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The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
view of him, Mrs. ogie was sitting hv

view of him. Mrs. Ogle was sitting hv her window sewing. She was sur prised to see a pleasant-faced old gem tleman surveying the house with \ good deal of interest, and more sur prised to see him walk up to the door and ask if he could come in, which re- quest was granted. Taking seat on a stool, the old man bent his face on his hands and began to sob. This, coupled with the recollection of the former uncanny events, began to alarm Mrs. ogle, and she backed toward the front door.
 At this moment the old man looked up and said: 'T suppose you wonder why cry, and had hoped tc conceal my trouble, but the truth is that am attracted to this house by sad recol- lection. My boy, my only boy, died in this house a sad death" Again the old man sobbed, and when calmed he himself described his son, and his de- scription was found to tally exactly with that of the man who, every Wednesday afternoon of late, has hanged himself in the same house.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
CAPTURING A SEA CALF.
Two Citizens Risk Their Lives in the At-

Two Citizens Risk Their Lives in the Att
 tempt to Land the Baby Manatee.
 A baby manatee in tank on board the steamer St. Augustine, plying on the Indian river, recently attracted the wide-eyed admiration of all the passen- gers. The baby is only few weeks old and weighs 1J0 pounds Its little bead-lilSe eyes look through the glass and express satisfaction with cap tivity
 Messrs. Hepburn and Miller, two citizens of the Indian River country dis covered the baby manatee one night feeding peacefully on the banks of the river among the tall manatee grass The gentleman approached stealthily with muffied oars and grabbed the ba by by the tail. The baby started of as if had received an electric shock and ploughed through the tall grass, which bent and crackled as the boat sped through with comb of froth at the bows, making dead for the open water and the inlet. where the break CTS were rolling in grand undulation and breaking nn the shore with thun- derous sound Mir Hepburn held on like grim death to the baby's tail, while Mir. Miller steered the fast-hying little boat safely by obstructions which came SD near at times that death and demoli- ton were only escaped by miracle. They were determined to have that baby at any cost. After mile-a-pinute journey of fully six miles the little manatee seemed to tire of the struggle, not, however until he had rushed through the first line of breakers of the inlet. At last he was beached and carried back in triumph to the other side of the river.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
READS LIKE ROMANCE.
Metcoric Carear O5 N. J. Stretinger o
 Samuel of Posen" Fame.


 Samuel of Possn" Fame.
 Maurice Bertrand Stretinger, known throughout the country as NJ. B. Curtis, by reason of the murder of Police man Grant in San Francisco last September, has been monopolizing con- siderable attention. The many sur pl.ises that were introduced during his trial served to relieve the feelings of those who really believed that Curtis was not guilty of killing Grant. He was born in Detroit about forty years ago. One of his brothers there is in the hardware business. Another keeps n saloon. At an early age Maurice showed disposition for mimicry and his first ambition was gratified when he got a job shifting scenery in local theater. He drifted ont on the road and managed to save money. While travelling the idea of Samuel of Posen' struck him. He went with it to Jessop, the dramatist, who put it into the play that has since became famous. In few years Curtis was a very rich man. He retired from the stage for two years and then put on ''The Scatchen," winch proved a failure. After that he drifted to San Francisco, where he married a Miss Nassau, former acquaintance who lived in Windsor, Canada. He owned considerable property in Cal ifornia, and started an extraordinary theatrical scheme with some of his land, which proved very successful. He bought a large tract of land in Berkeley, Cal. This he had divided into town lots at the rate of 100 town lots to every acre. To each buyer of a ticket during his engagement in San Francisco he presented one of these
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08

blight 1t has been q good thin( has kept slouchy farmers out q business and showed that there @ no remedy but the ax and the ko| If it is in the limbs cut them olI} the whole tree is affected dig it &- Don't worry over the blight; tI your trees we'll and 1t won't bo1I you much. !" Several years ago blight was epidemic, and we drew of our orchard eight two-horse " loads of the pear limbs dead X blight and dead trees; but enc trees were left which under good ture bore more than ever before. can afford to lose part of our trooC we give high culture and get A prices as consequence for t11 which are left"-Colemau's Rul World.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Home H.nsa.

