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The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
ABOUT DREAM $.
Popular Expectations in Regard to
 Dreams.

Frichtiul dreams are sign of deter minatlon of blood to the head.
 Lively dreams are m general sign of the excitement of nervous action.
 Dreams about blood and red objects are signs ol lnilammatory conditions.
 Dreams of distorted forms are ire quently a sign of Instructions and diseases of the liver.
 Dreams in which the patient imag- ines torture or injury of any limb in- dicate desease in that limb.
 Dreams about death often precede apop.cAy which IS connected with de- termination of blood to the head.
 Soft dreams are sign of slight irri- tation of the head; often in nervous levers announcing the approach of a favorable crisis.
 X dream of great fire, in which the sleeper himself seemed to beconsumed, was followed soon after by an attack of inflammation of the brain.
 X lady who had dream in which she saw all objects dim and obscured by mist was soon after attacked by q disease of the eye, of which that was a symptom.
 Apopiexy, epilepsy, and similar dis eases are often preceded by frightful dreams, in which the sleeper feels him. self scalped by Indians, thrown over preclpices, or torn to pieces by wild beasts.
 Conrad Gesner, the eminent natual. ist, dreamed that he was bitten on the left side by q venomous serpent. In a short time very severe carbuncle ap- peared on the very spot, terminating his life in the space of three days.
 A learned Jesuit, author of many erudite theological works, saw one night in his sleep man laying his hand upon his chest, who announced to him that he would soon die. He was then in perfect health, but was shortly carried of .y pulmonary disorder
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
The Quality of Nerve.

Mir Cough, who addressed in his life time about 1000 audiences, used to say that he never went upon plat form with a feeling of trepidation, and 1 have myself heard Gen. B. F. Butler say that, on rising to speak, he is al ways conscious of weakness at the knees. Some of the oldest actors and the most successful are not free from this infirmity. Nor can it be truly said that coolness of nerve Is the re- suit of sound health. During the last thirty-tive years of Andrew Jackson's life he never enjoyed one day of good health. but no one ever saw him fret ted or anxious-not in moments of the most critical importance to his plans and hopes. He once declared himself that he never knew what it was to be excited or fearful of failure, and we know that on the morning of the battle of New Orleans he slept peacefully on his lounge as long as the circumstances permitted, and showed perfect calm at every moment until the day was decided. Yet he was more fit for the hospital on that day than the field.-From the New York Ledger.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Happy Marriages Without Dowrles.

We are told that "the marriage rate is decreasing becauset here is so large a proportion of men who wish to marry but cannot, because the in- tended father-in-law has not themeaus to give his daughter a dowry" If such a settlement for the bride is tha only preventive against the husbands fail ure by over work, hen 1t may be that the marriage rate k decreasing. But We believe there are quite as many hap py marriages and true homes among those who take a wife without a dowry as among those wives have large dow rles--if, indeed there are not more. Wives having none can aid their husbands by keeping house them. selves-not having 1t kepi for them ;. id tbCy haNe less c,,sse to .eav fail- urc for their husbands, either from over-exertiou or pecuniary loss, than the more richly endowed wives who are governed by fashion or Mrs Grundy North American Review
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Life Sub stance

Protoplasm Is a name which has been given to what is supposed to be 8 basic substance or principle of life, a molecular composition of ultimate ele- ments in which the processes of life could be manifested But now 1t Is known that the protoplasm or basle living substance of blood corpuscles differs from that of the nettle sting Plant and animal protoplasms arenot one and the same thing and cannot be converted one into the other except through the process of dying, serving as food and being assimilated by either some animal or plant organ ism In short, there appears to beno one substance to which the name pro- toplasm can berightly and exclusively applied, whereas it may be fairly ap- piled to great variety of crude materials that may enter into the composition of some kind of a living thing The fundamental unit of life still escapes the scientists who pursue it. They can only say thus far that there Is living matter or that which exhibits the phenomena of life, and that which does not. An essential diff ference between these two remain to be discovered.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
SKELETONS CHEAP FOR CASH.
They Are Bought and Sold Iikc Merchandlse in
 New York City


