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Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-03
ABogus Indian Scare.

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. "a courier
arrived today from Chowelah, bearing a
dispatch to General Carlin, command
ing the Fourth infantry, from Indian
Agent Cole, who went to the scene OF
the reported Indian trouble in Calispel
valley, Idaho. Cole reports that there
is no foundation for the scare, that
greedy whites are trying to dispossess the
Indians Of their lands, and to frighten
the Indians away threatened to bring in
troops. ("
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-03
Observation-Disclosures warned.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.--Secretary lie
long, of the horticultural commission
has issued bulletin to horticulturists
warning them against the "yellowss,
deadly peach disease, and advising them
to purchase their young peach stock IN
California instead of in the east. Inc
yeilows are devastating the orchards
from Delaware to Kansas.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-03
BoULANGER's WILL.

He Asks to Be Buried by the Side of
His Mistress.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 2.-General Boulan-
gers will contains the following direc-
tions: "It is my formal wish to be
buried in the second compartment of
the Bonnemain tomb, and that only
my first name. George, be inscribed,
with the dates of my birth and death
upon stone near Marguerite's. l de-
sire the tomb to be always cared for as
now. Despite urgent appeals from the
clergy, still refuse funeral rites"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-03
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY
The Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY
IS THE BEST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WORLD

it is the OLDEST active Life Insurance Company the UNITED
STATES and has done the
tits the LARGEST STRONGEST and BEST in THE WORLD Its
assee one millions
millions
dividends
paid Cash surrender values retiring members
policy holders exceed the combined
twolar in
holds securely
the most liberal profitable underwriting
endowment policies, address,
24 south Broadway Telephone
ALBERT THOMAS MANAGER DOBIs0N yETTERs
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-03
WHAT?C>o
~1SEVERAL(>u
o1WHATS2

WHAT clothing house failed twice in two years?
WHAT clothing house paints their $780,
the public they spend thousandsa
WHAT clothing house advertses they received of
boys clothing when they only receive 8?
WHAT clothing house employs advertising faker his
ability to exaggerated
WHAT clothing house puts goods in their windows
price which they cannot duplicate inside?
WHAT clothing house has goods pack away
they can only buy handful at time7
WHAT clothing pays cents on the
dollar?
WHAT clothing that representing fst-
class manufacturer does not solicit?
WHAT clothing house is rated the poorest by R. G. CO.
and Bradstreets' commercial agencies7
honorable merchants who pay cents the dollar
for their goods2
WHAT clothing house handles chnese-made goods because
they buy few Of other kindsa
not reply to us because we have his record and will
print unless he apologies casting surs honest
merchants7
WHAT clothing house intends quit business October
and are selling goods at cost, and who NEVER
faxed the public. Any and ali of these WHATS will
be answered if you will call around and buy of
those great bargains being sold the retiring
from-business sale of the
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-03

A Suit fits well and proves Fine Tail
oring when selected from the large New
Stock OF FL. A. Getz, 125 West Third
street
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
Carnegie Bros.' Latest Move.

The last number of the Iron Age, the high tariff organ of the iron and steel monopolies, says: son Thursday. the 18th. a conference was held between Chas, M. Schwab, general manager of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, of Carnegie Bros & Co. limited), Be :se- mer, Pa, and a committee of workmen of the converting department of the plant The conference was for the pur- porse of arranging the scale of wages to be paid the men in that department, to so into effect on Jan. of the coming year. The scale now in force expires on the last day of this year
 ~The conference lasted all day. and a scale of wages was agreed upon. but was not made public From some of the workmen, however, information was obtained that some very heavy reduc. tions have been made. Under the old scale the steel melters were paid Sl .O6 per 100 tons: the new scale. as first sub mitted by the firm, asked them to ac. ceat 621S cents per 100 tons, or nearly 50 per cent of reduction. The men compromised by accepting 65 cents per 100 tons. The vessel repairers were re- duced from 37 cents to 26 cents per 100 tons. l. is stated that the vessel men will sucer the greatest reduction, the new scale reducing their wages about 50 per cent
 @0n Saturday. the 7th inst the scale for the blooming mill was arranged IL is sta ed that the lad emen have bee n reduced from sl. 1e to se cents per l0o
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
Mir. Gigadab.

