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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-05
ON The TRACK.
At Ingleside.

San Francisco, Dec. 4.-Ladies' day
at Ingleside brought the largest crowd
of the meeting. barring the opening
day. The special event was match
race between Strathmeath and Basso
for 81 900 a side. the former. who ruled
favorite at to 5, winning easily.
Jockeys Griffin, Lamley and r. Isom
arrived from the East and had several
mounts to-day. Griffin is under con-
tract to ride for Burns & Waterhouse
for the season. Three favorites. one
second and two third choices were the
winners. Five and a half furlongs-
Runmell won, Princess Noretta second.
Doubtful third; time, 1:l0%. Five fur
longsNBabe Murphy won, Olive second.
Yemen third; time. 1:02%. Seven fur
ond, ,longs-E. II. Shirley won, Outright
second. Sir George third; time. 1:32h.
Seven furlongs-All over won, Fannie
Louise second, Jack Richelieu third;
time, 1901. Mile-Candid won, Our
Maggie second, Collins third; time,
144k. Mile, match race-Strathmeath
won, Basso second; time, 1:44.
bald Downed.
Redlands, Cal, Dec. 4.-The national
circuit races here were well attended.
II was a cooper day, the Detroit boy
beating Bald, the champion. in both
the open races. these being the first
scratch races he mas won since tne
Louisville meet. Bald got even by win
ming the five-mile handicap from
scratch w. w. Hamilton OF Denver
rode a paced mile in 2:03. Stone OF
Buffalo and ConFbear OF Peoria rode
a tandem a third of a mile, unpaced, in
:36 3-5. 1t was a regular summer day
and the racers were picking oranges in
the morning. Half mile, open, class "
Cooper won, Kiser second, Balu
third, Wells fourth; time, los 1-5. Mile,
open. class B-Cooper won. Kiser sec
ond. Bald third: time, 213. Five miles,
handicap, class B-Bald, scratch, won,
Cooper. 25. second. Campbell, $50. third;
time. 12:45 1-5.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Sidney always attributed his love
Of poetry and his skill in verse to the
training of his mother. 1t was her
practice to read him passages from the
best poets.
The duke of Wellington said that
the first thing he learned from his
mother was the Lords Prayer Late
in life he said ut is the most sublime
of compositions.
Mrs. Phil Sheridan is said to be one
of the prettiest of the numerous young
widows in Washington. She was mar
ried when only nineteen. and she is
still OF slender and youthful appear
ance. Mrs. Sheridan has four chill
dren, the eldest of whom. his fathers
namesake, is fine boy of fourteen.
Jose de Heredla. the Cuban poet,
has just been formally received into
the French academy He should have
eulogized his predecessor, Charles de
Mazade, but as the latter had written
a life of Lamartine, he branched Off
into glorifcation of the great poet.
Francois Coppee delivered the address
of welcome.
The empress of Austria may be
queer" but she retains sufficient fem
mime vanity to spend two hours over her
toilet each day, her beautiful hair hav-
ing special care bestowed on it. After
a lunch of strong broth and some light
meat she starts off on five-hour walk,
wearing a short black dress just reach
ing the ankle and carrying q dark
parasol and dark fan.
-Alphonse Daudet has been greatly
impressed by the size of things in LON
don. Everything, particularly the
Tower bridge, seemed colossal to him,
and in comparison Paris appeared like
delicate and artistic jewel He went
to England with detestation of the
English race, but now finds himself
''in spite of the horrible cookery of big
joints and the tea, which he could never
bring himself to like, completely bro
ken i'm
M Lobin de Lalaive, venerable
but robust French gentleman, says of
his longevity: Il have always stunned
strong drink and reveled in sea bath
ing. l used to be an even more intrepid
swimmer than Lord Byron, and 1 never
had to call doctor in until / was
eighty-nine As regards tobacco. Il
have consumed veritable mountain
of cigars. My two greatest passions
have been reading and poetry, and I
still write verses at the age of ninety-
eight"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
HUMOROUS.

