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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
The Mayor of Salem.
lsAlem Glass; Cor. New York Sun. /,

TIT tSalem (bass.) Cor. New York Sun.]
Mayor Hill, Of Salem, promises strict
ly to enforce prohibition after the pres
ent license law expires on May 1, and
every body who knows him knows he will
do it. An anecdote will illustrate the
character of the man and the unique way
in which the liquor dealers who persist
in violating the law may expect to be
met. In 1876 Hill resigned his seat in
the Common Council to take the Office
of city marshal. The old prohibitory
law had recently been superseded by the
license law. A few of the dealers had
sold with impunity under the prohibito-
ry statute, and they did not now pro-
pose to pay o license fee. Mr.. Hill went
to them quietly, asked them to take out
licenses, and assured them that he
would recommend that licenses be grant.
ed. One who had political influence, as
well as pertinacity, said:
CLOCK here, Bill, have always sold
liquor and am always going to. They
couldn't stop me undera prohibitory law
and you can't under this law"
Mr.. Hill tried by various arguments
to induce the saloonkeeper to abandon
his defiant position, but he was obdur-
ate.
every WE'LL" said Hill, 81 will stop
you."
This was Thursday. That night at 6
o'clock the Marshal took six of his best
Off GERS and marched to the saloon. Two
of them had red lanterns, which they
were ordered to swing in the manner Of
railroad danger signal until midnight,
while they marched back and forth on
the sidewalk in front OF the door Two
others were stationed on either side of
the door, with instructions to speak to
no one, but simply to put down in the
open memorandum book which each had
the name of every man they knew who
passed in. The two others were sta
toned within supporting distance.
Crowds gathered, and the proprietor
was pestered with questions as to what it
meant. He kept on, however, and Hill
repeated the performance On Friday
night. 1t was SO novel that Hill soon
had the town good-naturedly support
ing him. When he came Saturday light
with his posse the proprietor came out,
locked his saloon, handed the key to the
Marshal, and said:
''Here, Bill, you keep this until 1 get
q license"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
A Stockholders Little Game

ltiom me -Nh1tenaH Rsy1ew.1
Stockholders are sometimes men OF
considerable resource. 1t is said on the
Stock Exchange that one day last month
q firm received letter from country
gentleman, one Of their customers. an
nouncing that he was coming nj, to town
that day, and would call upon Them and
take away a parcel of valuable securities
which were lying on their hands. In
the afternoon the customer arrived.
After the usual greetings, said one part
ner to the other "Balk, will you lend me
the key OF this safe. to get ont this gen.
tleman's securities? I broke mine yes-
terday." 'I never had key to that
safe" replied the junior partner.
Hadn't you? 1 thought you had.
Well, / suppose there is nothing for it
but to send for a couple of smiths and
have it broken open" But here the
good natured customer interposed.
The safe was great, massive affair. as
aff]uent looking as the Bank of England,
Don't have it broken open," he said,
'You can send me the securities; dare
say they will travel quite sesely."
The partners thanked tho considerate
gentleman, and the subject dropped.
Before he left tie Office the senior part
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
BURIED UNDER BRICK.

The Walls of Burned Building at Grand
Haven Fall Upon Boarding House.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich, April 16.-The
brick walls Of the Hubbard hardware
store, which was burned short time
ago, fell at o'clock this morning, un-
der heavy wind which carried both
walls toward the east, completely crush
ing small saloon and boarding house
which stood near, killing the proprietor,
Daniel Aifeldt-commopIy known as
"One Arm Dan"-his daughter Emma,
aged 3 years, and boarder named
Michael Murphy. The dead bodies
were recovered from the debris in q
fr1ghtful condition. -Four other persons
were in the building at the time, but
had an almost miraculous escape with
slight injuries. A furniture store which
stood beyond the saloon was nearly de-
stroyed. The walls we're considered
very dangerous and the propri-
etor of the boarding house had
been repeatedly advised 10 leave, but to
no purpose. tits remembered that when
the hardware store was burning he was
warned of his danger and asked to leave
the building, but he stoutly refused and
locked his doors to prevent any one fran
entering or leaving.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
SPORTING.

