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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
HENRY A. DANIELS, NJ. q
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Diseases Of the Nervous System Urinary Organs
Impotence and sterilty. Hours 8 to 1, 70 &
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10

keeps NEGIIGE SHIRTS
stock greatest variety perfect fitting 500 Broad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
ESTABLISHED 1861.
HANKINSON'S
sTFAM CARPET WORKS,
Is Enst 27th ST.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
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OUTGOING STEAMERS
TO-DAY
Vessel
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
india SILKS
at % c.

THESE ARE IN VERY CHOICE DESIGNS, PRINCI.
PALLY ON BLACK GROUNDS VERY DESIRABLE.
ACTUAL VALUE 6oc.
rFr EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN FRENCH
DRESS GOODS. AT 49c. AND 69c. ACTUAL VALUE.
s1.o0 TO $3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-10
A NEW COLLAR.

rJNcAs" E. & W. SINcAs.1
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
Neddlng GlflA.

Tho wedding gifts of to-day arc marvels of tho jewellers art And how wonderful arc their uses! Think of diamond studded toothbrush! How our forefathers would stare 10 see the delight the daughters of our time manifest over the receipt of but.on- hook. tho handle of which is fashioned out of solid gold. with three rows of brilliants corusc0ting along the hook itself. What would our dear old grandmothers think if they could re- turn to earth in youth again and be- come the recipients of hairbrushes tho backs of which would have made Ben vsnuto Cellini jealous of their maker's art; of nail scissors and powd sr boxes tho cost and intrinsic value of which would have paid the annual running expenses of the old homo twice over; of laces square inch of which would have raised the mortgage upon tho manor house in which her lie was lived and which her presence glorl- fled?
 Candidly, we did not know what sho would think.
 We arc inclined to believe that she would shake her head in deprec ,tion Of such magniiicence. and cling sii the more closely to tho little silver suea- bowl that she received whom love was young and take comfort in counting over the battered. homely dozen oi spoons that filled her soul with delight in the days gone by.-Continens
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
EOuacholI SuygcAtionx.

Scalding hot water should never be poured into dishes which have held milk until it has been removed by cold water
 The best way is when hot grease has been spilled on the floor is to dash cold water over it, so as to harden it quick ly and prevent it striking into the boards
 II tablespoonful of kerosene be put into four quarts Of tepid water, and this be used in washing windows and mirrors, instead of pure water, there will remain upon the clean surface a polish no amount of mcre friction can give.
 Silk underwear should be washed through several cool waters in which soap and borax have been dissolved. All silk wear should be squeezed by the hand rather than rubbed. although especially soled spots must be rubbed with q little soap.
 Buy fine copper wire by the pound for hanging pictures. It does not cost half what a twisted wire or cord does, and looks for better. Paste light ma- nilla paper over tho back Of every picture-frame not alreany protected. as it electuatly prevents dust from reach ing the pictures.
 Steam heat is said to be the worst for piano. and in time shrinks both case and action. so that the former cracks and the latter rattles. When ono lives where that handy mode of heating n room obtains dish of water should be kept constantly upon the radiator; 1t increases humidity and in a measure prevents shrinking. Small tears in woolen goods should be darned with ravelings of the same, having first put under 6 piece of tho cloth. and afterwards pressing care fully. Breaks in black silk garments may be mended with bits of court plas- ter. and if the lace curtains become torn wet piece of lace in starch and iron it on the wrong side of the curtain. Care should be taken in the matter of sweeping to cover mp house plants, and to sponge the leaves frequently. The dust that accumulates on them shuts up their breathing pores. as it would on the human system. rendering them unhealthy. Another thing con ducive to healthy plant-growth is fre- quent stirring of the soil and hair ing is good implement for tho pur- pose.
 To clean lace fill bottle with cold water, draw stocking tightly over it, securing both ends firmly. Place the lace smoothly over the stocking and tack closely. Put the bottle in ket- tle of cold water containing few shaw ings of soap and place over the fire to boil. Rinse in several waters and then drain and dry. Whom dry remove and place smoothly in large book and press with weights. Very nice lace can be made to look like new by this process.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
AS John Hull Secs Us,

