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The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15
APERsEVERIN0 PRISONER.
Who Did Not Live Long Enough to
 Dig Out of Jau


 Perseverance will accomplish everything" had these words for a writing lesson once and I shalt never forget them. writes W. L. Alden. It is a great thing to have perseverance, There was once man who was shut up in a dungeon with walls 200 feet thick, made Of the hardest kind Of stone. He had no tools except pair ol scissors. which his brother had sent him in loaf of bread. but he remem- bered that drop Of water will wear away stone if t falls on the stone long enough. and that corral worm. which is so small that you can hardly see it. will eat up and destroy a coral reef fl you will only give it time enough. So he said ho would perse- we're and dig hole through the wall of the dungeon with the scissors aud escape it il took him l0D years
 He had been digging about year when the governor pardoned him. aud the jailar brought him the joyful news. Bat they couldn't get him ,o leave the dungeon. He told the jailer that he had undertaken to dig his way through the wall and escape that way. aud that he was going to stick to Ii. no mat ter how long 1t might take. The jaier urged hsm 10 give 1t ap and walk out of the door, aud offered him Si0to givo up his dungeon to n new lodger. but nothing could induce him to change his mind. So he stayed in the dungeon and dug away at the wall for forty-sey- cn years. and every six months he had 10 pay big bill for damages to the jait and he finally died when he was half through tho wall. This shows what a splendid thing perseverance is, and that We atl ought to persevere.
The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15

Even the young Chinese born on American soil have all the habits. sdperstitions, vices, and customs of their fathers. Any advantage which may be gained from their cheap labor must be more than lost by the evils they bring upon the cocntry by the spread of the opium habit, gambling, and other vices peculiar to the Mon- golian.
 In San Francisco the Chinese have so far become masters of the situation that they arc governed by secret tri- bunnls, and have regular organiza- ton for thwarting the operations of the law by "removina witnesses" en- forcing perjury, and other methods.
The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15
X LoUP-GAROu.

drink by day. or drink by night, The draught that we.Keth this loathsome
 change. I burn with fever, freeze with fright, Yet yield Co tho passion strange. And out | go from the sunny rooms, From hearts so tender. from friends so
 true. Tho mountain glcns and the forest glooms To wander--a l.oup-Garoul Over the river, and past the moor, Through the city's streets roam and rage With all that is gentle. good and pure, A ceascloss war to wage. Once sas .. ,he blessed feast
 With I irshaircd maid with cyts of bN,e= But now make wry for the bowling beast Make Ney for the Leup-Garou. o white-robed girl, in your garden alone, With your rose-wrcathcd hair and youi
 eyes of light knecl in the dust by the wall of stone, And pray for your lover tonight God in Heaven, receive her prayer, And break these burning letters in two From this foul Gehenna of black despair Deliver the l.oup-Garou'
The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15
---7.177777777l1-7 - Steam Navigation on the Nile.

The monopoly Of passenger steamers for tourist traffic on the Nile has ceased. X new Egyptian associstiou has been formed, stvied the "Thewfikieh" Com pany, who are the owners of number of steamers. which have been specially and luxuriously fitted for regular service of passengers desiring to as- eeud the river. from Cairo to the first Cataract. visiting the antiquities on
 the banks. The formation of this company has been sanctioned by de- cree of the khediye, who has mani fcsted much interest in the success of inc enterprise.
 The commencement of it's operations has inst been inauguratcd hs person. al visit of the khediye. for an inspec- ton of the vessels and reception on board the steamer Fl khedive, At the entrance to the docks of the com
 pany an imposing triumphal arch was erected, the workshops and docks were eaiiy ornamented by flags and ! trophies. and the li5e of approach was | covered with rich carpets; large crowd was assembled. and the khediyc
 who was accompa- jed by the chief
 of his Cabinet and two Aides de-Camp was received with loud demonstra- | tions of loyalty.
 The president of the company (Ros- | tovitz Bey). and several of the diroc- tors. received his lIighncss on board,
 and the inspection which took place | was of most minute character, the ! khediye even descending into the en- l 2ine-room. The saloon, ladies' Bou- ! doir, smoking-foon, and all parts of ! the steamer are illuminated by so cleo { tric lights of total power of 2a00 l candles, and the decorations of the ! apartments are of the most elegant and l luxurious character. In pro, osing the ! toast "Success to the Thcwiikich Com | pany," his llighness expressed his
 deep interest in the enterprise. and | warmly congratulated the president [ and officers of the company.
The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15
naio Palms in California.

