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The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
Not Admissible.

In the case of Powers vs Armstong decided by the supreme court recently it was held that in civil cases it was error to admit evidence as to character intended to rebut an imputation of fraud or misconduct "Such evidence, V said the court, lis, in general. confined to criminal prosecution involving the question of moral turpitude." In the opinion of the court the admission of such evidence is improper. when the character of the individual has not first been put in issue or impeached.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
Mill Extend the Road.

Receiver J. A. Woodson has been authorized to extend the Southwestern Arkansas and Indian Territory railroad from its present terminus at Antolnep 10 Pike City, distance of l2 miles 10 meet this expense receiver certificates not to exceed 0,000, bearing per cent interest will be issued, the sains to be lien on the road. The receiver was also authorized to sell at puphe outcry, on July IA, in lots the corpofs tion lands included in the town ste @ Pike Citv
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

IT remains to be seen what the presi- dent will do in the case of the Cuban resolutions The action of congress does not make ii imperative for him to do anything, to be sure. but leaves him free to follow the dictates of his own judgment, according to such informa- ton as he may possess, either known or unknown to that body. It is hardly to be supposed, however, that he will deliberately ignore an expression em- phasized by vote of PA to 27 in the house and similar approach 10 uns- nimity in the senate.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

RUSSIA has two codes for duelinp. By the civil law it is strictly forbid den, but since 1894 it is compulsory in the army. Whenever an officer has been insulted, the case is submitted to regimental court of honor. which de- cides what shall be done, regardless of the wishes of the persons concerned. If an officer who has been ordered to light does not obey or send in his resignation within two weeks of the courts decision, he is dismissed from the service.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
Ten Thousand Dollar Fire.

A ten thousand dollar fire occufre' at Ogemaw, fifteen miles south of 0anr den recently. All of the lumber on 'n' yards and in the stock of the hichoA Lumber company, was consumed ny fire was discovered about ocioes' when it had gained such headway 'n'' the splendid fire protection amoun.'u to nothing. The fire could be seen " miles The property was partially Sured,
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
HOW THEY ARE auNN,,,
Number Of Counties Instrpc,
 for state On,.a eeates

Numoer of Counties Instruc,
 for state Offices esases The instructions up to a rao. on the various state officers ;n % .s'e there are several candidate t Ach are as follows: each, GovERroR-Dan W. Jones: ch,. way ls. Crawford i5, Logan IA. Scott Q a Con total, 6s. '0''ss, Ten u J. H. harrod: Craighead 9. Fau,In land II. Sebastian 2i Monroe 6. ,o,a. ls Car. SECRETARY or STATE-HuI. Sa.oi VI Monroe 6; total, 25 Second choice sasuan as q and Crawford 0ioe in Chicot Newton: Chicot 3. Craighead O n. Scott g; total, s2. Second choice in fariand Il Yell An Logan and Hogans Conway IS, Crawford K Pope 10, Yell l2' total 72, Second csaalA Garland and Sebastian. 0noiee h STATE AUDTToR-McFarlana ch,. way l5, Garland II, Logan IA. sco,t Von- tian 2l, Yell F. Polk 4; total. 80 seoas. Sloan: Craighead
 Black Crawford i5.
 Monroe: Monroe 6
 CHIEF JUsTICE-Bryant Craigbs.ae ford 10, Garland H. Scott g. Sebast,aS' s,1 ~ss' tai 65 'as''an 2l; to- Hill: Chicot 3, Conway IS. Logan |. v- total. A ien n; ASSOCIATE JusTICE-Hughes: Cbico,, way Ia. Crawford IS. Monroe car,s ., oon- Logan IA. Scott 9. Yell l:: total es II Norton Craighead 9. Sebastian 2l. ,o..,
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

FRENCH writer. who shows an ex- tensive knowledge of naval affairs. says the great battleships of England look more formidable than they are. and that their crews are insu ufficient in numbers and training. If all this is true it applies equally to French ships. The memory of Trafalgar and Nelson will serve France wiser purpose than any disparagement of the enormous fleets of Britannia. even if they have been untried for many years.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
GRIMES AND CAsUALTIEA

EARLY on the morning of the l2th fire broke out in the Gehring apart ment house in Cleveland. O. Forty families lived in the building, and as they rushed pell-mell for the fire e. capes and stairways wild scenes of confusion ensued. Only two or three persons were seriously injured, but 20 families lost all their furniture and clothing.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

THE title of Ballington Booths new organization has been changed from Gods American Volunteers" to s'The Volunteers" and the New York Uni versity" has been adopted as the name of the University of the City of New York. Cumbersome names are not in accord with the spirit of the age. and If not shortened officially the public is apt to abbreviate them in its own way.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
EIeecing Ex-SIaves.

