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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
ROYAL Presents Of Tea,

Tea was highly esteemed in near
ly every ancient Asiatic city nea1
the sea and was used as royal gift
from the Chinese monarchs and
great merchants to the potentates
of the east. To the rajahs of Kan.
dy. the sultans of Ceylon, the sho-
guns and daimios of Japan careful
" selected samples of the leaves,
packed in precious boxes, were sent
with great regularity. Some must
have been presents worthy OF q
crown. One of them was thus re-
corded: ct weighed forty catties
(about fifty pounds), and each leaf
was perfect in color, size and age.
The leaves were divided into parcels
Of five maces each "a little over half
an ounce), and each parcel was
wrapped in pure silver foil. This
was wrapped in turn in thin white
paper and put into a little bag of
bright colored silk. A hundred
bags were placed il a porcelain
jar whose lid was securely fastened
and sealed, and each jar was pro-
tected by a box of camphor wood
trimmed with silver hinges and or
naments."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
A Careless Poet.

According to NJ. A. P, the poet
Aubrey de We're cared little about
his appearance and even when called
upon to act as chest man" at we'd
ding saw no reason for discarding
his shabby tweed suit and white cot
ton umbrella in favor Of a wedding
garment. In later years he still
chung to this white cotton umbrella
and on one occasion electrified Lon
don by appearing in Hyde park in
Mary Anderson's carriage, at a time
when she was at the zenith of her
popularity, calmly holding up this
dilapidated machine, the sides of
which we're ornamented with long
ragged Sits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
a Great Favor.

The clergyman was in his study
on a Saturday night when visitor
was announced, and there entered
one of his mine working parishion-
ers, who, having cautiously looked
round to see that there were no lis
teners, addressed his clergyman with
All air Of grave, mysterious impor-
lance: ssMester Whitworth, you've
been very kind to my ould girl when
she wor sick so long abed, and |
want to do you good turn, and /
can do you good turn. There's 60
ing to be the gradeliest dog fight in
this place tomorrow, and | can get
you into the inner ring!"- Dean
Holes Memories"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
The Boys Long Dream.

How long does a dream last?
Sometimes a dream seems to have
lasted several hours when really it
was not more than a second in
length.
A doctor was once sitting be-
side the bed Of a sick boy. He felt
the boys pulse without disturbing
him and waited for him to awaken.
After few moments a sleigh pass
ed by on the street with ringing
bells. AS the first tones of the bells
reached the room the sleeper
awoke.
Doctor" he said, 81 am SO glad
that you awakened me, for / had a
terrible dream that lasted for sew
eral hours. I dreamed that / was
sick and that my little brother Rob
came into the room with a string Of
the most horrible sounding bells
and rang them in my ears. | could
not move or speak to him. The
dream seemed to last for SO long a
time, and / am SO glad that you
awakened me-"
A ringing of those bells for one
second had caused all of that dream
and just at the waking moment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
Olives as a Diet.

Olives are permitted, even advis-
ed, for dyspepsia and nervous pa
tients by many physicians, the eau
ton going with the suggestion that
good olives be used. A poor olive is
most unwholesome eating. Bar
gains in olives should be hesitated
over, as a low price sometimes indi-
Gates doctoring of the article that
is not healthful. When perfect, the
olive is hard, with fresh, agreeable
smell, yellow green in tint and when
bitten into yields crisp mouthful,
not in the least mushy or spongy.
Beware of soft, dark olives, with a
certain pungent smell difficult to
describe, but easy to detect.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
fence and, failing to jump that or
break through, landed in all shapes,
confused mass of struggling, desperate

