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The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

splendid country. all op. h....
 ture. and such an opportp,,, .aial pie ones imagination in firurssSs s 10 us amount of the wealth of ,f up ths through which the trip into | erua us' was not to be enjoyed svo. ssa 'oOs And away we started ca!.
 It was delightful Va
 drove through avenues =. i've aa. which today. having yello1" Wheat the oenehcent sun. Is being Is,. ma by the reaper. stacked and .s .S'o los by the thousands of hands raoa, ,4,aesaed do 1t, and in great wagons sa is to taken to the elevator oeias
 A nights ride by train ,.,
 through 225 miles Of this yreo. a ince of Saskatchewan-into ,s sa' pfo'' western part-and from apna.-sp sou'a' 1t might have been as thonpb ' aaces fer had been made across =. uans There were wheat fields os. "asoip' barley fields and flax fields ana .s'os more that could not be seen sa, S there they were, and during tba IL. ia we had passed through A co.a. Asn' ilarly cultivated. sin
 It will all secure a r.s-,...
 It's way to ocean or local VII, ns ees means of the great railway. a., :" well-arranged systems are pens,ra,,e p'' everywhere into the agricultural ,.1V s
 Prosperous Alberta
 We afterward went over ia.. :, berta, and here again it vas pra,n aa. @ cattle. cattle and grain. comfortssis s farm homes, splendidly built o,,,.. and towns. the best of churehs. ~. the most thoroughly equipped schos,s
 While talking with a Southern s.s katchewan farmer he said ina, ~. land he was working. and for r,sss he had been offered s60 an aers n.s been purchased five years ago fo, W .,, an acre. but he won't sell uo |. making a good profit on his land ., s60 an acre, and why should he sell, Farther north, land was selling ., from s15 to SIS and s20 an acre r was learned afterward that tha sou was similar to that in the south tn. price of which today is s60 an acrs The climate was similar and the mar. kets as good. In fact the only differ ence was that today these northern lands occupy the same position that the more southerly ones did five year ago. and there are found many who
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01
Labor Day

The Toledo Blade thinks that those that conceived Labor day builded bet ter than they knew. They not only taught themselves their strength, but they emphasized the idea that work is the bond of brotherhood for all. The key of the world is work. and more and more the part of the drone Is be- coming harder to play. That We must all work is coming to be the general thought; with it comes the thought of consideration for ones neighbor. No man can work1rd not feel for others. The Blade goes on to say:
 Perhaps this altered view might have come in the course of time any way. It was preached by the car penter of Nazareth centuries ago. But labor has hastened its entrance into
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

ton. Isi eistneL C l. O'Dsnlel. I'd. J. P Lee. d. J. H Reynolds: 4th, J. V. KuykendaH. 5th, B ". Torrey son. 9th. Foney Hutchinson; 7th. D A BFadaam.
 2-Consolidauon Of school districts, which permits rural school districts e 5oin Into one large district with right to borrow money, transport children to and from school and to conduct a high school.
 3-State aid 10 high schools. which appzopriates from s400 10 sl.000 to- ward paying teachers salaries 10 each high school that meets the require meEts Of the state board for the pur pose O. giving free tuition 10 the pu- piis of the county and building up a strong secondary school that will aid ln supplying better trained teachers for the rural schools.
 In addition 10 these basic measures a great number Of other educational measures were passed. among which was an act extending compulsory school attendance to twenty more counties. an act requiring copies of all teachers. contracts to be filed with the county treasurer. an act provid- ing for the formation of districts in two or more counties. an act regulat- ing the incorporation of educational institutions and acts correcting a number Of defects in existing school laws
 The total appropriations for all educational purposes for this biennial term made by the last legislature ap- proximate sl ,000 .000
 The farmers union has been a great aid in advancing the cause of prac- tical public school education and this powerful body has never hesitated to announce it's position on educational matters in clear, ringing resolutions, and the vast majority of its members have voted the full seven mill school tax and worked for improved school conditions in their respective dis tricts.
 The organization of school Improve AAf1aAA fAo10L4dlAb34S QuIllS the past three years gives us an organized body Of over 10000 school patrons. men and women, who are strengthen ing the tie between the public school and the home
 The Boys Corn Club, the Girls Tomato and Poultry Clubs and the more recent movement, fostered by the Arkansas branch of the American Poultry Association, to be known as the Arkansas Schools Poultry Club" are all phases of practical education that are helping nightly to solve our great problem Of rural school educa- ton.
 Nor Is this all-only a portion of the facts and of the active agencies that are bringing Arkansas forward educationally. l repeat, more rapidly than any other state in the nation, yet We have much 10 do and far to go
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

