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The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13

yeavs. with bright brown eyes expressive enough to interpret the thoughts she could not nut in words to her English visitor. She has an imposing figure which was. on the occasion of the preseu. tation. drsped to advantage In . we'll. made black gown. The palace Of the khcdive Is \ peculiar structure, painted entirely white. surrounded by a court pre,tily decorated with green creepers, and paved with a peculiar mosaic made of stones in two colors all turned ou their aides. The maids Ia attendance ir the inrer hall were all simply dressed sliks in plain black and white dresses. Not man was seen about the palace whose furnishing is extremely plain ane simple, the only pretty room being th, central one. in which were lovely mir laid and polished floors.
 The royal lady grsciously welcomed the plainly dressed woman who cam, before her in costume unlike anything ever seen in the presence chamber be fore. for Miss Msrsden. to quote her owl words. was limited to choice betweet three severely plsia uniforms. one O which was crushed. the second yer, creased. and the taird on my back. it freshness all gone. likewise some of it. buttons. Besidcs they were all s, warm. being intended for rough travel ling in Russia. aud by no means suitabl, Tor royal receptions or for the ho climate. Nv bonnet had already don, good service in London for six moutha and ito original color being black. it va then Arasty brown. Gloves, fortunate ay. had, but my only pair of boot were thick travelling ones. made fo Siberia. Fancy my clumping into th' presence of her Highness with suci boots."
 But the meeting was pleasant. Te, wns served in exquisite little cups will no handles. and tue plain woman in th, travel worn gown and heavy boots wa made to forget. by the courtesy of he royal hostess, that she was not in ful court dress.
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Bowsrman. It had been shot on Aug. II, Ut West Point, Miss. This Wizard was one of the gamest birds that ever soared the air. Half of his lower bill had been shot away in the June previous to his death while on . flight of 800 miles; but notwithstanding his wound he reached his loft. his bill shattered and his breast covered with blood. which lad flowed from the wound aud harden. ed as he flew. Other birds were trn -ped, One had flown to porch at Seneca Mills. Md. A Miss Magaha caught tho pigeon. and finding it to be homer notified the race secretary. Later the aird was liberated and went on it's way. Both Waxem and Petroleum were trapped in the same county of Pennsyl. vania. Both were liberated Ut the same time. after having rest of several days, and both made their lofts in Newark in due time.
 Petroleum is silver cock of rather email size, thick set. with plump round head. and eyes of remark able brilliancy. He has been flyer ever sipce he was sure of good coat of feathers. On one of his early pilgrimages from Will mingion. Del, the bird returned covered with petroleum-hencc his mama. Pc- iroleum was \ half brother of Wizard. the gamey little bird spoken of above.
 Another incident of the strenxth of the homing instinct in these pigeons is told 0f ' bird bcl0sging 10 Mr BaId- wAA v gentleman walklng in tho oeun.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
TIGHTENING THE HITCH

and his blankets folded up and placed over all. The trooper on the near side then picked up the lash rope. to one end of which was attached a cinch fitted
 with ring and hook. The hook end of the cinch was passed to the off-side trooper. and rope thrown to him across the mules back. He made loop in the slsck. caught it in the cinch- hook. and threw loop back to the near side. This loop was passed under the stanch- ing rope of the lash, damned down close 10 tue cihch ring and under the corners of the aperojo. The off side man had done the same with his loop. rho near side man pulled the loop tight. and guided the rope 10 bind diagonally across tho rear end of the pack. when the od-side man took up tho slack and made his rear loop. drawing through the standlng rope on top. Loops were ihroua oyer the front oade n tho oamo
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READY FOR rHE PACK.

