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The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
His Trained Tarantuia.

A half-breed boy of Mexican and Indian blood recently attracted much attention at Winslow. A. F.. by the performances of an educated tarantula he owns. says the Philadelphia Times. He carries the big formidable-looking insect iu large wooden box sluug about his neck. which. when exhibiting his pet. he places on the ground ss a sort of stage. At the command of it's master the tarautula mounted a small ladder. rang bell and performed on miniature trapeze. Then, to the humping of tam mbourine in the hands of the boy, it proceeded to reyolve slowly about, as if waltzing, and when 1t had finished sSluted the crowd by lifting one leg three times.
 After its performance was over it crawed 10 it's masters shoulder. where il sat. occasionally running around his neck or down into his bosom. The boy says he tanned the spider when it was young. first by feeding it every day until it grew accustomed 10 him. then gradually taught il the tricks it knows He declares that it is much more intelligent than any dog and very tractable, though uncompromis- ing in it's enmity to any one but him. self It is as large as silver dollar when curled up, though it's legs are two or three inches lorg.
 The body is an ugly dull brown. covered with short. coarse black hair. which also covers the limbs. but k very sparse and bristly. The eyes are small and eylaa,n lika .Iiamond pn;ntc while the mouth is furnished with slender, overlapping fangs. The power of spring in these creatures is said to be something incredible. leap of ten feet being no tremendous exertion. Tae boy who owns tEc only one which has ever made friends with any other living creature Is from the Mogollan mountains.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
Nlcs Old Recipes.

A fluid to clear a tanned skin; Take unripe grapes. soak them in water. sprinkle them with alum and salt ther wrap them in paper and roast them ir hot ashes; squeeze out the juice and wash the face with 1t every morning 1t will soon remove the tan Iou see. from this rerjuice, salt and alum, steeped hot together, you get an acid that would take out indellible ink and that will certainly whiten the skin. Only you must use cerate after IL tc soften the cuticle
 X cosmetic water Of great use to pre- vent pits after the smallpox: Dissolve an ounce and a half salt in a pint O mint water; boil them together anc skim the liquor. This is very useful wash for the face after the smallpox ir order to clear away the scabs, allay the itching and remove the redaess
 X beautifying wash: Take equal par,s of white tansy and rhubarb water, and to every half pint add two dracnms oI sal ammoniac. This fluid Is applied with a feather or hair pencil three or four times day to pimples oI letters or any part ot the body.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
Frepariny saltei Almond.

Saltcd almonds are now favorite dish at receptions teas, luncheons ant even dinners and their popularity il increasing all the time. They are ex. pensive when bought at the con ec. tioners', but here is simple recipe fo. preparing them at home; First carefully crack the nuts so that the kernels can be extracted whole, then blanch the almonds by placing them in scalding water which causes the brown covering of the nut to loosen, when it can readily be removed. Have ready a pan Of fine salt and when the nuts are all blanched place the warm, wet kernels into the salt. Then Sc, the pan away until next morning ir order to give them time for the salt te soak q little in the almonds.
 Next day remove the kernels from the salt and place them in u cleau pan. The salt which still clings to them will drop off do not try to remove it. Place the pan of nuts in the oven tc brown, and stand by them. as they require constant attention. Stir often and bake quickly to light brown. When done pour them into cold par and allow them to cool.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
Gowns for Girls in Busi ne ss .

