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Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
The Cream CITY Abiaze.

Lower Grand avenue. the heart Of the
west side. oI Milwaukee. was the scene
early Wednesday morning 0i one of the
most serious rontli grlf;onS in the history
Of the city. The frr * the most disastrous
since the Third Ward conflagration Of
Ocf ~. 1892. and The pccumiary loss Will
exceed Sl,WG.OoO. II furnished mag
niticent spectacle for jhc thousands thar
filled the avenue and watched il from sur
rounding buildings. There were. however.
luckily. no fatalities.
Loss to the PIankinton Estate.
The buildings owned 10y the Plankinton
estate were the large brick structure GOV
ering half block occupied 10y Landaur
X Co. wholesale dry goods dealers. and
the Tanner Company furniture. adjoin-
Ing I.andaur X 60. to the east. the build
ing in the rear OF I.andaur x Co. occupied
by the Reliance Storage Company. and
the library building nj the northwest cor
ner Of 4th street and Grand avenue. The
estate viii suffer :. loss of about S250.Ooo
on the buildings o,..upcl by Landaur X
Co. Tanner x 60. ans ih, Reliance Stor-
age Co which were practically new.
They were totally destroyed. The insur-
ance On them i estimated al ~ per cent.
which would make lhr loss the Insurance
companies are 20 bear approximately
S200. .O00 ON that structure alone
Max I.andaur of Landaur X Co. said
the stock carried al present 10y his firm
was valued a. S4wl.onO. and he usually
carried about ~ per cent. Insurance.
which would make Ihc actual lo~s of the
firm S:i20.OOG.
The Tanner CompanY'> loss was said
10 bc about Slo0.O0O. though no member
Of the company coulI be found 10 give
any accurate estimate. II was thought
the furniture stock was insured for about
81 per cent of the value.
Bi. CIothicrS Burned Ont.
The Davidson estate was the owner Of
the building at 81, and 81 Grand ave
nue. located between part of the Plankin-
ton building that was occupied by the
Tanner Company and the Mathews build
ing. ia which the retail house of Morgan
& CO. is located The ouIy occupants of
the store-rooms ia this building were Bar
ling 4 Wambold. retail cl0thierS. but
there were Il few Offices in The upper part
OF the two stories. The structure was one
of frame, with veneer Of brick. so the
fire underwriters say and was worth $50
600 1T the outside. The Insurance was
said to foot up 10 about $4,000.
Barring & Wambold had just received
a large conSignmeni of spring goods. and
the entire stock IL well as the building
was lost. With the new goods the stock
was worth $4,000 or more. sC one con
nectcd with the firm ia Il responsible ca
pacity said. The insurance was about
SI0.OOo. Roebe X Reinhart. art goods
and picture frames. were partially burned
out and the stock wholly ruined 10y heat
and water: insurance. $4,000. Young
Mems Christian Association Building Ola
5th street WAS burned: loss. SI3.00O There
are many minor losses. inrluding small
stores and flats.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
THE BELL IN FLAMES.
Bi. Clothing House iu Chicago suffers
Its Second Fire.

Fire which impcriled many lives and
/ caused n loss of Sl76.oU0 broke out in the
basement of the Bell clothing store. State
! and Quincy streets. Chicago. at 2;:}o
O'Clock "Wednesday afternoon. The Bell
buildings contents were nearly all de-
stroye,l Total insurance il 100000.
The tiru started near the furnace and
shot up The rear StairwayS with great
rapidiiy. spreading TO each Of the five
floors. \ panic cESued among the 100
employees. Many on the upper floors
rushed 10 tie windows and screamed
for help Charles IL. Smith salesman
Oh the Second floor. climbed out of a win
dow OH the Stale street side. ana in try
in TO catch hold of u projection 10 sup
port himself lost his balance and fell to
the sidewalk. badly crushing both feet.
Richard Burns. 4 l1ycar-Cld elevator
boy. displayed great presence OF mind
When The alarm NaS given he ran his eie-
vator 10 the fourth floor and led Miss Mar
tell. one of the bookkcepcrS. To the ear
and brought her safely to the ground.
where Size tainted. Miss Jennie Levy.
the cashier on the FIRST floor. had her
desk on sort of platform from which
stair led 10 th, second floor. Sh" ran mp
the stair and through Manager Curtin'S
reached the elevator ia tine la catch il
on its last trip down. Then The traps in
the shaft. operated hy electricity. fell.
aud the elevator could Ice run $40 longer.
\ confidential employc of the Bell
Clothing Company SAID the value of the
stock in the building was S30o.oOO. and
from what he could learn the damage
WAS ia the neighborhood of SiJ0,0no.
He could give no accurate figures con
cerning insurance. but said he thought
the concern carried $4,000 IL $4,000.
The shoe stock. he said. was not more
than half covered.
Jacob Ill. Cohn. the head Of the firm.
left for New York Monday afternoon to
finish buying the spring stock. He was
informed 10y telegraph Of the fire and re-
turned To Chicago at once. 4 serious fire
occurred in the same building Aug. ~
last. The loss OH the stock nj that fire
was $4,000 The loss on the building
was 5000.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
An American Custom.

