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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-12-28
LAST DAYS OF
THE STANCH OLD
+ SHIP SARATOGA

f1gates and two sloops Of war. For
equipment. wamuStered 81 guns and
S77 QMcers and men-Quite respect
able force fof-those times.
Such . wariike apparition in the
bay. small n 1t was. created . tre-
mendous sensation. A Japanese writer
said Of our arrival: THE popular com.
motion in Yeddo was beyond descrip-
ton. The whole city was in an up
roar. In all directions were seen
mothers flying with children in their
arms and men with mothers ON their
backs
I'VE were quite unconscious Of all
this confusion In = city Of more than
1900. 900 souls. We had no idea w
had frightened the empire 10 badly.
~ the capital was 40 or so miles away
from our anchorage. A We proceed.
ed up the harbor. boats ned away from
W ~ though in mortal fear.
by the time We were we'll anchored
and shipshape the city ofncials took
heart. Swarms Of picturesque man
darins came OF to challenge the
strange arrivals and to draw around
the fleet the customary Gordon Of
guard boats. They even tried to make
fast their boats to our ships.
This began to look like being In
custody. The American ambassador
had not come to japan to be put under
sentries. He notified the mandarins
that his vessels were not pirates and
need not be watched. They pleaded
japanese law. He replied with Ameri.
can law. They still insisted. He mott.
ned them that II the boats were not
instantly withdrawn he would open
his batteries and sink them. That was
entirely convincing. The guard boats
stood not ON the order Of their going."
Tho fire vessels Of the western bar.
bariAns are coming to defle the holy
country" said priest and soldier to
one another.
Jape oa1ed In Wonder.
Tho b0atman at his sculls and the
junk sailor at the tiller gased In won
der at the painted ships Of the west
ern world. The farmer. standing knee
deep In the oo1e Of the rice fields,
paused to marvel.
HaA the barbarians harnessed vol.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-12-28

caAossf With wind blowing In their
tsstA and sails furied. the monsters
ourled ths white foam q their front.
while their back threats vomited
SPARKS and smoke. II the gassrs Il a
distance. - tAsy looked from their
village On the hilltops. The whole
ec0oe sesoed . mirage created By The
breath q clans. 0ucA. their child.
hoods bsliels taught then, must b.
Beats 6asAed hsrs aaA there about
he Aarbos. Nike . aoek q frighteeed
gals. They ssd. TAsa paussd. 70 ~
bow fAr bsAtad tie strange visioes
we're BOW. Surely hey were doomed.
Tor there closer aaA closer ploveA IL
great sAipo. and 10 sail caught Tie
WiaA 70 propel then.
Il Yo66o tAeeo Was toeSoe voees
than death. Her 1854. ~ souls knew
he fear Of supernatural things. with
alarmed fAoss ths people throaeed 10
he shrinss 20 pray. They hastily
packed their vajsahlss 70 seaA ~ 70
Tie houses q liseaat frsssds. o. 70
esry. II Tie southern suburbs, tAou.
saa1s q heoss were eapeied q tAslr
eoateats 40 q ~ saek aAA aged.
An VIE oeaA lsfl - soto Awei1 With
tAo1r relatives u tAe Interior.
Coo95oes - Aosseback had Aret
beoaoAt 6stails q ~ 'cajaaity" b
lAa1. Junks anl seull boaas iron
OraGA arrived hourly q 0Aiaasawa,
~ Soo(-susaoes bsasiag l1epatcAee
Doatol u ~ Ooves1Deat oOeoo.
Co00o6oso Hossy ~ prepared
carefully eoe ~ vielt H hal roal
0ssA aboae Japaa: ~ kasv vhAs ~
Fooossoes were. - fAs - thsy vofe
kAoWa q all b. D1ealsnees: - knsv
tAees 0ua1a3 en9ee0o ~ the valuo
tAev ~ a0oa oeeo0eay. TAeesepeo
~ Wao determined - ouG-C heotee0ell
~ Saoa6ooo tAanooavoe.
WA ~ ssosssoasAeivs u ~ ~.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-12-28
CIR OzH2UR ZZAK

