SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS.
Campaign Opened at Searcy on the
17th Inst
The campaign for the United
States senatorship was opened at
Searcy on the 17th inst. Ex-Gov.
Clarke led off, arguing against
long continuance in office. Of Sen
ator Jones’ support of the Wilson
bill the speaker declared sugar was
taxed, and that the lumber inter
ests of Arkansas suffered by this
measure becoming a law. Gov.
Clarke then referred to the sena
tor's opposition to the Hatch anti
option bill, which had passed the
house and was defeated in the sen
ate. Senator Jones should have
voted for this measure, and left it
to the courts to determine its legal
ity. The speaker referred to Sena
tor Jones’ bill proposing a bond is
sue of $500,000,000 as a being in
the interest of the bondholders.
. Gov. Clarke advocated the Nicara
guan canal, declaring his opponent
had failed to give it any support
during his long service in congress.
On the other hand he had opposed
it on the constitutional objection
that taxes raised in the United
States should not be expended away
from home; he was glad he had at
last converted the senator to advoca
cy of the canal. The speaker dwelt at
length upon the senator’s record in
congress. Referring to the demo
cratic platform declarations against
trusts and monopolies Gov. Clarke
said Senator Jones was a director
and stockholder in a company cre
ated under the laws of New Jersey
for the baling of cotton by the round
lap process, reading from the testi
mony in the Collier Texas suit
against the American Cotton Com
pany on the point that there had
been a combine effected in the round
“bale interests, including the Ameri
can Cotton Company, the Standard
Circular Lotton Uompany ot Jing
land and two other companies.
Senator Jones opened by declar
ing that Gov. Clarke had failed to
prove that the American Cotton
Company was a trust. He referred
to his long service in the senate and
the fact that he had twice been
placed at the head of the national
democratic committe. If there was
anything wrong with his record he
wanted the people to so declare, but
if he had been true to his trust he
asked for their endorsement. “If
you would make glad the hearts of
republican leaders in congress, let
them know you repudiate me,” said
the senator. As to his position on the
Nicaraguan canal the speaker said
he opposed the proposition to issue
$1,000,000 in bonds to aid the en
terprise, but was in favor of the
United States building and owning
the canal without asking the consent
of Great Britain. As to the round
lap bale company, the speaker de
clared that it does not suppress com
petition, but promotes it; that it
saves money for the producer. The
senator stated that while governor,
Clarke raised assessments of railroad
property and, after his term expired,
appeared as a railroad attorney to
secure a reduction of the assess
ments. Senator Jones then took
Gov. Clarke to task for appearing
as the attorney of the Hudson bank
to collect $65,000 on old bonds
against the state, the bonds being a
relic of carpet-bag days, said the
senator. As to the Hatch anti-op
tion bill, which sought to license
brokers, the senator said his positioi
was that congress had no right to
levy a tax except for the purpose of
raising revenue.
In Iris rejoinder Gov. Clarke said
he had appeared in the railroad tax
case openly as an attorney. After re
tiring from olfice, he opened a law
office to practice his profession in or
der to make a living for his family.
He could not get into a trust, and
had to earn some money. As a
member of the assessment board
while governor he assessed the rail
road property at what he believed
was right under the showing made
at the time. Afterwards the princi
ple of taxation as laid down by the
supreme court had enabled him, as
an attorney to be instrumental in se
curing a reduction for his clients.
He said his record was open to in
spection. He went into the details of
his connection with the Hudson bank
bond claim as attorney, having be
come associated with Hon. T. C. Mc
Rae in that capacity at the latter’s
solicitation. He detailed how the
bonds had been exchanged through
a state agent, who palmed off inva
lid bonds for valid ones, which the
record shows. The state debt board
had said the Hudson bank claim was
a just one, but the bonds had been
destroyed. Judge H. C. Caldwell
had declared the debt was an honest
one, but that he had no jurisdiction
to compel the state to pay it.
As to the senator’s denial that the
American Cotton Company is a
trust, Gov. Clarke said the fact was
raised that the presses were not on
the market for sale, but were oper
ated by the company or leased, that
by this method it is possible for the
company to eventually monopolize
the baling of cotton.
RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.
British Paper Says Dividends Are the
Main Consideration Over There.
For a great many years past the
directors of American roads have con
sistently, if pitilessly, pursued a pol
icy which they conceived to be finan
cially sound, and which is the very
reverse of that adopted’ by railroad
directors in this country. After pro
viding for the interest on the debt, the
first thought of an American board is
of the road itself and its equipment;
their last thought is of the share
holders. Relentlessly disregarding
the cries of the latter for dividends,
every cent of earnings beyond the
bond interest is put into the road and
its rolling stock—betterments before
dividends is the motto of an Ameri
can railway president. Precisely the
■reverse, as everyone knows, is the pol
icy of English railway boards. Our
directors always divide up to the hilt,
and when they want money for the
road, or extensions «f it. they issue
fresh capital. Which policy is justi
fied by the event? American railway
shares have risen and will rise. Brit
ish railway shares have fallen and will
fall.—London Saturday Review.
AN ELDER BROTHER.
Two Lives Sometimes Cover an Astonish,
ingly Long Period.
Mr. Belleniden Ker was wonttosay
that it was astonishing how far back
two long lives set end to end could
take you; and, as a case in point, says
the Cornhill, used to relate the follow
ing incident, which had occurred in a
will case in which he had been en
gaged. A witness, a very old man,
was asked if he had any brother or
sisters. He gave the amazing reply
that he had had one brother who had
died “a hundred and fifty years ago.”
