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The Forrest City times., 1891-09-25
Items cr Interest.

X peach grown at Slyvania, Ga., weighed eighteen ounces and measured thirteen inches in circumference.
 The largest ship yard in the world is at Christians, in Norway. Forty ships can load at its docks at the same time.
 The greatest bird cage on the conti- nent is said to be the Grand Central railroad station in New York. The noisy English sparrows swarm there by thousands and nest in the great arch ing roof girders
 Considerable British indignation has been aroused by n fancy dress ball in India in which officers dressed as fiends with horns and tails danced quadrille with eight ladies costumed as ''reluc- tant angels"
 The Gerwan Colonial society has of. fered two prizes for the best essays upon the following subjects: "What Advantage Has German Southwest Africa for German Scttlers?" Tho first prize is 1000 marks, the second 500 marks
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'And eggs, can possibly coin his own money and enter into offensive and de- fensive alliances with other nations.
 He IS as mnch monarch as the king of any of the cannibal islands, and un- der the present interpretation of the laws could sat few summer resorters or wandering missionaries without fear of the United States or Michigan laws.
 But Dick Bassett Is not ambitious or bloodthirsty. He has no custom houses on his island and levies no taxes, and is far from being fond of war. He is willing to be annexed to the United States, and his fears all arise from his not already being under the protection of the star spangled banner. Several attempts have been made to oust him from his realm by designing parties in search ot summer home. He has filed an ap- plication at tbe land office for title to
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HER OWN BANK ACCOUNT.
HOW WOMEN IGNORANT OF
 BUSINESS PROCEDE.
A Little Thought and study on the Part of the Feminine World Would Materially Assist the Suf-
 ferin z Cashier.

First, of course, she must have the money. The ways of banks and the oft quoted trials of bankers with wom- on have little interest for her who has nothing to deposit; yet as all things comes to her as well as to him who waits, sooner or later there comes a check and because ii has been so long in coming. and because the faith in its arrival was not strong enough to in duce the woman who waited to spend the waiting period getting ready for it, therefore with her the cashier will have trials.
 There is boarding house keeper in Brooklyn who received check the other day. says the New York Record CT. She may have spent much time
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the property as soon as 1t is annexed. He Is holding possession just now by main strength and the moral support of the community, but he cam show no legal rights on the island.
 In regard to Bassett's past life all that Is known is that he was born in the South; that his parents were we'll to-do and that he received good edu- cation. When the war broke out he ran away to join the Northern army, while his father and brothers, mother and sisters sympathized with the South. He enlisted in the Fifth Iowa infantry and served throughout the war, seeing extremely hard service. He was wounded eight times in battle and carries several bull lets still in his body He has lost trace of his old comrades and has been unable to get a pension and has not, since becoming an independent power, applied for one. After the war he returned to his old home, but the family had disappeared and he has not heard from any of his relatives since. He went West, was a cowboy for q number of years, and served as guide and scout on the plains and then settled down. There is a love story somewhere in his history, at least he has so intimated, but the par tculars of it have never been learned and probably never will be.
 The picture of him, given herewith shows him in his summer regalia as he appears Ut home, and the other cut gives an idea of the house he built himself and lives in. There are two rooms in the house, one the kitchen where he does his cooking and serves his meals, and he is an excellent cook, and in the other he sleeps and has his cel tiou room all combined.
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Ready Tor Any Emergency.

X eolored laborer was standing with his picisax uplifted, still us any statue, the other evening. A passerby watched him for few seconds and then asked
 What are you standing that way for, John ?
 Does you know what time it 'tis?" asked the colored man.
 "No, not exactly
 "well, done jes sent CT boy to fin out. Is hol'en de pick dissher way foh convenience. E1 de repoht comes back dat it's befoh six CT clock, 1 kin drap it in de groun', and if it comes back after six o'clock, kin drap it on ma shoulder.
 New Minister (to young lady whom he saw kissing a middle-aged man, 'Is that gentleman relative of yours?'
 Young Lady Gust engaged to the middlc-aged man. .--"He is my pop per- sir"
 Visitor.-Isnt your mother afraid Willie, of catching cold in those slip pers?
 Willie.--Huh, guess you don't know them slippers! Ma uses them to warm the whole family with.
 ''So yo. called at Mir. Jones' about that little bill," said the merchant to the clerk. "Yes, sir" ssAnd what did you find out?" "Mr. Jones"
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A Gave Marvel.

