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NAMES FOR STATES.
The True Test of the Name of n Country.
Verbal A~wkwardness.
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The True Test of the Name of n Country.
Verbal A~wkwardness
Probably the worst name for q country
known TO history is the United States of
America. 1t is ambiguous, may mean
either n nation OF a c~onfederacy, and has
two senses in the constitution. 1t is not
sc trivial as New Found Land, but it is
longer and does not admit of shortening,
rs does the name of our neighbor island
to Newfoundland. New South Wales is
almost as bad, and all three are awkward
beyond redemption. The test of the
name of n country is in whether it adj
mits of n d%erivative gentle noun and adj
~jective. Europe gives us European;
Britain, British; Cyprus, Cypriote, and
Siam, Siamese. These are good as
names. But no man can bring himself
to say that he is q New South Welsh
man, or that he is q United States of
American.
And so, after the fashion in which the
neighbors of Praise God Barebone's
brother with the wonderful name, IF
Christ had no died thou hadst been
damned" said it for short, we are in
the habit of calling ourselves simply by
the tail end of u proper designation,
Americans, forgetful that every human
being from Yukon to Patagonia has
equal rights with us to the name. The
people of New South Wales want to
change their name, and The Spectator
well says they ought to do it, although
for them to claim the name of Australia
would never do. They might call their
country Sydney, OIL Sydneyland, or Cook
s%ylvania, or Southland, or Auralia, it
makes little difference what so long as it
is manageable. What not to call them
selves might be learned from the names
of some of our United States of American
states. Some of our states allow no de-
rivative. A man from Virginia is a Vir-
gilman, from South Carolina a South
C%arolinian, but how does q man from
Massachusetts, pronounce his name? Only
Yankee, which is no less absurd than for
Enroughty to spell Darby. What is n
man from Connecticut? Still a Yankee.
What is a man from New Hampshire?
Still n Yankee, although Senator Cass
tried to better the term when he called
John p. Hale n New Hampshire goose,
and Hale retorted by calling Cass a Mich
igander. Men from Maine can still be
only Yankees or Down Casters, for they
resent, we believe, being called Mainiacs.
The later names adopted by our states
are generally musical II disable, al
though Ohioan is a disagreeable deriva-
tive of Ohio. The gentle word ought TO
be Ohiote, like Cypriote, but, perhaps,
the people of that great state do not care
to rhyme with coyote. Wisconsin re-
fuses as strenuously as Michigan to ac-
cept n derivative, as the only one posi-
bic would be Wisconsinner. OF the pres
ent territories Idaho has a very sweet
name, but what could its citizens call
themselves2 We suppose the people Of
Utah might be Utes, but if the territory
were to take the proposed state name it
would be hard to call them Deseretters.
What we chiefly seek in a name is that it
be easy to pronounce and be flexible. Its
meaning is of little consequence. China
is a good name, but it means nothing,
and the people of China have no knowl-
edge of it.-New York Independent.
, 1888-02-12

1t is said that New York is the wick
edst city in the country. 1t is the largest
and vice thrives in crowded communities.
Yet if it is the wickedest city it is also
the best on the continent. If it contains
thousands of the worst men and women
in our land, it contains also thousands Of
the brightest and best of Christians. In
point of morality it will compare favor.
ably with any city in the world. 1t is
u%nhappily true that the DEVILS work is
done there upon q large scale; but SO is
the work of God upon an even greater
scale. If the city contains the gaudiest,
the most alluring and the vilest haunts
of sin, it also boasts the noblest and
grandest institutions of religion, of
charity and virtue. Being the great
center of wealth and culture, New
York is also the center of everything that
is good and beautiful in life.-Joe How
ard in st. Louis Republican.
, 1888-02-12

Artists always seem at o loss to deal
with the color of the sea, and few are
those who please the public. Professor
Tyndal has come to their aid. He recog-
nizes three principal hues in sea waves
blue, green and yellow. Solid particles
held in the water act as minute mirrors
rejecting the light which penetrates the
liquid. The rays which arc sent out,
after having traversed only a thin
stratum of water, preserve their yellow
parts; but if the reflections are attenu-
ated the water appears green; and if they
do moi exist ut all, the sea being clear
and free from muddy matters, the color
is deep blue. In an indigo sea the crest
of the waves will appear green on ac-
count of their lack of thickness. Sea-
weed, animalcules and other local or nc
cidontal causes may have much influ-
ere, on the color of the water. Court
Journal.
, 1888-02-12

