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The Forrest City times., 1904-06-03

Messrs. R. Ml Nimocks and A. l.. stevens went to Memphis Monday morning on business. They also went to fleming. Tennessee, to buy couple of horses, but had to return to the Bluff City to secure what they wanted, and bought two nice ones.
 Rev Geo. E. Hancock will be regu. larly ordained priest in the Episco- pal church next Thursday morning at l9 o'clock, the Bishop and Clergy of. fciating. There will be special music and services for the occasion, and the public is cordially invited.
 James McCutchen and Joe Todd, two of the best all-round farmers in the county, loaded the first car of new potatoes yesterday. The stock is fine and the price will probably be very satisfactory, though we are unable to state the figures at this writing.
 Mir. Fl. P. German has about wound up his affairs here, and will probably leave for his future home in Searcy next week. Misses Lollio and Mary have gone ahead to prepare home, The Hines joins many friends in sincere re- gret at losing this eatimable family.
 Step into the Magnolia Saloon, and get cool and refreshing drink. T. c. Folbre, Jr. x Go. the courteous and accommodating proprietors will serve you with the best Wine, Whiskey, Beer. and ether beverages. All kinds of Fancy Mixed drinks by expert mixol- ogists.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-03

LOST-Last week-a p,a "a solid gold ring; Finder will be lberally rewarded at Times office.
 All the styles in the celebrated IIans an Shoe, at Sol Lewis. Sole agent for the Hanan Shoe.
 Miss Maggie Hall, of Widener. was guest of Mss Tommle Stockard the first of the week.
 You ate not we'll dressed unless vou wear pair of Hanan Shoes. Sol Lewis: sole agent.
 Whiskey is whiskey, but Old J.H. Gutter IS the best whiskey on earth. N. B. Nelson & Co.
 Go to Russell, Graham & Go. s for the genuine Corliss, Coon S Co. collars. best on the market.
 I. c. Folbre .Ir. & Go. serve the cool. est of all beverages. Cold Keg and Bot. tied Beers speciality.
 The Old Yannissee Pure i've Whis. key is dispensed in Forrest City by T. c. Folbre. Jr. & Co.
 Don't Tall to see the elegant stock of Boys Clothing now being shown by Russell, Graham & Co.
 Marion and Willie Harper of Pales. tine, were in the city Saturday, and gave us pleasant call.
 FOR SALE.-A few more good lots in the Russell addition, on easy terms. Apply to James Russell.
 Mrs. G. A. Winthrop will shortly go to Nashville to reside with her daugh. ter, Mrs IT. s. Ashford.
 The Corliss, Coon x Co. linen collars are the best on the market. For sale by Russell, Graham X Co.
 The infant son of Mir. and Mrs. Eu. gene Williams was quite ill Saturday, but has since grown better.
 Old Cutter is pure Rye whiskey, and is unexcelled for medicinal DAT. poses. N. B. Nelson & Co.
 Write us for prices on rough or dressed lumber. Malvern Lumber Company, Perla, Arkansas.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-03

The c. R. ]. X P. Railroad Company will, through their hustling section foreman, Mir. l.. Curry, fil in the low place in front of Nimocks' Ware. house, and thus banished the hope of many citizens that fish pond would soon be established in the heart of the city. U
 Mrs. Margaret Alexander died in Johnson township, Tuesday night. and was buried Wednesday. Mrs. Alex ander was an old residenter of the township, consistent member of the Methodist church, and every ore of the large crowd who attended the funeral will miss her.
 MT. and Mrs. T. A. Hawkins, of Hetb, were in town Tuesday. preparing to go abroad. Mrs. Hawkins went tD Jerseyville, Illinois, where she will spend the summer with relatv and MT. Hawkins went to Eureka Springs, where he will remain for some time 10 recuperate his health.
 Mir A. H. Merritt of Mt. Airy, North Carolina. accompanied by little Miss Elizabeth Merritt, arrived in the city Friday on a visit to relatives and friends. They are guests of Dr. l.. H. Merritt, son and uncle, respectively, and family, and are much pleased with this splendid town and it's citizens.
 We are sole agents for Heath ta Millegan and Hammer Paint. Every bucket guaranteed. Sold under a five year guarantee. We also carry all colors in oil. Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil at 60c per gallon. Railway and Col lins leads-the two that leads. Brushes of all kinds. PaslaY & Jobn- son.
 Mir. J. B. Terry, the new assessor. has his appointments in this issue of l The Times. He will begin at Posey's School House Tn Wheatley Township on Monday, June 9th, and hopes that all who can possibly do so, will make it convenient to meet him at the several times and places mentioned in his ads vertisemsnt. These appointments are made for the convenience Of the tax payers, and they should take advan- tage of 1t to avoid the rush which always happens at the close of the books to avoid the penalty. Get line on these appointments, and meet the assessor promptly.
The Forrest City times., 1904-06-03

