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The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21
RREsT CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21,

wish I could write ChiDese. If I wouldn't give old Jack some trouble to find out whether will play or not,.
 "Hello," cried Wilbur. The mention of Chinese had suggested something to him.
 ''i say, Nell. you can fix him nicely Here. give me a pencil" In very little time an answer was ready, and small Joe, just in from school, was promised piece of chew ing gum to deliver it at once.
 Say you were told to wait for an an- swer, Joe. Whatever you do, don't for get that" was Nellie's last injunction.
 'Yes. that was a fine turn to it, Nell l wouldn't have thought of putting a question in it.
 Joe came back presently. with the chewing gum, but without the an swer Jack says he'll send an an swer later in the day" he reported, thickly, his mouth being full; and he was decidedly aggrieved by the roars of laughter with which his message was received.
 Jack couldn't a been glad much. whatever your note was about" Joe said, glaring at his brother and sister; ''he said all sorts of things"
 What did he say, Joe?" questioned the college student. Come don't be- lieve he said anything at all"
 ''Oh, didn't he, though? He said Great Caesar" and Great Scott!' and gee -whillikeps,' and I don't know what else--a lot more like that"
 This was the note Jack had received, written on Nell's scented ''cream-laid," in provokingly clear hand:
 ''Ci si a ypit taht tonnae rewsna uoy nj eht werbeh eugnot. raed kcaj: tub. nj doog dio hsilgne. liw eb dethgiled ot yap htiw uoy. seohs.
 ''Sruoy nj doog htiaf. NELL"
 It was almost bedtime before Nell got her answer:
 DEAR NELL cry quits. I'll come around for you at half-past three. bringing what is left of me after the rage and despair your note threw me into. JACK"
 It was agreed on all sides-of the new tennis court-that Nell had gotten the best of it, ''as q lady always does," declared one of the boys, gallantly.
 Yes, it was mother who pulled me out of the hole" confessed Jack. "by finding out that the words read back ward; but we had worked over the thing till dark"
 l think Nell did get the best of it, though not only as the tcnnis-players meant, perhaps; for they have all for gotten that she used to be boastful. and she never is now, though this hap pened only last spring! - Elizabeth Preston Allan, in Denorest's Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Junior Epworth leagues are intro ducing military companies.
 Rev. MT. Buckley, pastor of a church at Penrith, England, having no money with which to have his chapel painted, got the necessary paint and put it on himself.
 Of the sixteen American cities with a population of over two hundred thou sand in 1920, only four-Philadel phia, Boston, Milwaukee and St. Louis have incorpora ted the kindergarten on any large scale in their public school systems.
 The British and Foreign Bible .so- ciety since 1904 has printed and dis tributed 27,S55,5S1 volumes of the Scriptures; the National Bible society of Scotland has distributed 2,710, 320 copies, the Hibernian Bible society, 4,96S.450 copies; the Prussian Bible so- ciety, 6,059, S01 copies and 100 other Bible societies have for generations been swelling the total annual output
 Medical students were last year distributed among the various German I, Bonn. 325; Breslau. 292; Erlangen, 424; Freiburg, 4Sl; Giessen, 172; Gottingen. 200: Greifswald, 393: Halle, 2S3; Hei- delberg, PTS; Jena, 212; Kiel. 335: Ko- nigsberg, o55; Leipzig, sS4 Marburg, 266; Munich, 1, ,443; Rostocs. 13S; Strass- burg, 333; Tubingen, 230; Wurzburg, 743.
 A new young mems society, called the Brotherhood, is gaining popularity and strength among Presbyterians. It's design is Christian work in churches, something after the manner of the Young Mems Christian association yoke fellows" but with more formal ity, each church organization being known as chapter" It's ostensible principle is to make each member in reality keeper of brethren.
 When Phillips Brooks left Phila- delphia for Boston in 1869 he was sue ceeded in the rectorship of the Church of the Holy Trinity the largest Epis- copal church in Philadelphia, by Rev. T. A. Jaggar, then a brilliant young preacher of thirty. Dr. Jaggar, who
 
 has now been engaged to take Dr. Brooks place in his vacant diocese, and perform his episcopal duties until a bishop is elected.
 The order of the Jesuits, which elected a new general not long ago, has now membership of 12,047. The En- glish-speaking branch has 2,30S mem- bers, of whom ,162 are in the United States. There are in the province of Maryland and New York 564; of Mis- souri, 405: of New Orleans, 195. An American, Rev. R. l. Meyer, of New York, has just been appointed secretary of the English-speaking department of the famous order, the smallest in size in proportion to its influene and ac- tivity of any in extant. St. Louis Re- public
The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21
Cherished COcka de.

