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The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
SHE MADE HER WILL.
But Her Many Relatives Wore
 Hardly Pleased With It.

Miss Gallipot was certainly very rich and was said to be enormously so. And her wealth had:come to her quite unex. pectedly.
 It would have been natural that her cousin, old Josephat Gallipot (of the firm of Gallipot x Jams), who was known to be millionaire, should have left her something handsome. But no one could have guessed he would make her his heiress, least of all after she had quarreled with him.
 After he had been a widower twenty years old Josephat Gallipot made up his mind to marry his kitchen maid, who was not more than forty years his junior and was engaged to the milk man.
 Then Miss Gallipot wrote him let ter:
 "MY DEAR Jos: I don't suppose it will make any difference whether l write to you or not But have a regard for you, and feel 1t on my conscience to do what I can to prevent your bringing great misery on yourself.
 "You have perfect right to marry again if YOU choose and you can certainly afford to DICK a wife who has nothing but herself to recom mend her. But the girl you are choosing would be dear at the price if she brought you her own weight in gold, and she's no feather by the look of her
 "She will make you miserable, and l would beg you to draw back from giving her the op- portunity She has no affection for you, and if you have any for her 1t will make 1t the worse Cor you Your sincerely afectionate cousin,
 SARAH GALLIPoT"
 To this letter no reply was sent, and A week later the milkman's tiancee be- came Mrs. Gallipot. No further com munication took place between the cousins, and couple of years after ward Josephat Gallipot went the way of all flesh.
 No one was more simply astonished than Miss Sarah Gallipot when she learned that she had succeeded to his entire fortune. He wrote:
 s'ro my wife bequeath my memory, know ing that my love has been enough for her. and that she has saved well during the two years Of our welded life, for 1 do not believe that our household expenses have been seventy-hve thousand dollars per annum.
 ITO my cousin. Sarah GalIipot, bequeath absolutely all my real and personal eslate Tn recognition of her candor and sincerity, and with unavailing regret that did not proht by her warming.
 The will was dated fortnight before his death, and in process was duly proved and administered
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
REST CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER l. 1s9a

sonal, whether in lands, tenements. houses. funds. stock iewelry, plate, pictures, books. furniture, or of any kind whatsoever, l hereby leave and bequeath to my nearest relation. male or female, known 10 me or unknown, of whonit cannot be proved that he or she has at any time shown to me any act of kindness, cour- tesy. good will, politeness affection at least since the 3d day of January, in the year of our Lord 1877, whereon deceased my late cousin. Josephat Galipot, of the firm of Gallipot Jams"
 The will provided that such claim must, however, be lodged within six months of the death of the testator.
 And thence arose the great Gallipot case.
 The whole property subsequently fell to distant relation of the Gallipot family. of whose existence most mem bers of the family had mp to that time been quite naware.-London Million.
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
Necessary.

A clergyman who was settled some years ago in a southern town, was in great favor with the colored brethren, and was frequently called upon to ''sit in council with the members of one of their churches in a neighboring town. Among these members was one old darkey, with grizzled hair, who had in a high degree the gift for responses" so much cultivated by the people of his color. He was always ready with "Amen.'' and more than ready with Glory" but his particular fondness was for the fervent ejaculation: "De Lord gib us more faith." On one occa- sion when the clergyman in question had been called upon to discourse to this congregation, he illustrated his ''practical talk" with the story of an occurrence which he himself had wit messed not long before. As he finished it, he said, earnestly: Now, my brethren, you would hardly believe, would you, that any man could have witnessed such a scene as that almost at your very doors?" As he paused, there came tremendous groan from the old darky, and with great fervor he calculated: De Lord glib us more faith. Youths Companion
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
PEREGRINE BROWNS TELEGRAM
When i'll cures i'll,

