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A Confused Bridegroom.

A young man about to be married by an Episcopal clergyman and being quite innocent of any knowledge of the form of sOlemnizatiOn for matrimOny ill the book of common prayer concluded that he had better look it up and study the answers to the questions the clergyman was to ask him. He became quite in terested in and somewhat perplexed with the several orders therein formulated for as many religious services, so much so that when he stood up hefOle the clergyman with his bride tO be married i'll the confusion in which he found him self he could recall but the mprest snatcheS of answers he had seen in the prayer book. When the clergyman a>ked 'Wilt thou have this woman to be thy welded wife, to live together after Gods Ordihance?' etc., the groom cuur- ageOusly replied, II rcn0uncr them aIl and, by Gods help "-pausing as if he expected the minister tu help him finish the answer. But, dieCUmccrtod hv the groom response, the clergyman umfOr- tunate ly increased the embarrassment of the occasion by muttering to himself little too distinctly:
 II believe that this bridegroom is non cOmpOS mcntiS, t0 which snap judgment of his mentality the bride groom blandly reSponded:
 "All this l most stoadfastly believe "
 The ceremony Was suspended. Ex- plantations were quietly made between them. The hridegruum Was told what he was to say. The service was then re sumed, and the couple were married i'll due form. m.-NeM Yolk World
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FOR SALE! CO2I and Lumber !

Shngle. Brick, Sheathing, Papers and Roofing Felts and Pitch Agents for the celebrated ''Neponset Roof ing" Fire Brick, Clay and Chimney Tile. ''Roman Wall Plaster" ready mixed for use, and nice for repairs or patching. Have 100000 native pine boards, dry and ready for market, wholesale or retail, in the rough or worked 10 order, Steam mill at East Willington. Can saw Chestnut or Oak to order. Will buy Ash, Chestnut and Oak in Plank and Chestnut Ties.
 "A lot of Wire Cable and a Platform Scale to sell-CheapO
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TIT E. PATTEN, 37 Wells-st., Hart H. ford, Conn.,, Dye1ng and Carpet Beating Works Miss M. T. Russell agent, Stafford springs
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ScrOfula, Salt Rheum And All Other Blood DIseases-Rsov
 They May Be Cured.

Speaking simply from what Hoods sar- Saparilla has done, not only once or twice. but in thousands of cases, we can honestly say that it is the best remedy for all dis. eases of the blood, whatever the cause.
 By it's peculiar Combination, Propor- tion and Process, it possesses positive medicinal merit Peculiar to Itself.
 It has cured the most virulent cases of scrofuIa and Salt Rheum, even when all other prescriptions and medicines have failed to do any good.
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The Press., 1896-03-12

Iii curious inconsistency in human ma ture that causes man to waste dollars worth of time hunting for lost cent
The Press., 1896-03-12

Some people show their disagrrrable side so much at home, that they have only their pleasant side left to present to the world.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Very Deem Well.

The Cotton Belt railroad has just had
completed at their shops near Pine
Bluff, one of the deepest wells ever
bored in that city. 1t extends down
900 feet and was made at total cost of
$4,000. The quantity and quality of
water is said to be very fine; the pres
emit capacity of the well is IS gallons of
water minute. In digging the well a
number of varieties of mineral and
zone were bored through. At depth
800 feet bed of sea sand was dis
was passed through. At $50 feet a
strata of coal five feet thick was dis
covered, and at $50 feet strata of slate
rock was discovered
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
WILLIAM j. GILBERT.
The Law Book Publisher, Dead-A House
Full of Rare Books

ST. LOUIS, July 29.-William J. Gil
bert, the wellknown law-book pub
Usher, and for many years a prominent
resident of St. Louis, died Monday
afternoon at his residence in this CITY,
aged 81 years.
Gilbert Book Co, one of the Oldest law
book concerns in st. Louis. He was
known to every lawyer in the city.
Several years ago the deceased wal
stricken with gradual paralysis, and
during the past year had been confined
to the house. His death was painless
and his mind was clear TO the last
Considerable property is left by tb
deceased. AT the residence is perhaps
the finest collection of old and rare
books in the west The deceased wasa
man of attachments and, while nots
bibliophile in the strict sense oil UT
word, it was his delight to acquire liter
ary rarities and art treasures. Thewaih
of his late home are lined, from ceiiarN
garnet, with rare books and valuaoH
paintings. The collection OF books ID,
cludes ancient and rare editions o
standard works and among them ART .
number dated prior to the Invention
of printing. They are on velium aa'
parchment, and in many OF them w
saints days are illuminated win Pr
lures of the saints, and inlaia WIN
hammered gold.
OF late years the collection oeean'
so extensive that the deceased D''
printed catalogue, making WV
the size of volume of the Mission ~
sion acts
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Cold Storage COMPANY.

