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The Colfax chronicle., 1890-06-21
PuNcENr PARAGRAPHS.

Eyes, Miss Frost, always wear
gloves at night; they make ones hands
SO soft" ''Ah! And do you sleep with
your hat on?'-Town Tattle.
-Native-"Well, how do you like our
town." visitor-'very nice place.
There are twenty-five trains by which
one can loave daily"
Because a thing is small Of size
think not that you may scorn it. Some
insects have larger waist but lift less
than the hornet. Chicago Journal.
--Ee-s'My greatest fault is that / am
apt to speak without thinking" She
swell. suppose it can't be well avoided
unless you quit talking. g."-Terre Haute
Express.
"A Canadian, being lowered into his
grave, groaned in time to be saved. He
must have been thinking of the UNDER
takers bill;-Louisville courier-Jour-
nal.
-"Do you read minds just as you
would book?" asked Howell Gibbon,
Sometimes" returned the Mind Read
er; ''in your case I'd read it just as
would paragraph. Puck.
First Lady-"My eldest daughter,
Prudence, has had proposal" Second
Lady-ssIndeed?" F. L.-"Yes, and is
to be married." s. L.--"Then it is quite
true that she has lately been left lot
of money."-Boston Courier.
-ssDo you believe in the saying, "A
little knowledge is a dangerous thing'?"
asked one Congressman of another. II
guess so; why do you ask?" ut occurred
to me that if it's correct there are lot
of fellows up here who are taking great
chances" Washington Post.
Irene (old time rival Maud, dear,
that's beautiful ring on your finger.
May ask how much it cost" Maud
(maliciously)-"I didn't ask Harry how
much it cost, Irene, love-" Irene (sweet-
ly)- 81 always had curiosity to know.
When / was wearing it myself, you
know, / couldn't very we'll ask him. -
Chicago Tribune.
Miss Highup-''It's perfectly scam
dalous! Did you hear about Miss De
Pink?" Miss Tiptop-"No. What has
she done?' Miss Highup-"O, the most
immodest thing Imaginable! She's let
all the world know she is crazy to get
married by going and joining a cookery
schoolr-N. Y. Weekly.
Mrs. ACKNOWLEDGMENT, do you
suppose our Willie is smart enough to
ever make lawyer?" Mr.. Bascom-
''Mebbe he's smart enough, but don't
think, with his disposition, he'd ever
have much success" Mrs. Bascom-
''Why so? What do you mean?" Mr..
Bascom-"The other day secn him
give back an apple that he stole out of
the Perkins boys pocket."-Rurlington
Free Press.
Jones' wife was not very bright
woman, but she sometimes said things
which were worthy of wit. One day,
after doing or saying something silly,
her husband snapped out, swell You
are little the worst ever saw"
"Why, what's the matter now? Have
done any thing wrong?" 81 should say
so. You don't know the difference be-
tween horse and donkey, don't be-
lieve." 81 didn't say you were horse,
did I?" she replied meekly, and Jones
said no more.-Western Rural.
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NORTHERN LIGHTS.

How Nature Displays Herself In All Her
Grandeur In Arctic Lands.
Auroras are most frequently seen in
the cold and in the northern temperate
zone, rarely in the southern temperate
zone, and hardly ever in the tropics.
The places where they most frequently
appear lie between the sixtieth and
seventieth degrees of north latitude.
In the form of an oval, they include the
geographical as well as the magnetic
north pole, which is to be found on the
peninsula Boothia Felix, Iceland, the
Kara Sea, Northern Siberia, Behring
Strait, Hudson Bay, Labrador and
Greenland. Northern lights have been
seen as far down as the twenty-fifth de-
gree of north latitude. In full splendor,
however. they may be seen only in the
northern polar region to the seventy-fifth
degree Of latitude. Here Nature is
displayed in all her grandeur. When
the sun has set, and the gray veil Of
twilight is cast over the earth,
the northern horizon grows darker
and darker. Soon there may be dis
tinguished q segment Of the sky more
somber than its background; this is
hemmed in by white concentric arcs Of
light Colored rays shoot forth there
from in all directions. They interlace
and intertwine until they seem to be
woven into one futtering band of color.
And anon it changes to . sea of firel
The rays leap upward far above the
zenith, form there flaming crown, and
then sink back, to begin anew the won
drous play. The most beautiful de-
scriptions and trustworthy observations
we owe to Nordenskjold and Ekama.
All explanations which have been at
tempted as to the origin and cause Of
northern lights are based on analysis by
the spectroscope, on the determination
of the elevation, and on observations Of
the peculiar behavior of the magnetic
needle. = Wilhelm Stosz, In Popular
Science Monthly.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-06-21
WASHINGTON SPOONS.
A Fad That Il Taking Strong Hold I
People Of Means.

