. E. HUNTINGTON, Eufala, Ala. Tough Luck. Hewitt—You look glum; what's the matter? Jewett—I've had bad news from my wife. Hewitt—What is it? Jewett—She's coming home. Don't Do It. Should you have a cough or sore chest, do not rely on time and nature to cure. They may do so—they may not. Use Simmons' Cough Syrup. It is a balm for sore lungs and will cure you at once. Fatalities Among Seamen. Deaths from accidents among sea men number 53 per 10,000, five times higher than in "dangerous occupa tions.” _ Never tel! evil of a man, if you do not know it for certainty, and if you know it for a certainty, thou ask your self, “Why should I tell It?"—Lavater. NEW STRENGTH FOR OLD BACKS. No Need to Suffer Every Day from Backache. Mrs. Joannah Straw, 626 North Broadway, Canton, S. D., says: “For ! three years I suf fered everything with rheumatism in my limbs and a dull, ceaseless ach ing in my back. I was weak, languid, broken with head aches and dizzy spells, and the kid ney secretions were thick with solids. —sf* I was really In a critical condition when I began with Doan's Kidney Pills, and they certain ly did wonders for me. Though I am 81 years old, I am as well as the average woman of 60. I work well, | eat well and sleep well.” Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a box. | Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. - .. Not for Vacation Use. It seemed to Bobby that there was no end to the advice and instructions his mother gave him when he was i starting off with I s father for a week’s trip. "Now 1 want you to be sure you i have everything you need," she said, opening his bag in spite of his assur ances that it held all a boy could pos sibly require. "Why, Bobbie, where is your hairbrush? You were forget ting it!” "No, mother, I wasn’t forgetting it," j said Bobby, looking desperate. "I ! thought you said I was going on a va cation.” Where Others Failed. "Each spring for five or six years I broke out with a kind of Eczema which nothing seemed to relieve per manently. Finally I tried a box of Hunt’s Cure, which promptly cured me. Two years have passed by, but the trouble has not returned.” MRS. KATE HOWARD, Little Rock, Ark. How He Did It. Early in the morning session, when the pupils were feeling bright and happy, the teacher thought it a good plan to give them sentences to cor rect, both as to grammar and sense. She accordingly wrote on the black board: "The hen has four legs. He done it.” Thoughtful little Ignatius, at the foot of tin' class, pondered deeply, and at the end of 15 minutes’ time, allowed for correction, he wrote: "He didn't done it; God done it.” _ “ i This Is No Joke. Hunt’s Cure has saved more people 1 from the "Old’Scratch” than any other knowniagent, simply because it makes scratching entirely unnecessary. One application relieves any form of itch ing skin disease that ever afflicted mankind. One box guaranteed to cure any one case. Woman of Economic Strain. Of small economics the following will be difficult to beat for smallness. A laboringman who hands over his weekly wages to his wife is allowed by her an ounce of tobacco a week. She buys it herself in two separate half ounces—in order, she declares, to get the advantage of the two turns of the scale.—London Chronicle. FITS, St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr. Klme s Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free #2.00 trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. II Kline, Ld., 931 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Her Method. “Ma, why does Sis sing so much when Mr. Spoonamore is here?” ‘ I think, dear, she is trying to tent his love.” Tay lor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet • ■uni ami Mullen is Nature's great rem edy—Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup and Con sumption. and all throat and lung troubles. At druggists, 25e, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. At Least Two Times One. Edgar—What is better than a kiss? Emma—Don’t you know your multi plication table? Insomnia is one of the Infant ail ments that is contagious. An old bachelor says that some wom en marry for the purpose of obtaining a listener who can't get away. ONLY (INK "ItHOMO Ql'ININK" Tbnt