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The Forrest City times., 1893-12-29

Christmas party of immigrants passed through town for Lee county. where they intend locating. They seem to be iD good circumstances, and their good stock indicate thrift and en- ergy, Some inducements should be held out to have such stop in our coun- ty
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-29
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The Forrest City times., 1893-12-29
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The Forrest City times., 1893-12-29
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The Christmas Ball.

The young men of Forrest City never do things by halves. Hence, vixen 1t was announced that they would give a Christmas Ball, their host of friends were on the tip-toe of anxiety to know the day and hour thereof.
 At a meeting of those interested the following committees were chosen:
 Arrangement p eoRmAsv, VIRGIL JAs' eIES; pES;Sfs. ShsJman' JR' [: q S. x' WAEk2S.' RAEkeS' 3 R + | f2Ebhtk' TEbbs
 InvitatiOr
 SID. HAYES. Chairman. JAS; DENNIS: JR. VIRGIL OWEN. LINN HURLEY, J. R.. NELLY:
 Reception HON. GEO. P. TAYLOR and LADY, Chair
 MR. JAS: RUSSELL and LADY.
 MIR. J. NJ. NICHOLS aud LADY.
 MIR. w. s. GRAHAM and LADY.
 MIR. E. HURLEY and LADY,
 DR. J. F.. STONE and LADY.
 MIR. A. BECKER and LADY,
 MIR. N. E. INGRAM and LADY,
 DR: ". H: ALLEY and LADY.
 MIR. H. W. WINTHROP and LADY,
 MIR. T. c. FOLBRE and LADY.
 CAPT. C. l.. KNIGHT and LADY,
 MIR. E. L. VADAKIN and LADY,
 MIR. l.. ROLLWAGE and LADY,
 MR. SOL. LEWIS and LADY.
 Floor
 c. H. SANDERS. Chairman, B. R. SHADE, J. H. COLLIER. SID. HAYES, D. c. WEBB. LINN HURLEY. P. A. GoRMAN, The committee on invitation at once consulted the most artistic printing house in Eastern Arkansas regarding the invitations. programmes, etc., and in due season 325 handsome invitation cards were sent ont, announcing the date-Dec. 27th. If any person was overlooked in the matter of an invita- tion it may be attributed to the large number to be invited and the fact that men are mortal. Some six or eight young men addressed the cards and may have overlooked some one.
 Messrs. Croce Bros band, of Mem phis, furnished the music, and it was in every respect excellent and beautiful At 9:30, then, the handsOWe dining. room of the popular Forrest City House was one blaze of light and beauty. Forrest City is noted for her levely women and gallant men, and with ad' ditions from Macianna, Memphis, Lit. tie Rock, Brinkley and other points we leave it 10 the imagination to DIG. ture the splendor of the gay gsthering The gentlemen in the conventional evening dress. and the ladies robed ir raiments IIvaling the richness of the rose and modesty of the lily, made 6 sight worth seeing and scene not off behoden.
 About l0:30. Chairman Sanders, o the floor committee. announced in hi: clear and siiVery tones that the banquet was ready in the next room. and tha eight couples could be served alternate ! ly. So the dancing went gayly or anC the banquet did not interfere, and ye all who danced and maEy who dld not partoOk bOuntifully of the many tempt ing dishes and rare rehshes served b, our popular caterer. Mir. $. Cohn. Th, banquet was excellent ia every particu lar and most creditable to him. | Early morn found the number of par tioipants had dwindled to OEly few and those were loath to give up the en chanting scene.
 The young men of Forrest City hav, won the many cheering encomism passed upon them. Their Christina Ball was the crownlng social event o | the year.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-29

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The Forrest City times., 1893-12-29

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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
STOCK AND FARM.

