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Man.

Bearing in mind that, as far as gen.
eral ~configuration goes, the ground plans
OF the present continent have been about
the same, only an occasional bit of land
having been topped off, as in England,
the question arises, Is man an animal
Of the old world or of the new? If we
descend from some ~anthropoidal ape,
then that Asiatic or African monkey
must have had q fair hand, and, above
all else, a working thumb. Balloons run
on all fours, but the gibbons, who are
arboreal and live on fruits, have nicely
developed thumbs and can pick a nut
and she'll it neatly. An American mon
key has not these exact capabilities. He
does not depend on his hands to cling
to q branch. He uses a fifth limb, which
Is his prehensile tail. The true gibbon
is not, however, utterly a nut or fruit
eater. II confined to that diet alone, a
strictly vegetarian one, he pines. he
likes eggs and devours small insects.
Vary his diet in a menagerie, making
him slightly omnivorous, and his con-
dition improves. II not, then, for these
arboreal ancestors, who had hands. we
might never have been. We may then
trace u origin from the old rather than
from the new one, but we really know
but little about the particulars. New
York Times.
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DECEIVED By A DUDE.
How = %, 500, 600 Bid by an Unknown Man
Was Taken Seriously.

Was Taken Seriously.
Samuel P. Schuckers died recently
at Wooster, o. He was a brother of J.
w. Schuckers, private secretary of Salm-
ON p. Chase, and brother-in-law Of
John H. Oberly, ex-civil service COM
missioner. An interesting incident is re-
called by Schuckers' death which has
9 found its way in the newspapers.
The incident occurred a number Of years
ago. and during the time Of the sale Of
the Lake Shore railroad at Cleveland it
happened that Schuckers and John Nc
Sweeney, the great criminal lawyer,
met at the sale. insolvency had but a
short time before made a great hit by
his political speeches at Cleveland and
Philadelphia and was attracting atten-
ton all over the country. At this par
ticular time he was trying a case at
Cleveland. Young Schuckers was in
these days a veritable dude and very
sprucy.
He went to Cleveland to have q time,
as he always left Wooster to celebrate,
and was having a good, glorious time ON
this particular occasion. He was small
and wiry in stature and always carried
q silk umbrella. 1t happened that he
met McSweeney in the rotunda just as
he had finished IN argument and while
the sale of the Lake Shore railroad was
going IN. They stopped for a moment
at the edge of the excited crowd bid
ding in the road. There were a number
Of s~yndicates represented-foreign Van
derbilts, Goulds and others. The bid
ding had reached 50, 100, 600. In a spir-
it Of devilishness young Schuckers bid
$3, 500, 900. In a moment a rush was
made toward the new bidder, and a de-
mand was made to know what syndi-
cate he represented. His only reply
was, with q wave of his silk umbrella,
go away from me-" The excited rep
resentatives Of the other syndicates ask
ed for a recess, which was granted, and
in 20 minutes they came back. when the
bid was raised to 81, 900, 900 and sold.
Mr.. Schuckers' sprucy appearance and
being in company with the great crimi-
nal lawyer had led them to believe he
represented some secret syndicate who
were trying to gain possession of the
valuable railroad property. Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
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~Phosphorescent Light.

Some experiments have been made in
France to determine the specific action
Of q considerable lowering of temporal
ture upon the brilliancy Of certain
bodies which shine in the dark after
having been exposed to sunlight. Tubes
of glass filled with the powdered sui
phides Of calcium, barium, strontium,
ETC.. all substances possessing the prop
erty of phosphorescence in a high degree,
were exposed to the solar rays and after
ward proved to be luminous in the dark.
this being done in such a way as to fix
upon the memory the mean value of the
progressive diminution of the emitted
light, and the time also was noted dur
ing which the light was strong, less
strong and weak respectively. The tubes
were next placed in bright sunlight for
one minute and then suddenly intro
duced into a double walled glass cylin-
der, the interspace of which was filled
with nitrous oxide at 140 degrees c. In
about five or six minutes the tempera-
ture of the tubes was some 100 degrees.
They were then withdrawn, and when
observed in a perfectly dark chamber no
luminosity whatever was p%erceptible.
As the tubes recovered their normal tenn
perature, however, the phosphorescence
returned without the exciting agency
Of the suns rays or of diffused light
These results were proved to be general
for all phosphorescens substances en-.
ployed. The experiments showed, too,
that the production of the phosphores.
cent light requires a certain movement
Of the constituent molecules of bodies.
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Public office of Estray and Appraieement.

