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LANOVOICT A VADAKIN, PutfisMrs.
FORREST CITY. ARKANSAS.
SPINSTERS IN GERMANY.
Vamarrlril Women Who Hate 14
Kara a l.lvlntc Meet tvlth Many
llliFiiuraarnimli.
The education of a German girl be
gins at six; It is compulsory, and the
rule for attendance Is strictly en
forced. A mother cannot keep a
delicate or ailing child at home with
out a doctor's certificate. Work is
carried on at the fullest stretch, and
the strain on mind and body is such
that many a German girl leaves
School with her nerves shaken and
her health injured for life, says
Ladles’ Field. Little time is allowed
for gymnastics or outdoor game3,
though some change in this respect
Is now being made, and at 16 the
Kiri leaves school, after passing num
berless examinations, her studies hav
ing included languages, history,
sciem e, mathematics, dancing and
singing, a thorough course in cook
ery and needlework. It is these last
two accomplishments that she makes
the most use of in after life. The rest
lead to nothing, and in the majority
of cases the girl might just as well
have been spared the strain of ac
quiring su much superfluous educa
tion.
Marriage is considered as much a
Bine qua non with a German as with
a French girl, but It is not arranged
in the same businesslike way, unhap
pily, it would seem. It is left to the
young woman herself to attract a
husband, and, as spinsterhood in
Germany has few attractions, girls
are continually occupied with their
matrimonial chances.
An unmarried woman is an ab
solute failure While her parents
live she remains in entire subserv
ience to them, and when they die she
is usually terribly poor, while if of
good birth she woula rather starve
than work for pay. If she belongs to
an aristocratic family she may obtain
a small allowance of about $125 a
year, with board and lodging, in a
atlft, or a sort of lay convent, en
dowed by suocessive benefactors for
the support of these unmarried
daughters and sisters. Residence in
the stift is only compulsory for a few
months of the year, and the stiftdame
may visit and receive friends as much
as she lilies. •
Teaching is the principal occupa
tion open to those women obliged to
earn their livelihood, but the govern
ment examinations are severe, the
the pay poor and the work hard, and
there are few opportunities of rising.
Ot late years women are beginning to
work for university degrees so that
they may take equal places with the
men in the schools, and the Froebel
movement has helped some to more
eatisiactory positions. Hospital nurs
ing is almost the only other profes
sion open to the sex. Demists are
numerous, but medical degrees must
still be obtained abroad, and feminine
Journalism is confined to the realm of
fashion.
MAN IN A CRISIS.
Ml*rrable Failure of M* Strong Spe
cimen* Trying to Revise a
| Fainting Woman.
The woman fainted, and these are
•ome of the things that the half-dozen
men in the room with her did, relates
the Baltimore News.
Two of them made a dash for the
dining room to get water, and fell
over each other at the door of that
apartment.
One hastened to a neighboring drug
etore for a mixture of vichy and am
monia.
one appeared suddenly with a glass
of whisky, obtained no one knows
where.
In endeavoring to raise the gas two
able-bodied and excited masculines put
It out and left the party in total dark
ness for at least a minute, while every
one c>t them fumbled in his pockets
for a match.
Four men fanned the invalid with
music, handerchiefs, hats or whatever
was to hand.
One held a pot pourrl jar under her
nose' undfr the mistaken impression
it would he reviving in its effects,
though it wasn't.
Another said: "Here, dear," and
tried to wipe her brow with the fan
he held, instead or the handkerchief
that was in his other hand.
Four of the men called her "little
woman" and entreated her to be
calm.
Two said, "There, there," and
looked at each other and asked, hag
gardly. if she were quite dead.
One put his arm around her tenta
tively. not sure that the corpse
wouldn’t sit up suddenly and smite
him for his temerity.
Another called the servant man who
had appeared in answer to his urgent
calls a "blundering idiot" because he
didn’t understand what was wanted
when he was told to "Run for the
nearest hat without any doctor."
This sounds like quite an army of
men. hut in reality it was only six ac
tive ones who did ail these things.
And just as they were in despair a
woman came into the room. She took
in the situation at a glance and gave
her orders coolly. "Let her He down,"
said she, "and stand from around her,
bo that she may get air. She’ll be all
right in a minute. Take away that
whisky and let me have the water.
