The Forrest City times., 1888-01-14


 Quite curiosity in the shape of a twin orange is on exhibition at Anthony, Fla It was found in Mir. Stripland's grove. Many old inhabitants say they never saw anything of the kind before.
 Little Marshall P. Wilder says that he Is constantly mistaken for Josef Hofmann, the musical marvel He wishes the public to un- derstand that the NJ P in hIs name does not stand for 'Muslcal Prodity."
 Among the candidates for the Mexican mis- sion arc Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin; Gen. P. M. B. Young, of Georgia, and Judge Tomp- kins, of Atlanta Thef are all proof against the rarefied air of high attitudes.
 The wife of President Daz of Mexico has established in the City of Mexico large Friendly Home of the Werliingwoman." at which small children will be cared for during the day while their mothers are at work.
 The oldest two trees in the world arc sup posed to be one in Calaveras county, Califor- mia, which is bel eyed to be 2,5j5 years old. the cypress Of Somna, in Lombardy, Italy, which Is 1911 years old planted B. (. 42. The big summer hotel Brighton, at Brigh- ton beach, on Long Island, has had its foundations washed out by the ocean sweep ing inland and will have to be removed inland to save it from compete destruction. King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Islands, has had his salary reduced, aud will have to confine his poker ventures to the harmless game known us ''pcnny ante" Protection 10 the infant industry'' of kingshipi Is played out at Honolulu.
 Hermann, the prestidgltator, has been looking for ghosts all hls life. He has never 1 found one, and is sceptcal as to their exist ence. He is now on his way to St Louis, where he owns some property. They say spirits can be found in that city.
 Thursday was donation day at the Phla- delphia home for aged and inhrm colored | persons A colored clergyman who is ll3 years of age opened the ceremonies on that ! day with prayer. His name Is John Gihsou aud he was born in Virginia In February, l'IL
 Dorothy Whitney, who was once person age of national iame has been somewhat neg lected by the press of late. She has not al- lowed this fact to depress her, however. Monday she reached the mature age of ten months and celebrated the occasion by cut ting her tenth tooth.
 A man who has just been releasel from the | Nebraska state prison, where he has served a term has sued the lawyer who defended hlsn In the trial that resulted in his conviction. The ex-convct claims that the conviction was the result of the lawyers malpractice, and he wants 900 damages
 Two United States revenue officers recently tried 10 arrest smuggler who was bringing a load of n from New Brunswick into Maine. | The smuggler ran to ihe woods, but before he started he pulled n cord which opened the g.u casks and nearly sll of the liquor ran out bs- fore the officers could shut it off
 New England is deeply interested in the rumors about the solyency of some of the western farm mortgage companies. The loan companies of Boston alone hold Sl, 000 western farm mortgages on which SIC, 900 Is out standing. And the insurance companies oi Hartfort hold mortgages on western farms to the amount of s7J,00l,Jj0.
 A large vault with walls of stone and filled | with skeletons of human beings has been dls- covered in an Indian mound which overloolN' the Missouri river from hlll near Jefferson City, Mo The skeletons are thought 10 be tine remains of the aucient mound builders, al though the remarkable state of preservation in which they are found would indicate thai they are Of more recent date.
 Aunt Hattie North, who recently died iu Troy, Kan, was thought by thoss who knew her best to Dc fully IT years cd. She was : eolored woman and remembered living in St Louis when the city was French trading posi- with very few houses. She often related in cdents that occurred full century ago and as she never knew how to read 1t was thought that she spoke from actual experience.
 ''An eastern capitalist has been in town thii week." remarks Denver paper, looking around with the view 10 putting in some gigantic manufacturing establishments. H' aid not register at the hotel and strived t' conceal his Identity, but was readily recog nized by our reporter from the fact that dur ing the first day or two of his stay he cluul 10 the eastern custom of wearing his pant outside his boots.
 A half lnebriated man stumbled int a church In Montana town tn other dny just as the minister, whose nam was Gallagher, was asking in thrilling tones Dare tell this people here assembled wha
 Is the dreadful penalty of sini hesitate ( do san During the momentary rhelorica pause which followed, the drunken mal steadied himself In the pew into which he hat dropped, and called out with cheerful goo nature: Let Ter go. Gallagher. Pl staD' by yer.n