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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
II NEVER SENT IT"

conf mplained of the cold and looked so
delicate that her mother took her away
to the south of France, where, soon
after, Herbert followed them.
Mysie seemed willing for the we'd
ding to take place whenever they liked
TO arrange it. So matters were being
hurried on to suit the impatient lover,
when, one day, Gertrude ran into the
room where Mysie and Herbert were
sitting.
Look. Mysie!" she cried. Here's a
lovely bunch of flowers from that dear
count! Isn't he silly? And they are
such beauties. Only smell them o, /
am so plcased Look! here is a bit of
heliotrope and some maiden-hair that
will just do for you"
To her surprise Mysie turned as pale
as death, and shrank back, looking al
most appealingly at her lover. who was
watching.
AS their eyes met there was some
thing i'll his-an expression. a con-
sciousness, a what? Mysie did not
know, but a great trembling came over
her.
hundred thoughts seemed to pass
through her mind in a moment; but
of one thing she was certain-Herbert
Castleford knew nll about those play
full, loving words spoken out Oh the
terrace on the never-to-be-fo forgotten
night.
Then, leaning forward. she asked, as
il they had already been speaking to
one another:
''How did you send it from New
York;"
"I--that is-what do you mean. My.
sie?-I never sent it,"
Seeing that Mysie's clear eyes seemed
to read him through, he attempted no
more denial, but caught her hands in
his, and iInplored her to forgive him.
II came out to look for you that
night" he said, land heard what you
were saying just as Gertrude came
upon you from the other side; and It
was such a temptation, for | loved you
dearly-much better than he did. 1t
was all done for love of you, Mysiei"
And she tried to wave him away, but
instead fell fainting to the ground.
When she recovered Herbert Castle
ford had gone. A few hasty lines from
him besought her forgiveness, and told
her that Godfrey was now on his way
back TO England to find out why she
had not written TO him, and that he
hoped they would have been married
before Godfrey could arrive, but that
HOW he would go away and never
trouble her again.
You will forgive me, Godfrey, won't
you," she said, ''for doubling you like
that? But it seemed so terribly true!
Look! Here is the envelope and flow
cr."
"And here is the flower you gave me"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
Caught Himself.

In a well-known bank in Edinburgh
the clerks are presided over by rath.r
impetuous manager, whose violent fits
OF temper very often dominated his rea-
son. For instance, the other day he was
wigging one of them about his bad
work. "Look here. JONES'" he thun.
dered, "this won't do! These figures
are perfect disgrace to clerk! / could
get an Office boy TO make better figures
than those, and l tell you won't have
it. Now, look at that 5. 1t looks
just like 8. What do you mean,
sir, by making such beastly figures
Explain!" 'I--er-I beg pardon. SIR"
suggested the trembling clerk. his
heart fluttering terribly; 'but-er-
well, you see, sir, it is 81 "a 3?''
Ioared the manager. "Why, you idiot,
II looks like a 81" And then the sub
ject was dropped for an indefinite pc.
Scottish American.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
Cowardly Threats.

The frequent announcements made
by manufacturers and men at the head
of large concerns that. in the event OF
Bryan's election, they will close their
workshops and throw hundreds of men
out of employment, strikingiy indicate
the desperate straits to which the re-
publican party is reduced in this cam
paign. OF course these announcements
are made for but one purpose. 1t il
hoped by such threats to intimidate en-
ployes. Fortunately, with the secret
ballot system, all this need not infiu-
ence the vote of a single workingman.
1t probably will not. But it is bull
doing. None of these plutocrats mean
word of it. If Bryan is elected, they
will go right on as they did before. 1t
is the meanest, most despicable form
of cowardly campaigning.-Tammany
Times
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
Worldly Philosophy.