A busy girl, one who is out in the work-a-day world, writing and writing to keep the accounts of great firm straight. wrote and asked me what l should advise for business dress. First of all. should say let it be quiet, let it be well-titting. and let it be the kind that will attract attention only by its absolute neatness. l know tue temptation is very great to put the money in q pretty plaid frock trimmed with velvet, perhaps in silk, and to wear it for a little while for cery best. and then to take it for the office. This Is the last thing in the world you ought to do.
 We can learn some lessons from men, and did you ever hear of man taking 8 shabby dress suit for office wear? Put your money in frock suit able for business, and keep it ex- clusively for that Leave the frills and frivols for the other hours, and make your gown partake of the ex- quisite simplicity of that worn by Q Quakeress, and 1t will never offend even when it grows a little shabby. Probably the most useful business gown is a dark blue serge. It does not show the stains or dust as quickly as black, the sleeves will not rub ost as would black cashmere, and the material itself, being rather rough, doesn't grow glossy. Fashion the skirt after the manner of to-day, plain at the front and sides and with u double box-plaiting at the back. Then wear with this fitted blouse of the same material, belted in and not hay ing the loose look usually given to a blouse. l recommend the blouse be- cause. while 1t Is whaleboned it is not to the extent of the basque. and, sitting for hours in basque having bones extending to the edge of its skirt means getting it shapeless iu very short time. Have black ribbon stock at the neck and then neither collar, or, indeed, white finish of any kind, is necessary. In buying your material get enough for new pair Of sleeves. for your sleeves will certainly be shabby and worn cut before your gown begins to go. Now. just remember this, we'll dressed girl, which means girl suit ably dressed for your position, is cer- tain to have more respect shown her than one who is untidy and over- dressed. There always comes a time when the bright colors, the gay rib t'ons and the pretty lace can be worn. but it is certainly not in the counting room, in the offices. or wherever your work may be. .--Ruth Ashmore, ia Ladies Home Joara al.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
A Novel Method of Taxation.

Almost the first difficulty that besets a people trying to govern for them- selves is the question of revenue Where is the money to come fromF Taxes, the bugbear of all nations. also puzzle the Swiss. His method of raising them in some of the cantons is alike interesting and novel; No of ticial assessment is made of property Blanks are distributed to every house. to be filled in by its occupants. The system Is known as the progressive" tax scale.
 A. who owns &4.000 worth of prop erty. pays taxes only on half of 1t; B. who owns S25, GOO worth. pays taxes on eight-tenths of it. while C. with hio el0o, 600 worth of property pays taxes on tue whole. The result Is that C pays not the proportional twenty-five times the amount of As taxes. but fifty times as much. The income-tax is managed after similar fashion. The rich pay out of all proportion to the poorer classes. They probably would not change places with the poor how ever, even to save what they decry as unjust taxation. The plan is not al- ways popular one. Leaving every man to assess himself has the disad- vantage that the rich. with stocks and bonds. sometimes do not make return of them. When a rich Swiss dies, however, the government control of his estate quickly makes amends for all his past misdeeds in the way of ss- sessments, and every penny. of taxes held back is now deducted. together with compound interest and tines. N. fl. N. ByerS, in Harpsr's Nigga lGx.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
The Coin of Polite Society.

Whenever kindly or considerate act is shown you, my dear. be always careful to say that magic index to good breeding, Thank you" Certainly you say it to the man friend who has given you an evening of amusement at the theatre, or the concert, or who has taken you to and fetches you from a friends home. To whom else should you say it?
 To the maid servant who hands you your letters, who makes special point of keeping your room in good or Ger and who, remembering that you liked cer.ain things placed in certain way, was careful always to do it.
 To the stranger who holds open a aoor for you. to the elevator man who saves you climbing so many stairs, to the man who gives you seat in car or omnibus, and to anybody in any sta tion of life, who shows you courtesy of any kind.
 We are apt to be very stingy with our thanks; to accept things entirely too much for granted. and to believe, in having courtesies shown us, that they are only what we deserve. Now this is the wrong way of looking at it. and some day 1t will serve that girl right-that girl who believes that the good things of life in the way of polite ness are hers lawfully. and that with |sst aay e6ort on har part they CT b
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
A Remark able Discovery.

