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The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Harrison, Ark, April 27, 1908
 Notice is hereby given that Jeff D. Osborne of Green Forest, Ark, has filed notice of his intention to make final five year proof in support of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 3001S made March 16, 1903 for the 1-2 SW, Sec. 19 Twp. 19, N, R. 22 w., and that said proof will be made before Register and Receiver at Harrison Ark. on June, l3 1908.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and culti- vation of the land, viz: John Cope of Green Forest, Ark, Lewis Langston, and w. T. Dixon of Alpena Pass, Ark, and Joe Overall of Markley, Ark.
 John I. worthington, Register.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01

BETTER be little careful about how you talk about the merry widows, St. Louis woman shot her husband up the other day for remarks about her new hat of the m. W. persuasion.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
Yes, the Kind That Roots.

Green Forests new town council threatens to curtail the liberties of the town hog, so the Tribune says. Doubtless refer ence is had to the four footed kind.-Cotter Courier.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office ct Harrison, Ark. April 1, 19os
 Notice is hereby given that Louis P. Wheeler Of Green Forest, Ark. has filed notice of his intention to make final five year proof in support of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 30500 made Aug r 1903, for the SE N If and NE SE Sec. 34 Twp. 19 N, Range 23 w, and that said proof will be made before Register and Receiver at Har- rison, Ark. on May, 16, 1903.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of the land viz: James Stamphill, Frank Murphy, Frank Montgomery of Carrollton, Ark, George Mccoy of Connor, Ark.
 John I.Worthington, Register
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01

Subscribers of The Tribune are earnestly requested to keep close tab on the date on their ''tag" and see that they do not get more than a year in arrearages. The postal regulations are such that we can't afford to send the paper to any one owing for more that years subscription.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01

William Miller has had a new yard fence built on his town property occupied by Mrs. Loss NunnaIly.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01

Nice, clean, we'll selected stock of groceries at Eversole's. Phone No. 98.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-05-01

Mrs. John Parker of Fayetteille is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. H. Hatfield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
SUBWAY TO COST 100000, 900.
New York Public Service Commits
sion Approves Plan.

NEW YORK. February Gas far as
the public service commission is concern
ed the Lexington avenue and Broadway
subway plan is finally approved, for the
board Endorsed it and passed the whole
question along ID the board Of estimates
and apportionment. That body will prob
ably consider it Friday.
Already parts of the route have found
favor with the board Of estimates. The
route Of the subway, which will cost about
$50 OOO, 600, is from the Battery up Broad
way or adjoining streets to 10th street,
under private property and streets through
Irving place and Lexington avenue to the
Harlem river. Crossing the river into the
borough of the Bronx the road divides
into two branches. One line will go up
to Woodlawn cemetery. while the other
branch will run east toward Westchester.
In the resolution passed by the COM
mission was an approval Of the connecting
crosstown line at Canal street from river
to river, which will connect also with the
new Manhattan bridge. When that bridge
and the 4th avenue subway in Brooklyn
are completed it will be possible to run
through trains from the Bronx over the
bridge and through the 18th avenue tun-
mel to Coney Island.
mated at $7,OOO.OOO. making the total cost
Of the system approved by the commits
sion $67, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

The schooner Howard Dali, we'll
known bay freighter, was cut through by
the ice while on the way up Chesapeake
bay last Saturday. in tow bound to
Baltimore, and she sank. The accident
occurred off Seven Foot Knoll, nea- the
mouth of the Patapsco river. When the
heavy pounding of the bow of the schoon-
er by the ice caused a leak. her master.
in order to tighten her, endeavored to
let the deck load of piling the schooner
had go overheard. To do this the sup
ports that held the piles on deck were cut
away and the big timbers rolled over
board. AS they did so they caused the
Dahl to capsize and she filled and went
to the bottom. The members of the crew
Of the Dali were taken off the vessel as
she sank by boat from the schooner 8.
F. Kirwan. which was in the tow. The
Dahl is well known at this port. She is
owned by w. A. I4inthicum of Church
Greek, Md. An effort will be made to
float her as soon as the weather condi-
tons will permit.
Reports as to the schooner John f.
Devlin. stranded on the Virginia coast
in the vicinity of the Metomkin life-savine
station, are that the vessel is now full OF
water and all efforts to save her have
been abandoned by the wreckers. She
will be stripped of all fittings of value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

