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The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28
Matrimonial Eccentricities.

There is no end to tho matrimonial extravagances that are continually being perpetrated. What strangely assorted couples you meet every day; in the street. in private life. every1 where!
 There would almost appear to be no kind of inoongruity which could not be formed. No kind of disparity physical. intellectual or moral. which, if an obstacle to union at all. has nos been overcome. What. for example, could be more absurd than the mari riage in a small agricultural village in England of a couple whose united ages came to l5S-the bridegroom being seventy-seven and tho bride eighty-onep |,
 Nor was this the only peculiar feat. ure of this extraordinary union. The bridegroom's Christian name was Thomas and the brides Mary, and this was the third May that Thomas had selected as his partner. while 1t was also the third Thomas to whom Mary had been 4 crown all. both were In receipt of par, ochial relief. Some very eccentric matrimonial ar engagements are occasionally brought to light in our Courts of Law. A singu- lar illustration occurred in London of the extraordinary views that often prevail among people of a certain class as to the ways in which private agreements affect marriage. The parties in the case in question were porter and cook. who had married on the express understanding. embodied in formal agreement, that unless and until the latter should arrive at the following accomplish : ments, viz., piano, singing, reading. writing, speaking and department. " the said marrying was to be no more thought of. and considered null and void.
 The pair were regularly married. and as the lady did not master the rey i. quired accomplishments. continued to live apart for fourteen years, the hus- band fully believing that the female of us" as the woman WAS designated in the agreement was not his wife. l When, however. the case came up for decision the Judge was of different opinion.
 An extraordinary wedding oc- cured some years ago, being that of a blind girl to a man who was deaf and dumb.
 Marriages which are not in them selves so very peculiar are sometimes rendered very much so by the e. centric manner in which they are gone about. -Lofd0s Exchange.
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28

They had the gun, by this time, slowed round upon the swivel, and Hands, who was pt the muzyle with the rammer, was, in con pequence the most exposed. However, we had no luck; for just as Trelawney fired, down he stopped, the ball whistled over him. and 1t was one of the other four who fell,
 The cry he gave was echoed, not only by his companions on board. but by a great number of voices from the shore and look Ing in that direction saw the other pirates 6ooping out from among the trees and tumbling Into their places in the boats.
 Here comes the gigs, sir, said l.
 "Give way then" cried the captain. We mustn't mind if we swamp her now. II we can't get ashore, all's up"
 "Only one of the gigs is being manned, gir," added, the crew of the other most likely is going round by shore to cut iis of. l"
 They'll have a hot run, sir,n returned the captain. Jack ashore, you know. It's not them mind; it's the round-shot Carpet bowlsl My lady's maid couldn't miss. Tell Gs squire, when you see the match, and ven hold water"
 In the meanwhile we had been making hsadway at good pace for boat so over loadsd, and we had shipped but little water tn tho process. We were now close in; thir- ty es forty strokes and we should beach Der, for the ebb had already disclosed harrow belt of sand below the clustering kess The gig was no longer to be feared; 1; the little point had already concealed it from our eyes. The eb5tide, which had so cruelty delayed us, was now making repara- tioa, and delaying our assailants. The ono aource of danger was the gun.
 If I durst," said the captain, "Pd stop nd pick of another man."
 But 1t was plain that they meant nothing ehonld delay their shot They had never so huch as looked at their fallen comrade, though he was not dead. and could see hiJa trying - crawl away.
 'Rsadyp cried the squire.
 rHoldr cried the captain, quick as an echo.
 And he and Redruth backed with a great hczve that sent her stern bodily under water. The report fell in at the same instant of lima This was the first that Jim heard. the sound of the squire's shot not having reached him. Where the bali passed, not one of us precisely knew; but l fancy il must have been over our heads, and that the wind of it may have contributed to our dis asteE
 At any rat the boat sank by tho stern, suite gently, in three feet of water, leaving the captain and myself, facing each other, aaapg tssA Ihe atas< taSss lQoA caRassid -
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28

