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The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
VAN TWINKLE LAND
PLACE WHERE DEAR OLD RIP
 FELL ASLEEP.
On the Very Spot the Play Is to Be Given This Summer-Here Will Disport Again Hendriek Hud-
 sons Ghostly Crew.

Where Is IL, this slumbrous region the whole world loves and cherishes? On me southern slope of Kaaterskill Glove. in the very heart of the CatslSill mountains
 lrying's village of Falling Water in all probability is the Palenville of to- day. All about Is very like the sur roundings of the Sketch Book tale: Palenville Is situated at the entrance to the elove (gap, ravine) wherein are waterfalls the counterpart of those in the story: in the elove is trail twin to the one up which Rip and his dog sadly travelled that evening angry Gretchen set them forth.
 Visitor to the clove realizes as never before the plight miserable Rip Van Wrinkle was in. when he sees the character of the wild country through whiel dog and man had to make their way. The mountain all about is GOV cred with forest growth the precipit- ous sides offer no announcement to the climber. no matter how experi- encei and brave. One path there is, narrow trail worn by the Indians. winding in and out along the Kaater- skill. climbing gradually to upper lev els, until at last a height of almost 4,O0o feet is reached. difficult dan gerous road to follow at the best of times. skirting the edge of deep ra- vines. crossing the haunts of wild beasts. Think what it was the stormy night Rip was driven forth.
 Mayhap there are some that say waste not your sympathies on this imaginary character, he never existed. This the answer to the doubters- There are those who say Rip Van Wrinkle is a myth. and that the story of Sleepy Hollow is an ancient Dutch legend warmed over to fit American scenery and American ideas. May such scoffers never visit those ideal noun tain paths where the feet of honest Rip first broke the trail leading to the summils. May they never pluck the fragile mountain flowers or smell the sweet breath of summer on the noun tain tops. May they never look from the tops of these peaks on the placid waters of the broad Hudson"
 A curse this, to be sure. for a sad loss would it be never to wander in Rip Van Wrinkle land. Apart from the legendary and historical suggestions | with which the country Is rife. it is region of wonderful charm, picture of peace and loveliness From the grassy knoll'' where Rip rested one enjoys a view well worth the hard climb. The clove itself Is full of beau | ty, iis dark depths relieved by silvery cascades. Over there lies the Hudson, and the roofs of the little hamlet Of Falling Water. and off there rise the
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front with modern quick acting iron wise such as is shown on the larger bench in Fig. s.
 These vises are not only quick acting. but are always parallel in very position "a very important requisite for hold ing the work firmly and preventing it from slipping while being worked. Such a change will add to the cost of the bench, but will also add greatly to it's usefulness and convenience.
 A great objection to the small school benches described above is their size. They are seldom made more than IS inches or % inches in length. which does not give room for working long ma terial. and affords no space for fitting and blaming the work while being con structed. and is also ROO crowded for advantageous use of the tools. For very small work, however. this bench has it's advantages. in occupying small space and in being light and easily moved. but if used il should be supple mented by a cheap. plain table on which to lay tools, assemble the work under construction and for other helpful and practical uses.
 If the workroom Is large and the addi- tional cost can be borne. We would rec ommend the regular cabinet t-maker's9 workbench, shown in Fig. s.
 These benches are made from six feet to six and one-half feet in length. and furnished at a very low price with two wooden yises. such as are shown on the small bench in Fig. [ or they may be bought with a quick-acting iron wise i'll front and with the modern and greatly improved tail wise. as shown in the illus tration Zig. S).
 In constructing the home made bench. illustrated in Fig 6 A. lumber from the blaming mill dressed tplaned1 on two sides should be used: and for those de- siring to build such a work bench for their own use the following instrue- tiOns and dimensions will be found help full:
 The four legs should be % inches to 9 inches long 312 inches wide and 1s. inches in thickness. Through one of these legs, at a distance of eight inches from the lower end. cut mortise (as shown at A in figures and 10) 2n inches long and seven-eighthso of an inch wide to guide the slide piece of the lower end of the wise Next cut of two seven-eighth inch end rails. 2G inches
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
Iced Air.

