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The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
CURRENT ANECDOTES.

A few days ago United States senator Svas conversing with the head of bureau in one of the departments at Washington and the senator asked why a certain chief clerk had been removed. Well" said the head of the bureau, he thought that he knew more than l did, which was to me incomprehensible Yes said the \ senator, and intolerable"
 They tell story of Mrs Jones, of Chi was shown some of the great marble mas terpieces of the world, among others the Apollo Belvidere. They pointed it out to her as being the most perfect form of man that had ever been conceived by the brain of an artist; and the old woman walked All around it, looked at it from every point of view, and asked; That's the Apollo Belvidere, is ittn Yes 1" Well give n>e Jones
 Carsfa, the composer, was very poor His principal income was derived from a snuff box, which was given to him about ti.irty years ago by Baron James de Roth schild as token of esteem. Carafa sold it twentyfour hours later for seventy five nspolaons to the same ieweler from whom Id Roshschild, who gave it again to the musician on the following year The next day tt returned to the jewellers This traffic continued till the death of the banker and longer still, for his sons kept Ip the tradition, to the great satisfaction of Carafa
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
ID PopocataDetl.

A correspondent of the Wilmington (Del. News who has made the ascent of Popocatapetl, the highest mountain iu Mexico. with an altitude of l7,s70 feet thus describes his sensations: T shall never be able to pen adequately the fearful cold. the amount of my own individual suffering and intense anxie- ty for safety of life and limb My breathing apparatus almost collapsed. At one time counted tbirty-fve respi- rations to the minute-about double the normal number. With the in- creased action of the heart came in- creased pulsation, and from about , eighty beats before l started the pulse , ran rapidly upward to l2o per minute
 hard, wiry, jerky pulse. l had strong. burning, tingling sensations in the oars. my hearing became very much impaired and a slight bleeding at the rose. To all these afiiictions was added the intensity of the cold.n
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07

eentleman's hand was in what In America is termed the "sly pocket of his pants" { In America, when . gen. tleman's hand is in this position it is generally grasping a revolver.) ''Then, darn me blue," said the colonel, eff you ain't busted me be- tween you; cuss youl" Then. in his rage, he swallowed his quid, and his language became unprintable.
 carefully packed up all the money on the table in the note case of Party's 6 pepper.
 "You might like to sec that there are only five cards in my hand,"I re- marked triumphantly. I exhibited my cye worthless cards face upward. had "bluffed" Colonel Jabez Jack potts.
 There is no more to tell 1 married Parthenia. Party's pepper is & very wealthy man. I am not anxious to meet Colonel Jackpotts.--St. James Gazette.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
How insects Breathe.

If VIC take any moderately large in sect, say a wasp or a hornet, we can see even with the naked eye, that q series ot small, spot-like marks run along the side of the body. These ap- parent spots, which are eighteen or twenty in number, are in fact the ap- ertures through which air is admitted into the system, and are generally form ed in such a manner that no extran- eous matter can by any possibility find entrance. Sometimes, says the Lutheran observer, they are furnish ed with a pair of horny caps, which can be opened and closed at the will of the insect; in other cases they are densely fringed with stiff interlacing bristlss forming a filter, which allows air, and air alone, to pass; but the apparatus, of whatever character it may be, is SO wonderfully perfect in it's action that 1t has been found i'm possible to injure the body of a dead insect with even so subtle a medium as spirits of wine, although the sub lect was first immersed Tn the fluid and then placed beneath the receiver of an air pump. The apertures in question communicate with two large breathing tubes, which extend the entire length of the body. From these main tubes are given of innum- erable branches, which run in all dir ections and continually divide and sub-divide, until a wonderfully intri- cate network is formed, pervading every part of the structure and pene- trating evento the antenne.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
4 Beauty. wona.rfu, Locke.