fence and, failing to jump that or
break through, landed in all shapes, a
confused mass of struggling, desperate
fighting men.
.sAbout twenty-five of them as soon
as they struck the fence wheeled and
started to encircle the train. Alas, more
than half rolled over dead the first
quarter of "a mile, and the rest scam
pered over the veldt. Only ten succeed
81 in getting across both lines, and OF
these but three were mounted. The re
naainder of the command not killed or
wounded went back over the veldt In
gil directions. Our casualties We're three
wounded, one Of which was a gamer
Of one of the II Founders, while the
Beers left forty dead on the field,
eighty wounded and lost 165 Eorses,
the latter of which were either killed
outright or had to be shot afterward.
when nothing is doing, we occasion
ally have concerts. Nearly every Tom,
my has a song he can sing in public.
which, together with the musicians
among them, always makes something
doing There are two mandolins, a ban.
TO- an autoharp and two accordions in
the outfit. All but two Of the men who
have them are fine musicians.
ssAs I finish my letter the Tommies
are all out on the grass on the shady
side of the train playing cards, chess
and checkers. The yeldt is covered With
a most beautiful coat OF grass. The
thornbush about here is green now and
covered with flowers. There is a species
OF red cactus that is also very pretty.
The, temperature where we now are is
about 80 by day. The evenings are cool
and delightful"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
A STAPLE TRICK.
How Blind Man Can Tell the Time
by His Watch.

How q Blind Man Can Tell the Time
by His Watch.
There is a blind organ grinder
with a station on one Of the down
town streets. The other day a pass
erby dropped nickel in his cup
and, noticing that he carried a
watch, asked him for the time. It
was. a queer question to ask, but he
wanted TO know whether the blind
man was simply pretending to be
sightless.
q think I can tell you,'' said the
organ grinder. He held the watch
close to his ear and slowly turned
the stem winder. 9One, two, three,
four, five, SIX, seven, eight" he
counted and then said "That means
eighty minutes / wound up the
watch tightly just as the church
clock on the corner struck 3, and
SO the time ought to be about TWEEN
ty minutes past A. Here, look and
sec how near i came to it,"
His questioner locked, and the
time was 4:26. He was only six
minutes of. 'sDo you mean to. say
you can tell the time Of day by
winding up your watch?0 he asked.
Not exactly, but ! can come
mighty near it, usually within ten
minutes. It's an easy trick, and
all YOU have to know is how long
one click in winding up will run the
watch. I'll explain. Suppose that
at clock | wound my watch until
it was tight-that is, until another
turn Of the stem would apparently
break the spring. At 5 o'clock |
wind the watch again and find that
the winder clicks twelve times be-
fore the watch is tight. Then |
know that twelve clicks will run the
watch 100 minutes and that one
click represents about ten minutes
of time. New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
A Simple Marriage &c temony.
In Hindustan the marriage ce

In Hindustan the marriage cere-
mony is short and simple, and no
counting precedes it. The arrange
ments are made by the friends or
relatives Of the principals. When
the bride and groom are brought
together, in many cases they see
each other for the first time. The
bride playfully skips toward him
and seats herself beside him. The
priest ties a corner Of the brides
veil to the groom's shawl, and they
are man and wife.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
What AIIiaators Eat.

More than once curious things
have been found in the stomach Of
a shark, but never has such an ex-
traordinary collection been found
as was discovered recently in the
stomach of an alligator.
This alligator was killed in the
Sudan and was more than twelve
feet in length. In its stomach were
discovered eighty-fve stones, sew
eral birds claws, two human finger
nails and three hoofs of donkey,
to one of which piece Of rope was
attached
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26

Diabetes, Dropsy, Gravel, Stone in the
Bladder, Rheumatism caused by Sick
Kidneys, Frequent desire to Urinate,
Pains in the Back, Legs and Sides and
over the Kidneys, Swelling Of the Feet
and Ankles, Retention Of Urine, Scald-
ing Pain in the Bladder, Wetting the Bed
lin short, every form of Kidney or Blad.
der trouble, in man, woman, or child
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
They Work While You SIecD,

Whileyou mind and bodyresr Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic repair your
your liver, your bowels,
put them in perfect order. Genuine
tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold
in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26

Mother, yes one package makes
two quarts Of baby medicine. See
directions. There is nothing inst as
good for babies and children as Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cts. Frost &
Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26

The TIMES is prepared to take
orders for binding of books and
magazines, and has an assortment
of samples that can be seen, and the
quality and style of binding select
ed. Send in your orders, and they
will have prompt attention.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-06-26
Don't Accept a Substitute /!

