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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

bodv Thus standing on "A damp macadaHi'zeu
road but with dry shoes. person touci''ns
Nth his hand a conductor at n potential OF
ono volts experienced marked burning sehsa
zion AMI when the conductor was Graspeu WIN
the whole hand a violent tremor occurred Win
complete ixation. ,,,, ,,,,o.
In the same journal NJ. Emile kolben gives a
caae Of an accident contact OF several minutes
dnration where the body was placed In the pam
81 n current passing from hand To hand at ZoV
volts In our present Ignorance OF the exact
cordi,ions which make electric currents dan
cnrous experiments OF this kind are OF great
Interest and value. and IL IS desirable that all
such cases be assiduOusy recorded. But IL Is
altogether premature to conclude. because the
voltage OF electric lighting currents may but
,ittlc exceed that used in some OF these expert
m.nts that therefore such lighting currents are
free from danger. that person with dry
ahocs standing to earth on moist ground. need
never be afraid OF alternating current whose
no,cntial does not exceed 1000 volts. In re-
iont number Of THE Electrical Review refer
once ia made to four fatal cases OF accidental
contact with 1.-Two wires. in three OK which the
potential could not have exceeded I'D volts
Tnata must for q long time be accumulated.
anS a great deal moro learned about the
human body as an electrical conductor. before
the line can be drawn beyond which electrical
currents begin TO be dangerous to life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

The troops Of the Fourth Army Corps were
transferred to other corps shortly after its or
gauization. and a new Fourth Corps was formed
later under the command Of Major General
Gordon Granger
The Fifth Army Corps was part OF the Army
OF the Potomac under the command Of General
Porter
Brigader- General Franklin was the command
er Of the Sixth Corps. which was part OF the
Army Of the Potomac.
The Seventh Army Corps was commanded by
Major General John A. Dix.
Major General John r. Wool the original
commander Of the Eighth Army Corps In
March 1869. Major General Lew Wallace was
assigned to it. He was succeeded by General
z O. c. ord, Who was at it's head only snort
time and WAS succeeded by General Wallace,
his predecessor.
The Ninth Army Corps was under Major-Gen-
eal Ambrose Il. Burnside.
Major-General o. NJ. Mitchell was placed IN
command Of ;he Tenth Army Corps in the De-
partment Of The South.
The CORDS which bore the unlucky number
thirteen which was part OF the Department OF
the Tennessee was commanded by Major-Gen-
era u S. Grant Major General ). Mc'ier-
nand was assigned to the Thirteenth Army
Corps in December. 1862. and the forces under
Grant were organized into the Thirteenth. Fiji
tenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth corps. No
badge adopted for this corps.
The Fourteenth Army Corps was originally
Commanded by Major General w. s. Rosecrans
and later by Major General George II. Thomas
The Fourteenth Twentieth and Twenty first
corps were made up from this corps.
The Fifteenth Army Corps. made up OF men
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

Gallo temper "Sapristi" has a vehcmcnce OF
its own. the snap OF the lips upon the p" the
long r. waspish st" have divided merits. and
the combination Is vehement and somewhat
venomous. "POtstausend' and 'donncrwetter
obey the great law of consonantal definition. and
are solid and almost weighty. But for terse,
busincsslike quality. the British damn IS I'M
surpassed. 1t Is short. succinct. explicit. tho
initial consonant will bear pressure IL any ex-
tent and the final fingers on OCCASION II pos
scsses moreover. the unique virtue OF being
forciblc when uttered with the calfnncss and
lack OF emphasis that characterizes phleg-
matte people II Is consistent with the repoSo
that stamps the caste Of We're dc Nere-thcre II
even the aristocratic quality OF you be damned
ness"-it forms two or three useful and finely
differentiated variants and II possesses the saw
Ing grace OF d lurking humOr.
When Bob Acres remarked that damnS had
had their day. he revealed himself man OF
no observation and OF shallow understanding.
So far from having had its day. the cxpetye
that prOpriety points with big - and dash
remains what II has been any time this two
hundred years and more the most popular word
in the English languagc-pOpular one may say
adviscdly, for there Is no other word that OF its
sole and singular self, without context or In
incongruouS connection. Is absolutely certain OF
a rapturous reception from any audience In the
thE1e kingdonaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

