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Evening star., 1896-02-15
Ris Experience With Z, Tramp.


Ris Experience With Il Tramp.
What kind of a man is Moffatt, Senator?"
said 1. You remember how tramp scared
him into a present of $4,000 with a little
bottle of wdter?"
TT was rot water replied Senator Tel
Ter. 1T was a bottle OF sweet OIL have
talked with Mr.. MCifatt about it. He was
sitting in the back room Of his bank in
Denver one day, when wi!d-eyed looking
fellow entered. He seemed to be desperate
and he said he was SO. After few mo-
mentS' talk he pulled a little bottle out of
his pocket, held it UP before Mofatt and
told him that it contained nitro-glycerine.
He said he was hound tC have some money,
and that Moffatt could choose between Civ
ing il to him and being blown into atoms.
He told Aioffatt that he was bound to have
S20,0O0; that he must write out check for
This amount and so with him to the coun-
ter in the outer office, get it cashed and
give him the money. If ne did not he
would drop the bottle on the floor anG
blow himself, Moffatt and the bank into
eternity. Mr.. MoTatt looked at the man.
He did not know whether he was telling
the truth or not, but he decided that the
risk was too great and that he would oblice
the man. He told me that he thought the
man could be caught after he had gotten
the moaey aud started cut of the bank.
Wen, ne walked 10 the cashiers desk, asked
for the $4,000, got Il and handed it to the
man, who took 1t and ran out. Moffatt at
once sounded the alarm, bat it was then
too late and Re vas never caught. The in
cident was rather q hurniliating one to Mr.
Mofatt, but the money lost was nothing 10
him. Any sensible man would have Done
the same. You see you can't calculate
very closely as to whether mans pistol is
loaded, when the cock is raised and the man
Las his finger on the trigger. 1t don't pay to
risk tie pressure OF that finger. This was
the situation of Moffatt. The bottle might
have contained dynamite and might have
been as dangerous il its explosive power
as the bomb. which was thrown al Russell
Sage. He was wise in rot risiiing it.
How SEINE Fortunes Were Made.
II suppose big fortunes are often made in
Colorado by chance. are soey not, Senator?
Mining is to large extent a matter of
luck?'
yes" said the Senator, "luck has a great
deal to co with It,. 1t takes luck. brains and
nerve. I bought a mine once for about
$4,000, and I made 100000 out of it.
| had chance to go into another for si5,-
Gao / would have had to borrow money to
do 50, and I was afraid of 1t. This was for
a third interest, and within q short time the
have made nearly sf.o00O00 out OF my si5,-
eao, but I had not at that time the nerve
to risk 1t. The same fellows who asked me
10 go in with them to buy that mine have
lately made a big strike at Cripple Creek.
They bought g mine and stocked it on the
basis of five cents share to raise the
$50 600 which they needed 10 develop It,
The face value of the stock was 5000, 900 at
the start, and 1t cost those who went in
orly cents on the dollar. It Is now worth
into 1t has risen to value of from 81 to
So. asked one Of the owners why he
did not take me In when the stock wes
dow, at and 10 cents. He replied that he
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Obviously Prudent.

From the Detroit Catholic.
Tramcar Driver-"Me and my off horse
has been working for the company for
twelve years now.'
Passen ger-"That so? The company must
think good deal of you both"
DriveT-"H ell, l dunno: Last week the
two of US were taken sick, and they got a
doctor for the horse and docked me. Get
up there, now, Betsy"
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Why Not?
From the Philadelphia Item.

From the Philadelphia Item.
Reuben Jey-"That there's q funny sign
Mandy, Boots blacke1 inside"
Mandy-'What do you see about ii that's
funny2"
Reuben Jay-"Ef they black 'em inside,
wouldn't you think the blackin' would rub
Off on their socks?"
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Agreeable.

