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The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
WEDDINC-RlNCS.
The Part They Played in OIdcn Times,
 and What They We're Like.

The Part They Played in OIdcn Times,
 and What They Were Like.
 The wedding ring in olden times was blessed and sprinkled with holy water before it was used and special serv- ice was prepared for this purpose. The appearance of the ring varied according to the fancy of the maker. thus some rings were adorned with gems some were plain and others were engraved The serpent with it's tail in its mouth as indicating endless affection was frequent symbol used in early Christian times and the clasped hands or fides was another
 The wedding ring under the lower empire usually contained stone on which was engraved the heads of the bride and bridegroom but among the Christians the head of some favorite saint was most favorable ornament The likeness of St Margaret. the protectress of women through the perils of childbirth was frequently used. and the motto attached to this representation was usually Be of RODu CuttT. Ut HhLlo3 Oi tuc W cu- ded pair were, as rule engraved in the ring.
 The practice of placing mottoes upon rings was nearly universal less than two centuries ago. says the Jew eler's Review and it is strange to say that so pretty custom should have been allowed to fall completely out of use The Greeks and Romans en- graved notices on their rings such as May you live long" Live happy, !" Il bring good fortune othe wearer. " Il give this love p'el,a Tho word Remember" has been found engraved on a stone above the representation of a hand pulling the lobe of an ear This action was sign of affection. and Napoleon l., when he was in q particularly good humor with any one about him would pull him by the ear.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
HouSeboid HeIps.

A remedy for creahing hinges is mutton tallow rubbed on the joint A great many locks that refuse to do their work are simply rusted and will be all right if carefully oiled
 For 'Macaroni au Gratin " fill 6 battered dish with the macaroni. dust over it some sifted breadcrumbs and some grated cheese. and put it in the oven for 10 minutes to get light brown on top. Serve in the same dish.
 Tea stains on china cups arc often an accepted evil with housekeepers. They are removable, however usually with salt and water and vigorous rubbing A particularly obstinate case may be treated with bono dust and water. the bone dust being ob- tainable from any druggist
 A simple method of slowing apples is to cut them into quarters and put them in a thick earthen pudding dish. To every euart of apple quarters pour over half-cup of water and add Q cup of sugar Cover tho pudding dish with thick earthen plate. and set in the oven for one hour At the end of this time the apples will be found t.c clear and transparent thoroughly cooked and almost unbroken in form.
 The reason why copper stewpans are considered desirable is that in the st place they are more durable. far outlasting any other; and secondly. being thicker they cause the heat to be more durable. far outlasting any other; and secondly. being thicker they cause the heat to be moro uni forn--hence they are preferred by our -cordons blens. On the other hand. they require to be frequently re- timed and become source of dan ger unless kept perfectly clean and bright inside. For this reason doubt less they are much less used than formerly which is very detrimental to the look O the kitchen dresser. as bright coppers" give an air of cheer. mess and ell-being to a kitchen that is very attractive
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
PAIN.

The soul selects her own society. Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no moro. When night is almost done And sunrise grows so near That we can touch the spaces, Its time to smooth the hair And get the dimples ready, And wonder we could care For that old faded midnight That frightened but an hour. Pain has an element of blank: It cannot recollect When it began, or if there were A day when it was not, It has no future but itself. Its infinite realms contain Its part, enlightened to percaive New periods of pain.
 Emily Dickinsog..
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
unlnndinx Hnx.