The date is found growing iii s
 number of localities in California,
 and there can be no doubt that when
 the methods of planting and reproduce
 ton are better understood they will
 multiply rapidly throughout the interi-
 or of the State. They have been sue c.ssfullv c grown at santa Barbara, Riverside, Pomona, Ontario, Santa Ana. Elsiaorc, Winters, Newcastle, as well as in other localities. At the seconl citrus fair in Sacramento, there was fine exhibit of both the red or nina date, and also the white dates, by <. C. and J. R. Wolfskill of Winters, Yolo County. The seeds of these trees were planted in 1857. and had been obtained from some of the
 common dried dates purchased in San Francisco.
 The little trees only grew about one foot each year, and were twenty
 years old before they bore any fruit. The red date had fipened perfectly but the white had not. IL was thought bv the Wolfskills that the season here
 was too short to ripen this fruit. IL is probably due 10 the fact that the stam-
 mate and pistillate flowers were not
 near enough to each other, so that one could fertilize the other. To facilitate
 this, in the date regions the trees are
 planted near each other, aLd about one
 male to twenty female trees. The white dates exhibited were about an
 inch and a quarter long. while the red date was considerably smaller. Mir. I. W. Smeth of New astle, in Placer l County, has the q or China date in
 bearing. A santa Barbara and at Riverside, as well as in few other 1 places in this State, the date is now bearing fruit. Recent inquiries show
 that large number of young date trees are now growing in California, and have not been affected by our win ter. Most of these were grown from the seed and it will be years before any number of these come into bear iuU
The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15
rimely Advice.

Mr Munde says that to the impra- dent act of getting out of bed wilhou. protecting the feet--ona so commonly committed by women without thought of the consequences may be traced many an attack Of celiuliiis. brought on by the sedaen though lnomensary exposure oi tho feet to cold. 1t has caused more diseases to women prs ylously healthy than could result from any other single act Of imprudenee - Medical Standard.
The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15

J. W. Beck, of ]. W. Beck < Co, Jas. Russell, of Russell, Graham < Co, l.. Rollwage, of l.. Rollwage < Co, W. II. Mcdaniel, Capitalist and Planter.
 W. $. Hughes, of Hughes X Curtis.
The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15
He Was Len a.a |.

Police Clerk Hold up your right hand.
 Pat tputting his left up)--plaze. sorr I'm left-handed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
L. the bIauuscript Dlvlnee

A regular reader OF the Republic re-
siding at Richmond, Mo-. furnishes the
editor of this department the following
note concerning the original manuscript
copy of the Book of Mormon. which be-
longed to the late David Whitmer, one
of the three witnesses to the divine
authenticity of the book: June /, 1878,
the City of Richmond, Mo-, was visited
by a terrible cyclone. The residence of
David Whitmer, The possessor of the
manuscript of the Book of Nor
mon, was directly In the storms
path. Although the house was
almost totally demolished one
room, that.in which tho book was de-
posited-being an extension Of a porch,
consequently not as substantial as the
other parts of the honse-was left unin-
jured in the least degree; moi a Single
was removed or a single crack made in
the plastering. Like the Athenian watch
tower it stood, piled up wrecks on all
sides, itself unwrecked. When the citi-
gems of the afflicted city learned of the
above facts they formed a committee and
made q report on the miraculous preserv-
alton Of the single room and its highly
valued treasure. The written report of
the committee is now i'll possession of
one OF the prominent attorneys of the
city in which the events related occurred.
st. IO7LiR Ren7lhjc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

