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The Forrest City times., 1904-10-28
Supplement to The Forrest City Times
Forrest City, Ark, Oct. 2s. la04
Lost Piece of Thumb.

MT. E. E Bodaiu, section foreman on Section l-2 on the Rock Islana lad the misfortune to lose the end ot hls left thumb last Friday while pf. gagged In lifting contest with some af the boys over 0H Washington street lie had made his fuil at 4 machine "hieh an ltinefant merchant wa> se Ing on the streets, and Deputy Sheriff Dob swan stepped Up to try his mu,c.e
 lie machine was made fast r. tha pavement Tn some way by Il hook. but II had slipped out, and B5dkia put iI back Tn place. and was holding t with Ills hand. \ stick was used as 4 handle. Bob is powerful fellow. aaa when he put the thrg to the test. the SUCK broke and the scales sprung b ck Ike ghtnlng. ea ching Nr Bod XII thumb before he could remove r As consequence he had t9 have + dhlplttated aud Is unable n work, and lelt Monday night for the Ii Sfifa at o5Ht Il HcAllistsr Mrs. Bodkfn had atfe etdy gone to TfeHton. Tenne-s Y. to U, Vlsis her relatives and friends. E la- Kin Is powerful man himself. and r k sala that he recently stoHl aif ab 4nf two or three officers when the1 under. took h arrest him fer having en 4 very pretty Jag, though he VAS finally oyer powered.
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Mrs. ". r. Mason.


 Mrs. Maybelle Chase Mason, wife of William r. Mas Il, formerly of Forrest City, and daughter of NIT. and Mrs Ike Chase, of Memphis, died October l9 at the age Of 26 years, in Allomogordi. Ne W MeXlee, after weary months of suffer. Ing with consumption. Her remains Were eioaght -o Memphis for in CT meht III Elinwooi cem. tory, the fune II taking place from her fathers resi- denee, on Alabama street. sunday o.. teber 23, at 3 ?. m. Tn Rev. ] O. DayiSon, who had united Mr and Ms. Mason ln the holy bor ds of matrimony seven years age, offieiatpd Thp pail bearers were membefs of the Brother hood of Railway Clerks, Mr Masaa. who IS at present wlth the E. r. X NJ. L. Rai3fo4d at AIlomogaldl, being a member of the Brathel hood
 Mrs Mason WAS born and reared in Memphis, her family being one If lie oldest, 6est known and Influential fan : llies in the city Besides the bereaYed d husband and little three-year ba,, heir only otf,prinF she leaves N Ide circle of sofro@ing relatives and friends
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Resolutions of Respect.

Resolutions of respect to Bro. \ C Wood, member of St Francis Ladge No 492 Knights of Honor, wAa d-pale. ed thls life October l5, l90t
 Whereas, the Supreme Ruer of the Universe has taken from our Order one of it's most worthy members and trum The community one of lis most uprgG citizens, therefore,
 Be 1t Resolved. lst. That in the H# timely death of Bro Wood our OIaef sustained an irreparable loss
 2d. That the sympathy of the To Ige IS extended to the family and friends of the deceased, and we bow with them in humble submission to the wilgof HIm who doeth ali things for the best Sd. That The Forrest City Times and ot. Francis Go News br requested 10 publish these resolutions and copy be sent to the family of Bro Wood
 E. E Smith.
 l. II. McGuaie.
 l. T. F0Hdrep
 Committee.
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snhter1anenn Sunshine.

North of tAe irop of Cancer the slu.s ray never penetrate 10 the bot tom ai a deep mining shaft but south II lire trople tbere is at least one day fn t.le year WheE the sun a noon will shine to fis bottom of he very deep e5t faHiHe 5haft iH ease il is perpeu- dieulaf Tn Sombrerete. Mex. there is shaft that the sun reached the bot tom Of an June T. loo feet below the .urfare of the ground. Modern Mex leo.
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cohmua No. 0e -7 Mfs John strode di aurearaa from her home ln this city Monday morning and 4t ls feared that she has committed suicide hy inmnlns into the reaer.olr oi the u-afeF coHpaHN-
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R.prie.ea By Gov. H.rrieL.

