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The National tribune., 1899-08-10
Use for Scraps Of Tin.


A two-horse load of tin clippings was
being transferred to the rear basement of a
prominent hotel. 1t had come from can
factory, and the narrow, curling strips had
become so twisted and intertwined as to
form a conglomerate mass that was novel
with the greatest difficulty by two sturdy
fellows with stable-forks.
A by-stander who was curious enough
to inquire what use n swell hotel had for
such truck was answered by an attache
of the house: "We use ii for rats | mean
the big, gray fellows with whiskers. The
hotel rat is bigger, bolder, and wiser than
any other rat. He laughs at traps, fattens
on poison, and the killing or chasing of
dogs, cats, and ferrets is his pet diversion.
Even when energetic measures have rid us
of the pests they are with us again in aug
mented force within day or two. They
will tunnel through almost anything for
incredible distances. 1t is their boring
ability that has given us so much trouble
hitherto No matter how we closed up
their passageways, the routes were prompt
ly reopened. Filling the holes with broken
glass was considered good scheme until
we found that with marvellous patience
they removed the glass piece by piece.
"But we think we have got them now.
With this tangled-up tin we construct a
sort of abatiS, covering all places where
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with; likewise, he commanded me to be dill
gent in fumigations with pepper and tur-
meric. and recommended. above all, that l
should colceItrate myself upon making
progress in pie:y, without attending toany-
thing else.
",1ai-hai! alas, my lords, would it had
not been so, bit this mutt was den of rob-
herS, and that sol of Satan, Bawa Rao,
chief among them all No doubt he desired
that might become self-absorbed and in
attentive during the appointed probation.
Bat B-injarries (gypsies) passing through
these forests told much, and mine own eyes
beheld their iniquities when they had once
been opened. Therefore. | cursed those
thieves, praying for vengeance upon them,
and made no publications whatever. More
over, it seemed as if heavens wrath was
poured forth; for why should penitent be
roaming through jungles, even if fit places
TO mediate in, unless the hand of destiny
led.
These evil doers had an enemy, a
terrible enemy, just now beginning to work
The Gooroo himself, being blinded, said: Go,
my SOL, take your gun and deliver us from
this accursed, for to hunt in that way is
ut was tiger whose mother had been
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
ROLLED IN A BARREL.



There's something barbaric about lynch
ing, as most people will agree" said the
man with broken nose, but ! can easily
name two worse things. One is rolling a
man around in a barrel and the other is q
coat of tar and feathers. In my foolish
young days | arrived at town in southern
Indiana to find the people all excited ovrr
several arrests for robbery. A family
named Black, consisting of man and wife
and grown-up son, had been caught and
made to confess to many theftS. Instead of
putting them on trial, the people had de-
walk 'em out OF town. had no objections
so far as the men were concerned, but when
it came to the woman constituted myself
her champion and declared that they must
walk over my dead body first. For about
five minutes was hero. Then about a
a room, and after the Blacks had been dis
posed OF according to program l was
brought out for punishment. Plenty of tar
and feathers were left, but the crowd want
ed a change, and it was decided that
should have the barrel exercise. They got
out and unheaded big cider barrel, drop
ped me into it and replaced the head, and
then all was ready.
81 was inclined to look upon the proceed
ings with contempt. Ihad never been rolled
in n barrel, and SO | had no idea of the
sensations. They first kicked it along the
WlOe, ulpdVeu street, ana IL 1la0 not rOlleb
over more than 20 times when | was sick
of my job. After they had enjoyed them
selves for a quarter Of an hour was pray
ing for death to hurry up. / dimly re-
member that after they got tired of the
football work in the street they rolled the
barrel up q long hill, and then let it go
kiting down. You talk of seasickness; but
there is no comparison. Aside from the
feeling of nausea, was Jared, jolted and
bruised from head to heels, and in one of
the bumps had my nose broken. | was
unconscious when they finally took me out.
and for a week | was little better than a
dead man. 1t was weeks and weeks before
| got the revolving motion out of my head
and could walk straight, and to this day
| can't see grindstone revolving without
being affected by it. 1t would have been
far more merciful to hang me up by the
neck"
But about the tar and feathers?" was
asked.
well, met the old man Black about two
years later, and he still smelled of the tar
He told me that it took weeks work with
that spots were left which couldn't be got
off, even when rubbed with brick. He
didn't feel the degradation so much, but
what hurt his feelings was that he had been
obliged to put in more work on that tar
than in all his life before. He had tried the
barrel racket once, and he thoughtit it shade
worse than tar. But he had no words of SYM
pathy with me. On the contrary, he said if
hadn't mixed in the three of them would
probably have got Off with a ride Oh rail -
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this disgrace to religion; its light glorified
that abode of evildoers; nevertheless, they
themselves were as those whose livers have
turned into water with mighty dread.
Pahar BuX's riding ass had returned bear
ing wounds upon his shoulder-rents that
no one could mistake the meaning Of. o,
how these false tongues howled and cursed
abominably; though some sank into stupid
silence, and others, being drunken, danced
like demons. The ruf1ian now gone was
a great man among those workers OF
iniquity; he kept up their hopes, and until
then they had not despaired.
"As for that blessed Gooroo Bawa Rao,
after this he smoked bhang to intoxication
every day. Likewise, the abandoned
wretch sought to hold communication with
devils who might give aid; but this liar
knew no real jadoo (magic), either holy or
infernal-knew only how to deceive inno-
cent persons and get their treasures.
81 marvelled, sahibs, at the depravity of
these brethren. Those things which they
endured were visitations to be looked upon
with reverence; yet was not privileged to
behold justice done any further. They
disappeared, nevertheless, one after one;
neither did going forth together avail; since
the tiger had no caution and regarded a
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
Artificial perfur,es

