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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-10-14
SCHOOL DAYS.

Ages ago with sober dread
heard their rules and reasons read,
Then passed the timid. fearful state
To mysteries of book and slate.
My early fear to fondness grew
And seasons all too quickly few,
Until my school-day time had 50 ed
And left me with my part unsaid.
All! classic days of long ago,
When / was farthest down the row,
And never thought harder rule
Would guide me through LIES higher
school.
Dear study days OF pranks and pains,
And dog -eared books with dingy stains,
] little knew how much I'd rue
The parting from my youth and you.
As dreamily doze and sigh
Those old school days come trooping by,
With all their merriment and noise,
Their romping rows of girls and boys.
Whose helter skelter runs to rout
Me from my dreams, to cure my doubt;
To tell me life is young and gay
And am part OF 1t to-day.
And when one lassie seeks my knee
And makes her good report to me
A new delight can't restrain
Fills old school days revived again.
George Z. Bowen, IN Chicago Daily Rec
ord.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-10-14

While democrats have leaders
like Bland, Bryan and Bailey, standing
squarely and uncompromisingly for
the principles of the decalogue and the
declaration of independence, there is
not money enough on earth to control
America against the Chicago platform.
Mississippi Valley Democrat.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-10-14

Mark Hanna is not making cam
paign speeches, but the committees
do not complain so long as he has ii
fixed so they can draw on him.-Chi.
cago Record Qnd.).
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-10-14
Making War ON Hi. Foes,

Vienna has a cabman who has been
fined 20 times for trying to bring BIZ
cyclists to grief.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
HAVANA A CRIME CENTER.
Wen Who Know Declare That the Gu
ban Capital Has No Equal.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pttsburg Dispatch.
A city where the keeping of Sunday as
Englishmen and Americans keep II is UNI
known; a city in which women cannot
move abroad alone at any time of the
day without danger of insult; a. city
whose chief amusements are bull fighting
and cock fighting; where the cigar and
cigarette are smoked eternally and the
cafe and music hall are the chief de-
lights of the populace. This is Havana
to-day. There are features of tho daily
life of the city that have caused men
experienced in evil things to declare that
Havana is the wickedest place in the
world. Vice fiourishes here as il does in
few other cities. IL is about the only
thing that the citizens seem to care TO
see flourish. m
There never was more indolent and
careless people as regards improvements
and moral well-being. Everything helps
along this condition. Fresh arrivals from
Spain bring with them a little CLEAN of
hope, but 1t is never long-lived. Both
the climate and the environment are
against it. If one did not kill moral en-
ergy the other certainly would. The new
arrival perhaps makes a feeble attempt
to buffet the tide, but the chances are
all in favor of his going with IT, and Ia
ninety-nine case out of a hundred little
stay IN CUBA mus MIN a Ndtn SbbHDi w
of the unregenerate doings that find favor
hero.
Dances are given in the theaters such
as would speedily bring down upon the
house a squad of police were the same
thing attempted in America.
Sunday is the great gala day of the week
in Havana Everything Is going in full
blast, from the lowest dive to the SWEETEST
cafe The streets are crowded. The wo-
spicuous, though none went about unes-
corted unless reckless of consequences.
Truth compels the statement that, as a
rule, whatever physical beauty the Cuban
women have comprises their greatest
charm. They are undressing in CONVEX
sation, for the reason, mainly, that they
do not know anything They are kept all
most like prisoners during their girlhood
and young womanhood, encouraged in in
dolence, and have as little to talk about
as they have to do. They learn to play
on the tin piano that can be heard jang-
ling at almost any hour of the day in a
Cuban house-for pianos are robbed of
their character by the climate here just
as much as men-and they go through
the ordinary studies of girlhood, and then
they come to an intellectual Nirvana They
seem to be very pious, and take every OPP
porunity to go TO church-and there are
many opportunities here, where every
feast day in the calendar is observed with
much ceremony-but one cannot help sus-
pecting that mixed with their piety is a
worldly desire to vary the monotony of
their home life. AH
One sees many more women than men
kneeling on the stone floors of the Cathe-
dral on a feast day indeed, il one wants
to see Cuban women the church Is about
the best place TO CO. He will see many
an arch face behind a convenient FAM
with laughing eyes that seem to say the
owners thoughts are not all on the words
of the service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
SPIRIT OF THE SIXTIES.
Patriotic Confederate Soldier of
Florida Ready for War.


