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THE ♦ FORREST ♦ CITY ♦ TIMES.
LANDVOIQT A VADAKIN, Pubs.
rORREST CITY, - • ARKANSAS.
Marshal I.eonhod Von Bhunenthal,
the last surviving prominent German
general Of the Frsnco-Prussian war,
was reported, on the 3d, to be dan*
gerously ill
The Cape Colony house of assembly,
on the 8th. passed to a second reading
a bill to raise a loan of JC 500,000 to
Insure the immediate payment of half
the losses sustained oy private per
sons through the war.
The special commissioners appoint
ed by the governments of Nicaragua
and Honduras to ti\ the boundary be
tween the two states, a matter long in
dispute, have concluded their work
amicably, the result being satisfac
tory to both governments.
The receipts of Klondike gold at
the San Francisco mint and Seattle
assay office from July 1 to September
80 aggregated $16,007,555, and of Cape
Nome gold. $3,311,801. The total of all
deposits at Imth offices during the
three months was $33,334,810.
Andrew C. Armstrong, one of the
founders of “Scribner's Monthly,” and
one of the oldest publishers in New
York city, died at his country home at
Stamford, Conn., on the night of the
8th, after a long illness from a com
plication of disorders, lie was 71
yeurs old.
A bacteriolgical examination in the
case of Seaman Garnett, who arrived
at Newcastle. September 13, ou n
▼essel from the Rio de la Flata, and
went to Llandaff, Wales, where ho
died, on the <th, supposedly of fever,
showed unmistakably that the disease
Was the bubonic plague.
The Berlin Vossiselie Zeitung pub
lishes a letter from Brisbane, assert
ing that the German meat inspection
law, especially the prohibition ns to
cunned meats, has already proved a
heavy blow to the Australian packing
industry in whichGerman citizens are
heavily interested financially.
The dowager empress has deputed
the highest official of the empire to
make all necessary arrangements for
• most imposing funeral in honor of
Barou Von Ketteler, the late German
minister to China. She has also or
dered the erection of a suitable tem
ple at the capital to his memory.
Secretary of State Rose, on the 4th,
•cut about eight thousand notices to
corporations in Illinois requesting
them to make affidavit that they are
In no manner connected with trusts
»nd return the affidavits to his office
within 30 days, under penalty of the
law. which prescribes a fine of not
less than $500 nor more than $2,000 for
the first offense.
The social grand jury investigating
the late riot at Akron, O., reported,
on the 5th, returning 6t> true bills and
Indicting 45 men and boys. One of
these is Councilman George Brodt,
»nd another is A. A. Halter, a promi
nent person. The city officials wet*e
censured for allowing the mob to as
semble, and for not dispersing it early
in the evening.
President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers issued a call, on the
8th. for a convention of the striking
miners of the anthracite regions, to
meet in Scranton, Pa., on the 12th.
The call gave gre satisfaction to
miners and operators, all of whom ex
pect the action of the convention on
the otter of a ten-per-cent, iuereasc
In wages to end the strike.
In accordance with instructions re
ceived from the war department, Gen.
WacArthur, commanding the troops
In the Philippines, has made arrange
ments for the prompt transportation
from Taku to Manila of the United
States forces at Tien Tsin and Pekin,
not included in the “legation guard,”
to be maintained at Pekin under the
pcisonal command of Gen. Chaffee.
Five thousand pilgrims assembled
at the St. Nikander monastry, in the
Porkhoff district of Russia, for a re
ligious festival. During the night one
of the upj>er floors collapsed, and
many of those sleeping there fell
upon those below. A panic was caused
by a false alarm of tire, and four men
and 33 women were crushed to death,
many others being seriously injured.
The cash contributions by the eiti
xens of Philadelphia to the relief fund
cf the Texas flood sufferers, on the
7th. exceeded $100,000, and a consider
able further increase was looked for
within the next few days. This was
exclusive of numerous traiuloads of
provisions, elothinC. drugs and other
articles, and in addition to the con
tributions raised by the Red Cross so
ciety in that city.
