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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08

Texas has the greatest school fund of any
State In the union.
II il proposed to erect an ice palace in
Central Park, New York.
The laundry bill Of the Pullman Palace
Car Company amounts TO $4,000 year.
The Vanderbilt special, Monday, made the
run FROM Syracuse 20 Buffalo, LOO miles. in
16S minutes
sensible cIpred editor in the South
warns his brethTn that whisky is the great
STAKEHOLDER Of these days.
There will be chime of bells at the New
Orleans expositions played every day and
accompanied by an organ and orchestra
Twelve oysters recently taken from the
shells &c Baltimore. Md. weighed over
Eve pounds. and completely filed a quart
measure.
About five thousand patents have been
granted by our government for churns, and
stsn inventors are az work perfecting new
designs.
solomon Eversoll. aged lis years, died re-
Gently IN Hamilton county, Ohio. He leaves
three children. each of whom are over 90
years old
A gigantic Christmas tree Il being arranc-
ed IN the New Orleans exposition. afty feet
high and lighted with five hundred variegst-
ed electsic lights. and IL will be covered with
toys for distFibution 10 children.
The tifnbers Of bridge over Potoxchitte
creek. IN Newton county. Mississippi. over
which Gen. Jackson marched his troops ON
his way a. New Orleans. are 20 be taken no
aud carried to the worlds exposition IS
relics.
The town Of East Liverpool O. SLOWS ifs
street 0as lamps 80 burn constantly both
night and day. They are extinlzuished bur
once 4 month. when the lamps are washed
and the jets cleaned. The tova is lighted
hy natural gas. and the people say IL is
cheaper ~ lee IL burn All day in the street
lamps than if would De b pay men 30 light
and exfinauieh tho lamps every day.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
a Journalist Dead.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Oscar X. Harris, for
twenty two years past a prominent Washing
ton journalist, and for fifteen years engaged
in reporting the proceedings of Congress for
a press association of leading newspapers,
died at his residence in this city to-day of
consumption. His remains will be taken to
Wrightsville, his native place, for interment.
Harris began his newspaper career on the
Washington Star in 1862, and was at different
times editor of the National Republican, the
National Tntelligencer, the Patriot and the
Erening Critic. He was managing editor OF
the Washington Critic at the date of his death.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
MURDERED HIS MOTHER.
a Ohio Farmer Arrested for the
Terrible Crime.

HAMILTON, o., Dec. 7.-George Synder, a
farmer, aged forty, living near Darrtown,
fifteen miles away, was put in jail here shortly
after midnight Friday charged with the
murder of his mother, Catherine Synder,
aged seventy five years, who has been missing
from her home in this city four weeks.
Mrs. Synder had mortgage on her sons
farm and went four weeks ago to collect the
interest. He paid her Sl25 and, according to
his story, started with her the next day to a
railroad station. Two robbers met them
and demanded her money, and upon her
refusal killed her and made him promise
under penalty of death to say nothing about
it. He said they buried her. The body was
disinterred and found to be clothed only IN
night garments. The supposition Is that
the heartless son killed her in his own house.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
Stabbed to Death in Prison.

JOLIET, H., Dec. IA fatal stabbing af-
fray took place at the prison last night, be-
tween John Kelly and John Gaines, both
from Chicago. The affray was the result of
a long-stanGing feud. Last night after quit
ting work Kelly secreted shoe hammer and
sharp knife on his person and took them
to his cell where he was locked with his vic
tim. After the convicts had retired shrieks
we're heard, and the night watch, rushing to
the cell, found Kelly and Gaines engaged IN
a death struggle. Kelly had dealt his victim
a blow on the head with the hammer and
stabbed him twice, inhicting horrible
wounds in the abdomen. Gaines will die.
The authorities attribute the affray 10 the
leniency shown in the Mooney and Anderson
case, which was of a similar character.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
a Steamer Gone Down.

