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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

who is to be held in leading strings by
Cabinet Minister in London.
A curious fraud on the life insurance com
panies has come 10 light in Western Maryland
Some enterprising individuals, in connection
with q few rlscally insurance agents, nave
been taking ont policies on the lives OF agcu
and infrm people. The swindle, 1t appears,
has been discovered through the peryerSity OF
some of the insured persons in living longer
than they were expected to. In order to raise
money to keep up the premiums pool had
to be formed and new men taken into the
business In this way the facts leaked out
If the original ring had not been enlarged inc
operation would. no doubt, have been as SAFE as
that of palming off bogus pensioners on the
Government, and a good deal more pro1taoie'
Instead of subsiding into it's normal channei
after the late freshet the Missouri RIVER
is higher now than when the ice broke up
and has done much additional damage IN Iowa.
Nebraska and Dakota during the past TWO
days No full accounts have yet been re-
eeived from the submerged country in DakotA-
from the fact that all mail communication Win
Yankton is suspended, the railroads 10 tha'
point being still under water. The destitute
farmers and villagers gathered there are being
fed upon Government ratons, issued III pun-
suance of the timely order of the PIeSideh"
hut this relief is only temporary, and a large
SUN will be needed 10 get them back 10 tleir
ruined homes when the waters recede ana sup
port them until they can make crop a
good start has been made in this city to"aru
raising subscriptions for their aid, hut thtis
far il is only start. The movement should
be vigorously pushed this week.
The alternating Hungarian in the Allen
town PoorhOuse, who has been sleeping COM
fortably for seventy-twO days without 1000
or drink. woke up Friday and after short
time resumed his SAUNDERS. yesterday De
woke again, and felt such n disgust Win
life on his return to consciousness tiat nc
forthwith leaned out of sec0nd-stOry WIN
dow-the ONLY convenient mode OF suicide
at hand. He did not quite kill himself, but Will
probably die. Whatever becomes oi hln ne
has puzzIcd the physicians more than did the
lately famous and now half-forgotten Dr' an
ncr. If his method of escaping the Ills OF NE
by taking a ten weeks nap could be prac'lScu
Inv Others, what blessing II would he 10 poor
people when times are hard ana Nlc'uais
scarce. 4 whole family could 20 To sleep, eX-
ccpt one member. who would need to stay
awake to look after the premises, answer the
door-bcll and tend the fire. Ii Is to be hoped
that this extraordinary Hungarian will not
sleep the sleep that knows no waking until he
has revealed the secret of his long trance.
In one of Edward Everett Hlles clever sto-
ries party of whalcrs came upon an antcdi-
luvian giant asleep i'll cave IN kamtchatk'
behind wall of ice and rcsus'itate HIM by
pumping oxygen into his capacious lungs
The tale is not 80 Enthusiastically Improbable
after all. in view of the experience of the
Allentown pauper. If a man can sleep three
mouths, why not three years OF three centu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

There seems to be hardly life enough left in the
Worlds Fair project TO enable it to give up
the ghost dccenty. To all intents and pur
poses it is dead already. It's proper eptaph
would be: killed by acknowledgement. From
the start il was tho prey Of jeaOuses, rival
ries and intrgues, and heavily loaded with
hopeless incompetency. We say this without desir-
ing 10 reflect upon number of excellent, intelligent
and patriotic citizens who at considerable sacrifice
of time aud money did their best 10 float the enter
prise. They could not make Roadway against the
ignorance and sef-scckng stubb0mness of the ma
joty Of their associates and. unfortunately, they
must share the blame for the failure of project
which started of with great flourish Of trumpets,
and at one time awakened considerable interest
among the people of the metropolis and the coun-
try at large. Ii not their fault that
the plan failed, but the public will not
stop to discriminate between them and the
cgotistical bluudercrs upon the Commission. We
believe the enterprise might have been made great
credit and benefit 10 the city and to the mannactur-
ing and commercial interests of the Nation. but 1t
lacked a competent organizing brain from the be-
ginning and the busy, puck-witted Ncw-lorkers'
who are intolean Of stupidity. speedily perceived
lis defects and making up their minds that il was
doomed to failure. soon ceased TO concern them
selves about it. Ii would not be surprising if
Chicago or st. Lonis should pick up the scheme and
,,raping Oh the barnaces fastened on II, should IN
% few wears launch it with Characteristic Western
bureau
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