tme-many years in some instances-have never
spoken above a whisper. and not much In that
way can receive greater treat than 10 De
allowed to yell They did 1t with vim when
they heard OF Admiral Dcweys victory.
The war means much to the men confined In
the prison at Sing Sing. Those who have en-
durcd the tortures OF idlcncss. and who hailed
with Joy the arrangements which were made ny
Colonel Sage by which they received work. were
more deeply Interested In the war news than
the short term men. because they believed that
"A continuance Of the war would insure steady
occupat ton for them.
The prison contains good clothing and boot
ard shoe plant. and it Is hoped by Colonel sage
and the prison authorities that the whole force
II men may be put at work In these Two
branches To supply the wants Of the volunteer
army as far the capacity OF the works VIII
allow
OF the 3i4 convicts now In the Institution.
1000 are employed In various ways or these
21s are In the clothing department. W In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
EIGHTH ARMY
CORPS.

sense. Expressions not constructed upon this
formula may attain to a certain temporary
vogue but they are ephemeral. they pass with
the seasons hats. they afford no relief In seri.
on, emergencies. but once discovered. a word
language. Il word which can be hurled like q
blow is never forgotten and Is never lost. Like
other masterpieces OF nature such words are
not TO lie had for the asking. nor can they be
manufactured or compounded In any philoiogi-
cal laboratory. Like all sublime achievements.
there IL something fortuitouS In their compost
ton that trnnscends analysis. and leaves them
In the company Of genius and white blackbsrds.
among those unique efforts we call sports.
There have been excellent persons. excessively
literal who failing TO appreciate the value OF
phonctcs and the supremacy irrational. and yet
compassionate toward human weakness. have
tried 10 eliminate the smack OF profanity from
popular explosives. and have suggested express
sions that might ease a mans temper without
endangering his spiritual weifare-blank car
trdgcs 50 10 speak. exploding in fire and smoke,
but carrying deadly missile.
Every language tends 10 produce what may
Toe considered its Quintessentiai expletivc. and
there is som thing to be gathered OF National
charact ristics from the word that Is most
readily jolted out. as II Were when the individ-
ual Is Jared. that gives rcldiest expression TO
the emotions Cf the average man. To a Latin
race accustomed to roll its RS" and mako
the most Of It's sibilants the hiss and trlll OK
"sacre" is full OF satisfaction. and the compound
Is somewh hat shrili and excitabe. as BELTS the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

from Grants troops, was placed in command OF
Major General w. T. Sherman and the Six
teenth made up from the same source was under
the leadership of Major General A. j. Smith
Major General J. B. McPhersons army corps
was the Seventeenth. and the troops in North
Carolina were formed into the Eighteenth Army
Corps under MajOr-General J. G. Foster.
General Banks was placed at the head Of the
Nineteenth Army Corps when it was formed In
the Department OF the Gulf in 1863. and Major
General A. Med. McCook became the COM
mandcr Of the Twentieth Army Corps when the
Army Of the Cumberland was divided into three
corps.
One of these corps. the Twenty-firs!. adopted
no badge. 1t was under MajorGeneral T. L.
Crittenden.
The troops IN the Department Of Washington.
under Major-General 5. +. Heintzelman. con-
stituted the twenty second Army Corps. and
the troops in Kentucky not belonging to the
Ninth Corps xere constituted the Twcnty-thlrd
Corps. commanded by Major-General g. J..
Hartsun This corps was also commanded by
General Stoncman. General Schofield and Cen
eral Cox.
In December 1864. the white infantry Of the
Tenth and Eighteenth corps was consolidated.
and became The Twenty fourth Army Corps.
under Major General r. O. G. ord. and AT the
same time the colorcd troops Of the Department
of Virginia and North Carolina were organized
into an army corps. and constituted the Twenty
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EEvi.STEENTH
ARMY CORPS.

