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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
NEW CASTLE TIMES.

Our young friend, John Dillon, has
gone into the mercantile business at
Widener, in partnership with George
Franks. We wish them success in their
new field of business.
Oar Sunday school was reorganized
at Forest Chapel last Sunday. We
hope the older people will attend and
bring the little fellows with them. It's
the life Of our community and the step
ping stone to christianity.
w. L. Horton is attending court this
week.
The.recent rains have run the TEN
peraiure from % degrees down to IS, to
the great satisfaction Of we cotton pic :
kers. and the comfort of tie sick PEG.
pl-of otf community.
lem Webb. WHO cut himself some.
time ago,ss hpproving very fast.
Cur next Quarterly Conference will
be held ut McElroy's Church, Sept. l6
and H. Rev. Durham requests all the
stewards To be Present. as there is i'm.
pntant business to attend to.
There is good demand for cotton
pickers at present.
Bob Delano aud family, 'of Fore t
City. are visiting at Newcastle this
week. the guests of L l. Horton and
|. family.
VIZ. Whit Wall has the contract for
gathering j. a. Worley's big pea crop
That Is we suppose SOL g .ause he spends
all his idle hours there after school
closes. The Old man remarked tie
other day that some fellow was going
to get crippled.
The advance in marriage licenses has
had no effect on the Young people of
this community. Jim Webb and Miss
Molie Nichols were united in the holy
bondsof matrimony one night last week
We are glad to know that the voters
OF ST. Francis county had the backbone
to give Amendment No. ) a big major
ily. Ii any community ever needed
anything, we need the whole benefit of
the aWendment-if it will help our
roads any-and We must insist on orr
representative doing all he can for
some law that will be for the benefit of
our public highways. or we will give
him the black eye next time. Take due
5. NJ.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Nothing could be fairpr. more philap
thr"pic. or carry more Joy To the all cte,l.
than the Offer ut L. A. Slocum,. NJ. e., al
ls3 Pearl street. New York City.
Cnntidrnt that lie has discovered an all.
solute cure for consumption and all pull
nonary complaints. aud To make its great
merits known. he will send. free. three
bottles OF medicine To any rss,irr of THE
FORREST CRY TINES who is suffering
from chest. bronchial, throat aud lung
troubles ar consumption.
Already this new scientific course OF
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands OF apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers IL his religions
duty--a duty which he nwrs to human.
it,--to donate his infallible cure.
Offered freely. is enangh to commend il
aud more so Is the perfect confidence ut
the great chemist making the proposition.
lie has proved the dreaded consumption
to he durable disease beyond any doubt.
There will be no mistake in sending
the mistake will Ire ia overlooking the
generous invitation He has on file in
hts American and European laboratories
testimonials of experience fran these
cured, in all parts OF the world.
Don't delay until " l. 10, late. Adj
dress J.. A Sincuni. NJ G 9S Pine street,
New York. and when writing ih.. Doctor,
please give express aud ,,o>iuiih.e All ire~>.
fnd mention reading this article IN Irk
TINES.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
PINE TREE Tifa E S.
We are having too much rain.
Colt, Ark.

We are having too much rain.
Cotton is being gathered ''in a whoop"
around here.
Garlic are still dying in this section a.
"a rapiI.ratc.
Hogs are looking as well as ever known
at this season OF the year.
IL is thought that Prof. j. NJ. Wilson
will move to Wynne soon, AS he spends
his Saturdays aud Sundays there now.
Miss Emma Carr. of Caldwell. was Wis
ting her mother. Mrs. w. NJ. +. Dunn, of
this place. last Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Murphy. of Wheatley. was
at Pine Tree, last Sunday. lie was ac-
companied by his best girl.
Mrs. NJ. K. Gray and family. of Nc.
Daniel, were visiting friends in Jericho a
few days last week
Come to Jericho for sorghum. 1t is
cheap now.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
Gin Repairing.

