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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27

"What charming familyi You shall
have your indestructible doll, my dears,
as tall as this, early in the morning, on
New Years day."
But on New Years day, neither in the
morning nor in the evening, did the in
destructible doll arrive.
ut seems to be the invisible doll, not
the indestructible DOLL" said Their
mother, who herself felt the chagrin
and disappointment of her children
How could the good friend have forgot
ten them so? 1t was extraordinary fo-
him. If he were still in Paris she might
write to him and say: us it possible
you are keeping the doll to play with ?"
But he had gone to spend New Years
day with his mother in the country.
But as Jeanne on this I'd of January
broke her fourth plate the bell rang.
Martha left her book, Jeanne her din
ner set, Yvonne her corner, and all
three in a row waited anxiously. The
good friend appeared. They rushed at
him, embracing him, perhaps q little
absent-mindedly, looking all around
him. OF course he has the baby; per.
haps he is dragging it by limb. No,
he is alone-quite alone; nothing in his
pockets, nothing behind him.
Martha and Jeanne, being big girls.
made faces, but did not dare to cry, but
the little one, who had not yet ac-
quired a respect for conventionalities,
could not help 1t and began: "And the
indestructible doll?"
"Well, are you pleased with it? Is t
large enough?"
Astonished and perplexed, they look
at him; at their mother, who says:
"Your baby must have stopped on the
way, for she has not arrived. You DOM
know what life these children have
led me-"
what? bought her day before yes
terday evening, and they promised to
send her yesterday morning."
you must have given the wrong ad-
Dress"
mo. at ALL"
Then there is some mistake"
Probably. Give me half an hour,
children, and will bring your baby
back again. dead or alive"
He fed. The smiles returned to the
children's faces. Yvonne pouted no
longer, but helped Jeanne to break her
plates. Ten minutes elapsed, then an
other ring at the bell. The good friend
could not have returned SO soon; 1t was
probably some visitor. No, the maid
entered and said: "There lie q man who
wishes to speak to madame"
What does he want?"
He did not say, but 1t seemed to be
something very important"
where is he?"
I'm the reception room"
"Very well. will speak to HIM"
She rose, went out of the parlor,
leaving the door open. and advanced
toward the stranger who was waiting
there. He was man of 40 years, with
sweet. sad smile, his bearing was
modest. self-respecting.
"What do you wish? What have you
TO say to me?"
Madame. want to explain to you.
but 1t will be little long,"
go on, am listening"
So, with a trembling 7oice, which
gradually grew stronger, speaking
quickly, very quickly, as if he were in
hurry to get through:
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27

said to me: Times are hard Just now,
we have too many employees, come later
and we will see.' l came later. to have
the same reply. What could l do?
was obliged to hide il all from my wife.
for she was very sick with consump-
tion-she died last month
Nine. X. still standing, leaned against
desk few steps away from the man
who was speaking and listened without
much emotion. His story resembled
all others usually retailed by the needy,
the private beggars. She was tempted
to say: There, that will dot tires
lie to stand up and listen to you. How
much do you want? Five francs l sup
pose! Here it is" But she did not, for
this unknown man inspired her with
sort of unreasoning sympathy, and
then the three little girls, finding the
parlor door open and seeing their
mother III the reception-room had come
out and were leaning against each
other looking with all their eyes and
listening with all their ears. So she
did not dare, before her little girls, TO
interrupt this poor man and send him
away too abruptly. 1t was one of her
principles that children ought to be
taught while very young, to be charita-
bic and listen patiently to the COM
plants of unhappy people. The man
continued:
by my wife's illness, and l was SO UNI
happy that l did not know anything
and did not hope for anything. 1t is
still more pitiful you see, madame. at
this time of year. because the streets
and the brilliant stores have such an
air of festivity. At each step you meet
people carrying flowers, candy, pres
ents; and all the toy stores with their
playthings! Oh! 1t was that above
everything else which made me sick at
heart! All these playthings and my
children would not have even one of
them! More than that, several days
before her death, my wife, with her
eyes resting on her little girls, muir
INJURED in my eur: L shall not live until
the New Year. You will give them
some pretty New Years presents for
me, will you not?"
AS he said these last words, the long
repressed tears escaped their bounds.
and fell down his cheeks. At last Mime.
x. was moved, she no longer leaned
carelessly on her elbow against the
desk. but was standing up, resting her
hands on the three heads pressed in a
heap against her.
He wiped his tears, and with a
stronger voice went on with his story
IF my wife had thought of New Years
gifts during her last moments, my
children did not forget them either.
They did not know that was poor and
miserable. What good would it do TO
tell them? Would they have under
stood it? In the evening when came
home after thousand useless attempts
to find situation, they surrounded rue
and said: Papa, you will remember MS
on New Years day, will you not?'
replied: Yes, yes, l think of you chill
dren, always think of YOU Then the
older one. encouraged by my words
and my smiles, said to me one of the
last lays of December: What we want.
sister and 1, is beautiful doll which
we saw the other day. Oh! such doll!
A very, very large doll. An indestruct-
ible DOLL
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27
Mexican Cotton Crop.

