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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-06-14

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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-29
NOT 0FERDRAWN.

We are permitted to publish the
following extract from a letter Re
ceived by resident of Carson from
former citizen of Nevada, now re
siding in California. We think the
picture not overdrawn:
| am very sorry for Nevada and
the other silver producing States and
Territories. Evil times have again
come upon our nation, the heather
and the stranger have come into our
inheritance, while the gold bugs Of
London and New York are draining
the very life-blood of the country
and what the future is to be, God
only knows,
The next Presidential election will
bring a revolution with it even if a
bloody one does come before. Two
or three winters with all the suffer
ing, deprivation and hardship in the
East, will produce riot and blood
shed. Capital will flee the country
and two or three millions of tramps,
like ravenous wolves Will 60 in gangs
and packs, robblng ard numbering
in every direction. The unemployed
in our large cities will open the ball
and we shall see and read of sights
that our fathers never dreamed of.
Every house will become an arsenal,
and we will all have to 90 "heeled"
as we used to in the early times of
California and Nevada. The cholera
or other plague may come and prove
a blessing in disguise.
Train loads after train loads Of
tramps are taking possession Of cars
and compelling the railroads to carry
them for nothing, and wherever
they stop, they are like armies of 10
Gusts, eating out the substance of the
inhabitants wherever they can plum
der them. San Francisco, Oakland,
Fresno and other cities and towns
are filling up with this sort of matters
ial, and people are robbed On the
streets, while burglaries are being
perpetrated by the wholesale day
and night. Security of person and
property is held by frail tenure
and the best protection Is a revolver
or repeating rifle. am no alarmist
but any man of calm reflection who
has auv perception at all, viii &C
knowledge that evil times are upon
us and worse near at hand.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-29
COAST NEWS.

The Masonic Hall at Flagstaff, \.
r., has been burned. The lodges Of
several orders lost their books and
paraphrenalia.
The Midwinter Fairs nail order to
the Port Townsend mill is for 5000
kegs, ami it will take the mill six
weeks to make them.
The jury in the Schultz murder
case at Stockton returned a verdict
of manslaughter. He had confessed
to the killing of saloon-keeper
named Arbanisan.
a new depot to cost 50, 900 is soon
to be built at Litton Springs. 1t
will be constructed of stone in the
most approved and stylish architec-
ture, and will be the handsomest on
the Donahue line.
The body of German was found
hanging to a tree near the st. Hell
ena Cemetary Thursday. The man
had first attempted to kill himself by
shooting, but failing to cause NOR
tai wound he hanged himself.
A Pomona fruit-grower claims to
have proeogated new variety Of
peach, in the canning of which no
sugac is necessary. 1t is asserted
that the juice from the fruit makes
syrup as thick aud sweet as caA be
desired.
The citizens of the Suburb Univer-
sity, Los Angeles, took "a dissolute
character called ''Dime Novel Will
10" and hanged him until he was
black in the face, then cut him down
and ordered him to leave. He had
drugged one Of the boys at the race
track.
Jack Dillon, ox-convict, and
Happy Jlas, suspected of being the
two dar.ag outlaws who recently
held Il j. and robbed a faro game at
Coeur PAlene City Of $500, are IN
der arrest at Spokane. Fanny
Pete, )" "a member of the same gang,
was killed recently and confessed the
outlaws had committed many muir
ders and stolen al least 500, CSC.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21

Many discussions have been maintain
ed as to the manner of fight of birds in
migrating The wild geese are well
known to have a way of gathering in a
large flock and travelling in something
like military procession. but for the
most part naturalists have differed in
their IDEAS on this, as they differ seem
ingly on most subjects. some asserting
that most birds fly low, others that
they fly high. etc. Some observations
made by Mr.. w. E. D. Scott, however,
at Princeton college on the night of Oct.
10, 1880, give some data upon which to
base an opinion. His observations dis
covered large flight of migratory birds
proved by computations made at the
time to be flying from one to four miles
high above the earth. They were small
birds like the robin, wren, etc. This
leads us to another point--viz., the dam
gers encountered by birds in their annual
fight. Ofcourse the greatest is by storms,
which beat them far from their course
out to sea. when they drop from exhaus-
ton and are drowned, or to the earth,
where the force of the fall is no less
fatal Mrs. J. B. Southworth in Albany
Iaurnal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY. APRIL
AN Ex-coNvicT's STORY.
Pttiful Plant Of Man who Has Served o
Term For Forgery.


