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Mahoney the Irish wit, known as
"Father Prout," once called on a liter
ary lady, whom he found conversing
with gentleman whose manners indi-
Gated his familiarity with good society,
but whose apparel betrayed his sloven-
illness. Ibid you not notice his we'll
bred ease and courtly tone? asked the
lady of Mahoney, after the gentleman
had left the room. Eyes growled the
cynical wit /; your friend can well afford
o put some polish in his manners, for
he keeps none for his boots"
Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-08
Carlyle's Wife.

"My father was very anxious for a
hoy. He was disappointed that l was
born q girl. However, he brought
me up as much as possible as boy. l
was taught as boy. When my moth
er demonstrated, he would say, at
eighteen I will hand her over to you,
and you call teach her all girl ought
to know But Carlysle came and II
was forgotten. I did not know how to
tack on button when / got married,
but | could write Latin. When we got
married he took me to farmhouse
ar from the busy haunts of men. A
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A rather singular incident occurred
in Daviess County, Indiana, a few days
since, much to the disgust of the law
yers. A wealthy citizen died, leaving
an estate of about 100000, but no will.
His widow and eight grown children
concluded they would settle the estate
without "lawing" about. it, so they
met at the old homestead, and, in the
presence of trusted friends for wit
nesses, proceeded to do it. The chill
dren united in giving the widow the
home place and all that was on it, to-
gether with $4,000 cash. Each heir
shared the remainder of the estate
equally, the assets being mainly in cash
and title deeds to land. Two of the
heirs declined to take the full amount
awarded them, on the ground that
they hpd received an advance during
the lifetime Of the father, and there
fore were not entitled to so much.
This was equalized, the division pro-
ceeded, and the whole business was
settled at one sitting, without word OF
disagreement or the intervention of q
lawyer.-AnlcrictM.
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=, ROSENBERG &

Methodist brother to open the war,
and a large congregation. was assem-
bled to hear what he had to say. He
began his discourse in the usual off
hand way by announcing that the
moral condition Of Springfield was
good, and that religion was prospering
there but of late there had come
among them, in the guise of a preach
taught that there is no hell, and that
all men are to be saved. "But, my
BRETHREN" said he, "let us hope for
better things"
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All EVENING IN SAMOA.

! Native Suppcr--SUc;nn'S Fine APP
petite--EXchnnge OF TOod--E;asssh"O
ssiIlOws--SaanOSn GicarnttcS---Easn-
lily Prayers-.SmciDm's Acc"n.2tI*n.
,,iopfS..Eyeniur s'aS.impS-s.'EOfa."
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16
BROAD ENBEZzLENEyT CASE.
The Defendants Attorney Charges
Steele With Duplicity.
An AGidavit Read to the Eject That Mr..
steele is Sick and Unable TO De Ont
Mr.. Mitchell Suspicion
Case Finally Adjourned.

The Alfred Broad case was again
called ia police court yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Mitchell, who is defending
Mr. Broad. said hIs client was ready 70
proceed in the case. Prosecuting At
toruey Stuart read anafhaav.tfrom Dr.
Grant, Of Ionia, stating taat Mr. steele
was sck, and lt would ie uzsafo for
him to come out Of the house. Inv.ew
0l ths Nr. Stuart asked o. have the
case adjourned.
Mr. Mitchell SAID thatpcrhaps he was
unjust, but his susp bad been
aroused hv Nr. stcclc'- action. The
attorneys for the defense bad used
every means known 60 them g. got Nr.
steele 70 g bls test monv. but
far bad rot been successful IH.f
even went So far as t0 suggest that taa
test mouv be read and gned a. BIS
home n l0ua. Sir. steele. Mr. Mitch
ell SAID. was able 20 see men and do
business every day. Tie first Iutma-
ton be had heard of what allied Mr.
steele was in the affidavit. lie dad
know that several civil suIts were uend-
ing against M Steele n other courts
and t1o moment tbs testimony w8s
signed r could Pc used aga Ust him n
those suts Efforts were ROW pend ng
to have the civil suits settled. lIe
would not 81 t0 .mpuE8 the witnesses
~ the doctor. boat hs slsJfelous were
aroused. iu-t the same. TIE case went
over for tEc weeks.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16
FOR i NILE RACE TRACK.
Meeting Of the Horsemen's Associ-
alton Last Night.
Owing TO Lack Of Legal Notice no Busi-
ness was Transacted Gratifying
Interest Dispiayed-No Doubt
of Securing the TnDds.

