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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT.
All Wool. double in front and back,
former price 5000 per suit. now .......$4 OF
All Wool, A extra heavy (not double),
| former price 81. SO per suit, now ...... 3 O(
All Wool, medium weight, former price
| $4:O0 per suit, now w......................3 3 81
All Wool, light weight, former price So 90
per suit, now ................-...... oo
Merino, full finish, extra good value,
former price $3.50 per suit, now. OO
Merino, light and heavy weight former
price $1.50 per suit. now................ 1 OO
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
All Wool, No. Is, former price 81 90 each,
now ow......................... 40
All Wool, No. 16, former price 81 rs each,
now w......................... 90
All Wool, No. 221. former price $3.50
each, now .......................-... 1.OO
All Wool, No. 1889, former price $1.75
each, now w........................ l.Zo
All Wool, No. 1899. former price $500
each, now OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1.5O
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
All Wool Shirts and Drawers, former price
$l 20, now W....-...."-.,.-. ...........'.. %"
All Wool Misses and Children's Hose, for
mer price 50c., now Observation-Disclosures. .25
The Soc Hose that we will close at csc are
the best values Los Angeles ever knew.
Think of it! All wool, fast colors, full regu-
lar Hose for 25c. a pair.
We have two or three dozen All Wool Chill
dren's Jerseys, worth $1.0O; we will close out
at Csc each.
Ladies' Jerseys one half former price.
We have few Cardigan Jackets left which
we close out at SOC. on the dollar. ,.
A few Combination Suits left which will be
sold at great reduction.
Our Flannels and Heavy Dress Goods will be
sold this week at a reduction.
We offer extra bargains in Blankets and Com
forts. Remember, we manufacture blankets
and fannels, hence we can give you the best
prices.
N.B.-The above goods will be sold for Cash
only.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-13

Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
THE FELL DISEASE OF PUGILISTS.
Many of the Most Famous SIuggers Have Fallen
Victims OF Consumption.
New York Morning Journal


Consumption has killed an appalling
nroDortion of of the men who have gained
notoriety in the ring. Among the most
noted of these victims of the fell disease
was Johnny Dwyer Of Brooklyn, the ex-
champion of America.
John C. Heenan, who came into fame
as the Benicia Boy, was giant IN stat
IRE, and, with but one exception, was
the largest pugilist ever seen IN this
country He was the last man that
might be supposed to fall under the ban
of consumption. But he succumbed
and died of hemorrhage on a railroad
train in 1873.
Joe Goss wasted away, and his friends
saw it was form of consumption I that
carried him off.
Charles Gallagher, the giant pugillst OF
Canada, died of consumption sooH after
a battle with Tom Allen.
Tom Hyer, who was the first champion
of America, died with combination or
| dropsv and lung trouble.
John Morrissey, the noted sporting
man and statesman, was compelled &c
! sDend several winters in Florida because
| of weak lungs.
Mike McCool, once the pet of St
Louis, had to move TO New Orleans
where he lived suffering from an affec'
ton of the lungs in 1886.
Paddy Ryan lives in San Francisco
His lungs are affected.
Tom Sayers, who was without douo
the greatest pugilist that ever stood II
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

the ring, and no pugilist has ever COIN
bined the same amount OF science ana
courage as was possessed by him, died OF
congestion of the lungs in 1863.
The reason that over-tralning anectS
the lungs is because, in the first place
the action of the muscles is stimulating,
and the waste tissue is more than bulit
up, and fatty deposit is s4fmed about
the air cells. Then, as th9natural waste
of tissue takes piace, sAA fatty matter
degenerates, becaAset igSs cut OF place /,
and nature never ifsssded that 1t should
be there. ,E6i3S,
The gases which S$provided in the
lungs for the purifciassln of the blood
occasions the decay ofSesss foreign SUB
stance. The consequeI IS that the
blood in passing through the lungs IN
stead of being purified, is poisoned.
Then comes the weakening, and finally
| the breaking down of the cellular tissues
This is exactly on parallel with the
result of overlooking an animal. Up 70
a certain point an animal improves Win
fseaing, but if forced too far, weak us
&iIeSare produced. Good food IS an eA-
keelIsnt thing when properly used.
81 sd Is exercise good thing@snless a.
lin She many.eases cited, it is carried g
Fkseess St If
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
rs GOOD rs 6oLD.
One Thousand Lots Near Denrer, ColorGdO'ss
Free for Terans. ,

