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The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
MIGHT HAVE HAD TWO MORE
Chump Who Baited the Barbed Wire
Fence Overlooked Two of
the Barbs.

There is the keenest rivalry between
Joseph F. Cowan. proprietor of Clsson
Point, the new resort in The Bronx
and one of his guests, banker. as TO
which can catch the greater number OF
fish. the fishermans word TO be taken
as a substantiation of his record. The
rivalry has led TO some interesting dis
coveries, says the New York Sun. and
although the contest has been conduct
and employees took sides, and each OF
the rivals had his warm adherents.
sAll the ordinary methods of catch.
ing founders had been engaged In with
fiuctuating results, and the founder
season seemed likely to close with the
struggle unsettled. when, about a week
ago. the banker begun to get ahead
Every night he would return to the inr
with such quantities of founders tina,
they were reckoned by bushels rather
than by weight.
IL took some pretty sharp detectiv,
work TO find out how 1t was done. bu
Mr.. Cowan succeeded Secure from
IS,
says he saw the banker go to the shore
and sprinkle bait along the sand abou
two feet from the waters edge. Wher
after awhile the fish began to seem
the meal provided for them, the fioun.
ders would leap from the water and
while they were in midair the banker
would hit the latest a sharp clip with
a baseball bat and break his back.
Now the banker Is not a light man
neither Is he as young as he once was;
so 1t is not strange that many OF the
nounders secured their dinner and
Hoped hack into the water safely. Ye,
when his catch was counted. he had sc
nice fish that filled two bushel baskets.
Mr.. Cowan kept his knowledge of his
competitors methods TO himself. but
resolved 10 beat him at his own game
The next day he astonished the hab-
itues OF his hosiery by bringing in 343
nne nounders. After he had been duly
declared the victor he told how he got
the fish.
1T was the easiest thing ever" said
he. Il hired husky fellow to helm
me. and at low tide we fenced In about
100 feet square of the shore. close to
the water with barbed wire. Then
with pinchers We turned the barbs into
hooks and baited them. When the tide
rose the fish came in with it. and say
they must have fought for chances on
that fence
AT low tide every blessed barb but
two had fish on il. The fellow |
hired owned up that he forgot TO put
bait on two of the barbs and I fired
MIN on the spot. | wouldn't stand for
such carelessness. Only for that |
would have caught 345 founders that
tide"
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
VALUE OF TEA AND COFFEE
Something That Must Be Decided bv
the User of Either for
Himself.

There has been great deal OF argu.
ment as to the relative usefulness OF tea
and coffee. Some people say that tea
interferes with digestion, makes them
nervous and keeps them awake, but that
they can drink coffee without any I'll
effect, that II really aids digestion. 9th
,ers claim that coffee produces nervous
ness and insomnia, but that tea refreshes
and invisorates without any bad results.
Then there are some people who can
drink neither tea nor coffee, and still 9TH
ers who use both with no i'll consequence
All this goes 10 show, states Medical
Talk for the Home, that II depends upon
the individual as TO what use he can
make OF tea or coffee. Coffee agrees with
one person while tea disagrees Tea is
beneficial TO another person while coffee
cannot be tolerated. Each person must
decide for himself by experience
In the United States coffee takes the
lead, but in other countries, especially
England, China and India. tea is used a
great deal more than coffee
Tea contains about so per cent. more
caffeine or narcotic principle than coffee.
But in the making Of tea and coffee there
is about twice as much cdfree used as
there is OF tea TO the same amount OF wa
ter.
Tea, when drunk in large quantities, is
said TO irritate the mucous membrane OF
the stomach more than coffee. while cof-
fee has more decided stimulant action
upon the force and frequency of the pulse
than tea has.
After all that has been said pro and
con. the person who drinks either tea or
coffee must decide for himself whether il
agrees with him or whether il does him
harm. He must find out for himself and
then decide accordingly whether he shah
continue the use Of either one or the
other.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
|HE DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT
The Disappearance of Kent LOOMS
From on Board the Kaiser
Wilhelm III.
M One seems TO Know whether He
Went Overheard By Accident
or Committed suicide.

