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The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Arson and Robbery.

The general store of H. w. Robinson at Sweet Home, Pulaski county, was destroyed by fire on the night of the sth inst. While Mir. Robinson was at his store working to save what he could a masked man entered his residence, and, drawing an axe on Mrs Robinson, demanded what money there was in the house. The plucky woman grappled with the robber and prevented him from using the axe, but he caught her by the throat and choked her until she was forced 10 give up the money-about eco. The store was evidently fired by the fend that assaulted Mrs Robinson.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Col. Van lfoose,

Col J. H. Van Hoose died at his home few miles from Fayetteville on the eth inst. He had gone hunting with some friends. Holding his gun with the breech resting upon his stomach. an accidental discharge of the gun caused a rebound, striking him with such force as to cause some internal in- jury, which resulted in death. He was one of the most prominent figures in Masonic circles. and had served in many positions of public trust He was 69 years of age.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
BITS OF SCIENCE.

A German doctor finds that only in one case out of IS are both eyes in good condition.
 The chemical composition of the epi- dermis of the heel Is nearly the same as that of the matter of nails, horns and hoofs.
 The muscle of the calf of the leg is capable of sustaining seven times the weight of the body. It is the strongest muscle in the body.
 A scientist has calculated that the eyelids of the average man open and shut no fewer than 100000 times in the course of . single year of his ex- istence.
 A silk handkerchief, SO often recom- mended for wiping eyeglasses or spec tacles. is not good for this purpose, as 1t makes the glasses electrical and causes the dust to adhere to them. The best wiper for this purpose is fine tissue paper.
 MT. Brunetiere has made the follow ing general characterization of the chief literatures of Europe: "The es- sential character of Italian literature Is artistic; of Spanish, chivalrous; of German. philosophic; of French, socials of English. characteristic.
 The spider has tremendous appetite and his gormandizing defies all human competition. A scientist who carefully noted spiders consumption of food In 24 hours concluded that if the spider were built approximately to the hu- man scales he would eat at daybreak Approximately small alligator. at oy seven a. m. lamb, by nine a. m. a young camelopard, by one o'clock . sheep, and would finish up with a lark pie in which there were 120 birds.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
RaIned Load.

This story comes from Fayetteville: "A remarkable occurrence is reported from the Quarles place, four miles from town. After recent rain storm Mir. Quarles observed that the ground glis- tened with some bright substance, which. upon investigation, was found to be flakes of molten lead that had been deposited during the rain Double handfuls of the metal could easily be picked up."
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Anti.saloon Leaxus.

An anti-saloon organization, known as the State Anti-Saloon League, was recently organizated at meeting of delegates from different sections of the state, who met in Little Rock. The object of the league is the suppression of the saloon. Itpledges itself to avoid afiiliation with any political party, and to maintain an attitude of neutrality upon questions of public policy. not directly concerned with the traffic in Intoxicating liquors.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Negro Shot by . Woma,. i.

Mrs. John Underwood shot and pro- bably fatally wounded Wilson Levels, . negro. at Helena. Levels said he in- vaded the Underwood premises under the impression that negroes lived there. Mrs. Underwood said the negro cane up on her porch and refused to 70 when ordered away. She then procured . pistol and fired. the bullet passing through his body.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Carried Her sscrs. to tn. Grave.

May Hart, 16-year-old orphan girl living with the family of H. w. Hutch ins, near Hornersville, swallowed four grains of strychnine with suicidal in- tent, dying in great agony. To phy- sician she confessed that trouble with a young man with whom she had been keeping company, and who had prom ised to marry her, was the cause of her rash act She refused to divulge his uQme
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Chicksns for Devey.

A carload of chickens was shipped from Batesville last week consigned to Admiral Dewey at Manila. The num- Der in the car was 4,097, and the freight was s445. The chickens cost an aver age of e2.50 per dozen. and when the freight and dealers profit are added 1t will be seen that fried chicken Is an expensive luxury in the Philippines
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Of Intsrss. to Win. Grow.rs.