The second wonder of the New World" (Niagara claiming first rank) has been matched by n discovery in Josephine county, Oregon. Some ff- teen miles from the California from tier and forty from the coast of the Pacific a party of hunters entered a chasm in the limestone ridge known as "Holden's Bluff" and. following the windings of the gorge, were surprised to find themselves in dome-like vault with numerous side chambers and one main gallery leading for miles into the interior of the mountain An exploring party with torches and ladders came across a lake the next week, and found waterfall pouring over cliff of twenty feet
 Several of the subterranean cham bers are divided by walls of alabaster, from six to ten inches thick. but SO transparent that torch swung to and fro on one side of the wall can be seen moving from the adjoining cave In one of the larger halls the explorers found masses of gypsum bearing a strange resemblance to tables and benches, supposed to have been evolved by the collapse of former partition walls, and the subsequent formation of vertical stalactites. Here and there the recesses of the cave are strewn with bones that have not yet been identified, but may have been dragged in by prehistoric carnivora of the Pacific coast The average level of the cave river is about fifteen hum dred feet below the summit of the ridge. -Phila Times.
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Latest iu Jewelry.

In queen chain pendants, copies in gold of small and-bags take preced- ence.
 An intaglio ring has diamond sunk into its shank just above the setting.
 Favor is being extended to scarf pin fashioned as leather belt in oxy- dized silver.
 circle of diamonds set in a double circle of sapphires is the setting of n gentleman's ring.
 An eddi,y for the library is an in- verted derby" stuffed with bristles, for use as pen wiper.
 bone enamel crown brooch is on a gold base, from which rise thin gold wires topped by diamonds.
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tabic dhu tuS NtAse itSeii Was hath ouT led Tn ferns
 The hostess wore orchid-pink silk, over which hung black Chantilly net, the white skin showing throu h the misty shading at neck and arms. A pale gray-blue muslin was one of the toilets that graced the occasion; it had running through it line of deeper blue. About the bot tom was deep fiounce with blue bead ing and at the waist blue velvet corsage, through which was thrust a bunch of blue succory flowers The grayish- blue hat was trimmed with the same blossoms A third costume was a most successful combination of old rose and black, the $ .irt in flounces of black mousseline de soie over olo-rose bon; the waist is striped embroidery of the two colors, with wide black sash drawn through large jet buckle.
 Al . Breakfass Party.
 At a bright little breakfast party the other day at which Mrs Potter Palmer, just home from her trip across the At lantic was the guest of honor, there was fine opportunity to study hats, which continue to be, as the summer progresses, well worth studying. Mrs. Palmer herself wore white chip with gold insertion, raised of the head by bandeau. Pink roses in front and gold bows were the trimmings. A large fiat hat in tan-colored iffon was worn by the guest who had red hair. It was partially yelled with cream-colored
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violet blue or turquols or IS the fabric she iyluying inte ded for such use that she can count upon it's being seen in an average light always?
 It was only yesterday morning happened to see bright, vivacious- looking girl buying what over the shop counter looked like parasol of scarlet chiffon. She opened it and held it above her head for her companion s approval, and against her clear brown skin the effect vas charming So her companion told her, 1 think, for she blushed, and he was young man. It never occurred to her, and the young man fortunately might never have eyes to see it, that what was scarlet indoors would become out of doors more of a reddish brown. Now, reddish brown would not in the least suit the vivacious young woman, writes Ellen 0sburn from New York. To get the effect she wanted-that of scarlet in the sunlight --she needed to buy, if only she had known it. something that was good red indoors.
 These changes of hue, according to changes of light, are things that very few women study, You won't ii q one in twenty who knows, for example, that If you buy organge in an average light you must wear it as brown in twilight and as yellow in sunshine; or that if you set your heart on frocl< of yellow-green you must ask your self is 1t to be for a walking dress, in which case it won't be vel low-green at all, but almost yellow, or is 1t for wear in dim parlor. in which case it will have very little yellow in it, but will appear quite green.
 These things add to the difficulties of successful dressing. The red gown that is pretty on the piazza all the afternoon sometimes quite spells it's wearer as the shadows begin to fall and it turns reddish purple. If she cant wear reddish purple she is wise to have pretty wrap to hide tili 1t is quite dark the obnoxious hucs So with yellow. There is many girl who can wear yellow in u parlor, or the paler yellow it becomes out of doors, who is made to look most uncomfortably wan and siclxly if she is out until twilight and her yellow shades into olive-green. There is great deal to know about colors, but this Is enough for one lesson.
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Pretty summer Toilets.

