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The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
The oId-Time shipbuiIder.

The man with the broadaX is grad ually disappearing. He is very hard to find in Canada, but few of his tribe are still scattered along the New Eng land coast. mainly on the Kennebec. It Is probable that the tribe will die out on the spot where the first blow of the broadax was struck. The man with the rivet is the next step in marine evolu- tion. He is noisy fellow, just part of machine. and he can never replace the quiet. contemplative philosopher in the red shirt and overalls who stood in the American shipyard in days that are past.-Boston Herald
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
AN ALBRIGHT TOWN.
"hGer Had His Measure Taken in the Nernncuinr of
 the Place.


 nile in the Twenty-third street ''atlon of the Pennsylvania railroad Ne" York on recent Sunday aft .lhooh' waiting for the boat" said n washington commercial traveller ac- ,ording to the Star, my attention was attracted by the conversation of 9"o men standing at my elbow. If is pretty hard to size up correctly a man 'h the big metropolis by hIs appear ince' and these men may have been clerks or store porters. They were discussing the identity of a tall. stout man who mad just enter>d from tl,s street.
 Oh, it's him, all right said one.
 "'WhoT
 "'The old man-John L.
 "'Sure.'
 T knew him, all right
 "'Sure.'
 Many's the time have I seen him lay out the best of 'em cold
 Sure, and the same have l.,
 An, but he's failed, he has. all right. Tis not the same man he was wanst.'
 Sure, but twas a good one he was all right, in his day. Sure, and it's not forever can they last, with the oateing they get in the ring
 Sure. An how fat he is; look at the bay window he pushes-the pity O 1t, for it's fine man he was wanst.,
 Sure. He's as gray as a rat
 Sure; and he walks as slow as an old woman. Twas nimble enough he was wanst. all right
 Sure. lies got the same 0i&- Dff.s- taehe, a.4 right
 Sure, an it would be a crime to shave it now
 Hell keep it on, all right. 'Twould not be John L. without his kisser.'
 Sure; and it's right you are, all right, on that
 Just watch him walk-it's a load of years his broad shoulders are car rying, all right
 Sure. 'Tls rich they say he is now, from his place on Broadway. where he has free booze, if he wants it, an''-
 Nav. John L. could never keep a cent, and he's too old a dog to begin now-just look at the fat, gray badger. It was a fine man he was wanst'
 Sure, an it would be a merry mill he'd give the best of them yet
 Nav. You're cracked. He's N. c. now. He's a tub. Just look at the fat, old, gray badger as he waddles toward the ferry. Sure, it was a fine man he was wanst.'
 Sure
 And it was, indeed, John L. Sul. livan; but I had to look twice at his great, burly form, now laden with adipose tissue, to assure myself that 1t was really he. It was hard to be- lieve that this stout, heavy-eyed, square-jawed man, with a huge watch chain and charm suspended across capacious girth, was the man who but few years ago was surrounded by a mob of admirers that blocked Penn- sylvania avenue from curb to curb. and it is doubtful if one out of hun- dred of them would have recognized their former idol.'
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
The Gateway to PekInr.

Tientsin is at the mouth of the Pei. ho river, the latter the water entrance for naval or commercial vessels desiring to pass on to Picking and the interior of the empire. It is an important cen- ter of transit trade and the terminus of the imperial canal and of rail- road to Tong-Shan opened in 1888. A treaty was concluded at this port in 1858 between China and Great Britain, France, Russia and the United States. The port was occupied by the English and French in 1860 and made an open one. Numerous Christians were mas- sacred there in 1870. The city is 50 miles distant from Peking and has a population exceeding ,OO0.-Chicago Times-Herald
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAL.

