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The Forrest City times., 1897-02-12

returned the five cents to Christine. be- cause he knew he should yield to the temptation to make faces through the knothole again.
 Christine turned. a little pale when she heard this about Mr. Pigeon, and she put on her thinking cap. She couldn't | go to school like the others. she couldn't 1 go skating; in fact, there were so many things she couldn't do that it would have been very discouraging to one who believes less firmly than Christine did that things as well as people were going to be better; but that gave her all the more time to wear her thinking cap. And Christine's thoughts were pretty apt to blossom into deeds some way. Christine had made the Christmas wreaths of evergreen and holly from their own Pippin Hill woods, and she had sent two beauties to Miss Pigeon, who had promptly returned them with the message that she didn't want such rubbish littering up her house. Now when they heard that sad news from Mir. Pigeon she was making valentines. She had very dainty knack with both pen cil and brush, for a 14-year-old girl, and her valentines were more beautiful than any that could be bought in the shops, or so the Bloomsboro' young peo- pie all thought.
 The fashion of sending valentines might wane elsewhere, but it always tourished in Bloomsboro perhaps be- cause Christine Bell kept it up. She sent them to the very last people who expected to have a valentine-to neg iected old people and forlorn sick peo- pie, to Biddy Mcguire, just from the old country, and kilt" with homesiclz- ness, and to Antony Burke, the old miser, for whom no one had a civil word and who, perhaps, didn't deserve one. And for every valentine that was disregarded or thrown impatiently aside, dozen made little warmth and comfort in a sad heart; for nobody has yet begun to understand now great is the day of small things.
 Christine was more mysterious than usual this year about her valentines; she colored when Peggy said she would better send one to Miss Pigeon, but they never thought she would; they thought she was only sensitive about her Christ mas wreath. When MT. Pigeon went away he gave Christine an old desk that he had had ever since he was boy. It had initials and hearts and anchors cut into it and was whittled at every cor ner; you would have known if you'd seen it anywhere that it had belonged to boy. But Christine would have it in her own room; she thought it was beautiful. It had his boy-letters and diaries in it. and she had laughed and
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cried over them. And now she had found in that old desk material for the very queerest valentine she had ever made; and although she liked to share the fun of making her valentines with the others, she was little secretive about that.
 What should the paper be but a leaf from one of the old diaries, one side all written over in an uniformed, boyish hand; and this is what was written on it, the ink faded by time:
 T cant bare to rite becos hity has the Fever and 1 cant bare knot to rite hecos it semes like telling somboddy she held mi hand tte when she did knot now eny- boddy last mite and did knot let them send me to bed the fellers say If she does di hay other sisters but they are knot hity the fellers do knot understand wen anybody sais she will evver hay a bo like our agusta hity sais the Tom Tinker verse and that meens me as is rote on the 1st leef of this Diry mi name is Thomas Tink- ham Pigeon hity has gott Temper but so hay Good Meny People and she is Good way inside and she is hity and she and i will alwys liv together but 1 cant bare to rite eny moro for want to now what the dokter sais. they say feller must be A Man but wen 1t is hity cant bare"
 Here the words became illegible on the old yellow paper; there were blots and smudges as of tears. Though valen- tines are supposed to be dainty, Chris tine didn't try to clean it a bitl And on the unwritten side. instead of painting any of her pretty flowers or drawing hearts or cupids, she only wrote 'the Tom Tinker verse" which Hitty had lovingly quoted to her brother:
 Tom Tinker's my true love. and am his
 dear,
 I'll gang along wi him his budget to
 bear"
 It certainly was very queer valen- tine. Christine thought it would prob ably be returned. even more scornfully than the Christmas wreath-if Miss Pigeon should guess who sent it-and she would be likely to guess that it came from the Belfry: for she knew that her brother had given them many of his belongings.
 She sent if with fear and trembling and she told none Of the others, for the
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moved away. lie was such tried and trusty friend, and, ii he was 60, such a congenial compan- ion. He was always ready to go fishing or coasting with the boys. or to take the girls to drive; although he was a bachelor and lived alone, and had a double carriage and the largest sleigh on Pippin Hill-because he had so large heart, Peggy said. He knew as much about the wild things in the woods as "The Hunters Own Book" and on rainy day or when one had the humps or the measles he would tell stories by the dozen-stories that were worth telling, too, for he had been round the world and home again." and knew all there was to know about cannibals and buccaneers and wild men, and all such distinguished and interesting people.
 It happened that the only houses on the tp-top of Pippin Hill were the Bel fry Qsuppose the Bells house may have received that name because Papa Bell always spoke of his children as his small fry;" anyway, that is what everyone in Bloomsboro' called it) and the old Pigeon house, which had belonged to this MT. Pigeons grandfather. The houses backed up to each other, and there was a mutual backyard fence, so. of course, it was very desirable that the neighbors should be friendly and congenial; more than this, there was mutual apple tree. The gnarled old high-top sweeting" was directly on the boundary line between the two es- tates, and the mutual fence had been cut in two to make space for 1t. Its branches were low and spreading, in spite of its high top, and they spread very impartially over the Bells smooth lawn and over MT. Pigeons orchard, and dropped their delicious fruit-early, the first sweet apples that there were almost as evenly as if it were measured on each of their owners land. The only difference was that the August sunshine lay longer upon Mir. Pigeon's sioe, so the first red and yellow. mellow and juicy apples dropped upon his or chard grassland he tossed them up to Christine in her seat in the low crotch of the tree. the seat that he had made for her.
 'uS SuTiStlDe WnO thought lnS most of MT. Pigeon and he of her. be- cause they both had twist, Christine salo. She would always speak of he- trouble cheerfully, even jokingly. You would scarcely have thought that she minded it at all; it was spinal weak ness which had bowed her shoulders and twisted her head to one side The olners didn't mind much when Chris sihe was left out of things; they were
 rough, merry set, but MT. Pigeon nao always remembered her. His s"s' was in one of his legs; he had to wear an uncomfortable iron boot, and ton.
 "nen Becky. who was II and was ea"eo the Bloomsboro' Budget. because sne carried all the news. came home w''h m'h the dreadful intelligence that Mir. rigeon was going to move away, no one would believe it
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Growing Better.

