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The Forrest City times., 1907-12-20
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To My Friends and the Public:

To My Friends and the Public:
 Most of you are probably advised that have retired from the office of chief deputy sheriff of St. Francis county. Many of the duties of this of flee are necessarily unpleasant, but in performing them 1 have endeayored to treat every one courteously and with kindness. In return 1 have been treated with consideration and favor by the pubic, and take this method of thanking you for the loyal support you have given me in the performance of my dutyi and will ever be grateful for such help.
 $. B. SWAN.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-20
Use Reliable Remedies.

Sick people should not trifie with new fangled nostrums made by people they know nothing abont, but should use time-honored remedies endorsed by southern people. Such remedies are Dr. Nott's Delta Chill Cure and pr. Nott's Melon Seed Kidney and Bladder Remedy, expressly manufac- tured for southern people by the Hes sig Ellis Drug Co.,, (wholesalel of Memphis. These medicines are re- liable. Accept no other.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-20
How Diphther ia is Contracted.

One often hears the expression, my enid caught a severe cold which de- Veloped into diphtheria., ' when the truth was that the cold had left the little one particularly susceptible to tne wandering diphtheriag germ. When Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given IL quickly cures the cold and lessens the danger Of diphtheria or any other germ disease being contracted. For sale by J. T. Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-20
About Digestion,

It is not the quantity of food taken but the amount digested and assimi- lated that gives strength and vitality to the system. Chamberlain Stom- ach and Liver Tablets invigorate the stomach and liver, and enable them to perform their functions. The re- suit is a relish for your food, increased strength and weight, greater endur- ance and clear heed. Price p cents. Samples free. For sale by J. T. Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-20

We are informed by the publishers that the Mid Winter number of the Sketch Book, handsomely illustrat- ed magazine edited by Mrs. Bernie Babcock in Little Rock, will contain beautifully illustrated story by A prominent club woman of Forrest City. It will be issued in January. If you wish a copy leave your order early at the Newsstand, price 25c. The December number was also A very handsome and splendid magazine which ought to be in every home. Only few copies left.
 A Merry Christmas to all.
 We wish you very Merry, Merry Christmas.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-20
A Dangerous Deadlock

that sometimes terminates fatally, is the stoppage of liver and bowel func- tions. To quickly end this condition without disagreeable sensations, Dr. Kings New Life Pills should always be your remedy. Guaranteed abso- lutely satisfactory in every case or money back at all druggists. Poe.
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-20
Home Made Happy by Chamber.
 lain's Cough Remedy.

About two months ago our baby girl had measles which settled on heI lungs and at last resulted in a severe attack of bronchitis. We had two doctors, but no relief was obtained Everybody thought she would die. ] went to eight different stores to find a certain remedy which had been recommended to me and failed to get IL, when one of the storekeepers in. sisted that l try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, l did so and our baby is alive and well today.-Geo W. Spence, Holly Springs, N. c. For sale by J. T. Sanders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Silence in Capitol Corridors.

The Capitol may not be lonely and
echoing place. after the completion OF the
new buildings for the committee rooms and
Offices Of the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives,. but there will certainty be great
er, quiet and mare echoes Much of the
interesting hustle. turmoil and apparent
confusion at the Capitol during sessions OF
Congress is due to committee room &C
tivfties. and these activities will be re-
moved to other buildings and spread over q
vastly larger area.
THIS reflection Is prompted by paragraph
in the sundry civil bill which reads as fol-
lows:
For furnishing the Office building. House
of Representatives. Including furniture for
Office rooms, furniture for caucus and re-
firing rooms. and for kitchen and restau-
rant equipment, $500, 500. to be Immediately
available and to remain available until ex-
pended
The House restaurant has .ong been q
focal point of animation. babble and clat
ter and the transfer of this feature Of Cap
itol life will leave a void. With the offices
and the committee rooms removed there Is
sure to be silence in the long. hard. dim
corridors that has never been known be-
fore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Look to the Ewes.

