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The Princess and the Poet
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all the poets in the Grand Duchy; while the
Grand Duke sent again for his daughter and
told her in his abrupt way on what issue her
fate hung.
She spent anxious, and even fearful,
afternoon in consequence. 1t was romantic, OF
course. to know that rivals would presently be
fighting for her hand; but then, if there should
be bloodshed, if the combatants should hurt
each other
1.-The Prince can take care of himself" said
her father and as for that poet fellow-why,
surely. my child, you don't mean to say YOU
care what happens to him
He could not understand this lingering ten
derness for love that more suitable love had
superseded. Still less could he understand
anyone caring whether poet was run through
the body or not Poets. indeed!
Don't be such a sympathetic little goose,
he said 81 dare say the Prince won't hurt him
more than he can help; but it nevertheless
was relief to him when he received a message
and could report that the quest tor the letters
had been successful.
DOETS are gentlemen. ran the note he re-
ceived, and they feel confident that Grand
Dukes are gentlemen too.
Good gracious! What is the world coming
to-" was the Grand Dukes comment when he
read that and having let off steam through the
safety valve of interjection, he read on:
1.-The poet will consent to part from the let
tiers only on condition that he be permitted to
ing no means of ascertaining whether the
writer is. or is not. acting under coercion he
absolutely declines to intrust them to any in
termediary Subject to that one stipulation.
he places himself unreservedly at his Serene
Highness' disposal"
"Hoity toity!'' was his Serene Highness' first
exclamation reading that but he felt, as he
uttered it. that it was not an exclamation that
advanced matters in the slightest
Talk of poets behaving like gentlemen! Why,
here was poet who had the audacity to go
further and behave like Grand Duke! And
he dared not even have him arrested for lese
majesty for fear of "Socalismus. The most
he would dare do would be to give him piece
of his mind, and he dared not do even that un-
til he had got the letters back. So he sat at his
desk and dipped his pen into his inkpot.
Tell the man." he wrote, that will give
him an audience at nine tonight, and that
Princess Isolde will be present. Warn him. in
case he is ignorant of court etiquette, to ask IN
the first instance for the equerry in waiting:
Then having despatched the note, he told
the Princess what had been arranged. and babe
her come to his apartment five minutes before
the appointed hour.
Her heart as will readily be believed went
pitapat and onf1icting emotions tore her.
What a meeting And what surprises it might
have in store for her! Suppose this poet to
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whom she had confded the secrets of her girish
heart turned out to be an ugly, snuffy old man?
How uncomfortably foolish she would feel then,
Suppose. on the other hand, he turned out to
be even handsomer and more gallant IN his
bearing than Prince Eric himself, Could she
then trust herself. Suppose again In truth
there was no end to the suggestions. and it was
an immense relief when steps were at last heard
IN the corridor.
THE visitor whom your Serene Highness ex-
peCted awaits your Serene Highness con-
venience,' announced the groom in waiting
Send him to me. said the Grand Duke.
The groom withdrew, and there was pause.
The Grand Duke. like a soldier coming to atten-
ton, assumed his haughtiest manner and
called severely upon his daughter to assume
hers.
More dignity my dear, more dignity
putting it.
I'm doing my best. papa" said the Prin-
cess, biting her lip and trying hard to look
frozen, impassive, and Indifferent. Then the
door was thrown open once again, and then
What. yous Prince Eric And where's the
poet? Haven't you brought him? You don't
mean to say he refused to come, after alls"
Prince Eric laid his hand on his heart and
bowed lower. 1t is the poet, he said. who
now has the honor of presenting himself to your
Serene Highness."
You. You the poet, the Grand Duke al
most shouted in his amazement.
es, have that honor. | am TrIstram.
Prince you See who wishes to write poetry
hardly dares to do under his own name He
might be laughed at-by Socialismus. he
might receive flattery that he would know to
be insncere. Writing under an assumed name
he has the chance of winning such reward as
this
He produced bundle of letters neatly tied
together with blue ribbon and laid them on the
table. They all there. he continued. IF
her Highness will do me the honor Of counting
em-one--two-three-"
PUT now it was Princess Isolde's turn to
= speak, and there no longer any need for
her to try to look like frozen marble. And YOU
knew all the times" she exclaimed, with a joy
Gus little laugh.
Yes. knew all the time. only liked to
play this comedy of cutting myself out. And
now, if your Highness still commands me to
give up these precious treasures"
He paused for a reply. and Princess Isolde
did not think it necessary to consult the Grand
Duke before replying She had glanced at his
face and read that she might ignore him, and
she did so.
No, mol" she said They are yours
yours-until-
Until they ours" said Prince Eric, fin
ishing the sentence for her
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TO AN IDLER

