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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-16

NEW ORLEANS is actively engaged in
preventing pestilence, and while this is
commendable in the extreme south, it
would be wise in the north. even here, to
adopt more thorough precautionary
measures against disease. There is de-
cidedly too much disease and death
breeding substances, that town officials
should have removed. 1t. seems some
people will not be careful about cleanli-
ness unless forced to. The town should
see to it that wherever family resides,
efficient sanitary measures are complied
with. Those who have not sufficient self
respect to keep their premises salubrious
should be waited upon by the health Off
Ger. There is much work to be done i'm
this regard, or suffering, disease and
death will ensue.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-16

WHEN an individual attains sufficient
Importance to become the subject matter
of an encyclical letter from his Holiness
at Rome, as has Parnell, he necessarily
attracts attention and study throughout
the civilized world, for the Pope has
neither inclination of time to discuss
subjects of little consequence. The
most effectual help given Parnell in his
mission comes from the notice given
him by the Vatican, and this famous
advocate of Irish interests seems to be
wise enough to advantage himself to
the utmost in the premises, and continue
his hitherto moderate, cOncilliatOry, and
determined work for Ireland. He visits
the United States in August, to make a
tour Of the country, and there is every
reason to believe that this able states
man and refOrmer will do a work here
for the cause of Irish freedom that will
exceed anything of the kind ever done
in our country.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-16

ANY action on the part of the Civil
Service Commission in debarring women
from employment under the government
will be met with decided protest. The
United States is almOs. the only employ
er that recognizes the equality of woman
in labor, and pays her the same salary
that man receives for the same service.
The efficiency and fidelity Of women as
clerks have been fully and fairly tested.
In the handling Of money, in the duties
of cOpyist, stenOgrapher and other
branches of departmental labor she is
even superior to the stronger sex. Three
or four thousand ladies are now engaged
in the departments at Washington, many
of them the widows or daughters of the
soldiers Of the rebellion, and any rule or
practice of the commission that will de-
bar or retard their appointment and pro-
motion will be an injustice that will not
be tolerated. Ocean.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
Sat Down at the Wrong Church.

iFrom the Springfield Republican,
There was a narrow escape from a
mlxedness i'll connection with the me-
mortal church wedding the other even
ing which is appalling to contemplate.
After few OF the more favored guests
had been admitted, and the ushers were
preparing to seat the crowd, small
party entered led by young man with
look ofexpectancy OH his brow and con
siderable baggage in his hands. He was
asked by the sexton Il he would leave
his impedimenta in the chapel, to which
he consented, and he then remarked, in
a matter -of-fact way: :" i suppose this
is the Episcopal Church." "No, sir, /"
answered the sexton. " But you don't
mean TO say that hisisn' Christ Church,
where told the hackman to take me,
.ud whe1e there is to be rehearsal for
a wedding to.pight?" 81 mean TO sa, +"
reioined the sexton, "that this is The
Memorial Church, that we are all ready
for wedding, and that the bride and
groom are expected every moment. ("
" How can l getwbele belong, "gasped
the stranger. :" L think you will have to
take a horse-car if your hack has gone, 4"
was the reply. But the uuwitting in
truder could not brook horse-car, and
so he rushed to the door and struck a
bargain with hackman who had brought
some guests to the wedding to carry his
party and baggage to the Chestnut
Street sanctuary. Hewas married there
the next day, and Is doubtless happy.
But il he has any spare moments for re-
Election during the honeymoon he may
wonder why the Springfield hackmen
are SO obllvlous to religious distinctions
as to make life temporarily unpleasant
tor metropolitan journalist.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
Entomolouy in IeweIru