Eye strain produces many physical ills
that are not usually charged to the proper
account. Strain of the eye often results
in nervous exhaustion, indigestion, head
ache and backache. Authority for this
statement is to be found in recent article
by DR.. Luther II. Gulick. director Of physi-
cal training in the public schools Of New
York. 1t is this mans belief that third
of the children in the higher grades of
school and a fourth of all educated persons
are afflicted with some disability due to
strain of the eye The relation between
vision and health is SO close that If the
former become deranged a variety Of evil
consequences may follow. The moral to
be drawn from DIR. Gulick's article is that
men should be careful of their eyes and on
the first suspicion of arrangement or; tr-
regularity submit themselves to professional
examination and advice. No chances should
be- taken in, optic disorders. .-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Tie Minority and the Next Congress.

MI Bailey denies with some warmth the
report that he has been canvassins for the
place of minority leader in the Senate.
Gossip has been busy in connection with
the place and since his reelection his name
Aas figured prominently in it. 1t is prob
ably safe to assume that If chosen he will
serve and 1t is common knowledge that
lie possesses many of the necessary quail
fCations.
The House situation, as We all know, is
mixed. There are several aspirants for the
shoes Mr.. Williams has been wearing. and
MIR. Williams himself to whose feet they
have been shaped. has not signified that
he is through with them. Between now
and December there may be good deal of
log rolling on this subject, with the result
that new factional alliances may then be
noted all around.
II Mr. Bailey is chosen in the Senate and
Mr.. Williams again in the House We may
witness some stirring times in the demo-
cratic organization. What will Mr.. Bryan
say? Neither the Texas senator nor the
Mississippi representative is rated as an
out-and-out Bryan man. Both are Bryan
men with d reservation. Mr.. Bryans first
nomination came within an ace of driving
Mr.. Bailey out of public life He was SO
,dispteased with his party's choice that he
talked of resigning from Congress. He
.'considered Mr.. Bryan more populist than
idemocrat. What difference is there between
Athe Bryan of that day41and of this except
that the Bryan of this day has added a
little socialism to his populsm and de-
mocracy?
Mr.. Williams who assisted at ST. Louis in
1901 in keeping Mr.. Bryan's hobby of free
silver out of the platform, is greatly in
terested now in organizing sentiment to
keep Mr.. Bryan's latest hobby of govern
Tcnt ownership and operatio of railroads
out of the rarty's next platform. He re-
.iects tie suggestion that Mr.. Bryan be
permitted 20 commit the party to all of his
Own notions. He holds that the party
terms
What. tmeH will Mr.. Bryan say if these
two men are to act as the partys steers
men in the Congress which organizes on
tue eve OF the presidential campaign? He
l. an aggressive man. of boundless self
Ing things. He knows the way to this town,
and has been here on errands similar TO
which should bring him here to shape
things for campaign under his leader
ship Ii the fact that he Was to lead
again in 1900 which brought him here to
urge on his party friends support of the
Paris Peace Treaty He is never shy about
making requests and when he gives orders
thcy are very plain and direct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
MONASTERY BELLS,

Sometimes when. weary the sad soul rebels
Against the strife and discord all around.
OBe SEEMS to catch the faint and far-On sound
OF melody that softly sinks and sweiis.
1t Is the sound of monastery bells
In solitudes by sanctuary crowned,
From meditation peaceful aud profound
Calling grave friars to prayer from silent cells.
Then yearningly one Graves to have release
From the worlds rivalrfes and worthless prize,
To ind some spot where giory's selfish sighs
And struggles endless tribula lions cease.
To Join In vesper chant sunset dies. -
And pass LIES evening In monastic peace
But when resound day dawns dim and drear,
Meanings Of anguish. sObbings Of distress.
From bearthless homes Of famished loneliness,
With none to rescue. nothing to revere,
Again feels still Is wanted here,
To aid. admonish comfort and caress
Smooth the hard pillow paliid sufferers press.
Stanch the fresh wound and wipe away the tear.
So the one longs ever to depart,
And to gross sounds and signs live deaf and blind
Sorrowing stays with sorrow still resigned
To work unhred. amid LIES hireling mart.
TO cherish in the crowd monastic mind,
And in a world profane cloistered heart
Alfred Austin, in New York Independent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Ghosts at BrownsvilleP

