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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
An Idyl of ~ ~
HaTdStOne District.
By THOMAS s. COLLIER.
THE hot beams of an August sun fell

THE hot beams of an August sun fell
almost perpendicularly on the
red clay road, that ran through Hard
stone district, a sterile and shadeless
collection of much-tilled and small
producing farms on the seacoast of our
land. The only good feature about
the place was its sea breeze, rich with
the aroma and GOODNESS it gathered in
journeying over thousands of miles of
salt water.
Along the road, his brow beaded with
perspiration, Obed Strong plodded
stubbornly, as il both heat and cold
were alike powerless to affect him.
He was commonplace enough in his
looks and dress. His coat was slung
across stick on his shoulder, from
which also depended a bundle; a rough
straw hat covered his head, and still
rougher boots, red with the dust of the
road, shrouded his feet; while coarse
shirt, open at the throat, and a coarser
pair of trousers completed his attire.
Had a traveller met him he would
have passed him by, thinking him a
rough farmer, made after the genera.
making of his kind; but Obed Strong
was different man from the general
ity of his class, and his face was one to
study and remember.
Ii was dark and stern now, and there
was deep glow in his eyes that sal
deep in the shade of shaggy brows. and
the lines about the brow were card and
firm. The lips were tightly pressed to-
gether, and the nostrils swelled and
compressed with the working of his
lungs. quickly and savagely; and his
hands were clenched, so that the cords
stood out in hard knots.
Some great passion was stirring the
mans soul with its power; and he
would have been dangerous even to
friend, had that friend sought to stay
his way.
As he reached the brow of a small
NH, where single tree stood like
sentinel, he saw, sitting at its base,
woman's form. She was clad, like him,
IN coarse habiliments. and her hands
showed signs of labor. Like his. her
face showed signs of power and pas
sion, but the eyes were full of tears
and pleading, while his were full of
wrath. AS he stopped she arose and
came toward him.
heard you were going, Obed and l
came here to have few last words with
you"
lie did not speak, but his face grew
sterner, harder. if that could be, and
.the knots on his hands worked with the
added strain he forced on them.
Perhaps"-and her voice faltered
httle, perhaps l have done wrong. but
love you, Obed, and we may never
meet again"
Her bosom rose and fell, as if a sob
was striving to break from its hold,
but she stitled it and went on.
Il have refused to marry YOU. Obed,
because have sick father to tend.
man full of whims and notions. who
would fret and tire you and cause YOU
10 feel that | had brought you trouble.
Please do not think me hard, for have
thought only of you. Forgive me,
oped, for oh, l am weary and heart
sick, feeling that you are going from
me
He threw down the stick that held
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17

worn and care-lined fsee-a .ook Of
trust and hope.
BLESS you," he said, feebly, extend
ing his hands. They took them in
theirs. A smile stole over the aged face,
the eyes closed, the head sank on the
breast
Obed stopped to lift him. and started
back. The weary sickness had ended
forever and the trial of life had given
place to the peace of heaven.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
Jowett's Extinguisher.

The late master of Balliol was so well
known as resourceful antagonist that
it is matter for wonder that any wom-
an, however youthful and sure of her
self, should have had the temerity to
take liberties with him.
Hon. Lionel Tollemache tells of a
young woman who had the effrontery
to say to him:
II want to know, master, what you
think of God"
Il am more concerned to know what
God thinks of me-" was Jowett's felici-
tous reply.-London Spectator.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
Circum.tancex Alter Ce.e..

II notice" says Uncle Gabe, dat de
man dat sings Il would not live Away
de loudes' on Sunday am gin'ally de
one dat gifts to de platform fust when
de train runs off de track."-N. Y.
World
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17
Poor Consolation.

"Stone walls do not prison make,-
quoted the prison visitor.
'Mebbe not" said the convict, "but
they make il darned hard fer felles
to get out."-N. Y. Journal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17

Il see by the papers that old Bull
lions heiress was married yesterday
to that French count"
THAT so? Who gave the bride
away?"
Nobody. She was sold. 1t was els
covered this morning that he is not a
nt."-0maha World Herald.
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ExpIatned.

My wife never complained"
"Bore her sufferings in silence, eh?"
Dots right. She had rockjaw.''.
Plain Dealea.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17

Maine and Michigan require but 90
days residence for citizenship
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-04
BRIDGES.
May l, 1899.