Tallahassee, Fla, March S1.-Thirty-
three years ago four weary, foot-sore and
destitute Confederate soldiers returned
from Virginia to Tallahassee. They
agreed to go into the next war together
but thirty-three years marks the passing
of a generation, and two of the three vet
Grams have become grandfathers, one has
grown children and the fourth one is an
old bachelor.
One Of these veterans of the civil war
brought home a musket and when the
Maine was blown up he brought out his
old gun, put it in fighting order and
loaded it. When exciting news is received
in relation to the issue between the United
States and Spain he puts a fresh charge
in the old musket. This process has gone
on until the barrel is fun half way to the
muzzle, and its owner says if he don t
have to go to the 'front.' he will touch it
off on the Fourth Of July.
Being questioned few days ago in ref
erence to the compact made in 1865, he
said: "Since this war scare started, one
has gone lame, another walks obliquely
and the third is counting an old maid, so
it looks like l will have to go it alone, if
a call is made for volunteers"
Two young ladies at Crescent City have
offered their services to Adjutant General
Houstoun, as nurses for the Florida SOL
diers should war be declared.
The Florida Railroad Commission adj
journed on March 2, to meet on April 8,
and no change of date has been author
lied by the commissioners, although re-
quested to change it to April II.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Review.

New York, March 81 Hubbard Bros.
& Co. in their weekly circular says of
cotton: After a week of liquidation under
the strain of warlike preparations, the
entire decline was recovered upon what
now appears to have been a false rumor
of approaching peace Until this Cuban
question is settled there Is little
to encourage speculation in cotton,
though those who now hold to
10 their stocks may consider
that the price Is so low that they are
more than justified in holding to their
position They have IN their favor all the
chances OF bad weather and the expert
ence of the past that a bumper crop Is
usually succeeded by a reduced yield.
Against their position is the unsettled out
look with\Spain over Cuba, which is as
Stunning an ugly phase as the people read
the testimony given before the board of
inquiry, and the reports Of COOL compe-
tent observers regarding the state of af-
fairs existing IN Cuba. As Spain does not
treat the insurgents as In rebellion, but
as traitors, it is becoming more and more
difficult to restrain the growing indigna-
ton over the fact that at the end OF the
nineteenth century such a condition should
exist at our doors. At a time when oil
minds are engrossed with other thoughts
than those usually applied TO market con-
ditions, II is difficult to enter into a quiet
consideration OF questions Of trade and
supply which usually dominate values.
cratic fluctuations may be expected 70
continue for some weeks IL not months,
based upon fears and sentiment regarding
this question, not directly connected with
the cotton trade.
so far, there appears TO be no cessa-
ton in the preparations for the planting
fertllizing and cultivating Of an area In
cotton fully as large rs last season, al
though with the knowledge that the re-
serve supplies have been greatly aug
mented by the enormous crop of this year.
Forecasts of extremely low prices as the
result of another such yield are made in
the Southern press without effect upon the
minds of planters and probably their act
ion has had as much TO do with bringing
about the slow liquidation as has the fear
of war. In the meantime the uneasiness
and uncertainty is checking trade In al
most every line, and this is not conduc-
i've 10 activity in cotton. Locally the
week has been marked by the liquidation
OF outside holders and the covering of the
foreign short interest"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
LOCAL MARKETS STEADY.
A GOOD DEMAND FOR SPIRITS TUR-
PENTINE AND ROSIN.

