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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-21

subordinates The seat of the order in
any particular locality Is called a zaouia
which seems at once to be a chapel.
school, a place of refuge, a hospital, a
library, and political debating club. The
brethren are charged with the task of pre-
serving a complete record of contem-
poraneous events. The most celebrated
and important of all these zaouias was
that founded by Senoussi about thirty
years ago at Djarbub, an oasis about
twenty-five days journey inland from Ben
ghazi, and not very far, therefore, from
the western frontier of Upper Egypt. He
then established no less than three hun
dred of these convent sanctuaries in every
considerable place between Morocco and
Mecca, and appointed mukddden,ia or
Wears in every part of Islam.
In 1860 Senoussi died, leaving two sons.
the elder of whom bore the name of Ell
Mehdi, or The Director. Before his death
Senoussi sent emissaries to convey guard
ed hints to his followers that a glorious fu-
ture was in store for his son. The pros
perity of the zaouia at Djaroub increased.
Pilgrims to Mecca from North Africa as
we'll as those coming from Bornon and the
Saharian provinces, focked in thousands
with their offerings, while the sultans of
the interior sent caravans laden with
ivory and ostrich feathers and other costly
presents to the great saint. At the same
time the cargoes of arms and ammunition
for the purpose of arming the Arabs all
through the interior arrived from Europe
at the almost unknown harbors of the
coast. The zaouias of the Senoussia in
creased in number, and their tenets
gained ground in countries far
beyond the Libyan desert. .sThe
Moslems' object" they said, must be to
combat Christian ideas and Christian in
novations. The Moslems must employ all
possible means to check further Christian
advancement into el-Islam." Four
years ago Ell Nehdi withdrew himself from
his followers and became a hermit, thus
seeking to involve his very existence in
mystery. This proceeding at once in
creased his fame. From zaouia to zaouia of
the Senoussia, and consequently from
Mecca to Morocco, the attention of the
faithful was assiduously called to the fol-
lowing prophecy: son the first of the
month of Moharrem, in the year 1900 9th
of November, 1892, will appear Ell Mehdi.
or Messiah. He will be exactly 40 years of
age. and of noble bearing. One arm will
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
MENU.
Tomato %plIn

Fried Sm.lts with Lemon.
Brollcd Swcctbreads Hith Cream sauce.
Roast Beet with Yorkshire iu idins.
Putn,Ocs au NhturtL Lima Beans.
Pigeons ana spinach.
Frnriaor de Erie. Milk Mdtcrs Toasted.
Apulc Tapioca. Vanilla Ice. Cake.
Fruit.
COilcc.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
BISHOP BERKELET.
From TPnUle Bar.


One of the most curious circumstances IN connec-
ton with BarScleys life the belief that once pre-
vailed thar he had succeeded in making giant, Ac-
cording to an account given in Walk kin>onS "Pml-
osophical Survey Of Ireland" (l711l he took poor
orphan. named Magrath, and reared him on certain
hypi.nc principles. with the result that the boy at
the age Of sixteen, seven feet high, ana thlt he
was seven feet eight inches in height when he died.
with all the symptoms of old age, twenty yeGrs old
Others say that the good Bishop merely took pity
on Magrath, who having perhaps LOST the use OF hls
limb, on account of his extraordinary growth, was
Ia ken under the protection of he prclate ana ted on
GOOD and nourishing food until he rcganea his
strength.
Suffering good deal from nervous collc toward
the end OF his life and having received benefit from
the use of tar-watcr he wrote treatise 7ffl on It's
virtues. on which he sad he had bestowed more
palns than on any Of his works. His last BOOK,
publishcd l7J2 but Il few months before his death.
was Further Thoughts on Tar y atern Whatever
other people may have thought of thh efficacy OF tar
land we know 10y the advertisements that this rem
edv is largely believed i'll by people OF our own
traeJ there is no doubt that the Bishop had great
faith i'm il: indeed, he owned that he regarded II as
a panacea. Swift, in his Bouts Rimcs," refers
10 1t:
Let mobiles toast in bright champagne
Nymphs hiEher born than Dolniulai
III drink her hc5lth. agiin. again,
In Berkeleys tar or sars 'par1lll.'
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
L0UIs XIV. AND TIE CANE OF BILLIARDS
Fi.om GnIiananrs lfessenan.