to do,
How busily your hands to fill he's kept supply
ing you!
And if, forsooth, tits idleness we find the
mischief in,
sin! M. E. Bnhler
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MAYORS ELECTION PROCLAMATION

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Everything in the
Grocery Line
is fresh
at
Neblett' S

Mr.. NJ. Rutsky returned Monday
morning from st. Louis. where he had
been to purchase big stock of and
10 cent goods for his Racket Store.
The goods are arriving daily, and
when the stock is complete. Forrest
City can boast as complete a , and 10
cent store as can be found in any of
the larger cities He also carries a
nice line of fancy groceries. Goods
delivered free. Phone No. ST.
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i am - years cid and travel most
Of the time, writes f. + Folsom. Of
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that ; daily 10Y Try them Only
}oc Satisfaction Is positively gaaran-
teed by all druggists
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10 the torpid liver, strengthens and
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the blood. gives tone TO the stomach.
purifies tie bowels. and promotes
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j. T. Sanders. Special Agent.
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NOTICE.

Tie County Democratic Contra
Committee will meet at the court
house in Forrest City on Saturday
March l., at l.3o pm. for the pur
pose Of appointing Judges and clerk,
and arranging other matters for hold
Ing tire primary election on March 81
y. Is. NELSON, Chairman.
! g RUSH. Secretary.
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Mr.. Bob Templeton, an cid time
Memphis x Little Rock Railroad con-
ductor, came over from Memphis Sat
urday and spent couple OF hours
here 4 guest Of his friend. Nh Will
Pearson. This is Mr. Templeton's
first visit To Forrest City in twenty
years. lie is now travelling sales
man
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Notice Improvement District VI. ;.

The tax book for the collection Of
the special assessment upon the real
property in District Ne. > for tie pur-
pose Of installing and extending the
water works has been placed in ny
hands. All owners OF real property
lying in the district are required to
pay their assessments OH or before
April 10. 1910. Ifsach payment is not
made action viii he commenced at the
end of that time for the collection OF
said assessment and for legal penalties
and costs.
Given under my land this - day Of
February, 1910.
@-25-4t II. \ KNIGHT. Collector.
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FOR SALE

We have about ten tons of the
Celebrated Worlds Wonder Cotton
Seed, for sale at a reasonable price.
Come early as they will not last
long.
RUSSELL GRAHAM ANDERSON co,
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Mrs II J. Warshavshy has return
ed from st. Louis where she bought
carload or two of ladies furnishings.
ready-to-Wear suits. and millinery.
The new goods are arriving daily. and
NarshaVsky promises the people OF
Forrest city an Offering Of bargains
that will surprise them, due an
n0uncement of which Will be made in
the columns of this paper She in
tends To be better prepared this
spring to serve the wants oil the ladies
Of Forrest city Than ever before and
would appreciate call
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Saved "A Soldier Lille.

Facing death from shot and shell in
the civil war was more agreeable TO j.
A. Stone, of Kemp, Texas,than facing
it from What doctors said was CON
sumption. Il contracted a stubborn
cold, he writes, that stuck 10 me
in spite of all remedies for Years Ny
weight ran down TO $50 pounds Then
| began TO use Br. Kings New Dis
coyery, which completely cured me. |
now weigh Is pounds For coughs.
colds, lagrippe, asthma. hemerrhage.
hoarseness. Group. whooping cough
and lung trouble, its supreme soc
and 81 Trial bottle Tree. GuardH-
teed by all druggists.
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
GIVE DISTRICT
CHARGE OF MILK

