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, 1886-05-11
ONE i OF NATURE.

Cruel and wild the battles
Great horses plunged and reared,
And through dust-cloud and smoke cloud,
Blood-red with sunsets angry flush,
You heard the gun-shot's rattle,
And, mid hoof-tramp and rush,
The shrieks Of women speared.
For 1t was Russ and Turkoman-
No quarter asked or given;
A whirl OF frenzied hate and death
Across the desert driven.
Look the half hordes give way,
Fleeing frantic without breath,
Or hope, or will; and on behind
The troopers storm, in blood-thirst blind,
While, like a dreadful fountain-play,
The swords fash up, and fall and slay-
Wives, grandslres, baby brows and gray,
Groan after groan, yell upon yell
Are men but fiends, and is earth hell'
Nay, for out Of the flight and fear
Spurs a Russian cuirassier;
In his arm n child he bears,
Her little foot bleeds; stern she stares
Back at the ruin OF her race.
The small hurt creature sheds no tear,
Nor utters cry; but clinging still
To this one arm that does not kill
She stares back with her baby face.
Apart, fenced round with ruined gear,
The hurrying horseman finds a space,
Whc. with face crouched upon her knee.
A woman covers. You see him stoop
And reach the child down tenderly,
Then dash away to JOIN his troop.
How came one pulse of pity there
One heart that would not Stay, but save
In all that Christ-forgotten sight'
War there, far north by Neva's wave,
Some Russian girl In sleep-robes white,
Making her peaceful evening prayer,
That heavens great mercy meath its carr
Would keep INT cover him tonight
Anthony Morehead in The Century.
, 1886-05-11

New York has quite a number OF rich
Cinnamon, but there are many more Of
the poverty-stricken, vicious class who
have hard work to keep the spark Of life
within them. The better class and the
married men remain on the Pacific coast
as a rule. One seldpm sees a Chinaman
with a mustache in hat city. The hair of
the face indicates whether John is child
less or the proud father of an heir, male
or female. A man may not adorn his
upper Up With hair gutil he has a son. A
daughter coming subsequently entities
him to wear a full beard, although the
whiskers Of the Oriental are scraggy
affairs. The advent of a baby girl at first
born is regarded among the Chinese as a
calamity. Wherever Cinnamon obtain a
residence the vicious and criminal secure
"A foothold. The Chinese quarter in New
York is In Mott street, and a very large
percentage Of the Mongolians there obtain
their living through running gambling
games or keeping opium joints. Opium
smoking is one of the bad habits which
John takes with him wherever he goes,
and which he introduces among his neigh
bors to a greater or less extent.-New
York Cor. Philadelphia Call.
, 1886-05-11
A Cargo Of Tropical pIrd..

DIR. C. j. Sketchley, the ostrich farmer,
recently arrived at Galveston, Tex, from
Port Natal, Africa, with a cargo OF os-
triches, monkeys, parrots, and tropical
birds, intended for his farm at Los Angeles,
Cal. Accompanying them are five natives
OF Madras, India, one Of whom is n woman.
The latter has II brass scarf-pln neatly
hooked through the right lobe OF her nose.
A red-glass gem ornaments the pin. Her
hair is coal black, n hangs below her
waist when down. Her features are clear
cut N irregular. The men wear white
turbans. The Madrases will go with DIR.
Sketchley to California and live on the
farm.-Boston Budget.
, 1886-05-11
Truth Stranger Than Fiction !!
a HOMIE FOR NOTHING.