State Of South Dakota, County of Lake.
In the matter OF taking up and dispoeing Of an
estray described as one black mare colt, ? years
old. blocky, brand o on left hind leg; one brown
horse colt, 2 years old; said estrays having been
taken up by VIM. harrington npon the 11th day
Of May, 1895, within the county Of Lake, Herman
township, South Dakota.
State of South Dakota, county OF Lake.
Whereas. VIM. harrington did upon the 11th
day of May, 1895, take up an estray, which he
caused to be advertised by notice duly published
of which the following lie q copy:
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Copy ~
Notice is hereby given that the said estray
was taken. IN upon the nl sell Of section 20,
township 106, ran e SO, and L. described AS one
black mare colt.2 years old. blocky, branded, 0,
on left hind leg; one brown horse colt, 2 years
old, without mark or brand; that the residence
Of the said VIM. harrington 10 upon the M sch
Of section 20, township 106, range 81.
And, whereas, upon the 4th day Of June, 1885,
appraisers were duly appointed by me to ap.
praise the value of said eetraye: and, whereas,
they have duly made their report, fixing the
value thereof at twenty dollars.
w. r. REYNOLDS,
Justice of the Peace.
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Notice.
State Of South Dakota,
In County Court.

County Of Lake. ~
In the matter OF the estate OF Peter OLSON, de-
ceased.
Notice Of time appointed for proving will, etc.
The state of South Dakota sends greeting to
Anna Person, Karin Erickson and Anna John
son, heirs next Of kin uf Peter OLSON, deceased.
the 18th day Of June A. D. 1895, notice lie hereby
given that Friday the 9Th day of July, A. D. 1895,
an one O'Clock D. m. of said day. at the once Of
county Judge, at Madison, in the county OF Lake,
5. D., have been appointed as the time and place
for proving the will Of said Peter Ulseop, de.
ceased, and for hearing the application OF p. C.
swanson and Andrew Anderson for the issuance
to themselves Of letters testamentary, when and
where any person interested may appear and
contest the same.
WItners the Hon. j. II. williamson, Judge OF
the county court, and the seal of said court, this
18th day Of June, Al. 1895, at his Office In the
city of Madison, county OF Lake, state Of South
Dakota.
j. Fl. WILLIAMSON,
Judge Of County Court,
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Late county, South Dak0ts, on ths "a day OF
August, 1888, ct the hour Of one o'clock In the
atefnoon Of that day. said m~ortgaged premises
Dskots. ana are dsscr,S.d q follows. TO W.T.:
The south half (sh) Of the southeast quarter
(seA) oi section thity-one (81) In township one
hundred and eight (106) north OF range hny-one
(5i) containing 90 Acfee, more or less according
to the government survey thereof.
Dated at Madison, Lake county, South Dako-
June 18th, 1895.
D. d. HOLDRIDGE q SON
Attorneys for Mortgage.
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The worst forms OF
Scrofula, Salt -rheum,
letter, Eczema, Erysip-
elias, Boils, Carbuncles,
Enlarged Glands, Tu-
mors and Swellings, are
cured by it.
Mrs. JOHN G. FOSTER,
of So Chaplin Street, Can
dnddiOuG, N. Y, says:
IL was troubled with
eczema, or salt-rheum,
seven years. doctored
with q number Of our
home physicians, also
with Rochester, New
York, and Philadelphia
doctors, and received no
~
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Of cures such -
no other medicine
can boast Of, has
been won during
the past Is years
by DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
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Emperor FO-hi.

The Emperor Fo-hi, the first Of his
line, is the Chinese model Of politeness.
He Is said to have been so civil that he
always spoke, even of himself. with pro-
found respect, and when the Chinese
habit Of self depreciation is remember
ed this degree Of oivility will be better
appreciated.
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dreds of dollars to no purpose. I have taken
ten bottles Of tie Discovery and am en-
tirely cured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-20
THE INDIANA PRESS.