Free for TEXANS
Desiring to attract universal attention, ,
we have adopted tins novel ana eABstts
sive method of placing our propeEss; ise-.
fore the people of Texas. -,..,tsszS
The lots we are ,giSlfg away are IN
Plainfeld, new satsaFB2af addition on
the Fort WORTH fsila Denver Railroad,
only a few minutes ride from the Union
Depots at 8Benver, Colorado.
..IIlIese lots are 25Xl25 it,, wide streets
and nice park reserved. We keep every
other lot for the present and will not sell .
Every lot that is given away will be
worth 500 in less than eighteen months.
We give only one lot to each person and
require nc, contract to improve. II you
desire one Of these lots send us your ful'
name and address, with four cents fol
postage, and we viii mail you deed al
once. Address, Eys5tsz
PLAINFIELD ADDITIQNs.,tt(;stsss
Castle Rqekss s0Lafado.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
WICHITA FALLS. Tex, June y. 1889.
-, nrnrt Chas Alff,s Germ EXteI

]. w. TURNER, Agent Chas. Alff's Germ Exter-
minatOr. -, 1T, song
DEAR SIR: I have suffered with catarrh oItNs
head, neuralgia of the heart and Ind7gsssassl iof
seven or eight years, from SuneLeQ
little. and not without having my head highly
elevated. | tried every remedy could hear OF,
lint instead ofzaeBffig better get worse. Life
no becaNsss3 BURDEN and death was my choice to
iivins was advised to try Chas. Alff's Germ
EsFefminator, which did l have ave use 6oe one
7 caT sieeD all night resting we'll, and without
being propped up 1 think it the greatest medi7
cine / ever saw, and shall continue It's use, Tor
am satisfied it will cure me entirely. L recon-
mend the medicine, for I think every similar
sufferer ought to use it. Very Respectfully, -.
MRS d. G. WILSOSs s
9 p Tucker. agent, SIP Ruskgstfest, Fort
Worth, Tex. ss.st "
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

Refrigeratefs. ice cream treezers'
gasoline7sfoves at sacrifice 10 MAKE
rooEH for fall goods at W. +. Lake S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

- ..-,.i-,,- to. Isis $50
All Prizes sold IN the Unlted states pSi ~
tie company must deposit the sum OF al Pits Pits
moulded in the scheme before selling SIis'e
.-Ee-.T[-Tr.TsS. 7 hereby certify that the London
H5r5[ of Mexico and South America has on spe-
cal 6enosit the necessary funds 20 guarantee me
Isvment OF all prizes drawn by the Lo'slia w -
Egueicie1icia PglbllCa. y ..4,-
p RODRIGUEZ RIVERA, Interveator.
Further. the company is required to distI a
s. rar cent of the value of all the tickets III
r-f5ss LARGER proportion than is given by any
6.ber lottery Finally, the number OF Ilcke1s Is
limited to 81. OO0-20. 600 less than are sol" "
orrar Lotteries using the same scheme.
R8SSFFTI, STEIn'V, City OF Mexico
Address all communications 70 - !
- ssS 0'- SPENCER HUTCHISsss3
state Agent, HOust oEstSssssssS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
4 Pleasing Sense

- For Stenographer and Type W''itef i
sIJsDlIes 5esaI on Southwestern So Type
Writer supply Go go Maln streetFsss}'S
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

Barrel pickle, plain, sweet and
SOUR, mixed at TasHeE. Mcclure s Co s.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
OTHER STONES.


