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Mortgage Sale.

Under and by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained in three mort.
cages, as follows: Mortgage execu
ted by the WoodIawn Grocery Co.
to ] b Fitzpatrick. Nov. 6, 1895, re
corded in the Office of Probate
Judge of Jefferson County, Ala
bama, Vol. 1913, Page 45o, Record
of Deeds, and by said J b Kilpat :
rick transferred for valuable consid
Grafton to Alabama Penny Savings
and Loan Company, November 20,
1897; and mortgage executed by
SAID Woodlawn Grocery Company
to J B Burris January 6, 1896, re
corded in office of Probate Judge
of Jefferson County, Alabama, Vol
zoo, Page 49, Record of Deeds,
and by said J B Burris is trans
fered for value to Alabama Penny,
Savings and Loan Company Aug
ust 20, 1899; and mortgage execu
ted by said Woodlawn Grocery Co.
TO Alabama Penny Savings and
Loan Company November 20, 1897
recorded in office of Probate Judge
of Jefferson County, Alabama, Vol
2I6. Page 594, Record of Deeds,
said mortgagee, Alabama Penny
Savings and Loan Company will
proceed to sell in front of the Court
House of said county, at public out
cry, to the highest bidder for cash
during the legal hours of Sale, on
Tuesday, the 27th day of February,
1000, the following described prop
erty, situated in the town of Wood
lawn, Jefferson County, Alabama
to wit:
A certain Lot known and de-
scribed as Lot numbered one ~
in Block numbered Cd from ting
forty (4o) feet on South side of
Woodlawn avenue or Blountsville
dirt road and extending back of
uniform width one hundred thirty.
five ana one-half (I35.5) feet to an
alley of Mrs. P fitzpatrick, subdi-
vision of Woodlawn, Exhibit Az
as the same is recorded in the of.
f1ce of Judge of Probate of Jeffer-
son County, Alabama.
Said sale will be made on &C
count of default in payment of in
secured by said mort
cages.
Alabama Penny Savings and Loan
Company,
by E, A. Brown. attorney.
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Modern War Mechanism.
Searchlights, Steam Ploughs and
Heliographs in South Africa.
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As might be expected, the English
are using in the South African war the
most modern military appliances that
can be had. They are thoroughly up
to date in the matter of guns and am
munition, and even the surgeons are
using new means Of developing x
rays. The War Office has negotiated
with Marconi's business representa-
tlves for wireless telegraphic outfits,
and by this time the apparatus ought
to be in service. Moreover, q num-
Der of other appliances that are not
necessarily instruments of war have
been put to use in the contest with
the Beers.
One of the most striking instances
of this kind is the employment of
steam plough for digging trenches.
The ploughshare and pruning hook
are particularly typical of the arts and
spirit of peace, but now, for the first
time in history, the former implement
has become military weapon. The
steam plough is not in itself any
novelty. It has been used for years
on large scale in the western parts
of the United States. where the great
wheat and corn crops of the country
are raised. 1t is also we'll known in
other parts Of the world where agricul-
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Not Absolutely Ignorant.

1t is commonly understood that one
of the newspapers of New York City
has a rule to employ none but college
graduates on its staff. 1t may or 1t
may not be true. Nevertheless, a
young man of good address, bringing
with him excellent recommendations,
and equipped for journalistic work by
several years experience, called one
day at the editorial Office of that pa
per.
He made so good an impression that
the mann ging editor was about to as
sign him a place on the staff, when,
as if remembering something he had
overlooked in examing the applicant,
he suddenly asked:
"By the way of what college or uni
versity are you a graduate?
Il am not graduate of any," re-
piled the young man, but l know bet
ter than to write pants for trousers
plead for pleaded and he was given
chance for a chance was given
him. I never use the phrase lin our
midst l understand the correct use
of who and whom ard of shall and
will 1 prefer officer to Official
dwelling to residence l avoid as to
whether abhOr 'repOrtorial,' never
split an infinite, and never write a
sentence long enough to tie in a double
bOwknot."
He got the postion.-The Fourth
Estate.
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A South Sea Island Bride.

