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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

MILITARY authorities still censor
news from the Philippines, The Assoc
eiated Press dispatch telling of the
complete failure of the feast to cele-
brate Filipino amnesty carried "edi-
ted by the censor" at its head in pa
renthesis, The same dispatch gave
the number of Filipinos, killed last
week as 1870
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

MASSACHUSETTS DISTINGUISHES all
citizens who cannot read and write
and who do not pay taxes on a
specified amount of property. Why
should such a law be considered
proper and right in Massachusetts
and improper and wrong in any
southern state? Has the fact that
the politics of the two sections are
different, anything to do with it?
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

II WANT a Mckinley button but
no yellow badge" remarked an old
time republican Thursday when the
committee were rounding up and
labelling the yellow mavericks. 81
am a republican in national affairs,
but never have nor never expect to
wear the collar of Powell Clayton
or his underlings; we never will have
a republican party worth the name
in Arkansas till we get rid of them. F"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

DEMOCRATS in the state OF Washing
ton can see nothing to justify the re-
publican claim to the electoral votes
of the State. 1t was carried in '96
by the fusionists by from 10000 to
$4,000 and by the republican in
'9s, when they had fewer votes than
in 90, simply because 5000 fusion
ists stayed at home. This year the
fusionists will get out their full vote.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

JEFF DAVIS says after thirty
years of pie-eating and political
maneuvering the republicans bosses
of Arkansas have evolved a nice
Christian gentleman to run regu-
larry for governor; perhaps after
another thirty years of labor they
will succeed in evolving a set of
principles upon which such a man
can afford to run"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

CAPT. ]. w. STORY, who has re-
turned from a meeting of the State
Board of Charities, brings the news,
that the force at work on the tun-
mel Of the Eureka Springs railroad
are making II feet day, 6 feet at
each end. This will enable Their. to
complete the whole tunnel ~
DAYS, exclusive of the progress made
up to date; and if finished by the
LIST of October, there is no reason
why the road should not reach
Harrison by January LIST. So
mote it be.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

The political record of public
man is at all times open to public
and our republican friends
will find that an effort to howl down
a democratic speaker for attacking
the record of Arkansaw's biggest re-
publican is not the proper way to
win over democratic votes.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

II is not surprising that republi-
cans should object to forcing the issue
of republic or an empire upon the
attention OF the voters; they know
that the thorough comprehension of
that issue means defeat for them and
rebuke of Me Kinley Imperialism.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

fHE town Of Harrison is ont Of
debt and has money IN its Treasury.
At the council meeting last Monday
night 1921 in scrip was turned in
for cancellation by the town Treas.
urer, whose books show that he has
"a balance of cash on hand of $7s2,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

Nr is a significant fact that the
democrats in all sections are more
confident of success than they were
at this stage OF the campaign four
yearsago. Of course, confidence d oes
not necessarily win elections. but
that it helps to do so is certain.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

AS long as Powell Clayton remains
the biggest thing in the republican
party of Arkansas his friends must
expect to hear democrats say
impolite things about him.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

LORD ROBERTS changed his mind
about capturing Gen. Botha and his
Bore army, after numerous Intellectual
attempts, and is now taking it easy
in Pretoria.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

THE cowardly assassination of
King Humbert, OF Italy, send shock
of horror around the civilized world,
and added to the nervousness of
several other royal personages.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

THE Texas republicans are trying
to work Boss Hanna for a little cash
with the same old rainbow stories.
Texas democrats hope they will sue
-esea I Ae -aseFsieJ will benefit the
State.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

REPUBLICANS say that the issue OF
imperialism is a straw man, but they
show as much fear of it as though it
were a battery Of rapid FIRE guns
with an unlimited supply OF ammu-
milton.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

CENSUS industrial reports are being
edited into republican campaign
documents and distributed as such.
Who said the taking of the census
was a non-partisan business matter?
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

AMERICAN athletes have carried
off the honors at the Paris fair,
astonishing the Euro peans as much
in their way as the American fleet did
in its way at Santiago.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11
Celebrated Case.