Hi. therel (There's tha, blankcd flour sack busted. CarajoD Whoa. you broucho son of a zebral (D--n man that cant pack better than that There goes the Dutch oven hcllity Whoa, Bslaam Hjo dc una. (Oh, you're m dandy packer; you couldn lash blanket on rail fence. There's the last of the potatoes gone to sheol. Beans. bgosh. all along the trail. ] Whoa.you long g-eared child of the devil. Q'll be good goldanged. hanged. banged, el-banled. and blooming well msuled if I'll chase that d. mule another foot) Rnu.you mud d.colored sepulchcr of seven devils Hi yl Go it, old linn Der heels
 The man stopped in an opening Tn the brush and swung his hat and popped with his six-shooter at the galloping mule.
 "Runl (BangD That frying pan will catch you and cat you up if you don't hurry. (PopD That's the stylel Run. durn you. runl tBsueD Keep a.run- ningl Run down steep place into the seal tPopl Popl PopD Go to the devil"
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sacrifice for 1t, said S.r Wren. What could the wretch have thought"
 Hard to tell" said, '.I almost think the fellow was insane. but he can never explain his motives now"
 .l would not be surprised that we heard of a good many desperate things before the returns for this election are all in" said Sir Wren Well, hows your hcros" he asked of Annie. as he took his place on the sofa beside Annie. Shc leaned her head upon her fathers shoulder and found comfort tn woman's balm--a food of tears
 Through the long evening. Myrtle, with . noiseless step brought frequent reports from the sick mans room. She had taken her position by the surgeons side to do his bidding from the moment of our arri val.
 How is your patient nowr' asked. as she came and perchcd herself on her favor ite seat upon my knee.
 .'iIe K sleeping now. I'm not to go back again tonight, but in the morning I may come early tho doctor said"
 'I sent Melyorne message telling him of the colonels hurt and that we would not be at Blue Ridge AS we had aaticipat ed. l also sent word of your election" !" said Sir Wren. as he bsade me goodnight.
 The next morning Annie ana Myrtle took their positions IS assistant nurses to the sick man. and the dainty morsels of food and cool drinks that found their way into the colonel's room were evidence of tender care.
 Annie was happy when tho professional nurse that the surgeon had sent would d. low her the pleasure of caring fof Fred. as she now called the colonel At his request she had discarded all the formal names
 The colonel continued to improve from day to day, though great care was necces- sary to prevent fever When Annie was by his side, reading or talking to him, hs seemed perfectly happy,
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the yachts themselves no other means has been found practicable.
 Many interesting stories are told of the wonderful feats of endurance and intel. tigence accomplished by homing birds. Three of the Ave birds having 1.000. mile records were shown at tho fair. They were Petroleum. the property of George H. Bowermsn. Newark. Waxem, belong Ing to w. B Garrabrsndts. also of Newark. and Mon,gomery..a "a bird from the lofts of J. R. Husson, New York. The flight of Petroleum and Waxem is of great interest. as their records stand uubroken. It is told as follows:
 On the morning of Aug. 9. 1889, twelve birds were liberated at Mississippi City. Miss. They were owned by George H. Bowerman, W. B. Garrabandts. Ben Elwcli. and Wm. Bennett. members of the Newark Fine Homing Club of Newark. N J. The morning was clear and beautiful. very light breeze blow. Ing towards the south. The birds rosc 900 feet. paused in air . moment. and called away in bee line for their homes i.093 miles away The first bird he ard of was one Wizard. belonging to MT.
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Mir. sylvestsr,s Fal.e Alarm.

Goo good night" said Mr. SylvestsIi with an effort as he reached his own house. Hope you won't find your wife sitting up flor you. Mine u-used to. but got her out of that notion pretty quick. She's sound asleep now, I'll warrant, and no make-bclieve, eithefs l might fire of a Gatling gun alongside of her best ear and she'd never know II.
 Mir Sylvester parted from his neighs Dor and entered his own house, opening and shutting the door with some trouble and 6 good deal of noise. Then he ex~ tinguished the hall hght. fell up stalre one step at time aud went into tho front room. which was dimly lighted. And there he saw his wife sitting in . chair by the dressing table. Her back was toward him and che did net look up or speak-b0th bad signs.
 "Lixbeth," said Mir. Sylvester. with much dignity. sitting down on the side of the bed uasteadily, what aEe you doing thcreS"
 No respcnse. | .LisbetA, haven't told you never to. set ca up, mean set-sit up f mel le isn't proper. I'm old enough to. come
 home w-when l plsase. Lisbeth. ' c-commend you not to dc it again. WhF don't you cay something. Lizbethi'' Mrs. 6ylvester preserved . discsooo silence. Mr. Sylvester resumeds ''Lixbeth, command you to epsalT. It isn't treating mo with proper respect to sit there . mum What have | done to be treated like shisi Win you speak, I Lixbothf
 There was only silence moss' pro I found.
 Very well. Lixbeth. you'll bs sorry for this in the morning. shall now IT.
 tire se my-bless my soul. Lizbsth. who 1 10 this?'
 MT. Sylvester stood up very straight
 and stared at the bod. on tho edge of which he had been sitting. There lay
 his excellent wife sound asleep, her banfn, done up in paper. and . smile oe con. tentment on her lips.
 Who's that other womAnY' stam. mered Mr. Sylvester in sotto voice tone.
 Then he took courage to approach aud pluck her by the sleeve. Pshaw. 6he
 came to pieces in his hands It was only
 Mrs. Sylvester's clothes which che had
 arranged handily in c.se of fire. And Sylvester murmured Saved
 again. b'goahr' n he tucked himsslf in
 his little bed. while his wife continued
 the sleep of the just. Dstroit Frss Asse
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
FIRST THROW OF rHR LASH KorR.

