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The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
About All That Is in 1t.

First Employer-What do you think is in this war against the feminine em ployes' pompadours?
 Second Ditto.-Rats!
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Don't Be Irritable.

"An irritated skin makes an trri table person, and an irritable person gathers much trouble unto himself or herself as the case may be. Moral; Use Hunts Cure. one box of which IS absolutely and unqualifedly guar. anteed to cure any form of skin trou. ble. Any kind of itching known is re. heved at once and one box cures.'
 A woman will honor her husband as long as he is willing to love and obey her
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
Prizes for Inventions.

With view 10 encouraging officials and Workmen on the Imperial German railways, the government have es- tablished fund from which awards are made to men who invent any ap. pliance which may be useful in rail- way practice: s3.750 was paid to em. ployeS last year from the fund.
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15

Ones neighbors can see an eclipse of the honeymoon without the aid of telescope
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15

Do not only take occasions of do- ing good when they are thrust upon thee, but study to do all the good thou canst. Zeal of good works will make thee plot and eontrive for them. con suit and ask advice for them.-R. Bax- far
The Forrest City times., 1907-11-15
TIED TO A CHAIR.
Unable to Move About On Account Of Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. Anna Beebe, River and Monroe sts.. Anoka, Minn., says: 'I had to
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

tAanticated Incident Ia cited to prove IT.
Three young orioles we're captured and
were Immediately Gagged and the caSA
was hung = - tree. The mother soon
came, calling to tho little ones, and Ia
a little while she brought them sonis
worms She continued for several days
to feed them, without paying much at
tention to the persons who were about,
but one day she brought them a sprig
@: green In the morning, and d!sap-
peared. In less than an hour the young
birds were dead. An examination of
the sprig showed that 1t was the deadly
larkspur, which, 1t Is said, will kill
full-grown cattle. There Is, Of course,
a possibility that the mother brought
them the sprig by mistake, but to be-
lleve that would be to doubt the pro-
tective instinct that naturalists attrib-
ute to birds and animals.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
How to Walk Upstairs.

Perhaps 1t has never occurred to the
boys and girls that there Is a good way
and a bad way to walk upstairs. Hear
what a well-known physician says
about It There are few persons who
know how to walk upstairs properly.
Usually person will tread on the ball
Of his foot In taking each step, spring
Ing himself up to the next step. This
Is not only tiresome but Is wearing on
the muscles, as 1t throws the entire
suspended weight OF the body on the
legs and the feet. In walking upstairs
the feet should be places squarely down
on the step, heel and all, and then the
ascent should be made without hurry.
In this way there will be no strain
on any particular muscle, but each will
do Its work In a natural manner.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

The scholarly William E. Byerly,
professor OF mathematics at Harvard,
was once asked by a student how to de-
veIop a retentiye memory. The pro-
lessor answered that ordinary mental
exercise was sufficient to secure a
good memory, wheraat the student ask
ed If he might test the mental capacity
of his Instructor. Professor Byerly
agreed and the student asked him to
listen to and remember several varied
items for test He began:
zone quart Of whisky"
"Um!" said the professor.
"Six pounds of sugar, a pint Of sour
milk, three onions, half a gallon of mo-
lasses and two raw eggs"
-Um" said the professor.
1.-TWO green apples, twenty-six pea
nuts one and half cucumbers and
four mlnce pies"
UNI" said the professor
"a package Of starch, sixty-seven
cakes of yeast and the skins Of seven
bananas. Got that DOWN."
YES" answered DR.. Byerly.
"How does 1t taste?' asked the stu
dent
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
GERMAN HEART TOO LARGE