The late marchioness of Waterford was one of the greatest beauties of her day. When she was about to be pre- sented her mother. Lady Stewart de Rothesay. took her to the court painter,
 Mir. Hayter, who was greatly struck with her refined girlish beauty. her divinely tall figure. and the golden hair ripping on her forehead. On his expressing his admiration Lady Stew art de Rothesay quietly united the con- fining bonnet and let her daughters magnificent hair stream over her figure.
 The sun was shining into the studio.
 and Mir. Hayter used to tell how he was dazzled by the vision of loveliness before him in vesture of gold. The hair reached far below her knees.
 Some years afterwards. when the wife of the handsome marquis of Waterford. she lay at deaths door in fsver Tho
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
AT THE FEET OF JUSTICE.

The case of Jonathan Jones, charged with murder, is on trial in Council Bluffs. This case has been the first on the trial list sor thirteen years and there have been various reasons for rehearing
 Henry George gets just S3ls of the SIP. ooo left him by his New Jersey admirer, George Hutchins, for the spread of his doc trines The rest has been eaten up by the lawyers, in the contest over the bequest
 The papers recently mentioned the sad case of a discharged choister, who took a horrible revenge on the congregation by sitting in pew and purposely singing out of tune. Whether he was indicted or not for disturbing public worship does not ap- pear.
 In case before the Court of Common Pleas sometime ago in New York person wae brought up for trundling in carriage overhead his teething baby both by night and day. The judge, who must have been . married man, held that the noise was not unreasonable, and refused to interfere.
 In a recent English case an enthusiastic amateur played daily eight hours on a violoncello, and on Sundays little longer sometimes To add to the misery caused, the player lived in flat He was accused of maintaining nuisance, and the judge before whom the case came decided that three hours was long enough for any hu- man being to play on a violoncello, and the injunction issued.
 In Morlanwels, Belgium, the trustees of the church engaged mechanic for $500 a year to climb the high tower, bring down and gid the weather cock and replace it. A written contract to this effect was made out After gliding the weather cock the mechanic asked for his money. There was dispute and the church trustees refused to pay before he replaced 1t. Thereupon he climbed the tower, replaced the cock, then removed 1t again and brought it down with him Tho money was refused him and hs has brought suit on tho letter e tho contract
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
Automatic Gas shut-off.

The principle of the expansion and contraction oi metallic loop made of German silver and steel when ex- posed to varying temperatures has been utilized for automatically shut ting of gas when it has been blown out, instead of being turned of in the usual way. One end of the loop, which is adjusted close to the gas flame, is free. while the other is secured to the fixture. A valve controlling the gas is attached to the free end, and when the gas is burning the valve is open and the gas freely escapes. If, how ever, the gas Is blown out, the loop will quickly cool and contract, and the valve will shut of the gas. The device is exceedingly simple and it re- spends quickly to the change in tenn perature.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
DEAN svsa.

 4 eh. iovd On wifsi thine syo srs sAsy Ny spring. from out whose shining gray l0ue the sweet cel0tial dreams 1het feed my liie's bright Lake of Dreams Oval and large and passion pure, And gray and large and honor sure: eon as . dying violet's breath, X8 calmly unafraid of death Throngcd, ike two dovecotes ofgray doves, With wife's and mothers and poor folks
 lovers,
 And home-loves and high glory loves And science loves and story loves And loves for all that God and man 1nark and nature make and plan, And lady loves for spidery lace And broderies and supple grace. And diamonds and the whole sweet round Qf littlss that large lite compound, nd loves for God and Gods bare truth nd loves for Magdalen and Ruth.
 Rr eyes, dear eyes, and face complete, Whg heavenly sweet and earthly sweet, marvel that God made you mine, For whom he frowns, tis then ye shine! Sidney Lanier.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
ATHUNDERBOLr MAKES 0LASs.
How the Tube Known as Fuigurite
 Ie Manufactured

