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The Forrest City times., 1893-09-22

The nose of our friend of the FORREST CITY TIMES is out of joint. Whea that omusing and excitable gentleman again essays tive column article on the subject of which he has less knowledge than does the untutOred savage, and desires to es cape criticism, let him prefer request to thas effect in choice language and with proper humility. and the favor will be granted. If our friend can do no better, and we feel safe in saying he cannot, we would suggest the following from the pen of the sweet singer of Michigan, as em- bOdying the feast humliating form of apology:
 And now kind friends. what have wrote hope you will pass OCT
 And not critieise as some have Gwne.
 Hitherto heretofore, - Helena World.
 The World presumes too sincerely and strongly upon its own knowledge and ability. FIFE TIMES does not de- sire to escape criticism. but en the con trary courts it, from any person capa- ble of fairness and reason. Were 1t nos for this requirement.. we would again invite the World to IS il in" It is intimated above that the World has already criticised us. But TIE TIMES has failed to notice anything in the W 0fgd which could be reasonably called criticism. The World has a jim jam occasionally, and wheu in this condl- tion 1t asserts some very amusing things, NIthout regard to facts, and has the concet to believe that such nonsense is an argument or criticism
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-22

IMPORTANr as is the financial question Go the people of the Mississippi valley, it is by no means the crowning issue for tse west and south. although MT. Cleveland intmates in his message that the gold Men must be waited on first. We must speedily reverse she policy which shuts us of from the most populous coHntries of the world. We are compelled to pay most of the taxes for the support of the govern Ment, but this, though the amount run into the hundreds of millions every year, lose in being shut off fsom fair exchange with our natural markets. Free trade-or feciprocity-wth England, France, Ger many, Belgium, Italy and Austro-Hunga- fy, will be worth billion of dollars year Co the Mississippi valley in net profits, while now every year instead of net profits of the valley, of the west especially. are getting ready to stand up for their rights. They are naturally democrats, and look to the democratic party to secure them in the possession of their rights. Bat they are In no mood for triling. In the language of Senator Vest. they want to know wheth- CT the declaration of the party which won their votes last November by certain pledges is worthy of confidence. The in terest of the putocrats have been the sole care of the government for thirty years. It is about time the interests oi the far mers of the country were being consider ed.-Helena Advertiser.
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-22
More About Ginseng,

The articles that have appeared in thls journal concerning ginseng have attracted wide attention and much ilI- tereSt has been manifested in the herb. We have adviceS from the largest deal trs m the drug Ill America, who are in constant communication with China by cable that there is d possible chance that the Geary law excluding China men will react unfayorably on the market, but as yet the demand is good Tor American ginseng is held in higher esteem by Chinese physicians than that rom any other source 4 very large root often sells for its weight in gold in Chlha. and roots should not be cut. spilt nor dried on strings as all these Interfere with their value in China. Wash the roots perfectly clean and dry without fire heat. We learn that it grows freely in moist situation even Ill the sun, though 1t is better to have partial shade and if d high fence or vines are on the south side it does as wei. as i'll the most favorable siLua- tlOn,
 It seems to us that waste bits of ground along farm fences could be made to yield something of revenue II glnslng was planted, and we hope those of our readers who are so situa- ted that they can supply roots or seeds Will communicate with us at once - American Farmer.
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-22

