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The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

Merit, greatest medicine ever put into
convenient form for quick. easy, pleasant
use-backed by the right kind of adver-
Using. has given Cascarets the great
est sale in the world among laxative med
icines. Over ten million boxes year are
now being bought by the American people
Great success always brings out imtators
and readers are warned that when IT
comes to buying medicine the best is none
too good, and wherever dealer offers to
sell you somethinr Just good, put it
down as worthless fake, put your money
in your pocket, and go to a store where
your will be treated fairly, and where
when you ask for Cascarets, you will
get what you ask for
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21
REASON FOR HIS ACTIONS.
tried 10 throw the Other Passen-
gers on the Scent. But Had
to Give 1t I'D.

When the train pulled into the way
station the young woman was standing
on the station platform surrounded by
several other young women. who were
all talking at once. The young man
stood short distance away, holding a
big valise. writes Elliott Flower. in
Brooklyn Eagle
Hop on there, Maria" he called out
Don't be all day about it."
Every girl in the crowd, with the ex-
ception of the one addressed, exclaimed:
OH and looked as though something
dreadful had happened. She retorted:
Hop on yourself if you want TO. I'm
coming"
The other girls said: OH" again,
and the young man got on the train.
Then he called out again:
Cant you get move on you. Maria ?
You'll talk an arm off some one"
I'll come when | get ready. jacob"
she returned.
Then she hastily kissed the girls good
by and boarded the train. while they re-
tired to a corner of the station and held
whispered conference over something
that seemed to trouble them.
Flop down there!" he said as they
came to double seat. You don't mind
riding backward and It bothcrs me-"
She sat down and he put the big valise
on the seat beside her and then settled
himself comfortably on the other seat,
while the old lady two seats behind ex-
claimed: We'll, never," and some
one else muttered: The brute!''
For Is minutes after the train started
he pretended to be reading paper and
she was looking out of the window But
every minute or two he glanced at her
over the top of his paper and her gaze
frequently rested on his face.
And she seemed to be proud of him.
Suddenly she turned toward him with
the exclamation:
Jacob. do you need every paper in
this carr"
He threw her over one he had in his
lap.
II wonder you didn't think Of 1t be-
fore" she said.
You're able to speak out II you want
anything" he retorted. You've got a
tongue
There were more comments from
various portions of the car and every
one seemed to be wondering what he
would do next
Ten minutes later he looked stealthily
around the car. Every eye was fixed on
him or the young woman. who was look
Ing shyly over the top of the paper. He
threw his down.
Maria" he said. they've sized US
up. We can't fool EN- and there's no
use trying"
A moment later the newly-made wife's
head was pillowed on her husband S
shoulder. and as she looked up into his
eyes she suggested:
Perhaps we overdid it. Jacob"
Perhaps We did" he said. but this is
better anyway"
Then he kicked the papers into the
aisle and they carried on a whispered
conversation for so miles.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21
Possibly True,

certain nouvoau richie woman, Of
Philadelphia. who bears the reputation of
Mrs. Malaprop and misuses her English
with fine disregard of the proprieties,
was staying with her daughter at an At
lantlc City hotel. One evening. while
seated on the hotel porch. she overheard
two young men, who were unaware OF
her presence. discussing her daughter.
That Miss Blank is very charming
girl, said one. Don't you think sou
Yes, was the reply; but what a pity
she's so delicate"
This was too rpuch for the mother,
who prided herself on her daughters good
health.
"Delicatel" she broke in; my daugh-
ter delicate Why, she's one of the most
indeicate girls | ever saw in my life!"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21
INVESTING IN MEXICO
Section of Republic Which Offers
Capital Rich Returns.
The states Along the Gulf i'm the
Extreme Southern Quarter of
the Country Are Endowed
with Fertile Soil.

If you are looking for a place to live
cheaply and quick way to make plenty
of money, fold up your tent. and follow
the first birds, to fly from, the coming
winter. Do not stop at lovely San An
tonic, nor along the hills and valleys of
central Mexico, but follow on till to the
south of Vera Cruz, in the southern
quarter of the great republic, you come
to the states along the gulf
Here you will find all that God has
given to make man independent and suf-
ficient unto himself
resident of this fertile country has
but few clothes to buy, for it is too
warm to wear any; but little food to
purchase. for the most luscious fruits
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