After many years the mystery of Sultan Abdnl
Aziz's death is cleared UP. He did not commit
suicide as was reported at the time by the
Turkish officials, but was smothered and his
veins were opened to give the appearance of self
murder. What strange and perverse tragedy
of greatness and misery his life was The
absolute ruler Of great nation, the ally and
feted guest of the powerful sovereigns OF
Western Europe, he was pushed off his throne
by palace intrigue and his end was to be
choked to death like dog by the hands OF
menials
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

proceedings. The vast section of the British
realm over which the Queen rules as Empress
of India is to have a delegate who womb
naturally favor a bimctalc currency, Du'
who is to be held in leading strings ny
Cabinet Minister in London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

II the acting of the Greek play at Harvard
seao,,es the classic standard of the costumes,
Il will be rare spectacle. Mr. F. d. Millet
5e.,cped those and has done IN work with
great skill. description of the more i'm
portant dresses viii be found on another
page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

upon their descendants Is papable reality
something 10 be grateful for. But these
are the very last kind of people to swaggcr
before the world with coats Of arms and
mythical ancestors to which they have no
claim. If the vanity were a harmless one, 1t
would scarcely be worth notice. But it IL
not harmless. The consciousness that we
came from decent, honorable, God fearing
folk tends to make us all keep our hands
and tongues clean but the consciousness
that he belongs or pretends to belong to
some titled family in Europe simply
makes the pretender inefficient and unfit
for his work here. Whole families infected
by this mania have dragged miserably through
life because they would not bow down to hard
work like their neighbors. They could not be
seamstresses nor cooks, nor weigh coal nor
measure molasses because they had the honor
of some useless dead ancestor (who never
probably was alive to sustain. They would
rather parade this doubtful rag OF ghost
than solid virtues or comforts of their own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

The sections of the Canada Pacific Railroad
built at great expense by the Dominion Govern
ment have been turned over to tie new syndi-
cate under the terms of the contract recently
made. and the work Of completing the line will
be energctically prosecuted. Ii is significant
that the managers of the enterprise should al
ready be reaching out for connection with ST.
Paul No prophet is needed TO foresee that the
business the road will create for itself in Mani
toba and the country beyond will naturally seek
the markets of Chicago rather dAan those of the
more distant Canadian cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

Enslaads attitude toward the Monetary
Conference ia selfish and unfriendly. She will
send delegate, but no goes with q notifica-
ton that his presence is not to be taken as an
endorsement Of bimetallism, and with instruc-
asnl 70 do nothing but look on and report the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

It 10 probable that the Republican Senators
viii soon determine to hold an executive ses-
mon and confirm some of the important nom
nations waiting action. If they do so they
viii in no degree compromise their position as
70 their right to complete the organization of
the Senate by electing its officers. There will
be o truce for an hour or two each day, in or
der that the public business may not suffer by
vacancies in important Offices remaining un-
allcd. but the fight against the impudent as
sumption Of the Democrats that the minority
shall rule Is not likely to be given up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24
Business Notifies.

{" ALpERNEY BRAND "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

CARLYLE's CROss-GRAISED WEITING.-it -
cur,ons how the human race, a. race, loves 10 90
abused The popularity OF swift depended, We nSss
think LEES upon his splendid humor than upon III;
powers OF inyeciye and II Carlyle had ceased tins a
of writing the unthinktng portion OF his adnifeis ""
have fallen away at once.-lfhe Athen@uin'
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-04

