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Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
NORFOLK ENGLISH.
sznrkcd peculiaritIcs OF . Very strang'
Tongue.

s1nrkcd peculiaritlcs OF . Very Strange
Tongue.
The peculiaritics Of Norfolk speech
arc many, sometimes not q little pus-
cling, says All the Year Round. Two
negatives do not make an affirmative.
'I haven't no objections. ma'am, to
what you say" Here is another frag-
ment of dialogue:
''How do you do"-pronounced ''dcw"
-'John. bor?'
Every well, thank ye. Mary, NOR"
What is "bor," and what is '';nor?"
wa ask Of etymologists and lexicograph-
ers.
''Bor" Is the vocative case singular OF
. defective noun. of which no other
case, believe, exists. We might call
1t an expletive, redundancy, not know
ing what other functions TO assign to IL.
"Mor'' is also the vocative singular OF
the nonninative "mawther." great
girl, young woman, . female hobby
de-hoy. The mother of a sickly and
fanciful daughter has been heard to
say. MY rnawther. she do nothin' but
eat thapes and dodmans." Thapes are
green goosebcrries; dodmans. sns'ls.
Note the do" in the previous exam
plc. The grammar of the Norfolk peas
antry confouuds the frst person singu-
lar, presen. tense, indicative mood, with
the third person plural of the same.
Thus. they say: "My lord have ivvcr so
much money, 50 he keep ivvcr so many
sarvants and hosses, and drive about in
a coach and four. My lady smile livery
time she speak to me. Tom Noddy. the
coachman. live in of them there hous-
am
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
THE JOURNALS OF CANADA.
A Pleasant summary Of Canadiaa News
papers by Canadian Writer.

A Pleasant summary Of Canadian Sews-
papers BY n Canadian Writer.
The generality Of Canadian newspa-
pers in their style, says Walter Black
burn Harte, n Canadian journalist, in
the New England Magazine, are q curl
Gus mixture of English and American
methods In the news department
they are very similar to the newspapers
in the smaller American cities, and in
the editorial columns they ore modelled
after the English provincial papers.
Except IN one or two instances, they
are destitute Of all prctcntions to lit
crary excellence. The Toronto Mail
and Globe maintain higher standard
than any of their contemporaries. The
Gazette of Montreal and the Umpire Of
Toronto are almost exclusively political
In their scope, and exist as the organs
Of tho conservative party. The west
crn papers have little room for any
thing outside Of news and polit;cs The
Montreal Star is always on the popular
side Of every question The Ottawa
papers. like those Of Washington, carry
little weight and are miserable in every
particular. The French Canadian news-
papers arc less cuterprising and encr-
getic in the gathering Of news than the
English. but tncir editorial columns are
usually more striking In literary ~ay.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
THE ART OF sELF-DEFENsE
cemn.endatiou or IL ny tho Speaker Of
the British Com mona

CemHendatiou OF IL by tho Speaker ct
the British Commons
The noble art of self-defcnse will not
die out il tho speaker os the house Of
commons, RI. Hon. Arthur Wellesley
Peel. retains any influence or repre-
seuts any public sentiment in merry
England. This distinguished gentle
man, says the Chicago Tiros, lately de-
iivercd an address at the opening CT q
gymnasium in Lcamington. He had
no wish for n return of the bloody pas
time of the prize-ring, but he hoped the
day was far distant when the English
people would forget the noble art itself.
He had seen Heennn and Sayers many
years ago, and remembered tho enthu-
siasm with which those two cracks
were greeted when they stretched ont
their arms toward each other in
the morning breeze. The land was
filed with admiration for their physical
perfection. We could have the good cf-
fects of pugilism without the brutality
Of fights. So long as glove fights did
not degenerate into q mere buIl.like
struggle OF infuriated men-so long as
they were kept within the limits Of
skill without tabooing an occasional
well-meant thump or so-he was for the
practice. lie recalled also the enthusi-
asm with which an English curate Of
his acquaintance had witnessed against
his will tho famous fight between Cribb
and Molyneux. The chratc's rector was
ct the same time a magistrate. The con-
stables of the district where the fight
was to take place told the rector that as
a magistrate he must go and arrest
them. He took his curate and proceed
ed with the stern intention OF perform
ing his duty, but when he nearcd the
ring band Of other pugilists met him
with the threat that. II he moved step
further to stop the 'fght he would rue
The day. Turning to the curatc, the rec
tor said: II think it is impossible for
me to do anything more than have al
ready done. Let us stop and see tho
rest Of the fight" And, the curatc agree
ing, they stopped and saw.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
pARAouAvAN IDEAS or WORK.


