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The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
PINNED TO THE TABLE.
\ Traveller Relates an Incident of Old- Time Etiquette.

\ Traveller Relates an Incident of Old- Time Etiquette.
 The custom has not yet entirely been abolished in some out of the way hotels, says the New York Herald of electing some one guest at dinner to carve for the others at table.
 Forty years ago the practice was the rule rather than a rarity. It was con- sidered then in the light of compli- ment and not as an imposition, as it would most certainly be regarded to- day. At that time men prided them selves on their ability to dissect joint or Q fowl and accepted the task of carving for twenty people most graciously.
 A prominent hardware merchant in the city. who in early life travelled for the house of which he is now the senior member, bears testimony to the truth of the above-stated condition of things and relates one of his early experiences in connection with it as follows:
 Il was travelling from Buffalo to Detroit by steamer favorite method of making that trip in the early days. At dinner time the captain asked a prominent brush manufacturer of Troy, N. r., to carve for the passengers
 "The gentleman thanked the captain for the honor and proceeded to carve n wild turkey, which by no means was rarity in the western part of this country thirty-five or forty years ago.
 He carved exceedingly we'll, and was very just in the service of in- dividual portions. He helped himself last, and placed on his plate the tidbit of the turkey, which morsel was at that time considered the carver's honorarium.
 ''As he was about to take his seat men stood to carve wild turkeys then --a drunken and quarrelsome gambler. who had caused us great annoyance with his oaths and importunities to play ever since we had left Buffalo, reached over from his seat and said: Excuse me, sir, but you have on your plate portion of the turkey of which am very fond.
 'As he made the remark the black leg attempted to remove the tidbit. with his fork. The Trojan had not yet surrendered the carving utensils. As the gamblers hand approached tho morsel the carver made sudden jab at it with the heavy fork. The prongs of the latter passed Through the flesh and pinned the gamblers hand to the table.
 1t was rather an unpleasant sight i for a dinner table" continued the speaker. We all expected that the injured man would resort to his dagger or pistol. but he did not. He slunk away to his state room, where the, wound was dressed nor did he venture among the other passengers during the entire trip"
 Did not the passengers consider the act excessively brutalps the gentleman was asked by his auditor.
 Not in the slightest was the re- 1 ply. On the contrary. every one applauded him for his courage and quickn1s of action. It was justified by the rude surroundings and the ideas governing table etiquette of the time and place.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
Labor Does Not Relieve It.

Tho silk-workers have had hard ex- perience in the matter of wages for the past year. Reductions in wages are very frequent in the silk industry just now, and the Master Workman of the Silk-workers Association declares that wages have in some cases been cut down 50 per cent. within year.
 It is only natural, therefore, that the silk workers in their recent convention should have passed the following resolu- tions:
 WHEREAS, The silk industry of the United States. despite the high protective tariff. is at present in most deplorable condition. wages being so low that skilled operators are seeking other occupations. and in view of the fact that since 1880 the wages of ribbon wcaveEs have been reduced 5s per cent. be it
 Recolrsk That tho representatives of the United etates eilk- Woek0n of North Amer tca. now in eoasion. appeal to the friends of Amsr3nan labus noe e purchase silk fabrics
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
REMOVED THE BEAM.
A Story that Brought tho Teller Drink
 of"Old Janakey."

