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The Press., 1891-05-14

T. w. CHANDLER, Insurance and O Real Estate Agency, Stafford Springs Of- flee at residence on WeStfOrd Avenue.
The Press., 1891-05-14

~ HI. HOBBY, Piano Tuner and Os Dealer in Pianos and Organs, Mansfield,
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Hypnotism Not Reliable.

Hvpnotism seems to be generally regarded by English medical men as neurotic epidemic. Its possible value as an aid in the cure of drunk ards has done as much as anything else to attract favorable Il ttention to it; but Dr. Norman Kerr, whose experience in the treatment of ln- ebriates Is extensive, has given his testimony against 1t. Since he dis. cussed the subject some time ago be- fore the British Medical Association, in a paper entitled should Hypno- tism Have n Recognized Place in Or dinary Therapeuties?" he has been confirmed in his distrust of the al legged hypnotic cure. In republish- ing his paper he says his own experi- ence, with that of his professional colleagues, who, like himself would have been glad to find in hypnotism a safe and reliable remedy, has shown him that hypnosis is not re- liable, and is, especially from it's pos sible after consequences. unsafe. He says he keeps his mind open for eur- ther evidence, but in the meantime he regards the alleged advantages ot hypnotism as far outweighed by it's disadvantages and dangers.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Peculiar Manitoba Indians,

In Manitoba and the western part of British America, where l 'ent some time this summer. l came in contact with very peculiar ace of Indians. They belong to no pnrticu. artribe, and in fact to no particular race, having Indian. Scotch and French blood in their veins. They are the descendants of the old Scotch agents of the Hudson Bay company and their Indian wives. with dash of French blood from the Canadian woodsmen Their hair is frequently of n light brown and wavy. They speak bad French, and all have the broad Scotch burr. They hold them selves aloof from the fult-blooded Indians and the French half-bioods and are the best carriers to be found, for no other Indians can compare with them as runners. Sixty miles n day is no uncommon journey for them. Bv constant intermarriage they have preserved and strengthened their pecuiarities. and consider them selvesa seperate tribe. They number about 5000, Winnipeg Interview.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
A Plucky Texas Girl.

Lena, the 10-year- old daughter of F. G. Perenich. n farmer, was brought hurriedly here for treatment for a rattle-snake bite. While walking near the l.ouse the reptile buried it's iangs in hegirl's leg. She seized club killed il and then sucked the wound until medical ail could be had. Her recovery will be due in most part to her own bravery and thoughtfulness. Corpus Christi Special.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Lost SpeCinn ems,

The man who said jestingly tn a the chief use of going to school and college was to get stories to tell for the rest of ones life was not without n certain foundation for his words. since no anecdotes are more con stantly repeated than those which belong to this part of life.
 Graduates who left the Boston Latin school hali a dozen years ago for instance, are always pleased to tell what happened to Il preceptor- there who had awakened much in terest in his natural history among his pupils by the Use olthe micro scope. He was in the habit of bring ing specimens to school, and ono morning an assistant found him wroveling about the floor, an empty box in hand and an expression oi the deepest, cousternation on his face.
 "Oh. I've done the most dreadful thingl" he exclaimed. Eve dropped my box and spilled all my speci, mems.
 Cant you pick them up?' asked the other.
 "Oh. no, replied the naturalist, with Il groan; T haven't made out to catch u single one.
 What were they?" asked the as- sistant, obligingly stooping down to assist in the search.
 Forty live feas," was the start ling answer.
 The assistant sprang up like q flash.
 Don't yon think" he said laugh ing, "that the pupils may be trusted to pick up the whole forty, if you give them time enough?"-Iouth' $ Companion.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Knew His BusiuesS

