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Telegram-herald., 1889-11-18
A SEVERE INITIATION.
Getting Into a Harvard College Society
Under Difficulties.

Getting Into a Harvard College Society
Under Difficulties.
The secret societies at Harvard are
having lots OF fun this year at the eX-
pense of freshmen desiring TO enter the
mystic circles, says a Boston letter to
the Omaha World-Herald. The initia-
tion ceremonies have in some instances
been severe, but they have been sue
cessfully enforced, to the great enjoy
ment of the members and the mental
distress of the victims.
There is one young fellow who feels
that he has fairly earned his member
ship. He is the son of a wealthy Chica-
goan, and when he entered Harvard this
fall he engaged the most expensive suite
of rooms in Beck Hall and fitted them
up regardless of expense. The furnish
ings and draperies were of the costliest
fabrics, and the high-priced bric-a-brac
showed that there was plenty of money
at the disposal of the occupant.
This young man, reared in the lap of
luxury and ignorant of want, made ap-
plication for membership in Harvard s
most popular secret society, and pledged
himself to obey all the orders that might
be imposed.
1t was decreed that be should sell pa,
pers and black boots in the public square
in Cambridge for the space of one week
1t was tough job, but the applicant
showed his grit by obeying the mandate
TO the letter.
Every day for week, after leaving
the recitation-room, he went to his
palatial suite of rooms, exchanged his
good clothes for an old suit, daubed
some blacking on his face and hands as
partial protection against the scrutiny
of passers-by, and carried out the stern
decree OF his order. He blacked the
boots Of the professors and sold them
papers without revealing his identity,
and sauntered along the street with his
kit over his shoulder and his papers un-
der his arm with as much sang froid as
though he were a genuine street gamin-
He worked his way into the order. and
now the blacking kit occupies promi-
nent place among the curiosities tha;
adorn his rooms.
The Toss Up Cigar Is Just vhatitis claimed
90 be. clear long Havana filler at SC. equal %
any l0c cigar ia the market.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-18
HOMEMADE oRcnssrRA



OF a. u family devices tor hone
enterszlnznent thlnk nothlng ever
gave uore pleasure 10 ogr children,
ourselves All CIR friends tA~n our
orchestra commend it - al music
loving mothers. writes Rebeoc4 Hart II
tie Ladies Home Journal
Whea nay o~n boy WAS seven years
cd ! a.s living sirh nay sister, Who
hal boy u Ehe same age and = little
girl cf Eve We we're both fond OF
ulsic an1 lad Taught the children 70
siag simple httls songs 70 a piano &C
Compartment one day one 0f them
took up a drum and began beating it
IN time 70 my playing His time was 50
exact and seemed 70 come - him 50
naturally that il gave Is our idea Of
juvenile orchestra
We bought tamb0urine and tri-
angle, and with the drum, which WAS
q very nice one. and the piano, our
equipment WAS complete One instru-
ment vas given % each child, and as
there VAS 10 tuning 70 be done and no
possibility OF striking false notes
nothing 10 il, indeed. but time-there
was very little skin required. And yet
the result vas very excellent music of
the kind, which, owing 70 the ages Of
the children, was always enjoyed.
After they once got the idea of time
they could accompany any piece, and
old marches, pOlkas and songs were
brought into requisition until the ex-
tent OF their repertory was considered
quite remarkable As their part OF it
was simply 70 beat, il was not SO re-
markable, after all, but the effect was
always OF an orchestra piece with a
piano accompaniment.
For the songs we played prelude and
the interlude on the instruments and
sang the verses or choruses in three
parts, the children taking the soprano
and their mothers the alto and tenor.
We were very strict about beginning
exactly together. They stood in line
near the piano, each with his instru-
ment, which he was not permitted 20
strike until the signal was given. At the
striking of chord the instruments were
raised 70 place, and at "a second chord the
music began.
At the pianissimo passages all stopped
but the triangle and the piano, then the
tambourine would come in, and at the
forte places the full orchestra with a
will.
After little while we added another
triangle and pair of chime bells 70 our
| instruments and two little neighbors to
the performers, and when one of the
older boys developed quite remarkable
talent for the clappers we embraced
| that classic instrument in our collection
and levied upon our friends for another
boy, to whom descended the tambourine.
| Thus we had an orchestra of seven in
struments, and the music was so Jolly
| and taking that it was never-ending
| source of pleasure to visitors, and was in
demand for parlor entertainments
| church socials and amateur concerts, till
the older boys were so large that they
absolutely refused to play again on what
they termed such baby instruments"
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-18
RAILROAD FROM NANlSIEE.
The Work Of Grading 10 be Begun
az once.
The Articles OF Association FILED and the
Money Paid in-Ihe Route a. al
a. a IL settled Upon

