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Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28

ble sleeping place in the building The off
 cer also managed to bring him enough from
 his boarding house to supply him. In about
 two weeks the tramp gave notice that he
 would start West. He was exceedingly thankful for the kindness shown him by the
 officer and said if he ever got half chance he would endeavor to repay it. The tramp
 met Centennial tourist from Salt Lake City,
 who happened to know his father. After talking, the tourist offered to take him West, if he wanted to go. The offer was accepted and the Capitol policeman, Arthur Thomas,
 went to the depot with them and bid them good bye.
 Now let four years pass, and the rest of the story comes in. Arthur Thomas who was a Capitol policeman in 1876, is now, and has been for over year, secretary of Utah Ter rltory, having been appointed by Mir. Hayes on the recommendation of number of lead ing men, Republicans and Democrats. Some weeks since man named George - en- tered MT. Thomas office in Salt Lake, to as- certain something about the boundaries and survey of certain sections of mineral lands They recognized each other, and had long talk. The Capitol policeman that was is now secretary of an important though trouble some Territory. Financially he has done pretty well, and his chances are very bright By some fortunate investments he has cleared a snug sum, though it is not as large as it OooAo Do, AOb tOo Inucn, put raGn6r Just enough. The tramp has even done better. Besides having an elegant lady for wife Che don't believe in Mormonism and has but one), he can draw and have honored his check for $1OO,ooo. Everything he has touched since he has been in the Territory has turned into money, one way or another The ex-policeman and the ex-tramp can be seen strolling or driving about Salt Lake any afternoon, and the wives of each are equally MT. Thomas has also a fine pair of horses and an elegant carriage. It was the gift of Ca Centennial friend :" Any careful reader of the above condensed TO- nance can tell who the friend is Tie ln oral of the story won't hurt any policeman in the treatment of the unfortunate ''street acci- dents, as they are called. Gentleness and kindness will pay every time, though some times the interest will not be as great as it was in this case. If one policeman in every 800 will cut this out and paste it on his club, great good will be accomplished and my ex- fr,.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The April St. Nieholas is, as usual, full of good things. There is pretty story, 'Lost in Fog" fascinating description of the humming bird, it's habits and haunts, some grotesque verses about ''Afaster Moons, who navigated the air in a queer old coach, more chapters of Mystery in Mansion" poem on the little -man-and-woman barometer, a story of little dog called "Fo1y Confucius, '' an account of the cochineal insect, verses concerning ''Cross Patch, a story of 'Karl's April First,'' another about ''The Cooper and the Wolves," by Boyesen, biographical pa per on Scotland's most famous queen, more chapters: of adventures in the American Tropics, reasonable experience of the Pe- terkins in maple sugar production, coninua- tion of ''Phaton Rogers" and other interest ing matter. There is not dull page in the whole number.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28
Tine Sun do Move.


 The Rev. John Jasper, Richmond's we'll known colored preacher, repeated his cele- brated lecture in Richmond Sunday evening before large audience. The renowned ''sun' orator preached from the book of Exodus 1.-The Lord is Man of War the Lord is His Name" In graphic manner the preacher carried his large and very attentive audi ence over the times when Israel was in Egypt, and across the Red Sea, the Wilderness, the Jordan passed Jericho, and down to the wars of Joshua and at this point proved to the satisfaction of large class of his hearers that Joshua did command the 'tsun to stand still" The preacher referred to many passages alluding to the rising and going down of the sum His logic about the distance of the sun from the earth was very fine, when, with con- tempt, he said some wise men, called, stated the distance to be forty millions, others fifty millions, and one as much as one hun dred and four millions of miles "Whar could you get tape line long enough to meas ure such a distance? And how could man get up close enough to the sun to hitch it on so as to measure? The railroads can't get thar. The balloons come nearer than any thing else; but who can go up? Now, in August it is so hot here that folks want an umbrella, fan and plenty of ice water and yet these wise men say we are 104 ,000, 900 of miles from the sun. It is too foolish to believe such stuff" And turning around, he looked into the faces of one of the most accomplished divines in Virginia and one of the best civil engineers in this country. MT. Jasper treated all such figures as the work of wicked, foolish mind, who was not satis- fled with the plain word of God, but must go outside to teach such things that no man can learn. To his mind the idea of the earth being round is so foolish that he would not insult his hearers with any argument on this subject. The Scriptures say the earth has four corners-and that was proof to him that it was not round. "How could men be under their feet? How could they stick to the earth Dey must be like flies that can walk on the walls. I don't believe any such stuff" Mir. Jasper is most earnest man. He fully believes all he says, and yields a powerful sway over his people, who regard him as the most powerful preacher of their color.
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tention to offend but she has made a good deal of trouble for herself, and for the lawyers, reporters and others interested in the case.


