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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25
THE FIRE RECORD.
ATTEMPTS TO BURN TWO TOWNS.

EAsToN, Penn, April 2l.-Between ana
: o'clock this morning the large building owned by j..
Dr,ke. Sons & Co. f. Alsfedts cigar and Mr. Ger
Nora house nd stables all situated ddercn sections
OF the town. set on fire by unknown persons Not
much damage was done to any II the buildings.
MATAwAS, n. J., April 21.-Two attempts have been
made here recently by ncendiares TO start fires in the
most thickIy settled portion OF the town. but the flames
i'm boz case, discovered and eXtnguisned before
any damage done. There Is no clew to the ncend-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25

Several Other men shot but withdrew before cOmplet
inc tLe scores on account Of the wind Tne Brown mill
tary rife (new model was used by the competitors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25
FIRES AT VARIOUS PLACES.

FoRr DODGE, Ia, April PA lire at
Aurolia Ia destroyed twenty-five business buildings
this morning The loss is estimated at between $4,000
and 500 600. Almost the entire business portion OF
the town IS gone. The insurance Is about $4,000.
There several very escapes from DEATH nut
no one was injured.
CINCINNATI April 21.-The large building at Plum
and Canal sts used for generating electricity for the
Brush Electric Light Comp was burned rms aftr
noon. The loss will probably amount 10 @lSOOO when
Is fully covered by Insurance
BUFFALO April 2l.Jewett.s extensive cooper shop al
Buffalo Plains was desroyei b. IRE to day. The loss
Is estma red az $4,000; insured for $4,000
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2l.-Tae wooden-dish fac
tory Of Pearson Dickson destroyed by fire last
night. Loss $4,000; partially insured
ASHLAND. Penn. April 2l.-It has been discovered
that the fro In the large coery which has been burn
ing for several years ng in the workings OF the
Potts cOiory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25

institution save using greater quantity thanens
New. York hospitals approve and. further are paying
double what they should for II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25
FLAMES IN THE FOREST ON LONG ISLAND

L IAAlIS IN IOhLAol ON i@OA'U icbANO'
The annual spring forest fires have begun on
Long Island. During the week several thousand acres
OF wild land scrub oak. lying the south and north
sides OF the Long Island Railroad between Deer Park
and North COmac, have BEEN burned over, filling the
villages with SMOKE and making necessary hard work
the part OF the people living IN the vicinity 10 prevent
the fires from reaching their houses. Ie terday ire
In the woods north of the Port Jefferson branch
o; the Long Island abroad between Setauket and Port
Jefferson, and burned over twenty acres of standing
wood before 10 extingushed The dres are said To
have originated from carelessness In burning brush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25
Candid Criticism A Doubtful Compliment

ChnUIU CTIIICIbD0 II IUUUtIUI OUIIIpIIIITUHIs
Visitor 10 Gftel naeurj roally must compliment
you upon your excellent makeup" Gifted Amateur (:
hMake-upl L haven't touched my face yel." Visitor
"NOt made upi Why, think you are simply splendid"
Judy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22
[Cyrano dc Bergerac.l
Red Hair.

A brave head covered with red hair is
nothing else but the sun In the midst of his
rays, yet many speak Ill of 1t, because few
have the honor to be so. Do not we see that
all things in nature are more or less red?
Among the elements he that contains the
most essence and the least substance Is the
fire, because of his color. Gold hath re-
ceived OF his dye the honor to reign over
metals, and of all planets the sun is most
considered, only because he is most red. The
best-balanced constitution is that which Is
between phlegmatic and melancholy. The
flaxen and black are beside 1t, that is to say,
the tickle and the obstinate, between both is
the medium, where wisdom in favor of red
haired men hath lodged virtue, so their flesh
is much more delicate, their blood more
pure, their spirits more clarified, and conse-
quently their intellect more accomplished,
because of the mixture of the four qualities.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

THE recent biennial report of the pee
tors of the penitentiary to the governor of
Alabama is creating some agitation through
out the South in favor of abolishing the
whole conyict-leasing-system 1t is sub
stantially the same in nearly all the South
ern States the1gh the abuses have been the
most horrible in Alabama, Georgia, Missis-
sipi and Texas. The cruelties that are prac-
ticed upon the unfortunates WHO are hired
out to work in chain-gangs are such as almost
topass belief. They are subjected toa form
of slavery that is confined to convicts, to be
sure, but it is more cruel than negro slavery
was in its worst days. Senator Terrelfde-
eIared in the Texas legis Stature not long ago
that the system was unstatesmanlike, ira
t;onal, inhuman and barbarous. Ii is hoped
that the disgrace of hiring out convicis by
the state to rapacious planters and contrac-
tors will cease before the end of another
two years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22
TTIE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH %.

