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The Forrest City times., 1897-09-17

and his perfect gentleness and tender care never deceived her for one mo- ment.
 think if he had beaten her and then caressed her she would have borne it better than she bore his unvarying kindness, after his love was gone.
 He does not love me! He has wearied of my beauty, and l had nothing else to love!"
 That was ever the refrain of her bite ous plaints, and Basil vainly tried to revive the dead love in his heart.
 "She has but mel" he said to me once. If l made a mistake it was no fault of hers, poor darling. She shall never know have one regret!"
 And he might as well have tried to hide bonfire under napkin. By the intuition of love, Nell knew the change She had been year married, wearing herself out with her own vehemence, when her baby came to her. l hoped motherhood would soften her, would tame her, for she was wild and beauti- ful as a leopard.
 With the same fierce, unreasoning passion that gave her life every i'm pulse, she loved her boy, a sickly. feeble child, that she would almost smother with kisses and caress so violently that he would whimper, as if being hurt.
 Every day she talked about the boys future, the grand things to be done for him, the education he was to have, that Basil might never be ashamed of him as he is of me-" Her whole hope lay in the childs life, and we knew the feeble spark would never live to be bright light.
 As the child dropped the mother faded. She would be well soon, soon, she told me every day, and every day the little fellow lay more lightly upon my arms; the little face grew more pinched and wan.
 One morning she drew me down upon the pillow her head had never left since her boy was born, and whispered:
 Basil kissed me with his heart this morning. He loved me in that kiss. An, if I could die now before he ceases to love me!'
 She sobbed, not with the old passion. she was too weak for that, but feebly, as if from breaking heart.
The Forrest City times., 1897-09-17
A SHARK AS A POSTOFFICE.s
It Contained Mail for the ships Cap
 tain.

tu1n.
 "One afternoon, when we were in the Indian ocean, said the captain, II no. ticed a shark swimming around the ship, and 1 didn't like it bit. You know the superstition to the effect that q following shark presages the death oi one of the ships company. He sailed round us all the next day and the next after that, and l determined to catch him and quell my uneasiness. We bait ed hook, and after a short time cap tured and killed him. Then we cut him up. Do you know what we found in newspaper unopened, and it will sur prise you, as it did me, when tell you that it was addressed to me-
 A shout of great laughter went up from the captain saudience, who winked at each other unblushingly. He, how ever, took all the bantering in good part, and when the jeers were ended he said:
 Now, gentlemen, I'll tell you how it happened. l found that my children had been slIylarking the day before in the cabin. They found among the mass of reading that had been brought aboard some unopened newspapers ad- dressed to me. They had been throw ing these newspapers at each other, sJd one of them went out of the port hole The shark saw it, of course, and gobbled it down, and that was how it happened Now, gentlemen, judge for yourselves the truth of my story. ."-London An swers
The Forrest City times., 1897-09-17
vAoARIEs OF THE ooLDsuos
Unsoundness of the State Bank Note
 PrOpOsiti0n.

UnSOumQmteS OI tme St0te n0mk NOt0
 PrOpOsitiOn.
 The cry of "sound money" raised by the people who are so anxious to have the government Ego out of the banking business" is hypocritical and insincere.
 Even the demand for gold" is dis ingenious, for these "reformers" pro- pose to retire the greenbacks and sub stitute state bank notes secured by the assets of the banks" Was there ever submitted to the American people . more unsound proposition than thatr Behind the greenbacks stands the United States government, and there is no contention that greenback is not now and always worth its face. Could the same be said of state bank notes? If that is the kind of "sound" money the 'reformers" wish to force upon the people, the suggestion will be laid scornfully aside, with the comment that it possesses more sound than sense"
 In arguing in favor of postal savings banks, Senator Mason, who is a good republican, says: Most of the Ameri- can people live 25 miles from any bank. They are in this way deprived of all facilities for thrift Even if banks were convenient they are not absolutely re- liable. Since national banks were es- tablished 330 of them have failed and paid creditors only 75 per cent. In the meantime 1.234 banks failed and paid only 50 per cent" While the remarks of Senator Mason were not intended as reply 10 those who urge the estab- lishment of rag money currency, they apply with great positiveness. The peo- pie of this country are not prepared to encourage the issue of wildcat money.
 Suppose. however, for the sake of argument. that every wildcat note were to have a gold dollar back of 1t. What would that mean? To retire all of the government paper would contract the currency $900,0O0, ,000. To issue state paper, or national bank paper, secured by gold. to fill this deficit. would require the securing of $900,o00,00o in gold. Where will the advocates of sound" money get this gold? If these notes are not to be redeemed in gold they are a thousand times worse than silver, so far as safety is concerned. If they are to be backed up by gold it is the duty of those patriotic "reformers'' who desire this measure to inform the people where they are going to get the gold.-Chicago Dispatch.
The Forrest City times., 1897-09-17

