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The Forrest City times., 1907-07-19
LIVING IS CHEAP IN JAPAN.
How They Manage to Exist Comfort.
 ably cn Small Amounts.

It is estimated that a professional man in Japan can live with his wife in comfort on the sum of $250. This means one large diyisible apartment. small kitchen, bathroom. a study and stoFevoom. charming garden. one servant and surroundings of great refinement Mats are the covering of the floor. of course; pillows the seats: table linen is superfiuous where lac quered trays and paper napkins are used, personal laundry is at its min imum where two hot baths a day are the custom. The fagots used in cook. ing are not much larger than a mans finger and fuel fer ironing is unneces. sary where clothes are stretched nron. erly upon frame Perfect priyacv is one of the luXuries of this minute menage for high bamboo fence shuts of the view of strangers. Each article of the house is carefully se. leeted and some of them are of rare beauty and of durability that her. mits them to be handed on from ona generation 10 another No waste takes place. for every crumb of the food pra- pared is eaten. Flowers are the chief decoration and the science of flowers is a part of the accomplishments of the lady Of the house. The Iarqa room. with its several mats and ia adjustable partitions. becomes at night time the sleeping places of inc several members Of the house, but during the day quickly is converted into spacious. peaceful. fower-dec- orated apartment, the bedclothes he. ing laid away neatly on the shelf of the storeroom. Simplicity. delieacv and refinement characterize homes of these QuaAties-the homes of tn. poor who feel 10 poyerty-the abodes or those who having little would not complain had ihey even Iess
The Forrest City times., 1907-07-19

The Boy Monoloeuist. Flung Himself
 In the Breach and Teld Bunch Of eisbys.
 dong I was busy watching a goo-goo bird.
 Did you ever spot one of those glancegiyers
 This chaps name was LleWe'lyn Joyce, and he considered himself perfect hellyon.
 He thought all lie had 10 do was to roll his lamps at .assie and she vas of the slate
 Llewellyn loved to sit around at the musicale and burn the belle Of the ball with his goo-goo eyes.
 LeweIlyn needed q, swift slap that's what he needed.
 Next we had the Nonpariel qnar. tette, and they were the boys that could eat up the close harmony,
 They sang Love, ! am Lonely" from start 10 finish without stopping to call the waiter.
 Then We had Clarissa Coldslaw in select recitations.
 She was all the monev.
 Clarissa grabbed @Hamlets Solilo- guy between her pearIy teeth and shook it to death.
 She ger d han.Nelson on Poe's Raven anu but < Gu: of the busi. ness.
 Then she gave an imitation of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet If Juliet talked iike that dame did, no wonder she took poison
 But when she let down her hair and
The Forrest City times., 1907-07-19

ylted to listen to soprano solo by Miss lmogene Lukewarm Somebody went around and locked the doors, so made up ny mind to die game. A foolish friend once told Imogene she could sing. so she went out and bought up bunch of tra.lala's and began to beat them around the parlor.
 When Imogene sings she makes faces at herself If she needs high note she goes after 1t like she was calling the dach- shund in to dinner
 lmogene sang Sleep. Sweetly Sleep" and then kept us awake with l her voice. After Imogene crept back to her cave We had the first treat of the even ing, and the shock was so sudden it jared us
 Uncle Mil came out and quivered violin obligato entitled The Lost Sheep in the Mountain and it was all there Is Uncle Mil was the only green spot in the desert. When he gathered the gourd up un- der his chin and allowed the bow to tptoe over the bridge you could hear the nightingale calling to it's mate. l wanted to get up petition asking Uncle Mil to play all the evening and make us all happy, but Win Bruce wouldn't let me. Will said he wasn't feeling very well and he wanted To hear the rest of the program and feel worse
 He got his wish
 The next thing we had was Sybil the illusionist
 Sybil did lot of mouldy tricks with cards and every few minutes she fell down and sprained her sleight of hand.
 Sybil was a polish for sure.
 Then Swift McGee. the Boy Mono ioguist flung himself in the breach and told bunch of Bixbys.
 It was a cruel occasion.
 Swift had an idea that when 1t came to cracking merry boohoos he could
The Forrest City times., 1907-07-19

