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The Forrest City times., 1898-03-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Sheriff and Collector.

Yy,uE TIMES is authorized to announce MR.
 N. E' WILLIAMS as n candidate for re. ,.Igction to the office of Sheriff and Collector ot St. Francis county, subject to the action oi the Democratic party. YHuE TIMES is authorized 10 announce
 JUDGE ]. s. k. CONAN as a candidate for the office of Sheriff and Collector of St rrancis county. subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 vI,lIE TIMES is authorized to announce MIR DAN WYLDS, of Franks township. as 2 candidate for the office of Sheriff and Coliec tnrof Sf. Francis County. subject to the action "f the Democratic party.
The Forrest City times., 1898-03-18

The sweet little five-year old baby of MT. and Mrs. l.. E. Davenport. is quite sick.
 The court has ordered that the bond or Melee, under indictment for carnal Knowledge, be increased to $500.
The Forrest City times., 1898-03-18
For Congress-First Ulstric

For Congress-First District. YTNHE TIMES is authorized to announce 1 HON F. D. MCCULLOUGH JR., as a can. uidate for reelection to the office of Repre- sentative in the Lower House of Congress from the First Arkansas district, subject 10 the action of the Democratic party
The Forrest City times., 1898-03-18
ONE MAYOR,
 ONE MARSHAL, ONE RECORDER, ONE TIRE EASURER, FIVE ALDERMEN

All legal voters 3within the Incorporated Limits of the Town of Forrest City are enti- tied to vote.
 Given under my hand as Mayor of the Town of Forrest City. Arkansas, this the 3d day of March, 1898 .JNO. H. TIPTON, Mayor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
"eURNINe STICKS"

coIsnbus' Impressions on His First In
PRODUCTION TO Smoking Tobacco.
II was on the island of Cuba, in the
autumn of 1892, that the use of tobacco
was learned by Europeans. Columbus
makes the first mention Of the weed in
his diary under date of Oct. 10. When
he and his men landed on Cuban shores,
the kindly natives, who mistook them
for messengers from heaven, bought
them numerous offerings. Among these.
as stated by the admiral in his diary.
were some dry leaves, which must be
something much prized by them (the
nativesl, for they had already brought
me some in san Salvador a. q present y
Little heed was paid TO these leaves
in the beginning by the Spaniards. They
were in search of gold and saw no pos
sibilify Of converting miserable weeds
into that precious commodity. In th'
course Of time they began to notisaAthat
as the natives went to and from their
villages and the shore smoke escaped
from their mouths. ''in truly diabol-
ical manner Soon they discovered
that these unclad children of the wilds
carried in their hands a burning
stick. which every now and then they
would put into their mouths ar blow
ont cloud Of smoke. This had j most
heathenisn look, as it is recorded, to the
Spaniards, and they inquired, as well as
they could by signs, into the custom.
They learned that the burning sticks
were composed Of the dried leaves so
treasured by the natives. and that the
custom Of smoking the fragrant weed
was supposed to lessen fatigue on long
journeys. They tried it for themselves
and found this actually to be the case.
On many a troublesome jaunt thereafter
they were refreshed as the pleasant per-
fnme curled upward from their own
burning sticks. Detroit Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14

While the Rocky Mountain region is
fustlv famed for It's salubrious climate, anu
4 l,erominc more and more tie mecca io~afd
rxbjeh pilgrims are travelling from all paris
~ t;,e ,sorld that they may NIL Their SeAken-
- l,fn.s with its life-giving ar, yet there
~ ailments in that climate IS in any otner,
one ~ the chief Of which is gleeplessncsS-
Tn;s is due 70 the rarity Of the air which on
some constitutions is too stimulating 10 the
refves. In some cases patients are conn.,
uellei 10 remove for time 70 the sea ieFei
L. escape the high nervous strain- AS s'eep-
lsssuess j. not an uncommon accompaniment
10 certain nervous conditions TN any eli,-
atel the story Of woman Of Pueblo, Col;
may point q moral 70 others, VINO nave H@1
q similar gillieii0n.
9be wou,au came TO Pueblo thirty years
AGO. when the town was frontier settle
fneaf. and Indians were by no means nii-
usual visitors. hauds Of Ute's often passing
through on their way from the mountains
down TO the plains 10 huBt buiialoes-
She had been in good health, until q lew
wears sgo when at each recurring spring
time Sic became dehilitated, weak and Ian
ru;6. Tier strength lefi her, she was lisiiess
aud Iifeless. This too Ia spite Of the stimu-
latinq effects Of the high altitude. The most
serio1s difficulty. however, was sleeplessness,
which she could not cure. The long weary
watches OF the night told on her health ana
she dreaded the approach Of night lhis
lnck Of sleep weakened her strength anu
brought on extreme nervousness, until she
~as physical wreck
As she could not well take the long jour
nev necessary 20 q change Of climate, she
s,ngff Tor some nerve restorative, that would
build Up the nervous system, and thus ena'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14