Our Prescription Case; Celebra I'd
for Pure Drugs, Prompt attention
and Perfectly Prepared Prescriptions
az LcBloud's Drug Store.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

.htted by republicans that if
N per cent OF the Germans in the
middle western states, who voted
for Mckinley four yesrs ago, vote for
Bryan this year, his election will be
assured, that's why they are
alarmed.
According to Senator Elkins, Mr..
Mckinley has promised to make sew
eral speeches in West Virginia during
the campaign. When a president
ofar sinks the dignity which should
belong to his exalted Office as to
take the stump, ostensibly to help a
senator retain his seat, but in reality
to try to get six electoral votes for
himself, it is nonsense for any one to
deny that he is awfully frightened,
Chairman Richardson, of the dem
oeratic congressional campaign COM
mittec has gone to indianapolis to
join the throng Of democratic work
ers from all sections. who will par
ticipatc in the ceremonies attending
the formal notification to Bryfn
and Stevenson. Of their uominqtis7
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

IF the Cubans can be got to
squabbling among themselves over
the government Of the island, the
administration will utilize it as an
excuse for prolongingp - ''ean oe-
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

"A full line of monthly magazines
weekly papers, latest novels, ETC., at
Watkins & Co.'S.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11
w. 0. fam.

Mr.. McKINLEYs principal dread
of the Chinese situation is that it
will compel him to do something be-
fore election.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11
Election Proclamation.


l, Ceaf Parker, Sheriff of Boone county, q
hereby proclaim that there will be an ~, -.ano
held at the various voting precincts -'Sction
county, Arkansas, OH the first Mo- sSlh boone
ten err 1900, which will be on Sfuhy III sep
$, 'onth, at which ele' :. Inc SId Gay Oh
state, district etfon the following
a Amend, sbunty and township
ATE ~ isn't No. o, to the constitu-
zArkansas, are to be voted for
OFFICERS.
AIRY of State Auditor, Attor-
easurer, State Land Commits
ntendent of Education, Commits
agriculture, Associate Justice and
Commissioner.
DISTRICT OFFICERS:
fosecuting Attorney for the I4th Judicial
circuit.
COUNTY OFFICERS:
Representative, Sheriff Circuit Clerk, Coun-
ty and Probate Judge, County and Probate
Clerk Treasurer, Assessor, Surveyor and coro-
ner.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
Two Justices of the Peace and one constable
for each township.
Also to vote for or against Amendment No
to the constitution OF the state OF Arkansas and
also to vote for or rgainst Liquor License.
Given under my hand the 10th day OF August,
1900.
CEAF PARKER,
Sheriff OF Boone county.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

Louis NAPOLEON AND THEODORE
ROOSEVELT, par mobile fratrum,
two souls with but a single thought
Ito get there, Eli, two hearts that
beat as one, Ito be the whole show.
Two lovely berries nodded on one
stem'-the stem of imperialism.
Twin-statesmen revealing in rides
cent dreams OF peace-peace to be OBJ
tanned by a quantum suthcit o.
throat cutting and blood lettin1
the identical sort oil peace WI
reigned in Warsaw on a memo nVn
,as-,n, and which damned aDle
Ako ..,e,, ,.,br G. 40 ever
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11
FOR CONGRESS-, 5TH DISTRICT,
H. A. DINSMORE,

FOR CONGRESS, 5TH DISTRICT,
H. A. DINsMoRE,
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY,
j. M. sHINN,
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,,
JAS. Il. CRAIG,
FOR SHERIFF,
D. A. EOFF,
FOR COUNTY JUDGE,
JOHN w. ANDREWS.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK,
L. F. EOFF,
FOR COUNTY CLERK,
CLAUDE E. WILSON.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
WRIT BAILEY,
FOR ASSESSOR,
W. NJ. 0ZIER,
FOR CORONER,
J. G. ROSS.
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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11
Just
The
Blues.