''Why do you put 80 much stuff in your paper about newspaper work, journalism. and all thats It may interest newspaper men, but 1 doubt II the majority of your readers care for it." complained the kicking sub scriber. "Perhaps you are not aware. slr," returned the editor of the Punk ville Journal ''that my exch ange list amounts to 60 per cent of my oir- oulatinnN
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Bringing Fathers Dinner.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun. It was in the Cincinnati. Hamilton X Dayton depot in Cincinnati one day when one of the men employed to oil the cars as they came in, acci- dentally fell under the wheels ot a moving coach and had his right leg and hip crushed in horrible manner He was picked mp and laid on some coats spread on the platform, and n doctor was soon on hand. He must have suffered intensely, but after the doctor had examined him he coolly asked
 Doctor, how bad is it?"
 "Nerv bad, indeed"
 "Will live?"
 Not more than 10 minutes; you are bleeding to deuth." What time is 1t, Jim?' asked the man Of a fellow employe.
 Eleven fl ty-hve. was the answer.
 "The children will bring my dinner ntsharp l2. Some o,you go and stop them. They mustn't see me die. Poor motherless children-orphans nowl"
 l went to the door, with others, and we were just in time to send a boy of < and girl of from coming in. Each had hold oi the handle of basket containing fathers dinner and they were smiling in anticipation of the greeting they would receive. We sent them away with false story about his having gone home, and the eyes ot both were filled with tears of disappointment. The echo of their footsteps could still be heard on the pavement when the father breathed his Iast.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
Too Many Dogs.

"Ss-say," said the passenger with impeachment, making frantic clutch the evasive elbow ot the brakeman. ut and pursuing him down the aisle ''s-s-say, l wa-wa-want to get off al 'Pup-pup-pup pup-pup-
 "PeppeIell" shouted the brake man, opening the door. "Pepperell'
 Mono, not Pup-pup- pup pup-pup pup-perell, but Pup-pup-pup-p pup pur Point of Pup-pup-pup-pup- Pines"
 Then said the brakeman. "you'i have to take al them pups into t'.' .oaggage-car and get off at Hollia You're on the wrong train"
 But the pup pup-pup passe1gr was SO mad he went on to Gnash way, six miles further.-Bob Btu dette.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
A vECETABLE CATERptLLAR. The Wonderfal Plant Found in Tasmania and
 Now Zealand.

One of the qgeerest things of Tas- mania New Zealand, and other parts Of Australasia is the bulrush. or vege- table caterpillar. This wonderful plant is fungus. sphaeria. which grows seven or eight inches above the ground, generally in single stem. round, and thickly covered with brown seed for some five or six inches. ending in curved. worm-iike point It is usually found growing at the roots of particular tree. tho rata" of the natives When this plant is pulled up it's single root Is found to be the exact counterpart oi large caterpillar, say one, three, or four inches long; but although 1t preserves every detail of such grubs, dissection proves it to be solid wood. Intelligent persons Of the countries named above say that this curiosity ia formed in the following manner; A large species of moth feeds on the ''rata" tree; the grub of this moth burrows in the ground; the seed of the spaeria gets lodged between tho scales on the grub's neck, strikes root, and com mpletely turns the interior of the creature into woody substance. h every case the shell of the grub is left intact no small rootlets puncturing 1t at any point Scientists say that the above explanation is all ''bosh. |" and that the plant develops the form of caterpillar because it is it's nature to do so. If this be true, why should we laugh ut the stories of the Mandrake Man and tho Seythian Lamb. speci- mems of which are preserved in the Surgeons museum, London.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
His Head Was Level.

The negro may have made . better slave than the Indian. shown less oi the retroactive spirit of liberty and such sentiment; but he certainly must be accredited supremely wise in tho respect tn | he preferred life, with servility, to liberty. with annihilAtton- Tho Irsemaa
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-30
A BORN ECONOMIST.

Our little Bess has been brought up In . menage that's modest. And yet she does indulge in tiighis Of ancy just the oldest. Mamma of course. has taught tho tot Ideas economic:
 But Bess applies them in way That's oitimes truly comic. One summers eve when Venus shons While still the daylight dallicc. queen altho' the suns fierce kiss Had let her slightly pallid. We saw thnt. tho the rest all gnred Alo;t in admiration. Bess' dainty iittle entures wore A look of deprecation. X renny for your thoughts" said l. Then gravely spoke our girly: T fink they re 'xtwavagnnt in heaven To light a lamp SO eariy."
 Exchange
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02
AN INNOCENT MAN HANGED.
The Fair Name of Chester Wood Cleared
After Fifty Years.

