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The sun., 1905-08-20

his Knife.
he swore he would take me to his home
tone tom s and TI loved d him and vent With him
Then be laughed ct me, and hated him
and could have killed him, but loved him
DO You tell mo this,' exclaimed Pedro
in ,as: !sId t1nf 1pi.. hi h'nd btd h. do an,
more to me than you did to my motherl'
Il married your mother, said Pedro.
@But not for . long time" replied tho
girl. u remember the wedding: Maybe
he will marry mo when lam DID, she added,
Il married her for love Of you said
the griszled gambler, and this is how you
There was almost break in his voice,
but he still gripped the knife: -
1T ie the iife OF the woman said The Fri
and loved him, more and more. only for
And what to-daya' demanded Pedro.
1They will kill you tonight she said.
..but they will rob you first. 1t snothing TO
And she told him the whole plot. Know.
ing cards and their uses as we'll % she bad
from her childhood, she had understood
all the talk Of the two friends, and could
give nor 1atner corIocC St2temont OF III
Tho details. '- '.',.',--.-..'
.He is tho cleversst man In ths States
with the cards." she added, bitterly, but
with curious pride In her tons.
Perhaps he L. aid Pedro, With On
evil smile. And nerhape Pedro Of the
You i IL The the back q tie isn't. You .hsl, not
return to him, and you may bear this game
played even II you don't - it.
50 II happened that . halfbrsed Mexi-
can girl sat oowering By . tiny slit In the
canvas DAP q Z tent. speeehles. and mo;
three others played strange game Of poker
that night.
Among ths scant furniture that Pedro
had bought with the tent was large, strong
The sun., 1905-08-20

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 10. Tho Japa-
nsse correspondents unofflcially attached to
this peace conference live In small hotel
II Portsmouth. They adopt this measure
not because they don't like the Wentworth,
but because tho japanese newspaper, IKE
almost every other business In the land OF
doh houses and tight living ID an economical
proposition. Tho % q day scale-with
extras-is too much for them even to
imagine. 30 every morning Just before the
departure Of the delegates for the navy
yard an omnibus drives up loaded to the
rails with little yellow men, to our eyes -
Ike as peas In pod.
All day long these little men linger un-
obtrusivaly about the hotel. Watching
In the late afternoon, when members OF the
legation begin to appear about the lobbies,
they may BE- seen talking with the utmost
respect to Okiai or Sato or Adachi. Now
and then, in q secluded corner OF the hotel
an American runs up against one OF the
correspondents holding private interview
with q Japanese dignitary. At suoh times
tho correspondent joins his finger tips and
bows very low three times, the dignitary
standing at attention, as he would do In
Japan.
Just before dinnertime the Jap corre-
spondents are at work in the writing room.
getting out their dispatches. With pen,
or preferably with q little brush, they
mark out the strange picture characters
In little, neat, perpendicular rows. When
The despatch Is finished, the author translates
II into Roman letters. or asks frtend TO
de II for him Il be has no English education.
This Is 30 that IL may be sent by telegraph,
the Japanese language in it's purity being
away beyond the Morse code. They print
o6 the English letters painfully, with their
tongues in their cheeks. After that,
bvs takes them all back to Portsmouth.
where they spend the evening. mainly In
the company Of certain New England Sun
day school teachers Who soc o chance to
do foreign missionary work at home.
Tho work Of Japanese correspondent
u hedged about with certain difficulties.
In the first place he IL cabling at around
the-world rates. In the second place, the
japanese press censorship is nightly
ssvere. There is Article ". for example,
tho first clause Of the Japanese note upon
which The plenipotentiaries recorded
dt6srncs. AL speculation on that clause.
ss tho Japanese correspondents were H.
formed by cable, is cut out by the censors.
So n all speculation a. to Sakhalin and
indemnity. They expected this, and they
beat Il In q manner essentially and subtly
japanese. It h q pity. but the Why and
how Of It cannot b told.
Il q the faahion 10 can the japanese
The sun., 1905-08-20