Many woman dresses to go out, feels
irresolute, sits down, and falls into a fit
of respondent musing. Ask her what's
the matter, and she'll probably answer
vJust the blues" And what are the
blues3 Only another name, in general,
for a disordered liver and a diseased
stomach. Cleanse the liver, heal the
stomach, purify the blood, and there'll
be no more blues. 1t can be done by
the use of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. This medicine puts the dis
eased organs of digestion and nutrition
into a condition of sound health. 1t
eliminates from the blood all impure and
poisonous substances, and cleanses the
clogged liver. 1t contains neither al
cohol nor narcotics.
81 had liver complaint for the past fifteen
years, complicated with dyspepsia and gall
stoncs,n writes Mrs. N. Bernier, of 46I Elm ST.,
Oshkosh, Wis. III doctored with seven of our
prominent doctors. and not or all of them
have done me the good, nor begun to do what
your medicines have. l have used three bottles
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery one
vial of his Pleasant Pellets, and one bottle of
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and have
gained about eighteen pounds since first began
to take these remedies"
DIR. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11

-
Lowery Mcpherson, the silver
tounged republican from Newton
county, found it impossible to re-
strain himself; but his remarks at
the close were lost in the confusion
of congratulations showered upon
Davis,
So indignant was the vast demo
cratic audience at the republican ef-
fort to howl down Davis that they
would not have listened to Kennels
closing speech at all had not Mr..
Davis magnanimously urged them
TO do so
Our Revenue Collector Lamber-
ton. he whoied the utc rsr-eltaan
state convention in singing We'll
Hang Jeff Dayis on O Sour Apple
tree" was ou hand, and was
doubtless shocked at Davis for play
ing so on the prejudices OF the
old-timc democrats.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17

connected with the question. | do not
Delleve in the existence of the first in
this case; but the other. suspect may
be possible to a certain extent. After
the medical advisers have declared the
existence of plague a strong effort is
made to silence all doubts, without re-
gard to the interests of the commerce.
and personal intercourse, without re-
gard to the city, the state and the fed
eral union, and to display an ostenta-
ZION OF force for extinguishine the
plague, for which is expected as a
recompense high degree of gratitude
10 so careful government, which
eventually may have prevented q fur
ther spread of an epidemic. Such
would not be an unnatural feeling. The
greater the danger has been Just so
much higher must be the considera-
tion."
A little later. however, he reported
by cable:
have mad consultation of physi-
clans arrived here today from Santos:
~NA SNASuiOog IL is very I'M
portant that | should affirm; plague.
doubtless. Diagnosis confirmed by
meteorological examination. Am sat-
lsfed that the disease has existed
since two months. Up to the present
time there were seventeen cases and
four Deaths"
II is popularity believed in Santos
that the plague came there on the Por-
tuguese steamer Rio de Portugal DIR.
I1aVeipurg dismisses this claim. and
says that the bubonic plague has been
present In Santos since the first davs
ol september. Among the well-known
nen IN Santos who were stricken down
Ny the plague was DR.. Vital Brazil. an
eminent bacteriologist.
In the plague cases in Santos Var
SINS serum has been used with graft
Tying results. A letter from the Amer
lcan vlce-consul at Sautos received re-
Gently says that there are no new
cases OF plague in the city. and that r.
is believed that the disease is under
control, If it has not been entirely
stamped out. '
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17

other infectious disease; to construct
efficient sewers and drains; to drain
the fresh-water swamps surrounding
the city; to increase the water supply
and improve the distribution system
OF the city; to pave the streets with
impervious pavements; to inaugurate
good system of collecting and remov-
ing the refuse and garbage of the city
and destroy it in furnaces, and to bring
about a gradual change in the manner
OF constructing houses, to permit prop
er lighting and ventilation as well as
10 adopt proper methods of plumbing.
The improvement of the harbor has
been already undertaken, and prom
lsed to give every facility needed by
the large and growing business of the
town.
The report was well received. and
1t was expected that work would soon
be undertaken, but, unfortunately. the
country became involved in a civil war
that taxed the resources very heavily
and this, as well as political complica-
lions, postponed operations. The city.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17

