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'_FORREST CITY TIMES
_URDVOICT I mum, Nkftltarw
FORREST CITY. - ARKANSAS.
American Mothers.
A young society woman of Chicago
who played the part of nurse girl and
roverness in several cities, declares that
"American women care no more about
the bringing up of their children than If
they were so many c attle.” No superfi
cial study of American life by a society
woman, or anyon* ei.se. can serve as an
•scuse for such a statement, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. Society women
are not invariably the most attentive
mothers. Nevertheless, there never
was, probably, a time when society
women gave more attention to their
children than they are giving now
There never was a time w hen the aver
age American woman showed more de
votion to her children than she is show
ing now. There never was a time when
American mothers, rich and poor, stud
ied the u°cds of children more carefully
than they do now that children may be
properly fed. sensibly clothed ar.d intel
ligently trained. It is notorious that
within the last ten years there has been
a steady improvement in the standards
of fashionable families as regards child
bearing and child training. There is
abundant room for more improvement,
of course, but this does not alter the
fact that much progress already has
been made. How many young matrons
to-day rejoice in their children! How
many give up social functions that they
may give persona’, attention to their ba
bies. Anybody who cares to look be
yond bis own nose in his own neighbor
hood knows how monstrous must be the
statement that American women care
no more about the bringing up of their
children than if they w ere so many cat
tle.
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Manners of a Lady.
President Roosevelt has great admi
ration for Mrs. La Kollette. wife of
Wisconsin’s governor. The beginning
of this regard, says a Washington re
port. dates from an occasion when Mrs.
I^a Follette and he were fellow guests
at a reception some time ago. They
were standing in one corner engaged in
conversation and eating ice cream. He
was doing the bulk of the talking and
she was an attentive and unwavering
listener. “Suddenly 1 discovered,’- said
the president, “that for the last five
minutes I had been pouring ice cream
down the front of her handsome even
ing gown. She had known it all the
time, but had not indicates it by even
the quiver of an eyelash or by the
slightest change in the smiling, inter
ested expression upon her face; she
had simply been too polite to interrupt
me by word or look or move, no matter
what happened to the gown.”
It is natural that immigration from
Russia should increase about this time,
but the fact that t he arrivals from that
country in the month of December were
about 60 per cent, greater than in the
corresponding month of 1003 or 1902
suggest at least some general knowledge
or premonition of impending trouble be
yond that due to the war with Japan,
it is merely a hint, but it is enough to
raise the question. Commission.r Sar
gent says that if present conditions con
tinue the immigration of 1905 will be
the largest ever known. In that case It
will approximate a million, and undei
our laws more than 150.000 will be cn
titled to be made voters in five years.
What is done to fl; them for the power
they will have in their hands?
It is often pointed out that there would
be fewer divorces if there were fewe*
hasty, careless and ill-considered mar
riages. That is true enough, but it is
a poor truth which will not work two
ways. If it were harder to get divorced
there would be fewer of these ill-con
sidered and idiotic marriagas to begin
with. If the people who get married,
says the Atlanta Journal, with the idea
in the backs of their heads that they
will get divorced if they find marriage
bores them—if these people are made
to understand that divorce is not to be
granted for trivial causes cr through
vaprice, marriages through caprice w ill
scon diminish.
People all over the country are crow
ing tired of corruption iu office. They
do tot care whether the offender is re
publican, democrat, prohibitioni.-t or
mugwump, says the Louisville Courier
Journal. the party label cuts no figure
The man that gives or takes a bribe is
-their plunderer and enemy, and the
party, the party committee or official
body that seeks to shield him is not Its
guilty or less despicable. Important as
is the question of corruption to day. it is
gaining in importance every year, and
it should not be long before this is a
predominating issue in American poli
tics.
When a farmer in the eastern part o!
Washington received a check for $-15,00©
for his wheat crop a few weeks ago he
had no doubt that farming was a profit
able occupation. He bought a quarter
aeotlon of land in lli&J, says Youth's
Companion, ar.d farmed it buying more
land as he was able; but crops began to
be bad, and in 18H7 he was heavily in
debt. Many farmers moved away from
the district hut he The crop
that year was good He paid o£T his in
debtedness, and is now taid to be worth
a quarter of a mli.cn dollars
i
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Review of the Seventh Week of the
Arkansas Legislature.