London. June 23.-Apparently moth
ing is known in regard TO the disap-
pearan of Kent Loomis, who was a
passenger on board the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H.,
which left New York June IA and ar
rived at Plymouth Monday morning
and at Bremen Tuesday. Inquiries made
at Bremen show Mr.. LOOMS was seen
at midnight, Sunday, on board the
steamer and that he was missing at one
o'clock Monday morning. No one
seems to know what happened in the
interval The representative of the
agents of the line who boarded the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. at Plymouth spoke
to Capt. Hoegemann, the purser, the
doctor of the steamer and others, but
they nad heard nothing of the disap-
pearanee of the passenger.
A dispatch from Bremen reads as fol-
lows:
THE North German Lloyd Co. has
no information about Mr.. LOOMS be-
yond the fact that he was missed an
hour before the arrival of the steamer
at Plymouth. Whether 1t was an acct
| dent or suicide is not known
A dispatch from Paris says that APP
prehensioE has been aroused there con-
corning the whereabouts of Mr.. Loomis
and that on the request of friends the
agents of the company are making in
| Quiries.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24

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THE MARKETS.
RSDAY, June q.
Grain and Provisions.

ST Louis Flour Patents, 81 75Gfl %
other grades, s39oQ4.70 Wheat-No {.
red $.06. Corn No. 2 mixer. 49c.
oats - No. >, 40n42c. Hay Timothy,
H0.oe@14oo; prairie S.ooalo.oo; clover, $3.50
nll01. Lard-Choice steam, 631izc Pork
New mess, sl302I2. Breakfast.
yaQ13c. Butter-Creamery. l3dlSc, dairy.
lldl5c Eegs-Fresh, l3l2Ql5c. WOOL
Tub<washed. 20d32i2c; Missouri and Ili-
nois combing. 2334c; other grades. l3a23.
Indianapolis-W heat-No. red. $l03:
No. red, $l.00, Corn-No. , white, 4Sc
No. yellow. 4Sc Oats-No mixed,
43'.c. Hay-Timothy. $lo00@l20o
Chicago-Closing quotations: Wheat
July. size old. Soc; September. 1916: old.
Sl&saSli2c; December. 797sMSOc Corn
June. 4Sc. July 4Sl2e: September, 4SI20
$3.50. December, 444c; May. 43i2c Oats
June, Ale, July, 39sc; September &c; De-
cember 32l2c Pork-July, sl2 so: Septem-
Der $3.50 Lard-July, S. 90@6S7l2; Sep
tcmber. $7.1g24115; October, silly Mo-
Vember. S.07i2. Ribs--July. S12i2. Sep
TENDER, S7.62i2; October, &65. Rye-Sep-
TENDER, S2a53c; July, 5Sl2c.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
APAssENGER INTERVIEWED.
Says Mr.. LOOMS Was In the Habit
of sitting in Dangerous Place.

Berlin, June PIE. A. Gimbel who
was passenger on the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II. from
New York. which arrived at plymouth
Monday morning and at Bremen Tues
day, says that Kent j. LOOMS was last
seen shortly before the vessel reached
Plymouth. Mr.. Gimbel is not certain
whether Mr. LOOMS disembarked there
or disappear ed while crossing the chan
mel. The vessel was detained 80 min
utes at Cferbourg for a thorough
search of all the cabins, which was
without result. 1t appear that Mr..
LOOMS was in the habit Of sitting
high up on the upper deck among the
boats, a position regarded as danger
Gus.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Dreamed Strawberries.

Dissolve half a box of gelatin in
nne-half eupful of cold water Add
three cupfuls of boiling water. one
euptul OF sugar and the juice of two
lemons. Stir thoroughly and strain
Let the jelly set-it should be only
half as firm as most jellies-then stir
lightly in one quart of fine. sweetened
strawberries and one large cupful OF
whipped cream. Nearly fiji custard
glasses with this mixture and put on
each a spoonful of whipped cream.
Serve very cold.-Philadelphia Press.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Live stock MARK cts.

