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best ferns Of carpenters hammer. screw-driyer and scratch awl The screw-driyer should be. for general use six iIhces lcng, and the hammer may weigh from l2 to lG ounces. These toels are so common as to need no description CT instructions &s to their use
 At 4 in Fig. A is shown an i'm proved style Of adjustable dividers A pair eight inches long will be a COZ venient size fer general use. At E and c in the same illustration are shown two common forms of bench knives. one of which should always be used to lay out work for the back saw or chisel, instead of using a pencil or scratch awl, Fer fine work the di- mensions marked by pencil are too indefinite, and the scratch made by the scratch awl is too rough, breaking and tearing. as it does, the fbers of the
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
LITTLE PEOPLE OF TRADE.
Mistakes and Shortcomings of Elm. ployes in Department Stores
 of the City.

The head of the glove department in one of the great State street stores wal appealed to by displeased customer whose request to have a glove repaired while she waited had been refused The man in authority at once proceeded to east oil upon the troubled waters, relates the Chicago Record Herald
 You see, madam" he said. with great suayity-he is a relative and namesaks Of a distinguished ex-governor of ths state-"our little people do make such foolish mistakes-they are limited, these little people-they think at times that they are more important than their customers.
 Here is your glove, madam, mendef While you wait, as it should be. ThanA you for making he complaint-it shall be tonic 10 our little people.
 The little people" were small only in the sense of being spasmodically dis obiiging, but under the kindly training of their young adjuster their ideas OI discipline and business are likely to en- large. Their head" who so lenienty protects them, gave further illustra' ton of foolish mistakes" on the par' of little people.
 T was in New York last week buying gloves for the house, and stepped lntoa wholesale place, where l encountered new saleswoman, who looked me over as if hesitating about waiting on ne" all. l asked for certain style Of drlVihs glove which is sewed with saddlers siih' professionally known as saddiel' sewed' The young woman yawneo' looked at the cloek-it was lunch houi- and took down few packages of gioVeS' which were not the kind wanted. ln' name of the firm serve would nave cum, pelled her immediate attention, pu' wanted to see what she would do neAs She looked at me with an icy stare anu said
 We don't keep the goods you Wap- think you would be likely to ma tne| in a harness shop. We are not saou'''N here"
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
THE PEACE ENVGYS NAMED
President Roosevelt oMciniiy An- nounces the Peace Envays of
 Russia and Japan.

Oyster Bay. x. Y. July %.-Ofieial announcem, is made by President Roosevelt of the names of the Russian and Japanese eLvoys to the Washing tor peace conference The character and ability of the men selected by both bellieerents Is an earnest Of the de- side of their respective governments to conclude. if possible, the tragedy being enacted in the far east. The plenipotentiarses are:
 Russian-Ambassado Muravieff. for merly minister of justice and now am- bassador to Italy, and Baron Rosen. re- ctLty appointed as ambassador to the Ualted States to succeed Count C2ss!ni.
 Japanese-Baron Komura. minister of foreign affairs, and Kogoro Takahi- "a. minister 10 the United States
 By direction of the president. Secre- tary Loeb made the formal announce ment
 The presidents announce neat prae- tically concludes the preliminary ne- rotiations for peace. Miner details yet remain 10 be arranged. bu; the confer eene now seems 10 be assured While no absolute date for the meeting of the envoys has been fixed, it has teen de- termined that the first sessicn will be held in Washington atont the first of August
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
SEN. MITCHELL CONVICTED
The Aged Oregon Senator Declared
 Guilty By the Jury.
Accepted Pecuuinry Compensation for Praeticias Before the Deparf-
 menfs While Senator.

