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Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
OPENING OF THE CHANNEL.
uarshai Eragg will Advertise for Bids
for the Work Today.


BIDS will be advertised for today for
the work of excavating an openin 6 be-
tween the rlveraud the upper end ofthe
steamboat channel. The work will be
performed under the supervision of
the city marshal, but rs his force il not
large enough TO do the job 1t VIII be
let under contract. The specifications
furnished by the city engineer call for
a channel ten feet wide at the bottom
and this Is to he carried two feet below
the ordinary level of the river Inis
will insure The steady influx of good
volume ct water and two desirable oi,-
iects Will be thus gained. The channel
viii he kept clear of s;agnant water
and the current will carry IN enough
of the light soil to ultimately I'LL the
channel and connect the island with
the eastern bank OF the river.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
Attsntion q. n

All members of the order of the East
ern Star are requested TO assemble ut
the corner of Clinton and Hastings -sts.
ut 80 o'clock this afternoon for the
purpose of attending the funeral Of our
late sister, Mrs. Pomeroy. The ser.
vices at the grave will be performed by
Peninsular Chapter.
By order of
Mrs. GEO. r. OWEN,
Worthy Matron.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
win Agitasc sabbath Keeping.

After n little the Rev. Francis Ware,
the recently appointed field secretary
of western Michigan, will agitate the
matter OF sabbath keeping here again.
The union does not recognize that it is
it, function or province to interfere in
any of the local struggles, but will en-
deavor to stir up the people to making
the day one OF rest, upon religious and
economic basis.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
ON for Philadeiphia.

Harvey Cresswell, for a long time
telegraph editor of the Democrat, has
resigned his position and will go to
Philadelphia, where he has secured Il
very good position. Mr.. Cressweil Is
one or the newspaper men whom it is q
pleasure to know-companionab
witty, kind and generous. He is an
active member Of the Press Club and
one OF the best all-round good fellows
in the profession. The date for his de-
parture has not yet been fixed.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
Contagious Diseases.

The following cases of contagious
diseases were reported to the Board of
Health yesterday: Nellie Van der
Wagon, McReynolds-st.. scarlet fever;
+. Berlwitz, Anna Bcrlwitz, May Bcrl-
WITT. 1S3 Sibley-st,, Ella Delcher, 81
Dalsman Alley, whooping cough; Al
bert BickeIl. 81 Third-st., William II.
King, $40 North Ionia-st., diphtheria;
Maggie Mccall. ll3 Lincoln-st., Andres
Kunson, 34l West Leonard-st., scarlet
fever; Mrs. Wood, 7S Bartlest-st., typhoid
fever
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
Held an Animated Debate.

City Marshal Bragg and NJ. L. Sweet
held an animated debate yesterday
over the attempt Of Mr.. Sweet to relay
plank walk on Pearl-st. at the rear of
the hotel. The property owner insisted
and to end the matter the marshal built
a fence around the spot. II this proves
Intellectual an injunction will be asked
TD
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

.sGreat King Jehosoptat," calculated
. bell hoy at the Wayne yesterday
morning. What's this coming7" He
astouisbment was entirely unIeigned.
and we'll q might be, for coming across
toe street from the Michigan Central
depot was q stream OF humanity that
might we'll cause his eyes to bulge out.
They were sll gpot-ieoking people,
however, and each wore a blue badge
with the letters "F. and A NJ upon Il.
The unusual rush was the sequel OF a
snnslar occasion about year ago, when
Grand River Lodge, No. 81. Free and
Accepted Naso1S, OF Grand Rapids, en-
terfaIned Palestine Lodge. No. s57. Of
Detroit Accord irgiy. when an invita-
ton vss extended 80 them to return
the visit they came IN botiy. They
chartered special train Of eizst
coaches. which they decorated apvno-
pristely AMI then fiIissI q viii tltefp-
selves. . great psany members Of
other lodges OF Grand Rapids.
ard large nnfnher Of LADIES of she Or
der Of The Eastern STAR. They came 90
Detroit and took the Wayne By storm.
There were ever 100 q them altogether
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
II. O. BLAhEIE icy s. co.
x7o VEST FULTON STREET
YOU WANT THE
BEST FURNACE ON e e EARTH
MPoNT OF ECONOMY DURABILITY AND GREATEST HEATING CAPACITY

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Efectual
enables
We
We
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We dealers
Builders and
Building
Windows, Gasoline and OlStoves.
r. q. BI-AKEI.Y & co. 1870 W. FUI-TON-ST.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
IN. c. A. STATE CONVENTION
Local Members Preparing Fer The
Meeting.

