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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-14
THE BOYS CALLED HIM MIKE.
1t Grieved His Mother. but the"Old Man,
Thought 1t Was Smart.

Thought 1t Was Smart.
"Where's the boy" inquired Mr..
Spadina, cheerfully, and it occurred
to him that it was about time for his
7-year-old son to bid him good night.
"The boy" replied Mrs. Spadina
severely, sis in bed
Not sick?"
"No L S not SICK" said Mrs. Spa
dina, in tone that implied some
thing even worse. 'I'ye been wait
ing for an opportunity to tell YOU all
about it, but have not had chance
until now. 1t just means this, that
We must move away from this neigh
borhood. It's no place to bring up a
boy, and I just won't stand it. We
must get a house in some part of the
city where Harold will have nice chill
dren to play with.
':But what's the rnatter?' asked the
husband with concern. ''What has
happened?"
"Well, I'm telling you just as fast
as T can. This afternoon when the
doorbell rang was in the hall and
answered the door myself, for I saw Il
boy there. On opening the door the
boy said to me: please, can Mike
come out and play ball?' I told him
that we had no Mike here, and said
that he had called at the wrong house.
sNo, he said, 4 mean Mike, you know
your boy, Mike. I guess you call
him Harold he said.
'sNow, what do you think of that?
Well, you may be sure I told that boy
what I thought of him, and he began
to whimper and said that Harold had
licked him that's just what be said
Harold had licked him yesterday for
not calling him Mike, and everybody
called him Mike at school. And its
worse than that, for they call him
Mike Spad-not Harold Spadina, but
Mike Spad."
"Well, upon my word"' exclaimed
Mr.. Spadina.
II marched out into the dining
room, where Harold was eating some
bread and butter," continued Mrs.
Spadina, and I went for him, and do
you know that child sat up in his chair
and said that he'd rather be called
Mike than Harold, and, that since his
chums had started to call him Mike
Spad, the other gangs afraid OF him.
Well, just sent him off to bed at 5
O'Clock, and he's there yet. Mike
Spad," she added with intense feeling
on each word.
'tThe little scampr' exclaimed Mr..
Spadina.
eve have been talking Of getting
better house in some other part Of the
city for long time,' said Mrs. Spa
dina, stand I'm sick and tired of this
place. We can't send him over to
that school any longer, with its rowdy
NAMES and its gangs and It's fighting.
Harold has clearly peen fighting, for
the boy said as much. ,"
The father was looking silently at
the ceiling. He generally. thought
matters over before giving his deci-
sion, and Mrs. Spadina cautiously
went upstairs, where she found the
formidable Mike Spad sound asleep
and with the clothing kicked off him.
And Mr.. Spadina said: 'At school
they used to call me Bump" And
presently he smiled and, knocking the
ash off his cigar, he chuckled: "There's
good stuff in Mike. I wonder how
big the boy was that he walloped!'
And the important point is that Of
the son, the mother and the father,
one was as true to human nature as
either of the others.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-14
A Relic of Emin Pasha

A relic of Emin Pasha's last expeli-
ton has just been received by Messrs.
Welcome and CO. 1t consists of a
tabloid medicine chest, which was re-
covered from the natives near kenia,
in the Aruwhimi country. The case
was taken by Arabs after the murder
of Emin in October. 1892. and, after a
career Of adventure that must have
tried it So:ely, it passed into the pos
session OF Baron Dhanis, the COM
mander of the Congo Free State
troops. when he defeated the Congo
Arabs at kasoago. Messrs. Bur
rougls Il Welcome send lis Il i;4V:o-
graph 0; the chest, which. a!t::o':@.! Il
little battered. still shows clearly in
Roman capitals the name : i'in
PaSia.' Tie ;aaioids. however. ware
gonA w.;t-->-t!le chest n;aI re re.o'e.eh,
and y.:c can Only hope th&v the muir
derers of Eu!in t,l>ha suffered poetic
jus;ice by CONSUMING then as !e:l"A'
cies. The last state q; he r&se was IL
serve Us village treasury chest. -'
=
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-14
Natural Selection Illustrated.