Doctor of That Country Tells of OBJ
servattons at OIymDiaa Games.
A German medical man publishes
some interesting comparisons made at
the Olymplan games respecting the
size and stamlna Of the heart Of the
English, American and German COM
petitors respectively. Or. Smith says
that as soon as he examined before the
games tho hearts OF German sportsmen
he could prophesy that they would
prove no formidable rivals. The size
Of the heart was SO abnormaily great
that In contests requiring strength, en-
ergy and endurance 1t was physically
impossible that they should succeed.
Results proved the truth Of this fore
cast, and 1t Is notable that the few
German athletes who did win places
were In possession Of the minimum
sized hearts.
In the American sportsmen the heart
conditions were In striking contrast to
those Of the Germans. Many of the
American athletes were found to pos
sess hearts smaller In dimensions than
the smallest heart ever measured In
German hospital. An invinclble
sprinter possessed the smallest heart
among the American competitors. A
German-American athlete, rather sig
nificantly, was found to have the
largest
Among the EngIishmen examined the
heart was found to be slightly larger
than that of the Americans though
smaller than that shown by any other
nation. A parallel case which occurred
at the games strikingly illustrated the
difference In form between the English
and the German athletes. In spite Of
an indisposition a German athlete took
part in a certain contest. Subsequent
examination proved that his heart had
increased at the end of the struggle
to double its previous size. An En-
gllshman, suffering from the same In
disposition, returned from the contest
as winner and his heart had become
smaller. The writer points out that
by a wrong system Of training and in
judIclous living German athletes are
doing much to cultivate heart and
nerve complaints on a serious scale.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
To Wash Ribbons.
garment

When washing ribbons stretch on a
long board covered with clean muslin.
Pin fast at each end to keep II taut
Have at hand a bowl of cold water in
which you have stirred little house
hold ammonia. With q brush dipped
IN this scour the ribbon on both sides
Rinse, without taking from tho board
in cold water, and set to dry In the
air, but not where the sun will strike
it. While still quite damp remove from
the board and iron over flannel and
through Il thin cloth.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

If we are constantly on the watch,
we shall find plenty Of opportunities to
do good deeds. They may not be great
deeds in the worlds eyes, but it Is the
little thoughtful, everyday kindnesses
that make the whole world better and
happier. We see some one In trouble
and say a kind, sympathlzing word,
and that PERSONS trouble is llghtened.
We have a chance to do some little
service in our home, to wait on some
one who Is tired, or to run an errand
cheerfully, and We feel happier for
this all day.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

who disputes the popular notion that
children should not be dressed too
warmly. He says 1t is diflcult to
dress a baby too warmly; that Its gen
Grating heat Is very feeble and warm
clothes are needed to make up for the
deficiency. The custom OF letting chill
dren 90 about with the little legs bare
he thinks, positively cruel to the child,
although it may satisfy the vanity Of
the mother. Wooden clothing should
always be worn by the child next to
the skin, he says, except for two or
three months after birth, when linen
should be the material Of the under
garment
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

Professor Lounsbury, the note
grammarian of Yale, has democrats
and liberal views on the subject OF IDS
English language. He strenuously OF
poses the dfsplacing OF simple terms
by others OF pedantlc character IL
Gently he told this story while discuss
ing the subject: There was HUE
boy who began to keep a diary. h'
first entry was Got up this morn
ing at Z o'clock He showed the emu
10 his mother and she, horror stricken
said: Have you never been to school,
Got up, indeed Such an expression,
Does the sun get up? No, 1t rises
And she scratched out got up al
and wrote rose at.,7' in its place. LIE,
night the boy, before retiring, enoeO
the entry for the day with the sen
tenes, Set at 8 o'clock"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
bookshelf of BoyhOSl.


Some eve I'd like to plant myself
By boyhood's lonE-neglected sheR,
Once more to ope those volumes worn
Which modarn pages mako torlorn.
Once more to let the moments speed
With Optic, Castlemon, Mayne Reid
And Boat Club" set, The White Chief
All. these were books, do declare!
Jack Hazard - JOY! Again we meet
BY grace of Trowbridge lines replete
And, pom my word. here's Guido s
CaYe!"
(Was Guido not dandy slaveO
The Scottish Chiefs" is this, guess,
With "Thaddeus of Warsaw"-yes
And this Il loaned it Ger and o'er)
Is Stephens Left on Labrador !"
Pass by that dog-eared treasure? Mol
IT'S SCOTS enhancing "Ivanhoe :"
(IIow often of it's glamour taught.
Have Tom and | in tourney fought ,
And here, imploring boyhood's eyes,
The last of the Mohicans" lies.
Hail Hawkeye, Uncas. Chingachgook =!
("Deerslayer" is that next old book.)
Come. "Crusoe," pretty ragged, you
A hundred times read through and
through!
Your woodcuts blurred. While this one
The far-marooned "Swlss Family"
And look Their consequences confessed,
Aladdin" "Sinbad' and the rest
Peer forth from covers stained and dim,
Awaiting-cheek by jowl with Grimm
Upon this faded hack discern
The tempting wizard name of vsrnei
The title? Must be Field of Ice
Or, no. some "trip" OF strange device.
Munchausen here; that, CULVER;
This, Cofin-truthfA chronicleri
(The other three, of course, are bricks,
But can't beat Boys of '76r')
And you, o gift of gentIer pen,
Louisa Alcott's Little Men !"
And you, whom kindred soul creates,
Hans BrinkeT; or, The Silver Skates ~
But duty warns-lake mothers dread:
Stop, my son; time to 60 to bed"
In vain I'd beg: "One chapter more!"
Farewell, dear shelf of boyhood's lore.
st. Nicholas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
A Surprise.