 The lady who reported, almost verbatim,
 Carl Schurz's fine speech in German at the
 reception Ly his Boston countrymen, did
 really wonderful piece of work. The speech
 was translated of hand into English short hand notes as it was taken, instead of being taken in German and afterwards put into English, as is generally the case on such oc
 casions. The mental processes necessary to such an achievement are remarkably compi- eated First there is the following of the speech in German, which must have been with the strictest attention. Then there is the instantaneous translation of the German words into their English equivalents And, thirdly, there is the rendering of the English into shorthand characters, while the ear is alert to catch the German. Show us the man who can do this.
 The proportion between the population of various countries and the length of their rail- roads has been carefully tabulated by Prof Sturiner of Bromberger, and from this it ap- pears that for the whole of Europe the aver age is about 4.9 kilometres to 10000 inhabi- tants. It is in Greece that the proportion is least, namely, only O.OS kilometres per 10,- GOO persons. Then comes Turkey, with 1.6 kilometre; Portugal, 2.3; Russia, 2.S; Italy, 2.9; France, 6.3 Germany, "A; Great Brit ain, 8.1, and, lastly Sweden, 1os, which takes the first place, though the length of it's railroad lines is not fifth of that of England. In Asia there is only O.16 kilometres per 1o,- 900 people, and in Africa 0.17. In the Unit ted States the proportion is 32.9; while for the whole of Am erica it is 17.9, and 1O6 for Australia.
 new circular has just been issued by the Mutual Autopsy or Post-Mortem Examina- tion Society of Paris The members of this society pledge themselves to utilize their bodies after death s'for the profit of the sci entifc idea" by leaving them to the authro- biological laboratory, to be submitted to 8 post-m0rtem examination, or to be made use of for dissection other purposes as may seem fit. A proces perba1 of the results of the post naortem will be drawn up at the lowest price for the 1n- formation of the family of the deceased. Every member must subscribe at least five francs annually, in return for which h1s au- topsy will be performed free of charge, pro- viding he dies in Paris. In the prospectus great stress is laid on the disadvantage to science arising from the fact that at present the subjects of post morten examinations are unknown to the operator. Especially is this disadvantageous in the case of the brain, for it is impossible to study scientifically the re- lations between the structure and the func tions of that order unless the scientific can dissect the brains of those whose character and personality have been known and noted. The prospectus con- cludes with glowing appeal to persons of every sect or political opinion, who, after having been useful during their life, are fired by the noble ambition of being useful after death. .-t-...4
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The indications are that the acquittal of young Kallech for the murder of Charles De blood. The evidence was as complete as it could be that it was @ deliberate homicide, and witness is already under conviction for perjury for testifying that it was not. The verdict was clear perversion of legal justice. It is gratifying that four of the five leading daily papers of San Francisco condemn it. The other makes no comment upon it.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28

What PoIicenlan's Kindness Did.
 Washington Correspondence New York Tribune.l
 There is no telling what wonderful things are to take place. and we have in measure to be satisfied with speaking of those that have transpired. I heard story several days since which, if properly worked up, will make the best kind of reading for Sunday school papers. It may also be of interest to the ordinary reader, for the person concerned has passed out of the realm of the imaginary, and is now numbered with those whose only god is the God of fact. During the Centen- nial year, among the thousands of persons who went through the Capitol building one day in July was a tramp named George -, but I'll leave the rest out, as it won't help the story any, and possibly the man in ques- ton would not like to see it in cold type now. As he was passing down the steps, after giv- ing a couple of hours to an inspection of the building (and by the way it is no. stretch of the imagination to say that 1t has no equal anywhere in this world), he stumbled and fell, breaking his arm. A Capitol policeman picked him up, and after preparing cot for him, sent for a surgeon, who set the arm. This over, the tramp asked the privilege of sitting around in the Capitol park until he got strong enough to get about again saying he had no money, and knew that ha- bituaI loungers were liable to arrest on chace of yagrancy.a The desired privilege was granted and in addition, an arrangement was made by which he was given comforta-
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Don't Be Too Good.