A little more ekiKul play by The two re-
suited in Smiths losing three Of bis nve
hundred on that hand before he rpaliEed that
q straight was no good under Z croes nEe.. :.
pero Nth esd GOD u san:s ~
manner.
As he spoke, be moved his body back .
little from tho table, as Il he intended HslnS
and in 30 doing pushed the cover o6 the
nor did hs seek to replace tho cover, but
balancing himself on the edge OF the keg,
now open, be looked at Burney with an
evil smile.
what do you meani' demanded Burney.
show your fi skill little early q tho sams. aSS
We don't often see 20 many good hands
THAT'S enough from you said Burnsy,
beside himself with Esgs, and hs drew his
BE had Pedro covered - he had ar.
ranged, and be and Pedro both saw that
Gallagher had drawn at the same moment.
Pedro, to their amusement, made no
be out, but be sat still, smiling. and smoking
s6ns moment he said. .You 80 am
smoking. II drop the oigsrette from my
lips II viii fall into this ksg. II Il fslli.
Blown S r'hp sl sss .a q III, ~ ~ e
one minute from now shall drop Il. 0si
out.
There was NO Argument Croass3sd
Williams was outside tbs tent before hs
finished talking, and tho other thrss were
quick to follow, though Buney shept>d
back as be disappeared:
.You'n b lynched for this. eli risht.s
Pedro never spoke nor moved tiu b.
knew by The sound Of their running that
they we're we'll away from The tent. Then
be said:
the lights. Thsn take my hand
And The next morning there was no traoe
OF the gambler or bis daushter to be found
In the town, nor. wers they ever sfterwafd
known to GROSS Tho border.
The sun., 1905-08-20

Jim Stebbins was head brakeman on
the milk when was pullin' that train
several years ago. said the fat engineer.
'Part Of his duties was TO turn. the switches
n let US In on to sidin's.
we always took the sidin' at Miller's
to let ono Of the Atlantic disrs 60 by. jim
would drop Oh the engine, run ahead n
throw tho switch n then climb on the
head milk car as We pulled by him In tho
switch. The fagman on the hind end would
close the switch after We got Ia.
'Ons wet, slippery night Jim made
misstsp ss We were pullin' by him n fell
under the wheels Of his car. got frantic
bunch Of blasts on tho signal whistle from
The sun., 1905-08-20
THE SpOOK ON CAR 4l352 GHOST STORY OF MIIK TRAIN

stition, but ny teeth vsre shalrin' a ny
bones wers rattlin' - bad - ths slsslston
In Fads n Fanoiers' closet whom I grabbed
my toroh n went back to have q look.
Ny fears :s:e quickly s.isysd. however.
@Some dairy company had tackled Q
broad canvas sign on the side Of tho car
1882 to advertise their product. Ono end
Of the sign had blown loose r. ono Of the
ripped strands of canvas had beeoms
wrapped around the signal whistle chain h
the vestibule Of tho milk car.
"The sign BLOWN out behind u sot the
wind good n strong when we Tot movin'
fast n, drew like sail The nuky winds @
We took the ourvee osusin' the jsrkin' On
tn the s. sisnshl .h eosd: ssys but I wss sslisvsd
The sun., 1905-08-20

II stopped again n We searched all over
the doKgone train, but could and nothin'
that even looked suspicious.
Murphy got my ear before started again
n said he'd bet . dollar TO . Cassie Chad
wick creditor share that It was Jim Stabbtns's
ghost a-spookin' US.
"There were no such tantr1ms last night,
he said, when we didn't have that car
1852
s'Fiddlesticks, says. back TO your dream
book for yours But though gave him
the augh thought I'd watch his tip.
clip, 'E-i-p, zip, E-i-p' went the signAl
again. This time looked at the back car
1852. which was next to the engine.
Great guns. II there wasn't some wavy,
shostllke thing hutterin' from the front
end Of that car.
The sun., 1905-08-20
DARTMOUTH COACHES IN WEST.
KnEbbs and Crinln Arrive at University OF
Califoyuia for Football Work.