the river without risking injury from the
Ice. At the offices of the river line steam
ers no date has been set for the resump-
ton of schedules, and the steamers will
not move until the creeks down river are
clear of ice.
The continued northwest wind is caus-
ing low tides In the river. and for the
past two days at low water the flats
have been bare and in many Of the docks
there were but a few feet of water. The
low tide caused considerable trouble to
passengers who wished to get on and
of the steamer at the high pier at the
steel plant at Giesboro point
The three-masted schooner l. H. Stet-
son. which unloaded laths at this city.
has arrived at Baltimore to load coal for
New England port: the barge Round
out is at Baltimore loading coal for the
naval powder plant at Indian Head, Nd
A three-masted schooner supposed to
be the Joseph G. Ray. from Port Tampa
for Alexandria, with phosphate rock
aboard, Is reported at anchor of Point
Lookout. AS soon as the ice thins some
what the tug Camilla will go to Point
Lookout to tow the schooner to Alexan-
dria. The Ray sailed from Port Tampa
January Fl.
In consequence Of the ice on the river
the United States army tug Lieut.. AIonzo
Gushing. Capt. Davis, is making but one
trip day between this city and Forts
Washington and Hunt This one-trip
schedule will be maintained until the Ice
about Fort Washington becomes thinner
and the tug can make her regular sched-
ule on time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
BULGARIAN IMMIGRATION.
Declared a Failure in the Country.
An Editors View.

CHICAGO, February 6-Bulgarian i'm
migration to the United States is a fail
ure. Bulgarians had better stay i'm Bull
garia. They are better of there than in
America"
That will be the substance OF a SEMI
official report to be made to the Bulga-
rian government by p. N. Daskaloff, ed
itor of a leading newspaper of Sofia, who
is touring this country for the pprpose OF
studying the condition Of Bulgarfans here.
For the last four days Mr.. Daskaloff.
who is a grand officer of the Imperial Or
der OF Mediedie. has been looking into the
matter in Chicago He departed for New
York last night whence he will sail for
home on Thursday after an American
tour which has lasted nearly three
months.
The Bulgarian government recently
passed laws in restriction of emigration.
and in doing so Mr.. Daskaioff's report
probably will take still further steps to
detain the Bulgarians at home.
81 have investigated the conditions or
my countrymen in New York. Chicago.
st. Louis and in Granite City and Madi-
son, Il.-the latter places having the
largest Bulgarian settlements In this coun-
try-and l find that Bulgarians have not
bettered themselves by coming to Amer
ica," said Mr.. Daskaloff yesterday. I'm
the last four years about 10000 Bulga-
rians have come to this country, and this
large loss has become a matter OF con-
Germ to the government. the total popula-
ton of Bulgaria being only four million
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
WOODRUFF BooMs HUGHES.
He Glasses Himself as One of tn
Governors "True Friends"

NEW YORK, February 6.-That the
name of Charles E. Hughes will be en-
Enthusiastically presented to the national
republican convention as a candidate for
the presidency by solid delegation from
the state of New York was the prediction
made by Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff
of the state republican committee Tuesday
night. Mr.. Woodruff spoke at the dinner
of the Richmond County Staten Island)
Republican Club.
1.-The only apparent opposition to Gov.
Hughes candidacy that has at any time
due solely to the efforts of certain indi-
viduals in the state to take advantage
Of the governors availability as a presi-
dental candidate to raise themselves in
to personal prominence. or to bolster up
waning political fortunes. or to gain fac
tional advantage at the expense of the
organization, as now constituted by the
votes of the republican electors at the
last primaries. or ultimately to bring
about the nomination of some other can
didate altogether who stands in opposi-
ton to the present policies and prtnci-
pies Of the republican party.
"Up to the present time the movement
to nominate Gov. Hughes. instead Of par
taking of a broad, enlightened effort to
educate the people of the state, and par
ticularly of the country, concerning his
unusual intellectual attainments. his great
legal ability and his almost unparalleled
services to the state as it's chief execu-
tive. has degenerated into a petty faction
al attempt to use the governors great
name to discredit the men who have been
officially selected to bear the responsibility
of party management i'm their RESPECTIVE
districts and i'm, the state at large. Gov.
Hughes recent declarations have clarified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
Results Of Small Arms Practice.