There Is an old saying to the effect "that
there Is nothing new under the sun, and Yet
from the following II would appear that there Is
an exception even to this rule.
It a point six miles west OF st Augustine,
Florida. On he line of the st Johns railway,
Hes "A beautiful tract OF land which has recently
been laid out IN n town site called West ST Au-
gustine.
~ Augustlne prop rs the oldest city In the
sn,ssq aua.vs, anu hnvunus N legena iofe, Anu
n,s.viist autlguiil nuu lew Any OF Tue many
..vusanuS .aat 'isit ftnIlva lli " TAKE iVuN
a. NC 80 ~an oiu f"r'' anu the mihy oNher
h"ts, 49, uoleJs a.. -
~ vas .'unueu .vpl- . i0vo' lofty SrnH
pnS IA am a. ,ne sess'sinsnt OF JsmesioMh, VA.
anu hl.s -nee Sean isioie me ,analng OF me
pnkInng on Ilsnnou,h LOCK. me nAnne 81.
nuEu1llne Mas gwen 70 ny place ny the span
.aius, osNausc ~ lahusu oh the uaJ uculca
teu 70 lhat releieu anu earned sant- 81 Au-
~ ihe " kivNink lapiuly pelhs ihe terminus
~ W. sinaSS anu otneis hle oelng eAl,nue1
w T " IN II Nho" known Hs the hotei
~Ihe nronrefors and o,xner. N tha U,,.,ro,
edSonfIe-a World "A sixt.en na,,e weekly Iiins-
tmted par er. same size AS Hnrperis Jteekiy.
nnrlent citv- nurrnaSed a i.rge tract Of land
near II Augtstinr. from Mr. Wniam Aster. Of
New Vor. immediafeiv IN tha me ortne'ct
,Iohn's railway which is owned nv Mr. As,or
md in Inc midst III mis- tract and within on 4, IL
al Inc n,ilroad have pianfed in "a niot N .o
acres tho civ Of West X Ausustin,
From NVsSt II Aurusfine fhere exlst4 daily
connections far the 81 .Iohns. rlver nine niles
distant, with steamboat connection gniny north
and south daily 10 ~. Augusttne az miles dIs.
fant 70 paistI.' fhs carai gtv net,e annth ~,
W. thi,tx "ane miles M az al, n,1as ~
Lack s~onviife Nv river or raii ihIrtv sSisht miles
distant.
, 1886-05-11

If it were possible to rise above the at
mosphere which surrounds the earth we
should see nothing but an intense and
sharply defined ball Of fire, while every
thing else would be wrapped in total
darkness. There could be no diffusion Of
light without an atmosphere, OF some
similar medium for it to act upon; but IL
the air about extended TO a height OF 700
miles, the rays Of the sun could not pene-
trate il and we should be left in dark
ness. AT the depth Of 200 feet in the
ocean the light cease altogether, one-half
Of the light being being absorbed in pass
ing through only seven feet Of the purest
water. scientific journal.
, 1886-05-11

Soon after it became the practice to
transport eggs in large quantities and to
long distances by railway trains it was
found on their arrival that adhesion had
taken place between the membranes of
the yelk and those OF the shell, so that the
yelk could not be turned out of the shell
unbroken. On examination by expert
enced Psychologists this was found to be
the result OF true Inflammation; the mate
rial of the adhesion was found to be pre-
cisely the same as that Of the plastic exu-
dalton in Inflammation OF the lungs or
bowels, Structureless and -unorganized as
1t seems, the egg, even when fresh-laid, is
a living being, and capable Of disease from
external causes. The cause Of this inham-
nation is undoubtedly the shaking and
friction from the motion OF the cars, and
II can not but rende the eggs more or less
unhealthyas the products OF inflammation
a never be a, salutary in food as those
of healthy growth.-Chicago News
, 1886-05-11

However barbarous may be the custom
OF dueling, as such, it is still a fact of his
torical value that nj duellng community
ever yet failed to send out good soldiers in
time OF war. have been told by old resi-
dents OF Mississippi hat the career of Nc
Chung Mt first stimulated appeals to the
lex t%alionis, but that towards the last
1t acted AS a deterrent example. The
duel ceased to be n duel in the ordinary
acceptation OF the word and became a
butchery. McClung, of course ran little
or nc risk, and it filled the public gener-
ally with n sickening contempt to realize
that the leading men of Mississippi lived
practically by the sufferance of a mad
man. To refuse to fight a duel with him
was, of course, put of the question. This
was not allowed by the code. To fight
him meant death. His skill with the pis-
toll was fully up to that of DR.. Carver or
Buffalo Bill with the rifle, difference In
weapons being considered. On one occa-
sion he killed n blackbird hopping about
Oh the ground 20 yards distant. Cor. At
lanta Constitution.
, 1886-05-11

Alfred Krupp owns probably the largest
business in tho world dependent on vne in
dividual. lie works within the town o!
Essen occupy more than 800 acres, half of
which are under cover. According to a
census taken in September, 1881, the num-
OF hands employed by Mr.. Krupp was 49,
Cos, the number Of their families 10, I7f.
making GS,ast persons supported by hi,
works. Mr.. krupp owns 51 iron mines in
Germany. He own four sea steamers,
and there are connected with his Essen
works ~ miles OF railway, employing y
locomotives and ssS cars, go horses with
lOl wagons. and 40 miles Of telegraph
wires, with IS stations and IS Morse appa
.~ratuses. The establishment possesses n
grand chemical laboratory, a Photographic
and photographic a%telier, a printing Office
with three steam and six hand presses
and a b~ookbinding room. The establish
ment even rum a hotel ia Essen.-New
York Sun.
, 1886-05-11

A PETITION, already numerously signed,
for the release Of James d. Fish, formerly
president of the Marine bank, who was
sentenced to state prison for ten years for
his connection with Grant Il Ward affairs,
is being circulated in New York. 1t is
said 10 contain the names of nearly all the
900 depositors in the Marine bank, and Of
many bank officers from Maine to Penn
sylvania-' That pardon would be gram
ted was apparent aher the visit OF Fish to
New York, when b. furnished the prose
cutting officers with much voluable infor-
matIun.
, 1886-05-11
A 2-YEAR-oLD YounasTER.


