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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
CREMATION MAKING t1EADWAY
TOWARD POPULAR FAVOR
By IoUs LANCE. President New York Cremation Society

wealthy man, the body of whose daugh-
ter had been stolen from a suburban
mausoIeum ana was never recovered,
although a heavy reward was offered
It vas this sad experience hat made
him an advocate OF cremation Hs
placed million dollars at our disposal
and with a portion OF 1t we constructed
the crematory at Fresh Pond. the bal
anee being applied to the free incinera-
ton Of the poor, and. if necessary, even
10 their funeral expenses
Through this mans generosity We
have been able 10 accomplish a great
deal more for The cause than We other
wise could for some time. sincerely
believe that incinerations VIII out
number the burials within a decade o.
Two
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
STRANGERS YET.
BY RICHARD NJ. MINES

BY RICHARD N. MINES
Strangers yet
After years Of life together.
After fair and stormy weather.
After travel in far lands.
After touch Of welded hands
Why thus joined Why ever net.
# they must be strangers yet?
Strangers yet,
After strife for common ends,
AFTER title OF old friends.
After passions fierce and tender.
After cheerful seIf-surreuder.
Hearts may beat and eyes be met
And the souls be strangers yet,
Strangers yet,
o. the bitter thought to scan
All tie loneliness Of nan
Nature by magnetic laws
! Circle unto circle draws,
But they only touch when met.
Never mingle-Strangers yet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26

That Miss GoIdr,els seems to be aw-
fully popular with the young men.
Popular IS no name for it. why. do
you know her father has actually got
out a printed form for declining offers
for her hand"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
Business First.

Milwaukee SeBt.nel-The Fair rela-
tires have been so busy "uaTreling over
the $1,000 900 estate that they have had
no time 10 shed tears.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
OCtoDustc Observations.

Peter Power had a LAMB,
AS willy as 2 leopard.
We'll keep him changing spots. :"
they said.
Until We find his shepherd
Gates opposed the Denver crowd,
And vowed that 1t was cruel
To make affairs so hot for him
When he would corner Fuel.
III
schwab is of for Europe now,
Each artist works the faster
And hurls his paint in reckless style
To finish al old master.
".
RockefeIler's hairs renewed:
Ere long he thinks twill coil well.
And now his drillers all are told
To hunt for a hairoiIweH.
Morgan nome. and happy, too.
His enemies ara frantic.
! They think that he is planning how
To water the Atlantic.
VI
! Carnegie remains abroad.
His gifts are quite extensive.
! And certain tax-Iists indicate
They also are expensive.
VII.
Upton still is talking yacht;
His courage is mistaken.
He hopes that Lawson yet nay prove
The Shakespeare to his bacon.
josh Wink in Baltimore American.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
WHEN LIFE IS DONE
By MAGDALEN ROCK.

When life is done avaiIeth naught
The pleasures that We dearly bought,
The wealth we risk our souls to gain,
The honors won through toll and pain,
The titles coveted and sought
No worldwide fame availeth aught,
No name, no marveis science taught,
When earth and earthly objects wane-
When life is done
The kindly deeds for others wrought,
The patient word, the generous thought,
The effort made by hand or brain
'Gainst might for night, though made in vain
Shall be by God forgotten not
When life is done.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
BITS OF TALK.

May ! ask what is going on in the
village?" inquired the observant
stranger.
We're ceIebratin' the birthday OF the
oldest inhabitant. sir replied the ma
tive. She's a 101 today. sir
and tell me. pray, who Is hat little
man with the dreadfuIIy sad co,4ntenance
who walks by the old lady's side"
That's her sOn-in-law, sir. Hes
bsen keepin' up her life insurance for
IL last thirty years"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26

Teacher-You have named ali do
nestle animals save one. It has bristly
hair. it is grimy, likes dirt, and is fond
Of mud Well Tom?
Tom (shamefacedly)-Th me.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26
Give and Take.

Miss kulcher-You can always tell a
woman who has enjoyed the benefits Of
higher education.
Mr. Crabbe-Not much. You cant tell
her anything; she thinks she knows il
all
Kindly Old Genueman-Why do ycu
carry that umbrella, little boy? It's
not raining.
no. sir
And the suns not shining"
90. sir"
Then Why do you carry it?"
We'll. when it's raining pa wants II.
and wien the suns shining ma wants
It, and it's only this kind O. weather I
can get 1t to use AT all"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26

Excited Fisherman ito country hotel
keeper)-There isn't a bit OF fishing
about here, Every brook has a sign
warning people of. What do you mean
by Turing anglers here with the promise
of fine fishing?
Hoteikeeper-I didn't say anything
about fine fishing. II you read my ad-
yertisement carefully you viii see that
what I said was Fishing unapproach-
able. T'-Tit-Bits.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26

that you are watching him so closely :
Charlie-Mamma said your hat was
enough 10 make a dog laugh. and ! want
20 see him do it,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-26

Blanche-Did you part owing TO mis-
understanding?
Rose-Goodness ne. no. We under
stood each other too Well.--Tit-B Bits
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
Decoration Day.

