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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
rxADILLA VALLEY ELECTION.

Thu following officers and directors OF the uhaul''a
Valley Railroad Company were elected yestoIu14
..,.o, frederick T. Culver; secretary H. FLOYD CIark
directors Ralph Brandreth, Russell Hoady' George A.
s.ot Charles d. Ineersoll, BENJAMIN Wright Frederick
r Culver aud Il. Floyd CLARK. ,.,.. an
,d mo making of contract for building twenty mics
- rd and the issue Of s25OooO Of first mortgage BONDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
THE FLINT AND PERE MARQUETTE.

Boston, April 15.-It is reported from saginaw,
Mich that H. c. Potter, vice-prcsident and generli
manager Of the Flint and Perc Marquette Railroad, mas
rendered his resignation IT is stated that desire
on the part Of holders of the common STOCK 10 nave
hand in the management Of The properly Is ABOUT ~ "
go ~. +bo onnointment of General John NJ C0rse,
ex posfmaster Of Boston, to the place resigned by MI
Potter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

asked about Inspector Byrnes's statement that the
Jockey clubs had contributed from $4,000 to S65 900
to be used in closing the poolrooms.
"How much did the Coney Island Jockey Club
contribute 2" the reporter inquired.
Nothing ~ Mr.. Lawrence said, with startling en-
phasis He refused 10 discuss the matter further.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
r,rvTRAL PACIFIC DIRECTORS.

San Francisco April 15.-The Central Pacific Raj
road Company held It's annual meeting to-day inc
,o,,a,rt,c directors were elected: Leland stanford,
io2"'' I1untinrton c. f. Croker, c. f.. DrctheHOn'
~ T;uniby Hopkins a. Y. Townc and E. H. Mlllcr' lr'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

>,vw SIGNALS AND SWITCHES FOR THE ERIE
r,o Fre Is putng I'm an entirely new system OF sig
nails and interfering switches to cover the operation OF
the road from the Jersey city station to the tunnel This
has involved almost entire replacement OF tho station
end yard plant but Will DC sfeAs Improvement" A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

The Trunk Line Association moved into It's new quar-
tors in the new building OF the Central Railroad al LID
c,tv ard West sts, yesterday The eo'hms'ioness
cry 49,, go, onces are located on the fourth floor.
a ,he t,apic dcuartmcnt the nfh noor The Offices
arc ecnmoalous have ample facilities for ventilation ao
are handsomely decorated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
WILL NOT HELP CLOSE THE PooLRooMs

ATTITUDE OF JOHN A. MoRRIS-THE ROTTEN
NESS OF RACING.
Join A. Norris owner of Morris Park, was seen by
feforter al the Office OF the NewYork Jockey Club
Yesterday.
Have you agreed TO help the Dryers close the
poelroomsi" he was asked.
NO, have done nothing of the sort" Mr.. Morris
said
Do you intend 10 help them?"
"No; do not intend to get mixed up In any such
neht ] am satisfied 10 leave things as they are
Let everybody have chance. Let them all DO as
they please"
Do not the poolrooins affect the receipts Of the
neetracks ~
Il do not know that with free field they hurt
Norris Park seriously"
Is racing rotten as Inspector Byrnes says II Is"
II have seldom seen race lest by horse expected
win that with little patience the defeat could not
W satisfactorily explained
a. Mr. Morris then Illustrated his point by describing
.ae maner in which Russell and other horses In ms
vvhn stable were defeated when the public regarded
'hein rs sure winners.
- Concerning the quarrel between the Dryers and In
'pcetor ByFnes, Mr.. Morris knew nothing.
MR. LAWRENCE DENIES IT.
. PRESIDENT ], G. x. Lawrence. OF the Coney Island
sVeSeJ Club. was seen By q reporter YESTERDAY and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD DIRECTORS ELECTED
The directors of the Long Island Railroad yesterday
chose Austin Corbin president Charles Pratt vice
president Benjamin Norton second wee presI Den.
~, Mr. Pratt succeeds j. Il. Maxwell ana Mr.
Fdcell takes the place of Henry Graves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

system will be tested next Sunday ana aterward
It is hoped to begin actual operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16
Mn 1.,rnrvcr nrNrrs rr

