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Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

TIE columns Of the public pres are
burdsnsd With . muluplicisy Of mys-
.bsries. The remarkable disappearance
and The frequent discoveries Of Tascott
we're the cynosurs Of puolic attention
nnEil the man Who struck Joe Smith
became bis nval. Now the honors are
egain divided with the gentleman who
dyaamitsd Russell Sage.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

Orn s'bsby farm" viii ultimately. no
dsubs. take its place among the many
ether worthy Charitable Institutions OF
the city.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

70 those Who are longing for snow
and tina merry ngle bells, II will be
comforting u kaow that winter - not
due until Decemoer 20.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

Asvrcxs to r. G. Dun a Co. represent
that eosiness Is unwonse~iy lively n ali
sections Of the country bus u. tns
aauth.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

Tsx possibilities ef asgslhood in
svssy child that - much 70 written
sesus. seens very much Of On imposs,-
bshsy when the mother IL taken away
from the little one, and IL is 10 surucd
pver 10 the tender msrcies Of come one
vho hss ne love fssit. The angel in il
Ray come 70 the hight. hus IL vii b .
1wsrfed end cripoied angel without she
guiding hand Of love. Since this 10 %,
how much credit shouIi bs gwen to the
noble band Of sisters Of st yehn's or
piss ssyiom vho sssomnuoii the care
sud work Of the nssnerll khiidrsni
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
Linen Department.

We are exhibiting the largest and most attractive
stock of Linen Table Spreads in eli sisss with
Napkins to match. We showing Novelties ia
Sideboard Covers and 6plashsn Our variety Q,
Lunch Cloths is greater than ever before and ccza-
prises many handsome patterns
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

ePEAxER CEIsr viii take . rest after
SAs fatigue oi tae spsAksrsisip contest
Nlils took drop
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
Cotton Dress Goods.

1910 Novelty Dress Patterns will be offered the
balance of this month 1t el.00 ea1h. These
pretty effective styles and recomm .nled for dura-
billty Each pattern contains ample material for
complete Dress
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

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Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
TO EFFECT A PERMANENT CURE

Of Csfsrrh requires = constitutional remedy
IKE Hoods ssrsa psrHA which By purffyine
the blood ant tmnsrsinx hes thy tsne 70 the
affected erean. dos fhereu4hiy cure
4 have been trsabiea for tears With
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13

rasior, No A. Leersad Services. 20 N and
2.G aud m. Bible class AZ tp M. sunday
sehoo ~ II ~. ;. :. Pcstma, sapt.. tE
Breaa~sT.
Lagrsv. street holland Caristiaa Reformed
- -Jehn y. De Baan. asster. Ne. % Lagfsve
street. Services. mee , N sad y m. John
seaeheT. Supt. Ne- 1eet Filth avenue
4 H. YES. paster. No. ts Spfiax. Services. 80
an. fsaas pm. suaisf scncol ~ , m.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
TWO THINGS
In Regard to Catayrh.


These two facts are now - well known 70
the medical fraternity that Iocai applications.
IKE snufs aud inhs arts. are reanrasd ss at
best likely q give only tergorsry fesiet
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-13
Ne. of Bank 3,0ll.
REPORT OF the CONDITION
OF THE
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

OF Grand Rapids. In The STATE oi NichiSan. at
the close Of business.
December =, 1891.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Mankina.s Creates. scou-es.

The two greatest scourges of man
kind" according to DR.. Lander Brunton,
are generally supposed to be phthisis
and rheumatism, but we arc told by this
eminent authority that if amy physician
were asked which is the worse of the two
he would probably decide for rheuma-
tism. 1t not only leads to as many
deaths as phthisis, directly or Indirectly,
but causes IL vast amount of loss of time
and power and immense pain. The
rheumatic tendency shows itself in Il
great many other disorders, such as in
digestion and headaches. 1t produces
not merely pains in the joints, but in
hammation of the Serious membrane, and
leads to the formation of 'clots" or
ibrous masses in the heart, which, be-
coming detached, are liable to he carried
to the brain and cause paralysis. DR..
Brunton stated that the old fear of aus
ing serious damage to patients whose
hearts are weak by abruptly checking the
pain is now much diminished. This is
OWN. to the discovery that the we'll
known remedy, salicylic acid, may be
freely employed without risk. provided
1t is absolutely pure.-London News.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
A Goat Protective Association.

