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The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12

A startling incident. of which Mr.. John
Oliver OF Philadelphia. was the subject. il
narrated by him as follows ~ was in a
most dreadful condition. Ny skin was
almost yellow. eyes supken, tongue coated
pain continually in back and sides. no APP
petite-graduaily growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians had given me up.
Fortunately. friend advised trying 'Elec-
irc Bitters: and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made decided i'm
proye9pnt. | continued their use for
three weeks, and am now a we'll man. /
know they saved my life. and robbed the
grave Of another victim. No one should
fail to try them. Only so cts, guaran-
ieed. j. Ii. Dunavant & Co.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
Our Telephone System.

The business of the Forrest City tele-
phone company is growing rapidly, and
they have now in operation l04 local
phones. This speaks well for THIS new
enterprise and is indicative that our citi-
zens appreciate the convenience and quick
facilities to be rad by liberal patronage
of first-class telephone system. Capt
Head and Mr.. Adolph Chilner are now
engaged in putting in a number of new
phones, and the captain thinks the addi-
ton of new switchboard will soon be
necessary. While we are speaking Of II e
telephone system In general, we desire TO
give the good ladies at the exchange office
deserved mention. Forrest City is Ger
family blessed with the most gracious,
anisble and patient operators In the land
in the persons of Mrs. Tudie Prude aud
Miss Bertha Warren. They are pleasant
and courteous to all patrons, and seem
never to tire of serving the public graci
ously and attentiysy. On the whole We
believe this town has one of the best little
telephone systems in the country, and are
graiiied al the business the company is
enjoying. new booklet containing a
complete and correct list of the subscrl.
bers is now being gotten up in The
TINES job department, and will be issued
shortly. Always ask for the number OF
the residence or business house wanted i'm
order to avoid the confusion and delay
caused by calling for names. The oper
ator will appreciate this, and surely YOU
are willing to make almost any eoaees-
sion II your reward is to be the thanks
and gratitude OF the fair operators.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12

We had regular spring Weaahei s"e Ais'
of the week.
Health remains very good.
Misses SalIie Jones, SalIie doge and
Mrs. Sapp visited Mrs. Thomas and Mis-.
beatty this week.
Richard Mooney and wife, accompanied
hy their beautiful daughter. Miss Emma.
sre visiting Deusoc-at aud sand b'dge
folks this week.
X. w. Norment. Of Mason. Tenn. aud
]. NJ. Gunier. of iyockerisyille. Tenn
E,he latter gentleman former resident oi
This ulace) arrived here an visit last
Monday. Both gentleman are fishermen
from way back. aud the fnny tribe
had better hide out,
r. w. Sorment and 4. Beatty are run
ming possums from who laid the chunk.
Sorghum Joe abandoned the idea Of
putting i'm Christmas gtoek and is now
enjoying that happy vocation of splitting
sails.
That hnstling James Wright and Sor-
xhum Joe had misunderstanding last
week and Mr.. Wright left this country
and went to Sand Ridge.
Richard Mooney is little indisposed
this week.
Mrs. w. s. Thomas visited relatives in
Forrest City last week returning home
sunday,
A letter from Mr.. Adkins. of Jefferson.
Mo. discloses the fact that lie VIII be at
Democrat the last of the week.
Several persons have left here during
the past three years. but they have just
about all made it back again.
Our J p, is hustling the head lighters
from away back.
Since the G.. o. & g.. X. r., has dis
continued the Heth station this section of
the country Ia cut off from the railroad.
as there is no other station on the line we
can reach.
w. 5. Thomas is having the bridge
which spans Fifteen Mile Bayou repai,ed
Mr.. j. T. Coe OF Columbia. Ohio, 10 in
this section prospecting this week.
Arther McCullars. of Hetl,, is very psny
this week,
X. w. Sorment and c. Beatty went
hunting and returned twenty four hour.
later without any game. They were
bunting their way home the greater por-
ton of the time. and at last succeeded i'm
finding IL. n great deal the worse tor wear.
but still in the ring
SILVER BII.L
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
For Sale-Cheap.