The Fair Name of Chester Wood Cleared
After Fifty Years.
The Grand Raven (Mich.) correspondent
of the st. Louis Globe-Democrat states that
in 1899 hunter and trapper, known as ST
Handsome Smugglers, suddenly disappeared
from this vicinity. His rifle was found in
the woods and near 1t his hunting knife,
covered with blood. Gossip began to as
sociate young lOg-chopper named Chester
Wood. with the supposed murder. Even
on the theory of murder there was
Wood, but idle and malicious talk in
the lumber camps set the rough lumbermen
nearly wild, and some one had to be killed.
They hanged Chester Wood, in spite of his
solemn protests, to tree, Which is still
standing in the township of Robinson. His
body was buried on top of hill near the
tree, and eighteen years ago the bones were
turned over by gang OF laborers while grad
ing for railroad. Woods sweetheart be-
came insane and soon died. His aged father
is supposed to have starved to death. These
incidents have something more than memory
and tradition to attest to their accuracy.
On Saturday last a man over 80 years old,
accompanied by his son, passed through
Grand Haven on his way TO visit another son
in the far West. Before taking the steamer,
he stated to citizen there that about
fifty years ago he was a hunter near
Handsome Smugglers." The citizen
knew something of the Chester Wood
hanging and told the story to the aged man,
who shed tears at the recital. He was
reared on farm within few miles OF Bos-
ton. quarrel with his brother drove him
West, and he supported himself by hunting
and trapping in this county. He never gave
his real name here and Stunned society.
One day he went to Grand Rapids to sell
furs and received letter saying that his
brother was dead. Without returning to
his shanty or leaving any word lie started
for the East, and has ever since lived on
the farm of his boyhood. He never learned
what became of his shanty in the woods,
and he cannot explain how his rifle and
knife found their way into the woods,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02
CHRIST THE TRUE: VINE.
The Lesson Read at Mrs. .Cooper's Bib.
-. Glass YESTERDAY.

4 ne lesson head at Mrs. CoOper's Bible
- Class Yesterday.
a very large number Of ladies and gentle
men took part in the discussion of the les
son on " Christ the True Vine " in Mrs.
. COperS Bible class yesterday In opening
the lesson the teacher said: The regnant
thought Of this lesson is fruit-bearing. We
are to draw our highest life through Christ
from God, as the branches draw their sap
through tie stem from the earth. " No man
cometh unto the Eather but by me-" The
life that courses: through the vine courses
through the branches The enc test of a
vital union is frnit-bearing. There is one
ness Of fruit. do we bear the fruits of the
Sp!rlt2 II We do not there is something
wrong. we are not in vital uni6n with the
yIne.. Christ can 10 for us what the vine
does for the branch He can make, us like
himself. We grow ana are fruitful in good
works just in proportion as the life of the
ylne IS imported Into US. Christ says:
=" Without me We can do nothing"
eel - re there not many who. make no pro-
=. fes$iap Of religion vsho live lives of self
sacIl1ee and devotion to humanity 2" was
ASKED by member of the class. Mrs.
Cooper replied that whoever bears good
frAlt unto Gcd Is branch of the true
ylne, whether he knows it or not. This
NY as exactly What Jesus taught In his de-
SefSptlqn OF the last Judgment, when the
King said, -N.Cqme, ye biessed!" and they
asked; "Whehsaw We thee a-hungered and
fed@tkee, etc. 2s = And Jesus answered, In
as much as We have done it unto one of the
least OF these. ye have done ii unte me-"
! e shall know them by their fruits. There
+ Is 10 other test The fruit-bea!ers are the
true branches, and they abide in the vine
:: a very interesting discussion then fol-
lowed, in regard to the duty Of all Christian
:uiscfRlss TO. be helpers of others. do the
weak: and feeble find help and strength in.
:. usS 0r are we too weak and feeble our
selves to lie OF any Service to others? If so.
we need closer union with the true vine. Ii
is a prime principle Of Christian life that
they no are strong ought to bear the bur:
dens Of the weak" Enclosing Mrs. Cooper
said: If we sthdy the metaphor closely
we shall not fail 10 see the close and vital
unity that must exist between thevine and
all its branches, So all true Christian work,
all churches, missions. interests aud influ--
enees. that make for righteousness should
be essentially one in spirit, ard combine to-
make! perfect whole, thus glorifying: the.
wine and making IL Respondent With. BIOS
soIns and fruit: Let us remember Christ's
w OTCls . That We a II NAV ha anp , -;
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02