St Louis-Cattle-Fa Fancy exports, s. 006
615; butchers. $45oM6.4o: stockerS s. 006l
4 .; cows and heifers. $3.o045on Hogs
Packers. s. 20Gt5.30; butchers s. 25Gl5. 3 :
light 81 254S.2 Sheep-Mutton sheep.
A.00a4 So, lambs. $i50Q6.50; spring lambs.
IS. 0OGt7.25
Kansas city = Cattle = Native steers.
81 -6G6 a.. southern steers 275l5 20:
southern cows. s.. O0a4 90. native cows and
heifers, s2WQ6,41; stOckers and feeders
s.. l5uiI0, calves. S250d4 = western steers
81 0VnSt9 western COWS. $2.69d4 y Hogs
Heavy, &.loa5 20; packers. s. 00n5 IS: pigs
and lights. $i20m5.05. Sheep-Muttons.
81 5e15.$5; lambs $500a7 90 range weth-
ers, $4.o0di9o, ewes, $S5on4.90
Chicago = Cattle-Good to prime steers.
s.. '5a65. poor to medium, $42545.o:
st1ckers and feeders. 81 50u450: COWS 81 SO
ai43o, heifers. S2.00M t.65: Gamers 81 5060
ECO. calves, 81 5oQ550; Tex;.,-fed steers,
81 60d5. = Hogs-Mixed and butchers
@loa5.55 good to choice heaN.' $5.3A6l5. "a;
rough heavy, S.lWd530. light. s.. 1919 p.
Sheep-Good to choice wethers, N.756I5 p :
fair To choice mixed. $lo0a475: western
sheep 55@d4 90; clipped western lambs,
%00a6.N5; spring lambs. 81 5ou750
Indianapolis Cattle Good to prime
steers. S5eAd6.5O Hogs-Best heavies,
53Ou6. -. medium and mixed, IS 2od5 S5
Sheep-Good to choice. 81. 65d4O1. lambs.
$2516 90; spring lambs. 100000
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Cotton.


Quotations for middlng range as fol-
lows; st Louis. lie, New York, II lOc;
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24

Milwaukee. June 23-Nearly fifteen
hundred members of the National
Grain Dealers association were pres
ent when the annual convention of
this organization opened here. II. S.
Grimes, of Portsmouth. o.. president of
the association, delivered his annual
address.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24

st. LOUIS, June 23.-Mrs Mary E.
Burns, a widow, was struck by Del
mar avenue car. Tuesday. and sus-
tanned internal injuries which resulted
in her death two hours later
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
the election Of United States senator
submitted by majority of the plat
form committee. was adopted:

KesoIVed. That the democratic nom
ines for the next United States senator
shall be selected by the popular vote in
the same manner that state officers are
chosen and at the same democratic prt-
mary election, and that the result OF
the vote so cast shall DC certified to the
next state convention by the various
county conventions and the candidate re-
ceiYing the greatest number OF votes
shall by the State convention be de-
clsred the democratic nominee for the
United States senate and the same shall
be binding on all democratic members
of the Legislature. provided. the state
democratic central committee shall pre-
scribe all rules for government OF the
primaries throughout the State. and that
said rules shall be uniform
A minority report on the manner OF
choosing United States senator was
submitted. also a minority report on
the plank in reference 10 trust legis.
lation, but both were voted down.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
State Democratic Platform.

Following is the platform adopted
at the recent democratic convention
held al Hot Springs:
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Financial Ability,

so young Smith has come into for
tune. Do you think he has the making
of financier?"
Undoubtedly. Several Of them. And
I'd like TO be one Of the bunch. N. Y.
Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24
Suicide with Poison.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 23-Dr L. A.
Lowden. one of the most prominent
physicians of north Indianapolis, SOM
mitted suicide, Tuesday night, by poi
SON
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-24

New York June 23-Close. Money n,
eau easy at lnlA per cent: closing hid
IL j; offered at ~; time loans easy and dull,
SaSA prime mercantile paper 3ia5,sIt - -
cent. sterling exchange steady Win
actual business In bankers bills al 4S7 251a
eS 80 Tor demand. and at 4s5. Seats Is for
o-uay blusi posted rates 1856 and 4Ss.
commercial bills 4S5isa4S5l. bar silver
SsS; Mexican dollars. 45is Government
ooaos steady, railroad bonds firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22

before the campaign waxes hotter than the dog days The president composes at all seasons, but best when the mercury scars. Ills Is the good old rule of the poet Dryden. ito write with fury and cor rect with phlegm." He will not there fore, receive any political delegations at Oyster Bay; and, indeed, no political vis- ltors except such AS may be sent to him direct from the National Committee or those who may have to come on official business. This information in regard to his movements and his ideas of the proper way a president should act In a campaign can be relied on as correct. Spectacularity henceforward Is to be rig idly and religiously eschewed, To some of MT. Roosevelt's admirers a programme like this may seem rather tame and dis- appointing; but who shall say oracularly that 1t is not redolent of sound political sense? When one reflects upon the whrl- wind campaigns of Blaine and Bryan, one Is tempted to opne that a candidate for presidential honors may hurt himself by leading the battle in person, instead of setting in otoise dignity under the ap- pie tree and waiting for the fruit to fall Besides, there Is point of nice honesty to be considered; has a president, the paid servant of the people, any right to be spending the peoples time running about the country in chase of reelection? None of our early presidents did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22

