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The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
VIOLET RAYS STOP TRAiro
r'n' h"a Powerful Lamps for Is. a.
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AT private scientific convars.-.
held recently in the West ca one
London, two miniature railway Of
gines fitted with tiny bur no. en-
lamps shaded with yiole>co1aiu l
glass were shown approaching oiea
other on the same track. On oa
ing within a few feet of one an ~.,"'
they ssddenly stopped, saws S,H
Stories. 'ay
The exhibitor thus explained ;,
phenomenon: Tue
when the approaching looou
yves arrive within certain distars'
of each other, the ultraviolet RAN ,aAVe
light from the lamps act unon - "
respective electric apparatus set 1'
tomato brakes in motion. ana - a~
stop the engines. whether in ~ L1
time or at night" F
Detectives will shortly he coll.
solely on account of the Eee.no.y
their olfaetory nerves. if DR. Rod
an Austrian scientist, is riuht j. ~
theory that each member of III ~
man family is lowered with = ~
tinct and recognizable smell No
man or woman. among all the NH
lions on earth. he AYERS. SnarIa
actly like any other. and he bos :
vented a continuance for registers.
or at all events, differeEtiatina
each Of these many smells.
Everyone has heard of fbot
traordinary Partisan INSTITUTE.
known as the "claque." Men ~
hired by the manager of tbe.,.,
to applaud at the proper times tbe,s
by fnsuring that new play shall !.
well received by at least a section .
the audience.
\ certain Herr Zimmerman Ia.
done away with all this Tor At a
events with the necessity of it, h.
inventine a clapping machine. Tb
sound Is counterfeit applause pro
duced by banging together leatbe,
airbags.
\ number Of pairs Of these bap
are slowed away in various suitab, 4
places throughout the house. and %.
be set in motion by means of plee B
tricity al the will of the stage man i
ayers.
Explosive water is the very latey
thing in modern warfare. II is tn H
invention Of an Italian artillery Off IS
Ger named Cornara For a long tim,
it has. of couse, been known TO sci
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Guthrie. Okla, Jan. S.-The Okla
homa commissioners TO the St.
Louis Worlds fair concluded "A two
days. session here yesterday. They
have decided to follow the plan of the
Wisconsin building in Buffalo in q
general way, charging it 50 per
cent. in the erection of an Oklahoma
building at St. Louis TO serve az
headquarters, rest, home and club
house for Oklahoma. Other space
will be secured for the Oklahoma ex.
hibits.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
4 Brilliant Meteor

Salt Lake City. Utah, Jan. "a
special to the Tribune from Park
City, Utah, says that brilliant me-
teor was witnessed from that city ut
seven o'clock Wednesday morning. 1t
was travelling in northeasterly di-
rection, and seemed in close proxim-
ty to the earth. 1t left trail of
sulphur and smoke behind.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
ELECTRIC SHOCKS.

Several Chinese cities, beginning
with Shanghai, are to be equipped
with electric lines. The lines of this
city will be ten miles long.
Electric currents from lightning.
OF 10000 volts intensity, have been
measured while passing down the
conductors of the Eiffel tower.
In the high speed electric cars on
the much-written-of Berlin-Zossen
Electric railway, the driver is placed
in the middle of the car and is sep
arated by air spaces and iron walls
from the passengers
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

The ladies of the town olaye
burg are passionate c'la plsl
Since they are not allowso = ri
the local clubs they maxi sss
st their friends houses anN ,bts
all day through. As soon q - ,sd
funds run short they take .loua
articles, mostly toilet - Sar d
Thus one lost to another ~ 'ausl
one lost a bonnet, a thru ~.
and perfumes. and they bob
far as losing their pray!
Arensburr Tageblatt.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
THE TIDE OF IMMIGRATION.
II is Not Flowing So steadily West
ward ns Formerly, and the
East Is Ginning

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Ebcn +. Mcleod,
chairman of the Western Passenger
association, with headquarters in
-hicago, has issued a statement show
ing that during the y months ended
June 80 last 4s7,9lS immigrants ar
rived in this country through all
ports. Contrary to prevailing opin-
ion, majority of these did not go
west of the Mississippi river. but set
tied in the older states in the east.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
The O1ympian Games i'm Jool

New York, Jan. 9.-Great interest
IN the Olynpian games, to be held in
Chicago, in 1904, is being aroused in
New York city by James \. Hyde, a
prominent member of the Coaching
club. The outlook is that this city
Mill be represented magnificentlv.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
BOER WOMEN AS COWBOYS.
What the Capture of n Boer Lager
Near Mokwani DeyeIoDed-
Guards Were All Women.