There is a good deal in names, in spite
of what somebody has said. The house
committee on territories know it, and
they wisely insist that if the northern
half of Dakota comes into the Union it
shall be not as North Dakota - but as
''Pcmbina''; and that if Washington
organizes it must drop its already much
appropriated name and take Tacoma, -
Yakima OF "Wallula," well known
aboriginal designations. There is nc
reason why new states should bear names
worn threadbare, or why one should be
called NORTH or West something OF
other. 1t argues a poverty Of language.
All new states ought to be compelled to
bear melodious Indian names, as most OF
the old ones do.-Frank Leslie's.
, 1888-02-12
Foreign Schools In Turkey.

The Turkish government appears to be
reviving its school laws with the aim of
suppressing American and other foreign
schools. The new law provides that nc
foreigner can open a school without a
special firman given by the sultan him
self; and such documents he is slow to
give. The law forbids any Ottoman
subject from attending such a school un.
til he shall have taken n course of relig-
ious instructions. The schools now *
listing are to be suppressed unless they
conform to these regulations within six
months. AS a large amount of capital is
invested in educational institutions in
Turkey, the American minister has pro,
tested against this law, and urges other
embassies TO join him.-Frank Leslie's.
, 1888-02-12
BANKS And BANKING.
Mr.. L0ucks' Bank Bill Passes the
Council.
An Animated Discussion on the
Veterinarian.
The House Condemns the Lord
High ExeCutioner.
Territorial Council.


Mr.. Lafrentz's house joint resolution
petitioning congress for a grant OF forty
acres of land for the territorial fish hatch,
cry was read a first time and referred to
the proper committee.
REFUSE To CONCUR.
House bill No. 2l is a measure pre-
scented by Mr.. Roberts of Laramie county.
1t provides for the disposition Of the sur
plus of copies of the revised statutes in
the territorial library, and mentions GER
tain officials who shall receive the book
gratis. The bill passed the house, but
was amended in the cou1cil and returned
to the lower body. The representatives
refused to concur in the amendments of
fered by the council, and so informed that
honorable body. The upper house has
now requested the representative body to
recede from its position, and a confer.
encc committee will probably be the re-
suit. The bone of contention is as to
whom shall be placed on the free list.
AID ON I'll TABLE.
IIlNA1 llS CDLllllllCG VI lnC nlOlC lC-
ported adversely on Mr.. Grants house
bill changing the time for the holding of
general elections. Yesterday the measure
was laid on the table. AS previously
stated, n bill of similar import as the re-
iected document is pending in the council.
Apropos, it is understood that several
councilmen are antagonistic to the project
of holding general elections annually.
THE GAMBLING BILL.
Mr.. Holidays ~anti-gambling bill,
amended and recommended for favorable
consideration by the committee of the
whole. was read a second time and ordered
engrossed. 1t will come up for third
reading and final passage early this week.
probably Tuesday morning.
BANKS AM BANKING.
The bill of Mr.. Loucks, Johnson coun-
ty, for an act to regulate banks and bank
ing, passed the council by a vote Of 9 to
/. Mr.. Hammond, Laramie county, was
in the negative and Councilmen Symons
and Hadsell were absent. In substance
this measure provides that all private
banking houses transacting business in
the territory shall publish a quarterly
statement OF the condition of their bust
ness, Certified copies of the same shall
be transmitted to the clerk of the district
and secretary Of the territory. Any Off
Ger of any concern to which the law is
applicable, who causes the publication OF
a false or fraudulent statement, is ad.
Judged a periurer, and persons receiving
deposits for insolvent institutions arc sub
iect to imprisonment in the county jail
not to exceed one year and a fine Of not
more than $4,000, or both.
At Mr.. Organs request he was excused
from further service as chairman of the
standing committee on elections.
Adjourned until 3 o'clock Monday after
noon.
, 1888-02-12
Mike No Mistake

BY dispelling the symptoms so often
mistaken for Consumption. Santa Able has
brought gladness to many a household.
By its prompt use for breaking up the
cold that too often develops into that
fatal disease, thousands can be saved from
an untimely grave. You make no mis-
take by keeping IA bottle of this pleasant
remedy in your house. California Cat-r-
Cure is equally effective in graduating all
traces of Nasal Catarrh. Both of these
wonderful California remedies are sold
and warranted by w. N. Hunt, at Sl.0O
a package, 3 for 81. so.
, 1888-02-12