a People whs Prefer Idissess - Phy-
sicai Exertion.
A French gentleman who has recent
" organized a colony called Villa Ssna.
abou. twenty leagues northeast Of Villa
Conception. on land belonging to the
Parsguayo-Argcntine Land Company.
told me. writes Theodore Child, in Hsr-
per's Magazine. that la the beginning.
when he went to survey the ground and
70 ascertain its exact wheresbouts-al-
WAYS q troublesome business in these
countries. where there " as yet no top
ogrsphical survey-he had the greatest
difficulty in inducing half dozen Para
ruayans 20 sccompauy him They told
him thas,he would never ind the land.
that he would be unable to cross the
river Aquidaban. and in short, that
his was q Wild goose chase. However.
when they arrived NJ the river, and the
Frenchnsn simply jumped IN and swan
scrosss their amour propre was touched.
and they swan after him These half
dozen PAraxuayans hare remained at
sached 70 tae colony, but they have lost
the esteem Of their countrJmen- When.
sfser the exploring expedition our
Frencknsn started from villa Coneer-
tion with his ssxty coIenisss and his
train Of huliock carts and inpedi-
usenta. the lcafers 81 the town said ho
the few Psr.ruaya ans who accompanied
him s>d were helping him in the load
ing WHAT Are yoa ~ sas fools -
shese Europeans, 10 work like tsats'
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

1891 Has Esea . Dull Year In rhis Re-
gaxd-oaiy A.iss Miles Added to tho
Railway system Of the Couatry. Witch
Is Now 1900 M,lss-
CHICAGO. Dee. eA-From statistics
complied by the Railway &c and North
westerns Railroader it appears that
while 1891 has been q comparatively dull
rear a. regards railway construction,
aew track has been laid in forty-three
states and territories, on zA9 lines and
branches, to an aggregate of 4.l6s
miles This increases the railway
system OF the United States to Ill, 900
miles Since the year OF the greatest
railway building ia 1881. when almost
Is, 900 miles OF new lines were added.
the falling or ia construction has been
rapid.
IL Is found that the only portions OF
the eountry in which new track was
laid are the states of Conuecticut
Delaware. Nevada and Mississippi
the latter showing in strong contrast
Co the other southern states in which
the activity has been notable. Tho
states which have added the greatest
mileage are: Pennsylvanis. 20 lines,
SEQ miles, Georgia. ts lincs 3S7 miles:
Washington. Ia lines. SIS miles: South
Carolina. q lines. sfs miles; New York.
lines. los miles, Montana, 4 lines, iss
miles; Virginia. 10 lines, iss miles;
West Virginia, 10 lines. iss miles. and
90 on
IL is notable that the length Of lines
averages only I6. miles. showing that
she work Of thu year has been chiefly
IA the building OF shert extensions and
branches. although several main lines
Of Importance have also been COM
pleted or extended.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
THE GILLIAN MIDDLE.

