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Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
The Governor las falth N Them.

Thomas Ii. Girard and Adolplus l.. Skin
ner. Of tins city, and jeremiah Payne. Of
Cedar Springs, yesterday Iaid sl-75 each for
"a doculent signed by Gov. Alger IN which
he says tAat he reposes special trust and con
idence ia their ability ana integrity. They
are Commissioned ~ Ng.arles.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
New York.

NEW loBK March -.
Wall street closing. None. loaned easy. rnies
clo-ed l9lL per cent Exchange closed firm.
posted rates. Sls4ish4s7. actual rates. 81 - "a
asa for -iz;s dals - s3i.@i s5A for demand
-0oyernmerts closed hrm; currency 6's ~
osd. g. coupons i2z'. bid. 49, do IlIa. hid.
Pacific railroad bonds closed a, follow I nion
hrsts. iI2' 59llS land Grants. lof bid. d.
sinking funds. lisa.e 10 Centrsls II1aIl2is.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
a. IndecIslve Engagement.

SUAkIM. March Pit is now admitted
that the transport trains Of the Conmis
sariat Division alone lost $50 men during the
indecisive engagement near Iamai sunday.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25

NFw YoRk. March 2l.-Au indianapolis
special says tina; Mr. Mcdonald states that he
was offered the Russian mission, but de-
ciined because he wished no Office.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
Grant Resting Well.

AIs }oRK. March 2f.-Ihere is no change
lu lne condition of Gen. Grant. lie slept
quietly during the latter part Of last night
and uu1eu and slept some thi- afternoon.
Tonight he is resting we'll. lie received no
callers to-day.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
peath OF Dr. Sala Smlth.

DR.. Sala Smith. al old resident Of Grand
Rapids township. died yesterday morning.
aged about 65 years. lie practiced medi-
cine in this city some fifteen years and wa
widely known.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
Carter Harrison Re-Nominated.

CHICAGO, March 24.-Carter Harrison was
nominated for mayor by acclamation by the
Democratic Convention this afternoon.
Harrison Is now serving his third cOnsecu-
tive term as mayor.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25

CTScISNATI. March 2i.-George Gerke was
nominated for mayor 10y the Democratic
city convention tins afternoon. on the first
ballot.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
Big Fire in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, March PA destructive fire
occurred at Lewisburg, Tenn, at an early
hour this morning, in which nine business
houses were burned. Loss. <20,e0: no in
surance.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25

BERLIN, March 2i.-Emperor William las
sanctioned the purchase of the SchHnhausen
estate by a memorial committee as "a birth
DAY present u Prince BI.marE.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25

WASHINGTON March 2i.-Hon. Jno. ID. T.
G. Atkins, the new Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, arrived here tonight. He will as
sumo charge of the Indian bureau to-mor-
rpW
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25

NEW YoRK. March 24-Carl Schurz says
there u no truth in the statement that Truth
is 10 he revived under bis editorship.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
TRADE AND FINANCE.
Chicago Markets.

OFFICE Or +. '. V.TAYIOR Powers Block.
GRAND RAPIDS. March -. 1856.
lahle= Wheat and corn firm under better de-
nand Consels one-aighth lower
Markets arr sorg quiet to-day. closing al about
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
Officers Recalled.

CNcUrTA March 2i.-All officers Of the
Indian army now on furlough have been re
called.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
Ths Attaek POSTPONED.

suAuw. March 3t--tiraham has postpon-
ed his attack In force upon Osman Digua
unui F-iday
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
Fire at 81. Louis.

81. LOUIS, Mich. March 2}--At 10 O'Clock
last night J. +. Newton'- grocery burned.
Loss. s2.Jki- insurance - 80.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
Fire in Boston.

BosroN. March 24-The Mercantile block.
corner Of Commercial and Clinton streets.
npn
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25

SPRINGFIELD March 2i-The Amc= Com
pany. of Chcopee, has received ana order for
2OO.OOO swords The works Will De- run o.
their fullest capacity for some time.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25

Appointed Minister from Denmark.
BERLIN, March PIP De Lovenorn. Sec
retary TO the Danish legation here, has been
appointed minister from Denmark 20 the
United States.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08
SOME REASONS
Why the Independent Outfit We're
Never SALARY Suckers"