s'But other stones can be made arti-
ficially of profitable size
GA few. No real gem, however, eX-
cept the diamond, has been fairly repro
duced exactly as it is found in nature,
though limitations are plentiful enough
The precious stones made by the chem
lists, if such they may be called, are new
inventions to the lapidary. Many of
them are very beautiful. This purple
one YOU have asked about, for instance,
is lovely 1t has been named the ''Yio-
lane de cap, and is as attractive d
Jewel as many natural ones four times IT'S
price. French chemists are the great
experts IN this branch of manufacture,
! and their inventions are usually kept Sc
cret. Some of the artificial gems they
| make are doubtless pretty costly to pro-
duce, as for that matter are the micro
sronic diamonds. which are as expensive
to turn out as good big ones III the mar
| ket -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

Turner. McCluFess& Co. handle the
celebrated StilIwaH pig hams and break
fast bacon saG sale at Turner, Mcclure
& CO,s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
COUNTERFEIT GEMS.
Precious Stones Produced From the
Crucible of the Chemist.
Some that Nature Herself Never Thought OF
The Manufacture OF Artificial RubieS-Real
Pearls and the Imitation.
Washington Star.

''That is a very beautiful stone, said
a Star reporter to a Washington jeweler,
sailing the latter's attention to a dark
sf5arple gem of considerable size, with a
vivid red FIRE, which lay in a satin-lined
box within the glass showcase. cit
seems very cheap, too, for its apparent
value -
cit is cheap for the reas on that it is
not real stone, " replied the dealer.
An imitation?'
ono; it is not an imitation. On the
contrary, it does not at all resemble, to
the eye of an expert, any gem that IS
known i'll nature. 1t is simply a chemi-
cal product; that is all. You see the
chemists having abandoned the manu-
facture of gold as hopeless, are trying to
make precious stones artificiaily land with
some success. l dare say you are not
aware that actual, bona-fide diamonds
have been produced in this way. And
yet diamonds have been artifcially man
ufactured for years An English expert
menter first accomplished the feat, and
it has been successfully repeated many
times since. The only trouble is that the
diamonds turned out by chemical artifict
are almost microscopic and, therefore
! practically worthless. At the recent eX-
| position in London some dozens of then
| were exhibited, gummed on paper, under
| a magnifying glass. Every effort ha
been made to increase their size, though
in vain. Apparently, the production o.
diamonds big enough to be worth any
thing could only be accomplished b.
forces and elements working on tn
mighty scale of NATURES laborator
when the world was being rendered GU
of chaos into habitable shape.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
stinson, L Miss

The famous 60 StanaTo hoyal
Patent -four for 4AIetat Turner, Mcclure 1ss
s Co.'S. 49,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
LIST OFNLETTERS

Remaining posGss at Fort TOT o Worth a BSH Of
thcge GS+ters The applicant must call for adyer-
tised letters and give the date of the list Also,
all letters advertised shall be charged WIN GEM
for as mart of the postal revenue, as per secIlon
$40. mage 348 United States postal laws.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16


