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The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25

Father Is dead, she replied looking up, amazed that any one should speak to her. We entered the wretched hovel, where the peat nre, burning on stone in the corner, was filling the room 70 full of smoke that we could hardly discern any object in the room. We saw . man lying in one corner on a heap of old leaves, dead A woman sat beside him holding his hand and sobbing pteously There were two or three children in the room. but all were SO ragged. After talking with the poor wo man for awhile my friend told her that he would Ike to take Katy, the child we saw at the door, for his own. He said he would give her twenty pounds and something to dress the child with beside. if she would let him have her to adopt into his own family as daughter
 Hut said the poor woman with . sob. T cannot let her go among strangcrss'
 "'You may choose a companion to 70 with her, and will provide for her also, : said my friend
 After time the woman consented and chose . young sister of her own to 70 with tho child as it's companion and nurse My friend paid the woman twenty pounds and an additional i've pounds to furnish decent clothing for the children It was agreed that we should come in the morning for them. e my friend WAS just ready to re- turn to America.
 Tn the morning we went with the car. eiAge to take the children to the railroad station. But, although the children wero drsossd in the now garments the money hAd bought, the poor mother could not part with her darling She gave my friend hack his twenty pounds and what was left H the Ave after paying for the clothes. and Wss nniiins fhsm ofv as fast as she could when we left the room When we reached tAe carriage my friend turned back and handed tAs yoor woman the money had paid hin. saytng:
 Take tt, and may 1t do you some good '
 The poof woman could not speak, but esars ran down her cheeks like rain. My n1end was 0tlent for time, then no saiti--
 cannot blame the poor woman; but nay the eurss of heaven follow thoss who eanse this terrible sufreringr
 T could not help sayins amen, though aA counted aa ono of the number. The 1seAsts love was stronger than tho love a 4oasy."
 Yes." said sir wrsn. "that is the res ooa tAey will divide their small holdings W1tA . married ron or daughter rather laaA - tAem e away. ! do not blame 01A x Anale over nnds new home,
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25
Mses essA Nsvs.

A New York chemist is out with the good news that besf at eight cssts . pound is just a nutritious as beet Il twenty cents. ls is harder to masti- cate, and thsrs h moro danger q b. ing choksd b dsash. but afSse it is oncs h the stomach b is all right aud beatns to put ias oa the rib&
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25
l1x. p,iak pl,.k epe.l, Aestn

..Doan' expcck ter nns too much honesty in dis yar world. dear bred. dern. 'causc ef ya do ya'll be dissp pointed. Ef ya iossA two cent postAgs stamp in de street doan' look in de newspaper de uex' mawnin' sxpsctia' ter fne fifty csnt advertisement an. nouncin' dat somebody has foun' it"-- New York Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25
Roass Pig | 800 Years old.

The citizens of aucicn, Pompeil knew what was good. They relishcd roasl pig. A family in that arislocratic city one of the F. F. P.'s perhaps. wers about to dine on the rich and succulenI dish the very day that the restless Titan under Mount Vesuvius cxpectoratetl from his fiery lungs the shower of red hot ashes which intonlbed the Pompcii. ans in their dwellings. The pig wa, being cooked. and was probably nearl, done at the time when the volcani, storm burst in and spoiled ii.
 This Is not n matter of conjecture, fol mass of induratcd lava and ashes ha, been found in a stewpan standing on cooking stove in the Kitchen of disin tered house. and on opening the lu,n, perfect mold of sucking porker wa, disclosed. A cast was taken of th, hollow, and the result was facsimile in plaster of the little animal. whicl had been trnssed in scientific style an. is supposed. from the shape of th, matrix, to have been just ready for tn, table,
 The inquisitivo antiquarians are con tinnaily poking their noses into littI. domestic secrets of tho Pompeiians 0 eighteen centuries ago which the peo pie of the cScasatcd neighborhooe would have hesitatcd to tell to o.. another. N. I. Ledgcr.
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25

