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The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03
Notice Improvement District No. ,,

The tax book for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in District No. 3 for the purpose of paying for, improving and extending the service of the electric lighting plant, has been placed in my hands. All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessment on or before April l0, 1911 If such payment is not made, action will be commenced at the end of that time for the col lection of said assessment and for legal penalties and costs.
 Given under my hand this 10th day of February, 1911.
 2-l0 1t H. A. KNIGHT, Collector.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03

J. T. SANDERS.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03
S100 Reward. S100.

The readers of this paper will be pleased 10 learn that there is at least one dreaded dl, . its stages. and that is Catarrh Halls Ca tarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires con stitutionai treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure h taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the dis ease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing is work. The propretors have much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ease that Il fails to cure. send for list of testimo- nialS
 Address F. ]. CHENEY X CO, Toledo, 0.
 sold by all druggists, 15c.
 Take HaIIs Family Pills for cOnstiDation
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03
Fashion Notes for Early Spring.

The well-dressed woman will own a white serge coat suit.
 Dainty kimona waists of net and marquesette and fancy yelled waists are worn.
 Coral embroidery and milk white beads are used on waists,
 One piece messaline dresses, kimo- ma sleeve, for afternoon wear
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03
strayed ar Stolen.

From range near BIyefyiew. blue horse mule li8 hands high years old. branded \ 8n lett shoulder: viii pay liberal reward for return or for informatien leading 10 lis recovery, notify
 Naylor X Allen Co. Bonair,
 uF,
 Naylor x Johnson Co, Riyeiview.
 or.
 Inc. " Naylor, Forrest City.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03
The Big Event of the Year.

The great big comedy event ct the season will occur when the notable "The Climax" will be pre- sented in this city. It's representation will enlist corps of artists of repu- tation and of undoubted talent.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03
4 Cold, LaGrippe, Then Pneumonia

Is too often the fatal sequence. foley's Honey and Tar expels the cold, checks lagrippe and prevents pneumonia. It is prompt and re- liable cough medicine that contains no narcotics. It is as safe for your children as yourself J. T. Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-03
Warning Order.

Before Ellis Hurley, aJustice of the Peace within aad for Nadi- son Township, >t. Francis Couu- ty state of Arkansas. Dr. l.. II Merritt, Plaintiff
  E. \. Gilliand, Defendant The defendant. l.. \. Gilliaud, is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint Of the plaintiff, Dr. l.. H. Merritt. Dated February % l0li.
 Ellis Hurley, Justice of the Peace
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
AUTOMOBILE NOTES

Washington. Charleston; Dr. Stevenson,
| chairman of the State board of control.
! and DR.. Barr, and ''36'' to r. w. Lacy,
CT Bluefields, and a go roadster to L.
c. Frances. of MoundsviIle.
The Capital Car Company, of Wheeling
has taken the agency for the Everitt in
that vicinity.
The Overland Washington Company ex-
poets shipm INT of its new line of cars.
the Garford, this week, and Is already
,, booking demonstrations for the beautiful
1872 touring car model of that line.
Miller Brothers report the sale and de-
livery of Ford touring cars to John H.
Reid, John COckerill, Diller F. GrOff, A.
William, and Louis F. Zinkhan: road
sters to w. F. Marche. torpedo to P. T.
Lippitt. delivery to w. w. Neligan, and
Enos g. Harnden.
The Carter Motor Car Company reports
the sale of Washington cars to Francis
y. Blundon, Z passenger; passenger to
John lmirle, Z passenger TO J. f. Shoe
maker, passenger to c. T. Smith, and a
roadster to John Henry Peitz.
'One good reason for the absence OF
spark plug trouble to-day, as compared
with the period Of three or four years
ago, is that motorists have learned to let
their spark plugs alone. The moral is
plain to see. When a plug is suspected
OF giving trouble. never attempt to mend
1t on the road. Replace it with n fresh
one, and do the repairing some other
time and under more favorable circum-
stances. The rule holds good even if the
difficulty appears 20 be nothing more
than loss OF compression. due to Ieaky
packing" says Charles SpltdOrf, las
spark plugs can he purchased every where
and at all prices
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
ANACOSTIA.