Chemists have for some time past been
producing-or reproducing-th more valu-
able perfumes in the laboratory, and in
this way have succeeded in evolving from
coaltar the true scents of new-mown hay,
carnations, etc, the expectation being
also that, eventually, these artificial prod
ucts will take the place largely of those
now derived by distillation and otherwise
from flowers and other parts of plants.
A probable exception to this is the tube
rose, to obtain which, in its perfection, the
French resort to the so-called "enflowering'
process of extraction. This method con-
sistS in placing the blossoms in contact
with layers of grease on panes of glass in
frames, the flowers being renewed from
day to day-fats-of all sorts having a spec
iai affinity for perfumes, absorbing them
readily, and thus the grease, which is
refined lard, takes UP the odor from the
blossoms. becoming at length saturated
with it: the lard is now steeped in alcohol,
which has still more pronounced affinity
for perfumes, and it withdraws the odor-
ferrous essential oil from the grease. Jas
mine perfume. it is stated can not be imi
tated by combination of other odcys, being
aD eycpntiOn in this reSnect
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
Words Of Boston Origin.
ROStOn TrnnScrlIt.


At the meeting of the Bostoaian Society
in the old State House, G.. W. Ernst deliv-
cred an interesting talk on the subject.
Words Coined in Boston" Mr.. Ernst
said that Gov. Andres introduced among
other unsalutary things the term your
exceilency," as applied to the Governor.
Tne speaker claimed the word boss was
first used by a man named Gardner. who
camcin a ship from the North Sea in charge
of some mechanics The word help"
meaning a person hired to assist, is BoS-
to olian, and was considered very honor
able appellation.
Mr. Ernst mentioned the following as
having had their origin in Boston: Real
estate "corder." "dockage." "mcasurer of
wood. '"advice and consent, ""mixed drinks
blooming board" "transients," referring to
hotel accommodation, used as early as 1909
in a permission given by the selecmen of
Boston; fire ward" fix stormy" in the
Boston sense Of rainy, cloudy, but not
necessarily implying wind; blanks, in the
sense of blank FORMS limbs" applied to
both arms and legs and described as being
peculiar; "depreciating currency. "huctua-
ting currency" and promoter" claimed by
the speaker to have been first introduced
in a treatise on finance by DIR. Douglas;
Boston brown bread first used III 1146,
in description of baked mixture of rye or
wheat with Indian meal Assortment"
replacing an original sortiment; the use Of
store for shop; goodies, factory Tor
"manufactory," in 1867, also in the revolu-
tionary and postrevoutionary period vari-
ous phrases, including Continental con-
gress" Mr. Ernst described block and
"po!icc as terms originating in Boston,
saying that the police We're thus named
here long before the term was applied to
them in England He held that "bindery'
was coined in Boston; also that the tele-
phone hello went from here to all parts
of the world. "Teamster" was Boston
coined, so was "bicycler" Democrat
had its origin in Philadelphia in 1893, and
was first used to describe party policy in
Boston in 1904.
Personal.
Lieut. NJ A. Batson. one of the men who
swan Iaguna Bay during the Calamha
battle, entered the army as private in
April 1888. In 1891 he was made Cor
poral, and in July of the same year the rank
of Second Lieutenant was given him. Last
year he was promoted to First Lieutenant.
Lieut. Batson distinguished himself more
than once while before Santiago with
Shafter His duty was the making of
military maps showing the trails through
the jungles. and while thus engaged he had
many narrow escapes.
The National tribune., 1899-08-10