IN response to a resolution of the senate matters. Secretary Carlisle, among other Shings. said: 'In further response to the resolution have to say that recently gold coin has been presented at an office of this department and silver dollars asked in ex- change therefor. and that the exchange was, not made for the reason that all the were required under the provisions of the laws relating to the currency to be held in the treasury to cover outstanding silver certificates and treasury notes issued un- der the act of July II. 1890. At present the department would not and could not exchange silver dollars for gold coin if re- same reason. but if the conditions of the treasury were such as to afford margin of silver dollars in excess of silver certifi- eates and treasury notes outstanding, such exchange would be made" The claim has been persistenty made by the gold men that silver is dishonest money; that a sil- yer dollar IS only sixty dollar. Yet here we have an admission by the secreta- fy of the national treasury that gold has been offered at an office of that department for silver-not to discount the latter, but dollar for dolar-and had been refused Why was it refused? We are told by the secretary that "the exchange was not made because all the silver dollars in the treasu- " were required to cover outstand- ing silver certificates and treasury notes. ]" It is not on record that these certificates have ever been redeemed in silver: on the contrary, it has been the settled policy to redeem them invariably in gold Why. then, was it necessary to keep this silver on hand We are also told that the treas ury is full of silver bullion, which is prae- tically worthless. Why does not the secre- tary of the treasury coin portion of it. at least, as the Sherman law authorizes him to do, for the use of those who desire it {? There can be but one reasonable answer to these questions. Because the admnistra- ton does not want to do it; because it is the settled policy to discredit silver m every manner possible, in order to force its complete characterization. The gold ring knows that silver will continue the curren- cy Of the people as long as this is natian. and their object is to make it as worthless is possible, in order that gold--the money Of the bankS-will always be worth con- siderable premium. being the sole standard of value.-lielena Advertiser
 IF TOUR BACK ACHES,
 Or you are all worn out, really good for noth-
 ing. it is general debility. Try
 BRCHS's IRON BfTTERS.
 icitr.A erfr,
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-22

Onr friend Will Pearson comes to the front with snake story. He says while on deer drive last week the party killed rattle snake, as large as mans leg. fifteen ratiles. and as long as from here to the stove. there was two stoves in the room. From the in definite description of the length and diameter of ths reptile, it can be stretched out to smt the imagination of all
The Forrest City times., 1893-09-22
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria

"C. q. q. Certain Chill Curcv is pleasant tO take and harn,- less. Children like il. GuaraI,- iced 10 cure Chi,is and Fever. Barge bottles 50 cents.
The morning call., 1893-10-02
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.

Congressman Cooper Of Texas proposes
to submit the question Of free coinage to
a popular VOTE He would have the Gov
ernors of the several States call elections,
to be held on the first Monday in Novem-
Der, at which each voter shall cast ballot
..'for" or against" free coinage. There
would, be certain moral force ip the YER
Dict rendered at such an election. AS the
issue would not be complicated with any
other the sense of the people would be
fairly expressed. In an ordinary .Presi-
Dental election there are so many issues
that the people can hardly be said to have
spoken clearly on any one. The silver
issue was ohseured in the last election both
by the tariff and the so-called force. bill.
1t cannot be- said to-day that the people
fairly declared against a protective policy.
The Democratic platform was sufficien tly.
explicit on that point. but in the South the
force bill was the, dominant issue. Had
the simple question been put, "Shall we
have protective or q revenue tariffT' no
one can tell what the answer would have
been. OF course. it would be impractc-
cable to hold elections to obtain the ver-
dict of the people on each and every ques-
ti0n that may arise. But this generation
will have no more mOmentous question
4 to. determine than that Of monometallism
or bimetaEIism. The shrinkage of values
which must result from the adoption Of the
former would reach through. the first half
of the next entury..
The morning call., 1893-10-02
TARIEF HEARINGS.

Every protest which goes upon the rec
ords against free trade for this country at
the present time has a certain value.
Otherwise the hearings the Ways and
Means Committee have accorded repre-
sentatiyes of American industries would
take the form of dreary farce. The
Wavs and Means Committee will perform
its full duty when 1t reports the tariff
bill that was put in shape before Con-
gress met A committee Of which David
A. Wells was the head are known to have
taken the Mills bill and attempted to
adapt it to the present conditions of the
country. Some notifications of that bill
have been found necessary. but the prin-
ciple of the bill will not be disturb bed.
This bill EN- bodies Mr.. CIeveland's ideas
on the tariff question, and Mr.. Wells is
said to have only made such changes as the
present deficiency of the revenue nay
have made necessary. Some weeks ago
Mr.. Wells, while not admitting that he
had been at work on tariff bill, said that
the condition of the treasury would not
permit of large reductions in duties on
manufactured goods. In an indirect way
he said that duties on tea and coffee would
The morning call., 1893-10-02
A REVOLVING CAR.
The Geary- Street Turntalle Becomes
Merry.Go-ROum.


