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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30
WHEN BESSIE DIED.

When Bessie died
We braided her fair hair and tied
AZ Just as her own little hands
Iiad fastened back the silken strands
hundred limes; the pale blue bit
VI vi RIBBON woven into IL,
nat she had worn with childish pride.
Sinoothed 81, dowE tae little bow, and cried
when Bessie died.
When Bessie died.
When Bessie died
we drew the window blinds aside
ana as the morning in the room
burst like June rose into bloom.
Our hearts were very, very sad
we thought all gone that made life glad
When Bessie died.
When Bessie died
we prayed and prayed, unsatisfied,
And God looked back at us and smiled.
Enfolding In His arms the while
Ihe lovely form of our dear child.
She laughing back against His love
Inc Kisses we'd have no more of:
For they to us were now denied
Since Bessie died.
Our Bessie died.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

To-day the idea of protection for
the sake of protection, or, in other
words, for the benefit of the manu-
facturer, or against the consumer, is
the basal fact of the republican creed.
and the present schedules now before
congress have been outlined by the
leading manufacturers of the country.
Nothing is more conclusive of the fact
that the great manufacturers, corpor-
ations and trusts have congress by the
throat; hence the demands that these
industries have made in the tariff bill
now under discussion.-Los Angeles
Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30
OHIO AND THE DlNoLsY BILL.
Protection Not Favored In McKin.
Iey's own state.


There is some apprehension manifest
ed in the near west as to the possible
effect of the Dingley folly on the polit-
ical fortunes of Senator Marcus A. Han
ma, that distinguished gentleman wso
rejoiced not long ago in the fiattering
assurance that he was the whole thing,
but who. for some reason or other and
for some time past, has been hiding his
brilliant light under something. 1t
would be great misfortune. of course.
If Mr.. Hanna should come to grief po7
litically, and when his warm friends
contemplate the didoes that Ohio cut
up last week they are fain to be great
ly worried on his account. The Chicago
Tribune, very stanch republican pa
per, feels moved to say:
Senator Hanna's term expires in March.
1899. Ii would be misfortune IL the next
legislature elected in Ohio ahould be con-
trolled by the democrats, and leave Sena-
tor Hanna out in the cold. But there is no
telling what Ohio will do II tariff bill
is enacted whose duties weigh more heav-
fly ON consumers than those of the law OF
1S9o''
IA spite of its strong and answering
republicanism the Tribune, which. by
the way, is a v>cy able paper, is cor
daily opposed to the Dingley folly.
1t notes that in certain sections, where
the tariff issue was forced, Mckinley
ajorities were proportionally smaller
than in other sections, and it remarks
that "the tariff was not winning card
last fall'' and sit does not seem to have
been one this spring" 1t points to the
way Ohio voters went at the g. o. p.
and lashed il, in spite of the Dingley-
ties generosity to Ohio, they claiming
that the Buckeye state had received
especial consideration at their hands.
And so it goes. The Dingley folly is
challenging considerably more and
more severe condemnation than the Me-
Kinley folly challenged few years
ago. with this difference. that republic
an denunciaton of the latter was as
nothing to that which now scorches the
Dingley policy. The moral OF all OF
which is that republican protection is
good thing to put republicanism on the
shelf. Nothing is wholly bad.-Bing-
hamton IN. W Leader.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30
THE TARIFF AND TRUSTS.
Protected Interests Are Allowed to
Write the Schedules.


