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The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23
The City Fathers.

The following members answered
roll call at the City Council at their
regular meeting Tuesday night: Alder
men Russell, Baugh, Movers, Rolfe and
Calling, and Recorder Merwin; May
or Upton presiding.
Reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The following claims were allowed
and ordered paid:
G. II. Havens, lumber, .... sis "A
stevens Bros, ....... ...... u 33
Mayor Upton, cost bill, ...... on
The Forrest City Telephone & Cable
Co. presented the following petition
which was granted:
An ordinance granting B. c. Gosney
and u. Clark Tor the Forrest City Tele-
phone and Gable Co. privilege of erect.
ing a telephone system composed OF
poles and wires, on the public streets
and alleys of the incorp' grated town OF
Forrest City. Arkansas,
Be it ordained by the City Council OF
the incorporated town 0 t Forrest City,
that the Forrest City Telephone Il Ca
BILE Co, be granted the privilege oil
erecting their telephone poles and wire:
on the public streets an alleys of saiC
City; that they shall at all times bt
permitted to enter on tile said street:
and alleys of said city, to repair AND
improve said telephone lines and keel
same in good conditi on; that theil
franchise is to continue and last for (;
period OF twenty years,
| Provided that the said telephon,
poles and wires shall not in any way
interfere with the ordinary use of said
streets.
And the said Forrest City Telephon,
X Cable CO. shall rem, I'VE said poles
and wires to any Other part of tn,
street upon reasonable notice from
Council, whenever it sha Il become nee,
essary to make any pu buc improve
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23

Hoods Pills cure nausea. sick headache
Indigestion. Price rs cents
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23

There are a few business men in
Forrest City who have not contrib
uted dollar TO the support OF
The TIMES during the year 1898,
and a larger number who have
patronized the paper very mig
gardIy. They offer first one ex-
cuse and then another, principally
that "timcs are too hard" and that
cit don't pay TO advertise" They
have no fault to find with the pa
pcr-at least so far as we know
like it in fact, and tell US it is one
of the best they ever saw, but -
Now if all the merchants felt this
way. the paper, of course, would
have to quit business. 1t necessa-
rily depends on the revenue de-
rived from its advertising columns
for support, and every business
man should contribute his share to
the support of such an important
enterprise as the local paper. The
Commercial appeal says: "The
country newspaper is fast being
recognized as more and more of a
local necessity. The big dailies
reveal glImpses or fully developed
pictures of life in its larger rela-
tons, aud the big weeklies furnish
volume of information of the
highest value, but to It's own To-
cality the country weekly is part
Of the life of the people, flesh of
their flesh, bone of their bone,
blood of their blood, an insepara-
BILE part of their social organiza-
ton" The best interests of For
rest City and st. Francs county
have ever been of the utmost i'm
portance to THE TIMES, and 1t has
been and will continue to be un-
firing in its efforts to promote the
same. 1t is n years of age and
has had many "ups and downs"
1t hopes that the business men
will see to it that it lacks not a
decent support. Commence the
New Year with an advertisement
in its columns. We want every
business house to be represented.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23
Notice of Trustees Sale.

NOTICE Is hereby given that under and
~ by authority OF a certain Deed OF Trust
executed to me, as Trustee, on the 18th day of
September. 1896. by Daniel Pearson and Nellie
Pearson. his wife, to secure certain indebted
ness therein named to Mrs. Anna b. Buford :;
and which Deed of Trust is of record in the
Office of the Clerk and Recorder of st. Francis
county. Arkansas. in Record of Real and Per
sOna Trust Deeds 30, at page 81; default hav.
ing been made in the payment OF said indebted
ness. | will. at the request of The said Mrs.
Anna Is. Buford. and for the purpose of pay
ing SAID indebtedness. from the west door of
the court house of said county. on
MONDAY. DECEM Der 26th 1898.
and between the hours of ten O'Clock in the
forenoon and three O'Clock in the afternoon
Of said day, offer for sale, to the highest bid
der for cash. the following land, situated in
the County of st. Francis and State OF Arkan-
sas. tO-wit
The East Half of the West Half of the
Southeast quarter of Section Thirteen 0D
Township Six go North. Range Two ~ East
and containing Forty 40 acres of land, more
or less.
The title is believed to De good, but only
sell and convey as trustee
e. A. ROLFE, Trustee.
December Is 1893
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23