ElDorado Advocate: VIM. Penning-
ton threshed John s. Friends wheat this
week. Ten acres of the crop made for
ty-fve bushels per acre, twenty-six acres
made thirty eight bushels per acre, and
the entire 1913 acres averaged thirty five
bushels per acre. If wheat was worth
one dollar per bushel, as it often is, the
crop would pay for the land.
ElDorado Advocate: S. S. Hanes, Of
Fairview township, has threshed his
grain. His thirty-six acres Of red oats
made 1874 bushels Of such good quality
that it commands cents extra per
bushel on the market His seventeen
acres OF wheat made 1856 bushels. Mr..
Hanes only has eighty acres of land and
it is upland at that, but then he makes
a success Of farming.
Cedar Vale Star: r. NJ. Whited
brought samples of his new millet, Pearl,
or as some call it, Big Golden. 1t grows
q heavier crop than the German, and Mr..
Whited thinks will beat it three to one
this year, has extra long heads, not so
bunchy as the German, and he thinks
is a better forage plant by having more
abundant leaves. When thin on the
ground it is very stalky, but il soNed
thicker this can be avoided.
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal: Even in
these times Kansas City, Kan, is de-
veloping wonderful vigor and strength
as cattle market. The receipts the
past week were $4,000 and the market
at the same time made substantial inn
provement. In spite Of the panic, range
cattle are selling at good advance over
the prices of a year ago. The feeling is
that matters will mend still further be-
fore long. The corn crop Of the Mis-
souri, valley promises to be splendid
one and a good strong demand must be
had for feeding cattle all the fall.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

Atchison Champion: Along the entire
length of the X. @. W. g. N. W. railroad,
and along the Central Branch from Gift
Ton to Atchison, and along the st. ZOO & q.
l., from Hanover to ST. Joseph, one rides
through continuous corn fields. ghe
walls Of corn grid the Kansas earth for
thirty thousand square miles, and the
only problem now with the farmers Is
where TO find cribs to hold the golden
kernels next fall
From Ottawa; This Presbyterian an
nual meeting finds Forest Park very
attractive place. The city OF Ottawa
owns the park and spent some $4,000
TO fit il for tho use Of the Chautauqun
assembly, and it has drawn many sum
mer meetings here. During the past
year fine greenhouse has been added
TO the attractions and now the park is
beautifed by beds of splendid foliage and
tropical plants and flowers
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

They are averaging three victims
a day now-the grade crossings. AS
the weather grows warmer and as the
conditions become more favorable,
the number will probably increase.
But even three persons killed or
MANNED each day is a good average.
1t means 1905 people year, or the
population Of a good-sized country
town. An occasional street car or
omnibus smashed will run the figures
up even higher. Charles Cook killed
at haywood, an unknown man cut to
pieces at Mont Clair, near Center
street, and William Blunt mangled
by train at 22d street, make up
Wednesdays record. There is no
prospect that the average will be re-
duced. On the contrary, as more
trains are put on and as the popula-
ton Of the city increases the death
roll will steadily swell. Meantime
certain dlamond-decKeQ individuals,
alleged to be the representatives OF
the people, continue to attend prize.
fights, bet on horse races and manip-
ulate ward politics with contempt
uous disregard Of the public demand
for the elevation Of the tracks. This
is a delightful state of affairs, but If
the people can stand it the railroads
will not complain. As for the per
who are killed at the crossings, they
are quickly hustled under ground
and forgotten save by some foolish
relatives, who go about talking Of
murder and other unpleasant thingG
Chicago Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
LIQUID Oxygen.

Professor Dewar, who has liquei1ed
oxygen and air, and succeeded in ex-
hlbiting those interesting liquids to
a roomful of spectators in England,
has also shown that liQuehed oxygen
is strongly magnetic. When he
placed a quantity Of it in a dish Just
beneath the poles of an electromagnetic
the oxygen rose out Of the dish, and
formed itself into liquid link con-
Meeting the magnetic poles,
Then it began to boil until, upon
the circuit being broken, it fell back
into the dish like drops of water.
When he experimental in a similar
manner with liquehed air it, too, rose
from the dish and attached itself to
the poles Of the magnet, the. nitro
gen-air is formed Of oxygen and nj
trogen--rising with the oxygen and
showing no tendency to separate
from it.
Cottonwood, when dampened with
liQuetied oxygen, was Immediately
attracted to and held by the magnet,
and the liquid was even drawn out Of
the wool by the magnetic attrac-
tion, and left deposited upon the
poles.
1t is evident that new field of
scientific wonders has been opened
up by the recent experiments with
liouefed gases.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