Old Barbee.
 Try Old Barbee.
 Old Cutter Rye hits the spot. Oh. for a game of base ball New Laces at Russell Graham X Co. GotoN. 5. Nelson S Co.,, for Old Gutter
 Try one of those Mint tulips at the Magnolia.
 CA. Ahlsted was in Memphis Mon- day on business.
 Water has been turned on the public watering trough.
 Old Barbee and Cumberland Rye only of Ike Mallory.
 Special prices on Street Hats at R. , II, Winfield x Co.'S.
 If Souw ant snappy Shoe, buy the uanap, at Sol Lewis.
 WE. Kelly, of Brinkley, was in the city on business Tuesday.
 Try Nimocks on bran, chops, hay. oats and general mill feed,
 Try a bottle of Old Cutter. Its al- right N. 5, Nelson & Go.
 Neely x .seblett handle the White Mountain Ice Cream Freezers.
 Miss Addye Horney was visiting in Memphis the first of the week.
 Newest novelties in dress goods just opened at Russell, Graham & Co. Mr A. D. BJyle went to Memphis Monday on business and pleasure. Go to Russell Graham & Co.,, for Boys Clothing. A big new stock. All kinds of slippers and low shoes for ladies at Russell Graham & Co.'s. See our line of Trimmed Hats for ladies and children. R H. Winfield X Co.
 Mr Chas Held returned Saturday from delightful visit to the Worlds Fair
 Mrs ". 4. Gage and son, Frank, of Memphis, have been visiting friends in the city this week, and have been guests of Hon. and Mrs. l D. Baugb.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
1T AND I.

We'll, if you really want to- Bertha
said, with more than hint of doubt in
her manner, you might mind him for
to touch him, unless"
why do you always insist on my
treating it as if it were a high ex-
plosive?" l interrupted, rather piqued,
Il have handled all sorts of things
that needed care-guinea pigs, cid
china, meerschaums. WHY"
Not to touch him." pursued my sis
ter, disregarding this, unless he gets
hold of some small thing and tries to
swallow it,"
Il will put it on chair said, and
watch it closely.
He" rejoined Bertha, with a faint
emphasis Oh the proloun, will be
much safer on the floor. shall put
him down here, where he can't bump
his head against anything, and you
must keep him amused. If he bowls.
ring the bell and send for the nurse at
once"
1t was not in any respect an unusual
looking baby, so far as | could see. 1t
was, | know, slightly more than one
year of age, but ! had been pressed to
wish it many happy returns of the day
on my last visit to Bertha, only few
weeks before.
Its figure was small and somewhat
dumpy-in fact, it was fat. There is
no other word for it. Its head, which
was only slightly smaller than it's body,
was of much the same general shape as
that of the present lord chief justice,
having an extraordinarily high and
prominent forehead. It's hair, worn
much in the manner of an Irish terrier,
was of a pale yellow Its nose was
short, and altogether too vulgarly
nodded to be fiattered with the
epithet 'retrousse." Upon its mouth
which it habitually carried open, was
stamped a curious expression of eager
greed. There was no visible chin.
1t wore on this occasion blue gar
ment reaching to the feet, one woollen
boot, and bib. 1t was sucking a
lIntpiH. HIS ObJtCI. WHICH was vi
plain, implanted wood, it had for some
weeks refused to relinquish, waking or
sleeping. for any consideration. The
ninepin was carried about in its hand
all day, accompanied it in its excur.
siols out of doors, and was clasped to
its bosom in the night watches. This
treasure is always referred to as
Gcggle, or in moments of supreme emo
ton as Gog-gog gog-and so ad in.
finitum.
Bertha and her husband Ca man of
cultivated tastes) had named it Ernest
Ambrose.
1t sat and eyed me with the motion.
less, unwinking scrutiny that is pc
culiar to certain reptiles and to all
babies 1t made neither sound nor
movement, and the silence, which be.
gan by being awkward, soon grew hor
rible. l felt as if it and were in an
act in one of Maeterlinck's plays
Still the silence persisted, still the
immobility, still the hypnotic stare OF
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09

