The Forrest City times., 1896-08-14


E Fred Billings, of Goodwin. is in the
city, recuperating from three week s
siege of slow fever.
Mrs. Jennie Allen, who has been
visiting relatives and friends i'm the
CITY FOR two weeks. returned To Angus
Ia Moneay. and will make that place
ner home. We were sorry To learn
from Mrs. Allen Of the sad death of
Mr.. Tenn, the editor of the Augusta
Nldette, which occurred while the
writer was in the North. Mr.. Penn
was IN perfect health, and officiating as
pail bearera at the funeral of a friend
IN Augusta, he became overcome by
the heat, had congestion of the brain
and died a week later. His demise
was very sad indeed, and we deeply
sympatbi3e with his bereaved family.
My little boy. when two years of are.
was taken very ill with bloody fux.
| was advised to use Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy,
and luckily procured part of a bottle.
| carefully read the directions and gave
1T accordingly. lie was very low. but
slowly and surely he began TO improve,
gradually recovered, and is now as
stout and strong as ever. | feel sure
1t saved his life. Inever can praise the
Remedy half its worth. am sorry
every one in the world does not know
how good it is, as | do.-Mrs. Lima :.
Hinton, Charlottesville. Marion Co..
Florida. For sale by John II Upton.
druggist.
There VIII be grand barbecue at
Madison or Tuesday, August %. The
following gentlemen will make political
speeches: Geo. b. Mallory, John NJ.
Brown. w. f. Williams, Josh Fitch.
.. r. Hambleton, j. w. Pace, James
Nj. Brown. VIM. Z. Mason. and others.
The Citizens Band of Forrest City will
furnish music and string band will be
secured to play for the dance. The
committee of arrangements, composed
of Messrs. John Dougherty, VIM. Cur
ley, and r. l.. Berry, is working hard
to make it an event in our county's his
tory. Everybody in the county, ire
spective of political faith, is invited to
be present and enjoy the wel.known
hospitality of our sister town.
Don't put off getting business edu-
cation. So long as your parents sup.
port you it is we'll enough to amuse
yourself with the study of Greek OF
Latin; but when you have your own
living to make they won't do. The
best passports to IA successful start in
life are a sure knowledge of the branch
es taught at the Little Rock CONNER
cial College-they are Shorthand.
Typewriting, Business writing, Arith-
metic, Spelling, Letter writing, Com
mon Law. Bookkeeping, Business
forms, Banking and rapid calculations
all we'll taught by experienced bust.
ness men and capable instructors.
Write tOday-now-fo catalogue
giving full particulars, and address nj.
A. Stone, Pres't. Little Rock, Ark.
The young man or woman expecting
to make success in business without
| a thorough preparation is going to be
| out-stripped by the ones who give the
matter serious consideration and Sc.
cure the advantages that accrue from
| the business training to be had, such
| as is given, in the Little Rock CONNER.
cial College. Can you write a good
business hand i? Are you correct and
quick at figures Are you short.
| handler and can you operate a type
writer? Do you know anything about
| DOOh i uCsC al SOluc III tIt
requirements exacted by employers
The Little Rock Commercial College
makes speciality of teaching all these
and more requisites. Ii we can help
you. call on. or address, M. 4. Stone
for full information. :. =.
Quite ripple of excitement was
caused in town Tuesday morning by
the rumor that Dave Bottoms had at
tempted to commit suicide at the For
rest City hotel the night previous. In
vestigation proved that he had secured
two ounce vial of chloroform anG
swallowed IA part Of its contents and
retired, saturating a handkerchief and
spreading it over his face at the same
time. TO his parents he stated that hs
took the drug for headache. lie has
been out OF employment for some time
and was respondent. He was able Il
be up Tuesday afternoon. and was
taken out to the country home of hi.
parents. 1t was close call. and wheth
er he intended self destruction or not
we sincerely hope he will look at the
bright side of life, and in the future
grapple with the world with renewed
determination to succeed in life.
struggles.
| Valuable Prescription.
| Editor Morrison of Worthngton, Ind.