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The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19
The Stove Of the Future.

"rhat looks nent," was the remark to tho stove man. What is it? ''lt is the now gas stove. The da, will come when all tho world who car get at it will want to do it's summe, cooking by gas, and maybe it's win fer cooking as we'll. This stove, you see, has burners for all the stove holes and two ovens. It admits aii into the gas Ut the point ot combus ton and makes u bunscn flame 0 each. We ran all the burners full blast for two hours the other day having the meter taken before and after, md it cost exactly twelve eents. We can raise kettle of colo water to boiling in seven minutes and all you have to do is touch . match to the gas and your fire is going. Handsome, too. isn't its Looks like n stylish fancy range. :" Lewiston Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19
taking on her hat to let sns cola

taking on her hat to let th6 cold breezes blow through her lovely masses of hair.
 Helen went into the house to put her ferns and wild harebells in water.
 "Oh, Paull' Kate could hear ber voice exclaim, from the little room be yond the kitchen, "you are here? What a lot of splendid fishl But what made you play us such atrick this morningi You arc not tired of Kate Bonney al. ready7"
 Hired of herf'' repeated Paul Romer's deep, sweet voice. 'No, Helen, it is because have allowed myself to become too deeply interested in her already that dared to risk no more I am plain farmer, and can never hope to become anything more am bilious. She has the prospect ofintinite possibilities before her, and"
 "Stop-oh, please storl" uttered a soft, pleading voice; and then they both saw Kate Bonney in their midst. '1 ~f couldn't help hearing what you said. Pleass-please don't say any morel"
 But I must say morel" declared Paul Romer. "I have already said 50 much that it only rests with me to confess the whole truth, and let you, Miss Bonney; Judge for me as well as for yourself. As said before, am a plain farmer. You are a city souuo lady. Do you think you could be contented here, in this dull corner oI the globe, all your life long?"
 AT .t L l. 4 L. Il A |. world can give" confessed Kate, hang. ing down her head.
 "Wouid you think it bold and tin. calledfor if were to ask you to stay here with me, my wife, my guardian angelg" vehemently went on Paul. "ies, I know it IS audacious, but am driven by an inexorable fate. I love you. Kate Tell me, will you be miner"
 By way of answer, she put her hand into his extended palm. And I, too, have learned to love you, Paul, she said. "Oh, l never dared hops for such happiness as thisi'
 They were quietly married the next week, and Kate entered raptuously into the congenial occupation of n farmers wife, while Helen went back to New York, we'll satisfied with the turn affairs had taken.
 "Kate is the dearest little sister in all the worldl" said Helen. And Paul is so happy that the thing is absolutely contagiousl And as for grandma-one can t tell whether she loves Kate best or Kate loves herl Heigh-ho, I wonder if shall ever find my ideal?n
 Which, considering Hiss Romer was only nineteen, was strange sort oi thing to wonder about. For, sooner or later, do not all girls find thei' 'idealsg"-Ruth Ransom.
The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19
ROY BERRY;
THE FRUITS OF REMEMBRANCE.
BY GEO. w. wooLsEY.
fcopwient, 1889, by the Author.l

CHAPTER 1.-THE REVELATION.
 'sNo, mother, cannot bear to have him go. We have never been separated for a single week, and now to think of his go- ing away for so long a time is more than can ever endure"
 ''Ola, my dear daughter, we cannot al. ways foresee tho trials we may be called to pass trough said Mrs. Berry, "and presume 1t is best that we do not"
 Mother, wish it were possible for me to possess moro submissive disposition, and like you. always look upon the bright side of everything instead of continually y meeting troubles before they come in sight"
 ''Too often we mistake the shadow for the substance and court sorrows rather than pleasures that may be within our reach"
 That. I admit is very true; but why Roy must leave us alone is more than l can comprehend or willingly submit to-"
 Roy has long since determined to leave the distillery, and although I am grieved to have him go away from home, l feel that 1t is duty owe him not to object, since in his present position there are temptations to which the bravest and strongest may yield"
 ''But there is no necessity for Roy be- coming so impatient and leaving now just because there has been some words be- tween him and Mir Hines. and do believe it is all on account of Hettie," and Ola tossed her head rather sarcastically as a jealous smile crept over her hitherto tear stained face
 Do not misconstrue your brothers in- tentons for it is not for that alone that he has decided to go away, but that may have hastened his departure
 That may be your opinion," said Ola, "but believe Kettle is the sole cause of it."
 My daughter, plead with you not to unjustly lay the blame to Kettle, nor feel harshness toward Roy for his fondness for her"
 "I hope that I may not; but while hage the greatest respect for Kettle, l think there are other girls just as amiable that Roy can go with"
 ''Hettie is a noble girl, and Roy has learned to love her for her kindly disposi- ton and winning manners. She is not of her fathers stern, unreenting nature, but like her mother gentle and kind, delight ing more in miuistering to the wants of the poor and helpless, than to revel in the society of those with whom wealth would naturally place her."
 The above conversation took place in the humble home of Mrs. Berry, who. with her two children, Roy and Ola, lived within quarter of mile of the large distillery of Thomas Hines, in the noun tainous region of Southern Kentucky. Her husband had been soldier in the war of the rebellion and was mortally wounded in the battle of Mill Springs, in IanuarY 1889
The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19

