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The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26
The Laughing Plant of Arabia.

Palgrave, in hls work on central aud eastern Arabia mention plant whose seeds produce effects analogous to those of laughing gas The plant Is a native Arabia A dwarf variety is found at kasum, and another variety Oman. which aitains height of from 3 to | feet with woody stems. vide spreading branches and light gree n foliage. The flowers are produced in clusters. and are yellow in color. Tho seed pods contains two or three black sesds of the size and shape of a French bean. Their flavor Is little liko that of opium, the tasto is sweet, and tho odor from them produces a sickcnlng sensation and Is slightly offensive. These seeds. when pulverlxed and taken in small doses. operate upon n person in a very peculiar manner He begins to laugh loudly and bolster ously. and then sings. dances and cuts up all kinds of fantastic capcrs. The effect continues about an hour and the patient Is extremely comical. When tho excitement ceases tho exhausted in- dividual falls into deep sleep. which continues for an hour or more, and whom he awakens he k utterly uncon- scious that any such demonstrations have been made by him.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26
larhara fritchia

General Washington In after years was several times the guest of Gov ernor Johnson. On one occasion at a ball or supper given in his honor at the ''taycrn' cup of tea was poured
 from teapot still tenderiy cherished
 by tho hands of young girl who will be remembered for many a generation yet unborn as Barbara Fritchie.
 May pass over the years which lie between the two wars and finish Bar hara's story now that havc begun it7 To many people Barbara Fritchie and her flag are all that there Is of Fred erick. and. could l help It. would no, play iconoclast to onc of tho few picturesque figures Of our country's annals. Although sha was m intense iy loyal old woman. with violent praj- udIecs aud not too suave .tongnc. and although she was qul1 capable oi con- fronting n hostile 0fmy. tho fAct - mains that
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26
l your engagement wIsh Herr von

your engagement with Herr von Wittkowsky.
 Il am of A quiet disposition. Hor- tense, but l could never conquer my love for you; it will accompany ma through my lifetime.
 Farewell. and may you be happy. You could not love me then because you undervalued me; now you over value me because your heart is excited by sorrow.
 But, whatever may be the cause. lovo you, and always shall love you. Your BERNHARD"
 When Hortensc had finished glanc- ing the letter over, she arose hastily and called for her maid.
 Quick, my cloak and hoodr'
 The girl looked at her with surprise; she had never seen her mistress 90 ex- cited before.
 Not even look into tho mirror. and the lovely, shining hair was hanging loose beneath the black lace hood.
 She descended the stairs and walked up the street hurriedly, until Josefa could discern no more of her. Where was she going so late at nightP To the blonde officer?
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26
\ California Bear Story.

A gentleman hunting recently in the pine woods Of California was witness to the following occurrence: X big grizzly bear started to walk around a pine tree and caught up with his hind quarters, Thinking they belonged to smother bear. he opened war on his own rear with tooth and too nail When he felt himself clawing himself he thought. of course. that it was the otirr bear. and chawcd the harder. He never discovered his mistake until he had swallowed himself clear dowp to his ears
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26
caHise T

io iitAt-
 Do you remember that so wella At that time 1 was foolish young thing. We look at the world with different eyes after adding twelve years to our aga
 Ton believed in Schopenhauer thenl shudder Madam-if 1 am not mistaken, even in Kant You also loved Darwin"
 'And now have reconeiled myself even with tho old fashioned lyric. and a queer feeling overcomes mo when read old ElchendorH, or go astray In tho Spring Time ot Love Do you be- lieve ulat?n
 Tho lady's features became grave again, almost stern, and she replied with frigid voice:
 "Iie is dead. have been widow for more tn n two years
 Tho Captain grew pale; his hand that held the cane shook violently. He feltas il everything belero him was euwrapped in a waving mist; he walk cd at the side of the beautiful woman silently, like one dreaming. She kept her eyes turned dowuwards and grew still paler than usual.
 Alter time, when they had left the terrace and passed partly through the promenade, she threw an inquiring glance at her companion and said softly;
 stThea you know that marriede"
 He nodded withou, looking n, her.
 You said, yourself, that it is not easy for us to forget tho friends of our youth he replied. II have not been in tho south of Germany since then. but have me people in Berlin who knew you"
 ''In Bcrlinen
 Certainly" he answered. confused l. fy- Accidentally, perhaps. just at that time. never heard of tho death of your husband. It WIS accidentally, without doubt frequently spoke of you, and in this way learned that you had married Hcrr yon Wittkow- sky. I am grIevea to lind you a mourner, Please accort my sympathy Oh. this k your residencess
 She had halted in irMt of one of those little villas that llo in the out skirts Of the Kurpark. Shc looked Ut him
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

