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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
SOME TIME.

eoune tire wien Ger this lfe the shades
Of death are falling.
WHEN suns and stars are never more 10
shine.
When from the murky mists we hear
strange voices Calsng
To Life Eternal and TO Love Divine;
n may be in that hour. before the light 50
glorious
Shall food our souls with radiance un-
told,
Before there burst 10 view the realms of
the victorious
The psarIy streets and gates CT shining
gold
That to our wondering eyes. from which
the scales are lifted.
vision OF the lie that's past may come.
And We may see the rocks on which our
souls had driffsd.
Gods kind care had failed 10 draw as
home.
Tsen with our souls uplif;ed IN thanks
giving
To Him Whose love this earthly life has
blessed
think that We shall cry; 20 Father. 50
iorgiving.
Tts love Vas perfect. and Thy VIII was
best"
Marian L. Grey. IN Christian Work.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
STRAY NICKElS AVOIDED.
When Lost in the Mails the Small
Coin Causes Much Worry
and Expense.

Ordinarily no man is rich enough to
escape that certain sense of eIation
which comes from picking up nickel
on sidewalk, but for a railway postal
cleSn to find such a coin in mail pouch
where it has worked out from INSULT
cient wrappings. not only does he miss
this citation, but it may provoke pro-
family, says the Chicago Tribune
For nickel lost in pouch of mail in
transit becomes matter for national
concern. 1t comes 70 view, perhaps, just
as a pouch of mail is emptied upon a
sorting table, and when it has broken
away from the punches Of letters. and
cards, and circulars, rolled to an open
space on the table. and there settled
down, heads or tails, with noisy spin
ming dance, the clerk who first sees IL
is II.
necromancer could have no more
idea than the man in the moon as to what
particular package it rolled out Of, and
II he had and should tell the postal clerk
the clerk wouldn't dare try to restore the
coin to the original package. That
would be too easy altogether.
No, il is a lost nickel from the moment
the clerk has to see it spinning there
before his eyes and according to the ten
der governmental conscience the clerk
has TO get ready for the Inauguration OF
about SlS43 worth of fuss over IT,
For himself he doesn't dare 20 TO bed
for a short nap until he has got rid OF
his five cents worth of responsibility
TO the government for the action of the
fool person from whom the nickel was
parted. He digs up his printed form for
such occasions printed and provided
and at once fills out long blank. de-
scribing the coin, telling the circum-
stSnces of its being found. and whether
it landed heads or tails on the table.
naming the pouch from which il was
emptied, the number of the train carry
ing ii. the date and a few other little
details, any one of which in hot weather
would have cost mug of beer.
This report with the nickel goes to the
headquarters of the postal division in
which the car was operated, and from
these bonded officials by the same gen.
eral red tape route, the small coin finds
its way to the seat of national govern
ment and the fund representing that
great constituency of the post Office de-
partment which persists in sending
money in envelopes through the unregis-
tered mails of the service
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
HOW ESKiMOS CATCH SEAL.
The Hunter Talks Seal" and Steals
Upon His Prey with
Great Skill.

