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The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08


 LiNE-oF-RATTL. SHIP "pEf.AwARE-" route raaseS under the shadow of a massive lndlau warrioe in wood, tho figure.head of,he old line of battle ship Dcla ware. It is mounted near the old mcss hall, on a pedestal eight feet high, and the head towers fully fifteen feet above the ground For many years this chieitain hns been worshiped by tho mldsitipmen as the patron saint of satisfactory averaxes. the attainment of which depends, according to m un- broken chain of academy iegsud. upon the favor or disfavor of his mute, though royal, wooden Intiianship. So, when the days for the examination come around. with couspicuous disrs- gard of tho second commandment. sach sniddy. as hs marches to his trails. dotYs his cap to the god. and thereafter his mind rerta easy in the assurance that hs hns faithfully invoked tho pleasing of the idol of his professional ances. tors.
 For years and years the biz white h. d.An lsns gn zed intently across tho pnrAGe ground. receiving the obeisant satutattons of it's subjects with only atony stare. Its massive head. withi it's 1LWtP-fVShp " t0OWO well 0IOfI. 06U crowned by fonr long feathers. Thsre L. sa culver titled with arrows at its lack. and round its waist there is . helt. carrying scalping knife. toma- Lawk, ard pipe. Altog ether the big chief ls n mc@t imposing personage.
 Although M,rr, ats gunner Is made en tell Peter Simple that he "ne yer knew vesse! with a fiddie-head to do anything" and although the figure bead is gradually disanpearlng from tho laterdny navies, there would seem 0 be something very appropriate in erssting the prow of that famous old e4-gun ship, tho Delaware. with the splendid head of tribal chief The Delaware was built at Gosport in 1877, and launched ln lSxO. and for . quarter cf . century she cruised in all the waters of the globe as the flag ship of (;ommodores Crane, Pattsrsou, and Morris Those were tho days when the American navy first began to earn the senown that aftsrward mnde it con- spicuous in the eyes of the world.
 Another figure head at the Naval Academy. and one about which clusts n mors lnstrous history. is that of the ala Constitution. This . lifs.sixe
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08

same way as glass is, into figures of Gods and men and jinri kischas and cocks and foxes and fir trees, and rudely colored.
 The favorite pastims of the Japanese children Is. strange to say, initiating the occupations of their elders and this not only at mat surf time. They do 1t with an inimitable gravity and de- murness. Perhaps having to assume the respor abilities of nurse ana per anlhulator combined to the baby brother or sister when only about | herself may give girl the habit.
 One constantly sees boys who look hardly old enough to go to school actually engaged in business book binding or painting lanterns and um- brellas, or even with tiny hammers knocking the gold-leaf into the frstted surface Of the great 'sSatsuma" jars which Tokio and Yokohama turA out in such abundance.
 Tho boys ure charming until they put on red sochs ard psel (o- European shoss and nat-hsimmod cnpo and apectacles and atteud ono of tue great schoc1a ou foreign asodeiA Thcas are tho gruhs which change into aoshi
 1heoeDokotic ohoWoo oro rnthoe 11nteorD-
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08

TEACHING THE LITTLE FELLOWS TO MAKE
 DOUGH TOYS.
 to be in imitation Of certain kind of gay beetie). and with a most gorgeous coiffure. playing Ut hane- tuski (battle- dore and shuttleeockl in pairs of cir cles. Their shnttlecocks were tiny feathered balls made of seeds and their hattle-dore made of the light kiri wood tPalownia Imperialis), of which clogs are made, had backs in all the rainbow. raised up with cloth, padded silk, etc.. to give some popular actor, hero of romance or singing girl in the most Japanese style of beauty.
 One had to pass through hail of shuttlecocks, some of them whizxiug past you pointblank. like hard vollsy at lawn tennis. others dropping just in front of your nose on a battledore. which shied it back again. No horses woald have stood it.
 Tho boys were having top-hghts tkoma asobel. If 1t had been windy enough for their favorite kitea 1t wouldn't have been calm enough for battledore. These tops were made of hardwood with an iron ring around them. and were wound up and thrown. The first thrower threw his to spin: the second threw his to strike the spinning top.
 Japan is verbally. as Sir Rutherford Alcock called It. ''the paradise of ha- bies." fla village is large enough to hold shop at all it has Q toy-shop The poorest parts of the cities have numbers of them. Fairs have hardly ything else except pipe cases and combs, and parents are forever devising or buying toys for their children. At any of the matsuri uestivaisl. at great temples like t, o>e of Shiba and Asaknsa, one will see the poorest Japanele going of laden with toys fer their children.
 The toys, 1t is true, are cheap ani simple. Some of the favorite ones are made of dough, blown in much ths
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 cominms which grateful public may sce fit to bss,ow upon him, for had he not pursued the course hs did and either of the aforementioned institu- tious failed. thers is hardly any limit to the effect such catastrophe would have had on the worid's finances. By the way. Rouvier is the man who in France . few ysars sincs was termed .lhs president maker" owing to tue important part hs bad taken in tho election of the present executive of that country. He is yet young man. but of wisle and favorable reputation on account of his extraordinary ability as statesman and Anancisr. Hsis ous man of contemporary France whose career will bear watching. He will be heard from in the future, being very popular with all classes in his native land
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
Cable TslegrapAang.

