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Rret Horte.

In an article of "reminiscences Mary
Stuart Boyd says that Bret Harte new
er obtruded his personality He also
had a dread of people regarding him
for his work only, not for himself.
"Why didn't you tell me it was Bret
Harte who sat next me at dinner last
night?" walled one of sOciety's smart
est young matrons in a note to her
hostess the morning after a large din
ner party. Il have always lOnged to
meet him. ana | would have been so
different had | only known who my
neighbor was" "Now. why can't wo-
man realize that this sort of thing is
insulting?" quered the author. to
whom the hostess had forwarded her
friends letter IF Mrs. - talked
with me and found me uninteresting
as a man. how could she expect to find
me interesting because | was an au-
i thor"
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Girls Help walters to Cheat.

Among hotel employees sex does not
appear to make any difference so far
as honesty is concerned. says the
Brooklyn Eagle. Certain young women
who act as checkers in hotels work
with certain walters. Whenever one of
the girls obtains a position the men
soon follow her, and the hotel proprie-
tor is victimized accordingly. The wait
er who is in league with the checker
makes small private mark on the
check with which he desires to cheat.
She sees it, and instead Of stamping
the prices against the articles ordered
she puts her fingers over the figures on
the die so that a slight blOtch is all
that is recorded in the place for figures.
The waiter does the rest. She keeps
her account against her cOnfederates
and they settle up later on the outside.
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Due to the Relationship.

A peripatetic of the barefooted va
riety met a farmer, who was also a
church deacon. The deacon was tax
ing lunch under his own vine and fig
tree and unto him the peripatetic said:
''Sir, l am very hungry"
You haven't been shaved" replied
the deacon.
mo but I'm very hungry"
You're very dirty, into the bargain"
Yes, but I'm very hungry"
'Well, can you say the Lords
Prayer"
NO, can't.
"Win you say it for a piece of
bread?"
Il will"
The deacon started in with "Our
Father" at the same time cutting off
a slice as he enunciated the words.
The tramp repeated Our Father. "
then suddenly asked:
Did you say Our FatherF
Eyes, Our Father"
"Stop just a moment" continued the
dirty man. You mean your father
and my father?"
81 do" answered the deacon.
"Then we are brothers" triumphant
Iy proceeded the unshaved.
eve are"
"Then. for our fathers sake, cut tha
bread thicker and cut it quicker
Boston Herald.
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ANANANANANNANANANANANA
ACR OSS
D E A T n
VALLEY
By A. c. ROWSEY
Copyright, 1901, by 4. c. Rocsey

Over the Amargosa valley stole the
advancing light of day. Out there,
where the land grows pale with seas
Of alkali at the approach of dawn. ev-
cry living thing scurries away to the
little cool springs which struggle in tho
shadow of the canyons against the
coming vampire of heat.
The sunbeams struck down upon the
solitary cabin in Ash Gulch, and the
bunch grass that grew around the
house withered. There was no hope of
life in a fierce heat. Yet within the
shack was a woman who did not stir
with the dawn-a woman Drowned by
exposure. whose resolute face was al
most masculine in its strength. 1t
was queer home. one half dug out of
the living rock. the outer walls built
Of rubble She was lying on the sOli-
tary bed. bound with a lariat Yester-
day, all night. she had struggled fierce
ly. furiously, then weakly. family.
With the dawn came to her the great
thirst. The great thirst? When the
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a FEAST THAT FAILED.
khe StO.y of ERcccOn That Was
Not Served For Breakfast.


