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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18

MaksmoroS, Sept l7.-Hrst Assist
~ roetmAster General Stevenson has
I'D the following order:
Hereafter postmassers furnished with
- fsos Sub books, viii retain the
.soos OF aid hooks Ia their respective
.ess Tor ave years, suhject 10 exami-
ssooa BY inspectors and other author
- psfsons. after which the stubs may
cnpoeed Of a. waste pspsr. Box
80 0nb-eooks With printed instrae.
- % conform With this order. viii b
,s s.snishsd ts date from January ist.
md stub boeks already Furnished
tae quarter commencing October
= isch. viii be died by postmAstcrs IN
rsapsctive ofices. in eompiiance
- te,s order. uotvithstAndtng the
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18

0HIoAoo, Sept. I'D. NJ. McCrim-
non. O. J. Weeds and Charles Dixon,
n prominent residents of this city.
vsre In a yacht near here which cap
ned. They succeeded In reaching and
snging to the bottom Of the boat. bat
Dixon and Woods finally died from ex-
posufs. The boat drifted near shore,
Allowing McCrimmon to reach shore.
b also Ia In precarious condition.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
Cham beriatn's Tour,

LONDON, Sept. 17.-Chamberlsin il
making triumphant tour in Scotland.
DE delivered an address at every stop-
ping place. The villages which he is
announced to visit are decorated in his
honor, and addresses are presented 10
him everywhere. The people greet him
with the greatest enth usiasm, and cheers
are given fer "Eneland's future Pre-
mier." In one of bis speeches he an
nounced that Gladstone had been re-
stored to health. and would assume the
leadership in the electoral campaign.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
Baseball.

Dxrsorr. Sept. T.-Dstroiss o New
FORKS l.
ST.. LOWS, Sept. E.-Prcvidenses :,
ST. Loais L.
Nrv Yoax. Sept. iT.-Louisviiles 2.
Metropolisans T.
BnooxLyS. Sept. H. Pitssearxs l..
Brcokiyns 2.
PHrrApxfPHA, Sept B.-Athlssacs IL
Sc. LouisG
BAIfrxoRR. Sept. U.-Bsltimore =,
Cincinnati 6.
BUFFALO. Sept. l7.-Philsasiphis s;
Butfais s.
CHIcAso. Sept. i7.-Boston Is Car
caeo y.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
A HAPPY omeer.

CAsIsRuHE, Sept. l7.-Emperor Will
ham, IS mark of his approval of the
army msneuvers here. has decorated
General l.. o. Bernitz, the officer in
command. With the Order Of the Black
Eagle.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
The Cholera

PARIS, Sept. F.-Twenty cases of
cholera have been reported in Paris
during the past three days. The sani-
tary officials claim that the disease il
sporadic and not Asiatio cholera, and
that the hot weather prevailing has
made the cases more severe than il pen-
eral at this time of year.
MADsID, Sept. light hundred and
nifty eight new cases of cholera and 337
deaths from the disease were reported
yesterday throughout Spain.
ToULoS, Sept. 1.-Two deaths from
chelera occurred here last night.
RoME, Sept. l7.-Dorine the past "A
hours there were Is deaths from cholers
IN Palermo, and 20 new cases and 6
deaths in Parma.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18

BERIIx. Sept. 17.-It ID reported that
Prince Bismarck has informed yhe
Bupdesrath that be has no fcars that
the di6srsaes With Spain will result In
localities.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18

. These are portion of the amounts
for which suits we're began in the latter
part Of 1888, against the Railroad com.
paniss. The amounts we're accepted by
the Attorney General on the following
stipulations made by the Court: at Is
ordered that neither payment nor re-
ceipt Of said sam shall prejudice or af-
feet any right Of either party to this
action 10 maintain or defend il a. TO
balance claimed In oemplaints."
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
united Presbyterian syaed.

BVhFW Net . sAndtdhtes
ArsaSr, Sept. 1.-THE Ernfsg Jour
nal announces BY authority that Sena-
se Evarts will not accept the Republi-
en- nomination for Governor,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
Supreme Masonic Council.

BosroN. sept. 1.-The concluding
session Of the Supreme Council for Ma
sonic jurisdiction In the United states.
was held today. The Masonic Temple
officers elected Yesterday afternoon,
were installed. ard considerable routine
kuaspaaa tra n afad
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
rhe Escaped DarauIter.