or course, If you walk on Chestnut
street and take notice as you so along
all people should have observing eyes
you will see men stopping to COM
pare their watches with the chronom-
eterS in the jewelers. windows. And
if you have travelled abroad l venture
TO say you never saw foreigner so
comparing the time of his watch.
The fact is this is a custom peculiar
ly American. We place more value on
time here-Our minutes are precious
we are so busy, SO eager in the race for
wealth-time is indeed money with us.
\ friend of mine who goes abroad
every season was chatting about this
matter to me and said:
DO you know that the Americans
buy the most expensive watches? Last
July L was talking to one Of The most
celebrated watchmakers In oil Europe
on this very subject. and / was sur
prised to hear him say that his best
watches-the most expensive make. re-
peaters and the like-were mostly sold
in the American market He said, too.
that foreigners do not care for such
correct time rs the Americans. If their
watches are few minutes too fast or
too slow it does not concern them.
81 was myself impressed with the
truth of these remarks by The watch
maker, when, few days afterward.
| was in a railroad station in Paris
and saw TWO public clocks four min
utes apart. Another time | SCI my
watch by one public clock in London,
and the next day found by another
public clock in the same city, only a
dozen blocks away, that my watch was
six minutes slow by that clock. Yes:
you may be sure that the Americans
are the only nation who care for the
exact time. e.-Philadelphia Call
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29

vices. The structure ~ made of iron and
wood on Il steel frame. II i built i'm soc
tons. each section being hinged So as 10
fold into = small space. The outside of
this unique edicc is of corrugated iron.
and the interior is l/cd with hard pine.
The walls and sides are erected on q steel
frame. which can itself be taken apart
and placed in Il small compass. The
interior of the building is lighted by win
dows. which slip into the lining of the
sections while being transported TO pre-
vent injury Ia the glass. The interior of
the building is heated by two stoves. so
arranged aS 10 take in all the piping
during transportation. The building has
folding benches which will seat about
800 people. Everything used in the erec-
tion of the building i turned to some
good account. Even the derrick. on
which the frame and sides are raised.
is afterward turned into a rostrum for
the speaker When the building is in
pieces this derrick forms the wagon bed
on which the sections are loaded for
transportation.
Mr.. Crawford. who invented and con
Structer the building. has hccn in the
missionary work in Des Moines County
Tor five years having graduated from
Moody'S institute in Chicago. and came
directly to this field. and has been doing
some excellent work since. He has found
III his travels through the county many
places where the people wanted services,
but had no hall or room large enough for
the purpose. and in many cases no room
at all. The idea of such a building rs the
one herein described occurred 10 him. and
he was not long in drawing Up the plans
and putting them into execution. Mr..
Crawford says this building will settle
Il very perpleXed question of evangelical
work in the poorer portions of the cities.
where rents are high. The building can
be transported 10 some vacant lot, set
up and the services held with very little
expense. and he thinks his idea will be
adopted hy other missionaries in a short
time. The cost of the building was about
5000.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
SOLON HAS NO HONOR.
Sells Seeds Given Him for Distribu'
ton and Will BE Exposed.

