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The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Many delightful summer resorts are sit.
uated on and reached via the Southern Rail.
way. Whether one desires the seaside or
the mountains, the fashionable hotels or
country homes, they can be reached via this
magnificent highway of travel
Asheville, N. c., Roam Mountain, Tenn,
and the mountain resorts of east Tennessee
and western North Carolina-"The Land of
the Sky"-Tate Springs, Tenn, Lookout
Mountain,. Tenn, Lithia Springs, Ga, and
various Virginia Springs, also the seashore
resorts, are reached by the Southern Rail.
way on convenient schedules and at very
low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued hand.
some folder, entitled Summer Homes and
Resorts" descriptive of nearly one thousand
summer resorts, hotels and boarding houses,
including information regarding rates for
board at the different places and railroad
rates to reach them.
Write to c. A. Benscoter, Assistant Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Southern Railway,
chattanooga, Tenn, for a copy of this folder.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
TAKEN FROM THE SPANISH.
Report of the Chief of Ordnance ON the
Captured Arms and Ammuni-
tion from Santiago.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Cool Borup, of
the ordnance department, has reported
to the chief of ordnance of the army
that he has received of the captured
arms at Santiago 1000 Spanish Mauser's
and 1000 Argentina Mausers. 1t is es-
timated that there are 10, OO0, 900 rounds
of ammunition, but he has not had
time to make an examination and
count of this portion OF the captured
ordnance. The rifles which he has ex.
amined are in good condition and suit.
able to be issued at once to the troops
1t is expected that as many more pieces
of small arms will be received from
outlying posts near Santiago the 1900
being those taken with the troops in
Santiago.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
A CHICAGO WIDOWS PLANT
She Wants Ten Thousand Dollars Of
Rich Californian's Fortune 10.
breach of Promise.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-The case Of
Alta Humphrey. a Chicago widow,
against Cyril L. Brown, came up be.
fore Judge Ross in the United
States circuit court. Brown Is
sued for 100000 for breach of
promise in connection with an
advertisement the plaintiff put in
a matrimonial paper, which was an
swered by Brown. The defendant was
in court, but the lady was not. She
was represented by her attorneys. The
procedure was the admittance of the
demurrer by the plaintiffs attorneys
and the granting of permission to al
low plaintiff to file an amended COM
plant
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
COURT HAS JURISDICTION.
The Suit for Damages by the Owners of
the British ship Cromartyshire,
Damaged by La Bourgogne.

LONDON, Aug. 9.-In. the suit for
damages brought by the owners of the
British ship Cromartyshire against La
Bourgogne's owners as a result of the
collision on July A, in which the last
named vessel sank, with the loss OF
over 800 lives, off Sable Island,
N. s., the Compagnie Generate Trans
atlantique have asked the admiralty
court to quash the writ served on their
London agent on the ground that they
are a foreign corporation. Sir Francis
Henry Joune, president of the admiral
ty division of the high court of justice,
ruled that the service of the writ IL
good, and that the English court has
jurisdiction in the case.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
GEN. MILES CRIES ENOUGH.
ne Has All the Troops lie Needs for tho
Conquest of Porto Rico-ReIn-
forcements stopped.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The secre-
tary of war has stopped the dispatch
OF further reinforcements to Porto
Rico. Gen. Miles reported by cable
that the force at his command was am.
pie for the purpose of completing the
conquest of the island. This leaves all
OF Gen. Wade's provisional corps of
Is regiments still in the United States.
1t Is believed that all of Gen. Wilson's
division, except the Third Kentucky
and Fifth Illinois, have already sailed,
and they will be allowed to proceed.
The two regiments above named are
at Newport News, and will be detained
there until the department has ar
ranged for their further detail.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
BEAUTIFUL HOMES.
The Tendency of the Age Is Toward
Mural Decorations.