The Eskimo manner of taking the
seal is described by Mr. Tyrrell in his
book, Across the Sub-Arctics of Can
ada. The author says that he has
known an Eskimo who was so expert
at this kind of sport that he was able
TO seize a seal with his teeth
When hunter spies a SEAL he notes
the direction of the wind. then keep
i/g himself to the leeward of the seal,
he walks to within a quarter of a
mile of the seal. Beyond this he be-
gins to crouch, and advances only
when the seals head is down. The
seal is a wide-awake animal, and has
the habit of throwing up its head
quickly every few seconds TO guard
against danger. When its head is
down upon the ice its eyes are shut,
and it is said that in these brief in
tervals it takes its sleep.
However this may be, the hunter
by carefully watching the seals move
ments, is able without much difficulty
to get within about 200 yards of it;
but at close quarters he is obliged to
adopt other tactics. He now lies down
at full length upon the ice, and the
real sport begins.
The seal takes the Eskimo, who is
able 10 talk seal perfectly, to be one
of its kindred. and indeed there is a
great deal of resemblance between the
clothed. and the Eskimo. living largely
upon the flesh and oil of the seal, is
similarly odorous.
AS the two lie there upon the ice, a
most amusing sort of conversation is
kept up between them The seal
makes remark and flips his tail The
Eskimo replies and makes a CORE
spending gesture with his foot. At
the same time he throws himself lit
tie forward The seal soon has some
thing further to say, and again iips
his tail. The Eskimo replies as before.
and still further closes up the dis
lance between them
When the seals head is down. the
| hunter, who ever keeps his eye on
his prey, is able to approach still near
er by dragging himself forward upon
his elbows. This maneuvering goes on
for some time, until the distance be-
tween the performers has been reduced
TO a few yards. sometimes to a few
feet
When near enough 10 make a sure
shot, the Eskimo takes his bow and
arrow from his side and sends swift
shaft through the head of his outwitted
prey.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08

SEIZED The EAGLE BY THE LEGS.
fensive, and the manager would have
speedily turned them out, bat they af-
forded an attraction for eastern Wis
itors and in consequence were permit
ed to prolong their visit. After much
persuasion they were permitted to in
dulge in bath.
All" exclaimed the younger Moqui
when the bath was over, the water
you washed in is dirtier than mine "
YES" replied his companion but
you must remember | am a year older
than you are"
Like most American Indians, the Mo-
quis delight in ornamenting their hair
with the feathers of the hawk and the
eagle. the latter being especially priced
for the purpose. At each of the viii
lagos hunters of these birds watch
throughout the year for the appearance
Of broods from the nests on the neigh
boring inaccessible mountain peaks.
One day, not long ago. Hultani,
young Moqui hunter, observed an eagle
with brood just from the nest, hover
ing over the summit of neighborins
mountain searching for food Taking
a companion with him he fastened in
the night to the mountain. and just De-
fore dawn secreted himself in a narrow
assure in the rock His companion
then covered him over where he lay
with twigs and cedar bark, on which
he placed the dead body of freshly
killed rabbit and hurryins away hia
himself nearby.
Soon after daylight the eagle again
appeared with her brood. lowering over
the mountain. and finally, catching
sight of the rabbit. swooped down upon
il and seized 1t in her claws. Hultani
instantly thrust his hand through the
covering above him and seized the
eagle by her legs. The great bird al
once spread her broad pinions and IT'S
ing in the air carried the young savage
bodily out of the assure. She beat MIN
over the head and shoulders with ner
wings. and pounded him in the race
with her strong beak. Once or twice
she ceased TO fight and extending her
pinions sought to escape, dragging her
captor for some distance over the stony
surface of the mountain. In the mean
while the companion of the young man
FASTENED TO his assistance, and casting
sheepskin bag over the great bird
ended her struggle for freedom.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
Farmers Strengthening Up.

An observing physician of New York
who has recently travelled about the
country a good deal says he finds the
farmers are standing and walking
straighter now than they were % or 80
years ago. He attributes this to the
use Of modern apparatus on the farms.
The Man With the Hoe" is getting the
stoop out Of his shoulders by reason OF
the fact that he doesn't use a hoe any
more, but cultivator. ON the top of
which he rides under an umbrella.-Sa-
yannah ga News
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
TRAPPING THE EAGLE
HOW THE TRICK Is DONE nv
MooUI INDIANS.
A Peculiar Tribe with Many Points
Of Interest-Denizens of the
Arizona Desert for
Centuries.

