The Forrest City times., 1895-03-08

Laughter holding both sides as old
John Milton put it pervades .Janen
which has been given first place as
one of the funniest of the funny COM
edies of the day. Wherever acted 10
literally packed the theatre in every
city where it was produced s'Janeh
chases dull care away without an effort
Fretting people laugh at and with the
bewitching widows in spite Of them
selves, and leave the theatre after the
final curtain much the better for an
evening of unalloyed fun, Unusually
strong is the present cast.
Rev &. II. Lockwood, of Helena,
preached an earnest and eloquent ser.
mon to fairly large congregation ut
the Episcopal church Sunday night,
and celebrated Holy Communion Monl
day morning, at which time also
the infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Vadakin
was christened, Edith Lucy being the
name given her. Rev. Lockwood's
visit was greatly enjoyed by the church
people and others. though deeply re.
GREETING the occasion for his coming,
which was the very serious and critical
illness of the beloved rector Rev. G. A.
Bruce, which has deprived the church
of her regular celebrations for some
two months.
Any man can take a newspaper. it is
the cheapest thing he can buy. Every
time hen cackles and has laid an egg,
his paper is paid for that week. 1t
costs less than postage stamp. less
than to send n letter. What good will
it do you? It instructs you and your
wife and teaches your children. II
comes to you every week, rain or shine,
calm or storm, bringing You the best
news OF the neighborhoOd. No matter
what happens it enters your door
welcome friend, full of sunshine, cheer
and interest. 1t shortens the long
| summer Gays and enlivens the cold
winter nights. 1t is your advisor, your
gossip and your friend. No man Is
just to his children and wife. who does
not give them the home paper to read.
-Ex.
Ollie Berry, colored, who makes it
business to violate almost every statute,
was before his honor, Mayor Winthrop,
Wednesday morning, charged with
carrying pistol as weapon, and
| with discharging firearms within the
corporate limits. He pleaded not
guilty. but failed to establish his in
| witnesses saw him with the gun, and
the entire community WAS alarmed at
the shot. and he was fined $50 i'm the
| first instance and S25 i'm the other,
his honor admonishng him that he
should try to reform and become law
| abiding citizen. He will work the
| fine out on the streets and it remains
to be seen whether or not this long
| term at hard labor will cool the young
buck down.
The result of deception is no better
illustrated than in the greatest of ALI
comedies Jane" which comes to the
Opera House next Wednesday evening.
To know that prodgal protege mis-
represents to his guardian that he ia
married, and that his wife's extraya-
gance causes him to draw heavily on
his fortune, while in reality he does it
to pay his gambling debts, andlthe un-
timely arrival of the guardian. who
comes to see the wife. places the young
spendthrift in a position that can hard
ly be acceptable, especially as he de-
slres that the guardian must not know
that he has been deceiving him. and to
carry out his deception it will he nee
eSsary to present his wife and offspring
to the guardian. The predicament Of
the young man can be imagined. But
at the last moment, Jane. his pretty
h0usemaid comes to his assistance and
arranges matters So that she will act
the part of n wife to him during the
stay of the guardian. Jane however
is secretly married to her masters
valet. who is SO jealous and irritable
that during the visit of the guardian
he OivpS the secret aWav