"JEM" WARD, ex-champion of En-
gland, who was the Oldest pugilist in the
world, died in London, Eng, on the 9th,
in the Licensed Victualers' Asylum.
A BOY, sixteen years old, is credited
with defeating Cation, in st. Louis not
long since, at unlimited rail, 1000 points
up. The boy is reported as having
made two runs of 400 points.
CAPT. r. NJ. ANDREWS, a well-to.do
armer of Sumter County, s. c., 94
years old, proposes to walk from Sum
ter to Boston on wager, over the same
route he used to make the trip in the
years before railroads were constructed.
Capt. Andrewe, Notwithstanding his
years, is a tine 8 ssyecimen of physical
manhood.
The second wrestling match between
Ross, Of Cleveland, and Mclaughlin, of
Detroit, came off in Detroit on the 10th.
The match was for 81, 900 side, the re-
ceipts of the house, and the mixed
wrestling championship. The first bout,
collar-and- elbow, lasted seven minutes,
and was won by Nc McLaughlin; the second,
side-hold, four minutes, won by Ross;
the third, collar-and- elbow, two minutes,
won by Mclaughlin; the fourth, side
hold, one minute, won by Ross; and the
fifth, catch-as. catch-can, eight minutes,
won by Mclaughlin.
The annual boat race between the
Oxford and Cambridge University crews
occurred on the morning of the 9TH inst.
over the regular Thames course-four
miles and two furlongs, from Putney to
Mortlake. The weather was very un-
propitious. The air was filed with a
drizzling rain, and heavy mist over
hung the river, while the water was de-
cidedly choppy. There was but few
spectators. The Cambridge crew was
the favorite from the start, and won an
easy victory.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
a FLEEING VILLAIN.
A Laborer Er1s. Erie s;,ao, t. Drown 4, BOY and +

A Lab0rer Tries to Drown q boy and Fa-
tally Shoots q Man.
HANNIBAI, Mo-, April Yesterday
afternoon Charles Jones, laborer in a
limekiln west of the city, intending to
have sone amusement at the expense of
9 little boy, also employed in the kiln,
took him to q creek near by and threw
him into the water, which was deep
enough to drown any one who could not
swim. The boy struggled in the water
while Jones stood on the bank laughing
in high glee at the cruel fun and threat.
ening to throw him back again ifhe came
out. The little fellow, however, succeeded
in reaching the opposite bank, although
in an exhausted condition. He was
chilled by the cold bath, and became se-
riously III, and is now lying at the point
of death. Jones' act was severely con.
demned by his fellow-workmen, and at
the close of work, James Foreman, one
OF the men expressed his opinion so
plainly as to arouse Jones' anger. Hot
words followed, and Jones finally drew a
revolver and shot him through the fore
head. he then ran, followed by three
or four, whom he distanced, and was
soon out of sight. Officers were notified.
and posse headed by deputy sheriff
started in pursuit. Foreman is fatally
wounded. The excitement is intense
and if captured and brought back Jones
will no doubt be lynched.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
Colorado E0hIeS.

One cold November Night Preco-
cious young Turkey said to His mother:
"Mother, Why were we Endowed by
Nature with Heads?" "Our heads, my
child" replied the Mother, "were given
us by an All Wise providence as our
Seats of reason" "That may all Be
very True" said the Precocious Turk
ling, "but at this Season of the Year T
can't Help telling [ would Be more
Grateful TO Providence if She had at
the Same time Endowed us With Necks
less Sensitive to the Headsman's
hatchet."
A Dog and his Tail once had Mis-
understanding as to Which of the Two
should Wag the Other, and in the Diff
ficulty which Ensued the Dog got very
badly Shaken up. "Things have Come
to Pretty pass" quoth the Dog, "that I
should be Governed by my Tail" "It
will be Well for you,," said the Tail, ito
remember in the Future that, While my
Interests are identical with yours, Ihold
the Balance Of Power"
A mutilated Quarter once Found him
self Lying upon contribution Plate.
He remarked to his Neighbor with some
Degree of Sadness: IL must have fallen
very low in the Social Scale, indeed, for
it was only last Night that I was Re-
fused in Exchange for five White
Chips" "Do not Grieve," said his
Neighbor, for the Deacon we are APP
proaching would give fully Eighty per
cent. of your Face value if he Only had
One of your Kind to Put on the Plate
beside us"
A Falling out once Occurred between
the Stomach and the Other Members of
the Body, whereupon and Illness Of all
Ensued. "See now," said the Other
Members, "what Blamed Fool you
are, for Instead OF being the Healthy,
Comfortable stomach you once Were,
you are Now reduced to the Mortifica-
ton Of Keeping Cases for Drug
Store"
A fond Mother, beholding her Child
eating Quantity of Sugar Plums, be-
gan for to Curse and to Swear, and
Warned him he Would have the
Stomach Ache unless he Shared his
Sweetmeats with his Little Sister. "No,
no. dear Mother" he Sagely replied, II
would Willingly Share the Taffy with
Sister, were it not for the Fear Of also
Sharing the stomach ache with her.
Say no More, but let me Suffer aIone.n "
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
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A Rival of Blind Tom.