Debs can't complain that the capitalist
press has tried to suppress his cucumber
story.-Richmond Observation-Disclosures.
Wiping out the Whisky Trust is pretty
hard on the Bluegrass district but If Ken
lucky proceeds and wipes out the Demo
cratic party in the State she Will come out
all right yet.-Warsaw Times.
We need a general revival of interest in
local politics and the administration of
county and municipal business everywhere
in Indiana, and indeed, everywhere in the
United States.-Terre Haute Tribune.
One year ago the Democratic papers were
denouncing the Senate protectionist tariff
law. Now they are eulogizing it and as
sorting that the better times in view are
in consequence of it.-Nadison Courier.
The people. regardless of politics. class.
condition, existing or previous, are sick,
tired and Disguised with the style of ar
gument which appeals to the prejudice
rather than the judgment.-Frankfort
News.
Money is tool of trade The people who
have good tools can always beat those who
have poor ones. The best money is none
too good for the most intelligent, industri-
Gus and progressive people of the world-the
Americans Journal
The silver question is dividing the Demo-
cratic party as other question ever did.
They are becoming so thoroughly divided
that the chances are they will never again
be thoroughly united, there is great
national question upon which they are
unit.-Greenfield Republican.
The one important thing necessary for
the restoration Of business prosperity is
confidence. And does any practical bust
ness man suppose that free coinage of silver
will restore confidence? AS So per cent.
Of all business is done on credit of some
sort. how can business be good until credit
is good? And how can credit be good
without confidence in the credit?-Rich-
mond Item.
If free coinage be established on the
basis of 16 TO 1. as demanded, then every
possessor of silver bullion can go to the
mint and get a dollar for every sixteen
times the weight of gold dollar in silver.
and it is the only place under heaven
Anywhere else he VIII have to give thirty
to thirty-five dolarR weight of silver TO
get a dOllar.-I.afayette Call.
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OLIVER CROMwELL,s SKELETON.

The skeleton of Oliver Cromwell was
shaken in the British House of Com
mons few days ago with singular re-
suit 1t is not little surprising that
nearly $50 years after the death OF the
great Lord Protector a proposition TO
erect a statue in his honor should have
led to a heated discussion of the uues-
ton of home rule for Ireland and to
defeat of the government from a most
unexpected point of attack. On Monday
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy moved TO strike
from the ministerial budget an estimate
of 81, 500 for statue to Cromwell within
the precincts of Parliament. In support
of his motion he proceeded TO attack
Cromwell as fiercely as any Royalist of
the seventeenth century could have done.
He declared that Cromwell was Ireland's
most ruthless enemy, and said he could
not understand how a Liberal govern
ment, especially home rule govern
ment, could venture TO insult the Irish
people by proposing to make them con-
tribute for the erection Of a statue TO
one of their most relentless prosecutors.
Cromwell's skeleton thus introduced was
vigorously shaken by several hands. Mr..
John Morley, Chief Secretary for IRE
land, avowed the fullest sympathy with
the yearnings of the Irish people, but
confessed his surprise at finding that
the passions of ESQ years ago were still
so active. He paid glowing tribute to
Cromwelrs character and public serv-
ices, but said that in view Of the atti-
tude of the Irish and of some English
members ii was clear that the proposed
statue could not be made expressive of
a truly national sentiment. and he would
therefore not insist on the item. Sir
William Vernon arcourt spoke in a
similar strain. Mr.. Edward Sanderson,
a member from the north of Ireland,
proclaimed his admiration for Crom-
well. and declared his intention to vote
for the statue. Mr.. Balfour. the Con-
sentative leader, took tilt at the skele-
ton and urged the defeat of the appro-
priation. 1t was finally stricken out by
a vote of go to SO. and the skeleton was
relegated TO its resting place.
Cromwell has been called the most
English of Englishmen, and he certainly
was one OF the greatest. Few If any OF
England's legitimate rulers have done
as much as he to give stability TO her
government and to make her flag hon.
ored. feared and respected No doubt he
made mistakes. as all great men and
rulers do. and his Irish policy may be
Included in that category. Yet the
worst that can be said OF IL was that II
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was stern and relentless. but so was his
policy in general. He. went TO Ireland
as Lord Lieutenant to reduce the island
to complete subsection, and he did il.
There are times when a temporizing pol
icy is cruelty and when cruelty is merci-
full The suppression of mobs and re-
bellions and the restoration of rightful
authority often furnishes occasions for
the exercise of such a policy. The worst
that can he said of Cromwells cam
paign in Ireland is that he deemed the
occasion fitting one for the exercise of
a vigorous policy. and acted accordingly
The result was that in nine months he
reduced a hostile kingdom to compare
tive obedience and established a state Of
general peace and prosperity previously
unknown.
In the list of England's rulers none is
more worthy of admiration than the
'usurper" Cromwell, and it is a curious
reminder of his great career that SO
long after his death a proposition to
erect statue TO his memory should
provoke debate instinct with the very
passions of the time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-20