1 A Story that Brought tho Teller . Drink of"Old Janakey." l On a drizzly, cheerlcss evening dozen loungers. more or less, were assembled | in Trask's store. Trask had . bar in one corner, where moist goods wore furnished by the glass or by the flask, or. to accommodate, by the jugful. Also an old-fashioned open fire place lent its charms to the comfort of the place. By and by there entered . tall, lank. slab sided specimen of the genus Yankee, who approached the little ssmi-circular bar and called for glass of "old lama key" The decanter containing Jamaica rum was set forth, and the aforesaid biped helped himself to a generous horn.
 -Hi!" cried one of the men at the fireplace. that's the chap thatsavcd the lightnin' express Jest you tell 'sm about t, Seth"
 Whei. Ss.h had drunk all hands were eager to know how he had saved the express train. They hadn't heard of it.
 -Waal, said Seth, wiping his lips and biting a good chew from plug of navy tobacco, "ef yer keer to hear it, I'll tell ye how it happened. They offered him a seat, but he would not sit
 @Ye see, night afore last, jest afore 1o o'clock, wer' aout on the sldin' of the railroad comin' up from old Whitaker 8 where I'd been helpin' 'em set up shocks. Waal, I'd got along right where the track makes bend araound Pike's Hill, and where there's pair o'bars in the l..- ,,s |, e, along thar-yaas-waal, right thar, snum, of I didn't see a 'tarnal great beam a-layin' right across the track. J'rusha, hemlock an lightnin' What should dew? hadn't no morc'n seed the thing when heard the lightnin' ex- press a coming a-thunderin' up the road like all possessed. Iput myself ter that beam, but, gosh, mout as we'll 'ave tried to lift the earth itself. l couldn't budge it.
 Here the narrator wiped his speckled brow and took breath.
 Il tell ye, boys, p'raps ye can jedge O my feelin's bout that time. but doubt it. heerd the express comin' nearsr and nearer, and booty soon the headlight glared right inter my eyes give one more hist at that ere beam. and had ter give it up. 'Twasn't no use. could only stand back and let her rip. And-boom boom !-crash !-bank !- kerwhack !--along it come. The old ingine flew by mo like streak, and the mighty puff of the long train almost took away my breath. l jest shet my eyes and waited for tho racket
 Well, gasped two or three of the excited listeners in concert, "what hap peneds'
 Why, the train went right along jest as easy as rollin' off a log"
 And the beam-where was that :, Goodness: can't sec into it
 "The beam was gone." said Seth, backing away a step.
 "Gone Whcres By thunderl blieve you're gummin ua Nhar had it gone9"
 "Sho! Jest yeou be easy and I'll tell ye. Ye see. when stepped back ter let the train so by my shaddsr fell right onto the track and the beam had ter git up an git Twas Q mewn- -beam!"
 Hc started for the door, but they caught him. There was no mals svolsnce in their design, however. At the public expensc he was permitted to take an other pull at Trask's old Jamaica. --l New York Ledger.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
Highly Faithful.

The desirability of learning how to make ones words express what is meant and nothing else is we'll illustrated by the dubious effect of tho following extract from recent work on Domestic Life in the Eighteenth Century,"
 We are now to speak of the bloody days of 1193. It was in these troublous times that the domestic servants of tho old regime were to give the crowning proof of their great devotion.
 Great numbers. indeed, were found who. rather than betray their masters, allowed themselves to be guillotined in their stead, and who, when the days of peace and calm returned. silently and respectfully resumed their faithful scrv- icei-
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
Coming Horrors.

How few people in the commoner walks of life, who are hardly able to earn subsistence, realize the burden the coming Worlds Fair will be to them. The hospitality of everybody will be taxed beyond the limit of en- durance. All the relatives to the third remove, the schoolmates, the personal friends, the uncles, cousins and aunts will come as the leaves come when for ests arc rended, or as the waves come when navies are stranded. How is the householder who now barely keeps
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01

THE bad outlook for the European wheat crop has caused an advance in tho price of wheat in our markets. The for eign demand for our wheat it is thought, will be unusually large this year As the foreigner buys more largely of our wheat, our farmers learn the importance of their foreign market. Would it not be good thing to enlarge and extend the foreign market for our farm products by taking foreign goods more freely in change for them.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01

of foreign manufacture, which are actually inferior to those made here; and be it
 Rcsolrcd, That in our opinion neither pro- tection nor free trade benefits the work man. and we therefore call upon all silk workers who are unorganized to band them selves together into the national body, and it is our further opinion that the only pro- tection workingmen will ever receive will be that they give themselves.
 The silk industry is protected by duties of 50 to 60 per cent Why does not this protection secure good wages to the work erSp
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
No More pietures.

It cost the cigarette men $500, 900 last year to supply the packages with pict- ures, and all have now combined to do away with them. They have probably concluded to kill the boys without cor rupting their morals with chromos. and for this much the country should ba thankful.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01

FROM Bergen, Norway, comes the news of practical charity contemplat- ing relief to deserving class, which,
 however, in our changing domestic conditions does not make so ready a call upon our sympathies as in older lands. Mrs. 0. Sopdt has given two houses and 50,000 kr. to establish a home for aged women servants no long, CT able to work for their own support,
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
KenturkY Rluerrn a.

Some ono has said; sBluegrass grows everywhere in tho temperate zone, but Kentucky bluegrass belongs to that state alone, and the bluegrass of Kentucky is as superior to the blue grass of Europe or of other parts of America as if it were distinct va- rietvn
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
Two Exceptious.