LONDON, Nov. IA large steamer found
cred to-day off Hollyhead in full sight of the
shore. There are are as yet no indications
that any of those on board have survived.
LATER.
Nothing has yet been seen of any of the
persons on the steamship which foundered
off Hollyhead. 1t is supposed TO have had
crew of twenty men. Another steamship
has gone down off North Cornwall coast, and
twenty five persons on board drowned
There have been many disasters on the west
coast during the past forty-eight hours.
The scenes are described as fearful. A
heavy gale and rain prevails.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08

Rev. Ii. NJ. Joy. ID. d., ofthis city, lecfured
at Battle Greek last week upon The Hebrew
Law-Giyer." The Journal, in speaking Of
his effort, says: "The lecture displayed .
wealth of research and erudition, Which,
with the felictous practical application Of
the valuable range of thought suggested
caused il TO pogress a rare merit. DIR. Joy
added 10 his already high reputation as .
thinker and speaker in our midst by his ef
fort last evening"
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
BABY INSURANCE.


How IL rays.
fCleveland Leader.l
"You see, If don't prove she is dead !
won't get the. insurance. 1t Is necessary
for me to get the certificate OF the doctor
who tended her," Thus spoke a plainly
dressed old lady who called at the Health
Office yesterday. She was the proprietor
of a baby clearinghouse, and was in
death of an infant that had been
under. her charge. "The child's moth
er brought it to me-" she said, "and I kept
it long tinSe. The woman failed to pay
the board until she had got into my deb,
about S19. One day went to the store sf-
ter a loaf of bread, and while / was gone
the mother came and took the child away.
1t has since died, and she is trying TO keep
me from knowing where its death occurred
in order to keep me out Of the insurance.
If would get that. however. il would pay
me for the child's board.v
AS she finished speaking the woman took
ON her lap q neaty-dressedi little child
which accompanied her, saying: "This Ia
one of my boarders."
"How much do you charge week 10
care for the babiessv was asked Of her.
ssTwo dollars,r was the reply, land I do
all their Washing
"Are they mostly the children Of work
ing womenfv
"No. not all. The little one that died
Was the daughter Of o woman f1st was
never married, and she brought II &C. me
90 board"
lyon spoke about insurance. Why &c
you insure thenr'
$50 that when they die On my hands !
can give them decent burial. Now. the
little one that was taken away was aboaf
q year and q half old. and the Insurance
on IL amounted g. over SIS. II costs only
Eve cents q week 20 insure fatrr. and the
amount 70 be realized on 5fs death varies
with fhe are Of the child-
Further Investigation showed that there
is an agency IN Cleveland ~ which baby
insurance il ope Of the branches OF the
hnslaess. Circulars are issued bx the
a4snf sh3wl8e the iEn5n nsnse profits made
On small fnvtstfnent- Lists ere rub-
i;shed lol tie chii]rsn of1s1red IN Cin-
ffn af1, C1sveiand- DAYTON and ether cit
-. There can he ~ deuif tbat the in<ur-
ance bnSiusw coEDfined with tire boAxdinE-
houee = not pro1tokae en9sFpr3se
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
FL Mahdi Trying to be a Moses.

CAIRO, Dec. 7.-Gordon recently sent de-
fiant message to El Mahdi, inviting him, if
he be real prophet, to dry up the Nile, and
come and take him. The latest advice- re-
port that FL Mahdi had accepted the chal-
lenge, directed his forces to cross the river
as if it were dry land, while he remained on
the bank, and invoked aid of Allah. The re-
suit was 5000 men were drowned. The dis
aster greatly lessened FL Mahdi's influence.
His followers are rapidly deserting him. He
retired to the southwark after his discom-
fiture
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08

JACKSON, Mich, Dec. Elm the Crouch
cslse to-day the time was entirely taken mp
by the learned counsel in arguing the ques-
tion "Shall the conspiracy charge be admit
ted?" Any amount of legal citations pro and
con were produced. and il still remains a
question to be settled by the court whether
or no the prosecution will be allowed to in
trodece evidence to establish conspiracy
between Jud Crouch, James Foy and Dan
Holcornb
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08

strange disease has broken out among
the horses in the southeastern counties Of
Iowa, and has progressed with alarming rs-
pidiiy where it has appeared. The frst in
dication is a loss of appetite, from which the
horse grows weak and fails without apparent
suffering till the death struggle, when tho
pain is intense. The State veterinary sur
geon has been urged 10 inyestigate the mys-
ferrous disease.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08

After paitaking Of quantity Of head
cheese Thomas Kelly, wife, and four child
rem, of Lafayette, were taken with purging
and vomiting. and for a time their lives were
despaired of, but they are conyalesclng. Two
members of the family did not eat the cheese
and were not affected. Ii is the opinion OF
the doctors that the poison came from medi-
cine fed TO hogs 10 prevent cholera.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
Democratic Deviltry.

