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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
EDUCATED BY THE NEWSPAPERS.

A member of a manufacturing firm
that employs five hundred men told the
senate committee at New York that the
knowledge he possessed he got by read
ing the. newspapers, and not from books,
and that by reading the papers he kept
himself informed on the literature and
current events of the day. Thousands
of other prominent business men would
make the same acknowledgment if ques.
toned on the subject. The tendency of
all literature is toward expansion, SO the
most industrious reader of books can
scarcely in lifetime become Nwell-in.
formed: newspapers, on the contrary,
condense nearly everything into as few
words as possible. Were student to
attempt to give the political, social, re-
ligious and literary history of the world
for day he might do it in far more ele-
CANT style than the newspapers, but his
story would occupy the readers time
for at least week. The newspaper is
the true American university. Yf
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
MEMORIAL TO WEBB.

Hero worship takes strange forms,
and perhaps as strange form as it has
ever taken is the movement" which is
said to be under way in London for the
erection of memorial to Captain
Webb. Ii Captain Webb had ouly set
himself tasks within his remarkable
powers of endurance, and. had respected
the limits OF the unswlmmable, nobody
would have proposed to erecta memorial
to him. The memorial therefore would
be a memorial not of his successes but
OF his failure; statement, in fact, that
the memorialists thought failure in
foolhardy attempt was worthy of lasting
honor. At this rate all of the trapeze
performers and long distance. pedestrians
and pie-eaters who succumb to the dan
gers of particularly desperate attempts
in their r|sevefal callings wilIEhave, nionu.I
mepts, whichswilliacsas premiums .ponI
eccentric forms of suicide. The prop
osition shows, however, that "sport I"
has not relaxed its hold upon the Brit
ish public, eyeW if prize fghtingr has
gone out of fashien.s vi
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 5.-Not.
withstanding all that has been written
and said upon the subject of reduced
postage, thousands of people are still
Ignorant of the law. Hundreds of for
eign letters are posted daily upon which
only two cents has been paid, the sender
believing that the reduction in domestic
rates extends also to the foreign service.
In all the large cities drop letters with
only a one-cent stamp attached are
mailed by bushels. The postoffice de-
partment is flooded with inquiries as to
the effect of the new law upon the
old stamps, and, although repeated as
surances have been made that the threes
and skies are still good, more informa-
ton is still wanted. In answer to these
questions the department. is preparing a
circular, which will be posted in each
postotfice explaining once more the eff
feet Of the recent reduction, SO that all
may understand, and. stating that the
three and six cent stamps are still receiv-
able for postage on all Classes of matter
at their face value. Further, the circu-
lar will notify the public that as soon as
arrangements for the clerical work can
iber perfected those issues will be re-
deemed by the department.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
A Boot Sly Hint.


"What profit do you make on box
OF blacking?" was asked of boy who
was shining pair of shoes on a North
River ferryboat.
"That depends" said the boy, as he
bent down his head to moisten the toe of
the questioner's shoe with his breath.
p &C On what?"
son the Shoes"
The boy showed the brush across the
top of the shoe. occasionally touching
different spots with the daubing brush
and rubbing them bright. Then he
gave it another coat, ard rubbed it
bright again. AS he rolled down the
trousers leg he said:
Some shoes take more blacking than
others. Atiye-cent box of blacking aver
ages forty pairs"
"What is the greatest number you
ever blacked in day ?"
The boy, who had blacked the shoe
all over carefully as he talked, picked
up two long brushes, and, working his
arms like the piston rods of locomotive.
soon MADE the shoe glisten. AS he got
ready for the f1al touches he reached
tor the daubing brush, ana said:
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, September
Ii, via SAN Francisco: October 2
The Java earthquake was felt along the
northern coast of New Zealand. causing
a tremendous tidal wave, but doing no
damage. The earthquake was felt
further south the same day. In Ias-
mania fifty earthquakes are reported IN
August. A severe shock was experienced
at Kiamo, ninety miles south OF sgd
ney. Several buildings were damaged.
TRACES OF THE LOST.
The schooner Ethel, which arrived at
Marlborough, Queensland, from the
South Seas, states having spoken the
French steamer Bruat The captain re-
ported having discovered the fate OF the
Laperouse. The expedition was lost on
the Island of Santa Cruz. They recov-
cred some brass cannon and some
anchors embedded in coral. The French
officers elected from the natives tladf-
ton existing that the survivors had
partly built new ship, but that all OF
the party had died from natural causes
before its completion. vestiges OF
fort were also discovered.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
- SMALL FARMS.

