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Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

james 0. Nee Brlse. C. & A N1ishl Pra1es-
s1rt b. SaeusbSrs IRE. A. Mss uAgd. q. q.
nm + llues u u4Feln Hughes ana
Charles : Ha1eians Sanding
DuMlatses uf tie kssly--l3a tl1a1ee.
Messrs ll >SelsLa.r- aud lDue- ga
Renting fess. Aessrs. Aoie. Au1 o@s4ss-
Dsr- ul Repairs and supplies Asssrs.
Ma briae aud AzyuarI oext8u llaulAs
Reberis Assistants. John Roberts @ad
Ars Nary n R4oerls lsasrs. Lac US
Iorrsy Mii ii fsrAias. E-sels Hamilton
and Hsrry L 0sgood
Aud todzs i lhs eni-cenfeunial 81 thls
grand cn4rca. she has PASSED ghr.s4ga =
varied experience euI ever steering o. Tie
pole star oi Jesus Cnrsl has wlh ltile de-
Walton sepl ou tbe course tsH 4ri heaven,
anE las been the meAus of llsItAole 1appl-
usss g. many hundreds = soarce of cous9-
lation 10 the poor an1 oouslaut spiritual
helper % The rch. Ouly thrve 81 the orl-l
nai thirteen have survived and today ut
Charles Shepard aud noa 1. b Church ~
tins city AMI Judge Charles i. Walker. "a
D~troii. may iOOk With pride upon Tue ~ors
of half century and catching the inspifa
tlQu from these heroes may the oot mcul-
bers Of 81 Marx Cnarch prosper sbuu
dainty, and oy dluI OF labor and sacnnes
make tie coming years Tar more successful
Tie wish Of the iELEGKAM- HEEALD-
The iOlio~ing Programme has been pre-
pared for the occasion today aud mex
Wednesday: Morning service. 1880 o clocS
sermon Oy RI Rev Geo ID Gillespie - ID
subject. The Protestant Episcopal churci
a. II vas ntiy wears since aud lis suo>equen
history l. m.-COmmuni0n service. -
/ D. IN Evening service A union serylos
| OF 81 Marx 5. 81 Pauls. Grace and TRINITY
/ Churches A paper by Hon. James
! Campoell OF Detroit, subject, Church be
ginsings ia Michigan short addresses b.
t.e reclors Of said churches
Anniversary Day-W Wednesday evening
Oct q, 1880 p. m.-ShOrt service. Hlst0r.
Of ST. Mark Church by Col ". Caikins
ShorI addresses by Charles l. Walker, OF De
truit, ; L. Fuller, J Morrison, DR. Charlie
shepard DR.. o. III Chlpmau, Messrs. Gee
c. Nelson, A HosiOrd smith John McCon
nell. George " Alien. Thomas b. Church
George Kendall. J. ". ChAmpin, J. j
Holmes and others.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03
A MEANING REDUKE
Ist gfglgalI5 Pulley SH06H gP
Tne American Literary 5ccl ETY.
Pre gF4n1nns The Democrat
ns4idn. Prot IA Fine
Paper On lasn MISC

E1e petty D.feTl spi1r fllul Feut tle
8iler a.zlr - a .i4l refusal to lrlt pro-
g-4a4 ls ID rsaI ,a1s.s4 E1rll .a rs col-
lul-. lsaa.l-e .ls sec.-V Which l.id pre-
parsd Is sas eoullossi af 8f-asiFs Dl2s-
Catl..cs ali -1l Ail people f1ey sad
lleI zls.aAa a zaAl1 ree. .salL-ng lle 9orla
aftle prl..rlllne AID VI -ls IRISH A li4=ri-aa
Literary socslg printed .t il lu-l. and then
The Dsaan euls l,led io do uz-eise.
lae programmes sas pat say back I'D -
slals-lsea eolamn. El,cn 40 one reads
ald heaee ll- lflsl folks gvrs ilsa.tei
aleF so mlcl 81 llat President ohanAhan.
1eilre the opening F.ec- Nas commenced
lass rl-sdaq 1Islt. aale f-E remarks. iu
lIs usual modest s4r ia shel BIZ exc
pressed 1ll mildly fuc views held oF tle
lus4lted lrsl people oi tlis community
81 slIt...ll 81 lllse brief remarks. F1e-l-
dent -laualau talze.i a. some length upon
irish music tor rea-uls stated oF himself
he sal
I.nus aso GsriEa als-I trust that
Vol sal pardon aae Cos lsrutlns upon
Sour sine or a .ee moments. leslre -
eE--l1 lo go- al on behalf st The lrlsl
American Literary -oclrlF and tlr mF sell
l4a-t slncere thanks tur t1e sln=iAfi ilal
4ssisf4uce and ruc0lrssement ~licl your
pfes-ae- arle tlIs -g-lllZ has afforded Us.
To- chose .tl es and GEM .rmeu Nno have So
kindly eluaentel to all ls iu presenting
uragraullle nt exercises isr Fuur ellncAllun
w. Also -4frlt lar laHsf profound laanh-l
and snn-lf IS olr fald fortune to be- che
recipients 1f surs'aara. courtesy al tnri b
hands E- .rast llat rals condition NAY al
s..te -Iuir o. reversed. .ltt u'ir lrlru.la may
l - aI N.t-'l."n- '' rli'f lAr
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03
PULSE TuE PEOPLE.
About Architects.

