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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
Proved a Failnrs.

Her mother was disappointed, and
she did not hesitate to show it.
Not single proposal this summer"
she said.
Il know IL, mamma" answered the
daughter, regretfully.
"And your father and / did every
thing possible for you, too" continued
the mother. I've got you bicycle and
the prettiest black silk bloomers to he
seen at any of the summer resorts.
Il know it, mamma" repeated the
daughter; "but it was an error of iudy
ment. Next summer I'll sell the bicycle
and the bloomers and buy a nice. cory
hammock and dainty white lawn dress
and take my pick of all the men at the
seashore. The bicycle girl makes con-
siderable of splurge. but I've noticed
that it's the hammock girl who gets
married. Chicago Post.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
BRYAN IN A NEW ROLE
As President of the Transmississppi Con-
gress-Urged to Call Meeting.

gress-Urged to Call Meeting.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. s.-W. j. Bryan
as president of the Transmississippi
congress, is interesting himself in
that enterprise and since the election
suits became know has received
number of calls from Omaha gentle
men and others urging him to call
meeting of the congress at as early
date as practicable. The congress
originated the exposition as means
of bringing transmississippi states
together in closer union. Omaha was
selected as the site of the proposed ex-
hibition.
Iowa and Louisiana legislatures
have met since plans for the exposi-
tion were perfected and each made APP
propriations to defray preliminary ex-
penses for arranging a state ex-
hibit. Legislatures of other west
ern states will meet in January and
those interested in the exposition
want an early meeting of the trans
mississippi congress so that plans
may be arranged to induce legis-
latures of western states to set
aside funds for state exhibits.
These matters were discussed
with Mr. Bryan, and he promised to
do what he could to further the inter-
ests of the exposition. The visiting
delegation wants the transmississippi
congress to meet about December Is.
No definite action has been taken by
Mr.. Bryan, but it is understood that
the annual meeting will be held not
later than that date. The meeting
place this year is Salt Lake City.
The Nebraska Legislature at its COM
ing session viii be asked to make an APP
preparation of from 100000 to $1,000
in behalf of the exposition.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
That is What Mckinley VIII Have of the
Popular Vote.

That is What Mckinley VIII Have of the
Popular Vote.
ST. Louis, Nov. s-The Globe Demo-
crat, reviewing the results of the cleo
tion, says:
A million plurality! When all the re-
turns for last Tuesdays election are
in and the official count in each of the
states is completed, McKinley's popu-
lar plurality will be shown to be in
the neig ghborhood of 1000, 00O AS the
count now stands, his plurality is over
million, and complete returns are
more likely to increase than to de-
crease the present figures.
In the following table of pluralities
by states the figures are based upon
the latest reports receivee, and will
come very close to the official returns.
Pennsylvania, of course, headsathe list
of Mckinley states, with New York a
close second, and Massachusetts,, Illi-
nois and Wisconsin following in the
order named. Colorado leads the
Bryan states, with Texas second, and
Mississippi and Missouri running a
close race for third place:
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
The Usual ResuIt

a reproof once given by Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee to two members of his stair
is printed in the life, written by John
Csten Cooke. On one occasion two
members of his staff sat up late at
night discussing keg of whisky aud
problem in algebra Upon meeting
one of them in the morning Gen. Lee
inquired as usual after his health. and
learned in reply that he was suffering
from headache. ''Ah, colonel" re-
marked the old man, II have often OBJ
served that when the unknown uuanti-
ties and y are represented by keg
of whisky and lineup. the solution OF
the equation is usually headachel"-
Chicago News.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
THE HOUSE.
ALABAMA.