The local Y. NJ. c. A. is making pre-
paFations for the state convention
which will be held at 0wosso. October
5 to IL. About dozen or fifteen active
workers expect to go from the city as
ISOLATION. General Secretary Ward
Will probably be IN attendance during
ali or the session. One item of lmp0r-
lance TO 60 before the convention will
be the selection OF an assistant secre-
tary 10 AID state secretary Clark in the
state work. The following Y. NJ. {. A.
celebrities will De In attendance, Rev.
l.. Morgan Wood, of Detroit, Rev. Ii.
G. Besle, OF Lansing. State Secretary
Brown, of Illinois, c. Z. Dyer, Of
Minneapolis. college secretary, John
X. Mott, OF New York, and John w.
Hanseli, OF Chicago. The conference
will consist of addresses, papers and
discussions, illustrations, bible classes,
and section conferences, with many
other features. John w. Hansell, of
Chicago, will have charge of the
musical part of the program.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
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Death without Warning.

Mrs. Nellie Gray, of No. 10 Sweetest.
dropped dead Thursday evening while
attending 20 her household duties.
Mrs. Gray left three small children, the
youngest being three weeks old. Coro-
ner Penwarden viewed the remains and
decided that death resulted from heart
disease. She was sister of Will Berry
of the Telephone exchange.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

The riders in Whitman's second blind
run, who started yesterday morning,
returned last night after visiting Fall
lassburg, Grattan, Bedding and Ionia.
At the latter place they were given q
reception and taken to the fair by the
bicycle club of that city. There were
eight wheels IN the party.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

Patsy, the bear cub at the Wonder
land, got away from his keeper last
night while taking his usual airing and
took forcible possession of GroskopP 8
trunk store. He succeeded in attract
ing quite crowd and chewed the hand
of young man named Silver before he
was finally captured.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
TWO DAYS LATER.

The Race between Alierton and Nelson
Will Take Place October 8.
The date for the great race between
Nelson and Allerton has been changed
to Thursday, October s, and an attempt
will be made to have several other
races to be participated in by some of
the flyers now at Terre Haute. The
Horsemen's Association is opposed to
any attempt to have tall meeting for
the reason that the uncertainty of the
weather might cause them to be q H.
nancial failure.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

beng one FROM the police dsnar tmenf.
inscribed sc. r. +. D.'' aud the ngures
..223s the MEMBER OF his badge pom
the base were the words 'sAl Quiet
Tue body was inferred il ST. Andrews
cemetery
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

The favorable impression produced
on the FRS, appearance OF the agree-
able liquid fruit remedy syrup OF iss
few years ago has been more 'aan
confirmed by the pleasant experience
Of sIl who have used il. and the suecess
Of the propTietnrs and manufsc'o'ess
the California Fig syrup Company
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

Simply apply "SwAyxE's OIsTNENr.'.
No internal medicine required. Cures
letter, eczema. itch, all eruptions On
the face, hands, nose, etc., leaving the
skin clear. white and healthy. Its
great healing and curative powers are
possessed by no other remedy. Ask
your druggists for SwAYNE's OINr.
MESr,"
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
CLEMATIS.
THE LUCKY ONES.
Telephone i48.

THE LUCKY ONES.
The ladies' Trunk offered BY Groskopf Bros.
at the West Michigan fair as prize TO the
one who would guess nearest to the number
Of nails contained In said trunk. was won
by Mrs A. Vaadeuberg. her guess being
1890.
The number Of nails In the trunk was
1.s23. This lady Is requested to call at
the trunk factory Of Groskopf Bros. 81
Canal street. and take the prize The
gentleman's trunk offered By Gros-
kopf Bros. TO be guessed upon ut the
same time. was won By +. I. Wood.
OF Engltshyille. Mich.. he guessing
s,15O.
The mum Der OF nails In this trunk
Was Pisa. Mr.. Wood Is also 70
quested 10 call at Greskopf
Bros store at VI Canal street,
and take his prize. This guess
Ing enterprise gotten up by
Greskopf Bros. wss one of
the leading attractions at
the fair. II created quite
. connection aud thous
apds took part.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

Yesterday afternoon az O'Clock the
funeral Of Patrick oNeai was held
from the residence On stockiur. ct.
The Rev. Father Palefler, OF ~. James
ebuFrhs otsieistsd. The coral tributes
we're Bsmeroas, smong the psetssess
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

rienty OF cans nov At Hascn ). -
Monfoe-st.. ia all sszes. leae.ss :.
getting scarce and now - the ~. -.
buy. II you are not suppisea ." ''''
wait lopasf.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
Every sack of LILY WHITE FLOUR
has picture of our mill. None genuine
without it. VALLEY CRY MILLING Co.