At the meeting OF the Horsemen's
Association, called al the Morion.H House
last evening,no business was transacted,
il having been found that the meeting
according to the bylaws, could not be
legally called without five days notice.
Those VINO were present were cnthus.-
astic and confident Of the mile track
project. The soliciting committee las
not vet commenced work but the sub
scription list has swcllcd to the amount
Of 5000, and this has been raised by the
members who have incidentally
solicited from citizens they have
met Upon motion Of Francis
| Illlev. c. {. C0mstOCk was added 20
the soliciting comm ttce. Mr.. Lillcy
/ said ho was wei acquainted with al
/ the property owners north q the city,
and that Doe would be able o. ralso more
money than any man on the committee.
George Edison. 0f Walker township,
I SAYS that there are any number Of poo-
Die in his town who VII subscribe. "
/ r. Cadv SAID that hc was out Of the
horse business. but that hc would DO
all in hls power ~ help tbc project
along. and Mr.. SssOn SAID that he
would prefer not o. be- appointed on any
comm itee. bat that be wanted ~ take
1 list and would guarantee q make a
considerable addition - the amount
Dr. Brigham sad that every member
/ should organize himself into a COM
mtfee Of one and by 80 dong they
would he able - raise the entire SUD
+ within ten days. IT, SAID that. in COM
pany with Ss-on and LIlicy, he raised
I ssDJln one hour yesterday afternoon.
4 an dIhe'beIeved that 0.D1G or $1,000
F could be raised On the west SIDE oi tie
{ river.
"a son was supplied with p list 70
work up n bis township. and several
others asked - le suppiof.
Tie next mcctng VIII &c held next
4 Friday evening. aad it ls expected That
4 the amount oi suhsor pt0us VIII te
4 very materially enlarged fy that time.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16

Fhe Riehsllsu Hotel Alleged 70 be
House Of In-fams.
Lfsatsuan4 grleg Css-es the ArFssg of
Auares ~ ilson 4 aasr the state La.
-Inaale - Procure BAil He Is
Locked up II The Jzn

Iest rd8y morning Lieutenant ". J
Hurley made complaint 10 police court
against Aairew Wilson. proprietor of
llie RlcAellsu Hotel, Ga CAlal-st., Tor
keeping q house Of ll-fams. The coln-
plant Vas made uader tie State law,
which makes it an offense punishable
ID Imprisonment in the state PRISON
tor tsrm of not more than hye ytars
or by 4 nue Of nOt more than 5000. or
both nne and impr soument. ia the dis
ereten Of the court.
The law va. passed on account OF the
stockades OF the Upper Peninsula, and
the ouly conviction ever secured under
the law here was that OF Hattie star
ring. who paid a fine OF 500 ia the
super on court several months ago. The
reputation Of the Richelieu has always
been bad. and il IS known - thc police
asa resOlt for all classes or crooks.
it s considered more dangerous
than alauary houses Of lil-tame
- it sran under the guise Of a hotel.
/ ami i4..>. girls could be induced 20
/ enteg 4 no. knowing [, low character.
/ twill oe remembered tbat u was .n
this house that ezra alp Curry as
saultod Della Mortgage, whom he
afterWard married in order Ia ,otl.e
the matter, she having ueen induced 10
enter the house, suppOsiLg that II was
a respectable hotel.
The warrant VAS placed in the hands
| OF Detective Cast who brought Wilson
! into police court at the O'Clock session.
| Wilson waived examination WAS neld
| 10 the next term OF the superior court.
! He Immediately sent for some OF ms
friends 70 90 his bail Fred j. Daily
came first, but the $1,000 bond looked
too big for him, and he left. Geo.
Kortlander came next, but did not ike
! 70 take the risk. Others were sent for
but no one would sign the bond and
! Wilson went TO Jail.
The police say that they have a sure
case, and can furnish the most positive
proof Of his guilt. Lieut.. Hurley says
! that his attention was called To the
house BY party on Canal-st., who saw
u woman, nearly naked, dressing her
self before a window facing on Canal
s., without any pretensc Of keeping
out of sight of people on the street.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16
Respectfully
rEAlY SS4DER.
GENTLE ANNIE WEEPS.
Three Frail Women From Muske-
gon Before the Court.
Annie Greable Sentenced 90 Pay Pine
OF sIOO-she She'd COPiOus TeRrs--
The I'EsPerance W oman ALSO
Iined-Imma Proper