@Fate tried to conceal him by naming him Smith" said Doctor Holmes of one of his well-known class ates. Fate made one man too conspicuous, it seems, by such name, and the owner had to in- vent worse one to protect himself.
 There is a quaint old man in Manehes- ter, England, who goes by the name of Gagadig Gigadab His original name. so the story goes, was John Smith, but many years ago he began to brood over the possbi ities of mistaken identity in volved in such a common name.
 The name figured fire luently in the criminal records, and he became abnor- mally apprehensive lest he might be confused with some of these bad John Smiths.
 At last what he feared so much actu- ally happened. One morning the papers recorded the capture of an accountant in q bank for embezzlement, and through some blunder of the reporter the iden tity Of the e.nbezz.er was confused with
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
The Farmer Pays the Freight.

We will send abroad 250. .000, 900 bush els of wheat For 1t we will receive say s25O, coo, 900. This will be invested In clothing, in carpets, in linens in 1urni- ture, in chinaware, in tinware, in hard- ware, etc.
 When these cargoes reach New 1ork they are seized by Federal officers. They are we ghed and measured and valued, and the owners are compelled to pay in duties 50 per cent of the vaiue of the cargocs. This will be a tax ot s125, GOO, ,00O.
 In other words, the farmers must send abroad three bushels of wheat In order to get in return the exchange value or two.
 Last year the exports of cotton amounted to 5, 800, GOO bales. One-third of the return cargoes were conhscated under the plea of protection.
 of last ears cotton crop two thirds were exported. onet third was consumed at home.
 It required all the cotton sold to Amer ican mills to pay the duties on the re- turn cargoes taken in exchange for the 5, 500. 900 bal sold abroad.
 Here we have an object lesson illus tratlng the injustice and the oppression of our whole system, so called.
 The farmer, he pays the ire ght; he pays the tax; he pays the pensions To do this he has to cultivate three acres in order to have for his own use the product of two.
 1t is the most stupendous system of iniquity and oppression to which any free people ever submitted, and yet the farmer who works three days for two days wages is expected to walk up to the polls in Pennsylvania. in Ohio, and m the great Northwest and vote for Me- kinley and protection.
 Down with the war tariff !-Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

THE lyceum platform is no longer a potent factor in the higher life of this country. Whether it is under tenn porary cloud or has passed into per manent desuetude. time only can tell. Fifty years ago it was the morning star of our American horizon, and for about generation it held on its course with little sign of decline. But now 1t can hardly be said to exist The time has gone by when there is a popular demand for series of lect- ures on miscellaneous topics, and when it is safe for lyceum to arrange for such a series. Individual lecturers may draw. or the people may turn out to hear . particular subject discussed. but the lyceum platform as an institu- ton is no more. There is no little chivalry and gallantry in our day. but Arshur's round table is nowhere to be found.
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
NOT EASILY EXPLAINED.
A Strangely Successful Experiment in
 Mind Reading.

A famous specialist in nervous dis eases recently spent an evening with the writer who gives the story in the Sat. Eveping Post. Asked if he had ever come into contact with mental phenomcua that science could not ex- plaA he answered.:
 Yes. 1 had very curious experience not long ago. l was on my way to w, and had made the acquaintance in a smoking carriage of two culti- vated men whose conversation was ex- tremely entertaining. The talk turned upon mind reading, and one of my companions proposed an experiment. I went to the other end of the carri- age. and on my return my friends in- formed me that they had chosen a woman's name and would will me to guess it.
 We took hold of hands and sat si- lent for time. Gradually my mind became blank. l could not concen- trate my thoughts, and a slight nerv- ous twitching affected my muscles. Pretty soon 8 name came into my head. 1 glanced at my companions. They were eyeing me attentively. As though influenced by an irresistible power. I faltered out
 "Edra Dorr.
 That's it" they cried in chorus. That was the name we had selected. n
 On nv return to town I found the name If Edna Dorr constantly in my mind. l had never heard it before, and did not sknow whether it was the name oi a living being or simply the product of the experimenters' fancy. Whatevec it was it haunted me. really fell annoyed at my weakness. began to fear that had overworke6 and was in danger of nervous prostra- tion.
 One night lately l was called to ex' anime critical case at we'll knowr hospital 1 found that the patient a young woman. had been shot anC when reached her side she was dying I bent towards her, for 1 saw that hel end was at hand.
 What Is your name?" l asked. Edna Dorr," she answered. IT another moment she was dead.
 That is tho whole case. Who sh' was or ho9 my travelling companions happened to select her name l know not. Queer wasn't it?
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

