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The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER


 Copyright 1905, h. Joseph B B0wles)
 Amy is president of her class. Amy Isn't the oldest girl in il. nor the pret iiest nor the best dressed. nor even the one ot best scholarship. Ruth has higher marks. Edith has finer clothes Florence is the class beauty. and Phebe is probably the girl with the largest number of birthdays. While We are young we esteem il a cause for reorganization. that We are nearer % than somebody who is only f5. If we are IS We are proud of the dis. tinction. Only as Time. the thief Of 60 many happy things, steals away our pride in our years do we try tG hide them. lou girls at school are al beautifully ana blissfully young, bess your dear hegsts. all! you need not try to conceal the fact.
 A girl l knew once happened by chance to see c sentence about her. in letter not meant for her eyes The letter said: Theodore is very young, and her appearance indicates il" Though Theodora had apple brown in her cheeks. and eyes like stars, and a mass ef chestnut hair with Slints of sunshine threading t. she cried when she found that people thought she looked young. She want. cd to look old, PGer little Theodore,
 Why is a sirI chosen as class pres ident. why Amy rather than Sue, or Rachel?
 We.I. girls. probably for two uf three reasons. 4 girl who is thus honored by the sunfases of her mates. Is popular person, She has not gone around with 6 chip on her shoulder. She has never made enemies by un- lucky speeches. She does not make fun of her friends, nor indulge in vii st their expense. This is on the Le eSatire side ot the question,
 Cn the affirmative side the popular girl has lost Eo opportunity to dc little kindnesses at ths right moment She speaks cordially of the absent She performs graceful services gra- ciously. She is in tbe public eye. more or less. and people know where they can find heE. # asked to dc any thing oblieins, she does it without | fuss
 The popular eig. has treop of friends, because she is friendly. Every one can depend on her not to make 6 stupid mistake, and to say the proper word in tie proper place. Sne possesses tact
 To the average fifl. tact, is better gift than good looks. or great learn ing. l. makes $ siri quick 10 under stand people, and 1t makes them like her. A giyl who has tact always helps other people to be at their best. and that is much finer than to be brilliant and showy in ones own character
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
A LESSON IN
 MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS WITH AMBITION AND
 GENIUS.
Description of Desirable Style of China Rack-An Extension Book
 Rack for Library Table.
BY JAMES RITCHEY

KY JAMES KTTI HEY Unstructor in Wood Working and Patterl Making Armour Institute of Tech
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-17

representa-, y agregar algun dise1o 6
divisa sencilla que lie sirva de distin.
two en- la ~papeleta. Tai divisa puede
ser Ell dise1o de o estrella, IN agul
la sfmbolo ~adecuado; pero no Sc usa.
r& como tai divisa, nj el escudo de ar
mas nj ell sello de Puerto Rico 6 de
los Estados Unidos, nj la bandera
nacional, nj ningIu otro emblema CO.
mdu al pueblo en- general. En- case de
fallecimtento, renuncia 8 eleminaci6p
de algdu candidate, despues dc su de-
%signaci6n para la c~andidatura el Pre-.
sidente del partido, 6 ell Comite Cen.
trail del mismo, llenara Ia vacante.
DISPONIENDOSE: que nipguna va
cante sera llenada nj cambio de min
guna clase sera hecho, despues de los
doce dias anteriores & la election.
Sc archivaran tales certificates y
p%eticiones de designation en- la oicina
del Secretario de Puerto Rico, q 10
mas sesenta dias y a 10 menos ~treinta
dias antes de la election.
Ell nombre de I'm candidate no DC.
dra aparecer mas que para I'M solo
cargo en- n papeleta, y 81 ha sido
designado para dos 6 mas cargos, 81
elegira cual de los dos cargos acepta,
para que en- csc solo apsrezca 81 nom.
bre.
D1sPONIENDOSE que un mismo
candidate podra ser elegido para IN
solo cargo por mas de un partido.
81 algdn candid alto dc cuya desig.
naci6n Sc ha librado certificado legal
al Secretar:o de Puerto Rico, deseare
retirar su nombre de la papeleta, pre-.
sentara Sill r%enuncia por escrito on la
o6cina del Secretario de Puerto Rico.
DTSPONIENDOSE; que no Sc archl.
vara ninguna r~enuncia por Ell Score
tario de Puerto Rico, nj sera por 81
recibida, dentro de los veinte dias an.
teriores al dla de la election.
El Consejo Executive hara que los
nombres de todos y cada uno de los
candidates presentados, para sus res
pectlvos districts, Sc impriman en- IN
~papeleta. Los nombres de los candi-
datos de cada partido ser&n imprssos
en- columns separadas, debajo del II.
tulo y divisa de cada partido.
Las ~papeletas ser&n de tama1o
~uniforme, y de papel de una misma
calidad y un mismo color, y 10 suf-
c'entemente gruesas para que 10 i'm
preso en- elias no pueda distinguirse
por su dorS0. Todas las papeletas
p%reparadas por oil Conseio Sc impri-
miriam en- papel blanco y Sc agruparan
Embellishments en- montones de q Glen.
La divisa adoptada y la lista de can-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-17
GRAN AARATl.LU