During the seventh week of the State
legislature many important hills w r*
passed or Introduced. Several Inter
esting debates occurred in both
houses, one of them was caused by
the Holland senate bill appropriating
$3,000 for stamps, express charges
and sundry expenses of the various
departments of the State governmt at.
This and the bill providing for a
defliciency appropriation for an r.n
nex at the State Hospital for the
Treatment of Nervous Disease*,
caused a bitter debate in the senate,
and decision on them was postponed.
The anti-cigarette bill was indefi
nitely postponed by the house after
discussion, in which a member said
“he thought that after a man reached
the age of 21 he should know what i?
or is not good for him, and if rot
the Arkansas legislature should not
be expected to establish a cod<' of
morals for him." A memorial from
Jonesboro was read in the house ask
ing that as it was impossible to stop
the illegal sale of liquor, and that by
having no license th< city was de
prived of much revenue, asked the
legislature to rass a law allowing
liquor to be sold in the city. The
senate and house received invitation'
from the mayor and merchant' of
Fayetteville to visit that city, and
both houses accepted.
A favorable report Las been re
turned by the house committee on
charitable institutions on the bii! ap
propriating $15,000 for an annex at
the Confederate Soldier's Home for
the wives and widows of veterans.
Members of the two committees <.u
the state eapitol from the house and
senate visited the new eapitol accom
panied by thh architect. They went
over the grounds and examined rn
much of the work on the foundations
as has been done. It was agreed that
the committee will hold a meeting
and take up a thorough inspection ef
the work and accounts for the past
two years.
The deaf mute appropriation bill
was reported in the house during
the week. It carries about $180.
000 for the institution for the next two
years. More than $50,000 of the
amount is for new buildings.
The legate constitutional conven
tion bill was, after considerable dis
cussion, indefinitely postponed.
The McCollum reform school bill,
which lias been under consideration
several times in the house during the
last two weeks, was again taken up
Saturday. A number of amendments
were adopted and the bill was then
ordered to lie engrossed. The Moore
bill for a reform school has not yet
come up in the house, although it
passed the senate some time ago. It
has had only one reading in the
house.
Summary of Senate Proceedings.
The following hills were introduce 1
during the week:
To prohibit a divorced person from
marrying within three years after di
vorce is granted.
To prohibit the use of automatic
or repeating shot guns for hunting in
the State.
To provide a better remuneration
for jurors.
To make it unlawful for any firm
or corporation to pay wages in scrip,
drafts, due hills or other evidences of
debt which are payable in anything
else than cash, and on the regular
pay day of such companies.
A bill suplementarv to the general
road and stock laws of the State, pro
viding that on petition of a certain
number of voters in any township rr
county an election may be ordered,
and. on an affirmative vote, certain
classes of stock may be prohibited
from running at large in the districts
in which the vote is taken.
Concurrent resolution No. 8. which
directs the penitentiary commission
to see that the State's acreage <f cot
ton shall he reduced 25 per cent this
year from the amount rai-ed last
year, in accordance with the plans of
the cotton association. The resolution
was adopted and transmitted to tho
house.
Senator McCall Introduced a bill
to amend section 5498 of Kirby’s Di
gest. The amendment gives incorpo
rated towns and cities tho right to
abandon streets or alleys if the coun
cil shall so determine
The following bills wore passed:
A hill that provides fer having the
dee is to all State property reg's
tered and all deeds then filed in the
office of the secretary of state.
A bill allowing a widow as well as
administrator to bring suit for dam
ages for the death of her husband.
Senator legate called up his bill
to prevent ’’blacklisting” of men bv
employers of labor. Senator Legate
spoke In favor of his bill. Senators
' ColUns and Hardy opposed It. The
roll rail at first showed a tie vote,
but before It was announced several
changes wen# made and the bill
I was passed.
A kill to compel express eompa
n>s to call for and deliver goods in
all rorporated towns and cities.
The senate bill making grave rob
bery a felony, after an amendment
providing that the bill shall not re
peal the laws now In force so far as
they may effect any cases now In the
courts, was ordered engrossed.
Senator Rector called up the bill
making it a felony for any parent or
guardian to abandon a child under the
age of six years, which was passed.