About Architects.
To the 1ELEGRAN-HERALD.
Please insert the following in your es-
teemed paper, may be somebody Will answer
the questions in the interest of those who
contemplate building houses.
a word 10 the wise. etc
A contem plates building home for nim-
self. and agrees with an architect ii f0r the
making of plans etc an also for snpern-
tending the building. After the c1nlraet Is
let and III. Is promptly paid FOR making the
plans. etc the latter fails 10 properly look
after the building and when payments 10
contractor have % be- made on estimates by
the architect, the latter slmgy guesses az
the amount of material aud laDor put into
the house and causes the contractor 90 be
over paid.
After while the contractor aband ons the
jon and A has the contract for the finish
ng OF the house al figure considerably
higher than the balance left on tine original
contract. In hON far Is II. respOns bic for
the money over-paid 10 first contractor!
Alter the job is leI 20 another contractor. n
does not pay attention whatever to the
building, never coming near II. ID. Y.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

Don nican.on. ihe proare or of fle
Democf afic and Greeuhacf raries in Nichi-
gan has concluded iha- s.nee fhe clnycn-
tions Of those fwo parties in the 9fih
30 . rci did NOT do prec ely the fainss he
fhinks fheH -f.u.n .r he 30
unnomina'e their nominees and call tas
Jon conv -nf on CD mak. one CaHd isle Ior
DO p r les Ne bHntve that f Nr ID S.
inson IA n q make ih. e'or De- could bsft
has nam. Registered In De- pafeHt oihce 81
fhe irade msrs of Dem .rrllc and naeQn-
b ick usrue> Chicago Aars
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

the I6y. one 4 4nd ner
eyes a4eeed vlds e.ta NrH sasc.sd sui
prss Ay Gals yesterday { 49, f.aia 1l15
iir 4si fatan. tlt -saliift tsstIllil
Ui4l taT sanlt fai.ait f,lla a1tl1 at sla,ll
llazr ns 3 oa1ien 5 srsle q l.s.t eeIlull
ia. Gals f.o ana lht nss a4at.n ieli
lnrol-a Readers 81 a4fsrliselaelils tA osI-
tain magazines sl9 isafe nlat~ tIt eu-
aolse1arlls hI saap aaa iaas pa~osf l.'la
faia Aary AaoeTsen. Nar--rel A4t1or
aud o here ~ll n4 luaoi i.&tss ana sssa-
der over las sls oi iae ienEae i'd = Aef
Al4i. sraph ~ursa 1lA ~Ast
n.usi Pate have aeul l.@l5 l.s . similar
scr2Sl
Toe Nss era n.rH lhIs Neek contains
8 most charming rauusi.ieat oi helraa
Mo.iieska Nym IIlsklts fsaiIislau in
lhe Aarr 81 Size ~ss be excellent And
should Add 10 ihf eirenlsilep - ine p~i'ef
There is salag tas rounds af las press al
iisll q lhe riiee4 thsI iils ls la 4. EaNln
hoaih lass ssas.fn en fhs slAae lhis is sD
error AT hpo.A elil piaf car ieaEef
A NeN Ark psl~T salrlaIe informs The
public IaaI AZ Hil hslss io priss lrri~ss
hui is fana of sutus poetry iufarll uais-
ls wr have never Read ANS 81 M hiA
poetry. ouf - : oan Eatss ahali hes a
runs pfebatlY that er4dlie gentleman 3
--latest verses sound nse ihis.
~ani yo0 3l b. read
This lofels niue sereed
That adorls ihis l.anasan.e tia.
Nsre making slaoess Eslher
Nllh pretty NaIsAfes Nesher
Iuaer lhe mana. eInent oi , n hllL-
The dresses that Fanny Davenport ID
having made foF Baagroe iu Mach ADO
are said o. he novel And beautiful in a
market desfee rhis lads las always
maintained a reputation ior the eieEancs
aud originality of her ioiieiies Size lei
sonally designs every dress SIZE Scafs
ON Tuesday Henry b Abbey sails ior Ia
a nope un Ine 1ils-s ~ srTan. e. iQf TIE tNu
# concerts y hiCh Mme fain slNes in Dublin
ID November pnoF 10 heI departure ior ihis
coUEtry.
Nine lauish sailed from Francs last oai
arday and viii open ler season ihe iasi
week so October though ln what oN has
uoi yei been Cd, ln4eiN o+cded The fol-
loEiAg have eneased flr Janlsh' company
Nellie ID naia, y lrEis Graves. out rpAnsls
aenn pincas. leo Cooper and John Ram
say.
President Cleveland seldom attends tAe
ihea re hlt on fAs opening night oi flinos
kau ia Aa-. insleu ls escorted Are
Cleveland an1 SIR Folsom Iasy ap
uhudel 81 Mansfield heartily an4 faslf
enjoyment was evident Mrs Cleveland
wore white spanish iace ana carried a huee
bouquet of Raiie ald plns rasss
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

