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The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
THE BUTTON VOGUE.
Noulds Covered with Brocade Sill Very Effective and Crystals in
 Height of Fashion.

In the button vogue there Is always something new to be recorded.
 when l make gown" said a dress maker, i am careful always to save enough 10 cover a dozen button molds II the material be of silk. figured or noWered, striped or broca1ed ebanpa- able CT spotted, then vary ..,e siza of the buttons. making four ver, I.ro. ones for the Eton. half a dozen tiny ones for the little silk vest. four ba,d. some affairs for the cuffs and sci f,r the glrdle. Often I make enough tn hnish the top of flounce or the pana, or the skirt.
 Where the silk Is a handsome bro- ea1e with big punches of flowers bro- eaded into 1t you may be sure that II IS worth while to cut the flowers out Tn order to cover button molds With the bits. The buttons will lool, Ike Jewels and they will be found the most effective trimming the gown can have
 Recently 1 purchased some corn colored and blue broeade with which to pipe ali Eton jacket. I intended to lay fold under the front in French iaShion and also to pipe the cuffs and the iapeis. The broeade turned out to De so immensely effective that I pur. chased enough to cover half a dozen large button molds. The result is charming and the gown. from being q very ordinary one of inexpensive cash mere, IS now transformed into very handsome visiting costume.
 There IS quite a vogue for coycring the button that has a shank. Large plain buttons cover nicely. But inc latest of all button fads is the fad for tee crystal button The crystals come ih all eoior5 and they make the hand somest of buttons. They are large and small they are iridescent and rlain; they come in blood red. that GeeD, sparkling shade. and they come Tn tue peacock haes which are very fashionable this season. You can get the most gorgeous green and blue crystals to match your gown. or you can buy them in brown. sparkling and looking like topaz or you can get them in the clear white crystals. There is never any lack of variety when you go out to buy this sort of a button.
 What is the most fashionable of al! buttons? That is hard to tell. l. mav be answered decidedly. however. that the button depends upon the gown. Everything. even to color and fabric. depends upon the dress and your but ton scheme can be made to tally with .Ee gown in every manner"
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
OVER THE OCEAN,

Four -fifths of Zululand has been de- clared unfit for Europenan habitation by the British delimitation commission
 .To calm public excitement" the Hun garian Jockey club has paid the debts of Buda-Pesth bookmaker. who lost Si1 500 over the Austrian derby.
 British board of trade return shows that during 1904 453S77 emigrants left the United Kingdom. nearly half of whom went to the British colonies. Twenty-siX per cent of the number went Q Canada.
 Three rare specimens of male tree fern, Osmunda regalis. of more than 1000 years growth. have been procured for the imeprial botanic gardens of St Petersburg from the virgin forests on the Black sea coast. near Adler.
 Mrs. Frederick Krupp widow of the famous gunmaker, has given 200 900 marks for convalescent laborers home, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the great Gruson works, near Madgeburg, Germany.
 The Egyptian govel ment has decided upon rostponing-and this may mean abandoning-th scheme for raising the Assuan dam. and thereby increasing the supply for the irrigation of the country in the surlmcr, ard has taken this de- cision mainly because two mathemati- clans in London have developed a new theory regarding the stresses upon ma sorry dams.
 Smoking races are the latest devel- opment of student life in Germany. They are usually held at drinking bouts and form novel feature of these occa- sions. Hugs pipes are made specially for this purpose, having a capacity of from one to three ounces of tobacco All Dipes must be identical in shape and construction and are filled with the same quantity of tobacco 10 a grain.
 Unique was the wedding which took place at village near Dover. England. the other day, the bridegroom being d gentleman engaged in China who had inserted a matrimonial advertisement in London journal. resulting in cor respondenCe and exchange of photos with lEc daughter of professional gen tleman ill the krLtish village. The bridegroom has traYersed the thousands of niles separating China from Kent to claim the bride.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
Arriving at a Verdict.

