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morning Is his favorite time for any
special task, like this bust that he has
on hand.
1t is doubtful IL there is a more in
teresting house in London than that
Of the Baden-Powells at 81 Princess
Gate, Hyde Park-only a stones throw
from the two mansions that j. Pier
pont Morgan recently made into one
to house his art treasures-or a more
interesting family than that Of which
the hero Of Mafeking is a member. B.
P.'s" collection of trophies, which the
dwelling contains. alone would make it
unique among London residences, but
it also shelters many of the works Of
Baden-Powells brother, who is paint
er of distinction, the belongings of his
mother, who is an amateur astronomer,
and those of his sister, who keeps bees
there on quite an extensive and alto
gether novel scale.
Bees always have interested Miss
Baden-Powell and it was when, about
fifteen years o, Sir Benjamin Brodie
offered a swarm Of them to her, that
she determined to try to keep them at
the family's London house. Having
their hives in the drawing-room was an
terthought-worthy Of a Baden-P Pow
ell. 1t must not be supposed, however,
that the bees were loose in the draw
ing-room. The past tense is used in
this connection because. at Princess
Gate, Miss Baden-Powe has these
queer rets of hers in her own apart
ment. They occupied the drawing
room Of the family's other house. The
wall of this house was pierced by a
hollow metal tube, which connected the
hives with the outside world and
through this the insects passed out in
quest of honey and in again with their
loads. They got. and still get. their
honey in the many London parks and,
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LONDON. Oct. 2s.-Captain John
Smith. hero Of the Pocshontas yarn
and OF many another adventure quite
as exciting and better substantiated,
has g direct descendant living in Eng
land, who Is more famous to-day than
the doughty captain was when he set
out for that memorable trip TO Vir-
ginia three hundred years ago. The
descendant is none other than General
r. s Baden-Pywen. over whose sue
cessful defense Of Mafeking John Bull
was so excited that he threw dignity
10 the winds and danced hornpipes in
the Strand.
Now B. P.-for that other "B. P"
the British public. always refers to
Baden-Poweu affectionately by his in
itials-is an astonishing sort of man.
Next TO Major F. r. Burnham, who has
now returned home to the United
States, he is perhaps the best scout in
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the entire establishment, bores the vis-
itors, interrupts conversation at table
d'hote. orders the walters about and
generally conducts itself in such fash
ion as to fill every Englishman and
Englishwonan with an intense longing
to take it out and give it a good, sound.
nursery spanking. 1t is perfectly mon
strous that these ill-behaved. unchild-
like children should be allowed to rem
der the visits Of other people in hotels
intolerable. and If hotel proprietors
have not the sense to make rules for
themselves about children they viii
have to be taught severe lesson. The
English and French child is not suf-
fered to become nuisance to grown
ups. and why then should the tiresome.
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live in the country.
KNOWS HABITS OF HER BEES.

Last year the Baden-Powell bees gar
nered more than sixty pounds of honey,
which was used either in the house
hold or given to friends. And so close
a study has Miss Baden-Powell made OF
her bees and the kinds of flowers they
affect, that as each bee returns she can
tell whether it has been to Hyde Park.
the Green Park or across the river to
Battersea Park, in quest of supplies
No less striking than the Baden Pow
ell apiary, however, is the aviary. For.
If beehives in bedroom make an un-
common sight, so does tree with live
birds on it in a hallway One of the
first things that strike the eye on en-
tering the home Of General Baden
Powell is a small potted fir tree, about
the branches of which hop seven or
eight canary birds. They are absolute
ly free, and fly about the hall at will,
sticking to the tree for the most part,
however.
"B.-P.'s s" bedroom, in which the bust
of Captain Smith still stands on its tri-
pod, proved, as might have been ex-
pected, to be an apartment of Spartan
plainness. A portrait Of the soldiers
mother stood on his dresser, while on
the walls were several old prints illus
trating the sport Of pig-sticking," of
which Baden Powell is especially fond,
and about which he has written book;
but there were no other decorations.
"B.-P. IS" interest in his great ances-
tor is shown by the presence on his
walls of a splendid steel engraving OF
Captain John Smith and also a picture
of Pocahontas. On the table. too.
among other historical works. is Cap
tain Smiths autobiography. On the fly
leaf is written the owners autograph
"R. S. S. Baden Powell" and this quo
tation, When God has something
harder than usual to do he tells an
Englishman to do it,
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Sun Spots Lower Temperature.