From the Mauisiee Democrat
A. announced ln these columns two
weeks ago, the new railroad 70 Grand
Rapids is no longer a doubtful specula-
ton OF few men VINO wish t. boom
the town, bat solid. substantial thing,
which has in the past two weeks pro-
gressed rapidly, AZ amy enterprise does
when once started by Man ~iee business
men.
The articles of association of the
Manistec 4 Grand Rapids railroad were
filed on Monday, and tine required per
centage OF the capital stock (Which ls
81 900, ,0OO) was pald in. The route o.!
the road, 50 far as known, VIII be from
the intersection Of hO-cu-kO and sixth
81. 10 Rictz's mil, around the foot %
the bluff 70 the head oI the marsh,
where the little Manistee River omptles
into Manistec Lake, at which point Il
will begin 10 climb the hillside
and cross the big cut and TIC
+. q Z. NJ. overhead where the +. Il j.
VI. climbs from the valley of the Little
Manistee TO the table land; thence
parallel TO the +. & Z. II. on the table
land To the county line from which
point the route is not definitely settled.
From the marsh up 10 where IT strikes
the F. & p. NJ. Will be some very heavy
grading. As the road Is designed to
help Manistee, the projectors have de-
cided TO let the contracts for building u
as far as possible, to Manstee men.
Estimates are beng made and the
contracts for grading viii be let at once
and it is expected that work Will begin
in a few days or as soon rs the right OF
way can be secured, which should be
an easy matter as the road is beng
built 10y Manistee men for ManisteC
ppOpIp
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-18
TO THE TEMPLARS
High License, ths Darkest Blot
on Our Statutes"
IN. REID IALkS IOAFUu HOUSE
Last Evening" Services at the seeond-
*. Methodist Shurch-A Lively fe1s-
perAnce Lecture IGkes the Place
81 the lsaal ScrEaoE.

J. ". Reid If the second street
Methodist Church, is either popular
pTeachef-ana THE TELEGRAM hKKALp
predicted that be would be when he
preached his first sermon 70 hls present
charge-or the Good Templars can
raise a bigger crowd on short notice
than any other society ia the city, for
when Rev. j. ~ Reid spoke 10 lhe
Good Tempiars al their hal yesterday
afternoon, he invited the society l. al
.cnd hls church 10 tAe evening.
Al $50 Mr. Reeds church MAS full
Not one seat was empty and there was
notroom foranoth,rperson to be seated.
The preacher commenced las discourse
by eongraiulaung lAe temperance work
err, Good Ienplars, Royal IanIlars,
and ~ {. 4. 4. on tho work iaey were
doing in the city, in the STATE. ln the
nation and % the nations. lie con-
graduated them on the large crowd
ihcy had ga led out. and he coueialli-
lated himself and l, church on beng
thus visited.
Mr Reid gave short history of ihe
word templar, and spoke 0 the uIf g.
ent Organizations winch had called
Then members tcmpiaI> Tie word hc
said came lom tAe word temple. and
the original tcmplals were defenders 0t
the temple. - II was hga.y
appropriate for tcmplafs % come
10 the temple, the temple of tie Lord.
lie dld not take text from Tie bipie,
nut gave a good lousing Temperance
talk. lie SAID that the greatest Zoe
That menaoed tie pulpit today n iAc
liquor ualnc. Turning - tlt altar he
lad his hand upon q ana sad, ''A rs,
the most power ul, the most lnnuentaS
the most despicabie Zoe ~ ihat aiial p
liquor. ! say tins quietly and without
any great excitement or force app9r-
caly, bat feel lts truth ln every nber
OF my being.
"Ihere j., ! may say, almost q chal-
lenge coming from thc audience. winch
hlt, the Temperance speaker right lnthe
face as soon as he rises % las feet.
That challenge Is. We want You % DIS
cuss methods OF dipOs.ng Of the liquor
traffic. There rs a great change in tins
respect. even within the memory of the
Youngest members of this congrega-
ton. A few years ago the temperance
lecturer talked Of personal hardsh.ps
brought on by drink. He found an
ample field from which 10 picture the
poverty. want and misery in the hovel
and the hut. This has changed and YOU
want methods discussed" ."
He spoke of the Gavs Of the pledge
and the red ribbon. how the temper
ance workers pulled their unfortunate
brothers out OF the gutter. how they
rushed all the old bummers up to
pledge their sacred honor that they
would reform. while the LIQUOR mon
stood up stream and kent tuniblng the
victims in bv hundreds. 81 have come
10 the conclusion that tifI am 20 cut
this tree down ! must strike the AK n
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-18
AT THE PARK CHURCH.
Rev. a. y. Merriam Pres,h~s sn ~
reffefIf sermon