-"Owner-"I want you to sell these
horses for me-" Auctioneer-"I see
their tails are docked. Well have to
sell them at Wholesale" Owner
What" Auctioneer-"Well, I can't
retail them. ."-Philadelphia Record.
-Financiers. Dismal Dawson-"How
do you stand on de financial question:"
Everett Wrest-"I am little bit puz-
zled. l amt right sure whether it
means sixteen beers for dollar or six.
teen gallons. indianapolis Journal.
-"Oh. children! You are so noisy
to-day. Can't you be little stiller
and better?' Now, grandma, you
must be a little considerate and not
scold us. You see. if it want for us
you wouldn't be a grandma at ALL
Texas Siftings.
he-''Er-Georgew He-"W-well.
Laura?" She'll think we under
stand each other, George; but-but is
it my place or yours to put the ques-
tion, and ought / to speak to your
mamma about it, or ought you to 90
and ask papa?"-Chicago Tribune.
-"Wot makes me tired" said Mean
dering Mike. ''is desc here prosperity
howlers." Il don't know 'em," replied
Plodding Pete. "Yes, We do. means
desc here fellers dat keeps talkip'
bout good times an tellin' We whur We
kin git work. indianapolis Journal.
do you find that woodworking
pays?" asked an unsophisticated friend
of a modern novelist. "Pays?" he re-
piled. Il should say it did Let me
tell you how work it. / write story
of mystery and sell it to some syndi-
cate Then the newspapers that pub
lish it offer prizes to the reader who
will guess first how the plot is coming
out. And that doubles my profits. y.
'How does it?' MY wife sends in
guesses and takes the prizes. Buffalo.
Express.
The Bird Could Talk.-A we'll
known New Yorker, who shutters,
dreadfully, and who has an inordinate
fondness for practical jokes. was walk
ing along South street in company
with friend, when they encountered
sailor who was carrying a saucy-
looking parrot in cage. "W-watch
me-" said the joker. Il w-will have
some f-fun w-with this man" So, stop,
ping the sailor, he inquired. ''M-m-my
g-good m-man, Ocean that parrot.
talk?" We'll" said the sailor, IF he
couldn't talk any better than you. I'd
wiring his bloomin' neck"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
WORKING THE BICYClERS.
A Muddy Passage Serves as Trap to Catch
the Wheelmen

Muddy Passage Serves Trap to Catch
the Wheelmen.
There's justice of the peace in
country town not far from here" said
bicycler, TO reporter ''who has a
scheme that will make him million
airc If he sticks to it for year or
two.
You see the town has an ordinance
forbidding bicycle riding on the side
walks. A good many wheelmen go
that way, so what does this justice do
but scoop out hole and make a great
big mud puddle clear across the street
right in front of his office. OF course,
when the wheelman comes along,
rather than ride through the mud, he
turns upon the sidewalk. That's what
the justice is waiting for. He has a
constable on the watch, and the two
rush out and nab the cycler.
II was caught in the snare last week.
Though protested l only intended to
keep on the walk till l had passed the
mud, it was of no avail. 1 was fined
five dollars, and had to pay it. got a
chance to look at the book when he
was recording my fine, and there was
record of some twenty wheelmen who
had been served the same way that
day, and it was still early in the after
noon.
1T made me mad, and began abus-
ing the Old fellow for having such
mud puddle in the street
Why don't you fill it up? I asked.
'if you want wheelmen to keep in the
road?'
He grinned in most exasperating
manner, and answered without so
much as blush:
Suppose we're going to destroy
such "a source of revenue as that mud
puddle is? / guess not john turn
ing to the constable, you better take
the hose and soften it up little bit,
ready for the next sucker buffalo
Express.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
TREE ON A MAN.
The Marvellous Growth of wisp of will
low.

