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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
Tlie Uinerance.

"Whoa there, say; whoa, you brute!"
The man jerled his horse savagely,
pulling him right and left for the simple
reason that when he had left the poor
animal a moment it had moved toward
f. spot Of grass, which it began to nibble,
when it was reined up by its angry
master.
At the same moment another man
who had stopped his team opposite was
lifting a dozen jolly boys and girls from
his truck and dropping them gently on
the grass.
THANK you, mister" they chorused
as, smiling, he drove away.
Out of the goodness Of his heart he
had treated them TO a ride. His neigh
Dor vented his bad temper on his horse.
The conditions of the men were paral-
lels, but their souls were as far apart as
the poles. Smiles and scowls indicate
the moral temperature.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

AN impressionable young gentleman
in a certain country town recently met
a charming girl whose grace and beauty
took his heart by storm. While con
yersing with her he made a discovery
which he fondly hoped would enable
him to make at one brilliant stroke an
elegant proof Of his ready wit and his
boundless effection. Glancing at a
modest band Of gold that encircled her
fair finger, he remarked, Sweet dam
sci, pray you present me with the ring
you wear, for 1 assure you it exactly
resembles my love for you-it has no
end"
Indeed, sir" promptly replied the
maiden; ''you must excuse me if keep
the ring, for it exactly resembles also
my love for you-it has no beginning. 81
London Tit-Bits.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

In an Irish daily there recently ap
peared this advertisement: "Wanted-A
gentleman 10 undertake the sale Of a
patent medicine; the advertiser guaran-
tees it will be profitable to the under
tazer." This Is even an unhappier mode
Of expression than that adopted in a
local paper, when the editor regretted
TO have to announce the death Of Mr.
So-and-sO, bat was not astonished to
hear Of the sad event, as deceased had
been attended for some time by DR..
Smith Woman
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
Narrieh hr TeIerranh.

William Hardie, Of Fort Bowie. and
Miss Hattie Quinn were married by tele-
graph a few days ago. The would be
bride arrived at Bowie, and naturally
being anxious TO have the knot tied at
the time set the contracting parties
went forth 10 secure the services OF
some one authorized to perform such q
ceremony. They were startled TO find
that there was no one at the post who
could act
Their minds were soon relieved by the
telegraph operator telling them they
could he married by photograph and offer
ing to perfect the arrangements. which
offer Of course was accepted. The Rev.
Brant c. Hammond, post chaplain of
Fort Apache, 275 miles away, performed
the ceremony. The operators at San
Carlos. 225 miles, and Cooney's ranch
800 miles away. acted as witnesses. An
the customary questions were asked and
answered over the wire.-TombstoDe
Prospector.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
EMINENT SUICIDES
Give aud castlereagh Killed Themselves
and Napoleon Attempted To.


and Napoleon Attempted To.
The history of suicides presents long
array of eminent victims The suicides
of antiquity are not considered, for men
were educated in those days 10 embrace
suicide when all was lost. We do not
find many conspicuous instances Of sui
a.de in the Middle Ages. Outdoor ac-
tivity and an intensely practical life was
the rule with men Of sensibility outside
Of convent walls, and suicide was not
common until the Eighteenth century,
when men Of sedentary lives began to
multiply. The Nineteenth century is
conspicuous for suicides compared with
the Eighteenth, and the most studious
nation in the world, Germany, furnishes
the largest list of suicides.
Next TO Germany. France furnishes
the largest list Of suicides among civil
lied peoples. The English are not prone
TO suicide. Their love Of outdoor sports
keeps them free from dyspepsia and dis
orders of the liver, and their native
courage and endurance prompts them
TO cling 20 live even when life Is but one
long. ceaseless round Of pain. Three
eminent Englishmen committed suicide,
Lord Give, the founder of England's
Indian empire; Sir Samuel Ronilly,
great jurist and philanthropist. and
Lord Castlereagh, famous statesman,
England's representative in the congress
Of Vienna after the fall of Napoleon.
Give was a hypOchrondriac from
youth, and used opium in his last years;
Romilly was despOndent over the death
Of his wife, and bitterly repented his act
with his dying breath. The self de-
struction Of Castlereagh was never
clearly explained. Napoleon attempted
suicide. Frederick the Great prepared
for it by carrying poison in his clothes
during his dreadful fight for his crown.
No eminent American has ever commit
ted suicide, although suicide is more
common in America than in England,
owing doubtless to the intensity Of our
struggle for wealth and fame.
Insane men are frequently suicides,
but it can hardly be said that all sui
cides are insane. The paralysis Of the
instinct of self preservation may result
from severe mental and bodily suffer
ing, and the deliberation and seeming
sanity of the suicides preparation for
death. the calmness of his last words,
would often seem TO forbid the theory
of insanity. The hopeless consunptive,
the victim of cancer, not seldom COM
mits suicide to secure that sudden stop
to suffering that we call humanity when
extended TO wretched brute. Suicide
Is rare among savage tribes, probably
because they are so occupied with pure
ly material matters that they have no
time for spiritual agony or severe men,
tai strain, or a costly round Of various
vices.-Kansas City Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
An Error in the Lord. Prayer.