In summer time the air used for ven- tilating the house of commons in Lon- don passes through blocks of ice. In winter it is heated. In fog th~ outer air passes through layers of cotton wool six inches thick. During As hours of fog. the cotton wool on one occasion was as black as the back of a chimney. Thanks to these precautions, the house has been absolutely free from mist and the atmosphere is in normal condition while dense fog prevails outside. The normal temperature of the house of com mons is kept at the level of 6, except in sul,ry weather, when it is raised to 65 degrees.
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brace bore holes in the bench frame where indicated by the marking. of suf- ticient depth to receive the full length of the screws.
 The top plank is now ready to be screwed down. for which purpose the brace and brace screwdriver bit are the best
 By proceeding in this careful and me- ehanlcal manner the wood screws cut their screw thread in the bench frame only. all splintering and tearing of the wood is avoided and a stronger and firm CT connection obtained.
 It will help greatly when using these large screws to first rub the screw thread part of the screw on a piece Of beeSwaX. such as is used for laundry purposes
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long and 10 inches wide. and carefully nail a rail srmly to the upper ends of each pair of legs-nailing these end rails to the edges of the legs, as shown at E in Fig. 9. and using 21. inch wire nails. The front and back boards are now cut from a board Is inches in thickness. and must be feet 10 inches long and l2 inches wide.
 At distance of eight inches from each end of these boards nail them firmly to the front and back of the leg frames. mailing not only into the legs. but also into the ends of the end rails. thus more firmly binding all the parts and adding materially to the strength and firmness of the bench frame The front board should be kept just even with the top
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wood screws. counter sunk into the top so as to be below the top surface of the bench To get the position for the screws. lay the plank in position on the b.nch frame Zig. 10l and from beneath carefully mark with le?d pencil along on both sides of the end rails and legs, and also along the in- side of the front board of the frame, thus giving the position of the bench frame on the lower side of the top plank.
 Space for four screws into each end rail. and four into the edge of the front board-12 screws in all. With the bor- ing brace and a fye-sixteenths-ineh au- ger bit bore the screw holes through and through the plank.
 Now turn the plank over and on its
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ends of the legs, but the back board must be nailed on with it's upper edge projecting seven-eighths of an inch above the legs. as shown in the com pleted frame in Fig. 10. The reason for this will be seen later. The front piece for the top of the bench should be feet long. and. if possible. not less than II inches wide and lii inches in thickness.
 The best wood for this top is hard (southern1 pine. which is much firmer and less liable to warp than the other cheap woods. The plank must be thor oughly seasoned. and should be fastened to the frame with three-inch No. It
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'weather This is necessity when glue
 is 10 be used. as glue will not hold nor can close joints be made if the air of the broom $ chilly and damp. The same is also true as regards the |varnishing and finishing of different Earticies when made.
 Staining. filling. shellacing or waxing |requlre room of more than moderate |tempe mperature-almost warm-and also |free from dust.
 Work Bench. Among the first and most important appliances of the workroom is a con venieHt and substantial work bench. A cheap substitute is sometimes provided in ihe form of large kitchen table. to ts4 top of which is added stih
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plank about II inches wide and 1al Inches in thickness. so that il will stand the hard usage to which it may be sub lectea, and We have seen a large dry goods box used temporarily in the same way for this purpose.
 Another substitute is to make up a rough workbench such as is shown in Fig 4.
 There is no framing to this bench. + being simply nailed together as shown Ill tAe illustration. and having a wooden Vlse and adjustable bench stop. as will De explained further on.
 The trouble with all arrangements of 0ls Alnd is that the beginner. because
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VI iAeXn Xnerience. cannot build a bench uaa'ied and if carpenter is called upon to da the work. his labor. together with 'Ne cost Of material. will be almost. if uol 9alte. equal to that of the youth $ Veuea shown in Fig. '. This bench is ,o" "a price and is to be found ill near al large hardware stores where manual training outfits are kept for sale.
 | furnished not only with the usual 'lse ID front, but also with the tail wise 'no" at the right hand end, which is VI the greatest importance for gripping ana holding the pieces of wood while 'e1as r. pianed and worked on the bench.
 ms small bench may be greatly inn ''0Nea by replacing the wooden wise in
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
RY IAMES RITCHE,Y.

