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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
THE SoRraNEsr SNOW sroRM
a Heavy Fan IN Several States, Aeoonpa
niea By High Winds aaa Cold.


HEAVY ran n Several States, AeeenSs-
niea By High Winds aaa Cold.
OMAHA. Dec 2a-Au day yesterday blizzard
prevailed throughout Nebraska. Tho western
part Of the State was in the storm several
hours earlier. The weather was intensely
cold. the wind blew at q terrific rate. and snow
fell in great quantities. Trafic ON all railroads
in the State was seriously retarded. and in
many cases along the western division of the
Union Pacific trains were blockaded. The
snow drtfted much. Stock suffered intensely.
The farmers feel partially compensated for the
loss Of their stock In the fact Of having their
winter wheat we'll protected. In tho interior
Han
she n stcef 4 'as anus
ufs asss 9th S bs o% Gas.
Oregon and Washington say'that s1oW has
i fallen at tssoqsh2ut thSt resi9n e depth 81
kyer ths sina f Is SiovnS 6ard ana tne
snow r drifting. but there has been no serious
delay 70 trains.
Rs aDs S' s yssG bs b
1928 1ss SqS sG sst saD 81
s. %ss sa fn sfs xhd s s TT
Duluth ON. Thursday for Port Arthur. The
storm centre seemed to Be on Like Superior:
d III ia, Pes .nS
Nearly i've inches Of snow fell. The tempera-
ture also took sudden drop and Is now very
sSs
- mason CRY Iowa. Dec. 2a-The mild wea-
naRes 70 END Dy the fa Of
the Northwest and since noon the thermoIn-
eter had fallen moro than fifty degrees.
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that It was !difYioult. TO find them and even
the people who were In no way connected with
sshiasTs ms iosslits was near ne Nississippi
spS Tns nsd the
a. About this time BOB Slime became known as
the lender OF the mooggshiners They were
p Sshs TIE oesrs and p re.
sist tie laws ss e the Last Several fights os-
Sims publicly announced that he would not
| recognize the law which, proposed to tax
he rrht ss%sa o. th
na@Ssr q nswspspsr. that ss. he %as
Gs sqsfs'. he sns sshs9
revenue officers. and announced that he would
XII a then y they attempted to modest him In
ns The Leader p tho %oons shin had never
Ifif ysS In TIE SOmmSpity whers. 6s
q. ss oeers ss sSnouah the s'a
oqy hSn sfS sssas from p sf
out p"S e sss ae o~ III s ps Sfd to
So Essss e tSs Bob Sim.
Such defiance put tho oiiicers on their met;
sss sss Ss Ss.:5R sSG
ssype hs outlay SEs sdsa
q = sSS ss: WIZ
or, Aug. 20 last the long expected raid on
fhe Ch2ctSw county m9onshiners was made;
sd 3SiRSH g taes VIII sss Elm sr.a
posse o. well armed men. They succeeded In
sIrr.sisitng Sims and one Of his sons q work
taF sas eus sGs% hsa Sssa
before Ct hs sss were ss VIII
large party Of ths moonshiners led By two Of
hamlet near Bladon Springs that night. the
onicers were surrounded and fired upon
bystahder. was Killed and seyerai. officers were
saWssd shs Sss1 sS 81 SsS s&s.
and esptured That SisSt i he was aken re%
place. who were enraeed at the murder Of DR..
es S. " snt ss
0f Gs shs asas s n sas fs s
series y s1!%s: q sSs T$!ss %
driven from the county. 4 Vigilance committee.
led by John Mcmillan the man murdered on
Thursday night. called on Bob Sims and Or
obeyed and crossed over the State line into
Mississippi. From there he succeeded in main
before the public by writing letters to the news
pers. the Governor Of Alabama. to the President,
and to the people OF the United States In
citizen and that he was being persecuted By
the people Of Choctaw county. He also charged
that there existed in the county band OF con-
spirators whose purpose 1t was to keep him
away from his business.
After Sims was driven out Of the county
members Of his band continued their depreds-
tions., and finally thirty-five OF them were
forced to leave by the angry citizens. Sims
wrong in Violating the revenue laws and that
Il was right for him to kill men in defence Of
valued human life as lightly as he did. and
were regarded as dangerous and desperate
men and women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
MORE FIGHTING ON THE BORDER.
Our Soldiers Preparing to Round Up thu
GusrriIlas on Americas Soil.

