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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

Then, says the justice. this is the
case OF John Alexander McDoughan
and AIRY Ann Eliza Smithson ct al.
and ex rel, ard the territory of Okla
heme. SIS. |. George Washington Jack
son, declare and make these presents
known, that personally appeared before
me this day the parties hereinbefore
named, who. being duly sworn, state
that they will take each other in mar
r.ase. Therefore, by the authority
vested IN me by the constitution OF
Oklahoma. | pronounce you man and
wife. And let 10 man put you asunder.
You owe me So"
Thus does the Oklahoma justice OF
the peace rise 10 the requirements OF
people who have no time for the con-
Ye1tionalities. Later on. when they
shall have succeeded in building up the
empire, and when they may indulge
themselves in more leisure, doubtless
hey will demand that more ceremonial
shall Ee thrown around affairs Of this
I'D. but for tie present the simple
ritual followed in Enid meets every
va2t. aid is sufficiently binding 10 sat
sly the most punctilious sticklers for
legai orm.-Chicago Inter-Ocean. -
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
KEEPING THE "SAWBATH.n
An Amusing Instance of the strict
ness of the Canny
scots.

Senator Francis Hendricks. OF Roch-
ester. and ex-senator Frank Hiscock.
Of New York. were completing the ar
rangements for the Syracuse fair. and
while talking to some reporters about
the adyisability Of keeping the fair open
Sunday. relates the Tribune, Senator
Hendricks said:
Il am glad that in America a certain
strictness regarding the observance Of
Sunday Is maintained I believe in this
strictness. | should hate. though. 10 see
IL carried so far as the Scots carry It.
a friend OF mine was touring in Scot
Land last summer One Sunday morn
ing he put his little hammer in his peck
et (for he is ar. amassur geologist). and
strolling out upon the hills. he began 10
chip OF such specimens OF rock as in
terested him.
"A native happened along as nv
friend was thus engaged The native
looked on with frown for moment
Then he said:
Sir. do you ken yer breakin' more
than stones there
Breakin' the Sabbath. eh7' said nv
friend. with laugh. and to appease the
Scot he put away the hammer ami
walked onward little way withhim. A
turn in the road revealed the ruins Of a
castle.
What castle is that said my
friend
The Scot frowned It's 400 the
day, he said. severely. TO be speirin' sic
things"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

The duchess of Bedford who. even
more than the duke. is lover Of ami
mails. has many pets among the col
lection AZ Woburn Abbey. One Of the
most eminent of these is a tiny pony.
not three feet high. which she has her
self trained from very early youth.
This little creature is as tame as dog.
and runs about with his mistress
everywhere she goes. The duchess
rarely misses paying daily visit 10
the hospital which she has had erect
ed for the Wo0urn villagers. and she
is always accompanied by her pet pony.
greatly 10 the delight of he small in
valids in the hospital who love TO see
him rub his feet on the door mat be-
fore entering-a clever trick taught
him by the Westminster Ga
xette.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
WEST INDIAN sUPEgsuTIoys.
fsgns eff G~@fnx Trwabi~ Tkzt The
Negroes Of Eh~ IsIssxs TfrzIy
E~GL~s~ la

TIE negroes q rAs E-srzsA Yes L.
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says fss New TO<E SIR Tzsg s@5sFs
i = EEisekE 70 praise habF @ %
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To give the bzbF good tzek- icy
Ezrk * CO tts forehead With cross
& washing bsSe CO Tse bss@ r1bsc-
c. ia zr-- Tsey Vii Eess-- q zzy
soeoz.t- DezEzTs O. Hssxs szsE- Tor
la E1ezEE TIE VOTE < LAD NO
u . eek Crows a. t1e dor. gen
tIe-zz1 L. zoszz 20 rax.t re ssszs-. Il
. Ten crows. kozs MEMBER q re fz--
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II Fos ezEYF a. tree E~.s@- = Foszf
pocket yoz viii heco-1e poo--
u yoa give thing zxzE z11 izks Il
eaek sgst. gos wiil have = ~
L yea roll pour eyes wAsn TIE EoOz
ekzrges tsev I'LL E.zT crooked
IL EOz Xii . Evs1s- yoz NIL soo1
break pszse
Il . llzzrc Jumps iErc tEs = EAiea
eAOfhex are being washed. ne wzszss--
woman rauEt not touch fke- to- fozr
tozrx. o. they viii tear Z ker hats
II John Grow tTgrksF tazzzrd1
flea into ths house. so1e terrible Eais-
fortune will happen When birds rsEt
fl your house wedding zzy be ex-
yectec
Whenever negro hurts bssck dog
be always legs SIS pardon. beezase tie
spirits q black dogs are Supposed 70
60 into uen'E bodies after death ard
ezuse them 20 walk TIE earth IL tie
shape og . black dog
When i IVES; Indian negro cgts his
hair he always burles TIE - cred
hairs. He argues thai they are part
81 the body. and therefore as much
entitled TO grave a. The rest Of hin
will be
A negro who Is engaged 10 De MAJ
red must put q tombstone On the
grave q any friend who has recently
cied before the wedding Otherwise
the spirit will walk and cause trOE5le
a. The wedding TIE tombstone Is sup
posed to keep II down
a belief IL duppies ghosts Is mi
re~ssi- II 4 negro has 70 wax abroad
a. night be SEES ghosts Il every E1Eh
and tree. TIE o6or q nusk II he
fOrest after dark seeds him frantic
with dread. for he thinks Il Is sure
E4g1 that evil spirits are abroad
II raj bites yoa during sleep c. al
oEl flaps it's wings heavily. some Sc
nous trouble is approaching. Il yoz
see tao hats cross each osher il the
air esagonaliy a. sunset. powerful
friend sill soon quarrel wfth you
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
An Example From France.