Not Served For Brca ilfast.
It is within the memory Of many
people that the custom Of ScnOOlteach-
ers boarding al0uud' was the usual
citing in country districts. Although
d custom which teachers seldom liked.
it is doubtful if many Of them had as
hard Il time as Il young schoOlmaster
who described his experience in tie
New England Galaxy for 1917. The
article was written by Leonard Ap-
thorp. then an undergraduate Of Bow
doin college The young schoolmaster
was to receive SO a month and his
board.
From the first day | perceived that
l was Mt board on speculation and at
the mercy of close calculation, he
writes one day the whole dinner con
sisted of a single dumping, which
they called a pudding, and five sau-
sages. which in cooking shrunk to the
size of pipcstems There were five of
us at table.
4 few days afterward, on my return
! from school my eyes were delighted
| by the sight of an animal | had never
seen before 1t was a raccoOn. which
| the young man. Jonathan. had killed
| and brought home in triumph. When
skinned. he seemed to be one entire
! mass of fat and of a most delicate
whiteness. | was OveriOyed and went
to bed early to dream of delicious
steaks which the morrow would bring.
Long before daylight l heard the
family stirring. and the alacrity of
quick footsteps and the repeated open
ing and shutting of doors all gave as
| surance of the coming holiday.
l was soon ready for breakfast, ant
when seated at table | observed thai
the place of Jonathan was vacant.
"Where is Jonathan" | asked.
Gone to market" said they.
market. What market, pray?
did not know there was any marke
in these parts"
ooh. yes" they said, "he is gone t
-. about thirty miles to the south
ward of us
"And what has called him up s
early to go to Market
''He is gone" said they. ito sell nj
raccoon."
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gun sight danced on the barrel. lie
reached for his canteen, but two more
bullets from the man who lay by the
creek emptied it for him.
The enemy began to tempt.
want water? Give it to you fur
that claim"
The prospectOr was mute.
From the shanty came the faint cry
of the child, apa-dink-dink."
The prospector kept his cramped fin
gers locked around the trigger His
lips set firm. but there was agony in
his eyes
THAT you're kid cryin'E'
No answer,
wonder you don't give him drink.
Silence.
"Reckon your wife'd like to have
some water" The shot told The
prcspector incautiously raised his head
above the low earthworks Il left her
trusscd up at your old shack across
MY God. Molly" groaned the young
man. His throat was parched. He
could scarcely speak. "All right he
whispered. and the other man, strain
ing his ear. heard and smiled. 1t was
not a pretty smile
Throw out your gun, then" he com
manded.
The prospector complied.
Now your belt"
The broad leather belt, with the Colts
revolver. fell over the breastworEs.
| Douglas came out of the trees with
grin of triumph on his sinister cOunte-
nance He stopped to pick up the rifle.
Two shots rang out Douglas fell in
a heap over the younger mans weap-
Ons. 1t had been only a No. 81, which
he never dreamed the prOspector had
carried. but it did the work.
The sun was sinking. a blood red
globe. far up the valley when the tail
young prospector crossed Death valley.
The childs head lay in heavy slumber
on his shoulder Two rifles hung from
his saddle, and the claim jumpers bur
ro plodded along behind. Before he
reached the cabin he heard and shiv-
cred. 1t was the voice of a woman,
babbling of green fields and cooling
waters. pleading with the great thirst
as a thing that understood Just one
drop, just one wee drop. then a wall OF
despair
At midnight a woman mounted OIL
the dead assayer's horse and claspin9
in her weak arms a babe that SLEPT
calmly and a man on foot, leading 8
burro, weuded their way down the tor
tuous ravine. A cool breeze. wander
ing aimlessly, famed their faces an(
then died away. Bathed in moonlight
the lonely trio moved onward away
from the alkaline sea. away from thu
great thirst Sometimes the woman
turned to the man and talked rational
ly of claim papers and pretty home il
Los Angeles; sometimes a strange l0Ol
came into her eyes. and she murmure'
of ripping waters and cool green fields
Then the man would offer her the can
teen, and as she drank he would stan
at her side one arm about her waist
the other resting protectingly on th
, child.
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PLANT PECULIARITlES.
The Reason Fruit Bushes and Nine'
Are Protected by ThOrns.

The Reason tFuAt bushVH SAAAN
Are Protected by ThOrns.
Most persons think that the stem of
n plant grows from the roots ON the
contrary. the roots grow from the
stem. In the case of Il plant that dies
down to the ground in autumn 1t IS
not the roots that send up new stem
i'm the spring, for a part of the true
stem remains underground on the root
crown. and from it grow up the Dud
bearing stems in the spring. When
q seed terminates. it sends the light
loving stem upward and the dark low
ing root downward.
Saw off part of a tree trunk and you
will find series Of rings from the cen
fer TO the bark. each ring marking a
wear of growth. But these rings indi-
cate also which of the seasons through
which the tree has lived were dry and
which had plenty of rain. The rings
are always Of unequal width. The
narrow ones represent dry seasons and
/ the wide ones seasons when the cOndi-
tions of growth were better by reason
of plentiful rain.
Every rose mas lJS IhorH' anu IAe
same may be said of such fruits as
blackberries. raspberries, etc, only
they are not real thorns, but prickles,
which strip off with the outer bark,
while thOrns will not strip off, being
hardened. undeveloped branches.
But why do bushes and vines have
pricllles? Many people wonder at it,
for they see no good reason for such a
growth. But there is reason, as
there is in everything in nature. The
pricbles are given to them as a pro
lection against plant eating animals
The stems have a pleasant, aromatic
taste. and cows and sheep would b(
sure to eat them in winter, when they
crave something fresh, if it were no
for the prickles.
Smyrna times., 1902-12-31
Toucb Tint Holds Memory.