shoe shops and ~ make brushes and mattresses
These articles are all used In the various State
institutions But the orders not large
enough 10 keep all the mon At work. and. with a
view 20 ginning the contract. Colonel Sage sub
rnittcd samples Of uniforms to headquarters at
Albany which he says were equal In every re-
spcct to those made by the contractors. He re
ceivcd an order for three thousand National
commercial sizes"
The cut and workmanship OF these gar
rncnts" he said. are up to the sample in every
respect They made in an atmosphere which
Is decidedly healthier and better than that OF
the ordinary swcatshop. and by men who no
matter what their inclinations may be. are com
PEELED to keep clean
The tailoring shops the top floor "
large building. The floors are scrupulously
clean the men have ample ROOM and the place
Is perfectly ventilated. The most superficial ex-
animation of the place will satisfy one as to It's
physical cleanliness. Some OF the best work
men I'm the place are strongly attached TO II
that no rival institution could secure their ser
vices for many years to come. and. no matter
what kind OF work was given to them to per
The shoe department Is In n large building
which stands at right angles with the river. on
the second floor OF this building. which is about
two hundred and nifty feet long and sixty feet
wide 1fty-six styles Of mems womens. boys
and girls shoes now being made. Colonel
Sage says that with the present mechanical
plant the institution could turn out five hundred
pairs Of superior army shoes a day. and with a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

In his "Statistical Record" Colonel Phisterer
gives a brief history Of the various corps. from
which ii may he seen that eighteen of the
twenty-five were organized as early as lNi2.
The armies were commanded by Brcvct Lieu
tenant General Winfield Scott until November T..
1861. From hat date until March ii. me-.
Major General George Il. Mcclellan was in COM
mand There was general in command IN
the interval between March IL and July l..
1862 when Major-General Henry w. HallecK
became commander and remained in that posi-
ton until March II. 1SGi. when he was sue
oeeded by Lieutenant General U. 5. Grant, who
held the Office Until March !. 1863.
The First Corps had as commanders MAJOR
General John c. Fremont. Major-G"nerai John
F. Reynolds and Major-Generai w. Hancock
The Second Corps made up of tn" troops OF
the Shenandoah Department, was at first under
the command Of General y. l.. Banks. Ih's
corps was later changed to the Eleventh. then
consolidated with the Twelfth. and constituted
the Twentieth Corps.
Major General Irving Mcdowell was the hrst
commander Of the Third Army Corps.
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little preparation. the tailoring department
could furnish three hundred uniforms day.
The newly furnished Office at the prison Is q
remarkable sample Of what may be done with
convict labor. The room was formerly plain.
ill-furnished place To-day It Is one Of the most
beautifully fitted offices in the country. Carved
oak doors. tables and chairs. deliberately deco
rated bookcases. shelves and closets have taken
the places Of the plain furniture, and a massive
oak ceiling laid out In artistic designs gives q
perfect finish to the artistic apartment. Every
bit OF the work done ia the prison carving
shop. which Is Of the results OF Colonel
Sage's art class. and the cost to the State was
nothing except the material
A practical improvement may also be seen In
the prison printing establishment. There
seventeen men employed In the place. which has
been furnished with improved machinery. All
reports Of State Institutions printed there,
as well the blanks. cards and other small
work for the various prisons. The work is
sidered first class and Colonel Sage says that
II the convicts are capable Of doing work OF
that kind they should certainly be able to make
uniforms and shoes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
r,r,.TEJcITY AND ENDURANCE.

TESTS TO AscERT,iS THE EFrHTS of p'F'
FEKENT VOI.TAGES
From The Electrical Ecsie"
There ha., lately been recorded Ci-i''''"'''n
.,;scb, Z.lis.hrIft'D 4 series - rNl''.",'".S a.
ar,ake, hy Professor Weber. ~ Huri'h' I" u"
.,t,, ~. effects uinn the living BODY Oh al
,err.ting currents at differ nj Voi'ase w.
,r.,a,li, conductors at opposite pot 'h''.i'" 80
y, ~ ,,. j., Zach hand WIN The hands damp
81, Elective electro InDtI|" i|f'r y 'H'i'S ~
and nf,y alterations sr'oh" NV ~
nnx.J. nexed. il could not b" cSt'in'i. ~ W.
sam. time the pain was p" severe ma - 49,
NOT he horne for more than five or SIX s"'"hhS
II ,cas not without effort That the htiluS Gun
I've detached from the cicctr~ir' " h"h t''c
voltage. was raised To ffty tHatl"n v'c"i'r"
,h,t * t. say the hands could not ~ any
voluntary effort be released from IN" ei"''r"n'S'
and The pain was not supPOrtable FOR more IMAM
,u,, mr. three seconds. with the voltage faisru
IN eighty. even with the hands dry. al the
above phenomena were accrntUt''d
Other experiments followed To observe the
o,reci q :, current passing To earth through the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
WAR WORK IN PRISON.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONvICrs TO FUR
NISH ARMY SUPPLIES
CLOTHING AND BOOTS MADE IN SING SING
CHEERING AT THE NEWS OF MANILA