The Nelson Morris Cold Storage com
pany's plant, located in Little Rock
has been bought by firm to- be known
as the Little Rock Cold Storage com
pany, consisting of T. E. Little, presi-
dent; c. r. Lindsey, vice-president;
win o. Davis, secretary and treasurer
A strong stock company will be organ
lied and capitalized at 10000 The
capacity will be about doubled, and the
plant made second to none in the South.
1t is already the largest esta blishment
of its kind south of st. Louis.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
LAWYER Shoots a Minister.

At the Cotton Belt depot in Texar-
kama, the other day, Col. John Hallum,
a well-known Arkansas attorney and
author of the DIARY of an Old Law
yer" shot and dangerously wounded
Rev. w. A. Forbes, one of the most IA
vorably known Baptist ministers in the
state, and who is at present pastor of
the church at New Lewisville. Three
of the four shots fred by Hallum took
effect. Forbes had been decoyed to
Texarkana by letter, and when he
alighted from the train the first person
he met was Col. Hallum, who shook
hands with him, and stepping back
without a word of warning, drew his
revolver and began firing. The cause
of the attack is that Hallum charges
Forbes with estranging his wife's affec-
tions and bringing discord into his
home, causing his wife to sue for di-
vorce, which was granted her some
time ago. This is strenuously denied
by many friends of Forbes. Hallum is
in Jail at New Boston, and it is believed
that Forbes will recover
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
HAS NO EQUAL.
Destruction Wrought In Indiana b,
Cloud-Bursts and Floods.

CIoud-Bursts and Floods.
ANDERSON, Ind, July 2S.-The situa-
ton in the Indiana gas belt tonight
is serious. The successive cloud bursts
which have kept up with frightful
regularity since midnight have
swollen streams out of their banks.
Three deaths have been the result in
this city. Frank Galloway, one of
these, was literally torn to pieces by
lightning, the other victims are An
drew Hayworth, of Liberty, and Ben.
ton Rose, of Fairfield.
The dams and dykes along White
and other rivers gave way under the
heavy bodies of water this evening.
and swept everything before the m
The big dyke at Yorktown broke
this afternoon letting the great lake
out. 1t came rushing down White
river at terrific speed, taking every
thing in its path, including bridges and
buildings. Johnstown, a suburb of
Anderson, named so because so many
workers from Johnstown, Pa, live
there, was almost washed away by the
great hydraulic giving away.
The river is still rising at the rate of
foot an hour. Crops are washed out
Dispatches tonight state that the
cities of Frankton, Elwood and Alex
andria are partly under water
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
SHERIFF SUSPENDED.
James ~. Bobgood, Serving HIS Second
Term. is Suspended at Newport

James ~. Bobgood, Serving His Second
Term, ts Suspended at Newport
On the assembling of the csreuit
court at Newport recently, Judge r.
II. Powell announced the suspension
from the Office of sheriff of James M.
Hobgood, who was serving his second
term in that Office for jackson county.
The cause of such suspension was the
finding of an indictment by the grand
jury against him for embszzlement of
the county's funds. Under the law the
sheriff is ex-offirio tax collector, and a
year ago it was found that he was s14,
600 short, which was made good by his
bondsmen. Since then there has inter
vened one term of court. and, although
a strenuous effort was made to have
him indicted last January, the effort
was defeated. The present grand jury
returned the indictment. In the event
of conviction the penalty is not less
than e5 nor more than 81 years in the
state penitentiary. After suspending
Mr.. Hobgood from office, the court ap-
pointed Junius r. Cox sheriff, who en-
tered upon the duties of the office. I'm
mediately after being served with war
rants of arrest ex-Sheriff Hobgood
made the required bond for his appear
ance at trial.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Desperate Captured