MT. Carl A. Stark, state native wine inspector, gives out the following in, formation for the guidance of wine growers and the general public:
 Each package before sale (say at time of selliag) must bear label, whether package be quart bottle, jug, keg ol barrel. In case containing, say one or two dozen bottles, each bottle mus, bear label, but it is not then necessary to label the box containing the bottles. The label must state: CD If wine be natural" "sugared." @ The kind or variety of grape or berry of which the wine is made. t3) If the wine be 'sweet' or "unsweetened." The expression ''sugared wine" has reference to the addition of sugar to the must" or fresh juice, before fermentation, to grapes or berries too weak in sugar to make a natural wine, and if just the right quantity is added 1t will leave the wine dry when finished-unsweeten the law terms it-while people unac. quainted with wines simply call it sour wine.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
To the Tesshsrs.

Supt. Doyne desires the teachers of each county in the state who have de- cided to hold normals during the sum- mer to notify him of the time and place of holding such normals, in order that he may aid them a far a possible. In- structors will have to be paid by the teachers
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
A Reasonable Doubt.

Judge-Prisoner, you are accused of stealing this watch. Are you guilty or not guilty?
 Prisoner-Fs guilty, yo' honah; but Is 'spicious dat ain't de same watch what l stoIe.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
A skilled Workman.

Lady (to tramp)-What do you do for living?
 Tramp (between mouthfuls)-I eat. Well, you ought to command good wages."-Harlem Life.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Vetoed Three Bills.


 Gov. Jones vetoed the following bills passed by the legislature. giving as his reasons that they were not in the in. terest of the public: The bill provid. ing for the formation of . state normal college, to be under control of the board of trustees of the state university; sen- ate bill No. 24s, intended to pre- vent agents of assessment life in- surance companies from deceiving the people by misrepresentation; senate bill 1s9, providing that county clerks make a memorandum on the tax books show ing each item of property on which taxes may be due for any previous year and the amount of such taxes. In giving his reasons for vetoing the first-named measure, the governor calls attention to the fact that the board of trustees of the state university have the power to establish normals when it is deemed necessary. The last acts of the legis- lature were signed by the proper com mittees and endorsed by the presiding officers of the two branches of the gen. eral assembly on the 9th inst.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
Spinal Maninsltis.

Surgeon General Wyman, of the marine hospital service, recently re. ceived . comprehensive report regard ing the existence of cerebro-spinal meningitis in this state. In Little Rock g deaths have been reported as having been caused by this desease from December 3l. 1898, to April 1. 1899. The mortality has been extremely high wherever the disease prevails.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
A to Granting of Ch.rtsr..

One of the acts passed by the Thirty second general assembly makes some radical changes in the law relating tc granting of charters to contemplated railroads. Section 614s of the digest, as amended by the act creating a state
 board of railroad incorporation, pro vides that any number of persons not less than ten, subscribers to the stock of any contemplated railroad, and citi. zens of the counties through which it is to pass, may form a corporation for the construction of such road when at least s2,000 per mile has been sub. scribed, and the term of years for which the corporation shall continue is not to exceed 50 years. Under the old law el,000 per mile was the minimum sub scription and 99 years the maximum life of the corporation. Failure to build within IS months one-fifth of projected line shall operate as . forfeiture of charter. The board of incorporation, composed of governor, attorney-gen- eral, auditor, secretary of state, treas urer, commissioner of agriculture and commissioner of state lands, shall de. termine. when application for charter for railroad is made, whether or not 1t may be to the interest of the public, and whether such charter should be granted; no charter, however, to be granted unless at least per cent of the subscribed stock shall have been paid.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
stats Tax Ratss.

Rates of taxation for state purposes as fixed by the legislature for the en. suing two years are as follows: State general, 2H mills; state school, mills; sinking fund, 1 mill; pension fund, k mill; total, 5K mills, or x mill in excess of the past two years.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
ARKANSAS SIAIE NEWS.
A Young Orphan Girl, Betrayed by Her Sweetheart, Swallows
 Strychnine.
MANY DEATHS FROM SPINAL MENINGITIS
Governor vstoea Three BNls Passed by the Legislature-Rsduced Cotton Acreage. A Fisnd Fires . Store and Assaults the Proprietor's Wife.
Taxable Values.