with stone bruise on cur memories.
 Then we had Rufus Nelson, tss parlor pres;itigitxtor.
 Rufus was a bad boy.
 He cooked an ornelet in a silk hat and when he gave the hat back 10 E9. Walker the poaehed eggs fell out and cuddled up h Eds hair
 Rufus apologized and said he'd do the trick over again f some one else would lend him hat, but there sss nothing doing
 When the contralto crawied under the ropes and began to tell Us that the bells in the village rang dingding
The Forrest City times., 1907-07-19

started in to give us mad scene me to the sand dunes
 It was a case of fee as a bird with yours respectfully.
 Those musicale things would be aces if the music didn't set them back. tCopyugLt lspl hs G. W Dillingham; Co.)
The Forrest City times., 1907-07-19

SP 'f &N s HaHs pull Lew Doekstader ofr the horse and leave him under the fence.
 As monolognist @@ift thought he had George Fuller Golden half way across the bay, and Fred Niblo was screaming for help.
 Swift often told himself that he could give Marshall P. Wilder six suretires aud beat him down to the wire
 Swift is one of those low foreheads who write their own stuff" and say T done it"
 After Swift had talked the audience into a chil. he pushed on and left us
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

tending to lasso it. The crowd pressed at
The leopard was a rapid traveller, and the
trainer scrambled hard to overtake it, but
his efforts were in vain.
Inc course of the animal was circle of the
granary, keeping close to the rocks of the
foundation as though seeking another hole TO
spring into for refuge
AS Lentard attempted to pass the third
corner hls foot was turned by piece of corn
cob, and he fell headlong into the dust. One
OF the showmen, who was close after him,
saiuted Mother Earth Two or three others
followed his example, until there was a lu-
dlcrous spectacle of tangled-up humanity at
the corner of the granary.
While the men were extricating themselves
and recovering their feet, the leopard serene
iy continued its way and re-entered the hole
from which it had emerged moment before.
Lentard's face wore sickly smile as he got
up and brushed the dust from his coat which
showed that through his chagrin and pain he
appreciated the humor of the situation.
The capture of the beast is not SO easy,
after all" he remarked, ruefully, as he dug
some of the dirt from his ears and eyes
Chris, who had been somewhat behind in
the chase, could not restrain a laugh.
.'' IF you write this scene up for your paper,
II send you an internal machine or sue you,
sure" the trainer warned.
Lentard now "braced up" and returned
anew to, the attack, exercising more caution
than before.
He placed board across the hole, so that
the animal could not escape until he was
prepared to receive it. Then he arranged his
rope in the same manner as before, and took
his position with the forked hickory in hand,
ready to jerk the rope or pin his victim to
the ground, as occasion should demand
His companions now ranged themselves in
semi-circle before the leopard's hiding place
in order to frighten and confuse it when it
made its appearance. Lentard conjectured
that it would crouch down, and thus afford
him all the opportunity to take it he desired.
The board was now removed from the hole,
and in order to avoid any delay by waiting
until Mr.. Leopard should take it into his
head to come forth, Lentard instructed one
of the men to set fire to corn-cob and throw
! it into the hole.
This was done, and the next moment the
beast shot out of the hole in the sudden man
| ner of its first advent.
' Lentard jerked his rope, but he was a Sec
A ond too late. AS the beast crouched down,
as he expected it would do for the space of
). an instant he lunged forward with his hick-
4 ory fork, and failed also with that.
Only an instant did the leopard remain i'm
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