From Frcund's Weekly.)
About hundred artists and friends
had assembled in Vienna to bid Rubin
stein farewell, when the pianist discov-
esed among those present the oung
pianist prodigy. julius Pruwer, nine
years of age. He at once introduced the
boy as his s1atest friend" placed him
before the piano and listened for half an
hour to is performance, from memory.
of pieces by Bach, Chopin aud others.
transposing several of them into differ.
ent keys at Rnbinstein's request. After
one of his best passages Rubinstein ex.
claimed: "This is genuine talent which
hes future" Liszt also has taken an
interest in Pruwer, aud presented him
his photograph with the inscription.
ITO the little pianist prodigy, Julius
Pruwer, who in his ninth year plays
Bach's fugues from memory and skill,
fully transposes Them" This ig pre
cisely what Liszt did at the same age.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
Race and Color.

1t is now we'll understood that the
causes ofrace-color are not SO simple as
Hippocrates thought when he de-
scribed the nomad Scythians as burned
tawny by the cold. But the study of
anthropologists is still to notice the
characters which mark off the white,
yellow, brown and black races, and to
connect Herewith the effects of climate
and mode Of life. The analogy of fair
or blonde skin to partial albinism is
striking, and possibly points to some
similarity of cause. A book has even
been written by DIR. Poesche to explain
thus the formation of the white race.
The fair whites, according to this au-
thor, are semi-albinos, whose ancestors
We're once q browner race in Northern
Asia but turned fair in the swampy re-
gions of the Dnieper, where men and
beasts grow Light in color, horses gray,
the leaves of the trees pale, and all ma
ture dull and colorless. Such imagi-
native speculation is an example to be
avoided by anthropologists, and yet the
resemblance of blonde to semi-albino
skin is one which when worked out by
careful observation, will doubtless lead
to discovery. A yet more striking case
OF the morbid appearance Of race-char-
acter is seen in sbronzed skin, synp-
tom of aAddison's disease" Here the
resemblance to mulatto complexion is
SO marked that in the reports of cases
it is quite irregular thing for the ply
slcian to mention that he asked the pa
tient if he was of negro blood. Even
that well-known negro feature, the COM
paratively light tint of palms and soles,
was there, though there was wanting
one of the points which anthropologi
look to when they suspect negro ances-
try-namely, the yellowness Of what we
characteristically the white" of the
eye. It is not, on merely superficial
comparison that this analogy depends.
Anthropologists unfortunately do not
always hear of medical work bearing on
their studies, and it is but lately that T
learned from DR.. Wilson Fox that an
interesting microscopic section of
abronzed skin" was published years ago
by Mr.. Hutchinson in the Pathol ological
TRANSACTIONS. ALI who compare this
with Kolliker's section of normal negro
skin must admit the extraordinary sim
ilarity of coloration, in the manner in
which the deep brown pigment cells
and grains line the surface of. the pa
pillm of the dermis of true skin. I
shall not be charged with propounding
here theory that black men are white
men thus transformed, for, indeed, one
incident of the obscure disease in uues-
tion is that the patient always dies.
The Importance OF the comparison lies
in its bridging over the physiological
differences Of race by showing that
morbid action may bring about in one
race results more or less analogous to
the normal type in another.-E. B.
Tailor, IN Nature.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
A Mexican Sunday.