frs.rssstor in NoodworkiHg and Pattern |MaE5Hg. Armour Institute of Technology, |Chicago.l
 ,copys:ght, 1904 by Joseph B Bowles) |Note.-The interested reader is advised n eIip this article for preservation
 very important part in the outfit 'ecessary for successful start in wood Eork!.g is a dry and well-lighted room. If possible to do otherwise. do not roVd the worker and his work into damp basement where his tools will
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
The Athletic Girl.

Mrs. Elitely-There's Bessie Arm- strong dancing with that stont Mir. Rotunde again. Why do you suppose she shows such partiality?
 Mr Elitely-Give it up. unless she's simply keeping in training. She used ber-Puck.
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
Insured Against Experim ents.

Students of chemistry and physics at Heidelberg are compelled by the laws of the university to insure their lives. Even those students who. simply at- tending the lectures delivered by the professor, and are content to watch his experiments. are not exempt from this rule.
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02

Example: He is real energetic,~ should be He is very tor really) ener. getic
 Note.-Real is not an adverb Real ap. plies to things. not persons. Example: That Is real diamond" Don't say "recollect" for remember" Example: T do not reeollect saying } iS' sh-.uld be T dc ..-t remember say os i..'
 To recoliect reauife, m exertion: i.e., to To collect. Hence it is correct to say, T cannot recollect." OF T do not remem- cst.'
 
 Don't say "recollec. af' for "recol- ,s.t-"
 Example: T cannas -ecollect of see Ing anyone. should be T cannot reeoi- lect seeing anyone Don't say relation" for relative" Example: He is relation of mine." should be He is q relative of mine"
  Don't say relative" for relatively" Example, The lawyer questioned nm relative to that special scene. should be The lawyer questioned him relatively to that special scene" Note.-ln the foregoing the word ia used as an adverb Gin relation to) not an adjective.
 Don say rendition, for 'rerder. ing -
 Example; "Salyini's rendition of Othello is superior to that of any otber actor. should be sSalvini.s rendering of othello is superior to that of any other actor"
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
Additional Inducement

She-I am too much in love with my work as professional nurse to think oi marrying you. Mir. Paine
 Mr. Paine-But you can do your work right at home. You know my rheums- tism Is on about six monthz iA.shs ysaA Indianapolis Nova.
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
His Ambition.

"I do not recall your ever making speech in congress that attracted any attention" said the blunt person.
 No. said Senator Sorghum q never tiy to attract attention l am satisfied ii can distract attention. - Washington Star
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
First Patent in China

China has just granted it's first patent It is for an electric lamp. the inventor of which is an inhabitant of Nankin. the old capital of the Chinese empire. who calls his lamp the bright moonlight" and asserts that il is far superior to foreign glow lights that hitherto have been sold at Shanghai and other Chinese cities
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
Making Brightness.

Mrs. Bacon-Yes, the world is bright CT for my husband having lived in it.
 Mrs. Elizabeth-Oh. is he the man who invented the electric light?-YorkssS Statesman.
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
Visible Proof

Smith - They say Enpeck's wife rules him with a rod of iron.
 Jones-I guess that's right. I saw her chasing him with a poker tas other day.-CLicago News.
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02

fust and where his boards will become to damp as 10 make it impossible to
 b work which will not warp and shrink >pen at the joints.
 The workroom should not only be 6ghted and dry but it should be heated So as 70 be comfortable ill all kinds of
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
tESSON IN MANUAL TRAINING
TACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS
 WITH AMBITION AND GENIUS.

