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The state herald., 1891-08-14
A Fight With Muskrats.

Samuel Latin. residing near Law
rcneeburg, Indiana, Is dead from wound,
received In fight with muskrats. Last
Friday he went fishing In Hogan creek,
lie missed some ish ho had loft on the
bank, rad looking about, saw tho tails oi
tho thieves protruding from beneath u
ledge ot rock Just ut the waters edge.
Latin began 10 tear away tho rock and
earth from above, when he discovered =
nest OF muskra,s. The young rats began
to squ.al In fright, and their cries attract
cd the attention OF the old rats. With
scrcans tho animals, anxious for thcii
young, attacked the farmer. Their cric'
attracted other rats. and from . dozct
meats came answering cries Before i.aiiIt
could realize his danger, tho ilorcc little
animals were all on him, biting his face
uoek and limbs.
Tho farmer yelled with pain, struck
stamped and Kicked Ut tho rats, but they
held on like bulldogs until, bleeding from
u score OF wounds, hc broke away from bill
dcs spuratc fight aud reached home ncari,
dead. blood poison set II, which resulted
In his death.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
Chicago Democrats Unite.

Tho two factions Of tho Democratic
party In Chicago have united after long
bitter nigh. which had allowed tho 10
publicans TO win two important eloc
tons. the split originated with OK Mayor
Carter Harrison, who claimed 10 have
b,on u sufferer from tho arbitrary control
Of the party machinery BY cx Mayor do.
witt q. Crciscr. Tho constitution adopted
at u union meeting Of both factions rep
roscn,a,iycs Is y decided novelty In the
limo Of i,s agreements. II provide. tha,
nil primaries DO held under tho Australian
ballot system. and forbid. central com
mi,,osmcn from becoming onicc holdcrs.
should tho treaty prove binding, tho
Democrats expect 10 make clean sweep
Of all the oniccs In sight tho party when
united, having. according 70 their cs'i
mates, u majority Of ih,oO votes. The
present city administration 10 Republican
The state herald., 1891-08-14
Royal Visitors to the Worlds Fair.

y
4 London dispatch says: II the
presence Of royal persons can insure the
success OF the Worlds Fair IN Chicago, It's
success now seems to be assured. 1t is
certain that several members Of tbe Eng
lish royal family tako such an interest In
the preparations as indicates an inteution
on their part TO visit tho fair; and compn.
nications have reached London from Der
lin, which leave little doubt that II Europe
is ut peace Mt the time OF the fair, the Ger
man emperor will Indulge himself in tho
greatest voyage OF his life to ametita
Tho gfca, Interest taken III London in
the fair renders IL probable that an invi'
iaton from the mayor of Chicago to the
lord mayor Of London, asking him to in
spcct the site and preparations for the
fair next year. vii, lind acceptance. The
nrrstict 70 iisGussed among members Of
the common council whether the lord
mayor could take protracted leave Of alb
scnce from his Office to go In state to
America Precedents for the lord mayors
propossd u.t'or srppoet ths brtpsshi' "
tho pending arrangements result favor
ably, the lord mayor will DO enabled TO
see Chicago next spring, probably in o
semiprivato capacity, and his visit will
be prelude to the presence in state Of his
successor III t-.et
The state herald., 1891-08-14
A Novel Idea Of Suicide.

Tho Ethics OF Suicide" WAS Pro.
fcssoI t'Sllk Adlcts topic bcford tie
School Of Ethics nj Plymouth . few
days ago. Some Of tho remarks which he
made will attract attention. After mar
shaiing tho arguments against self
slaughter aud declaring that Thou shalt
not Suicljc,' should br taught equally
with Thou shalt not KIN" tho profcs
sof said iha, he did no, wish to bs under
stood as asserting that the taking OF one.
own life Is under no circumstances p.r
missiblc. When honor In the moral sense
was at stake, thcro was no other cxi'
open. In certain other cases also suicide
nigh, be permissible. "why should moi
tho chronic invalid bs unbound and per
mi,,cd 10 depart In peace Lot an ofiicial
body, designated by the statc, consisting.
say, bf ,htrc .sda-- ,i the supreme couri
aud Of three eminent physicians 10 sum
moncd In every cssc TO tho bedside u ths
sufferer aud II the council be unanimously
OF tho opinion that there IL no possible
hope Of recovery, tho patient sh' ull bs
allowed To receive tho cup Of relief at the
hands Of the attending physician
The state herald., 1891-08-14
Now York Heat.