The oflicial preliminary estimates of
the crop yield of Iowa for the current
yeur show : Corn, area. 8,618,660 acres:
average, 41 bushels per acre; total
product, 333,366,060 bushels, which is
greater by 18,000,000 than ever before
harvested in the state. The total of
all cereals will be 531.349,020, which is
10.000,000 in excess of any previous
year, and 131,000,000 above the aver
age yearly output the past ten years.
According to the report of the su
perintendent of the Hot Springs res
ervation in Arkansas, there were 50.
OOo visitors to the reservation during
the season. The income to the gov
ernment from water and ground rent*
amounted to $18,670, while the fixed
charges were only about fourteen
thousand dollars, leaving a fair bal
ance, which, in accordance with the
liberal policy of the government, was
available for improvements on differ
ent portions of the reservation.
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'news in brief.
Compiled from Various Sou ces.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The Italian government has sent to
Washington n protest against the
“excessive liberty” neeorded to an
archists in the United States.
Airs. Alexander I>avis, of St. Joseph,
Mo., dreamed that her husband lind
died, and when he awoke, on the
morning of the 7th, she told him of
her dream. He heard the story
through, and then fell from the side
of the bod. where he was sitting, to
the door, dead. The coroner’s jury
decided that death was due to heart
disease.
Capt. Frank West, of the Sixth cav
alry, acting superintendent of the Se
quoia and General Grant national
parks, in California, has submitted
his annunl report to the secretary of
the interior. He makes a strong plea
for the protection by the government
of the giant Sequoia trees contained
in the reservation.
A pension plan for old employes,
similar to the one adopted last Janu
ary by the Pennsylvania road, eust of
Pittsburgh, will go into effect on the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh
on January 1, 1901.
The comptroller of the treasury has
rendered a decision to the effect that
the government is not liable for the
expenses of a “wake” held prior to the
interment of a pensioner who leaves
no estate.
A<la Hess, the 19-yenr-old daughter
of Mrs, Mary Hess, of St. Louis, was
burned to death, on the 7th, by the
explosion of a coal oil can from which
she was pouring oil on a fire.
The Red Boy mine, near Baker City,
Ore., has been sold to an English
syndicate. It is said the purchase
price was in excess of two million dol
lars.
A plan is on foot to show in various
German cities, beginning with Berlin,
the German exhibits at the Paris ex
position.
Seven thousand five hundred pounds
of dynamite in the powder magazine
at the Spruce mine, about half a mile
from Eveleth, Minn., blew up on the
evening of the 7th. A large number of
persons were injured, and all gins*
within a radius of two miles was shat
tered.
On leaving Trinity Dutch Reformed
church, in Chicago, on the 7th, Gov.
Roosevelt was assailed by a crowd of
newsboys, who exhausted their abun
dant repertoire of vile epithets on the
republican vice-presidential candidate
in the presence of the departing wor
shippers.
William J. Bryan, on the 7th, rested
in the city of his birth and spent the
Sabbath with relatives at Salem, 111.
He arrived about noon and dined at
the residence of Mrs. Mollie Webster,
his cousin. Thirty of his relatives
gathered at the residence and partook
of the dinner.
The tornado which raged in the vi
cinity of Bivvabik, Minn., on the even
ing of the t>th, was the most violent
ever experienced in that section. The
storm out a pathway 150 feet in width.
Nine persons were killed and a large
number injured.
It is estimated, according to the
Pietermaritzburg correspondent of
the London Daily Mail, that from 4,000
to 5,000 Boers have retreated from
Pilgrims’ Best, northeast of Lydett
burg, with four long toms and 22 oth
er guns. Their artillery ammunition
is said to be running low.
Bourke Cochran, upon the advice of
physicians, has canceled his speaking
dates and will consult a throat so
cialist. He can scarcely talk above a
whisper. It is probable that he will
not be able to make any more
speeches during the campaign.
Lovil Walker, a peddler of potato
peelers, who shot and killed I>avid
Roebettom, during a quarrel over a
girl, was convicted at Lincoln, 111.,
and sentenced to 16 years' imprison
ment.
