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The Forrest City times., 1888-08-11

ishing protection against thieves and incendiaries. For year from Noyem- ber. 1s71, Gen. sherman having leave of absence, which he spout in Europe. Gen Sheridan was acting General of the army. When Gen. sherman was retired on February s. 1884, Gen. Sher- idan succeeded to the command of the army.
 On May 22 Gen. Sheridan was taken suddenly i'll. but it was not until three or four days later that the symptoms became alarming, and for several days thereafter he lowered between life and death, finally recovering to such an ex- tent that his physicians decided to re- move him to Nonquitt, Mass, where it was thought the sea breezes would be beneficial to him. The change seemed to do him good. and the daily reports from Nonquitt were encouraging. The physicians even went so far as to hold out some hope for his ultimate reeov- cry.
 On May %, while Gen. sheridan was in a critical condition. bill passed the Senate reyiving the office of Gen. eral of the army, with a view of con- ferring the title on Gen. Sheridan. As the law stood the office would die with Gen Sherman, who held it as retired officer. The bill passed the Senate June l, and within half an hour # was engrossed and taken 10 the Presi- dent, who promptly signed it. On the same afternoon Gen. Sheridan was handed his commission making him General of the army. title which be- fore that time had only teen conferred on Grant and sherman
 Gen. Sheridan's formal record as a soldier, as set down in the dry tables of the Army Reg ster, is brilliant. But in the record kept in the memory of the people few names have shown with equal luster. He possessed to a marked degree the qualities of a popu. lar hero. He was brave and flashing soldier. and as a commander inspired his troops with confidence and courage,
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AREsPITE FOR MAXWELL.
The British Government Takes Action In
 His Behalf.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. 2.- Gov. Morehouse today received the following telegram from Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary of State, relative to granting a respite to Hugh M. Brooks, alias Maxwell, at St. Louis.
 WASHINGTON, Aug 2--Gov. A. P. More house-I forward you by mail to-day an application of the British government for a respite in the Maxwell case.
 The Governor possesses no further information concerning the matter, and as yet he can give no idea as to what course he will pursue. He will leave here tonight for the Northern part of the State, and is not likely to return before Saturday.
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Death of . Giaates..

wADswoRTH, O., August 6.-The wife of Capt. Bates died at their home near this place yesterday. They were the largest married couple in the world. The Captain is feet tall, and his wife was feet inches. They have exhib- ited in almost nearly every museum in th:s country and the old world. Mrs. Bates gave birth to child weighing 2s pounds several years ago. and had been in poor health ever since,
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-11

NJ. Achille Poineelrt II nIs lecture at the Hall of the Boulevard des CApucInes ia Paris the other dss, discussed ths qualities of blondes and brunettes, the differences ia their love, their role in private life and in history, linked with the philosophy of beauty, and the question, which was the superior type of vo- man, the Psrisienne or the Georgienne. He Ignored entirely the red-headed girl. The wretch
 George w. Manning. in company with sev- ersl friends, visited his farm near Adairsvilie, Ga. few days ago When they repaired to the spring their attention was attracted by the noise Of rattlesnake. Going nssr this noise his SD nakeship was seen lying out full length, with head erect, and only . few feet away vas fulLgrown rabbit, evidently un- der tbe charm of the snake. After the latter was quickly dispatched the rabbit was seeu to keel over, and in . few moments vas dead.
 The Parisian monstrosity. the Effel Tower, is causing much anxiety to those responsible for the public security. It is sald that the foundation Is insecure; that numerous acci. dents take llaee; that 1t is difficult to get laborers to do the work, and that all those employed are attacked by giddiness ln short the ungsInly and useless structure is giving more trouble than it will ever give pleasure. and those who were it's most ardent defenders nos wish they bad never had any share in 60 ridiculous an affair.
 The colored people in q suburb of Orlando, Fla, were badly taken in by being successful iy svindled by one who claimed to have . rod or wand which had the miraculous power of finding hidden treasure. He so wrought upon the imagiu afion of a number of the inhabit- ants of that part of the town that they put fin his hand the last cent they had, and in some instances all they could borrow, until be had received about s2oo, when, telling his dupes 1t was necessary for him to go out in he dark oy himself in order to make the charm work. he stepped out and stepped on, and forgot to return.
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-11
Wait for tn. Best, Cleveland .ndrhurm.n.


