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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13
HOW FISHES EAT.
Some of the Curious Ways In which They
Masticate Their Food.

masticate Their Food.
The curious way in which fishes eat
is quite study. Some fishes have
teeth, and some have none at all. In
some the teeth are found upon the
tongue, in some in the throat and in
some in the stomach. Some draw in
the food by suction; the sturgeon is one
of this class. The jelly-fsh absorbs
all its food by wrapping its body round
the prey it covets.
The star fish fastens itself to its VIC
tim, turns It's stomach wrong side ont,
and engulphs its dinner without the
formality of swallowing it through
mouth first, much less of asking per-
mission.
Then there is peculiar little crab,
the horseshoe crab, which chews up its
food with its legs or claws before it
passes the morsels over To its mouth
While other crabs and Holsters mas
ticate their food with their jaws and
afterward complete the work with an
extra row of teeth located in their
stomachs.
So there are all sorts of methods for
those regularly toothless, and the
fishes which have teeth show almost as
great a diversity in the number, style
and arrangement of them.
The ray or skate has mouth set
transversely across its head, the jaws
working in rolling motion like two
hands set back to back. In the jaws
are three rows of fat teeth set like
mosaic. and between these rolling jaws
tho hch hoe and THAR Al.
luslxs like so many nuts.
The carp's teeth are set back in the
pharynx, so that it actually masticates
it's food in its throat; while the sea urchin
has five teeth surrounding its stomach
and working with a peculiar central
lied motion, which makes them do as
good service as if they numbered hum
dreds. And these are only very few
of the odd methods in which fishes eat.
Yankee Blade
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13

Willie is Che son of a clergyman and
participates in all the functions of
church ana prayer meeting. Notwith-
standing, he is very tardy in getting
dressed in the morning and occasions
his mother much annoyance. one
morning, her patience being tried more
than usual, she said:
willie, if you don't stop dawdlins
while you are getting on your clothes 1
will punish you
Willie accordingly made haste and,
when he had finished dressing, fell
upon his knees to say his morning
prayer, to which he added these petit
tions: "And, o Lord, keep me from
dawdling: but if, Lord. it should be
Thy will that | should dawdle, grant
that mother may be reconciled. N.
y. Sun.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13
FROZEN TO HIS SEAT.
a Locomotive Fireman Who Was Scared
Almost to Death.

Locomotive Fireman Who Was Scared
Almost to Death.
''It is not often that au engineer
stays on his seat in the face of n col
lision if he has chance to jump" said
an old railroad man recently. when
he doesn't jump it's because he hasn't t
time. | remember once when a fire.
man was metaphorically frozen to his
seat. | was on the engine ct the time.
See these gray hairs?" and he pushed
back his hat. Il got them all in about
two minutes. 1t happened on the In
dianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
lines. was in charge OF the fast mail
train No. Z, and Charley Mason. as good
! an engineer as ever took hold of a
throttle, was hauling us, No Z is a
fast train anyhow. but that night we
were late out of Columbus and ! tell
you we were splitting the wind. Hav-
ing nothing else to do | climbs over to
the engineer an d asked Charley to let
me run her awhile. and he pushed over
to give me room. Everything went as
lovely as a May dance until we started
down the hill. Suddenly red light
showed up ahead of us on the track.
The awfulness Of that minute / can
never describe. We are gone, Charley,
yelled to the engineer behind me.
There's 4 fiat car ahead Of us. See
that red Ii ght.
Charley saw it and started to get
down. Iyelled at him not to do it.,
that we might escape death, but if we
jumped from that engine, running at
least eighty miles an hour, we would
be killed sure. ! shut off the steam,
and, throwing on the air, began plug
ging her. The wheels reversed, but
she rode over the sand as if there was
none on the track. Charley clung to
me with understanding eyes, and |. hon
estly believe he was praying. Nearer,
nearer we rushed to that fatal light
and dashed past it. Soon we were
stopped, and | called the fireman to go
back with me and ascertain what it
was He could not move, and when
pulled him from his seat he was as stiff
as n poker, and it was several seconds
before he could utter Il sound. The
poor fellow was paralyzed with fear,
and it was long time before he re-
covered What was the red light doing
there? A fool agent had come up the
track to flag train following us and
left his red light near the rails. When
i met him | never felt SO much like
numbering n man in my life. Indian
apolis News.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13
GRAY Hair and Badness.

