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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
PORT PARAGRAPHS.
Maritime Matters OF Local and Gen.
eraI Interest.

eral Interest.
The Norwegian bark Bergsleen cleared
yesterday for Garston Dock with $50 par
rels Of rosln. and two barrels of rosln oil.
The cargo was shipped by the z. p. Shot
ter Company.
The British ship Euphernia, which has
been al the quarantine station from Bar
bados, for the past week, arrived at the
city yesterday, and will load with lum-
Der for Santos. The cargo OF lumber Is
to replace that lost a few months ago on
the bark lamar e. Marshall. The lnm-
Der will be shipped by the Georgia Lum-
Der Company.
The barge Western Belle cleared yes
terday for Baltimore with sSJ,94s feet OF
pitch pine lumber. She was lowed down
the river to the blight and will 20 TO sea
to-day. The cargo was shipped by the
Georgia Lumber Company.
The British steamship Planet Mercury
cleared yesterday for Bremen and Ham
burg. Her cargo consisted OF 1870 bales
OF cotton for Bremen, and 3,6fi bales OF
cotton and 2.lsS tons Of phosphate rock
for Hamburg.
The schooner Emily l.. NOrtham cleared
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
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IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere,

General Passenger Agent George Mac
Donald of the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida is in the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20

The Georgia Southern and Florida IN,
augurates to-day a fast freight schedule
the trains OF which will make close con.
nectlon at Triton with the Plant system
and al Lake City with the Florida Contra
and Pcninslilar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20

General Freight Agent Winburn of the
Central, who has been away from the
city for several days. will return to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20

agent of the Louisville and Nashville.
was in the city yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20

Frank Edward Armstrong, former sub
tect of the King Of Norway and Sweden,
Henry Ruschstroer. a former subject OF
me Emperor Of Germany, and William
Brew.n, a former subject Of her majesty,
the Queen OF Great Britain and Ireland
were made citizens Of the United States
10y Judge Falllgant.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03

Squire McSlarrow of Griggs town ship, comes to the front with full- grown romance this week. George Wilson and Miss Belle Fink rode up to his house one day last week and hailed. lnquiring as 10 the cause of the alarm ile was informed that marriage cere- mony was called for by a license which Mr. Wilson triumphantiy rroduced Ihe young people sat on their horses while Squire McSlarrow stood in his door and pronounced the words which made them man and wife. May joy and peac e go with them.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
DON'T GET MAD.

And if you will read this little item carefully-a concerns you-there will be no occasion for any cuss words on either side.
 THE TIMES is sending to everyone of its subscribers this week statement of amount due on subscription and in- ciuding the year 1S96--to January 1897 These statements are uniform, and all will receive them, except those who now have their dues paid ill advance of Jan l, 1896.
 We have two reasons for this action which We hope every subscriber will carefully note.
 First. Because all newspapers re. aquire all subscriptions to be paid strictly in advance. If you were taking any paper published abroad you would not think of asking credit. We certainly deserve the same consideration.
 Second, Because we have an arrange ment with the Commercial Appeal. by which we are enabled to furnish that excellent paper free to every one of the subscribers to THE TIMES who pays in advance for the present year including all arrarges, and we seek to give all opportunity to all to secure. the Commercial-Appeal in this way, thus saving each one 50 cents.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
Southern BelleS.