pr NtdTNtious 1TOWtn Oh WtSD OF VIII
low.
dim Blanchard is veteran prospec-
tor, who tells some queer stories of his
experience in the west, and when in a
talkative mood is always in demand.
While sitting at the hotel the other
evening he was the center of an in
terested crowd. One of the charac-
teristics peculiar to travellers. in the
mountains especially, being unques-
toned veracity, no one would think of
casting reflections upon the truthful
ness of Jim's statements.
He was telling of a trip from Deming,
n. NJ, to Guimas, on the Gulf of Lower
California. He was accompanied by
James Hanigan, a Californian. Every
thing went well until they got about
two hundred and seventy-five miles
south of Deming. Here they halted at
spring. Blanchard tethered the
horses, while Hanigan prepared the
meal. As they expected to make a dry
camp that night, Hanigan suggested
that the water cask be refilled To do
so, Blanchard thought the handiest
way would be to get the burro close to
tie spring anu MI tne caSk without re-
moving it from the burro's back. The
burro demurred and threw Blanchard
into the stream. In falling he tore his
trousers from the hip to the knee
Having neither needle nor thread, he
took the bark of willow sprout and
sewed up the rent
Now, the Mexican willow has a pc.
culiar nature, and in the wet season a
young sprout has been known to de-
velop into good sized tree over night
On awaking the next morning Blanch-
ard found willow tree growing from
his leg. The bark which he had
stripped from the sapling had taken
root and sprouted.
There was a stified gasp heard
among the auditors which seemed to
disturb the speakers serenity for
moment He looked inquiringly for
the cause, but not a word was spoken.
Its fact, gentlemen" he con-
cluded, that there tree got so blanked
cumbersome in two days that Hanigan
was obliged to chop it down to re-
lieve me. IN. Y. Recorder.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
Boarding-H House Chat.

"Why is marble cake so called?"
Marble cake is so called because it
is marble cake-carved out of the solid
rock in Italy and imported here at
great expense"
WAITS the idea of that?"
Economy. It's cheaper in the long
run. You see piece of genuine mar
BILE cake will last long time. Now.
here's piece on this plate that has
been in the house ever since came to
town-thirteen years ago this summer
Examine it closely and you will OBJ
serve that it is almost as good as new.
You will see here and their some
scratches. They were made by a
stranger who had extra good teeth.
There's sprawl knocked off the
corner. That was done by the Man
with the Iron Jaw, who was through
here last season with a circus. Tam
many Times
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
MOURNING USAGES.
Some Suggestions Concerning Cards,
Grapes, Etc.

Grapes, Etc.
The friends and acquaintances of
those who have suffered a bereavement
should, OF course, leave cards at the
door with their coincidence written
upon them, but only those who are re-
lated by ties of blood or who are very
close friends ever ask to see those who
are in grief. All cards of inquiry are
recognized by return card. black bor-
dered, which should be sent within ten
days after the reception of the card Of
inquiry. Letters of coincidence, those
most difficult epistles to write, have
almost entirely given way to the per-
sonal card, and those who are afflicted
are not expected to answer such letters
when they are received, except by the
return pasteboard. Our English cousins
have a special black bordered card
graved: "Mr. Blank begs to thank
you for your kindness in making
inquiries for her." Sometimes this
formula is changed; the simpler it is,
however, the better. One that has
lately come to hand has upon it: with
grateful appreciation of Mrs Blanks
kindness. The name may be filed in
by any member of the family, and the
envelope holding this card should be
black-bordered and fit the card
While Grape is worn formal visits
are not paid, invitations are not ac-
cepted, and there is nothing in worse
taste than to see . woman wearing a
long Grape veil at public place of
amusement When Grape is laid aside
black -bordered paper goes with it.
The preferred widths of black Dor
dered paper have regular numbers,
and that used by a daughter is the
one known by stationers as number
one, by mother that known as num-
Der three, and by widow that known
as number four The closing of the
house and bowling of the shutters with
broad black ribbons no longer OBJ
tains, except in Philadelphia. After the
funeral the house is opened and God
Almightv's sunshine is allowed to pour
in and make life seem worth living.
All jewelry is out of taste in mourn
ing. The horrible picture of woman
wearing Grape veil, widows cap and
huge solitaire diamond earrings is sell
dom seen nowadays.
Stiffiy-crimped net, which at one
time was worn at the neck and wrists,
is no longer in vogue. A widow wears
fine lawn cuffs that are quite deep and
have hem measuring half an inch;
these are basted on the sleeves after
the usual fashion of turned -over''
cuffs, and rolling collar to match is
worn. This neck dressing is, how
ever, only for widows. and the three
cornered cap is usually made to match.
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
THE HUMAN HAND.
What Some OF Its Defects are Taken Il
Indicate.