1t is becoming known that the agent
of each protected interest wrote the
schedule in the Dingley tariff bill. The
sugar schedule as it now stands was
largely written by Solon Humphreys,
Pierre Smith, John Farr, William IL.
Lefferts, Charles p. Armstrong and
John Il. Searles, treasurer of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company.
Thomas Harrison, for the Manufac-
turing Chemists association, wrote in
substance the chemical schedule.
III. b. Newton, president Of the Ma
tional Association of the Brick Manu-
facturers, prepared section SO of the
bill.
Green glass manufacturers wrote Sec
tion "a, imposing a duty upon green
and colored bottles, and their demand
was literally complied with.
Simon Burns wrote section 90. and his
language was followed word for word.
Manufacturers of spectacles, eye
glasses, lenses, opera glasses, ETC., had
their schedule as prepared by them
selves adopted without the change of q
single word.
Cotton spinners and cotton manufac-
turers demanded certain rates in writ
ing, and their demands were honored.
The section of the cutlery schedule
referring to pocket knives and table
knives was prepared month before it
was given out by the committee. 1t
was in the possession of a certain manu-
facturer and he showed it to friends of
his in New York and other cities weeks
before anyone else knew what that Sec
tion was to be. At the same time the
majority of the ways and means COM
mittee had decided to submit the retro
active amendment.
1t is fact that the wool manufac-
turers of the country knew on the even
ing of January 6 what the wool schedule
was to be. The present boom in sugar
is directly traceable to the fact that the
retroactive clause is to be used to put
up the price of sugar to the trade, while
the trust never intends to pay cent of
increased duty on sugars imported prior
to the date the new bill becomes law.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30
FORREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 80 1897

would you like to come and live with
me?"
Nothing would suit me any better"
i replied. His remarks after that 1
can't quite remember. Finally | said:
IL didn't know you meant that" But
l invited him in, and not once thought
of dinner till he made the remark that
he had eaten breakfast at six o'clock
that morning. Perhaps his dinner at
home was long time waiting for him.
AS you know, widowers don't approve
of long engagements, and he said Sarah
was anxious to go home, and wanted me
to be ready in two weeks. So we had
much to talk about. Since then the
most cruel thing he ever said to me
was to tell how ready / was 10 accept
him.
Proposal No. 4.
1t happened last summer. We had
known each other, as friends, ever since
childhood Tom is several years my
senior). Tom was gone on a trip, and
when away wrote me a letter, which
also contained proposal. Before leav-
ing he had made me promise to answer
his letter ''in the same tone in which
his was written" OF cource, | under
stood it all as a joke, and did as had
promised. When he returned from the
trip he playfully asked me if | meant
what l wrote. l, of course, replied
that / meant it as much as he meant
what he wrote" Several weeks later
we took a ride to the park After
great deal of talking Tom got "spoony,"
and. well-we are going to wait sew
eral years, for we both have ambitions
to fulfill before being joined for life.
Not soul but Tom and | knows of
this agreement, and we pride ourselves
upon our ability to hide our real feel
ings.
Proposal No. S.
James was night foreman and | was
compositor on a local morning daily
in thriving Wisconsin town. He had
never shown much preference for me
over the other lady compositors in the
Office. After work, in the small hours
of the morning, the male contingent
used to see the girls to their respective
homes. One morning after $50" was
in the other girls hurried through cor
rccting their proofs. while l remained
struggling over galley which the
night editor had said was awfulIy
dirty" James was finishing making
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30
The Wild Muttonn

Some time ago a certain foreign count
was staying at Dunrobin castle, the
home of the duke of Sutherland. He
was sent out deer-stalking by himself.
He returned at the end of long day of
triumph. "What sport?" asked the
duke of his guest. ''Of re wild deer"
replied the sportsman" Il shoot none
--zey are too deefeecult; but re wild
muttons many He had been slaughter
ing the little Highlend sheep with
which the hills round Dunrobin are
covered.-London Answers.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

"Here is bill," said the bookkeeper
of the deaf and dumb institute, "for five
dollars for the hire of horse and buggy
the day you took that good-looking
lady inmate out driving. What shall I
do with it?"
PAY it," said the superintendent,
and charge it to the calesthenics de-
partment."
"As what?"
"Dumb belle exercise se"-Detroit Free
Press.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

well. Then he put his arm around me
and said; MAY. won't you go as my
wife?" and / answered: "Yes," for
found out then that 1 loved him.-Chi-
cago Record.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

No wonder the tariff tinkers are
having trouble with reciprocity. Reci-
procity is in conflict with the high tariff
idea. Real reciprocity is free trade, and
is as damaging to the tariff scheme as
the open bounty. If the tariff theory is
of any value the tariff should be taken
straight. if anything naturally so
crooked can be taken that way.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

1t is as easy to tax the people rich
hs II is to increase the size of an orange
by sucking out the juice.-Los Angeles
Herald.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30
SAMPLE PROPOSALS.

