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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-02

taste for man to make a proposal
of marriage as it is for woman
among us 10 propose TO man
On the island of Tud. when a boy
grows into manhood, one OF the les
sons bis parents are careful to teach
him is. You no like girl first. If
you do girl laugh and cali YOU WON
an =
The way in which young woman
opens and conducts cOurtship will
the man for whom she has taken a
fancy differs widely from the mos,
approved method adopted BY the leap
year girl in America When the is
land maiden becomes enamored She
sends piece OF string 10 The sister
OF the man she coyets which is a sign
that she loves him. The sister then
says To her brother: Brother. / have
good news for you. a woman loves
YOU" lie asks who The woman Is.
and. If willing TO 20 on with the af-
fair. tells his sister 10 ask the girl
to keep an appointment with him At
some designated spot. AT the appoint
ed time they meet and talk The matter
over. The betrothal often is made a.
the first meeting if both parties ar
satisfied
When man aud a woman begin %
keep company, he is branded on Tire
back with charcoal. while her mari
is cut into the skin, because She
asked the man. They are expected
TO get married bur il they don't. noth-
ing can be done II it is the man who
is unwilling he is given a sound
thrashng by the girls father anG
friends
After marriage. in spite of the fact
that The girl did the proposing. she
becomes the property of her husband
She even is 50 completely in his pow
er that ne can, il she should offend
him, Xii hef with impunity
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-02
GAME OF HOOP BOUNCE
A Test of Skill Which Will Tax the
Ingenuity of the Brightest
Girl or Boy

This game is a tess of skin in hoop
rolling. As a rule. children grow 10 be
quite expert in guiding their hoops and
can perform such feats as return
rolls and bouncing hoop" with
great deal OF cleverness.
Five pegs or sticks are required in
this game, per dimensions shown in
diagram. and placed according TO
measurements shown. Standing at a
distance of - feet from the pegs each
player must endeavor 10 roll his hoop
through either OF the two openings, to
left or right OF the tall peg.
If they pass through safely they will
strike the string or rope and rebound,
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-02

other mo Sc figure . Bo1n pieces
are made alike and when put together
they make The wheel "a seen in figure
). Bore 4 quarter inch hole through
the center. and with small knife
blade white il square
The frame may be made Of fine
strips one inch square II the wood is
only seXen-eighths or three-Quarters
Df an inch thick bette cut the pieces
about two inches wide Top and bot
tom pieces are seven inches long. tne
uprighis are nine inches The cross
piece is put IN tour inches from the
top, 10 brace the frame and 70 STEADY
the upper "nd Of the spindle Put the
frame together with long, slender wire
Uais
The axle better be of = harder wood
than pine and should be made per
tecty smooth. il may be half an inch
thick The end : is whitfield square to
I'll the hole in the wheel 1t should iii
SO tight that il must be driven in
Before the aNte j. put in the frame =
washer or TWO. cut our Of leather
should be slipped on the axle To keen
the wheel entirely clear from the
frame When placing The axle in the
holes slip Oh another washer. when
Will remain a y. and then put
small wire nal through The axle At
that point Put another washer and
nail al Y
The post may stand in the ground
or be nailed 10 fence or To the root
of any baiidlns. The spindle may be
either stout wire, as shown here. or
round stick like the axle The fan
is wide and very thin A large single
Will do quite Well
The power Of the windmill will be
much nereased If d wing is fastened
To each arm OF the wheel These also
may be made of shingle They must
be light and strong II the wings are
used. the shoulder. S must be longer
TO keep the wheel clear of the frame
The end of the axle al W is also
whitfield square. In piece OF hard
wood two and ne-half inches lone.
one-half inch thick and one inch wide
make square hole. figure s. THIS
must 1T closely the end of the axle at
". A small screw is driven near the
end, O. This makes a crank which
turns as the wheel revolyes Now the
wheel is ready for the wind. and We
are ready 10 devise moving figures for
the mill TO drive.
One such is suggested here-a see
saw. Cur the figures out of thin wood
or heavy paste board, color them in any
fantastic way, put ribbons about tn
necks if you choose and then tack
them TO slender piece Of wood Is
inches long. Make two small holes in
this piece. at p and T. Through p
drive small screw into the frame al
III. Another slender strip of proper
length goes from T. on the see-saw
board, 10 the crack. o, and is fastened
by screws All three of these screws /
at II. T. and q. mus, fit he holes
rather loosel!
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-02
TEE RUNAWAY.