It is charged that certain persons Little Rock are inducing ighoi'' colored men to pay fee of q to na's themselves enrolled as ex-slaves oi '''' descendants of slaves, on the repi'', tation that all ex-slaves or tnei = scendants are to be pensioneo " federal government. Many e are being defrauded.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
A Minister Returns hnn,A-

Judge A. W. Terrell, minister to Fur key, passed through Little Rock re- gently en route to his home at Austin. Tex While in that city Judge Terrell presented to Harry Henneke a pipe, which had been sent to him by his tHenneke's) brother-in-law, who is con- sul general at Constantinople.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

AN Englishman who has been look ing over Georgia assures an Atlanta paper that there are gold mines in the northern part of the state that ought to produce $40. 000,0 900 a year. The Georgia ore does not assay high, but the quantity of it is enormous.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
Wholesale Grocers Assign.

The failure of the W. T. X K. 1' V. :, son wholesale grocery company .. ass tie Rock was a surprise in the businss. '. circles of that city. The firm was - of the oldest and was considereu o .d the soundest establishments of tne A ,o in that city. The liabilities aino'
 s56, 900; assets, probably, s'o'oVO'
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

A NEW railway sleeping car evolved in England is 52 feet long and nine feet wide, with rooms, containing books and other comforts, for each passenger. The English have been slow to adopt sleeping cars, but they can now be happy as they whirl along in their mahogany four-posters.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

|. ONE argument advanced in favor of
 the metric system is that A pounds of apples make bushel in Maine. while in Wisconsin 57 are required. But the reform most needed, the selling of
 eggs by weight, will not be touched
 by the metric tables
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

OFFICIAL figures show that Paris con- sumes daily for food an average of 63 horses and one donkey, and one mule every ten days. There is a growing demand for horse meat in Europe, and that considerable quantity is secret ly marketed in the United States is a fact pretty we'll established
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

THE report that Great Britain has entered into an alliance with Spain to check the pretensions of the United States on this continent, and with spe- cial provisions for British support of Spanish government in Cuba, must be taken with a liberal allowance of salt.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

THE estimate of gold production in Alaska this year is from Ss, GOO, 900 to $10, ,0o0, GOO, or more than the entire cost of the territory in 1867. Mr. Sew ard never succeeded in reaching the presidency, but he showed good busi- ness capacity when he made that in- yestment of ST. POO, GOO.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

A PROPOSAL of marriage for the hand of an Egyptian princess made $500 years ago has been discovered in the British museum. It is in the form of an inscribed brick, and is not only the oldest, but the most substantial love- letter in existence
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

THE imports of shoddy into the United States increased from 1, ITO, e4l pounds in 1894 to 20,7ls,1os pounds in 1895. Just where this sham and often flthy stuff has gone is not disclosed. the American people are using it in some shape, and paying for it a great deal more than it is worth.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
Newspaper Changes Hands.

Harry Clark has acquired controll- ing interest in the Little Rock Press. and Chris Ledwidge, business manager of the paper for the past few months, has retired from connection with it
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17
Stole an Illicit Still.

