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The Forrest City times., 1888-09-22
Amerc,u LapdIordism.

English landlordism in Ireland occas- sionally attracts the attention of congress. but official doeu nents sent to that body suggest that English landiordism in the United states is worth keeping in view. Two English syndicates own In Texas alone ', 50 .000 acres. A third syndicate has ,s00, 900 of American land. Sir E. Reid, k. c. B.. has 100000 acres in Florida, and a Scotch syndicate 509, 900 in in { state. The London firm of Phillips, Marshall X Co. has 1, co. 900 acres of land in this county. mother London hrm has 1. 750. .0)0 acre.
 A German syn 'ieate owns HOO 900 acres. An Tn fish company posses es 100, O00 acres in NJ ss ssippi; another has 50. 900 to Its ere It. A do en other foreign companies O. nliy dnais have acres fguring in the hundred thousand-- x. '. sun.
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Now, this wise man had made many bells for the cruel emperor, who loa'ied him with wealth and honOrs, but neyerthe- less the tyrant was not satisfied, and not wIihstanding that his reign had hus far been rendered remarkable by the creation of more and bigger bells of perfect tone, by this cum ng alchemist. than that of any of his ancestors, he laid his c mmand again upon the beil-maker that he should make him a bell bigger than any that had yet been made by the hand of man, and more perfect in tone than any to be found in the length of the mighty empire.
 Though the hnnor of such commission was great and the reward the highest place next the throne in he nation the great alchemist was troubled, for he knew ihe difficulty ol the task, tl,e strong possi- bility o, failure, and the sure penalty of disgra and death. No such mighty bell as that desired by the emperor had ever been cast in the world, and indeed, it was a belief among all bel-makers that beyond a certain limit in s,ze the casting of bells colld not go, and the bell demanded by the emperor cXcec,led that limit. But the i'm perial command had to be obeyed, so the bel-ma CT began by gathering material from the four quarters o the emplre and at tie end of year he wa, all ready for tn casting. The Emperor and all of the princes, the mandarins, the nobles. the philosophers and scholars and aichemists had assembled to witness the casting, and as the mighty mass of molten metal flowed into the great m Id the heart of the bell maker stood >till, an his knees knocked together, for his praeticed eye had detect ed amid the shower Of golden sparks and clou Of many-colored light, something that told h m the bell wolild be imperfect. And so ii proved. The rage Of the Emperor knew no bounds. and returning to see the bell-maker, he ordered that he be slain by stnncs at the place of public execution which Is in the city of Pekin hard by the palace. Now. the unfortu- nate bel maker had daughter, who was wondIous fair and accomplished, and as brave and loving and tender as it becomes a maiden to be. Sle was an only child and greatly beloved by her father, and he was all in all tn her. By means unknown to all save the Emrcror's mother the girl gained ac ess tn the tyrant and SO wrought upon him that he cOtntermanded the or der for ihe bel-maker's death, and prom ised the daughter thai her father should be granted an ther trial.
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 of their use by the Hebrews in their wor4 ship of the Most High. Ii is uite probable that that cunning worker in Iron and brass, Tuba Cain. knew the mystery of the mingling of metols which makes the mu- sic in the bell. But the brief history of the first bla ksmi h. we are vouchsafed Tn Genesis, makes no meltion of it Tho Chinese have always been a bell-riDging people. and the.e are tJ-day b Ills to led in Pekin whose casting, according to Ce- lestial reco ds aniedates the creation of our re ation. How the great bells of China were made Is a ecret known only to the directors of the fOnndries, appoint- ed by the emperor for their skill and knowledge of the vibrations of the metals and other ingredients that enter into their composition. These in gredients were not by any means, confined to metals. or at least that was the belief of not only the rulers but the people who as ociated with success in the casting the aid of the pow CTS of darknes who had to e propitiated by all manner of ceremonies and saeri- fees, lest, perchance. when the pa CT prayers were not burning. or the priest who watched do ed. malignant fiend might toss mo served into the caldron of molten metal some magical substance known only to deyils having the potent power to prevent the proper amalgama- tion of the metals, thus rendering vain the work months perhaps years of preparation and prayer. Success or fail ure was sometimes matter of life or death with the maker of the bell, a third ia lure usually being p nshed by stroke of the sword which left him headless.
 Many thousands of years agd a very magnificen, powerful and cruel emperor re gned in Pekin. Attached 10 his court was famou, bel maker and wonderful alehemist whoknew 1 of the secrets of the art an all Of the mysteries of the mingling of me als known to man. and not few of those known tD genii only.
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The sweet girl gsadasis about thls time is getting sour over the Kitchen fang.. learning how to eOok--SeaasrFii JouraH.
The Forrest City times., 1888-09-22
THE BELLS.
New York |