Detroit street Arabs Sizing Up the oceu-
pant of a stray baby Cart.
A baby cart which was occupied by a
child about 2 years old, broke loose from
its moorings in front OF a dry goods store
on Monroe avenue the other day and went
sailing along for about forty feet and
brought up against a dry goods box. Some
boys came along and observed the situa-
ton Of the cart and they stopped to size up
the occupant.
"Pul his hair and rec II he has got any
grit, suggested one.
His hair was pulled. Tears came to his
eyes but he did not holler.
Let him bite yer finger sug-
gested another. "Il dare any boy in the
crowd to put his finger in the little feller's
mouth
The def was accepted. A dirty finger
was inserted, and the baby sucked at 1t
in a melancholy way and seemed to be
thinking Of the long ago.
Give him a marble and see II he'll
swaller it, piped "A little kid.
A great big dirty marble was fshed out
OF a boys pocket and put in the baby's
mouth. He bit at 1t and rolled II around,
and finally spat IL out
"Try him with terbacker and see II he
knows how to chaw," advised a freckled-
faced boy.
Tn only one in the crowd who had ar
rived at the dignity of "%chawing" bit off n
piece Of plug and was about TO offer It when
the mother came running down the street
and broke into the Grove and bestowed a
kick or cur upon each one before they
could get away.
you young viilalnsl' she shouted as
they halted In the middle OF the street.
who's a villyuniT demanded the big
gest boy.
you arel'
kid before1 He amt worth more'n Scents
at the outside, and you are doing $40
worth OF hollerin'i Let's stand around,
boys, and gin him the whoopin'-coff."1
Detroit Free Press.
, 1886-05-11

So MUCH eompl1int has been made OF
the lobbying in the Kentucky legislature,
that a bill has been introduced 10 prevent
it. 1t provinces thar no person hal en-
gage in lobbying, or encourage the passage
or rejection of any bill by the Legislature
for a fee or reward; the fact that any per
son is lettering around the lobbies of Ell
Their house, importuning members to vote
for or against a bill, shall be prima iacie
evidence Of his guilt aud any person con
victed shall be deemed infamous and made
To pay n fine Of $500
, 1886-05-11

Somebody who has figured on the sub
ject gives the ages OF our own most dis
tinguished public men as follows: Simon
Cameron leads in point Of years. lie is
81. Morrill, is 70, Edmunds, IS; Pig
Iron Kelley. ~; Randall. SO. Mckinley.
~; John Sherman. 6S; Lamar. 81; Tom
Reed, a.; Blaine, 90; Cleveland. 40; Car
lisie, 81. Beck. 81; Ingalls,, So; Holman,
"a; Schurz, 81; Voorhees,, 80; Morrison.
81; Logan. 60: Bayard. 80; Hawley, 90;
Garland. 81. and Sunset Cox, 90.
, 1886-05-11

ONE thing must be settled by our gov
ernmcnt. Peaceful and law abiding citi-
zens must be permitted to work in the
places where they are employed and they
must be protected, no matter whether
they belong to any church orl5S-nrrb
!" any sog9Gys ~Ga no society. When
workingmen cannot be permitted to pur
sue their lawful avoeations peacefully, the
liberties Of all workingmen in this country
will be at an end.
, 1886-05-11

In speaking OF counties reminds us that
n county in southern California means
something. Take for instance the county
just north Of this-San Barnardino-and
you could states OF Massachusetts, Con
nectieut, and Rhode Island and drop them
into here borders, and there might be
room enough left for another small state
like Delaware. This will give you some
thing of an idea of how big and tall Cali
tornia is.-San Diego Cor, Cleveland
Leader
, 1886-05-11

1t is the custom of a house having sew
eral branches in the various cities OF the
Union, all doing a large business, to send
twice a year a corps of bookkeepers from
the home office to investigate the books Of
these branches, at the same time taking
the bookkeepers from their branch houses
to the home office to overhaul the records
there. 1t has secured absolute honesty In
their business, systematized their meth
odf, and been a stimulus 70 their employees
Cor Boston BudRe
, 1886-05-11