La1 night al late hour anmmef 9
called on one of our rsspe. e4 citizens on
North Division street aul aelaantea aa-
mission On bsiH. qafs iauet 81 a
be said iaai he was Benny the travelling
man "pont yoa know ms lie was ln-
formed thaf hr wae not knoRn ai tnat
nitue and tnaf l.- lres-nee wa, aDl dfsIrtl
"NDH Iook ttre saIa heHnf a aake
been here bet re- and VOC cas- Iut me oh
iu thaf waV, $3.50 } want ha tals gaasT
stood al once Aboattls une zoe and
I'D of Dee iuse tod M Benny faaf ii hs
did nos leave Gaze .rsn -eS al nuce thaf he
aolId have ouI 81 from seven snsnier
nvaIver lodged iu trsmIueuI part ni has
anatomy btuuN cHrluHfl o. Hs.rraie.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

Uncle Luther Beecher beats the record as
defendant in law suits. Ii Is a matter of
record thar he was sued over 100 times in
one day There have been other lively days
in his career. bat this broke sli previous
records. Uncle Luther stood out at his
front gate and accepted declarations, writs
and summonses. Finally be grew weary
and went inside. The sheriff accompanied
him and fhe wrifs continued 20 be- shuiiled
between them ike ca is at progressive
euchre party lt was a big day for the
sheriff for be- got 81 q wfir. or over 500 for
The days work Defroa Nccs.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

In alludng 70 the New Years services of
the Orthodox Israeiites Louis Zunders
name was mentioned where NJ Sanders
name WAS intended. Mr. Zlnder is neither
an officer nor II member of the Association
of Orlhodox Israehfes but is a member
and an officer Of the Reformed Jewish Con-
gregan N.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

The charming ~ cloudy LILY Lanz'ry
has et the cat ont of the bag o0 a subject
that must touch a sore spot un mauv
actresses 4 Journalist was sent 20 Mrs
Langfrv with instructions % ger "a column
of pers mai notes from her Il was ta 3e O.
go-sipv article fuU IT her personal rainrs
aud c1uiings. her social trlnmphs her
hopes. fear, and future plans The far
lady demurred al first but finally consent
ed and then asked: "Whai dii YOU say
was % be paid2" zone hundfe.I
dollars Madame whist" exclaimed
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

Postmaster b air reports the work done
BY the carriers in September as follows:
Carriers employed, 20; registered letters
delivered. llS6; mail letters delivered 24l
627: mail postal cards delivered a 77O. local
letters delivered, 40 923; local postal cards
delivered. p 423; newspapers etc deliver
ed; 153.O02; letters collected. 1896 4S3; postal
cards collected, $3.50; newspapers, etc,
- O6q
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

ON Tuesday Henry b Abbey sails Tor Ia
nope on ine 8ias-s ~ arTan. iof TIE tNo
concerts ehich Mme fain slYes in Dublin
n November prlof 10 heI departure ior ihis
NOuktrf.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

The dresses that Fancy Davenport ID
having made for kaalrioe iu Mach ADO
are sald o. he novel and ne@lUfll il
market aeefee The iads has always
maintained a reputation ior the eieEaucs
aud originality of her ioiieiies Size iel
sonAliy designs every dress she wcars
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03
DRESS GOODS!