J. w. Knibbs. Jr.. captain OF the Dartmouth
football team last season has arrived at tho
Unlversity Of California, where he is to he
lead ooSoh this fall. with Kribhs came
], r. Grimm, another DARTMOUTH man VINO
fSs 0ailiornis people are pleased At having
secured these tive men. and for reason % 'hS. ,Ss
is e.. A. Ia Ia :hoxn Y s'If t., sTss sso
seasons the Dartmouth system must ps
superior to that. Of. the Crimson. Therssf9rs
Reid and flanagan. who use, tho Harvard
system exclusively, the new california system
Sstwesn the colleges late in the season .,S'a
viii Of course help to prove the value Oh 'n''
6nfin entered Dartmouth in 1898, sndt Ut
played on the team for four years. one q,
his famous plays Was . 6o-yaId place piaccern,cs Scs
against Wesleysn Ms assisted ted, MSf wbcn cpnh ,hs
nSysi lad. beat Hsrysrd 1ss Il to a. ana dssa sa
the .Wssrers Of the green. kn!bbs Is rs.rn
By ,xelAs Mccormick. coach Of N2IIthn~te',hst N1Ih"t ,hst
Saycd Il tAs East isst yssr.
The sun., 1905-08-20

brought 'em up short.
sThe train laid there about fve minutes,
tho conductor finally maxim his appear
ance n askin' me what was doin'.
"'Doin'?' ] says, astonished. I got q
signal on the whistle, just the same as I did
the night Jim was killed
sThe conductor suggested that I'd better
pull myself together. I'd probably been
broodin' too much over Stebbins's death.
he said, n ought to forget 1t.
Il was In no. gilt frame Of mind, when I
started she tram a9aind ndv Ss, 20 Toren t e.
frantic bunch Of blasts on the whistle signal
again. You SEQ, that isn't q regular stop sig
nal, but the man that pulled the cord the night
no saw Jim fall under was 80 excited that
he forgot the regular signal, but Just pulled
It as fast a. he could.
The sun., 1905-08-20

They all look lite boys; but spy Jspsnese
looks like boy until b IL nippsd By Actual
old age. A. matter OF fact some Of these
men are Of middle ags and hold rank In The
literature Of modern Japan. .~."..,
Yuiohi Masaoka Is perhaps the most dis-
tinguisbed Of them all. He works for the
Yama.o 6Atnbln Of Toxic. Masaoka, al
though only rs years old, is tho author Of
about forty books. including essays,
treAtisss on philosophy, novels and trans
lations. This 10 record which evsn this
land Of rapid hre infant novelists can hardly
hope to equal He Isn't sure just how
many books be has written. but he gussses
II - forty. .J. -
Masaoka would be picked from the yest
Of the Japanese - . man Of ability. He
has an ample hsad, straight, quick glano-
The sun., 1905-08-20

people quaint, which u . way Of saying
that their minds run In different grooves
from ours. Some Of the dispatches sent
by tho Japs at IS cents q word would look
strange in any American newspaper. One
Of the Japs csbled. % touch Of LEGAL color!
4 have just played tho American gams
Of shuhisbosrd for the art time. Il 10
game too strange TO be described. Being
The sun., 1905-08-20
THE SUN. SUNDAY. AUGUST 20, 1905.

essay, but 10 u shout 200 pages long IN
Japanese print The serious minded Jap
reads essays with moro avidity than do the
frivolous Americans. This book II now In
lie tenth edition. His greatest hit, however,
was work entitled Ambition half fiction
and half essay
II had two inspirations for that work.
he said. sOne was tho life OF Toku Hashi,
the Japanese statesman who was assassi-
mated four years ago. Tho other was
Israel Zangwill's Mantle Of Elijah I
used the Aotion form to tell q truth
When hA hasn't an essay on the stocks
and needs the money, Nssaola writes
fiction fsuillstons for the TOXIC nswspapsfs
and nsgaxnss. Last year hs translated
Thomas Dixon's THE Clansman' into
Japanese. His version haa Just been dram
sAsad for the Japanees stage. In biz
dctaon work and Ia some Of his essays he
uses The pen name s0etyo..
II am trying 70 teach philosophy TO my
countrymen,' said The ssrio1s Mr.: Mssacka.
y try TO be an artist, but philosopher
also. II ten story it N to reveal q truth.
The sun., 1905-08-20

o Japanese, won." ~
Another oabled on the day whom Mr..
Witte arrived:
Personally, I do not agree with Mr..
Witte. He ls 4 protectionist. am free
trader"
The sun., 1905-08-20

