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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-31

FOX SALE-ExeeptiOnal bargain in gro-
Gerry store: nOTthw est. an old stand. good
reasons for selling. 500 ". L. ave. NV.
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-31
What TheyOO!.
The Con aitlol of Thousands.

The Worlds Greatest Investigators q
Unanimous in This Opinion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-31

500 to- Atlantic CITY and Refurn
via b. - ID.
ny special train leaving Washington at
$50 p. m. Saturday. August Z. Re
turning. leave Atlantic City p. m sun
lay. jy3I-auj q
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-31

FOR SALE-If you want your store sold
quick for cash without publicity see COM
MERCIAL. $40 r st. NV. ty29- ct
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-31

FOR SALE Bread and cake bakery store
and route; cheap. Address BAKERY,
this office. yz9-3t
FOR SALE-RaTe opportunity 20 get two
small houses ON large los, wen rented.
In an elegant neignborfoUd In northeast,
one square from HIST. cars: trade or sell
on monthly payments. Address JOSIAH,
thisofrfce- Jy2S-3s
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27

age his father moved the family to
Ohio floating down the Mississippi"
Il hereby try 20 pass mental ex-
aminations for position as patrolman
and hoping 10 hear from your request
/ have learn Common educatious and
willing to learn more II IT Is CONTINENT
| think | could ill position to your sat
isfaction"
HE was a poor boy assisting his
father at work in the year 1868 when
the war broke out Mr. Lincoln was
one of the first to the front he made
such rapid progress that he received
the honor of generals OF the United
States Army. Mr.. Lincoln had many
engagements in war and was bound to
be victorious especially at the battle
OF Gettysburg when he swept all be
fore him"
The most langhahle extract Is from
an Irish applicant for Job on the
force. He says: "Ther be Difference Of
opinen abut Lineoln's anoestirs. Sum
say they Gums frum Limerick. while
Tim Quinn ses they Gums frum Tip
pereary. l behave meselt that they
cum from Tyrone"
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27
Causes Of Issycrt,

few reasons why some falnlIlss arp al
ways poor Scraps 0f meat ane thrown awaE
Rruons and mups arr not buuE up. Glhl
potatoes are left % -uuE aud spoil Lights
are len burning whel not iu Uss. SiusgnF
spoons are usei In scrnpluE krttlss. Mus
tard II LEFT 70 spoil In ths erlse Tin dishes
are not properly rleaucd and hrisd Good
new brootns arr uEei tJ scrub kitchen doSrS
Apples decay FOR wHnt of sorting oHrF Tbr
lea and suftre box arr Jeff open. SgaB H.
left 20 dissolve and waste ga water Mod
euware uusrnlied l. left 90 warp and crack
sugar. tea rice and coffee ar~ raTs3essiy
spilled IlSAtuWris arp u-sst for dtshrtnfhs
napkins for disbtawsls. and towels far
holders. hnHes of meat and the franes u
turkcEz and chickens are thrown 4war
when they could he used ia making sgun
More coal l. buruei than usc-ssITg hy not
closing the dnmpers when the are q not
used Bread crumbs are thrown away whrn
they can b. made into pHddins- lnd various
other dishes both appCilziug and nutTItious
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27
A COMPLETE FAvoRlTE.
How couversztional Terror Was VAN
qui.hed by superior Fsre--.