s'OW ktsV do0 NuO~n a0
 ls Manufactured
 Did you ever see tho diameter of . lightning-hash measured'" asked 8 geologist recently. " We'll, here is the case which once inclosed . flash of lightning, fitting it exactly, so that you can just see how big it was. This Is called fulgurite' or lightning hole and the material it is made of is glass. l will tell you how it was manufact- ured, though it took only fraction of a second to turn it out.
 "When bolt of lightning strikes & bed of sand it plunges downward into the sand for distance less or greater, transforming simultaneously into glass the sllicia in the material through which it passes. Thus, by its great heat, 1t forms at once a glass tube Of precisely it's own size. Now and then such Q tube, known as & fulgurite, is found and dug up Fulgurites have been followed into the sand by excavation for nearly thirty feet. They vary in interior diameter from the size of quill to three inches or more, according to the bore of the flash.
 But fulgurites are not alone pro- duced in sand; they are found also in sohd rock, though very naturally of slight depth and frequently existing merely as a thin. coating on the sur face. Such fulgurites occur in aston ishing abundance on the summit of Little Ararat, in Armenia. The rock Is soft and so porous that blocks a foot long can be obtained, perforated in all directions by little tubes filled with bottle-green glass formed from the fused rock There is small specimen in the National Museum which has the appearance of having been bored by the teredo, the holes made by the worm subsequently filled with glass.
 Some wonderful fulgurites were found by Humboldt on the high Nevada de Toluca in Mexico. Masses of the rock were covered witha thin layer of green glass. It's peculiar shimmer in the sun led Humboldt to ascend the precipitous peak at the risk Of his life "--N. Y. Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
GOLD PENS.
They Get Tired and Need . Long Rest to
 Cure Them.

1hey Net I1reO ana Nee0 Q LOng fSeet to Cure Them.
 There, that pen is tired and will have to rest month or so"
 The speaker was the mortgage clerk of one of the principal savings banks in this city. and as he spoke he care fully wiped large gold pen and put it away in a case.
 A San Francisco Post reporter, who just entered the bank to have some back dividend entered in his book. overheard the remark and smiled
 Oh. you needn't laugh" said the clerk, for it is the true business am telling you. Gold pens have to rest now and then. Here have, l suppose two dozen pens. If use one pen for several weeks or so l find it will not write to my satisfaction. Sometimes 1t is too soft and sometimes it is too hard, or the ink does not seem to flow well.
 "For long time l could not find out what the matter was, but at last l went to jeweler who, after examin- ing my pens, said: Give 'em a rest and they will be as good as new"
 He then explained that the constant use of a pen had the same effect on the metal as Is the case when razor is used with great frequency.
 Some sort of electro magnetic &C., tion takes place in the metal which has tendency to bring into parallel lines all the particles, and in that con- dition a razor cannot be made to hold m edge, and pen is equally refrac- tory.
 If the razor is laid aside for time the particles of metal gradually re- su'ne a more or less confused arrange ment and the razor takes on and re- tains keen edge.
 1t is the same way with gold pen Now If when one of my pens gets to acting bad l lay 1t aside for month or so it will be all right again. That s why l said that pen was tired and wanted rest"
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
Killing Potatoes,

Experiments made by us, 20 years ago and more, showed that the com mon and almost universal practice of drawing the earth up in small hills around potato plants was attended with considerable loss. The practice was founded on the erroneous suppo- sition that all the roots and tubers were confined within a narrow space of comparatively few inches around each plant, and that a deep bed of earth in & narrow hillock was just what was wanted. On riding through the country most of the potato fields and gardens are seen still to continue the practice.
 The great mistake thus made may be observed by digging down few inches in the spaces between rows. It will be found that while the plants are still young, and before the tubers have formed or grown to any size, the hori- xontal roots have met and crossed each other between and in the three foot spaces. By milling the plants, the earth must be scraped or plowed away from these spaces, and the hori- zontal roots cut off or laid bare. This treatment will necessarily reduce the growth of the tubers, which although near the center of the hill, arc fed by the roots.
 The experiment. is well worth trying.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
\ Unique Discovery.

In making some excavations on the site of an old Baltimore house recently, the workmen found an opening about three feet wide which led into small underground chamber, An inspection was made and number of old rusty kettles and cannon balls were found. ls is supposed that the subterranean chamber was used during the revo- lutionary war as hiding place for ArmS
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07

lo,tSr condemned the magnificent hair te the cheers. and Lord Waterford al- lowed no hand but his own to execute the sentence. The locks were buried with him, twined around his neck.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
Depth of Good Soil.