Portland, Ore. July 5.-The jury in the case Of the United States against Senator John H. Mitchell returned . verdict of guilty as charged. with a recommendation to mercy.
 The charge was that Senator Mitch ell while occupying his public posi- tion, accepted pecuniary compensa- ton for rracticing before the federal departments at Washington, which. un- der the federal statutes, constitutes crime.
 Counsel for Senator Mitchell will ap- peal his case. If, as Is expected, the motion for new trial is denied, coun- sel for the convicted senator will en- deavor 10 bring the case directly 10 the attention of the supreme court of the United States If possible. the United States court of appeals will be passed over.
 Upon being questioned, District At torney Eeney said he saw no grounds for an appeal in the case, and he be lieved that the law would not allow the senator the right of further hearing.
 What penalty will be imposed by Judge DeHaven can only be conjec- tured The statute provides for both Imprisonment for not more than two years and for fine of not to exceed $l0.000. Since the trial began Senator Mitchell has been al liberty upon his own recognizance. and this will be con tinued until after sentence is pro- nounced at least pending the appeal for a new trial. Senator Mitchell will still Ee a member of the United States sen ate and will draw his salary as for merly. He may appear in the commit tee rooms of the senate and do his duty as usual, but he can not, until the case reaches final disposition. appear upon the floor of the senate and resume his seat. This vii! net be possible un- less the decision shall be favorable to him.
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plane one of the edges straight and st exact right angles to the first surface. The test is by using the try square as shown at A in Fig. 47.
 This first trued side and first jointed edge at right angles to each other are called respectively the face side and WeTk edge of the piece. and in every case they must both be marked with a pencil, as shown at B Gig. 40. These marks should be placed ct the angie which separates the two trued sur faces as shown in the illustration. This will indicate the corner at which the two surfaces are in the required relative position to each other
 For the third step in blaming up our piece set the marking gauge to the re- quired width of the piece-we will say in this case four inches-and. placing the head of the gauge firmly against the work edge, gauge or mark the piece on both sides All wood outside of the gauge line is now pianed off, but great care must be taken to plane enly to the gauge line, as a shaving eaGelessIy taken below the line will
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on the front and back edges. As he. fore directed, do not use a scratch axl or lead pencil for this purpose. but use the bench knife, or the sharp point of pocketknife blade. With the back saw proceed to cut off the end just outside, but close to the line in the same way as has already been de- scribed for backsaw practice in Fig. A, after which the end may be planed smooth tbut never beyond the line) on the bench hook or shoot board, a, directed for the first end.
 When using the plane on its side. care must be taken not to tilt tho plane up as it pressed against the end wood being planed. In this position do not hold the plane by the handle, but lay the right hand firmly on the side of the plane, just over the plane iron. and press the plane firmly down on it's sids at the same time it is pushed forward and pressed against the wood being planed.
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blaming has Eeer done with care. the two opposite sides will be parallel.
 Having now by blaming reduced the piece of wood to the required width and thickness, 1t only remains to cut it off to the length at which it is to be used. If the ends are to be planed smooth, which is usually the case. one end is first planed al right angles. not only to the work edge, but also to the face side, testing with the try square as the work progresses.
 The most common and indeed the easiest way to plane the ends of such a piece of wood is not to place it in the bench wise end up, which is a difficult way of doing this work. but to lay it on the bench hook, as shown at A in Fig. AS. and, having turned the jack plane over on its side on the work bench, and with the face of the plane against the end of the piece to be planed, proceed to plane off the end wood, avoiding all tilting of the plane during the process
 An important point to be observed
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
Woman Webster.

The late Mary A. Livermore was oIs called the Daniel Webster of Anleii'a1 ' women," because of her maJestie ,D.t '.,.. solidity of character Dorie simpiiss of thought and weight Of u'teia Tn Mrs. Livermore' type of eloquehoe' it's stateliness of form, it's premeui'a'enn on art. is not initiated to-day by "oh.a who address assemblies any mofe .I ., American men are initiating Weos'ei s, u. Everett. The modern type IS l'oie rect. conventional and less oina.s. Webster in one of his letters 10 eo'is ,ss spondent anent eloquence quoted .as ..s sentiment: Nothing is beautllui VA . is not true" and Mrs. Livermore n"' no less lofty ideal.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
FOURTH OF JULY AT HENLEY
The Nesners, ef Philadelphia. CeIe- brsted b, Winning Their Trial
 Heat Amid PIaudits


