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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-10-31

THE FORREST CITY TIMES
usDyolsT aolus, Publishers.
FORREST CITY. :: ARKANSAS.
Generals Botha and Delarey have
abandoned their proposed visit to the
United States. and will return from
Brussels to South Africa.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stanton, the
well-known woman suffragiSt. died IN
New York. on the goth. old age being
given as the cause Of death.
G.. 4. Leayitt. of Houston. Mo-. has
been appointed by Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock as one Of the adj
ditional members Of the board Of pen
sion appeals.
\ number of French aeronauts met
In Paris. on the Goth, to devise plans
under which to compete for the $780,
poo in prizes offered by the st. Louis
exposition management.
"
At Wilkesbarre. Pa. on the 26th.
the Polish, Lithuanian and Slavish
members Of the Mine Workers union
presented Pre- sident Mitchell with
gold badge and gold watch.
Mrs. 7. y McNutt died very sud
denly at Pana. Ill, on the eth. Her
husband was killed, on the I'D, by
falling into coal mine, and she had
been Frustrated since his death.
~
senior Don Emilio de Ojeda the new
Spanish minister at Washington, pre-
sented his credentials to the presi-
dent. on the Esd. and was cordially
welcomed by President Roosevelt.
Gen. Dyrenforth, commander-in-
chief of the Union Veterans union.
has issued an appeal TO veterans Of
the civil war to organize into
brotherhood for mutual protection.
After wandering in the Sierra
Madre mountains with a party of
friends for 20 days, most Of the time
without food. United states Consul
Garrett returned to his post at New
Laredo. Mexico. on the Goth.
Before midnight of the Esd a total
of 100000 had been subscribed for
Methodist missions at the meeting in
the Grays' armory at Cleveland. Q,
The scenes during the raising Of the
money were fun Of enthusiasm.
Robert Thompson. convict in the
Nebraska penitentiary, whose term
expired on the 9Th. was turned 9ycr
to officials from the Dominion Il
Canada, who were armed with extra
dition papers, and taken 10 Toronto.
President Baer Of the Philadelphia
& Reading says that dealers Who have
taken advantage of the strike K TX
act eNorbitant prices from consumers
of coal will be remembered in apper-
tioning the output for immediate use
s
At ball game at Bellefontaine. O..
on the 18th. one man was passing an
open knife to companion. vhel \
foul ball struck his hand ana drove
the blade into his side, severiug an
artery and killing him almost in
stautly.
The san Francisco Bulletin - the
Esd said that fire had been burning
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
when Mark Twain FIunked.

