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The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

whole to devise ways and means 10 provide fer the enjoyment of the en. tire party, and the organization for the day Was formed thazly S. F. Me Daniel general manager and skipper of the EQsteF Punk Mcdaniel and John Hughes. life savers and captain and crew of the Nannie r: Mrs. Me
 Daniel and Mrs. S. (. Neei, reception committee: Miss Myrtle Davis and John Hughes, purNeYors of liquid re
 freshments Miss Nina Hughes, pilot of the Buster: and the writer, acting
 ill the varied capacities of gasoline engine, mate and deek hand. Every body went boat riding some went bathing, and one party who didn [ care togo a,s@imfning went in any how, and that's where the fife savers got in their work, and an other came very near having t0 call said life savers into requisition
 Besides the boat riding and bathing visits were exchanged between the two clubs, and after dinner Capt. Me Daniel, took the Buster with a large skin in tow, and with his regular
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03

drove down early in the morning, un- til something over thirty guests were quaftered at the hospitable retreat.
 Games were played, visits were ex- changed with the guests at the Cres- cent, boat rides were taken, and all in all, everybody enjoyed themselves immensely.
 The TennesaW register showed the following names MT. and Mrs. Henry Pettus, MT. and Mrs. D. F.. Hoshal and little daughter, Mrs. Annie Friar and little daughter (of Marianna, MT. and Mrs. !. W. Barnhart, and daughter, Mary Joe, and their guests. Misses Carsewell and Strecker, of St Louis: Mrs. L. $. Marshall, Miss Win. nie Stevens and Bard Nichols, Miss Eunice NimockS and Tom Gatling, Miss Madeleine Rollwage and Jim Euart, Miss Mary Norheet and Will Bridewell, Miss May Boggan and Kirke Becker, Messrs. ]. Q. Bridgforth, Oliver Rowland, Deyine Carr, Emmett Griner, James and John Gatling, Lawrence Marshall, John Brown, Dr. Boggan, Chas. !Lewis, Frank and Gerald Folbre and Walter Gray.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
At the Tennesaw Club.

quite | large and jolly party of Forrest Cityites took advantage of the ideal weather Saturday night and sunday morning te spend q delightful day at the Tennesaw Club Some of the party drove down Saturday evening and spent tue night very en- joyably at the club house. Others
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
he Road tO Success

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The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
Night on Bald Mountain.

on a lonely night Alex Benton, of Fort Edward, \ l, climbed Bald Mountain 10 the home Of | neighbor tortured by asthma, bent on curing him with Dr Kings New Discovery, that had cured himself of asthma. ed and quickly cured his neighbor Later if cured his sons wife of q SC were lung trouble. Millions believe its the greatest throat and lung cure on earth Coughs, colds, crJup, hemofr- hages and sore lungs arc surely cured by it. Best for hay fever. grip and whoapiHg cough 3oc and flt Trial bottle free Guaranteed by all drug gIsts.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
c. c. WEBER Bricklayer and Builder
 Cement work speciality. ELEPHONR 291.
Notice.

The tax book for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in District No. for the pur- pose of installing water works has been placed in my hands All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessments within thirty days from date. If such payment is not made action will be commenced al the lend of that time for the collection Of said assessment and for legal penalties and costs.
 Given under my hand this 10th day of August, 1909.
 Il II. A. KNIGHT, Collector.
The Forrest City times., 1909-09-03
FOR SALE Real Estate. CITY PROPERTY.

one vacant lot 65xl60 feet, city water across same ready for connect ing 45o0 cash.
 one vacant lot 50Xl6o etcity water close S5O0 cash.
 one l0t 5oxl60 feet, with two small tenant houses that rent for Ss per month, streets on south and west 95tsl cash.
 New fuur-room house, two rooms lGxlG, one l2Xl6, one l0xl6, front and back porch, city water. lot inclosed with good fence. small barn. garden fenced Otherwise well improved lot s0xl6o feet ] 130 cash
 All this property faces south on Ash street. five blocks of postoflice
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
How Some "Swel1s' Make a Living By B: r WlaAez

sion they receive is in reality brokerage. They
merely favor the bankrupt peer by introducing
him to a wealthy. unmarried lady, and when ne
makes her his more less happy bride the over
joyed peer simply makes his kind friend small
present of thousand or two OF his wifes dollars
There is little danger of the impecunious peer
forgetting his benefactor after the wedding, for
that astute lady of business who brought about
the meeting holds certain incriminating papers
which she will deliver only upon receipt OF the
promised commission These papers consist OF
letters exchanged during the negotiations leading
up to the introduction, in one Of which she con-
trives to have a statement of the amount OF com
mission and for what paid Few of the marriage
brokers have any standing in society themselves
but they are usually connected that the intro
ductOn can always be arranged. BY taking all
the risks themselves it is not difficult to find
member of standing to bring about the introduc-
ton for share of the commission. After com
pleting negotiations the marriage broker finds
member of the set who will for a few hundred
dollars invite both parties to social tea and see
that they are properly introduced.
Presentations at court, not so long since, used
TO be a regular business carried on by number
of ladies who had the entree. To be duly pre-
sented at the court of st. James it was then only
necessary to pay of the ladies the sum txed
for that service. This business was broken up
few years ago after scandal and the Lord Cham
berlain devised rules which, in a measure
prevent a renewal of the business such a large
scale The thing is still done however, but only
to very limited extent and very quietly.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