 Your correspondent asks about hay slings Several years ago. when l had no help but a i2-year old boy. lad to do all the pitching both ways. which was too much for me. as 1 was not very strong. tried most of the hay forks to unload with but there was SO much rope for the horse to step on while pulled in the fork. that it was worse than pitching by hand. then built stout crane of wood that would just swing under the purlin girts and plates. with rollers for the ropes to run on that went from tho end of the crane, over the top down into the basement on drum then up to . snatch block on the big door-post to hitch the horse to; then l had three parallel sticks on each side of my cart or wagon. with ropes running through them crosswlse to spread them apart. The sticks were lald on the rigging. three on side with toggle- joint be- tween them. These were loaded on or under the load. When in the barn. the ropes with hooks on were let down from overhead and hooked to tho ropes brought together over the load tho horse hltched on the rope from the drum iu tho basement When tho load was raised clear of the wagon, a pitchfork would swing over the mow where wanted. small cord would snatch open the toggIe-joint under heath, and the hay would drop out: then the weight of the sticks would fetch them down on the wagon again.
 l have great many times driven Q load into the barn (doors at both ends to drive through). taken off my oxen, hitched them on the rope. had the hay swung on the now, the sticks back on the cart the oxen on and tho cart out of the barn inside of i've minutes and have done it several times in four minutes.
 Two stout mon camo there one day to see it work. They offered to put on tho load for me while waiting. turned the cart and oxen over to them and went on the horse-rake my self. The buy rolled the hay-lonR timothy big crop. They put on . tremendous load. The floor IS twelve feet in the clear, and the purlin posts eighteen feet apart The load WAS 90 wide that it wedged on both door, posts as it went in. and when it swung it wedged on both purlin posts: but they pushed it through, swung 1t to the back side of the now and dumped 1t Several men stood by, expecting to sec it break down. who exclaimed; Now. boys, you have had all your fun for nothing; you did not break it,'
 once took it to the fair. and dumped q load before a hundred men successfully. My hay mow is 36 by 40 feet Country Gentleman.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
-ha xtnrY of NnnM.

Snuff has been made from a very early period. first and most largely by the Spanish. who prepared it with care and scented it with various ma terials. Next the low countries Scot land and England extended and popu- larized the use of snuff.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
Lightning and ships.

Ships gre less often struck by light ming now than in other times because they have more iron about them in the form of wire rigging and iron hulls. The metal acts as a conductor and carries the lightning into the water before it can do any damage to the shin
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
All Business.

Do you know. young man. :" sud the proud father that when you marry my daughter you secure valu- able jewel?"
 How much is the jewel worth" asked .i.s pract,cal young man Enooh
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
4 w,fe,s scheme.

wool-Enpec tells me his wife worked new scheme on him yes terday.
 Van Pelt- How was that'
 Wool She gave him a piece or her mind and then bound him over to keep .he peace IN. r. Herald
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
Poultry Pickings.

Roup is produced by a bad cold that is neg glected.
 If the turkeys are kept tame they are easily managed.
 Mix powdered charcoal in with the soft food; it aids digestion.
 A good cure for indigestion is too open the mouth and pour down all Of the water the throat will hold.
 Where large number of poultry are kept better results can be secured by dividing into small hocks.
 Good management is necessary. but when given the turkey can readily be made profitable on the farm.
 Straw is better than hay as ma terial to keep in the nests It Is softer and generally cleaner, change regularly.
 To secure plenty of eggs avoid overlooking. give plenty of milk and 0 variety of grain with good sup. ply of pure water.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
1t will heat and that ruins it Hiss

1t will heat and that ruins it It is . good plan to test it some time before planting. Seed deteriorates in this cold climate. and should be renewed by changing. The cane ought to average 160 gallons per acre. or one gallon to a square rod Of ground.
 The seed should be planted in moist earth. one inch deep from May 10th L, June 1st: three and one-half feet each way. and thinned to six or seven stalks to the hill when four inches high. Planted on the highest land it is less likely to be injured by early or late frost. If the leaves are killed tho stalks should be worked as soon as possible. The past season nearly hall the crop granulated into sugar. It needs pure seed to get juice that will make good granulation.
 The great states of Iowa, Wiscon- sin and Illinois all have factories for working up sugar cane yetthere is no difficulty in selling it and the moro sirup made the greater will be the de- mand. The sugar of 1890 tested. by Prof. Harper. of the Minnesota state university. 9z7 pure sugar
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
withaut Water.

It is said that goats in the kalabari frequently pass months without water. and according to Mr. Mackenzie. there are certain antelopes which are never seen to visit the drinking places.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
Sine Never Laughs.

