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The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
FOSSIL DISCOVERIES.
Important Finds Made by New JERSEY
State CaOIOUist

Important Finds Made by New Jersey's
State GeOIOglst.
Prof George II. Cook, New JERSEYS
State geOlogist, has been investigat-
ing the red sandstone region of tho
State during the past few months.
he finds the area a very large one,
and the quality of the sandstone very
valuable. Most of the deposits are on
an angle, although originally they
were on a level. The thickness of tho
deposit Is estimated at 1900 feet
Behring'S have been made to the depth
OF 2,1OO feet without striking any
thing but sandstone. But the most in
teresting feature of the geological
research was the discovery Of traces
Of plant and animal life in the de-
posts. These traces were plentiful,
and many fine specimens were col
lected.
Usually the evidence OF vegetable
life was found in thin seams of coal in
the sandstone or shells of coal filed
with sandstone and bearing the form
Of twigs. The impressions of forms
and other leaves have been found in
the shales Of the region. At Little
Falls, in the same valley, gray sand
stones, with plants. are again found.
Other localities are the quarries of
Paterson, Bloomfield, WoOdside, Belle
vile and Newark. In many places
along the northwest border of tho
trias, especially between BernardvilIe
and MorristOwn, black, Oily-looking
shales are found. The bulk of these
shales is often an impure coal. So
perfectly are the coal measures simu-
lated that it has led to the useless ex-
penditure of much money in search Of
coal In the valley near New Proyi-
dence the same black shales having
plant remains are found.
The remains of animals are confined
largely to tracks and scattering frag-
ments Of bones. Two complete skele-
tons have been discovered in the quar-
ries at Belleville. The tracks of rep
tiles, birds and insects are found in
numerous localities.
From the quarries at Milford and
Tumble station, on the Delaware,
tracks are abundant on the tagging.
Reptiles and insects are noted, but the
tracks Of birds have not been positive
ly identified. The color of the flags
is a dark reddish gray. By far tho
best locality is the one at Whitehall,
Morris County. Here slabs have been
quarried twenty feet or more in length,
and having several consecutive tracks
Of the same animal The rock on
which these tracks occur is de-
cidedly thick-bedded, and is red
dish brown in color Fishes have been
found at BOOntOn, on the bank of tho
ROckaway river. They were perfect
generally. They have also been found
at PomptOn Furnace by a brook which
empties into the furnace pond
In Washington valley, near Warren
Vile, is an old mine known as Fields
copper mine" In the debris thrown
out from the mine are gray, slaty
shales inclining to black. Remains Of
fishes are here very abundant and
perfect
Prof Cook is enthusiastic over these
fossil discoveries. He believes a wide
field for research. with sure results,
is opened in these Jersey sandstone
deposits. He says any one, and not
necessarily a geologist, can secure
specimens of the fossils by looking
carefully for them. New Brunswick
On. j. Letter.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
Some Remarks AbOat Letters That Have
No Names TO Them.

We are greatly annoyed by
anonymous letters, notes, scraps
OF paper, postal cards and other
similar communications that come
through the mails, or are left at
our office.
We are always duly thankful
for items Of news, large or small.
and our friends could send much
more than they do; but it is the
news without name to which we
object. More than this, persons
send matters Of importance for
publication, and feel hurt at their
non-appearance, never thinking
for moment that they failed to
sign any name TO the letter, or
whatever it was they sent.
A newspaper cannot afford to
publish the most trivial occur
renee without knowing the source
from whence it comes. Suppose
we should receive through the
post office a card or note, stating
that Miss Blank, OF some place or
other, is visiting some family, and
it should be discovered that Miss
Blank is a disreputable character,
a disgrace to any family she might
visit, would we not be in an EN-.
barrasscd attitude without some
body's name to the card or note
Suppose the mere statement of a
death or marriage were made OH
authority of a nameless piece of
paper sent in, and the said event
had not transpired? Such impo
sitions have been practced, and
nothing ever happened that might
not be repeated.
Great injury would be done a
lecturer, a sale, or any other thing
depending on a fixed date. by the
publication Of another date, and
how easy it would be for an enemy
TO perpetrate such injury by an
anonymous notice.
1t is impossible to have a news
paper entirely correct when the
utmost care is observed, but TO
publish all sorts of items from
unknown sources would in a short
time lead to ruin.
There is no reason why every
message sent by mail or by hand
TO newspaper should not be
signed by the party sending it ;
not that the name should appear
in the paper with the item, but
be held by the editor for reference
in case the news proved to be
incorrect.
We cannot and will not publish
anything whatever that comes to
ms from an unknown source, and
We hope all communications will
be properly signed, for otherwise
they cannot appear in our col
UmnS.
why didn'tyou publish so and
so, l wrote you about it?' we are
often asked. Because you failed
to sign it" is the usual reply.
why, | thought you'd know my
hand -writing?' No, we can't rec
Ollect everybody's hand writing.
Sign your name.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
A True Tonic.