WINNIPEG, Sept. 17.-From private
kilograms received here 1t is learned
that Brainerd, the Vermont bank de-
fauiter. is at Hamilton, resting at the
Queens Hotel, and will come on here
and join bis wife at once. 10 friend
be told the story Of his travels 10 Min
nsapolis and escape from the Boston
detsctiye through superior cunning OF
Chief Detective John OConnor, of st.
Paul. and Detective SAKE, OF Chicago,
who slipped him away from his captors
in Minneapolis Union depot. TIE trip
vas made from st. Paul to Omahs,
thence to Kingston. near Chicago,
thence to Hamilton via Detroit, ferry
ing the river.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18

PorrsvrrIK, Pa, Sept. 1.-Two sec
nnes Of the west bound mixed trails on
tns fhiiadelphia and Reading Railroad
ea'ne Ia collision today near Tamarend
Junction. lhe second section Vas COM
kaeed Of loaded oil tanks, which we're
ND and burst by the CONCLUSION. Oas
~ Of TIE tank vas thrown over three
esedfed yards. and an iron band from
eesnee Gas wrapped three times around
Atrss one hundred yards away. The
~ oeean burning all along the track.
~ destroyed the ties and warped the
NM fot>nore than q mile. Travel will
soapsuded on that division for fally
w. The loss is fully 3l0. 900.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18

Greedy, the Arctic explorer. addressed
the Berkshire Agricultural Society 10
day. He spoke Of his discovery OF q
bait Of land In the Arctic ruGious where
there were sheep with the head and
horns Of an OF. With The tail OF horse.
and With the finest WOOL ever found on
any known animal. 10 bad becn said
that sheep culture wss noe prodtsble IN
Berkshire on account OF the long and
Geld winters. and be thought u might
be veil 20 try thsae Arctic shesp. which
even in that region. live and prosocs
u~~h>itarad ali the YEAR round.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
Proposals Rejected.

BERLIN, Sept. 1.-The Prussian Gov.
eminent has again rejected the vati-
cans proposals in regard to the vscan,
See Of Posen and education in the sem.
inaries,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18
The Delegate at Chehaiis.

CHKHALIs, W. T., sept l6.-Hon. G. e.
voorhees, spoke here last night. He bit
terry denounced the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, and avoved himself
Ia full accord with any measures that
Will defeat the plundering system of
that corporation. He pledged his best
efforts 10 secure the Statehood of Wash
inRton Territory. and said he would AZ
leave have the Territory admitted under
the name of the Northern Pacific a. un-
der the name Of Tacoma.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-18

SAN Francisco, Sept. l7.-Arrived-
Bark Corea, from Cook Inlet; schooner
Sweasy, from Port Gamble !; steAnship
Columbia, from Portland.
sailed-Steamship Alki, for Seattle
steamship Oregon, for Astoria, etc.
TAroosH, Sept. 17.-Cloudy; fresh
southeast wind.
Posr Discovery. Sept. 17.-Sailed-
Bark Mary Glover.
PoHr BLAKxLY. Sept. 7.-Saiied-
Bark Psssat and schooner Reporter.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15


The Catlettsburg Democrat says /
There is mnle III Floyd countythati
is known to be 54years old. Itis.
the property of an old lady, Mrs.
Honaker, who resides near Laynes-
vile. The mule has belonged to the
family formore than 40 years, aud
is Still spry and active, q 1t is goed
roadster, and the old lady frequently
rides it when business. calls herito
town, or otherpoints in the neighbol-
hood, This mule has some army ex-
.perience. In 1863 a party of FEEDER
al troops, under command of Col. S.
NJ. Ferguson, of the 39th Ky. Infto
were attacked by a superior force Of
Confederates. and put to flight. In
the engagement Col, Ferguson lost
his horse, and as the next best, he
got on to this mule aud made his es-
cape to the house of a friend where
the Colonel was stored away in the
garnet, and the mule in the. cellar
until the Confederates left the vicin'
ity. When the danger was oyer The
mule was honorably discharged and
returned to its owner.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15