A murmur of incredulity traversed
the whole court, from the bench
downward, which was changed to
something like stupefaction when
documentary evidence was brought in
proof of the old man’s words. His fa
ther had married at the age of 19 and
had had a son, who died the same
year. He married again at the age
of ?5, and had another son, the wit
ness, who was 94 when he gave his
evidence.
ii wastes vaiuaDie lime.
No man can afford to have his heart
flutter longer than ten seconds over
a compliment paid him; it interrupts
business, and is like stopping to ride
in a merry-go-round on the way to
work.—Atchison Globe.
Cemetery for Chinese.
A Chinatown guide told a reporter
for the Washington Star that it is
within the bounds of probability that
hereafter Chinese who die in Wash
ington may be interred in a Chinese
cemetery which it is proposed to es
tablish near Pittsburg. Theshipment
of Chinese corpses on the tsans-Pa
cific steamers is prohibited by law, it
is said, and it. is only the bones of dead
Chinamen which are sent to the Flow
ery Kingdom. The body of a China
man is not allowed by his compatriots
to permanently rest in alien soil, but
at last the bones are gathered up and
sent to that place which was the home
of him who died. The Chinese cem
etery at Pittsburg will be, it is said, a
large one, and Chinese dying within
a wide radius will be interred there.
From Mutton (o Money.
There is, or rather was, years ago in this
city, a gentleman who did a thriving busi
ness in mutton in the market district, and
was well known to hundreds of people as a
bright and original sort of man. Another
man, who had not seen him for nearly 20
years, met him a short time ago, and after
inquiries as to his health asked if he was
in the same business.
•‘On, no,” was the reply. “I’m presiding
now.”
The man who was inquiring about him was
really phased by this answer, and remarked
that he presumed it was his ignorance, but
he must admit he derived no idea of his
business from the statement that the for
mer market man “was presiding.”
“Why,” he replied, “I mean that I am a
president—president of a bank in Cam
bridge.”—Boston Record.
Tlie Typewriter Invention.
A statistician has proved that the inven
tion of the typewriter has given employ
ment to 500,000 people, but he fails to state
how many cases of weak stomachs and dys
pepsia it has induced. All people of seden
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Bitters. It is a wonderful medicine and
helps nature bear the strain which ensues
from confinement. It also cure's dyspepsia,
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Aotocrnt of the Table.
The head waiter at the Cliff house, Mani
tou, was given a smoker the other night and
a fine gold watch. The distinguished official
responded appropriately and with dignity to
the presentation speech. He then lifted his
hand in token that the audience was at an
end. His guests departed and the great
man was alone.—Denver Post.
Wisconsin Farm I,anils.
The best of farm lands can be obtained
now in Marinette County, Wisconsin, on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, at
a low price and on very favorable terms.
Wisconsin is noted for its fine crops, excel
lent markets and healthful climate. Why
rent a farm when you can buy one much
cheaper than you can rent and in a few years
it will be your own property. For particu
lars address F. A. Miller, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way, Chicago.
Knighthood in Flower.
Beenawav—And what of Willie Puttipate,
whose mother considered him a budding
genius?
Staidhome—Oh, he turned out to be a
blooming idiot!—Smart Set.
I am sure Piso’s Cure for Consumption
saved my lifo three years ago.—Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y.,
Feb. 17, 1900.
She Relieved Him.
Wigg—She is very susceptible to flattery.
Wagg—I should say so. I once told her
she was as sweet as honey, and—would you
believe it?—the very next day she had hives.
— Philadelphia Record.
What is the use in employing some one
to do your dyeing for you. If you use
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES you can do
it just as well as a professional.
That Hired Girl Again.—“Do the Smiths
keep a girl?” “No. They hire a good many,
but they don’t keep them.”—Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
Secrets, as a rule, are disappointments.—
Atchison Globe.
If you are not happy when at work there
is little hope for you.—Atchison Globe.
Love, though blind, never stumbles while
it lasts.—Atchison Globe.
Never depend upon your genius; if you
have talent, industry will improve it; if
you have none, industry will supply the de
ficiency .—John Ruskin.
On the Line.—Old Lady—“Can you tell
me, if you plaze, where 111 get the Black
rock tram?’ Dublin Car Driver—“Begorr.
ma’am, if you don’t watch yourself, you’ll
get it in the small of your back in about half
a minute.”—Punch.
The Usual Fate.—“What has become of
that octogenarian who was telling us the
other day how to live to be a hundred years
old?” “He died at the age of 82.”—Pitts
burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
His Preference.—“Would you rather have
something else than a piece of pie?” asked
the kind neighbor of little Freddie, who
had run an errand for her. “Yes, ma’am,”
said Freddie, promptly; “I wu’d ruther hav’
two pieces.”—Ohio State Journal.
“Subbubs seems to be popular among his
neighbors.” “I should say he was popular.
Why, when they got up private theatricals
once he was given the principal part, and
no one disputed his right to it.”—Philadel
phia Press.
Ellen—“Oh! I know I’m going to have a
lovely time this evening." Tessie—“Just
because Fred is coining?' Ellen—“But you
see Fred and I had a tiff last night, and it
will be heavenly making up.” — Boston
Transcript.
Mrs. Higgins—“I did something to-day
that I’ve been screwing up courage to do for
a long time. I paid that odious Mrs. Bjones
a call I’ve owed for a long time.” Mr. Hig
gins—“I can sympathize with you, my dear’.
I paid the odious Mr. Bjones a bill I’ve owed
just as long.”—Nashville American.
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