 It would be difficult to find man better fitted to write the lives of the Democratic candidates for President and Vice Presi- dent than w. U. Hensel, lawyer, editor and politician. For nearly fifteen years he was one of the edi- tors of the Lancaster Intelligencer; for five years Chairman of the Democratic State Committee of Pennsylvania; delegate to nearly all the Democratic conventions since 1877: Chairman of the State convention of iSsS; delegate to St Louis. author of many sketches of public men and notably the campaign biographer of Mir. Hendricks in 1884 Sincerely devoted to the principles of the party to which he had been attached, and which he had served from boyhood active in all honest efforts to promote those principles among his countrymen, and hav- Ing come into close personal contact with most of the men, who have been recognized by the present and the last generation as the opponents of the best ideas of the party. he is particularly fitted for the task in hand. He has the additional advantage of having been enc of the warmest friends aAd adherents of MT. Cleveland, not only before his ascension to the Presidency but since and during that time. He has also long been an admirer and personal friend of Mr Thurman, so that he has all the qualifications necessary to enable him 10 urite fair. truthful, and entertaining sketches of the distinguished men
The Forrest City times., 1888-08-11

One of the richest men in St Paul, who uwns block after block of real estate, lives on icss than es0o . year.
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who dropped out exhausted; and at daylight
several Of the participators were down on
their knees, still crawling around tho
church"
Tho Egypt" part of it is an evident refer
ence to the "Walk" Of the Israelites out Of
bondage, for that is parallel case in tho
mind Of every freedman. But in prosaic fact
the "walk" is only one OF the thousand ways
in which undeveloped people mingle the re-
ligious manifestations with the social, tho
musical and finally the voluptuous. And, OF
course, as tho excitement increases the first
element yields to the second and both to tho
last. In short the walk is but the survival
OF some old African fetich worship, and Is
therefore possible only among the undiluteti
blacks OF the most ignorant class. 1t il sim
pie matter of truth and justice TO add that
no freed people in history have ever pro.
gressed faster than the negroes; and II they
maintain their present rate OF development,
another generation will SEQ tho last OF
"Wslkins Egypt"
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Cnru;,l,s Eotnrt.

Tom Corwin, of Ohio, was a ready
man. John G. Calhoun once pointed
to a drove of mules from OH, and
said TO Corwin; There 90 SO. .ie Of
! your constituents. Yes, s2id Tom,
they Euu going down south TO teach
school" " Governor Brough was onca
bmetcfed against Corwin, and i the
midst of his speech said: Cont men,
my honored opponent himself, while
he breaches advocacy Of horlc i..dus-
try, has a carriage at home viii h he
got in England-ha had it shipped ;.crcss
the ocean to him, How is that fc. sup
porting home industry and / 5orI"
When Corwin canlo, Oh the stc'ld he
made great show of enEaIlas, ..lcnt,
.stammcrcd and Began slowly: "Woll,
gentlemen, your1ve Heard VIII my
friend Mrs. Brough has TO say my
carriage. lplead guilty TO tho ch rgcs,
zand have only two things 10 sly ~ my
Z defense. The first is that The ca riage
came to me FROM an English al estor
as ans heirloom, and had to tao il.
Again, lave net used it for seven
Years, ard it hes been standing i my
back yard all that time, ana The
chickens have converted it i to a
roost. Now, gentlemen" with Il ,Iady
ioo. at BfOugh, II have nothin fur
ther TO saysin my defense; but ould
like to know how B;0ugh know any
thing about iny'c2riiage if he hc noi
! been visiting my chicken roost. st.
Louis Globe Democrat
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.y. La MassaeAasetts,- IN laa9. :. ,rcus
Moston RECEIVED oslc vote i9or; than
his conlpoti.o?, Edwa;d I.vcre;;. Nur'
ing Govoi1lor Mortoirs term q E'lHc!i
railroad froip Iauntousto Rev I, lord
was completed, and New Ee,iior' cclc
bratcd the event by grand ji..ilec
The cxerciacs were 10 bgsin. .il T.
O'clock, and tho luycr!:ar. Z larnton
man, was Of couaso i,ivitca Ir.Ilve
o'clock ican,c, .bnt no govc;a:or The
whole prpceedi:Fga- Tfc'o Gc.ayoG and
the crowd wondered .a!.-l frc,:cd Ii
nally. Just rs tlo c'cc.; s;rvek the
missing o!Iicicfnrrcatd and " Cliff
ford. who was then IN, state al, ,T:cy
and aftcrUard govcrliGr Eiagcll. iii-
mediatcly. aroscand teoposeeF Il fol:
lowing sentiment: 'tiovrrncF = ton.
who always gotsfn L oncl"-t E.a@,,o
Journal
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A SInmcsc New Year.