NEw YoHK. A. q. p.-l'ho warm
wave predicted several days ago material.
iIcd on time and continued TO DO very
much with Us yesterday and To day. ssa.
side resorts and out Of town cool spots I'D
land oiilco business. II Ia expected that
the Thermometer will remain generally on
the bull sIjo OF tho weather market ai
least until Thursday, and TO day and TO,
morrow the hot wav. Is likely To have fos
It, side partner. M orpres-ivcucss which
will make white waist coats and outing
shirts much moro comfortable than
starchcd llucn. Tho average temperature
yesterday was NJ degrees. .omcthin. over
eight degrees higher than tho normal tom
pcraturc for August v the previous year.
Tho highest point reached 10 day was 80
aud ranged about W degrees, III. ntmos
phere il intensely humid and not u breath
OF alr ians tho pfcspitinT residents.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
Pleasant Words for ingalls,.

Ex-senator Ingalls, lecturcd at Pied
mont Chautauqua Thursday on the social
and political problems Of the century. He
was greeted by great crowd. Mayor
Hcmphill OF Atlanta introduced him by
saying:
.I.adies and Conference.-The war In
over; the bloody chasm has boen filled. !
want to tell you in few words why this
Is true. When Confederate soldier in
the heart Of the South, under the star
spangled banner, can introduce with
warmth and cordiality TO u Southern aud.
ienco Hon. j. J. Ingalls, Of Kansas, this
nation may know that peace, brotherly
love and kindly feeling reign all over this
broad land. The warmth Of this Is in
creased by tho knowledge Of Senator In.
gals course sgainst the infamous force
bill when that Infamous measure was be-
fore the United Statcv Scnate. have tho
pleasure OF introducing TO you an orator
who has electrified this country from
Maine to California, u gentleman whose
genius and ability are respected and I'D
mircd by the whole American pcople-the
Hon. J. J. Ingalls, Of the great state Of
Kansas" .,
The state herald., 1891-08-14
Going to Rob Uncle Sam.

The secretary Of the treasury has
been advised that bold attempt will be
made during the present month Ia rob tho
treasury 10y u strong and determined
band of men organized for that purpose
The plan is TO start fires in various parts
Of the city for tho purpose of diverting
the attention of the police, and then 10
overpower tho treasury watchmcn and
loot tho treasury vaults. The information
was given in ict,ce signed BY TIM "King
OF Tramps,n who explained his knowledge
of the plot by tho statement that he was
referred 10 tho captain of the watch, with
instructions to give the visitors u proper
reception
The state herald., 1891-08-14
News from tho An,ipodes.

Tho steamer Alameda. from Aus
traiin. brings ndyieos which confirm tho
report OF tho defeat OF Owen Sullivan, Oh.
champion Of Australia, In two rounds at
tho hands OF Joe choynski, tho California
pugillst.
Tue Alameda passed tho stcamshIp
Mariposa nj Auckland. New Zealand, July
Is. The John l.. Sullivan theatrical
troupe were aboard the Maripo,a on their
way 10 Sydney. II is reported that SullI
van indul.cd In liquor on arrival at Aurk.
land To such an extent that Captain Hay
ward OF the Mariposa had boon con
strained TO order him confined 10 tho
cabin.
Tho steamer also brings particulars Of
tho overflow Of iu banks OF tho river
Sarra al Melbourne. over 1900 families
were rendered homeless, and there IL
much sickness aud fever among thcm,
The damage caused by tuo Hood amounted
10 y, ',ooooOo.
Auckland ndyicra Of July II 10 ~ arc 10
the eject that Rrca, Hood aud something
like tidal wave prevailed at Melbourne
on tho ialh. Wa,er- In tho harbor roso
above the level Of tho surrounding towns,
and several small vessels werc wrecked,
Tho iood was tho mo,t severe since lss.,
and the course Of tho Yarra river pro
.cn,cd scene Of dcsola,ion for miles.
Factories along the river sides were sub.
merged ~ were ais, u great number OF
houses on the south side Of the river In
Toorak. In South Richmond, apo,bcr
suburb Of Melbourne, whole streets wnro
submarred aud 1000 people weru rendered
| homeless.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
The New Kentucky Constitution.