-The distress in republican circles of this country over Mexico's financial condition and outlook must be heart rending to the Mexicans. even though they persist in attending to their own affairs in their own way.--St Louis Res public.
The Forrest City times., 1897-09-17

Republican editors who are now denying that they expected" imme- diate prosperity to follow the election of Mckinley belong, evidently, to that class of people who are so struck on their own ability and acumen that they prefer to be considered willful falsifiers rather than reckless and ignorant blun- derers.-Grand Rapids (Mich.) Demo- ,.rat
The Forrest City times., 1897-09-17

In India there are 100000 boys and 627 ,OOO girls under the age of IA who gre legally married, while s,600 boys and 24.00O girls who have not attained the age of four are under marriage bends as arranged by tbeir parents.
The Forrest City times., 1897-09-17

According to statistics the British government is spending on its navy at the present time about $3l5,000,0OO year. The total appropriations for the United States navy department in 1896 aggregated but little over s27,OO0. .O00.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

self magnificent town residence or
fine country seat and embellishes it
with works of art and adds TO the
beauty of nature that thereupon the
public becomes invested with some
rights in the same. But the public does
not. With all our liberty and freedom
in this country there is not that re-
gard for the rights of privacy that
should go with that liberty and free
dom, and yet there is none valuable.
In this regard the American people are
more or less imaued with socialistic
ideas. This accounts for what the
Star says about Mr.. Vanderbilt's right,
from the legal and the ethical stand
points, to prevent inspection of his
party. No doubt any one desiring TO
inspect Biltmore for the purpose OF
modelling American standards of Gull
ture or for the purpose of gaining new
ideas as to forestry or landscape
gardening can readily get permission
to 90 so, but what the owner 70
doubt objects to is the throwing open
of his place to the public as park or
picnic ground. Can anyone blame
him for this?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
OUR JULY VISITORS.


Next month Salt Lake City will have
days of it there will be the Christian
Endeavorers by the thousands on their
way to California. They will be Wis
itors in transitu, but they Will be none
the less welcome for that fact. They
WELD an immense influence on public
opinion. and the impressions they re-
ceive of the state and people while here
viii be spread more or less over the
whole country. Therefore when they
come let them be shown a consideration
and attention that WIFI insure a true
and favorable impression of Utah and
her people
Following the Endeavorers will come
the delegates to the Trans Mississippi
congress. They viii come from all over
the west and come by special invita-
ton. That which brings them here is
a matter of deep interest. not merely
to Utah. but to the entire west. The
delegates, and their friends who ac-
company them, come as specially in
yited guests and should, and will, re-
ceive the attention and treatment that
it is customary to bestow upon special
guests.
Only a few days after the adjourn
ment of the Trans Mississippi congress,
begins the Pioneer Jubilee celebration
To this win come people from the sur
rounding states and from all parts of
our own state. And all these will be
here at the invitation of the state. and
all that is possible should be done to
make them feel that they are the guests
of the people of the state. And it will
be.
The fact that the Trans Mississippi
congress and the Pioneer Jubilee cele-
bration are to be held in this city de-
wolves upon the people of the city the
pleasant duty of seeing that all our
visitors are properly cared for and en-
tertained. Every citizen should feel
that he has a personal interest in our
July visitors and do all in his power
to make their sojourn pleasant and
agreeable, that each may carry back
to his home memories the most agree
able. and that the heart of each may
be filed with the kindliest feelings and
a longing to return at a future day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
MORE DEFICITS IN PROSPECT.