Columbus. O, Oct. 27.-otis Love- land. sentenced to be eleetrocuted, Oe- iober 2S has been reprieyed by Gov Eerr!ck 10 November 2s.
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PHILIPPINE CONSTA3ULARY.
Native Police and Scouts Make Up m Army e Twenty Thou
 sand Men.

The naive graztagutafy in the Philippines. G.oaa sJrosg s which. to- gether With th" rat.se scouts. ths United States tHeaps aua the municipal police musi maintain peace ill the Is lands. is subject If distrust in cef- .-s-. -..~-.s.,., srhnra are enmnlatuts.
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Judg. Parker Guest of Honor.

New York. Oct. 27.-Judge Parker Was the guest of honor. Tuesday night, at dinner given by Edward : kapai- b at the University club. The guests We're all New York city lawyers.
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..at.u Territory ouper-

Washina;oa oet. -..#A so{eftihea' official few daNe ago had an assay made of a sample of copper ore mat was sent ta htm from Indian territory Yhieh shoM.d over ~ per cent. sI cop- ter.
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Bargains at the Newsstand

pas4lbIe. 3f to eheef and festralnit @lth- .r haHut~
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94atati4ls tl~ cotton tst- :. a. tt.. ,ss; : 4sf5 W 41s%. s, A=1a- r4as. 5s
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It is extremely doubtful if Hooker will ever live to be legally tried.
 This is the second murder of Val ley Route conductor within five weeks
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suicide is ifetred

Ys8 fs lff=t had disappedrt1
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A. l.. STEVENS & co.
 Forrest City, Arkansas.

Aufl-ten.s Fnst Readers and Har r,ugten's Spelling Baak, jus trcryed 1t the Newsstand
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NOW CERTAIN 07 HE CASE
Prosecuting Attorney Huls4 in Den- yer, Col, Seeking Evidence.
sass IT" Iins Collected Enough to Make n Case Ngatn>t pr. Wat
 son For Nif, Murder.

Denver, Col. Oct -s.-In search or
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EHAT AlEX|Eff SAID ID TROOPS fhe viceroy's Order of the Day on Retiring From Command of Russian Army.

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 His najes request that rf commando pointed Gen. n-chief of a Ia east WI Itosit3a as
 His majt aeigned to ia of sincere al ',n connectio military fore foneertratio conduct of '|.s ( hief of our While nc forces in tn of the impe NOT gracious are h9I cons my cordial troops unde "a taken= =imme | operations. || ing service # loie deeds o
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PLANS 10 DEEPEN RIVER
One of the Subjects Before Trans
 Mississippi Commercial Congress.
irrigation of trid Lands Auothcr Subject That i~ tttrncting
 Much Attention.

St. Louis. Oct. 27.-The second days
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
AN OLD ENGLISH VILLAGE.
(Honova b1a Mention J

My birthplace is Staincross, England, an old-fash
Toned village thousand inhabitants. 1t is
about three and half miles from Barnsley
large manufacturing town. The house where was porn
fashioned built low. How long
ago it built do not know It was made; Of gray
stone, small windows, the window lights
being three by six inches. stairway winding,
With stone steps which very warm to the feet,
providing they bare. At either side and run
behind the house wall three feet high Ihs
enclosed yard In front of the house was
garden hundred wentysix feet; the first twenty
feet were flower BEDS and the rest vegetable
garden
The village was known it's beauty situated
overlooking the canal and its large boats which
were drawn by more horses and loaded with
merchandise. The suburbs of the village
beautiful woods with it's foliage and flowers Of
various hues.
Our birthplaces with their memories of happy
childhood should very dear spots; but America, the
land of the free and the home brave, just
dear to --Gthe1 Brown
A Sixth Grade, Golden Valley, Mimi
Oak Grove School.
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UP A WINDING STAIR.
(High School Credit.)

