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BON -UROF AMERICA
SPLENDID GENIUS OF A YOUNG MON-
 TANA GIRL.
TrnnspIanted From the Western Prafrics to New York, She ls Achieving Grand Success-Poet and Botnnist as We'll as Artist.

A very remarkable girl of IS is Miss Georgina Billings of Montana, who is at present sojourning in New York. Born on the praries of the far north west, in the shadow of the Rockies, many hundreds of miles from the near est art school, she has taught herself to depict with almost startling fidelity and eXactness the fora and fauna of her western home. It is confidently predicted of her ill New York, where she is studying the technical part of the lmner's art, that she will de- yelop into an American Rosa Bon heur.
 Miss Billings is a typical daughter of the west She has large, intelligent features and body that has been strengthened to robustness by an out door life. Her face has the glow that only outdoor exercise can give, and, like most westernerS, she is sangu1ne of temperament and possesses wealth of enthusiasm.
 Until short time ago Miss Billings dwelt in her far Montana home, con- tent NlCn HpE He tltlt. holiC Sd " tlh account of the pet carrier pigeons of Alfred De Cordova, q wealthy banker of New York, and sent to him an offer, to exchange some of them for her pet white mice She is passionately fond of animals and has had very many pets. Her correspondence attracted the attention of Mrs. De Cordova. who recognized the fact that she was q genius. The generous New York wo- man sent the Montana girl an offer to go to New York to get the excellent training at the Art league in that city. The offer was accepted. Now Miss Billings works every day diligently, at the league school and is making rapid headway She has met with great sue cess, and her work is attracting the at tention of connoisseurs by it's excel lence.
 With true American adaptability she has taken to New York life and is not being spoiled by it. She went to the
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The Legislature has accepted an in- yitation from the Commercial League of Fayetteville Ark. to make a visit to that city, at the city's expense. It is needless to say that the invitation was promptly accepted, for the pros peet of iunketing tour, the expense of which IS to be paid by somebody else while the mebers continue to draw their per diem from the State, was proposition irresistible to the average legislator" Of course Fay eteeville expects a profitable return for her investment in very liberal appropriation for the University of Arkansas
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It Will Surprise You=TrY 1t.

It is the medicine above all others for eatarrh and is worth it's weight in gold. Ely's Cream Balm does all that is claimed for it.-B. w. Sperry, Hartford, Conn. :.
 My son was afflicted with catarrh. He used Ely's Cream Balm and the disagreeable catarrh left him-J. c. Olmstead, Arcola, III.
 The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cents, or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren street, New York.
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The Choctaw Railway has let tn

The Choctaw Railway has let the contract for the extension west from Weatherferd toward Amarillo, Texas. About S4 miles are included in the contract q nd the cost will be over S1.500, ,00Q The contract was let to Johnson Bros. X Taught, of Elgin. III. The Choctaw wifi ultimately be ex- tended to Albuquerque, N NJ, where it will connect with the Santa Fe Pacific. and thus inc dream Of a thir- ty-ffth parallel railroad. so vehement ly advocated by Benton during his thirty years in Congress, may be shortly realized.
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Public Schoo!S GBfains.

The current annual report N Dr William T. Harris, United States com- missioner of education. estimates the population between the ages of and s8, at 21.458,294. Of these 15,o3S, ,636 are enrolled in the public schools. The increase in attendance in the public schools is in excess of the increase ip population. The recent enrolment is TO per cent of the whole, against 65.5 in 1880 and 61.4 in 1870 The average term Of the school year increased from t32 days sp 1S7o to 1s3 days in 1898.
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ALI WERE SELF-CONvIcTED
Georgia Lawyers Handed Over Theh
 Guns With Singular Unani.1.tr.