By Kentucky by an Overwhelming majori-
iy has two or three clauses that will Affect
railronding In the State very considerably
The appointment Of o board Of commits
siouers is provided for, like tho railroad
commissioners OF Iowa, md their power is
to be something enormous. There can be
no appeal from their decisions In any case
that may come before the board. Tho
board is to DO appointed by tho governor
and no member can be removed except by
impeachment by the state senate. Tho
"long and short haul" clause is another
matter Incorporated in tho new constitn-
tion. This clause prevents railroad CON-
panics from charging more for short
haul than for long one, subicIt to condi'
tions Of course. Railroad men do not favor
tho appointment Of commissioners by the
commonwealth.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
TRAIN WRECK in MICHIGAN.
Unknown Scoundfds Deliberatel Y
Throw Pass enger Traiu
from the Track.

from tho Track. !;
A dispatch from Kalamazoo, Michf-
gan, says: A dastardly and successful
plot TO wrcck train wus carried into exc
cution Wednesday afternoon on tho Grand
Rapids g. Indiana road near Cooper, the
fsted train was the through exprUse car
rying the Mackinaw sleeper and due here
~ noon.
After leaving Cooper, and while the
train was running thirty-fve miles an
hour, Engineer Clark Snyder noticed
what seemed to be an open switch. He
quickly applied the air brakes, but before
tho train could be stopped it ran onto tho
fatal spot. The engine wheels caught In
tho rails and ties and stayed on the track.
but the rest OF the train went over an cm-
bankment thirty feet high.
There were about sixty passengers ON
the train and twelve in tho Wagner
sleeper. In tho descent Of the latter 10 tho
bottom Of tho mbankment 1t rolled over
twice, and finally rested right side UP al
most completely demolished. The truck
and wheels tore with force through the
bottom Of tile coach, and the escape Of the
passengers from instant death Ia nothing
short of miracle.
Brakeman Conway Of Fort Wayne, al
although badly injured about the head, ran
to this city for aid. A special train bear
ing o corps Of surgeons went out and In
an hour brought tho injured to BoSRcss
hospital.
While tho injured were being cared for,
railroad men investigated the cause Of tho
accident and discovered that II was caused
by d deliberate plot to wreck tho train.
What seemed to Engineer Snyder 70 be
nm open switch was rail sprung from its
place by bolts being taken out The con
di,ion of the nuts and bolts plainly shove
this. They were not broken, and marks
on the nuts showed wherc the wrench had
been used. Tho ties and tho spikes used
in holding down the rails bore evidence OF
having been tampered with.
Fortunately no one was killed, although
u dozen were more or less severely in
jured.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
A Strike at Topeka.

Sixty boiler makers In the Santa fc
shop. at Topeka struck Wednesday morn.
ing, and II Ia said machinists TO tho mum.
her Of 100 will follow. The mon complain
,ha, thor have been compelled To work
overtime aud have not received extra pay 4.
Tho Boiler Makor.' Union Is now In SOS
sion. and will make u statement Of sriov.
anc. 10 submit 10 the master mechanic
aud general superintendent Of tho road.
Master MochPnlo Smith says tho company
/. frm In the matter and will stand by H.
"wa arc now paying more for boilers than
any other shop know or
The state herald., 1891-08-14
A wiz, uc,,or Wh,pped.

