The Forrest City times., 1904-05-20
fE-ct- -A FTERNooN, MAY e0, i90i,
WE'RE HONOR Is DUE.

9eneF-.t-2 frequent reversais or p51uiat ta7 r and tribute, wherein the i55. 2. yesterday gives way to tha fe:.sa of today,wherei he who p~sssd taneath the limelight of p-bl tase but awhile ago, is now fir ia tae rear of the players. Full measlre of applause IS bestowed here and there among that endless procession, n plebian and patri- tan. on statesman and soldier T de. but few are recalled to act a-1.o the parts they played, or to IT. eve any enduring mark of un. ling remembrance.
 >ajtting scenes and shifting ae- srs giyo but slight chance for the ! Iermanency of the individual or of . idea which lmpelIed him 10
 ghts illimitabIe, Fickleness 1oarks our loyalty to our heroes aH3 the makers of our history. We ta!ld gaudy shrines of tinsel and caeappess where into offer incense aad tribute 10 them, but the decay fag hand of time weakens our structures of gilt and gold, and eventually amid their ruin and col lapse we find our dethroned and
 apedcstalcd heroes submerged ! forgetfulness, fow hands to re- piace them in their former inches
 glory or reinstate them on the pedestaIs which are theirs by jears of right.
 New scenes, new circumstances, new actors claim our attention and adulation, the passing hour has raised it's passing hero, and we glve our lusty huzzahs 10 swell the volume of the vox populi which lends a dignity to bis transitory strut, while our long dead illustri- GUS repose in the depths of dim fargetfulness unhonored and un- sung, save for the meagre tribute which history gives them.
 "To live in hearts we leave be- hind is not 10 die," and the well. springs of the soul is the only source from which can spring the streams which viviiy and immor- talize that remembrance.
 We have sacred heritage given us by fast receding generation, by men who lived in q time when eur beloved land paid tithes of her favored sons to violent death-rich n deeds that were lofty and de- Votlon that stood martyrs test the charming heritage bequeathed us by our Confederate veterans, living and dead. To keep alive the song and the story, the fact and he fiction of that hallowed time should meet with quick response from those of us who love our in- Fhtutions and our lore, but no k cen. CT impulse to do homage could be given us than an ardent activity on the part of our living veterans, which, unfortunately, is eonspieu- ously absent. Our local Camp of Confederate veterans is afflicted with a poignant apathy tis true, death has decimated It's ranks and aGe has laid restraining hand upon many whs would otherwise be active, but the attendance could be greater and meetings more ire. quent.
 JudGo T. c. Folbre, commander ot tue camp, has shown the true. ness of his devotion and the thor. oughness of his zeal, which has w'th3t0od tho torpid effect of forty yoars. He is always alive to the lotereatS of the local veterans, and tenda every effort towards the strengthening of the:r iraternal feelings and active participation in and attendance at the meetings.
 Several events are proposed in tho near future which affect the welfare of the local camp, and we hope they will meet with generous response from the veterans of St. Francis county, and laymen alike who hold their heritage dear.
 r Sanders