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The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
BEING UP.To-pArE.
Live Business Men the Ones Who
 Make the Greatest Success.

The man In business is out to wiR are many little details tha. must be looked after. must be studied and which are essential to success. Many merchants. particularly in small towns, ase kept so busy wrapping up bits of ginghams. weighing out sugar and doing the hundred and three oth- CT things, that they think they have no time to give all these little essen tials attention. These days the mer- chant is really up against a hard game, unless he keeps right in line and 10 the front. Statistics show that 90 per cent. of those who engage in the retail trade fail.
 People must buy necessities. The average mortal wants the best he can get for the least money. Merchant Jones can't sell at any higher prices than Brown on the opposite side of the street sells like goods for. and Browns method is pretty good.
 Brown has captured a good trade. and on some lines gets stiffer prices. How does he do it? Look at the ar. rangement of his goods. He has a place for everything, and everything properly In its place, and displayed to the greatest advantage. He hasn't his potatoes and his apples mixed in heap and his tomatoes and other canned goods of the vegetable class mixed with his jellies and his jams; neither are the labels so covered with dust that the goods look as if they were held in stock for years. You can just bet Brown is up-to-date, his goods are so arranged that people find a pleasure in stepping in front of the store and looking at the show win dows. and go through the door and see the harmony and order in all the arrangement of his stock. Brown himself is no slouch, his attire is plain but neat, no gaudy display and his temper is always even, and a smile is for every customer, and all his clerks are required to keep them selves neat and show the greatest courtesy to everyone who enters the store. Then, again, he sees that goods are delivered promptly. no delay in getting your sugar, your butter and all that you order from Brown, for he is always Johnny-on-the-spo Then again. he keeps all his customers feel ing we'll; he always believes in an era of good feeling; he is sympathetic. Then Brown Is man who doesn't believe in keeping set of books for the purpose of charging up poor ac- counts. He has a knack of collecting his bills so his customers feel they are under obligations to him, and while he is stickler for making cash sales, sometimes good responsible customers want little credit, and get it. Merchants like Brown are the kind that build up the home town.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
NEURAL CHA

The real meaning of the word Neu- ralgia Is nerve-pain, and any one who has suffered with the malady will not be so anxious to know of it's nature as to hear of it's antidote Though scarcely recognized by the profession and people half a century ago, it is now one of the most common and pain ful ailments which afIiict humanity. As now generally understood the word signifies an affection of the nervous system, with pain in the course of the principal nerves.
 The two great causes Of Neuralgia are, lmpoverishment of the Blood and Deficiency of Nerve Force; and the treatment of it is not so obscure as many would be led to suppose. The first thing is to relieve the pain. which is done more quickly and satis- factorily by ST. JACOBS OIL than by any other remedy known; the second object is to remove the cause, which Is accomplished by the abundant use of nourishing food, of nature to strengthen and give tone to both the muscular and nervous systems.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
In a Presidential Year.

This is presidential year, and the alarmist. the dry goods box philoso- pher and tho calamity howlers of diff ferent breeds and opinions are abroad in the land. Presidential years are off years, so they say. and the most leyelheaded oldtimer shakes his head with doubt when he speaks of the con ditions throughout the land. There is little cause for a tightening up in the affairs, more cautiousness in finan- cial and commercial centers in gen eral. This year there are no such pre- sentiments" of evil as generally mark presidential years. Business goes on just the same as 1t has during the past half dozen years or more, only there is evidence that men are not losing their heads and are carefully considering possibilities. The agri- cultural sections are particularly for tunate in the fact that their pros perity depends little upon the fluctua- tions of stocks or securities. 'Tis the wealth of land and live stock that counts, and while any depression may to 8 certain extent influence priosa it will require a greater calamity than q change in administration to par alyzo agricultural industries.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
GO OUT FOR TRADE
MERCHANT SHOULD BE AN FIX.
 PERT IN HIS LINE.
WISE USE OF PRINTERS INK
How Advertising by a Specialist Was Turned to Profit by Wide Awake Country Store
 keeper