All the place and all the scene was de-
voted to the vice that at Tacubaya rises
almost to the dignity of an industry. On
the ground of the street were arranged
games as childish as marbles, for the ben.
eft of the large class whose capital did
not rise above few coppers. Every
where the DIR Ice peddler cried his wares,
finding purchasers enough to establish
the fact that the Mexican has sweet
tooth. The air was redolent of the yeasty
odor of pulque, and large proportion
of the crowd had amused themselves by
acquiring the sleepy and good-natured
intoxication Of that celebrated beverage
and were leading each other around by
the hand.
1t is natural and sustaining to the
Mexican peasant to sit and sleep on
the ground. Groups numbering dozens
squatted thus, enjoying the festive scene
IN the only manner possible to age and
decrepitude, and idly gossiping upon
neighborhood topics. Street restaur.
ants did lively business. A street
restaurant is woman who sits on the
ground, tanning the embers which glow
beneath shallow earthen dish of boil
ing lard. In this lard float things
| which look like variety of the dough-
nut, and these she fishes out and sells
three for cent.
A goodly crowd of the unwashed,
higher up the street, seemed to be i'm
mensely diverted. A visit thither dis.
closed the pranks of native who EN-.
bodied in bis person the functions of q
whole theatrical company. He had nc
hesitation in changing his garments in
the public highway, and before all the
audience, and took advantage of the fact
of his having on no shirt to dance u gro.
tesque measure whose accompaniment
was rythmical whacking OF his elbows
against his naked ribs. The hilarity
was, however, chiefly occasioned by his
recitation of canciones-little doggerel
rhymes in which the faces, dress and
personalities Of his audience were freely
made fun of.
There was never another Sunday ol
my life in which 1 was able to note sc
incongruous and democratic mingline
of oil grades and classes Us here at Tacu.
baya. A common charm had brought
together the millionaire and the beg
gar. In the tents and booths untold
wealth were piled, in the street, untold
poverty, which in a more unkindly eli
mate would have been misery, was dis.
played with equal ostentation. One
finds it impossible to pity poverty III
Mexico. It is warmed and cheered by
the most brilliant sunshine of the world.
Winter and summer, wet or dry, morn.
ing dawns without a cloud. The poor
man himself does not seem to care much
about it. He does not scheme, and grow
dyspeptic, and lie awake O. nights. On
the contrary, he enjoys himself on this
Sunday at Tacubaya, in church.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24

.ner invited his customer to- dine with
him at his club that evening. The in.
Vitation was accepted; and in the course
of the meal the guest said:
s'Now you often promised to run down
tosee my place, and you've never done
it. Will you come on Saturday."
"Yes, / will. !" answered the stock.
broker; "and ] can bring those securi.
ties of yours with me. That will be
safer than sending them by the rail OF
by the post.
YAH right that will do nicely" But
before the Saturday arrived the stock.
broker, with the securities in his port.
manteau, had departed, like the Magi,
another way.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
WICKED DYNkMl1ERs.

Rumored Attempt to Blow Up Public
Building-France and China
PARIS, April 15.-several English de-
tectives have arrived in Paris for the
purpose of tracing dynamitels. In
spite of Col. Mayendie's report it is de-
clared that the dynamite used at the
Victoria station was made at the factory
between Amieps and Bonlogne. a
rumor is afioat That an attempt will
shortly be made to blow mp one of the
public buildings in London. The
activity of the dypamiters continues un-
abated. They meet twice every week
for the purpose Ct making plans and
preparations for future outraees. 1t is
believed that the English and French
police are fully acquainted with their
movements and that every effort will be
maze to countcract their plots. 1t is
believed that one of the most trusted
dynamite leaders keeps the police fully
informed of all then plans.
FRANCE AND CHINA,
PARIS, April 15.-It is reported That
the French feet has occupied d Annoy in
order to secure the payment of an in
demnity from China. The capture Of
Hung Hoa terminates The campaign in
Tonquip. The financial question remains
to be settled with China. The French
demands will be very heavy.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24

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same; in fact, it's rubbish. OF course:
I don't mean to say that I don't do my
best to get taway when the flag falls. but
it isn't the getting away first as how you
get away how you set your horse going,
l mean that makes all the difference.
You can't se!a horse going at once if
you have tight hold of his head. You
often see q Jockey at the post on five.
furlong race pulling his horse, as nerv-
Gus 'as he can be, watching the starter.
The flag falls, dhe letsgo of the reins,
but his horse isn't ready to slip off at his
best pace. I've always got my horse
ready to go. but not by pulling at him;
and then when we do start I'm at full
speed at once. If you watch you'll
often see that some jockey is off couple
OF lengths before me, but, if his horse
isn't Just ready, he dosn't keep his ad.
vantage"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
w. g. BROWN. Publisher
XNDIAN9WHEAT.
The wheat product Of India b