Probably at no time in the worlds history
has as much attention been paid to the in
terror decoration of homes as at present.
10 home, no matter how humble, is without
;ts handiwork that helps to beautify the
apartments and make the surroundings more
cheerful. The taste OF the American people
has kept pace with the age, and almost
every day brings forth some thing new
in the way OF picture, a draping. a
niece of furniture or other form OF mural
decoration. One of the latest O. these has
been given to the world by the celebrated
artist, Muville, IN series of four handsome
porcelain game plaques. Not for years has
anything as handsome in this line been seem
The subjects represented by these ,aoues
are American Wild Ducks, American Pleas.
ant, American Quail and English Snipe.
They are handsome paintings and are es
pecially designed for hanging on dir ~
room walls, though their richness and bear.
ty entitled them to a place in the parlor e.
any home. These original plaques have been
purchased at cost OF $4,000 by j. c. Hub
niger Bros. Co., manufacturers OF the cele-
brated Elastic Starch, and in order to enable
their numerous customers to become posses.
sors of these handsome works of art they
have had them reproduced by a special
process, in all the rich colors and beauty of
the original. They are finished on heavy
cardboard, pressed and embossed in the
shape VI pldquc anu trimmed Win nedvy
band of gold. They measure forty inches
in circumference and contain no reading
matter or advertisement whatever.
Until September LIST Messrs J. C. Hubinc.
er Bros Co. propose to distribute these
plaques free to their customers Every pur.
chaser OF three ten-cent packages of Elastic
Starch, fat-iron brand, manufactured by j.
c. Hubinger Bros. Co., is entitled to receive
one of these handsome plaques free from
their grocer. Old and new customers alike
are entitled to the benefits of this offer.
These plaques will not be sent through the
mail, the only way to obtain them being
from your grocer. Every grocer store in the
country has Elastic Starch for sale. It is the
oldest and best laundry starch on the mar
ket and is the most perfect cold process
starch ever invented. 1t is the only starch
made by men who thoroughly understand
the laundry business, and the only starch
that will not iniure the finest fabric. 1t has
beten the standard for quarter of a century
and as an evidence of how good it is twenty.
two million packages were sold last year.
Ask your dealer to show you the PLAQUES and
tell YOU about Elastic Starch. Accept no
substitute. Bear in mind that this offer
holds good short time only and should be
taken advantage of without delay.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
EX-MAYOR SUTRO'S MILLIONS.
The Final Disposition of tho Fortune Left
BY the California Millionaire ~
Yet In Doubt.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-The final
disposition of the fortune left by the
late Adolph Sutro is still in doubt.
When DIR. Emma Merritt was appoint.
ed guardian of her father, last Febru.
airy, the Sutro estate was appraised
at $2,S49,572. Its real value, how.
ever, is believed to be much
more. 1t is said that sons and
daughters will share equally in it's dis
tribution. 1t has long been ex-Mayor
Sutro's desire and intention to give the
Sutro Heights property and the Sutro
library to ths people of San Francisco.
Whether the condition of his illness
prevented him from carrying out his
plan is yet to be made known.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
THE RESULT OF HARDSHIps.
Death of Col. Fred @. Began, Who Com.
manded the Ninth Massachusetts
at Santiago.

BosroN, Aug. Col. Fred C. Began,
commander of the Ninth Massachusetts
regiment, U. s. ", died at his home in
Charlestown. COL Began arrived home
from Cuba few days ago in greatly
debilitated condition as result of the
hardships attendant upon the cam.
paign, but it was thought he would
recover, and he showed favorable symp.
toms until a few minutes before the
end, when sudden change occurred.
Col. Began was 4S years of age.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
4 SEVERE Engagement.
Inc Spaniards Attemp, to Turn tn,
American Right of Line
Near Manila.
They WERE CALAMITY DRIVEN BACK.
The American Losses ypc,udea Nh. uu,,
Nine seriously and Thirty Eight slight.
wounded-The Spanish Losses HEAVY
But Not Definitely Known HATH.
Fought In a Typhoon.

HONG KONG, Aug. 9-The German
steamer Petrarch, which left Manila
on August 6, arrived here Monday. and
brought the first news of a severe en-.
eagement between the Spaniards anc
americans near Manila. The Amer.
leans were victorious, and only lost /,
men Killed and 81 wounded. The Span.
ish losses are not known, but they are
reported to have been heavy.
Inc insurgent forces remained neu.
tral.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
May be Raised to the peerage.