When you don't feel well and hardly
know what ais you give B. B. B. Botanic
Blood Balm3 a trial. til a fine tonic.
T. o. Callahan, Charlotte, n. C. writes F.:
sB. B. B. is a nine tonic, aud has done me
great good"
T. W. Thompson, Damascus, Ca, writes {:
isI believe p. B. B. is The best blood purifier
made. II has greatly improved my general
health
An old gentleman writes @B. b. p. gives
me new life and new strength. III there is
anything that viii make an old man young,
IL is B. 3 B."
p A. shepherd, Norfolk, Va, August 10th.
1855, writes 81 depend on Il B. b. for the
preservation Of my health. I have had it in
my family now nearly two years, and in all
that time have not had TO have a doctor"
IhOs- Paulk, Alapaha, Ca, writes. 81
suffered terribly from dyspepsia The use Of
81 B. 3. has made me feel like a new man.
1 would not take thousand dollars for the
good 10 has done me-"
W. n. Cheshire, Atlanta, Ga, writes. II
had a long spell Of typhoid fever, which az
last seemed 10 settle in my right leg. which
SWelied up enormously AL ulcer also ap-
reared which discharged a cup full Of matter
a day ] then gave b B. 3. trial and it
cured me, l4-l7
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
Henry Was a Success.

Tell mo, Uncle Charles" pleaded
Amelia, ''do you think that Henry will
make a good husbandP"
Il think he will" replied Uncle
Charles, without hesitation II Of
fered him a cigar last evening, and he
took it as freely as it was given. When
he opened his coat in search of a match
he exposed his waistcoat, and its two
upper pockets were filed with cigars.
I have no hesitation in saying that
Henry will prove a saving, economical
husband. Boston Transcript.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
BOSTON VERSUS LONDON.
A Yankee Girls Roland for Proud Brit
On'g Oliver

a Ahnhe6 h1Elh AsOAauu Tor a EEOuu BTU
On's oliver.
An Englishman was being enter
tanned in a Beacon street parlOr one
evening. when the conversation turned
upon the difference between English
and American cities. Zone thing is
very shocking to US" the Englishman
observed. ''and that is the many cases
Of violence in the streets here That,
you know, is 50 different in an English
CITY," Different exclaimed one OF
the young ladies, who was entertain
ing the guest; I never saw half the
violence in the streets here that have
in England. Why. when we were IN
Liverpool, last summer, We started out
one day to take a walk. and We had
only got across the street from the
hotel when a horrible great drunken
fish-wife came up to me without any
prOvOcatiOn, and offered to fight me for
six-pence. never was 50 frightened
in all my life" What did you do?
Call the pOlice?7 she was asked. Call
the pOlice?" she echoed, there were
no police in sight to call l don't
know what 1 should have done if a
cOaI-heaver hadn't come along and
volunteered to take the quarrel of my
hands by fighting the horrible creature
for nothing" And you got away with
out harm?" yes; but I never had
any thing like that happen to me on
the streets of an American city"
NO" the visitor responded, dryIy, lit
couldn't, you know. An American
cOal-heaver would have charged you
at least double for taking the affair of
your hands" VERY likely cody
put in a young lady, who had not yet
spoken; '.fOr the truth is that only in
England are even cOal-heavers fond Of
fighting with women" The converse
tiOn was found to be taking a turn that
would on the whole not prove cOndu-
Give to social harmony, and the subject
was therefore dropped. COu-
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
Buttons of Great Value.