Business Locals under this heading among ed'for'd
nofit es wiu be charged Fifteen cents per line each
,u5iicdtOa No Deviation from This rate TO dny0neI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-04

miles of the Glrard q topeka hallrOau
and that the road will be completed
between those points by the fourth OF
next July.
On account of repairs that are being
made on the Presbyterian Church it is
not in a condition to be used next
Sabbath, so the usual services will be
held at the Court House. Sabbath
School in the morning fifteen minutes
before ten, and preaching at II o'clock;
also preaching at Z o'clock in the
evening.
AS holiday time is approaching X.
B, Stevenson has added to his already
large stock, full line of finely bound
gift books, including the standard
poets, which for elegance and beauty
are hard to beat. AS they are sold at
very low prices parties wishing any
thing in the line of books should give
him call.
Anderson county voted last week
upon the question ofsubscribing to the
stock of the Fl. Scott and Topeka
Railroad. Of the twelve townships,
ten voted almost solidly against, de-
feating the proposition by majority
of over three hundred. This should
not be confounded with the Lincoln
Topeka, lola & Memphis Railroad, al
all the bonds asked for as yet have
been voted. In fact the last named
organization is in good shape and worh
is being done on the first twenty miles
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-04
oVERCoATs!

hare beer, detained account of the rail-
road blockade The zchole lot will be marked
.dov71 ut prices that wiW SELL them. Donot
buy until you have seen ow7:stock.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
A Hnt.Mafer River.

The great Sutro tunnel, cut to relieve
the celebrated Comstock mines at Vir-
giria City, Nevada, of the vast quantities
of hot water which is encountered in
them, affords an outlet to $4,000 tons
every twenty-four hours, or about 3, 000,
600 gallons Some of the water, as it
finds its way into the mines, has tenn
perature of 1876 degrees, while four miles
from the mouth of the tunnel the tenn
perature ranges from 130 to 135 degrees.
To obviate the inconvenience which
would arise from the vapor such vast
quantity of water would give off, the
flow is conducted through the entire tun-
mel, four miles, in tight hume made of
pine At the point of exit the water has
lost but seven degrees of heat. Sixty
feet below the mouth of the tunnel the
hot water utilized for turning machinery
belonging to the company, from whence
it is carried off by tunnel /, 100 feet in
length, which serves as a waterway.
Leaving the waste-way tunnel, the water
flows to the Carson River, a mile and a
half distant. This hot water is being
utilized for many purposes. The boys
have arranged several pools where they
indulge in hot baths The miners and
others use it for laundry purposes, and
arrangements are being made whereby n
thousand acres belonging to the com
pany are being irrigated. tits proposed
| to conduct the hot water through iron
pipes, beneath the surface of the soil,
near the roots of thousands of fruit
trees which are to be planted, and III a
similar manner give the necessary
warmth to number of lighthouses to be
used for the propagation of early fruits
and vegetables.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20

"Come in, said the Rev. Mr.. Bob
stock, as a rap at the door caused him
to drop blot on half-finished sermon.
The door opened and man entered.
The corners of his mouth were turned
down as though TO give emphasis 10 his
face. His clothes suggested that he
worked at a livery stable in a subOrdi-
nate capacity, and his hat was as i'll
shaped as though IT had been tramped
upon by COW.
'' Wen, " said the Rev. Mr.. BObstock,
s.what can do for You p
The man drew sigh from the bottom
of his being and replied:
'' L want Bible. A few weeks ago i
was prosperous saloon keeper, but,
sir, prefer poverty and sobriety to af-
fiuence and whisky. l gave my saloon
TO the widows and orphans, and, sir, a
heavy widow planted harself behind the
bar and began to deal out the scorpion
as naturally as / had ever done. l eX-
pected her to close up the business and
divide the cash, but when / spoke to her
about il she caught me by the looseness
of my raiment, and threw me out. !
never before understood what was
meant by widows might. Now, sir, I
want the book of consolation. You
needn't mind the revised statutes, but
give me old Peter and old Paul. Give
me Bible"
The good minister was much moved
by the poor mans strong appeal,
and, taking down Bible, he presented
it to the pleader. Late in the evening
the minister was standing in a second
hand book store, when a man entered
and said to the proprietor
Z" / have nice lot of Bibles for you
this time, Cap'n, and he emptied sack
full of books on the floor. Five dol
lars for the lot cost me 81 80"
my friend, said the minister, care
not you the man who came to my
house this morning and begged me for a
Bible?"
"Oh no, sir. have been in bed all
day with rheumatism.
g How did you collect these books p
"Family relics, sir.
Didn't You get this book from me p
taking up book.
" Oh no, sir. That book was given
to my little son by Sunday-school
teacher
Just then policeman, accompanied
by three ministers, entered the store,
Here he is, said one, and the police
man led the book dealer away. He had
called on every minister in the city, and
from each had secured Bible.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
sheen that Diye from CItfrs.