,. workroom and Its Appliances The Work -Bench-Cheaply Made Substitutes for the Usual Bench Regular Cabinet Makers" Work Bench Should Be Secured If Pos sjble-How Substitutes Are Made.
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02

upper side ream out the holes wxh the brace and rose counter sink bit to such depth that the screw heads will be at least one-eighth inch below the surface. Replace the board carefully Ill position on the frame. and with a scratch awl or other pointed tool Ca common lead pencil will do if pointed centrallyD mark through the holes in the plank. so as to give the position of each screw on the edges of the bench frame boards. Remove the plank and with ree-sixteenths-inch bit and
The Forrest City times., 1905-06-02
Don't say proper" for correct .

Don't say propose" for purpose. :"
 Example: T propose going to the theater.' should be T purpose going to the theater
 Note.-If this is said to show ones in tention. the word should be purpose. if for the consideration Of others, pro pose.
 Example: T purpose walking or T propose that we walk.
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Don't say 'quenched" for "slaked Note.--One may slake his thirst with out quenching it. To slake is to lessen :: to quench is to satisfy.
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Don't say proof for evidence. Example: What proof have you?' should be What evidence have you?" Note.-Proof is the summary of the evidence.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28
;. IF. COLEMAN.
Curfew for Men Proposed.
TeIephnoe ga.

The city council of Trenton, Mo-,
will ask at its next meeting to pass
a curfew law applicable to "grown
up men," Under it terms the po-
lice would be authorized to look
all persons found on the streets
after midnight, who fail to give q
satisfactory explanation for being
out.
The measure is intended to prove
a check to petty thieving.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Do good. and leave behind you
a monument that the storms of
time can never destroy. Write
nour name in kindness, love and
mercy on the hearts of thousands
you come in contact with, with
year after year; you will never be
forgotten-your name, your deeds,
will be as legible on the hearts
you leave behind as the stars on
the brow of evening. Good deeds
will shine as the stars of heaven.
Chalmers.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28
SENTENCE SERMONS.

He who serves not, sins.
An empty head cannot be hol.
lowed.
You cannot glorify God. by de-
spisiug his world.
The race for gold does not make
the golden race.
In immortal matters one and
one may make million.
People who beat about the bush
get none of the berries.
All our debts to God are payable
to men.
When man brags of a good
deed it is because be knows so few
of them.
The man whose life leads no.
where is never late in getting
there.
Love runs ever, but it never
slops over. r..
Only crooked heart will JUST
fly it's acts by twisted nexts.
Many pessimist as to humanity
finds his premises in his own heart.
Many prayers are long only be.
cause they are SO thin.
The only way to tighten your
labor is to find something to love
in it.
The man who can be trusted
when no one is looking will do
work that all will look at.
When God wants man to come
in ahead He frequently gives him
handicap.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28
An Awful Cough Cured.

"Two years ago our little girl had a
touch of pneumonia, which left her with
an awful cough. She had spells of cough
ing, just like one with the whooping
cough and some thought she would not
get we'll at all. We got bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, which acted
like charm. She stopped coughing
and got stout and fat" writes Mrs. Ora
Buzzard, Brubaker, Ill This remedy is
for sale by all druggists.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