kushequa, Pa, July l0.-(Specjall In th.a section of Pennsylvania there Is d growing belief that for such Kidney Dis. eases as Rheumatism and Lame Back there Is only one sure cure and that IS Dodd's Kidney Pills. This belief grows from such cases as that of Mrs. M l.. BaTlson of this place. She tells the story herself as follows:-
 T have suffered from Rheumatism for thirty. years and find that Dodd's Kidney Ptls have done me more good than any medicine 1 have ever taken. 1 was also bothered with Lame Back and 1 can only say that my back hasn't bothered mo since took Dodd's Kidney Pills"
 Considering that Mrs. Davison only took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the result would be considered wonderful If It were not that others are reporting similar results daily. kushequa IS fast arriving at verdict that "Dodds Kid hey Pills are tue one sure cure for Rheu. matlSm
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
WESTERN POLITICIAN WON.
Made the Secretary a Proposition Which Was Too Much
 for Him.

When Richard Olaey was secretary of state he frequently gave expression to the opinion that appointees to the consular service should speak the languages of the countries to which they were respectively accredited. relates the Philadelphia Rec ord.
 l. is said that when a certain breezy and enterprising western politician who was dcsirous of serving the Cleveland admInis- tratlon Ill the capacity of consul at one of the Chinese ports presented his papers to MT. Olnev, the secretary remarked:
 Are you aware Mir Blank, that 1 never recommend to the president the appoint ment of d consul unless he speaks the lrn- gUage of the country to which he desires to go: Now, l suppose, you do not speak Chlncse?'
 Nhereupon the westeTner grnnad broad ly; If, Mr Secretary" said he you will ask me d question i'll Chinese 1 shall bt happy to answer it.
 He got tAe appointment.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
TARTARIC TRUTHS.

II is much easier to make love than to make a good husband.
 The more man is wrapped up in himself the colder he is.
 II is quite possible for young man to be handicapped by too many apces- tors.
 The man who has little information usually is not lacking in self-ssser- tion.
 Between the deserving poor and the deseryedly poor there is vast diff ference.
 Attached 10 every success there is a certain degree of what the world desig- mates as bluff.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

me income of Oxford university is ''shtiy under e70000 a year.
 swedish school children under the ea'oance of their teachers annually piant about 6OO.00o trees.
 rfof Molisch, of Prague. says that pnotographs can be taken by the light united by raw potatoes and hard boiled eggs.
 UT. William Royal Stokes and Dr. sonh s' Fulton, of the Maryland 'aio or health. insist that they have a,SooYered curative serum for ty- 'uoio lever, after four-years' search.
 rfoi. Giuseppe Levi, of Milan. will sooh visit Paris to demonstrate before cue Academy of Medicine his new cure ,oi tuoerculosis by means of iodine n- seo''ohs' the composition of which is a 0'et' ,, He claims that 40 to 50 injec-
 0us Will bring about a complete cure.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
ATAXIA FOUR YEARS
FOLLOWS MALARIA CONTRACTED IN
 SPANISH-AMERIOAN WAR.
victim Had Become Heipies, When He Tried Dr. Williams Fink Fills, but
 Was Cured in Four Months.

Victim Had Become Helpless When He
 Tried Dr. Williams Fink Pills. but
 Was Cured in Four Months.
 Because he did not know that there is remedy for ataxia, Mir. Ariel endured four years of weakness. pain and the misery of thinking his case incurable.
 "At tho outbreak of tho Spanish American war;" he says, T went with Company B, Eighth Regiment, M.y.M., into camp at Chickamauga, and while there my system became thoroughly poisoned with malaria. When I was mustered out, l carried that disease home with me. After Q while locomotor ataxia appeared"
 How did the ataxia begin?'
 first noticed pain in my ankles and knee joints. This was followed by numb feeling i'll my legs. At times I had to drag myself around: my legs would shake or become perfectly dead l had constant trouble in getting about ill the dark. I kept light burning in my room at night as could not balance myself ill the darkness. Even with the aid of light 1 wobbled, and would reach out and catch hold of chairs to prevent myself from falling?''
 How long Were you q sufferer?''
 Four years i'll all. During the last three years l was confined to bed, some. times for q week, again for three or four weeks at a time. When I was lying down tho pain in my back was ire quently so severe that had to be helped up and put ill a chair to get little re- lief. 1 had considerable pain in my bowels and no control over my kidneys. The worst of all was that the doctor could giyo mo no hope of recovery"
 How were you cured?n
 "I read that Dr. Williams Pink Pills had cured locomotor ataxia and one or two friends spoke to me about them. In the fall of 1903 began to take them for myself and I had not used more than ouo box before I found that the pains ill my knees and ankles were greatly relieved. Four months after ward becamea a perfectly well man, and am today enjoying the best of health.
 Mir. Edward II. Ariel lives at No. 43 Powow street, Amesbury, Mass. Every sufferer from locomotor ataxia should try Dr. Williams Pink Pills without delay. Any druggist can supply them.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
SUGGESTIONS FOR HOUSEWIVES