ceiIer.f sermon
Rev. A. T. Merriam, ~ the Park
Congregational Caurch. vas greeted by
3 large c0ncreEn son yesterday NOM
ing. and in fec flock seems ~ in-
crease vlth each s8cceedng week. The
sermon preached yesterday wss one Of
force. and was 81 laden with truth
truth whirh carrfr5 CONVICTION wfth =
that ro svnopas could do e Just ce.
Nj Merriam took tbe following terf.
And the Second % Ike unto ii. thou
shalt love tay nerhboT as thvsef
Mattaew w.. 81 Tho priuC % fne rf
Thought su through tie sermon var
taaf men uav. rot 20 much attention
o. tf frr great command rneut. hrf
900 tUe to His Second winch Is Ike
urto e.
u s underrtood inst the Young ladies
If tne church VII have tbe sermon
printed in pamphlet form.
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-18

John Roub sells The nBen Hur'
r Ears
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-18

The Toss Up Cigar is Just whatitis claimed
90 be. A clear long Havana filler at SC, equal 10
any l0c cigar ia the market.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

Politeness is an essential requisite to
the successful clerk. There need be
no cringing or undue Difference, but
the customer must be made to feel that
the clerks time and service are at his
disposal, and not, rs is often the case,
receive the impression that his pres
ence has most inopportunely inter
rupted q chat with q fellow clerk. and
the sooner he buys what he wants the
better; OF, worse still. the quicker he
leaves, whether he purchases or not.
the better satisfied the clerk will be.
This is entirely wrong. The clerks
employer pays him for his time, and if
the employee be an honest man he en-
deavors to earn his salary by deyoting
his energies to the sale of the goods
intrusted to his charge. The dawdling
salesman will never rise from behind
the counter. It is the brisk, alert and
attentive clerk who is selected to fill .
higher position when a vacancy occurs,
and it is the same young man who, rs
the years roll by, is either admitted to
partnership or starts for himself. No
fortune has v e been made behind a
counter. but it has been the stepping
stone for more than one merchant
prince. -Geyey's StaiiOner.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

-. SR AA9M4
rectly descended from the ancient house of
Rurik. who ruled Russia for centuries be-
fore the present German dynasty Of Roman
on game upon the throne. He can trace his
lineage directly. and his right to the title Of
Prince OF the house Of Rurik Is not denied.
HC was q cousin OF Gen. KrapOtkine. the
Governor OF kharkoY, who was killed BY
the nihilists In 1873.
For three years K~rapotkine was impris-
oned In q dungeon In the fortress OF SIS.
Peter and Paul. To saye his life he was
taken to the hospital. from which he es.
capped In 1876. and has since been living in
London.
These are the aihilistic leaders in Europe.
Leo Hartman. who was In charge of the
dynamite mine laid for the Emperor UNI
der the railway track at Moscow. and es-
capped. while the rest OF the conspirators
were hanged or sent to the mines of Siberia
for life. Is now in New York. the superin-
tendent OF IN electrical mandatory. There
arc several other refugees In this country.
but none Of prominence.
have IL from the nihillst leaders them
selves that the number OF terrorists In Rus
sia IL not creator than Ave hundred. and. as
ing one seventh OF the entire globe. among
over . hundred millions OF people. 1t will bc
seen that their influence cannot be very ex-
tended. They are constantly moving from
one point to another like the wandering
Jew. disguised As peddiers or artisans.
But there Is an Irresistible tendency to
haunt the cities. where they cluster like
m 3ths around Q candle. and one or later
are scorched by contact with the police.
Most OF them assume the names and carry
the passports OF dead men.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