End of the Naval stores Year-De-
creases in the Receipts of Spirits
and ROsin-TabIe showing Exports
During the Year-Spirits Closes at
20 Cents-ROsin Firm-COttOn Mar-
ket steady and Unchnnged-Oth-
err Markets Quiet and steady.
Savannah, March 31.-The naval stores
year closed to-day The tables below
show the movement for the past year In
comparison with the season of 1867,
There was a decrease in the receipts of
spirits turpentine of about 1900 casks
net deducting from the total 1900 casks
which were received from Brunswick and
counted at that port in the total crop.
Advices received from all other ports
show that the decrease in the crop as
compared with 1861, was about 10000
casks. The decrease in shipments of spir-
its turpentine from this port was Is, 1000
casks.
There was a decrease in the receipts OF
rosin of 1900 barrels, and an increase of
over $1,000 barrels in the shipments.
The market closed to-day for spirits
turpentine at 20 cents. with a fair de-
mand at the decline. Rosin was unchang-
ed from yesterdays quotations, excepting
G. which was at the inside figure
A full account of the movements of the
naval stores crop of 1S97-9S is published
in another column.
The cotton market to-day was steady
with fair demand at unchanged quota
tons. Other markets were quiet and
steady: The following resume of the diff
ferent markets, local and Geographic. will
show the tone and the quotations at the
close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF BERRIES.
Crops Suffering From the Long Con-
tinued Drought.

Starke, Fla, March 31.-Conductor Sci
berts train to-day was over an hour late
and was detained here some twenty min
utes, owing to the big express shipments
of Strawberries from here and other points
on the Florida Central and Peninsular
Railway, although a special strawberry
train of refrigerator cars was following
and taking up the bulk of the biggest
shipments. This has been red letter
day all along the road for Strawberries,
and in some case big shipments of early
vegetables have been made. But truck
farms all over South Florida are suffering
greatly for rain, as the long continued
drought and unusual heat have already
done much damage, especially to the po-
tat crop, and also FASTENED the departure
of winter guests. Everywhere the truck
farms were in, most promising and for
ward state when the effects of the drought
began to show, but unless we have plen-
tiful rains at once many of the truckers
will meet with heavy loss, which will be
very discouraging to hundreds who have
but recently gone into this industry for a
support until their orange groves come
again into bearing.
Rev. Franklin Pierce Ramsay has re-
Gently purchased the Presbyterian Col
lege at Fredericksburg, Va, and the
Christian Observer congratulates the de-
nomination that it has fallen into such
good hands. latter announcement
states that he will supply the pulpit of
the Wetheredville, Md, Presbyterian
Church until September, at which time
he will probably take charge of the col
Iege.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
III. S. CHUBB's NEW BERTH.
Receiver of Public Moneys Goes to
Take Up His Work.

Waldo, Fla, March 31.-Hon. H. S.
Chubb of Winter Park passed through
here to-day for Gainesville, where, on Fri
day, he will succeed Hon. j. M. Barco as
receiver of public moneys at the United
states land office. Tomorrow will be spent
in making the necessary preliminary ar
rangements for the transfer of the office
and its records . 1t is significant
fact that an expert from big Boston,
Mass, fish house left here this morning
for Cedar Key to make careful inspec-
ton of the fish business at that point The
same as he has done at Key West, Tampa
and Punta Gorda, and as he will also do
at Apalachicola and other large ish-ship-
ming centers. A question has arisen about
the genuineness of the so-called sardincs
being caught on the Gulf coast, and this
expert who has had an extensive expert
once on the Pacific coast and In Europe,
il of the opinion that they are not sar-
dimes proper but young fish Of far diff
ferent species. and of little commercial
Ualup.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01

off of government lands. This was Mr..
Alfred's first official act, he having only
a few days ago been commissioned United
States marshal. The preliminary trial was
had before Commissioner d. S. Williams.
While the woods are FUN of candidates,
so far only two have publicly announced
themselves for the legislature, Hon. w. X.
Zewadslxi and Clarence Smith.
A public cowhidng occurred near the
public square last nevenng, when Charlie
Cress wore a cowhde whip to frazzles on
C. A. Pine. Not being satisfied with the
whip he used his fist. striking Pine sew
eral blows in the face and neck, and at the
Mayors Court this morning Pine looked
as though he was suffering very much
with a severe case OF measels. The diff
Guilty arose over abusive language used
by Mr.. Pine to Mrs. Crowther, sister OF
Mr.. Cress. The latter was fined SIC in the
MAYORS Court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
Comments of the Editors and the
Candidates in the Field.