How Conversational Terror Was Van
quIshed by Superior Fsro---
WELL exclaimed the man with the
fur-trimmed coat, according TO the
Washington Star. 4 never expected 20
see IL. but I'm glad il happened" He
was 50 busy talking to himself as he
hurried through the depot that he ran
into a policeman. Il beg your par
DON" he exclaimed. as he observed ihe
polieeman's offended dignity. Il really
didn't mean to do Il. Things have
gone so strangely with me today that
am liable to make most any kind OF
blunder: | really am"
What's the matter with you'" In
uuired the policeman You aren't get
ting hysterieal. are YOU,
Certainly not | was holding lit
tie Jubilee sort OF Publication meet
ing-all TO myself You see. myself
and the other people connected with
the dime museum which manage
have been domineered over for long
time by the bearded lady. She's pop
ulist, and ! never saw anybody 50 opin-
donated. She won't even admit that
MeKinley's elected. She talks silver
by the hour and when anybody tries
to argue with her she simply opens
the fiood-gates OF her elOquence and
washes 'em clear out OF the debate.
She started in Just as soon as we left
New York TO make life burden to
everybody in the car. Talk She can
artIculate faster than Russell Sage
makes money. We all gave up trying
to outtalk her long ago. We knew
there was nobody that stood any
chance. So we just let her have her
own way. But she met her Waterloo
at last, and it's all can do to keep
from singing for Joy"
How did she meet it7' Inquired the
policeman. who had condescended to
become interested.
THE two-headed girl Joined Us here
this afternoon. They're mighty bright
II mean she's a mighty bright girl.
The bearded lady started in to talk
politics and in few minutes she didn't
know what was happening to her. One
of the two-headed girls heads threw
the protective tariff at her in sentences
yard long. and the other head gave
her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. about the
gold standard. It came like a cy-
clone and the bearded lady hasn't had
a word to say for more than three
quarters of an hour"
THE two-headed girl is quite hero
inc. then. amt she?"
Il should say SO. She was kind O.
bashful at first. because she has been
out of an engagement and wasn't
dressed very we'll. I'm going out now
to look for millinery store. want
to buy her a couple of handsome new
bonnets Just to show her how much
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27
DO FlsHEs suFFER ~

All fishes have nerves. aud In some
respects fishes aps extremely SENSITIVE
4 tisli that has buried itself ~ s1ihi %
mud - completely that only the uP
of its tail I'm Is above the bottom VIII
feel Up0H the slightest ipuch ana IN
sfantiy dagt out oC its sHulty bed \
iish Is very sensitive 10 movements "
th,, water surrounding Ii. A shadow
failing ur-1n Inc water viii staTile a
fsh INTO flight. but sensitive a. hshes
are Ia some respects, lt Is prpbabic
that they do not suffrr pain from In
juries received
Fishes are extremely sensitive al The
nose. A FISH that has Ia pursuit 81
prey run It's nose aEsiiusE a rock migai
shake its head Violently, perhaps IN
pain: but fishes sustain serious iuJnF
les from actual wounds without show
Ing any Indication of pain In facl' The
Indications tend % show that they dp
not suffer
4 Hsh -illat hiss ben hooked BY an
angler. but has escaped. perhaps car
rylng 1n tue hook in lts mouth, may
a few minutes afierwnui bite again at
another book such Instances arrr nnt
infnegnent In such eases the book
would probably be cpnc,nlcd 10y tbs
halt and the fish would pot be likely to
see ii. but the fact thstt u j. neady 90
take the baN shows that Il i copginu
inE tn feed. which q would ss'ar'ely b.
likely 70 do II it were suffering grcat
pain. A shark from who's. body 81
the viscera had hcen removed coutiB-
ut-d 10 feed
Sensitive as fishes arr about the
nose. many OF them use the nose 10
pushing stones aud gravel about In
building nest for the female 10
spawn In. The salmon uotoriuusly Of
ten wears It's shout down 10 thr bone
IN eScavatiuE a cavity for a nest, and
ufteu wcars on IT, tail TO a mers Stub
in brushing out stones and gravel Nri
such fishes Frequently rrcUycr from
their Injuries and return 10 the ocean.
TInlid and sensitive A. FISHES ar in
some respects they fiEht oaa anothcr
vigorously In such fights they may
receive Injuries that might D. de-
scrib--i as terrible. To thc~. Injuries
they may pay - little artcntIon that
after the fight Il over they ~ on with
their feeding or with whatever ocru-
patton they have been enEaE Erd Ia. In
inries which would throw human
being into a state of hciplssshsss 10
not interrupt the current 81 dsh li,e.
Injuries. hut apparFntly o. does not
suffer pain from them,
Fishes sometimes survive injuries of
q remarkable character. Tue stufnach
Of 4 captured goldfish was found 20 ~,
pierced by a spine Of h0undeF which
u had swallowed The zkarp thorn
like spine projected ais1ut half an inch
beyond the outer walls uI The stomach
into the nsh's body Apparently the
goldfish had suffered no incnnyenIeuca
from this. The wound CAUSED by the
spine had healed arUunh h. and the
co.iiish was fat and Ia good condition
generally, New York sun
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27
rne sr.rt.n y1.,u,. rnrtItna.