he could do the same and still have a balance in the bank Flax produces wonderfully well, and the current price is about s250 per bushel. We then drove over into another town ship, getting further back from the railway, and the main travelled road. Here We found ourselves in the center of Swedish settlement Those form ing the settlement were originally from Nebraska Invited to put up our horses and stay over for dinner. and a dinner that was enjoyed not only on account of the generous appetite ere ated by the exhilarating drive, but also because of the clean linen, the well-prepared dishes of roast fowl. po- tatoes, cabbage. and delightful des- sert, some of the history of the settle ment was learned. The host and hostess were modest in describing their own achievements. and equally modest as to those of their friends, but enough was learned 10 satisfy us that they had come there about three years ago. in moderate, almost poor. circumstances. Most of them had re- ceiyed their homesteads as a gift from the government, and by careful dill gence had purchased and paid for ad- joining land They had plenty of cat tie and horses. some sheep and hogs and large well-kept gardens, showing an abundance of potatoes and cabbage and other vegetables Their buildings were good Schools were in the neigh borhood and there was evidence of comfort everywhere.
 On to the Park Country.
 Reluctant to leave these interesting people, the horses thoroughly rested, were hooked up" and driven on, un. der sun still high in the heavens with the horses pulling on the bit and travelling at a Emile an hour gait over road that would put to shame many of the macadamized streets we were whirled along a sinuous drive through the woods and then out in the park country.
 Here was another scene of beauty. groves of poplar, herds of cattle
 
 fenced fields of wheat and oats and barley and flax. Here was wealth and happiness and surely content ment. The crops were magnificent The settlers, most of them, by the way, from Iowa, had selected this h. cation because of it's beauty. Its en- tire charm was wholesome. Fuel was in abundance. the soil was the best the shelter for the cattle afforded bv the groves gave a splendid supply of food, while hay was easy to get. They liked it. Here was a sturdy farmer with his three boys He had formerly been merchant in an Iowa town his children had been given a college edn- cation and one of the boys was about to marry the accomplished daughter of a neighboring farmer.
 Through Land of Wealth.
 The invitation to remain to sunner was accepted, but that given to re. main over night was tabled. It was only 25-mlle drive into town oyer the best of roads. through such q
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

public policy The union is but the expression of consideration for others Each man is working for him. sell works for his comrade. In prac- uce, 1t has other definition, other terms, but this is the underlying prin. elple And as the worker has striyen Tor the embodiment of an idea into his personal life, so is he bringing 1t into the life of all. The story of laoor is not written. It's future Is only faintly guessed at by a few far seeing economists. It must march through sloughs of discord yet, hear the sound of conflict and know the bite Of hunger, but in the end it will conquer happiness and all the worlds good will and gratitude.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

say they will come into price nearer their legitimate value of $50 or s6O an acre quite as quickly as the southery lands. And I believe 1t.
 Throughout all this great country, practically 500 by 500 miles square, there are still a great many home steads which are given free to actual settlers. Many who have secured pat. ents for their homesteads consider their land worth from SIS to s25 per acre.
 Immense Crops Assured.
 Throughout the southern portion of Alberta, a district that suffered more or less last year from drouth, there will be harvested this yar one of the best crops of fall wheat, winter wheat, oats, flax and alfalfa that has eve' been taken off these highly productive lands.
 In Central Alberta. which comprises the district north of Calgary and east two hundred miles, through Camross' Sedgewick, Castor, Red Deer, Wetas kiwin, Edmonton, Laeombe. Fegre vile, Tofield. Vermillion and score of other localities, where are settled large numbers of Americans, the wheat, oats and flax, three weeks ago. was standing strong and erect, larss heads and promising from 30 to s bushels of wheat and as high as INV bushels of oats on carefully ulleu fields, while flax would prooao' yield from 15 to IS bushels per acre In these parts the haryesters af' busy today garnering this great e'Vp and 1t will shortly be known whelnei the great anticipations are to De fea' ized.
 Throughout all parts of Saskatche wan, whether north, south. east u west. the same story was heard au. the evidence was seen of the spienu'' and bountiful crop.
 Rich Yield in Manitoba.
 In Manitoba 1t was the same i.s ~ fields of grain that were pa.'.. '. through in this province promisea .s S give to the growers a bumper ye,. and as high as 35 bushels Of Wn.s' ,,. and 60 bushels of oats was freei' e cussed ia.
 It would appear as if the expe's, :, ton of an average of 9 bushei' =. 7, wheat throughout the three pro'iH''' would be met. .,.hsl
 In a few days the 0o00 0oe-0usnm ... elevator capacity throughout the eO.s .s try will be taxed, the 25,00O, ,ooo pa.- n.- els capacity at Fort William anu -slL Arthur will be taken up ana 'pV pn hs ways and their equipment wm ,ss called upon for their best. Today ,as. S great, broad. yellow fields are iaa sors trial haunts, the self-binder IS At | into in its giant task of reducing m ssr sheayes the standing grain .ne ...cs. vesters are busy stocking ana sss sslns ing the threshing machines arc sous fed the sheaves, the large ooA " nS no are taking 1t to the elevators. - cane matter where you go 1t is . the ony story and a picture such as can ,as Q. be seen in the great grain .1ssrtS Manitoba, Saskatchewan ana
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

