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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17

along the quays themselves, roasting
ears Of yellow corn over a small
charcoal stove,-and to say the
truth this is about the cleanest arti-
Gle of hed | have seen in course of
preparation in all the street-cooker-
les have Investigated. l have not
been able, however to bring myself
to the point of eating any of this
roasted corn, because of a fear that
the cook had not performed suffic-
lent recent ablutions. And then there
is the charcoal merchant, with
couple of bags of charcoal swung
across the back Of patient donkey;
the barefooted sea dog who sells
queer looking and repulsiye star-hsh;
the lusty buccaneer who pushes
hand-cart along the street laden
with the fruit of the cactus, which
he stops to peel when he reaches a
bit of shade, eating Il decayed spec
linen once in a while as sort of eu-
dorsement of himself and his bust
ness; the superannuated woman who
begs solid under the guise of selling
matches; the hustling younger wo-
man who has whole row of small
charcoal stoves set up under a tat
tered awning, cooking macaroni ov-
er one, polante over another, fish ov-
er another, and so on, and who dish
es up her goods hot and steaming to
suit the tastes of her customers. And
this goes on all the time, or at least
until the merchant exhausts his
stock of goods. When that occurs
he usually stretches himself out on
the top off parapet, or the edge CT
the sidewalk, or IN the shade OF a
protecting wall, with his head in his
basket, and addresses himself to the
task of wooing balmy sleep. | have
seen whole dozens OF country fellows
who have walked to town with
fruit, or vegetables, lying thus, face
downward, sound asleep on crowd
ed thoroughfares. A frequent sight
upon the streets of Naples is huge
cart drawn by a mule, an OK and
horse, though more frequently they
are drawn by three horses, and very
often by family of the horse kind
the sire, the dam and the colt-for
the young animal as well as the
young human is early introduced to
the drudgeries OF life
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17
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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17

Piles; also nuns. had two of the
latter to pursue me, as sat in car
riage, holding up copy of the San
tissimo Bambino,-tha doll-idol
down at Rome that | told of in an
other letter,-as they came at me
like pair of she wolves, seemingly
sure in their minds that the famous
image would soften me to a contrib
uting state, The dirt-begrimed priest,
the particular brand of him that
wears sandals, and a brown gown,
and a particularly greasy and disrep.
utable cap, and who carries straws
in his whiskers, as if he had slept
lately in hay-rick. is also persist
ent and numerous beggar. 1t mat
tiers not tn him that the Americana
is hereto, headed for hell and sure
of unending fortunes, if he can get a
few pence out Of him. The degraded
scoundrel justifes himself in the
name OF religion, but he whines. and
makes obeisanees to you, and pros
trates himself before you as if you
were the Virgin and he the most out
rageous sinner in the universe. | am
glad there is an effort being made to
reduce beggary in Naples, il the effort
is really an honest one. copied the
following notice last night; it was
posted in my hotel, near the main
entrance;
1--WE beg to give no aims in the
the streets and to put into this
box an offering for the Commit
tee, which in Agreement with the
Authorities is collecting funds in
tended to the foundation of the
Society for Benehcence, in order
to restrain public beggary in
Naples.
THE President of the Committee.
Prince ofCandriano Carracidlo."
This may possibly be skillfully
arranged begging scheme in behalf of
a needy prince of the realm, for ev-
erywhere | have been have been as
sured that 80 per cent of the beggars
are spurious. deserving no consider
alton at the hands of anybody. If
this is true, Italy ought to take care
of the others without asking aims of
the stranger within her gates. The
prince or other intelligent Italian
who thus advertises the degradation
of his people and the inability of the
authorities to deal with beggary, is
no better, in my judgment, than the
meanest mendicant that curses the
land. | am SO sick and tired of the
corruption, the debauchery, the pow
erty, the beggary, the unutterable
degradation of these people that |
am glad my steamer is here and that
am to embark for home this very
day. l want to get back to the
United States. and to Arkansas, and
to my home and my people, who are
the best people in all the round
world. w. M. NEAL.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17