The Soliphone has been requested
to make announcement Of decoration
day services at Mount Zion church
on Sunday May 18th. The forenoon
exercises will consist Of music,
speeches and decorating the graves
in Mt. Zion cemetery. la the after
noon the uuveiling of the monument
of M. e. Hutchins will be the event
Of the day. Dinner will be spread
on the ground and a large crowd and
great occasion are anticipated.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
On last Christmas day the
Governor feastea the convicts on

namely. On last Christmas day the
Governor feastea the convicts on
turkey dinner, thing unheard of
before his administration. Replying
to the financial agents statement
that such dinner would cost the
State more than the State would
ever get out of it, the Governor
said: "Maybe it will, Mr.. Cook. in
this world, but it will not in the
next God will give US credit for
helping these poor creatures who are
unable to help themselves. Buy the
turkeys, Cook, and if the State
doesn't pay for them I will.
Davis is friend TO tue poor; he
believes thai the hut Of the humble
should be as sacred as the castle OF
the great. He believes in the burden
of government resting equally On all
citizens, irrespective Of birth, fortune
or previous condition. He wins men
to him by the thousands because he
makes them feel aud see what he
feels and sees, aud when he wins
them he holds them as il they were
fastened by hooks of steel. He is
true to them.
No man OF m0dern times ever had
the confidence of so large majority
OF his people as that enjoyed by the
youthful Governor of Arkansas, and
whatever prophecy may be offered
by his enemies, the writer cannot
but bespeak for him future
radiant with promise and filled with
glorious achievements,
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
Swept Over Big Island Yester-
day Doing Great Damage
to Property.
Fences, Farm Houses, Timber and
Other Property Swept Away
Loss Retards Farming.

Lee Weatherford, of Big Island,
was in town today and informed a
Soliphone reporter of disastrous
conhagration which occurred yester-
day, sweeping oyer the island and
destroying fences and residences.
The fire caught from burning
brush heap, which communicated the
flames to the dead tim m5er where it
spread like prairie fire, licking up
every thing in it's wake.
The residence Of Joe Weaver, oc-
cupied by A. L. Weatherford, father
of Lee, was total loss, including
all the household furniture. A house
belonging to Harv. Richards and oc-
cupied by William Oliver was also a
total loss.
The fences around the McHaney
and Weaver farms were swept away
and Lee Weatherford lost about
forty rods of fence.
The Wall school house was also
caught in the flames and went up in
smoke.
Big Island is one Of the richest
sections Of Greene county and lies
six miles east Of town. The people
over there rarely ever fail to raise
good crops and the loss falls heavily
upon them.
In consequence OF the destruction
of fences, planting will be delayed
until the same can be rebuilt.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
A COURT MARTIAL ORDERED.
Gen. Jacob III. Smith, Who commands
ed the Troops in Samar' 10 pc
COurt-Martialed.

Manila, April pa court-martiai
has been ordered for the trial or
Gen. Jacob III. Smith, who was IN
command of the United States troops
on the island of Samar. Generals
Loyd Wheaton, Samuel S. Sumner,
James M. Bell and VIM. H. Bisbee,
and Colones Chambers McKibbin,
VIM. A. Rafferty,, VIM. E. Dougherty.
Alfred C. Markley and Jesse M. Lee
compose the court. The judge advo-
cate is Maj. Harvey c. Carbaugh. Col.
Charles A. Woodruff will appear for
the defense. The charge brought
against Gen. Smith is conduct preju-
dicial to good order and discipline.
The trial will begin Thursday.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
SCHOOL REGULATIONS.
State Superintendent Doyne's Ad-
dress to School Directors.

