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The Forrest City herald., 1896-04-04
Night School.

The rains this week have
deprived us of setting up the
night school that we had in.
tended. However, We are not
discouraged. We shall wotk
until every one is aroused to
the great necessity Of a good
practical education. Prof.
G. W. Steward is in sym.
pathy with the work and
Or ,mises to assist wherever
he can. He has organized a
night school at Jerusalem
With 20 pupils. Prof. ?. @.
Roundtree, one of our ablest
teachers will be in charge of
Che night school at this place:
Lot every one come out and
take advantage of this excel
.ent privilege. There is no
need Of us remaining In the
wilderness longer. wake
up. Let's have an educated
race, a wealthy race. Drive
that man out of your house
that's always throwing y
clold of doubt over your
family. and invite those that
will bring light. sunshine
and hope.
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COOPER ITEnS.

The Sunday services at
Cooper were very interesting.
Brother w. NJ. Jones preach
ed at eleven o'clock from the
text There's a time for all
things" The subject was
timely and well delivered.
Elder G. F. Brown preached
at 1880, and took for a text
"Oh, King, live forever. -
The sermon was indeed
grand and full Of good
thoughts.
Our church work at this
place is in a very fine condi-
tion. Our good women at this
place are doing everything
they can for the promotion OF
the new church and pastor.
Only give these good women a
chance, and they'll take the
mission in a storm for God
and his church. No stone has
been left unturned to make it
pleasant q the pastor.
Elder J. E. l.. Sweat visited
us last week and spent on >
night with us in our new par
sonage. The Rev. gentleman
seems to be in good health.
The death of Rev. r. r.
Cottrell stuck our people
very forcibly, as he had been
thor ex.pastor. There have
beetwo other deaths in our
community this week besides
hose occurring nvar Forrest
City.
The matter of farming has
become interesting in Our
community. Ed. c. +. Brown,
II. j. Gully and Brother J. j.
Grissom are driving things TO
the center along the agricul.
tural line.
Brother johnson Fields,
who has been i'll for sol G
'ime, is now improving. He
IS one Of the prominent black.
smiths in this vicinity. Bro.
A. Donelson says he is i'm.
proving. Bro. Spencer Hall,
who has been very sick, is re-
ported to be better.
A great many of our ladies
will visit the district confer.
encc.
All of our ladies are very
pretty. If you wish to bear
us out in this fact, come over
and see us. ii. S. SCoTr.
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Wheatlcy Items.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Fitzpa
rick's baby is very sick.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Fitzpa
rick's baby is very sick.
Miss Sarah Weaks OF
Spring Creek, is visiting
frienI.s at this place.
The weather continues SO
ba =. that the farmers are
greatly behind.
Rev. H. S. Scutt, pastcr'oi
A. M. +. church at Go 'er,
visited relatives and friend
at Wheatley Sunday. He
preache | at the A. M. 4.
church Sunday night. His
scr,,cn was logical and at
t,active. We are glad to
have him visit us and hope
t. have him in our midst
again in a short time.
If you want medicine ha
will cure chills and fever,
sprains or b, uises, weakness
of the back, worms, old sores,
dropsy, rheumatism and all
female diseases, call on Dr..
Lee Jord.o, Whe..,ley a I.
Rev. Allen, of Soarcy, Va.
also with us Sunday night,
and spoke a few encouraging
words for the upbuilding OF
the Masters cause.
Some Of our parents at this
place have fallen in love with
the HERALD, and are urging
every young person they see
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EDITOR ,EIALD: Please a.
low me space in your paper
70 say that we are going for
ard preparing for a hsfee
"rop this year. The HEf-
AID is read by seven families
Ii Cooper. Rev. A. G.
Moss preached here Sunday
,ig't and the words Of his
ext was, Surely the Lor- is
rood u.s." School dis ricu
No. SO with Miss Lula VIII
iiams principal and Mr.. }. Fl.
Curtis assistant, is not com.
ing, but is here now. P'e& %
yead between TIE line
G.. +. BEoW
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Pensioning the Ex-Slaves.