A dispatch from Shanghai says 200,
000 Chinese troops, armed with
modern weapons, are marching front
all prov inces to join Tung Fu Hsiang
at Signan-Fu, where the Chinese
court is sojourning.
At a conference of strike leaders at
Hazleton, Pa., on the 7th, it was de
termined to call a convention of min
ers. probably at Scranton, and allow
them to determine whether they will ;
accept the terms offered by the op
erators.
In an edict issued at Tai-Yun the
emperor of China blames himself, the i
Manchu princes and his ministers for
j causing the rupture with friendly
l powers by encouraging the Boxers
and outlaws of the empire and socom
' pelling his tlight from Pekin. The edict
was evidently inspired by the dowager
| empress.
I An extensive surrey of the south
side of the Island of Cul» is to be
' begun during the coming winter.
Twelve huudred union men are idle
at Seattle. Wash.,work having stopped
! on over thirty residence buildings and
six large brick business blocks under
I process of construction, as the result
j of a tight between the trudes council
i and builders' exchange of Seattle.
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.
One hundred and fifty girls em
plr*re<l in paoking-honso in Akron, O.,
ia\« frone on a trike for higher wages.
Tte laying of the cornerstone of
(he new Y. M. C. A. building at
Springfield, Mo., took place Tuesday
with Impressive ceremonies.
W. Bourke Cock ran, of New York,
has practically recovered from his
throat trouble, and he resumed his
Ipeech-mnking tour.
The assignment of Lieut. Caldwell
to command the submarine boat Hol
land leaves a vacancy on the personal
tstaiT of Admiral Dewey.
Burlington (la.) census figures
show an increase of only 636 over
ten years ago. The business men have
decided to have a recount at their
own expense.
The Hritish war office has issued
orders that the bulk of the militia
regiments called out for service dur
ing the South African war be dis
banded.
Bubonic plague, says a dispatch to
the London Daily Mail from Bombay,
is becoming epidemic in many dis
tricts of the Bombay presidency.
President McKinley is contemplat
ing a note to the powers suggesting
a further reduction of military force
in Pekin.
The formal opening of the mag
nificent new terminal station in .Nash
ville, Tenn., took place Tuesday.
The St. Louis police are searching
for Thomas Gleason, wanted in Wash
ington. lnd., for the murder of Thom
as Tolliver Octol>er 4.
George W. Laurie, aged 70, and Mrs.
Rachel Hembrouge. aged 84, died at
Jacksonville, 111. They were among
the oldest residents of Morgan cout
*y
William J. Bryan completed his
tour of Illinois Tuesday, making 16
speeches during the day. lie has
started his speechmaking tour of
Michigan.
Ham Sorrels, who lived about three
•miles south of Ava, 111., shot and
killed his wife, Tuesday morning, and
a few minutes later killed himself.
Col. Joseph Payson Wright, assist
Rnt surgeon general of the United
States army, died suddenly at his
heme in Washington, in the sixty
fourth year of his age.
j-m in*- m-si time m many years
Mourn] City, Mo., is without any
saloons, the temperance people hav
•nff waged a winning fight against
them.
William Winkelmann. one of the
largest property owners in St. Clair
county, 111., anti ex-mayor of Belle
ville. entertained his 200 tenants at a
picnic at the Belleville fair grounds.
Despondent because he could not
control his desire for liquor, <«borge
Stillman, an electrician, while eating
dinner, with his wife and child, at
l'oplar Bluff. Mo., suddenly drew a
revolver and killed himself.
The 1 nited States supreme court nt
Washington has announced that, on
November 12, it will hear oral argu
ments in the case of the State of Mis
souri against the Chicago Drainage
canal.
Chicago police state that forty or
more arrests may follow in the
Defenhach case. The developments
show the plot to defraud the insur
ance companies to have been a gigan
tic one.
The board of trustees of the Illi
nois Southern hospital for the insane,
at Anna, have appointed Dr. 11. F.