The mill outfit complete, owned by COT
fey K Jackson. Apply to
W. Fl. CoFFEY,
Palestine, Ark.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
Having a Great Run on Chamner.
lain's Cough Remedy.

Manager Martin. of the Pierson drug
store. informs Us that he is havin. a great
run on Chamberlain's Cough Remrdy. He
sells i've bottles ot that mrdicine To one of
any other kind. and IL gives great salts
faction. IN these DAYS at Ia grippe there
J. nothing se Cbambrrisin's Cough Rem
edy 10 stop the cough, heal up The sore
throat and lungs and give relief within
very short time. The sales are growing.
aud all who try 1t are pleased with its
prompt action South Chicago Daily Cal
ument. Webb i Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
DEMOCRAT TIMES.
Health remains very good.

We had regular spring weather the FIRST
of the week.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12

The Best Prescription for Chilis
and fever is d bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quiz
nine In tasteless form. 1t is the first
tasteless tonic ever manufactured All
other so.called tasteless tonics are im-
ltationS. Ask any druggist about this
who is not PUSHING All imitation.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for sick and nervous headaches.
They make pure blood and strong nerves
and build up your health. Easy to take.
Try them. Only IS cents. Money back
if not cured. j. H. Dunavant Il Co.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
For Sale.

DESTROYS of moving to town, l will
sell my place of 40 acres, one mile from
town. with good mprovements-two
eisterns. two good cellars, good outlet
for stock. Would make a nice dairy
farm. will sell or trade for other
property near. Apply to G. W. Nc
Cormick.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
Has Cured Thousands, VIII Cure
You

II you are troubled with Kidney or
Bladder troubles. such as dropsy, Bright S
disease, catarrh. Gravel of the bladder.
Albumen in Urine aud unhealthy deposits
or too frequent discharge of the urine.
pain ia back aud bladder dropsical swell.
ing OF the feet and legs. etc. etc, we
guarantee that by using Smiths Sure
Kidney Cure. complete cure will be eff
fected. Price so cents. Webb & San.
ders.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
E0r Sala-Cho can

For Sale-Cheap
The mill outfit complete, owned by COT.
fey & Jackson. Apply to
w. II. CoFFEY,
Palestine, Ark.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-12
TRY ONE !,

of our fine Unedae biscuits
they are the best you ever ate
crisp, of fine flavor, tempting anc
always taste moreish." We
handle nothing but the best in al
lines of food, pure, wholesome and
nou1shing, and sell them at less
than You pay for ordinary and IN
ferlor grades elsewhere.
w. T. SANDERS
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23
on a

and attractive bachelor. should fan to her
matrimonial share. The expectation was
fulfilled In the person Of the thirteenth
Earl 81 westmorel8nd. and Ia 1872 the
marriage took place.
This was in Lady sibyi Erskine's arst
season. and since then her reputation as
a beauty and delightful hostess mas been
ecupsed BY others more ambitious of social
prestige. for the Countess is not fond OF
London. and one must remain In London
IN order to b. remembered. Like her sis
ter, the Duchess 81 Sutherland. Lady
wostmoroland prefers country to city NE
and her beautiful home. Apeihorpe Han.
20 her London houce. AZ Apethorpe she
has laid out the most wonderful gardens
IN imitation Of landscape gardening OF
queen Elizabeth time, and IN among her
lawns and flower beds are a marvellous coll
lection OF Old English sundials.
Beside her gafdens the mistress Of Ape
thorpe Hall has ideas on child culture
which she puts into practice on her three
handsome little ones. She has httsd her
self a. their own kindergarten teacher and
has established model creches and kin
dergartens In the village on her husbands
estates.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

