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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25

Christmas day has two distinctive fea-
tures; it is the greatest children's hoIi-
day. ami it is a strictly christian holiday.
To no other day in the year do the chill
dren look forward with such delightful
anticipatious: on no other day do they SO
fully realize their anticipations; to no
other day do they look back with such
joyful recollections. Santa Claus Is
myth, but myth that has wreathed mil
hons of little faces with smiles, and made
Music and mirth about millions Of fire.
sides. And there are no flowers SO beau
tiful as these little buds OF humanity
busting cut into rosy, smiling blossoms,
no music So delightful as the chimes Of
happy children's voices. Says Cicero,
"What gift has Providence bestowed on
man. that Is So dear to him rs childreng'
Living jewels" Pollok calls them. ~Iiv-
ing jewels dropped tInstained from
Heaven Call not man wretched. who
whatever Ills he suffers. has child to
hove. SAYS Southey. and Dickens says.
II hove these little people. and it IS not a
slight thing that they. who are 80 fresh
from God. hove rs Love and peace
and iov, these comprise the significance
of The day. Beginning IN The hearts Of
the children. they overflow and ripple
forth until the pareats and the friends
and the x1sests and the whole world are
charged with delight Thus love which
Is the esseuee of Christianity grows from
what Ms. Norton has called ~the fragile
beginnings of q mighty end
As IA Christian holiday Christmas nat
nrally turns our thoughts - the life ~
Christ and 70 the influence vhich Chris
tisnity has had upon the world To a.
leuspf even he briefest outliue - tlse N
.'asnce of Christianity IN the wefsa n The
l.ttIe srasp a enr command Woula be at-
Der fo.ls. The st.uy y TIE Iils q Christ.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

Frank Lesiie's Weekly: Better is a
stammering tongue where love Is, than
five foreign languages and heart with
first mortgage ON it held by another girl.
Cleveland Herald: The doings OF the
two houses of Congress just now remind
one of the two boys, one OF whom was
doing nothing and the other helping him
10 do it.
Buffalo Commercial: Governor Cleve-
land is slowly but surely grinding out
pardons. Intoxication is apparently re-
garded by his excellency as a strong plea
in crimes behalf.
Boston Herald: Mr.. Cooks egotism
is like the North Pole-one cannot reach
IL by any conceivable means; it is unique,
isolated, omnipresent. 1t is the chief ele-
ment in ''Occidents."
st. Louis Post Dispatch: The opposi-
tion to the confirmation of Curtis as Sec
retary to the Spanish Commits
sion is directed by Logan, in return for
Curtis telling the truth about him. This
is what is called ''the Curtisy of the
Senate"
Rochester Post-EGpress: The Nor
mons will not send very strong lobby
to Washington this winter, as they do not
fear any additional legislation. = Ne,c
York World. For once the World is
right The Mormons have no need OF a
lobby so long as the Democrats have the
House.
Buffalo Courier Oem.): Civil service
reform is therefore the necessary policy
of the party, as it is the political creed of
the next administration. Those who are
attached to the party and desire its full
restoration to its former power and great
ness will support President Cleveland In
the course which he has mapped out for
his administration.
Philadelphia Times: The Senators
who have seen their closely guarded
treaties slipping away from them each
week bid fair to learn In due time that
the old-fasmoned diplomatic secrecy can
not be maintained in these days of uni
versal reading and enterprise which it
naturally develops in newspaper man.
ayers to supply this insatiate demand.
Philadelphia Record: Should Con-
gress yield to the opportunities of the Of
fetal class and raise the Bureau of Agri-
culture into department with a Secre-
tary it would not be long before Secre-
tary of Manufactures, a Secretary Of La
Dor, Secretary of Commerce and Sec
retary of Railroads would also be clam
ored for. For the effective administra-
ton of the Government there are quite
enough Cabinet officers now.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25