The Fashionable Camels Hair Homespun, 45 inches,
80 c-nts per yard.
54 inch All-Wool syndicate Homespuns, so cents
Per yard
80 inch An-Woo Bradford Homespuns, 37l cents
per yard
ID inch Popular Cheviot Suitings, invisible checks
80 cents per yard
"a inch indicate Flannel, All Wool, so cents per
yard
Canvas Suitings, ~ inches All-Wool, so cents
per yard.
The New Snowflake Suitings, 40 inches. An-Wool
90 cents per yard
40 inch Heavy Wool Boucle Cloth, So cents per
yard
5e inch GiIbert's Ladies' Cloth the best made, 10
cents per yard
A Large Assortment OF Domestic Dress Goods
Wool Filled, from 9 cents per yard upward
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-17
than johnson who have had sim Tar

than johnson who have had similar
experiences. All the ghost stories and
tales Of second sight are simply 80
many histories of Authorizations. and
the visions of the saints and Of the
mystic- of all sects who have claimed
direct communication with the super
natural world are no doubt To be cx-
planned in the same way.
Genius VIGOROUSLY exhibits II tendcn-
cy to deviaic from the normal standard
OF sanity. ~. Augustine said many
centuries ago that there was never "a
great intellect without some alloy o.,
insanity. and il is certain that some of
the most highly gifted Of our species.
including not few Of the master
minds which have moved the world,
have not escaped suspicion of such
faint The two greatest religious re-
formers whom the world has seen, Mo-
manned and Luther; Columbus. the
grandest of AL discoveries; the might
lest captains, Alexander the Great,
Charles XII. Napoleon; the Lorraine
peasant girl who restored her fallen
country TO its place among the nations;
Rousseau, the precursor OF the French
revolution; Pascal, the assalant of
Jesuitism--these were one and all re-
puted more or less insane by their con-
temporaries. Some of them were mad
beyond all doubt. others only showed
the faint by light sympathetic traits.
like those we have been speaking of,
while in the case of all il is evident
that we are confronted with very cX-
ceptional organzations-wth natures
totally INFLUENCED by the restraints of
vulgar prudence and the calculations Of
vulgar wisdom. 1t may well have
been the mirtura dmcnt@, TO use st.
Augustine's expression, with which
they have been taxed, that impclled
them to enterprises brstling W tn diff
ficultcs which would have daunted So
berer minds. Rousseau and Pascal
suffered from the hybrid disorder
partly physical and partly mental,
known as hypochondrosis. the tradi-
tional curse of men of genius. Aris-
totle noticed long ago the liability of men
of uncommon mental powers to this
distressing affection. which stimulates
many of the phases of insanity, and
sometimes leads to il Great wit TO
madness sure 10 near allied. and thin
partitions do their bounds DIVIDE"
SAYS Dryden; practically repeating the
observation of the Greek philosopher in
a somewhat stronger and less scientific
form. There are, no doubt, many facts
which seem to point to the mysterious
alliance between genius and madness
of which the poet speaks; but it is GER
tain that very few men of genius have
actually gone mad. Their alterations
and ecccntric,tics have, in the vast ma
iority Of Instances. not gone below the
surface nor been incompatible with Il
generally understood. London stand
ard
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-17
VAGUERlES
Is an old maid a chestnut belle?