PARIS. Oct. 29.-M. Nordmann, the
astronomer attached to the Nice OBJ
servatory, has come to the conclusion
that. contrary to the received opinion.
the spots on the sun are neither an in
dication nor a cause OF extreme heat
On the contrary, he says the effect OF
the spots Is to lower the temperature.
and this is proved by the fact that a
spot emits only little more than half
the heat given out by the adjacent pho
tosphere-
Therefore. he argues. the greater the
number Of spots in the sun the greater
their cooling influence.
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YERKES PREFERS LONDON
TO CHICAGO FOR BUSINESS
Street Railway King Says Bribery and
Corruption Are Not Necessities
n, British CapitaI


LONDON, Oct. 29.-Charles T.Yerkes.
the erstwhile Chicago street railway
magnate, who has undertaken to solve
London's traffic problems, so far as
British of1cialdom and old fogyism
will let him, is among the first to lease
one of the dainty suites attached to
the enlarged Savoy Hotel. Thus he
obtains what London has not before
afforded him-the seclusion OF q self
contained fiat with a private office
attached and ell the luxuries Of first
class hotel at his command. Hereto
fore he has lived at various hotels, but
has found none Of them satisfactory
Mr.. Yerkes says that he prefers en-
gaging in the rapid transit business in
London to the conduct Of similar en-
terprises in America And he frankly
states that the reason for his preference
is that he does not find 1t necessary
here to maintain an expensive lobby
staff and incidentally sully his con-
science by wholesale bribery and cor
ruption. Also it enables him to figure
on his profits with greater certainty
and assurance. And he hasn't to do
so much sitting up nights to devise
ways and means of getting ahead of his
rivals. What bothers him most. he
says, Is the stupidity and slowness Of
British legislators who cannot be
brought to conceive how much the city
would profit by giving him a free hand,
despite the shining object lesson in the
superiority of American methods af-
forded by the "tupenny tube" He has
a pious partner in Mr.. Perks. NJ. p. a
leading light Of the Methodist church.
who has solved IL problem Of making
lots of money and at the same time
reading his title clear to mansions in
the skies" But the latter is a ques-
tion that does not seem to trouble Mr..
Yerkes much as yet.
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MAKING IRELAND POPULAR
as A TOURIST RESORT
Mrs. Adair Entertains Many Distin-
guished Travellers at GIenveigh Cas-
tle-Iatest Guest a Princess.

te-LAtest Guest q Princess.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-Mrs. Adair has
been entertaining at Glenveigh Castle.
her place In Ireland. one OF the most
interesting personalities that has visit
ed England for many years. She is
the chieftainess OF the great Maori
tribes who was deputed to present the
compliments OF her people to the
Prince and Princess OF Wales when
they visited New Zealand a year or
two ago. The Princess Alfrini, as
the Maori lady Is known in her own
country, Is married to an Irishman
named Donnelly, who emigrated to
New Zealand many years ago. but she
has a very high opinion OF her own
Importance and considers that she
ccnfers an honor on Mrs. Adair by
becoming her guest during the Irish
season.
1t Is now freely admitted that the
American society women, with Mrs.
Adair as their leader, are doing much
to popularize Ireland as a tourist re-
sort This season Lady Barrymore,
Lady Donoughmore and the Duchess
OF Manchester have been entertaining
a considerable number OF wealthy
American people at their respective
places IN Ireland Poverty-stricken
Donegal has benefited most in conse-
quence Of the activities OF Mrs. Adair
and her friends. Boating. fishing,
shooting and hunting have been fol-
lowed with increased interest, and the
locality viii be the richer by some
thousands of dollars. Lady Barry
more's party are doing Killarney. and
the river Blackwater is close to her
residence In County Cork and
supplies excellent fishing for her and
her friends.
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THE EARLY BIRD.

