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The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
Visiting Mexican Cattlemen.

Mexican Consul Rohden, wen out on the Santa Fe to meet a trair of Mexican stockmen. escorted then to this city yesterday evening. They are Pedro Seranno and Manual .Ruiz, the former accompanied by his valet. They took rooms at the Centropolis hotel, and retired ear. ly, having been fatigued by then journey.
 Pedro Seranno is making his first trip to this section of the country as he is the wealthiest stockman and the heaviest dealer in hogs in the republic of Mexico, good deal of importance is attached to his visit. The objectof his visit at this time is to look up the hog market in this country and to make such arrangements as will permit him to continue the hog trade from the United States, Notwithstanding the tax recently laid on live stock from America by the Mexican govern ment.
 Manuel Ruiz is also a stockman and has heretofore dealt almost ex- clusively in cattle. It is just pos slble that his visit here in compa- ny with Pedro Seranno means that he intends to devote his attention to the hog trade hereafter.
 The Mexican herds of cattle, as has already been shown by the Jour- nal, are large enough to supply that country with beef this year i; but hogs must be imported, and 1t now looks as though Kansas City would be able to hold her trade on that line of live stock. It is not unlikely that a big deal will be made in hogs by these gentlmen.- Kansas City Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
Editorial Thunder on an Important
 Subject.

Chairs are something an editor has very little to do with, as most every we'll regulated editor writes
 his effusions while standing or un- der a dead-run, but there is one pa tent concern in the chair line which we propose to sit on very heavily. It is one of those concerns with a pasteboard or thin board bottom, perforated to suit the surroundings, and scalloped all round with brass tacks. Show us a card-player, a lawyer or man who frequents a boarding-house, whose brooches have not been attacked by these pants-destroying agencies. The manufacturer of these chairs must be in collision with the tailors of the land. A man never discussed a two-bit subject in one of these chairs without incurring a $2.50 tailor bill. The tailor laughs and and the victim cusses, but his an ger and profanity do not mend the pants or restore them to their form CT condition. When you see a man going from you on the street and his clothes look as though they had been used as target for a parlor rifle, you can set it down that he has telescoped with one of these tack-ridden chairs. It is a clear case of sitting on a tack. ."-Wil- lows (Cal. Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
POSthOle Jack.

Nearly all the cowboys in this section have a nick name by which they are known, and people living here for years could not give their "states name" John McGrath came from the east a few years since and happened to run on to B, B. Brooks, who was just commencing work on his ranch on the Muddy. McGrath hired out to Brooks and as the lat ter was about to take trip to Chi cago, he left his best team and start ed for the railroad, first setting John to work digging postholes around the ranch. His instructions were to begin at a certain point and go east until Brooks got back, which time would be about two weeks. John went to work and Brooks went to Chicago. A month afterward some cowboys came up where John was at work and asked him how far east he intended to go with the post hole business. He replied that his employer had gone east and request ed him to dig holes in that direc- ton until he returned. "But," he added, II don't think he will ever come back, and as soon as I get this team worked out I intend to quit" This was sufficient for name and the cowboys for hundreds of miles soon knew Posthole Jack. Brooks, in the mean time, had for gotten poor Jack way out in Wyo- ming and had switched off at Chi cago and gone on visit to his old home in New York. On his return, however, six weeks from the time he started, he found Jack still digging postholes in the required direction. Only about one-third of these holes were ever used to fence the large pasture in which Mir. Brooks now keeps his cattle. The name which heads this article still clings to Jack but has been shortened to Post by most of the boys and made the last instead of first name. Two broth CTS of Jack came to Wyoming later on and they are known as the Post boys. Whats in a name anyway? Casper Mail.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24

There is an old Mexican in Tue son, who has lived here we'll nigh a century and who may with truth be called the "oldest inhabitant."
 He is the weather prophet who for several years has been giving Sam uel Hughes points and predictions on the weather, which have so of ten been verified. This old inhab-
 itant has for years made study of the weather indications in this sec- ton, hence the success of his obser- vations. During the last four days the old man has been keeping his eyes on the Santa Rita mountains, especially on Old Baldy peak, and
 Friday he made his weather predic- tions for the next six months to Mir. Hughes. He said: Do you see that white cap on that peak |? We'll 1t has come and gone several days in succession, and it means a rainy reason all the rain the stock men and farmers will need for the next six months-mind what 1 say flor I have never known that sign
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
General Intelligence.