The Kirwiu Independent in its last weeks issue
calls the Senior editor @. the HERALD q ''Salury-
sucker simply because he drew the salary he
was entitled 20 under the law while acting in the
capacity of COunty superintendent of this county.
il he is a ''Suiary Sucker for that reason then
were all sis predecessors SALARY Suckers, and so
is the present incumbent Salary-SUcker' Not
only that but all the officials tha- Phillips county
has ever had. We're '-Salary Suckers he fact is
the people of this county choose their officers, and
they are willing 10 pay them a reasonable salary
for their services, nor do they look upon them as
comorants, leeches or SALARY Suckers, - simply
because they receive pay for their services Ne
do not think our county officials are generally
Overpaid, especially when they are continually
harrassed by hre of dirt and Nth poured upon
Them week after week. from nasty, cranky and
irresponsible sheet ]. ke the Independent,
But the independent outfit were never SALARY
Suckers, and there is q good reason Ior 10. THEE
have NOT HAD THE uProRrUNI y. LA2IB got
ecOoped FOR County superintendent, by h0mas
Truu LAMB got scooped for County Clerk, by ]
". Love- "a Sos got scoOped Tor County Commits
ei0ner, by Horace uouluOn; lar HEEL Bill got
Rcooped for county Treasurer by ID. L Smith,
EAR-HEEL BIZ got scOoped Tor Auditor OF State
By cOi0reu man from Nicodemus AS we said
bef3-es the independent outfit were not ''Sa ary-
Suckers" on no, and there is good reason Tor
il. After an their tribulatiOns, uIter exciaiming
in dOleful tones, .Oh, ye people of Phi lips conn
~ How often Woald we have gathered ye to-
gether, even as a hen galhereth her chickens un-
der her wings in order that ye might hoist inJo
any OF your good fat offices, and We would not -
AMER al this gentle readers, do yon wonder that
the grapes 70 then are very 6ouzi
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08

The Rocks County delegation worked
faithfully for the nomination of Q. w.
Smith, of Stockton, but they could not
quite reach 1t. Mr.. Smith Is young
man who would or. &c almost any pOsiJ-
ion in which he might be placed. In
fact, the larger part of the convention
was composed of yOungish men of whom
we are proud. Northwest Kansas will
be a very important factor in the future
policy of our State, or we are mistaken.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08

Graves Addition TO MIibrook will
undoubtedly be the future town of that
county. IL is located on II gentle north
erly slope towards the river, and plenty
of good water can be found at a depth
of 80 feet Several nice buildings are
already constructed, and new f0unda-
tions are being rapidly laid Tor more.
Bro. Graves has struck q bonanza and
we are NOT sorry on account of it. He
has stayed by MiIlbrook and Graham
County through thick and thin, and de-
serves to reap some of the benefits which
are bound 10 come ere long
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08

The Kirwin Independent calls US q
s'Splendid Hypucrite, and devOtes
about column to our benefit last week,
and all because we were a delegate to
the MilibroOk Convention, and sent
there by the Republicans of this County
10 support Mr.. George w. StinsOn.
We had supposed that this greenoack
institution would have discovered some
time ago, that the Republicans OF this
county run their own machine without
any assistance from them. But 1t seems,
that we were mistaken, and that their
Obtuseness in taking a hint is equaled
only by their monumental cheek.
The Republicans Of this County chOse
to give Mr.. Stinson the delegation, and
selected eleven men TO carry ou5 their
wishes; we happened to be one of those
eleven men and that is the reason he
calls US a splendid hypOcrite'', ''dud-
ishn, and all sorts of pet names. See
here, YOU fellows of the Independent
there is one thing you cannot accuse. us
of, and that is OF supporting Iar-Heel
Bill for county treasurer. Why, il
the story about that United States Mail
robbery, be true, Mr.. StinsOn IF
DRUNK, would be much better qualified
for the office Of Judge than Tar
Heel Bill would have been for coun-
tV treasurer, EVEN If SOBER, and Yet
the Independent supported HIM, and
took the awful dose without even a snort
or kick. "Oh, consistency thou art a
JawaIl -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08
TAIRTY-ONE CENTS

The Kirwin Independent thinks we
will not back uU our statements in re-
gard to C. j. Lamb swindling the cOun-
tv out of 81 cts. taxes, and claims that
the "county-seat gang" (as he chooses
to call Thomas Cox and other gentle
men who were in Office at that time ,
tried to swindle Mr.. Lamb out of 81 cts
The fact is that by some mistake there
was a slight discrepancy IN Mr. Lambs
initials on the tax rolls, j. z. Lamb in
stead of c. j. Lamb, and taking ad-
vantage Of this he refused to pay the
81 cents. 1t was a small hole to crawl
out of, but Lamb was equal to the
emergency and squeezed through. He
afterward claimed that he would not
pay it because a portion of the property
assessed was improvements on a home
stead but that was not the reason why
he would not pay it as the return of the
tax warrant plainly shows. The fol-
lowing is a true copy Of the original tax
warrant.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08