Secretary Morton ; next annual report
will set out in detail. with names and ac-
complaining particulars. the facts in n
transaction which will make interesting
reading. Some weeks ago Mr. Morton
wrote TO the purchasing agent of the seed
division of the Department Of Agricul-
ture informing him that members of Con-
gress had been charged with dspoSing OF
their seeds in Il way other than was con-
tcmplated 10y law. and instructing him to
either verify or diSprove these charges in
the most substantial way.
In less than Il week the agent brought
10 the Secretary the written order of q
member of the House of Representatives
for his entire quota of seeds, which he
proposed 10 sell 10 the department : agent
for so. The purchase was directed to
be made. and. instead of cash. tho agent
gave his check. which WAS properly in
dorsed 10y the vcndcr and the money was
withdrawn from bank. so it happens
that Secretary Morton ROW has the seeds
issued 10 this member. turned over on his
written order. and also the check through
which the money was paid. and hearing
the signature Of the member who sold
the seeds
The department officials decline TO men
ton the name of the Congressman. or TO
locate him. but the assurance is given
that the whole transaction. names and
all. will appear in the report a. 4 strik
ing example OF the evil 10 which the Sec
retary has SO frequently called the at
tention of Congress.
The full quota of seeds furnished
member of Congress 10y the department
consists. on an average, of 1.f0O pack
ages of flower seeds. 1900 of vegetable,
and cighty-two quarts of field seeds,
grasses. etc. The total cost Of this quota
To the department is between S22j and
$40. The department in this transac-
ton got the whole lot back for SO.
The Secretary is making an effort TO
abolish the free distribution Of seeds en-
tirely. for the reason that it has grown
into an evil that was never contemplated
when the original law was enacted.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
~ ERS@GWAA
SesS' 5Ial6jt.yg:, q

Francis NJ. Stanwood. the new edition
of the Boston Journal. is a nephew OF
James G.. Blaine.
Mrs Dominis Queen Iih is finally suf-
fcrng from Il complete tic-up and has
nothing to arbitrate.
Mrs Lease was 50 confedent Of her
election rs Mayor of Wichita thar it is
said she had arranged To send Mr.. Lease
To cooking school again.
Congressman Joe" Sihley. of Penn
sylvania the Presidential candidate Of
the Bimetallic League. is a millionaire
banker, who made his fortune in oil
wells
Senator Elkins, il has been reported.
will seek the Republican nomination for
the Presidency The Wheeling Intelli-
gencer says: This is sea serpent
story"
Rider Haggard is going to the English
Parliament. He has been working in the
field of the picturesque and the unreal
50 long that Il contact with hard. cold
facts will do him good.
Mr. Allen Jones. colored. of Brewer,
Ga, is entitled 10 Government aid. Any
man. white or black, whose wife bears
eight children in three years is worthy
of sympathy and support.
David NJ Stone the venerable ex-
editor of the New York Journal of Com
merce. told a reporter the other day that
he had been out of his pew at church
Sunday only three times in twenty tive
years
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
LIKE A BANKS DRAFT
NEW MONEY ORDER TO BE OF
SIMPLER FORM.
1t Will Be Used Soon as Arrange
ments Can Be Perfected for Printing
the Desigus-Wili Supersedc the Old
Order as Ra pii,y As Possible.
Designs to Be Used.

A new form Of money order will be
used in the poSto,fice Depa rtment as soon
as arrangements can be perfected for
printing the design shown herewith. There
is a marked difference between the old
form and the new money order, the latter
having been condensed until it is more
like Il bank draft. This was agreed upon
by the postal authorities as the most con-
venicnt and busineSSiike order, and it
will SupcrsedH the one now in use
as rapidly is possible While the old
orders will not be called in by the Post
Office Department. no further issues of
them will be permitted their places be-
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29


whisky and of woe.
The robin trill his merry roundelay.
An' then the-e'lI be spell o mud there
always j.. but still
Ii won't take that - very long to pass.
An when il does. the buds'll be a aburstin'
with Il will.
An the butter be a-tastin' o the grass.
The cows'ii have twinkle in their peace
ful loobin' eyes,
To see the mejders geitin' green again;
An the naughty. struttin rooster be SO
full - pleased surprise.
That he'll crow real kind . crazy. now
an then.
The violets viii be peepiu jes' ez bashful
az can be.
The dandcions a-sproutin' bold ez brass.
Together With the daisies an the temptin'
cherry tree.
While the butter keeps a-tastin' O the
grass.
The pigeons Will be cooin' in q sentimental
style
Anestin' on the barn in lovin' pairs:
An the landscape all a-bloomn' i'll n
broad an heamin' smile.
With a sort OF funny fragrance every
where's
Oh. yes. | know the sultry days'll folIcr
mighty close.
An Nature then be jes' molten mass
Still I'm fcelin' awful frisky faint no
use TO BE- morose
When the butter is a-tastin' o the grass.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29

