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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Chinese Emperor's Household.

The Emperor of China has a house.
hold consisting of 500 persons. includ-
ing thirty bearers of state umbrellas,
an equal number of fanbearers, thirty
physicians and surgeons, seventy-five
astrologers, seventy-six cooks and
sixty priests
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Tho only high
grade Baking
Powder sold
at a moderate
price. Com
plies with the
pure food laws
of all states,

Trust Baking Powders
sell for As or so cents per
pound and may be iden.
titled by this exorbitant
price. They are q menace
to public health, as food
prepared from them con-
tains large quantities of
Rochelle salts. q danger
GUS cathartic drug. Z"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Peril ELIMINATED.

Il am sorry" said the doctor, "but
your little girl will not be able to
speak for several days"
Then 1t will be safe." said the anx-
ious mother. for me to invite the min.
ister to tea, wont itr'-Judgs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11

IF you complain that didn't give you
fair show, I'll retort. that I didn't
dare to. Are you satisfied"
NO." said David Kent; and with
that they separated.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
In Pinch. Use ALIENS FooT.EAsE.

III Ftnch, Use ALIENS FOO TEASE.
A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet Sold
by all druggists, Csc. Trial package,
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted. LIE
RO. N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11

Some folks seem to have been born
for the purpose of circulating rum
ors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
SOMETHING JUST AS GOOD.

ITO Be Continued. !
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
As Others See Us.

Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Troutman. of Sunman, Indiana, were registered at the Marion the first of the week. MT. Troutman is firm believer in that gold mine-the St. Francis bottom consequently has purchased many fat acres therein. This is Mrs. Trout mans first visit to Arkansas, and after weeks visit with Messrs. Bob Wright and H. w Robinson, on St. Francis river, she has come to the conclusion that her husband was right m investing his wealth in St. Francis bottom land.
 MT. Troutman paid The Times a visit Monday, and spoke very fiatter- ingly of St. Francis county, and is on the lookout for place near the city, as his intentions are to come here to live. He spoke very highly of The Times Souvenir and says his copy has been worn threadbare by readers and has been directly the cause of several from his neighborhood coming down, and others contemplate doing so.
 He said the merchants and real es- tate men of this city are standing in their own light if they fail to send the Souvenir broadcast throughout the north.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
Cupid's Capers.

Rumor ran rife Sunday that incorrigible bachelor, Dr. J. T. West, had flew the coop" and married one Of our most charming young ladies. Rumor led to inquiry and investiga- tion, when the secret leaked out that the handsome doctor had only acted the part of good samaritan in trying to screen the clandestine marriage of Tom II. Tarver to Miss Beverley lf0rney.
 Sunday afternoon between two and three o'clock, MT. Tom Tarver invit- ed Misses Horney and Lida Mason to take a ride. They accepted and took the Ridge road toward the Graham farm. Coin6dentally Dr. West and Rev MT. Anderson of the Metho- dist church, and Dr. Warren and MT. James Euart took the Madison road for the same destination. Upon the highest pinnacle of Crowley's Ridge, above the Graham farm, all the parties met, and under the um- brageous forest trees, to the love twittering of feathered songsters, the party joined hands and were made one by the beautiful ceremony of the Methodist church.
 Enjoining secrecy, the parties re- turned to the city. Rumors flew fast and Drs. West and Warren. and MT. Euart all received congratulations, and it was not until Monday that the secret was disclosed, when the happy couple asked blessing from the brides mother, received the kiss of forgiveness, and "all's we'll that ends well.
 MT. and Mrs. Tarver took the Mon- day evening train for Byhalia and other points in Mississippi.
 The groom is a handsome young man, Is connected with Dunavant & oompany's drug store, good busi- hess man, and will make a devoted husband. The bride is the second daughter of Mrs. J. D. Mcknight, is one Of Forrest City's fairest daugh- ters' fitted in every way for the wife oi the husband she has chosen.
 The Times extends congratulations, ana wishes for the young couple many years of unalloyed happiness and prosperity.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
MORE LOCALS.
The City Waterworks has placed il position an S0-foot smokestack.