Mr.. LAWRENCE DENIES TT.
PRESIDENT J. G. x. Lawrence. Of the Coney Island
sVekey Club. was seen By reporter yesterday and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS.
San Francisco, April Is, 1891
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

The German Navy officers have reason TO DC graO N
tul for the greater consideration that they receive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-16

The Admiralty has under course Of construction at
Portsmouth Dockyard eight second-class protected
cruisers of the Apollo class They are to be completed
before the close this year. They are to cost ABOUT
million dollars each.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24

coming to me in less than a month" thought he. But they sha'n't. I'll
 keep it to myself, and let them show
 themselves what they are. They'll sing small enough, when they find am
 what ann"
 During the interval, the mysterious | actions of the presumptive heir excited | curiosity to the highest pitch He
 went about asking the prices of great
 estates, factories, houses, lands, yes sells, and richest varieties of goods for
 his personal use; and whether he re-
 fused some as not being good enough, | or declared his intention soon to buy, | astonlshment was equal, and he was | thought in joke or demented; for none imagined the real cause, or that he was about to become q millionaire 1 What an unreasonable world this
 isl" unused he. "The world don't like l pride, when they a~e under it's foot;
 but they are proud enough, them
 selves, when they can tread upon humanity. l mean to keep up my dignity. l am proud; and mean to 1 keep so, now-proud and dignificd As l Lucifer, for the rest of my days" But alas! for Nicholas Tongs. lid.
 ings came to him, before the month
 was out, that he was not the heir. | There had been a great mistake. Tho | immense inheritance had been left to
 somebody else; and now hefound that
 he had been strutting about, and los
 ing friends and jobs for nothing.
 Not the heir, after all his prepara- | tionsl He was too full to speak about
 1t. His sudden downfall was as sud-
 den as his pride. He immediately
 put on his old clothes, and stooping
 gait again, lost all his dignity, decar-
 ed that he had been out of his mind, | borrowed some lime and whitewash- | brushes, and went about restoring
 walls and goodwill, while eursing the | dignity which had nearly starved him.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
RattleSnake Bluff.

There are many who believe that the most deadly and venomous ser pent, the rattlesnake, is extinct in Indiana but such is not the case. In Knox, Daviess, Martin and Brown Counties these reptiles are frequently observed and killed.
 Occasionally one is captured alive by those peculiar individuals known as snake charmers, and readily sells for q good price. In Knox County on the Wabash River. there is a place known as "Rattlesnake, Bluff," a very rough and picturesque spot, but one seldom visited except in the winter season, on account of it's being known as the abode of these reptiles. In other parts of that county these snakes are seldom seen, as they are cunning enough to shun civilization.
 Rattlesnake Blufi" is unlike many other bluffs in this part of the State in that 1t is covered with boulders or ''niwer-head' stones of all sizes. These stones have been the abode of these snakes, and, while they have decreas- ed in other localities, in this one there appears to be a particularly constant increase. 1t is estimated that fully 300 of these snakes perish ed at the hands Of the inhabitants in 1890.
 Immediately after the recent cold wave, when mercury ranged about the zero point, an organized force of men set about to hunt down and destroy these reptiles in their winter quarters. Every stone not too large to be mov- ed was turnel from the spot it had lain in for centuries and the larger ones blown 10 pieces with dynamite, and 10 snakes were killed. The work of extermination will be continued from time to time with hope of their tina! extinction.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Scientific Hints.