IvsT sincs The Word wa- sol-g,
Striving East AID faster.
kdHaway and Ready Tongue
Tries 10 b The master.
i yoa D. ouly hark "a bit.
Not "a Nom NJ 3D. H. ql-t
But 4. has the 1uues: v Is.
Wasu rs mes 3isastsr
To perceive that Think d-b-t
is tae greater master,
And aeXt ;sme Il be j. wise,
He IS Think abb; advise.
Frank Walcott H4{t. N Yc2;A''
'anpaaion
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-02
New Combination for Salads.

Try combining cucumbers and leeks
IN salad. Cut The leeks in very thin
slices and chill both eueumbers and
leeks before pouring over them S
French dressing. The rule is equal
parts. but If strong onion taste is dis.
liked smaller quantity Of leeks maj
be used.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-02
This Scheme Worked.

Ted-Did you ever know one of those
get-rich-quiek schemes to pan out?
Ned-Toms did. He eloped with 6
millionaire's daughter.-Town- ToploA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16

[David Bennett Hill says he will aban-
don politics when Parker is elected.l
"When Parker is elected" Mr.. David
Bennett Hill
Announces that his speaking voice will
suddenly grow still;
He says that for rude politics he really
shall not care,
When Parker has been planted in the
Presidential chair 4
o, gentle reader. with alarm do not
grow cold and stiff;
There's much Of virtue in that When"
as Shakespeare said Of "if."
when Parker is elected"-it's q strik-
ing trait Of Dawes
That always in his statements there's
a little phrase that saves.
You see, it would have sounded like An
unexpected joke
Had he said he'd retire the day that
Davis said: I'm broke"
WHEN Parker is elected, l shall put
campaigning by"
Was how he emphasized it, and he wink
ed the other eye.
When Parker is elected, then the stars
will shine at noon,
And we will shovel snow along about
the month of June,
The birds will put on trousers and the
crocodiles will sing,
The frogs will be electing Mr.. Stork to
be their king.
And when these things have happened,
if you think to notice it
WHEN Parker is elected" David
Bennett Hill will quit.
when Parker is elected"-why, he
might as well have said
That he'd. be chasing ballots when the
rest of us are dead,
And that we'd hear him talking when
the Last Days trumpet called,
Or that he'd drop his scheming when he
ceased from being balled.
When Parker is elected-he will quit,
and also then
Wen learn that David Bennett Hill
is growing hair again.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16
SLY L DAVID.
Unique Position Now Occupied By
Judge Parker's Manager.

Unique Position Now Occupied By
Judxe Parker's Manager.
1t is not often that a political leader
finds it necessary to promise his party
associates that be will keep out Of Office
and be unrepresented in the councils of
his friends in case Of the success OF his
own nominee. This unique performance
has been exempliied by the Mephisto-
pheles of the Democratic party, David
Bennett Hill.
The effect il rather srotesque. 1t is
much rs il the king of the nursery rhyme
were to declare that he would not, in
any case, taste OF the pie, after the four
and twenty ~blackbirds had been caught,
plucked and baked in Q big dish Of pastry.
The reception given to the. promise
Of Mephistopheles to "be good after
the LIST Of next January" is rather conn
ical. The more ~outspoken OF the Demo
Gratis say plainly, "Pshaw! ! don't be
lieve it," while the moro secretive ones
simply wink the other eye" with 4
grimacs that would make the fortune OF
the man that 'broke the bank at Monte
CArp."
It's a sly old David, % It is! Well he
knows how to draw the ASS skin Z
his own; confident is he that no braying
will hide from the faithful few HE real
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16
The Lone Fisherman.

