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The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08

Fort Smith.-A church 5oxi0O feet was built by the members of the con- gregation Of Dobson Avenue Church of Christ. Between 75 and 100 men labcred from sunrise to sunset oh the building and and an interesting Thanksgiving service was held in the building at night. All that had been constructed previous was the founda- tion of the building.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08
PERSIA ASKS AI[)
 OF COMPARTMENTS
Sends Telegram to U. s. and Other Governments of
 the World.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Teheran.-The national council of Persia has telegraphed an appeal for aid to the American congress and to the sister parliaments of the world.
 The local assemblies at Ispahan, Cabriz Herman, have telegraphed to Treasurer General Sinister. the American, laudins his services and af- firmins their confidence in him.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08

Gonway.-The new building of tho Conway public schools. erected less than three years ago at a cost of s4o,- poo, is already inadequate to com fortabIy care for the constantly grow ing enrolment, and additional teach CTS are needed. The total enrollment at the end of the second month reached cor.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08
 TWO NsMPe isll.

Jersey Citg-Tw6Nses here caused. fl is belieyeas the death of at least two men aga 35o horses. the destTae. ton Of th6 United states Express Compary's stables and the plant of the James Leo Company, manufae- tlrers of paper boxes, and total Of Sl500 oo0.f The missing men in the express stable fire are William VII son. an engineer. and Ferdinand Ack- rev. a negro watchman.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08

Fort Smith. According to news re- eeiYed here the United States court Of appeals at St Louis has affirmed the verdict of $75,000 granted Mrs. Clyde Dukes of Mena, Ark, against the Frisco railway for the death Of her husband, who was killed in wreck year ago. The verdict was rendered in the federal court of this city.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08

Conway.-S. B. Webb of Little Rock, who has been appointed as government demonstration farm agent for Faulkner county, arrived to enter upon his duties. Mir. Webb was ac- companied by Deputy State Agent W. B, Apple. who is introducing him to the business men and farmers on tho streets
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08
Court Grants Claim.

Washington. The court of claims here gave judgment Of s7,o0o to George F. Archer Of Arkansas for claims of damage done his land by rive improvement work on the Mis- eissippi river.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08

Perlin=Turkey is preparing to sand the sixth army corns toward ae Persian frontier in response to pnssia's forward action @ais info5- nation comes from Constantinople.
The Forrest City times., 1911-12-08

jonesboro.-Nine mules. several horses, about 2o hogs and large amount of feed and farming imple- ments "ere burned when large stable owned by Charles French, liv- ing southeast of the city. was de- stroyed by fire.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

IVES, he throwed down his gun anc
started tother di-ecshion as hard a:
he could 60. but later after the bea,
was outen sight and hearing, he snuk
back and when he got his gun in his
hands he felt a good cal more brave
and heroic. Taking up the trail again
Yves follered along until he found where
the clog had got fast betwixt two trees
and the bear had been going at sich
turrible pace that when his happened
its foot come loose outen the trap and
it went on free and unhampered as
you might say.
Wes. he stood there cussing fate for
a while, after which he slung the trap
acrost his shoulder and lugged it all
the way back to Bingville in deep dis
gust.
Wes says he amt afeared of bears
only he don't like to fall right smack
down on top of EN- when they amt
expecting it. becuz it scares EN- so.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

ling of that dress pattern by night
along comes Mrs. Snod Petersby
to Hens store also looking for {
dress pattern and when she founC
out that Mrs. Sims heart was sci
on the green chintz she bought i,
right on the spot and paid for il
and took it right to Phoebe Hilder.
brands to be made up into dress.
Last Sunday when Mrs. Sim found
out that Mrs. Petersby had pur-
chased the dress she wanted she
was as mad as a wet hen. Last
Sunday Mrs. Petersbv wore her
new green chintz to church and
was the cvnosure of all eyes. After
church the wimmen folks got to
talking about the new dress and
Mrs. Sim declared she thought it
was the ugliest dress pattern she
ever set her eyes on being as she
couldn't abide green and that Hen
wanted to sell it to her at a bar
gain because it was damaged and
had been in stock nineteen years
and that it didn't fit Mrs. Snod
no place and that she couldn't
wear green nohow because it didn't
60 with her complexion and so
forth.
The way Mrs. Sim talked is
what we call absence of charity.
Another place in Our midst
where YOU don't see no charity is
in the Bingville church. Sunday
after Sunday the contribution plate
is passed around and what is put
into it? we ask. Nothing but a
few cents and some nickles with
holes in them and pantz buttons
and apple parings, etc, too numer-
ous to mention. Is this charity?
Not by a blame sight! To be
charitable is to give of your sub
stance according to your several
ability and to give with your left
hand without letting your right
hand know anything about it.
To give with your left hand and
then holler about so as everybody
in the community can hear is al
most as bad as not giving at all.
Let us be more charitable in the
future than we have in the past.
Let us help others. Let us all pay
up our subscriptions to the Bing-
vile Bugle ungrudgingly and with
cheerful hearts. Subscription books
now open.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