Always iron lace on white flannel.
 Angora hood can be washed 70 th9y4 look as well as new
 Sponge black silk with cold cofReo an6 ammonia to refreshen 1t.
 Ivory soap is especially good l1r laundering faces, ribbons and fne napory.
 Laces that are very much soiled shoulA be soaked for two or three days in strouG soap studs, then washed out and quickly dried
 White fascinators and hoods can ha cleaned by rubbing thoroughly fu corn meal and hanging on the line in the yard on a windy day.
 Fine laces can Dc cleaned by spreadine between sheet of large paper and cover ing with calcined magnesia. Let then stand for several days then shake o6 tho powder and your lace is cleaned. This recipe was gwen by Madam Modjeska
 If you are afraid of your gingham or pretty wash dresses fading let them lie several hours in strong salt and water Have it hot when the dress Is put in, dry it, and wash as usual This sets the color and you will seldom if ever have any trouble afterward.
 In washing white silk handkerchiefs, ribbons and light silks let them soak over night or for several hours in strong soap suds to which has been added tablespoon or more of powdered borax. then wash ont in as many waters as necessary and rinse thoroughly; do not wiring but squeeze and dry quickly. Iron between an old towel or ironing sheet.
 Soap bark is excellent for cleaning wool dress goods. Ten cents worth should be soaked over night in pail Of warm watsr. In the morning strain it and add two thirds of it in the water in which you arc to wash the goods, and one teaspoon o1 ammonia Use the remainder of the soap bark water for rinsing When almost dry, iron on the wrong side.
 In washing hannels and blankets shave half bar of good laundry soap very 1ne and pour over it pint of boiling watof, add to this two tablespoons of ammonin and one of borax and stir until tf is . thick paste Pour this mixturs into . tub of tepid water and then put your hlanko1s or woolens in and let them soak an hour: turn them frequently then run thgouGh . wringer. Afterward rinse thoroughIy ln clear tspid water and run through tho wringer Hang in the sun to dry and noo when nearly done. Always dry nonne1s quickly. Never rub soap on nannels but dissolve your soap in the water h vkto1 they are to bs washed.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08

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 By this time the family was thoroughly wroughtup. Mir. ogle sent for his mother to remain with his wife in the house, intending to move as soon as his wife should he able to get out of bed. It was hoped that the pres ence of his mother m'ght have some in fiuence in staying the visits of the ghost, and it was arranged that should the usual noise occur again the old lady should rush into the room and investi- gate it for herself
 True to his appointed time, when both women were in the front room, the stranger commenced his row, and true to their womanly instincts, neither woman made an effort to reach the scene, one from her inability to leave her bed and the other from tim idity
 Two weeks ago after she had seen the ghost twice and obtained good
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Ye street car conduc,or.

street Car Driver tmysteriously)- That young woman wot got in at Tenth street, and the other young woman wot got in at Eleventh street, is both company spotters. Look out fer y'rself.
 Conductor lconfidentiallyl - That's all right, Pm engaged to both of them.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Economy.

Mes. Trotter-I hear that all three of Mrs. Barlow's children have the measles.
 Mrs raster-Yes; 90 I understand They're so poor that they have 10 econo nize on the doctor by all getting sick at once. Judge.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
shallow Asain.. Deep Flowing.