a party of gentlemen were the other
evening discussing literary subjects
when one asked another to point out the
grammatical blunder in the Lords
Prayer. Half dozen tried; some
thought it lay in the words, (which art
in heaven" others placed it elsewhere.
but not one detected it in the expression,
For thine is the kingdom, the power
and the glory To be perfectly correct
the word '-is' should be ''are," but people
have used it in the present form so long
that they never think Of regarding it as
a blunder. There are teachers who say
such an expression is right, because it
sounds right, but reverse it and say,
'The kingdom, the power and the glory
is thine" and the fault is soon perceived.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
One WAY Of Telling the Time

II can always tell the time by looking
at the people who pass my store door. y
asserts a Chestnut street merchant. "In
the early morning the workinginen go
down; about $50 the clerks and type
E--ters form the crowd. From $50 to
l:30 the solid merchants, bankers and
millionaires appear, and then up TO or
4 o'clock the shopping army Of women
are in the majority, mingled with the
dudes and men of leisure. The solid
men next appear on their way home; the
clerks and Office people follow at 5
o'clock, and from G to the worlingmen
and girls walk up the thoroughfare. =
Philadelphia Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

To the summer visitor in Sweden there
Is nothing more striking than the almost
total absence of night. AT Stockholm,
the Swedish capital. the sun goes down
few minutes before 10O'clock and rises
Rgain four hours later during greater
part of the month of June. But the four
hours the sun lies hidden in the frozen
horth are not hours of darkness-the re-
fraction Of his rays as he passes around
The north pole makes midnight as light
rs a cloudy midday. and enables one to
read the finest print without artificial
light at any time during the might. -
st. Louis Republic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
vaIunbIe starlLon. ln Tirht.

Two valuable stations belonging to
A. q. Pratt, horseman Of Springfield.
o., go; together in the barn one morn
ing recently. They fought viciously for
three hours before they could be sepa-
rated, and are both badly used up. One
Of them Is Mohawk, with 4 pacing rec
ord Of 2-24; the other, by Blue Bell, 2:ls.
Both are well known 10 the turfmen Of
Ohio. The animals were covered with
blood and almost exhausted when
parted--Cor. Boston journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
Theorle. About Drowned bodies

1t was 4 popular theory in days gone
by that the body Of a drowned mar
would float the ninth day, notion
which, Mr.. Henderson informs Us, pre-
walls in the county of Durham. Sil
Thomas Browne alludes 10 it as believed
in his time, and in his "Pseudo-doxia
Epidemics' there is a discussion on this
fanciful notion. 1t was also believed
that the spirits Of those drowned at sea
were doomed to wander for 100 years,
owing to the rites of burial having never
been properly bestowed upon their
bOdies.-NOtes and Queries.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
ODE TO a MODERN SHIP.

Child Of the dismal mine.
CoEapact Of chilly Steel
Flowing the brinei
Thou canst not surely feel
That sense divine
Which. urged by sail and car.
Tho Eood ship fcit of yorc,
Constructed. deck 10 keel
OF Pontic pine
Then every seasoned plank
That sailed the sea
Rose softly, softly sank.
Riding the waves Ia buoyant majesty.
And fair white sails.
Tai sus.rs with sireamers decked.
Bent 10 the rising gales.
That with crisp foam the hcsving ocean
fecked-
But thee the sumner breeze.
Tie roaring winters blast
That bowz she trees.
Move not; thou steameSf past
II spite of these
Not As ia days Of old;
Nor in the sultry bold.
With sullen Wheeze.
Thy furnace fierce Is coaled.
And crimyhands thypulsing pistons grease
e. II. Iacon Watson in TeI1ple Bar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
The sine Of Grent britain.