HE scene Of the explosion in London IS
the very center of British governmental au-
thority. Within the space of a few squares
are situated all the most important puohc
buildings of the United Kingdom. hanseu
along Whitehall, between Charing Cross on
the north and Westminster Bridge ON the
south, and fronting on ST. James Park 10
the west, are situated the buildings of the
Admiralty the Horse Guards and the Treas
ury--the last name, including the principal
executive offices of the rsalm. In the i'm
mediate neighborhood, south of the APP
proach to Westminster Bridge, are Westmin-
ster Hall, the Houses of Parliament and
Westminster Abbey. The new Treasury
buildings, adjoining the one between the
Horse Guards and Downing street, were
finished in 1870. In them are grouped the
Foreign, Home, Local Government, Colo
NAL, India and other offices, and here is the
official residence of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer. The central edifice cccu-
pied the square bounded north by Downing
street, east by King street, south by Charles
street and west by st. James Park. The
explosion occurred either under or before
the eastern front of the building; and its
force may be gathered from the fact that a
stone weighing 200 pounds was driven
through the wall of the King Street Police
Station, on the opposite side of that thor
oughfare, while the facade of the Govern
ment building was shattered, and the street
was filed with debris. The conclusion was
felt for many squares around.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

and allow no interruption under any pre-
amount of inspiration; consequently, or
dinarily smoke Is cigars during my five
hours labors, and, If my interest reaches the
enthusiastic point, ] smoke more; / smoke
with all my might and Eallow no intervals"
The result OF all this testimony seems TO
be thai alcohol is an injurious stimnlant,
and that smoking may or may not be-all
depends on the temperament of the smoker
ELzEyIR.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

KENTUCKY assessors report "A, 536, 900
acres of land in the State, worth S1S9,85S,
900. The comparative riches and poverty
of the soil is shown in striking way by the
variations between the counties. Thus,
while the average value per acre for Wood
ford county is 1886. Bourbon, s3495, and
Jefferson $500, the figures for Breathett
are 90 cents, Leslie 50 cents, and Perry 81
cents
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

Boston Traveller: When the great mas
ter of the show steps to- the front of the
cage and points to the old Democratic tiger
as changed beast, who desires now to be
fed on pure diet of progress and reform,
they will know, if they are capable of learn
ing from experience, that that aged animal
is only changed in the sense indicated by
the huomrous Snowman who explained to
the Sunday-school children: "This, my lit
tie dears, is the leopard what changes his
spots-when he's tired of one spot he gets
I'D and walks over to another,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

THE Churchman sees one of the strangest
marvels of the present time in the fact that
while the world processes TO pay little or no
attention to the prophecies Of Scripture, it
listens with curiosity, if not confidence, to
the boastful guesses Of Virgins, one of the
least of is Scientific prophets"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS kept such an
open house that he actually eat himself up,
financially, as he went along. His house
was always full of guests, and even when he
took possession of the gubernatorial man
sion at Atlanta, his friends settled thickIy
down unon him
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

THE people in the Mississippi river bot
toms are seeking the mysterious ancient
mounds, as places Of refuge, and an ex-
change remarks upon the striking propo-
sition that those works which must have
been built largely for that very purposes
place of safety for both living and dead
are curiously serviceable to the very men Of
our civilization who almost ruin themselves
making levees that last but day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

THE London Medical Express explains
the recent falling off in the consumption OF
beer and spirits in Great Britain by the fact
that one million persons have joined the
blue ribbon societies since October, 1880,
and 564, 900 have signed the pledge
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

PHILADELPHIA Press: Democrats are
looking forward to the control of the next
House with a great deal more interest than
enthusiasm. The last Congress has put the
tariff razor within convenient distance of
the Democratic monkey
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