1t was pouring rain, but the twins
did not mind it one bit, because they
always liked ever so many rainy days
when they were making a visit at
grandma's.
Grandma had big attic, filed full
Of the most wonderful things that you
ever saw.
There were large trunks full Of queer
rufIled coats and velvet -breeches
And there were bouncing bandboxes
that held funny green caiashes and the
biggest poke bon1lets Imaginable And
then there was the Noahs ark!
1t was not like your pretty painted
one, which Is full to the very top with
d wonderful menagerie.
1t was only a little old black box
without any cover. And the animals =!
Uncle Jacob cut them all out Of some
pieces of wood with his jack knife,
ever so many years ago, when he was
not much older than the twins.
And these animals were Just as
funny-lo0king as all the rest of the
things up In that queer old garnet.
There were blue COWS and pink lions
and red-and-black lcopards, and when
Uncle Jacob had, finished them he dis
covered that all the animals looked
very much alike, so he wrote the name
on the back of each one in great black
painted letters.
Polly and Patty He'd this Noah's ark
better than anything else in that whole
attic, and they thought it was every
bit as wonderful as Uncle Jacob did
when he had finished 1t SO many years
ago.
SO this rainy morning, after thew
had finished their breakfast, these two
little girls hurried up to the attic and
ran straight TO the corner under the
caves to get their precious treasure.
Patty got here first, but when she
looked into the box she said. "Oh! oh I
obi" very Noud indeed
"Why, what's the matter2" exclaim-
ed Polly. breathlessly.
There's live ANIMAL In tip whis-
pered Patty. There's n heap of baby
mice! A whole nest Of them! And
they're pink, stead of gray and furry.
Peep In and see them. quick, Polly %
Polly shtvered. ~ don't dare to-
she said And then something happen
ed that made both children scamper
down those stairs in a terrible rusr
The mother mouse came home
~ guess we can't 90 up In the attic
ever again" said Patty. woefully,
"'cause I'm not specially fond of mice
less they're in traps"
But when Uncle Jacob went up into
the attic with her after dinner. there
stood the Noah's ark Just where Polly
had left 1t. The mice We're gone. Ev.
cry one OF them! And the twins are
! srih wondering II the big yellow pussy.
/ cat could tell them a secret. for she
! was washing her face, and she looked
so knowing and wise.-Youth's Com.
panion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

Bathing the face with diluted witch
hazel is very refreshing.
A paste Of sweet almonds and ben
zoln is a harmless skin whitener.
Sage tea, taken internally, will pre-
vent perspiration after a fever Is
broken
Thirst Is more quickly relieved by
slipping fluids than by swallowing them
rapidly.
Castor oil persistently applied Will
promote growth Of the hair, eyebrows
and eyeiashes.
Raw eggs are nourishing and health
full, and have proved beneficial In CAGES
| OF nervousness
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

seven Ages of Man.
All the werld's q stare.
And all the nen and woman
ers; e'y p'ar
They have their exits and their 49,.
ana one man In his time plays %.
parts, many
Ills acts being seven ages. AT e..
infant, AisI the
Mewlins and puking in tina nur..,.
linen the whining schoolboy With -
satchel '"a ns
And shining morning face, crsnn.
snail Ne
Unwillingly to school. And the, ;,
lover, eH The
Signing like furnace, with n woos,,
lad Oai'
Made to his mistress eyebrow. Th., .
soldier, A"en
Full of strange oaths, and bearded m
the pard, 'Ae
Jealous in honor, sudden and or;ot !
quarrel, +"
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even In the lannon's mouth And tb.,
the justice
In fair round belly, with good c.n.,
lined, fN-
With eyes severe and beard of form,,
cut,
Full of wise saws and modern ins+nnco,
And so he plays his part. The sirth
age shifts
Into the lean and slippered PANTHEON
With spectacles on nose and pouch an
side,
His youthful hose, we'll saved, a world
too wide
For his shrunk shank and his big mapy
voice,
Turning again toward childish trebl.
pipes
And whistles in its sound. Last seen.
of all,
That ends this strange eventful history.
Is second childishness and mere obliV
ion
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans
everything.
Shakespeare.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

