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The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09

The matter ot erecting new city hall IS engaging 10 some ex. tent the thoughts of the city off. cials. The new building should he had by all means, and at an early date. It should be something more than 2 square box. It is Q lamentable fact that we have few modern buildings in town. The beauty of our school building was curtailed for the want of a few paltry dollars, and what, accord. fng to the original plans, was a beautiful piece of architecture, was finished without the tower and other reliefs, which left it simply 6 plain, substantial building. We think the looping off of ornamen. tation in building is of doubtful economy. Attractiveness is valua- ble. Beauty is refreshing. Mod. ern architecture is restful and Soothing. When combined in the upbuilding of g town DO power on earth can retard It's rapid growth. Forrest City's public building must be modern. It must be such Q building as will attract the fav- orable comment of all strangers who look upon it, and arouse tho pride of evory citizen who points it out. IL will pay as an adver. tisement of the progressive spirit of our citizens. Forrest City can. not afford to be niggardly Tn this matter, and we believe the admin. istration is of that character which
 will turn a deaf ear to the advice
 of fossils, and be up-to-date. It is not extravagance to have the best.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09

Nothing but the severe criticism. of "The Democrat" and the papers that agree with 1t has caused Jef Davis to tone down his abuse of tn, supreme court. He no longer re, 4srs to the judges as Give jackasses' or to the governor as a showdown dirty, contemplble political COW ard." But he ought to be and vii be beaten, for what he has already said.- Arkansas Democrat.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09

There are so far only two an. nounced candidates for the con. gressional nomination. and it's jus, 30 days until our primary. Three or four other names have been mentioned prominently in this connection, and it seems hlgh time they were declaring themselves if they desire to be "in it" in this county.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09

Every person who participated iu the Democratic primary cleo tion Wednesday tacitly pledge, his word of honor to support anf vote for the nominees at the gen eral city election. We believe that every one of tho 2l3 who cas 8 vote Wednesday fully under stands this principle and that h. was sincere and will act according ly. It were shameful to do other wise.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09
THE TIMES, looking into the f

THE TIMES, looking into the fn ture about seven days, is please to note the prospects of anothe comparatively inexpensive tern of the circuit court. There Ar but three prisoners in jail, aD' everything points to a short ses sion of tho grand jury. Count, scrip IS already near par and witt this in its favor the market will b. still stronger. We congratulat the taxpayers that such gre tn prospects, and we hope soon to b. able to say to the outside worlt that we haven't any use at all fo the Circuit Court, and that ou scrip is worth dollar for dollar This is at least s pleasant contem plation, and now that we have tb' Ant-Saloon league, Why not?
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09

A decided majority of all votes within the corporate limits were cast in the Democratic primary election Wednesday, and thus pledged to the support of the sue cessful candidates. This mean, beyond 8 doubt that the ticket will be elected without a struggle. The primary is . glorious institution.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09

Our attention has been called l. an error which occurred Tn TH TIMES . few weeks ago, which W cheerfully correct, but with p' other purpose than to state tn facts and correct any erroneou impressions as to our motives o otherwise which the statemen has created or may create. Il noticing the candidacy of GU friend MT. Jas. Brown, we state that he held the office of assessc two terms and retired. The fac is that MT. Brown held the ofic for three terms, which al know, and which we inadyertsntl.. and unintentionally misstated.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09
Senator James H. Berry is a

Senator James H. Berry is al ready 50 far in tho lead of Gov Jones in thelr oonteat fof the dom ooratio nomination for United States Senator that we fear the lat ter can never reach the inside o the distance lag. Every count. so far holding it's primary, excep one, has given Senator Berry | rousing majority. He will sue ceed himself-there isnta doub of it.
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09