 New York City.
 'Is it really true.n New York Her. ald reporter asked an up town. dealer in surgical goods, 'that human skele- tons are bought and sold extensively in the city?n
 The man hesitated moment and then replied: Il don't know that there Is any secret about the trade. 1t does amount to quite an industry, but we look upon the purchase or sale of a skeleton in the self-same light that we regard any other transaction of business nature.
 Skeletons are procured in per- fectly legitimate manner" he contin. ued, and are carefully prepared for market The source of supply is, of course, from various hospitals and morgues throughout the country. The bones are prepared for use by a long and laborious process, and the work of articulating the various parts is conducted by an experienced anato- mist
 'It is not simple matter to make up B skeleton from heap of dismembered parts, except a man thoroughly understands the human frame, and can fit the various bones to nicety.
 When prepared for sale the skele- tons are bought by academies and schools, museums of natural history and of the dime variety, physicians and surgeons, and by others who have use for the article, either for the pur- poses of study or to utilize them as attractions for show.
 ''The strangest thing of all about the business is perhaps due to the fact that in the skeleton trade, as in every other, there is variety of qualities of tue article and even a base adultera- 1 tion-for what else can a spurious 1 skeleton be termedPn ''An A No 1 skeleton Is a valuable addition to any surgeons cabinet. As such it commands good figure in the market-$300 is the price demanded for first class case of bones.
 
 heterogeneous makeup, formed from the skull of Tom, the ribs of Dick. the right leg and arm of some other un- fortunate and the whole completed by odd bones furnished by any number of individuals
 .The various members thus arrang- ed by a competent workman form an excellent skeleton for a theatrical display or chamber of horrors. They are, of course. of but little use for purposes of study, except as curiosity Illustrating what man can do with a job lot of material The members thus patched together are derived from innumerable sources, dissecting tables and plac es of that kind.
 "Of course. the composite skeletons 1 thus formed do not command as high a price as the simon-pure article, but if they are capped with genuine skull they are much more valuable than the immitation variety, and will bring at least $50"
 ''How about the imitationp" asked the reporter.
 1.-The spurious article in the skeleton industry" the dealer said. "is made from compressed paper pulp and other materials which form compound not unlike papier mache.
 These interesting specimens are in exact imitation of the real articles.
 They are used chiefly in the ritual of one of the secret fraternal orders. and are scarifying enough to terrorize any neopnyte into keeping the dread full secrets of the order"
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06

best days man of frightful temper. The person who excited him above all others was the lank, phlegmatic Thorbeclxe, who left the desk of a Utrecht professorship to become @ minister of state. The King expressed his contemptf for Thorbecke by always addressing him as "Sir Professor" n1S70, while William was drifting swiftly toward an alliance with France, in order that he might avenge the wrongs all Dutchmen feel they have sustained at German hands, the Pro fessor' was selected to convince the King that his people would not support him in such a course Thorbecke entered the Kings bed-chamber with his hands behind him on the morning of the day of the decision
 Good morning, Sir Professor. What Is the news?" asked the King.
 'Nothing special, sire; only the peo- pie of The Hague are talking a good deal of nonsense" said Thorbecke, with diplomatic deliberateness.
 "Humph! Concerning my minis ters?"
 "No, sire" droned on Thorbec1e, concerning you
 Concerning me, " shouted the King, "and what, 0 honored professor, con- corning mel"
 Sire, hardly wish to repeat it l-"
 Enough I wish to hear it. :"
 "Well sire, the people of The Hague say you are as crazy as a loon"
 Bitfl Like a shot the short, heavy body of the King bounced from the bed to the floor Purple and speeches., he caught up a great silver rinkstand to throw 1t at Thorbecke. His hand be- came entangled for moment iu the bed curtains. Thorbecke strode up to him, thrust down his keen, white face to the level of the King eyes, and said in a tone of icy in difference.
 And ii you strike me with the ink stand the people of The Hague will be right.
 The King dropped the inkstand in the curtain that had caught 1t and glowered al the professor, who hasten ed to pile reasons on reasons why the Netherlands shonld remain Central duriug the Franco-ierman. war. A few hours later, in the presence of all the ministers, William III tore into bits and stamped on the declaration of war which he had all but forced on his unwilling subjects.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Crankinsss of Opera singsra