Gertrude Souine. a pretty girl of eighteen years who lives in town in Aroostook county. Me. has never been known to laugh or even to smile. While intelligent in other matters she apparently can not understand joke and is unmoved by the keenest wit ttcislns
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
Missed Fire.

Miss Budd (wishing to impress her youthfulness upon her listener) My mother looks young for 90, does she not? She married at 30.
 Her listener Er-was that err CT second marriaee?-Puck.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29
Explaining the Compliment. Humorist-Greathead rather col

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rdtner COm- plimented me yesterday.
 Scissors Man-In what way?
 Humorist-I told joke and he said, .I have heard worse things than that. |"
 Scissors Man-Yes. but you must remember that ne has been a great traveller and has probably heard some mighty poor things IN. '. Press.
The Forrest City times., 1892-04-29

natural lines. but furrows in the shape of diminutive reptiles appeared to fit across the couutenance. Not ves:lge of youth or beauty remained the sixth sketch was finished.
 The ineuisitor again queried: Will you reply Don Jayme?"
 The head had comprehended. Slow ly it was lifted the eyes opened wild ly as though they would dart from their sockets; the chin shook and fell. The scene was an awful one The cold hearted and rapacious artist shuddered as he turned away.
 Well Fapresto why do you hesi- tatep This is the most interesting study of all !"
 The phantom head spoke in thick, stertorous voice: Felipe in seven days-I shall-answer you'
 The eyes rolled. the lids sank heav fly the lips became blue and remained open. the head drew to one side and fell heavily upon the fagstone. Every feature stitfened.
 .Extinguish the firer' cried the in- quisitor.
 .Is not this a magnificent study? Draw it carefully and at your leisure He has tainted. They will revive him presently"
 They did not succeed however He had not tainted He was dead.
 You stupid fellow!' cried the art ist when Don Jayne death was an- nounced. Was it necessary for you to die at the eighth sketch? l lose four thousand picayunes.
 Do not fear; you will receive the full amount for the eight studies. They have been superbly executed. Now 20 home and retouch them
 Lucero stepped into the sedan and was conveyed 10 his study.
 In four days the portraits were nn-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
WHY HE STOPPED.

Anervous little man sat on one
side Of the cross seats on the top Of
an omnibus the other day back to
back with a young woman of the
"sweet girl graduate" species. The
little man felt a cloth tickle his neck,
and thinking the ends of his cravat
were sticking out, he began to stuff
the cloth down between the collar
and waistcoat, He was nearly scared
out of his seat minute later by hear
ing the girl exclaim in loud voice:
"Now, you stop! Leave my hair
ribbon alone!"
The small man apologized and got
off at once.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
Paradise Near the Pole.

Would it surprise you to hear that
the Lofoden islands, off Norway, are
on their south side terrestrial para
disc? The gulf stream warns them
ali the year round and the consump-
t:ves of the world enrich them by TAX
ing their cOdliyer oil. The codliver
oil boss IS Peter Muller, who employs
70,0)J people in fisheries. factories.
bottlimg, packing and so on. There
arespastoral Edens on the lodges OF the
Lofoden mountains. | never saw more
grace in combination with the sort of
craggy severity that one meets with
en- the west coast Of Scotland, with this
difference, however, that the Hebrides
are as though painted in India ink.
whereas the c0ioring in summer in
the L0fOden scenery is indascribably
splendid. / shall not easily forget how
all new to it were lifted cut Of them
selves by the sail through BAIT sand. -
London IrU-a.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
Facts and Eancies.

Peter the Great married a peasant
girl.
There is no cure for color-b blindness.
Icebergs sometimes last for 200
years.
A hot bath will sometimes cure the
toothache.
Tea is gathered frsm the plant four
times year.
Frogs. when cooked. taste very much
like chicken.
The German emperor has a rhino-
ceros skin walking stick.
a crocodile takes eighty seconds to
turn completely round.
The railroads of the United King
dom possesses nearly 1900 locomo-
tives.
Bells in churches were first placed
there to drive off evil spirits.
The princess of Wales has some
gloves which are nearly three feet
long.
It is impossible to form a good sem
tence of the English alphabet using
every letter only opce-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSION,
To a Bright Mind 1t Opens a Wide Field
OF Possibilities.