low C. ness Mat iea Sa~ei Her Fathers
 i.i c. hat Lo Her owa. yeHy Norss Word
The Forrest City times., 1888-09-22

II VT bells are of the gr atest anti Iu.ty Is an undoubtei fact. Through the mlsts of the dawn of history
 we can 'alntly he T [ e tinSle Of the sll- very bells ofthe EgSp- tan lIies.s serv ng
 at he hrines Of Isis
 an Osiris, and we have authenfic records .
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.'Eise, my soul, and stretch thy wing.
 Thy beffer Oortfon trace

There have been chains famous in the worlds history, such as the chain which fas
 tened the prisoner Of Chiffon 10 the pillar, into the staple ot which l have thrust my hand, on the isolated rock of tha Lake of Geneva; such as the chain which the Rus. sian exile clanks on his way to the mines of Siberia; such as the chain which Zenobla, the captive queen, wore when brought Into the presence of Aurelian. Aye, there have been races in chains. and nations in chains, and there has been a world in chains; but thank God, the last one of them shall be broken, and under the liberating power Of the omnipotent Gospel the shackles shall fall from ihs last neck and the last arm and the last foot But these shattered letters shall all be gathered up again from the dun geons and the warehouses and the mines and fine rivers and tue ields, and thef shall again be welded and again strung link to link, and polished and transformed untll this world which has wandered of and been reereani world aud lost world, shall by that chain be lifted and hung to the throne of God, no longer ,he iron chain Of oppression but the golden chain of re,leeming love. There let this old rans0med world swing foreyerl R0l on ye years, roll on, ye days roll On, ye hours, and hasten the glorious consumaiion !
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-11
A NORTHERN OPINION.

Ad1b9T Wk lWstS
General Harrison, upon assuming the
Presidency, will take an oath TO obey the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States. which Is as much as 10 say that he
will treat the South precisely after the
fsshion Of Mr.. Cleyeland-no better and
no worse.
II il strange that the Southern people
do not understand this rs well as their
fellow citizens OF the North.
= w. 5. HuTcHINs.
The writer OF the above has been for
tesrs the editor Of the Washington Pest,
aad - . sound Democrat from the classic
Ellis Of New Hampshire, is able to fur.
sish practical opinion worth the con
aideraticn OF our readers, whom We have
sudeavored to sooth ever since the cleo
tIon with the simple fact that there Is no
reason for any interference with the
Southern States 10 a spirit OF partisan
policy. and consequently 1t Is dignitied In
ths Southern people not TO give the
Radical press any material TO make po'
,itjcai matches to "hre the Northern
haart vithsl." We do not believe, and will
rot unsil We see 1t. that the smouidering
embers OF war, buried In the sacred
a1nss Of the dead Of both sides, Will
ssnin Be raked up for partisan fires.
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She ,Iet him the second Time.

De Wolf Hopper ha. the reputation Of being
the most creduious man that walks the
streets. 1t is not that be Is hoodwinked by
applicants for charity, bur lie has q repIg-
nance to giving any one chance ID say that
he Is stingy. yor all this it gives him three
cosnered pain ~ know absolutely that he has
been beaten. During his present engage
meat here he was takin. stroll ons after
noon aud woman met him on the street and
asked IL he ccsli inform her which depot she
should 60 70 10 get train for Evanston. Mr.
Hopper happened to know that Evanston
was on the Northwestern road and he knew
that the depot was on Kinzie street. All
this he told the woman, and while be was
doing 50 she suddenly burst into tsars and
Informed tho comedian that she vas very
DESTROYS Of reaching that point, but that she
only had fifteen cents In money. As
Sue was rather conely in looks and not badly
dressed, Nh. Hopper at once concluded that
IL was case ~ deserving charity, and be
was not an instant in producing silver dol
lar. which be pressed into her hand, saying
Take this, madam; take this; It's all right,
don apologize and don't thank men Mr
Hopper continued his walk lie vas trying
To count all the buildings IN the city that
were over eight stories high, and had reached
the corne. ot Dearborn and Adams streets,
when he heard a familiar voice say: Excuse
he, but am 4 stranger here, and wish you
would direct me 10 the right depot for En-
glewcod" Mr. Hopper gave her Que look
1t VAS the same woman who had accosted
him two hours before. With & saddened
voice he replied: YES, madam, can. You
take the train directed you to about two
hours ago Tor Evanston, and II you have good
luck you will get there. Chicago Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-11

