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The Forrest City times., 1906-10-12
YOcOna School.

Miss Meda McHaney, Teacher.
 Katie Ross Pugh. po
 Bessie Mai Vaughn, "epoi'eis After a week of absence we come again.
 School was suspended last week on account of so much sickness and the very bad weather but the time was not entirely lost, as our school room received fresh coat of paint during our absence, which adds greatly to the neatness and cheerfulness of the interior
 Stella Mai Bryan is absent on ac- count of the severe sickness of her mother. AS Mrs. Bryan is now im- proving, we hope to have Stella Mai with us soon.
 Mrs. S. c. Bell, of Marianna, is vis- iting her aunt, Mrs. A. Bird, and states that her two daughters Alma and Mai, will likely re-enter school here after Christmas. We hope they may, as they were good students last term, and made many warm friends while here.
 We are glad to note that our little friend and schoolmate, Clyde Hodge. is able to be about again and will soon enter school
 Since our school room has been re- painted we are anxious to have our stove and lamps repolished our windows cleaned, and some new shades hung. This latter need is a long felt want, as the glaring sun on the white walls on the inside make the school work so hard on the eye sight. As the school wishes to help the district in furnishing the house we are planning to have a pie supper one night next week and have the proceeds go towards buying win dow shades for the school. Each lady is requested to bring pie, custard or cake, which will be sold by numbers for 9 cents each. The gentleman who buys her number will be her partner for the feast which will be served after the pies are sold. Of course there are few knockers in every community who object to every thing of a progressive nature. and be- lieve in staying in the old rut as much as possible, but We are glad to say the number is few in our neigh borhood, so we expect good turnout when the exact date is given. Our hearts were saddened by the untimely death of our little friend and Schoolmate Blanche Tatum, which occurred September %, 1906. Blanche was dear, sweet child and will be sadly missed by all who Enew her. We extend our sympathy to the bereayed family.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-12
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sigma ture is on each box. 25c.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-12
A Young Mother at 70.

My mother has suddenly been made young at 70. Twenty years of intense suffering from dyspepsia had entirely disabled her, until six months ago when she began taking Electric Bitters. which have completely cured her and restored the strength and ac- tiyity she had in the prime of life, y writes Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick. Of Dan- forth. Maine. Greatest restorative medicine on the globe. Sets stomach, liver and kidneys right, purities the blood, and cures malaria, biliousness and weaknesses. Wonderful nerve tonic. Price 50c. Guaranteed by all druggists,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
POPULATION OF LOS ANGELES

The statement has been made that
the poll tax receipts this year will reach
$125,000. At the rate of 50 apiece this
means that 62,5OO men have paid this
sum into the city treasury While, of
course, some of these men were tram
sients, yet doubtless enough residents
escaped to balance them. But for con-
servative purposes, say that $4,000 men,
q years or over. contributed to the tax.
With 10000 men i'm Los Angeles and
figuring on the government directory
basis OF Az to 1, that would make the
population of Los Angeles 27O0O0 The
Az basis is low, because only men of n
or over are taxed, whereas in a di-
rectory boys, women and girls who are
employed in any way, are embraced.
But still for the sake of ultra conserva-
tism. put the multiplier at 4, and it
gives the city a round 100000 popula-
tion-yery close to the school census
figures of 2SS.410-so close in fact. that
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
HILL STREET TUNNEL RAILWAY
Some Conditions Which Should Gov
ern the Freight Carrying
Business

LOS ANGELES, June 22.-(Editor
Herald): 1t seems our hundred dallar
q month statesmen at the city hall are
up against proposition in the case of
the Hill street tunnel railway franchise
that requires the help of $40 week
citizen to enable them to see through
The granting of a railroad franchise
is out of the question. But a street
railway franchise can only be granted
according to law by competitive bids
And as to carrying freight on Hill
street, does not the Los Angeles Inter-
urban Railway company carry freight
on Hill street from Sixteenth street to
Third street? (Poor Hill street, 1 am
sorry for you'll
From business standpoint there is
no doubt that majority of the voters
in Los Angeles, if the pros and cons
were properly placed before them,
would sanction the carrying of freight
on all the street and suburban railway
,ines-provided that it was fruits and
vegetables and other products for local
consumption only. and that the freight
cars were run only at night and did not
interfere with passenger travel; and
that each and every freight car shall
pay license i'm proportion to its carry
ing capacity, regardless of whether it
passed through one or dozen other
towns in it's travels over the railway
company's tracks; and that the freight
cars be only loaded and unoaded at
freight depots in the city and not on
the street corners. Other freight ham
dlers, such as expressmen and truck
companies, pay license for each We
hicle monthly; why not the freight cars
the same, in proportion to their ca
pacity? T. b. Z.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
PANAMA CANAL TRIUMPH