A Fad That Il Taking Strong Hold on
People Of Means.
Oflate the fad Of collecting odd silver
spoons has taken strong hold on
people who have plenty of money to
spend. Lots of people who have re-
Gently returned from Europe are show
ing admiring friends the collections
they made while abroad. No two spoons
should ever come from the same town.
and each should have as much of .
story as possible connected with the
place where it was bought and the man.
ner Of getting it 1t should be marked
with the name of the place and the
date. 1t is rather pretty idea and the
spoons make pleasant mementoes Of
ones travels and experiences. WASH
ington jewellers have noticed the de-
mand and are not to be behind in an
swering the call. One of them has
something quite original in this line.
In answer to the question: Haven't
you something novel In spoons, some
thing characteristics of the city, you
know?' the would-be-purchaser is shown
lot of Washington spoons These are
rather large and heavy and have q
medallion head Of the first President set
into the bowl. The head is good one
and is . much prettier setting for q
spoon than one would ct first suppose.
Then there are others that are exact
similes of teaspoons that belonged to
Mrs Washington. These are odd and
decidedly popular. Others still have
- l.
the bowl, and set OF dozen punch
spoons have set of small gold coins
from IS many different countries. All
these different kinds of spoons have
Washington and the date OF purchase
engraved on the back. These Wash
ington spoons are especially popular
with foreigners and almost every one
stopping for any length Of time in this
city takes something Of the sort home
with him.-Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-06-21

the advantages Of writing and reading,
which was the best and most convincing
could think of at the time. arranged
with the old chief that his son Tum
should be blindfolded and led of into
the woods, and that the chief should
hide any thing he chose in any place he
liked, and then tell me, and l should
send fetish" to Tum informing him
OF what had been done. Tum was then
to find the hidden article.
The old chief asserting to this ar
rangement, Tum was sent of into the
woods with a strong body-guard. The
chief then took my axe-head and caused
. pit to be dug at the foot of the great
post in the center of the town. Into
this pit he threw the axe-head, covered
1t up, and covered over the spot num-
Der of bags Of rice which entirely con-
cealed the freshly-turned earth.
'Now," said the old chief. ''if your
fetish tells Tum where the axe-head is,
there is something in 1t; but if not, you
are fraud, and shall 90 back to wood
chopping."
Paying NO attention to this little
pleasantly ON the part of the old gentle
man, sat down and wrote on q piece Of
bark to Tum as follows:
"Tum: Your father has hidden my
axe-head in . pit at the foot Of the great
post where they fiogged MAXI yesterday
for stealing. Take away the rice sacks
snd dig it up The old man has got the
spade under his robe"
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Sir ]. Crichton Brown has been lectur-
ing at Birmingham on brain Growth, :"
and giving figures as to the average
weight of brain enjoyed by different
races. Thus we have the following
figures: The Scotch, so ounces; the En-
glish, 40 ounces; the Germans, 4S.3
ounces; the French, 47.9 ounces. 1t is
hard for the Englishman to find himself
thus beaten by less than head, but he
must console himself with the reflection
that, after all. it is quality IS well as
weight of brain which tells in the long
run.--London Globe.
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Jones has . son who is badly stage-
struck.
Unhappy boyr' exclaimed the irate
parent: ''and you actually propose to
dishonor my name on the boards of .
theater ?"
"Why, father, would take an as
sumed one."
s.well. sir, how woald that help it ?
Supposing you we're 20 succeed. much
credit I should set If NO one knew that
/ was your father. Judge.
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To show how history repeats herself,
let us repeat bit of history. John
Quincy Adams being President, George
N. Dallas (who used to tell the story
with great gusto) was one evening re-
lieving the boredom Of ball by talking
over things with Charles j. Ingersoll.
"A political career" exclaimed Mr.. In
gersoll, ''why it's chasing the will o. the
wisp. You wade the bogs and then, when
you succeed, what have you got? Moth
ing; absolutely nothing. And as for
fame, why look around you; in all this
brilliant assemblage, among all these
beautiful creatures, dare wager what
you please that you can not find one
that knows who Is President of the
United States" No sooner said than
dome" Next to agree upon the LADY
oracle. She knew, o, dear, yes; of course.
Adams squinchy.-N. Y. Tribune.
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some Old-Tims Proverbs.