Georgia Lawyers Handed Over Thsi1
 Guns With Singular Unapi.a.tr.
 Georgia has a stringent law forbid ding it's citizens to carry pistols on pain of forfeiting the weapons end paying fine of $50 or being imIT1s- oned for thirty days. Shortly after the passage of this enactment Judge Lester was holding court in a little town, when suddenly he suspended thS trial of case by ordering the sherlH to lock the doors of the courthouse "Gentlemen," said the judge when tho doors were closed, "I have just seen pistol on a man in this room, anu cannot reconcile it to my sense of duty 70 let such a violation of this law pass unnoticed ought perhaps to go be- fore the grand jury and indict him, but if that man will walk up to this stand and lay his pistol and fine of s1 down here I will let him off this time" The judge paused, and law yer sitting just before him got up. slipped his hand into hip pocket. drew out a neat ivory-handled six shooter. and laid it with dollar down upon the stand. This is all right" said the judge, "but you are not the uaan saw with the pistol.' Upon this another lawyer arose and laid down a Colts revolver and a dollar bill be. fore the judge, who repeated his for ner observation. The process went on until nineteen pistols or all kinds and sizes and shapes lay upon the stand together with nineteen dollars by their side. The judge laughed as he com- plimented the nineteen delinquent. upon being men of business, but add nd that the man whom he had seen with the pistol had not come up, and, glancing at the far side of the court. he continued: "I will give him one minute to accept my proposition, aad If he fails I will hand him over to the sheriff." Immediately two men from the back of the court rose and bega1 10 move toward the judges stand. Once they stopped to look at each other, and then, coming slowly fos- ward, laid down their pistols and their dollars. As they turned their backs the judge said: "This man With the black whiskers is the one that originally saw "--New York Press.
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The Fa,Hona -PASslon &-,a,.

Already arrangements are being made by tue tourist agents to conduct parties to Oberammergau this year. the famous Passion Play" having been fixed to commence on April 24. It will tast,as usual. till the end of September. Since 1G39, with only slight remodeling this mystery or miracle performance has been rerf ormed by village peasants in the Bayarian highlands every ter years
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Representative Brown, of Ohio, all though Republican, is not an impe- rialist. Saturday he created a sensa- ton in the House by severely excori- ating the administration policy in the Philippines. MT. Dinsmore, of Arkansas, foiolwed, and said the coun- try was to be congratulated on Mr. Browns speech
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M1ss= E9RalNA BILLINGS.

Ms E9IelAA BILLINGS.
 city to woll; sad study aHd she goes it t just as she did in the farmhouse in the west Shc likes New York, how eyer. ..bacause it is so grand and over poverin-ly big" Naturally the throngs of people rather astonished her, for .'when there are neighbors five miles away it is considered very cozy and neighborly in some parts of Montana"
 Until her visit to New York Miss Billings had seen only such animals as are to be found in the west. Shortly after her arrival in New York she was taken to the zoo in Central park to try her skill on some of the animals there. With flushed checks and wide open eyes the Montana girl whose pictures of cows and horses had astonished the heads of the art schools of New York gazed at the creatures from foreign lands. Finally she found one that was familiar. It was q timber wolf.
 "Oh, l know you, you rascal"' she exclaimed. Then. putting her hands to her mouth, she gave an imitation of the cry of a lamb. The effect was magical. The wolf became all excite ment at once. He sniffed the air and dashed at the bars of his cage.
 Yes" said the girl from Montana, you are one of them'
 Miss Billings is versatile genius, for she possesses besides her talent for drawing another for writing. She has written some verses describing west ern life that would do credit to a per son of maturer years. Her verses be tray thorough love of rural life and appreciation of it's beauties They are strong and well written. Miss Billings is also an amateur botanist of no mean ability. In all her talents she shows an obseryant, retentive mind and splendid 1 powers of observation.
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Mardi Craa.