Annie Grcable. who was indicted for
retailing malt liquors without consult
ing Uncle sam, appeared at the bar Of
the United States Court yesterday, like
another Niobe, AL tears, andschanged
her plea OF not guilty 10 a plea OF
guilty. The act seemed TO Doe anything
but agreeable 10 Annie. Tie defend
ant weighs about 300 pounds, and her
tears and grief were III proportion 70
her aVOlrdupOis. Great gulplng
sObs shook her mighty bosom,
and gentleman John McQuewan
seemed greatly concerned for fear
she might take notion 70 weep on his
shoulder. When she had become suf-
ticcntly calm the Judge asked her some
questions IN regard 10 the manner of
life she mas been leading, gave her
a kindly word of advice and urged her
to live a respectable life ln the future.
lie then said that the least penalty he
could inflict upon her would toe a fine
| Of 500, and asked her If she was pre-
pared to pay il. She said that she
could pay part of 1t down and that her
| friend could pay the balance for her
| about the twelfth Of December. She
wept again at the kind words OF the
Judge and said she did not live a fast
| life because she liked tand thatshe did
not believe any of the women Of her
| class liked their occupation.
| The sentence OF the court was that
| she pay 500 fine, and in default of
| payment of the same hat she he CON
fined in the Muskegon county jail until
II shall bc paid. The execution OF the
| sentence is deferred until January
| first.
Annie L'Esperance, another Muske-
! gOn woman indicted upon the same
! charge, took the same course as Annie
| Greable and received the same sem
tence.
The Judge remarked upon the num-
| erous cases Of this kind from MuskegOn,
and intimated that if these practices
were persevcred IN, the sentence of the
court might not always be as light.
The case against Emma Proper re-
suited i'm an acquittal. The detendant's
name does not signify much ~ this
case, as she Is SAID to keep a house ID
Muskegon of highly improper char
actor, in fact an asslgnatlon house.
The evidence in the case was not suf-
| ficicnt TO prove her guilty OF selling
liquors, but it merely proved that
| when her guests were a-thIrst, Emma
would flee as a bird TO the bottlng
works and bring over bottle of beer
merely acting - the temporary agent
of the parties within her gates.
The Jury delibeTated twenty minutes
and then returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16

To the Editor OF the Telegram Herald.
was present at the meeting Of the
Board of Trade Tuesday evening and
was highly pleased with the interest
and spirit manifested by the members
in regard to the proposed "ship canal"
Each and every one seemed TO realize
to the fullest extent thatitwas project
of most vital importance to our city. l.
is evident to me that with such a spirit
imbuing our solid business men, the
long wished for "deep water way to
the lake Will be a glorious reality in the
near future, wnon merchandise can
and will be delivered here at nearly or
fully as cheap rates as at Chicago, thus
giving our merchants an advantage
that Will be worth millions Of dollars 10
the city and surrounding Cguntgy ln
the years to come.
In nv letter published in last -atur-
DAYS TEIEgRAM-HERALD, ] gave my
views in regard 20 the construction of q
waterway IN Grand river. lu my
haste omitted few points that
I will speak of now. spoke
of driving piles from t3e shore
toward the center Of tle TTer
about three feet above low water marx
leaving a l00-foOt channel-tae rows
Of piles being about ouc-h3l mile
ansTt. What 7 wanted 20 mention
was this that twO-lnch planks should
bo 50 ked % the piles nearly down 90
the water, then the dredge should be
used "a the channel, and the gravel
of which most Of the bottom of the
river j. composed should be thrown
against them, nearly or quite g. she
TOP. th1s all the water wlA be forced
DIRECTLY through the chsnnel-au1 then
e the channel S not deep enough o.
Goat vessels of eiEAtf00t draugnt 80
start 0n. and more dredging has 60 b.
done. throw the material taken olt q
roWs parallel with the others, m 3raT
aetwrrn them and about the same
he eht. the spaces thus ieft vlH beyond
any question Pc filled n q few years tT
fae sedImertrutouf oi taechanue hv tha
srft current. leaving eaaHreI oerI
enough to iloat thc largest lake Vres
Them fthnd often employed oi tnraH
uF sant snd gravel rxesFafed in ~.ag
parallel vth Csc current { c.nsafr
very poar anr. flf earrk tee .NH Hat..
IS fnr srrln.ef p leatfs stsE 1898 Io
watrr htfreen thrm au4 far
a breed nslsrsi g eeaees safrt
81 aHf haaHttsi canal aaHa 90 fHt
shf
fhsve nai~3 the a aHefeat
regard a htHE
.saae. asis4e ei 4e uFef NaH, a
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16
HER CASH WAS STOLEN.
A Stranger Robbed in the Post.
Office in Day Light.
A Lady Lays Her PocketbOok Down for
Moment and Man Snatches it
and Runs Away-She is Unable
to Identify the Thief.

