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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-09-25

Some Rare Feats Upon a Violin BY n Play
err without q Bow.

The piece ON the programme which
entertained me the most was q per-
Torrance on the violin. 1t had just
begun as I entered the room. The
performer was a handsome young fell
low, dressed in a grotesque suit OF
many colors, and he was talking away
to the audience as / came in in a very
animated manner 1t seemed, as
nearly as Icould understand him, that
he had lost his violin bow, and unless
he could find some substitute for it he
could not do his part in the concert.
Did any OF. his audience happen to
have q violin bow with them? Mol
| Well, that was too bad! What should
he do? Would anything else answer
instead of bow? Couldn't somebody
lend him something? etc. Of course
this was all made up.
The object of the violinist was to
get hold of some nondescript object
with which he could play on his violin
instead of a bow and so show his skill,
and all his talk was simply to. enter
tain his audience SO much more. Pres
emily somebody handed him up g..
visiting card-a common, plain visit
ing card. The violinist took it, look
ing at it a moment Inquiringly, tried
it's edge with his finger, and then APP
piled the edge to the strings of his in
strument 1t answered the purpose
very well, and he played quite q nice
tune. At the end there was a burst of
applause. Then he called for some
thing else-to see, he said, if he could
not do a little better.
An officer of the army, who was sit
ting near the stage, passed up his
sword and with the sword for a bow
the clever young violinist, after q mo-
mert or two's experimenting, played
another nice tune, over which there
was more applause, louder than be-
fore. Then he handed the sword back
to the officer and asked for something
else. A lady handed him up an UNI
brella. An umbrella How could any
one play on the violin with an umbrel-
lal But this man did. He opened the
umbrella and, finding q smooth place
a FEW inches in length on the handle,
went to work with ease and succeeded
surprisingly well. The applause when
he finished was heartier than ever and
what had been before a scene of mere
amusement on the part of the audi
ence seemed to rise into something like
admiration.
And now the violinist good natured-
ly offered to try once more. And what
do you think was handed UP to him
this time? A shoe; and a old shoel
Surely he would have to give it up
now. For a moment he looked as II
he would. After examining the shoe
with care for q moment, the violinist
found aplaceon The innerside, between
the heel and the toe, wherethe project
ing sole furnished q short, sharp edge.
When ne had found that and felt it
with his fingers, he looked up with a
pleased expression, as tito say, I guess
that viii do. And do it did; for with
the shoe for a violin bow he went on
and played q tripping tune that SET
everybody's feet a going, and when he
| had finished filled the room with d
deafening round Of applause. With d
low bow and pleasant smile, in a mo.
2 ment he was gone.-Correspondence
. San Francisco GILL.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-09-25

beside her. I confessed all. Slow
amazement dawned in her counte-
lance At length her soft eyes filled
with tears. She drew my face down
to her bosom where thelittle baby was
sIumbering.
Another ~lover?" she murmured.
"Why Will, nobody but you even low
ed me in all my life"
Then, again, l knew that she wa"
c more my LuCie.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-09-25
MY WIFE LUCIE.