q. will be delivered where they can be
heard by the greatest possible number OF
personF How Il could have been done
Withoutthe aid of the telephone Is cues
ton without answer.
The schemer and Their schemes.
All sorts and conditions OF people go TO
the headquarters. Those whose visits are
OF Importance. are usually uninteresting
to an observer, while those whose pres
ence a not necessary form an entertain
ing subject for study. Il Is safe 10 say
that nlnVty-nine out. Of a hundred Of those
who have no real business at headquar-
,ers want 10 see Mr.. Hanna. They loaf
in the corridors, importuning the ser
eeart at.arms 70 get them into Mr.. Han
na's room Some OF them confess that
thsv only want to look at him Others have
strange and wierd schemes which they
only want the COMMITTEES 70 adopt. The
man with a scheme IL the baue OF the
committeeman's existence. He comes IN
droves and stays long while. The
scheme which are suggested are as va
,ious AZ human ingenuity con devise.
somctmes the proposal comes from q
rerson who Is disinterested, but usually
he proposer has an eye vide open for
his own financial betterment. Such man
,urned 10 one day, who was engaged In
,hs manufacture OF ribbon IN one OF the
eastern states He told the sergeant-at-
arms that he must see Mr.. Hanna, and
.hat he wanted the national committee TO
.aont a ribbon badge. the material 20
-. snuuiiad hy him He explained that II
a.. committee would adopt the badge ana
csc h 10 be worn b. all Republicans
!, would Increase the demsnd for rib
hon ~ such an extent that all the man
sfae,urcrs would put on extra hands 10
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23
THE FINE AIRS or cAKE-MAKING
n Closely Adhered 90, These Rules
Ensures ABSOLUTELY Perfect Cake.

n Closely Adhered 60, These Rules
Ensures ABSOLUTELY Perfect Cake.
Use good materials N you want good
cake. There Is no slchomy IN the oven
90 transmute stale eggs. sticky sugar.
strong butter. ana lumpy -four inso some
thing rich and toothsome Neither will
the most skillful mixing and baking do
away with the acrid favor resultant from
poor baking powders
To Judge -four RUNE the surface OF it,
the shadows between the heaps look fains D.
ly creamy. Blue-whhe -four is apt 20 have
y faint OF corn -four or corn starch. or
else 20 have been ground from wheat be-.
low thu highest grade Perfect flour.
grusped IN the hand, will show when
released. all the veins Of the palm. AZ well
as keep shape. II has also a son OF vel
vety feel. which may be learned. but can
not be more accurately described.
A soft weii-favoped coffee sugar with
only a faint saccharine smell r. for many
sorts Of cake. better than either graBu-
lated or cut-ioaf. ana FIRST class grocerr
will supply on demand a light yellow soft
sugar, much better for dark cakes than
any % che white sugar tribe.
Butter speaks for itself-to eye and
nose Eggs carry within the hall mark %
freshness II is the air-bubhls AZ each
end. betwixt the lining membrane and the
shell when the bubble Is small, and To-
Gated NJ the ends. the eggs are ne least
TssseRaplZ DssA7g u has SHIFTED ~ the
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

N the work OF the committee. Mr.. Bliss
l""Ar after its finances His books ns
treasurer OF che National Committee are
Kept on the same system that the book
oi the house OF which he Is the head are
kept Mr. Bliss does not want to get
ms name into the newspapers He is
sedom interviewed. When his opinion
is asked he usually says that he does
not wish to be quoted He IL busy al
ways. lie IL consulted BY the other man
ayers on every move OF Importance that
i made ana his experience makes his
Judgment OF great value. There b. a
strong personal friendship 81 long stand
ing between Senator Hanna and Mr. Bliss
ana when Senator Hanna Is al head
quarters they spend a great deal OF time
together
Mr.. Manly looks out for the general
work 81 the campaign. He knows the
United states like a book, politically .
Hardly political question can be asked
that he can not answer offhaud. and IL
ne does not have the information in his
mind he knows where q can be- obtained
most easily Nir. Gibbs Is another old
timer Ia politics. He, too. har store
OF political knowledge co-eNteuslve with
the history Of the Republican party Mos
Of his attention has been devoted 10 the
city and state OF New York. ana 10 him
is entrusted more particularly che direc-
ton o. affairs IN the Empire state. SEN
ator Scott II az the head OF the speaker
bureau. lie makes the assignments for
Az the speakers who operate under che
direction OF tho National Committee as
far West as the middle OF Ohio From
that line TO the Pacific coast everything
Is under the direction OF che Campaigners
In Chicago To the eastward OF II they
have no jurisdiction.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

