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fbc forrcst (fitncT imcs. LANDVOIGT & VADAKIN. ~2ditor-a a. ix d P’utoliBViQi'S FI.IDAY AKTEKXOOS. JANl'AItY CS. IS"7 The Tennesseo Legislature the other day knocked Tillmnn and his contest oil tho Xmas tree. The McKinley boom hns struck (he South—a hank bursted at An niston, Ala., the other day. Representative Smith, from Crit tenden county, has introduced a hill in tho lower house providing tor a depot at Bridge Junction. Last Friday the Legislature pass ed a resolution of condolence upon the death of Dr. \V. J. Matthews, late representative from this coun ty- _ Good roads is the key to tho suc cessful settling up of any commit nity'that is worth settling. Make good roads and immigration will follow. A strenous effort will be made i., the Legislature to pass an act providing for a uniform system of text bt oks for tho public schools. A good movo. Wo hope it will pass. One of the best laws ever enacted by any legislature was tho ono re quiring a 885,000 bond to protect the Stato from loss in caso of a con tost arises for tho governorship. Such an one was passed by the Tcrmossco Legislature last week. Tobacco equal to that raisod in Cuba is being grown in Florida *and Southern Georgia. From per* sona! knowledgo of tohaccd soil, portions 6f St. Francis country •would produce equally as good to 'baeco. Try It. The Senate bill, providing nows, papers and stumps for members of the Legislature, gives each member twenty copies ef papers containing lull reports of the proceedings of *tlio Legislature and twent3’-five cents in stamps per day. These .toms will cost ibe State 83,500. Senator Manning hus introduced an anti-cigarette bill in the Senate. If fie would introduce an irnto pa tent, armod with a horsewhip, into cdfcli family where this habit is prStjticod, lie would solve theques tioh hiicj go down in histor}’ us one of tho world’s greatest boncfactors. National health officers are guarding against the entranco into this country of the bubonic plague, now raging in India. In that coun try tho disease followed closel}’ the j famine, and the government is un able to stay its progress, there be i:ig 80,000,000 lives in jeopardy. Il some member of tho Legisla tive bod}’ wishes to cover himself glory, let him get a bill through, submitting the same, or a similar amendment, to tho constitulion as that voted upon two }’ears ago, pro. \ iding for a road tux to bo levied upon proper!}’. Such a nicusuio would carry next time. Marcollus McGary, of Memphis, Mo., claims to have solved tho problem of navigating the air. He * claims thill he will bo able to sail through tho air like a bird, and can aiight on the water and travel by water and arise and sail among the clouds at will and scale the highest mountain. Look out for him. From tho figures of tho Depart, ment of Agriculture the acreage of cotton has increased from 14 480, 019 in 1879, to 20,184,808 in 1895' The crop in number of bales in 1879 was 5,761.252; in 1895, 7 101, 094; while 1894 broke tho record by showing up 23.687,950 acres, from which 9,476,435 bales were harvested. If the Legislature can’t got any further on tho way toward solving tho road problem, we hope they will at least pass an act establish ing a road commissioner in each county, whose salary shall be paid out of the county general fund, and whose duty it shall be to report quarterly tho condition of each road district. It is a lamentable fact that the average road overseer needs such a power behind them. A very creditablo write-up of St. Francis county appeared in the St. Louis liepublic last Tuesday morning. Considering tho short time allowed tho correspondent and tho facilities offered to collect data, but few inaccuracies occur, and those of an unimportant char acter. The advantages our county ofTers will he read by thousands of I readers, and in duo time wo will j reap the harvest of the iibcrul use ! of printer’s ink. ..