YOU can't tell by the reserve of a
peaceful man how much of fight there
is in him. A piece of flint is an inno-
cent-looking thing, but give it good
blow and you'll see the fire fly.
1t is not discreet to take too many
liberties with our best friends. No
one but lions keeper should thrust
his head in the lions mouth.
Despotism enters the hut as well as
the palace. The most disreputable OF
its kind is serving tyrant misnamed
Love.
Lowliness may be nothing but SUI
preme arrogance in disguise.
If the jaunting-car of fashion should
upset what slopover there would be
of etiquette:
Intellect is the uncrowned aristoc-
racy of the mind that may be bestowed
upon peasant yet denied to his king.
Too much of sef-abnegation will
crowd down hosts of ambitions. The
patient donkey who makes a feast
of thistles never forgets that he can
kick
Resolutions that come of good i'm.
pulses should be registered at white
heat or they may cool in ashes.-N. \,
Recorder.
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admits what every employer of labor
knows. viz. that under the gold standard
there must be reduction In wages He
tacitly admits that no honest employer
with ordinary business sagacity will bind
himself to pay the present scale of wages
after election. He knows that wages must
fall. He knows that they would have been
reduced before this had not an election
been pending
''It would be interesting 70 know II Mr..
Hanna Will permit the workmen OF the
United States to ask OF their employers q
contract that under the gold standard
wages shall not be reduced more than Is
per cent In view of the fact that most
forms OF property and produce have de-
cl!ned more than 25 per cent. such "a demand
might be construed as unfair. but II does
not seem like sedition to ask about how
much of reduction may be expected II
the advance agent of prosperity is elect
ed by the votes of wage-earners.
Much as MIR. Hanna and his associate,
Mr.. Payne, would like a strike at this time.
with an opportunity to call out the army
and militia. they will be doomed to disap-
pointment. From now until the close OF
the campaign the toilers In the great fac
| tories and on railroads may expect to be
subjected to treatment which ordinarily
might justify an organized protest. but
IL they are patriotic they Will calmly SUBJ
NIT and remain at work. They may rest
after election. little self-sacrifice and
exercise of good Judgment at this time
will insure the defeat of Mark Hanna and
prevent the proposed reduction Of Amer
lean wages to the scale of gold standard
Italy and Turkey.
1T Is the deliberate opinion OF the head
OF one of the greatest retail firms In the
world that the election Of Mr.. Mckinley
| and the establishment of the single gold
standard inevitably means national bank
ruptcy and the foreclosure by English ana
| European creditors of our great indus
| tries and the lasting ruin Of our agricul-
tural classes.
THE American workman who votes Tor
| william Mckinley votes for permanent
reduction in wages.
'"The American business man or manu-
| facturer who votes at the dictauon OF tne
| London-New York gold combine votes Tor
national bankruptcy and national dis
honor"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
A wretched Farce.

A worlingman writing about the
manufactured excursions to Canton
questions Maj. McKinley's fitness for
rhe presidency. since it is evident that
he knows that many of the excursion
lists whom he addresses are forced to
visit him. He knows, in other words,
that he is playing part in, a wretched
farce. He makes show OF believing
that the laboring men who visit him
come of their own free will, yet he 10
well aware that such is not the case.
His knowledge under the circum-
stances makes him party to the fraud
and the outrageous oppression which -
called into play when these excursions
are arranged. There is, however, one
little shadow of an excuse for McKin-
ley. He is himself intimidated. He
would not dare to repudiate the con-
duct of Mark Hanna in forcing laboring
men to join these excursions. He is SO
much under Hanna's thumb that he has
to submit to whatever that dictator
and domineering boss commands. It
has been so from the beginning of the
campaign for the nomination. McKin-
ley can do nothing without Hanna's
consent, and yet he is the man whom
the bankers and money kings of New
York say must be elected in order to
save the honor and credit of the United
States.-Denver Republican.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
EDWARD EDWARDS MISTAKE.
Sent Sealed Proposal to Quakeress
Who Never Opened It