Mrs. Frank Hamilton, of Coral, Mich,
while in the post-office in this city yes
terday, had her pocketbook stolen
from her. The book contained 50 in
cash, two railroad tickets and several
baggage checks.
Mrs. Hamilton went into the post
office to mail a letter. When she took
the money from her pocketbook to pay
for stamp, she laid the book on one
of the shelves while she placed the
letter in the Office. Her back was
turned to the pOcketbook but a moment
and when she looked around il was
gone, 50 was one of two men who were
standing near by when she laid the
book down. The matter was reported
to the police and they are working the
case with but poor chances of capture
as MIS-. Hamilton can give no d,scrip-
ton of the man whom she thinks took
n
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16

ny humtle opln GA. s work oi t4~t
klla lse ac done q great 4e2i Slta i'St
H tle r.FsF--H ileg t1e wlss ls A-its3s
Dlore .aan hsl dont--t tasH q e~3 es.s-
sae ot it. The river IS about t'3 tctt
- naalh. Way not take lpt tset al9hs
Ele shore for 4 cslalf tliai is Song
81 t. lhe cheapest and the method !
he 4Goptei-dr dre1ge & ana throw ap
go73 sold hank on the river s1df, theh
plE n = sock or locks. x necessary
Ihe aorsl obstacle 10 IA.s pan woala
De tar creeks. bll. Qt coarse, t11 50 At
obstacle woul8 b. met Wta 9 Wr eek
across tne country. burns tle spring
floods the locks could pe thrown
opeE-tor 81 thar tme oI tile
yeag tle water uslA4lt
hlsh enough % foot the largest
vessels anyway -SlloWng the free
passage of the largo quantities ~ waiter
thrown in the canal hy the creeks
at tbat time ot tne year. ! would a4-
vise-if plan of TINS kind j. adopted
running the canal 0n TIE north SIDE oi
tat rNer where most oI the creeks ran-
nng ut0 Il How through high ground,
thus reducing the cost oi protecting
loW lands toa minimum. ln CONCLUSION,
] wish to say thatI sincerely hope taatno
one VINO haas The best Interest oi oar cltY
AT heart wll allow his personal os selfish
interests g. interfere ln any way With
80 grand a scheme. The greatest good
10 the greatest number should bD the
motto of each individual Clt1en just
now. A long pull, = strong pan and a
pail altogether VIII land US al tie de
sired "Ilayen."
Respectfully,
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16

"a great many poor people have sn
doa that They must be- p resident II
Grand Rap.ds for one year before they
can ask aid from tbe poor fund, saie
one If the superntendents yesterday.
"That Is . mistake. II family comes
here in good health and VIII 81 honest
intent ~ settle m Grand Rapids, and
misfortune ovl-fakes them one week
after thpr arrival. t1fv WI br ass stnd
even trough f.rr come from Canada.
Frt Z t1ar come nere as paupers ~ irl-
~al 1s. 81 ls fae eass frequently. With
tie sole Offices oi fostng tbefuse ves
uuon the pubic cnaTity 0t the CITY 0r
county. we ship them frack - where
lrr cane from. III we wrre - aid
srer persons We would Rave them on
f.e hooks f9r years, su1 the poor fund
arrd Fpou become t1I0aft ~ sfrr-
rrana Toere Is r c.ass 0f profess ora
rautTs who e. from onf prsyf-house IN
another and maintain a. existence that
wav
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16

Judge Severens Names q Receive
for the c., J. & n.
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branches i.oAaea VITA = nuaaod
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Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16
BLAKELEY g. JENISON.
The Inventory Filed by MIR. Jameson
the Assignee.