Term For Forgery.
mo. 15,4sl" tells pitiable story of his
difficulties in attempting to obtain liv-
ing honestly after undergoing a term of
imprisonment. He was sentenced "a
years ago to two years imprisonment for
forgery. Previously he had been pos
sessed OF considerable means, had been
brought up in luxury. but exhausting his
fortune had committed forgery to obtain
more money During his Imprisonment
he came intb contact with many young
fellows who had committed similar
crimes, and who had not the slightest idea
as to how they were to gain living when
they got out When he was released, he
had few Ipounds. and when this was
gone he applied tothe Discharged Prison
ers' Aid society.
He says: II was told could come
into the house land SO mix with some Of
the greatest Of criminals), for which
should have TO chop wood or do tailor
ing, etc.. bat this ! objected to do, so
was given a, note to take to tradesman
in certain district of London, who Of
ICACu uuS u ajltatiCll hS tEENSleT Oh COIIl-
mission (only) for the sale of cart grease,
which politely declined. It matters
not what position man held in life pre-
vious to his getting into trouble, on re-
lease this society offers the same means
OF obtaining an honest livelihood to
every one-that is, chopping and making
up bundles of firewood, working in the
tailors' shops, taking on a milk round
with hand truck, travelling on commits
sion for some article which the public in
90 cases ont of 100 refuse to look at.
much less to purchase.
sIt is now nearly 18 months since !
was released, during which time / have
been living out wretched existence,
sometimes going days without food and
walking the streets at night. and some
times am able to earn a few shillings
ly addressing postal wrappers. l can
assure You, sir, that If the authori ies
would allow me inside the prison with
out committing another crime) / would
return today. It will ultimately come
to my going back or suicide. London
News
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
The London conee House In 100.


At the coffee house the news was dis
cussed, rumors were invented, scandal
aired and designations made. Letters
were received and kept for known Gus
toners. Swift used to find his letters
from Stella in the frame of the glass be-
hind the bar OF the st. James coffee
house. Harley, afterward Earl of Ok
ford, saw one of Stella's letters one day
in that conspicuous position and asked
Swift how long he had learned the trick
of writing to himself. Stella wrote hand
very closely assembling Swift's own.
The floor Of d coffee room was divided
into boxes similar to those that still lin
ger in few taverns and hostelries that
preserve favor Of times gone by. Be-
hind bar sat enshrined the 'idols," as
a correspondent of The Spectator terms
the barmaids, whose manners and Gus
toms, especially their fondness for firta-
tion and bar worship-the chief griev-
ance with this correspondent, who was
probably either old or ugly--have their
counterparts at the present day beneath
more pretentious roofs. Tom Brown de-
scribes the idols" as "a charming Phillis
or two. who invite you by their amorous
glances into their smoky territories" !"
The crusty Spectator complained that
great difficulty in getting served was ex-
perienced by those who did not respond
to the amorous glances or who wished to
pass their time otherwise than in ogling
and worshiping the charming Philhses at
the bar. Temple Bar
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
4 Bet with Apparent odds.

A successful railroad protector was
expressing some very positive opinions
about the market value of certain rail-
road stock in Wall street restaurant
two or three days ago. II will bet $iO0
to a red apple, 'he exclaimed, ''that -
stock will sell at par within a year and
a half"
"Tll take the bet, exclaimed a young
man with very serious face.
"All right, sir. Put mp your red APP
pie, and ! will put up my money
The young man hurried around to a
Broadway fruit store. bought red ap-
pie for B cents and returned to the res
taurant, where no placed it in the hands
of the cashier Of the place. Therailroad
man promptly put 500 IN bills by the
side of the apple and said: Now. shall
expect yoa 10 keep that apple Ia b per,
fectly sound condition. ii the apple de-
Gays. the bet il Of. New York Times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
Making a Poor Impression.