Cape Town, Jan. 9.-The latest cap
ture by the Kimberley column is a
Boer lager near Mokwani (Phok-
wane) with great numbers of cattle
guarded wholly by women under the
leadership of the wife of Command
mt Beers. One hundred and fifty of
the women were acting as cowboys,
and only six men were connected
with the camp.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
Fell Among Thieves.

Denison, Tex, Jan. 9.-Charles
Virgins, a st. Louis millionaire. was
held up here at the Union depot and
robbed of a valuable paper and some
money. Mr.. Virgins has been down
in Mexico with party of capitalists
and was on his way home.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Some time ago John d. Rockefeller
offered TO give dollar for dollar to the
Rochester theological seminary for
all funds that the institution might
raise from other sources up to the
amount of S15o.00O. The time limit ON
Mr.. Rockefeller's offer expired on
the LIST. Rev. DR.. J. w. 4. Stewart,
chairman of the seminary's executive
committee, says that more than $780,
600 has been raised for the seminary.
Mr.. Rockefeller's gift will therefore
double this sum.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 9Th. Chaplain Mil
burn, in the opening prayer made q
touching reference to the death of the
late Senator Sewell, of New Jersey. MI
Keen (N. j formally announced the
death of his colleague, Senator Sewell.
and offered the customary resolutions.
which were unanimously adopted. and as
senate adjourned. I'm the house no
business was transacted, that body TAX
ing recess Immediately ..2on the an
nouncement Of the death of Senator Sew
resolutions
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

ceipts from the war revenue act of
June IL, 1895 and the war revenue
reduction act of March >. 1901. shows
that the former act produced between
July l, 1900, and November 80, 1900.
$46,629,30S. The revenue reduction act
of the latter date produced in the
corresponding period in 1901, 500 ,429,
642, decrease OF $17,199.666
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Lord Kitchener cabled the governor
general of Canada, on the Sd, accept
ing the offer of five Canadian nurses
for south Africa. Lord kitchener
asked that some scouts be sent along
with the contingent which IS no"
being organized.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

The treasury department has issued
q circular extending the prohibition
against the importation Of neat cat
tie from Australia and New Zealand
into the United States SO as to in
clude Hawaii, it being territory of
the United States.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
Col. Sam w. Hoyt.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Col. Sam ".
Hoyt died here tonight the result of
INJURIES received from a fall. lie was
i years. Col. IIoyt was n veteran of
swo wars, a participant in various In
.ian engagements and '49er.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

George Huesman, the Cincinnati pp-
iceman who was publicly degraded
and dismissed last fall for having
spoken unexpectedly of President
Mckinley when he was shot. was de
clard insane, on the I'd. and sent to
an asylum. The testimony showed
that some years ago he suffered from
sunstroke and later received an cleo
trie shock and had been insane for
years.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

The total reduction of Great
Britain's military forces in south
Africa from the beginning of the war
20 December, including deaths from
disease, men reported missing, etc.
amounted to 24.299 men. OF tn S
number l9,43o We're actually killed or
died \ total of $3.50 men were in.
ralided home, the majority of whom
recovered and rejoined their com
mands.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Mrs. Gaddie-My huspan nor q
shod. His buttons are ioi'
off. psrbsP
Mrs. Goode (severely)
are not sewed on proper. faIf
THAT'S just it. He. :. apbilsis
less about his sewing
Press.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Commissioner Janney, of Ogdens-
burg. \. Y. ordered the deportation
of 21 Cinnamon for having unlawfully
entered the country. Appeals are be-
ing filed in each case. Forty-fve Chi
namen are now in the county jail
there awaiting the action of the
higher court.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

The presidents of the Central
American states expect to meet 1T
Corinto, Nicaragua, on the 18th. II
confer on the subject of establishing
more cordial relations between their
respective republics and to devise
means for assuring peace among
them
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

A dispatch to the Central News
from Vienna, ON the I'd. says the re-
port has been received there. via So
fla. to the effect that Miss Helen ".
Stone, the captive American mission
airy. has been released. The report
lacks confirmation.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