Some interesting particulars have been lately published with regard to tslegraphic cables which now form such . network all over the world. The sub marine cables are owned by twenny- six companies. with capital of G40, ,0O0,- 900. and . revenue of moro than E3, OOO, 900. The first cable was laid in 1851, between Dover and Calais, and 1t is still in use. From this small beginning the number of cables have increased, until at present their total length reaches the wonderful figure of 120,0 nauti-- cal miles
 One of the most noteworthy feats ever performed by telegraphy was the send ing of last years Derby from Epson to New York in fifty seconds; which means that the name of the successful horse was known in New York almost before the animal had time to put up after passing the winning post. This result was brought about by stopping all busi. ness on the lines directly the rece com menced, and having operators on the alert to telegraph the two or three let ters which, by previous Agreemeet, were to distinguish any particular. horse. Thateveryone must have been on the alert for the news and ready to act upon his instructions without de- by is evident whom we stato that. the messags had to he sent iirat from Epsom to Loudon, thence 70 Ireland, from Ire land to Nova Scotia and tl,enco to New 4St4 ..ss. sSs !. s ssg. M# K lsassg S. 4 a
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
A Ch.uc. ror stanley Here.

A Savannah banker says that in the western part Of North Carolina there are several counties amid almost inac- possible mountains of which there is a little known to the outside world as there is of Central Africa. No rail. roads penetrate this region. The na- tives have no idea Of morality, live ln manner little above the lowest brutes and have absolutely no knowledge of the world outside their own communi- ties. Polygamy is practiced with shameless opennsss, and marriage cers- monies are rare.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
TO BRIGHTEN THE HOME.
A Seed Ra.ke,.

The accompanying illustration IS a basket of dried cue umber seeds. prettily lined with silk and decorated with rib bon Make . card board shape for the basket, and cover the outside with silk or sateen; on this sew the seeds. The seeds for this could be dyed bright blue and could be combined with gold or steel bsads, or even the glass ones in imitation of gold or silver. \ pretty contrast could be red silk for iinnng and ribbon to match for the decoration. If ono did not choose to dye the seed.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
Peison h. Glycsriae.

It Is not generally down that com merclal glycerins contains considsr- able portion of arsenic. The fact should bs borne in mind by persons who imagine this article so harmless that 1t can b. used in almost any quantity. A recent medical journal reports n case in which a gentleman nearly lost his life through symptoms closely rssempling thoss Of cholera by the use of ' cbsap grade of glycerins. Unless the glycsrine is chemically pure it is liable to produce poisonous symptoms when taken internalty.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
nas.vy C,eshes Not warns...

A great many people mistake weight for warmth in clothing. Heavy clothing is not always warm. and it is possible to have clothing of light weight that Is much warmer than heavy garments, and less burisnsoms. It is important to get good nou-con- ductiug material, and wool ia the best of all substances Loose. spongy goods have more warmth in proportion to weight than closely woven fabricA
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
went Before stanley.