Our Soldiers Preparing to Round Up the
Gusrrailas on American Soil.
LAREDo Tex. Dec. 28-News from the seat
OF trouble is that there has been more fight
ing. Last night It was reported that the In
surrectionists had captured CamarRa. and that
Gen. sandoval was on the march with 1000
men. we'll equipped. to join Cara. There is
more talk to the effect that O General In the
Mexican army has declared for the revolution
lists. and will march with the soldiers in his
command to join the insurgents. These re-
ports are very meagre and cannot be traced to
any particular source. It is reported in New
Laredo that four ,revolutionists were captured
Afs asss b tee MsIea Bs sS?sr United
' s5% They ssz i e MT sdyssbs leave
orSas Ss near nR
lilo GaASpE Tex.. Dec. S8@TR Ro @ai 1l Body
e. hG ade p p%SoSt y foIb sn
anywhere to whore Cara was near the Ran:
dado ranch. in Zapata county. and reported
Gar Cara e rsg9rtsa to have satd IL that their
ment placed q Iuietus on his hopes Of
revolution against Mexico. inasmuch as he
now now had no asylum when pursued by the
Heat once assembled what men he could and
crossed into Mexico near the. Arrieror ranch.
above Mier. and It 10 said that he contep-
plates attacking that place or Camargo Or
GMerro in the next few days.
ThPse reports are given for what they are
worth. and Will they are believed to DO true.
insopItich as they concern Garza's intentions,
his plans more often than not fail in the exc
founded.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.--Major-Gen schofield
has received through the Mexican Minister,
Sefior Romero. official dispatches confirma-
and 9 detachment Of qarza's band Of revolu-
tionists Gen. Schoheld says that II captured
GarZs's men will be indicted individually for
violation of the neutrality laws and for MUIR
der; as they fired upon and killed United
States soldier.
The dispatches were referred to the Attor-
ney- General for such action rs he deemed
necessary. When asked about II to-day Attor-
Tending against the law will be prosecuted.
but 1t was always necessary to first catch your
hare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
THE GRIP IN MAssAcHUsE1zs.
One.HaIf or HAverhins Population Dow
with It-Other Towns AFFLICTED.

