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The Forrest City times., 1905-11-10

Ba1 Boy Etcl
 tCopy right. iso5 by Joseph E Bowies)
 The old groceryman was in front of the grocery in his shirt sleeves. with a watering pot in his hand. trying to brace up some wilted lettuce that had seen better days. After all attempts had failed and the lettuce laid town In its bed with an appealing zook. as much as 10 say: Don't infect any thing. but let me die natural death i" the old man acted as though he thought the end had come. He had Just taken or his hat. and was gag Ing at his dying patient, when the bad boy came up. and. with an under taker iook on his face. he took his hat and famed the lettuce. and said: Friends who desire 10 take a last look at the deceased mag pass in :he front door, and retire by the back door. No flowers; burial private
 Now. what you want to butt n here for. when l am having all this .rou- ble?" said the old man. as he poured out the remaining water in the sprinkler on the dying salad material.
 That is where the profits go When l bought that lettuce at the eommis- sion house day before yesterday. it was bright and crisp, with dew drops on the leaves, and 1t cracked 1'aen ! handled il, and look at it now. a.s lin Der as starched collar at a picnic. and 1t wouldn't stand up if it wore crutches. Gee, but if had a patent on something that would keep lettuce crisp until it was sold l wouldn't want no gold mine, and the old man threw the watering pot on the floor, and sighed.
 Well, said the bad boy. as he tried a few strawberries of the top of a box, trying to re1uyenate wiltcd let tuce is like putting false hair. or hair dye, on an old womans head, and putting oriental cream and powder on
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-10
Room Needed

You're not going to give up your cozy little fiat. surely?"
 Yep; doctors orders. He insists that every morning when I rise must stand perfectly erect and expand my chest a dozen times or so. o."-Phila- delphia Press.
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-10

Young Bull Bear has filed suit for divorce at kingfsher, Okla, against his wife. Little Woman Bull Bear. He claims that she was quarrelsome and neglected her household duties and that she abused his two children by a former wife. This is the second In. dian divorce suit filed since the or ganization of the county
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-10

The Bad Boy Visits His Uncle's Gro eery-He Soliloquizes or Dying Lettuce Leaf-They Discuss Navies and Wars-"If You Want to Rest = Says the Bad Boy, Don't Go Abroad"
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-10

A fashion journal says that women dress to please the men, Perhaps this does not refer to he men who pay the bills
The Forrest City times., 1905-11-10

BY HON. GEORGE ". PECK tE1- Governor of Wisconsin. Forner,y Ed i;oF "Peeks Sun" Author ..peskts
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Marriage Reform.
From the Indianapolis News.

fom Inc lnOiduupOilS news. -
The question of marriage is one that in
all civilized society must be dealt with
largely. Its purpose to found the home.
legitimize the race and restrain passion
should not be forgotten; for manifestly OBJ
stacles placed in the way of marriage were
likely to be remedy worse than the dis
ease. So the talk about restricting mar
riage licenses should be INDUCED In with
care. In many states there are no mar
riage licenses. And the purpose of license
In any case, 1t can be said. Is not restric-
tfcn. but regulation. The mating of human
beings Is a natural inclination, and the So
ciety that puts obstacles In its way Is mani
testify on the road to the creation Of a con-
ditfon that can not be contemplated. It
were well in every reasonable way to obvi-
ate hasty marriages. But 1t Is not easily
possible to say what hasty marriage is.
Sometimes boy and girl marry at sixteen
and live happily forever afterward." And
sometimes people in middle life show by re-
suits that their marriage then was hasty.
If anything makes for reckless marriage
1t is not the facility Of getting married, but
the knowledge of the facility of getting d.
yorced; the condition of public sentiment
created by standard of public conduct
that beckons people to marriage for fun
or what not. the assurance going with the
act that If they do not like 1t nothing Is
easier than to get divorce. There the evil
lies. Divorce should be so difficult to gain
that those contemplating marriage will put
1t away unless they are honest and of SER
ious mind in relation to 1t. We shall hard
ly be so foolish as to try to put obstacles
lict indeed. If we do not increase the i'm
preston of it's sacredness by making its
annulment difficult and impossible, except
for cause grave enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
He Spoke Politely to the Elevator.