~ey - AoOOs
Grant Farley planted ten acres of corn
April 29th. First in the neighborhood.
Mrs. Lou Baldwin has been confined
TO the house for several weeks but ID re-.
ported better.
Miss Anna McVey, of Leesburg, was
the guest Of Nina Burgess on Saturday
night and Sunday.
Never was such Q prospect for Q fns
wheat crop. All wheat looks fine ex-
cept John Barrett's, and it just come up
= few days ago. Think it is spring wheat
he sowed.
Charles B. Cox clossd his school at
this place on the 22d OF April and ID
employed to teach the next winter school
in the upper room and . Miss Bellison
the lower room.
Minor Kesler has closed his shool Al
Ash Grove. No complaint has been
made about teachers In this nsighbor.
hood. II speaks we'll for them
Several from this place 10 K In qu r
tsrlv meesine st Fail Greek last Gsluv.
day end eundsy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-04
CENTERFIELD.

May l, 1893.
Sheep shearing and garden making
seems to be the order.
Mre. T. W. Armstrong and daughter,
Lilly, visited friends near Berryvsille
Friday.
Preparations are being made for the
Boxwell Commencement about May the
l4th. This seems to be the banner
school as seven of Prof. E. M. Roberts
pupils here passed the Boxwell exami.
nation this spring. No other school, for
the size. has - many in the class.
Rev. Charley Hardy and wife and
Master Hershel, thinks home to them
selves il 90 quiet.
Mrs. Mamie and little son, from Kan.
sas City, No, is spending q few weeks
with the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs..
Harvey Littleton.
Some Of the wheat in this section
looks quite sickly.
Cash Hastings, Of Olive Branch, spent
Sunday with his brothers here and in
the evening D. e. Butler accompanied
him homo.
On the evening Of April 10th, 1899,
the community Of Osnter6sld, were I'll
aglow and evsryons that could And an
old tin pan Of bucket or bell Of any d.
scription 70 make . noise gathered L
mp preparatory. for the ssrensding d
Adam Osmpbsll and Mics Lsnpie e(oopG
Who wese masyed b. Rev. L n. HobG1s
q the houe q his bgothsr, David QoQp-
bell, eboUt nine o'clock. Alunoot ~
lore coapsatulattens vege spekoa the
6eot I'D yell ootslde droWned ~ aoQo6
q evesyfhise inaide " heaeN ~
eoeona6oeD a1mbesod 1ity = 0ooo.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-04
RAINSBORO.
May l, 1899

May l, 1879.
Mrs. Benjamin Carper, of Amelia, il
the guest of Mrs. Horace Roads.
James Lucas returned to his home in
Springfield last Friday.
j. B Gossett and grandson, Kenneth,
visited friends at Frankfort Wedne- day
and Thursday.
Zach Ferrell. of Ssbina, was the guest
of his mother last week.
John Washburn and wife attended
the funeral of their nephew by the name
OF Butler in Brushcreek township, Sat-
urday.
Clifford Badgeley, who has been at
Mowrystown for several weeks, is the
guest of his parents here.
Curlets and Creight Harrington. Of
Columbus, attended the funeral of their
grandfather, Mr.. Foraker, last week.
Roy Coleman and Walter wisecup sue
cessfully passed the recent county ex-
animation and will aim to make school
teaching their business
In the obituary OF Mrs. Gossett last
week the types made us say that she
was 50 years old when it should have
been IS, and that she was married in
1874, when it should have been 1884.
Prof Larrick and wife are guests of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Gossett.
Mrs. Jane Roberts and Miss Ann Nc
Hugh received the sad intelligence Sat
urday that their sister, Mrs. Charlotte
Thornton, of Msrshall, Missouri, chad
recently died.
l have been requested to announce
that temperance drama entitled "The
Brown Jug" would be given at the
Strington school house next Saturday
evening The proceeds for the benefit
of the Friends Church.
ia w. Spargur, Jacob Upp and ]. l.
Taggart have been appointed to appraise
the personal and real estate OF Jacob
Foraker, deceased, next Saturday. J.
w. Spsrgur is the executor.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Rose and two
daughter, of New Vienna, visited Mrs
Roses parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
Badgley, and Prof. and Mrs. Galliett,
Friday and Saturday.
The Greenfield Mutual Telephone 90.
have large force at work putting MP
the poles on the. line to Paint through
New Petersburg and this place, and the
prospect 10 that it will he in good work
ing order soon.
George Lafferty has enlisted in the
regular army, and in aletter to his moth
er few days since stated that he was
at Bedlow Island, N. Y, and expected
to be sent to Cuba in short time.
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wrLLErTsvILLE.