to set down and freeze to deth while
he rested. He didn't shoot anything.
Amos Hillyer, our talented loryer
and legal light. wishes US to a nounce
that hereafter he will not tolerate any
persons or person expectorating to-
bacco juice on the floor of his office.
Anne says his clients is welcome to
come to his office and play checkers.
but when they get so they don't have
no more respect for the law than to
spit on the floor thay had better re-
main at home.
Just as we 60 to press Lafe Hinsley
of Snake Bend dropped into the Bugle
Office to pay up his subscription as We
but it seems that all he
come for was to get his feet warm.
which was almost froze by walking to
Bingville from the Bend. Such is the
life of a newspaper editor and pub
Usher.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Lafe Burnt Some

Lafe Whittacre. one of our most
respected townsmen. had the pneu-
raleia in his face last week and put a
mustard plaster on same and went to
bed. Later Lafe fell asleep. He don't
know when he awoke. but when he
did he run to the winder and throws
it I'D and hollered fire. The fire dept
did not respond promptly. In fact
it didn't respond at all being as it was
a turrible cold night and the men,
bers decided to wait until morning
and then if the fire, still ragged to put
it out. What made Lafe holler fire
is that he thought he was burning
up. The mustard plaster which he
went to sleep with on blistered the
entire left side of his face which is
now so sore that he cant laugh it
hurts him 50. But it cured the pneu-
ralgia.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
The Leading Paper of the County
Bright, Breezy, Bellicose. Bustling

/ We was pretty hard put to it
for subject to write a editorial
about for this issue being as we
have used up most every subject
YOU can think of and some of EN-
twice during Our strenuous career
as editor and prop. of the Bing-
vile Bugle, until suddenly we
happened to think of the subjekt
of "Charity-and What Good is
It?" and how scarce it is in this
community, so we Immediately
dashed off a editorial about Char
Iity.
We calkilate it will be just as
we'll before we 60 any further to
explain to our army of subscribers
just what charity is being as the
chances is they don't know what
it means from a dogs hind leg.
If old Granny Hillyer for instants,
would agree to 60 to the poor
farm and end her days where she
would be took care of for nothing
instead of depending on her neigh
bors for her living and being so
partickler and independent as a
hog on ice into the bargain, that
would be charity. Charity is do
ling something for somebody else
who amt able to do it for them
selves. There is another illustra-
ton of what charity is in the Bible
where that feller was sick and
lame and laying by the road side
and hollering for help and a Re-
publican come along and passed
him by on the other side and didn't
help him none, but by and by
there was a Democrat passed by
and bandaged him up and give
him a drink and done all he could
for him. That's charity. The
Bible also says that of faith and
hope and charity the greatest of
these is charity.
It would be good thing tor
Bingville if there was little more
charity in Our midst. At present
there isn't none so far as we can
see. Or if there be any it's so
scairce that you can't scarcely
notice it with the naked eye. Some
time ago Mrs. Sim Gookins went
into Hen Weathersby's to buy a
chintz dress pattern and Hen
showed her a green pattern with
a white figger in it which pleased
her terrible we'll TOMAS soon as she
saw it her heart was set on it, but
it happened that she didn't have
enough money with her to buy
lit so she went away and said she
would wait until she sold more
butter and eggs.
Well, while Mrs. Sim was wait
ing for the hens to lay and dream
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Locals