The town of Clinton. an inland vii. laee in Van Buren county. 12 miles from the railroad, recently raised $1.. so in voluntary subscriptions by the citizens to aid the school in meeting the requirements of the state board of education for state aid. This fund was raised within an hour and vii. probably be increased to 1,S0O. This is in addition to voting the full seven mill local school tax
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

Dr. A. c. Millar. president of the Arkansas teachers association. is now working on the program for the nexi annual meeting which will be held De cember 2, 2S and %. It Is planned to make this program of unusual in terest, to carry out the section idea fully A vigorous campaign for q membership of 2.o00 will be in charge ef the secretary, Prof I. l.. Bond. den uty state superintendent.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

A rolling stone gathers no moss and man who is going down hill gathers no coin.
The Forrest City times., 1911-09-01

We pack our baskets-or the wife
 And children do, with hearts alight-J All heaping full-and seek the life
 That Nature whispers us is right. We all are boys and girls again,
 Although our brows with age are crowned! We are not women now, nor men
 When merry Labor Day comes round. What merry tales the women tell -
 The portly ones we scarce would know As willoWy Jane and slender Nell,
 In those dear days so long ago! What roystering yarns the men spin out
 While pitching quoits on springy ground, The other fellows girls about
 When merry Labor Day comes round And thus with sport the day goes by,
 The toll of all the year forgot; For cheaper 'tis to laugh than cry
 For man as well as little tot. God bless the holiday that comes
 Into our lives with such bound When Labor's noise no longer huns,
 And merry Labor Day comes round.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14

with his lead in his hands sat
Baattie, his father and brother
beside him. JaiIer Cogbill sent
the curious away. Only few
saw the prisoner break down and
weep in the solitude Of the cell.
An hour later the hamlet was
deserted. A few hundred yards
away from the stone jail in a
small hotel twelve men gathered
their belongings in silence, and
one by one they drove away into
the darkness to the simple homes
from which fir a for night they
had been absent. :.
Beulah Binford, the girl of the
under world, the woman in the
case whose relations with young
Beattie furnished "a d omi "a ing
feature Of the prosecutions case,
did not figure as a witness during
the trial. Neither side was will.
ing to call her. I'M mediately up
on her release from the Jail
where she had been held for pos
sible testimony she disappeared
from Richmond. hurried to New
York and almost at the hour when
the jury was registering its ver-
dict that carried the penalty of
electrocution for her quondam
companion she was posing for
motion pictures at Staten Island
and nursing theatrical ambl-
tiOns.
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His eVelidS Sagged,

the Jury. His eyelids sagged,
but did not blink. In steady
gaze he fastened his eyes on the
faces of twelve meu VINO had pro
nounced his punishment as if to
penetrate their minis and deter
mine the reason why. 1t was
not a resentful expression, how
ever. and when iha court asked
| if the prisoner had anything to
say. he answered. .,s.4f,
Il have nothing to say and
sat down.
Judge Watson delivered an i'm
pressive speech TO tn" prisoner:
He told how the young man had
stained his own life and that OF
his communi'v in viii u he lived
D. his sordid ac's. Wien the
trial first began, said Judge Wat
son, he had hoped 'ha' Virginia
might be cleared OF th" crime for
which not only the State felt
shame, but the entire country
DEPRECATED. He had hoped t"a4
counsel would prove tie delend'
ant innocent, but the evidence
/! he regretted to note, was all con-
vinclng and overwhelming.
"The court in this trial." said
Judge Watson, has eudeavored
| in all it's decisions to lean toWard
the side of of the prisoner and ID
it's charge to the jury as well at,
tempted to give him the benefit
of every douoD and every op
portuuitv TO establish his lnno-
cence. The rulings mostl y nave
not been on matters OF ID" ouC
on small questions OF fact.
"You have had a fair and I'M
martial trial, Mr.. Beaclie, and the
iury has done what it CONSIDERS
it's duty. Therefore, you nave
been convicted of murder m tlle
first degree aud on November
~ between the hours of sunrise
and sunset, you must forfeit
vorr life to tie community May
Cod have mercy on your soul
A moment later, by thA side OF
his father and his bro h e r.
-, chair .hpadS bowed IN
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14
q. Fuller Insight.