then rest and beg till driven by sheer
necessity to go to work again.
Perhaps, though, theirs is the best
philosophy; they have enough to eat,
something to wear and place to lay
their heads-what is there more?
OF late years, since the railroads have
pushed further south, gangs of Italians
have been imported and worked in the
fields. This has not proved successful
however. and such attempts will al
ways fail as long as the men are brought
alone and the families left behind There
is some talk of Italian colonization, but
whether that is practical or not remains
to be seen.
Some idea Of the fertility Of the coun-
try may be cleaned through a glance al
the prices received there for the choice
fruit in comparison to what we pay fol
much inferior goods.
Oranges. twice the size of our market
able article, go begging at four or five
cents a dozen: bananas are grown for
the shade the tree gives ard sell for a
few cents a bunch pineapples for three
to five cents. and lemons for three for .
penny. This, of course, is on the ground
and there is really no fixed price. as the
natives ask what you will give before
stating their price.
Do you see why, with little none,
and contented mind, a disregard 70,
snakes and love of the beautiful. =
long, care-free life may be passed il
the tropic noon of lovely Mexico: ant
more. fortune growing independent,
In reach of your hand
ANNA H. CLARK.
Blooms PoHerfess.
Money makes the mare 60"
1T can't ALWAYS make tho automob,I,
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

"Ihave charge of departing Mt In
a dry goods store, and after standing
the larger part Of the day, would go
home with dull ache, generally
through my entire body. used Pc
runa and feel so much better that !
walk to and from the store now. !
know Peruna to be the best medicine
on the market for the diseases peculiar
to women. "-Miss Nellie Curtain.
Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucus.
Catarrhal Inflammation of the mucous
membrane produces an excessive forma-
ton of mucus. Whether the mucous
membrane be located in the head or
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21
Our Strenuous Life,

Foreigners seek in various ways to ex-
press their sense of the strenuousness of
American life. An educated young Ital-
ian. who is a purist in his own language,
tried to express the idea with precision
the other day. He said slowly and with
much care:
Americans - do-everything-r -
N Y. Times
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21
Too suggestive of the Past.

No, the Duckleghs never have hay
fever"
But thought they had everything that
was fashionable"
Yes, but they are a little sensitive
about hay. fever. Their father used to
run feed store, you know."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

A Lack of Coincidence. -Downer-'I am
glad 1T is good form not to wear a watch
with a dress suit" Uppcr-"Whys"
Downer-"Because | never have my watch
and my dress suit at the same time
Pick Me-Up.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
colored, pain in passing,
dribbling, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, h e a d a c h Q ,
nervousness, dizziness.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

Nothing in the world is more naughty
than man OF moderate capacity when
once raised to power.-Wessenburg.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

Too many words be worse than not
enough, for they'll often leave a mans
meaning foggy Eden Philpotts.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

/ am sure Pso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich. n. Y, Feb Il 1900.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

You cannot live by another's expert
ence.-Ram's Horn
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

1t is the grain of truth that gives fore,
to the iie.-Ram's Horn
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

was soon able to walk. At
the end Of two weeks tho
pains in my loiDs left. When
l had completed the treat
ment, / had not an ache nor
a pain, and / have been in
that condition ever since.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

Old Sofas, Backs OF Chairs ETC., can be
dyed with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Forrest City times., 1903-08-21
Boom, Powerfess

ftUOms TDWerIeNs.
Money makes the mare 60"
1T can't always make the automobile
run, though. Brooklyn Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20

traveller has q gun better than does
human being, and cases are recalled
where men have driven across the
country with rifles Hidden beneath hay
in the bottoms of their wagons without
ever spying coyote. However, should
the same journeys be undertaken with
out the rifles the range tramps when
hungry will actually attack the trav
eers' dogs at the very wagonside.
AS last resort ranchers have tried
poison on the pests, but again the
subtle instinct of the animals serves
to insure their safety, for whenever
coyote comes across q nice piece OF
meat anywhere about ranch he re-
fuses to eat it. He knows that to Sc
cure his meals he has to run the risk
of getting shot, and that food lying
about unguarded is dangerous.
Besides the ranchers' guns there are
policemen on every far western farm.
These policemen are, like the tramps,
four-legged, being no more or less than
the ranchers' dogs, and the coyote
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
why Not Name :. County Roads.

The naming Of the roads, says the
Grand Rapids Herald, is something
that should have been attended to long
ago. Every main road and every cross
road in the country ought to have its
official title, just as do the streets and
avenues in the city. The roads are all
laid out on the map, but they are un-
named, and to attempt to address a
farmer at his home residence, except,
perhaps, in the most general way, is
impossible. The Board of Supervisors
might well appoint committee or
commission to name the roads in the
county, and in selecting names it would
be well to honor the sturdy pioneers
who settled in the neighborhood
through which the road passes. With
the roads named, farmer could be as
easily addressed by his street and
number as can those who dwell in
cities.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
The Lady's Mistake.

