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The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
The Writer
 Who Failed

nNE winter morning several years
 ago the mail brought me roll of manuscript aud letter. Every pub fisher and editor receives such packages SO often as to know them at glance. Usually they contain half dozen poems and sz6ry-a blur of sunsets. duch- eeses Hiolets. bad French and worse English. with not a grain of common sense. not a hint of reality in the whole Of 1t. opened the letter and read that the writer was mot dependent on her pen for support, she had vowed her self to literature. she was resolved to assist in the progress of humanity. Scarcely had laid down the letter when l was told that she waited below to see ne.
 The card she sent up was bit of fly leaf of book, and the name, Miss Barr. written in imitation of engraving. Her back was toward me when l came down, and l had time 10 read the same sham stylishness written all over her thin lit tie person. She told me that she came from Mississippi, and that she had been
  on the banks Of the Yazoo.
 "I have only had such teachings as my mother could give me, she said simply and my mother had but two years with geverness. Life on the lonely old plantation became distastefuI to me. and l got my father and mother to consent to my coming to New York to engage in work as an author l shal succeed as Q writer some day. Just now people will dc anything for me bul print my manuscripts.
 You came alone?2
 Quite along l hired little room over a bakers shop on Second avenue l board myself and send out mauu scripts They always come back tt me"
 How long have you been here?'
 Three years.
 Impossible, You are but child"
 ''I am 20 had an article publishef once iE Sunday school paper" she con tinued producing a slip of printed pape l about three inches long.
 Three years and only that little grail Of success. She had supported hersei meanwhile. as atterward learned, b, needlework for a wholesale firm il Brooklyn.
 Her books and poems must, I think
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
Reform in Football.


 People who have seen feetba! played as il should be played will not admit that this highly interesting game deserves all the odium under which it suffers at present. At it's best it develops strength. courage agil- ity and resourcefulnees as perhaps no other sport does, and this without any great menace to life and limb. Every one who has watched the practice of teams and their contests through sev- eral seasons when tHere was no pro fesslonalism" among the trainers and the trained, and no employment of slugging as an art. will indorse this judgment. Accidents. of course, were always possible. and SO was rough ness But very few accidents occurred that were at all serious to a strong, healthy boy and the roushness was due to the excitement of the moment, and was checked as soon as Ii dp- peared. However, lovers of the game are put sorely on the defensive now. While they might like to dwell upon its good points. the public reads about players who have had their legs and ribs broken or who have even lost their lives on the football field, as it might read about brutal crimes. The chronicles of the press are open to all. and actually reach the largest pos sible circle There is besides much discussion of the game in magazines, which reveals repellent features that are of quite recent origin Mingled with the young gentlemen who make it an incident of their college life are others for whom there has been com petition among the colleges. They are appraised as football players only, and with them the college is the in .cident The coaching degenerates at times into straightoUt professional ism. and the play is disgraced by calculating brutality worthy gang of thugs. Upon such an indisputable
 
 says the Chicago Record Herald. that there must be radical reform in the style of the game 10 save it from an almost universal condemnation. and 10 justify it's continuance. Such a conference as that which was held with President Roosevelt and such comment as has come from college pres idents emphasize the need Of really effective change And this is by no means an unattainable thing. Why should the slugging and the profes- sionalism ever have been tolerated? Why cannot college authorities com pei modifications in many respects that will give true sport instead Of thusgery? The game can certainly be made right if those wno have the power will insist on the necessary con- ditions.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
PASSING OF PORRIDCE.
Makes Way for the Better Food of .
 Better Day.

"Porridge is no longer used for breakfast in my home" writes a loyal Britain from Huntsville. Ont. This was an admission of no small signifi- canoe to one brought up' on the time honored standby
 "One month ago. she continues. T bought package of Grape Nuts food for my husband, who had been an in. valid for over a year. He had passed through a severe attack of pneumonia and la grippe combined, and was left in a very bad condition when they passed away.
 "I tried everything for his benefit, but nothing seemed to do him any good. Month followed month and he still remained as weak as ever. was almost discouraged about him when l got the Grape-Nuts but the result has compensated me for my anxiety
 Tn the one month that he has eaten GrapeNuts he has gained 10 pounds in weight. his strength is rapidly re, turning to him. and he feels like a new man. Now we all eat Grape Nuts food and are the better for il. Our little 5-year-old boy, who used to suffer from pains in the stomach after eating the old-fashoned porriGge has no more trouble since he began to use Grape Nuts. and l have no more doc tors bills 10 pay for him.
 We uae Grapc.Nuts with only sweet cream. and find 1t the most tasty dish in our bffl of fgrp
 Last Monday ate teaspooneuls of Grape-Nuts and cream for breakfast. nothing else, then set 10 work and got my mornings work done by o'clock. and felt less tired. much stronger. than if l had made my breakfast on meat. potatoes. etc, as I used to. I wouldn't be without Grane-Nuts in the house for any money" Name given by Postum G.. Battle Creek, Mich. There's . reason.
 Read the little book. The Road to Melville" in pkgs-
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
DISTRESS AFTER MEALS
Sure Sign That Dr.Wiiiems' Pink oiiis Are Needed to Tore Up t.1o
 Digestive Organs.