It is not generally known that Stan ley was not the man first selected by JaO,es Gordon Bennett to find Living stone. When the idea of a Herald search expedition occueredt0 Ir. Ben- nett hs cast bout for n available man and picked out Scotchrnaa ned Me- Pherson or Mckenzie. or something of that kind. This gentleman set out for the East Coast of Africa. got as far ~ Zanzibar aud mysteriously disappeared. What became of him Il profound mystery to this day.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
INSIDE VIEW WITH rHR GUNNER AT WORK.

INSIDE VIEW WITH rHE GUNNER AT WORK. the back of tho turret for second man, who passes the ammunition. The gun ner can turn the dover on its pivot and change the gun elevation at will. A more elaborate form has been recently devised in order to afford greater pro- tection to the gunners. By an arrange ment of balances and weights the turret is made SO that it can be raised and lowered from within. The external cylinder is sunk into the soil. and the roof when tho interior cylinder is lowered is level with the ground. These turrcts are more heavily plated and arc of more permanent nature, and in some cases are intended to rest inside a sunken cast-metal cylinder in the ground. They arc also intended to carry very much more powerful guns than the field turrets. The latter can easily be transported by roil. can be quickly moved where tho roads are not too heavy aud answer ail the demands of purely temporary Qualifications
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
THE oxAR.s SON.
Hfe 1Oarney Around the world e Ds Cov,,npes~d hv vp~st h Auneraea

Hfg SOsrAey Around the world ts Ds
 Completed by Welt to America.
 The czarowitz will soon arrive in San Francisco to continue the tour of the world, which he began some time ago. He has spent some time in British India since he left home. and was given Q grand reception by English officials and native chiefs in all the principal cities. Some queer stories are told of his &C., tions to illustrate the chronic fear of sihilism, in which the whole Russian imperial family live. The future Elm peror of all Russia is said to be very nervous and to live in constant expecta- ton of assassination. At Q banquet given to him and his suite in Madras characteristic in- cident occurred. The czarowitz
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
n was Am nixhs.

s.Do you keep dcgs' asked the youg man of. the old man tentatively.
 "Yes. sir," said the old man stsrnly, ssI hssp dog"
 TlAs young mans hsare tsll forty ds- grses. 8
 .sYenx sir,n coptinued tho ala. n,en sottshiaE, for hs had ssvon daheAlseA III ksep one tied. "
 N car1n.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08

and his fellow traveiers were, as usual, m full military uniform and wore their swords. A loud explosion was hear, outside the banquet hall and the inn perial guest and his suit turned pale jumped to their feet and put thelr hands to their swords. They evidently thought 1t was a bomb which had exploded. h. vestigation showed that it was only a uoda water bottle that had burst.
 It is generally supposed that more Nihilists and Anarchists have found refuge in America than in any other country, and it is said that most elalo- late precautions have been taken to guard against attempts on the vouug rnans life during his sojourn in the United States. He will visit all the principal cities Of the Union before go- lnc to Europe and will go from here to Ep-land.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
Mersly . Spectators.

What ofice arc you candidaAo forp" inquired the reporter. who wa making his hasty rounds of the polling placea S
 AMeP" exclaimed the man leaning up against the door-fraf1c. .Thundorl ain't running for anything. Iva borD in this country"
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08

Q courageous and capable man. It is owing almost en- tlreIy to his efforts that the bank of France came to tho rescue of the So- ciets des Depots when the latter was on the verge of . crash. In the same manner he tided the Bank of England over . dangerous shoal last autumn.
 Therefore he is en-
 titled tO any sn.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
Oar Knor,nous Tonnage.

The tonslage passing through tho De- troit river in 234 days last year (1SoO) preceded by 8,O00,0 tons the com elnsd foreign and coastwise shipping of Liverpool and London. and by 10000 GO tons the entries and claarauces .ef all tho seaports Of tho United 6tAtes. About oue-third of tho whole stoaan tcnaaRe of tha Ueited Seatee is en the lakss. And ths' rstio ls ceastantly ie
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
CUCUMBER SEED BASKET.