Did you ever happen to remark how large a proportion of Southern ladies are belles? Our northern idea of a belle is of being in petticoats of such egregious iovelineSs and grace that she shines conspicuous among her sisters and eXcltes more than her reasonable share Of masculine admiration. There are bellies in the North. A ball may have Its belle; season may have its DeileS. Charming young women who are special taVorltes In society are often spoken 0f as belleS even to the north ward of Mason and Dixon 5 line. But whereas with us the title is ephermeral, the expression of a passing sentiment. ana carries no very momentous weight, among our southern neighbors it seems to represent an achievement of solid value and permauence.
 In Kentucky, or Virginia or Georpie. once belle seems 10 be always a belle The title clingS to its possessor. and long after the galety of her youth has gwen place to SOberer charms and de- meal0r. She Is still described as that erStWhlle belle who so daZZled her con tempOrarles. Does the reader remein Der tAat he ever heard of Kentucky glrl who was not a great belle, or read an obituary of a Kentucky matron who was not described aS "a great belle in her youth?" There must be more hellps ill Kentucky alone than in all the mld dle states. though not more perhaps than i'll Virginia or Georgia. Dixie aboundS ln lovely women. but even her abundant possession of the raw ma terlal out of which belles are made seems hardly to account for this dis proportlOnate development
 There must be some other reason Tor 1T, and there are grounds for the belief that such reason exists in cer- tam characteristics of the southern man. It IS asserted by women of ex. perlence who have been out in society III the south that. socially speaking. the southern man IS as different from the northern man as men are from women. or fish from flesh. The uurthern man is polite (when he Is polite), but the southern mans politeness runs into gaIlantry. A northern who has been "n object of masculine attention in a southern city IS apt to remember it all her life, aud to recall il with regret. The southern women are belles be. cause the southern men make them SO That seems to re the secret of ii Northern men may smile at it. bat northern women will take it more ser. ionsly, and wish. not improbaby, that lt happened so also them. .-Ex
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03

By Jyo. |. JoHns. D. $.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
Strayed or Stolen

From hitch rack in Forrest City Sat urday Dec 23th, 1895, one mouse col ored horse l44 hands high. about ten years old, branded on right hip with Spanish brand, little frosty in fore head, and light lip.
 Liberal reward will be paid for the return of said animal, or information leading to recovery of same.
 l.. R0LLwAoE & Co. Forrest City, Ark, Jan. 2, 1896.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
Trlloura cf Respect.
Wesley Hall. St Francis SiaT Chapter
 No 1qa Order Eastern Star

To No. lg9 Order Eastern Star. { Whereas. IL has pleased the infinite and ail-wise God to remove from our mystic circle our b .0ved sister. S. r. England. ! born March 8. 1887 born 0f tine Holy 1 Spirit to a higher lie in 1881. which holy | lie -hc adorned by piuu, walk and con vrrsatiOn until called to her reward Ou November 24. 1896; marFied 10 her now bcreavrd husband. Bro. J P. England. or August G 1866. to whom she was all a helpment means.
 Whereas. We believe her life to have been pure and stainless. her patience sub mjssive and her trust in the Uphuldlng hand perfect therefore. be it
 Resolved. That we strive to emulate her many vrtueN, especially in patient, truSt- ing submission In trials and affections, and in her love and devotion to the prin- cipies and obligations Of our beauuful order, in which she was pure, bright star,
 Resolved. That we deeply sympathize with our beloved brother and family in their sad bereavement, thus showing that we "love one another.'
 Resolved That cur Chapter wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days that a copy Of these resolutions he spread on the minutes of our Chapter, one given tD her family and copy sent to FHE FoR- REST CITY TIMES with request to publish. All of which respectfully submitted.
 MRS \. A. SEARCY,
 Mas. MoLLIE MAY.
 MR. J. T. LINDSEY,
 Committee
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
Cure for Headache.

As remedy for ali forms of Headache Electric Bltters has proved to be the very best. It effects permanent cure and the most dreadful habitual sick headaches yield to it's influence. We urge all who are afflicted to procure bottle, and give this remedy a fair trial. In case of hahi- tual constipation Electric Bitters cures by giving the needed tone to the bowels. and few cases long resist the use of this med icine. Try it once. Fifty cents and3I % at John H. Tpton's Drug Store.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
Hoods Ia WOndarfnI.

No less than wonderful are the cures accompIishe by Hoods Sarsaparila, ,,even after other preparations and physicians have failed. The reason, however, is simple. When the blood is enriched and purified, disease disappears and good health returns, and Hoods Sarsaparila is the one true blood purifier.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
Estray Notice.
STATE oF AnKANsAs. ]