Female suffrage may be very de-
sirable reform, but 1t may also lend to
some embarrassing mistakes. A cam
didate at a recent election in one Of
the States of the commonwealth where
the ladies have votes tells story in
this connection. The constituency was
a seaport town and one of the burning
issues before the electors was the
question of berthage rates. A lady
voter came to him and asked whether
he was in favor Of imposing these
berthage rates, because IL he was she
would take good care that neither her
husband nor herself would vote for
him. A little discussion of the matter
revealed the fact that the lady was
under the impression that the question
of berthage rates related to poll-tax
on babies. That candidate now doubts
whether the average female voter is
not under a delusion-or, perhaps, we
should say spell.-London Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
THE SILHOUETTE TARGET.
Not So Good as the Round BuIlseye In
the Army.

A number of years ago many expert
riflemen arrived at the conclusion that
for target practice there was nothing
SO good and equitable as round bulls
eye. Various forms of bulTseyes had
been tried before reaching this de-
cision. 1t was with no little regret in
1885 that the announcement was re-
ceived that the Army would discon-
tinue the use of the round bullseye and
thereafter would use an elliptical bulls
eye. A committee of the National Rifle
Association visited the Secretary Of
War and urged that the round bulls
eye be retained for the Army, but as
the elliptical bullseye had been adopted
the committee was informed that no
change could be made at that time.
Following the elliptical bullseye, sill
houette figures were introduced for
rifle practice in the United States
Army. These figures are of undoubted
value, but they serve their purpose
best In skirmish firing. For the train
ing of the regulars of the Army and
the volunteers as expert rifle shots the
form of target with the round bulls
eye is undoubtedly superior to all 9TH
ers. This, we understand, is the opin-
ion of most regular Army officers and
volunteers to-day, and we hear that the
board of United States Army officers
revising the firing regulations for small
arms practice will return to the Ma
tional Rifle Association target with a
round bullseye for qualification Of the
Army.
We regard this as most fortunate.
The new lines of the National Rifle
Association now agree with those Of
the British National Rifle Association,
and with the adoption of the same tar
get by the United States Army we are
likely to have higher order of skill
developed and a better understanding
of the work of rifemen at home and
abroad and Fishing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
No Place Like Home.

A native of Prince Edward Island
had gone forth to see the world. When
he reached Boston he engaged room
at modest hotel, intending to remain
there while he hunted for work.
"Will you register?" asked the clerk.
handing him pen.
"Register?' said the traveller. "What's
that?"
"Write your name."
"What for?"
"We are required to keep record Of
our guests"
The man wrote his name, and was
about to lay down the pen when tho
clerk added:
"Now the place, If you please"
"What placer"
"The place you come from. Where
do you liveY"
81 live on the island"
"Well, but what island"
The other man looked at him IN
amazement. Then he said with an en-
phasis that left no doubt of his feel
ings, "Prince Edward Island, man.
What other island is there?"-Youth's
Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20

chicken or goose or turkey roosts
which is always close to the farmers
house, he approaches the prize against
the wind, so that the dogs will not
scent his approach. There's acheming
for you. If he succeeds in reaching
the roost safely Mr.. Coyote will carry
off enough meat to last him long
time. He wilLnot take his booty all
the way home but just far enough
away to be safe after which he will
return again, carry out more so long
as the conditions are favorable, and
when he has piled up a goodly supply,
or has been frightened by some noise.
he retreats to the spot where lie has
hidden his loot and leisureiy bears it'
away to his quarters in quantities that
he can easily carry.
For several days after successful
raid the thief keeps out of sight, and it
is a sure thing that when no coyotes
are to be seen sneaking about il the
distance successful steal has been
carried out. Just like our city thieves,
he knows that he must lay low and
that somebody is watching FOR a shot
at him or evidence which will reveal
his hiding place.-Chicago Records
Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
THE PLACARD GAME.

"Who am II" That is the question
each player of the placard game wants
to have answered. She knows that on
her back she bears 4 paper inscribed
with the name of some woman writer,
musical or dramatic author, painter OF
sculptor, and that she must find out as
quickly as possible her hidden identify
She is allowed to go from one person to
another that will solve the mystery,
but to those questions only Eyes" OF
mo" may be answered. Directly sha
has discovered she is Miss Ellen Terry
or Mrs. Humphry Ward, OF whomsoi
ever else's name she has got on het
back, she has her placard changed, fOrl
the more times she guesses who she Id
the better chance she has of gaining a
prize.-Broolllyn Eagle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
One of Aesop's Fables.