When the Louisville Courier-Journal
and the friends of sound money in Ken
lucky began their vigorous canvass or
campaign of education there was every
reason to believe that majority of the
Democrats in that State were in favor of
the free coinage of silver. Some of the
most popular orators in the party were
champions Of that heresy. and whenever.
for years, the question has been raised
in that State, the Democrats have de-
clared for the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver. The result of the canvass has
been to well-nigh revolutionize Demo-
cratic sentiment in Kentucky on the sill
yer question. If fair presentation of
the sound money case can win Kentucky
Democrats there is chance that it
would make Roadway among those OF
Indiana.
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1t is not unlikely that Secretary Car
Isle will be the next United States Sem
ator from Kentucky. AS it now looks,
Senator Blackburn is hopelessly beaten.
but as the Legislature is reasonably GER
tain to be Democratic, his successor will
be of that party. He will, however. be
a sound money man. and as Mr.. Carlisle
has been the recognized leader of the
sound money campaign he would be the
natural choice for Senator. 1t probably
rests entirely with him, and as six years
in the Senate are better than four years
i'm the Cabinet, he will probably prefer
the former. Should he do so he will re-
turn to the Senate with a good deal of
pOliticai prestige.
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titi1n the Council TO change the name of
the street TO Chouteau avenue. If there
Is any good reason for changing the name
or the street at all, ii should receive due
consideration, but certainly there can be
none for adopting Chouteau avenue. In the
first place there is no reason why an or
binary street should be officially styled an
avenue. That designation should be re-
tanned for the diagonal thoroughfares. thus
giving little order TO our irregular street
nomenclature. For the rest ''Chouteau"
has local application and propriety in St.
Louis because it was the name of one of
the early French settlers there, but in this
city it has none whatever. If the names
of our streets are to be changed, let it be
to something distinctive. historic and
picturesque.
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Governor Altgeld has signed a bill ap-

Governor Altgeld has signed bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the erection of a
monument to the memory of Elijah p.
Lovejoy, conditioned upon the raising OF
ST., 500 for the same purpose by popular
subscription, and strong guaranty
bond has been given that the latter sum
will be raised. The memorial will be a
deserved one Elijah p. Lovejoy was an
early martyr 10 the anti-slavery cause.
having been shot down in the door of his
printing office. at Alton, ILL.,, In 1885, Tor
no other offense than publishing an anti
slavery paper. From such a death to a
martyrs monument marks quite stage
i'm the worlds progress.
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GLASS PAPER.
That Would BE More Accurate Des-
ignatiOn than Sandpaper.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