Fred Buskirk was born at Ports
mouth, o., aud lived there until he was
a young man. Fred naturally thinks
Portsmouth is one of the incest places
in the state Of Ohio. Fred said: Every
body evidently doesn't think as well Of
Portsmouth as do
Not long ago 1 went over the Ches-
apeake and Ohio road and when the
train reached South Portsmouth, which
is across the river from my native place,
quite long stop was made. Most Of the
male passengers got off the train and
walked up and down the platform : 1t
was after dark. and the many lights of
Portsmouth were plainly visible stood
looking across the river at the city,
thinking what fine place Portsmouth
was. when a fellow passenger on the
train came alongside Of me and said,
Can you tell me what place that is
across the river?' OF course could tell
him. and threw out my chest and with
considerable pride said: That is Ports
mouth, o. Have you ever been therer
Ny fellow traveller in a very weary
voice, replied: Yes, have been there
spent about two weeks there one aft
ernoon. / had intended telling that
man about what a charming place
Portsmouth is, but after mis- rudeness
concluded not TO. cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
RARE OLD DISHES.
Fried GrssshoppeTs and Scorpions DeIiea
cies of ahe Arabs Long Ago.


Fried Grssshoppers and Scorpions DeIiea-
eies Of the Arabs Long Ago.
An erudite Egyptian writes in The
Revue des Eevues Of the diet Of the an.
cient Arabs Dog meat. it appears, was
one Of their favorite dishes, and young
dogs were as precious in old times among
the Arabs as spring chickens are among
the people of today. They were also
fond Of cat meat. The flesh Of a black
eat had the virtues of curing them Of
the effects Of hoodoo and the evil eye.
Fried grasshoppers and scorpions also
formed a very choice dish. The natural
list, Al-Djahey, who lived in the tenth
century, speaks of his visit TO the Ara
bian tribes of Bassorah and of his sur
prise on discovering that they did net
eat grasshoppers Nevertheless, says
be. there is nothing more delicious. :"
He also saws that when be went to see
his friend, the poet ROobah, he found
him seated on the ground enjoying re-
past of roast rat. Afterward he had
fried lizards.
Notwithstanding the almost religions
worship which the Arabs profess for the
horse, they ate horsefiesh, but only the
flesh Of draft horses, never that Of sad
die horses- They ate all sorts OF mol
lusks and insects. The Arabs were also
very fond Of black snakes, and they
hunted them at the time when the rep
tiles were about TO change their skins,
the flesh in that season being extremely
tender
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
Smallest and oldest Republics.

Goust is the smallest republic as to
area, hut Tavolara is the smallest re-
public as TO population. Goust is only
one mile in area Il is located on the
fiat top Of a mountain in the Pyreneos,
between France and Spain, and is recog-
nized by both Of those countries II is
governed by president and 4 council Of
I2. IL was established in 1913 and bas
l3O Inhabitants The president is tax
collector, assessor and judge GOnst has
no church, clergyman OF cemetery. The
people worship in a church outside Of
their own territory, and the dead bodies
are slid down TO a cemetery in the val
ley below In that valley all the bap-
tisms and marriages are performed.
TayOlara is l2 miles northeast Of Sar-
dinia. Ii is an island five miles long by
a half mile wide. Its total population
consists of 55 men, women and chill
dren. The women go to the polls with
the men and elect every year 4 presi-
dent and council Of six, all serving
without pay. The inhabitants support
themselves by fishing and raising fruit
and vegetables The republic has no
army and no navy.-CincinDati En-
QuirSr
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
Ths rlr., chlps.e n.br SHOW.