Gold and silver have played an i'm
portant part in the history of mans
vanity during the last thousand years,
but it was not until the sixteenth
century that tEey attained complete
ascendency. During that period the
buttons on English street costumes
were composed Of gold and silver, and
were even sometimes set with dia-
monds. In the twelfth year Of Charles
lis reign buttons constituted the chief
imports Of the country and were sub
jected to a heavy duty. Soon after
this reign, however, jewelry degen-
Grated into paste, which rivaled the
brilliancy OF the most precious gems,
while steel buttons of abnormal size
and highly polished became the dis
tinctive mark of the handles who fire.
quented the Mall and Bird-cage Walk
OF St James Park.-Jewelers Weekly.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
Probably Caused By a RrOomstiek.

Lecturer on Phrenology Cautiously
to man selected by audience for free
examination) Married, I presumed
Man-Yes
Lecturer with confdence) MANY
Of the protuberances, ladies aud gen.
tlemeu, which We find upon the heads
Of persons in various walks OF life
may be passed by as having no phre-
biological significance, as in the case Of
the gentleman whom am now, etc. -
Chicago Tribune,
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

Regularity in tho care Of stock
should be the aim Of every farmer. n
they are fed and watered at the regu.
lar hours they win pay all the better
for the troub'
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

-Agood average is a poor attain
ment he who l. not above the aver
age Is below his own fair level; for the
average in this worlds measurements
Is. By no means q praiseBQrtby line.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

-Timid Youth have a poem,
and ] want to see the editor" Once
Boy-',rhe editor is busy. I'll do just
as we'll Tm on my way to the waste
basket now. Judge.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

The equivalent in English money Of
s., 500 was once offered by an Old lady
in London for the return Of fayorite
cat which had sirayed or been stolen.
People called her a "crank" and per
haps she was. 1t is unfortunate that
any one Of the gsnuer sex should ever
gain this title yet many do. It is,
however, frequently not their fault
Often functional arrangements win
apparently change a woman's entire
nature. Don't blame such sufferers IL
they are "eranky," bot tell them to use
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
which is an infsllible remedy for
female weaknesses" It viii soon re-
store them to their normal condition.
Il is lsarraltsd 10 give satisfaction in
ever. case. or money paid for it rs-
fnrned
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
HIDES FROM ZANZIBAR.
Where America I'rOcures Much MaterIa
for Making Leather.

Where America I'rOcures Much Material
for Making Leather.
The hide supply here presents many
curious idiocyncrasies of trade. Now
and then there comes to Zanzibar
among the cowhides a lions skin, and,
oftener still the striped hide of a
zebra Bales of goat skins from
Somaliland sometimes contain leopard
skins or the tawny pelt of a lions
cub
When cereal crops are short with the
wild tribes of cattle raisers on the
Benadir coast, then the American
houses at Zanzibar are certain of a
very avalanche of hides Having
no grain to eat, the people are COM
peeled to slaughter their cattle On
the other hand, in seasons of rain and
abundant crops the hide supply falls
short. Thus a dry season on the plains
of Somaliland and the Gala country
makes a measurable impression on the
leather trade in Boston.
Goat skins are another important
item of American trade with Zanzibar.
The east coast of Africa is well nigh
possessed by goats. They are obtained
through practically the same channels
as the hides, and under the manipula-
lions Of Boston and Lynn experts are
deity converted into extra fine Mo
rocco" ''choiee kid imported Rus
sian leather or almost any thing the
consuming public like to ask for. Mas
sachusetts is a handy State to have in
the Union. N. Y. World.
s s-
The Panama canal is the greatest
project ever undertaken by the hand
of man. The Pyramids of Egypt and
the Chinese Wall sink into insig-
nifcance. Preparations, machinery
and all things considered. it is. per-
haps, one-thir5. completed. and its
books show debit OF $500 600. 600. At
this rate its cost would be over 81, O00,-
600. 0O0-an amount Of money OF which
the mind IS absolutely incapable Of
forming real conception. Whether
It win be completed or not is but mat
ter Of conjecture
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