as related in the Scriptures Is too fanail-
lar 10 require repetition, but it may not
be unintsresting, nor Improbable, to
read description Of his person and
tribute to his character given by one who
was his contemporary, but not his fol-
lower. Pnblins LentuIus says:
There has appeared IN this our day, man
of great virtue, named Jesus Christ, who Is
yet living amongst US, and with the Gentiles
is accepted as prophet OF truth, bat hls
own disciples call him the Son OF God. he
raiseth the dead and cureth all manner Of
diseases, man of stature somewhat tall
and comely, with very reverend counte-
nance, such as the beholder may both love
and fear his hair Is OF the color of fiibert,
full ripe, aud plain down 10 his ears. but
from his ears d0wnwards somewhat curled,
and more orient of color, waving about his
shoulders. In the midst of his head goeth
seam or partition of hair, after the manner
of the Nazarites his forehead very smooth
and plain; has face, nose and mouth so
framed as nothing can be reprehended; his
beard somewhat thick, agreeable 10 the hair
of his head for color, not of any great length,
but forked in the middle, of an inno-
cent and mature look. His eyes gray, clear
and quick. In reproving he Is terrible; In
admonishing, courteous and fair spoken,
pleasant in speech amidst gravity. 1t can
not be remembered that any have seen him
laugh, but may have seen him weep. In
proportion of body, well shaped and straight
has hands and arms most beautious To be-
hold; IN speaking, very temperate, modest
and wise; man of singular virtue, surpass-
ing the sons OF men.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25

1r appears to be a race between Gov.
Cleveland and Gov. Begole as to which
shall pardon tue most conyicts, with Be
COLE, however, several lengths ahead.
The Syracuse Standard says:
Gov. Cleveland pardons convicted Grim
inals every day because they were under the
influence of liquor when they committed
the mlsdeed5 for which they were, at great
labor and expense, convicted. He regards
10 as an exculpating circumstance that a
man is drunk while breaking the law. In
his opinion, 10 Il a little matter To be under
tho influence of an intoxicating beverage, it
l. a little matter 10 commit a crime, and
both together are a little matter. tie finds
the sum of the two Offenses by subtracting
the first from the second; and the result is
that person who gets drunk and then in
fringes the law has done a slight thing By
the temperance men when they voted this
same Cleveland for President;
Tue growing demand for national
bankrupt law will probably culminate in
the enactment of the bill now pending in
the House of Representatives or a simi-
lar one IN the near future. recent ar
ticle in the Chicago Tribune makes the
following outline Of the provisions of the
bill, and we give it for the benefit of
those who wish to be informed ON the
subject:
IL will enable a bankrupt or creditors to
institute proceedings IN every Congressional
district instead of going to the seat of the
United States District Court, which was
necessary under the old law, and was in
-
missioner OF bankruptcy, before whom the
proceedings may be begun, has all the
powers of a Master in Chancery. His COM
pensatiOn Is fixed at $1,000 year, but may
be increased by order of the court not to
exceed $1,000. There Is TO be a supervisor
for every State, whose business ii Is to
inspect the Commissioners Offices and
20 instruct the clerks, trustees and other
persons engaged IN administering the law;
his compensation Is also limited to $1,000
year. The fees provided are $50 for the ap-
plcatiOn, 1 per cent.-of the full amount
realized on the assets, and One-half of per
cent. on any composition of indebtedness.
As all these fees are paid into court 10 be
transferred TO the United States Treasury.
they offer the officers no inducement for
partiality or delay. Speedy liquidation Is
also facilitated by giving the United States
Circuit Court final jurisdiction of all ques-
tiOns of law. The exemptions are confined
TO the necessary family wearing apparel and
such property "A IL exempt from attachment
under United States and State laws.
On its face the bill now before Congress
appears to be one that viii give satisfaction
70 the merchants. The fact that il has pass
ed the scrutiny of the Senate will of itself
commend its provisions to popular conf
dence. for the Senate il not only a more de
liberate body than the House, but IL is also
better authority ia law matters. In any case.
the House should proceed at once TO the con
slderatiOn of this measure and mature a bill
which Gill meet with the primary require
ments 0f expedition, economy, and an equit-
able division of the assets in the settlement
Of bankrupt estates.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25