Out in that part of the northeastern
section of this beautiful city of magnif-
cent distances where the festive goat
blossoms as the rose of Sharon and the
lily of the valley, and his fragrance fills
the soft Swampoodle air, a goat protec-
tive association has been formed to the
discontinue of Poundmaster Einstein
and the defeat of the ends of Justice.
One of the rules and regulations govern
ing the internal economy of the glorious
capital of G2. G25 $50 people. more or less,
provides that Il goat which wanders I'M
licensed upon the purple hills of Swan
poodle, and browses on her luscious to-
mato ans or masticatcs her esculent
old boot legs. may be apprehended by
the minions of the law, and being duly
impounded, its owner shall pay the sum
of 81 in the coin IF the realm for its res
toration to the cmpurplel heights and
the enjoyment of the tomato cans afore-
said.
But the people affected hate this tyran-
nous restriction upon the liberty of the
goats and their own property rights, so
each mans castle is u house of refuge to
the innocent kid or the rancid old butter,
and when the minions of Einstein APP
pear every door is opened, and the flee
ing goats escape pursuit and are hidden
away until the danger is avcrted. BY
this means the goat population in the
northeast is rapidly increasing, while
the poundmaster's goat fund is actually
dwindling away to invisibility, and the
poundmastcr refuses to be comforted.-
Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
About DISPLAYED Goods.


There is an old English law, l am told,
whereby a ''shopkeeper' can be COM
PEELED to take from his show window
and sell at the price marked any article
a customer points out. Several COM
paratively recent arrivals in this IL
Try have cited this to me, and kicked
with both feet because of refusals to
spoil n show window display by taking
u pair Of shoes of IL brand and size Of
which there are hundreds in stock. AS
far lis I can learn the enactment was in
tended to prevent the manufacture of
samples for windows and the palming
off on persons attracted thereby of
something equally rs good"
However true it may be that the old
English common law regards the price
on an article in q window as a contract
between the store owner and any passer-
by who tenders the money, there is no
such ordinance or law here. Often peo-
pie insist on having something from the
window, and decline to accept It's exact
duplicate. In that case, if the article is
an expensive one, we strain the point
and get it down; but if it is something
low priced We give the customer the al
Tentative Of taking a duplicate or
nothing.-Intervicw in st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
purc Grit Mt wounded Knee.

The Indians Ought desperately until
they We're annihilated, but their bravery
was 10 more conspicuous than that
which was unostentatiously displayed by
some Of the soldiers. Perhaps the most
remarkable case was that of Private
Kelly, who was shot near the heart. He
knew the mortal nature of his wound,
and as he rolled over said to Private
Girhach, I'm gone, sure; roll me around
and make Il breastwork of me-" That
was courage.
Private Mckenzie of troop D was hit
hard in the left shoulder. One of the
surgeons saw he was wounded, and sent
IL litter bearer to bring him in. But
Mckinzic would not so. IIe insisted on
shooting away ut the stubborn foe. 81
know I'm getting weak" said he, ''but
I've got to have Il couple of shots yet"
He did fire once or twice more, and then
lie tainted from loss of blood and was
taken TO the rear.
Sergt. Tritle, of Z troop, has what
some people call grit" His first wound
was in his left hand, and Il minute or
two later he got another bad one in the
hip. That would have satisfied the
average warrior, but the sergeant was
not inclined to retire. just then Sergt.
Nettles was killed almost at Tritle's side.
Tritlc saw the Indian who fired the fatal
shot, and although his own left hand
Vas shattered, and blood was pouring
steadily from his hip, he said, It'll get
that Indian" He did, and an instant
later a hostile bullet penetrated his left
breast. 81 guess I'll get these wounds
dressed now," was his faint remark as
he crawled for the rear.-Washington
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Professor Lanes Famous Ability.

