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Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
Pensions, Pay and Bounty

J. l.. Starkwcather. Pension Attorney OF
Romeo Michigan viii be at the Office OF the
County Clerk ON the lfth day az July. tSst
Dependant mothers and fathers. minor child
ren are entitled 10 pension. Increase claims
back pav and bounty commuiati0n Of ratious
pav for lost horse and travel pay. vetoed aud
rejected claims a specially. Cal and sec him.
Advice free.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

COOP PIANO Tor rent cheap. Address lhicl-
VI e'ing. b.A y Telegram Hef4la ISL
a FEM MORE CUSTOMERS can be- acoDrao
4 dated With dressmaAluE. al la ifou ~.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

| want a carpenter who viii build me a
house and take lumber Ia exchanged
". Ill. hISSEl.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

have acres of choice property on the lire
of the new street railway on East futon-st..
admiralty al apted 10 plating. or viii make
q hne suburban home, which ! Will sell on
easy terms. ". IL. klASEf.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
Ran fsTATg -o0UKTRY.
F0R sALf MISCELLANEOUS.

l.tk rALE-Au oufhf tor steam lAunafY ~.
u very cheap, iu fact foF hail the actual ce>i.
Alsoa thor,e power steam engine ana de-
livery wagon. Enquire ~ tht Eaeic steam
bye House. 40. = Csssil -. uf q. A bcrWin.
fsIf
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MoRToN HOUSE PHARMACY.
The Prescription Dcpartm't L

Isa room 10y itself, entirely separate
from the other business of the store, IS
conducted by thoroughly competent
Arothecaries, and is under the con-
slant personal supervision of the pro-
pnetors. in tins establishment only
tn. finest quall'y OF medicines are dis
penseI. and no effort viii be spared to
deserve the continued confidence and
support OF the public.
The store IS Kept OPEN ALL NIeHT, IN
charge Of competent spothecarles, and
prescriptions are dispensed at ali hours.
Prices are as moderate rs = consistent
with highest quality. We are opposed
to theexcessive scaleof charges adopted
by many Drugg gsts.
WHITE & WHITE,
NoRToS HoUsE PHARNACY,
Cor. Monroe and Ionla-sts.,
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.
Telerhone No. 57j. Open All night.
Goods delivered promptly, free Of
charge, az All hours.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
Weston & Lows Addition.

TITLE PERFECT. FINE LOCATION.
On south Division street car line. minute
cars. Lots selling rapidly and increasing IA
value. VIII help you build a house. cail al
once. ". ii. klASEI
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

Ih.s Paper is Member of fhe Amerieaa
teEsDaDsr Publishes Association aaa - rep
ssselte4 Ia ass fsrl as ~ Ielagi- to1ft.
&asls las efficient .asaas ale aegs o. 1is-
TIE washington Qsnss ~ l41 IElas'a ~ ID a.
49, s ~ 80 fourteenth g.. ~ -. slefe ni-s
a. CAS- saneE e.-a 1e se-a aad visitors - " ash
ilglea siIl a.E..gs 8s m lie selc1us.
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RfLP WAKTEp- -FEKALE.

J.
lNTANTED-A good nurse girl. d 10 10 years
W old. Room i1,'A7 oiiawa-st. Ia
WANTED -f0ar dressmakers at Room De-.
" Park Place. l~
ltANTED-lU experienced lady agents. -
" south Division 81, down stairs lh
WANIED-A competent piri 90 do general
W housrwork. No washing OF ironing. Al
ply al once. al - Neaithy-aNe. lss
WAATED-Competent woman tor general
W honsework. Apply at 80 North Front. ~
WAN1ED-A good competent giu Tor gen
" erai housework. Apply Al 40. a Ransom
~ Isg
kVANrED-A middle aged lady As house
w keeper. Address Mrs. a. Davis, az
plaintcd ave -
OFFICE CLERkS. saleslsdits. book keepers.
~ etc; good offerings coming Ia daily. see
us 1T You want a situation. commercial J. IN
ployment Association. - Monroe. 10
WANTED Dry Goods Saiesiady. CONNER
W clal EmpiOy nent Association. y Monroe
lN
WANTED Two sewing girls at once; good
" wages and steady employment - south
IisislOu-Si. ~
NNANTED-A lady in each city. town aud
w township 20 procure subscribers Tor tiic
Home Magazine, conducted bS Mrs. john A.
logan. special Inducements offered. Keller
enceS required. Address The brodiK Publish
ing Company. Washington. h. G..
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LOST

1 DST-On q Diyision-e;. car book contain
Ia ing list ~ names. Finder WlE please leave
receive reward. ~
/ 0ST-A small black peck -bpok about ths
- size 81 y silver dollar. c0ufai nfng f~o 8
bills some where between ~ North Jefferson
- ard the fGurfh Naflona' Bank. 1he tnnef
viii please leave the same af tlsls Office. and be
suitably rewarded. ltI
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
.JoI,g,erS' Pric

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Vashed-24930c . pound.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
Real Estate For Sale.
SEALED BIDS.