Once upon a time there was man
who was a chronic borrower Of money,
and he was never known to slight an
acquaintance through neglect He was
extremely well known by large circle
of acquaintances, which he was conti1-
ually endeavOring to enlarge.
The members of this growing circie
never forgot him. and even after his
death he remained green in their mem
cries
Moral-A man to insure being re-
membered must keep in touch with his
friends-New York Herald.
Smyrna times., 1902-12-31

All who use Atomizers in treating
nasal catarrh will get the best result
from Ely's Liquid Cream Balm.
Price, including spraying tube, IS cts
Sold by druggists or mailed by Ely
Bros, 56 Warren St, n. Y.
New Orleans, Sept 1, 1902
Messrs. ELY BRos:-I sold two bot
ties of your Liquid Cream Balm to a
customer, WIN. Lamberton, 1415 Del
achaise St, New Orleans; he has nsed
two bottles, giving him wonderful and
most satisfactory results.
GEO. w, MCDUFF, Pharmacist.
Smyrna times., 1902-12-31
After the Sunshine.

"What became of that Sunshine club
which Daisy startedT'
ooh, it's under a cloud. After the
first annual election of officers it was
impossible to get a quorum owing to
the fact that no two members Of the
club were 'on speaking terms Chi
cago Record Herald.
Smyrna times., 1902-12-31
unconventional.

"You spoke of GloOber as l'eing
queer Is he mentally unbalancedP
"Not exactly that He's merely &c
centric and peculiar. He gives in his
property to the assessor at the same
figure he has it insured for."-ChicagO
III,
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what He Realized.

Judge-You do not seem to realize the
enormity of the charge against you.
Prisoner-No; I amt got my lawyers
bill yet. but I'm expectin' the charge u
be enormous. all right.-PhilaGelphia
Record.
Smyrna times., 1902-12-31
Purely a nuriness Matter.

Manageable salesman in depart
ment 400 says he won't perjure his soul
longer lying about our goods. He's n
good man, and it will be hard to re-
place him. What shall do?
Proprietor-What's his salary?
Manager-Ten dollars, sir.
Proprietor-Give him $11.-New York
Times.
Smyrna times., 1902-12-31

DOUGLAS FELL IN A HEAP OVER THE
YOUNGER MANS WEAPONS.
air contains over 100 degrees of kiln
dried heat. the great thirst is born.
You see the heat racing upward in
palpitating waves. The valves of your
heart burn. The blood scalds in your
veins The great thirst is fighting for
the moisture in your brain-yOur san
ity.
1t cracked the womans lips and
drank from them. The cracks healed
and the great thirst tore them apart
She Aost the power to move, even to
toss her head. She strOve for the
power 10 suffer, to know. Gradually
her eyes closed Conquered! When
they opened again, she raved, quite
mad. The power of acute sensation
was gone.
In a rough claim shanty across the
valley the young prOspectOr smiled
hopefully into his frstbOrns eyes as he
raised the cup to its lips. Then he
walked to the door and the smile fad
ed. Two weeks before Molly had left
them-him and the baby bOy-tO get
the assay and record their claim. She
had laughed at his fears. She knew
the country by heart. and while she
Travelled he would dig further and fur
ther into the precious vein. When she
returned they would 90 to Los Angeles
and stay till the great heat died down.
He glanced across the valley to the
point where lie knew their first home
stead stood He loved its rough rubble
walls He had brought Molly there a
bride. He looked at the thermometer
It stood 13O in the shade. And still the
babe in the shack crowed.
He left the shanty and walked to the
ledge of rock that held fortune for hin
and Molly. Then his alert black eyes
caught sight Of a horseman leading
pack burro down the narrow trail
Skirting the canyon wall, the prospect
or reached the path to the fOrlOrn CLAIM
shanty. The child was crying Taking
the little one in his arms, he ran to tn
brook and dipped it in the water; ther
filling his canteen, he hurried back I
the shanty and laid the little one on it
bed. Snatching his rife, he advance
TO meet the stranger.
With a muttered oath he recognize
the man as Douglas. the assayer Mo
" must have gone TO him after all
spite Of her hu-.aads warnings. An
Douglas knew OF their strike.
whats wronef" ae'o9 the strange
pausins at s-
"What Ll..-.. .1-.
Douglas scowled OminOusly.
"Well, hearin bout your find, thoug
you might take a notion to sell"
~ 81 amt sellin'-leastwise to you," T
piled the prospector significantly. The
had been bad blood between them ev
since Dan Donovans Molly had show
her favor for the penniless prospect
and had scOrned the crafty, unscrup
lous assayer. There amt room
both of us in these diggin's. You'd b.
ter scOot"
He turned to the house, and bul
tore its way through his hat.
turned quickly. Douglas had dropI
back of the trees that edged the ere
The prospector dropped to the grou
stretched fiat and began to throw
the earth in front of him. Bull
iwhizzed around him. "Wish to
Lord was nearer the shack" he II
tered to himself, but maybe I'll ca
him fore sundown." The breastWo
were a foot high now. and his rifle
pointed over the top, his keen
glancing along the barrel.
So an hour went on. Two bul
struck him, but he made no out
The great thirst stole up from
ground, and he fought It of until
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BEST
CLOTHING
IN PHILADELPHIA.