Sad case, that OF Tomkius, which was
sympathetically whispered about among
his friends yesterday and gained the
tribute of a sigh from all who beard it
He Is person of somewhat convivial
practices and has been out to the West
Indies all winter, where, us report goes.
he had a time which for once seemed
almosttoo Jolly. When he started for
home he didn't feel well at all, but lie
had hopes that the sea voyage would
bring him around all right, and in fact
when he reached New York he felt a
great deal better. On arriving i'll Boston
he met friend with whom he drank to
his happy return and then started out
tor stroll. Presently they encountered
a young woman who had hideous cast
iron spider fastened TO her cloak and
Tompkin's friend noticed that he shot an
uneasy glance at it. Soon after they
met a second, who had frightfully
loathsome beetle i'll the lace at her
throat, and presently third, about
whose hat was twined lizard foot and
half long. Tompkins' trepidation Wis
IDLY increased at these uGwholesome
sights, but he shook it off rs well as he
could aud had about recovered himself.
when he broke ont into scream, "Look
ut the snake on that woman's aukle who
is getting into the horse carl Great
Caesar, I've got 'em again!" and rushed
for doctor. In the ignorance born Of
his protracted exile he did not know that
the prevailing feminine taste is toward
reptiles and noxious insects, which they
not only wear upon their outer garments,
but utilize in theembroideries upon their
hosiery,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
Where the Bottom Drop

llrom the Dooey (Ga.) Vindicator.l
About 4 O'Clock in The morning of
May 25 rumbling was heard III The di-
1ectlon of Mr.. james o. Farnell's place
Oh South Prong Creek. This noise was
found to proceed from the "Big Red
lime sink, near Mir. Farnells house. 1t
contluued Tor IL time, when Il tr, ,mcndous
thud caused a perceptlble tremor of the
earth Tor some distance around. II was
fcuud that the water i'll the huge sink
had dropped nearly hundred feet.
Some idea can be formed of tue quantity
Of water i'll bis sink when it is stated
that it occupies nearly half an acre Of
ground and was filled with water whose
depth was supposed TO he unfathomable.
The sink Is Il complete circle in form,
with perpendicular walls. 1t has enjoyed
an undisturbed 1uieiIls from time
lmmemorial until this sudden precipita-
iion. Many theories are advanced as To
the probable cause Of the occurrence.
the most plausible one being that nm
immense vacuum existed underneath the
sink, which was separa' ed from the water
by a thick, impervious substratum of
clay, and by some incxplicable cause this
substance gave way, and tho water dis
appeared through the oritice. About
half mile away monstrous spring
bursts IRON the steep hillside, and by
some subturraueous connection This huge
reservoir OF water was conveyed into the
channel of the spiiug. Great powders
were washed ont and immense sand bars
formed at tic side of the spring. South
Prong Creek, into which the spring emp
ties, was greatly swollen by the influx of
wuter. Hundreds nave visited the sink
and hll express wonder ut the unnatural
phenomenon. That Immediate locality
is dotted with sinks of greater or less di !.
mensions, and 1t would pay any lover of
the weird to visit il.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
Whisttinu.
from The Popular Science Monthly.

N.I
Capt. burton tells us how 1uuch the
Arabs dislike to bear n person whistle,
called by them 'el slfr." Some malutaln
that the wbistler's mouth is not t,, he
purified for forty days, while according
Iothe eexplanationo of others Satan, touch.
ing u mans body, causes him to pro-
dtlcc what they consider an olleusiyo
sound. The natives of the Tonga
Islands, Polynesia, hold it to be wrong
to whistle, as this act is thought TO be
dlsrespectful to God. In Iceland he
villagers bave the same objection to
whlstling, and so for do they carry their
superstitlous dread of 1t that .'jf one
swings about him stick, whip, wand or
aught that makes whisllins sonpd he
scarcs from him the Holy Ghost:" wlulo
other 1celaudcrs who consider Them. :.
selves free i'on superstitions, cautiously
give the advice: "Do it not; for who
kuowoth what is in the air." However
eccentric these phases Of superstition
may appear TO us, yet it must not be
forgotten that very similar notions prn.
van ut the present day in this country.
A correspondent Of Notes and Oue,ies
1or lnslauce, relates how one day. after
attempting III vain to get his dog to obev
orders to come into the house, his wife
tried to coax it by whistlipg, when Size
was suddenly interrupted by a servant
n Roman Catholic, who exclaimed in the
most pitcous accent: "If YOU please
maam. don't whistle. Every time y
woman whistles the heart of the RlesseI
Virgin hleeds!" In soEle districts nf
North Germany the villagers say that If
one whistles in the evening it makes the
angels weep. VIC
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
Long Forgotten Pension.