Thanks 10 Democratic senators and
to Republican members Of the senate
who wear no railway collars. the Pane-
ma canal now is an actuallty no longer
a dream. But the vote in the senate
that gives this assurance was a "close
shave" There was a majority Of only
five i'm favor Of the lock system, and
hence change OF three votes would
have reiegated the project to the In
definite future.
Along with the good news Of the
senate's decision. according with the
previous decision of the house, we have
President Roosevelts declaration that
the dirt will fly on the ditch to the limit
Of working capacity, within a few days.
Thus the promise Is renewed that the
canal will be completed within seven
or eight years at most. and that possibly
the time limit may be reduced still
further by turning on the full pressure
of American energy.
With this bright outlook for the COM
pletlon Of the mighty undertaking des-
tined to be the capsheaf of the worlds
wonders, we may now look back and
note how near the great project came
to defeat through the powerful agency
of the railway interest i'm congress. The
house of representatives, which is in
close touch with the people, all along
favored the lock system Of the canal
because it offered an early completion of
the work at half the cost of the sea-
level plan. But the senate, with it's
large proportion of members either al
lied with the railways in financial in
terest or beneficiaries thereof in other
ways, was an unknown factor until the
last moment.
President Roosevelt deserves large
credit for his independence in antago-
nizing the powerful railway contingent
in the senate, and in bringing all his
resources to bear in securing the neces-
sary Republican votes to insure the
choice of the lock system. The mar
row margin in the vote shows what OBJ
stacles he had to overcome and how
near his approach to failure.
1t is with a sense of great relief that
the American people have seen the tri-
umph of the plan that assures i'm
mediate prosecution of the canal work,
with all the vigor that can be infused
into it. The fruition OF the enterprise
will be something for the present gener-
alton to realize, not something for pos
terity to hope for" as was pertinently
said in regard to the twenty-year sea-
level proposition.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

these figures may be taken as authentic
and correct-an underestimate.
Los Angeles is so rapidly growing a
city that It IL almost impossible to keer
up with its Increase from year to year
It has no desire or need to boost fig
ures OF fictitious growth; they inevit-
ably react and do harm; besides. its
actual growth continually exceeds esti-
mates. Few thought 1t would add 10000
between 1905 and 1906. but by every
known means of ascertaining, II has
been shown that Il exceeded this con-
siderably.
The directory, the school census, the
postohice receipts, the railroad ticket
checks and now the poll tax payments
all these means have been applied, one
against the other to ascertain as nearly
as may be the exact present census of
the city. They agree perfectly--it is
close TO 240000-above II anything. The
poll tax, the latest estimate, shows the
largest figures. one would suppose it
would be the other way; no one pays a
tax II he can dodge It. But the poll
tax has been gathered very lately and
It shows a big raise over even the school
census: probably a result of the re-
cent influx from San francisco and the
north.
OF course the people of Los Angeles
know full well that they have here a
city of close to a quarter of a million
persons; the busy streets alone prove it.
The Herald calls attention to these sew
eral closely agreeing tests of its claimed
fgures-24O,OOO in round numbers-to
silence the yawps of few jealous
knockers who can never see any good
I'm the metropolis of the west, and who
regard it merely as an anvil whereon
they may pound the hammers of their
senseless envy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
TRUE DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE

Corporations should be controlled,
but private monopolles must be exter-
minated, root and branch" That is the
gist of some remarks made by William
j. Bryan at the point in Norway where
the new king was crowned yesterday.
An interview seems to have drawn out
from Mr.. Bryan a pointed exposition
of views on the trust question.
In elucidating, somewhat, his position
on this subject Mr.. Bryan said he re-
garded private monopoly as "indefen-
sible and intolerable.'' But he draws
the line between monopolies, controlled
by trusts, and corporations that engage
in fair and honest competition. The
corporations must be pruned, but the
monopolies must be uprooted. Corpor-
ations are amenable to control, as Mr..
Bryan comedies, but in regard to the
trust monopolies he says: You might
as well talk of controlling burglary"
This broad distinction between fair
dealing corporations and trust monop-
olies is a fruitful subject for study at
the present time. 1t is especially in
teresting because it marks the main
point of divergence between the posi-
ton of Mr.. Bryan and that of the
young demagogue of the Hearst news
papers," With the object of catering
to the labor vote, particularly the trade
union element, Hearst attacks corpora
tons Unfortunately. Down with the
corporations" Is his slogan, and at
every toot of his horn he hopes to see
signs of approval from the class he is
attempting to hoodwink.
But w. j. Bryan is a statesman, not
a demagogue. He recognizes the
economic value of corporations when
engaged in legitimate competition. He
understands that such corporations,
with their advantages of large capital
and complete equipment, afford lower
prices of commodities and thus benefit
the public.
There could be no more forceful
Democratic motto in the next presiden-
tial campaign than the one Mr.. Bryan
has just uttered in far off Norway.
Corporations must be controlled, pri-
vate monopolies must be exterminated.' -
There is nothing in that motto sug-
gestive of the spectacular attack on
corporations generally made by Dema-
gogue Hearst bringing to mind the
windmill raids of Don Quixote.
What used to be- called radical is
now called conservative, because people
have been investigating" says Mr.
Bryan, as reported from Norway. True
it is. Trust monopoly is a compara-
lively new thing in the United States
but corporations are as old as the gov
ernment But for the intimate relations
between the trusts and the leaders OF
the Republican party there would now
be no vise-like grip of trust tentacIes
upon American industries.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
REFUGEE SEEKS HUSBAND
Asks Police to Aid In Finding Man
Supposed to Be in Los
AnUeleS

Mrs. Ell Phillips, refugee from San
Francisco, asked the police yesterday
to aid her In finding her husband, whom
she left in San Francisco shortly after
the fire. Mrs. Phillips says that her
husband wrote to her about a week
ago, saying he was i'll and she has re-
ceived no word from him, although she
has written several times to the adj
dress that he gave her.
She fears that he may be Ill and have
been taken to some hospital.
The San Francisco police have been
asked to aid in the search for the man.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Andrew Carnegie's gift of $4,000 to
the University of Southern California
should stimulate local men of wealth to
do likewise. The maintenance and adj
vancement of this university should be
matter of pride to all the people of
Southern California. not only because
of the present merit of the institution.
will be divided into two states and then
this section will need a ong-established
university.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
ESCAPES FROM CHAIN GANG
Officers Catch Jew Hall az He
ScrambIes Up an Em-
hanknnant

afternoon Jew Hall, a member of the
chain gang, disengaged the chained
ball from his foot and then leaped from
the wagon, attempting to make his es-
cape.
The man jumped from the wagon just
after 1t had passed through the Third
street tunnel and started to scramble
up the embankment, but was caught
by the officers and brought back.
Hall is serving a term for vagrancy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

The rumor that the people of Nevada
had lost their minds and intended elect
ing Charley Schwab TO the United
States senate is denied by Schwab him
self. The people of the east should
wake up soon and ascertain the fact
that Nevada is nobody's pocket
borough.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

President Roosevelt and his cabinet
have mutually agreed upon a campaign
against the Standard Oil trust and the
heads Of certain railroads charged with
giving rebates. The announcement has
a very pleasing sound TO the American
people, and they will delight IN hearing
the swish-swish Of the Big Stick.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Those Insurance companies who don't
want to find a Wolfe bowling
at their doors would better get on a
100 per cent basis in San Francisco
without further loss of time.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Governor Pardee may think the con-
troversy over his broken pledges on
consolidation is closed, but he forgets
that Los Angeles will be a power in the
convention before which he will have to
seek denomination.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