Remarkable discovery was recent ly made In the neighboring town of Oneontx. New York State. where \ company is engaged in digging phospha,es from tue depths of a swamp. In one place the marsh Is underlaid. at d depth of twelve feet. by an imper,i- GUS stratum of blue clay. above wAich are found evidences of three successive aud distinct eras of forest growth. The bottom layer is of deciduous trees that grow only on nplauds, such as beech. oak and naples The second layer is ot soft swamp woods, such as alder, basswood and dogwood. The upper layer is of coniferous trees. syeh as pine. hemlock and spruce. The puzzle to tho naturalist is the finding of upland trees at tho bottom of the marsh, with the trunks and larger limbs and abundant specimens of leaves aud beech nuts in n good state of presersa- ton. Another wonder is the finding at a point five feet below the surface and among the trunks of the couiierous trees. of fiat stone about five feet square. which had been utilized as a fireplace. The blaekened stone. the large collection ol ashes and cinders and the bits of crumhling bones of animals indicate that long ages ago somebody cooked food there. That somebody must have been man iu n strictly primitive and savage state, for no trace of any utensil or food. not even a sharpened flint. has been found among the debris of the fire.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
FOB THE LADIES.
SOME ITEMS FOR MARRIED AND UN
 MARRIED FEMININITY.
S2enders or Savers - Gowns for Business Girls-Instructive, Interesting
 and Profitable Reading.
srenders or Savers.

We sometimes see statements to the effect that wives, instead of being help-meets nowadays, are only help spends. While this may be true of some city women who live for fashion and not for their families, it certainly is not true of those true mothers who, thank God, are the great majority, and without whom life would be des- ert. But, in addition to the house. woman a caretaker, an interview in one of the large Chicago dailies illus trates another phase of woman nature just as praisewortby and noble, and showing that she is by no means be- hind man in places where she comes into direct competition with him.
 A certain banker says: My obser vGtion brings me to the conclusion that women who are thrown upon their own eXertions manage bet ter than men, and will save little out of small income where man would give up, take to drink, or com init suicide. A man thinks il beneath HAS AAiiAhVCo bp itihhC sA lt0o Np poG'b than $5. X poor woman, with two or three children to support, will wash. iron, cook. and nurse, take in from S6 to $l0 week for the same, support her little household buy her children an occasional toy or a little candy, keep her house looking tidy, herself presentable, pay her rent, and make deposit weekly Of from fifty cents up to Sl. l never see one of those pale faced. tired-out looking women at the window that l do not feel like going out and saying something to encour- age her.
 Il don't have much time to read. but l do not believe there are any such stories in print as l could tell you, if it were proper to do so. Women stand misfortune better than men. That Is my observation. 1 was in one of the savings banks that went under several years ago. The poor women who were the losers were the heroines. While some of the men who lost raved, went mad, took to drink, and some committed suicide, the poor women went on silent and sorrowful, begin ming life again penniless. "-The House hold.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16

made of the money. fknew | had rc. ceived it, but was utterly unable to remember what had become of it Aiiraculously. as it seer1s my memory is restoredm
 Here Van Leonard made pause, which interrupted by asking:
 But how came you to know of that secret drawerp"
 Well. sir" he replied, ''in meditat. ing over such singular case l just happened to remember seeing Alden open that secret compartment to ob- tain change for $lo0 bill when wa, paying taxes one day. And like [ flash it occurred to me that the mystery cf Alden's defalcation might be solved and the cloud over his good name bs removed. lrevealed my suspicious te Prof. Franklin, whose hypnotic power, l deemed essential to the full consum. nation of my scheme. The plan wal carried out successfully. and botl Alden's sanity and reputation were re stored"
 Aud what became of himp"
 His innocence was publicly de clared. and as full restitution l, possible was made him. As it turned out he had to his credit fa,00O nor, than his indeptedness.
 To the great joy of his bondsmeu. wagerpn
 Undoubtedly. Well. he tool Franklin with him, and with hi, family set out on summer tour fo mental and physical recuperation. H, is dead now"
 And your candid opinion of tn, whole matter is--'
 "That 1t was most singular case" ---Audata ConStitlttioR.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
AN AMERICAN PRIN CESS.
The Wife of a Croesus Who Delights in Works
 of Mercy and Love.