From the indianapolis Qnd.) Journal.
She stood before the glass. gazing earnest
ly ''Really," she said, Il do believe have
a mustache coming
And yet she seemed rather pleased than
otherwise.
In another moment the young man she
had seen through the window had entered
the room, bringing his mustache with him.
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Increase in the Yellow Metal Out
put and the -9feot.
TALK With 4 WALL STREET OPERATOR
Senator Teller Chats About Luck
in Money Making.
SOME OF THE RICH MEN
Copyrighted, 1855 by Frank c. csrpenter)

1 VI n INC Olhci tdy
/ dropped in i0r a
few moments at Ne
Office Of H e nry
Clews, and h a q A
characteristic C h a /
with h / m a b 0 IL t
money matters. Mr..
Clews is the oldest
broker in V all street.
He began to spacU-
late at twenty-five,
and he is still in the
Gu-iro of oixtU oeI-
Evening star., 1896-02-15
GET YOUR TRANSFERS
Some Street Car Passengers Are
Not Entitled to Them.
III
CHAT WITH A RAILROAD CFFI,IlL
Where Conductors Hand Out the
Desired Tickets.
ADVANTAGE TO BOTH PARTIES

, RANSFERS? WELL.
/ wish the company
would allow me five
cents apiece for
every transfer ticket
over five hundred it
is swindied out of
every day."
The above wish was
made by an official
Of the Washington
ard Georgetown line
one day recently to a
reporter of the Star.
"If that many peo-
Evening star., 1896-02-15

From the Philadelphia Item
He-"What Is a kiss, grammatically
speaking?'
She with blush and pucker)--"It's a
conjunction-one of tnose things that can
not be declined"
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Not Lost, but Gone Before.

Not Lost, but Gone Before.
From the Woonsockst Or. H. Reporter,
'1 presume you carry a memento of some
sort in that locket OF yoursY'
Precisely It 10 a lock Of my husband q
hair"
But your husband 10 still alivee"
Eyes, sir; but his hair Is ell gone"
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Entirely JaintentiOnGI l

Enitrety JninfeMfiOnEI.
From the Woonsocket Or. H. Reporter.
Mistress-"Mary, how was it 1 saw you
treating your friends to my cake and
fruit?'
Mary-'I can't tell. ma'am. for the life Of
me, for I'm sure covered the aeyhole."
Evening star., 1896-02-15
1T Y0U NEED A TONIC
Use Horsferd'a Acid Phosphate.

IL stimulates the stomsy b.. nourisies the HerveA
bu.l,.s the Srain t:ssus. A wonderful tonc. Mako
. delightful beverage.
Evening star., 1896-02-15

pie nla-..s- to beat tn cir way over the
road through the transfer system" he
went on, lit can be easily made out that
a considerable number the privilege in
the aggregate. We handle average
Of eight thousand transfers daily in the
little box at the 7th street station. and Of
that number fully thousand are given out
to people that have no right to them. Uh
at 18th street and New York avenue it is
the same, and from these two points alone
very pretty penny is lost. OF course,
persons who will take the trouble to go out
OF their way to gain five cents dishonesty,
dc not, as rule travel on street cars at
their own expense. To this class the trans
fer privilege is boon, 10 honest people
blessing, as they are getting what they are
justly entitled to-a continuous ride for one
fare.
GU would be surprised to know the peo-
pie who make 1t point to ride at least
| once a day at our expense. They have to
pay, as rule, to ride to their places OF en-
pioym III the morning, but the getting
home In the evening without giving up
their little nickel calls for considerable un-
oerpiay, as a whist expert would say, and
they seem to thoroughly understand the
game.
Take, for example, man living In the
horth CT south section of The city, whose
work calls him in the direction of the Capi-
tol or treasury. He has paid his fare in
the morning and decides to ride home free
IN the evening. He will walk down to 7th
street, stand OH the north side of the ave-
nue. until car comes east, and then cross
quickly over, mingle with the passengers
and get his transfer. If he is not too tim
Id he may try the same dodge at the 18th
street station md save walking altogether
but the risk is greater up there, as the cars
are not so far away from the transfer
agents
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Want to Ride for Nothing.

Then, again, many split the trips In two
In this way. They will walk half way, that
Is, to the transfer station, in the morning.
steal transfer and ride the remainder of
the way to the Office. From this class we
never get anything.
Another class that rarely paws US a
cent are the people that live in the vicinity
OF the transfer stations. They simply wa
dp 10 the agent at the right moment and
they nave the rfGsaent down very fine, and
ask Tor ticket as if it is the most natural
thing in the world to ride for nothing.
we nave taken the trouble to put out
spoilers on these people, bur, II is simply
Impossible to break UP the swina!e as it is
IKE catching drops in 4 downpour of rain.
The mon would follow suspect over
to the station, expose his little game and,
while he was doing it, perhaps dozen
more would be tndulging in their little
swinGle
The transfer agents cannot take any
chances in calling down a man, no matter
how plain their proofs may be- OF course
they do it once in while, but it becomes
weariSome, through repetition and conse-
QGent turmoil, and the seasoned agent takes
the little swirdles as a matter of course
smiling, no doubt, at the small things in
life.
Ladies'? Sure. They are the acme of
shrewdnesT and go through the business
Ike thoroughbreds. Our spoilers have
braZened 1t out makes man almost asham-
ed of his own sex. These women are, as a
rule, members of the same family as the
men sWindlerS and are generally given par
tlcuiarS by the latter before starting out as
to how they shall act
Evening star., 1896-02-15