There are at least two instances In which streams flow from the sea inland. The little salt lake of Assal. in India, is formed thus. fed from tho Indian ocean. The other stream is in Cephalonia. an island in the Ioniau sea. and disappears under ground.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
Exsrem,rs Meea

People do not always match their names. It is said that the blackest man in Glynn county, Ga, Is named White the whitest man Is named Brown, the tallest man Is named Lowo and the largest man Small
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
Th,. |. Why.

Denver is just mile higher than the Mississippi river and that is why it claims to have . bettsr assortment of air than St L0uia
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01
himself when questioned only laughs and

himself when questioned only laughs and says, "Oh, had dram, that's all."
 Cargill gave instructions to the lawyers to sell everything in the place, and has never been seen there since his mother went away. The Mermaid still plods on its diligent course; but Ross in now the captain and owner, although Duncan Murray is always with him. And at times when there is calm sea, in the soft northern gloaming, Annie's low voice is heard crooning the old song, "Weel may the keel row."
 THE END.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-01

IF you want to see jerked beef, come down and watch Texas cowboy lasso . running steer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

People do not roally know tho Colo.
RADIO desert. It has a fora and a mum.
ber Of trees that hortlculturisis do not
suspect TO be In existence. There Is n
tree In the desert which people tell mo
emits a most fascinating aud peculiar
smcll-in fact tho regular upas tree
story. They say that when man
comes under tho influence Of this nt-
tractlye odor ho Is bound 10 DO drawn
to Il, and there no will stay until ho
dies.
Tho singular part OF tho story Is that
women ase not AFFECTED by the smell F;
only men, and am told by my friends
who have prospectcd In tho desert that
even males Of animals arc drawn to
tho tree and there live TO die under is
baneful influence. San Francisco Let.
ter
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26


Some interesting researches on n
method Of detecting clnngcs on written
documents have boon communicated
20 tho Paris Academy Of Medicine by
II. q. BruylGnts II Is shown that
when paper slsod and calondorcd IL
partially moistcned. then, after drying.
subjected to tho action Of iodine vapor,
the parts which have been wet assume
violet tint. whilo those which have
escaped water grow yellow or brown.
The Intensity Of the colorniion varies
with tho time Of exposure TO tho Iodine.
Places whore water has previously
fallen and dried may still 10 detected
after the paper Is completely saturated
with water, the parts which were flrst
wet being turned nm intense violet blue
by the Iodine, while the other parts 10
come blue. Even rubblngs, such IA
those which arc made by brund crumbs
and eludc discovery by other methods,
arc clearly brought OUT by iodine yaper,
and erased traclugs Of II soft pencil nro
made legiblo.
Tho certainty Of the results depends
much upon tho quality Of tho paper
and the elapso Of time, Irregular wet.
ting or rubbing giving fainter differ.
cnco after three months or more than
when the manlpulatlons arc recent,
and tho Indications being less clear on
thlnly sized papcr.--lioston Transcript.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

''Now, want 10 know how long Il
will be before | get an answer TO this
lcttorf' demanded young lady. with
tclltale blush. at the postoillco rs fhe
handed ono Of Colonel sections young
men a communication addressed to her
loves.
"rhst depcnds.n said the official 70.
loeuyely. III hos In fail they only
let 'cm write once n week. and In somc
places only once N month. II hos dead
broke hon have 10 walt until ho earns
tho price OF stamp, and have no
data on which to base an opinion OF his
earning capacities II he's M In bed
no may feel delicate about debating his
real sentiments to cold, disintcrcstod
third person. and II It's smallpox they
won't lot him writo at all. Then,
again. " he's got a new glrl"-
She didn't wait for tho clerk TO com.
plete his catalogue of contingcncles.-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