Kerosene will cut the grease in the drain-pipe of a sink and should Le used at least once a month.
 Cover the top of the ice chest or re- frigerator with white oileloth. tackins it on with brass-headed tacks.
 An egg cannot be beaten with brandy. as the alcohol curdles it. A little sugar CT salt will help greatly in egg beating.
 Mating is greatly improved if gone over with damp cloth once a week. Do not have the cloth wet. as water rots the mating
 When Turkish towels grow thin from long usage they may be made TO serve better by dipping in thin starch and using unironed
 A jelly bag can be made up with 8 simple piece of flannel. fine linen. or thick muslin Never squeeze the bag CT the jelly will be thick
 A deep jardiniere is suggested as a pleasing substitute for the waste paper basket and has the additional commendation of being washable.
 A tablespoonful of salsoda over which boiling water is poured, is rec commended for taking stains off coffee pots. With this treatment no boiling is necessary.
 The accumulation of dust behind pictures can be prevented to a N'eat extent by putting two small pieces of cork at the bottom of the picture frame, thus holding the frame slightly out from the wall
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
MARKETING POTATO CROPS.
s~vw the Railroads Made It Possible for the Growers to Get Fair
 Prices

Tn line with the classic case Of the oyster shippers, cited by President uadley. of Yale University, in his book on Railroad Transportation, is the case of the Aroostook potato growers brought by President Tuttle, of the postop and Maine Railroad before the Senate Committee on Interstate Com merce. Nothing could better show how a railroad works for the interest of the localities which it serves.
 A main dependence of the tarmers of the Aroostook region is the potato erop aggregating annually eight 10 ten million trskels which find me-. ket largely in Boston and the adj&es lt thiclIy settled regions of New Eng land The competition of cheap water transportation from Maine to all points along the New England coast keeps railroad freight rates on these potatoes always at very low ievel.
 Potatoes are also a considerable out nut of the truck farms of Michigan their normal market being obtained in and through Detroit and Chicago and other communities Of that region
 Not many years age fayoring sun and rains brought q tremendous yield of potatoes from the Michigan fields At normal rates and prices there would have been a glut of the customary markets and the potatoes would have routed on the farms. To help the DO hn T Michigan made unprecedentedly low rates on potatoes to every reachable market, even carrying them in large quantities to place so remote 2 2 Bos ton. The Aroostook growers Lad 10 reduce the price oD their potatoes, and syen then could not dispose of them unless the Boston and Maine railroad reduced it's already low rate, which il did By means Of these low rates. making possible low prices, the pota- .o crops of both Michigan and Maine were finally marketed Everybody eats potatoes, and that year everybody had all the potatoes he wanted
 While the Michigan railroads made .ates that would have been ruinous to he railroads, had they been applied to the movement of all potatoes at all times to all places they helped their patrons to find markets then. The Boston and Maine Railroad suffered decrease in it's rev enue from potatoes, but 1t enabled the Aroostook farmers to market their crop and thereby to obtain money which they spent for the varied supplies which the railroads brought to them If the making Of rates were subject to Governmental adjustment, sHeh rad. ical and prompt action could never have been taken, because it is well es. tablished that if a rate be once re duced by railroad company, 1t can, not be restored through the red tape of Governmental procedure. If the Michigan railroads and the Boston and Maine Railroad had been subjected tc Governmental limitation they would have felt obliged to keep up their rates as do the railroads of France and Eng land and Germany under Governmental limitation, and let the potatoes rot.- Exchange.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
Library.