WV. Reed, druggist, Of Winchester.
Ind, writes: Zone OF my customers,
Mrs. Louisa Pike, Bartonia. Randolph
county, Ind, was a long sufferer with
CONSUMPTION, and was given up to die by
her physicians, She heard OF DR.. King
New Discovery fer Consumption, and
began buying it Of me. In six months
time she walked to this town a distance o.
six miles, and is so improved that she ha.
quit using it. She feels she owes her life
TO it," Free trial bottles at W. N. Hunt
drug store.
, 1886-05-11

A NUMBER of wealthy gentlemen of
Springfield, O.. with Ross Mitchell. the
millionaire manufacturer. at the head,
have organized a company for the purpose
of building in Central Kansas a new city,
TO become the metropolis and capital of
the state. The town is to be on the
Union Pacific railroad, 2ls miles from
Kansas City, and will bear the name of
kanapolis. Gen. J. Warren Keifer. ex.
speaker of the national house of repre-
sentatives, is attorney for the company.
Over 1000 lots have been sold.
, 1886-05-11

Monks have become good fighters In
Belgium. The ~1'rappists In Chimay sent
a petition hat troops should be sent to
their protection against robbers, aud the
general replied that eighty-four weu-fed,
robust monks. armed with big bludgeons,
ought TO be more than a match for any
band OF robbers. The monks took courage
at this, and upon the mex attack scattered
their ASSISTANTS in all directions. Chicago
Trfbune
, 1886-05-11

In harness a man has lifted $500 pounds,
the result having been achieved only by
allowing every muscle to act simultane-
ously TO its fullest capacity, m under the
most advantageous circumstances.-Na
tioual Star.
, 1886-05-11

The editor OF The Southern Biyouac
gives the reasons OF the variation In the
expressions and photography OF writer's OF
negro dialect. He says It is accounted for
by the fact that there grew up among the
negroes OF each neighborhood certain
phrases and words which did not travel be
yond the very narrow confines OF personal
intercourse. Texas Siftings.
, 1886-05-11

STATISTICS show that during the last
three months Cos families, comprising
3,477 persons, were evicted from holdings
in Ireland. During the same period $50
outrages were committed.
, 1886-05-11

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup company, San Francisco, Cal
is natures own true laxative. This pleas.
n California liquid fruit remedy may be
had Of W. n. Hunt, Large bottles at
so cents or one dollar. Il lis the most
pleasant, prompt and effective remedy
known to cleanse the system; to act on
the liver. kidneys and bowels gently vel
thoroughly; to dispel headaches, colds anc
fevers; to cure constipation, indigestion
aud kindred ills.
, 1886-05-11

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores. ulcers, salt rheum, fever,
Sores, letter. chspped hands. ohilblains,
corns and all skin eruptiops. aud positively
cures piles, or no pay required Ii is
guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction, OF
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by W N. Hunt.
, 1886-05-11

A remedy for east wind is proposed by
The Lancet. The real cause OF Its malign.
ity being the avidity OF the wine TO take
moisture, and particularly the secretion OF
the mucous membrane lining the air pas
sages. II is recommended that succulent
jujube or any morsel that gives of aque-
Gus p should be carried in the mouth
during the time Of exposure to east wind.
Medical journal.
, 1886-05-11

An Iowa Judge has decided that a man
is bound to tell his wife where he spends
his evenings. This decision is obviously
short of what is required. The Judge
should have added that the man must not
lie ahouf IL
, 1886-05-11

True delicacy Of flavor with true efficacy
OF action, has been attained in the famous
California liquid fruit remedy, Syrup Of
Figs. Its pleasant taste and beneficial eff
lects have rendered it immensely popular.
Large bottles for sale by w. n. Hunt,
1919 Eddy street.
, 1886-05-11

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND sent to ex.
President Arthura beautiful floral tribute,
with a letter expressing a tender regard
for the sick man. Saturday a letter of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT was received.
, 1886-05-11

Temperance erusades nearly always have
some startling feature, but few Of them
have been 50 surprising as one that has
sprung up in San Fnncisco. IL is the
establishment Of wine shops by the native
wine makers, with the approval Of many
persons interested IN the progress Of tem-
peranoe.
The light native wines only are sold
, 1886-05-11

