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JCHEJNEWS SCIMITAR.
PAGE FOUR.
THE NEWS SCIMITAR.
Candidate Speaks,
Then Drops Dead
rTVK m.rFK. Ark., Auk. 3. (Sil .
Llttlfton T Sallee. . i-ounty ami
probate clerk of Jeff.Twn eoumy.
dropped dend at 9 SI last niglit "h"rt
Iv after inakiiiK n stwei-h at a politlra.
CHthrrlnir at J-fffrsnii Springs.
Mr Sallfp wis unopixwd i"i" r"';
nomination but hml Just made a bri. f
annminr.mpnt and took hi a neat wlirn
h( lur.-bed forward and dt.-d of ho.irt
failure I" l'1 mhiuti's. ahnoiiiih Ir V reii
Unwell endeavored to Indiiee rtiir:i -tli'ti
Mr S:,!le eamo her,' :lliOllt ft"
nVn fro'-' '"" inirton. K' , hr
be was horn. He has hren office ho'der
,,r ,',.iu.tv tor 111.' P'isi 2d years. le
eftA in surled l v his widow, two
.ns and four rtmi:M.'r
CRYSTAL SPRINGS MAN
HAS REAL SNAKE STORY
CRVSTAL. SIMtlNC.-', Miss. Auft S
.Spl i -i'liarlie Talnier. a younic farmer
living near here, had a harrowinn x-nerieir-e
with a his h1-fo.it water mo.-,
easln Friday while ft.-r.itiK In eii-tir
ercek, a xplenilid flshin p'aee near
'lere I'almer was In the stream with
Ma pants rolled aN.vo his knees I'Hteh
ilf fish with his hands from out tin
reek hank as Is very often done He
'.d caiiKht a larife siring oi fine rat
Ish end hud thou tied on a string and
he string tied to hla rii;hl ar-n while
ie explored the nests of the Tsh wjth
lis left In the creek Minks He reuehei
lown Into a fish nest in th. bank and
'i dr. w himself out of the water to
lis istonlshment a 10-foot water nio.'
tisln had wrapped Itself around his
-iKht lr and RWaltowed one of the
small fish on the string. He had pres
ence of mind enoiiHh not to disturb the
eptlle and quietly (tot hH pocket knife
mt of his pocket and before the snake
ould turn loose the fish, cut his head
off with the knife
Palmer admits that he had the srnre
if his life and will fish hereafter with
i hook and line "m the good old-fashioned
way. '
MOTHER AND SISTERS
SEE TINY LAD KILLED
J umpire from his mother's tip untl running from thr front porch
of hi hotiii-, SOI IMItli nvcniH', C-yenr-old Ilia. Whitnv Pollnnl, son
of H. T. Polliiril. Monday niuht rauirlit t the ii! of a nelRlilMtr'M nuto
as it' wan Imck'iiij out of the ilriwwuy. The ihiM klippoil and wan
.riwlio.1 in iiisi.int doiilli In front of hi motlwr'n eye. Two mIhIits also
silt hostile tlioir mother and saw thn rliild moot dentil.
Funeral s.-rviei
from the r.-s. den
In N"W llethlehe
the city
The machine was i.-.n driven m
William Fru.t.l. tut lMitli. lie was
Vru'kllir Ihe i.Ti t- .nil las ilrlvewav wnen
the l'idllircl hl'.J s;.!e,i urn
ei 1,1 .haili Fruetel was ixoner-
at.d ! the I i taintiy.
The iraehltie is a eiese.i car aim h
Is tholilil th.i Fru. t.-l did not Know
the K was 'tu.:ior;nK to pwinir
aboard, ll.riinrd l-nptei. . on me car
at the same tin . was uninjured.
47 PERSONS IN TRUCK
FALL THRUUUH BKIUUt
CoUiW.M'Kli. Mi-. Auk 3. i Sri-
-A bin lumber truck partly filled will.
hay and loaded with I. young people
from this plaee, smaMini tnroui;n u
tirldue Hire.- mil. s smith of tow n
Iho partv was retuinin from u mooit
llk'ht nicnie. Nobody was seriously burl.
hut all of tloin w.ie badly friKhtened.
and some ol them were tnrown inio
the water which was about knee deep
The imi'tv had been to i omo to a
moonlight picnic. They had been walk
ing acres:: nil tno Ol'inpea consioereu
dangerous, but tins was the last hridire
COTTON CROP IMPROVES IN
FAULKNER COUNTY, ARK.