The total assessed valuation of real and personal property for the fiscal year just closed as shown by the ab- stract of tax books in the state auditors office, with Crittenden county to hear from, is &176, ,423,41s. The year preced- ing the amount was s177, 426, 126. Crit tenden ccuntys aggregate was 2,0s9,- O25. The following abstract shows the kinds and amounts of real and personal property taxed in the state:
 Total
 Valuation as Real Estate. EQualized Total value of land nd........... S7O 5s7 sss Total value of city or town lots..... 8, ,310 $50 Total value of railroad track etc., assessed by state board as real estate ..,....................... I5,si0. .sis Total value of real estate SIS, ,71s, ,357
 PERSONAL PROPERTY. Horses. 255 093 head d................. e6Ils. .S47 Mules and asses. 179, ,s10 head .... 5245 6s7 Cattle, 610.465 head. sd.................. 5079 552 sheep. 210.417 head. ............... 228. .I34 Hogs. .4s6, ,24S head d................. 1897 960 Pleasure carriages and wagons,
 1855 .sos ...................... 2,0s4. .5s2 Watches, 36, 1s9. standardization. 392.s75 Pfano-fortes. 12, ,259 59................ 6sl. .6t3 Value of goods and merchandise. TIPS 432 Value of materials and manufac-
 tured articles. s...................... I,soe, ,4os Value of moneys and credits includ-
 ing all balances of book accounts. 5,7S0 783 Value of moneys invested in bonds,
 stocks. joint stock companies or
 otherwise. ....................... 7l2. .2se Value of property as banker. broker
 or stock jobber. er.................... 1S6G 654 Value of all other articles of per
 scnal property owned or in possess
 sion of such person ................ i3,655 0s9 Value of moneys. credits or other
 personal property converted into
 bonds or other securities of the
 United States or this state (not
 taxed in the year preceding the
 first Monday in June) .... 424270 Value of railroad property assessed
 by state board as rolling stock. ... 4.oi0 92i Total value of personal property. 57,70e 00I Total value of real and personal
 property ....................... el76, ,423, AIS Persons liable to pay poll tax. 25s. .400.
The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12

There is glory in any little thing you ao simply from sense of duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24

demanding and securing payment in
gold dollars, if they prefer gold dollars.
be winning issue in 1902 You again
evade
You go out of your way as a de-
feated presidential candidate of three
years ago, and an aspirant for renomi-
nation, to condemn my Democratic
opinions. l have no wish to suppress
what L did at Chicago, and have sub
sequently done in that regard. 1 am
perfectly content with my course. l
was present at the conventions of 1876,
1884, 1888 and 1892, and on July 7th,
1896, l was correctly reported in the
New York Sun as saying that had no
candidate at Chicago, because the
platform presentd by the free silver
and Populistic elements would ruin
any candidate. AT a meeting of the
New York delegation I remarked that
'Altgeld can not compel me to yield to
Populism.' In the New York Herald
replied that the contest has been over
preposterous, agrarian, centralizing,
socialistic Interpretation of the consG
tuition. 1t has been over an effort to
tear down the gold standard in the in
terest of a silver standard. The vigor
of the onslaught was born of the de-
preston and disaster of the panic of
1892 and 1885, caused by legislation en-
acted by the party of Mckinley. The
platform of 1896 came from the hard
times, which disappeared when the
peril of Populism and silver mono
metallism had passed. That powder
can not by you be burned again in a
Democratic national convention"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
THE NATIONAL DISEASE.
This Man Says It Is Work and Great
Worry.
Memphis Commercial Appeals