■ ■ —— Senator Izard last week intro duccd a bill in the Senate to make a landlord’s lien assignable. This is a long sought and needed change in the law, and to all reasonable j minds Is justico in all particulars. As the law now stands tho transfer of a rent note Joes not carry with it tho lien on the crop. Tho pas sago of this bill would in nowise work a hardship to tho maker of tho notes, and would often prove a convenicneo to the holder. Queen Victoria, in her speech at the opening of Parliament, Wed nesday, thus refers to the treaty between England and tho United States: “It is with much gratifica tion that I have concluded a treaty for general arbitration with the President of the United States, whereby I trust all difference which may arise between ns will he peace* fully’ adjusted. 1 hope tho arrange ment may havo a further value in commending to other powers the consideration of a principle where by the danger of war may bo nota bly abated.'' Tho following is tho context of a fish and gamo law to bo presented to the Missouri Legislature: It will provide for a gamo and fish commission, which shall ap point a chief game warden, whoso salary is not to exceed $3500, and who will be empowered to appoint deputy wardens. Tho hill will ask for an appropriation of S10.000. Briefly suited, the new law will prohibit tho catching ot bass and crappio and other gamo fish in Missouri between the 1st ot April and the 1st of June. Fish can only he caught with hook and lino, and stringent penalties are provided foi seining, netting and tho uso of dynamite. Tho open season on tur key is from October 1 to March 1, and tho open season for quail and prairie chicken is from October 15 to Januurv 15. Tho handling or soliing of gamo is prohibited. Tho chasiisement of King Dru narni and capture of Benin, called tho Horrible City of Blood, in Up per Guinea, is the nature of a job Great Britain is about to under take, in retaliation for tho murder ot six Englishmen. A correspondent says few whito men have visited tho place. The city is of vast antiquity, and the ancient seat of a great fetish dynas ty, which, passing from one gener ation to another, still exists, with all its primitive revolting saorifi. cial customs. The approaches to the city walls present an aspect of blood-thirsty barbarity almost im possible to describe. On either side of tho roads are the remains of victims done to death with tho most cruel fetish rites, both men and women being crucified, impal ed, mutilated or half buried, to sat isfy tho whims of the brutal despot. Senator Williamson lias intro duced in the Senate an insolvent act. The proposed law provides that an insolvent may pluco his property in the hands of a receiver appointed by the chancery court and have the same converted into money for the purpose of paying his debts. No preference is given to any creditor, save the wages due employes accruing thirty days prior to such application, and taxes due on the property. The remain dor of the assets arc to be divided equally between thecrediters, pro vided the latter agreo to accept the same in full payment of then claims. The payment of those who do not agree to this is postponed until those who do consent are paid in lull. Gov. Jones recommendod the enactment of such a law,—Ga zette. The use of molasses as a fuel is to | be introduced in the smelters of I Colorado. A bulletin of the Eleventh Cen sus, just furnished to the press, shows that tho total number of poo plo engaged in occupations of all kinds in 1890 was 22,735,601. This is an increase of more than 5,000, 000 working people in a decade. Divided by classes:—agriculture, fisheries and mining, 9,031,336; prolessional, 044,883; trade and transportation, 326.122; manufac tilling and mechanical indeslric* I 5,091,293. , In manufactures and mechanics tho carpenters and joiners, num bering Gll,4S2,mako up the greatest! element, with dressmakers and milliners following with 499,690. There are a little over 1,000,000 bookkeepers, clerks and salesmen; j 690,658 merchants and dealers, 5, 281,557 farmers, planters and over soors, and 3,004,061 agricultural laborers, 349,592 miners and only 1 a little over 60,000 fishermen and oy stermen. Professors and teachers aggre gating 347,344 from the most nu merous of the professional classes. Physicians and surgeons, 104,805, come