Bill Jones, who gained national no- toriery by trying to shoot Guiteaa, the assassin of President Garfield. Is in hard lines. He has been pretty steady dripker for several years. and not long ago an effort was made by a prominent member of the Prohibition party to reform Bill. Several months ago he was appointed special police man. The other night, however, h co,apany with an old soldier, Jones entered saloon in the suburbs. got to drinking whiskey, it is charged, and finally became involved in fight. ia which several people were hurt and the avenger also came out of the con fiict with black eye and badly cut face. Jones, when trying to explain the affair, says that the saloon-keeper was to blame. The case will be inyes. tigated by the police court.
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28
Mexican Mustang
 Liniinent
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY accomplishes for every body exactly whn. :sciaimed forit One of the for the great popularity or the Mustang Liniment is found in its universal applicability. Everybody needs such a medicine. The Lumbe rman needs it in case Of accident The Hoasevifc needs 1t for general family use The Canaler needs it for his teams and his men The Mechanic needs it always on his work bench.
 The Miner needs fl in case of emergency.
 The Pioneer needs ft-can't get along without it- The Farmer needs it in his house, his stable, and his stock yard
 The Steamboat man or the Boatman needs 1t in liberal supply af at and ashore.
 Tho Horse-fnncicr needs it-it is his oess friend and safest reliance.
 The stock grower needs it-it will save him thousands of dollars and a world of trouble.
 The Railroad man needs It ard will need 1t 30 long as his life is round of accidents and daneeFs The Back yoodsmnn needs t. There Is noih ing Ike fl as an antIdote for the dangers to life. limb and comfort which surround the pioneer. The Merchant needs 1t about his store among his employees Accidents will happen. and when these come the Mustang Eminent is wanted at once KeepG Bottle inthe House. 'ris the best of eeano-ir.
 Keep a Bottle in the Factory. l.simn'ediA'' s 4 esc Of accident saves pain and loss Of 'vagss Eesp 2 i3stIe Aiways iu the stable fes acc waes wsstsds
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28

The most seeundrelly rascal is the one who, when found out begs for mercy fin the name of bis wife and children ---Bagalo Eznrssa
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28

Ti,ere is one good thing about yiolIn-play iu---.. Aesps sa l.-e lsadsas pszkst--Psy
The Forrest City times., 1888-01-28
TREASURE ISLAND.
nr ROBERT L. STEVENSON.
CuAPTrp XVII.

Awftor of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jelyrl cod Mr. Hyls," "7'he Dyndmiter," etc.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
ITEMS o WOMEN,

Miss {. ELBE has passed "a success
full examination in dentistry in Sweden.
DIR EVA HARDING has been APP
pointed physician to the new soldiers
and Orphans Home at Atchison, Kan.
Mis-. JEANETTE THURBER. herself
a good business woman, has offered
five hundred dollars toward the estab-
lishment Of a school for the business
training Of women.
Mis-. MERRILL +. GATES wrote the
centennial hymn for the New Bruins
wick On. j. Historical Club. at its
meeting in commemoration of the rat
iiication of the constitution of New
Jersey. held in December l6, in Rut-
gers College.
Mrs. EMMA p. EWING. professoe Of
domestic economy in Purdue Univer-
sity. Indiana. has been engaged by the
regents of Kenyon College. Ohio. to
deliver a course of lectures on house
hold science. during February. to the
young ladies attending that institu-
ton.
Miss VERONA JoRBEAU rescued a
child from the track in front of a train
at Newcastle. Pa. a few days ago,
while a dozen people stood on the plat
form paralized with fear. The train
passed SO close that Miss Jorbcau was
thrown to the ground with the child in
her arms. but neither was hurt.
LOUISA ALcorT contributed a num-
Der of her books. with her autograph
on the title-page. to the Woman SUI.
frage Bazaar. Mrs. Susanna NJ. Salter.
Mayor of Argonia, Kan, also contrib
uted autographs. and so did the five
ladies who compose the City Council
Of Syracuse, Kan. They met with a
ready sale.
MRS. HELEN CAMPBELL is not pre-
pairing a series OF articles on the con-
dition OF working-women in London
for a London paper. as has been re-
ported. but for a syndicate of American
papers. She writes to the Rcnan's
Journal that she has become much in
terested IN the discussion of Socialism
now agirating England. aud believes
that the doctrine. in its best form. is
correct.
AUGUSTA EVANS WILSON, the author
Of "Beulah" and other novels, is be-
loved in the South for the help she rave
ne sick and wounded during the war.
Dol after the beginning of the strug-
gle Augusta Evans rented n house and
established a private hospital. and
here with her wi hands nursed the
OF the ~nighboring camp. which
fas called in her honor Camp Ben
tn"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12