The world grows better. so they say: More gentle. dignified and sunny. Perhars no one will think some day. That comic valentines are funny
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1atH1GH7 7oP5nEE7l1G1i,, EANMeMMe S[wysR~ S -sg> g>sgr

HEY all cried
 everyone of t h e Bells, from Peggy, who was 16, down to Rufus (who was six, and despised a crybaby), W h e n old Mir. Pigeon moved away He
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-12
Valentine to a Sick Doll.

Valentine to a Sick Doll. Dolly. dolly darlinsl
 O. dolly, dolly mine! They laugh because tell them That you are my valentine. They think that shall have. dear, A doll in place of you: Now, don't be frightened. dolly, For that's what I'll never do. know your nose is melted: l know one eye is gone; My father said this morning
 That you really were forlorn. But that's the very reason
 Why you should always be The very dearest dolly
 In the whole round world to me. If my nose should get broken. If l looked queer and wild, Would my mamma exchange me For another bran-new child? Helen Marston. in Our Little Ones-
The herald., 1897-09-02
A FURIOUS GALE
Indianapolis Visited by a Tornado.
No Lives Lost

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 1.-For
one hour this afternoon a storm of un-
usual violence ragged in this city. Build
ings were blown down, trees uprooted
and vehicles were turned over in the
streets. Heavy wagons were blown
across the strsets, and in one instance
a trars2er wagon was blown through a
window ...to clothing store.
The roof of Geirzendorf's wooden mills
was blown, off, also portion of the roof
f the building owned by the Everett See d
company. Large plate glass windows
rang.ag in price from SIS to 5000, in sew
eral buildings were demolished by the
force of the wind and flying missiles.
Ella Mcclure, colored woman, was
in buggy, which was picked up and car
ried several feet by the wind The We
hicle was turned over and the woman
fell underneath, where she lay until res
cued by number of men. The wind
preceded a heavy rain, and it carried
with it great clouds of dust which COM
pletey shut off the view. For time it
was so dark that lights we're turned on
in many business houses. According to
the weather bureau the wind reached a
velocity of 65 miles an hour. No fatali-
ties are reported.
The herald., 1897-09-02
ENSIGN EATON SMITH
TAKES MISS FANNIE HAYES TO
WIFE
The Ceremony Witnessed by Many
Notable People-The Town Put
in Holiday Attire