Instances of natural selection in the
animal kingdom and of the suryiynh
of the fttest are. always OF interi
especially when the particular inst
is not due simply to the long res
of time, but due to local cause,
effect of which can be appreciated in
few years. Such an instance was
recently brought forward by DR.. HI.
Jameson. who exhibited before the
Geological Section OF the British as
socia:ion examples OF a race OF pro-
tective!y colored mice that are ,foHud
on a sandy island in the Bay of
Dublin, known as the North Bull.
The marked predominence Of saul-.
colored mice. or mice distinctly lighter
in color than the ordinary variety, IS
considered by Dr.. jameson as due to,
the action of natural selection. 4
reference to old charts shows that this.
island came into existence abouta cen
tury ago, 50 that it is possible to fix a
time Limit within which this light
colore,i race has been evolved. The
cvplanat:on given for the surviya! of,
F., this particular colored nou
:o:,s, anl is a typical example of ths
survival Of the YSest. 1t is
cxpiaine.;z ,ha t fae hawk a1a
! owls. W,teh frequent this If
land rnl nnut by sight, are the ocnly
enemies t:.at the mice have to com ,esf
against. It isevidert that the darSSs
co!orcI mice aFe the most easily sael
! when viewed against the s.saay;
| ground. ,a.A THIS a weeding-out pgozs
! cess u tEa darker colorea mice s,
besa goius on for some hundred years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-14
LITTLE THING LOST THE GAME.
A Touchdown Saved by Grasping TIA"
Loose Laces of an Ends Canvas Jacket.

Touchdown Saved by Grasping th"
Loose Laces of an Ends Canvas Jacket
'sLittle habits Of carelessness some
times produce unexpected results,
said en- old football man 10 Sun re-
porter, 'sand a most unfortunate illus
tration of this occurred in a game
which we played against Harvard a
dozen years ago. Football was not
the game then that it is now, and al
though was a member Of one Of the
smaller New England college teams,
We usually won from Harvard on our
own grounds. Our best end rush was
man whom I may call Smith, and he
was the most careless man [ ever
knew. he had lots Of money and
great-atls1lettiicaibiill lliits;;es.--It&as impos-
sible to get him to train properlgs>~but
despite that he was always in better
condition than therest of US. He had
constitution of iron. He was so care
less that he was in hot water with the
faculty most of the time, and he piled
up so many conditions that he never
got his diploma. He was star foot
ball man On the occasion Of this game,
with Harvard Smith came on the field
with the laces of his canvas jacket
dangling loose around his neck. Tha
captain spoke to him auos4 them, shut
Smith said
OF; let ten go; sa1ey S q .:.',
anybody,
''Ihe teams were pretty evenly
matched, and neither side scored IN
the first half. We made up our minds
that we must score in the second half.
At the end of Is minutes We had the
ball in the centre of the field. It was
passed back to our left half back, and
he in in turn passed it to Smith, who
was playing end rush. Smith started
for the Harvard goal with the ball
under his arm, and in less time than It
takes to tell he had lodged the entire
Harvard team and had clear field te->
fore him. The Harvard quarter back,
who was star runner, however, was
after him hot foot. The quarter back
gained so that he reached out one hand
to tackle Smith, but he could get no
hold on the back of his canvas jacket.
Smith was approaching the goal rapid.
! lv, and it looked like a sure touchdown.
Just as he reached Harvard's ten-yard
line We saw that the quarter back had
succeeded in getting grip on his
jacket, and on the dve-yard line Smith
was downed, and IN falling he dropped
the ball. The quarter back picked it
up and carried it we'll up into our ter
ritory before he was downed.
':Then we discovered why Smith
had failed to makea touchdown. The
laces of his jacket, which had >beeS'
hanging loosely, had been blown back
over his shoulder, and the Harvard
quarter had succeeded in getting Il
grip on them in such fashion that
when he pulled Smith was choked to
a standstill. The game closed without
either side scoring.
':Smith's carelessness lost it for US.
If he had tucked in the laces of his
jacket he would certainly have made q
touchdown" y |
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-14

The first American life insurance
company, the Presbyterian Minister'S
Fund. was established III Philadelphia
in 1859, and is still in good condition
at the AGE OF l39.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-14
The Morld'S locomotives.

One hundred and nine thousand To-
comotives are al present running in
various countries. Europe has So, 600;
America, 40, 002; Asia, $500; Australia.
1000, and Africa. 700.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

board of his engine. The engineer immediately applied the. air and whistled for brakes and went back upon the tender, calling out 10 the man and asking him what he wa, doing there. The man on the foo board became excited and jumped from the train.
 The train was stopped as soon as possible and backed to the spor where the man had jumped and where he was found In an uncon. scious state with an ugly gash across his skull. He was picked up and brought to this city, where he died Wednesday night. The verdict of the coroner's jury which held an inquest over his remains yesterday morning was as follows:
 We, the jury, find that the de- ceased, Murray Davis, came to his death by jumping from Train while in notion"
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10
Waterway Convention Delegates.