Deputy Marshal Harry Robinson was in Pike county recently where he ar rested Dolph Pagan, who is charged with stealing an illicit still. which Dep- uty Collector Carpenter had captured last July and took to Murfreesboro. Pagan has been convicted once of moonshining.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

THERE are over three thousand pub- lie libraries with over one thousand
 volumes each in this country, contain ing an aggregate of 5o.00o. GOO books.
 The fact that the list grows rapidly
 may be mentioned with pardonable pr;de
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

THE rector of the fashionable Church of the Heavenly Rest, in New York city, who resurrected an old Easter sermon that some other man had preached, would give good deal just now for a little earthly rest.
The Forrest City times., 1896-04-17

IF ex-President Harrison has married all the good-looking ladies whose DOT traits have been printed in the news papers as those of his bride, he is liab to prosecution for polygamy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26

make an excavation two feet longer and
two feet wider than the box, which may
be made of inch boards. The back part
should be about 20 inches high and the
front 12 or IA inches. This will give a
sloping top, which will permit the rain
to run off. The cover may be made so it
can be pushed down or up at the own
er's will; or stick with notches in il
at intervals will answer as well. In
this way the cover can be lifted entire "
off the bed or be raised Just enough TO
admit necessary air and light. BY hav.
ing notched stick the cover viii take
no extra room when not in use. The
hotbed may be of any size desired.
In the excavation place six or seven
inches of rich soil, and upon this the fer
meuting dung until the bed is about two
feet high. On top of this place three or
four inches of pulverized soil. Put on
the frame and keep it covered until the
temperature rises to 100 degrees, then
SOW the seed Every night until dam
ger of frost is passed cover with mats
or similar protection. The bed should
be opened every day from until ten
or eleven a. IN. and from two to three
or four p. M, unless freezing, to let in
air. Never allow the temperature to
exceed 90 degrees or fall below 20. To
secure good, healthy plants plenty of
air is necessary, and unless the air is
admitted tail, sickly growths will be
the result. Care must be taken to bank
the outside of the bed all around with
good stable manurc.-Farm and Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26
LivIngstone.s Royhood.

Janet Livings tone, who died recently
in Edinburrh was the younger sister
of the great African explorer, David
Livingstone She told many quaint
stories of he brothers bOyho0d. Once
when six years old he stayed out be
yond the prescribed hours. and on re-
turning home found the door barred, a
punishment for the second transgrcs-
sion Of the kind. David made no fuss
and his father, when he opened the
door some time later. found the young
hopeful sitting on the doorstep MUNICH
ing penny-loaf. I'm Ia, ing my sup
per-" he observed, re. .gnedly, TO his as
tonished parent. Mother has shut me
out" Livingstone, senior, was as great
a philosopher as his son. One day
David brought home tine news that a
heavy duty was to be put on tobacco.
Neil Livingstone, who was not rich
man. was just lighting ais pipe as the
news was broken. He put il down I'M
lighted. IF we have TO give il up" he
sait. I'VE may as we'll begin now" lie
never smoked again. - Youths Com
panio-l
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26
The WAY TO Sell Fruit

In order to effect a ready sale for
fruit of any kind in these times of great
competition, it is necessary to grow
large and highly-colored fruits, TO
strive after quality-as understood In
the market-more than quantity. al
though the latter must not by any
means be overlooked. Let ii be noted
if fruit is to be sold privately, that
good flavor and proper degree of ripe
ness, will recommend your fruit 10
your customers. If you intend selling
through a market agent, flavor Will
count for nothing; but rich color and
soundness of condition ere everything
towards securing the highest price. al
fruit should be grown as large and high
~ colored as possible. gathered and
packed before il becomes soft and over.
ripe. When gathering fruit, never
gather when there is a heavy dew OF
lust after rain. They should be gath.
cred dry. and be kept dry.-Rural
World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26