cught NOT 70 be confessed Without shams,
sna caln1t b givsn M wei9ht insthe dts.
ctsgiot without dishodt6ff. No choices b left
~ t4e but to etfotcs With vigot Ill laws q.
tended " secure to the citize, his cUhsti-
tntidnal.fights, and ~ recommend that the
fh~hdedlatiss " such laws bS p~fotnttiy
fSttedikd: II tic promotion; With ESaf tftd
tssdy, Interest; u g1ery. PROJECT tot The dS.
telopfneit II its Matefiii ihtsfeits: IA
rivers, harb0rs; mines and factories; atd
the Intelligence, Peace and s~ectrity under
the INV, o Ats coRmuIitiSs and It's homes; Ii
not accepted de suf3cfent evidence. 81
ftendliness to any state OF section, / CHI
not d c~onnivancc at election practices
that not only disturb local results, but rob
the electors of other states and sections Of
their most priceless political rights.
The preparation OF the general ap~propria-
ton bills should be conducted with the great
est care and the closest scrutiny. The expen.
dtthfes and appropriations should be ade.
dnate to the needs of the public service, but
they Should be absolutely free from prodi-
gality.
], .vehtutt agaih ~ remind you that the
brief time remaining for tbs Consideration
of the important legislation now awaiting
upon attention offers no margin for waste.
II b present duty is discharged with dill
gence. fidelity and courage, the work of the
Fffty-frst congress may be confidently sub.
mitted to b considerable Judgment Of the
people.
{EiBned) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Dec. !, 1890.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

"When I used to gamble" said a good
citizen to-day, 'if I made a winning l
always made it a point to buy new
clothes, or pay my board amonth ahead,
or buy a diamond, or something like
that. That's the only sure way to beat
the game. Men who don't do that way
get the worst of it. They get ragged
and look mean and can't get into a gen.
tleman's game.
ssAll gamblers are superstitious. 1
defy any man to handle a pack of cards
any length of time and not get a lot
of superstitions mixed up with it. Cards
will come so peculiarly. Some
times a popularity will only last
through one night, and you never'll see
it again. 1 remmeber playing poker
one evening and having every hand
beaten that had a ten spot in it. Big
hands, too, some of 'em. l had four
tens beaten that nigh. by four jacks and
I hadn't seen an ace in the discard,
either. Another weakness l can't shake
off is a horror of the queen Of spades. l
won't draw to queens, anyhow, unless
I've got three of 'em, but I'm leary of the
queen of spades, especially. 1 won't
draw to a hand, no matter what I've got,
if the queen of spades is there. I've
tried it, and l never made it win once"
-KGuS0s Citu Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
Ia sArt AAkilanarE

asessesAet ot Virginia who belonr S
ny ,soc!ety Tor the preservation "a {hS
sanAqnlttes Of that state AANihp n1r-
chased and restored Mo powder Hovn !.
SMnilaEsegsg and bought the house 81
sffcoefacksbafe IN which Washineton,s
snosncr lived and died, are now moving
70 acquire the possession Of the oldrs
portions OF jamestown, Including Inc
graveyard and ruins OF the church fnvvAE
~ the hrst English settlement III tha
united states and the scene 81 the a.
plotts OF Capt. John Smith and SoSa.
hontas, II is to DO hoped A.0at Mel ~.
forts Will succeed, and sAat they vii, ha
able to save these pitaa ma,nnrios ~ - "
ieceualiy ~ Sne women of the country
nave sAYe... the relics Mt MI, .YehANne
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