The City Waterworks has placed in position an 80-foot smokestack.
 Widener society was charmingly represented in our city Tuesday by Miss Elise Johnson.
 The biggest, best and only line of musical instruments in Forrest City is at the Newsstand.
 Mr. R. G. Dye, of Little Rock, was in the city Monday on a visit to rela- tives and friends. Rube is looking fine.
 Gangs of thieves always follow cir cuses and shows. Lock your doors and secure your windows on the day of the procession and night of the per fOrmance.
 LOST-One medium size white mare mule, IA years old. Strayed from Sheriff Williams farm in St. Francis bottom. $500 reward for re- turn of said mule to Fussell-Graham- Alderson Co.,, or Oscar Chapman.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
Danger From the Plague.

There is grave danger from the plague of coughs and colds that are so prevalent, unless you take Dr. Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. Mrs. Geo. Walls, of Forest City, Maine, writes: Its a godsend to people living in climates where coughs and colds prevail. I find it quickly ends them" It pre- vents pneumonia, lagrippe, gives won derful relief in asthma and hay fever, and makes weak lungs strong enough to ward of consumption, coughs and colds. 50c and S1. Guaranteed by all druggists. Trial bottle free.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26

Dainty books for Christmas ol birthday presents just received at the Newsstand. We have them from l5c up, nicely bound in cloth, padded leather, burnt leather, hand painted celluloid, Grecian Morocco, Tree Calf, and other handsome bindings
 Mrs. Alva Patton, of Woodward, Oklahoma, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Geo. P. Taylor. She arrived last week and will probably remain a month. She is made welcome by her relatives and many friends, and is just as charming and vivacious as of yore.
 Every cash purchase of ten dollars from us entities you to one of our plates for the Standard Graphophone, which we are giving for every thirty five dollars worth of goods bought in our store. Ask for coupon tickets for every purchase. FussellG All derSon Company.
 Monday night about o'clock, Mrs. K. A. Short had occasion to visit a neighbor and on her return discover ed man endeavOring to enter the house through screened window. The alarm was given, but before the marshal reached the house the man had disappeared,
 You can go around the corner but you can't get around these lines of merchandise. Peters Shoes, Heldman x Heldman Clothing K. & w. Spe- cialty Line Dress Goods, Taylor and Kirk Hats, the Justrite Corsets, Nov cities and Specialties are where we shine. The J. W. Beck Company.
 My Grocery Department was never better equipped to supply all your wants, and at prices, quality consid- cred, that no one cares to beat, than at present. All supplies are this sea- sons choicest output, and no pains will be spared to please you by prompt delivery. Call or phone 34, w. T. Sanders.
 Mrs. R. II. Boon has returned to her home after spending four and half months in St. Louis with Master Rodrick Bryan. She left Rodrick greatly improved and said that he was taller than his father, and was the picture of health, and she thinks
  without the aid of a crutch.
 The showing was never more aus picious and thoroughly representa- tive of fall modes in dress goods at this time of the year than 1t is now. Extreme novelties and exclusive de- signs are here in gorgeous array, while in the simpler, more popular styles, the range is both broad and se- lect, and the prices right. Don't fail to see our line of dress goods before buying. The J. w. Beck Company.
 MT. W. B. Harper, of near Pales- tine, was caller at The Times office Tuesday. He states that he has sold out his place near Palestine, and pur- chased seven miles below Little Rock, and will remove about the first of the year. MT. Harper says he reluctantly leaves St. Francis county, but does so for his childrens' sake believing that there are better schools in Pulaski county. We are sorry to lose our friend, but The Times wishes him success.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
Never Falls to Cure

Dr. Kings Royal Germeteur is non- SSI.ilnlulating S. and destroys disease pro- !, germs in the system, and by iss permanent building up properties ilnparts permanent health and strength. It opens up to sufferers al- en nlost a magic world. Thousands of bor eatincates endorse 1t as being the oes0 health restorer ever manufac- tuleu. The remedy that has cured eelis eeis o1 thousands of all manner of dis f1ses G Tor the past twenty years.
 Diugglsts sell it at $1 per bottle.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26

Don't be selfish if you are satisfied that Old Volmer Whiskey is the best tell your friends T. c. Folbre, Jr., & Co. sell 1t.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26

