The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-07-28
LII GENERAL ITEMS. @a

The aat crop ia unusually good
throughout the state
The mast crop heavy throughout
north west Arkansas,
Van Buren, and Fort Smith pto-
pose to unite by telephone.
An Ironing machine has bson in
vented by an Arkansian. 1t IL said
To iron llnon and dill like material al
least eight times us fast an 1t eau
be done by hind.
The week ending June 80 there
WAS M increase OF oyer 5000 tons IN
esst5ound shipments of -four grain
aud provisions from Chicago. THIS
Sudden increase is proving u fruit
full source Of disagreements among
tho railroads, which have been itr
chief bonofiearies.
Up TO May II there had been M
increase of s57,0O0,000 IN our ex
ports for IL months, ending TIM,
day, over The previous year. The
gain in imports during the same pc
Rod was but sl97,74S. Our com
binod sxporA and imports amour
tod TO l.640, 100000
Tue LATEST SwISDLIsa DODGE
Two Strangers, apparently, meet a
al a farmers house, msaage TO stay
all night if thoy can, and make .
trade before they leave in tho morn
ing, in which the farmers name il
wanted rs . witness to the contract,
which afterwards turns up as n
promissury note, fxed up In . sam
satisfactory to the sharpers.
China has an army OF 100000
mon, 100000 OF whom are always
on active duty, and largely com
handed by western officers, armed
with the bost Of modern rifles, and
drilled in European style. The ma
w numbers Sc vessels, built mostly
IN England, and Differed mainly by
Americans and Europeans. She
has two arsenals now doing good
work, and her l,193 forts are arm
ed with Krupp cannon. Not so dos
pioable force after all.
One of tho most curious and re.
markable structures reared by man
10 the Turning Tower OF China. 1t
Is SAID by observers to be we'll worth
the Wait and careful examination OF
every smith and carpenter in tho
world. 1t isa circular tower con-
sisting of fifteen stories, eighteen
feet high, thus making the entire
height Of the structure two hundred
and seventy feet. Tho cireumfor.
ones of the cdifioe is thirty feet.
The most noticeable feature of the
tower is that IL is supported by a
metal axis, upon which it turns
round with the greatest easo.
There ia scarcely moro difficulty in
moving it than there would be il
it were designed for a child's toy.
A few days since Mrs. W. l.. Pet.
tit, wife of the teller OF the First
National Bank Of Fort Wayne, ap-
parently died, and tho undertake oil
took charge of the body. Arrange
ments were making for the funeral,
and Watchers sitting with the sup,
posed corpse. At 10 o'clock Vt
night faint sigh was heard coming
from tho body. The'watohers start
cd TO their feet with alarm, stepped
to her side, found her eyes wide
open, while IN q voice that was
scarcely an audible whisper sbo rec.
ognizsd them and asked for her
husband. For q moment tho ton.
ants were almost speeohless with
this wonder at tho resurrection OF
the dead then with the rovulsion
OF feeling. they almost screamed
with excitement. The husband
came In haste, and with Joy un-
spoakable, clasped again his living
wife in his arms. Tho doctor was
sent for and he WAS as much aston.
ished rs the rest OF the household
at beholding living what in his ex.
act medical science he had declared
dead. He administered the proper
restoratives and the patient rapidly
recovered Fort Wayne Gazette.