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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-02-14

were throwing up eartnworks as hasti-
ly as might be. Under biting snow and
sleet they shoveled cheerily at the red
earth.
Side by side worked Travis Calvert
and his body servant, Caleb. Down in
concert swept the arm of master and
slave, up IN unison heaved the sho,els
of earth.
Caleb remembered to-day how Cal
vert had said to him that day: when
get a snatch of time, Caleb, l am going
to write letter to Miss Lorena l am
going to give it to you, and if in the en-
gagernents to come behind these earth
works l am killed, you send it to her.
If come out safe I'll send it myself"
Caleb had said: "You talk bout gittin'
Lilled, Marse Travis; what yo' ma
swine to say to thatY
ME being killed would break 'em up
at home, wouldn't it? But" continued
the young soldier, II am going to have
no more shilly -shally about this letter.
l love that girl. l always w,l, always
have loved that girl, and l am going to
tell her so'-all his young breath froze
on the keen, cold air as he talked of the
warmth IN his young heart; It'll be the
happiest man if that girl loves me. My
name, my heart, my fortune, every
thing is hers If she will marry me-" de-
clared this young aristocrat. heaving
his shovel.
Caleb had said: "You talk bout
Ina'yin' de daughter of de man what
oversee for we-all in yo' gran pas time ?
What yo' ma gwine say to dat?"
THAT would freak 'em all up at home,
too, wouldn't it? But | love her, and
that letter l write as soon as this shovel
is out of my hands,"
1t was the gray dawn of another day
ere Calvert found time to write that
letter full of loves assurances and ur-
gency; SO it happened that it was dated
February IA, the day sacred TO sweet
Hearts, pink hearts. and the arrows of
Cupid. OF this, however, Calvert had
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FARM ANIMALS.

Figures Collated From th.
turns to the Department. q, 1afy Re.
showing the Number and .kicultur,
Animals Ina the United State Oh Farm
WASHINGTON, Feb. The -.
turai department returns for Ja oa.cul'
1896, shows the total number - anuary,
TO be 15,l24,057; mules, 2.27s OLE. norses
cows, 1912, $50; oxen and other o .uleA
AZ, s42, 759. swine
The average farm prices nor H.,
estimated, for horses, s33 ~. eau are
S45.25; milch COWS, $50. IS. mules
other cattle, S15.s6; sheep. 81 70. N 80. and
s4.35. The aggregate values as VINE
horses, $500, lao, 1856; mules. sloa 90, ,Or
mich cows, $500. 955, 545: oxen ga ,.sY',i'i
cattle, sos, ops, 416; sheen Sc. ,e o.ner
swine, slS6, 529, 74a; grand total !, ', =.
926,0S4. si''Z1'
In number, horses have decreases :,
per cent, mules 30, mich cow cow "a -
oxen and other cattle SO. sheen q =,
swine per cent. since Januarv , s~a
The cotton states and the D., @
mountain states show an incra.sss
horses and mules; otherwise tha :. =
crease is general. Mich cows ss
more numerous in the northeastar, ''
city supply, states; also in Minnosa.e
the Dakotas and westward. bnt f.
elsewhere. Decrease in other coo
and sheep is generally distributed :.
cept in the mountain region. sw;..
have increased generally throuobon,
the east, south and west, with a fallin.
off in the great central states.
In the report, prices per head :,
horses, mules and swine are lower tb,,
in January, 1895, while mich cows
other cattle and sheep are higher
In aggregate value, horses have ia.
creased 1873 per cent: mules :. sbs.,
90 and swine Is per cent. during Isi
while mich cows have increased n,
cent, and other cattle As per can,
The grand total of all live stock ba,
fallen off S91, $50, 222, or per cent
from January, 1895. Percentage j,
decline since January, 1895, sO.4 De,
cent; since January, 1894, 3O.4; since
January, 1898, 30.4 per cent.
The estimated wool product of 1886
sheared, butchered and pulled. is 800.
74S, 900 pounds.
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Figures Coliated From the J.
turns to the Department q, .ay Re.
showing the Number and yaIns 'eultur,
Animals Ina the United stat OF Farm
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no thought, among the ringing of the
enemies bullets across the earthworks,
and the sound of the plunging fire of
the confederates against the gunboats
Oh the river.
For the next two days there was no
way out of the besieged camp, and
Caleb was too busy lodging shells to
think of the letter he carried.
On the nth, that day of fiere est fight
ing. Calvert's leg was cut clean away.
That awful night, when 1000 dead, and
dying, and wounded of both armies lay
on the ground and literally froze out
right, it was Caleb who got Calvert a
place in an ambulance of the enemy.
"A fortnight later Calvert walked to con-
seriousness. He lay somewho re in the
chill north on prison cot, and Caleb
leaned over him to ask: "Marse Travis,
mus | send the letter now?''
NO, no, no, groaned Calvert; 81 am
broken up. | am worthless now. Not
with all my wealth. not with all my
lands, would | ask her now"
When at last prison doors were flung
vide, when hundreds upon hundreds
Of crippled, manned southern boys
turned their prison-paled faces home
ward, young Calvert found Caleb wait
ing for him.
Freedom and honor had been Caleb's
IN the land of Calyert's captivity, and
these he had used to the utmost of his
power for the comfort and suocor of his
master. Now together they turned
their faces to the warm, sweet south.
That was returning that was no
homecoming. Calvert's father was
buried, his mother crushed with sor-
row, his home burned. his negroes freed,
his lands mortgaged.
In little cottage at the park gate he
found his mother, and this they made
their home; there Calvert managed to
exc out on existence for himself, his
lhother, and the ever-faithfu! Caleb.
In those first days of homecoming
Caleb had asked, seeing that Lorena in
her girlish beauty looked Kindly ON the
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is SENTIMENT DEAD?
Not While There Are Hearts to Feel,
Tongues to Tell and Hands to Write the
Old story.