St L. | M { S Ry.w.al sell Feb ruGey F, If and 1G to Nov Orleans one fare for round trip. Caea for re- turn passage until March : l9o1.
 St. L. L NJ. 6 s. Ky will sell Feb ruary B. IA and 16, one fair for the round trip to Mobile, Ala. Good to re- turn until March [.
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Senator Jones is right in making the Republicans furnish 6 quorum for night sessions for the cons; tera- tion of the ship subsidy steal. It is one of the biggest robberies os ehe poor for the benefit of the rich ever advocated in Congress-
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Advertising Fans-Handsome de- signs. large or small, with your adver- tisement printed on them, for sale by the Adams Printing Co., Telephone or call and see our samples. dtf
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Bark Clothing
Cltf

The Indians in the interior of Bolivia wear shirts and hats made of the bark Of tree, which is soaked in water to soften the fiber, and then beaten to naEs | pliable
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The indication are that Jeffries and Ruhlin will have to hunt some other place than Cincinnati to pummel each other. Good for Cincinnati.
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Denison, Texas, has 8 cotton mill and yet Denison is no larger than Pine Bluff
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We have number of very desir able sites in this city for q cotton mill, and there is nothing in the way or organizing at least one.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Pine Bluff. Ark, as secGnaclsss mail mat ter.
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h7ona n,meuan NoSque f"f Lon
 Though .he Mohammedans don, England. number no mon two hundred, they are bull9 mosque, at cost of s5o,OOo, to modate from three to four ' worshippers, in addition to the v for whom a gallery will be pf 0 :t is expected that when the g is established in the metropo hammeEdans, students In pan u will flock there from all parls world.
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Sleep with the Hair Looseneo. Sleeping with the hair pinned up tightly is not only bad for the circnla- tion, but it is said to prevent the hair from growing
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Fair tonight, with colder ill north- west portion. Tuesday fair.
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A bill has been introduced in Kan sas to legalize joint smashing.
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DR. B. M. DAVEE?Ycc GIT. IF Oste opathic Phy sician
 Office 42I West 9th Ave PINE BLUFF. ARKANSAS

r IN IL DLC ' r, A Eh h NSAS
 Dr. Davenport is graduate of Dr. Stills American School of Osteopathy of Kirksville, Mo. He has had much experience in the operating rooms and has met with great success in treat ing both ACUTE and CHRONIC dis eases.
 Osteopathy cures when all other methods fail WE USE NEITHER KNIFE OR DRUGS.
 Osteopathy removes the CAUSE, whether bony or muscular, incre3s@ $ blood flow, stimulates nerve action. In short, assists nature to overcome disease by adjustment of the machin- cry of the human body.
 Literature explaining Osteopathy will be sent upon application.
 CONSULTATION AND EXAMINA- TION FREE AT OFFICE, Osteo2- athy has cured thousands. Why won't it cure you?
 Office and residence, 421 w. Fifth avenue.
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OFFICE: 300 West Barraque Street. TELEPHONE: No. 102.
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J. w. Adams, Editor and Manager.
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Are what we desire, ard olr aim IS We will continue the low prices on a Winter Overcoats.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
SENSATIONAL TRIAL ENDS.
William Barry Gets Life Sentence TO,
Murder of Andrew MelIem.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 16.-The jury In
the case of William Barry. who has been
Oh trial at Langdon, N. D., for the muir
der of Andrew Mellem, last night rem
dered a verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree and ordered him sem
fenced to life imprisonment.
The murder was one Of the most sem
satlonal in the annals of northwestern
crimnology. Barry is a wealthy farmer
residing near Milton. N. D.. and Mellem
was his hired man. According to Bar
rvs story his unmarried sister, who
lived with him, confessed that she had
had improper relations with Mellem and
that the latter had refused to marry
her. After Barry had vainly implored
Mellen to right the alleged wrong, and
after his sister had become insane from
brooding over the matter. Barry went
to the barn where Mellem was and told
him that he had come to kill him. He
placed rope. around Mellems neck
and attempted to hang him. but was UNI
able to accomplish his purpose. He then
pulled out his watch and told Meliem
that he had but five minutes to live.
Mellem, exhausted by his struggle, knelt
and prayed. while by his side stood his
employer. with watch In one hand and
dirk knife raised in the other. At the
expiration Of the allotted time the knife
descended In one swift stroke and the
kneeling man fell forward dead.
Barry's sister was afterwards taken
to an asylum. where she died
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
Blaze at Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids. Aug. 16i-What threat
ened to be a serious CONGREGATION was
averted thru the splendid work of the
fire department yesterday afternoon
Fire was discovered in the rear of the
Pullman house about o'clock and when
the firemen arrived 1t had gained con-
siderable Roadway, tho they were
prompt. 1t seems to have originated
thru the carelessness of one of the cooks
at the Pullman house who took some
ashes from his cook stove and threw ou,
at the back of a summer kitchen at the
rear OF the Pullman.
Mr.. Phillips carried only $1,000 insur-
ance on the building, 1t being in the
Farmers company of this city. The in
surance on the stock and fixtures
amounted to 1880.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
FAIRBANKS TO OLD SOLDIERS.
Senator From Indiana Delivers Pa.
triotie Address at Kansas Eneamp-

