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The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04
SEsT CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER l. 1885,
THE LOVE LIGHTS OF uoMc

The bird to the nest and the h.. q, ..
comb, W '"e
"hen the night from the heavens falls
And Love to the light in the windows q,
home VI
me light OF the love of my dearie
anu ,ove to the light. like a swallow In
"hen the storm blows the stars from the
blue of the night:
anu a KISS from the red rose. a smile from
In the gardens that bloom, for nv,
Inc ships to the harbor from over the
foam, '"e
"hen the way has been stormy and
And Love to the light in the windows OF
home VI
The light of the love of nv dear,e
And Love to the light, like the bloom from,
the light, - oi''
"hen the spring suns weave wonders of
red and of white,
ana the darkness Of winter is kissed to
the bright ~
In the gardens that bloom for my dearie
Inc bird to the nest and the bee to the
comb, ''e
,A And never night shall fall dreary
While the lights in the beautiful window.
of home .
Are lit by the love Of my dearie!
And Love to the light, like a bird from tho
night, '''e
Where angels in lilies Loves litanies write.
And kiss from the crimson. a smile from
the white,
In the gardens that bloom for nv dea rte, f,
FRANK l. Stanton, in Harper's Bazaar.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04

II don't see why they didn't regu-
late things differently" said the posi-.
tive man who complained about the
heat. These people who fixed up the
calendar made a mighty poor job of
il, 1t seems to me-" you couldn't make
any difference in the weather" 81
couldn't? That shows just how thought.
less the world is. There's about one
man in 200 who really has ideas. and the
other 1919 generally put in most of their
time making fun of him. They let the
short months like February and No
vember and April come in cool weather,
when we could stand the temperature.
Why didn't they put 'em all in bunch
in summer time, so that we could get
through with it? Here we are compelled
to drag along with the longest months
and the longest days and the hottest
weather at the same time. No wonder
so many people get dusgusted with the
way things are rum" - Washington
Post.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04
THE NATIVE QUESTION.
In south Afrfca-Ceased to Worry Col
onial or Imperial Statesmen.

In south Africa Ceased to Worry Col
oniai or Imperial Statesmen.
Since the breaking up of the Zulu
Matabele powers, the native question,
once so formidable in South Africa, and
still perhaps likely to give occasional
trouble, has ceased to be an anxiety to
colonial or imperial statesmen. Even in
Gazaland the feeble Portuguese govern
mcnt has been able to deal successfully
with Gunbunhama, and southeast Az
rica is practically freed altogether from
the curse of the descendants of Mosi-
likatse, the quondam Attila of this part
of the world. Yet this result has not
been gained without a terrible expendi-
ture. To say nothing of the more re-
cent wars with Cetewayo and Kreli, the
home government was throwing mil
lions of money broadcast over South
Africa in the SOS.
Sir William Molesworth once stated
in parliament (July 81, 1851 that our
military expenditure at the Cape then
amounted to 100000 or 6 500 900 Ter
annum as standing dish. whereas the
last Kaffir outbreak Immediately sent
the bill up to & 100000 per annum.
Besides being costly, the five or six
Kaffir campaigns of this century have
been extremely vexatious and inglori-
GUS, from the high military point of
view. The foe was always insidious
and crafty, and it was never easy TO
clear the valleys of the Kei and Fish riv-
ers, or to sweep through the Amatolas.
But it was work that had to be done on
the confines of our gradually growing
empire, and it was generally done well.
At the same time it had to be done as
carefully as possible. for the philan-
thropic party at home was always on
the lookout for atrocities. and, IN the
case of the Glenelg policy, worked
round an absolutely unwise reversal
Blackwood's Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04
WOMEN'S FRIENDSHIP.
Is Sometimes Takes the PIace of Husr
band and Children.