John Muir, the naturalist of the Sier-
ra, writing of the wild sheep OF the Sier-
ra and of their well-authenticated habit
of diving from precipices and aiighting
on their horns, relates the following an
ecdote
"At the base of Sheep rock, one of
the winter strongholds of the Shasta
fiocks. there lives a stockralser who has
the advantage of observing the move
ments of wild sheep every winter, and,
in the course of conversation with him
on the subject of their diving habits, he
pointed to the front of lava headland
about $50 feet high, which is only 8 OK
10 degrees out of the perpendicular.
There said he, I followed band OF
them fellows TO the back of that rock
wonder. and expected to capture them
all. for thought had a dead thing on
them. / got behind them on marrow
bench that runs along the face of the
wall near the top, and comes to an end
where they couldn't get away without
falling and being killed; but they
jumped off, aud landed all right, as If
that we're the regular thing with them.
"'What said 1, Jumped $50 feet
Did YOU see them do it 2
"sNe, he replied, i didn't see them
going down, for was behind them but
| / saw them go off over the brink, anc
then I went below and found theil
| tracks where they struck on the loose
debris at the bottom. They sailed righ'
off. and landed on their feet right side
ND. That's the kind of animal they II
beats anything else that goes on foul
| laoa ,"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
interviewing.

interviewing has reached its lowest
depth when we find newspaper reporters
dancing attendance on a at's-meat man.
Yet this is what has happened in Amer
lea, and we are compelled 10 confess
that the reporter found the purveyor OF
skewered yictuals far more interesting
than most of the notabilities who are
interviewed on the public behalf. The
particular " cat-man was indeed some
what of a hero-one of the self-made
men of whom cities are so proud when
they die. 1t appears that when he be-
gan catering for pussy he went his
rounds himself, but he has now grown so
prosperous that four assistants carry his
baskets for him. His cat customers do
not heed the change, for they remark
only the quality of the meat purveyed
and not the quality of the purveyoc.
| Left to themselves, the animals, though
| having the run of large warehouses,
would starve, for American rats and
mice will not remain in dry-goods stores,
which are lean livings, SO long as they
have choice of fatter incumbencies; bnt,
mice or no mice, the cat Is an institution,
| and so the " "cat-man drives thriving
trade. A wicked rival tried to ruin our
/ hero by hawking fish instead of meat,
and pretending TO pussy's owners that,
as fish contained much phosphorus, and
phosphorus made brains, no one could
expect to have really smart cat that
was not fed upon fish. But the "cat-
man promptly checkmated his rival by
distributing handbill to the effect that
fish made cats NANCY, whereas meat
gave them sleek and glossy coats. As
proved in the sequel, the New Workers
prefer fat cats to smart ones, and the
fish fellow had no chance against his an
tagonist. Telegraph.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
Oriental Nonsense.

Calling on giddy girl, who has moth
ing under heaven to do but to follow the
fashions, found her reclining on
lounge in her boudoir. She wore what
is called a tea-gown, shaped not unlike
long. loose paletot, with elbow-sleeves,
or angel-sleeves, looped and gathered up
at the wrists. The material of the gar
ment was q combination of brocade IN
gold and silver with: silk gauze. Any
thing more Oriental could hardly be
found out of the Orient itself. Over her
bosom was fichu of lace, laid over the
shoulders and crossing in front; bunch
of red flowers was fastened at her belt;
her abundant black hair was brushed
hack with q well-counterfeited negii-
cence: the toes of her extended feet
were stuck into embroidered sandals,
and her stockings were true fesh-coior.
A glorious creature she looked, truly, as
as sbe Law there in her studied careless
ness of fnery. But what I set out to
saw was that incense was burning at her
side. Yes, fragrant smoke was rising
lazily from an incinerating pastile In a
bronze dish. This is a new freak OF the
girls. The scent bottle is put aside, and
rooms and clothes are perfumed with
incense. If the practice lasts long the
cannibal who eats fashionable girl viii
find her smoked through and through,
like a ham, but a great deal spicler'
-NesO York Letter,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
A Sad Case.