CONWAY, Ark.. AUK. .1. (Spl.) Al-
jk ,(M,t s.t an nvpriiiri- vield.
rruj Bwumi .i ... n
Faulkner county may harvest a hiimiier
cotton crop it weainer coimuenin ni,.
month are ns favorable as the July
Will II . I . mrt.IT 11.,',- e- .
ted with grown bolls, hut young bolls
will require tne rmni hn.n m inn
for the next 30 days to provide the
lnrresd vield. It Is eailmnied that
iMn.'.,t. n,-fhiril it tlie maxi
mum crop depends upon the develop-
meni in iniiiji in..- ii. '
Plenty of sunshine and the right
amount oi rain nuring au. m om
ened the outlook for b'K yield, and
. M...n.M urn mil 1 1.. i St if t tO. the
crop. erepi the price after ha'lng. The
downward tendency of the market has
been a cause of much concern and is
beinif cioeiv w rtrcnen
YARDMASTER RESIGNS.
nx-L- r-I : t L' I.! v.... 9 lUnl S
lie n rr, n , iu... . v.-i..'
R. I. Ijiltue, who lor Hi! past nine
years has been general yardmaster for
... . 1, .1. .. I...r.. li.ia i -
lllrJ VOllt'll tx'ii mii.a.i mi"-, n.vn .v-
Rtgneri and will leave soon for Kansas
City, Mo., where he will be yardmaster
for'the I'nlon I'acific railway, lie will
be aucoeeaeo nere ny . i. iimukch.
COLUMBIA FALLS OFF.
WASHINGTON, Aug, S The census
bureau announced today the population
of Columbia. Tnn.. as 5.526, u tie
creaae uf 22S, or 4 per cent.
held Tuesday
Itunal took place
'emi'teiy, south of
The
ident occurrel shortly after
(! o'clock. The I'ol'ard family hail Just
finished dinner and nil were sitting on
the front tmrch of their home. When
the machine passed over the boy's
hodv. an elder sister. Miss Maggie
Male l'ollard, ran t,i the scene 1ml
when the bo.lv was removed the child
way dead From the l'ollard front
porch to the drivewav Is about i.'iO feet.
The child s father has been III. In ad
dition to his parents the little boy Is
survived hv four brothers, Homer. H
T. Jr William.. James, and two sis
ters. Maggie Male and Martha.
iiml everhndv wns tired, so Ihey all
declared they would not walk any more
The truck did not turn compli tely over,
and. this accounts for the fact that no
i asualt :es ocurred.
BOLL WEEVIL APPEARS IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARK.
IMXK HIA'FF. Ark. Aug. 3. (Spl.)
Hull weevils are reported In various
Parts of Jefferson county following tin
recent rains and alarm Is caused by
their numbers.
The cotton crop Is several weeks late,
but stalks ure large and well fruited
Secret of Energy
These "Dog Days"
Eliminate poitom and congestion
from ttomach and bowel with
Dr. Caldwell' Syrup Pepsin
THERE is no time of the year
when people should be more
careful of their diet than durins the hot
summer months, but unfortunately it
Is the. tenon of irreatsst carelessness.
Cold foods. Ices, unripe and overripe
fruits sre soon followed by cramps,
heartburn, lmliuestioa, constipation.
Do not wait until you hare a splitting
hesdache. but when you find yourself
Betting bilious and constipated, that
very night ttke a teAspoonful of Egyp
tian Senna and Pepsin, which is sold in
drug stores under tbe name of Dr. Cild
weii's Syrup Pepsin. By morning your
bowels will be relieved and tbe conges
tion gone. Then be cautious st tnesl
time for s few days and you will have
no further trouble.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is a com.
blnatlon of simple laxative herbs with
pepsin thit has grown in great publio
tavor for thirty years. We know of
rosny thousands of households that arc
never without a bottle. Mr. Eugene
McManus ol Manayunk, Fa., was very
BlnTrwnmrrTTlgi,-,i.r,.l,r,iMi
r:iT'
m
in, ii i,mn jjmmti milium nlmi
DR. W. B. CALDWELL
In hit 82nd year
dyspeptic until be patronized his drug
gist for a bottle of Syrup Pepsin, and
now he can retain and digest whatever
he eats: he is sleeping sounder, gaining
in weight snd strength and is in all re
spects feeling better than in years.