THE QUALIFIED VOTE.

The New York Times, in discussing
the question of qualified franchise In the
South, very reasonably admits the diff
culties and dangers of condition Of
things that induces solid array Of igno-
rant voters against what might be the
vital interests OF a commonwealth, but il
asks whether the Southern States would
be prepared TO curtail the suffrage by an
educational qualification and thereby
subject themselves to lose part Of their
representation Ia Congress.
But, again, says the Times.
at Is true that In Massachusetts
voters have always been required to be
able TO read the Constitution Of the State
and to write their names, and that In
Rhode Island there has been property
qualification for foieign-born voters, and
the representation of those States In
Congress has not been reduced on that
account. Still, 1t is probable that If the
educational qualification were adopted In
any State where there is a large proper
ton Of illiterales it would lead 10 a
strong effort not unlikely 10 be success.
ful for a corresponding reduction Of rep.
resentation"
We appreciate the high sense OF JUS
tice Of so great paper as the Ismea, and
We should like 10 Invoke It's aid In the
idea which we have advocated and which
We ind too in it's always able editorisl,
viz That all this Is question OF States
rights and that the same rule should be
applied to Southern States as 10 North
ern States OiheIwise any Southern State
would be made mere province accord
Ing to the within OF any party that hap
pened, as the Republican party will, to
have the whole Government.
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inc CameI's Humps.

Structurally, Of course. the humps axe
nothing-mere Jumps Of fat, collected undel
Il convenient fold Of the SIN. ami utterly uu
provided for IN the framework Of tie ,seie
ton. When tue animal is Of is best anD
well fed they are full and plump. standing
up on his back firm and upright. but on G
long journey they are gradually absorbed O.
keep up the fires that work the heart anc
legs, and in the caravan came which arrive
at the coast, the skins hangs over. an empty
bag, upon the creatures fanks, bearing Wiz
ness u tue scarcity OF external food during
tho course of his long, forced march from
tie interior. A starved small camel in thu
state Of health far more closely resembles @
Peruvian llama than any one who has oall
seen the fine, we'll kept beasts in European
menageries or geological gardens could read
fly imagine
But water Is even scantier in the desert than
food and against want Of water, therefore
the camel has had 10 provide himself, func
tionally at least, il lot strucOiraly, quite a.
much as against want Of heritage His stom.
ach has accordingly acquired the power OF
acting IS "a internal reservoir, aLi be can
take IN a. much water at tue Bahrs or " adys
where he rests Tor a while on his toilsome
march, as will supply his needs for four o.
FIVE days together There are some differ.
ences in this respect, however, between the
two chief varieties Of the camel. The African
kind IS most abstemious, and best adapted tC
sandy deserts; the Bactran, product Of
more varied and better vatared country, /.
larger and stronger, but less patient Of hun
ger and thirst, while at the same time it cal
manage % subsisJ and TO make its way int
somewhat rocker and more rugged country
--Craut Alien in Popular Science Monthly
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80 Lanhlorl Got a. nanenl.