All Siainese birthdays nrc celebrated at
New Years. and at this time the curious Gus
tom of chair cutting" is observed When q
boy reaches the nge Ct ii or Is, and a girl
that of 0 or 13, they are considered no longer
children. Up to this time tuft OF haiy is
allowed to grow just above the forehead. and
II always dressed with great caro-. II Is
twisted into a graceful knot and held to-
scther with long gold or joweled pin. AT
Chs base OF this knot is worn q wreath OF
fragrant white flowers. The ceremonies of
hair cutting often last five or six days 1t is
the looming out party" Of the boy or girl.
and thereafter they arc not permitted to
lnjngle with the other sex as children, but
are considered to have arrived at o mar.
riaceablo ace
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ouo. Cert eassn Ills Lie.

A one cent piece saved Il J 10
gan's life night before last. Iie was
called to his door iiy u dsgHl:e. dis
charged eniploye, .loan Iio9l.ins, ana
on refusing to ray lhc wages dre tic
man on lis druilEeh demand, Hop
kins fired shot which struck a copper
penny III IIogan's vest pcci;et, and
glanced aside. Justice White Ecaid
the case ycster,las. and held Hopkins
in bonds of $500 To answer 10 this
criminal court on The charge Of ;lssauit
with intent 10 commit mdrGc? Chi
cage Tribune.
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:, wIlL K11L YOU LIKE DOGS. p

