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The Forrest City times., 1901-02-22
Trustees SaIe Of Land.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AV under the provisions and power Of sale contained in s certain deed of trust, executed to me as trustee on the 10th day of February
 wife. to secure n debt due tn ]. R. West now dcce ssed which said trust deed is recorded in the county Of Monroe and state of Arkansas
 in book 70 on page eos: default having been m ade in the pay menf of sad debt will at the request of K. Allen. administrator of the ea.c J. K. West, deceased. sell at public sale to the highest bidder for cash in front of the brick store house belonging to the estate Of said J. R. West. deceased. in the town Of
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-22
Shooting Scrape at . Negro Dance.

A sensational shooting anray occurred last Saturday night on the wynne pIanta- ton, about one mile west of town, at a negro dance, In which two railroad ne. groes were involved. 1t seems that Eas- ton Fritz, who Is an unpretentious black man, made advances towards Bill Moore's '"oman," and asked her for de mex waltz" The dusky maid became indig- nant and flirted away from Easton. telling him she never had "nuthin to do wid no black nigger."
 This treatment made Easton mad, and he kicked at the insulting damsei, where upon Bill Moore, seeing the tilt between aston and Il Is mistress, made a grab for an overcoat hanging vn convenient nail, with q threatening expression. When Moore grabbed the svercoat, Easton an ticipated his intention and without cere- mony drew forty -6ve. Colt pistol and fired. the ball perforating Moore's abdomen or lower bowels. infiicting an ugly and pain ful wound, winch will very likely prove fatal, although Moore was removed to Lit- tie Rock Tuesday morning for treatment.
 Easton Fritz. the negro who did the shooting, left immediately, without :so much as taking formal leave of the hostess. and the little dancing party, which was a most delightfully."- sensational affair, end ed abruptly, without any lingering good nights and loving farewells.
 It is said that bad whiskey is partially responsible for the scrape and the natural tendency which a bad "coon" has to get into trouble when he ''totes' big gun and "works on de raiIroad.n The negroes were both employees of the Choctaw and were members Of the construction crews working in the neighborhoOd of this city The pay car had just passed along, and the dance was the first grand Darktown jubilee after payday.
 Easton Fritz Is still at large and no clue has been obtained as to his whereabouts.
 Later-Moore died Wednesday.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-22
Trustees Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue ot trust deed to me executed on the 18th day of August, 1899. by R. S Hudspeth and
 NJ. J. Hudspeth, his wife, which said trust deed is recorded in the Recorders office in St. Francis county, Arkansas. in book Of Trust Deeds Vol. 39 at page 34S, 1 will on Wednesday, the 27th day of Feb'y. 1901, at the Courthouse door in the town of
 Forrest City, Arkansas. offer and sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real estate conveyed to me by said trust deed. and described as follows. to.wit: Southwest quarter lswA) Section twelve (l:), in Township four (4) north. Range one (l) east. in St. Francis county.
 Arkansas. containing one hundred and sixty (l60) acres of land. more or less. Said sale will be made to satisfy the Indebtedness secured by said trust deed,
 default having been made in the payment
 thereof, tO.wit:
 The note of R. $. Hudspeth executed to G I. Banks. beneficiary, In said trust deed
 in the sum 0f S316. 92, bearing interest al
 the rate of ten per cent per annum from
 date until paid, and dated August 10th 1899 Title tO said lands believed to be
 good, but sell only as trustee. J. NJ PIEwETr. Trustee. February 10th, 1901.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For M ayor.

For Mayor.
 TBE TMEs is authorized to announce Hon. Jno II. Tipton. as a candidate for reelection fo the office of mayor of the incorporated town Of Forrest City. subject 10 the action of inc Democratic primary election.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-22
will be ready for delivery.