Is severely taxed by dyspepsia But .'good
digestion VIII walt On appetite. and health
on both, when HnstetterS' Stomach BItters
Z resorted 70 by the victim Of Indigestion.
Heartburn. hatulence, hiliDusursS wifi ceA -,
tormenung the gastric region and liver n
this genial family corrective meets with the
fair trial that sterling remedy deserves
Use IL regularly. not spasmOsilcaiiy-n
and then. II conquers malartnl kidney uef.
yous and rheumatic ailments
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27
Depend Upon Hin.

Mrs. De Form-Now that baby is 3
weeks old, John. we must send out his
cards to let folks know the dear little
fellow has arrived. John (as the baby
yells)-Er-ah-my dear, don't you
think he'll make the announcement
himself?-Philadelph North Ameri-
can.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27

According to the official statistics lust pnh
iished Of the latest census in Germany the
ber 2, 1895, or . S5i. .431 more than al fbr
previous census In 1850. This Increase of
more than per cent. In ave years Is greater
than In almost any Other country. the popu.
lation OF which Is not fed by Immigration.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27

cants for appointment to the police
force:
.Abrehom Lincoln was president OF
the United States he was very smart
and endust man he was very kind to
all the people who he had eontrool
ever he was grately thought of by all
the officers that were In Office while he
was he Was a very brave man all thrue
the war OF 1852 he did nearly all he
took in his head to do he trust In god
crate deal he was at the head OF many
battles and fought very bravely in all
battles he was in when he died he was
regarde by menny Offiaces whom
thought grately of him Is picture is
now In menny buildings and grnteiy
thought OF he don Is duty in all he un-
dertook to-"
He was shot while at a theater by
Decota Ode Sotag). He had been
President for a year and six months"
"Abreham Lincoln was elected for
the second turn but only served part
OF It ben shot and killed by a man
named Guitar who was aaterwords
caught and Imprisoned
He was a good Presented but he
was kill and we did not hove one so
good sence II was TO bad TO have him
XIII il he had 10 live Il would be a good
Presented he was trying to make n
good Country for US when he shot but
for the war we would be slaves so the
People Regards him for that, so don't
think l no very much about Lincoln
for went to work at nine years OF
age"
abraham Lincoln was to the best
of my knowledge the Commander In
Chief OF the lighting forces of the
North during the battle for supremacy
between the North and the South in
the year eighteen hundred and twelve"
started life on ferry boat on the
Mississippi River and from there he
went to Lincoln Nebraska to run tiat
boat and after that he started in the
Dry Goods business and In this he
went Bankrupt and after that the peo-
pie thought so much about him that
they nominated him for United States
Senator"
was president for one term after
the sivil war in which he served and
gained great distinction"
He did not die Immediately after he
was assassinated. He lived until April
IA 1865 and died at his home in Long
Branch II was he who issued the proc
Iamation that freed the negroes and
that enlisted them to citizen ship He
was In power during some of the prin-
cipal battles of the late Civil War He
was shot entering a Theater and his
assaiiant it was said was insane"
He was the President that freed the
South and let the Dorkey go fred and
he was shot by Garfield this is all that
I renber of OF prestended Lincoln SO
1 will close hoping that / will pass"
I'VE have sertinIy had very few like
unto Lincoln. as far as I can find out
he was tall lathey man a great rail
splitter true to principle true to his
Country true to his god"
was assassinated by Booth at Chi
cago 1864"
He was a man Of good moral car
actor have you copy of His life II
SO you phase lend to me for week
or So"
''He received HIS education reading
Bible and a speller."
was borne In Kentucky st. Alaiy
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27

what alls B0bbyT He has been whim-
pering for three days" We'll no wonder .
every child In school except Bobby has had
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27

OR some of those
who see no use in
written civil-ser-
vice examinations
foy policemen.
President Roose-
welt had the fol-
lowing extracts ta-
ken from essays on
Abraham Lin
coin" written by
unsuccessful appli-
The Lamar register., 1897-02-27
ALL ABOUT LINCOLN.
EXTRACTS FROM PAPERS BY
WouLD-sE POLICEMEN.

some samples OF the Intelligence Com
tained in the Heads of Men who
Want to Garry Handsun- and Clubs
An New York
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
THE STARS EXTRA EDITION.

