PtrfCY H. VAN DYKE, Publisher end Editor.
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NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
THE FOLKS AT HOME.
The folks at home believe In me,
The faithful folks at home.
They boast of what I’m going to b«
To other folks at home;
Arid* father says to Ur.clc Cy
That he would like to bet
I’ll be a great man by and by.
And folks shall see It yet.
He. knows full well that I'll not shame
The honest folks at home,
Nor will forget the good old! name
Of all our folks at home;
For father says he’s understood
And said so at the store,
W hen he went down to soli some wood,
That now'days boys need more.
My father’s gran'dad. marched away,
Left all his folks at home.
And footed forty miles ore d«y
With other folks from home.
Then In the fight on Bunker Hill
Fought bravely, It Is said,
And at the finish lay there still,
Ffjpe to the front, store dead.
Godi be my help! I'll not forget
The loving folks at home.
Nor cause them shame nor keen regret,
The dear old folks at home.
God grant me strength, and wit, andt will
To do the best I can.
As gran’dad ri'id at Bunker Hill,
To live and die a man.
—Herbert C. Thornddke, In Boston Tran
script.
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I HEAR it is quite the custom in
these days for the great and
well-beloved to occasionally chron
icle their lives, and as I have rather
an extensive acquaintance both
among people and those of my own
kind, I have concluded that a brief
account of myself and my doings
might be gladly welcomed by the
public.
My name, “The Angel Dog,” was
not given me, 1 am led to believe, in
early Infancy, but only added in later
years by my owner, who in many re
spects is rather a clever woman,
with ranch taste and discrimination
on a few subjects. Alas! though, she
shows weakness in some strains, such
as her love for cats, tine clothing,
end the attention and admiration of
young men, too, that I most hate,
and whenever they call I go on
awfully barking at them, and nip
ping their shoes to such an extent
that 1 have succeeded in driving some
of them away entirely. Hut these
soft spots in her are fortunately re
deemed by a just appreciation of my
own race, whom she often classes
tinder the general term of “Angel.”
Although American born. I am of
Scotch and Skye extraction, and am
therefore very beautiful. This T
know to be a fact, for my mistress
has told me as often as a hundred
times in one day. I have heard
spiteful people, however, remark
that my waist line is too big for my
short legs, and that my tail is too
abbreviated for beauty. Hut my
eyes are unmistakably handsome, ray
bangs are soft and silky, of a bluish
gray and my stout body is covered
with blackish hair. My paws are
yellow, and large, and are considered
by my owner ns particularly attrac
tive. for when I give her one, she i
overwhelms me with pet names. 1
have rather a niee appetite, dainty,
perchance, like all gentlemen of my
breed, but 1 often condescend to
■lake sernns. and when 1 feci bndlv
1 resort to primitive medicine such
as grass and gutter water. I live
In a pretty good sort of house and
have two or three maids, ns well
as my mistress, to wait on me. The
house is not much for style, I am
told, but it has some good points;
a number of soft chairs and sofas,
with their covers much worn, which,
can be easily torn and scratched lip
when so desired. The beds, too, are
squashy and available, and when 1
feel playful it is great fun to jump
upon them and tear off the foolish
ruffles on something they call
“shains.” It makes the maids angry,
but my mistress seems to think it a
big joke, and laughs and kisses me and
says: “The poor Angel Dog, did he
amuse himself pulling things to
pieces?”
One thing I do not think consistent,
however, with my mistress’ usually
kind heart, for every now and then she
declares that her “little boy” (another
foolish name she has for me), is very
dirty, and then the maid chucks me
into the tub, and lathers me with soap
and brushes nnd scrubs me until I feel
like a miserable sinner. Often she em
barrasses me by having the cats around
at the time, and even if they do enjoy
tlie high sounding names of “King,"
“Queen,” “President” and “Prince,” I
am sure that they are not only my in
feriors in race, behavior and breeding,
but in morals, for they unhesitatingly
take everything they can get hold of
to eat. and often, alas! shall 1 say it,
stay om at night with their friends,
whereas J sleep the sleep of the just.
and the. overfed, on the bed of my fav
orite maid, a pretty little Herman girl.