All garments sold by this house are
the highest class possible, by methods
aud fabrics in use to-day. That's why
these suits and overcoats have gained
their position in the public favor.
These suits at $12, $l5, $1S, $50, $25,
and overcoats at $l2, SIS, $ls, $50 up,
are distinct shock to the prevailing
old ready-made. A rude awakening,
which is daily making them under
stand that the men of Philadelphia
will no longer stand for poorly fitting,
SEASON. late style clothing, Iand that
they want more for their money and
Eow they know where to get.it. 4
Smyrna times., 1902-12-31

Don't worry If your associates push
you to the wall. You will find the wall
handy as a brace when you get ready
to push back.-Vitkshurg Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22
ROOSEVELT SH WED HIM HOW.
An Old western Guide Profits by .
Lesson From President Roose-
welt In killing Grizzlies.

Rifle, Col, Aug. 19.-W. f. Tribble
is the hero of Il desperate hand-to-
hand encounter with two bears, and
that he escaped with his life was due
in part to the visit of President
Roosevelt to this part of the coun-
try two years ago. Mr.. Roosevelt
showed the old guide just how to
give the coup de grace To a bear with
the knife. Tribble. while in the
mountains, was surprised with a
a grizzly, and succeeded in dispatch
ing him a la Roosevelt. When con-
fronted by another big bear he dis
patched il in like manner. Tribble
was covered with wounds. but man
aged to crawl TO his horse and ride
TO camp, where he lost conscious
ness
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22
SENATOR M'MILLAN'S ESTATE.
A Number of Charitable Bequests In
His Will, and Numerous
Lcgacies to Others.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 19.-The will of
MILAN. .disposing of an estate various
ly estimated at from ST, 900 900 to $l0,-
900, 900, has been filed for probate. 1t
contains the following bequests: To
the Home of the Friendless, the Won.
ans Hospital and Foundlin.s Home,
the Children's Free Hospital associa.
ton and the Little Sisters of the
Poor, $1,000 each; to Grace hospital,
100000. The jefferson avenue home
in this city is left to his widow and
she is also given a life interest in the
Eagle Head property at Manchester
by-theSea, Mass. Gifts Of 81 900 each
are made to his son-in-law, daugh-
ters-in-law and nephews and nieces.
Three of his former confidential men,
George NJ. Black, Charles Moore and
Richard Rice, are left $1,000 each. All
other employees in the Detroit Office
are left $3.50 each. Bequests of 500
and 5000 are made to all the family
servants.
All the rest of his personal estate Is
bequeathed to the senator's wife and
TO his sons, w c. Mcmillan, Philip
Mcmillan and Francis w. Mcmillan,
and to their survivors, as trustees, to
hold until the death of the last sur
vivor of the senator's children, unless
they see fit to sooner terminate the
trust
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22
CAPTURED BY GUNSAULUs
The wcii-known Chicago PuIpit
Orator Creates "a Profound Inn
preston In London.

New York. Aug. 19.-Rev DIR. Cum
snulus, of Chicago. has created pro-
found impression by his preaching
in DIR. Parker's pulpit in the City
Temple, says the Tribune's London
correspondent, and adds:
"rhe Chicago preachers high intel
lectuality, great huency and poetic
view held the congregation spell
bound at the morning service In the
course of a sermon, in which was
shown how vain was the mans effort
to span the mighty distance between
earth and Heaven and discover the
secret of the Almighty flame. the
preacher for moment descended
from his poetic plane and, with dra-
matte outspolenness unfamiliar to
frequenters of the City Temple, aetu-
ally excited the listeners into a dem
onstration of applause. 1t is quite
unusual, even at the City Temple, for
Sunday worshippers loudly to express
the feelings, although at DR.. Parker's
Thursday services the addresses are
occasionally interrupted by murmurs
of approval. DIR. Gunsaulus can.
therefore, regard the cheering as "a
very exceptional compliment to his
powers of oratory.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22
Amendment to Constitution.

