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The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09

sentenced by Judge Holdom to 30 days imprisonment for contempt of court in violating an injunction. Mr. Wright was born in Quincy, III, 36 years ago, and has been a member of Chicago Typographical union since he was 19 years old He is at the head of the Printing Trades council and of the Central District Printers associa. tion
 The Penn Bridge company and the Charles McCaul company were de- fendants in the police court at Wash ington, D. C., on charges of having violated the eight-hour law in con- struction work for the government The McCaul company entered a plea of guilty and fine of $50 was i'm. posed and paid. Three charges against the Penn Bridge company were tried before jury and upon a verdict of guilty fine of $500 was imposed in each case Notice of an appeal was given.
 The Erdman act, which seeks to prevent interstate carriers from keep. ing their employees out of labor unions was declared unconstitutional by Judge Walter Evans in the United States district court at Louisville. Ky. His decision was rendered in the case of J. NJ. Scott, train dispatcher of the. Louisville & Nashville, who dis charged member of the Telegraph CTS union. Judge Evans held that the law Is void because it is not a regula- ton of commerce within the meaning of the constitution, and therefore be- yond the powers of congress to en- act. The court sustained demurrer 10 the indictment and discharged Scott from custody.
 Carriage and wagon workers union international convention in session at Buffalo, decided that the organiza- ton could not at this time establish a sick and death benefit system.
 II. Snow. national president of the Elevator Constructors union, has withdrawn his resignation from that office and will serve out his term, which runs for about one year. Mem- bers of the national executive board announce the settlement of the trouble Tn New York city and the return to the national organization of the local there, which seeded several months ago
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
A Harmless I.ax..,

II you must take a laxative ,.r
 .ess one, Lax Eos does not SI;nn axe harm aces not lrrltate. Irritation therefore the harm. Price 50 cents 's what does
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
HARD TO SEE.
Even When the Facts About Coffee
 Are Plain.

It is curious how people will refuse to believe what one can clearly see
 Tell the average man or woman that the slow but cumulative poison. ous effect of caffeine-the alkaloid in tea and eoffee-tends to weaken the heart, upset the nervous system and cause indigestion, and they may laugh at you if they don't know the facts.
 Prove it by science or by practical demonstration in the recovery of eof. fee drinkers from the above condi. tions. and large per cent. of the human family will shrug their shoui ders, take the drugs and-keep on drinking coffee or tea.
 Coffee never agreed with me nor with several members of our house hold" writes lady. It enervates. de. presses and creates a feeling of Ian. guor and heayiness. It was only by leaving off coffee and using Postum that We discovered the cause and cure of these ills.
 "The only reason, l am sure. why Postum is not used altogether to the exclusion of ordinary coffee is. many persons do not know and do not seem willing to learn the facts and how to prepare this nutritious beverage There's only one way-according to directions-boil it fully 15 minutes. Then it is delicious" Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little book. "The Road to We'll vile. in pkgs. There's reason"
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
important News chro,,.,.-

An English n,nsr SnfonleIed.
 css s, mat Sir Keri Singh. the nssss aaloss gr P,,S sronl, n., lost his last jaw too,s t'''s its place." one put h
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
NEWS OF TRADE AND LABOR cs,e,st information Concerning Those Mho Are Doing
 the Work of the World.

The \. Y, N H. & H. R. R. is con. templating establishing the bonus or piece system at its Readville shops. The nearly 1000 employees, who are absolutely organized in various unions and under various national affiliations, are working together as a unit in op- position.
 Judge Gager, sitting in the superior criminal court at Bridgeport, Conn, dissolved the temporary injunction se cured by the National Builders asso. citation against the Bricklayers and Plasterers' union, the Stonemasons' union and the International Protective association, all of that city. to pre- vent them from interfering with non- union workmen employed in Bridge port and prohibiting under penalty of 5000 any efforts at inducing work men to leave their jobs. The union as- serts that this is one of the most i'm. portant victories they ever won in this state It is understood the plaintiffs will carry the decision to the supreme court on questions of law involved.
 Memorial day next the monument to the late veteran labor leader, George E. McNeill, to be erected as the tribute of the state of Massachu- setts will be dedicated at Forest Hills cemetery, Boston. The monument will be nine feet eight inches in height and some three feet eight inches square in the main section. When completed it will show a gran- ite column surmounted by round polished ball slightly more than three feet in diameter, with the elasped hands of organized labor's seal carved in a panel on front. The. ball will be supported by gothic cap held by four pediments and inclosing a pol ished granite plinth with the seal of the state branch, A. F. of L., on the front and a broken chain and myrtle leaf on either side. The lower or sec- ond base will be of hammered granite with the name "McNeill" in raised polished block letters. Westerly pink granite was the stone chosen for the ball, cap, die and second base.
 Edwin R Wright, who has been elected president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, is president of Typographical union No. 16 of Chica- go, which office he has held three terms. He has been conspicuous in 1 the struggle of the printers for an eight-hour day. and last January was
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
Keeping Parents in subiection,

