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The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13
POOR JOAN DONE FOR.
The Heroine of France Joins the Other
 Idols of Romance.

The Heroine of France Joins the Other
 Idols of Romance.
 And now they say that, instead oi being heroine, Joan of Arc belongs to that peculiar class known at the present time as cranks; that the voices she heard in the woods of Domremy were the hallucinations of a disordered intellect Her visit to Governor Boudricourt so annoyed him that he passed her on to the court of the dauphin for the mere purpose of getting rid of her, where in turn the dauphin dressed her up in armor for the amusement of the court The iconoclasts even go so far as to assert that the consecrated sword which was found. per Joan's direction, buried in the Church of St Catharine at Flerbois,. and which was presented to her by the dauphin, had been planted there by uds of ordinary flesh and blood. They further assert that she did not lead the army to the relief of Orleans. but merely went along like a vivandiere. They scoff at the story that the soldiers who tied this abused iady to stake in the market place at Rouen were struck dead.
 So the indications are that the great French heroine will have to get Gown of of her pedestal and follow William Tell, Ruintius Curtius, ct al Medieval history is rapidly losing its brightest stars through the ire weren't investigations of the modern quidnnnc It now looks like it was a mere matter of time until American history is at tackled in the same way, and these individuals will be prepared to prove that Patrick Henry never made a speech, that no cherries grow as the Washington homestead. and thu the John Smith-Pocahoutas story wa' due to the fertile imagination of some special correspondents -Indiana ?olis Sentinel.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13
The Paradise Fish.

The paradise fish, like the German canary, is product ofcultivation, as there is no place where it is found in n wild state, It is 6 native of China There they are cultivated and kept in aquarla, as ornamental fish only. The male is the larger of the two sexes. measuring when full grown, from tho mouth to the end of the ralid;,I fin. three and one-half inches The body is shaped very much like thatof tha pumpkin seed sunfish. It's coioss surpassin briliancy any fish heretolCre cultivated for the aquarium.
 T'se haaa " sshv e'ay, inotties with tae asA ssafa s.o s. slse gil ssy% aztlrine blue, bof9hreiwith bsiiiiant crimson. The eyes are yellow and rcd, with a black pupil. The sides of tha body and the crescent shaped fin aT0 deep crimson; the former having ! 0 OF 12 vertical blue stripes, while tho lat- ter is bordered with blue.
 The under surface of the body IT continually changing olor--sometimoo it is white, aG othe4 a4sy or black~ The dorsal and anal fins sarc remarks ably large, henco the generic nanac oK the iisil--milcr farge ,3o;s K !. the ffo1 or fin. Both fms are shaped alikeF They arc striped and dotted Wifl brown and bordered with blue. Th0 dull-colored ventral fins arc protec1 by q brilliant scarlet-color spii1e, C tending three-fourths of an inch behiG the fins. The pectorals, situAt0(3 " rncf 1v utnxya fta 7~yx,,,1 ,.nl Gvsss = us, @t1 shaped, but, being transparsnts a
 no color. s' \
 All these colors above doGeribe
 most brilliant when the 6A ie ei1clft For instance, when en( 1 III e01o Tor the persecution nl v lefn6l~ S when colirtiI1a In Fl 3Wg tho II | liant colora, in orls1 tc ~ t<16 &
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The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13
GLEANiNCS FROM RUSKIM.

