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The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
FIELD MARSHAL, yoS MoLTKE

tion of their joint work. The soldier IS dead: the statesman has been driven from public life and Germany is enter ing on new era. Great geniuseS, whether in war or sta tesmanship, sell dom reappear in two successive genera tons in the same country. These two great men have given an impulse to Germany that cannot be arrested until she again tres her strength iu the field. Moltke has left many highly trained pupils behind him, but no man to fill his place.
 So long as Europe is cursed with standing armies there will be men who will excel iE war. but the next great soldier may be looked for outside of Germany. One Moltko tn century IS as much as can reasonably be expected.
 It is said that Vou Moltke had no opinion of the capacity of American generals as shown in the war ot the re- helllou. He could descrv no strategist among them, and turned with loathing from accounts of engagements in winch the carnage was fearful aud tue pro gressive results next to nothing. The captain who ln 1866 crushed Austria at Sadowa in campaign of less than two months and between July B and Sept.
  pire and stood at the gates of Paris would naturally have little patience with the conduct of d war lasting four years and involving millions oi men. There is a substance in his criticism, but it ought not to be accepted with out explanation of disadvantages to which he seemed to give little thought. The theater of warfare was vast, eX- tending well-nigh across the continent. Armies and materials both had to be created. Government was not a des- potism. It never attained and never can attain the same mastery over soldiers possessed by mon- archv. Throughout the entire field of operations from the Mississippi to the Potomac there was hurdly a single road available in all weathers. nor was there certainty any where of shelter and subsistence for troops. Armies moved through mud hub deep. and were compelled to carry often from a distant depot, the supplies necessary for their maintenance. Won Moltke touched a button and his mili- tarv machine was in motion. 1t moved upon the best roads ip the world through rich country, furnishing all needed subsistence for man and horse He had no impedlmenta. The theater Of operations was circumscribed There was no doubt from first to last who held command, and who would hold 1t. The campaign was short Carnage, sickness, suffering. devasta- tion were minimized If we must have wars let us have like results It may be doubted If Won Moltke's genus would have been successfully opera tive iu America. 1t needed the mli- tary environment. the despotisnl, the standing army of European mon arehy. It needed, too, all the advant- ages of a settled country with numer- ous macadamized roads and unfailiag food supply.
 Non Moltke was musician, poet. lingulst and writer as will as a soldier The familiar remark that he could be silent in seven languages" was trib- ute to his great scholarship. and to the reticence that was the chief minor trait of his picturesque character.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
A Crusher on Dick.

''Oh, come into the garden Maud!" The soft notes came swelling through the forsythia bushes and the yellow bells shook as if chiming in unison with the mellow voice that uttered them. ''Oh. como into the garden Maud!" A figure appeared at the window and the door softly opened. Then there was another figure and an- other voice set the forsythia blossoms jolting in visible and pitiable discord. Maud, you get right back into the house, and don't you be catching your death of cold in any garden. Tell Dick Sappins he can come into the house and see you if ae wants to. only he's got to leave his banjo on tha porch. ."-Washington Post.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
WHY SHE "DRAPPED..
How Negro Butcher EloquenSy PIsaH
 Ills Had Case.