1t is only one of the curiosities Of an
American national campaign the result
of which is foreordained. but it arouses
more than a slight degree Of interest.
Where is the Lone Fisherman, the man
who has been twice President of the
United States? Where is Ne, and what
is he going to do between the present
time and the 9Th Of November?
What is he thinking about-this Lone
Fisherman, and what are his ~inclina-
tionc? We are all interested in him as
We should be interested in any ex-Presi-
dent OF the United States, and, being
interested, we have also a curiosity.
What about Cleveland? Is that portly.
and forceful old gentleman going to have
anything to do with politics this year. or
il he simply intent upon the considers
ton of the subject Of lines, bait, and all
that sort of thing?
The impression seems to prevail. and
one apparently justified, that the Sage
Of Princeton is not much interested in
the Sage OF Esopus. The Sage Of
Princeton has At least 4 certain caliber.
and the two men do not at.
Still, we all want 10 know what the
Lone Fisherman is going to do.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16
Mr.. HILLS Retirement.
II IL Fortunate for Him, but lts MAN.
ner IL Not the Best.

David Bennett Hill announces that he
will at the end Of his sixty-tirst year re-
tire from politics, hut that he will take
a part in the present campaign. The mis-
take that Mr.. Hill makes is that he does
not retire now. This is one OF the things
ne said in his recent opening campaign
speech at Binghamton, New York:
That vast corruption exists in many de-
rartments OF the Federal Government is
virtually conceded. 1t has been declared
often that more corruption has been dis
closed during the last four years than dur
ing the whole previous period of our his
tory. Therefore it must exist, or it could
not be disclosed. Convictions for frauds,
however, can be counted on ones fingers.
The Republican party tepds toward social
ism when it advocates the right to build
mp one mans business at the expense Of
the community. What the American people
demand is a free field and a fair contest in
the race OF life.
1t is perhaps fortunate for Mr.. Hill
that he has decided to disappear from
politics. 1t is most unfortunate, for his
sake, that in his speech, practically open
I'M the campaign on the Democratic
side, he should have been guilty of polit-
ical falsehood. That is not the manner
in which a good American should sing
his swan song.
All men should be fair. Mr.. Hill de-
clares that enormou corruption exists
under the present Republican adlninistra-
ton, and intimates vaguely that the Re
publican party is responsible for any evil
which may have occurred. lie refers
especially to frauds of the Postotfice De-
partment, and there were some frauds.
We at least admit this. Into every
great party will necessarily be ingrafted
some thieves. What has happened in
the United States following the discov-
cry that some officials of the Postoffice
Department were indirectly stealing?
What has happened is this:
The Republican party Furnishes its
own thieves and throws them out of its
ranks. What happened to the men who
stole under the present administration!
They are already wearing striped clothes
and doing the lockstep in various locali-
ties. Could there be a better proof of
the s%oundness and honesty of the present
administration in that it Furnishes its own
sinners, and, very properly, Furnishes
them to the utmost.
David Bennett Hill, in intimating that
there has been UNPUBLISHED crime among
the vassals of the party which is conduct
ing the affairs of this government just
now. is guilty or pOlltlcal trlckery ana
political falsehood of the baldest kind.
1t is very earnestly to be regretted
that an exceedingly clever American
should mar the circumstances of his exit
from political life by expressions of what
are not facts, and Of a sort never coun-
tenanced by the greatest leaders of great
parties. What Mr.. Hill said at Bing-
hamton cannot mar the outlook of thef
Republican party one jot or little, but it
can mar the respect which the American
people held, aside from all party lines,
for one of the shrewdest Of politicians.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16

nature, while the sullibls many, he i'm
AGNES, will joyfully count upon his meek
" retiring into private life as soon as he
has seen his party triumphant in the fall
elections.
1t is a grotesque position, that Of the
Wolfert's Roost politician. To gain his
ends he promises to keep out Of all par
ticipation in the results he is working for.
1t must have been at some cost in self
respect that this sop was given to the
more respectable wing of the New York
Democracy, men who will not train with
Hill, and who do not scruple to say so.
BUT with those at whom the shot was
aimed HILLS promise will avail nothing.
They know the man. He has no friends.
nor has ne any enemies who believe in
him, except as to his limitless power for
evil politics in whatever he undertakes.
1t is quite probable that he will retire
from politics before the first of January,
1905, but it will be, not by his own Volt
ton, but because OF the defeat of his
party at the polls in the preceding No
ycmber.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16
ROOSEVELT AS PRESIDENT.
Some of the Prominent Achievements
of the Administration.
(hirapO Tribunp.