sFAIL OF ANkANSAS
 County of ST Franris [ ss We. Geo. B. PettuS, '. A. Halre and Ed. Mallory. three citizens ot inc County of ST. Francis and h0usebolaers therein huving thereto been appointed hy N F. Nelson. a Justice of the Peace of said County have this day viewed certain black mare mule sh own to us by Allen Butcheson as an es str ". and VIC do value tbe said black mare D he 10 be worth the sum of s,5 Go
 GEO B. pETTUs,
 lSIGEEDl K. A kCLFE
 ED. MALLORY Subscribed ani sworn tn begore me this l2th day of December, 1895
 \. B. NELSON. J. P. A true copy of the original
 Attest; T. C. FoLBRI, Clerk
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03
SrerifFs Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given. that ] will on Sat N uuday. tEc filth day ot January. 1856, in front of The courthouse in the town Ot Forrest City. County of St. Francis. State of Arkansas. between tac hours uf o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock D. In.. offer end sell co the highest tiC- dor. un q credit ot three months, the following described Real rTcgerty. reiEg iu the State aBd COa8ty above mentioned tp-wit:
 East section .a Township north. Range essf. GoutaiEius so acres Of hand. levied on by ule by virtue of Writ of EXecu- ijun issued out Df thc u.Sce of the Cir ouii Eour; and to rue directed Gs tbe prapertY ut Mrs S E. Forrest. 70 satisfy Judgment in favor 0f x. L.. Lowe. for the sum ot i42i p2 their debt. wltn interest and uil cost or sad Suif and against .Mrs. E. E. Forrest. Bond with approved security ,ior purchase money. Dee. I3. is45.
 W. F. WILLIAMS.
 Sherti St. Francis O.. Ark Ry JNo. | JoNEs. D. s.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-03

Shinn's History of Tine American People may now be had at the News stand.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
and cookies and all sorts of goodies
for the Thanksgiving tea.

and cookies and all sorts of goodies"
for the Thanksgiving tea.
On Thanksgiving eve at eight p. M,
might have been seen torchlght pro-
cessiOn moving across the mea low
from Mr.. Emery's barn, and along the
lane that led to Widow Gray's cottage
at the other end Of the village. And
this was the programme:
Two boys with Chinese lanterns; two
little Cinnamon bearing on a pole be-
tween them real Chinese tea-chest
filled with tea and sugar; wheelbar-
row, alternately wheeled by Joe EN-
cry and Will Somerby. On each side Of
the barrow two pumpkins containing
pies, doughnuts, etc. One pumpkin in
front with celery and cranberries;
large oval pumpkin in the center with
turkey, decorated with laurel sprigs;
spaces filled up with white potatoes and
sweet potatoes; at the head of the bar
row, on pole, little banner-"A
Thanksgiving greeting from the
friends of Mrs Gray"
New, don't you think Joe Emery's
was new and jolly pumpkin lark"
B. p.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

Doctor Boyd relates in his Last
Years at st. Andrews" that he once
received a letter from a town in the
United States, In which the writer
stated that he went to his room every
Sunday morning and read aloud one of
Doctor Boyd's sermons. Lest this fact,
without precedent, might unduly elate
the preacher, he recalls what a dear old
sufferer in his Edinburgh congregation
once told him, with the kindest inten~
ton: When ! can't sleep at night.
say to my husband. oh, read me one of
my dear minister's sermons And he
has not read five minutes when | am
sound asleep II am glad to hear it.
replied the genial pastor; though 1t
was not for that purpose the sermons
we're published"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

The liability of employers for dam.
ages to workmen injured while in thei,
employ IS likely to benefit dentists
The exposure of a tooth in which there
is the slightest decay of the enamel tc
the fumes Of phosphorus means the
death of tho tooth. Not long since an
employee OF match company lost his
teeth, then died, and his widow re,
ceived large sum from the company
Immediately another match company
called in dentist to inspect the teeth
Of its employees. 1t was found that Out
OF two hundred young women sixty hat
defective teeth. Whereupon the com.
pany ordered them to go to a dentist
or to go out of the company's employ
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
Loves Service.