of standard excellence and purity you will find at Sanders. For the table or for children's school lunches, our deli cacy counter affords dazens of dainty and inexpensive luxuries that never could be prepared at home. and that tempt the appetite while being nourisL- ing and wholesome.
The Forrest City times., 1901-02-22
Saturday, the 9th Day of March 1901

between the hours Of ten ti0l o'clock c. m.. and three @ o'clock. D. m.. the foiiowi ng de. scrIbed tracts of land lying and being in the counties of Monroe and Lee. in the state of Arkansas. to-wit: The northwest quarter inv 1-b of section twenty-one t2I). tow ne h ID three tji north. range one CD west. in the county of Monroe. and the west half tw I2j of the northwest quarter w l-2 of nv i-4) of section twenty-two t22D. township three tiD north. range one n) west. in Ice caunty. Arkansas. containing in all. two hundred and forty GAO acres of land. more or less.
 A. $. DIAMOND.
 Trustee. JOHN GATLING. Atty.
 Forrest City. Ark. Feb. xsnd, 1901.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

II Was EIabOrateIy Decorated with
B0veioin Swnins and Chubby Gu

II Was Elaboratcly Decorated with
lsOveiOtn SwniHs and Chubby Gu
pidA.
Dan Beard. the artist. was married a
short time ago Among those invited
to his wedding was Charles Dana Glib
son and a number OF other artists.
While the wedding ceremony was go-
ing on, these fellow-artists went out
and decorated the bridal coach with
pictures Of lovelorn swains and chubby
Cupids.
When the newlyl- pair en-
tered the coach they did not notice its
decorations. Beard. however. won
dered at the size of the crowd and the
heartiness with which IT greeted them.
AS he drove up the avenue he noticed
how the people stopped and stared after
them, and when they finally drew up
before the Holland house. he was
amused TO see what appeared to be the
entire staff rush out to receive him.
Then a great light dawned upon him.
My dear" he said, as he assisted his
wife to alight I'VE may as well walk
around the carriage. II would be a
shame not to look at il. after our
friends have taken so much trouble in
our behalf"
hotel attendants al his heels. Beard
walked around the carriage. and then
solemnly led the little procession up the
steps and into the hotel.-New York
Evening Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Young Inventor VIII Make Thou
sands of People Happy Through
iia Apparatus.
Miller Reese Hutchinson Is the name
of young inventor who az the age
Of twenfy-four. has perfected an an-
paratus hy means of which. ID Is de-
clafed. more than 1000 persons who
have been set down as deaf mutes
have been able both to hear and
speak. The principle Of the invention
Is that of the intenslncation Of sound
waves ~ means OF electrical conduct
orS acting upon a sensitive diaphragm.
The apparatus consists OF head
piece. something like that used by tel-
ephonc operators. and a mouth-piece
like a telephone fransmitter.
BY its use people. who 30 for as
known. have never heard a sound IN
their lives. have been taught to speak
words initiating the sound as s.
reached them through the electrical
apparatus. The possible Importance Of
this invention IN its future develop
ments may be estimated from the fact
that there are now said 20 be no less
than 5000 COO human beings who are
deaf mutes.-Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

before e has had time 3 age Strange
as il may seem. moreover. aduaerations
are quite often used. such as tobacco or
buckeye bark, for adding 10 the intoxi
eating agR Rlfy Of weak liquor. and the
addition of soap or lye 70 make il hold
good bead" Aecordine 10 the moon
sinner. good unadulterated liquor when
shaken IN a bottle will contain numerous
bubbles on the surface il four OF more
of these bubbles remain against the edge
OF the bottle for some minutes. il Is said
To 'hold a good bead" Notwithstanding
the poor quality Of the average moon
shine whisky. however, the uuadulterated
article Is not infrequently equal 10 and
even above government proof.
The usual price obtained is 81 = gallon,
OF double that sum when retailed in small
quantities. With corn averaging IS cents
bushei and labor cheaper than IN any
other section Of the United States. max
ing moonshineN would on first thought
scent TO be quite profitable. But when
one allows for the large quantity Of
hush iiquor' given away. for bad debts.
Tor occasional seizures Of apparatus for
nnes. etc. ii will be realized that the
-f'-+-N11 HtNNA pay ANAN cilall NihA4tHAes
Indeed the mOonshiner and his family
are in no better If as good. circum-
stances than their neighbors. who de-
vote their time TO farming.
The product Is disposed OF in several
ways. A considerable portion Is sold and
given away al the still itself and al the
dwelling Of the operator Another method
is as follows: A hollow tree or cave ad-
jacent to the nearest village is designated
by common consent Of the moonshiner
and some of his friends. one or more Of
whom acts as agent between the seller
and buyer. When a resident of the viii
lage wishes some whisky he hands the
necessary money. together with a jug or
bottle, to the agent, who deposits both
IN the secret place and goes his way.
After lapse OF several hours. usually
twelve or mere. the agent returns and
finds the money gone and the reoeptaeIe /
fun Of the desired liquor. which he de
livers TO the customer The latter seldom
knows who actually made and sold him
the stuff
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Great Btitain's Queen ConSort 0uns
Maenificent Collection