band and Children.
The healthy. latter-day independence
Of women is more closely connected with
their friendship than most people rec.
ognize. The latter part of this age
has seen many unexpected develop
ments of our sex. There is the bachelor
woman, the club woman and the bicy.
cling woman, not to speak of many who,
ny reason OF varied occupations and in
terest in some calling or profession by
which they maintain themselves, have
learned TO look on matrimony a beau.
tiful incident, which occurs In some
lives, not necessarily theirs, nor need
it be demanded for their happiness,
prosperity or general contentment.
Failing marriage, many cleas-headed
girls have found cordial friendship
for one of their sex, if not n substitute,
an excellent institution. Such a friend
ship has something exhilarating and
healthy in it. There is companionship
without the ties that bind the wife and
mother so firmly-some one who can
be consulted and yet whose advice need
not be followed; some one who can
sympathize with daily struggles and
with unceasing aspiration. Verify, the
healthy, cheerful woman, who dwells
with her friend, who thinks naught OF
going alone with her to theater or re-
ception, who earns a pleasant liveli-
hood and is neither "cribb'd, cabin'd
nor coffin'd" by household duties, il
not being to be tenderly pitied, even
IT she is living her life without the
highest joys of the deep. trusting love
OF husband and the passionate pleas
ure at the touch Of baby fingers, the
grasp OF little one who is all her own,
her contribution to the great human
race.
In the rush and fret of life the woman
who Is one of large family, each MEM
Der of which has a claim on her, has
scarce opportunity to form one OF those
elevating, steady friendships which
serve TO broaden and develop on each
side. The single woman, the recog-
nized bachelor woman" who, in our
mental fancy, is distinct from the slight
ingly-described ''spinster," makes the
best friend and confdante. She it is
who stands by her friend "in sickness
and in sorrow" helps her through the
dark days. enjoys her triumphs and be.
lieves in her aspirations and loves as
Jonathan loved David. Happily there
is an extensive law of compensation in
this world, and the women who never
wear the crown of household queens,
but love one another with ever-steady
devotion which nothing can diminish,
have enjoyed one of the beautiful things
of this life.--London Lady.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04
The Labyrinth of Egypt.

The most ancient labyrinth, accord
ing to Pliny, was that called the ''laby-
rinth of Egypt" 1t was existing in his
time after having stood for 1900 years.
lie tells us that it was formed by Pc
tescus or Tithoes. Herodotus, however,
ascribes it to several kings. 1t stood on
the banks of Lake Noes and consisted of
12 large contiguous palaces, containing
1900 chambers, 1,500 of which wers
underground.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04
A FEMALE CREW.
BY ARDEN.

"Now which one?" asked Polly. an.
she stood on tiptoe that she might de-
termine the point.
She was plump Polly.
She was short Polly, and the mantel-
piece was high one, so that there was
no other thing to do than to stand on
tiptoe while she gazed at two faces
and wondered: (Which one?"
They were not female faces, but Polly,
though young, was old enough to take Il
very positive interest in masculine faces.
She had already decided which one she
would like to marry, and would she have
been surprised if some day, out of that
surface of paper on the mantel-piece,
had broken voice: ''Polly. my dear, as
love you, will you marry me?"
But he had maintained a grave silence
because only picture, for which reason
nobody could claim credit for unusual
discretion of speech for man. Yes,
dumb, dumb, and that gave Polly's
warm affection chill. Then he was
her first cousin joe" and a kind of a
brother, was he not? That gave her
marrying fever still colder chill. This
young man was very handsome. His
eyes were as expressive as Polly's, and
that is saying good deal. Her eyes
were black. soft and loving. Anyone
that had eyes as handsome as Polly
Ricker's owned an excellent piece of
property. His features were very reg
ular. The lines of his mouth showed
firmness, yet tenderness, and Polly.
first looking round to see if Aunt
Nabby were "peekin'," had kissed the
picture the very day of our story,
Aunt Nabby was not given, though, to
''peekin'." That very moment she was
frying doughnuts because Polly liked
them. The other picture on the mantel-
piece was that of an honest. reliable
soul; but Polly had no affection for him.
She was visitor under the roof, and III
the two weeks that her visit had
stretched across, she had learned very
much about the history of beings whose
only presence was that of pictures. Had
not Aunt Nabby said that this plain,
sensible face belonged to a sailor, a
young captain?
"Oh, the other is a seaman only; but
/ had rather marry handsome sailor
than homely, stiff captain was
Polly's opinion.
She sighed.
She was thinking that the handsome
sailor was only Cousin ice. She hesi-
tinted a moment, kissed the photograph
again. and then went downstairs to look
out of a window fronting the sea anu 10
pity sailors.
Everybody in the neighborhood had
something to do with the sea, which was
only bit of a way off, and kept pound
ing night and day on the rocks, making
ell the fuss it could to attract as much
attention as possible. To keep this un-
ruly sea in any kind of subsection every
one must do something. Uncle Ronald
Kicker was the keeper of the yellow life
saving station on the rim OF the gray
sands.
Uncle Ronald was big, burly, good
natured kind of fellow. Aunt Nappy
was a slim, slender woman, whose
thoughts were quick moving, dartlng
ont like swallows wings, and her eye
sparkled like run of brook water the
day the spring has lifted the lid OF ice
covering it.
Said Uncle Ronald TO Aunt Nabby, IN
the hearing of Polly at the window;
.Td like to have you, Nabby, clean up
at the station, if you will, sweep round
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04