Among the great water works of the
world those of Peru were in some respects
the most difficult achievements of any.
The Incas built aqueducts from the
slopes of the Andes for a distance of over
100 miles TO the capital, carrying the
water partly through tunnels cut in the
rocks and partly on arcades on supporting
pillars Of mason work to span valleys, the
channels being composed of cut stone
without cement. From these great aque-
ducts a number of branch conduits and
burrows were laid laterally for irrigation
purposes Scientific Journal.
, 1888-02-12

Tho average watch is composed of 175
different pieces, comprising upward of
2,4OO separate and distinct operations in
its manufacture. The balance has Is, 900
beats or vibrations per hour; IL, 96O, $50
in thirty days. 1877, $50, 900 in one year
it travels l 43-100 inches with each vi
b%ration, which is equal to 0 "a miles in
t~wenty-four hours, 292 1-2 miles in thirty
days, or 1858 "a miles in one year.
Christian Union.
, 1888-02-12

l saw an old Indian, over 60 years of
age, apparently. following q buffalo that
was just able to drag himself along with
three arrows in his side. The old mans
culver was empty, and he was impatient
to finish him. He slid cautiously from
his pony, and, stealing up behind the
buffalo, sprang forward, snatching one
of the arrows from his side and sending
it quick MS a flash into his heart.-L. B.
Platt in The Cosmopolitan.
, 1888-02-12

SEVERAL of the territorial papers COM
plain that they are not in a position to in
~telligenuy discuss the various bills pre-
scented for the reason that they do not, as
in former years, receive copies of the
various measures. Mr.. Roberts, chair
man of the Joint printing committee, has
undertaken the task of supplying copies
Of all bills to all the territorial papers.
, 1888-02-12
InsatlabIe EdItOrIal AppetIte.

Our esteemed brother, the editor OF the
unusually reliable Springfield Union,
must have attended a great many cir
cuses last season. This charitable guess
is based upon his loaded BREWER state
ment that VI ate 300, O0C bags Of pea
nuts last year.
, 1888-02-12

kansas City TimeS-l

IhNHNlN NEg IEEIIII
Mr.. Dana modestly offers to sell the
New York Sun for S.. zoe, 900. In other
words, he is willing TO exchange the San
for the earth.
, 1888-02-12

Eff yer jostle dc bread pan de yeast
won't rise dar; SO 'twon't do ter poster
some folks whilst dey lie workin'.
, 1888-02-12
PIrH INPARAGRAPHs.
MIseries Of Royalty,

Queen Emma OF Holland continually
winks while speaking. For this reason
she is Obliged TO have all Of her prescrip-
tons put up by telephone.
, 1888-02-12
An Ideal Land.


In Italy no statement OF account is sent
10 a debtor until three months have
passed, and it is expected that he will
take three more TO look the bill over and
see If it is correct.
, 1888-02-12

WILL FORMULATE 4 BILL.

WILL FORMULATE \ BILL.
Several days since a resolution adopted
by the territorial board OF canvasscrs COM
planning that the particulars accompany
ing ofhcia! election returns transmitted to
the body by the various county clerks
were insufficient for their purposes, was
referred to the house county committee.
Yesterday Mr.. Lafrentz, chairman, re-
turned the document with the information
that a bill for an act remedying the de-
feet in the statute was in course of prep
~aration and would o be submitted by
the committee. 1t will be understood, OF
course, that the fault in this instance does
not lie with the county clerks, bat that the
operative statute does not cover the nee
cssary ground.
NEW RULES.
Speaker Pease is chairman of the com.
mittee which has for several days been en-,
gagged in preparing new rules for the GOV,
rnmen of the house. The new code was
submitted yesterday and adopted. There
we're many imperfections in the old rules,
which were hastily formulated and de-
clared supreme without much considera'
ton. An edition OF the approved code i:
now being printed at this Office.
SUBMITTED.
At this juncture the bill mentioned
above as being in course of preparation
by the county committee was presented,
read a first time and referred to the county
committee. 1t specifies the information
to accompany the abstract of votes sent tC
the territorial secretary by the county
clerks.
TO REPAY MIR. CLAY.
A second relief bill was introduced by
Mr.. Sampson, Albany county. 1t pro
vides for the payment of horses lost by
Chas. 4. Clay before the territorial veter'
marian wa. cognizant of the fact that the
animals were afflicted with an infectious
disease.
BRAND COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Patton's bill a~mendatory Ia the
statute creating the county brand com.
mittee and defining the powers and duties
Of the body, was presented for the con
sideration of the house. The alteration
in the existing law is the elimination o
the clause making the brand examiners
permanent committee. and the substitu
ton Of a provision 10 the effect that then
terms of office shall expire with hose o
the commissioner by whom they wer,
appointed.
SECOND READINGS
A considerable portion Of the morning
, 1888-02-12
SNNo