( v. {. I. j. COLUMN. y
We Edited by MRS. II. A. BENEFlELp. e&
The w. G. T. T. will meet at
the Presbyterian church Thursday,
Nov. End, at $3.50 p. m.
t / i
THE DEVILS SOLILOQUY.
One night as the devil sat musing alone
In the midst of his coy warm fire,
Trying to figure the difference in guilt
Tween thief and an all-round liar.
His memory turned to the scenes of his
youth,
And his eyes filled with hot boiling
tears
So he took down his ledger and turned
to page
Dated dack about six thousand years.
"I suppose, The exclaimed,a as he glanced
through the book.
"I'm doing the best that l can,
For my business denotes continual in
crease
Ever since the creation of man,
I've cribbed good harvest for six thou
sand years,
And should be contentwith the yield,
And give my opponent permission to
have
The gleanings leave in the field,
"I've gathered very diversified crop
Of merchants and lawyers galore;
I've bound politicians in bundles until
The ends of my fingers are sore.
J,,,o ga l1ars b1arc =, n,
I've murders, forgers and liars;
And fill up my furnace with green pop
ulists
Till they actually put out the fires.
I've railroad conductors to spare,
Horse traders and preachers to spend,
Republicans, democrats, tories and wings
And two or three newspaper men.
But there is one class, am happy to say
Can never gain entrance here;
Their souls are 80 dirty. Pm sure that
they would
Demoralize hell in year.
81 refer to that thing neither human
nor beast
The carron crow of the world
Who never is happy unless he can feast
On the wreck of an innocent girl.
A million of years in my warmest rooms
His sladders would never atone;
So give him q match and advised him
to start
A select little hell of his own"
X X n
With his fingers he lit an asbestos cigar,
And placing his book on shelf,
He muttered: "Imay be very bad man
But I've got some respect for myself. |"
k. Lamity's Harpoon.
The poet has made the devil
show up the man in fine style,
who rolls scandal under his
tongue as sweet morsell. Would
that could with rhymthic flow
place before your eyes, the mans
superior in this loathsome trade
the woman scandal monger. l
cannot rhyme, but in plain prase
and under my name in big letters,
1 say, she who tells tale to black.
en- another woman's name,is equal,
no BETTER no worse-only equal to
che who writes letters she is too
coward!y to sign-anonymous let
ters, bah! Old Nick will never
trouble himself to find such souls;
they are too little, and in the end
will be 30 parched and dried up
he will doubtless prefer a match.
Disguised, we leave all such fe-
male cats in the hands of One who
is able to punish.
|
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

1t SIS the opinion of the Tyler
Courier that if there is anything
in the newspaper talk now going
on in all parts of the State. the
thimble. headed will not get into
the next legislate in any large num-
bers.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28
Plans TO Get Rich

are often frustrated by sudden break
down, due to dyspepsia or constipation.
Brace up and take DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. They take out the materials
which are eeEging your energies, and
give you new start. Cure headache
and dizziness leo. AT all druggists; 25c.
guaranteed.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

A newspaper may howl itself
hoarse about it's town being good
one, but if its merchants don't ad-
vertise people consider it dead
town and they are useally right
Crosson Courier.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

El Pasc will in the near future
issue $175. coo in bonds. the pro.
ceeds to be devoted entirely to
street paving and improvement.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

A Utah gambler who has been
seeking health in Arizona, has dis.
covered that it is very unhealty to
Ideal from the bottom" Funeral
private.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

I've allus noticed great success
Is mixed with troubles, more or less.
And it's the man who does his best
That gets more kicks than all the rest.
-James Whitcomb Riley.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts,
sprains, stings. Instant relief. DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil, At The The j.
f. Crow Drug Co.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Tapering off a bad habit is often
only the whiting of the kindling
for a new start.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

The Gonzales Inquirer contends
that good roads, good churches and
good school houses are evidence
of good, refined and cultured peo-
pie. They are public necessities
that alive and progressive people
must have.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Nine applications are before the
State penitentiary board for par
dons.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Many mans UNCONVENTIONAL
convictions are in inverse ratio to
the denomination of the coin he
drops in the collection.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

There are $50 students attend
ing the State Medical College at
Galveston.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Any small boy can make home
run every lias he knocks his ball
through pane of glass.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

The sound of bell which can be
heard $4,000 feet through the wa
ter can be heard through the air
only 456 feet.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

An Ioway colony has purchased
Ia, 900 acres of land near Alice for
100000.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28
Don't Borrow Trouble.

1t is bad habit to borrow anything,
but the worst thing you can possibly
borrow, is trouble. When sick, sore.
heavy. weary and worn-out by the pains
and poisons of dyspepsia, biliousness,
Bright's disease. and similar internal
disorders, don't sit down and brood ov-
er your symptoms, but fly for relief to
Electric Bitters, Here you will find
sure and permanent forgetfulness of all
your troubles, and your body will not
be burdened by load of debt disease.
At all druggists. Price SOC. Guaranteed.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Cigarettes, if properly classified,
would come under the head of foul
of the air.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-10-28

Chamberlain's Golie, Cholera na,s and
Never fails. Buy it now. 1t may save life.