From GdlignGHfS Messenger.
The game OF billiards, played in simpler fashion
and with ruder apparatus than al pfeseh! is ol very
ancient origin. IN France, however, it did nor come
thoroughly into fashion until the reign OF LOUIS
XIV. with whom it was a great tavOrlte. Inc
Grand Monarque" suffered much ron lndigeN-
ton, aud his physicians advised mm To indulge aai,y
i'm Iii lizards as atfOTding means OF gentle ana Satu-
tary exercise. A billarltdblc OF the style OF the
doV was accordingly erected III room near tDe
"Qll-de-BTui' al Versailles. In this saloon used
to congregate ana applaud the E9yai pi3'5i eau,
mons i'm his matches with the Dukc de Nlileroi ana
NJ de Chamillard, both of whom were TAR supenorto
the King although they too loyal 10 deleat MS
Majesty over often. Mime. de Nalntenon, Though
she would have greatly preferred playing U9'aH'
WAS obliged to atteld on these OCCASIONS ana re-
vcnoed herself while acting "a marker" by Iil-
mercfully auizziDg the Royal player when MA
strikes were not successful. Later on, however,
when he was more advanced III years, MS adT0lt
wife managed to keep LOUIS XIV. 10 herself by CIV
ing theatrical representations III her own apart.
mcnts thus ousting billiards nom thelI pace OF
honor in the mOnarch'S predictions. during las
reign. and indeed, until the present century, !h1
billiaTd-table by no means offered the perfection
9" cushrons was nil, the pockets were 80 Hld5 rs
to render many strokes nnpoNsioie ana mo
cues" were devoid Of "upS" or pro-
cedcsD unknown until invented 10y Manglh,
some sixty years ago Screws" aud slide "ero
consequently utterly impracticabe. Up 10 me }e.r
1880 tha tables were square AID ycs'eu on
heavy clumsy looking legs ana were noi 'lo otha-
mental aud mathcnatcaily COrrect oig'u's t4Vy
now are MaHgin. the inventor OF leather tlps,
We may add the first real professor 0t biIlaI"s
in France and enjoyed a European rtpdtatlohi
boaytlng amongst hls pupils the Dues do B2rri aDd
D'Augoulelue and the COmpt dAItOlS, WIN tie
latter of whom, when Charles ", ne uScu ~ PiHS
frequently at the fuilCrieS. Since Manglhs dealh
which occurred about 1910. there have Dceh sue
cession of great masters OF the game amongst "ho
we may mention Berger, VINO dio" ~" S'"''
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
,SCULPTORS' STORIES.
Ernnn Chnnhcrs,s Lo1nmnL.


ScuIptOrs who execute busts often hear dr0!l
thing, said Here are two anecdotes taken h0m
French newspaper. 4 sculptor had produced the
likeness of celebrated per Onagn. in whose biog-
raphy it is mentioned that he regarded architecture
as very secondary art. The son of this parsonage
visited The artists studio for the purpose OF eSaMin-
nU the busi when after considering il with the air
of a connoisseur, he said: Could you not express
more clearly his contempt for architect ectu'eV
Another time 1t was the husband OF beloved
deceased wife who came 10 see her bust: " Pray,
study il we'll said the artist 1t Is only III tie
clay, ana can still alter it," The wld0wer looked
at il with the most tender interest. " IL IL
her very self he exclaimed; cher large nose
the sign of goodness" Then bursting into tear',
he ad led: "She was 50 good Make the nose
little largerW
The above seems capped by the person al reCollcc-
ton of a correspondent, Who writes as follows:
Quite fifty years agOfOr IL was 1t the time thlt
the Exhibition OF the Roya. Academy was held in
Som. rsct House. was paying visit to the room
devoted TO sculpture. There but three or four
persons in the room, and the silence was complete,
until it was broken by the exclamation OF agrl OF
about fourteen, who was evidently under tn care
Of a mothorly sort of woman Of about htty years
of age. On. there's Lord B. cried the young
gi ri how likcv pointing 10 bust which WAS IN
truth an excellent representation ot wei-knOWn
statesman.-' Likev reOrted the elder parsonage III
a tone of ineitable scOrn- like! Why, don't know
his iace well as know yours, and isn't his nose
ul,Yays tHitchIngV"
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
TlLLEYRAYD AND CAGLIOSTRO.
r.n,n Lnndnu Snciclu.