The circuit court at Toledo, o.. on
the Sd, handed down a decision af-
frming decision of the lower courts
giving Mrs. Adelaide Smith, of Ere
mont, judgment of $500 against
the estate of the late President II. r
Hayes. Mrs. Smith was bitten by n
dog belonging to the late president
and this was the cause of action.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

New York, Jan. 9.-It is announced
that Miss Helen Miller Gould will
start, Thursday, on a six weeks pleas
are trip through the west and south
west.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

The police have discovered traces
of anarchist plots in the town OF
Jerez de la Frantera. in the province
of Cadiz, Spain. Forty-nine arrests
were made and the prisoners have
been conveyed to Barcelona. where
they will be tried by the military
courts.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Att'y.-Gen. Knox and Secretary
Gage, on the 9th, had a conference
with the president in regard to he
Japanese silk differentiation eases
in New York city. 1t is understood
that the department of justice Wit
take the matter in hand and institute
criminal proceedings against certain
parties thought to be implicated in
case the facts warrant them.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Statistics just issued showing that
of the local trade with her colonies
Great Britain only possesses AZ per
cent, while the United States has -
per cent, and that the latter is rap
idly increasing her trade not only
with Canada, but with Australia,
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

The new battleship Maine is rs per
cent. completed, according to a report
received. ON the ID, ut the navy de
partment. This is such rapid ad-
vance on the new ship that naval of.
heials are satisfied she can be placed
in commission by February Is. 1909,
which will be the fifth anniversary
of the sinking of the former battle
ship Maine in Havana harbor.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

A Swedish captain named Rossan-
der had been missing at Antwerp
since new years eve. when he left a
dinner party in a cab to return to his
ship. The retreating tide, on the 9Th
revealed the cab in the river with the
horse dead and the drowned body OF
Capt. Kossander inside the vehicle.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10

Gen. Bruce Hamilton. on the Sd,
captured another Boer laager and -
prisoners on the Swaziland border.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
Indnstr,ou. old Clock.

At quaint old Castletown. the ''me-
tropolis" of the Isle Of Man, there ex-
lists a very interesting clock. which has
now performed its functions Of time
telling In Ave centuries 1t was pre-
scntcd hy Queen Elizabeth in the year
l501 to Castle Rushen. the fortress
Witch stands IN the middle Of Castle
town from witch the town takes Its
nnlur The works are crude, being
driven ny ropes and pulleys. but never
thcltsS they keep fair time. The clock.
in fact, has run ever since it was built.
except for rare stoppages for repairs.
TO this day the single hand which
travels slowly round the dial outside
the tower of Castle Rushen is the
principal source of information as to
the hour to the inhabitants OF Castle
town. A timepece which has worked
continuously for more than 800 years
is something of real curiosity.-Jew-
elers' Circular.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
An Odd RetrothnI.

1t Is said that certain servant III a
moment OF wearIncss with domestic
duties said, "Rathcr than go on like
this month after month forever III ask
the first man who passes If he wants n
wife"
Her fellow servant Challc'
put the question to a ma
passing by. The young
not prepared TO be taken az H.. VT,
SO suddenly. but. In desperation, be-
thought herself for way of escape
She was Welsh and hurriedly eXclaim-
ed as the unknown was passing. "A
oes cIsiau gwraig arnoch chwiT C'Do
you want wifeTO
"Oes' c'Yes'1 was the unexpected re-
ply from the young man, who also hail
cd from the principality. and. with
Celtic sprightliness. followed into the
hall the blushing girl. who had fed
upon hearing the familiar word. The
maid, a farmers daughter. was bux-
ON and neat, the swain was an indus
trious and ambitious young dealer with
promising prospects. and soon "merrily
rang the wedding bells"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
Finding His Bride.