Bennett, of Litchfield, superintendent,
in place of Dr. \V. A. Stokes, resigned
KICKED THE FAT IN THE FIRE.
Peace Negotiations In ('kina Set
Hack by 111-l'onsldcred Mili
tary Operation.
Washington. Oct. 11.—Kecent hap
penings in China, especially in the
province of Chi-Li, have so far set ■
hack peace negotiations that it may
be a matter of weeks or even months
before the peace commissioners will
bo able to get to work.
Ill-considered military operations in
Chi-Li and elsewhere in China are said
to be responsible for the check which
diplomacy has met in reaching a set
tlement. Through the efforts of the
state department, seconded by the
more moderate powers, a steady and
systematic pressure has l>een brought
to War upon the Chinese emperor tc
bring about his return to Pekin. The
representations from the great south
ern viceroys to the emperor settling
out the impossibility of supplying the
court with money and food if it per- i
sisted in retreating to Tsinan-Fu. ir, j
Shen-Si. was but one of the means
which had Wen resorted to at the in
stance of this government to secure
the return of the court. All effort*
have been neutralized, however, by
the spastnodie and unnecessary activi
ty of the allied military forces.
Qnlrkl) Kolloned Her Hniband.
Wichita, Kus., Oct. 11.—A dispatch j
from Seneca. Mo., announces the j
death of Mrs. Edward GoldWrg, from
mushroom poisoning. Her husband, j
agent for the Qua paw Indians, died, I
Tuesday, of the same trouble.
Urand Democratic Clab Rally.
Chicago. Oct. 11.-—A call will W is- 1
sued by the National democratic j
committee for a "grand rally." on Oc- 1
toWr 27. of all the democratic clubs j
througout the country. The day will
W set apart as a democratic held day. j
President Krraaurli Has Recovered.
Santiago De Chile. Oct. 11.—(Via j
Laredo Junction)President Errazuriz, I
who was stricken with paralysis June !
10 last, is now in perfect health and I
will resume charge of the govern- !
ment affairs.
Yoattcy Is t acoascloas.
Georgetown. Ky., Oc*. 1L—The *
Youtsey case was passed till Thar*
day morning on account of the uncon
scious condition sf the defendant.
Child Killed and Its Mother Badly
Injured in a Runaway at
Newport.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED.
Annual Report of Snpl. Klirlo Show* t
I »r|f liirrrtw of YUltor* at Hot
SpHnp Ovar l’ravlnua Year*.—The
Monitor Arkamai la Nearly Completed.
Reunion of Confederate Veteran*.
The ninth annua) reunion of Con
federate veterans was held in Little
Rock on the 9th and 10th inst. These
reunions are a source of great pleas
ure to the old veterans, whose
numbers are growing less with each
fleeting moment. The business trans
acted is of interest to not only the vet
erans who were unable to be in attend
ance, but also to the public generally.
The monument committee reported
that the City Park in Little Rock had
been selected as the place for the mon
ument to be erected in honor of their
dead comrades. The question of pen
sion for depennent veterans was dis
cussed at length. Col. Newman, of
Pine Bluff, stated that when her sons
went to battle in 1861-65 they did so to
defend the grand state of Arkansas,
and that it was fair to tax the people
for their benefit in their old age, nor
did the people object to such a tax.
The following resolutions were then
introduced and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the legislature of 1901
be requested to appropriate an amount
equal to one mill for pensions for ex
Confederate soldiers.
Resolved, second, that a circular let
ter embodying’ the above request be
prepared by the adjutant general of
the division, and sent to each member
of the said legislature.
Resolved, third, that the command
ing general appoint a committee of
fiive men whose duty it shall be to
look after legislation on the subject
and to urge the proper legislative com
mittee to report in favor of the appro
priation desired.
A resolution was also adopted re
questing the next general assembly to '
appropriate 110.000 to be added to the
fund already in haud for the erection of
a monument at Little Rock.
Frcft^nt Land Law Inadequate.