JoURNALIsM, in this country. it is true, has not reached the acme of per lection either in spirit, tone. aim or the use of the English language. Within the ranks of so-called journal ists. as in all other professions, there are some mighty mean men. some vicious and despicable characters. men who. on general principles. perhaps, ought to be summarily removed, and the influence of this class of men on the community is demoralizing and bad. still with all these faults and vices the average newspaper ''feller" will rank up pretty we'll with the aver- age citizen. The chances are that newspapers and their proprietors rep resent tolerably well the communities they serve, reflect the sentiments of their patrons, and if unworthy. arc not as guilty as the communities which have either tolerated or made them so.
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
Total 9boxes

various sizes sso.o6A si5.sl srs 75si si215
 This shows clearly that the glass trust charges all that the tariff will al low. What, in view of this, becomes of McKinley's mere assertion that the flor eigner pays the tax, you don't?
 England formerly levied an internal tax upon house windows, but every part of the receipts wont into the national excbequer. To-day, under the Mchin- ley tariff. we, in effect do the same, but how differently do we dispose of the re- ceipts under our system-not the treas ury but the window-glass trust pockets the money. This is the system whi h Mckinley says is for the best interests of the country; the system which the late Justice Miller, of the United States Supreme Court in the Topeka case, characterized as robbery as follows:
 "To lay with one hand the power of the Cove nment on the property of the citizen, and with the other to bestow it upon favored individuals to aid private enterprises and build up private for tunes, is none the less robbery because it is done under the forms of law and is called taxation.
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
WHO PAYS THE TARIFF?
IT IS NOT PAID BY THE FOR
 EiCNERS.

The Lessons Taught by the Duties on Win
 dow Glass-Compiete Refutstion of Me
 Kiniey's Assertion that the Foreigner
 Pays the Tariff Tax.
 Ina recent speech, in which he at tenn pted to justify his tariff, Major Me Kinley said: Don't you believe those wicked Democrats when they tell you that the tariff is tax The foreigner pays it; you don't
 The times have passed when mere as sertions like the above carry conviction, especially since they are contrary to experience. Such claims as this must be accompanied by facts and figure to prove their validity, or they will Tall fat Last week we showed who pays the tariff on pottery, which Mckinney claims as his special hobby.
 Mckinley ought also to be familiar with window 2 ass, since the window glass combination has many factories in the district which Mckinley represented fin Congress.
 The working of this window glass combination is a good illustration of the way in which trusts protected by the tariff take full advantage of the tarih to restrict production and keep up prices.
 No artic'e is more highly protected by the Mckinley tariff than window-g ass, as the following figures show.
 The ad va orem equivalents of specific duties are based upon the importations of 1890
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
In Water and Yet Dry.

Into basin of water throw piece of money. a ring, or any other obJ Ject, and propose to take it out without wetting your hands
 All that you have to do is to sprinkle the surface of the liquid with a powder that has no cohesion with the water, and consequently that the water d es not wet Lycopodium powder, which may be found in any drug store, has this property.
 After having thrown little of this powder on the water, plunge your md bravely to the bottom and take out the ring. and show to the audience that your hand is perfectly dry. The reason of this is that the lycopodium has formed 8 perfect glove on your hand, thus prevent ing any ntact with the liquid, the same as, for instance, ducks llunge their bod ies into the water and come out perfectly dry on account of the oil which is se- creted in their feathers
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

THIS is practical era and on all sides is warfare raging against senti- mont against idealism, against poetry. There is hammering at the doors of every tradition. and the violence or fered to old sweet faiths and precious beliefs is in the name of science though science itself walks lame and halting, and uncertain where it pre- tends to guide. What with modern theories of divorce. of selection. of cremation. etc, all that unified and beautified the family and thereby gave security to the state is being under mined. and in the ignorantly shouted name of science human character is in danger of being ground to dust be- tween the stones of utility and mater ialism
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
She Waited Long.