In one part Of tie canton OF liclnO'
In Switzerland, very quaint marriage
ceremony prevails. The bridegroom
dresses In his Sunday best and, ac-
companied by as many friend% and rel
atives as he can muster for the fete,
goes to claim his bride.
Finding the door locked. he demands
admittancc, the inmates ask him his
business. and in reply he soliclts the
hand of his chosen maiden.
If his answer be deemed satisfactory,
he is successfully introduced to mum
Der of matrons and maids. some per-
haps deformed and others old and ugly.
Then he is presented to some large
dolls. all Of which he rejects with
scorn, amid general merriment The
bewlldered bridegroom. whose Innp"tu-
osity and temper are now sorely tried.
is then Informed that his ladylove Is
absent and invited in to see for him
lelf
lie rushes into the house and search
es from room to room until lie finds her
In her bridal dress, ready TO 20 10
church. Then are his troubles over
and his state az Benedict assured.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
OUR PENSION BURDEN

Let us all hope that the prediction
of Commissioner Evans, that tie high
tide" of pensions has been reached, will
be verified Our Fourth of
July orators, and our statesmen seek
ing reelection to Congress, are won't
to declare with great fluency and en-
tf1uisiasm that this country has virtual
ly paid off its great debt contracted to
carry on She Civil war. This isa fallacy.
Much of what is known as our bonded
indebtedness has been taken UP, but the
pension burden still remains.
A year or so ai.er the close of the
Civil war when our Treasury officials
took an accounting and adjusted the
balance sheets, it was found that the
debt created by the Civil war amount
ed in round numbers to six billion
dollars How much have we actually
reduced that debt? The bonds of the
United States are now eagerly pur-
chased at per cent. The pension ap-
preparation bill that passed the House
last Friday calls for $139, ,0oo. How
much would the interest on six billion
dollars at per cent amount to? Much
less than the amount we are paying for
pensions, so it will be seen that the re-
duction, or wiping out. of the Civil war
debt is more imaginary than real.
1t was stated in the debate in the
House when the pension appropriation
was under discussion, that the decrease
of $G,000,000 in the pension fund from
the appropriation made last year, is not
due to a general reduction in the mum
ber of pensioners. but to the fact that
! the government is not paying as much
for arrears of pensions as heretofore.
while the number of pensioners draw
ing large sums annually has limin-
ishcd.
Commissioner Evans, it is stated. IS
OF The opinion that the high tide" of
pension payments has been reached
aud the amount required for
the care Of those dependent upon the
bounty Of the government will "remain
stationary for some years" This cheer
ful optimism about the high tide" of
pension payments is not justified by
the experiences of the past thirty years.
There was time when 1t was conf
IDENTIFY asserted that the limit had
been reached when $25, ,000, 900 was dis
bursed annually by the Government as
reward t. the men who Saved the
Union" This year the national pension
bill Is nearly six times as great as
the sum which Garfield apologized for,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
A rA,ux TO Remember.

A donkey who had been carefully
raised by his master gained so much
Knowledge that he could not help con-
sidering himself n superior being.
~ am too modest to throw h'gh
nrlccd bouquets at myself" he solilo-
ouizcd. but the fact remains that 1
have dlstanced them all can he
down at command and roll over. with
the assistance of sundry winks ana
mods from Ali Hassan, my master
can pick the different pastcboards from
n card pack. There Is no other donkey
In the world that can shake hands IKE
me. People crowd over one another 10
see me walk on my hind legs. AS for
dancing, queens of the ballroom say
that waltz like an angel"
True. true" said wise old OWL
who was listening to the donkey. You
are n paragon and are not to be blamed
for realizing the fact. But you must
not forget one thing
What Is that?" asked the educated
donkey.
THAT YOU are only an ass" quietly
remarked the owl.
Moral.-When a person thinks ne ~
better than others. he should carefully
avoid the looking glass.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
A Singing Well,

A singing well is one Of the natural
curiosities of Texas. In fine weather II
sound like that of an Tolian harp is
given out by the well. At times the
sound is clear; then 1t reccdcs. as II
far away, and then it reaches the ear
very fanuy. These changes take place
every few minutes and with great reg
ularity. With an east wind blowing
nad the mysterious musical sound is
faint. strong west wind causes the
water to rise and the sound to increase
In volume and clcaruess.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
MIRACLE WORKER FAILED.