WHERE WAS SHE GOING so LATEp
 A few minutes later. Hortense stood at Reinhardts door, her heart beating wildly. Another minute she stood be- fore him.
 He was confused and could not utter a word, but he did not withdraw his hands from hers when she seized them.
 ''Reinhard. she said; her eyes ra- diant with wild joy, ''we are too fool ish children. We have never done anything but quarrel. and still we have always loved one another so much, Yes, you blind man. I have not loved you less than you loved me. married Herr von Wittkowsky because he wooed me, and because my relatives persuaded me; because my heart re- volted and despaired; because hated you for your faithlessness. was not blind. l saw only too well that you courted me. but the love letters, which l expected with so much certainty. failed to arrive. You did not care for me any longer"
 .But Schopenhaucr--your Schopen- hauern he stammered.
 Your eight pages have probably re. maincd where you placed them"
 He looked at her with m expression of astonishment But how Is that possible how is that possible3n he said.
 
 That is very simple, have never read Schopenhaucr in all my life. nor Kant nor Darwin. Tho bookcase was the property of my poor cousin. and I merely wished to tease you with the name--wild and foolish school girl that I was. Forgive that untruth, Reinhard. havo done hard penauco for It. Forgive me. have never un- dervalued vou; l have always loved you. Many a time felt ns if must embrace and kiss you. because you never made any advances, because you were so bashful and always talked of verses and books, that was what ex- cited me to tease you. was wild school girl. Forgive me.
 And foolish boy" he said. placing his arms around her and draw ing her towards him. But will not let you part from me now, and we will. both of us, be more sensible in the future. My sweet wife. believe came very near making another ais take
 .'So do l, Roinhard. but fortunately l am past my schoolgirl days now, and II you have no objections. we will pack our trunks tomorrow or tho day after, and journey to my uncle's place at Sontheim."
 ''To Sontheim?" he asked.
 Whenever visit my uncle occu- py the old place as yet"
 And shall we read Schopenhaue r together now?'
 "Yes. my love-at least tho beau. tiful chapter which you inserted
 She smiled and kissed him. and with drawing herself from him glided away swiftly with a tender good night
 He stood there, as in a dream. for a long time. and he asked himself whether 1t was space of twelve years or day-one day of anxiety which was coming toan end now.
 
 *isss~iS'io. A distinguished philosophc who, in spite of his pcssimistif views, OK ercised a great influence by virtue of his masterly language and power Of brilliant illustration. His life and works have re. ceived unusual attention, and have been sifted and discusssei U great deal during the years iu which the centennial of his birthday occurrod--Transiaior.
 i1ss-~isjs Lyric poet of tho German romantic school .--- Translator.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

There h one brief text in the Biblc which the fAish-cure people would do well to pou
 der It readss Faith without words is acad-s In tho light of few recent deaths shas tsxt hAa . solemn sound. Hun alo Ex.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26
FORREST CITY NEWSSTAND! !!
Located at THE TIMES OFFICE

Read the List, and see if we have any,
 thing yon would like to read.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26
READ THE LIST!.

The following, and other, Newspa- pers, Periodicals, Magazines, Libra ries, etc, are constantly being. and are PROMPTLY received, as soon after pub lication as possible, at the
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

Hyou Don't See wha. You Want. Ask for It..
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

RECEIVED DAILY; St. Louis Republic, Memphis Appeal. St. l.. Post-Dspatch, Memphis Avalanche, Arkansas Register Arkansas Gazette. St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

THE Rice and Sugar Plantations and great massive Sugar Houses and kefincrtes so.lth of Baton Rouge are especially interesting aud pever fail to please the ohseryant passenger.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

RECEIVED MoNTHLY: Beliford's Magazine,
 Lippineotts Magazine.
 Century Magazine, Frank Loslie's Popular Monthly, Dodd. Mead & Co.'S Library of Fiction, Democrats Magazine,
 New York Fashion Bazaar. Harpcrs Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