lFrom the Washington Republican,
"A case seldom paralteled in the pen
sion annals of this country has recently
come TO light in the pension office. In
1863 q soldier attached to Connecticut
regiment received a gunshot wound
which incapicitated him from further
service. He applied for aid, but during
the consideration of the application left
home. His father received the certifi-
cate, and when the boy came home he
paid no attention to the matter. Mean
while, under the provisions of section
4,7l9 of Che pension laws, which pro-
vides that a pension undrawn for three
years shall lapse, the pensioner was
dropped from the rolls a short time
ago the father died, and in examining
the papers the soldier son discovered his
certificate. 1t struck him then that lie
would not constitute any longer the bri-
gade of one who did not draw the pen.
sions to which they were entitled. So he
applied for restoration papers" aud The
case is on Commissioner Dudley's desk.
As the disability still! exists the soldier
will be restored to the rolls and will re-
celve quite a handsome SUM.
A very singular case, general" said
the reporter to Commissioner Dudley.
" Not very usual" was the reply.
/" but then III 1868 aud fora long time
afterward the soldiers generally did not
pay much attention to the fact that un-
der certain circumstances they cos.,d
draw pay from the government; they
thought moro OF saving the country than
OF money"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
The French Detective.
/ From the Nineteenth Centnrx l

W W-'ie'eeh'h ceh.ury.J
during the empire, between the years
iso5 ana 1868, there lived in Paris an
EnglIshman who moved in good society,
was a member OF more than
one hist-class club, and who.
until alter his death, was not known to
nelong TO the secret police of Paris.
apparently he was a iniddle-aged gem
tieman with good private means, living
alone, anu dung every day at Bignon's
or the C"fe Auelois. Yet this indivld-
uai was the means OF bringing more
scoundrels OF certain class to justice
t6an perhaps any other detective III the
French capital. All the secret agents
Oh the Paris force have their special line
OF business-their special beat, so to
speak, where they hunt up the pan ticu-
lar game they pre- told to look after.
This Enelishman had IN his day been a
eat gambler. and even long after he
had given up rouge ethoir and baccarat,
loved llttlce carte with not very low
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
WINES AND LIQUORS.

An official return is published, of the
quantity of spirits and malt liquors en-
tered for consumption in the Dominion
of Canada, from 1868 to 1882. The
whole bill for the fifteen years, spirits,
fermented liquors, and wines of all
kinds being included, was S27. 76G. .3OS.
This SUN was paid for 81 1857, ,613 impe-
rial gallons. The figures for 1882 show
that 10, ,402,Sl0 pounds of grain were
used in spirit-making. The province of
Quebec manufactured no spirituous
liquors, but did its part in consuming
them. Malt liquors wer, produced
throughout the dominion to the amount
OF 12,036,979 gallons. Quebec con-
sumed nearly one half Of all the brandy
imported last year, and about two-thirds
OF the cordials and gin. Nova Scotia
took the lead in the consumption of rum,
with Quebec second. New Brunswick
drank about one. third of the whisky,
aud Nova Scotia and Quebec were sec.
ond and third in the consumption of
that drink. Quebec consumed more
than one-half OF the wines imported.
and only one-fourth of the malt liquors,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
Ocean Etiquette.
lllo,n the Boston rrayeler.l