 Henley, England, July 5-The crew Of the Nesper boat club, of Philadel- phia. celebrated lndepe rdence day in England by winning its heat against the best university crew competing al Henley this year, and by making the best time of any eight Indeed. all Henley seemed to be celebrating the Fourth of July American flags were flying all over the pretty Thames side town, and as the American boat swept on 10 victory the Stars and Stripes were waved from al parts Of the grand stand
 The shores were flied with record gathering of Er.tishers and American visitors.
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and guarded against is the splInter,rh or breaking of the forward corner .. the plane passes it in the act of er, ting shaving from the end of ,h. wood. This can be avoided by plac- ing thin strip of wood of equal tbicL ness throughout-say one-fourth ,o three-eighths of an inch in thickness in front of or between the piece to h. planed and the cross head piece of th. bench hook, as is shown at B in tb. illustration. This thin strip win .. ceive the thrust of the plane agaip.. the fbers of the piece at the forwara angle of it's end, and while its own corner will be more or less broken tha piece being planed will be protected and remain intact.
 The shoot board will be found ,o work much better than the bench hook for all such purposes as above and this is especially true when tb. pieces are wide, so as to present on end of considerable length to in. plane.
 Having succeeded in blaming one end Of the piece true and square. next lav off the required length, on the face sida of the piece and with a try souars placed against the work edge draw sharp cut line on the surface, and also
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
THE BODY OF PAUL JONES
At High Tide Saturday IL WiIi He Placed oa Board the |. $.
 Cruiser Brooklyn.

Paris, July 5.-Assistant Secretary of State Loomis, special American envoy to attend the transfer of the body of Paul Jones. has arrived.
 The escort fer Paul Jones body will leave Cherboure ct 3.30 a. H.. on July 6, reaching Par.s at 11:40 III. The transfer ceremony will take place at 3:2Q in the afternoon. In the evening dinner will be given by Ambassador Mccormick. The escort, with the body, will leave Paris at 10 o'clock Thurs day night and is due to arrive at Cher bourg Friday morning. It is possible, however. that the eSeols will stay here Thursday night and start for Cher bourg Friday morning.
 The procession will move by way of the Avenue D'Alma. Champs Elysoes and Alexander bridge to the Hotel des | invalides, where the bCdy will be placed on the funeral car. The coffin will be left at the railway station, guarded by platoon Of Americans and platoon of French, until it starts for Cherbourg. Al high tide Saturday the body will be taken 10 the flagship PrCCklyn under the escort of the French torpedo beats. All flags will be Displayed al half mast.
 The mayor of Cherboure will enter tain the enlisted men of the Ameri- can squadron on Tuesday. MT. Loom is has not decided whether to transfer the Eody 10 Admiral Sigsbee here or to go to Cherbourg and transfer il there.
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may he twisted. or as the carpenter would say, winding. or in wind.
 To test a surface for wind, two short straightedges are used. each being of equal width throughout. One of these is placed on edge near to each end of the surface to be tested. as In Fig. 46. Stand back and look across the top edge of one to the top edge of the other. and if the two tops agree. as at A Zig. 46). the surface of the piece is free from wind.
 If the top edges of the winding strips do not agree. as at B. the wind or twist of the surface can be readily seen, and the high corners must be
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THE STATE PORTFOLIO
Secretary Taft DfscgaSnts 4nv yr rcctaHon of Becoming sccrc-
 tary of state

Omaha. Neb.. July 2.-Secreta~v f and party. en route to the Fhiii9u3ua islands, arrived in th.s city at o.15 oIhcaJ morning over the Northwestera road, and after transferring to the Un- ion Pacific tracks left fer the west at 50.
 Secretary Taft, when seen on lis car. spoke with regret in regard .o the death of Secretary Hay When asked: Are you to became the premier of the administration? Secretary Taft re- piled: No, l do not expect to become secretary of state telegraphed the president for instructions when we learned of the seeretaTys death and he ordered us to proceed That does hot look as II am to be secretary of s.ate ',
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planed on until the surface agrees with both tests given above. Two winding strips should be carefully made and kept for this purpose, and also to be used as short straightedges when needed. They may be from F to l6 inches in length, one and one-half to two inches wide and from one-half to three-fourths inch in thickness. They are tested for accuracy in them selves by laying them side to side, on edge, on fiat surface. and if in this position the upper edges agree, then turn one of the strips other end to, and if the upper edges still agree the two strips are correct.
 Having obtained true surface. as above directed, the second step is to
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07

