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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Five persons. a mother and her four
children. were burned to death at
Gwayn station. ON the Wopsono Creek
railwax.three miles north of Altoona,
Pa, on the night OF the 30th. The
husband escaped with severe injuries.
When the mother awakenedandfound
the house on fire. She aroused her
husband. who attempted to eNtiu-
guish the flames and then went To
call neighborS. When he returned lis
wife and children lad been burned
to death.
Capt. Il. d. Mayo. who left Chicago,
on the 3oth, in his Hfe-saving device,
arrived safely at Grand Haven. Mich.
on the list. The voyage was made
without accident. although strong
sea was encountered.
Three desperadoes gave a display IF
wild west tactics at Alliance. O.. on
the LIST. They entered two houses,
held up the inmates. held up seven
persons on the street and finally
stole horse and buggy. with which
they made their escape.
James Tate, an engineer, vas killed
10y the bursting Of fy-wheel at the
! plant OF the Central Paper Co in
+ Muskegon, Mich, en- the fst. TIL
building was damaged $1,000. and 10
men will be thrown out Of employ
ment for some time.
Fire. which started at 9:30 o'clock
F on the night Of the 1st, in the local
+ supply house of the Creamery Pack
age Manufacturing Co. in Omaha.
Neh.. resulted in the serious injury Of
( three fremen and loss of $4,000
After months Of ill-health. and
+ with no prospect OF immediate re-
/ covery. Mrs. Lola Manion. of ST.
Louis, p years old. locked herself in
her bedroom. in Chicago, ON the
night of the list. and sent a bullet
through her heart. She was dead
when her husband reached her side.
Gridiron casualties were up to the
standard during the season just
+ closed, both in respect 10 frequency
and gre1ysomene>s. From figures now
at hand, it Is known that seven foot
ballists were killed and more than
seventy were injured
The jury in the Ferguson poisoning
case, at jacksonville, H.. returned
a verdict, finding the defendant
guilty, and fixing his punishment At
/ 20 years imprisonment Ferguson
4 expected longer term, or possibly
death
Senator Penro@e and Representa-
tive Nanger. of Pcnnsykania. will in
troduce bills for tile acquisition nf
f Valley Forge. and its Incorporation
into a national park as "a memorial
of one of the most historic places Of
revolutionary days.
The post Office department. has re
Elected the wish of President Roose-
Welt in letting il be known that no
more postmasters viii be appointed
or reappoiuted who do not devote
their entire attention TO their duties.
The Gonstantfuople correspondent
Of the Vienna Neue Freic PresSe tele-
graphed. ON The LIST, that the bodies
+ Of Miss Stone and Nine. Tsilka had
been found near Dubnitza. BULGARIA.
- miles from Sofia. They are said
to have been dead month
Wheat shipments from Kansas. Ne
hraska, Minnesota. Texas and Cali
fornia are pouring into Mexico at
the rate OF more than 100000 busheI.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

Washington, Dec. 5.-The president
sent TO the senate to-day the new
Hay-Pauncefote treaty for an 18th
milan canal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

According to special dispatch from
ST. Petersburg, Germany and Russia
have reached anentire agreement CON
corning the advantage of calling an
international anti-anarchist confer
ence. These two powers have sent
identical notes to the other powers
of the world, and presumably to the
United States, inviting them all TO
participate in the conference.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The operation performed On Gov.
Taft. on the 29th. was successful. lie
expects to start for home December
10. to recuperate aud confer with See
retarY Root.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

A new commercial treaty between
the United States and Nicaragua is I'M
der discussion.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06
Not the Way TO Get Ahead.

You will never get ahead by lo'.
lowing the crowd.-Chicago paN'
News.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The establishment in Rome Of an
American library has been ordered
by royal decree. The library VIII
contain all publications relating TO
the new world since It's discovery.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

Gen. Leonard Wood, military gov
ernor of Cuba, arrived in Washington
on the 10Th. Accompanying him were
Mrs. Wood and Lieut.. Mccoy. The
general viii spend some days in
Washington in conference with the
president and the secretary of war
regarding affairs in Cuba
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

Miss Klumpke. of Chicago, who for
Is years has been assistant at the
Paris observatory. is going to STAN
ford university as chief assistant 10
Prof. Isaac Roberts. Her special work
will be astral photography.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The preliminary work of revising
the creed of the Presbyterian church
SO as to make it more popularity I'M
derstood. WAS inaugurated in Wash
ington, on the 2Sth. at meeting of
the section of the committee of TWEEN
~ appointed al the last Presbyterian
assembly 70 accomnlish this result.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