Lebow, Mrs ]
Mann, Mrs Hannah
Martin, Esth er
Moore, Vera Lee
Moore, Mrs John H
Muir, Mrs G Y
Morris, Miss Maggie
MAY, Mrs Ed
ie C'Hara, Mrs Bertha
Oliver, Mrs Jennie
Owens, Mrs NJ j
eth Petvman, Mrs z ]
Patterson, Mrs Kate
Powell, Mrs Mittie
Parks. Mrs Martha
B Riggle. Mrs LOJtie
Roby, Mrs Horace
Rowland, Josephine,
Mrs
Ross, Mrs
8 Robbins, Nell, Mrs
8 Robertson, Clementina
Suran, Mrs
Smith, J K, Mrs %
rs Seal, Elizabeth, Mrs
Schoon, Joe, Mrs
Scott, Fannie, Mrs
Thomas. Matte (coD
Mrs Taylor, Birdie
Vault, Katherine, Mrs
White, Della, Mrs
Mrs Williams, Minnie
IRIS Winchester, n j, Mrs
West, Mamie
rs WEIGH, Maggie
Wells, Alice
Yates, Eliza
Gents.
Mamie, ] w
"a Mann, Louis
A1illigan, w NJ
Muller, G.
Miller. J NJ
McGiveraE, j I
Mcneil, f
Mckinney, G
4 Martin, J V
Martin. Charles
Markham. S Z
Morher, P R
Mayfield, Hamilton
Mcenxen, Owen
MctSsghin, P w
MusofaG B =
Ner5tsEa Sard Sener
o. BsIan no
Owef3s, V FsS
~ Owests, } 7
OrSss, c F
PyIes Jonah NJ
Po~ell, John D
gor. j w
Prather, Robert
Rratt. A Fl
Page, Eddie
T &Perkius, David
Peterson, Il w
i.sss Payne, j F
Reinman, Chas D
BEDFORD, W H
Reece, R c
W Risen, r B
Kicks, j n
Rice, J E
4 Richardson, G A
Rudd, Chas E
Ryne, G G
- Rush, James
Rogers, w G
RACERS, w J
Rob ertson, John P
Steele, George
y Stallings, 5 d
Stapleton. NJ
K, Shittleling, William
Spenser, Ona
Swan, F NJ
Swanson. E J NJ D
Swartwood, " A
Smith, J G
Smith, G N
Smith, II Thompson
Sneed, Geo A
Small, A W
Sisnesor. Theodore
Sims. II NJ
Shaw, W S
Shock, Floyd
q Schusler, Helmer ~
Scott, Henry
Thompson, VI L
Taylor, John
Tan, Rev 4 w
Ill Vencil, George
Verbryck, Lawrence
Weight. j
Wood, W 5
Workman, Axe
Wilson, E D
r Wilson, Eugene
White, R 4
White, P r
.pe C2) Williams, Louis
Williams, Andrew
Williams, Curie
Williams, w T
Williams, Henry
Wilburn. W Q
Weatherbee, II Il
Wells, Jno H
WEIGH, Charley
Warren, Beire
Ward, Shelby
l2l Warner, Chas
Walker. Geo
Waggoner, w G
Packages,
~ D III
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

Decorated ollinain sets or to suit your
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

Hart, Ella
Johnson, Jennie, Mrs
johnson, Sallie. Mrs
johnson, Chas w
James, Hattie, Mrs
Kinney, S NJ, Mrs
Kelly, Mary
Armstrong, T ]
Anderson, A D Esq
AbJed, James
Burke, Jas
Bivins, ] P
Brewer, Finney
Boydston, J T
Bolton. J 7
Bickel, VerOnicka
Bennett, n J
Burns, Robert A
Bum, r A
Brown, George
Boman. John
Baye, E L
Booth, P G Rev
RaIlAW 4
BartefTS Mr.
BaFfeldS VIM
23aulia- f. 4
Z Grouse, a I
Cook 5ohp F
Counhaa, ~ J
| CockneH John
| Comic, WSS DR.
| Calhoun, HB
{ Curbin, T b.
fsCarter, Stephan T
ECanico. DaH s
1 Campbell, w
/ barley, J ~ %
Daley, WEI
Davis Il D 81
DaSis G WV
Ben, JamesB o
II Derring, J Ii
Donett, Robert A
DuigmanS
DunkHn, G. To-,
Echols, F o
Evans Thomas
Emyai-da Henry
Eaton, q 5
FisAes Names
GHineFs+Jae II ~
Haver, NJ y NJ
SssOodmahs EHeck,
Elieto, Mr.
EGiebert, George
t5Gibson, Ad9lph
Barrett, n
Garrett, P L
Gaines, L 4
Garrett, 7 L
Gliner. Otto
Groves, J r
Hinckle, Henry
Hunt, NJ r
Hunter, w
Holt, 5 j
Holden, Robert z
Hill, Jack G
, Hines, VIM
Hicks, Allie NJ
Hermann, Silva
Harrington, Phil
J Harren, Henry
T Hart, r
Hancock. W a
! Hanna, H c
| Bayne, Albert
I Ingram, Arthur
Ibsch, Fritz
JordOn. W o
5 Johnson, George (!
Z Johnson, J H
johnson, Dock
Janury, c I
I Jack, Lula
= Kee, A W
Kay, J E
Lloyd, Thomas
i Ling, John
f Lewis, Erwin
Lesley, Geo
LedfOrd. G N ~
Q Ladd, H P
n Mallory, w A
Stinson, L Miss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16

BELLE NJ. BUncH1LI, P. M.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-05
INDIAN ALLIGATORS.
Facts Showing That They Sometimes Prey
Upon Human Beings.