The bridal procession was ap-
preaching. In front, walking abreast,
came the welded pair-tall, hand
some, and of an excellent tswny hue.
The bride, a beautiful young girl, ex-
hibited ludicrously absurd appear
ance. Her shapely legs and feet were
naked. She wore O low bodices of
scarlet satin, bedecked with shoulder
knots of brilliant blue. Round her
body so many robes, some of the
paper-like barkcloth, others woven of
the native grass, were enwrapped,
that her aspect, instead of impressing
us, as it doubtless did the natives,
with respect for her wealth. merely
made comic suggestion that the poor
child was parading inside q barrett
Her pretty head. running over with
close rings of tan-tipped hair, was
un covered; and her neck and limbs
glis tened with oil. ll.-Blackwood.
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ceipt of reports from subordinates
during an action. 1t is not at all
likely that the English are ahead of
the United States in this respect.
However. some interesting features
are presented by one Of the instances
of telephony in South Africa just de-
scribe1 in the dispatches.
After arriving on the field Of battle
at Elandslaagte, General French saw
the necessity of prompt reinforce
ments. In his army were several
telegraphers, who were provided with
portable telephones, batteries and in
cidental apparatus. A regular tele-
graph line passes in the vicinity of
Elandslaagte. General French's men
tapped one of the wires of this line.
The first step was to establish an cleo
trio connection with the overhead
wire. This was done by suspending
thereon. by metallic hook or clip at
the top of light, portable stick, one
end of another wire. The latter ex-
tended downward to box containing
telegraph key and sounder, two OF
three cells of battery, and convent
ent combination of telephone trans
mitter and receiver. To make the ap-
paratus work, it was further neces-
sary to run the lower end of the hang
ing wire into the ground. Thus q
regular "circuit" was formed, the
earth affording q return route for the
current. Either telegraph key or
telephone could be used, according to
the convenience of tho operator.
A convenient substitute for Mar
coni's apparatus has been found at
Kimberley in the powerful electric
searchlight there. 1t is mistake to
suppose that such device is service
able only at sea. Although the uses
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81 SMITHS CAPTORS
PAID Reward Offered By Governor
Gambler, of Georgia.

Two hundred and fifty dollars re-
ward has been paid N. Fain and J.
b. J. Frankum, of Habersham county,
TIA, by Governor Candlep, for the
capture of John S. Smith, alias Si
Smith, who was charged with the
murder Of W. B. Bell on April 2nd of
last year.
81 Smith, it will be remembered,
'" subsequently lynched by a mob at
tAe Hall county Jail.
The governor offered a reward of
$500 Oh April Oath for the capture,
With proof to convict, of 81 Smith. He
vas captured and delivered to the
sheriff of Habersham county, but the
teengwas so strong he was after
wards removed to Gainesville.
1t was here that a mob late one
night called on the sheriff, and under
'le pretense of delivering a prisoner,
entered the Jail and shot down Smith
ID A's cell. They then made their
esape.
There were four claimants for the
ieVard, n. n. Fain, J. E. J. Frankum,
henry Towery and Tom Brison. Tow
a'ysnd Brlson were afterwards in
u'ted BY the grand jury of Hall coun-
Vior being implicated in the murder
aSl Smith, and for that reason their
part OF the reward was held up. Five
V'Aers were also indicted at the same
On. O@e' They are Taylor Hamilton,
0Ile Bell, Mark Bell, Charlie Tanner.
When the claim for the reward was
%aue to Governor Gambler he asked
ue solicitor of the circuit to investi-
sNe the claims of Fain and Frankum
aa flnd out what proof they would
nave had to convict Smith had he not
vesn shot down. The evidence WAS
pH'Slactory to the solicitor and upon
"a uS recommendation the governor paid
u' reward. The men stated to the
%'eFnor that they had q number Of
!e,Wltnessos who swore to the facts
ID the case
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it has furnished an excellent means Of
telegraphing. BY switching the cur.
rent on and off the light csn be broken
up into dots and dashes, to form tele-
graphic letters. The enemy might
see these signals, but as secret code
would doubtless be employed, the sig.
nificance of the flashes would not be
understood except by the initiated.
Searchlights have been made whose
rays could be discerned at a distance
of fifty or seventy-five miles. At
Kimberley it was known that Lord
Methuen's army had come within
twenty or thirty miles nearly a fort.
night ago. No difficulty should have
been experienced in sending messages
concerning the situation in the be-
leaguered city, therefore, although a
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ture is conducted on the wholesale
plan.
The particular plough used in South
Africa was designed by Colonel
Templer, of the Royal Engineers, and
differs only in trifing details from
that with which the American VIII cat
grower breaks up the surface of the
fertile prairie. The superiority OF
this means of digging trenches is so
manifest that one wonders why it was
never thought of before. A three
wheeled "traction engine" such as is
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Health the Mainspring of Success.