 Modesty in persons Of great station (which in this country. means persons of great wealth. is pretty sure indi- cation that they were born in the purple. The French nodlesSe obhge is a superior and splendid rule of life, and the practice Of it pre- e-supposes q higher nobility than kings can create. Somebody who seems to speak by the card tells us that Mrs. John D. Rockefeller (wife of the Standard Oil king, whose fortune exceeds q nund- red million dollars, and who will probably soon be the wealthiest man in America) is modest, quiet, unas- suming woman, devoted to her family and home. We are likewise told thai she has DO taste for the society pace. The Rockeiellers live in New York City. opposite a large hospital, and the inmates of that place, where SC much pain. misery and sorrow are daily seen. know Mrs. Rocke feller better than the habitues of Fifth avenue. Two or three times a week she visits the hospital carries flowers and delicacies there for the poor and sick, and in other ways tries to bring sunshine into the lives Of the unfor- tuuates. She gives away a great deal Of money and is always trying to dc ! good, Her home is not very pre- tentious. Mrs. Rockefeller's two daughters employ the services Of one maid. These daughters have been brought up in the good old-fashioned way and have been taught to wat upon themselves. There are nt powdered flunkies at the door. { white-capped maid takes the visitor E card. and Mrs. Rockefeller. if she cares To see the caller, very soon appears in her reception room. She Is he- own housekeeper and keeps { set of books, in which every cent i. accounted for. It is said she can turr back ten years and tell the exae amount of money spent in any weet ! of the year. Her eldest daughter i. now tue wife O Rev, Charles Strong son of the president Of the Utica theo logical seminary. Tho three uaugh i ters were educated at Nassar, and tho eldest one, instead Of spending hei 1 allowance for luXuriously furnished 1 rooms and rich gowns, paid for two ! years the college bill of a pretty gir ! from the country, who was working her way through school It Is a mode American home; there are prayers in | the morning and lu the evening, anS ] sometimes father, mother and childrer i gather round the organ in the bacl l parlor and together sing n hymn oi ! two. Mrs Rockefeller is perhaps 1, | years Of age.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
Anru popeep.~
Inc CAarms se tAs Lseels Maiden % ths
 RAnsy Dall.

Her shoon are nsls of satin faircr far Am Arctic enOwo, And eayiy pita-pss in them amid the, a.uo. So srsccfu, is her tripping
 Forever1 could look
 To view those ehoon aeklpp'iur
 About her dainty Cook. Her gloves arc number S,xcs--she coold don q i've with case: '''e They were fashlf.ned by tae pixies that no mortal evsf socs.
 Iney leach up to her shoulder;
 &.cr arm no eye may scan. @la shockinT. have told her ~ buch cruflIty to man. CT hAir-how tAall term it but summer sun. beams GU fled? tkoow twou.d make hsrmit gay and win hm to 'he world.
 Hcr fps are pontng scarlet S Her eyes witching hue;
 II style each one stariet
 1f stars wero only blue. 1ls far beyoud my praises the hat che chose Her wlnsome face. with daisies bright all nod ding round the briin: N And. when her eyes like beryls G1 Beneath thcu coruscate
 Each glance is fraught with perilA
 As have found too late. The dcwagcrs In glasses inspect her frolic skirt, And often as she passes by I hear them whisper, "Flirtr'
 But let them take all that ou--
 What care hath gnv Bopeep?
 With slucy hose and hat on
 Sbe leads tie benux like sheep.
 Samuel MutGrn Peck.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
Between Schoolroom and Altar,