 Governor. Vandeventer is scarpe. ly known in the race aRd seems 10 attract very little, if any, notice. Judge Bryant. Col. Jno. G. Fetch CT and Attorney General Jeff Da- wis are dividing honors. The for mer is . polished gentleman, an orator, man of deep re- search and a statesman, who would be credit to this commonwealth ss their Chief Executive. Where best known he is most popular. Col. Fletcher is one of Arkansas noblemen. He was reared on the farm and is g farmer as we'll as banker. He has risen to wealth, education and high position by reason of his indomitable energies, his rugged honesty, his fearless character. He is an ex-confeder- ate soldier and has an honorable record. As governor of Arkansas he would steer the, ship of State clear of the breakers His ad- ministration would be character. .ized by those principles which through his life have made him successful in his undertakings. He does not seek the office from a pe- cuniary standpoint. but solely for the hopor and because he believes he is competent to discharge the duties of the high office in a man. ner which will be to the best inter- ests of the State. Lastly is the present attorney-general, Mfr. Da- vis. He has been specially promi- nent before the voters ofthis State for upwards ofa year. He has developed a craze for notoriety and sensationalism not heretofore squalled> by any other prominent public man in .Arkansas during our time. He has abused the high of. hcials of the State, referred to the Supreme court as " five jackasses, l" and to the governor as "a low down, dirty, contemptible politi- cal coward. l" It is said of him
 hat he abuses tho hotels for not giving him rates, the banks for 'efusing to cash his checks, the telephone companies for charging nim the same price they do 'thers, and his campalgn is being made upon hls failures and a 'Lamentation Platfopm." He has 'hown himself to be wholly and notoriously unfit for the high and
 xalted office of governor, and
 f elected will be disgrace to the State. He revels Tn epithet, and
 eeks to ride into off ce upon abuse If some of the greatest and best men the State has eyer produced. He is indorsed by the rabble, by the republicans, by the anti-demo-
 ratio press, and almost unanimous. y condemned and opposed by the iemocratic newspapers. He says there are 5000 people in Little Rock who want to assassinate him, nd compares himself to Goebe of Kentucky in the role of Q martyr. Jeff Davis is a demagogue pure md simple. Few intelligent dem ocrats will support him, vet, strange to say, he has large following-a following which is ured on by the boldness of bis 'pithet, the coarseness of his wit, and the buffoonery of hls oratory. HE TINES hopes tho democrats of st. Francis county will not in any nonpar ancourape Mr nav;.' no n
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09
PLANT GOOD CHEER

PLANT GOOD CHEER in the hearts of your guests. ke gale your friends with
 WINES AND LIQUORS from our stock and they will ha'ss ample reasons to pleasantly IT member their visit. Our
 HOLIDAY GOODS have been selected with the gresss est care and we have . superb l'n' select from.
 Our prices cannot fail to pless. you. They make buying easy
 Hampers packed for shipment v distant friends.
 You'll find something to please am0ps the following:
 Cumberland Rye, Jas E. Pepper w. II. McBrayer, Old Forester Grey Stone. Monks Best, Golden Rod. Pee Dee, Diamond Star, Maple springs c. B. Cook, Imperial uln' London Dock Gin. Holland tin, Apple and Peach Brandy. .,r..., The best grades of all kinds ol hi''' Tobacco and Cigars.
 Yours truly, opy
The Forrest City times., 1900-03-09

THE TINES has always opposed political demogogues no matter where. and whenever it met them in tho road.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18

This means n very smnll population for thu
country townships Vh'n II II rcmrmbsrnd that
tn" figures included nj the town, he country
sat and rvcry Post Office ltIS IN fact The cattle
mon only who ar ih' IN" pomIlAuou u the corn-
''.o, Farming D. n lot nrt IA Western Kansas.
For inst. nee IN 'hr yrrr 1899, thlry c%cunii.-
in the vest end ul III" Sta, constituting n lGl
On" ilir. 81 Kansas produced 22T5. 900 bushels
81 what Vet Sumner county rluno IN the the
rcn'ral southern rNrt q tn Sta'n in Nc Sam
season produced 1850 800 bushels of fan wheat
~ 5000 hu'hrIS more than Tho thirty counties
IN ~. western end II "a" state These thlrt,
countess. produced last year. 2,S32.S SIS bushels
q! com. yet Marshal county alone IN tho same
y"nr s, 40 i6, bash"ls, lacking less than 1000
hHshrl' u bong thr"" iim"' rs much - a." uLf.r
t,ry C,uu'i', The fact Is tart W.s;,rn Ksn
s4> has Quit corn and wh"a' irr stock
Wh.U tn pool" 81 IN" We, r.vo they n
IN parallel hn"s nur;h AMI south" ,a,. u W'et.r n
kan,aN philosopher Il IS the tha, he y'ople
for ih,' r'aSOn nave nor g~'nCT"llN gru" e. Vast
I'm Oklahoma than elsnwh"rn and IN n Few
years ,h' ~t.rrtpry Will Gurlicq,o ihr history
Kansas 'hpIgh on smaller scHle IN tho WranWhile
unnnw hl" those who hey" survive, ih, wreck
II IN" boom Hr' dong well and IN 'hr clear
~" clrn' 'El"g hnd fav. rrbl' or'fuu, a.. happy
and prosperous liu' the memory II 'hc PAST
VIII r"r'Htn with indignant Eastern investors
for nnnr, many years 20 come.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
VIM SEEk ~ UNKNOWN PLANET.
one of Prof. iangicy's Objects In Obsery-
ing the Coming solar Eclipse.