The nervous effects of tho rapidity 1 with which men and women live in the new world arc acce3tuated by influ- | enceS of climate. A certain dellcaey of feature, grace of movement. neat ness of pose, distinguish both tho men- tai and physical products of the coun- try. It's literature, like it's beauty. be- longs to nervous highly strung. keenly susceptible organizations. American artists are dexterous in management of lights and shades; they dispose sketches upon the canvas with the cleverness of French masters. American poets call up graceful images in graceful words, and invest common life with an air of refinement American thought Is apt to be superficial. Their thinkers rarely think a thing out; they arc sug- gestive rather than forcible; they play with difficulties as cats play with mice, they rarely grapple with problems and squeeze from them their life American humor is rarely of rollicking kind; it is dry. not rich; fine rather than deep; subtle, not broad, It depends upon quick perceptions of analogies or upon congregations of facts ratherthan upon a broadly comic sensibility. Americans have produced no plays which deserve the name. and in power of dramatic invention, they are de- ficient. Their voices, like their laugh ter. are seldom rich or rounded. as though they proceeded from hidden rece 5ses of boing. Their variety of tho English language is modified so as to gain time Their utterance is rapid; they drop their voices at the end Of the sentence in their hurry to reach the next their idioms are compressed: {: even their spelling is clipped, Cold. self-possessed precocious. alert. keen witted, Americans seem wanting in fervor, passion, repose and oxpansive- ness. Their versatility sphenomenal, but the gift is dangerous il it dissipates powers or squanders talents. lew writers devote themselves to letters as their sole vocation with the self-devo- tion to which alone the highest literary work Is produced. Novel writing is not undertaken by persons who have aptitude for work. IL forms an inter- Jude in the literary life of writers who arc also versitiers, critics. essayists, biographers and journalists. .-Edia- burgh Review.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
Six Poor Travellers.

The six poor travellers whom Dickens made famous years ago still partake oi the hospitality of Richard Watts. Re- gently. says correspondent. Il hap pened to be passing the queer little gray building in Rochester's main street, and was allowed by the courte- ous housekeeper to take nasty look round. The inspection was neccssar- lv hasty. as the six poor travellers had just come in and were engaged upon the hearty meal which Watts will provides for them--viz.: Il pound of meat. aad a half pint of stout. Twas shown th5 wash-house iu which cer- tain prel,miaaries to the banquet ars transacted, and the delighfuliy clean littie waitewashed chambers in which tho weary travellers rest their limbs.
 These are up in little gallery and are about 30O years old. --fa1 HaN Gasstte.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
AMERICAN owrs.
Interesting Birds if Ons 10 Acquainted
 With Their Habits.

Wtth TheSr Hobleo.
 Tho tiny saw-whet or Acadian owl stays with us in winter. though. being entirely "bird of the nighttime it is seldom seen; and the tremendouA vibrating note of the screech owl s well known in rural neighborhood. The virtues of the entire owl tribe com- oine in this gentle. mild-mannered bird, and he does not deserve his inap- propriate, rcpelling title, say writer in Frank Leslie's Monthly. With spring in his heart, his ambition leads him to attempts a song. resulting in Q succession of soft subdued notes that may be OK ccedingly pleasing. He may even take up his residence in un- used buildings. or small houses placed for his accommodation, and, if dis turbed, flies about in bewiidered man. par, confused by the sunlight. His work begins when tho night comes down. and through him woe overtakes many mouse walking out under the cover of darkness. In the little hollow where his housekeeping begins-for you know he is scarcely larger than a robin-the four to six spherical eggs lie upon the leaves and feathers pro- vided to receive them. and it is to bo regretted that the blinking owlets arc not regarded in friendlier light
 The long cared owl is resident, hiding closely in the forests, or, in company with the short cared. in the thick marshes.
 The barred owl was once abund- and, but their immense size revealing them to the sportsman. year by year they gradually become rarer.
 After mild winters day, as ''the evening shadows lengthen, an unusual sound comes from the leaness elns be- side the frozen river a hollow, wicrd, unearthly cry, proceeding only from the great snowy owl of the Arctics, whose large size and snowy color are well defined by the blackness of the baro hills beyond. A guest of rare distinction, my admiration is tinged with awe as l watch this ghostly sen tinel and wonder over those rcrons of cheerless solitude far to the north. where it makes it's home. The shadows gorw longer and longer, the twilight comes, the evening hasten5, and still the vision fingers. When the risen moon reveals at midnight the appari- tion. white as the icebergs Of it's native land. and the terrific voice increases a thousand fold the loneliness of the night, l draw my certains and by my cheerful fire forget the desolation.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
amount q di6srenes h ths psoAt tAaA is derived from the best end the

