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New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
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ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.
81 NDAY. AUGUST 1, 1901.

Periodically it becomes necessary to protest
against the manner in which those who provide
u~ with 50 much reading matter that is worth
reading contrive To make the handling of it
pcnance Why publisher who sets out 30
print a book in attractive form should give n
finishing touch To ii we'll calculated to repel
the reader is nothing less than puzzle. We
have already alluded to the Inconvenience ariS
ing from the imperfect system of binding maSa-
zines in vogue The wires holding the
pages together encrOach so far upon the page
~ To- make IT impossible To hold the magazine
open without effort The latest and perhaps
most obnoxious error, however. is the use of
Il great deal of color on the outside of the
book The intention is, possibly. artistic"
II all events one -upposes that i'm painting a
picture or arabesque upon the binding maker
of books is actuated by some more or less
aesthetic idea. Unfortunately he does the job
80 cheaply that in the warm weather no one
can handle these decorated books without get
ting his fingers dyed. The color all but runs,
the whole hindin. becomes abominahly sticky.
and even the most cnthrllling of new books
l. apt. AT this point. 10 get itself thrown into
the waste basket. Surely this Is unnecessary.
Changed indeed. are the methods of the novel
elaborate announcements Of what forthcoming
book was gon. To hc like. Now are privi-
legged = to know all about new work of fiction
even before the author has put pen To- paper.
VI Zola for example. has been unbOSominS him
self Ia an Italian journalist The A1aire, he
says. has taught me that il is necessary to re-
construct the moral question from It's very base.
and my next romance. 'Nerite.' will tend To that.
Ia il shall study primary and secondary cduca-
tion in France. shall he active between pupils
ana masters. and shall explain my ideas on the
education problem. In the first part shall
describe the sad effects of present day cduca-
tion: in the second education il ought to lac.
My next work will be Justice. II will treat of
= judicial error: but shall try not to make any
ausion To the Affairc The action will not take
place in military circles. 1t will give
!notiv" To show my supreme ideal the end of
war. the victory of the spirit of justice over
militarSm the United States of Europe. the
dream of Nicto. Hugo. You will he aSton>hcd
hat join Hugo. am, perhaps. more romantic
lhan Won thought" The natural question tO he
prop0und"d on reading This solemn dclvcrance
=: shall call NJ. Zola Il novelist or Il social
r.'fOrncr:"
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

y writer in the 'Quarcrly," diScourSing of
current fiction, is forced To admit that though
the most popular novels of the present day are
which max" the works of great novcliStS great.
they undoubtedly possess certain of the lower
qualities without which no great novels would
be popular" 1t is Il fact constituting one of the
most interesting If literary phenomena Put in
Il nutshell il means that there is II novcliSt's
requirement 10y every one is nevertheless well
within the reach of many man or woman
whose brain is essentially mediocre Another
name for this technique is the narrative gift"
Tie number "f writers possessing it is aStound
ing. Hundreds of the novels published every
wear in this country ana in England have ahso-
lUiey other merit Ia recommend them. hut
that they fairly we'll put together cannot
bc gainSad. The oddty of the PHENOMENON lies
!n lis dual character; the narrative gift is oh
vlOusly one of the fundamental virtues in great
literature. vet ii caL also exist with no more
reference To- literature than To Astronomical
science. There is something pathetic, even
tragical. in the capricious distribution of this
Gift To Il rural stage driver, who perhaps
could not much sign his own name, it is
given in abundance; the stories falling from his
lips having. for all their artcSsnesS. curious
Icrf,-ctiOn of form. To some analytical novelist,
trimming over with culture and bursting with
ideas. it is, on the other hand, almost totally
denied
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
COWSLIPS.
BY STEPHEN GWYNN.

COwslips sweetlips smelling of the summer.
Coming with the cuckoo. bringing in the May,
Lifting heads in pastures, where the cattle spare
you,
Waiting to he gathered when the children
come TO play.
Daffodils were golden nodding in the uplands.
Golden i'm the marshes flares the marigod:
Softer hued the cowsips, winsomer and
SWeeter-
Sure the soul of flowers is the odour that they
hold.
Faint and soft and honeyed, fragrant as the
kine'S breath,
Waited airs of cowslips gladden. London
streets:
YcIIow-speckled handfuls. pennyworths of sun
shine
To the dusty passers they are lavish of their
sweets
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
Law and Order League.

Rev. Father Lucy and several other prominent citizens of Pine Bluff propose to organize law and order league, to be composed of about ninety per cent colored people and ten per cent white citizens, with the object of securing better ob- servance of the law by certain class of colored people. The order will seek for membership leading people of both races, the whites to. advise and assist the majority in attaining the objects desired. It is proposed to organize local leagues through out the south to work in conjunction with the national league.
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
Refused to Receive the Report.