 Ills Rad Case.
 An enraged man went into a butcher shop kept by negro, You old hound" exclaimed the man, Il bave . great notion to kill you" Why, whut fur, cap'np" ''What farp You good for nothing scoundel. that beef you sold mo yester- day was from a COW that had died"
 'Cose it wuz, cap'n. Does you reckon I gwine cut beef rum or live COW? I does hope sah, dat you doan think Pse so cruil ez dat"
 "You know what l mean, you old wolf. The COW had eaten so many buckeyes that they killed her."
 '.Now jest lissun ter dat white mans talk. De COW didn't do no sich O a thing"
 But l heard a man say that he saw her drop down dead in your lot. Wall, do 'clar ter goodness. Ain't folks got nuthin' ter do 'cep' go CT bout talkin' erbout dar neghbor's cattle? It uster be dat da talked erbout folks an now ez' da has erbout wore de folks out, da has gun ter talk erbout de cattle. Dis do beat any country eber lived in since de day | wuz borned."
 But tell you that this man saw the COW drop dead in your lot. How do you account for thatP"
 Why, de COW did drap cage she wuz knocked in de head.n
 ''But the man says that there was no one near her when she fell How about thatp"
 "Now lemme tell you Dat wuz de wildes' COW l eber seed in my life. Wy, sah, she didn' want ter do nothin' but run all de time. An de udder day she had CT monstus runnin' fit on her an de fust thing she knowd ker bip, she run CT gin de end O rail. De rail hit her 'zaclSly tween de eyes an killed her in CT mint. 1 hated it. nightly, too, fur she wuz O de iines' stock an l wuz gwine ter keep her. Wy, sah, you oughter be gratulatin' yo'sef dat you got some O dat fine meat stead O comin' roun' yere tryin' ter raise CT row wld CT man dat is try in ter ack squar wid ever body an Fse got de rheumatiz so bad right now dat l doan hardly know whut ter do an de doctor he dun tole me dat lessen I wuz keerful l want gwine live but CT mighty short time, an my folks all sick an dun buried my wife yisterday an my son natter be set up wid all night an daughter dun married man dat beats her like she wuz CT dog. I doan think gwine live long cage de Lawd He sorter whisperin' ter me dat my time dun almos' come" The white man looked steadily at lhe negro for moment and then said: Il ought to knock your head of, but you are so complete rascal that can not help admiring you."-Arkansaw- Traveller. ~
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
PORTABLE TELEPHONE
Frenehman Devlscs the Much-
 Lon-ed-For ln>trumeut.

The portable telephone, for which engineers. surveyors. army and navy people have been signing for so long, came at last. The strangest part of he invention Is the fact that 1t is a French man who evolved 1t, and not an Ameri- can, as is usual in such cases. M
 Roulez, French inventor. devised the instrument, and electricians every. where are wondering why some one never thought ot 1t before. The great trouble in thls direction of invention was to find something to do away with the necessity of a battery. Magnets without number have been made for the purpose. but until the present time none has answered the recuiremeut.
 NJ. Roulez conceived the idea of using two magnets with the same poles op- posed and separated by small bit of soft wire, instead of the old horseshoe magnets with wire bobhus that have heretofore failed. With his new in- strument the insentors claim results as perfect as by the use Of the stationary, return circuit telephone. It can be carried in a small hand bag. requires no support except the head of the user,
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
AFRAID OF THE RESULTS.
Why a LittIc Girl Refused to Say the Fs
 miliar Evening Prayer.

miliar Evening Prayer.
 ''Now, mamma, 1 --"
 Thus the child began, and was stopped short by her mother.
 "Lottie, how many times I've told you not to begin with Now. It is 'Now,' mamma Now, can't Now, will, Now, something or other continually. Don't say it again! The very first time you do will send you tc stand fifteen minutes in the corner" Little Lottie knew full we'll the ter TOTS of that punishment. What an eternity it seemed to her to stand that length of time with her face to the wall, not allowed to turn around, or speak, till told that the time was out; for always after about three minutes she felt sure the fifteen minutes must be passed. and that she, forgotten must stand there always! So cautious Lot lie retreated with her doll out of man. mas hearing. and it being already late in the day, escaped condemnation. When the little nightgown had been donned, and mamma said tenderly: Now. darling, say your little prayer" :" Lottie failed to notice how the catcher had been caught on the "Now," but answered.:
 Il can't-I musn't."
 '.Lottie! Why notp"
 "'Cause if I say my - lay me- must stand in the corner. "-House- keepers Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
Convict. in the united S,nte..