The item included in the Commission
ers' estimates for the purchase Of old
Fort Davis and Fort Dupont. both in
this section of the District for the sum
Of $1,000, is creating considerable interest
among the citizens associations here. and
it is probable this movement will be in
dorsed. and special committees appointed
TO push the matter. These old forts were
used during the civil war and their ac-
quirement for parking purposes would
not only preserve a historic site. but will
provide ample PARKING facilities for those
residing In thS eastern section OF the
city. The highest point around WASH
ington IS found on Fort Dupont.
The third meeting in furtherance OF
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment in Anacostia will be held this after
noon i'll the parish hall OF Emmanuel
Episcopal Church in V street, when Rev.
DIR. c. Ernest Smith, rector of St. Thomas
Episcopal Church in Washington, will be
the speaker. Rev. w. G. Davenport will
preside.
st. Teresa Branch. No. 59l, Catholic
knights OF America. has chosen officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Rev.
Martin 7. EGdn. spiritual adviser; John
F. Reagan, reelected president for the
fifteenth consecutive term: Thomas e.
ReardOn, vice president; Frank +. FL
nooti, treasurer; William E. Montgomery.
recording secretary; financial secretary
George Edwards; trustees, James W.
BARLEY. James r. Toner, and Aloysius
Jarboe
That a fOur-rOom addition will be built
at the Congress Heights public school is
the hope of the members OF the citizens
association of that suburb. in order that
the present cOngested conditions might be
eliminated.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward Com
nick. wife OF B. r. f. Connick. whose
death occurred on Thursday. al her resi-
dcnce In L street. were held yesterday
afternoon from Emmanuel Episcopal
Church. OF which she was a member.
and interment was made in Congressional
Cemetery. Mrs. Connick is survived by
her husband and seven Children-J. Claude
COnniCk. OF Anacostia; Mrs. Raymond
ton: Benjamin ConniCk. OF Colonial
Beach. Va: Robert Connick OF Mount
Rainier. Md: Frank Connick. of Forest
vile, Md. and Mrs. o. W. Butler, OF
Los Angeles. Cal.
The marriage of Miss Louise A. Miller
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miller
of V street to Mr. Charles Sherzer, also
of Anacostia. took place on Wednesday
evening last in the AnaCostia Methodist
Episcopal Church, the ceremony being
performed by the Rev Samuel w Graf
film. pastor Of the church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherzer, following a wedding trip. will
make their future home in L street in
AndCOstia.
The Parent-TeaCher Association OF Ana
costa has received an invitation from
Darnall. Of the National
Training School for Boys. on the Blad-
ensburg road. TO visit that school on
Wednesday next. when the work that has
been done by the boys will be on eXhi-
bitiOn.
DR.. Bernard GlueCk. superintendent OF
the criminal department at the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane. has re-
turned to that institution after spending
several weeks abroad.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
MOTOR WAGONS AS
AN AID TO SANTA
Delivery System Greatly I'm
proved in Recent Years.