for the fine automobile she drives. Manufactures
land is indebted to this method of advertising
of automobiles soon recognized the value or
pretty chauffeuse advertisement for his ma
chine. Besides being attractive addition TO
his car she is the constant mark for newspaper
cameras and every time her picture is printed in
the paper his automobile gets advertising space
that he could not buy. He could afford to give
some pretty society leader machine, and as there
was the usual secrecy, few would refuse the prof
fered automobile
Male members of the Smart Set are used as
business agents by wine merchants tobacconists
and manufacturers of articles used by men, ani
the men are no less ingenious than the women.
When a member of a select club calls for a par
ticular brand of wine it may not be because he
really prefers that brand to all Others but be-
cause he is paid good commission on every bot
tie sold And il is the with cigars, cigar
cites and even mineral waters. To be a success
full business agent of this kind requires consider
able tact for a false step is likely to arouse sus-
picion and. consequently, destroy the agents use
fulness and also destroy his prestige and quite
often his social standing
@ TILL another class, belonging to socety's firing,
~ strike out for themselves seeking to turn penny
by the simple means of making people acquainted.
They are in reality nothing more than marriage
brokers' mostly women, who, upon the payment
of a commission, will bring about an introduction
between a lady of wealth and titled gentleman OF
many debts OF course they do not admit that
they are marriage brokers and that the commits
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
By Charles A. Hartley
Continued From Page Eisht)

Sometimes away in the night when alone with
strange thoughts and fancies / have heard that
maybe the cashier did come back for something
and I'm the excitement of the moment strong
enough to handle but not strong enough to with
stand the temptation before him Mr. Cross II
you can find the mate TO that glove and it's owner
at the same time the bank was robbed yon Will
find the actual thief"
The detective had been running his fingers light
ly over the glove the young man talked. Lets
go to the cook house where make light
said Mr.. Cushman in what appeared to be an agi'
tated tone of voice.
In the dim light i'm the cook shanty the detective
turned the third finger of the glove wrong side out
and revealed wad of cotton filling IL to the mid
die.
This glove belonged to man with the third
finger of his left hand off at the middle joint, said
the detective after pause Tomorrow morning
we start back to Wall City 20 free an innocent man
from the pententary and to send the one there
who should have gone in the first place"
Three days later when they entered Wall city,
Chief of Police Robinson standing on the
street corner smoking. AS he hecked the ashes
from his cigar with his left hand the absence OF
it's third finger noted by Cushman. mo-
ment later determined voice told the chief that
he was under arrest and not to make a move. The
chief submitted completely unnerved, and later
made a full confession to the effect that he had
the young man open the safe and took adyan
tage of the situation to secure the money for
himself, made partial restitution, and took the
place in prison of the liberated cashier
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
From An Upper
Window

that you were on my trail also gave me the first
information OF the unjust punishment of the old
cashier. 1 had had letters before, but somehow
that phase of the had never been mentioned
There was probably purpose in keeping me g-
ceipt of that letter of returning to my old home
Immediately and telling fully and freely what
knew about the matter. for l never can believe
that the cashier guilty of that crime, but on
mature consideration ] concluded to wait Tor your
coming and at the proper time tell you the story.
You now have the full story. give it TO you with
out the expectation OF mercy, as / now see that i
did a very great wrong 1t is true that had no
intention OF taking the money until the moment
was seized might have done so, had not been
moested. AS to that / cannot yet say to cer'
tainty ] do know that did wrong in leav-
ing but [ do not know who got the money. but
never shall believe it the cashier unless he
states himself"
long silence followed this hurried recital
zone little incident forgot i'm telling you this
tale" came from the darkness, was the fact that
in the first struggle when the man was choking
me into insensbility | clutched wildly at anything
i'm reach and somehow got hold of the ends OF the
fingers of the glove his left hand. When re-
covered my in the alley still clutched the
glove i'm my hand and thrust it into my pocket
when got to my feet l have kept 1t ever since.
and now give 1t to you' handing 1t over in the
darkness. 81 have always believed that thug
saw me i'm that bank and turned the tables on me
neatly but | could haTmonize that theory
with the fact that he wore such good glove.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

