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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
The Last Of a Famous Group.

In the death of Francois Auguste Ma
rie Mignet France has lost one of it's
most distinguished literary representa-
tives. He was the last of the group of
famous historians to which belonged
Guizot, Lamartine, and Theirs, and was
the Oldest member of the Academy, hav-
ing been factor of that body since 1886.
NJ. Mignet was born at AK in the south
Of France, May 8, 1896. In his study of
law he became acquainted with the stu
dent, Louis Adolphe Thiers, who was so
intimately associated with the incidents
Of his life through the next sixty years.
While practicing law both devoted them
selves 70 historic researches, ana both
won early prizes for essays on the sub.
jects Of their investigation. This sue
cess encouraged Mignet to devote him
self entirely to literature, and he went
to Paris for the purpose in 1921, and was
there joined by his friend Thiers. They
we're very industrious in their poverty,
and Theirs was presently fortunate
enough to win place on the staff Of q
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
BISMARCK.

Bismarck has been chief OF the Prus-
sian ministry since 1862, and has been
for twenty-five years. more than any
other prime ministerin Europe, a yer.
liable ruler. His retirement from the
ministry is therefore notable event.
His probable successor, Count Won
Hatzfeldt- WiIdenburg, has been for
some years German Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, and Won Boetticher, who goes
with him to the Prussian Cabinet, has
been the Representative of the Chan
cellor" in the Imperial Cabinet or group
OF councillors. These changes would
Indicate that Bismarck is to retain his
influence. Won Puttkamer, the Vice
President of the Prussian Council Of
Ministers, Las held that place since
1882, and has been member of the
Cabinet since 1879.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
THE TELEPHOYE.

Will the end ever be reached in the
possibilities Of the telephone? Bymeans
of large copper wire of great conduc-
tivity which has been stretched between
New York and Boston, conversation is
now carried on between the two cities
with perfect ease. The Bell Telephone
Company, which has perfected the con-
nection. declares that it will have Chica-
go connected with New York and Boston
Just as soon as the new and improved
wire can be stretched. There seems to
be nc limit to the capacity of the wire to
convey sound once it is in place. People
can talk between New York and San
Francisco az well as between New York
and Boston.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
COPYRIGHT.


The federal government OF switzer.
land was good enough to take the in.
itiati8e in the Internatianal Copyright
convention invited to conference at
Berne next August. There has been a
deal Of talk about it, but very little as
yet has been done. The Swiss govern
iment issued invitations to fo1ty-one DIFF
ferent countries to send representatives
to the conference, but, from report
Just issued, up to this time only seven
replies have been received. These are
from the United States, Great Britain.
Germany, Italy, Argentine, Greece and
the Netherlands-the two last sending
answers fatty refusing to enter into auy
compact, while the reply from this
country is but little moro than an ac-
knowledgement of the receipt Of the in
vitatior. Meanwhile Mark Twain. who
was SO much interested in the move
ment as to promise his personal attend-
ance at the convention, has probably
come to the conclusion that he would
better take the train to San Francisco
and see how it is that fellows ont there
could dramatize his prince and
Pauper" SO much quicker thap he could.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
MICHIGAN CROPS.
Their Condition as Indicated by tho arr,
ii.y Reunrfs ..f-

Their Condition as Indicated by the Arru
Reports. --s,tl-a : :
DErRoIT, April 1.-THE Secretary of
State has received returns from 795 CDR.
respondents, representing 600 townshins
At the beginning of winter the wheat
plant was small, but apparently healthv.
The winter was unusually favorable. and
the crop has not been seriously ininred.
Indications are that very little wheat
will be plowed up because Of it's being
winter-killed or otherwise destroyeds.
The condition now is nearly Z per cent
better than the condition one year 400.
The quantity of wheat reported marketed
since the first day Of Augustus s. .Y8O. 579
bushels. Considerably more than one.
half of the wheat marketed since the LAT
OF August has been reported. It is es.
timated that 6, ,766, 500 bushels are now
held by farmers. Only 3 per cent. of
the acreage in clover is believed to be
winter-killed. The condition of that
portion not winter killed is 100 per cent
Of the condition one year ago. The con.
dition OF apples is estimated at about
nine-tenths, and of peaches one-half of
an average crop.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
Professional Menilicancy.