les~-yes! lou can row; so can l."
"Good for ye!" c-ied Aunt Nabby. II
am with ye."
They rushed uncle's boat down TO the
firm, shelving sands. They pulled it
through the low-running surf. and soon
were alongside the schooner in distress.
"Quick-quick!" said sailor, bring
ing box to the vessels rail. 1--WE ran on
the rock in the night, lost our boat.
though we got off the rock. started
leak, and have been settlin' ever since
there, I'll go back with We. Then I'll
pull off and get another load. Capn is
in the cabin gettin' things up. You are
good to come otf-women. too. Ready?
Hum-low? All together. Pull"
The boat was rowed ashore, the box,
precious with papers and money, car
ried up the sands, and then the sailor
said
"Lemme go back alone. 1 will make
more room for the next load, with cap'n
or anyone that comes"
Il won't marry that captain, running
on rock" thought Polly. "He must
oe stupid and homely. Give me hand
| some sailor"
She thought of Cousin Joe and the
homely captain perched in state an the
mantel-piece at the house.
| AS IL looking behind and discovering
her thoughts, the sailor remarked:
ut want the fault of our capn that
we were on that rock, or narybody's.
Things will happen, you know"
II wouldn't marry him anyway" 81.
| Iently resolved Polly.
| AS the boat was rustling through the
surf. Aunt Nabby said:
"Now, Polly, we are the crew to-day.
you know, and must do jest as the crew
does to the shipwrecked. I'll start fire
iii the kitchen stove in the station.
saw some coffee and sugar down there
! in the pantry, and I'll git some milk and
cake and biskit Well fix 'em. You
watch by the stuff, as it comes. Rest
of the crew is agoin' to the station"
| Load after load was safely brought
from the schooner, which all this time
was settling. With the last boat-load
came the captain. Polly started when
she saw him step on the sands. Why
hadn't she seen it while he was in the
boat nearing the land? II Cousin Joe's
picture had left the mantel- piece. and,
turning up, had stepped out of the
boat, she could not have been more sur
prised. This was Cousin Joe himself.
She sprang forward.
| why, Cousin Joe, is il you?" she
cried, this short surfman flying up to
him, reaching as high as she could and
throwing her arms about him.
| 'T-I-I-" stammered the young
man, blushing, though not displeased.
'I-I-thank you with my whole heart
for helping us SO nobly, but am not
your Cousin Joe, sorry to say!"
| Not Polly's Cousin Joe?
''Why, why!" she murmured, in con-
fusion. starting back.
| Another voice, though, was speaking
somebody from the station-and
laughing heartily. "Dick Warner, do
declare--ha, ha! Glad to see We hum!
Polly, Polly. dear. come here! This is
| Dick Warner"
Il thought it was Cousin Joe--that
picture on the mantel-piece," said Polly,
blushing and hanging low her head.
"No, no." screamed Aunt Nabby, "you
made a mistake. Cousin Joe is t'other
picture-ha, hal He'll be hum soon!"
| Yes, the real Cousin Joe came home
soon, and just in time to hear of the en-
| gagement between certain young fe-
male surfman and Capt. Richard Warn.
EN-. Y. Ledger.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-04
A Dreadful Error

"If that young Mr. Wabash should
call, mamma" said a Boston young
lady, II shall instruct the servant to
say that / am not at home
"Why, Penlope?"
''He said to me, last evening. in the
conservatory at Mrs. Bunker's: And
are you really Bostonian, Miss Waldo?
l had somehow got the impression that
you were from Chicago bay City
Chat.
The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13

that the relation oetween tho diameter
and circumference of circle can never
change.
We now know that In mechanics the
natural IL supreme. We know that man
car hy no possibility crate force; that
by NO possibility can he destroy a force.
No mechanic dreams of depending upon or
asking for any supernatural aid. He
knows that he works In accordance with
certain facts that no power can change.
~ we In the United States believe that
the authority to govern. the authority 20
make aud execute laws, comes from tho
consent of the governed and not from any
supernatural source. We do not believe
that the King occupied his throne because
az the will of the supernatural. Neither do
We believe that others are subjects or serfs
or slaves hy reason Of any supernatural
will
There arr very many who have reached
the conclusion that the supernatural has
nothing to do with real religion. Religion
does not consist in believing without evi-
dencc or against evidence. IL does not CON
sist in worshiping the unknown or in try
ing to do something for the infinite. Cere-
monies. PRAYERS and inspired books, mir
acles. special providence and divine inter
ference all belong To the supernatural and
form no part of real religion.
Every science rests ON the natural. on
demonstrated fnctS. - morality and re-
ligion must flnd their foundations In the
necessary nature of things
The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13