II the assailants OF our soldiers could
oe sAamed into decency the following
words from the influential Paris
Temps. in regard 10 the court-martial
of Gen. Smith. would be commended TO
their attention:
All comment is unnecessary What
s certain is that President Roosevelt
5 a man 10 defend the army against
Gnlustifed attacks. but. at the same
time. 70 give full satisfaction to his
own. his country's, and the worlds con-
science"
The attitude thus outlined is the at
ut1de OF every American who respects
himself and his country. But. unfor-
tGnately. there is another and a pesti-
lential sort of citizen.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
EXPENSES OF FAMILY TREE.
The Cost in Time and Money of Look
lag Up Ones Gen~aIPgy IL some
thing Consider abie.

A few years ago ! was reading the
Inscription on my gra1cfather's grave
IL Kent. o.-~Aaron Root, I77l-1ss1. 3"
like 10 know exactly how many de-
scendants had been born 10 him 10
date, writes r j. Root 10 the New York
Times. II my purse had been as full
Of money as my soul was Of en-
thusiasm the search might have con-
tinued until TOW with some success.
He-grandfather-h eight children.
and | brayely set about the task.
asked certain definite questions. and
was especially careful 10 ask for cor
rect dates and names. ! took care TO
follow up only one family al a time.
and at the end OF few months real
lied that the cost in postage alone
would soon be enough 10 erect another
tombstone. and that had better econ
omize. This one family took me
through Ohio. Michigan. Indiana, Wis
consin. Iowa. California. Colorado and
Texas and was far from complete. My
request for full names was ignored and
got only initials. Sometimes a half
dozen letters would be necessary TO get
one point straight. so reluctantly.
I confess, for there is really sort Of
pleasure in hearing from your IN
known relatives-gave II up But am
mighty sure that If all the Roots that
sprang from this one trunk could be
gathered together the woods would
be full of EN-" II there is any quick
and al the same time cheap method Of
gathering family history of this sort
/ wish some of your readers could tell
me about IL. II is an interesting topic.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

Il iszgth On oze Q. these THREADS
Et-1-g o1e green had. four blue. one
green four blue. and 50 On urt!l yo-
lave = green bes6s This = The srxx
ro~- See that there are left a. TIE bot
-o-- about 1ve inches q plain thread
which - utilized later i making re
t2Esel Before beginning the second
rc~ proper add 10 the first row for
blue leads. ore green ard four blue
T,s>@ EXTRA t-ezds a. TIE top Eiu p-o-
Face Place tor the drzw-Et-iEgs- Nov
STAR backward along the first row.
putting The thread through the fourth
green bez6--zking into account The
extra ones just added Continue string
ing for blue. che green. four blue. etc.
and put the thread through every o-her
green bad When the end is reached
pr tie thread through the last lead
a. The ead o; the first rox-whica will
De greenland knot securely.
Take second thread and after
striaging one green ard four blue
BEADS. put The thread through The sec
o1d green bead q the second row
Proceed exactly as with the first
thread. and continue IN The same man
ner ~ith p threads and half O. the
twenty -fourth- Thus there are -
rows. The last threzd-fhe forty
eighth rows used 70 fastsn together
the no edges o, the WORK II this
use only blue beads. but draw the
thread through every green bead in
stead Of every other as heretofore
Thus the purse appears 20 consist Of a
great number OF little blue bead
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
LIFE IN TIE SUBURBS.
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Nfz~r ExusL