Why not let W. $. Brown figure with you on that concrete pavement2 His will cost you no more than the other kind.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26

Bricklaying, Granitoid and all kinds of cement work. Forrest City, Ark
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

also be given to a person. There IL a casa
on record OF a woman who recentI,,
snnned and boiled a new born puppv ana
gave the soup to her six-mOnths-oid child
Inc broth was supposed to change the
baby. " tue
several instances of the still prevaIen,
DeAef In the sin eater have been renorteS
20 the British Association during. the las,
hVs years A piece Of bread ana cheess
sIS placed on the breast Of a eorpss ana
Ior a monetary consideration the ''ein
eateF eats the food. The belief Is that the
SINS OF the deceased thus enter into ire
SIN eater and relieve the dead man Of the
weight OF his iniQuity.
AZ the Essex Assizss a few years ago II
was stated In the evidence given in a
staooing case that the healing or the
wounds was hastened by EreasIns the
knife which inflicted them and piaclnR n
In the victims bed. The knife Was
creased to prevent Il from rustinR FOR
modification Is supposed to follow the
rustins OF the instrument
At blackburn a man was convicted %
the theft OF a dog. As a defence hs
pleaded that the tat OF q stolen dog was
a cure for rheumatism. and in this belief
he had seOlsA thu dos y va il tat e a.
ointment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

establishing those so inclined in the rein.
being
The herd also means a supply of fresh
meat for consumption where the food Il
mostly sailed or canned. This Is no small
peneht to comfort and health. The rein.
deer also provides the missionaries a way
OF reaching the outlying settlements
what the camel IL 70 the desert the rein.
deer Is to the far North. The full devaIop,
ment Of the mining interests In Alaska
cannot be realized till there are suhicient
deer In that region to supply the miners
with food and other necessaraeS and con.
meet him with the outside world.
Should there be no more reindeer Nm.
ported from Alaska, according 20 the pres
ent rate OF increase within less than TWEEN.
ty-hVe years there will be Loo, 900 head 81
these animals In Alaska In thirtv-iv,
years the number may reach 10000. 600 ant
the United States viii be receiving fror
Alaska thousands Of reindeer eareasse,
and tons Of hams and tongues Before tn,
end OF the present century Alaska Will b,
helping to feed 100000 inhabitants OF tn,
United States This is another instane'
Of the pronts which arise from the oastins
Of bread upon the waters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

wrestling, were added. A further novelty
appeared in the twenty-third Olympiad
(6SS B. c. with the boxers, and another
still more important event in the twenty
NTH Olympiad with the chariot race.
This last addition deserves special no
tice, not merely as diversifying the pro-
gramme, but as bringing into competition
a totally new order OF contestants-men
and women who possessed the fieetest
horses and could hire the best drivers
without any personal superiority or power
of bodily display of themselves. The pro-
dlgious array of wealth represented in
these chariot contests evidenced the grow
ing Importance of the games at that period
TWO other matches we're added in the
thirty third Olympiad-the Plantation. or
boxing and wrestling combined, with the
hand Invested of the cestus, and the sin
gle race for horses. During its greatest
period, the Olympian festival occupied five
days, but from then until the seventy-sev-
enth Olympiad the programme was mar
rowed gradually to one day, beginning at
dawn and ending at dusk.
The simple Stadium event was over a
$50 yard course. and the Diaulos was Just
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

the dolohos of two and one-half miles at
the Olympic games, and straightway
starting on a sixty mile homeward run to
be the first to bear the Joyous tidings
Pliny mentions Anystos Of Sparta and
Philonides, the herald OF Alexander the
Great. as completing between them lao
miles in one day, but Pliny was as given
to loose writing as Hsrodotus. He re-
counts In another passage how nine
year-old lad traversed seventy miles dur
ing the hours Of sunlight, which almost
staggers credlbility.
Comparing these performances with
those of recent times, one hnds Rowell'
of England. travelling LEO miles In twenty
two hours and thirty minutes at New York
In 1882. Ninety miles Of the way was
traversed In twelve hours. While these
modern feats were performed over care
fully prepared courses, as compared with
the up-hill-and-do wn-dale distance nego-
tiated by Pheidippldes, whose food and re-
pose were haphazard. one may nsYerthe-
less believe, that the winner Of thu next
Marathon race would be able TO equal IL
not surpass the historic performances Of
the Greek.
Comparing the movements OF combined
forces of men, the march of the Spartan
army, remarkable as II was. was over
Swallowed by the wonderful march of the
Napoleonic forces under Marshal Mar
mont, when an average rate OF forty miles
Q day was maintained for q fortnight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