Not While There Are Hearts to Feel
Tongues to Tell and Hands to Write the
Old Story.
Along in the latter part of winter,
about the time when the big thaw"
comes and people begin to talk about
what they will do in the spring.
there comes to some of us memory of
other days, and we sigh to think upon
what degenerate times the world has
fallen. The sigh is called into being
by the sight of ugly atrocities in the
stationers' window, gaudy things of
red and green and yellow with hideous
doggerel at the bottom: so obtrusively
ugly are they that you are impelled to
stop and see what they mean, and sud-
denly you remember, alas. the day
sacred to Cupid is coming, and these
things are the offerings the world
to-day chooses to make in its honor.
Where are the pink and gold creations,
the paper lace around the edge, and
doves and burning hearts and Cupid's
darts, and soft speeches and tender
rhymes? Where, indeed? The dapper
young salesman smiles when you ask
him-and did his eye wink or not p
and says: "Oh, something in the senti
ment line, hey? Why, 10 be sure we
have EN-; we have everything, you
know, but the truth is, ma am, there
amt much call for 'em; l guess senti-
ments bout dead in this fang de
shake age, hey?" And then he brings
out something that may be pretty and
dainty, but they're not equal TO what
you got when you were girl, and you
take two of them and send them to
the little tots across the way. deter
mined that two American children. at
least, shall know of good old st. Valen-
tine.
But, then, as you sit in the cozy
chimney nook that night, with maybe
your own true valentine in the opposite
corner, you know that the dapper
young man didn't know ANYTHING
about it. Sentiment dead, while there
are lads and lassics with fond hearts,
Oh, no, the little god still fits about.
and his arrows are just as poignant.
his arm as steady, his aim as true, as
they were when time was young. SEN
timent dead? Hardly, while there are
tongues to tell and hands to write the
old story; no, no, it doesn't die: we
only tell it from age to age in differ
ent way, better way, perhaps, and if
the lads and lassies of to-day have for
gotten them, and if the saint and his
day go, the sentiment STAYS, and it's
ever The heart of man to the heart
OF maid, as it was in the days of old"
-Womankind
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BRIGHTER PROSPECTS
For the Grand Army Encampment to Go
to st. Paul