forms have been worn on parade. Thatll
kill every MOTH" was the answer The
Corporal passed.
.RegImentalorders of the Third sInfantry
discharged. on the ground of removal
the nve sergeants, eight corporals
ana thlIty-seven priva'es which com-
prlsed the Oakland company Of the
battalion. Other discharges were
mns,cc ian and private OF y, six enlisted
men of L AID eight from f. four only for
expiration of seervice and one on two third
vote of his compauy%tGtal pumber of dis
charges, siXty-siX.
QuartermaSter Sergeant Harry +,
RetherS has been appointed Sergeant Major
and Thomas 0'Connell of Company d,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the Third ID
fantry Regiment.
The election in the First Troop Cavalry
resulted in the choice of Senior First Lieu
tenant Brlnsen. Junior Fist Linneker.
Second Stone.
Sergeant J. E. NJ. Taylor of F of the
Fifth Infantry has been reduced to the
ranks for neglect of duty.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02
PON'S DEAD DOUBLE.
A Man Supposed to Be the Tn.
known Is Still Alive.

The identity of the man who was found
dead in front of the Lily Saloon, Golden
Gate Park, and who was buried as Pons,
the waiter, is still shrouded in mystery.
A report from Oakland to the effect that
the unknown was Edward Crane, a veteran
of the war, and recently teamster in the
Government service at Fort Point, turns out
to be an error.
a CALL reporter visited the fort yester-
day afternoon and interviewed Captain c.
L. Thomas, SUPERINTENDENT Of Construction
of the United States Engineering Depart
ment. The Captain stated that Crane had
worked under his direction for the past
three months and that he was very much
alive on Saturday afternoon when the team
Sters returned with load from the Rich
mond Iron Works.
1t was learned from his fellow-w orkmen
that Crane had gone downtown yesterday
about noon. The men laughed AT the ru-
NOR OF his death and burial, and seemed
greatly amused at the case of mistaken
identity,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02

father, who won against host of rival ad-
mirers one of the fairest and sweetest of
American women for his BRIDE The old
adage, Like father like son." in this ill.,
stance must be changed TO like grandfather
like grandson, for both wooed and won
thea young brides with like ardor and with
like success against seas of opposing diff
culties.
" Is it too presumptuous in ne to aspire
to the hand of your niece, Harriet Livings-
ton?' young Robert Fulton one day asked
her uncle. Chancellor Robert |. Livingston.
-" BY no means" replied the distinguished
Chancellor. Her father may object be-
cause you are an humble and poor inventor.
and the family may object, but if Harriet
doesn't object and she seems to have
world of good sense, 60 ahead and my best
wishes and blessings go with you"
And Robert Fulton followed the sensible
Chancelor's advice. The object of his pas
sion, Miss Harriet Livingston, was the
youngest of tie three charming and ac-
cnmpliShed daughters OF Walter Livingston.
All three were endowed not alone with rare
beauty and the winning graces of charming
manners, but were sprlghtly, vivacious and
exceptionally bright The monopoly of
brains was not by any means given to the
male members of this memorably historic
family. At that time the Livingstons, in
position, wealth and influence. stood among
the foremost OF the prominent families in
the newborn republic. Walter Livingston
was made the first custodian of the United
States Treasury. 1t is true there were not
as MANY millions in the Government vaults
then as now even after its billion depletion
by the last Congress, but. all the same, it.
was among the highest Offices of trust In tho
Government.
= But young Robert Fulton, If he had not
the advantages of. wealth and social posi-
ton enjoyed by his numerous rivals, was
probably a long ways ahead of them, not
alone in his superb physique-for in any
biography lie is pictured as an exceptionally
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02