The situation. While Critical. Ii Not Con-
sidered Sufficiently So to Demand Con-
gressionat Action.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-No special
message concerning Chilli was sent to
congress by President Harrison
Wednesday. The emergency is not so
pressing that it was thought necessary
to put congress in possession of
the facts of the situation be-
fore adjournment But this does
not make the situation any less
serious The espionage exercised by
the Chilian authorities over the Ameri-
can legation is now added to the list of
offenses against the United States. In
spite of the unfriendly actions when
the junta was in power this country
was not disposed to make an
issue OF that espionage when the
promise was given that the police
spies should be called OF. But the
repetition of the offenses in q more
pronounced way made 1t impossible to
ignore 1t and Minister Egan was in
ST. uctcd to make it a matter of official
complaint Of which the diplomatic rep
resentatives of other countries which
have legations at Santiago are bound
to tale notice.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

The town h-s IN river valley The
wsdy si Fex rises aaszg the hills .
few niles southwest II the city by the
time the stream reaches tie outskirts
Of the town il IS wide and deep It's nss-
ural course hes through the heart of
the city, but the inha bitants h<ye o.
verted all the water FROM the large
channel into . number Of canals. Thea
from these canals the water is conduct
ed by hundreds of little ehannels 10
every garden and house Of tho town.
The river bed Itself throughout the
length Of tAe city - il wiads thxssgh
the valley is perfectly dry
When Or. Lenx was there . few years
ago be said he believed there was no
other city in the world with 30 fre =
water supply as Fez- Unfortunately,
the natives do not know how 70 value
and properly utilize their great tiess-
ing. Though . stream Of pure water
runs through every house and garden.
the town is extremely dirty. Ludwig
Pietsch, who accompanied the Dutch
embassy TO Fec in 1878, said:
There is no city Ia the world. with
the exception Of Rome and perhaps
Vienna. which has SO splendid . water
system. The brooks gurgie through
every garden In the town. The city
has other blessings. too. for i.s climats
IL glorious, the soil Of the country
round is very fruitful. and the land
scapc Is Of surprising beauty, but the
people do not know how 10 utilize their
blessings. Their streets are extremely
dizzy. Their houses are badly vcn-
tilated. aud they have msdo insalu-
brious town that could be one Of the
health!est in the world"
After the water has flowed through
the city in these many Hundreds OF
little channels. what Is left Of II is
gathered into the river again east of
the town, and then It hows north 70
Join the Sebu river. the largest In No
rocco. II Is tho only instance in the
world where whole river is thus
utilized TO provide large city with
water
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

al hls hon< il Eiktoa. Cecil eounty. Hts
health haa essn pssr fer several years.
Sad his ~~skeaea constitution quickly
sacculab b~a - sas nai2dy which aaring
the last Ten days has carried on seven
OF Nary yl4aa'S ssss xassH eitlzea> Mr..
creswelis wife sad Rev. DR. osaoaa.
OF ths Presbyterian church. were with
aim ~ aea ne died
mr. csssssIi ..s corn IN Port Deposit Cecil
sosaty Nd. Aoss2ssx "a ixss Hs srAdass
81 1seknsss esl -. Pennsylvania IA isss ssa
xas 1aEiss~a - ths Maryland esr " issa
Hs served IN congress frem December T.
f,e1 tiil ksFcs fsc5. when he sss
ssscssa % tas ssnsts 10 rll tne u1sxpsred terra
Of fnonas IL Hle<s. FecFaary ~ is5d. he De
lyersd =. tas request n ths house q repre-
ss1ssllses . Iaemsrsols eslogs ef bls fFsend
ssd eslasaxae. Hsnry Water Davis. de IS
, delegate 10 t6s Ba-DGcrs eonsentioa
OF iSs. tue Philzselpala Logalist eonysn-
Non of Isss. The bsrdsr states convention hstd
Ia Bsltinsrs N 1881. and the republican ma
tieaal eoassasion AZ CaiesSs In le6a March 5.
lscs hs sas appointed postmaster general oy
PtesiGsat 0raEt aad served I'll July 3 tss4
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
EAIeNBlD At ENPORIA
Kansans Follow Their Dead States
man 70 Hlz Grave.
SENATOR PLuHBS STATE FUNERAL
A Day al sorrow ia Hfs Ola ussne,
Iasass.as Par Rim nsasr-ssr-
yless Ossr the k<n &ia Ne OF
- l. Gao e. kAeias.