Senator McComas, of Maryland. is an enthusiastic golf player and much the hest in the upper house of the national legislature.
 Sir John Tenniel. who is affection .tely known among his associates as ,be "Grand Old Man of Punch has been on the staff of that paper for 50 ,.sars. Over 2,O00 cartoons have come from his pencil, and an exhibition of the original drawings is now being held in London.
 A statistician figured out, not long ago. that the average woman took enough steps in the average waltz to carry her half mile. The amount of exercise which a girl might get from an evenings dancing, according to this estimate, ought to be enough to satisfy prize fighter during his most active training.
 Abbas Hilma H., the young khedive of Egypt, has recently had a new spa- cious summer palace erected on the shores of the Mediterranean, near Alexandria. The palace built by his father has become too small to accom- modate the khedive's numerous reti- nue. as he never travels without the es- cort of small army of officers, officials and attendants, numbering more than 200.
 Capital skating is generally to be had in Teheran, Persia, at Christmas time. but the Persians have never taken keen. ly to the amusement. When the late shah was alive he was so delighted with the performance of English residents on ice that he got some skates for the ministers. who were too fearful of los ing their heads 10 disobey his com mands 10 pun theln On. TAc:l>;x..4i i.,, .,.s the ice amused Nas-ed-Din 10 such an extent that he nearly had an apoplec- tic fit.
 A Washington optician is exhibiting in bis window a curiosity in the shape of a horn-rimme9 monocle, with cord attached, which was worn by Lord Cardigan when he led the charge of the light brigade at Balaklava. That morning Lord Cardigan had broken the glass-rimmed monocle he usually car red and he took the other with him as substitute. It was secured by his military servant, who gave it to a rela- tive. Upon the death of the latter the eyeglass was sold with his effects.
 A Philadelphia dealer in jewels says that pearls are in particularly good health this summer. These gems are particularly liable to disease" he says. Commercially, the health of a pearl refers to it's luster, and when it be- comes dull, you may know that it is sick. Salt water is the only tonic that is known to be efficacious in such cases. and after being immersed in brine for several days, the gems will be found to be restored to their usual health. The summer months are usu- ally hard on pearls, but this year, for some reason. there is very little illness amonU them"
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
-7-77777=-777-7-l-a--- Oldest of VegetabIea.

Onions and cucumbers are two oi the very oldest known vegetables. Like peas the Egyptians grew them at least 30 centuries ago. Indeed, to the onion belongs probably the honor of being the first vegetable primeval man ever made trial of. Onions are not found growing wild anywhere. but kind of leek is not uncommon in southern Si- oeria, which is very like the Welsh na- honal emblem.-N. Y. Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Nicety In ENpression.

Mistress tto coacbman whom she has caught kissing the maid)-James. am surprised.
 New Coachman (from Boston)-Par- don me, madam; you are merely as- tonished. It is we who are surprised. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
A Very Bad Spell.

The new reporter opened his account of the fever epidemic by writing: ''The health board reports 50 new cases of tiefoyd fever"
 The city editor, is a mild manner, as is the wont of city editors, observed to the new reporter that his spelling was very bad.
 Whereat the new reporter explained "I had a bad spell of typhoid when young and 1t never got out of my system"
 Next day. he was studying the "help wanted" columns again.-Baltimore Amer ican.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
The Trust Problem.

To thoughtful mind, the trust problem is one of serious import. It must be firmly grappled with, for it cieeps upon society be- fore you are aware of it's existence, in this respect much resembling the various disor- ders which attack the stomach such as con stipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, bilious ness, liver and kidney troubles. Hostetter's s Stomach Bitters is the one reliable remedy for all such ailments. Be sure to give it a trial
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
A Heavy Case.

Mack O'Rell-fIard times have brought about a change with Brighter. remember when he always had a case of champagne in the cellar; now he has only case of beer. stances alter eases.'EChicago Evening News
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

A Feminine Butter.-"And now, chil- dren," said the teacher, who had been talk ing about military Notifications, 'can any of you tell me what is a buttress" Please, fingers, "it's . nanny-goat!'-Philadelphi Press.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn,

Shake into your shoes. Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy. Cures Corns, Itching, swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting. Sore and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad. dress, Allen $. Olmsted. Le Roy. N. Y.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Politicians Point of View.