Sent "A Sealed Proposal to n OuakeresS
Who Never Opened 1t.
An amusing episode belongs to the
history of the Gurneys, of Earlham. a
family to which tn, beloved Elizu bet h
Fry belonged. Edward Edwards was
a devoted friend of the lovely Quakeress.
and there was time when he was
tempted to become something more. He
had a great admiration for Catherine
Gurney, and. although he was an ex.
tremely difhdent man. he did rouse mis-
courage to the point of sending her
a proposal of marriage.
Miss Catherine was a busy woman,
for she had at the age of II years taken
the entire charge of great family of 1
brothers and sisters, and when the let
ter came. being occupied with other
things, she slipped it into her pocket
and forgot all about it,
Now came the humorously tragic side
of the episode, for the letter had no
sooner been sent than Mr. Edwards
longed to recall it. His admiration FOR
Catherine had not lessened, but mature
consideration had made him sure that
they were not suited to each other.
At last he considered himself bound
to communicate his change of feeling
to her, but his letter had not been an.
swered. Days went on, and he dragged
his unwilling feet to her gate. She
was walking down the driveway when
she saw him approach, looking crest
fallen and miserable. At that moment
she remembered the letter and was
filed with reInorse.
"Oh, Mr. Edwards" she called, Il am
so ashamed, so sorry! have not even
opened your letter"
The relief and JOY which overspread
his face was sufficiently puzzling, but
she Was the more perplexed when he
exclaimed with energy:
''Oh, then, don't real it! Pray don''
read it! beg of you to destroy it un
leadi"
She promised Years passed, ano
| they were very old friends when he told
Catherine Gurney what was in the let
ter she did not read.-Youths Compan.
ion
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
FORREST CITY, ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON

and she snatched up the letter, won.
dering if anyone had noticed it; then
ran upstairs to her own room and
locked the door to enjoy it in peace.
The fire burned brightly and looked
inviting, and she drew up low easv
chair, and seated herself comfortably
as she broke the seal of the envelope.
What was the faint perfume as she did
so? She drew out q piece of blank
notepaper from the folds of which n
little bit of dead heliotrope slipped, and
fell to the ground.
"Mysie, you must come down." said
Gertrude. MIR. Castleford is DOWN
stairs, and mother says you are to come"
as Mysie looked rebellious.
But you must change your dress;
you can't come down in that. Has anv-
thing happened You lool; very queer. -
NO." said Mysie. with a strange lit
tie laugh; "at least, nothing of impor-
tance. | will come down in few min
utes."
And in very short time she was in
the drawing-room, and Herbert Castle
ford. as he looked at her, thought he
had never seen her SO beautiful. He
had loved her for years. but had re-
celved SO little encouragement from
Mysie that he had never spoken; but
tonight he had deterInined to put his
fate to the test, while Mysie, with d
pain in her heart that seemed almost
physical in its intensity, was saying to
herself that if Godfrey could forget
so easily. why so could she.
And so it came about that few hours
later she returned to her own room,
having pledged herself to Herbert Cas-
tleford. Instead of the little hoop of
pearls she had never worn, she pos
sessed a handsome diamond ring; and
the dead flower and the pearls were
put far away out of sight. to be for
gotten-if possible.
Six months had passed and Herbert
Castleford was pressing for an early
marriage. Mysie and her mother had
gone away from home Immediately
after her becoming engaged. Mysie
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dancing and the hot, crowded ball
room? In all the world for him there
was only one woman, and she stood, her
hands clasped in his, her brown head
resting on his shoulder, lost in happy
dream.
you won't forget me, darling" he
whispered, when l am thousands of
miles away at the other side of the
world, and letters are long in coming ?
You'll remember that ! am coming
back in two years at the latest to claim
my little wife"
"Oh, il can't really be true, Geoffrey,
that you are going tomorrow? 1t is too
dreadful to think of And it's not l
that will forget; / shall think of you
night and day till you come back. But
you'u most likely meet with some love-
iy American girl-all American women
are lovely, you know-and then you'll
forget all about poor little Mysie Tiaf-
ford, who is waiting for you in Eng
land"
when | am out on the great lonely
prairies," he said. dreamily, II shall
just shut my eyes and think myself
back to this night. l shall hear the
band in the distance, i shall feel you
once more in my arms and shall smell
the faint smell of that heliotrope you
are wearing"
For answer she took piece of the
heliotrope from the bosom of her dress.
Here's a little bit of it," she said.
"And when you meet that lovely Ameri-
can and you wish that you were free
and that this evening had never been,
then you put that little flower in an en-
velope and you needn't write a word to
put with it, but just address it to me;
and when | get il / shall know what il
means, and you will be free"
what nonsense. Mysie." he said,
angrily why do you talk like that?
You know"
"Oh, here you are!" cried a shrill
voice. 81 have been looking for you
everywhere. Mr.. Castleford is as cross
as ever he can he, Mysie. He says you
promised him the last two dances and
then you had disappeared, and no one
could find you, while as for you, Mr..
Hamilton, l think you had better keep
cut of the way altogether after disap-
pointing Lady May. and goodness
knows who besides"
And Gertrude, Mysie's sister, chatted
on, totally unconscious that she was a
most unwelcome intruder.
She and Mysie had always been
taught that it was their duty TO make
a good match; and Geoffrey Hamilton.
with no money and just off to America,
was so entirely ineligible that she sus-
pected nothing. and ruthlessly insisted
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
a DIALOGUE IN VERSE