next; then lawyers, 89,630;! clergymen, 88.203; Government officials, 70,664; musicians, etc., 62,155; engineers and surveyors, 43.239 ; artists and art teachers 22.496; journalists, 21,849, and actors, 9,728, At the annual meeting of tho St. Francis Iiivcr Hunting and Fish, ing Club, held in Memphis a short time ago, the address of A. J. Uh rig the president elect, was an in tcrcsting one and contained some good advice for all of tho lovers of sport in this section of'thecountry. After mentioning the total destruc tion of the bison and the wild pig eon through the failure to Imre luws for their protection from the pot hunter, ho said tho majority of tho hunting and fishing clubs in Arkansas and Southern Missouri hud joined with thopooplo in thoso suctions in urging upon their res pective legislatures tho passage ef laws for tho protection of the fauna of tho country. In roferonen to tho Arkansas statute, providing tlint all non-resident hunters shall pay a privilege tax, he said that he considered it a good thing as pro tecting the game against pot hun ters, and that all of the members of the St. Francis Club had cheerfully paid their tax In spoaking of the clopomont of of Princess Cbimay, formerly (Miss Clara Ward, of Detroit) with a strolling Gypsy violinist, a French writer says: “Thero is conceded to bo more in this case than a mere rich woman’s infatua tion for a poor stroller. It is a a revolt against tho practice of marrying off American gills to titled foreigners. Tho American mother stands condomnod. She is tho ono to feel ashamed of this sad display of passion by a woman who is young enough to he called a girt. The Americans will judge this unfortunate young woman more harshly than would wo. They look only at tho overt act of elopement. Wo take into consid eration the girl’s environments and influence in her homo lifo, and then temper our judgment with pit)'. Are not the American girls sold to titles ? Is the Anglo-Sax on blood too pure for that ? Does not her most gracious Majesty Victoria betroth her daughters while they are yet children, and doom them to a married life with out love? Is it not only natural that her immoral example shoul d be followed by ambitious mothers in England and America? The elopement, much as it is to be dc j plored, can not but be considered | as a protest against tho vain glory of some American mothers, who have so often been held up to us ! degenerate Europeans to be imi tated like a holy example. Free Pills. Send your address to II. K. Bucklen & j Co., Chicago, and net a free sample box of !>r. King's New Life Pills. A trial will i 1 convince you of their merits. These pills ; are easy in action aud are particular ef- ! iective in tiie cure ot Constipation and | Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver! troubles they have been proved luvalua-1 j !>!e. They are guarenteed to he purely vegetable and perfectly free from every , j deleterious substance. They do not weak- 1 eu by their action, but by giving tone to I the stomach and bowels greatly invigo rate the system. Regular size 35c per i ibox. Sold by J. H. Tiptou druggist. M ire Medicinal taIuo la a Imttle of lluotl's Sarsa parilla than In any other preparation. More 'kill is required, more rare taken, more ex|«-iise incurred in its manufacture. It costs the jiri»|irlet.»r and th • dealer Mors b.t it costs tin' eonsmivr /<■«.«. as ho , g- ts more doses for Ins money. I Moro enratlvo power is secured by its peculiar combination, proportion and process, which makes it peculiar to Itself. More people are employed and more space oc cupied in its l.iliomtory than any other. More wonderful cures cfie-ted and more tes tim-uiials received than bv anv other. M ore sal.s and more Increase year by year j are reported by druggists. More |»*np|e are taking flood's Sarsaparilla today tlian any other, and more arc taking it today than ever before. More and istii.i. mi ink reasons might bo given v. !i> you should take Hood’s Sarsaparilla Tho One True Wood Purifier. $1; six for , euro ail I.iver Ills and S HiilS Sick Headache. 