From LOHdOH Society,"
pic+urc.o .ouo descriptions have been left on record
bv TaIryrrnd of visits which lac pad 10 CagostrO,
10 Voltairr and to the Countess de la Motto, of
di,mond necklace notOricty. With regard t. the
first named the diplomaiISis description Is accom-
n.nIed bV a very remarkable instance of his powers
of me-merism as eXcmpliticd IN respect To one OF
TaIlryIaud's friends. The great magician himself
whom they found in his study, is thus depicted :
"CapliOstTo To wa, then a man ~ the very Hover of
His person. although small, was so wei and hrmly
knit that its proportions seemed those oi nuch
Larger man His COmtonaucc was remarkably Keen
aud penetrating being formed OF succession oi
sharn angular lines which gave him look OF cum
ming thai he would willingly have disguised, ana
,vith which the solemn tone and mysterious aspect
were altogether at variance. His sharp piercing
ewes shall never forget; they absolutely seemed 10
ltVht nm the Obscuuty of the Chambcf, ana as
tLey flashed from the 20 the other oi MS visitors,
they seemed 10 belong TO some wild bird oi prey.
hesitatipg between two victims which to deyOur
tiTst His beard and eyebrows were black
and bushy. with here and there s'mak
of gray amid their ictty blacknes+, telling
more of the hand Of than of the passage of inie.
When we entered he had upon his Gead yelSet
cap which, with gentlcmanllke courtesy, he uOueh
when he addressed Us; and then J perceived that
the summit OF his crown was already Oad although
las hair cuTed down upon his neck ana shoulders
in thick and silky mass. The hama whch rested
upou the table and upon which ho seemed 10 be
lea ming his whole weight as he stood ln graceful
and theatrical attitude, awaiting our cohlhunlcs-
ton was small and delicate that 0f lady OF the
Court and shone out upon the dark green NeIEei as
white as snow and yet 1t needed not any very pro-
found knowledge of anatomy TO enable the beholder
10 discern at once that il was the hand OF a man
posscssed of most hercuean strength ana power, 81
Vigorous were the hrm knit muscles, 80 well strung
the frightened cord-likc nerves"
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
AFTER THE PLAY.
Lrom rhe Ros,on Courier.

From The Boston Courier
Pardon the yawn! The hour grows late;
We have played to end the play,
But with foOtlIglts out and curtain down
What boots a longer stay
An hour ago in the glare of the lamps
That was gold il tinsel now
That baubir of paste and gilt-foll tGcro
A crown upon your brow:
And you were queen IN royal stare
And |. no less, was king;
We both have left OuT royalty
WheTe we found lt-at the wing.
You weep because the play Is done.
But I'm harder hearted than you
Grmore honest DO you think care
One heartachet Pas da t0nt!
You say YOU love me. Very good;
I've sworn no less to You!
Were both absOlyed from all such VOWS
Now that the play Is through!
Good night, annie; those tears you waste
We're priceless on the stage!
Weep 80 as Juliet and my wOTd
You'll be the seasons rage!
ARTHUR BLAKE STON
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
THE BOULEVARD DES ITALiENS.
FRAN, The oil Bias


To .he proyi ncial mind the Bouleyaris possess
Lind of poetc fascinating halo which has been tho
rau.e OF many good people from the country don:
ming their gala costume moment after their ariNai
IA nroceed post haste. tO-Tortonrs, for instance
Deposted at its doors they somewhat diSappolnt
9d 10 find the SardanapalIan staircase, winch ther
Imogiaations had pictured TO them, replaced III 50.
her Reality by dirty. diugy flight Of steps AT all
events II the approaches are not what we suppose
them saw the visitors to themselves we shall gee
n number Of celebrities inside" intoxicated Nv ths
Storiss they have heard of the exploits OF
the Marouis do FOudras, they have peo--
MED the salons and cabinets particulars OF
ibe chic taverns on the Boulevard des ltal-
IONS with crowds of high bred roysterers and ladies'
OF blue blood or distinguished In other ways lndnis
mo in reyels parallels for which could only be tonhd
in the Arabian Nights" Whether such things
ever were. we know not but in the race OF II.
ons" of by-gone days, rs depicted in enuayinSs oi
the time with crayats rs big as scars, ana
.spsnts like petticoats, leaning tenderiy on tns
shoulders of gorgeous lorettes tins speeal genus 1'
fine Par sian wo repeat. is nov extinct These esD-
orets of princely repute now open 10 any polI-
reos or plebcian whose packets are suihelentD sup
nled with louis This is the real state OF the ,ase.
So much the worse for the people who sti eeiiese
in the Boulevard des ltaliens repUsented pS pe
ysrni frequented by exiied Kings raekettv DnAe'
aud uiatuated ninofa-
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
yELLOV CPOCUSES