fnliduelpnld inquirer.
Sandpaper as now made is false TO its
name for il has no sand about it, the place
of that material being now taken usually
by powdered glass, which does its work
with vastly more effect.
One of the most important operations in
the fabrication OF sandpaper Is the pulveri-
cation of the glass into powder of the diff
iron mortar is used for this purpose.
heavy pestle being the crushing instrument
Stamping machinery is better. IL consists
Of a stout box. whose iron side walls serve
as a base for the stamping machinery. In
the box, which be closed by wooden
door to prevent waste TO the workmen. are
two iron cylinders in which play the stamps.
axles as they work
For grading the powder several shifting
Of Inherent mesh. Beginning with. the
coarsest the workman proceeds gradually 10
the finest. resifting each time that which
passed through the network.
The paper to be used in the manufacture
must be good. strong and rather long.
1bred; it must also be free from knots ana
irregularities, and If there be any such they
must be planed off. III they should be over
looked they would interfere with the proper
use Of the par the ,d kn1 ', r wGua
and channels would result, making II i'm
possible to smooth of a surface evenly
The paper is cut into large sheets. spread
on the work tables. fastened down, and
then painted. by means OF large brush,
glue is too thin and the paper OF bad quail
ity the glue soaks into the paper. so that
which remains is not OF sufficient con-
sistency TO hold the glass. Thus results
a sandpaper from which the glass easily
rubs off, or which. I'm places, has no glass
at all, or not enough. This is notably the
case with the coarser varieties. in which
the LAYER of glue must be put on with eN-
ceeding care, that the relatively large frag-
ments of glass, which can in no manner be
soaked with the binding material. may be
held fast in il. On the other hand. II tho
LAYER OF glue is too thick, or the consist
ence too vscous. the other part hardens
too quickly so that the glass powder can
not imbed itself in IT.
When the glue has been spread on the
paper the powdered glass must be sifted
on through appropriate sieve This
oneraton also requires considerable
skill. though not SO much as the spread
ing Of the glue For the glass must not
be sifted merely in such a manner as 10
use a given quantity 10 sheet, but so
that each sheet may be covered evenly
Even then all the powder VIII not stick.
and some of the particles lie upon others
without touching the glue; these can be
shaken off by a slight movement o. the
PAPER When the superfuous glass powder
has been removed a wooden roller is passed
lightly over the paper 10 press the parti-
cles OF glass as firmly as possible into the
glue and TO form a perfectly even surface.
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The collapse OF English agriculture
and the unprecedented depression in the
values of English lands. as brought to
light in statistics of the agricultural con-
dition of Essex. has led some public
men in the House Of Commons to doubt
the infallibility of the dogma of free
trade. This was shown in the House in
a notable manner when Mr.. Goschen,
heretofore an ardent free-trader. ex-
pressed doubts of the wisdom of the free
trade policy. He was followed by Mr..
Balfour, who will be the head of the
next government. who boldly outlined
the agricultural disaster which had come
during the last decade Of British agri-
culture. He did not cast aside the free
trade dogma, but said there was reason
to review a policy during the prosecu-
ton Of which the people of the agricul-
tural sections had been compelled TO
crowd into the large cities. Mr.. .Balfour
not only pointed out the agricultural de-
preston, but showed that factory after
factory was being closed in the Lanca-
shire cotton district. Mr.. Balfour'S
speech was applauded. even the sentence
in which he expressed the opinion that
lit might be necessary to throw over
some cherished formulas if we are going
to deal as statesmen with present con-
ditions." Such an expression of opinion
on the eve of the dissolution of the pres
ent Liberal House indicates that the
Tory leaders do not fear to question
Cobdenism, even if it alarms the free
trade press.
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The clergyman in Connecticut who de-
clared in an address that the members
of the LEGISLATURE of that State were
bought like cattle in the shambles was
called before q committee of the Senate
to give the circumstances upon which
such q statement was based. He con-
fessed that he could not give spec1hc
act or the name of any member who had
been bribed, and he refused to divulge
the names of those from whom he had
the information upon which his general
charge was based. Altogether, the elo-
ouent preacher did not make favorable
impression.
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century a Frenchnlan named Mathulus was
so sure that he had succeeded In squaring
the circle that he offered a reward of $500
10 any one who proved his solution was
erroneous. IL was shown 10 be erroneous.
III not TO his own satisfaction. al least 10
money.
Mathematicians have been long convinced
that the solution was impossible. but IL is
only few years since they were able TO
demonstrate this. German professor
named Landman. published. in 1852. a DEM
onstration which was accepted by the SCI
entinc world as satisfactory, so that would
be squarers of the circle may now rest
from their labors, seeing that il has beet
mathepatically proved that the thing c1n-
not be done.