A case which was being tried before New York justice was delayed by the absence of witness named Sarah Money. The magistrate announced with an attempt at wit. that the case would be adjourned without Sarah Money. O7e of the jurors struck with the brilhancy of the pun, went home and told his wife that the justice had gotten off wonderful joke by de claring that the case would be ad- journed without Mary Money. Pooh. !" said the wife. II don't see anything funny about that" Neither did l." responded her husband. until I got half way home, but it will strike you in half an hour or so.n
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
Mckinley Prices.

In a recent speech at Lawrence, Mass, Governor Russell read list of l22 art- cles of common use, the duties on which were increased by the Mckinley tariff and the pr ces raised accordingly. On the whole, there is an advance of about 20 per cent above the prices prevailing in September. 1890, before the Mckinley tariff went into effect
 These lists were prepared for the Gov ernor by one of the largest retail firms in Boston, and are thoroughly reliable. The following table shows how prices were advanced in consequence of in- creased duties on glassware and crockery:
 Retail
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

IT IS not to be supposed that there are many men and women so hardened that they would not feel an impulse of compassion for the miserable beings
 who are cramped in the living graves in sweater shops. stihed. starved and corrupted. Of those who realize the enormity of the thing. there are few who will personally take up the cause of actual reform. and for these few the means of working are limited. Besides their own indignant courage, the support of public opinion and vio- lated sanitary regulations. they have but little to work with. The germ and bacteria theory offers seemingly powerful weapon. but how many of the purchasers of garments manufac- tured in these hotbeds of disease have any idea of the contamination lurking iu their folds. or can be induced to be- lieye in 1t? The deadly fascination of buying an article that seems phenom- enally cheap. is too great to be resist d. The same spirit that actuates the sveater is here in a greatly diminished Aaeree. It constitutes the real heart n this evil. which is one of the crown 1ne onFses that our carefully nurtured vEe q greed has laid upon uA
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
Ad valoren anntvaieuf

In spite of these duties, averaging over 100 per cent, we still import about 30 per cent of the window glass we use each year The reason why we con tinue to do so Is becau e the glass trust finds that 1t can make moro money by producing small amount of glass and selling it at high prices, equal to the foreign price of glass plus the duty, than it could were it to make all the glass used for home consumption.
 But Major Mckinley says that the foreign manufacturer pays the duty, and not the home consumer How ao- surd this is, is shown by the figures of the cost of the foreign glass imported in 1890 and the amount of duties levied. In 1890 we imp rted si,402, roc of win low glass, on which S1, 53s, 22s were paid in duties Does Mckinley mean when he says that the foreigner pays the tariff tax that the Belgians presented us with Sl, 402, 796 worth of window glass and gave us s135, 432 besides for taking 1t as . gift?
 How the window glass trust takes ad- vantage of tho tariff to charge consum- CTS all the bonus that the tariff allows is shown in the following table, which gives the present wholesale prices in B lpium, from which all our imports come, and the United States for second quality single thick glass These prices are absolutely correct:
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

tons. Other departments have been re- duced in proportion. It Is probable that during this week the scale for the rail department will be taken up, and VIII probably be ad. usted to the satisfaction of both sides" :.
 Only a short time ago the members of the steel rail trust met in Philade phia to consult Everyth ng went smoothly, says the Philadelphia Press. This is one result of that consultation: The trust is preparing, as 1t did in 1886 and 1887, to foreclose it's tariff mortgage on the coming boom in railway construction predicted by the Iron Age.
 How many more lessons like the above will be necessary to convince the work men whose wages are reduced that not they but the men who are in the trust hold this tariff mortgage?
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