with any shade Of black, but 1t is not
very effective with white. 1t goes
we'll with certain shades Of red. Greens
are most effective when combined with
other tones OF green The different
shades OF brown is an old but some
what questionable combination. The
gold and silver that are in the lead of
all the trimmings just now are used
with any and every color, There are
some combinations, however, that are
particularly effective. Black and sill
yer is preferable TO black and gold,
but white and gold is In fine fashion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

An English physician has placed on
record that his instructions about the
management Of sick child were de-
parted from on the advice Of neigh
Dor whose claims to be accepted as an
authority were based upon the fact
that she had "lost nine children Of her
own"
And 70" comes "A man who has
STitten a book on The Management
Of Children" DIR. Barrett OF New York
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
PopulnrIty of Ince.

Lace shows no decline in popularity,
in spite OF the dire prophesies of fall
ure made by certain depressing mortals.
And the old rule OF limitations affect
Ing the popularity OF the real has been
proved as false IN its way--neyer has
anything been so initiated and trav-
estied as has Irish lace. Yet il holds
its own, and promises this winter to
be even more eXtravagantly used than
1t was last year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27


This land is very bright, mother,
The flowers are very fair,
There's magic in the orange groves,
And fragrance in the air;
But take me to my dear old home,
Where the brook goes babbling by,
Let us go back again, mother!
Oh take me home to die.
Let my fathers hand but rest, mother
In blessing on my head,
Let my brothers and my sisters dear,
But throng around my bed;
Oh let me feel that loved ones near
Receive my parting breath,
When | bid you all goodnight, mother,
And sleep the sleep of death.
These flowers their sweetest sweets afford
I scent their fragrant breath,
But ere they bloom again, mother,
| shall be cold in death;
Then take me to my early home,
No roses are so dear,
As those that bloom upon he push,
To your old room so near.
IT'S close beside the church, mother,
And when you kneel to pray,
IN listen to your words mother,
Though | am far away.
You must not weep for me, mother,
For l shall happy be,
And though | cannot stay with you
Yet you shall come to me-
There's dimness on my sight, mother
| cannot get my breath;
Is it your sobs | hear, mothcr7
oh tell me, is this death?
You'll tell my father how | yearned
Once more to see him near;
Yeu7l kiss my brothers each for me,
They will forget, fear.
You'll tell nay sister-brothers dear
have gone up on high;
And il they are good children here
They'll see me when they die,
feel I'm going now, mother,
One kiss ere life is riven,
Farewell, my own dear mother,
Until we meet in heaven.
C. ID. Stuart.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

with band OF the material. The
chemisette Is OF linen, or batiste, with
!abot OF Lace and the wide draped CIR
die Is Of tan cOlored silk. The full
sleeves are finished with the velvet and
cloth straps and frills of the cloth
which fall over cuffs Of the linon, or
batiste
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

A good way to remove scratches
from furniture is to use pulverized
pumice stone. Rubb it on to the mar
red surfaces with a soft flannel rag
raw linseed oil. Apply briskly until
the scratches disappear, then rub with
the linseed oil alone until the surface
comes to polish.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

The costume at the left is of brown
and white English wool. The skirt,
fitted over the hips and forming a
slight train, has groups of plaits at the
sides and on each side Of the front,
where it Is trimmed with bias bands of
the material, forming straps ornament
ed with buttons of the same. The
fitted Jacket Is double breasted and has
buttons OF the material from which
escapes the pelerine, also Of the ma
terial The turnover collar and cuffs
are of white taffeta embroidered In
green and mauve.
The other costume Is of reseda cloth
The skirt Is fitted smoothly over the
hips and opens over very narrow
tablier on each side Of which, at the
bottom, Is group Of plaits headed by
a strap OF velvet bordered with a mar
row band of the material. The bolero,
with plastron and pelerine, is also
trimmed with these straps and orna-
mented In front with velvet and cloth
buttons with cord loops. The high
turnover collar Is of velvet bordered
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
The AIother ntrd.