ExreRfA. Kan. Dee "a 4-Ali that d
mortal OF the ate lagsntsa senator of
Kansas has beea placed beneath bss
native soil A g.oom persadsd tas
sity sad sorrow .As appareat oa
svsFy face Tho hAxs % the
public buildings were displayed At
half mat, business Aoasss were drzped
Ia black. aud OK nearly every private
residence were displayed enblens Of
mourning. In mAay windows there
had been placed portraits OF the iistin-
gaisasd senator IA frames Of blssk and
drsped with black Grape
r<iszts f4asrat Services
The services OF the day commenced
with private funeral services at the
family residence. They were Of the
simplest nature such as would have
been desired BY Mr. Plumb AID in
keeping with tas plain life of
the man- The services were
strictly private, and were attended
only BY the mem eers OF the family.
the congressional delegation and few
eaosen friends who have been In
timase " ith the senator. They
~Cn4-3N%A O&ll VI PAalNA "
Rev. DIR. cordley. et the First Con-
Eregasional church. OF Lawrence. Kan.
who for many y ears - a. pastor Of tho
cburch which Mr. Plumb attended at
Emporia. and the 81 Dging Of the hymn.
ABIDE in Me-" sung by the choir of
she Cong regational church of Emporia
Eseortsa 20 thu remo.
A procession had been formed in
front Of the resii.rce to escort the fu-
aeral car TO the church, where the body
vas 10 lie in state On arrival at the
church the caskot was placed upon q
ratafalque raised on dais and. the lid
being removed. the features of the
distinguished Kansan were exposed
10 the gaze OF the people.
AS they passed the funeral bier
many placed upon it flowers. wreaths
. aud various foral designs At Q
o'clock the funeral services were held at
tho church, at the conclusion of which
The procession reformed and proceeded
20 the cemetery where the mortal re-
mains Of the distinguished senator
were placed In their last resting place
Laid In the Torp.
RACINE. Wis. Dee 24-The funeral
Of the late Jerome I. Case took place
iuss after noon and was largely attend
ed. The employees Of the reaper and
plow works attended the funeral of
their late employer In body. The
.palloearers were picked from among
them. three being taken from the plow
works and three from the reaper
works Rev. Thomas T. Barr ofsici-
ated-
Mr.. Cases lawyer. Charles Lee. said
that . will had been left bequeathing
she entire fortune to the family. and
that mem bcrs of the family are named
as sxecutors- The will is a simple one,
and there are NO charitable bequests
In IT, Mr.. Lee thought the es-
late would reach close To 5000, ,ooo II
consists of the thrashing works. the
plow works, the Hickory Grove farm of
over 300 acres and an immense tract OF
land In Texas. beside other real estate,
bonds, life in surance. etc
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
DAYI11 Is DONE Up
Defeated IN the Election FOR Mem
Der Of Parliament
aclHrHYIIEs sORELY YDISAPPoIsIED
yshs Rsamsna. the Parasiitts casdidAss.
Elected sy . nasassns Majority
10 kiil the seat sf ihs Late
Richard Fewer.

DUBLIN, Dee. - The Parnellits
party has secured a new lease ef life
and the adhereats Of the dead leader
are wild with joy. The election a.
Waterford Wednesday resulted sin vie-
tory FOR John f. Redmond who de-
fested Michael Davitt lMcCArthyi ite)
for membe OF parliament TO succeed
the late Richard Power. The polling
was rs follows:
ystn R>Gaond 4. tpsrneils,el.... rs
Aiehssi Dasit, (Aec.Ftayiisl........... LIVE
Majority tor Redm onS -. -. ............ sso
The number OF registered electors at
the last election. when the late Rich
ard Power Ia home rulerl was returned
unoppossd. was S.9s6. and 2,954 votes
were cast Thursday for the two cAndi-
dates for the favors of Waterford's citi-
xenA II will thus be seen that about
1000 people abstained from voting.
Parnslstss Rejoice
The Parneliites are jubilant OF
course. and say that their victory arises
from the fact that the priests were un-
able TO coerco the Waterford electors
as they had previously coerced the
Cork and other voters who have given
majorities against Parnellites within
the last few months
NcCsrthyisss Disappsiatsd.
The reeult is heavy blow to the Nc
Carthyites, who were confident of vic
tory. II is now believed To be certain
that the followers of the late Mr. Par
nell. as represented under the leader
ship of Mr.. Redmond. will win q num-
ber Of other seats and be able to main
tain themselves rs distinct party for
some time to come.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