The Kansas City Times says that un-
less congress shall provide for some ex-
traordinary sources of revenue for the
first year under the new tariff bill, the
deficit for 1S97-9S will be greater than
the deficit for any two years under the
present tariff law. It further says it
may be conceded that the new measure
will provide for sufficient revenue in
year of normal imports, but the fact
remains that the deficit for 1928 will
be very much the largest on record IN
less large temporary revenues are pro-
vided fer.
This will probably be the case, and
somewhat, as the Star points out, be-
cause of the heavy importations of
goods under the present tariff. The
retroactive clause of the Dingley bill
was intended for the very purpose of
heading off these same importations.
but the absurdity of the idea, as well
as its apparent illegality, very soon
caused it to be abandoned. If there is
a large deficit for the fiscal wear 1887
SO, no mater what the cause, there Will
be great discomfort because of it and
the people viii charge it to the new
tariff law. And the people will justly
visit the blame for the deficit upon the
authors of the law. 1t will be no ex-
cuse to say that there would have been
no deficit under the new law if there
had not been heavy importations to
avoid the higher duties. 1t is the spec
ial business of those who undertake to
provide the government with revenue
to deal with conditions as they are and
not as they would have them. Those
in charge of the tariff bill have it with
in their power to make it absolutely
certain that there will be no deficit.
This can be done by the imposition of
one or two internal revenue taxes, such
as a tax on tea and beer In fact SEN
ator Aldrich anticipated just such a
deficit as now seems probable and pro-
vided internal revenue taxes to obviate
it. But they have been dropped from the
bill in the senate and of course will
never be added by the house. The party
in power must provide ample revenue
or confess failure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

The New York Evening Post never
tires CT deriding the advocates of sill
YER Here is its latest: THE bimetal-
lists are heroic optimists, but some of
their whistling to keep their courage
UP comes very near outright misrepre-
sentation. Thus Lord Aldenham's let
ter to the English Bimetallic league
two weeks ago, boldly prophesied that
this year of jubilee was going to
crown the hopes of the international
bimetallists. Now prophecy is always
irrefutable unless the prophet gives
his reasons. If he does give them and
you can refute them. it makes both
him and his prophecy look silly. Lord
Alderman was incautious enough 20
give reasons, and said that the great
est evidence of the speedy coming of
the bimetallist millennium was to be
seen in the famous resolution of par
lament in March, 1896, and the prom
ises of the chancellor of the exchequer'
But the real bimetallic resolution of
March. 1896, was one asserting that
the establishment OF international BIZ
metallism would be beneficial to the
best interests of the country On this,
however, the bimetallists, though they
had introduced it, did not dare chal-
lenge a vote. The resolution which was
passed without OPPOSITION had not
word about bimetallism in it,
but expressed the hope that
the government would do all
in its power to secure by inter
national agreement a stable monetary
par of exchange between gold and sill
YER AS for the chancellors promises.
they consisted in asserting that we all
Ii. e.. all the members of the govern
ment. even the bimetallic Balfourl
agree in this. that we should not be
justified in proposing or accepting
departure from the gold standard of
the United Kingdom. Really. Lord AL
denham seems to be on uncommonlv
free and easy terms with the TRUTH
Can the Post point out case where
heroic" pessimism ever ACCOMPLISHED
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

There is no doubt" says the Wash
ington Star, that Mr.. Vanderbilt has
a perfect right TO refuse anybody ad-
mission to the architectural curio in
North Carolina which he occasionally
inhabits. But unless a great deal of
money has been wasted, Biltmore is
a work of art, and, as such, a mater
in the modelling of American standards
of culture. The question of how far
Mr.. Vanderbilt should go in preventing
an inspection of his property is very
simple as a matter of law. but not so
clear from an ethical standpoint. 1t
would be much simplified if he could
loan Biltmore. when not in use, TO
some responsible art gallery"
There is no question of ethics about
the matter. Biltmore may be
paradise on eartl. and if all accounts
of it be approximately true It must be
a very beautiful place, but there is no
more reason why Mr.. Vanderbilt should
open his North Carolina country seat
10 the public inspection on the plea
that such inspection is important in
the modelling of American standards of
culture than that he should throw his
New York house or his Newport cot
tage open to inspection that they may
assist in the same work
Many people are seized with the idea
that so soon as rich man builds him
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
TAMMANY'S FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION.