A hopeful tendency among the farm.
ers OF the eastern states, WAS noticed by
Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, in a re.
cent IaddFe ess. " Since 1850 the Amount
OF land under tillage in that state has
increased 80 per cent, while the num-
Der Of farms has increased 70 per cent,
This, The said, gives proof sofia tenden.
cy to put farming in the hands of mid
die class rather than in the hands of a
great landed monopol, y iInfhe south
the same tendency is noted in the growth
OF truck farming, in place of the old
plantation system. In Georgia, espec-
tally, there. has been decided subdi-
yisioni of large -estates land the state
largely owes to that fact the thrift and
prosperity which has made it the most
progressive state of the south. Great
farms render society almost impossible.
at least the institutions Of society, such
as the common school and the church.
cannot exist in their best state where
Population il ssparse and unsettled, as it
is where landi is cultivated in large tracts
BY q single landlord or corporation. .''h :
H.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
THE CHINESE.

Two judicial opinions Numerically
opposed to each other have now been
delivered over the vital ,seetions of the
Chinese exclusion act. budges Lowell
and Nelson, in the United States circuit
court at Boston, held that the law was
framed on the'ibasis of our last treaty
with China, and that the term I" Chinese
laborers " does not apply to Chinese who
are not subjects of China, and hepcenot
to Ckinese .ffom Hong kong, which is
9 dependency Of Grsat Britain. hn San
Francisco, on the other hand, judges
Field and Sawyer have ruled that the
fact that Chinese laborer was born in
Hong Kong. does not constitute him a
British subject, and that, any way, the
term chinese laborers means laborers Of
Chlnese descent, Chinese persons, ire.
spective Of their citizenship. There is
no reason to doubt that hothLlecisions
were rendered in good fai,b, and it can
aot be denied that both interpretations
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
THE, wooLwICH EXPLOSION.

-
The great arsenal at Woolwich is stu
ated near the Thames River about nine
miles below London Bridge. 1t is the
principal military depot of the empire.
and in it are stored and manufactured all
kinds of arms and ammunition, from the
great eighty-ton guns to the rockets
used in signaling. 1t was fire in the
main building that caused the explosion
that occurred recently. There were
stored quantity of rockets containing
destructive missiles, for use in war, and
the scene when these began to go off in
every direction must have been highly
exciting. 1t is wonderful that the loss
of life was not greater. Only two per-
sons are reported to have been killed.
The amount of the damage too, seems
very small; $40, 900 certainly would not
cover the value of the main building, or
of anything more than tile rocket fac
tOry
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Peanuts,

[From the Philadelphia North Amercan.)
Reports come from Virginia of fail
ure IN the peanut crop, and the matter
Is one of deeper significance than would
appear on the surface. In the olden
days, when the national nut was solely
a solace during the intermissions of the.
aters and variety shows, such failure
would have been sufficiently serious:
but in these progressive days, when the
protean peanut furnishes the best i'm
ported olive oil, in Venetian glass bot
ties; when it enters largely into the
composition OF chocolate. and perhaps
few hundred other things, including
oleomargarine, the disaster in the Vir-
ginia crops will be serious blow to the
counte1feiters of domestic supplies. The
great trouble is that something infinite.
ly worse than the innocent peanut may
drift into use.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Financially Embnrr...e,.

News was received on the 5th INST, of the
failure of the Merrill, (Wis.) Manufacturing
Company. The liabilities of the concern are
estimated at between $4,000 and 800, 600.
Ine business failures in the United States
and Canada for the week ending ON the fifth
number 1888, against 1SO for the week previous.
Max Walstein, OF New York, dealer in knit
goods, failed on the 9Th inst. with liabilities
placcc at $4,000.
The Exchange Bank, of Tupelc, Miss, sus-
pended on the 4th. The authorized capita,
was 100000, but only 80 1000 was paid in.
Tupelo is town Of COO inhabitants.
Messrs. Size d Smith, OF London, England
East and West India merchants, failed on the
dth inst, with liabilities to the amount Of f25,.
Jose. Pollard u Co.. merchants. Newcastle,
England, closed their doors on the 4th Liabili-
ties f30000.
Hin 4 Rowe, an old Boston shoe firm, failed
on the Sd.
Colman Brothers, clothiers, New York and
San francisco, suspended on the LIST inst, with
liabilities estimated at 100000.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Minor Mention.