NVNNHF'fEts the natural color could be kept and pretty. delicate effect produced. When once started in the work, many ot rec, s will present themselves to the worker for decoration. and as the work is speedy and effective, will commend itself to their notice.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08

ngurs of President Jackson. firm and erect. his left hand thrust in his coat,
 while in hts right he carries . scroll, presumably tue Constitution. This dgnrc-head was carved at Boston in 1884. and placed on the vesssi's bow tn tue second term Of Jacksou's adminis. tsaticn, just after the ship rsturnsd from her faiucus cruiss ef sixtssa months, and ttlty-two thouaAnd thrse hundred and seventy niue miles Thsfe poams 10 have been just as mauy ofren- evo pArtisans then a now. for iusta6tly the eaeulies cf the administration V. Gaa e clamde for the remcval q the
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
sulalI.R.x.

While Germany losssoaly no porsous yearly from srnall-p0x. 1rAnce lcoss lls sOO0 in the satne tina Tl,is antouo1- in9 e1nl.sos M attrie S ~ Y TIT 's:z s s!s @
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
0uIny n AZ

Man 1T only m atom IT. " 1ea1ixnr lion Of tho great eocnic pm. 6ut ho does not feel so at III when hiQ noUt boots persist h squeakjne = he wa11o down tho hrosd aislo 1ltt1e lnte lo TT pew hursh ills Joarnaa
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08

Hiatlnnn and silvor - onGh o> .eade Into Wiga nany tiGnae o1nllng
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
A NEW LIFE DESTROYER.
THE LATEST INVENTED DEATH
 DEALING MACHINE.
\ Modern Implement of War Scien. tiHcal1y Constructed for OMensive and Defensive Purposes-Gans in Portable ArmOred Turrets.

This year will probably witness ;n our country important experiments
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
STATESMAN AND FiNANc,ER.

How M. Wouvtcr AverseA Two Great
 Financial Panies.
 M. Rouvisr, tho finance minister of France. l,AS again shown himself to ho
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
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The evening world., 1891-05-15

"Black eyes painted in few minutes, " was
a sign read on Sixth Avenue yesterday.
should not have thought that I" black eyes,
were suf1iciently numero GUS in this city to make
their concealment by the art OF painting a
business Think OF 1t, and you viii ind that
you very rarely see black eye.
The evening world., 1891-05-15
ITs A HANDICAP DAY,

tits Brooklyn Handicapd ay! That means
that Father Knickerdocker shuts up his
Office and his house and betakes himself
and much of his family to the Gravesend
track. His. co-workers and side-workers
and neighbors and friends all do pretty
much likewise, and there is consequently
vast turnout Of humanity, scarcely less in
spring TO the observer than the great race
event itself.
The American who didn't care for fast
horse would be an extremely lonesome per
son in almost any crowd of his felow-citi-
zens. Such an one doesn't exist to great
extent in this or any other locality, and
perhaps It's just as well for him. He'd only
be lost on Handicap day, when even
politics sink out Of the view that takes in
the gslloping steeds on the turf. Assured
that the race is an honest one, as 1t
is on days like this, the average Ameri-
cans enthusiasm becomes equally honest
and rises to such a pitch that the outburst
does him good for days afterwards, when
the only galloping with which he has to dc
II In speeding his own business. Here's
that he may see yet many another Handi
can
The evening world., 1891-05-15
RAVE THB wOUDs BY ALL MEANS.

The Forest Commissioners hold meeting
In this city to-day to discuss the question
of their power to avert the disaster now
threatened to the North Woods. They are
already determined to fight to the
end for the salvation Of the noble
Adirondack forest and at this session
they expect to determine the best
and most forcible plans for carrying on
their warfare. Whatever their powers may
be, and however they find themselves
handicapped by the newly discovered
provision of the General Railroad law,
they may carry the struggle ON until the
next Legislature gets chance TO do its
plain duty in the matter.
The whole people of the State are inter.
ested in the preservation Of tho forest, and
for every variety of good cause. But prom
inent among the reasons why tho wood
should be saved is the fact that their threat
ened destruction threl ltens also the head
waters of the Hudson River, q stream o.
the first importance from natural, sanitar,
and commercial considerations.
The evening world., 1891-05-15
FREE DOCTORS.