Forrest City has made wonderful
progress in bnilding and enterprise
during the twelve months now just
abou. passed. Had there been a
more favorable fall season, and
had cotton brought as much as six
cents, the accomplishments for the
coming year would more than like
.ly have been phenomenal. AS it
is, things are brighter than former
ly, and could be much worse, so
let us usher in the new year with
high hopes and a brave determin a.
ton to make the good old town
hum. One of tho first and most
important steps toward the accom-.
-plishment of great things is to re.
solve to patronize the home mer.
chant, the home mechanic, the
home artizan, the homo printer,
the home !aborer and homefolks in
general. Money sent away never
or rarely ever returns, and the per
capita wealth, and hence "thc cir.
culaling medium" is curtailed just
that much. Let us patronize each
other and work together for the
upbuilding of our town ard county
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23
Public School ldyi.

: Mr.. EDITOR: The following l clipped
from paper, thinking it applicable in
Forrest City, as well as elsewhere. | send
1t to you, hoping you will publish 1t in
THE TINES and that it will be read with
interest. am as ever, yours. etc., also
sympathetic person.
We confess to great deal of sympathy
with the subioined signs and means as to
undue pressure in our schools. which we
quote from Puck We feel that it de-
mands immediate consideration. COntin-
ually are the children crtced to the sys-
TEN. Much OF grammar is torment to pu-
pills, and of mathematics something worse.
The bent of the child will come to be more
considered Education is often Procrus-
team bed, and the child must be made to
fit 1t. Suppose we were to make 1t fit the
child? Some of us older ones notice that
far more is required for admission to col
lege than was asked from ourselves, and
We think enough was asked from US. The
human mind is not helped by learning
thousand things instead of five hundred
A vigorous mind is what education should
seek, and nothing is more deadly TO it
than undue pressure. These things are
said, and by the best of men; but it ap-
pears to produce no effect upon our educ a
tional chiefs, who 20 calmly on. piing up
the tasks. We could wish for them enough
OF the resulting nervous prostration to
stop them in their wild work, if no miIder
regimen will do it:
Ram it in, cram it in.
Children's heads are hollow;
Slam it in, jam it in.
Still there's more to follow:
Hygiene and history,
Astronomic mystery.
Algebra, histology.
Latin, etymology,
Botany, geometry,
Greek and trgonometry-
Ram it in, cram it in,
Children's heads are hollow.
Rap it in. tap it in
What are teachers paid tor?
Bang it in, slam it in.
What are children made for?
Ancient archaeology,
| Aryan philology,
| Prosody, zoology,
Physics cnietology,
Calculus and mathematics,
Rhetoric and hydrostatics.
! Hoax 1t in, coax it in,
Chidrons heads are hollow.
| Rub it IN, club ii in,
All there is of learning;
| Punch il in, crunch it in,
| Quench their childish yearning
For the field and grassy nook,
Meadow green and ripping brook,
| Drive such wicked thoughts afar,
Teach the children that they are
But machines to cram it in.
| Bang it in. slam ii in
That their heads are hollow
| Scold it in, mould it in,
| All that they can swallow,
| Fold it in. hold it in,
Still there's more TO follow.
Faces pinched, sad and pale,
Tell the same undying tale
Tell OF moments robbed from Sleep
| Meals untasted, studies deep,
Those who'ye passed the furnace thro
| With aching brow, will tell TO you
| How the teacher crammed ii in.
/ Rammed il in, damned 1t in,
! Crunched it in. punched it in,
Rubbed IL in, dubbed it in
| Pressed IL in, caressed IL in
| Raped 1t in, slapped 1T in.
| When their heads were hollow.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23
Ring-VOgel Marriage.