FREMONT, Ohio, Sept. Fremont
is in holiday attire. Tonights event was
a notable one.
Ensign Eaton Smith and Miss Fannie
Hayes were married at 1880 and at 9:3t
took the train for the east by way of To
ledo. The bridegroom is an officer Of
the United States navy and the bride
the daughter of ex-President R. B
Hayes. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. J. w. Bashford, president Of tbs
Ohio Wesleyan university, assisted by
Rev. A. M. Hyde, pastor of the First
Congregational church Of Toledo. Bur.
chard A Hayes, her brother, gave away
the bride.
n Lieutenant Gill and Assistant Surgeon
Pleadwell, both Of the United States
navy, served as ushers. Miss Fullerton
and Miss Dorothy Fullerton of Colum-
bia were the bridesmaids and Miss Gene
Andrews Mitchell was the maid of hon.
or. The bride followed the maid Of honor
unattended to the altar.
Immediately after the ceremony was
I dinner in the large hall, with 300 guests
Among the guests were President Nc
Kinley and wife, Senator Hanna, Judge
Hammond of Xemphis, Secretary OF
War Alger, General w. H. Gibson, Gen
eral NJ. Force, Ex-Governor Charles Fos-
ter, Albert T. Pierce of Minneapolis, Ma
jor General John R. Brooks of Chicago
Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland, and
many other notables.
The presidents party left Cleveland
for Fremont today on special train OF
six cars. About forty Cleveland people
friends of the Hayes family, occupied
four Of the cars. The train halted at
Detroit street near Glenmore, the sum-
mer home Of Senator Hanna, and ths
president and his wife. Secretary and
Mrs. Alger and Senator and Mrs Hanna
boarded the special car Of the late pres
ident Caldwell of the Lake Shore road.
The herald., 1897-09-02
ORIENTAL AFFAIRS
The Chinese Government Negotiating
an Immense Loan

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. News
comes by the Empress of China from the
Orient that the police gambling scandal
is still the chief topic in Hong Kong and
nearly the whole force of Chinese de-
tectives has been deported to Canton for
completely in the same. The most i'm
portant European official involved was
Inspector Job Mitchell who was tried
before Chief Justice Darlington on. a
charge Of receiving bribes from the pro-
prietors of a gaming house. He was
found guilty and sentenced to six
months imprisonment.
The death is announced Of A. P. Hep
per, commissioner of customs at New
Chwang. His death was caused by hy-
drophobia from the bite of a pet dog.
Rumors are current in Peking and
Shanghai that the Hong Kong and
Shanghai bank Is negotiating a loan of
f160.000,000 for the Chinese govern
Hnent 1t is stated that difficulties that
arose to prevent the fulfilment of the
Belgian loan to Sheng Tai Jong have
disappeared and that the loan will go
through and the much talked of Hankow
railway will soon be started.
Ii King Hi, nephew of Ii Hung Chang,
has arranged scheme for increased
duties on tea in the Human province
which will increase the revenue 92OO, 900
per annum.
Fights continue in the Philippines and
the rebellion is not yet suppressed.
The herald., 1897-09-02
INDIANS GATHERING
FOR AN ATTACK ON A BRITISH
GARRISON
The Upper Swat Tribesmen a New
Factor in the Fight-The Militia
Disaffected

LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Times this
morning publishes dispatch from Cha
dara, saying it appears that Haddah
Mullah has abandoned the idea of at
tacking the Khandar and is gathering
his tribes for an attack upon Peshawur.
All the tribes in this district have been
quiet since its occupation. The upper
Swat country has hitherto been COM
paratively unknown. 1t has not been
visited by organized troops since the
time Of Alexander the Great. The Swatis
deem their country inaccessible, the only
entrance being by narrow way barely
wide enough to admit one man at a
time, fianked on one side by raging tor
rent and on the other by precipitous
cliffs fortified by stone breastworks.
The news regarding the Indian from
tier troubles is indefinite and frag-
mentary and it is difficult to follow the
varying movements of the British
forces, which are apparently decided in
consequence Of the quickly changing
gatherings of the tribesmen. News has
been received of fresh accessions to the
forces Of the insurgents and of the ap-
pearance Of various fanatics who are
endeavoring to stir those tribesmen who
are reluctant to join the revolt, to at
tack the British.
There is every probability that an at
tack will be made by the British at some
point within a few days. The attack
upon the British boat at Gazarbund is
not of great Importance.
Word comes from Quelta Beloochi-
stan, to the effect that the militia there
have become disaffected, but the rumor
is not credited in government circles.
The herald., 1897-09-02
COAL MINERS
All at Sea Over the Strike
Situation
ALL HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT
BUT NOBODY KNOWS HOW 1T
WILL COME
ALL HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT
De Armitt Signs the Uniformity
Agreement, Which Is One Step
Forward