sPerhaps not" said Mrs. Hart as she
began to put on her bonnet and ci,ak.
She was, perhaps, the poorest person OF
refinement and education In the-town
and the most bcnev volent She V.ss 9
widow, whose only dover we.e'a boy of
r. and q girl Of years. By sewing all
most night and day she managed to Eeep
the wolf out Of sight.
j. Accompanied by Robby she went over
to Hunts TO see the hermit, and at once
knew TINT he was sick unto death. AS
the sled which was TO transport hin to
Johnstown drew Up at the door HRS.
Hart touched the arm of Judge Russell,
who seemed, to Ec clothed with more
authority Just then than any of the other
''prominont citizens" who hovered about,
apd Iaid;i
~ viii take care of Weaver If you will
send him to my house. lie is very sick
man, already greatly exhausted by his
journey down tho mountain. The drive
| to Johnstown might Eiu him"
| Really, Mrs. Hart, you're always do
ing too much for Others. Young DR..
Clay was in here a Tit ago, and he said
the old fellow oughtlft TO be moved SO
far. But you'd better think twice before
! you take him. He'll be an awful
CHARGE
II know that" she answered: "but
will take him and do the Test can for
him. - So tile hermit was put upon the
sled ard deliyercd at Mr.. lIartG like q
bale Of merchandise The widows ia
! selishness kindled temporary lanc of
/, the same nature in other breasts, and for
the moment volunteer help was plenty.
She took advantage of come Of fthi3to get
her patient bathcd and barhercd and put
t,I, Il e., Il
/ a. Then sbesG,cn fer her weeks CT care.
work and anxiety. The scwin;, machine
| Was silent. with the unpleasant co:.se-
quence of low finances. Ccntriburiol \ to
the; comfort of the cica nan fell away as
TINA passed and the aiiair bsca,nf an
old story Young Or. Clay Eloncs re-
naained faithful. The donations cf others
had dwindlcd down to advice III il Ill
/ Mrs. Hart had "a hard pull Of IT,
: Atslast the hermit became scpnv:ies-
cent. Finding himself in home where
Refinement and Kindness prevailed. he
fell into the ways Of its inmates ~ ,.at-
urally as IL he had been accustomed 10
civilization al III, life. l.a tailed gtn
ely and charnlingiy. and seemed tos-
sessed CT 3s lnuch Information as any
Ecl.n Ct the world. Clad in his right
/ pn;nd cnd conventional clothes. he lost
1 Icharacter Of hermit entirely. Many
Of the signs Of age, tco. had disappeared d
under tho good Offices cf the tailor and
the baroers He cid net Ioo,s cay ovca a.
| lie was quite well now, but he showed
no disposition to return to his ccmi-caT.
ego life. sofe1 Gs al-y ono outside OF Iifs.
H;It's home Enew. 8 ~
Christmas was almost at hand. Hills
f~,.A Sc r. n
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The Jusgier and t:.o ecotehman.

