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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
Cattle Dipping Station.

The cattle dipping station at Nam
moth Spring has been completed. The
plant is SO arranged that cattle are
driven through pool Al feet long and
feet deep, filled with $500 gallons of
chemical oil that destroys the ticks,
which causes cattle fever.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
Prof. Jordan Re.ieu..

Hon. Julhus Jordan has rendered his
resignation to Gov. Jones as superin-
tendent of public instruction. Gov.
zones appointed Prof. j. w. Kuyken-
aall to fill the unexpired term. Prof.
Jordan will fill a chair in the state
university.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
WIN Go to Porto Rico.

The Seventh Regiment of immunes,
In which there are three negro COM
panies from Arkansas, have been re-
moved from jefferson Barracks to the
general camp at Lexington, Ky. They
Will be sent to Porto Rico.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
w0MAN'S HERoISM.

From the Register-Gazette. Rockford. III.
During the civil war nearly as much hero
Ism was shown by the women of our nation
As by the brave soldiers. Many a woman,
weeping for her dead SON, bound up the
wounds Of his suffering comrades, rejoicing
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
The Best Reason.

Little Clarence (who reads and ponders)-
Pa, ! have just been reading paragraph,
which says there are various reasons why
man who talks in his sleep should not marry;
what are some of those reasons, pa?
Mr.. Callipers-The best reason, my son,
il because he talks in his sleep.-Puck
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Compulsion.-As for the beautiful pariah,
she merely sneered. "Wretched neighbors!'
she exclaimed. "They shall yet come to me!
Look, | have wealth! ! shall have tele-
what power have riches to compel social
recogntion.-Detroit Journal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
Sir Henrv Truman Wood,

Sir Henry Truman Wood, special
representative of the British govern
ment to the worlds fair in 1898, SAID
that .'nowhere in Europe could there
be found such luxury in travel ana
such excellent service as are given on
the railways of the United States
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Living Up to His Habit.-"Why are you
always borrowing trouble these days, my
son?" Because it's the only thing left that
I can borrow without security. Detroit
Free Press.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
I * said that Henrik lbsen has upon

1t is said that Henrik lbsen has upon
his desk at his home in Norway queer
collection of little copper animals.
Among them are grotesque cats and
rabbits. He says that their presence
Is great help to him in writing and
chat should he lose any of them his flow
Of ideas would be seriously interrupted.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Mistress-"T should like to know what
business that policeman has in my kitchen
every night in the week." Cook-"Please,
mum. think he's suspicious of me neglect.
In me work or sonfethin'"- Bits.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

when your wife was young girl she used
to paint still-life pictures very prettily. Has
she improved in her accomplishments
since?" Indeed, she has! She can now
cook all the things she used to paint
Fliegende Blaetter.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
arkansas STATE NEWS.
Personnel of the Federal Grand
Jury Summoned to Appear at
Little Rock October 80.
GREAT STATE fAR1OBE HElDINpIxEBl

sale of the Little Rock 3 Memphis Rail-
road to the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
Certainty-Drew a Dead Mans PEN.
siou-General News.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

The best cooks are those who can't alwayV
pronounce correctly the names of the fancy
dishes they cook.-Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
Surprising Achievement.

"What Is luck, Uncle JimW
Luck? Well, it is when boy turns out
to be as smart as his grandmother said he
wAs."-Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Some people spend money only when they
have an audience.-Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

We don't care how good musician per-
con is, it spoils the effect to have to coax too
long for Washington Qa.)
Democrat
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Customs Officer-"Anything dutiable!''
Mrs. Browns Husband Nothing but me
I'm dutiable husband, you know. Dos
ton Transcript.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

in their
renewed
strength,
even while
Borrowing
for the
one who
was gone.
At that
time was
laid fbs
{ O unda-
tion for
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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
Where . strong Bond II Needed.

Jeweler-Narrower and lighter wedding
rings are fashionable. Why do you want
one SO broad and heavy?
Customer-We expect to move to North
Dakota after the wedding. - Jewellers
Weekly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Habit.-"Col. Bloodyfield's old war traits
still cling to him." GLOW so?" II dined
with him last night, and he gave the waiter
no quarter."-N. Y. Journal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Generally, when people tell you how some.
body asked their advice, it means that they
volunteered it.-Washington (Ia.) Demo
crat.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

"Debts," said an. old philosopher, care the
silent partners of experience. "--AtchisoH
Globe.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
CROPS AND WEATHER.
Cotton Picking Has become General and
Is Progressing Rapidly-Gcneral
Rains the Past Week.

