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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

The Inauguration of Governor Foraker is
going TO be performance worth witness
ing. Springfield viii be present more nu-
merously than any other place of the size
outside of Columbus. The Plug-Hat Brig
ade will do itself proud and large on this
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07
Not n D.i.y.

.Ling Ching is Chinaman who d i'm.
nensely rich. He's worth millions said
. traveller. Goodness. remarked one Of
his friends. he's daisy, amt hs?' mo,
hs's only hina Astoe
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

Cleveland has expressed himself, I'm let
tersS Puck - dtslikine newspapers. There
was . woman In the case. Men of that kind
never did like newspapers.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07
NorrcE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals will be received at the once
OF the clerk Of the Board Of Education Of the
City of Springfield. Ohio. for furnishing all the
material and constructing . school house On
the west side Of Pearl street. between South
ern avenue and Rice street. In said city. sccofd-
Ing to the plans. prohles and specleeaooas.
which will be on flc IN the once Of ChAs. A.
Cregar, architect. on and after January 5th.
lss6. All bids must be for furnishing ali ma
terial and completing said WORT according 20
sal plans. pronles and specifications; must
state the price Of labor and material
separately. and must BE- sisnea b u
full name of every person INTERESTED
In said bid. and also Be signed - tAe
full name Of some disisterested. reoDen-
sbie eprson n, guarantee that contract WI
be entered into provided the ead q seespts1:
and all bids must be on nle with the clerk ef
the Board Of Education ON or before twelve
o'clock noon Of Friday. the I'd day Of JauoAsy.
1886. to be opened and read ~ the next 0est
ing Of the Board thereafter. The Beard ~
serve the right to reject any or all e3dA pro
sented for any reason they may deem sun
cient. Tn Board recommend that al BIDS -
made on blank forms which will b farnilAe6
to persons desiring to bid, By the clofk Of oAil
Board.
By order Of the Board q Edgesstos.
std d. CUSHING. Clse3.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

The state OF Ohio ought to hear something
drop as early IS the last Of this week or the
first Of next There should he at least nine
dull thuds from the first flight of stairs in
the state house.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

The Zell-ous fervor of our Freewill- Bap-
tist friends has another hearing in the
GIoBE-REPUBLIC today. We strive to
pRase.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

Two years ego contracted blood poison. After
taAips prescriptions from the best physicians here
ssd st Dsllas, concluded TO visit Hot springs,
and on reaching Texarkans doctor recom mmen nded
ne 70 try swift's specific. assuring me that It
would iene6t me more than Hot springs. Al
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

There is frisky ass in Cincinnati who is
brsying the words fool" and ''idiocy" into
type with blowhardiness whose very smell
Adyertises its iuspiration.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

1t is doubtful if those high-sounding re-
publican editors who are counseling the
house to .'go slow" and to ''let all things be
done decentiy and in order" with regard to
the Cincinnati fraud and forgery-it is very
doubtful If they could put their meaning in
70 thinkable shape. What do they sup
pose they mean by going slow" and ''let-
ting things be dore decently- in this casep
Why should the house go slow. when all
the evidence it needs for action is staring
from the face of the crime? Why this
solemn imploration for deceney in handling
SO indecent thing as that? The commit
tee need not spend half an hour in con-
vincing themselves that the returns of one
precinct in Cincinnati are an impudent and
infamous forgery; and ON these returns nine
members hold their seats. When the house
has found this, the nine members should
not go slow" and as to the decency and
order of their going, that need not trouble
any decent republican.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07