A few nights ago Mark Twain told
to some friends "a story about himself
which he failed to incorporate in Life
on the Mississippi" On one occasion
when he started on a trip down the
river on fiatboat he was advised never
to answer the questions asked by river
men on other boats and never to handy
words with them, as he would be sure
always to come out second best. He
followed the advice religiously for a
time, but one day he thought he saw
chance to get the better of a river
man, who called out:
"Hey, thar, what yer loaded with?"
"Jackasses. Don't you want to come
aboard?" yelled back Twain.
"That's whut l reckoned, seein' as
how they let their biggest donkey hev
ther run of the deck" came back.
Twain made a dive below as all the
river men in the neighborhood set up
a derisive laugh at his expense.
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voice caroling as joyously as bird
on awakening; or the sound of her
footsteps approaching my cell would
be followed by a succession of sharp
little taps on the window with her
parasol. l would jump up hastily, to
find it full day, ashamed to have been
caught mapping while my sovereign
was setting so admirable an example
in industry and early rising; yet L was
never permitted to feel that | was not
at liberty to do as | pleased. On the
contrary, the queens maternal solici-
tude was aroused by my frail health,
and she was unremitting in her efforts
to spare me unnecessary trouble or
fatigue.
In spite of this tender care, there
were times when the malady that L
was endeavoring to throw off reas-
serted itself and confined me to my
bed. 1t was during these depressing
hours that / learned to know the full
significance of the name Maica rani-
tilor C'mother of the wounded'O be-
slowed on the queen by the soldiers
when she moved among them on the
battlefield. Her presence by my couch,
the soothing effect of her words, were
restoratives that seldom failed to act
like charm. She did not always come
alone, but sought to provide diversion
for me by making my room a place
where subjects of interest could be
discussed.
On one occasion lady who had in
troduced first one topic, then another,
strove to uphold the theory, and with
no small degree of eloquence, that a
person who had been overburdened
by sorrow in early years was not apt
to be happy later on. "Do not believe
that" exclaimed the queen, smiling
brightly. Then, selling upon poetic
figure of expression, she added: Hap
piness is like the ocean. 1t bears you
away from your past and its sorrow,
provided you do not persist in looking
backward"
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and that chairs had been placed for
us round it. To my thinking there
is nothing that becomes a pretty
woman more than the mere common
place act of pouring out tea. 1t was
certainly so in this case. When |
looked at the white cloth upon the
table, the heavy brass tray, and the
silver jugs and teapot, and thought
of my own cracker earthenware YES
sci, then reposing in cupboard in
my office, and in which | brewed my
cup of tea every afternoon, I smiled
to myself. l felt that / should never
use it again without recalling this
meal. After that l wondered wheth-
er it would ever be my good fortune
to sit in this garden again, and to sip
my Orange Pekoe from the same
dainty service. The thought that
might not do so was, strangely
enough, an unpleasant one, and | put
it from me with all promptness. Dur
ing the meal, Kitwater scarcely ut
tered a word. We had exhausted the
probabilities of the case long since,
and L soon found that he could think
or talk of nothing else. At six
o'clock 1 prepared to make my
adieux. My train left Bishopstowe
for London at the half-hour, and |
should just have time to walk the
distance comfortably. To my de-
light my hostess decided to go to
church, and said she would walk
with me as far as the lych-gate. She
accordingly left us and went into the
house to make her toilet. AS soon
as she had gone Kitwater fumbled
his way across to where 1 was sit
ting, and having discovered a chair
beside me seated himself in it.
ITO Be Continued
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
COMPLETED PROVERBS.
Ancient AxiOms with Tails Tackled
Onto Them That Give Them
Humorous Turn.

"Before you run in double harness,
look well to the other horse" but see
to it that the other horse doesn't
have a chance to look well at you,
writes L. de V. Matthewman, in Era.
"Pity is akin to love-" but kinship
does not always signify friendship.
"It is hard to pay for bread that
has been eaten" but not so hard as
to get bread to eat that has not been
paid for.
"Only that which is honestly got is
gain"-the rest is velvet.
Labor overcometh all things" even
the laborer.
employment brings enjoyment"
when it brings the means to enjoy.
"a wise man is moved from his
course neither by force nor entreaty,"
but the same often applies to mule.
Possession is nine points of the
law" and frequently all the profits.
every man for himself and the
devil take the hindmost" is the cry
of those who are well in front.
"In matters of taste there can be
no dispute" for every man is so firm
ly convinced that there is no standard
by which his taste can be measured.
"Whate'er is best administered is
best" for the one who administers.
Ignorance is the mother of impu-
dence;" no father is named.
"a man who will not flee will make
his foes fee" but what if his foes
be made of the same metal?
"Let a child have its will and it will
not cry" but its parents will.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
SELECTION OF COLORS.
Tints for Blondes and BrunetteR
Should be Chosen with More
Than Ordinary Care.