IOHV w. wfNwARn., THE ApNtNis.
- traitor o. thr estate nf james shields, de.
ceased. having n.cd bic PETITION herein dulJ
verified Vfa Wing for m order NJ sale uf certain
real aud rersonal property therein dcicrlrd,
p4tt q ipc real rgiatc nuf perapual property
- taif ufcrnfnit Tor The purpose therein 80
t1uu, itia thtttfHfc ordered by th, Judsc NJ
tfid Cont thli all rtfaous interested iu tho
estate of teid dcrcasrf, appear h1f0ro tho aid
Probate Court. on SATURDAY., tho itIh day Of
November. 1871 a. DO O'CLOCK ln tho forenoon Of
taii day,at the Court Room ni The ruuutY tuufi
tluufr in san take civ, in salt Lake county,
liahi 70 HhlW cause Why au order should NOT
Nc granted 10 Hsid hdmlnlsir1tor tu sell 90
much uf ihN real estate 81 the aaid deceased
lunu Tie IrranuHl property unmrn ~ fatd pete
uuul ut private aaIu.saa fhlll be- necessary, and
o. copy Of ihIs order shall hr posted III tuH
cltrt OF This county, ot he rhall cause The stmo
20 he posted in thrcc publiC plufca iu tIit lake
county, aud Published f0r four auceofsiya
weeks, % lr9ft. in the ursEnrr NvINfNu
hiWs, r. nsWspaptr prntsd and published lu
salt take CiIy and county, before a.ii day Of
tuHfiug.
nlied October 18th. ~.
did GkO HAnTCft, judge
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SUMMONS.
In The pi,,Tie, couti II. aud for the Third
juficiai pistrict Of Utah Tcrdi0rg,
County Of salt iate.



The People Of tho Territory Of UAA tend
Greeting
To Michael Mckay. Defendant
XYOU Apr HEREBY REQUIRED 10 Ap.
near In an aoiion brought against you hy
tie above named plslnpn ~ TIE Dsiflut Court
Of the third Judicial District Of the 1efriiufy
81 Itah, and 10 answer the complaint Glad
therein within ten days lcNclusivt u he day
III saryieal After the ssricf gu vou Of thi.
svmpons-ii served within ihis connty, OF, u
served out u lhis County ngt IN lhls district,
Ssss. or iudsmsnt BY default viii be takrn
sTsiast you. accordiag to the prayer Of said
liz ssid action 3, brought % have deofte
o. this court dislolving ne h9nds N uiatnaony
of dlyoTet granted 10 pihiuiin according 10 the
etstuis In such cases made and PROVIDED. ihai
IN. rsurt allow 10 Tiaintf fucu niunuuV a.
nav 10 iusf. together with reasonable httor
nsyt' fees snd the colts 400 chAfkts % tlis
eDuft may seem iuat Above relief rfayet 90
Inc ground that on or about The sprinr oi i,i3
defsudnut without any cause o. rAUuao or
fault OF plaintiff. deserted and abandoned
riainnh anq has ever sln'o l'el sspafa.f h"i
d.fendnnt has failed 10 tupniy atYilIrE Tor che
suhpoff III piaintf nf their faIf child
And you sfe hereby nntned that " you fai
10 appear and snswff NO saIl compliant ~
sbs'srsgai5s ~ ,e ,, ,q , asn ~ y, s2
witacss. The lion Charlea =. EHuc. Jufss,
aud Inc sesl o. tho Distrlct Cour " thr Ihlfd
Iudiriai ulstflCf, N and for ne IUfutcry Of
uish. ihit i'ih ray Of july 10 ne yeas % our
Lord one thousand cirhi hnndrtd aud ninei,
0Iiss.Atl urynY q. McittLAN.Cisrk.
lvgEo ID. LOOMS. Deputy tiUrg.
doaw Az tues
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

The scales Of fishes are very beautiful
things TO examine microscopically Take
those Of goldfish for example. Tho
brilliant golden or silvery hucs Of these
fishes are produced by soft layer Of
pigment spread over their inner surface
and seen through the translucent sub.
stance of the scales On carefully de.
taching q scale one secs on tile under
side a layer Of cleaning substance
easily removed, silver or golden, nc
coriing TO the hue Of the flsh II a
small portion Of this substance Il taken
up on the end Of a tine needle and
spread on glass slide under the micro
scope Il Is seen to consist Of two dis
tinct materials. one giving the color and
the other the metallic lusten When
thus greatly .nagniiied the former Of
these two substances Is seen 10 be q
layer Of loose cells Of nm orange
color In the gold and whItlsh In the II
yer fishes. II n drop Of water be then
added and the solution gently agitatcd
with the needle point the mass is seen
TO be full Of an Infinite number Of Hat
crystals, oblong prisms, with angular
ends by reflected light they fash like
plates Of polished steel.
But what appears most singular Is
tina, each crystal Is pcrpctuAlly vibrat
ing and quivering ns II alive. although
II i really duo 10 slight motion Of the
water In which they float Owing to
this Irregular movement each crystal is
niomontarily frightening or waning,
flashing out or retiring Into darkness.
thus producing a positively magical
oiIect 10 this property, presumably,
Is to DO attributed the pearly play OF
lght which marks tho living fishes -
Interview In Washington Star
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