The first Chinese baby show in the
world has Just been held here There
were 200 Of them. From embroidered
slipper to shayen poll they were arrayed
in their best They wore satin blouses
that shone in the sun with a silvery
simmer. They wore embroideries Of
wonderful birds and bees and flowers
never seen on land or sea The little
boys were shayen, and the little girls
had their hair stiffened and polished
and dressed as though for the grandest
function. with little birdcages and
fringes Of leads and paper atop. There
were great tinklings of metal and much
shining of green jade. A new fashion
in infant headgear showed q halo of stiff
pOmpOns that rose above the infants
somber eyes. Others wore huge rosettes
of silk ON each temple, like joss, and
one little girl had name Of black silk
cue strings hanging down from the
back of her head Even the baby COM
plexions had been looked after On the
smooth, yellow cheeks appeared the
most lovely patch Of pink rouge, put on
quite frankly in the Chinese fashion.
The rosebud mouths were touched up.
and the narrow brows beautifully pen
ciled.-Penang Gazette
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
sPEcULATlNe ON SHIPS.
How Underwriters Gamble on Overdus
Vessels Posted At LlOyds.

How Underwriters Gamble on Overdue
Vessels Posted At LlOyds.
When ship is overdue, an opportu-
nifty is sometimes afforded for a gamble
at Lloyds. Il can be readily understood
that underwriters who are interested in
the "overdues" are only too willing TO
get rid Of the risk by paying premium
on the insured rate 10 those who are
willing, on their terms TO relieve them
of their responsibilities. The premium
varies with the chances Of the vessel
turning up; the smaller the chances the
higher the premium and vice versa
The rates paying on "overdues" serve
as accurate barometers of the probabili
ties or otherwise of the ship ever being
beard Of again. These underwriters who
speculate ON "overdues" are generally
known by the significant name of doc
tors. - The insurance on an 'overdue"
may pass through many channels before
the ship is. on the one hand, posted
at Lloyds as missing, or, on the
other hand, she arrives in safety.
A snip is never posted until the
committee is thoroughly satisfied that
her case is hopeless, and until the own
er is of the same opinion. Before post
ing" notice is put up for week in
viting any information concerning the
vessel. If this elicits no news, the com
mittee at its next meeting votes the ship
as missing. and q notice is posted ac-
cordingly The loss is then settled and
paid for. 1t may be incidentally re-
marked that posting at LlOyds con-
stitntes legal death certificate for any
one on board the missing ships. Good
Words
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
GOLD FILLED TEETH.
More Of the Metal Goes Into Them Than
Can Be Cot Out.

More of the Metal Goes Into Them Than
Can BE Coi Out.
An example of some Of the queer ex-
periences people have when they are
called upon to boy thing with which
they are not familiar and which they
have need of cnly ON rare and unusual
occasions Is thus set forth by the Mil
waukee Sentinel:
A young woman who worked as a
domestic went to a dentist TO get her
teeth repaired He repaired them and
sent LiI of Ss5. He justified himself
for the charges by explaining how
much the Filings cost him. In one hol-
low tooth, he said. he put $40 worth Of
gold. The bill was paid, and recently,
when the little nugget (said to be worth
500 came ont, the woman took it TO a
goldsmith and had it appraised. He
weighed it scrupulously and valued it
at 48 cents. She no longer has faith in
her dentist.
II seems to be always good taste to
Ego shopping" among the dentists be-
fore having any considerable amount Of
work done. There is considerable hum
buggery about the business in some
quarters. The public is told that $l5 is
a fair price for a crown and stands
ready TO pay it, on the ground that
good work deserves good pay. a few
blocks away the same work was done
last week for So, just as we'll as if $l5
had been paid, and it was done by a
reputable dentist. One dentist figured
on $50 for six teeth, and another 200
yards away performed the service tor
.-Philadelphia Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
Markc. Quotations on Soaps.

The market price Of "scalps," as
agreed upon between the early French
eolonists Of Louisiana and the Indians,
with whom they bargained TO fight out
their battles with hostile Indians for
them, varied with circumstances. AT
the time the French were az var with
the Alibanlons scalp Of one # the
last named. wtlon broneht TO them. was
paid for at the rate OF gun. five I.cunds
of musket balls and Is Ianch powder
''On the I4th '5f March (l90s). writes
De La Harpe, "a party of 20 ChicachoS
tChickasawsl brought in four Alibamon
scalps- They were given fer each scalp
gun, five pounds Of halls and rs much
# powder, according 10 the conusci
made with them. New Orleans Plea
yune
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
A REPRESENTATIVE PIRATE.
Captain Kidd Was Utterly without Any
sense OF Honor.

