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The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
Tke Shuberts.

A red.ietter date at the opera house to all admirers of music and song was the event iu ,he history of the city. by the appearance of the Schuber!s before the foollghts last Saturday night. -Schubcrts music and song. are syn onymous,' was the sentiment of all who had the pleasure of attending tht entertainment given on that occasion
 The company remained over sunday and was rendered pleasant receptior at the residence of MT. r.. R0llwage in the afternoon and evening, wherein music, song and good feeling prevailed They also gave gratuitous display oi their powers in connection with sbf choir at the Baptist clrrct that night, which was highly appreciated and lib. erally attended.
 All of their music was treat to mu- sicians, but there are two pieces thai will always remain in the heai's of the listeners. Better Land" as surg by MT. Leonard, was revelation to many; amidst perfect silence he, in a magnificent baritone, pointed out the true way to that Better Land" with such pathos and sweetness that even the hardest heart must have felt 3 longing desire to live nobler life.
 The closing quartette was fortunate ly a continuance of the sermon. The exquisite harmony of the four cultured voices rose and floated oyer the con gregation leaving it's impression on all
 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth" As the old familiar words of Holy Writ came musically .tealing into our hearts. it was like F tiny glimpse into what the divine mu SIC would be in the great hereafter. The Schuberts preached tleir sermon in their songs; some soul may be sayeo by the message they brought that night.
 Tine troupe is composed of atype great ly above that of the ordinary traveline aggregation usually met with on tse road, and from their gentle and refined department made many friends dur ing their short stay and many have ex pressed their regrets at uot having availed themselves of the opportunity of enjoying their entertainment.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19

Don't put off getting q business edu- cation. So long AS your parents sup. pert you it is we'll enough to amuse yourself with tie study of Greek or Latin; but when you have your own living to make they won't do. The best passports to a successful start in life are sure knowledge of tlle branch es taught at the Little Rock Commer- cial C0llege-they are Shorthand. Typewritng. Business writing. Arith- metic, Spelling. Letter writing. Com mon Law. Book-keeping. Business forms. Banking and rapid calculations
 -all well taught by e1ppl.eNced biisi- nes3 Eien Dpn vapaale instructors. Write tocay--n0w--. catalogue giving faIi particulars. and address II. A. Stone, rres't Little Rock, Ark.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
Con'I. Harr!SOn.

EY- President Harrison has writer of "A Day with the President at H'' Desk" for the March Ladies' HOmc Journal. The article is said to bt sngulsrly interesting in lhe deiai with which it describes the wearisona+ routine of the President. It is salC that General Harrison. in this article has delivered himself with great direct ness and vigor, relative to the annoy ances that are visited upon Chic Executive by persistent office seekers and he suggests a unique plan. bl which the Presidents burdens in tha' direction could be greatly llghteueG and he be enabled to devote more al tention to important matters. A feal urs of the article that will have time ly interest to those ambitious to ssrv. the country under the incoming ad ministration, describes very fully how the President makes appointments tt office. "A Day With the President a Hts Desk' is unique in being the frs time that the daily life of the Presidrn has been described by one who has fill ed the exalted office. Articles upol the social and domestic life of th, President by General Harrison vii follow in successive issnes of tsi, Journal. For sale at News stand.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
The orandest Re m edy.

MT. R. B. Greeve, merchant. of Chil. howie. Va., certifies that he had coDsump tion, was given up to die. sought all med cal treatment that money could procure. tried all the cough remedies they could hear of. bnt got no relief. spent many nights sitting up in chair was induced ts try Dr. Kings New Discovery, and WAS curad by the use of two bottles. For lhr past three years has been attending to business, and says Dr. Kings New Dis covery is the grandest remedy ever made ss it has done so much for hlm. and also for others in his community. Dr. King $ New Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs Colds and Consumption. It don't fail Trial bottles free at Tipton's drugstore
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
TAXES.