\ case the readers
a r e interested
in knowing how
proposals are actu-
ally made, here is
a lot of stories told
by the w ON e n
themselves. Sever
al men have sent in
stories of how and
when they asked
the decisive ones
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

ton, but it will doubtless be admitted
that the stories should continue to come
from the women. Women who desire to
contribute true stories to the realistic
Should remember that there is no need
to write the whole story of the love af-
fair. Simply tell of the proposal-the
place, the circumstances under which
the question was put and the talk that
passed
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

The municipal elections Indicate
pretty plainly what is thought of Ding.
leyism.-Utica Observer.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30
noston's Funded Debt.

The funded debt of Boston increased
over $6,0O0,000 in the last fiscal year.
Mohave County miner., 1897-10-09
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE Fourth Judicial District. of the Terri tory of Arizona, in and for the County of Mohave.
 JAMES UNCAPHER,
 vs Summons. THE GARDEN SPRINGS No. 240 MINING CORPORATION,
 Defendant.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, in and for the County of M0have, Territory of Ari- zona:
 The Territory of Ariz ma sends greeting to The Garden Springs Mining Corpora tion:
 You are hereby summoned and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff in she Dis trict Court of the Fourth Judiclal District. in and for the County of Mohave, in the Territory of Arizona, and answer the com plaint filed with the clerk of this court at Kingman, in said county Ca copy of which complaint accompanies this summons), within ten days (excluGive of the day of service) after the service upon you of this summons, if served in this county, but if served out of the county and within the district, then within twenty days; where personal service of a copy of the summons and complaint is made out of the Terri tory. or service by publication is made as provided by law, within twenty days after the completion thereof; in all other cases thirty days.
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the complaint as above required, the plaintiff will take judgment by default against you. This action is to foreclose miners and material mans lien, as appears of record in the office of the County Recorder of Mohave County, Arizona.
 And costs and disbursements in this be- half expended.
 Given under my hand and the seal of
 said court at Kingman, this 11th (sEAL) day of September, 1897.
 CHAS. E. BOWERS,
 Clerk. First insertion Sept. T1th, 1897.
Mohave County miner., 1897-10-09

Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars daily through between Chicago and San Francisco and Chi cagO and Los Angeles.
 The Grand Canyon of the Colorado can be reached only via this line.
 Ask for a beautiful illustrated book, which will be mailed free. JOHN A. BYRNE,
 Gen, Passenger Agent, Los Angeles, Ca
Mohave County miner., 1897-10-09

Call at The w. H. Taggart
 Mercantile Company's store
 and see the WeO Process Blue -FInD1e OiJ StOUeS
 One, two and three burners,
 the latter with bake oven. These stoves have all the advantages of the gasoline stove without the dan ger attending the use of gasoline.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Judge wefihouse is called tho apple
king OF the world. His orchards in Kan
sas consist OF $50 acres. containing looooa
trees.
The memorial 10 Archbishop Benson in
Canterbury cathedral Is TO take the form
of a canopies! tomb beneath the northwest
tower ard close 70 his grave.
The Baroness Burdett-coutts has the
absolute disposal of her property, with the
exception OF her share in Coutts' banking
house. This large slice of her fortune will
ultimately pass TO her nephew. Mr.. Money.
John De Resxke has just achieved two
notahie successes on the turf in Russia
With Miecznieke he won, for the second
consecutive season. the Grand Prix OF the
cxarina. and with Braganza a prize or
~ 900 francs.
The Rev. Dr. J. f. Roberts. weliknown
Unitarian minister I'm the West has Just
been made pastor OF the Church of the
World. which was recently organized in
Kansas City. There viii be no prayers to
the Deity offered in the church. as in thu
.sni,n 9. Z, Pose'ts publ. prayer has
largely become Il perfunctory perform
than to God.
When Admiral Jouett. now on the re-
tired list of the navy, was acting secre-
academy at Annapolis asked that a cadet
be court-martiaIed for whipping FIVE
toughs and two policemen. although II was
done in seff-defense. 'Court-martial that
fellow" roared Jouett. THE boy ought
TO have medal. Do you suppose the
government hired you to raise boys to
play checkers? ,"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27
GERMANS rurgRIots MOON.