An attentive ear is the desire Of the
wise man.
Let not thine hand be stretched out to
receive and shut when thou should re-
pay.
An obstinate heart shall be laden wit
sorrows, and the wicked man shall heap
sin upon sin.
Be not curious in unnecessary matters,
for more things are showed unto thee
than men understand.
Many are deceived by their own vain
opinions, and an evil suspicion hath
overthrown their Judgment = Good
Housekeeping,
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-06-21
ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectualIy, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
espsable to the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities CON-
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
e0USKltlE. Nv. NEW york. NJ
The Colfax chronicle., 1890-06-21
A coRsIcAN VANDERBILT.
Some Of the Wonders Of Count dl Borgo's
Fairy Chateau.

Some Of the Wonders OF Count dl Borgo's
Fairy Chateau.
The Vanderbilts need not imagine
they are the only people of mighty
wealth who can build palaces nowadays.
What do Cornelius and William v. think
of the Count Pozzo di Borgo, who, own
ing whole mountain in Corsica, has
erected or is still building chateau on
its heights for summer residence. The
private road leading to it is nearly six
miles long, and wonderfully constructed,
while half way up the mountain stands
the family burial chapel, as large as a
country church, and is a marvel of
architectural beauty. The chateau has
been building these four years, and it
can not be finished for three years
more. The Count possesses an un-
rivaled view on all sides, from over the
Mediterranean, then Ajaccio, which
seems miles below, and all the valleys,
all the surrounding mountains on the
other. From these heights visitors look
of into space and the light-headed ones
come pretty near taking drop over
board into the magnificent scenery. The
lower terraces where this Count has his
stables resemble Notifications. They
are all built of granite, and the stone
for the house has been brought from
Paris. Count Pozzi di Borgo's ancestors
were Napoleon's greatest friends, and
afterwards his greatest enemies. One
of them fought vendetti with one OF
the Bonapartes. OF course the Wander
bilts have no such romance as this to
build upon, but it is comfort to know
that far away in Corsica is new sum-
mer residence which can take the
shine of Newport's palatial cottages.
We had begun to fear Europe held moth
ing like them and America would burst
with her own Importance. = Bostor
Herald,
The Forrest City times., 1890-06-28
MARRIED.
rRt'pn TAYLOR,

"Wednesday morning. at : o'ciWk. at ti,e residence of Geo. W. Pearson, Mir. Geo. D. lru,ls. of I.ony,irw. Texas, smd Miss Indie Y. Taylor. of this city, were unitc'i isi the ln",, sElms of nlatri- ;nony. for- better or worse, accofd- ing to tiv laws uf God and man.
 Mir. l'rnlc iS an contemplating and en- ergeiic druggist. uf loh-vinw. and Il business man ot s.ai,i,ler;iflc capacity. He wili, 10 doubt. make fs fair bride vel. happy in her new l.ome.
 Miss Iudie has ,o,g heeii bright star ip tlir t~si ssciety of Forrest City. For nlaLy years her leantiinI alto voice has rendered service n the Bapiist choir. Her in.iAy accomplishments and sweet and loving dista.Aition has endcarcti her as sister to all who knew her intimately. Her departure, with her husband. for Longyiew. k sincerely regretted. She will be sfeatly missed by her dasiy assoctateS. and especially by her loving sister, Mrs. Bulah Man niug. with whom Miss ru,iie has made her home for several years. Joining, us we do, with < host of p.hcr friends in regrettiny hel departure from For rest City. wc likewise, wish hei lm- measurable joy and happiness. May her pathway be s.rewp with ruscs. and may no dark cloud of adversity or dis tress ever Jarkeii her way. tiod bless ber
The Forrest City times., 1890-06-28
Medical Enthusiasm.