NunutOaNSS In the FHeiu.
Joel Hurt may become candidate for
Mayor of Atlanta.
The following is the complete schedule
of the several candida tes' speeeh-making
tours, so far as they have completed it
up to date: Col. Gambler, Monday April
4, Dalton; Tuesday, April 3, Spring Place;
Saturday, April 9, Fayetteville; Monday,
April H. Zebulon. Senator Berner-F'ri-
day, April l, sylvania Saturday, April 2,
Montezuma; Monday, April 4. Moultrie;
Tuesday, April 5, Perry; Wednesday,
April 6, Butler; Thursday, April T. Car
roton; Saturday, April g. Granville.
The friends of Representative John T.
Bofeuillet of Macon are already claiming
his election as clerk of the House.
One of the candidates for a minor place
on the Democratic ticket has already
spent nearly 81 coo for postage stamps.
Judge Allen Fort of Americas will prob
ably not run for Congress. His law prac-
tioe has grown so large that he could not
we'll do so.
Rome Tribune: Some newspaper man
may yet enter the race for Governor. Ed
itor Carlton of the Athens Banner has not
refused to run, and the Atlanta Journal
asks: What does Col Estill say?'
nome tribune: 1t seems TO us that Col.
Gambler has lost himself. Judge Atkin-
son can catch him coming and going"
If the colonel and railroad president
should change his mind and agree to joint
debates he has confessed he is a school
boy" Do the people of Georgia want a
schoolboy for Governor? If he should get
the best of Judge Atkinson In Joint de-
bates he is proven by his statement his
superior as a blackguard''
Marietta Journal: Judge Atkinson's re-
ply to Col. Gamblers declnation to have
joint debates on the ground that they
would stir up strife, is a vindication of
Col. Gamblers judgment Judge Atkin-
sons 'peppery" personal filings at Gambler
show that there is no issue to discuss but
personal records, and that a joint debate
as Atkinson's letter indicates, would de-
generate into mud-slinging, enmity and
strife. No joint debates are wanted by
the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
DRY GooDs.

New York, March S1.-In the dry goods
market staple cottons, in detail. as a
whole, are dull. There is a better price
tone in some grades than in others, but
the tendency throughout Is toward weak
ness and concessions, with light sales re-
ported IN all lines. The export trade is
fairly heavy, and this Is the only rift In
the cloud. Print cloths in extras are hid
for at cents, in small quantities., but
manufacturers, of course, will not do bus
mess on such basis. odd goods are dun
and weak, the price basis being on a par
with the bid price Of extras. Prints In all
lines are duh and unsatisfactory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
A MIRROR OF OCALA.
Late Tax Collector Indicted-Legis-
Iatfve Candidate Arrested

Ocala Fla, March Sl.-The late grand
jury, which has just completed its labors,
found true bill against F. d. Poser.
late tax collector of this county The in.
dlctment contains two counts The many
friends of the ex-collector, who is still
confined to his room. think he will be able
to disprove any and all charges against
him.
f. G. Mcleod. the big saw-milI man Of
Kendrick, member of the board of coun-
~ commissioners. and an aspirant for leg
islative honors, was to-day arrested and
placed under bond by Deputy United States
Marshal r. A. Alfred for cutting timber
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01

--Contagious.-It was on a crowded su-
burban car out of Washington, one day
last summer, that a mlddle-aged woniin,
carrying a fretful baby, was forced TO
squeeze herself into a small space left va
cant beside a dapper youth of possibly 20
years, whom the baby. In its restlessness.
would touch with hand or foot Finally
he turned towards the woman. and inquir-
ed. in a tone quite audible to those near
him: "Ah beg pawdon, madame, but has
this child anything--ah--conta glousg''
CHANGING compassionately at him through
her goid-rimmed spectacles, she remarked,
meditatively: Well, now don't know
young man; but-ah--it might be to
you. She's teethingrsAdarperfs Drawer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01

How and why the Ocean BuIges.