Abroad. and also 10 the great Eastern
industrial canters, it is perfectly well
known that mendicancy is profession,
and d tolerably lucrative one-a calling,
which, like any other, has its brisk sea-
sons and its dull ones; its opportunities
for speculations and its refnements of
invention. Volumes have been written
upon the arts of beggary, the fabrica-
ton of ulcers, the manufacture of false
deformities, the secret schools in which
the higher specialties of the trade are
taught for o consideration. These rev.
elations are, however, eoon forgotten;
and the extent of public ignorance on
this score is amply evidenced by the
simple fact that beggary is still thirty
ing industry, even in America. It may
certainly be stated as broad fact that
all street beggars are humbugs; and
with little reflection any intelligent
person should be able to satisfy himself
that no professional mendicant is q
proper subject for charity. Yet how
many millions of dollars are annually
dropped into the hats or palms or tin
cups OF beggars? Is it because the pub
lie generally are ill-informed as to the
real character of mendicancy?
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
SOME CURIOUS FACTS.

The cattle now owned in Colorado are
valued OF $40, 100000.
MEERscHAUM has been discovered in
some parts of North Carolina.
In the room of kleptomaniac in Lon.
don were found over 900 umbrellas.
A MEDICAL journal states that the
average Chinese baby weighs but five
pounds.
THE Toronto Globe thinks the tenn.
perance cyclone is going to make 9
clean sweep over the whole world.
Ono lessees of prison labor propose
to test the constitutionality of the new
law abolishing prison contract labor.
A RECENT report from the minister oi
public instruction shows that there are
| 100000 public school teachers in
France.
AN Augusta, Ga, editor says that five
men in the Southern states now read the
newspapers where one man read them
ten years ago.
THERE were 23,31O houses built in
London and the suburbs in 1888, form.
ing sos new streets and one new square,
and covering distance of seventy-fve
and one-half miles.
| The mines of the Black Hills, in Da.
kota, have mined and milled 1872, ,O37
tons of gold ore, yielding $40, ,434, 1l6,
an average OF only 1878 per ton, max.
ing profit of, and paying in dividends
2S, 142, 500.
AMONG the popular health crazes fol
the last ten years are noted Che fresh
blood cure for consumption, the mud
bath, the blue glass cure, the sun batll
cure, the fish Oil cure, the hot drinking
water cure for everything.
Or the 10000 Indian children now
living in this country, over 10000 are
being educated in government schools.
This fact is all the more significant when
it is remembered that no systemati,
work had been undertaken until the lat.
ter part of Gen. Grants administration.
DR.. FoRpYoE, of Toledo, strictly for.
bids callers at his Office kissing his chill
dren. He has collected good deal Of
data going to show that many forms oi
diseases may be transmitted by kissing;
also, that diseases caught il this way
are moro virulent than when contracted
by other means. He favors law max.
ing it punishable otfense for diseased
person to kiss children.
HE Paris police have arrested at
Versailles man who conducts there O
large manufactory of false truffles.
Heretofore false truff1es have lacked the
right perfume, but the man. ut Yer
sailles obtained the needed perfume by
means of an essence of highly deleter-
ious character. Orders have been Civ
en- for the examination of specimen truf-
hes from all the market stalls in Paris
where truffias are sold.
The number of deaths from anmsthet-
ics in England in 1883 vas but thirteen.
OF these, eleven died from chloroform
and one each from chloroform and ethe,
mixed with nitrous oxide. DIR. Jacob
remarkes that the deaths from nitrous
oxide are now so rare that physicians
have almost begun to look on it as with.
out danger. In the case of death from
it above mentioned, the patient died
from syncope as is usual in deaths from
chlor0forms
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
Dried Lizards.

The Secretary of the Treasury is
wrestling with question which makes
him wish that the Chirese would go. A
dealer in San Francisco imported guam
hty OF dried lizards of peculiar variety,
which are used by Chinese doctors in
concocting certain medicines. The Col.
lector of Customs at San Francisco was
puzzled to know whether these dried liz
ards are dutiable as drugs. He conclud.
ed that they are not nor as plants but
he finally thought they might come un-
der the head of s'dried insects" men
toned in one of the tariff schedules.
The case was referred to the Treasury
Department where, after it has been
given up by the minor officisls, Secresa-
ry Folger himself tackled it, but unsuc-
cessfully. It will probably have to be
referred to the savants OF the Smithson-
ian Institute and Attorney-Genera
Brewster.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
is Hea CRANK !,