Is du Oltl llltllNl IL CutHAUNl Dtllt.
You often hear a woman say,
There's no use talking" but she
docsn think SO just the same.
1t was bad giye-awav when "A tenn
perance lecturer abSent-mmdedly tried
10 bow the foam oil a glass OF water.
1t was by cunning turn of the wrist
that David killed Goii;,h. Solomon was
the most adroit icw-wrist. however
There is Il golden niche in the next
world for the au5by who sits on an ash
barre on Washing-day and eats bread
and cheese.
Old Gcnt-Ah, so I've caught you
kissing nv daughter. I'll fix YOU so
YOU won't want to kiss. Fr ghtened
Young Man Julia, DO you think he is
going to make us marry?
Friend-"You shouldn't play cards so
much. Bluff Player-"Do you see
that mound there? Fr.end-"YeS. -
Bluff Payer-"W ell, don't it look as if
there had been good deal of ant-eatng
up there? l only follow nature 5
laws"
Lightning struck house in New
jersey and smashed six empty whisky
bottles. Three full bottles were not
touched. The thundcrbolt was evil
IDENTITY familiar with the strength of
New jersey whisky. and knew it would
get worsted in collision with the able
bod ed stuff.
Executor According TO her will
your late wife has not left YOU a single
cent" Sorrowing Widower-"That 5
Just like her. She was the best-hearted
woman in the world. The reason she
did not leave me anything in her Will is
that she wanted in every possible way
to mitigate my grief at loosing her.
Blivns-See here. Mugs, YOU said
that this horse you have sold me would
have good limbs on him before two
weeks. Muggs-Yes, my friend, | said
so. Blivins-Well. the only good limbs
he has had on him are hickory limbs l
have to use on him To make him 90.
Mugs Well, those are the limbs which
/ alluded TO.
a certain Young lady, beautiful and
accomplished in all the useless arts, has
adopted an effective plan to rid herself
of Objectionable suitors. When a
young man shows disposition to lin
ger, after she has commenced TO yawn,
she offers him a peicc of cake "made by
her own fair hands" OF course he
eats it-and never calls again. - Chicago
/ Tc11e,.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-17
SUNDAY AND suN-WoRsHlP.
A Form OF Plagiarism That Reaches
Back to the Prehistoric Period.

n form Oh GaSanfsln nat ltcachcs
Back to the Prehistoric Period.
Sun worship is the oldest and most
widespread form of pagansnl. II
reaches back to the prehistoric period.
Under various phases it has always
been the persistent foe TO the worship
of Jehovah. Ii was the prevailing and
most corrupting form OF idolatry which
assaulted the Hebrew nation. Its low
est form. Baal-worship. produced the
deepest social and moral degradation.
AS the period of idolatry passed away,
sun-worship assumed less Materials
tic form, without losing the virulence
of its poison. 1t lay in waiting, like n
beast of prey, to corrupt Christianity,
as it had already corrupted Judaism.
Transferred fl ON the east. and from
Egypt, TO Greece and Rome, it became
popular, and great efforts were made
under Heliogabalus and others, in the
third and fourth centuries. to cxalt It
above all other religions. Indeed,
Mithraicism came, near gaining the
field and driving apostolic religion out
of the Roman empire. 1t did corrupt
it To an extent little understood.
Pagan Rome made religion n part of
the state. Long before the advent of
Christianity the emperor, as head OF
the state and therefore of the church
PontifeX MaXmus-was accustomed to
leglslatc upon all religious matters. He
had supreme power in this direction,
Scores of sacred days were set apart,
under the pagan empire, upon which
judicial proceedings and certain forms
of work were prohibited. 1t was the
settled policy of the empire for the en-
peror thus to determine concerning
ferial days. Apostolic Christianity
forbade all appeal TO the civil law in
matters of Christian duty. Christ and
his apostles sought only the rights of
citizenship ut the hand of civil govern
ment. When these were refused they
gladly yielded. suffering persecution
unto death if need be. Christ repeated
ly declared "My kingdom is not of this
world. New Testament Christianity
could not have instituted such cultus
as that which gave rise TO Sunday leg
islation. the union OF. church and state,
under an emperor or, an emperor pope.
'Old Nixon peach trees cannot bear
crab-applcs. All civil legislation con-
corning religious faith and practice.
such as obtained in the Roman empire,
was the product of pagansm. 1t was
not an oflshoot of Christianity or of the
Hebrew theocracy.
The first civil legislation concerning
Sunday appears in the edict OF Constan-
tine the Great, 32l \. ID. Nothing APP
pears in history a.S demanding the leg
/ i Station or WISHING IL pNcpDt tbp will
of the emperor He was a wcll-known
devotce OF the sun-god, - were his
predecessors His attitude toward
Christ anti. both before and long after
the issuing of the Sunday cdict, was the
attitude OF a shrcwd politician toward
his rivals it was that OF IN m,crupu-
/ lous bloody-handed monarch. -Poputar
/ Science .Monlh8
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-17
Slugger Sullivan's Earnings.