May l, 1899.
Messles are raging in this vicinity.
Rev. LeSourd preached . very inter.
esting sermon to q large audience ct
Dunn's Chapel last Sunday from the
text, "Commit thy way unto the Lord"
We would be glad to have him with us
again.
Miss Ella Stockwell has returned to
VIM. Hatchsr's after . two weeks visit
with friends at Allensburg.
Mics Leora Michael came home q few
days ego with the measles. II they are
the contagious kind L. O. Bennington
will have them in nine days.
Aunt Sarah Chaplain is staying with
VIM. Hatcher and family.
Mr.. and Mrs., III. P. Smith and daueh.
ter Mabel spent Sunday with Wesley
Roush and family.
Pope Mcdaniel will soon have his new
house completed. It 10 quite an improve
ment to our village.
VIM. Boatright and wife, Of New vi
emma, passed through our village last
Thursday on their way home, after at
tending the funeral Of Mr.. Boatright's
sister, Mrs. Alex Spickard.
Our school is in thriving condition
under the management Of Jesse Britton
This is Jesse's first school but he prom.
ises to be one of Highland county's
most thriving teachers.
Pope Mcdaniel and wife were the
guests of the latter's parents. Daniel
Sharp and wife, Sunday.
James link and family were the guests
of Isaac Achor and family Sunday.
Mrs. Morris Morrow, who has been
sick for some weeks, is improving slowly.
There was quite a sensation in our
village last Tuesday evening when A.
w. Hatcher and W. R. Ridgway re-
turned from their first trip in the new
huckster wagon. They reported two old
hens. 81
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-04
Not HtranRers.

DR.. France & Co., the successful COL
umbus specialists, ere not strangers in
this community. For nearly twenty
years they have been located in Ohio
and have established for themselves .
reputation - specialists Of the highest
order. Ifyou ere sfiiictsd with chronie
or special dissass you make no mistake
BY consulting them at the Parker HOUSE.
Hilbboso, Wednesday, Nay 10, from Q
. n to4p n. Cepsuleiicn free and
c7uA~oniial.
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SINKING SPRING.

may l, 1879.
Hon. G. L. Garrett will deliver the 6.
A. R. address here on May 80. The Pee
bles band will furnish music and all the
citizens will pay tribute to the honored
dead. Services will be held ct the NJ.
E. Church.
The one hundred and third anniver
sary OF the Sinking Spring Reunion will
be held on public ground Of said village
August "a Speeches by resident citizens
and number of former residents are
expected to be present. The PEBBLES
band will furnish music. DR.. L. F.
House, president. Miss Myrtle Gilliland,
secretary. Everybody is most cordially
invited to be present and renew old &C.
quaintances.
Enos Newland, Of Leesburg, formerly
of this place, spent Sunday among 'rela-
tives here.
W. Ferneau. of Bainbridge, was in
town Monday.
Miss Bertha Gilliland spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Wilson, in
Greenfield.
Frank Turley is in Hillsboro this
week.
Mrs. John Richmond visited in Pee
bles Saturday.
Mrs. Walker and sister, Mrs. Nelson,
OF Good Hope, Ohio, are at the bedside
of their mother, Mrs. Anderson Kisling.
John Frye and family are occupying
their new home south of town.
The Leighton Literary Club will meet
Friday evening At the home of DR.. L. F.
House
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Butler, of Fort Hill,
h@ye the sympathy of the community in
their cad bereavement, having had the
misfortune to lose their only child, Ray,
aged seven years, disease, enteritis. Fu-
neral Saturday, April 20. at Olive
Branch. Ray was remarkably bright
child and there is q vacancy that will
long be felt at the Butler home.
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ASH YOUR
DOCTOR!