In laying up the big transatlantic
liner for four months.
When of the banks of Newfound.
land II was found the big steamship
did not respond to her rudder. Inves.
tigation showed that In the storm OF
that night and morning sea had car.
ried away the rudder and stern frame.
Capt. Polack began steering with the
propellers. The passengers did not
know OF the accident until well into
the next day. when Capt. Polack him.
self informed them and told them
there was NO danger. He kept In
touch with England or tho United
States by wireless for the 1880 miles
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
steamed without rudder. and. A.
though encountertng rough weather.
took his steamship safely into Ply.
mouth. with . delay Of less than .
day. Capt. Poiack showed his remark.
able endurance BY remaining In the
bridge continuously from the time the
ruddsr was lost until the Kaiser vii.
helm der Crosse was safely locked at
Bremen.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-12-28
FlagshipofCot11.-
t11odore Perry
Opened up ia.
pan to the Com.
I11orCe OF the
World, ard Now
a Boston Firm
Wl1l6tr.ip Heror1
tho Junk Heap.

Boston.-Just at this time. when the
finest heet ever assembled under one
nag has started on its record breaking
voyage. It II interesting to record the
passing Of the last Of the vessels that
made up the squadron under command
OF Commodore Perry when he sailed
Into the japanese harbor Of Yedo In
July. 1858.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-12-28

were to be conveyed to the court.
They were to be thus conveyed in a
richly lacquered chest Of scarlet pro.
vided for the purpose. The two
gorgeous negroes, who had followed
the boys, opened the boxes in silence,
and In silence drew out the papers.
done in red and gold most magnifi.
Gently. They laid them on the scar
let Golfer.
THE imperial commissioners were
much impressed. They had never
seen black men before except in their
stage plays. when actors used burnt
cork. Therefore, they estimated that
this admiral a. they knew him. must
be q man Of supreme power. Prince
Iwami handed to the interpreters q
formal receipt for the documents.
THE commodore announced that he
would return In the spring for his re-
ply. After further brief conversation
the conference closed. having lasted
not more than 20 minutes. 1t had been
witnessed by not more than so or 60
persons of both the countries engaged.
Yet that short meeting was to lead to
the opening Of Japan"
The actual landing took place on
July IA. 1853. and Is COMMUNICATED
by a single shaft of granite rising 80
feet into the air. placed on the spot
where Perry landed from his ships.
This monument was erected in 1901.
The treaty was not concluded and
signed until March OF 1884, when Per
ry returned with a greatly increased
fleet to get his answer At first the
Japanese held out that no American
women should be brought to Japan"
Commodore Perry informed them that
II such clause were put In he would
be afraid to return to America. There.
after all was good humor. the clause
was stricken out and the treaty Of
commerce was signed. throwing open
the ports Of Shimoda and Hakodats.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-12-28
ksps Lost Twenty.GIe vssrs.

Mrs.. II. Baum. sr.. Of Memphis.
Tenn. has just returned from Q visit
to her old homo In Frankenthai. Ger.
many. where she went to ses her
mother. after an absence Of % years.
Twenty-eixht years ago. whes Mrs.
Baum. then Miss Loeb. was taking
leave Of her mother At their home In
Brankenthai to 20 to Ripley. Teua.. to
make her home with some Of her peo.
pie. her mother gave her . large loaf
of bread with the request that Il b
preserved. Mrs. Baum says In doing
this her mother was adhering to .
popular German snperstition to the Of.
feet that . piece Of bread whea IL the
possession Of one leaving home and
taken from homo will prevent home.
sickness or . desire 10 return. Mrs..
Baum had preserved the bread. d.
though II had dwindled from Q piece
six or eight inches In width 70 lees
than tWo inchss.-Mumboldt Core.
sponden OF Memphis Commercial Ar.
peal.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12

The calendar of Supreme Court cases has been completed by Supreme Court Clerk English. and notifications have been sent to the attorneys of the State informing them of the date the court will convene, namely on Sep tember 30. The calendar is within six months of the date of filing, sit uation almost without precedent in the history of the court. In past years 1t has been necessary for cases filed
 for appeal in the Supreme Court to be docketed for hearing two and pos sibly three years ahead. The court has gained on the cases rapidly in
 the past few years, and it is now pos sible to file a case the latter part of July and have it called in February. The calendar this term will be light
 the number of cases to be heard being considerably less than at the last sit ting. MT. Justice Riddick, who has been in Minnesota for three weeks, has returned to Little Rock. He has not wholly recovered from an attack of sickness that he suffered shortly
 after his arrival in Minnesota. Chief Justice Hill is at Colorado Springs and yMr. Justice Battle is at Norfolk, Nir- einia. Both are expected to return in few days before court ccayenes. MT. Justice McCulloch is visiting friends at his old home at Marianne.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Will Hold Special Meeting.