"What's the troublef' asked tho lieutenant in command. We heard shots. lndisnsy
 No" replied the owner of the mule; just mo and the mule. That mules the biggest jackass in Arizona-except me"
 Two of the soldiers caught the mule. and examining the knots one of them said: Lieutenant, 1 kaow what's the natter
 "What IS it," ''Tenderfoot hitch" Correct. promptly in,erposed tho owner of tho outfit. That's the only kind know. and l cant throw that twice alike"
 Well. gather up your cargo. and some of my men will sec if they cant lash 1t for you. said the officer. "Oh. that settles it, and in a few moments the debris of the pack had been gathered up. put into barley sacks. and banded over to two troopers, who had dismoun,cd. Upon the muIe's back was . rectangular saddle of leather at tached to . wide leather brceching. It was iu the shape of . bag. and 1t was distended by sprinry willow sticks. and stuffed with hay. It was held in place by wide cinch and ladigo straps. and under 1t was blanket several times | folded to protect the animals back and aides. The name of the contrivAnce is
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GUIDING THR RorE roR OFF srpe FULL
 aperojo, and is is used in preference to the sawouck pack saddle whenever it can bc procured. Army packers will use no other form of pack saddle. One of the troopers threw the blight of . quarter rinch rope across the aperoio, the loop hanging on the of side and tho two free esds on the near side. Two sacks were then hoislcd upon the mules back. and laid lengthwsse. The loop of the sling rope was brought up over the of sack. tho head end of the rope passed downward through the loop. and then tied in square knot. with the tail end over tho near sack. The sacks were evenly balanced. and the sltng rope merely held them together and in posi- ton The strangers ax and other hard.
 ware were put on ten of the side packs,
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fTc bs Censiaued.l
Cromwell's Famous Speech.

The speech with which Oliver Crom- we'll turned Parliament out of doors in 1853 has come to light through the re- searches of Dr. Weifgang Michael, and there is strong evidence that 1t is authentic. It was this: 'lt Is high time for me to put an end to your sit- ting in this place, which ye have dis honored by your contempt of all virtue aud detiled by your practice of every vice. Ye are factions crew. and enemies to all good government. Ye are pack of naercenary wretches. and would-like Esau-sell your country for mess of pot,age and-like Judas -betray your God for few pieces of money. Is there n single virtue now remaining among you? Is there one vice ye do not possesse Ye have no moro religion than my horse. Gold is your God. Which of you have not bartered away your ccnsciences for hribes2 Is tbcrc man arong you that hath the least care for the good of the commonwealths Ye sordid pros- titutes! have ye not deiilcd this sacred place. and turned the Lords temple into den of thieves? By your im- moral principles and wicked practices ye are grown intolerably odiaus to the whole nation. You. who were deputed here by the people 10 get their griev- ances redressed. sre yourselves become their greatest grievance. Your coun- try, therefore. calls upon me to cleanse this Augean stable by putting final period to your iniquitous proceeding in this house, and which. by Gods help and the strength he hath given me. l am now come to do. command you. therefore, upon peril of your lives. to depart immediately out of this place. Go! Get you out. Make haste, Ye yenal slaves. hegone. Soh! Take away that shining baable there, and lock up the door"
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
THE ARMY MULE.
ATTEMPT OF A TENDERFOOT TO
 LOAD A PACK ANIMAL.
Staying Power of The Diamond Hitch Device of . Spanish Mulsteer Which No One Has Improved Upon.