SoN>o the Children. They are -
oNOO pecislly liable TO sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough.
etc. We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy = positive cnre 1t sayes
hours of ANXIOUS watching. Sold by
DIR. w. n. Hunt.
, 1888-02-12

An ounce Of keep-yOur mouth-shut is
better than a pound of explanation after
you've said it
, 1888-02-12

The liver and kidneys must be kept in
good condition. Hoods Sarsaparilla is a
great remedy for regulating these organs.
, 1888-02-12

The art Of starcbing linen was intro
duced into England by a Mrs. Dinghein,
u Flemish woman, in 1853.
, 1888-02-12

pigioE-holed. 1t was ordered engrossod
and read a third time.
Adjourned till 3 o'clock tomorrow af-
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-04-14
ITO be continued. }


Mr.. Alsop and one of his men. John
Jackson, were looking around the
rocks one morning after their sheep.
says the Laramie (Wyoming) Loomer-
rama, when the latter saw n crcvice
leading into a basin in the solid rock.
which was about forty feet in diameter
at the top and was S aped exactly like
the upper half Of an hour-glass. He
thought he would go down into this
basin and sec what it was like, when
lie Observed another inlet close by
which seemed to offer easier passage
Jackson walked around the corner of
the rock and brought up very sud-
denly when he found himself face to
face with an enormous mountain lion.
Mr.. Alsop happened TO be close behind
him. and coming up ut tbs jnncture
shot the lion, which rolled 10 the bot
tom Of the basin and disappeared.
Being anxious TO secure the hide OF
the lion, n careful investigation was
made, and it was discovered that the
bottom of the basin was a hole about
twenty feet in diameter. opening into
n cavity beneath. into which the beast
had iumbled. A rough ladder was
constructed and Mr.. Alsop descended
into this curious cavern. where he met
a sight that fairly paralyzcd him for a
moment He found himself in the
lower half Of the hour glass shaped
hole in the rocks, which carried out
the smile completely. The floor,
which was of solid sandstone, was
forty feet across and the sides sloped
upward and inward to the neck divid-
ing the lower half from the basin
above. AS this neck was but twenty
feet wide it will be seer that a person
or animal who fell To the bottom
would be in a rocky room shaped like
an ink-bottlc right side up. 1t would
be impossible for n human being or
beast of any description once i'll there
t. escape without aid. BY standing
on tiptoc it was just possible for a tall
man to reach the roof with the tip OF
lbs fingers aud rs impossible to climb
ont as it would be to scale the wall OF
Holidays opera house back ard with
out a ladder.
In this cavernous oOm lay the dead
mountain lion, but ne was not alone.
Nine more mountain lions OF the larg-
est size, so recently fallen that their
hides were still, whole, lay about, while
the hole was filed from II side 10 the
other with bones of every species OF
animal ever known on the plains.
They had fallen into the trap formed
By nature, and being unable TO get
out had starved to death.
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THE GREAT H-SPcR.