One of the latest deals of the town. to-town man is the working up of sales Tor some local merchant. He enters the town and contracts with some storekeeper to hold a weeks sale. What goods the merchant cannot sun. ply he will have shipped in to add 10 the stock on hand. He is worker for the percentage on the gross sales. and stands the advertising bills. He is a postmaster in the art of country town advertising. He knows how to get out an attractive poster and how to reach the town people and the farmers IS Well. He covers the front of the store With signs calling attention to the sale. lie has force of specially trained clerks. He makes business fairly hum, unless he bucks up against another merchant in the town who knows a few things about getting business himself.
 Not long ago in one of the small western cities one of the "eyperts" opened up a sale for a merchant who had a considerable stock of stale goods, particularly boots and shoes. on hand. The front of the store build Ing was covered with attractive signs. thousands of posters and handbills were sent throughout the city and country, and the advertising began to show results. There was one live merchant in the town who saw q chance 10 reap benefit from the ef- forts of the expert" The sale had only fairly gotten under way when the dealer-up-to-date commenced placard. ing his store in the same block. He was not slow in the advertising line. When the sale manipulator hung out his sign. Finest shoes in the town. $l.5O per pair" the up-to-date man met 1t With: These shoes don't look like Kid, they are not paper, but they will wear better than anything you can get for twice the money-only $1.O5."
 Other signs called attention to hon. est values; that there was no special sale on hand; it was regular business and regular prices-but prices were right, the goods were right and honest values, and invited comparison with any other stock in town" and the people were interested.
 Farmers understand the bargain sale" deal, and at the end of the first day the up-to-date man had sold 139 pairs of shoes and rubbers. He didn't have to cut prices. He gathered up all his odds and ends of stock, placard. ed them so as to tell the people they were a little out of style but honest bargains, and he did business in vol umes as great as the expert bargain man, and convinced his customers that not alone on one day could they get full value for their money. but on any day.
 : It is we'll for the merchant in the small city to do judicious advertising. This will bring as good results. and save the percentage paid the expert" :" In fact if the merchant would take the amount that would be paid out to the expert and use it in advertising in his home paper he would be the winner in the end. Then, again, the expert" IS out to make sales, and he makes them sometimes in such a way as to turn away the trade of those who were good customers of the merchant.
 D. NJ CARR
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
now Her Life Was Saved When BiI
 ten By Jarce Snake.

How few people there are who are not afraid of snakes. Not long ago a harHless little garter snake fell on the wheel of an automobile which was being driven by woman. The woman promptly tainted and the car, left to lts own resources, ran into stone wal and caused a serious accident.
 he bite of a poisonofs snake needs prompt attention Mrs K. NJ Fishel, Route No l, Box 10, Dillsburg, Pa. 'eiis how she saved her life when bit len by a large snake.
 On August 29, 1906, I was bitten oh the hand twice by a large copper Aead snake. Being a distance from any medical aid, as a last resort used Sloan's Liniment, and to my as punishment found it killed all pain and was the means of saving my life. l am the mother of four children and am never without your Liniment."
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
BUT WAS IT THE SAME MELON,
Paper Carried by Darky Amounted
 Almost to Perpetual Permit.

"A negro just loves a watermelon - said Representative Johnson of South Carolina. Strange. too, that when a policeman sees negro with a melon at an unreasonable hour he has it right down that the darky has stolen that watermelon. heard story about a policeman who met negro in the early hours of the morning. and he had a big melon on his shoulder.
 I see you have melon there?'
 "'Yes, sah,' answered the darky. I'se got CT melon: but Tse fixed fer you. sah,' and pulling out paper he handed it to the officer, who read: This bearer of this is O. K. He paid me ten cents for the melon, and he is pillar in the church. James Elder
 "'You are fixed said the officer
 Oats what l lowed answered the negro, and he moved on" Washing ton Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
AN INTERESTING
 CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT
Any Child Can Do It-The Result Is Almost Like Mage-usefuI, Too.