Grandioso baratillo de calaado, Girls.
talerfa y iuguetes para nInos; en- Of
nuevo Bazaar dc novedades <El Sols,
de Juan de Ia Mata, Cruz 3.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-17
PROYECTO DE-: LEY
Para puIea 10 n7e5ao para eeconH en- Puerto Rico
Presentado por los senores Camuhas y Soler
CONTINUATION J

Artfculo is. Ell Consejo Ejecuti-
70 hara que Sc impriman en- Ia papele.
to electoral Official, ell nombre de todos
los candid atos designados segGn 10
certiicado porel Secretario de Puerto
Rlco. Ell Secretario de Puerto Rico
certiicara al Conseio Executive los
nombres de todos los candidates de-
signados por las regularmente llama.
das co%nvenciones 6 asambleas, de CO.
da partido que haya dado ell diez por
ciento del ndmero total de votos depo.
sitados en- las hltimas el~ecciones lie.
vadas aefecto, segdn lie haya sido GER.
tiicado por ell P. esidente y Secretarlo
de Ia convention, asamblea, reunion
preliminar 6 Comfte que hay a desigua-
do dichos candidates.
Ell Secretario de Puerto. Rico GER.
tiicara asf mismo al Consejo Ejecuti-
vo, los nombres de c~ualesquiera can.
didatos para los cargos que Sc han de
votar en- la election, de acuerdo con
las peticiones que Sc hayan archivado
en- 81 of1cina.
Las peticiones designando candi.
datos, deber&n ser frmadas Dor la
propia mano dc los p~eticionarios en- la
forma %siguiente; Para candidates mu.
nicipales, 25O irmantes por 10 menos.
Para candidates de districts judicia.
lss y electorales, mil firmantes por 10
menos, siempre que esten representa-.
dos, q 10 menos, la mitad de los pue.
bios del distrito. Para Comisionado
6 los Estados Unidos, dos mil frman.
ties por 10 menos, de modo que est6n
Representatives, q 10 menos, cuatro dis.
tritos electorales. DISPONIENDO.
Sc; que ell minimum de las 6rmas de
cada pueblo, sera de ciento, para la
designation de candidates de I'm dis.
trito y el mfoimun de las firmas de
cada distrito, para la election de Co.
misionado q los Estados Uoidos, sera
de doscientos. Y DISPONIENDOSE,
ademas, que los firmantes han de ser
electores que estea inscritos en- los re.
gistros, como votantes capacltados
para la election de que Sc trata.
Tratandose del nombramiento de
algdn candidate por peticl6n, no se
conta' "a como pettcionario & nadle que
no consigne su residenc;a y su direc~
ci6n postal, q mo ser que Ia insta acia,
exprese oil nombre y la Residential de,
candidate; que este tiene capacidad
legal para el cargo; que los que sus-
criben la petici6n desean votar dicho
candidate y tienen capacidad legal
para elloi pudiendo dssiGnar con un
nombr5 breve 6 tftulo, 81 partIdo 6 los
principios que el susodicho candidate
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-02-17