A tiger captured a monkey. The
monkey begged to be released on the
score of his insignificance, and prom
ised to show the tiger where he might
find a more valuable prey. The tiger
complied, and the monkey conducted
him to a hillside where an ass was
feeding-an animal which the tiger had
never seen before. my good brother"
said the ass to the monkey, hitherto
you have always brought me two
tigers. How is it that you have
brought me only one to-day" The
tiger fed for his life. Thus a ready
wit wards off danger.-New York
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
The Origin of Pie,

The early form OF pie was undoubt-
edly filing Of meat, and meat which
needed "the grinding of the teeth"
writes Ellen II. Richards in Good
Housekeeping. In the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries meat was not
often Kept until tender. The result Of
the hunt was cooked and eaten at
once, only a small portion being car
ried away. When the guest was des-
cried on the neighboring hill, or when
the sound of the horn announced his
approach, the domesticated animal
was killed, to appear on the table only
a few hours later. Tender meat was
not always possible, hence some folim
of serving which should remedy this
and also which should exc out the
oftentimes scanty supply would be-
come popular one. Another advan-
tage was that the ingredients of a
meal were served all together and hot,
or, if cold, the 'pasty" was still sa-
worry. The derivation Of the word
bears out this view. Gaelic "pighiann,"
Irish "pighe" or "pithan," defined by
the dictionary as "a dish consisting Of
thin layer of pastry filled with
preparation of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or
vegetables, seasoned, generally covered
with a thicker layer of pastry and
baked" This applies to the earlier
forms. An essential dish on Thanks
giving in early New England days was
the chicken pie of this description
Pot pie and beefsteak pie of the res
taurant survive to remind US Of the
ancient form.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20

Out on the western range the ranch
ers have to contend with thieving
tramps Just as we do in the East, but
the tramps of the range are four-legged
fellows, very wise and very hard to
detect in their nefarious work. In
deed, so cunning have these "hobos Of
the prairie" become that it is now al
most impossible to capture them, be-
cause they are ever on the alert. EE-
perieneed hunters say that these skulk-
ing thieves-or, to give them their
proper name, coyotes-know when a
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
THE LITTLE ONE AT THE DOOR,

TIE IIIILE ONII AI The DOON.
A baby kisses him at the door,
And sweetly says goodbye
He hurries away to strive all day
Where the money-madde vie.
Time was when he showed no mercy there,
Men view him with dread before,
But his ways have changed and his words
are fair,
He is pitiicss no more
All day through the city's ceaseless roar
He hears happy song
That little one sings as the evening brings
The twinkling stars along;
There is love deep down in his bosom,
where
Greed only had room before,
And he thinks of the care that others bear
For little ones at the door.
IS. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record Herald
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
PLOD. PLOD, PLODI
BY AMOS r. WELLS.

When your hands and head are weary,
And your soul has lost its song;
When the road is hot and dreary,
And the way seems very long;
When you have no heart for action,
When you need the spur and rod
There's world of satisfaction
In plod, plod. plod!
Just to see the task before you,
And forget the distant goal;
Just to bid renown ignore you,
And to bear humble soul;
Just to trudge along contented
Where the many feet have trod-
There's no better rest invented
Than a plod, plod, plod!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
HARD TO FIND ONES NOSE.

If you want to amuse party of
friends, says the New York Herald
ask one of them to catch hold of his
nose with his right hand and of his
right ear with his left hand. After he
has done so tell him TO place each
hard as quickly as possible i'll Il ret
verse position; that is, he must catch
hold OF his nose with his left hand
and at the same time grasp his left
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20

Let the genius leap to glory
Winged feet that spurn the soil:
Though | think the truer story
Is that talents always toll.
We will make a reputation
From broom, a hoe, a hod;
There are fame and fascination
In plod, plod, plod!
For in this way and no other
Do the seasons come and go.
And the great world is a brother
To the toiler with his hoe;
Near to nature working slowly,
We are close to natures God
When we give our spirits wholly
To plod, plod, plodl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20

A stone slab in the barnyard OF
Henry Marr's farm, near Columbus,
Ind, marks the centre Of population
in the United States, as fixed by the
last census.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20
ear with his right hand.

ear with his right hand. =
Tell him to repeat this operation
several times, and the more often he
does it the more amusement he will
furnish for the company, since he will
find it ever more and more diffiuclt ia,
grasp his nose and ear, and will spend
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-20

knows that if he cannot whip one of
these policemen the fight will bring a
man with his trusty rifle; so the range
tramp does not care to clash with the
"otiicer." When the coyote is very
hungry and has picked out nice