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settled thing O1e e1- Ez-1 azw-
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thanksgiving 10 fash -y mornings
s.s@r. ~ke1 so-e o-he- asZE -esgA tso-
s-a-rs up
After tie lawn movers have gotten
L thsir work ard brezsfas- . 91ssae6.
fhe nelgk hso-hood children stz-- 4 CT
TIE piaaox- Their tz,5e-x have eff the
mowers for their ccc1pztio-E 6osu
town. bat The rer. q re ts--s1r keep CT
IN The god WORK \ hzif Gozen G. more
pianos going e. ozce Al zffe--oo- nap
is simply Impossible While TIE older
children are prac;ie.Eg Re younger
ores get OF. Il their ~zxors. and Eoon
the sidewalks rsxo1nd With Ire FellE
and q1srrels ot the s-zller tr5bes.
-Aho1, half pas. soz.T IL heads c. he
families return ard freu fhst tine IN
the real Amusement commences for
each family owns Eo-1e distinct musical
feature II one house i i b4u5o In
another q guitar. II another naa6o-
lin Others possess piauoias. asolians
ard other variations q musical insTru-
nenfs When all are going simulta-
neousiy The effect is something TIA; mus,
De heard 10 BE- appreciated
Immediately after dinner suburban
( custom requires thzt each man should
bring ont his hose and water the yard
I So. for an hour CT more. tie Eizz and
trickle Of water ia heard
Surely. this il al. thinks the nerv-
/ Gus impatient man. when suddenly two
or three voices IN different houses are
upliftsd in interpreting such master
pieces as Hiawafha.' sTess.e. You're
the Only. Only etc
There is one great charm about the
Eubarbs-nearly every one retires early.
for which | am truly grateful sup
pose The exertiOn Of the day Is 100 much.
When first moved cut commenced 10
do all those things. tu; nos I am con-
sidered too exclusive for anything. for
you couldn't pay me 10 touch a lawn
| mower. and as for planes and watering
| hose, | hate them all
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

most homelike and comfortable of the
royal palaces OF Europe.
The private apartments of the prin-
cess include a bedroom and dressing
room, the former being tapestried in
rose pink. the princess fayorite color.
set in panels of white painted wood.
enriched with gliding The furniture
is OF rosewood and marquetry and the
hangings are OF floral design. The din
ing room salon and gallery Of the pal
ace are magnificent IN their appoint
nents.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
Proof Positive.

Short am satisfied there is some
thing in the belief that bad luck will
overtake a man If he walks under a
ladder.
Longevity do you think so?
Because | asked Flushly to let me
have ten dollars this morning. and
And when ne refused to give up it
occurred 10 you that you had mean
dered under ladder. en-
Nc; | got The ten dollars all right:
but saw him walk under a ladder just
before | braced him for the coin"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

tween the cords place three blossoms
Of the dogwood. The outlines Of the
blossoms are of the gold cord and the
shadings pinkish white of the Asiatic
filo shaded into pale green. The cen
ters may be filled in with gold thread
in knot stitch. The design in the cor
ners is carried out in the same way.
and gold cord is couched along the
edge in the same way. Outline The
word Magazine" in gold cord.-BostoE
Globe
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

Wezve them through the top Of n.
purse, draE-st-iDg fashion. ard after
fastening q large bad al each Of he
four enos the purse Is complete
The pattern may q course h made
smaller The size here described. how
ever. admits Of carrying uot only one 5
change but key and handkerchief as
vel i IS pretty idea TO have
purse 10 harmonic With ones sui;
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
MAGAZINE HOLDER.
Neat Little Bit of Fancy Work. salt
able for = Birthday or An
nfversary Present.

piece Of brown Holland linen is
folded II the size and shape OF your
fayorite magazine. the inside folded
and tackled into shape just as a paper
cover 10 book would be, in order 10
slip in the one designed for IL The
outside is decorated in conventional
dogwood blossoms
Couch down gold cord with flo Of
the same color in two rows. and be-
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
How TO Preserxr IinnIeum

Sweep, and then wipe il with a fan
mel. and when all the dust and spots
are removed, rub with a waxed cloth.
and then polish with dry, soft cloth.
Use very little bees wax. and Go not
polish too much. or II will become slip
perry. Washing occasionally with milk
after IT has been polished will keep 1t
glossy.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
Hozu to Make a Pretty
Bead Purse

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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
Came All Right.

Mrs. Hayfork lin country post ofice)
Anything for me?
Postmaster don't see nothin'.
Il was expectin' a letter or post
card from Aunt Spriggs. tellin' what
day she was comm"
Rural Postmaster calling 70 his
wife)-Did you see a postcard from
Mrs Hayfork's Aunt Sallie?
Yes; she's coinin' on Thursday" -
Petoskey lMich.) Tyre.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
The secret of Contenrment.

y thought you were going TO sell
that mule?"
Il done change my mind sence
done read de papers. Ey'y time |
looks al him l gifts thankful cause
knows dat even eff he do git disagreed
bic, be ain gwineter 'splode like he
might ef he was an automobile. -
Washington Star.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13

BY cutting 2 piece OF flannel or cloth
the width Of wick and sewing II on
10 the latter. it will conduct oil TO bur
ner as II il was long length Of wick.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-11-13
Inherited Tendencies.

