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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
A Boys Disappointment,

A Lewiston (Me.) boy one day learned
in some way that furs, and especially
cats fur, had risen in prics and were in
great demand. That night neighbours
cat fell a victim to the youngsters
greed. The boy talked learpedly ffurs
at the table the next day. His eyes
were fixed on the family cat, but she was
unfortunately white, and white muffs are
not in fashion, and the youngster knew
it. The cats skin was removed and
stretched upon board, and black cats
skin summed on the back of the shed
throughout the day. The next day after
the mills shut down, there was not a
more industrious boy than he. Every
furrier in the city looked down that
evening into an anxious boys face, and
was obliged to decline an invoice of cats
furs cheap for cash. 1t was tired boy
who climbed into his little bed that
night and vowed vengeance on the man
who was responsible for the exertion.
He told his story at the mill next day.
Some one told him that cat skin was
not 80 much first class fur as it used
to be, but that it was a great thing for
spayius on horses. The rext day the
boy was industrious again. Every
stable keeper in the two cities was in.
terviewed by bnght-eyed boy on the
subject of spawned horses. Some of
them paid no attention. Some of them
looked over his goods, while the boy
waited expectantly. "It nearly broko
my heart, says one lively man, "to see
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
Didn't See All of 1t at the Art Loan

From the Detroit Free Press.)
She had got back to the Brush Street
depot from the Art Loan, and was tell
ing half dozen of the passengers in the
waiting room what che had seen and
how grand everything was, when stub
by man with coon. skin cap on inter
rupted her with:
"I beg your pardon, ma'am, but as l
understand it, yor. have been to see pic
tures."
eyes, sir; more pictures than you
could shake stick at.
$50 believe, ma'am, so I believe.
From whatstandpoint did you criticise?'
"Hey?"
"From what standpoint did you
criticise the various paintipgs?"
"Why stood on several sides of EN-.
Maybe I'd have done better to stand in
a chair, but never thought OF it,"
81 presume you critically examined
the fore grounds?"
',Sakes! but I don't believe I once
tho ught of i'll" she whispered as she
ropped her luncheon basket. 81
didn't hear nuthin of that in there"
"Apd about the perspectives,
"Didn't see one! Which room was
they in p
81 begs your pardon. ma'am, but
there must bo fairgrounds and back
grounds and perspectives to pictures
indeed they must earnestly argued the
man with the coon skin cap.
Then that accounts for it!'' she said
as she rose up and retied her bonnet.
"I felt all the why down here as if there
was suthin' or other left out, and I'm
going right back there! They've got
to let me in for nuthin' this time, and
I'm going to hunt up them things you
name end count 'em up and look 'em
over till can tell 'em off to the old man
at hum without bleak!"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
UNITED STATES MAILS.

The commission which has been in.
vea''gating the transportation of mails
by railroads, under the provision of an
appropriation by congress, has made its
report, which will be transmitted to con-
gress the coming session. The report
will be accompanied with bill, which
is believed by the commission to be a
great improvement on the present law,
under which the compensation is deter
mined by weights solely, without regard
to the space occupied by the mails or
the speed at which they ara carried.
The proposed bill will provide for pay
ments by weight, but will also take into
account the amount OF space occupied
BY the mails and the speed of the train
upon which they are transported. This
plan, if adopted, will secure to the gov.
ernment what it pays for, and to the
railroads fair compensation for the ac-
commodations and facilities furnished.
1t will encourage the railroads to pro.
vide suitable accommodations for rail-
way postoffices and to run postal cars on
fast trains. It will also circumscribe e
the limits Of official discretion in the
matter OF fixing rates of compensation
for the railwaysmail service.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
French Papers and Theaters.