by the tides, and their embouchures
were into the harbor, through the
walls upon which the vessels dis
charged their cargoes. In the central
portion of the business district there
is depression of the grade of the
street, thus forming a pocket in which
the surface water collected during
heavy rains on account of the stoppage
OF an untraceable drain, and the store
proprietors in the region built masonry
dams about three feet high across the
doorways to prevent this flood water
from entering the stores and running
their stocks.
THE houses were built in the man
ner characteristic of the country. be-
ing generally one story in height, of
masonry, and with no cellars or ven
tilation under the floors, and with the
most primitive sanitary arrangements.
The streets and yards of houses were
often in most filthy condition, and
personal habits of cleanliness and de-
cency were on every hand observed to
be violated in disgusting degree. On
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17

port, and Immediately disease began to
be- one of its exports. Yellow fever
was imported from the north, and be-
same epidemic When the fever gets
more in evidence than usual it is said
70 be epidemic, and even the health Of
ieers of the place acknowledge it's
presence,
In the epidemic of 1892 10 per cent of
Ihe inhabitants of the city died from
he fever. There is an unwritten law
IA Central and South America which
prevents person who wishes to be
we'll thought of by his fellows from
lpeaeins of yellow fever" The same
courtesy prevents yellow fever" from
torming any considerable part of the
Fital statistics of American tropical
towns. People may die of malaria"
sr "gastroenteritis, but no well-con-
iucted person would die of yellow
ever" In striking contrast to this
iesire to ignore the fact of yellow fever
has been the avidlty with which the
Brazilian doctors have taken up the
plague. When it was reported first
that the Asiatic horror had crossed the
Atlantic and found Judgment on the
western continent. the acting assistant
surgeon of the United States marine
hospital service stationed in Rio was
doubtful. But soon he acknowledged
that the plague had arrived and so in
formed the department.
Six years ago the yellow fever was SO
bad in Santos that commission, con-
sisting of Prof. e. A. Feurtes of Cor
nell, Rudolph Herring, civil engineer,
and James II. Feurtes, was sent there.
At that time the situation was so bad
In Santos that friends when they part
ed for the night said "Good-by" and
not Good night" This commission
made several recommendations many
of which have been carried out, and
Santos today is in much better sani-
tary condition than it was when tho
commission visited 1t. 1t has grown
wonderfully in wealth and population,
and whereas a few years ago it was
inhabited almost entirely by laborers,
1t now has many fine streets and fine
residences. The coffee merchant who
nsed to live entirely in the neighbor-
ng city OF Sac Paulo now has his
iouse in the city of Santos, and spends
/ least the cool months there. Santos
built on plain formed by the dis
migrated washings of the Brazilian
indies at the foot of pass leading up
the coffee bearing district. James
1. Feurtes of the American commits
ion which was sent to Santos in 1893
avs in recent report to the govern
nent:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17

Most of the corn exported from the
Omitted States goes to Europe, and it's
popularity seems to be gaining there.
TO the United Kingdom. the exports
OF corn in the ten months ending
with October we're in 1899, es.ss3 800
bushels. against 61,93s,167 bushels In
1898; to Germany, S5,S04.109 bushels
in the ten months of 1899, against S4,-
1881 In the ten months of 1898; and
27,472.3SS bushels In the ten months
of 1897; to France the exports in 1899
were slightly less than those of 1898
or 1897. by reason of the unusually
large grain crop in that country, while
TO other European countries the ex-
ports of the ten months of 1899 were
AZ, sos, 443 bushels, against 39,2i1, 1856 in
1898. and 36, S86,3SS in the correspond
ing months of 1897. This steady in
crease In the exports of corn to Eu-
ropean countries, and especially the
increase in 1899 over preceding years.
is the more remarkable because OF the
fact that the general supply of bread
stuffs in Europe in the present year is
vastly in excess of the preceding year
when the supply was unusually short,
and the fact that the demand for corn
continues in the face of an increased
supply of homegrown breadstuffs in
dicates rapid growth in its popu-
1arity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17