The Jefferson county grand jury, in report to the circuit judge, stated that they found Prosecuting Attorney W. B. Sorrells guilty of "grossest criminality.." After filing the report they asked to be dismissed by the court. Judge Grace directed them to return to the grand jury room and amend their report, stating in detail what the "grossest .crimi- nality" consisted of. He refused to receive the report.
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
Law as to Appeals.

In the case of Annie Deshay vs. the State, Judge Battle, speaking for the supreme court, passed upon a question of appellate procedure which is of considerable importance to the profession in this state, Annie De shay was convicted in the Jackson circuit court on January IF, 1900. She failed to pray for and perfect on appeal from the judgment in the regular way. Afterwards, on April 1, 1901, more than year having elapsed, she prayed for and obtained from the clerk of the supreme court a writ of error and attempted to bring the judgment up for review in that manner. Previous to March Is, 1899, the limitation of appeals and Writs of error to the supreme court was three years with certain saving clauses for persons under dis abilities. On that date the leglsla- ture passed an act amending the sec tions of the digest regulating ap- peals and writs of error, so as to specify that they should not be granted "except within one year next after the rendition of the judgment, order or decree sought to be re- versed." The question here raised was whether the digesters of the state statutes since 1856 had erred in con solidating the provisions relatingsto the allowance and time of appeals to the supreme court and writs of error therefrom, as they are found in sections 1017, 1918 and 1919 of the present digest. The contention was made that these sections should not have included writs of error and that the amendatory act does not therefore cover this means of pre- senting cause for review. The court held that there was no distinction in principle between the two methods of presenting the cause, and that the digesting of the statutes on the sub ject being correct the act of 1899 applies and limited the time for pre- senting a cause by writ of error to one year from the date of the judg- ment.
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
Large Increase in Manufactories.

A bulletin has been issued by the census bureau showing the condition of the manufacturing industries of the state of Arkansas for the census year 1900, and giving comparisons with each census since 1850. The statement shows that last year there were 4,474 manufacturing establish ments in the state, with an aggre- gate capital of $35,960,640, with 1,649 salaried officers, to whom was paid $S,686,291. The cost of ma terials used was placed at $23, 3,963,- 768, and the value of products for 1890 was $22,659,179. In 1850 the value of products of manufac- turing character amounted to only $537,908. For 1900 the showing in the leading industries in the matter of value of products was as follows Cars and railroad shop construction, $2,095,447 cotton ginning, $1, 1,261,- 097; flouring and grist mill prod ucts, $3,70S, ,709; lumber and timber products, $23,959,9S3; oil, cotton seed and cake, $2,S74,S64.
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23

Santiago Iglesias, who went to Porto Rico as the representative of the American Federation of Labor to organize the workmen of the island, has been arrested on the charge of conspiracy. The act is said to have consisted of advising the workmen to strike unless paid for their labor in gold at the same ratio as silver. The president has addressed a communi- cation to Gov. Hunt, asking for facts in the case.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Bickerdyke, better known as SMother Bickerdyke," one of the most widely known women among veterans of the war between the states on account of her many heroic deeds while performing the duties of nurse during the period from 1861 to 1865, died last week at her home at Bunker Hill, Kan. She was endeared to the rank and file of the Union forces for her devotion first to the humble private who fell from the ranks, either by wounds or sickness.
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
Must Pay Tax.

In answer to an inquiry from H. l.. Remmel, collector of internal revenue at Little Rock, the commis- sioner of internal revenue has writ ten in part, as follows: "Your let ter of the 26th ultimo has been received, inclosing formula for the manufacture of beverage called 'beerine' From this formula it ap- pears that the beverage in question is made in part of fermented malt liquor (lager beer), and that it is light table beer and should be han dled as such and not like common soda water This being the case, the beverage must be regarded as similar to weiss beer, and the manu- facturer of it must be required to pay special tax as a brewer and tax on this 'beerine,' and other persons engaged in selling it must be required to pay special tax as malt liquor deal ers."
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
The Rathhun Case