PlTTsHrRC. March i7-John \, Brashear,
the maker Of astronomical instruments, i, en-
gagged in fttiug W nrv instruments for the ob
s~ervatiOn Of the total eclipse of the sun which
i, 10 take place on May * viii th' aid Of u
large instrument that VII ErnShrar - making
Prot Samuel = Langley II the Smithsonian
Institution hopes TO see n planet that has never
vet bern Observed by mortal eve The InStnI
mnnt IL n IN inch Ihutr telescope ana c~uclu,tHi,
and the planet fought for is cqllrI the iutrrmrr
here between the sun and Venus, ~ certain
su-rpuiibln 80 no other exclamation than that
there must he sJch a ulsuct Ii"rrt"for" ~ has
eluded Nil effort to take is Photographs. but II
j. hoped that the darkness during the moment,
of the suns total eclipse Will enable the new
instrument tp TX is inlHEr on the p.Ale
he curved photographic plate recently made
by Mr. Ira>haCr e. take tuo fight ~ the LeOnids.
the metennC shower that failed To- fall lot Novem.
Dor. will be used " photograph the iutrrmerCurgl
plauet The field Of the new instrument, with
The curved Hates, Is 80 large that II will contain
a circle around the sun of ~ degrees of the orbit
No such field has ever before brru available IN
uho,o astronomical u~b,crNatiuns II is believed
Inn, he long polar cotunal strpamrT~ TINT n.
COMPANY every total cClipS. will show w exceed
inrly well on these plates
Prof Ianrlnv's rartN will 60 10 y point IN the
southern .Allcghnny Mountain rage, somewhere
ON a line passing through Norfolk, Va, and New
Orleans The eclipse will be only partial in this
latitude and longitude, bat will BE- total on the
line mentioned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
A Royal Architect and Gardener.

Kings arc generally supposed 10 owe their
distinction to their exalted position. II is said
Of King Teopolh Of Belgium, however. that II
he were not King Of the Belgians, ha would h. a
king among architects. ~ among landsca pc
gardeners.
HIS taste in these d~i rections is pTohqhly more
marked than his taste for ruling, for il is veil
known that he detrSts the CO remonIRlS Of royalty,
and il never ~ hHppy a. when inspecting and
correcting designs r. q new building or planning
the LAYING ont ~ an estate
brussels has much cause 10 te grateful 10 him
I'm Ills respect, sIEor 1t 4, - tina kcrnuesS ~ his
ey" for the beautiful IN lands, AIe hat Sic owes
many ~ her uIeu spaces from ahich delightful
views Ui the country can b. obtained
IN" summer palace II the kIng and Queen 81
TN li'lglaus Is ~ Iaek'n, q suburb IT BruSSrl,
II b., an estate ~ about 300 acr'S. and the park
an. grounds plainly SHOW The influence u tlr
King love II horticulture am iurculturc They
the pride and delight 81 hi SUBJECTS. The King
himself Superintendent the opening ~ every glade
and the arrangement Il every group Of tr""~
Since the Queen SHARP with her husband a
great f"ndneNs for flowers, and sine" la'Nen II
her 'QNOr IL r"slutnre, u l. not surprising mat
IN" cunSnryai re, therh ore SHlt 10 b" the finest
private cunScT,Htutirs IA the word. They were
begun in l7TI aud have been added w. from tim"
t. tm' since
Just now Ne Kings occupation Is one after his
own heart He Il laying out his nov property
~ Nillefrauche IN the French Rivera
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
HOW IN. MURPHY MET DEATH.
Remarkable knowledge of Hts Own Case
Up to the Inst Moment of His Life.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