Judge Geo. r. Taylor and Mayor Jno. Il. Tlpton appointed the foliowinp delegates today to attend the conveil- ton of the Western Waterways Asso- citation to be held Tn Memphis on Nov. b and Is. Judge Taylor's appointep,. Mayor Jno H. Tipton. Representa,iyr 5. M. Bialock. of Colt; Col. Van B. Izard. F.. w. DeRossitt. of Widener: J. C. Sterns. of Madison; J. l.. Scott and Jesse Hodges, of Bonair; C. A. Gorum and c. Nj. Wilkerson, of Pales tine; l. Goldberg and w. $. Hemen- way. of WheeLley; Jno. Dyaf. of Goodwin. H. C. Smith. County Tax Assessel; k. J. Lanler, c. NJ Rowland and T. $. Caldwell. of Caldwell; T. O. Fitzpatrick. of New Castle; W. $. Thomas. of Democrat; Joe Kelley. of Pine Tree; Sam Ashworth. of Rawlin- son; T. J. Davis, Jas Brown. Jack Pipkin, Capt. T. E. Haskins. Jno. c. Bell, Joel E. Wynne, 0 F. Wolff, $. c. Neel, J. N Cotton. NJ. N. Gaines. A Meyer k, T Gray. L. Ro'lwage and E Landvolgt, of Forrest City
 Mayor Tipton's appointees: Judge tieo. [ Taylor. CannIv Clerk. Geo B Mallory, Sheriff; W. E. Williams. las. Fhsstli E. A Rolfe, O. B. RnlIuage. l.. Bonner, J. W. Beck. R j Williams. W. II. Mcdaniel, J. D BauLh. " German. Dr. J E Stone, Jno. Cat ling: $. F. McDaniel, NJ. B. Koerper. Sol Lewis, Chas II. Sanders, E. Fur
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10
Another Negro Killed.

Murray Davis, a negro whose home was at Haynes, sustained in. juries in jumping from the dirt train between Palestine and this city last Saturday, which resulted Tn his death. Davis was stealing a ride.
 The particulars of the affair as ascertained by coroner's irquest which was held over the body in this city yesterday show that Davis was stranded and out of employment at Palestine, and was desirous of coming to Forrest City and asked the engineer Of the dirt train, which operates between this city and Brinkley, to bring him over, which was refused, the on. gincer explaining to the negro that it would be as much as his lob was worth to allow anyone 10 ride on his engine other than an employee of the road. Davis then asked the conductor for a ride and was agaln refused. Nothing daunted, how ever, he caught the train as it was pulling out, with the intention of beating his way. When the train had run about a mile the watch maa reported to therenglneer that was standing on the foot
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10
Smallpox.

Marlanna is reported to have small pox, though of course it is being isolated and every precau- tion taken to prevent its spread. The following from the Index of yesterday shows how the citizens of that enterprising community take care of their troubles:
 "A meeting was held Tuesday, Oct. 3l, of the mayor, county judge and business men Tn regard 10 the advisability of erecting pest house, at which about five hundred dollars was raised for the purpose of buying lot and building a house outside the city limits suit able for the purpose. A commit tee composed of Mayor Taylor, Judge Word, R. l.. Nixon and Marshal Bickerstaff was selected to push the work through. After weighing the matter carefully the committee, finding it impossible to secure lot to meet their approval finally decided to purchase the Cahopa farm of 157 acres, at eight dollars an acre, located on the Jeff
 
 fersonvllle road and about three and one half miles from Marianna. This they propose also to use as a convict farm where county pris. onerS can have an opportunity of working out their fines. This new departure is bound to meet the hearty approval of every tax payer in the county"
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

ley, Nj. Isaacs. c. H. Ravens, T. c. Folbre. ST. E. l.. Vadakin, Squire P. D. Boyle, Juuge N. w. Norton, $. II. Mann, w. H. Paslay. N. B. Nelson, B. F. McCrary. J. E. Beck. C. A. Ahl. stedt, JIM. Brown. k. W. Horne. T. C. Merwin and K. $. Stevens, Of this city. <
 The chances are most favorable now that St. Francis county and Forrest City will be well and ably represented at the convention.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10
Kentucky Sportsmen Here.