is derived from tho best end the poorest.
 Excercise is an important item in maintaining health with all breeding animals, but care should be taken not to overdo.
 The best pork. as well as tho cheap est, Is that made from hogs that arc less than year old.
 Scrub stock and grain raising don't pay. and the best profit is only realized with good stock.
 Early matured stock are put in the market at better profit than those maturing slowly.
 Where land is cheap and good pas- turing readily secured, soiling does not pay to any extent
 Exposure is m ost provocative of gar get or caked udder in milch cows, and should always be avoided,
 Give sheep mixed feed. Oats is one of tho best feeds, but q variety is necessary to secure the best results.
 It is far better to allow barn-yard manure to rot on the land than in a heap inthe barn lot, especially if 1t is unprotected.
 Every day that stock Is fed adds to the expense, and good care should be taken to see that in doing this profit can also be realized.
 One advantage in having the soil rich Is that the plants much better able to withstand drouth. than if growing In a thin. rundown soil.
 Bone meal and potash in some form mako good fertilizer for all kinds of fruits and in many cases can be ap- piled to potatoes with benefit. The French tariff on meats proposed in retaliation for our protective duties amount to from 20 to POO francs Ca franc is 20 cents) for PA lbs. Ca kilo- gram) of beef; on mutton 2S to 32 francs; and on pork from 10 to 12 francs.
 Forest leaves are the best litter for COWS or horses. If they cannot be procured. hard wood sawdust is the next best. Pine sawdlst used as lit ter is not to be recommended. The odor will be sure to affect tho butter injuriously.
 It should be remembered that with many garden crops it is difficult, if not impossible, to make the soil too rich, and where thero is not a sufficient sup ply of well rotted barn yard manure, commercial fertilizers can be used to good advantage.
 The results stock breeders and feeders arc able to secure. do not always depend so much upon the breed as the feed and management One may have the best breeds in the world and yet fail to realize a fair profit, for the want of proper management.
 The hotter the siEo. so that it does not get over 40 or 150 degrees. tho better Is the silege. Silage thus heat cd contains no germs of mold or de- cay, and if tho walls arc air tight none of these can ever get in, so that tho silage will keep in perfect condition for use.
 It has becn shown for every reduc- tion of one degree in temperature ? per cent more food is required for the support of an animal to make up for the loss of heat through the increased cold. It is just the same as with a stove; when the cold increases moro fuel must be put in.
 By increasing the fertility of the soil comes the ability to feed and fatten moro stock. and with more stock, if good management is given, an in- creased supply of manure can be se- cured. The more feed the more stock. and the more stock the more manure, and usually the better the profits.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
Farm and stock Notes.

Sticking to it is one of essentials tho of profitable stock breeding.
 Feeding musty hay, straw or oats to horses is prolific cause of heaves.
 Keeping clean with good bedding ard careful grooming, pays the horses.
 When coarse or rough fodder is used or fed always feed something better with it.
 The farmer that reads and thinks can learn much from the experience of others.
 Better pay little more and get an implement we'll adapted to the kind of work required.
 There Is not large amount of diff ference in the cost of keeping and feeding COW. but there is very largo
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03

Tho Germans seem to be leading the world in making discoveries in medicine. SomuA is the name of q new hypnotic recently discovered by a Berlin physician. lts effects are less depressing than thosc of ChloraL
 The San Diego (Cal) Sun tells of a uaonster black bass taken with hook and line recently ncar that port. It weighed 9t8 pounds, and the catcher vas forty two minutes in getting the fish alongside steamer.
 Tho royal standard of Persia. 1t is said, Q an apron. Stout old Gao, the Persian, 6aaclsmith, raised revolt that proved snccessful, and bis leathern aproa covered with jewols is still borne as the van of Persian armies.
 III fares tho miracle when 1t comes in contact with science. The ss,nanna" which toll frcm the sky in Asia Minor last August and was baked into bread. has recently eesO exarnined by men of science, and is ndsattled = lchen.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
Genial Repnrtee.