FROM TIE ClntnNdu Enquirer.
The public has never heard the true. dramatic
story Of DR.. John A. Nurpby's recent death.
To my mind It shows the doctor In him with stArt
ling c'earness, the precision of his medical
knowledge aS applel-o his own case, and the cool,
soldierlv sangfroid in which he met his fate"
These words were spoken yesterday by o med
iCal colleague Of the la'e doctor They hal beer
Intimate friends and associates on many board,
for years. He then proceeded 10 give the following
most marvellous account Of how d. Murphy
crossed the Great Divide"
The only person in the rom with him during
his last hours and ~ the closing scene was Mrs
Oliver Perrin. Us u friend and neighbor Of a quar-
tel " q century she had frequently called to kce,
aneyc on the doctor during his illness, al the re
quest oi Mrs Murphy, who had been temporarily
called Fast wi,hJn, dreaming tina; her husband 5
condition was al all critical.
About 2 4. ". one day shortly after she left
Tr Eichberg dropped in to see about the doctor
welfare. lie found him about as usual, TO ali ap
paaranccS, quiet and in but little pain Doing
what he could to relieve him, Or Eichberg said
In his i%ocular way: Well, III Jog along now ami
drop in AGAIN IN about I'VE hogrsa n.
pillow Well, yoi1l not find me here when YOU
come back"
Not going to run away" face,iou~ly querird
VIZ III u " E'ilFt tilnN y III
Nonsense. nonsense. my friend" said DR..
EiChherg. with a laugh as he hurrlad of.
Then followed a short interval Of silence. In
Just twenty minutes after the visiting physician
lef, The room Dr Murphy remarked In the most
natter Of fact tone e. Mrs Perm;
I'm going now
Without any further ersmony in the way oi
farewell he quietly turned over on his side gave
one long, deep sigh, and was gone
'"The doctor was u profound anatCmist himself
and we'll versed In diagnosis" resumed the mar
rntOr of this singular story: but nothing ever
done in life SO clearly proved the accuracy Of his
medical knowledge ~ the way he LEFT it. tie
had ne balance between his disease and his mowers
Of endurance 50 perfectly adjusted that his time
table for departure was calculated to . nicctv
on strict scientific data right on the hrink NJ the
grave II was also discovered later that he had
pinned q hi, Of paper IN his pillow on which was
written Call the undertaken at once lie had
the notion, possibly, that he might pass away
during some short interval when he was unattended
and knowing there would he no further use
for adoctor II he fell into a stupor. he wanted Il
made clear 10 the FIRST one who happened to enter
the room Just what step tn take next"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18

Warm Reception of Filipino Rebels Who
Annexed an Ambulance IIain.

Edward +. Sexton. y member ~ the Hospital
Corps attached to Gen Schwan's brigade in Iuzon.
sends the following account u an attack made by
Filipino insurgents on an ambulance tram and
Of the warm reception they got The letter il
dated Santa Cruz, IaRuna Province, Iuzon,
Feb !. II says
Two ambulances ravelling on the military
road from Maiailai TO this place with twenty one
sick and II few wounded suddenly ran into an
ambush about two miles gu, Of the above town
and four miles from Santa Cruz. without any
warming from both sides Of the road there ISSUED
the cracking roar Of q Mar,ar vollry and the
shouts and yalls Of the wrptChrs who make war
on thu sick and wounded and who hoped by AT
lacking ambulance tralnS TO have an easy vic
tory. But on this occasion they were sHdly mis-.
taken, for the sick and wounded, angcred into
mon,entAry forgetfulness Of their condition,
tuIn Died headlong out Of the wagons and rlmming
the chambers and magazines q Their niles tull
Of cartridges PROCEEDED 10 punish he insurreC'oS
with such a will and vim that the rebels, retreat
ing before the leTCe fire 81 the twenty one wounded,
The two Hospital CorpPs men and ,hs two drivers
the field. uur casualties were two wounded.
one Of them in the left hand, the other in the left
shoulder
"A pathetic incident Of the fight WAS the death
NJ one " the ambulance mules. a pet Of nj! the
drivers, and a handsome animal. II" was shot
~sqnarely IN the breast by a shatpshoot"r. IN .
and hit tho mule. The bullet made a C.ean round
hole in the animals breast ON beng hi the
poor beast turned his bead and looked At he driver
in O most pitiful manner. as II asking. Why ~
this In q few minutes he fell down on his knees
In a pool Of his own blood and nlhhllug at a TUT
Of grass gave a sort Of low moan and with a last
puzzled glance NJ his master expired
Having substituted q cavalry horse for the
fallen animal the amhulances mad" the best of
their way into Santa Cruz, whe,n he sick and
wounded were carrd fo' ~ the field hospital Of
Schwan's brigade. This incident emphasizes
the fact that these robb.r bands do not respect
the Red Cross nor The men Of the Hospital Corps
who. in addition 10 their pouches, htrers, Sc,
are compelled TO carry carhin"s or pistols II lHrGc
callber as vel a. ammunition, thus ADDING 10
the alradv mulr'lrious duties uf this hard
worked nd little kt q yn branch of he : r 1Cp
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
Profits of n hull Fighter.
From n. s.. Loms Gl-h.. D. nnern.