Newell c. Rathbun, who attempt ed to defraud an insurance comnanv out of $4,0o0 by having it appear that he died at a hotel in Jefferson vile, Ind, and whose supposed re. mains were shipped to Little Rock for burial, is under arrest at Louie. vile, and will have to answer to tho charge of murder The facts in the case are as follows: Rathbun. sev. eral months ago, was stationed at Little Rock as a recruiting officer for the army. There he met youne lady to whom he proposed that they get married. After setting un housekeeping he was to secure a
 body, burn the house and have the body appear as his remains. The wife was then to collect his life in- surance, and later they would take up their residence in some foreign country. The lady to whom this proposition was made refused tohaye anything further to do with Rath- bun. Shortly thereafter he was married to Miss Susie Lundy, of Little Rock, daughter of a well known and respected journeyman tailor. Rathbun was then ordered to Plattsburg N. T., from which place he deserted October 7 last. Nothing more was heard from him, until his wife received a letter Mo- vember 2d, stating that he had se- cured furlough and was en route to pay her visit at Little Rock. Then came the news of his sudden death at Jacksonville, Ind His supposed remains were shipped to Little Rock. Those who knew Rath- bun declared the body was that of some other party. Detectives went to work on the case, and in less than twenty-four hours the real Rathbun was arrested at Louisville, where he had re-enlisted in the army under an assumed name. He made a comics sion in which he admitted every thing. He gave the name of the man whose body was shipped to Lit tie Rock as Goodman Rathbun met Goodman, an indolent charac- ter, in Louisville, spent considerable money with him for liquor, and in- duced him to go to Jeffersonville, where they took room at hotel. Rathbun registered for himself and Goodman, giving his own name as Wm. Ten Eyke, and that of Good man as "Rathbun." It was noticed that Goodman was considerably un- der the influence of liquor when the man retired. The next morning Rathbun went to breakfast alone, stating that his friend r desired to sleep till noon. When the man fail ed to show up for dinner the door of his room was forced and he was found to be dead In the meantime Rathbun had not returned to the hotel, and all efforts to locate him failed until his arrest at the army headquarters in Louisville. Rath- bun had left batch of his letters in the pockets of >the dead man, from which it was at first inferred that the body was that of the ex- soldier. The coroner's inquest de- veloped the fact that the mans death was due to laudanum poison ing, enough of the drug being dis covered in his stomach to kill half a dozen men, There is little doubt but that the drug was administered by Rathbun.
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
The McKinlev Memorial Fund.


 The following address to the peo- pie of Arkansas, in connection with the movement for national monu- ment to the late President William Mckinley, has been issued:
 No matter what ones political faith may be, all persons must agree that the late William Mckinley, our martyred president, was great and and conspicuous in those tender and chivalrous virtues which endear leaders and high officials to their fellowmen. In all that stood for beauty and nobility of character, as a husband, a father, son, a pious, honest and law-abiding citizen, his example shines resplendent and can not be surpassed. That example presents an incentive for imitation and copy to all our American youth. And even his most bitter political opponents are bound to testify un- grudgingly to his greatness and kind ness as a man and as patriot, even though they might feel like question ing the correctness of his views.
 His praiseworthy life was cut short by the bullet of the reckless assassin. Thus, without rhyme or reason and without warning, was his life ended, and his frail, delicate and suffering wife bereft of one of the truest, most considerate and solicitous of hus- bands and of companion whose presence was never wanting in her hours of suffering. And thus was this glorious country deprived of a loved and solicitous chief magistrate.
 From all over this land, from all over the civilized globe, testimonials to his character were sent to Canton on the occasion of his funeral, and the emblems of esteem and sorrow which adorned his last resting place counted among them the unsolicited tokens of peer and pauper, of poet and peasant, of friend and political foe.
 For these reasons, and because American youth and manhood, now and hereafter, would set up some last ing monument to the personal esteem in which the lamented William Me Kinley was held by his countrymen, and because, too, they would show to those anarchistic spirits who would enthrone riot, license and bloodshed in lieu of government, that no such folly can prevail in this land of or dered liberty and legal freedom, the undersigned, representing the com mittee having the matter in charge, appeal to the good people of this commonwealth to respond to the call for funds to erect a national monu- ment to the memory of the deceased, William Mckinley, in such sums, however small, as they can afford, without reference to politics or sex. And they agree that when the certif- cates shall have been issued by the national committee, to be delivered to those who have contributed to this fund, to see to it, as far as practica- ble, that the same are turned over to those whose names shall appear thereon. It being the intention of such national committee to issue such a certificate to each subscriber to such funds, and to make this peo- ple's own tribute to their late presi- dent.
 H. M. Cooper, Chairman. Little Rock.
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