READ THE LIST! The following, and other, Newspa- pers, Periodicals, Magazines, Libra ries, etc, are constantly being. and arc PROMPTLY received, as soon after pub lication as possible, at the FORREST CITY NEWSSTAND! Located ct THE TIMES OFFICE Read the List, and see if we have any, thing you would like to read. fYou Don't See What You Want, Ask for It.
 RECEIVED DAILY: St. l.. Post-Dispatch, Memphis Avalanche, Arkansas Register Arkansas Gazette. St. Louis Giobe-Democrat,
 RECEIVED SATURDAY; Chicago Saturday Blade.
 Forrest City Times.
 RECEIVED WEEKLY: Detroit Free Press, Arkansas Traveller, Texas Slftings N Y Illustrated News, Days DoinGs. Sporting NNws, Firesidc Companion, N York Fauily Story Forrest City Register Paper.
 RECEIVED SUNDAY; Memphis Sunday Times,
 Tho Scientific American.
 RECEIVED MONTHLY: Beliford's Magazine,
 Lippineott's Magazine.
 Century Magazine Dodd. Mead Co.'S Library of Fiction. Demorosts Magazine, Harpers Magazine. Also. as published or ordered; Tho Seaside Library, :. !" Map Slmo
 .' Brookside Library. ' Old Sleuth s Wide Awake ' Log Cabin Beadlc's :" Little Chief |" Af-csover an hundred Books among which can be found the latest Novels. Histories, Ro- manccs and volumes of Fiction SomstniHs to itease E4ScTy pouy, VIII be our motto.
 SubscriptiOnss We will take your orders for any news paper, Magazine, Periodical,
 Book, etc., published
 in the world.
 BOOKS! BOOKS!! A large number of the latest and best Novels, Magazines, Periodicals
 etc, always on hand. Prompt and Reliable services, and sat isfaction guaranteed, and
 your patronage so-
 licited Give us a call at tho FORREST CITY NEWSSTAND.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

RECEIVED SUNDAY: Memphis Sunday Times.
 Tho Scientific American
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

RECEIVED WEEKLY: Detroit Free Press, Arkansas Traveller, Puck. Judge, Texas Slftngs. N. Y. Illustrated News, Days DonGs. Sporting NNws, Fireside Companion, N. York Fauily Story Forrest City Register. Paper.
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

BETWEEN Memphis aud Nicksburg the line " passes through some of the finest Cotton Plantations iu dhe lagoo Mississippi Delta. the einost fertile agricultural section of country on earth
The Forrest City times., 1889-10-26

RECEIVED SATURDAY.; Chicago Saturday Blade.
 Forrest City Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-09-30
Had No Prescription.

President Harrison had q peculiar
experience nesr Deer Park recently.
He alighted from his carriage and
entered drugstore with bottle in
his hand. "a pint of alcohol" he
said. ."Have you a doctors pre-
scription?" asked the proprietor.
mo. I want the stuff for an alcohol
lamp" returned the President, who
had not been recognized: "Sorry,
air." returned the druggist, "but
Garrett county went local option, and
if you want to buy spirits without a
prescription you'll have to vote
against prohibition" The President
walked thoughtfully to his carriage,
while q bystander informed the drug
gist who it was that he had bluffed.-
lex.
If it is the law in that county that
no spirits shall be sold except on a
physicians prescription the druggist
did perfectly right in refusing to sell
the stuff, even had he known it was
the President, for under the law the
President has no rights higher than
any private citizen. If the druggist
is an honest man he would have re-
fused even il his customer had said,
ct am President Harrison
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-09-30
County Official Paper.
A Religious Crank.

The Reno Gazette offers a scathinR
and merited rebuke to the sentiments
Contained in an address read by Rev.
e. w. Van Deventer at the last ses-
sion Of the Methodist Conference at
Carson and published in pamphlet
form, an extract from which the Ga
hstte publishes and offers the follow
ing comments:
"No harder judgment was ever pro.
nounced against the people of this
State, and we believe there never was
one more unjust. He SANDERS our
children from the cradle to the grave;
he says in substance that our wives,
mothers and sisters are painted pros
titutes, and that nine-tenths o" the
men, women and children from the
sbaby in the cradle to, the highest
State official are soaked, burnt out
and burnt down with liquor"
We quite agree with the Gazette in
the assertion that the women and
children of Nevada are as virtuous
and we'll behaved as any in the land.
We think this so-called preacher ct
the Gospel calls the turn on the Rev.
Van Deventer when he says, "relig-
ious bigots, makeshifts, fanatics,
peddlers and tramps must be encoun-
tered at nearly every turn" for if he
does not fall within the above cate
CORY we could not designate the man
from his description.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-09-30
An Empire.