1t has been recently stated by an en-
gineer IN an address TO college stu
dents that the pecuniary reward of en-
gineering practice IS much less than
that of other professions where equal
ability IS called into play, says The
Manufacturer.
Physicians and lawyers, as a rule,
the speaker said, are in receipt of
much larger annual income than their
fellow scientist, the practicinr engineer.
This may be true when marked excep-
tiOns are considered. but the indus
trial opportunities of the mining, civil
or mechanical engineer must not be
overlooked, nor should the possibility
of prOtitab bic inventions be underval-
ued. Either may make the profess
siOnal engineers fortune, while the
lawyer or doctor has no such opportu-
nifty. Neither is brought into such
close connection with the actual af-
fairs of business.
The discovery of chloroform, ether
or OF any of the means of producing
snasthesis, undoubtedly the greatest
medical discoveries of the present
time. made no fortunes for the discOv-
erers; indeed the names of these bene-
factors to humanity are almost forgot
ten. But the names of the great en-
gineers who not only have benefited
the world but have made large fort
unes are household words. As an in
stance of what we have said, the words
of an eminent and wealthy mining en-
gineer may be quoted:
81 have practiced my profession for
twenty-five years" said he, "and my
receipts from professional fees have
been in the neighborhood of only
$4,000, while my expenses, for |
have kept my accounts exactly. have
been within few thousand dollars of
this"
There are many engineers remarka-
bly, successful financially and profes-
sionally who could duplicate this ex-
perience, and who, like this one, are
yet well satisfied with the net results
Of their profession. There is no pro-
fession which offers so many opportu-
mites to the aspirant as that of the en-
gineer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
MOTHERS AND DATGHTFRS

Over twelve years / was afflicted with
very serious female difficulty and for
the last sixteen months was under
TREATMENT Of three of the very best
physicians that money could employ.
Under their skillful treatment L grad
nally grew worse, until they decided
they could render me no permanent
help. One of my friends persuaded me
to try bottle of Dullam's Great Ger
man Uterine Tonic, and after taking
three bottles, can say I am in better
health than | have been for twenty years
and am Iow sixty years old, but feel
as young as at thirty. 81 bottle.
June 2, 1890 Mrs. THos. TANDY,
Flint, Mich. For sale by F. C. Buer-
static, Drug store. 2
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
Hi2h-hecled Shoes.

The streets of the old city of Venice
were often extremely thick in mud, in
spite of the great sewers which dated
from the tenth century. 1t is easily
conceivable. Even now, with but Co.
600 or 10000 inhabitants. the thor
oughfares between the Piazza and the
Rialto are sometimes sufficiently bad.
We are writing of the time when the
population was nearly five times what
it now is. and when Eenitian trade
was at its zenith. Well. to combat
this mud, the ladies took to high
heeled shoes AS the mud grew worse
the heels grew taller and taller, until
at length they were half a yard high,
and as difficult to control as a pair of
stilts without handles. The conse-
quence was that lady in full dress.
obliged to walk but few yards, had
to DE supported on both sides.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
THE OLD MAN WOULD
HAVE HIS Joke.

Two boys, who owned a cattle farm out West,
Christened it Focus" at their sire's request;
The old man thought 1t quite good cOncelt,
For there the suns rays meet-(the sons raise
meatg
The lads prospered, and they and
their families enjoyed the very best
of health. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets were always found in their
icine-chest-the only positive
cure for bilious and sick headache,
dizziness, constipation, indigestion,
and all disorders of the bowels and
stomach. Strictly vegetable, small,
garcoated; only one required fol
a dose, and their action is gentle and
thorough. The best Liver Pill on
earth
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
BIG and Tittie Heads.

