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Tie Crusaders were great toners, and
TO them is due the bringing Of spirits
The Arabs had reinVented distilIinR,
but tbs process Is described by Galen
and Zosimus, writing IN the second and
fifth centuries respectively. Is l.
th0ught to have been known to the old
Chaldes, and from them transmitted to
the Scythians-TartaEs, who, like the
Koords nowadays, Ner6 always making
inroad toward the Mediterranean. AZ
cohol is. of course. an Arabic word
probably the same IS the Hebrew
''kaaf' Chsldee ''cohal, meaning any
thing highly snbtilized. whether in pow
der or spirit. In the former shape it is
applied to the finely powdered anti
mony, the ''kohr with which Eastern
women paint their eyelashes. With
the article, ''al," it is the spirit. or, -
Lucifer, in LOngfellow's Golden Le~
gend,' says:
1.-THE elixir Of perpstual youth,
Called alcohol In the Arab speech"
This, by and by, became q formidable
rival to the older liquors, Of which Cir
eldus Cambrensis writes: Their con-
slant habit of drinking has made the
English famous among all nations.
Both nature and custom make them
drunkards. 1t is . strife between
Ceres and Bacchus; but, in the beer
which conquers and domineers over
them, Ceres prevails" Spirits, how
ever, were not made or much drank in
England till the sixteenth century. Even
abroad for long time brandy was only
used as a medicine, the efforts Of chem
lists like Raymond Lully being devoted
to rectifying what the Arabian Abucas-
is had taught them how to produce in
a hydrated form. How is it that whis-
ky (uisgebaugh-water of lifel got into
use SO much sooner in Scotland and
Ireland2 1t cannot be because mount
aims are unsuited to maltmaking, for
much of Ireland is plain. and the Welsh
cwrR, (beer), such as it is, for spirits.
Moreover, good ales are still brewed in
Scotland and Ireland, notably at Drog-
heda, and the old song about King Ar
thurs Court testifies that in early times
'sThe Scot loved ale called blHe-cap."
I suppose the habit of spirit drinking
was learned abroad. Scots Of the Du-
gald Dalgetty class brought over that
and other bad customs, and they were
a numerous class, and, from them the
Colonists to Ulster were largely recruit
ed. Seot-ale Glow Latin, Scot-allum)
had, by the way. in old records, . far
different meaning; it is. properly. Q
gathering where each paid his share,
and thence comes to mean 3 public
house. In King Johns reign the Coun-
Gil of st. Adams forbids discounts,
foresters, and others to hold Scot-ales
where they pleased" A Kings officer
would hold Scot-ale within one of the
royal forests, out of the range. i. e., Of
the common law, and thither he would
compel men to repair, just as q publi-
can nowadays is sometimes able to pre-
vent a man from getting work unless
lac deals with the ''house of call,
where workmen assemble and wages
are paid.-AH the Year Round
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a TESTIMONIAL.

u. Thomas Il Co. Assert Their A pPrecia-
ttOn OF the Safe Passing Through the
Fire.
The following letter was addressed to-
day 10 the parties concerned:
sIosler. Bahmann & Co Cineinnati, Ohio:
DEAR SIRs-Our two-stOry brick and
and stone store building, together with
a $4,000 stock of dry goods, was burned
on the night of February 49, 1885 We
were using one of your 1 400 pound fire
proof safes. The safe stood in the very
hottest part Of the fire
This day the safe was opened To
our great Joy, all books and pSpers were
perfectly preserved, coming out as clean
aud bright as hey went in before the
FIRE. The outside of the safe is consid.
erably dsmaged, but inside, even the
paint and varnIsh are not dlscolored
We feel IT pleasant duty TO thus
ackno Wedge our appreciation of your
splendid safe. Having seen this test we
can fully recommend the safes made bV
the old reliable Mosler, Bshmann & Co
We would use no other make.
Respectfully yours,
ID. THOMAS s. Co
Emporia, Kan, Feb. 20, 1885.
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Tbe Nfetbods of pIokuockete,

Purses and watches are the almost
exclusive haul of the pickpocket, and
so per cent of these thefts happen in
crowds. Many of the quarreIs to be
heard in the streets of London are got
up entirely for the purpose of collect
ing crowds for the pickpocket to work
in Some thieves operate simply with
their hands, but others use q knife or
razor, in order to cut through the coats
and dresses, and especially to get the
purses from the ladies' The trOuSef-
pocket of q man can easily 5e emptied
in crowd by sliding down the seam
with . razor, hooking the instrument
into the aperture, and saving from
within outward. A thief viii often do
his work with an overcoat on his arm
to hide the movements Of his hands,
this especially In the omnibus or train.
NEWSPAPERS and handkerchiefs are also
used for this purpose. and with the
help of the latter il is common fol
scaPf-pins to be stolen: Excuse me,
sir, You have some dust on your neck. D
SAYS the thief to the victim, and in pre-
tending to brush of the dust he re
moves the pin by grasping it through
the handkerchief. When . watch Is
stolen il is generally separated b
grasping the instrument itself in onf
hand, and the ring thereof between the
thumb and finger of the other, and theE
giving 3 sharp twist, so that tiny
steel gives away and falls, the Watcf
being taken and the chain left hanging
Inspector Shaw wears q watch that /
fastened to its ring with tough golt
| screw, and secures It with an India
rubber circlet, and he tells the present
writer that If these precautions wers
| generally taken there would be few
Wstch robberies.- Pail Nal GdSette.
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The coMI~a CONCERT.
An EntertaInGaent for Our Library-Tl
NADIA Ciub tn Parttcinata

An EntertaInhaent for Our Library-The
Modoo Club to Participate.
J. r. Walkup has just returned from
Topeka where he has arranged
for library entertainment which
will be given on the night OF March 18th
at TIE Whitley Opera house. The affair
promises to be one of the leading events
ut the season. The Modoc club OF Topeka
will be here, and Major r. J. Anderson
of that club is now arranging a pro-
gram, which we are assured
will be an excellent one.
The Opera house will be furnished
tree aud the entire proceeds will be used
fer the benefit of the city library. The
committee ON arrangements Is j. r.
Walkup, L t Heritage. d. s Bin, J. S
WATSON, Mrs Perley and Mrs Whitllesey,
who will complete the arrangements and
with whom we are sure our people will
co operate heartily
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aRANp LopaE oFFlcERs.


At the communication Of the Grand
Lodge in the Masonic Temple Feb. 18th
the following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year:
81. NJ. Miller of Clay Centre. grand
master.
s. E. Sheldon of Topeka, deputy
grand master.
q. @, Cook of oswsgo. senior grand
warden.
W; NJ Lamb of Sterling. junior grand
warden
Joha H. Brown of wyando,t. sscre.
rotary.
Christian Beck of Lesvenworth. grand
treasurer.
Mr.. Hunt of Topeka, custodian.
Thursdays session was devoted 20
the improvement and amendment of the
various rules of the order.
In the absence of Judge Buck
the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Mas
ter a. Fl. Ellis of Beloit, who is one OF
best presiding officers that eTer graced
the chair, presided.
MOTIFS.
Topeka was CHOSEN as the next place
of meeting for the next Grand Lodge.
Judge ]. Jay Buck, the retiring grand
master, conducted his office with great
satisfaction to the lodge.
Matthew N. Miller, the newly elected
grand master, is q prominent attorney of
Clay Center, and 8 man held 10 high es-
TEEN by the masoDs.
n. EhoIdop 81. aaprtv
grand MISTER, Is one of the leading
physicIsAs of Topeka.
Ii. G. Cook. the Senior Grand War
den, Is clerk of the district court OF La
bette county now and has held that po-
sItIon for fourteen years. Mr.. Cook and
his brother are the present represents
t.ves In the legislature from their county.
w. NJ. Lamb, the Junior Grand War
den is leading physician aud druggist
OF Sterling, Kansas.
Christian Beck of LeaYenworlh has
just been elected grand treasurer for the
twenty eighth time He Is 81 years OF
of age, and Is one If the pairen saints of
Kansas Masonry.
oNhu II. oibHbs thC ~ EO SSSIOedI y
has held that important position for
thirteen years past His home is at
WyAndLtte.
The following representatives. to the
Grand Lodge reported after our list
given previously was made up:
Henry a. burgess, Baxter; G. A
Grimsley, Americas; W. II. Cox. Altoo-
ma; G. F. Pond Godfrey; C T. Ewing,
Thayer; W B. Wood and e. o. Moore,
SpringdsIe; w. l.. Stocking. Sabetha;
f. j. Smith, aamlIn; q. w. Sutton, ].
J. Hewitt aud w. W. Knight, Hartford !;
Timothy Hsckett, Frank MCGUIRE and
Loring Washburn, Fulton; F. z. Dunn
ElinwoOd; D. l. Swan. W. Fl. Sharp
and II A. Keller, Landmark; Jas. T.
Shipley. Salem; J. NJ, Mshr, Evergreen;
John w. Odom, Cato; S. F. Combs.
Lske;Z a. Mason, High Prairie; c. A.
Smith, Cawker City; II. c. Miner, Col
den Rule; C. II Lock wood, SIloam; w.
A. Clark, Jefferson; j. N. Bell, Els
worth; o. E. McElfresh. Signal; D. E.
Eppin ger, Burlington.
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TEACHERS, MEErING .

The LAST teachers meeting in Reading
opened with singing. The first exercise
was class drill aud explanation from
a"Logical Culture" on numbers, by Mr..
b. +. Bigler. Mics Cuhlman next pre-
scented her method of teaching numbers
TO beginners.
The Object OF I. Course OF Study in
County Schools" was ably discussed by
Prof, Wilkinson and Miss Price
under the topic, clemens at Science, y
ventilation WAS discussed by Messsrs
Feagan and Bigler Although but few
teachers were present, the patrons mani
tested AN interest b. good attendance
ALICE l. SMITH, Sec'y.
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The Baltimore Il Ohio does not say, as
do some other lines. Your ticket. sir, is
out paving extra" tina; is go down into
your pocket again, or take slow train
On the B. s. o. the famous limited
trans are At the service of it's patrons,
one and all, and the advAngage of max
ing from one 10 six hours quicker time
to Washington than by the limiteds of
any other lines.is secured; and don't cost
a penny over and abuve the regular round
trip rate 1t which the inauguration tick
els are sold
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1t makes n good deal OF difference
which road To Washington the visitor to
the inauguration buys. tickets for. He
may make every arrangement 10 90
upon certain tram, and upon arrival at
the deplt discovers that his ticket is not
Rond on that train. lie may find more,
and that is, not only full fare will be
sxacted, but an extra charge, which
must be paid. or wait for train on
which Inauguration tickets will be ia.
ken. Oh the b Il o. there Is none of
this sort OF business.
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When the b. & o. makes reduced
rate, less for the inauguration in many
instances than one fare for the round
trip, 1t throws open its entire line with
every tram included IN its schedule to
its patrons, not as some other lines, de.
barring passengers from fast trains, and
exaciing not only full, but double fares
10 other words, those who buy their
tickets for Washington via the Bslu-
more Il Ohio road get 'The very best
the company have in the shop" as the
saying goes, for the reduced rate
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DAMAGED By TIE FIFE.

Mrs, C. a. Ncrth's block, a6journlng
the building of d. Thomas which
was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night, was damaged TO con-
siderable extent far more seri-
ously than appesred from observations
from without WOrkmeD who repaired
the roof to-day say it will have to be re-
laced with a new one Tue south vail
is seriously damaged. In consequence
of this the plastering Of the residence
rooms OF Mrs. North and Of DR.. FaDcan-
on and OF the drug store OF Chas. Ry-
der is badly dams ged. and the pant on
the wood work 10 part of the building
Is removed BY the hest. No adjustment
has been made OF The amount of loss. but
it Is certsia The situation oi the building
was more critical thar was thought aud
tee IMAGE NOR than II seemed.
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The TACT that the only other line from
the West must reach Washington by q
circuiious route, and that all its ptssen-
ger Iraft.c from tn; North and E .st
must combine with all us western
~ Hi an the las forty odd miles into
r'ir nsIi nal capital, Is N sr INCEST AZ
gTnrnis in 'av.'r Il III & & D. which
eaters Wssai gtlH ts"m The West BY
nl' diviSi"n, ani enters from the North
tid East ny sn"th,T III ~, Who wan
g. gel IN wsShinrt IN will go by The
3 81 o. and be assured at remaining II
] The cars until they reach the city.
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When one takes into consideration the
saving of hours of valuable time and the
consequent lesser expense 10 attendin G
the Inauguration via the B. s. O.. 1t
would take some pretty strong induce
ment Ia create a desire to go TO the Ma
tIonal Capital ny any other line. Leav-
ing st. Louis in the morning, Cincinnati
in the evening, Washington is reached
the next day at one O'Clock, six hours in
advance OF the fastest trains on other
lines.
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oon-tLooI Liz. a week

when man l. gong down hill every
body Is ready 10 give him kick" Yes,
that IS SO. IL is sad GuI natural. Why,
many maa and Wonaa. seeking EN-
pioy meui, would havs 20; II y their
halr hsdn't bet II "a thin and gray. One
bottle OF PIfker's hair bnlsanl is then the
b,s; investment l. stops falling hair,
promotes new growth and restores color
Clean, highly p ,riumea. not dye. A
great improvement over any similar
preparation, aud sold st The low prlce O:
80 cents.
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The 3. s. o. is the only line in the
W rid running limited express trains
withou; extra charge, and the ooly line
~ king limited" time without making
lie pStrons pay the more tor it. Taking
out small st rps. sraigh eaing many
curves, laying tue heaviest of steel rail
and bailasting VITA TO x AMI improving
the whole line m'isi thoroughly, has en-
abled the Y. & o e. beat Ihe best on last
time without in the Sights. increasing
the ratio Of DAGGER.
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a PLEASANT TIME

Thursday afternoon, At the suburban
home of Mrs. j l. Davis, eleven young
ladies were elegantly entertained by
MS Davis, aud at 8 O'Clock tea was an
nounced aud all were escorted to the
dining-room where delicious repast
awaited them. The affair was in honor
OF the seventeenth birthday &c Miss
Grace Lewis. All reported splendid
time snd expressed the great pleasure
enjoyed at the hands of the hostess
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When passenger on the b j o pur-
chases ticket Tor Washington. to attend
the Inauguration. that ticket, without
any pretext whatever of ,xac,ing an ex-
ira comp .nsation for fast time, takes him
through on The fastest time ever made on
any road II, Ia addition, he concludes
TO secure accommodation in sleeping
or paIlnr car, the usual rate only is
charged. No doubling up OF price TO
create dividends for both sleeping car
aud railroad officials.
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Seostor Smith. chairman Of the com
mlttee of conference on the senste cpn
current resolution. No 26. calling GA
the attorney general tor information in
regard 20 the status of railroads. and
moved the adoption of the report.
STATUS OF RAILROADS.
For more ineligible understanding
We copy the resolution as 1t passed the
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Il has been said for . century that at
Yuma, Cal, it seldom or never rained,
and that it was the hottest place on the
American Continent These fallaeias
have received q rude shock by the rec
erds of the United States Signal Service,
which show that the winter tempera-
ture in Yuma is much lower that il Is
IN Los Angeles, while in regard to rain
that locality has frequent showers, and
not very small showers either.
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BIG FIRE
The Dry Goods Store Of y. Thomas . co.
and Contsats Destroyed by FIre-Heavy

The Dry Goods Store Of u. ThOmas . co,
and Contsnts Destroyed by Flre-HeaVy
LOss.
A little after midni ght Feb 18th. pass
ers- by observed light In the rear OF the
store of D. Thomas s. Co. on CONNER
cial street. 1t proved TO be a fire
in material, which made its spread rapid
and destructive. When the fire department
reached the scene and forced an entrance
in front, the flames had spread until
they flied the entire storeroom and were
beyond control To add 10 the extreme
seriousness of the situation, it was i'm
possible at first TO throw more than one
stream of water one OF the fire plugs
not working. After short time two other
streams were thrown, one FROM the rear,
but at this stage Of the fire all endeavor TO
save the store, was seen to be in vain, and
the department operated with a view to
save adjacent buildings which seemed
in imminent danger, and 1t was only
the faithful work of the dremen ard the
fact that there was but little
wind TO which the saving OF the
balance of the block can be attributed.
The destruction of the room and goods
was complete. What stock that was not
burned was drenched. The front wall
of the building is about the only thing
that wss not demolished.
The safe and is contents have not yet
been examined.
This cortiAgration has stopped the
operation, for the time being, OF one Of
the largest and best established dry
goods houses in the city. ID. Thomas s.
Co. always carried a very heavy stock {.
The loss OF stock is estimated at $50, 900
and the building and fixtures at about
s. 900 more. The total insurance. on
stock, building aud fixtures was $31 $50,
distributed as follows:
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DIED.

Mrs. J. w. Hathaway died Friday
at 3 o'clock afler a severe protracted
illhes. The funeral took place
Saturday iron the residence at No. 10
South Nensho street
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Marriage license was issued. by Judge
Parrington, Feb. 18th 10 Gslen W. Whit
comb and Chrislina NJ. Saunders. OF
Council GnDve
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DR.. @ B. Roberts has moved his Office
10 rooms Nos. and in the. Finley
block His new quarters are ut atty fur
nished aud provided with Vapor baths.
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Mr. boz. walton,. l.eriodical rea

Mother Walton has prescribed this
valuable melicIue tor great many
years in her prvAts practice. II has
proved an unfaili spAcltic in the treat
mCnt OF the many dts riders TO which the
female constitution is subject. IL Is a
sure cure for the troubles that so many
women suffer. VI allied on receipt of
price Frazer MEDICINE Co, prIpri
,tnrs. Cleveland, Ohio. w. r. Irwin,
ag n az Emp ria.
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Sherman Johnson. second foreman al
at Wiser's ranch. WAS riding horseback
across frozen pond recently, when the
horse slipped and fell on him in such a
way as to break one of his legs.
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when Punctuation was Invented

Printing had been In existence several
years before any system OF punctuation
was generally adopted. A straight stroke
pasnrg obli4uely through the line gen.
orally indicated "A psuae. and full point
closet a paragraph. A colon was occas
Iunally introduced, ana the Lactantius,
printed At Subiaco. In 1865 Che first book
printed Ia Italy,, has a fun point, colon
and note OF Interrogation.
But improvements by one printer was
not followed by others, ami il was not
until about the year 1i70. that We ap-
proach TO the mode OF punctuation adopt.
ed ut the present day.
The first book printed In France was
Liber Epistularum of Gaspaunus Bar
zizius, which was produced by three Ger
mans. Crantz Gering and Freiburser,
and contains the full point, semicolou,
comma parenthesis, note OF iuterrOga-
ton. But the srmicolCn appears to
have more rec Than the full point. for
while II IL often rev. rSad indiserimin-
ately with the tull point In the middle,
or AT the end of II sentence, IT Is alone
used at the eud of a chapter. or OF a head.
ing Of chapter, and then turned as we
use it now II will be observed that the
colon l. wanting m this book altogether
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house and was then under consideration,

house and was then under consideration,
| tG-Witi
Whereas, Dosbis exist as 70 the term
of existence of divers railroad corpora.
tIons chartered by those special acts OF
the legislature of the territory of Kansas,
| wherein such term il not specifically
fixed, therefore be IL
Resolved by the Senate, the Hsuse
concurrinR therein; First, that the At
torney general be, and Is hereby insiruc-
ted, to st once institute On inquiry into
the term OF the duration and existence
OF railroad corporations operating under
and by virtue OF eets of the territorial
legislature, and he shall, on or before
February 5, 1887, make full report TO
the senate and house of representatives.
showing specially the name OF each OF
such corporations, dale of approval of
the special act under which il claims to
operate, together with his opInlon in
writing as TO whether any such corpora
tions are acting without authority of
law. Also whether or not any such cor
pOrations claim an extension, aud
whether any extension has been granted,
of their corporate franchise under or by
virtue of any Law Of the State of Kansas,
and what, if any. proceedings are neces-
sarV to protect the interests of the Siate
of Kansas against the unlawful exercise
Of corporate power by any such corpor-
tons.
Provided, That nothing in this Tesoiu
ton shall be taken to relate to any rail-
road Ia this state whose affairs are now
the subject OF judicial investigation.
Senator Kellogg said this resolution
was proper one. If We refuse 10 assent
the status will be that We shall do moth
ing whatever. Let US have the attorney
generals opinion. There can be no harm
In it. 1t cannot affect the rights of the
state.
The motion to concur on the report of
the committee of conference was
adopted.
PHARMACY.
Tie bill relating to pharmacy, regu-
iating the sale Of Polsons, indicating q
board OF pharmacy, was read third
time and passed.
A resolution passed for night sessions
commencing Monday night.
The house temperance bill was made
tue special order fer Friday Light.
The special order on school book bills
was postponed Until Thursday Of next
week.
Mr.. McNall talked uutil the noon ad
jnurnment before the committee Of the
whole, In favor of the maximum freight
rate bill.
At the evening session of the senate in
committee OF the whole, two bills relst-
ing to cities of the first and second class,
we're recommended for passage, subject
To amendment. The gist OF the bill on
first class cities is that 1t takes concur
rent jurisdiction with justice from the
police Judge.
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Mrs. NJ. E. Roberts has sold her old
home al i22 Market street to C9mmls-
sioner W v. PHILIPS The considera-
ton was $4,000.
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The B s. o. is tue only direct route
from the wesI IA Washington. and only
line runLing limited trains without ex-
trss, and upon which the inauguration
tickets. at Ibe greatly reduced rates. are
good for passage
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d. Thomas was also burned out during
the great Ere in Chicago, but two big
fires cannot suppress his energy and en-
terprIse.