For aomo unc past James Beach OF
i,o.ondai.. n. ", has boon reported Ia
have beaten hs vile aud rhiIutcn while
under tho inilucuco Of liquor lIIs con
duet 40 csaspcraind his neighhoi' that u
dozen or moro OF them rcsortcd IA "whi,c
Cap measures and finding Beacl on tho
highway. intoxicated, hosveJ him until he
begged for mercy aud promised reform u,
once. beach has now brought suit. In tho
Supreme Court claiming sih,Oo1 damages
and summon. have been 'ssnrd against
sevarai p-ersons suspected OF having taken
|psrt N tho whipping.
The state herald., 1891-08-14

! 'Two-THIRDs OF tho church mem
bers OF this country ure women" tho
in!idcl snceringly remarks. Is there
anything about that to be ashamed OFF
Here is another fact: Out OF 10, 900
convicts in our state prisons moro
than AZ, 600 are mon.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
elitcn by a Cen,Ipedc.

Thursday morning whlln =. NJ. WI.
iiam., manager OF tho Union News Com
pany In sedaiia. Missouri. was opening .
boz Of pears which had Just been received
from Southern Teas, u ocniipcde abou'
four inches long lcapcd from the boz and
fastened iis faugs In tho end Of the mid
die finger Of tho right hand. iio threw u
from him aud tho reptile was killed. III
halt an hour from tho time hc was bitten
William. began 10 70, wild and the pal,
was 40 great that II took three men !,
hold him, Three doctors ars In attr nd
ance, but little hope is entertained Of hAs
ing the mans life. ,.,
The state herald., 1891-08-14

J THE most marked social chunge
wrought in our time is the extraordi-
nary increase in the number OF cdu-
Gated women who voluntarily oarn their
living by work. As history shall look
back an, weigh our time it will pretty
surely regard this change as the hap
piest OF all that We have made.
The state herald., 1891-08-14

SELr-RrsPeCrfN6 newspapers should
not encourage the use OF their columns
in tho interest of indecency md should
rcfuse to pay attention to such libels
upon art and amusement as are the
shows Of the dance.hall order and
their advertising schemes.
The state herald., 1891-08-14

IT Is truo thui there is much to be
said in favor OF great institutions. Uf
ieafning--that Is. institutions that are
attended by grca, numbers of student.
provided they ARE adequately endowed.
They can have larger and better
libraries and cabinets and sclcnilhc
apparatus and they can generally
command tho best talent In their fac.
uliies But while this ~ true I, 4,
also true that there hro somo draw.
bacss abou, numorou,ly attended In.
,ttutions while the smaller ones offer
sof,e important advantages Tho
student In tho former comes In p.-.
t"nnl contact with tho really superior
minds OF the faculties only 10 llIulied
extent Tho most OF the rccIia,Ion..
for tho first two years II, lc,.t arc
made TO tutors and tho student secs
but little Of tho professors. The tutors
hro almost invariably scholarly and
bright young mcn. II is true. but 1,
can hardly be said that ihoy nrc
always the equals OF tho professors In
Tho smaller institutions who come In
daily con,ac, with the students during
tho greater part of their course
The state herald., 1891-08-14

! 1r American citizens would content
themselves with moderate wealth and
divide their time and energy bo,wcon
their personal affairs and pubic affairs
II would be vastly botter for them
selves and for tho nation us whole.
but this they are not doing; and this
Is, therefore, II great national peril.
The state herald., 1891-08-14

REMEMBER that il matters but liitle
what great thing wo undertake. Our
glory Is in what we accomplish. No
body in the world cares for what wc
mean TO do; but evcrybody will open
their eyes by and by and sec what men
and women and little children have
done
The state herald., 1891-08-14


