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The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12

KNOWLEDGE of operations of the new tariff increases its popularity daily. The following epigram contains cold facts which we should bear in mind |: Labor rises in the morning under the Democratic tariff with a reduction of taxes on his flannel shirt of 7O3 per cent, his trousers 75a per cent, and his coat T42 per cent. He washes bis face and hands in bucket reduced 2SA per cent. and dries them with a cotton towel reduced 35 per cent.
 He puts some coal. reduced 46t per cent, in stove reduced 33a per cent, eats his breakfast from plate reduced f5f per cent. and knife and fork re- duced B per cent, and seasons his food with free salt. Then he smokes his clay pipe, reduced 80 per cent. and reads taat under tariff reform lumber binding twine, grain. bags. cotton ties, cotton bsgging. copper. salt, wool. and agricultural implements are free. He draws pn his overcoat, reduced 75 per cent. and nuts on his hat. reduced n 3-10 per cent.
 His vlfe wears woolen dress. ra. duced : } per cent, a hat reduced 70 per cent, wooden stockings reduced TAI per ce t. and sayrs rees ed 20 per
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
 Forty Years ths Standard.
 COLLECTORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the under IN signed, Collector of Levee Taxes for the St. Francis Leyee District of St. Francis Coun- tv levied by law for the purpose of building and maintaining levees in the St. Francis Le- wee District, will attend in person or by deputy at the following times and places for the pur- pose of collecting the said revenue for the year 1894:
 WIDENERS, at Mead Postoffice, Monday, Oct. 1st, 1894. until Oct 10th. inclusive. MADISON ct Ed, Berrys Store, Thursday and Friday. Oct. 11th and 18th.
 FORREST CITY, at Courthouse, Monday, Oct 18th until l7tb, inclusive,
 And at WIDENERS, at Mead Postoffice, from Oct. 18th until 3lst. inclusive, for the purpose of receiving payment of all taxes not paid at any of the above mentioned dates.
 w. R. kENDRICK,
 Collector of Levee Taxes
 for the St. Francis Levee District
 of St. Francis CouBty.
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12
An Evergreen Tree.
 WITHOUT COST.

We will send you by nadiL postpaid, one small evergreen tree adapted to your climate, with instructions for planting and caring for it, together with our complete list of Nursery stock, If you will cut out this adver- tisement, mark on it the name of this paper, and tell how many and what kind of trees and plants you would like to purchase, and when you wish to plant them.
 We will quote you lower prices on the stock you want than have ever been offered you.
 Write at once.
 Evergreen Nurseries,
 10-304 Evergreen. Door Co.,. Wis.
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12

THE TIMES suggest that volunteer fire company be organized, and that the city furnish them with modern conveniences for subduing fires.
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12

WE have a very interesting commit nication from New Castle this week, and our regular correspondent at Wheatley also resumes her letters. We thank these friends for their inter- est in making THE TIMES a flrst-class country paper, and we hope to receive their letters regularly.
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12
DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
 P.D. MCCULLOUGH. jr., of Lee.

BRER. COFTMAN knocks grammar out in the first round. It is shame 10 convert good farmer into dema- gogic politician.
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12
Nineteenth Century Club.

An interesting meeting of "The Ciub' wns held at the hospitable home of MT. and Mrs. Jas Russell, on Wednesday eyen- ing, Oct. 8, notwithstanding the absence of both president and yice-president. The club unanimously agreed to take up Shakespeares plays. Each member IS expected to become familiar with the play under consideration and bring his or her book, as the case may be.
 The following is the programme fer the third "Wednesday in October:
 Play-KING LEAR. pourenhv of Shakespeare Mrs Norton Reading ng...... ...... Entire Club Nusic. Mrs. Prewett Ricifation Mrs. Fussell ReedinC Entire Club Music. Mrs, German Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12
Tuesday, November s, 1894,

for the purpose of electing one representa- tive in congress from the First Cong reseioual District Of Arkaneas. County are ss followe: Madison Township at Forrest City. Madison Township at Madison. Madison Township at Waterford's Store house,
 Franks Tow pship at Bonair. Telico Township at Colt. Johnson Township at Lattiner's Scnoos House.
 L'Anguille Townshipat Bible Union Church Prairie Township at Palestine. Goodwin Township st Goodwin. Wheatley Township at Wheatley. GrigRs Township at Widener Station. Blackflsh Township at School House on ie Mile Bayou.
 Blackiish Township at Cowan's Store. Given under my hand as Sheriff of St. Fran cis County this October 6, 1894.
 W. E. WILLIAM, eherin. By JSO. I. JONES. D. s.
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12
Election Proclamation.