Mai Gen. Grant. commanding the De-
partment OF the East. has issued general
orders giving the. results Of the small
arms p-actice in that department for the
year 1907, from which it appears that
the following named soldiers in nearby
posts qualified as expert rifiemen:
Second Battalion of Engineers, at
Washington barracks: Sergt Louis Kali
houn. Sergt. T.. w. Suddarth. Private D.
M Anderson, Se-gt. II. F. Furman and
Sergt. George s. Martin.
Thirteenth Cavalry. at Fort Myer: First
Lieut.. l.. L. Deitrick, Second Lieut. Henry
r. Bull. @. M. Sergt. August Warnecke
Com Sergt. George H. Gilland. Private
George Riddell. Sergt. Thomas Enright.
Corp. Fred Lavigne. Sergt. William o.
Ocker, Corp. John F. Usry, Capt. Erwin
l.. Phillips, First Sergt. F. III. Mann.
Se-gt. N. A. Tornquist, Corp. Edmund
Smith, Corp. Mirvin Williams and Private
Arnold C.. Colt.
The orders also include lists of all Of
the soldiers who qualified as sharpshoot-
ers and as marksmen for the year 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
THAw's CONDITION.
Too Many Stimulants in the Tombs
Have Hurt Him.

ALBANY. February CDR. Lamb, SUI
perintendent of the Matteawan State Hos
pftal. and Dr. Albert W. Ferris. president
of the state lunacy commission. will an
nounce no opinion as to the mental condi-
ton of Harry X. Thaw for several weeks.
DR.. Ferris returned here Tuesday, hav-
ing had talk for about twenty minutes
with Thaw. The latter appeared very
nervous and tired.
1t was the opinion of DR.. Lamb, accord
ing to Dr. Ferris. that Thaw is about
twenty-five pounds under weight and that
he has been permitted TO be unduly slim
ulated continuously while i'm the Tombs
prison with tobacco and whisky. Such
stimulants will not be given to the patient
in Matteawan. Thaw will not get any
special privileges not allowed to other
prisoners up at Matteawan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Norwegian steamer Athletic, which
went ashore last week on the shoals off
the mouth Of Port Tobacco creek in the
Potomac river. was hard and fast
aground at last reports. and from the
position in which it is lying 1T is probable
that she will be there for several days
TO come. The steamer is light and
when she struck the sandbar she was
drawing thirteen feet Of water Capt
Henry Davis Of the tug Camilla reports
that the vessel is on the bar the greater
portion Of her length and her light water
line Is showing three feet above the sur
with the aid Of powerful tugboats a good
full tide Will be. required. and 1t is very
probable that the services Of a wrecking
OUTFIT may be necessary to get her afioat,
removed in order to tighten her. The
steamer was in charge of Baltimore
pilot when she went ashore.
The dredging Of the dock at the wharf
steamer Jane Moseley will be locked dur
ing the coming summer excursion season
IL about completed. and when the steamer
returns to this city from Baltimore her
This dock before the dredging was
started had about four feet of water in
It at ordinary tide and had not been
used as q landing place for steam ves-
sells TOT several years. "A large quantity
Of material was taken out Of the dock
which now has about twelve feet of
water in it at ordinary tide. The dock
Of the steamer River Queen, on the oppo-
site side OF the pier from that of the
Moseley. was also dredged recently. and
from about i've feet It was deepened to
twelve feet. 1t has water enough init
for the steamer to remain afloat even
during a heavy northwestern. The new
pier and docks Of the Independent Steam
boat Company, which will conduct COL
ored excursions, are regarded as neat and
most attractive.
The schooner-yacht Cicona, the largest
vessel Of her class in the Washington
owned pleasure fleet. lying at anchor at
the yacht anchorage in the harbor since
the boating season closed. has been taken
into the berth about the house Of the
Capital Yacht Club as a protection against
the ice when II begins to drift. The CT
coma was the last. of the pleasure fleet
to leave the yacht anchorage in the har-
Dor for a more protected berthing. place
in the docks.
With the exception of the governme mt
tugs. the steamers Of the Norfolk and
Washington line and the ferry line
steamer not vessel has ente red or left
the harbor here for the past forty-eight
hours All the fleet Of tugs are tied up
for want of business. and the light YES
sels in port will remain here until weather
conditions improve and they can go down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
COURT DEFINES LEGAL DRESS.
Justices Don Robes and Order Law
yers to Wear Frock Coats.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, February 6.-Robes
like those worn by the justices Of the Su.
preme Court at Washington were donned
Tuesday by members of the supreme court
of Illinois The court also ordered that
lawyers addressing ii must wear frock
coats.
1t has been customary for the out-of-
town LAWYER to come to town with a
handbag containing a shirt. clean collar
and briefs. Any old clothing was good
enough. but it's different now. He must
bring a wardrobe. and a man who at
tempts to enter the courtroom must leave
behind him his red necktie. ecru trousers.
yellow shoes and magenta vest.
The courts order says nothing about
what female lawyers shall wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
Most Illiterates in the South.