Great Britain and ireland have about
the same number Of square miles q:
Arizona-not so great" after all. Mad
agascar is about as large as New Hamp
shire, Massachusetts,, Vermont, Con.
nectirut, New York, Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina
combined. The area of England proper
and that Of the state Of Iowa are almost
al.-Philadelphia Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
A Good Reason.

First Boy-Why do they call all goats
billygoats and nannygoats? Why don't
they call 'em George goats an Johnny
goats and Jimmy goats, an so on?
Second Boy-Why, goats looks so
much alike You can't tell 'en apart, so
wot's the use of havin diff'rent names?
Good News,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

How Two Painters Became Acquainted.
When in Haarlem, Vandyke called
upon Frank Halls, and without making
himself known said that he was anxious
to have his portrait painted. but as he
was in great hurry he could spare but
two hours, at the end Of which the por-
trait must be done. Halls went to work
and finished it, and Vandyke was much
pleased. But portrait painting seemed
a very little thing, said Vandyke, and
he asked Halls TO change places with
him. Halls did so, and as Vandyke fin
ished his work Halls hugged him enthu-
siastically, saying: "You are Vandyke
No one but he can do what you have
done" And so the two great masters
became acquainted-Harper's Young
People.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

The cowhorn fly, or buffalo horn fiy
as ii is sometimes called, has been very
annoying this season IN some northern
states and IL Canada. It Is so called be
cause 1t attaches itself TO the roots OF
the horns at night. Cows so tormented
lose their appetite and give little milk.
The application Of lard to the parts af-
fected Is said 10 be remedy, but farm
ers generally consider It too expensive.
There are a great many shortsighted
farmers who persist in feeding worth
less flies with costly COWS in order to
avoid little outlay.-Hoard's Dairy
man.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
A Plausible Explanation.

Ethel Tilted that magnificent crea-
ture Ponsonby, and now she is the CEN
ter of attraction for about twenty-five
miserable dudes"
That's all right. She simply turned
her first love into small change. 1t
takes about twenty-five dudes TO make
man. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

The late Samuel Mcdonald Richard
son, president Of a savings bank in Bal
timore, had a wonderful memory of
faces. He personally knew, and could
call by name, over 10000 depositors,
most OF them people Of small means
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
a GIant uIth sI,tr reeth.

The Chevalier Scrog, in his narrative
Of his journey to Teneriffe, says that in
one Of the burial caveTns on the peak
he found the head Of a human being,
supposed to have been a Gunich, as
large as a bushel, the jaws containing
exactly sixty teeth-thirty above and
the same number below.-MilliOn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

In the lottery of life there are more
prizes drawn than blanks, and to one
misfortune there are fifty advantages.
Dependency is the most Improbable
feeling man can indulge in.-Rev. DR..
Talmage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
ELECTRIC swing.

Brighton, the English watering place,
has decided novelty in the way Of an
electric swing. The to ard fro motion
is produced by means Of powerful mag
nets, the current being three-quarters of
an ampere at 100 volts. The motion of
the swingis said 70 be peculiarly smooth
and pleasant.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
A Good Preventative.

The body Of Mrs. Charles Block was
buried eight years ago in Hazeland
cemetery, near Montezuma, Ia. A few
days ago the coffin was opened and il
wa discovered that the remains had
turned TO stone. a bunch Of roses held
in the hand of the deceased was also
petrifed. Blade.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

Piiny tells Us that any plant gath
cred by a river before sunrise by a per-
son, if unseen, tied on the left arm Of
an ague patient, without his knowing
what it is, viii cure the disease.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

Miss De Bonaire-And how do you
ike progressive hammOcking, Mr.. De
Witt?
Mr.. De Witz (at his first hammock)-I
should think It perfect, Miss De Bonaire,
if-er-if 1t were not progressiye.-De.
troit Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

The shortest will on record has been
tled IN Luzerne county, Pa. The will
Is on a piece of paper six inches square,
and Is as follows: ''AIr. Bankers: Give
all my money to Mike Walkie."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

u Renan has known any number Of
instances Of superior sagacity in brood
hens. BE felt that he did not 20 too far
IN regarding cats and dogs that he had
known as humble relatives. When a
child be had for a neighbor dog that,
disliking the Fridays dinner Of fish and
potatoes, used regularly on Thursday to
20 looking about for bones to hide them
for his meals next day. How did he
know that Thursday preceded FridayG
Another dog associated Sunday with
personal cleanliness, and used as regu-
larly as it c me around 10 20 and take a
lath, unless the weather was very cold.
when he gave himself abs0luti0n. his
name was JOckO.-LOndon Truth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