"Whoai Whoa, there. Balaami Whoa, you internal son of wild assr'
 The Santa lnez canyon echoed with the loud cries of . very angry man, who was running down q rocky trail in pur. suit of nimble and sure footed mule. His ories were unheeded by the animal. and very likely were unheard, because at every jump a tin-pan or kettle or some other piece of camp furniture fell out of the pack. rattled down about the mules heels. and rolled clattering down the steep side of the canyon to the rocky bed of the streamlet at the bottom. A, every successive chatter of hard ware tho mul, increased his speed, and the pursu' ing man increased the volume and i'm pisty of his remarks.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13

way. and the noAs loop paasei under the corners of the aperojo. The looss end was passed around the pack. follow. ing tho loops under the saddle. and when the two troopers had taken up all the slack and cinched the mule tightly the end was made fast to tho standing rope.
 It took them about two minutes to do the whole thing and it looked as easy as lying. as the stranger remarked; but when 1t was onished it vas that desp air
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Maine's Corn Pack.

In the year 1883 the corn pack in Maine aggregated s. .365. GOO cans. This 80 overstocked the markct that is was two or three years before it fully re- covered from the effects In 1887 the pack was "A. 0O0, ,00O cans; in 1888 1t was also large; in 1859 and 1890 about l2.- 0O0, 00O each year. and yet we hear nothing of overproduciion. It is evil dent that the market Ter this kind q goods is groWinsr.
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Thh CoMfLETEp MAsTENFIECh
 of the tenderfoot and pride of the woolly west-the diamond hitch.
 Centuries ago. says the San Francisco Eran,iner. when the mule and the ass were tho freight cars of old Spain. a muleteer with some genius of invention devised the diamond hitch for fastening the cargo upon an animals back. and no modern packer has been able to i'm prove that hitch. The Spaniards. who conquered Mexico and footed the treas ure houses of the Nontezumas, piled their sacked plunder upon the backs of horses and mules. and made it fast with the diamond hitch. and it is not recorded in history that any of it ever worked loose and fell of by the wsyside. The hitch was as secure and tenacious al the grip of the conquistndor's good right hand upon his swordhiit. or the closing of his loyal left fist upon the beaten gold of q broken crown. It never was known to let go.
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13
THE kHEDlVA OF EGYPT.

Her Interview with Miss Kate MarsAsn
 the Leper Missionary.
 Miss Kate Marsdcn, the missionary tc the lepcrs. who is now travelling exten. sively to collect information about th, stricken people 10 whose service she ha, consecrated her life, was invited. during her brief stay in Alexandria. to be pres ented to the Khediva. Her Highness the Princess Emineh Hanen. the khediva. is ths daughter of the late Prince E Hamy Pasha. and the mother of two tine boys and two pretty girls She is fine looking woman of abou, 3(
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A Forgotten senator.

Ex-Senator Tahor's luck seems to cling to him. Another girl to the house of Tabor. It is said there was d corner on cut flowers the day follow ing the advent of the little stranger, and that most of them found their way to the mansion on Capitol Hill. This good fortune and rise of two and one hsI points in 'Matchlessn induced the Senator's warmest smiles. The evil predictions of few years since that Tabor's luck was on the wane aud that he would soon be as poor as in the old corncr-grocery days of Leadville seem in bad way to be verified. - Denper Letter.
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Every Bridegroom . shoemaker.

Nothing was more attractive than the wedding cavalcade on it's way from the brides house to the Mission church. The horses were more richly capari- soned than for any other ceremony. and the brides nearest relative or fam. fly representative carried her befora him. she sitting on tho saddle with her white satin shoe in loop of golden ork silver braid. while he sat on tho bear- skin covered anquera behind. Tho groom and his friends mingled with the brides party, all on the best horaee that could be obtained, and they rodo gaily from the ranch house to tho Nlo.l sion. sometimes fifteen or twenty milon away. In April and May. when tke land was covered with wild-flowerrI the light-hearted troop rodo along IT. edge of the uplands. between hill an&' valley. crossing the streams. and son4| of the young horsemen, anxloue tS8 show their skill. would perform all IT. feats for which the Spanish-C CaliforSE nians were famous. Alter the woaS ding, when they returned to lead fn the feasting. tho bride was carried oH the horse of the groomsman. Ono " the customs which was always observo at the wedding was 10 wind sIiho1 tasseled string or . silken sash frinG1 with gold. about the necks ol the IF I1 & and groom. binding them togethoS 3 they knelt before tho altar for & blessing of the priest. V charmt~ custom among the middle mud i6&@ classes was tho making of th6 nSl shoes by the groom for tile brides few weeks before the wedding IT 0 his betrothed for tho me.snrone1 her foot. and n1ade tho stjcoo WiI1 own hands; tho 9roomanian TIT them to nor cn ths Wetdlnr
 cssstNry.
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'uOM1NG PIGEONS.
rHE CARRIER PIGEON AS THE BIRD
 OF SONG AND STORY.
How They Arc Taught to Carry Mes sages - Interesting Stories of Some Famous Flyers.