From the Seattle Post Intelligencer
Arthur colored bellboy at the Hotel
Cecil got job running the elevator the
other day. He did not stay on the machine
long, but while he did there was something
doing In punches.
Arthur's strong point is his politeness He
carrying a couple of men, and when he
came down he found waiting for him on
the ground floor as prospective passengers
two pretty girls. Arthur bowed low Step
right into this heah machine, ladies'" he re-
marked courteously. "Ah reckon All will
take yo' all up stains like yo' didn't know
yo' was goin' at ALL" At the same time
Arthur stepped off the elevator SO that the
women could precede him. AS he stepped
out he accidentally threw over the lever Of
the machine and with one bound the ele-
vator started, empty, upward although at
slow pace. The girls giggied, and Arthur
mouth wide open, gazed after the mounting
car.
Jus yo' wait minute" he said plead
ingly to the car. "Ah isn't on. wheah is
yo goin'? Whoa! Say, why doan' yo' whoa
when 1 tell your
Still the car moved upward, deaf to the
bellboy's pleadings, and Arthur made a
dash for the stairs, which run up along
side the elevator shaft. yelling for the car
to whoa. Breathless from his unusual ex-
ertions he landed at the top floor lust as
the elevator bumped gently into the but
tress at the top and came to a STOP
"Ah is shuah All don't see why dat cab
failed to come to a motionless position"
said Arthur to the girls, who were still
waiting, after he brought the car down
and asked it to whoa laik gen'man
should"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07

had an engagement the same evening for
a formal reception and dance in the West
End. When the first young man unpacked
his suit case at Brightwood he found moth
ing In 1t but an evening suit of clothes and
he was compelled to abandon his role OF
Santa Claus. The plight of his friend was
even worse, for it was manifestly impos-
sible for him to appear at the downtown
reception in the garb of st. Nicholas. Each
man was angry at the other when they met
the next morning. but it was then too late
to remedy the situation.
y X X X X
There is one man in Washington at
least who is not on familiar terms with the
gold coins of Uncle Sam. He is a German
barkeeper who has been in the United
States about five years, and yet in all that
time had never seen s. gold piece. A
government clerk, who had received one of
these golden coins as a Christmas gift,
entered the saloon which is presided over
by the aforesaid German and called for a
glass of lager beer. Upon receiving the
foaming beverage he rendered in payment
the glistening s. coin, which hit the bar
with merry Christmas Jingle. The bar
keeper. after surveying the piece and ex-
amining 1t critically, tossed it back to the
government clerk with the cchildlike and
bland remark:
We don't take no medals for beer here.
you you VII have to take dot to de hook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
IN CASE OF FIRE.
What Berlin Has Done to Protect
Theater-G oers.

Fire protection in German theaters is the
subject of a report by United States Con-
sui Liefeld at Freiburg. Germany. to the
Secretary of State. THE Berlin police au-
thorties,'' says he, have ordered that the
following rules. containing instructions TO
the public as to how to act in case of fire,
shall be displayed in illuminated letters
between the acts on the drop curtains of
the Berlin theaters:
Leave the theater quietly proceed TO
the nearest exit; do not scream and do not
push: do not stop at the cloakroom as you
go out; do not stand about near the exits;
obey all the orders of the theater attend
ants.
Among the precautions taken at Frefburg
since the terrible ,Iroquois disaster at Chi
cago last December, are: An extra corps
of fremen and police have been sta toned
all over the opera house during each PER
Torrance; the public is requested to make
itself familiar with all exits; and the large
iron curtain is lowered during each long
pause so that the audience can have ocular
proof and demonstration that the main
curtain is in good and proper working
condition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Gen. Wadsworth's Silver.
From the Owego Times.