IHE Baltimore Sun is sure that in some Of
the Southern States, notably Virginia
North Carolina, Louisiana and Florida, the
Republicans have a fair chance Of success
in 1884
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

LAST year the Suez canal earned $4,000
OoO, and paid dividend of 20 per cent, al
though reduction of 10 cents ton took
100000 from the revenue. In 1881 the
dividend was 10 per cent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

THE Chicago Tribune accuses the Democ-
racy of ga lack of conviction on the subject
of revenue reform, and it might truly have
added "about everything else.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22
Choice Baltimore (Standard Quality, I5c
Finest Heavy SYRUP zoe .
rpEI ArC
FRUITS,
85C per Can.
VEGETABLES.

Also stock full line Robbins Canned seats tame
canned Fruits Vegetables Vegetables all kinds full line OF
viii be
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

KAvANAGH's car, in which he drove the
Dublin assassins, has been sold 10 Nine
Tussaud's exhibition in London.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22

THE untutored Indians met with narrow
escape, Thursday. On that day, Willie Kel-
ley, aged II, was found in Brooklyn, armed
with carving knife, and ON his way to set
tie the Indian difficulties by exterminating
the race; Henry Grushafer and William
Kroelle, of IL and IS respective years, were
found in Jersey City, buying tickets for the
west with view of devastating the wig
vans of the plains, four reyolvers, two bow
ie-knives and 1000 cartridges comprising
their armament; and Emil Gattstein, Is
years of age, was arrested on the Bowery
with blunderbuss, four revolvers and a
scalping knife with which TO solve the lndi-
an problem for good and ALL Mr. Gattstein
was apparently intending to come upon the
foe by roundabout means, as he had tick
ct for Boston; and his intention to live off
the enemy's country was inferred from his
having only Is cents with which to carry on
the war. Every one of these fierce, ambi-
tious and formidable warriors had been in
spired by reading dime novels.
A LETTER from Mr.. John Bright, which
was read at recent meeting of the Hebden
Bridge Parliamentary Debating Socl-
ETY., England, contained the following
passage; "On the question of oaths
probably there is nothing in the New
Testament more especially condemned
and forbidden than oaths. To those who do
not care about the New Testament this
fact will be of no weight. The practice of
swearing to the truth of anything makes
two kinds of truth or truthfulness. If
oaths are of any avail, by so much as
they make truth more certain, by so
much they lessen the value of any ordi
nary statement and diminish the proba-
bility of its truth. If ignorant persons
are not sworn they think they may tell lies
with impunity, and their lying is made to a
large extent blameless in their eyes. I think
oaths and oath-making have done more than
any other thing to impair and destroy a re-
gard for truth"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-22
MAKES HER VERY ILL,

especially when taken between her meals,
which are only two in number-breakfast at
II and dinner at 7. Nine. Greville contin-
ues: 81 never use any stimulaDt; my sleep
being scanty, / want sedatives rather than
stimulants. | must add, nevertheless, that
once or twice year, when i felt very tired
and had some work to conclude, especially
at night, happened TO smoke one cigarette
Of Russian papyrus, which revived me
promptly and enabled me to finish my work"
Thinking that Mr.. Reade may be interested
in her manner of work, Nine. Grevlle writes:
81 work very fast, two hours at once, and
then take rest or dinner After resting two
hours can write two hours again. | write,
without scratching or blotting, about 100
lines of any French newspaper feuilleton,
not the Temps, which is larger, but the Fl
CARO- or any similar paper, in half an hours
time. | don't think that anybody could
write more quickly; / seldom make any cor
rections and never copy any Of my work,
which is sent to the printer as | write it. l
use no stimulants Of any kind, but some
times eat an orange or two; after working
toward midnight, | sometimes feel hungry,
but never eat, for fear OF spelling my
nights rest lived many years in Russia,
and my experience is that people who smoke
too much suffer from their Threats. Emile
Angler has been very i'll with his stomach,
from smoking too many strong cigars ne
ceased, and has become completely healed"
The Count Gubernatis has the honor TO In
form Mr.. Reade that he does not smoke, be-
cause nicotine acts upon his system as a
most powerful poison. Alcohol he considers
dangerous in any quantity. Ii he takes
cup of coffee at 6 o'clock in the evening he
cannot 20 to sleep before 6 in the morning.
There is sort of irritation produced by
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-12
r eached the ground.
Development Of feet in horses.