Field Marshal Roberts again urges upon Great Britain the necessity fo knowledge in the use of arms. He comprehends the uselessness of put ting large army into the field unless it is an army capable of shooting with a reasonable amount of accuracy, says the Chicago Post. All field expert. ence shows that even men who are individually well trained in the use of the rife fire wild in the ranks when they come in touch with an enemy In many engagements in South Africa if the Boers had made one-tenth as many hits while In battle line as the individuals composing that line would have made in firing at targets at the same distance. the British casualties would have been appalling. But the mere fact that line-6ring fails to ap- proaeh the accuracy of individual shoot ing does not detraet from the value oi target practice. While the Boers did AoA bit lLtL iAIie It HoNt btSi expected from their previous individua records, their hits were more numerous than they would have been but for thei! skill in target practice. Consequently Marshal Roberts is naturally desirous of improving the shooting Of every Brit on who may some day be needed in the army. It is a lesson for this country also.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
BY JAMEs RITCHEY

Gns;ructor in Woodworking and Pattern
 Making. Armour Institute of Tech
 nology, Chicago)
 Copyright 1894 by Joseph E. Bow.es.1 NOTE.-The interested reader is aG- v.sed to CID thIs article for reference.
 The boring brace illustrated in Fig. 40 is to be found in many styles and sizes. For boring holes of all sizes up to one inch in diameter brace of eight-inch swing will be required and needs no directions as regards it's use. In Fig fl we show few of the many styles of bits used The first, at
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wood so that smooth. close-ftting joint CT connection cannot be made after it's use. The skew chisel style of knife shown at B is the best, and should be held and drawn with the short corner toward the operator.
 As we have already stated in article ]. Il will be necessary for all those who wish 10 become even partially proficient in using woodworking tools to do moderate amount of practical work with each tool separately before trying to use them as q whole in the construction Of any desired article. The following directions and sueees- tions will be found helpful and if car ried out viii greatly assist the beein- Ter in his future work
 If we wish 10 plane a board or a piece of stock Of any size to required dimensions tte surfaces and edges must be planed straight and true. The first test for true surface is to trv II with skort straightedge. as at A
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A, are called auger bits, and can be bought in sizes ranging from one fourth to che inch. by sixteenths. At B are shown the gimlet bit and the twist drill for wood. These bits are used for boring very small holes for all purposes, especially for wood screws. and can be bought in sizes run ming by thirly-seconGs from one-six- teenth to three -eighths inch in diam eter. For very hard wood the twist drill is the best and will stand more hard usage than the gimlet bit.
 At C we illustrate the rose counter sink-bit and the brace screw driver bit The former is used 10 ream out after the holes have been bored for the heads of wood screws. The latter is used in the brace as a screw-driver for driving large wood screws in hard wood.
 In Figs. F and 43 We illustrate the
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make the piece too narrow for the re- quired use. If the blaming has been done with care and accuracy the two edges of the piece will be parallel and the width correct.
 The fourth step is to reset the mark ing gauge to the required thickness say three-fourths inch-and with the gauge head placed and held firmly against the face side mark or gauge around and around the piece and again plane off all wood outside of the gauge mark, and here again. if the
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
Peculiar Action at seha,topo,

sebsstepol, via S. Petersburg. June 4-lmmediately after the Black sea squadron arrived here Saturday a caun- Gil of admirals and captains was hsld on board the flag lip Ko is.ay. Vice Admiral Kruger presiding The council resolved 10 uneear the maeH.aerv and authorize the officers and men to 20 ashore. Tie kster.na II. is nere and has been disarmed.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07