LONDON. Aug. 9-Should HoE
George n. Curzon, the parliamentary
secretary for foreign affairs, be ap
pointed viceroy of India, in succession
10 the earl of Elgin, as appears GER
tain. he skill probably be raised to the
peerage before he starts.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
Try Aliens Foot-Ease,

-, A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
,nmartIng feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes walk.
ing easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet,
biisters and calous spots. Relieves corns and
bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort.
Try 1t to-day Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy. n. y.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

The Flight of Time.-"How time flies,"
she exclaimed sadly. Here am 30 years
old, and it seems but yesterday that
was 49," Her husband, understand. was
one OF those insensate brutes; not for years
had he told his wife how nice she looked In
her tea gown until after he had figured up
all the batting averages in the National
league. How long is it actually?" he asked.
now.-Detroit Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
Dewey. ship. stripped for act,on.

NEW YORK, Aug. "a copyrighted
dispatch to the World. dated Manila,
August 4, via Hong Kong. August Q.
says: The United States monitor Mon
terey arrived here to-day. Manila will
fall as soon as the monitor Monadnock
comes here. She is expected by next
Thursday.
Admiral Dewey's ships are stripping
for action.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
Wheat 40 Cents n nu.hel.

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples OF Salzers Red Cross $50
bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
flowers, etc, with Farm Seed Catalogue for
cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED
", La Crosse, Wis.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Questionable Success.-Dixon-"Ho did
Hackwrite's new play take in London p
Hixon-"He writes me that it met with un.
heard-of success" Dixon-'1s that SOP
Hixor-"Yes:. after the frat night I. yr,
never heard OF again. Chicago News.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
TO MRS. PINKHAM
From Mrs. Walter E. Budd, OF Pat
chogue, New York.

Mrs. PUDD, in the following letter,
tells a familiar story of weakness and
suffering, and thanks Mrs. Pinkham
for complete relief:
"DEAB Mrs. PINKHAM:-I think II ia
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Woman's Failing-"Women have so little
originality" II presume you are talking
about some one woman" Yep. | have
proposed 10 her four times, and each time
she has told me il was so sudden. Indian
apolis Journal
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
The Sculptor. New Competitor.

Master Sculntor-Well. suppose the
next thing will be bust of Cervera.
American Student-That would be copy.
en Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

from San Fran, isco with ten. Mc--itt,
but which were delayed at Honolulu,
arrived to-day. The monitor Monterey
also arrived.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

The trouble is, when thing has occurred
often enough that you decide it has become
rule, something happens to change the
whole DEMONSTRATING Qa.) Demo.
crat
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

1t is pretty safe rule to 60 by that when
all the papers don't refer to pan as prom
inent, that he is.-Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Benham-T see that your mother brought
her trunk Mrs. Benham-"Yes" Ben
ham-"Well, she didn't need to do that to
prove that she was. an elephant on our
hands. Town Topics.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Il hope said Newpop, "that If the
Spaniards lombard New York, they will
do 1t in the daytime" $50 that you can
dodge No. So they will no. wake the
baby. Town Topics.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Landlady-If you give me check, Mr..
Lager, it will require stamp and all that
bother. Can't you arrange another method I?
Mr.: Lager (inspired)-Let me see Oh,
yes; III give you four months note.-N. Y.
Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Brown-"Oh, yes! the world moves,"
Jones-"Yes; and il has to hustle to keer
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
What Wa. Going ON.

Mother-What was going on in the parlor
last night, Madge?
Madge (shyly)-Only the engagement
ring, ma.-Stray Stories.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Health is greater than wealth. Next to
Il is disposition to smile under q cloud Of
debts.--Atchis3n Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
A Masculine Accomplishment.

:, A man can carry baby in such fashion
that he can even delude its mother into the
belief that he is bringing home package OF
meat for dinner.-Chicago Times erald.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

:, Nobody gets as mad as loafer when told
that he Decent work.-Washington la
Democrat.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

How indch is ticket, mistah."
"Fifsy cents for the grand stand"
How much is de tickets fob to sit down.
enstah Pup to Date.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Cut the amount OF money you expect TO
get square in two.-Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
Haii's casarrn Cure
10 . Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.

