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The Forrest City times., 1893-05-19

The last evening I promised him to spend at the hall and go over the ac- counts with him.
 Never had Nellie been brighter or gayer I felt vague pang that my going was so little to her.
 It was early when Desmond left, and immediately rose to go. Jere liar man grasped my hand cordially in fare well, and Nellie said simply Good by," and went down the path slowly and sadly.
 Suddenly I heard light, flying step behind me as reached the shadow of the trees
 It was Nellie
 stopped as if listening, and then came toward me.
 ''l thought I should overtalSe you" she whispered. slipping her arm through mine. Did you think I could let you go away tonight without last wordo" There was something in her voice, a tenderness, that explained all. She had come out to meet her lover, Desmond, and mistaken me for him in the darkness. But to have her so near was very sweet. She seemed not to care for speech. She was very still just clasping my arm and leaning ever so gently against my shoulder. The temptation was great -l was going away-just to take away with me the memory of moments heaven.
 1 kissed her.
 Forgive me-" pleaded, desperately You thought me your lover, Desmond. and was cruel, mad, to take that kiss Nellie, forgive me-"
 But l kissed you, Jack" she whis- pered. And you won't go-oh, Jack you won't go when love you so."
 Jack Spencer, gray-haired and forty, commonplace and poor-she loved him
 That is my romance.--M. A. Wors- wick, in Frank Leslie's Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1893-05-19

words of mine, no warnings of the mur- murs and threats that grow and deepen among the men, will shake his will
 There is talk of firing the mill among the mad -brained ones, but Big John shakes his head.
 That were chopping the nose off to spite the face, men. If the mill were burnt how would that help us to work and wages? Nay; it must be other means"
 Aye, we must live; but if we do not get our rights by fair means we will have them by foul" cried another.
 They mean mischief. I have warned Jere Harman, but he will not heed.
The Forrest City times., 1893-05-19
SITTING BULL AT THE SHOW
How He and His Warriors Were Scared Out of q Dakota Variety Show.

Fifteen years ago times were lively in Dakota, and Fargo was booming town of twelve thousand people. Half
 a dozen theatrical enterprises were in full blast, and seventh manager
 opened new house, the magnifcence of which far outshone those of its com
 petitors. The theater was to be
 opened Monday evening, and that morn
 ing the train from the west brought the
 great Sioux chief. Sitting Bull. with a
 small party of Indians who were en
 route to Washington to interview the great father. The new manager se- .cured the attendance of the warriors for the opening of his house, and the hundreds of ''tenderfeet' who had
 never yet seen a real Indian in war l paint paid fabulous prices for seats. Sitting Bull and his warriors were on
 hand early, gaudily arrayed in feathers, hcaddress, beaded blankets and warn-
 pum. They were seated at the end of the center aisle in the space between | the orchestra railing and the front row
 of parquet. The red men preserved their monumental stoicism and through out the entertainment not smile
 wrinkled their faces. Each one of l them carried short painted stick, one
 end of which was split. Into the split
 was thrust small piece of looking glass. Occasionally the Indians held
 the mirrors mp before their eyes and
 took careful survey Of the audience
 behind them. This enabled them to
 see what was going on all over the l. e1.:
 The closing feature of the programme
 was an act performed by a female tra- peze performer who was advertised to
 possess wonderful strength in her jaws. The stage manager announced that she would hang suspended from the trapeze bar by her knees and support heavy
 cannon with her teeth while it was dis charged. At sight of the cannon Sit ting Bull and his men began to show signs of uneasiness They shifted about in their seats nervously. Two
 men lifted the cannon and left it dan
 gling from the woman's jaws. The muZzle of the weapon swung on level with the Indians headdress.
 Sitting Bull and his warriors by this. tune had become extremely nervous
 They looked at each other inquiringly,
 as if they suspected that they had been drawn into q trap and were to be delib-
 erately slaughtered. They jabbered to each other excitedly and two or three times so forgot their stoicism as to look
 over their shoulders. Finally, every
 thing was in readiness; the stage man.
 ager stepped back, gave the string that l he held jerk. there was flash and
 roar, and out of the cloud of smoke
 that shot into the parquet Sitting Bull
 and his warriors sprang, wildly shout
 ing as they made their way down the
 aisle, striking madly right and left
 with the long-stemmed stone pipes
 which they carried. No attempt was
 made by the audience to stop the Indi-
 ans, who made their way outside and
 didn't stop running until they reached
 the hotel. For once the fearless chief of the Sioux was unneryed. = Kate Fields Washington
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