ALABAMA
: F stailnss skliHF = II W sfpenead' nonerd ? ?
3 Il: D CLAYTON. D; 8. Jos; Wheeler. D
I! Edm'd H. DryeriD ID 8 o. Underw'd' D
Willis Brewer. ID.
ARKANSAS
2 John s Little. d. 5. HA Dinsmore. b
s T. c. McRae,' d 6. N. 8. Brundage, d
CALIFORNIA
l. Jno A. .Barhom.' Rl g. T.. F.Louds r.
2 Marion DeVries. ID 6. Harry Patton, D.
3. s. g. Hilborn.' r I W W,Bowers.' R
T. ]. G. Mcguire d.
COLORADO
l. inc. E. .Shafroth' r 2. John c. Bell, P.
CONNECTICUT.
/. E. S. Henry K 3. C. A. RUSSELL r.
2 N. d. sperry.' r a E. J. Hili.s r.
DELAWARE.
At large. L. l. Handy. d.
FLORIDA
|. NJ. Sparkman,' ID. 2. r. w. Davis, d.
GEORGIA.
!. Rufus E. Lester,.Dl I J.W Maddox D.
1 ". c. Adamson. D. no. W ri Fleming. d
5 L.F Livingst'n.' Dfn. w. G. BrantIey. d
C c. l. Bartlett.' ID
ILLINOIS
/ Jas. 4. Mann. K z. Jos. G Cannon r
8 II Belknap' r A Jos y Graff.' r
4 Dan1 w Mills. IS b f Marsh. r
Geo f White,.R IS w II Hinrichs'nD
ga Eeorpe d 6 cqSGs Pass * Z Iba. cSnpoliy,
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TO- G. w Prince,s q Jehu Baker, D.
II. Walter Reeves r q. Geo. w Smith,
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
CHAIRMAN BUTLER

OF the Peoples Party National Commit
tee Issues Address To the People
of the United States on the Position to
be Assumed by His Party in the Future.
WASHINGTON, Nov 9.-Senator But
ler. chairman of the Peoples party ma
tional co mmittee, has issued the fol-
lowing:
To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATEs-In
the remarkable campaign just closed the peo-
pies party was the only party that supported
solidly and unitedly the great and vital issues
renreserted in the candidacy OF Mr. Bryan.
This was natural, for the peoples party came
into existence TO bring to the front and to
press to victory the principles OF Lincoln
ana Jefferson, already long discarded
by the two old parties The money power.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
How 1t Will be Cast In the Eleo-
toral College.
mchinley Will Get Two Hundred and
seVenty-Seven and Bryan One Hum
dred and Seventy-Where
They Came From.

ST. Louis, Nov. 9-The very latest
compilation OF the results of the presi-
dental election show that William Nc
kinley will receive 277 votes in the
electoral college to 10 for William j.
Bryan In arriving at this result one
vote each from'Kentucky, DelawareIand
Wyoming are conceded to Mr.. Bryan,
errors in the ballots and other causes
bringing about this distribution of the
votes Of the states named. The votes
by states will be:
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
Same Old Joker.

"Bluely's impceunious brother writes
that he is in hard lines now, and that
he deserves something better, because
for every hair in his head he has done
some generous and expensive act"
He's the same cultivated rascal. Ths
fellow is us bald as door knob."-De-
tyoit Free Press.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13

members OF the Fifty fourth congress
Rep. 20S; dem, lS0; silver rep, q gold
dem, 8; pop. IA
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l. T. II. Tongue. r. 2. w r. Ellis.' r.
PENNSYLVANIA.