I don't know where to show you an
other just like her. She vas straight
and round in figure, with a fair face,
golden hair and soft, white hands. She
had brown eyes, regular features and
mobile red lips. On a rainy day Ger
tain fine tresses of her shining hair
would escape from the remainder and
curl about her temples in little gold
tendrilrings. Her voice was quiet and
melodious, and she wore violet dress
es. This is as well as / can describe
her.
And | am afraid that this is about
all | knew of her when we were mar
ried. We met first out west. | was
alone ina strange country. She, also
was alone. She was a music teacher
living in a clearinghouse. She was
gentle and sad. | made her aCquaint-
ance. / loved her. / promised to
make herhappy and we were married.
My westerntour being ended, we came
back east and settled at q romantic
little place called Daphne Dell. We
had been married just ayear when my
story commences.
| was young, just startingin life, and
very much engrossed in my business.
Neither was | a particularly demon
sr4v.o4 w n |, oTI aS / 11nIa Nya . XTapXY
quiet and composed in mien, [ think
we hardly appeared lik enewly-married
people.
Ihad all confidence in my wife. 1t
was her neatness, ~frugality and good
Judgment that won me, together with
her beauty. All home affairs-the en-
ployment of q servant, and bills-Ileft
entirely to her management. 1t was
q great rest to leave my countingroom
and return homeward, for / was sur
to find everything right. If Lucie had
any anhoyances she confessed
them, and / never took homemy bust
ness trouble.
AS Isaid, we had been married a year,
when one evening / came home as us
ual. 1t had been a fine day, but, as
left the ears a great drop ofrain splash
ed on my nose. / had ten minutes
walk before me and commenced the
task rather briskly.
Daphne Dell was within half an
nours ride of the city. Ihad thought
it better for our health to live out OF
town, and then to me, at least it was
infinitely ~pleasanter. Lucie, too, had
seemed to like the place. She came
and examined it before / made the
purchase-said it was pretty and
would do very well.
The rain came down smartly as
reached my garden gate. AS | entered
the sitting-roomI found Lucie hurried
" putting away some papers.
1.-THE rain is blowing up from the
west. You had better shut the parioI
windows, Lucie," / said, as / went to
the closet to hang upmy coat. and get
my dressing gown.
sfYes, Wil,p she said absently, rum
maging in a drawer. The storm
struck savagely against the pane. Sht
went and shuttle parlor windows anc
then came back to the drawer.
When shelooked the drawer through
she looked over the table, and finally
went to the e~scretoire.
"What are you hunting for, Lucie9'
said I.
sNever mind,n she said, carelessly
81 guess It will come. Supperisrea
VIII =
We went to the dining room. Sh
poured out my tea, and chatted Q
her harden and the Incidents re th
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21
CHAPTER Nv.

It was several months before the agent
returned from America. He had been
ordered to spare neither time nor money,
and had kept his instructions to the let
ter, but with little result as yet. Hav-
ing, after some trouble, ascertained that
the man who was shot, as described by
Mr. Dunn, passed under the name OF
Winslow, he went to work to trace him
back. It was difficult task, but it
would have been even more so had not
the so-called Winslow, by sundry vii
famous acts, left his memory green in
the minds of some with whom he had
come in contact. It will doubtless seem
as though the search was begun at the
wrong end but, years ago, the other
way had failed. From the time when
he quarreled irrevocably with his
mother, Blatchford could be traced a
certain distance then he disappeared
At last the agent returned. By the
merest chance he had found q man who
had sailed from Liverpool in the same
boat that carried Blatchford or Winslow.
He like others, had reasons. of his own
for remembering him. SO this was the
result of theinquiry Blatchford sailed
from Liverpool at certain date, under
the name of Winslow. After q short
but discreditable career in various cities
in North and South America. he had
met his fate as described. Nothing was
known of his wife.
Cuthbert heard the agents report.
"We had better advertise for Mrs.
Winslow," that gentleman suggested.
Cuthbert considered.
"Not yet" he said. $50 down to
Liverpool, and try and trace back from
there Most likely he staid at good
hotel. A list of the guests may show
where he came from, as he appears to
have been contented with one alias.
Go down and see what you can do; but
don't write me or come to me until you
think the case hopeless, or until you
have learned all.
The agent went his way; and Cuth-
bert knew that the time was drawing
near when the old battle must be re-
fought. He strove to dismiss the mat
ter from his mind but, do what he
would, it was always with him. The
sacrifice would now be SO tremendous.
Even if all went we'll with his party, and
he had Office. what good could be ex-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