A special meeting of the Peniten- tiary Board will be held the latter part of the week, and there will be nnrl- Der of important matters considered. Commissioner Guy B. Tucker will bring mp his resolution, it is said pre-. viding for the abolishment of the o,d penitentiary and the removal of the convicts and the office headquarters to the new peHitentiary In the fpfth. erance of his move, Mir. Tucker Will present tabulated statement, wherein he will submit figures tending to prove that fl the change is effected it will mean an additional revenue to the State of about siaeoo annually State Auditor Moore and Acting Governor pindall will present their report to the meeting on the matter of lighting the reform school with electricity, and heating ii. Another matter that |ll
 be considered is the abollshment Of the office of the superintendent CT cooks for the penitentiary camps.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Makinu Out Pension Warrants.

Three clerks are busy at the state auditors office filling in the names of Confederate pensioners, who will prob ably receive their warrants about the middle of the month. It is not believed that the disbursement of the fund will be held up by Auditor Moore. in view Of the recent construction that Acting Governor Pindall has placed on the matter and his promise to the state officials to remove all penalties which they may incur if the fund is expended. Between eight and nine thousand warrants are to be filled in with names. amounts and the work entails considerable labor. One extra clerk is aiding the regular staff of the auditors office.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
A Supplementary Statement.

Old Dr. Ryland, clergyman and edu- eator, was greatly beloved in IL south and his visits were always CT ioyed by his former pupils and parish toners. In his later years it was his custom to offer prayer whenever he made q ministerial call. On one oeea. sion he called al house where three of his former pupils were staying. These ladies were all past the thirtteth year mark. but in the eyes of the old gentleman they were still girls-whieh explains the petition he offered:
 Lord, bless these dear girls. just budding into sweet womanhood. e
 This was too much for one Of tbe number. who. taking advantage of the doctors deafness. added this clause. sotto voce Alas, Lord. budded bloomed, faded and still unpicked ,'- Lippineott's
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
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Farmers In Session.

The Farmers Cooperative and Edu- cational Union of America, is holding its annual convention in Little Rock in the hall of representatives at the State house, President C. A. Barrett of Atwater, Ca. presiding. Ben L. Griffin of Conway. Arkansas. secretary of the Arkansas division of the Union, made the address of welcome and the response was made by Homer L. Higgs of Greenfield. Tenn, the editor and proprietor of the National Union Farmer. This much of the convention was open to the general public. but all other meetings will be closed to all except those who are in possession of the password. There are about 75 delegates in attendance. the represen- tation having been recently cut down The Union has grown greatly in all the States and consequently each dele gate represents more members than at former conventions.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Church Service By Phone.

Rev. NJ. H. Ingham, rector of St. -ohn's Episcopal church of Camden, has had special telephone service installed in his church. in order that persons who are unable 10 come may hear the services. It was primarily designed to meet the wants of an afflicted member, who could not attend at all, but it is working so wei that many who are kept from being at the church now hear the services over the telephone All that is necessary to get the telephone service is to notify the rector about an hour before the time for preaching.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Stabbed ByNegress.

Wick Fagnani, young white man, was slashed with knife and seriously wounded by a negro woman at Tex arkana. The blade of the knife entered at the back part of his neck and ranged the entire length of the body, laying open a great gash along the muscular and fleshy portion of the back. The young man has been uneon= scious a good portion of the time since receiving his injures, and has not as yet heen able to give detailed account of the trouble which led up to the assault upon him by the negress.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Confederate Veterans Convention.

James H. Berry. major general, commanding the Arkansas Division, United States Confederate Veterans, has issued the call for the annual convention, which will be held at Hot Springs, Friday, October i. At the con vention there will be major general elected to command the division and also a brigadier general elected for each of the four brigades.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Auditor Draws Warrants.