The rato of assessment is abou 4o per cent of actual value.
 The principal crops arc cotton and corn, though of late years since cattle raising has been more extensively entered into, consider. able attention is given to small grains and grasses. Cattle do wei. here through the winter month with hltle or no care. Abou l5 900 bales of cotton are produce annually.
 The soil of the eastern portio, or the county is of rich alluvi. character. The western portion
 ot q sandy loam. Good win prairl extends into tho northwestern DOT ton of the country and present ono of the finest grazing areas II the state. Enormous quantities oi hay arc annually harvested iron this prairie and shipped to the markets in and out of the state.
 Cotton averages a half bale 10 the acre, though there are man, farms In the county which pro duce more than a bale to the acre. Corn IS produced at from 40 10 60 bushels per acre. Wheat and cats do well. All varieties of fruits do well in the more elevated sections Potato growing is attracting much attention, particularly along the railroads. Two crops a year are gathered from the same land. Las, season the first crop was marketed at 50 cents per bushcl, and the sec ond crop brough Sl bushel load cd on the freight cars. The frs, crop is planted in the latter part o; January and gathered in June, and yields an average ot 70 bush els DOT acre. The second crop is planted in July, and gathered ir October, yielding 50 bushels to tho acre. At the prices received for last seasons crop gross revenue of SS5 per acre is obtained.
 The manufacturer wants to know of community what it, crude materials arc and the facilI, ties for transporting the manufac- tured product. While tho numer- ous streams present splendid sites for cotton factories and the cotton IS right at hand, the greatest possi- bllltles are presented in tho vast timber regions of tho country. It Is estimated that there are 250, ,000 acres of walnut, oak, ash, hickory, poplar, pine, gums, cypress and cotton wood which have hardly been touched. Both fire and brick clays are found in abundance along Crowley's Ridge, and hold forth the promise of being very profitable if they are developed.
 Facilities for transportation are ample; the Helena branch of the Iron Mountain railroad divides the county almost equally from north to south, while tho Little Rock and Memphis road enters in the southwestern corner and goes in q northeasterly direction through the county. Tho distance from Forrest City to Memphis is only
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
READ HOW TT MAY BE SECURED:

The Weekly Commercial Appeal order retain the cuaon of weekly in the South gift ceivd in Memphis aom September s96 Apr 5 197 inclusive II the correct in vember December it will in sl 50s February $780, but till March only $500 Contest March 3 but the received will awarded the prze Receipts Memphis lows From September l. 1891 April 15 1895 57 094 September l. 1895 to April l5, ls96 407 2G0 bales.
 sl50 in cash guess the Weekly Forrest City Times Weekly ca Appeal Send bring in subscription Remit onlg by registered letter order Money sent in letter B safe. Do
 LANDVOlGT & VADAkIN, Forrest City, Ark
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
Lost.

By the long heated summer month one will lose their energy and appetite and if they will try one bottle of Brown Iron Tonic they will soon recover tteil lost strength and appetite. J. II. lip ion
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19

45 miles. The St. Francls river is nsvigable from iis junction with the Mississippi for the greater part of the year as far north as so miles above Madison
 Prices for land range from g to 5 for unimprovcd ana from s5 to s30 for improved.
 Perhaps in no part of the south there such an abundance of game ish. Bear, deer and game birds
 re plontifnI and the streams are all ef bass and trout. The coun- " IS d hunters paradise
 The population of the county n 1890 was 3,543. which was an in crease over 1880 of G2 per cent. The present population is esti. mated at ahove 20.000-an increase ince 1890 of 50 per cent.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY.

Et. Francis county embraces an Ia Of 39l GOO acres, of which J about G0,000 are under eulti- ti9n. It must not be inferred |m this that the remainder is ft for agricultural purposes. the contrary, almost the whole ii is susceptible of high state cultivation. The only need is ] people to cultivate it.
 Et. Francis county is separated m the Mississippi river only by harrow strip of Crittcnden hnty. and is almost directly east hhe state center. Tho climate as near perfect as it could be where.
 Enc St. Francis and L'Auguille e erS traverse tho county from tn 10 south, dividing the terri, y into three almost equal parts h distinctive typographical lures. That lying east of St, ncls is level, sloping gradual. towards the Mississippi; that Tween the St. Francls and uguille, which is divided by Pwley's Ridge, has 8 mean ele. ion of 300 feet abovo the sea Tel; that west of the L'Augu;llc Polling or undulating In all tions may be found the homes
 happy, heaIthful and prosper people.
 |. Francis county has an off nt system of public schools,
 school funds being aily divided between the lte and colored children. Every Dol district has two school ldlngs-oEe for white and one colored pupils. The means of prIng a good common school catlon arc in reach of all.
 statement furnished by the nty clerk shows the rate of auon and tho assessed valua.
 oi all county property:
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
The White Pilgrim.

