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Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

state Agent Uoicomb says there are
some nice small bows in the state
S,hool st Go ivater. who would be a.
t1ndy as little girls about the house.
Some good .arger BOYS at the Reform
Sehooi should have homes A healthy
coicred Eirl l3 yesrsxold. viii be
p.sced in coed home on immediate
application
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

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stationary taEapesasass .sHcePt a seath-
eat poraon "A khtly ~Arsssr.
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Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

The public is hereby notified that my
wife Alice Z. Boehmer has left me with
ont just cause and That | Will no longer
bc responsible for any debts contracted
bV her. PHuLIP BoEHNER.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

For the military contest st Detroit,
Oct. 10, the D., q. ii. Il NJ. railway viii
sell round trip tickets at single fare,
good going Oct. IA and ID, and good for
return up TO and including Oct. 10.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

viii have next week the largest
assortment and best value ever shown
IN ali-sills ribbons ut DC. and l0c. New
York store, 81 Canal-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Choice imported novelties in Ladies'
Jackets at kldder & Co.'S.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

We will save you big money if you
buy at the New York sc. and l0c. store,
81 Canal-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13
HEADQUARTERS CUSTER GUARD.
GRAND RAPIDS, Oct. II, 1890.
General Order No. q.

General ORDER No. y.
You are hereby ordered to return all
company and state uniforms aud equip
ments 10 Armory this evening. The
company needs its property in order to
equip the men who leave for Detroit to-
morroG evening. Should ii be impos-
sibe for any member To be at Armory
this evening, send uniform to Quarter
master Van BuSkirk, at Tower Clothing
Co. BY order OF
JAMES s. KNOX,
Capt. Commanding Co.
JSO Vos 1st Sergeant
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

You'll miss it if you don't buy your
handkerchicfs at the New York &c. and
l0c. store, D. CRDal-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Individual or class instruction at the
Valley City Commercial College.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Remember, nothing higher than l0c.,
and the handsomest line and best value
ever shown now at the New YORK &c.
and l0c. store. 81 Canal-.t.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Game of all kinds at Dettenthsler's,
IL Monroe-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Made by Valley City Milling Co., Grand
Rapids, Is family favorite. Try it.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Makes finest pastry. bread or biscuit.
The hest is cheapest and nost satls-
factory.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Fresh fish at Dettenthaler's, III Mon
rOe-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13
Notice.

Evening Glasses in all departments at
the Valley City Commercial College.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Evening Speed Classes speciality at
the Valley City Commercial College.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13
NV white Tioar

Misses school Cloaks st Kidder 4
Co.'S.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

See the Ife-size crayon and ink p0r-
traits, only s.. Nykes, 35 Monroe-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Misses Gretchens at Kidder & Co.'s
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Lily white FEour
Is made from tbe choicest wheat, care
fully selected.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

The funersi IF Nsion ". Aunon vas
conducted from the residence of ms son
a. tire corner of Twelfth-sve. and south
D'visicn-st. YESTERDAY. There wss a
lHrEe attendsuce of the Masonic fra
n'ty shout seventy beng present. snd
tte fa1eral vas coud ucted In accord
snce with the customs Of the fraternItv.
lsdies' And ms s-ss' hss from s. b
50 az Adams q CO.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Fresh fish at III Monroe-s..
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

Misses Refer Jackets at Kidcer's.
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Telegram-herald., 1890-10-13

NAIJI. NUIIIIIIdLNalIIS NOs
JSo. Vos, lst Sergeant.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07

on a Confederate's grave, she stood in
serious thought. A gentleman had been
closely observing her for some time he
now stepped forward and said,-
'Ida, you surely remember me. | would
not have dared to speak to you again, but
I saw that you decked a foeman's grave.
and so I Lad courage to hope you could
pardon me-"
81 have always thought that you died
when l left you in the hospital"
'tNo, l did not, as you see but after |
was exchanged, l went home and found
my father dead, and desolation every
where. l succeeded in getting mother to
Baltimore, where she had a sister. She
died there a year ago. l lost everything,
and had to go to work without any capital
but my brains and hands. l never miss
these Memorial Days and, Ida, l too deck
the graves of both gray and blue. Let us
do it together now, and every year here
after,- q
Till over all the earth a shout for freedom shall
arise,
Which, as the earth grows old, shall swell the
anthems of the skies.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
Worthy of Trust.