CHICAGO, Feb. I2.-The prospects for
holding the National Grand Army en-.
campment in st. Paul were consider.
bly, frightened yesterday by the &C.
ton of the Wisconsin Central railway,
which has taken position with the
Chicago Great Western in favor Of
giving the 30-day limit asked by the
Grand Army commander-in-chief and
the citizens of st. Paul.
General Passenger Agent Pond Of
the Wisconsin Central, at the special
meeting of the Chicago-St. Paul lines
held yesterday in Chairman Caldwells
office, gave the other officials to IN.
derstand, after they had failed to take
any action modifying their agreement
of several weeks ago, that his road
would take advantage of its right W.
der the association agreement to ask
for relief from the chairman.
This is the prescribed course which
was taken by the Great Western pre-
vious to giving the ten days notice
that it would take independent &C
ton. When Mr.. Pond made this an
nouncement at the meeting, the other
agents decided to take no further &C
ton pending another conference.
AS the meeting was called at the r.
quest of the Northwestern and 'M
Minneapolis & st. Louis roads lN
sentiment is general in railroad clrcis'
that these roads will be the next
join the minority.
Commander Walker said when hei'
that If two roads would agree 70 VIZ
thirty days he would keep the encanF
ment in st. Paul and the Nisconsl
Central is believed to have suppH'4
the wedge which will drive the eoI
peting roads into line. Represen1
tives of ST. Paul and the Grand arm:
waited outside the meeting room am ~
were highly pleased at the news =
that is lacking is road that 'ou'n''
Omaha.
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A Valentine.
My lady wants a valentine

My lady wants a valentine
And wants ii wondrous fair
To equal, quite, her eyes divine
In beauty. and her hair.
And 1t must picture roses. red
! AS those that paint her lips.
And lilies to those roses wed
From chin to finger-tips.
But how can i, with falterine versa
Do justice to such theme?
with stubborn rhyme. with metre worse
The task doth hopeless seem
But nymphs and graces all attend:
What charms can e'er surpass
Their own reflection? None! I'll send
My love looking glass.
Tom Hall. In Truth.
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THINNING OUT THE Hosr'
Three Thousand Slaughtered w
French at Antananarivo

PORT LUIS, MAURITIUs, FED -
French reporter, writing from hau'
gascar under date of January ~ ~
that conspiracy has been disco W..
in Antananarivo, the capital OF ma.
gascar, the result of which was 'n u.s.t
force of 1000 Hovas made an 90 80
upon the French soldiers station
there and were repulsed. Inc i ,.;llsd
followed their advantage anu An ~
5000 of the Hovas. Fourteen u an.
Hova chiefs were taken prisoners .hot
demned to death and immediately Il
Several others were transpor'e',, h,t
was rumored, the reporter wri'es u.
a number of French officers anu
diers had been murdered by ho'a'
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REV. SANFORD HUM

The Well-known Divine Dies
at Cincinnati II
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12.-Rey. Moth
Hunt, ID. d., senior agent OF lhe and
odist Book Concern, New York i,. q
treasurer of the Methodist Mls ,nxr At
society, dropped dead OF apop's AZ SIS
the Grand hotel in this Guy
o'clock Monday night. -. RishOp
DIR. Hunt, in company WIN Han
Joyce and Doctors Matthews anu chstts-
mond, had just arrived from ..;ng BIZ
nooga. where he had been vis''''
brother.
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No Cause for Alarm.