: I
Chicago Doctors Attempt to Terroriz.
the Dominion Officials.
OTTAWA, April 1o,-Ihe reason why
the Parliament buildings has at length
TRANSFERRED. A few weeks since a man
from Chicago styling himself DIR. Cosse.
wrote TO Sir John Macdonald, inform.
ing him that he knew of plot, matured
in the United Stakes, to blow up the
Parliament buildings With dynamite.
Sir John MacD Donald gave him permis.
sion to go ahead with his detective bust
ness and refused to give him any re.
muneration until the, events proved the
truth of the story and he accomplished
what be promised. DR.. Cosse, since his
arrival, has been staying at the principal
hotel and seerns to be well provided with
money. The Dominion police have
closely shadowed him, but so far have
discovered nothing suspicious in his be-
hayior,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
SPORTING.

WILLIAM STEELE, the champion run.
ner of America, and I. @. Herbert, OF
Cincinnati, the famous English pedes-
trian, have been matched to run ten
miles for 81, 900 and the championship
of America. The race will take place at
Blossbrrg, Pa, on May 8, 1884.
ED. BrrHER, with his carload of seven
trotters, left Racine for Gainesville,
KY, on the 31st ult. The animals are
valued as follows: Jay-Eye-See, $50,
600; Phallas, $40, 900; Victoria Sprague,
1000; Maud H., 5000; Gurgle, $40,
600; Dainty, S., 600; Defiance, $4,000.
AT Robert Bonner's stable in Fifty
fifth Street, New York, the famous old
trotter, Dexter, looks as fresh and clean
about the limbs as 3-year.old, although
now 26 years of age. This winter he
has been driven on the road, but has
only been given walking exercise. 1t is
the owners intention, however, to drive
him as soon as the roads are in good
condition.
ENTRIES for the pedestrian match at
the Madison Square Garden closed on
the LIST at the Office of the Turf, Field
and Farm. They are Us follows: Charles
Rowell, Patrick Fitzgerald, Robert
Vint, George d. Noremac, D. j.
Herty, Frank H. Hart, Peter
Napoleon Campana, and half
breed called Nitaw-Eg- Elbow. The
competitors must make 525 miles to
share in the gate money. The race be-
gins on the 28th.
By recent enactment of the Ken
lucky Legislature, the riding of bicycles
in Kenton County is prohibited. Gov
ington, KY, wheelmen have tamely sub
mitted to this idiotic imposition, but
some of the Cincinnati riders avow that
they will ride over the bridge into Gov
ipgton some day, just for the fun Of the
thing, to see whether the authorizes
over there will arrest them. Should
they do SO, the whole strength of the
League of American Wheelmen will be
brought into play, and the outrageous
law tested in the highest courts.
The big wrestling match in Toledo on
the evening of the Sd, between Duncan
O. Ross, of Cleveland, and Andre Chris
tol, of Toledo, and Marc Christol, OF
Toledo, and Gallagher, of Buffalo, drew
an immense crowd. The match between
the former was side-bold, GRECO Roman,
and catch-as-catch. can, and between the
latter catch. as -catch-can, collar.and-
elbow, and Greco Roman. The stakes
in each match were $3.50 side and the
gate receipts. Ross won the first and
lest bout, and match. Marc Christol
won the first and last bout also, but logt
the collar-and-elbow fall.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Several Cities In the soudan Threatene
80 Inv the ra1s a4

Several Cities In the soudan Threatened
by the Arabs.
CAIRO, April l1.-Berber dispatches OF
the 9th inst, Indicate that affairs there
are daily assuming more menacing po.
sition. Tribes between Berber and
Shendy are in state Of insulIection.
They lave seized boat laden with pro-
visions which was proceeding to Shendy.
The rebels are besieging Shendy and a
portion of Berber. Troops have gone
to that city's relief. Had such action
not been taken it is feared the rebels
would have besieged Berber also and
Intercepted the route to Korosko.
SUAK1M, April 10.-Sheik Morg hani
received a letter yesterday evening from
Osman Digma stating that he would on
the 18th inst, send some sheiks to
meet Morghani at q spot distant from
Suakim two hours ride and that they
would hold conference with Morghani
on the question of an understanding
with the Egyptian and British authors
ties.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
The Playful Cowboy.
Helena tMon.) Special Dispatch