Il has been decided by the navy de-
partment To leave Capt. Perry of the
battleship Iowa. the senior American
naval officer ON the isthmus. full dis
cretionary power as to the withdraw
al Of his forces. Capt. Perry having
asked for instructions ON tins point,
the department decided to let him act
according TO circumstances.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

4 brilliant Thanksgiving day recep-
ton was held at the American en-
bassy in London on the night of the
osth. American business and private
houses were decorated with the Stars
and Stripes during the day.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The expectation of cotton to the
orient by way Of Puget sound during
the past few years has made a Won
derful increase. November was a rec
ord-breaker in that line. According
to customhouse reports the ship
ments amounted to 1900 bales Of
cotton valued at $4,000.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The Nitroglycerine Workers Ma
tional association met in Marion. Ind.
on the 1st. and decided to establish an
insurance feature in favor Of widows
and orphans of the members who may
meet death in their vocation. Sep
arate state organizations will be
formed.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

Arthur " Soper. president Of the
Pintsch COMPRISING Co, the Safety
Car Heating and Lighting Co, aud
prominent figure in many corpora
tions, died after a months Illness at
his residence in New York. ON the
1st. from a complication Of stomach
fronhles.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

Jesse Dixon. a well-known farmer
and stockman of Platte Center. Neo.,
while watching the operation OF
corn-shener in It. Joseph, Mo. on the
3oth. was drawn in 10 the feeder and
lost both his arms. He died from
shock and loss Of blood.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

DIR. Francis f. Clarke, president of
the Worlds Christian Endeayor, will
sail for Europe January !. where he
will give his personal efforts to estae-
fishing the society more firmly in cen
trail Europe, Scandinavia, France,
Spain. Italy, Holland, Bohemia aud
Hnlunria
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The lessees Of Indian allotmentz in
the Greek nation have appealed to the
courts for redress. They are being
given notice TO vacate land on which
they have expended all their money
TO make necessary improvements. and
all Of which they will lose by yacat-
ing. They contend that the Indians
should pay for the improvements.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The report of the manager of ath-
leties at Harvard university, for the
past year. shows that the receipts
from all branches Of athletics
amounted To S117.317. and the ex-
penses S7s.23s. The receipts from
football were s55,sl0, and the ex-
penses S19,6sS.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06

The long-delayed correspondence
OF Prince bismarck was published in
Berlin on the 2sth. The work is in
two volumes. The first is made up
OF the letters between William |. and
Bismarck. many of which are extreme
~ interesting, while the second vol
ume is composed of miscellaneous let
tiers exchanged between Bismarck and
various notable personages.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

want their old places again and believe
they will get them. The same is true
of Doorkeepers Sullivan and Lipscomo ef
the HOUSE. and Donald OF the Senate
Nearly I'll the committee clerks ar&t
pages who served in the last Legislature
are candidates for reappointmene, snd
there are :. great many more applicants.
On all hands It IS regarded as puoiio
loss that Captain r. s. Parks. OF Page'
will not be a member OF the next House
of Delegates 1t will be recalled that tho
able leader fell by the wayside, as d re-
suit of factioual differences existing IN the
ranks of the Democratic party In Kappa
hammock, which IS one of the countes
in his floater district He was deiedsso
by tho Republican postmaster at "ooo-
Vile. Mr.. G. c. Eikirs. who Is practlcahS
unknown outside of his own netghooT-
hood. Hundreds OF expressions or oeeP
regret have been heard concerning cap
tain Parks defeat and II is certain thae
he will Be soreiy missed In the Legislature
this winter.
There will be a great many new faces
IN the lower House when 1t meets. Ono
OF the most striking OF the new leaders
on the Republican side promises to be Mr..
E. NJ. McPeak. OF Carroll county. He Is
a voting lawyer. OF ability, and IS said
to be Il fine speaker. Captain r e. Lee,
Jr of Fairfax. promises TO be o. strik-
ing figure on the Democratic side Others
are likely TO be Hon. c.. c. Baker. OF
WestnlorIand: and Hon. Thomas W. Gard
ner. of Henrlco. Richmond will be inAtho
hands of the politicians.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