Little Johnnie-I've thwollowed a
pin, ma!
Distracted MDther--Oh, Johnnie! IL
will kill you'll
Town Topics.
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Clear Case.

fapa ION the top of the stairs)-Is
that young man gone, Mamie?
Mamie--Yes, papa; awfullyl-Judre.
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Caleb was frightened now of no un--
certainty, of no imaginings OF his own.
He was desperately frightened of Miss
Lorena, and he made all haste q human
tongue could make to tell the story
of the letter and it's long delaying.
He dwelt especially on his own re-
peated offers to deliver it; he spoke
with especial fervency of his determine
ton of that afternoon to consult with
the major no longer about the matter,
but to fetch it to her on his own re-
sponsibility.
Full dark had fallen before Miss
Lorena sent for Caleb from the kitchen,
where he had been warming and feed
ing, to lay a crisp new note in his hands
with the Injunction: Give this to Maj.
Calvert immediately"
The majors bare little room was
dark and cold, for it takes all the sun
shine to keep February warm. The
major himself was fractions. for Caleb
had not been inattentive before in over
a quarter of century. But when the
note was in his hand. when Caleb had
found his glasses and held the smoky
lamp near for him to read it, he was as
exultant for moment as a schoolboy
on an April day, rich with his loves
first kiss.
1t was the answer to his own loves
urgency; he knew it as soon as the
first words met his old eyes. In that
moment of ecstasy his cork leg. his
poverty, his sorrows-all were forgot
ten. And even when, an hour later,
he sat by Miss Lorena's warm fire, her
plump hand held charity in his thin
one, and all the years and all the griefs
that had sundered them remembered
and talked over, surely in all the low
ing world, on that blessed ST. Valen-
tines day, there were not two happier
hearts than these.-Martha Young, ia
N. Y. Independent.
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|7EBRUARYl4'


HE mild air of mid
+ e b r u airy was
perfum ed W | t h
violets. From a
yard across the
ay their odor
fl . a I e d even to
where old Caleb
sat on the court
house steps. Above
the gray old n e.
gro cleaned the
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18

Dant lMl Ia have yoar last yenfy
jug filed with good Whisl;ey iur
Christmas ut Badneli's.
2 Xmas. is near at hand. and also Is
the expiration of the season allotted to
the fair, single ladies for the exercise
Of their pTerogative in selecting their
cloice of Il partner for life; hint to
the
Before purchasing oystera call and
see j. j. Primarily, aDd he will cua-
vince you that he keeps the best.
Notice to The Baptists. All members
of the church are especially requested
to be present Sunday next ut 1915 H.
N. for the purpose of calling pastor
w. I. Sanders, G. e.
Nothing like it was ever seen in Fer.
rest City before. The Staple Groceries
and Christmas Goods at i. Il. Nice
r Mr. and Mrs. w. II. IIcnschen and
daughter, of st. Louis. came down
from 81. Louis Wednesday. and will
remain Il few days the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. W. ). Durborow.
The immense increase in our bust
ness is accounted for by the large
stock. cheap prices and fair dealing
accorded to every person trading with
us. l.. ROLLWAGE q Co.
| have he cheapest heating stove wood
of all lengths; also stove wood and fence
palings OF heart oak. Send for a sample
load of either. Il. w. FORD.
Madison, Ark.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18

New crop OF Sugar House Mulasses. al
IL. \. knight q Co.
See that YOU make the children har,v
by bringing them out tn see the "Gipsy
queen" Christmas night. Il will en-
tertaln the older ONES even as much as
TIE children.
he man who buys, is always wise
Ills CHRISTMAS jug at BadeuelH's
Fer twill bring 40 headache.
Nor swollen eyes;
The good Old drinks at B%druelH's.
E9Jno. pinkston. Esq. aud Hon. T. w.
Del'oSsitt. at Widener, were visitors
Ill town The first OF The week.
Principe-Alfonso IIabana Cigars. hest
on earth; take no other, at Y. A. Knight
& Co.
Prof w. l.. Prewitt. of Widener. WAS
IN the city Wednesday on a ttmporary
vacation. recuperating his health. We
hope that he will soon find the object
OF ms search ana resume his school
duties.
FIRE Brick are for sale at u cents
each at Russell, Graham 81 Co.'S.
Quite lot of cattle have been gath
cred up from the surrounding country
aud rounded up at this place tor ship
meat To various points.
One dozen Cabinet Photographs only
II. This cut WILL last only "A few DAYS
go come in now. Studio over Mrs. T..
Boyle's.
MeSsrs. II. Il. Rogers and II. y.
Phhrr. president ard engineer of the
81 frahcls Itvee board. passed through
The city Wednesday. en route to their
respective homes. Mariana and La
Grangr, from Little Rock.
NJ. n. Gaines has Il few desirable
tracts Of land in the coming st. Francis
bottom for sale at Il low figure and
easy payments.
Fireworks at the News stand.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18

