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The Green Forest tribune., 1896-09-24

un OF exchange
in Norway ard
other re m o t e
parts of Europe.
Maize, Or Indian
corn, once formed
the currency OF
Mexico, Central
a N eri ca and
some Of the early
colonies. Tobac-
co formed t h Q
principal money
of Virginia and
Maryland. twas
leg a / tie II q er
in Maryland in
1773s 1733s. The price
OF wives varied
from 100 TO $50
pounds Of tobae-
CO. Dried Goldfish
was once curren-
cy in New1ound-
q
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-09-24
Agricultural Stage,

In the agricultural stage man owns
land, has fixed habitations and is pos
sessed Of q far greater variety of pros
perity than when he was nomad.
Though he continued to use cattle,
slaves, ETC.. as money, yet he sometimes
added staple farm products and began
to use metals, especially copper and
gold, which at first were usually esti-
mated in terms of cattle and were meas
ured roughly instead of being weighed.
Wheat, barley and oats are now, as
they have been for 2,o0o years, medi-
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-09-24

I '5';;lns 'ahuIes cure bad s,raath.
sisSta - 1ssigs cure s.azz.
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-09-24

Man early tanned the domestic ami
mails. The sheep and the COW being the
most useful, they naturally, with their
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-09-24

Of cash is interesting. About 200 B. C.
the Chinese were still using bronze
currency representing knives 2-5
inches lopcs viii n bcla ;r, ono a,1 1.p
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-09-24

Three hundred miles of Smiths The
figure is appalling, but it is no exager-
The Green Forest tribune., 1896-09-24

Ibc manufacturing stage IS not
clearly defined. Hoes were once money
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sHERIDAN's GREAT SPEECH.

Mr.. Burke, speaking of Mr.. Sher-
idan's celebrated speech on the
Begun charge, on the trial of War
rem Hastings, observed:
Gle has this day surprised the
thousands who hung with rapture
on his accents, by such an array of
talents, such an exhibition of capac.
ity, such a display of powers, as an
unparalleled in the annuls Of oratory !;
display that reflected the highest
honor on himself, lustre upon letters,
renown upon parliament aud glory
upon the country. OF all species Of
rhetoric, Of ever kind of eloquence
that has been witnessed or recorded,
either in ancient or modern times,
whatever the dignity of the senate,
the acuteness Of the bar, the solidity
of the judgment seat, and the sacred
morality OF the pulpit have hitherto
furnished, nothing has equalled what
we have heard this day in Westmins-
ter Hall. No holy seer of religion,
no orator, no man of any literary
description, whatever, has come up
in the one instance to the pure sen.
timent of morality or in the other
to that variety of knowledge, force
of imagination, propriety and vivac-
ity of allusion, beauty and elegance
of diction, strength and copiousness
of style, pathos and sublimity OF
conception, TO which we have this
day listenend with ardor and ADM
ration. From poetry up to eloquence
there is not species of composition
of which a complete and perfect spec
linen might not from that single
speech be CHILLED and collected"
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Country Wit.

Any one who has been rash
enough to attempt to make sport Of
the street gamin of a large city
knows only too well what fatal
mistake it is, hut one is not so well
prepared to be made the victim Of
his own joke by an apparently I'M
sophisticated country boy.
A lad of fifteen was driving along
country road, taking a load O.
calves to market, when he CHANGED
to meet company of young folks
who were evidently out for pleas
ure excursion. The young men oil
the party, thinking to amuse them
selves and their companions at the
boys expense, began to initiate the
bleating of the calves.
But their merriment was of short
duration, for without a moments
hesitation he called out to his would
be tormentors, as the vehicles were
passing, ooh, | knew what you were
before"
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"Let parents not live for their
children, but with them" The
mother should allow no false mod.
esty to stand in the way of her
daughters knowledge of herself, of
her possibilities, of her perils. For
over thirty years DR.. Pierce has used
his "Favorite Prescription" as a
strengthened, purifier, regulator.
It works directly upon the delicate,
distinctly feminine organs, in nat
ural soothing way. 1t searches out
the weak spots and builds them up.
A woman who would under standher-
self should send 81 cents to the
Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y,
for DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser,
book of 1908 pages.
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ANEonnTAl LITERATURE.
Gathered and Compiled BY W. G.
scoTTIsn yowELs.