WE are all more or less creatures ot example. Like flock of sheep. we follow a leader over no matter what obstacle and in spite of all circum- stances. Let man make money by some wild plunging in speculation and incontinently hundred others plunge after him only to lose their money. Let someone achieve distinction honorably and there are countless youths who endeavor to emulate him. and it is but slightly variant if the dis tinction is acquired dishonorably. Jesse James had probably as many admirers and more imitators than General Sheridan or General Custer.
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
THE recent commitment of a wealth

THE recent commitment of wealthy New Yorker's adopted son to the re- formatory is remarkable case as showing the certainty with which the laws of heredity work, or at least the logical development of character &C., cording to conditions fixed at birth. Such innate moral deformity is no moro easily curable than pronounced congenital physical deformity. h. stead of becoming nor pliable as ma- turity is reached, character becomes moro and moro fixed. If it begins in rottenness. it ends in loathsome cor ruption. If it is thoroughly diseased in boyhood the disease is obstin- ate in manhood. A mere change of environment will not effect the trans formation. though it may give better chance to character in which sane equilibrium is disturbed by unfavor- able conditions of life.
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
CHAPTER 1.-THE FACT

From actual price lists furnished by Charles s. French & O., tin plate and metal brokers, of No. A Tiff street, New York.
 Ic l4x2U COKE IN.
 1885. 1886. 1887 1sss 1Ssa. 1890. 1891 Highest prices4 e0 si40 SASS s4 7u SAYS s526 S5 so Lowest price 425 AIS 40 A20 420 4.30 5l5 Average price s2 APT 4.35 442 ASA All $40 Sample Aiedringhaus tin, 6 cents per pound But not for sale. S6,4s per box.
 Ic CHARCOAL TIN. Highest price 5.0l so SOS 505 520 5.30 5s5 Lowest price 465 4.51 i.52 450 4.55 40 570 Average price i79 { 65 4.65 AIS 4.Ti 5.I 5.65 Present import price, S,9).
 Ic aixs2-a oFING RADE-DEAN GRADE. Highest price 9.2O 6 90 s99 sTi 9.sO l0.l0 l0 70 Lowest price s70 $40 95 $50 40 900 9.90 Average price & S60 e.55 6.60 500 940 1o.20 Laufman,s American roofing tin, s16.50. = New York World
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06
A Story of Tin in Two Chapters.
CHAPTER ASSERTION.

CHAPTER THE ASSERTION. From the speech of William Mckinley, Jr., at
 Xenia. O., on Monday, Oct. 5l
 They talk about the tin plate tax. Laughter Suppose We don't make a pound of tin plate. The duty on it has been increased from cent to ?. ? cents, but you're not paying cent more for your tin than you did before. The old tariff on tin brought seven millions in to the Treasury. The new one will bring in sixteen millions. Supposing we con. tinue to import it all. We've cear gain of nine millions, and your tin isn't costing you cent more.
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

The glassware manufacturers formed trust, soon after the enactment of the Mckinley tariff to take advantage of the increased duties. At the same time the cro kery combinations, after re- ducing wage also raj ed prices.
 It is strange that so many people ex- press surprise that these things have happened. On the contrary, this is just what those who made the Mckinley tariff wanted to bring about
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

the subject of this paragraph, who was also bank accountant.
 Then and there he de ermined 10 as sume a name like unto no other ever borne by mortal man. And in 0agadls Gigadab most people will agree that ne has done SO
The Forrest City times., 1891-11-06

TIE Ohio Decen aial State Board of Equa 'iza.Ion find that the value of { hio farms has decreased in ten years from S6s4, s26,5 ,5l6 to S576, is3, 975, loss of Sl0s. GAP, 54l in period during which the Federal taxes on all farm supplies have been increased from T. to 20 Ter cent This is another point on which the Mckinley stumpers appreciate the beauties of Cuay's maxim, Don't talk. !"