The Forrest City Dramatic Company will present the popular drama entitled The White Pilgrim. at the Opera House, Tuesday, March Ed. with the following nnMerful cast of cllaracters.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19

fhe increasing number of letters Inquiry concerning Forrest City b St. Francis county, suggests a
 Licensed write up of same. And
 readers, to further the cause
 Immigration to our midst, af. |readipg the TIMEs, they should ld It to some acquaintance Tn dis
 It states. With these remark $ Introduce
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19

For the past three weeks the company has had almost daily rehearsaIs. under the most excellent management of Nrs. Enima Lou Alley.
 The proceeds arg for the benefit of the Methodist church. We trust very large sGdiencs viii greet them. Ne are satis. fed that the rendition Of Tue White ln- grim by our home troupe Will bs she drs matic event of the season.
The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19
FORREST CITY THE COUNTY SEAT.

Forrest City, tho county seat, md principal town, has a popula- ion of 2,Q00 I was surveyed
 ad laid out Tn 1862 The town vas incorporated on May II, 1871. No town in the country of it's size
 an boast of u mere enlightened, rrfned aud moral set of citizens. aor present a finer looking body of business men. While not large own, Forrest Ciiy ls thc trading center of a large area of fertile country, and her prosperous mer- chants carry unusually large stocks of goods, representing every line of merchandise
 Tho location is the geographical center of the county, st the foot ol Crowley's Ridge, an elevation of 200 feet above the sea level. Hero he Iron Mountain crosses the Lit He Rock and Memphis railroad These roads furnish the means of transportation 10 the markets of St. Louis, Memphis and Little Rock, with the Mississippi river as an outlet 10 the Gulf and the ports of tho world. There are no manu- featuring enterprises here, but the fault does not lie in the location nor in the lack of the rax materi- sls. The advantages presented for such industries are apparent.
 The educational facilities are equal to any town in the state Aided by substantial subscriptions from tho Ideawake business m.n of the city one of the best public school buildings in the state has been erected, at the cost of some sl5.000.
 The Baptist. Methodist, Presby- terian, Catholic and Episcopal de- nominations have organizations and creditable houses of worship.
 This city IS we'll supplied with an abundance of the very best water pure, clear, soft and cool. Near the city among a beautiful grove of birch trees, in pretty pocket of the lofty hills, are tho Stuart Springs, gushing forth al most the same water as the cele- brated Eureka Springs, the use of which has made many miraculous cures of afflicted eyes, rheumatism, etc. These springs afford a de- lghtful cool retreat in the summer for the ladies and children who make the woods around it picnic ground.
 In addition to Forrest City, the county seat, there arc six small towns-Palestine, Goodwin, Wide ner, New Castle and Colt. They arc all fairly prosperous.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-07
WOMEN WON'T INSURE.
VIII Not Lay Up Money for ths Second
yEIEr.

Will Not Lay Up MONEY k"f thS seSot"
WIG.
Philadelphia Times: Mrs. S. Quincy
Lapham, OF Syracuse may be credited
with the best Intentions 81 advising
women 10 20 into life Insurance as a
business. but she evidently overlOoks the
fact that It has been tried with unsatis-
factory results
Mrs. Lapham said at a meeting OF the
Emma willard AIamaae Association the
other day that II WIS a good business for
women. She read a paper on Life In
surauce for Women and made her
point neatly-nn paper. She said thai
the best Informed woman finds life in
Nurance the safest and most profitable
investment yet devised. and the only
one thar can guarantee It's future value.
This has struck other women, but. I'M
fortunately, women do not care ~ insure
their HVcs. Two energetic women EN-
barked In the Insurance business here
about a gear ago They rented and fur
nished handsome Office, and were pre-
pared 90 DO any business In the Insurance
way that might come. one partner
STAYED In the office 10 receive money and
visitors, Rullt tue blu'I went dpuuL LlH
city aud canvassed. The outside part
ner met with dlscouragements every,
where and thc inside woman had nothing
10 do. So. after keeping IL up for several
months, they were obliged 70 confess
that they had made a mistake
The many objections u women 10 life
Insurance surprises them. They found
that most married women had an nsup-
cradle objection 90 iHSurlng their lives.
becauge they feared that q "sccrAd VIE
would reap the benefit, Single women
said that they had 40 one 30 give tha
money %. and they wanted MI that th'y
had. anyhow. without spending II In llfo
INSURANCE. There seemed 20 be nothing
IN M insurance Tor women, judging
by Inc experience Of these two women
WHO tried 90 establish themselves In the
business
Don't talk 10 me about women lngur-
ing," remarked one OF them. Women
won't have It. They cannot sec 81, and
no one can make them SEE H. I hlyr
given no the Insurance line altogether,
and have taken up newspaper work,
much TO my advantage"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-07
WHAT IS THIS DISEASE CALLED
DYSPEPSIA?