SOPHIA PRRovsxAIA. OF the Empress Eliz-
abeth. BY rank she was a Countess. and
OF "A Nihilistic Princess She was a belle
IN the society Of tho capital. and an aid TO
the late Gear. Alexander H., was her accept
ed lover. She became a nihilist in a peculiar
manner.
Sophia's father was. from all accounts. a
brutal ruffian. On one OF his Estates there
was q peasant who developed considerable
talent and was educated by him. This
peasant. whose name is given as Federof.
became a physician. and while in the uni
versity imbibed revolutionary ideas. When
he returned to the estates OF his master,
for 1t was before the emancipation OF the
serfs. he was detected In organizing a con-
spiraey. and ordered whipped. Through the
assistance Of the Countess Perovskaia.
Sophia's mother. Federof was successful
OF his wife's part in the matter. and. 1t Is
said. discovered q liaison between tho
Countess and tho educated serf. He was a
man OF intense passion n jealousy. and
shut his wife up In a room in the palace,
where h was imprisoned for several years,
till released through the aid Of Federoff.
who had learned OF her sufferings on mis-
account. and came from Switzerland. where
he was an exile. to rescue her. The couple
went on together and lived thereafter as
mar and wife.
Sophia never saw her mother rom the
time she was 5 years old. and was ignorant
Of the family history till she was a grown
woman. When she was IL or 10 she took
into her service as a maid a Nihilist woman,
sent from Switzerland for this purpose by
her mother and Federoff. Through this
woman she learned Of tha treatment tho
Countess. her mother. had received from
her father. and the fact that she was still
alive. She entered into correspondence
with her. and having su ffered much herself
from her fathers tyranny. became not only
a rebel against him but against the Govern
ment OF which he Was an official. Her maid
where she was pettsd and lionized. till
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

finally her associations came to the knOwi-
edge OF her father. To avoid the conse-
quences OF his wrath she fled from home
and took refuge with the mother. who was
stu living In Switzerland, as the wife OF
the doctor. Federof. or whatever his name
was.
Whether actuated by a desire to avenge
her mothers wrongs. or for some other
reason. she returned to Petersburg In dis
guisa and became the. housekeeper for a
group Of conspirators. She V a1citel.
but her fathers official pe,,tiol enabled
him to secure her release, and she was SEN
out Of the country never to return. His
motive for protecting his daughter from the
consequences Of her offense is said to have
been q selfish rather than q paternal me-. as
he wished to avoid the disgrace TO his name
the disclosure would bring. But she re-
turned to Petersburg shortly after. and was
the woman who gave the signal Of the ap-
proach OF the Emperor to the bomb-throw~
ers In the park when the late Car was as.
sassinated. She was arrested again. and
again her father succeeded in preventing
her connection with the crime from being
known. But she was determined he should
be disgraceI and punished. and when the
trial OF the other conspirators took place
she cOolly walked into court. tooI her seat
with the prisoners. announced her identity.
and demanded the privilege OF sharing their
fate. Her request was granted, she was
tried. confessed her guilt. and was hung.
Prince Peter ~Prapotkine Is another noble
who has been n still Ia y leader OF the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

The carpet on the senate chamber is s o
clean and the senators are so careful about
keeping a neat appearance about their
desks, that Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, being
washed mp into TINT body, felt compelled
to break himself Of the habit of tearing up
bits of paper while engaged in thought.
He finds it hard to live up to this resolu-
ton, now that the tariff debate is on and
requires some working of his brain. In
lieu, therefore, of dropping paper on the
floor he tears off small pieces and puts
them in his mouth. He finds hat chew
ing paper assists his thoughts almost as
much as tearing it up to be scattered about
his desk. He is a slow, me,hodical think
er. and must htye something to concen-,
trate his ind.-Philddeiphia Telegraph.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23
I'D never kiss o pretty girl,
And 60 around and tell;
There are some fellows in this town,
Oh noaldn,t I tbxash thou, u-au