to provide honest work for poor
women to keep them from falling-to
give women their own earnings and
the right to hold their own property
and be guardians to their W chill
drcn.
From the Woman Suffrage Associa-
tons have grown the children's coun-
try weeks. the cooking schools. the
colleges for women, the kindergartens
and kitchen-gardens for the poor. the
hygienic lectures for women. the
pamphlets on enlightened motherhood,
moral education and proper modes Of
dressing, the peace congresses, the pc.
titions for police mntrons, the appoint
nent of women ply s%iciaus In hospitals
and asylumns for IN The latest
phase of woman suffrage is its identi-
iication with woman's temperance
work and the movements in favor Of
social purity. Woman s~uifrsgists are
ALWAYS ready to lend n hand to help
any good work.
Thanks to this blessed gospel Of
woman suffrage, the woman who once
would have keen driven to n vicious
life can o earn n respectable living;
and she can have q home more a%rtisti.
cally furnished, Supplied with more
hygicnic cooking, and better kept in
every way than her II others was. She
is better educated, too, than her father
was, II she marries, she VIII know how
TO real her children. and il she does
not. she will be too busy to have time
TO grow ~old-maidish.
"But suffragists are not conten. yet.
They know that their work can not be
fully done until women have tao
ballot. Then, and then only, can u
homes be safc-then. and then only.
a public morality flourish"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
AMERICAN WON EN- ABROAD.
some of tho Dimcuities They Encounter
with Foreign Customs.

A year ago the women of the Ameri-
Fan colony in Berlin formed a la
dies Union" Its object is the social
and spiritual welfare Of the Americans
in that city. They are raising funds
to build n union church. intended to
furnish a religious home for the hum
dreds OF students who annually flock
to Berlin from America.
Last year the ladies undertook TO
have a Thanksgiving dinner. with the
customary American dishes. Mrs. 5.
:. Fcssendcn, in the Journal Of Educa.
lion, gives n laughable account of the
difficulties they found in the way:
"The kitchen stoves in Germany
are made of porcelain. and most of
them have only one hole for pots and
kettles. The oven could in no way
be persuaded to take In an American
turkey; n large-sized chicken feels
cramped for room in it. A ~pcrplex-
ing question was: How shall we COOK
the turkcysP Three ladies finally
volunteered to stuff and bake nine
turkeys each. Pies are an unknown
institution in Germany. In order to Sc.
cure these, the tins must be made to
order. and the mince-meat prepared in
private houses or boarding houses.
The celery for the salad must be
brought from Hamburg; the cram
berries from Dresden, whittier they
were imported from America. BY
this time it became evident that the
Thanksgiving supper was quite a
formidable undertaking, aud incident
ally that German cooking differed
from American in many particulars.
One reStdnrdteur, whose and was So
licitcd. after listening to the details
remarked: You might AS wei ask me
for slices of the moonfn Another char
acteristically rer.ied: mo, | can't
make them. and If j could they would
Mt be tit to eat" The supper, how.
ever, was a grand success. and every
n present was enthusiastic in ex-
pressions of appreciation. This en-
tertainment proved n strong bond.
and during the winter the Ladies'
Union gained steadily in numbers and
power.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
FIGHTING TARANTuLAs.
The Remarkable Yarn RsIatsd by . Truth
full California Man

full California Man
sTalking about c~sntipedes, tarantulas,
and all the poisonous bugs and reptiles
that infest the southern deserts" said
Henry Carmello, OF Pomon. 10 a Fran
cisco Examiner reporter, Il never did ace
30 many things of this sort as | did ate
one evening Just east OF Pomona, in Los
Angeles County, last August. 1t beats
any thing I ever read about. Myself and
three or four others were coming from ST.
vsrton creek, where We had been fishing.
We were passing over the sandy plain,
where small vineyards here and there
dotted the surface. Suddenly, as we
drove along, one OF the boys
uttered an exclamation OF sur
prise and let his gun go at something.
Then he Ieaped out and crack went his
gun again. as though straight into the
ground. Again he shot, and TO our excla'
nations of surprise-for we could not di-
vine what he was shooting at-said:
"'why, thercl Don't you seer Taran-
tulasf'
sand sure enough. there they were,
thick and fast, upon the ground, crawl
Ing hither and thither, rs though an army
OF theta were loose, aud devastating the
country. Now. this sounds TO you
like n fish story, but it is true.
That section was just swarming
with these poisonous reptiles. Every
one OF us began firing. We shot and
shot aud must ave killed scores OF them.
Then, by deity using some sticks we
had, we got about sixty OF them in a
bucket. Fishtf You just ought to have
seen them. At first they wouldn't fight.
". ..t 49,. -. 49,. ts-.tha- .VI triad -
egg them on. No go. They seemed slow
about beginning to use the poison on
each other. Then we put in some more
and began stirring them up with a stick.
You ought to have seen them launch into
zach other. The more We put in tho
more they fought, until when we
had put in the three-score | have told you
about, and had the bucket half full We
had just n writhing mass of poison. Sting
and hghtl Ny land. how they did do il,
though. They kept il up for quite a long
time, until we got tired of watching
them. The little ones died the soonest
and sank to the bottom, amidst a mass Of
blood. while the old and big ones stayed
on top.
AT length two old bull %tarantulas held
the fsld. All else had SUM down. These
were two veritablo Napoloons. Fight
You ought to have seen the blood fly,
now. Such awful and vindictive thrusts
and such merciless ~bolligerants shall
never see again IL live a thousand years.
The battle llasted about five minutes more
and then they went down almost to.
gather. Which was tho stronger, more
enduring, or gamier it would be hard to
say. When they got through we just had
a bucketful Of lead spiders. That was
uli.n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
THE FEATHEReO SERPENT.
The Eeformer Who Developed tho Clviii-
zation of the Toltecs.