Anything in the nature of a chem. ical experiment is always interesting and usually educatiye. Here is a sim ple experiment which any child can perform and which is instructive in very practical way: Get bit of White Lead about the size of pea, a piece of charcoal, common candle iu a candlestick. and blow-pipe. Scoop out a little hollow in the charcoal to hold the White Lead, then light the candle. take the charcoal and lead in one hand and the blow-pipe in the other, with the large end of the blow pipe between the lips; blow the flame of the candle steadily against the bit of White Lead on the charcoal and if the White Lead is pure it will pres. ently resolve itself into little shining slobules of metallic lead, under the intense heat of the blow-pi leaving no residue.
 If however, the White Lead is adul. terated in the slightest degree, it will not wholly change into lead. So. 1t will be seen, that this experiment is not only an entertaining chemical demonstration, but also of practical use in the home. White Lead is the most important ingredient of paint. Il should be bought pure and unadul- terated and mixed with pure linseed oil. That Is the best paint. The above easy experiment enables any. enc to know whether the paint is the kind which will wear or not.
 The National Lead Company guar. antee that white lead taken from package bearing their Dutch Boy Painter" trademark will prove abso. lutely pure under the blow-pipe test; and to encourage people to make the test and prove the purity of paint be- fore using it. they will send free a blowpipe and valuable booklet on paint to anyone writing them asking for Test Equipment Address Ma. tional Lead Company, Woodbridge Building New York City.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
We Reiterate.

That for more than fifteen years Hunts Cure has been working on the afflicted. Its mission is to cure skin troubles, particularly those of an itch ing character. Its success Is not on account of advertising, but because it surely does the work One box is guaranteed to cure any case.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
Has to Be Cited.

Possibly there is something on Earth that is surer and quicker cure for cuts. burns, aches, pains and bruises than Hunts Lightning Oil. If so, would like to be cited. For twenty years l have been unable to find any. thing better myself" H. H. Ward,
 Rayville, La
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
Glass EaNcritiann-

"The Indian appropriation bill puts an end to the relations of the five tribes, notice,' remarked Reeder, looking up from his paper.
 "Humph!" growled Grump, whose wife's cousin is making protract- ed visit at his home. q wish we were Indians. ."-Kansas City Times.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03

my back grew weak and lame and l could not st oop without a S h arp pain. It was just as bad when l tried to get up from a chair. 1 was lan- guid and listless and had much main
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03

and trouble with the kidney secretions. This was my state when I began with Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me from the first and four boxes made a complete, lasting cure"
 Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. FosterMilburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunt's $ Cure has been sold under strict guar antee to cure any form of itching skin
 troubles known. No matter the name Jess than one per cent of the pur. chasers have requested their money back. Why? It simply does the work.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
ClaSsific ation.

That man is great friend of yours said the campaign assistant.
 Which kind of friend?" queried Senator Sorghum, "one who wants to do something for me or one who wants me to do something for him ?'-Wash- ington Star.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
Seek the Bright Things in Life.

Look out for the bright, for the brightest side of things. and keep the face constantly turned toward it; you will then shed happiness along your way like the summer sun-Julius Bentham
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
T co Risky.

Where is old Postmaster Daniel?' asked the drummer.
 Resigned last week. drawled the ioaler in the Beacon Ridge post office
 what caused the old man to re sign?"
 why, he read in the paper that the lof1da people were shipping live ali gators through the mail. Said he eould stand queen bees, but when il ,. same to live alligators he drew the ,lue' because he had never learned to oe circus trainer, be gosh" An easy-going man is apt to maKe IL hard going for his wife.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
Wayside Chat.

Ever thrown out of saloon!' idly inquired Tired Tiffin.
 Yep" answered Weary Wigs. I've been thrown out of most everything 'ceptin' work"
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
Two Million Dollars Every pav

The exports of manufactures of the United States averaged more than s2,000,000 a day during the entire year, including every day in the cal endar year.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
CLASSIFIED.