2&couU. Wanted. Everyone who feels run down, tired out. full of malaria, or any blood trouble, to call and get a bottle of Brown's Iron Tonic, the King of till Tonics. .J. II. Tirrox. -^ How’s This ! 5Ve offer One Hundred Dollars Ilewsrd for any ea-e of ('atari'll that cannot be cured b> Hall's Catarrh Cure F .1 ( lfl'N'KV A Co . Prop .Toledo. O We, the undersigned, have known F. J. ('Iienej for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially aide to carry out any obligation* made b> their firm. West A Tkaix, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Waldixu, Kixnan it MAIDIN', W holesale Druggists, I oledo, O. Ball'* Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly on upon the blood and mu j cons surfaces of tin* system. Price. 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Tes timonials free. Fine Weather Calendar. The Timer has received a Oardtii Weather Chart and Calendar*for 1SU7 from the Chattanooga Medicine Co . inaiVufactiirfers of Mcfclree’s Wine oi Cardui and Tliedfords Black Draught, lliis is one of the best calendars ever published It,consists of twelve sheets of paper. 13x20 incites mi size, all fas tened logeihei with a gilt tin strip and a brass loop hanger. Each sheet con tains the calendar fm- one month in large figures that can lie read across any room. Under the figures patent weather signals indicating Prof. ]> Vne's Weather Forecasts for every day in the year appear. The moon's changes and logal holidays are also shown. The calendar is valuable in any home. We understand a few cop ies can lie secured by sending 10 one cent postage atamns t« tin- Chattanoo ga Medicine C ., C a tari -"gt, Tenn. Warning Ordar. In St. Vranci* Circuit Court. March Tarin, H:>7. The Anglo-American Moriirajr» and Agcn- j Co., p ill's, ! Warning Order. r*. f J. S. it. Cowan, ot a!s deft'* Tin? defendant, S. C. Mull in warned to ap pear in lhis Court witliinjthirty darn ami answer Ihc complaint of the plaintiff. iti» A'lglt-Auu rlcan Mortgage and Agency Com P*u>. C n. MALI.OUV, Clerk By 1. C. Mnnwis. i). c. John Catling, lMaiatiffs’Solicitor. Jan. 20, JSSo, I-—__ Confirmation Notice N'OTICK is hereby given. that at tho March torm. ls97, or tho St. I rands Circuit Court, the undersigned, \V. H.tl'earee, will make application to said court lor » contirma Uon of his titles to certain lauds, as follows : to the northeast quarter of section nine teen. In tow nship four north, range one bast, which be holds under a deed executed by .1 |{' Iterr), Auditor of the Siam ot Arkansas, to Thomas Pearce, for uupaid taxes, on the 23rd da> of February, IS7!, and a deed front Thom as Pearce to petitioner. To the oast half of tho southwest quarter <d section thirteen. In township tour north m ran go one west, sold by the collector or St Francis county, on .May 15. IS7G, for unpaid taxes, to Thomas Pearce, who as-tgiied ins certificate to tins petitioner, and upon winch the county clerk executed u deed to petitioner oil the 13th day of May, 1S!W. T.» tho southeast quarter of section thirteen, township lour north, in range one west, sol i by the collector of St. t rancis county, on the l.dll of May, lt7ti, for unpaid taxes, to Tln.mas Pearce, who assigned ins certiUcate to tills pe tf tinner, and upon w hich the uoiintv clerk of St. Francis county, executed a deed tu peti i loiter. To the noil Invent quarter of section thirty* two, in township tour nortlt. In range one ensi, sold by ihc collector ot St. Francis rutin ty on the 'Jib day ot August, 1 jUil). to tins jjioi tiouer, for unpaid taxes, utui tar wineli tlm otto it t y clerk executed to him a deed. To tim northwest quarter el section twenty cine. in township four nortlt, in range one east, sold b> the collector of St. i-'raucis coun ty, on t ho 10th day of June. Is7». tor unpaid taxes, to Thomas Pearce, who assigned his certitlcate to petitioner, and upon which n,, couuty clerk of St. Francis county, executed to petitioner a deed. To the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, of section twentv-tive, in township tour north, in range one wont. Sold hvthc Col lectorotSt Francis county, on the lath day ot May, IxTo, tor unpaid taxes, to Thomas 1 eurec. who assigned his certitlcate to this pe. tmoner. and upon which the county clerk ot •st. I rancls county executed to petitioner a deed. To the west half of the east halt of section seventeen, in township four nin th, in ,-ange one cast, sold by tlie collector of st Francis county, on the 9th day ot June. 1hlh‘. tor tin* P«id taxes, to this petitioner, and upon the ecu ideate nf his purchase, thecnimv di rk oi st. Fiancis county executed to petitioner a : ueod. To the northwest quarter of section twenty two, in township four north, in range one t est, sold by the collector of St. Francis coun ty. on theUth day of August. 