1t has been said that the Scottish
dialect is peculiarly powerful in its
use of novels, and the following dia-
logue between shopman and Gus
toner has been given as a specimen.
The conversation relates to a plaid
hanging at the shop door:
Customer 0nquirin GOO
(woolY)
Shopman-Ay, 90. Eyes, wool.)
Customer-A', co? (all wool p
Shopman--Ay, a. 90. Eyes, all
wool.)
customer-A ae oo2 (all same
woolY
Shopman-Ay, a ae 90. (ycs, all
same wool.)
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Right with God.

Not long ago business firm in
tie city Of Brooklyn,N. X rcceiy-
ed The following note. We quote it
entire, emitting only the name Of
The firm to whom it was sent
About the year 1855 a pair Of
gloves worth twenty-five cents were
stolen off a dry goods counter in
Fulton street, where the dry goods
stores used TO be. We have been
sorry many times. but did not know
how to make it right. We desire to
make restitution now as far as we
are able, and as your store seems to
be impressed upon our minds, we en-
close two dollars to pay for the
gloves and the interest on them.
We feel that this stands against
us before God, and we want to make
it right, and are heartily sorry for
our Wrong-doing. If there is fund
for helping poor and sick dry goods
employees, and you are willing, will
you please put it into that, that the
right owner may be blessed of God
in it.--From one who desires to be
right with God.
It was slight theft, but it was
wrong act, and the COINCIDENCE that
was so sensitive as, after many years,
to make public restitution, could be
depended upon as moral guide in
the temptations of life that might
follow. A man with such a con
science could be trusted.
A similar case came within the
personal knowledge of the writer. A
young man left college and went in
to the ministry. While at college
he had been the ordinary student,
simply mediocre in scholarship as
well as in conduct. Eight years az
ter his graduation he sent note to
classmste who was occupying
chair of instruction in his alma ma.
ter. 1t ran thus:
Ny DEAR FELLow.-When I wss
a Freshman lot of us went over to
Dash's cider-mill. There ! dipped
straw in a bung-hole Of one OF the
barrels, and drank all the sweet cid
err | could without paying forsit. |
enclose dollar bill. Will yonplease
go over there at your first opportu-
nifty and give it to Dash, and tell
him / have never felt easy about it
until now.
a few of his acquaintance made
fun of this seemingly Quixotic act
of restitution, but most of his class
mates who heard of it honored the
sensitive conscience that led him to
set even the most Insignificant wrong
right before God and man. After
all, is there any wrong that is too
small to be made right To stife
the cry of the conscience in little
things is to train it to dizziness and
silence when large things appeal for
decision. A man needs q micro
scope for his sins as well as a tele-
scope for his ideals.
1t is easy to imagine wrong too
slight to be noticed by our neighbor.
Can you imagine one too Insignificant
to be noticed by God
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La Grippe.

During the prevalence of the
Grippe the past season, it was no.
ticeable fact that those who depend
ed upon DR.. Kings New Discovery,
not only had a speedy recovery, but
escaped all the troublesome after eff.
fects of the malady. This remedy
seems to have a peculiar power in
effecting rapid cures not only in cas-.
es of La Grippe, but in all diseases
of Throat, Chest and Lungs, and has
cured cases of Asthma and Hay Fe-
yer of long standing. Try it and be
convinced. 1t won't disappoint.
Trial bottles free at l.. G. Matthaei's
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The Lions Share.