The Kansas Western surveyors passed
through town this week making a care
full preliminary survey. Their line
passed on the south side of town, but
the north side of the Prairie Dog.
They crossed to the south side just east
of town and proceeded with their sur
vey eastward along the valley--NOrtOn
Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08

Col. w. G. Jones, Ex-Warden of the
State PenitentiarY, has been appointed
United States Marshal for the District
of Kansas Mr.. P. G. Lowe, Of Leaven-
worth, failed to make it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08
LOUIS K. PRATT

In order that the readers Of the
IEKALD may know something OF Louis
X. Pratt of Norton county, the man
who will be the next Judge of the 18th
Judicial District, we VIII give brief
sketch Of his history. He was horn on
Il farm IN Madison county, Ohio, on the
I4Lh daV OF February, 1902, and Is there
tore now 80 years Old. Al lineage Ct 9
wears, his parents moved To Springfield,
Clark county. Ohio, where they remain
ed about years. Mr.. Pratt like most
American BOYS, attended the common
districl schools until he was 10 years
of age At that time be was sent 10 a
select school in Springfield where he
remained for one year, at which time
he was transferred To Witteuberg Col
lege, in the sumo town. where he enter
ed the Freshman class. He left that
institution as a Sophomore, in his 18th
year, and removed to College Springs,
Iowa, Waere he attended college Tor
two years. At the age of p he COM
menced the study of law at LOganspOrt,
Indiana, which course he pursued until
1876, when he commenced the practice
of law in Iowa. In 1877, he came to
Norton, Kans., where he has continued
10 reside, devoting his whole time to
the practice of his profession. Mr..
Pratt has made an enviabe reputation
as lawyer. lie Is a young man Of
good habits, and possesses Keen percep-
ton, and a logical mind. With his
untiring energy, and earnest desire to
faithfully perform the duties of such an
important office, we have no doubt but
that be will make an excellent Judge.
We have strong faith in the young men
of the country. They must sooH
assume the responsibility of filling i'm
pOrtant positions, and we truly believe
that MIR. Pratt is a young man in whom
the voters of this Judicial District Can
place implicit confidence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08
SUMMERsVILLE, OREGON,
Nov. list, 1888.

Dear Sir and friend: Yours of Nov.
9th at hand, will say in reply to your
question in regard to @. j. Lambs
taxes. 1 did receive a tax warrant
against j. 4. Lamb for 81 cts. q. j.
Lamb, at the time, 1 think, was down
at COncordia, and 1 wrote to him at that
place and received a reply that his
name was not j L. Lamb, but q. J.
Lamb, and that he would not pay it.
That was his reply as near as 1 can
recOlEect. l am, Yours Truly,
7 A. MARVIN.
If Lamb had thought a part of his
taxes were illegal, his proper course
would have been 10 60 before the Com
missioners and have the matter recifed.
All, it is no wonder that the ''Nucleous''
sighed, in his sober reflections, and sad
" murmured:
'"Ewas a sad day for me thatmy morals were lax,
In that chain of unhappy events,
When / sWind ed the county plumb out of my tax,
Which amounted to thirty-One cents.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08

Clark A. Smith, of Cawker City, has
been reuOminated for Judge by the re-
pubHcans Of the 10th Judicial District.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08

DR.. Phillip Krobn, of Phillips County
delivers to day the memorial address al
AtchisOn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-08
STATE OF KANSAS,
Phillips County.

y
The State Of Kansas to the Sheriff Of
Phillips County -GREEZIN g.:
WHEREAS, the sum of 81 cents, taxes was levied
the assessed personal property of j. +. Lamb
for the year A. ID. 1874; and whereas, the Goth day
of Dec. A. d. 1874, has elapsed, and the same re
You are hereby commanded to levy of the goods
and chatteis OF such person, said amount Of said
unpaid taxes, and the penalty thereon, together
with your fees for col Getting the same) and pay the
And return this warrant within sixty dyys from
the date hereof.
witness my hand. at my office, in PhuIipsburg
in said County, this 10 day of april, A. d 1875.
No. A. THOS. cox,
County Treas.
The following is a copy of tine return
made by the Sheriff, L A. Marvin. as
it appears on the back of the original
warrant:
''JUNE 14th, 1873.
Not found; IS no such person IN the
county"
This should be sufficient proof to show
the real reason why Lamb would not
pay his taxes; but IN order to show our
readers couclusivelY that he would not
pay the 81 cents because his initials were
wrong, we publish below a copy of an
original letter written from I A. Mar
vim, the sheriff who tried to execute the
warrant, to a prominent gentleman in
this county:
SUMMERsYILLE, OREGON,
Nov Isl 1882
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-25
Dazzling the Natives.