truth came to him like fash of light
ming. Astonishment no longer expressed
his state. He stared at his wife, She
stood with her eyes cast down, her
beautiful face pale and sad and with
tears slowly running down her cheeks.
'But the child Y gasped Cuthbert-
"your child!"
Still ignorant of the truth, she looked
at him with reproachful eyes. Why
should he wish to probe every old
wound? 9At cNA oE~a@
"Poor little baby y she said "poor
little boy! The only thing that / can
look back to with happy thought the
only CLEAN of sunshine in my life. But
he died, Cuthbert-died before I wrote
to my old friend Mrs. Mayne, begging
her to come and save me from starvation
or worse. Then it was 1 said, 6 will
have no past.
Cuthbert rose and clasped his wife to
his heart. Had she wished to resist,
those strong loving arms of his would
have made resistance useless.
Marion, my wife, my darlingl" he
cried, Can you not understand? I
have been sending across the world to
Ralph Blatchford, to whom, if could
given up nearly every farthing of the
wealth we enjoy; and from this letter I
learn that Ralph NBlatchford was the
man who married you under the assumed
name of Winslow! Marion, if you I'M
derstood what this means to me, to you,
to the children, you would be happier
than ever you have been before !"
Marion understood.
She laughed half-delirious but en-
tirely happy laugh; her hand stole into
her husbands and the whole question
of the Blatchford bequest was endeda
OF rest forever.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21
| THE End
HOW GLOBES ARE BUILT.

This heading has no astronomical
meaning; it refers only to mechanical
manipulation. Our library and school
educational globes have perhaps, been
puzzle to many an inquisitive mind,
they being SO light. so easily turned on
their axis, and so smooth as to appear
more like natural exact productions
than mechanical constructions. The
material of a globe is thick, pulpy
paper, like soft straw board and this is
formed into two hemispheres from
disks A fiat disk is cut in cores or
radical pieces, from centre to circum-
ference, half of the cores being removed
and the others brought together, form
ing hemispherical cup. These disks
are goared under cutting press, the
dies of which are SO exact that the cores
come together at their edges to make a
perfect hemisphere. The formation is
also done by press with hemispherical
mould and die, the edges of the cores
being covered with glue. Two of these
hemispheres are then united by glue
and mounted OH wire, the ends of
which are the two axis of the finished
globe. All this work is done while the
paper is in moist state. After drying
the rough paper globe is rasped down
to surface by q course sand paper, and
followed by finer paper, and then
receives coat of paint or enamel that
will take a clean, smooth finish. The
instructive portion is map of the
world printed in twelve sections, each of
lozenge shape, the points extending
from pole to pole exactly the same as
though the peel of an orange was cut
from stem to bud in twelve equal
divisions.
These maps are obtained in Scotland,
generally, although there are two or
three establishments elsewhere which
produce them. The paper of these
maps is very thin, but tenacious, and is
held to the globe by glue. The operator
generally woman-begins at one
pole, FASTING with the left hand and
laying the sheet with the right working
along one edge to the north or other
pole, coaxing the edge of the paper
over the curvature of the globe with an
ivory spatula, and working down the
entire paper to an absolutely smooth
surface. AS there are no laps to these
lozenge sections the edges must abso-
lutely meet, else there would be q
mixed up mess, especially among the
islands of some of the great archipela-
goes and in the arbitrary political
borders of the nations. This is probably
the most exact work in globe making,
and yet it appears to be easy, because
the operator is so expert in coaxing
down fulness and in expanding scanty
portions, all the time keeping resolute
relation and perfect joining with the
other sections and to their edges. The
metallic work-the equators, meridians,
and stands-is finished by machinery.
A coat of transparent varnish over the
paper surface completes the work, and
thus globe is built.
SS
The cunarctitiouc pac;,J M, u, ,,oo, =, L..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

The superstitious residents near big
factory i'll Aldenville, Va, declare that
the smoke from the chimney rises into
weird and awful shapes, indicative of
impending disaster.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-08-21

IT have passed bad night, she
faltered. She could not reproach
him at that moment. She could not
understand why, with that letter wait
ing for him, his voice should express
such unmistakable anxiety and
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06
HOT SHOT FROM LOGAN.
4 scATriFG osNUNciATloH
Chicago Mlaicipai election IS
Warned Up ~ General LoZan's
nseif - fiarrisoa 5 Charges.