Little Peter" is the real name OF the
petre or bird that lives on the sea. The
harder the storm the better he likes Il,
and the more noise the sea makes the
louder he cries.
The cailors. who are all so FOLLY never
like to meet petrol. They are so dismal
I'm their coal black coats. and seamen
think they bring them i'll luck, too.
You could not guess how the petrol
sleeps. He first makes of himself a feath-
er ball and sits on the water. just as your
canary does on his Perch.
Why doesn't he sink? Because his
feathers arc so oily he can't
These birds grow so fat that TO the
poor islanders in very cold countries they
are invaluable. After they are dead "a
wick IS drawn through their bodies and
sets on fire. and you can hardly believe
how we'll this queer kind Of lamp lights
up their huts.
The petrol never goes on shore except to
build her nest, which Is hidden snugly
away between rocks or in the sand
There she lays her one egg and brings
up her baby. All day the petrol lives on
the water. but she never forgets at night
to feed It.
Sometimes they are called Mother
Carey's chickens" II you ever go across
the water you may see them some day
Montreal Star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

temptation OF disorder gives you pain.
there is no fear that you Will neglect
your dontstic duties or become careless
In the performance OF them. Let every
thing that leaves your hand be in perfect
order. Let IL grow impossible to you to
put down so much as a pnbox where 1t
will disturb the orderly and pleasant
grouping upon your dressing table, or
to stick your pins in your cushion even
at all sorts Of tipsy and uncomfortable
inclinations. This will not make you
'fussy.' II is the other thing that does
that-the not knowing, except by fidgety
experiment, what is harmony and the
intangible grace of relation. Have all
your own possessions we'll in hand. Have
your little washcloths and your sponges
for bits Of cleansing; your furniture brush
and your feather busters, and your light
little broom, and your whisk and pan;
your bottle Of sweet oil and spirits Of tur-
pentine and piece of flannel TO preserve
the polish or to restore the gloss where
dark wood grows dim or gets spotted.
Find out, by following your surely grow
ing sense of thoroughness and niceness.
the best and readiest ways of keeping all
fresh about you. Invent your own pro-
cesses; they will come to you. When
you have made yourself wholly mistress
OF what you can learn and do I'm your
own apartment, so that IL Is easy and
more natural TO do II than 10 let II alone
so that you don't count the time Il
takes any more than that which you give
TO your own bathing and hairdressing-
then you have learned enough TO keep n
whole house, so far as Its clearly order
ing Is concerned"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
TABLE MANNERS.
A Few Rules for Children. Big as We'll
as little.

A Few Rules for Children, Big as Well
Drink from the cup--never from the
saucer.
teaspoons are left in the saucer. not in
the cup.
Little children only have the napkin ar
ranged as bib.
Making a noise. either In eating or
drinking. Is vulgar.
Always cheerfully defer to older people
and to guests
Eat slowly. and do not fill the mouth
with large quantities.
Eat the food served. or quietly leave II
upon the plate without remark.
Never initiate n rude or uncouth act,
even If committed by an older person.
Avoid drumming with the fingers or
the feet: It is the height OF impolteness.
II in doubt at any time as TO what n
more experience.
turn; do not follow with. the eyes the
food served to others.
Never unnecessarily handle the dishes
or In any other manner exhibit nervous
ness or impotence.
Do not feel obliged 10 "clean up the
plate" especially do not make laborious
display of doing so.
DO not ask for any particular part OF
a fowl or similar dish, unless asked your
preference; in that case always indicate
something, and II there be really no
choice. designate the portion with which
the host can most conveniently render
vic,.-Gpod Housekeeping.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
e4-cENTRAL AcRosTIc.