The Democrats of Sunrise, Minn., per-
suaded colony of supplemented Scandi-
navians, of Chisago county, that Cleveland's IS
election meant that they must move off their
farms, which were TO be given to the negroes
from the South. They finally held meet
ing. and applied to John Dobney, a we'll
known Democrat of that region, to intercede
with the President-elect that they might be
allowed to retain their homes, promising
that hereafter they would faithfully vote the
Democratic ticket.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
Gets a Gold Bauhle

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Professor Riley.
United States Etomologist, has just received
from the Secretary of the international For
estry Exhibition at Edinburg, a large and
handsome gold medal the only gold medal
awarded by the exhibition managers TO an
American.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
Germany.

BERLIN, Dec. 7.--It is reported that Ger
many recently proposed 10 England 10 de-
feat the internationally of the Niger region
in exchange for concessions for English s9-
grandizement In Egypt.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08

PARIS, Dec. lie Ndfia states that
Messrs. Bennett and Mackey are at the head
of syndicate which has been formed for
the purchase OF Cuba The amount 20 be
paid for the island is 500, 10000. Germany,
il is understood. has hand in the operation.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
The Business Record.

New York, Dec. 5.-Two hundred and
ninety-six failures in the United States were
reported during the week, against 237 in the
preceding week. and 246, 247 and 160 in cor
responding weeks in 1888, 1882 and 1881, re-
spectively.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
An Unholy Confessor.

MONTREAL, Dec. 5.-Rev. +. r. Pepin, of
st. Antoine abbe parish, who is charged with
confession in his church, has been arrested
on criminal warrants and will be brought
here for trial
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-08
He Took a Lions Share.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 5.-Suit was brought
yesterday in the third district court against
O. j. Ayerill, clerk of the court, and his sure
ties for embezzlement of $525,333, claimed
to have been wrongfully appropriated by
Averill at various times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17

One of Canute's attendants, youth
recently arrived at court, and deslrous
of establishing himself in the good
graces of his master, inquired OF an
old official how he could best attain
the object or MS alnulvion' NoVh'n%
CASTER" maliciously replied the other,
"you have only to initiate him IN
everything, and you are certain TO
please him." The novice took the
hint, and remarking that the king had
habit of constantly winking, resolved
to lose no time in following his exam
pie; and was no sooner admitted into
the royal presence than he began to
wink so persistently that it attracted
the attention of the monarch, VINO
asked him if he were afflicted with
ophthalmia. "No, Sire" he answered.
mot in the least; | only wink because
your Majesty winks, and | thought to
please you by doing the same" "I ou
have pleased me without knowing it."
said the king, to the astonishment of
the courtiers, who stood aghast at the
young mans presumption, "by curing
me, l. trust, of a bad habit into
which had unconsciously fallen; but
remember that in future you viii
please me more by endeavoring to iml-
tate the good qualities of others
instead of their defects"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17
'TattOOed Sam0ans.

The natives in the boats exhibited
tho general characteristics of the
Polynesian-Malays. Their faces were
clear of tattoo, but from the loins
downward over the hips and thighs to
the knees, they were very closely
tattooed. Unlike Maori tattoo, which
follows curved lines, the Sam0ans
puncture the color into the skin in
closely dotted mass, with diagonal
lines of bare skin embellishing the de-
sign, which at a distance looks almost
like pair of dark pants. The instru-
ments used are usually the spines of
the shaddock tres or bone driven in
with small mallets. The coloring mat
ter is burned candle nut. The women
do not tattoo. The process is begun
with the men at tie age of twenty,
and is slow and painful. AS among
their civilized professional brethren
there is a code of honor recognized in
the profession devoted to this art, and
this code is chiefly applied-so true is
human nature in all its aspects to
the maintenance of an adequate scale
of fees. A tattoo will sometimes
stop in the middle of his job, leaving
the subject half done, until his
pecuniary demands are satisfied, and
no professional brother can be tempt
ed to cut in and finish the business
A Samoan is no more able to walk
about for the rest of his life halt
tattooed than an Australasan masheT
with one whisker, and he is therefore
obliged to pay up to the uttermoSt
farthing, Although not so invariably
as in FIJI, the Samoan men and women
do dye their hair yellow with burned
coral, and PAINT their faces red and
black. They also shave the heads OF
their children, using sharks teeth as
razors. Rubbing or pressing noses
as with the Maoris. is the form OF
national salute. They never eat
before ten or twelve o'clock in the
morning, hut afterwards have nc
regular meal eating almost
continuously through the day
Melbourne (AuStralia) Leader.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17