Sometimes we meet one whom we
would gladly please and proceed at once
to put our worst foot forward
that upon which we most hopelessly do
limp. We contriye, by saturnalian aid,
to say precisely that which we would
wish unsaid, and to expose our weakest
side, even to weaken side that is nor
mally all right. during or 10 minutes
interview on some occasion when our
good genius has gone out to see man. !"
Afterward we think over what we said,
and our sarcastic hind thought brings
up brilliant or at least sensible things
that we might have said better than not
if they had come to u.s. Boston Com
monwealth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21

uo nlSner levels. But what shall be done
for the folks who ought to know enough
of the laws of hygiene and beauty to
keep clean, but who in fact know as lit
tie as the totally ignorant and the very
poor? When | get my millions, then
shall erect 200 lighthouses right here in
Chicago, and shall legislate laws that
shall make cleanliness compulsory
Women shall find it more profitable to
60 to the bathhouse than to the club, and
men shall find more attraction in the
physical laundry than in the saloon.
There shall be no possible entree for the
careless keeper of the beautiful body into
either saloon. street car or public assem-
blage of any sort. sHe shall be summed
like leper. and when his case is pro-
nounced hopeless there shall be a mod
ern Molakai fitted up for his habitation,
that he may trouble the olfactories of the
sons and daughters of earth no more for
ever.
Another thing that shall do with my
money will be to prosecute cruel team
sters by means of its powerful potency
The policeman who stands at the corner
of Lake street and Fifth avenue tells me
that since occupying that post he has lost
the little faith he ever had in mans
boasted humanity.
Another thing | will do with my money
will be to provide for the patient, un-
complaining poor.
When Iget my money, Ishall establish
homes for tho poor, not charity halls nor
houses of correction, but sweet, pure
homes. where happiness and plenty shall
join hands, and pesce and rest shall sing
together like mated Birds" Amber" in
Chicago Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
Imn,obility In a chiid's Life.

We believe u large part of tie unfavor-
able influence of school life upon the
child's health is due to the prolonged
fmmobility which the ordinary system
requires, and the necessary confinement
of a young child to chair or bench
without some Intervening muscular ac-
tivity or recreation. Inmobility is OPP
posed to grove, /. Ia opposed to all the
instincts of the healthy lower animals,
and to those of all vigorous children
Harpel''s Bazas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21

The public will perhaps be interested
in hearing That M. zola, M. Daudet and
M. Arsene Houssays acknowledge red to
be their favorite color, and that the
fayorite animal of M. Armand Silvestre
is the donkey.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
Unexpected wealth.

Ihave heard it said by friend of the
late Albert Way, the well known arch@-
ologist, that he came by fortune in this
wise: Crossing Pail Mall, he jostled an
old gentleman and discounted him.
After mutual apologies and the inter
change of civilities cards were ex-
changed, and on each card was printed
"Mr. Albert Way" The older gentle
man dying had no natural heir and left
his fortune to the other Albert Way
London Spectator.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21

Spread bread on the plate, instead Of
holding it on the hand. The bread
should lie on the rim of the plate while
being spread. It should lie on the plate
or rest against the edge Of the plate when
unspread. the former preferred. House
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21
Omofals of One County.

Anson county, N. c., has queer lot of
officials. The treasurer is badly crippled,
the coroner has but one arm, the register
Of deeds is one legged, as are two commits
sioners; the keeper of the county home is
minus one arm, and the constable bears
the distinction of being the fattest man
in that position in the state. Chicago
Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21

Carthage was 45 miles il circumfer-
ence, situated on peninsula. On the
Land side there were triple walls, guard
ed by towers so large that the basement
OF each contained stalls. for 800 ele-
nhenfa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-21

The soil of the northwest and in the
regions of the Rocky mountains seems
adapted to o fine growth of forest trees,
and the lumber regions Of New Eng
land, and especially those of Maine, are
noted fer rare production Of forest
trees
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-29
HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY Ky
a MONSTER STONE,