Tenors are more troublesome than other singers. That is because they have fair knowledge of the laws that govern supply and demand. The good, tenor voice is moro scarce than any other and it Is worth moro to its pos sessor and he is naturally more careful of it. An operatic tenor oftentimes makes himself positively disagreeable to all about him by his senseless course. In his opinion the happiness Of mankind and the movements of the plaaets all depends upon the state of his vocal organs. To him life begins and ends with his voice, and to be happy it must be in good trim. A tenor especially is easily thrown out of condition; that he is so sensitive is one reason why he is so impractical. His whole mind and his entire exist ence are concentrated upon his vocal. ization and he becomes in time the worst representative of that division Of humanity known as cranks. When he is not anxious about his condition he is worried lest in the evenings per. formance he shall not be able to strike his high "C' with proper force and clearness, and after he has struck it he is alarmed lest his organ may have been overstrained in the effort All this narrow channel of thought and action tends to make him foolish. There are exceptions to this rule n there are to every rule, but these ex- captions arc few. Chicago Post
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
FELINE AGILITY.
Some Set-Forth Reasons why Cats
 Keep Thin.

Some Set-Forth Reasons why Cats
 Keep Thin.
 Have you ever inquired how it Is that cats can combine with their pro- verbal idleness such great agility? Muscular inaction leads just as much in other kinds of animals as in the human species to obesity; the dog which does not hunt, the horse kept in the. stable, becomes fat and slug gish Wild animals even, if kept in a cage, where they are forced into the re- pose of domestic life, very rapidly lose their slenderness of figure and their ease of movement.
 Why does the eat escape the oTdi- nary law, and why. in spite of the fact that 1t rarely moves, does 1t sell dom become fat, as does dog or horse under similar circumstances?
 It is because it's inability is not that of inaction, and it's nerves are work ing while it's muscles seem at rest. Like the fencer waiting the moment to attack, the cat is constantly ready to spring. 1t is is always watching something-a rat, a fly, or joint of meat.
 A drawing-room cat makes only three or four springs in the course of day, but each of them has been pre- ceded by two or three hours of latent work.
 When we believe that the animal is engaged in a happy dream it is medi- tating a capture, calculating the dis tance of it's spring, and bolding it's muscles in readiness for anything that may happen.
 Hence it is never taken by surprise. If little bird escapes from the cage it Is caught and eaten in three seconds. The cat has been watching it for a week. When it seemed asleep it was lying in wait.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Wise Thoughts for Wise Women.


 Discomfort destroys grace.
 Dress changes the manners.
 Taste Is the fact of the mind.
 The best lesson Is that of example
 Effective clothing develops beauty.
 Vanity ruins more women than love.
 The profession of woman Is very hard.
 Woman is lovehest in womanly at tire.
 Men make laws, women make man. ners.
 Taste is the microscope of the judg- ment.
 Modesty is the conscience of the Folly always deserves it's misfor- tunes.
 Women dress less to be clothed than to be adorned.
 Most women caress q sin before em- bracing penltence.
 With time and patience the null berry leaf becomes satin.
 He who first invented raiment per haps invented love
 Vanity is the only intellectual en- joyment of many people. There is something of woman in everything that pleases We always find wit and merit in those who look atus with admiration The greatest evidence of demorahza- | tion is the respect paid to wealth. l With women the desire to bedeck 1 themselves Is the desire to please. A fool always finds some one more foolish than himself to admire him. l The surest way to please IS to forget ones self and think only of others.
 It is beauty that begins to please and tenderness that completes the charm.
 The only way to please God is to | follow the inclinations of our nature
 Beautyis the first gift Nature gives to | woman and the first she takes from 1 her.
 One cannot imagine how much clev- | erness IS necessary not to be ridieu- l lous.
 Society would be a charming thing 1 If we were only interested in one an 1 other What renders the vanity of others unbearable to us Is the wounds 1t in- tlicts on ours.
 Enjoy and give enjoyment without injury to thyself or others This is ! morality. A woman whose ruling passion isnot vanity is superior to any man of | equal capacity. l \ woman would be in despair If na- 1 ture had formed her as fashion makes | her appear. | There are thrae +hinrs that woman ! throw away-their time, their money and their health. The change of fashion is the sax that [ the industry oi the poor leyies on the vanity of the rich.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Forgot Himself in His Will.