I would have chestnut wood stained Q rich brown. this to have soft wax finish. Have the walls paneled in the wood and above the panel beautiful green and blue English paper, strong in design and coloring. Have portieres in craftsman's canvas with curtains of raw silk, unlined, the hanginss all to be green. Mission furniture with green leather or green craftsman s laayas,
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
Don't Let Baby Cry.

When baby cries. some hing is probably wrong with its stomach or other digestive organs, and no time should be lost in giv- ing it a small dose or Dr. Caldwell $ 0axatiyel Syrup Pepsin. This is the only Children. and should always be kept in the house. IL contains no injurious n- gradients. and can do nothing but good. Try it. Sold by all druggists at soc and sloo. Money back if it iails.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
YACNLETS RARC.

host of Daniel Webster in handing him a glass of Madeira out of dusty and cobwebbed bottle said that he had made little calculation that the wine had cost him two dollars a glass. count ing the interest from the time he bought the wine Webster reached for the bot tie and helped himself to a second glass, saying: "I really must stop that con- founded interest,"
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
AHronted Authority.

ball?"
 No" answered Mr Mcc,>ton Henri etta can't stand t to any mere man bossIns people around the way the umpire does. " ashia5ton Star.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot. Ease. \ certain cure Tor swollen, sweating, hot. aching feet. At all Druggists, 25c. Ac. cept no substitute. Trlal package FREE Address 4. 5. Olmsted. Le Roy. x. I.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21

A wellknown actor was walking with friend in Broadway, New York, one afternoon when they were attracted by a fine neersehaum pipe in a show win dow Going inside, they asked the price and We're told $50 You need not show 1t to me, said the actor. walking out After minute he remarked to his friend What, Two weeks alimony for pipe? Well. gues not.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21

Full many posscssor of college di- ploma IS destined to discover in short order that experience does not always cone by degrees. Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21

Yellow clothes are unsightly Keep them wbite with Red Cross Ball Blue. All grpcers sell large ? oz. package. , cents.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21

If nature ever made mistake. it vas when she made good canteloupe and bad canteloupe look exactly alike.-Toledo Blade
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21

The men who get the most out of life are those who put the most into 1.-the tommoner.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21

In a recent hearing before a commit tee of the London county council, one of the participants quote Shakespeare against his opponent, who, he said, "roared as a sucking dove" The clerk of the committee, who may have prided himself on his knowledge of natural his tory. entered the remark on the minutes In this fashion: MT Balfour Browne remarked that his learned friend had roared as gently as sucking pig
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
Fresh Gnus.
Got All He Had.

Sponger-I just met Dyer down the street.
 Plunger-Then there is no use of my asking him for loan.-Judge.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21

A British officer says that one day ne saw volunteer soldier out for drill Who had an extraordinary number of medals pinned on his coat He evident " ielt tlattered at my notice" declares the officer, and l said to him: You seem to have seen considerable service Ih what wars have you been engaged? 9 ne replied: Bless you. I have never oeen Tn a war. My father and l were awarded those medals at agricultural sno"s for special breed of pigs for Which We are famous. :"
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-21
Sad Widowhood.

Sad Widowhood. Ella-Death Is sad Stella-Yes, 1t is the divorce which pays no alimony.-Town Topics.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14
Desert water Trails.

Countless men and women have per.
ished in the deserts of the southwest
Tor lack Of rain. Yet had they known
how to find it the water was there,
often so close that a shallow well
would have brought it, says the author
OF The Land Of Little RAIN" There
were numberless living things all about
them, night travelling creatures, whose
well worn trails would have led them
to 1t. The trails begin far back in the
scattering sands and hills and converge
in one span broad, white, hard trod-
den way in the gully of the spring. and
why trails if there are no travellers in
that direction?
The land is SCARED by these thin, far
roadways of rabbits and what not of
furry folk that run in them. Venture
to look for some seldom touched water
hole, and so long as the trails run with
your general direction you can be sure
you are right. But if they begin to
cross your path at never so slight an
angle to converge toward a point to
the left or right of your objective, no
matter what the map says or your
memory tells you. trust the trails. Their
makers know.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14
GREAT RESERVOIR COLLAPSEs
Catches 236 WOrkmen and Kills Them
Many Wounded King Alfonso Df-
reefs the Rescue Work.