Merry-Go-Roun.
There was an exciting scene Vt the turn
table of the Geary-street cabe-.ars. at the
gore on Market. ::Kearny and Geay streets.
shortly before midnight on SATURDAY.
When car comes eastward TO this
terminus it is run ON the turnt,ble. he
meath which runs the endless cabe ksnt
in motion from the power-house, In the
absence Of car the clog holds the turn
table in position. AS a car Is run down
the cling Is dropped down a. slot and s de-
signed to spring up into position again
when the table has made one revolution.
A car had been run on the table, WHICH
had crcled round once. but. the clog re-
fused to act at the proper time and the ar
continued to rev0lve. With each revolt
tl0n its speed increased and it was 500,
whlrllng round with startling rapid ity. As
the hour was late a number were in wait.
Ing: for it as one of the last cars. They
had. climbed on board whenit first came
down. but as the Car continued its mad
circular career the passengers became
alarmed and leaped off wildly, tumbling in
various directions. -.
A crowd soon assembled and nj any were
tne suggestions to the carmsn+tO capture
the hylng car: Crow bars. were brought
and at every turn efforts were; made tc
PROD up the clog. For a:time there was nc
result -Rnd the car continued to whirl
Finally, however, the clog sprung into its
customary position and the car.suddenly
stopped with a jar. which made it shiver...
Beyond lew bruises to the juinpine
passengers and general shaking up to the
car, no damage resulted from the occur.
renee. =
The morning call., 1893-10-02
PENSION CLAIMS.

The Chicago Times is not surprised at
what 1T terms an Indignant outburst
against the administration for honest
administration Of pension. laws" The
indignant outburst' to which. reference
is made was occasioned by an administra-
ton Of pension laws which suspended
veterans while an examination was being
made as to the legality of their claim to
pension. If this is honest administration
of law 1t might be we'll to try a little dis
honest administration. The custom of
hanging man in advance of trial does
not prevail In civilized countries. 1t was
apparently invented by Hoke Smith, and
had at least the tacit sanction Of man in
high position who took excellent care not
to become pensfoner.
The morning call., 1893-10-02
THE CHANCE OF COMPROMISE;

The simon-pure gold men in the Repub-
lican party have declared that they; Will
not act with Democrats to secure tbs re-;
peal Of the Sherman act unless repeal is.te,
be unattended by other legislation. If the
Republicans adhere to this policy it.is
doubtful if the repeal can be Carried: A
good many Senators have made; some
declaration of principle IN favor of the con-
tinued use of silver a condition of their
vote to repeal the present law. Our Sena-
tor Perkins declared his purpose to vote
for repeal, but he seems intent on attach
ing some kind of an amendment to the
repeal bill in the interest of silver. About
eight days ago New York Democratic
journal declared that no compromise was
possible. RE publican silver Senators"
the journal said, demand a market or
mintage for their metal The Southern
Democrats stand for free coinage. The
country, the administration. the House
and a majority of the Senate demand the
stoppage of silver purchases. = The
deadlock seems to be absolute. Will it
require another and more. disastrous panic
to break it?" This covert threat i'm plies
that the administration keeps panics. of
varying dimensions on hand to serve its
purposes with. 1t has often been charged
that the panic of 1898 was artificial. There
was no natural cause for it. The earth
was producing as. bountifully as in past
years and no obstacles existed to an inter-
change of comm odities. There was neither
war or threat of war. famine nor threat
of famine. pestilence nor threat Of pesti-
lence, and yet the panic came. The money
power put padlocks on its money vaults.
and people who had gilt-edged securities
could not get currency for them nor on
them. When the House passed the repeal
bill there was partial opening of the
money vaults. 1t was announced that the
Senate would obey the mandate of the
administration. Confidence was restored
by the reappearance of money which had
been purposely hidden away.
The evil genius that animates the admin
istration now threatens another and a
more disastrous panic unless the Senate
acts favorably upon the repeal bill. 1t
may be asserted, however, that If another
panic is ordered the silver purchasing
clause in the Sherman, act will not be
repealed. The panic trick is better under
stood now than it was in June. The Re-
publican Senators, instead of meekly fol-
lowing the lead of admin stration Senators.
will most probably refuse to be in any
part responsible for. an administration
that seeks to accomplish legislation by
depre ssing the business of tho country.
The morning call., 1893-10-02
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