Senate bill No. 59 (Harrison) pro
\ iding that all State printing shall be
done in the State, provided that bids
arr as low as those received from any
other point, and no combination to'
control prices is entered into by any
printers of the State. Senator Harri
son made a speech in favor of the
bill, giving statistics showing that
thousands of dollars are now sent out
of the State for printing that could
just as well be done here.
Senator Hardy opposed the bill.
Senators Holland. Toney and Legate
spoke in favor of it. The bill was
passed.
Summary of House Proceedings.
A t ill was introduced by Mr Brooks
which provides for the consolidation
of cities. It was read the first time
and Mr. Brooks asked that it be read
the second time, which was granted, j
The hill is general in its nature and
specifics that smaller municipalities
may he annexed to larger ones by a
popular vote, or upon the petition of
fifty or more qualified voters of each
locality, which petition fhall he acted ;
upon by the council of the larger
municipality, an ordinance passed
anil an election for the purpose order- I
ed by the county judge, who shall ap
point the judges of election, and to
whom the returns shall be certified.
The bill provides that the annexed
portion shall always receive full bene
fit of all revenue derived therefrom,
which may be enforced by appeal to
the circuit court, and the issuance
of a mandamus to compel the same
in tiie event of refusal by the city
council to allow such expenditures.
Mr. Hurst introduced a joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment to the
constitution to the effect that the
members of the house and senate he
elected every fourth year, and that
sessions of the general assembly be
held quadrennially.
A bill was introduced to regulate
: the sale of native wine. It provides
i 'hat the sale may be stopped in any
j county by petition to the county court,
and that it cannot be sold to minors
, except on written order from the pa
j rent or guardian stating the purpose
for which it is to be used.
Iliil No. .'551 was introduced by Mr
Beck. It fixes the first Saturday in
March to be observed as arbor day in
the State.
A bill was introduced to amend
sections 7053-54 of Kirby's Digest by
pro\ iding ihal sheriffs shall not take
tax books out in the county and that
all taxes must be paid at the county
seat between January 1 and April 10
Mr. Dodge introduced house bill No
3C3, providing for the licensing cl
stationary engineers. Read first and
| second times.
Mr. McDaniel called up house bill
No. 21. providing that when a ship
| ment shall be delivered to the con
signee in a broken condition, demand
ahail be- made upon the agent of the
railroad company fcr the value of the
damages. The agent shall in ten
days tender to the consignee what in
his judgment is fair compensation. If
not accepted by the consignee and
suit ts instituted and a stun not more
than the agent's tender awarded the
consignee, the latter is liable for the
costs of the suit. If more than the
tender Is awarded the consignee is
entitled to double the damages and
attorney's fees. If the agent should
refuse to examine the goods upon the
application of the consignee, the latter
shall be entitled to double the amount
demanded in addition to attorney's
fees. The bill passed—ayes 59, noes
10. Mr. McDaniel moved to recon
sider the vote by which the bill
passed, and to lay that motion on the
table which was adopted.
A resolution was introduced by Mr
DuLaney, and adopted, calling on the
State capitol commission to report to
the house within fifteen days a com
plete! record of all its transactions, in
eluding copies of all contracts, and
the receipts and expenditures to date.
The house amended the bill by Mr.
Rdmonson, fixing the levy for Con
federate pensions at one mill, by
making the levy one and one-half
mills. It is estimated that the pro
posed levy of a mill and a half would
yield $375,000 annually on the present
assessed valuation.
The house committee on education
reported favorably house bill No. 327
(Dudley), which provides that in
counties where there are two judicial
1 districts one county examiner only
shall be appointed, who shall have
pow e r to appoint a deputy. The pres
ent statute provides for two examin
ers.
Celery Lands in Florida.
A few years back the low. wet lands
of the state, that now produce thoui
ands of dollars annually for the
planters of celery, were deemed utter
ly worthless and could hat e been
bought for a song— no sane man
would have paid five dollars an acre
for It, while at the present time the
improved land, peculiarly adapted to
:elery culture, will bring from >300
to >1,000 an acre, the unimproved
>25 to >126 an acre —Florida Times
Union. j
All Right Coming In.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak—I suppose you
never saw any good in a woman?
Mr Crimsonbeak—Oh, yes; I've no
ticed that you only slam the door
when you're leaving the room.—
Yonkers Statesman.