Ask your physician this ques.
ton. 'What Is the one great
remedy for consumption 2"
He will answer, "Cod.liver
oil" Nine out Of ten will
answer the same way.
Yet when persons have
consumption they loathe all
fatty foods. yet fat Is neces.
sary for their recovery and
they cannot take plain cod.
liver oil. The plain oil dis.
tarbs the stomach and takes
away the appetite. The dis.
agreeable fishy odor and
taste make II almost unen.
durable. What is to be done Z
This question was ans.
wered when we first made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12
CAN'T KEEP TINT1c' DOWN.
Litigation Has Little Effect On Ad-
vance of District.
Especial Correspondence.)


Robinson, Sept. n.-When the threat
ened lawsuit between the Grand Cen
trail and Mammoth mines was secretly
whispered about, and afterwards open
ly talked of. there were many grave
apprehensions concerning the result,
which was characterized as inevitably
serious and the majority of people pre-
dicted many alarming things not only
for the two contestants but for the
entire Tintic district as well.
But the truth of the matter is that
the day has passed when the action of
any particular mining company or any
half dozen can bring permanent injury
to this great mining section. There
was time in the struggling infancy of
this locality and particularly that por
ton south of Eureka, when, if the two
largest producing mines should have
become involved in a law suit, silenc-
ing the great machinery for awhile, it
would have cast a gloom over every
one Interested here, laborer and mer-
chant alike But Tintic is out of her
swaddling clothes and if either or both
of the mines involved in the litiga-
ton spoken of are, through the re-
straining order of the court, compelled
to abandon certain portions of their
working territory, probably necessitat
ing the laying off of small force tenn
porarily-it will cut absolutely no fig
ure now.
Excluding both the Grand Central
and Mammoth, Tintic can boast Of
twenty-five shipping mines, with sure
ly five more destined to join the ranks
before the new year. There is no lon
ger any uncertainty about any portion
of the district, Because the investment
of ample capital in so many instances,
where only development is needed, in
sures the ultimate scuccess of the
greatest continuous stretch of mining
country anywhere in all the west. The
Grand Central Mammoth affair has had
a tendency to depress some of the Tin
tic stocks-and possibly it may con-
tinue for while-but they cannot be
kept down by the combined bear"
movement very long and an upward
tendency will follow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12
Transactions On the Two Exchanges
Were Very Light.
SOME DALY-WEST SALES
BROKERS HAD BIG ORDER FOR
SACRAMENTO.
Daisy Seemed to Be Some Stronger
Mammoth Sells at 81. S0-Ben
Butler and Bunker Hill Active
Sales Made By Salt Lake and Utah
Exchanges.

The mining stock market was in
active yesterday. There was no change
of any consequence in prices, SO there
was nothing to attract any special at
tention. Sales were light on both
boards.
DAILY West sold at about last weeks
closing figures, while Daisy exhibited
little stronger feeling. Sacramento
seemed to be in unusual demand and
several brokers had some heavy orders
to fill Mammoth recorded a sale at
$1.S0. Grand Central was offered at
$3.50, but the best bid called out for
the stock was $780, Ben Butler and
Bunker Hill were quite active, they
have both become popular securities.
Joe Bowers Extension was called IN
at cents share and Joe Bowers re-
sponded at prices ranging from 16%
up to 171s. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was
taken down by buyers at IL cents.
The total sales on the Salt Lake eS-
change were IS, 100 shares of a value of
$6,55912, while the Utah exchange
posted sales amounting to 1000 shares,
which sold for $136.25.
The closing quotations were as fol-
lows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12
OTIS MORTALITY REPORT.
Sends List of the Soldier Dead to
the War Department.