A census bulletin gives statistics of peuitentiary conviets in each State in proportion to the population, In 1880. out of n population of DO, 900, 900, the proportion of convicts was 709 to each 1000, 900 of population. In 1890 the proportion was 722 to the 1000, GOO. The population of the United States in 1890 was 24 S6 per cent greater than in 1880 In 1890 there were S1. SS per cent more convicts than in 1880 This shows that the number of convlcts has in- creased 2. 42 per cent faster in a decade than the population. or the 45, 233 convicts in penitentiaries in the United States in 1890, the whites formed 67. 53 per cent. and the colored 32. 47 per cent or the 30, 548 white convicts, the native born represented 75.60 per cent, and foreign born S3.79 per cent, while the place of birth of 061 per cent was un- known. The men formed 96. per cent and the women 3.9 per cent. showi ng 24.64 times as many male convicts as female.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05

times thls has to be done for days be- fore the beast realizes what is required of him. Then he is quite willing to at tempt it himself. At first lifting his feet n few inches from the floor he Is finally persuaded to stand erect on his hind legs. This simply illustrates the ponderous difficulty ana the great amount of patience required for train- ing the animal. But once taught he generally remembers it. 1 spent several months once, though, trying to teach Don" to write his name. He learned to hold the chalk correctly, and after tracing capital "D' for several score of thousand times he be- came an adept in writing ''D's," but when he had mastered the tmall 70" we found that the construction of the letter ''D' had entirely faded from Don's mind: so gave it up. We have to be fertile and imaginative in devis- ing tricks and schemes The entry of the keeper on chair placed on the tusks of an elephant is an idea which flashed across me some few weeks ago. l tried 1t and found that it worked, and 1t has been one of the most sensational features of our act this year. Very often tricks on which we have set great store do not "go" at all. It is exas. perating. but then If we trainers are not 2 ifted with patience we have no excuse for being trainers.
 .'Yes. I have trained all sorts of birds and beasts, but never found any animal so docile, patient, or obedient as the elephant. They are the only animals that will answer to their names promptly and without mistake. But it is a long, tedious piece of work. Only q natural love for the animals could persuade any man to undertake the job. I do it because I love the life. Probably to my dying day l shall be with my herd. They are an inexhaustib ble study"
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
Jews as Soldlers.

According to statistics, says the Jew ish World, large proportion of sol- diers of all arms in tho austro- Hun- garian regiments who have received medals and decorations for conspicuous bravery on the battlefield are Jews. "A further striking testimony to the soldier-like qualities of our co-religion- ists is offered by the fact that the only gold medal for bravery possessed by the sixteen different hussar regiments adorns the breast of Jew, Herr Wolf Bardach, who has only recently been elevated to the peerage by the em- peror.n
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
OVER is.ooo MANUSCRIPTS
Sent to One Magazine, of Which Nor
 200 Were Accepted.

MT. Box, the editor of The Ladies' Home Journal, recently gave some in- teresting figures relative to the manu- scripts received by his margarine dur ing 1890. Mir. Box says that he re- ceived at his office n total number of 15, manuscripts. Of these 2,2e0 were poems, 1,748 stories and 11,170 miscellaneous articles. Of the poems, 66 were accepted; of the stories, only 2l. and of the articles 40, of which latter, however, over 300 were solicited articles. Thus it will be seen of the entire Ia. 900 manuscripts only 497 were accepted. trifle over per cent. Dc. ducting from this the 300 accepted ar- ticles written nt the editors solicita- ton. tho net percentage of unsolicited manuscripts accepted is brought down to 187. or . little moro than 1 per cent. Statistics such a thess show how much utter trash is bsing written, and the number of persons writing who ought to b employing their time At come thing stGD and better.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
THE WALKING DOLL.

hands, as a sort of balancing n metal rod bent in the form of an in- verted V, or rather of hairpn with the ends somewhat opened apart.
 By reason of the bringing of the cen- ter of gravit below the figure by this rod or balancing-pole the puppet is kept in an upright position on any sup port which is narrow enough to be spanned by the two arms of the pole. Placed on q raised board or strip, set at slight inclination, this puppet, which le mareheur infatigable or tireless walker. will march along, putting for ward first one foot and then the other, and initiating the movements of q some- what stiff legged walker.
 There IS no propelling mechanism abont the toy whatever, simply joint ing of the legs to the body upon a round horizontal pivot fastened at the ends, with another rod underneath this one and passing through two square holes made in the legs, us shown in the illustration. The second rod prevents the walker from taking too long steps.
 The key to this toys pedestrian tal- ent is n simple mechanical principle The walker rests the weight of his body upon one of his legs while he is putting the other forward. The axis of his l body does not rest upon q vertical plane. and in order to cause him 10 move forward on the, inclined support it IS necessary in starting him to give him very slight shake sidewise. This ! shake, increased by the oscillation of the balancing pole, causes the walker to lean first to the right side and then to the left.
 Suppose that he is. at given mo- ment, inclined to the right. All the weight of the body, that is to say, both
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
A BIT OF FANCY WORK.
How to Make Pretty and Convenient
 Match Scrntcher.