Sullivan went over to Philadelphia
last Wednesday and wound up with
Mike Clcary at the opening # the lat
tiers new boxing hall. The bic fellow
sat in front for quite while before
sparring. and was the cynosure of all
eyes. He told reporter that he had
made $500 OJj n his time, and. had
spent $780, 900 OF II; that he had quit
drinking for three or four years to
come; that he didn't like liquor. and
only drank for socablity's sake; that
he would whip Paddy Ryan in Califor-
MIA and make $4,000 by so doing; that
he would make 100000 year for
ten years to come; that he would spar
first in England before the prince of
Wales. and, in conclusion. do what the
English actors who come to America
DO. return home with pockets full of
money.
Now, the plain, unvarnished truth is
that as Il pugilist Sullivan is without
doubt the greatest the ring has ever
seen. and hs financial successes have
been larger than those of any fighter,
vet be never made Il third of the sum
lilChAAOii't " 80 - i'i Nii'i sAiit "a
that doubt if the gross receipts of all
the contests and exhibitions he has ever
figured in much exceeded S250,000.
He has spent, or rather thrown away.
his means with lavish hand, but all
the money he has ever had all put to-
gether would not aggregate 1925, 600.
His talk of the fine clothes he has
bought amuses the boys very much. l
think tailorS are much more deserving
of patronage than saloon-keepers. and
am pleased to see that John is of the
same opinion. His dressing well is
step in the right direction. Let him
not rest content ~ a mere tailor's
block. but study civility and politeness.
that his manners may not shame his
toys. | doubt if his great expectation
of pecuniary reward in the future viii
be realized If he and Ryan are per-
mitted to fight in public in California
he may get $4,000 or $1,000 for his
share of the "swag.' if he is lucky
NeW York Sun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-17
A Curious Case.

The little child. Anabe flanagan,
who recently went nearly two months
without food, is in this city to "rccov-
er. Last spring Anabel began TO lose
appetite and gradually discarded the
use of food. AT first she gave up tea
and coffee. then she stopped eating
meat and butter. Vegetables were
dropped next, and finally she even
stoppc milk and fruit. During her
long fast she virtually lived on air and
water. Sne drank IN great quantities
and Inhaled the atmosphere with much
satisfaction. She became dreamy and
slightly preoccupied. but did not de-
cline in health, Her cheeks became
pale. but she was not reduced in weight
to any extent. BY order of physician
she was regularly bathed in milk and
olive oil She was also induced to take
minute homeopathic pills. Every device
was rcsortc,l to To stimulate taste for
food, but she rejected them all alike.
The ifty-th!rd day she was seen TO nib
BILE crust of bread. From that time
she commenced 10 gradually recover
her appetite. She began with the same
things that she left OIL. but even now
she will not touch meat. During the
last iifty-three days she lost but ten
pounds, and even that may be due to
the fact that she was constantly har-
rassed BY the curious and inquisitive.
She now has ruddy skin and shows
no symptoms of ill.health. The fact
that she suffered no pain nor inconven-
fence makes 1t hard to understand har
casc.-St. Paul (Minn.) Special
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-17

Ealph Beaumont. chairman of the
knights of labor legislation committed
says that the work during the coming
session OF congress will be directed to-
wards securing the forfeiture of un-
earned land grants; pushing the Ed
munds bill for government telegraph;
the reduction of the idle surplus; eight
hours for letter carriers; and two weeks >
annual holidays for naval yards en-
ployes. Just how much more the
knights want congress to do, Mr. Beau
mont does not say, but 1t will occur to
the most casual observer that he has
outlined pretty lengthy program for
the congressional solonS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-17
Origin of a Classic.

The June bug poem is sufficient OF a
classic already to secure reference as
1.-THE old song" Yet 1t has been before
the public less than two years. This
gem has been more often mutiiated,
misquoted, and stolen than any other
poem of its length in the language.
There are mt leasta halfdozen negro
minstrels who claim it. Its real author
was the This and That" man of the
Louisville Couricr-,jonrnal. The June
bug poem is seldom given correctly. In
the original and most beautiful version
1t ran:
The June-bug hath a gaudy wing,
The lightning-bug has fame,
The bed-bug has no wings at all,
Blu; he gets there just the same.
-Bu1aio Ezpress