the co,or of the diling-room table?
Are my eyes always half-shut, and
does my nose grow downward, instead
of the proper way? Have chin that
gets in the way Ct my food?
No. it's hopeless. Do what ! will
| can't bring myself TO feel anything
but contempt and repulsion for the
people l meet-they're all as bad as
my parents. and many Of them Il will
say) worse. And what is life under
such conditions? Upon my word, I'm
often seriously tempted to swallow a
safety pin ald end the whole farce.
am, as sure as my names Ernest Am
brose Merryweater,"
II folded its arms and gazed gloom1-
ly at the floor
And /" it suddenly broke forth
/ again with a rhetorical wave of fat
arm. who came here, trailing clouds
of glory. as it were-I, the heir Of all
the ages, in the foremost files of time
/ l, who came to you out of the Every.
where, am to have my nature cramped
my brain stunted, my sould wrapped
by
| Suddenly the door opened. At the
same time something appeared tc SNAP
in my head.
Has he been good?" inquired
Bertha. catching Ernest Ambrose III
and pressing her nose to the top of hi,
head
Good is not the word" / answered
He has been magnificent"
He seems TO have taught you no
to call HIM it, at any rate" sale
Bertha.
He has indeed" | replied,
Vince vociferated Ernest Amb
rose, and hit his mother with the nine
pin.--London Daily News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
Facts for Our Farmers.

and no buyer could hold his job if he
made many such plumbers.
The second point the buyer looks 10
is condition, and this is indicated by
the depth and evenness of flesh over
all parts.
The third point he looks after is
proportion of parts. Two steers may
dress out exactly the same per cent,
say, go pounds per 100 pounds live
weight, but one may carry most of this
weight in the neck and forequarters
AID in the lower half of the body. AS
these are the cheap portions of the
carcass, cheap because the consumer
net be nearly so valuable as another
that carries most of his weight in the
Lack, loin, and headquarters, where
the chief value lies"
John Costing of Kansas City, Mo-,
the eminent butcher judge and demon
eat Monday afternoon and gave talk
on the animals which are to be used in
the slaughter test These animals have
been fed by the Iowa experiment sta
ton for the last twelve months in
a beef versus dairy type" experiment.
Two Jerseys, two Holsteins, two An
gus, and two Herefords were used, and
one shorthorn steer, a prize winner at
the International of 1902 and 1908, was
also used in the slaughter test. The
weights of all the feed consumed by
each steer and the gains in live
weight have been carefully kept, and
the animals will be followed through
the slaughter test, and the carcasses
will be used next Thursday morn
ing, when Uncle John, as Mr.. Costing
is known to all college men, will give
the demonstration On dressed meats.
The greatest of interest is manifested
in this work, and it is foregone con-
clusion that the animal husband~y de-
partment will have more work this
week than ever before.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
Identification of Thumb Prints,

The finger-print method Of peFs0rezg
identification seems to be comlnG ts-
the front 1t has long been used N, aR
adjunct to the Bertillion system al
measurement. and now we are told
that in England it is superseding thaa
system, being regarded as botn shm.
pier and surer. The trouble Will aMy
measurement system is that the messs
urements of the same man taloEa bsg
different persons or at different sxr~s
will differ slightly, and so the idcuti iii
cation may fail. Finger prints, on s&s.
other hand tell their own story a8s
are subject TO no personal equations
while their systems of ridges and
whirls remain the same from infatscg
10 manhood. In a recent European,
case reported in a French paper, ~
murderer was detected through tEo
agency Of thumb-prlnt on the raiE ssF
q broken sash,-so slight a mark thaa
IL was scarcely ysible,-but photogra-
ply enabled 1t to be studied sufficient
" for Identification
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09