IN spItS Of compulsory sduOation' whlen
has been In force for the last thiiV
years, there are stin evidences in Ens .Ai,u
OF the power Of superstition in me minus
Of people who live In remote parts OF ths
kingdom. The wise woman IN an Eng -
vdllsEe is a dangerous rival OF the physs
cian though he be sknled In the "OneeIs
OF X-ray ana B1nsen hght cures. Ma ~
rusticS In Yorkshire still believe IN tne
efieacy Of baked mouse a. cure TO-
whoopipR cough. and this In spite OF Ihe
fact MAJ the District association pToNioeS
trained nurses for the alex IN their homst'
rhs strangest part OF this remedy Is tha1
itS value ts supposed TO be not IN the
mouso bua IN the cheese II has eaten
WhooplnR cough, Of AL ailments. seems 70
nave ths greatest Number OF strange cures
Nice tals mads into soup Is one OF them.
Another b 70 pass the suffering ehlo
thres times under the belly and oVer tns
baek OF a donkey. The Lancet - rGs2on-
sihle for the truth OF the tale that 2 car
lain donkey In Cork was so famed Tor Us
remedial virtues that its owner supported
himself and a large family on tns n1oaey
the animal earned In ulAg way. ms prAo-
tiee was 20 ride through the country With
the donkey, crying out - he went along
will any ore come under NJ donkey toF
shs lh.u cougar
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

natives Of Siberia to part with any Of their
deer. After the expedition had sailed for
fifteen hundred miles along the siberian
coast they at last succeeded in finding
native who would barter the deer tor
American goods. Cash he would not ae-
cept This trouble has been overcome IN
. measure. though there Is Sdll reluet-
ance on the owners part to spare any Oh
their stock.
The PROFITS Of reindeer raising are enor-
nous and the work II simple. A doe which
will cost It's owner less than q dollar q
year for the first four years will at the
end Of that time sell at the mines for $50
to 800 for meat II IL be trained to the
sled Il will be worth twice ss much. They
are prolific, and after they are two years
old will add a fawn TO the herd every year
for ten years. On account Of their timid
and gregarious habits the reindeer are
easily herded. and one man can easily
manage one thousand head The COW
gives a teaoupful OF very rich milk about
the thickness OF cream, which makes de-
licious cheese and mixed with water forms
a refreshing drink.
Though the Alaskan deer cannot equal
those OF Lapland in speed, a pair of them
can pull a load OF nve hundred to seven
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

letio world are turning toward Athens, sup
pose an impartial comparison Is attempted,
Unfortunately the Greeks of the pre-
Christian days had no exact time measures
and were VIGOROUSLY inaccurate In their
measurement OF distance. Homer speaks
OF q chariot distancing another as far as
q vigorous child could throw the discus
The distance by which a steer could out
plough a heller was another standard OF
measurement. CHANGING over the ancient
records, In fact, one u tempted to be-
lieve II was an Athenian, rather than
son of Erin, who described something as
about the size of a piece Of chalk.
Ancient Greek Records.
Considering some Of the historic long
distance races run by the Pan-Hellenic
champions, Il will be noted that Pheidip-
pides traversed 1856 miles over extremely
rocky territory in two days. with news Of
the advancing Persians. He almost at
tanned an apotheosis as result OF this
historic performance, but. unfortunately,
the chronicler, HsrodOtuP. was haoitually
crsdulous and Inaccurate, and hence his
statement that the Spartan army. which
answered the summons, reached Attica in
the course Of the third day, must be taken
with a pinch Of salt II Is hard to con-
osivS Of such a performance unless the
spartan force was equipped with magic
boots.
History also credits ArsSus with winninS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