First Little Girl-My pa says business is going to boom right along now
 Second Little Girl-My pa says business is going 10 be awful dull.
 Il guess my pa knows, for he's polytikan, an he's Jus got nommynation!" Il guess my pa knows best, for he's poly tikan,. too, an he's just lost a nommvna- tion!"-Baltimore THRes
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

"No, he hasn't proposed yeti" sighed Genevieve. We suggested that the fellow doubtless knew when he was well of. "No, l suspect the trouble is he doesn't know when I'm well off, the way papa is plung- ing into pork!" said the beautiful girl, with a sad smile An, love was indeed e grea, mystery.-Detroit Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
M hnt Ilurfa.

"The other side," observed the candidate, in much apprehension, "are putting some damaging reports in circulation"
 But no money 10 speak of, rejoned the chairman of the campaign committed. com lacently.-Detroit Journal
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

"How is it that Crimper did not have . penny last year, and now he is assessed op s25, 900 worth of property?" None of his this summer"- Indianapolis News.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

All He May Expect.-"So there," said Mrs Henpeck, concluding her remarks, A word to the wise is sufficient "Yes my dear" replied Henpeck, land to the average mar. ried man word in edgewise is sufficient. ."- Philadelphia Press.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
These July Days.

Corn, we know, is good for man, yet here's a flaw in natures plan; for weather which is good for corn makes man wish be ne CT was Journal
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

A young man who declines to be indus trious, because his father has been indus trious enough to accumulate fortune, con. ual babyhood. od.-Cnited Presbyterian.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

When girl is trying to have things really artistic and stylish her mother generally table at any price.-Indianapols Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

umbrella you're carrying" "Yes; if were Markley I'd be ashamed to own such q thing" 70! It's his, eh?" "Yes I bor- rowed it from him about a year ago. Philadephia Press
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
The Best Prescription for CaiIis

and Fever Is bottle of GRovE's TAsrELEss CHILL TONIC. Itis simply iron and quinine in atastelcss form No cure-no pay. Price. Soc.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
AReA of Man.

"At 25," remarked the amateur philoso- pher, "a man is eager to reform the world. At 30 he is about ready to be reformed him. self. ef."-Philadelphia North American.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

Crowding the Breeze.-"Is your lat com. fortable in hot weather, Mrs. Spangler?" "Oh, yes; that is, it would be If we had room to sit farther apart. rt."--Indianapolis Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

A chorus girl is like house-the older she gets the more paint she needs.-Town Topics.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

A boy in the family always comes in handy when the pie left over isn't enough to save. -Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

A Boothbay (Me.) fisherman, Alb Ak, claims to have the shortest name on record. There is said to be no ab- breviation about it either.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of IS cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 322 Third
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

Each package of PUTNAM FADEIEss DYES colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly. Sold by all druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

The greatest nuisance is the person who is just puttering around.-Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

One of the baffling mysteries of nature is the pie that melts in the mouth but feels solder than brick in the stomach.-De- troit Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

A reliable Tonic; each dose has the same proportion of medicine. Pleasant to take. Price, 50 cents
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

Primley's California Fruit Gum contains the most delicious qualities of western fruits.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally. Price 75c.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

The dinner table is certainly table of in est.-Chicago Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Painful Periods

arc overcome hy Lyaxa E. Pfnkhans's Vegetable Compound.
 Fifty thousand happy women testify 10 flsis n grateful letters fo Aas.s. Pxnlflbans.
 Mensfruafion Is q severe sfsaxn 0n a wo- mars vitality. H M ES painful something Is ws,0ng which
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

When you meet an obstacle use it for . stepping stone.--Chicago Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
- To Cure a Cold

To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Promo QuDine Tablets. All druggists refund money fit fails to cure. 25c
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