top or Is as big a. YOUR thumbs end,
they are open % suspicion. Egrs are bet
ter broken cool than wnrm-so ia hot
weather Il is well GO lay them Boo toe water.
or set them 300 "a refrigerator half an hour
or 50 before using
Cake making sinElc-handed a. matter
for method. First measure your butter,
and set IL where IL will soften without oil
ms Melted butter can not be creamcd.
and Dreaming Is essential 90 iightnefs in
the cake. Put Dc in bowl bis enough to
admit OF vigorous stirring Then measure
your hour. Sitting t first. put in the soda
or the baking powder. and size again.
Cake flour should always ~ siftcd twice
N % is measured az 30 comes oui OF tho
barrel. you will iufnluhly get too much
OF 30. ~ BE- feels the ienst hit clammy or
even " the day IS damp scr it where IL
Will warm without scorching, until you
arc ready for H.
Next measure YOUR sugar ana he sure
the measure o. exact. Sift o. ana sct ~
also Ia warm hat br sure it does not
heat Now break your eggs. ana scps-
rate yolks aNd whites Break each one
over small dIsh-thcn % you nud "A had
one. you Will rot ruin che whole hatcn
Put the Noiks into the mixing howl. aud
b. sure 10 s big ouough-u should be
twice tho canaclty of the finished batter.
to allow for beating Boat che yolks ull
they foam ana .ook almost creamy white,
then pat ln the sugar. cupful at O.
time. ana bfa5 again
After that cream tho buuer-rcally
cream it DO not Doc satisfied when % -
soft enough 20 stir Keep heating and
stirring q always the same way until 70
drops from the spoon in frothy rope Ad1
IL 60 tho eggs and sugar. alternately with
the -four. and take care 90 stir in every
biz Of flour before you put go more but
tor 4 dron ~ huticr filling upon dry
-four makes a lump IL is almost impossible
60 be- ria ~ when an the butter and
-four are a.. heat hard Tor Ten minutes.
then 80 10 work whipping the whites 81
eggs Beat them very stin ana mix IN
ughtly. Now n you have as soda alone
put IN your lemon iuicc--trainfd. or your
sour cream. Beat the whole mixture. for
three minutes longer. add your hsvorins
also a dash OF rum or brandy. then pour
into moulls and ST IN the oven.
Here s. an excellent quick sponge cake
especially good Co break and cat hot
or serve with sauce ~ a dessert Break
I'VE eggs whites and yolks together. beat
them very light then add two cups OF
sifted snEar-three cups, scant ones-of
twico-slftsd -four Beat smooth, then add
cup 81 strictly boiling water ia which
YOU have dissolved haif level teaspoon
ful Of baking soda Stir hard. then fol
low II with tho strained Juice 81 two
lemons. tcaspo1uful ~ lemon extract
ana the grated yellow rind of the fruit
Last ot@sll stir Ia half gill ~ whisky
or hrll~y Bake in quick oven. This
makes a fine layer cake hy baking thin
Spread n layer stlll warm with frosting
then strcw chopped nuts and seeded raj
sins on the frostng and put on another
layer Repeat until the cake e. ~ high
as YOU like Let cool. trim smooth, all
round and frost thickly
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