The reason why certain colors, how
ever beautiful in themselves, will not
suit us all are various; nor do all
shades of a color produce identical eff
fects. 1t is an error to suppose, for
instance, that yellow is necessarily I'M
favorable to blondes in all its shades.
1t is the orange tint, deep or Slight,
that is specially the brunette's tint;
and only for her with a clear complex
ion. Orange, like red, contrasts with
the dark hair and skin, and becoming
ly depens their effect. For the blonde
the delicate yellow of ripe corn is ex-
actly beautifying, making the fair
skin whittier by contrast. Green, again,
in moss and eau-deNil tints, most be-
coming to blondes, has some tones
that are very favorable to brunettes-
the emerald greens, not too bright
while the moss greens can be worn by
either blonde or brunette, though
most suited to the fair girl; and the
lighter shades of green are not becom-
ing to ruddy complexions of either the
fair or dark type of skin. If you look
hard at green for a few minutes YOU
Will nhd tnat the eye mas req color IN
it, as it were, which is reflected on all
else that the gaze falls upon for time.
In the glances that are given at cos
tune while worn, this same effect 10
but slightly produced, and thus a rosy
tone is diffused on the skin. Bright
green, therefore, is becoming to the
pale but clear skin, but not to the high
or muddled complexion. Violet is only
becoming near the face if the skin be
quite free from yellow tints of its own,
as few brunettes (and, sooth to say,
not many blondesD can claim to bH.
Chicago American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
CURE FOR THE BLUES.
Women and Men Who Take q Gem
uine Interest in Life Are Free
from Chronic Depression.

Is there any one of the human fam
lily who does not suffer occasionally
from that "loathed melancholy" called
"the blues?" If such a person exists
he is as rare as the great aux, and he
never, never eats late suppers or looks
a thought too often on 'the cup that
cheers"
From whatever cause the blue devils
take possession of US; whether from
arrangements of the liver or nervous
system, or from simple ennui, the cure
for them is the same, unless, indeed,
they are bred by organic disease which
has taken vital hold on the system.
And this cure-an absorbing inter-
est or occupation. People who ride
their hobbies in season and out Of
season very rarely have the blues. En-
thusiastic collectors are apt to be ag-
gressively cheerful. If you suffer
from depression of spirits, then take
the advice of authorities on the SUBJ
iect and look about for an interest in
life.
Ursula Chesterfield, in one of her
books, handles the blue devils without
gloves. She frankly informs the VIC
Tins that what is the matter with
them is not that they are "too fine for
earth's coarser uses" and that their
delicate natures suffer from contact
with the rude, boisterous world, but
that they are abominably selfish, too
absorbed in their own sensations to
heed the fact that they are enveloping
themselves in an atmosphere of gloom
which must necessarily depress all
about them. Her prescription is to
smile, smile; smile in season and out
of season; smile whether you feel like
it or not, and gradually the mental
state will adapt itself to the bodily ex-
preston.
y charming young woman was heard
to say the other day: 81 am too much
in love ever to have the blues" ''Too
much in love?" echoed her astonished
auditors, surprised at this frank reve-
lation. yes" she replied, provok-
ingly, "too much in love with myself.
l regard myself as mirror, don't you
see, put on earth to reflect all the Joy
and gladness of the universe; and so
I cannot think of letting myself be-
come obscured and dimmed by such
ugly clouds as the blues. All, never!
I am too vain."-St. Louis Republic.
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Hayle? And what chances of sue
cess [ think they possess?" I said.
II am not thinking so much of
their success" she returned, "as of
the real nature of their case"
Il believe 1 understand what is
passing in your mind" 1 said. I'm
deed 1 should not be surprised if the
suspicion you entertain is not the
same as 1 have myself"
"You have been suspicious, then?"
81 could scarcely fail to be-" 1 re-
piled.
Perhaps you will tell me what you
suspect?"
"Will you forgive me, in my turn,
if l am abrupt, or if L speak my mind
a little too plainly?"
"You could not do that" she an
swered with sigh. 81 want to know
your exact thoughts, and then l
shall be able to form my own con-
clusions."
"Wen," / said, "before I begin,
may L put one or two questions to
you? You will, of course, remember
that l had never seen or heard of
your uncle and Mr.. Codd until they
stopped me on Ludgate Hill. They
were and practically are strangers
to me. 1 have heard their story of
their treasure, but I have not heard
what anyone else has to say upon
the subject"
81 think L understand Now what
are your questions?"
'In the first place, did your late
father ever speak to you of his
brother as being a missionary in
China?"
She shook her head, and from the
look upon her face I could see that
had touched upon something pain
full. This, at least, was one of the
things that had struck her az sus.
Dicious, ~
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS.
why Parents Should EndeavOr TO
Answer Them Instead of Snub-
bing the InguirerS.