When you ask for Cascarets be
sure you get the genuine Cascarets
Candy Cathartic: Don't accept
fraudulent substitutes, limitations OF
counterfeits! Genuine tablets stamp
ed C. C. C. Never sold in bulk
All druggists, Ioc.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Col. H. W. Allen, Mayor of Ash
down, Horribly Mangled by
a Train at Texarkana.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CROAICLeD.
ssven Lives Lost and Fifteen Men Injured
in Accident on Choctaw RAILROAD
MoWhorter Found Guilty of Wife MUIR
der at Van Buren,
Terrible Accident on Choctaw,

A terrible accident occurred on the
Choctaw two miles west Of Little MAUI
melle, about twenty miles from Llttle
Rock. on the 14th. 1t is known that
seven men lost their lives and nj
teen were injured. The names Oh
the dead are as follows; b. L. Jones'
white, Bonneville; Orange Foster, col
cred Little Rock; Henry McGee'
colored, Little Rock; Samuel 81
Little Rock. The injured are
Bill Penniger, white, foreman OF
gang, leg broken and hurt in
ternally, injuries serious, Will Logan,
white. Bonneville, hurt internally IN
iuries serious, Andrew Niece, col
ored Little Rock, injured internally,
will die Freeman Davis, white, Ala
bama. both legs broken; John Connor
white, Rosedale, Kan, hurt on sead'
Ed McGinnis, foreman extra gang
general bruising up; Frank Powell
colorer. Little Rock, hurt about face,
hand and legs; Hose Garrett, colored,
shoulder dislocated; Emmett Burnett,
colored, Dumas, arm hurt; John Hol-
Inns, colored, Little Rock, arm and
legs hurt; Jim Carroll, colored, Lit
tie Rock, arm broke and head hurt;
w. H. Ballew, white, Boonyllle, IN
jured about face and legs; d, C. Har-
din. colored, North Little Rock, head
and hand hurt; Otto Raylor, white,
Missouri. bodily injuries.
A work train of six cars was headed
west the caboose being in front.
1t was in charge of Conductor j.
r. Gamble, Engineer MAJOR and FIRE
man W. II. Evans. AS they were pass
ing along the track under the hlgh
bluffs bordering the river the crew
saw a heavy rock rolling with awful
velocity down the steep decliyity, hay-
ing been detached from the hillside
by the rains. The train was going
slowly, but was almost upon the rock
when it struck the track Engineer
Moor reversed his engine at once, but
It was so close upon the obstacle that
the train struck it almost full force
The caboose was at the head of the
train and was shiyered into splin'
tiers. Most of the men who were kill
ed and injured were in the caboose.
There was crew of ffty-four men,
white and colored, and they were go
ing TO a point further up the road
to clear a slight wreck, There were
Just back OF the caboose three cars
OF sand, and many of the men were
buried underneath the heap of sand
thrown forward by the terrific i'm
pact
Five cars and the caboose were com
pletely wrecked, and only one car and
the engine left practically uninjured.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
Moro Relief for Sufferers.

Relief committees are at work, aim
ing to help the drouth sufferers Of
north central Arkansas, and are active
in soliciting means for that purpose.
The board Of trade of Little Rock has
appointed a committee with Col. John
G, Fletcher as chairman assisted by
Mossrs, u, G, Thompson, j, r. Beal,
II, X, Cochran and G., $, stunt, and
Chairman Fletcher, in appointing sub.
committees said; I'm appointing these
committees can only say to them TO
start at once get supplies, something
for those people to eat, get clothing
and shoes and get cash with cash
we can get anything, You will find
our people ready, M ever, to do their
full duty,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
Not Only a Believer in Prayer,
But a Man of Prayer.

checks wet with his tears, as solitary
and apart he prayed for help aud guild.
ance IN that hour Of extremity It Is
not strange that good Mr. Potts should
have been greatly moved by The sight,
as hWrNirg home, with tears in his
own eyes he told his wife Of what he
had seen, add'ng' III there Is any
man on earth that the Lord win listen
to u is George Washington; and feel
a prtscntimcnt that under such COM
mandcr there is no doubt but In the
end we will establish our independence,
and that God in His providence hath
wllled II so," hdcle T., Thompson, In
Chicago Advance.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22