Weekly crop report for the week end
ing Monday September IL.
The temperature has been considera-
bly, lower than the preceding week.
Rain was general on the 9th and 18th.
Following are the weekly amounts at
reporting stations: Brinkley. 0.5o inch;
Forrest City, 1.3o; Fort Smith, s.e5;
Helena, 2.04; Little Rock. 2. 43; Malvern,
L24;Newport, 36s; Pine Bluff, 1.67: Pres
colt, LA; Russellville, s.42; Texarkana,
S.oS; Warren, 1.so. Following is the re-
port by counties:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
Aquatic sports on the Sound.

New ROCHELLE. Aug. 27.-The New Rochelle Row
ing Club held its annual aquatic sports this after
noon in Echo Bay. The day was delightfully."- cool
and brought out u large crowd Of spectators, many OF
whom were women. The Sound was too rough for
any record breaking. but the sports were fairly well
Single Shells, Juniors-Half mile-won by Frank
M Carpenter; Maurice Jarvis second. Time. .
Double.scul Gigs. One Mile-won by J. l.. Hab.
berton, stroke; Henry 3. Clarke. bow. Time. d min.
Tub Race for Non.Members. Fifty Yards-won by
Four-oared digs, One Mile-won by ]. L. Habber.
tons crew. Time, q minutes ~ seconds.
Shells and Gigs, Half Mile-won by ]. L. Habber-
Club Fights, one Miie-Won by n. 8. Clarke,
crew, Clarke, captain: J. Willard Pine. +. N. Carpen.
ter; Maurice JARVIS :: :. Harold. F. B. Lott. William
Boys Swimming Race-Won by James Connolly,
William Swan second.
LARcHMoSr. Aug. 27.-The annual aquatic sports
OF the Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club were held on the
Sound this afternoon, and attracted u large crowd OF
yachtsmcn and summer residents. An interesting
list of events. including rowing. swimming, water.
horse, fitting and chasing the Wild goose was pre-.
Mems Rowing Race-One mile-won by George E.
1owle. Frank F. Towle and I. r. Blauvelt, coxsWain.
Women's Rowing Race-Half mile-Won by Nisa
Lewis Miss johnson and Miss Spence. coxswain.
Time. : minutes "a IL seconds
Hall. John Barrett and Miss Barrett; Frank ToWle.
Mrs. George Towle. Z. P. Mamlok and Miss Dale
Boys Rowing RAce-Half mile-Won by T. ]. q
Flint. Kenneth Whiting and Butler Whiting, cox.
swain. Time, 8 minutes Ii 4-6 seconds.
Mems Swimming Race-75 yards-Won by c. n.
Smith. Time. ~ 10 seconds.
Boys, Swimming Race-Won by +. F. Proctor, Jr.
Time, 80 seconds.
BOYS winning Race-5o yards-won by Butler
Whiting; Time, 80 seconda.
Water Horse-Won by Q. II. Smith, 1856.
fitting Tonrnament-Won by T.. j. g. Flint.
Kenneth Whiting captured the wild goose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
Canada Va. tho United States at Crlckot.

The thirtIeth annual cricket match between the
United States and Canada will he played tomorrow
and Tuesday on the grounds OF the Merton Cricket
Club Of Philadelphia. Owing 10 the fact that Canada
has come out successful in these games for the last
three years great preparations have been made In
Philadelphia for this game, and II great struggle is
confidently expected.
Although the United States team will he without
the services OF several men whose names have been
associated with international cricket for many years.
the team selected may be considered truly repre.
sentative: aud II il Is defeated the Canadians will
X. ID. Brown. J.. II. Clark, W. W. Noble. J. 4. C..
town {. q; !, \. King, 4; NJ. Wood, and +. L. Aite.
mus OF the Belmont G. O. A. i. Morris and J. IL. Scat.
tergOod Ofthc Nerion &. Z.
The Canadian team will be the Same as played In
New York with three exceptions: 1t will be noted
that NJ. 4, Walker Of London Is left out, aud II IL con.
sidered by many that this Is = mistake. Walker is
tho acknoW ledged best left hand batsmAn in Canada,
and 1t certainly looks 9s II he deserved a place on the
team. The eleven which will play is M follows:
u. ". Aaunders. J. NJ, Iaing. p. c. GoldinghRm, W.
F. McMurtry and q. 8. Lyon VI the Toronto ROsedale
{. g 4. p; MeGiyeEin of Ottawa. A; q; Chambers Of
". PhilPOtts OF Neon University. MontFeAlj IL.
Counsell OF Hamilton and W n. MlrshAll.
OF the tWenty-nino games played 80 far the United
States has won siLtoen, Canada has won eleven, and
tive have been drawn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
NEGROES FLOCK no DALLAS.
A Reign of Terror Because of whiteoapS
Causes the Rush.