Intended for . Monolith, hut VIII lie
Cut Up Into Buiiding stone. as No city
VIII Take ~.
DULUTH, MINI, Sept. s.-Last fall
Frederick Prentice, "A New York man,
owning n sandstone quarry on the south
shore Of Lake Superior, near Ashland,
conceived the idea Of getting out and
setting up In the Worlds fair grounds
IA great monolith, which should he the
largest single column In existence.
He therefore had cut In his quarry.
at cost OF about els, 900, . stone 10
feet long, ten feet square at the
base and and taperinR 10 four
feet Mt the top Then the Wis
consin Worlds fair commissioners,
after getting estimates Of from $4,000
To ego, 900 ~ the cost OF moving and
setting the stone, refused To make nm
appropriation, as they only had eco, 900
10 spend In all. II was then offered &c
the city OF Milwaukee as a gift TO its
park board. to be second and greater
Cleopatrn's needle.
The financial cyclone struck Niiwau.
kee with great severity just about that
at.sse. end Of e3o. 0oo contributed 10
ward removal fund. Il was found that
three-fourths was from embarrassed
individuals Now Mr. Prentice has be
gun work at his quarry cutting up thi,
monolith for building stone. II wat
the largest shaft ever guarried ir
America, and In the world, in modern
dayA
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-29
Dixon stIII Champion.

COMFY ISLAND ATHLETIC CLUr
ARENA, Sept 2o.-GeorRe Dixon is still
the feather-weight champion OF the
world, the wonderful colored pugilis'
nobly defending his title against Solly
Smith, OF California, in this fighting
ring by the Sea Monday night It was
not an ignominious defeat for the west
ern aspirant, for h. fought well and
gamely until the last, and a second be
fore the blow was delivered which gave
him his coup de grace he appeared q
have a good chance for the fight II
was the hardest fight Dixon has had
and he received from the Californian
more punishment than he has got in
apy Of his previous battles
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-29
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRES
Receive Warnings From Either An
archists or Cranks
There Are said to Be Five Bundred'wsteh-
men Guarding Coils r. Huntingtons
and Carneiius vanderbiit's Mansions
Police Department on the Alert.

New YORK, Sept a5.-Collis p. Hunt
lngtop, the railroad maguate, and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt have been notified
recently by an alleged anarchist that
their new palaces on Fifth avenue
would shortly be destroyed with dyna-
mite. One of the young gentleman
employed in n confidential capacity at
the Grand Central depot Ia the author
ity for this statement
"Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt received
an anonymous letter 10 the effect that
his new house on Fifth avenue and
rifty-eikhth street was In danger" said
the informant. ''Ono Of the workmen
ut ths unflnished rcsidence also discovs
ord ; enr& Tackled mp On the the coy.
80 6ntrA6s 70 ~ xk1lloing. This
card was covered with scrawi,
which declared that the time had
come for the rich man TO suffer
for the so-called wrongs of the poor.
IL was very incendiary in its tone. but
Mr.. Vanderbilt believed IL was tina
work of some crank, who became agi.
tated over the recent newspaper dis
cussion about anarchists and their
threats. However, a similar card was
tackled upon the boxed-up fence Of Mr..
c. p. Huntington's mansion, across
Fifth avenue from Mr. Vanderbilts
residence. Anything appertaining
TO the destruction of property or
threat against Mr.. Vanderbilt or any OF
his friends or assistants Is at once re-
ferred TO Supt Byrnes, and the nui-
sance ceases at once of course Mr..
Vanderbilt is not at all worried by
threats against his property, for he is
one of the few millionaires In New
York who spends his surplus money,
beyond enough to support himself and
family in dignified style, for charitable
objects. There is no person in the
United States who has given as much
money toward the erection of churches
and relieving the needy as has Mr..
Vanderbilt"
There are four times as many watch
men and detectives along Fifth avenue
In the vicinity Of the residences of the
money kings as there was a few months
ago, before the anarchistic element be-
came noisy. So said one of the watch
men found guarding the new million
dollar palace of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
He said that the owners of palaces
along Fifth avenue have not been TAX
ing any chances on letting anarchists
place bombs under their front stoops.
lie estimated that five hundred new
watchmen have secured employment
since the anarchists began their recent
noisy meetings on the east side.
superintendent OF Police Brynes was
asked il he believed the anarchists
would dare to modest Fifth-avenu'
oroperty-owners. LET them cross
Third avenue with any designs OF the
kind, either singly or collectively. he
said, land before they had crossed
Madison avenue the entire party would
be under arrest | do not intend tell
ing just what cur plan is In dealing
with these socalled anarchists, bu
suffice to say that they are absolutel,
under control, and Fifth avenue man
sions are in no danger of destruction
by bombs, assure you"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-29
WHITE CAPISM.
Louisiana Has Grown Tired Of
Mob Violence.
Gov. Foster Beseiged With Appeals to
Enforce the Law.
A North Loaisians Attorney Offers Evs-
dcnee Regarding white Cap. -Theis
WAKE Il Deeds Are Driving Capital
Away Prom Iih section.