Senator Thurston, by re.
quest. has introduced a bill
in the Senate, the main
features of which are that
all persons released from in
voluntary servitude by the
proclamation of ex-President
Abraham Lincoln shall be
paid the following pensions;
Those who at the date OF
the passage of this act have
reached the age of seventy
yea s shall receive the sum of
$500 and fifteen dollars per
month during the residue of
their lives. Those who shall
be less than seventy years
and have reached sixty or
over shall receive three
hundred dollars and al?o
twelve dollars per month un.
til they reach the age CT
seventy. Those less than
sixty years of age and over
fifty shall receive the sum Of
500 and eight dollars per
month until they arrive at
sixty. All less than fifty
years old shall receive f ur
dollars per month until they
reach fifty. These provisions
to apply to male and female
alike.
Relations or others who
may be charged with the sup.
port of aged pr infrm perst ms
released shall he entitled t.
receive the IN ,nthly pension
awarded to such aged or in.
firm person in whole or in
part, upon sh wing to the
satisfaction If the Secretary
of the Interior that such sup.
port is afforded in a humane
and bee ,mi,ing manner. The
act the provides fer the
proper officers to carry out
its provisions.
Undoubtedly the passage
Of such an act by Congress
would he simple justice from
The government which sane.
toned slavery, aided and
abetted all institute N that
robbed a race of net ,nly its
earrings, but its .l''td,
ami is responsible for its
present poverty and ignor'
ance. Tie very fact that the
government had p wer to
destroy slavery goes far
toward proving its response
biiity in the matter. The
aged and infirm negro now
being cared for by his chill.
dren or relatives, the vigor of
whose manhood has been
spent in slavery. AMI who
like the old horse no longer
able to wcrk, mas been turned
out to die, would not seem to
have the ordinary claim Of
parents. Family ties were so
broken up and destroyed by
slavery, that it is really won
derful to see how these chill.
dren do care for parents.
While, as we say, the passage
of such an act would be but
simple justice, yet the negro
is not waiting to be taken
care of as a ward Of the
nation, but by his energy, in.
dustry and thrift is taking
care of himself.-Christian
Recorder.
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The Negro Has Done Well.

To say that the dawn Of
freedom thirty years ago
found him other than very
poor, without homes, without
protection, univerasly proscri'
bed, and wholly dependent,
would be to deny facts with
which all are familiar. Thus
opening his eyes in freedom
and taking his first trembling
steps in pursuit of his man
hood, he is at once made to
realize the great change in his
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out a penny in his pocket, the
gnawing of hunger soon ad-
monished him that he must
have something wherewith to
satisfy this demand of nature.
He is without a roof over his
head. In this condition he is
not safe either in sunshine or
in storm. Those who pro-
cured his freedom, save the
army, are in distant parts of
the country, far from being
accessible to their immediate
pressing appeals. But not so
with those whom he had so
recently been compelled to
serve. They are all around
him. In needing shelter or
Employment or a piece of land
to till or purchase, or a store
where to buy his provisions,
clothing, medicines, or what
not; a physician to attend
him when sick, a lawyer to
defend him when in trouble,
the only source to apply to
was the noblehearted white,
who is always willing to help
the sufferer. Viewed in this
light who can deny the rapid
progress of the negro. Com.
mon sence alone would abun-
dainty prove that without ed
ucation, however industrio is,
he would be but poorly quail.
fed to protect and economize
his hard earnings, and,
without being thus prepared
to protect himself, how is he
to get property! How is he
to became a thrifty farmer.
How is he to advance and be.
come a skilled mechanic, an
able attorney, a good physi-
clan. In recalling the fiery tri.
ais and great hardships which
the negro had to undergo
from without and within my
sole motive is only to establish
the fact of him done we'll.
Now | ask in conclusion that
you compare the opportuni.
ties which | have presented,
and see if there is no room for
thankfulness and encourage.
ment; Zee if there is not good
reason for every one # us to
renew our efforts to advance
education and true and un.
defileA religion; to promote
more economy, more union,
more regard foI morality,
more willingness to seel. out
and extend a helping hand to
the millions who are of the
most lowly and de graded in
the wide field. Oh, the voice
comes to us all. Heed it both
white and colored. In the
morning SOW thy seed and in
the evening withhold not
thy hand.
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Mr. EDIToI:-Please allo|
me space to say that we had
n grand meeting last Sunday.
7 ere were about five hun
dred peor'e on the grounG.
Rev. Cottrell's funeral yas
preached by Rev. VIM. Hill
Yours l. Christi
A. r. NEwEL, Mode 'ator.
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II any subscriber fails tc