State Superintendent Doyne has
issued circular letter, from which
we quote as follows:
''1st. AS guide to the electors
in voting the tax in the May meet
ing, the directors are required to
submit to them at that meeting an
estimate as to the amount of money
necessary to meet the expenses of
the district for the year to follow.
I'D. II no estimate is submitted
and the tax IS voted for general
purposes. the directors would be
authorized to expend the fund arising
therefrom for the actual expenses
necessary for the maintenance of the
school, except that no part of it
could be used for building or seating
school house.
'3d. II any part of the district
fund is to be spent in the purchase of
maps, charts, globes, ETC., the esti-
mate should so state, and the directors
are limited to the amount therein
mentioned.
"4th. The electors may, by vote,
authorize the expenditure of $25 out
OF the common school fund in the
purchase of supplies as above men
toned. See section 7045 of the
school law.
18th. A failure of directors to
submit the estimate as required ia
section 7049 of the school law is a
finable offense. See section 1859 of
the school law. Very truly,
u. J. DoYNE.
''State Supt. "
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
Transient Visitors.

Among the number of transient
visitors to Paragould since yester-
day, registered at the hotels of the
city, the.following is list:
HOTEL AMBERG.
Fl G Barger, Springfield, Ill; ] T
Hodges, Cairo; ] o Young, st Louis;
w P O'Neal, New Orleans; M F
Jones, Memphis; w A Vass, S ]
Fl arris, ST Louis.
sTANCILL HOUSE.
A Leymer, Little Rock. J G Bos.
ton, Jonesboro; d p Berry, Scdalia;
C E Glllingwater, w E Lawhorn,
Jas Hollis, f T Borden, G I'll Van
Beck, st Louis M Smith, Mem
phis; ] G Hale, Searcy; A r Brisco,
Louisiana, Mo; M Conger, Mem
phis; ] r Pool, Cardwell; R Duncan,
Memphis; S A Kerns.
HARVEY HOUSE.
HI H Pratt, Carrin Mills, III;
Walter Witt, Mill No 3; Il W
Ostrander, Mishawake, Ind.
NEW COMMERCIAL.
Robert Furlong, Greenfield; V G
Copeland, Helena; Bad Cra ton, Joe
Yates, Lon King, Alvin Lovejoy,
Rector; r Fl Thompson, Little Rock;
w p Adams, Marmadnke, A l.
Canlen, A Creare, Warwick, Kas.
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22

campaign, carrying only one county
out of seventy five, Davis capturing
all the others.
Davis first gets the issue, then
satisfies himself that he is right,
and woe unto the man who is self
poised and self-conceited enough to
undertake a battle OF words with
him. 1t is dollars TO doughnuts said
person will be worsted. la debate
the Governor mind moves with the
celebrity of an electric current; he is
like a cyclone. His intuition and
readiness for repartee, his phenome-
nal powers of generalization dazzle
the unthnhing. To the ordinary
campaign orator he is wonder, a
perplexing prodigy.
Gov. Davis made his lete campaign
on his recent reforms of the State
charitable institutions and on Sena-
tor Jones 'Round-Lap Bale Trust.
He carried seventy out of the sew
entv-fve counties in the state.
The Governor has been pictured as
dictator and tyrant, but such is
aot the case. To those who know
him best he seems just the opposite.
People often wonder how this man
of work and worry can be SO hopeful,
sympathetic and forgiving, so slow
to speak words of bitterness and re-
sentiment, so ready to help and to
cheer the sad-hearted, the unfortu-
nate and the erring. Boys, you
did it all and you deserve al the
the credit for doing it. Nothing is
due to me-" These words the writer
has heard many times from the Coy
ernor's lips to his friends after a
political victory.
Contrary to all precedent, Mr.. Da-
Wis made personal investigation in
TO the Arkansas Penitentiary man
anement. This investigation showed
that most startling cruelties had
been meted out to the poor convicts;
these unfortunate wretches in some
of the camps we're half fed and were
worked until many of them fell dead
| in the field from exhaustion. The
Governor learned this by walking, in
his shirt sleeves, through the fields
where these condemned men laoored.
On one occasion he suddenly appear
ed at the dinner table OF the convicts
inside the Penitentiary walls just as
they were being fed; the Governor
was SO enraged at the management
because of the bill-of-fare that he let
his temper get the better of him;
"Boys, he exclaimed. "if they don t
feed you better than this III pardon
the last d-n one OF you'll"
On the following day it is said, in
stead OF rotten cabbage, bulk pork
and corn cake, the usual fare, these
unwilling penltents were fed beef
beans, LIGHT bread and coffee.
The entire management OF the
Penitentiary has been changed and
the conyicts are now treated hu-
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
In Memory OF q Loved One.

