The Forrest City times., 1888-04-07
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Ifyou let man loan he may let yoa alone for 8 long time.
 Come opt to the courthouse Monday night, ladies. and listen 10 our orators.
 The road of life has too many side tracks for the good of many travellers.
 Intellect has been called the starlight of the brain. Religion is the starlight of the soul
 IL is easier to do something that some one else IS doing than 10 do what you are doing yourself
 E. A. HIrshfeld. of Ne7a da spent SunIay in the city, guest at the home of J. l.. Ingram and family.
 Speaking of drinking it may be observed that the man xho can take il or leave it alone generally takes It.
 The young people of the city were highly entertained at the residence of Mrs. Y. A. Howes last night.
 The price of property is increas- ing gradually in Forrest City. The very best evidence that our city IS prosperous.
 The NIssissippi was reported forty feet above low water mark at Helena yesterday, and thIrty-four al Memphis.
 The kind wife who has smile for her husband when he come. into the house will not drive him to saloon to get one.
 Forrest City possesses good ora torieal material, and those who at- tend the Inaugural, Monday night, may expect 10 lisieD to some of the best.
 Nathan Frensdorf is again behind the counters of Beck CT < Lewis. Ills numerous friends are glad to welcome him back 10 For rest City.
 Watches, clocks, jewelry, etc. left at the postofiice will be sent 10 J. l. ketchem's for repairs and re- turned at once in frst-class order, and at reasonable charg's. If
 Esquire T. Allen infor ms us that all of the dogs which were whipped recently at Goodwin have shown signs of hydrophobia, and are beng killed.
 Sucker hunting has been tho popular pastime of those who have been able to abandon their basi- ness few hours the past week Thore are bushels of them in tho creek.
 4 something which Is the cause of many conjectures is beng built on the west side of Russell, Graham < Go.'s store houses. Some say II is the place where the Knights of Pythis keep their goat.
 SIMPLY because Mrs. Green Hum phreYs. Of St. Louis, requested her hus- band to scratch her back he deliber- ateIv drew revolver ard shot her through the spine. Of course there were other eases that led up to ttis tragedy, but the eliminating point was when the unfortunate woman made such an unreasonable request. \ good husband would willingly button his wife's shoes, or even attempt to find the pocket of her dress, but he would firmly decline to run the risk of ruin ing his finger nails by scratching her back. The sad fate of Mrs. Hum- phreys should prove a warning to the wife who would make a valet of her huoband-N. Y. Journal.
 The sickly season IS near at hand. By letting the blood be- come stagnant, the system becomes trap tor Tn malarIal vapOrs, and unless remedy is applied the victim will falI prey to that dread disease, malarial fever. A good blood purifyer and general tonic will prevent this terrible illness, and if taken in the spring will keep the blood so pure that disease can not center in the flesh. B. B. B. (Bo- tame Blood B,lm) IS the remedy and will cleanse the blood, brace up the system and pilot you through the danger. Try il.
 Peter Doyle, Forrest City's marble cutter, is engaged on beautiful monument for the grave of R. q. McNutt. The material is of the purest wh.e statuary mar ble, the most costly of its kind produced upon the American conti- nent. The design IS artistic, with fine mouldings. and one of the prettiest wreaths of flowers cut on a spire we ever saw. The grave is inclosed by stone coping, and the entire lot is 10 be surrounded by an iron and steel fence. When the work is completed 1t will be, by all odds, the handsomest lot Tn the cemetery. Mr. Doyle has also contraciei to place a handsome monument at the grave of the late James Rawlings. He is skilled workman and deserves your patronage.
 The communication Of "Vox Populi," which was sent to this office last week on Thursday eve ming lay discovered upon our table until it was too late for pub llcation We knew nothing of it. Our composiler 10 whom it was gwen failed, 10 say any thing about il until Friday morning. We went to press Friday morning at about 10 o'clock. Hon. c. F. Hinton has been mayor of Forrest City Seven years out of fourteen. His long .n n ti nnrnnn ,r .L o r nl on i- n { itanlf