Little folks are wont to ask the most
terribly embarrassing questions at
times. and the more intelligent the
children are the more they will want
to know, for the active little brain of
a clever child is always asking the why
and wherefore of everything. In deal
ing with children's questions be careful
to discriminate between those which
are asked from the desire to know and
those which are the outcome merely of
a childish love of talking. The latter
are often best dealt with by saying,
quite gently: "If you think little.
dear, you will be able to answer that
for Yourself" To questions of the for
mer class reply if possible, as carefully
as YOU would to an adult questioner.
If the matter be beyond the child's
comprehension or unsuitable for eX
planation to one of tender years don't
make any foolish or evasive answer.
Say simply: 81 cannot explain that to
you now, for you are not old enough to
understand it. BY and by, when you
are older, if you come and ask me
again, then l will do my best to tell you
what you want to know" If parents
would speak thus to their children, in
stead of snubbing, or laughing at their
questions, they would keep their con-
fidence, and by and by would be re-
ferred to for information which boys
and girls are sure to want and which
is best learned from n fathers or
mothers lps.-Chicago Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
WHAT SHALL I ASk7

What shall I ask TO fill my cup of life
TIL 1t run Ger,
And can say: Enough, my soul;
No more?"
What shall l ask? All! surely more than
these
Terrestrial years
So bright, so brief, so sorely marred
With tears.
All! surely more. My wish is vast and
bold,
Yet cannot bate
Its deathless daring. Here my crave
OF fate.
The fullness Of the earth that II be mine;
Then, forz and far.
Into the outer glittering mystery
OF star on star.
Throughout tn illimitable worderment
That I may go;
Nor rest TIL, at the center by Gods throne,
! stand and know,
And see the circling glory-wide and deep,
Perfect and beautiful-arOund me sweep;
All that Jared here
Bounding at last melOdious
And clear.
IT. +. Johnston. in Chambers Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
TndipI0mntic Diplomat.