Thinking of buying some dia- moudsP" asked the jewellers clerk of Mir. Hungry Higgins. who was looking idly at the window.
 Wouldn't mind obligln' ye." TO- piled the traveller, ''but l hain't got my market basket wid mo. How much are they quart this morningp"-Chi. cago Tribune
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
Churrin-.

Churning should bo done with some form of churn without dash or pad dies, as this gives butter better grain than these churns with a dash. The ehuruing should stop whom tho butter is in the granular stage. or before 1t gathers as we can it. Tho reason for this Is that in this stage every particle of the butter-milk can be easily remov- ed and the grain of tho butter better preserved. Tho but;er-milk is now drawn of and tho butter covered with brine and allowed to stand half hour or so to dirsslve any cheasy matter in it and to take out tho butter milk. One or two washings of water may be necessary 10 free it entirely from the butter-mill1. and 1t is then ready for the salt which may be thrown into the churn, and by slowly revolving it the salt will be thoroughly mixel and tho butter gathered into a lump which is ready for market by being simply shaped as you wish it. The grain of butter is often spoiled by working with paddle with scraping motion. but when tho butter-miik is removed by washing with primo while in the gran ular stage when the primo can touch every particle the size of grain of wheat. there Is no need of working with paddle Butter made accord ing to these directions and put up in neat packages to suit customers. ean- not fail to please, for it is and must be first-class and tho reason why ia, that it has been managed so as to preserve its good qualities,
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
CroWdlng HOPses.

Very frequently lazy horss will learn tho trick of crowding. Perfect blowing when one of the horses crowds is out of tho question, and his wAbbling is doubly annoying to tho plowman.
 The best remedy that have found Is to take block of some tough wood.
 two inches thick and about eight inches square; in the centre of it bore an inch augcr hole. In the hole drive a pin of some hard wood so that it protrudes about three inches from the block. and sharpen the protruding end. Suspend this by strings from the back band of the horse that does not crowd so that the block rests against his side; when the lazy horse crowds over the pointed pin will tickle his side in way that will soon break him of his lazy habit
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
A Good Woman.

There Is q woman who has been married ffty-eight years, and who has never missed kindling the kitchen fire. Her husband is probably the oldest fre-escspe on rocord. Boston Budget.
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-28
Sealed Proposals.

OrFlCF BOARD 90 PIHiIr WORKS.
GRAND HkfiDS, Mich. March 3 ISL.
Sealed pro pasa's viii be received 40 the once
OF tue Board until Saturday. Apr !. lssi. AZ
Z:S y. m. Tor furnishing s0s tons 81 one II
1 following Kinds IL coal Mon aaa tos
ANT Coke Co. 5 coal EairHOnt IVES, Va j. a.
d. n Ioke Co.'s coal u Cieneuts, West Ns-s
Hutchinson Coal aad Coke CO. Goa. iron,
RCe-hwood mines West Va; PltisbCrg ard
Chicago Gas Coal Co. 5 coal mine No. p Ma
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Ca.'s GA Oak
IA IA mine. or lnlsurSne mine. or j r t.li Block
Coal Co. GOA. lower Neia straight block 4 o "a
the OsrisherGic mine.
The above coAl except the Brazil Block.
must be scrt egtd over n tw0-inch screcn, coal
sh pped dursng The months = becemher, j anu
AIRY. February aad March. 10 shipped Ia box
ears. Contractor f. - commence delivering
the sb We coas r before tbc 18th OF hrfh.
aud continue uati tie same Il all deii'el e 1;
hut az no me- dtr ~ the nilng OF the above
contract saali there b less thaa aol tols nor
d ore thsn 20 tons 81 coal stored u tnc coal
shed. The csDsrity of the sbed = 1000 tons
Bids Will h. received for the coal o. h. ears
in this city. aad also Tor the coal delivered la
the coal s;igd at TIE pumping works lftle
coal /, delivered Ia the coal sued. then Il
shah We subject g weights on the Roarc OF
Public Works scales. and 10 be piito IN the
shed unCer The direction al the ensiue,r IN
charge. ssnracior sto do al trim MINK back
and fnrH.sh all help 10 store tue coal.
The mining COMPANY shipping n coal must
furnish the Board of Pubic NorKs with the
Car numbers date 81 shipm enis and tame OF
the mine sh. pped from. On All coal fur shed.
The Board reserves the risht 10 reject any
or all bids.
Each bidder shall deposit with his proposal
a certified check ia the sum - 500. payable TO
the order OF James y. Davis. President, 10 De
forfeited 10 the city OF 6raad Rapids IN ease
he shall fail to enter into contr.e,. in tccord-
ance with his proposal should his sid pro-
posal be accepted ~ the Board OF Public
Works.
All proposals must be made upon blanks
that will be furnished upon application al ID E
once OF the Board.
By order OF the Board
JAMES y. DAVIS. President
ATTEST
FnKo A.1wAxrxr. Clerk. mar y
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-28
LOCAL 31AEhEIs.