Love always gives. Service has a
thousand forms, says the Christian
Herald. Sometimes it is poverty that
stands at our door and relief Is want
ed. More often 1t is not money nor
bread, but something more precious,
friendship, sympathy. Sorrow or lone
liness is before us. A mothers heart
is breaking Money would be useless
1T would be mockery. But we can
hold to the neighbours lips cup of the
wine of love, filled out of our own
heart. which will hearten the sufferer.
Or 1t 10 the anguish of life struggle.
q human Gethsemane, beside which we
are called to watch. We can give no
actual aid-the soul must fight It's bat
ties alone; but we can be as the angel
that ministered to our Lords Gethse-
name imparting strength and helping
the weary struggler to win the victory.
The world Is very full of sorrow and
trial, and we cannot live among our
fellow men and be true without sharing
their loads. II We are happy we must
hold the lamp of our happiness so that
it vii, fall upon the Swallowed heart,
If We Gave no burden, 1t is our duty to
put our shoulders under the load of
others. Selfishness must die or else
our Swn hearts life must be frozen
within us. We soon learn that we can
not live for ourselves and be Christ
ians; that the blessings that are sent
us are to be shared with others and
that we are only Gods almoners to
carry them in Christ's name to those
fer whom they were intended.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
Thankful.

"I don't see what makes people go to
football games on Thanksgiving Day."
remarked his wife. 1T hasn't any,
thing TO do with the spirit of the oc-
casion.'
ooh, yes. it has," was the reply. II
never went to football game in my
life that I didn't feel tremendously
thankful that wasn't one of the play
ers."-EX.
the above goes very well with the
experience of the little girl who, locked
up the dog in dark closet while the
family were at church Thanksgiving
Day, so that he might be thankful
when they came home and let him out.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
In a room in the city Of Camhridp,

In a room In the city of Cambridge
Mass, is lens that it is thought will
enable the human eye to look further
into space than human eye has ever
penetrated. The lens Is to be used in a
telescope near the city of Chicago, and
all persons interested in astronomy are
eager to know what 1t may reveal.
There Is an object-glass in use in Cali
fornia that is less powerful. but 1t is
more favorably situated than the new
glass will be. Each was made by the
worlds most famous artisan in his
line, and the result of the test with the
new lens will be awaited by none more
anxiously than by Alvan Clark, who
has done more than any other man to
enable the human eye to penetrate the
mysteries of space.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
} THANKSGIVING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The old-time honored custom of max
Ing a festival at Thanksgiving, as, in
deed. at all other national holidays, is
simple, beautiful right.
No greater argument can be ad
vanted in favor of these holidays than
that we continue zealously to keep
them up in letter if not in spirit.
When we think of the terrible hard
ships the Puritans were constantly I'M
dergOing, and yet Of the feast which
they spread in the wilderness-when
wo think Of their brave CHEEKY ways, OF
their courage that stopped at nothing,
and of that first primeval Thanksgiv-
ing dinner with it's attendant praise
service and air of hearty cheer, we can
not help regretting that little of that
old-time sentiment has not descended
to the present generation.
We who have everything to be thank
full for are often thankful for little. We
who are surrounded by every comfort
are often as ungrateful as If we were
surrounded by none. If one does not
appreciate ones mercies, one may as
well have calamities, for what does
prosperity signify If one Is not glad?
Let us then be truly, heartily glad for
the beautiful world that surrounds us,
for the books, the flowers, the pictures,
the music, the love of kith and kin, the
lsping words Of children, the helpful
hands of friends-for all this and much
more which we receive with apparent
indifference.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

Some genius has invented skate"
bicycle to ride on winter roads and 1t
promises to become the fashionable fad
in England and on the continent this
winter. 1t is claimed that twelve miles
an hour can be accomplished with per-
feet ease, and the skates are attached in
such way that If the rider comes to a
piece of road destitute of snow or ice
he can almost instantly detach the
skates and ride the wheel In the ordi-
nary manner until he strikes good skat-
ing ground again.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

One OF the new things introduced In
this record breaking meteorological
year. is the system of night warnings
70 mariners by means OF electric lights
and colcred rockets. From seaboard
stations OF the Weather Bureau, the at
tention of shlpmasters is attracted by
searchlight beams thrown upon their
vessels, and then they are warned of
Impending storms by means Of rockets,
the Significance Of which is understood
~ the mariners.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
THIS WAS THE PROGRAMME.