bxf thosagh3y a1d eGecavsf.
They'rs tks xiGinai hste Lv~ Piils. tzare
tfuy. rsear coated ans- bilious granulss
uneflsst and the eaGest 20 take One Ht*ls
Peslse fox lsxative-sAr0 f1 . cssnaytso.
esck Hssdaehe, Bz13oue HsaaacAs. Cop<szpa
eon. fndig-stxsn, Bilious Astecka- snd al
dsrnagespeub - the Hv@. eeesneeA sd
ho~sS ars prs~snssd. rsi5svsa, aD1 cursd
Put ID tn sealed vSAh-a p97e0 49,
pockes remedy. s1~ays eusvsaioA s~A.
ord rsssskar
Tseyrs tie eAeapes psIls yos can euy. foy
th~yTs osS-urseea 70 g5vs sti&scetoa- ~
youv rnnn>v r. rs-urned Tou pay eDly f>f
thr god yea -
CAn ysa axk uzores
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; il Is pleasant
AID refreshing to the taste. and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys.
Liver ard Bowels. eiesnses the sys
TEN edectually. dispels colds, head
aches and fesers and cures habitnsl
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
enly remedy Of it's kind ever pro
iuced, pleasing to the taste and sc
cepiable to the stomach, prompt IN
its action and truly beneficial Ia its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it.
many excellent qualities commend II
to all and have made 1t the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 5oc
md 81 bottles by all leading drug
;ista Any reliable druggist who
nay not have it on hand viii pro
,ure it promptly for any one who
wishes to Try il Do not accept an,
Institute.
CALIFORNIA ffc SXRGP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. cai.
LOUISVILLE. ~. sfw soex ar
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
Two MILLIONS SHORT.

nucbec's Treasury In Arrears Startling
Revelations Made by the Government.
Exposing Msrcisr's Strange Ftnsncisr-
ing.
MONTREAL, QUO. Dec 2l-Astound-
ing revelations are being made as to
the operations of the Mercierites during
their control Of the provincial govern
ment. The new treasurer Of the
province on taking possession at once
instituted an investigation, and an
nounces q startling state OF affairs
The late governments last financial
statement estimated the deficit
for the year ut $500, 900. There
has been found an item in the books
called special expenditure. which
swells the total deficit or excess of ex-
pcuditure over receipts to s2.2e3, 600.
The department is now engaged in
tracing where this extra 81, 600, 600 has
gone to. In doing this the fact was
stumbled on that for the past four
years Phillip vallieres has had
private contract with the govern
ment. by the terms of which he
furnished all the public buildings
in the province with everything
in the way Of furniture, but
no price was stipulated. no limit made.
His accounts were regularly audited
without question and paid. some of the
prices and quantities of goods being
outrageous. 1t is said that he drew
hundreds of thousands OF dollars for
goods worth only half what lie charged
for them, and it is inferred the min
listers stood in with the surplus VAL
Heres, who is rich, also backed paper
for the ministers when they were short
and put bills through the banks for
the government when IL was in hur
ry for money, on the latter transaction
charging substantial bonus, which
was always paid without question
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec 24--Ex-
United States Senator Frank Herford
died at his home in Monroe county of
pneumonia Wednesday. He was born
in Virginia on July 4. isss He was
elected a democrat To the Fortv-sec-
ond, Forty-third and Forty-fourth con-
crosses. and on the death Of United
States Senator caperton. who was his
law partner. he was elected to succeed
him. lie was Cleveland elector in
.s<S
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