The movement To place the clerks OF
members of the house on the annual
pay roll and to require them to be
sworn in, which failed in the last con.
gress, is being agitated again The law
provides that each member be allowed
81 200 a year for the employment of n
clerk All the members draw this
money, but it is an open secret that
many Of them use but II small portion
of it to hire a clerk. Some have
their wives, daughters, sons, or other
relatives-in some instances school
chIldrcu-sign vouchers rs clerks and
they pocket the money themselves, and
many employ clerks as cheap rs they
can get them and keep what remains
of the 500 per month, after paying
them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

A.Philadelphia physician advances a
theory which, while given in II spirit of
jest, nevertheless is based upon anthem
tic scientific principles. ut Looks"
says the j%ocular medicine man, ''as
though we doctors would be driven to
the wall, and by thar humble but use.
full fowl, the hen. You see, its this
wav. A French chemist has discover
ed that certain drugs, n%oticeably those
containing iron, can best be assimilat.
ed by the human stomach when taken
in the albumen OF eggs. He has &C.
cordingly mixed his medicines with
cracked wheat and corn, lard in this
form fed il to hens. The eggs laid by
these hens have been found to be i'm.
pregnattd with the medicinal qualities
of the drugs and are said to have been
very beneficial To patients. The
Frenchman has experimental with
p"psin and camomile and says he will
try other drugs. This is "a matter If
medical record. But the point | want
Ia make is this, and it haunts my
dreams: is the time coming when II
man can dispense with a doctor aod
keep n heup When he has q bad cold
instead Of sending foI me will he have
his hen lay him IA q%uinine "gg9 II he
has indigestion viii he take n pepsin
EGG instead Of seeking my advice?
When the waiter Of the future asks YOU
how you will have your eggs the ques-
lion will have an entirely new signIti
canoe. | tell YOU the thing il appal
observation-disclosures Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

A complication has arisen which will
ne doubt keep Judge Duffy in his pres.
ent position for the next two years 1t
seems that the law requires the newly
elected officers tn file their bonds and
have them approved by the county
board on or before the first Thursday
after the first Tuesday in January in
order to qualify for and take the Office.
This has not been done by the newly
elected judge and the present incum.
bent retains the Office as a hold.over.
James Duffy has been a just Judge and
we believe he is the choice of the gen.
eral pnblic for this office. The mach.
nations of a number IN his own party
knocked him out Of the nomination
last fall. They did not want him for
several reasons. The present status of
the affair seems to suit a large number.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

The selection of n candidate for the
vice presidency is at present agitating
the republican leaders. Some time ago
it was concedei that "a New Yorker
should he chosen, although it was also
talked that a Nebraskan on the ticket
would add strength in the western
.tates. Since the failure of the New
Workers to agree upon n man there is
some inc ease in the Nebraska talk,
and it is possible that the next vice.
president may come from west of the
Missouri river. This fact that Nebra =.
ka has two senators to elect makes this
all the more possible, While the cleo.
toral vote Of II state NAV not be an
important factor in the selection of a
president, the possession of two sen.
atorships is all important, and the con
test in Nebraska is to receive the ut.
most attention from both parties, no
matter who is on the presidential
ticket,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

Considerable is being said about the
beginning of the twentieth century
rs TO whether it began last Monday
or whether it will begin n year
hence. There ARE some who still con
tend that December 81 closed the nine.
teenth century. However, should you
meet m OF this kind Just ask him if
he would be willing to take ninety.nlne
dollars for a debt Of one hundred dol.
lars and see how quick he will change
mis- tune. N%inety.nine years don't
make one hundred years or a century
any more than ,%ninety-nine dollars
makes "A hundred dollars. You can
tax" ninety.nine dollars and add ten
ilm"s /" IL aud you will have one hun
hrd d"llars, and you can take ninety
nine Years and add twelve months to il
and you will have one hundred yea, 9
~ II century. The twentieth century
therefore does not begin until January
/, 1901.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