TnE mother who compols her
children Ia walt for n second table
pr TO eat with the scrran, or servant.
whenever she has company, simply bo.
cause thos" children do no, know how
TO behave before company. Is no, only
doing them n grave injustice, but IL
casting serious reflection ON her own
knowlcdg, Of the amenities and pro.
priciios OF life. Sho denies thom the
opportunity 10 learn by observation
hnd convincos her Ruos,. II thcy think
about the situation ut all that hor
children arc III behaved. Everyday
manners n' amy table ough, always 10
bo company manners Lot tho child
be fully instructed as the proper wny
10 eat and made Ia ont that wny when
tho family IL nlono and there need bo
no fear Of embarrassment whom guests
nrc assembled about tho board. A
keen observer once remarked II cpn
tell almost exactly what tho homo iifc
Of II family is II can have the child.
rcn with mo for mn afternoon md dur.
Ing u meal. They may try 10 keep up
company manners. but evidences Of
the real life will slip out tho best they
ran do" Lot tho parents oct n good
example every day Mt tho table and
and tho children will naturally follov
lhss example,
The state herald., 1891-08-14

b A HEALTHY woman - under no more
nc,ual restrain, in the pursuit of lauj.
able purposes Of travel or other whole.
some ontoyment than man 1, 81 she
only makes up her mind 10 consider
berself primarily as a free born human
being and sccondarily as woman. in.
stead Of reversing the order as wo,,,on
usually do. A woman has only TO
make up her mind that 1t is perfectly
>'proper' for her to do any innocent
thing that she has mind to do in
hrder TO bring all harmless good
lines" as completely within her hori-
son as they are within her brothers.
The state herald., 1891-08-14

Coon ventilation. clean clothes and
.,uro air. should be provided for. Great
sare should ba taken 10 so arrange for
the ligb; oi tho school room that tho
pupils eyes shall not be ruined either
BY Insufficient or by improperly ar.
ranged light. School children of this
country. because OF ina,,cution 10 this
matter OF proper light, become the Vie.
ums Of myopia oficncr than any o,hcr
slAss. They nro forced. often. To
strain their eyes, the light being bad
Insufficient falling upon their book. (.
IRON the wrong direction; upd myopia
'hotsighicdncss-boeomes almos, uni
ssrsal among largo per cent OF school
children. This is too serious a mni,or
to be treated ihlincrently by the Gus.
iodiaas Of our public schools.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
A emil hn. boon Issued Tor con.tl

A emil hhs been Issued for constl
tu,ional convention TO convene N Prescott,
arizona, Kept :, Tho object il 10 fofmu
late y constitution, submit II the people
n, once for ratification aud make applica
ton 10 the coming session Of Congress Tor
admission Of Arizona into sisterhood. Tho
measure Ia strongly supported by both
Democrats ard Republicans, and the Hon.
Mark Smith. delegate 10 Congress. thinks
|, highly probable tha, the matter eau bs
put through al once.
The state herald., 1891-08-14

The question that most concerns
humanity Ia not how long this earth
will last but what can wo do to taake
II better while it lasts
The state herald., 1891-08-14

ONE seeming result of the decline OF
the old>,imc observance OF the national
holiday is that the rising generation Of
Americans are supposed TO be losing
ore of the incentives to love Of coun,ry
through thcir loss OF the imposing ex.
hioitions of patriotsh which were so
generally made On each recurring
Fourth OF July by the authorities and
by private citizens, We do not fully
agree with this pcssimistic view. Those
wbo cherish II forget the millions of
daily newspapers Which in those days
reproduce on Independence day tho
giofious history OF tho rast md thus
revive the patriotism Of young and
old.
The state herald., 1891-08-14
Meeting OF es.Prisoners OF War.