OrrfcF oY CIrT CfFRE.
GRtNn BsPins. MiCB.. June =. lssa. !
Scaled proposals viii be received at this
office up - Monday evening. July :. lsS9. at
O. clock for the purchase from the city Of All
the buildings or parts % buildings inciuded
within fhst portion Of First-... IN said city.
recently epene1 iu the superior Court ef said
city formerly owned ny Iaughln McCurdy
v. a. rfITkHsk,
City Clerk
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

IEOH sALE-b Don d tail 10 rad thc real estate
advertised lot safe ln another column 10
" III kfrssN
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
Lending an Umbrella.

Gone night after 1 had turned in said a
druggist. Il received a call through the tube
and went down To the store TO see what was
wanted There was heavy shower in prog
reSs, and on opening the door I saw young
gentleman and lady, who had sought the
protection of nay awning, having been caught
without an umbrella. The gentleman said ne
had called me down TO ask as great favor
if l would lend him an umbrella: that If was
late the cars were running at long intervals
and that unleSs would accommodate hirl he
didn't see how De could get his lady home
without her getting very wet. AT first
thought II was rather cheeky for q total
stranger to wake me up out Of sound sleep
il the middle Of the night, and then add In
suit to injury by asking me to lend him my
umbrella The young lady looked so be-
seechingly at me, however, that I couldn't
decline, and SO l lent them the only umbrella
I had, which was a valuable silk one. The
next day the young man came into the store
with the umbrella, was very profuse IN his
thanks. and also purchased very nice little
bill OF goods. Brooklyn Standard-U MON.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
The Initiative Chinaman.

Senator Stewart, of Nevada, does not be-
Ieve in the theory that a Chinaman can pro-
gress, although he may be Americanized in
most particulars. Tho other day he was tell
ing about some of his strange experiences
with the sons OF the Celestial empire, when
he said: when we got our first Chinaman
to cook, he didn't know blessed thing about
the kitchen, and it became necessary for Mrs.
Stewart 20 so down and show him how to do
everything. When you demonstrate in an
ocular way how things should be done John
never forgets. He is very impressionable
Mrs. Stewart showed him how to make bis
cults. After she rolled the dough she took
cutter and began to cut the biscuits. When
the whole roll was done there was a little tri-
angular piece left, and of this she made
half moon, which is customary. l didn't
know anything about it at the time, but at
the end Of three or four months l discovered
that every day when our biscuits were served
there was a half moon among the lot At
the end of year | made inquiry about the
matter of Mrs. Stewart and she went into
the kitchen and watched the Chinaman each
time he cut his biscuits, and she discovered
that he always made a half moon and would
spoil four or five biscuits to do So He
thought it was as necessary as the salt or tho
shortening. n-WaShinguon Cor Indianapolis
journal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
The Giraffe.


Nature made curious mistake in regard
to the giraffe. She gave him such an extra
length OF neck that he is obliged to feed CT
the foliage Of trees aud let the rich grass
under his feet strictlyalone. She made him
pretty, but awkward. She gave him beanti-
full limbs, but he runs with wabde. He is
practically defenseless, and yet be is boosted
up m the air WHARF everything can see him.
There b some offset, however, in the fact
that the giraffe Is of aRectionate disposition.
His confidence is easily secured, and when
once he puts his trust in you you can feed him
cayenne pepper in q piece Of apple, and he
win lay it on tosome one else. The giraffe
lives TO the age of thirty five, if not sooner
disposed Of by accident, and he is then re-
signed TO have his skin made into a rug for
somebody's pug dog to sheep on. There is a
legend among the natives OF Africa that the
giraffe never sleeps, but that he spends his
hours Of darkness In weeping over the sins of
theworid This is probably the reason why
the world isn't far more wicked than It Is,
and everybody should be willing to pay an
extra ten cents TO see the giraffe with the cir
cus-Detroit Free Press.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
DEATH DEALING COUPLERS.
Statistics Showing the Need of Compeuin;
the Use of Better ApDIiances.