The principle of the pressed pa- per car wheels, which are so widely used throughout the world, is applied in France to the manufacture of pull ieys for power transmission. The pulleys are said to be very light, cheap and serviceable in every respect.
 The papers of Germany are discuss ing the advisability of substituting compressed paper for iron in horse shoes for their German calvary and artillery. The best shoes are repre- scented to be made of sheets of parch- ment paper cemented together with a compound cement made of turpentine, Spanish white, lac and boiled linseed oil. The seperate pieces are stamped out, cemented, and pressed together in hydraulic press.
 Railway brake shoes are made of compressed leather scraps in New South Wales, Scraps are steeped in q solution and subjected to hydraulic pressure to mold them into any de- sired shape. This leather shoe weighs Al pounds, against 21a pounds for iron, and has greater coefficient of friction, so that forty pounds of air pressure is as effective as seventy pounds with iron brake-shoes.
 According to the Scientific American, cotton-seed oil only possesses the quality of absorbing enough lead to make valuable compound for the protection of metallic or wooden sur faces which are exposed to the weather or buried in the earth, and largely increased demand for the oil is there fore anticipated. It is only necessary, it is said, to melt the lard in order to effect the mixture required.
 A useful castor of novel form is being used in England. It is intend ed to obviate the difficulties arising from the ordinary construction ofcas- tors where the roller IS carried on a craked swivel arm, which is easily broken of. The center-pin of the rol- Ter bearing is fixed in a small plate, rotating freely round center-pin se- cured in the body of the castor. The plate named when pushed round into any position rests on the base of the cup or disk of the castor and Is thus, quite free to move in any direction, thoroughly supported in every posi- tion. It IS, in fact, we'll supported universal joint, This castor is a ,reat improvement on the older types.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
HUME AND HOME.
Tho Queer Codicli to tho HIstorIan's
 VIII,


 "The two Humes" of whom Smollett wrote, were unquestionably David Hume and John Home, the author of Douglas, as both oi them were often in his society in Edinburgh. It Is said that the only approaches to a dis agreement in the long and intimate friendship existing between these 1.-two Humes' were regarding the relative merits of elaret and port, and in re- lation to the spelling of their name, the philosopher in early life having adopted the orthography indicated by the pronunciation, the poet and preacher always clinging to the old and invariahle custom of his family. David carried the discussion so far that on his death-bed he added cod icil to his will, written with his own hand, to this effect: "I leave to my friend Mir, John Home, of Kilduf, ten dozen of my old claret at his choice; and one other bottle of that other liquor called port. 1 also leave him six dozen of port, provided that he attests, under his hand, signed John Hume, that he has himself alone fin ished that bottleat a sitting By this concession he will at once eterminateth the only difference that ever arose between us concerning temporal matters" !" It is to be inferred that this is joke which got into the head of one Scotch man without surgical operation.- Harper's. Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Saying the Right Thing.

How many there are who do not seem to have the knack of properly en- tertaining guest. For after all that may be said of education and culture and refinement, entertaining is more or less knack. To know how and when to say and do the right thing is real gift. Some people may try ever SO hard to make you feel at home and only succeed in making you heartily wish that you were. A hospitality that doesn't flow but drags and pulls and grates is very unsatisfactory. The child that tells the guest I'm awfully glad you've come, because we'll have pie while you're here" does no worse But 1t is pretty difficult to always say the most pleasing thing, but one seldom shoots as wide of the mark as did the hostess in the following incident: ''It ain't everybody I'd put to sleep in this room," said Mrs. J. to the fastidious, and extremely nervous young minister. who was spending the night with the. family. 'This room is full of sacred associations to me-" she went on. My first husband dieo in that bed with his. head right on those very pillows, and Mir. J. died sitting rightin that corner. Sometimes when come into the room. in the dark think I can see him sit- ting there still. My own father died laying right on that lounge under the window. Poor pa! he was Q spiritual ist. and he always said he'd appear in this room again after he | died and sometimes I'm foolish enough to look for him. If you see anything of him tonight you'd bet ter not tell me, for it would be sign to me that there is something in spirit l ualism, and I'd hate to think that My son by my first husband fell dead of 1 heart disease right where you stand. He was doctor, and there's two whole
 skeletons in that closet that belonged to him and half-dozen skulls in that lower drawer. We'll, good night, and pleasant dreams!'
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Cocoanut Water as a Culture-Medi-
 um for Bacteria.