A large and enthusiastic party of jovIal gentlemen from Nicholas vile, Ky, arrived Tn the city yes terday evening to spend two or three weeks among the bear and deer in this county. They came as the invited guests of County Clerk Geo. B. Mallory, who will be their guide and sponsor in the swamps and cancbrakes in the vicinity of Mud Lake.
 The dogs and horses of this par. ty, chaperoned by their negro cooks and hostIers, arrived in special car. and their company equipage, guns, etc, was sIght.to make the true sportsnan's blood leap for joy. Undoubtedly they are the most thoroughly equipped lot of sportsmen whom We have ever met, and Brer. Bruin had better hunt tall timber if he ex- poets to escape their vigilance.
 The party left this morning for the bottoms, and was composed of $. M. Anderson,J M. Sparks, Welsh Wllds, Geo. Barkley, c. B. Scott, J. T. Vince, J. A. Harbaugh, J. Nj. Simpson. Judge J. P. Gregory. K. l.. Hutchinson,J. J. w. Duncan, J. l.. Simpson, of NichoIasville, Ky, and Geo. B. Mallory, Capt. T. k. Haskins, and others, of this city. $. r. McDaulel, Col. Landvoigt. and perhaps others will join thls party Monday
 Away up in the botto ms close to the haunts of big game the party. will be joined by Capt. Jno. Pat tersoa, the pioneer bear hunter of Eastern Arkansas, and the man who killed three partners single handed and alone with nothing but. his hunting knife.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

On an acre of ground, on s. F.. Sweets place. about six miles east of town. Harmed by Mir John Pickens. was raised this year sixty bush- els Of corn, twenty. five bushels of sweet potatoes and crop of pumpkins. where the fruit was so numerous on the vines that one could traverse the whole acre of ground without stepping on anything but pumpkins. Just think of itl Sixty bushels of corn. 26 bushels of sweet potatoes and car loads of pumpkinsl Where in all thus broad land of ours is there soil which will compare m richness and fertility wittAthe farms of St. Francis bottoms? Inns great country is now being pro
 tected from overfpws by levees. and it Is only question of few years when improved real estate in the easter,
 portion of this county will be tue most valuable farm property in the state. The country Is rapidly being cleared up, and in few years this wilderness which has hitherto been known only as the wildst region of the county--the country of swamps. canebrakes and overflows-will bloom and blossom like Eden, and will soon establish for Itse f the reputation which rightfuIly be- longs to it-a farming country unsur. passed-a land of peace and plenty
 M. w. Ewell, of Dyersburg. the gen. lai secretary of the St. Francis Elec- tric Light Co.,, of this city, came over Monday to look after the interests of the plant. and incidentally to introduce 10 some of our ciiizens MT Byrn. of Brownsville, who is here to look over the situation for d spoke and hub fac tory. MT. Ewell stated toa TIMES man that he had been endeavoring for many months 10 locate wood facturi. S here and that 1t is the intention of the St. Francis Electric Light Company Tn case they fail to interest liners. to start factory themselves. Every el- fort should be made by our citizens to secure this enterprise. We need fac tories. and we want all kinds of facto- ries. MT. Ewell also informed us that MT W. A. McCallum, of Ridley. Ten nessee, had succeeded Mir. Win Shep- ard. as manager and electrician of the company at this place. having entered upon his duties October 30 Mir Me- Calium was formerly with the Electric Light and Ice Company al Ripley, for TOUT years. and resigned that position to come here. He comes among us with the best of credentials. and is clever gentleman. TIE TIMES wishes hlm pleasant and profitable sojourn here, and hopes that under his manage ment the electric lights will give uni verSal satisfaction.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

To Cure La Grippe In Two Days Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if ,t fails to cure E. W. Groves signature on every box. 25c.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10
D. Duncan was in town Saturday.