Washington, Sept. ia cablegram
from General Otis to the war depart
ment, announces the. death of Captain
Charles L. Collins, company L, Twenty
third infantry. He died at Cebu on the
7th inst. of appendicitis. General Otis
also cables the following deaths:
Chronic dysentery. Sept 2, Henry
Buezon, company H, Ninth infantry;
William Creelman, company B, First
Tennessee, acute dysentery; First Ser
geant Joseph Hogan, company NJ,
Fourth infantry, gunshot wound, &C
cidental; Aug. "a, Daniel Edwards,
company E, Eighteenth infantry; Sept
6, Thomas Guinana, company K,
Twelfth infantry; Sergeant Edward H.
Remand, company L, Fourth cavalry,
typhoid fever; July 10, Henry Uppen-
dahl, company K, First South Dakota !;
Sept. 6, John Healy, company K, Third
artillery, drowned, arm of Manila bay;
Aug. 20, Raumond D. Louth, company
Nj, Sixth artillery, chronic diarrhoea;
Sept. 8, Owen Dunn, company E,
Fourth infantry; Sept. 6, James Hogan,
company F. Twenty-f1rst infantry,
peritonitis; John NJ. Call company B,
Twenty-second infantry, pulmonary
pthisis; Michael McGrath, company M,
Twelfth infantry, pneumonia, Labar,
Richard JOHN, company f, Twenty
first infantry, gastritis; Henry Noble,
company G, F'ifty-first Iowa, alcohol
ism, acute; Sept 8. William H Ken
nedy, company G, Ninth infantry, fever,
remittent malaria; Sept. 9, Joshua w.
Johnson, hospital corps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12
.l|STRUSI OF UNITED STATES
FEELING EXHIBITED BY SOUTH
AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
Rumors of Possible Combinations Re-
ceived With Some Concern By
Washington Officials.

Washington, Sept 1.-THE rumors of
possible combinations among the states
of Central and South America directed
against the United States are received
with some concern by the officials here.
Nearly a year ago this spirit of dis
trust on the part of Latin-Amerlcan
people was first exhibited in the sem
official discussion by the United States
of Colombia of proposition to COM
bine the nations of South and Central
America. In that case the oStenSible
purpose was to resist unjust demands
for indemnities by foreign states. But
incidentally during the discussion 1t
appeared that the scope of the combi-
nation would be broader than this and
there was more than one intlmation OF
a deep-seated distrust on the part or
the United States.
Two or three events have occurred
since that discussion to strengthen this
feeling. First there was a decision adj
cerse TO Colombia in the Carruti case
I and as President Cleveland was the ar
bitrator, that unpopular decision was
charged against the United States.
Then last spring came the cruise OF
the United States gunboat Whining
ton up the Amazon and the Orinoco.
The voyages were undertaken from the
most innocent scientific and commercial
motives. Commander Todd, of the Will
smington found that there were no
! charts of these vast rivers and conse-
quently was obliged to take soundings
as he proceeded.
Incidentally he was enabled to make
rough running charts of the rivers that
may be of value to commerce hereafter.
His actions were, however, misinter-
preted by some of the natives though
in the end Captain Todd is believed to
have perfectly satisfied the Brazilian
officials as to the rectitude of his pur-
pose. 1t is said at the department that
there is not the slightest foundation fer
the story that secret agents of either
the state or the navy department have
been sent into South America and it is
quite certain that there have never
been any negotiations with Bolivia re-
speoting the acquisition by the United
States of lands in the interior of South
America.
AS for the visit to that continent of
William E. Curtis, Chief Clerk Michael
( of the state department is authority
for the statement that Mr.. Curtis visit
is absolutely without official authority
or direction.
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APPOINTMENT OF ENUMERAToRS
Census Director Merriam Says They
Must Be Qualified.

Washington, Sept. lin an inter-
view today the Hon. W. R. Merriam, di-
rector of census, said in reference to the
appointment of the enumerators:
Our great undertaking. any
branch of a work which must reach
every nook and corner, farm and cabin
in the United States. is greats that of
selecting about 5000 enumerators for
taking the twelfth census.
I'VE are trying strenuously to prepare
for complete and reasonably perfect
census. The burden of the work of
gathering the materials for it, however,
will fall on the enumerators
I'm any important line of private bus
mess, preliminary training is required
of those charged with conducting its de-
tails. Lawyers and doctors study be-
fore they practice their professions, and
mechanics are required to serve through
apprenticeship before asking for the
work or wages of iourneymen.
$50, in my view, those who desire to
act as census enumerators should take
up the study of census laws, schedules
and statistics, thus familiariZing them
selves as far as possible with the actual
details of the work. In this way they
will be prepared on the 1st of June next,
like a great and well drilled army, to
begin their labors understandingly and
narmOnlOuSly from ocean 10 oceai'
without after that day requiring furth-
er orders or instructions.
while / shall not undertake to Sc
lect enumerators without consulting
with the proper census supervisor as to
the qualifications and experience of ap-
plicants, would like to suggest that all
candidates adopt the course 1 have in
dictated, and thus help to insure at the
Threshold of the twentieth century the
! most perfect census in the history of the
republic"