at which he had been absorbed, and squinted
comicay
Some kind ov dorg, I'm thinkin',, he re
pied; "A stray. cur kinder yallensh,f Is my my
boy Hank hyer jist catched a glimpse OF MIN
as he run under ther grainery."
Your boy Hank will catch something more
than glimpse of him if he don't get away
f1om that hole, and you, tool" exclaimed Len
tard.
"Why, how sop inquired the old man, drop
ping his stick, and looking trihe frightened
That's no dog under there"
"It ain't?'
"No; it's leopard that escaped from the
show over yonder in the city. We've chased
it here to capture it and take it back.
1t was ludicrous in the extreme the way
the old man and the boy scrambled away
from that hole, where but moment before
they were so earnestly prodding that 'yaller-
ish cur"
The name '1eopard" had terrible sound
to them. Their eyes bulged out and their
faces turned pale, and the old man squinted
painfully half-dozen times
The animal beneath the granary was really
the one of which they were in search, Len
| tard, satisfying himself on the point by an
examination of the tracks in the dust leading
up to the hole.
"We couldn't have got him into position
better suited for the capture, remarked the
trainer isn't this one place the only break
of any size in the foundation?'
"Yes," said Chris, glancing about.
And his statement was confirmed by the
old farmer.
The latter, with his trembling son close at
his side, stood aloof from the party and play
ed the part of interested spectator.
"Well not waste any time fooling with his
leopardship," said Lentard, confidently, "He's $
as good as, Gagged now."
He swiftly made moose in one end of the
rope he carried and began to arrange the
loop around the aperture in the rocks, his
plan plainly being to jerk it taut about the
body of the animal the instant it left its Sc
elusion and appeared in the hole.
He thought it improbable that the beast
| would quit its temporary lair voluntarily, as
it had resisted the persuasions of the old
farmer and his boy, and when the rope was
properly arranged he meant to devise some
yery urgent inducement for "his leopardship'
= to come forth, and one which could not long
be withstood, however great its inclination
l otherwise might be.
' AZ sdoI qua q4!M Su!IoSuy II!4s sea- pIelueC
! one side Of the hole, when, flash! yellow
a body darted into the light and settled dow
: in the very midst of the startled crowd.
d Then, before any one could make move
ment, the beast sprang around the corner O
: the granary. :.
n But the unexpected is always happening
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

AS the party hurried along, Chris kept pace
with Lentard, who was in the van, ana th., ~.
two were soon on very friendly terms, tne
trainer being at once taken with tne poy
spirit of courage and enthusiasm.
do you anticipate much trouble IN re-
capturing the beast?" Chris inquired A.
There's. liable to be some fun" was the the
trainers reply, as he smiled significantly. "a
leopard can make it lively even tor dozen
men,"
rs it customary to use rope and SUCK Oh
such occasionsW
"Well, | captured this very animal once be-
fore with these weapons, and think l can oo
it again. l may have trouble in getting near
enough to use them, but l shall succeed at
last if not at first. Mr.. Leopard knows me. 81
"He may not choose to recognize you, sug-
gested Chris.
The remark called forth this explanation
| from Lentard:
to submit to man. and has continued IN state
Of submission for any length OF time WILL
when fairly caught after season OF hpe9rty'
make no effort to resist its old master. nay
ing succumbed to him once, when IN an utterly
Wild state. a repetition of the subjugating pro-
cess is easy to accomplish-that is, when Ile
animal realizes that it is hopelesSly caugAt;;
Now, once | get my hands on the leopard
there'll be no further difficulty, l thnk; o.o
They had their fill of difficulty, however, ete
he got his hands on the leopard.
The trainer spoke as though confident OF
easy success, but later events shook his conl-
dence not little.
On reaching the woods, the party met a
wild-eyed country boy, who informed them,
as we'll as he could in his frightened state,
that the leopard was a quarter of mile on
the other side of the timber, "a-goln' like a
yeller streak"
Lentard increased his pace, and the remain
der of the party kept close at his heels-all, In
) deed, except Chris, who maintained his posi-
ton at his side.
Presently on passing a farmhouse, they
saw traces of the animals recent presence
there in the shape of some feathers, all that
remained of fowl which had fallen victim
. to the beasts rapacity.
: Other evidences of the leopards solitar!
excursion through the neighborhood now be
! came frequent, and the pursuers pressed ra
pidly on, expecting to come in sight of tn
= object of their chase at any moment.
In a little while they stopped at an oil,
n n granary, beside which the owner, an elderl
u u farmer, and his green-looking son were pecu
e liarly engaged. They were on their knees i
% front Of a large breach in the foundation, al
i tcmpting to root out some animal underneat
the floor with long sticks.
,e "Hello, january" saluted Lentard, irr,
h verently "What have you got under there?
The old man looked up from the occupatio
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10