The public is hereby notified that
am prepared In do Gin SHARPENING.
Repair Engines. Boilers. tiihi Stands.
brushes or any kind OF Machinery.
solltat n share of saur patronage. All
work guaranteed to be lirst-cla and If
not satisfactory no pay will be asked
n. M. HEATH.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
He Feels All RiQht.l

II was troubled with tired feeling.
and hollis broke out on my body. pro.
cured u bottle Of Hoods SarsapariIla and
began taking it. The boils soon disap-
pearrd, and | have not had any sign OF
them since | have felt all right ever since
taking Holds Ssrsaparilla." VS.. Dodds,
C0rnerviiie, Ark.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
$500 Reward

For one black mare mule; pony built; six
years old, with collar marks, and white
spot on root Of tail. About IA hands high
Got out on Sept. , 1898. When last heard
of was a; Forrest City. Any information
of her whereabouts will he gladly re-
ceived, or reward paid If delivered to
w, b. LAWS. HAYNES. Ark
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
Sabbath School Notice.

The Epi.copal Church Sunday School
VIII noen AT 10 o'clock next SUNDAY
morning. sept. 18th. All the teachers
and s,li"iars are requested Ia be at the
promptly.
ELLIS lcRLEy. Supt.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
STATE OFFICERS.
JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT.
IupIclAL oFrIcERs.

Judge First Judicial District. =. H. N. Hutton
Address. Mariana. Ark.
Prosecuting Attorney ...........Jno 4. Hicks
Address. S0arcy. Ark.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

Hoods Pills are the favOrite family ca
thartic. Easy to take. easy to operate. 25c.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
THE DREADED CONSUMPTION

T. A. S;ocum. NJ C.. the Crear
CHEMIST and Scientist. Wal Send
Frse. TO the Afflicted. Three
Bottles of His Newly Dis
covered Remedies to
Cure Consumption
and all Lung
Troubles.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
corxrY orFIcERs.

Judge 8. X. Cowan. Forrest City
sheriff ..W. r. Williams, Forrest City
Clerk -. Geo. Il. Mallory. Forrest Cir,
Treasurer o. Il. Hapni,letoil. Forrest City
Assessor James Brown. Forrest City
SURVEYOR d. Davis, Forrest City
Coroner. $500. INN. Games. Forrest Tit,
County Exnniner.... Rev. ". ii. Pnslay, For
rest City.
St Francis County Circuit Courf meets on
the second Monday IN March aud September
of each year. ana continues three weeks.
County Court meets on First Monday In Jan
usry. April. July aud October of each year.
All cla against the county must be 1ied on
or beIofr ne flrst day al each term
Protaia Court meets ON Third Monday in
january, April. July aud October Of each year.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16

<OTE.-The officers OF secret societies. pas.
Sors Of churches. agents OF railroads. or others
interested. are requested and urged to keep
ls advised Of any changes occurring. so that
this column may he reliable and Of value to
their respective interests. This directory is
corrected 70 date OF paper. and may be de-
pended upon.-ED.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
MAGISTRATES Madison TownshI
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Town of Forrest City.

Ascrnrn-Jas. Fus>eii. j. H. laugh. John
Gaiiing. T. A. Rnlf~. a. Never.
Beard of Heaith--Dr. Vim. Crutcher. Pres:
Dr. q. Z. White. DIR. !. ID. Mcknight. Il. 4.
Gray. r. ID. lspyie. See'y.
Council meets on First and Third Tuesday
nights ia each month.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
OUR SIDEWALKS.

The snow which came with the
year and drifted badly, left some of
our sidewalks for several days in a
condition, which puzzled and warned
pedestrians. 1t does seem as if
some method ought to be devised by
which our walks, on the main
streets at least, would be made com
fortably passable within a reason
able time after a snow storm. Near
the Court House notably is a piece
of walk which in winter, spring and
summer after shower is a nuisance
and ought not to be tolerated. We
are inviting people to come here and
spend their money and urging the
beauties of our town as inducement
and yet we allow not only our
guests but our own people also to be
incommoded and annoyed by that
which has no excuse for existing
here, muddy sidewalks in summer
especially and snow drifted ones
not cleared in winter.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
THE s1Arr PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
superintendent schaefTer Reports Total
of 1,iO9.s7e Pupils and an Expenditure
for the Year of sio. o.8Is,1s7.