The cotton crop in the Laguns an
trict, Mexico, has been haryes..at ii,
the government reports show Una as %.
total yield there this season W. mai
100000 pounds. All of this wa
keted at cotton factories in MeA''N
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27
Cremated Himself.

John Roth, German farmer, Went :
Memphis and began to celeo'sa
Christmas. He suffered remorse 'n
next day, and, hiring bed in q ensss
boarding house, lay down on IT, SCI :
on fire and lay there until ne w.
burned to death. Firemen had nav
time saving the block from destrucl0
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27

Jerre Pettus was shot through = \
heart and instantly killed In n.y. ~
with Albert Thomas at Bell s.a''s, :,
on the GAINESVILLE & Princeton ra.nO II
near GAINESVILLE, Tenn. The men io's 4,
over a woman. During the ngn' :
woman received a serious wound.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27
Sisters Wed Educators

A double wedding took place at tf
Cumberland Presbyterian church o
West Point, Miss, Prof. G. A. Maca
and Miss Louise Moseley and Prof :
A. Andrews and Miss Edna Moseley, "
of West Point, being the contracting
parties. The grooms are both proies,
sors in the Southern female college, adv
the brides daughters of Capt. + y
Moseley.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27
Pleaded for His Brothers Son.

Booker Steinberger, the slayer y "a
young cousin, Anna Steinbergel 81
Glasgow, Ky, was not lyncheu- n
Robert inberger, the father = m
dead girl, met with neigh pofs srs
asked that his brothers son DC Sp'
to the law.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27
His Legs Ground by Cogs.

William Edwards, aged CO. uieu - !.
Admission, Ala, from injuries. ne Il
employed by the Woodstock iro. .rm
and worked at ore washes. nc IN -
BILE and fell upon the screeners' =,
both legs were caught in the cog :
ground off.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27

Il began life without a cent in INV
pocket said the purse-proud man to an
acquaintance.
Il didn't even have pocket" replied
the latter. meekly.-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-Telcgraph.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27

nv. W ,ll,, can do to prove the sincerity Of
Boston sweetheart. .Promise me- tb, ~ r nis
WIN ~, learn to like Browning,n replied The
Telegraph. - Ciironicie-
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27

~ n "a ~ AA< OCoAA0
LVAand Yvonne were in
the library with their mother. Add
the ages of the three and you will have
just 80 years. The last-the little one
was only eight, the second nine, but
the eldest, who was ID, restored the
equilibrium and made the average ten
years a head.
1t was the I'd of January, and the
room was filled with great picture
books with gilded edges, with dolls and
with toys. Martha, the eldest. seated
on cushion. looked at book posed on
her mothers knee. The knees of q
mother serve as table, a chair or Il
refuge to little girls; even when they
grow big, very big, they are not
ashamed to climb them-perhaps when
they wish to tease-and does their
mother ever find them too heavy?
The second daughter was counting
the plates of wonderful porcelain din
per set. which she had spread upon the
door. 1t was no longer full set, how.
ever, for she had broken three Of the
plates since morning.
The little one, instead of playing,
sulked in a corner. Why does she sulk
on the I'd of January? 1t is not natural,
with all these beautiful surroundings.
and the other two sisters are listening
to every noise outside, and start toward
the door when the bell rings. Can they
be hoping for more gifts?
Yes; a gift which they long for most
evidently, which they have seen in their
dreams for two weeks. gift promised
them by friend who has known them
all their lives, who loves them with
all his heart.
A little while before New Years he
had called them to him and said:
What shall give you for New Years ?"
They had expected the question, and
had an answer ready. With one voice
and as one man they made answer:
IAN indestructible DOLL"
IAN indestructible doll?" he repeat
ed. Il will remember it. You shall
each have your indestructible doll"
"Oh, mol" cried Jeanne, "they would
be too small; we want one. only one,
but big one. as tall as this, as tall as
Yvonne."
"But are there any?"
"Yes, indeed; we've seen them"
"And you will all play with the same
don?"
YES" replied Martha. the eldest. "I
shall be grandmother, Jeanne the
mother and Yvonne the aunt"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27