The Moqui Pueblo Indians of north
ern Arizona are probably at the pres
ent time the most interesting and
unique tribe of aboriginees inhabiting
the American continent. They live in
villages located upon the SUBMITS of
several detached. flat-topped, sand
stone mountains that rise I'D from
broad. wind-swept plain, like great
monuments The sides OF these lofty.
fiat-topped remains OF what was once.
doubtless an extensive mountain
range, are quite precipitous, and the
top in each case can only be reached
by means of a tortuous path excavated
along the breast of the mountain. Tn
this path. stones from the plains, and
timbers from the forests, many miles
away. have been carried for the con-
struction of buildings, year after year,
century after century, for an unknown
period of the past.
Coronado. the Spanish explorer, in
his quest for the city of Cibola. about
the middle of the sixteenth century,
found these people living on the tops
Of the mountains they now occupy.
Some anthropologists claim that they
are remnant OF the once powerful Az
tees, and that their villages on the
Arizona "mesas' are at least as old as
the conquest Of Mexico by fernando
Cortez in the fifteenth century.
The occupation of these mesas for
even brief period seems remarkable,
in view of the fact that the surround
ing country is a sandy desert. and the
water supply barely sufficient for the
daily needs of the people. Indeed, bath
ing of the person and washing of
clothes are almost unknown practices
a fact quickly made evident to the
American visitor at the villages, or by
the chance meeting of wandering
Moqui.
Once. it is said, couple of these peo-
pie made their way to the Rio Grande
valley. and impelled by curiosity visit
ed the Montezuma hotel, near Las We
gas. Their presence was markedly Of
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08

After the battle of the Yau, during
the war between China and Japan, Ad-
miral Ito. who, as win be remembered.
covered himself with glory on that oc-
casion. had granted a young officer a
few days leave of absence. When the
time came for the absentee TO reioin
his ship the admiral received the fol-
lowing laconic telegram: Owing to I'M
foreseen circumstances cannot. as ex-
pected, return to d.ty." The admiral
replied; Either give reason or return. &"
Shortly after message reached him
from a hospital at Iokosuta: Train
lost-cannot travel; leg lost-cannot
run. viii return If you insist" Ad-
miral Ito did not insist.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08

In the present stage of progress in
modern educational methods the state
ment that hearty and intelligent cooper
alton and sympathy between parents
and teachers is essential TO the best re-
suits in school work should be the most
obvious and commonplace truism. Many
parents will not take the trouble nor de-
vote the time necessary to the proper
training of the young, and unfortunately
too few teachers are sufficiently inter-
ested in their work as profession to
insist upon that measure of parental CO.
operation which is so essential.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08

ship is something than the deed OF ant
Many miserable fees from land land to drive the
blues while the happy farmer home Tor his houses and
lands really them From early the glorious he
eoes beauty
that gores the world and inspires him with Strong body and
tranquil OF mind he IS the of and lands and the
other who blind land OF beauty and deaf land music
Sol without fellow and all the relations OF life Who
will show good the cync through the green
glass OF his jealousy sehshness nuay and eXcuyeness
Happy the who look his fellow from the divine
point OF So Christ His brethren and o human SOUL how
dakend might be to-day gained infinite He
ready to die for it.
When their He the possible good them
and declared: Il will draw all Me- In other words all
these preJnded sinful prosecuting shall become
brothers They Mine they the children of My Father and
they shall realize their inheritance The world His this high
but the selfish could The
could his brother enslave him. Even
be transformed look them Alright God good. Believe
that truly and shall understand that things seemingly evil work
for far exceeding weight glory. things
if only think So, % become blessings
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
Secret of Success.

Ny success as fiction writer" re-
marked the man with the ink-stained
fingers, has enabled me to pile up
quite a large bank balance"
Indeed exclaimed the new club
member. Its queer I never hap
pened TO get hold of any of your
books"
"Oh, l don't write books" replied
the literary party. MY speciality is
writing advertisements for summer
resorts. '-Cineinnati Enquirer.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
His Confession.

"Oh, GGeorge!" sobbed the bride Of
six short months. Il was t-told to-day
that y-you Were l-leading a d-double
life"
Il guess you got next to the facts in
the case" calmly replied George: at
least my expenses are double what thew
were before butted into the matrimon-
ial game. Chicago Daily News.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
Nebraska capitalists are planning Ii,

Nebraska capitalists are planning the
construction of an alfalfa meal plant.
near Sterling. Col, and the establish
ment of grinding stations in various
parts Of the alfalfa district of the Gen.
tennial state The manufacture of al
falfa meal is comparatively a new in
'ustry. and Colorado is one OF the
iers in adding it TO the list of west
manufactured products
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
Fatter and Thinner.