A good old colored brother once
sent word to his bishop to send
minister to his neighborhood to
preach to them. He said: Send us
a bishop to preach; il you can't, send
us a sliding elder; send us station
airy preacher; send us a circus rider;
if you can't spare him, send US To-
Gust preacher; if you can't spare a
locust preacher send us an exhaust
err" He got one.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17

Beggary is universal in Naples, asst
is nearly all of Italy. This is true to
that extent that | think there ought,
in common decency, to be inaugu-
rated some system for the protection
Of the stranger, whose steps are dog
ged persistently whenever he goes
upon the streets. There is a we'll
dressed, or rather shabby-genteel
beggar, his appearance indicating
that he has seen better days. He
comes at, you with the statement
that he has recently lost all his prop
erty and would appreciate a small
donation from the rich Americana.
| believe he is the most despicable
beggar of the lot. Then there are old
men and women, past masters in the
art of discrimination, who throw
themselves in front of you, and hold
out their filthy hands to you, and
call upon heaven to bless you for the
generosity which you very frequent
ly do not exhibit towards them.
Then there is the MANNED beggar,
and his and her name is legion, fol-
lowing you in such numbers and
with such logged resolution that
you are finally forced to admit that
it is altogether probable their vari-
GUS misfortunes may have been the
result of design, the better to hit
them for the sharp competitions OF
their beggar life, as there are few
people who do not soften in the pres
ence of helpless deformity, Among
the most contemplate beggars |
have seen is the Naples cab-driver.
This specimen is possessed of more
point-blank assurance than was ever
credited to the traditional govern
nent mule He will call to you as
you emerge from your hotel, half
dozen of him, and follow you for
blocks, and finally drive his cab d.
rectly across your path at street
intersection under the pretense that
you had recognized him and indicat-
ed desire to engage his services. If
YOU happen to engage him for a
drive, he will go by circuitous routes,
and fcign to be blocked off by pass
ing vehicles, and insist upon taking
you to see "multa bella panorama"
from an adjacent mountain-top,
wasting time and saving his poor
little WORKOUT horse, all in an en-
deavor to make a minute or two ov-
er time so as to mulch you in double
charges. And the scoundrel will fol-
low you into your hotel. and M AXE a
stump speech from the steps when eiec-
ted by the porter thereof, who knows
his and say all sorts of mean
things about you which he does not
mean. for he will smile and invite
your patronage at the FIRST oppor-
tuuity and swindle you again it you
permit him to do so. l have seen
priests begging in the streets Of Ma
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17
BRYAN'S STATEMENT.
Democratic Leader Gives Out His Views
or The Election.

Democratic Leader Gives Oul HIS Views
or The Election.
The result was surprise to me
and the magnitude of the Republican
victory was surprise to our oppo-
nents as we'll as to those who voted
our ticket. 1t is impossible to ana
lyze the returns until they are more
complete, but speaking generally we
seem to have gained in the large
cities and to have lost in the smaller
cities and in the country. The Re-
publicans were able to secure ticket
or passes for all their voters who
were away from home and this gave
them considerable advantage. We
have no way of knowing at this time
how much money was spent in the
purchase of votes and in colonial
ton. But while these would ac-
count for some of the Republican
gains they could not account for the
widespread increase in the Republi-
can vote. The prosperity argument
was probably the most potent one
used by the Republicans. They com
pared present conditions with the
panic times of '93 to 90 and this ar
gument had weight with those who
did not stop to consider the reasons
for the conditions.
"The appeal stand by the Presi-
dent while the war is on, had a
great amount OF influence among
those who did not realize that it
was against the doctrine of self gov
eminent in the Philippines and must
react upon us in this country. We
made an honest fight upon an hon
est platform and having done our
duty as we saw it we haye nothing
to say. We were defeated but not
discouraged. The fight must go on.
| am sure that Republican policies
will be repudiated by the people
when the tendency OF those policies
are understood The contest be-
tween plutocraey and Democracy
cannot end until one or the other is
completely triumphant.
Concerning himself Bryan said:
II have come out of the campaign
with perfect health and a clear con-
science. | did my utmost to bring
success to the principles for which |
stood. Stevenson did what he could.
Senator Jones and members of the
Democratic, Populist, Silver Repub-
lican, anti-imperialist committees
did all that they could. Mr.. Hearst
and his associates in the club organi-
cation put forth their best efforts.
Our newspapers, our campaign
speakers and our local organizations
did all that was possible. | have no
fault to find and no reproaeh. |
shall continue to take an active in
terest in politics as long as l live as
l believe it to be the duty of the citi-
zen to do so, and in addition to my
interest as citizen feel that it will
require life time of work to repay
my political friends who have done
so much for me. | shall not be a
senatorial candidate before the legis-
lature. Senator Allen deserves the
senatorship which goes to a Popu-
list. Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr.. Thomp-
son are avowed candidates for the
senatorship. They both deserve
we'll of the party and l am too CRATE
full to stand in their way even if de-
sired seat in the senate"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17