"Iedre me at oaccr' hoy, you have been with me q sA. time and have never until now found any cause for complaint against you" And what have you to accuse me ol nows Nothing wrong, I know, unleas someone has been meddling and misrep resented me, and if so shall be able and willing to clear myself of anything inteu tfonally wrong"
 Roy was greatly excited and might have said more had he not been interrupted b, NIT. Hines, who continued Roy, il is this: l have been informed that you are thinking of marrying m, daughter"
 Roy was too greatly surprised to utter word in reply. but sat there with bowed hean hke guiity criminal before . crue and unrelenting judge.
 What have you to say--is it trues" At length. slowly raising his eyes and looking Mir. Hines squarely in the face, he said
 T have the kindest regard for Kettle. have reason to believe she fully recipro cates my affections She Is wealthy--l am poor. In that respect we are far apart. shall never marry woman until have provided n home for her equal In all rs-
 
 You speak determincdiy.
 No too much so, hope"
 Perhaps not, but do not fully under stand yonr meaning
 Il have nothing more to add to what l have already said"
 'well. then. return to your work; but you will please remember that hercafte, you will be closely watched. and you are not to recognize my daughter at all--not even as an acquaintance. Hereafter yor are not to visit my house unless you have personal business with me"
 MT Hines. you are too exactiug, ant you may as well now. as later on. know that will not concedc to your unrsascns ble demand"
 fro NE CONTINUED.
 
 General sherman . an enthusiasslo spsc- ta,or of theatrical performances Ae has the entree to every thsater h New Yoek city He likes seat well down in fsoaA for his eyesight and hearing ars nss e good as they wore
 The grave of Nathaniel Harrison, tAs a. cestor of President Harrison. was desecSut- cd by relic hunters several days aee nis located on tho north side of ths ysnes River road. near Sunkeu Meadow, ia Sur rey County. Virginia
 The students cf the Northwestern Uat versity, Evasion, Ill, hayo . lits-eav1Aa crow which has become famouA LAeDly tho crew have woa nsw glory by eaSln9 eighteen lives from tho wreck of VI Uas6 met on Lake MichisnA
The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19
FRIENDS IN HEAVEN
suv. rAxMAss fx1Es or OUR MEET.
 ING WITH rHEM.

A Sermon se an nnssnaous ous.Dset Audience as Waseca, Mlnn.-hT We Pars on Earth shall ws Meet Again In she Next World. and shall We know Each other There-An Insers estiag ana Inssrucsive Talk by the Eminent Divine.
The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19
Under Allev..sss

What! Tako three glasses of bee, every dayf Why. only allowed yos '.It's all right doctor. I consultel
 two physiciAns before l called you in,
 and each doctor allowed mo ens elnsAn
The Forrest City times., 1890-07-19
Theosoph7 ,.

Washington Post: There mus. be . good deal of satisfaction in thcosophy after all. Nobody seems 10 know enough about it to be able to demon- strate that you don't know all about il ifyou choose to assume that ground.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