Jones-Ioure looking fatter, old
boy, than when | saw you last
smith-fes. my wife's literary club
has disbanded. But you're thin.
What's up? -.
My wife's cooking school class
hasn't disbanded. IN. Y. Herald
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
The Philosopher.

DO you see any humor in this
life?"
Well, comparatively-yes. That X
there is more humor in il than there
is in getting out of it. so conclude it
must be a joke. Though sometimes.
! must confess, l laugh when l really
do not see the point"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
For Financial Reasons.

Downer-I am glad il is good form
not TO wear a watch with dress suit.
Upper-why?
Because | never have my watch and
my dress suit at the same time
Stray Stories.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
Bicycle Still Ponular

Four thousand bicycists gathered at
d rendezvous in Boston early in May 10
show that they had not lost interest
in the sport. This is pretty good evil
dence that the wheel retains some of its
old-time popularity Compan-
ion
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
Looking Too Closely

Wallaee-Try one of these cigars.
they were smuggled.
Ferry-Really? (Puff. puff Snug
gled past the board Of health, you mean
STRAY Stories.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
A Sure Sign.

Gotrox-What did that chap say
when We ran over him?
Chauffeur-Said he was delighted,
and hoped you were quite well. and
Speed on quickly. That must be one
Of my poor relations. Puck.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
CIR 0nr Trr1r may nf
1dnshrssittg All Gum Thtaga
BY DR.. JOSEPH X MASON.
Pastor of ST. Paurs Univers.Ii.t Church. Chicago.

HERE two ways BY which possess things. The
first is simply to them without really possessing them
The rich her diamonds but the student who
he looks upon diamond there only gem of
beauty but illustration OF the wonderful law Of crystal
zaon and the revelation OF wisdom greater than man $,
really possesses the diamond. So it is with all things in
life. The outward world is often only in the first
sense Houses and lands may own vet be unable to
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
Satisfaction.

It is all right to go to law for the pur-
pose OF getting satisfaction If you can
stop when you're satisfed.-Chieago
Record Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08

here's another countess marrying her
coaehman. She was probably driven
to it
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10

The Sunshine left for Memphis at
| Is p. N. She had good trip and
discharged quite a consignment at
Mettie Bound.
Capt Chas. Nichols left The Ed Rob.
ertS at Memphis and came home yes
terday by rail He will join the boat
on her arrival here and go to Cincin
natl en- her
The Ferd Hardweg arrived from
Rosa Clair where she left empties to
be loaded with rock. Her rotand pilot
Nr Cit cncc Nichols, remained in
town wliie she Was Up the Ohio
A tugboat is called she" because It
always has something on the string.
insists on leading The procession, and
generally blows about It,
Geo Woodward is coming mp on the
Ed Roberts.
The Bonanza passed up to Cincia
natl from Memphis last night. She
had on board 100 members of that
rowing contingent known as "Gypsies'
who came from Louisiana and are go
ing 10 Evansville. Ind, to attend the
annual conClaye of the Romany PEG
pie, which has taken place in that city.
or near there. for the past forty
years. They are a picturesque looking
ing fellows with bold, flashing eyes
years They are a picturesque lowing
lot The men are dark, swarthy look
ing fellows with boil, flashing eyes
and restless movements. The women
are black OF eye and graceful Of move.
ment with serpentine locks of jetty
hue and quick, imperi0us glanccs
which bode i'll to the triter. The Chill
dren. numerous, rugged, ill-cla1 and
loud of voice were very much in eyi
dence carrying small belongings or
tenaci0usly to pet dogs OF
which they have a large and variously
bred legion. They have with them a
varied assortment of personal effects
including a number of fine horses
They are born traders He who bests
a Gypsy in horse trade is worthy Of
"A seat in the Missouri legislature His
name is not legion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
Useful. INFORMATION.