The President might invite Sir Conan
Doyle to visit Brownsville. Or he might
Invite colony OF occultists to settle there
Or he might enlist the services of a we'll
trained group of trance mediums with high
" developed clairvoyant powers. Or he
might turn the whole thing over to the
American Society of Psychical Research.
This Brownsville matter has become so I'M
canny that 1t passes the ken of man.
The soldiers did not fire on the citizens
the citizens did not fire on the soldiers; the
mounted greasers were not within twenty
mites o. brownsville town. And yet there
was tualilade which. like a historic shot
OF long ago. was heard around the world.
1his Brownsville mystery Ia too thick for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
SENATOR SPOOEER.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The resignation Of a United States sena-
tor is so rare an occurrence as to attract
wide public attention quite irrespective OF
the importance of the retiring senator. John
c. Spooner Of Wisconsin has been, through
out the history making decade since the
election of 1895, one of the dominating fig
ures of what has come to be the dominant
house of Congress; and In all that time
hardly q measure of national Importance
has been enacted which he was not infiu-
entail in shaping.
From the Providence Journal.
When Senator Spooner retires to private
life who will take his place in the upper
chamber Of Congress as an apt republican
constitutional debater?
From the Charleston, News and Courier.
Spooners are already scarce.
From the Springfield Republican.
Senator Spooner's resignation is far and
away the most notable In Senate history
since that of Senator Edmunds of Vermont
in 1891.
From the New York Herald
Restoration of Senator Spooner reminds
us that his country could have better
spared-well some other-not better-men.
From the Detroit News.
Senator Spooner is great man, possessed
of a judicial mind and legal learning of a
very high order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Two suecessfulIVeterans.s

Mr. Shaw has returned to the business
world, and Gen. Grosvenor to the practice
OF law. Both have seen long service in
public life and distinguished themselves
there. Both have left a pleasant impress
upon the times within their spheres of ac-
ton.
1t has been stated that Mr.. Shaw ac-
cepted the treasury portfolio with some
misgivings as to his capacity for the work.
He had been successful at home in both
the business and the political field, but
hesltated for moment at the offer of du-
ties more difficult and important than any
lie had hitherto undertaken. He proved,
however. to be the very man for the place.
The times were prosperous and the treas
ury full but nevertheless there were
problems constantly arising which only an
alert and competent man could handle. and
which Mr.. Shaw did handle most accept
ably and well. Both the country and the
President soon began praising his work
and the latter accepted his resigna alton
with reluctance and regret. He will rank
in our history one of the strong men
who have administered the financial de-
partment of the government
Gen. Grosvenor in the House was in his
element trained lawyer with gift for
repartee and epigram not an ill-natured
man, but dangerous in verbal SCRAP:
familiar with political history. and clear in
his own mind about what he wanted and
what other men were driving at a
tn rough-paced partisan and always ready
for the fray. he played part which in
time brought him into his partys most i'm
portant calculations in that body. Like
Mr.. Spooaer In the Senate, he met all
corners. and with a relish and a will which
frightened the debate and heartened his
party. And yet he was popular on the
opposition side of the chamber as on his
own The men he oftencst encountered in
debate. and not infrequently endorsed.
were fond of him, and on Monday last par
ticipated ia the cordial demonstration on
the floor of the House in his honor He
left the scene OF his long labors with the
hearty good will of all.
These men may not have seen the last of
public office. They healthy veterans.
sound in wind and limb, and they may be
called back. Be that as IL may they are
well placed in their private efforts. and
should prosper while addressing themselves
TO their personal fortunes. II they return
TO office they are certain of a welcome: If
not. they certainly made success of
Office while in commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
The Soldiers Tea.