The are doubtless many causes of
premature degeneration of the hair,
resulting in the loss of color and in
badness; but by far the most frequent
is dyspepsia. Defective nutrition is
the great cause of degenerations of all
sorts, and the general principle holds
good of the hair as well as of other
structures. Our observations on this
subject fully accord with those of
physician, who, in an article on the
subject Of premature gray hair and
badness. in foreign journal. attrib-
utes it to bad diet. Bad diet causes
dyspepsia, and this occasions the de-
fective nutrinent upon which. degen-
Grafton of the hair depends.
Health.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13
BEARANCE.

Nay. let il pass.
Twas but hasty word,
Unthiuking uttered as unwilling heard
Although upon my ear it strangely Jared.
A lifelong friendship shall not thus be marred,
Nay! let II pass
Nay let ii pass,
will not answer so,
Lest words words to greater diff'rence
grow:
Unguarded moments come TO ALTO me
OFT needs the trust of loving charity;
Then let II pass,
Then let ii pass
And not a thought remain
To pain my heart or give another's pain;
Let hearts be true, and let the friendship end
That bears not with the failings OF friend.
Yes let it pass
James Rock in Chambers Journal
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13

DR.. Pillsbury-''Well Mr.. Sceptic
eptic-''No; il had / wonld have
broken my neck" Dr. Pillsbury-
why, what do you mean" Sceptic-
81 threw the prescription cut of the
window"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13
Sure Cure.

Jack Hardup-What's man to do.
doctor, when he can't eat beefsteak
without getting neuralgia in the jaw
DIR. Portly-im! I'd recommend him
to chagne his boarding-house. Life.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-13
lteuartee,

1--WE more grit than you have" said
the cake of chalk to the pound of sugar.
That's all right, replied the sugar.
''but you haven't as much sand. -
Truth.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
FROM OUR OWN STATE.
NEWS WHICH WILL INTEREST
WOLVERINES.
Two Upper Peninsula Towns so up In
the Terrible Forest Fires.---
Items Condensed.
Two Towns DESTROYED by Fire.

Matchwood, little town of 500 in
habitants on the Duluth, South Shore
s. Atlantic railway, 25 miles south of
Ontonagon, was almost entirely wiped
out 10y fire. Hask & Company's mill is
the only building left standing. The
loss includes Larson a. Schumaker's
store, the .postofiice, j. B. Corners
general store, the depot, the Diamond
Match Co. IS headquarters, camps and
logging outfits, McQuary's saloon, Nc
Adams hotel, Gueci's hotel, Ball &
Thompsons hotel, a barber shop,
Drown, Connors, Laird and Smokes
residences, and the schoolhouse. The
people saved little, being compelled to
tly for their lives. They need money,
provisions and clothing Even was
the first TO the rescue. The Duluth &
South Shore sent special train to
bring the homeless TO Even for shelter
and food. The flames crept in from
the burning forests, and everything
was SO dry that before the people
realized their danger the town was in
flames, and it was scramble among
the terrified people TO save themselves.
The loss is estimated at $780,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
LATE COMPRESSION AL.