4 5i%.3sss Ss%%$ s'fSssSs:'s ISSsis Iss:Sis t (
RHODE ISLAND.
l. Melville Bull.' r q A. b. Capron. r.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
X Z fs;$:s: 4s1$s:! B j u s;:ss.: B.
/ S wilson, b
SOUTH DAKOTA.
At large, Coe |. Crawford, r.
At large. Robert J. Gambie.' r.
TENNESSEE
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I. P,Rt,n MeMIllin,p Rice 4 Pierce. o;
B. Jp Rich'ds'n.' D 10 J Patterson CD
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4 : + aaSs EaTEs. Is & Il sss0Rsas sSsSRsR:. s. 5.
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VERMONT.
l. H. H Powers.' 2 w W Grout. r.
VIRGINIA.
/ Nm A Jones. p Peter }; otey.' d.
SS6neR SSsn Fspes Ea@S B B y ys. + RnRs1 RiIfy
3 c. A Swanson Dl1O Jacob Yost. r.
WASHINGTON
At large.J Fl Lewis, p At large. W.Jones.P
WEST VIRGINIA
!. b. r. Dovener," r 3. Chas. r. Dorr. r.
2 A C Dayton r Warren Miller.'
WISCONSIN
!, H.; A Cooper" r u Davidson,
2 Z Sauerhering.' Il Z Michael Griffin
3 J. w Bahcock' Y s. r. Minor, Il
Theohold Otlen,sR 9 A Stewart r.
3 S. s. Barney 10 Jno.J Jenkins.' r
WYOMING.
Al large. ]. f. Osborne. d
Members OF the Fifty-fourth congress
Rep. EOS dem. lS0; silver rep. 2: gold
dem, 8; pop, IA
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IDAHO.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

uninjured, for the sum of ST. 200. In
case it was unfit for occupancy upon its
arrival they were to receive the house as
their compensation.
The trip,was made principally by
water. To remove the house TO the
edge of the bay was the first difficulty
to be overcome, as it necessitated taking
the building over a large dyke and Il
marsh. This was accomplished salts
factorily and the house was transferred
to two railroad lighters that had been
dashed together in readiness for the
trip.
The journey was completed with the
aid of tug without accident, and an i'm
mense crowd assembled at Eureka to
welcome the strange craft.
Amid the cheers of the spectators
and the footing of steam whistles the
lighters were made fast and the hous"
transferred to land once more. 1t was
comparatively easy matter to convey
1t to it's new site and the strange en-
cheering feat was accomplished with
out any more damage being done to the
house than a slight cracking OF the
plaster
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

range for the remodeling of the house
and other improvements.
This Is one of the finest farms in Ian
caster county. 1t consists of 1875 acres
and lies along the line of the Lancaster
Sc Columbia Electric railway, midway
between Columbia and Mountville. 1t
Is bounded on the south by the Penn
sylvania railroad, which has built n
small station near by, known as Glen
Manor. The land was taken up in 1741
by Christian CARRIER. Itremained in that
family continuously until last October,
when II was bought for Senator Quay
by Mr.. Friday. Shortly before the sale
the large stone barn was destroyed by
fire. The new barn is the finest and
most convenient in Pennsylvania. 1t
has n frontage of 90 feet end q depth
of 90 feet. The basement is used az a
stable, and is so arranged that one can
stand anywhere on the lower floor and
see oil the horses and cattle feeding.
Each stall is automatically supplied
with water from the large spring. The
second floor Is of sufficient depth to adj
nit of three four-horse wagons being
driven on the floor ut the same time.
Two immense corn cribs and an agri-
cultural implement shed are built in
the barn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

ditions existing throughout the vari-
GUS states of the union, the publication
of Climate and Health was begun in
the Inter part of September. 1t is pre-
scented to the medical and other profess
sions and to the public at large as the
most complete and comprehensive pub
LEGATION of contemporaneous meteoro-
logical and sanitary data extant either
by government or private means. The
object is TO facilitate All intelligent
investigation into the relations exist
ing between meteorological conditions
and disease. This publication will be
monthly hereafter, and the completion
cf the data will be in weekly parts. Ex-
tensive improvements are contem-
plated in connection with weather-crop
reports, and the determination of the
head of the department is to bring it
up to the highest state of efficiency in
all it's branches.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
Likes Fish Better Than Mice.