/ nj utmost caution is exercised in trans
~ porting from place to place the WIG
fa1s7sd animals of the greatest shows on
lssSaay earth," accidents occasionally Occur Occur
by which one or more OF the pe1sls
,re set free. and then exciting times folio"
in trying to prevent an escape or enect IT.
capture.
During the recent season, there was an
accident to "show train In lttie western 1
city, which liberated large and savage leu
pard. .,.,.
A portion of the train was being side-1rack
ed in the station yards and two cars, contain
tanning six or eight cages of animals, were run
upon an old and weak, portion OF the track,
which gave way, and the cars, slipping down
an embankment, turned completely over.
Instantly the showmen and railroad EN-
ployes gathered around the wreck and en-
deavored to prevent the escape OF any OF the
loudly-roarlng beasts.
They Succeeded in securing all but one
the leopard referred to. 1t leaped through
the crowd, frightening some of the spectators
half out of their wits, and scampered away
across a field toward piece OF timber winch
seemed to afford the nearest and best refuge.
The animal was fine specimen of its kind,
and was valued highly: While it had been
in charge of the shows trainer, Lentard, a
sufficient time to become ordinarily doclle,
It had by no means lost its spirit and its cap
ture would doubtless be difficult, not TO say
dangerous feat to perform.
Among the spectators of the accident and
the beasts escape was young, fellow, Chris
Bennett, who was native OF, the city where
the show was exhibiting, and who was act
ing as a reporter for the leading daily news
paper of the place. ,
Chris was strong, agile and bright youth,
combining all the elements of honorable man
hood. No one who knew him disked him
and all agreed that he was mentally and ply
sically an extraordinary boy.
When the leopard sprang away, Chris was
the first one to express to Lentard, the train
er desire to be one of the pursuing party
His newspaper instinct prompted the action
for he recognized in .th the az animals ina escape III
would make "hot" reading without a doubt
Lentard accepted his proffered services, ant
selecting a number of others from the show
men and the spectators who were willing T.
follow the leopard under fEd his leadership he in
in all hastened across the field in the wax
VI There was no display of arms, for it wa
not the purpose of Lentard to injure the va
liable beast. -,
and a long and strong piece of hickory, whc
was forked at one end.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
Copyright by James Elyerscn.

the fact that
Il nj utmost caution is exercised IN trans,
/ IN porting from place to place the wild
fa7s9S1I animals of the greatest shows on
leSYnss) earth" accidents occasionally occur
Inv which one or more OF the beasts
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-08-08
Etna.

Sbeaai 10 Tie Nt7oS
Clouds and sunshine are the order of
the day.
To Lonely Girl" of Cole Ciy;
You said the graveyard needed clean
ing off badly. Set day for the work
ing and | will come and bring two or
three hands and help all | can, for /
have two children buried there.
Adam Cooper quit Etna Monday.
He will make his future home at Cole
City and we were all sorry to see him
go. o.
To Robin" of Empire, Ala, who
has just arrived home from the asylum.
If You had just stayed while longer
you would have had some friends from
Etna with you.
Miss Virgie Pursley is visiting kin
folks at Etna this week.
Frank Mills is ON the sick list, but
we hope he will soon recover.
Come again, you Empire writer's,
like to read your pieces.
Dora Wears wants to hear from France
Majors through the News.
Ask Charlie Wears how he enjoyed
himself at Miss Arrie McHone's party
Thursday night and see him smile.
Miss Lou Cooker said she hated to
move to Cole City.
Ask Mrs Martha Doris how she en-
joyed herself dancing with Fred Elk
UNI at the festival Saturday night
Mrs. Wears said she would like to
see little Beslee Majors at Empire.
Tomatoes
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-08-08
MEkKS.