A memorable instance of presence of mind was the adventure of certain Desaugiers at the time of popular uprising in Paris, when the people took possession of the Tuileries. The hero of the incident sagely acted upon the theory that a poor excuse is better than none, and sometimes better than a better one would be.
 He was an inquisitive person. and. regardless of danger, he hastened to the Tuileries at midnight to see what was going on. At the gate he was stopped by two revolutionists of ominous appearance. Why do you not wear cockade, citizen? Where is your cockade?" they asked.
 A mob gathered about him and de- manded fiercely: 'Citizen, where is your coclsade?'
 Desaugiers took off his hat, turned 1t around and around, looked at it on all sides, and then said, in tone of much surprise:
 'Citizens. it is strange, very strange. must have left it on my nightcap. - Youths Companion.
The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21
MY MOTHER.

Don't call my mother old That form to me so Though her forehead may be wrinked and sil.
 very her hair; For oft in infant helplessness she bent in loving
 mood To satisfy my ev.ry need, and give me daily And then as grew stronger it was she who led
 the way, And taught my little feet to run in merry baby
 play; And when our evening romp was OCT, our game
 of hide and seek. She taught my lsping tongg to pray: "I lay
 me down to sleep" Don't call my mother old Though feeble she
 has grown, And her eyes have lost the luster which once
 they used to own: Though her cheeks are thin and palid and show
 deep lines of care, To me that face is beautiful-the fairest of the
 fair: And her fingers too, so nimble, so delft in works
 of art, That I've sometimes thought the fairies had
 really played their part; Her step SO slow and tott'ring still retains its
 modest grace, With that upright queenly bearing which even
 now trace. Don't call my mother old! Though faltering
 her tongue Her voice is still as sweet to me as the music
 which she sung. An, how well do I remember; like the echo of
 her song The same clear notes return again through years
 past and gone; And when, as in pleasing story, she speaks of
 joy woe. In the time that's past forever, in the long, long
 ago, ' As to the sweetest melody of some far distant Don't call my mother old I cannot bear It
 well, For it rings upon my soul like the toling of a
 knell And feel as if I'd lost her, cen while she's
 with me still Oh. there is not another friend a mothers place
 can fill And none need ever chide me for being over
 fond, For feel the tie that binds me to be loving
 bond, Which time has served to strengthen and made
 to me most dear A mothers holy precept, as she walked in godly
 fear.
 break my heart To be constantly reminded that she and must
 part; For we have passed together full many happy
 year, As companions to each other in ev'ry joy and
 fear; And as the time shall narrow down between her
 life and mine, Oh let me still be happy as my heart would
 eer incline: And when the cord is broken unto which I've
 ever clung Twill be sweet then to remember mot her a
 always young.
 Philadelphia Methodist
The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21

afternoon, to gather spring beauties and the dainty bloodroot-all, that is. who were not fortunate enough to be on the tennis court.
 Let's go again, tomorrow after noon." suggested Mabel Dean.
 ''I can't" said Nellie, promptly, tits my German day"
 Well, Friday, then; let's go Friday" !"
 But some bird of the air had whis- pered to Eleanor that Jack Martin was going to ask her to play tennis Friday. Now don't put off on my account" cried willy Nell. make up the party for tomorrow. and I'll dash through my German carly
 Hear her!" sighed Mabel Mabel was always signing for some ebody's accomplishments. 'One would think German was her mother tongue"
 ''Oh, it's extremely easy 1 hardly study 1t at all" said Miss Eleanor, her little top-lofty air appearing at once.
 Nobody can make me believe it is easy to understand ,ori.ten German" in- sisted Mabel. ''Of all irregular, un- reasonable crow sfoot tracks, German script takes the lead. despair of ever getting the best of it.
 Strange said Eleanor, lifting her brow with pretty little air of surprise.
 ''Oh, come off, Nell,' cried one of the boys ''I don't believe you could read a German letter if I should write you one."
 ''If you wrote it. perhaps not, Ed gar," she answered, archly.
 Edgar took good-Daturedly the laugh that went round, but he lowed her
The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21
What He Held.