Tipsy-toes is whistling, clear and
sweet. Hear him. he is whistling
watch on the Rhine Sweet and
clear flies his song through the hall,
through the dining-room, to the XII
chen where German Nora is washing
dishes.
She smiles as she listens to the dear
familiar music. She almost thinks
she can see the dear home on the banks
of the Rhine.
There, now Tipsy-toes has finished!
he is thirsty and will take little
water from his well. His well Is
tiny glass tumbler; his bucket is a i'll
bert shell. lie draws it up by a thread
through a hole in the floor of his
cage
He pulls the thread with his beak
and holds it in his claw. He drinks
and the bucket falls back with
plash.
Now for a seed or two, His seeds
are kept in tiny cart about as big as
half an English walnut shell. 1t stands
on platform which slopes from the
cage. lie draws the cart up, too with
thread. You see our Tipsy-toes is
well-trained bird. If he has bird
visitor, he draws up the cart and offers
him seed.
He was trained in the Hartz noun
tains in Germany, and it was there his
mistress bought him. The poor people
who live among those mountains make
a business of training canaries They
send one hundred and fifty thousand
canaries to the United States every
year. And hard time the little crea-
lures have crossing the Atlantic ocean,
Many of them die on the way.-L'tHe
Men and Women.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17

Writing of the wild tribes of the
Soudan, Mr.. F. L. James says: "a
medicine chest is often of more use to
the traveller than revolver, for moth
ing gives an African savage greater
pleasure than good dose of medicine;
but it must be Il strong one and rapid
in its effects. A good dose of c'oton
oil and colocynth or four or five grains
of tartar emetic is what they like. At
some places, Cassala for instance, there
were days when as many rs two hun
drcd people visited tho doctor, who
gave away, among other drugs, great
quantities Of pills. These pills we
found immensely popular,and we took
good supply with us, in half-pound
boxes, on each of our expeditions.
Col. Burnaby found pills u popular
specific IN Asia Minor. but it is found
that prince in Siam bought 1880
pounds of pills.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.


Boys"
Sturdy little farmer boy, tell mo how you
know
When y is time to plow the fields, and to reap
un NOW.
DO the hens "with yellow legs"
scold you when you hunt for eggs?
Do you drive the ducks to drink, waddling in
row?
Do the pigs in concert squeal
When you bring their evening meal'
Tell me- lltle farmer boy, for I'd like to know
Nimble little sailor boy, tell ne how you know
How to navigate your ship when the tempests
blow.
Do you find ii pretty hard
Clinging to the top-mast yard'
Don't you fear some stormy day overheard
you'll go?
DO they let you take light
When you go nlot at night?
Tell me- little sailor boy, for I'd like to know.
Little boys of every kind, tell me how you
know
That t is time ere schools begins rather i'll to
grow.
Does the pain increase so fast
That t is terrible at last?
Don't you quickly convalescs wien too late
to go?
DO you think am dunce'
Was MT school-boy once?
Tell me, all you little boys, for I'd like to
know.
John $. adams, in ST. Ntchoids.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17
Some Particulars About Preaching.

The tenth census shows, for instance,
that there are in this country "a, ,69o, or
in round numbers $4,000 clergymen.
Suppose, for the sake of illustration, that
each one breaches but two sermons a
week, which is, perhaps, rather above
than below the average, and we shall
have in the course of single year a
total of 6,760,000 sermons. Further,
suppose each sermon of only thirty
minutes duration. also perhaps less
than the average length, and at the
rate of 100 words a minute, each ser
mon will have about 5000 words, or
twelve book pages each of $50 words,
and all the sermons preached every
year will give total of printed mat
ter of 81, 10000 book pages, or l62, ,22O
volumes of 500 pages each, while if an
average congregation of fifty listen to
one sermon a total of 100000 wor-
shippers is presented at single service
Globe Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17