HoU0H It u not more than hftsen
years ago that the reindeer was trans
ported from Siberia TO ALASKA, the en-
terprise has passed the Initial stage OF
experiment. and y q successful one Inc
scheme was prepostsrous from the Very
drst, and though Is original motive was
purely phIlAnthropio II has become VAIN
able Industrial enterprise.
The beginning and growth Of the idea 10
not generally known DR.. SheldDa JACK
son, while making . trip OF inspection OF
the missionary stations and government
sohoois in AlAAka N 1900, was impressed
with the fast that me natives In Alaska
were rapidly losing the sources OF then
food supply. Ths whales were going
further north each year, beyond the reaon
OF the natives. who had no vessels 70 AID
them in ths pursuit; the soalS were rapid
ly being sxterminated. and the Eskimo
must often travel fifteen or twenty miles
In the winter to catch even one. The Wild
caribou, which had formerly been 80 easily
captured, had been frightened away by
the methods OF modern hunters and was
seldom seen And not only was ths food
supply becoming q serious question, but
that Of clothing - WELL for the WHALE
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

York Athletic Club, who, however, will
not accompany the American team. won
the l6-pound hammer event with, under the
circumstances, the remarkable throw Of 167
leet' inches, while ]. w. b. Tewksbury
OF the University of Pennsylvania, was
lnvincible in the 20O-metre run and the 400
metre hurdle race. OF the twenty events
contested in the last foreign Olympic tour
ney seventeen were won by Americans.
Whlle every event. save the 56-pound
weight and lifting the bar bell, was won
by an American In the third tourney at
st. Louis
Will the United States maintain this very
extraordsnary record7 Secretary Sullivan,
OF the Amateur Athletic Union, 10 sangulne
as 70 the outcome but frankly admits
that american athletes win be disputed as
never before at every paragraph on the
programme. Why7 All Europe Seems to
nave awakened at last to the Importance
OF the Olympic revival, and reports have
been arriving almost daily Of additional en-
tries being made abroad. But for the Fact
said member OF the pioneer American
olympic team, that the best athletes of
Europe were absent from the 1896 Rames
the twenty-five Americana who went to
Athens would have returned a sadder and
wiser delegation. On that occasion Amer
lea was only represented by teams from
the Boston Athletic Club and Princeton
College,
In 100 at Paris, the Americans numbered
nifty. and, a. previously noted, exGelled in
everything but the distance. runs and the
discus. Frenohman winning the Mara
thon and an EnGllshman capturing the
t.0oo-metrO Steeplechase, while Bauer, of
Hungary, won the discus event. As the
MarAthon-the ancient classic of the
GfOskS-hAs never been won by an Ameri-
can on foreign soil. this event has more
American candidates than any other on the
programme. the ave chosen being Harvey
lCohn, Michael Spring, ]. J. ForshAw, j.
Fowler and W. @. Frank. This race OF "a
miles, 1900 yards, will OF course be run
over the same ground that Pheldippides
trod OF old.
Doubtless the average reader will be in
terssted In a comparison between the old
Greek athletes and those OF to-day. Are
modern athletes as strong OF body, skilled
of brain and feet OF foot as their ancient
forerunnersf since the eyes OF the sth-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22
100 7HAetre dash at The 5aod
ModerN Ol>-rnpIad

OF old. the olympic runners suffered a
severe handicap In being held at the start
with leathern straps-literally like grey
hounds In leash. Also there Is frequent
mention Of the dusty road or course
wherein the runners were often hidden
from view.
Various Exhibitions.
Originally the Olympic games we're
Scarcely more than q match OF runners
in the measured course known as the
Stadium Continuous series OF the victors
were recorded by the Eleians, beginning
with Koroebus In ne 3. @. During the
seventh olympiad, after Koroebus. a Mes
senian named Da1kles was the frat visit
ing contestant 10 be crowned, and IL was
not until the fourteOnth oiympiad that a
second race up and down the Stadium was
introduced. In the hfteenth Olympiad a
third race, several times up and down the
Stadium. was inAugurated. Thus, until the
eighteenth Olymplad. there were three
events-thO simple Stadium, the double, or
Diaulos, and the long course, or Dolichos.
Subsequently the wrestling match and the
pentathlum, including jumping, running.
discus throwing. throwing the jAvelin and