The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-02-20


had their rise from something
which was Thought of too little inn
portanee to be attended 10.
If what is said about you is
true. set yourself right at once; If
lit is false, let il go for what twill,
until it dies of inherent wealIn ess.
The hardest thing to get on
with in this life is a MINIS own
self. A cross, selfish fellew, n
desponding and complaining fell
low, timid and care-bnrdened
man.
The ~ ,smiH Tribune says the
docket for the present terra Of the
United States court has been
cleared OF all cases, for the first
time in the history of the court
Faithful prayer always i'm
plies eorrelstiye exertion; and no
man can ask honestly and hope
fully to be delivered from temp
tation'1lnless he has himself hon
estly and firmly determined to do
the best he can to keep out Of it,
A characteristic elhieago story
is to the effect that wealthy mer-
chant of that city intended to mar
ry a young wife, recently, but his
son ran off with the bride, using
for the purpose n marriage license
that had been taken out by his
father. s
A Red Canon, Cal. prospector
gathered rabbit meat enough dur
ing the late storm to last him until
June. He cut down lot of trees,
painted the ends black, and the
rabbits butted their brains out
trying to jump into what they
took for holes.
Oliver Bros, Phillips, Oliver &
Roberts, the iron manufacturers
who failed q year ago and We're
granted ali extension of three
years, paid the first instellment of
their indebtedness last week. The
amount was 100000 an average
of 81 1000 for every working day
since the failure.
According to the Medical ABB
stract, the discovery has been
made in Columbia of a shrub
which exudes juice having so
powerful an effect in arresting the
flow of blood that large veins may
be cut by a knife and smeared
with it without causing hemor-
rahge. The plant is called 'aliza"
by the natives.
The most magnificent pageant
ever seen in the Northwest was
witnessed ct st. Paul last week.
1t was preliminary to the formal
dedication Of the Ice Palace by
the winter carnival. There were
four thousand uniformed members
of tobaggan, snow shoe and skat-
ing clubs in line with torches and
transparencies.
1t is generally conceded that
Gov. Hughes desires reelection
but not that he deserves it. With
the exception of lavish use of
the pardoning power he has done
nothing worthy of mention, and it
is to be hoped that the old time
idea that a second term is due
man unless he proves himself to
be an absolute rascal will not hold !
good in his case.
A land slide. involving a portion
of the famous mountains in the |
of Sterling Ala, took place
Five miles from Sterling is what
is called Scraper mountain, and |
the north side Of it is a great bar
rem waste, with huge boulders pro-
jecting over the level land. About |
one Of this part OF the mountain
began breaking loose and, with
tremendous roar, rushed to the
valley below, where it emptied a
great mass of rocks and trees, |
making a complete dam across the
Chattanooga river, causing the wa
ter to back the distance OF several
miles. The water, however, broke
around the slide and rushed with
terrible force into its regular chan
mel below.
AT 3 o'clock on Monday LIST inst,
the draw-span of the st. Louis and
San Francisco Bridge at Van Blu
rem, Ark, was connected, and the
structure will be ready for trains
within a week, giving the Frisco a
continuous line from ST. Louis to
Fort Smith, and affording the
company relief from the use Of the
boats of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith ferry, thus facilitating its
business. The bridge consists of
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