Some physicians. noticing the excellent loi,ics antiperiodic and antipyretic proper ties of smiths Tonic Syrg,l. hase endcav- orcd to ascertain it's composition. or course the pl.ps.etors of this valuable remedy youid wrong theinslises if th6y made the secret If their cure public prop erty. Why should it's composition be con sidered so long as It proye.s an etfectual rcnedy and as fasily obtainable of drug gis,s s., is quinine. Many people who pay and use quinine don't sp9w il Is made from Peruvian beyk. They don't care to know. They know it nearly always cureg the chills and fever. and thsi U ail they Xart t log St ton, tht people know tliat sinitl,'s Tonic Syrup is better than 9uiglne. They know it cures chlls and fever when quinine fails. They sno@ also that smiih's rvhlc SyfJp TilI break up cold Q. a. attack of influenza, la grippe, etc, quicker than my other drug. They know also that it is pleasant to take and never leaves any unpleasant after cf- feet. They know also that it can le used as ;s substitute for quinine and always with more Satisfactory results.
The Forrest City times., 1890-06-28
McpaniaITimas

Mics Pcari May. ono af Forrest Cfty's moss promisins youns ladies. visited one of our worthy ana highly accon, p,ixhcd daughters Miss Vclma Evans. this xStk. ""
 J. Nelson and C. K. Hine went fishing Tues day. with g,od rcsurs. Our town Ia cnjoyinn an epidemic in tic'wAy of fishing, this season .
 \ numbsr of our best farmers and planters werc in, this week. assessing their personal property. They al, report crops much better tfaDn at this tmc last year.
 Ilob Rrown. inc worthy aerpy. sssSsa2r. a-, sesssl the personal property hSra MhnhAy ~n,F Tuesday. This k the sovcnth fine hc has s~. sssscti St. fraucs caInty. NJ better mar. ,s.9 us., nc5 bsgyn e0usg A'i tn's ofhes for tho
 We sre. indeed. sorry. that sam aypcrson sa not able to attend tn his ofIseisl Jusiee. sat,' has bsen afiifctcsfxr ipne time sgd has iits sympathy of ihis entire vowpship' Sam An person is s aood man. We mrNierstsad he ha, democrafs. for their own scihsh tptcrest. nu's f they cotii only got tu bc cous' aI,ls x Vlsckf n.h tow uship. would feel morc h5Nhfy honorsss than Grover CicS q elafri did when he defeatcd the republican parfy.
 people lev days axu. tc gathfr sSt grf Au~hsifs. By some means. Nr. HoeAasi sss information of t, and sworc vengeance agnin~t it. The young people did not pay any AttcuS ton to his wrath. however. and all met at Il convenient place. preparatory to storm hif'- fully and at oncc They al drove ap verY quietly, thinking. pcrhaps. the famlly had n i, hts front xalkry. with. hil xhoss flAcked anst M Ss ssa and Ns. sns Ho.hs & srs iasori,s. ' .iss % ,s. younx people. sai had ,hey. S,pyn of n ! eonAdcrNA,s uSnccsasary tsoaSle. which ito sisstols did not care tu tax them ith thts hs.k scAsDn. They all had ! nce time and rs.t urne'f thanks .o s nr sna M Itosesl, fur the man
 June xsfh rSo. =.
The Forrest City times., 1890-06-28