|. They laugh at Peffsr in Washing ton be-
cause he has been so attentive listener
to the interminable silver debate.
Mme. Aime Rapia of Geneva, Switzer-
land. an armless artist, has executed with
her feet portrait of the Duchess of York.
William Ordway Partridge's statue of
Alexander Hamilton will be unveiled at
the Hamilton Club, Brooklyn, Wednesday.
October 4.
Senator Higgins of Delaware has all the
thrift of a Seotchman, with a lingering
fondness for sport. His experiences on the
turf were unfortunate. however.
The Rev. Dr. Telfair Hodgson, who died
September IL at his home at the Univer-
sity of the South, Sewanee, Tenn, was for
eleven years vice. .chancellorof the univer-
Sity.
1olstoi,si new book is nearly ready for
publication. and this, he declares. will be
his last work of fiction. 1t is his fnalword
on the subject of ''the holl owness and rot
tenness of society,""
Lord Dunraven, who hopes to take the
Americas cup back 10 England with him,
if. his yacht, the Valkyre, sails fast
enough, is said to be an unassumiDg and
altogether pleasant sort of fellow.
Nine. Albani has explained that tenn
porary tscturnity is tfe secret of her won
derfully preserved voice. Before singing
a heavy role at night she hardly speaks \
word all day and remains as much as DOS
sble alone.
General Martinez de Campos, now re-
covering from an anarchists bomb. has
been hard fighter and no toy soldier.
Indeed. it was alleged in his Cuban ca ~
paign that he gave out an order to shoot
all prisoners of war.
The most striking example Of the way
in which personal friendship can override
partisan combat is found in the close as
s0ciatiOn which existed all through the
last Congress. and which is even closer
to-day, between Bourke Cochran of New
7 ork and Nj Reed.
The morning call., 1893-10-02
:. 10 tOHNSTON.-'

At the close of the war there was an
active demand for biographies Of the men
who had figured prominently In the great
conflict. Books were written in haste,
rather in a controversial temper, the aim
of the writer's being TO vindicate their
heroes from attack. Some fifteen years
later the public called for accurate. infor-
nation about the events Of the war, and
sthe series OF Century articles appeared in
response to. the demand. These were
neither history nor biography, but excel
lent material fer both. being mainly -ac-
counts Of actions by eye-witnesses or par
ticipators. A third class Of war publca-
:tons is now beginning to appear in. the
shape of Impartial biographies and chroni-
cles of campaigns, based in part on. the
Century articles and in part on the writ
ten testimony of the actors in the scenes
described. One of: these is the life of
General Jo' Johnston. by Robert M.
Hughes, which has just been published in
New York.
+ 10 Johnston was only known to men,
bers of his own profession when, at the
age.of 53. he. was appointed quartermaster-
general of the United States army before
the outbreak of the war. The post was
high, .f"r in the event of the death of Gen
:eral Scott the quarterlnas aster- general would
naturally assume command of the army.
IL is curious to mote that the three COM
petitors for the appointment-Jo john
ston. Albert Sydney Johnston and Robert
E. Lee-all became generals in ths Con-
federate ARMY. AT that time 10 Johnston.
though Virginian. was supposed to be
loyal to the flag. He was led astray. like
Lee, by erroneous views of State allegi-
:ance but until Virginia seeded he was
trusted like Scott and Thomas. Ii Vir-
ginla had resisted the Vaccinations of the
insriguers who drago0ned her into seces-
sion, or if Johnston could have been
brought to take. sQunder view of his
duty. he would in all probability have
taken the place which Mcclellan filled
when Scott retired.
His career as a Confederate general was
one of singular and undeserved misfor-
tune. 1t was he who really won the bat
tie of Bull Run, but Beauregard got the
credit of the victory. His retreat in from t
of Sherman in Georgia was one of the most
mastery retreats on record. II he had
been allowed to carry out his tactics, it is
dino might have been repeated. But 1t
was the ill-luck OF Johnston to serve un-
der chief who was not only incompetent,
but was unaware of his incompetency,
and obstinate. He was removed just as
he was going 10 have chance Of testing
his experiment. and the army he had taken
such pains 10 convert into a compact ma
chine.was handed over to Hood, who full
filled his destiny by leading it to destruc-
tion. 1t was too late to save the totter-
ing Confederacy when Johnston was
called upon to gather the fragments of
beaten armies in the Carolinas in order to
make head against Sherman. The utmost
he could do was to obtain the best posi-
BILE terms of peace from the victor; that
be did; 1t was not his fault they were not
ratified.
He is one of the Confederate generals
The morning call., 1893-10-02