THE SCRUB.
II i should die tonight
men would you look upon my quiet face
Ano wish me back again within INV stau9
ouid all the years of eating have snent
DeVouring all your hard earned grain and
hay "'''
WIN scant return In butter, milk or meat
lSh little save pile of leached-out dung
a1d my society to leave behind,
"ouid such life-work make you wish me
back
If / should die tonight,
THE FARMER.
lf you should die tonight
20 be ten dollars better off by sprtnr
Lhat money represents the difference
6eiWeen the food that you will guzzle
down
before the snow meIts and the milk and
meat '''N
NAT you can manufacture from that food
Al you should die to-night-Id thank my
stars.
anu IL you think of dying let me take
NY ak and turn you into beef. at least.
Before you die tonight!
Rural New Yorker.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
One on the Judge.

An instance of counsel girding at a
Judge is the following: The Judge in
question was not considered exactly a
Solon, and was, moreover, irritable and
discourteous. lie had several times in.
terrupted the counsel, and at last ex.
claimed rudely:
That point is quite plain. Any fool
can see that"
Il am glad have your lordship with
me so far was the blanc rejoinder.--
Household Words.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30

said Godfrey There snot much differ.
ence, certainly, between them. but as
for the envelope-well, l must give you
few specimens o; my handwriting
when ] go away again, so that you may
Lot be taken in SO easily"
But l shall never let you go away
again" said Mysie.
And that was how they arranged it.
-Eoryet- -Me-Not
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30

The sunfower takes its name from
its form and color, and not common
ly supposed because it inciiIes toward
the sun, for it does not, as has been
proven by observation.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30

The gold advocates insist that the
government cannot take SO cents worth
of silver and make dollar out of it.
The government does take pisce of
paper not worth a hundredth part of
the cent and make $1,000 out of it--and
this 900 will sell in the open market
for s1,190 in gold. State Reg
ister.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
ONLY ONE GIRL.

HEY were standing
together out on
the moonlit ter
race. Behind them
in the distance
sounded the band
p | a y n g of t,
dreamy waltz mu-
sic. But wha I
cared they for
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30

True goodness is like the glow
worm in this. that ii shines most when
no eyes except those of heaven are upon
it>-HaFe.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30

HE HAD LOVED HER FOR YEARS.
on their immediate return to the bali
room.
And she looked often at the little
hoop of pearls-the pledge of her be-
trothal-but never put it on except in
her own room for a few minutes.
Somehow as the days went by it seemed
a harder matter TO speak of that even
ing to her mother, the more so that her
mother had not the faintest suspicion
of anything of the sort; and so month
passed.
Then one evening Mysie returned
from a walk and saw letter lying on
the hall table. A glance at her own
name and the postmark-"New York"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30

They say that gold is the most stable
and reliable money, and yet there is no
sort of money that is harder to find
when you want it. And look at the
shabby tricks it plays on helpless peo-
plies. When it is needed it flies away,
and when it isn't needed it comes back
and works little schemes to create a
need for it, Gold is fit money for the
sharks that deal in it, and both need to
be restrained by law.-Binghamto IN.
W Leader
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-10-30
Mckinley's Promises.