Christmas shopping makes the greatest
tax OF the year on the delivery sys-
tens Of the big retail houses, especially
The department stores. The necessity of
delivering purchases to customers the
sane day. or at latest the next day
after they are made, becomes more i'm
perative year by year, and is now recog
nIzed by store managers and proprietors
: to be Of the utmost Importance. Trade
I Is inevitably drawn to those stores that
can promise the most prompt deliveries,
and fulfill the promise
The heaviest demands on the service
come at a season when sleet and snow
reduce the efficiency of the system to
It's minimum, even TO sometimes tieing
il Up almost completely for q day or
more. The physical limitations of tn =
horse and wagon were reached years
ego. but the advent OF the successful
motor vehicle has opened new possibilI-
ties OF which the more progressive mer-
chants are fast avallng themselves.
BY actual daily use they have proved
. 10 their own satisfaction that the power
vehicles are not only able to make bet
ter speed and cover more territory than
, horses but are much more dependa BILE
under adverse road conditions And
| having finally determined this truth for
themselves, they are eager now to i'm
press it upon the great buying public
Economy of operation and maintenance
are of less import than the certainty
OF being able to make deliveries promptly
regardless OF weather
Just what leading merchants think of
mechanical transportation is revealed in
large display announcements that have
appeared recently in daily and Sunday
papers. In New York, for example. fol-
lowing the snowstorm Of last Monday.
John Wanamaker's ran 324-line adver-
tisement. headed THE delivery system
that stood the test of the first blizzard"
In this announcement the store called
attention to the fact that I'm the face of
the storm all deliveries went out on
schedule. This extraordinary feat was
accomplished with d fleet of fftv-eight
vehicles, including ten large gasoline
trucks that carried the packages in bulk
to -tife suburban stations, whence they
were distributed.
Gimbel Bros. used one-third Of their
advertising space in Thursdays papers
to announce that, so far as they knew.
their New York store is the only big
store in the world that delivers its goods
exclusively by motor vehicles, and that
no blizzard can stop Santa Claus when
he starts from GimbeTs." The announce
mCnt stated that the delivery equipment
includes seyenty-five electric wagons
thirty gasoline wagons, and thirty gaso-
line and electric trucks.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
What Weights Pay.

Daring November. the receipts Of the
department Of weights and measures
amounted to S2,145S, according TO the
monthly report of w. C. Haskell. super
intendent, submitted to the Commits
sioners yesterday The receipts from
weights and measures were S545.Ss The
receipts from the farmers street mar
kets amounted to S47370, while those
from the rent Of stands in the Eastern,
Western. and Georgetown markets were
Sl155
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
Macveagh Kept at Home.

Secretary of the Treasury MacYeagh is
suffering from threat trouble. which kept
him at his home Yesterday. Although un-
able to keep his appointments, he die
tated TO two stcnoeraphers.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
WANTS $4,000 ALIMONY.
Mrs. Garden Says She Was Entitled
to SI2 Week Since 1883.

New York, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Lillian !.
Garden is trying to recover aIimOny
amounting to $4,000, the accumulation
Of twenty-eight years at S12 a week, the
aIimony having been granted her in 1888
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04

dusty, malarial town, without q hotel
above the khan classification. Here
wagons or horses are taken for the
overland journey to Tarsus.
Travellers In Arabas.
s. The process Of securing arabas.
which are diminutiye prairie schoon-
ers, with entrances at the sides, re-
sembles a small riot. Everything in
the Orient must be done with great
noise. and before terms are finally
made with one driver. 1t looks as II
blood would be shed. The journey
across the plain takes three nights
and parts OF four days. The govern
ment desires travellers to be accom-
panied by one or more soldiers as es-
cort, because the region Is famous for
outlawry. A soldier has an old fash
ion Mauser single-shot rifle strung
over his shoulders, and at certain
points he carries this in his hand. An
American traveller puts more conf
dence in his own magazine pistol than
in this fierce looking attendant. The
latter does, however, give degree Of
prestige and the right of way when
passing caravans.
The khans along the way provide no
furniture and no food, other than an
occasional chicken. Usually Euro
pean can get room to himself. and
he carries his own cot bed and supply
Of insect powder. The experience
brings one quite close to native life
and, If he desires, the traveller may
visit the elders of the village and talk
politics and progress with them.
What the New Railroad Means.
The Bagdad Railway will be well
into the Taurus mountains early this
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04
Quick Coffee Cake.