Tho regularity Of tho mlgrations Of
storks furnished jeremiah with a 70.
buko against tho Jewsi "The siorls In
the heaven knoweth her appointed
time" Canon Tristram, when In Pal.
estlnc, saw thousands moving slowly
northward. 'rliey were scattered, "
hc says, lover hill and valley, moving
few miles n dGy-not In Hooks, but
slngly or In small groups" Few stay
there for tho breeding season, aud
these ARE never molestcd. Its Hebrew
name. Chaseduh, Significantly ormercy.
and is probably derived from the alec
ton which the stork has for It's young
Chamber Journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

The treasury watch Is composed o.
seventy veteran soldiers, who are cut
into three squads. dividing every TWEEN.
ty'four hours into three equal watches
Of eight hours each. Tho men wear no
uniforms, and would not impress tho
casual visitor to tho treasury during the
hours when tho public Is admitted.
The guards go unarmcd during the day,
but at night carry q large i2 caliber six
chambored revolver. which IL too large
TO be concealed In pocket md must
be carried In tho hands all tho time.
Every one who passes tho treasury at
night may see pacing TO and fro Ia tho
lofty area between tho granite pillars
ind tho wall OF tho building solitary
figures.
a person canpot approach within
hundred feet Of the building without
seeing guard. Such Waterman.
silont ard martial In bearing, guards
each OF tho four entrances to the treas.
ury. The guards who traverse tho cor.
ridors Mt stated intervals touch electric
buttons TO announce their presence In
certain parts OF the building. All this
system OF Interior watchiulness was tho
work Of Secretary Folgor who during
lbs term In olilce lived In constant dread
Of an attack on tho treasury. Indian.
ans.Iis Ipu~rs1
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

The growth Of perjury IN law courts
has become scandal Tho value Of
witness word. In comparison with
hls interest. soens to bo parnllolod by II
well known example OF schoolboy
honor "Will you take your dying
oath 10 iti" yes" "Will you bet six
pence about ltr "No."--Sun Fran
ciAco ArgonaIt.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

Ana In AneotdAnea win law and An nrdsT OF
the Hoard ~ Duectorf, made on the lIth DAY
OF April, 1891, so many shares of each parcel
OF stoeh as niay be Necessary, viii hs Sold az
ihh Once Of The COMPANY In salt Lake Oily, on
Friday tbs s,ih DAY o. June, ls9l, az p. ~, 70
KY We ats ~, mt ~. s'u.I Hith
UG.order of the Hoard Of Directors,
b. q. HORN, Aoiing fee'v.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26
DELINQUENT NOTICE..

The bellevue. Idaho Mining Company. Loes.
ton Of prime pal place 81 businsss, SAT
1Ako CITY, utAh. location Of Miues and
worfs, Mineral mn Mininx Distriet, STATE
% Idaho.
NOIiCE.-TtiKHE II DEf tsQuHNr Up.
~ on the following dtsrrbed STOCK, on ~.
count Of assessment ~ thirty tgl cents per
shsft. levied on the ilih day ~ Apnl, isli, the
several An cunts set onpoliis the names Of the
respective shnfahDidoff, o. f0ilowat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

When the shell begins to form the
baby oyster must cease his fantastic
vrlggllng about IN the water and rlyo
careful attention TO his own support
Tho cares Of Ito come upon him carly,
but MS his Burdens increase he grows Ia
strength and ability to carry them. An
ho asks Is agood start lie Is not par.
hcular az 20 whose hand ho holds dur.
Ing his lnclpieucy, provided It Is clean.
To him an old boot, or dead starilsh,
Dr. tho shell OF crab is ms good as any.
thing to cling to until no has sufficient
courage to let go and pa1dlc his own
sanoe.
II they are right in his way at the
moment he wants them. an old bottle.
4 lost anchor IN escaped dredgc. or u
pair OF oyster tongs will serve. In
about two weeks altor the spat ls de.
posted, MS one may SEQ with tho naked
eye, these become barnacled all over
with the entcrprislng Young oysters. -
Edward l.. Wilson in Serlbner'a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

TNNT IlNT TTTV7 TTNN, TWTV M, Is7I.
Atamretiug at the Hoard % nircct0rs Of the
he loyur Idaho Mining Comuany, heid N dav.
tho date of payment OF the above described d..
M cnt sturN. was extended from tho qhth
day Of juno, 1901, io tho Oh day OF July, lsgl.
AT tile same hour and place
Nv order Of the Hoard N directors.
D. " Hui!S, Acting seetv.