la the bad lands of Dakoiah and N g.
braska Prof. Marsh found another
which only had three toes
IN front and three behind,
all reaching to the ground and useful
There Is no depression in front of the or
bit of the eye. The third species found
had three toes in front and three behind,
but its outer toes were smaller than
those of the second The second and
third were about the size of p sheep.
Above the mIocene Is the pliocene
formation, and countless ages have
elapsed while this deposit was forming,
aud again we have the animals of the
horse kind. The outer toes do not
reach the ground at all, aud the middle
hoof is tt1utcr and stronger than the
resi-, and The skull has IL deep depres-
sion ia front of the eye. They are about
equll TO COW in heighth. Later on in
the same formation they arc found Bav-
ing but one toe, thai is, lis foot, like the
modern horse; and lastly, on top OF this
formation are foui.d the bones of the
true horse. and, like the modern horse,
having no deprsss., in front of the
eye. If we haYe here series OF de-
yeiopment it must Lave been caused by
its early struggle for existence in fight
and defense. Be that as it may, the fact
stares us In the face that horses did exist
4ses ago with the mastodon, cave bear,
reindeer and possibly man; and since
such small amount of space has been
excayatcd, we may look for more in
portani discoveries in The near future.
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1900
A Petition.

The following is the language at a
petition which is being circulated and
very numernusly signed in EmpOria and
throughout Lynn cnunIy:
To ) w. Esighsn, County Attorney Of Lyon
County, Kansas:
WHEREAS, It seems apparent that
are fesFfully on the increase in our city,
and
WHEREAS, We lElieye thai If q sin
eere and persistent effort be made that
there is ample power IN The law To sup
press these evils;
Therefore, We, the undersigned. citii
zens of Lyon county, request you Ia Lhe
name of morals, of GOOD government, Of
Law, for the sake OF our good naTnes and
of ell our interests, material and moral,
to proceed at once, vigorously and per
sisiently, 20 prosecute all Offenders
against law, and especially thOee vi0lat.
ing the prohibition Law, pledging our
selves to stand by yon in ell such efforts
The petltionAeirculated are being very
generally signed by the best people oil
the city and the farmers are very genaE
ally appending their names 70 this re
quest. This indicates wholesome pub
lie sentiment on the liquor qnes'
ton which peeda naly 70 BE-
thoroughly aroused to work Oui
the most salutaFY results. IL the
friends of Law and order and their chos-
an servants only provo rs vigilant in
their efforts TO enforce the law as ITS vto-
lators are in evading II. there will be
comparatively little trouble in bringing
about the desired end. Let every adYo-
cate of sound government pull together
in this direction.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-12
THE COLLEGE OF EaIPon1a.

The citizens committee ON subscfip-
tons To the fund TO be contributed by
the citizens Of Empnria to secure the
permanent location OF the College Of
Enp"rA in tbir city. met last evening
at the Office of the Emporia Loan s.
Trust company, and adopted prelimin-
airy measures for an immediate and
thorough canvass of the city and county.
By far the most important project for
years bcfore the community is that of
the c i'll, &c enterprise and Its successful
issue, S yeral weeks ago we called Mt
tentiOn Ia the action of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church Of
the United States establishing at Chi
cago the board OF aid for colleges and
academies. The administration OF
that bnatd is in the hands
thoroughly persuaded OF the vast i'm
portance of prompt and comprehensive
effort in behalf of higher education in
the west. With such an organization
directly and indirectly supplying it with
neediul pecuniary assistance drawn
from the funds of education throughout
the whole country. there can be noques-
ton of the success of the college from
the start, if the citizens Of E'nporia COM
ply with the conditions precedent tothe
permanent location of the Institution in
the city. We have not the space TO
enumerate the varied and great benefits
TO this city indissolubly associated
with this college in our
midst Indeed, they are obvious
to any cIrzen of ordinary intelligence.
It's benefits touch every interest and will
work out for this city not only perma
nent but progressive development OF all
Its resources. A supreme exigency is
presented by this occasion. If the
citizens Of Emporia and Lyon coun-
tY, according to the measure OF the abil-
itY of each, discharge the duty now pre-
presented them the future supremacy of
Emporia I'D Lyon county in 'uiheasf-
ern Kansas is Secnre,i b .yond All p.r,d-
venture Oh the other h Ind. if til. eiti-
zens fail To fulfil The condition that pro-
cures the permanent location Of the col
lege at Emporia, she will most assured
ly and ought 10 retrograde, for she will
have rejected, with open eyes, magnifi-.
cent prize that will enrich and ennuble
for ali time her city and her citizens
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-12
M % EMe 61e7sfv.