There is a story of exemplary Ameri-
can kindness SIS of heart and absolute lack
of all the fine nothings of etiquette
which are the very breath of courts and
diplomatic life. The story concerns
former American minister to St. Pc
tersburg at one of the elaborate and
very formal receptions or levees which
the emperor and empress give on New
Years day. All the diplomats stand in
line in their order of precedence,
and their majesties walk down the
line to exchange greetings with each
in turn. On this occasion the empress,
now the dowager, wa not present, hay-
ing Just given birth to one of the
younger princesses. 1t seems also that
the good wife of the American was at
home occupied with similar domestic
duty. The emperor came down the
line and asked after the health of EACH
of the gentlemen present, at the same
time exchanging the usual seasonable
etings. So when he came to the
American he did not ask the usual
question: II hope you have good news
from home?" OF course he had and
our full-hearted representative could
not keep it a secret. "Yes, thank your
majesty, excellent news. 1t is a boy
and weighs 12 pounds" - Chalmers
Roberts, In Worlds Work.
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"If for no other reason, simply be-
cause you have taken up my uncle's
case" she answered. do you think
when he was so rude to you just
now, that I could not see that you
pitied him, and for that reason you
| forebore to take advantage of your
power? l know you have a kind
heart"
"And you find it difficult to as
simulate that kind heart with the re-
morseleSs detective of Public Life?"
Il find it difficult to recognize in
you the man who, on certain
notable occasion, went into thieves
den in Chicago unaccompanied, and
after a terrible struggle in which you
nearly lost your life succeeded in eff
| fecting the arrest of a notorious
murderer"
At that moment the gong in the
hall sounded for lunch, and / was
by no means sorry for the interrupt
ton. We found Kitwater and Codd
awaiting our coming in the dining
room, and we thereupon sat down to
the meal. When we left the room
again, we sat in the garden and
smoked, and later in the afternoon
my hostess conducted me over her
estate, showed me her wineries, in
troduccd me to her two sleek Jer-
seys, who had their home in the
meadow | had seen from the win
dow; to her poultry, pigs and the
pigeons who came tiuttering about
! I q 1 4 ! II
to no harm. Meanwhile her uncle
had resumed his restless pacing up
and down the path on which l had
first seen him, Codd had returned to
his archaeological studies, and l was
alone with Miss Kitwater. We were
standing alone together, | remember,
at the gate that separated the gar
den from the meadow-land. l knew
as well as possible, indeed / had
known it since we had met in the
churchyard that morning, that she
had something to say to me, some
thing concerning which she had not
quite made up her mind. What ii
was, however, l fancied 1 could
hazard a very good guess, but | was
determined not to forestall her, but
to wait and let her broach it to me
in her own way. This, 1 fancied, she
was now about to do.
''Mr. Fairfax" she began, resting
her clasped hands upon the bar of
the gate as she spoke, ''I want, if you
will allow me, to have a serious talk
with you. l could not have a better
opportunity than the present, and,
such as it is, 1 want to make the
best of it."
81 am quite at your service, Miss
Kitwater," I replied, land if I can be
of any use to you 1 hope you will tell
me. Pray let me know what l can
do for you?"
at is about my uncle and Mr..
Codd that I want to speak to you,"
she said, sinking her voice little, as
if she were afraid they might hear.
"And what about them?"
81 want to be loyal to them, and
yet I want to know what you think
of the whole affair."" she said, look
ing intently at me as she spoke.
"Believe me, / have good and suth-
cient reasons for my request"
81 am to tell exactly what 1 think
about their pursuit of this man
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
DAINTY WINDOW SEAT.

ion, which will lie along the seat and
fit under the arms at each end, should
be made, and valance fastened along
the side to hide the legs of the seat.
Within the space at the top of each
end formed by the uprights and the
two arms light shelves may be fixed.
Cover the whole of the woodwork with
cretonne or tapestry, or, if preferred,
it may be enameled or stained.-Chi-
cago Daily News
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
A CHEERFUL QUEEN.
the Mountains of ROumsnia
Is an Ideal One.

Much has been written of Queen
Elizabeth of Roumania (the poet "CaS-
men SylvaD, one of the interesting ana
admirable royal figures of Europe. The
Century contains a little paper on her
summer life in the mountains by Nine.
Zoe de Bolatchano, once of her court,
who gives this agreeable glimpse of
her:
Sometimes, at very early hour, I
could hear the queens clear, powerful
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
PRETTY WINDOW SEAT.
1t Gives n HOmelike Appearance and
Adds to the Comfort of Small
City Flats.

Our sketch shows a very pretty and
quaint idea for treating a fiat window.
a bench, with the short legs under
meath, is used. To this at each end an
upright is firmly fixed, and two shaped
sides are fastened to each, giving the
ends the appearance of the oid-fashs
ioned high-backed chairs. A fat cush
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19
The Mark of Genius.

Ascum-What's that boy of yours do
ing now?
Poppers-He's got job in the bank
and he's going to be president of that
bank some day.
Bright, eh?"
"Well, sir, he can sign his name so
poA,dy on earth can make it out,"--
PNLadelphie Press,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-06-19

Thirty years ago Miss Rachel Dick
son and Peter Barclay, of Middletown,
n. V, were lovers. A quarrel separated
them, and he went to Ringold county,
Ia, where he married. His wife and
two children died, and lately he fol
lowed them. In his will he left all his
estate, valued at $4,000, to his old
aYeetheart, who remained single.