For "a few days interest viii be trans
ferrssd from Europe 70 Asia. and .he
outcome 81 the occupation by Germany
~ kIao Chag. Germany has taken
very higa-hanJiei method IN dealing
with The Chinese government, ana the
manner 81 the demands made has been
most necessarily offensive II is usual
before taking sa serious step as 6ccu-
patton ~ territory 30 make formal
demand fer indemnity
The7e is no doubt that in the begin
aing Germany had reason To uphold
the dignity ef the empire and demand
r~psratiea for the murder ot German
missionaries and tho destruction If
German mission property Any self
respecting nation would have resented
seca outFases> and the sympathy q all
civilized countries would ~ with Ger
;ssay 70 that extent II has become
evident tha, the inciaent IS 20 be taken
advantage 81 % selFe and retatn a
commanding position on the Chinese
coast FOR the purpose % having a naval
station in China ana heing on ar equal
ity with Russia. England and France,
The outcome Win depend entsraly
upoa TIE View taken ct the act by
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27
nsc,raoc,rY wrrn CANADA.

The editorial columns of the Eastern
newspapers display wide diversity of
opinion az To the advisability of
treaty OF reciprocity with Canada.
Very few of them. however. rise above
3 selfish devotion to that view which
accoris best with local interests The
pittsburg papers which advocate 1t
consider that coal should be included
among the natural products 10 be adj
mittcti free. They declare that the Inn
position Of the tariff which excludes
coal Is in the interest of coal bsrans.'
siuat II Ii too manifest that free coal
weald be In the interest or those iron
kings with which the interests of Pitts
burg are so closely Identified. There
10 not one werd OF consideration for
the thousands of coal miners who were
deprived of employment under the VIII
son bill and who are now nroiitahly
employed under the Dingley bill
The consumers of coal in the state
of Washington are much interested in
securing II at rs low price as possible.
and theoretically they should have
been better or under the old tariff
which gave them. "a they would be
told by free traders. all the advantages
of the competition between Nanaimo
mines and those OF their own state
whey. nevertheless. voluntarily asked
congress 10 reimrcse the duty, and the
result has been To benefit the state a;
large by the greates consumption ~
native coal and the consequently tn
creased employment Of labor. while
the cost To them OF that eoai has not
advanced 10 point which offsets those
advantages. Whatever other conces-
sions may be made. the people ~ this
state would protest against return
TO the free importation ~ Canadian
coal into the country.
The Philadelphia Record opposes any
reciprocity upon grounds which are 50
narrow that they will not commend
themselves 10 the American People. II
says tnat TIC tHtteu SsaNfS t&a nave
no partnership In its reciprocity with
American countries. but 81 this
hemisphere must have exclusive prsvi-
isses or none, This means. 90 course.
that no privileges ARE so be extended
"a Canada which are shared hy Great
Hritaie
rbs Record frankly admits that IT,
abjse, IL ts make IL more difficult for
faanada To remain In dependency upon
,ha amp,re. with Canada" il SAYS.
s.,s.s ahfeas h hath trade and aanesa-
t.an" II greatly mistakes the temper
81 sas .saasiian people n u Suproses
@.,.sxasian will BIZ rendeevd more Prob
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27

The verdict In the Lowering eourt-mart:al
nore the evidence. and II could not over
come it's natural sympathy for one OF its
own class. 1t is uudeniable that Lover
Ing was greatly provoked b. Hammond's
saiisn contumacy. We are told that he
that ruleth his own spirit Is greater than
he that taketh d city: and We know that
he that Cannot control his temper is not
fit FOR the command OF men. The Lover
Ing verdict viii at least have the effect
OF making It clear 10 ether officers that
they cannot stoop 10 acts of physical yio-
ience against common soldiers without the
humiliation OF being called to aecoun; for
IL by eourt-martiaL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27