The chief essential of success for .
young man is what the vast majority
of young men think about the least
that is, good health and sound con-
stitution. That is the first thing;
nothing precedes it. In the battle for
success, that should be young mans
first thought; not his abilities, nor
his work, but his health. That is the
basis; the cornerstone of all. Abilities
cannot bring health, but health may,
and generally does. develop ability
Ladies' Home Journal.
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way that it is absolutely impossible to
use it again for railway purposes.
When the usual plan is adopted, the
British troops merely search for the
missing sections and replace them.
A valuable method of communicat-
ing. which the British are using in
South Africa, is the heliograph, such
as our army has long employed on the
Western plains.
General Butler, while at Frere sta
ton, communicated daily with Gen
eral White, at Ladysmith, about twen-
ty miles away, with the heliograph.
Sun rays flashed back and forth told
the besieged army to be of good cheer
and assured the relief column that the
garrison, though hard pressed, was
cheerful.
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reassuring response could not SO cas-.
lily be transmitted.
The Beers, too. are learning to use
modern methods. A small contingent
have realized the uselessness of NOR e.
ly tearing up section of railway and
throwing the rails into a stream-the
usual Boer method of destroying q
track. What they now do is to heat
the centre of section to white heat
and carry the rail by its two cool ends
to the nearest tree or telegraph pole,
round which they twist it in such q
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Atu dance given at Claiborne Hall Mon
I.n ~ NIGHT, somebody cried police" al
ubcb u% general stampede commenced
Wnmpn and men jumping from the win
Jows at sight of the blue coats.
uOfD II .pes,s that the facts we're the officers
we're 4ooking for some one and it flashed
inf, DE minds of those present that they
wev going to be arrested.
The Owl man and his boots about again
Torn, boys kind keep sharp look out
for him.
Society among the gayest colored circles
b,ve been somewhat agitated lately, be
cause there is being organized a Social
Circle The organizers are calling for
ladies' of the first water, so to speak. In
rre,enting petitions to become members,
.sversl ladies' have been walked around,
and the critic has it, that this is why the
sensational turn has taken place.
The ladies' said to have been snubbed
have gone into the business of record hunt
inc and some very uncomplimentary rec
rrds are being dug up Whatever the out
come. his boots will sit high and dry and
stretch his feathers and open his everwatch
fal optics and await the outcome.
His boots would be glad to know have
y@ broken your 1900 pledge.
Inaanswer to what the editor had to
xsy about the clubs in these columns re-
Gently some one whispered to the editor
that he was
going to get licked because he had been
one of the gang"
The Owl can demOlish that augumeut at
one whack, Paul was prosecutor of the
cbuch didn't he quit? and what he done
afterwards, the whole world knows.
The editor sought to touch the matter
lightly, the Owl can turn the lights on if
be wants to and by 'hokey' he isn't afraid.
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Uncle Sam could collect
birds reptiles which nhabt his acquired P6pnne
would have geological biggest show the most
ones are SHOWN III the accompanying The
% & o9n @ animals Its eyes like
ying fo1 Is bat lives u The pest which we
beware importing The zbeth variety
ceos rnlnoco who mpison his mate
wall the entrance ho that the nest during the
season. Is the oldest Philippine fowls Father
mle through small hole all the while When the
hammers the wall
most gorgeous birds in the world The all work
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out in front, carries only a small part
of tho load, and is used mainly for
steering purposes.
There is nothing especially new in
the resort to telephony. The Ameri-
can Signal Service has long had ample
equipments of this kind for field work,
particularly in the dissemination of
orders from headquarters and the re-
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Who does your printing? Why
not have it done at WIDE A
WAKE Job Printing 1919 3rd Ave
Work Gone with neatness and dis
patch, call to see the Wide Awake
Printers from the very smallest up
to the size Of Newspaper is our
work, prices to suit the times.
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A JUMBLED MASS.
" 'hSpects Hulk of the Wrecked
oteamer, HeligoInnd.