1*1*0, to \Y II " intlirop, for unpaid taxes, who assigned his certitlcate to this petitioner, and upon which the county clerk or St. Frauds county, execu ted to petitioner it dot'd. To the northeast quarter of section thirty one, in township four north, in range one east, sold by J. K. Derry, Auditor ot the state ot Arkansas, to Thomas Pearce, lor unpaid tax* s. on the 24th day of February, 1872 who conveyed said land to this petitioner ’ j And the undersigned. \V. II Pearce now ' induing title to said lands under and by virtue I ot said sales and deeds, hereby calls*on ail per sons v, no can set up any tight to the laud*, so purchased, in couscquencc or any informal!-I t> or irregularity connected with said sales 1 to show cause at the March term is.,7 of H»t* I St Fiancis i.'irouit Court, why the sales of said kinds so made should not lie confirmed. , ,, "• **• Pt-titlouer. Norton A PkkwfcTT. Alt y. December XSWi. Notice of Confirmation. At lt« October term. iss:t. the St. Frsncl* Circuit court rendered a decree against, niul ©ond«*»n nc«l to Ik* nold for thr ihit* ujK>n the following described real estate, In SI. r ran* ois county. Arkansas. Hew it I S 1-2 nw 1-4. w 1-2 so 1-4, ami SW 1-4 see I I ) nil si elW ; i' 12 lie 1 4. w I 2 nw 1-4. and se 1-4 «ed 31 ; ii 1-3 see 32; all In l C n. r I c. Pursuant to said decree, on Januaryl's»i all of said land was. by the commissioner or Mid court, sold to th« stfltoof ArkHinM#, for ihc tax. penally Nnd cost adjudged to be duo thereon. On February 12. 1*<7. tbo Stall* of Arkansas, by Its nltloers, s* I I and convened all ol said land fo S. M. .Markle. At Its t leluber term. IWtl. tlieSt, Francis Circuit Court rendered a decree against, and condemnetl to be sold for live taxes dim uftott. the following described real estulc in said County, to-w lf: is 1-2 see M2 ; nw 14 nw 1-4. s l 2 nw 1-4, and sw 1-4 soe lid ; all ill t li n, r I e. Pursuant to said deeree. on .Tanuary 22. I'>s4, all of said last described four tracts >>f land were, by the commissioner «t said court, sold to the State of Arkansas, for the taxes, pen* ally and cost adjudged to be tine thereon. On February 12. I*s7. the State <>t Arkansas, by its proper ofltecra, sold mid conveyed said lust Imir tract* of land to K. '* lidlis. who, oil .luue 5. IsSa. sold and enny eved the same Id sail! S M. Markle, who departed tins life ifl the year HtV On June I I. IS3S. by their deed of that date. M.M. Markel tiiiimarrledi, < .N. Markle and Hattie It. Markle. In* w ile. I II Markle and Carrie M. Markle, his wife. 'A . I* Markle and Edith II. Markle, Ilia wile. Jennie (J. Ilutler, and Elfie M Jenkins, being all of the ►etrs at law of the said S. M. Markle, sold and con veyed all of said land to petitioner, widow of said S. M, .Markle, All persons w ho can set tip any right to anv of said lands in consequence of any Informal ity or irregularity connected wl*h sunl sain ihorcot for taxes, arc hereby eulhJ upon to show cause at thu next term ol iheet. I ran cis Circuit Court, wbv til" said me of r.aid lands abould not bu confirmed. LI.'CVU. MAUKl.E. I'ctitlonar. December 2S. ls:W. Confirmation Notice. "TOTOTICn tr* lierchy given, that the ttn -1—w dersiglicd. I,. Kollwage ,'r t o a Arm composed of I,, anil (). II. Kollwage, will make application to tii« St. Francis • ‘ircitt eourt. at us March term. 1*497. for a conllrinatlon of their tax title toacertaln tract of iatid in St. Fraud* county. Arkansas, to-wit : The southeast quarter of section twonty cight, in township six. north ol tin* base line, and in range