Madrid. April 1O.-The collapse of a
reservoir $50 meters long and $50 met
ers wide. brought death to 236 work
men who were caught in the ruins and.
crushed to death or drowned. it has
also brought forth demonstrations of
wOrkmen carrying the black flag and
threatening death to those responsible
for the disaster. These demonstrations
have had several collisions with the
police and many have been injured
Military guards are everywhere and
will probably control the situation and
prevent serious outbreak
King Alfonso dropped a hunt in
which he was engaged as soon as he
heard of the disaster. and hurried to
the scene where he took an active part
in the work of recovering the dead and
reScuing the wounded. The government
will make an exhaustive examination
into the cause of the disaster which it is
now said was criminal carelessness.
Wealthy citizens are contributing lib
orally to relief funds. King Alfonso
has had telephone put in his own
room at the palace and is informed
momentarly Of the progress of the
search for bodies when he is not pres
ent in person at the scene.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14
How Balzac Worked.

In twelve years Balzac wrote seven
ty-nine novels besides an abundance Of
tales and newspaper articles. When in
full swing he led the life of recluse,
refusing to see even his most intimate
friends. He usually went to bed at 8
O'clock, after light dinner, and got
up at 2 in the morning to resume writ
ing. At 6 he took his tub, lying in the
water one hour. after which he drank a
cup of coffee. Verdict his editor, was
then admitted to bring proofs, take
away corrected ones and wrest, if pos
sible, fresh manuscript from him. From
8 he wrote till noon, when he break
tasted on two boiled eggs and some
bread. From / to 6 he continued his
writing. For six weeks or so he would
keep this up; then he would mysterious
" disappear for months.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14
A Rand Rats Exploits.

There We're lot of rats in the
storage room of my stable" writes
citizen of johannesburg, South Africa,
land we had great difficulty in getting
at them. They We're shy of all traps
and did tremendous lot of damage at
night, lying quiet all day. At length L
put In the room q square tin lined box
about two feet deep and in it placed
some burned cheese. The rats immedi-
ately got interested in the cheese.
climbed up the outside of the box and.
having got inside, could not ascend the
slippery tin lining. Iii this way we
killed great many.
Zone morning IAy children took a
cat, which was very good ratter, and
placed it in the box. where there was
already a good sized rat. The cat, in
stead of tackling the rat, appeared to
make friends with it. They put their
noses together and frisked around, but
no harm was done, and eventually the
cat jumped out. refusing to tackle the
rat
1.-THE children then put in a keen
dachshund, which Immediately snap
ped at the rat and missed 1t. The rat
ran around the box two or three times,
lodging cleverly, and eventually, by
climbing on the dogs back, adroitly
jumped out Of the box and escaped"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14

In 1928, when Adams was president
Of the United States. congress author
lied or appointed commission ito
bring to this country troy pound adj
justed to the British standard" When
the commission returned the president
received the package and broke the
ed men of America. This original
weight standard is now in the mint at
Philadelphia and is not regarded as be-
ing of ideal accuracy by any means. 1t
is made of very poor quality of brass,
is rough in texture and hollow. Accord
ing to law now in force, each state
is entitled to copy or duplicate of this
Standard
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-04-14
OYAMA REPORTS VICTORY
Tells of Fight in Which tho Russians
Were Twice Repulsed.

Toxic. April 10.-The following re-
port has been received from the Man
churian army headquarters: April :,
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon one bat
talon of the enemy's infantry and six
companies of cavalry came and at
tackled Tsulushu, twenty miles north Of
Changtu. They were repulsed. On the
following day twentyfour companies
of the enemy's cavalry with several
guns renewed the attack. They were
again repulsed.
1.-THE main force Of the assailants
retreated toward Pamiencheng. A por-
ton stopped near Choroyo, three miles
north of Isulushu. Our casualties were
ten. No officers were included. The
enemy's loss. judging from the corpses
left behind and from the number Of
carts carrying wounded and killed.
was over SiXtyo