Use DR.. sull's Cough Syrup for Group.
Evening star., 1896-02-15
Arranged With His Wife,

"An street conductor told me a good
one recently He said passenger had
got on his car out IN the northwestern
section OF the city, and when nearing the
9th street crossing, asked for q transfer.
The car was crowded. and the conductor
thinking to save time gava the transfer
below 1th street. At Tth street the con-
Evening star., 1896-02-15

Things Are Not Always What They
Seem.
From Punch.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
The Congress Going Ont.

The short session OF the Fifty fourth
do nothing" congress is almost upon
us. In few days that bicameral body
will meet in Washington TO close up its
affairs, and it is expected that it will
equal the achievement of its first ses-
sion in all except the matter of appro-
priations, which is grateful work in the
republican congressional mind. 1t is
not expected that the Dingley bill will
pass the senate, where il was left when
congress adjourned last summer. II is
to be noted, too, that good republicans
are opposed to its enactment, and il is
not likely that it will reach the presi-
dent. SO, the Fifty-fourth congress can
continue its do nothing policy during
the approaching session, and thereby
escape credit for those sins of commits
sion that republican congresses are
ieseryedly charged with at times
eingbamton IN. ~ Leader.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
FORREST CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON DECEMBER 1s, 1896

nearer came the ominous roar, until
around bend just above them a wall
of angry water swept, seething and
roaring in its fury.
"A cloudburst up the riveri" said
Frank. as they sprang to their feet.
Now we will see grand but fearful
sight, fur it's big one. See how il
losses them big trees about on its
breast, as If they were straws!"
The flood swept down the channel,
rising almost to the level of the high
bank on which they stood. Great bill
lows of muddy water pitched and rolled
and roared with angry voice, now
throwing aloft. now deeply subbmerg.
ing, the trunks of fallen trees grasped
up in its mad course.
The lovers stood and watched the
furious flood in silence. One of his
strong arms instinctiveiy encircled her
slender waist as if to shield her from
impending danger, although no danger
threatened them at the place wher,
they were standing.
THAT seems jest like the love / fee
fur you, Madge," he said, as the wild tor
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
Voters Who We're Fooled.

The Pennsylvania coal miners who
helped to roll up the 350,O00 majority
for Mckinley are now kicking them
selves for believing the stories told
them by their bosses that prosperity
would follow his election. The opera
tors of western Pennsylvania have de-
cided to shut down the mines for two
months this winter, as they claim the
markets are overstocked. The min
ers claim, however, that the reason for
the shut down is TO compel consumers
TO pay higher prices for coal They
say shut down of two months will
be terrible hardship to them as they
have been working irregularly fol
months at a rate that gave them a
bare subsistence. The suspension IL
general will make 6,000 men idle.
Wakeworllers may learn after awhile
TO take no stock in the prediction
statements Of the political spellblnders
and bosses whose loud professions OF
friendship before an election are, like
pie crust, made to be broken.--Illinois
State Register.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18

could be heard whispered about among
the young bloods of Las Vegas, when
Madge, the handsome daughter of old
Tuck" Coleman, the cattle king of the
Canadian river, was the topic of conver-
sation. Las Vegas was the trading point
for the great ranches to the eastward
and when teams came in from the L,
I. X. ranch for the monthly outfit of
supplies, Madge always accompanied
them on her fiery young "Sreeldust
horse.
In many of the social gatherings OF
that beautiful New Mexican city, Madge
Coleman was prominent figure. She
was small of stature, but plump as the
wild quail of the mountains. Piercing
black eyes We're set in face of the
clearest olive tint, an inheritance fl ON
mother of whom she had no recol-
lection, for "Tuck" Coleman's Mexican
girl-wife saw not the light of the first
day which dawned upon the newborn
daughter. Her hair was as black as the
wings of the ravens which sailed in cir
cling reconnaissance over the range
where she was born, or perched with
satisfied croakings on the carcasses of
steers killed in bovine battle or by the
deadly lightning stroke. OF a naturally
vivacious disposition, an enthusiastic
participant in all the fun and frolic
peculiar to the western youth of both
sexes, this seemingly but half civilized
ranch girl was a great favorite in Las
Vegas social circles, and no dance or
social party was reckoned complete
without her presence.
Madge was a flirt and coquette of the
most pronounced type. She was beau
tiful-more beautiful than any girl in
Gi. northern New Mexico-and she was
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
One Way of Looking at fr.