Loss of appetite, distress after eating, shortness of breath, a feeling of utte- weakness-these are symptoms that are familiar to most sufferers from stomach trouble. Too often the ordinary doctor } treatment serves but 10 weaken the dls- eased organs.
 The new tonic method of treating dis orders of this kind docs not aim to do the work of the stomach, does not demand that the food be pre-digested, but builds upthe weakened organs, so that they can do the work that nature intended.
 Mrs. l. O. Law, of No. 324 North street, Horton, Kansas, says: ''In 1897, while We were living on farm III this neigh borhood, 1 became generally debilitated as the result of overwork. I had serious indigestion. lost my appetite, suffered from a sense of suffocation and from ob- structiOn of the circulation, SO that arti- fcial means had to be used to restore it. After suffering for months without find ing any relief. I tried box of Dr. Will liams' Pink Pills of which had read in a newspaper. The first few boxes made me lots better. and after using tho third box l felt entirely well.
 "I am DOW in excellent health and am able not only to take care of my house but also to assist mg husband i'll a store which he has lately taken Dr. Williams Pink Pills cured me and 1 can recom- mend them. They are so simple, so easily taken and so prompt in their &C., tion.
 Remember Dr. Williams Pink Pills do not act on the bowels. They make new blo} and restore shattered nerves. In this way they carry health and vigor to every organ and fiber of the body. They are sold by all druggists or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price. 30 cents per box: six boxes for s 90. by the Dr. Will Jams Medicine Co.,, Schenectady, NY.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
ASPECT OF CHINESE CITIES
Some So Narrow, Sedan Chairs Can Barely Pass Each Other
 in Transit

HonE-kong called the "London of the Orient with it's British govern nor is English to the core and has the aspect of a great European city. while within loo miles lies Canton. the typical Chinese city. a fostering hole of horrors. where the foreign lega- tions. with that discretion which is the better part of valor reside in the French Concession. guarded da, and night by armed soldiers.
 The streets of Canton are so mar TOW that two sedan chairs can barely pass by closely hugging the walls. and the air is filled with foul odors. while Hong Kong can boast of fine Euro pean buildings and cleanly streets. In Canton it is not unusual to come upon pile of human bodies that have beer 1 beheaded lying in the street waitin; to be Carted away by the scavengers Perhaps the street urchins are seen playing with one Of the severed heads The flesh of cats and dogs can be utiI. ized as food. but the body of an exc Cuted criminal is only carrion.
 Resides beheading there are many ways Of slow torture and so callous are these creatures to the sufferings Cl others that vast crowds collect t. Watch the public punishment of crime. Tn beheading no block or resting place for the head is used. The neck is stretched 10 iis utmost by an assist ant, and the eXecCtioner with one hlew sewers the head from the body: i Over the threshold or in the yesti- ] tule of every house hangs q tiny lamp i hat is never permitted to go out This l iS shrine 10 the gods and to the de- parted spirits of ancestors. and is looked upon as a safeguard agalns, al eyil spells
 Iatar needs no protective union ] here, as fAe immu,able laws of the land make fl 6 crime to roh labor of is fIs6is ty employing q beast for any work man can dc. Th.s is why ,he Heaan chair remains the universal
 mcdc of travel II shocks the civil Led sfTS1eet to find perhaps the shoaiGsr If o2e cf his hired coolies n the same sad condition as the back ot many sarse n this country i Ctar.ts A.as him call another eool.. 1 lJt 9hs attempt 10 do 50 causes i'm l mediate trouble. There exists no so- ciesy for tha prevention of cruelty to oo8..os.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01

A bachelor girl Miss Grace stephen, son. has become editor of the Linds- borg (Kan9 News. which used to have this line over wedding announcements: They Are Happy Now. The new editor has changed t to They Are Happy-Now.'
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
BITS ABOUT PLANTS.