NJ. Eiffel makes $S,000 a day out of his tower.
 Senator Evarts will return home with his eyesight entirely restored
 Two Egyptian princes, sons oi the Khedive, are being educated al Vienna.
 Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland is going to build a handsome cottage at Paola, Florida.
 William Black, the novelist, is making a study af Mary Anderson for his next story.
 Marshall Field is rated the wealth fest man in Chicago, with a fortune amounting to $25,OO0,OOO.
 Mrs. Henry s. Kimball, of West Philadelphia. IS receiving the cred it of originating Memorial Day.
 The Woman's National Press As sociation intends to erect a statue to Mrs. R. B. Hayes, in Washing ton.
 Dr Nansen, the Arctic explorer, is engaged to be married to Miss Eva Sars, a well-known Norweigan singer.
 John Wanamaker is said to carry the heaviest life insurance in the United States. It amounts to $1, 100000.
 Edward Bellamy, the novelist, is described as slender, rather good looking man, whose appearance does not suggest anything "lite- rary."
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
Beef Cattle.

The Sacramento Bee of a recent date has a doleful account from the ranges of Nevada, Idaho and Utah. The account came from prominent stock raisers of those geographical divisions, and is, in effect, that many head of cattle have died from hunger and thirst, and that their contributions to the big markets of the Pacific coast will, in conse- quence, be very light. All this is bad for them, but good for Arizo- nians. The Bee is of opinion that beef will soon rise to 10 and, may be, IS cents per pound. It has al- ready risen in San Francisco. In Los Angeles, choice steers are quoted at $2.25@2.50. Here, in Northern Arizona, beef steers are being sold on the range at 1902 cents. That they will advance is reasonable to presume.
 J Q. Stephens is preparing to ship a large lot from Williams, and Pratt & King are loading b cars at Chino for the San Francisco market.
 Cattle on most of our ranges are in good condition and will be apt to improve until after the first cold snap, which is likely to come late in December or early in January.
 With the news before them, our stock owners can pretty easily judge whether it is best to sell now or wait awhile longer for raise A majority of them will be guided by the necessities of their pockets and the ranges.-Prescott Courier.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
Printers Devils.

Do not sheer at Printers Devils" Two-thirds of the editors of the States" were once printers devils. Permit us to tell you that the men who once did duty as printers have done more to advance the interests and sustain the good name of America than any other class.
 For fear that you will dislike to show your ignorance, we will give you a short list of eX-devils of printing offices. Did you ever hear of Benjamin Franklin? Ben was once printers devil. He was also one of the singers of the Declara- ton of Independence. Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President under Lin coln, was printers devil. Schuy- Ter Colfax, who was Speaker of the House of Representatives for a number of years, was nothing but a devil in a printing office" at one time. Horace Greeley, one of the first journalists on this continent, and an ex-Congressman was prin- ter's devil, United States Senator Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, was a devil" Thurlow Weed, one of the most influential men in New York, and editor of the Commer- cial Advertiser, was a penniless devil" in a printing office. Unit ed States Senator Ross, of Kansas, commenced his career as printers devil -Exchange.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
Odds aud Ends.