~ Steamer, heIigoIand.
II LUG tug Ingraham returned to st.
d@s o' n A. f., Friday from the wreck
iiT.. o he,llgoland in st. Mary's bay.
nect 0 . VINO went down to inspect the
sss, - round the steamer q shapeless
s,,.o y, rom, sails and cordage. Her
nu'i,aSt npoL. was hurled over when she
DE- san, nef funnel probably went at
5rsS e Time, and her mainm asst fol-
bNS;. her foremast alone is Now
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), Lee Honored Bv AtIantiars

Copisd exercises held by the United
tsy Werate NJ Veterans of Atlanta. La
d Robelnl Association and Order
Genp;o L. Lee in the hall of the
ig, Nc ra! noase of representatives Fri
Saotfri unusually impressive and
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employed in hauling heavy wagons
from town TO town or IN operating
itinerant threshing machines, drags
tho steam plough of Colonel Templer
through the soil. Two of the wheels
are large and broad, and the shird,
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which it has in the navy are somewhat
different from those thus far found for
it on land, it certainly has its value
on terra firma. At kimberley it has
performed double Office. 1t has as
sisted in the watch for an enemy, and
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TO RELEASE AGNEW.
>"'snce OF Florida Banker COMMITTED d
BY President MrKinIay

by President Mckinley.
NJ W: Agnew, former president of
ny, NY National Bank of Ocala, Fla, who
!. !" convicted in the spring of 1897
I.,l h. lLl'Sappropriating the funds of the
H. a1 a and sentenced to five years in
n ' United States prison at Columbus,
/, laS had his sentence committed
n tue president, and will be set at
''''y Oh the Sth of March next.
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"uered to Kew West.

N nan Da'Ieries of the First artillery,
Prt srong, with officers, from
SatainO toe, t left Portsmouth Friday
S lor Key West. Fla
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Mormons' Curious Alphabet.

An alphabet intended for exclusive
use in Mormon literature was de-
signed by Orson Pratt and W. Phelps,
both contemporaries of the great
apostle of the Latter Day Saints,
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SECRET SPELLING SYSTEM.
Brigham Young. The Mormon abece-
Diary consists of forty letters based on
sort of phonetic system. It has
never come into very general use, but
is employed when secret intelligence
is transmitted from one head of the
church to distant apostle.
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Australia has on the average one
hospital for 1920 persons.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05
A thousand Tongues

Could not expires. the rapture o. Annie
L. Springer. of ile5 Howard 81. Phila-
delpbia. Pa. when she found that Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her OF a hacking
cough that for many years had made life
a burden. All other remedies and doctors
could give her no help. but she says OF the
Royal Cure-"it soon removed the pain
in my chest and can new steep sOundly.
something can scarcely remember doing
before. feel like sounding its praises
throughout the Universe so will every
one who tries DIR. Kings New Discovery
for any trouble of the Throat. Chest or
Lungs. Price soc and s.. Every bottle
guaranteed. Trial bottles free. J. IL.
Dunaysnt & Co.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05


The usual services viii be held at the
Baptist church sunday. Al the even
ing service thu I1nrd's Supper viii be
celebrated and full attendance VI tie
membership Is desired.
Malcolm X. Upton. If Fl Smith. was
in town fer day or So the hTst OF the
week. and went au To Tennessee 10
visit relatives. lie il pThsp-ring and
his many friends here were glad 10 See
him.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
odist church desire to thank the public
for their liberal patronage AZ theIr
Bazaar last week. and also Mr.. and
Mrs. z. B. Triee for their many kind
nssses. The proceeds AMOUNTED TO
los.
4 system regulator is medicine
that strengthens and stiEa llates the
liver, stomach. kidneys and bowels.
PTickley Ash Bitrers is . superior sys-
TEN reguI atoT. Il drives ont all IN
healthy conditions, promotes activity
OF body and brain, restores good sp-
petite. sound sleep and cheerful spirits
j. III. Upton.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05

Oar meeting at the Methodist
church continues. The attendance,
though increasing, has been small,
tut the services have been gracious
and attended with power. Those
who wish TO see the cause of Christ
prosper in our city should attend
our meetings. We invite all to
como. Yea, We beg you, for Christ's
sake, to come. Why do you stay
awayI Are we your enemies !,
We are only Christ's servants la
boring for the salvation ofihc peo-
pie. II you want q revival in the
tom, come and help us.
We have the usual two services
day-a, 10 o'clock a. m, and
.;ls p. m, but We will have spec
iat service Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 for MEN ONLY. Brother
Lowry will preach and he will do
it well. Come aud hear him-a sweet
spirited, intensely earnest and
powerful preacher of the simple
Truth. Y. C. Davidson, pastor.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05
To Our Patrons.