A new use has been found for the juice of the unripe cocoanut. This fluid, which to the initiated tastes singularly mawkish, is most grateful and cooling drink to those suffering from fever. It is largely patronized, too, by sailors, who seem to acquire more than their wonted thirst while in tropical waters, and their favorite trick of sucking the monkey" as the process of absorbing the liquid from n hole cut in one end of the shell into which priming of rum has been poured is termed, has been from time immemorial one of their much cherish ed recreations as soon as they could escape from their ship. The idea, how ever, of using the milk of the cocoanut as a culture medium for bacteria is a new one. In investigations which have been made in Cuba during the last two years, this fluid was used very extensively, and it was found to be a great convenience to have Q sterile culture-tuid always at hand, ready Tor use at q moments s notice.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
TWAS NOT A BEER GARDEN.
'Thunder Weather" Said n Man In Hue,
 and Out He Went.


 They had graduated from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania only month before and were seeing Europe with well-lined purses, says the Philadelphia Press. London and Paris had been seen, and now on their arrival at Bep- lin, they decided to sally forth imme- diately dinner should be finished to be- hold those much-spoken-of German beer gardens. They did not stop to ask of the interpreter where the best were to be found, but felt sure that they would meet with one before many streets should be passed.
 So on they went for few squares until they came upon a brilliantly lighted place, filled with trees and plants, hooks and corners. Officers were moving about with gayly dressed ladies, music playing, dear little round tables here and there. It was charm ing-just what they had expected.
 Shall we go in and have glass of beerp" said one to the others.
 By all means.
 Large gates stood wide. Servants in rows bowed them in. The interior was more fascinating than the glimpse through the trees had promised. Sev- eral men in uniform stared at them. They leisurely seated themselves at a small round table, and one tapped with his cane. One of the men who had been standing at the door. after has, ty conversation with the others, ap- preached them. He wore many dec- orations. What a swell waiter, !" said one.
 The man in question demanded, What do you want herePn-of course in German.
 Two beers" answered student, holding up two fingers to make himself better understood.
 Thunder weather!" exclaimed the man in uniform; and in two seconds time they found themselves landed heavily on the sidewalk, and there left with numberless German words which they had not learned at the university.
 They afterward found that the bril- liartly lighted garden was a private one, and that they had assisted for Q brief space at a fete given to the em- peror.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
A BURGLAR IN THE CLOCK,
How a Ouick-Witted Woman Cap
 tured an UnWelcome Visitor.

tured an Unwelcome Visitor.
 An amusing story is told of an en- counter which recently took place be- tween Mrs. George Bittlemorgan of Liberty, Va, and a burglar. Her hus- band had been called away during the evening and she was left in the house alone with her two little chil- dren. Some errand called her upstairs for few minutes, and while there she fancied she heard a slight noise in the hall below, but, 1t ceasing in a moment nothing more was thought of it. When she returned to her sitting-room, how ever. she soon noticed that the clock had stopped running.
 It was an old-fashioned eighty-dav piece, nearly nine feet high and very massive. Mrs. Bittlemorgan, think ing 1t had run down and needed wind ing, started toward 1t with the inten- ton of getting it going again, and had nearly reached it when she saw a man about to dart out of it. As he made the movement, however, he brought the clock down on it's face and upon himself as well. In trying to get out of the way he tripped and fell over 8 rug.
 Before he could scramble from under its very considerable weight the quick witted lady seated herself on the clock, calling at the same time to the children to run out of the house and scream for help. This speedily came and the man, who confessed to having secreted himself in the clock for the purpose of burglarizing the house, was carried to jail aud Mrs. Bittlemorgan much complimented on her bravery and presence of mind.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Collapsed EloQuence.

A New England pastor tells this story at the expense of a brother preacher. A well-known and eloquent Boston preacher was invited by a country pastor, who always read his sermons. to occupy his pulpit. The visitor did so and delivered fine extemporaneous sermon that attracted wide attention. Some of the remarks were borne to the village pastor, and he determined to preach an extemporaneous sermon and show his critics that he could do it, al- though he had never attempted it be- fore. On the following Sunday he had large congregation. After the usual services he arose, announced his text and for about ten minutes spoke fluent ly and well. Then he forgot his words in the midst of one of his most eloquent flights. With one hand upraised he paused, tried in vain to collect his thoughts. and finally. as he dropped his hand, said: Brethren, let ua pray. ."-Boston Traveller.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24

with their masts creaking and their mat sails clattering as they strove to wear round in pursuit of us. The Sylph was not so fortunate, as when last we caught glimpse of her the junks encircled her in dense mass, the firing had ceased and our consort he'd evidently been captured.
 We continued our voyage to the southwest and on reaching Singapore reported the occurrence to the admiral in that station. Thence we sailed for Calcutta, where we arrived in due time
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
4 BRAVE MAN.