.
childhood,
recollection presents view.
These simple words from simple song but
fail to bring with them picture of the past
agination carries back the of birth
place Once again hear the lowing of cattle and the
busy bees Once again the large rambling
farmhouse that tops the high rolling hill.
enter the Kitchen great roomy apartment,
whose walls hung thckly with shiny pots and pans
the old pantry, and in the stands the
round which sat winter evenings, craunch-
ing apples and popping I into the din
ing and glance at the long, narrow windows and
the little swinging sleepily in his cage Then
into great hall where the country dance held sway AT
north end stands the platform, where the weary
musician with feet head and fiddle kept time and tune
till the early hours Of the morning.
With these thoughts surging thru mind hurry
wide staircase, several coy bedrooms climb
another winding stair and enter the garrett Ah what
hold this is! Here is Uncle Neds sailor uni
form and the wall hangs grandfather's sword and
take these rust-covered from their
and sit YEARLY down upon old chest The setting
sends it's last thru the little round window AS
sit there in the growing twilight thinking of the happy
hours spent in this dear old place. sweet droWsiness
creeps My head falls forward breast
and with the treasured weapons in my arms I fall
asleep. Theodore Gronert,
Twelfth Grade. Prairie Chen, Wis.
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LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
(HOnOrable Mention.

(Honorable MentiOn.).
the western coast of Norway, across the deep
lantc, the city of Mode stands high peninsula.
The peninsula is bounded the west south and south
eastern parts by the blue sea- and on the north by
ridge of mountains Thru the peninsula
small ravine and in this ravne the city is located. AL
tho was too small to remember much, it seems to me
tell about it that there is spot
beautiful long to see it again and will some
day.
house in which T born is a large, wooden
On winter evenings and also summer evenings the
aorthern lights may be seen, well the midnight
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the that surround it every side
the beauty of the place? Yes passersby, but the old
house is more beautiful to can see the pump. 1t
is only plain pump, but it means more to me- ! see
cooling their thirsty throats and
they tread we'll path to the barn let US fol-
low. The haystacks with the barnyard fowls strutung
around, wagons plows the red granary the flat
rooted barn, all of the old familiar picture
which love. The verdant sweep of pasture with the
grazing not be left out, and as think
the old road leading to all this peaceful scene sim
cerely wish on it now, We're it summer instead
of the cold it is. Gladys Jones'
Eighth Grade Grafton N D.
Central School.
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GUARDIAN OF THE CLovERs.

The place where I born is in the country. It
little farmhouse surrounded by large grove
oak and poplar trees, with large spruce tree in
front of the house. The front yard was little cared for
always played the back yard. We planted flowers
and fragrant white clover here.
north side of the house stood the barn and
the large had the swing and pulley
Toward the west fence with a large gate opening
which the pasture and pond. Every
night after the country church bell went to
milk feed the calf. We always went along
to top of the straw stack and play with the
lambs among the willows. Right the fence
a large, clover field We did not care to pick
the red flowers, for there large wasp nest in
the field the colony stayed there from to
the road that led town and the old
all the iron tools and farm machinery
the shop yard large poultry house
hen yard. There also feed mill and little
brides home" as called it, with many swallows
nests in it. -Nida J. Berns,
Perham, MINI.
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THE RIVER OF PLEASURE.

small town, twenty miles south of
Jamestown, called Montpelier 1t small town
with few dwelling houses, few business places
church, schoohouse and depot The town was built
the James river and surrounded by hills which
made the situation pretty The river beauti
fully lined with trees, and its banks held many
picnic. the winter the children had great fun skat
ing and Siding and in went boating and
swimming.
I born in the section house, which red,
five pantry and stood by the railroad
The railroad track thru the wound
away like the river. Mary A. Daley,
Seventh Grade, Esnond, n. d.
Harmony School.
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consists Of two pair Of
stairs coming down about
three-fourths Of the way
toward each other. Then
they come together at a
wide landing; above it is
a beautiful picture which
I think is the Aurora
but I am not sure. The
White House is a large
white building surrounded
by beautiful grounds. It
is the home Of the presi-
dent and his family and
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-FOUR MILES OF BOOKS.
Warren, MINI.
Honorable Mention.)