superintendent schaeiFer Reportsa Total
Of 1,iO9.s1e Pupils and an Expenditure
for the Year of si0,6Is,1s7.
The advance sheets of the annual
report of DR.. Nathan @. Sch@ffer,
Superintendent of Public Instruction
for the fiscal years ending June 1st
last have just been issued. The re-
port shows that the number of
school districts has reached 2,4S2 /;
that the total enrolment of pupils
during the year ending June 9TH
was 1 ,109.S72; the average monthly
cost per pupil was in Philadelphia
81. .26 and for the State outside of
that city 81. 90 and the total expendi-
ture was $19, ,61s, 1877. OF this amount
81, 1889 was expended for text
books and supplies, SO, 6ss, GOA, ,36 for
building purposes and $19, 929, 5s2-
73 for maintenance.
DIR. Scheffer suggests the powers
of School Boards be limited in the
amount of money to be expended
upon apparatus for ungraded
schools. He declares the State ap-
preparation of $5,5OO.OO0 has put
Pennsylvania in the front rank of
States that have advanced education.
Taxation, distribution of the funds
and legislation also receive attention
and the subject of free libraries is
exhaustively dealt with.
OF the county institutes DR.. Sch
effer says; "Comparisou of the
overhowing houses which now
greet the school officials with the
slim audiences of the early days of
the system shows how the interest
in the public schools has grown
everywhere. In some of the cities
and larger boroughs the high school
attendance has almost doubled in
the last five years. Without doubt
more should be done to establish
high schools in rural districts and
to give commercial and industrial
education in city high schools. The
era of manual training has hardly
begun to dawn outside of Phila-
delphia.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07

a keener fear of the punishment,
yet murder is on the increase, and,
it may we'll be doubted If the system
Of execution for this crime is effica-
cious in checking, to say nothing as
to preventing it. We said before
this was a graver question than the
one of the effect of hanging on the
nerves of sensitive and refined peo-
pie. 1t is to place conspicuously be-
fore the class, or those persons liable
TO commit the crime the result TO
themselves of their misdeeds, that
punishment is provided. 1t acts
only on their fear of being deprived
ofllife or liberty and on such natures
as Schultz, apparently no punish
ment would operate to stay the
hand. All murderers do not belong
to what are called the lower classes,
and would not the idea of a life
spent in solitary confinement, abb
solutely shut off from all communi-
cation with the world, be more re-
pugnant to such mind than that of a
nomentary pang and then the ever
lasting sleep.
To the brutal nature the depriva-
tions which life incarceration would
entail might be more terrible than
the thought of speedy death. In
both cases the argument would be
that if detected and convicted and
the worst came the terror would be
short and then the end, while in the
other the thought would be that g
living death would ensue for an in.
definite period.
Would not this anticipation
operate more powerfully on the
mind bent on the commission of the
crime of murder?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.
Topic For the Work Beginning Jan. o.
Comment by Rev, s III. DOYLE.

Comment by Rev. s. II. Doyle.
TOPIC. Our temptations and their
conquest.-Hebi iv, 11-16.
In the first part of this passage
the Hebrew Christians are warned
against falling away from their
faith like many of old. The impos-
sibility of escaping detection and
Judgment is shown by the wonder
full power of Gods word. In hold
ing fast, not only to their inward
faith, but also their outward con-
fession of faith, there would be
trials and temptations, but there
was also encouragement and help in
the character of their High Priest,
who was none other than Jesus the
Son of God, who has passed into the
heavens, and who was able to SYM
pathize with them because He had
passed through their experiences
and through whom they could come
to the throne of grace for pardon
and for help. These two splendid
facts encourage Christians to-day to
persevere in the conquest of their
temptations.
Christians to-day meet the same
trials and temptations as Christians
of apostolic days. We need to have
the same warnings sounded in our
ears. If we grow faint hearted and
discouraged and give up our faith,
if we fall away under severe temp
tations to sin, we cannot escape
Gods word will bring us to judg-
ment and to justice. We have also
the same encouragements. Jesus,
who has assembled into heaven, is
our great High Priest, able to sym
pathize with us and able to help us.
]. We should be encouraged to
resist temptations because we have
the sympathy of Christ, our High
Priest. We might suppose that
Christ, being divine and living in
heaven, might have neither the in
clination nor ability to sympathize
with us, but not so. He passed
through our experiences. "He was
tempted like as we are" By Sad
ducees and Pharisees, by men and
devils. Christ was tempted. The
trials of life fell heavily upon Him.
He knows what we suffer and how
we feel and what we need and is,
therefore, able to sympathize with
us. The sympathy of such a High
Priest should be great encourage
ment and help to us. When fight
ing battles against temptation and
sin, we should remember that we
are not forsaken and alone, with no
one caring what the result may be.
The eye of Him who died to save us
from sin is watching US and sympa-
thizing with us.
2. We should be encouraged to
resist temptation because through
our great High Priest we can GO
boldly to God for mercy and help in
time of need. God is able to forgive
past sins. Through Christ we can
go directly and boldly to God foI
pardon and for help. In our hours
Of Encouragement, temptation and
trial let us remember that /" God is
our refuge and our strength " and
go to Him in the name of Christ.
Bible Readings. - Gen. xxi, 1-1S
Dan. xii. 10 Zech. xiii, 9 Math. iv
Iii vi, 13, Mark i, 11-13 Luke iv
LA xxi, 81, 32, 40; Rom. xii, Q
Cor. x, 13; Gal. vi. Eph. vi. 1O-1s
Jas. i, 12; Pet i, 90 Rev. iii, 21.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
Secret Societies.