Whether TO continue to personally
supervise the distribution OF milk among
the babies here OF 10 turn the charity
over TO the District officials to look
after, is question which is now receiv-
ing the attention Of Nathan Straus
Nj Straus Is expected here shortly.
and it is thought he viii then announce
his conclusion. There has been some
conjecturinS as to how long he would
continue his work here
Certain dissenSions in New York com
PEELED him to terminate the work there.
but he is contemplating a renewal Of it
over 1050o0 bottles OF pastuerized milk
have been distributed from the LabOra-
tory at 1919 II street northwest and its
subsidiary stations. and go Washington
babies have been supplied II the par
ents are unable 70 pay for the milk II
Is given free.
Miss ReDa Hum, superintendent of the
laboratory, says that there has been
no indication here OF difficulties like
those In New York Similar Charities
are now in control OF several Iarve
municipalities and II is believed that tha
District officials can carry On this one
with ease,
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
MAKES BALTIMORE
Run IN 6 -2 HOURS

BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept 26-Cov-
cred with dust, but game TO the core.
George Z TowsOn. Of the Cross Coun-
Try Club. completed the forty odd-mHe
grind from the Washington Times Of
fee to The News building yesterday
esta blishinE a new intercity record
of six hours and thirty minutes fat
for that distance
He left the Capital City newspaper
office at o'clock TowsOn ran in
great form until Laurel was reached.
when he complained Of the heat and
dust Encouraged. however. by his
attendants, II. G. EIphinsto1e. VIII
bur Lentz, Richard TOwson. ". shaw.
and Carl Roland the plucky mara
thOner continued and finished at The
News Office with a Sood burst of
speed
Last year he established the pres
ent record Of hours and 50 minutes
starting from the electric terminal
station at Fifteenth and II streets
Yesterdays run could not be com
pared with IL. for the athlete ran
from the MUusey building.
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
EARNINGS
PASS MILLION MARK
Western Maryland RsiIroad ReDort
for Year Viii Show
S8.OOO,OOO.

HAcERSTOWN, Nd, Sept. 26-The
fiscal year 1901 has begun auspicious-
~ fer the Western Maryland railwa y.
AID Il July is a criterion, the indica-
tons are that the company. viii earn in
ts3e current twelve months gross of
nearly SS,0oe,000, against S7,O12 90 in the
nScal year ended June 80 last
In July, according to the raoo-+ g.
SQed yesterday, gross earnings amount
60 70 SbS5s1l6, and even r this record is
maintained, the total for the wear yz-iII
be S7.62l, 3S5- But July is on Of ~ -
months and the management coDfdsDf-
y expects much larger recefDts 60,
traffic IN the fail, winter and ell
spring i1y
The July results, however were
NeIy s-1tlsIac Glory showing as thew did
an increase IN gross revenue OF Sa1 "a
or 100 per cent Expenses necassar-iI,,
were greater than they We're a wear %
owing TO the greater amount - - - 80
handled and higher wages paid 70 +rsi,,-
men, DIT despite the increase in these
items the ratio Of operating expenses
10 gross earnings was oriv 80 -
cent against SIS per cent. a ves- % =
10 put II another way. gross ear17Tes
increased lb-S Per cent, expenses 1S1
per cent -O--
The Washington times., 1910-09-26

Business on the local stock Exchange
assumed better activity, with closer
margins between bid and asked prices
and an eager interest on the part OF the
takers Of stock TO get them In some
cases sales were stopped With only frac-
tons between seller and buyer, he Did
having been raised to the limit to meet
the offered prices.
Washington Gas brought out consid-
cradle bidding and Offering. but a sale Of
only i've shares resulted at IS
a good demand developed for National
CITY Bank One broker bid 10 and re-
ceived twenty-five shares He bid tie
same price for more. National Netro-
DOlitan Bank also came in for some good
trading. forty shares going at DO More
OF the stock was to be had at higher
figures Union Trust sold at Iii
After call considerable Offering Of
stocks was made, and sales OF a frac-
ton Of L.anston at $. nine shares Of
American Telephone and Telegraph at
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
FATHER KEEPS BODY
OF SON FOR YEARS
Fisherman In Travels lows Water
proof Coffin Up and Down
M-ce-cc,,.-,
MISSISSIPPI