lou DTOuSnt SUN JOyos SN~t 49,
Such mingled pain and ecstasy
cannot lightly let you go;
But pause awhile to shed a tear
That you should lie so low. old Year.
How blithe you were when first we neti
A flying chorus round you sung,
The snowdrops peeped to see you pass,
And where your hasty foot you set
Deep yiolets and field daisies hung
Their trembling blossoms on the grass;
And hope, with swiftly-moving wing,
You brought to make eternal spring
A grass-green kirtle next you wore,
And gathered wild-howers In the wood.
Sweet odors all around you stole
Forth from the chalice that you bore.
Knse-deep In tangled brakes you stood;
Tho red sun cast an aureole
About your golden head, old Year,
An3 that glad vision brought me cheer.
ThSn with a sheaf of ripened grain
Laid close against your heavins; breast,
Ana crowned with purple grapes. you
came.
/ soarked the brown and stubby plain.
! marked the forests waving crest,
" ith tufts and branches all aname
With every feature grown more dear.
] loved you daily more. old Year.
At last the solemn winter laid
Ats diamond crown upon your brow:
The icicles hung on the caves:
And deep within the beechen glade
The bare trees In the blast did bow
Their heads all shorn Of crisp. brown
leaves
You taught mo how old age might be
Made grand by simple majesty.
Now CARRIED and silent for the tomb.
You lie before me still and white
With burning tears l say: "Good-by,"
And take from out the darkened room
The happy hopes that once were bright.
In guise Of tender memory.
What most was precious cannot die.
Old Yeas. although 50 low you lie!
Curtis May. in Youths Companion.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-12-27
Killed In a Personal DifBcu,,x

At Fitzpatrick, Ala, DIR. Sutton p,,
win, well-known Georgian. shot !,
instantly killed Wade Edison. a uroni
nent citizen. The parties to tbs /.
plorable affair were prominently -.
nected, both in Alabama and Ceur,
DR.. Baldwin is son of DIR. NJ. A RI
win, of Cuthbert, Ga.
THE NEWS KILLED HIM.
Says a dispatch from MontQonen
Ala: Alvin Thomas, an old citiuu !
Thompson. Ala, dropped dead um
being advised of the death Of your,
Wade Edison, who was shot to deaf
by SUIT Baldwin, at Fitzpatrick. Al,
Thomas had been a lifelong friend
neighbor and army comrade Of M
sons father, and loved the young ma,
almost as son. His death is attriu.
ed to the shocking news.
The National tribune., 1895-02-07
RECENT LITERATURE.