The word down the centre is the art of
speaking so that the voice seems TO come
from q distance. From these central
letters read each way, and form the fol-
lowing words of four letters each:
To the Right. \ weathercock. 2.
To gain by labor. 8. Close at hand. a.
A snare 8. To harvest. 6. An island.
Z. Learning. 8. Important part OF a
stove. .. A wharf. TO- Appropriated
IL. A mental image. Il. To rescue. 13.
A place Of public sale
To the Lett. Flesh OF calf z
Comfort g. Part of speech. 4. To re-
late. ,. To make a loud noise. q. The
most useful metal. Z. Behind time. 8.
A sign o. To leave suddenly. 10. Not
handsome. IL. Unoccupied. H. To ex-
anime closely. 10. A planet.
9j-GARDEN PUZZLE.
My flower garden is laid out in ten beds,
and each one filed with different flowers.
In the first | have a fragrant letter; In
the second, 10 enter into a contract with
a metal in the third, drOves Of animals;
i'm the fourth, all the prismatic colors;
in the fifth more than one part OF the
face: in the sixth part Of lonely mans
overcoat in the seventh. quiet organ or
life; in the eighth, a cOlored musical in
strument in the ninth. q porcelain family
of wealth in New York; ana in the tenth
two girls names. The beds are entirely
surrounded by blow from the hand
96-REVERSIBLE DIAMOND.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
The Baby.

The little. lettering baby feet.
With faltering steps and slow,
With pattering echoes soft and sweet,
Into my heart they go;
They also go in grimy plays,
In muddy pools and dusty ways
Then through the house in trackful MAJ.
They wander 10 and fro.
The baby hands that clasp my neck
With touches dear to me
Are the same hands that smash and wreck
The inkstand, foul to see;
They pound the mirror with the can;
They rend the manuscript in twain;
Widespread destruction they ordain
In wasteful jubilee.
The dreamy, murmuring voice
That cooes it's little tune,
That makes the listening heart rejoice.
Like birds in leafy June,
Can wake in midnight dark and still,
And all the air with bowling fill.
That splits the ear with echoes shrill,
Like comets out of tune.
r.. ]. Burdette.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
READING FOR CHILDREN
ASTORY ILLUSTRATING SCRIPTU-
RAJ TRUTH.
somsthing About Old Superintendent
vice for Dolls-PuzZle Guesscrs Must
Send Names and addresses.
APRIL.
BY MARY RUSSELL BA RTLETT.

After the month Of the double face.
After st. Valentines days Of grace,
After the blast of the trump OF March,
With a smile and tear. with a tear and
a smile,
And a heart half winters all the while.
Here's the shy little month with her
glances arch,
Here's the brave little month OF folly
Rain, rain. with the sun between!
Sun. sun. through the raindrop's
sheen!
Sing, two leaves in a sheath OF green
For the sweet little month OF folly.
Before the simple troth Of May,
Before the June in her brides array.
Before the splendor Of harvest-gold.
With a tear and a smile, with a smile
and tear,
And heart that's pledged to the whole
OF the year,
Here's che month Of promise come out Of
the colo, .Ass
Here's the wise little month Of folly!
Rain, rain. with the sun between
Sun. sun, through the raindrop's
sheen!
Sing, two leaves in a sheath Of green
For the sweet little month OF folly.
West Roxbury, Mass.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
snonish.portuguese Reciprocity.

A Madrid special says: The Spanish
Minister OF Foreign Affairs and the Por-
tuguese Ambassador signed recently in
Madrid n treaty Of commerce that viz
tually creates n Peninsular Zollverein
Portugal opens her frontiers 10 Spanish
manufactures and to all products or agrl-
culture from Spain or her colonies. Spain
not only makes great reductions in her
minimum tariff in favor Of all Portuguese
imports, but gives Portugal great facili-
ties and exemption from all duties FOR
Portuguese transit trade with the rest
of Europe through Spanish territory.
Portuguese vessels will be allowed 10
fish in Spanish waters. which was for
hidden before. Spain promises besides
that no foreign nation shall ever be placed
on the same footing as Portugal. The
Spanish Minister Of Finance is much in
cined TO protectiOnst theories, and has
decreed the creation of fiscal zones at
some distance from the coasts and from
tiers for the repression OF smuggling
London Daily News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
500 Reward. 500.