Upon Human Beings.
The curator of Ridden Museum, Agra,
reported that the following had been
found in the stomach of large gharial,
taken near the city: "About dozen
large punches of hair probably human),
sixty-eight pebbles, averaging in size
from nearly three inches to one inch in
diameter, one large bangle, twenty-four
fragments of vitreous armlets, five
bronze finger-rings, one small silver
neck-charm Ga small defaced coin with
metal loop, one gold bead, one largish
bead of black stone, thirty small red
necklace beads" These things, says the
reporter, must have been on the body of
some woman, if not more than one, who
had been devoured. These facts prove
that the gharial sometimes preys upon
human beings.
Crocodiles attain great size, up to
fifteen, eighteen, twenty feet or more in
length, and are found in many Indian
rivers, estuaries, lakes and tanks, or
marshes. All are bloodthirsty creatures;
but they are said to De fonder of carrion
than of fresh food.
The returns of 1887, when compared
with those of past years, do not show
much improvements, for wild animals
still abound in many localities, and hu-
man beings are killed by them at the
same rate as during former years. 1t
would be difficult to estimate the value
of property destroyed, for that of $4,000
head of cattle is not the mere money
value alone. but represents food lost and
tillage prevented; and who can pretend
fo formulate the money equivalent
albeit life has never been set very high
in India-of $4,000 human lives? But
one may imagine the dependency and
desolation of the survivors, the deteri-
Grating effect on cultivation, and the in
dustrial energy of the communities
which sustain these losses, as well as
the paralyzing effects on progress, COM
fort and sperity.-London Standard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-05

and fabric, bordered with brown or
black fur. Others are decorated with
Vandyked passementeries of gilt, copper
or black. For trimming these pale
cloths there are also superb garnitures
of cut work of cloth in arabesques and
other open designs wrought with beads
and tinsel threads, or with gold crystals
and shaded silks in a most effective way.
Kid is also used for the background of
many new trimmings, tan, suede and
gray-white, being wrought with cut
steel, bronze or fine gold beads, and
cut in slender points. Other garnitures
show diamond-shaped bands of tan kid,
forming wide galloon, ON which are set
blocks of dark velvet, making a rich and
novel decoration for cloth gowns.
There is rage for pelerines of every
shape and style, and many women who
are not sensitive to the cold will wear
them over heavy cloth dresses all the
winter in lieu of any other wrap. Most
of the long coats and redingotes of plain
or fancy cloth are finished with immense
Russian or Jewish sleeves, many of
which are as long as the mantle itself,
with, however, an introduction of tight
coat sleeves within them. The Grecfan,
Empire, Russian and Directoire models
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-05

ready for the coming gay winter.
Princesse dresses of silk or satin brocade
with Greek draperies of soft crepe de
chine are in highest favor among ele-
CANT evening toilets. Other beautiful
gowns are of plain rich velvet or royal
armure in Directoire fashion over petit
coats of white lace, or crepe de chine
laid in ACCORDION p1aitings. Blouse
effects are numerous, appearing even
upon some of the most expensive and
elaborate dress toilets designed for
youthful and slender women.
There is again rage for fancy jewel
~, and crescents, stars, sabers, tridents,
gera-sct hair-pins and bangles, neck1ets
and brooches Of gold OF silye. set with
jewels, are highly popular. Golden tan
and nuns gray undressed kid Ia ii high
vogue for both glosos and 1ow-cus Ro-
man sandals accompanying fn1l-dre
toilets. For girls dancing dressos moth
ing has been found to dtspiaoc tul1c, not
and gauze, over tinted silk slips. Vel.
vet bodices very generally accompany
these dresses. These laco very snug1y
up the back, the half-low corsage round.
ing gracefully over delicate chcnisette
Russo of the airy dress fabric, The
large velvet round hats and the French
toque and English turban are the three
rivals in fashionable head coverings.
ID. F.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-05
THE YOUTHS CORNER.
THE LITTLE GNoME.s WIFE.
Nonsense Terse.)