at doesn't matter hOw shrcWd "A man may
be in business, sooner or later hs ), sure g.
meet some one who d, more han his match.
This was the automatic remark that prefaced
a story told the reporter tie other day. IL
seems that a self made young business man,
who had recently blossoned out ou large
scale aud taken a corner stand, thought be
could reduce his expenditures Ct the xpense
OF his landlord The store, being % be cor
ner of busy thorou Liare, the foi Of the
building was first rate size iOg advertise
ments, and the young business man asked
and obtained the consent II the landlord L.
put up sign above The caves Of toe roof. A
lev days later the landlord was DUN
founded to see an eight 100, fence running
all around the top Of his building While b.
considered this Il rather cheeky Performance.
the landlord thought it better nJt % com
PLAIN, as his tenant ~as always punctual
with the rent. IA the course Of d lev iat
several painters put IN their appearance
They divided the big fence into spaces ami
painted q number Of patent medicine adNei
tisements in all the cOlOrs 81 tue rainbo"
The landlord was hopping Wild 10 have biz
building thus d.siguFed, and when lie heard
that the tenant was b0asung among biz
friends that lie derived enough income from
the signs u pay his rent his rage rose t. q
white heat As no lease hal been sigued, The
landlord soon saw that he could make biz
tenant laugh on the other side Of his face
Wien the next rent day came around ths
landlord went u the tenant and told him q.
wasn't right that he should have all the gooi
things 70 himself and that thenceiorth the
rent would be doubled. New York Evening
Sun
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CONGRATULATIONS.

We do not want to publish any OF ihe
letters we have received complimeniing
the TIMKs on its journalistic enterprise
In publishing regular daily newspaper
OF first-class quality. One reason Is thai
that there are too many letters for our
spsce. and the other is that many people
who write them do not wish TO see their
names In print. We feel, however, the
support and sympathy of the public, and
in return We mean TO give the peo-
ple a paper that politically and
socially, and as an organ OF correct pub
lie opinion will be Whist the State OF Viz
ginia wants.
We have given our advertisers as large
a circulation az sny paper in the State
during the past week, and the TINES is
now thrown out on sll the trade lines Of
Richmond. The market reports and the
tobacco department are in the strict line
Of business, and we intend to study and
advertise perslstently all the advantages
Of our State aud Of Richmond.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-11

Professor Chandler Roberts estimates the
weight ol the smoke cloud which daily hang
over London at about ~ tons OF sond Cat
hon, and 30 tons OF caIbons ID the form u
hVdrOcaIbO and carDonio oxide gases Cal
oulated from the average results OF test,
made by the smoke abatement committee.
the value OF coal wasted from domestic crate.
reaches, upon the annual consumption OF
100000 people, 70 29,257 800 The COS.
II carriage On this wasted coal 4
calculated to bs a26s, 100 while tn
passage Of large number Of horse
through tho streets in drawing it add
considerably 70 the cost Of street cleaning
and repairing There is also the cost Of tax
ing away the extra ashes, A43,0OO u year
Summing it up, the direct and indirect cost
Of the wasted coal is set down al = ,CO0,OOO
plus the additional loss from the damag,
done TO property caused by the smoky at
mosphere, estimated By Mr. Chadwick e,
Il, OOO, GOETHE whole amounting to 9i6cO,
OOO, or 5000, OO0.-San Francisco Argo
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saphir. the German wit.

A very poor actor IN B had played the
part Of the Ghost H. Hamlet for many
years. Sapbir, the German wit, seeing him.
said. 1T would lie good thing II this snau
gave up the ghost, 80 that somebody el.,
could take his part" Hearing surprise ex
pressed because Rellstab made 10 sensation
during his stay ia Paris Saphir remarked
That's perfectly natural be was travelling
iucognto under the name Of 'Rellstab." A
young poet once sent the humorist an lode L
Immortality requesting bis opinion Of 1t
Saphir returned the manuscript with the
message: This package will never reach
its address" Three persons, remarked IN,
Wit, sleep soundly-a child, d corpse and a
night watchman' Daring his so.ouin n
u Saphir was frequently Ia the society
OF well known theatrical manager " boss
dullness was notoriors 'How strange IL is
that my legs 60 10 sleep every dayw he re
marked. How can you wonder" returned
Saphis, '';hey are ai6ays in your company
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Animal companionships.