There are some people who cannot
understand that the age Of miracles Is
past, and an odd example of the kind
appeared at a revival OF the free
Methodists" at Olney, Illinois, last Fri
day
One brother who had made a record
in the course of many years OF down
right badness, became convinced
in the ecstacy OF sudden conversion,
that he was sufficiently holy to emulate
the angels, and declared he could fly.
Proceeding to demonstrate his power
or was 1t his influence with God?-
he launched into space. His head fcame
in contact with a large coal oil lamp.
The lamp fell to the floor and the oil
ignited. At one time five men and three
women were on fire, and five out of the
eight were seriously burned. The flames
spread and caused panic. Many were
injured in the stampede The man who
tried to fly, and who came into hard
contact with The floor, was trampled
on in the rush.
It is highly probable that any one
who desires to spring miracle In that
vicinity hereafter will be requested to
retire to the church yard. or some vac
ant lot in the neighborhood, TO de-
monstrate his angelic qualities,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
RAILROADS DEFY LAW

The investigation that is now In pro-
gress under the auspices OF the Inter
state Commerce commission at Chicago
shows that defiance, and open viola
tion, of law is the general rule with
many of the great railroad corpora
tions. 1t would be manifestly unjust TO
draw an indictment against all rail-
road corporations. The questions of law
In the merger of the competing lines
of the Northwest have no relation to
those touching the granting OF secret
rebates to favored shippers.
But when the Vice Presidents and
traffic managers of half dozen rail
roads centering in Chicago testify be-
fore the commission that they have
systematically broken the law for
years, and one of them-traffic man
ager McCabe of the Pennsylvania K. r.
pleads guilty to destroying records to
remove evidence of his illegal acts, the
public instinctively loses confidence
in the general honesty and trust
worthiness of their class.
1t is all very well for James ]. Hill
to declare sententiously that the only
kind of community of interest" which
really exists Is that between the pro-
ducer of tonnage and the carrier. but
what store can the public set by such
high professions when prominent rail-
road officials are permitted and en-
couraged by their superiors In the re-
gular policy OF defying the United
States laws?
None OF these guilty officials is dis
missed or even reprimanded for yiolat-
ing the laws No action in the Federal
Courts has been begun against them,
although 1t has been known for months
that similar offenses were continually
being committed. The railroad COM
panies and the Federal authorities are
equally inactive in compelling a
rchange
Not all the anarchists in this country
reside in the slums,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
Some Famous Echoes.

There Is a famous echo on the Rhine
between Coblentz and Bingen which
repeats a word seventeen times. While
in the sepulcher OF Metella. the wife
of Sulla, In the Roman Campagna. there
ls an echo which repeats five times ~
different keys and will also give back
with dlstlnctness a hexameter line
which requires two and half seconds
to utter. Brewster mentions an echo
on the north side of Shlpley church. In
Sussex. England. which repeats twen-
ty one syllables.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
She Soon Altered 1t.

Many young ladies have found u
necessary 10 improve. or rather to alter
the spelling Of the names with when
they were originally blessed. Mabel
becomes Mabelle. Jessie becomes Jes'
sIca, Mary becomes Marie. and 8"
forth. A brother lately received q let
ter from his young sister at FASHION
able boarding school. 1t was signed
JessIca. He answered.:
Dear Sister Jessica-- Your welcome let
ter received. Papaica and mammaica are
well. Aunt Maryca and Uncle Georgia.
started for Glasgowica yesterday. nave
bought new horse You ought TO see
II. 1t IL a beauty, Its name is Maudica'
Your airectionate brother. SAMlCA'
The sisters next letter was signed
"Jessie"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
Where lie BELONGED.

y clergyman observed horse Jockey
trying to take in II simple gentleman
by imposing upon him Il broken wind.
ed horse for Il sound one. The parson,
taking the gentleman aside. told him
to he cautious of the person he was
dealing with. The gentleman declined
the purchase, and the jockey, quite
ncttled. observed. "Parsnn. had much
rather hear you preach than to see
you privately interfere i'll bargains be-
tween man and man In this way"
We'll" replied the parson. 'if you
Ind been where you ought to have
been last Sunday you might have
heard me preach"
Where was that" inquired the
| jockey.
I'm the state prison." returned the
clergyman.-London Standard,
Not Like Other Men"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20

and which was regarded az eAceSsi'e'
n few years after the close of tho CiVll
war.
Statisticians who are Interested III
facts relating to longevity would de-
rive valuable information from stuuy
Of the growth of our pension system
Pensioners in the United States are
evidently not in need of Professor
Ioebs discovery for the prolonSatioh
of life. They seem to have fathome'
the mystery with extraordinary suc-
cess.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-20
Had RAem There.

"There Is no doubt" said the student
Of law. that many people have been
imprisoned. although innocent OF any
crime"
al know that by sad experience"
"You don't say so! Let's have the
story" =,
"rheres no story to 1t. merely had
the bad luck to he drawn on several
juries that were locked up over night
Washington Star.