At 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning,
the little bell in the Catholic church
rang out its sweetest notes, announc-
ing the beginning of the marriage GER
emony between Mr.. Peter G. Ring and
Mrs. Francis Vogel. The altar of the
sacred edifce was tastefully draped in
white lace and flowers, and the blessed
burning candles added soemnity to
the scene, never to be forgotten. The
best people of the city crowded the
little church, all wishing the contract
ing parties joy and happiness.
a few minutes after 10 the enchant-
ing wedding march, by Mrs. b. -,
Hatcher, announced the approach of
the bridal party, who entered in the
following order: Mr. Richard Winfield
and Miss Alva Taylor, Miss Norma
Rollwage and the bride. Mrs. +. Vo-
gel, Mr. Harry Knight and the groom,
Mr. Peter G. Ring. AT the altar the
groom took his place beside the bride,
when Father Brady, the officiating
priest, stepped forward and proceeded
with the impressive marriage rite of
the Catholic Church, and as the words
with this ring l do thee we'd" were
repeated by the groom, he realized
that he had won noble woman for
his wife.
The groom, Peter c. Ring, is resi-
dent of Argenta, and is valued en-
eineer on the "Old Reliable" and is
in every way fitting mate for the
fair one he has chosen.
Mrs. Francis Vogel. the bride, is the
daughter OF Mrs B. Meyers, and widow
of the late A. Vogel. She was born in
Tennessee but has lived here most of
her life, and has all the qualifications
of good wife, and all join in the
conclusion that she has chosen wisely.
AT twelve O'Clock the wedding din
ner was spread at the home of the
bride. In the center OF the table was
the wedding cake, work of art and
sweetness. 1t was about three feet
high, and composed of three LAYERS.
surmounted by cage containing three
canaries, and on the top marriage
belln which tinkled at every jar. Sur
rounding the cake were all the delca-
cies of the season. At the cutting of
the brides cake, Miss Willie McDan-
iel cut the ring, Miss Alva Taylor, the
dime, and Mr.. Harry Knight, the but
ton. After dinner the wedding cake
was cut and the bride and groom
pledged in wine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ring left on the 4:29
train for tour of three weeks IN Bal.
timore, Washington and other eastern
points.
Many useful and valuable presents
were sent to the bride and groom
among them. handsome silver tea set
from the groom's fellow workmen on
the "Old Reliable"
Among those present from abroad
were Z. NJ. Oliver and wife, Mrs. r.
J.. Wilder, i. Il. Bennett and Mis-:
Addie Clements of Argenta, anC
Henry Long, of Brinkley.
THE TIMES wishes them JOY and
prosperity.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23

1t is stated IN an exchange that
the State Sherlff's Association
wants the Legislature to make an
appropriation for reform school
for juvenile criminals. The TIMES
has been on record for years in ia
vor Of such an institution. In fact
nearly If not quite all intelligent
persons in the state are of one
mind on this subject. There should
certainly be place for the crimi-
nal, criminally inclined, and incor-
risible young American, where he
can be made to see the disgrace OF
evil and the beauties of upright
citizenship.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23

Quite number of exchanges are
suggesting that since the state is so
nearly out of debt, she should have
a creditable state house. This we
endorse, but we deplore the many
ePiiheis cast upon the present
grand old landmark, which, though
old and perhaps quite unpretend-
ing for so great a state, is very
dear TO the old inhabitants and
even TO those younger ones who
have sat beneath its cool shade and
enjoyed many happy hours within
It's walls. Yes, let us have such
an imposing state building as be-
Genes a'great and prosperous peo-
pie, bat let US remember the grand
Aoid pile kindly, and razs it gently
y the ground.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23

An Omaha dispatch says: A
S9aniard put up at one of the lead.
Jag hotels last night and was found
dead on the floor this morning
Cause Of death unknown. Later
private advices are to the effect
that he looked under the bed and
discovered an American vessel.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23
The papers of Little Rock anC

The papers of Little Rock and
elsewhere contain something al.
most daily of the progress
Of the Choctaw Il Mem
lhis railroad. It's projectors seem
10 be pushing its construction, and
ii now seems that the first through
train will be put on much earlier
than was expected.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23
How it Hurts /!

Rheumatism, with its sharp twinges,
aches and pains. Do you know the cause?
Acid in the blood has accumulated in your
joints. The cure is found IN Hoods Sar-
sapsiilla which neutral2es this acid.
Thousands write that they have been com
pletely cured of rheumatism by Hood S
Sarsaparila.
The Forrest City times., 1898-12-23
Those Dreadful Sores
they Continued to Spread in Spite
Of Treatment hut Row They are

Healed "A Wcne.crfui WORK.
"For many years / have been q greet
sufferer with variccse veins On one Of my
limbs. ny foot and limb became dread
fully swollen. When I stood up could
feel the blood rushing down the veins OF
this limb. Ore day / accidentally hit my
foot against some object and a sore broke
out which continued to spread and was
exceedingly painful. / concluded 1
needed blood purifier and began taking
Hood's Sarsaparila. In a short time
those dreadful sores which had caused
me so much suffering, began 10 heal.
kept on faithfully with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and in q short time my limb was
completely healed and the sores gave me
no more pain. l cannot be too thankful
for the wonderful work Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, has done for me-" MRS. A. E.
gibson, Hartland, Vermont.
Hoods sa ns;2;;a
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
DEWEY HEARD FROM
HE EXPECTS SURRENDER OF
MANILA SHORTLY.
Can't Stand the Blockade Estab-
lished Much Longcr-RebeIs Hem
1t In by Land and Our Warships
by Sea-Other Items.
Must Surrender soon.