Officers Bourne and Conway, attired
In citizens clothes, were on duty the
other night IN a section of Little Rock
where several burglars had occurred.
They came upon a man whose actions
were very suspicious, and when they APP
preached the suspect he attempted to
hold them up, holding in one hand .
large rock. He was speedily disarmed
and taken TO the calaboose, where he
was searched. The officers found As
caliber revolver on him and several
rounds Of amunition; a dark lantern, .
spring blade knife, burglars shoes,
several tools, a lot of matches and .
string of skeleton keys, both for stores
what a negro calls ''hoo-doo," which
was simply bag of black pepper. He
had everything that burglar would
need to effect an entrance to any house
With other burglar Appliances found
at his home was bottle of per-
fumed chloroform and small syringe
which can be placed in a keyhole.
He is a copper-colored, desperate-look-
ing negro, about 80 years old, and gave
his name as Tom Bryant. The police
believe beyond doubt that the negro
is burglar of the worst type and is re-
sponsible for majority of the burgla-
ries which have been committed in that
city for the past three months
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Railroad Charter Granted.

The charter of the Sand Creek and
Sulphur Springs Railway company has
been filed with the secretary of state.
The capital stock is $780, 900, and the in
corporators are: N. 7. White, of Pine
Bluff; Frank Kendall, NJ. F. Williams,
Geo. w. Mcleod, of Ledron. and Ed
McGann, of Brooks. The proposed line
will run from point on the Mississippi
and Malvern railroad at it's crossing of
sand creek, in Jefferson county, to Sui
pher Springs in the same county.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Mining Exchange Contemplated

On account of the many mining inter
ests near Little Rock an effort is being
made to organize mining exchange in
that city. The following mines are
being worked near the state capital:
lThalheimerR ottalen gold mine, Wat
sons gold mine in Maumelle township,
graphite mine on Coleman tract. graph
tie mine in section 23, Smith & Perry's
beauxite mine, and Levi Storthzs
beauxite mine.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Train Wrecked by a Mule.

A train on the Little Rock and Mem
phis railroad was wrecked at Single
Switch, station a short distance from
Little Rock, the other day, by the en-
CINE coming in contact with a mule
The engine left the track and all the
coaches were derailed, excepting the
Pullman sleeper. Engineer Moore and
Fireman Horn were badly bruised, the
latter having had his jaw broken. The
passengers escaped without serious in
Jury.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
State Band Association.

The Arkansas State Band Association
was organized recently at Little Rock.
Twelve towns were represented The
following were the officers elected:
President-John z. Nichols of GAINESVILLE
Vice-President-C. Is. Stewart, of Stuttgart
Secretary-Harmon Dobyns, of Fort Smith
Treasurer. G. Briggs, of Judsonia.
Executive CommitteeLM {. Long, of James
town: w. H. Lamberson, of North Little Rock
j. T. Barnes, OF Little Rock
On motion of Mr.. Simpson it was de-
in Little Rock in October or November,
the date to be selected by the executive
committee.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
a NIGHT OF TERROR.