Ir WAS generally supposed that the
course OF Senator Logan IN opposing the
nomination Of W. T.. Curtis as Secretary
0f the South American Commission was
an effort OF paying the Chicago Inter
Ocean for the hard things it has said
about him in the past, but that paper
says that it is mistake as neither
the Inter Ocean nor any one con-
nected with it did anything to secure the
nomination OF Mr.. Curtis.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25

FoUE more prisoners reported par
doned yesterday 1t is time an examina-
tion as to the sanity OF Gov. Begole
should be made.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25
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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-25

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
MERCANTILE PERPLExITIEs,
1919 Failures Reported to Dun n Co
for the Past Week

TO 4 'tIIUIes hepOFJeu 10 Dun a Go.
for the Past Week.
New YORK, Sept. 5.-The business fail
uTes throughout the country in the last
week reported to Dun & Co., number for
the United States 1919, and for Canada IA,
a total of 213, against 1876 last week, show
ing an increase Of II failures. Casual
ties are still numerous in the Western
and Pacific States, while in other sections
of the country the number of assign
ments is rather below the average.
GRANT & WARDS DEBTS.
Judgment for $4,000 was entered in
the Supreme Court to-day in favor of the
Marine National Bank against all the
members Of the firm of Grant &c Ward.
Excepting William g. Smith, none Of the
defendants answered or demurred to the
complaint,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
BISHOP PIERCE'S FUNERAL
SPARTA THRoNGED WITH sOR.
ROWING FRIENDS.

None of the Local Churches Larg
Enough. and the Obsequies Held In
the Court House-Rev. DIR. Talmage
Sends COndOling Dispatch.
SPARTA, GA, Sept. 5.-The funeral SER
vices of Bishop Pierce we're held IN the
court house here to-day, as the churches
were too small to seat the congregation.
The crowd was exceedingly large. The
services were opened by singing "One by
One" Rev. DR.. Key, of the South
Georgia Conference, then read the 103d
Psalm. Rev. DR.. Mann, of the same con-
ference, read the 10Th chapter of 1st Cor
inthians. The song, "ServanU of God.
Well Done" was followed by prayer by
Rev. DR.. W. II. Potter, of Macon, and the
singing of "HOw Blest the Righteous
when He Dies" DIR. Haygood
preached an eloquent sermon from
the 14th chapter, 7th and Sth verses, of
the epistle to the Romans. DR.. McFerrin
presented, in a touching and eloquent
address, the resolutions passed by the
Missionary Board, Publishing House and
preachers of Nashville, Tennessee. DR..
HaygOOd then delivered a message from
Gen. Toombs, saying that he was only
prevented from coming to the funeral by
sickness. DR.. HaygOod also read the fol-
lowing telegram from Or. Talmage, of
Brooklyn, New York: 'Include
thousands of good people at the
North among the sympathetic
mOurners ut Bishop Pierco's
grave. A great light not eXtinguished,
but passed into a higher and grander
orbit. They that turn many to righteous
ness shall shine as the stars forever" The
services were closed at the grave by the
reading of the usual burial services of
the Methodist Church by Rev. Dr. Evans,
of the North Georpia COnierencn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06

O'Clock on the night in question Mr.. John A.
Moore, who Is a neighbOr Of Mr.. AcOsta, was
taken suddenly very III, and Spencer Bibb
was told to take the horse and buggy and
come 70 the city for a doctor, and to stop at
Mr.. AcOsta'5 and ask him 20 20 to Mr.. MoSre's.
On arriving at Mr.. AcOsta's he left the horse
standing at the front gate and went directly
10 the house. Mrs. AcOsta was alarmed by
the noise and aroused her husband, telling
him that some one was trying to break into
the house Mr.. AcOsta took his pistol, and
going % his window saw a man leaving the
gallery hurriedly, when he hailed him. or
dering him to stop. and asking who it
was. Repeating his order once or twice and
seeing the man still going away very fast he
fired and the man fell. and on going to him ie
found that IL was Bibb. Bibb says that while
re had hold Of the door knob he discovered
that his horse was going of with the buggy
and that he started TO catch him. He heard
Mr.. AcOsta call to him. but was so intent on
catching the horse that he did not answer
him, but thought he would soon be back and
tell him his errand. The bullet struck Bibb
in the right side, breaking one rib and passing
through the lung, lodging near the backbone.
DR.. Eenshaw dressed the wound. and says
that while it is very serious, he does not think
IL fatal. he will extract the bullet TO-DAY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
A NINE CAVES IN.
Two Hundred and Fifty Acres Affected
by the SettIement-The Loss Very

