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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

THE oldest resident of Pea Patch
ment reservation upon which Fort
Delaware stands, is reported to have
Just died after having lived forty years
at the fort. His name was John Mad
den, and his wife, who still lives at the
dismantled fortress, is remembered
with affection by hundreds of confeder-
ate prisoners as the kindly matron of
the post hospital during the civil war.
here the mules are turned out for re-
cuperation.
zone may imagine that salt mine
is bad place to work, but aside from
the fact that it is little dismal there
are no bad features about it. Unlike
a coal mine, it is clean, and there Is
almost an even temperature the year
around, ranging from ffty-eight to
sixty degrees, winter and summer.
The ventilation is perfect and the sys-
tenn for supplying fresh air is not ex-
celled by any mine in the world. In
some Of the passageways the air rushed
through with such velocity as TO ex-
tinguish the lights.
1.-THE experience in going up the
shaft is somewhat different from that
while going down. The signal is given
from below after you have been safely
stationed in the car, and away she
goes. Your hat sinks down ftly
on your head and your clothing seems
to sit right down tight where it
belongs. A person who is a lit
tie weak in the knees would also have
a tendency to sit right down tight on
the bottom of the car. The roar Of
the wind as you hustle up toward day
light is about all that can be heard.
When near the top the speed is
lessened, and it Is then that one i'm
AGNES that he is going down again at
the rate of about thousand miles
minute, but finally the daylight begins
to peep down at you and you are landed
safely on top, only a few seconds hav-
ing elapsed since you walked upon the
car below -
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
M kES.

The summer sun is sinking now,
The western sky is all aglow,
As wandering through the meadow paths
The silent shadows come and go:
The meadows where, in childish glee,
gathered flowers or chased the bee.
1 bend and pluck daisy fair,
While tears my eyes are filling fast,
For memory comes, with silent step,
And lifts the vail that hides the past,
While backward roll the by-gone years,
So fraught with sorrows, joys and teara
I see myself, slender youth,
So full of plans for coming years,
AS slowly home drove the COWS,
Naught knowing Of lifes cares and fearA
But longing much the world to see,
And planning all that would be.
Oh, eager, hopeful, trusting hearth
You did not know life's thorny way,
Or, even when earths laurels won,
How quick they fade at close Of day.
Would could be a yout again,
So free from heartache, care and pain.
Julia Wood, in Good Housekeeping
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

or leave the service. The boy then
agreed, on condition that the fight
should take place with pistols and over
handkerchief. One of the weapons
was to be loaded and the other unload
ed. They were to be chosen by lot.
The men stood up, each holding the
edge of handkerchief. At the signal
the captain pulled, the trigger, when it
was found that he held the unloaded
pistol.
All eyes were now fixed upon the
calm, resolute, fair-headed boy. The
spectators were confident that,as he held
his adversary in, ibis power, he would
either discharge his pistol in the air or
not shoot at all But not SO. He took
deliberate aim and, placing the muz-
zle of his pistol as near the other mans
face as he could reach, blew his brains
out Then, leaning over the PROSTATE
form of his enemy, he dipped q hand
kerchief in the blood and smeared the
face with it. Then with exultation he
turned to those in the field and said:
"There! do you consider that | have
wiped out the blow | received?" He
then strobe from the ground and that
evening sent in his resignation. Since
that incident there has not been SO
much bullying or dueling in any reg
i,nent of the French army
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
"PETER'S PENCE"
Something of the History of an Ancient
Catholic Custom.