'T'is sad indeed with friends to part,
And it almost breaks our aching hearts;
Yet it is so, and we must bow
To Gods command with aching brow,
Oh! Mary, Mary, Mary dear!
'Tis hard to part with one so near;
But in the grave we all must lie,
When comes the time for us TO die.
But yet how little did we think,
That you did stand so near the brink
OF the cold grave wherein we lay
Your form to wait the judgment day.
Oh, Lord, support us in our grief,
And strengthen us in the belief
That Thou wilt work for our good,
If we but trust Thee as we should
When at the table we sit down,
AID cast 4 longing look around,
We miss you there, Oh, darling one,
But still we say, Goods Will be done.'
Our grief is now beyond compare,
Lord help US each our grief to share;
Help us to live in readiness,
That we may die in perfect peace.
On, why SnOulu you 50 soon DecOme
An inmate of the lonely tomb?
1t makes us all so lonely feel,
But God can all our sorrows heal.
Your cheerful face no more we'll see,
No more on earth with us to be;
Bat you we never will forget,
You linger in our memory yet.
Adieu, Adieu, sweet Mary dear!
Your loving voice no more we hear;
Since death has claimed you for his own,
Wen say again, Goods will be done.'
1t seems that our poor hearts will break,
To think that death would from us take
The slender form we loved so we'll,
| No more on earth with us to dwell.
The organ too so lonely stands,
And seems to wish for Mary's hands
To move the keys with sprightly grace,
While music sparkles in her face.
1t seems that II is hardly true
That we must ever part with you;
With Anguish our poor hearts do swell,
| So loving Mary, fare You well.
MRS. j, N. HARTsol
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
Pen Picture Of Arkansas Chief
Executive Drawn by a
Friend.
predicts for Him Future Radlent
With Promise and Filled with
Glorious Achievements.

John H. Keel, of Newport, Ark. i,
writes as follows of Gov. Jefferson
Davis in Sundays Republic:
Jeff Davis, most admired by his
people, is often called Jefferson
Davis II, but he himself prefers to
be called what most people term him,
the plain first syllable, "Jeff"
Perhaps no man today In public life
has been worse misrepresented and
less understood by the outside world
than this modern Hercules Of Arkan-
sas political fame. He is character
lied by his enemies as simpleton,
a fanatic and demagogue. he is
neither of these, but, on the contrary,
he is the most tactful politician the
State has ever had since it's organi-
cation in 1886.
He is man of destiny, who has
the politeness of a Clay, the tinesse
of a Lincoln and the force OF a
Webster. To him is due the honor
of defeating James Kim 6rougn Jones
for a fourth term in the United
States Senate.
Governor Davis is 81 years old and
is about 5 feet inches in height and
weighs about 200 pounds. He has a
well developed head, covered with
light hair. He has deep blue eyes
and rather boyish face; in disposl-
tion he is gentle, warm-hearted and
magnetic. He came from hum0le
parentage, and when a boy worked
at hard laoor in the fields he has felt
every hardship of those who toll.
His simplicity, both in speech and
habits, is one of the strongest feat
ures OF his success. There is nothing
of the pedant or demagogue about
him. He is fond of mingling with the
plain common people, and has no
patience with toadies or bogus
aristocrats.
On one occasion he was heard to
say to some prominent office-seekers
"My friends, my duty is to look TO
the good of the people at large. |
think 1T more incumbent upon me
to use my voice in helping those
poor wood haulers yonder and III
shielding them from oppression than
in assisting any OF you men TO
Office.
la 1900 Davis ran for Governor of
Arkansas on the ANTITRUST" plat
form, with three able bodied pollti-
clans opposing him for the same
office. Besides these three opponents
Davis hal all the newspapers, the
insurance companies AID corpora
tions of the state against him. Many
nred ictions were made before this
memorable campaign was begun
about how it would terminate. II
seemed to be prevalent in most
minds that the coveted honor woulc
fall either upon the head of the vet
eran soldier, politician and financler
John G. Fletcher, OF LiCtle Rock, o.
uuon Ft. Smiths silver-tongueo
orator, Edgar E. Bryant. Contrary
to expectations, however, the tirs'
ioint debate these distinguished gen
tlemen had with Davis sealed then
political fate.
On the sandy soil of old Howard
county, near the place OF his birth
facing the friends of his childhood
surrounded, as he himself said "BJ
whispering pines," Davis made one
of the most forceful and telling
speeches that was ever listened tt
nv an Arkansas audience. The resul
was that two OF his opponents, th'
above named honorable gentlemen
Messrs. Fletcher and Bryant, with
drew from the race, Mr.. Vandeven
ter hanging on until the close OF th
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22
School Notice.