One by one the staR ol4esu had With.
drawn to their tents. FOR Skermsa was an
owl. alwa ready to make . night Of II,
and the saw that he was well under way
toward IL upon that occasion A dark and
solemn forest surrounded US. and q dead
sile ice had fallen upon the sleeping army;
not sound except that Of the measured
tread of the sentinel in front of the
generals tent disturbed the quiet Of the
night Twelve o'clock had come and
gone. and o'clock was at hand. when
here came pause In the conversation;
then = moment Of reflection on the part
Of Sherman whose deeply lined face and
brilliant, sleepless eyes l see now as
plainly Is did then, turned toward and
lighted up by the red glare of the blaziug
logs and bright with intelligent and
energetic life
Then came . quick. nervous. upward
glance OF inc. and then the following ~.
mark: Wilson. l am . great deal
smarter man than Grant; ! see things
quicker than be does know more about
law. and history, and war, and nearly
everything else than he does; but II tell
you where he beats me and where he beats
the world He dont care q d for
what be can't see the enemy doing. and it
scares me like h" And this vigorous
aud graphic speech is the best description
Of the fundamental characteristics and
differences of the two men have ever
heard II shows not only profound self
knowledge on the part Of Sherman, but
profound. comprehensive. and discrimin-
sting estimate Of the personal peculiarities
Of Gen Grant; for Il is true that the lat.
ter was never scared by what the enemy
might be doing beyond his sight
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

The Jura mountains shons with phes.
phorescencs during an astonishing eleo.
TIC shower peas GSpevA not leag SeA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

Gov. Hoadly's picture has been hung up
in the rotunds Of the state house. Papa
Psyne's efiigy has been hung mp at Canton.
And nov. as suggests the Coshoctou Age.
If Glib. Atherton's phiz should Be hung up
In each Of the capitol waterclosets, the gal
lery would be complete.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07


Mountainous regions are particularly
well adapted to the propagation of an
imsl life. there are those that can not ex-
ist outside of the rocky fsstnesses which
they inhsbit. and there are those which
are native to the soil of the plains. bur
rowing under ground miles away from
water and vegetation. This singular
mode Of existence. which is observed in
the cases Of prairie dogs and other ami.
mails. Is accounted for by the supposition
that they find water in the course Of their
borrowings. otherwise they could not
exist
These little snimals live in villages,
raising the ground high above them Is
they burrow. and they can never be
caught save by partial drowning. q scheme
which 10 employed by their captors in
this part of the country. When their
captivity is desired the water from the
irrgating bitches is turned on and they
are finally taken out of the bitches when
too exhausted to resist
Burrowing owls are supposed to share
their habitaticn with rattlesnakes, but
this is not probable as rattlesnakes are
known to prey upon young prairie dogs.
and. like many other legends pertaining
10 animals. this one is known to natural
ists 70 be untrue
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07
A Gard frsm AbrAhaA Kitchen.
, the Editor of the G2lohA- R0puhlia.

ACard frsm AbraAan Kitchen.
To the Editor Of the Globe Republic:
It's not surprising to mo that the gentle
men whose names are affixed 70 the articl,
entitled .'The Other Side of the Case, pub
lished in your issue Of Jan. 4. permitted tn,
use Of their signatures in an attempt to ex
plain away the case Of b. r. Zell. They
are known to be Jealous partisans Of his
and few men become 80 unpopular, even ir
resistance to Law, Is to be unable to CON
mand . following.
These gentlemen. In their anxiety to en-
tighten the public upon this unhappy case
have omitted to give several important fact'
which throw light upon it viz:
1. That the council which tried the cas<
were prevented from hearing othel
testimony by Mr.. Zell and his witnesses
bolting the trial.
2. That, whether the church refused h
sustain the findings Of the council or not,
they did exclude him for noncompliance
with the findings Of said council The writ.
ten usage of the denomination does not re
Quire such action on the part Of church.
since that usage makes the action Of . min
isterial council final.
5. That IL was proved to this council that
the letter which he afterward used In an at
tempt to join Pleasant Grove church had
been improperly obtained.
4. That the sO-called second council was
a committee Of iaymen who could not by
the usage Of the denomination, Try an or.
dained minister in . matter relating to his
character and ministerial standing.
5. That the Morning Star published the
report OF this nOndescript council as An
item OF news only, and that the Free Bap
tist. on learning the character Of this gath
ering. apOlogized for its publication.
8. That minority Of the executive board
Of the Ohio Free Communion Baptist AssO-
ciatiOn-tOO small to constitute quorum
in an informal way replied TO some ques-
tons put in . private letter - to how the
various steps of discipline Affected B. F.
Zelis relations to the denomination, about
as stated by his local defenders. 1t should
be borne in mind, however, that that body
has no ecclesiastical connection with the de-
nomination, and is not therefore authority
in this case.
Z. That as to having been recognized as
a minister In regular standing by various
Freewill Baptist bodies, etc, ETC., it is evil
dent that this was done In many instances
under the impression that such ., course
would he the means Of securing to the state
association certain church property to which
some Of his WARM supporters claim the title.
:. That the Harmony quarterly meeting.
said to have been held on the 21st day Of
November last. was convened for business
without q quorum, Is certified to by the
standing clerk. and that B. F. Zell. though
he claims 10 be . member Of another
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