L
Hutchinson, kas.. Aug. Ex-senator
c. w. Fairbanks of Indiana, received
warm welcome today at the Kansas
State Grand Army reunion here. In
the address he made he paid a tribute
TO the veterans and reviewed the civil
war and its effects. Speaking of the
present, the Senator said:
1T has been said that peace hath
her Victories no less reno med than
war. Our country has grown strong
and great by the cultivation of the
arts of peace. Our material resources
battle comutation. The diversity of our
soil and our climate, the wealth Of our
mines and forests suggest future
which no prophetic vision is profound
enough to fathom or measure"
In conclusion, Senator Fairbank
said:
Our country was never stronger nor
more firmly set in the affection and con-
fldence of the people than it is now. The
virtue and the patriotism of the people
will. as in the past, prove its stay and
hope in the years before us.
I'VE are held by common bond to
serve well the state and protect 1t from
the polluting touch of anarchy, to hold
it to the true course in which 1t was set
by our patriotic fathers. And if we and
those who shall follow us are but faith
full to the opportunities which are about
us and are inspired by the exalted mo-
tives which actuated the Grand Army of
the Republic this nation will continue to
grow in material and moral strength
and ever stand the most beneficent gov
eminent instituted among men,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
WILL REVEAL SECRET.
Once Noted Circus Mans Daughters


identity Made .>nown.
New York, Aug 16.-It has just been
discovered that Seth B. Howe. once of
Chicago, whose circus once disputed P.
T. Barnum's in popuiar affection, and
who died on May 16 last, left daughter
hitherto unknown to even his most init
mate friends.
The mysterious daughter is Mrs. Julia
H. Boisse of 81 East seventy-third
street in New York. BY her fathers will
she inherits large amount of valuable
property in Chicago. in Cook county and
in Putnam county, N. Y.
Howe's estate is valued at all the way
from 81 100000 to Sl,5O0,OO0. He left a
wife and known daughter. The exist
ence Of another daughter was unknown
until his will was read.
Then members of the family admitted
that they had long known that Mr..
Howe had another daughter. But they
refused to say more. The provisions of
the will will not be questioned, and Mrs
Boise will get the Chicago property.
In the will, which was probated on
July %, at Carmel, N. Y, Mr.. Howe
gives to his wife Amy Howe, and to her
heirs and assigns forever eight lots in
Hyde Park, Chicago with all improve
ments on them. Also all the lands in
the town of Southport, Putnam county,
n. Y. purchased on Sept. u. 1892, and
including Morning Thorpe and all other
buildings on the property.
His granddaughter, Leander Townsend
Howe. Jr.. who gets the Morning Thorpe
property after Mrs. Howe.s death, also
gets 100 feet of property in Madison ave-
nue.. Chicago, lot in Hyde Park, and
two lots in Ridgewood. ILL., To his
daughter, Mrs. r. NJ HEARTFELT, he
leaves property in Cottage Grove ave-
nue., Chicago, and certain property in
Southport.
In the third clause Of the will he says:
II give and devise unto my dear
daughter. Julia n. Boisse, and to her
heirs forever" certain lots which he de-
scribes. and which are situated in Chi
cago. Also the residence owned by me
m Southwest Center, Putnam county, N
Y, known as Stonehedge, together with
all the land inclosed by the fence sur
rounding the same. including Stone
hedge lodge and barn. and certain other
lots III Cook county, Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
OFFICIAL WEATHER FORECAST