A scientist declares that talent is more
frequently handed down from the ia
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN.

her for about the fortieth time that
that never would do; that the equilib-
rum must be maintained, but she
didn't catch the idea. She only said:
:" I got everything safely back into
the pockets, didn't I? Well?'"
The philosopher who is married
paused and sighed. Then he resumed:
81 suppose, though, that a man
should not expect a sex that cannot
understand the full meaning of one
pocket to comprehend the deep signifi-
canoe of fifteen. Sometimes, in a
burst of newly awakened good intent,
a woman will make a hermit pocket
for herself. but when she does she puts
it where nobody, not even herself, can
find it. Occasionally a man will dis
cover a woman, when she thinks she
is unobserved, pulling her skirt around
and almost twisting her neck off in a
search for something. She is looking
for her pocket then. But she never
finds it, At least, l judge she does
not, for the woman with a pocket al
ways carries her handkerchief in her
hand until she stops somewhere; then
she leaves it and goes on. It's Gu
rious."
1T is, indeed, very peculiar" he was
assured
PECULIAR" he responded. THAT
doesn't begin to express it. 1t beats
all; it beats the deuce; it beats me!
But 1 give it up; there's no such thing
as making a woman comprehend the
beautiful science of pocket equilibrium
She may be our superior in some re-
spects, but in that respect she gropes;
yes, sir, she gropes." AS the philoso-
pher left the room with a vaguely dis
appointed look on his countenance he
was feeling in all of his pockets for his
tobacco,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. APRIL s. 1908.

of you has the courage to cut ii out
So you go on spending your money for
something you do not enjoy yourself,
and that is something of a bore to the
other fellow"
The man looked a bit rueful and ac-
quiesced for the first time. There's
something in that" he said.
And your stockings. So soon as a
hole comes in them you throw them
away. That's fearfully expensive
What if you are a bachelor, there are
plenty of professional members nova
days, and you could get the work done
easily enough"
Don't want to bother with it," said
the man, a trif1e grumpily.
The woman went calmly on "Shaves
are another expense. Why don't you
shave yourself?"
"'Cause I'd have to spend so much
money in court plaster if l did," said
the man, quickly.
Nov these are only few of the
ways in which you waste money" the
woman continued. Have 1 convinc-
ed you that you don't know how to
economize? ?"
How about the woman who buys a
frugal luncheon of soup and rolls and
then blows a lot in for ice cream and
fluffy duff" asked the man. How
about woman's habit of buying a
thing just because it is a bargain, when
she has no possible use for it? How
about her going to the hairdressers for
a shampoo when she can do it very
easily herself? How about the candy
habit and the visit of the doctor after
a candy jag? How"
Convince a man against his will and
he's of the same opinion still" chant
ed the woman, and left to attend the
Friday bargain sale.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-05
WHY THE BACHELOR
GIRL DOESN'T MARRY.

why do l not marry?" said the
bachelor girl. "Because-Oh, because /
haven't been asked" was the unexpect-
ed reply and all the fine theories of
deliberate cruelty to the future race
were dashed to the ground. IT'S a
mistake" she went on, ito suppose
that we unmarried women sit down
and calmly consider the pros and cons
of matrimonial relations; that we de-
liberately discuss and decide what at
titude we will take in regard to the
appalling problem of the future of the
human race. 1t sounds wise and all
that to hear that we bachelor girls
have solved the perplexing problem of
the age, but we can't even take credit
to ourselves for that. Force of cir
cumstances is responsible for the num-
Der of our kind in existence.
IT'S my opinion that no girl is too
busy to think of men. The society
girl who is bent on having a good time
wants to prolong her period of enjoy
ment just aS@tong as she can before
she deliberately curtails her freedom
by marrying, but she looks forward to
matrimony some day. and the girl who
works-say. a girl of the upper classes
who finds she must earn her own liV-
ing-if she makes a success of it finds
that she has opened up for herself a
delightful life of independence and hap
piness, but it isn't this fact that lies
at the bottom of her bachelorhood.
Her work as general thing brings
her in contact with men of business,
usually married men. and from them
she gets an insight into matrimony
which makes her skeptical as to it's
general desirability. Little remarks let
fall now and then reveal the truth that
all is not a path of roses. The result
is that the bachelor maid finds discour-
agement on every side, and, all things
considered, the scales certainly turn in
the favor of the unmarried state, or at
least of procrastination.
"She- decides to look we'll before she
leaps, and the process of investigation
begins to thin the ranks of the eligibles,
while day by day she grows more diff
cult to please. AS a consequence she is
so taken up with this inquisition that
the final plunge is long deferred. Some
times it is indefinitely postponed"