DALLAS. Tex, Aug. 27.-A reign OF terror
exists all over northern Texas among the
negroes. They are nockinR to Dallas for pro-
lection. The Whitecaps In Denton. Rockwell.
Grayson. Kaufman. Fannin. and other counties
are To blame. Outrages have been perpetrated
in numerous places during the last thirty days.
including whipping and shooting negroes
for various criminal offences and blowing up Of
half a dozen or moro houses with dynamite.
The negro districts and suburbs OF Dallas are
crowded with strangers.
Chief of Police Cornwell says there arc nearly
1000 strange negroes here. and more coming.
Police Captain Keehan says 200 came In last
night and were huddled together like sheen.
The police. and Sheriff's. departments find this
race problem q dihlcult situation to solve,
lieye most Of them are the work of white
thieves. who reason that the crimes will be
charged to the strange negroes.
some farmers say that many of the Whltecap
notices nre. posted by designing negroes who
have lived long IN certain, places and desire to
create q panic among their race, so as to make
a scarcity OF cotton pickers. and thus advance
the price Of picking. ',.r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
BA1r1noRE SENT 4 FIRE ENGINE.
A Blaze That Threatened the Entire village
of LAUREL, Md.

LAUREL. Md. Aug. 27.-Two hotels. an
undertaking establishment. and several stables
were destroyed by a fire here to-day that
threatened to sweep the town. A Baltimore
fireman named Charles Francke was killed.
Laurel is the home Of Senator German, whose
residence is at some distance from the bust
ness centre in which the fire ragged. 1t started
in Milstead's livery stable and spread rapidly
until the Herbert House. the leading hotel of
the town. the Milstead House. and their ad-
joining stables were blazing. the flames shoot
ing across the street and endangering the bust
ness houses.
Laurel has no fire department. and the vol
unteer brigade. with the hook, and ladder,
were Inadequate to control the flames. Word
was at once sent to Washington and Baltimore
for aid. and a train from Baltimore with engine
lance OF twenty miles. in 20 minutes. When
the Baltimore engines arrived the horses were
taken out, and the men; assisted by local yolun;
and fell. the hind wheel OF the fire engine pass-
ing over his chin, and crushing, his head. The
citizens rallied in force and. forming bucket
briEades, labored v%aliantlX to subdue the
flames. The arrival Of the fire apparatus from
Baltimore was Just in time to save the day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
ScHRAMMAN FINDS WEALTH.
He and His Fellow Germans Discover Gold
in the Klondiko Region.

In the Klondike Region.
SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 27.-By passengers
who arrived on the steamer Topeka from Skag-
way. news has been received Of the success OF
Peter Schramman and his party of German
friends who left New York city last winter for
Alaska. their friends giving them a big send
on before leaving the city. They met with q
series OF misfortunes. The cars burned up.
causing the loss Of baggage and outfit. Fortune
Of last favored them In the new Pine Creek
district. where the first stampedera found that
the, New York Germans had ANTICIPATED them
and were successfully mining good claIma ON
the headwaters OF Pine Creek.
lt seems that on going north the German
party worked their way to Lake Teslin by the
Iaku River route. They hoped to find gold ON
some OF the small streams leading into the
lake,, but were disappointed. The party had
about decided to work down the Yukon River
to Dawson. when IL was proposed to take a
prospecting trip into the country back OF the
Iasu arm. They prospected several creeks
and at last found two that contained gold In
paying quantities. They started In to mine
without delay and sent back for the rest Of the
party, All gathered on the creeks and most Of
them have, good claims. They are very much
S%chramman brings out a big batch OF letters
that will tell his friends In New York golden
He says his men will give up the trip
to Dawson and settle where they are.
Ihs steamer Progress arrived from st. MI
chaei to-day with 300 passengers and $780, 600
worth OF gold dust.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
SONG OF THE KATYD1D.
It Contains Much Moro Than the Single
Statement Iternted About Katy.