The wheat product Of India has in
creased sixtyfold in the past decade,
and the cost Of raising the wheat Is ex-
ceptionally low. The great drawback
it labors under is the transportation. It
costs more to carry wheat from Delhi to
the seaboard than from Chicago to Liver
pool, while the rate from Calcutta to
Liverpool is 81 ton higher than from
New York there. American farmers can
go on raising wheat and hogs and sheep.
If Europe don't buy we will bring
Europe over to eat our supplies of
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
FATAL RAILWAY WRECKS.
Accidents at Newark, o.. and New

Accidents at Newark, o., and Newport
~ Kentucky.
PnTsBuRa, April IA freight
wreck occurred at Hanover, near New.
ark, on the Pan Handle Road last night.
an engine and four cars going over an
emhankment. VIM. MCCARTHY aud an.
other young man, who we-e stealing q
ride to Coshocton, were in one of the
cars wrecked. MCCARTHY was killed in
stantly and the other slightly injured.
The trainmen escaped by jumping.
CINCINNATI, o., April 17.-The driv-
ing wheel of the engine on an incoming
passenger train on the Louisville Short
Line Road, broke this morning in New
port, KY, throwing the engine and posts
al car from the track. Daniel Hnffna-
gle, fireman, was fatally injured. The
passengers were unipjured.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
The BIind.WOrm.

was seated one sunny morning on
the lawn in front of a pretty cottage,
when the children of the household came
running up to me in much excitement
to say that pussy had just come out of
the garden with serpent in her mouth
This was agitating news, and we were
not long running off in quest of n secure
retreat. From the parlor window we
watched the cat as she paced up and
down the lawn with her head erect, and
waving her tail in. conscious pride at
her victory over the serpent.
After awhile she left it lying appar-
emily dead, and we then went cautious
ly to examine the enemy. It was about
as thick Us mans finger, and thirteen
inches long, Pussy had bitten it on the
neck, which had caused its death. Upon
showing it to the gardener, he pro-
nounced it to be larger specimen of
the 'blind-worm.' This reptile is found
all over Great Britain, though very rare
in some parts. It is rather an interest
ing creature, as it seems to be q link be-
tween the serpent proper and the liz
ard.
The blind-worm is seldom longer than
sixteen inches, and is of nearly equal
thickness throughout its length the tail
is not tapering but blunt. Tt is very
shy and easily frightened, and is per-
fectly inoffensive creature, though often
persecuted by ignorant persons under
the idea that it is venomous.
1t is q mistake to suppose that it is
blind; it's eyes, though very small, being
quick and brilliant It feeds on slugs
and small insects, and if it is in gard
en- at all it is sure to be found concealed
under dead leaves, or among 4decaying
vegetable matter. Its tongue is forked,
but not nearly so much so as in the true
serpent. 1t is altogether an interest,"
ing creature, and if it is not of much
use it does no harm to any one
Chdtterbor.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-24
ANOTHER BLOODY RIOT.
A Deadly Combas between Poles an

A Deadly CombaiS Between Poles and
Hnngarians.
PnrsBURa, Pa, April 17.-Between
thirty and forty HunRaliaDs and Poles
employed at Edgar Thompson's Steel
Works at Braddock, Pa, engaged in q
bloody riot this morning about o'clock.
Pistols, knives, clubs and every con-
ceivable weapon were brought into serv-
ice and freely used. The fight lasted
about two hours, and when it was finally
quelled by the citizens, who were COM
PEELED 70 organize vigilance committee
to suppress the riot, it was found that
three men had sustained serious in
juries and number of others were
slightly hurt. The names of those seri-
ously injured were:
Joseph Miller, Pole, several deep
gashes on his head and face. Will
probably die.
w. NJ. Smith, Hungarian, shot in
the back of the head. Will recover.
Albert Woleski, Pole, badly cut
about the head and face. One eye
chopped out with q hatchet. Danger
GUS.
The riot was the result of bad blood
between the Poles and Hungarians.
Last night the Poles living at Brugge-
mans Row were celebrating the return
to their country of five of their number,
and during the evening the party par
took freely of liquor, and frequent minor
quarrels occurred. About / O'Clock
Miller went out for drink OF water,
when he was attacked by the Hungarians.
His friends came to the rescue, and q
general melee followed. While the bat
tie was in progress the citizens. who be-
came alarmed, organized and marched
on the mob, which they succeeded in
dispensing without bloodshed. Five
rioters were arrested and lodged in jail.
This morning, after hearing, they were
held in $500 bail each. The wounded
men are doing we'll, and no further
trouble is apprehended.