lating. Each patch of woods looks like its
neighbor. The trees are mainly beech and
maple.
The patches of woods" on every farm
add much to the beauty of the country
Every wayside and corner of the angling
rail fences is crowded with wild flowers
purple asters, daisies, which are our mar
guerItes, glowing golden rod or graceful
woodtinc. The grass is always green and
tho first frosts of winter have touched each
leaf with colors gay" and as they fall
they weave bright patterns on the grass be.
low.
The public school system is excellent;
teachers receive from $500 to $500 year.
The county or town apportionment is di-
vlded the same as in California. Each
school receives from the State 500 for each
teacher employed. AS long ago as 1886, or
IN Jackson's time, the public debt having
been paid, the surplus was divided among
the States. New York receiving as her share
over S1,500,000, the income from which is
now so great that the county tax for schools
IS extremely low. Each year a fraction of
the State taxes, less than mill, is added to
this reserve fund, until the total sum is now
over Si.OC0,oo0 and the income each year
about 100000. MRS. L. E. THANE.
Riff MT Ok
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representative of the Herald which long
since in my travels abroad | discovered to
be tie greatest newspaper in the world. L
expect to spend my winter in Washington,
and after that will possibly make New York
my permanent home"
Mr.. Blight told much that was new and
Interesting about his grandfather, and
showed me many interesting mementoS of
him which he said lie always carried with
him, AS too sacred to trust to the keeping Of
any one else. There is one, for in stance,
memento of his grandmother on his moth
er's side, which he said he holds in special
estimatiOn-a letter of George Washington
TO her and other ladies inviting them to dine
with him at his headquarters at West Point.
The letter bears date 1873 This is an ex-
tract:
ment, aud will submit 10 partske OF It on plates
OF lin. shall be happy 10 see them.
" Did the ladies accept the invitation?' !
asked.
They certainly did," replied Mr.. Blight.
Coming down to the time when Robert
Fulton was making some preliminary eX-
periments with a small side-wheel boat Oh
Collect Pond, where the Tombs now is, he
father describing his first trip up the Hud-
son ON his little steamer, the ,Ciermont,
named after the country-seat of the Living
st0ns. Here is portion of the letter:
left New York on Monday at ! O'Clock and
arrived al "CermOnt' the seatsof Chancellor
Livingston, at l o'clock on Tuesday. Time, "a
hours; distance, 10 miles. On Wednesday 1
departed from the Chancellor's az 9 in the morn
Ing and arrived al Albany at In tile afternoon.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02

other gift except wealth that gives nobility
to soul and Misunderstanding in that
great mansion. OF one of the prondest and
richest families in this country. and claim
ing for his bride one of its farest daugh-
ters. 1t may be mentioned here as we'll as
anywhere that within short time there &C.
Cured two other weddings here, those of
the two remaining daughters-one to Robert
Cutting of the distinguished Cutting family
of this city and the other to the famous MIR.
Stevens of Castle Point near Hoboken,
n. j. II Robert Fulton had failed in his
suit there is. no knowing what princely
-Iatrician his wife might-ha welded.
There is not so much romance connected
with the wooing and wedding of Robert
Fulton. Blight. As already stated, he met
his young bride last summer at Atlantic
City. She was twenty, lie was fifty. At
the parental mansion there was sone objec-
tionto the marriage on account of the dis
parity in ttreir ages. But blood viii tell.
For fifty years-weli. perhaps. it is better to
say for two and "A half decades-he had
withstood the allurng Establishments If the
sex. or fine figure, highly cultivated aud
altogether an unusually handsome man,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-02
A MANIAC COUNTERFEITER.
Pen and Ink Sketches That Are Calcu
lated to Deceivc

Pen and Ink Sketches That Are Calcu-
lated to Deceive.
Samuel Farley and Charles Cooper, en-
ployed as attendants at the Central Indiana
Insane Asylum, have been arrested for pass.
ing counterfeit ten-dollar national bank
bill on A. j. Smith, a strce,-car conductor
The arrest developed singular fact. The
bill was made by Franklin Bradley, for
many years a patient under treatment at
the insane asylum. He imagines he is a
daring and skillful counterfeiter, and years
ago lie burned off the little finger of his
right hand, thinking that by SO doing: it
added to bis skill as an engraver. He takes
and gives an old and soft appearance by
process OF his own.
The execution Of the bill is all done by q
pen with common red and black ink. The
back of the bill is ain exact fac-simile and
calculated to deceive. The front has an ex-
cellent portrait Of Washington, but the pic
ture representing the. landing of Columbus
Is replaced with fantastic fancies, one of
which represents a. passenger-train in mo-
ton. Some years ago Bradley made fifty
dollar bill. which was seized by the Secret
Service and Is on deposit at Washington.
The asylum authorities have permitted
him 10 exercise his peculiar talent to divert
his mind, without thought that his work
was calculated to deceive.
After his arrest Farley claimed that he
bought the bill of a fellow attendant for Go
cents and sold 1t to the conductor as curl
osity for 81. The conductor, however, sets
up that he gave change for its full value
indianapolis Special to Cincinnati En-
Quirer.