Again does THE EVENING WORLD bring
to the thoughts Of its warm hearted readers
the needs of the poor children of this great
city. Again does 1t ask of their generosity
help for these small sufferers. There is no
doubt that this appeal to men and women
who feel the hardships which fall to the lot
OF their fellow-beings will meet with the
same ready response as In former years.
The good that is accomplished by The
EVENING WoRLD's corps of Free Doctors Is
one that everybody can appreciate
Thousands Of sick children are attended by
these young doctors, and the great mass of
suffering children Is notably assisted by
their energetic care
The Summer will soon be here and the
cohort of diseases which assail children will
not be slow in attacking them. Let the
guardians Of the little ones be on hand &c
repel the first charge. 1t is the charity oil
The EVENING WORLDS readers which must
put these gallant defenders at their post.
Prompt subscriptions, suited to the means
OF each donor, are what is desired.
The evening world., 1891-05-15
ONE BLIND AND ONE DEAF.

A Peculiar Encounter Which Was
Somewhat Amusing.
A peculiar as well as amusing incident
occurred at the fruit stand which is stu.
ated in the arcade leading to the Union
Depot the other day, says the Albany AZ.
gts.
Tho map who guards the peanuts and
barters with travellers for gold is stone
blind. He generally has somebody with
hlm, but on this particular day he was
alone.
A strange looking old fellow limped
along to the stand, and taking out pad
and pencil scribbled something upon il
and started to hand it to tho fruit man.
him, and the old fellow jabbed his thumb
In his ribs several times to attract his at
tention.
Get out :" howled the blind man.
Somebody take him away !"
Again the old man punched him in the
RIBS. and again the blind man shook him
of and hoWled.
The little old man angrily pointed to
the writing on the pad and had Just
started to punch the frnit seller third
time to get his attention when q hump
backed bootblack came into the arcade.
What's the matter? ?" he inquired OF
the blind man.
- Take him away ?" said that parsonage
The bootblack took the pad from the
little old man and read Pm deaf
Give me dozen oranges"
The evening world., 1891-05-15
Horse-Shoe Luck.


"Where do you get them ?" was asked
of the proprietor Of tho newspaper stand
at the corner of Park Row and New Cham
bers street, as the writer motioned towards
the seven or eight old horse-shoes usel as
paper weights.
"All about here; picked up that big fel-
low with the nails in 1t right in front about
an hour ago. A truck horse slipped and
threw 1t or"
"And do they bring you luck ?"
~ often think so. Here comes case
now. Watch him."
1t was a laboring man. He came slump
ing Glong, hands in his pockets and head
down, and 1t was plain to the most careless
observer that he was down on his luck. He
glanced at the stand as he passed, noticed
the horseshoes thereon and half halted, and
he had not gone twenty feet before he came
to full stop and then returned.
Paper, sir :"
ayes" replied the man as he touched
each shoe In succession.
(which one ?"
"This one, guess"
He took copy of The EVENING WORLD
out from under the big shoe with two nails
in 1t, dropped penny into the salesman s
hand and passed on his way with much
lighter STEP
sect" queried the salesman. "He
bought the paper just to try horseshoe
luck, as hundreds OF Others do every week.
Can't say there Is anything in 1t, but they
think 1t Is worth the trying"
The evening world., 1891-05-15
Here's to the Handicap winner |
SPoTLET rs.

The Emperor OF japan was quite cut up" by
tho attack of Jap on tho CEarevitch. 30 was the
CEarevitoh. The sword was sharp.
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Goodword says MrL Brown must have been q
great catch. for Brown has been catching H.
ever since he married her.
=.
Teunyson ought 10 write an ode TO tho Prince Of
Wales now. II would be comfort when he owes sc
much TO ybody to have little ode to himself.
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The Second Battalion, welch Regiment. to which
Victoria recently gave goat. would like to have hei
provide their bread we'll As their butter.
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''Ars you . Harvard man 2" she said.
Tho Freshman bsamed with JOY.
soms Ss.f I'm .ais But e.. %s here you know"
Harvard Lap,poon.
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When blind man COOS to SEQ . nre IL looks as II
he had not lost his interest In things.
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In description Of the young Tennessee bride who
was whipped TO death mention should be made oil
her long lAshes.
The difference between new Member Of Psra-
msnt and the ruler Of empire is that one Is .
NJ. p. and the other is an Inn m-pe-roT.
the vote for the State flower ia left TO tho sohoo
children they may have a prejudice against ths
"Golden Rod"
The cook said she could shoot dishes up to
the dining room II she wore . cook with Longer
range.