Clara—You don't mean to say that
at DO he is making love to you?
Isn't that rather young for an old
man?
Maud—Yes. But he is the most
precocious old man 1 ever met.—New
Yora Sun.
THE DOGGER BANK DECISION
I'br In trrnn I i»nn I » onimlaaion Of
rlfn the Opmlnn of Klre l»y
HojrMt rnik) W n» N«l JnutlBfil.
Paris, Feb. 27.—The international
'ommission on the Nort'a sea in< iilent
5nds that "THE OPENING OF THE
FIRE BY ADMIRAL ROJESTVENSKY
WAS NOT JUSTIFIED.**
The decision was publicly announced
at the closing session of the commis
sion Saturday.
The decision lengthily sets forth the
circumstances and incidents, and gives
ihe opinion of the admirals on th§ var
ious important points involved.
The decision says the delay of the
Russian transport Kamsehatka. follow
ing the breakdown of her machinery,
was perhaps the cause of the incident.
The commander of the Kamsehatka
signaled to Admiral Rojestvensky dur
ing the evening that he had been at
tacked by torpedo boats. The admiral,
therefore, had reason to believe he
would be attacked and gave orders for
strict vigilance against the possible ap
proach of torpedo boats.
WHY KRATZ WAS ACQUITTED.
Foreman of Krai/ Jury at ktuflcr,
Ho., >* > * the State** \\tfne**e*
W ere l)i*ere<!i• etl.
Butler, Mo., Feb. 27.—H. O. Maxcy,
foreman of the Kratz jury, said in an
interview :
"We found Kratz not guilty because
there was not sufficient evidence pre
sented by the state to justify a convic
tion; the evidence presented was not
of (lie right class. There was. very lit
tle substantiation of the charge that
Kratz had any connection with the
boodle fund, although it was clear
there was money put np for that pur
pose. We did noting for the defend
ant out of sympathy. t don't think
the speeches affected the jury at all, al
though they were well presetted. The
reputation of most all the state's wit
nesses was bad and we couldn't con
vict on such.”
Other jurymen gave about the same
talk, and especially remarked about the
disrepute of the state's witnesses.
TERRIFIC MINEJEXPLOSION.
Occr a Score uf Italinn nnd lluiiaii
rlan Miner* Killed II;’ an Ki|ilo
«lnn al Wllcoe, la.
lJluefield, Va., Feb. 27.—As a result
of an explosion in Shaft No. 1 of the
United States Coal & Coke Co. at Wil
coe, Sunday, 23 miners are supposed
to have lost their lives, and it is possi
ble that the number will exceed this,
Fifteen bodies have been taken from
the shaft. A large rescuing party ar«
in the mines. It is barely possible
but not likely, that some of the re
maining entombed miners will be res
cued alive. The explosion was of ter
rific force and shattered glass win
dows a mile distant. The victims art
all Italian or Hungarians.
BROKE UP THE CELEBRATION.
An I iil>i<1<1 n at a \Afddinc
<>Iel»rr*tlon Start* a lJ<»np«*ritte
and Illoudv It lot.
Greensburg. Pa , Feb. 27.—Because
Anna Onnafray refused to dance with
George Lukesz, an unbidden guest at
a wedding celebration among the coke
workers in Mount Pleasant township,
the latter went out and gathered a
crowd of his friends and, returning,
started a riot, breaking up the dance.
In the bloody battle with coke forks,
knives and pistols which ensued, John
Kopkas and Michael Leshow, both
married men, were killed, Tom Pol
iak was fatally wounded and six oth
ers were stabbed or shot. Twenty
seven arrests were made.
WILL BUILD HER OWN SHIPS.
Japan Do«**i»‘t Intend to Place Oy
«ler» for \\ x« r*Ii Ip* in Kimlmad
or F.Ucn here.
Tokio. Feb.27.—The statement cabled
to the United State® from London that
Japan has ordered four battleships in
England is incorrect. It is probable,
unless circumstances dictate otherw iso,
that Japan will, in future, construct
all her vessels at home. She has
equipped extensive yards, shops and
gun and armor foundries, and there is
a strong and glowing sentiment in the
navy anu among the people generally,
in favor of home construction exclu
sively. The yards are already engaged
in an extensive building programme,
which includes two large armored ves
sels.