Further Details of the Great Storm at
Pittsburab-Desth Intrudes at a Merry
making, and While Preparations for tn 2
Dance are Going On Claims Seven of the
Thirteen Participants-Mirac Es-
ospes of Some of the Survivors.
PITTSBURGH, PA, July 2s.-As news -
last nights storm continues to come in
from the outlying districts to-day, the
magnitude of the disaster becomes
more apparent. In addition to the
loss of life reported last night at the
camp of the Eighth Ward Hunting and
Fishing club Of Allegheny, eight more
deaths were reported to-day in other
places.
At the boarding house of Samuel
Mckinney at Cecil, Washington coun-
ty, 10 merrymakers were preparing for
dance last night, when they were
carried away almost without a mo-
ment's warning, cooped up in a boat
ing house, and seven of them were
drowned
The dead were found to-day strewn
all along the flood-swept valley OF
Miller's run, the nearest two miles
from the scene of the disaster and the
Lux tHcSt clRn III ulltS DtlOW.
The Dead.
Mrs. Samuel Mckinney, aged So
Margaret Mckinney, aged 80 years,
unmarried; her eldest daughter.
James Mckinney, aged eight years.
[. Beatty. oil pumper. aged 20.
). Z. Higgins, oil pumper, marriedi
aged so years
Jennie Holmes, aged is years; un.
married.
Vincent Wilkinson, oil driller, of Oil
City, aged 50 years: unmarried.
The house was two stories high and
was raised on props just above the
banks of Miller's run and about seven
feet above the water level of the creek.
While preparations for the dance
were going on it was not noticed that
the water was creeping in under the
front door. The merrymaking was
stopped, but no danger was appre-
hended They made rush for the
stairway, but it was too late, the room
below being full of water.
James Pierce, an oil driller went on
the roof of the porch. He was swept
ashore and saved.
Charles Reddick, rig builder
| jumped through a window into the
water and managed by clutching to
bushes to save himself
Lizzie Holmes was also found in a
tree and was rescued. Suddenly, as
swiftly as 1t rose, the creek fell BY
8 p. IN. to-day all the bodies had been
recovered and the run was purring
along, an inoffens ive creek once more
Near the Morgan-street school James
Wright, colored driver for Brad we'll :
livery stable in Carnegie, lost his life
in CHARTERS creek about o'clock last
night. He had driven to Canonsburg
in two-horse carriage and was on his
way back In the darkness he did not
discover that the bridges had been
carried away and drove into the
swollen creek.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
WOMAN'S DAY.
One of the Happy Features oil t"e w.
land Centennial Celebration

CLEVELAND, o., July 29-"onAD'
day at the Cleveland centennial
in all ways conspicuous ana ns I.,,
success. The attendance was W.
large. the papers and talks wei. .,.,,
structive and interesting anu - ~.
was a zest and vigor, about an ~.
proceedings that made partic,pa
in them inspirating and agreeaoie
At $3.50 in the afternoon there We
reception in the parlors OF Ine nnsst,
of the Cleveland Grays. Inc wrs
of honor were Maj. anu O.,
Mckinley, Mrs. NJ. A. Hanna anu
and Mrs Bushnell ). nth
Mai. Mckinley shook hanus ,sn,d
several hundred women anu .hsm
to pretty speeches from many =, st il
The day closed with oahq ssseut
the armory. about 600 belhg p, Al
A few men were scattered aoo'l Inc.
the various tables. Mrs. W. q ,bs
ham presided. To the toast and
City," Mai. McKisson RESPONSE ths
to the toast For the oVase' neil
response was made by Gov bus'. Gas
Mrs. May Wright sewalrs .oa'I Helen
THE Present Situation. MiN
Campbell's Prisoners OF ynns re
Prisoners of Hope" jennie rrturs
sponded to the sentiment II. ve.
Citizen" The banquet speecnss Light
graceful. lncisive and of'eh w."
fully humorous.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
MONOPOLISTS KNOCKED OUT
Their Claim tn Exclusive Right to Use the
Streets of Detroit for Railway Purposes
Denied.

LANSING, Mich, July 29-The claim
of the Detroit Citizens Street Railway
Co. to exclusive rights to the use of
the streets of Detroit for street rail-
way purposes, has been denied by the
supreme court, which yesterday af-
tirmed the decision of tn e lower courts
in the case brought by the Citizens
company against the Detroit railway,
which was in favor of the latter com
pany.
the Citizens company sought to
enjoin the Detroit company from per-
petually using the streets of Detroit
for street railway purposes under a
provision of the franchise granted it's
predecessor, the Detroit City Railway
Co., many years ago, which required
that all street railway franchises
should be offered first to the Detroit
City Co. The Detroit railway set up
the defense that the exclusive rights"
clause had not the significance given
1t by the complainant, and that COM
plainant had been offered the fran
chise and refused it. The gist of the
supreme courts opinion is that a
common council has no power to give
awav exclusive rights to streets.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
PLENTY of Water.

A potter sinking a well at Benton re-
Gently, at a depth of IS feet, felt the
earth giving away with him and called
for rope. Before it reached him his
body was nearly submerged in the
water, and within short lapse of time
after coming to the surface the water
was flowing out of the mouth of the
well. 1t is estimated that the flow was
not less than ZOO gallons a minute.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
M'kiNLEY RETURNS TO CANTON.
Where He Hopes to Remain Quietly Dur
ing the Campaign.