 An Illinois farmer writing for an exchange compares the results of his deep blowing with those of his neigh Dor with similar soil. His neighbor has farm of 160 acres works fifty or sixty acres of corn; forty or fifty of oats; hauls his manure out in the fall; throws it out in piles. and spreads it in the spring When he puts his oats in he sows in stalk ground, with his corn cultivator he goes over tho ground once. straight way with the rows; harrows once or twice. accord ing to time. His oats yield about thirty bushels per acre.
 When he blows for corn he uses wheel blow and blows not to exceed three and one-half or four inches. then plants his corn harrows once or twice after planting. This corn comes up very quick and grows fast until about the middle of June then it stops. if it is dry year, as we have had for three years and begins to fire up at the bottom and does not seem to grow any higher. The ears are about six inches long and yield from ten to thirty bushels per acre. Last year from seventy acres he had between 900 and 1000 bushels. He plowed his corn five times but shal- low each tune, and that is my experi- ence in shallow cultivation in this sec- ton.
 The following he gives as his expe- rience in deep blowing: In putting in my small grain cultivate both ways and deep harrow both ways and lap half l intend to SOW three or three and one e-half bushels of oats per acre and the general yield is from fifty to sixty bushels per acre. l SOW the common black or mixed oats and the general weight is from thirty eight to forty-two pounds per busheL
 Preparing for corn. haul out my manure both spring and fall. make all l can. 1 do not fah blow any. l blow no less than six inches and as deep as seven and one-half. lharrow once before planting tapping the har- twice Plant about two inches deep. Then l harrow as long as l can. blow from four to five times over using the common corn blow with wide shovels and blow deep each time. I never intend to have over twenty-five or thirty acres for man. Last year I had thirty-fve acres of corn and gathered 1880 bushels of good sound corn. This year I had forty acres and gathered ?, 464 bushels of extra good corn. ears very large. I plant what we call calico corn. a mixture of white and red very hardy grain and good corn to yield. = Jol rnal of Agriculture.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
THE FARM AND HOME.
THE GOOD RESULTS OF CLOSE
 IN.BREEDiNC.
A Recent Change of Opinion a the subject--shaiiow and Deep Flow ing-sait Tor Hens Farm Notes
 and Home Hat.
The value of In- Breeding.

Only few years ago 1t was thought to be very injurious to the we'll being of any strain of stock to in-breed closely. says the Farmers Voice but now our best breeders do not hesi- tate 10 follow the practice and nota- bly, good results follow. It is gem erally conceded that if there Is no disease inherent in the parents the progeny resulting from in- breeding will not show any deterioration
 Perfect animals of kindre.' blood bred together reproduce in th Dir off- spring the good qualities of their parents and conversely any taint of dieese or tendency to weakness or deformity Tn such parents are many times intensified and enlarged. Mir. R. F. Vanmeter writes the Kentucky Stock Farm on this subject as fol- lows:
 An intensely bred or in- bred animal of the exact type or pattern desired is much the more effective and valuable wlth which to transmit and propagate that type and give it where it is lack ing. and with which to intensity and render more fixed that type so that it will be transmitted by the progeny with the more power and force. In- deed experience teaches that no dis tinct breed of live stock can be made in any other way than by skill!u! in and-in breeding and no breed can be brought up to the highest state ol perfection in any other way and for the very same reasons. none can be more readily bred down and rendered worthless than by unskillful and in- judicious in-and-in breeding. Within the memory of even no older men than myself, the breed known as the irotter or light harness horse has been made by skillful in-and-in breeding until now the stallion in whose veins courses the most intense blood direct lv from the fountain-head Of trotters when his type and qualities corrcbor- ate and correspond with his lineage commands an apparently fabulous price but for the purpose for which he is used. he is really worth the price Although in horse to be used only as a gelding, or in bullock to be used only for beef or in sheep only for mutton or wool, any intense breeding beyond se- curing the desired type and qualities Is of no value But repeat that not witbstanding all that can be said or written regarding the laws which con trol this subject the really successful breeder of any kind of blooded stock. like the sculptor or the artist must first be to the manner born; and then, with love for the avocatlon which will foster a perseverance in careful and most intelligent study of this great subject a grand success may be achieved. Another essential element of success is for the competent breeder to be able to command sufficient capl tai to carry out his designs and plans and it is an exceptional case where all of the elements including the cap- ital is in the possession Of one person. I think in these days Of combines and trusts, it is rather strangs that all ol these clements are not more frequently made as available as they might be.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Feeding salt to Iseas.