An elderly gentleman who knew something of law lived in an Irish vil- lage. where no solicitor had ever pen- etrated, and was in the habit Of ar ranging the disputes of his neighbors and making their wills.
 At an early hour one morning hs was aroused from his slumbers by knocking at his gate, and putting hia head out of the window he asked whe was there.
 "Its me. yer honor-P Paddy Flaherty II could not get wink of slesp think ing of the will have made"
 '.What's tho matter with the willf' said the ameteur lawyer.
 '.Matter, indeedr' replied Ral "Ehurs I've not left myssli . throos legged stool to cit upon -
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Queer Electrical Mishap.

A queer accident befell a Portland woman recently. An electric light wire had sagged to the timed roof of her house, and the current was conducted by the water conductor on the out side of the house to trap in the eel lar, thence by the waste pipe to q washstand on the second floor, thence by the water pipe to the street, % that when the lady put her hand on the faucet of the water pipe she couldn't let go. But luckily the wind was blowing, and, as the wires sway ed, the water pipe and it's adjuncts were electrified with but an intermit- tent current, so the lady was liberated after a few minutes imprisonment and considerable suffering. Lewiston Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
4 NERVY BAR 2ER.
The Bully Could't Bluff Him a Little


 "Your beard is q leetle stubborn" said the barber, as the victim squirm- ed in the chair, "but I'm like the Dem yer man-I never stop at trifles."
 Whenever q barber makes an allu- sion like this it is the victims business to say as this one did: "Who was the Denver man?'
 He was a barber in Denver when it was a lively place-full of money, miners. and music" said the barber, "and big fellow came into his place one day and slammed around and broke a cuspidor or two and at last fell into a chair and told the barber to hurry up an shave him. The big man pulled out big seven-shooter and laid 1t on the table in front of him, and when old Jim-that's the barber-began to stir ithe lather the ugly customer said: See here. Jim, blank blank you-you've hacked an tore an scraped this citizen enough, lie ain't goin' to stand 1t no more; You shave me without drawin' blood or I'll put bullet through yer head an half dozen more through yer carcass, blank youp
 "Old Jim was cool sort of feller even in them days--he's dead now and whether he's cool 1 dunno-an' he looked his man over-he knew him well and a tough 'un he was--and said cheerfully, All right, and began hon ing his razor The feller's face was about as smooth as a shingled roof, and broken out in spots still old Jim sailed in an slid round pimples and over raw places and never raised pins head of blood anywheres. Every time Jim'd stop the big brute would reach fer his gun and look it over and try the trigger gently, But it didn't phaze Jim worth q cent. He gave the feller darlun' of clean shave and all in no more than the usual time. As Jim wiped off his face he sad; Well you're nervy blank blank cuss,
 How's that?' said Jim.
 Didn't t you know I'd CT blown yer head of you'd cut me2'
 Yes. knew what you said you do sad Jim. coolly, but Ii I'd cut you I'd send he razor deep, and Jim drew his finger significantly across his own lugular.
 And co me to think of 1t. Jim had the best, of it, and he was never troubled by that bully again"
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
A Kansas Mayor.

Mrs. Salter, the mayor of Argonia, Kan, is now administering the affairs of that town for her second official term. She is said to be Q nervous looking and timed little woman, but 1t must be considered that besides att tending to her public and social duties she has done all her houshold work, including washing, ironing and cooking for family of five, and during the past year she has increased her family from five to six.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
M en Not In I..

A woman's club is about to be C.,en- ed in Paris whose system might well be copied. It is to be exclusively fem mine It's chief feature is to be the library, in which no book written by man is to have a place, and there will be picture gallery on the same lines. The queen of Roumania has consent ed to act as president.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Enterprise of Busy Maine Teacher.