The inventory of the stock of Blake
ley & Jenison, who recently made an
assignment to J. NJ. Jameson, was filed
yesterday. The appraisers were Mar
Gus w. Bates and J. Harvey Mann.
The assets of the firm amount To
$S2S7.9S, and their liabilities are S9598.6S.
ii. F. Hastings and 4. b. Knowlson are
jamie On's bondsmen to the amount of
SoO 600
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16

Richard Pickett, ,he contractor who
was arrested on complaint OF city Mar
shai NlLon iOr violation oft the street
Oh .ua-oc, was let off On suspended
sentence uy Judge Holmes yesterday
OF his paying the costs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-26

difficulty one afternoon chosen for the mock
fight, but it was solved by their inducing
raw Irish boy; newcomer, to assume the
unenvied roll. Pants were rolled up and
superfuous clothing discarded. Sticks of
various sizes and shapes answered for guns,
knives and tomahawks, and wet brick dust
made excellent Indian paint.
1t is the unexpected which often happens
in modern as well as in ancient fights. All
went we'll with the boys, and according to
the old programme, until, in the heart of
the conflict in the water, the irish lad en-
acting the role of Bigfoot wouldn't drown,
and was fast drowning Poe, producing con-
sternation in the minds of participants and
spectators alike. In this instance Irish
blood in Indian veins wouldn't go under,
and Poe, instead of the Indian, suffered an
inglorious defeat in the schoolboy's battle.
SOLVING PIONEER PHANTAsMs.
In pioneer times and border life early set
lers often journeved from place to place on
foot, on horseback or in wagons, in search
of some rumored or imagined Eden lust be-
yond their limited horizon. Thus rowing
life was inaugurated, with the habit its only
fixture and the love of change its leading
motive. Homeless and houseless, without
local naDlIaIlon or name, Ties or duties, the
backwoodsman drifted into distant, an un-
known or an uncertain grave. Some such
fate as this seems to have overtaken this tale
OF the Poe and Bigfoot fight, for it has shared
in the vicissitudes of those early times, even
as human events are ever colored, enhanced
or embarrassed by the circumstances of hu-
man contact.
Like the ghost of some unavenged MUIR
der, or of some great and unrighted wrong,
the spirit presence of the conflict in oues-
tion has hovered and fitted for hundred
years about the different alleged scenes of
this combat, now here and now there, with
out either the spirit or the bones of the shad-
owy skeleton ever finding rest. 1t even took
possession of the perturbed hearts of other
wise reliable and dignifed local historians,
driving them to conclusions as unsettled
and varied as its own. From these it seized
every opportunity to leap into the minds of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-26
CHINESE HABITS.

They've Been Grossly Libelled with Re-
, gard to Their Animal Food.
The notion that the Chinese drink moth
ing but weak tea is partly dispelled in
Peking, where the youngerIgeneration of
men who have the means at their command
consume considerable quantity of cham
pagne and spirituous liquors;::but the popu-
lation at large cannot, even if they desired
to do so, indulge largely in alcohol, the
opium pipe being, as a rule, their only in
toxicatlng pleasure.
The Chinese people certainly, as race,
differ from the Europeans in their ideas of
the uses of soap and water in combinations,
and those prettilv-tinted squares which are
to be obtained in England under the name
Of Chinese soap are apparently not in any
such extraordinary demand in China that
there need be any serious difficulty in meet
ing it. But on one important point the Ce-
lestial has been grossly ibelled, and that is
with regard to his animal food. Of course
the poorest classes in China, as in any other
country East or West are compelled by
hard fate to eat many things which q
man of larger means would reject; but the
impression often entertained that the
Chinaman is disgusting person because he
eats puppies, rats, slugs, etc., appears, when
the facts are stated, illogical and unjust
Dogs and rats are eaten, but they are
specially bred for the table, the rats being
fed solely on farinaceous food and carefully
brought up by hand, so that good dog or
rat is as expensive as the best venison or
turtle in London. The rodents in question
are far cleaner than our American pig, and
no one is called disgusting in this country
for eating slice of ham at breakfast.