old cashier himself.
"As looked into the safe l stunned at the
sight of the great amount OF money within my
grasp-or rather the grasp of the man in the story
where continued to live and dwell / was still
looking at the money. fascinated and elated at
my success that could scarcely hear or move
muscle when a muscular hand was clapped over
my eyes and another grasped my throat so tightly
that could scarcely breathe, much less cry out
was jerked backwards and lay on the fiat of my
back My captor then bound my eyes with a
handkerchief gagged me and trussed me up, at
the same time kissing into my ears One move
or sound and you die. You have been caught in
the act and deserve 1t!
che then went toward the safe where | could
hear him fumbling about for long time. Then
the safe closed with heavy muffed sound, and
could hear the rattle of the combination as he
threw on the lock. The vault treated in like
manner. l must have swooned then, for the next
knew / was in a dark alley and my captor was
bending over in the darkness. He told me in
a stage whisper that had been caught in the very
act of robbing the bank and should go to the peni-
tentlary for a long term OF years but that he had
dragged away and that had not actually com
mitted the crime and that If / would agree TO
leave town that night never to come back and
never to make my whereabouts known, he would
release then and there l agreed to do So and
was left lying on the fiat of my back with my eyes
still bound. had not the least idea who my cap
tor was The next morning / was far on my way
toward the west.
"The letter which brought me the Information
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27
LITERARY GAzINE

"Only, you see, I'm prOspecter, promoter and
sole all I'm one, but with Colonel Pierce tt
was a case of there others
"The colones squaw told her people and the
old chief stood by the new sOn-in-law like a white
gentleman but they couldn't hold the newcomers
back and on the rushed, fighting crazy for
color The colonel staked out q few millions
and content Pierce City and orc Elmo
sprang up and the news went around the world
"See, here's what Bancroft said OF IL and ne
knew what he talking about"
Paiamma-ed the foreman crossed over to the
meagerly equipped bookshelves, with their hair
dozen Kiplings, equal number OF Stevensons,
and a scattering of "Rutayat," "Kasidah," Les
Miserables," and two Bancrofts.
"It was no uncommon thing he read, TO see
on entering a miners cabin gold washing pan
measuring eight quarts full TO the brlm or halt
filled with gold dust washed out In one or two
weeks. All of vessels, such as oyster
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

rrOW some of the sO-caed "swells" provide
RI themselves with money to keep their pre-
n - carious place in society is a strange story.
A few engage i'm practices that deserve a pretty
hard name. More do work that is honest enough,
but peculiar for "swells,' and In this list come
those who are employed for the purpose of push
ing the sale of articles surreptitiousiy to
advertise a business. A certain class of articles,
such as hair toncs soaps and perfumes, do not
become popular until adopted by some leader OF
society, and for the purpose of bringing his new
perfume to the attention of such leader, the
manufactures seeks the service of a business
agent who has entree into that set This fash
ionable "toute' must, by some means OF her own
choosing induce the society leader to use the per-
fume and recommend it, For this service the
manufactures usually pays fixed sum and some
times a liberal commission on all sales made to
that wing of fashionable society.
The methods adopted by some Of these business
agents are extremely interesting, and display con-
siderable ingenuity. A lady who No one would
suspect of having any business connection ap-
peared at a smart seaside hotel in such stunning
gowns that every other was filled with
envy. After a week more of daily changes or
costumes, she accidentally dropped an envelope
where 1t was to be picked mp by one OF the
envous ladies. In the envelope was bill from
her dressmaker and the prices 1t showed were
so startingly low for such wonderful dresses that
the finding of the bill almost caused stampede
for the little ladys dressmakers, who. OF course
employed her to show his gowns and to drop the
bill at the psychological moment
More than one pretty society woman In Eng
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

cans and yeastpowder boxes pickle boxes
were in demand i'm which to store the precious
dust
That's how gold came to be found in Idaho
first the rockers; then the hydraulic; then the
quartz crushers and millions upon millions as the
years passed; till silver and lead and copper
put gold to the bad The diamond did II and It
was phony and no man ever saw 1t, save couple
of Nez Perce bucks and they don't count for
they're running yet, in the happy hunting grounds
chasing the souls of buffalo"
The light went out and all was still and dark
But In n nearby cabin. by the feeble glow OF
candle She sat and turned the newly acquired
ring in her hand that every movement might
bring a new glory for her diamond was genuine
and meant happiness for all time TO come; but
the 500 100000 phony diamond had brought mis-
ery and heartburning and even death, for sucn
is the story OF gold
The Washington herald., 1909-06-27