The wind has walled itself TO rest,
A watery glory fills the west,
Where drops the diving sum
Among the trees the thrushes sing,
The finch and blackhird ulpe OF spring
And Gladness new begun.
The sparrow twittcrs IN the caves
The lilac shakes hcr dripping leaves,
New leaves of pales green;
Upon the lawn the dai-ies grow
Ard IN the borders all GROW
The cTocuses are seen.
Bright flowers and brave! the wind hath blown
All day with ceaSclcss sob and NOAH
About your slender forms
All day each golden head was bent,
While March's passion found vent
In crueest of storms.
Yet no gold petals strew the ground,
The old box-boroers fenced Won round
From wind aud driving showers;
The green box-bOrders, older Tar
BY many decade than y are,
My yellow spring-tiiue nowerS.
Ye bent fun meckly to the blast,
And now the storm is Ovcrpast;
The silver drops Of ram
Fall from yOur petals one by one,
As towards the slowIy-dying sun
Nc lift your heads again.
Bent. but not broken. by the storm,
Ye look again for Sunsh hine warm
For springs refreshing breeze;
For busy brown bee fitting by,
For fairy kiss OF Duiterhy,
For music in The trees.
And with tomorrow these shall come,
The sunshine and the wild bees mum,
The buttcri!y's white wing; :,
And my brave golden flowers shal shara
With all sweet things in earth and air
The gladneSs of the spring.
All. bonnie flowers! We mind me wei
OF that old sorrow which beteli
Ny heart in early years;
The Storm that vcXcd me in my youth,
That shook my faith in love and truth,
That raiued in bitter tears!
But old love fenced me from the blast
And when the bitter storm was oNcipast
Among lile's fTcahcnng bowers
lifted mp my drOOpIng head,
And not one tender leaf was shed
OF loves own golden lowers.
Bent, hut not broken bv the storm
| turned me to the sunshine wailn,
And smiled NJ life again
The old bOx-borderS screened the iioWcrl
Love sheltered me in those far hours
From sorrows wind and rain!
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
THE BURDEN or the SEA-

From deep mid-ocean In the solemn night
No wandering sail abroad, no shore IN sight
What voice goes up soDOrouS through the spheres,
And what its burden that God only hears!
The burden of the Sea! that infinite woe
OF ages endless as il, ebb aud flow
Endless aud hopcleSs-harn the mystic song!
"HOw long seems tomo4u-"O Lord, how long.
T. NEsTWouD.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-12

believe upon good evidence. that the French people
have become weary of al this dreadful folly at iaSt'
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-13
The Sioux Reservation,

Fred T. Evans in Deadwood Pioneer.
Since his last visit to the Hills Mr..
Evans has secured contracts for trans
porting oil government freight in Dako-
to, Montana and Minnesota, but has SUBJ
let the Montana and Minnesota business.
aud will personally superintend that in
this locality. Recently he made an ex-
tensive tour through Montana's .princi.
pal mining districts and the Red river
and Manitoba agricultural districts. but
nowhere did he find greater prosperity
or promise OF it, than is presented in the
Black Hills. Upon this point he is very
enthusiastic, saying that we don't ap'
preclate our advantages or the good for
tune that is in store for us.
The great desideratum is railroad
and that will be secured as soon as The
Sioux reservation, wholly or in part
shall be opened for settlement. As viii
be seen by q telegram in another colum
prospects are favorable for speedy nc
complishment Of this desirable end
speaking Of the land on the reserve MI
Evans said: know Of none bctter TO
agricultural purposes. Take the LAM
ffom White Earth north, and for 15 mile
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-13
THE CROPS.
Unprecedented Yield Of Everything Every
where.

Unprecedented Yield of Everything Every
where.
Washin gton, July l2-The July re.
turns to the department of agriculture
from all the states and territories indi-
cate On increase in the area planted to
corn exceeding four per cent. or $780,
600 acres. Illinois acreage has de,
creased six per cent; Iowa increased
twelve per cent, and Nebraska increased
twelve per cent. In the general condi-
ton, as compared with last year, the av-
erage in Nebraska is 80 per cent, in Iowa
IL per cent, while in Illinois, the state of
the largest acreage, the average condi-
ton is the lowest, being 68 per cent. The
complete figures indicate that medium
yield, producing 1,700,OO0,0OO bushels, ie
scarcely possible. The condition OF
winter wheat averages higher than al
previous July returns, being lO4 against
81 last July. The spring wheat aver.
age is 100, being ten per cent over 1881
The crop Is one of the largest ever gar.
nered in this country. The average
condition of spring wheat in Iowa is l02
Nebraska los. Winter wheat in Illinoit
is l05. The condition of oats is very
high, averaging lOa; rye, 1O1; barley IS
Cereals, excepting corn, promise yield
above the average.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-13
Aurora County.