In the life of the very rich some parents still seek to resemble those curfews incarnate in humble life who keep the girls at home and the boys out Of the barrooms. Middle life and old age are too hidebound to get ac. customed to the manners of the new generation of young men who are old and worn before they graduate and of young women who win or lose large sums at gambling. Children have a right to expect from their parents do- cile obedience. At first this may be difficult, but, as Aristotle says, "Vir. tue is habit and it can be acquired. IN. Y. Evening Post
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
Walters Modest Pen,i.st

Melba admires the independence c, her fellow Australians. but on ona oc. casion she had rather a %ronoupcea experience with what she calls their delightful impudence" She had wait. ed a long time for dinner at her hotel in a large mining town and finally made sharp complaint to the waiter. Well, ma'am." said he, coolly, "you might sing us song to pass the time" This to vocalist who one evening received 5000 from William Waldorf Astor for singing four soma in his London mansion.
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
Romance in Writers Lives.

A strange comedy and tragedy was woven into the lives of Ibsen and Bjornson. As young men they were great friends; then politics flung them apart; they quarreled and never met for years and years. Strange fate brought the children of these two great writers together and Bjornsons g daughter married Ibsen's only child The fathers met after quarter of a century of separation at the wedding of their children.
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
The Laborer.

stand up-erect, Thou has the form
 And likeness of thy God Who more! A soul as dauntless mid the storm Of daily life a heart as warm
 And pure as breast @ CT wore What then? Thou art as true a man As moves the human mass among As much a part of the great plan That with creations dawn began
 As any of the tHIoag. Who is thine enemv2 The high . The he great, r,eS'' who coidlg pass thee by With proud step and aEerted eye:
 Nay! nurse not such belief. If true unto myself thou vast :. What were the proud ones scofh 10 A feather which thou mightest cast Aside as idly as the blast
 The light leaf from the tree. No, Uneurbed passions. low desires,
 Absence Of self=re<peet' Death, In the breasts consuming hres, To that high nature which aspifes
 Forever till thus checked These are thine enemies-thy worst;
 They chain thee to thy lowly lot; Thy labor and thy lot aceursed. ,. Oh, stand erect and from them burst
 And longer suffer not! Thou art myself thine enemy
 The great! What better they than
 thou?
 As theirs is not thy will as free. Has God with equal fayors thee
 Neglected to endoW? True, wealth thou hast not-'tis but dust;
 Nor place. uncertain as the wind; But that thou hast which. with thy crust And water, may despise the lust
 Of both-a noble mind With this and passions under ban,
 True faith and holy trust in God, Thou art the peer of any man. Look up, then, that thy little span
 Of life may be well trod, William b. Gallagher.
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
TEST OF AN AMERICAN.
Habit of Neatness Established No
 tionality to Observant Boy.

A young American who recent! completed a course of study in an English university brought home as souvenir of his residence in that classic place a decided English ac cent, says the New York Press. he stopped the other day at doWntosa bootblack's stand to get his shoes shined. The boy who attended to lne cleansing process smiled upon nn familiarly.
 When you first began to cons here" he said. T took you for an Ens lishman. You talked like one, oul know now you ain't." i.
 How did you find that out! asAs the American, obviously someWnN disappointed.
 Because you get your shoes snil's so often," was the startling reply you were an Englishman you woulaa' do that. Nobody takes such good gay of their shoes as Americans. !" were not for their daily shine ", of us fellows would have to go ou' Y business and the sale of blacKihs ~. polish would fall off one-half. asA to Americans. Russians get snl'. most frequently. The English ale '. worst of all. They get snlhe oas once week. Even when olnei.,., well dressed their shoes are gray a.. out of shape. If ever you wan. Wan, pass yourself off for an Enslisun,.. ... you'll have to cut out all this pv-'s .,. ing. With such spiek ad span '-s -s,A even an accent that you can ca'
 a knife won't carry you throusn.
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
Saved Him.