OhiDo
Best sample, five pounds, White Bur-
ley Cutting Leaf raised in Scott
County Ky. "l .3'A
LIST premium--James S. Pen, of
Georgetown, KY, cash $500
End premium-T.n. Glare, of George
town, KY, half ton Tobacco Fertil-
izer, valued at $1,000
Bird premium-George s. Robinson,
f}of Corinth, Ky, solid coin silver
cup valued at $1,000. s.
The judges appointed were as fol-
lows:
CINCINNATI-I. N. Walker, M. Null
Inns, E. Withers, Perry Jefferson, Ike
Mann, w. ii. Whiteman, Col. Hedges.
LoUnyILLE-P. Meguiar, Ii. Glow
or, Archie Johnson, w, A. Bridges,
George Snider, W. P. johnson. *
Archie johnson, of Louisville, was
the auctioneer. Samples sold at $500
per hundred to Kinzea Stone of
Georgetown.
All visitors were cordially received
and entertained by the Association.
The Louisville Trade are confident
they will offer fully $4,000 hogsheads
during this year. Up to the Bird of
the present month the offerings had
aggregated 130,295 hhds, and we
were Informed by several gentlemen
the offerings of 1885 crop will reach
something over 2,000Ihhds before the
close of this month. The ware
liousmen are prepared and deter
mined to get as large percentage
ofthell8S5 crop as they have of the
1884 crop, and with three new ware
housenlen now luilt, and an addition
al one in the spring, they will no
want for facilities. 3lf .l-----f
THecHARAcTERop or .tlE 1883 CROP.
tfi.-sv seems 10 be little doubt now
but that with the exception of Cigal
Leaf Tobacco, the 1885 Tobacco croI
is an inferior one as to quality ant
general character. There was TOT
much dry weather and burning SUI
topermit of the development of bod,
in the bulk of the crop, and III conse
quence it is lacking in this most i'm
portant feature. Much fine lookin,
leaf is reported, but much of It wiieI
handled is found to be fimsey
aud viii not cure well. Good Oh
Tobacco ought to be a valuable stock
West Tobacco Journal.
LATE OR EARLY TOBACCO SALES.
A very thoughtful Tobacco mar
No.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15
THE WEED,
General Tobacco News.
SCOTT COUNTY (KY.) FAIR.

At the annual Fair of the Scott
County Tobacco Association held at
Georgetown, KY, on Saturday, the
9th inst, the attendance was large,
but the fair was very poorly patro-
nized by way of offerings. There
were no entries made in Glasses one,
two and three, aud but few for the re-
manning classes, four, five, six and
seven. The following are the awards
of the judges. -s- u.s. 49,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15

Babyhood for December, which is
the first number of its second year,
contains quantity of timely Christ
mas suggestions as to what to buy for
Baby, etc, and reverts TO the subject
of compulsory Kissing" this time
in its medical aspect. "aocking Ba-
by to Sleep" is the title of one of
many interesting letters in the "Moth-
ers' Parliament" DR.. Cyrus Edison,
ofthe New York Board of Health,
writes OH "Preserved Milky exposing
certain processes employed by I'M
scrupulous dealers, and giving direel
tions for testing milk to ascertain if
ithas been chemically tempered with.
eThe Spelling of Children" is sensi-
BILE articleby Charlotte Ellis Eleanor
Kirk writes upon "Grandmothers,"
aud DR.. +. Ii. Bosworth upon "Taling
Cold" The queries and answers in
the department ofs'Nursery Prob
Il ms" are unusually numerous. Ba-
byhood offers liberal terms to can
vassers, many of whom have met
with marked success in procuring
subscriptions. lis Spruce Street,
New York. Is cents a copy; $3.50 a
year. -
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15

Have used Tongaline in facial neu-
ralgia, with happy effect, obtaining
relief in short time. G. A. Viii
liams, NJ. D., Hardin, Ills.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15

Vl'OOIE ssa-asac,
We will send the Daily Capital to
any address during. the session of the
General Assembly, which generally
lasts about 100 days of$l.00. ~.,se,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15

Best sample, five pounds, Cutting
sseaf.--One premium, solid coin,
silver cup. Awarded to Messrs.
Goddard & Simpson, of Harrods-
burg, Ky. E
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15
The Gift Of France,


NJ. Bartholdi has been very busy
since his arrival in this country with
responding to social attentions and
affairs pertaining TO the erection OF
the "Statue of Liberty Enlightenlpg
the World" on Liberty Island, New
York l1arbor. He has had frequent
conferences with GenA Stone, ,Engi-
neer-in-Chief of the Pedestal OF the
Statue of Liberty, and has made his
final suggestions as to the erection OF
the statue. 1t is not probable that
the pedestal will be completedlIor
two months yet, and will not pc ready
to receive the statue TILL late this VIII
ter. He says the entire work cannot
be completed before the close OF next
summers thatsthe statue is of'sllelt|
great size that IT must be put np
slowly and with the greatest care. lie
thinks it will take five months 10 get
it securely placed OF, the pedestal
His lplan is to have the dedication ON
the Sd Of next September, the ami
versary of the signing Of thetreaty
of Versailles, which secured peace al
ter the Revolutionary war and guar
anteed the recognitionof the Ameri-l
can Republic. "a & - - % - -
The New York World popularsub=.
scription from the people completes
The pedestal. A Large amount or
money Is still reqniredi for the erec,'
ton or putting together of the great
statue, which, when. completed, will
be thirty-fiVe- feet.Lhigher than the
towers of the great Brooklyn Bridge.
The committee BY the sale of the
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Are You Going to Kansas
Missouri, Colorado, Cali
fornia or Any of The
Western States?