When Prof, Dickinson of the Para
gould school attempted to chastise a
pupil in his teens, he resisted, and af-
ter school about twenty boys as
saulted the teacher. The board com
PEELED each to receive whipping
and apologize to the school.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17
Advertising Rates.

one zach per year sS.Qo. q 40
On Contract for Biz Nouns, 49,
cent on annual rate, sne i0i
months, 80 per cent. - an nsf
On contracts Of 70 q inches. ~ - =.
cent of on annual rates. On e2nSsss-
for 7 70 1a inches 30 pes cent on o. -
nuai rates. Is to 10 Inches 90 per ssAs
OF annual rates. ..,.,..4
special position 30 pc. eens sddinoss..
Locals 10 oents per liaa hrst inssf-
tion, 8 cents second and ~ cents snsEs.
after.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-11-17

81 come to tell you said a tenant
to his landlord, that my cellar is
full of water" "Well," responded
the landlord Indignantly. what do
you expect to get for $40 a month:
A cellar full of beer2"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29

W. H. PLEAsANrs
General Freight ana Passenger Aren't.
New Pier q. North River New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29
WMW Mwm@M % m0M O n O % n O o.

Tom advances. aud II any other dare
touch the meat before he has picked his
piece he administers a severe rebuke. All
tho cats have been rebuked at one time
or anothr BY Irish Tom. aud 50. as a ruiz
not a cat Etirs until the chief has select
Cd hiE nlorseL Then there Is a wild rush
and tho meat Is grabbed up IN a hurry
Tho same meat Is fed go these cats as Is
used for beef stews on the Bowery.
They Rose From PoyIty.
Some OF the cat families have been in
the Office from time immemorial and bear
fanciful names. None ~ bloodad, but
all have come up 20 their high esiase from
humble birth. most being foundlings ths {
bad boys have thrown into the coal
chutes on dark nights. One would have
90 write a book TO tell oil the odd tales
OF these cats. for each OF tho twenty has
a dramatic history.
Hundreds Of Office boys go TO Washing
ton Market every day TO buy meat for the
downtown Office cats. Several big firms
have annual contracts for cat meat.
Twenty or moro cats are fed at the mar
ket by the butchers.
One New York mon makes his living
feeding cats Ho has a regular route
about the lower part Of the city. Mer-
chants pay him by che month for feeding
their pets. He starts out every morning
along Pearl street with a big basket OF
meat, stopping az nearly every business
ONCE The cats know him. Looking
ahead Of him down Pearl street one may
see dozens OF cats seated on front-door
steps stretching their necks To catch sight
Of him. and acting for all the world like
girls expecting the postman with the first
love letter
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29