Just get yourself a bottle of Dr. Cald
well's Syrup Pepsin at a drug store and
tee tbe great good it will do you.
f 1 1 W1 Millions of people of aR agei tuffer from occasional Of
1 j mJ Ej chronic corufiNition. Let thrm send name and address to
I lj Pi W- B- CaW"". ?" Washington Street, Montiallo,
AmsVJaVJ III., for a free sample hottle of hit uionderftd Syrup Pepsin.
S million bottles were bought at drug stores last year, the largest sale in the uvrld.
PROBE MYSTERIOUS
" DEATH OF WOMAN
JASI'KK, Tenn., Aug. S A coroner's
Jur;' Is Investigating the death of Mrs
James Iavls, a weli-io-an widow, who
resided 15 -miles north of South Pitts-bur-,
ami whose bony was discovered
In bed Sunday morning with he,r head
blown off and the muszle of a shotgun
held to her fHce.
The rlitht hand held a green switch,
its notchi-d end resting In the trluRiT
i;uard of the gun. Absence of puwdei
burns aroused suspicion of officers, as
this fact Indicates that the woman
could not have killed herself by till'
method without leaving marks on her
t erson. It was currently rcport.es tha'
Mrs. lavlfl kept a considerable sum
of money on her farm, she having ex
pressed iu distrust of banks.
MONDAY CANDIDATES'
DAY AT DE WITT, ARK.
HK WITT. Ark., All. 3. (Spl Do
Witt was the ineoca of ulntu candidftt.'f
Monday It being thf upenlnff day of
tilt? Arkansas county circuit court.
Hotif. W. K Kirhy and T. H. Caraway,
candiilntcs for Iho t'nited States Hen
iito, ami Hon. Thomas J. Terral, can
didate for governor . wert hero.
CONWAY MEN ON TOUR.
roNWAY, Ark., Auk. S. (Spl.) Five
('onwiiy men are niemhern of the profit -nbte
fatrninK party now on tour of the
South At hint It ptale on the train char
tered ly the I.ittlo Rtrk chamber of
t'linmerco. County Agent T. M. Wil
liams wan made a present of the trip
hv the Conway fommeruial club in re
ward for his efficient work as county
agent. Others in th party ar I. O.
Harton. Julian J. Little, John H. row
ers anil Steve Pavls,
DESTROYS FIVE STILLS;
ARREST EIGHT MEN
11LNTSVU.LE. Ala.. Aug. . (Spl.)
Hugh Craft, deputy collector of in
ternal revenue, lias returned to Hunta-
ville after a raldlni tour of North AI
bama. durins; which five sttllla were
raptured and destroyed and eight men
arrested.
Three of the stills et.d six of the men
were found In the Uadsen district, and
two attlla and two men In Marshall
county.
We have Rone Kst to buy
pretty thltiK for. jou.
' Fay Bell Gift Shop
In the Plcrwlilly
lOS South Court. Main 2218."
fef
3 H
On Savings
Accounts
On Time
Certificate!
Guaranty Bank
& Trust Co.
156-158 MADISON AVE.
Resources $7,000,000
a i
. ' irA iTi il
mm in Mm.m
I ,A I 1 is T-4 I a
i 1- . a in at
" ' ""' ' "' 'I ... .- i . . - . - -- --- - ,, ift. i ... jLXiLUHam.ltM i ii wJllli M I n rrliin ihl fc IMIti T' 1 'I f TIT" IT "Kill WT1 i " f ""iMal.t la' t inWslMl ft"" Hl-ri if tT' ' t tn'T "1
Rhodes' August Sale of
LAMP SHADES
Special purchase of Silk Lamp Shades that -will be sold
today for less than the cost of the silk alone.
All Sizes, All Colors, at Half Price!
This is fresh, new stock and embraces every design; size,
color and combination of colors on the market. Come to
morrow and see this beautiful display of shades, at a guar
anteed saving of one-half!