IN South Africa the natives nick
named Baden-PoweIl The Wolf That
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Ntust Have a MiIlion 70 Join.

PARIS. Oct. 2s.-La Presse gives de-
tails Of school Of physical develop
ment for the intellectual young misses
of the QUARTER st. Bartholomew. To
belong to this class one must be more
than and less than 40 years old. must
wear a bathing suit and skull cap.
and none is received unless she is mil
lionairess in her own right or the
daughter of a millionaire.
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the British army, and has figured in
as many adventures and hairbreadth
escapes as did even his great-great-
xreat-great-grandfather, Captain John
Smith. Besides his fame as a soldier
he ts an excellent draughtsman, paints
well. is noted as hunter of big game,
rlays a variety OF musical instruments,
writes and has renown as an amateur
actor. Furthermore he has no mean
skill as a sculptor, 80 when he dis
covered not long ago that no bust ex-
listed OF his famous ancestor "B.-P."
resolved TO make one.
A DIFFICULT TASK.
The task Of making a bust OF Cap
tain John Smith was q difficult one in
many ways, fact that probably made
A. additionally attractive to Baden
Powell. To begin with, as the general
remarked when discussing the subject
there was the question Of expression
you see, he was a soldier, sailor
and an administrator" said "B-P.,"
s.and it's rather hard to give hints Of
those three different callings IN one
face"
But the chief difficulty was the fact
that there are so few authentic port
rats Of Captain Smith Some were in
the possession Of Baden-Powell's fam
fly. but better ones. the general learned,
were owned by Americans, and after
correspondence he succeeded in bor-
rowing some Of these and getting a
good deal Of valuable data besides.
SO, with nothing but these various
prints and certain scientific and math-
esnaticaI calculations Of his own. Cen
erai Baden Powell commenced a work
which professional sculptors who have
seen Il declare TO be good.
"B-P" is descended from Captain
Smith on his mothers side. She was
a s.Smythe." and her father, Admiral
Smythe, came down in a direct line
from the doughty colonizer whose life
Pocahnntas was reputed to have saved
The making Of this bust of Captain
Smith is the most ambitious thing In
the sculpturing line that 'B. P" ever
has undertaken He models rapidly. as
he does everything else, and the Smith
bust, detailed as II is. has taken him
only a little more than a month to
make. incidentally. every bit of work
that B. P" has expended upon 1t has
been done between the hours of and z
o'clock in the morning.
THE EARLY BIRD.
IN South Africa the natives nick
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ANUN D0NUTT the British General Directly Descended From A1[07TQ Qn0TT
DADnN IUW nuu Captain John Smith and Like His Ancestor IAlUUD DUUUl
ASSAILS THE YANKEE YOUNCSTER
English Journalist Longs tc
Spank American Child.
Calls Him "Chartered Libertine'

LONDON. Oct. 2s-In this savage
fashion London weekly paper devoted
to the feminine social elect assails the
American child: Not without reason.
it is to be feared. complaints have been
made in various hotels. both in the
United Kingdom and on the Continent.
of the American child. who pervades
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spoiled little American be regarded as
chartered libertine? %
Just how the hotel proprietors are to
be taught the severe lesson is not
clear. Presumably under penalty of
boycotting them unless they adopt as
rule of their establishment mo Ameri-
can children allowed" AS American
families are VIGOROUSLY their best pa
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HERO UF MAFEKlNJ
A CLEVER SCULPTOR
MAKES A BUST OF THE C0L0NIZER OF VIRGINIA
Has Sister, Who Keeps Bees in Her Bedroom and Sells
Honey the Best in London, to the Smart Set