Tt did not kill me, but I think fl would if 1t had not been for Hunts Cure. l was tired, miserable and well nigh used up when l commenced US. ing it for an old and severe case of Eczema. One application relieved and one box cured me.
 T believe Hunts Cure will euro any form of itching known to man. kind"
 Clifton Lawrence,
 Helena, 0. I.
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
Mrs. Saqe's Gift to ehu.,

Mrs. Russell Sage made bsr s. gift for benevolent purposes ot us .as size when a few days ago she co. sa, tributed s1,oOo from the s7OOoo NT ass bequeathed to her by her husband ,'.' " the Lawrence Methodist eburoh T,s @ congregation had been struggling % .s raise $12,000 to build a new edisco ~ " the plot adjoining the present cbu,.s os property. Mrs. Sage's donation brInss the fund up to more than s7OOo
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
This Is Na loL.

Hunts Cure has saved mora ,.
 pie from the "old Scratch tban pee other known agent, simply becan.a sls ' makes scratching entirely nrnse se Il sary. One application relieves .es .e form of itching skin disease t,o. any afflicted mankind. One box gn.,.s r,,i teed to cure any one case 'au
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
Japan Will Copy fro,

Prof. Taichiro Honjo is cono''.,
 in New York a tour of insno.. A.iualns the great school systems of tb,s oa oi try. He was sent here by hi. s sa eoua ment of Formosa. When be s''era home he is to establish ~ goes ed ucational institution modeled slsss'ls .,.as the American high school ''@'
The Forrest City times., 1906-11-09
immigrants for Ecu,s

The government of Ecnado.
 signed a contract with an a h1 iuayaquil for the purpose of ,s in..li n ing immigrants into the lovoi import eastern portion of the repphl,o and company binds itself to imnns, ias families. It is specified in ths w" tract that the immigrants sb.n s Con white and preferably of the a ca es or Dutch races. Uerman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-20
CURRENCY TALK.
Closing Session Of Convention of Amsri-
can Bankers at st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. a0--Ihe closing
session yesterday of the 32d annual con.
veHtion OF the American Bankers Assoc
eiation was largely given over to the
discussion OF currency legislation, the
election OF officers aud routine business.
Ia point Of attendance and real interest
shown the st Louis convention stands
as one Of the best ever held. While some
results have been disappointing. mucl,
has been accomplished 50 that friends
of the association. whose membership
exceeds 5000, hope that it has HOW en-
tered upon an era of real usefulness.
The Delegates viii take a 25-miie sail
"a the Mississippi this afternoon. re-
turning in time for breakfast dinner
a; the fair grounds tonight. followed by
reception which win be the closing
feature oi the convention
The convention was addressed today
By Mrs A. y. Church. cashier Of the
hank Of Joplin, Mo- On tie topic, "a
Womans qualification a. 4 bank official.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-20
A CONVICT AND
"A GENTLEMAN