Nine men were killed b lightning
near Albany. Ca.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, the original and
only Little Liver Pills IS cents a vial:
one a desc.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

Mr.. "A. M. Robinson. Of Louisville,
and Miss Susie B. Harris. Of Versailles.
have married and gone on tour 20
Europe.
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18
HARNESS
AND GEAR
The old and reliable Saddle and
Harness House of
c.. VIZ. PTCKNLS,

- 90 aAN-.l1 --NfNAH-@ Va
C.. w. PICKELE.
No. 2e, Second Street, next to
Garrett House, has a complete
stock of
Saddles, Harness, Brides,
Blankets, Whips, Spurs, Horse
Boots, Curry Combs, Scrapers,
Toe Weights, Soaps, Oils, and
everything else needed by persons
who handle horses.
Saddles Manufactured 10 Order
and none but the best material
used. Gentlemen's, ladies' ard
boys Saddles kept in stock.
Harness of every description,
Trace Chains, Hames, Backbands,
Bellybands, Collars, Collar Pads,
IIame Strings, Plnw Lines, Blind
Brides, Whips and other things
used on The farm.
Only experienced workmen en-
ployed.
Ifyou want a Saddle, you have
a hundred to select from ranging
in price from 81 upwards. If you
want a set of Harness you have a
$50 sets to select from, ranging in
price from IS up.
All prices Of Plow Gear from
the cheapest to the best. Some
thing entirely new in Curry Combs
The handsomest lot Of lap Cloths
ever brought TO Richmond. Al
The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-09-18

No. 2e, Second Street, next to
GarnetU House, has a complete
ctnnE Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-28
THE SEATTLE FIRE.

The most absorbing topic o news
received by the barkentine Discovery,
is the destruction of the business
portion of Seattle by fire. This was
one of the largest confagrations that
ever occurred on the Pacific Coast,
and involved a loss variously esti-
mated at from ten to fifteen millions
of dollars. Serious as the destruc-
ton is, it is fortunate that the caIam-
ity did not take place In winter; and
that the people rendered homeless
by the fire, have not had to encounter
the rigors of climate common to
winters on Puget Sound.
The losses recorded in an other
column will affect the whole coast
more or less; but there Is some relief
in the thought that the citizens of
the burned city are showing great
activity in taking measures for re-
building their once prosperous and
progressive queen city of the
Sound" There is also much salts
faction in Che fact that the citizens
of the surrounding cities and towns
rushed so nobly to the rescue; and,
although they could not arrest the
flames, they gave such help as the
necessities of the occasion required. |
From the latest indications to
hand, there is every promise that |
Seattle will in a very short time arise
Phoenix-like from its ashes; and bud
afresh in renewed beauty, and more
substantial buildings than before the
that has SO recently be-
fallen It's citizens.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-28
FEARFUL FIRE AT SEATTLE.
The Flames Sweep Away the Business
Part of the City - Supposed Loss
About SIS, 100000.