The next issue of the Star will be sixteep page paper, nicely illustrated and printed on book paper. It will contain a good descriptive write-up of Mcna and Polk county, showing the growth of the former and telling of the products of the latter, together with such other matter of general and special interest to those seek ing homes in the South.
 This will be q good paper to send abroad to your friends who want to know something of Mena and Western Arkansas. Order copies at once.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
Fire and Water.

We are going into the pump business on a large scale. We have employed MT. k. W. Dean, the best pump man in the state, who will canvass the city and take orders for all kinds of pumps, from double action force to porce- lain lined wood pump and put them in your wells. With our Maud s. double action pump and fifty feet of hose you can throw water on any house in Mena-
 GREEN &LEwIs.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Junius Jordan, state superinten- dent of public instruction, has written J. H. Hamilton, president of the Mena school board to the effect that in his opinion the Mena school district should receive its share of the school moneys appor- toned to Polk county for this year. He says however that this is left to the discretion of the county judge and that there is no law to compel him to apportion this money to this district. We think the judge will see the jnstice and propriety of giving this mon- ey to the children of this district without any special urging.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
horticultural Society, Take Notice

It is desired that full attendance of members and everyone interested next Saturday p. m. at the Park Tabernacle. Everyone interested in making a good display of fruits, flow CTS, grain and vegetables on the 18th, (Mena and Polk connty's big day) should be in attendance Come to Mena Aug i9
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
FOR A NATIONAL CURRENCY.

AAC OhAChSO AlLuCp- AACAdI HI d recent issue presents the following financial statement:
 Fancy agreat commercial nation like ours, having business relations with every quarter of the globe, being com pelled to have our money discounted everywhere, and our merchants oblig- ed to pay the loss of exchange where ever they deal We had enough of that experience during the civil war to last us more than one generation. We'll, fancy" it and then look back to our experience during the war and tell us who among our people suffered because we were traDsacting all of our domestic business with a purely national currencyg
 Is it not . fact that this curren- cy paid all taxes and debts and purchased every commodity and article of commerce for sale in this countrys Is it not a further fact that the people were prosper ous, all men having plenty of work and encouraged to work by the good prices received for what they producedg
 It is true that a class of our peo- pie not being satisfied with American products sought those produced by the ''pauper labor CTS" of other countries, and possi- bly, wishing to travel in foreign lands before they had seen the wonders and beauties of our own great country, were compelled to buy the gold with our good American money to enable them to satisfy their wants and desires, but in what way did these facts or conditions affect the interests of the great body of our people to their disadvantage?
 The Times-Herald further says: ssTTo do business with the world the one acknowledged currency of the world must be used and that is gold" A paper published in a city having the commercial trans actions Chicago is supposed to have, ought to know that while gold is used as the standard" for the settlements of balances, it is always as a commodity by weight, and that by far the larger per cent. of all financial and comme~- cial transactions is done without the actual use or transfer of an ounce of gold. It ought to know also while referring to the green back currency used by the United States during the war that we can "do business with the world" while using in all domestic trans actions purely national currency.
 It should know this because it is a matter of history coming within the memory of those old enongh to write intelligently upon fnan- cial questions, that while using the greenback currency exclusively we did "do business" very exten- sively with foreign nations and no one can show wherein the people suffered in consequence.
 The facts are that 95 per cent. of all business transactions where money is used are transacted in this country among our own peo- pie and less than five per cent. with foreigners. This well-known fact shows the fallacy, asillustrat- ed by our experience during the civil war, of tieing our financial and commercial transactions to gold when a national paper cur rency will answer the purpose much better in every respect. We care little for the ''silver ques- tion" but fail to see any good req son why great nation like this should be restricted Tn its domes- tic transactions to a currency Tn
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Our commercial club should take measures looking to cstab- fishing a canning factory at Mena so as to care for the surplus fruit and vegetables that will be pro- duced near here next season.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Farmers and fruit growers should bring the best specimens of their products of all kinds for the exhibition on the 19. Let us all unite in showing our visitors what we can produce.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Next weeks issue of the Star will be bright one, full of in- terest to all who ever heard of Mena. It will be sixteen page paper, nicely illustrated and will be sold at only five cents each.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Those of our contemporaries who announce one half cent a mile over the K. C., F. & G. on the occasion of our anniversary should bear in mind than "one cent a mile the round trip" means one cent a mile coming and going and not a half cent mile.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Advertisers should secure space in next weeks Star, as an edition of nearly 5000 copies will be issued. It will be a 16-page pa per nicely illustrated.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Our city council should be very cautious about granting exclusive franchises.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

To reach the people of the country, business men must ad- vertise in the Star-it being the successor of the New Era, the oldest paper in Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

Secure copies of next weeks Star and send them to your friends. It will tell much about Mena and surrounding country.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
Notice.