Burglars did land Office at Racine on the
plght OF the 9th inst. Six places were opened
and relieved of small amounts.
beltboy the Brunswick Hotel, Indiana
rolls, named Frank Patterson, fell over bal
ustrade to the basement, distance of sixty
feet, on the 9th, and received fatal injuries.
A grocer at Connellsville, Pa, laid poison for
4 rats, the rats carried it into the flour and the
flour brought whole family nigh unto death.
The trials OF the members Of the Norwegian
ministry have beer, postponed until December.
l. President Grevy accepted the resignation of
Thibaudin, the French minister of war. on the
9th inst! The resignation was one of the re-
suits Of the recent insults to the Spanish king
on the streets of Paris.
Two tiremen were accidentally killed at
Troy. N. Y, on the 4fh: one was hit on the
head by falling ladder and the other fell
+ In the winter Of 1889 John Cranfield. who
was chopping wood near Necedah, Wis.,, mys-
teriously disappeared His remains have inst
been found and identified. II is thought he
was caught in the woods by a storm and froze
10 death. ,F,,r-rs :.
'Fixty-six cases of amnggled opinum, we're
seized at San Francisco on the til inst.
"a storm caught the river steamer Anderson
near Decatur, Ala.,' on the Sd inst, and blew
away her upper decks. Three deck-hands
were Drowned. 3t III
A man named Hatton was killed and two
u'iieis iatuiy iuJtueo py Inc premature eXplo-
si%f qt vulcan powder at Webb City, No., on
the 4th.
The recent storms at Arlington Springs.
Kansas. destroyed twenty-five cottages and
other buildings. number of persons were
injured.
. Richard Falrbrother, farmer, dropped dead
IN his corn field, near Palmyra, on the I'd.
Patrick G'Donnell was instantly killed bv tbe
caving OF sewer trench near Chicago on the
I'd inst. NJ =
sailor named Daniel Drew fell dead On the
barge Elm at Bay Cit, ION the &c inst.
Btncroft, the historian, celebrated his eighty
y I'D birthday at Newport, on the 3d.
The steamer Carrie sunk on the afternoon of
the I'd inst. during heavy storm. near Peters
burg, Va. The crew was picked: up by pass
ing steamer, except the fireman. Alexander
Peels, who was drowned. The crew were in the
water for IN hour before they were regcued.
Messrs. Moody, Whittie and McGrannahan
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
EIephantine Haired of Dudes

One of the big elephants in the Garden
des Plantes, Paris, has habit of lying
down in the deep pond in the elephant
quarters, where the water is deep enough
to entirely submerge it, leaving only the
tip of its trunk out. About the time he
thinks there is big crowd of spectators
collected on the bank he sends up a
copious shower of muddy water that
seldom fails to spoil several good suits
Of clothes. he then rises up on his
launches and lookes with evident enioy-
ment on the mischief he has wrought.
The merry twinkle in his eye is said to
be too funny, particularly when he
catches glimps of dude wiping the
mud OFT his snuff brown suit with a 4x5-
handkerchief. -
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Big Fire ut Pitt.burp,

About, ,3o'clock on the morning OF the Sd the
exposition caught fire andin about twenty MN
utes the entire building together with the ma
chinely and floral hall were in ashes. The fire
was discovered first in the engine-room in the
machinery department and in order not to
frShten the citizens a still alarm was sent in
and in this way the flames got beyond control
so that bsfore the fire department reached the
ground the buildings were entirely destroyed.
Ihe hre extended down to the Allegheny River,
and large portion of the Pittsburg and West
ern Railroad trestling has been burned.
number OF cars which had been side-tracked on
the tresting, which extends between the river
and the exposition building, were entirely con-
sumet. The losses are estimated at 81 900, 600.
The insurance on the exposition building is
only Si25,OOO. Six buildings on the opposite
slde Oh the street have been damaged to the
extent of $4,000. The exhibits consisted OF
all varieties of our products and industries in
cluding many valuable relics, among which was
an Arabian" locomotive of the Baltimore
and ONO Railroad, which was the first locomo-
tive built in this country,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Deeds Of Hood.