In answer to an inquiry from O. NJ.
Matson. would say that in none Of our
states Is the percentage of illiteracy so
small and in none is it so large as in
some Of the European countries. How
ever, the basis taken is somewhat differ
emit in the two parts of the world. In
the United States the statistics are COM
piled on q basis of all persons over ten
years Of age, while in Europe they are
based on the registry of marriages. or
recruits entering the army, or some other
less satisfactory data In both people
who can read but cannot write are classed
as illiterates.
The United States had a population in
1900, of Is 994. 575. OF these 81 ,049 1928 were
over ten years Of age and of the latter
number 9, $50 O69. or q little over 101a per
cent, were illiterate. The following table
shows where they lived:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

made executor, in April. 1905, l 1mmedl-
ately wrote to Mrs. Sheridan. his widow.
and told her of the provision in Mrs.
Stoughton's will. and asked her to direct
to send it to her at Washington. which
I did a few days later, and presume she
has 1t still"
It does not yet appear, however. where
the cur1o dealer obtained Gen. Sheridan's
letter Of presentation. 1t must have been
given by Mrs. Stoughton to some per-
son who did not appreciate its value. and
SO it passed into the market
Died Regretted by None.
In the village cemetery at Fultonville,
n. Y, may be found the following
curious epitaph:
A. B. Finehout, here he lies:
Nobody mourns, nobody cries;
Where he has gone and how he fares
Nobody knows, nobody cares.
Here he lies. let him lie still
A! B. Finehout Of Fultonville.
eral years ago, visited an old church.
yard at Ellington, near bennington.
England, on the tombstone Of William
Treen, a notorious miser who lived mis-
erably by begging potato Feelings and
and occupied a howell on the banks of
the canal. When he died it was found
that he had several thousand pounds
laid away, which had been amassed.
penny by penny, during many years, and
as no heirs appeared to claim it, the
money was paid into the poor fund OF the
parish. His epitaph reads:
In memory Of William a; Treen.
Who died Febry Sd. 1910.
Aged n years.
II poorly lived and poorly Dy'd.
Poorly buried and no one Cry'd."
Poorly buried and no one Cry'd."
that capacity for more than fifty years.
says that his father, who was sexton be-
fore him. buried old Billy Treen, and
many a time told of his peculiarities and
the amusement OF the pubic when MS
cleaned out the cabin. The curate Of the
parish wrote the epitaph. which every
body considered exceedingly appropriate.
1t was the second attempt, however.
The first was:
Here lies the body Of old Bill Treen,
The ineanest miser that ever seen.
Where he's gone or how he fares
Nobody knows and nobody cares.
The vicar, however, thought this was
"a little too severe. and the curate pro-
ment, which was finally carved upon his
tombstone
In the Congregational burying ground
at Stratford Conn.,, is the grave Of Capt.
John Harlow, who died. May 4. 17s6. in
the thirty seventh year of his age. Under
his epitaph is the following:
Though Boreas' blasts and Neutune's wave
Have tossed me to and fro.
In spite Of death by Gods decree
harbor here below.
Where ! do now at anchor ride
With many Of our feet;
Yet once again must make sail
Our admiral Christ, to meet
On q tombstone In st. Philips church.
yard. Birmingham. England, appears:
To the memory OF Thomas Barker
O-cruel Death how could you he SO unkfnd
As to take him before and leave me behind!
You should have taken both Of US, II either,
which would have been more pleasing to the
survivor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