Following is the amendment to the
constitution to be voted on at the COM
Ing election: That section 16 of arti-
Gle 5 of the constitution of the state
OF Arkansas, be amended so as to read
as follows; Article 5, section 16 Pay
and Mileage. The members of the
general assembly shall receive such
pay and mileage for their services as
shall be fixed by law. No member of
either house shall, during the term for
which he has been elected, receive any
increase Of pay for his services under
an any law passed during such term.
ne term of all members of the gen
e.ai assembly shall begin on the day
- .neir election. Approved May %,
i'oi' Each elector may vote for or
against above amendment
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22

)RREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 22 1902


The jury at Malvern in the cele-
brated TOmlinson case, in which Mrs
Tomlins0n sued the Iron Mountain
railroad for $4,000 for the death of
her husband in 1894, failed to reach
a verdict and was dismissed. Lieut..
fomlinson was killed by a freight en-
gine in the yards of the Iron Noun
tain road in July, 1894, just after the
close of the competitive drill held by
the state guard in Little Rock. Suit
was first brought in the United States
court by the widow of the deceased.
Mrs. Regina Tomlinson The case
was thrown out on nonsuit entered
by the plaintiff The next trial oc.
Cured in Benton, when a verdict of
$4,000 was obtained. The presiding
Judge reduced the amount by $4,000.
ON which it was appealed to the su-
preme court of the state. This tribu-
nal reversed the decision of the lower
court and remanded the case for a new
trial. A change of venue was taken to
Hot Spring county, with the above re-
suit
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22
Division Commando
No X. of T.. Sanitarium at the Springs.

TT the session of the supreme lodge
Of Knights of Pythias held in San
Francisco the proposition to erect a
sauitarium at Hot Springs. Ark, for
sick and disabled knights was defeated
and the report of the special investi
eating committee adopted at the last
session was disregarded. 1t was the
voice of the supreme lodge that it has
nc right under its constitution to tax
the members of the order for such a
purpose The sanitarium project has
been before the supreme lodge for
twelve years. but at each previous ses-
sion it was referred to committees
ultil two years ago, when special
committee was appointed to make a
final report on the matter. The gov
ernment offered to give lot of five
acres of land to the Pythians for a
reriod of 90 years for the purpose of
building the sanitarium. 1t was pro-
posed to erect buildings at cost Of
$3.50, 1000, the expense to be borne by a
per capita tax of 10 cents on each mem
Der of the order.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22

NO PYTHIAN SANITARIUM.
The Grand Lodge Defeats n PROPOSE
tion tn Erect IN Building ut
Hot Springs, Ark.

San Francisco, Aug. 19.--At the ses-
sion of the supreme lodge Knights of
Pythias, Monday, the proposition to
erect santarium at Hot Springs
Ark, for sick and disabled knights
was definitely defeated by vote o.
96 to 80. and the report OF the specia,
investigating committee adopted a.
the last session was completely disre.
garded. 1t was the voice of the su,
preme lodge that it has no right un
der the constitution te tax members
of the order for such purposes. Thu
supreme representatives, however, ex
pressed themselves as individually fa.
voring sanitarium if it could be
built without taxation.
The government offered to give u
lease of five acres of land to the Pyth-
ians for a period of 90 years for the
purpose of building tho sanitarium.
1t was proposed to erect buildings at
a cost of $250,000. the expense to be
borne by per capita tax of ten cents
on each member of the order to be
levied semi-annually for a period Of
five years.
The supreme tribunal to-day modi-
fed the punishment imposed on w.
ID. Kennedy, former supreme recorder
of the Illinois grand tribunal. Kenne-
dy, who was charged with appropriate
ing to his own use $4,000 of the order,
was ordered expelled. The supreme
tribunal modified the expulsion to
three years, suspension dating from
Mnn1nx.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-08-22

Gov. Davis has established a new
rule regarding the payments of re-
wards. Sheriff G. G. cambridge. of
Logan county, placed in the peniten-
tiary Tob Riley and Ted Burt. each of
whom was sentenced 20 one year in
the penitentiary. Riley was convicted
OF crime committed near Bonneville
last May. He was captured at Mag
azine, fourteen miles away, on Sep
tember l. The sheriff is said to have
followed him through the territory,
spending s63 in travelling expenses.
The governor offered 5000 reward for
his arrest and conviction. but refuses
to pay it on the ground that the man
was captured in the county where
the crime was committed.