GREENVILLE. Miss, Sept. 26-A
son, dead fac years and still a mem
Der Of the family, is the remarkable
condition existing in the family of
A. F Free a fisherman, w1o IS camp
ing on the Mississippi river twenty
five mills above his city
" lille the family was in She North
the son died, and the father was de-
sirOus Of taking the body to the old
home in Alabama, but not being able
to pay for transportation he decided
70 take the bodv with him on his way
South
After having the body embaImed,
Free built a boat Of catalpa wood
large enough TO accommodate the
coffin. and covered it with a water
proof covering, and. after placing the
body OF board, started on his South
eTn trip.
Circumstances prevented Free from
carrying out his idea for hLrying his
son. and in his meanderings up and
down the river with his family he
has always kept the body with him.
The Washington times., 1910-09-26

now with the per cent Then, too,
nearly S3O,0OO,OOO have been spent for
bettermentS, a sum equal 10 - per
cent Of the common stock The sur
plus is over SIO,O0O,O0O. Great is
Reading, great is the faith Of share
holders in Reading, and there is wis
dom in making 1t a leader.
From Pittsburg and elsewhere came
reports of arrivals Of belated orders for
steel, and the disappearance Of hesita-
ton caused by the belief that prices
WOULD be cut
With these favorable happenings. none
especially important in Itself, save per-
hapS the action Of railroad employees
In demanding higher rates, the market
maintained a fair degree Of strength
The great stumbling blocks are on the
track, but the worst is apparently over
No one looks for any sharp maintained
upward movement at this time. but
rather for a slow recovery, with set back
and recOvery-nO great betterment, no
serious setback.
In the noon hour and throughout the
greater part Of the two hours follow
ing the market continued TO gain
strength and activity was more marked
Reading was the leader It was report
ed that the Reading officials would
make an announcement before the close
OF the day that would help the whole
situation. OF course, Reading was the
faVOTite, and the shorts began 10 show
nervousness over the strength Of the
situation. The high was l4b2s. an ad-
vance as cOmpareC!f with the closing fig-
Ires Of Saturday OF 37s points. Union
Pacific was a good second. moving up
20 1873. or over two points net gain.
Other rails, almost without exception.
were iG15z points better. Great North
eFn. Chesapeake and Ohio, Northern Pa
ciiic, and Pennsylvania were all strong.
New York Central did not get away with
the same show Of strength as the other
stocks, being fairly steady
In the industriaIs Steel common was
the leader, with a rise Of IA, selling TO
7Sss. - compared with the previous close
at So Smelling a>-d Copper moved
rather slowly. Sugar was decidedly
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
Wholesale Produce Market
EEps. Cheese. and Butter