TIE LABOR nI.rsrrou


There has been for many years ceasoIes.
discussion upon what Is called tho Iahor
question-the conflict between the ,,or,,
ingman and the capitalist. MANY wars
have been devised, some experiments hayo
been tried for the purpose Of solving ,s ,h,S
question Profit sharing would not worr
because 1t is impossible to sb,ra nroas,
win those who are incapable Of shar;n@
losses. Communities have been sor,,ad
the object bcing to pay the expenses u, and
snare the profits among all the persona 'Ias H."
longing to the society. For tho mo-, ,ae. ~.
these have failed. "''S' part
Others have advocated arb;,r.,,,
whiie IL may he that the cmplovors .a,'i', "ua
DO bound by the decision of the a,h,,ra,a". .ya,u
.nere mas been no way discovered nv Wiz.
tne employees could be held nv snc, ,,,'
cislon. In other words. the onos,,.n Ut, ue-
not been solved. f"'s'ion has
ror my own part, | see no final and ...
,si"otory solution except through ,ha 10,
lization OF employers and employed v Tsr
question Is so complicated, the ra,,,ea.
,ions are 80 countless, that a sol,,,,n.. -,
law or by force seems at ,e.s, u''on ,. Dy
bic. Employers are supposed 20 ','prooa-
cording to their profits. Thov 10y ao-
may not Profits may be des,royog .a Ur
The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13
COL. lNCERSOLl
IN THE PULPIT.
His Address Before the Chicago
Militant Church.
HOW TO REFORM MANKIND"

ne Takes There Ia No Darkness but Igno-
rance n. III, TEXT and MAhes An Eioquens
Plea For IntellectuHi Light-How the
wealth and Energies OF Men Are Wasted.
The Curse Of Poverty and Crime-rhs
Home and the Marriage keiAtion-The
Labor Question-rhe Chiidren-working
and Waiting.
The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13

WE MUST woRK ANn w,,n


The reforms that have nention.a
be accomplished in a day, possibly ~. eanaoi
many centuries, and in the meanti,n, ~ ior
much crime, much poverty, much w., ,.''e " Is ,
consequently something must be- done - a"u
Let each human being within the rrs,,
the possible be self supporting; LET ev,'r' VI
take intelligent thought for tho morr',. '! one
II human being supports himsey a" ana
quires surplus let him use "A mart ~ ,s-. ''a e
plus for the unfortunate, and lot eaeh "'s e. euf
the extent OF his ability helm bis f,,l",, Vne !"
Let him do what he can in the circl. 80 -, ,u
own acquaintance To rescue the fallen g., nN
those who are trying 10 help themsclys.' ny. y
give work TO the idle. Lot him distributo h "a
WORDS words OF wisdom, OF cheorfulness snS
hope. In other words, let every humao l.aD anu
do all the good he can and let him bnd -. I'm ~
wounds Of his fellow creatures and M thsp ~ VIZ
time put forth every effort to hasten tbs a,,e
ing OF better day. '-' ''H
This, in my Judgment. is real religion y.
do all the good you can is 70 be- a saint a. -
highest and in the noblest sense. To do al ,Lo Io
good you can-this il TO be really and ,,r,s .'e
spiritual. To relieve suffering. To nut the -,
of hope in the midnight Of despair-tbisis'
holiness. This Is the religion Of science y =
old crceds are too narrow they are NOT fo- y
world in which we live. The old dogmas ,saL
brcadth ana tenderness; they are too cruel
too merciless. too savage. We are growing
grander and nobler.
The armament inlaid with suns IL tbe dona
Of the real cathedral. The Interpreters Of ma.
ture arc the true and only priests. In the
great creed are all the truths that lips bsvs
uttered and in the real litany will Le found an
the ccstasies and aspirations Of the soul, am
dreams Of JOY, all hopes for nober, fuller Ife
The real church, the real edifice l. adorn.s
and glorificd with all that art has done. In tbf
real choir is all the thrilling mdsic Of In
world and in the starlit aisles have been. and
are, the grandest souls Of every land and
cline.
"There Is no darkness but ignorance"
Let us flood the world with intellectual
light.
In conclusion l tako this occasion 10 yin
cerely thank the Rev. Mr.. Rusk for generously
inviting me To address his congregation. Ani
30 say To him and the Militant church So
cess and long lifei
The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13