Something of the History of an Ancient
Catholic Custom.
A custom of so ancient date in the
Catholic world that it runs back to the
days when civilization was young is the
annual contribution of "Peter's Pence"
or tribute to the pope. One day in each
year in all the Catholic churches
throughout the world contribution is
taken up, the proceeds Of which are
sent to the pope. He uses the money
for defraying the expenses of the ad-
ministration of affairs in the Holy See.
The custom of collecting "Peter's
Pence" or 'Rome SCOT" as it is some
times called, is Of ancient origin.
Centuries ago 1t was first observed by
the English people, tribute then being
levied to the extent of a penny for
every house, payment being made
about August of each year.
The pence was first tribute offered
to the Roman pontif in reverence to
the memory of st. Peter, whose success
sor the pope is believed by Roman
Catholics to be. The first idea appears
to have come from England. 1t is as
cribed by some to Ina, king Of the West
Saxons, who, in A. D. 721, went as a
pilgrim to Rome and there founded
hospital for Anglo-Saxon pilgrims, to
be maintained by an annual contribu-
ton from England. Others say the
honor is due to Offa and Ethelwulf, at
least in the sense of their having ex-
tended the custom to the entire Saxon
territory.
The tribute consisted then in the pay
ment of a silver penny by every family
who possessed land or cattle of the
yearly value of thirty pence. It was
collected during the five weeks be-
tween St. Peters and ST. Paurs day and
August 1. Since the total annexation
of the papal states to the kingdom of
Italy, this tribute has been largely in
creased in France, Belgium, England
and Ireland. When Ina, king of the
Saxons, inaugurated the custom now
time-honored, penny yearly was the
amount collected from each person.-N.
Y. Advertiser.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
To the North Pole.

The north pole is now to be reached,
not by air or water vessels, but by an
ice sled, propelled by steam. Joseph
Schieser, of Oakland, Cal, a skillful
mechanic, is the inventor, according to
the Portland Oregonian. The ice sled
has a steam engine on the deck. A
large tank is provided to hold petroleum
for fuel. At each side of the sled is a
series of clamps, not unlike the section
chain of chain pump. These are
made with sharp heels, raised and low
cred by sort of walking beam, and at
the same time pressed backward by a
second shaft operated in similar fash
ion. This steam sled moves forward
readily on the floor of Schieser's work
shop, though the jolting is uncomfort-
able to passengers even on this short
trip. The inventor says it will go much
faster and smoother over ice or hard
snow, and to travel over ice or hard
snow is the use for which the sled is de-
vised. Schieser declares that on his
sled he will try to reach the most north
ern latitude ever reached by man
"Steam," says he, ''must provide the
power for man to reach the north pole.
A considerable guam tity of petroleum
can be carried in the tank. Seal blub-
Der can be used to make fire under the
boiler. By establishing stations can
keep up my supply of fuel" He does
not fear the extreme cold, and says
that in Germany. where he was born
and lived during his youth, he was
noted for his ability to endure intense
cold. He has some property and this
he proposes to use to fulfill his inten-
ton of steaming over the iceland to the
uIJlmdue north.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
DOWN IN A SALT MINE.
How It Is Operated a Thousand
Feet Under Ground.

AS our readers are aw are, we have
been working for the past three or
four years to get pass down into the
Retsof salt mine at York, says the Gen
eseo Democrat. It so happened one
day recently that two personal friends
of ours had business down in the mine,
and. meeting us afterward, they gave
us a very graphic description of the
trip, so much so that we almost imag-
ined we were with them from the time
they left the top until they returned
again, and for the benefit of our read
ers we will give their description of
what they experienced and what they
saw. Referring to the matter they
said:
"You may imagine that you would
like to go down that shaft, but let us
tell you that when you once stood on
the verge of that yawning hole waiting
for the car to let you down, it is two
to one that your courage would fail
you and you would inform the
guide that you would postpone
the trip until some other day. Super
intendent Chapln was the one who
went with us, and, of course, there
was no cause for alarm, as he knows
the workings of the whole plant from
one end to the other Well, we jumped
into the car and waited for the signal
to start and we did not have to wait
long before the gong sounded and that
was the signal to let her 60 From
that time until we reached the bottom
no man will ever be fully able to de-
scribe the experience.
"When the signal sounds, the first
thing you do is to hug your hat down
on your head for keeps, and by the
time that you have got that act accom-
plished it seems as though you were
going down at about the rate of thou
sand miles minute. You have seen
one streak of CREASED lightning chase
another-well, it's no comparison. It
seems as though the cable has been cut,
and you are just dropping down to the
bottom. You can't see, and the only
thing to be heard Is that terrible roar
of the air as you rush through space.
After the first two or three hundred
feet there is feeling it would be hard
to explain, sort of goneness as it were,
and you don't care much whether
school keeps or not, and the changes
are so different and varied that one be-
gins to wonder what will come next.
"When near the bottom the car on
which you are riding begins to slow up,
and then comes the most peculiar ex-
perience of all. You imagine that you
are shooting upward, and you will soon
be among the stars. You can imagine
the sensation from going down at the
rate of about one hundred miles min
ute to going up at about seven times
that rate. Finally'the car lands at the
bottom of the shaft and you breathe
sigh of relief as you step out.
"Well, the first thing you do is to
look for salt; it's there, all around you,
above, beneath, on all sides, but it
don't look like salt near the bottom of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