perhaps on account of the lack of COM
petition, Miss Baden -Powell's bees
have from the first produced lot more
of this delectable substance than in
sects belonging to friends of hers who
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Never Sleeps" The general does slum-
Der occasionally, but it is good many
years since he has allowed himself
more than five hours rest out of the
twenty-four and the early hours of the
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-20
Arrival and Departure Of Trains.
IRON MOUNTAIN R. B
cHoCTAw. OKLAHOMA & GULF R.R.
Last of the Cartigans.

David Ward DavIs. died at his resi. dence near Haynes, May T., and was buried May IS, at Calvert Cemetery.
 Under this simple announcement is conveyed vast fuad of interest and d beautiful life story to the older and newer generations of this region of Eastern Arkansas.
 David Ward Btvis .familially known as Uncle Dave, was from old dominion stock, born in lsl6, when Kentucky was yet an outpost of a westward moving civilization, when men were born to meet the conditions which surrounded their cradle, strong, sturdy, temperate, strenuous, capable of felIing forests or building empires, when the law of con. quest held sway and men were built in large and expansive m0ulds.
 He came to Arkansas with bis fath- ers' family in 1899, and settled upon the place which remained his abode till his final summons. The small band of early pioneers who came with him, invited by the rich promise and future of the land, bent their courage and energy towards retaining the terri tory east ot the L'Anguille river when 1t was far cry 10 human habltatiop from it's west bank. Enduring results mark the courage and thoroughness of their early beginnings.
 He was from temperate and frugal ancestry, God fearing, and honest with his fellowman, aud those traits which God stamped into the plastic clay of David w Days in the begin. nng, shone with unusual vigor and without lack of brlliancy throughout his life, even to the end. The bible was his compendium os mans saliva. ton, it's wonderful truths and mani festatlons were themes of constant study, which threw around his charac. ter a wholesome christianity, broad in its charity and strict in personal ob- servance.
 He leaves behind a vast number of relations, prominent in the develop. ments, but of hls immediate family bis near kith and kin, he was the last survivor, the final link that bound to- gether past and present generations the old and the new, the quick and the dead
 In his approximately ninety years of Christian life, he journeyed farther and nearer the throne of God than is given the average man m his temple of clay. and far out on life'S way, weary of his burden he fell asleep.
 May tod grant us grace, to emulate him.
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-20
ChOctaw Rates.

Below are rates and dates of sale of tickets from Forrest City. Ark. to St. Louis, account Louisiana Purchase EX- position. via Choctaw Route
 Season tickets will be on sale daily from April 15th to November 30th, l90i, inclusive, bearing final return limit of December ljth, l90i at rate of alJ.05
 Sixty-day tickets will be on sale daily from April 2jth to November 10th 1901, inclusive. bearing final return limit of sixty (60l days from date of sale. but in no case later than Decem. Der 10th, l90i. at rate of SIP D
 Ten-day tickets will he on sale daily from April 27th to November 30.h l00i, inclusive, bearing final return limit of ten (l0) days from date of sale. bat in no case later than December 5.h l9O4. at rate of Sll 30.
 For further information call on or address R. F. PALMER.
 Local Agent c. k. 1. X P. Ky,
 Forrest City, Ark.
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For Your summer Trip.