1t Contains Much Moro Than the Single
Statement Iternted About Katy.
THE common names by which insects are
Known remarked a man who knows some
thing about orchard life, ARE 80 often mis-
leading and out OF keeping with the charac-
e~ristics and habits OF the insects that the
naturalist feels sometimes like eXclaiming
that all popular opinions are ~fallacies. There
Is the katydid. for instance. The katydid was
named after his song. presumably; but. as q
matter OF fact. the song OF a katydid has no
more resemblance to the sound Of the words
than 1t has to the number OF s~yllables in the
statement which the insect is supposed to tier
ate 80 determinedly.
In beginning his song for the evening the
katydid does not say katy did at all. He
only the males are supplied with the musical
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the song very low, very
slow. and with a single syllable. After a time
he adds another syllable and raises his voice
properly speaking. he raises his wings. because
that's where the noise comes from. Pretty
soon he increases the volume Of sound and
adds still another syllable. 1t was at this
time. with the accent on the third and final
note. that the original and superficial observer
named the insect the katydid. But the song
does not end here. by any means. More sylla-
bles or notes are added. the volume OF sound
iuSiSupihk I'LL AN eAhhO' dhIiA IuCJ uuulD6r
seven or eight. Such a number is not always
reached. however. The katydid's solo is "a
love song. The song stops when II has served
its purpose of attracting a mate. One may al
ways tell the approach of the shy and blushlnR
Bhe-katy by the agitation In tho note OF the
wooinH male. His orchestra stops the rhyth-
mic and monotonous sing-sonR. 1t breaks up
into short. nervous, ,~staccato notes. He no
longer plays katy did or whatever movement
He stops suddenly and begins something like
Katyv II the slender Katherine is true to the
instincts Of her sex and for the proper period
remains coy. the gentleman will perhaps pur-
sue her. Perhaps, on the other hand, he Will
about o definite understanding. 1t may be that
she rejects him absolutely. and, merely to prove
that he does not care a straw. he will reflect
the other pebbles and once more take up
The people living in the country have a
great deal OF, faith IN the katydid as a prophet.
He begins his song, they say, exactly SIX
popular, opinion gone broke. The katydid il
an Irish prophet-he prophesies backward,
His song begins after the last frost.
THE song Of the katydid IL, properly spcaklnR. |
not Q song at all. II Is ami solo. His
musical apparatus is at the base of his wings,
those mysterious Instruments OF n WaRnerlan
about which one always wonders
what II would be like IL somebody tried TO plav
a solo on II. The katydid's method seems 10
be q cross between the. method OF the bass VOL
list and the man with the big drum. He
scrapes. with his legs and beats with his wings.
and II he .corresponded In size with a human
TO live In a place OF the size Of New YORK
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

NIAGARA, Ontario. Aug. 27.-The Niagara interra
tional lawn tennis tournament was continued here
to-day. In the final. mems singles, l.. r. Ware OF Har.
ward defeated J. l.. Forbes Of Harvard In q four-Set
match. Neither player was at his best aud each
rather depended on the others errors than his own
good plays. Ware will play W. 3. Bond, the present
holder OF the international trophy. for the chain.
pionship on Monday. The ladies' singles furnished
a surprise. Miss Juliette Atkinson, the United
States and Canadian champion. was naturally ex-
pected to win easily from Miss Marie Winner OF waSh.
ington. but the players were 50 evenly matched that
the two sets played were both long deuce ones, and
the nrst went TO Miss Atkinson and the second to
Miss Winner. and darkness left the contest unde.
Sided. Tho match will DO continued ON Monday.
summary
Open sinGles-semi.hhAl round-L. E. Ware. HAr.
ward. beat Harry. Cole. Detroit. 6-l, a.; j. ID,
d..
Final Ronnd17I: +. Ware, Harvard. beat J. d.
Forbes. Harvard, ID, 40, G--l, G-2.
Ladies' ingles-Champi0nship rOund-Miss JUL.
cite Atkinson. champion, against Miss Marie Winner,
challenger, 1913. III. Unfinished
Mems oubles-Prelimina round-Geo. Wagner
and partner beat H.. Mclaughlin and l.. McI.auxh.
I'm. d., ID; Peter Porter and u. Misner beat Alb.
Wright aud II. Bissell. 0-S, d., ,t-2.
Flest R~0und-PeterP Porter and II. Misner beat {. NJ.
Dana and \, H.. ~Blackwood, l-4, 10.
SeIni-hnal Round-E. T., Fischer and W. s. Bond
beat Peter Porter and II. Misner. 6-2, D..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