In q quarrel overa worthless woman at AL
legheny, Pa, on the 9th, John Brown shot
Henry Weaver dead and then pounded his VIC
inns BODY IN q shocking manner. The crime
was committed in Weavers house and in the
presence of his family.
smith, the colored murderer, who assaulted
the jailer and escaped at Oakland, Nd, sur
rendered himself on the 9Th. A severe wound
received in the struggle caused him to return.
Inc hoodlums who assaulted youngi Nor
wegian near Edgerton recently and put out
one of his eyes we're sentenced at Madison on
the 9th inst. The leader of the gang was SEN
fenced to Waupun for ten years and the others
were heavily fined t
A pistol in the hands of careless Chicago
man went off on the 9th and instantly killed a
ten-year-old girl.
Officer Geo. G. Kmball, of the Detroit police
force, was fatally shot while pursuing sus-
plcious characters early on the morning Of the
9th.
Peter Feindt, ofzumbrota township, Good
hue County, Mimi, hanged himself on the
9th.
Two stage robbers named Elmer and Charles
Hhbbard ~ererun down and killed by officers
near Tucson, Arizona, on the 4th inst
William Barnes, aged 70, shielded at Mil
ledgeville. Ga, on the 4th. He was news
paper publisher.
At Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 4th inst,
Belle Earl, agyoung woman, ..jabbed herself
Win par OF SCISSORS, and died.
The body of Philadelphia grocer named
Thomas Palm, was found on the streets of that
city on the morning of the 4th, with bullet
through the head and an empty revolver lying
close by! The authorities are IN quandary as
to whether II is case of murder or suicide. .
quarrel at Rising Fawn, Ga, between Ben
johnson and Wat Woodson on the 4th, resulted
III the death of the latter. johnson placed his
gun IN his victims mouth and blew off his
head.
A knife and pistol discussion at Little Rock,
Ark. on the 4th, resulted in the death of two
negroes, and the fatal wounding of another.
James r&lcSleeD, q wife murderer was hanged
at Pittsburg on the 4th. ! 4 ,it 68'lffi 7
James j. Graham, assistant secretary of the
board of public works of Chicago, severely
carved butcher in fight on the evening Of
the I'd.
Mrs. j. W. Bailey, of Monmouth, ILL.,, cut the
throat of her sixteen-year- daughter, and
then repeated the operationupon herself, on
the third inst. The daughter had been dement,
ed from birth and the mother became insane
tmoughworr over her unfortunate condition.
Two saloonkeepers of Chicago shut their
books OF life with bang on the 10th. Two
Items, two closed saloons and two funerals.
man applied at an Immigrant employment
agency at New York ON the night, of the S0th
for lodging, and on being refused by the por-
ter, attacked the latter with knife. inflicting
wounds from which he died in short time
ltev. John Parkman well known clergy
man OF East Pepperell, Mass, disappeared
from his home III mysterious manner some
time ago. On the 30th his body WAS found in
the Nashua River near that place, Indica-
tions point to suicide.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11

may be fairly given to the Law. The
Calii@nia court however, n'righs when
it says that the, Boston construction
would defeat the full purpose Of the aat
For he present it would seam that the
:" Mongoliah iepers can not land IL.
San Francisco, but, if they come from
Hong Kong, they may disembark by the
ship-load at Boston. Massachusetts
will doubtless receive them with open
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Georgia Hotel Guests to be Posted.

lFrouI l tHe OoIuhbus, tia.) Enquirer.)
The Georgia legislature has compen-
sated the public for killing the dog law.
After due consideration and able and
patriotic speeches from the learned gen.
tlemen, they have passed bill compel
ling hotels which use oleomargarine to
have displayed in their rooms, their of-
ices and on their bills of faro the words
"fhis hotel uses oleomargarine. ~ The
average member of the legislature don't
seem 10 know anything about the wants
OF thepeorie, but they have demonstra.
ted that they know show to run :; bo.
tel Let them adjourn and go at it.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11

heaYy sWfnd and raiih storm swept over
Bedford! y, County, Ind, On The ID. doing great
damage to. FENCES, bridges and ssontbuildings.
Sn9H and rain IN great Quantities fell ill ,por
lions pf n sSey England, accompanied by str,ll.,
winds. A pfmber Of boats we're wrecked II
BridgepoH, !, sntailing financial Joss of SO :
600. Virginia also reports wind and rsin on
the same day, Which did great damage TO tele-
graph Wirct, fences a, II es. Leaveu worth,
has, experienced tornado on the lst inst,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Disciplined for Not Attending Church.