E hT UTtut Ou donations, .el- der. We jest
 go in heavy on them things.'' 7
 "D 0 n c 0 n Spears made the announce m Q mt to tho
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25

When the Cxar travels. littie van guard Is sent in advance. consisting ol two locksmiths. two carpenters dnd two masons, all of them being married men, born in the Imperial service. and devotcdly attached io their august mas ter. Their duties arc to examine walls. floors. chimue,s and ti,episces. locks and furniture h every room occupied by the Csar. Tho chimaeys iu pasric~ ular aro the objects of special attcn- ton. in orsler that 10 internal machine shall Do concealed iu them.
 At Bangor, Pa. Dr. Keller recently made io6 professional visits in single day.
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25
THE DONATION PARTY.

BY EDEN E. REXFORD.
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25

pattern ot most gorgeous colors, originally, but now somewhat sub- dued by time and wear, still very vivid, and over it she wore n jacket about three sizes too small for her, the picturesque costume being topped of by n hat trimmed with old ribbon freshly dyed a very bright magenta color. The oldest boy had pair of trousers which fairly dragged at the heels, and a jacket that was long enough for m overcont. while tho other boy wore trousers so short that they failed to meet the top of a pair of bright blue stockings. while his jacket refused to keep company with the top of his trousers. Each article had n peculiar color of it's own, and the general effect was, as has been said, decidedly picturesque. Tho minister had no inkling ot what his wife intended to do. and the sight of his family in such fine array so upset him for a moment that he read the verse he had just finished over again.
 "'Verily. lsay unto you, even Solo, mon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
 A very audible litter went through the younger portion oi tho congre- gation. Some even laughed aloud. Mrs. Wade looked at Mrs. Pettigrew to sec what the estimable woman seemed inclined to think Of the pro. ccetlinv bstf aha eo,sl.lnst catch h.v eye. She wns too husily engaged in following the scripture lesson tolook at anyone,
 "lil bet she's mad though. though Mrs. Wade. ''One o' them jackets an one o' them trowsis came from her. dunno. though, s they look cnny worse than that dress O Al miry's does. l didn't s'pose they'd think Q riggin, tho children ont su
The Forrest City times., 1890-10-25

ERE great on
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
Norway's Land and People.

The forest land in Norway is in extent
as compared with the arabic land as
thirty to one. Of course the expectation
of timber is one Of the chief resources of
the country, but the woods are well pre-
served, a forester resides in every district,
and no waste or destruction'of such valu-
able possessions is allowed, as has un-
fortunately taken place in America. The
land that is cultivated, except in few
favored spots, seems poor, and the people
themselves have, evidently, few of the
luxuries of life. There are not many
villages, Norway differing from Sweden
in that respect; the farmhouses are scat
tered, and the dwellings of the peasants
are usually small wooden huts, and often
are ruinous.
But, though poverty is great, there is
no beggary. We have never been ina
portuned for aims, nor have fees been ex-
pected for trihing services, as in Italy or
the rural districts of England. The peo-
pie have a somewhat sad, or rather a
subdued look, such as solitude often gives.
The women, with handkerchiefs pinned
over their heads, look at us with grave
eyes. The little white haired children
never shout after the passing carriage, or
play monkey tricks to earn cent. They
are a gentle and quiet race, civil and
pleasant spoken, but not jolly and talka-
tive like the Germans. Their voices are
of peculiar melody musical rise and
fall in the pronunciation of their words,
which has been analysed oy the students
of such peculiarities, and which it is i'm
possible for a stranger to initiate. Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
An Amusing Goose Story.