The Emperor Of Germany says some Gu
rious things. He is necessarily making
statements. II he were a president no
doubt he would be an active message
writer Now and then a few of the
kaiser's statements might be interpreted
as breaks" but for a man who talks
as long and as often as he does he keeps
his percentage of breaks" at low figure
1t does not follow that because a man
talks a great deal he should make
breaks" because many public men in
Europe and America have the faculty of
talking a great deal without saying much.
They bring to mind the words of Romeo
while looking at Juliet on the balcony, when
she steps into the moonlight. The words
are these: "She speaks, but she says MOTH
ing" No doubt many public men have
profited by this line.
But the German emperor said something
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

common men who have only suclr. prosafc
senses as sight, hearing, smell, taste and
touch. :
Men who have lived in barracks know
how impossible It is, or at least how inn
possible it once was, for squad>of men
to take guns from the arm-rack. leave par
racks, make enough noise to wake up
sumberlng city and the men in barracks.
get back to their quarters, clean guns, re-
place them in the arm-rack and fall In for
muster, without every other mothers son
in barracks being wise to the proceeding
The association between men in barracks Is
SO close that what one does every other one
knows of. Army officers said that men
could not do this without every other man
in the garrison knowing all about it.
1t is also past belief and contrary to all
experience that In nearly two hundred men.
not bound together with iron-clad oath or
any tie other than that they happened to be
serving in the same battalion, there should
not be one man who would drop some in
formation. II he had 1t, which would be OF
value to the detectives or investigators.
Nearly all these men know that 1t would
be to their interest to point out the trouble
makers II they could, and yet they never
drop a hint These men all talk volubly.
not word of real value to those men VINO
would like to know the culprits. Not one
of these soldiers is a casuist. mental
fencer or a master in the art of deceit. They
were plain men when they enlisted ana
their service has made them blunter ana
more brusque than they were In the begin
Ming There is not one Of them that a gooo
questioner could not turn inside out Yet
no information comes from them. The only
explanation is that they do not know what
some persons believe they ought to know,
So Brownsville remains a mystery. II the
soldiers did not shoot up the town, II the
citizens did not shoot up the town, II out
side greasers did not shoot up the town.
who di,..
One is apt to discredt ghosts. One is apt
to pooh-pooh the subject of spooks when
the sun is high and there is plenty OF COM
pany around but this Brownsville aHair
seems to confirm belief that there are
ghosts-ghosts that can shoot-a sort Oh
ploodthirsty, riot-raising ghosts.
Now the question will probably come up
as to whether they we're white or coiored
ghosts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
The PIPrY-IISTH CONGRESS-.

From the New York Tribune
No other Congress in recent years has
given the country SO much progressive and
excellent legislation as the Congress just
ended.
From the Boston Globe.
The most extravagant Congress in the
history of the country has ceased to be.
From the Cleveland News.
The fifty-ninth Congress will be known
in history as one having stood close to the
line of public opinion and Legislative de-
mand, In some ways far in advance of its
predecessors.
From the st. louis Globe Democrat.
BY the magnitude of its achievements
the fifty-nintA Congress surprised itself
even more than it surprised the country.
From the Providence Bulletin.
Perhaps the most notable thing about the
ffty-ninth Congress is the amount of
money 1t has appropriated. We must pay
for our prosperity, and do 1t with a smiling
face.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Taken all in ali. this Congress furnishes
notable proof that the voice of the people
can get what they want when they speak
very loudly and emphaticaily..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
PROMINENT PERSONS.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Mr.. Rockefeller. in Washington, on his
way SOUTH almost gave away to a reporter
that he is about to give away something to
the public.
From the Buffalo News.
Mr.. Harriman's attack on the President is
so ill-natured and unjust as to strengthen
the Executive In public opinion.
From the Savannah News.
DIR. Lyman Abbott talks like a man who
would throw bombs at Russian despots by
ng-distance telephone.
From the Springfield Republican.
Gen. Grosvenor returns to private life not
without the good wishes of his congressional
colleagues and silver table service big
enough to start mint.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. =. -
There Is considerable activity in art cir
cles just now In the effort to hide the old
ma5ters from Mr.. Morgan.
From the Philadeiphia Record
william ]. Oliver may have cause to re-
joice that he did not receive the contract
for digging the Panama canal.
From the Detroit News.
District Attorney Jerome's attempt TO get
one expert to tell what ne thinks OF another
expert Is interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Lynching.