The description given by The London
Globe of the cariamas or soriemas, To-
Gated in the eastern aviary of the Zoolog-
ical gardens, will amuse every body
while it should not surprise any one.
That there should be among birds
species which is fitted to perform among
its kind the duties undertaken among
men by policemen is fact for which all
ought to be prepared. Why should not
each variety of created things have in its
midst the same sort of functions and
functionaries. modified according to cir
cumstances and habit? More than one
pictorial artist-as, for instance, c.. II.
Bennett in this country-has shown us
what marvellous resemblances birds and
animals can be made to bear and actually
do bear TO man, and if humanity finds it
necessary to have policemen, why should
not the 'feathered tribes be similarly
impelled.
The cariama seems particularly well
fitted for the post of public guardian. He
perambula'es his cage with all the regu.
larity and hauteur of his human proto-
type on his beat" and if at intervals he
emltS piercing shrleks which seem I'M
called for, he only the more faithfully
carried out the analogy. This, no doubt,
is his way of blowing the whistle, and
when he does it in his cage it is probably
from instinct or from immemorial Gus.
tom. He has already been acclimatized
in the poultry yard where he faithfully
performs his duty as the preserver OF
order If two young cocks assault On
batter each other he steps in between
them and stops the combat "by series
of peclls divided impartially at the heads
of both.
Impartiality, of course, is an excellent
quality in a policeman, whether he be
bird or man; would there were more OF
it. The origin of the cariama is, it seems,
lost in obscurity; but it is admittedly
ancient, and possibly he may be lineal
descendant Of the judge birds of ornitho
logical antiquity Denver Republican.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07
A DANGEROUS JOKE.

y lew months ago person hardly
dared say they had la grippe, for fear of
ridicule. And now that one half of our
population haye had it. the other half are
III mortal terror for fear they too will
have it. We cannot wonder: for no
epidemic scourge has ever visited this
country and left such Il trail of death and
sorrow behind. The best loved members
of families from state circles down to the
humblest station in life have gone.
1t has been the relapses and after dan
gers from la grippe that have been so
appalling. The death rate in many larger
cities has exceeded 100 week from the
grip" alone; and the end is not vet.
Physicians are learning TO fear, (much
more than the epidemic ITSELF the serious
and fatal extension of the Inflammation
downward to the throat and bronchial
tubes, causing crOupous and catarrhal
pneumonia, true sequences of the mala-
dy, which terminate in death or produce
severe laryngitis, bronchitis, asthma and
form of catarrh which contributes
largely to chronic desease of the ear,
nose and throat, causing loss of hearing,
smell and taste. Those physicians who
have been most successful with the cpl
demic say, the surest treatment has been
with tonic and anodvne remedies. The
medicines most relied upon have been
quinine, antipyrne, saliciate of soda,
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. etc. A
prominent Boston paper announced in
january last that more persons had sue
cessfully used the last named medicine
/ than all the others combined. That
scenes reasonable for the effects from
la grippe cause severe Inflammation. and
/ II Is IA well known fact that for nearly
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

The "Beethovens House society,""
Bonn, has recently acquired Beethoven's
last piano. 1t was made by the court
piano maker, Konrad Graft, who died at
Vienna in 1851. He went to that city in
the beginning of this century, and soon
gained reputation by the excellence of
his pianos, The instrument III question
was expressly ordered from him by
Beethoven. In consideration of his deaf
ness, it was made with fouI strings to
each key, instead of the usual three
Owing to the strength of its tones,
Beethoven used it almost exclusively in
the last years of his life. After his death
it passed into the hands of the bookseller,
Franz WINNER, of Vienna: and, after
the marriage of his daughter to a Swiss
clergyman named Widmann, it became
the property of the Widmann family in
Berne. Its genuineness is proved by
documents, and confirmed by the au.
thority of Johannes Brahms. 1t is now
in the house in which the great COM
poser was born at Bonn. - London
Standard.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

"The bunch grass which grows so lux
uriantly upon the western plains is
curious plant" said ranchman yester-
day 1T grows everywhere throughout
the west wherever there is the slightest
rainfall, and in the greatest luxuriance
along the river bottoms. It's godsend
to the grazing industry, and although a
homely plant, possesses more of the fat
tening qualities than the far famed blue
grass of old Kentuck. Indeed. much of
the fast horseflesh of the mountain dis
tricts owes its staying powers to diet
upon this succulent grass. Spokane, for
example, took its full allowance of bunch
grass in his coltish days. Bunch grass
grows in thick hummucks, or punches,
as the name would indicate.
Half hundred sharp pointed spears
often arise from single hump, and often
to height of eighteen inches. In the
spring it is a delicate green, but later on
dries up. but cures to perfection upon
the root. During the winter cattle dig
with their noses for this grass concealed
beneath the snow. However, if the
snow is covered with a crust, steers are
thus cut OFF from their usual food and
die off III large numbers. as 1t is pecu-
liarity of steer that it never uses its
hoofs in removing the snow from the
familiar pasturage. Horses, however,
break the crust with their hoofs, and
thus stand the hard western winters bet
ter than cattle. The buffalo always
makes use of the hoofs in uncovering
the food. and somewhere down i'm Kan
sas there is stock farm where this fac
ulty of using the hoofs is being devel-
oped by iudicious crossing of butfaloes
with the native cattle. - Minneapolis
journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