A young m"u who had just married
suggested to MS wife that they should
argue some question fully and frankly
every morning This. he thought.
vcI:d help ;ham 10 gain fuller m
sight into each others nature, thus
making Tor increased happiness. The
first question happened to be. Can a
woman dress CT SIS a year," Fs
took the affirmative, and when last
seeu he had cintAd into a hay .loft
md was pulling the ladder up after
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14
Urcomplinsntsry Comparison.

A Philadelphia v:hool director is
mostly bald, and one Of his cons took
advantage Of the fact TO make plain
10 his :eacher his understanding OF
geography. The teacher had defined
q desert as barren tract, and in order
to impress the pupils with II she had
asked them to define it land give an
exam pie. When the schOo. directors
boy was questioned he answered
promptly and correctly, and bT way or
illustration said "a desert is great
big tract that's barren. like pas head
an inch above rs ears"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14
Forgiveness Of Children.

It is the sweet and entire forgive
ness of children, who ask pity for
their sorrows from those who have
caused them, who do not perceive
that they are wronged, who never
dream that they are forgiving. and
who make no bargain for apologies
it is this that men and women. are
urged to learn of a chiid.-Aice Mey
nell.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14
TWO Beautiful Systems.

He-Where are my collars, dear?
She don't really know. He-Wel,
Yesterday | couldn't find my shirts;
this morning ny ties were Missing
now can't find NY collars. The only
10 know Ct wnrse than mT bureau
Is lay Cu. d index system.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14

Her Father-And so you want to
take my daughter from me in my old
age?
Her Suitor-Well. l-er-er-don't
think I'd want to take her in her old
age.
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!. !. !. !. i !. !. + + +
HENRY DEATTlE GUILTY. ..
Virginia Murderer Sentenced :
to be ElectrOcIted Nov. &.
24th, 1911.
I. ! ). 4 + i I :, :. :. =

ObScurity OF the smHlI Jury roCCl
of Chesterfield Court House
praying fervently that they
might pass judgm. nj Alright on
Henry lay BeattH, Jr., A.Gi at
ed for the nu"der of his wife.
Grimly d terr:ined they rose a
moment late md silently, ore
by one, recorded the unanimous
vr"Gict If guilty.
Pau,;ng in solemn contampla'
tion for fft".eight minutes,
weighing carefully the meaning
oftheir decision and once more
on ended knees beceeching d.
vne assistance that they might
not eer, they filed into the hush
ed sti l;ess # or wde1 court
pom and With startling sadGen.
ness twelve voices. instead OF the
usual o,e OF the foreman, spoke
the >il gle word Guilty:
It was almost a shout. The
soecter of death which stalked
Midlotl,iau turnpike on July 18th
last whpn he life of Mrs. Louise
Owen B..a.tie was taken away
vi h tn single report of a shot.
GU. SIR. d hard at the young
husban :.,e.dy to claim it's VIC
m by el,crr.cution on Friday,
Novem rer 24. But the prisoner
rnturued 'he gaze, unGTerving
and unGfraid.
The court If appeals, to be
sure will be asked to grant a
writ of error and a new trial.
Young Beattie cognizant of the
legalweap ms yet at his d sposal,
did not, surrender. Instead, he
consoledhis brokendown father.
white-hared and wrinkled, and
c ,mforted him as be whispered:
II haven't lost yet, father"
Unusual as has been the TRACE
dy, aud the gruesome stage
where it occurred, the twelve jury
man did not hesitate to admit TO
their friends that they stood in
Smens MT n1lyover the cold
CODED murder, but upon his
maritt ! infidelity as we'll 1t was
the matte climax of Virginia
ia. tice which 10 the last half EN-
tlry has swiftly sent to death
such famous murderers as CIu-
verius, Phillips and McCue.
At tn. c.ose of powerful ad-
dress by L. O. Wendenburg, the
voluntary assistant of the Com
m ,nwealth in the case, the sus-
pease Das felt not alone in the
courtroom but in Richmond
whore thousands o. people wait
ed the outcome.
The jury had for eleven days
heard evidence, for two days
s,eeches hn' the words "f Wen
denburg into their ears as they
lift the courtroom to find their
verdict.
Let that man go frees" he
cried, What, let that man go
f o.! VIII The mo- herhood of
Virgiuin, tn" womauhood of this
n, ion, will Shudd"r in terror as
IT, sec. ri.y Of its life is threat.
eNed. let this man GO free!
TIL ,nru whp baSked in the de-
graded rl.S'inn of ano her wO-
mn, while at home Y Jug wife
nn,se his chi'd. Gentleman, l
mer"ly a>G YOU in The name of
iustire 10 u your duty"
In vivid Il tails. the prosecutor
D rt ay d ttre W fe as she start
ed ON hnr Innocent journey in'o
tn .,oIl II Of Il summer q glt.
TIE jury saw again in their
minds tie automobile in which
SIC rode beside her husband,
h,w Bva't;o stepred into the
da knp,> e the thic iet, fonnd
tG~ st.otcun which ne had early
clnrealpd C aHI deliberately slew
hi wifr
II" desperate ride hnmc with
BE a.. = and life'ess body
c:.Suc,, jIip the small spac" IN
tNn tr,r1 lart Of tEp mi G. inc.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14