Copyright, 1906, BY Homer spraguel
u was q calm starlight night, and
when | came Oh duty ait 40 o'clock, The
captain and his family had turned In
There Was nothing for my watch to do
except in the case Of the man on the
lookout, and all except him and tile
man who stood by the wheel id per-
functory way were soon sprawled out
and asleep. Within the hour believe
that we all slept. If | slept at all, Of
which am not sure, 1t was less than
ten minutes by the cabin clock | was
suddenly aroused by some one touching
my arm, and | at once responded:
Well, what is it?n
| spoke before | turned to the man
at my side, When | wheeled on him l
saw a stranger. He stood there with
his cap in hand. and drawn up across
the deck were fourteen other men, all
dressed as French convicts Every
man removed his cap and bowed to
me, and as stood staring the one
who had touched me quietly said:
Sir. we have come aboard
But what is it--wno are your |
asked as our voices aroused the man
at the wheel
"0ur boat IL alongside, sir. We are
escaped convicts from Cayenne We
did not hail you, and we came aboard
without noise, We have been Il night
and two days at sea. May hope that
our advent will disturb no one3"
Good God, but we are captured by
convictsr' | groaned as I finally real
lied the situation.
And a worse thing might have hap
pened" he replied, with a laugh 1--WE
haven't the slightest intention of cap
turing your craft. Our only desire is
TO work our passage to the north. We
have quite quantity Of provisions
aboard our boat, and you will ind us
obeyiRg orders and maintaining the
best of discipline"
| descended 10 the cabin and aroused
the captain and In whispers informed
him of what had happened. He was
of an excitable nature, and if had not
clapped my baud over his mouth be
would have aroused the women with
his ordinations | had TO tell him
over and over again that the convicts
offered no violence and that their lead
err seemed to have them under perfect
control before could quiet him. He
was shaking like leaf when we gain
ed the deck, and he afterward told me
that be expected nothing less than to
he murdered out Of hand
So this Is the captaln?y softly asked
the convict leader. let me reassure
you, sir. There shall be no violence
here. You are as safe as II in your
own home ashore"
iBut you-you are conyictsl" ex-
claimed the captain as he looked
around upon the gang.
unfortunately, yes. but it does not
follow that we are beasts and brutes,
Some of us may not have been guilty
of the crimes charged. | alone can
speak your language. ! am the leader
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-20
The Times Daily Short Story.


LYely man VIA o5ey my slightest
word All we ask Is that you give us
a passage to the north.
How far to the northg'
10 any OF the English islands In
the West Indies
The man WAS speaking fairly, and
when one looked at him there could
be no mistake that he had been gentle
born He had the face aud speech Of
an aristocrat. His followers We're more
common looking men, but their faces
We're not evil The captains excite
ment quoted down after a little and
he reasoned 1t out that it was best to
give way. Indeed, there was no other
conclusion for sensible man to come
to. He looked at me and ] gave him
a nod, and then he said
Il win take you along and trust in
what you say"
"And | pledge you my word You shall
have no cause TO regret it. replied the
leader AS he extended his hand. As
the weather is fine my men can occupy
the decks. have few words to say
to them"
With gesture he called them around
him, and then for five minutes be spoke
in low but earnest tones. As he used
the French language VIC could not UNI
derstand a word. and yet it was plain
that he was giving them orders and adj
vice. while he was speaking | sug-
gested to the captain that he be invited
to occupy spare berth In the cabin,
and this was acceded to. When the I'M
yitation was extended be accepted ii
ais his due, but with many thanks, and
introduced himself as Mr. Lafoy Our
sleeping watch was reused up, the con-
| victs' boat unloaded and sent adrift,
explanations made and all done SO
quietly that the sleeping women were
not aroused. The first they knew Of
the affair was at breakfast time Mean
while the calm was broken
In the morning watch l carried one
OF my suits Of clothes to Iafoy's state
room, along with razor and other
things. When he came out to break
fast and was introduced he was all
gentleman and no convict. He was a
good talker and a natural entertainer.
and the women. who had expected to
meet aviilain. were on friendly footing
within a quarter Of an hour.
/ AS for the other convIets. our men
fraternizcd with them at once. Some
of them were sailors and they promptly
turned to. Between our crew and the
captains slop chest all we're fitted ont
in other dress and their uniforms
thrown overheard we had the crowd
with us for three weeks. ard never q
! man during TINT whole time caused us
the slightest trouble.
As for Lafoy, all took the greatest
liking to him and we're sorry when the
time came to part. Just where we
left them Is a matter not to be betray-
ed. but they did not 80 from us empty
handed. and q chance was given them
to liye7better lives In the future
NJ QJ,AD.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-20

two OF three years. and with their sole
means Of sustenancc slipping from them,
the descendants Of the hardy French eN'
plorers have faced actual starvation.
Government action has been unequal TO
relieving the privetions endured by its
eoionista. So, the movement that star
ted for the promised land OF the West
merely By families here and there, has
low gained in momentum until hundreds
are now leaving Recently one hundred
enigrapts landed az North sydney from
one schooner, III charge Of d.. T. a. Bris-
son. head of the colonization department
for the province Of Quebec. Dr. Brisson
SAYS that Oh the next trip two hundred
more will come anil that the end viii not
be even then
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-20
MIouELoN FAcEs pEpoPuLATIoN
French Colony Is Declining Rapidly By
Emigration to Canada.