ssWhen I was in Alabama, between
Porter's Gap and Millerville, I" said a
gentleman living in Atlanta, 81 came to
a country place where man was driving
ten or twelve geese from branch toward
a cotton patch. For heavens sake,
said !, what is it you have on the necks
of those geeser Those are gourds. full
of water. drive these geese into that
cotton patch and keep them there all day
wedding out the cotton. There is no
water in the cotton patch, and / have to
give them water in this way to keep
them there. But how do they get the
water out of those gourds under their
necksa' They drink out of each others
gourds. Each gourd has an opening in
the side so that another goose can put his
bill into the gourd and drink. If you
will stay here long enough you win see
it yourself I waited there half day
to see that performance, and finally l
saw it. The geese did just as the man
said they would. When a goose got
thirsty he walked up to his neighbor and
coolly drank out Of the gourd on his
neck. Atlanta Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
Coolest Town in the World.

In the Berlin intercollegiate Zeit-
schrift for June, DR.. Hamm gives an in
teresting account of Werchojansk
(Siberia), deduced from several years
observations. The town, which lies in
the valley of the Jana, about nine feet
above the level of the river. in latitude
81 dogs. "a min. N, longitude 1873 dogs.
81 min. E., and at height of about $50
feet above the sea, has the greatest win
ter cold that is known to exist upon the
globe. Monthly means of So degs. F.
occur even in December, mean tenn
perature which has been observed no.
where else in the polar regions; and
minima of re dogs. are usual for the
three winter months Oecember-F ebru-
ary). In the year 1886 March also had a
minimum ~ degs., and during that
year December and January never had a
minimum above-76 degs., while in JAN
uary, 1886, the temperature of -85 dogs.
was recorded. These extreme readings
are hardly credible, yet the thermometers
have been verified at the st. Petersburg
observatory. To add to the misery of
the inhabitants, at some seasons the
houses are inundated by the overflow of
the river. The yearly range of cloud is
characteristic of the climate; in the win
ter season the mean only amounts to
about three tenths in each month
Nature.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
OF Interest to Masons.

The order of Freemasonry is said to
have been established by Solomon at
the time of building his temple. The
order has been derived from many
sources, but not till about TIT did the
second stage of its history begin in
London, which is, in fact, the home Of
Masonry as now taught. The first
lodge in the United States was organ.
lied in 1929 and was then under the
jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of En-.
gland. The emblem of the order in
most common use is the square and the
compass worn by members of the Blue
Lodge. Besides this there are several
designs worn by more advanced mem.
bers, among them keystone for the
Chapter degree and Maltese cross for
the Commandery. There are also hum
dreds of men entitled to wear the Con.
sistory. or thirty-second degree badge.
The general design of this emblem is .
cross on which rests crowned double.
headed eagle, with the figures ''32" ON
smooth triangle on the breast St
Louis Republic.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
A popular Summer rashiou.

That suitable garment for tropical
climate--the light wooden shirts fast
making itself popular in our tropical
summer weather. But the mandate Of
foshion still is that the wooden shirt is
ssnot gentlemanly" in town or on the
cars-the two places where it is most
needed. A gentlemanly dress will never,
offend the sensibilities of others. A neat
flannel shirt is certainly less offensive
than the sweat soaked handkerchiefs
with which the wearers of Numbered
linen try to hide the wilted rag that was
once a glossy and heat inclosing collar.
A. car full of gentlemen with pocket
handkerchiefs used as bibs is ridiculous
commentary on slavery to foolish FASH
ion.-New York Evening World.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
Death and Burial in China.