There you are."
And there she was, sitting up and
blinking.
Yes, it’s just a3 Dr. What's-Her
Namc says, men are much more emo
tional than women.
film POWDER
MILLS EXPLOSION
Three Men Instantly Killed and
Three Fatally Injured—All
the Others Escaped.
THE SECOND AT SANE NILL
WITHIN LAST THIRTY DAYS.
MiifrtK Ktiom of the Independent
Powder t «».’» I'lnnt. Houthwent of
tartlmice. Mo.. I>e»t ro > ed—W . (I.
Roll. Superintendent of ihf
Work*. Auionu the Dead.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug? 27.—A special
to the Star from Carthage. Mo., says:
An explosion at the works of the In
dependent Powder Co., situated four
miles southwest of Carthage, on Cen
ter creek, early Wednesday morning,
wrecked the mixing room, killing three
persons and injuring three others fa
tally. The dead:
W. O. Roll, superintendent,Carthage.
Ernest Pearman. Carthage. ■
Jerry Haworth, Carthage.
. Injured:
Lee Harry, hurt by flying hoard; will
die.
J. H Simpson, of Webb City.
Late Bennett, Carthage.
Thirty other workmen escaped in
jury.
This explosion is the second to oc
cur at the Independent Co.’s works
within a month. The mill had just
been rebuilt and the making of dyna
mite for blasting in the lead and zinc
mines of this territory resumed. When
the explosion occurred, Superintendent I
Roll and Pearman and Haworth were
all in the mixing room, which is se
cluded from the other ten mill build
ings behind a hill.
Superintendent Roll's legs were
blown off below the knees and the
bodies of Pearrnan and Haworth were
shattered into a hundred pieces. Super
intendent Roll was a well-known man
ufacturer of powder, having been con
nected with Indiana mills for 15 years .
before coining here, two years ago.
IOWA FIRST OF THE STATES.
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I’Im- Han lie; «• State the Fir«t to Hn\ *■
It* llufl.linic ..a the \Y.irlil'a.
l-'Hir (■round. Completed.
St. Louis. Aug. 27.—Iowa’s flag rais
ing. Tuesday, was a success in every
particular. The tlag (Stars and Stripes)
was unfurled from the staff above the
dome ot the Iowa building by Miss
Minnie Bronson, a native of the state,
who holds an important position
among the exposition workers, being
superintendent of one of the sections
ot the department or education.
After the flag had been raised the
party adjourned to a grassy plot under
the trees outside, where short ad
dresses were made by Mr. W. T.
Shepherd, a member of Iowa's commis
sion and chairman of its building com
mittee, and President Francis of the
exposition. Mr. Shepherd promised
that in point of attendance at the fair
Iowa would lead every state in the
union except Missouri.
President Francis called attention, in
his response, to a few facts of great
importance in the history of the expo
sition. it was an Iowa man, (Con
gres*man Lane), fie sold, who intro
duced in the house of representatives
at Washington city the bill appropriat
ing $5,000,000 for the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition. An Iowa man
(Speaker Henderson) presided at the
meeting of the house when the $5,000,
000 appropriation was voted by that
body. An Iowa man (Senator Allison)
was chairman of the senate committee
on appropirations which recommended
the appropriation in the upper house.
An Iowa man (Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw) was the public official who
was passing upon the expenditure of
the exposition's funds preparatory to
turning over the $5,000,000 voted by
congress to the Exposition company.
An Iowa man (Mr. Shepherd) was now
the first to have a flag raised above a
state building in the exposition
grounds.
EBERHARDT DIDN'T FORGET.
Harris Uroia Once Readied Him
Krnm llrunnlnii, and Von (lets a
Legacy of *12.000 Hollars.
New York, Aug. 27.—Morris Gross,
ac assistant in an Eighth avenue butch
er shop, has received a legacy of $12,
000 from Joseph Eherhardt, a dealer lu
goose livers at Strausburg. When no
tified of his good fortune. Gross, for a
time, could not remember his benefac
tor. After racking his memory he re
called a day, in 1898, when, as he was
fishing on a Strausberg dock, he res
cued from drowning an elderly man.
w hose sailboat had capsized. Gross said
he did not learn the man’s name for
some time, and supposed the incident
had been forgotten.