lio was preferable. It didn't used to be so considered, but since our additional Inland possessions and our marked change of relations with Cuba, into sort of in loco parents relationship, reasonable ex- cuses for much more of enjoyable voyag- ing on the part of the Secretary of the Navy and his official family can be found Secretary Moody from the hour he was fresh in office proceeded to tranmute himself, like Lots wife Into an old salt.
 His recent visit to Cuba has made him and those senators and representatives who companioned him objects of envy. At this writing he is cruising about the southern part of Florida and inhaling the rich odors blown seaward from the or ange gardens in that lovely land where 'every prospect pleases and only the fleas are vile" An official who used to explore the river system of Florida that he saw frequently there spectacle Of splendor he doubted could be parelleled anywhere else in the world. "As we stole up and down some of the smaller streams in our little steamer, the firefles hover
 Ing from bank to bank were so thick In number and so brilliant. we seemed to be passing through a revolving tunnel or un- der an endless dancing arch of living fire. The effect Is unpictureable; in describable; countless millions of the tiny creatures turning the purple darkness of night into spectacular splendor and re- flecting in the sombre black water, so 1t seemed to swarm with phosphori."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
Brady Fought Arthur.

Mention of the beautiful National Gem etery brings to mind that shortly pre- vious to Miss Sutherland's sad ending there was buried here with military hon
 ors a man once very much In the public vision Thomas J. Brady. who was sec ond-assistant postmaster general under Hayes and Garfield. in the beginning of his career gained a fine record as vol unteer infantry officer and rose to the rank of brevet brigader-ge He next signalized himself by helping to nn- earth the frauds of the whiskey-rng for Secretary Bristow. But after this. getting on the inside of the postoffice depart ment. he fell from grace and was pros ecuted under Arthur. along with ex-sen- ator Dorsey for the Star-foute frauds. Brady with his back to the wall proved himself a clever fighter. Quietly he se- cured a controlling interest In every re- publican paper published in Washington and President Arthur found himself With
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
Miss sutherIand's Story Tragic.

The suicide of Miss Edith Sutherland, daughter of the late Surgeon-General D.. c. Sutherland U. S. A, which has cast a gloom over many families could scarce ly be said. however. to have been un- expected. Miss Sutherland had made sev- eral attempts to end her life and had been under treatment for some time on ac- count of a recurrent mental disorder. Reared Tn luxury at the Presidio in San Francisco, where her distinguished fa- ther was stationed and possessing in her own right considerable fortune, she found herself and the family after her fathers sudden death nine years ago reduced to the ranks in the battle for bread. Mining ventures had plotted out the families wealth. Miss Sutherland secured a posi- tion in the Pension office and in the struggle to give her younger brothers and sisters a good education she became a nervous wreck. Compelled to give up her governmental position, she turned her attention to the making and sale of fine pastries for which delicate culinary art she had a natural gift She was buried in the National Cemetery at Arlington. beside her famous father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
Wanamaker Honored.

The news of the honor conferred by the Carton club of London. most exclusive and aristocratic Tory organization in all England, on John Wanamaker merchant and ex-postmaster general, by It's cleo tion of him as a honorary member, has stirred up no end of talk here among the legations and In official circles. This honor has never till now been conferred on foreigner and since MT. Wanamaker can In no sense be regarded as being con- nected with official life or even In these Rooseveltian days, with political life the surprise over the clubs innovation Is heightened. There are mem indeed, who actually appear to resent It, men who have been stationed in London and could have plummed themselves immensely had such dignity been conferred upon them The feeling which titled not-ables enter tain toward some of our untitled notabies who are welcomed by royalty In Europe is an amusing exhibit of spleen and van ity on the part of men: men who should know better. It always makes me think of Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson's funny poem on the subject of feminine vanity, wherein she scores our sex roundly and closes with the convincing stanza:
 ''Vanity's wide as the world is wide.
 Feminine vanity? Oh. ye men,
 Look at the peacock in his pride
 Is ii hen?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
FREE SEED START MANY GOOD STORIES
  Government Supplies Old Lady With Bean Soup THE END OF A TRAGIC LIFE Miss Sutherland Battled Hard Against Adversity Before Committing Sui cide-Thomas J. Brady Was
 Once Picturesque Figure.
THE END OF A TRAGIC LIFE
BY ". T. MANNING.