Thousands Of people In this city suffer.
ing with colds are about to-day. To-mor-
row they may be Frustrated with Grip or
Pneumonia. Grip is spreading. Whole fam
files are suffering. 1t Is almost suicide to
dcpend on quinine and whisky or home DC
coctions. Don't tribe with q cold. Either
take my Cold and Grip Cure or call IN
a competent physician. can't say what
your doctor Will do for you. but I do know
break up all forms OF colds and srip. IL
checks discharges Of the Nose and Eyes.
stops sneezing, promptly relieves the
Throat and Lungs. allays Inflammation
cares Headaches and Dizziness accompany.
ing the symptoms Of Grip. produces sleep
and restores strength to the body.--AU&e
YON. All druggists. IS cts. . vial
fe4.6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

the political atmosphere and given to US.
who are his true friends. and to all who
are willing to join with u.s. the great priv
ilege of presenting him to the national
convention OF our party as New York's
choice for the great Office OF President OF
the United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

The trial Of Nunzio Nazi. former
Italian minister Of public instruction. who
Is charged with having embezzled the
tempt at murder. A lawyer named Lau-
dicina had returned to Palermo from
Rome. where he gave testimony before
the court favorable to Nazi. He was at
tackled on the street by another lawyer.
named Valenti. narchist. who fired at
him twice with revolver. Neither shot
took effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

Fels-Naptha itself
does the work of
looscning the dirt
from tn fabric
which every other
soap leaves you to do
: with the washboard.'
With Fels-Naptha
there's no backache,
no long bending
over the wash-tub,
as with other soaps.
Your clothes will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

wear twice as long,
because boiling or
scalding softens the
fibre and rots the
clothes. And they'll
be whittier and clean
er.
But Fels-Naptha
must be used accord
ing to the simple
directions on the
red and green wrap
per-and in cold or
lukewarm water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

The figures for Finland alone are based
on all persons over ten years Of age. as
In this country. Those for the other coun-
tries are based on men only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06

The vast difference between the pro-
portion Of illiteracy in the south. both the
old south and the. new southwest. and the
rest of the country can at once be seen
but conditions there are slowly but surely
improving.
The following table shows some high
and low percentages Of illiteracy in the
states of the Union and the countries of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-06
Anty Drudge
Won't be
Fooled.

GroceTheres your butter, and baking powder Now
soap. want you try this instead OF FesNaptha
It's said to be the best in the market.
Anty Drudge-"Say Mr. Grocer that's enough Unload this
basket don't know but what you We given fraud
butter tea, hurtfu baking powder. But do know
you trying to fool me into buying imitation of
Fels-Naptha. 1t don't go with me. After this I'll go
where the grocer to give what ask for.