Size.
For years he spread his Piast-es, strung
his Wires, repaired his Fences, and kept
himself in the Public Gaze with the spot
Light turned on him. AT last it came
for him to take his reward He had
earned Recognition and the OK that had
trampled cut the Grain was not to be
muzzlcd. He wanted to be Governor.
The thousands OF Friends for whom he
had been Shaving were now urged to come
to the Front. He began to call In MS
Notes and foreclose Mortgages. ri1s Pic
ture was on many a Banner. With the
Following that he had recruited, 1t seem
ed that his Nomination was a Moral Ger
tainty.
He went to Convention Hall with a
Speech of Acceptance already prepared.
The Programme had been cut and
dried All would have been Lovely If the
Chairman had not stubbed his Toe.
ALL FOR NOTHING.
While the Body was waiting Tor the
Committee ON Resolutions to patch up a
Platform that would guarantee MIL
lenniun in less than IS Months, Dele
gate from. Eastwood County suggested
that they listen to a few Remarks from
the Hon. Homer Hitchcock the silver
tongued Orator of Fox River. Ihereupon
8. tall, pale Young, Man with heavy
Forelock and hynotic Eye stood before
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

the Convention and began a low. sweet
Siren Song that soon had every Coultrs
Delegate sitting on the edge of his ChalT.
AS he warmed up he reached INTO the
Azure Dome and begun plucking out the
Stars Of Glory, which he juggled, keep
ing six in the Air at the same time. he
unfurled the Emblem of Liberty ana
raised it on metaphorical Flagstaff
which he twined with all the FLOWERS
of English Speech. Then he touched on
the Fireworks and there was STAN
pede. The Delegates climbed up on top
of one another. whooped, hoWlcd, broke
the Furniture. frothed at the Mouth ana
fell over in Commissions. The Reporters
broke their Pencils trying to describe the
Scene. After the Storm broke, the Hon
Trimmer had the same Chance that q
Load Of Straw has when it meets a Cy-
clone coming in the opposite Direction.
The Boy Orator was nominated by Accla-
nation and the Veteran Party Worker
found himself in the Ash Heap, for the
Rule is, only one Try for Goal
MORAL: When a Man gets what IS
Coming to him. 1t is sometimes very
Difficult for him to see 1t in that lAsht.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
MODERN FABLES.
GEORGE ABE
The Modern Fable of the Uphill Climb and
the Toboggan Finish.
Copyright, 1901, by Robert Howard Russell.
By GEORGE ABE.

sp,. he either bs ckcd into his Shell or elsa
got upon his Hind Legs and ucmandca
that the whole matter be- referred to tho
I-cepul. He never declared himself untii
The Horses Eyes were set ana al inc
Back Townships were in, ana theH ne
would be found in Scat Nc OF me F.eo
Band Wagon doing ar Obilsato Oh INC
, Brass Drum. He did the wide Stradole
until he was as timber as 4 Rag. ne
Carried Water on both shoulders. Every
time the Wind shifted he iu'ted MS Sans
COMING AND GOING.
His Right Hand never knew what the
Left Hand was up to. one tVcnlhs ie
would preside at an Endo avor Meeting
SC as to keep himself Strong with the
NElk-prinkers and the Early Closers.
Next Evening he would slip out and
lombard the Alcohol in order to square
himself with the Saloon-Keepers' Prctec-
five Association. He knew it would mean
his Ruins if the White-Ribboners ever
caught him going into a Life-SaVlnG sta
ton. so when he wanted to buy short
line of Fusel Oil for the organized Ho-
boes he would sneak up an Alley ana
crawl over the Transon.
In order to get a sida-hold on the un-
trammeled Voter, he Joined all the Secret
Socities that are mentioned In the BACK
part of the DIRECTORY. He took a new
kind of Blistering Oath Every Night
When he got through he had Badges
enough to fill a Show Window and he
couldn't have thrown a. Brick out of a
Window without hitting Brother
AS soon as he had the Church People
and the Liquor Merchants and the Gran
gers and the Fraternal Orders and the
Labor Organizations friendly to him.. he
was ready to begin Trading. The State
Makers who get into a Back Room and
anticipate the Wishes Of the Rank and
File found that they could not side-track
the Claims of the Hon. Trimmer. SO he
butted into the ,Pow-Wow. The Game
they played is called, You scratch my
Back and I'll scratch yours"
AFTER THE RING.
The Hon. Trimmer learned that in or
der to keep the Ring with him, he would
have to herd all the Delegates from his
Neck of the Woods and deliver them for
any Candidate who wore the Machine
Label Accordingly. he smothered his
Conscience and gave his SUPPORT to q
woody assortment of Low-Brows, Second
Story Workers. Pie-Grafters. Ham Rest
ers and lax-Eaters. Sometimes he would
awake in the Night and remember the
Teachings of his Childhood in the M e.
Sunday School and shudder at the
Thought of what the Recording Angel
had chalked up against him. But he
would console himself with the Refiec-
ton that many others had travelled the
same Rocky Road and ais fair in Love,
War Burglary and Politics.
In order to have all Classes with him,
he signed Bail-Bonds for Crap-Shooters,
went to Tough Dances and Chicken
subscribed for every ier6-water Newspa-
per that could give him a friendly Boost
he was a Mark for the cadging PAN
Handler who needs Two Bits to carry
him over Night. For he knew that even
the Floater has a Ballot of the ordinary
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
The Lett-Kand Coli Player.