Very pretty toilets are seen at the summer luncheons of sheer black emf ion draped over silks of bright hues.
 A breakfast was served at T. yesterday in houor of young married woman just starting with her husband for a tour about the world, The husband was not invited to the "ladies' break fast, however. The table decorations were the pink, bell-like wood orchids, which are the commonest and among the prettiest of the sorts that grow wild. They were thrust deep in n cream-colored vase in the middle of the
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vorce saws the Atlanta Constitution,

vorce, says the Atlanta Constitution
 '.Mr. Bailitf," he said, "collect three dollars out of the couple" Il can't do it." said the bailiff. mournfully;
 'they hain't got cent" Then" said the editorial justice, fetch the ordinary before me and make him is- sue license, and I'll marry the wo- man to the first man who's got three dollars, This court can't live on air. Step up lively, gentlemen"
The Forrest City times., 1891-09-25
A Musical Note.

Ethel--What would you advise me to do with my voicep
 Maud--I shouldn't spend much on it just now; when the man comes around you might have it tuned. -Puck
The Forrest City times., 1891-09-25
a new kind. We will now purceet de reg lar purceedins,"
 A Word of Advice.

letter from one of the members of the Fourth Ward African Zion Mctho- dist church of Houston, Tex, stated that the congregation was very much mixed on the question, Was Adam and Eve the first man and woman? After much debate it had been decided to submit the question to Bro. Gardner.
 Il has got jist word or two to say to dem people, said the president in reply What dey want to do is to let Adam, Eve, Noah, Elijah, Moses an all de rest of de folks alone an tend to bizness When de members of a church begin to wonder If de whale really did swaller Jonah you kin predict what's gwine to happen. In six months dar won't be any church left. It's none of deir bizness bout Adam an Eve. It's delr bizness to pay de preacher, keep de meetin' house painted up an hang on to all de re- ligun dey kin git hold of. As told yoF once befoh, de werry fust member of dis club who begins to inquar' around bout Adam or anybody else in de past will git de bounce so quick dat he won't hev time to scratch his chil- plains.
 Judge ChewsO Hopkins Rolled. Judge CHeWSO HOpklnS, cndlrndn OK the committee on agriculture, was then called upon for his monthly report He arose with considerable fuss and much dignity and began:
 My trens. go back wid me 6,00o vars and stand in the shadder of de historic pyramids. Yo'-" "Brudder Hopkins, what has 5000 vars ago got to do wid your report?"
 interrupted the president. Why, dat was de beginnin' of agri- culture, sah.
 "We doan want so much of it. When 1 you git con an taters 5000 y ars old l dey is too musty fur dis club" | "Wery well, sah. My frens. less dan 300 y ars ago leetle band of pilgrims | landed on the bleak an hospital shores l of New"
 | 'sStop.' exclaimed the president as
 he brought down his gavel What.
 has band of pilgrims to do wid dat,
 report?"
 "Didn't they bring con an tatera | an pumpkin seed?" asked the judge. {
 Il reckon they did, but we doaR
 want 'em. Has yo' got an estimate
 dere of the present turnip crop?" -M l No, sah.' Any tiggers on hay?" 1 "No, sah."
 Say anythin' bout yarns?' 1 No, sah."
 1 "Den yo kin sot down. Your re@ port is not accepted, an if yo can't
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make a better one shall find sub stitute. We will now embrace the op- portunity to go home, but previous to departin' we will assemble in de diain'- room an attack seben large water millyons which hev provided deirselves fur de auspishus occashur. De officers will take de head of de table, of co'se. an Samuel Shin an Shindig Watki . will ob arve jist as much decorum as dey would if eatin' alongside the Pres ident of de United States"
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lace and had lace falling over the edge in frill. Two punches of roses were laid fiat on the brim with some tan colored velvet bows.
 A black felt hat, which was not a breakfr>> hat, but which came sailing iauntily up the bay on yacht one daj this week, had its crown tied up with lknotty handkerchiefs, from which were thrust out in one direction and another. as if making inquiry of thS four winds of heaven, yellow, hello trope and black wings. A white crino line straw, which again was not 8 yachting hat but figured one day on Broadway, was trimmed entirely with blue suceory flowers. forming wreath about the crown with taller ones like sentinels in front and rear.
 Casino Gowns
 And now for one or two Casino gowns The feature that Is most in. teresting about evening dress at New port this summer is the largeness and the boldness of the leaf and flower brocaaes. Dame Fashion and Flora are usually on good terms with one an other. but this year they a<S insepar- able, and so one sees, for example, a heavy ivory-colored stuff upon which have been thrown great ragged stalks of blue succory, or greenish- white brocade with a design of ferns of chestnut branches m flowers. White point desprit will be used as trim ming for such dress, festooned often with black velvet ribbon.
 A striped silk in black and coral color strikes me among those 1 remem- Der as being perhaps wortl descrip- tian. II whirled by me in the waltz perhaps half hundred times, so that l ought to be able to be quite accurate about the black lace which draped the front of the skirt and the sleeves, and about the bodice with it's tuck ruff of pink silk edged with lace at the hips and its full turned-back collar of silk covered with lace and tapering to be- low the waist in most unusual fashion. Pink roses in knots of black lace were worn in the hair
 Wonderful Embroideries.
 Wonderful embroideries are used this summer for the corselet bodices and for the Innings of the high Medici collars. The smartest high collars stand out broad at the sides, but these like the high collar bands, have seen their best days. for the tdrnd down friils. finishing dresses low at the throat, are every day gaining ground. Skirts gre seen often cut the long way of the stuff and with only one seam; when they are lifted they show the short s lk underpetticuat, for, now that dresses are so To s as to be every where and always lifted, it naturally follows that one skirt is enough to be responsible to, and so the fou.dation skirt disappears. This, of course, is to the advantage of the petticoat, which shows itself boldly in pink, amber, blue or mauve, with founces of black Chantilly or Nalenciennes
 The cotton dresses one sees every day are interesting, and the evening dresses that appear in their glory at summer hops are interesting also. X gingh m shot with blue and spotted with white is as characteristic of summer modes as any l have seen in number of days. Tn skirt has three deep fiounces with very little 1ullness in them; while the Zouave oddly plaited about the armholes is lined with thin white silk for in these curious
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Did Anyone steps