When the Chinese wish to declare the
extreme vexatiousness Of any piece of
work they say: ''It is more trouble than
funeral;" the obsequies of parent
being reckoned the most maddening
affair in human experience.
Infants are buried summarily, without
collins, and the young are inferred with
few rites; but the funeral of the aged, of
both sexes, are elaborate in proportion to
the number of the descendants and to
their wealth. When childless married
man dies, his widow may perform all
the duties of a son toward him, may re-
main in his house and may adopt children
to rear as his heirs and worshipers of the
family names. If his widow proposes
marrying again, young male relative
may, with the consent of senior members
Of the clan, undertake the services ex-
pected from son and inherit the estate
of the deceased.
When one is about to die he is re-
moved from his couch to a bench or to
Q mat on the floor because of belief
that he who dies in bed will carry the
bedstead as a burden into the next world.
He is washed in a new pot in warm
water in which bundle of incense sticks
is merged. After the washing the pot
and the water are thrown away to-
gether. he is then arrayed in full suit
OF new clothing that he may appear in
hades at his best. He breathes his last
in the main room, before the largest door
OF the house, that the departing soul may
easily find its way out into the air. a
sheet OF spirit money, brown paper hav-
ing patch of gliding on one surface, is
laid over the upturned face, because it is
said that if the eyes are left uncovered
the corpse may count the rows of tiles in
the root, and that in such case the
family could never build more spacious
domicile. Adele N. Field in Popular
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
A COUNTRY ROAD.

The elms that bend above the road
Are loud with summers song,
And slowly winds the heavy load
The dusty way along.
Tho mowers in the meadow land.
Where grass is long and 1.-THE,
With brawny arm and ready hand
Swing the keen, cleaning scythe.
And by the brook that winds between
The willows bending low,
A thread Of brightest silver sheen.
The angler wanders slow.
The thrushes on the wooded ledge
Make music sweet and clear;
And by the rivers reeded edge
The blackbird's call you hear.
Where purple clover blooms are sweet
And dandelions blink,
Above his mates safe hid retreat
Loud sings the bobolink.
And in the pasture on the hill.
Where blackberries are free,
The children all their baskets fill,
And shout in merry glee.
The meek-eyed cattle silent stand,
And watch the happy throng,
Whose laughter in the summer land,
Is Sweeter than a song.
Like CLEANS of gold the star-fowers shine
Among the grasses tall,
That cluster by the clambering vine
That clothes the tumbling wall.
And here the brown song sparrow wakes
Its low, melodious note,
That on the brooding silence breaks.
Like horns that sound remote.
Now voices rise where bending grain
In harvest splendOr waits,
And then narrow stretch Of plain
Is silent as the Fates.
And so the winding roadway weaves
Its charm, till at the last
The hanging, moss grown farmhouse caves
Their shadows DER it cast.
Thomas S. Collier, in Youths Companion
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
The Short Distance Traveller.

Attention is called to the fact that
while inventive genius has done so much
for the comfort of long distance riders in
railway cars, it has done little or nothing
for the comfort of short distance riders,
who are much more numerous. Let the
short distance traveller raise his voice in
protest. New York Tribune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24

A family in Whatcom, WASH, not lik-
ing the taste of the water they were draw
ing from their ninety foot deep well, sent
man down to inspect its depth. The
well was in tolerably good condition, but
: dead Indian was hoisted out.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
How Time Increases Values.

Eminent Author-You bought a MS
from me some ten years ago for twenty.
five dollars.
Publisher--Yes, sir; but we haven't
printed it yet.
Eminent Author-Well, let me have
1t back, and Pill give you a hundred.
I've got reputation now, and don't
want to spoil it!-Puck.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
The Grandest Instrument en- Earth.

Professor George Davidson, of the
United States geographical survey,
accompanied by several friends,
Hamilton, Saturday evening, by invi-
tation Of Professor Holden. The
night was splendid one for observation,
but owing to the fact that III persons
were also on the mountain, it being visi-
tors night, no length of time could be
spent at the great telescope, as that is al
ways the great attraction for visitors. It
was the first peep through the 36-inch re-
tractor that Professor Davidson enjoyed
since the completion Of the observatory,
and to say that he was pleased with the
experience is only half putting it.
''Yes, SIR" he said the other day,
when spoken to about the matter, sit is
the greatest and grandest instrument on
earth. / am not at liberty to divulge
just now what l saw and what has
already been accomplished by the astron-
omers on Mount Hamilton. That glory
Is for the astronomers themselves, and
when they do make public their discov-
cries, which hope will be soon, it will
astonish the astronomical world as much
as any one else. Some of the discover
les they have made are, in fact, so novel
and wonderful that Professor Holden and
his assistants are really timid about an
nouncing them to the world until they are
entirely satisfied that they really do exist
and are not illusions of some sort. I'M
portant discoveries have been made in
all Of the departments nebul@, double
stars, planets, etc.-and questions which
have been subjects of doubt and specula-
ton for generations have been entirely
put at test and accounted for. The tele-
scope exceedsmy most extravagant hopes
and imaginations, and the only way to
beat it is to build bigger one, put it on
higher mountain and in clearer at
mosphere, all of which would be a diff
cult combination to get together. San
Francisco Bulletin
The production of gold in California
began in 1913, the weld that wear being
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
Elastic Concrete for Pavemen.s.