It is commonly known that a1IoJ ing hens to have access to refuse oo( fish causes them 10 sicken and d1 Many have learned by experiences 1 to leave any remainn of codfish who< hens can get such food. But tho GX k sumption that salt in small amouut4 fatal or even injurious to heno e z warranted by facts. Probably the 6 petite for the fish induces them Q o too much. and 1t acts as pofoo The New York State experimeu1 station reports trial in which su3c amounts of salt mixed with feed ve1< fed to hens without injury. Who< the amount was increased co as to GlS[ half pint daily to 100 hens several M the hens had diarrh9a, and tt@ amount was again lesseucd. Still tN hens fed the saltcd food produced twice as many eggs as the othcrA an the conclusion Is that for mature heo1 salt at the ratc of one ounce per da1 for 100 hens may be fed with advnu age. It will not do to havo salt WheT@ small chicks can get at 1t a thG<| xill eat enough to kill them lt ' fatal in very small amounfs t( young turkeys Ducks and geeea e the contrary, like salt and It is pia4 of old-fashioned housewives to etv@ them hath while young in wa16l made as salt as the sea for tho pu15 pose of strengthening them It prob ably helped to rid them of lice If il did no other good.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Pear Blight.

This is one of the problems which has troubled the horticulturists for very many years It has developed the genius of the mechanic the chem ists the entomologist and the mycol- ogist and when all has been put to- gether. we are just about where we were thirty years ago The mechan- ical genius comes in in the following. ! paragraph which is going tho ,ounds: "A cultivator remarked some rears ago HAen speaking Of the pear
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
Farm Nosss.

iue mon Witn piouty OA BOou R1eNIy ought to raise cattle at . low cost.
 Sharp plows cultivators and hsrroWp not only do easier but better work.
 There is nc question of the vAluo Q4 sound corn in finishing cattle for martot {.
 Many feed well enough, but they fail e give the necessary care to secure ths begt results
 The farmer that feeds vol and yet ln. sists upon feeding poor cattle, win fan t6 get full pay for his work and feed.
 While corn fattcned cattle bring IT. best prices with many Western fnrmc16 the grass cattle pay the best pro0ts z
 The man that breeds well and foo11 well, generally has good grade Of co1( v prices.
 Glover can be made to add to the fsr41l fly of the soil and also furnish good 1oo1 both carly and late during the erovlnx season.
 The larger tho variety of good eraGae1 in . pasture the better and lonesg tho supply of feed can be maintained throaehr out the season.
 In localities subject to drouth tho grow. ing of sorghum of KafIir corn will - found an advantage to use e s0ilinG crops in summer.
 One of the best crops to grow and ploW under to increase the fertility of tho Nnfl is buckwheat. By sowing early two crops can be grown in one season
 When there is an Insufficient acroago Of meadow to supply plenty of hay twill be . good plan to SOW millet or HungaEtnn. Either will make good hay if cut in rood season and properly cured.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-08
-]-7--'--7777777F7=-7-'---z- Cleaning Potatoes.

It is next to impossible to wash pol tatoes perfectly clean by hand. Tho use Of little scrubbing brush. ouch as may be purchased at from 6se CT 10 cents. will soon mako their jacIol1 fresh and clean. so that they will bol fit to be brought on the table roasted 7 Roast potatoes should always have T little bit of skin clipped off at eithef end. to allow the steam to escApa an&| to prevent their becoming oo1s| den before they are thoroughly don6E
 Such a brush is also very useiul III washing beets and various other roo1E vegetables. all of which arc pr0tob1V| just as we'll cooked in their skins a1l1 peeled when they are done--the ss,rnip being the only exception to this rule
 as it acquires a bitter flavor when boiled in it's jacket --American Cult
 vator. #
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-17
STRANGE END OF A BIG ELM.
struck by Lightning and Gradually Burned
to the Ground.