Captain Kidd Was Utterly without Any
sense OF Honor.
II is said that Kidd showed no re-
pentance when he was tried, but insist
ed that he was the victim Of malicious
persons who swore falsely against him,
and vet a more thoroughly dishonest
rascal never sailed under the blatk flag
IN the guise Of an accredited officer OF
tae government he committed the crimes
! e was sent out to suppress. he deceiv-
cd his men. He robbed and misused his
fellow ccuntrymen and his friends, and
be even descended 70 the meanness Of
cheating and despoiling the natives Of
the West India islands with whom he
traded. These people were in the habit
Of supplying pirates with food and other
necessariss and they always found their
rcash customers entirely honest and
willing TO pay for what they received,
for Is the pirates made a practice OF
stopping at certain points for supplies
they wished of course TO be on good
terms with those who furnished them.
But Kidd had no ideas of honor toward
people of high or low degree. He would
trade with the natives as If be Intended
10 treat them fairly and pay for all he
got, hut when the time came for aim to
depart and he was ready 20 weigh an
chor be would seize all the commodi-
ties he could lay his hands on and
without paying q copper 10 the distress
ed and indignant Indians he would gay
ly sail away, his black flag Haunting
derisively in the wind.
But although in reality Captain Kidd
was no hero, he has been known for a
century and more as the great American
pirate, and his name has been repre-
sentative Of piracy ever since. Years
after be had been hung, when people
heard that a vessel with a black flag
or one which looked black in the dis
tance-fying from its rigging had been
seen, they forgot that the famous pirate
was dead and imagined that Captain
F Kidd was visiting their part Of the coast
in order that he might find good place
to bury scme treasure which it was no
longer safe for HIM TO carry about
1 Frank r. Stockton in Century.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
SIeeplessness
ESPECIALLY FREQUENT IN HIGH ATTITUDES.
How II Nav be Overcome in Any Climate.
Ron ne cs.ierasn. Fl.sslo. OBJ

ble her 10 get that sleep and rest Without
which she could not long endure the sirain-
She at length found tlis IN DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. She said 10 the
reporter: by the time / had taken one box
Of these pills, / not only felt stronger but
70 my surprise found that could sleep
:. have taken four boxes now snd can take
long nsp during the day and sleep soundly
Ell night
aTRe medicine not only takes away that
weary depressed feeling but creates buoy
ancy and exhilaration that docs not pass away
when one stops taking the pills
a am forty-nine years old snd about thirty
wears AGO / began 10 be troubled with gather
ings in NV head The trouble continued until
/ VAS unable TO hear a sound through my
right ear aud my lefl ear was badly affected.
had no idea that the pills would benefit my
ears but they evidently did as my hearing IS
very much improved
Il consider DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People = wonderful medicine. The
address Of the woman Is: Mrs. ID L. Graham,
PA E. 9Th ST., Pueblo, Col.
STATE Of COLORADO,
COUNTY OF Pueblo,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
9th day Of July, 1sg7.
fsEAIA Notary Public.
All the elements necessary 20 give lew life
and richness 10 the blood and restore shat
tered nerves are contained in DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People They ere sold
in boxes never in loose form, by the dozen
or hundred) al 50 cents a box, or six boxes
for $3.50, and may be had Of all druggists on
directly BY mail from Dr. Williams Aedi-
cine Co, Schenectady, n. \.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
BANKS PART IN FARMING.
How ths Traders In Money Enable Sol
Tiilers 70 work.

Tiilers 10 Work.
How does a bank help the farmer
With the approach Of the time for
pIswing aud planting. seeds and fer
tiiizer viii be necessary. How can the
farmer buy them if the last season was
Z poor one? He has spent all Of his
earnings in running the household dur
ing the long winter. be goes TO the
dealer in fertilizer in the nearest vii
lage and asks, What is the price Of
fertilizer a tons'
Fifty dollars, the dealer replies.
well, l will need two TONS and
that will amount to 500.
Yes. Take it along now!"
Il haven't the ready cash just now,
bnt''--
"Oh. that's all risht. know you're
good for it. Take it along and give me
your note payable in four months. By
that time your crops viii be yielding
profit ="
The farmer gives his note; the dealer
indorses it and gives it in payment to
the wholesaler from whom he gets the
fertilizer; the wholesaler sends e 70 the
manufacturer of the fertilizer, who in
tGrn takes il to his bank and borTows
the money ON it less the interest
The farmer gets his seed in the same
way and at the time Of the expiration
Of the notes is able 10 meet his obliga-
tons
Thus instead Of the farmer being
compelled TO wait until he can get the
cash to pay before he can buy the fer
tilizer and seed, he obtains them when
he needs them. The dealer, instead Of
having to wait until the farmer gets the
money before he can sell his goods, sells
them in the proper season and receives
what is to him practically cash The
wholesaler receives from the retailer
what is as good as cash TO him. and the
manufacturer receives virtually cash
from the wholesaler.
How would all this be possible were
il not that the bankers had collected the
idle money of other people and were
able to lend it out to good advantage:
The farm would go implanted; the
ground would go untitled; there would
be no crops to yield profit
That's where the bank helps the
farmer New York Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
ALSO