Among men of letters the most promi-
nent ambidexter is probably Professor
George Martin Lane, pope professor of
Latin in Harvard. 1t is his habit to
stand facing the. middle of the black.
board. He begins to write q sentence
with his left hand, and runs along until
he reaches q point in line with his face.
Then he shifts the chalk from his left
hand to his right, and continues writing
until he reaches the end of the black
board. When calling the roll the stu
dents know by the motion of the pro-
fessor's hands just the mark he intends
to make.
He writes with his right hand until he
comes to IL scholar who answers mot
prepared" The pen is instantly changed
from the right to the left hand. Every
body knows that means u goose egg.
Professor Lane is noted for being one of
the finest Greek and Latin scholars in
America. His most famous contribution
to contemporancous literature, however,
is q little out of this line. He is the
author of that piscicultural epic, "The
Lone Fishball."
Tho waiter roarcd it through the hall,
w don't give bread with one fishball!"
New York World.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
characteristics of Handwriting,

Handwriting has its characteristics,
and is a study in itself to those who want
to become familiar with its peculiarities.
1t can very easily he told whether Il per-
son whose writing you want to identify
is a man or u woman, a minor or adult.
1t is very seldom u handwriting assumes
its permancncy before the writer is %
Years old. The age of the writing can
approximately be determined by various
methods. If it has a Spencerian appear
ance you may know it was written after
1882, as at that date the Spencerian sys-
tenn was introduced. If it is the black
aniline ink that is generally used every
where now,y you may know it was writ
ten after 1873. The older inks had iron
or some diluted dyestuff for a basis, and
preceded the aniline. An analysis of the
writing will most generally determine
the date of the writing.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Tho Sulky Mon.

If the temper is a sullen or sulky one,
its malignant character is apparent;
probably he has some little cause for
taking ~offense, or he has at least an OPP
portunity for imagining that he has been
sighted. He persuades himself that
some one has been wanting in the affec-
ton or respect which is his due. He feels
himself insulted, injured; and he has not
magnanimity enough to pass over the
matter without taking care that the
slight offered should be expiated by suf-
fering. His self love demands that some
n should suffer; and the suffering of
the victim-althoughh he might be shocked
to think so and might refuse to believe
it-afords him q certain satisfaction and
a certain pleasure.
When the offender has been made to
feel that it is no light matter to neglect
the comfort of the ill tempered man, or
to prefer any other interests to his, whe,
he or she has been made thoroughly
miserable, the sulky man is appeased; he
is perhaps eve penitent; his demon has
been gratifed, and is no longer hungry.
The fact that the bad temper, with its
symptoms of black looks or harsh words
or sullen silence, was maintained until
the suffering of the victim became evil
dent is enough to show that sulkiness is
really a much worse kind of fault than
people generally imagine. Chambers
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
y r. Mistake.

''It is IL grave mistake" said the doc
tor, ITO cat quickly. Those animals in
tended by nature to feed hurriedly have
been provided with gizzards, or with
the power of Illumination.
mo matter how good Il mans teeth
may be, if he bolts his food his stomach
must suffer thereby. When u person
swallows an imperfectly masticated
piece of animal food, the result is
that the food, instead of fulfilling
the purposes of nutrition, acts, on tho
other hand, as u source of irritation to
the stomach. Thus. either the physi-
cal condition runs down or additional
food is required to maintain the general
standard of health. Americans are
called pic eaters Do you know why?
Because u pie is something that may be
eaten on the run, while the great Amer
lean enterprises may thus go on unim-
pcded by loss of time. Overhasty feed
ing is the bane of our American life.
We are all of us becoming d%yspeptics."
Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Wearing ovcrshoes in Dry Weather.