Lynn (Mass.) Union: The editorial page
ID the least read Of any page Of the paper.
yet those who do read II are the men who
do the thinking for the community. direct
its enterprises and control it. desunieA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

wlnn Sullivan the Slugser goes round
knocking down women and little boys,
somebody ought to be lurking round with
gun. At any rate, Il would b . soothing
spectacle to see Mr.. Sullivan whacked bloody
with policeman's club occasionally.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

the republican caucus slipped up On our
man HAYWARD.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

Andrew j. Fleming. of St Louis. has
in his possession sip of paper bearing
an autograph writing by Alexis oder H.
stephens. The writing is with e pencil.
and the souvenir contains the following
words: "Revenye reversed--that is. to rise
superior to the neglsct sud contumeiy Of
mankind BY trying to do them good
instead Of harm A determination t., war
even against fate; to meet the world in all
its forces: to master evil with good and 70
leave no foe standing in my rear.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07
Tornado Capricoa

Iwashingtnn tO!io) CO.. Commercial Gazette
One of the mysteries Of the tornado.
10 to be found on the farm of Capt L.
Henkle, three miles west Of town. The
captains orchard was lsid waste BY the
storm, and on some OF the trees the ap
piles were actually baked by the elements
Of the tornado Ii Is near here where the
oak. elm and hickory trees are stuck full
of straws from haystscks. some Of the
straws penetrating the hard bark Of the
shell. bark hickory.
The story Is believed by no one until
they see the specimens. many Of which
are on exhibition here The theory Of
some 10 that the straws were charged With
some element or combination Of elements
which constituted the tremendous force
Of the tornado. and for the instant i'm
parted properties to the straws which pre-
vented them from breaking Others cay
the great velocity with which they trav
eled prevented them breaking. while
many say nobody knows anything about
it The sirsws are in there just the same.
and many Of them have been put there tO
9t0v.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07
A Propeller Ba Il 4. Alsska.


During this last winter on the Yukon,
Mr.. Fsrciot performed . task which It
will be hard to find equaled in the history
Of mechanicA He built boat and an
engine with which to propel it having ut
his disposal only the wood obtainable In
the vicinity. few lengths Of gas-pipe.
taken from this city to be used in mining
operations. one or two files and rachel,
with . few wood cutting tools With
such materials and too.s be constructed .
propeller which carried him at the rate Of
seven knots an hour l. 200 miles. and
which can now be seen in the machinery
department st the Mechanics pavilion
The engine Is composed wholly of
pieces of gas pipe. as one can see BY In,
spectiIg it. The cylinder ID gas pipe. the
rods and ell the iron-work are gas pipe,
except the propeller and its center. the
former being beaten iron. and the latter
iron nuts 1t is 10 ingenious piece Of
mechanism - was ever built and has
proved as effective as it ID inge iiouA He
int ended to place the engine in bark
canoe, but not being able to build one
strong enough. be constructed . wooden
bat about fifteen feet long. in which be
nisde the descent Of the Yukon to its
mouth. and thence around by sea to St
Michaeis. During this trip BY sea be
encountered . storm which made An old
YEA captain who accompanied him shed
tears Of alarm - salt a the spray with
which he was deluged But the little
ropeller brought both safe to port. and
was subsequently, brought down TO San
Francisco BY Lieut. Stoney.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07
with n arc Excspt. ous,

A studen. of tramp human nature OBJ
serves that, with very rare exceptions.
tramps are men who never learned Q
trade
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