In the executive mansion at Raleigh
IS a card table presented to Governo,
harrington By King George II about the
year lbs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

After fifteen years of failure the vines
at Egg Harbor City, n. j., are heavily
laden with grapes, and a good year Of
winemaking is expected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
EAST WARD.
CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch
NORTHWARD


.Joiasi0tra Nal Efpress-RockwOOd $50 q m
Somerset 4;i0, stoyest0wn 4-j2, HOovervilie
sos. JOhnst0wn. 6-l0.
JoAHs:0Jrn AaE E1lrsz'.-Roekwood 11-s5 a m,
somerset lbs, stoyesiOwn In, HooveEviile
l2.7, JOhnst0wn $50 p. m.
sJohna0irn Accommodated lockwood 20 p. m f,
sOmerset cos p m, stOyestown C.3l p. m,
Hooversyille 6,i2 p. m, JOhustown 7:%5 p. m
!S''Hday Aoc9zau zaui1yiatioH-ROekwOOd u:25 a. m.
Somerset, ll.5S.
SOUTHWARK.
Acl-Johnstown 7;95 a. m, HOoversville s.sI
sioyeStoEn s;f5, Somerset 9.l6, lockwood
$40.
Erp-ess-Johnstown $50 p. n. HooversviIle 4l6
stoyes;oTn 49, Somerset sol, lockwood
5&.
Sunday 0aig-JOhnstOWn $50 a. n, HOoversvilie
9.l6 q. N, StOyestOwn go a. N. Somerset
lel a. m. lockwood los g. m
Sunday. AeooauoolHfion-SOmerset Sol p. m.
lockwood $50 P n,
'Daily.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
 When she was Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
From Rev. w. D. Kelley. To the Editors of The Times;

am now closing up the fourth year as pastor of the Methodist church in Forrest City. While these have been years of much labor and, to me, grave responsibilities, they have, in many re- spects, been the most pleasant of my ministerial life. It is, indeed, great cross to sever the ties of association and relationship that have existed for
 four years past with the kind and galI- erous people of Forrest City. The church, as d whole, has been true and
 loyal to her pastor. The board of stewards, to whom is committed the care and support of the preacher, have been the most faithful and accomo- dating that have ever known. Chris tian people of other denominations have been kind and eOnsiderate, in deed. The support received from the business and professional men, as well others not members of my church, has been of the most liberal and commend able character. To the editors and employees of TIE TINES I have been brought un fer lasting obligations. For all of this We are profoundly grateful. We most assuredly will ever cherish
 hearts full of love and kind feelings for the good people of Forrest City and community. w. D. KELLEY.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
LODGE DIRECTORY.

APOLLO CoMsAspEY No. li-Meets on the fourth Thursday in esen month. r. D. Me- CtiIoch E. C.: Geo. P. Taylor. Gencrslisimo; 1; R. J. Williams. Captain General; C. II. San ters. Sec.
 opRrsr CITY CHAPTER No. 60--Mcets on the first Monday in each month. c. II. Sanders. II P.; E. Turley, Sec, Fost.psr ClrY LoDGE A. F. & A. N. No 1GS- Meet. op the first and third Thursdays in each month C. II. Sanders. W. M. J. k. Brown, Sec.
 arN. FORREST LoDae x of p. No, Ii Meets every Wednesday. Geo. r, Taylor, C. C.: II. B. 0wyn. M. F. ExtcHrs orHoSoR-Meet on tue first and third Fridays ip each month. John l.. Jones' Dictator: J. T. Fondsen, Reporter. Ks,ours AND LADIES or HoSoR-Meets on the first and third Mondays m eacn month. U, Fondren, Secretary.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
The Saturday Blade

Is the greatest newspaper wonder of the age. It is four years old and has a circulation of over quarter million copies a week. The latest sensations and the most marvellous events aye written up in the best style and fully illustrated. Subscriptions received at s2.O0 per year, sl % for six months, or 50 conts for three months. Special i'm ducements to cluba. Send for free specimen copies. Boys everywhere are making big money selling the Blade on the streeta. Write for particulars. Address the publisher. w. D. Boyce, ll3, ll5 and LIS Fifth avenue, Chi caQO,
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
6uokIee,s Arnica Salve