congregate in the large cities and work
at occasional Jobs, rather than to go to
the country where work is plenty. In
the meantime those who have places
In the city ere continually on the look.
out for better ones, and the "work
wanteG" advertisements come from
the latter class. In the city of Wash.
ington there are probably more people
out of work than there are jobless PEG.
pie in the state Of Nebraska. Yet the
advertisements for men to go out in
the woods and down on the plantations
to do hard work would not meet with
a dozen responses. They are not look
ing for that kind OF work. They have
the "town fever" This explains why
the people will be out of work in
Omaha, while other people will be
hunting for workmen at Arlington,
twenty miles away.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

As n member of the committee on
"coinage, weights and measures,"R
ID. Sutherland has at last an opportun.
ity to learn that very little silver was
coined under free coinage and sixteen
to one, while an immense amount has
been coined since 1873. It is not like
ly, however, that he will admit any
such state of affairs when he comes
back To Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

'%lnert, lethargic, doing nolhi' z,
waiting for something to turn up, pep
ulists have not availed themselves It
their opportunity" saws the Philadel.
phia American, the most prominent
populist paper in the United States.
Just on the eve Of choosing dates for
national conventions, this sort Of talk
is significant and creates an impression
that things look blue at the pop head
guar, rs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

One # the populist members OF con
gresN from ,be west has denied Tie tx.
lS'rnre Of prosperity, and asks Why it
il that =" many people are advertise ng
for work in New York city II there is
so much To he had. 1t would be just MS
sensible for him nH K why people in
.Omrna advrrtls" tor j'ns during the
'asons wher the Nebraska farmer
canuot find hands to h'lp gather the
corn crop, MnHy lrss people
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05
The Way 10 Go TO California

is in n tourist sleeper, personally con-
Quoted, via the Burlington Route. You
make fast time. You see the finest
scenery on the globe.
Your car Is not so extensively fur.
nished rs a palace sleeper, but II is
just as clean, justNasscomfortable, just
as good to ride in-ands nearly $1,000
cheaper. II has wi ie v%estibules;
Pintsch gas; high. backed seats; n uni.
formed pullman porter; clean bedding;
spacious toilet rooms; tables and a
heating rarge. Being strongly and
heavily built, it rides smoothly; is
warm in winter and.cool in summer.
In charge Of each excursion party is
an experienced. excursion conductor
Who accompanies it right through to
Los Angeles.
Cars leave Omaha, St. Joseph, Lin
coin and Hastings every Thursday, ar
irving San francisco following Sunday,
dos Angeles Monday. Only three days
from the Missouri river to the PACIFIC
coast, including a stop.over of II hours
at Denver and 2t hours at Salt Lake
City-two of the most interesting cit.
les on the continent. For folder giving
full Information, call at any Burling.
ton Route ticket Office, or write to
}. FRANCIS,
GEM Passenger Agent Omaha, Neb.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

The chairman of the Roberts com.
mittee says the report on the case will
he made in about wv weeks, unless
some unexpected complication turns
up 70 delay il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

The wife of Aguinaldo, who was re-
ported to have committed suicide rath.
or than fall into the hands of the Amer
leans, gave herself up to the American
authorities in the Philippines. She no
no doubt concluded it safer to be alive
under our flag than IT was To be dead
ander the flag of her liege lord.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

The county treasurer is doing II
good Job of collecting back person,
taxes, and the number of distress Wa,
rants i~ssued:and served on people who
are ia the T. bit OF letting their taxes
take care ~ Npmselves is surprising,
There Al sou people who ;hink that
il they let their TAKE rua long enough
that the county treasurer is supposed
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

While Senator Hanna has signed the
call for the national republican con.
vention, AS chairman of the national
committee of that party, 1t does not
follow from this that he proposes to
act as chief manager Of tn campaign
for next year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-01-05

The agents of the South African re-.
public are showing good judgment in
sending tn America for recruits. The
B%ritishers also have II great liking for
the American mule.