GsATS-W heat. white, s5ei red. &c; corn. 70;
cats. 5zcs rye, soc barley. sioos 80 = hundred.
FLouk AID fExD-Lily White. s2.60, Patent
80 hundred; corn meal. 80 = tom &c "a
500
NsArs-PoFk. sesf9ac; beef Se1611; veal GA
one; mutton gsc Lamb. 7ssc chickens. - -
lac turkeys. lZsze. ducks. iotg lzes geese. lUe5
lie.
PaODUcx-BCtter, dairy. z9Slcs creamery.
DC rg-s. Ics potatoes. $40 DO . bai apples.
tl.lo'4 si-oO = bus bsets. 50sy50e 2 bus oni0as.
tl-i1s4l-z Y bus beans. hand picked. sl-I39Z.tO
bu; honey. itglIes maple sugar. l05l239c;
maple syrup. sseGsl.0o = gal.
HfDEs AND 1ALLow - Green. id5c; part
cured. 41@9-oc; cured hides &C; calf skins.
green. 09bc; calf skins. cured. Seg1e: tallow. )
@sci pelts. oesssl-50; dekin skins. i5.s25c-
wOoD-l6inch. dry sl75g22 - = cord; 2foot.
S-5UG215 2 cord AZ OF 81 0oeg475 q cord.
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-28
$1,000 CASH

A Nd a s0-acre Farm 20 exchange Tor good
- house and lot IN south or east portion OF
city.
POUR tenement brick block. LOT 30 feet front.
on North OTTAWA IL exchange for good
improved farm or Detroit city property.
BUSINESS BLOCK. slNlOO feet. on s7l Hall ST.
~ for sale At 4 bargain.
PRICK BLOCK. 10 feet front by 100 feet deep.
~ on shawmut-aye.. 10 exchange Tor farm
or timbered land.
FOR sALE-0r Exchauge-A double tene-
ment house o. Nj. NeraOn-St-
A TENEMENT bargain; double house on
"a Winter 81; will Sell or trade.
HOUSE and lot on Mt. Vesnon-st., TO trade
IL Tor land near city.
= HOUSES aud lots on Coitave. 10 trade for a
- gilt-edge farm within 10 TO Il miles OF city.
On ACRES improved land. 20 miles southeast
CO OF c ty; A No. buildings. banked barn 4
acres orchard. all kinds smai! fruit; well
fenced. under good cultivation. 10 exchange
Tor CITY property. or 80 or 80 acres near city.
HOTEL In Big Rapids. all furnished, 10 ex-
II change tor property IN city or farm.
90 ACRE farm miles southwest of Reed
" City. nearly all improyed; good feLces.
etc.; free of all incGmoraace; To exchange for
city property
TEN ROOM house and lot. f3 Lagrave-st.; has
Il good cellar. heated by furnace. lighted by
gas. and has splendid barn; lot 50xlz5. with
alley in rear.
90 ACRES of land. y mile north and miles
W east of city, TO exchange for city prop
erty.
% ACRES. mile north OF city limits. on
~ Alpine-gravel road-for sale; a deSira-
BILE tract for plating.
On ACRES. IL miles south OF Halls ST., for
III sale or trade Tor city property.
VACANT LOTS in the city and suburbs for
sale.
HOUSE AND LOT on South Laiayette-st. for
~ sale or trade.
10 ACRES gardening land. miles south o.
~ city. 10 exchange Tor city property.
MONEY 10 loan on real estate and chatteis.
G.. S. FOUTS &, Room ay o EsppIs bIk