She was a remarkably sensible
young lady who made a request of
her friends that after her deceasc she
should not be buried by the side of II
brook, where babbling lovers would
wake her from her dreams, nor in any
grand cemetery, where sight-seers.
coming over cpitaphs, might distract
her, but be laid away to take her last
sleep under the counter of some mer-
chant who did not advertise in tho
papers. There, she said, was to bo
found peace passing all understanding,
a depth of quiet slumber on which tho
sound of neither the buoyant foot Of
youth nor the weary shuttle of old
age would ever intrude.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17
Happiness.
It's not wealth that brings

tits not wealth that brings
True happiness to any man,
For both may fly on transient wings,
Or last but fora little span,
Ambition has no power to charm,
When strength and life begin to wane;
The worlds applause can never calm
The weary heart in hours fpain.
Expected joys clude our grasp,
And hope grows dim with doubts and fears
While icvercd pulses long toclasp
The vanished forms Of brighter years.
Youth like phantom steals away,
And pleasures follow in its train,
While never more by night or day,
Can we entice them back again,
A well-spent life that none can b'amo,
A conscience from offences free,
Unscarred by wrong and sin and shame,
Is only true felicity.
A noble heart devoid of self,
That tries to elevate mankind,
And seeks iorno reward in pelt,
A perfect happiness may find,
A loving life whose end and aim
Is to do good whateer betide,
To lesson evil, want and shame,
And scatter kindness far and wide.
Good deeds aud actions pave the way
To make lilcs cares and sorrows less,
To bring contentment day by day,
And everlasting happiness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17

Gen. Crook says the Apaches are
the shrewdest and best fighters in the
world. They will climb places where
a COYOTE would have trouble in going,
and have such good eyesight as to be
able to follow trail on starlight
night lie thus speaks of their skill
in ambuscading: 81 have seen these
fellows ambuscade in place as level
as a floor. There was a wagon-train
in 1871 going out of Arizona into Cali
fornia, with an escort in advance. The
Indians saw them coming and ambu'-
caded in the road, which was perfectly
level, with here and there clump Of
grass. The Apaches lay upon their
stomachs, threw dust over themselves
and tied grass in their hair, and were
passed by the escort unnoticed. AT
ter the escort was some distance off
tho Indians jumped up and captured
the wagons in the rear and killed the
teamsters
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-17
home from the Dumsdays' great party
were heard to roll past, and Mrs. Ruff
fit burst into fresh flood Of tears.


were heard to roll past, and Mrs. Ruff
fit burst into fresh flood of tears.
81 feel so dreadfully sick, Aunt Bet
sy," she said; $50 heavy in every limb;
such a weight somehow. You know
excitement is bad for me. DR.. Sweet
man says Pm predisposed to heart dis
ease, and | know this is an attack of It,
I've all the symptoms, My arms are
swollen-look how tight the sleeves OF
this dressing-gown are-and my good
ness, Aunt Betsy! look at the belt! it
wont meet Can't you see how I'm
putting up all over? I'm going to die"
"Ah, my poor child" cried Aunt
Betsy, "you really are! Oh, do let me
take your things off, and put you to
bed, and send for the doctor. Come
upstairs at once"
Mrs. Ru1t assented.
Aunt Betsy helped her upstairs,
opened the bed, laid out the white
night-gown, and began to help her
neice off with the double gown. She
slipped the big loops of cord from the
big buttons, and began tugging at the
sleeve.
The nowered cashmere slowly reccd-
ed from the left shoulder.
Aunt Betsy paused and gave a
scream.
"Rebecca Runit" she cried.
ooh, what is it, Aunt Betsy?" asked
Mrs. Rutlit. cam | turning black"
Look cried Aunt Betsy. "Why
Rebecca Runit, you've put your doub'
le-gown on over your new dress. nc
wonder you felt queer.
"Why, how did | come to do such {
thing?" gasped Mrs. Run't in amaze
ment. 81 must have taken my nap IL
it, too"
She peeled off the double gown il
double-quick time,
: She had nothing to say, except:
| "No wonder felt stuify"
There was nobody to blame AM
! nothing to do but to make up wit
, Aunt Betsy who accorded graciou
forgiveness and retired meekly: but u
, in her own room she indulgel herse!
in little burst of triumph;
"'TiSn't me that's made fool of m!
SELF" she said, ungrammatically, a
l she tied her nlght-cap and blew on
, the candle; "and that's some comfor
!. ANYHOW"