DIR. LaudselI, the famous mi ssionary, was
warned when entering BOkhara that his
conventional clerical garb would not i'm
press the natives with a proper sense of the
wearer's Importance
II had, he related, the red hood L wear
as a doctor of divinity and my square COL
Iege cap. / also had a very elaborate ex-
ample of a sort of Persian waistcoat, which
l hal purch ased as 4 curiosity. L had also,
as a Free mason, my Royal Arch collar and
apron and several Masonic jewels. Before
entering Bokhara put on my doctor of di-
vinity hood, my Persian waistcoat, my
Royal Arch collar AMI apron, all the Ma
sonic jewels which l am entitled to wear,
fastening my little travelling bible to my
Royal Arch collar, was presented to the
deputation sent out to receive me- They
were a dazzling crowd, in gorgeous attire.
They received me with great distinction,
eni | rode at the head of very gallant
procession, one of the wonders of Bokhara;
AMI l think l smiled frequently as / thought
of the appearance l made, and contem-
plated the evident sensation | created"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-25
The Quiet People of Holland.
iCornhiI Nagazine.l


There IS a singular elm Eeigning in the
streets OF Rotterd m. The faces OF the
pas ers-by are stolid; there IS no chatter
ing, no gesticuIating. The population is i'm
perturbably good. L was constantly struck
by this feature OF the Dutch wherever
went; they are preternaturaliy tranquil
At Rotterdam, it may be- argusd, the peO-
pie are preoccupiel with business, AMI have
time to be gay and noisy. But at their
holiday resorts they are equally quiet.
One Sunday afternoon | went down to
Scheveningen, the famous seaside resort
near The Hague, and L was utterly astoundel
ut the bearing of the crowd of holiday seek
ars. l could hardly help thinking that the
whole thing must be a toy, and that the
people were playing at being good. The
hotels ON the top of the sand dunes, the neat
brick paved, winding footpath that runs
the whole length of the upper part of the
beach; the villas, the casino, the village
the church, with its clock dial painted re
and blue, with the hours picked out in
white; the little canvas bathing machine.
brilliant with new paint; the little tents on
the beach, the fishing boats, all seemed to
accord with this idea, they were neat
and proper When We arrived all the peo-
pie were out on the beach; the Sunday holt
day makers, too, had arrived, and yet the
tranquility, the stiffness, the absence of the
sounds of gayety, or, indeed, of any human
sounds, were so marked that it made one
feel quite uneasy
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-25
Why the Rails Break.
[An.erical Machinist.l

Although trains n Britain maintain s.
higher average speed than tnose run on
American roads, accidents from broken
rdlis are almost unknown there, the cause
of this exemption from breakage being due
to the great weight of rail employed.
u nile our leading railroads are using rails
weighirr r. n fifty ito sixty-live pounds
to tie yar,.. Briti5l roads doing similar
work have rails weighing from sixty-fve
to eighty-fve pounds To the yard.
American en- ,ineer5 ASSUMED that steel
rails could uos De overloaded by ordinary
railroad locomotives or cars, and they in
trl,IuceI rails that were too light in the
first place, aud the breakages due to inherent
weakness are now manifesting the mistakes
made. There are many Thousands Of miles
Of ra5iroaL track !ai3 with steel under sixty
pCunis weight to tle yard Every train
that rolls over this track takes part Of the
steel away. 50 that the rails are gettiny
smaller AMI weaker every year. As this
veakne~s grows TIE increase OF accidents
from breakage will - On.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-25