SpeCiGI u me Ne10S.
The meeting at the arbor is still 60
ing on. There was baptising at Ho-
ly Water Sunday. Seven were baptis-
ed A large crowd attended.
We are sorry to note the death of
Mrs. Laulus, which occurred Sunday.
She was the mother of Mrs. Orange.
She will be greatly missed by all who
knew her Her remains were laid to
rest at Orange graveyard Monday.
Mrs Kelly and Bird Meeks made a
flying trip to Tracy City one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Sanders and Julia
Sanders went to Tracy Saturday.
Jack Sanders was out from the cove
Saturday.
Little Ellenda Kelly celebrated her
ninth birthday Sunday.
DR.. Workman was III Tracy Satur-
day and Sunday,
Our town is improving some Mr..
Meeks is building new barn. Joe
Kelly is having new house built
Mrs. Weaver baby is very sick,
Mrs. Kelly and children spent Sun
day evening with Mrs. Hall.
Miss Bird Meeks called on Mack
Meeks Saturday evening.
There will be a baptising at Holy
Water the third Sunday in this month.
Mr. and Mrs. jeff Meeks attended
the baptising at Holy Water Sunday.
Come on, ''Whitling Bill, F" we enjoy
reading your letters.
Fat Bill, from Belle Sumpter,
Ala, We writer enjoyed reading your
letter.
Mr.. Morton, of Tracy CITY, passed
through here Saturday.
The Lane girls from Dykes Hollow,
were visiting Miss Margaret Layne
Saturday and Sunday. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Meeks were visit
ing Steve Sanders Sunday, near Tracy.
Joe Kelly was at Mr. Knights Sun
day.
c. C. Rust was at Joe Kelly's Sun
day.
Ambrose Duncan was at Jeff Meeks
Sunday.
H. B. Sanders has moved from
Payne's Cove to the Jack Hobbs
house.
Henry Won, of this place, moved to
Tracy last week.
Bob and Joe Layne were in Dykes
Hollow Saturday.
Miss Cynthia Meeks, of Coalmont
visited Miss Rosa Sanders Sunday.
Union Girl
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-08-08
Dunlap.

SpecidIk0 Mr ~ aus.
Discharging men at Dunlap is the
order of the day | will give the
names of the parties that were accused
of organizing the union at this place,
which was never thought of at the
time. Pat Cary made visit to Dun
lap to see his brother and friends and
all were discharged the following day
They were, John Gary. A M. Richie,
Byron Hatfield, SwOfford Hatfield,
Mage Hatfield, COoter Hatfield, Lum
Taylor, James Elrod and Ben Williams
These parties have been discharged for
unjust reason unless the accusation had
been so. All laboring men have per-
feet right to be organized. If laboring
men would pull together they could
get justice in all cases. If any non
union man who is reading this piece
just will stop and think what the w
ion has done for this country, | think
he will become a union man. | have
been working at open shop for some
time, and and as for rules and regula
tions, they don't have any | hope
to see the time when all open shop
places will become organized and all
laboring men will become as brothers,
and when they do that they will have
a say so as well as the superintendent
or bank boss. = 1t is rumored that there
will be several more discharged for the
same cause 1T is surprising to the
men that are working here. The
Southern Steel Company is working
union men at all their works in differ
ent places, and vet suffers such ac-
tion to be taken against their men
here.
Work at this place is dull at present.
They are putting in some new mach
ines.
would like to hear from Bro. Wylie
Parker through the News, and also L.
q. Ewing, Will Addison and A. b.
Turner. Would like to hear from all
the brothers in the next issue.
Pharoah.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-08-08
TateSville.

SPSciai TO The Ne7Os
1t has been dry here for some eight
or ten days Everything is suffering
for rain Corn was twisting like shot
strings, but we had good rain yes
terday evening and last night. Every
thing this morning is refreshed. II
was awful hot during the past week.
1t was 80 and 81 in the shade, but we
we're needing hot weather. 1t has
been too cool here all summer fol-
crops to do well. This hot weather is
bringing out peas. am expecting to
sweat for the next week in the hay
field.
J. NJ. Byers was tried at this term
of court for killing Walter Crozier apd
acquitted. j. J. Dykes attended
court at Altamont He was wit
ness for the defendant. Marion Co.
was ably represented at the bar by Ia
tum and Thach in the Byers and Man
ker cases at MOnteagle. The jury
found Marker guilty for winning the
affections and alluring away from
home the wife of one Beshears, and
fixed the damage at 50, 600 against the
defendant
JuuSe higgins HeWeu 10 Ine line III
whiskey cases and public drunkenness
and boys lying out to keep from going
before the jury.
"Old Red has got so blue l can't
see him, or at least he has not been in
town for some time.
Sly Cocker, from Warren CO., was
here buying sheep
N. T. eagle was in town.
j. G. Ross was in town before ye
writer ate his breakfast.
Waite hman