The dispatches from Hong Kong Sunday
brought welcome news from Admiral
Dewey to the president, Secretary Long
and the naval officials who are watching
the admiral's movements with so much
interest. The telegrams indicate that
Dewey has lost none of his prestige gained
in his memorable fight of two weeks ago
and that while he refrains from taking the
city of Manila he has it practically at his
mercy. The admiral expresses the belief
that the rebels are hemming in the city by
land, but the fact that he says
explicitly that they have made no
demonstration seems to disprove thor
oughly the published reports that they
had already entered Manila and had be-
gun career of bloodshed and rapine. The
best evidence of the effectiveness of the
blockade maintained by the American ad-
miral and also of the work of the insur-
gents in surrounding the city is shown in
the statements in the dispatches that pro-
visions are scarce in the city of Manila,
which seems to indicate to Admiral Dewey
an early surrender by the Spanish author
tiles.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
Nelson Dingley-His Bill.

There is bright and beaming smile
upon the usually rugged face of Mr.,
Nelson Dingley these days. He hears
with delight the music Of Dewey's guns
at Manila; the smell of powder smoke
is as incense unto his nostrils. He
glories in the triumph Of American
arms and he is particularly enthusiastic
over all propositions looking to the
prosecution of hostilities. For every
gun fired, every naval skirmish tends
to distract attention from Mr.. Dingley's s
"bill to produce revenue" AS he justly
remarks: "The expenses Of war are Of
an extraordinary nature and must be
met by extraordinary means of rails
ing money" 1t was no Ill wind that
bore to the Hon. Nelson Dingley's ears
the clash Of resounding arms. 1t was
q zephyr freighted with balm to the
troubled soul and carrying away disa-
greeable mutterings concerning def
cit of $1O,OOO,OOO per month. Grim WIS.,
aged war is white-winged dove in the
eyes of Hon. Nelson.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
Awakening of the Giant.

How is it that not single paper in
the United States that is advocating
the cause of bimetallism finds any time
to say a word in favor of an Anglo
American compact? The answer is
dead easy There is not a single
newspaper advocating independent BIZ
metallism in the United States that is
owned in England, either in whole or
in part. There is not single paper
advocating the gold standard in the
United States that is not also advocat-
ing an Anglo-American alliance. There
is not a single paper advocating an un-
derstanding with England that is not
either wholly or in part owned in Eng
land. They do not represent the senti-
ment of the American people. Their
present noise, however, will serve to
awaken the American people from
their slumbers. When they awake
they will sentence to British fortresses,
as it were, now established among us
and teaching false NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
al Democrat.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
BANKS AND CURRENCY

Of late the gold advocating press Is
not saying that ''the banks are safer
than the Government" This may be
owing to the fact that just now the
people are inclined to be impatient
with those who show disposition to
impugn the stability and honesty of
this government.
Again, the recent big bank failures
in Philadelphia, followed within the
last week by a genuine boom in bank
wrecking in the East, may have cooled
the ardOr of the "sound money reform
ers." Lemuel L. Terry, of New Bed
ford, Mass; Lewis Warner, of North
Carthage, n. Y, have wrecked the
banks with which they were connected
and have stolen an aggregate of half a
million dollars. These men were all
''highly respected members of society,""
and representatives of what President
Mckinley calls "our best citizenship"
Will the gold advocates again take
up the unpatriotic, false and stupid
cry thot the. banks 4ye safer than the
Government? Posslt4ss9; cor ...aro led ).
other argument to advance in favor OF
handing the control of the currency
over to the banks. To admit that the
Government is safe and honest is to
admit that there is no excuse for tax
ing the power to issue currency away
from the Government. But facts prove
that, in many instances, the banks are
not safe and that bank officials are not
honest, while the converse is absolute
ly true of the Government; hence the
gold clique argument has no weight
and will be thoroughly discounted by
the people.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
"swlFr WATER BILL" DROWNED
Klondike Millionaire and Two Wo-
men Perish I'm Lake Bennett.