The match scratcher that we here illustrate is not very new, and many of our readers may have seen them be- fore, but they are so easily made from scraps of material, and are so very pretty and convenient. that we give directions how to make them. If pos sible, procure a pasteboard block from which No. 12 ribbon has been taken.
 This will be just the shape and size wanted. but if impossible to get, a foundation can be made from paste-
 board by cutting two rounds two and one-half inches in diameter for the ends, and strip two inches wide and eight inches long. which must be sewed firmly to each round and joined at the ends. Cut rounds from sandpaper the
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
What Tommy Theught.

Tommy passed the parlor just a his sister and her lover were concluding . conference about something, overhear- ing the remark we'll put our heads together and see what we can do.s Entering the library he heard his father remark of the spooning pair. 'they'ro . racked-brained couple. anywsv.n
 'Guess they're all mended now, pop, V said Tommy. ''cause I just heard 'en say they'd put their heads tegsthar. z --Boston Courier.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
TELEPHONE UNIFORM.

The summer waist is made of some light wooden stuff, striped in white and blue, while the winter jacket is Of fine tricor cloth of postiliion blue. The waists have a collar, breast reverse and cuffs, bound in red. and they are very natty and attractive.
 The imperial telephone service of Berlin Is entirely in the hands of women or from IS to 30 years of ago, and they make n very pleasing picture in their new uniforms.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
LIVING WITH ELEPHANTS
ELEPHANT" BILL TALKS ABOUT
 HIS WORK.
barnum's Veteran Trainer Tells Of Thirty.One Years or Life Under the Circus Tcnt-How Jumbo Was Iransportcd--An Interesting Chat.

As an authority upon the habits, training, care and history of the eIe- phant in captivity, there is no one who IS more competent to speak than ''Ele- phant' Bill Newman, the veteran tram or in charge of Barnum's herd.
 Newman's first experience with the show business was in 1860, when he threw up his position in New York clothing store and joined Nixon Amar' s strolling ''h,ppodrome" entertainment. Since that time Newman has had charge or the elephants of almost every circus that has travelled. He has been sixteen years with Barnum, ioin- ing him in 1875. Since that time he has witnessed the ups and downs of barnum's career; was in charge of the herd of elephants at the time of the great Bridgeport fire of November, 1871; negotiated tue purchase of Jumbo and made all arrangements for his removal to this country, and has been considered one of those fixtures of the circus upon which time and cir cumstances have no effect.
 ''At the time of the famous Bridge port fire,' said Mr. Newman, "I had control of the herd, five of whom died. Four were consumed in the building
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
time to tho time of his death we had no

time to the time of his death we had no trouble with him.
 ''I nursed the first elephant born in captivity that we know Of. She is with the herd stlll. Her name is Co., lumbia, and she is Il years old. The second baby elephant born in captivity, on Feb. ?, 1882, lived only until 1886.
 ''The training of elephants requires a vast deal Of patience and much care. For instance, to teach one of them to stand on his hind feet requires heavy block and tackle Just back of the fore legs is placed the rope which runs over block, and to which is attached another elehpant, Elephant number two walks away, elephant number one lifts his fore legs from the floor. Some.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05