From the Owego Times.
Representative Wadsworth of New York
is a son of Gen. James s. Wadsworth who
was killed at the battle of the Wilderness
Gen. Wadsworth was at the front. He
sent his orderly back to get some dinner
for him. The orderly brought up some meat
and bread and silver fork and spoon and
silver-handled knife marked with the
Wadsworth monogram. The general ate and
In thirty minutes was shot and killed.
The orderly kept the knife. fork and
spoon. He went to Tompkins county, N
T., at the close of the war, and after
time decided he had no right to use the
generals silver. He went to the county
clerk of Tompkins county and told him he
wanted to leave the silver there, as he did
not know any Wadsworth and the silver
did not belong to him. The county clerk
tied the silver up in piece of paper. tagged
it and put it in the safe. 1t remained there
many years. Recently Representative
Dwight, who lives in Tompkins county, was
told about the silver by the county clerk,
who found 1t in the safe. Mr.. Dwight too {
It to Representative Wadsworth, who cher
ishes 1t highly as a memento of his father
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Indian Voters in Oklahoma.
.ansas City Journal

From the Kansas CITY Journal.
At the last election in Oklahoma three
tribes Of Indians voted These tribes are
the Poncas. Kaws and Otoes. Since the
election four years ago these tribes have
treated with the government and have al.
lowed their lands to be allotted. With this
the members of the tribes became citizens,
with the full power to vote.
The Kaws took the liveiiest interest in
the election There are forty-five members
of the tribe who are entitled to vote, and
twenty-three of this number are full-bloods
Every one of the forty-fve, without excep-
ton, voted. The KawS are nearly all re-
publican. Each Indian who could not read
English was allowed two interpreters, re-
publican and a democrat, who went with
him into the booth and assisted him in
voting his ticket. With the Ponca tribe the
election was somewhat different. They had
no fxed ideas and they wanted to vote as
their friends desired. The judges and
clerks worked hard until noon and succeed
ed in getting only ten Of the hundred eligi-
BILE voters Of the tribe to cast their ballots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
One Type of the True Englishman.

From the st. James Gazette.
Writing in NJ. A. p, Mr.. r. P. OConnor
remarks on the loneliness of Mr.. Darlington,
the late conservative member for the Mile
End district, and the oldest member of the
house of commons, at his death. HE stole
in and out of the houses, and sat in one
of the back benches. He was man that
seemed to live alone, dined alone, then after
dinner he crept quietly into the smoke
room. smoked his cigar. talking to nobody:
and then was back to his obscure place on
the back benches again, listening attentive
ly to everything that was going on; and
trooping with the rest into the division lob
by when the time came. simple. quiet,
unohtrusive, hfgh-mnded man. living plain
ly and almost asceticaliy in the midst of
boundless wealth, he was a type of true
Englishman whom everybody respected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Why a Hotel Clerk Couldn't Hear.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The room clerk in one of the big hotels
Of the city found difficulty in hearing
patrons of the hotel, and thought that he
was becoming deaf. He consulted a spe-
cialist. who told him that he could detect
no defect In his ear. He then decided upon
a closer observation and discovered that
his inability to hear was most pronounced
when he stood in a certain place behind
the hotel desk. Patrons would come up
to the desk to get Information and the
clerk could catch only few scattering
words and would have to lean forward with
his hand to his car to hear his interro-
gator. A closer investigation disclosed the
fact that the cold air coming through the
revolving doors into the steam-heated
building created a current which was de-
nected by large board behind which the
clerk worked. This draft passed between
the clerk and the patrons as they stood
in front of the desk and diverted the sound
Of their voices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Full and Empty Cotton Sheds.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