First the pumpkins were cut in two
parts, about two-thirds from the base;
then both parts were scooped out, .eav-
ing the yellow rind about an inch in
thicrness; then a green willow withe
or switch was cut tie right length and
put into the smallest part of the divid-
ed pumpkin (the cover, for a handle.
Then the boys put thin coat of var
nish over their work, and left to dry
IN a shelf in the barn a row of splendid
new-fashioned orange-colored dishes
and covers!
The next three days were busy days,
I can tell you, for the surprise party;
but Squire Fiske gave the turkey and
the "fixings celery and cranberries
and Joes mother made real Yam
kee pudding. and Wills sister
made two such pies, as Will said
mince and squash-a the othe.:- boys
mothers and sisters made doughnuts
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
Great Guns.

The largest gun manufactured at
the Krupp gun works Essen, Ger
many, weighs 270 900 pounds and is
OF tho finest quality of steel Tho
calibre of this monster engine of
death is l9i inches. and tho barrel is
Al feet long. Tho greatest diameter
of this gun is g. feet, and its range IS
about Il miles Guns of tho above
size can be iirod twice per minute,
each shot costing 81. 800. Tho pro.
jectilo is 4 feet long, weighs 2, 200
pounds. and is fired by charge Of
powder Weighing 700 pounds. This
gun will carry up for nino miles
and penetrate twenty inches OF solid
steel nrmor.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
Teddy's Thanksgiving.

hail Thanksgiving time once more.
When Turkey rules the day.
And aunts and uncles, cousins. too.
May come from far away
To grace the full Thanksgiving table.
And eat-as much as they are able.
Teddy, one year old to-day,
In his new hest Dress
Wants to sit IN his high chair
And eat his share-I guess,
And help mamma be thankful, may be.
For hsr Thanksgiving birthday baby.
So a. .namma's side he sits
Little rosy. dimplei boy;
His turkey" only bread and milk,
His little heart o'ersli. OF joy;
And life 10 us Is twice trth living
Since It brought Teddy last Thanks
giving.
~ MI
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
Tho Wizards speech.

Mr. Edison has only once tried IA
make a speech. 1t was before a girls
seminary, where he had agreed to lee.
ture on electricity. He had engaged A
friend named Adams to operate tho
apparatus while he talked but when
the wizard arose before his audience
he felt so dazed that he simply said
Ladies', Mr.. Adams will now address
you on electricity. and I will demon-
strate what he has to say with the an.
paratus. San Francisco Argonaut
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

y *. what a splendid IhankSglV-
h@t ''"" ing they were going to have,
and Tom said, I guess we used to have
as good time as anybody when father
was alive; but mother says we mustn't
expect turkey or a mince pie this
year.
Il lay awake last night ever so long,
and planned it all out You and | will
go up to Squire Fiske-father says he's
got big heart-and I shouldn't Won
der, l., We tell him how hard Widow
Gray works to get along and keep the
boys at school, if he'll give the turkey.
and then the biggest thing of all will
be off my mind.
Then | want at least six pumpkins,
and here comes in the fun-these sur
prise pumpkins will be such pumpkins
as you've never seen in all your life.
You just come up to our barn tonight.
at seven o'clock, and bring your pock-
etknife, sharpened up, and I'll show
you what 1 mean by surprise pump
kins'"
And seven o'clock that November
night found as jolly and happy half
dozen boys as you'd wish to see, COL
lected in Mr.. Emery's barn. Six Of the
biggest pumDkins--one oval in shape
and six boys and six knives busy at
! work on the straw-covered floor.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
A Railway Church.

A Railway Church.
An eight wheeled railway church
has just been finished at Tihis, in the
factory of the Trans-Caucasian rail.
way company. for use along the line.
1t is surmounted by cross at one
end, and at the other there is a hand
some belfry with three bells. Besides
tho church proper, it has apartments
for the minister. 1t can comfortably
seat seventy persons. The altar ID
made of carved oak.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

Every ant feels u bitter grudge down
in his heart because So much attention
is paid to the butterflies.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

Every mother should train her chll-
dren as carefully as she would Ii she
knew they were to be kings and
queens.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21
Turkey HumOr.

Old Turkey--Are you trying to Law
anything by this year?
Young Turkey-No, | shall be salts
fed If can only keep ahead until after
Thanksgiving.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-21

The inventor of the corncob pipe has
just died, but the discoverer of the cab
bage-leaf as a substitute for tobacco
lives on In his infamy.