II any subscriber fails to
receive his paper, hc will
please notify us at once and
we willgladly sec after such
matters. we will further say
If the subscribers wish to
hold us responsible for money
paid to our agents. they must
hereafter receive and hold a
receipt for the same.
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IoduiuS IL, says III is Oilt
among the greatest papers
chat has ever been published
by the negroes, and hope it
will ever live and C 5ntinue TO
grow until it has reached the
topmost round of perfection.
Mr.. EDITOR:
f! Please allow space in a col
unn of your well edited pa
per to speak a few words TO
some of our fathers AID
mothers.
/ Fathers and mothers, as
ole of your most obedient
children, please allow me to
say that | am one born in 1875.
You have taken good care OF
me, and have tried to educate
me to the best of your abili'
les, and how the day will soon
come when the responsible
lies which once rested upon
you will soon rest upon me.
That is, TO look after your
welfare and try to tell you
whai , tbink is best for you
in tho future to come. I'll
al Init that you have not had
,1e chance in life that | have,
because you were born slaves
and had not the opportunity
to educate and prepare your,
! elves for ibis great battle of
lille in which we are now en-
aag"h.; and therefore | say to
you, for the sake of your
children an. for the race and
thJ coming generation, please
don't be s. quick to sign
every paper that ren present
you, 10 matter whether he be
Of your own race or OF any
other.
We know that you were
under boudage for more thai.
two hundred years,and would
be glaG to see you get pay for
tn time y, Il labore1: but, in
our estimation, we deem that
a matter If impossibility.
When any man mes around
you talking such a thing as
that y II can get pay for it,
if you will just sign his paper,
my advice t. you is, never to
sign it. Always let such
Things pass by. Make nc dif-
iu,e',ce if he is as black as
Nck's hat band, or as white
Us tlaecy snow.
Jus, rhe idea of some of our
! % or old mothers and fathers
peiu3 stuffed with such
thugs as are being told them
nov, that if they will just
si g, a certain paper and give
the name Of their owner and
.ie number of years they
we're held in slavery, and de.
clare that they will defend
he United Sta tes duiing any
Of its ditiicultieI the United
States government will do.
nate them six;c en- dollars per
,nonth and fo, ty acres of land
aud n nnule c. ch, for the tine
hey were in s'..vety. And
or our peo Die, IA this en-.
lirhtc,ed age, to be carried
OFF wi II such folly. it IS a
shame aud disgrace upon the
egro re.
Don't you know il ~ a trap!
dave you not fallen into
enough sinkholes and whirl'
pools within the last thirty
yelrs to be convinceds 1t
seems to me that you ought
20 have enough of the forty,
acress of land and a mule" "
You have been donated SO
many by the government and
individuals, that you ought
to have plenty to support 20
the remaining few years OF
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DEBATE.
Res Nlved-i hat toe pen is
mightier than the sword.
Aflir native Mr.. Smith and
Rev. Harrison.
Negative-Mrs. Pleasant,
Prof. .sOunl.tree.
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DEAR EDIToR:-Please al
low me space in your col.
umns to ray that l visited
Shady Grove Baptist Church
the 22d, ult., met a live con.
gregation, had a loving neeI'
ing; en- the 9th. l was at Pal
estine, preached from the
text, Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ!
Rom. VIII, 35. l am glad to
say that in all my travels the
glorious work f the Church
seems t. be moving on. Yes,
| said that | did not believe
that Christ raised Lazarus
froma natural death. See
John XI,4; Heb. IX,2 7, Acts
XVI %, 2G verses.
Yours for Christ,
JAMES M. LEE.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-04-04
Program Of the Forrest City Lii
erary Society.

Opening by Chaplain.
I. Address. W. 4. Ddnca'
ii. solo. Katie Borun
III. Essay. =. Pattie Roh,,
~. Defamation ....,...
dillie Bo
V. Recitation Mrs. DN'y
vi. Frenchie Waterloo Z =. . :.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-04-04
Forrest City, County. Arkansas April

to subscribe for it. They can
not read, but by paying at.
tention to the children, while
reading it, says it is one
among the greatest papers
chat has ever been published
by the negroes, and hope it
will ever live and C ntinue TO
grow until it has reached the
topmost round of perfection.
The Forrest City herald., 1896-04-04
Number 9
FORREST CRY, ARK,
April 3, 1896.
DEAR EDITOR HERALD