Statistics Showing the Need of Compelling
the Use of Better Appliances.
At the session in Washington Of the state
railway commissioners with the interstate
commerce commission, ex-Commissioner COT
fin, Of Iowa, now representing the Brother
hood Of Brakemen, made an address which
was received with marked attention. In the
course of it he said, referring TO the slaughter
of men by the old link and link coupler and
the hand brake: ''Our commission in Iowa
has caused law to be made that has been on
the statute books ten years, to the effect that
the railroads shall report to the commissioner
the accidents occurring along their lines, and
it is shown that in ten years we have killed
and manned 2, 424 men in the state of Iowa
by these two causes alone.
"These are astounding facts. The average
would be something like 240 a year These
reports commenced when we only had 5000
miles of railway, while now we have 5000.
The commissioners report last year shows
that there were killed and wounded by these
two causes alone, $50 We think in Iowa our
roads are managed as carefully as any roads
We are temperance state, and our railway
men are temperate and careful, and still last
year there were over $40 men killed and
MANNED by the two causes have spoken Of
There are $50 900 miles of railroad in the
United States and over 5000 Of their active,
strong men were either killed or manned for
life from those two causes alone last year |
state these facts so as to inspire a sort of en-
thusiasm on the part of tho interstate COM
merce commissioners TO induce them to use
their influence to pass an act by the national
legislature compelling the adoption of safety
appliances | have a table in my hand, in
condensed form, showing that in all the great
accidents in the last fifty years there were
less killed and manned than there were killed
and MANNED by the two causes | have spoken
of last year. These facts are astounding.
The resolution which you have passed
looks toward national legislation in regard
20 these safety appliances. The only legisla-
ton needed, in my judgment-take it for
what it is worth-iS that in regard to coup
lers and brakes. The matter of heating cars
viii take care Of itself As matter of adj
vertisement, every main line viii have these
safety heating apparatus, but you and | will
send our car load of hogs or steers or what
ever it may be, on any train on any road
that viii take them, 10 matter if half
dozen brakenen are killed at a time in
coupling the car in which our freight is to
another car in train that is to carry the
load on.
Let me give you another fact Last year,
in the state Of Iowa, there were %, 435, SAG
passengers who Travelled. Not one was
burned by fire heating stove, whiie at
the same time we killed and injured in that
state by the pin and link coupler $50. Sci
entific American.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
Disagreeable sammy Roger

When Fenimore Cooper spoke TO Rogers of
a work of Washington Irving's of which he
hoped or expected to hear Rogers speak in
praise, all Rogers said was, in his dry, caus-
tic way, 1T is long book" ''And that, !"
said Cooper, sis short criticism" 1t was,
however, a great deal more than that. 1t
expressed pithily that the book was not good
enough for its length. 1t was Rogers sheer,
but it was true, and in the majority of cases
we fancy that Rogers condensed into these
pithy utterances unpleasant truths which it
is well some one told, and which most of US
shirk telling. Rogers personal appearance
at once challenged attention.
Carlyle tells of his pale head, white, bare
and as cold as snow, of his large blue eyes,
cruel, sorrowful, and of has ssFdonic shelf
chin. When such one added look of scorn
and emitted bitter jest, Diogenes seems re-
vived for our contemplation. He appears to
us at distance as passionless man, with an
unSleasing superiority of a certain sort over
more inpulsive natures. Not a man that
excites the slightest approach to hero worship
nor desire TO initiate him.
"His God was harmony, sitting on luke
warm Cloud said witty Mrs Norton. 81
never could lash myself into feeling of af-
fiction or admiration for him." says Lady
Duferin in letter to Mr.. Hayward, and
then she continues: ITO tell the truth, there
was a certain unreality in him which repealed
me. I have heard him say many graceful
things, but few kind ones, and he never
seemed to me thoroughly in earnest, save in
expressing contempt or dislike"
Mrs. Norton considered that his tastes pre-
ponderated over his passions. She adds, he
betrayed the expenses Of his tastes as other
men make outlay for the qualification of
their passions" and continues: "All within
limit Of reason, he did not squander more
than won the affection of his seraglio, the
Nine MUSES., nor bet upon Pegasus.
He did nothing rash. / am sure Rogers
as a baby, never fell down unless be was
pushed" Rogers possessed abundance of
cold wit of the head, but no humor of head
and heart He was not apparently man
who demanded or gave sympathy. He was
essentially a man Of society and of the world.
1t is said that to hear the praise of rival
poet panied him. If this be true he could not
belong to the first order of men. Il remem-
Der, says Lady Dufferin, ''his treating me
with rudencss almost bearish because I in
ayowed how much l admired Ten
nyson's Princess. 'n-Temple Bar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
ShatLeriur Stage Iduls,