All the Koffs of Russia sympa thize with the Czarina in her re gently acquired cold.-Louisvillt Courier-Journal.
 Yes, dear, we believe they vii call the phonograph she. It al ways has the last word, you know Washington Post.
 The only man who will be admit ted to the Cronin jury box-the one who wrote, 'I nevEr HeeRd A word aBoUT it."-New York Herald.
 They have 355 churches in Chi cago. This shows what can be done in the matter of foreign missions il it is gone about in the right way Washington Post.
 An eastern exchange says: "The press of the country are clamoring for National air" Whats the matter with the eastern cyclone?- Chicago Inter Ocean.
 "A great deal of ridiculous talk is being made about the so-ealled discovery" of smokeless powder. We have seen it do great execution at parties and on the stage.-Bos- ton Post.
 The estate of the late Sunset Cox amounts to only 5000. There are a good many statesmen in the coun- try who will think that his congress sional opportunities were wasted Chicago Herald.
 The late coachman of the Prince of Wales left an estate worth $50,- GOO. This ought to teach the helr to the throne of Great Britain that tips are better than regular allow ance.-Chicago Herald.
 It isn't of the slightest conse ouence whether MT. Burnet found the idea for "Lord Fauntleroy" ready-made or not. Ideas belong to those who put them into intelli- ble shape Albany Express.
 The man who likes his own talk best should be shut up with phon- ograph; but such man is not sat- isfed unless other people hear him. That is what makes him a nuis- ance.-[ New Orleans Picayune.
 MT. Edison is not producing all of the great inventions of the age. A piano muffier has been invented which reduces the noise made by the practicing girl to a compara- lively agreeable minimum Chi cago Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24

1G IS graLlIylng CO observe tna' the American stage is becoming more American every year. Art, ot course, is universal, but it is well that it's subject matter should oc- casionly be local.--Baltimore Amer ican.
 It is reported that John Sullivan has been engaged to appear in a tank drama. AS the stage tank is water tank, and John would nev- CT feel like tackling it except in the morning, the report is doubtful Chicago Herald.
 The craze for sliding over Mag ara has reached such proportions that it has been found necessary to plant signs all along the banks of the river requesting visitors to "Please keep off the cataract New York Commercial Advertiser.
 Detroit has beauty, it has health fulness, it has wealth. It offers every advantage to the man of brains, the man of muscle and the man of capital, and each will find within its walls companions and a home.-Red Wing (Minn. )Sun.
 "Come let's irrigate," shrieks the entire press of both the Dakotas. Taking into consideration perfect ly legitimate spirit of elation in their new statehood gown, still such confession as this from the alleged champions of prohibition is simply appalling.-Washington Post.
 The cities which are in the habit of regarding Chicago as a wicked town will please notice that it is a Chicago preacher who disbelieves the existence of a devil.-Chicago Herald. Any man who lives in Chicago would naturally want to disbelieve his existance.-Saginaw Courier Herald.
 That chipper young snowman, MT. P. T. Barnum, is going to Flu rope to work up a boom in the show business in the efete .mon- archies. While there he expects to meet Mir. Gladstone, De Lesseps, Bismarck and the other young fel- lows who have shown themselves to be hustlers. ."-New York Fri bune.
 The great secret of success in life is this: Do whatever you can do best regardless of any competition and when you have decided what you can do best, do it with all your might and with all your energy, not overtaxing the system, but de- voting the entire business time to that one industry.-Wade's Fibre and Fabric.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24

The improvements in arms now going forward we'll deter nations from war, not because their weap- ons are so deadly, but because it will cost too much to use them. Krupp's new gun fires two shots a minute, each costing between $1,- 250 and $1, 300. A dozen or two of these guns would bankrupt any country in eight or ten battles.- Memphis Avalanche.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24

to fail when it makes its appear ance in September" And Mr. Hughes is willing to put up coin that the inhabitant in Tucson, who is his weather prophet has forecast the weather for the next six months and the "Old Baldy's white cap" will win.-Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
Burdette Relates an Experience.