The reader OF this paper will be pleased
TO learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in al its stages, and that Is Catarrh.
cure known TO the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a Constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment. Halls
CitaTIh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly on the bloo1 and mucous surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing It's
work. The proprietors have so much
faith In ils curative powers that they
offer one hundred dollars for any case
that II fails to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials. Address
+. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold iy druggists Zoe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
The Knnakn Boys.

A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune.
writing from Honolulu. says:
For amphibious humanity. commend me
to the Kanaka boy. 1t seems as II he
took to the ocean as soon as his swad-
ding clothes were removed. and many
copper-coored son of subject OF Hawaii
can swim almost before he can toddle
about.
Steamer day is a great event for these
youths Long before the vessel from
Frisco Australia, or China Is moored to
the dock. little dots OF black are OBJ
servable on the surface OF the blue water.
which. upon nearer approach, are seen to
be tufts Of hair with rolling white eye
balls underneath. A passenger throws 4
coin over the side. the heads disappear;
but the boys do not dive - thoaA In
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
SuperstitIou. About Eggs.

The ancient Firms believe that mystic
bird laid an egg on the lap of Naimainon,
who was TO hatch 1t I'm his bosom. But
he let II fall and ii broke the lower por-
ton of the shell forming the earth. the
upper the sky. the liquid white became
the moon and the yelk the sun, while the
little fragments of broken shell were
transformed into stars. English and
Irish mothers tell their children to push
their spoons through the bottoms OF egg
shells after finishing their meal, "or else
the witches will make boats OF them.
In France a similar custom prevails, but
the reason assigned is that the magicians
formerly used egg shells in connecting
their diabolical witcheries.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

Don't fall right over the minute any one
tries to make you sit up straight
Don't get your hair into such a mop
that no one can comb 1t without tearing
II out
Don't smile all the time, and don't leave
your eyes half open and half shut for
a moment or two. This makes one feel
Creepy"
Don't, If you are a jointed doll-don't
squeak.
Don't put on airs IL you are better
dressed than other dolls.
And lastly. don't get lost again down at
the end OF the garden or over in some
body else's house. That is enough to
worry anybodys mamma.-Our Little
Men and Women.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
FROM FATHER TIMES.
The Boys and Girls DO Not Give Ad-
dresses.

Dear Children.-!There is one thing to
which I especially desire to call your
attention with regard TO the puzzles. If
you expect TO compete for the prizes,
full names and addresses must be sent 20
us There are several letters from boys
and girls anxious to know why their
names did not appear. and the reason
is that in every case. either no name was
sem, or else an assumed one was taken.
So, be careful next month. Master VIII
lie Johnson wrote tho Religious Editor"
quite a nice letter. but as no street num-
Der was inclosed. the Religious Editor"
asked Father Times to answer through
the paper. and ask Master johnson to
send his full address. YOUR EDITOR.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
A Good MINIS Downfall.

A dispatch from Muncie April 9Th says:
James Powell OF Portland, fell down a
thirty-step stairway here and was badly
injured. The man weighs 400 pounds. and
his enormous weight shook the building
causing n panic I'm the restaurant and
drug store below Several bottles fell
from the shelves in the drug store and
the waiter girls ran to the street. fearing
an earthquake had struck the town-In-
dianapolis Sentinel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

Each word contains four letters.
From | to tender.
From . to ! the God OF love.
From ! to an iron bar on which meat
is roasted.
From TO 1 eXtremities.
From ! to 4 a blot.
From to ! toys that spin.
From 1 to part OF plant that holds
the blossom.
From 10 | measures.
From to superintendent the publica-
tion Of
From 3 to . the ebb and flow OF the
ocean.
From to gait OF horse.
From TO 3 wrong.
From to 3 a street car.
From 3 to n market
From to finished.
From TO a Holland town famous for
cheese,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

The wind sometimes cuts very queer
capers. An old colored woman in the up
per part Of the country owns n large
wash pot. which. she claims, was turned
inside out by a cyclone. She says the pot
is as good as ever, only the legs and
handles are on the inside now. and poster
her when she stirs the clothes. Madison
Advertiser
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
OUR PUZZLE AND FREE COLUMN.
q3-STAIR PUZZLE r..