Associated Press Special Wire.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 1.-The oper-
ators and striking coal miners are all at
sea over the probable settlement Of the
strike. While both sides unite in hope
that the great struggle will soon be over,
all profess ignorance of the negotiations
said to be in progress with that end in
view. A telegram has been received from
President Ratchford, denying that he
had made proposition to the opera tors,
but admitting that a proposition had
been submitted to him by representa-
tive of Hanna's interests. A large meet
ing of producers is in progress this after
noon, with the object of formulating
some plan to end the strike.
w. H. De Armitt, president Of the
New York and Cleveland Gas and Coal
company, tonight attached the sigma
ture of his company to the uniformity
agreement. Those having in charge the
securing of the signature feel confident
the rest of the operators will fall in line
rapidly and the uniformity plan will
soon be an assured fact.
NEW PROPOSITIONS
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 1.-President
Ratchford returned from st. Louis today
and several members of the national
executive board are also here to attend
the meeting of the board, which has
been postponed until Thursday. The
board will consider proposition of the
Pittsburg operators for the miners in
that district to return to work at 64
cents a ton, pending arbitration of differ
ences.
ALL HOPEFUL
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 1.-The publi-
cation of the news regarding the negotia-
tons which, it is hoped, will end the coal
miners strike, has affected the coal mar
ket in this city. Purchasers are cautious
and are buying in small quantities
Nearly all the operators are sanguine
that the end of the trouble is near at
hand, but there are a few who express
doubt on the subject. All are await
ing the meeting of the miners commit
tee at Columbus at which the new
proposition will be considered.
AN IOWA STRIKE
DES MONIES, Ia, Sept. 1.-The
threatened miners strike in this district
eliminated today, and all miners except
about 200 employed in the Christy, Flint
Valley and Des Moines Coal Mining
companys mines went out, following the
lead of the Carbondale miners several
days ago. 1t was decided by meeting
held today to stand by the demand for
81 ton. A conference committee was
appointed to confer with the operators
About 800 men are out.
The operators issued a statement a
few days ago refusing to grant the price
asked by the miners, and it is reasonably
certain that they will not give in The
present price is rs and so cents, and the
operators may grant with a possibility
Of going to 80 cents.
BERGER EXPLAINS
CHICAGO, September 1.-victor l..
Berger of Milwaukee, secretary of the
committee which prepared the decla-
ration of the st. Louis labor conference,
says the demand was made not for the
public ownership of telegraphs and rail-
roads but for mines and railroads.
The herald., 1897-09-02
DIR. BROWNS CASE
The Bay Conference, Not the Preacher
to Be Tried

CHICAGO, September 1.-Referring
to San Francisco dispatch to the effect
that he had rejected the offer Of the Bay
Conference, Dr. c. o. Brown said today:
Il have asked the Bay Conference 10
join me in calling council to try the
Bay Conference on this question: Was
the Bay Conference justified in suspend
ing Rev. C. o. Brown without trial, and
after finding of the council which de-
clared the charges against his moral
character not sustained? Instead Of
meeting my proposition fairly, the Bay
Conference has trifled with it and sought
to evade by changing the issue which /,
as the prosecuted had a right to FORM
ulate, and seeks to escape the odium
Of its conduct by representing that /
am to be tried again. Every such rep
resentation is a falsehood. have not
refused to meet the Bay Conference on
the issue proposed 1t refused to
meet me, and have resumed
my proposition for mutual council TO
try the Bay Conference"
The herald., 1897-09-02
WICKED WINDEL
Loses His Life in Pursuit of His
Hobby

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Henry
Windel, an eccentric money lender and
furniture broker, whose life for the past
many years has been one long chapter
of trouble with pretty women, was this
afternoon thrown from his buggy and in
stantly killed. Windel lived all alone at
4 Burritt place, in a house jealousy pro-
tected from intrusion by trellis fence
and barbed wire. He was a bachelor,
over 60 years of age and reputed to be
very wealthy.
Windel went for a drive yesterday
with young lady Miss Constance Kohl,
a musician living at 1872 Bush street,
who claims to be an adopted daughter of
the deceased. When opposite the aims
house the horse ran away, and the occu-
pants were thrown out, Windel being
instantly killed. Windel was accused
in 1898 of being the cause Of the death
of the wife of DR.. Conradt
The herald., 1897-09-02
A Machinery Trust