struck by Lightning and Gradually Burned
to the Ground.
Near I. $. Fowler's farm house at the
foot of the Greylock grOupe Of mount
aims In Williamstown stands an elm tree
that has been famous for many years
on account of its unusual size says the
Albany Express Twenty or more years
ago the late Professor Albert Hopkins
OF Williams College took measurements
which showed that the first limb to he
los feet from the ground. The trunk is
twenty-five feet in circumference at the
base. 1t is believed there are few, II
any. larger elms in Berkshire county
August 4, it was struck by lightning
1t is thought section of the tree was
hollow. rs the tree was set on fire and
has been burning ever since, On the
night of August %, the tree was stru X
10y lightning a second time This seem
ed remarkable then, but much moro
wonderful is the fact that the tree is
Still burning. and has been constantly
from that time. Most Of the time it has
been a slow. smoIdering fire, but Mr.
Fowler says that election night II broke
out greater than ever before aud sent
a column Of flame twenty-five feet above
the top Of the trunk. which has been
gradually reduced until it is now not
more than thirty-iiye or forty feet high.
The illumination was such that Mr..
FowlerS neighbors hurried 10 his place
surprising one Of his buildings was on
fire. Ii made a light by which one could
have read newspaper twenty rods
away. Mr.. Fowler believes the tree viii
burn to the ground and says his son Is
preparing 70 plant young elm on The
site next spring.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-17
GLEANINGS
can be happy.

No faultnnder can be happy.
Battles are thoughts insisted upon.
People who are always giving advice
seldom like to take it,
You know the character Of n man
when you know what he loves.
Where the giants are the biggest the
grapes of Canaan are the sweetest
The man is fighting good fight who
never lets a doubt stay in his heart
over night
The devil is not far from the man who
feels good when he sees his neighbor
make mis-step.
Truth and love are two Of the most
powerful things in the world; and when
they go together they cannot easily be
WithstoOd.
Century Magazine: Honesty Is the
best policy. because it is the only policy
which insurcs against loss of character.
John Newton once said that thanks
giving means THANKSGIVING, This is. at
least, very great part of its meaning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-17
NOTES OF WOMEN.
Some Brief Parag graphs of Interest to the
Fair sex.

EHlr sex.
Lady Burton is at present engaged
on a life of her husband, which she
hopes to have ready early next year,
or possibly next Christmas. She in
tends to be her own publisher Since
her husbands death she has taken up
her residence at Mortlake, within n
stones throw Of the cemetery attached
to the Roman Catholic church, where
Sir Richard Burton is buried.
The English magazine woman pro-
pounds as a question for competitive
answers: would you rather marry a
man whom you entirely love but whse
love for you you are not sure Of, or a
man who entirely loves you but whose
love you do not Thoroughly reciprocate?'
And the editor of the Woman's Tribune
answers it Yankee fashion, by pro
pounding another: ''Would you rather
lie or steal"
A dispatch from Seerparta, one of
the principal places In the island OF
Java, tells Of a thrilling occurrence that
happened there recently. It seems that
Morel, a well known prima donna, was
singing before a large and distinguished
audience. The audience broke from
spell hound silence into a roar Of rap
tureous applause, flowers fell Mt the
feet Of the bowling and smiling singer,
the curtain was about to fall for the
third and last time, when suddenly the
actress threw up her hpnds with n
shrek and fell forward on her face and
died In fun view Of the audience. The
dispatch does not say what she died Of
Miss Mary wilkins is extremely fond
of quaint ornaments and rare articles
from far-off countries Among her
treasures is Il triple necklace of South
Sea shells in which the c0lors of the
rainbow play at hide and seek. She is
an orphan and has apartments In the
house of a friend
Telephone operators in Belgium,
many of whom are girls, are required.
NV that the government has absorbed
the business, to pass an examination in
Flemish, French, German and English
They must also have a good knowledge
Of geography and be able TO draw q
complete map Of Europe.