SUCH a demand for caddIes has arisen
at North Berwick shat very few are now
found TO do anything in the fishing line.
for they can earn their bread easier on
the golf course. During the recent visit
Of the Oxford and Cambridge Society to
the course the demand for caddteS was
greater than ever. and every man was
commanGeered from the harbor to carry
clubs. \ left-handed Englishmar had to
content himself with enc of the very raw
est of these raw recruits. who made q
bunker for d tee and made no distinction
between a nfblick and a IEitter when he
found his employer In 4 bunker. This
did not improve the Engiishman's play.
which to begin with was CO an inferior
order. After an unusually futile sciaF
he turned to his raw fisherman caddie
with a mixed look of menace and pity and
demanded some explanation OF his failure
.sWeel. sir replied the recruit. Il dinra
ken sac muclzle ABBOTT gowff as 1 do aboot
haddies an flukes. but in my opeenior-
sir, We aye stan n the wrang side O. ths
ba'.''-The Scotsman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
TO TAKE CHARGE
OF THE. OLD CAPITAL CITY
Advanced Guard Will Begin to Arrive Next WeekNany
Candidates for Offices to Be Given Out---Captan
Parks Will Be Missed from His Old Place.
written for Til. Sunday Time..)

The cid capital city will be fairly be-
sieged by statesmen and politicians the
first week in December.
The Legislature will meet on December
4th and will bring 1s6 additional law
makers here, which. with the 100 coNven-
ton members, will make $50 in all. to
say nothing OF the office-seekers and poll
ticians that always witness the opening
Of the General Assembly. The Ies1sla-
ture contains lao members. But four OF
them are already here, as members OF
the convention. They are Senator's Glass,
Ileczell and Walker, and Delegate Boaz
The Repl blicans will have twenty-five
members OF the coming Assembly On
joint Mathematician in the House and
three in tile Senate. This number is
much larger tran that they have been
able to muster for a number of years.
but it does not reach anything like dan
gerolls proportions.
The candidates for office and the adj
va; ce guard OF members will begin to
come in by the latter part of this week.
and by the first of next week there Will
be some lively scenes about the Capitol.
There are going to be some lively fights
over the officers TO be chosen by the COM
ing Assembly. For the speakership there
are two strong aspirants. and they both
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

Once there was a Man who mad an Itch
Eng to be Governor of the State. he
wanted to be the real Rinkaboo and SIT
on a s6S Leather Chair up at the EXecu-
tive Mansion and make the Country Poll
1ictans crawl into his presence.
The Man with the ingrowinS Ampilioh
did not let on that he was out for the
main Plum. He dipped into larty WORK
because he believed in Honest Govern
ment. For fear that the Pubic would
not know this, he spoke of it II or il
times every Day. But he was good ana
careful to Solidify himself IN his own
Bailiwick, so that when the time came
he could have the Homo Delegation I'M
der his Thumb. He had heard that the
Office should seek the Man and not the
tAdan the Office but he felt certain that
when the GoverncrShlp came seeking
him, it would not have to carry Search
Light
AS soon as the Hon. Trimmer had got
well started IN Politics. he Went to
Surgeon and had his Backbone removed
He had seen lot Of Splneless Statesmen
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
like Harry Lehr.