Auditor Moore has settled the mat ter of the position he would take in regard to the expenditure of the com mon school fund by drawing warrants as they are asked In relation to the Confederate pension fund he will, in all probability, do likewise, but he has made no statement, preferring to meet the situation as it comes to him. The statement of Acting Cover nor Pindall relieved both the audi tor and the state treasurer from all liability that they would incur in cash ing the warrants.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Struck By Cars.

Frank Markers of Athelstan was run down by a string of box cars which were being switched at Marked Tree and received several cuts in the head He was trying to cross the track when the accident occurred. lie was driving four mules to log wagon. The wagon was demolished, one of the mules was killed and the legs of another were broken.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
BleW=I1is Head Off.

John Cilp young man living seven miles south Of Warren committed sui side by blowing the top of his head of with a Winchester rifle. The cause of the suicide is unknown, but it is supposed to have been due to an unbal- aneed mind. At one time he was an inmate of the State Hospital for Ner- vous Diseases at Little Rock
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Blind Tigers sanished.

After imposing fines aggregating about s7. .000 on several persons alleged to have been operating blind tigers, the mayors court at Warren agreed to reduce the fines to sl 100 and costs in consideration of immediate pament, the surrender of United States special tax receipts and sworn obligations never to sell intoxicants of any kind in the town of Warren.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Double Tragedy.

Norma c. Suggs. a discharged brak q man of the St. Louis. Iron Mountain and southern Railway, shot and killed John c. Cromwell chief clerk h the trainnaster's office at Little Rock, whom he blamed with his discharge. and later shot himself while being pursued by the police lie had been drinking heavily for several days pre- yiaus 10 the tragedy and had boasIed that he would kill Cromwell.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Marshall Court Record Broken.

For the dispatch of business, all court records in Dorth Arkansas were broken by the Searcy Circuit Court, held at Marshall recently Fifty-fre cases were disposed of during the day. The costs of the term amounted to s25S25, while the f9es aggregated
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Killed By Lightning.

Ed Barnes, a young farmer of Briggsyille, was instantly killed, together with his mules, by lightning. A boy was with him at the time but he was merely rendered unconscious by the bolt A peculiarly sad feature of young Barnes death was the fact that he was to have been married on the following day.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Boys Skull Fractured.

While workmen were tearing down the tent recently used by the Baptist church at Benton. one af the center poles fell. striking Dr. Walton, $ 12.year-old son. The blow rendered the boy unconscious and he was at once removed to Dr. Walton's office, where an operation was performed. His skull was fractured. and he is now in a dangerous condition.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Granted Pardon.

Governor Pindall has granted par don to T. J. Harvey, convicted In the Fort Smith District Court of Sebastian county, December, 1905, of forging and uttering fraud checks. and sentenced to serve four years in the peniten- tiary. The petition of Kit Point dexter. convicted of resisting an officer, and who asked for pardon, was refused Pontdexter was con victed in the Woodruff Circuit Court of resisting an officer.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Shot Four Times.

Jake Miller, a bartender at a saloon in Little Rock shot W. l.. Sminck, bookkeeper at the Peoples Savings Bank four times and seriously, if not fatally wounded him. Witnesses of the affair claim that MilleA was drunk at the time, and that the shooting was entirely without provocation.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Unusual Number of Blooms.

Twenty-seven white blooms on a single stalk of cotton is the unusual spectacle seen by Judge George l.. Basham of Little Rock on recent visit to his Wrightsville plantation, in Pulaski county. The force of this statement will appear when 1t Is known that white cotton bloom lives but single day. He says he has never seen anything of the kind before.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
AnnIu For School Money.

Over $40000 was paid out by the state treasnrer's office III school warrants. Four counties applied for their apportionment Faulkner county received sll,13917; Craighead, sfo. o.797.54; Cross, s6.4a0.So. and Con way. 1.a99.80. The Knowledge that all orders on the common school fund that have been signed hy the county judges will be honored without ques- tion by State Auditor Moore anI State Treasurer Yates, will cause all the money in the fund to be withdrawn, 1t is said, in the next ten days.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Shot On Train.