FROM LONDON Irutn.J
There are two things that have never
und erstood, viz: why the French,
who pass half their day reading news
papers, and an other considerable portion
of 1t in theaters, do not rise up and
periodically hang newspaper editor
and theatical manager. The news
papers generally contain an article up
on the state of political parties, putting
that which the particular journal rep.
rssents; city article recommending
the purchase OF some particular security
in which those connected with the jour
nal are interested; about half dozen
bad jokes; the same number of fats
divers; dozen or two extracts from con-
tempornries, generally beginning Sour
talented and sympathetic confrere
paragraphs which are paid for, urging all
to buy hair washes, soap and other such
articles. The tbeaters-I am not speak
ing of the acting are perhaps a shade
worse than the newspapers. They are
invariably filthy, and SO ill ventilated
that when it is warm one is almost
stiiled. The seats are narrow, too close
together, and generally i'll constructed.
Unless premium be paid, it is diffic,.lt
to get one from which the stage can be
seen. The corridors are pervaded by
hideous old hags called onvreuses, and
these ancient harridans almost tear the
cloaks off the backs of the ladies in
order to obtain fee for keeping them.
Their idea of restoring them is to hurI
them at the owners while the last act is
proceeding. But lie epetit banc nuisance
is even still worse. The bags thrust lit
tie wooden stools under the feet of
ladies, whether they want them or not,
and then, before the play is over, come
round and demand payment for them.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
STANDARD TIME.
Its Legality Already Being Tested in
Boston Court.

Boston, Macs, November 24.-E. J.
Jenkins, commissioner OF insolvency,
appeared before Justice Holmes in the
equity session of the supreme judicial
court yesterday to show why a writ of
prohibition should not be granted in the
poor debtor case which came up before
him Tuesday. In poor debtor hear
ings, by decision of the supreme court,
which decides that it is o'clock
until 10 the Judgment debtor has an
hour in which to appear for ex-
animation from the time fixed by the
magistrate. In this case the poor debtor
was cited November 18th to appear be-
fore the respondent November 10th at 8
o'clock, and, not appearing within the
limit of the hour by the mean Boston
time, he was defaulted. There was no
controversy as to facts, the question be-
ing one purely of law as to the recog-
milton OF the standard time in judicial
proceedings. Counsel for the petitioner
claimed that his client, appearing within
the hour by the new time, should not have
been defaulted, and was entitled to an
examination, citing the action of the city
authorities and the general usage in
adopting the standard or eastern time in
all business contracts and dealings; that
Sunday was the day chosen to make the
change, SO that there should be as little
inconvenience to business as possible;
that Monday all the clocks at the city
hall, state house, and other official
places were changed to conform to the
new time. Counsel for the respondent
said he did not think it was sufficient
for body of scientific men or an as
sociation to change at their will or fancy
the time; that, in order to make such
usage legal, it should have the sanction
of the Legislature, as in the case of
weights and measures. Judge Holmes
said that until he had looked into the
matter and considered it in it's legal
points he should reserve his de-
cision. He stated, however, that it was
his opinion that custom could be changed
and usage be adopted in twenty-four
hours as well as in several years. He
thought that the new standard of time
had been 80 adopted, and that such be-
ing the case he did not see why the poor
debtor had not presented himself before
the commissioner within the appointed
time. The case is watched with great
interest in Massachusetts, as the legality
of the standard time is involved.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
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VIII ere Is Barnum.

For many years peculiar person,
known as the "Leather Man," says a
Waterbury, Conn, dispatch has travelled
through Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Whence he comes and whittier he goes
nobody knows, yet, for at least gen
GRAFTON, he has kept up his periodical
peregrinations, appearing regularly
every spring and fall. He is held in
awe by some of the old people, many of
whom remember him as appearing ex-
actly the seme when they were young,
and children are afraid OF him. His ap-
parel is of leather throughout, new
patches being added from time to time.
About all the figures known in trigonom-
etry appear upon the coat and trousers,
while his moccasins are decorated with
triangles stitched with red string, trape.
zoids fringed with green yarn, and semi
circles done in cardinal. A slouched hat
covers his head. Out from under this
escapes few long gray hairs, which are
never any grayer, but are materially
longer than when he first made his ap
pearance. Upon his furrowed face is
always coarse, stubby beard, never
any smoother, never any rougher, and
his fngernails always preserve the same
uncanny length.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
What Bones Are Used For.