small party contemptuously, taking his
pick
Towards the last Bawa Rao became
quite mad. He shrieked curses at me when
we met, or sidled up and fawned, saying
that | was his beloved son who should be-
come through him the king of shikarieS;
with much more which reeked with impu-
dent falsehoods. Likewise, he talked his
! thieves language, reviling me for a fool and
coward; supplicating that | might be de-
stroye1, together with such mention of my
remotest relations or near relatives as must
have set anyone beyond bounds if not re-
strained by conscientious feelings and the
sense of having been selected for duty
that was paramount.
Notwithstanding this, however, I was
forced to depart while some were still alive;
for it had been determined by all that the
mutt must be abandoned. They could go
| forth together, one said, and escape beyond
the tigers reach. This design was carried
out; these villainous persons went away,
and | also, although wondering that such
miscreants should be allowed to infest other
places. Many were dead, however, and no
doubt the rest would meet with their re-
ward
Khudeck told this improving tale as if
the part he played in it redounded to his
credit; furthermore, that was most prob
ably his opinion. The event itself pre-
sented such singularly tragic features as to
have insured its notoriety. Several brief
notices have appeared in print, and there is
no doubt about some kind Of religious com
munity having been besieged by tiger
that killed most Of its members. Our
shikari's version seems 10 be consonant
with truth; or, at least, those may well think
so who are acquainted with the way in
which things go on throughout this wonder
full country.
| ITO ha continued \
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Onr Hundred Free Scholarships.

ThroIgl the generosity of the Alumni
and frieI of education at Mt. Hope Col
lege, Rogers, o.. free scholarships will be
given to 100 soldier boys OF the late Spanish
American war.
service and devowcd intentions to enter
Mt. Hope College as student within one
year from Sept. 1. 1899, are the conditions
on which the scholarships are to be granted.
Applications for scholarships should be
addressed to President Galbreath, Rogers,
o.
Mt. Hope College is a new and growing
institution and connected with it are many
Of the leading educators of Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania. New York, Michigan, and the sur
rounding States
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
(To be continued.)
FOOLED KIT CARSON.
How Clever Redskin Outwiited the Great Scout
Cbjc1un RpcoTH

CHtCuyo heCOfu-
Kit Carson's rife, which was carried by
him for more than 40 years, and which
never failed him, is now a precious relic in
the possession OF the MonteZuma Lodge of
Masons at Santa Fe, of which he Wes a
member.
AS an Indian fighter Carson was match
less, and no one understood better than he
the habits and the nature of the savage
He told Col. Inman Of Kansas that he was
deceived but once by Indian tactics. He
said that he was hunting with six others
after buffalo in the Summer of 1885; that
they had been successful and came into
their little bivouac one night very tired, in
tending to start for the rendezvous at
Bent'S Fort the next morning. They had a
number of dogs, among them some excel
lent animals. These barked good deal,
and seemed restless, and the men heard
wolves.
IL saw" said Kit, "two big wolves sneak
ing about, one Of them quite close to us.
Gordon, one of my men, wanted to fire his
rifle at it, but did not let him, for fear he
would hit dog. / admit that had sort
of idea that those wolves might be Indians,
but when | noticed one of them turn short
| around and heard the clashing of his teeth
| as he rushed at one of the dogs felt easy
| then, and was certain that they were
wolves sure enough. But the red devil
fooled me after all, for he had two dried
| buffalo bones in his hands under the wolf
skin, and he ratified them together every
time he turned to make dash at the dogs.
Well, by and by we all dozed off, and it
wasn't long before was suddenly aroused
by noise and big blaze. / rushed out
the first thing for our mules and held them
If the savageS had been at all smart they
could have killed us in a thrice, but they
| ran as soon as they fired at us. They killed
| one of my men, putting five bullets in his
body and eight in his buffalo robe. The
Indians were band of Sioux on the war
trail after band Of Snakes, and found us
by sheer accident They endeavored to
ambush us the next morning, but we got
wind of their little game and killed three
Of them, including the chief"
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
Wood S.sscu,d by Electricity.

