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The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07
The FIrts Telegraph Train Order.

The year 1850 marked an era in rail-
road management not only In this coun-
try, but in the world. for in that year IL
was successfully demonstrated that
trains need not b. run blindly from sta
ton to station, but that the telegraph
could be made the means of directing
them on their way. Up to that time 1t
was the rule of trains going west on tho
Erie to run to regular stopping places,
where they took the switch until tho
train running against them from tho
west should pass and vice versa IA To-
cality made necessary. The train I'm
the switch could not go on until the OPP
positc train passed. and consequently
delays of hours duration were COM
mon. One day, in 1850. when Charles
Minot was superintendent Of the road.
n passenger train fron New York
reached Turner'S Station. where II was
tn wait for an eastcrn-bound train TO ar
rive. II did not arrive on its time. Sup
erintendent Minot was ON the train. Hs
telcgraphed TO Port Jcrvis, and learned
that the train had not reached that
place yet. Then the idea struck him
that he c0ulu run DOtn VI tuc pWus ny
the telegraph. and save hours of delay
10 the west.bound train. He telcgraphed
to an agent at Port Jcrvis TO hold tho
east-bound train when II arrived tbero
until he heard from the Superintendent.
The latter then told tho engineer Of his
train to 20 ahead. that they would run
on tclcgraphic signals. The engineer
refused TO take the risk. Supcrintcnd-
ent Minot ordered the engineer of tho
engine and grasped the lever himself.
He ran the train, telegraphing orders
ahead ut each station. Tho eastbound
train reached Port Jerus and was run
to Otisville, ,tvelvg miles eastward.
while tho west bound train was making
It's way westward Mt the same time on
telegraphic signals. At Otisyillc tho
east.bound train took the switch and
the other train passed Il, reaching Port
Jcrvis on timc. This was the end Of
the old system OF running trains. and
was the origin Of tclsgraphic signals In
running railroad traips.-& y Times.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07
Wedding Fashions Among Canadian
Peasants.

The chief social event of their lives Is
wedding-almost the only set occa-
sion of festivities. The priest then per-
mits dancing among relatives. and al
lows unusual expenses To be incurred.
Hut, to begin at the beginning, boys
aud girls generally see but little Of ono
another, separated ~ they arc In col
lcgcs aud converts, and subsequently
having but formal meetings, closely
supervised by parents. The priest di-
fects that courtship shall be very short
nnd circumspcct. IL generally lasts bu.
few months; engagements are made
very much after the pccunary interests
followed in France, and the marriages
generally occur at from eighteen to
twenty-five years Of age.
A widowcr OF this place recently went
to spend the evening with neighbor,
whose sister was an old maid whom no
ono hal thought Of marrying. When
hn left the house her brother suggested
that ~ should marry her. They re-
turned to'iht house ;.ad went together
to hcr bed, in one corner Of the room,
and woke her mp. Holding the candle
UP 10 HIS lace nc salu:
"Mllc. C.. take good look at
me; I'm rather worse than seem by
candlc.light. and I've nine small chill
drcn. and not great deal Of land.
viii you marry mc?"
She rubbed her eyes, still half asleep,
looked him over moment, and said:
Yes"
"Thcn be ready next Tuesday,"
In another case. the dag after the
banns Of marriage had been published
here, the intended found h's bctrOthed
cry ne by the window.
"W hats the matter. Maria?'
"Wcll, Baptist, my sister Louise
wants very much 10 marry. because
she's older, and it's her turn first. And
IL makes me sad 10 Zee her disappointed.
Now il you would only marry her! Ey-
crything Is ready. YOU know. and 1t
woullbc such n relief"
"Wcll. well. don't cry about that"
said he. with u moments surpr sc. '"I
don't mind il do. Go and tell her to
get ready" !,
The Church forbils the union oi
blood-rcla,ion~. bu, il sells for n molcr-
ate price permits for even first cousins
To marry. so that conSangi ncous unions
arr very common in these old parishes.
where families have kept increasing
an settling near the old home stead till
they form clans sometimes numbering
several hundred of one name. More
over, the priest permits such marriages
sometimes in considcrat on Of certain
circumstance, sucn as the needs of a
family fora step mother. or stcp-fa,hcr.
tho lack of beauty reducing the chances
Of woman Ia got another ,oiler. or the
advance of agc. or the poverty Of q
wom,n.-C. H. FIHninm. M Hvpcr's
Mdyd.m'. 30
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07
allow 10 mo to decide this diincult quc,.
~ "Ilowp. m,,rm,,rcd r,lsmarck.

"Howp" murmurcd bismarck.
"Yourplatc, Ilighness. u you please"
This last was In English, the corrc-
spondent adding that Lord Bcacons-
field was the only diplomaiist at Berl n
who never talked French. The plate
was sent to Lord Bcaconslicld. who at
once cmpticd the contents on the table.
All eyes were now fixed on him. With
his long, bony. agile fingers. covered
with precious stones, he began TO ~
range what looked more like u childs
game than an occupation worthy of
such distinguished Minister. lie put
all the stones in line. and placed u
stem ON each stone. Then. In that clear.
piercing voice that has 40 often moved
the House of Commons, the English
Prime Minister began 10 count one. two.
three. and so on To fortv-seven stones.
and likewise with the stems. till he had
counted forty.nine. The proof was there
two stones were wanting.
bismarck roscand said. In an agitatcd
voice: marquis. YOU are rigst" then;
turning. said In loud vo'ce: =" LORD
Bcacons;ield. you arc great mani"
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07
VOLUME III.
DO ONE TgIyo WELL.

no one thing well.
And it viii tell.
III you will only wait n spell.
Nor courage lose,
Nor ecr refuse
Your best cndcayors sim To uso.
Though NJ the start
You may lose heart,
And tear your crude designs apart,
still Keep right ON
lntil you've done
Your task. aud own victory won.
The stubborn viii
Tolls on. until
n meets success. aud proves 10, skill;
The light maintains,
Mercer complains.
And l. rewarded for It's pains.
Tasks well begun.
ID lctt half done,
Are not much gOOd o. any one;
Who thus mis-pcnds
His tire intends
It's life 90 nh with Odds and ends.
The mastCr-h9nd.
Tan fame command.
And make it, Impress on the land;
Who would excel
Must doubts d.spcl,
And labor o. do one thing we'll
-JossphtHs POlidri, n y. y. Le'iJfr.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07
The Aner.sunsst Sky Glow.

., A late number Of Science contains q
pra ,tical paper on the aftcr.glows. and
places the volcanic theory OF the cause
Of these phenomena on q strong basis
by marshaling in local order the facts
which support II. Tho following table
shows the ncarness in date of the first
instance of tho phenomenon to that'of
the Java eruption. as well rs the regu-
lar progress of the volcanic dust from
one portion Of the earth atmosphere TO
opn,hn,..'
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07
Distance aud

The writer saws: 1.-The evidence thus
far accumulated seems to point posi-
lively to the truth of the volcano hy-
pothcsis." OF this evidence the most
remarkable portions are the results OF
analyses OF fresh snow, which showed
not only that volcanic dust was being
prccipitated by the atmosphere, but that
this dust was in chemical composition
aud in capitalization identical with that
brought from Mount Krakatoa.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07

The gentlemen at . recent leap
year party wore toilets Of surpassing
richness and elegance. shono In all their
lovely and radiant beauty, and made
themselves utterly and entirely ire
sistibfe. The young ladies all wore
handsome hsnd-me-downs, purchased
At A-fre sale Of damaged goods st Osage
City, and were simply enchanting In
their loveliness. s.--Je9srson CIV tAo.r
Tribune. s.-"
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07
Our Young Readers.
THREE YEARS OLD

. oh, hush. my baby. hLshaby!"
CrOOns Ethel, In the sunset glow.
Close 10 her dimplcd shoulder presscd,
She soOthcs her dolly into rest.
Soft rocking to and fr0.
The restless little fcot are still;
Grave now, and sweet, the Laughing eyes,
All moiheriy In look and tone
She sits and rocks and sings alone,
While red the daylight dies.
. oh. hushai,y. my baby, hush.
sho draws a sleepy little sigh;
On DOlly's cheek Of faded rel
Low drops the sunny, tired heal
"Oh, hush, oh, hushaby!
The song Il ended In n dream:
Across her face thc sunbeams creep,
While Doly's eyes wide open stare.
The little mother. unaware,
Has sung herself 20 sleep!
-NdrJdr,t JOhns0n, IN Our LRiie Ohts.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07