The prospect of sleeping oncc moro il
a good bed brought us t. oar feet - once,
Miss Lascclles. undaunted by tie FIRST
rebuff, had got Lola's hand in hers. and
was talking in n low. endearinc tone t.
her. The Kid snatched her hand away.
started to her feet, and came TO my side,
seeing we were about to go.
"A little CGss,' said the Judge: 'yoa
must excuse her. Miss. Her mother was
a greascr, and shes never had any kind
ness shown her. except by Crntlcman
Tlorne. \ lick with the strap is what
she understands best. NJ, Miss, he add
ed, when Miss Lasc2llca offered to take
Lola TO her room; leave her to me.
There amt nothing bat disappointment.
and ~veXation of spirit TO be got outer tho
ungrateful little yarmint."
The room given to the Kid was the
prcttiest Imaginable, with hangings OF
white lace over blue silk, and evcryWher,
the eye was pleased with some pretty
evidence Of care and taste. The bed was
suggestive of cozincss and fresh virgin
purity ut the same time. | might have
taxed my ingenuity in vain 10 have in
vented such "A in the stories | have
told 70 Lola. We left the Kid there,
leaning against the wall. her unfathom-
able eyes looking around her III suller
curiosity.
In the morning the room WA fount
empty, the bed untouched. the floor COS
cred with shreds OF the clothing Mis-,
Lascclles had laid out for Lola use, an,
which, undoubtedly, the little savag,
had torn up.
Poor little Lola: She and I had al
ways been the best of friends. eXcept
when a question of cooking or washing
occurred TO trouble Us. She would yield
90 my persuasion when nothing e'st
would bend her stubborn spirits. She
feared my silent rcproach more than the
scathing sarcasm Van lioeck treated hei
with, or the heavy hand Of her father
She respected no one but me. probably
because | alone respected her feelings.
Had | foresecn that night the cours,
she was about to take, | might. with ;
little patient persuasion. Lave brough,
her to reason. My spirit is weighed
down with regret when | think how per
hays a dozen words from me AZ that tim,
would have turned aside the fearful cor
sequences Of that act-an act SO slight
yet followed bysterror upon terror, by
crime upon crime.
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Horrible.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa, April "a ter
rible disaster occurred seven miles west
of New Hampton. at 2 o'clock this morn
ing, by precipitating smoking car, two
passenger cars, baggage. mail car and
engine into Wapsic river. The engineer
and two passengers are known to have
been drowned, and it is supposed the
same fate has befallen the rest of the pas
sengcrs. A special train left here with
physicians and citizens for the place of
disaster. 1t is impossible TO get names of
dead OF wounded at this hour. The
smoking car contained over twenty pas
scngers and is entirely submerged. The
accident was caused by the bridge giving
Wny
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into committee of the Whole on the senate
direct tax bill.
T.. Is. Taylor, of Ohio, sail while the bill
was important on account Of the money in
70 ved in 1t. the facts OF the ease were that he
did not think any extension OF discount neces-
sary. The bill proposed TO relinquish the
amount OF direct tax uncollected and provide
for the repayment to the states and iEdivid-
uals who had paid any Of the money.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, In opposing the
| bill, argued that under the constitution CON
gress had q perfect right and power to levy Il
direct tax; but he denied the constitutional
right OF congress to refund a tax which had
been legally levied anc applied. If the house
was determined to pass this bill 1t should in
clude within its provisions one for refunding
of the cotton tax, Il tax which had been I'M
constitutioaally levid.
After further debate the committee rose
and the house took u recess until ) p. IN, the
evening session TO be the consideration Of
bills reported by the committee on military
affairs.
At tie evening session Of the house the fol
lowing bills passed;
Providing for the promotion of officers Of
the army after twenty years continuous ser
vice In one grade.
Senate bill for the organization OF an army
board to inquire what Is due by the United
States to John Il. Reed for the use Of his in
v~ention in projcctiles.
WAsHISGroN, April 4.-Nothing Of any
tactical utility was transacted today and the
ing and the session, IN consequence was pro
longed into the night. At half past ten
o'clock p. m. the wrangling was still going
on with an apparent determination of cor
Stunning much time to little purpose.
WASHINGTON, April G.-Thc house this
morning at II - entered upon the fourth
day of It's contest over the direct tax bill
the legislative day of Wednesday still con
tinulng.
The situation in the house remains un
changed and there is no present prospects
of breaking the dead lock. Both sides are
determined to keep up the fight and it is
threatened that the house will be kept in
continuous session with recess until the ques-
ton is settled either by compromise or by
one party unconditicnslly surrcndering its
position.
Roll call followed roll call till $50, when
the house took a recess till II 30 tomorrow.
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WAsHlNGroN, April j-ScCrctary Fair
child today sent a communication to the
speaker of the house. calling attention to
the condition Of the appropriation for the
collection of The revenue from customs
for the fiscal carwhich will end June 80.
lie says:
At the close Of the year there will be
necessary a further appropriation of
S45o. 600 for the conduct OF the service. 1t
will be necessary TO cut down the pay of
employees retained about 40 per cent un-
less an additional appropriation is made.
and | recommend that congress supple
mcnt the appropriations for the collection
Of the revenue from customs for the pres
cnt year 10y a further appropriation OF
St.l0 UOD