- DoaeOn ana the SOmnnetee.
Tie oonmittee on the Cincinnati ''re-
tgEns- investigated oil that Mr.. Dalton
would let them see yesterday. Dalton
would not appear before the committee till
thfee O'Clock in the afternoon, although a
subpoena had been sent for him the night
befoEe. He treated the committee with the
same contempt with which he had treated
his own and the supreme court.
There is only one power that seems ade-
quate to bring Dalton to taw, and that is a
vigilance committee; and. if the gentleman
goes much farther in his performances, that
committee will materialize
But the legislative committee finally got
permission to inspect the forgeries and
frauds Of such returns As they had asked
fof. Jordan and Follett were on hand to
argue that the committee couldn't stop
with the returns" but must 60 forward
and take testimony. The committee,
however. pointed out that they were
acting under resolution whose wording
did not authorize anything but an investiga-
ton of returns, and that they perhaps
thought they knew what they were there
for. kts
Then another delay was sought by prop
osition 10 bring in more ''returns, which
Dalton could not lay his hands on till this
morning: and Dalton's criminal lawyers ar
gued the duty Of the committee to wait in
Cincinnati till it should be the pleasure of
Dalton to bring them in. The committee
Indignantly refused to dance attendance any
longer on Dalton, whom they denounced in
too dignified terms, but adjourned to await
Dalton's pleasure in Columbus at O'Clock
this afternoon.
After adjournment, Mr.. Dalton declared
10 should not 90 to Columbus, and ex-
n1nined. The idea of investigating all the
- = Hamilton county in half day
E1snims.-
- Ill pssbably be told today
1an4 whose Alexander
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-07

TAs winter b evidently going to be short,
10 Is - late ct tf:is end.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-07-02
BIG AERloAN BIRDS.
Arrival Of Lot of Ostriehes Imported
For California Breeder.


A vessel arrived at this port recently
with lot of ostriches en- route from Africa
to California, where they are to be kept
for breeding purposes. During the unload
Ing of the vessel large crowds gathered to
watch the awkward antics of the huge
birds as they were being moved from the
hold of the ship to Beach Park, where they
win be allowed to run at large for week
before undertaking their journey to the
Pacific coast. A large open-top cage was
improvised, into which an ostrich
was driven and then hoisted with
horses. AS they reached the sun
light after sixtY-five days in the
dark hold they exhibited signs OF
great delight. The ostriches are tame and
docle with their keepers, but familiarities
from outsiders are resented. just after
one bird of magnificent proportions had
been hauled up, and before the surprise
over his suspension in mid-air had worn
off, two sailors opened one side of the cage
before it had reached the large covered
wagon. With great rapidity the ostrich
raised one huge foot and kicked first one
and then the other sailor, sending them
flying against the bulwarks of the vessel.
The native keeper said if the bird had had
more room the blows would have killed
both men. DR.. Sketchly is greatly pleased
with his cargo, Notwithstanding he lost
twenty -four ostriches on the passage.
Each pair viii breed from sixty to eighty
chicks per year. This is probably the last los
of ostriches that viii ever leave Africa, az
the export duty at nearly all the ostrich
points is five hundred dollars per bird. The
birds are under the immediate care of five
.1indoos, natives of Madras, but long resi-
dents of Africa, whom DR.. Sketchly has
permanently employed. Among the ma
tives is one woman. She is very dark,
with evenly -molded features and wonder
full eyes, straight, black hair, long and
wavy. The right lobe Of her aquiline nose
is ornamented with a small brass scarf
pin with a red glass gem. This ornament
is deity pinned through the lobe and
hooked below She is the wife of the chief
native OF The party and is about twenty
years old:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-07-02
RoBBER AND PREACHER.
How the Curiosity of a Reverend Gentle
man Was Satisfied.