curious to know how ste would take the arrungemant. Their curiosity was soon grnlihed, for upon entering the ed,iioe Natalie marched quietly but disdaiafuliy past the pew. and without even bestowing glance in that diree- ton went right up 10 tue throne. nssa n5see'a~sg 10 etiquette, the k,ng, her son was entitled to sit.
 With one vigorous grab of her royal right hand she tore the dust covering off and seated herself on the throne with graod and imperious air Her acton was as impetuous as 1t was uu- expected--and 1t was unexpectsd-and it evoked storm of applause from the hundreds of persons in the church.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05

touching either the bottle or the thread, and to make assurance doubly sure you will seal the cork with wax. Leave the room with the bottle, and return in moment to present 1t to your audience. the thread cut in twain, the lower end of it with the button lying at the bottom of the bottle. This amusing trick is done, as will be seen in our illustration, by the suns rays through burning glass. A clear glass bottle should be used in preference to a black one.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
GENERAL WON MOLTKE.
CERMANY'S ABLEST MILITARY
 LEADER AND STRATEGIST.
He Ranks Among the Worlds Most Famous Generals Victory a Scientific Certainty-IHis Opinion of American Generals.

The death of Von Moltke removed from the scene one of the historic char acters who made the German empire. In many respects he was one of the greatest men that Europe has ever seen. He undoubtedly took rank among the worlds most famous generals end was by long odds the ablest military captain that Europe has produced since the time of the great Napoleon.
 Moltke's genius may not have been of the very highest order. As matter of fact, he never won a victory against odds of any kind. But therein lay the peculiar character of his genius. By years of unremittlng labor he created a great military machine that was superior in all respects to everything around it. With this superior army he was able to select his own tune and place to strike the enemy, and he never failed to win. It was thus he won an easy victory over Austria in 1866 and crushed France in 1870. He created the conditions which created victory made it, in fact, a matter of scientific certainty. and therefore he was su- perior to each and all of the men who were opposed to him and deserved the laurels with which his country crowned him.
 Moltke was the personal embodiment of that spirit of militarism which has dominated Germany for the last half century and which has undoubtedly dwarfed it's intellectual growth and re- tarded its political progress. Without hiS life work m recognizing the army and his magnificent strategy in the field, Btsmarek's statemausnip must have failed of it's purpose and Germany would still be number Of disjointed states instead of a solid empire occupy ing position oi commanding strength in the very heart of Europe. Soldier and statesman were necessary to each other and to the successful consumma-
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exact size of the pasteboard ends and glue on firmly. Take piece of silk or satin. old gold is pretty color. about the width of the block and long enough to go around 1t, aud put it on smooth and tight, joining the ends neatly. Then take two strips of plush or vel vet, any contrasting color from the II1 or satin Cardinal is used in our modeD, that are long enough to go around the block, turn under the raw edges, which should leave each piece about three- fourths of an inch wide, and fasten around each edge of the block. Then with bit of tinsel cord trim the block like illustration. This can be done by sewing to the plush or using pins. Make bow of narrow ribbon that matches either silk or plush. fasten it where the seam is, which will conceal it, and leave Q loop to hang it up by.
 This same design may be usea for Q hairpin holder by using a round box without ends, fill with curled hair, and cover ends with crocheted circles done iii loop stitch. Then trim around, the same as for the match scratcher.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05
Spots om Venue.

A bulletin of the Belgium Royal Academy of Sciences states that the dark spots that have been noticed by observers on Venus are of a permanent character. Observations have been made of successive rotations of this planet and the facts demonstrate that after an interval of:three years the spots were fixed enough to be recognized, and that the markings are not acci- dsntal, but are probably due to SO con6guration of the land, like those of the planet Mars. The atmosphere is so dsnss on Venus that the success Of the fscest observations was much inter fere6 with.
The Forrest City times., 1891-06-05

and can be applied at a distance of 400 miles quite successfully.
 The cut pictures the new instrument better than could any description. In use, the telephone is carried on the head of the operator, the receivers re- mainlng attached to his ears continual iy. Its use will te largely by surveyors and advanced guards or pickets on re- connoitering duty. Vessels of fleet at sea communicate with each other by the same means, we'll insulated pair of wires being kept floating above the water by supporters or immersed by snkers, as the occasion may require.