81 remember" said a schoolmaster.
"when was boy going out one morn
ing before sunrise to fish for pickerel.
had just hooked big one, when along
came countryman. He said nothing,
but, with mouth wide open, stopped to
see the fun. The contest had lasted
more than half an hour, when sudden
ly, as 1 was about to land the prize, the
pickerel, with one last rush for liberty,
made good his escape. With lump in
my throat, instinctively turned to the
eountryman for consolation, and got it,
We'll, declare,' said he, you held on
to your end, young fellow, but he didn't
hold on to hist "-Golden Days.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

What are you doing?" asked the
convict of the reporter, who was writ
ing up the penitentiary. "I'm taking
notes." "Humph! That's what brought
me here. "-Washington Star.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

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The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
PALESTINE TIM ES.

Rev. N B. Fizer. of Forrest City, was in our town Monday on business.
 Quite large crowd from Palestine at tended children's day at Goodwin last Sunday. The exercises were very enter taining.
 Mrs. Hall and Miss Williams, of Mem phis, are visiting :MrS. ManasSah Gorum this week.
 The ice cream supper last Saturday night was quite a success. The receipts of the evening, was Sl0.65 which twas apN piled to the payment in full of the organ
 Misses Lena Baker and Edna Coifey visited Forrest City Friday.
 The fourth was observed by all. A grand picnic was had in the grove in front of A. Vontrain. Music and dancing were the order of the day. There was nothing lacking to make all present have pleasant time.
 W. $. Martin has been very sick for several days. We are glad to hear that he is improving.
 As to the crops the early corn as gen era thing is failure. The late corn, if we get seasons, will make fine crop.
 r. c. Moore visited friends at LaGrange several days this week.
 The health of the community is very good at the present. We only hope it will continue 50 throughout the summer.
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
Assessors Notice,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I AN will attend, either in person On by dep uty. at the following places and times. for the purpose of assessing the real estate and per sonal property of St. Francis county, Arkan- sBs, for the year ls93, to-wit:
 Wheatley township, at Wheatley, June 10. 20. 21.
 Goodwin township, at Goodwin. June 22. %
 Prairie township. at Palestine June 24. 26. 21.
 LAnKnllle township, at Bible Union Church, June 2S. %.
 LAnguile township, at Joe Kelley's. June :p
 Telico township. at Caldwens Station. July l.. Telico township. at Colt Station. July ..
 Telico township. at Oak Hin Church JuIy 4
 Johnson township, at Adare's Store, July ]. Johnson township, at Latimers Schoolhouse July 6
 Johnson township. at White Hall School. house, July :.
 Franks township at Yocona Church. Jnly 10
 Franks township. at Millbrook July H.
 Franks township, at Ferguson's Store July f2.
 Franks township, at wylds schoolhouse. July 13
 Blacklist township. at Fiftecn-Mile Bayou Church. July II.
 Old Garland township. at J. & R. Cowan,s Store. July l5. ~ Griges township. at widener's Station.
 Griggs township, at Burnt Cane School- house. July Is.
 Madison township al Madison, July lq.
 Madison township, at Abe Davis Church July 20. "'
 Madison township. at Morehead. July 2l.
 Madison township. at Forrest Csty from July 22 to August l2 A''i
 All persons are required to meet the Asses- sor and list their property. and if they have no property 10 list, they must meet him and glVe m thesr poll tax, or they are subject to A delinquent penalty. They are also re0uired to llst all the property they own on the first Monday in June 1895 Parties owninv real estate will please bring their tax receipts. JAMES BROWN, Assessor
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
Electric RitterS.