didatos ~prssentada por 81 partido que
en- las el~ecciones Embellishments an.
teriores dio ell mayor ndmero de votos
en- Puerto Rico, SO pondran en- Ia pri-
mera colum1a a la izquierda, en- la
referida ~papeleta; y Ell partido que
di6 ell ndnero de votos subsiguientes
Sc poudra IN la segunda columna; y
respecto de cualesquiera otros parti-
dos que hubiese, Sc observara ell or.
den que ell Consejo determine.
La divisa de cada partido Sc pom.
dra mas arriba deuu cfrculo no me-
nor do III pulgada de diametro, y en-
cabez "a la lista de candidates. de .di
cho pa'ttdo, y Sc imprimiran las 81
guientes palabras, en- espa1ol y en-
iuglGs, contoroeando por fuera cada
uno dc dichos circu'os, q saber: ePara
votar lntegra la candidaturs, tracese
una (X) dentro de este cfrculo.s
embellishments debajo del circu-
10, Sc pondra ell nombre 6 tftulo de la
epapeletaa de candldatura del partido,
s Embellishments debajo de este NOM
bre 6 !ftulo, la lista de candidates del
partito, c~olocandose estos & d~istancia
de tres cuartas de pulgadas unos de
otros, medida de centric q centric de
diehos nombres. Ell nombre de cada
candidate tendra contiguo & su dere.
cha, un cuadrado cuyos lados midep
tres octavos de pulgada cada uno y Ia
disposition en- copjunto de la papeleta,
sera en 10 sustancial, conforme con ell
siguiense modelo +;
lei modelo es igual al dc la ante.
rior ley,)
Artfculo 16. Sera obligation del
Conseio Executive 8 de su comisi6n de-
eleccionss, entregar personalmente. 6
nedisnte carta certifcada, 8 por con.
ducto de I'm m%ensaiero, al Alcalde de
cada Municipio 6 la persona que ha.
ga u wees, dicz papelesas electora.
les por cada cinco votantes y fracci6n
de este n1mero que resulte On cada
secci6n de su distrito Municipal. Las
papeletas Sc envolveran y ataran On
p%aquetes, por %empleados debidamente
autorizados por el Consejo Executive,
y dlchos paQuetes SO marcaran con
clsridad, q para cada secci6n den.
tro del dlstrito municipal, y se asegu-
rarau ~sellandolos coo lacre y ell recibo
de tai entrega, sera recogido y archi.
vado. 81 Consejo Executive sumiuis-
tiara, alemas, sells lapices con cada
uno de estos paquetes sellados, y en-
el!os los incluira.
Cada paquete quedara bajo la Gus.
todia dol Alcaldde, hasta que SO en-.
tregue al Juez Presidente de cada Co.
iegio cuyo Jlez entregaa al Atcalde
81 recibo correspondence, I'm dia por
10 menos, antes de Ia ~elecci6o, sera
entregado por ell Alcalde, q cada uno
de dichos J~uecss. Ell paquete dc pape-
letas electorales y lapices que cores
ponden 8 su oecci6o, y 6stos 10 custo.
dtsran hasta Ia apertara del Colegio,
bajo las responsabiiid sdes del Articu.
10 III, Tftulo NJ del C6digo penal,
I0%nt;nuNri.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14


will be many happy experiences during
the present summer. One favorite pas
time for the president and his four
boys is to go of to the woods or
along the bay shore, away from any
sign of human habitation, and have a
genuine camping-out party. Simple
provisions are taken along, and these,
with the fish they take from the bay,
affords food for the outing. The presi-
dent instructs his boys how to build
camps, make camp fires and cook. The
latter he has to do himself if a bite
properly prepared is to be had. He
knows all about camp cooking, and can
broil a steak or fish to a turn. His
boys declare that no white house cook
can approach their father in the prep
aration of a dinner.
At Sagmore Hill the president has
all sorts of callers. It is his home,
and he delights in having men from
all walks of life call to see him there.
The most dignified statesman and
learned financier is apt to sit down to
the table in the Roosevelt home with
the cowboy from the west or an &C.
centric genius from anywhere. The
president pays nc attention to the out
ward appearance of his guests, and the
flannel shirt is just as welcome as the
dinner coat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

board has been convOked to revise the
so-called Endicott plan for coast de-
Tense. 1t is believed that some of the
lessons learned by our military OBJ
servers in the orient will be very valu-
able if a ~remodeling of the fortifca-
tons of this country is to be made.
Adequate coast defense vessels are also
to be considered.
Among other things that have been
under consideration by the joint army
and navy board, is the proposition TO
do away with the submerged mine as
a means of harbor defense and to SUBJ
stitute for it the newest submarine
boat. This suggestion has been made
by the naval members Of the board.
but no decision has been reached. Tne
army members will probably insist
that the submerged mine he retained.
The experience off Port Arthur and in
the battle of the Sea of JAPAN it is
argued teaches the virtue of this old
style of defense.
The army officers contend that. the
submarine boat is still in an expert
mental stage, despite the report chat it
did good execution in the last fight
between the Russian and Japanese
fleets. They believe hat the final re-
port of hat engagement will show
that much of the destruction attrib-
uted to submarine boa operations was
effected by floating mines skillfully
placed by Admiral Togo. While the
submarine boat is likely to occupy a
prominent and an increasingly i'm
portant place in the plans of the coast
defense, it is probable that the joint
board will decide in favor of the SUBJ
merged mine. There mines may be
placed in certain and known positions,
which may be avoided by the home
feet, and which may be controlled by
the observers On shore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