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 1.-The
Journal says: In furtherance of a
scheme which the Westinghouse Electric
Company Of Pittsburg and the Baldwin
Locomotive Works Company of Phila-
delphia planned year ago, to absorb all
of the more important independent man
ufactories of electric dynamos and mo-
tors, the combination, under the name
of the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company, has bought out the
interest of the Gibbs Electric Company of
Milwaukee. The consideration is said
to be $50, 900.
The herald., 1897-09-02
A Deadly Duel

TACOMA, Wash, Sept. 1.-About S
o'clock tonight two shots were fired in
the upper portion of the Globe restaur-
ant occupied as a lodging house, at
tracing the attention of employees. Max
Doebeli and John Retts. farmer from
Sumner. were discovered lying on the
floor In the hall, Doebeli on his back with
a pitsol between his legs and Retts on his
face, both shot in the right breast. Retts
died without struggle. Doebeli was re-
moved to the hospital, where he rallied
enough to reassert his statement that
Retts did the shooting and that it was
accidental. Doebeli's chances for re-
covery are about even.
The herald., 1897-09-02
Indian Exchange

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The following no
tice was posted at the Bank of England
today: 1.-The secretary of state for India
in council gives notice that the sale of
bills of exchange on Calcutta, Bombay
and Madras shall be suspended for a
period not less than ten weeks" The
goernment has cry little money in
India to draw on owing to the famine
and plague having rendered the collec-
ton of taxes slow. The present time
may be opportune to accustom the In
dians to the use of gold instead of silver.
though it would not have been attempted
had not a scarcity of money arisen.
The herald., 1897-09-02
Beat the Bicycle

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.--Three thousand
persons saw Earl Reynolds, the bicycle
skater of Chicago, defeat Charles j..
Fox, the latter on a bicycle. at Bath beach
today. This was the first competitive event
on bicycle skates. The distance was a
quarter of mile straight away. The
skater had a start of twenty yards. and at
the crack of the pistol he darted away,
leaving the bicyclist behind. At the 800
yard mark Reynolds was leading by thirty
yards. At the 400 yard mark the bicyclist
was creeping up on the skater. Reynolds
then made wonderful burst of speed
and as they neared the tape they were al
most neck and neck. but Reynolds crossed
first. Time 80 3-5 seconds.
The herald., 1897-09-02

Rev. M. M. Gibson ofiiciating. There
were no bridesmaids nor was the groom
attended by best man, but Mrs Cra-
ven's attorneys and several intimate
friends witnessed theceremony and af-
terwards participated in a wedding
breakfast at the Cliff house. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kohler left Immediately after the
receiving the congratulations of their
friends for Monterey, where they will
spend their honeymoon.
Miss Craven attained great success as
an actress in various companies in the
east
The herald., 1897-09-02
The MORTGAGE Law

OAKLAND, Sept. IA test case is to be
made in the superior court that will inter-
est all persons who are concerned in the
mortgaging of property to secure debts.
Mary Gooby, who has been sued under
foreclosure by Perry H. Stubbs, filed a
suit today to restrain Sheriff White from
serving a writ to aid Stubbs to secure
possession of her property. She claims that
under the law passed by the last legislature
she has twelve months in which to redeem,
whereas Stubbs claims that the old law
granting six months to redeem governs the
case in question. The court will be asked
to pass upon the question whether the
new law Is retroactive.
The herald., 1897-09-02
MADE A MISTAKE
Took Cheap Ore and Left More Valu.
able Stuff

CRIPPLE CREEK, COL, Sept. lat
3 o'clock this morning five masked men
entered the shaft of the Orphan Belle
on Bull Hill, and, covering the four men
on duty there with guns, forced them
to descend the mine shaft to the 3O0-foot
levi. The men were told that any at
tempt to return to the surface would be
followed by instant death.
After waiting about an hour the men
came up and discovered that their visit
ors had left with ten sacks Of ore, con-
tanning 600 pounds in all, valued at $500.
Quite a large amount of ore Of much
greater value was in the building but
the robbers apparently made a mistake
in their selection. No clue has been OBJ
tanned to the identity of the robbers.