whom history will treat with respect.
Grant. considered that the South had no
better soldier than he. and confessed that
no Confederate general gave him. more
anxiety when he was in bis front. He
was a man of solid judgment. He never.
deluded himself with belief that the
South could win. He knew from the first
that the Union armies must be successful
in the end. He was never deluded by the
vain boastings of Davis and his crew. He
saw, when none of his comrades realized
the situation, that the project of South
ern.C .Confederacy was an. idle dream. and
that when the awakening came slavery
would go down with the shareholders
castles in. Spain. But he held his peace.
and did his duty in whatever post his su.
periors were pleased to place him.
The morning call., 1893-10-02
RELIGION in DAILY LIFE.
What Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper Told
Her Class Yesterday.

There was a large class present yester-
day in the auditorium of the First Cohgre-
gational Church. when Mrs. Cooper
opened the exercises by saying that she
had received letters of inquiry as to the
conditions of membership in the class.
"There are NO conditions" remarked
Mrs Cooper. Except desire to come. Ell
are welcome. We have all dsnomin ations
represented in the class. There is plat
form on which we can all stand-love to
God and love TO man. This is the dis.
tinetive platform of our Bible class"
Tie lesson of the day was on 1.-THE
Power of the Gospel" The teacher re-
marked that the beginnings of Christianity
had for their foundation the power of
Christ brought into every individual soul.
When this power is felt in the human soul
then humanity takes unexpected devel-
opmeuts. Religion is coming to be
understood as a great and universal
heart-need. Religion is something more
than a set of creeds and dogmas. 1t is a
life. 1t is heart power. The great Par
lament Of Religions has demonstrated the
fact that God is no respecter of persons.
but in every natien he that teareth God
and worketh righteousness is accented of
him. Religion is matter of growth. Our
apprehension of it depends upon our own
spiritual DEVELOPMENT. You cannot force
religious beliefs. We are coming to real
iZe that the old Scotch preacher had the
gist of the matter when he said, Nature
does not beat dead leaves with iron rods
she makes new buds displace Them"
Many questions were asked in regard to
faith. Mrs. Cooper replied: Faith in
matters of religion is the same principle as
faith in worldly matters, differing only in
its object. The law Of faith is this: We
can only believe what is already in our
spirit. We believe as we essentially are
When we are conscious of the power OF
the world to coms we believe in that
poWer,"
The morning call., 1893-10-02
THE: LATEST FROM CARLISLE

Secretary Carlisle has informed Collector
Wise that he must deport unregistered
Chinese as soon as the Supreme. Court has
passed upon the cases that now head the
calendar. provided. of course. that the. de-
cision be against the Chinese. 1t is
still said that the attorney for the Chinese
will take an appeal in each case to the
Supreme Court. One decision will not be
accepted as indicating what another de-
cisiUn will be-. 1T is possible that if the
Supreme Courtorders one Chinese deDorted
1t will: not allow an attorney to load the
court up. with cases involving the same
law points. 1t is mockery of law to re-
quire the Supreme Court to sit upon every
case that may arise under the law. 1t
might be better for the court to sit upon
the attorney by way of change.
The morning call., 1893-10-02
Palace Hotel Sold.

The nominal sale of the Palace Hotel.
Grand Hotel properties. Wells. Fargo &
Co.'s building. on and near New Mont
gomery street. was recorded OH Saturday.
The property was conveyed by Francis g.
Newlands, as trustee of the estate of VII.
liam Sharon, TO the Sharon Estate Com.
pany, recently incorporated in the State OF
New Jersey. The consideration of the
transfer consists of stocks and bonds of:the
new company, of which Mr.. Newlands i:
president, so that the transaction is only
regarded as an adjustment for con,
venience. No change in the running oil
the big hotel is anticipated under the
management of the Sharon Estate Com
paDy.
The morning call., 1893-10-02

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