0ne.HaIf or HAverhins Population Down
with It-Othsr Towns AMIcted.
HAvEnHILI. Mass. Dec. 28-The cold east
erly rain storm OF the last three days has SO
aggravated the grip which was already very
prevalent In HaVerhill. that, according to gen.
eral estimate at least half Of the population
areseriously fndisposed. Holiday trade has been
disastrously affected, and quantities OF goods
designed for Christmas trade remain ON the
counters OF our merchants. Clergymen cannot
perform half the ministrations they are called
upon for. and physicians are much over
worked. There were. very few Christmas din
ners OF the usual style yesterday, and the
NswTos, Mass; Dec. 3.Thsre has been
there are 800 cases.. Although The ' type els is
light as rule and no deaths are reported as
yet; Several OF the physicians are becoming
seMst Gaxao. Msss.. Dec 2aThe grip prevails
here. 300 cases having been reported. several
Of whish are critical. There have been two
deaths directly traceable to the maledy. BEN
retred sn
tor, was Identified with several financial in
BosroN, Dec 2d-Nine deaths from the grip
Il af sz th Ct week as
The total number Of deaths for the Week. how.
ever. is more than 100 under the highest num-
Der In the grip Epidemic OF two years ago. The
decrease in that disease. but there were TWEEN
ty-six deaths from pneumonia. Only three of
the nine deaths from the grip resulted from
that disease alone. The other six resulted
Jet fever is also quite prevalent. but in mild
form.
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Astorm Of unusual force WAS travelling aoross the
Lake regions into the st. Lawrence Valley yesterday
Its influence was felt all tho country of the
Rocky Mountains. On its eastern and southern quad.
rants rain. warmer weather and dense foss prevailed
taking In all the States the Atlantic and lower
lake regions with high on-shore winds On tho west.
ern quadrant snow falling In tho States border.
ing Lake Michigan and very extensive and severe
cold covered all the country Manitoba to the
Gulf and from the Dakotas east TO tho Allegheny
Mountains. pushing rapidly into tho Atlantic States.
The wave is at present the coolest Of the winter the
freezing line reacheR into the Gulf OF Mexico and the
line south into Kansas and the Mississippi
Valley. The temperature at Chicago touched l0s yes
terday st. Paul - degrees below Zero Moorhead
below. at Minnedosa 800 below.
The temperature In this neighborhood should bs BE-
low freezing this morning and stand about 100 or
16' by Monday morning. after which It should grow
gradually warmer.
In this city rain fell the greater part of day. with
dense fog In the morning and afternoon up r. NJ
when 1t began to clear. at the same time tho wind
changedfrom south to southwest and the temperature
began TO fall The highest official temperature was
6S~: average humidity % per cent rainfall. 30 Of an
inch.
Tho Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy in TnE Sos
huli fhafa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
WE ARE GOING TO FREKzE UP.
Ics Tlse. Too. the Death Rats says-Css
Irrigation UsAo what Il HAS Dones

A cold spell is upon us. and It is going to
mako furs and fires and hot drinks fashionable
again. That may seem strange to the ladies
who have been cultivatinR eeraniums on the
window stills and to the rest OF us who have
been sleeping beaide open windows. but there
is no doubt about It. When New York awskes
this morning the influence OF tho cold wave
should be felt sufficiently to send the tempera-
ture below the freezing point II Indications
E fsse Sn s %has
,,sisty. eight on Wednesday and fifteen on
, The temperature got close to CO. yesterday.
and the humidity was over ninety per cent: 1t
as she ssRbs ne reatsr that
and has. Frustrated hundreds with colds the
grip and pneumonia. According to ali calcu-
New twenty soSrs sais ehsf be-
%S,a h;f made s5s y %ssfsSs last
1 Hs sssend hs s' dsvsopsa s0?!; sor aP sssi
shs eter &C asno coast But ss tie
-: S p sSssS I. ,Ss
pas How long Se sss % s wave WOULD
se Sus
huge Eite, Ghiesso. which had ' BEEN .unoom.
At Minnedosa u was 81 below zero:
Tho record Of the grip was very high ,yester-
day. and 1t 10 question whether the cold wave
will lower It Physioians say that tho causes
Of this disease are not DESTROYED ~ cold
do much to help the Victims. II the cold
should continue for long time the grip would
l1se ts present strength but that is
my. DUNN said yesterday that normal New
York weather could be restored to us II the ir-
rigatton in the West were extended to the
Southwest Then the storms would travel over
irrigation In the West.
Ninety nine deaths were reported yesterday
q which three were directly due to the grip.
The weeks report from the Bureau OF Vital
statistics Is not encouraging. Eight hundred
against 600 Tor the previous week. Pneu.
monia had POI Victims, 81 more than the week
before: While there were only deaths from
the grip during the.wsek ending Dec 10 there
were 43 deaths from tho same cause last week.
Forty-six deaths resulted from dipththeria.
from wboopinE cough. = from Group. and 45
In part, Ct least, to the weather.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
cosSfcitfteisT;sfsiss xzfc11ox DISPUTE