It looks like rain or snow. we hardly
know which.
Time alone will tell.
Jaspar Hawkins. while chopping the
ice outen his watering trough tother
morning so as the stock could drink
had the AK to slip on him almost cut
ting off one leg but not quite. The
blade barely grazed Jasp's skin and
it made him so weak to think what
would of happened if that ak had of
hit him that he had to set down and
rest.
Mrs. Martha Tucker and Jabe
! Tucker. her husband, had some words
at breakfast tother morning. 1t seems
that Martha has been feeding Jabe
on frozen hens eggs and selling the
good ones to the store. Jabe says he
don't mind froze egg once in a while.
but he hates like blazes to be tied
down to them.
Mrs. Cy Hoskins opened up her
last jar of sausage recently. She says
she can't remember when sausage
didn't last until into February. AL
though she put up as much as usual
this year Cy has been eating unusual
hearty of sausage this winter.
Eph Higgins, our enterprising p. m.
desires us to a nounce to the patrons
of the office that he will close the Of
fee until further notice for few days,
owing to lack of patronage and being
as he will be busy cutting up some
wood which he ought to of cut up last
fall.
Lem Brown, our all around carpen-
ter, whitfield a ship out of pine with
his penknife during odd hours this
winter which is now on exhibition in
Hen Weathersby's store. Lem is tur-
rible handy with a penknife.
Bale Hawkins took load Of 5aled
hay to the Co. seat on runners last
week. Bale gets $3.50 per bale for it
delivered.
Mrs. Abe Witherow burnt herself
with a iron on last Tuesday. but is
better at this writing. This is the
second time Mrs. Witherow has burnt
herself with a iron this winter. We
regard this as a remarkable coinci-
dence.
While out hunting last Saturday,
Wes Woodruff. our expert hunter and
trapper got lost in snow storm which
come up on Sawridge Mountain and
didn't get home until Sunday morn
ling. Wes said he tramped all night
because he would ruther do that than
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Surprise
for Wes Woodruff, Our Expert
Hunter & Trapper, Who Was
Scairt Most to Deth While Wis.
iting His Traps, but Denies It
to Eyerybuddy

Yves Woodruff. our expert huntef
; and trapper, had a awful thrilling ex-
perience one day last week, We forget
which, that will hant Wes's dreams
for 10 these many nights to come. AS
everybody knows Wes makes livin
by trappin in winter time. but it amt
very good livin becuz what he
makes from his furs in winter ain't
scarcely enuff to tide him along through
the summer, when he don't do moth
in much except FISH and hunt for re-
creashion and in this respect there
amt nobuddy in Bingville and vicinity
gets any more recreation than Yves
Noes.
Well, tother morning. Wcs started
out to visit his traps as usual. and
when he got way up on the side OF
Sawridge Mountain. where he had saw
bear signs few days previous and had
set bear trap. Wes was good cal
amazed and surprised to find that the
trap which had been tied by chain
fast to a small log chunk had been
dragged away through the snow.
When Wes discovered bear tracks
and set the trap he was amazed to
find bear out and about this late in
the season, being as he said he would
of bet his last chew of tobacker that
all the bears was denned up for the
winter, but Yves thinks that the warm
weather which follered the January
thaw brought this bear outen its den.
When Wes discovered that the trap
had been lugged off. he cooked his
trustv rife and started on the trail of
it. Every little while he would see
where the clog had got fast and the
bear had thrashed around something
awful until it pulled it loose again.
Thus Wes follered the trail of the bear
for over a mile. clean up to the top OF
Sawridge Mountain. expecting to come
up to it every minute. put bullet
into it, take off its pelt and return to
Bingville conscious of day well
spent.
Upon the top of the mountain. how
ever, the trail suddenly disappeared
over the edge of ledge about II feet
high and Wes. as he snuk up to the
edge of the ledge and peered over to
see what he could see had his foot to
slip on him and down he went. heels
over head, which wouldn't of been so
bad, but ridickulus as it may seem.
Wes lit right on top Of that bear. who,
when it had jumped or fell down over
the ledge. had stopped in the snow to
sort of rest up and recuperate as you
might say.
There is no telling who was the most
surprised. Yves or the bear. but each
one of EN- acted as if they was the
most surprised. W@ says that was
the biggest black bear he ever seen in
his born days, and when he lit right
on top of it. the bear give grunt and
then bawl and away it went down the
mountain side dragging the trap and
clog and all and throwing the snow
in all directions
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Personals