n Maenincent Collection.
The jewel casket OF Queen Alexandra
contairs a rare collection of precious
stones Pearl and diamonds are most
IN evidence for these are the gems Of
royaty the world over A souvenir from
Queen Victoria is a parurc Of cpals and
diamonds. and a beautiful necklace OF
pearls and diamonds was one ~ her hus-
bands nrst gifts on their wedding day
ne gave her diadem OF brllllauts. and on
the twenty-f IN anniversary Of their mar
riage a diamond and ruby cress The
diadem consists OF brilliants arfayed IN
two rows with ten large bfiuants at
equal distance. surmounted by scroll Or
naments. the latter connected by Gre
devices 40 brlliants.
A ruby and diamond necklace from her
slste- me uife of the late cza-. A dia.
mond and pearl necklace. with earrings
to match. from the corporation OF the
city Of London. and a diam0ui nera. con
sisting 81 3e5 beautiful stones. are
among the handsome or her jeweiry
possessions.
The queen has a large collection of
bracelets. the most interesting being one
that was presented 20 her on her mar
riage BY her eight bridesmaids ~ is of
gold. brilliantly set and divided into
eight compartments each containing a
min ature portrait Of one OF the brides
maids. On the reverse side the queens
Initials appear in diamonds on q ground
Of enamel IN garter blue tint
one OF the many jeweied crosses in
this royal casxet and the most prired on
an. is QUEEN Dagmars cross-an exact
replica OF ore made FOR Queen Dagrar
several centuries ago ard a q cr's shel
heirloom "a the Danish royal family A
diamond cross on a string Of pearls from
the ladies Of Liverpool diamond and
opal bracelet from tie ladies 81 Man-
chester. and a diamond studded ore from
the aides q Leeds are ether boaliifui
gifts
A silver wedd ng present from me
Grand Lcdg Of Free Masons was a mag.
nihcent butt rfy. insisting Or over 30
Of the finest Brszilian diamonds and eyes
of rubies. Some lovely sapphires. com
bined with diamonds. and Indian ieueiry
Of the finest wrought and chased gold.
set with pearls ruhics and diamonds.
represent other treasures which ind
place In the collection OF Enrlind's new
queen Chicago Chronicle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
TlHhnI0UN 3 6KkAI IRIAL
FOUND HIS FATHERS BODY IN A DIssEcTING
ROOM.

/ details never became public The body
nas returned quietly to. the grave ia
North Bend which has been robbed by
ghouls from Cincinnati. who bad supplied
The medical colleges during Che entire
winter
The authorities in the college where
Gen. Harrison found mis- fathers body
supposed that the cadaver on the dissect-
ms table. when they ieamel the business
Of our Investigating party was that for
which We were seeking. II was then low
cred into the cellar on the rope. and when
we went down there 20 look n had been
lifted 10 ihe floor above In that way
Il had been concealed until the sudden
demand that the taut rope be drawn up
was made on the janitor and Instructor
within
"A party of AS went out on the follow
ing day after We had heard OF the Incl.
dent to visit the cemetery OF North Bend
and found John Scott Harrison's grave
empty The frozen earth had been re-
moved, the upper part Of the coffin lid
cut away and the body taken. Hcver
heard whether the body for which the
search was originally started was ever
found. but I know that the chief Of police
who learned Of the incident saw to it
that the dead IN the little cemetery were
protected il the futuue.
Cen Harrison eonfe ssed snortly after
the incident that he had never IN his life
gone through an experience like that
which followed his first discovery that it
was his fathers body hanging by the neck
Ii rope only few days after he had
been buried with an the hoaor that the
region could show
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
THE REToRT COURTEOUS.