~ certaiA products ana ths fixht u indS.
gpehdent AatlOn1; 70 All special tScibfUcAt
trAde goAeesslohb \. Weii estkbfishSd; Ard
doss hot lhApAlE sithsf I'M .e6mlty dda b
Is snss po ssaaa si xh! y 4. ss sSstl,l ~ Up ~,
tSMpesEala1 lfe3tiSs, and wfst Ii riyen ID
be clalhaied ~ another freslyi fNs ,state
Rfs the EaFxnueS was such that We could
s1ispoSo with any import duties upon coffee,
tea, hides, and the lower grades OF sugar
and rtOiasses, and that the large advantage
sssuitlns tc the countries .p~fpdAsihs. End
expostine tAess Articles, By placing them on
return In . way Of customs, concessions
upon articles exported by IN to them, was
SO obvious that TO have gratNitously aban-
doned this Opportunity to enlarge our trade
you'd have been An objectionable Error.
There were hpt tso Metiods o. MaintAiAs
Ing ess,! costto( ys this question, open; 70 Y6R;
sssss ass[as' &. i,ss5IAfi B gseS IL ISL s. & tt sises
theM I'll presently upon the free list but
subject TO the r%eimposition of specified du-
ties OF the countries from which we, received
them should they rsfvseth-eive b Us suita-
PIE FectrSocisi benefits. This latter method,
! think, possesses great advantages. It
expresses in advance the consent of con-
gress to reciprocity arrangements Affecting
these products, which must otherwise have
treaty wss ,rhtiasa EB tie senate lid thE
hScsssAfy isgisiati51. enacted by congress-.
i ESaPapis4 IS ra Ssl saaTa lF 5hat p sstle }j tHHs,ltl 4
Fecnse 4 :t9bSthirds vote in the senate for
ratification, and Others having passed
that. stage have for years awaited
the concurrence o 4 the house
md senate in such notifications Of our
revenue laws ps were necessary to give eff
fect to their provisions. we nov have the
GpncrrrchEY Ok .bSth Houses III advance In i
distinct md definite offer Of free entry to
our ports OF specific articles. Tho eXecu-
tive Is not required to deal In conjecture as
to what congress will accept. Indeed, this
reciprocity provision is more than an offer
Our part of the bargain is complete; De;
iiyofy, ms beer. itMade; ana wheh the coun-
ttiss. ffoth Which we receive sugar, coffee
tea, and have placed on their free lists sucl
OF our products as shall be agreed upon a.
IN equivalent for our concession, a proc
lamation Of that fact completes the trans.
action. And In the meantime our own peo'
pie have free sugar, tea, eoffee ahd hides
The Indications THIS FAT glten Are very
hopeful OF eaFly and favorable action BY
the countries from which we receive on
large imports OF coffee and sugar, and it i
confidently believed that IL steam com.
munication with these countries can b.
promptly improved and enlarged tho mex
year will show y most gratifying incrsasl
IN our exports or bfeadstuffs and provis
lois; as well rs Of some important lines o
manufactured goods.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

A LECTURER upon the English Ian
guage has predicted that before long
English grand opera will be permanently
established in this country. He says
hat the English language can be sung
without in any way disturbing the sus-
tanned lcgare flow Of voice and the
beauty of tone.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
a rslerraph 20 tl,e Brain

a TBIoHr2ph 70 tic bf3IM
From the Stomach 10 the crest sympathetic
uerve in the epjgastrium. Lst digestion become
seriously disordered, Ind that disorder Is sure
10 find q reflection in symptoms which react
disadvantageously upon the organ Of thought.
Insomnia, nervousness, causeless depression
and anxiety are an manifestation OF dyspepsia.
TIL best means Of r~smedying end restoring
tranquility to brain and stomach, and Of regu.
lating, 1t may be added, bilious secretion, is to
take wineglassfu1 OF Hoststter's Stomach Bit
tori before meals during the day and bsfore ~.
firing. This course begun, reform in the dirsc-
ton of complete bodily we1l-beiHs has begun
with it. Constipation sick headaches, neuralgia.
rheumatism, and malsrial complaints are
auoug the troubles in which the Bitters u
speedily. n thoroughly beneficial. Don't de-
lay, but take the sure course ct o0oes
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

The method by which the sole searches
for food is peculiar. He taps the sandy
bottom with his head, guided apparently
by scent only; when the tactile flaments
finds something edible he Immediately
sefzes 1t with a vigorous and sudden snap
of the lower half Of the jaws, where the
teeth are situated, but W snaps at
anything not. first localized by his feel
ers. He cats marine worms, shrimps
and very small shellfsh.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
civil skRvIcE

Tho Law Has Been Execatsd VIII rid.lI,y
Md fNnipsrtiaII,y.
law relating to tho civil service has,
SO far as | a learn, been executed by
those having the power OF apeerttonmNn& In
the classified service Win .SdhliSy and Inn
partinlity, ana TIE Stefvice has been In
creaA.Agty satisfactory. The report OF the
GGommissioh shows a large amount OF good
woEk done during the year with very iim-
tied appropriations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
The Strip Is Cleared.