Each Of the following lines represents
a stair. Once up and down this flight
/ want you TO COUP on the left and down
on the right. When you have made the
trip let me know what proyerb OF four
teen words you find. for you've stepped
on a word OF Il at every step, or at least
you could do II II you tried.
I. Go to the spring for some water.
2. A good horse: yes. but he's blind.
3. This from boy ten years old.
4. Unless lead ! can't play.
3. can. you know. make nice kites.
Q. II good man. al like him.
!. Please some one give me drink.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
A district meeting Of the many Dunk

A district meeting Of the many Dunk
ards. or German Baptists, living In the
northern hale Of Augusta county, began
Friday. and contin led through Saturday.
at Middle River church. about one mile
west OF New Hope. The number present
Friday was estimated to be about one
thousand. The Dunxard annual meeting
for the United States will be held in
May at Muncie, Ind. II will be attended
by a number Of people from Augusta ana
Rockingham counties
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
sensitive Real Estate Near Washington


An Avenue merchant tells me there was
n heavy run on the whitewash market
a few days ago by a real estate syndicate
owning a tract of land across the Aque-
duct bridge. The sudden boom In the
local lime business is said 10 have been
occasioned by the report that President
Cleveland took drive over the bridge
into Virginia last week Immediately
some of those wide awake, thrifty
Georgetown people started the story that
the President was out looking for sum-
mer home in the vicinity Of Arlington.
Before sunrise the following morning
hundreds Of small trees were planted,
and an army of whittwash artists were
engaged decorating the slender trunks OF
said trees, and thus a new suburb was
established. In these days of booms
new suburb can be established while you
wait, with the aid Of few trees and
some whitewash.-Wash Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
The Four Winds.


The wind OF the South
Come over the land
With n flute in her mouth,
And a dandelion
Within her hand.
Like a giant wrestles
He Of the North,
And like a boy whistles
In chimney and key-hole
When he goes forth.
The wind of the West
Has a gentle soul;
She rocks the nest
And the yellow fiedgelings
OF the oriole.
Cries the East to the vane:
No time to lose.
1t is going TO rain:
Get out your umbrella
And overshoes."
Now which of these
Do you like best
The blue-bird's breeze,
The giant whistler.
The East or the West? fr
Wide Awake.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

Petronius Arbi;er, the poet and man Of
pleasure IN Nero's court, having fallen into
disgrace. went home, wrotea Satirical poem
describing Nero's debaucherles and thee
opened his veins.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

A Saratoga woman, an enthusiastic yege
tartan, has vegetarian cat. IL Was taseu
away from its mother when a young k.iteu
and has never been permitted 10 eat meat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

Poor wretches that depend On greatness
favor dream. as have done. and wake AID
find nothing. -Shaksspeara
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Browns IrSn Bitters Rebuilds the
system. aids digestion. removes exceas Of bile.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
Orderly Hahifa.

III. my dear girls" says . sage matrou.
'yeu Learn 70 b % orderly that the con.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23
This is the Childrens Department.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-08-24

The Pitts5urg Post notes shat
while the New England cotton mills
are closing down indefinitely there
has been no suspension by the South
ern mills, ard that on the other
hand they are building new mills in
the South and increasing the capac>
ity of those in operation by improv-
ed machinery. The South has PEI
culiar advantages for cotton manu-
featuring in cheap labor, ncarness
to the raw material, and home
market for a line of goods
adapted to the eolored people of
that section. The southern mills
are all paying good dividends and
have all the orders they can fill.
When the pinch comes they can un-
dersell the New England mills and
still make money The day is not
far distant when the South will
manufacture the fine as we'll as the
coarse grades Of cotton goods.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-08-24

The stringency of the times has
had one very beneficial effect upon
the country. 1t has served to check
immigration, and from Pueblo, Cal,
alone, 1 POO Arstrians, Italians and
Hungarians have started back to
their native heath, taking with them
from $500 TO $4,000 which they have
saved by rigid economy and by liv-
ing in the cheapest manner possible.
When the smelters and mines were
closed these foreign invaders were
thrown out of work and the panic
frightened them, and the Americans
became aggressive, and the POSSIBLE
ty OF securing further employment
here became exceedingly doubtful,
and they have gone back to the
places where they belong.