BY means Of the strange methods OF communi-
cation which exist in every prison. and through
which the inmates keep posted on matters per-
tanning to the institution we'll az affairs out
In the world" the convicts in Sing Sing Prison
knew Of the war with Spain almost as soon as
the readers Of the daily papers. and the situa-
ton is studied there with great interest In or
der to satisfy the longing Of the inmates for
news Warden Sage had the report from Manila
read to the convicts when they were assembled
In the chapels and they were allowed to give
vent to their JOY over the success Of the Amer
lean fleet by cheering.
The man who lives outside cannot appreciate
what boon it is to men in prison confinement
to be allowed to cheer. Men who for a long
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
THE CORPS OF THE ARMY.
rur1R COMMANDERS IN THE PRESENT
WAR AND DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

WAR AND DURING THE CIVIL WAR
The United States Army has been divided into
..ven army corps, and commanders have been
ssdgned as follows:
Major-GenerM Wesley Merritt, Department
Of the Pacific.
Major General John r. Brooke. First Corps,
Department Of the Gulf.
Major-General William NJ. Graham. Second
cnrps, with headquarters at Falls Church. Va
Mator-General James i. Wade, Third Corps.
Major General John J. COppinger. Fourth
Corps.
Major General William r.. Shafter. Fifth
Corps.
Major General James II. Wilson. Sixth Corps.
Major General Fitzhugh Ice. Seventh Corps.
During the Civil War there were twenty five
army corps, besides the cavalry corps of the
Army Of the Potomac. These corps had in mos.
instances. distinctive badges. and these may be
seen on the caps and campaign hats of the
veterans who parade on Memorial Day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
EXPLETIVES, ESPECIALLY ONE.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCCESS AND
POPULARITY IN THEM

From The London Globe.
To be really successful and popular ex
pletiye must be mouth-fing. IL should include
one or more explosive consonants. and 1t Is q
general. though by no means universal, rule
that maledctiOn should be part Of the original
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

nth. Major-G"nerai George "''"'' o"''
ing. 49,.
The Cavalry Corps was c"'1'ia'''" ~
dashing General Georg" St"n''ihh VIZ"
ce, ded by Major General PhiIp H. '"''
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-14
W. I; Sanders has purchased the