One of his most surprising fcats was
performed cn oGe Of our party, a
Scotchman named McFarlanc. Plac-
ing in Mclarlane's hands thrco pice-
small copper coins equal 10 ono farth-
ing in vaiuo-he requested Tie Scotch
man 10 hold them as tightly 10 posi-
bic and not TO permit tl!cnl to escape
him. McharlGno h2d greet deal of
confidence in himself ard very little
in jugglers, and wcuid have wa
gcrcd round sum thct lie. could hold
three pice for tho balance Of the day.
But in few Eon;eats the pice began
to swell, and NcP'ariare declared he
could feel them squirting. At last
he dropped them, and bchold the
coins had changed 70 young cobra-dG-
capellos, each about six inches long,
and these disappeared from our sight
cs mysteriously as they had appeared.
Charles e. Romain in The Cosmo-
politap
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I ~ Z z = = . ~
y"Comc, come. Weaver, this is no way
to do. We are here In the friendliest
spirit. and are sincerely anxious to have
you taken care of. You are a Eick ran.
You ought not to bo alone as you are.
well. what do you propose to do With
'swhy, why-take you where you win
be- properly cared for,'s Of course" !"
answered Justice McCracken.
"Now, that is kind, admit, said the
hermit. and hc looked at them with, q
strange, amused expression in his eyes.
Relieving that they were gaining ground,
they grew bolder. ~~-- =
|. .'Yes, we wish to beskind We can't
let you perish mp heres you know. n
We'll. where do you propose to take
mef sA sA&1s Ns SIT g& ~ as 80
|. Hem, hm: why. you see, Weaver
you sec Hillsford has no hospital
and
But you have iixrd upon some place
for me, presulne:" questioned the her
nit. ii the tone of one 7about to sur
render. a. .AkF9fk .EF
"Y-e-s," spoke up another. eve
thought we would take you to Johns
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Mnyne Reid's siylo snd line cf sub
lccts are pretty woil known, especially
10 the readers CT tales OF adventure
written half q generation or so ago.
indians and Bears were Gpt 10 be tho
theme. and the scene ws,s. i,suclly in
the west or southwest, 'haugh he
hanged The world OYER ia e4,s thrilling
stories Of hair breadth Cc,i. res He
was essentially q writer fer lays, and
We may frankly a.,rlit lir.t, on the
whole, he was = coed wii,Cr, ae his
popularity amply testified. Many
man, wrapped in the busy cares OF
nGdale-ago life, Will rccoilcct tho rainy
afternoons and the long evenings spent
with Reid'a Rangers, or Hunters"
or "Vovsger,5. Net rlany stopped
then 10 think Of his style, or, per-
haps even knew that there WAS such a
thing as literary s;ylc 'i'hcp,f: was tho
thing. In h,s CAl,l Wife. Can't. Reid
sodcrar;od feoa h.ls s4,os:sa; inc of
characters ~ 10 n.sl.r rs f..S .iat We
were reading gne.aor Kind, ,f 1ction.
Tic ear mark 81 s;y.e. lcvNF, heless,
nlc there in the esl AsiVaats4 Of the
story and lis radical at.ren!arasvl. In
this tale. however, II is thc society adj
venti,rcrs Of New York arsi London
and the political edvcntsro.s OF ing
land and tie ccnsiaent in Ito awk-
W'ardly ilsusvcticnGyy ;Mnc.s about
1850 thet we ss'c. lie wrote with zest,
like "Rcd Republican, revolution
ist,y and wove in number ct histori-
cal incidents in q quite pnliistorical
rlanner. Phases Of English and
America, social life Or .scaFa afortys
yosys aQe efand NO snsset x,n lslaler fk6f
this hook was tii<x 4 q 20 fd 11uo)
are shown -up severely. What with
the fortune hunter on orc side end the
title huntress on the other, and their
follics, hoarilesspess and crimes, one
feels rather Disguised for getting into
such insipil and Inherently bad COM
pahy. But tie Child Wife" herself
is en- angel of innocent lurity and
first love devotion. As we read
this story we are frequently led
to wonder just how far it is
autobiogrGphieal. The fictitious hero
of the tale, Capt Maynard, is SO
like the undoubtedly real author Capt.
Reid mot to speak cf the similarity i'll
name) that tbe latter vG8 evidently,
in many respects at icasi, pUrtraying
himself IN manuscript Mrs. Reid
says, III her preface 70 this edition,
that most of the events related were
actual incidents III Ito life or within
the experience of the author. In tho
story Cart Maynard WAS born in Ire
land in 1878, aud EcgGa bis literary.
career when about ~ 10 sought in
the McXicGn war and was wounded
while stOTmiGg ChGpultopcc. and in
1S49 he set out 10 fight for the Hun
garian revolutioniats. All l.is is true
of Maync Reid l3il not also true that
Mrs. Reid, the widow OF the author
since 1889, Was tAc original Of this
"Child Wilcg'-WcshiEgton Public
Opinion.
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!" All, that's tie coassty seat. isn't TX