The last issue of The Journal of the
Anthropological society of Bombay con-
tains a curious paper by Mr.. Rehatsek on
twenty of the branches of eastern magic,
all of which are in vogue at the present
time. The first of these is the "Arcana
of letters and of Names" by which let
tiers and figures are combined into magic
squares, lamentations, etc. These derive
their power from the arbitrary use Of
them made by the spirits governing the
natural world, in such way that the
ninety beautiful names Of God and
other divine words formed of letters con-
tanning the Arcana, which pass into ma
terial substances, intercedes. The ma
gician, of course, is the sole interpreter
of the uses and signficances of the COM
binations.
Alchemy comes next, and is followed
by astrology, the most popular of all the
Eastern occult sciences. 1t is practiced
on all occasions, to discover thefts, to
foretell the result of a journey, the fu-
ture of an infant. etc Another popular
practice is soothsaying from the sacred
books by opening one at random and
placing the finger on a line. This is al
most the only one of the sciences which
costs nothing. and which every one can
practice. The selection of days is a sub
ordinate branch of astrology, and is EN-
ployed to ascertain what days are lucky
or unlucky for the commencement of
certain enterprises, the wearing of new
clothes. and the like.
Divination and the Interpretation of
dreams are common everywhere. Sum-
moning and subjugating demons is the
most fearful of the magical sciences.
There are two kinds--one dangerous and
embracing unlawful magic, the other re-
Hgious and consisting mainly in con-
filming demons in flame, SO that they are
compelled to obey the commands of the
magician. Geomancy is practiced by
means of dots made with pencil and
arranged in complicated combinations
SO that they answer questions.
The art of invisibility appears to be
only known by name to Mr.. Rehatsek,
for he does not desire it. Jefr is a sci
ence which is only known to one family.
1t is defined as 1.-THE general science con-
corning the Tables of the Eternal De-
cree and of Predestination," and enables
adopts to know all that has happened, is
happening or will happen in the most
remote future. London Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07
TOugh Old Zulu Chiefs.

The old chiefs in South Africa know
nothing about trekking, and on several
occasions became so impatient that they
started off on foot ahead of the wagons.
One day they had to walk thirty-seven
miles before reaching water, and then
had to wait two days on scant rations
before we came up with them. One OF
these men is - years old, but the tough
old Zulu (the Matabele rulers are of Zult
origin was none the worse for the esca.
pade.
On another occasion, in spite of oul
warnings, they left us, armed only with
assegais, in the worst part of the lion
country. When we followed a few hours
afterward we saw to our horror that
their footprints in the sand had been
partially obliterated by the spoor of a
lion. Fortunately, however, he had fol
lowed them :. only for some hundred
yards, and then, probably not being hun
CRY, he wandered off toward a pool Of
water.
Such vagaries were to us a source OF
constant anxiety, for how could we face
the king without bringing back his In
dians? Our own lives would not have
been safe. We should have been pro
claimed as imposters or accused OF
witchcraft.
However, we managed to divert theil
minds and keep them employed at the
wagons by shooting twenty-six gray
monkeys for them. The skins of this
particular species are only worn by
royalty or big chiefs. Cor London Tele
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07
Sheep Jnterest.
SALES OF SHEEP
RECORDED IN THE VERMONT MERlNO