"I have at least one solace." he called
across the meadow. II shall forget
your tickle face by night"
Miranda's laughter touched the skies
and ceased. Her face fell thoughtful,
she sighed and shrugged her shoulders
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29

The steel shoes ring on the enaneicd lake;
Their music leads my thoughts to long
ago,
When warm and rosy tints of joy would
break
Upon and cheer the heart meath sor-
rows SNOW:
Net now there follows in hopes welcome
wake
The swift swing OF mcmory's afterglow.
Boston Journal.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
WIPED OUT BY FIRES.
FLAMES CAUSE OVER Si,oOo,ooO
DAMAGE.

Hi1waukcc's West Side business Dis
trict Scourgcd Half a Dozen Mer-
camille Firms and the PIankintou
E.tate Losers Loss in Chicago.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29

Does your uncle remember you In
making his will?" Charlic-"He must
have, for there Is no mention OF my
name in it"-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
CARRIES HIS HALL WITH HIM.

bic House for Religious Services.
One of the most unique houses of wor-
ship ever erected in Iowa. or possibly in
this country, stands at 144S West ave
nue., ont on West Hill, says a Burling
ton dispatch 1t is Missionary 7. Il. Craw-
ford's movable tabernacle. which was
dedicated last Sunday with unique ser
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
e SAssIAza'T ,Is!; W..

HE winters almost
past an soon the
warmer W / II q =
will blow.
The snOwll melt.
the roo K $ II
break away,
The tranpS'll come
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
THE SKATERS.

IT The moon her evening fire has kindled
bright,
And scores of skaters glide upon the
face
OF water masked and silvery pathways
trace
Along the floor Of health and pure delight
rlThe songs of lads and lasscs glad the
night,
Whose aching temple echoes in far
space
Zach shout of victory, in merry race.
And pleasure gives young hearts fresh
wings OF flight.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29

The hen Is a cheerful biped. She will
sit unrufiled on china egg for three
successive weeks and then come out in
to the barnyard and serenely inform
the farmer he needs hair cut.-Adams
Freeman.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
Useful Parrots.

1t has hitherto been customary to
fritter away the intellectual force OF
parrots by merely teaching them TO
say Pretty Poll and things of that
sort. but the municipal authorities OF
a French town have instituted what ir
is To be hoped will become q general
reform.
The poorbOx at the town hall. Il
seems had for a long time been in a
condition discrcditable TO the more
prosperous of the inhabitants. To re-
mind them of their duty toward their
poorer nciShbOrs parrot was pur-
chased. which was installed close TO
the box and trained to cry. For the
poor, if you please"
The result, it appears, has been high.
ly satisfactory, pence and silver coins
having been freely given in response
to the birds appeal
The idea is capable of being applied
In variety of ways Parrots might be
used, for example, to warn passers- By
of the proximity of wet paint on fences
or shop-frOnts. or to remind people on
entering house to wipe their feet.
In fact, parrots might be made really
useful members Of society.
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29
The Lid Still On.

Among stories told by country doc
tors, this one certainly deserves a
place. The doctor had prescribed for
an Irishman, and visited his cabin the
next day TO see how he was getting on
"Wcll, Patrick, are you better to-
day. he asked pleasantly.
"Oh. murther. nO-I'm worse, with
turribhle pain in me irnards.'
"Why, didn't you take the pills L or.
dered:"
Il did that an I'm worse: but maybe
the cover hasn't come off the box yet"
Marshall County independent., 1895-03-29

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-10
AN ABLE LECTURE.