You can no more filter your mind into purity than you can compress it into calmness; you must keep it pure fl you would have It pure; and throw no stones into it if you would have it quiet
 The poor we must have with us al- ways and sorrow is inseparable from any hour of life; but we may uake their poverty such as shall inherit the earth; and the sorrow such as shall be hallowed by the hand Of the Cam forter, with everlasting comfort.
 You know how ofteu il is difficult to be wisely charitable; to do good with out multiplying the sources of evil. You know that to give aims is notEing unless you give thought also; and that therefore 1t is written, not blessed is he that feedeth the poor.n but. "blessed Is he that considoreth the poor" And you know that little thought and little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
 The essence of lying is in deception. not in words; lie may be told by si. lence. by equivocation. by an accent on a syllable, by glance of the eye; and all these kinds of lies are worse and haser than lie plainly wor'led so that no form of blinded conscience is so far sunk as that which comforts itself because the deception was by gesture or silence, instead of utter ance; for, according to Tenny sons deep and trenchant line, "A lie which is half the truth is ever the worst of lies"
 People sometimes speak, in this working age, us if houses and lards. and food and raiment were alone useful. and as fl sight, thought and admiration were all proftless, so that men iusolently call themselves Unulitarians, who would turn them- selves and their race into vegetables; men who think Gas far as such can be said to think that the meat is moro than life, and the raiment than the body; hewers of wood and drawers of water. who think that it is to give them wood to bew, and water to draw, that tho fine forests cover the noun tains like tho shadow of God, and the great rivers move like His eternity.
 We seem to think sometimes that q reverent and tender duty is due to one whose affection we still doubt and whose character we as yet do but partially and distantly descern, and that this reverence and duty arc to be withdrawn when the affections has become wholly and limitlcssly our own. and the character nas been so sified ana tried that we fear not to intrust it wi;h the happiness of our lives. Do you not feel how ignoble and unreasonable this is. Do you 0o. feel that marriage, when it is tare marriage at all. is only tho seal which marks the vowed transition of fcm- porary into untiring service, and of .!fu, into eternal lcven
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13
Farm Literature.

There is an impression in the minds
 ai many that the boy or girl with profession in view must be educated. 'sut Ii tho life of q mechanic or farmer is in view, very little education is T sccssary. It is possible to be suc- ressiul farmer Y ihGut e39caiion. lt
 n also true thai wlta nisarai abilities IT that direction it is possible to be physician, lawyer or minister without education. Prrhaps we can all recall some quite successful per r,oas iu ihcse lines who conld scarcely read. perhap, rot at all. vet who woai think of advising such Il course II It Was prac- tscable to prusars an etlucalion9 We frepier in the professions D we wid c,ain tha, it i- great iii th | of tie aer caiturist an artisan.
 We know ihcl.s arc very many very sueeessul uiel tn ilii branches oi agri- culture wh have bat little if any clu- cation. We judge mlny of them do not anpreciate any ssity for it, SO far as thc,. wurk .s conctraed. TEers is r c.a5s oi farmers wno are naturally ovservant. qnicls to notice methods of others, and being withal practical sue ceed well. They are endowed with natural abilities and they arc thus CT abled to be on level with others who may lee deficient in natural talent and have to depend largely upon ac- quired knowledge. But with all their natural advantoeao thev oaa noxoe -
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13
"iHOEO MISSILES.
over soM,on.on.on cnvclope, 1,

Over 3,on,on,op,eD envelopes art manufactured in England annually
 In the purit sa days cord of oak wood --S1 cents,
 Good mentions he casc of n gentleman who. in his sleep. ,oapl sod nn edo 0. s!x stlaass ani set It maslc,
 Somebody has csiuel the worl "mo.oy> ncer." 10 designat2 the persoa who ma.,. ages the motor on an eject r.o ca.
 The census shows that thcre has boon 90 incroase of par cant in tae total ia .es,a- ness If oSo. stJ q ..,ss aaA.s .oaas
 Some 5so vcter nary sarysoas or horse doctors in Groa. Bsits;n ! ave signed a pa. DOT condcmnlHg tight cheek reins.
 Parties at Santa Csass Cal, arc engaged ln sai,iug aai pAcSins mactseral for ths first tine in the history of tho town.
 In Russia, wAloA is tha grca; hosss conn, s~y of Europe, they never pat .aacrs ou horse, and a shyias Eogas .s asmo .S ua. heard of
 The selection hy rllnts of food and re lection of injurious substances, though Il always perfo-mci without crrors, indicates the presence of sen atioa.
 The population Of foreign desccns ir Nosth America may bs bro dly considered as belonging to threo races--sha African, the Latin and the Teutonic Aryan.
 Some men have done really hard menta work while asleep. Coadorccs fnisaei train of calculations in his slcsn yvhict ant much puzzled hlm during ,as day.
 Tho successful appiicat on of thoArs o' navigation depends as much on shs sxill oi sae artists who eonatruct tAainstrun1cnls smployod as on ttat Of the observer whs 4scs them. <sSs
 or the 1000 aud moro graduates of tht Girls Normal College of the city of Nea rork nearly oneh half have boen toachers In the city schools, and QUO is eon Uiaofnnor 1T oaucnf1nn. %
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13
Duration of a Ls:y,,tngna Flash.