DEAR EDITOR HERALD:-
Please allow me space in
your paper to say that the
entertainment at the home OF
Mr. l.. w. Webb was a sue.
cess. These are the names of
those present: Misses Gillie
Hare, Frencl.ie Waterford,
Annie Herrington, Daisy
Waterford, Lille N. Cook,
LEILA B. Moody, Mamie
Brown, Louise Brown, Addie
Sight. Messrs. Rifle Thomp
son, ID. H. Harrison, G. G.
Sommeryille, Govan Rile. i,
Thomas Webh, Bird Water.
ford, Willie Herring:on,
Tommie Frazer, Nazarene
An ohony.
Yours for the cause,
Woo A. THorpsON.
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ment also, wired him that | was
anxious TO see him, and TO please wire
me dead head answer when he would
be down.
finally met Mr.. Hubbell on one OF
my regular visits to Macon, and had
a nice talk with him relative TO
freights and other things, During
this conversation Mr.. Hubbsll made
me proposition to represent the Mill
Creek Distilling company IN South
Carolina, and offered to pay me 81
cents per barrel on whiskey | would
sell to the South Corolma State dis,
pensary. :,
This went on for some months,
when met him at the Planters hotel
August, on his way to Columbia, 5.
G.. lie then increased his offer 10 81. Oo
for one X, 50. 90 for two XXX and 50 OO
for xxx. lie went on to Columbia,
and on Saturday afternoon OF same
week he wired me TO meet him sun
day afternoon following at the Plant
ers hotel, Augusta. I was in Angus,
IA. and met him. lie informed me
that he had settlement in full win
the dispensary and had concluded TO
abandon their business; that IL was
too risky, and therefore had asked me
TO meet him so that he could Withdraw
his proposition. ..
The foregoing propositions were
made to me Individually, and not as
agent for anybody else.
Yours truly,
r M MJXSON
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Rattle with Burglars.

BEDFORD, N. Y, Aug. 20.-Burglars
s!tempted to enter the store of Walker
B. Adams & Son at this place early
this morning. The postoffice is located
in the burglar alarm connecting with
the Adams residence near by. At 1890
this morning the alarm went of, arous,
ing Mr.. Adams and his son, William.
They armed themselves-the farther
with a shotgun and pistol and the son
with a Winchester and proceeded to
the store. William Adams stationed
himself in front of the store, while
his father went to the rear of the build
ing. Both encountered fighting burg
lars. AS a result, two burglars
were shot, one probably fatally, and
captured, and two escaped, one of
whom Is wounded. The elder Adams
was shot in the forehead and will prob
ably die. He is the postmaster here.
The burglars secured no booty. A fine
kit of burglars tools was found in the
store and a quantity of dynamite.
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An Iphuman Wretch.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Aug. 49,
John Glenn, a farmer of Rapid City,
a settlement near Winnipeg, is being
closely guarded bv law officers from
indignant settlers. Some time ago
Glenn adopted fourteen year old lad.
On Saturday the lad, who had been
ill treated ran away. Glenn took a
horse and followed him, catching the
little fellow about ten miles out OF the
settlement. On Sunday the boy was
found on the roadside dying from the
effects of terrible bruises all over his
body. Before he died the boy recov-
cred sufficiently to tell that his guar
dian, when they got to a lonely part
of the road, tied a rope around his
waist, and pushing him of the horse,
dragged him along the road. The
horse was galloped several miles al
full speed. The child had nearly all
his bones broken. Glenn left him by
the roadside, thinking he was dead.
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SpIkea OH the Rails.

CARRoLIToN, o., Aug. 2o.-An en-.
CINE on the Cincinnati, Columbus and
Springfield railroad, hauling four cars
of coal and a caboose, jumped the
track one mile south of here last even
ing. 1t rolled down the embankment
striking two mammoth oak trees.
This prevented the caboose, with 1T
section men aboard, from following.
Joseph Kirk, engineer, and John
Hardesty, fireman, both of Canton,
were instantly killed. Investigation
this morning developed the fact that
the wreck was caused by three rail
road spikes which some small boys
had placed on the outside rail AT the
curve where the train was deralled.
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Killed by 4 Negro Thief.

SPARTANBURG, Aug. 16.-One of the
saddest and most shocking tragedies
ever known in this county occurred
here today. Capt. J. II. Blassingame,
one of the Oldest and most respected
citizens of the town, was shot and in
stantly killed this afternoon about 1
o'clock. Capt. Blassingame was at
Observation-Disclosures house, having gone
there while the family were away, for
the purpose of protecting it from the
robbers, as it has been for several Sun.
days past been broken into and robbed
of jewelry and silverware. While he
was lying on a sofa in the hall he
heard noise and upon going in he
was fred at by the negro. Ten shots
were fired, and it is supposed that
both did the shooting, as two pistols
were found lying empty in the room.
Capt. Blassingame was shot twice
through the heart. A short time af-
ter the shooting a negro by the name
of Chris Cannon was found at his
home suffering from pistol wound in
his left side, and it is supposed that he
did the shooting. Cannon is noted
thief and has for some time been sus.
pected. Cannon's wound is thought
to be fatal. Great excitement pre-
walls, but the law will take its course.
Capt. Blassingame was..about IA years
of age. lie was one of the best known
men in the upcountry and had held
Office in this county longer than any
other man. lie served as sheriff and
treasurer for years. Lie was at one
time chief of police. He served
through the war, and braver soldier
never drew a sword. Before the war
he was a colonel in the United States
Army. Another negro by the name
of johnson has just been arrested as
an accOmplice to the killing.-State.
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Politics Dissolyes q Firm.