INV ORLEANS, sept ed a. Hud-
son, one OF the leading members Of tho
bar Of north Louisiana. who for ten
years occupied the position Of district
attorney OF the parish Of ouachita,
reached the city Monday morning from
his LONE In Monroe, en- route 20 Haton
Rouge, 10 consult with Gov. Foster ON
n very important ,uhjtct affecting the
citizens Of month Louisiana When
kaskasl .g<hss aha esjcet Of his in1ssion
70 INC ttste capitol was. nr Hudson
said:
II am going 10 see the governor
about the white caps In our section Of
the state. After laying fetis before
his exccllcncy. which by far exceed the
troubles In Jefferson parish, shall re-
quest him TO offer a reward for the ar
rest and conviction OF murderers who
the past year have been holding the
people 81 North louisiana In terror"
MIR. Hudson is the attorney Tor the
Houston Central. Arkansas and North
era railroad, which ia the southern
branch of the Iron Mountain, and he
says that the recent murders dissection
hands and the mnrderous assaults
which are made almost daily have
grown 50 alarming that he has with
Lhe cooperation OF good citizens, been
compelled TO seek the aid Of the state
authorities, with view TO bringing
the guilty parties Ia justioe.
The white caps just now have al
most everyone terror stricken" cuntin-
ucd Mr.. hudson. Last June, In the
parish Of Catalonia. on our rad, near
a place called Ollie. the white caps in
ambush, fred into one OF the section
gangs The gang was composed Of
white aud colorsd men. several NJ
whom were wounded. This was done
in daylight at o'clock in the after.
noon. Abont year ago the white caps,
or whatever they may style themselves
In the parish OF ounchlta, In the hill
section, shot into a section gang at
work on the road. The affair was M
ported 20 the grand jury. They failed
10 find any bill
The whitecaps have commenced
serving potices ON cotton giEncrs-
These notices arc ~ the same char
ac,cr Is those served along the Illinois
Central road telling the producer that
cotton IL worth ten cents per pound.
ind commanding them not To sci At +
lees figure. Selling below ten cents
will result in the burning down Of their
gin houses The destruction O. their
gin houses means 10 the farmer IN al
most every instance ruin for life SIR.
Hidden, In conclusion, said. -, nlof-
ing the stNtc of sfrafr- NOV -s-s-ssssss- ~
our state, have come 90 lay the facts
before his excellency. aud have no
doubt but he will act II Is absolutely
necessary, for IL Is doing more harm
than any one at present can imagine.
!, is keeping capital from the state and
the railroad which ] represent and
which has much inyehtcd in the state.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-29
GRADED INCOME TAX.
4 Remarkable nm Prepared by Mis-
sourian.

WAsHISGToN, Sept 25.-Reprcsen,iye
De Almond, of Missouri, has prepared
bill for a graded income tax on rather
remarkable lines II imposes tax on
all incomes in excess of $4,000 per an.
mum, the amount to lie fixed each ycaI
by the secretary of the treasury, the 10
tai amount of revenue to be secured &c
be equal to the amount appropriate
for the payment of pensions fo'
that year. Taking the rate of tax as
scssed upon incomes ranging from ilo,.
900 to $50, 900 as a basis, that on in
comes of from $4,000 TO 100000 shal.
be twice as large; on incomes Of from
slO0, 600 to s200, 900, three times al
large, on il zones of from 5000, 00J t.
$500. 600, four times as large; on in
comes of from $500, 200 to 81, 900, 600, FIVE
times as l,.rse, and on all incomes il
excess OF sl.o0O,0O0, six times as large