three east of the tlfth principal mend Ian. Said land was sold to the undersigned by Hie Collector of St. Francis county, on the |2fh day ol June. 1*911. at a public sale of lands de linquent for the taxes ol 1*92. nml they now hold said lands under said sale and a tax deed ma le t hereon. All persons who can set tip any right to the land so purchased. In consequence ol any In formality or irregularity eonnreted \i ith such sale, are hereby called upon to show cause at the said March term Wit, ol s lid St. Francis Circuit court, if tiny they can. wlty- the said sale, so made, should tun be <• mflrined. I,. KOI,!,WAGE. A CO. Norton A I’reyyelt, for Petitioners January 1. 1S27. Collector's Notice. VTOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TUB j3l undersigned Shortlf and f'.X officio t’ol leclor nf the Revenue of ‘St Francis county. State.of Arkansas, wilt aiftnul in person or by deputy at the following nine* and places.for the purpose of collecting ihe state mid county revenue of said county fur the tear l*!W. to-Wit : Hlsckflsh Township, at Ashworth's Store. Saturday. Jttn 2.1*9. L'Auguille Townahip. at Ellis's Oin, Mon day, January 4. 1897. Goodwin Township, at Egypt School House, Tuesday. January 1897 Wheatley Township, at Wheatley. Ark., Wednesday. January 6. 1897. Goodwin Township, nt Goodwin, Ark.. Thursday. January 7. 1*97 Prairie Township, at Palestine. Ark., Fri day. January 8. 1S97 Griggi Township, at Widener, Ark., Satur day. January 9. 1S97, Telieo Township, at Colt, Ark.. Monday, January 11. 1»97 Telieo Township, at raldwell. Ark.. Tues- ! day. January 12. 18*7. Franks Township, at Donair. Ark., Wednes day. January lit. |S97. Johnson Township, at Horton’s Store, Thursday. January 14, 1897. Madison Township, at Madison, Ark.. Fri day. January 15. 1897 .Madison township, at F.Treat City, from January 10. to April 10. 1897. All irersous are requested to bring their lest years tux receipts when they come to pay taxes, that mistakes may be avoided. W. K. WILLIAMS, Sheriff and t ullector of Si. Francis county. December 4, l^SKI Notice for Publication—No 8046, Land office at Little llock, Ark. December Id, IVW. N'OTICEis hereby given that the inline iug-nmned settler has tiled iiiiiicenf Ills intention to make final proof in supoort of Ids claim, and that Mini proof will be mmle before lhe ('onnty Clerk or St. Francis coun ty. at Forrest City. Ark., on .Imuum d.t RS7. vix : James M. Drvasier, II. U No. 17719, for Ibe s !4 of »w 1-4 of sec It. t 5 n. r 1> o He name* the follow ing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon mid cultiva tion of, said land, vix : It F Giles. J T Hughes, John Sipt, J. H. Humphries, uil of I orrest City, Arkansas. J. J. riKAvaitR. Register. Notice of Application for Order to bell Land. “NTTOTIOE Is hereby turn, that I will, m -l-N administrator of the estate ot William lloiiM', deceased, apply to the I’rc.l.i.n.. Ot St. I'rnnni county, Arkansas, at the Janu ary term, IKH7. for an cider to roll the follow Ilia lands btdontrini; to said estate, in St I laneia county. Arkansas, tor the purpose of paying ilie ilvht uuuiiist said estate, i — wit : 1 he eas I tin If id sect ion Fight m 1-2 o I see s north wot omit tor of section nine , iih I 4 i.f sec tli. east hull ot the southwest nunrti i of section nine lo 1-2 of sw |-4 sec In and the nortnweat quarter ot the southwest ipjarti r <d .section nine (tnv 1-4 of sw I 4 ,cc Sb all in township five north, raupe t wo cast t .1 n, i 2 e , and containing, in ail, WX) acres, me.ic or less. -JOHN GATLING. Administrator of William II me. dee d. r or rest City, Arkansas. Jan. 1, !«!n. New nickel novels at tlm ne. sstand. Cups and Saucers at the News stand. We are siill selling organs, (iive ns a call if yon tire thinking of purchasing one. We can make the price and guar antee the quality. Land voioT & X a da k i n Selling Goods at Cost, at the News Stand. 50 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. TRADE MARKS, DESIGNS, , COPYRIGHTS aKTisssa. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, MUNN & CO., 301 XJioadw ay, New Y’erU. THE at the News Stand Must be sell regardless ol