 lLime Kiln Philosophy in the Detroit Free Press.l
 s.Doan' be too good.' said the old man, as he crossed his handsunder his coat tails SI advise you to be good, but not goody good. When a man reaches sartin line of good ness he will hab de respect an esteem of all who meet him orfuns will bless an widders will pray for him. When he crosses ober dat line he twill kpray fur de poo wid one hand an lend money at fifteen per cent. wid de odder hand. He will shed tears for his naybur's woes, but leave six inches of snow on his sidewalk fnr de public to wade frew. His chin will quiv- CT when he speaks of de poo heathen in Af- rica, but his own boys will play base ball in de alley on Sunday. He will weep ober de need of more orfun asylums. but he won't put down shillin' in money. He will talk charity by de hour, and charge a boy fifty cents for breakin' two-shillin' pane of glass. I doan want muffin to do wid too good man. When know a man to be wicked I know how to take him. When 1 know him to be a goody-goody man my only safety am to let him alone. When you meet a man who am distressed ober the gineral wicked ness of de world, doen' you lend him any money without good security. When you meet man who says ah' an 'um,' an rubs his hands together an rolls up his eyes doan' challenge him to trade horses. Find me man who weeps bekase de world hain't better an will show you man who makes his own home unhappy. It am de belief of man who hes put in sixty-two y'ars of life on dis planet dat it am wuss to be too good dan it am to be too wicked. De law will soon get hold of de too wicked, but de too good can't be cotched- My sort of good man am one who respects de church but am not card away wid it; who will give dollars to his poor naburs but not cent to de heathen; who neber sees de need of reform w1dout reformin' his own habits to begin wid who borrows money in business way and lends money on de same plan who speaks well of religion, but who hates de hypocrites. Gin mea man who pays his debts, speaks de truf in his dealins, lets whiskey alone, uses his family right an takes de side of de old an poo an de young an weak, in de battle ob life, an I doan keer what his religious faith am, or whether he has any at all. He's the man to tie to- an if he doan reach heaben all odder sorts O men will stan mighty slim show.n
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28

There is at least one sharp journalist in Berlin. When Prince Bismarcks son eloped he managed to tell the story in three 'sper- sonals," printed consecutively, as follows:
 ''His Highness the Prince of Caroleth- Beuthen, member of the Reichstag, has asked for a heightened leave, which will be passed on his Silesian estate"
 'The Princess of Caroleth- -Beuthen has just arrived at Messina, Sicily.''
 "Count Herbert Bismarck left Berlin some time ago. The report that he had been sent to Italy on an official mission has not received any continuation D
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28

Kansas farmers are skinning their dead sheep, and they havn't many that are alive. One man who had 300 last fall has now 500 pelts and 100 sheep.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

William Beach Lawrence, who died Satur- day in New York city, was one of the highest authorities in this country on international law.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28
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 FINE FOREIGN FANCY SHIRTINGS-We shall exhibit the most attractive line of French and Eng hsh Fancy Shirtns to be found outside the cities of New York and Boston. Having the exclusive sale in this city from the stock of of the largest import ing houses as to variety of pIterns and quality Of goods. We shall also keep hand line of READY MADE SHIRTS for retail trade popular prices. made after the same style Of custom shirts, Our Wholesale Department will be conducted al We have hand few dozens Shirts made of Wamsutta Shirting which closing at 50 and 75c
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Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28

Miss Anna Scull, the unfortunate school teacher who has stirred up the city of Phila- dolphin, and who is being tried for teaching anti-Roman Catholic doctrine, claims that she has merely cited historical facts. It seems that when the word Lutheran came up in the spelling lesson Miss Scul read an extract from history, which stated that '.the pope sold indulgences which remitted sins com mitted in the past, present and future in
 order to obtain money to build cathedral" ]" One of the Roman Catholic pupils said: .'The pope never sold indulgsnces, and Miss Scuil replied .sAn know is that history says so." On another occasion when the reading class in poem came across rather blind reference to excommunication the teacher
 said the proceeding was not Christ like. It seems quite clear that Miss Scull had no in-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28
SIXTEEN-BUTTON.

| Sixteen-button stockings are now fastened ! on by tying them to the hat ribbons. "Papa, saw young sparrow fall out of it's nest this morning. D ''Well, what of it, my son ?" s.Why, don't think the Lord could
 have noted it's fall, papa because the cat got | it."-Brooklyn Eagle
 woman may be so sick all winter that she can't wear her new bonnet to church, but along towards the middle of April she will manage to crawl out of bed, turn the house
 upside down and call it ''spring cleaning. "- N0rTistoao1 HerGkd. They Never Die.-"How much is that ?'' said mourner in fower-shop, pointing to wreath of immortelles inscribed ''To my mother-in-law" s'What you like" replied
 the florist q have had it for four years, l and nobody has ever offered to purchase it." The following verse is sung with no impi- ous intention in San Francisco revival meet
 ings among the sailors:
 "oh. haul away. Lord. haul away! And haul my soul ashore
 So cheerily oh, Lord, cheerily oh long pull, and strong pull, and pull for ever more.'
 Wife (given to literature and the drama-) George, what is the meaning of this expres- sion, sGo to ? you meet with often in
 Shakespeare and the old dramatists?" Illus
 band (not reading man): Don't know,
 I'm sure, dear. unless --wel' -p'raPs ne was going to say -. but thought it wouldn't sound proper !"-Punach
 Angry wife (time. ? a. m.) '1s that you,
 Charles ?'' Jolly husband: ''zash me. " An gry wife: s'Here have been standing at the
 head of the stairs these two hours. .'Oh,
 Charles, how can you?'' Jolly husband
 (bracing up): ''shtandin' on your head on t shtairs Jenny, I'm shprized How can IT? By Jove can't Two hours, too 'Stronary woman College Journal A lady residing in this city was once travelling by stage among the Catskill noun
 tains, and stopped for the night in an out of the-way country inn. She was tired with her journey, and slept late in the morning, not responding to the first call for breakfast. Presently there came another tap at her door, and a girlish voice said: "Please, mum, won't you get up? We want to use one of your sheets for tablecloth. "-heo- kuk C0nstitutt0n.
 Johnny" said his father, as he took the primal biscuit from the plate, "don't you know that it is impolite to help yourself be- fore your elders ?'' ''Why, pa, m other told me to help myself before you" What do you mean, sir ?' asked his father, while his mother looked up with astonishment depict ed in every feature ''Why, heard mother tell Aunt Hannah that she hoped I wouldn't take after you, so I took my biscuit first. "- ROatO7l ITN7lScyIDt.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28