was sitting winch the ac@ of his i.om;- nation reached him, also several csiic seated c,.aiia made by himself. ''' The m',ste fs Yery interesting an, sAon,d be vis,ttd 6 v;sit,ts to Chicago
 With The exteptioii of d geileral vie1 of the vefy large BullSiiIss, { visit to a
 dime musenin and a pl-asaiit t,ea,rd party, We have finisbed pb,ysad. W visited lIooleys theatre and witnessed tha play Dead Iicatt" by James O'Seil, Ing greatest Count Of Monte pristo" on eaith.
 Chicago, fin d general way, is the greatest city on earth: Every corner brings to view something interesting. It's growth since the great fire ,if ls7l has been phSno,nlnai. In is6l il was d swamp; in 1911, q small iiiilta.y post soon to be abandoned and to be the scene Qf q terrible Indian massacre; i,i 1921 dgs.n an insignificant military station; in 1881 a village Sf twelve haases without mail routes. pest roadi or post ofiicas; in lsii, an incorporated city of 5,7Sa inhabitants; passiiig on to 1871, r!ch, rrottl. and magnificent bidding fair to outstrip the most famous commercial cities of either th. old or new world; but suddel.li, on that memorable October night, almost swept out of existence, ohiy to riso triumphantly from its ashes in morr than Us sormet spiei,dor, Il monument of indomitable spirit and eae,gy; iii 1882, tke greatest railroad center, live stock market and primary grain port iti the world; in lss9 the population was |es,imatad from trust worthy d.ta L. be ,2Do, ,0o0. itcovets an area of IOs.,. i6o acres or l69 square miles, divide,, by the Chicago river into three sections, and connected bi Sj$tytl,ree swing bridges, and two tunpels. The fiji. departpent nossesaes 56 steam fire engines, F chemical engines. .i hook and ladder trucks, river fire Boats stand pipe and waisr tower, asj horses and staff of 800 men, IIy the fire alarm telegraph system, established at d cost of nearly million of dollars, a,i alarm can be instantaneously iiashet! to the nearest station from any part ol the city. There is mi average of three fires a day. The police force consists of loaG ,Dsp. In isa! there were H,a6t arrests made. The cost of the depart. ment was si ,lea,isi. The first neYspn, 1, per printed in Chicago vas published: November a6, ls3a. T!lese are little facts of interest gathered bs tl,s w..iter. We remained in Chicago about $. hours, boarding d Chicago, Milwaukee X St. Paul railway car Monday afternoon: for Milwaukee, df which plaSE and other points we we will wfite hex week. A"'
The Forrest City times., 1890-06-28
The Machines and Wagon are We'll. Known 10 be Equal to the Best on the Market, and they w'll be Given Away Free
 ot All Cost
The Dccisiop of 2 Number of pisin,ercsted Judges will Determine Who Shall
 Have These Use.
 tul Gifts.
Every Patron of the Storo May Secure an Equal Change in the pistribution as
 Follows:

Having two splendid Domestic Sew ing N:p,hincs anu n handsome l-seated Spring WaEvh which We Iasle to pre- sent to our pytrons. We Lase Concluded to give to eacli person Mjlo purcl,ases of us to tho aiiqypt If Five Dollars. T numlhrSl ticket, wlJch will entitlt the holder le yn equal clancc In the distribution, Nhich will Lake place, under the sqptrvisiyn ~ hoI,dfahe and .iisihter~stea judgea, on December .lth, lsQp.
 Remen,ner you get p,le chance for evefy putclasse of live Dollars wutth of ksxsls. The MAcl;,es and Wagon may be sce,, xt any time 1t our stUre, wlstye we keep, constantly, the largest and best slsscsied stock II everything in the WHY o tlenerml Merchandise, ever brought to Forrest Cry.
 TicketS fur khh DsSribtstion will be issued on and after 'Jhne xst, ani until the evening of l)ecesnhAf 2Sri, lsnO. This k | sptcM<id opportunity to secure a iine sewing Mmchinc, Esrth Sf0, UT Il iine Sprinx Wagon, wofn N55. The pu6hc Hcoi dially i,.yitesl to call aud participate bifh in the Distrihu- tion and ill the great bargains tiiat Are daily offered n every 'dspxrtmsns of Respectfully,
 FrskEssI., GRxtfA V le Co
The Forrest City times., 1890-06-28
wAsn 1Aby was .icx. E~ gave her Castnvts When sfe Sas Ch'id, she cred fos castcria, When she esc4mr As., shs eiang Co cAssoria, UhsH sss hsd cAudrsn, chs s.~o .tsu Cf~orsA,