Chicago Expesition Via q. n. . Z. II. n.
Round trip tickets will be cold on the
following dates, at rate OF $5.65. which
includes one admission to tho Exposi.
ton.
Tickets will be sold only on Septem-
Der 22-29, October 6. Is aud 20, good for
return until the following Monday.
e. l.. LOCKWOOD,
G. p. & +. A.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
GARDINER & BAXTER.
DIED.

MUNsHOw-s ptess1sr 18th. az the resi-
deues OF her lafhef l.. b. Auaslow: eqtasf
Evergreen ave aad Earliest. vahaAie rafAs
BerElcr q aged Is years and days
Notice Of funeral iafsr.
Cherryman / Bowen. funeral directors. No.
= Eogafail-sf. Ieicphoae Hso-
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

The following IL . list az the MARRIAGE
licenses issued since last published. with tne
names residences when outside the citsl and
and ages 81 the parttex
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26

Lily White Flour.
Made by Valley City Milling Co., Grand
Rapids, is family favorite. Try it.
, 1891-08-04

Instead of leading the van, we are
from ten to fifteen years behind Europe.
Even in our own field Of electrical meth
DDS, as a prominent American electrician
assured me in Paris, we are now five
years behind the continent. He declared
that the difficulties our American cor
porations still complain about, when
asked to bury their telegraph, telephone
and lighting wires, were all met and
vanquished in Europe several years ago,
and that our fellow countrymen insist
upon remaining in a state of invincible
ignorance rather than learn anything
from the technical and scientific achieve
ments of Europe.
But perhaps he ststed the case too
strongly. Doubtless we shall in time
learn to be ashamed when we come to q
realizing sense Of the fact that the one
city Of Paris has at its command a larger
and more brilliant array Of engineering
and architectural talent than all the i'm
portant cities of the United States taken
together can show, and hat many a
small European town is better supplied
in this respect than many a large Amer
lean city.-Dr. Albert Shaw in Century.
, 1891-08-04

Here is a characteristic story about
the great Partisan man milliner: A lady
of high position nee ventured to remon-
strate with the great man because he
had charged her e12o for a ball dress.
1.-THE material, " she said, could be
bought for twenty pounds, and surely
the work of making up would be well
paid with five pounds more"
Madam" replied the milliner, in his
lottiest manner, go to NJ. Meissonier,
the painter, and say to him, Here is a
canvas, value a shilling, and here are
%colors, value four shillings. Paint me a
picture with these colors on hat canvas
and l will pay you one and threepence.'
What will he say2 He will say, Mad
am, that is no payment for an artist.
| say more. l say, II you think my
terms too high, pay me nothing and
keep the robe. Art does not descend to
the pettiness of the higgler. London
Tt-Bits.
, 1891-08-04
The Hot Springs OF Dakota.

These springs are randy becoming IA
nous on account of the wonderful cura-
tive properties OF the waters, and the
many marvellous cures which have been
effected by the thermal baths.
The town and springs are delightfully."-
situated In a picturesque valley in the
Black Hills country, Astounding in beau
uful scenic effects and at IN altitude of
3,400 feet above the sea level; thus insur-
ing a pure atmosphere and exhilarating
climate, absolutely free from malaria.
Under the enterprising and progressive
management of the Hot Springs company
many desirable improvements have been
made; among the number the erection Of
a commodious bath house fitted up with
all modern conveniences for the comfort
Of guests. New hotels have been built
and comfortably furnished throughout,
conducted in frst-class style and at rca-
sonable rates. Those who prefer stopping
at a private house will find many board
ing places where good accommodations
are furnished, and at moderate prices.
The superior daily service now afforded
by the Burlington route to Hot Springs,
with through sleeping car accommoda-
tons from Omaha, Lincoln, Aurora and
Grand Island, makes the trip an easy and
enjoyable one; ard for the benefit Of all
who desire to test the efficacy of the
waters, round trip tickets at reduced rates,
good for ninety DAYS, are now on sale al
all Offices of the Burlington route.
For pamphlet, descriptive of the
springs, and full information at TO rates,
time, etc, apply to any agent of the com.
pany, or to j. FRANCIS,
Gen'l Pass'r & Ticket Agt, Omaha,
Neb.
, 1891-08-04