Saved Two Live*.
Decatur, 111., Aug. 27—Edward C.
Thayer saved from drowning, Tuesday,
in Sangamon river. Mrs. Norris, of
Jacksonville, and her little daughter.
Nellie. In doing st/ he broke his left
i arm, caused by coming in contact with
^ a sunken log.
WITH VERY LITTLE SURPRISE
London Receives the News of Sham
rock Ill’s Second Defeat.
^uw Tnken for (irnnffil t?mt Sir
Thomaa Him >o < hum ** to Lift
thr t ur» Till* Wnr,
London, Aug 27.—The news of the
second victory of the Reliance was re
ceived in London with little surprise.
The crowds in the streets were even
smaller than the one on the occasion
of the first race. The papers devoted
many editions to the progress of the
struggle, but there were only a few
watchers at the tickers and the bulle
tin boards when the result was final
ly announced.
It is now’ regarded as impossible that
Sir Thomas Lipton can left the cup this
year, and the newspapers display wan
ing interest in the contest. Kis ill
luck in tailing with the three Sham
rocks to win a single race is Use sub
ject for editorial sympathy, and espe
cially after the fine showing the Sham
rock made Tuesday, which is praised
on all hands.
The Standard says:
Sir Thomas Lipton will of course
abate no whit of his endeavor to se
cure a favorable result in the remain
ing contest, and if the sympathy of his
hosts could affect the issue he might
also count upon one victory.’’
The New York correspondents of the
English papers mostly concede that
Reliance is the better boat and Capt.
Barr the more skillful skipper, but
they think that under certain condi
tions the Shamrock III. might win.
J L ST OYE It ACE.
The Iloynl txter Yacht Clnl> Would
lie SiKinilimI With One.
Belfast, Aug. 27.—There was a large
crowd of members at the house of the
Royal Ulster Yacht club Tuesday, to
await the bulletins of the America's
cup race, but the news of the chal
lenger's defeat was received silently and
almost listlessly. The only surprise ex
pressed was that the race finished so
quickly. There is still some hope
among the Irish experts that Sham
rock 111. will secure at least one rate.
PUBLISHERS INTERESTED.
l*nrkaj*e» on Train* Car
r> inu; < lusted I’om li*** to He l)e
li\ t red l»y Hag»u»eiuen.
Washington, Aug. 27.—The postmas
ter general has issued a formal order
authorizing the delivery of unpouneht-d
newspaper mail by baggagemasters.
The regulation is made by amending
paragraph 5, section 1-488 of the postal
laws and regulations so as to make it
read:
“Whenever delivery outside news
dealers’ packages can not he made b>
the regular railway mail postal clerk,
because there being no postal clerk on
the train used for the transportation
of such packages, the baggageman on
the train will deliver the news deal
ers' packages outside of the mail sack,
and w*.;ie in his custody they shall
be considered as mail matter. Bag
gagemen shall deliver such packages a'
the place shown in the address.
Baggagemen are not permitted to re
ceive second-class mail directly from
the publisher on postmasters' certifi
cates unless specially authorized by
the department through tlie division
superintendent to do so.
“Packages for delivery outside of the
mail, when handled and delivered bv
railroad baggagemen, will be duly
weighed and credited to the railroad
company carrying them, the same as
other mail matter.
“In order to distinguish pac kages for
outside delivery sent by mail from
those sent by express companies or by
railway service, it is requested that
publishers shall have printed in bold
type on wrapper of mail packages for
outside delivery the words, 'United
States mail for outside delivery at pub
lisher's risk.’ ”
BACK TO HIS OLD QUARTERS.
ltolly Sheiiler. Who llns \ inlnteil lli*
I’ll role Four Times, Taken Hark
to (Tu'Hter l*ri»on.
Danville, 111., Aug. 27.—J. c. Wal
lace, special officer from Chester, ar
rived hene, Tuesday, and took back
with him Holly S^epler, who bears the
distinction of being the first man in
Illinois sentenced under the indeterm
inate act which went into effect July 1,
1SU5. Shepler went over the road a
few days after for burglary. He has
been paroled four times, in each in
stance breaking his parole. The last
time was Sunday, w hen he tried to ter
rorize the village of Westville.