My 1 ife is pleasant, though a simple
one. 1 get up quite late and when 1 come
down I run out for my morning walk;
a few nice, but common, dogs, come up
politely and speak to me, though ray
mistress mortifies me greatly by call
ing from her window: “Angel Dog,
don’t look at those low, forlorn ani
mals.” I, of course, take no notice, and
go off us fast as 1 can around the cor
ner with a fat, good-natured pug whom
I rather affect. Then, after a late
breakfast of griddle cakes and milk 1
take a long nap and every afternoon
my mistress and I go out for a ramble.
Now, having told thus far, I want to
say what I have done recently to help
her, and how I have more than repaid
her for any kindness she may have be
stowed upon me.
Nearly every day we would meet a
a very silly little fox terrier, who was
wild and playful, and although my
mistress wanted to insist that 1 would
walk by her side, and pay no attention
to him, I, as usual, took my own way,
and as it was useless for her to remon
strate she got in the habit of allow
ing the terrier, as long as she could
not help it, to accompany us on our
walks. The terrier, I soon observed,
had not much sense and knew nothing
of life, not even his age, still 1 saw that
he was of a good family, for he wore a
pretty collar, and had a clean, well
groomed appearance generally. lie
told me that his master was a gentle
man who w'ent to something he called
a “club.” He said he thought that
there must be good eating there, for
when he came home late in the nigfit,
he was jolly and kind, yet he never
offered to take him along, nor did he
care to walk with him. One afternoon,
however, 1 saw my young friend ac
companied by a rather good looking
man, just the style my mistress would
like, for he dressed well, had a smooth
face, and looked bright and silly. Now
l said to myself, 1 will have the terrier
in peace, and we can go cat hunting
and scratching up the flowers in the
beds on the squares, unmolested, if
my mistress only has her attention, for
the time being, diverted from her
“Angel Dog.”
At first, though, our owners took no
notice apparently of each other, but
insisted that we should separate, and
they each called us off continually, but
we, of course, were deaf to their sug
gestions to part, and the terrier con
fided in me, that he too never minded,
though when it meant a whipping, and
as 1 never was even slapped, only
kissed as punishment, 1 did not pre
tend to obey, and so we trotted off to
gether. When 1 looked back later, sure
enough, my mistress was walking by
the terrier’s muster, and talking to
beat the band. 1 knew just what she
WH C c'lvimr u-ii hnul 1 ho i n t
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listening. She was just telling him
how valuable I was (just as if he had
no eyes to see for himself) and what a
comfort I was, and she was asking him
if he thought that his dog could pos
sibly hurt me, as if 1 would allow su
a thing for an instant. Then she f
lowed up these remarks with
tory of the cats. Now why sin
thrust these animals into society 1 do
not know, lie seemed amused. “How
curious men are,” I said to the terrier,
“they laugh at whatever my mistress
says,” but the terrier was not analyt
ical, and only asked what I would have
for supper when 1 got back, and when
1 told him caramels and sugarcakes-he
seemed scornful. Then she went on
to tell the terrier’s master where she
lived, and who she was, and where she
was going, and w ho she liked, and who
she disliked, and a lot of things, before
he could say a word.
The next afternoon, however, as we
walked in the same direction, and just
at the same point, the terrier came
along and whispered to me: “I have
him out again. Come on, 1 know where
there is a dead rat; we will have some
sport, and they won’t bother aboyt
us.” The terrier showed more dis
crimination, 1 thought, for sure
enough my mistress smiled amiably as
the terrier’s master joined her and
soon they took precious little notice
of us.
Time has run on. I do not know
just how many afternoons we four
walked together, but at last my mis
tress told me something she called a
“secret.” 'She says that she and 1 are
going to live in the tarn* house with
the terrier and his master, and that he
has promised to love the "angel dog”
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just as much as hedoeshsr. How fool*
ish to tell me that. Of course he will
and she has asked me if 1 minded? I
said promptly: “Will the German girl
go?” and she understanding my barks
and looks, declared that she would
surely take her little maid with her. So
the question is settled, for the terrier
toldme to-day that they will havesome
thing they spoke of as a wedding, and
lols of cakes ami-goodies; then we can
all live in one house instead of two,
and he and 1 can always play together.