At the age Of 10 be followed the Allied
Armies In the advance 10 Pekin. About
that time he wrote IN essay On women.
nodalsd on 6ohopenhausr's sssay On the
came pushing subject. It u called an
The sun., 1905-08-20

Masaoka comes from the province Of
Satsuma, the cradle Of Japanese warriors.
He was educated at 4 Christian school.
But outsrsw Christianity,' he said
through his interpreter. He speaks very
little English, although he reads II perfectly.
Then European philosophy fell into his
midst; especially sohopenhausr and Nietz-
sche. He was q afollower Of Schopenhauer
In his early writings, which appeared In
bis late teens. Then hs booked up with
Nietxsche.
II introduced Nistzschs to Japan said
be.
The sun., 1905-08-20

Ing eye and q mouth more sensitive than
usually appears In an Oriental. He IL tall
and straight Of build and grave OF manner.
Unlike the rest Of the Japanese, who talk
on the broad grin, he rarely smiles.
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-20

See the new advertisement of The J. W. Beck Company. They are after your trade, and 1t will pay you to resd their announcement from week ta week in his paper, and pay them a visit.
 When bilious try dose of Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and realize for once how quickly d rect the disorder. For sale by J. T Sanders.
 Hon. +. w DeRositt has been ap- pointed member of the committee on Ways and Means. the committee on Memorials. and the committee on Lev ees, of the lower Louse of the general assembly.
 Col. James .C Rembelt, of Helena, who is well-known to all our citizens who had the pleasure of visiting the Arkansas building at the Worlds Fair, passed through the city, stopping few hours, Sunday.
 The Bank of Forrest City has a bright new advertisement in this paper The principal new feature is the capi- tai. It has been increased to $40, ,000 al paid in. They do general banking business. Give them call.
 Mrs. Blanche Biscoe, Miss Joy Prew- cit, Mrs. J. o. Winfield and daughter E izabeth, are all quite indisposed at the lttter's home in the Crews house. Mrs Biscoa and Miss Joy are making ForreSt City their home now.
 1 mean you when 1 say you should buy your groceries here. Everything you may need in my line is ready for you. The finest quality is priced to help the housekeeper most iu the way of economy. ". T. Sanders.
 Our good name is business asset which we value too highly 10 place in jeopardy by making the slightest mis. representation, You may depend Hpon our goods being just like we t-ll you. Your money back If they are not. Pas lay & Johnson.
 Mir. w. F. Clark. who lives at the John Mallory old homestead, was in the city yesterday, and has our thanks for -in-advance subscription to lIliS Eledl lduOI JOiiindl. MI Aldlh lS employed, generally speaking, in the St. Francis bottom.
 Judge N. w. Norton left Friday of last week for Washington. D C. to ap- pear Monday and argue the defense in the celebrated Evans case before the United States supreme court, where 1t had finally been landed by the uniting efforts of Judge Beazley.
 Cold type does scant justice to the variety of our stock, and we cannot em- phasize too much the fact that we have never failed to make you d price on your purchases which competitors do not care to tackle, Give us a call and he convinced. Pasiay & Johnson.
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-20