AS Tennyson was thinker as well
as a poet, it is interesting to see how
he interprets the pu2zling half of
creation. One thing that he insists
upon is the indissoluble bond be-
tween them and man. "The wom-
ans cause is mans; they rise or sink
together, dwarfed or god like, bond
or free; if she be small, slight
natured, miserable, how shall man
grow?" That places quite a burden
Of responsibility upon women, but
elsewhere he remarks: "As the hus-
band is, the wife is" which again
places the burden on the masculine
shoulders. Probably the poet meant
to divide it. About the esteem in
which she should be held, he speaks
in no uncertain manner, "Who does
not honor his wife dlshonors himself"
and at is the low man thinks the
woman low" Somewhat equivocal
is this, at is hard to wive and thrive
in a year." Possibly he means to
imply that so much good fortune
does not often befall a man in so
short a time. His various heroines
were all little above the ordinary.
"Her eyes are homes Of silent
prayer" eyes not down-dropped
nor over bright, but fed with the
pointed flame of chastity" "By
common clay, taken from the COM
mon earth, nodded by God and
tempered by the tears Of angels to
the perfect form of woman" pure
vestal thoughts in the translucent
fame Of her still spirit" Happy he
with such a motherl Faith in wom-
ankind beats with his blood, and
trust in all things high comes easy
to him; and though he trip and fall
he shall not blind his soul with clay"
"She stood a sight to make an old
man youngl" So much and much
more did he say of women. And
they in gratitude may well apply to
him other lines of his-"He rested,
well content that all was well, and,
"He crowned happy life with a
fair death"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

KALAMAZOO has evidently not yet
reached the metropolitan stage Of
development so far as her police de-
partment Is concerned. An officer
who arrested a respectable young
couple the other night, and locked
them up without investigating the
case, has been compelled to resign,
and he considers himself lucky that
he was not dishonorably discharged
from the force and prosecuted into
the bargain. Imagine such an Incl
dent in Chicago. Conceive Of a 20.
lice officer reslgning because he had
made an outrageous and illegal ar
rest II such a precedent were fol-
lowed the vacancies on the force
would be numerous enough to satisfy
even the aldermen who are on the
lookout for places for their constitu-
ents, Resign? Not much. On the
contrary the efforts Of the depart
ment would be devoted not to making
reparation for the outrage but to
blackening the character Of the per-
sons arrested with view to vindicat-
ing the officer who made the arrest.
That is where the Kalamazoo Copper"
showed his provincialism.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

LIEUT.. PEARY and his gallant COM
panions have now said good-by for
years to civilization and are heading
for the Arctic seas Two years or
more will pass ere much is heard from
them, and it will be fortunate al
most beyond hope If there is not
some tale Of disaster to sadden the
chronicle Of adventures The expe-
dition Is certain to find out more
about Greenland, to fill up with de-
tails the conjectural trend of the
land and to make known a little
more about the glaciers and such
physical story as can be extracted
from rocks and the lie Of wintry
seas. AS to anything further 1t is a
toss whether all is not frustrated
labor and the chagrin Of disappoint-
ment
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
Necessary.

A clergyman who was settled some
years ago in Southern town, was in
great favor with the colored brethren,
and was frequently called upon to
"sit in council" with the members of
one Of their churches in neighbour
ing town.
Among these members was one old
darby, with grizzled hair, who had
in a high degree the gift for ere
sponses" so much cultivated by the
people Of his color. He was always
ready with "Amen" and more than
ready with "Glory!" but his particular
fOndness was for the fervent elacula-
ton, de Lord glib us more faith"
On one occasion when the clergy
man in question had been called upon
to discourse to this congregation, he
Illustrated his practical talk" with
the story of an occurrence which he
had himself witnessed not long be-
fore. AS he finished it, he said ear
nestly:
"Now, my brethren, you would
hardly believe, would you, that any
man could have witnessed that, al
most at your very doors?"
AS he paused, there came a ire
mendous groan from the old darby,
and with great fervor he calculated,
"De Lord glib us more faith"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
Reading In Iceland.