The national convention OF ex.
prisoners OF war met in Detroit on the ,th
Tho mayor, being an CT prisoner, wei
coined tho OK prisoners to the city.
President y. II. Williams OF Indian
npolis read his address. lilo urged the
importance OF the claim Of es prisoners to
increased pensions on tho attention Of the
members. Ex Senator Y. ". Palmer,
pres,dont Of tho Worlds Fair, presided a,
the picnic In the afternoon.
After brief address OF welcome TO the
assembled veterans, Senator Palmer In
,roduced tho following gentlemen, all oi
whom made speeches during the course Of
OF tho afternoon; Mayor Pngrcr Of Dc
troit, Congressman A, y. Aion OF Ypsi
lanti, General Henderson OF lown, General
Alscr, senator Mnnicr-on OF Nebraska,
General Miles, and Chaplain.in Chief
Loser.
In tho evening grand display OF FRO
works, given by II. u. Thcnri 4 Co.,
PAINS American representative. took
place on tho lower cnd Of lirllc Isle. Ths
display ended with y representation oil
Perry. victory on lake Erie.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-13
PROPOSALS.

DRoPoSALS-NEwC CITY HALL-SEALED PRO
L posas for the following work and mate rails Will
be received By the Board OF New City Hall Commits
Slpnefs IN the chamber OF the Board Of Supervisors
on Tuesday. the 18th dav OF January, 1892, be-
tween the hours OF ! a. N and > NJ. OF that day:
Contract S1-fOr providing and putting in place
walnut furniture IN the Assembly chamber OF the
1892.
Contract 33-FOr pasterlng OF the exterior ais
etc OF the northeast an northwest wings Bids Will
he received for each wing separately or for both.
To be eOmpls tied by May 81. lS92.
Contract 34-Fo- repairs in the once OF the City
and Couaty Assessor. 10 be completed BY March
81. 1892.
Contract 35-For certain work In the northeast
wing and the nuishing OF the basement and sub
basement thereof and other works adjacent. TO be
completed by June so 1892.
Contract 36-For finishing the exterior Of the
rotuuda walls and culonuaGe TO the height OF top
Of principal baluStrade aud other work; also for
building masonry, steel and other supports etc. To
be completed by April 80. 1892.
Contract 3l-for supplying and putting in place
furniture and hitingS etc, N the rooms of the
City and County Attorney. 10 be completed by
March 81. 1892
Contract 3s-For supplying 1000 barrels o; ce-
lions.
Reference IS hereby made to the plans specihca-
tiOus and conditions OF contract IN the Office of the
Secretary and Architect under which this WORK
must be done. The Secretary will furnish BLINK
forms OF proposals 10 intending bidders. No bids
viii be entertained unless made upon blanks so fur
nlShed All bids must be accompanied with a
tined cheek for 10 PER Of the total OF ten
der. The board reserves the right reject and
all bids. Payments Will be made BY audited de
m ands on the treasury drawn against the New City
Hall Fund. Bidders must strictly comply with the
proposals IN reference TO certified cheeks.
GEORGE ii. SANDEHSON,
THOMAS J. l. SMILEY,
JOHN II. BURST,
Board OF New City Hail Comm issl oners.
EDWARD |. WOLFE Secretary. dell BOT
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-13
ADVICE TO FARMERS.
Much Higher Prices for Wheat Predicted |
an Alliance NeHsnanar

Much Higher Prices for Wheat Predicted by
an Alliance Newspaper
ST. PAUL, Dec. 12.-The Alliance organ.
The State, is out this week with another
Hold Your Wheat" circular, and presents
the usual array of figures to show that the
farmer will profit by following the advice
laid down therein. 1t holds that Russia is
entirely out of the race. and India prac
tically so, and the present and future deliv-
cries from farmers will fill but a small por-
ton OF the requirements. 1t does not ad-
wise the farmer TO create an unnecessary
scarcity, or to repudiate his debts; but to
sell only what he is obliged to when the re-
cepts are large and increasing, and when
they are on the decline sell only a certain
portion each month. The exporting eapa-
city of the United States is figured at no.
100000 bushels more than last year, which
falls 100000 bushels short of supplying
the worlds deficit. This 14O, 0O0 GOO bushels
would supply Europe with bread for nine
teen ard half days only. Taking all this
into account, the author of the circular as
serts that II the farmer does not get twice
what is now offered for his wheat it is his
own fault.