In an extract from his forthcoming
biennial report. State Land Commis
sionioner Colquitt calls attention to
the inadequacy of the present law to
prevent the cutting of timber from
state lands, and recommends that the
law creating the office of timber in
spector be so amended as to allow the
inspector to appoint a competent and
reliable man as a special deputy, the
state paying him a reasonable salary
for his services, who shall devote his
whole time to looking after the lands
of the state. As provided for at pres- j
ent, it is claimed that the remunera- !
tion is not sufficient to induce good
men to accept the duties of inspector
in the various counties, hence it is diffi
cult to secure convictionss.
Cost of BUit« Printing.
State Printing Clerk John R. Jobe
has prepared the following statement !
showing-the cost of printing, binding, ,
etc., from October 1, 1882, to date:
For two years ending:
September 30, 1884.*35,439.97
September SO. 1886. 3S,985.48
September SO, Isvs. 52.674. s;i
September 30, 1890. 48.415.4i
September 30, 1892. 53,569.67 ,
September 30. 1394 . 37.563.93
September 30, 1896 . 25.396.96
September 30, 1898 . 25,829 50
September 30. 1900 . 24,780.72
Although the price of all printing ma
terial has advanced at least 35 per cent
during the past two years, the cost of
printing to the state has been reduced
*1,048.78.
>.w Bankruptcy Rules.
Federal Judge Trieber last week an
nounced a new set of special rules gov
erning bankruptcy cases. He provides
that the referee for the district of Pu
laski county shall be the referee for all
the counties comprising the western
division: the referee for the district of
Phillips county shall be the referee for
all the counties comprising the eastern
division, and the referee for the district
of Independence county shall be the
referee for all the counties comprising
the northern division of the eastern
district of Arkansas.
An infant child of Mr and Mrs. Jesse
dasiiins. near 8t. Paul, was scalded to
death in a vat of boiling molasses.
LuJConmiMloHr'i Report.
Following is the quarterly report of
State Land Commissioner J. W. Col
quitt:
Fees. il.Ss6.75; swamp land sold, *1,
493.77 acres. *1.701.25; internal improve
ment land sold, 820 acres, *400; Saline j
land sold. 40 acres. *50; real estate bank
lands. 39* acres. #360; forfeited land
•old, 2.945 acres, *3.681 29; forfeited I
land redeemed. 6.241.43 acre*. *1.337 45;
town lots sold, *493.84; forfeited land
donated, 11,938.46 acres; forfeited land
deeded to actual settlers, 5,709.78.
Granted a Tempnrnrj Injunction.
The Kansas City Southern Railroad
vas granted a temporary injunction
in federal court at Little Rock against
the state railroad commission to le
r.train the members from attempting
to compel said railroad to put in
force rates and tariffs made by said
commission on shipments originating
in Arkansas and destined to points
in Arknnsas where the shipment of
freight passed outside of the state of
Arkansas. This injunction was is
sued because of the order entered by
the commission overruling the peti
tion for rehearing filed by the rail
road company. Early in August the
commission decided it hail jurisdic
tion over all shipments from any
point in Arkansas to any other point
in Arkansas, even though the trans
portation or shipment passed outside
the state. The case originally arc e
upon the complaint of the Fort Smith
Chair Company, who shipped a car
load of furniture from Fort Smith
to Grannis, Ark., the shipment being
fiftyone miles in Arkansas and sev
enty-seven miles through Indian Ter
ritory. The point is a new one and
has never been passed upon by the su
preme court of the United States.
Counsel for the railroad company con
tends that the state commission has
no extra territorial jurisdiction, there
fore has no right to regulate rates
which pass out of the state, even
though destined to points in the
state. The final hearing was set for
November 5th.
Some unknown fiend entered the
residence of James Hunt at Jonesboro
and after chloroforming the entire
family cut off the hair of Mrs. Hun
ter's 12-vear-old daughter. Nothing
else in the house was molested, and
the family is at a loss for the motive
of the crime.
The Missouri Pacific is to be ex
tended from Greenwood to Waldron,
where the company owns extensive
coal fields.