Mckinley is making promises of pros
perity. How can he give prosperity I?
What are his promises worth? Can he
make laws? Who is behind him, that he
assumes to be so great? From whence
does he get any authority or right to
make promises that he he has no power
to fulfill? A subscription was once
taken up for Mckinley while governor.
He bursted up everybody connected
with him. He could not redeem his
written promises until he got help from
Mark Hanna and other capitalists to
whom he is under obligations that will
bind his acts if he is elected McKin-
ley's promises are not worth SO cents ON
tine dollar.-Illinois State Register.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05
A SEA CAPTAINS STORY.
Narrow Escape of HIS Ship From De-
structiOn by Meteor.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A thrilling experience at sea and a YES
sells narrow escape from being struck by
the flying fragments of a meteor, which
appeared to have burst in many pieces
directly over the ship, was yesterday re-
ported by Capt. Won Rittern, master of
the German steamship Helgoland. which
arrived at this port from Bremerhaven.
The Helgoland which is probably the
only steam vessel which carries naphtha
In bulk, was on her. way to Philadelphia
10 load an outward cargo. The phenome-
ma was observed near the tail Of the Grand
Banks, OF New Foundland, approximately
in latitude 81, longitude SOB. AS 1t was in
sight several minutes near all on board
had an opportunity to witness the display
which was made more brilliant by the
darkness of the night.
Both Capt. Won Rittern and Chief on
Ger Wfcks we're on duty at the time when
the heavens suddenly became lighted up,
the meteor following a few seconds later,
appearing in the north, northwest, travel
ing towards the southeast. To the ball OF
fire was a long tail, which was scattering
fire behind Il i'm all directions.
When the meteor was directly overhead
II burst with a report like a cannon, and
the red-hot fragments were sent sizzling
into the sea. At the same time the vessel
was showered by a storm of electric sparks
which scattered over her hull and rigging.
This continued for at least two minutes
when darkness again appeared.
Had any of the flying meteoric frag-
ments struck the ship she must have
caught fire and blown up. being so long IN
the oil and naphtha trade as 10 become
thoroughly soaked.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-16
ENDEAvORERS RETURN.

Rev. Ira w. Kimmel and other dele
gates to the Christian Endeavor con.
vention in Warrington have returned
homo. They all report most enjoy a.
BILE meeting, and Mr.. Kimme ell responded
to the address OF welcome at the First
Baptist Church on Saturday night, and
led the Christian Endeavor exercises on
Sunday at the same church. Messrs.
Handy Bros, OF Allegheny Institute,
were also present and performed on the
mandolin and guitar at the grand rally.
The Roanoke Christian Endeavor Union
will hold an echo meeting 81 the Chris
tian Church ON Sunday, the 26.h in-
slant,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-16
He SOLD PAINT.

A young man whe goes under the
name OF O. O. Wolff, was arrested on
tuesday night by Officer Austin and
station Keeper Helm. II seems that
this young man has been travelling over
the country under the pretense of be-
Ing . representative OF Nelson & Myers,
OF this city. He Is engaged in the bust.
ness OF selling paint, but always man
sges, when he gets q contract with q
farmer to paint his house, to secure
cash IN advance payment of several
dollars. II Is needless to soy that this
Is the last that the farmer generally
sees OF the young man. He seems to
nave worked Rotetouyt county pretty
extensively, and has also worked Roam.
oke county. especially the Gave Spring
neigh oorhood. He had parcel of Nell
son & Myers bill heads, also forgery,
purporsiDg to be letter from Nelson
& Myers, which he showed to substsn-
tiase that he was their representative.
a man named Haley, from the Gave
Spring neiRhborhood. was In the city on
Monday evening and happened to see
the young man meandering up Salem
avenue, when he notified the officers
and he was taken TO cool down for q
few days. He attempted to escape from
the officers
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-16
Table Linens.

Turkey Red Table Linen
at zoe per yard. csc quality.
Turkey Red Table Linen at
$50 psr yard. The 4oc quality.
Turkey Red Table Liuen at
AGO per yard. None better for
the price In the city.
White Table linen, all
linen, at 39c. We will guar
antee you'll pay soc for the
same quality.
We also have good values In
the soc, o9c. 75c, eoc and. 81
qualities,