,srSod 81 eixfy DAYS allowed to che said
Vernon Shell Road Company for accept-
ance. Is the sum OF one dollar. paid BY
said company To the Mayor and Aldermen
OF the city OF Savannah.
Sc . BE Il further resolved that the
conditions. atlpuiaiions and obligations
sueclfied or Indicated IN the foregoing res
olt4tion shall bind. not only the Vernon
Shell Road Company, but its successora
and assigns and any person or corporation
which may use or attempt 10 use the said
prfyilezes. or any OF them In the name
~ ffs said Vernon shell Road Company.
Upon motion. referred 10 the Committee
Of the Whole
The following amendment 20 the pre-
csding resolution offered BY Alderman
Mills:
by Alderman Thomas
To strike ous the words Bryan street.
thence on Bryan street east, 20 Barnard
on the west side Of Barnard street 20 the
north side 0f Bay street. and substitute
therefore the words:
pay street., 20 connect with either Of
present street railway tracks. thence
eamtwardly along Bay strcet. uainE such
tracks when right % do 40 - acquired BY
Condemnation or otherwise.
That the said Vernon Shell Road Com
pany have the right 20 run spur track
from che intersection Of Montgomery and
~ Julian streets castwardiy 10 point
one hundred feet west Of the Market
building. and until such time ss u may
nave the right 70 operate n belt line. the
aatd company shall be allowed such turn
out tracks as may be needed for good ser-
Vice 70 its patrons. their number and 10
rafior 10 be determined BY the Commit
,ee on streets ana Lanes. Upon motion,
referred 20 the Committee Of the Whole.
BY Alderman Dixon-
uesogved. That the several petitions
asking for franchises, now before Council.
b. refused.
Resolved further. that the franchise on
orrxosnary and Price streets be auction
"a on 70 the highest bidder.
the minimum price 20 be placed
Al Ave thousand dollars 0s09O,
the purchaser Of said franchises 20 agree
10 ABIDE By any end all conditions placed
On ead raiiroad company ~ che Mayor
and Aldermen OF tho city of savannah.
taxes. tproperty. business. specific. mile
mna ~ otherl. as Council may require tn
~ tax ordinance. Referred 10 the Com
mistee OF tho Whole.
d, Alderman Thomas
Resolved. by the Mayor and Aldermen
Of the city OF savannah. IN Council as
semhied. That this Council iudovse the
snath Carolina Interstate and West In
dian Exposition. which ~ 10 open Ia
Charleston. =. G.. on the lat day OF De-
eember. 1901. ~ an enterprise fhat PROM
isea m2sa kcneat 70 the 6ogln and TIE
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29


entire country. and the congressman from
Georgia are respectfully requested TO sup
port the BIN now pending IN Congress
10 aid the exposition. Adopted.
Savannah. Ca. Dec. 1s 1900.
BY Alderman Bacon
Whereas. IN the work Of Improving che
harbor of savannah d has long been rer-
ognized by the government engineers ana
BY the city authorities and commercial
and shipping interests o. savannah that
very important feature OF such i'm
provement should be a provision for
widening the Savannah river between the
city and Hacninson'a Island, immedlata-
y along the city front. 20 a. to furnish
an uniform width Of al least six hundred
(stol feet as was contemplated and called
for By the harbor lines established By the
government and approved by the secre-
tary Of War on May 4 iss9.
And. whereas. the work done By the
Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company.
N widening thas portion OF this stretch
OF the river. in front OF their new ternni-
nails. has demonstrated the great benent
that would follow to the harh0r and COM
ra@ss~ OF this city from continuing this
Improvement along the balance OF che
Hutchinson'a Island river front.
Therefore. be u resolved by the Mayor
and Aldermen o. the CRY OF Savannah.
That the member Of Coneress from this
district. and the members from tire other
districts Of this state. ard the senator's
% the United States from Georges. be.
and they are hereby. most earnestly ara
urgently requested ~ the city authorities
81 savannah 40 exert their best
efforts On behalf Of thfa city
% have Incorporated In the
river and harbor Bill now pending be-
fore Congress. che requisite provision ana
authority 10 have this most needfni ana
beneficial feature included and provided
for IN the project and work for improving
this harbor
BE Il further resolved. That copies OF
these resolutions. signed By the Mayor
and attested BY che clerk Of Council. h~
sens 70 each OF The senators and mern-
beers or Congress from Georgia. and their
attention r. particularly called 10 tha
fact that the amount OF work to be done
10 accomplish this Improvement - COM
parativeiy very small and presents no
WfsstftrsVaffs NtfFf1 aFtf~~s sRuuNffru
There being no further business. Coun~
on took a recess subJect to the cali Of
the chair
wM r. BAILEY.
Clerk Of Council
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29
FACTS ABOUT PRINTING.