U1til quite recently all of the author ities concurred with each other in the opinions that q lightning flash was in- simultaneous; late experiments show that the flash i5 not infuitesimal, but that 1t lasts a measurable period oi time This interesting fact was aseer- tained by setting q camera in rapid vibration aad exposing in it a plats, so as to receive the impression of the i;ash. Upon taking out the plate il was found that tho impression seemed wideued out on the negative. showing that the negative had been moved dur ins the time the flash was in existence.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13
Learving tIac Business.

Dcaler-Vat happen to dis hat?
 Small son--l vas snappin' 1t vii my vingers. like you do, to ziiow q gus tomer vat good stuff 1t vas. and it P toSe.
 "Minc Goodness! You havn't got brains enough to sell beanut~ Yen you snap hat to xliow 1t cant ps proxe. you must keep run hand inri tl 2
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13

anything sut cxperimenters or imi. tators. ths s.gh they may not realize it They can ne'Ier be original investi. gators because they do not nndors tand the foundation principles of the science of agriculture.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
The Indian POw-w0w is Kept Up
With the Committee at
Washington.
The Chiefs Agree Unanimously That
They Prefer to be Ruled by
Civil Agents.
More Schools Fer the Reservations
Are Also Desired by
the Indians.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The conference
with the Indians was resumed today.
Commissioner Morgan said that he had
heard enough of the last and wanted plans
for the future. He was prepared to issue
100000 worth of beef to the Indians en-
titled to receive it, which was cut off in
the past.
Senator Dawes said that if the Indians
did their part and were industrious, the
government would do its part and help
them to be self supporting.
White Ghost spoke of the Entertainments
of the whites upon Indian lands. The ra-
lions of coffee, he said, amounted to about
100 grains per week to each person, and
he complained of the small bacon rations.
He said the delegation reached a unan-
imous decision that they did not want
military agents. Big Name, of the Lower
Brule agency, said the whites prevented
the Indians from getting fuel and hay
He wanted the agency moved nearer
that they needed better school facilities.
He complained of the small size
of the beef cattle given them.
Little No Heart spoke in the same vein.
Commissioner Morgan asked such of the
Indians as preferred civil agents to stand
up, and all did so except Major Swords,
chief of the Indian police at Pine Ridge,
who preferred military agents.
Mad Bear, from Standing Rock, said
his people insisted on more reservation
schools, the schools on TIE reservation
wanted their influence to DO felt not only
by pupils but by parents as well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
WILL IT BE JOE. CANNON
The Illinois Representative May Sue
coed the Late Secretary Window
in the Treasury.
President Harrison is Said to Have
Finally Determined to Chose
Him.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a local paper
prints the following: ssThe President has
practically settled the question of appoint
Ing successor to the late Secretary of the
Treasury. The claims of the various can
did ates have been carefully considered by
Harrison, and the number of candidates
has na-Towed down to two. Those two
are Representatives Joseph G. Cannon
and William Mckinley, Jr. Both gentle
men are strongly backed and retire from
Congress the 18th of March. The
President entertains a high opinion
of the ability of the gentlemen,
but is more inclined towards
Cannon, whom he regards as a good all
round man. and one who has always
proved himself a party man in the stictest
sense of the word. Mr.. Cannon has made
a reputation in TIE use with which the
country is familiar, n ! in apo ling him
Secretary of the I -ea 'ury the President
takes man who is known every where.
MIR. Mckinley is best known because Of the
Tariff act which bears his name bat the
President does not regard the Nc inley
bill as the best piece of legislation enc cted
by this Congress, hence he is not bubbling
over with enthusiasm for the Buckeye
statesman. The in ant in the course
of his conversation said the appoin -ment
would not be made for several weeks.
" OF course said he, the President
may change his mind Int at this time he
has practically made up his mind to ap-
point Mr.. Cannon. Mr. Cannon, in the
Presidents opinion, possesses the requi-
site qualifications for t e ideal Secretary,
and his long expe ;er in the popular
branch of Congress fits him for the special
duties required of the Secretary of the
Treasury"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
General Washington News.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 9.-The Subsidy
Tonnage bills are expected to come up in
the House the latter part of the week and
the debate on them will be kept up until
vote is cached. If they cont get through
pretty son there will be no prospect OF
legs alton this season, as a conference
with the Senate viii be necc essa Y. ami
more time viii be required to agree or the
conference report. The House is ex ected
to lass what is known as the Farauf q :
Compromise measure, but in con erence
Senator Frye VIII probably insist on the
substitution of the Senate bill.
A representative of the State depart
ment is on his way to Cuba to take part
In the negotiations looking to recipro eity
treaty with Spain. Cuba is the real party
in interest, but it has no voice in the he
gotiations except through the Spanish
government. The committee which went
to Madrid to press on the government the
Importance of making an arrangement
with the United States returned to Cuba
with little encouragement. Spain was in
cllned to do little for its most important
dependency. But since that time the co..
ditionS rave cho 90 M
nected with the trade OF the island re-
quire adjustment before the treaty can be
completed, and it is for that purpose that
a special commissioner was sent by the
State department.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
GIVING UP THE FIGHT.
II. VI. B. A. Men Withdraw From the
Illinois Senatorial Struggle.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb 9-Tho
Senatorial contest has reached a
crisis. Tomorrow or the morn
ing following at the latest, the
three +. M. B. A members will issue an
address to the ublc fully explaining their
conduct in connection with the Senatorial
fight in the past and announcing their
withdrawal for the future.
The letter sets out that, acting as an in
dependent party, true to their convictions
and principles, Key nave refused to form
any alliance with either of the Cd parties
and have placed before the Legislature a
candidate representing as nearly as possible
their views, bat that they have be-
come convinced that neither of the
stronger parties will accept him
Or any other man whom the
IAN consistently name, and that for them
60 remain longer in the fight would result
in no victory for their cause, but would,
9n the other hand, prolong the deadlock
Ind render the session in
effective as well as unneces-
sarily expensive to the country. Wish
ing to wash their hands OF this response
bility and leave it with the two old parties,
says the address, they withdraw entirely
from the contest and leave it to be fought
out by tie Democrats and Republicans.
Mr.. Cocllreli says the address is all ready
to go to the public, but that he will not
give it out until it is read over appr5 we'd
and signed by himself and his colleagues
together.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