AYRSHIRE NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS BY
John Macintosh. OF Gsistou. County Of Ayr. Scot
land. Author OF :" Historic Reviews and Poems"
Scotland is perennial in song and story. and
Ayrshire. the land of Wallace and Bruce aud
Burns. is particularly rich in legends and ira
ditions. and other material for the historian
and poet. &c was the battle-ground of Romans
and Caledonians. Picts and Scots, SaXOns and
BritoDs Norsemen and English, whose remains
in cairn and castle and walls and rOai.s are
still to be every hand Here was the
cradle of civil and religious liberty, whore
protesting Loliard and sturdy Covenanter
made stubborn resistance, aud here stand their
monuments in kirkyards and on the open
moors.
Every Scotchman and every descendant Of q
Scot will enjoy q peep into its riehIy-stored
covers. to find the names and places which arc
household words in his family.
sEQUAI. TO THE PARLIAMENT OF RE
LLGIOSs. By Eben Malcolm satellite. Pub
lished by the American Authors Protective As
soeintion. Chicago. III. Price g..
This most unique and distinctive work grow
ing out Of the Worlds Parliament OF Religions
is issued in q superb style OF typography and
binding. aud is highly creditable 20 both au-
thor and publishers.
The book is n history of the religions Of the
world in poetic narrative, tracing the genera
tions OF men, by chronological chart. from
Noe. or Noah. +. G. 5000, through the diyerg-
ing lines OF Ham. Shem aud Japeth. until they
converge, through Ruddha and Jesus the King.
in the Worlds Congress Of Religions and a re-
newal of the bonds of blood and brotherhood.
The three leading opponents of Oriental faith
who discuss religion, morals and ciyics within
its pages. are Phalil Ristab, the Turk; We Lu
Yen Mugnta. Chinese, and ATjana Samadura.
They came over the seas and returned together
in the same vessel and their conversation gives
animation to the narrative
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| ness. The latter declared he was only doing
his duty. As the voices of the gentlemen rose
| members rushed thither.
| "Impertinent puppy! !" shouted Mr. Brock.
| inridge
"Liari" hissed back Mr.. Heard.
At the word the white haired Breckinridge.
| who is heavly-hgilt, stocky man, put his foot
1 on tie step On which the benches are located
aud let drive a rjght-hand blow at Mr.. Heard,
| who is a slight and apparently not strong hut
| rather tall man, with brown beard streaked
with gray. who lodged.
In another instant dozen hands were ex-
tended to restrain the Kentuckan. and the
| tide OF members swept him 20 feet up the main
aisle. But he continued to struggle and wresfle
! with his csptors, Messrs. Pence and Outh-
waite.
In firm tones the Speaker directed the Ser
geant-at-Arms to arrest the offenders. Col. Ike
Hill. the Deputy, and his assistant Mr.. Robin
son, grabbed the silver mace. the emblem Of
the HOUSES authority. and iusiIed up the aisle.
IL was crowded with mass of members.
When they had eiboged their way to the scene
OF the combat. Mr.. Breck inridge was still
struggling with those who held him. His an
tagonst. Mr Heard. stood calmly in his place.
Finally they were led to the Sp-akcrs desk.
Mr. breckenridge addressed Mr. Heard in
angry tones and said: " You must take back
that word"
Mr.. Hoard. with equal heat replied "You
/ said that / was an impairment puppy. Take
back your statement and / will take back
mine"
The Speaker, raPping Justify with his gavel,
/ exclaimed Gentlemen must be seated. The
gentlemen froEi Kentucky and Missouri will
take their seas. IL gentlemen fail to respect
each other the Chair uiil insist that they re-
spect the Honse"
Explanations were now in order. and Col.
Breckenridge addressed the Speaker and the
/ House, stating that he regretted the occur
renee, but that ne had been called liar by Mr.
Heard, an iasult he would not let 90 without
/ proper rehukc. lie apologized to the House
1 Tor allowing his temper 10 override his better
judgment and for tho consequent infraciion
of its rules and violence to its dignity. but
that the oGcnSye epithet must still be consid.
cred rs pending between himself and Mr.
Heard
Mr Heard expressed similar regrets, and re-
lated that Col Breckenridge had come to him
and threatened that unless he aeceded IL his
wish for time to address the House there
wonid be no District business transacted DUR
ing the remainder of the day. Mr.. Heard said
he would not accedc to the request, wherenp 0n
Mr.. Breckenridge had called him an irnpudent
sconhdrci. In the course OF tho alteration he
had retaliatcd with the declaration at which
The Kchiuckian toDk offense.
Mr.. Breckenridge interrupted Mr.. Heard
with the declaration thai he had no rcmem-
brance of using the language imputed to him,
but that il he had done SO, lac would withdraw
it. So it all ended. The resolution was adopt-
ed.
The National tribune., 1895-02-07

At the last session Messrs. Funk. OF Illinois
and MEREDITH. of Virginia. had a sharp passage
ever war claim, and have net spoken since.
Last week after the Breckenridge Heard row,
Mr.. Funk walked over TO Mr. Meredith's desk
and remarked: We're not in IL with these
feiiows," indicating with a wave of his hand
Heard and Breckenridge. Mr. Meredith sat
stif1iy in his seat for moment; then an
amused smile broke over his face and he laugh
ingly replied: No. Funk, we're pigmies be-
side then,." aud thus closed another war
like iacidcnt.
The National tribune., 1895-02-07
NO MONEY FOR THE WORK,

The work of the Special Examiners of the
Pension Bureau has fallen into an arrearage
ofover 10000 eases. owing TO the recent lack Of
appropriations. There arc now 262 Special
Examiners in the field. and as a result of in
crease Of $780, 600 in the appropriation for the
service this force is being augmented by
63 employees detailed for the purpose from the
Bureau. 1t is expected, with the present force
Of 325. that the arrearage will be reduced to
less than 10 0oj during the fiscal year
and that By the end of the calendar year. if
the force is m aintained. the work will be mp to
date.
The National tribune., 1895-02-07
WILL l.. WEIGH.