Fireman Samuel Moore, of the Shaw
mont pumping station, Philadelphia,
claims to own the most wonderful cat
in existence. Tabby was raised around
the works, and from kitten was n
great pet of the employees. Every rat
or mouse that formerly made depre-
,lations on the mems dinner baskets
has been caught by the agile mouser.
After all the rodents had been exter-
minated Tabby began to forage for
something more palatahle than the
cast-olf bread crusts and closely picked
bones supplied by the men. 1t was
soon observed that fish of the carp spe-
cles constituted her favorite diet. How
she caught them was matter of no
small mystery until recently, when
Sam" perceived her sitting on the
river bank where the hot water runs in
from the station. In a jiffy she clawed
at something in the water, and, much
10 the establishment of the firemen, she
pulled out II two-pound fish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

regiment, and GOO hussars, In all 1,7S6
men, under the command of Sir Fran
els Scott. Prahsu was the base of
operations. A hospital containing 60
beds has been built here, and smaller
hospital has been erected at Mansu.
AS the column advanced beyond the
Prah, stations were advanced with car
riers and hammocks for the speedy
transportation of the sick to the hos
pitfalls or the coast. These stations were
also defensive posts, by means of which
it is intended TO maintain perfect line
of communication with the coast.
Stores. of every kind have to be car
ried on the heads of natives, and Mt
least $4,000 men and women, each carry
ing about 50 pounds, are engaged be-
yond the Prah river in this service. 1t
is known that the water OF the region
contains much delcterious matter, and
all that is used for drinking purposes
percolate into large canvas tanks
through Pasteur filters. Bakers were
sent across the Prah to bake fresh
bread at the defensive posts. The ar
tillery consists Of small mountain
battery, a battery of six seven-pounder
field guns, q Maxim and number OF
rocket tubes.
II Prembeh and his advisers had
known much they would have made it
hot for the enemy while all these prepa-
rations were going forward. But they
were sitting supinely at Kumassi, evil
IDENTIFY preferring 10 take their dose oil
IN q lump at the capital itself. The
king probably doesn't yet realize the
very uncomfortable box he is in. Enc
mics were coming against him, not
only from the south, but also from the
north The king of Koranza, which is
shown on the map, has agreed to help
the English and TO march on the
Ashanti capital if al ms and ammunition
are sent to him. SO force of hussars
with n large quantity Of gunpowder
and lead for arning the tribesmen
have been dispatched to him under the
command OF an English captain. The
Koranza natives are excellent fighters,
and their country being open and free
from forest is well adapted for the pro-
posed operations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
Electricity for Night Fishing.

An electrical genius has come to tho
aid of night fishermen. Men who catch
cells and other fresh water fish for the
market sometimes set as many as a
dozen lines. These must be taken up
from time to time for examination.
The new device is an arrangement by
which, when the fish or eel is hooked,
the first pull closes an electric circuit
i fine wire running alongside the line
and a tiny bell at the shore end
sounds the alarm. A small storage
battery is part of the equipment as a
matter of course.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
M. ALFRED PICARD,
Commissioner General of tho Paris Expo
sition of 1900.

Commissioner General of tho Paris Expo
sition of 1000.
Alfred Picard, impcrsonating work
and science, has assumed supreme di-
rcction of arrangements for the Paris
universal exposition OF 1900. Commits
sioner general is his title. He has al
ready perfected the organization Of
his staff for preliminary work, and
construction of the buildings, which
will line the Seine, will soon begin. Mr..
Picard Is one of the greatest of modern
Frenchmen. An Alsatian by birth, in
the early COS he had passed through
the polytechnic school and was gradu-
ated from the school of engineers. In
the Franco-Prussian war he was called
from Metz, where he had settled, to
command battalion of engineers. HIS
various services in the war and later
labors for the government were re-
warded with the decoration of the
Legion of Honor, of which order he is
a grand officer. AS engineer Mt Nancy,
M. Picard accomplished much impor-
tant work throughout the east of
France. He built reservoirs. canals
and railroads. Called to Paris to the
central department of public works,
he was successfully director of roads,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
Reason Restored by Surgery.