Here are orr leaders. Cd Forester
Sc per gallon ; Oid Yannissee, IS per
gallon: O'd Jordan. 81 per gallon
silk Velvet. So 10 per gallon Lncoln
County. e3 per gallon Harvest Gift.
$3.50 per gallon; Kentucky }ourbon.
s. per gallon. =. j. BADINrLLr.
Rev. Frances Bozeman preached
Yesterday to IA crowded house in the
Baptist church. His subject in the
morning WAS, The Pastors duty to
his congregation" ana in the evening
he spoke of the duty of a people 10
their pastor. Tie congregation are
highly delighted with their new minis
ter-FayetteyiIie Daily.
FoE SALE--A fine Jersey Cow, APP
ply 10 Mrs. A. Vogei.
Bad BOYLE no longer confines him
self to narrow sidewalks; he takes the
middle OF the road and disregards the
admonition to keep off he grass"-it's
tue girl.
Cracked hands and chapped skin
cured in one night 10y applying Snther-
lands Eagle Eye Salye. For sale by
ID. {. Webb.
The high grade Operetta, "Gipsy
/ laeen." will be rendered by the pupils
at the Crowley Ridge Institute on
/ Christmas night. under the manage
megt Of Miss Ross and Mrs. Adkins
Come everybody ard bring the little
ones to see lie gyrsles and make a
/ visit to fairy-land. Admission twenty
i've cents for every body.
{
Go TO i. 7. McCrary's for your Christ
mas Gnuds-ihe largest line eleI
brought 10 Forrest City.
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JANUARY Delineator at the newsstand.

Miss Mamie Webb, has returned
home from l.ouuke where she attended
the big Thanksgiving ball. If we be-
allowed tn jldgr we should say tlat
Miss Mamie left. none Of her charms at
oar sister town.
J. NJ Allinder & Son are selling
their entire stock OF Liquors at cost
during the holidays.
Squire p. L. Rai;orl has returned to
thr city, his old stamping ground, af-
ter pleasant sajnurn of some months
upon the soil of lis native land. Miss
issippi After short period of rest
and devotion to overhauliug his mugis-
terial harness, he is now ready to deal
ont justice to the unfortunate.
Russell. Graham & Co, make spe-
cialty OF Wagon Materials. \ full stock
of Spokes, EcllOes and Blacksmith s
Irons always on hand. at the very low
est figures. They will duplicate Mem
phis prices.
James Geeter. white. of near Wheat
ley. Ibis county. WIS brought no from
Helena the latter part OF last week and
lodged in jail. He was arrested at his
home on October 30. ny Deputy L. s.
Marshal W. =. BnYd. charged with
selling whiskry without the proper H.
censc. lie was taken To Helena where
he gave bond for ms appearance at the
recent term of the Z. s. court. lie
was found guilty and sentenced TO sc
days in prison ana a fine Sl00. and
cost. amounting 10 $50. For need
uf accommodation 1T the Helena Jail
hs WAS sent mere.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18