Printer-Where shall I put the an- nouneement of Alderman Dodgers re. tirement?
 Editor - Under Public Improve. ments"
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
lANGUlD AND WEAK.
A Condition Common with Kidney
 Trouble and Backache.

Mrs. Marie Sipfe, 416 Miller St., Helena, Mont, says: Three years ago
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03

Important to Mothere,
 Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for infants and children. and see that 1t
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
AND THEN HE WENT AWAY.
Money fer His Sandwich Could Be
Found in Slot Machine.

man with an eight-day beard
which grew Hstlessly over his features
in Inrestrained fashion, wandered into
of those places where one can buy a
light lunch, and if he is musically in
clined can drop a coin in the music
box and have classical or popular mel
odies to socthe him while eating.
The man with the eight-day beard
looked first at the lunch counter and
then at the big music box. Then he
looked at the three or four small coins
which he had drawn from his pocket,
He had hankering for music, and he
decided to go and tackle the throat Of
piece.
But the nickel got lodged in the
esophagus of the machine and there
wasn't a note to be heard. The man
gave the machine a shake, but still it
didn't swallow the nickel.
Then the man went over to the coun-
ter and bought roaSt-beef sandwich.
He ate it leiSure1y until the last bite
was stuffed into his countenance. The
man behind the counter came up with
an expectant air
With lbs mouth still partly filled with
the sandwich, the man eating pointed
his thumb over his shoulder in the di-
rection of the machine. You'll find
the money for this in there" he ex-
planned.
And then he went away.-New York
Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
Our Peruna Tablet
Is Peruna With
Fluid Removed.

rh the the MOUTH atarh
hyass omachc tonic useful in atomic dyspepsia Chronic gastric
cataIrh of the kidneys Chronic of the
bladder
BARTHOLOW
the appetite digestion circulation of the blood
full in chronic nasal focular
increasing the tonity the throat
ieves Useful of
the bladder
bronchial affections.
MILsPAUGH MEDICINAL PLANTS of the most authoritative
medicinal
coILsoN1A cANADENs1s that it acts on the pneumogaio and
In the mountains Of Kentucky and Carolina
considered
highly remedy diseases disease asthma
crrh remedy Surely herbal remedies that command
combination
ample
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
WIPED ENGLAND OFF THE MAP.
Unexpected Result OF Dinner Given
by a British Diplomat in Bolivia.

Bolivia is the only country that
ever wiped England off the map" said
Frank Robertson. 1T came about this
way: The British ambassador sew.
eraI years ago gave a dinner for the
official and social circle people of Bo-
1ivia.
when they arrived at the embassy
they found that he was not married
to the woman seated at the head OF
the table and they left. In the name
of his government he demanded an
apology, whereupon the government
gave him "a hours to get out of the
country.
.'Inasmuch as little Bolivia is way
off the ocean and practically lost in
the eternal mountains Great Britain
could not, by guns. get the retraction
that she wanted But her mapmakers
got revenge by issuing maps wholly
eliminating Bolivia.
Finally this information reached
Bolivia, whereupon, with a stroke of
the pen, new maps were ordered for
the Bolivian government and the Bo-
livian schools. They showed more
ocean than any other maps ever
printed. The British isles had been
sunk into the sea- And SO far as the
people and school children of Bolivia
are concerned there is no Great Brit
ain"-Indianapolis News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