FROM the syracuse Standard.
A recent visit to Breer's honeyard re-
vealed to Standard reporter some in
teresting facts in regard to the utiliza-
tion Of the bones and flesh of dead
animals. When horse dies the bone.
man pays from 81 to 50 for the carcass
delivered at his unattractive place Of
business. The same enterprising citizen
collects all the bones he can get from
near and far. He buys all that the
slaughter houses have for sale, and
does not disdain accessions OF dogs and
horses which have been for some DAYS
in the canal. The boneman's business
is said to be extremely profitable, as in
deed it ought to be to Offset its disgree-
able nature. A dead horse or COW on
arriving at the boneyard is first skinned,
the hide, if in good state of preserva-
ton, being sold for leather. The car.
cass is next chopped up and every bit
OF it is cast into tank and the meat
boiled from the bones. The bones
themselves yield "bone grease which
is sold to'the soap men and others. The
flesh, together with all the refuse or offal
of the animal, is steam dried and after
ward ground up and disposed of as
fertilizing agent. Then the bones are
collected and sent to New York city,
where they bring $25 ton. The de-
mand for bones is very great. They
are put to variety Of uses, chief among
which are, first, the refining of sugar.
For this purpose they are burned or
charred in a retort. The result is bone
carbon, through the agency of which
sugar is petrified. Second, in the MAX
ing of bone phosphate, which is the
most valued of fertilizers. Hoofs and
horns are as is we'll known, utilized in
manufacturing industries. Thus it is
seen that every atom Of the defunct
horse or COW is in some way useful and
is marketable property for which there
is sure demand,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
SHOCKING DEPRAvITY.
A Virginia Boy Shoots a Companion for
Asking for Chew of Tobooco.

LYNoHpuRa, Va, November 23.-
Last evening on the farm of Gen. Gran
vile Norman in Bedford County two
boys, John Spoo!er and Richard New
come, aged 10 and IA years, were sitting
in the stable yard talking. Newcome
was chewing tobacco. Spooler re-.
marked that he looked as if he enjoyed
chewing, whereupon the other remarked
that he had always hated borrowing and
had made it the rule of his life that he
would shoot the first man that ever
asked him for chew of tobacco.
Spooler then seid, "Dick, give me a
chew" Newcome put his hand in his
pocket and said, "If you ask me again
i'll shoot you." Spooler repeated the
request, and his companion drew q
small pistol and shot him in the stom-
ach. The wounded boy lived only an
hour. The two had been fast friends
and playmates. Since the commission
of the deed the young murderer has
been overwhelmed with grief and said
he did it in fit of passion.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
ANEW LIGHT.

The most conspicuous light in the vi
cinity Of New York is likely to be th at OF
the iron tower whose erection the light
house board is to begin at Hallet's Point
this week. The tower will be $50 feet
high and its light will have %, OOO-can-
die power, SO that it will be both higher
and stronger than the electric lights
above Union and Madison squares. The
statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island is
expected to be 800 feet high, but i. is
not probable that the electric torch
which the colossal figure is to hold in
one hand will have anything like the
power of the torch which is designed to
increase the safety of the passage
through He'll Gate at night.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
Learn a Trade Bows.

Boys, learn trade. Learn q trade
even if You are in position which may
seem to insure you against want as long
as you may live. You may not follow a
trade for living, but time invested in
learning trade, and learning it thorough
ly, is the laying away of capital stock
venient to draw some day. Life is said
to be an uncertain existence. It is, so
far as wealth is concerned. You may
be rich man to-day, but by some un.
lucky Investment which made great pro-
misses at the start, and failed, you are
poor man. With a good trade under
such circumstances, you have nothing to
fear. You have an exhaustless reserve
fund to draw from. Not only learn the
theory of a trade but learn its practical
worth, and learn it thoroughly. In the
Carriage Makers Convention at New
Haven, Conn.,, after the Committee on
Apprenticeship had reported in favor of
restoring the old system of ipdenturing
apprentices until they reach their
majority, John w. Britton, of New
York said: Zone of the serious wants
of this country, and our trade is good
boys. Our boys are deteriorating, us
are our men. The greatest difficulty
that we experience in New York, is that
OF getting boys who have bruins and are
willing to learn trade thoroughly. The
example of men who have made millions
in few years, is held up before our
boys in school, and the boys become in
famed with the notion that they must
make their millions and be able to found
crossroads colleges before they die. So
they eschew trades and become poor
professionals America to-day depends
upon Europe for her most skilled and
finest workmen, simply because her
young men slight the minutie of the
trade they go to learn, and merely OBJ
tain superficial or general knowledge
of 1t. We have too many professional
men in the country to day, and as the
speaker above referred to says, our
schools love to dwell too much on the
achievements of professional men. A
man with trade, . trade we'll learned,
next to the farmer, is the most indepen-
dent, and most to be envied among men.
He is prepared for any emergency.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
origin of Billiards.
lFrom the American sports.l