(Memphls commercial Appeal.t
The breakdown in American life
comes from worry and worry has al
,,oe+ oo,,,o 70 to ,,+io,o1 disoosa If
ms. eoiiie ~ NC q IA :
an American mas no money ne Woliles
himself into state of mind and when
he gets any money he worries himself
20 aoo+, eo,. faor =. win loco II He
~ ~
worries at ms WORK because ne Is afraid
ne VIII not accomplish what ne IS
given TO 90. he worries ABOUT ms
meals; they are not on liile, OF lisy'
may dlsagree WIN hiiii' vi lney may be
costing MN LOO lliluch' IL ne pay LII
thlns IN advance ne IS afraid 1t WI,
not come up TO the speciiicdtioils, ana
II he gets IL on creolt ne Is AFRAID that
ne VIII not De aple TO pay Iof 1t Wheh
the Dill comes III.
de Is AFRAID TO leaVe ms money IN
the house iesl l. pe s.olen. ne 10 al i,u
10 carry IL Win MN iest sollepoay
snouid borrow IL from nm he IS
AFRAID 10 put IL IN pdllk lest tne pank
shouId ran. ana so ne worries ABOUT
II. he worries ABOUT ms business
Wnether IL Is soins sinoothly OF not. ne
worries apou. ms fanny, ABOUT lne
eoucati3n OIL ms chi,ereil ana tile pro
siess Iney are nlahi1s. lle WHITES ,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
STORIES OF CELEBRITIES.
Fresh Yarns Told By Admiral Percy's
Daughter.
New York World.)


In the current Blackwood Mrs.
Charles Bagot tells new story of Lord
Nelson, which was related to her by her
father, Admiral Percy. Two Spanish
captains came on board the flagship
with a request to be allowed to see
1.-The greatest seaman in the world -
Nelson grumbled, but gave in and went
on deck-forgetting that "at that mo-
ment his legs We're bound up at the
knees and ankles with pieces of brown
paper soaked in vinegar and tied on
with red tape. This had been done to
allay the irritation arising from
mosquito bites"
Mrs. Bagot's father when a MILDLY
served under Captain Hardy, who
afterward commanded the Victory at
Trafalgar. My father never forgave
Captain Hardy" says Mrs. Bagot, FOR
turning up all hands and ordering the
ships tailor to sew up his pockets on
the quarter deck. My father had had
the early morning midshipman's watch.
1t was in the North sea. The weather
was bitterly cold and Hardy had found
him with his hands in his pockets"
In the newly published "reminiscences
of Felix Moscheles there is an inter
esting story of the jealousy of Rossini
and Meyerbeer. ROssini was going
along the boulevards with a friend
when they met Meyerbeer and ex-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
THACKERAY'S TENDERNESS.
Interesting Evidence of 1t From One
of His Letters


When Adelaide Ann Proctor dedi-
Gated d volume of poems to Thackeray
the author sent her the following letter,
which is in itself valuable bit of liter
airy criticism, and shows at the same
time the tender side of the great novel
lists nature. 1t is taken from the thir-
teenth and last volume of the bio
graphical edition of ''Thackeray's Conf
plete Works.
Why are your verses so very, very
gray and sad? L have been reading
them this morning till the sky has got
a Grape over it. Other folks prose L
have heard has sometimes u like dismal
effect, one mans especially, 1 mean,
with whom L am pretty intimate, and
who writes very glumly. though I be-
lieve he is inwardly a cheerful, wine
bibbing, easy-gOing person, liking the
wicked world pretty well in spite of
his grumbling. We can't help what we
write, though; an unknown something
works within us and makes us write
50 and so. I'm putting this case de me
(as uSuaD and de tie. 1 don't like to
think you half so bad as your verses. L
like some of them very much, indeed,
especially the little tender bits. ALI the
illusions to children are full of a sweet.
natural compaSSionatenesS and you sit
in your poems like a gray nun with
three or four little prattlers nesting
round your knees and smiling at you.
and a thin hand laid upon the golden
heads of one or two of them; and hav-
ing smoothed them and patted them.
and told them a little story, and given
them a bonbOn, the gray nun walks into
the gray twilight, taking up her own
sad thoughts and leaving the parvulos
silent and wistful. There goes the
AngeIusl There they are, lighting up
the chapel! Go home, little children,
to your bread and butter and teas, and
kreeI at your bedside in crisp little
nightgOWnS."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24