What Some OF Its Defects are Taken to
Indicate.
Ii one examines the hands of a large
number of persons with nervous en-
dowment, he will find curious defects
in the length and relative proportions
Of the fingers. The length of the
fingers is determined by that of the
middle one. If the index and mendius
are closed upon the palm, the ring and
little finger being left extended, the
middle finger will reach close to the
place where the so-called life line runs
down, between the ball of the thumb
and that of the little finger. 1t will
touch the palm just below the highest
part of the ball of the thumb. The
middle finger is taken as the standard
of length by which to gauge that of
the others. In a normal hand the
forefinger reaches just to the root
of the nail of the middle finger; the
ring finger is longer, and should reach
nearly to the middle of the nail of the
medius, while the little finger should
reach to the last joint of the third
finger. Now, in inebriates, epileptics,
neurotics, and the degenerate general
ly these proportions are often not OBJ
served. The most common defect is
shortness, especially of the third and
little fingers, though sometimes these
fingers are unnaturally slender, or the
little finger is slightly bent The most
common abnormality of the thumb is
excessive shortness, with defective
mobility. These peculiarities. well ac-
centuated, form what we may call the
''decadent hand"-the hand that
writes our sensuous novels. the Haupt-
mann drama, paints symbolic pictures,
and exploits pure atheism. Such
hands may be well formed to the ordi-
nary eye, and may be attached to slen-
der and graceful limbs. But this kind
of beautiful hand and arm is found
quite as often among the children of
alcoholics and among those highly
cultivated families which have become
degenerate by viees and vicious cross
ing.-N. Y. Home Journal
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
WAYS OF DRUGGISTS.
Advice OF Ore to His Assistant Regarding
Achieving Success In the Business.

Advice OF Ore to His Assistant Regarding
Achieving Success In the Business.
II noticed" said the druggist to his
assistant, that gentleman came in
with prescription, and that you took
it and gave him the stuff in about
three minutes. What do you mean by
that?"
ut was only little carbolic acid
and water" replied the assistant. II
simply had to pour a few drains of
acid into the bottle, and ell it up with
water"
Never mind if you had only to do
that" the druggist declared. Don't
you know that every prescription
must take at least half an hour to fill,
or the customer will think he isn't
getting anything for his money!"
When prescription for salt and
water and peppermint and cough sirup
is handed to you, you must look at it
doubtfully, as if it were very hard to
make up. Then you must bring it to
me, and we will both read it and shake
our heads. After that you go back to
the client and ask him If he wants it
to-day. When he says he does you
answer that you'll make a special ef-
fort.
Now a patient appreciates pre-
scription like that that he's had so
much trouble over, and when he takes
1t he derives some benefit from it. But
don't you do any more of that three
minute prescription business, my boy,
If you want to become a first-class
druggist. IN. Y. World.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,