Floods in ahe valleys frequentiS ie- I s4roy lslge crops of corn and ''C. (. C.. Certain Corn Gure.n has destroyed large cyops os "corns on many weary pedestyians feet. Price. .5 cents Ut
 druggists os by nail.-J (. Menaenlali
 x Co, Evapsvslle. Ind,
 That tised aching feeling which is
 experienced by SO many people living in Malariai districts, can he cured by l iAking Groves Tasteiess Clill Tonic, 50 cts. lsaspleasant as Lemon Sytup. ta get t,.e 6 9ENElNE ask for Grgye's,
 ai Wipt.syop X Cos.
 Nearly ah tle aise,ises ,n the South. ern St;Hes ,ue produced from malaria. 1 kirove's Xasteless Chill Tonic removes
 al! Madarltl poison from tha system.
 It IS Ys Nle~sant to Ahe taste as lemon
 syrup. 5tlc. fo gei the oRSuiSH ask
 for Groye's, at Winthrop X &Co.s. ijrove's Yasteless Chill Tome is per
 feet. Malartal liver Tonic and Blood purifier, removes hiliousness without Surging. As pleasant as lemon syrup.
 at }s us large aS any Dollar fonc and
 retails for 5tc. To get tho GENUINE,
 ask for Graves, at WintlIop X Go., II you fall ia,to cnle's Jake and get your system s,.turttey with malarial
 poison, pull yourself out and make n grand rVsh for Winthrop < eos. drug
 store and buy bott}e of Groves chill Tonic; it as tasteless aud single dose will knock tie stuilimg out of malaria. Tue ordinary q,Mlhne is 90 bitter th;sl hundreds Ot puny children, in this swamIy country, begin to keaye and pule at tue agh2 of a teaspoon. Go to
 winthrop X co.'s, and buy Groves
 chill Ton.c tg them: t is sweet as
 candy. and < sure destroyer of
 SAlalarAa.
 Cheathaprs 3astless Chill Tonic is
 now an the Narket Try 1t and be con-
 vincea that il IS the only real pleasant ana ealective medicine known that will
 in avery case cure the sllills and fever.
 1t coilt ssns DO quininc or poisons and is sds unSel the fsn4liar motto, no csVe. no nay"
 Mrs. Naaskin presented the editor with line Joy Sunday morning last. which pulled tue scaIes down at the ls pound potah. The young vadakin has been na1pe d {p his grandpa, Esl- wYn IAndvWgt. 'N0tliev and son are getting along pjeeay, and wc are very Houd ~ them.
 Malaria produces Weakness. General Debility. l3siiousDcss, Loss of Appetite. Indigestion aud Constipatton. Grove's Txstsless Cl,al Tmlc, icmoves the cause which produces t&iese troubles. Try it aud you win he delighted. 50 cents. To get the gKSuyNE, ask for
 Asrove's, Ut Winthrop kCo.s. We would not urge an article without merit. We uyCe and guarantee Pianta- tion Chill clus lreg,illF aud tasteless)- Fot sale by T.. RovMage ' Co; Dr. R, j.. West. Wheatlry w. C. Ferguson. Fer Gusonviile; E. II. Oliver & Co., Caldwell; ]. Iuuhes, Haynes. Hunks. Wilkin- son & Co, Palestine; xsxael Galdberg, WhSstieys Hughes N .Curtis, Haynes: II e0ienwas Bros, whtAtley; Koser q De Rositt. Wideners n. |. Jones. Haynes: R E. IIintuns wheNtIcy.