The Forrest City times., 1894-08-10
Notes from the Bend.

| early, the cotton crop will prove up
 way out of sight"
 The patent desks and seats ordered
 for the Widener and Burnt Cane school
 housss have arrived apd are set in DO. sition. A happy relief indeed for the
 children, who have heretofore been compelled to spend seven hours a day
 on rigid plank benches. All country schools should provide something com fortable in the way of desks and seats for the scholars. Remember we live in an age of progress.
 The puny time of the wear is now upon us, old Malaria is getting in his work, and sthe man who last winter, swore this bottom country would some time be known as health resort, will shortly be feeling too weak, feverish
 and no account to carry in an armful of stove wood for his old lady.
 A gentleman of Forrest City, passed
 our place some ten or twelve days ago, bound for Blackfsh. He was snugly
 rigged uncovered wagon, bedding etc., and only one companion. On ask 1 ing why their party was so small CD he replied that they were going over to l fish and did not want to be bothered with whole gang of fellows who could
 not fish nor let other people fish, and [ that he and his friend intended to catch out all the fish except q few to keep
 up the stock. On his return trip he
 never stuck his head out from behind
 the wagon top. Meeting him some
 days after in Forrest City, he told me
 of the immense luck they had. Conf
 dently believing him, repeated it,
 and was caught up by resident of Blackfish who related the true facts in
 the case, and wept with modification 1 to find that he had so shamfully i'm
 posed upon my childish confidence, as
 he had even bought few fish to carry
 home with him as trophies. 1 with hold the gentleman's name as he has
 believe, spread the report that the
 writer had joined the Populists, and as l have heard so many ill-natured filings at me, am now striving to cultivate q nObleness and magnanimity of spirit that will overlook She little yarns, and dirty tricks of machine politicians. As a matter of fact, we might have been little sore and ill-natured. If
 we could only satlsfy ourselves why
 the good people of Wheatley and Good win disappointed us so cruelty we
 would be all right. In our three weeks
 canvass, we rode hot mule. and we rode against q good-natured, clever ! man, who had grannied some of our children, we found out also, that he 1 had done the sanlG for abont fourth of the young yotefs of the county, and
 we could not get them away from him. | But PIT mighty good men voted for
 me, and I tender tliem my heartfelt thanks, and out Of respbct for them, if not for the political machine shall sup | port our ticket.
 A good many of US who are not bit l ter partisans, and who believe there
 are lots of good men outside of the Democratic party were at the Third
 party barbecue at Allen bayou Friday
 last A great many people from Griggs and Johnson townships were present, and the day was marred only ny the ! unfortunate death Of Wade Webb by drowning while fording St. Francis river. Speech making was the main feature, and one candidate being in-
 troduced by the chairman as w. K. 1 William corrected the chairman, and told the people be was Bill Williams,
 simply plain Bill Williams. but that he was strictly in it--rode the hottest horse in St. Francis county and was
 going to get there this September 3. But Bill must not forget that he has personally a very fine man to beat. There is great element of chance in
 politics. Don't get beat Bill, it would
 make you as sick as your first cigar did.
 The good folks of Griggs are going to give an immense old-time barbecue in
 couple of weeks of which due notice will be given. Did you ever attend a barbecue at Widener? IT not, you have missed half your life There is
 always plenty to eat and the best in the land, and above all, everybody is
 made to feel welcome. Come and see. l Bro. Hendrix accompanied by an evangelist opened protracted meet l ing last Sunday. The kind evangelist 1 is earnest and able, but be wishes to l forestall any adverse criticism. and | prevent 1t by intimating that whenever
 man kicks at any harsh talk from the pulpit, that the man who kicked was
 always guilty. and deserved 1t. To
 compel bis congregation to remain whether so disposed or not, untu the close of the entire service, he compared their think tanks to lot of empty meas
 ures. The gallon measure. required
 much to ill it, and the man with large
 mInd like a gallon measure required
 much to 6ll him. and he remained the
 service through. Soon down 10 the man
 with brain and think tank like gill cup, gets filled mp in few moments and Slips out of the church in the middle of the service. But enough of thls-come