CAUGHT FIRE AT HER PIER.
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The Shill Amsterdam Catches Fire
uml Is Towed to the Jersey
Flats uml Beached.
N'ew York, Aug. 27.—The ship Am
sterdam caught fire at Pier 12. East
river, Wednesday afternoon. She was
hauled out of her slip by several tugs
and is being towed to the Jersey flats
to be beached. The flreboat New
Yorker is alongside. Three firemen
were taken to hospitals overcome by
smoke.
Rulihers Muke a lliK Haul.
Chicago, Aug 27—A dispatch to thr
Record-Herald from Vancouver, B. C ,
says: Four masked men held up the
v.a’chman of the Featherstonhaugh
mines in Atlan, Alaska, and stole ne ir
ly $20,000 worth of gold dust which
had beep collected in the sluices during
the day.
HOUGH SHE
AND AID TU1ULT
The Unfolding of the Mimic War
Programme in the Harbor
|of Portland, Me.
BATTLESHIPS KEARSARGE,
ILLINOIS AND ALABAMA.
Storm tlic 'Inin Entrance to the
Harbor find Sail Toward the City*
Headline the Inner Harbor 1 n -
der flie Fire of Fort* William**
Preble nnd Levett*
Portland. Me., Aug. 27.—Through
dense smoke and amid the tumult of
coutinuous cannon fire, the battleships
Kearsarge. Illinois and Alabama en
tered this port early Wednesday morn
ing. having stormed the main entrance
to the harbor in connection with the
great war game which is going on this
week in this vicinity.
The night was a sleepless one. not
only for all actually engaged in the
maneuvers but for many in the city.
It was scarcely midnight when the
searchlights of the forts disclosed two
torpedo boat destroyers in the outer
harbor. Firing began at once and
then ceased. An hour later the pres
ence of a battleship was revealed by
the searchlights and several of the
forts opened fire on her. This vessel
returned the fire and after that the
cannonading became general. A cutter
and launch containing landing parties
were captured and at 2:25 a. m. all the
outer forts were in action.
The Outer Fort* FiiKitifeil.
All the outer forts were engaged in
action with three big vessels which
were afterward recognized as the Kear
sarge, Illinois and Alabama.
While two torpedo boat destroyers
and other small craft had been de
tailed to the duty of threatening the
various passages of the harbor the
movement against the main channel
had been reserved for the little ships.
For more than an hour the big vessels
stood off the main entrance to the har
bor. At four o’clock they began the
advance. With the Kearsarge leading
and the Illinois and Alabama close be
hind. each belching broadsides at the
forts, they sailed slowly toward the
city. Forts Williams, F’reble and Le
vett poured uninterrupted fire toward
the ships. In turn each ship seemed
to concentrate fire on one fort af'er an
other until the vessels had reached the
inner harbor. As the ships crept on
the torts the firing ceased slowly, and
by seven o'clock the echo of the guns
at the eastern side of the bay, where
a minor engagement was going on,
was all that could be heard.
Auairiot Fort McKinley.
The battleships then maneuvered for
a time and then went back toward the
outer harbor, where they began cruis
ing about among the islands.
Early in the forenoon the scene of
action shifted to the passage into Hus
sey's sound, between Peaks and Long
Island. From this vicinity great clouds
of smoke arose and the roar of many
guns was heard. The fleet, led by the
Olympia, was moving against Ft. Mc
Kinley. The Olympia was closely fol
lowed by the Baltimore. There were
four other vessels in this fleet, the
principal one being the training ship
Newport The others were the con
verted yacht Vixen and two torpedo
boat destroyers, Worden and Stewart.
For a time the firing was as violent
as that marking the passage of the bat
tleships. Then the action ceased sud
denly.
With the interval in the long-con
tinued action came a chance to review
the entire move-men from midnight to
midforenoon. The land forces claimed
that though the battiest*ps had parsed
the forts and eaierei. ’ne harbor, they
were not able to take he city and had
dropped back to the outer harbor to
signal for reinforcements.