Ben A. Hardy. of Monticello, was shot twice and fatally injured on an Iron Mountain train at Pine Bluff while en route home. The shots were fired by J. N. MeVey, formerly of Monticello but now of Texas, whose leg was shot off by Hardy in a street fight at Monticello one year ago.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
New Buq In Cotton.

Commissioner Tucker has received a newfangled bug from Hampstead county that has him guessing. It is new species of bug that is said to be destroying cotton. The insect was sent in by the sheriff of Hampstead county who asked what it was. He stated in his letter that the bug was brought to him by negro, who claimed that 1t had infested his cotton field and was eating into the cotton bolls. Commis- sioner Tucker sent the specimen to the Bureau of Entomology at Wash ington. with request for information as to the species. It is not believed by the commissioner that the bug will do much damage to the cotton crop.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Ycunq Man Stabbed.

At picnic at Miller, eight miles west of Heber, Jud Brice, young man, seriously, if not fatally, stabbed another young man named Stark The difficulty arose over Stark's refusal to pay Brice for the privilege of throw ing at the dolls on a stand conducted by Price
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Hunting Pearls On White River.

More persons are engaged in pearling in White river and its tribu. taries than ever before. It is esti- mated there are 800 people pearling between Cotter and Branson, north, and from Cotter to Newport, dis tance of 125 miles. It is said that $5050 worth of pearls was marketed in that section during the month or August. James Pongs and wife, near Buffalo found one which they sold for $500. A man named Roberts 0's- posed of one in Cotter for s600.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Raby Took Morphine.

Mrs. I. NJ. Rosser's 18-month-old baby swallowed a portion of a nor phine tablet recently and came very near dying. Mrs. Rosser lives at Poteau, and was visiting relatives at Fayetteville. The child found the tablet while rummaging through drawer in a dresser.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Canning Company Organized.

A company is being organized by the business men of Pine Bluff for the purpose of establishing a canning fac tory in that city The new com pany proposes to can all kinds Of fruits except corn, and an up-to-date factory, modern in every respect and equipped with all the latest machinery will be erected
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Fell From Train.

Dr. W. B. Hendricks of Westdale. La. fell from a Frisco train five miles from Melville recently, and was killed instantly. The train was crossing high trestle at the time. The deceased fell a distance of so feet.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Rice Mill Nearly Completed.

The s50,Oo0 rice mill at Stuttgart, the first in the State. is nearing com pletiou. It will be ready for business about September 15. Representatives of the company are now in the field buying rice.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12

State Capital Notes
535. .556 School Children

Arkansas has 53S,556 children of seheel age and the per capita amount allowed for the education of each is $1.27 making a total disbursement of $677t107 The list of counties and the amounts accredited to each is IS follows:
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Yell County Diamond.

E.P. Virgin of Louisville, Ky, found a large diamond on a farm near Dar- danelle which he had recently pur- chased. He had the stone examined in New Orleans and was offered sl.000 for it.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
New Cotton Destroyer.

A bug much smaller than the boil weevil, is doing some damage to the cotton in Jefferson county. So far cot ton men in that section have been unable to give the bug name.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Oldest Congregational Church.

The Pilgrim Congregational church, near London, founded in 1916, is the oldest of the denomination in the em- pire and it was from it that the Lon don contingent of the men of the Mayfower was recruited.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12

So long as the merchant is buying his goods at the cheapest place he can get them, he should not make any complaint of other people doing the same thing.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
Excitenent Kills Old Man.

F. NJ Doss, an aged man living near Cabot, dropped dead recently while in a dispute with a neighbor over some timber Heart disease was supposed to have been the cause of his death.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12

Along with the rural delivery of tn, mail comes the rural telephone. ana all can have a phone at a small cost. in fact no cost, for phone will soon pay for itself, and they will have the phone left
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12

The Farmers Union. founded as a defensive institution can be made an Institution to take the offensive when necessary, and this modern conner cialism has about called the turn.
The Monticellonian., 1907-09-12
To Establish Hosplta

Arrangements are being made to establish a hospital at Fayetteville on the site recently donated for the purpose by MT. and Mrs. s. K. Stone.