Two Hundred and Fifty Acres Affected
by the SettIement-The Loss Very
Heavy.
WILKEsBARRE, PENN, Sept. 5.-The
Enterprise mine, at Port Bowkley, owned
and operated by Andrew Langdon, of
Buffalo, was this morning the scene of
the most extensive cave in that has oc-
CURED in this region for years, $50 acres
of ground settling to feet. The Lehigh
Valley Railroad tracks sank 5 feet and
traffic was stopped for some hours. The
air in the mine was driven with violent
explosion and forced its way out of the
shaft, almost totally wrecking the inside
workings. The ground is covered with
seams and cracks for several hundred
feet, and five houses belonging to the
miners in the employ of the company
are wrecked. 1t is feared that the
mine is ruined. 1t is now full
of gas and water from the river and
the mine is abandoned. Water near
by is pouring through the assures in the
ground. Five hundred persons are thrown
out Of employment. The owner of the
mine was offered $500, ,000last week for his
interest in the coal left, but declined the
offer. The cave-in extends from the Sus-
quehanna river, up hill TO the fanhouse
Of the mine, a distance of half mile.
Six mules were killed. Even if the mine
is not flooded out, it will be at least one
year before it can be put in working order
again. The loss viii reach fully $500 000
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
state Politics.

At Lumpkin Tuesday two Democratic con-
YentiOns met-one for the county OF Stewart
TO nominate a Representative, and one com
posed Of Stewart. Webster and QUitman dele
gates. to nom nate a senator for the Twelfth
Senatorial district. Benz. Fitzgerald was
nominated by the first and Hon. G. c Hum
Der by the second. the latter after struggle
which lasted till dawn.
Hawzinsville DisDatcA: The following are
the consolidated returns Of the Democratic
primary election for county officers for Pu-
laski, held on Tuesday last: For Ordinary
=. T.. McGrin, no opposition, gi3. For Clerk
John W. Lancaster, no opposition, 934. For
~herif-W m. q. Hunt 474. X. ;. Anderson 453.
For Tax Receiver-H. b. Kendrick SAB. W. Il.
SapD 90 For Tax COllectOr-E. \. Pollock
I 36S. r. r. Fleming l67, o. a. HeTrington lS3
/ X. IL. Vaughn l6i, +. II. Goodwin 81 For
Treasurer-D. q. Fleming 457, W. A. Fergu-
son i5i. For County Surveyor-C. Z. Ander-
SON COS, NJ. O'Brien 30. For Coroner-B. b.
johnson 595, James COOdY Z57.
Eastman Times: Hon. Charles I. Crisp.
Democratic nominee for the EOrty-ninth Con-
gress from this district, will address the people
OF the district at the following times and
places: Vienna, Tuesday, Sept. 9; Monte
zuma- Thursday. sept. II; OglethOrpe. Fri
day, sept. y; Elaville, Tuesday, Sept. %;
Hawklnsvllle, Thursday, Sept. 25; Abbeville,
Saturday, sept. p; lrwinYille, Tuesday, Sept.
3H; Douglass, Thursday, Oct. ,: Preston.
. Tuesday. Oct. Z; Marshalyille, Wednesday,
OCT. ); Perry, Friday, Oct. 10; Fort Valley,
saturday, Oct IL; AmericUs, Wednesday,
/ Oct. Is; Leesburg, Saturday, Oct. Is; East
man, Monday, Oct. 20; McRae. Wednesday,
Oct. y; Dublin, saturday, Oct. 25; Mt. Yer
non, Tuesday, Oct. Is; Lumpkin, Friday, Oct.
81.
Columbia Sentinel: Tuesday opened favOra-
bic, so fav as the weather was concerned, 20
all the candidates before the people Of Column
bIa for nomination. Voting began at an early
hour, and indeed steady vote was kept up
for several hours. The contest for the past
month between opposing candidates has been
quite lively, and luesdsy ended contest in
which every inch of ground had been earn
estly canvas>ed. The vote in Harlem was
unusually large, 2lS ballots being cast. Every
man interested in the least degree worked
like a trojan. We give below the vote as
consolidated: Representative-A. J. Avery,
35S: A. NJ. LaZenby, 1875. Ordinary-GeOrge
d. Darsey, $40. Treasurer. A. LamkIn,
25l: G.. W. Gray. 3U6. Treasurer and Clerk
&C. W. Gray. 476. Tax Collector-O.
Hardy, 2S2; +. =. Bonner, l3S; J.. 4. Luke.
l3S. Tax RECEIVER. A. Green. $50. Sheriff
Brad Ivy. 325; James Kelley, ls5. Coroner
Morris, a.: j. G.. Gjetchius, 81; Blanchard.
81; Mcdonald, Is; Reynolds. q; Joe Jussell,
y. SuryeyOr-Pearre, %; II. L. Neal, 20; Il.
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-06
THE sTENoGRAPH,
he nlSss Which is Designed TO su-