lfioin inc Boston
Eighty thousand Americans annually
visit Europe. OF this number $4,000
sail from tire port of New York. They
spend upon an average w!nl3 abroad
s., 800 Il i,co. The greater number
are ladies. Such Is tue statement made
by a Broadway travelling commission
firm to iournalier. The Importance Of
these annual piIgrimages, which are in-
creasing year by year, has developed a
system Of ocean etiquette that governs
the conduct of what may lie termed
the best circles of .'ihurine society" +"
Nowadays the captain of crack ocean
steamer must not only be filst.class
sailor, but he must also be II man of in.
finite tact and method, with II thorough
knowledge of what "society" rcquitcs
at his hands.
To sit nj the Fright of llie captain" at
table at once accords TO the occupants
OF that distinguished honor the highest
place i'll the social scale Oh board slip,
aud the position is competed for with
an amount of anxiety that is very anus.
ing. Tue senior surgeon and his assistant
(when two are carried act as deputies,
aud rank socially next in Importance to
the captain himself How to accommo-
date tue various claims for his coveted
distinction is matter OF serious mo-
ment. The personnel Of the passenger
list IS closely searched Gt least forty
eight hours before the vessels sail. Very
often the pucser is called into cousulta-
ton, and the difficulty Is finally settled
by placing a card bearing the Assem-
ppr'S name UpoD his mr. hpr ,,Iuta Er,,,
thus decision there is no appeal. 1t fre-
quently happens, however, that one or
more persons may consider themselves
slighted, aud where II is probable that
the imaginary slight will disturb the
social harmony the captain escapes by
taking his meals III his own room.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
GOOD NEWS, IF TRUE.


The reported discovery OF gold in
Lower California is story such as many
people have wearily ionged for in recent
years, for there is nothing like a new
gold field to drain large cities of the
more active portion of their bad char
acters. To get gold--money-by dig
g,ng it out of the ground is almost as
much fup, if the dirt is soft, rs picking
II pocket or breaking open n bark safe.
eIheD, too, there are never any police at
Snew gold fields. Lower California will
St,e Just the place for bad Americans to
80 to for their connhy's good; it is out
vi the United States, it contains neither
4ood nor water, and persons who go
sshere seldom come back again. If,
therefore. the peninsula contains gold
enough to attract the dangerous classes,
the Society for the Prevention of Crime
ought to offer free transportation to as
many persistent law breakers as may
want to go.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
ANOTHER PANIC.
One Hundred and Eighty-eight Children
Killed in a Crush at Victoria
Hall, Sunderland, England.
THE SCENE OF THE cArAsrRoPHE.

A terrible calamity, involving tue
death of 1888 children, occurred In Stu
derland, County Durham, Euglaud, on
the afternoon of the 10th inst. From
the details received, it appears that en-
tertainments were given Mt Victoria ball
by n copjuror, attended almost alto
geiher by children, several thousand be-
ing in attendance. The accident oc-
CURED at the close of the performances.
The body of the hall had heen entirely
cleared of the occupants, when some
twelve hundred of the little ones came
rushing down stairs from the gallery.
At tho top OF the first fight of stairs was
n door which opened only twenty inches.
aud thus but one child was p ermitted to
pass through at d time: at this point,
while the mass of children was ptishipS
forward, one of them fell and was unable
to rise, owing to the Others crowlipg.
The result was that great number wero
pushed down, trampled on, and sufio-
Gated. The scene WAS terrible. No
effort could stop the mad rush of nf-
frighted children. They came on pell-
nell, though, strangely, without much
shouting, and soon 1SS were knocked
down and sutfocated to death by tie
others trampling upon them. The
greater number. of the bodies, which
were badly manglcd froii trampling,
laid seSeu or eight deep. Many of The
victims and others who wcte not killed
had the clothing torn from their bodies,
and this, together with the bleeding
bodies Of the unfortunates, shows the
terrible nature of the struggle. The
ages of the 1873 children known TO be
killed ranged from to IA years. The
excitement i'll the town when the news Of
the disaster spread was terrific, Great
crows of people rushed to the scene, I'M
Ill twenty thousand persons surrounded
the ball. The feeling was SO intense
that the authorities ordered out the mil
itary to preserve ord,r. The work OF
getting out the bodies began immediate
ly. They were laid out iii the hall, and
the parents OF those killed were adj
mitted 10 identify the bodies of their
children. Tue most hcart.rending
scenes ir,nspirud while the identified.
ton WAS iii progress. The mothers of
the dead children constantly uttered
piercing shrieks, and tiiany fninted on dis
covering the bodies of their little ones.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
PETROLEUM