Major Powell Of the Geological
Survey states that the amount of
land that can be irrigated and made
productive in the States and Terri
tories visited by the Arid Lands
Committee is over 1OO,OO0,OOO acres.
That is just about the area of Cali
fornla, or d third moro than that of
Great Britain and ireland. It repre-
sents possible population Of at least
6O,OOOOOo: This is the interest which
economists at the East think not
worth the Governments attention.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-09-30
rI.S~NAL AND LITERARY.


Henry James, Jr., the novelist.
boasts that he has never loved a wom-
an. though he Is now forty years old.
The novelist. E. p. Roe, runs q
fancy farm. He has been able to come
out even by writing half dozen nov
els year.
Ethel Mackenzie. the eldest daugh-
ter Of the famous physician, is in jour-
nalism. and does good work in the line
Of correspondence.
Sir Joseph Chitty, the well-known
English judge, was at Oxford In 1852
Captain Of the finest boat crew ever
known at either university.
The late Mr.. Venables, of the Sat-
nrcidY ReUie,o. was the boy who broke
Thackeray's nose at school. AS man
he was proud Of just one feat-he was
able to write the Summaries OF the
Year in the Saturday ReUieto entirely
from memory.
Richard Ashe King, the author of
The Wearing of the Green" is kind
of Robert Elsmere in real life He was
a Yorkshire vicar, but he resigned his
comfortable living for the uncertain
profits of literature. He is now writ
ing povel-a sequel to The Wear
ing of the Green"
John Bright never commits a
speech to memory. He merely makes
notes and leaves the words to come
when speaking. Occasionally he writes
short passages, and almost invariably
his concluding words or sentences.
Mr.. Gladstone seldom refers to a note,
and never prepares a single sentence.
Mrs. Pamela C. Calhoun, widow
OF John Calhoun, who published the
first newspaper in Chicago, is said to
have been the first newspaper woman
Of the Northwest. she having assisted
In the editorial management Of her
husbands paper, the Chicago Demo-
crat. 1t was published by Mr.. CAL
houn from November, 1888. to Novem-
Der, 1886. and was continued by John
Wentworth for twenty-five years.
"A vigorous defense of the power
OF Dickens to create a gentleman has
followed Mr.. Stevenson's charge that
the great novelist was unable to pro-
duce a character Of that type. Among
the gentlemanly characters mentioned
are Pickwick. Sir Leicester Dedlock.
Allen Woodcourt and Arthur Glen
nam. Much depends upon ones def
milton Of a gentleman. and yet all
true interpretations would certainly
include some OF the characters of Die
kens.
Mrs. Barr's daughter is quoted as
saying. illustrative OF her mothers
methods of work: "When mamma
was writing The Bow of Orange Rib
bon,' we had Dutch dishes served ut
all our meals, we dressed Dutch. sang
Dutch songs, and quoted Dutch say
ings; and when she was writing q
Scotch story, oatmeal porridge, ban
nocks and barley cakes were always
to be found on the table, and we lived
in duty bound to the kirk, Scotch
songs and Scotch proverbs"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-09-30
HUMOROUS.

The hustle is rapidly going to join
the dodo and the chestnut bell. The
dodo is getting into bad company
Chicago MetOs.
Smith says he isn't lazy. He lies
abed to economic. 1t costs nothing
to sleep. but the moment he wakes up
his expenses begin. PEEL.
- my son, why is It that you are al
ways behindhand with your studiesP"
because II l were not behindhand
with them could not pursue them"
"A, trifling difference. "Darringer,
my wife's got an awful temper. When
she gets mad she actually tears her
hair. Pooh, that's nothing, Brom-
ley. When my wife gets mad she tears
my hair. .@~'
---'I would hardly want to say that
marriage is a failure" remarked, the
Chicago lawyer, in measured tones,
'but II / let my feet be guided by the
lamp of the pastGb can not help stat
ing that. in my experience, divorce Is
a decided success f" And, bowling the
inquirer out, he turned to the next
heart-broken client.--Life. .''-
--"You should bear in mind. my
FRIEND" said the kind-hearted visitor,
consolingly, that your loss is HIS
gain" II do do" replied the be-
reaved cousin addressed. as no shook
his head mournfully, 81 can not forget
It. He had given his note for ono
hundred and seventy-five dollars. due
next week, and ! nrn the security"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-11-09
rnE