look az ~ they had been Installed 20 stay,
The clerks messengers ana aoothceP'.
ell have an air about them wnich saso ~
the visitor that they are permanent pa
Of a great organization engaged ~ 80.
work Throughout the othces are -,
traits OF the Republican national eas ~.
dates set on by the national eoiois re-,
show the President as he appears NJ nls
deek An ,he Whne House. or the pot
trabs Of Roosevelt there rs great
rtetv He a shown as n soldier Inouueo.
on a horse and leading charge OF n s'
Riders. ne IL shown as a statesman ~
ed IN a frock coat such as Statesmen
alleged TO afect. There are pi.tuiss
the soldier Roosevelt dressed N hnaa.
mess with the oficers OF ms
Some OF che pictures are those ~ - .hor,
how ana others OF a hunter. All OF .ieu
ara ~ the same Roosevelt. however. i.ss9
ere samples Of the portraits that arc .
ins distributed throughout the country ="
the reautshions OF che various sta'e Gun
mittees. D...,led.
Chairman Hanna Is essentially ous'-
ness man. He does his WofA ne
head OF the National Committee "
same wav that ne manages the cofnins
cial enterprises which he controis
does not believe IN wasting time. '.t'.s
DO the men who help him on the bNs'e 49,,
Committee. His associates a. we s...,es
York haadauarters are United
Senator Nathan b. Scott OF West Nirsiiia:
ex-ssate Senator Frederick > Sip.s
New York. the Hon. Joseph - Ns.H
or Maine. and ex-Secretary OF the Au,N
rior Cornelius ~ Bliss OF New YORK, wv
Is treasurer Of the National Comniiti s Il,
Ha~@h one has bis Own provinces ~ -
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23
wisdom Of confuciu..
From the Buffalo Newe.

From the Buffalo Newe.
Here are few % the most notable ana
quotable maxims Of confuclus:
To confess your Ignorance h knowl-
edge"
Past things DO not grieve for /" (Which
might well be the proverbial progenitor
OF our own homelier saying as 90 the inu-
tility Of grievinR over spilled milk
no have a friend come from a distances
la Il not dellghtful9"
The honorable man has nothing about
which he quarrels."
Reflect perpeiualiy." CThis would be 10
good motto for a mirror)
Have no friend unlike yourself"
Rotten wood II unit for carving"
Next comes what might vulgariy bs
termed "a POSER"
"A cornerod vessel without It's cornerst
how IL Il then cornered vessel7''
The general OF large army you may
overcome. but you can not overcome the
determined mind Of a peasant"
There Il a faint. far-awsy-down-the-
ages tinRe Of the present day about the
following;
without having filled tho seat OF a mag
istrate man Is unable TO advise about
his concerns"
when a man is near death his counsel
Is virtuous" CThis Is somewhat suggestive
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

Al noon Of every working day, under an
arrangement with the telephone company.
tho long distance telephone To- the Chicago
headquarters Is connected WIN that in
the New York headquarters and the COM
u,ittesmen, nearly thousand miles apart
talk matters over with each other. The
telephone was OF especial value when the
committee was arranging the Gov. Ro0se-
welt etumping tour through the West.
Gov Roosevelt was IN New York. Most
OF the territory In which he was 20 speak
was under the jurisdiction OF the Chicago
headquarters. His itenerary was difficult
one 20 arrange. because OF the avalanche
OF demands that was made for him from
an parts OF the country. Chairman Hanna.
Senator Scott and Gov. Roosevelt would
gather at the New York telephone and
talk with the Hon Henry c. Payne, who
Is AZ the head Of the committee IN Chi
caro. Three consultations between them
suficed % arrange the whole tour Of
forty-three days. so that the Regular trains
OF the various roads over which the can
dldate will ride will he utilized and the
schedule was so contrived that his speech
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