This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special mention.Al who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all disease of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils. Salt Rheum and other affections caused by impure blood. Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malaria levers. For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indi- gestion try Electric Bitters- Entire satis- faction guaranteed. O. money refunded = Price soc. and Sl.00 per bottle at RE. Hinton's Drugstore,
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
HAYNES TIMES.

Weather is hot and still heating.
 Mir. Booker, of Memphis, was in town Wednesday.
 Walter Taylor, of Forrest City. was in town Monday
 George R. Robuck will leave for North Carolina soon.
 Why. Oh why! MT. F---are you so pensive lately?
 Come on you "fakrs" Haynes got S20 more since our last communication. MT. Ike Isaacs and Mir. Nat Smith had personal understanding" last Saturday. The mayor had them up "Wednesday. They know full well now.
 John Gist. our assessor, was here ac- cordng to appointment on the 5th; will stay until Saturday. He asks the ques- ton, what's your household? The an swer is empty quart bottles and pair of specks. Value, the price of drink.
 Miss Nora Mcdaniel. of Bonair, is vis- itng her neices, Misses Bernice and Pearl Mcdaniel, this week.
 Some of the young nobility of Haynes was up before the mayor the past week and were fined a soothing balm for their wounded feelings in the following words: ".Why should we mourn departed friends,
 Or shaketh deaths alarm
 'Tis but the voice the mayor sends
 That gives Us righteous charm"
 There was a reception given at the resi- dence of MT. M. Isaacs Tuesday night by the young men, complimentary to the young ladies. who had the management of it, hence it useless to mention that it was supervised with all promptness and neatness imaginable. There was large crowd who feasted sumptuously on the dainty nicknacks prepared and magnif- gently arranged by the dainty hands of our fair maids. This being the first en tertainment since the young ladies re- turned from school, all joiaed in hearty reunion of their old and standard friend ship toward each other. May joys like this. without molestatiOn, follow them all through life, is the wish of the writer, an eX-society lad of your fraternity. And to Mir. and Mrs. Isaacs 1 extend in behalf of the participants, many thanks for their generosity and hospitality, which was simply superb to say the least.
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
GOODWIN TIM ES,

J. c. Thweatt. of DeVall's Bluff, spent two days in Goodwin last week, the guest of w. II. Pearce.
 James Dickert and F. Stockard went to Forrest City Monday on business.
 Rev. John Shields was in Brinkley on the 4th of July.
 Mrs. Davis left yesterday for Little Rock to join her husband who preceded her some weeks since.
 Chidren'S day came off Sunday and was quite success, as is always all the entertainments gotten up by MisSsBond. There were about eight hundred people present, and be it said to the credit of Goodwin all had plenty to eat and enough was left to feed as many more. To the regret of every one the Rev. J. A. Mason was absent We noticed the absence of others we hoped to see from Forrest City.
 There is some sickness in the vicinity of Goodwin. Paraee Abner has been quite sick, but is some better Miss Mar tha Gossitt and Edna Hill have been having chills. but were able to be not children 5 day.
 MT. Henry Hornsby has been danger Ously ill, but we are glad to state is slowly improving. It would be hard to give up such useful citizen.
 Miss Willie James, of Forrest City. and Miss Lena Harper, of Hunter, spent sev- eral days in Goodwin last week.
 We were all pleased to see Mrs. W. H. Paslay and Mrs. Irby over Sunday Come again ladies. you will always receive a hearty welcome.
 Our genial and popular Rush Stockard was out shaking hands with his numerous friends who were delighted to see him We also noticed Dick Stockard. one of Goodwin's favorites with his best girl Sunday. l admire your taste, Dick; she is perfectly charming. Palestine and Wheat ley were well represented children's day among whom We noticed the elegant Miss Mary Taylor, of Memphis.
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
Administrators Settlement.
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 CnnntY of St. Francis.