The Supreme Court Said to Have Decidsa N
Favor OF the Democrats, q to ..
New HAVEN. Dec. 26.-The Union. this after
noon. says:
1T was given out here to-day by counsel on
gagged in the case that the Supreme Court is
divided in the Morris agt Bulkeley quo war
ranto suit. that Judges Seymour. Penn. and
Carpenter are OF the opinion that the law and
equity Of the case are In favor Of Judge Norris.
while Chief Justice Andrews and Judge Tor
rance are OF the opinion that the Court has no
jurisdiction. Judge Seymour is writing the
majority opinion and Chief Justice Andrews
the minority"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
FIRE I'M 4 BRIDGEPORT STEAMBOAT
Faaie AnosG tho Passengers ana . Will
Kush for the Beats.

BRIpdEPoRT. Dec. 26.-While tho passenger
steamer City Of Bridgeport was making her
way TO Bridgeport from New York this after
noon she was found TO be on IRE. At about
$3.50 Names and smoke were seen issuing from
the upper cabin and an alarm was given. The
hundred or more passengers became terror
stricken and Q wild panic ensued. Then all
rushed for the boate.
Il was not found necessary to take to the
boats. as the flames were quickly gotten under
control and the frightened passengers We're
pacided. During the wild scramble for the
boats some Of the passengers were slightly In
jured The damage to the steamer Is ssti-
mated at about $1,000
The City OF bridgeport Ia an extra steamer
on the New York and Bridgeport line, and
made the trip to-day In the place OF the
steamer Rosedale. which Is laid UP for repairs
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WASHINGTON. Dec. "a - Representative
Wright OF Pennsylvania is recovering from an
attack of the grip.
Congressman Millss condition remains UNI
changed.
There has been no notable change In Speaker
his room.
Secretary Foster continues to improve slow
~. bur the prevailing bad weather compels
him to remain indOors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
Speaker Crlsp's Ce.aitio.,

WASHINGTON. Dec 28-Speaker Crisp is still
confined to his bed with the grip. There is no
particular change IN his condition. and no
exhausted. Mrs. CrisH and the two younger
CHILDREN arrived last night, and will remain In
chief trouble arises from the fact that the grip
has attacked his throat. ana he suffers from
coughing SPELLS which disturb his rest and
exhaust him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
Tss Grip A-e.E the Ts.e.ror. I.s,...

LockpoRT. Dec. 26-The Tuscarora Indians
have the grip In its worst form. and whole
families are FRUSTRATED. 1t takes the nature
Of u fever. with severe burning pains In the
run With garter snakes. and hundreds have
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LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.