All the right, title. interest, claim and de-
mand OF G. W. Green, OF, in ana to a certain
lot or piece OF ground situate in the town Of
Windber. Paint township, Somerset county
Pa known and numbered on the plan OF said
town as Let number 23l, fronting ON Graham
Avenue on the north 100 feet, bounded on the
east by Eighteenth street 10 feet, on the south
by an alley 100 feet, on the west by school
house lot, with railroad right OF way passing
through said lot, having thereon erected a
two-stOry frame dwelling house I6x20 feet, and
ontbUildings, with the appurtenances.
Taken In execution and to b. sold as the
property OF g. W. Green, at the suit OF ]. ;.
Cunningham's use.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14

All the right, title, interest, claim and de
mand Of r.. H. Buterbaugh, OF, In and 10 The
following described real estate, to-wit:
No. l. All the coal under a certain piece OF
land owned by =. A. Clark and H. Lehman.
situate in Quenaahoning township, Somerset
county, Pa, bounded as follows: North oy
land OF l. X. McCrea. east by land OF VI Is
Mary Lilly, south by land Of Calvin Huston,
west by lands of J. A. Clark and d. j. Leil-
man, containing 80 acres more or less, Win
mining rights
No. p All the coal underlying certain
piece Of land owned by Mrs Jonathan Boyer.
situate I'm QuemabOning township. Somerset
county, Pa bounded as follows: North and
east by lands OF jeremiah and +. +. Clark,
south by lands OF Mrs. Hahn, west by lands
OF Jonathan Yoder and Mrs. Jonathan Boyer,
containing 60 acres more or less, with mining
rights.
No 3. All The coal underlying the land OF
Mrs Mary Rodgers, situate in Qnemahonlng
township. Somerset county, Pa, containing
5acres more or less, with mining rights ana
improvements, adjoining lands OF +. r. Clarki
Mrs. Jonathan Boyer and Others
Taken In execution and 10 be sold as the
property OF E II. Buterbaugh, at the suit OF
John A. Clark's use.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
sLIck pere.s WATCH psAL.
gsasht Them - sa-Is Each esd Sold
Them to szIndIers For sic Apiece.

Esaxht Them - aa-I5 Each snd Sold
Them to szIndIers For sic Apiece.
An old time detective the other day
was discussing with some sleuths new
In the profession the methods Of up TO
date swindlers. After deprecating the
originality of the modern crook he told
Of what he considered the sharrest game
he ever saw worked
IL suppose you fellows k1o.g," he
said, "that during Centennial year Phil
aaelphia was q hotbed Of bunko steerers
and sharpers Of every description Well,
| was detailed TO keep an eye ON these
gentry. and in time became acquainted
with most of the big ones. who were
generally exceedingly bright men. One
in particular, who was known as Slick
Pete. / took a great liking 70, for he
had an inexhaustible fund of humor and
was good hearted chap Toward the
end Of the Centennial exhibition one
day dropped into down town auction
room where some fake jewelry was be-
ing sold. A lot of watches were offered,
and saw that they had been made evil
IDENTIFY for bunko steering purposes. for
the works were good, aud the cases were
made to look like solid gold. They were
finally knocked down for s2.l5 apiece,
and saw that the buyer was Slick
Pete Jewelry was out Of his line. but
/ knew be had some scheme in view.
Two months passed before l again saw
Pete. and then l asked him what he bad
done with the watches. He began TO
laugh and said, oh, skinned some
swindler with tbemr Then followed
the explanation. He had hired a room
and inserted an advertisement in vari-
ous papers something like this: Found
"A solid gold watch; Elgin works;
loser pay costs. Apply, etc Nearly
every crook in town answered the ad.
and claimed the watch Pete, who
made up as an old man, seemed a mark,
and the fly crook, in the hurry to de-
part, made but a cursory examination.
The costs, $40, were invariably handed
over, and in two days Pete had disposed
of his stock. Philadelphia Record.