/ he Mac W Which ia Designed to su.
s<odo Shorthand Writing.
-Ohe of the simplest and most effective
machines ever devised TO do the work Of n
shorthand writer, says the Philadelphia
Recofd, is the stenOgraph. While it is
probable that most of the advocates of the
stenograph are more enthusiastic in It's
praise than the facts will warrant II Is
still evident that the little machine NAV
become very effective in the hands of ai,
expert, and that for dictaton purposes.
where speed of less than 100 Wo,is ner
minute is all that is required, it offers ex-
ceptional advantages. Instructions In the
use OF the stenograph has lately been made
a feature of the College of Business in
this city, and reporter, who is also a
skllled shorthand writer on Saturday aC-
cepted Prof. Peirce's invitation TO criti-
cally examine the machine. The steno-
graph prints but one character. dash
ABOUT One-SlXteenth Of an inch Hong. but
eacn one otthe i've keys-fOur of which are
dupllcated, making nine in all-fOrms its
dash arbitrarily on distinct part of the
tape OF paper which automatically nm
rolls when the machine is worked. Bv
this means five letters are each formed Ov
a single dash. The other letters and the
characters tn, sh and ch are made hy
combinations of the dashes. ANY lettei.
is formed by simply striking single
key or combination Of keys. letter that
IS formed by striking several KEYS is
just as quickly and easily made az
one that is made with a single
key. The mastery Of the stenograph
consists simply in learning what KEYS TO
strike to form the letters and the ability
to read the letters thus made on the pa-
per. In writing with the instrument all
EIlnnf IQttnTE ff IL.
the middle of words are omitted and for
anything approaching verbatim reporting
use Is made OF a large number of word
signs, and other words are usually very
much contracted or lett out entirely. to be
supplied by the context. Mr.. q. j. Bair.
who manipulated the stenograph at the
test on Saturday, proved his ability TO
write and afterward read with ease 100
word, Of unfamiliar matter per minute. II
did not seem that Mr.. Bair could well be-
come more deXterOus in the use of his
fingers, for they flew over the keys with re-
markable speed. 1t therefore appeared
to the reporter, and Prof. Pierce
c0incided IN the view. that for
MIR. Bair to increase his writing
speed considerably he must resort TO a
further use of w0rd-signs, cOntractions
and systematically omitted words. Some
other operators might manipulate the
keys more rapidly than he did but it is
probable that the majority would not. 1t
is claimed that the stenOgraph has been
made to write over 200 words per minute.
1t is evident that speed of from fifty to
seVenty-fye words per minute could be
acquired by the ordinary student much
more easily on the sJenOgraph than bv
photography. AS that speed is sufficient
for most Of the dictatiOn in business
offices it would seem that wide field Is
here opened for the use Of the machine.
In appearance the stenograph is neat and
compact, and its work is exact and uni