huEOIA COuuty 6tAnuaru,
Last January parties took the census
of Aurora county and made the number
of inhabitants S52. Messrs. Hopper and
Wilson in making the assessment last
month took the census, and after they
had made their returns through the
kindness of Mr.. G. ]. Anderson, we run
them over and found the population Of
Aurora county to be 1855,
q gain of lib in the short
space of six months. Out Of the whole
number of inhabitants there are 1890
males and CTS females. From the
number of males the county will poll
on full vote at least 900 votes this fall.
This showing is beyond the expectations
of everyone and it Is admitted that if
the census could be taken to-day the
county would show $500 inhabitants. 1t
must be remembered that the county
has not been organized one year, and
that not q single Territorial vote was ever
polled in the county. Nature has done
oil she could for the county, aid il we
DO our part as well it will not be long
before it will stand OF the head Of all
other counties in agricultural wealth as
abe does alphabetically.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-13

back, it is far ahead Of similar strip
east of the Missouri. while innnmerable
valleys, notably the Yellow Medicine.
75x2 miles are perfect gardens. capable
ct the highest cultivation. This tract
will be all taken up in les than six
months after the reserve is opened"
He has just received telegram to
supply transportation for supplies for
General Sherman, who will shortly leave
BozemaD for q tour Of the National Park.
He also has sent ten large teams to &C.
company the survey party now establish.
ing the boundaries between Wyoming,
Dakota md Montana.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-13
Tho Republican Convention.

A telegram from Bismarck announces
that the republican territorial conven-
tion has been called at Grand Forks, to
meet on the 9th Of September, and the
gratifying intelligence is also sent that
the committee recognized the large in
fux of voters during the two years past
and have framed their call to give fair
representation-at least we SO construe
the advice which has come to hand.
That Grand Forks should be selected
as the place for holding the convention
will strike great many with surprise.
It is not central III point Of population
nor in geographical sense, but on the
contrary it is somewhat remote; but we
congratulate our northern sister on her
SUCCESS in securing it, and earnestly
hope tho republicans from every
section of the territory will be we'll rep
resented. The convention will doubt
less be the most important in the history
of Dakota. and to the people of the
southern counties the visit will afford
abundant pleasure and give them a
glimpse of the famous wheat fields of the
nation. It will furnish an occasion for
the two sections to become better &C.
quainted and northern hospitality will
be unstintedly extended to tho represen.
tatives Of the people of every locality.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-13
EGAN.
He Pays the Penalty Of His Atrooious
Crime on the Gallows.
A Distressing Incident of the
Execution.
Special TELEGRAM.

Sioux Falls. July 13-The execution
of Thomas Egan for the murder of his
wife, September 18th, 1880, took place
here at $40 o'clock this morning. The
scaffold was erected just south of the
county Jail on Main street, with an en-
closure erected to separate the crowd
without from the more numerous crowd
within. The taking off apparatus in the
way of rope, trap, drop, ETC., were prop.
erly arranged by Sheriff Dixon, assisted
by sher,ffs and deputy U. 8. marshals
from adjoing counties. At exactly $40
o'clock the doomed man walked from his
cell in the Jail through the corridors and
up the inclined walk from the door of
tho jail to the scaffold unaided. He was
preceded by. Father Lenehan,
of Sioux City, reading
in an impressive manner, the proper
creeds Of the Catholic faith. Egan fol-
lowed with arms pinioned, calmly an.
swering the sentences of the priest. Fa-
ther Knauff, of Adrian. MIMI. and Father
Maher of this place accompanied him on
either side. Egan marched stolidly up
the trap and without quiver stood fear
lessly awaiting the black cap, which was
at once adjusted by Sheriff Dixon. The
spring was Immediately touched and the
body shot down. The rope failed to sus-
tain the strain and parted few inches
from his neck. He was.immediately re-
placed upon the trap and another rope
adjusted. Again the body went through
the awful process. At the drop his neck
was broken with snap heard by several
bystanders. Not word or groan es.
capped his lips during the execution and
all consciousness evidently left him at
the first moment.
Drs. Bissell, of Valley Springs, and
Olney, Morgan and Leblond, of this
place, were present, and with hands up.
on Egan's pulse and heart, found life ex.
tinct in exactly eight and half min.
utes.
The coffin was placed near and the
body was cut down and placed in it at
ten o'clock.
The breaking of the rope was through
no fault of Sheriff Dixon, who uset
every effort to prevent such an occur
renee. He procured the rope from res
ponsible parties engaged in manufactur
ing such, and he previously thorough,
tested it with weight much heavie
than Egan's body.