LOT No. 1- (tS AO
Umidoir lamp shades, also many J' It M 4
large enough for reading lamps, con- f J yj
sol tables and halls. Highest qual
itv silk, choice of all colors and
imbinations in this lot
LOT No. 2
Large table lamp shades; finest
grade of silk, all double lined, high
quality fringe; also suitable for floor
lamp.' Values in this lot originally
sold for !f2.").0i. Special price
$0.95
J
LOT No. 3
Llr and table lamp shades. Newest flat styles newest
L.li.Huu Mini colors. Manv m tins lot worm m-.wu. won t
inis seeing these wonderful ft tl
shades it's your opportunity
1o bnv the newest and best at
ess than half price. Choice oL
this h't
I (cent; j
$200 Funeral Given
Cobblers Vet tiira
NEWARK N. t-,' Aui. ,. The scrip
tural assurance that sparrows shall not
full unnoticed waa flven tane-lble ap
plication to a pet canary bird today.
Jimmie. the little sowrster. choked to
death yesterday on a watermelon seed,
and so grief -stricken was his owner.
k inlillo Kusromanno, co-yr-jiu -tuu-bler.
that friends contributed 200 or
a funeral, Including a hearHe, five
mourners' coaches and a 15-plc band.
"He Fang, ah! no sweet ilka Caru
so!" sobbed the cobbler, as th little,
ptush-ltned caaket, six by twelve inches,
was lowered into the aiave. He plans
to erect a monument later.
7
Secured by Improved
Memphis $eal Estate!,
Bear in mind that there is an ample
and adequate margin of safety be
tween the appraised value of the
property and the amount loaned
upon it. 1
Write For Free Booklet,
"An Ideal Investment Security"
S. M. WILLIAMSON,
President.
M. EUGENE CLARK,
Vice-President.
S. AV.WILLI AttSQlV a COh
INVESTMENT! BAN K ERA
INSURANCE
73 MADISON AVENUE.
lHETT OF
k MEM PHIS
$
,80
For this well made,
beautifully finished
and perfectly tuned
UKULELE
DuAnQ OUR 40 OFF SALE
CKrLEIiES
AS LOW AS
$3.60
Buy
Pure Calomdl
in the Original Package
Calomel, to be safely effective muit
be pure.
When you &ct Meyer packaged Calo
mel you et pure Calomel alwaya
uniform i.'wayi effective.
Meyer household packaged drugs are
certified after test by experienced
chemists, guaranteed by the largest
drug house in the world, of 68 years'
1 established character.
It is just as easy to ask for Meyer
drugs and get drugs pure, in the
original package.
Your druggist sells them.
MbyerBrothers Drug Company
ST. LOUIS
Tit Largest Drug Bote in the Wrli
Lookor the MEYER Red Diamond -iUiS
MEYER
tmrtimt Utt V M KYER Crriflt4 tnduein
Epson SsHa
Caster Oil
Aspiria
Perecide ol Hyorof ea
Qaialne
Tincturs of Iodine
Carbolic Acid
Calomel
Cream oi Tartar
Milk of Macnesta
Witch Hull
Boric Acid
Pbesphats of Sod
Kochelle Salt
lyceria
MEYER
Certified
CALOMEL
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mamkmmmsmtm
W
ednesday We Place on Sale
5,000
SOFT COLLARS
wmmkmmmmmmmmmmwmmmm to
The Season's Most Popular Styles
it if wye.
LOT No. -
Tl,i i tin- l.niMi srnsati.'ii l tin- market. ."t
.1,..,!., in fliiv; villi' lllllt Willi I
irss lhan lii'.oo, and manv as lii-h as .").i.
icautit'ul rM' and
ilur rnlnrs. ('nine
tHiiiiiiTuw and Li"'t
of thiM' 1'i'aiiti-
ful shades at
tlie market. .N"t
d sell iviiulavlv a1 frU
as lii-h as ..oo.
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RHODEs:
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;.' vr."jr'V
f
awmi '' J 'I
'a I.
Some Slightly Imperfect
3 for 50c
From one of America's foremost makers of men's
high-grade collars comprises this tremendous as
semblage of men's high-grade collars. While
some have slight defects they are in no manner
damaged and if our policy permitted comparative
prices you'd be amazed. Suffice it to say these
collars
Are Rare Bargains
And surpass in variety, style and value those of
fered in previous collar sales.
Consisting of high-grade satin
stripes, madras, crepe de chine,
Russian cords, fancy madras, plain
cloth oxford weave and fancy col
ored. Every shape made in a collar factory is shown in
this lot of collars; all sizes, 12 54 to 17. These col
lars are termed irregular, but you'd never know it
if we did not tell you.
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