An ingenious employee of New Jer-
sey concrete firm has invented paving
composition which has some very re-
markable features. He claims that his
preparation. the composition of which
he keeps secret, is just as durable as
stone, but is soft and elastic to the tread,
90 that it is not only pleasant to walk
upon but actually gives the foot an i'm
pulse like that-in lesser degree, Of
course gained from a springboard
Whether his invention be possibility OF
not, something of the kind would Ger
tainly be acceptable to tired townfoll
whose feet ache and blister as they STAMP
along on the hard and noisy pavement.
Chicago News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24

The production of gold in California
began in 1848, the yield that year being
1900, 900; in the year following, $4O,-
600, 900, and $50. 200, 600 in 1850. The
total gold product of that state to date ia
estimated at 81 !, 125, 00O, 900.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
The Petroleum Producing Strata.

Oil producing strata do not always be-
long to the same geological period. In
Kentucky and Tennessee the petroleum
is furnished by the lower silurian; that
is, by the most ancient stratified rocks.
In Upper Canada it is found in the lower
Devonian, and in Pennsylvania in the
upper Devonian. The springs of western
Virginia flow from the upper carbonifer
GUS strata. In Connecticut and North
Carolina coal oil is found in the trias, in
Colorado and Utah in the lignites of the
cretaceous formation, while the oil pro-
ducing regions of California belong to
the tertiary period. 1t is a remarkable
fact that most of the deposits of the
ancient world exist in comparatively re-
cent tertiary formations, as for instance
those of the oil impregnated sands of
Alsace, of the south of France, and of
Abruzzia and Emilia in Italy. There
are numerous deposits in Galicia and the
Danubian provinces similarly placed,
while the strata that contain those of
the Crimea, the Caucasus and the island
of Taman are of nearly the same geolog-
ical epoch. 1t is fact to be noted that
the oils coming from the greatest depth
are of the best quality, those produced
from nearer the surface of the earth
seeming to have lost some of their VIOLA.
tile elements.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

The ladies Of the Methodi-, churcl Ell
joycd Tuesday evening Il very intere>tingad-
dress 10y Mrs +. W. Simpson of Troy. CON
ference secretary of the Woman's Home
Missionary society.
Mrs. c. }. Alger, president Of the Bur
lington district of the Woman's Indian as
sociation, gave brief talk, regarding the
work that this association has to 10.
Mrs. lund then introduced Mrs Simp-
son, who delivered Il very pleasant address
which WAS frequently interrupted by ques-
tons from the ladies, on various points, and
upon which the speaker showed herself
thoroughly informed. The society of the
Troy con !erence are now carrying on work
among the following Indian tribes: Pcnca
Nootsachk and Otoes and the work among
the former has now assumed such proper
tons that "A regular minister, Rev. : G.
Bundy is supported. At NoonsachlEthere is
school for Indian children. Among the
Otoes there is an excellent government
school. The Kent Home at Greensboro \.
{. for the education of cOlored girls Is also
supported by the society. There are many
other departments of the work that are OF
interest. After the address "A social chat
was INDUCED in for IA few moments and
light refreshments served.