in I.A.VATIVK KKOMu OU1NINK. lA>ok fof the signature of K. W. (iHOVK. L’se<i the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. Sue. A crank Is a person who thinks you are a crank. SOMETHING OF A CYNIC. Papa Had Extreme Views on the Sub ject of Marriage. Miss Marie Cahill, tho actress, chose the chorus girls for her new play, ‘‘Marrying Mary,” by measurement. The Bert!lion system was employed. ‘‘By this excellent system of meas urement," said Miss Cahill the other day, ‘‘one gets, in a chorus girl, the real thing. Mirage is avoided. You know what a mirage is? Quite sure? Well, at any rate. I’ll point out Us meaning to you with a story. “A boy looked up from his book one night. “ ‘Father,’ he said, ‘what is a mi rage?’ ‘‘The father answered glibly from behind his paper: •' ‘The union of a man and woman till death or the law them do part.’ •• ‘But,’ said tho boy, 'that's mar riage, ain't It?’ “‘Same thing, sonny; It's the same thing,' replied the father. ‘A man imagines he sees wonders and delights where there is nothing. Fight shy of ’em both, my boy.’ ” Suspicions. "What does old Symper use a cash register for? lie’s the only person In his place of business that handles a cent of tho money.” "I know it, but old Symper won’t trust even himself.” ritrsn ukii in sto m i»\vs. PAZO OIN'I'MKST Is jruuruntocd 1*> cun'm v ca«« of Itching. Mlii <1. Hlcolinc or 1‘ruirudiug Tiles iu b to 14 days or money ictundcd. £»0<\ With old age comes the knowlodgo of lost opportunities. j SICK HEADACHE _ • ] Positively cured by PARTFK.N these Little Pills. Urll11 Uw TllPV also rpijpvp nis ■TT^ri r tress from Dyspepsia, In ■ 1 digestion anti Too Hearty I II Katlng. A perfect rein L | - | I’ ftly for Dizziness, Nan ■ ! LLd* sea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Month, Coat* ed Tongue, Pain in the -I side. TORPID LIVER. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable SMALL PUL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. p, qtitdcI Genuine Must Bear GAKlLno Fac-Simile Signature REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. DO YOU KNOW n THE WIT WEATHER A COMFORT AND ! A PROTECTION ^ afforded by a i \ IIBKK!*15 Slicker? \ Clean-Light <V Durable \ t&’r*! Guaranteed 'T^Syl |Waterproof v *3°~ ' Everywhere A J TOWS « CO BC VON USA | re«c« ^ Truth and Quality appeal to the Well-Informed in ever} walk of life and are essential to permanent success and creditable standing. Accor ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Fig* and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of known value, but one of many reason# why it is the best of personal and family laxatives is the fact that it cleanse*, sweetens anil relieves the internal organ* on which it acts without any debilitating after effects and without having to increas# the quantity from time to time. It acts pleasantly and naturally and truly ns 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. What a Settler Can Secure In WESTERN CANADA 160 Acres Grain-Growing Land FREE. 20 to JO Bushels Wheat to the Acre. 40 to 90 Bushels Oats to the Acre. 35 to 50 Bushels Barley to the Acre. Timber for Fencing and Buildings FREE. Good I aws with Low 1 fixation. Splendid Railroad Facilities and Low Rate*. School* and Churches Convenient. Satisfactory Markets for all Production*. Good Climate and Perfect Health. Chances for Profitable Investments. 3ome of the choicest prain-producing lands to Saskatchewan and Alberta may now be as* quired In these most healthful and prosperous sections under the Revised Homestead Regulations by which entry may be mad. by proxy (on cer tain condition*), by the father, mother. «oa, •'.aiighler, brother or slater of Intending hom. *tc:ider. Kntr> fee In each ca*. iw $10.00. For pamphlet, “Last i lest West,"particulars as to rate*.route., best time to go and wltere to locute, apply to J. S. CRAWFORD. No. 124 W. Ninth Street, Kansai City, Mlieoort The Ark. Military Academy LITTLE HOCK. AKK. offers special terms to students entering after tba X-mas Holidays. Writo for catalogue. COL. K. C. HALL, Sap*W mVsceuaneous electrotypes] In great variety for sale at the lowest price* by W 4.X.KKLMMiUKkWSPAPKHCO.,lSW. 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