A well-dressed, respsctable-look-
ing man. we win not mention his
MISUNDERSTANDING with his wife
10 a remote quarterof England, was
delayed by defective railway service,
and was unable to reach his destina-
ton until ten O'Clock in the evening.
He had left the railway train at a
small station where there was no
restaurant, and had hired a coach
to carry him with his wife and his
baggage to the little village where
he was to spend the night.
When the travellers drew up at
the old fashioned inn in the village
street they were very weary and
faint with hunger. They had eaten
nothing since their early breakfast.
As soon as the rooms had been
engaged and the baggage properly
slowed, the husband sent for the
portly landlord and said:
'sWe are the hungriest pair you
ever saw. We have lost our train
connections, and been delayed at
stations where food was not served.
For this reason we have had neither
luncheon nor dinner. Now you must
do your best for us. We want
hearty supper
The landlord murmured that it
was very late, and he had not been
expecting any one to arrive, but that
he would go down and talk with the
cook. He returned in ten minutes
with troubled face.
"You have taken us by SURPRISE
he said with an apologize air. "The
market stalls are closed and nothing
can be had in the shops at this hour.
This is only modest, country inn.
| have been talking to the cook and
find that the pantries are quite emp
ty."
''Haye you no meat ?" asked the
anxious husband in a tone of irrita-
ton.
81 regret to say answered the
landlord, "that there is only one
mutton-chop in the house, but |
think that is good-sized one."
The husband glanced at his wife
and then stared at the landlord.
"What is my wife to have 2" he
asked grimly, after an awkward
pause.
The matterof-fact way in which
this lord of creation appropriated
for his exclusive use the only chop,
revealed his idea of the relations of
the sexes. The stronger half Of the
family was to be served first, what
ever might be the necessities of the
weaker half.
OF course, the affectionate wife
protested that she was not very hun
CRY and would be satisfied with a
little toast and tea, as she needed
sleep more than anything else.
The brute ate the chop and grum-
bled when he finished it because his
hunger was not satisfied.
This true incident makes very
unsatisfactory study of the kind of
marital chiyalry that is sometimes
found in this closing decade of the
nineteenth century.
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She Committed Suicide.


Mrs. T. G. Doe, at Watkins, LEFT
this letter: "My husband-Forgive
me if cause you trouble, but I suf-
fer SO. You do not know what
these long, wakeful, wretched nights
are to me, and am SO tired darling
the pain will never be better. II
is not easy to take my own life, but
have been sick SO long. Goodbye,
my husband, I love you-your wife,
This is but one of the many that
gives up instead of using DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine, and being
speedily cured of their wretchedness.
Go to A, M. Gilbert's and elegant
book and trial bottle free.
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If asked the question @Have you
got stomach ?' it would be safe on
general principles, to answere "yes.'
But if you are sure of it; that is, il
you ever feel any distress after eat
ing or any pains of whatever des-
cription in the region of the stomach,
you have got something more than
an ordinary stomach in other words
you have got diseased stomach.
The stomach is q powerful muscle,
and the proper remedy is rest. Try
the Shaker Digestive Cordial, for
this product not only contains di-
gested food, which will nourish the
system without any work on the part
of the diseased organs, but it aids
the digestion of other foods as well
You can test its value in your case
for the trifing sum of 10 cents
Sample bottles at this price are car
ried by all druggists.
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allow is it that you are still g
bachelor 2" inquired Gags.
II don't know" said Tags, "nn.
less it's because I never married. =
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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When ivory becomes discolored,
it may be restored to its white color
by being soaked in water, and when
wet exposed to the action of the
light while shut up in a well-closed
GLASS case.
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What was q. S. Grants rank at
the close of the war? What rank
was conferred upon him after the
war ended? Upon how many men
was this same rank conferred, and
who were they? READER.
Gen. Grant was more highly hon.
ored than any other military officer
since the time of Washington. After
the campaign at Chattanooga, the
thanks of Congress were rendered
to Gen. Grant and his army, a bill
was passed reviying the grade OF
Lieutenant General, received the
signature of President Lincoln on
March LIST, 1S64,and Grant was nom
mated TO the position. After the
war, on July 25th, 1866, he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of General, this
Office having been created by Con-
gress especially for him. Sherman
and Sheridan subsequently held the
same rank, but after the death of The
latter it was allowed to become ex-
tinct.
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GOMETYMEq