A Georgia editor, who is also. Justice of the peace. recently granted Quarreling couple an absolute d.
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Net a RaplA Connter.

Farmer--Pat, did you count III tho pigs when you drove them into tho yard?
 Pat Yis. sor, Oi did, all but van, m he run So fnst that Oi couldn't ooGrD htms sore. Texas GiftanfA
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escape tho assessor. Yet there are in- convenienccs in his situation. He Is practically an independent monarch, all by himself, and can exercise all the privileges and rights of one of Gods annointed He can declare war or treat for peace. can levy a tariff for revenue only or for protection to his infant industry of raising potatoes
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A slaoral Lamb.

Hezekiah (seeing the sights with hit father)-Say, why do they call thka ere building the Exchange?
 Old Dubbs Ia lamb who has been shorn) = Because, Hezekiah, thats where you exchange your cash Ian experience
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-12-24
iNoTICE!.

CalA nj elisha Harh0ur lands and
49, n. -, i.,1. - 9 v.aaL
JAW iAoi 0vul ienNe nn a. snS.
Tenn, on MONDAY, Dec. ~ 1871.
Purchasers entitled to Immediate
rocsa.a;ou h V.lua hle, forrnfuv,
RvoSoOo.v. seso 4s
Janus ana tlmDer i9n0S 70 b6 s0i0.
Nv virtue Of DEGREES Of tive Chaneery coass
in the cases of Z. Mulry Ct ais vs.. Tohn Roess
Ter et ais and z. b. Harbour ct ais vs.. {. q.
Middleton et ais, I will, on Monday, Decem!
Der IS. 1901. al me court house In Savannah.
Tenn. self iii the lands belonging 10 the es-
ta,es Of kfsha Harbour and Jane Harbour,
to the highest bidder, At public outcry, for 10
Def cent cash and the balance for the Elisha
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-12-24
NOT,ICE!.