ARKANSAS CITY, Dec. Lieut.. Waite, in
command of cavalry, ordered to clear the
strip some days ago., has returned. he re-
ports that the cattlemen have succeeded in
getting all the cattle save a few stray
punches out Of the strip. These have been
confscated. The thousands of dollars in
Improvements on the ranches reverts to the
Cherokee Indians,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
weather Unknown for Many Years.

Weather for Many Yesrs.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-Severe frosts and snow
Is reported on the shores Of the Mediter-
ranean-something unknown for twenty
years. Very severe snow storms are re-
ported in Spain. The Pyrenees are inpas-
sable. The German rivers are full Of dan
gerous drift ice. Eight persons were
drowned at Barmen. The damage at Elber-
field, Barmen and Posen is 5000, 900 MARKS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
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,
tdver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eaectually, 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-
ceptable 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 commend 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
gista 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 m syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
The YouTH's COMPANION, Boston, Mas.

PLATINUM and silver can each be
drawn into wire many times smaller
than a human hair. The former meta,
has been drawn into wire so fine thai
twenty-seyen of them twisted together
could have been inserted into the hollow
of a hair: that is, if a human being OF
human-madc machine could be found
minute and precise enough for such a
delicate undertaking.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
SHIL0H'S
C0NSU
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure is
without q parallel in the history Of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on a pos
tive guarantee, a test that no other cure can sue
cessfully stand. That it may become known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense, are
placing a Sample Bottle Free into every home
in the United States and Canada. If you have
aCough, Sore Throat; or Bronchitis, use ii, for
1t will cure you. If your child has the Group,
On Whooping Cough, use it promptly, and relief
is sure. If you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHILOH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, 50 cts. and
$I.oo. If your Lungs are sore or Back lame,
use Shilohis Porous Plaster. Price 2s cts,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
,ose. nio w,s hnrnod at

In 1866 a pig was burned at Fontaney-
aux-Roses, neal Paris, for having eaten
a child. In 1886 a judge of Falaise con-
demned a SOW to be mutilated and
hanged for Il similar offense. Three
years later a horse was solemnly tried
before the magistrate and condemned to
death for having killed q man.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
Dsafhsss CNn't 81 cured

N1nS DO OuF0O
~ local spgascAtnns. az they Sannaott reach the
%ay p ohre .deAfness end that is by constitn.
@.onM remedies. Deafness is caused by On in.
FAMED cond1t4on OF the mucous lining 81 the
nameSss you have . rumbling svuhA 81 Inner.
Sseee nearing. and when II b entirely closed
iGsafness 10 the resalt, n hn1ese the InfAmrha.
ITS normal condition hd6{fihSS will be destroyed
ioroSef nine cAsgs Sut OF ten are caused BY ca
Sarfn, which Y Nothing but an infamed condi-
zion OF the mucous surfaces.
We VIII give One Hundred Dollars for ANY
case of Deafness tcaused BY catarrh) that w
cannot cure BY taking Halls Catafrh Cure,
Send for circulaks, free.
F. j: CHENEY y COY Toledo. o,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

THERE is a prune orchard of forty
trees at Grangcrville, Cal, which bore
this year 2s, 200 pounds of fruit, an aver
age of 7O5 pounds to the tree. One tree
among the number produced LAO
pounds. The fruit has sold in that 10
cality this season for 81 cents u pound.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

;cultiyetAa a. very large, and another aeld
SOP % great value ts offered "a an nho5ce
q the farmers The secretary 81 the trsas.
MY concurs In the recommendation II thh
secretary Of Agriculture that the yIariNf
supervision provided BY tho tariff law III
sugar Of domestic production shall betiaHs.
Icrred TO the department Of agriculture
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04

HERE is what seems to be an epitomo
OF Georgia journalism from the columns
OF tho Atlanta Constitution: Editor
Heres q terrible calamity Foreman
Another wreck On the2 Editor-No.
I've lost my scissors. Foreman-Well,
that settles IT. I'll take a week of.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
wholesnl, Uenler, Assjvu.

Boston, Dec. 1.-Winslow, Rand g. Wat
son, wholesale dealers in coffee, teas and
spices, have assigned. Mr.. Winslow says
the immediate cause OF the failure is the
stringency III the money mark. lie has
no idea of the amount of the liabilities and
assets.