When i'll cures i'll,
 As it often will 'Tis not always homeopathic pill. But dose, sometimes, that will cure or kill
 How the fates did frown
 On Peregrine Brown, The wretchedest man in Meadowtown.
 When he went to buy,
 The price was high: When he went to sell the price went down His pipe went out, while his chimney smoked; His well ran dry, though his hay was soaked. 1t wouldn't have been so hard to bear If his placid wife had borne her share Of Fortunes tricks in her own domain: But her butter "came," and the kindly rain Fell only on her serried box, Her pansy beds, and her starry phlox; Though the chimney smoked, her bread was light Her ranks of milk pans silver bright; And she always sung the same old song: .It's all your fault that things go wrong''
 At last one day.
 A gate gave way, And the cows broke loose in a wild foray On his neighbors cornfield Hip, hoorayI If the last straw breaks the camels back, 'Twere strange, indeed if so huge pack
 Did not break down
 Poor Peregrine Brown. From his wife's shrill tongue and his neigh. bors' ire He fled: but the omnpresent wire. That probes the world with its points of fire Pierced to hls hiding place. It said: "Peregrine Brown, your child is dead; Your wife is dying" Home he sped, Forgetting the ills that he had fled. Like gnatstingS healed a month ago,
 In the terrible woe That froze his heart like shroud of snow.
 At the well-known farm. The angry neighbor touched his arm, AS he growled: Now pay me for my corn That your cows destroyed!" With flash of scorn Brown flung him his due Now tell me- man, Does my wife yet live?" The churl began. With shame flushed cheek, to make reply: "I had never heard she was like to die! Who told you?"-A batter of little feet Cut short his words No sound more sweet Is heard in Heaven With sobs of joy The father clasped to his heart his boy.
 Though the rain still soaks
 His hay and his rye;
 Though his chimney smokes,
 And his well runs dry;
 Though the price is high
 When he goes to buy
 And is low as his well
 When he goes to sell; Though his hired man. will run away On the very morn of having day; Though his cows prefer green corn to hay, And his wife still sings the same old song: "Its all your fault that things go wrongl"
 Though the fates still frown
 Qn d minor way
 Yet Peregrlne Brown
 Is blithc and gay in fact, as all his neighbors say, He's the happiest man in Meadowtown Edward Payson Jackson, in Youths Com panion.
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
TURNED THE TABLES ON HIM.
Nevertheless the Keen-Wftted woman
 .Still Lives on the Frontier.

.Stili Lives on the Frontier.
 It was during Cleveland's first in cumbency. The daughter of a lawyer nrominent in neighboring Kansas town had married an officer who. few months after the ceremony, had been detailed to remote post. The young wife. who had enjoyed sort of belle ship in the seini-metropolitan com munitv in which she had been reared, felt as if she were about to be buried alive. Encouraged by her husband and father she repaired to Washington to seek reprieve at headquarters.
 Fort Riley? Why, that's pretty oood detail isn't it?" asked the presi- dent. to whom the lady had stated her case. ,,,,
 .No. sir; it doesn't suit me at all.
 .Sbouldn't we try to be satisfied where we are?" continued the chief mapistrate with patronizing smile.
 You might have been satisfied with be;np sheriff at Buffalo, but you wanted to be the president or the limited States" came the pert retort-
 Mir. Cleveland arose with the same natriarchal smile on his face, but the I;eutenant's wife still drees her weird at Fort Rilev.-Kansas City Times
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
CONSOLEO THE WRONG MAN.
How Preacher UnintentionaIIy Talked
 Horse.