There, is no use throwing tufts Of
grass and pebbles at the Russian gov
ernment for its persistent and system
attic massacre of Jews. The only sure
method is to send over a few warshlps
and have Fighting Bob Evans trot
down the streets OF st. Petersburg with
an ultimatum.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
as this will be discussed very thor


Caucus action under the Crumpacker
plan would mean something" remarked
member today. 'About the only use
for caucuses now is to coerce members
in the support of policies already set
tied upon. The caucus has come to be
a sort of parliamentary thumb-screw
and rack to bring reluctant members
into line. Every member who goes into
caucus now upon questions of legisla-
tive policy feels that the dice are
loaded against him."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Anyhow, when Hearst Is duly in
TERED, he may rejoice that his coffin lid
was well nailed down. Every Bryan
Endorsement is a fresh spike in it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

The gift of $4,000 from the New York
Teachers association to the distressed
teachers of San Francisco is one of
those touching little incidents that en-
phasize the knship of humanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

C. f. Lummis is going to lecture to
the library employees. Haven't the, poor
librarians lectures enough from impa-
tient patrons?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Andy Carnegie has given $4,000 to
the University of Southern California.
Andy has a good heart, even if he
does play golf
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Well. the Norwegians probably know
how to pronounce their new kings
name, even if it doesn't go trippingly
on our tongues.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

The pure food bill, if passed, won't
go into effect for six months. Thus you
might as well keep on eating adultera-
tions while you are used to them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
Trolley Claims Victim

BY AFsoclat ! l'resa
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.-J. j. Sui
llvan Of 1915 Scott street was struck by
an electric car last night at Fillmore
and Bush streets. His skull was frac-
tured
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

A Pasadena doctor took the heart out
of a man yesterday. Most doctors are
content with taking the appendix and
the pocketbook.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

More insurance companies have
Joined the dollar for dollar" ranks in
San Francisco, The big stick is good
for insurance companies, also.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

The lock canal bill was voted for by
Foraker. Better look for the bug under
the chip.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

The Dollars are fairly floating into
San Pedro. The Bessie Dollar is there
now and another is inbound.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

"Cut loose, now,' says the president,
"and dig the Panama canal" And all
the people fervently add, Amen
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

The senate says the United States is
horrified by the massacres of Jews in
Russia. So it is; but that doesn't stop
the massacres.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Librarian Lummis is now convinced
that the only part of timed goods fit to
eat is the label.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
Population of Los Angeles 23S.4I9

Another McCurdy is going to Europe.
Thank you!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Maybe the Democratic convention
didn't come here because Los Angeles
has no owl cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Because the czar of Russia is now 3S,
that's no sign he won't see "23" again.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

It's to be lock canal-when it ceases
to be a deadlock.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Maybe you don't pronounce "Haa-
kon"; maybe you sneeze it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Congress wants to adjourn. That
makes it unanimous.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

The beef barons are fined $4,000
apiece. Another rise in meat due.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
mink Omen TonIrht

The Consolidated Bank OF Los An
geles. 124 South Broadway, in the
Chamber of Commerce building, will be
open tonight. as usual TO accommodate te
the public in general and It's old pat
rons.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

liamentary discipline will come to him
sooner or later. The speaker holds the
fate Of men and measures in his hands.
If members are disinclined to follow the
leadership of the committee on rules
to such an extent as to make the re-
suit uncertain, the powerful influence
of the organization is brought to bear
upon the recalcitrants and they are
generally reduced to subjection. They
are reminded that the speaker has un-
limited discretion in recognizing MEM
bers to call up measures for consider
ration; that numerous minor matters
of grace that would be especially ap-
preciated by the younger members are
entirely under the control of the speak,
err They have in mind that the speak
er has power to make committee as
signments and that if the succeeding
house should be of the same political
complexion the speaker would be likely
to succeed himself and assign members
to committees according to their
works"
Under this concentration of power
the policies of the house are determined
by the Organization" and it is known
a week in advance what the representa-
tive branch will do and what it will not
do in reference to important questions.
Consequently, debates in the house
have comparatively little significance
and no interest, except as they furnish
anecdotes and bits of repartee. The
plain remedy for this condition is to
take from the speaker the tremendous
political power that is conferred upon
him by the rules. Diffuse the power
that now inheres in him alone.
Mr.. Crumpacker's Plan
Under Mr.. Crumpackers plan the
committee on rules will be the creature
of the caucus. 1t would take orders
from that institution instead of from
the speaker. 1t would carry out the will
of the caucus and it would report orders
for the consideration of measures
agreed upon by the caucus. Next win
ter it is probable that some such plan
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Do you love music? II so get a
Talk-o-Phone free OF The Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
DEsPOI!C POWER WELDED BY SPEAKER oE The HoUs