Ifyou should avail yourself of.the
advantages that are now offered by
the Kansas City Route, the only d.
rect route from the South to the
West and Northwest. This line runs
its entire trains, with Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars and free Reclining
Chair Cars, from Memphis to Kan
sas City, saving many hours time
over any other route. If you are GO
ing you will save money by purchas-
ing your tickets via Memphis and the
Kansas City Route. Send for large
map of this Short Routej mailed free.
A-' +A- Address, III
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/ Cheap Club Rates.

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Se given the benefit OF the following cheap club
rates with other papers and periodicals.:
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15
THE DAILY CAPITAL, FRANZ
.'F FORT, KY. ~
Published by John D. Woods, Pub
lic Printer and Binder Of ~
sioJ 10, Kentucky. s1.s4O


The Capital will be published
daily during the session of the Gen
eral Assembly. tWillbe % columns
in size, and will contain, in full, each
issue, the official proceedings of the
Senate and the House of Representa-
tlves, atransclipt of. all Legislative
action, and complete record of cur
rent and local events transpiringsat
the, State Capital, In short, it viii
be the best daily paper eveipublished
at the Capital, and in every respect a
Representative, as well as an officia !
paper of the, commonwealth. 10
For the purpose of extending ouI
circulation to every part of the State.
we make the following liberal offers
to subscribers
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CLASS 5.


Best, sample, five pounds, Filling
Leaf.-Solid coin silver cup, let
premium. Awarded to Goddard
u Simpson, of Harrodsburg, Ky.
End preminm-T. QuisenbeTy, of
Pleasureville, Henry County, Ky.
CLASS 6. ,...
Best sample, five pounds, White Bur-
ley Filler raised in Scott County,
Ky., in 1885.
list premium-Thos. II. Clare of
Georgetown, Ky. Little Giant To-
bacco Press, valued at $500.
End premium--Prewitt " Cain of
Georgetown, Ky, half ton Tobacco
l1fV~.ilizer. valued at $4,000.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15

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Il housh On iSaH; },l Il 4
&c, clears o"V rats mice' roac"es' h''s ants oou-
Jugs u. -vy
fllt.t t ne'r' ( "a ans q W
Plantation. Dropsical swellngs, Dizziness,
Indigestion, Headache, lSleeplessness cured by
was was - " i'o'Is ~ vi III IA E
~ a& qugn on ~orns IL III
Ash for Weils Rough on Csrpa.n Sc Quick
SanIons. ''s, ,'',' , y, ,'' WAN -
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XuiG GI SopGte cure ~ mn' ffiSfan
f prSSsis SsaVe oa'arrh Oh Tue iaquSr,
Bed-Bucs. Flies. "a ~ ~
80 - a.. ga
fiess foaehesA ants, peuDugs, ra's n, MES '.S,
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oliIY' NSt.} Dn'I ~ =, ~ ~
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Cures chGiera cole cramps, darrhGa, acmss
tli'ni' fcGI EFO'EI . fipI ayteer1 plSGl1 d
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t4,L!,m,,aar 70 ,a,idS ,aST nr;1 Oon M ON
"NSiisy lie Health ' kHo1Ssors5 SSPfs d$ses n
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AT -hNl

We will send the Capital to any
address for one year, including the
Daily edition for $l.50.
This affords every citizen of the
State-lawyers, farmers, doctors, pro-
fessional and business men of every
class, county and State oflicials-an
opportunity to secure at the cost of
publication, the official organ of the
State, containing the complete trans
cript of the acts of your legislative
bodies, and much other valuable and
interesting inforIhation.5
Address, GEO. V, TRIPLETT, Editor
or The CAPITAL, Office of Public Bin
der and Printer. Frankfort, Ky.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-18
The Value Of the Percheron Stud
Book Of France.