What an unconcerned look everybody has
when the contribution box is passed their
way.-Washington ua.) Democrat.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as a Cough medicine-F. NJ. Abbott, 1888
seneca ST., Buffalo, n. y, May 8, 1894.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

Everybody likes to tell sensational news
whether it is good or bad. Washington (la.)
Democrat.
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
omciany Reported by Gen. Merritt

WASHINGTON, Aug 9.-The war de.
partment received the following cable.
gram from Hong Kong:
ApJUTANT-GENERAL, WAsHrNeToS. Mac.
arthurs troops arrived 3ist. No epidemic
sickness Five deaths. Lieut. Kerr. engineer
olea OF spinal meningitis Landing at camr
oeiayea OF account Of high surf To gain
approach TO city, Green's outposts were
advanced 10 continue line from the
eamlno Rea4 TO beach on Sunday night.
spanish attacked sharply. Artillery outposts
pehavec well; held position Necessary To cali
Out brigade. Spanish loss rumored heavy. Our
loss S
Killed.
Ienth Pennsylvania-Joh Brady, Walter
brown, WIN T. Brinton, Jacob Hull. Jesse
Moss, VIM. Stillwagon.
First Observation-Disclosures Just
Third Artillery-Eli Dawson
First Colorado-Fred Springstead
Seriously Wounded.
Tenth Pennsylvania-S Sergeant Ava Walter
Prlvates Lee Snyder, Victor Holmes, c. Car
ter, Arthur Johnson.
FIRST CaliiorniS-Capt. r. Richter Private G.
J. Edwards
Third Artillery-Privates Charles Winfield.
J. A McElrcth
Thirty-eight slightly wounded.
tSigneGl MrRRrrr
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

To Cure . Cold IN One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money II it fails to cure. 25c
The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12

On the night of August 2 the artil-
lery duel was renewed. Two men were
badly wounded, aud are since reported
dead, which brings the total dead to
10. with ten in hospital mortally hurt.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-20

their physical powers and rushes them to-
ward the cemetery. Physicians. who many
might suppose would live longest by reas-
on of their knowing better how to live. are
universally short lived as a class. Get
ting up out Of warm beds on cold nights
to answer professional calls and exposure
to all kinds Of weather plays havoc with
them. The high mortality among butch
ers must be Que to an excessive meat diet.
There is nothing in their occupation to
make them more subject to disease than
other tradesmen. Newspaper men last
longer than either doctors or lawyers.
though it is probable that the difference is
not so marked in America. owing to the
fact that the average newspaper man in
this country puts about three times as
much vim and vigor into his work as his
professional brother across the water.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-20
OCCUPATION AND LONGEVITY.

The report OF the British registrar gen.
oraI as 10 the influence of occupationsupon
the death rate among males in Great Brit
ain shows that clergymen lead the health
test lives. The average mortality being
represented by 1900. the deaths among
the clergy numbered 5S5; OF lawyers. s2l.
and of doctors. 9G6. Two butchers die for
every death OF a preacher. The habits of
q minister are usually temperate; his work,
though laborious. is not strainiug: he
doesn't live under the high pressure sys-
TEN which obtains in the business world
and drives countless thousands to their
graves. He has his hours for quiet study,
his hours for social duties and his hours
for recreation and exercise. All this goes
10 support the theory that It is worry and
strain. not hard work. that kill. Lawyers
have both work and worry: the strain of
preparing great cases. or many cases. for
an approaching term of court. tells upon
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-20
KANSAS TOPICS.