 Miss Annie Russell. who had been visiting friends in Memphis several days last week, returned home Satur- day, greatly to the delight of her large circle of friends.
 MT. Wilbur Alley has razed the old homestead on what used to be known as the Sbives place in the northeastern part of this city, and will build neat and cozy new home.
 Mrs. Pauline McKellar and little son. of Memphis, enroute home from Mari. anna, spent several days i'll the city ms week, guests of Capt. and Mrs. T. c. Merwin, re 'atives.
 Capt. J. w. Beck is quite indisposed. and has been confined to his room spv. eral days this week, though he was able 10 come to the store "Wednesday and Thursday for short stay.
 several new advertisements and changes Tn the old reliable this week Our advertising columus are always very interesting and helpful to prudent buyers. Read all the ads.
 Butler, the barber, now has an ex- pert Chropodist with him, and solcits business ln that l'ne. All diseases of the feet treated without pain or blood Residence calls d speciality.
 Just as reminder-don't forget that the Alice Carey Concert Company will appear at the opera house February B This is the third of Mr. Pettus' enter tainment, and is first class.
 Fine whiskey at the price of cheap Our Old Cutter Rye is as good as any made, and price IS very reasonable. Try It once and you'll never want to change. N. E. Nelson & Go.
 Don't forget the Brown Comedy Cam- pany comes t9 the opera house for u e nlghts next week in repertoire. They will appear Monday, Tuesday and We'd nesday nights. Popular prices.
 If lhe big crop is the certain cause of the slump in the price of cotton, il would seem to be the proper thing to reduce the acreage. Raise more corn and hay, and stock to fatten on it.
 Mrs. c. l.. Eggleston of Memphis, formerly of this city, where she has d large rcle of friends, has been visiting here for several days aud is delight ful guest of Mrs. Hattie A. Knight.
 MT. w. D. Richards, of Franks, who had been visiting in Little Rock for a couple or three weeks, returned Tues day night, and spent Wednesday in town. He gave us pleasant call.
 Paslay & Johnson are dealers in everything. You can buy ton of coal or house and lot of them if you want to, and if they havn't one, they will hustle around and get it for you. But seriously, they would like to sell you a few tons of good coal at a price which will tickle your purse, the good kind, too.
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-20


 See our stock of doors, windows. columns, brackets, banisters, mould. iDgs, etc. Forrest City Lumber Co. T. G. PARHAM, INSURANCE,
 Long Block, Telephone Is9.
 We have lots of good whiskies. but Old J. H. Cutter can't be beat for puri- ty and flavor. N. B. Nelson & Co.
 Mrs. W. A. Charping, who has been i'll at the home of Mir and Mrs. E. A. Short for several weeks, is some better. Phone your next order for coal to Pasiay & Johnson. They handle Ala bama, Kentucky and South McAlister.
 We have just received a shipment of cypress well curbing. Call and let us make you prices. Forrest City Lumber Go.
 The cold snap was followed by high CT temperature accompanied by disa- greeable rains and penetrating damp ness.
 Monday morning the thermometer got down very close to zero, almost close enough to make love. It registered & above.
 Jesse Moore Whskies are absolutely pure, and none are superior for family use. See T. C. Folbre, Jr. & Go. sole agents.
 l.. R. Grobmyer received s2 head of line cattle last Saturday from Vann- dale, and is feeding a large bunch for market.
 MT. B. F. McCrany is building a cozy llttle cottage on what is known as the Dye lot, opposite the residence of D. l. Hunter.
 lt Dr. Mendenhalfs Chill and Fever Cure is not better than any other ] T. Sanders will refund your money. Price 50 cents.
 Don't be selfish, if you are satisfied that Old Vellmer Whiskey is the best, tell your friends. T. C. FolDre,. Jr., & Go. sell 1t.
 Subject of the morning sermon at the PfeShsier an Church, next Sunday.- The Protestant View of the Nature of the Chutch
 MesSrs. II. II. Terrell and II. I. Cor um, of Palestine, were registered at the Marion Monday. They were here on business.
 Mir. Aaron Yoflie. brother of Alder. man Max Iofii1, left Tuesday night for Washington, D. C.. to accept govern ment position.
 Mir. r. T. Garner, of Tuttleton, was business visitor in the city Tuesday, gave us pleasant call, and has our thanks for cash on subscription to Jan uary ], 1906. He reports everything very quiet in his nelghb0rhood and news scarce.
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-20