(HOnOrab1e MentOn)
I was born in Washington D. c.. I lived four blocks
from the capitol What called Capitol HILL The
main in the capitol is large with benches around
the Sides On the walls it has handsome paintings
of these is large picture of Washington standing by
his white charger holding his sword at full length
Standing the first floor to the dome of
the capitol. All around the building beautiful
grounds. The monument is building. 555 feet high.
The outside is made of large marble blocks. When in
side one either take the elevator or walk up the
stairs At the top there small windows from which
all of Washington. It is beautiful to see
the buildings and parks spread out like picture The
people vehicles look like little mechanical toys
The congressional library is another place of in
teres It is said to be the best of it's kind in the
try. The floors all marble tiles, There said to
be miles of books the library The ceilings and
walls have beautiful decorations The main stairway
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A BUBBLING SPRING.
(High School Credit.)

1t humble frame building little farm in
the backwoods, and contained five rooms kitchen,
front room, two bedrooms and the floor
above
Vines of morning glory and sweet peas we'll laden
with beautiful flowers climbed the outside walls. In
front of the windows beds of pretty, old-fashoned
flowers such bleeding hearts, bachelor buttons,
French pnks, marigods, hollyhoc6s roses and hlacs
scattered about profusely. At the back of the
fine. large orchard which produced several
kinds of very delicious apples delicious it
than any have tasted elsewhere. From rock
in bank not far from the house dubbed spring of
the purest water, with which, hot day IN
the earlier years of my life have saked my thirst
shen and tired from long play in the hot
Chester A. Better,
Ninth Grade. -. t3. Byron, MINI.
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Northwestern Topics.
For Saturday, Jan. so:
HAVING YOUR OWN Way"

Even the best behaved Juniors have now and
then insisted upon having their way,
when their elders warned them they would be
better off not to- So all of you ought to have
stories Of what happened" when
you were wilful and went your ways. If your
way turned out better than expected, so much
the better. Do not write of anything you object
to telling now. that is not the idea at all, but
looking back upon such an incident one can gen
orally see the good story in it, even tho it
decidedly unpleasant embarrassing at the
time. The papers must be mailed to reach
the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning. January Fl.
They must be strictly original written in ink
on side only of the paper not more than 800
words in length less than 100, marked with
the mber of words and each signed with the
grade, school, and address of the writer.
The papers must not be rolled.
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ALL IN A RICKETY ROW.
lHonorab1e Mention.)

(Honorab1e MentOn.)
Denmark. We did not
house. rented and poor house 1T was
90. only kitchen and bedroom, then
the house shanty and next to the shanty
a always had had to have a barn
buildings were in and we could go to
the without going outside, as there was a door
between the shanty and the barn and door between
the shanty and the house.
Outside of the house had little garden where
we do here. did not think
garden small then, but if we had that garden
now would that it hardly large enough for
flower garden.
We did not burn wood for fuel, but burned
peat which just mud. It looked like grass and
together then dried It cut in pieces,
each piece size of brick. Lena Mortenson,
sixth Grade Henderson,, MINI.
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ldInIIIdT 10 lIIG. DiU yOu
ever see a house that wore
an expression? AS I look
again at the old house,
which I have not seen for
years, it seems to wear an
expression. I can under
stand but not explain it,
tho humility, love and
welcome might be blend
ed in it. It also seems
sad as if pining for US to
come back.
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part of the house there furniture like that Of
any other house,
When look into the window enter the store it
does at all like the same building, for instead
hats upon hats there tins tins shining
brightly. Hazel Forsythe,
Sixth Grade. Barnesville MINI.
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gone by. of old times possessed adj
vantage Brainerd of to-day which in esti-
nation cannot be replaced by artificial means This
Gregory square, beautiful park containing
tall majestic trees Paths wound thru part OF
the beneath the tall Norway pines there
rambling thru the shady
of the forest could rest breathing the perfumed air
the surrounding woods In big tornado that swept
city the park destroyed and all that is left
the spot several majestic Norway trees
which sturdy to succumb to the wrath of the
tornado. Many maple since been planted but
park regain it's former beauty.
Nevertheless the outlying forests remain and these
with the many beautiful lakes form wonderful land
Gerald Barron,
Ninth Grade 81 Second Avenue,
Washington School. Brainerd, Mimi
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FULL OF BUZZY BEES.

