The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-05-08


zHrg r'ts'nr hie li''lr 81 or 'voure
black or white rich or poor. VITA has ever
used DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey pro-
houlices II the best cough aud lung rem
edy on earth. Its true. too. 80 we guar
antee. Sold by ID. e. Webh.
The Baptist Young Peoples Christ
IAN Union had for their subject MOI >
day night. The Prnmis uf G.,d ;
lie meeting WAS conducted hv Troy
caiu-ls, VINO made ~ Interesting TAX
\ very We'll rendered recitation by
Miss Matte Cummings was one of the
features of the exercises.
The authorities would receive the
distinguished consideration OF the cit
lZens if they would cause the uylv
bitches on East Front street To- he filed
up, and the street sloped no tn the iail
on the one side aud tn the hotel and
other property on the other. THESE
ugly eyesOres don't speak for enterprise
TIE TINES has printed this week a
very handsome invitation for the
Knights Templar banquet and enter
talnment to be given in thus city on
the 18th inst. We are not afraid Of a
verdict from judges rs to its artistic
and thoroughly workmanlike appear
ahce. We are also printing their pro-
gramme for the Ascension service.
town has no more right to depend
for success on its natural advantages
than man has to depend on his wife's
religion to get into heaven. says an ex-
change. It's the harmonious work of
The whole people on the progressive
plane that lifts IA town up out of the
ruts and puts it on the solid read
winch leads to unallnyed success
Mammoth Spring Moniinr.
The Iron Mountain has made the
following rates st. Louis To Forrest
City: A.. IS. 81 and "a cents for lst
I'd, 3D. and 4th classes. Memphis to
Forrest City: ID, ID. Ii and 10 cents
This is an enormous cut. the st. Louis
rates beng now about the same as the
Memphis rates heretofore. and the
Memphis Id ties about one-third what
they formerly were. The rates are in
effect
Mrs. II. b. Trice and Miss Willie
James paid TIE TINES printing de
partmeIIt a pleasant visit during press
hours last Friday evening and viewed
some Of the mysteries of newspaper
dom aud saw the workings Of our new
press. Miss Willie was looking her
best, but unfortunately for some sew.
erai fellows, she contempates long
visit To relatives and friends at Iuka
Springs, Miss, in the near future.
We have contracted with the Ep-
worth League of this city to print n
daily paper during the coming con.
ference. The paper will be called the
'l1aily Epwortl, STAR The editorial
staff has not yet been chosen, but we
have some idea of whom will be
editor-in- chief, and from that we are
pleased To state to our readers that the
production will be quite creditable aud
an honor to those who have it IN hand.
Mrs. W. IL. Henchen and children. of
ST. Louis. are visiting Mrs Henschen' S
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5. Durborow
this week. 1t is source of the
greatest pressure to Mr.. ana Mrs. Dur
borrow to have their daughters and
their children rs visitors AT their home.
inst now there is family reunion at
Mr.. Duborow's residence. Mrs. Neeley
OF Little Rock, Mrs. Mabb. of Baili-
more. and Mrs. Henschen, of st. Louis.
with their children are at home. and Il
happier family would be difficult to
find.
1t is moflicialy announced that the
populistS will add three new planks tn
their platform. The first will demand
cross between the lightning bug and
the honey bee. so tina. the bee may he
enabled 10 work at night The second
will demand the breeding of the ceuti.
pede with the hog SO that each pig may
have a hundred hams. The third will
demand the budding of trawbtrries on
the milk weeds To the end that every
body who wants to, can get strawber-
rits and cream from the same BUSH
Shelby County Democrat.
The Nineteenth Century Club met
at the residence of Mrs. w. Gorma n
last. Wednesday night. The life and
works of IL. 5. Edwards. author of
Sons and Fathers. was before the club
The recitation of Mammy's Lii Boy
by Miss German and the reading of
the Two Hunaways" by DR.. G. G..
White. were particularly worthy of
mention. In fact the whole program
was such AS is only presented 10y this
club-good IN every particularly. The
ueXS meeting will be at the residence OF
Mrs. g. l.. Knight.
The scarcity of game fish i'm the 81.
Francis river, aud adjacent lakes is
becoming alarming. y few years ago
it took but short while for Il e angler
To ill his string. but to-day mo luck ,
is the prevailing cry. some attribute
this scarcity to the dust that is empt-
ed into the rivers from saw mills on the
banks aud with just cause. too. for ex-
perlmenls have BEEN made, and the
sawdust is quick death 10 gill fish
Others lay the blame TO the lack ol
overflow" BE it as it may. there is
no denying the increasing scarcity OF
game fish year by year. and it behooves
the lovers Of angling to take steps Il