ways suspected that he was possessed
of demon He said he could feel 1t
within him. He used to pass entire
weeks without speaking to anybody
Swift announced in his youth that he
would go mad, and, as matter OF fact,
he did
Some Curious HaIiucinations.
Edgar Allan Poe drank, as Baude-
laire has said. like a savage" He
was subject to the most horrible hal
lucinations. Halter, the celebrated
psychologist, believed he was being
continually pursued by enemies. He
took enormous doses of opium New
ton became insane in his old age
Beethoven, who always washed in ice
water. would lift it up with his hands,
scolding all the while, and dash a
quantity of water on his face and his
hair without noticing that it made a
pool on the floor, in which he splashed
about like duck"
In connection with Prof. Grasset's
work it is interesting to note that Dr.
Henry S. Atkins of the ST. Louis Asy-
lum for the Insane has recently been
putting a theory of his own to a prac-
teal test. He has been sending insane
women out in small parties to visit
the department stores and particularly
the bargain counters to do some shop
ping. The insane women were in
charge of keepers, but gave no trouble.
The patients purchased with a keen
regard of appearance and value, just
as their normal sisters were buying
all about them. Apparently the sales
women noted nothing unusual in their
demeanOr.
DIR. Atkins said that such recreation
as that afforded by day in the stores
is a valuable part of the treatment for
the insane. Just as normal persons
are better merry than moody, SO, he
says his charges are improved by any
thing that pleasantly occupies their
minds while not at the same time ex-
citing their nerves.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
Ice in Dentistry.

The first use of ice in dental opera
tions was in what the public term the
freezing system This application
is still in use in provincial towns. but
it has for several years past been dis
continued in London and other large
cities
The first use of ice in this way was
in America The ice was cut up fine.
placed in small bags so shaped as to
fit each side of the jaw and the
wretched patient held these in his
mouth until the desired temperature
was reached, when the operator ex-
tracted the offending molar OF molars-
To-day cold air is pumped into the
mouth with more effect and without
any of the pain and Inconvenience
that must have attended the more
primitive style Iced water is always
used by dentists in America, but is
never used anywhere else.-4ce and
Cold Storage
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. q.


critics disputed the doctors
claim efficacy of Peruna-
Since secret what do the me
compeda
OR
aarh of the
of peculiar
ingredient
United States Dipensatory tonic
CEDRoN SEEDS another excellent that
fifty
VERY FEW DRUG STORES
The United States Dspey the action of that
as SUBSTITUTE
q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
The megalonaniac

The megalomaniac
is the founder of
queer religions
and sects. He in
vents new doc
trines and be-
iiefs and strives
to win converts
to his way of
thinking, general
Iy with a small
degree of sue
cess.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

The pyromaniac
has strong inn
pulses to set
buildings on fire.
Neither vicious
ness nor q desire
for ev e n q c
prompts his ac-
-'ons, but just a
longing to start
big c o n fl a g a.
tions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

The kIeptomaniac,
who is driven in
spite of herself
to take what does
not belong to her.
K | c p t omaniacs
show great skill
and employ many
clever ruses in
their thefts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

T he sitomaniac has
ungovernable inn
pulses to eat.
Sitomania Is a
disease, a mild
form of insanity,
and the sufferer
feels impelied to
eat at all times
and hours, no
matter whether
he is hungry or
ret.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

The erotomaniac
who loves two
young women,
often &, / t c r s,
with equal loSe
at the same time.
He can't bear to
marry e i t he r,
knowing that the
other adored Sne
may become SHE
wife of sons 9TH
err man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

The dipsomaniac
suffers from a dis
ease which makes
him drink when
ever an attack
comes on. He
should not be
COMPOUNDED with
the h a b i t u a |
drunkard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

The monomaniac is
insane on one
subject only, gen.
orally the inven-
ton of a perpet-
uaI motion ma
chine, or some
other contriVance
which d c Fl e S
every known law
of mechanics. On
every other sub
ject he is perfect
Iy rational.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

Useful IN chrOnlc cystltls, chron1c dys-
EMERY and diarrhea, and some chronic
diseases of the liver and kidneys.
These opinions as to the ingredients
of Peruna are held by all writers on
the subject, including rBartholow and
Scudder.
OF HYDRAsTIs, BARTHOL0W
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

It's the judgment of many smokers that
Lewis Single Binder &c cigar equals IN
quality the best 10c cigar
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

There is nothing to be gained by
being a knOcker-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
"GREAT MINDS TO
MADNESS CLOSET Y
ARE ALLED'
Prof. Grdsset Proves Truth of
Pope's Famous Lines

CAREFUL study of Prof.
Grasset's remarkable book
on the "demi-fous" leads
to two very decided and
conso1ing conclusions; first,