The man in a slouch hat was doing most of the talking and the drummer was doing the listening.
 Ever been in Blue Gulch?" he asked.
 Never" said the drummer,
 "'Taint what it used to be. Fifteen years ago there wasn't likelier town in the west. Now it ain't more'n graveyard. Gamblin' and shootin' and whoopin' it up twenty four hours a day. and worse on Sunday. l remember once settin' in game there with Dick Jimson,' Half-breed Joe and man from Texas. The ante was five dollars and the limit was nowhere. There was five hundred dollars on the cloth and when we showed down Half-breed Joe held straight, Dick Jimson held an ace and three kings, the Texas man held four aces, and"
 ''Jerusalem"' interrupted the drum mer at this revelation, ''and what did you hold?"
 The story-teller heistated moment
 "Well," he said, ''bein' as I was the coroner at the time. h cid an inquest on the Texas man. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1893-04-21

Mistress tat breakfast)- told you to always bake the potatoes. not fry them" Bridget-"Yis, mum; but it's not mesilf that can ate baked pota- toes sivin mornin's in the wake. "-- Texas Siftings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06
HARGRAvES' VOTE.
He Expected TO Get $500 Worth Of Political
Work Done For Him.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. 5.-Council-
man Hargraves, who is charged with hav
ing been influenced by u money considers
ton into voting for the award of a school
house contract to a builder whose bid was
higher than others, admits that he stated
before the contract was voted on that If
this man received the award it would be
As good rs 500 to him (ltargrave>l.
Mr. Iiargraves explained yesterday that
when he said this he did not mean 10 have
il understood that he was to receive cash
for his vote He is candidate for alderman
in the same ward i'll which the favored con
tractor lives, and he says he meant to
imply that should this man receive the
contract he (Hargrayesl would in return
get more political work from him in the
ward than he could otherwise secure if he
naid $500 for it. Informal protest has been
entered by other bidders and an investigl
ton will follow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06
THORNTON'S DEATH
Was Unexpected, as He Was Making Friends
Amona Alaska Indians.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Secretary NJ. +.
Streiby of the American Missionary asSo-
citation received the following telegram
yesterday from w. I. Harris, com
missioner of the bureau of education AT
Washington:
"Thornton killed by natives Aug. 10
Mrs. Thornton has arrived at San Fran
cisco on cutter Corwin."
H. r. Thornton was appointed In lsoo t1
take charge of the station Mt Cape Prime,
of Wales under the auspices OF the Con
gregational society. Among $1,000 Esqu
maux Indians he was the only white man
there. He had communication with tn.
outside world only once Il year. Whcl
last heard from, he wrote he was pleased
with the outlook, and that he was making
way into the graces of the Indians.
Mr.. Thornton came back last year and
married Miss Media Pratt Of Auburn, Me
who had for some time been IA city mis-
sionary here They returned to Ala4ka
and up to January of this year they bad
not been heard from. A child had b.ei
horn to them when last heard of.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06