The petroleum mines at Baku, on ihe
Caspian, are proving SO productive that
sheir managers believe they may soon
enter into competition with the oil pro.
dacers of this country in the supplying
of European demands, At Sarunchi the
/ earth fairly perspires oil, and it is now
proposed to lay oil pipes for the conduct
of naphtha all the wsy fronl Bakn to
zsatoum, on the Black Sea, n distance OF
AGO miles. The Russian government
has been pelitioned to this effect. Some
J OF the wells are remarkably prolific, one
fountain having been running at the
sate OF 25, 900 pools per diem for the
last five years, and the total yield from
the mines OF that vicinity is estimated at
l00, 0,0OD,0U0 poods per anpum, pood
representing about SO pounds weight.
1t is interesting to know that the most
OF the operations nre supet;ntended by
Americans who were originally employed
from the oil region of Pennsylvania, and
1T is to their iudefatigable energy and ex
pert direction that Russia in large part
owes the magnitude of the present en-
terpfise. 1t has been somethin, of a
grim satire to the operators OF Pennsyl-
vanla that lrom their midst was gathered
tue material that has grown into a
threa'eflog rivalry, though there may
be some consolation in the fact that The
undertaking was American, though one
or two important oil masters of the Rus
sian district are Swiss gentlemen.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21

ST LOUIS
TOLEDO.
Did Not Agree.
ErniiI tln nn


A certain young Hebrew travelling man
with al elder companion, bought spe.
clal ticket of seal per and got aboard
the train. When the conductor came
around he took up Isaac's ticket and
looked at the name, and then at Isaac,
shook his head, aud said:
What's your name?"
Let me see my ticket"
Can't you tell ME your name without
seeing the ticket? This won't do. You'll
have to get Off at the next station, or
pay your fare.
This agitated Isaac profoundly, aud
he turned to his companion aud SAID
Moses, I've forgot my name that
was on tue ticket; can you tell me what
it is ?'
"Vill you lef me see dot tacket, MIR.
Coondogter er?" inquired Moses. The con-
ductor showed it to Inn. "Mieu Got.
lzeek, vot uames is dees? Patrick Mo.
riarity! No vcnder you dond recon-
member dot nam Dond you meier got
some more tickets vi dem schoolpers
met dot name on it. Dcy will all de
dimes gif yon afay.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
A Moment of Suspense.

lfrom the Gainesville tTex.) Rcguiar.l
Asfhe west-bound train was running
at full rate OF speed just out from
Whitcsboro, Tuesday, Norma, little
lO-yeur old daughter OF T. II. Davis. in
company with her mother was on the
train. 1t seems that Norma was sitting
next to the window, and as tue car passed
the water-tank put out her hand auu
took hold OF rope reaching down from
the tank. Her haud became entanpled
IN the rope and sue was forcibly jerked
through the wiDdowand ont o the ground.
The train ran nearly half mile before it
could be stopped. AS there was no signal
rope i'll The car. The mother was frantic.
aud, as the train slowly moved TO tho
scene of the accident, all on board ex-
pected TO see nothing but her mareled
form. Their surprise may be better i'm
aeined than described, when they re-
turned and found her alive, not bone
broken aud not even hurt bad enough to
cauEe her 10 cry,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-06-21
THE DISASTER RECORD,

Disaster has followed disaster du1iug
& EIhe five months Of the gresent wear
.sAt'irst came the Milwaukee fire, resulting
8in tho destruction of nearly hundred
lives. Following this was the burning
OF the winter circus in Russia, whereby
: over $50 persons met horrible death.
Then came the frightful floods i'll Cen
tral Europe, spreading destruction. The
Ohio food and it's disastrous results are
still fresh IN the minds of all. Blizzards
and tercaaces have been pore numerous
than ever before known in this country,
From the first of January TO February
9th The victims of these furious forces
numbered about seventy killed and 200
injured; and the |, IS OF life in the fol-
lowing three months was far greater,
ard the destruction of property enor-
nous. Over 100 persons have been
Killed Ia railroad disasters III the United
States. The victims of the Braidwood
mine horror We're nearly 100. Fully
$50 people bave gone down at sea.
Decoration Day brought remarkable
list OF calamities, resulting in the death
OF fort, lone persons and the Injury Of
300 more. III the remaining months of
T the year are to be marked by like catas
tropics, 1883 will leave bloody and
appalling record.