Americans are all great lovers Of jewels, from
,he fine lady with her most blazing necklace or
coronet of diamonds, to the shop-girl or chambe
maid with the tiny garnet in her fnger-ring,
and not excluding the men. and they both and
all and always want more. We import great
quantities of our gems. and one rarely thinks Of
America as providing jewels We have always
considered it most important to dig for gold,
silver, iron, coal, or OIL and have found it so
profitable that gem hunting has been neglected.
Yet it is claimed that there are wonderful
stores of beautiful jewels in our mountains
and along the lake shores, aud in a way we
have always known nature to be lavish with
her stores. One can find very pretty topazes
along the Atlantic coast and beautiful agates
along the shores of Lake Superior. At one
time within tho last 10 years, Wisconsin had q
regular amethyst craze, when all her inhabit-
ants, men, women, and children. went amethyst
hunting. Even now true Wisconsin citizen
will ask you first if you have not heard of the
Wisconsin amethysts, and probably can draw
one forth from folded paper in his wallet, or
from tiny cabinet in his parlor to prove to
you their beauty. and he also probably can tell
You that he found it himself. great many
fine stones were found there and hosts of less
valuable ones. New Mexico may yet become a
jewel State. Tiffany has turquoise taken from
its mines in New Mexico. that because of the
beauty of its coloring and its perfect texture
is worth $4,000. Mining for this stone has
proved very profitable there for several years.
Some emeralds and milk and fire opals have
also been found Profitable mining there,
though, is hampered by some trouble over a
Spanish grant that needs the decision of the
United States Supreme court to clear it up.
Our Appalachian Mountains are accredited
with hiding most glorious sapphires aud en-
eralds, diamonds and garnets without number.
So some time we may grow important as a
gem producing country.
ELSIE PoMERoY MCELRoy.
The National tribune., 1895-02-07
ALMOST A FIGHT.

ConEresssnen Breckenridge and Heard Have
Tilt i'm the House.
During the proceedings in the House on
Friday last an exciting scene WAS enacted.
Mr.. Heard, who was in charge of the District
of Columbia bill. cut off Mr.. Breckenridge.
who was attempting TO address tho House on
the Hawaiian resolution. by demanding the
previous question on the adoption of the resolu-
tion
Mr.. Breckiuridge Immediately moved around
from the side aisle in which he was standing to
the tier of seats where Mr.. Heard WAS iorated.
aud hot words followed. Mr.. Breckenridge pro-
tested against what he called Mr.. Hesrd's rude
The National tribune., 1895-02-07

Representatives Jones's opposition to pension
legislation lie much talked about in the House.
During discussion in the Committee en- lnra-
bd Pensions some time ago this matter came
up. On enc OF the members urging action on a
certain bill. Mr.. Lacey. Of Iowa. broke ont
with: Whats the use? Half-a-dozen bills OF
that kind have been introduced, and every one
ia suspended between heaven and Jones.n
II
medal-of-honor has been granted to An
drew Davidson, Assistant Surgeon, z7th Ohio.
Tor conspicuous gallsnlry in attempting to run
the Confederate batteries at Nicksburg, May
Z. 1865.
"
Several new congressman have been hero
curing the last week. c. b. Beach, who will
The National tribune., 1895-02-07

succeed William J. White, of the Cleveland
(O.A District in the House, was one of them.
He is a man of IS years ia appearance. although
his head is quite gray. For many years he was
a lawyer. but gave that mp for mann featuring,
and is at present heavily interested in many
industries. He seems wide-awake. clear
thinking man.
The National tribune., 1895-02-07

The Democrats have majority in the
Senate now. Lee Mantle, Republican, and
incidentally il may be mentioncd-a silver
man. from Montana. last week took the oath
of Office as Senator TO Eli vacancy that has
existed for two years. This makes the men,
bership of the Senate SO. majority being al.
The Democratic strength is 43. Senator-elect
Clark, of Wyoming. and Scna,or-elect Wilson,
Of Washington. will soon arrive, to add two
more votes to the opposition, between now and
March a.
The National tribune., 1895-02-07

An interesting figure in the person of Hon.
VIM. e. Barrett, of Massachusetts,. appeared in
Washington last week. He was once Senator
Hoar's Secretary, and correspondent. Since
that time he has been twice Speaker of the
Legislature. and win come here in the next
Congress as successor to DR.. Everett