s,idxss.1 Might hare teen other converse
sion when ttey we're Of together on the
shore
! The vi.ress Thought that his mind VS.
clearer Tkg,sssy Khan al the tsma Of TIE
coroner's inquest. for his mind was then
taken up With TIE losa Of lis brother, and
he vss tired. having jgsS retsrnei rum the
ing drirs 20 and from Dresden 70 attFrd
the funeral
On cress-=xsrs nation an. redirect ex-
ANIMATION Mr.. Bissn tald ef A conversation
between Wakefield. Vac B. Blsar and the
witness On Tuesday, whiea sas practically
the same as related By Van Blenn.
! Air. Ryan Blean male favorable in
preston IL The Silver trial. aaa lnsE as
good one Al this seccnl nd. tine fourth
time lie has tod Iii. say
Harry Dunn Gas es.lsi IL ~. Carrie
ton, who ~ished TO put some additional
questions to him, bas Dana oil n1s az
pear, ami Deputy sasIif HlAIreth said
Dunn had Just gone home on the electric
road.
/ DR.. Slrous was called for, baT = as hot
present Deputy Sheriff Hibireth hsi SUM
/ mOned him; hal not seen, but hal heard
that he vas sick. Mr. Hildreth had re-
ceiyed no message from the Doctor ar
7 Carleton had neither. DIR. Stroat has Rot
been in court since the opening Of the trial.
Mr.. Spear said he might be al fault. lie
/ said that the Young doctor had said his
/ father was at home, ,itk With lame foot,
aud wanted Mr.. Carleton to send him word
what day he was wanted, but Mr.. Spear
had forgotten to deliver the message.
! Mr.. Carleton then said tina, rather than
/ Lose an hour he would 20 on with bis ease,
put wished !. understood that he did 50 ou'
Of order.
DR.. II. j. Frederick, who was one Of tht
governments best medical witnesses at tbs
Silver trial, vas called as an expert. liz
repeated his testimony at the Silver trial ia
;he game collected and quiet manner, ard
nilh the same evident knowledge and un
altstan3.ng Of the case.
HIS testimony was just as strong As BE-
fore IN favor of the theory that Char.e'
B.ena came to his death by causes eth !
han BY drowning, AMI thas the SYMPTOM
joucd were merely conditions Of death b,
rowing ami not proofs, ami also thonye
IIearl, all, if not all, OF the most yAldab q
ymptoms of such death by drowning wert
nsant in the case of Chlrles Blenn. 4
efore, DR.. Frederick made a favorable it,
ression upon all who heard him.
Oae new point brought ont most strongl,
pom DR.. Frederick direct examination
;as that in the case of persons browne
utrefacaiion set in so rapidly in SUNNI
me that it was impossible 10 detect III
Characteristic symptoms with any certainty
DR.. FIR. derrick was emphatic in his statt
nents in regard to arte mortem aud pos
nortem bruises, cio.ting Of the blood, etc
tn I'd all were along the line of the goyer"
nsnen.'s position. ~
at Dr. Frederick was the LAST witness OF tn
EBAY, and was still on the stand on direct ca
animation when at few minutes of
O'clock court adjourned until o'clock FIJI
LAY morning. -.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06
SOUTHERN ELoouENcE
IN Behalf Of a Compromise on the S'"s
Questions Democracy Defended.

WASHINGTON, Oct, 1.-Two OF the most
e,oouent and exciting speeches that have
been made in the senate chamber since tne
debate on the silver purchase repeal began
were delivered by Democratic southern
sap,,ors-Messrs, Butler of South Caro-
lima and Blackburn Of Kentucky Each
sn,eeh lasted about two hours, and eael
sneaker had large and sympathetic audi
ences. ,., ,,;,,
They were both against the repeal OH
and in favor of such compromise ~
would result in the permanent estaoilsh
m.nt of bi-metallism. Mr.. Batter e.
ferred TO the rumors connecting President
Cleveland with attempts TO infuenc
legislation, and proclaimed his heliet tha'
there was no truth in them. As TO th'
sucrestion that the minority was tryina
to coerce the majority, he asserted that u
was neither coercing. nor would II be co
creed
Mr. Blackburn made an appeal fo'
snaedy action on a compromise measure
and said that he would offer one himsei
later. He declared emphatically that Ia
would have no part in deferriug or delay
ing settlement of the question. lie ap
pealed to Democratic senator's to dispr"V'
the insiuuation that the Democracy wa'
unable to govern the country.
The third speech of the day was aisr
made by southern Democratic senator
Mr.. Call of Florida was also in opposition
to repeal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06

The uuequalled success of ALLcocK'
PosCs pLasrERs as an external remedy
has inducsd INSCRIPTIONS parties to offer
limitations, which they endeavor to sell or
tsr reputation of ALLcocs's. 1t is an ab
sarilty to speak Of them in the same este
CORY as the genuine porous plaster. Thei,
p-eteusious are unfounfied. their vaunted
merit unsupported BY fact, their alleged So
prsiority to or equality with ALLcocK's a
false prctense.
The abless medical practitioners and
chemists ard thousands Of grateful patients
unite in a. eIari11 ALLcocK's PoRous Pas
rxRs the beat sx.ernai remedy ever pro
dacsTst.
B-.~sre Ut init4iions, and 10 not be de-
eeisri by misrepresentation Ask TO,
ArIeocks ant iet no solicitation or ex-
planstian isdaee yeu 20 accept substitute.
90 Ssssd& gf1f-rn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06
New ENGLAND Briefs.