In naval battle off Valparaiso, Chill,
the government vessels were victorious.
A pastoral letter condemning Mr.. Par
of Ireland Sunday.
Guatemala and Honduras are said to
have entered into an alliance against San
Salvador and war is imminent.
NJ ny people think Robert Ray Hamil-
ton dead and disbelieve 4. o. Howard S
story that he has gone to Australia.
Henry III. Stanley will give all the royal
presents he has received, worth S300,0J0,
to Gen. Booth for the poor of London.
James O'Grady of Syracuse, n. Y. is
dying in great agony because of reptile
which has found its way into his stomach.
Jacob Messy Mccullough, vice -president
of the Pennsylvania railroad, died at Fitt s
burg leaving an estate worth S14, 900, 900
At Aurora ILL.,, Luther Sexton took q
dose of laudanum with suicidal intent, bu
was saved by the doctors.
Charles W. Whittemeyer, a prominent
young man Of Muncie, Ind, has been ar.
rested for robbing a clothing store.
The grand jury at Galesburg has been
investigating the gamblers, and it is said
that twenty indictments have been re-
turned.
The second trial of William Palmer at
East Saginaw, Mich. for the murder q
his brother has resulted in a disagree
ment OF the jury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
ANOTHER SEVERE BLIZZARD
A Storm Accompanied by Snow is
Raging Throughout the North
western Country.
Trains Are Delayed by the Drifts and
in Many Instances Abandoned
Altogether.
The Thermometer Drops Clear Out of
Sight in Many Places in
Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 9.-The storm
which set IN tere at daylight yesterday
has increased Ia fury and now, driven by
twenty mile wind, is causing considerable
delay in traffic OH both the steam and street
railway service. Trains due here from
Manitoba and North Dakota points come
Id OF time, but heavy wheeling is reported,
and 1t is feared some of the through pas
senger trains may be laid up before morn
ing. Northern Iowa some trains are
abandoned, in South Dakota two thirds of
them are behind time, and in Southern
Minnesota delays of from one to three
hours are common. The thermometer in
dicates L. degrees below at ST. Vincent,
Mimi. II degrees below at Minnedosa;
degrees below at Moo rhead, Mimi. Q
degrees below at Bismarck; and s degrees
belo w at Fort Buford.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Feb. 9-The worst biz
gard that has been experienced in Wyom-
ing for four years has been raging for the
last twenty four hours. Stockmen are
app ehensive of severe losses of range cat
tie. No west-bound trains have reached
Cheyenne to-day over the Union Pacific or
Burlington. The Union Pacific fast mail
and overland flyer are stuck forty miles
east of here. The relief train with full
provisions has been sent out to them.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Feb. ga severe
wind-storm from the northwest struck this
section and and is still raging The
mercury dropped TO 10 degrees below
zero. Clouds of snow and dust fill the
air, making it the most disagre8abIe day
of the winter.
II RON, S. D., Feb. "a gigantic biz
gard almost equalng that of Jan. u, 1883,
has prevailed here since daylight and is
still i'll progress, with no indication of
abatement. The storm extended over the
entire State.
FORT DODGE, iowa, Feb. 9.-The heaviest
snowfall of the winter visited this section
yesterday. Nearly a foot of snow fell be-
tween the hours of 10 a. M. and 5 p. III.
northeast wind is blowing and general
blockade seems probable.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, Feb. O. blizzard
covering this entire section began early
this morning. There is now five in ches of
snow, badly drifted.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 9.--One of the worst
snow storms of the season prevails here,
extending over Nebraska and South Da-
kota. A fierce gaze accompanies the
snowfall, banking drifts along the rail
roads and completely blocking traffic. All
trains from the west are indefinitely de-
layed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
AIGHBINDERS GIVE UP PISTOLS
They FiTd the sEz,iie Less Noisy and
Equally effective.