--A.olaim for damages for injuries re-
ceived In railroad accident was disal-
lowed In tho United States Court at
Boston recently because the plaintiff,
contrary 70 State law, was travelling on
Sunday, and notion mission Of neces-
pity or charity.-Boston Transcript.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-02-07

R--Heavy canton flannel should be
laid beneath the table-cloth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
Lent in England.
TFrom the st. James Gazette

[From the st. James Gazette.I
1t may not be generally known that
the due observance of Lent could be en-
forced at law SO late as the year 1868 ;
the provisions of the act Eliz. C. 5. on
this subject having only been repealed
by 81 and 30 Wet, C. As. The former,
which is entitled can act touching GER
tain political constitutions made for the
maintenance of thenavy," and deals with
variety of subjects, is very curious.
While reasserting the duty of all sub
Jects to keep the customary fast of the
church, it adds Wednesday to the num-
Der Of fish days. Licenses, however,
or d1spensations as we should now say,
were to be had for money payments, or
by reason of sickness or old age. But
no man could have license to eat beef on
fish day at any time of the year, or veal
from Michaelmas Day to the LIST of May.
A person enjoying a dispensation was
bound to have one dish of fish to every
dish of flesh served to him. "And be-
cause no maner of person shall mis-
judge Of thintent of this Estatute, limit
ing Orders to cate Fyshe and to forbeare
eating Fleshe, but that the same VS. pur-
posely intended and ment politikely for
thincrease of Fishermen and Mariners
and repairing of Porte Townes and Nav
igacion, and not for any Superstition to
be maynteyned in the Choyce of Meate':
Bee vt enacted, That whatsoever shall,
by Preaching, Teaching, Writing, or
open Speech, notife that any eating of
Fyshe and forbearing of Fleshe ment-
yoned in this Statute vs. of any necessi-
tee for the saving of the Soule of Man,
or that vt Us the Service of God, OF other
wise then as politike Lawes ARE and
bee, that then such person shalbee pun
ished as spreaders of fause Newes arr OF
ought to bee." There was absolute Ii.
cense of photography in the days of good
Queen Bess.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
His Duty First.

A lady living on Harrison Avenue,
Boston, near Albany bridge, is the own
er of very large and intelligent New
foundland dog. He is a faithful animal,
and has been trained to run of errands
and fetch up wood and coal, which duties
he performs as faithfully as human
being. Yesterday morning she wrote an
order for her dinner, and placing a silver
coin inside the paper put them in a
basket, and giving it to the dog sent
him out to the market. He was return
ing with his purchase when a gang of
corner loafers called up few idle ours
and set them on him for the sake of see
ing what he would do. They barked
and velped and howled around him,
biting his legs and TANKS until the blood
came IN places; but with the exception
of occasionally striking at his annoyers
with his feet when they came close IN
front of him, the Newfoundland paid nc
attention to his disagreeable companions
until he had arrived at home and placed
the basket on the house steps. After
whining and scratching for a few min
utes he was relieved of his charge by
his mistress coming to the door. AS
soon Rs IQS DASh6b was IdH0u lTOu u1Iu
he turned uron his heel and walked back
leisurely with his hands In his pockets,
apparently for the sole purpose of in
specting the weather. Arriving IN the
midst of his late antagonists he saun-
tered upon of one them In patronizing
sort of way and taking him into his paca-
ciousiaws nipped him until there wasn't a
yell left inside him, and then threw him
against the side of building. By the
time this was accomplished the other
ours had taken the hint and begun to
evacuate the sidewalk in an undignified
manner. But the Newfoundland was
after them in earnest. Selling one OF
them by the nape of the neck, he threw
him across the bridge, another was
hurled through an open doorway, third
was cornered at the door of his residence
and whipped into submission, and in this
manner the avenger pursued his task
until the last one had been thoroughly
chastised. Then the master of the field
went home as quietly as he had come,
and, after dressing his wounds by the
most approved methods of canine sur.
gerry, composed himself for sleep.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
Four Boys Did 1t.
rFrom the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.l
1t was nothing-nOthing but the body
of a Iaboring man suspended to the limb
of tree on Seventh Street, moving like
a pendulum as the night wind swayed it.
A woman who was returning home from
the grocery caught sight of the CHASTITY
spectacle and dropped two bars of soap
and pound of candles on the walk, and
ran screaming away. Two boys came
along and took skip through the mud
and raised yell, and the driver Of a
milk-wagon stopped his horse and rang
his bell in way to bring a dozen house
holders out doors. A half circle was
formed about the tree, a policeman sent
for, and a sudden hush fell upon the
crowd.
probably out of work and driven to
1t, whispered one.
''No doubt he had trouble with his
wife, sighed a second.
''Looks to me like a man who had
drained the cup of sorrow to its dregs, .
said third.
By and by policeman came hurrying
along, putting and blowing and followed
by crowd of boys.
''Stand back-alI of you stand back %
cried the Othc6r.
Nobody stood back, of course.
CHOW somebody get me step-ladder!''
Fifteen or twenty persons suggested
that somebody run for the coroner, but
no one started. a dozen others sug-
gested that it was against the law to cut
a body down unless the coroner was
present, but the ladder came and the Of
ficer mounted it and opened his knife
and commanded:
''Now, then, three or four of you come
here to ease the body down when cut
the roper
Four or five men stepped out, but
they had no sooner seized the suicides
legs than they fell back. In half min
ute more the officer backed down the
ladder. Then a general litter ran through
the crowd, and small boy called out
ST seed 'em when they did it! It's g
straw man, and four boys hung him up
and runn'd awayw
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
GIVEN TO A RECEIVER.
Uncle Rufus 1" Hatch's Yellowstone
Park COMPANY,