The opinions of farmers differ, though not more widely than the facts on which they are based, as to the depth that soil may be profit ably cultivated In the best soils plant food is found deeper than the blow can ever go. This, however, is mainly mineral. Vegetable matters collect near the surface. If they are deep, as they sometimes are, the low CT portions are generally filled with stagnant water Some settlers on black muck soil in the west thought they had secured land of inexhausti- ble fertility, mainly because 1t was black to great depth. They found after a while that however deep their muck beds, only the part that could be thoroughly dried during the growing season was of any use to them What such land needs most Is thorough drainage. As soon as it gets this, however, the muck bed be- comes thinner, as it's carbon burns by exposure to sun and air. Then comes the severest test. If the original soil fs deficit in mineral plant food the lacking clements must soon be sup piled But whether poor or rich in mineral plant food, supplies of potash and phosphate will be needed. How ever poor the vegetable matter may be- it's decomposition will liberate ammonia enough togo 8 long way to- ward supplying grain crops, provided phosphate is furnished. But where ever the subsoil is sandy, potash is also probably needed Wood ashes are nearly always beneficial to muck lands, as the caustic potash they con- tain hastens decomposition of vege- table food, besides making phosphate also more available. Correspondent New York Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07

Select three or four more, and let the soil be we'll cultivated and kept mel-,' low and fiat. Count the bushels of each when dug, and it will be found that those from the fiat rows have from ten to twenty per cent more po- tatoes.
 There may sometimes be very pe- culiar conditions of the soil--shallow soil or rocky, or otherwise which may modify the result; but for common ground, plowed at 8 good depth and planted deep enough, there is but one result. We observe that the Michigan station has modified this test by placing manure between the rows, where the long horizontal roots could feed from 1t with better returns than by manuring in, under or over the hill.--Albany Cultivator.
 Plants That Flavor Butter.
 A grass which should be the dairy. mans favorite, owing to the sweet scented fragrance it communicates to the milk, is the Vernal grass (anthox. anthum odoratum). It springs up early in the spring, flowers and scents the air with it's fragrance. As grass for exclusive feeding it will not rank high, but when mixed properly with the other more nutritious grasses 1t gives a fragrance to the whole mass which Is very delightful
 No grass probably favors milk, cream and butter so directly and noticeably as this sweet scented Yer. nal grass. and where it is found in abundance in the fields growing along with the other varieties, the butter made from that section has distip- gushing and exquisite taste. When this grass is moved and slowed away in the silo with other grasses it gives splendid milk food tor winter feeding. On large dairy farms it is well worth the trouble to scatter some of the seeds of the Vernal grass in the pastures. The result in the flavor of the milk and butter will soon be notic- able. Where fancy butter is made speciality this grass Is an essential to the pastures.
 The fragrance of the grass is due to the presence of gum benzoln or benzo- IL dClu, WHICH Cdu Dc QlSSOlNeQ III COIQ water Butter washed in water in which the grasses have been soaking will lose it's rancidity to a large ex- tent. Ensilage butter is often desti- tute of true flavor, and it can only be favored by artificial methods or by adding some such fragrant grass to the silo which will impart it's sweet ness to the milk before it leaves tho P. Smith in American Culti. vatoy.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
Truck Farming

This industry, according to bulle- tin recently issued by the census office at Washington, has assumed surpris- ing proportions. Truck farming IS considered by the statistician as dis tinct from market gardening. The former is carried on in favored locali- ties at distance from market, water and rail transportation being neces- sary, while the latter is conducted near local markets, the grower of vege- tables using his own team for tram sporting his products direct to either the retailer or consumer. Upward of $1OO, ,OO0, 900 are investad in this in- dustry in the United States, the an- nual products reaching a value of $76, 517,155 on the farms after pay ing freights and commissions, realized upon 534, 440 acres of land. There are employed in this industry 216, 76t. men, 9,254 women, and IA, STA chil- drep, aided by 75,866 horses and mules and $8,971, ,2O6 70 worth of implements.
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
About Honey.