All American Practically Stands
the Uraed
Mashlngton corLesnonaenee New Work
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
What! No Handsomer?

what! No HdndSomerT
Rev. Ecklin was shaking hands with
old friends here Thursday. He is now
a full fiedged Presbyterian, but he looks
just like he always did.-Washington
Qa.) Democrat.
The beef trust. which has long been
sowing the wind, is now reaping the
tornado.
A Lincoln, Neb.. woman has found a
bug in a fresh egg. What? Are we
even to be deprived of hen fruit?
Poppy-When he kissed you, did you
tell him what you thought of him?
Magnolia-Every time!
Quotations in mercury are low just
now.
Dowie doffs the mantle of Elijah now;
he is jeremiah, and great are his
Lamentations"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer asks,
What is a typical American name?"
John Smith averages as well as any
numerically.
One wonders if the billygoat eats any
fewer tin cans these expose days.
Iilt hiltilld SlllRS dL MS
labor. There's a lot of fellows in Los
Angeles ought to be working in PAN
anna.
So it's to be a lock canal? Will Key
West open it?
What Wicked Place
South Sharon needs a water wagon
Sharon (Pa.) Telegraph.
Mrs. Longworth rather enjoys being
called Princess" Alice. but how would
her husband like the sobriquet of
Gear" Nick?
1t would be interesting to read
chemical and geological analysis of a
string of Chicago wienerwurst.
The summer wind the rose hath kissed
The rose is not ashamed!
The little waves all kiss the shore.
Yet are the wavelets blamed?
The quiet stars kiss solemn night
Likewise, the moon doth, too
Then who dare cavil. sweetheart mine,
If kiss you?
The rosy dawn may kiss the east.
And none would eer complain:
The sunshine thus salutes the day.
But that gives no one pain!
The butterfly his lips may press
| on daisies wet with dew
Then who'll object, o sweetheart mine.
II kiss you?
All nature sanctions. lip to lip,
| The chaste salute of love;
All things of nature kiss again.
! From earth TO stars above
And none says may" o sweetheart
| mine.
! So fond and ever true,
Put up your saucy lips to mine,
And-rll kiss you!
W. IL. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Princevard-It was great gams. Yale
TONS eenternelder stole second base i've
times.
Miss BaTnard--Why, didn't hs laaoD Il
when he stolesitstAe ArstgtlEsaI
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
Pi-LineS and Pick-UDS
With Apologies
1 never met potted COW;
I never hope to meet one;
But l can tell you. anyhow,
I'd rather meet than eat one!

It is a wise college that knows its
own LIDS.
An Evanston (Wyo) man has been
adjudged insane because he thinks he
owns the state of Iowa. Since hearing
of the case, Gov. Cummins is becoming
more modest in his claims.
Wisconsin Socialists ask that the
United States senate be abolished. This
shows moderation. They might just as
easily have asked that it be hanged.
In England they call the peekaboo
waist the pneumonia blouse" One in
stance where straight English is more
expressive than slang.
An Omaha paper tells of man who
was quite dead" when they found him.
1t is the same paper that once said the
train struck the unfortunate man Just
below the Sarpy county line"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

Right IA Their Line.
How did your baseball game come
OutY"
They mopped the ground with as"
i thought they would whom beard
yea calling them = scrub nina"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

speaker was q mere parliamentary
moderator Now, as Mr.. Crumpacker
remarks, the speaker instead of being
the servant of the house, seeking to do
lts VIII, has come to be its master, with
power to make II do his Will"