TIE other day wos riding through Call
fornia on nv wy from Is Angeles 70 san
Tra,.-c1 1t rus near evening and We had
~ s.ms di.gaLee. passed through a rlsir
covered with very broad. low gently curved
fnouads These were perLap- .lteeE 80
twenty feet 10 diameter and not more than
orc o. two feet Ia height. NJiianly. on tbs
summit Of che OF them. / saw a conicrl little
g.ay os! 5oleinnly blinking at the train a,it
Wbilyei bv rubbed my eye, O. assure Ey
cell th1t ! was awake. nhd then kept a sharp
lookout. s1on | saw anufLeI aud thea a
couple looking At one another, Gad Lcle an.
clue. aud there one. Owls certainly. anj
plenty OF them. Row susi c;cd Sc were pass
IN through q prairie dog townana looked at
tue loss mounts with increased Interest
They We're not nt al leo tho lic,uns ! had
seen They We're not 30 steep or high Al
last saw one Ut the dos standing up Oh hi-
hind iegs-a lat, clumsy l'tiie fellow, some.
thing Ike a wOoichuck IN size and general
appearance Then there vcro more oi them
Some disappeared instantly into ihe.f holc',
other, kept courage aud watched ui So "e
went Oh mile, cot prairie do town, hundred
ol 1ogs hundred, Ol owl,
Tn, i- an EXAMPLE oi what hithfali',
csi,' animal c1npaiuon,nn' De- prairie
dog, dig thr,f burrows deep into tDe earh
aud throw zap ths mound, of earth around The
mouth OF a. Then these queer little owls, ~
sober gray, ceiac and live with them or take
possession q deserted nests They say. too.
that q third iodger comes ana hunks ia
with them both--the prairie ratt.eiuake. a
queer trio OF .ello" dodgers. the prairie dos,
the OWL and the ratsle'nako. NGl DO they al
ways get Oh pleasantly together Swiss
4 'f4.s
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TnE NICARAapAN CANAL.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Journal or Commerce tells the public that
NJ De Lesseps, the great engineer OF the
Panama canal. and the stockholders and
proprietors OF the Pacific railroads have
their paid agents In Congress watchful
and ready to resist the Incorporation Of
the Nlcaraguan Inter Oceanic Canal
Company.
1t Is humilioting in the extreme that
such % charge should be made Can It
be possible that public men are TO be
found, so regardless OF the interests OF
the whole country. so lost TO national
pride, TO the glory OF America, as to
work for pay In resisting an enterprise
90 full OF promise, 50 great, so fsrreach-
ing In It's benefits. SO important 10 the
welfare and safety of the United States,
and that when not s dime is Is asked from
the public Treasury, Fortunately for the
enterprise and the country, the Republi-
can party, by their platform are committed
TO the Nicaraguan canal. If the Demo
cratic party resis, they will add no glory
to their decesse. They will only delay
the incorporation Of the canal, and give
all the glory Of its accomplishment to the
Republicans and the Republicans will
commend themselves to the South by
helping an enterprise that promises so
much TO their section-that includes the
possibility of making New Orleans the
commercial centre OF the world-that
promises TO make the country one and
homogeneous as nothing else eau.
1 ha haf a Ior Ia
representatives of the people can be
found ready 10 resist or plot against the
enterprise of their own Countrywide
Cambridge, Grey and Scroop-in behalf
OF France; AMERICAN.
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Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hall, Of Clinton, la. =,
who has recently been here visiting
her sister, Mrs. W. II. Wilder. met
with remarkable experience at Roch-
ester last week. She was the guest Of
a friend. Mrs. Page. OF that city, whose
husband conducts "a harness business
there. Among other places the ladies
visited was Powers art gallery and
the tower. While at the latter place
Mrs Halls veil became detached from
her hat and slight breeze quickly
waited it over the railing and out Of
reach. Down il went toward the Main
street walk, 100 feet below. Tie ladies
stood and watched its slow and waver-
ing descent until it had nearly reached
the pavement. Suddenly it struck an
other current Of air and was borne
upward again. The ladies watched its
graceful movements curiousl Y and be-
came more and more interested as the
airy fabric slowly travelled back in al
most the same route it had taken in its
descent, and their surprise knew no
bounds when the veil actually re-
turned to the tower and settled down
fairly and squarely on the owners
head. Mrs. Hall declares this to be
The fact, and those who met the lady
here certainly have no reason to doubt
her word. Caledonia Advertiser.