In producing extracted honey with old combs, do not the bees sec rets more wax than they use with profitf In other words. is not some of the wax wasteds was query profouadsd and answered recently in the AmeriA can Bee Journal. Proi. Cook replied: Il do not think 70. l believe thls waste of wax imaginary. Bees sscrqte wax when they need It. A. B. Mar son said: My bees do not secrsts wax. unless they need it. The idea that bees have to make wax, whether they want to or not, il q humbug, I bc- lieve." The editor said. sAs bess on- ly produce wax whom needsd. tho chance ior wAsts | iniinitsaimally small"
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07
Use M anure.

When all other forms of wealth manage to evade taxation, why should not the farmer add to his land as much as possible of what makes it productive, and which the assessor does not see? If he were to go into gardening business, build hot houses, and thus add to the visible material on the farm, he would undoubtedly, be taxed higher. But he can double or treble the productive value of hie land by understanding and heavy man. uring, and not add 25 per cent to it's taxable assessment. This is vastly better than putting all hisspare money in more land, leaving him less able to manure, cultivate and manage it, American Cultivator
The Forrest City times., 1891-08-07

Then IL all uawneu upon me Tor the first time. We began to play. We played for about quarter of an hour it was my turn to bet. l had nothing in my hand-nothing whatever. was about to throw it on the table in disgust, when to my horror, saw Mir, Persim- montake out his handkerchief 1 gave him look of agony; he only smiled
 One by one, asl increased the stakes, the players dropped out. had over $4Q, ,0O0 staked in front of me. and the money was not mine. It was Parthenia's fathers.
 "I'll raise you five thousand, mis- ter, said Colonel Jackpotts, in hol- low voice, as he took the very last of his bank notes from his great pocket book
 "Ten thousand dollars better" cried, with affected calmness,
 'I guess I'll write you check for ten thousand, mister. and then I'll s.s .g>,n," hlurted out the Colonel, his syes almost starting from his head.
 You'd better post the money" said Mir. Persimmon, blandly.
 "You don't object, mister, l take its" said the Colonel, to me. piteous- ly.
 "I object to everything" replied. ''The laws of poker. like those of the Medes and Persians, alter not" quoted, appealing to the we'll known American diplomatist.
 That is SO" remarked that gentle man, sententiously.
 Colonel Jackpotts saw that it was no use making & scene. He gave one vindictive look at Mir. Persimmon, and then the Colonel saw that that
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-26

confirmation OF une poets reported unhap-
piness during this married life, and show
that there is no direct praise Of a married
woman in his work, but in 'The Tanning
OF the Shrew' lie characterizes directly TO
the contrary. The sOnnets are autobio-
graphical and show that the writer had
suffered. The l29th is an example, and
shows us also that Shakespeare repented
of whatever trouble he may have had with
his wife.
He had great dislike for the affected
manners of his time and gradually freed
himself from them. Note his repeated
sharp hints at false hair and foppery, his
Overindulgence in classical illusions and
his dislike for Puritans, more because of
their ways than their doctrines. His
knowledge of music was remarkably thor
ough. AS friend he was capable OF the
most thorough devotion, and some of his
descriptions of love between men are much
more touching than any between a man
and woman.
In all respects Shakepeare's heroes have
most admirable characters. His young
men were healthy brave, we'll bred, culti-
waited, self restrained. No one supposes
that he was a teetotaler, but do not be-
standard of his day His references to re-
ligious subjects are proofs of his religious
feelings, and he makes remarks that an ir-
religious writer would have omitted. The
l46th sonnet is a deeply religious, personal
utterance of Shakespeare's
His moral convictions were sound and
healthy, and he habitually contemplated
human duty as sacred thing, and the
paramount duty of living for others was
often set forth. He never allowed evil to
be overcome with evil, but always evil
with good. OF dogmatism he was free,
and Of the true spirit of religion he was
full. He was of an eminently practical
turn of mind, and it has been shown that
he was shrewd business man. He was a
man, however, with all the frailties and
infirmities of human nature "a man who
has not read Shakespeare should have pub
lie prayers offered up for thanksgiving.
field Republican.