One naturally expects the clergy
TO be more or less educated, and to
have books as necessary accompani-
ment, but one hardly dares to expect
much Of the ordinary farmers OF so
poor land as Iceland; yet In spite
Of all drawbacks the Icelandlc farmer
manages to have at least few books,
and sometimes remarkable num-
Der. On my trip to Hecla and Kris
uvik omitted no opportunity Of
looking over the books in the farm
houses. Sometimes found nothing
but the Bible and the psalm-book, or
an old treatise on farming, or some
practical religious work, but q little
Inquiry usually brought out a few
volumes Of the old sagas. At farm
house almost under the shadow of
Hecla, ] found, on the chest of draw
ers in my bedroom, several school
bookstore for learning Danish, o
volume Of tales, and the usual psalm
book. Against the wall hung port
folio partly filed with Icelandic
newspapers. The members of the
family appeared to be very intelli-
gent, and by no means to have linn
tied their reading to the few books
In sight. A DAY or two later we were
at Skumstathir, on the southern
coast. AS we had just come from
some of the places most famous in
lcelandic story, ! asked of our host
II he had copy OF the Nijalssaga.
He was tall, shrewd-looking man OF
over go, with strong face, a mighty,
hawk-like nose, a little fringe of
beard under his chin, and sharp,
penetrating eyes. He thought there
was copy in the house, and pres
emily returned with a well-worn
volume published in Copenhagen in
1872, having part Of the ttle-page
printed in vermilion. Other books
we're lying about the room. A bunch
Of newspapers published at Reykjavik
hung against the wall, and the first
number Of a new religious newspaper
was handed about as a specimen
copy.
Books turn up in unexpected cor
ners While we waited for the wind
to subside, so that our horses could
safely swim the Olfusa, we stayed at
the house Of the ferryman. He opened
bottle Of port wine for us; and
when asked for a book to while away
the time he brought small armful
for me to choose from.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

IT is a curious coincidence, II not
the result Of design, that the naval
vessels selected to visit the harbor Of
Valparaiso as an evidence OF the
friendllness Of the United States to-
ward Chill should be the Charleston
and the Yorktown 1t was the
Charleston which chased and cap
tured the Itata, and IL was the York
town which menaced Valparaiso with
its guns after the assault upon our
sailors The selection OF these cruls-
ers ought to make the demonstration
Of friendship all the more emphatic,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

in proportion, graceful in outline and
sufficiently ornate to be in harmony
with It's character and surroundings.
1t will be made Of four massive
blocks. Upon the third or upper base
will be the name Harrison, " in large
raised block letters. At the four
corners of this base are columns with
tastefully carved capitals, and upon
this piece will rest the massive die,
around which, near the top, will be a
handsomely carved astragal in bas-
relief. All the details Of the monu-
ment will be cut from full-sized
models, and when completed will be
one Of the most noted monuments in
the beautiful cemetery where 1t is to
be placed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

A JUDGE in Harrodsburg, KY, is a
veritable solon. A number Of negro
boys, caught burglarizing a house,
were brought before him. They were
all young, and he wisely decided not
to send them to the penitentiary.
Instead he sent out for the boys
mothers, and a dozen rawhides, ex.
planned the case to the mothers, and,
as the New York alderman remarked
to the gondolas, "let nature take its
course" Punishment to fit the crime
was served up right there in this
court room and justice was satisfied,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

and experimental, This scientific
genius was born In 1914, and died
about 1904. Among the inventions
ascribed to him are the telescope, the
use Of concave and convex lenses, the
magic lantern, and gunpowder. He
was a student Of alchemy and astrol-
ogy, and as consequence Of errors
into which he fell was, according to
the usage Of the age, thrown into
prison. He was the author Of several
works that reflected knowledge sew
eral centuries in advance of his gen.
Grafton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
THE San Francisco Argonaut, c,