san Francisco, Cal. Feb. 9.-As a
result OF the crusade against the high.
binders ii9 Chinese have forsazen the pis-
tol, viii h makes too much noise, bu5 have
adopted the silent but equally deadly
knife as an instrument for settling di tficul-
ties The Chinese New Year was ushered
In last night by two stabbing lays in
Chinatown which viii probably pro- fatal
to two men. Sam Bing was stabbed be-
tween the ribs by All kit, fellow work
man, who owed him money. In company
with friends they had taken dinner to.
gether and were shaking dice for drinks
when All Kit called Bing outside and used
his knife.
A few minutes later Sam Kin was found
lying covered with blood in doorway. He
had been cut in four places and was badly
hurt. He had been seeing the cd year
out wi h friends, and in the midst of the
festivities several members of an opposi-
ton society burst into the room and de
manded blackmail. 1t was refused, and o
fght ensued, during which Kin was cut
None of the assailants have been cap
tured. Considerable more trouble is
feared, as New Year festivities are in
full blast and highbinders are under the
influence of liquor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
POPULAR FALLACIES.

That the physician collects his bills with
greater ease than the tailor.
That men never read cook books or fash
ion magazines.
That only the eye-glassed young lady
feels that inward bliss which comes of
culture.
That every two for a-penny liar is quail
fed for newspaper reporting.
That prussic acid is a heater form of
suicide than Paris green.
That foIding-bed was made for any
other purpose than the encouragement of
profanity.
That there is good looking woman in
the world who doesn t know it.
That there is woman living who has
not in her boudoir work on How to be-
come beautiful
That there is anything that has severed
more friendships than the simple phrase
Lend me five dollars.''
That the dude isn't strong enough to
make the milk of human kindness turn
sour.
That the match is easily found which
lights the first time you strike it,
That man has bald head when there
are half-dozen hairs on it.
That there is init to knowledge any
more than there is to a game Of poker.
Queen Liliuokalani, who succeeds Kala-
kaua on the Hawaiian throne, is - years
old. She is an amiabe and very intelli-
gent woman, having a taste for poetry
and music. She is stately in appearance
and has digniied carriage, but of late
years she has Lecome rather stout She is
animated and interesting in conversation,
spkeaking In low and musical tones that
are peculior to her race. She speaks En-
glish and is well versed In the current
literature Of the day