Prof. G. H. Darwin in the April Atlantic.
If familiarity does not always breed
contempt yet at least it generally breeds
indifference This is the case with most
of us in regard TO the rise and fall Of the
tide by the seashore, and so the problem
as to whether the tide will serve conven-
iently to allow the children 10 dig In the
sand or search for seaweed looms larger
than that presented by the gigantic forces
which now produce only these somewhat
insignificant pulsations of the sea. Yet the
tides should. call forth in us a deeper in
terest--I might almost say an emotion--for
they are the feeble residue of Influences
which have probably exercised predomi
nant control over the history of the Earth
and the moon since an indeterminate but
remote epoch in the past, and will continue
that control into the distant future Ac-
cordng to the law of universal gravitation
the moon attracts matter which stands
near to her more strongly than that which
is more remote. IL follows that the attrac-
ton on the ocean, at the side of The earth
which is nearest to the moon must be
greater than that exercised on the solid
earth itself. Hence there Is a tendency for
the sea to depart from its natural spheri-
cal shape and to bulge outward toward
the moon So far the matter is simple; but
il is perplexing to many that the moon
should apparently repel the water lying
on the further side Of the earth. This ac-
ton, however, is not due to any ideal re
pusion from the moon. but results from
the fact that on the further side the moon
must attract the solid earth more strongly
than it does the water. on the nearer side
the moon pulls the water away from the
earth, and on the further side she pulls
the earth away from the water thus pro-
ducing an apparent repulsion of-fhe water
TO an extent equal TO the attraction on the
other side. In this way there arises a ten
dency for the ocean, TO bulge equally to-
ward and away from the moon, and to as
sumo an egg-like shape, ..a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
J. Floyd King Ready for war.

Brunswick, Ga, March 31.-Gen. j. Floyd
King returned to-day from Washington.
while in Washington Gen. King. made a
nersonal tender of his services to the Pres
ident, offering to undertake the formation,
If allowed to do so, of large force OF
Southerners equipped for effective service
in the field. He served with distinction
and bravery through the civil war, and
would be a valuable officer to the United
States
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-There was drop Of
cent in the price Of spirits turpentine to-
day. There was a fair demand at the de-
cline, and the reported sales for the day
were 600 casks. The receipts were GIG
casks. AT tAe Board Of Trade. at the first
cali the market was bulletned firm at 20
cents, with sales Of 1903 casks. At the aast
call the market closed firm al 20 cents,
with further sales OF 5O1 casks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
FLORIDA.

Putnam county's tobacco growers are
Preparing TO market their crop.
The friends of County Commissioner w.
Z Allen of Mcintosh are urging him to
oeeome a candidate for sheriff of Marion
O'unty at the coming primaries.
he rate at which water IN Alachua
i'Ae has. reeeded during the past few
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01

Charleston, $. c.. March 31-Turpentlne
market firm, at &c. sales, nome Rosin
firm, unchanged; sales, none
Wilmington, March 31.-Spirits turpen-
tine steady. at 29lzQ30c; receipts. IS casks.
Rosin steady at $1.2O91.25; receipts 60.
Crude turpentine steady at $l.50f2O0; re-
ceipts, s barrels. Tar quiet at 90c: re-
celpts. 2l4 barrels.
New York, March 31.-Rosin steady at
s142iz. Turpentine firm at 3Sc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01
PAGES O TO 10.

Rosin-There was. Stair demand for
rosin to-day. At the FIRST cali al the Board
of Trade the market was bulletned firm,
with T. at Yesterdays inside price, and
others unchanged, with sales of 1880 bar
rels. At the last call the market closed
firm and unchanged with no sales res
ported. The following were the quotations
at the close at the Board OF Trade to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-01

Twas your sister Julia expecting me.
DIckie?"
Eyes, she said you wuz sure to come
around whep she had a good novel to
read. "-Chicago Record.