Mrs Alice l. Taylor, who had been vsiting her daughter. Mrs. Pyle, at Conway, for couple of weeks, returned home Monday.
 Sash, Dnors, Blinds, Mouldings. and all klnds of Blu ldcr5' Materials, at low est market prices, may be had of Pas lay & Johnson.
 Mir. $. B. Skipworth, of Proctor, was a handsome visitor in the city Saturday on business and circulating among his numerous friends.
 Capt S II Evins, of the government fleet at Madison, was handsome and genial visitor to one of Forrest City's falrest girls Sunday.
 MT W, D. Wall, popular representa- tive of the Simmons Hardware Compa- nv, of St Louis, was calling upon his patrons in town last Friday.
 Prickly Ash Bitters cures the kid neys, regulates the liver and puri ties the bowels. A valuable system tonic J. Il. Dunavant special agent.
 Mrs. Pauline Goddard went to Mem- phls Monday on business and pleasure, returning Tuesday night. accompanied by Mrs. F. R. Atkins and baby.
 Appearances and "a little bird" give Warning of an approaching wedding Tn high society circles, and the event will come eff real soon unless al signs fail.
 Mir w Lie Mallory and bride arrived here Monday night, spent Tuesday and left for Ahniston Tuesday night, stop ping.on their way for day at Brmlng- ham,
 Miss Blanche Ferguson, of Ferguson vi la, Is d charming guest of Mrs W. R Ferguson at the lovely home of Judge and Mrs. T. c. Fobre this week.
 Dr. J. E Stone has been quite ill for couple of weeks, but is convalescent. Mrs Stone, too, was quite sick and con- lined t) her room last week, but is able to be up.
 MT. 0. w Lambert, of Franks t0wn- ship was substantial visitor to the city Monday on business, and has our thanks for renewal of his advance sub scription.
 Mir Frank Dusek, of Goodwin, was in town d couple of days the first of the week, gave us d pleasant call and bas our thanks for renewal of advance sub. scription.
 MT. J. NJ. Hall has disposed of his blacksmith business 10 MT. Joe A. Beck and will 90 to Hot Springs next week on visit, accompanied by his two daughters.
 T. c. Folbre, Jr, x Go, are now serving all kind of hot drinks, Tom and Jerry, egg nog, hot punches, etc. Nothing put the very best liquors used oyer the bar.
The Forrest City times., 1905-01-20

A new six.room cottage for rent. Apply to Becker & Lewis.
 Dr. T. G. Porter, of Palestine. was in the city and egistered at the Marion Sunday.
 MT Vital Snowden has about com. pleted pretty new home in the Russell addition.
 Start the New Year right-pace an advertisement in The Times for the year 1905.
 Mir Charley Lewis is taking his an nual vacation at Hot Springs. He left Saturday night.
 A. L. Grady has been quite indispos. ed this week He had hard chill Tuesday evening.
 We will give you the Blues for soc, and the Reds at the same price. ShhtS. Medley & Neblett.
 Miss Matte Mai Davis left Tuesday Tor ten days visit to Newport aud Batesyille friends.
 Whiskey is whiskey, but Old J. II . Gutter IS the best WhiskeY on earth. N. 5. Nelson & Co.
 Mrs. J. D Mcknight has taken out letters tf administration of the estate of her late husband.
 MT. T. A. Hawkins, who is now To- cated at ~ideuer, was a business vs,- tor in town Saturday.
 Mrs, W. II. A ley went 10 Brinklay Tuesday to visit her re auvts, Mrs. A. j. Naccoro and f. amily.
 Tine Gid Yannissee Pure Rye Whis- Key IS dispensed in Forrest City by T. C. foibfe, Jf. < Co.
 Mr. II, A Martin, of Peiee. Arkan. sas, foIn eflY of Palestine, this county, was in the city Monday.
 Mrs F. w. DeRositt, after hard work to restore baby DeRosltt to conYales- cence, is herself quite sick.
 Old Gutter is pure Rye Whiskey, ana Is unexee led for medicinal pur- loses. N. B. Nelson & Co.
 Mrs. J. II. Dunavant and daughter, Cecll, went to Memphis Tuesday to take in the Prince of Pisen.
 All kinds of winter beverages are served at the Magnolia Saloon in the latest and most expert manner.
 l our patronage is solicited and ap- preciated at the Magnolia Saloon. T. .. Fobre, IT,, & Go. proprietors. MT. and Mrs. Geo. D. Beck. who had been visiting the forIner's relatives and fiIends at Walden, Mississippi, for last week wy