SENATE Thirteenth day.-The bill - aid
the mid-winter international exposition at
san francisco was passed. IL simply allows
the removal OF dutiablc goods and foreign
wo"kmen frO~l Chicago 10 San Francisco
Nr. Peuero cred a substitute for the bill
10 increase national bank currency. Mr..
Chandler o cred resolution Which was
referred. declaring that there was no law
full election of nited states senator In Nam
sa- by the oint assembly which met on an
uary p, 1895. and that John Martin l. not
entitled TO seat as senator. Mr.. stewart
offered "A resolution. which was agreed To,
calling on the secretary OF the treasury for
"A statement a to the silver bullion pur-
chased in ,LIly. 1og3 with prices. and a To
the silver bullion oFored for sale in the
same month. with the prices asked. The
finance committee bill disseminating the
purchase of silver bullion was then TAX en-
up so as to anOrd T. Morrill, an opportu-
nifty OF addressing the Senate in favor of the
bill, which he did in IA very fine speech oc-
cupying over an hour Mr. \oorhees laid
before the Senate letter from secretary OF
the Treasury tarliSle sowing that IL would
cost the government Sll2,SJ6 81 TO change
tie coinage ratio to - TO l. THe Lee an
tie contest case came up but went over
without action. AID burned. HOCSE.-The
coinage debate continued TO occupy the
session and nothing of Importance oc-
Cured TO break the monotony of the set
speeches other than the announcement OF
the House committees by Speaker Crisp.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Aug. Err G. Dunn & Co 3
weekly review Of trade says: There j. u
rift In the clouds faint and yet definite
signs OF improvement are all the better be-
cause they come, not from possibly dclu-
siVe hopes or from monetary foreign aid,
but from the good sense and the wonderful
recuperative power OF the people them
selves business Is trying to 90 ahead with
out waiting for Washington. Imported gold
does not go 10 the right spot, but the people
are creating a homemade currency for
themselves by using certified checks in
paying hands, settling local accounts and
purchasing grain and cotton. assumptions
are now becoming somewhat frequent and
In the very shrinkage of production men
see evidence that demand must soon over
take supply. Prices of securities have
yielded comparatively little. Cotton fell
Ic, " ith somewhat better reports of prob
able WELD Wheat drags near the lowest
hgures ever known in spite of decrease in
visible supply, for, though western receipts
are not large, stocks on hand are far be-
yond the power of spectators TO carry with
money markets In their present condition.
The movement In corn Is decidedly large,
with crop prospects Improving Important
relief comes from the abatement OF the
drain upon savings banks, and OF the de-
mand upon other banks for currency to be
used in paying hands in this and adjacent
states The commercial failures for the
week number 45j In the United STATES,
against lN2 for the same week last year, and
q in Canada, against 70 lasHyear.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
$4,000 Blaze at jackson.

Oscar Schmidt, chemist employed at
the works of the Weeks Drug * Chem
zeal company, jackson, was at work in
the laboratory mixing phosphate. The
stuff exploded, sending flames in all
directions, igniting a barrel of alcohol
near by. Schmidt's clothing became
saturated with the combustible fluid,
which instantly took fire. a fellow
workman grasped Schmidt and plu nged
him into a tub of water, eXtinguished
the blazing clothes, but not before the
poor fellow was fearfully burned.
In the meantime the fire spread over
the entire building, the inllammable
nature of the materials in the works
making fire-fghting difficult. After
an hours work the flames were sub
dued. The corps of chemists was
employed on the third floor of the
building. Several beside Schmidt
were burned, but not seriously. All
saved themselves from an awful fate
by sliding down the elevator cable.
An assisted named Wheaton had an
arm badly cut by falling down the
elevator shaft. Schmidts case is con-
sidered serious, but it is hoped will not
eliminate in fatality. The loss will
aggregate SIS, 900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
A Drunken Mans Triple Tragedy.

Douglas Curtis, a Chicago switchman,
had been on a three weeks spree,
neglecting his wife and 7-year-old
daughter till they were almost starv-
ing His wife entreated him TO stop
drinking and go to work. He APP
peared to be much affected, but when
he left the house he again begun drink
ing. And when he returned home
spread a blanket on the floor. He then
put revolver to the mouth of his
child and fred bullet into her brain.
Turning to his wife he shot her in the
head. Then lying upon the blanket,
he fred into his own head. Father
and daughter were killed instantly,
but Mrs. Curtis may recover.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
SPRINGER DEPOSED.
Speaker Crisp Makes Radical Changes In
House Committees.