.be sidewalks OF the side streets, IN tn'
heart of the town. deposits OF ni'n,
matter were frequently to be ooserseu'
.ro the house drains, located often
against the fronts of houses, commonly
discharged their contents In the Stree
e,,tters An effort was made Dy lns
city authorities to mitigate the evil W
disinfecting these places with chioiiuo
of lime but various distinctive odors
on a hot, moist day were In s'rons
evidence all over the town.
"The city had acquired such an un-
savory reputation with ship owners On
account Of yellow fever that one line
purchased an island outside OF the mar
Dor, upon which they disemDarkeu Tug
crews OF their vessels when reaehlng
port. sending the vessel to the MAJOR
by native crews picked up for the pur-
nose. There being no quarantine STA
ton, ships were sometimes refused au-
mission to the harbor and were sent
hack to the government station at RIO
de Janeiro. often imposing great hard-
ships on the ship owners as well as on
the merchants who expected goods on
them or were waiting to ship coffee.
"The recommendations of the report
were, briefly, to establish an efficient
quarantine station, with the necessary
houses for observation, hospitals, etc.
with proper regulations to govern the
exercise of quarantine; to clean up the
town, establish proper public convent
ences, bath and wash houses; to build
hospitals in proper locations for the
treatment of yellow fever smallpox and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17
BREEDING PLACE or pESTlLENcE'

however, carried out the recommended
tions as far as it could, as to the gen
sral sanitary care of the streets ana
nublic places, and to some extent also
in the matter of keeping a closer
watch o. incoming vessels fronn sus-
pected ports"
This is a severe arraignment OF
CITY. and the friends Of Santos claim
that the new water front which has
been built is a distinct advance In the
line of sanitary work. 1t was along
This same water front, however, that
the rats we're found dead in such great
numbers when the first cases OF plague
were reported from Santos. The
plague seems to have been brought to
santos in ships from Portugal or India,
and carried ashore by rats. In his
report to the government, when the
first news of the plague having reached
Santos was received, the United States
medical officer in Rio said:
1.-THE administration of the docks at
Santos have declared that recently
they have been much troubled by rats
to such an extent that they have
been forced to poison those animals.
This, then, seems to explain the ap-
pearance of the large number OF dead
rats. and there is no reason for con-
lectures that are made thereon.
CAS- l am describing the situation, I
will not omit to mention other con-
lectures, which are nearly always made
when such measures against epidemic
diseases are taken. that illegitimats
commercial and political interests are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17

1.-THE city is very fiat and most oil IL
Ia but a few feet above the sea level.
AS a result It is surrounded By large
areas of fresh water swamps, because
the heavy surf from the ocean throws
up dixie of sand along the sea 'front.'
thus holding back the waters OF the
streams from the mountains, except III
times of very heavy rains, when the
large flows break through and for
time relieve the swamps Of their sur
plus waters.
1.-THE town had already a system Oh
sewers, but they were laid on very nat
grades, and in some cases had no slope,
the putrefying sewage filling long lines
of mains and giving off offensive odors,
as well as injecting the subsoil. The
sewage was collected,at pumping sta
ton at the edge Of the town and dis
charged into the harbor on the mud
flats, a pretense of chemical treatment
being made in some small settling
basins. The works as administered
were thoroughly inefficient, and 1t was
evident that, in view Of their imper-
feet construction and inadequate sizes,
they would have to be reconstructed,
especially as the point of discharge OF
the effluent was in a very unfavorable
place, and as there was good location
for 1t little further down stream.
There were also a number Of drains,
with walls laid without mortar, leading
under the business portions of the
town, running under the buildings and
almost impossible to trace. The filth
of these was carried back and forth