A tourist climbing up a mountain side
doesn't want a small, timber or rotten
stick. No, he wants a stout staff that will
bear his whole weight, n that he can
lean on in confidence, one that is worthy
of trust and that will uphold him should
his feet slip. So an invalid, in search OF
health. They dislike to fall into the
hands of a doctor and be Experimental
with. They want to use the proper rem
edy for their ailment in the start. They
are only willing to take medicine on con-
dition that it will make them well. Now
there is one remedy whose effect Is a GER
tainty. 1t has been tried and tested in
thousands of instances and has never once
failed. 1t is called Smiths Tonic Syrup.
It's principle was discovered by the emf
nent DR.. John Bull, of Louisville Ky. 1t
is pleasant to take, and possesses all the
good medicinal qualities of q~uinine, but is
free from all it's Objectionable qualities. 1t
will cure chills and fever when quinine
fails. 1t will also prevent and cure colds,
influenza, la grippe, etc. It's influence is
positive, and it is a remedy worthy OF
trust. e
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
A Musical Tree.

Accounts of reliable travellers describe a
musical tree, found both in the West In
dies and in Nubia. This vegetable phenom-
enom has a peculiar shaped leaf, and pods
with a split or open edge. AS the wind
blows through these it gives out the sound
which gives the tree it's peculiar name. In
the Barbados there is a valley filled with
these trees, and when the wind blows
across the island a constant moaning, deep
toned whistle is heard, which, in the still
hours of the night, has a weird and mourn
full effect.
A species of acacia. which grows very
abundantly in Nubia and the Soudan, is
also called "whistling tree" by the natives.
its shoots are frequently, by the agency OF
the larvae of insects, distorted in shape and
swollen into a globular bladder from one
to two inches in diameter. After the in
sect has emerged from a circular hole in
the side of this swelling the opening,
played upon by the wind, becomes a
musical instrument, nearly equal in
sound to a sweet toned flte.-New York
Te60eg..
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
The Area of Colombia.

The superficial area of this big republic,
which extends along the Atlantic seaboard
from the Isthmus of Panama to Venezuela,
Southwark along the Pacific to Ecuador,
and in the interior to the upper waters of
the Orinoco on its Western frontier and to
Northern tributaries of the Amazon on the
outskirts of Brazil, is about 504, 173 square
miles. It's Northern boundary is one of
the most definite landmarks on earth, be-
ing nothing less than the equator. Its
total population is estimated at 2. $50, 800,
including more than 200, 900 aboriginal
Indians, who dwell in the forests of the
interior and of whose characteristics even
the Colombians know little beyond the fact
that they are peaeeably disposed toward
the civilized communities if they are not
interfered with. To show how little is
known of some parts of the country, it
may be mentioned hat the Colombian gov
eminent has recently offered a reward of
e2OO to any one who may succeed in max
ing his way to the coast from the river
Magdalena, over the Sierra de Santa Rosa.
-PhSadelphia Record.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
SPRING.

AS little children gather round their mother,
And beg her a familiar tale to tell
One that is dearer far than any other,
Because so often heard and known 30 well;
And as they watch her, prompting should she
falter.
And any variation quickly see,
And cry. Don't tell it so, don't change and alter,
We want it just the way it used to be-
So do we come to thee, o N~ature-mother,
And never tire of listening to thy tales.
Tell us thy springtime story now,-no other
That hath a wondrous charm, which never fails.
Tell it with all the old-time strength and glory,
Fill it with many a happy song and shout;
Don't miss one bird or blossom in the story,
Don't leave one daffodil or daisy out.
Tell us each shade in all the trees soft greenlhg'
Don't skip one blade of grass, one pee' one
wren,
Each little thing has grown so full of meaning.
In the dear story we would hear again.
O Mother Nature thou art old and hoary,
And wonderful and strange things thou canst
tell;
But we, like children, love the spring-time story
And think it best, because we know 1t well.
Tile NeU Moon.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
Knocked Out by a Fish.

UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE OF AN AMATEUR
SAILOR WITH A LARGE FLYINGFISH.
Persons who have not experienced III
seafaring among the West India islands
and become to some extent familiariZed
with the tricks and antics of the flying fish
which abound in these waters will be sur
prised at the velocity they attain In their
short flights. The fish will never leave
the water unless compelled to do SO by
their natural enemies, the dolphins, and
when they do fly they shoot through the
air like a rocket.
Some years ago, while on a voyage to
Rio J~aniero, l had al experience off the
Cuban coast with a flying fish that | am
not likely to forget and which made ms
the subject of considerable merriment
among my older companions. The ma
iority of them were old sailors who had
visited these waters many times before and
were well acquainted with the tricks of
the winged fish.
They prefer flying at night, and it was
during the midnight watch that | met
with my adventure The night was one
of those balmy evenings peculiar to sub
tropical waters, seldom if ever ex perienced
in the North. The full moon was shining
so brightly that n could almost feel it's
rays. The breeze had fallen away COM
pletely, allowing the sails to flap lazil
against the spars in accompaniment to the
monotonous ~squeaking of the vessel as
she wallowed lazily in the trough of the
long ground swell. AS far as eye could
reach around the horizon not a ripple was
visible on the surface of the sea. The
very elements appeared to be slumbefing.
The whole watch. with the execution of
the man at the wheel and l, were gathered
around the combings of the fore hatch
spinning yarns and smoking. | was seated
upon the capstan on the lookout" but
the somnolence in the very atmosphere
itself kept me in a drowsy state just be-
tween waking and sleeping.
This, together with the musical chirp-
ing of the fMother Carey's chickens in
the fore rigging, proved too much for my
feeble efforts at wakefulness, and several
times l came within an ace of falling over,
board. This continued until near the end
of my watch, when as l peacefully dozed
off | heard a sudden ''swish," and before ]
was aware of what happened | received q
terrific blow between the eyes, the force
of which knocked me off the capstan over
the windlass and down to the deck. ]
leaped up, seized a Delaying pin and de-
msnded to know who hit me. My answer
was q burst of laughter, and n of the
men pointed to the topgallant forecastle
at 8 large flying fish tapping on the deck
1t had struck MI while passing over the
ship, and raised a lump the size of a hens
egg between my eyes. We fried the fish
the next morning and breakfasted off OF
it.-NeU York Herald
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
Musical Kites.

Musical kites are provided with a bam-
boo resonator containing three apertures,
one in the center and one at each extrem-
ity. When the kite is flying, the air in
rushing into the %resonator, produces a
somewhat intense and plaintive sound,
which can be heard at a great distance
The transverse rods of the frame of this
kite are connected at the extremities, and
give the kite the aspect of two birds wings
affixed to q central axis.
This kite sometimes reaches larger
diraensions-say, ten feet in width. There
are often three or four resonators, placed
one above another over the kite, and in
this case q very pronounced, grave sound
is produced. The musical kite is very
common in China and Tonquin; hundreds
of them are sometimes seen lowering In
the air in the vicinity of Hanoi. 1t is
believed among the superstitious to have
the ~ of charming evil spirits away,
and with this object it is often tied to the
roofs of houses during the prevalence OF
winds, where, during the whole night, it
emits plaintive murmurs after the manner
of the Eolian harp.-NeW York Telegram.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
Gold Thread.

The base of the 'tgold thread" of COM
merce is silver, which is brought from the
Bank of England in cakes weighing about
1000 ounces, Gold leaf is carefully incor-
porated with the silver by hammering, and
afterward the whole is subjected to a char
coal fire. The bar is now ready for con-
version into wire. This is accomplished
by drawing it from 100 to $50 times
through ever diminishing holes in steel
plates; and, finally, when the capabil-
tiles of this metal have been exhausted,
through apertures in diamonds, rubies or
sapphires. ,
The delicate wire thus obtained must
nov be passed through the steel rollers OF
one of Herr Krupp's little Chatting mills"
This brings us to the final process-the
spinning Of the hattened wire round silk
to form the golden thread of commerce.
These spinning machines are worked by
water, although two steam engines are to
be found in the factory for water power
is considered to be more regular and ever
in it's action. - New York Commercial
Advertiser.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
Mother Wit.

An old French writer of memoirs tells
us that on one occasion Rabelais found
himself in q remote province of France
without a sou to pay his reckoning at the
inn. He strolled out, leaving his luggage
open for the inspection of the curious
landlord, who found therein two packages
of gray dust, one marked Poison for
he king" and the other poison for the
queen"
On his return from his walk Rabelais
was arrested by the excited village author
tiles, who conducted him to Paris in tri-
umph, expecting a great reward for their
astuteness.
When they appeared in court with their
victim he was received with shouts OF
laughter and applause for his successful
trick, which had brought him home free of
COST Youths Companion
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
WeaseIs.

The people of Newfoundland regard the
weasel as peculiarly wise and malicious.
The following story in support OF TINS
opinion was told to the author of A
American Tramp"
A man who was moving found a nest of
young weasels and carried them off. The
man and his mate had a pail of milk for
their special benefit, and the mate, who
wiser than his partner, noticed ode
Guild weasel come up to de pail and spit
into it three times"
"Ah," said he, "you had better take de
Young ones and put dem back where you
found dem, or de ould one will be sure to
do us some hurt"
"Well de man took de young vessels
and put dem where he found dem, and dey
went on wild dere work, When de ould
one found de young ones all right she
came back to de pail, and she never stopped
till she overturned it and split de milk.
You see she had spit into it, and she did
not want to hurt us since we had not hurt
de young ones"
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
Hint to Five Cent Smokers.