Ad Stringer. one of our most re.
spected citizens, had dyspepsia again.
Ad ct three pieces of mince pie before
going to bed the other night and as a
result he hasn't been feeling we'll ever
since. Anybody who has weak
stummick oughtn't to eat more than
two pieces of mince pie before going to
bed.
Sam Slade and Hen Weathersby
had another game of checkers down to
the store tother night for the cham
pionship of Bingville. Along about
midnight Sam got Hen pinned up in
the kingrow and while Hen was study
ing Sam went to sleep and fell over,
upsetting the board and spilling the
checkers all over the floor and so the
game was declared draw.
Gid Smalley met with turrible
disappointment last week. His wife
killed his old domineck hen which al
ways lays eggs with two yelks in them,
not knowing which hen it was. It
worried Gid turrible, but what is the
use to worry when the hen is dead and
gomez Gid said he couldn't eat bite
of her he was that attached to her.
We had a awful time printing the
Bugle last week being as the ink was
chilled so it wouldn't spread any faster
than cold molasses and it was so cold
we couldn't keep the Office het up.
Lige Henderson called at this office
for some old copies of the Bugle to
spread on cupboard shelves. We told
Lige they would be 80 cents for and
Lige said he thought being as he was
a regular subscriber to the Bugle we
oughtn't to charge him anything for
said papers. We told Lige being as
he was a regular subscriber who had
not paid anything for IS years the
price of the old papers ought to be
about IS. Lige got mad and said he
would pay up and stop. We wish to
goodness he would. We could afford
to have him do it.
Sam Hayward and wife of Elder
berry Gap Sundayed with Mr.. and
Mrs. Cy Hoskins. Sam says he al
ways likes to visit Bingville where he
has many friends. Come again Sam.
and your wife. too.
Hez Underwood while chopping
timber on Pine Ridge last week
chopped down a tree which had four
coons in it. Hes captured one coon
shich was killed by the fall. Tothes
three escaped
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
FRENCH CABINET
HAS RE SIG NED
Vote of Lack of Confidence by
Chamber of Deputies
Causes Surprise.

| Paris June 2s-At,er tenure OF oHics o.
a lttle over threA months and half the
cabinet OF Premier Monis was defeated on a
| vote OF confidence in the Chamber of Depu-
ties day. and shortly afterwards the min
listers rendered their resisnatIons These
cannot become officially effective until the
return OF President Faliieres from Rouen
which Will be Sunday unless to-day's events
cause him 10 change his plans.
| The vote OF lack OF confidence we. a4S 70
z2+. and caused amaz+ment.S General Cioiran,
the Minister Of War; NJ DElcasse, Minister
! OF Marine and 81 cruppi, Minister OF For
eign Afsirs. accepted the vote With folded
| arms. and than FASTENED 10 the bedside OF
Premier MONS who was injured recently in
an aAroplane accident. and told him what
had happened
General GoIran in the Senate last Tuesday
that the present organza ton OF the army
does not provide for comma hder- in-chiti
In time OF war. the direction OF operations
then being In the hands OF a council OF war,
made up OF the Minister of War and gen
erals of the army. The sta tament followed
REQUEST for Information made by Count
de Trevenuc as to how the commander in :
this General Gciran replied that thsre was
no commander, adding, to command the
| French force is a demand beyond the power
of single man. Napoleon did It, but he
he received 1t. Never will agree 10
French arms being directed by one man
The statement had no result in the Senate
but to-day Deputy, Andre HeEse opened an
attack in the chamber, charging that con-
fusion existed in the control OF the army
and pointing out that the late Minister oil
War Berteaux. recently declared that a
commander. !n-ehiet did esi.t
During the debate General Goiran said tina
In the Senate ne had merely expressed his
personal opinion that the organization oil
1.-The army was safe, and had not been
changed for long time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
.TAFT'S MIND FULL
OF RECIPROCITY |.
Still Believes Bill Will Pass,
and With Votes to
Spare.