mapping frogs at the News stand.
Cups and Saucers at the News. stand.
The celebrated Kennedy Cakes. fresh
and nice on sale at Ill. a. Knight Il Co.
Trice s. Altman will sell YOU Candy,
as anyone IN town.
Hon. Geo. Sibiey. of Lonoke, came
over Wednesday evening and took ip
the city in IL business way.
Another lot of that good 'Old Jor-
dan" whiskey at 81 per gallon just re-
ceived dt Badmesli's.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Grobmyer, are
the guests o Mr. and Mrs. J.. Il.
Grobmyer They will probably re-
main until tier the holidays. We
wish them pl easant visit.
b. L. Jackson. Oliver, GA, writes:
II consider DR.. Bells Pine Tar-lIoney
the best remedy | have ever taken for
the throat and lungs or any kind of
cough" Sold at ID. &. Webbs.
II is stated that a change in the time
sche dule on the Iron Mountain road.
will be made shoI tiv that will be agree
| able all around. The south bound Grain
will arriveshere arly in the morning
and the north boz md train late ia the
evening, Thus 81 ring the people along
the line ample ii ne tn visit and lraus-
act business bet Peei trains.
o. n Grant, n prominent druggist of
/ AZ, 4, a,
IN "A nice order, writes: 1t is the best
seller have in stock. sell n dozen
bottles of Or Bell S plne-1ar Honey To
one Of any other KIND OF medicine. Sold
hyD. &. Webb.
The alarm of fire yesterday morning
drew quite crowd to the Cook hotel
| from which sLiohe WAS seen issuing
from the como OF the roof Upon in.
vesiigation the are was discovered
over The door facing III the tall A
well directed bhcAet of water smother
ed the flames. Little damage was
done.
We are still selling organs. Give us
n call II you are linking of purchasing
one We can make the price and guar
antee the quality.
IANDVoIGT < VADAKIN
L. A. Hawkins. club. house keeper
and postmaster AT IIeth. MAS in the
I city Monday. He stated that deer and
/ turkeys were moderately plentiful in
his locality, but ducks are scarce. He
took over number OF hunters license
for the use OF the club men hers visit.
ing his place.
The Newsstand will be kept omen
every night for The accom- mediation OF
the people who wait barge ms in no v
elites.
Coroner Gaines held his first inunest
yesterday over the body ola negro.
Cnrran, the Irish jurist. never con
Quoted case with more earnestness,
aud his charge 10 the jurY was Il bril-
J liant outbutst of legal acupen, sar-
caSm and wit. II is said that he
charged the jurors all Is cents apiece
but this has not been substantiated.
holiday Excursion. One fare for the
round trip. J.. II. Y NJ. Ry, will sell
! tickets one fare for the round trim.
to some points in kentuck ana Ten
ressee, all points in Mis- sissippi. Ala
bama. Georgia. Florida. North Carroll
ia and South Carolina, December 2l
and %. good for thirty days. j. II.
| Bard. Agt.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18

Thousands of Young and old people
drag through a miserable existence. not
knowing what ailS them. when they are
only run down and need something To as
siSt nature to perform its functions. For
this Browns Iron Tonic stands preem-
ncn.ly at the head OF all remedies Try
it and yon will be convinced. j. II. linton
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18
Prices low at the Newsstand.
New nickel novels at the neN ssta,

NcW HiCkel movers at the ne NSSland.
Walter Adams and Mary Ruund-
tree were relieved of single blessed
ness(?) by Squire Nelson yesterday and
SO proud were they that the groom evi-
IDENTIFY misstook the aifable manner in
which the Squire did the CONNECTING.
act, and gave the guardian Of the peace
a low bow in recognition Of his ser, ices.
Call at the Pearl Saloon. the old re-
liable place, 'for your Holiday whi-k.y
| am not selling whiskev III cost. mind
you, for have to pay $1,000 per year
for the privilege OF selling whiskry,
and have to pay the men who work fir
me. Consequently. have to sell at !,
profit, but will sell you the best goods
IN the market for the money This is
my home and and expect to stay l.rrn
so when in want of goods in nv line
give me call. Yours truly. Ike Nal
lOry.
The Forrest City times., 1896-12-18
TIE Modern mothar.

Has found that her little ones are iuprog-
ed more hy the pheasant .axatiye. Ssfun ~
PIGS. whea IA iierd u the laxative effect
OF q geitiie remedy Than by ans other and
thGt is more acceptable 10 the'n. Children
enjoy Il and il benefits them. The trne
remedy syrup OF Figs. is manufactured
by tile California Fig Syrup Co., only.