Helena tMon.) Special Dispatcb.]
A daredevil Of cowboy by the name
Of Sawney Toliferro exhibited his marks.
manship q Few days agoat Zook & Alder.
sons ranch, 100 miles from Rosebud, by
drawing his six-shooter and blazing
away with the intent OF shooting hole
through the hat of an inoffensiye Chey.
enne Indian, but unfortunately the bull
let glazed the scalp of the warrior. max
ing an ugly wound. The Indian arose
and crawled away to where his campan.
ions were and ten of them returned to
the house where "Sawney" was supposed
to be to revenge the outrage upon one
of their tribe. In the meantime the
cowboy had disappeared and the Indians
set fire to the house and premises, in
Guiding the corrals and stables, doing a
damage of about $4,000. The Indians
are peaceable lot, and have selected
farms and are mostly following the
pursuits OF agriculture. This wanton
piece Of deviltry on the part of the COW
boy will surely be avenged upon him if
he stays in that country, and the result
of his exploit may involve war be-
tween the neighborhood and the In
dians.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
DID A TALE UNFOLD.
A Michigan Thief Makes Whopping
fur IF u:V,salf


A Michigan Thief Makes Whoppfng
Liar of Himself.
JACKSON, Mich, April 9.-Tbis morn
ing Thomas Scott, better known as
"Scotty,''a well-known thief, in
Jail here, made some pretended
revelations concerning the Crouch
murder. stating that he had
seen at Minneapolis certain papers sup
posed to have been taken from the house
on the night of the Crouch murder.
The statements were made in the pres
ence of the Mayor and nine prominent
citizens. He refused to tell in whose
possession the papers were. The pros.
ecuting attorney offered him $5, 900, full
pardon from the Governor, and ticket
to Liverpool if he would tell the name Of
the murderers. This he refused to do.
The committee departed satisfied that
"Scotty" was lying from beginning to
end ls
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
REPORTERs.

A lawyer trying a case in Baltimore
recently said that Mr.. John w. Garrett
!. was astonished one day to find secret
meeting of bank directors reported in
the papers and that he concluded it was
impossible to keep reporters out of any
place even heaven ITSELF" The st.
Louis Globe Democrat says: "The re-
porters will undoubtedly go to heaven,
but if they have to depend on meetings
of bank directors they will make very
thin living there. Bank directors, we
fear, will not be numerous within the
pearly gates. .
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
Mahdi's Methods.
from the New York Herald. j

From the New York Herald.1
M. Gabriel Charmes, in the Journal
des Debats, devotes an article to the
False Prophets methods. He tells the
following story Of the Mahdi: When
any of the Christians of the Soudan are
brought before the Prophet he urges
them to abandon their faith and recog-
nize in him the Messiah of the Script.
ures. One of the sisters of the French
Catholic Mission declared that she was
quite ready to comply with his desire,
but as the scriptures say that the
Messiah should be recognized by his
miracles, she thought it would be we'll if
the Mahdi were to perform miracle.
in which case she, w;th all her compan-
ions, would with an easy conscience bow
down and Worship him.
Mahomed Ahmed replied, with some
embarrassment, that she was right: that.
however, the time for miracles had not
come yet, although it was near. Per-
sons who have seen the Mahdi say that
he delights in playing the part of the en-
lghtened dervish, shaking his head and
murmuring prayers while walking about,
with his eyes lifted up to the heavens.
The belief in his divine mission is
strengthened by the fact that on his
right cheek he, has scar of some kind
by which, according to Mussulman su.
perstition, the Messiah is to be recog-
nized. It is almost incredible to what
an extent this belief is spread in Islam.
Arab made believe, and perhaps be-
lieved himself, that he was the Messiah,
because an old blind sheik had discoy-
cred the letter "L" impressed on his
forehead. In the same way the Soudan.
ese discovered the legitimacy Of the
Mahdis divine mission. After the de-
feat of Gen. Hicks, the Mahdi ordered a
hole to be dug in the ground tbout four
yards deep. Into this hole he descended
and remained in it for about half an
hour. On his ascent he told his follow.
ers that God had commanded him not to
march toward Khartoum before the end
of two months.
BE maintains also that it is the will of
God that he. after going to Khartoum,
should proceed toward Berber aud
thence to Cairo. Having converted all
the Egyptian Musselmans he will go to
NJ ecca and Medina; in passing he will
drive away the Sultan from Constanti-
nople, which he thinks will not be diff.
fcult. In the meantime, while he is
waiting, he causes his name to be in
voked in public prayer instead Of the
name Of Mohammed. If anybody is by
necessity or conviction ready to be con-
verted he is taken before the Mahdi, who
addresses him with the words, fInta
akat ell bea moukdich?" (Do you accept
the religion of the Mahdi?) The con
vert replies, "Akat" (yes), kisses the
Mahdi's hand, and the conversion is
completed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
Words of Wisdom.