Z In this department ail manner Of useful IN
formation viii be briefly given every day any
cues. ION asaTa o readers ''urefn,"g any %
'1s '''''' 49, ,'''''' y gag ~
w
loVa@ Jug sa. WIN ''s1 a. o'-- aug
9et "' ''Vl' H' NOUN "'i' 'i1' ~
-'I''
On June -, 1908, there was $S2,56a-
7S0 in one dollar bills IN circulation IN
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
THIRTY
ANNIVERSARY

oT the association has been published
Swing the details OF lis work, but the
amount Of good done by the krew is
iucalculable. | have been assured by
those who are mol Of oar membership
but are identified with the asSoeia-
don. that the Mystic Knew has rem
dered possible To carry on the work
of organized charity TO higher de-
gree Of success than ever before The
unworthy class has been almost en-.
tirely eliminated. When cases of des.
titutlOn are reported they are imme
diately investigated aud when the
needs are urgent relief is prompt and
sure, III there are evidences of fraud
or professional begsery tand few
such cases have been found to EXIST
relief may be given temporarily 70
avoid possible mistake. but not for
any length Of time This system of
Investigation commends itself to all
cEaritab. DISPOSED people as it is
gratifying to know that those who
really are in want can BE- relieved
without unnecessary delay, while the
iRposters are denied the privilege Of
living on the proceeds Of others
bounty In conclusion, | think iisk
nothing in repeating the claim that
the Krew aided by the X NJ X. c.
Charity association has done more to
alleviate tile pangs Of poverty i'm Cairo
than any other organization We may
have D. III the secluded confines of
oar han No may be a sourcesof ter
ror TO new members We may have
contributed 10 the amusement of the
people, BUT there Is many poor wo
man. helpless child or bejridieu man
in this community who is thankful
that the old Is AL X. c. is still in eX.
Istence
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10
BIC SMOKE STACT FELL
Attemp to Raise Smoke Stack Over
Caro's Own Brewery Resulted ..
Disastrously

At $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the heavy single stick derrick which
was being used to raise the huge
smoke stack of Cairo's Own Brewery
broke in two and precipitated the
ponderous stack. which was about
forty feet in the air to the ground caus'
ing considerable damage
One end of the heavy stack was
barely touching the ground while the
other was raised in the air above the
Cairo Telephone company and when
the derrick gave way the smoke stack
fell across the wires pulling them TO
the earth and swapping four big tel.
ephones in two as ii obey were tooth,
picks
The stack was not badly damaged.
one section being the only part that
will need repairs The corniee of the
brick work of the engine room was
torn down.
The greatest damage will be 10 the
telephone company which will be
about $500 Many telephones were
out OF service after the accident but
all We're in working order last night
except fifteen Manager Aisthorpe says
everything possible win DC done 20
have The damage repaired immediate
ly and he hopes to have everything
working smoothly by Friday night
The derrick which broke was made
Of by inch timber spliced together
with by inch boards at the joints
but as the pipe weighs C5o0 pounds
the strain was very great.
The contractors are procuring tim
hers Of sufficient strength and viii re
sumo the work of raising the stack at
once
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-10

Among the stories that John Yves.
ley Gaines. congressman from Tennes-
see. brought back with him from
England, is one that Dean Hole. the
witty divine. tells OF an unsophist-
Gated eurate who went to Yorkshire
parish where the parishioners bred
horses and. in addition, frequently
raced them.
This innocent curate was asked to
invite the prayers Of his congregation
for Miriam Hawkins So for three
successive Sundays. prayers we're of.
fered up for Miriam Hawkins. On
the fourth Sabbath the clerk advised
the eurate that further prayers in this
respect were unnecessary.
Dear me-" exclaimed the innocent
man. Is Miriam dead?"
"Oh. no. sir" was the startling re.
Spouse, "she won the ten furlong
racei'