souls. for tho acquisition of-..,,-
VIII continue as long as socl.,, and this
enough and hypocritical enough :; - igno ant
esteem the man OF wealth wifh,,s.n no'd In high
est regard to the character of tha IN. 'ne slight.
In Judging Of the rich two this.an' man
considered; How did they get II, ana should be
they doing with itf Was ID hona.s,ia ana what are
IL 10 being used for the benea, acQuireil
when people become really ints,ts nankindi
the brain is really developed. no hseht when
VIII give his life 20 the acquisito,, .'an being
does not need or what he cannot in,.v,hat ~ what be
use. in'ellgentv
The time Will come when Tho -,
gent man cannot be happy, cannot ~ uiy inielh.
when millions OF his fellow ms,, oe satisfied,
and naked; the time viii coma ~, are hungry
heart win be the perfume on ,s,a, en IN every
Hover; the time will come vvha,' : sacred
VIII be anxious to ascertain the trr,h ,'e world
out the conditions OF happiness and =, 70 md
accordance with such conditions u "a 70 I'VE n
Will come when. In the brain of s,." s'u ene time
being Will bo the climate of interee,ny.,n nlman
tality. 'ual lospi.
Man will be civilized when IN. ~,
dominated by the intellectual hs,ons VISIONS are
occupies the throne and when the H.. ~ r'Sison
passion no longer rises I'm successs,,1 olood Of
To civilize the world, to hasten a., a''o't
OF the golden dawn Of the pertoo. coming
must educate the children we NM, '.y uay' We
ut the cradle, at the lap Of the loving shce 'na,,
The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13
III.
ANOTHER WASTE.

Let us be perfectly candid with each
other. We are seeking the truth, trying
to find what ought to be done to increase
the well being of man. l must give you
my honest thought. You have the right
to demand It, and | must maintain the
integrity Of my soul.
There Is another direction in which the
wealth and energies Of man are wasted.
From the beginning of history until now
man has been seeking the aid Of the super
natural. For many centuries tho wealth
Of the world was used to propitiate the un-
seen powers. In our own country the
property deds :atcd 10 this purpose Is worth
nj least ~ ,0D, 600 600 The interest on
til. sum is $50, 900, 900 a year, and the
cos: Il employing persons whose business
II Is so seek the aid Of tho supernatural
and 10 maintain the property Is certainly
as much more. 10 that the cost In our
country is about $4,000, 900 week, and,
counting ten hours rs IA working day, this
amounts to about $500 minute.
For this vast amount ef money tho ro-
turns are remarkably small. The good
accomplished does not appear 10 be great.
There IL M great diminution in crime.
The decrease Of immortality and poverty is
hardly perceptible. In spite, however, of
the apparent failure hero, vast sum of
money Il expended every year To carry our
ideas Of tho supernatural 10 other races.
Our churches, for the most part. are closed
during the week, being used only part Of
one day In seven. No one wishes to de-
stroy churches or church organizations.
The only desire IL that they shall accom-
plish substantial good for the world. In
many of our small towns--towns Of 3, 900
or 1000 people--will be- found four or Ave
churches. sometimes more. These churches
are founded upon immaterial differences,
difference as To the mode of baptism, "a
differences ~ 90 who shall he entitled TO
partake Of the Lord's supper, a difference
of ceremony, of government, n difference
about Generalization, difference about
fate and free WILL And it must I've nd.
mitted that nll the arguments ON all sides
of these differences have been presented
countless millions Of times Upon these
subjects nothing new Ia produced or an
ticipated. and yet the discussion Is main
The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13

CHICAGO, April la.-Colonel Robert q.
Ingersoll spoke before the Militant church
congregation today in response to an invi-
tation extended by the pastor, Rev. John
Rusk. In his letter OF invitation Rev.
Mr.. Rusk said, 1.-The Militant church,
which Is organized for the purpose OF bot
tering the condition Of mankind, regard
less Of creed or lack OF IL, desires 20 extend
to you an invitation to preach for us some
Sunday morning in the near future on the
subject Of your views as TO what the Chris
tian church should do and how"
In accepting the invitation Mr.. Ingersoll
said, ~ was much pleased with the spirit
OF intellectual hospitality Of your letter,
and what i say, II anything. to your peo-
pie will be in the same spirit Of kindness
and candor."
Colonel Ingersolis address, which was
given in Hooley's theater, was ms follows: