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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-19
A Definition.

$50 you say you were once chased
by Indians?" said Ethelinda to her bash,
full lover George.
YES" replied George, ''three of as
were chased an entire day by a band of
savages."
land you received no injury?"
"No. We got away from them, but
it was a pretty tight squeeze.
"A what?'
"A tight squeeze"
whats that?n
"You don't know what a tight
squeeze is? Well, er-that is to say
By Jove, you know, er-guess it's,
about time you did know. I-er-will
give you an illustration.
And he did. -Erchanqe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-19

The number of stars visible to the
naked eye is commonly greatly over
estimated. Let one begin to count the
stars, and the false impression is soon
dispelled. The whole number OF The
stars down to those of the fifth magni-
tude inclusive, is hardly more than ore
thousand five hundred Stars of the
sixth magnitude are the tiniest specks
of light. visible only in afayorable state
OF the atmosphere. and these included
will not bring the count much above
four thousand. except for persons who
have extraordinary keenness of sight
~ 7. Herald
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-19

"A broom brigade in South Dakota
lately saved a town from destruction
trom prairie fire.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-10-14
Six Reasons

The following six reasons "why |
must have religious paper are worthy
the most earn st consideration; they are
credited to Exchange but what ex-
change we have no means of knowing.
Please carefully read, and faithfully
heed
l. Because such paper, rightly con-
Quoted, is public institution of good
value, exertiDg a happy influence over
all the varied important interests of soci.
ETY., and | am bound to do my part in
sustaining such an institution.
2. Because my own religious growth
as Christian is materially promoted by
such a paper. Ny religion WAKES or
wanes in lite and power in proportion to
the clear or dim views have of the great
things of the kingdom of God. Next to
my Bible, my paper increases the clear.
ness and extent of my spiritual vision,
giving light and expelling darkness by
It's never-ceasing supplying of facts and
appeals, which are sunshine and shower
to the spiritual verdure of my soul.
5. Because [ want good commentary
on the Bible Ny religious paper fur.
nishes it, often by direct expositions. by
items of religious biography striking y
illustrative OF Bible truths by constantly
recurring events of divine Providence
equally illustrative, by narratives of re-.
ylvals, conversions, progress of missions
at home and abroad-all showing the
power OF the gospel, and explanatory Of
Gods word.
4. Because l want to be strong man.
armed for defending truth and destroy
ing error. Political partisans about me
are familiar with all the facts and arqu-
ments which sustain their distinctive
views, and are ever ready to assault or
defend. l want similar kind of ability
and facility in sustaining the truth and
IN advancing the cause of my Master.
My religious paper furnishes me with a
power of defense which is invaluable. It
is as if new arsenal of spiritual weap.
ons were opened and offered to me every
week.
5. My family needs to have lust such
a fountain of religious instruction and
influence as is opened in it every week
by such q periodical. The variety I find
there meets the cases of old and Young.
male and female, ministering to the vel.
fare of the entire circle.
6. My neiehbor needs my paper. He
will not take one for himself, as he ought
to. But he shall not escape. He shall
have look at mine. For when it has
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-10-14
JWever
however lowly, and an

however lowly, and an 5Sever
obscure. As Luthur " avlug,
the maid servant who sw ouse,
with God s love in her a. con-
trolling principle, is as really serving
BIN, and as surely accepted OF hin, as the
preacher dispensing his gospel, or the
martyr defending his truths Jesus, the
son of the Father, was as great when
stopping to wash the feet of the frail, err
ing disciples, who were so soon to for
sake him, as when with troops of at
tending angels he rose msiestically from
the earth he mad rapsomed to his native
heavens, And here is the grandeur of
the morality of the New Testament. 1t
brings the motives of the heavenly world,
and the view and love of an omnipresent
God, to bear on all the petty details and
wearisome task.work of Lille. Ii circum
fuses Paradise, if we may so speak,
around the beggar Lazarus, lying in sick
uess and neglected need on the highway.
Be | what may, poor, unknown, reviled
and wronged, if l but love God do l
what may, be it but the duty of my
God given station, performed with God
fearing heart, in matters little what man
may say or think or do toward me. 1
am God s charge and child and heir. Ny
prayer scales his heavens his eye marks
and guides my weary path and this
path leads me through tina tomb up to
his throne and home Dr. VILLAINS.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-10-14
Motives for Christian work

Ingratitude and failure may chill the
philanthropy that looks to man for its
reward but he who, like Howard kin
dies his torch at the flames of the sacrifice
Of Golgotha and opens his heart to the
ingushings Of divine love- may carry that
torch with unwasted brilliancy, and even
with still augmented brightness through
all the fierce blasts of human scorn and
ingratitude, and down into the darkest,
dampest reoesses where human wicked.
ness and misery assume their most re-
voting and loathsome forms. And as
this love is in strength and duration the
mightiest of agencies on human character,
so is it, also, the simplest. It throws
dignity and splendor round any task,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-10-14

walked into my dwelling, and stayed
long enough to scatter blessings on all
sides, it walks up street or down street.
or over the way, to scatter them further,
or take wings by the mail, and does go a
thousand miles away.
Therefore, Mr.. Editor, if you find a
paper of mine returned with the word
"stop" upon it, you may infer that 1 have
gone to the poorhouse, or the narrow
house appointed for all the living.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-10-14
The God of My Childhood.

BY FREDERICK W. FABER.
o God who vert my childhoods love,
My boyhood's pure delight,
A presence felt the livelong day,
a welcome fear at night;
o let me to speak to thee, dear God
OF those old mercies past,
Ger which new mercies day by day
Such heightened shadows cast
They bade me call thee Father, Lord
Sweet was the freedom deemed,
Andyet more like a mothers ways
Thy quiet mercies seemed.
AT school thou vert kindly face
Which could almost see;
But home and holiday appeared,
Somehow, more full of Thee
could not sleep unless Thy hand
Were underneath my head,
That 1 might kiss it if lay
Wakeful upon my bed.
And quite alone l never felt;
| knew that Thou vert near,
d sllence ungnng In the room,
a strangely pleasant fear.
And to home Sundays, long since passed.
How strangely memory clings;
For then my mother told of Thee
Such sweet, such wondrous things.
know not what thought of Thee,
What picture had made
OF that eternal Majesty
To whom my childhood prayed.
l know I used to lie awake
And tremble at the shape
Of my own thoughts, yet did not wish
Thy terrors to escape.
had no secrets as child, -
Yet never spoke of Thee $50 s
The nights we spent together, Lord
Were only known to me. -
lived two lives which seemed distinct
Yet which did intertwine;
One was my mothers-it is gone,A-
The other, Lord, was thine.
AONOA WdnOSiOu luOc bOIu
But sinned before Thy face
Yet now, on looking back, my sins
Seem all beset with grace.
With age Thou grewest more divine,
More glorious than before;
L feared Thee with deeper fear
Because loved Thee more.
Thou broadenest out with every year
Each breadth of life to me;
scarce can think Thou art the same,
Thou art so much more sweet
Changed and not ch lnged, Thy present charm
Thy past ones only prove;
o make my heart more strong to bear
This newness of Thy love-
These novelties of love when will
Thy goodness find an end2
Whittier will thy compositions Lord
Incredibly extend? Selected.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-10-14

will ready Willing
attractive Hon
OF THE UNITED STATES"
selling
fol pive circulars and
B. co I63N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
wAsuINGTON NOTES.

WAsmlSGToN, Saturday, sept D. 1880
CONTRACT FOR GRANITE AND BRIcK.-The contract
for the sporstrucuro OF the Federal building at Con-
cord. n. H., has boen awarded To Needs Mason * 90,
$62. 900 for granite and $4,000 for brick
To INSPECT THE REyENUE BARK CuAsE.-A committee
consisting OF Mr. Youmans chief clerk of tho Treasury
Mr.. Clark chief OF the Revenue Marine DIVISION anu
Captain Scer OF the Revenue Marine service mas peeh
appointed 70 Inspect the Revenue bark Chase now ynS
Gardeners Bay, Long Island. The Chase ~ the schOo
ship OF the Revenue Marine Service
RELATIONS OF SECRETARY ESDicor AND GENERAL
snERDAN-Adjutant General Drum is authority for tho
statement that there no foundation whatever Tor me
published report that an antagOnlsm exlsts pelWeeh
becretary EndioOt and Northumberland Sncrluhn'
He says that their relations OF the poasantest en
actor and nothing OF official nature has occurred
TO make them otherwise.
DIVIDEND DEcLARED.-The Acting Controller OF the
Currency has declared first dividend OF 20 per cent IA
favor of the creditors of the Exchange National Bunk OF
Norfolk, Va claims proved amounting TO @|''o1'oVo
POSTMASTER PBROE's SON WAS THE THIEF-D' u
Pierce the railway mall clerk at Rutland. VI, WHO was
arrested a day two ago for robsng tue mal,s hos
been discharged from custody. His son, H. y, rcLee
was arrested and confessed that lie was gy Oh tho
crime with which his father was charged ana eAoher
ated him from all blame.
JOHN II. DIoKERsos AcQUurED.-Tho case OF Johh
H. DiokersoB ex-superntendent OF tho Pension buiu-
Ing, who was charged with stealing aag WAS poisfo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
OBITUARY..
J. HERvEY AcKERMANN. .

J. nervey Ackcrmann died at Plainfeld, y. j.,
on Friday evening age fifty years lie was born in
NewBrunswick aud the death Of his father Jona
than C. Ackernann. the family removed to this city.
Mr. Ackermann was graduated from the University OF
the Cty OF New-York and received his legal education
n, tho Albany Law school, beginning TO practise in the
office OF Boardman & BOarriman He subsequently
formed n partnership with n son Of Mayor
OnIvo and continued business for several years. He
bcane ntere stcd with his brother. Warren Ackermann
Governor Ward. OF Newlersey and Others In the New
ork india Rubber Manufacturing Company. and was
engsed as counsel I'm extensive lawsuits relating
TO patents held by the COMPANY lie was admitted to
he bar I'm NewJersey in 1871 having taken up his res
iTcnce I'm Plainneld, and afterward elected CITY
and served several terms as member ofthe Common
Council I'm lS76 he associated with Am2 DOdd IN the
NV I'm siness in Newark Last year his falling health
eonpelled him to give up active work M Ackormann
vns MARI ed twentyvc years ago 20 daughter OF tho
Rev Dr. Morgan, OF Forihaui, NJ L., ana MS WE anu
four children survive him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
oBJEcTrNe 10 CUSTOMS APPoINTEES.

QUESTIONS AS TO THE FITNESS OF KINNEY AND
DAyIs-NEEDLEss DELAY OF A STEAMER
Acting Collector Berry received score or
more of letters yesterday protesting against tne
anpo,ptments made by him on Friday OF
.Barney f" Kenney and Charles Davis Tho principal
objection TO Kenney from the adherents OF ram
many Hail. who say that he has no ntness ior
the position; that his education Is iili'eu
and that IL he were compelled to pass civil service &
animation he would fail The opposition 20 ev Sn
naw DeDnty Collector. Charles Davis. IL esu"
more nronounced than that against Barney hSnneS;
He comes from BinghamtOD, aud replaces Islen"i =, u
Wvnkoop one OF the most competent men ~
tba custom House, who has been there ioI
twantvtwo years The letters concerning MIN inquire
s,har are his qualifications, coming as be does, lroh an
tndsror town The writer's wish TO know II there are
NOT enough competent New-Yorkers from "hoih ~
cSoose Without gong into the rural districts. -
A case, showing the inconvenience 70 %hioh lhei,
chants and shippers are subjected Dy reason
If the many changes and the snosutu a
t,on OF new and untred men TOT uleu
and competent officials occurred yesterday James a.
clearance for her. technical question came M
mn concerning the steamers measureinehI MI
Wynkoop referred the matter to acting Collector Berry
mat gentleman was ill., The vessel was 10 san Nv
span BY OF the prolonged absence OF inc Ge
ing Collector during business hours the SAILING Oh tne
steamer was unnecessarily delayed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
A CHECK ORR WE1L-KN0WN FIRM FORGED
ARREST OF A BARTENDER FOR TRYING TO PASS 1T
TWO MYSTERIOUS MEN ~ Inv CASE.

ARREST or BARTENDER FOR TRYING TO PASS 1T
Two MYSTERIOUS MEN ~ INV CASE.
A young man, who afterward said that he was
bartender No l47 East Nincteenih-s and that his
name Nelson j. Gaylord was arrested at the Ger
man-American Bank yesterday for attempting to cash
a forged check for $780, which appeared 20 be drawn
by Baltzer Lichtenstein wel-known stock Exchange
arm The paying teller pected the check AZ the first
glance the youns detained until the signature
had been shown to Batter IL Lichtenstein. At the
Tombs Police Court the young man repeated the old
story that he had beeu asked by stranger TO collect the
check for small consideration. Tue prisoner was held
in default OF ~, 800 bail.
The forgery was not good but the check was IN
the regular form and style used by the banking firm
Mr. Baltzcr that 10 had been learned since the
rest that pretending TO lie friends OF one Of the
clerks Of the had called several times al the office
always little 100 early In the morn
ing or too late at night 10 meet their friend. One
plrure they fell into conversation with the porerwhO
has been trusted by the firm quarter OF century.
lie Visitors Old checks which, however he did not
allow 10 pass out of his hands. No inl-
tIongh the forgcrs undoubtedly calculated from
tile numbers those that were affixed to the check pre-
sontcd Yesterday at the Communication Bank. IL
also has lined that two men recently visited
Fuiton.sl printer aud pretendns to come IRON Con
Piled Bazor Ichtenstein secured nine blank check.
was unusual, bat WIS presented IN such "a plausible
NJ amer that u comp led with. To be sure about tie
natter the printer SEM young man To isi0w tho Nls
tors. but when they were seen to enter the once oI
Batzer Lchtenstein, No 90 Exchange place, the
yDuug returned once with the report that every
hing al right II u inferred that the two men VINO
secured numbered checks from the printer are the
two friends Of OF Bazer Lcthtensen clerks who
were always so unfortunate In finding him out
Tine forgery was not only OF the signature, but
OF the body OF the check, which l. usually
written b. the firms cashier. Mr. Balizer said
flat the fOrgers may have secured an oil check or
ctter from which they made the copies lie dld not -s-
meet any his clerks his porter OF completely IN the
crime.
Constautn Schmidt who furnished u checks seemed
20 be anxious thatthe fOrgers should beaeftc because
lr said the checks might have been taken from HIM
without his knowledge. He expressed tue opinion that
m the hands oil skul fOrgers no kinds OF cheeks were
eufq
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
SINGULAR STORY ora DRogYIyG YOUTH
TELLING HOW he LET a GIRL Sink IN IHE RIVER
DOUBTS As TO Ills SANITY.

TELLING HOW he LET A GIRL SINK IN IHE RIVER
DOUBTS As TO his SANITY.
William Murray, Of No $50 First-ayo., who Keeps a
number of boats to let at East Filtyseyenib-st, went
to sleep in his boat house on Friday night flo vas
aBakened at a. IN. yesterday by some yodng men
no ted him that there a man overheard. The
cries Cf SONS one IN the nvcr could be heard plainly
murray sprang into boat and rowcd ont about zoo
Yards lie found a youth Va laborer's dress clinging
10 floating log and hauled him into the boat. When
they hau gut ashore the young man said that 80 was
John McGowan age nineteen gasit;er ut Ne 3p3
East Fiity-uinih-st. Murray took HIM TO the police
staten in East Fiity-hrst-st.. where Mctiowan said
thht he had gone 10 Eleyenthst. about midnight and
hai walked through the street 10 the East River.
When lac got 10 the dock the foot Of the street he
met girl who asked him If he knew how 70 row
boat When he said he did she invited him into SKIN
and asked him 10 row her up the river he grl was
a stranger She SAID that her name Was Annie Jones
AMI that she had been IN the boat with thTce young
men who had gone away She did not say where she
lived.
Mc(iowan said he rowed "a lar a. Fifty second-st.
ana there the boat accidentally upset. The gri
chung u him ia the water until ne found that h-
strength failing and then he shook her on ueT
body disappeared in the water aud he supposed that
she was drowned. Captain Mount was not inclined 10
believe that MrGOwan was telling the truth. bat nc
had the youth taken to the YOrkvle Police Conr and
reinapded until today when he Will doubtless be
examined by lunacy experts. hcbOWabs molher
said that be Lett his home in Fiity-ninthst OF 1880 p
m on Friday and she could not account dor M strange
story. McGowan not drunk when he wa pulled
out Of the Captain Mount said yesterday after
noon:
~ am inclined to believe that McGowan is crazy.
There Ia no dock at East Eleven;h-st. girl named
Annie Jones has been reported missing hcGowan
was found holding fast to LOG. and no boat was d.
covered adlt in the river. His story told IN RAND
ling way. and / consider il 100 ridiculous for belief
without some subsantiaitng evidence"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
A WoMAY'S DEATH DUE TO Alcoholism