 Horse.
 A rather rakish,looking fellow occu- pied the second seat. with horse shoe scarf-pin and long mustache. which he chewed spitefully as he looked over a veterinary surgeons bill and drowned. Just ahead of him good old Presbyterian preacher sat with mourning man, who had just buried his wife. And, as the E. lS O. s. w. express moved down its west bound time-card, the minister spoke soothing words of comfort to the bereaved hus- band and sought to console him in his grief by hopes of future life and les sons to be learned by bitter trials here below
 'She was good woman-a very good woman, Henry, but the Lord had need of her, and we must bear it brave ly."
 The husband choked, but said noth- ing.
 The minister arose, passed down the car and took a cool drink of ice water; then, with pended head and heartful
  and sank into the seat.
 "There may be yet some now un- known lesson in this loss," said he, seft- ly, to his companion, not staring at him in his grief.
 "Yes," was the reply, tinged with ill., temper; .Ill know a dern sight better than to hire such highwayman for a doctor again
 Somewhat surprised, the minister ex- claimed; But then, my friend, what is all that compared to her worth to you?" But you see I had her heavily in- sured. and wasn't a red cent in the hole; but this chump flung the stinger into my pocketbook for all he's worth because he knew had the stuff. And she ain't been worth so much to me after all-she's lost me more than she was worth from first to last. I'll never take up any of her blood again-there's bad streak in it"
 Shocked beyond expression at the heartless words, but knowing that deep grief often unSeats reason, the minister sought to soothe the unsettled mind 'I never knew her family, but she was good in her ways, and always did her best"
 'Oh, yes, she's good enough in her line, but, confound her skin, she never did her level best. Why, blame it, man, she'd lay right down and give 1t up when she had everything her own way, hands down. By Joe. you ought to a seen her slap the mud in Nancy NJ. s face at Sabina last fall!
 "What?" gasped the paralyzed min ister.
 "Whv, she knocked her eye out in jog trot till she reached the finish, and let down there-give up, dogone her. But I've entered her on the kite track at Chillicothe for the summer meet and if she don't pull down third money in the four-vear-old 2:25, I'll knock a knot-hole in her neck with a fork handle"
 With an articulate gargle of horror the minister turned and looked at his companion.
 He had dropped by mistake into the seat with the Kentucky horseman, who had just received the doctors bill for attendance upon his trotting mare dur ing siege of pneumonia. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
EACH MAN HAD IRON NERVE.
\ Miner Whose Aim Relieved His Friend
 from a Rattlesnake.

from Rattlesna<e.
 There were four of us who had en- camped for the night on the Gunnison river in western Colorado. We had been prospecting for gold with decided ly poor success and were therefore rather disheartened, but we endeavored to keep up our spirits while we lay about the roaring campfire and smoked. Suddenly we were startled by a pe- culiar whirring sound which every man of us recognized instantly.
 '"There's rattlcr in camp" cried Jcf- fries, as he started up. Look out for it,''
 We all moved rather hastily with the exception of Bolton, who lay quite still on his back, his hands under his head, his cob pipe having fallen from his teeth.
 ''Sh." he whispered. "For heavens sake, keep still. The snake has crawled into my shirt!'
 We all knew what that meant, and we became motionless instantly. I felt chill of horror run down my spine as thought of the poisonous rep tile snuggled to Bottoms bosom, in which it might plant it's deadly fangs in a few moments. The flaring fire light threw fantastic shadows on the black canyon wall. and the river mur- mured sullenly. Away in the night 8 lone owl hooted. Not muscle of Bottoms body moved, and it seemed that he had ceased to breathe. The only motion apparent about his person was caused by the snake crawling beneath his shirt. We sat there staring and helpless, unable to make a move to save our imperiled comrade. After time the rattler thrust his ugly head out of the opening in front of Bolton's shirt, lifting it over the motionless mans face. We could see the reptiles forked tongue darting out and his eyes glittering, while his head waved from side to side. Still Bolton remained motionless, knowing that the slightest action on his part might seal his fate. We could see he was white as corpse. Jim Nevans, the best pistol shot of our party, drew his revolver, pressing on the trigger as he cooked it, so it might not click. The snakes head was with in six inches of Boltons eyes, and seemed that the venomous creature might strike at any moment
 Shall shoot, Dave?" softly asked Nevans.
 Shoot" was the only word Bolton uttered.
 The cooked revolver was slowly lifted, and every man held his breath. The weapon spoke and the bullet cut the rattlesnake's head from his body. Like flash Dave Bolton leaped to his feet, tore the beheaded reptile from his bosom and flung it into the fire. Then he sank down helpless, almost faint ing, great drops of precipitation stand ing on his face. But he had displayed pure nerve-N. Y. Dispatch.
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-01
Not of the Upper Ten.

Mrs. Nextdoor-I have found out one thing about that Mrs. Newcomer. "ho, ever she is, she has never moved In good society ,
 Mir. Nextdoor-How do you know that? s
 Mrs. Nextdoor-Sbe shakes hands as ;t shs meant it--N. '. Weekly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
HIPpoLYrE's WAY.
The President of the Black Republic Puts
Down II Revolution.