A large and highly intelligent audi
ence of Yorkville people gathered in the
court house last Wednesday night,
upon the invitation of the Chautauqua
circles, to hear Prof. F. c. Woodward's
lecture on the elements of Shaks-
pere's Art"
Prof. Woodward has evidently made
shakspere the study of years, and his
lecture is masterpiece. The speaker
does not attempt to deal with the
biography of the royal poet. He
considers the obscure details of his
life of no Importance but by the
presentation of a few indisputable
facts, shows the absurdity of the
ridiculous reflections that have been
made against the great authors
private character Then the lecturer
gets deep into his subject. 1t is
imagination, he says, that carries men
above their fellows. 1t creates and
makes something out of nothing. 1t
was this that gave us Homer, Alexan-
der and Napoleon, and it was this that
gave US Shakspere. The principal
element of Shaksperes art was his
thorough comprehension of and loyal
ty to nature. He did not add to or
subtract from. He thoroughly under
stood every phase of human character,
and whether associating with philoso-
pher, sage, idiot or fool, every idea,
every phrase was SO true to the real,
that the characters created through
his imagination have become as histor-
ical men and women.
But it is impossible to give a salts
factory outline of Prof. Woodward's
lecture in the space that is available.
1t must be heard to be appreciated,
and to publish it in full with the
omission of single sentence, would
leave it sadly incomplete. The pleas
ure it gives, is like reading Shakspere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-10
WHAT EVANS THINKS.
The Governor Says the Judges Have Gone
Too Far.

The Governor Says the Judges Have Gone
Too Far.
Columbia Register, Thursday.
Governor Evans, late yesterday
afternoon. after a somewhat hurried
reading Of the decision, gave out the
following:
II am wrought up with indignation
and will take the DEGREES and read
them carefully over and present my
views to the people of South Carolina
in due season. This is the greatest
question that has ever confronted us,
and the people may rest assured that
I will take no action without mature
consideration. The time has come
now 10 act and at the proper time I
will act in a manner that no true
South Carolinian can fail to uphold,
and they may rest assured that white
supremacy in South Carolina will be
maintained.
"As to the dispensary decision, the
dispensary will continue its operation
as heretofore, and the case will be
pushed to the supreme court of the
United States as speedily as possible.
1t is an absurdity to argue that con-
gress has the right to pass law giving
to the State the right to absolutely
control whisky brought into the bor-
ders of the State as though it were
manufactured in the State, and yet
powerless, if perchance, peUured
barkeeper were to maintain it was
for his own use and consumption.
Judge Simonton's utter disregard
for the Wilson act, and the original
package decision and of his own
decisions heretofore rendered, show
the extent to which these people
carry their animosity to the law of
the people. The dispensary law is
here to stay, and I am confident that
the supreme court of the United
States will not stultify itself by such an
utter disregard of the acts of congress
and its own decisions. At any rate
they will be given an opportunity of
passing upon it. Further develop
ments may be expected. The only
way to get to the supreme court is by
contempt proceedings"
The only way this can be done is to
have seizures made and constables
arrested.
In answer to an inquiry Governor
Evans said that be would not call an
extra session of the legislature, as the
issue was on and might as well be
settled at the ballot box. He will
consult with other State officers be-
fore any definite steps will be taken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-10

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Grist Cousins-Regret that hey are out of
evaporated fruit and cannot supply the
demand; but have syrup peaches which
they regard as better bargains. They
also tell about sliced pineapple, cream
cheese, Levering's seal brand roasted
coffee, Columbia river salmon and
family medicines and extracts.
Kennedy Brothers Il Barron-Tell of the
bargains in ladies' hats, embroideries
and millinery goods to be found in the
Latimer stock, together with toilet soaps,
clothing, etc. In their regular stock
you will find dry goods, grain cradles,
staple groceries, crockery, glassware,
hardware and stationery.
P. r. Richards, the Photographer-Re
minds you that you have only seven
teen more days in which you can get
fine cabinet photographs at $3.50 per
dozen.
H. C. Strauss-Want's you to read about
the bargains he offers.
w. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that w. w. Lewis has applied
for letters of administration on the es-
tate of Rufus A. Parish, deceased.
Z. A. Crawford, S. Y. G. C.-Re-advertises
the Latimer property for sale OH the
the first Monday of June at the risk of
the former purchaser.