MFR. Tom Reed OF Maine seems to be
in the lead for the Speakership Of the
House Of Representatives. And II he
gets elected he will give US a COMMITTEES
on coinage that will insist on the yard
being &c inches long, as all Eastern Re-
publicans do. Silver will stand a poor
chance in this Congress. Personally,
Reed is not well equipped for Speaker.
He is a bitter partisan with no element
Of Judicial fairness in his composition.
His voice is also Of the Yankee, twsngy
description with little volume. Burrows
oil MICHIGAN has a commanding appear
anoe and a lung-power equal to the roar
of an advancing cyclone, but intelleetu.
ally is only mediocre. Little Mckinley
is hardly qualified in any respect. He
can't make q speech at all without OPP
portunity for preparation and the
Speaker must be an off.hand all.around
talker. He must be prompt and glib OF
tongue to dispatch the business. Mr..
Carlisle and Mr.. Blaine are the two best
living presiding officers. The Demo.
Gratis will, of course, give MIR. Carlisle
the complimentary vote.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-11-09
The Forger'.P PEN.

was talking with a treasury official
on the subject Of forgery. ibid 1t
ever occur to YOU" said the official,
"that a forger has half his work done
when he can get hold of the identical
pen with which the owner Of the sigma
ture habitually writes? A great many
men, bank presidents andth like, use
the same pen for their names only for
a year or two without change. A pen
that has been used by a man in writ
ing his name hundreds of times and
never used for anything else, will al
most write the name itself. 1t gets
imbued with the spirit OF the sigma
ture. In the hand of a fairly good
forger it will preserve the characteris-
tics of the original. The rea-
son for this is that the point
of the pen has been ground down
in a peculiar way from being
used always by the same hand and for
the same combination Of letters. 1t
would splitter il held at a wrong
angle or forced on lines against its
will. Ii almost guides the sensitive
hand of the forger when he attempts
to write the name. Pail Mall Ga
zette.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-11-09

MRS. JOHN MACKAY.

Mrs. Mackay is engaged in 6 libel suit
against the Manchester Examiner, which
stated that the plaintiff was a poor
widow with two children; that she was
employed as a washerwoman by Nevada
miners, when Mackey fell in love with
and married her." Mrs. Mackay may
never have taken in washing herself, but
if she had it would have been more to
her credit, for she could have helped her
poor old mother, who had to do it to
support herself. Many a better omar
than Mrs. Mackay, and many as well
educated, has had to wash her own
clothes and those of others, too, and has
not been ashamed Of it. A lady can be
a lady even at the washtub. Women Of
gentle breeding and true womanliness
are not ashamed Of any honest occupa.
ton. 1t is only shoddy that becomes
Inundated and sensitive over that of
which it should be proud, and grows
proud of what it should be ashamed.
The honest American woman at the
washtub is a far preferable sight to an
American woman giving dinners to the
Prince Of Wales, and running around
Europe bargaining for some bankrupt
Prince to marry her daughter.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-11-09
ENOUGH.

Ormsby county will have a candidate
for nearly every place on the state
ticket next year. Ormsby, like Washoe,
is not at all modest.-Carson Tribune.
Well, let the hogs take it all. Only
give White Pine a show by putting on
some one who lived here a dozen or more
years ago. This has satisfied us for
many years past and we are not going to
kick now.-White Pine News.
1t is honor enough for the counties Of
Eastern Nevada to get a man occasion.
ally as a State officer who lived out this
way in the long ago. Both United
States Senators. the member Of Con-
gress, the Governor and about the whole
mob of State officers come from the
other end of the State; and things are
now shaping with the Republican bosses
to repeat the dose in next years cleo
tion. 1t is considered sufficient recog-
milton by the insiders to credit q candi-
date to Lincoln or White Pine who has
not put a foot in either in fifteen years.
If the Republican masses were not
slaves to party they would kick the
whole tax eating gang, bosses and all,
into the sewer. But there is not much
likelihood that this will be done. Mat
tiers are very apt to drift along in the
old groove; the Central Pacific will con-
tinue to buy the State as usual for the
Republicans. and in consideration Of the
Doodle will insist on supplying our higher
officers from California or the devil.