Monitor Arkansas to be I,atinrhe<1.
A special dispatch from Washington
says the monster United States moni
tor Arkansas will be launched at New
port News, Ya., shipyard about the
first of next mouth. The work of
greasing- the ways, preparatory to
launching the ship, has begun. The
ship is well advanced and when she
goes over the ways will probably be
nearer completion than any of her sis
ter monitors now in building. The se
lection of a sponsor for the ship has not
been named, but it is expected it will
be announced in a few days Without
doubt a lady from Arkansas will bo
chosen to break the traditional bottle
of wine over the bow of the engine o*
war as she glides t.o the water.
Captured ATter Six Year* or Freedom.
Geo. Gates, colored, captured in Mem
phis last week, will be tried at Marion,
Crittenden county, for a crime commit
ted six years ago. Gates lived on
Graves liavou. Kve Durham was a
neighbor of his. Gates conceived an
attachment for the other man's wife
and Durham thereupon made prepara
tions to move his wife away from the
place, beyond the reach of Gates. How
ever when the moment of departure
arrived. Durham's wife refused to go
with him. Hitter jealousy naturally
arose, and one day Gates shot Durham
to death from ambush. The murderer
was arrested and ordered committed to
jail by a magistrate, but on the way to
the jail he escaped.
Superintendent’! Annum Report.
The annual report of the superin
tendent of the Hot Springs reservation
to the interior department shows that
50,000 people visited the resort the past
year. The report states that the max
imum amount of revenue to the govern
ment from water and ground rents,
• 18,670 per annum, has been reached.
The tixed charges, or expenses of oper
ating the reservation, are approximate
ly 114,000. and on account of incidental
expenses 15,000. There are in opera
tion 534 bath tubs at an annual rental
of Mu per tub. The government has
eighteen persons in its employ caring
for the reservation. The superintend
ent urges tha* the government make
an ofticial analysis of the water of the
springs.
Quarterly Report of Auditor Sloan.
Following is the report of Auditor
t lay Sloan for the quar’er ending Sep
tember 30. of receipts from all sources:
Sales and redemptions. 13.468 70; land
commissioner's fees, *1,8-6.75; swamp
land sold, (561.36; real estate bank
land sold, (360; internal mpr-vement
land sold. (400; Saline lands sold, M0;
secretary ot state fees. *3,094.85; insur
ance fees, (560; nomination fees. M73.
60; sixteenth section lands. (34,109 08;
state penitentiary, *37,255 90; miscel
laneous, (300.85; receipts from collec
tors, *719,737.45. Total, (791,470.82.
New I’snltnntlnrj Wall! are t'oinplr.ad.
Ihe walls of the new penitentiary,
about two miles from Little Rock, are
practically completed, with the excep
tion of the four grand towers at the
corners, gates and the capstones. The
walls are 400 by 500 feet long, four feet
thick at the ba-e aud 22 inches at the
top, with an average height of 22 feet.
Ihe fouudatiou for the hospita1. diniiif
room and office has been completed.
A ratal Kuna* ay.
A team drawing a carriage occupied
by James Sellen and family of New
port. became frightened and ran off a
high embankment, killing his 4 year
old daughter, breaking his wife's limbs
and killing one of the mules. Mrs.
Sellen's recovery is doubtful. The
driver jumped from the carriage and :
broke his ankle.
As a result of eating kernels from
peach seeds the 7-year-old daughter of
Steve Lemons of Springfield u dead.
M atonic Mrmorlal ScrrlrM.
Prominent Masons from all parts of
the state participated in the memorial
services held at Hot Hpringn Sunday,
the "th inst., in honor of the late grand
master of the state Masonic lodge, R.
M. Smith, who. together with his fam
ily was swept away in the Halve.ton
flood, (irand Master f!a>ry II. Myers,
of Brinkley, delivered the ooeniug ad
dress. He was followed by Grand Sec
retary Fay Hempstead and Rev. Julian
Brown, pastor of the First Methodist
church, of Hot Springs. The Hot
Springs Musical Association, of which
Mr. Smith was president, famished
music for the occasion.