f
In this spot, so rich in archaeological
wealth, man is known to have lived for
more than 1,3jO chronicled years, and how
long previously none can tell writes
Fannie b. Ward from lula, Mexico, to the
Philadelphia Record. Tradition say that
at Tula the great culture hero, Quetzal-
coatl lthe 'Feathered Serpent y, do
veloped the civilization that raised tho
Toltecs so Tar above the Lowell of their
%ncighbors.
On the face Of a nearby cliff his face
is sculptured. aud in the market place OF
Tula may DO seen his image carved on a
massive pillar unearthed from Toll
lantzingo - ancient Tollen or lula.
Close by is the famous "Hill
of Shouting" wherson Quetzalcoatl
proclaimed his mandates over the sntire
valley. The Toltecs had lived in Tula
nearly one hundred years when he first
appeared amcng them, which would mako
his advent about the year 700. He was Il
beneiicent deity, who ook upon himself
che shape of n man in order to improve
the condition OF the people OF the.earth-a
sort Of Toltec Christ. His name is con-
structed from the words quetzal. n kind
Of brilliant plumage found in the forests
VI couthcTH Mexico, ana Dohtl, u serpent,
also found in the same latitude. Tradition
paints him as a very tall white man, with
long, full blonle beard, n perfect Euro
pean in complexion and general appear
ance, us different from the indians among
whom he lived ns can possibly be
imagined.
His stay marked the golden age of thu
Toltecs. Hero he built those famous
palaces of silver, crystal and feathers, and
here were the celebrated gardens in which
cotton grew in variOu c%olors, ready dyed
for thu loom-searlot, green, red, blue aud
yellow. In his t.mc corn grew so large
that n single ear was all that a man could
carry. 6ourds Were as long as a mans
body, pumpkins n fathom in cireumfer.
once, and other fruits in similar proper.
tions. He taught tue people many useful
arts-how to cuttbat precious green stone.
tho chalchinite, how to cast metals, to
reckon time, otc.
Some say that he was a native of the
East aud anne from over the ocean. In.
deed, nearly every nationality on earth
has been claimed for him, from Eg vptian
70 Irish.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12