The 3.yearold daughter Of W, r..
Wells, of Sewer county was drown.
ed In barrel. The child was play.
ing on the porch, which was rather
high from the ground and a barrel
was setting at one end Of the porch,
the top being on u level with the floor,
The barrel was nearly full Of water
and was frozen over with a thin sheet
Of ice, and It is supposed that the
child stumbled and fell into the bar.
rel breaking the Ice and was not dis.
covered until thirty minutes there
after,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22

Gen, Robert II. Crockett, a grandson
OF the immortal Davy Crockett and
father to our present secretary of state
John w. Crockett, died suddenly on
the the night of the 18th at his home
in Stuttgart of heart failure. The
Saturday before he had been presented
with a cane on his seventeen birthday.
II ever there was an illustrious son Of
a noble sire 1t was Uncle Bob as he
came to be universally known No
man dared Guido him in magnanimity,
in honesty of purpose, in liberality of
sentiment and generosity 1t was
brother and God bless you to every
one he met, and sweet girl to the fair
ones who adored and worshipped him,
His genality was inbred and always
lowing, his cordially as radiating as
the rays Of the sun, Arkansas was al.
ways proud Of him living, and his
memory will be honored and reyered
long years hence when others more
politically prominent will have been
forgotten Gen Crockett was born at
Paris, Tenn, February 10, 1882, When
young man he settled In Arkansas
county and took up the practice Of law,
becoming prominent as a practitioner,
| He was elected state senator and served
during the years 1Ss5lSS9, He served
all through the Confederate army, and
his bravery and efficiency won for him
the colonelcy Of the eighteenth Arkan.
sas regiment, Gov, Davis issued proc.
lamation Tuesday requiring the ploc'
ing Of the flag at half mast and the
suspension OF business IN the different
state Offices for that day,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
NAMED AFTER MR.. M'KINLEY.
The Policy of the war Department
In NnmInp Forts aud batteries
After Distinguished Men,

Washington, Feb, lo,-Somc time
ngo the war department adopted ihc
policy Of remaining the forts of The
country after distinguished military
men Of the United Stntcs. This prn'
ciplc has now been carried further by
christening the batteries at various
forts with the names Of men who
have figured conspicuously in thC
country's history A general order
made public by the department yes
tcrdON giySG n list OF the newly
mined batteries, together with n brlcl
sketch of the persons thus honorcd
In the list IL the name Of the late
President Mckinney, whose name 4
now given TO thc Notifications Oh
Great Diamond Island, Portland liar
Dor, Me,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
Washington As An Athlete
COULD PITCH AN IRON BAR FARTHER THAN ANY OTHER
MAN OF HIS TIME

as he was the small brother OF sweet
Mary Gerrish' he accepted the bride
Of an English decrhound to inform his
sister that George Washington had
come with a fine horse and sideSaddle
to ask her to ride.
AT that period George was II years
old, and on this memorable ride the Ia
ther of our country proposed after this
fashion:
Look a the hand, Miss Mary, Ills
yours!"
Miss Mary, who was several years
older than her loyesick swain gave a
merry laugh.
"Why, what in The world would do
with that hand, Master Washington?
have two hands ofmy own!'
When he made his meaning clearer
she informed him gently that she was
already engaged to that Maj, Tren-
holm who aftcrWard was arrested as
traitor, pardoned by Gen. Washing
ton and sent back to England in a
sloop-of-war. Washington did this at
the solicitation Of tina "sweet Mistress
Mary aud the mammoth hand she had
refused and ridiculed received her
parting kiss as benediction when she
thanked him and bade him farewell to
follow her husband to his own coun-
try,
When Lafayette visited Mount Yer
non for the last time he said to Mr.,
Gusts, the stcpson Of Washington
while recalling a former visits
"You were then holding by a single
finger Of the good generals remark
able hand, which was all that you could
do, my dear sir, at that time
We are told of that wonderful hand
that il u east of it could have been pre-.
served to be exhibited in these days
of physical dcgenorNcy it would be said
TO belong to a being Of a fabulous age,
His unusua! size was not, however,
distinction Of the age in which he lived,
bur, taken together with his breadth
Of vision, his qualities as leader and
his executive ability It made him inall
requirements a great man. Napoleon
!. was a pygmy when compared TO !
Washington, but he greatly admired |
the man who could so successfully nd. |
minister national affairs through ter.
riblc crisis to a safe conclusion, and as |
he lamcntod his own small stature did !
he IN proportion admire WOshmglon's. !
Whenever he met one Of our country. |
men abroad be was certain to ask: |
"llow is the greatest American, Wash
ington?'
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
Mayor Allen Killed.