The President of the Black Republic Puts
Down Revolution.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Albert Denisse,
passenger on the steamer Orange Nassau,
which arrived during the day from West
Indian ports, brings news of the last
uprising in the Black republic" Ac-
cording to this story some distinguished
natives We're in correspondence with
Legitimes adherents i'll Jamaica. One
of the latter, an Englishman, concluded
that it might be well to see just how
things We're going in Hippolyte's do
mains. so he crossed over to Port au Prince.
He engaged in business and proceeded
to see how the drlsky ruler did things
behind the scenes. He was learning
some very fine secrets when govern
ment agent arrested him. He was al
lowed his life on condition that he leave
the island at once. He did SO. That was
the last of the proposed uprising. Hip
polyte, however, took the opportunity to
make a speech at the palace, and the
next Sunday announced his intention of
doing as he pleased, even if the island of
Hayti was bathed i'll blood, and since
then there has not been IA single revolu-
ton or uprising. That was a month ago.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
Senator Pettigrew kindly sends THE

Senator Pettigrew kindly sends The
REPUBLICAN valuable information up
on the silver question contained in a
chart showing the relation OF the price
of silver to the price OF wheat: and al
SO Senator Cameron's speech against
the passage OF the repeal bill, both OF
which will receive our careful consld-
Grafton, for we realize that we cannot
get too much light upon this very i'm
portant question. Meanwhile we hope
the senator will give the same careful
attention to the other side of the dis
cussion to the end that some common
ground of meeting may be arrived at
by the Republicans of South Dakota, all
OF whom we believe are strongly in ia
vor of the best kind of money. differing
only on the matter of method of secul-
ing the same.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
FACT1oNAL FIGHTS
Resulted In "a Number of Rows at Pitts
burg Polling Places.

burg Polling Places.
PITrsBURG, Nov. S.-The bitter feel
ing growing out of the factional fights
here resulted in a number of rows at
various polling places. In the second
precinct of the ''Bloody'' Fifth ward Il
dispute arose over the refusal of Peter
Megra1y, a Republican member of the
board, to receive vote on tax receipt
of 1891. Democratic Chairman Brennan
was called, and he insisted that the re-
ceipt was good until next May. This
enraged Megraw, who drew knife on
Brennan, but before he could. use it he
was overpowered. Judge Stowe decided
that the man had right to vote on the
receipt.
In the Second district of the First
ward the Republicans claimed that the
Democrats refused to allow men sus-
pected of favoring their candidate for
sheriff, to vote. A dispute arose, Coun-
Gilman McHugh struck Policeman Pat
Farrell, an ex-pugilist, on the nose,
drawing blood. Farrell then knocked
McHugh down, and general row
seemed Imminent, when Police Magis-
trate Donahue appeared and closed the
polls. A force of officers We're then de-
tailed to guard the polls and three hours
later they We're opened again.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
INTEREST AT WASHINGTON.
Result of the Election Not Looked upo'

Result of the Election Not Looked Upon
as Only Local In Significance.
WASHINGTON, NOV. S.-There has not
been for many years an ''off year" cleo
ton in which the leaders at Washington
have manifested as much interest as in
the one Just passed. 1t has been felt by
Democrats and Republicans alike that
the verdict will be a popular expression,
so far as local issues are not involved, Of
the people on the finance question. In
Virginia, for instance, where the CAM
paign of the Populists was almost solely
waged on financial issues, the Democrats
were quite unable to gain the attention
of audiences. by a discussion Of
tenets of the Democratic faith. In
Maryland the discussion turned largely
on the same issue,- and, indeed, the
statements of Democratic leaders gener-
ally agree that from the long financial
fight i'll congress and the final defeat Of
the silver men will come u
Serious Detection in Democratic Ranks
throughout the country. Even Western
congressman and senators who voted
steadfastly for repeal admit that
among their agricultural constitu-
ents there is disatfection over
the apparent defeat of silver. Republi-
cans admit that the result of this cleo
tion can hardly be accepted as a criterion
of the general elections year hence,
when the financial discussion will have
lost some of its bitterness, and both par
ties will have a better opportunity to de-
clare themselves on this embarrassing
issue.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
LAID UP FOR REPAIRS.
Several People Cut and Shot In Election
Rints ut f,amfan II