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Generally fair to-
night and Saturday, Slightly warmer in
northwest portion tonight.
Synopsis:
The area of low barometric pressure
which was central on the west gulf
coast yesterday morning has increased
in Intensity and mover northeastward
and is now central over Alabama, where
the lowest barometer reads 1886 inches
at Montgomery.
1t has caused light to heavy rains in
the Tennessee and lower Mississippi val
leys, Alabama. Georgia and Florida.
The heaviest amounts of precipitation
reported being LA inches at Knoxville
and 256 inches at Montgomery.
The barometer is also low over Mon
tana and in the extreme southwest.
Generally fair weather has prevailed
in all sections during the past twenty
four hours except in the southern states
and over Utah. Idaho and Montana.
The following observatlons were
taken at a. m. central time:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
GRAIN TRADE IS Dull
Liquidation In Wheat Causes
Drop From Opening Price,
Which Was Higher.
trade in Corn Was Small and
Prices About Steady.
Oats Quiet.
Provisions Unusually Dull. Cat.
tie Steady and HOES Weak
.-Sheep Weak.

Chicago. Aug. 1e-september wheat
today opened X to * of cent higher al
ass to 717s. Shorts covering on steady
cables and scattered liquidation during
the hrst hour, however, caused a drop to
7oM, where the market steadied for a
time.
Later when corn developed strength
wheat followed. September advanced to
~ and closed firm IS of a cent over yes
terday at 71M.
There was small trade in corn. Sep
TENDER opened 4 to Is of cent higher
at SIX to 57ss on firm cables, but
dropped back to 51ss on commission
house selling. Recovery to IS followed on
covering by shorts.
September corn later rose to So on act
i've professional buying, caused by re-
ports of good cash business The close
was strong at that figure, ~ cents over
the previous close
Oats were quiet, but fairly steady,
September opening y to v of cent
higher at 35ss to 35A, in sympathy with
other grains. There was scarcely any
pressure to sell and prices held steady
Tor some time.
Provisions We're profoundly dull Dur
irg the first hour there was not a single
quotation for September options.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
Special Car for Delegates.

Dubuque, Aug. 16.--The special COM
mittee on transportation, appointed to
look to the accommodation of the dele
gates to the Des Moines convention next
Wednesday. has provided for special
chair car on the Great Western road,
which will leave here on the train which
pulls out at 1:57 Tuesday afternoon.
This car will be side tracked a. Des
Moines and held at the disposal of the
Dubuque delegates to return. The fare
for the round trip viii be $500. The
committee which has charge OF the COM
missary department will be on hand
with the goods when the train leaves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
Van cIeave Under Arrest.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-James r. B..
Van Cleave, former state superintendent
of insurance, was arrested shortly after
A o'clock yesterday afternoon in state
warrant sworn out by H. H. Klayer,
charging him with abstracting official
documents from the state insurance de-
partment.
Van Cleave's arrest is looked upon as
a joke by his friends. and when he told
a party of them last night that he was
under 500 bond to appear in a justice
court next Wednesday afternoon, all
had hearty laugh.
Klayer's tactics in this affair are In
keeping with the plans that he has pur-
sued since beginning his fight against
the Aetna Insurance company. He has
recently moved his family to Springfield,
and intends to xemain here until the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-16
THRoNGs ASCEND HOLY HILL.
Thousands Of Devotess Attend Feast Of
Assumption at Hartford, Wis.

Hartford. Wis. Aug. 16.-The feast
celebrated yesterday at Holy Hill, in
honor of the assumption of the Virgin
Mary, will be one long remembered by
those attending. The attendance num-
bered between 5000 and 10000. The road
up the hill. the paths at the side. the
park at the foot o the hill and the
summit were thronged. Every convey
ance fer miles had been pressed into
service.
The Via Cruces, or way of the cross,
was crowded with devotees. Women In
beautiful silks and lawns knelt in the
dust beside those in alpaca and calico.
There was no distinction. They were all
one in mind and object. Cripples and in
valids were many. In spite of the large
crowd the best of order prevailed.
The Milwaukee delegation to the pill
grimage was over 400 and hundreds
came up on the trains from Chicago
and other places.