Speaker Crisp sprung n big surprise
upon his colleagues in the House when
he announced the committees for the
ensuing term. No one was prepared
for the radical changes that were made
in the personnel of some of the import
ant committees. Springer, of Illinois,
gives way TO Wilson, of West Virginia,
as chairman of the ways and means
committee and the Illnoisan is given
the craftsmanship of the committee on
banking and currency. Holman, of
Indiana, the venerable watch dog of
the treasury" is deposed from the
committee on appropriations in favor
of Sayres, OF Texas, and is given the
head of the committee on Indian
affairs. Bland Of Missouri is retained
at the head of the committee on coin
age, but the free coinage people are
disappointed in the committee being so
changed as TO leave much doubt
whether the free coinage people are
not in the minority. and whether the
financial policy of the administration
may not find majority in the commit
tee.
The following are the chairmen of
the important committees: Elections,
O'Ferrall, Virginia.; ways and means,
Wilson, West Virginia; appropriations,
Sayres, Texas; Judiciary, Culberson,
Texas; coinage, weights and measures,
Bland, Missouri: banking and currency,
Springer. Illinois; foreign affairs, Nc
Creary, Kentucky: interstate and for
eign commerce, Wise. Virginia; rivers
and harbors, Blanchard Louisiana:
merchant, marine and fisheries, Fifth
ian, illinois; agriculture, Hatch, Mis-
& 3 a. m
naval affairs, Cummings, New York;
postoIlices and postroads, Henderson,
North Carolina; manufactures. Page,
i,hode Island; mines and mining, Vea-
dock, Michigan; education, Enloe,
Tennessee; labor. McGann, Illinois: in
valid pensions, Martin, Indiana; pen
sions, Moses, Georgia; civil service, De
Forest, Connecticut: election Of presi-
dent and vice-president, Fitch, New
York: alcoholic liquor traffic, English,
New Jersey; immigration and natural
liza ton, Geissenhainer. New Jersey.
On the leading committees the Mich
igan members are disposed of as fol-
lows: Ways and means. Whiting and
Burrows; rivers and harbors, Stephen
son; elections. Thomas: military az
fairs, German, Pacific railroads. Wea-
dock; education, Thomas; militia, Ait
ken; irrigation of arid lands, Richard
son; war claims. Avery: ventilation
and acoustics, Linton; expenditures on
public buildings, Moon; public lands,
Moon; territories. Avery; manufac-
lures, German and Linton: mines and
mining, Weado. *. Richardson and
Stephenson. Of the last named com
mittce Weadocl5 is chairman, being
the sole Michigan member to secure
such an honor
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
BRIDGE GAVE AWAY.
Two Passenger Coaches FAN 60 Feet and
Seven People are Killed.

Two passenger coaches and sleeper
were precipitated into the creek, dis
lance of go feet, by the breaking down
of trestle near Milton, w. Va. kill
ing seven persons outright and
wounding a number of others. After
passing through Milton and going over
the trestle, the engineer, Peyton Tun-
stall, who says he was running at the
rate of ten miles an hour, felt the
bridge giving away. He threw open
the trottle aud the engine, tender and
box car got over, but the passenger
car was too late and the span went
down under its weight, the second
passenger car and sleeping car follow
ing. The cars were shivered into
kindling wood, and the escape of any
of the passengers was n miracle. The
water in the creek has risen to the
depth of twelve or more feet and it j.
the general relief that the rise had
undermined the foundation of the iron
piers, causing the trestles to settle.
On the train at the time were about &c
persons, including the train hands,
but only one of the latter-Conductor
Morris, of Portsmouth-was killed,
none of the others receiving serious in
juricS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25

Mai. John c. Lullman, a well-known
real estate dealer of st. Louis, Mo-,
has blown out his brains.
Edward Brennan, of New York, was
thrown from small boat while trying
TO catch yacht in the Niagara river
and went over the falls.
The big Havenmeyer sugar refineries,
in New York, employing 1000 men
and effecting about $4,000 persons de-
pendent upon them, have resumed
work.
Mrs. Lucy Parsous,in speech before
/ 900 men in Chicago said workingmen
should wade in gore rather than lose
their rights. The audience howled it's
approval.
Lee Bentley, young farmer of New
port, Ark, seeing that his wife was
about TO die, swallowed laudanum.
His wife breathed her last soon after
he had expired and they were buried
together
The watch factory, shoe factory,
knitting works and agricultural inn
plement factory in Rockford, ILL.,, have
resumed work, and all the industries
of the city will be running full time
by Sept. l.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
Trouble Between France and Italy.