There has been considerable talk in the
newspapers about the youngest postmaster
in the country. That honor belongs to
Kansas, except that the feminine affix
must be used. Miss Gertie Viewer was ap-
pointed postmistress at Horace, in Greeley
county. in 1885, when she had barely passed
her 18th birthday, and she is still in charge
of the office, with the unanimous consent
of its patrons.
The Arkansas City Traveller tells story
of a man down there who had the delirium
tremens and thought that each toe on his
foot was a snake that was trying to bite
him. The doctors had to tie his hands to
keep him from cutting off his toes on the
supposition that they were snakes.
Speaking of snake stories. the Lebanon
Criterion tells good one. 1t appears that
huge bull snake had been killed in A. r.
Aiken's yard. That night Miss Aiken, his
daughter, gave a lawn party, and subse-
quent affairs are thus described by the Cri-
terion: 1.-The lawn was illuminated with
gasoline torches and Chimes lanterns and
all were having pleasant time when the
jolly daughter disappeared for moment in
the shrubbery which surrounded the lawn.
When she returned she came with two
Jumps to every scream and the beaux all
lowing her. Her girl friends, however
jumped onto Mr.. Snake and stamped the
life out of him. 1t afterward developed
that her brother had killed the reptile in
the afternoon and she had attached a fine
black wire to its neck and her belt and had
only run back into the light to measure
the bravery of a few dudes. Osborne coun-
ty is well known for its bright girls and
big bull snakes. Both thrive in all seasons
of the year. neither being venomous."
The Labette county paper which speaks
of one of its citizens as the author of a
new innovation" is one Of those careful,
painstaking publications that does not pro-
pose that its readers shall believe that a
citizen of Labette county is author Of an
old innovation.
1t was Topeka boy, who. when writing
| a composition upon pirates, said: The
Beetle-Browed Captain of the Darksome
Terror strode back and forth. back and
| fifth. back and sixth and back and sev-
| enth on the township bridge. when he
| heard a gruff voice on the larboard quar-
ter, or perhaps the larboard half. saying.
| Alloy there!'
| 1t is curious with what prodigality nat
ure will endow some men and then treat
others SO nisgardly. For example. Mr..
| Fivecoats, of Anderson county. and Mr..
Fewclose, OF CowIey county.
| Contradictory and irreconcilable state
ments from the Emporia Gazette: 1.-The
bride wore a steel-grey gown: She Is one
Of the best young women in Emporia.'
Speaking Of clubs. the literary people OF
Winfield organized one the other day which
they call the "Sem-Phow." While people
who are not literary haven't the slightest
idea Of what "Sem-Phow" means, they are
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-20
JOCK OF HAZELDEAN.

why weep We by the tide lad.e!
Why weep ye by the tide,
I'll wed ye TO my youngest soa.
And ye sail be his bride.
And ye sail be his bride, Iatie.
Sac comeIy to be seen
But ave she loot the tears down IA
For Jock Of Hazeldean-
''Now let this wilfu' grief be done.
And dry that cheek so pale:
Young Frank Is chief OF Errington.
And lord of Langley-dale:
His step is first in peaceful ha'.
His sword in battle keen
But aye she loot the tears down IA
For Jock OF Hazeldean.
"a chain OF gold We Fall not lack.
Nor braid 10 bind your hair.
Nor mettied hound. nor managed hawk.
Nor palfrey fresh and fair:
And you the foremost O. them n
Sail ride. our forest queen
But aye she loot the tears down IA
For Jock Of Hazeldean.
The kirk was deck'd at morning tide.
The tspers glimmer'd fair:
The priest and bridegroom wait the brida
And dame and knight are there:
They sought her bath by bower and has
The ladie Was not scent
She's Ger the Border. and AVA
WI Jock OF HazeIdean.
Sir Walter Scoti
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-20

From the Indianapolis Journal.
The Methodist laymen seem to be getting
in their work quite effectually. The propo-
sition for equal representation which was
submitted to the annual conferences by the
general conference received last year only
about three-sevenths the vote of the
preachers, whereas 1t required three
fourths to make it effective. This brought
the laymen together in conventions. the
first of which was held in indianapolis.
These spoke in plain but respectful tones.
One Of the largest and most enthusiastic
conventions was that Of the Rock River
conference, held at the time and place of the
session of the annual conference. Its per-
sonnel carried great weight, and its resolu
tions were quite as emphatic as the Indi-
ana resolutions. An immediate result was
the starting Of the same resolution. imma-
terially modified. on the rounds of the con-
ferences of 1895. 1t received as a send-off
almost the unanimous vote of that confer
ence. So far it has been presented to the
small Southern conferences only, composed
chiefly, and in some cases entirely, of col
ored people. Though there is some advance
on the vote of 1897. the majority is yet
against the proposition. The first large
conference to tackle it will be the Balti-
more. which meets in Washington city
March 30, Bishop Merrill presiding. Last
year II NOteO 90 lor anu Ill uSdiNSt- us
vote this year is looked for with much In
terest. Local interest centers in the North
Indiana conference. which meets March %.
Bishop Fowler to preside. Last year it
voted 81 for and 70 against. the new meth
cd of voting by secret ballot contributing it
Is thought. to the large negative vote
preachers voting their own convictions un-
awed by the laity Of their respective
charges. II the secret ballot is again re-
sorted to any change In results may be at
tributed to growing favor of equal repre-
sentation. for there is not enough differ
ence in the form in which it is presented
to change any mans vote.
But the most significant incident in this
affair appears in the Northwestern Chris
tan Advocate. the official paper at Chi
cago. 1t appeared last week with eight ex-