Several People Cut and Shot In Election
Riots at Camden, Nd.
CAMDEN, N. j., Nov. s.-The election
in this city resulted in small sized riots
in several of the precincts. The follow
ing have been admitted to Cooper Hos
pital:
Samuel Pullman, 512 Chestnut street,
shot in the head.
George Banks, 1925 Kaigan avenue,
shot in the leg.
Frank Severin, Eighth ward, shot in
the head and blaclsjacked.
Edward Douer, Ninth ward, badly cut
in the head.
Nathan Vandyke, Fifth ward, throat
cut.
Julia Chambers, 7O6 Chestnut street,
while. standing near the polls in the First
precinct OF the Seventh ward, had her
throat badly cut with a razor.
Michael Kelly, a Democratic worker,
stabbed in the neck.
Later in the day the city appeared to
be in the hands Of a desperate gang of
thugs and repeaters. Many deputy sher-
iffs were stopped on the streets and had
their weapons taken from them, and it
looked for time as though the militia
would be needed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
Indictments Invalid.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. S.-Judge johnson
has decided that the indictments found
by the late grand jury against Eugene S.
Elliott and F. w. Noyes, directors of the
Plankinton bank, We're invalid because
the grand jury returned them at the Oc-
tober term of the municipal court,
whereas the grand jury's term had ex-
pired with the September term for which
it was called. This decision invalidates
all the indictments returned against the
officers of the Plankinton and South Side
Savings bank.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
Confirmed by Baker.

WASHINGTON, Nov S.-Secretary Gres-
ham received dispatch from United
States Minister Baker, who was Oh
board the steamer Costa Rica at Am
apala, Honduras, when it was fired upon
by the authorities of the place because
she refused to surrender one of the pas
sengers to the Honduras government.
The Costa Rica was flying the American
flag at the time, and Minister Bakers
dispatch fully confirms the press report
of the affair.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
SEARCHING FOR SAFETY.
People of Mexico Fleeing From the Wrath
of the Colima Volcano.

People of Mexico Fleeing From the Wrath
of the Colima Volcano.
GUADALAvARA, Mex, Nov. S.-Severe
earthquake shocks have occurred here
during the past 10 days and there is
much excitement among the people. The
Colima volcano is in violent state of
eruption, and the people living in the
valley at the base Of the mountain have
left their homes in search of place Of
safety. At the town of Americus the
first severe shocko of earthquake damaged
much property and several persons were
wounded by falling houses. The first
disturbance was felt in the states of
Oxaca, Pueblo, Guerrero, Morelos and
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
PEFFER's REPORT.


The Kansas Senator Industriously at Work
on 1t.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Snow that Sen
aror Peffer has been relieved of the labor
of watching silver legislation, he has
turned his attention to the preparation
Of a voluminous report upon his investi-
cation of the low prices of farm prod
ucts. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
PETER passed several weeks in the North
west in his efforts to find out what We're
the actual facts in connection with
this subject. He says he has col
lected a great mass of information
and he and one Of his secretaries are now
at work sorting over this Heterogeneous
lot of statistical and other information.
Mr.. PETER says the report will not be
ready until December, and he does not
expect to give up the results of his labors
until it has been presented to congress.
Senator Washburn joined Mr.. Petfer
in his search for light, but the Minnesota
senator left the main investigation i'll the
hands of Mr.. Peffer, and will make nu
report on his own account
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
Choked and Robbed.

DUNDAs, Nov. s.-John Dana, a. la
borer, who has lived here for 30 years,
was held up by three unknown men
while he was walking home from North
field, about mile from the latter place.
He was choked until nearly insensible
and what loose change he had i'll his
pockets was taken.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-11-10
Expects a Liyely Session.

OMAHA, Nov. S.-Senator William v.
Allen came in during the morning from
Washington. He said he would remain
in the state possibly 10 days before re-
turning to Washington. Speaking Of
probable legislative action, he said he
anticipated lively session as it seemed
to be fight of the South and West
against the ssvarice of the East, and he
was Of the opinion this feeling would i'll
huence all legislation.