MILFORD LODGE, No. 344, f. & A. NJ:
Lodge meets Wednesdays on or before
Full Moon at the Sawkil1 House, Milford,
Pa. N. Emery, Jr., Secretary, Milford.
Godfreid Wieland, w. NJ. Milford, Pa.
VAN DER MARK LODGE, No. S9s, I. O.
o. f; Meets every Thursday evening at
7.30 p. m, Browns Building Geo. Dau-
man, Jr., Sec'y. George r. Quick, n. g.,
PRUDENCE REBEKAH LODGE, 1917, /. o.
o. +. Meets every second and fourth Fri
days in each month in Odd Fellows Hall,
Browns building. Mrs. Alice Hornbeck,
n. G. Miss Katie Klein, Sec'y
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
AN OLD RULE TO BE EN-
FORCED.

FORCED.
The faculty of Princeton College
has lately made a rule providing
that the old rule regarding students
frequenting drinking places shall be
enforced. After January 5, 1898
they viii not be allowed to visit the
grill room " of Princeton Inn.
This action will relieve the college
of much of the odium she has suf-
fered, and it is not at all likely that
when the present license expires a
new one will be asked for or
granted. There has been no perse-
cution of either the college or its
faculty in this matter by either
newspapers or Presbyteries, but
simply an earnest and proper desire
that the morals of young men at
tending that institution of learning
should be conserved with reasonable
and ordinary care. It viii be sim
ply ridiculous for any one to assume
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07

Apparent distance behind
the light house ..... 8753 81
The officials decline to pay the
amounts charged for printing alleg-
ing that under the law there was no
necessity for PUBLISH ng the whole
ticket, although the publishers
obeyed the explicit direction of the
sheriff in so doing, and the law
makes it the duty of that official to
see that the proclamation is adver-
tised. No objections were made to
the form of the proclamation at the
time it was published, nor to the
bills for more than a month after
they were presented.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07

a martyred air because unfavorable
criticism has impelled the faculty
to take a step which is eminently
right and in the highest interest of
the college.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
b. S. LAssIrER, Rector.
MATAMORAS.

EPwoRTH NJ. f. CHURCH, Matamoras
Services every Sabbath at 1890 a. IN. and
p. m. Sabbath school at 2.30. G. E.
meeting Monday evening at 730. Glass
meeting Tuesday evening at 730. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7.30.
Everyone welcome.
REV. f. G. CURTIS, Pastor.
Hope EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Mata
moras, Pa. Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching at 1910 a. IN. and p. m. Sun
day school at 3 p. m. Junior @. f.. before
and C.-E. prayer meeting after the even
ing service Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.30. Seats
free. A cordial welcome TO all. Come.
REV. J. A. WIEGAND, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
Ono Of eod'. Best GIFTS.

Blessed is the man who has the
gift of making friends, for it is one
of Gods best gifts. It involves
many things, but above all is pow
or of going out of oneself and seeing
and appreciating whatever is noble
and loving in another man.-Thom-
as Hughes.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
THE JOKE GROWS.