LAS I came down the Southern today"
said 7. J. Howard. Il saw many places
along the line where cotton was piled up
under roofs. That's a pretty good indica-
ton, if my observation is worth anything.
l have been travelling the south for num-
Der of years. and long time ago I learned
that cotton on hand meant a planter with
GU. debt. Whenever l see a cotton shed or
the farmer is behind. and that he has been
forced to sell in order to pay his obliga-
tons. But when l see the cotton piled up
as l saw it today and yesterday. take 1t
for granted that the planter is at home and
that he owes mighty little IL anything"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07

she was creating furore in THE Pearl Of
Brazil
These were sporadic cases of distinction
but they served further TO stimulate the
movement in music across seas. Their sue
cess encouraged many of their sisters to
seek the conservatories of Paris Milan
Dresden and Leipzig. Although these am
bilious ones numbered hundreds, they were
FAR inferior numerically to the aspirants
that were TO flock tbither in the near fu-
ture. despite the fact that many of these
young women were fieeced by INSCRIPTIONS
music masters. scores. starved. others were
forced by impending poverty into other
pursuits. while many others were exposed
10 the worst kinds OF temptation and many
fell
1t was in the late eighties when two
more American singers came prominently
to the fore. Sibyl Sanderson. with her
voice of warmth and passion. fascinated
Paris Massenet wrote several operas es-
pecialIy for her. SaintSaens wrote
Phryne for her. she sang "Esclarmonde'
in English and created the role of That's.
Miss Emma Games made her debut nj the
Paris Grand Opera House in 1851. as
Juliette in Guonods Romeo and
''Juliette:' this was the san.1 year that
Sanderson first appeared in the French
capital She succeeded with great APP
plause to role previously sung by Patti.
In 1891 was engaged to sing "Margue lite
In Faust at Convent Garden. and the anne
year found her appearing for the first time
before enthusiastic audiences in her native
land. Two years later Nordica followed
HeT rival 10 New 1Ofk. SdtiutFStH HiSl sap-
pearing there in the season OF lS9i-9o.
Rush to European Musical Centers.
The triumph of tbs trio undoubtedly
used the great rush TO European musical
centers which Immediately followed For
every score of young women. fired with art
enthusiasm, that had gone over on the
frs, wave. a hundred now fiocked to Ber-@
lin Paris, Vienna and elsewhere the ma
jority bHndly convinced that they could
become stars after few months of study.
Then followed the old. old story OF bitter
disappointment: assertions from the rlnks
for countless causes-no voice, no more
money, too great temptation. among 9TH
ers broken hearts end health; fake music
masters enriched by American dollars. But
this time PROBABLY because the art move
ment In America had reached healthier
stage, qrite a few Americans, after much
trial and tribulation, finally gained a foot
hold among them being Miss Sus1nne
Adams. whose debut Juliet occurred In
Paris II. 1894, and NJ SIS Homer. who made
her bow to the operate public in Nichy.
France, four years later, and in 1900 frst
sang in New York. Abbott. flames, SAN
derson had been sporadic cases of Ameri-
cans who could sing; now the real rise of
the American grand opera star had begun.
Within the last half dozen years the Amer
lean grand opera star has surely rises. and
that Is why we have today. in addition to
Eames, Nordica and Homer. Fremstad,
Jacoby, Lemon milford. Powell. Walker
and Weed And let us add-even though
the men have not been fired by art enthusi-
asm-Blass and Pollock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
The Japanesa Wax.
From Lsdy Broomer's Colonial Memoirs

From Lsdy Broomer's Colonial Memoirs.
AT Trinidad she made the acquaintance
OF young Japanese prince. who today is
no doubt fighting under Admiral Togo. Ger
tainly he was learning his trade on board a
German warship. for just read of his zeal
"one beautiful evening we were going to
take tea on board this same German man
of-war. and / noticed on launch which
was sent to tow our own barge a grimy liz
tie figure working away at the miniature
stoke hole Who IL that?' asked. That
Oh. that's the prince. of course He begee,,
to be allowed to come and stoke for Won,
He wanted to learn just how that furnace
went"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
old-Age Pensions.