Sale Of N. White lands at Saltillo,
Tenn, Saturday, Deer. 20, 1891.
Purchasers entitled to immediate
possession. Valuable town lots
and valuable farming lands to
be sold. 40
BY virtue of . decree Of the ChApeery court
in the case Of I, N. White e ala vs. Edgar L.
White Ct als., l will, on Saturday, December
z6, 1891, In the town Of sal,illo, Tenn, sell
all The lands belonging 70 the estate Of y.
White, to the highest bidder, at public cutlery,
for 10 per cent. cash, the balance on cfedi,
Of one and tto yearsin equal payments; notes
With good personal security 70 be taken, bear
ing interest from date Of sale. and 4 lien re-
tanned on the land iorthe payment Of thepur'
chase money. lhN'{ nas iis8 hQ0a
A special term, OF the Chsneery Court will
he held on the aSlh Of December, iS9t, a
which time the land 'sales will be confirmed
and purchasers put in possession.
These lands embrace 'seveh town lots In
Saltillo, Tenn. The n sncy house and lot
business house and lot purchased by NJ
White. from W, Y. .Hinklc. 38zx4oX feet
the w. +. Hinkle residence lot the Cool
house and lot; the DeFord house and lot wher,
John Parrot liyeS also 5.acre Tor south 9
the sboye lots; the NJ. White residehee lot
containing about IS, acres. These lands alss
embrace : tract Of land lying northwest % Is,
said residence lot, purchased ly ". Whit
from The ests,e ef, Henry Alexfndet. !, Aho
tract Of hnd containing about 100 acres, pur
chased BY NJ. White from the heirs Of r. ps
| Wy and Tom Shannon, lying on the bsnk'o
Tennessee river east Of Saltllo; slso. =, tric
Of land containing 100, acres, lying about
miles west OF Saiiillo and known As The 'Da
wilson Aiexander land: also tract of Ian,
known as the lanyard tract hing about
miles vest, Of .Sal,illo and .contsiaipg ,abpu
| 345 acres. one other tract containing sbou
100 acres, lying In ,hesshd eivif .Idisirlct q
Hardin county. renn- known ss the Csllen
or Thomas White land; one other tract in De
catur county. Tenn. known Is the raceuac
land. containing about aga acres; one hous
and LOT in the town Of Henderson, Tenn. cor
! tanning aboui Y acre, purchased BY NJ Whit
| from Thomas Stubble6eid; also attract ofian
IN the ifth ciYil district Of Hsnderson count,
Tenn, containing about ago ARES. belonging
| x to the estate Of NJ White and II to ]. N
White, but the whale Of the tract wiltbe sole
A more particular description will be give
on the day Of sale, This Ney. as, 1891.
| E.et...... ". b. SNITU, c. 4 N.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-12-24
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healthy srtion. Try q bottle.
Price Soc. at j, X. Barlow's. 8
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-12-24
THURSDAY, DEC. 4,slsal.

This issue closes our work for
1891. We have issued fifty-two
numbers this year and have q
week to rest. This cannot occur
again until 1897. We have many
reasons for being thankful that all
is rs we'll with us as what it Is.
We have been at the helm Of the
COURIER for moro than six years,
and should life hold out, so far as
we now know, we will continue
at its helm for six, or even twice
or thrice six more yeafss we
have by no means grown rich on
the income from our labor, but our
labora have brought forth fruit
sufficient to satisfy our worldly
needs. We will begin the work
Of tS2 with q light heart, resolved
to do even better by our patrons
in the future than in past, and az
we do our duty to our patrons We
know they will do theirs by us.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-12-24
e6OO Reward.

This amount the Lemon Chem.
ical Co., proposes to pay to any.
one who will prove that any one
Of the testimonials concerning the
wonderful effects Of Lemon Chill
Tonic, are not genuine Anyone
can write flattering articles and
sign flctious names, but "Lemon
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. Blood Purifier, q general tonic
and appetizer Lemon Chill Tonic
10 a. pleasant q sieinohade and ~
large as the regular dollar size.
Ask for Lemon Chill ToEic and
insist spon getting what yon ask
for. Take NO substitute, but get
. bottle, and you win thank this
paper for drawing your attention
toits merits. Price 800. For sale
and gusrsntecd by ]. K. Barlow.