Japanese DO Not Like to BE Called
"Japs"-0bAoiete as "Frognic" for
Frenchmen.
JaTanese papers are waxing indfp-
nant at the continued use Of the CON
traction. Jap. in use in English and
American journals. They consider II
fully as insulting as the obsolete and
vulgar term, ''Froggie." as applied to
Frenchmen. One Of the Toxic papers
tells a rather amusing story Of this
context A distinguished diplomat was
travelling from Toxic to Yokohama
when an American in a carriage leaned
across and said:
Say. what 'ese' are you-Chinese or
Japsnese?"
Quick as thought, the reply came. in
the purest English.
May I inquire what key you are
Yankee or monkey y2"-Lond0n Mai.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
WHERE our FIGURES CANE
FROM.

Our figures are called Arabic. not be-
cause they originated in Arabla-they
came to Arabia from HindOostan but
because they We're introduced into Spain
by the Moors. Arabs or their cOnquerors.
and thence found their way into the rest
Of Europe. Nothing absolutely certain IS
known as to their origin. and there has
been a good deal OF controversy resulting
over 1t. one Of the two following theo-
ries probably being the correct one.
As excellent geometricians. they com
posed the written number out Of geomet-
rical figures. One has only one angle,
has two. three, etc; o. circle. has
none Again. Il is argued that the figures
were composed OF right angles and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Necessity Tor a 1rmerui standard.
In the creation Of a bureau of stand.
ards this country has taken "a for
ward step. Up 90 the present We have
had 70 verify our Instruments En- Ger
many. but now that we have a sureau
Of our own. we WIN be able 10 rely on
ourselves What would SIN further
help things would be the national
adoption Of a reasonable system of
weights and measures. such az the
metric system. Until that is done. we
shall have great difficulty and confus-
ion IN tine Standardization of measures.
Take. for instance. the bushol measure
that Is used for wheat IL differs In
various states between points twenty
pounds apart. There is a variation in
other measures. and until one standard
IS Arranged for we shall always have
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

II see that the brother OF a Kansas
iyncher who started the FIRE under a
negro victim has recently married a
colored girl. Queer isn't it,"
4 wouldn't call il queer I'd call It
poeticai Justice. e."-cieveland Plain
Dealer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

squares. the number Of lines used indi-
eating the number 20 be noted There rs
one line in /, three ia 3, seven Ia Z, etc
The Greeks and Romans had systems to-
tally different from ours. and which make
long calculations almost impossible;
therefore 1t seems likely that the mathe-
maticians Of old had knowledge Of what
are now called Arabic figures.-New York
Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

She-Don't you think I have a good
mouth?
He-It looks all right.-smart Set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
WOMAN's ODD LITTLE WAYS.

GIRLS feuds are as violent as girls
U friendships Together they con-
stitute the minor tragedy and
comedy Of the fair young creatures
, existence. The major tragedy and
comedy are provided by young men.
Vie Rose and Girty Down had been
bosom friends for an eternity, a girls
eternity, which sometimes extends
, over two years. Then came the fis-
, sure which parted them. and thence
forward they stood upon opposite
, sides of it and made faces at each
other To add to the bitterness in the
soul of Ivie Rose, Girty Down sud
) denly, without a moments warning,
appeared before the worlds eye in a
ravishing new late summer costume.
The particulars of it women, but GER
} tainIy no man. could describe. It
gave the effect Of a shimmering,
foaming, Pickering. ever changing
something of the faint, PARKWAY,
fashionable azure tint, the color of
white garments overdone in the blu
ing. Near the top of it a girls comeIy
, face peeped out, radiant in the con-
seriousness that BENEATH the face
swayed and swished the most fetch
ing gown that had appeared there
about this season She looked like an
exquisite dish of colored b1ancmange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10