II Is In mans power to be what he will.
The highest awards are his-to win or to
lase. Nothing is without his grasp, Sin,
shame, poverty, all these may cling. like
80 many beggars, to his skirts; but. like
so many beggars, he can shake them of.
Mime. George Sand.
, 1886-05-11

Avoidance Ia better than cure, yet
Judging by what confronts US ON every
hand. IL would seem that the latter fac
tor is the only one which Is coiupre-
hended.-Mme. 0oorgs Sand.
, 1886-05-11

THAT was a good idea to turn a hose on
the mob in Detroit. There is nothing
your agitator hates like water.
, 1886-05-11

JEFF. DAVIS spoke every twenty-four
hours during the last week. Let us hope
his clock work is wound for eight days
onl,.
, 1886-05-11

The largest stock OF hne bnndics, old
WHISTLES, choice hqueurs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house. corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streetsi
, 1886-05-11

The duchess of Hamilton is one of the
most notable spcrtswomen in England.
She recently followed the hounds-and
Observation-Disclosures a chase of three
hours, covering twenty-five miles Of
country.
, 1886-05-11

icebergs have been seen OFF the Labrador
coast two miles long 300 fcet higher.
, 1886-05-11

Neat assortment of visiting cards at the
Leader Office.
, 1886-05-11

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Histd
, 1886-05-11

In all its branches by W. ELLIOTT, on Eighteenth
street, one door west OF the old stand. Singlefoot-
All kind of wagon work done first class.
, 1886-05-11

Successor to II. s.. Oliver. FIRE INSURANCE.
None but time tried and fire tested companies
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
, 1886-05-11

MEAT MARKET JOE IARosE, proprietor Egg. butter and game
lWEAJ WH0NEI a specially, A good supply of vegetables always OF
hand, New STAN at northeast corner Of Seventeenth and Eddy SITS.
, 1886-05-11
BLACKSMITHING
DESERT ENTRIES. COMPACT FORM. Is e

F ~ 10 nc He u1cF10n 1 le 0entTa Land Ohce, aud prepare appeaIl 80
OF Experience warrants ne in saying / am thoroughly posted. ENQUIRIES nro
answered. Send for my Settlers Guide. + j. STANTON. Land An.rnev
, 1886-05-11

|MM0NS HOUSE s ssG Sss; Ra4 ;H 3s 4. fA'E Fs%. J. W. e Z ah Ssi P$ ds;.
, 1886-05-11
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

%. G. BAIRD and A. g. CAMpBELL), Al
torneys-at-Law and Notaries Public, Chsy
second floor, st, hbins & Post 5 bank BLOCK
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-20
z MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1886.

end OF the week over the conduct of the Irish
members which they characterized as "a de-
grading orgie of obstruction
The reports published in the papers are but a
bald and unmeaning reflection of the actual pro-
ceedings and furnish no adequate picture of the
scenes which occur nightly. Shouts and jeers
come from the Parnellites, mixed with cries Of
''You shan't do any English business" "We are
only beginning this game" "You will have to
knuckle down." etc. Lord Randolph Churchill
and the other members of the Ministry have
made no earnest effort to abate the obstruction.
There has been some pretense of an appeal to
permit business to proceed but there has been
no genuine dlspleasure shown. On the contrary,
the majority seems willing to encourage the
Parnellltes to make full swing and exhibit OBJ
structlon in its worst form to the country, in
order to strengthen the government in possible
demand, at the opening of the next session, for
the severest kind of reform in the rules of pro-
cedure
1t Is generally believed that General Butler
has sent In an important report to the govern
ment on the rent question. If the information
current In circles usually well informed on gov
ernment matters is to be credited, he has frank
~ stated his opinion that the mass of tenants
are unable to pay the rents aud arrears de-
manded by landlords. He has accumulated a
vast amount of information on tue subject, hav-
ing made extensive personal visits. and sent out
a number of carefully y-selected agents to push
inquiries on all sides. In the Investigations that
have taken place the landlords have been afforded
every opportunity to make their case known.
Buller's report is fully confirmed by many prom
inent Englishmen who have visited Ireland the
present summer to satisfy themselves by inquiry
on the spot to the true situation of the people
Prices of various products in 1886 compared
with corresponding periods of 18S081 show a
continuous decline, finally reaching average
of close upon 81 per cent. The reductions of
rent on the other hand, SO far as can be ascer-
tained from public reports, legal records. and all
available sources are microscopical in compari
son, and not worth serious consideration. The
silence of Sir Michael Hicks Beach ON the sub
ject of the fall in prices in the face of all the
Irish members have said is taken to confirm the
statement as TO Buffers report