NOTICE is hereby gwen that an election IV will be held at the several voting places in St. Francis County. Arkansas, on
The Forrest City times., 1894-10-12

Hocd's rlii0 euro liver Ills, constipation. Eiions Desa, taundios, sick hsssdeohe, indisescpn
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-01
Ylhe COUNTY, Homo.

The hoQe habit and the custom OF
conserving homes-in short, the love
of home ard lands the basis OF
public tranquility, prosperity, and
safety. Permanent homes for all the
people, and as many Of those homes
in tie country as possible, are the
best instrumentalities for strengthen
ing and perpetuating popular govern
ment. Love Of home Is primary pa.
trIotism. No conspiracies, no anarchy,
are evolved in the quiet homes Of
the country and to them and the
sacred and sincere love Of them the
friends of democratic government
must look for the preservation and
perpetuatlon of civil liberty in Amer.
lea Only those who own and love
the domiclle wherein they dwell will
properly conserve the republic. The
United States is the concrete Of
homes Of IS, 0O0, 900 Of people. The
homes arc the integral parts of the
American republic 1t is made strong,
vlrtuous, and peri etual by the char
acter of its homes, and, as the lnthn
declared, with poetic pathos, The
land Is our mother" 81 may the
republic declare the cultured home
its mother, and no republic can exist
and thrive except as tile conservator
of all the homes Of cultivated, com.
Portable, and con ented citizenship.
}. Sterling Morton.
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side Of the front windws would be
found very convenient during bust
ness hours, The bank counters, fit
tings and finish On this floor to be of
ash, filed Floors of hardwood with
neat border.
The second floor contains library,
reading-room, etc, and is reached by
separate entrance and an easy
staircase. The delivery-desk being
placed in the position shown, renders
it easy for those requiring books, etc. i,
to get them without entering read
ing-room, and the librarian can thus
see al who CONF and 20, as well as
see into the reading-room. The
work room is required for I'M
packing, covering and labelling
books, etc, while the vault makes
in excellent hre-proof room in which
to store valuable papers, or to be
used for town records, etc. The
readlng-roOm is pleasant room, and
with its open fireplace, in which a
wood fire can lie burnt, would be a
pleasant place to while away an even
ing in reading. The book room is
neatly arranged so as to store about
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-01