Uncle Rufus Hatch's Yellowstone
Park Company.
NEW YORK. March 21.-The Yellow
stone Park Improvement Company, OF
which "UncIe Rufus" Hatch is presi-
dent, has been placed in the hands of q
receiver by Judge Nixon, of the United
States court. Mr.. A. l.. Love, cashier
of the bank of Livingston, Mont, which
is a creditor of the company to
the amount of $4,000 or $14, 900, was
named as receiver, and it is stated
that he will manage the affairs of the
company in the interest of its stockhold-
ers. The liabilities of the bankrupt
company are stated $4,000. President
Hatch claims to have advanced $780,
600 out of the $130,0C0 cash expended,
and the company owes $50, 900 besides.
The assets consist of the hotel and furn-
iture, which cost $150,0O0; some saw
mills, cattle and other property. The
hotel is the only one in Yellowstone
Park, and it was furnished last summer.
It was there that "Uncle Rufus" enter
tanned his European guests.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
Cured by Prayer.

Capt. W Stacey, of the London Sal
walton Army, stated in the meeting at
Kingston the other night that while at
Orillia he heard that woman who had
been sick for fifteen years, during the
latter two of which she was confined to
her bed, was coming to that town to
see the army. He went to the station
to meet her. She was carried into the
waiting-roomIwhere he held CONVEX
sation with her and asked her if she be-
ljeved that God had power to cure her.
She s8id she did. ''Then," said he, '1et
us kneel and ask Him about the matter. :"
They knelt and prayed earnestly for
some time, and when they rose to their
feet be told her that she would be well
in month. He was prompted to make
that statement to her; in fact, it was
forced out of him. The woman is now
hale and hearty and has every prospect
of remaining so. He has letter from
the woman which will bear testimony to
the truth of his remarks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
DIDN'T STRIKE 1T.

Result of Speculative Dealings on the
Losing Side.
CLEVELAND, o., March 19.-Yes er
day the Leader Sewing Machine Com
pany, of this city, surprised business
circles by demanding the resignation OF
its president, s. E. Henderson, and va
Gated his office. Inquiries for the cause
developed tale Of financial ruin result
ing from stock speculation. SiA
months ago S. E. Henderson was
reported to be a solid business man,
worth nearly 100000. BE owned fine
residence on Prospect Street, where he
lived with his three children. He was
known to speculate, but luckily, and
when ten days ago he left for California
it was supposed to be in search of health.
He looked worn and i'll, but few guessed
the cause. It turns out that his losses
in speculation caused his failing.
Since September last he has been
steadily losing on grain and stocks,
principally the former, in $4,000 and
80, 1000 chunks, and barely had enough
to take him to the slope. His $50, OOC
worth of stock in the Leader Company
has gone, with house, furniture and ev-
erything he possessed. The Leader OF,
ficers say that none of the property Of
the company has been used, and,
strangely enough in such case, Hen
derson paid all his local debts before
leaving.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
The 6EBIue ChiId's'' Corpse.
from the Philadelphia Times.l