1t has been said by observers OF birds
that some OF them viii feed their young
If they are Gagged. and II they fail, after
time, to release them, they will bring
them poison weed to eat 50 that death
may end their captivity. This is hard
to believe, but an apparently well au-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
How TO Brush the Teeth

The teeth should not be brushed
from side to side. II this Is done the
points OF the gums will be Injured
and the teeth loosened. The unper
teeth should be brushed from the tor
downward (frOm the gums to the ends
OF the teeth, the lower teeth from
the bottom upward, also from the
gums to the extremity of the teeth,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

Great care Is required In laying
down a carpet, especially new one.
Work the carpet the length way Of the
room. Nail one end all along, but do
not nail the sides until you are quite
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
..pIatbersLiteo Good WORD.

"Blatherskite" rs an Amerlcanism'
rather an old word which has survives
chiefly In American usage. The way >
came to be popular here is curious u
IS really the old Scottish "blethersEa'e,
from "blether," to talk nonsense 'o's
Morse "bladhr," nonsense) and skate
A term OF opprobrlum. In the so SON
"Alaagle Lauder" written about lo'"
occur the words "Jog en- your gait y
bletherskate." and this song was Ee,'
popular one IN the American camp u".
ing the War Of Independence
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

sure that the carpet is fully stretched
and that there is no tuck anywhere in
the length of it. In mailing down a
carpet after the floor has been wash
ed be certain that the floor Is quite
dry, or the nails Will rust and lnturs
tho Garnet
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
"O0sy-TurVy.

Eddie drew a hen sitting in a box.
When he came to look at it he acci-
dentally turned the slate on its end,
and 10! the hen disappeared and a calf
was in her place.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27
PerfuniinE tho ITonaa

TO give the house a pleasant odur
take some live Goals and sprinkle
ground cinnamon on them
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

And when You hear man boast OF
his ancestors it's q safe bet that his de
seendants Will have no occasion to
boast OF thelra
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

A lawyer died and went above -, -
Good man was about TO sentence ~
.,Your honor" said the lawyer a.
not ready for trial. ask coh'ila ;.
ance." But the continuance
granted. and the lawyer got ooln -
rels.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

Colors disagree Just as men and
women do. Most shades of red go to-
gether. and violet can be combined
The Washington times., 1907-03-29
Dyspepsia Causes
Many Divorces
Metropolitan Doctors Opinion.
lie Gives His Reasons and
Remedy.

At a recent professional meeting "a
New York one of the most PROMINENT
physicians in the country made the as
tOnishing statement that he believed
dyspepsia was the indirect caus1 oe
ever fifty per cent Of the divorces which
are now flooding the courts ia every
Judicial district Of the United StsSsN
Dyspepsia has increased by leans ERH
bOundS-So have divorces. The mode "
life to which the American people are
new subjecting themselves has q tend
ency 20 daily Increase the number OF
dyspeptics.
They select only the richest and most
indigestible Of foods and hurry through
their meals, with the twO-fOid result CT
improper maSticatiOn and the heaYY
foods not digesting. The consequences
IS nervousness, UTltabilIty and all tne
train Of evil results that these two fac
tons can create. Quarrels, family dis
fensiOns and even crime are easily trace
able to this vague but potent cause. he
also gives his formula Tor the use OF Lfc
new German product which IS said q
produce artificial digestion and thus re-
! lieVe the stomach TO such an extent
that rest viii soon restore II TO its nor
NAL vitality The formula Is as folloWs-
Essence Of Pepsin. two ounces syrup
of Ginger, three ounces Catandtr COM
pound, one ounce mix these wei anG
use in doses Of from one 10 two tea
spoOufuls after each meal and also at
bedtime for the first week. The eminent
doctors remarks regarding the wide
spread evil effects Of improper use Or
the foods by which the world is kept
alive are well worth our deep considers
ton. also the formula which he so I'D
ment and whether stomach ailments
really are such a menace TO society pr
not they surely cause much personal
/ suffering.