 In wars grim battle lines he'd stood, . Where bullets flew the thickeest; For desperate deeds of hardihood He volunteered the quickest. No danger could his soul appeal, His spirits nought e'er blunted, In tropic jungles of Bengal
 The tiger he had hunted. He'd sought the bear mid Arctic snow, And OCT the ice he'd chased it. In fact no peril, earth could show, But this brave man had faced 1t. He'd slain the mighty elephant Upon the scorched equator But yet, though built of adamant, He dared not leave a restaurant Unless he'd tipped the waiterl
 The Continent
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Earth Eating.

Much has been written about the earth-eating tribes of various coun- tries, but 1t is not generally known that the inhabitants of Penadova, a village in Portugal, have for genera tions eaten a variety of earth found in the neighborhood. It IS said that any of them leaving home is afflicted with d singular malady with gastric symptoms unless he be provided with a supply of the earth. The reason of this IS probably the presence of arsenic in the earth which is known to pro- duce this singular effect upon it's hab- ital consumers. Tho fact that Dr. Nogel has found none in 1t by cur sory examination, but on the con trary has detected that it contains about double the quantity of nitro gen found in similar soils from the adjacent fields, lends plausibilty to the view that the active substance may be an alkaloid. The whole ques- tion could be easily settled by a com potent chemist, and 1t Is to be hoped that some one will undertake it's in- vestigation.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24

grasped, pull given, and the carriage with a book thereon is at hand. Considerable shelf space may be gained by this device, as a small space be- tween the top of the book and the bottom of the shelf will suffice
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Net ia Ie.

She-Who do you think is the pret-- tiest girl in the roomp
 He-Oh. don't know. That little, brunette over on the sofa I guess.
 And then the stupid fellow wondered all the rest of the evening why her manner toward him suddenly grew 70 cold. -Somerville Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
IT Either, tIhe I.atDsrs

Which is the better plan ofcoAvor. sation. the masculine style of each man talking about himself, or the feminine way of both women talking about some other woman np--IndianapOlis Journal
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Me M Dern se,

II can't change my mind. sai1 Chappie. Il might have known thak = retorts1 his exasperated paxtnees
 sThero ie no lover daaomina1fcm " mfnds tkan ycnrr. " IT 3s
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Tho New Champagne Process.

Champagne, as is well-known, is but an ordinary wine, charged with carbonic acid gas. The old process of manu- fracture, which has been adopted for more than 1o0 years, was tedious and expensive, and theimprovement which is already being made in the modern process has awakened much interest among American viticuturists. The new apparatus enables large quantities ot wine in one body to be subjected to the necessary process of fermentation under the impulse of the germs caught, as it were, from the atmosphere, up on wood fibre moistened with sugared water. The fermentation can thus be controlled to nicety and the manu- fracture goes an with smoothness and certainty.
The Forrest City times., 1891-04-24
Machine for Shaping and Borinh
 Telegraph Post Arms,

An ingenious machine is used in Eng land for preparing telegraph post
 arms, These arms are usually made from the best selected English oak and
 vary in length from two to four feet. They are in the first case planed on the four sides by means of special blaming machine, and then sawn to the exact leagth required by means of a double cross-cut saving machine made specially for the purpose. The arms are then passed on to the shaping ma chine, which rapidly and effectively does it's work, The machine Is quite self-contained and has the driving shaft placed overhead and supported upon standards fixed to the main bed. The arrangements for dealing with the various lengths of arms have been care fully worked out. At the official test of the machine the wooden arme were fin ished at the rate of three per minute.