II contains tho pedigrees and brief
descriptions Of about five thousand Of
the beS; bred Perchcrons. and none
but the produce Of recorded sire and
dam are now eligible To entry. Every
one is familiar with the old breeding
axiom. Like begets ike or the likeness
OF some OF its ancestors" From this
alone the most obtuse mind will readily
perceive hat a knowledge II those
ancestors IL rs necessary To the sue
ccssful breeder a. the perfection If the
animal himself. Stud books are histo-
ries Of the individuals Of = breed. and
are. therefore, the only by which
the value Of any animal for breeding
purposes can be- measured: while the
worth Of animalsof unknown ancestry.
however fine they may be. individually.
4 only be ascertaincd Nv experiment.
This is the reason why animals Of es-
lsbliched pcdigrees, tracing through n
iihe Of excellent ancestry. Away com
maxi higher prices. In THIS advanced
age OF scientific breeding any pe,son
attempting TO disparagc the value vf
pedi2recs, or Opposing Improvement,
through the means Of stud books, mus:
be actuatcd bv selfish motives and
should be regarded with suspicion.
There are many horses being imported
from France, Of whose ori:in nothing
Is known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-18
CHINESE EDITORS.
The SaAx Sresd with which They Adsrs
Yhemssives To Circumstance.

The life IL n Chinese journalist !. .
happy one He il free from cs-c and
thought. and allow. all the work 81 the
establishment 10 be done by The press
man. The Chimes. compo,itor has not
Vet arrived. The Chinese editor. like
the rest 81 his countryul-n. i. imits-
tive. III. does no, depend upon bis
brain for editorials. bu; translates them
from ali the contemporaneou. Amer
can paper. ne can get Their Is no
humorous department in the Chinese
newspaper. The newspaper Office has
IA exchanges scattered over the soOr.
and in nearly all other thing. t, differ.
from the American establishment The
editorial room il connected by n ladder
with bunk- in a loft above. whcr. IN,
managing editor sleeps. and neat Ia /;
u. invariably. 4 room fitted with Al
opium bunk and a layout. Evidences
Of domestic M. are about thc place
pots. kettles and dishes taking up
abOu, a. much room As the press. II
an editor finds that journalism doe
not pay. he gets Il job a; washing
dishes III chopping wood. aud he doe,
not think he ha. descended far, either.
Library World.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-18

How Drunkenness Was Abhorred and
Punished by the Grea. Nations OF An.
tiquity.
TEMPERANCE OF III CHINESE
About eleven hundred years before
Christ. a Chinese Emperor, at a solemn
assembly Of the States. forbad. the Use
of wine. rs what proves the cause OF
almost all the evils which happen on
the earth.
TEMPERANCE OF TIE TURxs-War.
nerus says: .sThe more devout Pagan
Arabs totally abstained from wine long
before the birth of Mohsmmed."
ATHENIAN Laws OF SoLoN. - An
Archon. who Was the chief magistrate.
If seen drunk in public. was punished
with death.
LYCrgGrs. OF SPARTA. "A Lace.
damonian knew not what il WAS to
drink for pleasure. Drunkenness Wa
infamous. Slaves were made drunk,
and exhibited in this condition to the
youth. IN order to inspire them with
adherence of this filthy vice.
Eomulus dccrced that no woman
should drink fcrnaented wine under
penalty Of death.
GREEK LAws.-Zaleucns. the Lccrian.
according to Atheu:eus. made il death
for any man to drink wine unmixed
/ with water. unless prescribed by . ply
stefan for the benefit Of his health.
The laws of Draco. which. from their
severity. were said to be written in let
ters Of blood, punished drunkenness
with death. Lycurgus. King Of Thrace.
/ alarmed at the intemperSnce which ex-
listed among his people. commanded all
the vines in the Kingdom to be totally
! extirpated. About the year 7O4 = like
measure was enforced BY Terbaldas. q
bulgarian Prince. The Avares, whom
he had conquered. by their ~ confes-
sion among othe- vices. had been ruined
by iutenpersnc Their magistrates
had neglected to exercise adue authori-
! " to prevent this evil. On arriving Al
his own kingdom Ternaldus, as q GER
, tain preventive Of the vice of drunken.
hess. issued . command to extirpafe al
the vines.
, The grand old Homer puts language
into the mouth Of Hector exactly cor
responding with that Of one Of the
F. poets cotcmporarieS the mother 81
the princely Lemucl. Hector. in the
Trojan epic. is represented a rcps.sirS
to the tent Of the royal Hccuba, who.
confounding stimulation with strength.
thus addresses her heroic son:
Say un I ering - eap WITH DsosAuu
+. Tasa WIN . p-ssassoas sr.asAs rsesvsA sAy
000L
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-18

A Brooklyn Judge has decided
that "a man wnO uses quacE medicine,
does 81 at his own risk. neither the
manufacturer nor the scllc- b,in" lr-
%aIly responsible for any bad elects
that may ensue.-HrOokipR Edgic.