The No Name Society held ITS third
semiannusl meeting at The Con gregs-
tional church. EridsY night and reeIecsed
the foiIoWing of1ceEs: President. Miss
Nellie Jones: vice president Geo. b.
ROuland Treasurer. Alex Norton secre-
taEy. Miss Rosa Bartholomew. Tie
treasures wasoFdeTed TO pay OF the re-
maIning indebtedness on the organ OF
the Congregational church, and after do.
ing this there viii be $50 LETT
In the treasury. The price of the In.
sarumsnt vas $3.50. and the society has
raised this aInount since rs cFgnnizalinn
70 monihs ag0. Aside from les inaneiai
achiesemsnts which are. Of tie nost
grEtstying chasAcler. the organixstioa
has Afforded he public many deliehtfal
entertainments aud Ne trust its sutu1e
nay Be - suceessfnl e IS pasE.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-12

Mrs. KntIe Baker. formerly Miss Kit
tie Sherfey, Of This city, is pleasantly 10
Gated 81 Council Grove
Col Mccullough. Of Arizona. is in
the city, visiting friends.
Frank Goddard. OF ST. LOUIS. is visit
ing friends in this city.
w. T. Hnbbs has gone to Old Mexico
on 3 prospecting tour.
Miss Kate Duiches. Of Newton, is the
guest of Miss Lille Henning
Mrs. G Il Rice left Friday for Pied
mont. Mo, having been called there by
the serious Illness Of her father.
Timothy Phelps. Of Columbus, O.,
who has large cattle interests here, ar
rived in the city this morning, to look
after the same.
Frank Flebulken. senator Plnnb's
private secretary, has returned TO EN-
roria from sojourn of some weeks at
his home in Clay Center
air. Enoch Myers, of Humboldt, faith
er of l. d. Myers, of this CITY, and Miss
Emma LandreIh, Of Dennison, Texas,
sister of Mrs. Myers. are visiting in EN-
poria.
Geo. ArehArt returned Friday from
Kansas City, where he had the misior-
tune to get one of his fest very badly
mashed while AT work in one of the
shops there.
Rev. DR. Cordley and wife started Fri
day for ST. Louis, where the Doctor will
spent portion of his vacation The
pulpit of the Congregational church
Will be vacant during his absence.
Ed Reynolds and wife have decided
olake up their abode in this place, and
y, steIday moved intu The house at the
corner Of Cottonwood street and Fifth
avenue.
Miss Carrie Goddard returned Saturday
from Independence where she has been
visiting Tor several weeks past. She
has been selected as one OF the teachers
IN the Independence city schools for the
winning SSnOOI yCnHs
Miss Anna Stewart left On Friday
for Wellington, to attend the
Teachers Institute at that place. She
expects to teach at Belle Plain the
coming year. Her many friends here
Will regret to learn of her long contcm-
plated absence.
Miss Nellie Cunningham, who taught
The school at Ivy the past year and has
been spending the last month OF so in
Emporia, left Friday for Usage
City, where she will take course in
elocution. branch of literature she is
very fond Of and has become quite pro-
foitnt in.
Mr.. Peter Taylor has just returned
from trip to Chicago and other points
"a Illinois, including Decatnr, his for.
mer home. He took note of the work
inss of the high-license liquor law al
various points, and particularly al Deca
tur, where he was present in the city
council when that august body took sc.
ton in regard TO public ice water
tank, concerning which MIR. Taylor con
tributes few words, which will bs
fuunl else where.