"Show me 4 mans hat and / will tell
you his nationality" said a well-known
halter to reporter for the Sunday
HerGM the other day. You see al
most every nation has some particular
shape of head or style of hair.
AN Americans he;a is generally
long and narrow Most Americans
have pretty big heads. They wear &
seven or seven and onc-eighth sized
hat.
a German. on the cOntrury, has a
broad head, fiat il the forehead and
high in the crown. The Germans wear
very large hats, but this is more be-
cause they wear them pulled down low
than from the actual size of the head.
A Frenchman's head is much the shape
of an Americans, but the back part of
his head is much broader than his
forehead. And the head is small.
Irish heads are large and almost per-
fectly round, as are those of English
men.
But the worst head of all is the
japanese, and fortunately there are
not many of them here. You see,
their hair is very thick and harsh, and
it is almost impossible to get hat
that will fit the back part of their
heads and not stick out in front. And
they always want a stiff hat, too.
But" he concluded, mo matter
what the shape of head may be. / gem
erally find about as much brain in a
big as little head. Washington ID.
C.. Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22

Little Tommy-"Say, are you en-
gagged to my sister or are you not?'
Algernon (blushing furiously)-
am-am not, Tommy, but l would
like to be-"
Little Tommy--"Come out from
behind that door, sis, l knew I'd
earn that quarter"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
Ill the Same.

"What a horrid mistake. Mr.. Jaune.
they made about your picture, Ready
fer the Ball when they catalogued it
Ready for the Bath"
There was no harm done. That
was what ! was going to call it at first
myseit. - Liys.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22

One thousand acres Of the 5000
in Taney county, Mo-, owned by St.
Louis men, is enclosed with a wire
fence eight feet high, and used for a
deer park. This fence is constructed
around the hill slopes SO that the
deer may leap over into the park, but
cannot get back. They become very
gentle and are never molested.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22
Terror WIFE Flee.

The history Of man might be called
the decline and fall Of terror. Form
erly we were afraid of everything. OF
the sea, because we knew not what
was beyond it or What was in it or
what it might do. 1t had been known
to rise in resistless might and to
whelm great cities; monsters had been
seen in calamaries, krakens, sharks
and whales; the sea was a very terri
bic thing.
Then there was the forest; no one
could tell what might come out of the
forest; wolves were there for certain.
and serpents ard very likely human
enemies, wanting to kill US. Then
there were the thousand and one dis
eases, every one Of which was fatal
And there was the vast unknown world
yOnd-tilled with enemies, creatures
like men, but speaking an unknown
tongue and breathing hatred-devils
they were, not men.
When the universal terror was still
unconqucred, the historian began, and
SO we know what it was and how it
held the people SO that they sought by
charms and magic TO escape from it
and TO get a little confidence. Then
they began to find out things and
gradually the terror was dispelled.
They crossed the sea and found out
what was on the other side; they pen
etrated the forest and killed the wild
beasts; they learned strange languages
and Travelled in strange lands; they
found out how to ward off disease.
Finally there remains of the old ter
ror only one or two things. Men fear
now nothing but what they can not
control-some forms of disease; earth
quakcs, lightning and death. These
things can be still further reduced; we
shall overcome disease; we sEal. per-
haps, control the lightning; we shall
learn the cause Of carthquakes: we
shall put oil de&iA.-LoHdg4 queen.
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{First publication Dec l. 1927 Ne. :
T TNs.PROBAIE-NtNI COUNTY COUKr-
| In the matter nE tile estate Of John Lantry
Sr. deceased.
To all whom il may concern: Letters of adj
ADMINISTRATION with VIII annexed on said estate
having been Issued to Joha Lautry on the lSta
day 81 December. 4. d.. l-J2 and SIX months
from and after said day being allowed and limit
ell for creditors 10 present their claims for ex-
animation ana allowance. notice = hereby given
that the undersigned viii, on the uTst Tuesdays
Of February March and April A. D. 1898 and on
the s>t day OF the time SO limited at the probate
office IN the city OF NanitoWoc. in said
county, receive examine. and adjust all claims
and demands Of all persons against said deceased.
Dated Dec. 18th l.42
EMIL BAENSCH, County Judge.
Nash 4 Nash Ajtys Jan -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-12-22

Shallow "Why just read that
sign-'Dental parlors Isn't it absurd
to call dental room a parlor?"
Deepe-"It is probably the painters
mistake. He m cant drawing room"