A little lad in our neighborhood had
climbed very steep spout attached to
his parents house TO get a nest which
had been built by some birds. lie was
successful and was walking away with
his companions, when gentleman who
had watched his dangerous feat
stepped up and said: My little fellew,
was sorry to see yoa risk your life for
such paltry thing. What would have
happened if the spout had given
away?" oh" said the lad, iii
wouldn't have mattered much. We're
going to leave the house tomorrow.
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
WHAT tIE MEANT.
"when he claps his hands and smile,

when he claps his hands and smiles at
me,
With a google goo and 'guggle gee,'
what does the baby l&ean?" asked she
And the fond young mother bent her head
morent over the cradle-bed.
Then, with a wise, wise look she said:
Iis very plain, now, don't you see,
His google GOO means I love you,'
And guggle gee means Come kiss me-
It's just as plain plain can be-
Ihats just what the darling meant" said
she.
She asked tho papa. ard said he,
AS ne trotted the youngster on his knee:
"Pshaw' now, that's plain enough to see
Just listen to this" and once again
The rollicking. romping ride began.
And "guggle gee," cried the little man,
as the gay horse trotted and loped and ran.
why, 'guggie gee means Cit up, geer
And 'google GOO means III fight YOU
You'd better look out, or wen show you
What is the meaning of google goo.'"
Then she asked the question of little Lon:
Come, Little girl with the eyes of blue,
What means the baby by google GOO
As he clasps his hands and smiles at me,
With google goo and 'guggle gee?' -
and she crossed her small hands over her
knee
DID this dear little, wise little maid. Said
she:
'Why. google GOO means Me some, too.
And 'guggle gee means Play with me-
] know, for ] was a baby" she said,
With serious toss of her wee, bright head
Now, which of the three do you think
guessed true
What the baby meant by his google goo 90
Maud Morrison Huey, in Outlook.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18

rent sped on. TT is mad, uncontrolla-
BILE love, which nothing can stay"
And love that would dare any
danger, you said." she replied.
Yes, love which nothin' can daunt."
She sprung from his side, and cast
ing the flower wreath far out on the
breast of the raging current, cried out:
go get that wreath, and bring it
back and crown your queen!"
With bound he reached the side of
his horse, sprang into the saddle, and,
striking the animal sharply with his
spurs, dashed off along the bank in
pursuit of the wreath, now being
swiftly borne downward
Her face turned pale as death, and in
terror she cried:
"Oh, Frank! come back-for Gods
sake, come back! / was only joking.
| never dreamed you would attempt it.
Come back! come back!"
But he heard her not. She saw him
.eap from his horse away below, and
spring from the bank into the furious
flood. He disappeared, then rose to the
surface and struck out toward where
the wreath for a moment danced on
the crest of a billow. A floating log
swept over him, and moment latel
the terrified girl saw two arms thrown
wildly aloft, and then they disappeared
forever.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Mark Hanna as United States
senator would be great aid to himself
in business way.-Buifalo Times.
The negro vote elected McKin-
ley, but the cabinet positions are all
bespoke. The negroes will be put of
with spittoon-cleaning jobs.--Illinois
State Register.
IF Hanna is made secretary Of
the treasury will any intelligent Ameri-
can need diagram to understand
the meaning of the policy he stands
form. Y. World.
1t will be strange, indeed, if Ohio
does not get cabinet portfolio. Did
not Hanna furnish the funds, Gros-
yenor the figures and Foraker the
silence dayton Times.
One of Mckinley's platitudes 10:
"The only way to get wealth is by Ia
bor." And yet he and his party have
been trying to convince the people that
wealth can be created.--Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The news that Mckinley and
Hanna have decided upon an extra ses-
sion is not in correct form; Hanna has
decided that one should be called and
Mckinley will call it.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Wall street will not object to .
western man for secretary of the treas
ury provided he is of the Carlisle caliber.
Western men of that sort can have their
financial views remodeled without q
vast amount OF inconvenience.-N. Y.
Journal.
The enormously wealthy sugar
trust. which enjoys the protection of .
differential duty. is criticised because
it has thrown 4,Goo raen out of employ
ment for fortnight Just as cold
weather has come. But II is part of thl
business of trusts to throw men out q
e;nployment.-St. Louis ToS Dispatch
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18