Klondike Millionaire and Two Wo.
men Perish I'm Lake Bennett.
Word has reached Seattle to the effect
that "Swift Water Bill" Gates, one of the
most unique characters in the Klondike
country, as well as one of the wealthiest
prospectors, was drowned Friday, May D.,
in Lake Bennett, Alaska, with two women.
He was on his way to Dawson City when
the disaster occurred. "Swift Water
Bill" was the owner of valuable
claims in the vicinity of Dawson and
was accounted Klondike millionaire.
The fact that two women perished with
"Swift Water" serves to recall his eXpe-
riences with women last year. While he
was at Skaguay enjoying his newly found
fortune he became infatuated with vau-
deville actress and offered her 0,00Olf she
would go with him to San Francisco and
marry him. She accepted his offer, took
the 50,000 and went to San Francisco
with him. Before the wedding day the
actress tired of "Swift Water" and re-
fused to marry HIM, going east with a
large part of the money which lie had
given her.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
GOLD is VERY PLENTIFUL.

Circulates So Freely in New YORK
as to Cause Inconvenience.
More gold coin is in circulation now
than was ever known before. This IS be-
cause of the plethora of gold and the
dearth of currency in the banks, as we'll
as in the United State treasury. Mler-
chants, and particularly Wall Street
brokers, when drawing money at New
York banks, object to the Inconvenience
of carrying heavy bags of coin instead OF
the more easily handled currency notes,
Payments of gold at the subtreasury have
aggregated 81, 100000 daily lately, greatly
increasing the work of the paying tellers
Nothing better illustrates the abundance
of gold than its use in the settlements OF
customs duties. Of the total receipts fol
customs duties last month 30 per cent. was
in gold. In October, 1897, the proportion
of gold was only per cent, and before
that month the average did not exceed 2
per cent. This movement began before
the war, and money shipped from New
York has not begun to return.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
DRAPER IS NOT GUILTY.
Second Trial for Murder of Hast
ings Results ia His AcQuittal.

Second Trial for Murder of Hast.
ings Results ia His Acquittal.
The jury in the Draper murder trial at
JerSeyville, ILL.,, returned a verdict of ac-
Quittal. The murder was one of the most
sensational ever committed in Illinois.
Charles Draper and Charles L. Hastings
were for years employed by Abstractor of
Titles in Kirby in Jacksonville. Draper
lost his position, and it is supposed that
jealousy of Hastings prompted the crime.
Hastings was very popular while Draper
was not. On the night of March
81, 1897. Hastings was in the
abStractor's Office attending to
some work when Draper came in. What
happened no one knows. Draper attacked
Hastings with pocket knife, inf1icting
1SS wounds. He fairly cut him into strings.
Draper at first denied all knowledge of
the crime, but later made full confession
to his attorney. The trial just ended was
the second. The first trial was at Jack
sonville, where the jury returned YER
dict of guilty and fixed the penalty at life
Imprisonment.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-05-19
A LACK OF HARMONY
STRATEGIC BOARDS METHODS
DISPlEASE PRESIDENT.
Will Take Things Into His Own
Hands and Direct Movements Of
Army and Navy Himself Hereafter
Other Items Of Interest.
Displeases the President.

Displeases the President.
President Mckinley has grown tired Of
the jeaiousies and chickering's which have
been the order of the day among the fore
most officers Of the army and navy. Dur
ing the past week these misunderstand-
ings and differences of opinion have led to
orders which have been countermanded,
changed and reissued until there is a de-
cided fog as to the program, which even
the president of the United States is un-
able to see through. The president has
finally decided to take matters into his
own hands. 1t can be asserted positively,
upon the highest authority, that from this
time forward every order governing the
movement of the army or navy will en-
anate from the president. The first of
these orders was issued Monday. 1t is as
serted the president early in the morn
ing informed Secretary Long that he had
plan of his own for handling the block
aiding fleet, and that in carrying out his
plan he desired the secretary to immedi-
ately transmit its details to Commodore
Watson. AS a consequence dispatches
were carried to Watson directing him to
hit Spanish head wherever he sees it.
He is to cruise along the coast of the
blockaded district and to shell thoroughly
everything along the coast outside of Ha-
vana which looks like battery or forti-
fication. There will be no repetitions of
the unfortunate Winslow affair, nor will
there be any more cables cut by boat
load of American sailors within hundred
feet of masked rifle pits.