The best salve in the world for Cuts. Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter. Chapped Hands, Corns, and all Skin Erup- tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. or money refunded. Price p cents per box, For sale by C. F. Hinton. druggist.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
The True Laxative Principle

The True Laxative Principle Of the plants used in manufacturing the pleasant remedy, Syrup of Figs, has a permantently beneficial effect on the human system, while the cheap vege- table attracts and mineral solutions, usually sold as medicines, are perma- nently injurious. Being weil-informed, you will use the true remedy only. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup company.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
For Sale.

have for sale a good cooking stove, rag car pet. chairs. single bed and mat tress, one good side bar timpkin spring buggy, a splendid set of single-ply har- ness, one good saddle and riding bridle, etc. w. ID. KELLEY,
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28

Parties calling for the above letters will please say advertised" and must pay one (1) cent for each letter delivr cred. MRS. NJ. E. WINFIELD. F. M.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
Palestine Times.

T. F. Bell and K. c. Boone visited Forrest City Monday evening.
 Miss Mosby of Howell spent several days with the family of H. A. Martin last week,
 George Banks of Memphis was here few days on business of the firm of w. $. Martin & Co.,, of which hs is member.
 Mrs. J. A. Mason and little daughter, Lida, of Forrest City came over Sunday and remained few days visiting friends and relatives.
 The revival meeting of the Methodist church. which was to begin last Sunday, was postponed on account of the illness of the pastor, Mir. Britain.
 The school had made preparations to celebrate Columbus day and were conse- quently much disappointed when the day dawned cold and rainy. But, notwith- standing the weather, few friends ats tended the exercises. The sehOolrOOm was decorated with flags and ths ship of Columbus in full sail had been drawn upon the blackboard. PROGRAMME. Song-Our Flag is There, ,...... ....... Class Life of Columbus. ..GIennie Howell Did You Ever Hear of Columbus
 The Story of Our Country ................. John and Phil Jones The First to Greet Columbus. Willie Warr Song-America.
 Voyages of Columbus...,,. ...... Edna Coffey The Indian Children. While Partridge A New Discovery ry,-'-........,'.;. Pearl Martin Discovery Day ......... Arthur Howell Why We Ce!ebrate the tooth Anniversary ...;....,f,...,t',..,.. .Lura Mohler 0de to Columbus ...'..'.. Jim Jones Song ...........B Be Thinker. Not Dreamer Uur Aonutt} .-.. ,.-.s.,f t,'.' Ma.tie bufus ...... ........ ...,.... Maggie Christian King ferdfaend. James sulcof Song. Columbia the Gem of the Ocean.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
Dress
 Goods.
Our Calico and Domestic Department !:

perfect of beauty and wo are prepared to a
 onb you by being able to offer extraordinary bargains m this line JUST STOP A MOMENT and think 50 Bolts of No Prins warranted fast coors beautiful designs cents per yard Can't be bought for less than o cents.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28

H. F. Derrick of Marianna stopped in the city short time Monday even ing.
 Pencil tablets for school children, for sale at the News stand at cents s.Ach
 F. Mi.nie B b. has been Ill this c at he home of her brother, J. M. \ ehaIs
 lrs. Georgia May of Cherry Valley is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jackson, in this city
 k J. Izard returned last night from a business trip to cotton Plant and Brinkley.
 The tank on the hill should be pro- frostbitbeB.
 Remember McCulloch and Trieber speaks at this place next Thursday, the Sd prox.
 Buy your Lime. Cement, Fire Brick, Terra Gotta and Flue Pipe from l.. Rollwape & Co.
 Largest. cheapest and best stock Of goods ever brought to the city, at l.. Rollwage < Co.'s.
 George Randolph, a young colored man well known in this community, died Tuesday night.
 4 new boy baby made his appear ance at the home of II B Gwyn last Sunday. All doing We'll.
 The school children who pass the door are invited to come in and buy lead penciis-3 for cents.-~at the News Gbldfsa Cry for fit.aar's castorla.
The Forrest City times., 1892-10-28
Letter Lat.

Following is list of letters remain ing unclaimed in the rOst-office at For, rest City, St. Francis county, Arkansas. for the week ending Saturday evening, n,t. ,yD