Louisville Co,n.lsr-Jonrnall


There j. . period discussion OF the NOR
ality Of the p1rase mot at home" and the
opinion o. really truthful persons arc as
widely apart ny. Il the matter IS the poles.
Many contend, Is it is q generally accepted
phra in society, ald means only that the
Per oa called upon l. not receiving, it is not
uatruthTul, AMI no one Is deceived
thereby O.aer, again, holl that rs i
IS % i t-e absolute trulh, its use l. product
i've az harmful re uIs' 70 tie integrity of the
minds ef ch;iive,. AMI sa-vauts
LIo formula used IN polite German sGci-
Ety, wse,e calls 81 ceremony are made in the
forenoon IS Il am very sorry but madame
aas net vet made her toilet This
explanation 5 always accepted kindly.
Here. however, waer3 morning cSus arc tins
e.- g. ,ioa, this form can not bo employed
The Gurit5n !aot, however, coulI b. cut il
3, very s.mpe manner without wouCliuy
either tae -el-e Of truthfulasss or the fcal-
IaSs o The c1ller When Is is impoSsbl3 to
receive, the servant should b. explicitly
tell t. inform callers that her mistress is
no. resolving to-day" Never allow q sery-
-ns to say, III response to the query as TO
whe-Ger'tae mistress is ct home, Il don't
know. VT win see.' Give q servant IN
struc: o1S be ore callers arrive aud let the
ia-vrtua on be conveyed il a set form OF
word
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-25
In building a House.

a landscape photograph into which the
average trim dwelling intruIes is a proof of
how trying 70 natural beauty is the usual
abode Of man in this country. Well
meaning efforts have been made to remedy
thit uyi-Ea5 by the addition OF adorumsnt,
which however being for the most part
purp sees and adding to the cost without
any co-respon ling benefit, only aggravates
the evil. The jiS-sawel work drops away,
the gay paint washes Off, and a distressing
shaLbuess ensucs- Even when such a house
IS kept III smart repair the change of fash
ion III architectural millinery makes it
look ridiculous like q woman with last
years met.
Really good architecture, however, looks
as well fifty years hence as it does to-day.
Whatever the prevailing lyle may be. In
building q hcu-c, the true way is to make
it, plan a. c9nyenIent Is possible, AMI let its
exterior conform thereto. Symmetrical
lines and good proportions give e house its
artistic character, and not its enumeration.
The best houses are those which have little
or no ornamentation for ornamentation's
.ake-allh0ugh eeul feature, like YER
audas, dormeGs, and bay windows, may
serve TIC FGgT Oses o! 0rnamentatf0n-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-25
Hyinter Exenlng Heading.

Mrs + Z. Hooker, in Good Housekeeping.l
II j. 4 delightful way to Pass the long
writer evening, when the children are old
enough for II, for the family to take up the
ilay Of SHAKES peare, assigning the various
part f, q It rent members of the family.
If your own circle be not sufficiently large,
call "a y5ur nelgabor=. Let the young
psopl- bo 4auo Ia read correctly, intel
iganUy ana w=I thus you are able to &C
cJmpl.>l several things. An ease of manner
in reading IS acquired. q correct ear,
kuo1laI Ike Of the best use Of words, and
naturally follows love of the highest
Htera tuge-
THEN when it becomes possible for the
children to see some ono of these familiar
plays on the stage, take them yourselves.
Thus they vii easily see that the theatre is
t. you a place whero something good may
be seen AMI heard; possibly you may DO
able to form 20 c0rrec- q taste in early life
a to preclude all de ire for inferior actors
AMI plays. Set your intellectual standard
high and try TO keep yourselves in sym pathy
with the caiilreI every way, AMI they
will have n desire t. conceal anything; the
book. tie amusement, the friend, Will all
tlc mIra enjoyable because Of the pre=ence
of the gGther AMI mother into their inner
life
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-25
Contagious

Diseases are prevalent all over the world
ann native Of England. and while i'm that
COEufTy / contracted a terrible blood poison,
and for two years was under treatment as an
outdoor patient at Nottingham Hospital,
England, but was not cured. ! suffered the
most agOni2iug pains in my bones, and was
covered with sores all over my body and
limbs. | had vertigo and deafness, with par
tial loss of sight. severe pains in my head and
eyes. etc, which nearly ran me crazy. lost
all hope in that country. and sailed for Amer
lea, and was treated at Roosevelt in this city
a well as by prominent physician in New
York having no connection with the hospitals.
/ saw the advertisement Of Switts Specific,
and determined to give il a trial as a last re-
sort. ! bad given up all hope % being cured,
as had gone through the hands of the best
medical men in Nottingham and New York. : /
took six bottles of :, 5. = and can say with
great joy thar they have cured me entirely.
am rs sound and Wen as Lever was in my
life. l.. FRED HALFOkD.-
y. i. city. June IL. 1885.