The successful experiments made with
the new process of seasoning wood and
timber by means of e'ee 'eet.icity-krown as
the Nodon-BretOneau process-are pro-
nounced by our Consul at Frieburg to be in
the highest degree assuring in respect to
its commercial value. the practical effect
on the treatment beirg to expel all sap and
replace it by insoluble matter which viii
not putrify, and to increase the tenacity Of
the wood and its resistance to vertical COM
preston. The positive pole Of a dynamo
is, i'll this method connected with n lead
grating. upon which the wood to he treated
is placed; and a solution, kept at uniform
temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit, by
means of steam pipe underneath the
grating. is poured into the vat so as almost
to cover the log of wood In the public
demonstrations made Of this process. the
solution contained 10 per cent Of borax,
per cent. of resin and three-fourths of
per cent. OF carbonate of soda. the borax
bel lg altiseDtic, and the carbonate of soda
helping to dissolve the rosin. A porous
tray, having as its bottom two sheets of
canvas with felt sheet between, is placed
over the log, and above this is a sheet OF
lead connected with the negative pole OF
the dynamo: the current is turned on, the
solution drawn from the bottom. the sap
driven ont, and its place taken by the borax
and roSin.
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
A HUNTING TRIP
IN INDIA.
Khudeek's Weird Tale of the
determination of a Religious
Colony by a Man=Eater.
BY DR.. J. HAapDEN PORTER.

Another man had been lost. 1t looked
ominolIs. and was so, though fortunately
for ourselves we could not see which of us
Fate's memorable hand pointed towards.
Khudeck, however, being religious per
son, repudiated the unfortunate Sonoo, who
got killed, on sectarian grounds-as a
Bygaree accustomed 10 eat meat and drink
spirits. 'Dohai, dohai, justice, justice. the
wretch shouted ;t his orthodox Hindu
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
Gen. King on FIIipino Character.

In speaking Of the Filipino character,
Gen. Charles King says: "A flag of truce
means no more to Tagal than to Modoc,
and, take him by and large, as our sailors
say, he is pretty much what Kipling de-
scribed him-'half devil and half child
a creature who respects nothing less than
force and strong government, These
people must be soundly thrashed for their
treachery and utterly subdued before
peace can be possible for moment"
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
Not q BYstaudsr,

Larry was on the witness stand. "Now,
witness" began the Judge, where were
you when the prisoner began shooting into
the crowd?'
within hundrid fate, yer Honor"
'sThen you were a bystander?"
NO. sor; Oi didn't stand minnet; Oi run
1oilya tb' wind
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
Long and Dreary.

CHlcdgO IlneS-h erOId.
Father cSweeny-Dennis, If you keep
on in this way you viii shorten your days.
Denuis-Oi was t'inkin' that same me-
self, Father. Oh was sober two days lasht
wake, and they were the iongesht days
of me loife.
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the beasts are likely to enter our cellars.
They can't get through it, They can't
chew it, and they can't carry it away as
they do broken bottles, for when Mr. Rat
takes ho'd of single strip of TIE tin no
finds 1t an iuseparaDie part of network
weighing many pounds
The National tribune., 1899-08-10

work. with beautifully colored plates,
descriptive Of the leading native flowers
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
His Opportunity.

I0Un TOPICS.
Helm thinking of proposing to you.
She hope you will postpone it a while
He-Why?
She-I don't know you well enough yet
% refuse Won
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03

of bonds at per cent interest would cost S37500 the nrst year; add to this s50o0 official pay. making S42. 800 . year. The present ievee tax Is 800 900. Deduct above ard annually after the first year we have $4T.500 to take up the bonds. each year reducing the interest and number of bonds. The sale of bonds now owned by the board (donated by the state) and the forfeited lands sold would add to this re- demption fund. % in less than twenty years every bond would be paid.
 The government will keep up the levees, and help build them. too, if we show our national representatives that we are for progress in belalf of the people. With safeguards by legislation to protect our in- terests in this bond issue. we will be safe in the completion of the upper levee sys- tent. and in the only practical and finan- cial business way. H. r. DooLEY.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Levee Bonds.