The ticket seller was handsome fel-
low, and he smiled triumphantly and
kissed his hand TO her as she passed
away. lie waited on others ali day
long, but his brain was very busy With
thoughts OF his conquest, and he won
dered who the beauty would turn out TO
be. That night be dreamed of pink
cheeks, pretty pouting lips, pearly
teeth and the wonderful. figure of love-
illness which had been SO suddenly
charmed by his masculine attractions.
lie expected to receive that card in his
morning mail, and he was surprised
when he was greeted by the manager
who handed him an envelope contain
ing his pay up TO date and said:
Senator Blank wants 10 continue
patronizing this theater, but he does
not want his daughter insulted at the
box office; and so | have engaged a
gentleman to take your place."
The masher had received his card
from the beauty with vengeance, but
he never called to pay his respects. lie
was a married man, the rascal. and he
never recovered from the rebuke which
he received on that occasion. No other
theater wanted his services, and he has
since earned his living as a clerk in a
clothing store. His example has proved
to be influential with others, if any
have been disposed to make the box Of
flee place for fiirtations.
At all of our theaters the ticket
sellers are polite. They never forget
that they are surrounded by greatness
and power, and that the slightest deyia-
ton from probity is likely 10 prove
costly. They are accommodating and
gentlemanly, but they have hard time
of it, for they meet with human nature
in every guise. The M jority OF the pa
irons OF the theater, of course, is FEM
mime, and almost every woman sup
poses that the ticket agent is mind
reader. They simply put their money
before him and expect him to read
their thoughts and give them such tick
cts as they want. The man behind the
window NAV ask in his most bland ami
polite way where the lady desires to be
seated, and he will frequently receive
sharp and petulant answer. The
men, too, make many similar blunders
in dealing with the ticket seller, but the
man behind the window keeps his tenn
per.
Actors and &c tresses of ability and
standing have splendid audiences here.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson gave i perform
ance of rip Van Wrinkle" last year
and the audience was one of the finest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26

If tine wedding ring is lost the couple
viii separate
If an apple be thrown upon the roof
of the bridegToom's house il is sign
the bride viii be happy.
The bride must not look in the glass
after performing her toilet unless one
hand is unsloved.
If bride tears her Wedding dress il
is not good
1t is unlucky for bride TO put her
bare feet on any bare floor on her we'd
ding night.
To change the name AMI not the letter
IS TO change for worst and not for bet
ter.
II the bride open an umbrella in the
house bad luck will follow
Il is unlucky for two brides to meet
IN q church.
The bride should not permit the best
man 70 wear everything black al the
ceremony. as il is Avery bad omen
Cincinnati Enquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26
SUBSTITUTES FOB BULLETS.
Nuggets of Gold and Wooden Slugs Use
by Hunters In Emergencies.

Nuggets of Gold and Wooden siugs Used
by Hunters In Emergencies.
When a hunter in the old days lost
all his bullets or hadn't any 10 shoot
with he usually devised substitutes that
on occasion served the purpose well.
All sorts of things have been fired at
game or Indians, rs the case might be.
Old Hank Ellison, living up in Jefferson
county, y. Y. told to his dying day how
he was cooped up by Indians out west
once. with little lead. lots of powder.
a belt full of gold nuggets, fine rife
and bullet mold. 1t was on the top of
knoll where his log cabin had been
built, and he had barrel of water and
lot of wood for emergencies. The In
dians kept just out of range, dashing
in once in awhile TO draw his fire. He
soon used his bullets up. and then used
the gold. He fred nearly half his for
tune at the redskins before they left
him.
Many a hunter has used a pebble in
the hope of getting close deadly shot.
Jackknives and ramrods have served
their time as missiles. Forest and
Stream tells about hunter who had
only single bullet, but lots of powder.
The bullet shot the horn Of q big buck
off, and the buck charged the man, who
took TO a tree top. He spent half an
hour whiting off two-inch lengths of
branches and putting them into his
rifle. Then he rammed them down on
the powder and fired at the maddened
deer. His partner came along after
awhile with belt full of bullets, and,
making a run for the tree, gave bull
let to the shooter, who quickly killed
the deer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26

in seclusion, and, meeting each other,
always make the cheerful allusion:
Brother, we must all die" There are
others who look upon the world through
glasses of different color, and who be
lieve in extracting all the pleasure pos
sible out of this tleeting existence.
Some of them are the careless eN-
tremists who clinll their bumpers and
sing: Eat, drink aud be merry" But
there are still others whI attain happy
medium between eXtreme reckiessness
and extreme ascetic. sm, and they are in
the majority.
People in the national capital who
live n the ease and luxury of comfort
able incomes, the families of statesmen
and of the higher salaried government
employees, the foreign ambassadors and
ministers, and the wealthy visitors who
make this a winter resort, are all in pur-
suit of pleasure. The majority of them
are reasonable in their quest of enjoy
ment. In the hotels where families of
congressman spend the winter there
are little card parties given by the
ladies, whereby long evenings are pleas
antly passed. The ladies on the first
floor of the hotel go visiting the ladies
on the fifth floor, and the ladies on the
second floor visit the ladies on the ninth
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26

SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

lust few tears and few pathetic let
tiers to tender-heartcd parents. and the
-" would have been easily reincarnat-
ed for another year; hut the girls of
EoSebrier were made of sterner stun.
They were girls who like to spell char
acter with a capital C" and who get
a deeper meaning from the word self
sacrifice than the mere stylish effect of
the hyphen.
All at once the wrinkles vanished
from the brow Of the editor in chief.
Il have il she said; 1--WE viii all work.
but what can we doe" chorused tn.
staff; "whO can work and study at the
same time? BESIDES, we don't know
how"
There may he few things we cam
do" the editor in chief Acknowledged
refectivcly; washing and ironing. etc:
hut there are no end Of occupations for
which we are fitted and without much
practice. I'IImanage TO find something
that each one can do IL you'll all agree
Ia accept without dCmur the occupation
70 which YOU are called" Having re-
ceived mods of approval from each OF
the staff. the editor continued: "Ths
first assistant editor. whose well
rroomed hair is always the envy Of
Rosebricr and whose finger nails rs
the bright stars of heaven shine. do
shine shall held a hairdrcssiHg and
uanieuring establishment every sat
urdav afternoon. She shall also take
private orders for hairdressing from
Roscbrierians temporarily disabled
from initiatory bicycle rides. She shall
use her own discretion rs 10 prices and
issue no free tickets.
second assistant editor. whose room
Is ALWAYS the pink Of neatness. could. If
30 inclined, lay up n SING sum for the
- bv making the beds Of the less ac-
tive Of her schoolmates on the morning.
once a week. when that delectable duty
is not performed by the maid" The
second assistant editor looked a trifie
depressed. but bravely smiled her con-
sent.
Us for the business manager. OF
kodak fame. she shall spend her leisure
moments making blue prints of Rose
brier and the vicinity. which the various
other photographers shall finish up in
their best style The prints can then b.,
arranged in portfolios and sold as the
.Rosebrier Blue Book L would be per
MISSILE to sell single print for five
cents.
AS for myself the editor in chief
continued. I'm death On a needle. OF
course, near" she added. hastily. Il
tan sew pretty well, and intend TO take
III sewing. In fact 7 already have an
order 20 make an organdie gown for one
OF the teachers. But as We. unfor-
tunateIy most ofus have clothes enough.
J shall Likewise darn the humble stock
ing, collect rents in wheeling suits. and.
in general. make practice Of doing for
the girls all those little things they in
turn make a practice of leaving uudone.
shall charge from five 10 ten cents a
earn. according 10 tie destructive hah-
las of zach particular Rcsebrierian. So
far SO good." announced the selE-ap-
pointed darner. But the mind grows
With what il feeds upon, and I have still
other plans. We are soon going away
for a holiday, and / vote that ere we
sevsrwe have an auction. You know we
always do exchange a lot Of things. any
way, and this time we can auction OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-26
THE CORPSE DEFIED TIME.
Kept In o Good State of Preservation
Thirty Years.

Kept In O Good State of Preservation
Thirty Years.
The grave of Capt. Jacob King, at
Marietta, o., who died in the army SO
years ago, was lately opened in order to
make room for his wife, who has just
passed away, says an exchange. Capt.
King was buried in steel casket, sealed
and perfectly air-tight. In consequence
of this fact there was quite crowd of
relatives and friends of the family pres
ent when the coffin was exhumed to
view the remains. When the plate over
the glass was removed and the remains
exposed to view the whole of Capt.
Kings features were plainly visible.
His face had not even blackened to a
great extent, and one of his grandchil-
dren who had never seen him in life
declared that he could recognize him
from the picture he had left. Capt.
King was buried in full uniform. which
was as fresh-looking as the day it was
inferred. The buttons had lost none Of
their brightness, and even the cotton
on which his head rested was not dis
colored Ia the least.
The only part of the face that showed
the ravages of time and decay were
his eyes. which were gone entirely.
The glass was broken and the effect Of
the air on the corpse was not ascer-
tanned. Capt. King was mason and his
badge was plainly visible. He was "
ing in Mound cemetery, whose soil is
quite sandy, but whether this had any
thing to do with his preservation In
unknown.