matter of course. By and by, they have
grown into dragging pains that occasion.
ally keep her in the house-that occasionally
put her to bed. Then she knows what IS
the matter, but she won't go to doctor be-
cause she knows he will Insist on exam.
nations" and local treatment" She
goes on, With increasing suffering, until
life itself becomes drag. Nervousness,
sinking SPELLS" digestive disturbances,
and fifty other complications may arise
from the same cause. Frequently such
Symphonic are treated as digestive dis
eases when the root of the whole matter is
the arrangement of the organs distinctly
feminine. Over thirty years ago, the need
for reliable remedy Tor eo-calied female
complaists," was recognized by DR.. r. v.
Pierce, then, as now, chief consulting ply
eiciau to the Worlds Dispensary and Inva-
lids' Hotel, at Buffalo, NJ Y. He prepared
Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription the uiost
wonderfully effective remedy that has ever
been used for such maladies It's sale now
exceeds TIE combined sales of all other
incidence fer women. Its effect Is perceps
tTble almost immediately. It relieves pain,
aliays Inflammation, checks debilitating
drains, and quickly subdues other distress
ing symptoms. II makes tic ofgans ard
their surrounding tissr-5 strong So.
healthy thereby correcting displace1aents
and ii1yigcratssg IL 7E..ole body.
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Castoria.

aCastoria is an excellent medicine for chi
iren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
Dr. G. c. osaooD,
Lowell, Mass.
@Castoria Is the lest remedy for children q
which am acquainted. Hope the day is not
far distant when mothers viii consider thereal
interest Of their children, and use Cas.oria in
stead of the various quack nostrurns which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtfa
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DE-. ]. #. KNcHEIoE,
Conway, ARK.
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MOT WHAT W. SAY, but
~ what Hoods Sarsaparilla Does,
hat tells the story of its merit and sue
sess, Remember HOODS Cures.

Some womenssare so ill-mannered
as to 60 right into q store and try
to interrupt conversation between
the clerks.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ror, pysprpssA.

Beggar-Ach, my dear sir, I have
lost my leg.
Gentleman-Very sorry. have
MT seen it anywhere about.
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An exchange says apples may
be kept two years by wrapping them
in newspapers SO as to exclude air.
The newspaper must, however, be
one on which the subscription has
been paid in full or the dampness re-
sulting from what is dew will cause
the fruit to mold. See!
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She-No, Mr.. Blunderre, cannot
entertain your proposal. The truth
isl am engaged to marry your
father. He-Why, the old idiot
indianapolis Journal.
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What is

Castsca is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Dnts
Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is harmless substitute
for Paregorc, Drops Soothing Syrup and Castor Oil
It is Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years. use by
Castora destroys Worms and allays
feverishness Castoria vomiting Sour Curds
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie, Castoria relieves
seethng troubles constipation and hatulency.
Castoria assimates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Case
toria is the Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend
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LAXoL is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
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RANpoLpH's ACCURACY.

1t is stated in one of the biograph-
les Of John Randolph, as an instance
of his critical knowledge of the Eng
lish language, that while Dr. Parrish
attended him as medical adviser, DUR
ing his last illness, the following
scene occurred:
Whilst the doctor was reading for
Randolph, the word "impetus" oc-
CURED. DR.. Parrish pronounced it
impetus, laying the accent on the
second syllable, Randolph, weak
and dying as he was, Immediately
interrupted him with +:
Wrong, doctor; impetus, il you
please
Shortly afterwards, while reading
a chapter in the Bible, he read the
word "omnipotent," accenting on the
third syllable. Randolph exclaimed:
Wrong again, doctor; omnipo-
tent is the word"
~
AN INSTANCE OF REV. HILLS ECCEN-
TRICKY.
On one occasion he was preaching
to very crowded congregation. In
the middle Of his discourse he Oh
served great commotion in the gal
lery. For time he took no notice
of il, but finding it increasing, he
paused in his sermon and looking in
the direction in Which the confusion
prevailed, he exclaimed:
"What's the matter there? The
devil seems to have gotten amongst
YOU"
A plain cOuntrylooking man i'm
mediately started to his feet. and adj
dressing Mr.. Hill in reply, said
"No, sir, it aren't the devil as is
doing on it; it's lady wot's tainted,
and she's very fat I'm, sir, as don't
seem likely to cum to agin in a hur-
ry.'
"oh, that's it, is it," observed Mr..
Hill, drawing his hand across his
chin, "then l beg the lady's pardon
and the DEVILS too.'
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Miss Oldun-I'd like to see any
man alive kiss me
Mr.. Sharpe guess you would.
-Yonker's Statesman.
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JAMES vICK'S SOM

If the yarnish on the woodwork
or furniture is changed in spots to
white from drops Of cologne, or bay
rum, or from heated dishes, it can
be changed back by lightly rubbing
the spots with a cloth wet in cam
phor.
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QUESTION: and Answers.