w. L. Sanders has purchased the
POWELL BottliDg Works In this city and
Will continue the business under the
| style OF The Sanders Bottling Works.
The plant is located at his store house,
| and he will supply the trade with Soda
| Waters, Ale. etc., etc. Prompt atten-
tion will be given all mail orders, and
your patronage is invited.
Hugh r. McVeigh, the genial secre.
| rotary of the st. Francis Levee board.
was in town Monday on business. lie
says he is confident that the board will
have bids which will be accepted, and
that contracts will be let next Friday,
October 2lst, for building the levee
from kent's, in Lee county. north TO
the present finished work. This. when
completed, will protect large bodies Of
land III st. Francis county.
The unusual rainfall of September
20 and 80 aud October l. agcregating
more than six inches. is said to have
damaged the potato crop quite enten-
slyely. The season has been unpropiti-
Gus for gathering cotton. and much of
1t is either rotting, sprouting in the
Doll. or falling To the ground. All
these catastrophies. coupled with the
fact that the price is less than FIVE
| cents per pound, put rather blue
prospect upon the business outlook.
Gen. Geo. Z. Taylor was in Little
Rock. three days OF last week attend
ing the reunion of the Scottish Rite
Masonry. and while there exchanged
his military title to that of judicial
one by receiving his commission MS
Judge of the County court of ST. Fran
els county. Judge Taylor will be in
stalled into office and enter upon his
duties on October 3lst, and we predict
and wish for him an economical. i'm
partial and successful administration
of the county's affairs.
Ye editor went for a buggy ride Mon
day. with Mr.. r. Il. Trice. who went To
see Nj L. n. Hughes, who lives just
north OF the Hughes cemetery. 81 miles
from town, abont buying his entire
crop OF apples. MIR. Hughes has about
twenty trees which will average about
Two bushels to the tree. We were
pleasantly surprised to notice the pride
which the people in that neighborhood
take in their cemetery. 1t is well aud
teat " kept, y record of All graves may
be seen at MIR. Hughes home. and al
/ together 1t is one of the prettiest
cities" in the county. Mr.. Hughes
donated the grounds tor cemetery pur-
poses, aud helped TO bury the third
person inferred there. Since that sad
occasion there have b-en more than
600 bodies laid tn rest in that sacred
spot. Hughes cemetery is credit TO
this county. Mr.. Hughes kindly Offers
~ hospitality were appreciated and We
enjoyed Mr.. Trce's treat.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-14

NJ. jacobson left Monday for st.
Louis. lie has accepted position
with the Lesser Cotton Co., of that
city.
The cotton fields are white with fruit.
and, except here and there, have the
appearance OF not having been picked
lover.
Section Foreman Curry has been
making improvements on the l.. r. &
M. tracks, crossings, ETC., in town this
week.
Life insurance is a good thing but
health insurance, by Keeping the blood
pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla, is still
better.
DR.. Siimson, the Dentist, is in the
city and will remain a short time.
Those desiring work done should 60 to
him at once.
The thermometer took a tumble of
80 degrees Tuesday night. and over.
coats and fires were very comfortable
Wednesday.
Squire j. r. Brown ana family will
occupy, about November LIST. one of
the new houses now being erected by
brandon e Baugh.
L. c. Folbre & ca. are selling the
celebrated j. G. Barnes Mountain
Whisky at SO 30 per gallon. A word
to the wise is sufficient.
Wood delivered to any part of the
city, 20 cts. per load by Barrow Com
mission Co. Office. Crisco building,
South Washington street.
The right man in the right place
when j. III. Bard accepted IA position
with :. Brady, the jeweler. James
will be glad to see his friends.
Claude Folbrp, of Texas. came in
Saturday. ON visit to parents and his
multitude Of friends. He is in excel.
lent health and MS brown as "A soldier
Miss Leila Brown. who had been II,
Wynne for couple of weeks, returned
home Sunday. While there she was \
guest of her uncle, e. +. Hinton, and
family.
It's pleasure to do business with a
iitSt-CidSS mouse. i. ". fOlDre " 90.
sell the best goods. and they treat you
cleverly. ut all times. They Invite
your trade.
Miss Celia Finley. of Wynne, came
down Sunday to spend week visiting
her numerous relatives and friends
land especially tn see her brother, Cor
poral John Finley.
Enter the store of w. Il. Sanders and
there you will find neatly kept stock
OF all kinds of staple and fancy gro.
cerirs. Satisfaction guaranteed as to
quality and prices.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-14
Fire Alarm and Signals.

The following fire alarm and location
signals have been prepared and pro.
mulgated by Chief "A. Meyer, and are
published for the information Of the
public. Cut this out and paste i,
where you can refer to it instantly
For different parts of town the follow.
ing signals will be owen respectively
North and South Front streets-Gen.
eral alarm twice in succession.
North and east of Front and Wash.
ington streets. espectively-Ge General
alarm and two taps.
North and west of Front and Wash.
ington streets, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
alarm and three taps.
South of Front STRAIGHTFORWARD alarm
and four taps.
Three taps without general alarm
call firemen to City hall.
One tap repeated three times, after
an alarm has been given, denotes that
fire has been extinguished.
Citizens are requested to keep away
from, and out of the way Of, firemen
while in the discharge of their duties
aud especially to keep away from the
hose and plugs, unless requested to
assist. A. MEYER, Chief.