Here, then, was the 'unGesirz2s
of my search. We went back intG
the reading-room and found him
nursing an umbrella tied around with
twine-relic, | presume, of former
gentility. Yes, drink was written
there plainly for all to- see, yet kS
was sitting silent, without iutez-
ference TO the public peace, and whS0
shall decide against his right of zAs-
mission?
At Whitechapel discovered that ar
attempt had been made 20 deal with
people who had given rise to COMP
plants The library was established,
here in 1892, and in a ueighborhee.'
where extreme poverty exists, it wEs
not surprising to find the place.
tenanted by the "leisured' class of tho.
locality, many of whom it appears
found the literature an Involvement toe
sleep. So the Borough Council az
Whitechapel had all the weekly
journals fastened to the upright reas
ing stands ana removed the seats
from the room. The people who want.
ed the monthly magazines had to go
upstairs and make written application,
while porter in the han excluded
those persons who had shown desire
to use the place as am unlicensed
"doss' house.
This policy has been success, ana
the daily average of readers is at the=
present time 5000. n great number U
whom are respectable people out ut
work who are seeking situations.
The courteous librarian here tote
me that bad habits in pubic libraries
were not confined To the lowest
| classes. He was formerly engaged Na
the library in Fulham. and there per
sons of the retired shcp&eeper Class
came regularly for a siesta. Does
this suggest that even Il retired shop
keeper may not enjoy unRiioyed bliss
on the domestic hearthstone?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
Abuse of HOSPITALITY.

Colonel William c. Greene, aAas
greatest rancher in the worl0-Esis
holdings Of Arizona grazing land az
gregate 100000 acres-spoke CIV
hospitality at dinner in New YGwk-
Hospitality is an excellent thing.
said Colonel Greene, but it is open
to abuse. Let me tell you how ahs.
Oriental hospitality of NasT Eddin, a.
great man of the east. was abuseS..
many years ago.
From distant village a poor sosar,
came to Nasr Eddin and made him "a,
present of hare. Nasr Eddin waA
delighted with his gift The ppor
man, on the strength of 1t, stayed with
him month. A short time after. o.
stranger came with his entire faDaS3s
to Nasr Eddin's house.
I'VE, the stranger explained, AFRO
friends Of the man who gave you the
hare
'Nasr Eddin welcomed the visitors
warmly, and they stayed two weeks
They had not been gone long wsbssn
another family of strangers arrived
Whom have | the honor to- sw4.
ceive?' said Nasr Eddin.
Friends of the friends of the Han
who gave you the hare, was the tcngy.
"Nasr Eddin looked grave. He die
not invite these guests indoors RIA,
served them, on the lawn with Cups.
of some clear fluid. Tasting this
fluid, they made wry faces, tan IL VIA,
nothing but warm water.
What is this you offer US, q,
Nasr Eddin?' the strangers said re.
proachfully.
THE host replied:
Oh, that Is the sauce OF he ea2er
of the hare"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09

ments evidently took growers off the
line, and only few were keen enough
TO see that circumstances altered
cases, and they did not apply the
simple fact that if a whole set pro-
duced three pounds, and another sim
liar set cut to eight sets, each produc-
ing two and half pounds, there must
obviously be much more rapid develop
me1t When seed gets down to So
for ton there is no need to do this,
and any slight advantage there may
be when dealing with large acreages
to have whole sets may as well be
secmed.-London Agricultural Jour
nal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
Just Like him.

Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego-"I wass
disappointed the other evening at our
little meeting when our husband
voted against holding a neighborhooS
picnic this year"
Mrs. Seldom Holme We'll, he.
hadn't intended to vote at all, bur
when the chairman said, Contrary
minded, no. he just had to vote, you
know, because that's what he is"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
A QUATRAIN.

A fawless cup: how delicate and fine
The flowing curve of every jewelea
line,
Lock, turn 1t UP or down, tits per
feet STILL
But holds no drop Of LIES heart
warming wine
Henry Van Dyke in Atlantic
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
Cattle Judqinq Commences.

That the production of beef cattle is
one of Iowa's most popular industries
was attested by the greatly increased
crowd in attendance On Jan. IL, when
beef cattle were taken Z
Prof. Kennedy, in opening the sub
iect, said in part: I'm Judging fat cat
tie the butchers preference must be
given chief attention, and he in turn
is guided by the tastes. of consumers.
The loin. crops. and headquarters OF
the fat steer furnish the most tooth
some cuts, and We consequently seek
fer animals that are good in these re-
spects. The buyer of the big mar
kets is the man on horseback. He
Sarely handles an animal, and judges
its fitness for the block solely by the
se of sight. Animals that are
aoth on top of the shoulders,
Hsh at the hook points, and free
katchiness at the tail head ap-
er than another animal that is
kying more fat and flesh, but
IS to be rough in the Shout
and at the tail head.
ON horseback, who set the
rcattle, look first of all to
lntage. They must know
lnimal will dress out II
hat an animal will kill
dressed weight per 100
light. and the animal
out but IS pounds per
then the buyer has
con a 1000 pound steer.
cents per pound this
sf from 81 to IS per steer,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09

How much trouble a baby causesr
And how little trouble chickens ares
The young men in an Atchison store
have los little chickens, Matched in an
incubator. No other mother than n
coal oil lamp; no trouble to any one;
no Group, no bawling. Why were
we Disseminated against ?-Atchison
Globe.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09

Mink is to be employed as a border
for evening dresses of chiffon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
SETTINGS OF SCIENCE.