County of St. Francis.
 NOTICE is hereby given, that the following ~ administrators settlements have been
 filed in the Probate Court of St. Francis Coun- ty for confirmation at the July term of said
 court. tO-wit:
 W. T. Webb as administrator of the estate
 of Jno V. Webb, deceased; first annual settle
 ment
 II. P Gorma n, as administrator of the estate
 of J. B. Cummings, deceased second and final settlement. l.. o. Mcdaniel. as administrator of the es- tate of 4. D. Mcdaniel, deceased fourth and final settlement. J. $. Fitch, as administrator of the estate of C. w. Wilson. deceased second annual settle
 ment. H. A. Martin, as administrator of the estate of Joseph McGowan, deceased; first annual
 settlement. L. II. McGutfey. as administrator of the es. tate of l.. C. James, deceased; first annual set temcnt. J. A. Wilmington, administrator of ROena i McCraiy: second and final settlement All persons interested in the settlement of said estates are notified to come forward and file their exceptions thereto, if any they have on or before the second day of the next regu- lar term of said court. or they will be forever barred from excepting to said settlement or to any items thereof Witness my hand and seal of said court at my office in Forrest City, Arkansas, this the 2d day of June, 1895 F. .LAUGHINGHOUSE Clerk
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
Correction,
Editor Times.

EditOr Times.
 We notice in your last issue com munication signed "Countrv,o stating that the present school board will unanimously oppose appropriating any part of the revenue to the erection of a new school building for the white chil- dren,
 We wish to correct this statement, As to our ourselves, both of us being strongly in favor of erecting building and should it be necessary to do SO, we are in favor of suspending all schools until the necessary amount can be accumulated for that purpose.
 JOHN GATLING.
 WALTER GORMAN. July '. 1893.
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
Clerk and Masters Sale of Real
 Estate,

J. w Wynne, Ex. of
 Joel E. Wynne, Decd
 ys.
 Levy CroXton ct al. heirs
 of Scott CroXton. Decd
 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT UN- ~ der and by authority of a decree of the St. Francis county circuit court, in chancery. rendered at the March term, lssei, Of said court. in favor of J. W. Wynne. executor of Joel E. Wynne, deceased against Levy Crox- ton ct al. the only heirs at law of Scott Crox- ton. deceased. the undersigned will. as clerk and master in chancery, on Saturday the 22d day of July 1893, in front of the court house door in the town of Forrest City, Ark, oder for sale to the highest bidder on a credit of three months the following real estate, sit uated in the county of St. Francis and state of Arkansas and described as follows, to-wit: The southeast quarter of the southwest quar- ter of section twenty five (25) in township i've t5J, north of range three t3l east. Note with good and approved security will be required for the purchase money and len retained on the land. F. LAUGHlNGHOUSE,
 June 23, 1893. Clerk and Master.
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
July :, 1893.
Notice to Administrators.

Having noticed that quite a number of administrators. executors and guar dians in this county have not made set dement's. as required by law. annually. I hereby request all and each of them to come forward and make settlement at the July term Cf the Probate court. Those who fail to do so will be cited to appear. Respectfully,
 c. F. HINTON,
 Judge of St. Francis County. Forrest City, Ark.. June s, 1898.
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
When Travelling.

Whether on pleasure bent. or business. take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs. as it acts most pleasantly and eff fectually on the kidneys. liver and bowels preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in soc. and $l bottles by all leading druggists. Man utactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,. only
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
Answer This Question.

Why do so many people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Coming up of the Food, Yellow Skin, when for 75c. wa will sell them Shiloh's Vitalizer, guaran- teed to cure them. Sold by Winthrop &
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07

v. z. q. Certain Chils Cure" IS pleasant to take and harm. iess. Children like it. Guaran- tecu to cure Chiils and Fever. Large bottles 50 cents.
The Forrest City times., 1893-07-07
Rather Steap

Than take ill any other form is what many people think, and Parks Tea is made for just those folks. It cures con stipation and though not cathartic moves the bowels every day. Sold by Winthrop X Co.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-13
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist to
soil DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds. upon this
condition. II you arc afflicted with q
Cough, Cold or any Lung. Tn, oat or Ghost
trouble. and will use this remedy as directed,
giving it fair trial. and experience no
benefit. YOU may return the bottle and have
your money refunded. We could not make
his offer did we not know that DR.. Kings
New Discovery could be relied on. II never
disnppolnts. Trial bottles free at Fl. III.
Parohen d Co.'S drug store. Large size 30
cents and 81.