Suppose you buy of the Southern Railway, June lsf or later. Summcr Tourist ticket to the beautiful Sapphire country of Western North Carolina good to return October 3lst. Suppose you stop of in either direction. aS long as you like. say at Tuseumbia, for Bai- ley Springs. at Huntsville, at steven son, for side trip to Sewanee and Monteaele, at Chattanooga, for Look out Mountain and Chiekamauga Ma tional Park. at Tucker Springs. at Knoxville. for Summer School or side trip to Oliver Springs, at Hot Springs \. C.. at Asheville. for the Battery Park and other numerous hotels and resorts there. and for tide trip to Waynesyllle and contiguous resorts, at Biltmore. at Hendersouville, at B:evard, to the Sap phire country, ending up at the won derful new hotel al Lake ToXaway. A Pullman sleeper leaves union station. Memphis, on and after May 2gth at < ?. m, and goes through to Lake ToXa. way via above route without change.
 This is sample trip. We have dog ems of others. Let us tell you all about them. c. \. DeSaussure, D. r. A. Memphis, Tenn. l.. Nj DeSausSure. C. F. & I. A., Memphis, Tenn.
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Chancery Court.

The May term of the St. Francis county Chancery court met on Monday 9th, with Judge E. D. Robertson pre-. siding.
 The docket was unusually large, and great deal of busness was transacted Nineteen decrees in cases for divorce were entered, as follows:
 Emma Jones vs. George Jones. adul. tery; Dave Jackson vs Elizabeth Jack son, assertion; Ellen Shelley vs. James Shelley, deseruon; Lllie Jackson vs Andrew Jackson, desertiou; Jas. Pink ston vs. Fannie PinkSton, desprtion: Iena Smith vs. Alex Smith. convict: Caroline Jeater vs. Madison Jeatpr. de- sertion; Frances Sprewell vs. Henry Sprewetl Alice Simms vs. Nelson Simms, cruelty; George Stokes vs. Car oline Stokes, drsertion; Jas. Whitfield vs. Sylvia Whitfield. dpserti0n; Jennie Chamball vs. I1iliiard ChambaiI deser- ton: Oura Scott vs. Jenme Scott. de srrtion; Annie Mccall ys. W. A. Me. Call, assertion; Washington posey vs Willie Posey, adultery with one Duer. son; Susie Buchanan vs c. Buchanan. desertlon; John w Long vs. Nohia Long, desertion: Julia Switzer ys. Jim SwltZer, assertion.
 The other business of the court was not of general public interest.
 The court adjourned to meet on Fri. day, June 10th. 1904
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-20
Round Trip, Atlantic City.


 Southern Railway will sell round trio tickets to Atlantic City, x. J., as fol. lows:
 Account American Medical Associa- tion- Sell June l, ,, ,, , and Return limit to leave Atlantic City June l3th. Rate S29.50
 Account Nobles Mystic Shrine Sell July 10th and Huh. Return limit t0 leave Atlatic City July 9 Rate S29. 50. Deposit of ticket sold at Memphis and payment of % cents, secures extension to August ,.
 Rates open toail purchasers Through coaches to Washington, and through sleeper to union station, PhIadelphia. leaves union depot, Memphis, every night at Il ? m. Dining car service. C A DeSaussure. D. r. A.. Memphis. Tenn. l. NJ. DeSaussure, C. r. k IT., \ Memphis. Tenn.
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-20
Post-lDisPatch. h.

To the Editor Of the Forrest City Times:
 For the benefit of your patrons and townspeople the Sunday Post-Dispatch will issue free series of most remark able pictures of the Worlds Universal Exposition.
 The first picture of the series will be issued with the Sunday Post Dispatch on May -.
 These pictures are not coored Photo graphs, but are reproductions in colors et original oil paintings by great artists, the most striking pictures Of the Fair that have been produced. They portray accu- rately m all of the original colors the ar tist's wonderful conception of what visitors will actually see in St. Louis.
 Magnificent buildings, agoons cascades beautifully shaded pathways, capable of reproduction only by the artists brush, in every detail is amazingly represented.
 The artist has pictured the great mass Of sightseers so carefully that one cannot fail to realize at a glance what cosno- poltan center the St. Louis Fair will be wonderfully lifelike are these reproduce tionS one almost feels they are living pie tares.
 These pictures are read to frame. Those who do not want 10 frame them will sure ly keep them as souvenirs of the greatest Fair that has been or ever will be attemp- ted. This Is really a rare opportunity and it will not be fully realized until the first of the series has been received by the Post Dispatch readers Then there will be a scramble. Many will be disappointed, for it will be impossible to dil back orders.
 1t is important, therefore. that your pa tronS give their order to the local ne TVS dealer as early as possible. This will avoid disappointment. Yours fraternally
 ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
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Don't Come to the Worlds Fair