Frem the L0adon News.
The administration of oid-age pensions in
Australia and New Zealand seems to be
proceeding on the whole satisfactorily, ana
the experience gained there should be of
value when British scheme Is formulated.
In New South Wales there are about 10000
pensioners. the cost to the state being
rather more than half million sterling
New Zealand has 1900 pensioners, costing
approximately $1.0o0.000 A careful super
vision Is exercised over the grants The
maximum pension is 80 q year in New Zea-
land and $10A year In Victoria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Changed His Mind.
L srr.irnnttts. Alaoar

A tramp. dirty and ragged to the last de-
gree, called at house on the door of which
was a doctors sign. A large, rather mas
culine-looking woman opened the door,
'''Scuse me, lady" said the tramp, ''but
list called to ask if the doctor had any
cid clothes he'd let me have. You see I'm
kind o. bad off fer all kind O. clothes. an
I'd be much obleeged fer anything the doc
tor could let me have, an / amt pertickler
as to the f1t.''
The woman smiled and made reply:
II am the doctor!'
'Sufferin' Moses." CALCULATED the tramp,
he made Decline for the gate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Complex, but Considerate.

From the Melbourne Pilot.
The cow is most complex proposition
Cows are human in their likes and dis
likes. That this is so is we'll illustrated by
an experiment In which one mixer sue
ceeded In one week in obtaining over two
and one-half pounds more butter fat than
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Natural Inquiry.

From the New York, Sun.
Modern Mother-"No. my child. there Is
no such person as Santa Claus
Modern Chiid-"Did you divorce him.
too?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
A Heartless Thrust.

From the ST. John Capital.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of an old st. John girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Anxious to Have It Known.

From the Chicago Record Herald
do you believe in Santa Claus. Jimmy ~
You bet your life. Say. tell pa about 1t
next time you see him, will you?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Painful Oversight.
From Puck


We sometimes find that while we have
been standing up for our rights all the
more desirable seats have been occupied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07

1t is just Christmas story of two suit
cases. They belong to two young men who
live together in Mount Pleasant. One
OF these gentlemen had an engagement to
represent Santa Claus at a Sunday school
celebration in Brightwood and the other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
Result of Hard Study.

AS already limited, the women have not
sprung into grand opera fame in a day.
The ten who are in the Metropolitan COM
pany are excellent contemporary examples
of what the American woman's ambition
to go into grand opera has accomplished
In twenty-five years of grueing work
Minnie Hauck was among the first Ameri-
cans to gain recognition for her voice in
Europe The way in which she saved BIZ
zet's opera, Carmen. In London in 1878.
which had not pleased on its first produc-
ton, at once put her to the front, although
eight years previously, as prima donna for
the Vienna Court Opera, she had won praise
from the critics. Her London success &C.
CURED at about the time when the art
movement In music in this country was be-
ginning to take shape, causing a few-a
very few-venturous souls of the timid sex
to seek continental operate centers for
training. Emma Abbott had made her de-
but in Italian opera at Covent Garden two
years before Miss Hauck's great triumph:
and three years after Lillian Nordica, who
had toured Europe as soloist with Gill
mores band in 1878. and made her debut in
opera In Italy the next year, made her first
appearance in Paris as Marguerite. and
then sang in Dantzig. Berlin, konigsberg
and st. Petersburg. winning applause in the
Wagnerian parts. especially those of Elsa,
Isolde and BrunnhiIde
Then followed Marie Van Zandt. She
went to Paris, was particularly fortunate
In being chaperoned by Patti and Nilsson
maze her debut as Zerlina' in Don Clio
vanni" In Turin in 1882. speedily appeared
at the Opera comique In Paris In the opera
"Lakme. written especially for her by
Leo Delibes. and was the vogue at once
Her voice was characteristic of the best
American voice-crystailine. with not much
warmth. and very virginia.. In the same
opera Emma Nevada first came prominently
to the public notice of the musical public
although she had made her debut in La
Somnambula" In London In 1880 Her
voice, similar in character to Miss Van
Zandt's, spelled fortune for her and soon