How the Curiosity of a Reverend Gentle
Was Satisfied.
Eagerness to know the affairs of
another person is an impertinence.
The desire for knowledge of this sort
should be restrained. Sometimes it is
hazardous to attempt to know too much
about another man S business, of which
an amusing illustration is given in the
personal experience of a preacher of
sixty years ago. The reverend gentle
man, whose name was Cotton, was one
time returning from a religious meet
ing at Mount Carmel. He was accom-
panied by his father-in-law, Mr.. Folks.
As they leisurely journeyed along, they
saw q man run across the road, and
make his way through the surrounding
woods.
Mr.. Cotton, impelled by curiosity to
learn what the man meant by this
maneuvre, followed him. He soon
overlook the man, who stopped, and
utterly dumbfOunded his pursuer by pre-
senting his cooked rifle, and giving the
imperious order to ''Stand and deliver"
The preacher, as soon as he could
collect his thoughts, replied rather
weakly:
MY 0CdL SlI, Il NC SOb 11OLA14IifG3 III bI1p
world; I'm nothing but poor Method
list preacher"
1t was the fashion of that day for
gentlemen to wear enormous seals and
watch-chains suspended from their
fobs, and Mr.. Cotton was in the fash
ion. The quick eye of the robber (for
the man was none other than ''Phelps,"
a noted free-bOoter) fastened on that
watch-seal. 81 see YOU sport q watch, y
he said; ''please hand her over"
81 beg you will spare me my watch, !"
said Mr.. Cotton, fumbling nervouslY
at the chain.
''No fooling," said "Phelps' impa-
tiently. "Pass over that watch!''
Reluctantly the preacher took out
his watch and gave it to the robber.
Before they parted, phelps" read
his victim a hOmily on the i'll effects Of
curiosity. ''This, sir, will teach you a
lesson. Remember, when you want to
follow a stranger hereafter, first make
sure he is not a rObber. - Youths Com
gaus3Soga
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-07-02

round sum for it. / know this Is the
gun, because there is no patent mark
on it. The young man was the son of
a good family with lots of money. I
learned afterward that he had bad
reputation. He lived a wild and DISCO
lutte life for a time, but I understand
that he reformed a couple of years ago
and is now once more received in good
society"
''But who was this manP" I asked.
''What was his namePn
George Sutherland, F" said Mortimer.
had never heard the name before,
but I knew that was the man had
been looking for, and I could see an
other step toward solving the mystery
of my fathers death. Without think
ing of what was doing took the mis-
sile from the chamber of the gun and
put into my pocket.
"COme," I said, s'we have have just
time to see the chief of police and tell
him about this man.
The chief knew all the details of my
fathers death, and with me had often
examined the gun. Mortimer gave all
the information in his possession, and
an hour later we were on the road.
When-we arrived at Cincinnati on the
morning of the wedding we went to the
house of my relatives. When we were
told that the groom had arrived NORTH
mer and / went together to the room
where the young man was with his
friends. I went in first and was intro
dUced to my prospective brOther-in-
law. l found him a good-looking man
of the world, well fed and rather fascin-
ating.
That was all had time to notice be-
fore Melville entered the room. I saw
a sudden pallOr come upon the face Of
the man who was about to become my
sisters husband. Mortimer Melville
started forward and without waiting
for an Introduction exclaimed:
George Sutherland
That was not the name given to me
in the Introduction. 1t was the name
of the man I believed to be my father
assassin. 1 staggered; my tongue Glove
to the roof of my mouth.
cit is hep cried Mortimer. 'He
bought the gun!''
"What do you meanP" stammered
Sutherland.
Then my senses returned. l drew
the curious missile from my pocket and
held it before his eyes,
Miserable wretch!' 1 exclaimed.
''Look at this-this you sent to my
fathers heart. But now you shall suf-
fer for your cOwardly crime
l sprang forward to seize him by the
throat. With a sudden bound he
eluded my grasp and the next moment
sprang through the open window into
the street.
"Stop himn' I shouted; ''stop the
YillainI'
Twenty men sped after him. He was
caught. He confessed that the murder
had been the browning act of his life,
and with the money taken from the
safe he had gone West and engaged in
the cattle trade. Returning under an
assumed name, he had seen and really
loved my sister. He suffered the ex-
treme penalty of the law for his crime.
My sister, after long illness, recoV-
cred and now lives always by my side.
We still keep the black cat.-N r.
Times.