have pair. The best he could show was
the queen and nine of clubs. Some of the
men behind him wanted him to draw a
new hand 1t was Il desperate situation
for those who were fighting for the pris-
oner'S acquittal and who had agreed to
let the matter be ended by poker hands
They did not know what to do. Finally
Wall discarded everything but the queen
and the nine He took three cards and
Thames two. Nobody moved as Wall took
the papers silently and glanced at them
When he took the last the expression on
his face changed. He had half smile on
his features.
jacks, remarked Thames. and unless you
can beat it that prisoner over there in the
Jail will have to hang.
He'll never hang. them replied Wall.
and with that he spread out his queen and
nine Then he put down the king. n
moment later he showed the ten of hearts.
Now. you see,' said Wall, that you
have three jacks and 1t VIII take tne
fifteen cards have gone from the deck,
SO what chance do you think L have
of getting. the last jack
oh. it's a bluff, replied Thames, and
you think you can get bet even If the
murderer does have to hang. / am broke,
but my friend here will just loan me
$4,000 to say that the other jack is still
in the deck. VIII you take it?'
Take it?' answered Wall. well.
guess / will, and I'll just make it worth
$4,000 more for you to call me- This is
play for a life and stake.
There was Il consultation on the other
side. Notes were signed and three of
Thames friends agreed to put up the
extra money and divide the profits. Then
Thames said he would call the bet.
You call me?' asked Wall.
Yes replied Thames,
Well. here is the other jack, said
Wall. He showed it, raked in the pot
and then said: And now that prisoner
goes free
Half an hour Iatwer the jury filed into
the court, where a crowd sat anxiously
paper and polled the jury. Not guilty
he called, and the prisoner went free on
the lucky turn of a jack"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-24
TOWN GOSSIP.

Joe Walden, who has made his home for
some time at Soda Springs, Ida, but who
has been visiting the city for some days
past, was sitting in the reading room of
the Cullen last evening, when a gentleman
entered and took seat near MIN. Joe
fumbled d moment in his pocket and drew
forth two dollars in silver and placed it
in the gentleman's hand remarking at
the time that it was the first time he
had seen him, and that he would have
paid the bill before if he had known where
to send it.
The newcomer eyed him moment, still
holding the coins in his hand. At last
he spoke in a twitchy nervous voice:
We'll. this beats all. 1 came to Salt
Lake City for the first time in my life
last Thursday. ! had not walked a rod
on Main street before woman | had
passed turned in her tracks and made a
rush for me, and caught hold of my arm.
You thought 1 wouldn't know you, eh?'
she Kissed in my ear since Won shaved
your whiskerS off but ! tell you, you
shan't escape me now,
Il did not know who she was, and I
had time to get rid of her. She was the
landlady of some boarding house. and said
had bilked her out of $40 board.
Il had only gone few steps farther
when a man clapped me on the back and
wanted to know where in thunder l had
dropped from. As | had not dropped
little whistle and said he did not blame me
for wanting to keep a little shady. Now,
I'll swear L always paid by honest debts.
and never did a thing in my life that
would make me want to he shady.
Since that time | have been taken by
a woman for her brother; have had four
or five people dun me for money which l
did not owe; have had a drunken man
call me George, when my name is Henry:
and above all have had a policeman follow
me home to the hotel,
Here, take your money. If live until
the morning without being arrested for
bigamy or wife-desertion / will shake the
dust of Salt Lake from my feet and strike
some place where l know nobody looks
like me-"
8 @ @
Frank Maltese once famous as an end
man. went up to precinct justice the
other day and opened on him. II just met
a fellow down the street" said he, IS =
he tells me his hearings getting better
every day.
''Well?" after a pause.
We'll. 1 told him to come up here and
you'd give him a hearing
. g. o.
Jake Greenwald and Petro Angelica