One heaping teaspoon butter, one.
half cup sugar, one cup sweet milk,
one egg beaten lightly. one-half tea.
spoon salt, two teaspoons baking pow
der and -four enough to make like
muffin batter, about one and one-half
cups flour. Bake in two ten inch
square jelly cake tins. Sprinkle SUI
gar and cinnamon on top and dot with
bits of butter. Bake about fifteen
minutes in a quick oven.
This may be varied by leaving OF
sugar and cinnamon and adding one
cup of huckleberries oy currants to
the flour and baking a little slower in
an oven not quite so hot and serving
with whipped cream sveetened and
favored with lemon extract. Exceed.
ingly good either way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04

cheerfully informed that as there was
very little freight that day, the train
had started ahead Of time! This
meant twenty-four hours in a city
where the only Notwithstanding per-
son was the American pastor Of the
American Board church.
When the Bagdad Railway gets to
running, this city will be an important
point, and popular objective for tour
lists. It was here that the Turkish gov,
eminent undertook to COLOMBO the
Moslem Cretans. It built houses for
them and then straightway forgot
them, SO that the colony subsequently
flew by night. like the Israelites from
Egypt
The next night is spent at Konia-
the ancient Iconium, where the Apos-
tie Paul was so shabbily treated, and
now notable as having the only decent
hotel in the interior OF Asia Minor.
Meerschaum quarries, a mission school
and interesting archaeological excava-
lions are the notable sights OF Konia.
Again starting at daybreak. Breg]i is
reached about noon. For practical
purposes this is the present end Of
the Bagdad railway. It is a small.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04
Vanity VIZ. Curlosfty.

ii
The following little paragraph bear
ing a Paris date gives one splendid
idea OF how far women's vanity and
desire for display will bring them:
An ankle skirt, a woman's curiosity
and another woman's hot temper. led
to fight In the Avenue de Wagram.
The curious woman was Henriette
Dubois, servant maid. and the hot
tempered one was Clemence Lahitte,
who wore an ankle skirt and hat
which was nothing short Of crea-
ton. Henriette turned to stare at
Clemence. who objected-and said so.
Henriette, somewhat tactlessly,
laughed, and the owner Of the ankle
skirt went for her." A battle royal
followed. Curls and furbelows few
in the air But Clemence had never
played cricket, and used her hatpin.
with the result that she is now at the
depot, while the maid is being treated
at the Beaujon hospital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04

land. Some OF the peaks are snow
covered all the year round. There are
majestic gorges and precipices and
vistas. The natural beauties are en-
HANGED by frequent remains Of antiq-
uities.
In the narrowest part Of the Cilician
Gates is chiselled tablet recording
the passage of Marcus Aurelius. Ro-
man milestones dot the road, although
in some cases they have been altered
to bear Turkish numerals. Ths IA
nous Cilician Gates proper have
proved too difficult for the railway en-
gineers, SO they go through an upper
pass, which they consider somewhat
easier. At best the engineering diff
culties will be great. Once the noun
tains have been crossed, the railway
debouches upon the great Cilician
plain beyond which sparkles the Medi
terranean.
{ Nobody is willing to prophesy how
long it will take the railroad to cross
from Adana above the head Of the
Mediterranean to ,Aleppo and then
down into Mesopotamia. When that
day does come. 1t will be notable
event in eastern politics as we'll as in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04
Peculiar Exhibit Used by Mrs. Bill
tops for the Reformation OF
Her Husband.

Ezra" said Mrs. Billtops to her
admiring husband, II have something
here that desire you should see,"
and as she spoke she threw back the
lid of big trunk in the storeroom.
The trunk was full, level full. Of a
vast number Of little things of uni
form size that might have been oats
or grains Of wheat, but which upon q
little closer inspection seemed to be
small type letters.
They are letters. Ezra" said Mrs.
Billtops; they are the g's you have
dropped in the last three years"
And the. meaning Of this exhibit
was clear to Mr.. Billtops instantly;
he was not really dull man; 1t was
not necessary to hit him with a maui
to make him understand things. Mr..
Billtops has always been great man
for dropping his g's. Whether from
carelessness or 1aziness or economy
of his speech, or whatever his prompt
ing. he has always said SEEM for
seeing, and bein' for being, and doin'
for doing, and this has always dis
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04
Gufuelita Fish.