This magnificent tribute 10 the genius of
the day is printed in The New York Theatre:
''If Kean were well placed now, unchanged
from what made his reputation, would he be
accorded that praise which the most recent
memory stamps himl am not - sure about
that, He won his renown amoDS'a lot Of in
tcllectual bumps that were exceedingly behind
our times You may talk about the Corin-
THAN columns! / am not so sure about them.
We could duplicate and so one better. Thus
at one fel swoop, are broken not one Idol,
but good dozen or more. We had thought
until this moment that Byron knew q thing
or two; that Lamb was no fool; that Hazhtt
was clever fellow that-but why name
them overs They are dead They are buried!
They are gone! And in their place have come
but this Is not a column of personal items.
There Is only one comfort in this hour, when
our incapacity to appreciate the superiority
Of our latter day bumps" Is 50 suddenly de-
moastrated to US. 1t is that they. too, viii
pass, and in 1889 somebody viii have his little
say about the inferior intetlects that pre-
tended 10 Judge of the merits Of players in
this passing year Of grace.-BoSton Tran
script
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
A Strong Writer,

Stephen" said the colonel, speaking to an
old negro who had come to cut the grass in
the yard, Il am told that you intend to give
your son good education"
Oats what docs, sab. I knows whut it
is ter struggle erlong widout farnin', an I is
'termined dat my son shant travel b'arfoot
ODER de same flint rock road dat did"
"A noble resolution, Stephen. There is
something beautiful in the uncultivased
mind that has a reverence for knowledge. Is
your boy learning rapidlyi"
''Ez fast ez er hoss ken trot. sab. Wy
last week he writ er letter ter his aunt dat
hbes mo- den twenty miles frum yere, an at
ter while be gwine write ter his udder aunt
dat lbes fifty miles erway."
why doesn't he write to her now!''
'Oh, he KANT write so fur Wit He ken
write twenty miles fast rate, but tole him
not Ter try ter write fifty miles Till he got
stronger wild his pen. But he gwine ter git
dar, l tell you. Won't be mon er year fo'
dat boy ken set down 1T one eend O de guber-
meut an write er letter clar ter de udder
eend. n-Arkansaw Traveller.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17

Certain over delicate sensibilities may well
be shocked by brutally practical suggestions.
Mrs Cook had been experimenting her
poodle's bath, and, after the operation was
concluded, sat down in the back yard to rest.
Il can't help thinking Elise is careless with
dear Fido," she said to the washerwoman, a
broadshouldered, good natured creature, who
was hanging out the clothes.
Elise makes him nervous every time she
does anything with him. l begin to think !
shall have to trust his bath to some one else.
How would you like to undertake it, Mrs.
McLeans"
The washerwoman shook her head.
'Beggin' yer pardon, mum, l amt banker
ms afther that kind of a job
mo, but really" said Mrs. Cook, bending
forward in interested consideration, ''let US
think it over. Now how would you begin to
give Fido his bathi"
The washerwoman thought it over, as
she was requested to do. Then she smiled
broadly.
IF twas left to me, mum, she announced,
II think I'd put him asoak over night, an
then run HIM through the wringer!"
And, strange, to say, she was never asked
to perform the operation. ouths' Com
DaniOn
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
Musical workmeu.

Give Us, oh, give Us tie man who sings st
his work, Be his occupation what it may,
be is equal TO those who follow TIE same pur-
suit in silent SlllenneSs, He viii do more in
the same time, he viii do It better, he Will
persevere longer. One is scarcely sensible OF
fatigue whilst ne marches 70 music The
very stars are said TO make harmony as they
revolve in their spheres Wondrous is the
strength of chearfulness, altogether past cal
culation its powers Of endurance Efforts, 70
be permanently useful, must be uniformly
joyous, a spirit all sunshine, graceful from
fiery glaSness, beautiful because bright
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
z:ai1Y . Eagle
FADED LEAVES,