CHletll AfalL- fhe political exeilsmenl
luc alsaiil - tae manisaaai aiecgion VI Tue--
aag aasl l..s hean ilielsslesi a. a fssef heat
~ ia sftaez nai4s a.ss nszsag alon Mayor
h4Favn 81 i.en. Logan. A fes uigais
aso st lir.e uemocFslic meeting ine Mayor
openly cia8na.l that some llrtle tune prior -
the .ri..l ol aaeaiR and Gallagher Zoe else
tlon ffsa,t. rerla4s parties eonnscted win
fhs erose..l.l.. laa alfe red to provide is'ol-
aels re tir escape 81 fas iefendants. upon
e8lflrll L.1l d4cAin snJltt secure tle cp-
8Dsratial ~ s sgIlci-at number ~ Dem0-
cratic nfllsfrs ~ tae legislature - rua0le
fta Republicans to secure ina.ority ga
.oWt nlIlI tnlset States District Attorney
illaIL sad ialaftu. 4-ff meutl0oed - ps-
ins I.rnI la the alleged seaeine. Last uisht
tesAu aaos- - a4 li1iiueu-e meeting ~
Aep4blsal- at natleFy ID. Hl= sd-
1re,s siat 81 m-relieas arraiZumsut ~
harns1u administration. aud ehen BE-
uuue - tia MtgoFa speech De became
greatly ekfHesl -ldisliy le pt4sed Tor n
nlollsHf anI tueu r7isiug has voice ue
shouted -l it1elnrs Harrison ~ uttering
llf tlualt gIiitln9us i.iseloaI tie - a vie,
infamous laf. Q1ilro1u and coward
For s maulen- tae audience sat spescnless
Then there Rts a mlImur u surprise,
followed by roHnd after round Of
applaasst Hhen quiet had been
restored. holriu arlll advanced to the trent
of -hr platform. snl SAID. IN steutorian
tonas. u tgal1 pronounce Harrison a yils
iufam0r- sllulerer aroltroon and coward.
I rsrost tAis reuark that the press may get
Be- correctly lnd tnat may not be mIsunder
sbr1d. IL ihen took hls seat. Ia what
fna1iser ii taY, HARRISON Nil respond %
thls 4tfsrk 81 lot see kuoNsl. bat there l. an
unconh -aei report thlt he has addressed q
iettar - Logan demanding an apology aud
rctrartllIl I De- matter creates great sensa-
ton. especially at pohtcn. headquarters IL
Is au interesting fact. shat while Logan was
speaking Hurlsou sgs repeating has charge
tt Is North siIa meeting
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06

Currcs pundence of TTE TELEGRAM
MIDDLEyILLE, Mich, April "A Green
back Caucus was held this afternoon and
the following ticket was nominated:
Supervisor. William Cradley; Clerk, Viii
liam Gusleman; Treasurer, John ). Johnson;
Commissioner of Highways, George b.
Manchester; Justice, full term. VI. +. Jor-
dan; Justice, TO ill vacancy. A. +. Stanford;
Constables. Frank Armstrong, y. L. Hos
hns. George Cline. Marcus Coykendall.-
Deputy Sheriff Stanton. of Wayland. re-
manned over Friday night with prisoner
named Ives whom he had arrested on a
charge of stealing chickens Ives had sold
has chickens here.-The new store WAS
opened o-day by Carroll q Robertson with
q full line of new goods. Mr.. Carroll IL a
resident of Grand Rapids. Mr.. Robertson,
who has charge of the business. came here
from Plainwell. -J James II. Mckevitt, the
Repubh .an candidate for Supervisor, will
make 10 lively for the opposition next Mon
day.-James A. Mckevitt, son of James
III. Mckeyitt. Is the agent for 1HE TELEGRAM
here. g.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06
THEPANAMA TROUBLES.
MORE MARINES TO ST SHIPPED
A Telegram - Secretary whitney The
Defenses Barely Sufficient
toF Safety