John b. Slattery, a boOkkeeper, employed III
Fulton Market called policeman INTO his rooms in The
tenement-house on the southwest corner OF lhraNe'
aud Eighy-nlnthst. carly yesterday. saying that his
wife was dead The officer found Mrs Slatierys bOdy
on the kitchen floor. There black and blue marks
ON her face and Slatery SAID that ne nhd
ouarreed with his wife because she had been drhklng
aud he had threatened 10 send her away In the night
he awoke and missed her from the bed. lie found her
leaning against the kitchen sink lie was about 10 go
down stairs after liquor but she produced Dote
OF whskey and drank some OF it, Both lay DOM again.
He got up a second time at a. H. and iound her des
on The floor Mrs. SatteTy about thirty years OF
age and the mother OF three chl9fcl: nialtely
WIS arrested on suspicion OF causing her death IN the
Yorkyile Police Court he rcmanded until e cOro-
ner could determine the cause OF bis wie's death .
DR. Spra ue went TO the Police Courlt In the
afternoon because Justice White wanted TO learn what
he knew about the death OF Mrs slatteIy Tho doctor
said that lie made examination OF the Dody aier
ascertaining that the woman was dead ana eouI Ve
no statement as TO the of her dean MT dOdIre,
the 1nor dealer, said that SatteTy lived happily WIN
his wife and was The habit OF bringing little delcacs
home 10 her. ID pay Coroner Donlin made q 30 L
Ortem examination OF the body ana ascettahen tnhi
her death mad resulted from ALCOHOLISM IL WIS ueS"o"
10 release band.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06

the Court to-day but the Government failed to prove ito
charge and Mr. Dckerson was acquitted.
POST OFFICES RoBBED-Burglars entered the post
office at Mitchell, Ind. yesterday and carried of 500
worth OF stamps The post Office at Morris, Ill., wasaso
ROBBED last night OF all the stamps on hand.
RESIGNATION OF AN INDIAN AGENT. g. McCallum,
Indian agent at the Mission Agency California has re.
signed.
The RICHMOND CUSTOM HOUSE APPROPRIATION
Judge McCue, Solicitor Of the Treasury has given an
opinion that 900 is the lawful amount to be ex
pended In charging the Custom House at Richmond Va,
ana that the subsequent appropriation OF $4,000 con-
talned In the snndry Civil bill for the public building
AT Richmond Ya be legally used for that pur-
pose 1t Is likely. however, that Assistant Secretary
tarchid who has the matter in charge will decide that
both appropriations be expended the Custom
House. ON tho theory that is the only public building
that could have been contemplated by the appropriation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
From Ltfe (LOndOnl. August27.

MORE ABOUT NATALIE have been favored
by Madame Mjatoych with some further data bcariug
upon the history famous family OF les Baulr.
from which Queen Natalie of Serva Is de-
seconded, showing that IL had several historical re-
lalions with the Royal families of Scotland and
En- gland, and which cannot fail TO interest English
renders. In the first place tho prhcipay of Orange
specially created for the House Of les BaulX The
title passed with Marie de BaulX TO the House Of
Chaons aud from this later to the House of Nassau to
brought finally with William Prince of Orange, To the
throne Great Britain. Thus Queen Natalie of servia
may claim blood relationship With Her Majesty Queen
Victoria. Another scion Of that inustriOus house.
Bertrand de Bank, married the widow of Ballot King or
Scotlrnd. daughter of Charles III Of AniOu ProVenca
chrOnicers also assert that Richard the Lion heart
passed time Marsces at the Court Of Barra de
Bsux and there wrote sanzas in praise OF the beautiful
Vcomtesse de Baulx. II further. that Eleanor
the rival of the fair RosamOnd somehow connected
with the Provenea les Baulx; but on this point await
future details.
SARAH AND DAMALA.-The latest impOssi-
bic 4" which reaches me from Paris, and when !
pubsh under relates TO the trteIressbe sarah
5ernhardt impossible 1t sound. the great sarah
made up her differences with NJ. Damaa, ana instead
OF taking advantage OF the French Law OF divorce
the pie intend TO spend the remainder OF their lives III
harmonious union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
THE wArER SUPPLY or BOSTON.

Bosros, Sept. 5.-Tbe investigation of the
water supply from sudbury River ana Cochituate has
b,cn concluded by Norfolk and Suffolk Medical So
cety and their report shows serious pollution OF tho
sppy by sewage says that the water OF Cochituate,
which is the chief Of supply for Boston, Is more
0noerous to health than the Mystic water, ana j. daily
craving worse An analysis OF the Cochituate water
shows that by comparison with the water supplied To
ton of free ammonia and abuminoid ammonia the
products OF sewage contamination