which the president naval
and military matters in the mi
nutest detail is a matter of won
der to the experts in both serv-
ices. 1t is not more wonderful, how
ever, than the ~thoroughness with
which he masters questions in every
department Of the government. His
recent conduct Of state affairs with
out the intervention of the secretary
of state is one of the surprises of his
administration. He entered upon the
delicate peace negotiations between
Russia and Japan with the assurance
and tact of an old trained diplomat.
In all his varied lines of public
activity, Mr.. Roosevelt probably takes
more interest and delight in naval af-
fairs than in anything else. He has
written a history of the navy, knows
it's traditions, and is acquainted with
its development, from the old wood
en- frigate to the modern battleship as
we'll as any of the most experienced
naval officers. His study of the navy
has borne practical fruit, and his
theories rut into use have made tle
United States navy the most effective
in the world. The principal of these
theories is that the man behind the
gun is the main dependence in a naval
conflict. While assistant secretary OF
the navy he insisted that the men
must be taught how to shoot, and that
government money could be expended
in no better way than in purchasing
powder and shells for target practice.
The system of target practice that no
inaugurated enabled the American gun
-ners to win the great naval victories
in the war with Spain,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

oriental proverbs and epigrama In
discussing his hobby the. other day the
old gentleman said: " Ihave made a
speciality Of some subjects in which I
have gathered q great number. of
proverbs. For instance,I have over
200 on fools and the best of this COL
lection is, l think, the fool is the
wise mans LADDER then If wise men
never ere. it would go hard with tho
fool A fool should study Latin or as
the Spanish: say a fool unless. he
knows Latin is never a great fool
This is a little harsh on some of US
who have to know it. A fool is usual
~fy young or looks young, you know, Tor
a fools head never whitens.'"
Mr.. Christy has found a rich, field
among the Chinese and Japanese for
striking proverbs and maxims. He
says: The Chinese maxims are prac-
teal and their beautiful conceptions
are preserved even in the translatiors.
The Chinese advise you to keep COM
pany with good men and good men
you will initiate Another one of their
proverbs is applicable to the great
class questions of the day where one
class is being absorbed by another. 1t
is the big fish eat the little fish. the
little fish eat the shrimp and the
shrimp are compelled to eat mud The
Japanese have a number of fine
proverbs and maxims. The progress
of that country is expressed in one of
their figures of speech which goes,
those who are opposed to the adj
vancement Of Japan are frogs in 4
WE'LL" $50.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

Probably the most remarkable shoes
ever produced within recent times
were those worn at a function in Lon
don the other day by a lady we'll
known in society, In keeping with a
gorgeous gown, which is said to have
cost a fabulous sum, she wore a pair
Of shoes that we're literally covered
with flashing jewels-diamonds, rubies
and pearls. The style of decoration
was Of a remarkably striking charac-
ter. Five hundred dollars was the
price of each shoe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

Cigarette clubs, the object of which
is to provide their members with Gig,
arettes by buying them in bulk outside
Of the state, have been formed in In.
d%ianapolis and in other cities of the
state, and thousands of packages are
now coming into Indiana through the
mails and by express. In nearly all
the counties the decision by Judge
feathers, holding that cigarettes so
bought may be smoked legally, has been
generally accepted. Local dealers who
refuse to handle cigarettes are taking
the orders for the clubs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

Headed by the United States, with
their S19, 273,675,2OO of life insurance
in force, the human family is totally
insured for the gigantic total of $685.
277,409,e40 Should any simultaneous
fatality occur among the holders of
insurance policies. or even a 1.-THE or
them, every insurance company on
earth would be bankrupted in paying
the beneficiaries, the aggregate amount
Of insurance far exceeding the total
amount Of money in international cir
culatiOn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

every nation In the world, and
for the aptness with which he
quotes them. He is a lawyer by
profession, but his a~vocation has been
the study and compilation of proverbs.
maxims and epigrams of all sorts. He
has a system Of making important and
interesting passages in every book that
he reads. The very important pass
ages he marks twice, so that in a sec
ond reading he can get through very
rapidly. In this way he picks out the
nuggets of wisdom in the works of
great authors. * 81
Mr.. Christy has already published a
book Of proverbs and has in manu-
script u compilation OF exclusively
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

The federal commissioner of educa-
ton has given some facts of interest
with reference to the Libraries of the
United States other than private H.
hraries, which he Classics as public,
school and society libraries. In 1903
these Libraries Of a public or semi
public character contained 54,419, 900
volumes. That is certainly a large
number, but still it is but little more
than one book for every two of the
population. The surprising statement
is made that the increase in the books
in libraries of this sort for % years
has been 374 per cent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14
THE MONTHLY TRIAL
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, BEARING
DOWN PAINS.
A Woman Tells How h Has Become We'll
and Strong after Years Of Misery
Due to Irregular Functions.