MAsHISsIos, u. g., Apnl a-Secrviars
Whitney to-day received the following dls-
patch - regard 10 the Panama trouble.
CoLoS, Aprl 4.-~.>scrsfery ef ths Aars,
- A.tshiagfo The vessels nov ou the NAY
10 Aspin - AL, together vita tAe force ou the
Para. Wiil be sufficient t. open aud guard
the transit II supported by the twO shlps al
Panama. Without such support al extra
foroe of go men viii be required. Every
thing is quiet iu AspinWah aud All American
property ls Vel protected a. ny force
viii permit l nave ll2 officers. and men GA
shore Ny command Il safe and Well. only
one foreigner has been killed - far a. known.
1 here are about one hundred Colombian
government troops here holding a large
number of prisoners, and rendering no a.
sisianee ia preserving order. The railroad
company h afiOrding all possible relief to
refugees, aud have sent many cut oD the line
of the road. Transit remained closed. One
relief train reached Panama lat night at
great risk. having been stopped by lnsur-
gents, and one person fOfclblY removed.
The wires 10 Panama are continually beng
cut. hAAk, Commanding.
In view of thls later dispatch the Secretary
has decided 10 send by the steamer "Ac-
pulco," which leaves New York To morrow.
an additional force OF 20 marines Ia Colon.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06
AN ANXIOUS NIGHT.
One Mans Experience in the old BusseI
House.

aurora und) spectator.l
The destruction by fir OF the old Bussel
House at North Bend has excited oonsd-
srable remark, and Mr.. A. Epstein in that
connection furnishes the particulars Of an
incident of peculiar character, aud in
which he was an unwilling and badly
frig ghtened principal 1t was in the even
ing of one day in 1si5 that with his ped
dler wagon, and accompanied by j.
Strauss. OF this city, whom he picked up
on the road, Mr. Epstein drew up in front
of the old hotel and asked lotlgin ) for the
night. The landlord Bussel, took the
team, while the two travellers entered IA
comfortless room containing few broken
chairs an old bench and fire. place i'm
which "a cheerless fire was struggling for
existence. "ln aifew moments" SAYS the
wrter "the landlord cam in and brought
"A jug of what he called whisky and
off Us some. / only pretended 10
drink, as / was already afraid. Then l
went out 10 look after my horses. and.
going to the wagon, took hatchet that
always carried from the box, aud, placing
it in my coat pocket, returned 20 the
room. Shortly thereafter "A arough-looking
woman entered with butcher-knife and
asked the proprietor il hat " ould do. H
said il would, and W. then concluded that
our end was near. On the plea that we
had no money we escaped going 20 supper.
and possibly saved our own lives. At the
same time | had over $500 in cash con-
cealed in the wagon. At length we went
to our bedroom, and there found some-
thing like bench raised possibly six
inches above the floor and provided with
some old quilts and blankets. My COM
panion had lost all control OF himself, and
| was badly enough frightened. | laid
down on the front side of the bed with my
hatchet in my hand determined to defend
my life as best | could
about midnight we heard a man fussing
about down below. Then heard the dog
barkiny aud knew they were at the
wagon. The night was long, and when,
at length, daylight came, ths snow that
fe through the roof found us undis-
turhed
al met Mr.. Bussel many times afterward
on the steamer Mary Peil. which ran from
here TO Cincinnati, but never made my
self known TO him and never spoke to him
until 1881. | kept livery stable here in
this city, and one morning ia came Mr..
Russell and a ked for a horse and buggy,
and went 20 him and said: MY dear sir
you cam, have a horse and In ggy from
me; | know YOU too well. II | had not
told you one night when put up with you
the biggest story 1 ever did tell. no doubt
myself and partner would have been
killed. but you no doubt believed me. We
got If very cheaT-you only stole one bolt
of bonbazine and some other GODS - he
value of about So. and / bid you good
i1y.' He left ami | have never seen him
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06