Conscience is an eternal memory.
The evil that men do lives after them,
One murder makes villain; millions.
hero.
Conscientious sincerity is friendly to
tolerance.
Men always hate those they have once
injured.
All power of fancy over reason is de-
gree of insanity.
1t is in our powerto confne friendships
and intimacies to men OF virtue.
Hope thinks nothing difficult; despair
tells us that slight obstacles are unsur-
mountable.
A Chinese maxim says the best cure
for drunkenness is, when sober, to OBJ
serve drunken man.
Moderate labor of the body conduces
to the preservation of health, and cures
many initial diseases.
AS we are not allowed to be idle in
this world and to do nothing, SO we are
not allowed to be wilful and do what we
please.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
g. BROWN. Publisher
THE NEW MINES.

= The Salt Lake Chronicle says that the
ownerso Of mining claims in the Cmur d.
Alene district have, been buying up
large quantities Of quartz containing
free gold, with which they plentifully
''salt their claims. It asserts that
these men have agents buying such free
gold specimens in Portland and San
Francisco, and it quotes the statement
of q gentleman ofsthe latter city who
ssays that he sold sixteen ounces of free
gold quartz % the agent Of Cmur d.
Alene mine-owner, for which he was
paid at the rate OF $50 an ounce.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
A REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE.

At the Funeral of Young Man in Wa
bash, Indiana.
WABASH, Ind, April 9.-Yesterday,
while the remains of a young man
named Milton were being lowered into
q grave ut the old cemetery, the coffin
suddenly collapsed and the body fell six
feet to the bottom, striking violently on
the hard ground and doubling up. The
corpse was removed and once more put
in the casket, and just as the attendants
were letting it down second time the
coffin split in twain and the body, head
first, pitched into the grave. On the
third attempt the patched-up coffin held
together until it reached the bottom.
This was one of the most sensational
funerals ever held here.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17

Scopper-fastened throughout, and has
been built in the most thorough and
workmanlike manner. She will carry
an engine to work the pumps and cap
stan and hoist sail and cargo. She will
be rugged with four masts, and will ply
between Galveston and Providence, car.
rying cotton. The name of the vessel
will be Haroldine, after the daughter of
Harold Peck of Chicago. The carrying
capacity will be 2, 200 tons.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17

A MEMBER of an engineering party
down on the Rio Grande, below Santa
Fe, writes that while going from Albu-
querque to Secorro they often had to
walk along the line of the railroad for a
distance Of ten miles, picking up splint.
ers, bits OF bark, and chips dropped
while laying the ties, in order to get
wood enough to build fire. A very
large section Of country there is abso.
lutely destitute of woods any kind.
Finding 9 whole tie that had been over.
looked, they tied it onto donkey and
carried it along and used it more spar
ingly than water, which was also scarce.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
The situation In Egypt.

News from the front received on the 9th
inst. is to the effect that on March &c, Gen.
Gordon shelled the rebel camp on the Blue
Nile, killing forty Of the enemy. On March az
The rebels fired upon Khartoum from the
village opposite, but were compelled to evacuate
it. On March 80 they returned IN force
and recovered the position. There are about
1900 rebels near Khartoum. Gen. Gordon has
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
The Largest Schooner Ailoat.
[From the pss.on Herald !

Saturday next there will be launched
at North Weymouth the largest schoon.
Her ever built. The dimensions Of the
craft are as follows: Length on keel,
1876 feet 6 inches /; on deck, 232 feet:
width 40 feet 10 inches depth, lS feel
s inches. The frame is of the best d
Connecticut white oak, and is put to,
gether in the best and most approved
manner. She is double-foor tinbered
throughout. The keel is double one
18 inches square, carrying 5 inch shoe.
The plenking outside is Of selected hard
pine 4 to S inches thick. The vessel is