COLOMBIAN CANNIBALS.
l'ttrul)’ Colombian Moldirrn anil a
Colonel Cooked and Katen
ll» t nnniltnlM.
Mexiio City, Feb. 27.—Twenty Co
lombian soldiers including Uol. Sergio
Sanchez, were recently captured and
eaten by cannibals of the Putumayo
district of Colombia. They were cut
into small piece, cooked with tobacco
and eaten.
Mponsor For Ihe Month.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 27.—Gen. Ste
phen B. Lee. commander-ln-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, has an
nounced the appointment of Miss Car
rie Payton Wheeler, daughter of Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, to be sponsor for the
south at the confederate reunion to be
held in Louisville. June 14. 1G and Id.
Hon. (.Puriir \. Mica.
Erie, Ua kcb. 27.—Hon George A.
Allen. United States district attorney
for western Pennsylvania under Presi
dent Cleveland, died Sunday evening,
aged tit) years.
JAS. FUSSELL,
Pr**ld*nt.
L. ROLLWAGE,
Vica-Praaldant.
J.T. FONDREN , Cashier.
the B A N K or
EASTERN ARKANSAS
1* fully equipped to do a General Banking Business and So
licits the accounts of Corporations, Firms and Individuals.
DIRECTORS.
J. W WYNNE, of Wynne. Love A Co.. Memphis.
JAME8 FUSSELL, of Fussell, Grsham A Co.. Forrest City.
L. ROLLWAGE. of Rollwage A Alderson. Forrest City.
JOHN W. NAYLOR, Capitalist and Planter. Forrest City.
A. BECKER, of Becker A Lewis. Forrest City.
J. W. BECK, of J. W. Beck A Co., Forrest City.
N. W. NORTON. Attorney, Forrest City.
S. H. MANN. Attorney. Forrest City. Ark.
E. P. TAYLOR, of Taylor, Knight A Co,
Forrest City, Ark._
Capital Stock, Paid in, $30,000.
Surplus and Undivided Profits, !23,000.
Will estend to patrons every accommodation
consistent with ssfe Banking principles.
Safety Deposit Vault for Customers.
W.1JLIIM,
Proprietors of the Hew
Meat Market,
—And Dealer* In—
Beef, Pork 0 Mutton.
Game and Fish in Season.
("Jive I s a Trial Order. Satisfaction Guaranteed
W. J. DILLON & SON,
RORTH WASHINGTON STREET, * FORREST CITT, IRUISIS.
Leaders of Low Prices
BECKER (&. LEWIS
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Fire Crick, Lime, Cement Plaster Paris. Iron, Wagon
Material, Curtains, Wall Paper. Oil
Cloth. Carpets, etc.
FURNITURE AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES
Will Make it to Your lntareat to EEamlna Their
Stock Balora Purchasing Elaawher*
JAS. FI 'SSELL, Pres, and Trcas. A. NICOUD, N ice. Pres.
I I\ M. POLIIAMICS, See. p. If. BARKER, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
Adolphus Busch, A Nicoud, i
Jas. Fusscll, J. NV. Beck,
F. M. Polhamius. i
The Forrest City Ice & Power Company
Are Now Agents for the
CUDAHY PRODUCTS
Hams, Bacon, Dry Salt Meats, Lard. Sausage, Etc.
We Sell to Merchants ONLY. Call us up. Telephone No. 170.
L. R. GROBMYER
PROPRIETOR OF
The City Meat Market
West Side North Washington St.
Eeeps Fresh Meat* of all kinds and Game in *caaon. Buy*
Lite Stock, pay ing the Highest Market Price for Hog* and Cat
I Your trade and inquiries solicited
! have enlarged on shop and taken as a partner Mr T J. FLYNN. «rho has Ba
Urer.t.v years of practical experituce in the best shops .11 the North and South.
» STEVE PODESTV_
WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS OF
Horse Shoeing and k
General P^epair XOofK
Contractions, Intcrferring, Over-Reaching, Knee-K»ockmg*
and oilier defects remedied. All kinds of Machinery, hnginc
and 1 '.oiler repairs solicited. All work guaranteed. ,
PODE8TA & FLYNN Shop bach of Church o! Good