Tea plants at the age of seven years yield TOO pounds of tea per acre.
 In Java there is on orchid, all the flowers of which open at once, as if by the stroke of wand, and they also all wither together
 Plants with white blossoms have a larger proportion of fragrant species than any others; next comes red. then yellow and blue; after which, and in the same order, may be reckoned vio- let, green, orange, brown and black.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01

have seemed unique 10 any editor. Tie spelling was atrocious and the errors Of grammar beyond remedy. Bu, in al her ignoranee and weakness there vas no taint of imitation. She plaGi&rlzed nobody. She painted over and over again hcl own home life on the Nazoa. the ho, still sunshine, the staGnan. swamp, thc semi-uopical forest. the houses and negro quarters. with al thcir squalCr and dreary monotony.
 All aY counsel 10 her to forsake the occupation she had chosen was in vain. Durrs tho mea IS that followed he ca-e=Hery nearly ssehed staryajioE 1 rel,sntor few thing more pa;Aeticthan thc t3Ezp. ilElgru fgUre that used to come aa the eaitori8 rooms throueR taovs a.d raIss ,nat uirter. ScE.t t.G.es sha hsaHs il; small items (. news. and s4.s iAfaMat.,a was he means q. k efsz,5ass i few dailars
 One tas n ths sarin2 @as saH- noae3 sa sea S.ear oa tusiaess. ! }ouGd 2 t3a l.-. zaHas man sra}h1Gs ID ard GtUn fhe .,asa tho Mest notice ahl' HasH 1f3e h.-# Eetno the shock q tel h45r ord yhishers fau.as cyey lis neck The face vas IhaJ of an ignorant and saa.l2airte4 aaa.
 lIe eame sfaafsht toward me ".s Marcia t2rr tere:"
 '',;e she hae le. T eene a. hour"
 l-c tereged h.s 4ai. in a whlte heat e % which uu- fhoueLt. ha3a reauire5 sCme tinc @ kiHCle Ireees I faHfa IF ha5# #ieca Isc.rg ID aHa aewa tie a,'ee, haf tbe noga.re L4y
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
The omnipresent Camera.

Photography enters into so many phases of life nowadays that it hardly seems possible to keep house without it. Abiding to this subject the Chatterer sf the Boston Herald mentions the part plays in a British royal family: Just .efore the prince and princess of Wales eft England on the tour in India they mad phogtographs taken Of all their children and relatives besides number of interiors from Marlborough house end York cottage. Sandringham, and lhese pictures will be disposed about the royal staterooms of the Renown. It Eas pretty idea sowing how truly the camera ministers to the homesick ab- sentee. but not only do the parents of tho six little Wales carry away their Sep tembCr and October photos. but every month later ones will be sent to India te show just how much the family has grown, The princess is a fond nam ma and. according to London gossip. 1t has been a great trial 10 her 10 make this trip. It was first proposed to take along one of the children. but fear or sickness finally decided the matter for the mother. Each day the cable will bring a message to the cider children. and each day there will be cabled re- port from tho nurseries of York cottage to the prince and princess. So there you are
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01

\ young man was on rrsal in Inde. pendcnce Kan, for stealing water. melons When the jury had retired the foreman asked all those who had never stolen melons to stand and be counted Not a juror moved, and a verdict of not guilty was returned.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01