Miss Grace Miller is well known as a
yoRu lady of culture and refinement,
= member of one of Cincinnati's
end wealthiest families. Her nc
q ishments and charms have made
hefa favorite wherever she is known.
For some time past she has been afflicted
with soreness of the eyes that threat
ened serious trouble, if not permanent
blindness, and has been treated by a
skillful optician of this city. On a recent
evening, as we are informed, after pass
ing a few hours pleasantly with her fam
lily, Miss Miller retired. In the morning
she did not make her appearance, and
her maid was sent to call her. When
awakened, Miss Miller said:
Why, Mary, why do you call me SO
1t isn't early, Miss Grace" replied
the maid cit is quite late. am sent
to wake you
But, Mary, it is so dark; it must be
quite early. Open the blinds; let in the
sun; let me see the daylight.
les, Miss Grace" said the maid
tine shutters are now open, the sun
beams IN; don't You see it? Or what is
the matter? Can't you see? Do your
eyes trouble you?"
.Jcs, mary, repned tne aIIncteo
giri; i can not see. Oh I must be
bind, and she gave an agonizing shrek
that brought the family to her room.
The truth alasl was soon known. In a
night almost, Miss Grace Miller had
been stricken blind.
The case is one of such sadness as
words cannot describe. We give the
SIMPLE facts as related to us upon good
authorlty, and can only say that sym
patny, the deepest and most sincere, is
offered IN this hour of great affiiction. :
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
Curious "Reminiscences.

How strange it must seem to many OF
our readers to be informed that the
United States Court was once occupied
trying a woman for the crime OF being
scold. The prisoner was the notorious
Ann Royal. She was tried at Washing
ton In 1929, the following being an ex-
tract from the indictment: The SAID
Ann did annoy and disturb the good
people of the United States by her open,
public and common scolding to the com
mon nuisance of the good citizens OF the
United States and to the evil example OF
others" The prisoners counsel pleaded
IN her defense that the English statute,
which punished common scolds Win
ducking, was obsolete and hence the IN
dictment could not be maintained. Judge
Cranch, however. held that the otfense
was not obsolete, and added that all cor
rect legal authorities decided that being
a common scold to the nuisance OF the
neighborhood is an indictable offense.
The judge thereupon fined Mrs. hoyal
SO, and ordered her to give security ior
good behavior and to stand committed
until the aforementioned security
should be maintained. This Is the only
instance of the kind have ever heard
of IN the history of our country, and
hence | give it as legal curiosity; An
other bit of antiquity is found IN the toi,
lowing extract from army orders hali
century ago: ''Cadet h. h. Lee, pro
NOTED to brevet second lieutenant artll.
lery, July /, 1929" How little could
any one have imagined the part winch
this cadet was yet to play IN the bloody
work of internecine strifei-Ihe HERNIA
in IrOU Times
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
New Cure for rrime.

An idea, not exactly new, but now re-
ceiving new attention among scientists,
is deserving of notice. The theory has
been advanced that murders and such
crimes are not the fruit of devilish dis
position, of revenge or of hate They
are simply the natural results of some
abnormal condition of the brain. The
undue growth of the bone in the region
of the medulla oblongata presses upon
the brain and drives the innocent man
to innocently seize an ak and blamelessly
chop his wife's head open, 1t is her mis-
fortune, not his fault. The post mortem
examination of the brains of a number
of murderers shows in a majority of cases
some tumor, malformation. or softening
of the brain. The brains of assassins
are usually larger than the average.
Suicides in almost every case show soft
enino of the brain in one or more lobes.
The radical believers in this theory argue
that this being the case, hanging is moi
the remedy for crime. Murderers are to
be pitied, not punished, and placed un-
der medical treatment, instead of hanged.
At least. while the theory is not vet gen.
erallv accepted, they hold that a con.
victed murderer should be given to them
to experiment on. cut section out Of
his skull bone and try to mold his brain
into new shape.
However this may be, in places where
hanging is still in vogue, where the
choice is between confinement under
medical treatment and turning the Grim
inal loose on the community. the de-
cision should not be one long to con.
sider.-P Pittsburg Telegraph.