On Saturday, the 18th, Col. II. W..
Allen, mayor Of Ashdown, twenty
miles north Of Texarkana, was killed
in the Cotton Relt yards in Texarkana,
his body being mangled In q hor'
ribe manner and pieces being scat
tered along the track for fifty feet,
Col Allen was crossing from the union
station to the Cotton Belt passenger
station when run down, He fell oppo'
site the waiting room and many per.
sons witnessed the accident The body
rolled directly under the ticket win
dow on the platform, The remains
were picked up IN basket, lie was
one of the most prominent mon In
Little River county and was well
known throughout the south,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
Earl, prcsldcutin, Receptions.

Advantageous lcyces the president
always appeared rs private gentle.
man, without the cooked hat Of ccrc-
monN and with no sword All call
ers were seated, aud the rich pound
cake and plum cake OF the day was
handed around with tea and coffee and
wine, n custom that was imperative
In those days In good society Every
Friday evening Mrs, Washington re-.
ceved from eight 10 ten o'clock, and
the most elegant aud refined people
attended those receptions, the license
which admits the general public not
having been extended, 1t was the day
OF u republican court and rank, char.
acter aud full dress were necessary to
/ pnin admittance.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
CONDITIONS IN HAWAII.
senator Carter Iiurrying 10 wash
ingt0n 10 Report In Person
10 President Roosevelt,

san Francisco, Feb, O.-Scnator
George r. Carter Of the Hawaiian
legislature, arrived here, yesterday
en- route TO Washington in response
TO letter from President Roosc.
welt, asking Carter for u statement
of political conditions in Hawaii
Carter preferred to go To Washing
ton 10 make personal statement A
report from Honolulu soys that Car.
ter Will favor Senator II, =. Baldwin
for governor II any change ~ 60 be
made. Baldwin Is n republican and
u supporter Of the Dohlc ndnilnlstra-
ton, Baldwin IL one Of the wcnthl.
est men in the islands.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-02-22
THE FAITH OF
WASHINGTON

Washington was reycrcnl Of every.
thing that was sacred, The impress.
sion that The profanc use Of the name
OF God made upon him is shown 10y this
order, issued while he was commander
In chief of the army,
Headquarters, Moors House
West Point July g. 100
Many and pointed orders have been j..
suod against the unmeaning and ahomna.
bic custom OF swearing, Notwithstanding
which, with much regret the general OBJ.
serves that It prevails, II possible, more
than ever his feelings are continually
wounded by the oaths and lmprecatlons of
the soldiers Whenever he Is IN hearing of
thtm The nAmo OF the Being from whose
bountlful RoodnosF We are permitted to
sxisl and enjoy the comforts Of NE IL IN.
eesaantly imprccattd and profauod IN a
manner as wanton AS 1t is shocking,
For The sake, therefore OF religion, de.
ccnoy, and order the general hopes and
trusts that officers OF every rank will use
their influence and authority to check "A
vice which u as Improbable as II IL wicked
and shameful,
Words that ring as true Os when they
were uttered more than hundred
years ago
Washington was not only believer
in prayer, but a man Of prayer Many
instances OF this are related, How on
one occasion he sought shelter from u
storm Tor the night At a house where
he WA unknown, and where, owing to
The dangers Of The war, he was received
with fear and doubling, but hen, after
retiring TO his room, the woman heard
him IN prayer, she exclaimed to hei
husbands "Now | know that he Is q
good man, and we are safe The story
OF The suiferings OF the little American
army through that darksome winter
Al Valley Forge will be told as long al
oug history endures. And os part Of Il
will endure the oft.told incident O.
how us The good old Quaker owner Of
the house Washington occupied nj
headquarters was out alone one day h,
was startled BY bearing solemn voice
Ooisg toDsSrd II he Jaw horse iled 4,
q Mpling Tree. and then, half hddci
BY ihlcke, Of nnderbrush, Washing
W himself On ais knees In prayer, h.,