The Flames Sweep Away the Business
Part of the City - Supposed Loss
About $I5,OOO,OOO.
On June 9th, at 2 80 p. M, a fire broke
out in the Pontius building on First
street, Seattle. A strong north wind
was blowing, and the direction of the fire
was along the water front to the big brick
block between Columbia and San Fran
cisco streets. The fire soon obtained SO
much Roadway that the local fireman
became helples sand telegraphed in all
directions for assistance. The wind car
ried frebrands over the city to leeward
of the fire, and soon the business portion
of Seattle was mass of flames. A large
number of the houses in the line of fire
were constructed of timber, and close to-
gether. The flames rushed along Com
mercial street, Washington street, Pearl
street and Front street; and at II p. M. d,
or within eight hours from the time the
fire first broke out, the whole business
portion of the city was in ashes, includ-
ing all of the newest and most costly
brick blocks, and all the banks and prin-
cipal hotels. 1t is reported that the losses
will break several United States insurance
companies, besides all the local associ-
atoms.
The telegraph wires soon fell to the
ground; and the news to distant points,
for some days, went by way of Tacoma,
which city rushed to the rescue of
lief fund of $4,000. All the butchers
and bakers of the city have been set to
work, and also a car loaded with
slaughtered beeves and new bread was
despatched to Seattle.
All the citizens made common cause
with the iremen in hopeless fight and
struggled with might and main for the
salvation of the city. The water supply
was insufficient and weak at times. The
blowing up of buildings did not seem to
check the flames in the least and no at
tempt was made to check the fire on the
north. The loss is from ten to fifteen
millions of dollars. No one was killed
by the falling walls of the Occidental
Hotel. All the city south of James street
was built on either made ground or on
piles, and was mostly frame structures.
At Front and Spring streets the fire was
stopped by an excavation for building
on the east side of the street, but was
raging with undated fury on the west
side, and down to the waters edge for
of three blocks back. The resi-
dence portion of the city was saved, ex-
cepting such dwellings as were within
the business quarter. The insurance is |
about twenty-five per cent. of the loss;
but, owing to the destruction of books |
and papers, the exact loss cannot be |
ascertained
AS soon as the citizens could rouse |
rom their dismay a vigilance committee
was formed, two companies of militia
called out and 200 special police sworn
n, but not too soon, for thieves were
tbreast of the fire, pillaging stores.
Probably 500 men, women and chill
iren slumbered on the ground. A re-
porter early this morning made a tour
Lmong the camps Nobody was awake;
women and children slept as peacefully
IS if In comfortable bed. Tents and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-28

-;oono in Samoa. the Navy Department
ilo dacided upon sending him whale
Lco+ of the latest improved model. II
viii he cliuker built, OF the finest material
I'D fittinps. 1t will be built at the navy
I'D of Mare island, and, when COM
;;,Ieted. will be sent to King Mataafa, &C
COMMANDED by an autograph letter from
prasident Harrison, testifying in the
biohest possible manner to the bravery
aE6ihited bv Mataafa and his men IN
rescuing so many American sailors. Inc
boat will be accompanied to Apla py
committee OF the surviving officers. 1t is
expected that the party will leave Call
fornia about the middle OF August.
Latest from Samoa.
A dispatch from Auckland announces
the arrival at Apia of the German man
of-war Sophie, to take the place OF the
Olga.
q dispatch from Sydney, n. S. W.,
has been received, saying the German
steamship Lubbock has arrived there;
She sailed from Apia May 28th, and
brought news that the war spirits again
manifest at Samoa. Nataafa had gath
cred a force of > 900 near Apia, and Ia
! masese was encamped with 1000. No
warship was then in the harbor and the
natives were uneasy.
The British steamer Rapid had sailed
for the Fiji Islands, the Nipsic, conveyed
| by the Alert, had gone to Tutulla Tor
! coal to proceed for Auckland.
The CaIIiope's Engineer.
Engineer Bourke, OF the British man
of-war Calliope, the only vessel which
escaped from Apia during the storm,
has been promoted to fleet engineer.
San Francisco Shipping News.
The following is the latest shipping
news:
San Francisco-Arrivals: June 9TH
bark Alex. Mcneil % days, and bark q
n. Wilcox 20 days, both from Honolulu
June 8th S. S. Zealandia days from
Honolulu, brig w. q. Irwin Is days
from Kahului.
Departures: June 9th brig Lurline
for HilO.
Projected Departures for Honolulu
w. e. Irwin on June 14th, S. S. Una
tilla on June 21st, bark w. 3. Godfrey
bktne. S. N. Castle, and schr. w. 5
Bovine.