That coral reefs are made up entirely
OF the skeletons of animals and algae is
proved by borings to a depth of more
than 1000 feet in the Pacific island Of
Funafuti.
The discovery is said to have been
made in England of a new spirit, unlike
either petrol or alcohol" and mot I'M
pleasant" in odor, which is cheap and
will take the place of petrol in running
automobiles.
The c~hromophone' was exhibited re-
Gently to an invited audience in a Lon
don theater. It combines the cinemato-
graph apd %gramophone. Conversations
and vocal and instrumental music, syn
chronized with the movements of the fig
ures, accompany the pictures, .
That thought must have some definite
vehicle, even when unexpressed, most,
psychologists agree. That this vehicle
is the mental image Of speech has been
asserted by some, while others believe
that it may be also the image Of written
images that is neither of these.
Edouard Meyer finds that the vegetable
organism, as we'll as the animal, gives
off N-rays in varying quantities, as may
be made evident by the feeble auores-
cent screen. The most marked indica-
tons are given by the green parts, such
as stems, and especially leaves, but the
emanations are feebly detachable from
the flower. On treating tissues in act
i've growth with the vapor of chloro-
form, so as to slacken their vital func-.
tons, the N-ray Indications were corre-
%spondingly lessened.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

most under the guides feet, and he
From that safe retreat he poked his
head out of the door to curse Yorker,
and condemn in unequivocal terms
such "unholy carrying on"
"Hurrah for the FOurth!" shouted
Smith, who had been too much aston
ished to give vent to his feelings earl
Ter. Where did you get the crackers.
anyway"
"Out of the box you were swearing
about at the portage the other day."
replied Yorker.
"Bang!"
That one had been set ingeniously
in the crack OF the cabin door, and the
explosion burst it open.
Observation-Disclosures crack"
Smith had gotten hold of a bunch of
small ones, and the continuous rattle
brought Moore to the door to see what
was happening. He stood watching
the proceedings for a little while, and
l could see that he was not so averse
to 1t all as he would have us believe.
After a little while he came out and.
took down his diminutive Union Jack.
1T don't belong in any such a din
as this" ne explained.
The box was not very large, and a
portion of it was filed with fireworks
for a night display, so that the supply
OF explosives was soon exhausted, and
the crowd sat around the front of the
cabin wishing for more. Then it was
n a Moore's turn came. He had found
an old coffee can with a screw ton. and
putting in a .goodly supply of powder
had packed it tight with paper and. an
piled a fuse. Lighting it he slipped up
close behind Yorker and, before that
individual had discovered the presence
OF the Internal machine, it exploded
with a terrific bang that sent Yorker
into the air with a bound.
In his pleasure at the success of his
retaliation Moore forgot all about his
early anger, and entered into the
spirit OF h celebration with. an en-
thusiasm worthy OF a son of the rev.
oiut1on. He donated his supplv 1T
loose powder, kept carefully against
the day when his rifle ammunition
should run short, and when that was
exhausted, thanks to his assistance. he
got ou his rifle and amused himself nv
firing Into the air until, firing of thai.
he set to work to unload shells enough
to secure sufficient powder to fix up
another coffee can.
Before noon came Moore was the
most hilarious one, of the crowd, and
the loudest In his lamentations at the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
r

terials-YOrker was the
artist of the party-and I let it go at
that, and thought nothing more of it
until we reached Port Huron, and the
Canadian customs official visited us.
"What's in that box?' he asked, at
ter he had examined our suit cases and
fishing tackle in a perfunctory way.
Nothing that Is dutiable in Cana
d." said Yorker, but the answer SIM
ply aroused the officials suspicious.
and, even though he was from Canada,
he had to be shown.
1t was just then that a fellow pas
senger on the train called me to ask
for information regarding the fishing
In one of the Muskoka lakes, and l
left for a moment. AS I returned I
heard the customs officer say, as he
walked away:
Don't think you could sell those
things in Canada, so l guess it's all
right"
That was the last said about that
box other than to condemn it as need
less baggage at times when it had to
be portrayed from one lake to another