l1nltdSo lFlDuue.)
What. positively, has he (RoosevelD
accomplished?
He has handed over to Cuba the gov
of the Cuban republic.
He settled the anthracite coal strike
which for half a year had demoralized
the industries of the country.
When Great Britain, Germany and
Italy were attacking Venezuela he in
duced them to desist, thus preserving the
inviolability of the Monroe doctrine.
The three commissioners appointed by
him to discuss the Alaskan boundary
question gained a complete victory for
the American contention.
The Cuban reciprocity treaty, which
had been defeated by one Congress, was
passed in a subsequent special session,
because Roosevelt insisted.
By the creation of a bureau Of COM
merce and labor, for which his in6u-
ence is solely responsible, the President
has taken the first definite steps toward
the solution of the trust problem. Light
will be let in on the management Of the
trusts. Then, when their evils are defn-
itely, not vaguely, ascertained a proper
corrective can be applied.
The door to China's trade has been
kept wide open to our trade.
But the most enduring benefit the
President has brought to the country has
been the assurance that the Panama
canal would be finished. In the isthmian
imbroglio the President acted always
within the treaty rights of this nation;
his official conduct was eminently cor
rect. But were it not for his exceptional
adroitness and vigor during the crisis the
prospect of the interoceanic cana would
still be years in the future. For nearly
400 years man has dreamed of piercing
the American isthmus. But it remained
for President Roosevelt to bring these
dreams within sight of realization. His
tory will record his connection with the
Panama canal as the most momentous
feature~of his first term.
Thus Theodore Roosevelt has been an
upright and painstaking. vigorous and
useful, honest and patriotic President.
1t seems both wiser and fairer for the
American people to ~re-elect him rather
than to elevate in his place an untried
jurist, who, however exemplary his per-
n character, has had practically no
experience whatsoever to fit him for the
most difficult position in the world.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16

the journeymen an increase Of wages from
$40 TO .s475 a day: the agreement runs
two years.
Trenton. n. J-Statistics show that the
increase in the number Of manufactures in
New Jersey in the last ten years Is almost
double that Of any other state, the percent
age being 12.
Kansas City. Mo.-Amonc the noteworthy
improvements at Kansas CITY are SLIM
coo soap factory; S1.Wu.UN oil refinery and
pipe line s1.Wu.WQ packing plant; railroad
elevators. additions TO terminal taclhties
Uarrishurg.-Four hundred men and
women are to he given employment In new
rics at Lochiel. near Harrishnr9. Inc
large farm of former United States senator
J. H. Cameron is TO be transferred into an
industrial village.
Canonsburg. Pa Employing 5000 men.
the Standard Tin Plate Company mas re-
Minneapolis Eastern capitalists are con-
templating the establishments OF a large
soap factory at Minneapolis;
Salem. Ore.-one hundred thousand DOL
lars is to he invested in a linen mill at
Salem. giving employment TO 100 persons
the first year.
Pittshuirg The capital stock q the Vel
low Creek Coal Company Of Wiikesbarre,
Pa. has been increased TO S1,0o,poU. the
company having purchased Loo acres OF
coal land in Brush and Saline townships,
Ohio.
GAINESVILLE, Oft is positively stated that
the mines Of the Crooksville district wili all
be in operation within a few days.
Iittsburg- More than 1000 OF the leo
men laid of in the last three months by
the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company Of East Pittsburg have
been taken back. The Westinghouse Ma.
chine and Air Brake Companies are rushed
with orders.
Detroit.-A new $55o,O00 passenger
steamer ordered by the Anchor Line to be
built by the American Shipbuilding Com
rany.
Toledo Marine men are speculating on
an increase Of sailors wages with the open
ing Of fall trade. The wages are now 81
per day. or 70 cents higher than in pre-
yious seasons.
Fort Collins. Colo.-Fifteen Thousand dol
lars has been subscribed for the establish
ment Of a canning factory at Fort Collins.
The enterprise is being promoted by the
Fort Collins Beet Growers Association.
Milwaukee-Capital stock of the Wiscon--
sin Bridge and Iron Company increased
SEQ, GOO to meet expansion OF business.
New Bedford. Mass.-Company organized
with capital stock OF $GU0, Vp; VIII erect a
$1,000 spindle min.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.-The 500 striking miners
at the Rarnum Colliery of the pennsylvania
Coal Company, at Pittston. have returned
to work. u
Pittsburg.-An unusually heavy move
ment Of coal and coke is reported. AT
Y%oungwood alone l,4OO loaded cars are
awaiting movement.
Detroit.-Six-stor addition to plant Of
the American Lady Corset Company. giving
employment to 700 more persons.
Ovid. Mich-Board Of Directors elected
for proposed factory.
Mcpherson. Kan.-The assessors report
shows an increase Of 2.167 acres Of broom
corn planted this year over last year.
NorwaIk, Conn.-1ndustrial differences
between manufacturers and their employees
in the Norwalk district have been adjusted
satisfactorily to both sides;
New York.-The new 100000 Hotel
Aston will be opened for business Sept. ~.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16

Too Old for the High Poaition to
Which He Aspires.