The Victoria Coionist, always consistent
In its serene contempt for facts. still de-
clares that the Stickeen is the all-Cana-
dian route to the Klondke, and says that
continuous trip from Port Simpson to the
upper Stickeen has been made by more
than one steamer, without touching Amer
lean SOIL" 1t is likely. as the Post-Intelli-
gencer suggested, that the journey can be
made by river steamer across the choppy
and treacherous Dixon's entrance In ex-
ceptionally favorable summer weather. but
that does not lessen the Importance of the
fact that 1t is risky and even hazardous
undertaking. Here Is the way the Great
Northern Coast & Inland Company what
ever 1t isl advertises the Stickeen route:
THE new Stikine route to be opened
April ! next. Fourteen days from Van
eouver to Dawson City. All baggage and
freight bonded through customs. Ocean
steamers from Vancouver to wrangel:
river steamers on the Stikine to Glenora:
steam tramway from Glenora to Tes!in
lake: river steamers via Tesiin lake. Hoota-
lnqua river and Lewis river, 10 all Yukon
points"
1t Will be observed that this company
proposes to dispatch ocean steamers from
Vancouver to Wrangel. and up the Stiekeen
by river steamers. and that ''all baggage
and freight are bonded through customs
This is the proper method. and covers pre-
c!sely the points made by the Post Intel
ligencer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27
Person nj.

William s. Pond. of Portland. Or. Is reg
istered at the Butler.
w w. Robinson. business man of Mount
Vernon. Is at the Diller.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. c. McGinnis and family.
Of LeC.aire. Ia. are guests of the Diller.
s. Smith. of Novelty. and p. Mccoy. Of
Edison, lumber dealers. are at the Diller.
Collector Of Customs Huestis was in Sc
attic last evening on his way to the new
SUPPORT at Nelson. Wash. on official BUSH
ness.
George H Emerson, the well-known lum-
yesterday. and registered at the Butler
last night.
Mrs. George e. Smith. of Mount Vernon,
and Mrs. George Handle, of Tacoma, are
visiting friends in the city, and are staying
at the Diller.
the Canadian Pacific at Vancouver. arriv-
ed here last night and registered at the
Rainier-Gr
Mrs. Jesse F. Kelsey. who has been visit
ing with MIRA II. VI. Morrison at Port
home yesterday.
Capt. c. w. Sprague. OF the Puget Sound
Tugboat Company. accompanied by Mrs.
Sprague, is in the city for few days. They
registered yesterday at the Stevens.
Lieut.. Horace B. West. of the revenue
cutter service. arrived here last evening
from Mobile. Ala. where he has been sta
toned for two years past. He will relieve
Lieut.. Craig. In charge of tina government
,aunca Scout, at Port Townsend. Lieut..
West Is well known on the Sound.
A. b. Calder. Of San Francisco. travelling
passenger agent OF the Canadian Pacific.
arrived In Seattle last night. en- route East,
Mr.. Calder Is accompanied by his wife.
They VIII leave for the East tomorrow
Calder VIII so as far East as Winnipeg,
and viii then make deteur 10 Chicago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27

IT appears TO be the mournfuI truth that
asdermansc boycott against unhappy Seat
tie. We note with great pain that at the
last meeting Of the board OF aldermen In
Victoria the following proceedings were
had.
Percy st. Clair wrote on behalf OF the
board of park commissioners of Tacoma
wanting TO purchase pair OF swans.
Alderman Mccandlsss thought that IL
the city could spare them they should 40
nate pair IL IL had been Seattle he
would have beca in favor of making than
pay for them, but he was In favor of pre-
senting them 10 Tacoma.
Alderman Stewart was also In favor Of
presenting pair of swans
Alderman Hall. the chairman. was also
agreeable. and so was Alderman Part
ridge. who suggested that Alderman Hall
be sent oyef with them.
The matter was referred TO the park
committee with power to act.
Woe to the Seattle park commissioners
II they happen to be shcrt q pair OF swans.
Unless some more neighborly city comes
TO the rescue. We shall have TO pay for
them. and doubtless pay roundly. and cash
at that. In that sorrowful contingency We
should probably be obliged to forexo the
pleasure Of stocking our lakes with native
British Columbia swan, and fan back on
geese. Having on is board OF aldermen
more geese than 1t really ought to have,
Victoria would no doubt then be glad to
make terms with Seattle