The carrier pigeon is the bird of song and story. It has a ribbon about its neck and scented love note hanging upon its white breast; and when it is pictured. most likely is about to leave the hand of some fair maid on . mission of Irritation.
 The homing pigeon is not this kind of bird. It is Q creature of action, gifted with the highest intelligence, the keen est sight, . tenacious memory, and . supreme love of home This last-named characteristic is the incentive which gives power to the other faculties of the bird and enables it to cover thousancs of miles of strange country, always in a direct line for it's home. It is . well. known fact that homing pigeon has only one home and within that home only one perch. Birds which have been caught and held for years have, upon being liberated, sailed into the air and returned to that one spot they knew aa home.
 IL is little known that within the i'm. mediate vicinity of New York pigeons are more widely used as couriers than any part of the country. A hunter oc, casionally finds in his game bag a bird of refined plumage and differing in frame i. om tho dove and other pigeons he may have shot A closer cxamina tion reveals to him number on mar row hand of metal about the birds les close to the claw. He has shot W wander
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CT returning home. and often along the quill of the wing has asen found . mes sage.
 Homing pigeons are used extensively for business purposes, as well as in war and love. The Angel of the Siege" a bird which made many a journey to Paris when the Germans had closed all gates. is celebrated in history and verse.
 A. De Cordova. the Wall street broker, during the summer mouths has em- ployed the homlug pigeon to convey messages of the stock reports from New York to his summer residence at North Branch. The system was great suc- cess. Even longer distances are covered by these swift and sure flyers. Tho home of many manufacturer is brought very close to him by bird flight. while for obtaining news of yacht racing from
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13

Reg, lar races are flown each year. tho old birds contesting in the early summse' and the spring birds flying during tho month of September For these races 10 is necessary to train tho birds as an athlete would be trained before . lond run.-N Y World
The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13

Church lotteries may be wrong. but ehs chorister gets his money by chants.
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~ rnxor Wlfh nA1Gnfx sss sss;si; sss;s e.3 ' I.s
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 arrived at tho loft of ito owner and to6Gs ito place on its accustomed perch. lU' was supposed that the bird had dowa beyond its strength. had fallen to thd ground. aAd was resting when seized b& the dog.
 The Federation of American Homind Pigeon Fsnciers. which is an orgauiss9 ton uniting the several local clubs of th4 country. was founded in 1880. Unded it's rules aud by the personal supervision of . race secretary. appointed by th0 federation. all compet titive races nre cons ducted and all birds flown. The ownea of homing pigeons and members of tho association are supplied with numbered log bands. which are put upon the birdo when very young. A carcful register of these numbers is kcpt by the secre. tary, so that at any time the owner of . bird found by stranger and bearing . certain number about it's leg may b. ascertalned by applying to this secretar~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-27

as good as any gold, yet that fact should
have presented no argument IN favor OF
abandoning all the gold mines of the world
to work the sea for gold. You T. n ct gold
from sea water by proper chemical mauipu
lation, but to do so costs very nucn mora
than the gold is worth when obtained and
with sugar it is much the same way. You
may obtain granulated sugar from sorghum,
or from any other thing containing star \.
but there are only Z few sources from
which it can be obtained at paying figures
Tropical sugar cane is known 10 BE- one OF
these sources, while past experience his
pretty clearly proved, at very heavy eS.
pense. that sorghum is not.
We don't al all object TO sorghum u
crop from which to manufacture sorghum
moIasses, but we could never thin. %.
recommending its culture with \ vicv- -:
the production of srAnUlated sugar. If q
makes as good sugar is tropical cane, -.
pays as well, why are we not now HAVING
sorghum sugar in the majority. seeing -
we have been working the sorghum sGz-:
question regularly through the past twenty
five yearsi