The massacre of 80 Italian workmen
at Algues-Mortes, France, has caused
an intense anti-French feeling in Rome,
says "a cable dispatch. The newspa-
pers are demanding that the govern
ment exact satisfaction from the
French. The people are in an ugly
mood, and to show their resentment
against France, a mob attacked the
Santa Chiara seminary of French
priests. The windows were smashed
and the escutcheons torn from the
front of the building. Only the ar
rival of the police prevented the de-
struction of the building. The mob
threatened to sack the French en-
bassy, and a strong company of police
were stationed to guard it In Milan
and Turin, the anti-French agitators
have issued incendiary manifestoes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
Game Warden Hampton is After EN-.

Game Warden Hampton Is After EN-.
State Game Warden Hampton is very
indignant at the arrest and imprison-
ment of his deputy, Chas. f. Kennedy,
by Au Train authorities. Kennedy is
charged with dropping prosecution
for consideration. Mr.. Hampton
says he has confidential letter writ
ten by Kennedy's accuser, A. p. Hus-
kins, to a friend, in which ''put-up
job to compass Kennedy's arrest is
outlined. He believes that law-break-
ers and terrorists are at the bottom of
the whole thing and he is going TO
prosecute Husllins for violating the
deer law and for perjury as well. He
is also going to back Kennedy up in
suit for false Imprisonment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
Fatal Accident at the 500.

A scaffold on the new M. T.. church
at Sault Ste. Marie, gave way under
the weight of large stone which was
being carried upon it by eight men.
Amos Healy, Finn, was struck by
the falling stone and died within an
hour. The others injured are Ernest
Webb, of Owen Sound, two ribs
broken; n. Matson, scalp torn nearly
off; NJ. Meehan, severely bruised.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
Iowa Republicans.

The Republican state convention of
Iowa, was held at Des Moines. The
following ticket was named:
For governor-Frank ID. Jackson, of
Des Moines For lieutenant governor
Warren 5. DUNCAN, of Lucas county.
For railroad commits sioner-J. w. Luke,
of Hampton county. For judge of the
supreme court--G. 5. Robinson, of
Buena Vista county. For state super
intendent of instruction-IIenry Sabin,
of Clinton county.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25

The executive committee of the
Michigan Grand Lodge of Oddfellows
met at Grand Rapids to arrange for
Oddfellows' day at the Worlds Fair,
Sept. 25. II is expected that Michigan
will make big turn out.
The Workman Furniture manufact-
DRY, with several houses and lots at
Benton Harbor, are to he sold by the
sheriff on Sept. % TO satisfy the claims
of the Glidden & Joy Varnish company,
of New York. This is an unfortunate
affair, as go men are thrown out of
employment, IL being the second es-
Enlistment to succumb there to the
effects of the financial depression.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
Insnne Woman suicIdes.

Mrs, Monrad Fix, aged about "a
years, the wife Of prominent pioneer
farmer of Frenchtown, about three
miles north of Monroe, poured kero-
sene oil upon her clothes and set fire to
Them, while suffering from an aberra-
ton of mind. When found she was
terribly burned and died from the
burns
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
-Four Women Killed.

While party of four were driving
across the Lehigh Valley track at
Leroy, n. Y, train struck the car
riage, smashing it to pieces and killing
all the occupants. There names are:
Mrs. l.. j. Bovee and daughter, Miss
Ola Bovee, of Leroy, Miss Nancy
Wycks, of the same place; Miss Emma
Bowden, daughter of Rev. Samuel
Bowden, of New York.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-08-25
Two nnrneI TO Death.

Bruce Crossing, about 10 miles from
EVEN was totally burned out. A lot
of rolling stock was burned and it is
reported that the wife and child of
lumberman are missing and are sup
posed to be burned The principal
business places in the village, which
had population of 100, were l.. Nj.
Grismar's store and VIM. McFarlanes'
hotel