Ina address at Harvard University Fri
day night ex-Gov. Montague Of Virginia
said:
Il give it as my deliberate opinion
shared by the bulk of the law-abiding peo-
pie of the southland, that there Is never an
occasion where resort to lynch law is justi-
fable among civilized people. Such prac-
tees snap the fundamental bonds of so
ciety and will eventuate in government
capricious and as relentless as that OF
wild beasts
This is the true note. Pity 1t Is not
sounded everywhere by every man Of infiu-
ence. No man should be above or Beneath
the law. The humblest should receive its
protection; the highest feel its weight
when they violate it. If there are not laws
enough more should be enacted; II not
courts enough more should be established
The lyncher is often as bad man as the
one he helps put to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

yesterday which may well be considered
remarkable statement. 1t was at din
ner given at the American embassy in Ber-
lin. The cable report OF the dinner con.
tains this paragraph:
Much of the emperor's conversation was
given to the american military and naval
attaches. Among other matters. he re-
ferred to the introduction into the German
military equipment of huge tea samoyars.
He said the soldiers greatly appreciated
drinking hot tea, preferring 1t to beer"
This assertion is a surprise. 1t is ex-
plicable only On the ground that the kaiser
has been -misinformed. Or that q radical
change has come over the soldier and the
German soldier In particular. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
The MORNING SKY LINE.

Shadowy canyons streaming with whirl and walk
And our ferry slides on the tide and makes the
gray granite
Fenced up to the heayens-the giants Of great New
York
Cnfung to the skies like 4 dag by spinnin;
Planet
Fresh health-fresh smell Of the sea-choppy the
waters
Slap at the PROV. We come, we come! Who
could shrk
Your call. World Workshop? Your red -blooded sons
and daughters
Are glad Of the night again, glad Of the new days
work:
From the New York Times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Spring Song.

No more we sing
OF gentle spring.
In metaphors prolific:
For. be it known,
The world has grown
A lot more scientific
Than when of yore
We would explore
Tne realms of fancy gai!y
For fragile flowers
In balmy bowers,
Bright and fresh blooming daily.
One quite forgets
The violets
And earlier arbutus
That erstwhile We
Would hail with glee
When eoyiy they'd salute Us.
We talk IN terms
Abstruse of germs
That lie in wait to kill US.
The only thing
We sing in spring
Just now, is the bacillus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
FOR EVERY DAY.

A cheerful song for every day,
And not for glad days only;
A song to clear misty way,
And soothe a heart that's lonely;
A song that nots too late to bring
Joy unto one that may not sing.
"A song whose mission tbs to find
And cheer the place OF sorrow.
And have its message glad and kind,
Fulfilled before tomorrow
Whether the skies be blue or gray,
A cheerful song for every day. e
Frank WalcOtt HUT. in the Housekeepe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
A MALL STREET CHART.

You buy q hundred shares OF stock
Your fortune hne to crown.
And with the most unerring aim
goes right down.
Won think 20 sell hundred sh9Ji
And drink Of fortunes cup.
And with a most nnseeiniy speed
II walk. right W
Won plan to catch 1t either way,
A very knowing cess,
And With amazing pfomPitude
~. s's'
No matter what you try TO do
You're certain to be caught;
Your margin once 50 big aud fat
VIII shrink TO o.
--MeLsndburgh Wilson, In New York ia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
Cannon s on the high seas;
Fairbanks has his say.
Foraker Is saving wood,
And Taft Is making hay.
The BANQUETING BOARD.

The earth is a banquetiDg board
Which all Of us well can afford; oil. .
Each moment life gives us OF breath
We Quaff of Il liquor called ..Death,
And then, when we've taken too much,
We stammer, We reel and we clutch,
SIT up just as long as we're able
And fall down to sleep meath the tnblet
From the New Orleans Times Democ rat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

The railways manifest no expectation Of
tird ng q signal system that will prevent a
human being from becoming absent minded
at the critical moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

Mr.. Hartman may become bold enough
to assert that money ought to be turned
over to the development OF railways In
stead of being applied to founding colleges
and libra ries.