CLEVELAND, o., July % Maj. Me-
Kinley left for home at 11:l5 a.
IN. His visit to Cleveland was most
agreeable one. He has met many old
friends and made hosts of new ones.
He has had an opportunity to consult
freely with Mr.. Hanna and other ac-
tive factors in the political fight, and
he returns to Canton with a pretty
definite notion of the precise lines
upon which he wants the campaign
conducted.
Maj. Mckinley has received many
demonstrations of popular favor since
he has been here.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Big Lumber Fire.

The Sunnyside Lumber company, at
New Lewisville, one of the largest lum-
Der firms in the state, sustained a heavy
loss by fire recently. 1t is proba bic
that the loss will reach SIS, 900. The
Cotton Belt train was delayed, being
unable to pass the fire.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Broke Jail.

-Four prisoners confined in the county
Jail at Warren made their escape re-
Gently by saving through the iron graf
ing of the outside door. Two were cap
tured, but the two worst characters.
Louis Turner, awaiting trial for for
gerry, and Lee Mcneil, for horse steal
ing, made good their escape.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
iH1NSVAAl RA,nr,

Ut Jameson and the om.
nand Found Guilty OF VI, OF His Co..
Foreign Enlistment A., uoa Of "a.
varying Terms of I'M senten.,s
Lord Chief Justice Rus.anp ''sonneu,s !.
LONDON, July 2o.-Tba
Jameson, Maj. Sir John W; Se Of D.
Maj. Raleigh Grey. Col II aghby
MAJ. r. White and Hon. Henr :. , Whit
entry, who took prominen, :. Gov.
the recent raid into the + pars n
was continued in the hiob -ransvaall
t,ce before Lord Chief justice % % j..
kins justice Hav.
The defendants, it will h
are charged with violating the s ta.u'
enlistment act of 1870, in thu, ~
took part in an armed s~ a' tasy
against state with .wb;ot 'a,sioa
britain was atpeace. Monday eo ~,sss
Tor the defense and prosecutio sOon's
senteo their cases, and =, M
q m Lord Chief Just;.. ,9S
sell began to sum mn ~ nus
At that time the eonr, Os
was crowded, interest in the e,. room
viving as it drew 10 a clo,a S ~
those present were many well.Ia
society ladies. Anosl
In summing up Lord Russell 49,,
sized the Importance of the trial =
SAID that the crime with which ~. ne
PENDANTS were charged mich, @
TAI consequences which -
body could foresee. Tbe,. Nv
been no attempt TO gaipsav ~. ~
statements of the witnesses q, .a'
prosecution but if the jury had an, n,
real doubt as TO the nature Of tbs !.
PENDANTS acts they ought to rive ,h J.
the benet fit of it. '1'n
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
All Found Guilty.

LONDON, July 20 ALL the defena.,.
In the Jameson trial have been fou.I
guilty. ''uua
The jury remained in their room N,
til 5:25 p. IN when they fled int II.
courtroom and, in response to ones
tion by the clerk of the court A.
nounced that they had agreed mo,
their verdict, which was ..guil.vr
against all the defendants.
After the usual formalities had ha4D
complied with, the court sentenced n,
Jameson to Is months imprisonment
Maj. Sir John Willoughby to zen
months, Col. Ii. +. White TO seven
months and the other defendants to
three months Imprisonment The con.
victed men were at once taken to HoL
loway prison.
None of the prisoners will be com.
pelled to do hard labor during their
Incarceration.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Burned TO Death.

DIR. j. II. Mayo was burned to death
near Crystal Springs recently The
woods were on fire near his place and
he went TO protect his fences. 1t il sup
posed that in trying TO put out the fire
he became overheated and, becoming
unconscious. fell to the ground.
The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31
Hatched on the Way.

A Little Rock commission merchant
recently received a consignment of
guaranteed fresh eggs" from Faulk-
ner county. When the eggs were being
removed four lively little chicks were
found in one of the middle layers, as
happy as if Matched the good old way. ;