DR.. J. r. McFatrich, editor Of the
Third Ward Republican, a Chicago publ
cation, says:
1T may be that former Senator Henry
| Gassaway Davis is planning to have his
money talk for him during the campaign.
1t is only on this hypothesis that his re-
ply to the notification address Of John
| Sharp Williams can be satisfactorily ex-
| planned. The octogenarian vice presIden-
tial candidate of the Democracy at the
White Sulphur Springs function indicat-
ed that he is sadly deficient. in so far
as present issues are concerned. He had
nothing to say Upon any of the questions
which interest the voters of both parties.
A careful reading of his address fails
! to disclose where he stands on any vital
issue.
The man who is popularity supposed
to carry the State of West Virginia
around in a shawl strap had not a word
to say regarding the trusts. He omitted
an ~allusion to labor and capital. So far
as the speech indicates there is no such
thing as the Philippine question. He had
nothing to say about the tariff. He is
certainly old enough to have heard of the
Monroe doctrine, but not a line of this
IlpOT tdIL ~ u aulcIICdu CdA NC
found in his speech. For all he says
there IL no such thing as the Panama
canal and the closest observer cannot
learn whether he believes in the open
door or reciprocity or any Of the things
which men discuss. And has not Uncle
Gassaway heard Of the United States
navy?
For q speech which was looked for
ward to as q sort OF keynote essay, the
utterance Of the old gentleman with the
barrel is a great disappointment to the
Democrats. To the Republicans it is
merely an evidence of the fact that Mr..
Davis does not possess, at his advanced
age, the necessary mental equipment to
properly appreciate the great public ques-
tons which must confront the next pre-
siding officer of the Senate.
"Of course, Uncle Gassaway is a thor
oughly respectable old gentleman. He
is also possessed Of much wealth and for
a man who has slipped over the 50 mark
is well preserved and active. But there
is a vast difference between minding his
W personal business and attempting
at the sunset of life to take a hand in
the strenuous work Of conducting the
great affairs of a big nation. As Vice
President Henry Gassaway Davis will
i not do
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-16
YOUNG
Those Who Voted for Mckinley Prob
ably Will Support Roosevelt.
kansas City Star, I%ndependentl

Kansas City Star, independently
Some allowances must be made, of
course. for the optimistic representations
of politicians at the approach of every
great election. 1t is a part of the game
to manifest confidence. even if the policy
OF claiming everything has been dis
credited by the best political managers.
But the declaration that, according to
more or less careful canvasses, those
young Democrats who bolted Bryan and
voted for Mckinley will remain in the
Republican party, is quite plausible.
Those old Democrats in whom the party
spirit is still strong in spite Of the trying
alignment Of the Democracy four and
eight years ago, may be expected to re-
turn to the fold pretty generally this
year; but there is nothing except parti-
san feeling to draw them, and this does
not exist to any great extent among the
younger generation, especially among
those who have already broken over the
lines to vote for a Republican Presi-
dent
Indeed, President Roosevelt appeals
with especial force to the young men of
the nation. Considering his achieve
ments, he is still a young man himself.
He is in intimate sympathy with the
spirit of early manhood. He is vigorous
in mind and body, and is active in both.
He is strongly progressive. His leader
ship has been inspiring to all classes,
but more especially to those in whom
ambition is assertive. His policies ap-
peal forcefully to those who would make
4 stronger and a better nation. He stands
for those reforms that are regarded as
essential to the perpetuity Of personal
liberty and civic righteousness.
The belief that President Roosevelt, in
his splendid fulfllment of an obligation
assumed as a result of accident, has earn
ed an election at the hands OF the people
he has served, is especially strong in the
hearts OF the younger generation Of vot-
ers, u