Horace Tetlow, of Philadelphia, has
been restored by surgical operation to
reason. He uttered the other day his
first intelligent words since the first
day Of the Conemaugh flood. Friday,
May 81, 1889, when his skull was
crushed by piece of falling timber.
Since that time he has been an imbecile.
Recently a thorough examination was
made of the wound in his skull. Ire
thinning was decided upon. The opera
ton was performed the other day, q
bone button, the size of a half dollar,
being removed. The patient, upon
opening his eyes, said: 1T comes from
the dam" His mind is q blank as to
the occurrences of the last five years,
but he recalls the event of his life pre-
ceding the accident that rendered him
speechless.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
One-Armed TENNIS Champion.

The champion lady tennis player OF
New Zealand is Miss Hilda Hitchings
Her performances are remarkable in
view of the fact that she was born
with only one arm. With the left hand
she holds the racquet with three fingers
and the ball with the remaining finger
and thumb. A slight toss of the ball,
followed by a smart, twisty tap with
the racquet, results in a fast, low serv-
ice which her opponents have found
anything but easy to take. Miss Hitch
ings is described as five feet eleven
inches in height, of little figure, COM
handing reach and active movement,
which physical qualities, added to accu-
rate placing, won for her the gold cham
pion cup of 1895.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
Good Work Done by the Service
During Last Year.
Value of Property Saved Amounts to Many
Millions of Decentralization Paid
to Sanitary as Well as Mete-
geological Conditions.

Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau, has prepared u report
of the work done by his department
during the year 1898. In it he esti-
mates the value of property saved by
warnings of cold waves alone, as in
dlcated by reports of observers, at So,
275, 900, but this amount, large as 1t is,
does not, he says, represent ten per
cent. of property actually saved
throughout the whole country. He
thinks S1O,00O,0O0 would be n conser-
vative estimate of the value of these
warnings. By notice given OF approach
ing hurricanes on two occasions no
fewer than 1O,305 vessels were kept in
port, the value of which, without their
cargoes, was 36,2S3,0O0. Many of these
vessels, had they gone out and en-
countered the storms which followed
the warnings, would doubtless have
been lost.
When Prof. Moore assumed charge
of the department July 4 last he en-
tered upon q careful review of its work
and q close consideration of it's scope
Of recognizing, consolidating and per-
fecting the administrative work of the
bureau in all it's branches. In dis
pensing with superfluous officials and
filling all vacancies, even those outside
the classified service, the policy of pro-
noting meritorious employees from the
lower grades has been rigidly followed
n procedure that has had a most salu-
tary influence in every branch of the
bureau. The judicious looping off of
superfluous officials and incompetents
has madeitpossible to giveamaterialad adj
vance in salary to rs meritorious work
ers, and at the same time to diminish
the expenditures for salaries at the
rate of S1,O6S.5O per annum. The total
savings in expenses effected amounted
to $4,000 annually.
With the view of presenting the san
itary as well as the meteorological con-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
n. ALFRED PICARD.

Of navigation and of mines. In 1881 he
became a state councillor. Since 1885
he occupies the high post of president
Of the section of public works, agri-
culture, commerce and industry in the
state council. NJ. Picard is something
of an author, too. His official history
of the Paris exposition of 1889 is an en-
cyclopedia, in ten volumes, of arts and
industry. A treatise on railways, in
four volumes, and history of the
French railroads, in six volumes, and
treatise OH waterways, are also among
his productions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
Kites That Can Carry Men.

Five huge kites were used at Christ
Church park, Ipswich, by Lieut. Powell
short time ago to demonstrate the
possibility of raising man from the
ground for accommodating purposes in
time of war. A wicker car was at
tached to the kites and held the aero
nauts. During the trial 1t was pre-
vented from taking too high fight
by an anchorage rope from below and
paid out from a windlass. An ascent
of about so feet was successfully made
by three persons separately. 1t only
required the letting out of more rope
to have extended this distance.