sHEEP-BREEDERs' ASSOCIATION.
c. F. Church, Whiting, VT, to f. n. Bissell,
Shoreham, VT, one ram.
II. w. Walker, SO. Woodstock, VT, to A. f
Perkins, Pomiret, VT, 10 ewes; to Otis webb,
Bridgewater Cor, VT, one ram
j. NJ. Parker, Cornwall, VT, to E. d. Morri-
son, Addison, VT, one ram.
c. f. Woodwork, New way, Ohio, to Chas.
Randall, Redwood, Ohio, one ram and two
ewes.
John II. Mead, West Rutland, VT, to f. d.
Morrison, Addison, VT, one ram and two
ewes.
G. n. Payne, Bridport, VT, to J. A. Wright,
Middlebury, VT, eleven ewes.
Julius Stickney Wheeler, n. Y, to Byron
c. Holbert. Potter Centre, ~ Y, one ram.
NJ. J. Ellsworth, Middlebury, VT, to f. n.
Bissell & Son, Shoreham, Vt, one ram.
O. d. Towner, Bridport, VT, to J. b. Cher
bino, Middlebury, VT, three rams.
j. T. stickney, shoreham, VT, to T. d.
Clark, Shoreham, VT, one ram.
j. G. Weller, Hinsburgh, VT, to B. w. Bid
well, IIinesburgh, VT, two rams and eight
ewes.
o. S. Gibbs to G.. l.. Parrish, four rams.
G. L. Parrish to 4. D. Morrison, Addison,
VT, four rams.
James Forbes Shoreham, VT, to f. y. Bis
sell, East Shoreham, VT, tour rams.
5. J. Northrup, Shoreham, VT, to +. y.
Bissell, East shoreham, Vt, one ram.
C. =. Crane, Bridport, VT, to f. n Bissell
East Shoreham, Vt, three rams and three
ewes.
!. &. Wooster, Cornwall, Vt, to Amos At
wood, five ewes.
S. S. Wright, Johnstown, Ohio to Frank p.
Wright, Johnstown, Ohio, seven rams and
forty-two ewes.
Homer b. Clark, Ellsworth Kas., to wal
bridge Bros, RUSSELL kas., sixty-nine ewes.
C. II. Smith, Bridport, Vt, to f. y. Bissell
Shoreham, VT, three rams.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07
Self Preservation.

What's the prize of your
coal?
Dealer-Six dollars ton.
"Weigh me out ton"
"Ahem, Where the coal S weighe,
in the presence of the purchaser | al
WAYS charge a dollar extra. "-TeXa
Siftings.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

A sudden thaw in spring is a common
enough cause of the swelling and over
flow of rivers, but few people have ex-
perience of what might be called magic
rivers" which disappear almost as sud-
denly as they are born. One such, how
ever, is described by w. II. Mallock in
his account of Cyprus, entitled "In an
Enchanted Island"
On certain evening there WIS a sue
cession of thunder showers, and then,
all the night, heavy and ceaseless
dOwnpour. This" said my host, in the
morning "ought to make river" l
asked what he meant by this, and he
answered that the river below us was
rarely anything more than dry bed of
pebbles, just as it was now.
But generally once-sometmes three
times-in the year it would suddenly fill
with water flow for an hour or two, and
again become dry and silent. felt that
the sight must be curious and wished
that might be able to witness it.
About o'clock in the afternoon a
servant came to my bedroom and asked
me to go into the garden. There 1 found
my host with an opera glass, standing
on the bank.
Look exclaimed he, pointing. at
is coming. Listen You can hear it."
listened and looked. at last caught
sound, faint and uncertain as leaves
rustling in a dream. Then suddenly, far
away on the plain, saw something flash,
like the head of pointed spear. Grad
ually this prolonged itself into slim
shining line, which presently took a
curve. For a time its course was straight.
Then it curved again.
In ten minutes, over the brown surface
of the fields the water had stretched itself
like long, siloery snake, and the sound
| had heard, growing every instant more
distinct. explained itself to the ear as the
voice of the stirred pebbles. The river
channel skirted the bottom of the garden
and thus, as the flood went by, we had
every opportunity of observing it. 1t
pushed itself forward, headed by mass
of bubbles and scum; it split itself into
fierce rivulets, which, moment later,
were drowned in the body of the stream;
it gurgled against banks; it circled into
transitory whirlpools
Gradually, as we watched, it's volume
seemed todiminish and in an hours time
there was only a trickling rll. over which
a child five years old might have stepped.
Youths Companion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

A peculiarly pathetic incident marked
the closing of the life of Alonzo +. Stod.
dard, the well known Boston baritone,
who died with typhoid fever. As he lay
on his cot in the hospital breathing his
last, sudden inspiration seemed to re-
witty him, and. to the wonder of all, he
sat upright in his couch and began to
sing in his familiar, robust voice one of
his favorite operate solos He never
sang with more feeling or with more
beauty of tone, The song was sung
from beginning to end, the last notes
died away, and just as they ended the
singer fell back in his bed, dead. Peoria
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