Chease-New York new, 1Sc Per h: fat
cheese, 1SC per ID daisy cheese. 1Sssc Per ID
Eggs-Nearby. NirEiniss. 2Sa2Sc per dOz-
Western, sc per doz-; Southern. 2sa27c PEI
doz-
Butter-Fsney, Sub. sc Per 10. print. SO
per 10: high-grade tub. &C per ID; print
sc per ID; thirds, tub, S0c per h; print
&c per H.: renovated. tub. sc Per ID: print,
PC per ID.
Poultry.
Live POuItry-SpriuE chickens 1sa17c Der
ID, hens. l6c per IL. rOos-eTs. 1oc per 10.
ducks. I3aI4C per ID turkey live. &c per ID.
Vegetables.
Potatoes, T5caSoc per bu-. sweet potatoes.
s1-5oa2C0 per bbl-, onions, 81 -G5a15G per bag.
Fruit
Apples. 2Gla4OO per bbI-- peaches 50ca
Sl-00 per basket; pineapples. s. 00a2 30 Der
crate grapes, 15a2Gc per basket. pears, Keefer.
5la6ec per basket, Bartlett and SeckeI. s. Is
zee per basket: piUms- S0as0c per basket:
California oranges. SS-eoa5-oO per box; dam
sons &C per 10
Green Goods.
Cucumbers. SI-00aI-o5 per basket corn. 9
alSc per dOz-- tomatoes. 75caSI-eO per bo<;
lettuce New York SI-25a1-50 Der basket,
cabbage. 81 O0a5- 90 per r,ifis5=as s-szts 90,
per doZ-. squash, S1-25a1.50 per Dbl celery
25s40c per bunch: eggplant. $50 per Dbl i.
CranberrieS, Sl-15s2-00 per box green peppers.
SIS per Dbl, red peppers. SI-0O per Dbl ,
csullfOwer, $50 per bbi.; be-ns, SZ50s3. %
per Dbl
Live Stock
Calves-Prime 9aIOc per ID: fair to good
Slza9c per h; ordinary, &c per Ii: choica
beef, 6a75zc per ID; common. safe per
h; choice lamb 7aTIzc per ID fair to good
Sc per H. sheep Safc per b; hogs, S5zaIOc
Per H.
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
SHARP RISE IN NEW YORK STOCKS
WITH LIVELIER TRADING.
SHORTS COVERING.

NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-Grsdually
making Roadway after the opening and
helped by a movement in Reading and
Union Pacific the whole market moved
to higher levels with moderate bust
ness. 1t was a case Of 90 up because
there had come a time when the list
refused to go down. The Bank OF Ger
many moved up its discount rate, but
the Street argued that this should not
be effective beca-se other bear news
had failed, while there did not seem to
be any reason TO worry overload hnan-
runaway market on the bull side nor es-
pecially active, but comparatively speaE-
ing 1t was a lively day, after all the
days Of marking time.
There were two Influences that seemed
to help soms. Tire Street is strong
in the belief that the influence Of Colonel
Roosevelt IS on the wane and that his
candidate for governor Of New York
win be defeated-but wall Street may
be disappointed, yet the feeling Of con-
hdence the other way, however modest.
made the traders feel a little better.
The influence that under other con-
ditiOns might have been most effec-
tive was the announcement OF the
Of higher freight rates
by railroad employees. They are nu
merOus. control many votes, and must
be admitted to have more or less i'm
yortance as a political factor
Digestion Of the Reading annual re-
port was probably as much Of a fac
tor as anything else The report
showed that both classes Of preferred
he
earnings were equal to 11-3 per cent,
therefore the faith with which the
holders Of common stock have hung
on with the 4 per cent dividend aud
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
BUSINESS MORE ACTIVE ON THE
LOCAL EXCHANGE, BANK
STOCKS LEADING.

13s5z ard twenty Railway common at q
resulted
w b Hibbs has returned to the city
AFTER two weeks rUsticatinE in the coun-
Try His appearance on the Exchange
brought vCcifsrOUs greetings from his
colleagues on the board.
Roe EuikerSOn has been elected to the
directory OF the Citizens Savings Bank.
There IS an excellent demand for
money, mercantile interests being The
heaviest borrowers The inquiry. for
the time being. IS greater than the SUD
ply Of lOanable funds Rates are strong
az 95zG6 per cent, some collateral loans
having been made at the outside figure.
On Saturday Of this week. s "
woodward VIII take possession OF the
George Washington University property
on the southeast corner Of Fifteenth
and n streets northwest Under the
terms Of sale a cash payment Of sZ5G.000
IS due on the date named Part OF this
-aESe sum has been advanced 10 the
university because Of its pressing need
Of funds
The Washington times., 1910-09-26
PLANS TO RECEIVE
TAFT IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Sept 26.-The receD-
ton TO be accorded President Taft
next Friday and Saturday IN con
nection with the convention Of the
National League OF Republican Clubs
viii be Witnessed by former Presi-
cent Roosevelt
The Chief Executive viii be for
maIly received at the Republican
club on fTIday- and on the same
day Colonel Roosevelt will address
the convention
The~next day the President Will
address the delegates at a dinner 10
he given at the Aston Hotel when he
viii probably sound the Keynote to
the fan campaign.