wAsHISsros. Dec. 2A-Ths total
value of the exports from the United
States for the twelve months ended
Novem ser 80. 1927. was sess, oss. is5
aassnss ss5s. sss. iss The previous year.
The value Of irp ports during the year
vas ssto. ara. .ss. The bslancs OF trade
In favor OF the United States i'or the
swelve months ended November 30. IS
shown by she statement of the bureau
sf Statistics Vas slas sso. .eeA
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

Seven new alloss have been invented
recently. They are nickelaluminum,
for decorative threads: sinc-niclxel. for
. pigment; niskcl-bardled; for type;
platip'de, comps sed of platinum, nickel.
gold and iron. for crucibles and chem
ical utensils; rosine. composed OF
nickel, silver. aluminium aud tin, for
jewelers. work; sun-bronse; composed
OF cobalt, aluminium and copper. metal
line. composed Of cobalt aluminium,
iron and copper.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

while Bsfsg Tsaght Hos To unioAd .
Revolver 10 Is Discharged. killing =
Yoasg Lady.
LrrrLx Rock. Ark. Dec a4-Mamie
Crews the si-year-old daughter
Of Capt IL. Crews. of the United
States army. Of Denver. Col. met
with horrible death in this
city "Wednesday. While Wright Lind
say. tho iSyeAr-old SON Of Dr.. X
w. Lindsay. of this city, was showing
Miss Crews how TO unload 4s-calibcr
self-cocking Smith Il wesson revolver
the weapon wes discharged. the ball
entering her breast. passing through
her heart and killed her instantly.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
Robbed = Kentucky Postomce.

CArLErrsBUga, Ky. Dee 24.-Burg-
lars entered the postoffice Tuesday
night by forcing the rear door. and.
blowing open the safe, secured nearly
$500 in stamps and currency. besides
number of registered letters The safe
handles were broken of and powder
placed in the cavity enough to force the
door wide open.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
Iowa TO Aid the Russi ans.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Dec. 24.-Gov. Hor-
ace Boics has issued q proclamation
calling upon the people of Iowa for
contributions for the relief of Russian
famine sufferers. A committee, Of
which H. c. Wheeler, late candidate
for governor. is member, was ap-
pointed TO have charge of the matter.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 24-An at
tachment for $40, 900. levied on Lowen-
thai. Livingston e. Co, shipping and
commission merchants Wednesday pre-
cipitated the failure of the firm. The
liabilities are about SEQ. 600, mostly
due English frms- The primary cause
of the failure was the fall in price of
shipping charters and in the value Of
salmon
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
siayes' Successor.

TAHLEouAK. !. T., Dec aA-C. j.
Harris has been elected principal chief
of the Cherokee nation TO succeed j. u.
Msyes, who died last week Harris has
been prominent in Cherokee politics for
the past twelve years. having served in
the senate and as delegate to WASH
ington. aud was only recently elected
treasurer OF the Cherokee nation.
stephen Tehee was elected second
chief
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

LISBON, Dec "a --Advices have been
received from South Africa to the ef-
feet that while the Coutinhos expe-
dition was en- route from 0uillimane
10 Maghamba an explosion OF gun
powder occurred by which sixty per-
sons were killed and 10 wounded
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25
Two Thousand Cases Of Grip.

OrrUMwA, Ia, Dec. 24.-The grip has
captured Ottumwa, and the physicians
say that about 1000 people are-suffer-
ing from it The 20" physic' an says
that it is seriously interfering with the
freight business. at least 10 per cent
of the employees being laid of because
III IL
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-25

RosrsS. Dee - The Peter Boven
liabilities. which we're between -. eso.-
coo and So. 900. oso. have now. " is un-
S.rstood. awindIed 10 less than $780,
soo She trustees hciasux the sssets
have been asked - show their books