Washington. May 21.-The Government fal free seed business has produced. if nothing else, a fine crop of amusing sto- ries not a few of which I have had the pleasure of broad casting over the coun- try. The most recent one was told by Representative Mahon of Pennsylvania
 To a nice old lady residing in his district
 whom he had known since a boy he got notion he would like to send a little re- membrance and recalling that she had always kept up quite a garden he decided to forward quite a substantial package of beans from his allowance at the Agricul- tural department. Her letter of thanks made his eyes bulge Those were lovely beans you sent me. I cooked them for dinner and they made the best soup you ever tasted. Thank you ever so muchi' The idea of the government supplying free soup Is quite novel one. although not so in the programme of our social
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
Roosevelt's Plans for Summer.

According to my old chum at the White House, the Presidents plans for the sum mer do not resemble the Floridlan fire- flies by virtue of their spectacular splen- dor. Contrary to former reports MT. Roosevelt will remain here until the first of July and then plant himself at Oyster
 Bay to enjoy the glorious Fourth and
 here the melifiuous thunder of his noml- nation by the republican convention. Al ter this music has exerted its charms 10 soothe his strenuous breast, he will re- turn to the White House for fortnight to confer with party leaders and map out the lines of the campaign. Then he Will return to Oyster Bay and vegetate there until October. induiging himself and pos- terity in literary pursuits. He has an other voluminous contribution to histori- cal affairs which he wishes to turn oif
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22

out the backing of supposedly adminis- tration organs.
 When the secret history of that era of political corruption shall come to be inl- partially written. no small space will be given to Brady's extraordinary exploits via journalism. Chilled on the gridiron himself he had mastered the art of broid- ling an opponent from day to day with sinuous innuendo. He centrived through his papers to make many an innocent stateman squirm more than once, and he even had the audacity to even try to throw the. gaff into General Garfield, who started the fight against the Star-rout- CTS.
 As I remember the case, being attach ed to the Washington Post at that time, Brady did succeed for while in casting a cloud of suspicion on Garfields sheer ity before his victim had chance to spread before the country the simple, real explanation of letter he had writ ten to Hubbell in 1880, with reference to Brady and the Indiana October election. After the rout of the Star-routers Brady gradually dropped into its shadow and shed his light no more through bushel of newspapers. His Is ore of those cu- rious cases where a mans death alone re- minds the world of his having been alive and very much alive at one time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
A Roseate View of Panama.
Paris Letter to London News.

Among the official as we'll as non-offi- cial members of the American colony of Paris you may hear predictions to this effect: Tn about ten years. two years after the inaugural procession of the world's nayies through the Panama canal, the tippers of the states will be changing the West Indian Islands-many of which are the loveiest spots on earth-into a rev Riviera and attracting thither trip pers from Europe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
To Atlantic Ci.,
 Railway.

On account of the meeting of the Ameri- can Academy of Medicine and the Amer ican Medical association, the Southern railway will sell tickets Birmingham to Atlantic City. N. J., at the very low rate of s27.55 for the round trip. Tickets will be sold June 1, g. 3. 5 and 6, 1904, good to leave Atlantic City returning not later than June 1S
 For further information and sleeping car reservation, apply to J. N. Harrison, district passenger agent Morris Hotel building. 5-19 to 6-5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
FREE! FREE! FREE! Band concert at East Lake Sunday afternoon.

On and after Tuesday. May l7th, all cars which at pres ent use the 22d street bridge will use the 2Oth street cross ing until further notice.
 B. R., l.. & F. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-22
Interesting Old Mansion.

One of the most interesting sights In this city of many, Is the fine old man. sion, built by that fine old banker, Cor coran. This was at one time the head quarters of the British legation and In the garden, 1t is believed. the second Lord Lytton, then callow diplomat. wrote his novel in verse, Lucille which at once became the rage. Daniel Web ster, to whom the old banker proved himself so constant friend and supplier of "the needful so tradition says, plant ed a tree here with his own majestic hands Now Senator Depew, when in Washington. makes 1t his home and has reiuyenated the place in Washingtonian minds and annals by many hospitablc en- tertainments.