tomato pack in 1889 was 10, coo, 4Sa
cans, which cost SO, O00, 900, and sold
for 100000 This Is q tidy little
industry, practically the work of tho
last fifteen years. Canning only be-
gan twenty-five years ago, with sweet
corn in Maine and tomatoes some
years later One half the sweet corn
is still canned in Maine, and Ave
years ago 49, 200,0 cans were put
up yearly.
The tomato pack is three times as
large, but, like corn, it has increased
little In the last five to eight years.
The pack this year is only 10 per cent.
larger than In 1888, and the increas i
then for three years has not been
large. 1t is true the production sank
in 1885 to half the present amount,
and taking the average Of the year,
'S3, 'S4, 'S6, compared with 'S6, 81,
'SS, the increase amouns to one
third, But If the last eight years
be considered this important trade
in turning out food has not kept pace
with turning out railroads or build
ings Philadelphia Press,
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vault is very large, and should be
built upon a. sol granite foundation
interior lined with steel case one
inch thick, neyt to which should be
granite stones one foot thick, doweled
together with steel bowels, then out
side of this one foot thick with best
hard brick, laid in Portland cement;
the doors to be double, with heavy
iron vestibules grouted in with
Portland cement, the top covered
with railroad iron, on which place a
floor Of granite thoroughly grouted,
etc. A guard room could be here
placed between the bank-vault and
the library-vault This room could
be reached from lavatory, and by
having an opening over vault door,
the guard could control the entrance,
The private Office would be found
very useful for directors meetings,
and private business generally The
cellar contains the necessary room
for heating apparatus, fuel, ETC., and
is reached by stairway from direct
orsIroom, having no outside entrance.
The side-wal desk in business room
Is an indispensable feature in all
banks, and the settees placed each
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titles brought in from other points.
The market extends into New York
on the East and covers the entire
West to Asia, Africa and Australia.
While the business in Chicago is
comparatively new, number Of
trunk makers have grown rich enough
to retire. OF course, there are
trunks; and again there are trunks;
and it may be lemarked without fear
or favor, the vast majority of them
are short-lived; the intense rigor of
their exercises would knock out the
most robust constitution, and many
trunks have outward show, rather
than great structural strength.
Hence the merrlment of the baggage
smasher and the activity of the
trunk producer. The great Ameri-
can pu lie must have trunks and
plenty of them, for there are multi
tudes of trunk-dwellers in this land
of the rec.
When our ancestors sailed over
from England they brought with
them a great supply of chests. As
Chester was a p ace noted for carved
chests perhaps some of the most ar
tistic came from that section, but
they were most noted as features for
household adornment rather than for
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hand bags and fine leather goods
made in America are more durable
and for general taste quite as fine as
those made in England and France.
A well-known theatTi al man, and he
is rtainly good authority, states
that the best trunks in the world are
made in Chicago. The life of a good
trunk from the jobber is limited from
one to three years, but there are
plenty Of trunks that have been pur-
chased there that have seen five to
fifteen years active service. There
are well preserved old sole leather
heirlooms that have seen half a cent
ury Of wear, but it has naturally been
intermittent.
The Worlds Fair furnished par
ticularly fine showing in our favor.
Compared with loose-wOyen hampers
of England, the snowy French trunks
in Checkered patterns with frail brass
trimming, the antique, raw-hide,
carved boxes from Brazil, our trunks
ranked easily first in point Of light
ness, convenience and durability. So
much for the grand trunk center.
CHAs. e. NIXON.
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their peripatetlc powers. 1t is a his
torical fact that our good grand
fathers Travelled with saddle bags
long before Saratogas were dreamed
Of; their sons began to assume the
coaching aud canal-boat facilities,
convenience Of the carpet-bag, and
the dignity Of the portmanteau, and
eventually dropped into the raw.hlde
trunk habit. This in brief is the
genesis of the fashion that has in
spired the great industry Of to-day,
under consideration. Common leather
hand bags, or patent veneered paper
hand bags, may be had cheap enough
Of the jobbers. The finer goods Of
fancy feathers, alligator, seal, Rus.
sian, or lizard, may be furnished with
gold, silver, ivory, or pearl fittings to
cost upward Of 81, 200.
When it became fashionable to
take Outings" at summer resorts,
the demand for trunks grew cor
respondingly, and the Saratoga with
the swell topswept into fashion after
the war. Even in the earlier days,
when sole-leather trunks and port
manteaus were the proper and sen.
sible style, base limitations began to
creep in, and a Philadelphia firm
began to make buG-leather trunks
strengthened with fiat steel ribs.
Back in the '40's, the majority Of
trunks were made from pine and
whitewood covered with muslin. This
was lamp BACKED, coated with var
nish, and bound in green bands with
bright brass rivets Prior to this
was the old hair-coyered trunk (hides
tanned with hair on), with red leather
trimmings, then followed the sheep
skin trunk era; then came split
from sheep, russell creased, bound
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and trouble of time and are still
brayely going the rounds. Very few,
if any, genuine sole-leather trunks
have been made in this country in
the past fifteen years. The trunks
from 1850 to 1860 seldom exceeded
80 inches in length. In the next
decade, the Saratoga period, they
expanded from SO to AZ inches in
length and were % to 30 inches deep,
and in order to be distinctly swell"
had a back hum )ed like a dromedary.
This justly aroused all the pent-up
enmlty of the baggage master, and
he has never quite recovered from it.
The fashion IN trunks changes al
most every five years; the immense
arched top tin trunk, so popular a
few years ago, is now archaic, and
the flat-tOpped canvas-covered trunk
is the proper thing, with the carriage
and steamer trunk in favor. Even
the veteran sole-leather trunk is not
proof against vOracious and mischiey-
GUS rats and mice. 1t is remarked
that well-made trunks from here have
dehed the assaults of the terrible ants
of equatorial Africa, one Of the best
tests that could be put upon them.
The heaviest trunks are carried by
the jewelry drummers. They are so
well AIMED and securely bolted and
cross-riveted that they might fall off
a sky-scraper without breaking. The
trunks of commercial travellers are
built to battle with the world. and
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No Chance in That Profession.