The hymn books da not contain q more exquisite lyric than Newman s Lead. Kindly Light. says Allan Suth- erland, in the June Delineator. nor one that is more acceptable tc cl deror.ira
 lions of the Christian faith. When the parliament of religions met in Chicago during the Columbian exposition. the representatives of almost every creed known to man found two things on which they were agreed. They could all join in the Lords Prayer. and all eogld sing. Lead. Kindly Light" The hymn was written when Newman. re- turning home from Italy after L serious illness, was becalmed week in the sunny waters of the Mediterranean. In striking ooatrsst, the music vas com posed by pr. John B Dykes as he walked through the Strand, one of the busiest thoroue hfares of London The hymn was q fayorite of Gladstone, and also of President Mckinley. and il was sung far and wide in the churches on the first anniversary of his death and burial.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
The Legislative Burglar.

In politics. as we all know. the worst class Of politicians. the one whose power for evil is the hardest to overcome, is the class in which cor ruption is coated with the whitewaah of generosity-the legislative burglar with a big heart. The rolling which is the bane of our politics is nothing more nor less than the ex- change of generosities by public serV- ants at public expense, and a large part of bad law-making is the result of the unjustiiable favors which one uneoh- scionably kind-hearted statesman e1- tends to another IL is, of course, a mean soul which is not warmed by generosity and beneyolence and the expression through such acts of the larger humanities. In comparison with true generosity. justice seems meager and mean. as the cold working Of the intellect rather than the warm pulsa- ton of the heart. Justice. mere JGa- tiee, never satisfies, says George W. Alger, jn Atlantic. Aristides the Just was Killed by the Greeks, not be- cause he was just, but because he was nothing but just From fiber like his heroes are not made. The natural man much prefers Robin Hood. With out generosity the moral world seems dull, gray, cold and conventional. IL lacks sap and vitality. and the imagin- ation is not touched But after all. justice is the rock on which alone generosity can safely build, and when 1t seeks some other foundation, 1t IS the scriptural house built on the sand, and like it cannot endure.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07

To the average layman, the most important word said al the recent an nual meeting of the National Assoc!a- tion for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis was famous physiclaa's condemnation of the ostrich policy" Well-meaning friends, he said. always exhort the doctor, Don't tell Nellie she has tuberculosis, for il will kill Ter at onee!" So Nellie fingers in faneied security until her case is beyond cure The specialists who debated this point agreed that Nellie should De told" and if her friends will look at in a largeminded way they will take the same view. says the Youths Compan- ion. When the patient knows her dan ger. the physician can count on that prompt cooperation and continual sell help which so frequently turn the sca.as ia faTaT of recovery.
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BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS
The Ranks of the CHfcrco StriL.r 'onir"nte1 With sscession- Be-
 caUse Money i, Senrce.

Chicago, July 4.-Beoause ot a lack of funds and confronted with seeessions from the ranks of the strikers. the teamsters' jo.nt council has calied a special meeting of that tody to decide whether the strike which has been in progress fer nearly three months. shall he continued, and if so. to devise means Of raising money to pay strike benefits
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ON ALTAR OF PATRIOTISM
Forty-Three Killed and Nearly Sev- sntesn Hundred Injured Cele-
 bratinT the Fourth.

Chicago. July 5.-According to dis patches received by the Record Herald from 150 of the principal cities of the United States, 43 people were killed and l,tII injured by explosions of frecrack- CTS, firearms, gQnpowder and toy pis- tols on the Fourth of July.
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Preparing for Eventuulitte.

London. July 5.-The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Vienna asserts that Archduke Francis Ferdinand has initiated military preparations. with a view to the eveImaliiy Of Hungary at tempting 10 secede from the dual mon- Archy
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-07
The Old Scale Continued.

Pittsburg, Pa. July 5.-Last night . settlement was arranged between the American Tine Plate Co. and the Amaleamated association, by which the old scale is continued with the limited output removed.
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NniI-w eiRhiGs Time

Wash.nstoa, July s.-Preparat:ons are being made by the post office ee- partment for the weighing of malls. On the result Of these weishings the gov ernment will enter into contracts with the railroads for the transportation of mail matter.