He says, too, that his master declares
that he andil made the “match,” what
ever that may mean. Perhaps some
of my readers may know.—N. 0. Times
Democrat.
PERFUMES AND HEALTH.
F-jnsenees Tlirol Socxtbe and Those
Tlimt Irritnte, and Hpw Tliey
Are Hade.
Pure violet essence is said to be
especially suitable to nervous peo
ple, but it must, be obtained from the
flowers themselves, not from the
chemical imitations. Chemically de
rived perfumes are irritant, poison
ous, even, to persons of especially
sensitive constitution. True flower
scents are obtained in three ways—
first by spreading fresh blossoms
upon glass thickly smeared with pure
grease, letting them stand in the sun
and as they wilt replacing them un
til the grease is as fragrant as the
flowers; second, by repeatedly in
fusing fresh petals in oil, and third,
by infusing them in ether, which is
then distilled to a dry solid, reports
the .Pictorial Magazine.
As this solid sells for about $300
an ounce, it is easy to understand
why the ether process, though far
away the best, is not commonly used.
But the scented grease and the es
sences made by steeping it in pure
spirit are never cheap. After all the
scent possible has been extracted
from the grease it is still fragrant
enough to make the very finest per
fumed soap. All the citrine scents,
bergamot, nerol, orange flower wa
ter, are refreshing and in a degree
stimulating if properly prepared. To
make a lasting perfume some animal
base is essential—musk, civet or am
bergris.
THE NEW DIALECT.
Handled with Effect by the Country
Cousin us Well ns by the
City Relative.
Perhaps the tendency of some peo
ple to turn every part of speech into
a verb is a sign of an active nature,
but it is an unfortunate tendency.
The Baltimore American publishes an
amusing rebuke to one guilty of the
habit which will please purists and
may do other* some good.
“We had a delightful time last
week,” said the city cousin, who was
describing the joys of metropolitan
life. “One evening we trolleyed' out
to a suburban home and' ping-ponged
until nearly midnight, and next d-ay
we automobiled to the country club
and1 golfed until dark.”
“Well, we had a pretty good time
last week, too,” ventured the country
cousin, with a sarcastic smile. “One
day we buggied over to Uncle Josiah’s,
and we boys got out in the back lot
and baseballed all the afternoon, and
after we had dinnered some of the
men cidered and tobaccoed awhile.”
Bio C»n«e for Woe.
Stokes—Speaking of mourning, if
your rich uncle were to die, should
you put on black?
Bickers Certainly not. If he left
me something handsome, why should
^ be such a hypocrite ns to don the
garb of woe? On the other hand, if
he left me out of his will, how could
I consistently put on mourning for
such a curmudgeon?—Boston Tran
script.
An IntelllKeut Answer.
's u young girl who writes to
a s perfectly proper to serve five
ten in mouselline de soie,” said
t.i reporter, who was acting for the
editor of the Wopnan’s Page, who was
on her vacation. “What would you
say?”
“Tell her ‘sure,’ ” replied the sport
ing editor, “that’s just as good as any
other brand of china.”—Philadelphia
Press.
Hopeful.
“I suppose you expect that your new
play will be a great hit,” said the
friend.
“I do,” answered the manager; “I
got several disinterested people to look
at it before 1 accepted it. Two of them
said it was so improper that they re
fused to read it through.”—Washing
ton Star.
Something Wont.
Roe Shelle—Why did Jenks kill his
wife’s parrot? Did it take to swear
ing?
Newark Branch—Worse! It took to
imitating the lawn mbwer!—Puck.
Up to Emperor William.
If Emperor William wishes to keep
up with the procession, says the Chi
cago Record-11 era Id, he will have to
be operated on?
He Ungltl.
“Maude’s fiance is a tailor.”
“Well, he ought to make a fit hus
band.”— Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Physicians and Surgeons,
Special attention given to diseases
of Ear, Nose and Throat. Also Dis
eases of Women.
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Offices: New Watson Building,
Rooms 12, 14 and 15.
Newport, Arkansas.
DR. H. O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, - Arkansas.
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