Unless you post yourself before start ing l have - page Guide Book published under the direction of the Worlds Fair Management, that con. tains valuable information fer every. one coming to St. Louis. This book gives the names, locations and prices of all Hotels, Boarding Houses and private families open to visitors; also d map of the Worlds Fair Grounds giv- ing names and location of buildings. a map of St. Louis and muck valuable information to strangers. Price twen- ty-five cents.
 lndorsed and recommended by Dan w. Jones. Ex-Governor. and w. A. Bryant, EX-Represeniativp of Hemp stead county. R. C FIELD,
 r. 0, Box II, St. Louis, Mo.
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 PROPOSED AMENDMEST.

That section l, Article ii. of the Constitu tlph ol thc state ot Arkansas be Ampn,lpd sn aS to read aS follows: ~
 ArtISle It. section |, Finance and Taxation.
 NtitheE tHe state, nor any clty rauut,. town or other muutcipaIfy in tEIs S,at...,. ever ioan Is credit for any puruo.e ,vnst ever; nor shal any county ettv to,vt ,,r ',u5isi pant ever issue any interest bearing G ~ " "i li,dthteuntsS, except such bonds a9 may oe authorized by law 10 proyI,ie for anu secure the payment af the urpsaut |. V, 1NliHR lHdthtedHcss, and the Statc shall nc,- st issue HiiA interest hearing treasury war ,ah.S t S ot eclip. Provided, that the citles ot ,Hc hles ana second class may iSSup intarost bearing tNlGcnCes ot iudebte,iness prn,.idl however. that uetore thlS law shall he efa,.. 'Ne, the CftN council or such clfy or t,,v., ,,,, ''",t t"sN ",' oiulnauce Spcciiyiny for whnt pHIpose and Tor what amount tbpy ,t,.s,,.. , issue interest bearing tfiapucp.= oi ir,t,,,,o, - IteSS ahd the rate ot interest to hn t,,tI .,t ,"c etlle' N1ld ordinance shall be uubIt.na5 VI ."t l"lltf uaNs l'I a daily paper. published m euth cttieS or towns but II thpra h.. ,,5. .i iti papers then the same sbHIl be nui3isi'' ,'t'f "eehlS paper ol general circtlIattou ,r ,t " NOu'tl m Whlch the city or town k sittIat.1 hlu otdlhance shall then he Suhmfttcd t0 tL nit, ,"uts III Inc next regular or spe,,laI 'lly eiecuon. for ratfcation pr reie,ri',,'i ,"i ana II majority ot all the elaqt,,rs ,,,ti '''', sucn question are found I'd he in favn, ,,t i, ,'' t"ttHcatloh' then Sald ordinance. .snali !, Iull tNFCe and etfpCt 9t hpr,,.i., '''l '' lit ot null and V0ii '"'"r eHd'i ne a9oNe Juint resolution WAS vcts,.i t.. tnt HoN"rhnr and passed over thn ,.a,! " @u s@cu hfaneh ot the General Ass,,,,,fr,, ,'.5 ny s'eL m me office ut the Secretary Inf ''iu n, ESch ,h elector may vote for or a.aius, ai.,.. oi me above smendmpDts e'''Nl el'htf
 witness Dy oficAf signature ,bt,-
 ot teeruary. Iq04. '"'S i't II day .sr,t No a. Cho1kErf. Sec'y of State
 b9 O- '. LUDWIG, neputy'