Knox eoun ty tMel liquor sellers pal
fines aggregating $500.
Crowds yelled and few stones wer
thrown at Arineniaus at Auburn, Me
The dedication Of new public librar
building occurred at Peterboro, n. II.
The Fitchburg railroad will take nun
Der of its employees to the Worlds fair.
Frank II. Fuller of Springfield, Mass
opposes the probation of his wife's will.
The New Bedford Mass Safe Deposi
and Trust company is to resume business
Large requests to charity were made b
the late c. 7. Sampson of North Adam.
Mass
One man WIS killed and another prof.
ably fatally injured by Shore line trai
at Cedar Hills, Conn.
Charles Smith was sentenced at Spring
field, Mass, to eight years in prison 70
assault with intent to murder.
Owing to the continued depression i
business the United States watch factor
at Walthan, Mass, will run on the two
thirds Diau
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06

The rape crop Is receiving much praise
just nov and macy writer's are advocating
tie use. A New England farmer writes TIE
Farm Journal Of IL: Rape has no. been Ia.
PRODUCED to steal any honors from corn, bu.
1t certainly boasts yir'ue which the latte,
crop cannot claim. II 10 a cool-weatbe,
grove, AID when corn Is in the scar and
yellow leaf rape bsgins to DO its best. II
affords unlimited pasturagc Of richest char.
acter; and pxsturage Is conceded by all 70
be far cheaper than the selling Of stock
Soy in early summer on fairly good soil
il makes courageous beginning. which,
soon threatens and tben annihila.es weed
growth, and by October slows triun p,s a,
field Of most nutritious and ia. producing
ptovsn5er, 'o!illy three feet 'igh.
The cro2 does MT jifer materially in
appearance Fl IN ;irnips, exsspiag that l.,
stead OF i'a,i tub, rons root. i. c4n boa..
Of only sssry a.y mass Of anc, underground
fe derG vsh.ss, however. have the pre-
p n'i'yef s.sssing ard utilizing The plan.
fos d IN the .,ll With astori.hirg results.
Ripe may be s.r sff . crop Of RE or
hsy be rsaay for grazing Ia September, ard
IL. III iAsgs ansass Of foed until the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-06
s SURVIVORS, STORY
OF the Awful Death and 0esolation on tha
CheDiere Settlement

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Mathew Schurt
of Goldsboro, just opposite the city, was
one of the survivors of the Cheniere
calamity and arrived yesterday on the
steamer Good Mother. He brought with
him n narrowing story Of his experience
aud of the loss of life at Cheniere HC
says in one house there were p people.
The house was "A rude establishment of
boards, and proved to be a tomb OF prob
ably score OF persons.
Mr. Schurb estimates that the loss OF
life on Grand Isle and Cheniere Caminada
and in the Grand Lake, Adams, Cook,
Chalon and Trister bayou settlements
will reach 500. When he left Cheniere
island he counted but five houses stand
ing, ont of total of about 800, while the
land was covered with corpses.
Mr.. Schurb says that when daylight
broke the picture Of desolation was awful
to behold. Only here and there stood Il
house Here aud there were CHASTITY face
of corpses turned upward to the peaceful
skies, now bright and beautiful with the
mild autumn sun. and bearing no trace,
of the fury of the night Upon them
were still evidences of the terrible agony
that they had suffered before death came
to relieve them Of their troubles. Many
of the men, women and children had lived
through the night, but mortally wounded
and with nothing to quench their thirst,
and no medical assistance at hand. had
given up the struggle that verify tried
mems souls.
There were broken arms and broken
legs, bruised aud battered bodies, face
slashed out of all human resemblance.
Many pile of debris was the temporary
grave of family
Cbeniere lies across from Grand Isle,
and is separated from the island by Chen
iere bay. Its head Is stuck out in the gull,
and when the storm came up the mighty
waves Of the ocean washed over the face
of the stricken land and swept everything
before them. Cheniere was the home of
fishermen and storekeepers, and it com
prised a colony of 1900 souls, with churches
and schools and evidences of modern civil
ization.
Nearly all its residents were white
people, the Spanish race largely redom-
mating. There was no time to build co..
fins. and those remaining dug bitches in
which to deposit the remains OF the vic
tins. Mr.. Schurb participated in the 10
terment of not less than 80 persons. men.
women and children, some OF these hay.
ing not a mark upon their persons to show
what had caused death.
Unless steps are taken Immediately to
organize relief parties it is not unlikely
that many will perish from starvation and
thirst.
The water destroyed all the provisions
on the Cheaiere island. The result is thai,
fresh water is so scarce that 1t is not SUI
ficient to relieve the thirst of the hun.
ireds who are now without anything 10
eat and scarcely anything TO drink.