How much gold is there IN a $50
gold piece IF the face value ex-
ceeds the bullion value, what is done
with the excess M. w.
The gold coins Of the United
States are composed u ninety parts
gold, two and half of silver and
seven and one-half of copper. The
double eagle, or $50 gold piece
weighs exactly SIG grains,is 2T-2oths
of an inch in diameter and 77-l000ths
OF an inch thick. OF course, there
being 10 per cent. of alloy used in
the manufacture, the face value
somewhat exceeds the bullion value
of the coin, but not sufficient
ly to render it a source of much prot
it to the government.
Which transatlantic line is noted
for not having lost passenger dur
ing its existence? G. X.
The managers of the Cunard Line
of transatlantic steamers make the
claim that, during the entire history
of their company, extending back as
it does, to the day when steam was
unknown as motive power, they
have never lost passenger, and the
worst accident to any of their yes-
sells was going aground. This cas-
ualty has occurred to Two of their
ships, and in each case the vessel
was saved. Such record is with
out a parallel in the history Of nayi-
cation, and has been maintained on
ly by the most scrupulous watchful-
ness on the part Of every person in
their service.
How many tons of coal do the
largest ocean steamers consume in
crossing the Atlantic
j. A.. NJ.
The quantity of coal daily con-
sumcd by an ocean steamer during
a voyage across the Atlantic varies
very greatly, depending upon the
speed of the vessel: comparative
slight increase in speed involving a
large increase in the amount of coal
burned in the furnaces. One of the
racers will use 200 or more tons ev-
cry twenty-four hours, and this is
not of the bitumjnous coal most IA
miliar to us, but of the better quail
ties of the anthracite. In view of
this fact it is not surprising that the
monthly coal bills of the steamship
companies should be amongst their
most important items of expense.
Who painted the picture called
"The Dream Of Pilates Wife ~
DAUBER.
Gustave Dore painted many ia.
nous religious pictures, but none
made such an impression on it's first
exhibition as "The Dream of Pilates
Wife," The painting is on heroic
scale, the canvass nearly 7xl0 feet,
though the crowds of figures give it
the appearance of being much larger.
It represents the wife of the Cover
nor as seeing in a vision the ulti-
mate triumph of the Redeemer over
all his sn.a.as, while hoets of saints,
martyrs and angels attend his steps.
First exhibited in the season of
1884, it captured the popular fan
cy, and has since been reproduced
in many forms. Dore himself is
said to have considered it his choic-
est work, and although artists are
not, more than poets, the best crit
les of their own productions the pub
lie judgment has in this case sup
ported the great painter in his pref
erence.
What was q. S. Grants rank at
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for usiug
CREAM IA NJ.
Apply a particle
of the Balm up in
10 the nostrils.
After n moment
dra W s tro n z
breath through
t h @ nose. Use
three times a day,
after meals pre-
ferred, and before
retiring.
The new North-west., 1896-04-03
A BIG CRISIS IN CUBA
TW WiGNTf-FIIII THOUSAND REBELS
IN PINAR DEL. RIO PROVINCE.
FnrtS-Five Thousand in the Field to
stop the Advance OF the
Cuban Forces.

Key West, Fla, March 80 (sent from
Havana March Is to avoid press censor
Shlp).-TWenty-five thousand rebels un-
der Maceo are sWarming over the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio, destroying prop
erty, ripping UP rails and tearing down
telegraph lines. Forty-five thousand
Spanish soldiers are in the same terri
tory and more are coming. General Ma
Geo is in Immediate command Of the
center column Of the rebels with about
5000 men. General Masso is In the south
ern part of Havana province with 5000
men, and General La Crete is lowering
about the outskirts of Havana with
about 5000 cavalry. The other 1000 men
are divided into small bands Of pill
layers
The Insurgents are we'll equipped and
have plenty Of ammunition and are cap
able of giving the soldiers a warm re-
CeptlOn. The activity noticeable about
the palace Of General Weyler seems to
bear ont the idea that q crisis is near at
hand.