The outlook for a lively spring trade is encouraging. Trade reports from the West are for the most part, favorable. Despite the long and severe winter. the prevailing business prosperity has been we'll maintained, and the prospects of active spring trade are generally excellent. Preparations for planting the new crops are necessarily back ward, though the winter wheat crop promises to be comparatively early and, almost uni formly, abundant The average of failures continues low, and in the South particularly there are evidences of steady improvement in business stability Altogether the pros poets for productive and prosperous year were never better.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28

An interesting decision concerning town aid to railroads has been rendered by the New York Court of Appeals. Under gen. eral law the railroad commissioners issued bonds for the town of Hancock, having aff- davits of assessors that majority of taxpay- CTS, representing major part of the taxable property of the town, consented to the bond- ing. The fact was proved by going back of the affidavit that majority of the taxpayers were not in favor of the action taken Be- fore referee the judgment was in favor of the town and against an innocent bondholder; that judgment was reversed at the general term ; but now the Court of Appeals sustains the original judgment and holdssthatithe bonds are null and void in whatever hands they may be found.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28
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Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-28
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-16
mother West Virginia Railroad.

WHEELING, W. VA, April l5.-The III
corporators of the West Virginia division
OF the Pittsburgh Southern railway met 10
this city yesterday. The subscript ion-bOOks
were opened, and 100000 OF the capital
stock OF $l,000,000 b>cribed-t4ken most
" by the Pittsburgh stockholders. The
stockholders held a meeting shortly after
the meeting OF the incOrpOrators, and elect
ed Board OF Directors, and The Board inn
medately Organized by electng James Me-
Cabe, Of Pittsburgh, president, and j. W.
Rowland, Of Philadelphia, secretary. The
principsl office OF the company was fixed at
Pittsburgh. The road extends irony Pitts
bureh to Charleston, w. Va. For the pre-
sent, however, The objective point j., the
iron-ore and coal.feld> of the eastern part
OF West Virginia and the James RIVER Val
lev OF Virginia. Work will be commenced
on the road early in the summer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-16
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Cars Assassins Executed.

ST. PETERSBURG, April lj.-AIi the NihI-
lists except the woman He->y HeefmaD,
condemned to death for connection with the
Cars Sa.sinaliOn-namely, RussakOn,
Michaelof. kIbaltschitsch, JeIlab0h, ana
Sophie Pieof.ky-were hanged at 10 O'Clock
this morning. MichlelOh's rope broke
twice. Order was not disturbed. There
was an immense concOurse OF spectators.
The appeal. for mercy OF the Nihllists
Russakof and MichaeIOf were submitted
10 the Car, but he replied that the sentence
Of the cOur, must he carried cut.
The condemned Nihllists were escorted
from the fortress TO the place Of execution
by Co.sa and infantry With drums and
ties. Detachments OF all regiments Of
guards stationed around It. Petersburg sur
rounded the scaffold. All the prisoners re-
ceiyed ministrations Of priests, and kissed
the cross and each other. They were very
firm, except Russakofi. who tainted at the
last moment.
Arrest OF u Suspicious Character.
ST. PETERSBURG, April IA man has
been captured having in his possession un.
lawful prints. He declines to answer any
questions. He has been made 10 stand upon
a chair at tue prefecture 81 police. All
bouse.porters and the general public have
been Invited to pass through the apartment
10 see IL any OF them could identify him.
Up to late hour on Thursday nobody had
recognized him.
Marine Disaster.
LONDON, April 15.-Tbe steamer Anda'
lusia, from Grangemouth bound to Calais,
has put into Leith In a damaged condition,
having been In collision with the steamer