In the statement made last week
of balances not yet paid and which
will be presently due, there are
some errors of omission, which f)r
the greater delight of taxpayers we
now correct. 1t was stated that
there was balance due on bridge
work not yet paid of about $685.,
which was nearly $500 too low.
Some of this work has not yet been
approved but the contracts are out
standing and it is fair to assume
that the amounts are substantially
as they will remain, and therefore
can properly be classed as present
liability to be paid in the near flu
ture.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
EDITORIAL.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.


did not stick to the text in our re-
marks on its editorial concert ng
hangings in small towns. We are
perfectly aware that the question
'should capital punishment be
abolished?" has engrossed consider
able attention for a long time, and
the subject may be considered some
what hackneyed and thread bare,
but in this progressive age when
philanthropists are earnestly seek
ing the worlds advancement, and
questioning whether the former
methods are as effective in produc-
ing desired results, punishment for
crime has been made special study
by penologists. Little more than a
century ago, in England, to steal or
even hamstring sheep was as
much punished by death as murder
or treason, and during the reign of
George LII sixty-three new capital
offenses had been added to the crimi-
nal laws, and five new ones on the
average continued to be discovered
annually.
knights England says in 1909
theft was punished by hanging
thieves were often hung twenty to-
gether on one gallows nevertheless
thieves were in every place. A
traveller has recorded that people
are taken up every day by dozens,
like birds in a covey, and especially
in London; yet for all this they
never cease to rob and murder in
the streets. England has progress
ed since those days.
We did not intend to follow our
neighbors idea further than to say
that the terrible effects which the
article described were in our opinion
greatly ovsrestim Itel, and that
therefore the reasons given for hav-
ing central places for executions
were not well founded.
We did intend to raise the ques-
tion whether capital punishment
was as much means of preventing
the crime of murder, as imprison-
ment for life would be, could the
trial and sentence move with celer-
ity.
That little more than a year
elapsed between the crime for which
Schultz was convicted and his exc
cution, is not to the point. His
punishment compared with the
hundreds of those in which the de
lay is much greater was reasonably
speedy, but had he been provided
with funds to defray necessary ex-
penses of appeal he might for some
time yet have been a boarder in our
Jail. The point we intended to
make was, that generally speaking
speedy trial and the greater GER
tainty of conviction there would be
if the sentence we're imprisonment,
would more likely deter criminals,
than capital punishment, when ju-
rors hesitate to take upon them
selves the grave responsibility at
taching to their verdict of guilty
lest the future should reveal mis-
take.
The age in England above referred
to was less enlightened than the
present, yet the gravest punishment
did not deter from the Wholesale
commission Of comparatively trivial
offenses.
If there is greater refinement at
present, and a higher civilization,
there should be more shrinking from
the commission Of high crimes and
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
Legal Advertising.

Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial
List for several courts per term s24OO
Administrator and Executors
notices b.Ov
Auditor's notices 400
divorce notices SOC
Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales,
County Treasurer's sales, County state.
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
J.H. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
Advertising Rates.

One square eight lines, one Insertion 90
Each subsequent insertion 30
Reduced rates will be furnished on ap-
plication, will be allowed yearly adver-
tisers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Milford;
Sabbath services at 10.30 A. NJ. and 730 p.
NJ. Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday at 7.30 P. NJ. A cordial welcome
will be extended to all, Those not at
tached to other churches are especially in.
vited. REV. THOMAS NICHOLS, Pastor
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Mil
ford: Services Sunday at 1890 A. NJ. and
330 P. NJ. Sunday school at 230 P. NJ.
ekday services, Friday 400 P. NJ. Seats
free. All welcome.
b. $. LAssITER, Rector.
NJ. Il. CHURCH. Services at the NJ. E..
Church Sundays; Preaching at 1890 a.
m. and at 730 T. IN. Sunday school at 2
p. m. Epworth league at 645 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.30 p. IN. Glass meeting conducted by
VIM. Angle ON Fridays at 7.30 p, m. An
earnest invitation is extended to anyone
who may desire TO worshsp with u.s.
REV. w. r. NEFF Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-07

Entered at the post Office of
Milford, Pike county, Pennsylvania,
as second-class matter, November
twenty first, 1895.