Duhu hCidtCC dn LApOAACHOOs
 k week or two since 1 was thun dering along through the miles o exquisite landscape gardening thai mark the suburbs of Philadelphia A young gentleman sitting just ir front of me left the train at a local station, and just as we started again half a dozen excited female voices shrilled out upon the startled air "Ohl OhI Ohl That-young-man- -his-umbrella h-He'Il-nev- er-see-it-again Call-him-quick !Oh- throw-it-out-to-him-do-do-throw- that-young-man-his-umbrella !'And as they pointed at the young and shrieked at me 1 hastily raised the window, the powers of darkness as- sisting me, yelled at the young man, hurled the umbrella at him like a javelin, and we were gone.
 Tn about two minutes a young man two stories and mansard tall CT than any member of my whole family came down the aisle of that car with darkened brow, and look ed long and earnestly into the va cant seat whence I had just fired a silk umbrella with hammered sil- yer head. He looked under the seat and then he looked into the rack. Then he looked at me. 1 didn't look up, but I felt his eyes go clear through me, as I gazed fixed ly out of the window and tried hard to think of the form of prayer to be used for man who expects to spend the rest of the winter in the hospital. Before I could remem- Der it the athletic-looking stranger said kindly, but very firmly: "I left an umbrella in this seat a few minutes ago." For one mement the ghastliest silence you ever heard settled down on that car, and then those shrieking women giggled, as though it were light thing to die when you had return ticket in your pocket that would be wasted. I tried to tell the stranger that the young man who was in the seat took it with him, but 1 thought l had done enough wickedness and folly for one trip. 1 owned up and told him the truth. He was a mag unanimous man, and he spared me. But it was a moment of agony, and to-day there are white hairs on the back of my head that I never saw before. and I never pass through Merton Station without a shudder. And I never again will offer to ex- tend the slightest helpful courtesy to a stranger. No; if the train should jump off a bridge 4,000 feet high into cataract fiercer than TO- 900 Niagaras I woulden't offer to hold lone woman's baby and get her handbag out of the rack for her while she put on her gossamer and hunted for her lost check in case she should want her baggage when we got to the bottom.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-10-24
NUMBER 4e

Miss Florence Bayard, daughter of the ex-Secretary, is the cham. pion woman tennis player of Della. ware and of the District of Colum- bia.
 The daintiest baby trousseau is being prepared for Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, nee Endicott. Many of the garments are trimmed with genuine Irish lace.
 Premier Crispi has sent $2OO for the Columbus monument fund in New York, and the big city "pock- cts the insult" with the gracious condescension of Poo-Bah.
 Lord Tennyson has fully recover ed his health at Haslemere. He is looking forward to the criticisms on his forthcoming poems with all the ardor of youth.
 H. NJ. Flagler, the standard oil magnate, who owns the finest pri- vate car on wheels, has just given orders for the most magnificent steam yacht that can be built.
 Rosa Bonheur, who is over seven ty years of age, is making studies of Buffalo Bills Indians and ponies for large painting. Parisian art is willing to give the wild west show.
 Miss Margaret Blaine, daughter of the Secretary of State, is report ed in New York to be engaged to Walter J. Damrosch, son of the eel ebrated musician, Dr. Leopold Dam- rosch. sn9f5 q
 Emile Zola, is one year this side of fifty. Short as to stature, thick set as to build and parched as to face, he wears eyeglasses and Q painfully sheepish expression be- fore strangers.
 Senator Quay recently went to his home at Beaver, Pa, toget away from the office-seekers. Twenty large canvass mail sacks speedily followed him into his retirements and the Senator is in despair.
 The Rev. George L. Rodgers a. Methodist preacher of Bullitt coun- ty, is the oldest pensioner in Ken lucky. He is the last survivor of the battle of the Thames and re- ceives a pension of $S a month.
 MT. John Burns, the London Ia. Dor agitator uses no tobacco or strong drink. He has collected a fine library of standard works, largely on political and social econ- omy, and he has a superb voice for public speaking.
 The Czar has new train of cars to travel in. The cars are connect ed with each other by vestibules, so that he can pass from one to an- other without being seen from the outside, and they are covered with iron and cork.
 Frederick F. Thomas, a mining engineer of California, recently went to New South Wales and took hold of a mine which was said to be played out. Ho has uncovered another lode, the ore of which is estimated at $1O,OOO,OOO.
 Joaquin Miller, who gave to the incipient state of Idaho it's name, says that it is written and spelled improperly. The correct form is Idahho, with the accent on the mid- dle syllable. The name means the light on the mountain.
 Dr. Morgan Dix, rector of Trini- ty Church. New York, is accustom- ed to work sixteen hours day. He boasts that Trinity Church has not had it's doors closed once in twenty years, not even during the great blizzard of March, 1888.
 The Rev. Dr. Horatio Stebbins
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-07
voS wECT1MAR's FLYING MACHINE.