He lived in country town near Provi.
dence, Il. l., and had not attended
church for many months. At length.
having friend visiting him, he accom-.
panied him, one Sunday, to meeting.
Arriving in front Of the edifice, one of
the deacons beckoned him to one side
and he expected a talking'' to for
delinquency. He was much relieved
however, by the denouement. Looking
all around, to assure himself that he
would not be overheard, The deacon
said to him. Il heard you had very
fine calf You wanted to SELL"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
France and ,ronou,n.

>, The Paris Figaro of the Sd inst, asserts that
Tricon, French representative in China. has
telegraphed the government that no serious
preparations for war are being made in China
lie says the idea of war with France is badly
received in the southern provinces and is re-
pudi ted by the council OF the empire. He
says China could muster only 10000 troops
win European arms for services in Tonquin
Figaro says it believes Prime Minister Ferry is
willing to neutralize the northern provinces of
ionquin, but will not cede them to China, and
bas so instructed Tricou. 1t says also that
Ferry will inform Marquis Tsung, Chinese am
oassador, Ia an interview to-day, of the final
limits of the concessions of France will mske in
the Tonquin matter.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11

The Laundrymen of the country held con-
yention at Chicago on the Cd inst, and per-
fected a national organization, the object of
which Shall be the starchng of prices from
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
IOs1kEc u 8 II 1S.ssaY$sUtEx
Lonely Death OF u MiseY,gT

]. Dr. PheIp e. Johes,E a well-known character.
was found dead IN the bath, room of bis, house
he was formerly p jprominsnt, physicia d, but
since the death Of his wife, some twenty Va, rs
ago, hadiised thglife of hermit, no one iRdng
allowed to enter his dorriciles An examination
OF bis effects showed that he owned PROPERTY
TO the value OF nearly million, Among the
eccentric habits Of the deceased MAS that of
eating an oyster supper about midnight the
year round at a certain restaurant N -;
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
sad News for wi,con,in.

The following dispatch was received from
London on the 7th inst. "The news from
China Is of the gravest character, as the Mar
qnis Tseng stated to-day in Paris he feared it
would BE-. Word has Just been received that
Charles Seymour, of Wisconsin, the United
States consul at Canton, has been assassinated
by mob. The population OF Canton has been
In a terment all day, and the popular turbulence
has been directed almost exclusively against
foreigners without discrimination. No confir-
nation has been received of the assassination
9f Nlr. Seymour, but the report is received
here from Paris and is said to be credited there.
All negotiations between France and China
are virtually suspended,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11

"Sixty." ,ro,, AS.
he had the first. r.. .ha
"That would make So return Tor the
labor the wear of the plant, and the ~
cents invested in stock 2? was ASKED ,oo
The boy rolled down the trousers L. aeg; y;
gathered up the brushes, and the e., Dl1 " "
CARPET on which he had knelt. Ihen ne
held out his hand and looked the ques-
tioner very hard in the eye, as he SAD
II got $4.75 out of it. The gentle
men mostly gave inc ten cents.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
Denth in the Rinp

During the performance of Rarnum circus
at Stevens Point, Wis.,, or the afternoon of the
Sd inst, one of the riders in the hipprodrome
race, whpscTname isnot given in. the dispatches,
Was thrown from his horseand instantly killed.
The body was taken from the ring, and the
audience were unaware of the extent of the
mans injuries uatll the performance was over.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
MISTAKEN PEOPLE.

The Reduction. ia Postage Misleadi.g
Thousands of People-Hundreds of
Foreign Letters Mailed with Two
Cent Stamps and Bushels of City Lot
~ 'ters Dropped with One Cent stamps-
Circular TO be Issued Correcting
these Errors,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
The GujllOtiue.

The man Huey, who was convicted of the
murder of an old woman and her servant at
versallies, france, was executed at that place
on the I'd inst, by the guillotine. The process
took exactly two minutes.