Like thief at night ii steais IN HPo"
us uDawares. The patients have pains
about the chest and sides, and some;
times IN the back. They feel duil ana
sleepr; the mouth has a bad taste es-
pecially In the morning. A sort OF
sticky slime collects about the teeth'
The appetite II poor. There is teellhH
like n heavy load on the stomach; some
times faint, all-gone sensation az Ihe
pit OF the stomach which FOOD does
not satisfy. Eyes are sunkeu' the hahas
and feet become cold and feel claIeIny
After awhile cough sets In, at urst
dry. hut after a few months It IL at
tended with a greenish colored eNpec-
toration. The patient feels tired all the
while. and sleep does not seem 10 ar
ford any rest. After n time he becomes
nervous, irritable and gloomy. anu mas
evil forabodings. There Is Glddlness.
a sort OF whlrlIng sensation in the heau
when rising up suddenly. The bowels
become cOstlve: the skin IS d:y ana
hot az times; the blood becomes thick
and stagnant: the whites OF the eyes
become tlnged with yellow; the urine
Is Seanty and high colored, depositins
a sediment after standing. There vs.
frequently a splitting up of the iouu.
sometimes with q sour taste anu
sometimes with swedish taste; TINS
is frequently attended with palpitation
OF the heart: the vision becomes lm-
palred with spots before the eYes;there
is a feeling OF great prostIatlon anu
weakness. All Of these symptoms hfe
In turn present. Il ~ thought thal
nearly one-thlrd OF our population
has this disease In some or It's var
led forms. II has been found that med
zeal men have mistaken the nature or
this disease. Some have treated II Tor
. Liver Complaint. some Cor Dyspep-
STA, others for Kidney Disease, etc.
etc. but none OF tte various kinds OF
treatment have been attended with
success.
Now, The Shaker Digestive Cordial
causes the food eaten TO be digested'
This will cause an appetite for more
food, and this being digestad VIII re-
suit In an increase OF strength, an m
crease OF flesh and an increase OF nerve
power.
The tired. weary feeling will give
way to vigor and courage. The pale,
thin and emnciatpd VIII recover their
color and plumpncas, because red blood
and fat are the result OF properly d.
gestod food.
4 ten cent trial bottle win produce n
result Ii8 good effect wlll be realized
al once. You win not have to take n
dozen bottles 70 md out II II Is doing
YOU any good Try H. and then give
praise 10 the Shakers of Mount Leban-
on, New York, for the relief that you
obtain.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-07
pRAGoN.IrKE MONSTER
which Dl,tursu the GOOD People Of Mis-
souri, Town.