prisoner 'as lhs mute eviuence
of the crime" and asked:
"Do vnu want any other evl
dance?'
Blood Hectpd the lower fringe
of the skirt IN deep black blots;
.ct . rl"rl5 vas on either sleeve
| f his cot. ne prisoner had
~ai3 ho i,rid his wife with one
h...G Ill ; enrcd his car with
o.. CHA, but the absence OF
| b,noJ YA he arms. the prosecu-
or 4, CARED, gave the lie to tie
o.y. Not alone with the cloth
ne cid the prosecutor disentan-
rIe what he termed The cheap
est fabrication of the cheapest
MURDER" but he shouted slame
shame at the prisoner for his re-
Iations with mere slip of girl,
from the age of 13 until within
his own marriage life, and held
her forth as the motive for the
crime.
And the prisoner admits that
it was his passion SAID MI.
Wendenburg. Yes it was pas
sion born of the devil, and pas
sion that sent to death his wife
so that he might continue his
vicious pleasure ,
Mr.. Wendenburg concluded
his address few minutes after
5 p. M. A brief respite was Civ
en- the jury and at 52S O'Clock it
began consideration of the case.
For fty-eight minutes, they
we're together in deep consulta-
tion, jury of simple farmers
who each morning sang hymns
ard strove to forget the story OF
dissipation with its filthy chap
tiers as related day after day on
the witness stand. What had
been generally predicted was
true-their minds were well
made up before they left The
court loom. W. r. Burgess, a
square jawcd man, with an earn
est face, was elected foreman.
They balloted and it was no
surprise, they afterwards decla'-
ed, that all voted alike. They
prayed that they might not take
a life in vain and they opened
their consciences to one another
for nearly an hour, so that they
might 90 back to the court room
firmly convinced of their duty
and of one mind.
And in the courtroom sat Hen-
ry Clay Beattie, Jr., the sporting
pago of a newspaper spread be.i
fore him. Buthe did not read
long. He folded the paper and
concealed his face in it. Those
who S; t near the boy with iron
nerve observed a move in twitch-
iny of his lips as though mur-
mering a prayer as he sat with
closed eyes awaiting the return
of the jury! He raised his head
or a moment, dropped the paper
again and began reading. Then
he whispered few words to his
father and brother. 1t was for
them he felt and to them he coun-
selled cheerfullneSs.
1t was nearly dark in the court
room when the jury returned.
Three oil lamps gave meager lus.
Ter 10 the scene. Sunsets red
rays still strealled through the
windows. On every sill rested a
telegraph rs rumentand opera
tors tersey waited for the an
nouncpment of the verdict. A
thick mass of faces Using in an
inclina TO the shabby ceiling
stared at the jurymen. Famous
jarists looked down, too. from
1ly.specked paintings. In tie
minds of the gaping crowd re-
NAMED the thought of the power
of speech of The prosecutor and
his denunciations Of tile mau
w no exchanged the glow OF vir-
tue for passions feeble lape,s "
The court asked the prisoner