ing seen her come in. She had gone out by 6 side door.
 T caught glimpse Of her on the street" he said. T have come to New l York three times in the last year to l find her. Good God. how rank poor she l is. Where does she liye?" could not tell him. as Marcia had l long ago left the bakers and changed ] her quarters nearly every month. And | reckon I'll have to wait until she comes hyar again. Tell her it's Zaek Biron. the overseers son. on-on 1 business.
 l He was not long in Hnveiling his busi- ness. which any woman would soon have guessed. He had come 10 bring Marcia home and marry Ter.
 Two months passed, in which he sought for Marcia in vain. She had seen hin and knew Of his errand Then one evening as | was passing along lower Broadway saw a crowd around he form e a woman on the pavement. who. l was told. had been injured Yy q car while crossing the street. One glance at the figure showed me that it was Marcia. and l hurriedly followed the ambulance which carried her away to the hospital.
 When l arrived al the hospital Marcia was lying on an iron stretcher The Mis- sissippian Biron. was with her kneel- ing on the floor in his shirtsieeves and chafing her hand He had taken eff ! at, II me later that he had recognized Marcia as sine was being lifted into the am- ] bulanee after the accident
 I've a good Quaker nurse ard a room ready for her al first-el.ss hotel i the minute she can be moved" he whispered. Look a-hereia le sad. turning down the tawdry bit of !ace and ribbon at her throat. his big hair i hand shaking Them bones is most l through the skin, The doctor says it's hunger-hunger.
 He was right. Starvation had almos, done it's work There was but a feeble flicker Of life left in the emaeiattd little us when al last she opened her dull Q, es
 None of them folks need cnnsarn theInselves any furder about her" said l Biron. shell come home to he. o&r now. thank God. and be done with writing stuff 10 make books Mrs 2iron will live like lady"
 About three weeks later a splendic phaeton stopped in front of my door and Mr. and Mrs Biron sen, up their cards. Mr. Bron was glowing witt happiness
 We return immediately 10 tho plan tation. he said. srandiloquently. q, reckon largely on the effect O: he native air in restoring Mrs Biron tc health"
 Marcia was magnificent in silE ant plumes. Her little face was pale. how ever, and she looked nobody in the eye When they arose 10 go Marcia handed me bulky package Of papers "rhes, are my manuscripts" she said. Wi you burn them for me? All. do no leave line word. could not Go fl.
 took the package. and they de partei. Mir Bron was vehement in hi, pl plotestations of friendship and inyita
 lioHs to visit the plantation But Marci.
 did not say word. even of farfwel-
 Philadelphia Item
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
Matter for Thanks.

0ptimist-God gives us our friends.
 Pesimizt But. praise be. we c1r naAe our own enemies.-N. '. Times.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
soPHISTICATIoT.

 Once the horse of inc road shieG and
 tgfnh'ei his ,oad st ii. sieht Of a cS ciist awheei. Nov The Goobin is rare who VII klck up a
 scare
 At Ere-co.sred automobile. once The c.umsy balloon as .t scared 70 the
 noon
 Alarmed alt the birds os ihe fy. Now fEe creatures d-wIng quite couteUtee-
 ' sing
 When q neat .itt.e airship goes by. And the fish of he sea. now as tame as can
 ca~ be.
 On Giving be..s trarqai5iy giost. Al compunction forgot-and the sea-hoIse
 shies not
 Al the presidents submarine boat For Gsh. flesh or fowl cannot set up how , So. bowed 10 the ratural plan. They steady their nerves to tEe curious
 curves
 Of tha; curious Luit-.u called Man. -Wa.3aee Irwin. in ~ '. Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01

Pictures Of incidents during Presi- dent Rooseyelt's visit to the sou h are deeply interesting and suggestive. In looking at them one is struck with the profuse display of tae American flag. IL was shown on nearly every building ill the towns included in the presidents trip, and almost every man, woman and chill seemed to carry one. waving it enthusiastically in greeting to the distinguished guest. The south may have a strong senli- mental affection for the old eonfed crate banner under which it's sons fought so bravely hut i; is heartily loyal to the stars and stripes.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
Cd C-ctaln Now ITeed

<, tae saaaHuaiia. ,hc hcathen pro. tatNpa et Gazistnea f was the Roman cC=t to decorate the house with osezzgseaz. Ta.s vas done to gfyt 1he Eaaa.aIl sa.r.,a a refuge freE L.e co.1.
The Forrest City times., 1905-12-01
CENTER SHOTS.
-iouid courage is apt to evaporat,

Liquid courage is apt to evaporats
 People with high tempers when un- duly excited are inclined to indulge .a .ow language
 The husband of society leader gets q lot more sympathy than he knows anything about.
 The misanthrope who feels that hs hasn't a friend in the world might i4st a. well be a book agent.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29

Sam Hill returned Sunday from
Laurium, where he had been re-
ceiving treatment in the Northern
Michigan Hospital, for q number Of
weeks.
The one-year.old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Johnson died Tuesday
night, after q sickness OF typhoid
fever, of several weeks. The funeral
was held from the M. E. church Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, the SER
vice being conducted by Rev, J. G.
Roberts.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29
AxEL JOHNSON DEAD.
Passed Away In st. JOseph's
Hospital, Hancock, Satur-
day Last.