My birthplace little white house in the coun-
try just at the edge grove There large
plum the back door, which suppose full of
bees it bossomed. In the grove there were squir-
rels and rabbits which used play around the house.
the grove also horses and cattle. At the
edge of the grove were two OF wild cranberry
bushes house could hardly be from the road
which passed it little off, Not far from it there
wa a brick schoolhouse.
Halle Blanchard
Fifth Grade. Spring Valley, MINI.
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called the executive mansion"
Seventh Grade Kate G.. Young,
Murray School. 1880 Gibbs Az, st. Paul.
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ROOM FOR A SPOTTED PONY.

born in the month of May, 1891, in the
beautiful little village Of Walnut Illinois Our
situated the of the village. We had large
house and lawn in which pretty trees and
shrubs. of the house barn. corncrib
henhouse. the south part of the yard there
raspberry bushes and cherry trees At another place
there apple and plum trees When they in
bloom the yard very fragrant and looked
beautiful of the barn there large pasture
where spotted pony roamed.
About two blocks from house grandma and
grandpa lived. often up there to play with
cousins. We used to have great fun playing
der the willow trees. I also had another grandma
grandpa who lived about four miles from town. We
often drove out there Their home in the
and many bunch Of flowers and many sack
did gather there started to school when
old. The school in park and had great fun
playing under the trees and picking nuts and flowers.
spent very many happy days there, but last year in
the month of March moved away
Seventh Grade, Grace Gonigam
Lafayette School. Falls, Mimi
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For Saturday, Feb. 6:
MOST DREADED DAY OF THE WEEK.

What special day in the week has its duties
its lessons its own particular chores, any of
which makes you dislike it especially, dislike it
so much that the very sound of the days name
makes you heave great sigh? This is a why"
topic and the papers must answer that question
very fully or they will not be considered in the
contest. The papers must be mailed to
reach the office of The Journal Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning. January %.
They must be strictly original. written in ink on
one side only of the paper, not more than 500
words in length less than leo, marked with
the number Of words and each signed with the
grade, school, and address of the writer.
The papers must not be relied.
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From the windows upstairs the blue
toward the SOUTH the high bluffs to the north and
the valley below. Andrew Sather
Eighth Grade. Warren, MINI.
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HIDE AND SEEK NOOKs.

When hear the word birthplace" it brings to my
mind a small town in Wisconsin called Black River
Falls. house in which born is small
painted not very far from town. It has green
vines the porches and large yard with flowers in
front of the house. brook at the foot of
small HILL bridge it. There is also large
barn a. little way from the house.
It was n month of july 1890, that I was born
at this lived there until I five years Old
had many pleasant times with cousins playing house
and tag and these favor
lite games. have been down visit my cousins and
my old home two three times and always enjoyed
visiting the old hooks Emma Amunsen
b Sixth Grade, Maple Plain, MINI.
Jackson School.
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Fifth Grade.
STURDY NORWAY PINES.

Fourteen years ago Brainerd was far different from
What it now. Then Branerd did not possess its mod
ern schools, churches and other public build
ngs different the clean well regulated schools
of to-day the plain, two-room buildings days