sydney, XII 81. oct co. The last re.
manning settlement 81 the once vast do
main of France on the North American
continent. the little fishing town Of ST.
Pierre on the isle OF Niquelon, off the
mouth Of the ST. Lawrence River, is fast
becoming dcpopulated. and grave con-
bern is telt by The French Government
owes t6e serious conditions OF affairs.
The feeling Of the French Government
oyer the shrinkage in this tiny island
possession is not due TO pride alone.
From the intrepid marines OF Miqquelon
she picks the men around whom She
builds the fighting strength Of her navy,
The eSadus OF the inhabitants Of Ali-
quelon has long been noted. Canada Is
striving TO build up her great Northwest
md is offering strong inducements TO
immigrants The fishing industry Of
st. Pierre has been a failure for the past
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-20
BISHOP PoTTER's
DAUGHTER A SUICIDE
Mrs. Laura cowden Kills Herself in a
Private sanitariem at crom-
wei, Conn.

Cromwell, Conn, Oct. 20. 1T was
stated here yesterday that Mrs. Laura
Cowden, daughter Of Bishop Henry c.
Potter OF New York, committed suicide
BY hanging AZ private sanitaIium here
Tuesday night,
Mrs Gowden was Al years Of age
She came here some time ago To under
90 treatment at a private -anitarium.
on Tuesday evening, it il understood,
Mrs. Cowden eluded her nurses and later
her body was found hanging from a
beam in the cellar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-20
PRESIDENT TO
SEE CANAL
Soon After Election He Goes
To IsthmuS
WILL BE UN-ACC0MpANIED
Speaking Of the Bench, Taft Only
Laughs olombia's New Minister
Calls at the White
House
WILL BE UN-ACC0MPANIED

Washington, oct. 20. President
Roosevelt has decided to carry out his
original programme for his trip Of in
spection To the isthmus Of Panama. He
will leave this country shortly after
election day, November !. and viii be
away about three weeks Congress will
meet Oh December 3, four weeks lacking
one day after election. The President
probably will not be accompanied BY
any member of the cabinet. Secretary
Taft, who had contemplated going with
him, will remain in Washington on ac,
count Of the pressure Of important bust
ness, including the writing Of his annual
report and the adjustment Of the MI
agafa Falls water power case and the
Great Lakes canal project.
AS to the administration Of the canal
zoiic. left in an anomalous situation
through the withdrawal Of Governor Ma
COON, Secretary Taft said the expedien-
Icy Of making Mr.. Stevens governor as
well as chief engineer, had been canvass.
ed and there was much to be said in
favor OF this plan. which would be in
the line Of eentering responsibility in
one capable person
The aniInatiug purpose Of having both
minister and governor was rather to
diminish the Importance Of the office
of governor. while cnlaTging that OF the
American minister to Panama The see
rotary stated that he expected to take
lup With the President very soon the
question Of appointing u Philippine
commissioner and vice gpvenors which
place was to haze been filed by Governor
Magoon before his assignment to duty
in Cuba.
Secretary Taft Laughs; That's ALL
The election Of successor Of Assoc
ciate Justice Henry b Brown, Of the
United States supreme court, who re.
tired III May, was considered at a White
House conference yesterday afternoon.
Secretary Taft. whom the President Of.
fered to appoint 70 the vacant Judge
ship. was present The others IN the
conference were President Roosevelt.
Secretary Root and Postmaster General
Cortelyou. Mr.. Taft declined last even
ing to talk on the subject When he
was asked about the remark he was
quoted a. making to newspaper report
er in Richmond Va. Thursday night
/ that he would not be the next presi.
dent, Mr. Taft merely laughed.
DEFINITE Plans for Cabinet Change.
1 Ii can now be stated npon high an
thority that George Won l. Meyer will
succeed George Bruce Cortelyou rs Post
master General when Mr.. CortelyOu be-
comes Secretary of the Treasury upon
the retirement Of Leslie NJ Shaw in
March. This programme has been de-
eided upon and viii not be changed I'M
less made necessary by the further shift
ing about in The cabinet that win take
place next year II Secretary Bonaparte
\ should 70 to the department Of justice,
4 the vacancy may be filed bys the trans
I fer If Secretary Mctcalf from the de-
\ partmcnt Of commerce and labor The
matter Of selecting a new secretary Of
commerce in the event Of Mr.. Mctcalf' :
\ transfer has not been considered