K Three pounds of black bass, or pre-
ferably carp, clean thoroughly. cut in
four inch pieces, salt and pepper. and
let remain over night Next day. scrape
out the meat, leaving the skin and
body frame intact for the filling, pre-
pared thus: Chop a small onion very
fine. next chop the meat Of the fish.
add one egg. little matzo or cracker
meal teaspoon of olive oil and sea.
son to taste. Mix well. Next put I'LL.
ing into place. NHave a kettle of boil.
ing water (enough to cover fish, into
which slice an onion. Put in a little
pepper and salt. Into this put the
pieces of filled fish: simmer slowly for
three hours. To serve: Arrange on
platter as a whole fish. garnish with
parsley or lettuce or broth. May be
eaten hot or cold with horseradish.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04
Dropped Trunkfull Of G's

turbed Mrs. Billtops. Time and again
she has sought to get him in this re-
spect to mend his ways, but habit has
proved too strong for him. and so
finally she resolved to give him an OBJ
ject lesson.
Three years ago, Exra." she said,
'unbeknown to you began gathering
up the g's you dropped in speaking.
l started out to keep them In an empty
fruit jar, but I soon found that
wouldn't do, in fact I was appalled,
by the number I collected.
II found that much as you had dis
turbed me in this way I had still
never realized how bad you were; so
I began storing them In this trunk.
and here you see, Ezra, a trunkful
of g's that you have dropped in three
years. Don't you think that is terri
ble?"
Mr.. Billtops freely admitted that 1t
certainly was; and then and there in
the presence of that open trunk he
vowed a reform. II she would throw
away those g's, he said, right now, to
the last one, he would most earnestly.
endeavor always to remember to make
1t ever impossible for her to start an
other collection.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04
No Latin Grammar for Uncle William

No Latin Grammar for Uncle William.
Old uncle William" has been a
faithful servant in southern family
for many years, and with his savings
has taken great pride In educating
one of his nieces. She had been to
boarding school," and on finally
graduating had returned with some
thing Of the hauteur that white girls
might assume upon finishing an
academic course. Approaching
Uncle William" in the garden one
morning, his niece Intercepted with
much assumed affection, uncle VIII
liam, does Uncle Alec continue to re-
side in the westerly portion of the
?" to which question Uncle VIII
liam" with unfeigned contempt re-
piled, IF yo' all mean, does Alec still
live at thar tail end O. Dog Hole, he
do. Don't you come 'roun' heah
slingin' yer Latin grammar at me-
Nov for North Carolina" Frank P.
,Fogg in National Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-04

" Of water, IL apparent at a glance.
Much Of it resembles the west in parts
of the United States and Canada. It's
ancient glory may be restored at any
time that an efficient government pro
vides for afforestration and irrigation.
Perhaps the cities Of antiquity will
rise again. Sardis, where Croesus
made his name synonym for riches,
is now heap Of ruins wherein an ex-
petition from Princeton University Is
digging. ,$
Ancient Philadelphia, is now called
Aleshir and one may see the compara-
lively new village through a ruined
arch in the old wall. An excellent min
eral water, which was known and used
long before the Christian era, will, in
the new day that may dawn for this
region, become commodity for the
whole world.
The Turkish Way With Railroads.
Railroads are running two-thirds Of
the way across this great Anatolian
plain, and the construction Is being
pushed forward through the Taurus
mountains. There is a train day In
each direction, carrying both passen-
gers and freight. The cars are built
on the European model, with compart-
ments. The trains do not run at night,
and the first night out from Smyrna is
spent, nolens volens. at miserable
native inn where the proprietor thinks
it strange that guests are not willing
to crowd three into a room, and even
insist upon clean bedding. The train
starts at day-break, for Turkish time
is constantly changing quantity. Sun
set is II o'clock, SO that clocks and
watches must change every day. The
natives generally take their time from
the call to prayer in the minarets.
Eventually the time tables will be
printed "a la Frank" as they call
things European out here.
The train from Smyrna connects
with that from Constantinople at a
picturesque ancient city, Aphion Kara
Hissar, where there is fortress that
seems more impregnable and imposing
than Gibraltar. There is an hours
interval between trains. Undertaking
to spend part of this time In the ba-
zaars, 1 returned ten or fifteen minutes
ahead of the time scheduled for the
departure of the train, only to see 1t
pulling out across the plain. I was