Several Established in Far Away ReFion
by Inspector y. r. Clum.

TACOMA, Wash. Aug. 27.-Post ONCE Inspec.
tor John p. Clum has returned from ALASKA.
whore he reorganized the United States mail
service in the Far North. perfecting arrange.
ments whereby mail hereafter will be de-
spatched to the interior Of Alaska with reRu.
larity. Since March Clum has made a trim OF
ten thousand miles. visiting every place in the
great and widely separated mining regions
on southeastern Alaska. Yukon River. Cook
Inlet and Copper River. He established twenty
new Post Offices. as follows: In southeastern
Alaska-WranRel. Skagway. Dyea. Pyramid
Harbor, Haines Mission. Canon City, Sheep
Camp: on the ~Yukon-Eagle City. Star. Fort
Yukon. Rampant. KoyukuE. Anviku; on Cook
lnlet-Tyonook. Homer. Sunrise City, Seldoya:
on Copper RiVer-Valdezorca. NeucheecE.
Heretofore. II has taken from two to three
years to establish q single Post Office ON the
Yukon. Clum carried bonds. COMMISSIONS
stamps. and. complete postal supplies, besides
having to select Poatmasters. One office on the
Yukon was established. named, and a Postmas.
ter appointed while his steamer waited twenty
minutes. Clum made 1000 miles OF his trip in
q PETERBOROUGH canoe down the Yukon, accom-.
panied only by his. sOn. At st. Michael he
found q quantity of delayed mail which ne for
warded upthe Yukon at the mall contractors
MAJOR Walsh. Administrator of Yukon dis
trict; nus arrived at Skagway, He declares his
ADMINISTRATION has been absolutely honest, but
aumlts Lhat government policemen and clerks
yiduols. "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
NABBED 4 CONTEMPLATING GANG.
Five Prisoners Taken Mt Their Den on the
East Side.

Five Prisoners Taken Mt Their Den on the
o.. East Side.
Five men who. Chief Secret Service Operative
Hazen says. belong to o gang that has been
passing quantities Of spurious coin on the east
side for some time. are locked up in Ludlow
Street jail pending examination before Com
missioner Alexander next Friday. Their
names are John Cranitoh, Henry Flaming,
Max Pilgard. Alfred Day and Edward McCar-
thy. The two last named were formerly Broad
way cable car conductors. The specific charge
against the prisoners is making and passing
counterfeit twenty-fve-cent pieces. but It is
said that they have made and passed coins OF
other denominations.
secret Service Agents HaZcn, Owen. Henry.
and Flynn have been watching a number OF
men whom they believed TO be counterfeiters
Tor several weeks. and two days ago they dis
covered one OF the places Of rendezvous Of the
gang on Fourth street, near Third avenue,
This, PLACE was kept under close surveillance,
obtained.
Each of the men. it is stated. was detected in
were captured one after another when they ar,
rived at the Fourth street house. There, and
In tho possession OF the men, a mum Der OF the
spurious coins were found. and the Secret Ser
vice men also captured several moulds and
Chlet operator Hazen SAYS that the men for
merly belonged TO tho old Edward Tompkins-
Henry L. Basford gang Of bad coin makers and
passers. Old man Basford had two boarding
houses in Brooklyn. and in both OF them at the
time OF his arrest. last year. counterfeitinR
plants were found. He made the coin, and it
was sold to conductors and others in this city
nm BBr13ostyni Tompktns sold most ofthe coin
the United States Criminal Court, and are now
serving terms in State prison.