The game of billiards was invented
about the middle of the sixteenth cen.
tury by London pawnbroker named
William Kew. In wet weather the
pawnbroker was in the habit of taking
down the three balls and with the yard.
measure pushing them billiard fashion,
from the counter into the stalls; in time
the idea of board with side pockets
suggested itself. A black letter manu-
script says: Master William Kew
did make one board whereby game is
played with three balls; and all the
young men were greatly recreated threat,
chiefly the young clergymen from st.
Pawles; hence one of ye strokes was
named cannon having been by one
of ye said clergymen invented. The
game is now known by the name of
'bill-yard, because William or Bill Kew
did first play with a yard measure. The
stick is now called 'kew,' or skue.'"
1t is easy to comprehend how "bill-
yard" had been modernized into "bil.
lard, and the transformation of skew, !"
or "kue," into "cue ~ is equal appar-
nnt
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
Finnish Folklore.

lfrom Notes ana Suerles.J
Before young man is married his
friends invite him to party, which is
called "bachelor's funeral;" some
times the dying bachlor is carried on a
sofa shoulder high, as mock funeral.
If while shaking hands you happen to
cross another couple also shaking h ands
it means a wedding A shot made OF
silver will shoot any one, even those
protected by magical power, and aome-
times, when one has been out shooting
it is said in fun: "I think you have
shot your game with silver bullet y
that is, bought it. If you find any shot
in game take it out, for you will never
miss with such shot. White spots on
the nails are enemies. If you pull a
hair and it curls you are hot-tempered
Northumberland, proud). If dogs or
cats gnaw the grass it is sign of rail-.
also. if the flies bite or the swallows f1y
low. You must never kill spider. Ii
you 60 and stand under tree where
there is cuckoo sitting you will be very
lucky, and whatever you wish for you
will get, provided you do not tell any
one; if you tell your wish misfortune
will follow you.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29

der Buchanan, died at Burlington, Iowa, on
the evening of the Goth. He WINS rs years old.
The heirs Of John Bowie began suit on the
Goth against the Quicksilver Mining Company,
at Alameda, Cal, for $40, 100000.
While skating on the Goth near Stockholm,
Wis, Eric Hegel and Victor Tidholm broke
through the ice and were drowned.
Miss Lewis, sister of Ida Lewis. OF Lime
Rock lighthouse fame, died at the lighthouse
on the goth of consnm ption. She had been IN.
strumental in saving large number of lives.
Great excitement is created in Hong Kong,
China, by the depredations of Chinese pirates.
Eighteen workmen were drowned at Daour-
naeZ, France, on the 18th. No details are
given.
Hon. Addison Gardiner-Ri prominent
abolitionist, died at Buffalo, on the 10Th inst,
aged II.
Some of the prisoners in the Jail at Marshall,
No., fired the building on the night OF the
18th. and when the doors were opened six OF
them escaped.
dispatch from Halifax, of the 20th, re.
ports that the schooner Bonnie Lassle WAS lost
in the hurricane Off New Foundland, with three
men.
By an explosion of gas in the shaft of the
Coal Run Company's mine at Streator, Ill, on
the afternoon of the 18th, one man was killed
and five others more or less injured.
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry ate goose with
Preacher Beecher on the 18th.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
ENGLISH VISITORS.