we'll aware of that fact. Every new
v worshiper at the shrine of her Won
drous beauty was led on and on by en-
couraging smiles and soft words until.
filed with the most dazzling hopes and
reposirg every confidence in the rays
OF the false beacon light which lUred
him on, he, as had been his predecessors,
was dashed TO a rude awakening against
the sunken rocks of despair and disap-
pointment. When the body of Ramcn
Guiteraz, a handsome, manly, accom-
plished young man of that proud Mex
lean family, was dragged from the rush
ing waters of the Gaiiinas, and the local
papers published columns of eulogy
on his noble character and expressed
the deepest grief over his accidental
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
Not Surprising.

You say Brooks hasn't been able to
put one foot before the other since he
was caught in that wreck. We're his
legs cut oif?''
They weren't injured at ALL
Then it's strange he can't use,
them"
Not bit OF IT. His head was cut.
of. bay City Chat
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
Az Good as Most Prescriptlon,,

Good morning, Heinrich. What
calls you out al slich an early hour?"
I'm ON M way to the apothecary's
my wife was sick all night"
Have you had a doctor already?"
"No; but | have a prescription that
picked up in the street the other day.
and I'm going to give it trial; hope
twill fit her ease. e."-Fliegende Blaetter
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18

For years thin, frail form, clad in
carelessly arranged garments, has wan.
dered up and down the shores of the
Canadian, near the Coleman ranch. Her
long, black hair hangs in tangled masses
over her shoulders, and in her eyes
there is no CLEAN of intelligence. Up and
down, in summer and winter, she wan.
ders, gazing eagerly at the stream, and
often calling out. in piteous tones, the
one word:
Frank! Frank."
If you should ask cowboy who sh,
is, his answer would be:
Its poor, crazy Madge Coleman,
waiting for her lover TO BRING her a
crown she sent him after"-Leslie's
Monthly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18
A WREATH FOR HIS QUEEN.
by CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD.

MM ,h,rs HE spirit of the
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-18

HE spirit of the
evil one in the
body of an angel"
"As pretty and
graceful as the
tiger cat, but be-
w a re o t b e r
claws."
wv h e n yo u
think she is lift
ing you to Heaven,
she but raises you
to plunge you with
greater force into
hell"
These and many
lik q pYnraSSipns {
The evening times., 1896-09-30
SEATON SCHOOL WRECKED.
Papnl Legation Also Unroofcd, But
No On,. Hurt.

The Seaton School building, situated on
l street, between Second aud Third streets
northwest, was damaged TO the extent OF
$4,000 or 81, 800 by the storm. The school
WAS dismissed toda Y, pending repairs to the
building.
The part of the roof Oh the south side
where the force of the wind was greatest
was stripped OFF and the huge sheets of tin
were, carried over the front of the building
into the street.
Not only was the tin stripped away,
but evea the sheathing boards and rafters
We're carried bodily away and landed in
the school yard.
The brick wall on the south side, sup
porting the gahle roof, fell in and crashed
down into The loft room, where a strong
floor Kept it from breaking through into
the tfirh story.
Room No. 8, occupied by the fourth
was, however. badly damaged by the shock
of the falling wall. The plaster from walls
and ceilingsiieS in heaps on the floor.
The house ut No. 2ii, adjoining the
property and occupied by the family OF
William WetZcl was battered by falling
debris from the school building.
The roof was smashed in and a rafter
fell into the sleeping room usually occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. WctZel. but who, foftu-
nateIy, We're downstairs at the time.
The house occupied by Dr. Little, at No
2l6. was partly unroofed.
Almost directly opposite the school build
ing Is the residence Of Cardinal Satolli.
The roof of this residence reposes on the
lawn in front and ON Second street. No one
inside the house W as in jured, and no further
DANA &c was done.