LONDoTg DEATH RAE M01kA1kD u
TEE 1LAU POa
Vie 70" - 1870
or . Wssk-Wsasss, - Asssesss we
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Against Davist-Ass. Hssrsn Wlii,ns -
sps.A sHsv wealth - Tke~sss sAs .E.s-
MES or Her Rate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Iospor. Dec. 26-Iondoners spsut Christ-
mas nav and Cbristmss week under q pail 81
imnenetrable Gloom. Il n fiys dsys sincs Ne
A.ve seen the sky. Since Monday there has
Mar continuous darkness upon The city. and
"a and electric lisht have been OF slight scr
Sic. IN tho streets and only partially served 10
S,sssminate lisht In clubs residencse, and
shon.. Az a result business hes besn almost
AZ standstiil. Trafnc has been delayed on all
the railroads, and London 10 dsserted By all
Sho can aee from her.
fog such q has this week afaictsd the
retronolls IL n far more serious calamity
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Msn nySs D1 .nnox.na. ..n.sS nv ~ 80.
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ta.eu shE ~. AZ ..ss... IA -. S..ss,,so.t
and IuoonyAniencs In getting from one place
10 another. whether ON foot or By means Of
vehicles. the fog means Q fearful increase in
'no 80 ~. sa,,e,.s.. ...sr.s. 49,
ereu "o% .,..S. " ~, ~ ~ $500,
s, ,','.. "'AS" ~'
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sons .1. s.s,.r,n ~ A. o.. ~. nrsa,.is -
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W., ,ne .oI,s. mn. $780, "a *. no-t.I,t.
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tha nansa ~ a.sth a. M S.vsr thsr tventy.
tno 40 I'D ~ to d.v. a hl.cr fos.. ne traeed
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,,nr S,Is..es thsrs A AN, .Imost ,neredihI.
nmn,,,.r A. to n.rson, h.inv mn over hv cabs
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si1 Sasfi = -. 80 ,''G--
,rhs hu ,,orhu. s..tura az tina s,tuation IA the
assnstr a ~ nav.naners a. exnreased "A,
thsir d.iI, i.sA,r. Wbv. everv nevsps mar n.
Inndon -. Ssmsrasa NOR than on.. I'M.
vSak -. no .o,na one invant . nrocess for
osttrss IA Il fo~s1 WV Vim an intelliesnt
and self.rs.sectine populses, suf.er insnely
nndar . csi.mitv frat onsht N be remedied1
Thc Ismss says thst II suoh an sfaiction1es =
London black. fog OF Q weeks duration wsrs
visited upon New York. American eeniuswould
rise 10 the occasion and invsnt some method
Of dispeliinr n More than one nswspSDer has
cited the case Of the rsinmakers In III Unitsd
States With Z yis1 ID 'stalhulatthg 1eisetiac
research IN .ths matter q vanquisAing King
fog. But not even the most conSSte6tisus
a IN xt.A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
rh,iaAsIvhi.'s Death hate Almost Do.Si.s.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26.-The death rate In
this city for the past six days has reached the
large figures OF 725. the heaviest ever known.
This Is an increase over the previous week of
responding period OF last year. The normal
death rate here Is about 400 per week.
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srsssss." y - W. "OssssAss.~
sl {: &C: :.; !. sss; :i s 1; =: "a: s:ss
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Dslteeeies Ssr tie New Yesss Takas.
o.ns sHa shieksn psttisA beas1 tsttsyA bssrs
~: IS - "a; :; -: CO
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rs~.s . e.siss,s Assss 1Assslss rsiisss
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TAs S.,CAs. q. Aspsa Brsws.s Co.'S
s.s1asAa ssss sssis Asa' hogs sAis. sss zsss sssa
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TArs.gh Csss - Cailssv.ia.

nirk.r spsics: Eslss: 5saa sissPi9s ssI y1 is,y.
Ted and run through san IrsneseS fast szprsss
tisns Without change or uansfsr single aud round
~ ; ss.s t sss sss;: e. ss
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CsDaasspsa vlssAOs C.
s:s.sss 49, ss. .cs' ~ s''''' x,.sA a f''s
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eiu gses Ass Lasiesa che 1aaas efv1ssss
Tor wssk-WsassA, - xAvsatsv Wa
Can Dsspsi Fess-TAs WssAsng.ssavetsl
Against Davist-nass. rss~sn whifas -
sps.A sHsr Wealth - Ttessas the .E.s-
mites q Her late HssSssA-Expsssases.
Tag With New 1lyi>s lGssAa.a-ssAaas
strauss WIN Dssne o~N me- ara.A epsrs
On Next ys4Aay-Tws 1farssses. nsssss-
s.snss m che Literary wssiA. s.
e,rkk. 1891 u n, ssr PyAs6v - FsssaaAv ~.
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on lake that fills the entire space between
the auditorium and the stage proper. Another
feature OF the show Is modern Venice" In q
Subsidiary building whore reproduction OF q
part Of the Venice OF to-day. with its build
ings bridges. and canals. is presented with
real gondolas and Venetian gondoliors.
When william Easton. the New York horse
dealer. arrived In London this week he was
much surprised to learn that Col North. the
nitrate king and race horseman. was in Eng
land. Easton says that just before he left New
York an Enelishman calling himself Col. North.
who was believed to be the celebrated mil
lionaire. had been cutting wide swath there.
and at last accounts was visiting q we'll known
racing man at his stock farm In Tennessee.
Col North told TIE Sun reporter that any such
person was On impostor. as the Colonel has not
been in America for two years.
Dorothy Dorr. the American actress. who
sustA.ns almost the entire burden Of Heddon
Chambsrs's new play. "Ths Honorable HUI
bert" thar Was brought out at the Vaudeville
Theatre this week. has accomplished another
brilliant success. The play. which has been
considerably revised since its FIRST production.
also promises to take rank In popularity with
the authors previous works.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-22
THE SCHOOL APPR OPERATIONS
For the Various Districts Of This
County.