A Waldo county (Me teacher not yet out of her teens, besides her school duties finds time for con siderable outside work, and it Is sclaim- ed has distaneed allthe farmers in the vicinity in making money by raising sheep: Out of four sheep last year she has made $50 Provideneefavor- ed her a little, for thefour sheep brought forth eight lambs, all of which lived and were sold at a good price. Then she had the four sheep sheared, carded and spun the wool, aud after school hours knit it all into men S heavy mittens, for which she found a ready market.-Bangor News.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Unpopular Empress Frederick.

The Empress Frederick has excited the clamorous protests of her son s subjects by commissioning a London firm of upholsterers to decorate and partly furnish the future residence of Princess Victoria at Bonn. It is cer- talnly q strange belise on the part of the empress, who did exactly the same thing when the Schloss of Charlotten- burg was decorated during her hus- bands briefreign. What ageneral roar of execration would have been excited in England ii the Prince Consort had sent for Germans to decorate any of the royal palaces -London Truth.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
Women's Work in San Francisco.

Mrs. Sarah B. Cooperin the inspira- tion of the Golden Gate Kindergarten association. In the last report she states that 6,000 little children have been enrolled i'll San Francisco since 1880, and Sl0O,000 spent on the little ones in whom lies the hope of the world One of the schools is con trolled by Miss Marwedel, whose class es are made up entirely of the stray children and waifs, between 2 and 10 years. picked out of the gutters and alleys of San Francisco.-San Fran cisco Letter.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
A Matter of SYmpa

We need abroad more ot the spirit of the cultivated lady wto felt her sympathies so awakened for a poor washerwoman, obliged to stand at the tub all day, week in and week out, says writer in the Chautauquan, that she made up to her the pay of at least two hours of each day, that she might have some time to care foy read with her children.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
A HURsr OF ROYAL TEMPER.

What Happened Between the Dutch
 King and One of His MInisters.
 King William Ill. ofthe Netherlands who died few days ago, was in his
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06

..lu Ill heart, a home that he IS sur. oi, home that is full of love presided over by one whose price Is above ru' bies. She is the model wife
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
| Ystntes 1ss Coantry aeere lelu1np

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 Abraham Lincoln used to I'll astorJ about tWo men who made foetnoo ln Kentucky. ons q them nin1s1 h1 ewn busipse1 and m ethef - 6lIo peeple'o h2Nneoo alcoa 1I - e @
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
HE MVm-AA D uvAAD.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE
 GENTLE SEX;

Wise Thoughts for Wise Women-- A Model Wife--A Wealthy school Ma'am.
The Forrest City times., 1891-03-06
The Wife.of the oreat'showman.

In appearance she is a triile under medium height, with figure slightly inclined to matronly stoutness, which she carries with an erectness and poise gained from long years of phys. leal culture. Her complexion Is English in it's purity any beauty, her hair dark and her eyes gray. She possesses also that excellent thing in a woman, a voice purely English Tn its sweetness and tone.
 Mir. Barnmu's pet hobby-at least, so says her husband laughingly in- dulgent-is her indcfatigable pursuit of hrick-a brack, and most beautiful examples of her success in this pursuit with the numerous mementoes of it's masters varied career, make of Marina" a home worth the having. It is the family home during most of the year, though part of each winter is spent in New York for the purpose of attending the opera and theatres, of which both husband and wife are equally fond, and occasional visits are paid elsewhere.
 Mrs. Barnum possesses to an unusu- al degree a liking forsociety and enter taining which makes of her the most de- lightful of hostesses. Her dinners are models, the easy grace and cordial hospitality of their hostess adding much to their enjoyment. Herself a brilliant conversationalist. she at tracts, in turn, people of unusual in- tellect and brilliancy, and her most honored guests are apt to be either literary or musical people, as these she finds more specially eongenial For Mrs. Barnum, though modestly confessing only to a great liking for music, is musician ofsome skill, and though no persuasion has as yet in- duced her to write over her own name; l sine is an able and fluent writer. She proves a most valuable and efficient | aid to her husband in his numerous charities, such assistance as she ren- ders being always given anonymously or under cover of Mr. Barnum name The Ladies Home Journal.