Report of the Paragould Public School
of the average daily attendance for the
month ending March 29th, 1902, and also
for the corresponding month of last year.
1902 1901.
West side average attendance 22f lG6
East side - 1lS 81
making an increase of SO, which is more
than SO 1-3 per cent greater than the
attendance last year. CA very great
improvement.)
Report of the average daily attend
ance and OF the number of cases o.
hardness for the week ending April A.,
1902, alec for the corresponding week OF
last year:
West side average attendance 2l1 l66
Cases of tardiness o2 81
attendance As greater, tardiness ~ less.
For the week ending April II,
Average attendance 233 loo
Cases of tardiness 81 81
attendance SO greater, hardness 80 less,
all of which shows very great improve
ment in the attendance and hardness
over last year.
1t will be shown next week, which
ends the seventh month, that the at
tendance is greater in all the rooms in
both schools, especially in the higher
grades.
w. L. SKAGGs, Superintendent.
d ct
The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-22

HID. Shoemaker went to New Mad
rid on business this morning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-09-13
Rising Sun.
RISING sun, Sept. IL. 1902

RISING sun. Sept. IL. 1902
The "Uecil Wing" is on sale each meek in
Rising Sun at Worthin9ton'S store. S cent,
a copy
Mrs. Charles s. Pyle and daughter,
Marion. We're in Philadelphia, on We'd
neSday.
Misses Clara and Lillian Keilholtz
We're the guests of Miss Jessie Burns in
SealonS Grove, last week
Mr. and Mrs. f. II. Worthington spent
Il portion of this week very pleasantly
at Bctterton.
Mrs. Samuel Chapman and two daugh-
tiers, Nellie and Gertrude, spent few
days this week in Philadelphia.
Miss Ester Reynolds entertained about
siXty-two of her friends at watermelon
party, ON last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Pyle, of West
Grove, were entertained this week by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pyle
Miss Julia Willns. of Baltimore. spent
this week with her brother. Mr. Chas.
Willins.
Mr. Marshall J. Brown is enjoying Il
weeks vacation in Philadelphia and At
lantic City.
The Rising Sun public school opened
on Monday, with seventy pupils, and
Miss NJ. Emma Haines, principal; Miss
Lidie Stewart. assistant
Miss ELLA II. Haines left town this
week for Denver, Colorado, where she
will spend some time.
Mr. Ellis passmorc, of West Chester,
Pa, has been visiting Il number of his
friends in Rising Sun.
\ vast number of the "Frends'' in
and near here, are attending the Friends
General Conference, which is in session
ut Asbury Park. n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Wilson, of Phila-
delphia, have been visiting Mr.. G. Il.
Grason and family.
Miss Lillian Aldrich, of Philadelphia,
visited Mrs. George Hopkins this week
Mrs. Sarah Nichols died at the home Of
her son, Mr.. Brinton p. Nichols, on
Tuesday evening. Her funeral was held
on Friday afternoon, at / o'clock.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-09-13
Woodlawn.
WoopLAvS. Sept. L. 1852

"oopLAsS, SEPT. l., 1852
The"CrcN Whi-" is on. sale each MEEK j,
Yoooi0prn nj q 4 Abrrbo,,'s stare ec.r,,
, co,,,
US th"f" were 50 Few out last sunday
morning Ill the hour Tor sabbath School,
the missionary collection was postponed
l,hlI TN" sunday morning. The Lords
supper VIII he administered Sunday
mlH D" '"nuuc'eu ny MISS Lena H.
lh"hlpSn"' we nope All the young peo-
PIE VIII ." there to help III the service.
Miss Mabel h"lholtZ Is visiting i'll
baltimore.
Miss Mary Todd Is VISITING her sister,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-09-13
The Renewal a Strain.

Vacation is over. Again the school
bell rings at morning and ut noon, again
with tens OF thousands the hardest kind
of work has begun, the renewal of which
is Il mental and physical strain to all
except the most rugged. The little girl
that Il few days ago had roses in her
checks, and the little boy whose lips
were then So red YOU would have insisted
that they had been kissed by straw
berries" have already lost something Of
the appearance Of health. Now is Il
time when many children should be given
tonic, which may avert much serious
trouble, and we know Of no other 50
highly to be recommended as Hoods Sar-
Saparilla, which strengthens the nerves.
perfcctS digestion and assimilation, and
aids mental development by building up
the whole system.