The Grand Trurk has made a Ave per
cent reduction in salaries between Sso and
= 80 and ten ger cent in salaries over
<i iee0
The commanding officer ~ the Windsor.
Ont. volunteers has received orders % have
bis men prepared for immediate service IN
case they are needed bY the Government.
Prince Jerorae Napoleon. "Fion Pion.
has written q letter n which he advises his
siberenfs - auplee an immediate ai-soln-
ficn ~ the Chamher 81 Deputies The pro
jacf. he Says i- q roysiis7 trick 70 give death
blow to thf Republic.
Ex Secretary FrelinghHysen illness has
taken an nnfeVorahie turn. he - snferins
from Evar trouhle ard prastrafion. Hts
rhvac.anz have had D coosnltstiou- he ia
very weak and it Is fsarel ae VIII nof hVe
throuzh the night.
A daily bulletin IS heisr izzne8 f~0m the
r,,esef'ire ferars rent AZ "A sshir~fon hy
Postmaster General villas. one ~ them
~srfsius the following Railway posfai
clerks Who hsve hecome efficsent and vain
ahie men. szsinsf ~hszDa no inst complaint
~ neziec1. fnatfention. or want ~ n5eifT
honesty ~ efficiency ran be Brought. and
who have nct tnrned their attention. - 20
hti~a iaioF- farinz their ser~t-e. Reed have
10 fesr ~ heinz disturbed ~ irng ~ they
cunfinne - render luerftssricns and faithful
serv1ca.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06
SATURDAYS COURTS.

CIEcUr-John Caulheld ". Chas. Watts
and \. L. Weeks. Replevin. Judgment for
plaintiff for six cents and costs. Execution
stayed sixty days.-Nli,ter ID. Stevens et
al W. Garshom Powers et al. Assump-it.
Judgment for plaintiff by default for $:n9.l9
and costs.-Chas. l.. Belknap ". Luman
Jenison and Lucius Jenison. Assumpsit
Ordered that the tender money now IA the
hands of the clerk be paid To plaintiff = at
tOrney. Frank Il. Carpenter appointed
deputy clerk. Jane Northrop ". Clias. f.
Southwick. Attachment Writ of attach
ment returned and filed.
SUPEmoR.- Frank Jelinck W. Annie Je-
linck. In chancery. Motion to show cause
postponed one week. Mary Waltz vs.
Annie W. Winnie In chancery. Petition and
motion for rehearing postponed two weeks
-Clarinda Swain ". Ed. B. DIkeman.
Irespass ia the case. On trial.-COurt ad-
journed until Tuesday.
PRoBArr,-Estate of Eliza A. Woodward
deceased. Appraiser warrant and inven-
tory filed Estate of James Benton. de
ceased. Petition for partition of real estate
filed and April y set for hearing.
PoIIcE-City W. Michal A. Young Drunk
and disorderly. Committed u days in jail.
People ". Eugene Rogers. Larceny. less
than SO. Adjourned 10 April Mary
Rose and Charles Wilson. Larceny from the
person. Adjourned 10 April Louis
Burmann and Charles Berries. Larceny, less
than so. Sentenced 10 Iona
for ninety days each."City ". Mary
Kennusky and Edward kennusky. Disor-
derly. Adjourned TO April 7.-Chas. ".
Luthenbon. Disorderly. Adjourned TO
April S.-City W. Fred Colleen. Disorder
ly. Committed 10 jail for fifteen days.
JUSTICE SAUNDERs-John Manson W. l.. II.
Abels. Attachment. Judgment for plain
tiff for Sl9 and costs.