Nonsense Jersey
once there lived little gnome,
Who had made his little home
Right down in the middle of the earth, earth,
earth.
He was full of fun and frolic,
But his wife was melancholic,
And he never could divert her into mirth.
mirth, mirth.
He had tried her with a monkey,
And parrot and q donkey,
And pig that squeaied whene'er he pulled
its tail, tail, tail.
But though he laughed himself
Into fits, the jolly elf,
Still his wifey's melancholy did not fail, fail,
fail.
ST will HE me-" said the gnome,
"From my worthy earthly home,
will go among the dwellings of the men,
men, men.
Something funny there must be, that will
make her say He !he!
will find it, and will bring it her again,
gain, gain"
So he travelled here and there,
And he saw the Blinking Bear,
And the Pattypol whose eyes are in his tail,
tail, tail.
And he saw the Linking Gloon,
Who was playing the bassoon,
And the Octopus a waltzing with the whale,
whale, whale.
He saw the Chingo Chez,
And lovely sight was he,
With a ringlet, and a ribbon on his nose
nose, nose,
And the Baggle, and the Wogg,
And the Cantilunar Dog,
Who was throwing cotton flannel at his foes,
foes, foes.
All these the little gnome
Transported to his home,
And set them down before his weeping wife,
wife, wife.
But she only cried and cried,
And she sobbywobbed and sighed,
Till she really in danger of her life,
life, life.
Then the gnome was in despair,
And he tore his purple hair,
And he sent him down in sorrow on a stone,
stone, stone.
81, too" he said, "will cry,
Till tumble down and die,
For I've had enough of laughing all alone,
lone, lone"
His tears they flowed away
Like a rivulet at play,
With a bubble, gubbIe, rubble, DER the
ground, ground, ground.
But when this his wiley saw,
She loudly cried: "Haw ! haw!
Here, at last, is something funny you have
found, found, found"
She laughed, "Ho. no he. her
And she chuckled loud with glee,
And she wiped away her little husbands
tears, tears, tears.
And since then, through wind and weather,
They have said "He hep together,
For several hundred thousand merry years,
years, years.
Laura E. Richards, in ST. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-05
RINGING THE cuRFEw.
The Probable Origin of . Tlme-Honcrsd
English Custom.

Enc frODaDle origin OF . Time~HonCr00
English Custom.
Erroneous notions have long prevailed
concerning original object of the cur
few. The custom of covering up fires
about sunset in summer, and about eight
at night in winter, is supposed to have
been introduced by William l., and to
have been imposed upon the English as
badge of servitude; and it has often
been quoted to show with what severity
the Conqueror sought to press his cruel
governments even to the very firesides Of
his subject. But this opinion does not
seem to be we'll founded, for there is
evidence that the same custom prevailed
In France, Spain, Italy, Scotland, and
probably all the other coun-
tries of Europe, at this period.
The curfew was intended as
caution against fires, which were
then very frequent and very destructive,
as so many houses were built of wood;
and of such fires the ''Savon Chronicle
makes frequent mention. Again, the
curfew is said to have been used in En-
gland at much earlier date than the
Conqueror's reign, and by SO good a
monarch as Alfred the Great. He Or
dained that all the inhabitants of Ok
ford should, at the ringing of the curfew
at Carfax, cover up their fires and go to
bed; which custom, it is stated in Pesh-
all's History of Oxford" is observed to
this day, and the bell as constantly
rings at eight as Great Tom tolls at
nine" 1t is reasonable to conclude that
the Conqueror revived or continued the
custom, which was previously estab-
ished in Normandy.
The curfew is mentioned to a late
period as a common and approved regu-
lation, which would not have been the
case had it been originally imposed as a
badge of servitude or law to prevent
the people from meeting at their fire.
sides and conspiring against an OPP
pressive rule. We even find the ring
ing of the curfew-bell provided for by
requests of tracts of land, or other prop
erty, although this ringing was but the
relic of the custom; for the people are
not supposed to have put out their fires
and lights beyond the reign of William
II. Henry I. restored the use of lamps
and candles at court after the ringing of
the curfew.-Christian Union.