(Which end of that cigar are you going
to put in your mouth ?" inquired the dealer
of the reporter, as the latter cut off the
closed end of a FIVE cent cigar. Why,
the end I have just cut" he replied. 'Why
do you ask? Because" replied the
cigar dealer, "to get the most enjoyment
out of that cigar you are doing the worst
thing possible. I'll explain: In making
cheap cigars a good enough wrapper is
used-as good often as on the finer grades.
Havana filler is used in a measure, but
does not run the length of the cigar, as in
the better goods. 1t usually ends about
an inch from the extremity of the butt, or
end that is generally placed in the mouth,
and poor light weed raised in the Northern
States, and of a grade similar to dried cab
bage, is inserted. In smoking the five cent
cigar all the smoke. of course, passes
through this miserable stuff, which makes
it taste badly. Now, if you will only reverse
the cigar and cut off the mouth end, light
it and puff away, you will enjoy it very
nearly as much as a finer cigar Wash
an0t0n Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
The Course of Love in Arcadia.

One Sunday, after the preacher had fin
ished his sermon in one of the rural dis
tricts, a young couple stood up before him
to be united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony. The parson asked the usual ques-
ton: 'sIf any one objects to the marriage
of A and B let him now speak or forever
after hold his peace" After a short pause
he was about to proceed with the ceremony
when a young man, minus coat, with I'M
kempt hair, dirty face and red eyes, arose
and bJubberingly said: "Mr. Preacher, l
object. Lizzie has promised to marry me,
and she has got my ring on her finger and
cause Bob gave her a young FLY and has
a new house she has flung me off"
The indignant bride resorted by Ringing
the ring to him. She then, turning to the
parson, said 81 did not promise to marry
Jake. He gave me the ring and return
it to him. I wouldn't marry him If he
were the last man under the sum-" Jake
ran out of the church without picking up
the ring, while the ceremony was finished
in the most approved style, and the young
couple left for the groom's home amid
much ejoicing.-Americus (Ga.) Recorder
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
Beans and Dollar Bills.

Several customers were in the shop
chatting together, when the grocer pointed
to a lot of pea beans, and asked how many
of them it would take to make a bushel.
A great variety of estimates was offered.
One reckless person said $4,000, to the
great amusement of the rest of the COM
pany, all of whom had guessed q smaller
number.
"Well. gentlemen, said the storekeeper.
tsthere are 119, 600 such beans in a Dushel."
Not one was inclined to believe him at
first. but he showed them that it took 6O
to weigh half an ounce, and q little caicu-
lation convinced them that his large fig
ures must be approximately correct.
.sNow, them" said the grocer, chow
MANY dollar bills will it take to weigh as
much as q silver dollars
One said 100; another guessed 10, and
one man, remembering the beans, put the
figures at 300. m
"Al wrong" replied the grocer. sIt
takes just % )" and this also he proved by
the scales.--Canners and Grocers' Gazette
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
The Day We Celebrate.

It was last Fourth of July. Huntsville,
Ala, was literally packed with colored
people, and more coming. Uncle Reuben
and his wife sat in their OK cart in front Of
the court house, each face wearing a
puzzled look, and by and by the old Ian
called to an acquaintance:
"Yo', Jerry-come heah."
"What is it, Reuben?'
"What's all dis heah fussin' bout"
why, it's Fo'th July, Reuben"
81 knows dat. Yo' can't tell me nothin'
bout Fo'th of July but what's de rumpus
fur"
"Why, dey's celebratin'."
"What dey celebratin' fur"
''Cause it's de day to celebrate"
ooh, OATS it! l see. Dat makes it
plain. When | struck town an found de
people fussip' around so l jist dun reck-
oned dat it might be de wa had broker
out agin. Dey's celebratin' cause it's de
day to celebrate. OATS all right, Jerry
all right."-NeU York Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ae-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who.
may not have it ON hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE Ky NEW YORK NY
St. Landry democrat., 1890-06-07
The Very Thing.

James E. Cooper, the new proprietor of
Forepaugh's Circus, intently studied the
fine points of a big St. Bernard dog. "My
hobby is horses" he said, ''but l like dogs
well enough, and l never see one that l
am not reminded of the experience of a
friend of mine who had the next farm to
mine in Ohio. He was an enormously fat
man. l was at my gate one morning when
| saw him coming down the lane with a
big dog. He was hoofng it as fast as he
could, and the dog was running and bark
ing at his side. He halted at the gate
blew off a pressure of 100 pounds to the
square inch, and saturated three handker-
chiefs in wiping his forehead. ventured
to demonstrate that he was exertirg him
self too much for a mar of his weight and
inquired Why he was doing it.
az am exercising that dog he
answered.
But said l, why don'tyou sit On the
fence, and let the dog exercise himselfT
THAT never occurred to me before
replied the heavy weight. Maybe, am
a more magnitudinous fool than look to
be- "-PApadelDhia Enquirer.