Providence. R. T.. June 23-Two OF the
aouri.hing cities on Narragansett Bay were
visited to-day by President Taft. The prssl-
dental yacht Maynower brought him mrs,
to Fall River as one OF the closing features
OF that city's cotton Industry contenniai
end later the yacht steamed over 10 Provi-
denee, where the President toured the city
speEe q his tayorite public topic. Canadian
quiet. The President sailed tonight fol
New York on the MayAower.
1t was midafternoon when the President
came ashore at Fall River Governor. Foss
Of Massachusetts, was at the wharf TO greet
him. Attorney General w!ckersham and
United states Senators Crane. of Mssse Gnu
setts; Brendazee. of Connecticut. and LIP.
Pitt, CT Rnod e Island. accompanied the
President 1859
4 long motor trip through the city took
In Fall River. In South Park he made a
brief speech on Canadian reciproc ltv. Two
hours after he had landed President Taft
was again on board the Mayfower, and soon
after he was welcomed hy Governor Pothiei
to Rhode Island.
Is Not Worrying.
The President is not worrying pnrticula rly
about things In Washington. and in spite
Of predictions freely made in the last few
days. IS still convinced that the reciprocity
bill viii pass With good majority. There
friends as to what Mr.. Taft would do II
Congress insisted upon passing the farm
ers free list bill" and the wool bill He
has asserted many times that revision
Of the tariff should be based upon scientint
data obtained by the tariff board. That
data will not be available until December
and the Presidents attitude has not chang
ed. He still is opposed TO what he believes
is 'unscientihc tariff tinkering'
~ the banquet in Providence tonight the
President said in part:
Ny mind is fun OF reciprocity. 1t seems
possible me TO appeal for reciprocity 10
both part!es-fEee traders ard tasn-for-
revenue men. We must recognize that thu
time of the Chinese wall Is gone. and the
time is gone when an industry must ask for
more more protection than it absolutely
needs.
There is nothing IN the agdeement that
any protected American Industry need fear.
believe that the country generally is in
favor OF the Canadian agreement.
II believe that there are enough Demo
Gratis in favor bf this step In the right di-
rection md enough Republicans who believe
that the protective tariff to be maintained
must be dealt with moderately to insure
that the policy Will carry. ! believe tina
4 year ate. the agreement Ia adopted no,
voice will be raised to have II changed"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
CHARTERS ISSUED

The following charters were issued yes..r
day by the State Corporation ComSdssion
Halifax Creamery Inc.). South Boston,
va. Rufus Owen. president; II. J. Daniel
Vice president: L. 3 Good, secretary and
treasurer-ali Of South Boston Va Capital:
Maximum, $4,000: minimum. 5000 Objects
Operate a CO operative creamery
virginia Book Company tInc ), Richmond
Victor r. smith, president Atlanta Ga
BURGESS Smith. VICE president, Atlanta, Ca.
r. O. Bell. secretary and treas urer; Jane.
H. Price. both of Richmond. Capital: Max-
mum 5000: minimum. $500. Objects:
Virginia Valley Orchards Company (Inc)
s s,, Va T. s, Grubbe. president
Edsawood Park. Pa: Thomas j. Mccall
vice-presdcnt. Jeanette Pa. W. j. Nc.
Canoe. secretary and treasurer. Edgswood
Park. Pa. Capital: Maximum. $4,000: min.
mum. 5000 Objects: Planting and grow.
ing orchards. 3flE4-
A license to do business in Virginia was
issued 10 the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company, OF California corporation or
ganized and existing under the laws OF the
State OF California W. W. Jackson, Of
Richmond, statutory agent. Maximum cap
tai authorized by charter. slO.coo.o00. 'ob-
jeets: Accident and health Insurance bust
ness
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
CHILpREN's DAY

SPecfnl Program mt First English Luz
thernn To-SIorrow.
The annual Children's Day service
OF the First English Evangelical Lu-
theran Sunday School Will be held in
the church. corner Lombardy Street
and Monument Avenue. to- morrow
morning at II o'clock. The foIlowfns
program Will be rendered.:
d DoNology
Prayer BY pastor. Rev. J. J.r seherer.
Scripture lesson.
address Of welcome, by Miss Annette
Shilling. :
Recitation. Schiidren 29t Day"
Recitation. "Choicef
Recitation. Growing"
ment." ~
Recitation. Self"
Recitation Jesus Calls"
Recita ton, "Pilgrfms"
Duet, Saved by Grace"
Recitation, Let Your Light Shine"
Recitation. Our Soldiers"
Recitation, Turn the Key"
Recitation, Help the World Along. +"
Hymn, The Whole Wide World for
!, R e \, what Have we Done
ERsss sla. \. tn UP; % Ny Part.
Governor of Virginia.
e Offering
j o1 Tsct quartet Nearer. MY God,
R Hymn; Bless Us as We Co"
The public Is cordially invited to