$50. more the colonel set out; not debon-
air any more, but gallant always; with a song
his lips, though his clothes we're worn and
ragged and he sore and stin from much fu.
tile serving OF MammOn.
"He found god That's epitaph enough for
any man. Down the banks of the Clearwater,
right where the squaw had directed him. he
found gold. The ball of fire had gone forever,
the immense diamond had melted away like an
imitation pearl in hot water, but there pay
gravel, yellow and shining, and Colonel Pierce
took off his hat and thanked God in that pro
fanely reverent way the prospectors OF yestor-
day had.
That's the story; sequels always prosaic
and chock full OF statistics with "Noah begat
Shem" and all that sort of stuff Gold begat god
I'm those days and the colonel could more
keep his discovery TO himself than | could have
kept my finding OF pure gold tonight from you
before / lay down to sleep.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-10-28
Touguc.Tled.

The Shakespeare Club OF New Orleans
was noted Tor IFS amateur performances.
Once, a social celebrity, gorgeous in the
costume OF lord In waiting. was called
upon to say "The Queen has swooned."
As he stepped upon the stage his
friends applauded yociierously. Bowing
his thanks, he faced the king and. In a
high-pitched voice, said: "The swoon
has queened."
There was roar Of laughter He
waited patiently until iisubsided and tried
again: "The sween has eooned." M
Again the house roared and the stage
manager, in voice that could be heard
all over the theatre, said, Come off, you
doggoned fool II a-
But the ambitious amateur refused TO
surrender, and in rasping faisctio. as he
was being assisted off the stage, screamed:
"The coon has sweened." 0
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-10-28
General Grant ON Temperance.

General r. ID. Grants somewhat un-
expected appearance as an advocate OF
total abstinence and apparently of uni
yersal prohibition does not lack for pos
itiyeness. He is reported In an interview
10 have declared:
eff | could by offering my body as a
sacrifice free this country from this feiI
cancer, the demon drink, I'D thank the Al
mighty for the privilege Of doing Il. II !
had the greatest appointive power in the
country, no man would get even The
smallest appointment from me unless he
showed proof Of his absolute ieetotai-
ISM"
General Grant recently headed tenn
perance and good citizenship parade In
Chicago, and the enemy wanted him dis
ciplined by the Government, btf Secre-
tary Dickinson says that IS a matter
wholly with General Grant.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-10-28
lin Before The Bar.

N. n. Brown, an attorney. OF PittsficId,
VT, writes: 1--WE have used DR.. Kings
New Life Pills for years and find them
such good family medicine we wouldn't
be without them" For chilIs, Constipa-
ton, Biliousness or Sick Headache they
work wonders, 25c at Hills Pharmacy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-10-28
Are Drugs Necessary?
Do Drugs Cure Disease?
Can Nature be Assisted?

II people were born right and after
wards lived right there wonld 30 no
use for medicine. Every doctor knows
this. So do other well-informed people
One thing more. When person lives
wrongly, or acquires bodily weakness oy
heredity, medicine can do only very
little. Medicine cannot cure him. Only
charlatsns claim that medicines wiz
cure disease. Medicines may palliate
symptoms. Medicines may urge the
powers Of Nature toresist disease. Med
icines some times arouse the efforts OF the
human tody to right itself against de-
rangements. This Il the most that med
icine can do.
A man accidentally puts his finger IN
the fire. Instinctively he vets bis
finger IL mouth, then blows on 1t
for the c, g effect This Is no cure
He knows it very well. But 1t makes IL
feel better for the time being.
People eat unwisely. This produces
dyspepsia or indigestion. Tho only
rational cure ts to eat correctly. Yet IL
. palliative is at hand the pains of indi-
gestion csn be mitigated, the throcs OF
dyspepsia assusged. The medicine can
not be said 70 have cured. II simply
palliates disagreeable sy ymptoms. The
cure must come through right living.
Take Peruns, for instance. No one
claims Peruna Is cure for dyspepsia.
But Peruna Will stimulate the stomach
20 perform its function properly. Peru
na will increase the flow OF digestive
fluids, without which digestion cannot
be carried on at all. twill increase the
relish Of food, the appetite.
II is admitted that all this can DO
accomplished by right living, but there
are 80 many people who either VIII not
or do not know how TO eat correctly that
n tremendous amount OF good can DC
done by the wise use Of Pcruna.
A stomach that has boon frequently
abused performs tho function OF digcs-
ton very Iazily. Such astomach ALLOWS
the food 70 remain undigested Tor some
time after Il IL swallowed. This leads
IN fermentation OF the food. Sour ssom-
ach is the result. This goes on week
after week, until the blood is poisoned
with the products of fermentation. This
condition IL very apt TO produce rheum-
stism.
It's not claimed that Peruna win cure
rheumatism. Nothing will euro rheum-
atism but correct living. But IL is
claimed that Peruna will assist badly
abused stomach to perform its work.