from ne 81. L0ns GIIb'. Dtnotr1'
PrEpLA Mexico March II.-Fue1tcs.'h o great Span.
ish hull ghtrT, closed here TO-DAY histhres mpn'n's
tour a. VI 'Nico he will sail for - N.laige. France,
FROM Vera rru'. He Is uHd' cIatrar'' appear In
Madrid next month. r., utaa takes back With h m
$40 600 - Gosh ~ The net earnings . I'D. cNhlh i.
tons in VI We. sew raj OF ms pcr:ormtRro ia tGis
county noted him a. hIGh A. $4,000 He rarely
played 20 less than u 3 900 audience IN the City ~
Meklcn his PERFORMANCES were witnessed by Presi.
dent DiaI and Cabinet officers anil other high
Government officials He was the recipient ~ many
valuable Jewels pro .ented 10 him by wealthy 49,
eAn . =. tes OF bullhghting
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
VIII Raise Thoroughbred opos.ums.

LNGR,xGr. Ind, March ~ This cit, IL. The HON"
Of another fr1k industry. This tImeI u O.. al upus
suin farm. aud the same Efforts All la mad Ia
a.hiev, a. much success ia this new IN Iu.fT' ~ that
Of the skunk farm operated here, Thrupu--lwi arnl
will be undr' mo -up-rn tendency OF i ,iu"- hat
the animal. Vil. be thoroughbred. and wall rn Tho
nucleus Ut The row project. The location MI be On
the banks ~ olive Lake.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-18
Remember This

When an advertiser has something Of real
value TO Il apose Of. h. first goes To- THE SUNS
.Jyer; sing columns with H.. Rarely Is he
compelled to try further IIc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-07
Guaranteed . CHILDREN
a GRAB BAG GAME FOR THEIR
BENEFIT.
Mrs. Harry Evans and Daughter Get
Up a Scheme to Provide the Little
Ones With Toys.

A grab bag game on the church fair
Milan was conducted yesterday after
noon by Mrs. Harry Evans and her lit
9Ie daughter for the benefit of the chill
6ireu who are confined in the detention
and quarantine camps. The little ones
had been rather overlooked in the hur-
ny of looking after the many people
recently made homeless, but yester-
days enterprise was enough of a sue
cess to make it sure that they will have
plenty of toys hereafter.
The waterfront was especially re-
presented in the grab bag scheme. All
along the front captains whose families
were with them were interested in the
scheme and took their wives and chill
[iren to the Evans residence on Fort
street, above Vineyard. The little ones
and the older people too, spent a lot or
time making grabs in four or five large
barrels-at so much a grab.
Harry Evans says that the grab bag
game at his home was different from
any other grab bag game in history in
that in every case the grabber got
something that was worth more than he
or she paid for the chance The CO.
operation of local merchants was Sc
cured as soon as the scheme was
preached and large donations of prizes
were made. The result, according to
Che waterfront police captain, was
that those who made ten cent or TWEEN
ty-fiVe cent grabs were astonished at
hauling from the barrels things worth
twenty-five cents or a dollar.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-07
THE NEW GERMAN STAMPS.

Germany proposes to alter the de-
sign of her new postage stamps. That
aggressive eagle is to give place to Il
more peaceful, but not less significant,
symbol of a united Empire. The figure
or rather the bust, of Germania is to
appear on the series of stamps, which
ushered in the New Year. 1t is curl
Gus how the Fatherland has stuck to
it's eagle. We have had our lion shill-
ing, but it Is now rather a rarity. When
Napoleon first put his head on the Ave
franc pieces of a new empire, the CAL
lie cock took a very back seat on that
handsome coin. The postage stamps
of the present French Republic are the
most artistic in Europe. The service is
symbolized without any suggestion of
dynasty, or indeed country. 1t will be
interesting to see how the head of Ger
mania" will be used. A mere abstrac-
ton, a face that suggested nothing,
would be an unfortunate way out Of
the difficulty. And yet there are as
many types of German beauty as there
are of British. There will be not only
new stamps, but new values, 3D., 4d.,
Sd, and others to follow.-London
News.