A party Of German peasants set out
for the christening of a new baby, the
baby being swaddled and wrapped in
the usual manner The way was long
to the church and the weather was cold;
indeed, snow lay on the ground. The
anxiety of the christening oyer the
whole party parents, sponsors and
friends-adjourned to the village inn
to warm and cheer themselves with
schnaps, or what the Londoner terms,
"a drop of something short" They then
set off on their return home lightly and
gayly, and their hearts being merry
within them they essayed a snatch or
two Of song and a step or two of dance.
Home was at length reached. and the
interesting christened bundle was laid
on the table. The whole party-parents,
sponsors and friends-stared agape and
in silence; there was the pillow, the
ribbons and the bows all complete, but
where was the baby?
Some one ventured to raise the bundle;
1t was quite limp and empty Baby was
gonel Back the whole party hurried on
its lonely track, and baby was found
asleep in the snow, about midway be-
tween the church and the village. He
was a sturdy child, and the story runs
that he escaped with a violent sneeze or
two, which, it is said, the anxious pa
rents strove to allay by popping him
into the oven. There can be no doubt
that the German child hat could sur
vive the pillow, and the snow, and the
oven must have been sturdy indeed
Strand Magazine.
, 1891-08-04
LEADER PREMIUMS.
A Variety of Handsome Presents to
be Given to Subscribers This
Month.
Read the List Over Carefully and
Make Your Choice Before it
is Too Late.

We desire to close out all OF our pre-
miums this month, and in order to do so
offer them as per terms given below.
There are nearly 400 premiums. repre-
scntIng a cash value of about 5000. All
Of these premiums are to be given to
subscribers absolutely free. No sub
scriber, however, will be entitled to a
premium except by paying his or her sub
scription in advance the length of time
specified In the table below. The only
exception to this rule is where subscribers
have taken the trouble to save the pre-
MUM coupons" We make the exception
only because we advertised to give some
OF the premiums for coupons, and we do
as we agree. Twenty-Five coupons from
THE DALY LEADER or ten from the
WEEKLY will secure any premium that
Iayiug one dollar in advance will secure.
If you have no coupons hen you must
pay the specified time in advance. These
are our terms and it will be useless to ask
for any others.
As the number OF premiums is a little
less than 400 and the circulation OF The
DAILY and WEEKLY LEADER combined
amounts to over 400 it will be seen that
there are not enough premiums for all
subscribers. In giving them out we shall
follow the rule of first come first served.
New subscribers as well as old may take
advantage ofthe opportunity to secure a
handsome book or picture free. Club
~raisers who are working tor the prizes to
be awarded Aug. | should remember this
and when sending orders state which one
of the premiums is wanted by the sub
scriber. All of these premiums have
been described in previous issues of The
LEADER and although a page could be
filled with descriptions and testimonials, it
will only be stated that the cash value OF
each is as shown in the table. Anyone
desiring the novels may choose any TWEEN
ty-fve from a list OF $50 which will be fur
nished on application. Samples of all the
premiums may be seen at this office. Sub
scrlbers who have had one or more of the
premiums will not be entitled to the same
premium again, but are entitled to any or
all the other premiums by paying the
proper AMOUNT. Following is the list with
tormo.
, 1891-08-04
DOUBLE
Methods of Making n Figure Appear in
Different Positions ON One Plate.

Methods of Making n Figure Appear in
Different Positions ON One Plate.
The making of double pictures on one
negative plate has been practiced by
photographers for some time. 1t has
been supposed that they were made by
using reflections from mirrors to double
the object to be photographed. Doubles
may be made that way, but the refec-
ton Of the glass always shows, while
the figures are invariably distorted. The
most common way of making successful
doubles is to extend the reach of the
lens with a small box CT the same depth
of the focal depth of the ems The in
side of the box should be smooth and
blackened a dead black, to prevent its
appearance in the picture.
The front of the box is then divided
equally by two small doors or flaps. In
making the exposure open one flap, draw
the slide from your plate holders and ex-
pose the plate. Then replace the slide,
close thedoor that was open, let the per-
son being photographed change position,
open the door that was closed on the
first exposure, leaving the other one
closed, focus the object, draw the slide
again n expose the plate again, and
you ave h same person in two differ
ent attitudes in the same negative, with
out any line of demarkation showing in
the background.
Captain John N. Riker goes further
than making doubles. He makes triples,
q~uadruples or any number wanted, in
the most grotesque and CHASTITY forms,
OF one plate. His system of making
doubles on the anne plate is more COM
plicated than the one described. 1t is
done by placing a kit or shutter over the
plate in the holder and exposing a part
at a time.
The kit is hinged in sections, the upper
corners opening like little doors TO the
side. Decapitated heads are taken by
opening the doors and just exposing the
part of the plate directly behind, on
which the head has been focused. After
these exposures nave been made the
doors are closed and the subject is TO-
cused with outstretched hands. After
proper focusing, the kit, except the
upper corners, is drawn away and a full
exposure made.
A few days ago Captain Riker walked
into the house and tossed an envelope
into Mrs. Riker's hands. On opening it
she found a picture of the headless body
standing upright with arms outstretched,
and in each hand a platter on which lay
a ghastly head-his own.
Captain Riker said that while he had
known for many years the secret of
making the pictures, he now desired to
show simply what really is behind the
making of alleged spook and spirit pic
lures. The secret of making the pictures
has been known for many years also by
Professor George R. Cromwell.-New
York Sun,
, 1891-08-04