do not see how anyone interested h, the St. Francis basin, after searching into ine merits and demerlts of the proposed i4ond issue. could object except on oppos
 lion 10 Ievees. If any lsvee system can be made success, certainly the upper one k that system. The bonds can b- sold at 100 cents on the dollar. aud the legislature would demand AS much. with restrictions of small per cent of interest (say per cent) and oie-tenth of l per cent for reg
 istration ut loan. at the same time bill prohibiting additional levee tax beyond the 4-cents peracre britrrment. We hay. this to pay, Ievee or no levee. and if the bonds would bring cash to complete the levee system the 5 per cent interest would he small item in comparison with the benefits derived. The levee certificates are sold at large discount. yet you are paying this very discount, while getting no benefit for want of completion ot the system. Our representatives are men of mature minds. and earnest in work for the benefit of the people We should urge them to pass such legislation rs will give Us this ievee system complete
 seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
PINE TREE TIM ES.

Health Is good at this writing. We are having some bad weather. R. A. Hayhie spent last week in For rest City with his old friends. c. II. and ] B. Hill spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. R. A Haynie. and c. D. Summers spent Saturday night with the same hoSpitab.e family.
 Samue. Johnson died Tuesday of las, week at the home of NJ. H. Watkins, and was laid to rest "Wednesday in the Bell cemetery. He was nephew of Mir. and Mrs. Watkins.
 o. J. Watkins has been quite ill for the past week with pneumonia. J. K. Boyce and J. h. Farrow made a flying trip to Woodruff county Sunday. James Runion spent Sunday at Uncle Joe Keliey's.
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
DEMOCRAT TIMES.

Health Is good in this section.
 Plenty of rain-more than we need.
 Longboats and dugouts are all the go here now.
 |, J. NJ. Wallace, of Sand Ridge, returned Saturday from an extended trip to Mem pMs..
 Il Mrs. Lula Thompson arrived home Sum- day from two weeks visit at Nettleton
 J. NJ. Wallace. of Sand Ridge. was pleasant caller in this section Monday.
 Some of our colored farmers are going to change their places of abode in the near future.
 \. w. Jones IS still on the sick list.
 Fifteen-Mile bayou is falling at this place
 Mrs. Della Jackson is laid up with the grippe.
 R. w. Norment Is housed up for the winter.
 A snow fell here Saturday night. and from the present outlook it will stay with us several days.
 Richard Mooney, our mail carrier, has purchased a fine pair of toothpick boots and contemplates giving up the mail con l. tract. He will act as dude while.
 J. M. Gunter went to Forrest City re. gently and came back on the wind.
 R. J. Williams. of Forrest City, visited this section Saturday. Our county road leading to Heth is al most impossible. | w. S. Thomas visited the BIackfish con- naupity the latter part of last week in qnei of cattle, and even hides, and had good luck, as he found everything that he was looking for and several things that he was not looking for. There is very good location at this place for a cotton gin. gristmill and sWall sawmill. The inny tribe is having long rest | When you want ducks leave your gun at home aud bring a dipnet. You can catch all you want. Robert Sapp will put in an appearance m few days at this place. Coon, you had better go in your den. W. s. Thomas pays the highest price for hides and furs. Give him call. Our postmaster is about to starve. Can't you do something? It would give this place bad name if it should get out that the postmaster had starved to death. The cotton is all out at this place-out | in the fields. though. Politics is at very low ebb in this sec ton.
 Send us one of those little bales of cot ton that have been made in Forrest City. Send 1t hy mail, and then we will tell you what we think about it. | This talk about a ffty-cent dollar is the veriest rot, and those who make the state ment know they are imposing upon the ig norant and credulous A silver dollar will buy as much of the necessaries of life as gold dollar. SILVER BILL
The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
Spain's Greatest Need,

Mir. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, s. c. Weak nerves had caused severe pains in the back of his head. On using Electric Bit ters, Americas greatest blood and nerve remedy. all pain soon left him. He says this grand medicine Is what his country needs. All America knows that it cures kidney and liver trouble. puriies the blood, tones up the stomach. strengthens the nerves, puts vim. vigor and new life Into every muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If weak. tired or ailing, you need it. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 30 cents. Sold by all druggists.