Oh, couldn't l thrash them well.
-Psttsbafy Dispatch.
THE inebria.e has his ups and downs
--hiccups and fall-downs.
@WAs the play bad p well, Iguess it
was. Why ever the gas went out at
the close Of the second act"
"HELLo! another bank cashier gone
Off" WAS he loaded" "If he was
he made no report Chicago Ledger.
A MAN can marry comfortably on $500
q year if he has saved his last wears
salary, but he will require the next
years in advance.
MAN is awfully clever in some things,
but nobody has ever discovered one
that could jam a hat pin clean through
his head and make it come out at the
other side rs the women do.
WELLER suppose, Nigsby, if you
were worth a million dollars You would
absolutely do nothing. Nigsby (yawn-
ing)-Yes, by thunder; and I'd even
hire a man to do that for me.
@AND now, little girls" said a Sunday
school teacher, you may tell me about
the Epistles." A little girl held up
her hand. "The Epistles," said the
little girl-"the Epistles are the wives
of the Apostles"
FIRST Boston girl referring to a
gayly attired miss who had just passed)
Did you ever see such taste? She
must be color blind. Second Boston
girl-Execrable! Her dress is as mar
tistic as a rainbow.
@I rNnrpcr,In va, IL
find on your farm, Brown" "Yes,
they say it's the richest deposit of nat
ural blue clay in America" "Going
to start a brickyard?" "Bless you, no!
I'm going into the French candy bust
ness. "-Chicago Ledger.
"YoU women don't know when you
are we'll off," sneered old Brown.
Here You are complaining just because
you have to do the homework. Why,
in ancient times wives used to be
slaves" "Yes, my dear" returned his
better half, but that was before the in
vention of brooms."
HE-You have considered, darling.
b seriousness of the stepyou have con-
sented to take? Married life, you know,
is not all roses. Do you think you can
bear to suffer as well as to rejoice? She
Indeed l can. Charles! Haven't I
worn shoes two sizes too small ever
since l was IA years old?
ANaELINA-Look, Edwin Mr. and Mrs.
Dedleigh Boreham. I'm quite ashamed
to meet them! They're always asking
us to dinner, and we've never even
asked them inside our house! We
really must make some return!s Edwin
Some return? Why, confound it!
once we actually did dine with them!
What ore a they expect?
so YOU want o ~sinecure in journal.
ism," said the owner of a big daily
newspaper to his son.. "A place with
a good salary and nothing to do"
THAT'S about it, SIR" the young man
respectfully replied. well" said the
father, thoughtfully, there's only one
such job that | know of on the D
I'll discharge the religious editor to-
morrow, and you may have his job"
WAS LOOKING FOR rAscoTr.
G--Gr~ .Tllas docs that TOOL mean
by cropping around in that manner?
Hotel clerk-He is looking for his hat.
Guest-Why, there it is right before
him. but he don't seem to see it. Hotel
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

out Of respect to hin, exCopt 60 ~
Was ; nuspeeted nihilIst naried BoSnksiboH
70 wa ~ .itir examiausiUsl, TIE " ss.
as1.A aim ID tai OF hie hat refused.
TEeptSR aeked La. why 80 refused. and ho
4epIled ID very insultins tt ms. The com
mandant q The ptfson explained that The
man Ms always refractory. and Trepo6 Or
dered him ~whipped-a hundred lashee With
the knout. This II ono Of the most cruel
instruments OF torture-a lash with Z dozen
or more leathern thongs with steel hooks g
their ends. It is laid on the bare back. and
hold Of the flesh md tear II. BogolufhoI
WAS stripped, his hands were tied above him
- far as they could be stretched, and his
feet were fastened In the stocks. Thus he
was most cruelty whipped. fainting with
agony several times during the torture.
Bo9o1uibon belonged to the same group
Of nihilists ~ Vera Sassulic. and they. with
1ye others. constituted the Executive Com
mittee, The fact aud the manner Of his
punishment was learned from q nihilist who
WAS among the guards at the prison. The
committee met to discuss the outrage. and
decided that TrepoH. who was responsible
for the punishment. must die. They drew
lots to decide who should be e~xecutioner.
Fate threw the ballot into the hands OF the
woman. and the next day. armed with q
revolver. she went to the headquarters OF
the police. obtained admission to Trepon
under some %pretense. and shot him In his
chair.
The ~ was such a plain one that the
police decided to try the prisoner by jury.
on the ground Of insanity. She has since
living in Switzerland. one Of the two
heroines OF the Nihilistic party.
The other nihilistic heroine was beauti-
full. II the many descriptions OF her person
and her photographs are TO be relied upon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23

IN instance. The best make Of Amef1can
locomotives. Bald wins ! think, are used
for hauling away the earth % Il - exca-
waited. They pull the cars from the cuts
out on to the dumps, where tho unloading
II done. The tracks are down grade and
II . train gets loose, nine times out Of Z
dozen II goes over the dump. I counted
NO less than twenty mine new Baldwin en-.
gines lying at the base Of these dumps.
II was impossible to get them back on Che
rails without taking them to pieces or lift-
ing them up with derricks. There were
no dsrricks big enough to handle them and
taking them apart was too much trouble,
Dr. the mon didn't know how to 60 about
1t; consequently they were left where they
fell, to be covered up by the waste earth.
These twenty locomotives must have cost,
delivered ct the isthmus, $4,000 apiece.
So here's one item of $160, 900 literally
buried out Of sight and nothing to show
for IL"