The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1884-10-18
General and Political.

Work has begun ON tho Rogers
academy.
The Faulkner county guards have
a navy.bIue suit with red trimmings
us a uniform.
Kit Cook, Greene county acct.
dentally killed himself last eek.
lie blew in the mouth of his gun to
see If il was loaded.
Lige Reeder's twoaere corn field
turned out $50 gallons of molasses,
says the Centre Point Toesln.
With the exception of White
county, Benton county has moro
acres IN cultivation than any IN the
state.
Probably Mr.. Blaine called on
Rutherford Hayes to assure him that
he would not pc deadhead in the
prohibition enterprise.-.[Chieago
Herald.
Conkling says that st. John will
receive moro votes in New York
than Butler. There is Il suspicion
that Gohkhng himself will vote for
the prohibition candidate.
Coy. Berry has offered $500 re.
ward for the apprehension of David
DuVall, for the murder of Henry
N. Dunlap, at Beaver Station, Car
roll county, on the 10th of Septem-
Der.
DR.. Mary Walker says she will
kiss any man that will vote for Bel
va Lockwood for President. Has
DR.. Mary any right tointimidate the
friends of Belva that way II Phla.
Call.
All mormons living in Lewis and
Hickman counties; Tennessee, have
been notified to IeaYe or they will
be murdered. They are said to be
sacrificing their homes and getting
away.
When a stump speaker takes q
glass of water and pretends to be
drinking, he is simply fishing for
another idea. Away from the plat.
form he would not look for water.
-[New Orleans Picayune.
The Brooklyn Eagle figures out
Il majority for Cleveland in the State
of New York # 256,743. Fact! Re.
member the 743. The Republicans
could get oyer the 256,000 easily
but the 743 is what trips them.-
| + Critic.
Two hundred thousand people
Friday waded through mud and en-
dured the rain to greet Governor
Cleveland at his old home, Buffalo.
They recognize IN him the next
Chief Executive OF the United
States.
| Bremen, in Germany, has tho old,
est eating house in Chrlstenden-
the RothRkolIer. 1t boasts nearly
seven centuries of continuance and
its labyrinthlne caves are still fam
Gus for the good liquid cheer slowed
away in them, and the finely cooked
vianda prepared there.
The corn corner In Chicago has
at last eliminated and the squeezed
victims are forced to settle at one
dollar per bushel. The net losses of
tho shorts will aggregate about a
million dollars, and Jay Gould's fine
Italian hand is SAID to have been
visible during the entire deal.
If the engines, passenger and
freight cars of the United States
were placed in line they would
reach 5,400 miles, or form one solid
tram from New York to San Fran
cisco, with lateral trains reaching
from Chicago to st. Paul, to New
Orleans and Washington D. G.
The proposition to run Gen
Grant Tor mayor of New York was
recelved with silence that nigh
be heard across New Jersey. The
hero of Appomatox is broken dowr
in health and fortune and there is 0
general disposition to lot him pass
his remaining days IN peace anc
happiness.
In China.mercury is said to be tn,
philosophers stone, Chinese modi
cal works say it takes twoshundret
years TO produce zanzibar iron
mercury, IN 800 years it become
lead, in 200 years more it becomes
silver, and then, by obtaining O
transforming substance called "vap
or of harmony" it becomes gold
This doctrine of the transformation
of mercury into other metals is q
600 years old in China.
No one can fail to observe tha
the drunkard has o harder time
these days than be had fifteen year.
ago. Then it was almost a sign OIL
genius for a man to be found MISS
ing from his post once a week on
account of liquor. Now II is a sigr
r., b;A or,,I,var 70 mt ottandips