To fly like bird We have to get ma
chine in which the principles of bird
flight are successfully applied. Won
Wechmar is already prepared to furnish
us with them at the moderate price OF
goo gulden each. According 10 Mr. Wen
ham a man would require wings sixty
feet from end to end and four feet broad
10 Ifs him from the earth, but those of
this German machine are of about one
half the size. and it il intended to lessen
the weight of the body by surrounding it
with air cushions.
The cushions win be Of great use and
needed for other purposes if the inven-
tors experience is at all ike that of Dir.
Wenham's, who made the wings Of thin
holland. stretched in frame, and having
n superficial area OF IS inches By 10 feet
These were arranged in parallel sections
above one another. In this garb he re-
semblcd one Of Ezekiels angels, of which
every one had four wings" and "the
hands Of Z man under their wings" If
n twenty knot breeze was blOwi ing Mr.
Wenham. placing himself in front Of it,
managed. like the angels. "to 20 straight
forward" but here the likeness ended
He could not 20 where he wished 10. bu,
came down with q run, damaging MS
apparatus and himself.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-07
Sealed Proposals.

Office Board oi Public " orks.
GRAND EArfus Mich. Aus. e. 1852
Sealed proposals viii bee received 90 The
Office OF the Board unii saturday.
August lH. l.-3. at $50 p. H. iof t1e repair
oI one 81 the Leonaf -. brcEc pie ~ accord ~
u the plans aud.specifcailous ou Ilr 20 ihr
Office oI the Board. The Board reserve tle
ught 10 reject any or all bids.
Zach bidder shall deposit with his proposal
the SUM oi $50 20 Doe forfeited O. ibe CITY of
Grand Rapids iu ease be- shall iai a. enter into
contract. in accordance With MS pfNlN,ai
should his said proposal be accepted hy tAc
Board OF Public Works.
Aii proposals must be made upon blanks
that viii boz furnished upon application ~ Lie
Office - the Board.
aug Do GE0. G. BRIGGS. President
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-07

half were spent at learning the black
smithiag trade ia Winfield. O.. Is It was
believed lhaI his great physical strength
would adapt him for that trade While
serving his trade he vas converted
through the influence Of Rev. Aughes
preaching and joined the English Lu-
.heran church a. Winfield. Ia Septem-
Der, 1853. he went 10 Wittemberg col
lege. arriving there with just $40 10 his
pocket.
The doctor worked his way through
college. paying his expenses partly By
selling fruit trees ia various states. lie
graduated in 1881. and soon after mar
ried Miss Eliza Miller. II Bellsontaine, o.
Ia 1862 he became pastor Of the Sulphur
Springs charge. Crawford county, o.,
and after filing various charges was
elected president OF the Wittenberg col
lego in 1874 For eight years he held
this position. and he has since filed diff
ferent pulpits in variDus parts Of the
state.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-07
Sealed Proposals.

UH|cH IIafl " IUIUr W0TNf.
6Htsr hlrIrs. Mich. Aug s. lts'-
Sealed proposals Niii Pee rerel Kcd - the Office
of The Board until saturday. August ~. l,st.
al I'D 2. In.. for fhe improvement ~ North
.ise. from Last Leonard 90. o. ttf noffa +IiuiI
# The city. according 20 fhe b ans and sIc, B.
cations ou fir af fNr n'ice a. fhH Board The
Board reserves ih night % reject aay ~ al
I.fe
Each bidder shan deposit with DTS proposal
fIIe sam Of r0 Gr g. hf forfeited 90 ffe iifv ~
GRAND RAPIDS iu east Do shai Iaa go enter
into contract lu aecsrd8nre with bis PROPOSE.
Snoufe is said pronosA De- accepted if ihe
Board of Public ofks
An proposals must be made upon blanks
that Will BE- furnished upon application ai TIE
aug 10 GEO g. BRIGGS. President