From the Philadelphia Times.
ST went to dissect that body" said
DR.. J. P. Stritmatter yesterday, with an
emphatic slap on Coroner's Clerk Don
ais desk. The physicians referred to
the body of little Peter Mohr, who died
at his home at 104 Ann Street. He had
been known for years among the neigh
bors as the 'Fblue child" He had lived
for twelve years with an imperfect heart
circulation and his case had attracted
wide interest among the medical frater-
nifty. His disease, which is called by
them cyanosis, has the effect of render
ing the skin blue. The doctor had de-
voted much of his attention to the boy
and claims to have extracted promise
from his parents to make post-mortem
examination of the boys body.
During last summer, howevee, the
little fellow overheard conversation be-
tween two doctors on the subject of dis
section and was imbUed with dread of
his body being turned over to the doc
tors after death. He seemed to know
that he could not live long, and he often
pleaded with his mother to see that his
body was kept from the doctors. On
Sunday night he asked to sleep with his
mother. During the night he asked for
a drink of water and soon after was at
tackled by slight hemorrhage Of the
lungs.
"Mamma, he said presently, raising
himself on his elbow, ''don't let them
cut me open."
The effort was too much for his little
strength and he sank back on the pillow
dead. The child's death is thought tc
have resulted from hemorrhage of the
lungs and not from cyanosis. When DR.
Stritmatter asked for the body of the
child he was refused. He then applied
to the Coroner, who also refused to al
low the body to be mutilated. The child
will be buried in vault to secure itl
proper protection.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
LincOln's Appointments.

In the course of a conversation with
the Washington correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal, Mr.. L. E. Chritten-
den, formerly register Of the treasury,
said:
I tried to induce Lincoln to let me
mediate between himself and Chase to
take back his resignation. said to
Lincoln, s'Now there isn't another man
living that is equal to the task" Lin
coin replied: ''This government don't
depend on the life of any one man or
any ten men. IF we should all die to-
morrow, there would be ten men who
could do it as well as We" I didn't feel
so. That night was about as sad an1ght
as ever passed in my life! The next
morning I went over very early to the
White House. "WelI' said Lincoln,
''you have got secretary" Said |
"Who is he?" go you will like him;
he's just the man for the place. 1
shouldn't wonder if he would be in here
in a few minutes.
While he was talking Fessenden
rushed in, as white as sheet. Said he
ST CAN'T won't-there's no use
there's no use of talking about it am
sick man." and SO on.
Mr.. Lincoln got up-threw his arm
over Fessenden's shoulders. 1t was 80
long you would think 1t was going
around him three or four times. Said
he, "Pitt, every time I have seen my
way clear to make an appointment, it
has been just as I predicted. My mis-
takes have been when have listened to
other people. Last night I saw NY way
clear to appoint you secretary OF the
treasury. You are as certainly called to
this by the Almighty as any man ever is
when he employs human means to bring
things about"
Lincoln spoke it not with any put on
solemnity-there was an earnestness
about it that Fessenden or anybody else
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
Money that Dustmen Earn.


The French papers, by the way, pub
lish curious statistical table, one Of the
most striking items of which seems to
be the gains of the dustman. Your
lucky dustman makes from G100to G150
yesr, which is pretty well, considering
that his education for his special trade is
of an inexpensive kind, and that he Is
not obliged to keep up al appearance-in
the daytime at least. Even the carriage
he drives is not at his own expense.
These gains are partly accounted for by
the annual sale of the refuse articles
found in the cutters and bins. The sale
of these, offscourings of social and domes-
tic use realizes the prodigious annual
figures of 91,840,000. This is divided
among the scavengers. I should like to
know what our dustmen earn. They
are rather fonder of picking my pocket
than picking up problematical treasures,
or, in fact, anything else out of my dust
bin. I may write and I may storm
through many hot summers day but the
cook still looks out. and ''she only saith,
he cometh not =" Perhaps in Paris the
prospect of picking 91, $4,000 out of
the unsavory mass makes the dustmen
more regular in their attention.