DETROIT, Aug. 2O.-The law hrm OF
Dickinson, Thurber 81 Stevenson,
which is comprised Of Hon. Don NJ.
Dickinson, Henry T. Thurber, priv vats
secretary of President Cleveland, sHa
Elliot G.. Stevenson, late chairman OF
the Democratic State central commit
tee, has dissolved on account OF politi-
cal differences which have arisen be-
tween Messrs. Dickinson and Steven
son since the Chicago convention. In
the Chicago convention Mr.. Stevenson
posed as the mouthpiece of Mr.. Dick
inson, who represented the admins.
tration. Stevenson was chairman of
the Michigan delegation and also
chairman of the State central commit
tee. He declared he would resign
from the latter position, not on &C.
count of the platform, but because of
the treatment of the Michigan delega-
CATION in the convention. Mr.. Stey..
enson did resign, but his resignation
vas net. accepted, which was consid-
cred purely personal victory rather
than one for gold or the administra.
ton. Later Mr.. Stevenson resigned
again and made way for Fred A. Bak-
er, a rabid silver advocate, retaining a
place on the committee, however. Mr..
Stevenson has been taking an active
part in the campaign in the interests
of Bryan and Sewall. The action on
the part of Stevenson so incensed Mr..
Mr.. Dickinson that the relations be.
tween the members of the hrm became
greatly strained. Articles ef dissolu-
ton were signed Saturday. Mr.. Thur
Der will remain with Mr.. Dickinson.
This law firm probably had a larger
revenue than any other similar firm
in the State. Mr.. Stevenson, besides
being one of the most conspicuous
Democrats in Michigan, is considered
a lawyer of great ability. He came
here from Port Huron few years ago
70 become the junior partner OF the
firm and Immediately took high rank
among Detroit lawyers.
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Bryan Challenges Mckinley.

UPPER RED Hook, N. Y, August
2O.-William Jennings Bryan threw
down the guantlet to-day to Major
Mckinley. 1t was a dignified chal-
lenge, for in it he refused to discuss
the issues of the campaign with any
person except the one that stands his
equal in office. seeking ambition. He
was asked if he intended to answer
Mr.. Cochran, and said in answer that
he was receiving many invitations
from prominent men to debate the sill
yer question. In order to avoid fur
ther invitation Of this nature he said
he would not consider any PROPOSE.
ton to debate any question with any
body during the campaign unless a
debate be arranged between Mr.. Nc
Kinley and himself. and he added
that SO far as he knew no plan for
such debate was under consideration
by either national committee.
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Their Escape a Miracle.

PARIS, Aug. 19.-During the artil-
lery practice of the French Meditterra-
mean squadron yesterday, off Touloh,
says dispatch from that city, Admi-
raj Gervais and his staff had narrow
escape. Instead of aiming at target
which was being towed 500 yards be-
hind the flagship Brennus, battleship
of II, 900 tons displacement, the cruiser
Vantour turned her quick fire guns
on the flagship for some time. The
shots rained around Admiral Gervals
and his staff and their escapei was a
miracle. The glass in the Admiral s
coming tower was riddled and a sail
or was wounded. There is much mys-
terry as to how the mistake occurred as
it is thought impossible that the gun
ners could have missed the mark by
five hundred yards.
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Luddeu & Batos are Your Men.

If you want to buy a fine piano di
rect from factory, and without paying
middIemen's profits, write the we'll
known Southern Music House of Lud
den & Bates, Savannah Ga, about it.
They are your men. They manufac-
ture the new Ludden & Bates piano.
They own an interest in the great
Mathushek Piano, sold by them for
twenty-five years past They coatro'
almost the entire output of the faeto
ry and have just opened large whole
sale warerooms in New YORK City.
They sell from factory direct TO pur.
chasers and save purchasers all inter
mediate profits. They are your men.
Read their latest advertisement in this
issue and write them either at Savan-
nah, Ga, or New York City.