After January LIST this office will not
send any more reverse messages, as the
Telephone Co. allows us commissions
only on messages originating at this
place.
TIE 5. W. L. 81 T. Co., refuse credit,
and however great is our desire to
please everyone, We are forced to estab-
lish cash system in this Office. II not
convenient to talk from the central
Office, pleasedeposit required amount at
number called from as bills will be
made against that place, to be collected
each day. Respectfully,
GEO. II. HEAD.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05
RESOLUTIONS.

Memorial resolutions of the Cleaners
society Of the Baptist church upon the
death of Sister Anna Barnett.
Whereas. our Heavenly Father on
November &c, 1899, called home one OF
our members.
BE it resolved, by this society that
while acknowledging the wisdom OF
God In all things, we miss from our
midst one who WAS faithful and earn
est in work for the Master.
That VIZ commend to Gods tender
Keeping The son and relatives of the
departed one.
That copy be spread upon the
minutes and that these resolution be
published in the Forrest City Times
aud that the Arkansas Baptist copy.
Sigued Mrs. j. b. Sanders,
Mrs J ID. Baugh,
A. y. Couch.
Committee.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05

Trains will arrive and depart from the
principal stations at the following hours:
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05

Respectfully submitted.
\. T.. MERwIS, Recorder.
The above report together with al
lowances Tuesday shows the outstand-
ing indebtedness Of the city to amount
to about 5000.
The CITY incurred a debt OF nearly
one thousand dollars in making the
preliminary preparations for the I'm
proyement District. in paying survey
grs, civil engineers and other experts
fnr plating and laying Of the town.
This iniebi edness. the mayor claims.
or ils greater portion of 1t, will be
taken up by the district when they
come into the money.
TIE Finance committee was in
structed at Tuesday nights meeting
to confer with the Improvement Com.
nissioners in the matter aud ascertain
Just what portion OF this debt they
are willing to assume, and report at
the next meeting of tho council.
Alderman German was very much
dissatisfied with the city's financial
standing and said THAT it was hard
Tor him TO So how town with = rev.
snpe or income of over $4,000 year,
especially town OF this size, could
come out the first Of the year. thou
sand dollars in debt, and nothing to
show for 1t. 7" lie was very plain in
his remarks and expressed bis dissat-
isfaction at present conditions in TO
mild terms.
After some further talk about gravel
sidewalks in the northern part of towns
and suggestions by the mayor, the
council adjourned.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident. OF which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia. WAS the subject. is
narrated by him as follows ~ was in a
most dreadful condition. Ny skin was
aiHlo>t yellow. eyes sunken, tongue coated,
pain continually in back aud sides. no APP
ENTHUSIASTICALLY growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians had giren me up.
Fortunately. friend advised trying 'Elec-
tric Biiters: and TO my great Joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made decided im
proyenent. | continued their use for
three weeks. and am now a well man.
kn0w they saved my life, and robbed the
grave OF another victim f" 80 ops should
fail TO try them. Only SO cts, guaran-
teed. j. ii. Dunayant & Co.
The Forrest City times., 1900-01-05
laying Great Run on Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

Manager Martin. of the Pierson drug
store. informs Us that he is having a great
run on Chsni5erisin's Cough Remedy. He
sells I'VE bottles OF that medicine to one of
any otaes kind. and it gives grea. salts
faction. Ia these days OF la grippe there
Is nothing like Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy TO stop the cough, heal up The sore
throat apd lungs and give relief within a
very short time. The sales are growing.
aud all WHO try it are pleased with its
prompt aciion.-SoHth Chicago Daily Cal
umeHt. Webb & Sanders.