A small family, consisting of man,
wife and baby, is living in a big dry
goods box in al open field just off Mount
ain street, near the division line between
Worcester and Holden. The woman is
twenty-one years of g and her babe
seven weeks. She says about a year and
n half ago she married Joseph Pitts, a
farm laborer, at Greendale. The baby
was born in a boarding house, and she
and Pitts have been living, together with
the infant, in the dry goods box for two
or three weeks. Pitts hires the land,
and the woman says he intends to put
up n better shelter. She has a brick
fireplace outside the box, where she does
cooking. Joseph Pitts, the husband, is
a cripple and walks with two canes.
The marshal says there is no call for
police Interference The oma is sat
isfied with her lot, and the baby seems
h~ealthy.-Worcester Spy.
, 1891-08-04

The frequent and serious difficulty ex-
perienced in the operations of tunnel
ing, namely, the subsistence of the sur
face after the completion of the work,
has lately been found to be ~preventable
by a simple system resorted to by a Lon
don contractor, by the use of which no
ground outside the actual section of the
subway in hand need be disturbed. The
system in question comprises a series of
steel bars placed side by side with the
excavation so as to form acomplete tenn
porary lining and support to the roof,
and within this series-of bars the perma-
nent brick arch of the tunnel is built.
The bars used in this work are ten feet
long, six inches wide, and two inches
thick, being provided at their edges with
longitudinal grooves, by means of which
each is linked to the next one in such a
way as to admit of separate longitudinal
motion, and yet to prevent lateral sepa-
ration. The bars are inserted in the
same manner, as well as supported, as
ordinary tunnel bars, the ground being
excavated only the exact section of the
tunnel, plus the trifling thickness of the
bars.
After the brickwork has been built
within them the bars are separately
pushed forward by jackscrews as the
earth is excavated for the succeeding
length. The bars are provided with longi-
tudinal tubular cavities, through which
grouting or other filling material may be
introduced from time to time to fill
the space left vacant by the advancing
bars between the top of the lining arch
and the earth above and around, this
preventing any subsidence.-New York
Snn
, 1891-08-04

The popularity of these springs is fast IN
creasing, both as n summer and n health re-
sort. The cures effected by Its waters are many
and marvellous. The altitude OF the place
(3,5Oo feetl makes the atmosphere exhllerating
aud absolutely free from malaria. They are
surrounded by wonderful freaks of nature,
and delightful scenery. The elegant new
plunge bath go feet long by 30 feet wide, just
completed has added a very attractive feature
TO this resort. The hotels are fitted lp with
all modern improvements, and ~accommoda-
tions are ample.
The Fretuont, Elkhorn 4 Missouri Valley
railroad goes direct to the Springs with palace
sleepers from Omaha without change. Tourist
tickets good tor ninety days from date of sale
can be had all the year round. For pamphlets
concerning these Springs or any Information
as to rates, ETC., call on or address any agent
OF the Fremont, Elkhorn 4 Missouri Valley
and Sioux City & Pacific railroads, or
j. II. BUCHANAN, General Passenger Agent,
Omaha, Neb.
II. @. BURT, General Manager.
, 1891-08-04

Mosquitoes are, | venture to say, for
the first time within the memory of the
oldest inhabitant, a plague of many
parts of Paris The dampness of the
spring is said to be the reason why they
nightly buzz, bite and leave faces and
hands covered with hard, red blotches.
But l believe the true cause is the whole
sale destruction of Seine fish when the
ice foes in that river were being dyna-
mited last winter.
l never suffered SO much in warm
weather in any part of the south of
France from mosquitoes as l have done
this week. If one sits by a lamp near
nm open window along many of the bou-
levards n swarm Of them assails me-.
The mosquito bednet not being used in
Paris, one lies down at night unprotect-
ed, and is liable to rise in the morning
with n disfigured face in a state of pain
full itchiness .-Paris Cor. London News.