Mr.. Shollicks was very angry
Some one had broken his favorite
meerschaum, and replaced it in its
case. He questioned his wife and
the servants about it, but they alike
professed to be unaware that it lad
happened,
Presently his only son came in.
George" said his excited parent,
edo you know anything about his
broken pipe?"
Father" sobbed the lad, 81 cannot
tell a lie. Forgive me, father! 1t
was l who did it. / cannot tell a
lie. Forgive me, father! 1t was
who did it. | cannot tell a lie.
Mr.. Shollicks patted the boys
head, in lntimation that the offense
was forgiven, and then rushed from
the house to melt into an agony of
tears.
But it was not the SCATTERING of
his meerschaum that distressed him
now. He had quite forgotten it. A
worse thing had befallen him.
"Heaven help me" he moaned.
"Eyer since my son was born it has
been my ambition, my dearest wish,
to rear him foI my own profession;
and now--and now. Oh, it Is a
cruel blow"
For NJ. Shollicks was a lawyer
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steele girl, the bride of yesterday,
mothers with frightened little ones
clinging to their skirts, and patri-
archs with silver hair, all mingle in
the restless throng that have peopled
the train. Up next to the locomotive
that stands languidly putting on the
track after its long run is the bag
gage car, filled with travellers, mani
mate, but quite individual in their
way, all having the distinction
of a check in addition to a
name painted or tattooed with
lacks on their person. Now the
luggage van in Europe is very
different from the baggage car in
America. Our transatlantic cous-
ms travel comparatively speaking,
baggage light; pair Of porters (per-
sonally conducted) carry the hampers
and the little fiat trunks from the
baggage room to the van, carefully
depositing it, and the car man there
upon decorates the end of the trunk
with a little "paster" indicating its
destiAation. Here in America we
rush into baggage-room, shout at
the imperturbable attendants, try to
railroad three or four trunks through
on a single ticket, frown audibly
when the bags and boxes were
dumped in the scales and we get a
bill for "eXcess" over $50 pounds Of
personal baggage. Then we pocket
our jingling brass checks, and let
those trunks alone until we arrive in
the place of destination, possibly
1000 miles away.
In the interim that blessed bag
gage has many adventures that no
society Tor prevention Of cruelty
takes cognizanCe Of; it is thumped
and banged, compressed and crushed,
flung about, the sport of the cyclonic
baggageman, WHO appears to take
demoniacal delghtin toying with his
charges. The little brown paper
trunk with tin trimmings, that be-
gan It's travels in New York with
great steel-shod sample trunk, is suf-
fering from acute appendicitis when
it reaches Chicago, and by the time
it is flung out in Kansas City it is in
almost complete state of collapse.
The humanitarian who presides over
the baggage Departmental the Union
Depot in that city has almost made
a fortune in the Samaritan-like act Of
"roping" shattered trunks, 1t takes
a stalwart to get away frem his
bailiwick without getting rs cents
worth of rope at every throw.
This wear and tear of travelling
paraphernalia necessitates large
sources of supply. Chicago is the
great center of travel; last year
Frank Parmelee handled in transit
over half a million trunks. 1t is per-
haps interesting to know that right
here is the greatest trunk and tray
cling supply center in the world.
Over a million trunks and handbags
are manufactured in Chicago each
year, exclusive of the enormous guam
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-01
AUTOMATIC WATER MOTOR.
Works Well on Streams Who're There 10
but Slight Fall.

Works Well on Streams Where There 10
but Slight Fall.
The motor shown In the accom-
panying cut has been patented by @.
w. Johnston, OF Philadelphia, and is
designed to be operated by q small
waterfall Of four feet or over In
height, and when applied to oper-
atlng two lift or force pumps will
take water either from a well or from
the stream and raise 1t to any re-
quired height.
The illustration show the machine
to be beam, from which are sus-
pended two buckets, with large cyl
indrical valves, resting on seats at
the bottom, and which are unseated
when the buckets make the down
stroke, and allow the water to run
out One Is held In position until 1t
has received the proper weight OF
water, while the Other is being
emptied. Each down stroke Of the
bucket raises water by pump on OPP
posite side of iuIcium by beam, the
water passing into an air chamber,
and from that to the tank Of any ele-
walton.
Where the grade is sufficient to get
a fall of four feet or over it is only
necessary to build a small dam or
convey the water through pipes to
the motor, and there can be a suf-
tlclent quantity Of water raised to
any height to supply building for
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not guarantee to carry dynamite, but
he can pack his hunting. trunk with
veritable arsenal, most inviting in
its internal arrangement, Devices
for the comforts of all conditions of
travellers have, been studied out and
elaborated in detail, all subservent
to strength and simplicity There
is trunk for everything nowadays,
from the giant samplers" with an
assortment Of fine watch movements,
to the bulky bicycle. While we were
going to Europe for locks and find
ings twenty years ago, the European
trunk men are now adopting Ameri-
can improvements and devices. The
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-01

the correspondent as a man who had
been crushed by adversely, and who
had nos the slightest desire to ever
make another effort to get on his
feet. He is very proud of his vito
and children. The latter, four In
number, are all devoted to their
mother, and speak OF her as the
noblest and grandest woman In the
world. II any one has an idea that
either the children or the husband
feel that Mrs. Lease neglects them,
he should spend morning at their
home, and he will speedily become
convinced that he is mistaken.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-01
Reptiles in the Wells.

During a continued dry spell In
south Florida, reptiles often are OBJ
liged to resort to uni ue methods for
obtaining fresh water. One need
not be surprised while pumping
water to see little brown frogs issue
from the pump, and one man was
rather startled while pumping to see
a snake two feet long issue from the
spout, and upon striking the ground
quickly crawled under a house. The
reptiles crawl into the pump to enjoy
the water held up by the valves.