OF familiar but reprehensible coupiet be-
ginning: when the devii was slck.'D
A ruie--and GOOD ruie-for judging a
man from a hlial point Of view IA given
here.
IN three years" tthat r.. three years
from his fathers DEATH. n there be no
deviation from his fathers way. the man
Is a dutiful SON"
"If you advise a friend he viii avoid
you more particularly IL YOU follow up
your advice by reminding him that you
told him SOD
THE life Of the evil man is preserved
BY mere good fortune" perhaps most evii
men would consider this entirely good
snough)
AZ a concluding example here Il q hit
az the Individual who hrays your gold
watch IN a mortar and produces what ara
chafitahiy supposed 10 be nsw-laid eggs
from tho recesses OF your best silk hat:
"suppress Juggling and legerdemain:
these are destructive"
That the great man was not devoid OF
a certain dry humor Is proved by his re-
mark upon an occasion when there ap-
pears 70 have been something o. the ma
ture OF a musical high links:
what" he exciairns. eight brass bands
playing IN the palace. This can you sufferf
Then what can you not suffer2''
What would he have thought Of Wax-
oer7
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

matter OF the coming election. II those
persons only who have a real interest IN
the campaign and It's management called
there che doors would be open on che
corridors ut all hours. But besides the
great number who visit the committee
on business every day a stream OF curl
osity-impelled visitors. cranks OF various
degrees OF crankiness, and fakirs who be-
lieve that they can swindle the managers
Of the campaign 90 their own advantage
pour into the building. For these visitors
there Is courtesy enough. but they are not
sliowed 90 waste the time OF the men
whose minds are occupied with the desail
work OF getting out the Republican vote
throughout the country.
The national headquarters OF the Re
publican committee IN New York Is only
temporary. From Il an OF che campaign
work for the Eastern states Is directed
II was opened on the hrst Of August II
will be closed up within a couple OF days
after she election. but u has all che APP
pearance OF permanency that attaches 20
the executive Offices Of great business
concern. The fttings are substantial ana
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23

luke them the author would vote for
Bryan.
ON another day a weil-groomtd iIdi-
v.dual appeared with proof sheets y
ecurrious attack on President Mckin-
lev He said that he was the author
Of H. and that the Democratic National
Committee had bought II and would issue
(. buf he offered 10 have u suppressed
II the Republican Committee would make
II worth his while The Republicans were
confident that the Democratic National
Committee had never seen the document
ana they promptly turned the biackmail-
er out.
Occasioually these troublesome visitors
go astrav and get into the wrong place.
one day a long-haired poet wandered
/ around the corridors for a half hour or
90 without telling any one his business.
one Of Mr. Hanna's callers. on leaving
the chairman's room. forgot 90 close The
door. and the poet slipped IN before any
one could head him on He drew from
his pocket a great roll OF MSS. ann ex-
plained 70 Mr. Hanna that IL was q his
tory OF the Republican party IN rhyme.
| Before the chairman could reply the
poet sald. II will read g." and he be-
gan. How long IL was the chairman never
| learned for he made an excuse and de-
serted his desk leaving the poet IN pos
session Of the room. The poet was lured
out afterward by Mr.. Hanna's secretary.
| Mr.. Gibbs attends TO the gentlemen
who are organizing great movements, and
who need only a little aid from the Ma
tlonai Committee 90 bring about land
slide There ore more OF these persons,
Mr.. Gibbs says. than there ere voters
in the United states. In che month Of
| August ne received over a hundred and
aftv letters, all Of which Endorsed the
work that was being done by an individ-
ual In one 81 the Atlantic coast states
This man was organizing she negro vot-
ers. Letters bearing the signatures Of
ciergymen. physicians lawyers and u1er-
chants reached MIR Gibbs. all OF them
commencing IN ardent words this organ
| izer. Mr. Gibbs Investigated the move
ment and learned that oil Of the letters
mad been written by the supposed organ
lser himself commencing him for work
that By had neYeg deGe. aRa that ses