Axel Johnson died in st. Joseph 3
Hospital, in Hancock, last Saturday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock, after brief
illness.
Mr.. Johnson had not been feeling
we'll for some time, although he was
not corfined to his home. Monday
he was taken to the hospital in Han.
cock, and gradually grew worse.
death resulting Saturday afternoon,
as stated.
Deceased was 81 years OF age, and
had been a resident of Barags for
the past eighteen years. He was Q
man straightforward in all dealings,
and we'll liked by all who knew him,
and his sudden and untimely death
Is indeed sad.
Deceased is survived by q wife and
two young sons.
The funeral was held from the
M. &. church Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, the service being con.
Quoted by Rev. J. @. Roberts. In.
terment was in Barsga cemetery.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29
NEWS
Brief Summary or the Leading
Events Of the
Week Cl

Fire damaged the state prison 81
Jackson, Mich, Tuesday, to the sx-
tent of 100000.
The regents OF the University OF
Michigan will add new laboratory
to the institution, costing $23, 900.
Joseph Jefferson, the famous actor,
died at Palm Beach, Fla Sunday.
The remains we're taken to Massa-
chusetts for burial.
The Cuban house OF representa-
tives Thursday passed bill appro.
priating $500, 900 to assist towns
and cities in the work Of sanitation.
Fire at Milwaukee, Thursday, de-
stroyed the 6ve-story building aud
contents of the Hansen Empire Fur
company, causing loss OF $500, 900.
DR.. William Edwards, superinten-
dent Of the Michigan asylum for the
insane, and q prominent alienist, died
suddenly at Ann Arbor Wednesday.
The thirty-fourth annual meeting
OF tho Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society OF the West is ia
session this week at Minneapolis,
MINI.
The Wisconsin state senate Tues.
day suspended Senator Eaton, o.
Milwaukee, for testimony given in Z
trial which was said to reflect on the
dignity Of the senate.
For the thirteenth successive year,
Galsne, ILL.,, Thursday paid tribute
to the memory OF her most illustrious
son, Ulysses S. Grant. The oration
was delivered by William J. Bryan
English emigrants to the number
OF 1,045 sailed from Liverpool Wed
nesday bound for Canada, with the
Salvation Army flag at the mast
head OF the steamer Vancouver. The
.emigrants were gathered by the Sal
walton army agencies, and the ma
jority are workmen.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

John ]. Boyle was at Houghton
Wednesday.
The Nester mill will begin the sea-
sons cut Monday next.
L. Hillyer transacted business in
the copper country Wednesday.
H. Bending. Of Marquette, was q
business visitor in Baraga Friday.
Fred Urquhart left Sunday for a
few weeks visit in Ashland, Wis.
The tug vigilant came down from
Houghton today, and will leave in a
few days for the North Shore.
A. N. Pinet returned from Detroit
Thursday, and will spend the sum-
mer 10 Baraga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Doran, who
have been in California and Utah for
the past three years, are visiting in
Baraga for few weeks.
Read the prices quoted in the
Baraga Store Company's advertise.
ment in another column.
The members OF STEMS band will
give an open air concert in the band
stand each Wednesday evening, be.
ginning next week.
License to wed was issued Satur.
day last to Adolph Auge and Miss
Angeline Hebert, both Of Baraga.
Thomas Murphy, president Of the
Upper Peninsula Firsmen's Asso'
citation, went to Ironwood Friday to
attend the annual meeting OF the
executive committee OF the associa.
tion, held in that city today, al
which meeting arrangements will be
perfected for holding the annual
tournament in August.
There was q large attendance at
the Easter ball given in Grandville
Hall, Monday evening, under the
auspices Of Baraga Fire Department,
and the occasion proved to be the
event Of the season. The music BY
STEMS orchestra, Of six pieces, va,
Of high order, and the several com.
mittses deserve credit for their
efforts to make the evening epioya'
BILE. The occasion was made more
plessuNbls BY the presence Of .
\ donyS nunber of L'Anse yosna
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-04-29
Special Notice.

Special Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all own
ers of property in the township OF
Baraga, or occupants, that they are
required to remove all debris, rub
blsh &c., luxurious to the public
/froht the rSpective premises
Ethif tyeqty dafs from the date of
this borcei iaud 6pou refyeafYr neg
lectt t6 dd sq/ /said ebtis. rubbish,
etc., will enoved Py thSproper
authorities, and the dkpssSe SO in
Cured will be charged to the respect
i've property owners or occupants.
BY order
Village Board Of Health,
Baraga, Mich.
Dated April 20, 1905, 4-2s-tS