Killed In n Collision.
Sedalla, Mo., Aug. 27—Fred Danleli.
fireman of Missouri, Kansas & Texas
passenger train No. 2, was killed iri a
rear-end collision with a freight train
taking a siding at Rhineland Wednes
day morning. J. W. Birch, the en
gineer, and Sam White, a tramp, were
seriously hurt.
!o Dine With tile Kmperor,
Berlin, Aug. 27.—Emperor William
has invited to dinner at the castle. Fri
day. 5.U00 civil officials and prominent
inhabitants of the province of Hesse
Nassau. The emperor, Thursday, will
entertain at dinner all the officers of
the Eleventh corps of the rank of ma
jor upward.
Cotton Trade In h llxd Wn>.
Bohon, Eng., Aug. 27.—The cotton
trade is in a worse state than for 15
years in consequence of the shortness
of the supply of cotton. Heavy de
mands are being made on the benefit
societies owing to the large number of
persons who are idle
nr. < hriKtopher Tledtnan Dead.
^ New York. Aug. 27 —I)r. Christopher
G Tiedman. dean of the Buffalo law
school, is dead at a hospital in this city
from a surgical operation. He was
born at Charleston. S. C , July 16, 1867
and was professor of law in the uni
versity of Missouri for ten years.
Homeward Bound.
Rome. Aug 27—Archbishop Harty,
of Manila.and Monsignor Edward Fow
ler, his secretary, left last night on
their way to the Cnited States in order
to see President Roosevelt before go
I mg to Manila.
OLD CUTTER RYE
SUITS CONNOISSEURS
For Sale Only by
N. B. NELSON & CO.
OTHER LEADING BRANDS:
Old Canadian Rye, Mellwood, J. R. Morgan, Old Crow
Old Ross Hollow, C. B. Cook, Lythia Gin
A FILL LINE OF
Old Whiskies and Fine Wines, Cigars and Tobaccos
JUG TRADE A SPECIALTY
N. B. NELSON & CO.
Forrest City, Ark.
Phone 61 Formerly Magnolia Saloon
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U«AR P. TAYLOR. HARRY A. KMGHI
TAYLOR, KNIGHT & CO.,
FORREST CITY, ARK.
Real Estate and General Insurance Agents
and Brokers.
REPRESENTING
THE OLD RELIABLE, TIME TRIED AND
FIRE TESTED COMPANIES.
Gins, saw mills and farm property a specialty. We pay taxes, redeem
lands, sell and exchange property. Money loaned o« improved farm prop
erty on f.ve, seven and ten years time. We sell fire, life, tornado and
accident policies, and make your bond. Correspondence solicited.
LOCK BOX 2!. OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE.
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B. D. HATCHER. J.F. STOUT
HATCHER & STOUT. Proprietors
I South Side Livery, Sale and Feed Stable
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Fine Buggies,
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Harness. Etc.
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Fine Turnouts on Short
Notice. Courteous Atten
tion and Reasonable Rates
Stable South Side of Railroad, Near Marion Hotel.
L. R. QROBMYER
Proprietor of the
CITY. MEAT MARKET
West Side North Washington Street.
Keeps Fresh Meats of all kinds and Game in season. Buys and sells Livt
Mock, paying the Highest Market Price for Hogs and Cattle. Your trade #
and inquiries solicited.
FORREST CITY BOTTLING WORKS
MULLER <& SOIN, Proprietors.
Manufacturers of
Soda Water, Ginger Ale, Mineral Waters and All
Carbonated Drinks.
NEW MACHINERY. EXPERIENCED HANDS PUREST OF GOODS USED IN MANUFACTURE.
__ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. ___
Leaders of Low Prices
BECKER. LEWIS
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Fire Brick. Lime. Cement Plastef Paris. Iron, Wagon
Material. Curtains, Wall Paper, Oil
Cloth, Carpets, etc.
FURNITURE AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES
Will Make it to Your Interest to Examine Their
Stock Before Purchasing Elsewhere
W. E. DUNCAN
Barber and Hairdresser
North Washington St., Forrest City.
Hot and Cold Baths
Tu'U (Jets Ser.ice. Polite Attcntiee. Your Petroeeue Soitcitei