Only spray Of faded leaves,
Bound with lock of golden hair,
Soft as the feecy cloud, that weaves
Its heaven of light in the sunset air.
A token from the fading past;
IT'S but memory nothing morel
Beams from day too bright to last!
cleaning Light on the fading shore.
A benediction rests with thee;
Deep in my heart alone it lies,
ran, faded leaves, We are to me
A well spring of sweet memories.
Rays from that heaven which shone SO bright,
Ye gid today with colors rare;
While on the listening ear Of night
There falls the low, sweet voice Of prayer.
God bless and keep you still, my friend,
And when LIES pleasant dream is DER,
And its bright day shall near its end,
And the lights fade along the shore,
Oh, grant that In that sunset land
Toward which we drift with longing eyes
Whose golden towers and turrets stand
To marx that heavenly paradise,
That we may find hearthstcne bright,
Where honor, truth and love may come;
Where thou, who art the Perfect Light,
Shall bid thy children welcome home.
Boston Transcript.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17

When Baby was sick, we gave her Casto-,a,
wsea she WAS Child. she cried for Casto-is-
When she became Miss. she chung 70 Csstoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Csstosia
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
An American Boy.

= naturalized citizen Of English birth
being asked how he liked the birthday Of the
father Of his adopted country, told this story:
The day before the Fourth Of July last year,
the teacher to whom my boy goes TO school
explained TO her class why the day was ce'-
brnted, giving full particulars The next
morning the bog. who vas born in this coun-
Try, sid to re: lad. this is the day We
licked YOU. n-T'ri1s Flag.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
He Knew the Business.

Dirty Tramp-Madan1, 1 am starving, but
! wish you to know that / am eentleman
Lady of the House-How are you going tt
prove ito
Dirty Tramp-First let me have some SOAP
end place to wash myself, and then vii
thank you for what cold yitpals you ma,
have to spare.
He gets bath and hot dinner -Lower
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17

Mother-Lanra, you ought 70 make thai
young man Of yours go home earlier
Miss Laura-But we are engaged, mamma
apd don't see why
Mother-You will get Kim into habits Of
staying out late that you viii be sorry fol-
come day, after the honeymoon is over
Omsha World Herald
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-17
OLIVER Bros.
Lumber Dealers
Wichita, Kansas.
YARDS AT

Wichita, Mayfield, Wellington
Harper, Attlca, Garden Plain,
Anthony, Arkansas City, An
dale and Haven,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
THE ARMY TOO SMALL.
SECRETARY PROCTOR POINTS OUT FEATURES
THAT COULD BE IMPROVED.

SECRETARY PROCTOR POINTS OUT FEATURES
THAT COULD BE IMPROVED.
In the annual report ofthe Secretary Of
War he refers to the condition of the army
as follows
From our great increase OF population the
relative strength Of the army is rapidly dim.
inishing. In 1870. with an enlisted strength of
not quite 1000 larger than now, the ratio Of
enlisted men 20 population was Ill of per
cent. or one man ont of I ,lO5; in is o. with
the enlisted strength / 900 less than II is now.
100 OF per cent At the present time, with
Il population Of Gj 10000, it is 391, 200, or
less than l-25 of per cent, being
oe mas for every 1859 of popu-
lation The authorized strength of the
army is now 5000, but only 25OOJ is appro-
priated for. On the full basis of 10000, itf
relative strength to population would still be
considerably less than in lS5 and one half
what it was in 1870.
Public attention has been called to the
matter of desertion, and the impression
doubtless prevails that it is on the increase.
This is not entirely correct. In considering
the statistics 1t must be borne in mind that
nearly thrce.four;hs Gast year ~ per cent? of
the dcsertions occur during the first year of
enlistment 30 that the percentage of dcser-
tions 10 cnlstments is the more correct guide
than the percentage 10 the total strength
The subject has been carefully considered by
many officers Of the army, and by enlisted
men as WELL aud have received many able
and interesting reports from both Off.
GERS and men. The causes assigned
are too numerous 10 recapitulate;
rc.tlessnesss under the restraints of decipline,
disappointment at the details Of the service.
and Ofits lack of INDUCEMENTS, dissipation,
an1 in some cases, Ill treatment are generally
the causes found to exist, while some desert.
ers undoubtedly are professional repcatcrs
and belong to the vicious or criminal classes.
1t is an unfortunate fact that there is at
present tendency in public opinion TO at
least palliate the oiIense of desertion, and
with the legal difficulties now in the way of
securing their reclpturc, the statistics show
that only one out of every five deserters is
arrested and brought to trial. The attention
of Congress is therefore invited TO the recon-
mendations Of Acting Judge Advocate Gen
c-al for permitting aud directing the arrest
ofdescrters by civil officers and otherwise
rendering their capture more certain and
sure