The merchants say that every day is Saturday now.
 pr. Augspath, of Helena, was in the |city Wednesday.
 W. J. Jordan, of Goodwin. was in town Wednesday. T. A. Hawkins, of Heth, was at the Belser Saturday. A. Never was in the Bluff City Mon. day on business. There will be services at all of the churches Sunday. Business has been quite sdull this week, compared to last. Attorney John M. Prewett is ou, again after brief illness. w. J. Frein was in Marianna Sun day. He went down in buggy. Lee Nichols. of Byhalia, was in ths city registered at the Belser Friday. Mrs. R. T. Martin, of Howell, was registered at the Belser Wednesday,. Ellis Hurley has opened general store at Widener. John w. Hall is in charge.
 Mrs. M. B. Koerper went to Little Rock Saturday and has spent the week there with friends. Mrs. Bell (Barden) Wuertz, accordion pleater. Room at Dr. Dooley's old stand. Orders solicited.
 NJ. w. Izard, of Brnkiey, was in the city Tuesday on business and shaking hands with his numerous friends.
 Mrs. J T. Heron and children. of Jackson. Tenn. are visiting the lady's sister and brothers. Mrs. Wm. Crnt- cher and Messrs. s. H. and W. B. Mann.
 Miss Fannie belle Horne left this | morning for Trenton. Tenn. to visit the bedside of her grandmother. Mrs. Verser, who is reported to be critically Ill.
 Irregular bowel movements lead to chronic constipation. Pricklv Ash Bit. ters IS a reliable system regulator: if cures permanently Sold by J. H. Tip ton.
 The kidneys are small but important organs. They need help occasionally Prickly Ash Bitters is successful kid ney tonic and system regulator. Sold by J. H. Tipton.
 Miss Annie Pearson went to Poplar Grove Tuesday to attend a swell wed. ding of some of her friends whose names we did not learn. Miss Annie also took part in the musical program of the evening. and no doubt acquitted herself creditably.
 Neal Duff Fizer. who at the time ol the death of his mother. was quite ar infant. and therefore hardly known tC our citizens. and who has since been living with his uncle at Water Valley Miss. arrived in the city yesterday te vislt his father. sister and other rela. tIves. He Is now bright boy of ten summers, and was welcomed most en thusiastically by his father.
 In another column will be found q list of the delegates appointed by Judge Taylor and Mayor Tipton to the convention of the Western Waterways Association in Memphis next Wednps. day and Thursday. Nov. 15 and le The Mayor and Judge are anxious for every delegate who intends to partici pate in the convention to notify them at once, that they may be given the proper credentials You cannot afford to miss this most jmnortant maatinu
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10
Look.

Will have for sale Saturday car load of horses, which will be sold extremely cheap. Stevens Bros Livery Stable.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

goods at prlces wnIcn cannot ue uup,I-- cated at wholesale. LandYoipt ,S
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

Russell, Graham X Co.'s.
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

R. A. Haynie. of Pine Tree, was in
The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

tue olu p,ann walk,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
the expansion Of that enterprise in any but

the expansion OF that enterprise In any but
one direction.
There,are only two ports on she Atlantic
coast to which a railway westward from
the Rhodesian or Bechuanaland railways
Is likely to be directed. One Is Walhsch
Bay, about midway between the Orange
and Cunene rivers, and the other is Great
Fish Bay, short distance to tho north ofthe
Cunene River. To reach Walfisch Bay from
tho east, German territory has to be trav-
ersed, and to get to Great Fish Bay Portu-
gueso territory would have TO DO crossed.
As though to guard against this, the Anglo
German agreement explicitly binds tho
British South African Company not to
construct railway to the west anywhere
south Of ii degrees south latitude, except
from point on the Anglo-German frontier
which shall be determined by future agrcc-
ment. Further than that, another condi-
tion OF the agreement is that under no cir
cumstances shall railway be constructed
from British South African territory to the
west coast to the north Of IA degrees south
latitude until railway to the coast has
been constructed south Of that latitude.
The effect OF this agreement is TO render
It impossible for British railway develop
ment to be carried on without incidentally
assisting that of the German sphere. The
Germans have already begun the work,
railway between Walflsch Bay and Wind
hook being under construction.
1t is evident from the terms OF this rail-
way agreement that it was the price de-
handed by Germany for her neutrality
in the war between England and the
Transvaal. and consented to by England.
At the same timo it Is In conflict with the
policy of all the South African governments,
colonial and independent: and in 1t may be
found. perhaps, one Of the springs OF action
that have impellcd England to bring the
whole " South Africa outside OF the Ger
man and Portuguese territories under her
direct rule.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
Bill Days Tariff.

1t is our Industrious friend, the Hon. VIII
LIAM ID. DAILY OF New Jersey and Washing
ton, who recalls the Democratic party to
tariff reform. He has been delivered OF a bill
which gives authority to any ten citizens to
affirm and certify to II United States Dis
trict Court that Trust exists, restraining
trade. Thereupon the Judge investigates,
and II he finds that the crime Is proven, he
makes AFFIDAVIT To the President, who puts
upon the free list thereupon such articles
as may be controlled by the Trust merlin
mated by the ten indignant citizens.
Thu the tariff Is put into the hands OF
any ten indignant and octopodicidal citi-
zens; and thus the high old Cleveland
idea OF n tariff for revenue only. consisting
largely OF items on the free lists giving no
revenue at all, Is On &c more in glory.
II will or may easily be remembered that
tn Hon. BILL DAILY comes from the state
in which Farmer CLEVELAND was born.