= ~ ctr r.
There IS a. new feature Il tho s'fe..-
organ industry that has just maze ..s
appearance in the uptown residence e1les US
trict. There is the usual girl rather p PR
ty. dressed dn bright radment. ana d ne
who turns the crank With s1he zen 80 - q
stout, rather placid-faced youth OF aa o..
10, who stands by for a while ana rs.
tens to the music until a rag-tlme tune . -
ground out. Then he suddenly sMes
qite a wonderful exhibition of hish hio.s-
ing and performs various acrobat'c leaes'
his countenance remaining perfectly mn,
mobile the while. 1t is a perforIlliineo
that never fails to draw q crowd aila ~, :,
shower of pennies. Odd as it u.s. w
dancer somewhat resembles Harry nsi
and possesses the Same accompl's4to..-97n.,
Two years ago Harry Lehr astonistDee
New York society by an exhfnl.'oh -
tSsh kicking at a cotillon- previous -
slat he had always confined the perform y,
ance OF this stunt to the quadr1i! 1
at Bar IIarbor Without warning ne
would kick high, touching the cIlahaeiier
with the toe of his slipper 30 ulieA.
pected was this advertisement mat II
never failed to make q sensation.-NeW
York Times
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

copper the big LoZcngcs while the Stiff
Necks and the 13ull-HeadS would Fan
Out when they came before Cenven-
ton. He had read in History that Gay
iand Calhoun and Webster fell down on
their High Ambitions because they had
TOO many Positive Convictions and some
times rubbed the kittenish Voter the
wrong way of the Fur. The Hon. Mr.
Trimmer resolved to be different from
Clay and Calhoun and Webster and II
did not come hard to him. lie could nave
been Different without trying.
TRIED TO PLEASE ALL
4 He resolved never TO have Opinions
that would crate on the Prejudice of any
Voter white or colored. lie was gong
TO be Everybody's Friend. SO he became
a Hand-Shaker and d Whispering Jelly
Fish. All during his Waking Hours he
wore Smile that would melt Butter
He took the dusty -Agricultur st TO his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

express the utmost confidence in the re-
suit They are Hon. Samuel l.. Kelley,
OF this city. and ex-Speaker John e.
Ryan, of IIoudoun. The former is a
young lawyer und orator of great prom
Hence, and has behind him Il very en-
viable record. made in the last House.
The latter has the prestige of having
served for two terms in the Speakers
chair, and, like MIR. Kelley, he is very
Icrular.
Aliother great fight will be for Secre-
tcry of the Commonwealth. to succeed
Hon. Joseph 7. Lawless. VINO declines to
stand again. The candidates are: Assist
ant Secretary of the Commonwealth j.
G. HankiDs, of Halifax: State Senator
David q. Eggestou. of Charlotte. Judge
". S. Gooch. of Louisa; Colonel s. o.
James. of Richmond city. and Messrs. r
H. Drrtmn.nnd. of Amherst. and r. L.
AiIworth, of Northampton. They are Ill
men of popularity and ability. and will
have strtng following in the caucus.
There will he many other fights. Cap
tain E, Fl. Barclay. editor of the licking
ton Gazette. has announced his candi-
dacy for State Treasurer against the IT.
cumhent. Colonel A " Hartman. Jr., Of
Rockrridge county. For the office OF
Superintendent Of the Penisentiary there
are three candidates They are totonei
S. NJ. Ncwfouse. OF Culpeper: Mr. \. w.
tFf.rch. of Botetourt: and Major George
M. Helms of Franklin dncunoenD
Professor ]. III. Rader. Superintendent OF
Schools of Stanton. is q candidate for
State Superintendent oil Public 1nstruc-
ton. against DR. Joseph W. Southa.i, OF
Amelia tincombenp.
II is thought that but few if any OF
the other state officers will have oppo-
sition in the caucus All the present
House and Senate officers are candidates
for reelection. Colonel Button ard n;'IIn
will likely be chosen as their own sue
cessors in the respective positions OF
clerks of the Senate and House OF Dele
gates Sergeant-at Arms Watkins. OF
~ senate. and Johnson, OF the House,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

Say not, the struggle nought availeth,
The labour and the wound are vain,
The enemy faints, nor faileth, -.
And as things have been they remala..
If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars:
It may be, in yon smoke concealede
Your comrades chase cen now the fllers,
And, but for you. possess the field
For while the tired waves. vainly breakly.
Seem here no painful inch to gain.
Far back, through creeks and inlets making.
Come silent, flooding in. the MAN.
And not by eastern windows only,
When daylight comes, comes the light.
In 'front.' the sun climbs slow, how slowly,
But westwood. look, the land is bright.