A Novel bus . Marvellous Cure for n

A NOVEL buf o Msrvsioas Cure tor Ae
LARA.
aMalsriaps
-Yas, malaria"
sNo. sir. lam no more afraid Of malaria
than 1 am OF you" and as the speaker was
st least ten inches taller than the reporter,
and proportionately broader, bis fear OF tina
dread malady was probably not EXCESSIVE.
ave had malaria, and I've been cured"
sYcs, but Q man can have malaria moro
than oace-"
"Not II he is cured the way was Aecnt
ten years ago I was living In Indiana In
vigo county, near Terre Haute. In tnoes
days q man was regarded rs . stranger
until he had drank abouta gallon OF whiskcy
and q~uinine, and shaken down his bedstead
three or four times with b ague. i mad
rather r~eticcnt nature, and / suppose II
took the climate longer 70 get acquainted
with me than IL did the ordinary run OF
men. For l had 10 drink about q barrel OF
whiskey and take whole pounds OF quinine
before 1 could get strong enough 70 oven
shake myself, let alone a bed"
"How was I curedf"
sWell, it was a novel cure. I boarded
with a Mrs. Dennis, who told me she could
cure me II would take her medicine. Fl
nally I agreed. She brought q towel and
bound IL around my head so l could not see;
then she broughta glass OF water, and told
me 10 take my dose, and Immediately swal-
low the water.
The dose tasted like a little ball Of dust,
and a. II was going down | felt a sharp pain
In nv throat, as IL it had been scratched.
THE next morning Mrs. Dennis brought
a little box and showed me her medicine. II
was a big, hairy, black spider, alive, and the
mate to the one / had swallowed the day be
fore.'
The medicine this gentleman took for ma.
laria, may have been effective, but few
/ would care 10 try tho remedy. Nor Ii theirs
any necessity for 1t.
Malaria is a poisoned condition OF the
blood produced by bad cir and water, which
enter tho blood-channels through the
stomach and lungs and other ways, and pro
duce injurious effects on the liver and kid.
neys. II is cured by putting the liver and
kidneys in perfect, healthy working order.
The drugs ordinarily used for such pur-
poses frequently do quite rs much harm as
good, and leave the system in an cnfeebled
condition.
The certain and harmless remedy for ma
laria is Warmers safe cure which puts the
liver and kidneys in healthy action, wher
the poison is carried out of the system, and
the serious effects it engcnders, pass away
j.. NJ. Booth, Springfield, Mass, under date
of March 2Sth, 1887, writes: One year age
/ had the malaria-had had IL more or les:
for ten years. l stopped all other medi
cines and took Warmers safe cure, n i
cured me. This country is famous for ma
laria, and I know Warmers safe euro vii
cure it."
People who live in malarious localities
will find in Warmers safe cure a specific
against contracting this disease. The mai
arial poison can find no entrance TO the sys-
tom, il the liver and kidneys are kept in
healthy action.
'fhe gentleman who swallowed he spider
concludes. his narrative in the New Yorl
Mail aud E1press by saying:
~ was ef~fectuslly cured, but l wouldn't
take another dose of that medicine to save
my life"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
Carrying the War Into afriea.

The negro children OF CAMERON, the
German colony on the east coast OF
Africa, are already prepared to receive
-ee blessings Of a German education, il we
hiay judge from the fact that the teacher
sent there by the Imperial Government
has placed an order for . large number OF
black states aud pencils with the Rhenish
slate factory ut Worms. The German
se~hSolmaster, so they said seventeen years
~ conquered the French. Is he now
selected to conquer AiricA>
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
W0MAN'S DEPARTMENT.
WHEN WOMEN VOTE.

When woman suffrage comes. no doubs
Twill be a good deal talked about
Brt let US see what IL VIII do.
II It's approved. for nc and you.
And FIRST, twill vote the "Rummies'' down,
And drive bad whisky out OF town.
Next, the tar payers, each and all,
VIII vote the taxes, large or small.
Once more-for I must needs 30 brief
Z will b. a very great relief
On each election day to find
Good order and fair play combined:
Rudeness suppressed. profancness checked.
And "Rouehs restrained by se~lf-respect;
The day an used n lawful strife
~ every b0dy-aud his wife.
-HatidHd HsralA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12

II is a significant fact that most of the
women who ave achieved fame in art, lit
e~rature, or AFFAIRS rave enjoyed vigorous
health. This shows that the mind is never
capable of the severe and continued applica-
ton necessary la creative work, unless the
body is ut its best. The woman who aspires
TO I'LL an exalted place among her associ-
ates must be free from nervous debility and
female weaknesses. DR.. Piercc's Favorite
Prescription will Danish these, and it is
warranted to restore those functional bar
monies which are Indispensable to health.
As a specific for all those chronic weak
nesses and ailments peculiar to women, it is
u~uequaled.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
WOMAN NJ HOME.
Reply to An ATTACK Upon Woman suf
frugr.

A correspondent Of the Rural New
Yorker lately made mn attack upon the
advocates OF woman suffrage rs de-
stroyers of the home. Margaret b
liar y writes to the same paper. in
answer:
III IS the woman s~ufIragists who.
Tor forty y ars past. have worked TO
protect the American home, as i, has
never yet been protected. Little by
i't'ie unjust laws bearing upon women
have been n Pealed; little By little more
opportunities for work and education
nave been granted women; little bv
ite harharous social customs have
D'ra n"diiied. Ii was woman suffrag- !
- Who worked ~ raise fallen women |