The regular semi-annual meeting of board of medical examiners will con- vene at Dallas at the court house. Aug. 20, 1897.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

The recent copious showers in sure good crops of all kinds and causes the Polk county farmers to look happy.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
MENA FIRST-THEN THE WORLD.

Be sure and attend the horticul- tural meeting called for next Sat urday.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

It is named Perfect" baking powder and is in truth perfect. Try it.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-11
PORTSMOUTH, 4, nKooKLYS,1s.
I'll" Hon" BOys Play RiS League
HAIL.

The 5rGnklyns and the Portsmouth
Played HE first game of the season yes
tclu;ty TO Il good crowd. The air was u
little chilly. vet that did not prevent a
splendid contest between the two teams.
Brooklyn paved ball but they could
not %auge UP Tanners delivery to any
extent, anu that is why the score was no
larSer while, to the utter establishment
oi those who saw the game, our boys
took y bang at Pitchers Korwnn and
kennod%'s deceptive curves. rs II they
had been playing ball for years. They
stood up like old soldiers and the result
IS very gratifying to the "cranks" in
this city
Yesterdays game developed the fact
mat The people OF Portsmouth want
me love they have for the game by
putting in Il good team at the start to
represent the city Tanner did good
work Yes. that was gilt edge pitch
ing, when gang OF suggcrs like the
visitors are can only make ten hits,
and those scattering. All the Ports
mouth boys played "gingery" ball, and
when they get TO know each others
methods they will be a vcritablc stumbl-
ing block to the other three clubs IN
the Southeastern League which want
the championship pcnnant.
Bryant, Bennett, Hall and the new
men are a little sore yet, but in few
days they will be IN the best Of shape
and ready for the play.
me visitors Were SOc:ablc and clever
anu thought that our team, for the lea
que they are in. was 4 strong one. only
needing strengthening in one or two par
ticulr spots.
The grand stand is not yet quite fin
l@hcd. but when it IS complete ii will be
Very comfortable and cosy one indeed.
lsr following the appended score you
VIII b" able to judge just what our boys
did ana who did 1t:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-11
a Rather Queer case.

Yesterday morning Justice Holmden
mad before him negro named Evans
robertson, who was arrested upon three
warrants. All OF them were sworn out
by a man named Caleb Dawey, who
is 4 Waterman at the Seaboard Air Line
roundhouse. The first charges Robert
son with stealing bag OF coal from the
Seaboard Air Line company, the second
with threatening to Kill the Waterman
and the last with carrying a pistol.
Dawley claims that he caught Robert
son with 4 bag OF COIL that he stole from
the road, and tina when he tackled him
that the negro pulled out q; pistol and
threatened to kill him and made him
walk down the road with him, and then
left
The Justice tried him for stealing and
sent him to jail for five days, and on
the second charge bound him over to
keep the peace for twelve months. In
default Of a bond lie committed him for
three months and dismissed the charge
OF carrying 81 pistol, the man claiming
that he had none. and as none was
found on him he dismissed the case.
This is rather queer, a man employed
as watchman having Il man arrested
because he made Il threat against him.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-11
Don't he altaIcutf

hE great roaring advertisement of Civ
Ing goods away at one-uuarirr thni,,
value. Go to your legitimate merchant
III whom you can place confidence ANA
who arc with you al the time. we are
IN the field for a share OF your patron
age. You have dealt With us before.
ou know our style of doing business.
men we say wool we mean wool; when
we tell You its fast color" wt. mean
VIII not faue, and so on. Our stock this;
season is the cheapest and best selected
that has ever been brought to this or
any other city. All we ask Is n can
ana well be pleased to quote YOU prices.
BiESLAuER * ANTHONY.
III High street