I went along Shopping street and
looked in at the windows till found
some lawn like that slazy blue stuff
I saw some exactly like it, and went
and priced it, and how much do you
think it was? Eight cents a yard.
that's all, and it took only ten yards,
ruffies and shirring and all. to make
it. Girty Downs poor mother sat up
nights sewing on it when she needed
her rest, so they didn't pay out any
thing for the making The lace on it
is the cheapest kind, and she got it at
a sale at cents yard. saw some
hats just like hers on a bargain coun-
ter at Yardstick's. and I went in and
priced EN- for fun. I thought I'd just
like to see. you know, and how much
do you think they were? Thirty cents.
That feather she wears on the hat
she's had for three years. One season
she coIors it blue or lavender. the next
she has it bleached out white. Now
how much did the whole thing cost?
Eighty cents for the goods. 90 cents
for the lace, 80 cents for the hat, and
there that creature has the fmpudence
to spIurge out and show herself off in
a suit that cost 81. I wouldnt be
caught dead with such a lot of old
cheap trash on, and I'm telling every
body about it.
And thus Ivie Rose got even
MMMAAAAMMM mMA a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
THE LATEST TAILOR MADE SKIRT.

Mark Twain has hired a camp near
the site of the old Martin hotel, and
understand that he expects to do a
good deal of writing here.
Speaking of the Martin hotel reminds
me of ridiculous incident which hap
pened the other day. There is nothing
left of the old hotel except a pile of
stones and a rickety wharf, which looks
much stronger than it is. The other
day Muriel and 1 were in the rowboat
passing by when we noticed a dandi6ed
old sportsman standing upon this Wharf
"rubbering- at US with all his might.
Remem bering how old the planks were,
/ looked up at him with some anxiety,
but he mistook my glance utterly. and,
drawing himself up with a fatuous
smirk, he advanced to the edge of the
wharf Suddenly there was a crash.
Muriel gave a scream of alarm and I
turned to see our ancient beau founder
ing wildly, with one leg in a hole up to
the thigh With a very red face he
managed to extricate himself. Then,
with a dignified and reassuring bow in
our direction, he stepped bravely for
ward, only to go crashl through again,
this time with the other leg MurieI
buried her face in her handkerchief and
gave vent to a series of choking sounds.
seized the oars and pulled away from
the i'll omened spot. As [ turned the
bend / ventured to look back, and I saw
the aged gallant painfully crawling
along a stout log on his hands and
knees until he reached a clump of
bushes, where he disappeared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10

nine years when she seemed to be five
persons in one.
with friend of my own, visited
Miss Fancher whom she had never
seen before After talking to the lady
awhile the invalid looked at her and
said: You have some trouble with
your head yourself, haven't you2 Con-
gestion and heat at the base Of the
brain?" The lady confessed that she
had ana was taking treatment for It.
Now, how could AIollie Fancher discover
that when I myself did not know it?
She sees the things other people do.
yet not as others do. The darker her
raom is the more distinct objects in 1t
appear to her. Like the cat and the
owl, she sees in the dark, but not with
her eyes. Bright light gives her pain.
In the little nourishment she takes Miss
Fancher~ is more spiritlike than earth
like There have been periods Of
months when the natural processes of
her physical body have been almost sus-
pended. At present she does not swal-
low in a month as much food as many
persons eat at one meal A mOrsel OF
homemade bread is ALL But she drinks
quantities of water-sometime two
gallons a day.
The things here set down are faithful
and trues You can depend on them, but
/ do not account for them. Has Mollie
Fancher recovered certain faculties
which man has mostly lost through dis
use in the course of his evolutionary
progress7 ALICE W. MORTIMER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
By TABITHA sOURGRAPEs.

or something, I can't tell you what.
Men followed her with their eyes, and
after she passed drew a long breath
and murmured, That's a stunnerl"
Women, too, followed the incom-
parable creation with their eyes and
mentally, after the fashion of their
sex, dissected 1t into its parts to IN
derstand how it was made. Not a
ribbon, not bias, not a shirr escaped
them They could have told every
curl of the floating pale blue plume
that lay lovingly around the br1m of
the ivory white hat.
Ivie Rose studied the details Of the
dress more closely than any of the
others. but she alone made no audible
comment A mighty resolve welled
up in her soul. She could not hope to
rival Girty Downs robes of foaming
blue, but one thing she could do, and
that she did. What it was she i'm
parted to Sadie Sweet, who was nat
uraIly now her next friend because
Sadie had been somewhat at outs with
Girty when Ivie and Girty were COM
rades-
Sadie" said Ivie. you've seen the
blue rig that girl Girty Down has toy
ged herself out in2''
Sadie said yes.
well" continued Ivie. ri just had
a curiosity to see how much it cost