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J. H. EsTILL President,
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The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29

"A SAD ssory.--''ay boy" said IN.
great man. Il used te shine shoes N.Y.
self"
We'll" replied the bootblack. "dey's a
hon los q ds guys what h led astray~-
Philadelphia AoxLa AMERICAN
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29

Pc. LEFEvRE.
Manager.
New PIER -. North River. New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-29

Perhaps the most fortunate OF all these
ioi.ing cats are the twenty fine fellows
war guard the mails in the big post.
ONCE on Broadway and Park Row. SO inn
i"rfant are these cats that tho business
az tho Office could not be transacted with
'fnatch without them, and a man is APP
nointeA 10 care for them-seorge W
Cook who Is called special officer and
'ipiain % the cats. Cook buys ten
hounds of fresh beef daily for them Zach
iniWaINs assigned 10 a special duty. just
as Tho human watchmen. one guards the
forclSn mails. which rats delight 70
'lew. Foreigners use vast quantities. OF
laste. and the paper IL OF a quality that
f rclishcd Nv rats. Another cat Is on
guard away down IN the engine room in
ne subcellar. 20 preserve the leather
belts. Two watch the currency In the
noney-ordcr division. One keeps the reg
i-'orod letters safe. one patrols the docu.
mcnt room.
All are on the civil service list. and one
monster ofhcial named Irish Tom, who has
been IN the service for twelve years has
,'.@ place OF honor IN the postmaster
reorng. Too much rat meat will Kill a
cat, and "a keep these officials from eat
ing rats fresh beef IL fed to them daily
az 1A IN s..e ass-rnnnn Al knox the
dinner hour. and shortly after o'clook
there is a yawnins Of whiskered jaws ana
. stretching OF legs. as. one by one. the
cats arise from their naps ana sauuter 10
The refectory. 10 10 odd 20 see them come
trooplng from an directions 10 the one
room In the basement. where Capt. Cook
awaits with the zseat. As they enter they
greet one another with news or perhaps
a little box on the ear, and then SIT doNh
iu row-iwenty cats In a rowland new
and purr at che captain. II thefe be one
tardy cat those present know Il aud keep
looking about nervotisly until he arrives
The meat Is thrown on the door. irish
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-28

against him in connection with
testimony given by him before the
grand jury relative to money
alleged to have been paid to him
by blind piggers, resulted in a dis
agreementof the jury, eleven stand
ing for acquittal and one for on
viction. The case has excited a
great deal of interest all over the
state, and is reviewed at length by
the Grand Forks Herald in a care
fully written editorial. Thatpaper
does not endorse all of Mr.. Linde-
lies methods, but practically frees
him from any sordid or selfish mo-
tives in what he has done. The
evidence, the Herald insists, did
not show that any unlawful money
stuck to Lindelie's fingers. The
Herald further intimates that per-
sonal and political prejudice had
something to do with inspiring the
prosecution. It says:
If the character of Mr.. Lindelie could have
been besmirched, and through him the En-
forcement league and the prohibition law dis
credited, the result would have been eminently
satisfactory to the liquor interests of the state.
This fact should be given due consideration by
the people, and should have been carefully con-
sidered by the states attorney before the cases
were brought. Mr.. Bangs has paraded the
economy of his administration, but when at the
end of his term a wholly unjustifable bill for
nearly $500 is collected, and this is followed by
a grand jury session and the trirl of a case the
total expense of which, it is estimated, will foot
up to some $1,000, and when in support of in
dictments 80 secured testimony is presented,
some of which has been in existence for more
than two years, and none of which appears to
lead, anywhere, the economical side of his
policy becomes somewhat obscured, and he
subjects himself to the suspicion of having his
good judgment warped by his personal pre-
judice against q man with whom he has not
been on good terms.
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