A Woman Tells Row shes Has Become Wen
and Strong after Years Of Misery
Due to Irregular Functions.
The fact that one woman is bright.
eyed, rosy-cheeked, strong and cheerful,
while another is pale, weak and de-
pressed, is due moro often than other
wise to the regularity in the one case
aud the irregularity in the other Of the
functions that r peculiar to the sex.
When these are disturbed everything
goes wrong; pain and discomfort are
felt all over the body; the sensations are
often terrifying.
"For four years." said Mrs. Davis re.
Gently, II suffered Undesirable misery
from sick headache every month, &C.
eompanied by fainting spells, shortness
Of breath and severe pain in my left side.
There were also bearing-down pains. at
times 80 acute that Icould not Ctand up.
and my head was full Of ringing sounds.
It seemed as II everything was going ia.
hit me in the eyes. was compelled to
lie down with closed eyes for hours to
get a little relief. When I attempted to
arise everything would whirl around and
IL would grow 30 dark that I could
scarcely zee any object"
"Couldn't your doctor help your"
give doctors in all treated me, but ]
not no lasting benefit. Besides I used q
lot Of advertised remedies. The only
medicine, however. that had the de-
Gired effect was DR.. Williams Pink Pills
and they r truly Rodsend to women.
I did not have much iaith in them when
I began to take them. I found myself,
however, 80 much better after using two
boxes that I began to believe in them.
They checked right away the decline
into which I was going. Ny troubles
kept lessening and finally DISAPPEARED
altogether." s
Elbow long did IL take for q curel"
"Aftee I had used several boxes my
lealth was all right. I had taken on
6eGh and was strong and hearty. 1fea1
oodsym spirits moro like . girl Of dxr
teen than . woman Of my years"
Mn Davis address IL Carmel,
Maine 3. B. d, No. .. D.. Williams
Fink Pulls are confidently offered q
Wbmsn Tor the cure Of ansmia, chloro-
IL, painful and irregular periodA and
IN mmesM AIN Thsy aro odd
81 svsrydusgfst
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14
President Roosevelt has Indicate,

President Roosevelt has indicated
the metes and bounds of the family by
numerous letters of congratulaAon to
fathers and mothers Of -, IS and 20
children and upwards, and the public
mind was reaching a sort of fxity and
finality on the vexed subject. Now
comes Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, presi-
dent of New Works Federation of Day
Nurses, with a new dictum which up
sets everything. She declares "the al.
solute limit of a woman's capacity for
taking care of babies is eight, and she
ought W to have more than six"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

DR.. Ralph Hamilton Curtiss, lately
Carnegie's assistant at Lick observa-
tory, has been chosen assistant profess
sor of astronomy by the University OF
Western Pennsylvania. DR.. Curtiss,
though only "a years old, recently took
his doctors degree at the University
Of California, where he received his
astronomical training, supplemented
by graduate work there and at Lick
observatory.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14
There are domestic fires burning in

There are domestic fires burning in
Yorkshire, Eng, to-day which have
V been out for hundreds of years.
dales of Yorkshire peat is still burned.
The fuel is obtained from the moors
and stacks of it are kept by the farm
ers in their stack garths. The country
roundabout is noted for it's "girdle-
cakes" which are made from dough
baked in quaint pans suspended over
the peat fires. These fires are kept
glowing from generation to genera
ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14
Presidents Study Of NAVY.

L AtCOXDAA\ L. IVA ! .
Roosevelt is CON-
mander in chief of
the m a n d
navy. This is not
an empty. title
with him. He is
the head of these
branches of the
government SEW
ice in fact as we'll
as in name. The
versatility will
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-14

Mrs. G.. w. Manning, who lives
seven south Of Monroe City, Mo-. is
probably the only engineer in
Missouri. Her husband operates a
sawmill, and for two years Mrs. Man.
ming has acted as engineer.