State Treasury Funds.
The following report shows the bal
ances in the state treasury for the quar
ter ending September 30, 1000: United
States currency, $463,900.53; county
scrip, $7,393.31; city scrip, $02 25; Gov.
Jone’s notes. $103,915.95; auditor's cer
tificate of indebtednes. $549 50; three
per cent funding bonds, $1,113,500 cou
pons attached, $903,745. Total, $2,058,
132.59.
Sentenced to Hang.
Chas. Anderson, a negro, was con
victed in the Pulaski circuit court of
criminal assault, and sentenced to be
hanged. Anderson was indicted June
30 on the charge of criminal assault on
Mrs. Belle Edwards, a young white
woman, on May 14th last, at a tie camp
near Marche.
Countj Clark Short.
The grand jury of Cleburne county
•eturned an indictment against J. E.
Dugger, present clerk of tliat county,
charging him with being short. Dug
ger is now in Texas, and another party
has been appointed to fill his office.
BRIEF MENTION
Ropers has a brass band composed
entirely of vounp ladies.
The big sawmill of W. F. Wittrell at
Hamburg was destroyed by fire.
The government land department re
ports 493,444 acres of government land
in this state subject to homestead en«
try.
The 6-year-old son of William Stan
ley, a Faulkner county farmer, bad
both his feet cut off by a mowing ma
chine.
The tallest man in Arkansas Is Henry
Deppe, an employ" of the Iron Moun
tain shops at Little Rock. He is si*
feet seven inches high.
Fred Burrell, a young man of Jud
sonia, was arrested by federal authori
ties on the charge of writing and pass
ing through the mails obscene letters.
Dr. J. N. Bragg, of Camden, well
known throughout the state, died in
St. Louis last week. Dr. Bragg was 62
years of age. and had resided in Oua
chita countj' 58 years.
The state convention of the prohibi
tion party was held in Little Rock last
week. Hon. John C. Fraker of Fureka
Springs was nominated as presidential
elector at large.
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
A long face is not a passport to
Heaven.—Ham’s Hron.
\ou will get nearest God in get
ting near to men.—Boston Congrega
tionalism
Every trial of our faith is but a
trial t>f His faithfulness.—Prances R.
Havergal.
The greatness of those tnings which
follow death makes all that goes be
fore it sink into nothing.—William
Law.
If we would learn patience, there
is no school but in experiences that
require us to exercise patience.—West
minster Teacher.
Life is made up of little incidents,
not of brilliant achievements, and
upon the little the eternal hangs.—
Chicago Standard.
It is easier to go six miles to hear
a sermon, than to spend one-quarter
of an hour in meditating on it when
I some home. Philip Henry.
Holy souls love retirement; it will
do us good to be often left alone;
and if we have the art of improving
solitude we shall find that we are
never less alone than when alone.—
Matthew Henry.
A wish is but. the leaf through
which the tree breathes; it rustles,
whispers, withers and is forgotten; a
"ill is the fruit summing up the
juices of the tree, sending forth seed
that embodies the secret of the tree
and will reproduce the life if the soil
wishes as the tree wills.—O. P. Gif
ford, D. D.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
^ hen two women get to quarreling
(t is sure t.> spread to their husband*.
Little girls and boy* don’t know
"hat trouble is. Why, you can pull
their teeth with a thread!
There are some women whose sole
claim to gent.e breeding is that they
have been made very sick by discover
ing a fly in their cotTee.
fSo prevalent is indigestion that in
stead of preparing a feast for a guest,
a hostess is more apt to strike it ii
she serves health foods and hot
water.
.North Atchison women are pointing
with pride to a man who recalled
when he reached his office, that he
forgot to kiss the baby good-by, and
who walked oack ten blocks to d*o it.
An Atchison man "hipped his wife
recently, and, instead of getting mad
about it, she recalled with gratitude
how many unmarried women there are
'n the world who have no busbanda to
ship them.