"Ah, that's tie coassty seat. isn't ft /.
! and tho county .hnnse Is near there.
lSaL III ~ss ss.sssass
s'Yes.' Nv .s
.'Weil. that's a. good enough place for
cny one who wspsts to 60 thcga don't.
Now it is'time for you 10 k1ve, and he
shut the window.
The besiegcrs conferred together and
again began 10 beat uyon the door. Feel
ing more courageous when WcaverB
wild eyes were not on them tley called
to him that Ii. must consgsit u SO with
them. erthcy would stake knh force.
The window epered once rnq,r and re-
vealcd the g.uiit form of the lfsrE.it
gr:ispi;ig shot, 'Gn. inkfinx1vely the
nttacking iarty fcA lack Y fegea4cs 5.
The hermit fT,okc: - wiz blew Dae
upon my door. am in ray own inause.
on my own groan.l. and there q not law
enough In the republic to- ptaznit yuu to
enter and lay hand tn = man who is
neither criminal nor paAisers Had ,ou
come here. proifcring prigafes cAaritr
should have resented IT, Lnti slh,e Id
have respected you. As Il + Twill lii
you like dogs Il you strpnAlr !nf q NO
nlent more" :" And he pQinted the gun
at them in way tli.rt MAS cssp spsipeing.
Grumbiingly they moved may, He's
right. " said the justice. who u3lsd q, NOR
tai fear of firearms: '.he'sl rauEer.
He OWNS this groanid and 6sAns the
house.. III he wont coa,e Nth US viii
lingIy We shall have to 1t hin, Alone =
s.HeaAs crazy as a Kite. !. piped ZIP two
or threc others. ~ xisr1s q coye- up their
ssHe onxf5 TO be csn!l !llitd ] danger:
ous iunatie, said tie doctor lii Whose
boson still sranEled Weaverss poisoised
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a Happy New Yeari Why mott The path
OF duty is the path of safety ever, and tho
separations Of the good ure Tor time alone.
we arc moving in a veritable journey. Our
carthboat swims through seas Of light sus-
tanned by the power that launched it into
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Whzs. sperresuAlS," % The
aged celored Chris-
tians call their peculiar hyms. are either
given up entirely or modeenized ana senned
old goes and the now takes its place, we car
still see-and 1t Is ''persistence Of type
worth tho attention Of philosophers-that the
genius Of the original African Is still there.
The song may be an adaptation from Watts
Hymns, but all tho same IL II an Africanized
Watts
When traveller or man Of science attends
q a"colored revival" In the back districts Of
the gulf states and hears this roaring chorus
from one thousand throats--
I see st. Petah a standin' In the DO,
Dip In the Golden Seal
An all my frien's what went befo'.
Dip In the Golden Seal
Q. dip me- bathe me- sistahs, you,
9. brothers, won't you help me through
Wen all ride behind the milk white stoeds--
An dip In the Golden Sea-
he perceives at once that this is African,
net Saxon, imagery. And by the eye Of
scientific faith he can Look back 800 years to
the tinae when the ancestors Of thsss people,
under the palm on. on the candy shore, sang
and rioted in praise Of Bennamucka or
GuInbo Jumbo.
The negroes have also had One experience
common to all freed people. At first there
was violent reaction against everything
that belonged to slave times; they carefully
discarded the most trifling customs which
might serve to imply slave origin By and
by, when their freedom was an assured thing
and taken as q matter Of course there was a
counter reaction; they took up the old songs
and customs, but gave them tone that Inn
piled sense of deliverance. Thus, "Ron,
Jordan, roll, became an emancipation song,
and "Old Nicodemus" was completely trans
formed. And by q similar evolution one
phase Of the old "Juba dance became
"Walking Egypt" This Is In plain English.
only a mildly religionized form Of the walk
ing dance or dancing walk which the Afri-
cans, like all heather people, have always
had. The Indians ''corn dance" and ''sun
dance" are but variations Of the same thing.
But Walking Egypt" as it now is, dates
from emancipation, and Is performed on
New Years eve-that is, when they swatch
tho old year out and the new year In" One
description, by white lady who saw 1t from
the gallery of Georgia church, Is as fol-
lows:
1.-THE leader took his place on the floor and
began the wild, half barbaric chant; then
one by one as the excitement grew, the
others followed. Soon tho whole line was in
q tremor of excitement, and shouts and i'm
provised lines like these:
Who's dot yondah dressed In blackf
Oh, it's an angel dressed In black.
"The walk is by slight forward jerk Of the
foot AS the walkers warmed to their work
and grew wilder In their movements It was
easy to see why the better educated colored
people are opposed to the walk for the men
and women took most abandoned attitudes
The scene recalled pictures Of tho orgies Of
'hashiRh' maddened fanatics. The walk went
90 for hours, up one aisle and down the
ot-,er, new ones taking the place Of those
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Have your shrubbery In the front yard
boxed up on New Years day. We once knew
a Galveston caller, an otherwise estimAbla
young man, to tumble down the front steps
OF lordly mansion and break o valuable
tree all to finders with his head.
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His Hands Fun.
Jinks--Make any calls todayi
Binks-No. Twas too busy receiving.
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