THE San Francisco Argonaut, COM
menting upon the endowment of the
University which bears the name Of
the late Leland Stanford, says that
the property which will come into its
possession when Mrs. Stanford leaves
this world includes S,400 acres at
Palo Alto, $4,000 acres at Gridley,
and $4,000 acres at Vina, and that
IF all the land in the three proper
ties which is suited to vine growing
were planted in vines it would repre-
sent the enormous sum of 5000, 00O,-
900 and an annual income Of over
81, 900, 900 a year" The "if, how
ever, is the uncertain quantity which
stands in the way Of knowing what
this endowment means. Many
ranches In California valued at mill
ions yield no net revenue, and the
great body Of the land donated to
this university thus far has yielded
little beyond the taxes and operative
expenses. Until these lands can be
rendered profitable no revenue valua-
tlon can be put upon them The
real endowment is the $4,000, 900 of
interest bearing bonds left in the
will by Mr.. Stanford, which ought to
yield 1925, 900 per annum to meet the
running expenses Of the University.
Mr. Stanford has done a noble and
generous act in endowing the uni
versity, but what 1t will come to re-
mains to be seen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

THE ng-talked-of ship canal across
Cape Cod seems likely to be soon real
lied. Four million dollars have
already been pledged to the work, and
enough more is in sight to make sue
cess certain. The saving by opening
a short cut from Buzzard's Bay to
Boston harbor will add materially to
the commerce Of Boston, 1t is only
strange that the work has not before
been done.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

In ordinary passenger cars there
are nineteen tons Of on-paying
weight hauled to one ton Of paying
passenger weight. 1t is and should
be the aim of builders Of modern cleo
trio railroads to reduce this proper
ton, and it is believed that on the
proposed line between Chicago and
St. Louis the ratio may be made as
low as Ave to one.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

A WESTERN editor has invented a
plan for collecting his subscriptions
that might be Of value in other
branches of business. He sends out
his bill and waits q reasonable time
before he follows it with another
dun. In case the second call is not
answered he takes it for granted that
the subscriber is dead and an obituary
notice" ispubllshedi in the next edition
Of the paper
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

THE thrifty burglar is reported as
getting in his work In fine shape all
over the country. The fraternity
recognize their enlarged opportunities
whenever the stocking is substituted
for the bank as the custodian of the
family savings. 1t is remarkable
fact that those people who have least
faith in banks have most In the
stocking They are easy game for
the smooth house burglar.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

Now THAT Eulalia has gone back
to Spain the announcement that she
wears a No. Q B shoe is made by the
agent of a New York shoe firm to
whom she gave an order The old
question, 2 B or not 2 B, seems, there
fore, to be definitely answered once
o.. al
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

THE new postal cards that are 60
ing to supplant the three sizes sold at
the present time will be 81 inches
wide by 81 inches long. The largest
postal card now sold measures 33x6b
inches, a shrinkage Of nearly four
square inches, as any mathematical
idiot can prove.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

HAVING pronounced the Chicago
postoflice building safe, Government
Architect Clarke ordered props put
in under the ceiling Of one Of the
rooms. Perhaps he wants now to
insure the safety Of his opinion about
the building.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

EIeHTY-oNE preachers have thus
far applied for a vacant Oklahoma
pulpit, According to this the preach
ers are becoming quite as numerous
as the lawyers and doctors.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

A WEALTHY man of Steubenvllle,
o., who was sued by pretty farmers
daughter for $4,000 for breach Of
promise of marriage, settled the suit
by marrying her. Now he has his
SIS, 900 and the girl besides.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

Mr. SUDDENLY Good dropped
$40 bill in the contribution box in
church last Sunday. His Friend
Cynic-Did you, indeed? What was
the matter with it?-New York
Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

IT is seldom that wood which has
grown more than 1900 years before
the Christian era is used in the con-
struction Of a present-day residence
and yet this really happened recent
ly in Edinburgh, where mantelpiece
was fashioned from wood said to be
G, 1000 years old.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

BOSTON gentleman recently killed
a blacksnake about four and half
feet long, from the stomach Of which
he took another sna ,e about fifteen
inches In length that had been swal-
lowed by the larger reptile.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

VINEGAR will not split rocks, 80
Hannibal could not thus have made
his way through the Alps. Nor will
it dissolve pearls, so that the story of
Cleopatra drinking pearls melted in
vinegar must have been a fiction.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

IT Is safe to say that William Penn
never in his life imagined that Jeru-
salem would ever be using Phlladel-
phla locomotives, as In fact she Is
today