their lives.
 Republican leaders are said to have agreed on reducing the was tax $50,- 000,000 annually.
 The Cudahy packing plant at Kansas City was damaged $150,00O by fire on the 18th.
 The new constitution of Alabama carried by safe majority at the election on the 11th.
 Wm. F. Willoughly, of the District of Columbia, has been appointed treasurer of Porto Rico.
 It is reported an effort will be made to secure the release of Aguin- aldo through habeas corpus pro- ceedings.
 Troops sent to the Indian Terri tory about two months ago on ac- count of threatened trouble have been withdrawn.
 Great Britain now holds as pris- oners in concentration camps and on various islands 42,000 Boers, men, women and children.
 The governor of Kentucky order ed troops to Hopkins county, Ken tukcy, to put down trouble between union and non-union miners.
 A terrible storm lasting several days recently swept over Great Brit ain. Many coast towns were swept away and the loss of life was enor- nous
 Cole Younger, recently released on parole from the Minnesota pen itentiary, has declined an appoint ment to the position of captain of police at Minneapolis.
 A Maryland company which bond ed Neeley, former chief of the bu- reau of finances of Cuba, has been sued to recover $30,O0O of the money Medley is alleged to have embedded from the government.
 James Jeffries defeated Gus Ruh- lin in the fifth round of a battle for the heavyweight championship at San Francisco on the 16th It is said Ruhlin proved rank quitter, and some intimate the bout was fake.
 The United States grand jury for the southern district of Mississippi returned indictments against a number of cotton seed oil mill off cials for alleged violations of the fed eral statute to prevent combinations in restraint of trade. It is alleged the mill men combined to contract prices of cotton seed and cotton seed products.
 The keynote of the annual report of Secretary Long for 1901 is ''in- crease"--an increase in both the number of ships and the number of officers and sailors for the navy. The secretary's recommendation for new construction is as follows: Three frst-class battleships. Two frst-class armored cruisers. Three gunboats, each of about 1000 tons trial displacement. Three gum boats, each of about 200 tons trial displacement. Three picket boats, each of about $50 tons trial dis placement. Three steel sailing training ships, each of about 2,O0O tons trial displacement.
 Secretary Root has issued orders governing the engineer school of ap- plication established at Washington Barracks, D. c. The instructions at this school will include military engineering, which covers fortifca- tions, military mining, topography, photography, map making and the art of war; civil engineering, which includes surveying and astronomy :; strength of meterials, constructions, mechanical and municipal engineer ing, improvement of rivers and har- bors, the law of contract, specified tiors and estimates and business methods and records; electrics, which includes electrical measure ments, generation, transmission and
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23

The board of supervisors of West Point military academy report that the practice of hazing has been erad- icated.
 President Roosevelt has declared his intention to make army promo tions strictly on the meritorious rec ord of applicants.
 At mass meeting of citizens at Chickasaw, resolutions in favor of single statehood for the two territo- ries were adopted.
 The chief collector of internal revenue has rendered a decision to the effect that beer, whisky, etc, exported to the Philippines is liable to the internal revenue tax.
 One of the last acts of the Choctaw council before adjournment was the passing of bill appropriating $11,- 900 for the governor to use in eject ing cattlemen and intruders.
 May Slagle, less than 15 years of age, shot and seriously wounded Houston Merryman, a bank cashier at Ashville, N. c. The girl was em- ployed as a domestic in the house of Merryman's father.
 One girl was instantly killed and two fatally injured in a fire at Cleve- land, o. The girls were employed in factory on the fifth floor of the burning building, and jumped from the windows into net held by fire men.
 Frank Kidwell, after repeatedly being refused in matrimony by Miss Ida Thompson, aged 16, daughter of a prominent Carter county (Tennes- see) farmer, enticed the girl to lonely spot in the woods and shot her to death. Kidwell then took his own life.
 Judge Hanecy, of Chicago, has sentenced Geo. W. Lawrence and H. s. Garfield, editors of the Chicago American, to forty days in prison for contempt in publishing an arti- cle criticising the courts action in suit involving the surrender of the charter of local gas company.
 Chas Miller and woman known as Mrs. Collins were sentenced by a Kansas judge to a term in federal prison for operat- ing a fake matrimonial bureau. Government officials declare war will be made on all parties using the mails for such fraudulent schemes, and many more arrests are to fol low.
 The statistics of the growth of rural free delivery service show that on December 3 next there will be 5000 carriers throughout the coun- try, travelling total mileage approx mating 147,220 miles daily, or twenty-four and a half miles each on an average. There have been 12,000 applications for routes, cor twice the number of routes.
 The interesting feature of the session of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in eighth annual convention at Wilmington, N. C., was the receiving of the report of the Jefferson Davis Monument Associa- tion. It was read by Mrs. s. Thom- as Mccullough, of Staunton, Va, and shows that approximately $13,- 900 was collected during the past year. The monument will be erect ed to cost not less than $50,000 and will be in the form of an arch in Richmond, Va. June 8, 1903, was settled as the date for the unveiling ceremony. Of the amount needed for the arch, $38,OOO is already de- posted in bank.
 The governments preliminary es- timate of the average yield per acre of corn, as published in the month ly report of the statistician of the department of agriculture is 16.4 bushels, as compared with an aver age yield of 25.3 bushels per acre
Woodruff County news., 1901-11-23

The remains of well dressed man were recently found in Poteau Bottom, near Fort Smith. The re- mains were in such condition iden- tifcation was impossible.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-07

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