which DIaturbu the GOOD People ola Mia
Souri Town.
Corfu tMo.) Special to St Louis Dis
patch: For the past four years numer-
Gus credible people OF this vicinity have,
while passing the railroad bridge over
the Fablus, just west Of here, caught
sight OF monstrous reptile. As far
back as four years ago last May party
OF duck hunters saw this strange
creature summing itself on a log and
made efforts to capture 1t, without sue
cess. They then reported 1t q foot in
diameter and twelve to fifteen feet In
length. One OF these men was the
banker here. and all truthful men.
A year later Rodney Lease crept up
10 It's den and watched for an oppor-
tunlty TO shoot II. but became so fasci-
mated with the sight OF his snakeship
that he forgot to shoot until II had crept
back in the dense underground
Since then every spring some one,
from country or town, has run across
II. always with great damage to their
equanlmIty. The reports they bring In
coincide, all describe 1t alike, color
black, hooded head, at least fifteen feet
In length, and as big as telegraph
came along the truck towards CORN
he met 1t stretched out at full length
on the bridge; he thought TO get close
TO 1t and kill II, or at least get accurate
measurements OF It by counting the
ties It was lying on, but as soon as
his presence became known TO the mon
steT ii quickly coiied itself and the
sight SO frightened Gilmore that he
sprang backward down the embank-
ment and lost no time in getting TO
town. The dimensions he gave OF It
are too large to report; however, his
word is as good as gold and party
Is being made up in town TO try and
capture this nameless species of the
reptile family. Taking all reports into
consideration. some believe II TO be an
escaped boa constructor from some show.
but It's head Is different from any
known snakes, resembling that of a
dragon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-07
70 CURE NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
To Gaia FIsSh, 10 sleep Well, to Ifno"
whz; Appetite and Good digestion
Mean, Make . Test OF stuhrts
Dyhptplla Tableta.
Interesting E1prrisues or an IndianApo"
lis Gentleman.


Interesting E1prrisnes or an Indlanapo"
lis Gentleman.
No trouble Is tnore common or more
misunderstood than nervous dyspepsia.
People having II think that tbeIrneryes
are to blame and are surprised that
they are not cured by nerve medicine
and spring remedies; the real seat OF
the mischief Is lost sight OF; the STONE
ach Is the organ 20 be looked after
Nervous dyspeptics often do not have
any pain whatever in the stomach. nor
perhaps any OF the usual symptoms Of
stomach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia
shows itself not In the stomach so much
as In nearly every other organi IN some
cases the heart palpltates. ana Is r.
reguinr; I'm others the kidneys are AZ
fected: IN others the bowels are con-
stipated, with headaches; sim others
are troubled with loss OF flesh and ap-
petite. With accumulation OF gas, sour
eisings and heartburn.
Mr. A. W. Sharper. OF No. 81 Prospect
Street, indianapolis, Ind, writes as
follows: "a motive of pure gratitude
prompts me to write these few lines re-
garding the new and valuable medi-
cine, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. !
have been a sufferer from nervous dys-
pepsid for the last four years; have
used various patent medicines and 9TH
er remedies without any favorable re-
suit They sometimes gave temporary
relief until the effects OF the medicine
wore on. attributed this TO my Sc
dentary habits, being bookkeeper
with little physical exercise, but J am
glad to state that the tablets have
overcome all these obstacles, for have
gained In flesh, sleep better and am
better IN every way The above Is writ
ten not for notoriety. but is based on
pptuat fncfb
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-07
LIVED TWo IrVEs
khntas City Biremnn charEsdNSttA Gem
plioitv IA Train Robbery.

Hhntat City BiFrnsan CHARGED NsttA Gem
pllolty IA Train Robbery.
KANSAS CITY. No, Jan. 6.--Andy
Ryan. hoseman in No. .. has been sus-
pended from the Kansas City Ere de-
partment as a result OF Developments
since the last Blue Cut train robbery.
Andy Is a brother Of the notorious
"Br' Ryan, one Of the leaders IN the
old James band, who was pardonea oniy
few years ago from the state penn
Tertiary, where he was serving iohs
sentence for completely with the JANIS mt
band IN the Blue Cut robbery OF 1851.
THE Ryans. like Kennedy, the. sup
posed leader In the recent robberies'
were reared IN the Crackerneck district
where the James boys and the Young
ers and the Caidweiis were received aS
visitors to the farmers homes ana
looked upon as heroes OF the first mag
nItude. -.
ANDY" Ryan's suspension results
from the fact that Kennedy the en-
gineer now under arrest charged win
being the leader in the recent rop-
berries, frequently visited him az tne
engine house previous TO the recent
rubberles, and the railroad detectives
have informed Chief Hale that ~ Ky
ans room they POUNDS some OF kenne-
dy's effects including q satchel, whlch
contained cloth mask.
on the night Of the last Chicago *
Alton robbery Ryan was not on duty
II being his day or. Flynn and BOW
lin, the Crackerneck farmers who are
undef arrest, and who have confessed
state that there We're two other rob
beers In the band but that they were
heavily masked and that they did NOT
know them. The two strangers were
taken 70 the scene al the hold-np by
Kennedy. they say. Kennedy sun as
serts his innocence.