Tammany Hall Will hold its usual
Fourth of July celebration this year
and already has sent out invitations to
distinguished Democrats all over the
country to attend, and in issuing these
invitations it has ignored divisions on
the monetary question. Among some
of those invited are Grover Cleveland,
William ]. Bryan, John M. Palmer,
David B. Hill, Roswell P. Flower. Ar
thur Sewall, Adlai E. Stevenson, Thorn
as F. Bayard, James K. Jones, George
Gray, Joseph c. S. Blackburn, George
G. Vest, Calvin S. Brice, John w. Dan
lei. William c. Whitney, Perry Belmont
and William F. Sheehan.
The Washington Post makes merry
over the matter and says that verify
this is Tammany's opportunity. Let
there be only a master of ceremonies
with some sense of humor, and what
brilliant combinations ne could achieve
with such material ready to his hand,
Given the attendance of the persons
named above, says the Post, and it had
rather arrange the programme of the
speaking than witness the finest COM
edy of modern times. 1t then arranges
this:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
GvLDBUd INTOLERANCE.
Baptist Trustees of Brown University
Nav Deport Andrews.

\ recent dispatch from Providence, r.
l.. says: When President e Benjamin
Andrews of Brown university comes home
from his years sojourn- in Europe. he
will encounter a storm OF disapproval A
committee of the trustees and fellows of
the Ancient Baptist institution is await
ing his return not with open arms. but
with a rebuke.
At the meeting of trustees and faculty
at the university today Congressman TO-
seDh II. Walker, OF Worcester. expressed
his sentiments on the course pursued by
PRESIDENT Andrews. He alluded TO the pc-
litlcal attitude of the president and
thought he ought to be censured for what
he called President Andrews outside
work. in which it was claimed by the
congressman. the university was being
misreoresented.
AS the trustees manifested their ap-
proval of the criticism made by Congress
man Walker. the attack became stronger.
When Congressman Walker had finished
he was openly Endorsed BY William Good
ard, the millionaire cotton manufacturer
and chancellor of the university.
bhers w2s long and heated discus
sion OF the curriculum at Brown and It
was argued by Colonel GODDARD and
others that the free silver and the free
trade views of President Andrews could
not be tolerated as long as he remained
at the head of the COLLEGE The discussion
terminated when the trustees and fellows
voted 10 appoint special committee to
take President Andrews in hand as soon
as he reached home. This committee con-
slsts of Chancellor GODDARD, ex-Chief
Justice Du-fee OF the Rhode Island SUI
preme court. and Francis Wayland. Pres
lCent Andrews VIII return in about a
month 1t IS known that he has aston
isned the Brown trustees on more than
one occasion by his freedom of expression
on hnance. commerce. free trade, reciproc-
ity and social questions.
Two years ago he prepared a scholarly
article which was printed in a Boston
paper over his autograph signature and
was copied extensively and widely COM
mented upon People said then thst he
Favored free silver. Early last summer
when the presidential campaign was
opened, President Andrews went to
Europe to spend a year This caused a
good deal OF gossip and more was oc-
casioned when he was offered large
sum for pamphlet TO De used by the
silver people. and he remained mute 1t
Is thought here now that the truth has
come out.
1t Is also said that President Andrews
has incurred the displeasure of John D.
Rockefeller, who was on the point of
giving the university million about two
years ago. Mr.. Rockefeller's son was one
OF the graduates of the university last
Wednesday. President Andrews may re-
sign. He has some urgent calls to go
elsewhere He has brought Brown up
from the dimensions of a boarding school
and placed II in the lists of the big uni
versailles Only q few people about here
VIII not concede tSat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
Two of Admiral Porter's Best.