-Massillon, the great French preach
er, had singularly talented mother,
whose influence over his life was un-
bounded.
Mission work in New Mexico COM
rnenced in 1866. There are now twenty
five schools, more than forty ministers
and native helpers, and over eight hum
dred communicates. There are about
forty missionary teachers on this field
Rev B. Fay Mills asked an audi
ence of 1889 in Portland at what age
each one had begun the Christian life,
and found that LOO began before 20
years of age; $50 between 20 and 80; 35
between 80 and 40; IA between 40 and
so; between SO and go, and between
so and 20.
CASTOR Paris, who has just been
appointed rector of the university of
Paris in place of M. CASTOR Boissier,
the new perpetual secretary of the
French academy, is the greatest living
romance philologist. He was one of
the first Frenchman to study at Ger
man university, practice which was
rapidly spreading when the war of
%O'V OiOhC o0t, anu WulCH DTOInlSeu
brilliant results from the adoption OF
German habits of thoroughness by
French minds. M. Maspero, the Egypt
ologist, was a candidate for the place
"A capital idea, which might be
copied for the benefit of village
churches this summer, was recently
carried out successfully in Brooklyn.
The rector of church which has been
trying to secure good library an
nounced an entertainment to which
the admission fee was book, the name
of the book required to be supplied by
members of the committee from whom
tickets were to be obtained. The selec-
tions were made from books of nearly
equal financial value, and the novelty
commended itself to those interested
in the object for which it was devised.
During the French h-English war
French people in New Haven pro-
claimed themselves absolute neutrals.
The students were then good tories
to a man. England was their father
land, and the revolution was not
thought of. Yale was then an English
college. Nathan Hale yale, 1879 was
about eight years old at this time.
The students threw rocks into the
Frenchmen's windows at night, plas.
tered their doors with mud, annoyed
the so-called neutrals in every way,
believing, as they claimed, they were
constantly assisting the French forces
in Canada. To be revenged, one of the
Frenchmen gained access to the COM
mons kitchen and put arsenic into the
hasty pudding. 1t is said that of those
who ate pudding all recovered but one
student. This led to an attempted at
tack on the French residents by the
angry students, and the French neu-
trails were compelled to leave town.
Whitefield utilized the situation for a
stirring appeal. and revival followed.
in which half the college was con-
vertad
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-07-05

Here is bit of delicious repartee
from Lawyer Joseph H. Choate. of New
York. AT dinner, when Mr.. and
Mrs Choatc sat at the same table, Mr..
Choate was asked who he would pre-
fer to be if he couldn't be himself. He
hesitated for moment, apparently
running over in his mind the great
ones on earth, when his eye fell on
Mrs. Choate, who was at the other end
of the table, looking at him with in
tense humor and interest depicted in
her face. and he suddenly replied: 'If
could not be myself / would like to be
Mrs Choate's second husband. IN. Y.
Advertiser.
The evening world., 1895-08-15
FOUR CROOKS CAUGHT.
One Of Them Is Wanted for Jump
Ing His hail.

Detectives Adams. Clark. Holland and
O'Donohue to-day arrested four notori-
Gus crooks. who were loafing about the
Grand Central Depot.
The prisoners are Joseph Morton.
whose picture Is No. ,7Gi in the Rogues'
Gallery. thirty-nin years old II drug
sst. living at - Cottage place. John
Leary. alias English Denny" twenty
five years old. of 26 Bowery: william
Smith, twenty-seven years old, OF l5s
East one Hundred and Second street.
whose picture Is LAG in the Rogues'
Gallery, and Joseph Rogers. alias
"Reddy" Gallagher. thirty-seven years
Old. of l2O Forty second street.
Smith was arrested In January. 1892.
with James Mason. for holding up and
rob ing George Mirkhoefer In his saloon
at 253 Chrvstie street. one of the men
held pistol to Mirkhoefer's heal while
the other grabbed a bag of silver and
| escaped.
Mason was sent to Sing Sing, but
Smith was released on bail and fled. lie
will be held to answer the old charge.
Gallagher Is a well-knuwn Boston
thief. He has but one arm, and had a
| check in his pocket for n parcel at the
Grand Central Depot. The detective.
| got the package and found 1t contained
an artificial arm. The Boston authori
ties have been notified Of the arrests.