The HERALD to-day publishes Tor The
ar.t time the list Of appropriate made y
he state depart uent fer the various school
! l. L L ~ ~ u.
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POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

There may be plenty harmony in tn.
Democratic ranks to-day, but it is not
headed with big ii.
If a Kilkenny fight doesn't develop ut
the Democratic primaries to-day we have
lost our reckoning powers.
The Democrats Of town who knit
Nich.er last year are the loudest for the
success of their friends,
The battle to-day is between Nash and
WadHnger for the judgeship. So far us
the nomination for sheriff is concerned
VOL seems to have everything his own
way.
A house to house canvass was being made
to-day in favor Of Joe Wsdinger, an as
prant for county delegateship.
Let the campaign in this county be fre'
from personal abuse and political mud
singing and treaehery, We know it vii
be, if in our power.-AshJand Local.
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PERSONAL.

Misses Maggie & Palmer and Katie and
Lottie Burkhart left town this morning for
Reading, where they will spend a week
with friends.
Misses Matte and Milie Davidson, of
Philsdelphis, are the guests of relatives in
town.
Mrs. Arthur Trezise has gone to Newark,
N. j., to visit friends,
Ellsworth Haas, of Shamokin, is town
visitor
Q. E. Titmau's family is now home
again.
Miss Bella Grant is visiting friends in st.
John, New Brunswick.
Miss Carrie Weaver, Of Mt. Carmel, is
the guest of Miss Effie Heaton, of No, 4.
John Housenick and wife are spending O
few days at Berwick, the guests OF the lat
ter's parents.
Miss Robena Glover, one Of our public
school teachers, has accepted a similar posi-
ton at Atlantic City.
John A. Latham, and NJ. NJ. Macmillan
Esq, of Mahenoy City, were in town yes
ierday.
H. f. Dengler, Squire T. T. William
and H. Wiederhold transacted business a
Po otsviIle yesterday.
Will Silliman, Of the Sunbury DAILY
who spent the most Of the past week i
town with friends, returned to Sunbur
yesterday.
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rhe standard DICTIONARY.

Another great dictionary of the
English language is in preparation,
and will soon be completed. 1t will
be called "The Standard Dictionary
and will be published by Funk & Wag-
nails, New York. 1t will be at once
copious and critical dictionary of the
English language, will have many
distinguishing characteristics and will
embody a great number OF new and
important principles in leXicographY.
The etymology of the word Will be
placed after the definition, and in
defining the word the most common
meaning will be given first. This will
be radical departure from the usual
method, which gives first the
etymology, and then the original
meaning of the word, which often is
an obsolete one. In giving the pro-
nunciation of words the scientific
alphabet, as prepared and recon-.
mended by the American Pathological
| Association is used, and IL is believed
| that more accurate results can be ob
tanned IN this way than in any other
| Terms used in science, handicrait and
special subjects are gathered with
great completeness and grouped with
out definition under the general word
and each, besides, is defined in its prop
er place. Thus, under plumbing, y
we have all the terms used i'm thai
trade under "apple," the names o
nearly 400 varieties are given, The
book will contain about 1900 pages
and 10000 more words than any othel
single volumned dictionary 1t vii
have pictorial illustrations on every
. page. 1t promises to rival all thl
great lexicons Of our day, and in it
special features will be the creates
work of its kind. No scholar will
want to be without 1t.