cat the deathbed of my friend, Colonel
H.. witnessed what l think was at once
the most touching and dramatic incident
of the war. 1t was some years after the
great conflict, and the colonel had long
employed as his children ; governess Il
young southern girl OF great beauty and
refinement As 1 stood with his WIFE by
his dying bed he called the girl TO him.
told her how he had killed ner father
Il Confederate captain-in a hand-to- hand
light, having recognized her by ner re-
sembiance 10 ner parent, and by his min
iaJure. which she wore around her neck,
and asked her forgiveness. 1 have moth
ing to forgive. she answered. You only
did your duty, and if you deprived me
of my father. you have filled his place
With one supreme effort the colonel
placed her hand in that of his wife.
whispered our daughter, and was dead.
Il once asked a friend who had fought
all through the war If he had ever killed
man that he positively knew OF. Yes.
ne said. remorsefully, one. At Bull Run
L ran at the first ire rebel chased
me for ten miles. and was then so ex-
hausted that he dropped dead
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
HANNA'S TIMERS STRIKE.
Republican Boss Reduces Wages to
the Lowest Point.

Pittsburg. Pa. June 1s.-(SDecial to the
Denver Reoublican)-The miners en-
Dioyed in the Manow mine. owned bv a
company of which Senator Mark Hanna
is the head. have been notified of a fur
ther reduction in wages. and there is
great Year taat the change will cause
riots. as the workmen are very angry
because of the order.
superintendent Case. who is recognized
as Senator Hannas right hand man.
notified the miners late yesterday that
ne had been ordered to bring the scale
down from SO to 81 cents a ton. the low
est rate of wages ever paid in the great
Pittsburg district Reports from the mine
state that the workmen declined to enter
the shafts today and declared they would
not accept the wages offered. The crowds
that gathered about the mine became
so demonstrative that Superintendent
case is reported to have telegraphed
governor Hastings and requested him to
call out the militia
National Vice-President John Kane. of
the United Mine Workers. is here pre-
pairing for the great struggle, which he
declares will surely come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21
STORIES OF THE WAR.
Two Stories Told by Sheridan.

1.-TWO soldiers of the opposing armies
engaged in a handto-hand struggle dur
ing a charge, amid smoke so thick that
their faces were unrecognizable. Eacn
received and inflicted a mortal wound.
The smoke cleared, and eacn recognized
his brother Tom. Harry, passed like
pistol shots. and they fell forward and
died in each others arms.
Once. in camp, myself and some of
my brother officers fell desperately in
love with female voice we used TO hear
singing at night. 1t was simply angelic,
and, resolved to see the singer, we fol-
lowed its sound through tnickets and
ravines till We came TO lonely cabin,
whence the singing proceeded. Creeping
up to the window, l peered in, and be-
held n tat, greasy. mIddle-aged negress.
barefooted and clad in a single garment
of dirty calico. browning coffee with a
long iron spoon. while sne gave vent TO
the sweetest notes l have ever heard.
In my surprise | staggered forward with
noise that attracted her attention.
Grasping her coffee skillet and waving
1t around her head. she bawied out:
'G'way from deah, white man, Ell 70
don't I'll frow dis yeah fryin' pan right
at yo' head.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

1t would be a programme worth going
miles and miles to hear. We fancy
nothing could be sublimer or filter than
to hear General Palmer recite I'VE Are
Seven" and insist that the National"
Democrats are seven, though two in the
churchyard lie. Then it would be real
pleasant 10 have Bayard tell just why
he is so deucedly ecstatic. The Amer
lean people have never been able TO
comprehend why he is so ecstatic. Bill
Bynum could relate some very inter
esting experiences of his trip out west
several years ago, when he got so
merry in Denver and fairly out-Her-
oded Herod in his protestation of devo-
ton to silver. Mr.. Bryan could pol
ish off, those whose names appear on
the programme in a way that would
make them squirm until they wrenched
their backs out of joint. Tammany
should adopt the Posts programme.