When the girl enters the world after her education is finished" she does not always find it what she expected. The school-room is one thing, the world another.
 She may have been popular with her teachers because she was a dili- gent scholar, and carried off the honors of the school. But she finds that book knowledge does not make her popular or successful socially. Some of the most intellectual peO- pie l have known have been among the most disagreeable. A woman whose intellect is aggressive, who par ades her knowledge before those of inferior intellect or education, is an object to be dreaded.
 Mere learning in woman is never attractive. It is, on the contrary, of- fensive unless coupled with feminine graces. School learning should sink into the character and department, and only exhibit itself as the perfume of . flower is exhibited-in subtitle, name- less and unobtrusive manner
 A woman's knowledge of grammar should not make her talk like an orator in daily life--it should simply make her conversation gracious and agreeable.
 Mathematics should render her mind clear, and her judgments true; her geographical studies should teach her that the world is too small for false- ness to find hiding place; and history should impress her that life is too short for unworthy ambitions.
 The time between the school-room and the altar should be not a mere harve st-time Of pleasure. but sow ing-time for all the seeds of kindness and self-sacrifce for others, and Of unselishness and benevolence which alone can make her successful wife and mother, r,-EWa Wheeler Walcor, in Ladies Home Journal
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
Wearing shoes Alternately.

It is true economy for every person to have several pairs of shoes and to wear them alternately. says Good Housekeeping. In the first place, by so doing, corns and other soreness of the members may be to a considerable degree avoided. These come from continuous friction or pressure at . certain point, and as no two pairs of shoes bear on the feet quite alike. the change breaks up the continuity and obviates or prevents the unpleas- ant result. It is also better for the shoes themselves. Do not wear them, in ordinary weather, if the best service is desired, more than three or four days or a week at most before giving them chance to become thoroughly dry Many, if not most. feet emit sufficient moisture to affect the shoe, giving it the sticky, un- pleasant feeling which is so familiar. but to which we not often give sec- ond thought. Contrast this feeling with that of a shoe which has been standing unused for week or month, and notice how grateful the feeling of thorough dryness in the last named. Perhaps the reader never thought of that before.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16

sons who die without revealing 1t. whereabouts, and much of it is never found. Sums in this shape are of n dug up on the persons of corpses ex- humed for other purposes. Only the other day the body of & murdered man with a pocket-book filled with green backs The latter were sent to the treasury here for redemption.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
As a SuQ restion.

If Uncle sam would insist that every tribe Of Indians learn the Rug by game of foot ball and play it once a month, there would never be ano tner Indian crisis. If any were living after the first two years. only an old white man and a boy would be needed to keep them in order.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
Nr. Shows solemn rhouvht..

Soliloquy of Mir. Pinckney Snow (colored) surveying his cotton patch:
 Dc cotton grows so slow, and de weeds grows 50 fast and de sun am 90 hot and de redbugs so plenty dat feels q how had . call fun ds Lawd to % to preachia'. ."ljis.
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16

Lady Granhy. one of the acknowl. edged beauties of London and the future Duchess of Rutland. is described by recent London letter writer as this tall and wiilowy. shaped figure, the head of Greek terra-cotta. the eyes of q startled fawn. and the com plcxion of tea-rose. who moves for ward with . touch of disdain on heI well-out lips and . naughty turn of thl ollm. seot1asale thrQnt"
The Forrest City times., 1891-01-16
The Key-Note of Christine.

When you kneel in the green trimmed church and say over quite quietly, the little prayers which you love, Just think. minute or two afterwards, how you can make some body else happy on Christmas Day, and l assure you that you will gain in this way more absolute joy than has come from the Christmas pres ents seat to you. The keynote Of Christmas Day is the doing for some body else. The Christ-Child came into the world, not to be happy, but to make happiness for others; to make the pathway of life smooth, and to show how forgiving, even unto death, one should be. So make that your Christmas. Make it the day whom enmity and grudges are forgotten. when the friendly grasp is given where it has been withheld for a year, and where everything is plotted out from your life except blessed peace ~nd an entire goodwill to all the world. Christmas .L0dies' Hone Journal
 Girls Olways git their eogReEfry lasanna hetfnP than \ fal1np ht1x 4f