Lord Coleridge, the chief Justice of
England, has been paying us visit
Before leaving, he was rendered a recep-
tion in the Academy of Music, in New
York, where he made sensible and
felicitous speech. What struck him. he
said, was our great middle class. 1t was
evident that more people owned their
own homes and farms in the United
States than in any other nation. He did
notth:nkwe ought to boast quite SO much
OF the bigness of our country. Quality
was of more Importance than size.
Lord Coleridge, however, ventured upon
one criticism. he thought justice was
swifter, surer, and better administered
in Great Britain than in this country.
The complaint Of the laws delay was
truer Of the United States than of other
nations. What he said was true enough.
and he might have been still more Sc
we're IN his condemnation of our Ameri-
can legal machinery. All our courts
are in arrears ard everything is done to
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
procrastinate trials and swell the fees Of

procrastinate trials and swell the fees of
lawyers. But then we are ruled in this
country by lawyers. Nearly all our
presidents, cabinet officers, governors,
members Of congress and legislators are
lawyers. That class is supreme; hence,
insensibly, matters are so fixed as to add
to the emolumepts and fees of the IA
vored ruling caste. Another Engllsh-
man, Matthew Arnold, is also on visit
to this country, and will doubtless write
about us. He is man of great culture,
brilliant essayist, as well as poet of
some merit. He is the apostle of the
creed of sweetness and light" He
has written about America already, in a
way to give offense to some of our peo-
pie. What he will say about us upon
his return, will be read with great inter-
est, not only by Americans but by Euro
peans, as he is trained observer and
critic, and C writer of force and origin
ality
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
MINNESOTA.

PRAIRIE fire near Mankato on the 10th,
destroyed over 100 tons of hay.
Ten acres of trees belonging to 81. FL.
Gokey, of Renville, were burned by
prairie fire.
A. P. LONG was caught by train Oh
a high railway bridge near Carver, and
had to jump to save his life, receiving
severe injuries.
JOHN MINKE1, an old settler of Lake.
town, Carver County, died suddenly re-
Gently, aged sixty-ejght years. The day
previous he attended the wedding of his
daughter, and was apparently in good
health.
PRAIRIE fire started on the 10th near
st. Cloud, sweeping for miles over the
prairie. Amopg those losing their hay
are Messrs. Bartholony, Robbers.
Searle, Donohue and Jodoin, the latter
also losing 1000 bushels of oats.
RED Wing sports have bought 81, 800
worth of experienc, from three parties
calling themselves Galloway, Long and
Swift, who got up foot race and roped
in the verdant ones. The crowd is work
ing interior towns in the state.
Two freebootcrs named TAYLOR held
up M. Keegan at Midland, near Tracy,
aud took 81, and then proceeded to Tracy,
entered the store of P. Fox and at the
point OF revolver obtained S25 in money
and an equal amount in goods, and then
stealing pair of horses, left the conn
try. ~
The st. james (Watonwan County,
journal says that The New York children
brought to that place in August of last
year have proven great nuisanccs. Out
OF the thirty distributed there, all but
seven have run away and are back in
their old way of living IN the larger
towns.
FIVE burglars entered Blair's hard
ware store at Waterville and got away
with twenty revolvers, ten dozen knives,
razors, etc., and then entered drug
store, where they were discovered. A
posse of citizens rallied and captured
the whole patty and most of the stolen
property.
The state superintendent of ins!ruc.
ton has called meeting of county su-
perintendents of schools to meet a. st.
Paul on Friday, December 29th. The
object is to discuss educational matters
ana agree on plan OF action IN the mat
ter OF general school work and holding
institutes.
In Norwood, August Shower. aged
seventy years, married Mrs. Koffish of
like years. Before copsentiug to the
union the old lady succeeded in getting
deed OF all the old mans property, and
before the first quarter of the honeymoon
had passed got aloriously drunk and re-
fused to live With him.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-29
Gold Coins in a Skeletons Mouth

t1eneNa DispatcL TO tue London Newf.]
An interesting discovery was made
yesterday at Andermatt, in the Canton
of Uri, by some workmen who were ex-
cavating near the old church, well known
to tourists. While digging they sudden
ly came upon several skeletons, and on
disturbing them there fell from the low
er jaw of one two gold coins of the reign
of Charles VIII. of France, at the end
of the fifteenth century.
Farther search revealed the presence
in the bony hand of the skeleton Of piece
of linen rag in excellent preservation,
and on unfolding the rag the men
brought to light ten silver coins of the
sixteenth century, of the time of Fran.
co.'s l. of France. It is supposed that
the skeleton is that Of soldier who
fought at the battle of Marignan, and
that having stolen some money and put
the gold coins in his mouth for safety.
he was Immediately after killed on the
fold