0J
have noticed during the dry walking
many persons using ''rubbers," as if
the streets retained the mud and slush.
I look upon the alteration. of these
wearers Of rubbers as a result of yield
ing to the influences of a bad practice.
For myself, whenever I have worn rub.
bers understress of weather, 1 have been
only too glad to cast them off at the
first favorable opportunity; but many
persons persist i'll keeping them on even
at places of amusement, where they feel
particularly oppressive from the high
temperature. This tamely yielding to
the arbitrary influence of an uncomfort-
able article Of dress should be a warning
against letting habit get the advantage
of principle in such matters.
l have heard that in some places in
New England, where the winters cold is
ordinarily severe, "arctics" are a feature
of indoor gayeties, and that the "Port-
land Fancy" Cali the Way to Boston"
and similar dances are executed under
the disadvantages of these incumber-
ances. Such experiences should be
needed by wearers of "rubbers" in dry
weather, lest they fall under the control
of these oppressive foot coverings, and
perhaps be obliged to wear them to bed.
Boston Post.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
New Magnetic Telephone.

Anew magnetic telephone gives prom
Use or being largely used in England.
The invention consists of an arrange
ment for combining a telephone for do
nestle purposes with u crank bell pull,
such rs is ordinarily met with in houses;
and the special merit in it lies in tho fact
that it may be fitted without disturbing
any of the existing arrangements or re-
quiring u skilled workman to he sent to
fix it. Indeed. any man of ordinary in
telligencc may fit it for himself without
trouble. Asimilar telephone being fitted,
say in the kitchen. Il bell is used in the
usual way to call the servants attention,
and upon her taking up the telephone
the order is transmitted without render
ing it necessary for her to enter the
The telephones being magnetic
instruments no battery is required at all,
and the possibility of future trouble and
cost of maintenance is avoided.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
PESSiMlSM.

Along the CHI 'ckcrcd 70 ,two4n ROAD OF life
a youthful traveller wends his onward way;
Now viewing unconcerned some scene of strife,
Or ~loitering near where happy children play;
Unmindful he of others hopes and fears
Careless he wandcrs on tho l~essening years.
When sunbcams clothe in beauty all the car h,
Changing to tiny stars the grassy dew,
And wake the fragrant flowers to instant birth,
Painting each petal with a rainbow hue;
Beneath some shade the youth, reposing lies,
And dreams that all the worlds a paradise.
Warm in his feelings, generous in thought,
He greets his fellowmen with kindly grace;
Suspects no wrong, believes in all he's taught,
And sees a friend in every smiling face;
1magines truth within the flatterer'S breast,
And Thinks that virtue lives in all the rest.
But soon the pathway narrows rough and steep
The gathering clouds thick brooding darkness.
shed;
Tho lightniugs flash, the winds around him sweep
And rending thunders crash above his head;
Painting before the blast he breathes q curse,
And thinks O tyraut rules the universe.
Alas! how rude the shock experience brings;
How sad the loss of faith in human kind!
The guileless notes that only memory sings
But wake the wish that Fate has left us blind;
The youth discovers truth to be q pars,
And virtues forms but specimens of art.
]. N. Stewart in New York Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Self Lock Envclopr..

Doctors have invcighed against the
dangerous gum which is used on some
envelopes, and mishaps have been fire.
quent as the result of damping the gum
on envelopes with the tongue. All pos
sibility of such accidents is removed by
the automatic lock envelopes which have
been patented. On the flap of the EN-
velopc are two projecting fanges, and
all that is necessary to do to close the
envelope is to fold these langes by ready
stamped lines, and insert the flap thus
narrowed in a slot provided, whereupon
the folded fanges automatically lock
themselves in the slot, and the envelope
cannot he opened without tearing it.
The operation sounds much more COM
plicated than it really is in practice, for
n of these new envelopes can be closed
as readily as the better known gummed
envelopes.-New York Telegram
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
A Signature That Escapes Criticism.

A document which was filed in the reg
ister's Office recently bore a signature
which would puzzle an expert to de-
cipher. There was a bold start, a wild
zigzagging of pen marks up and down,
and finally a tangle which might be taken
to mean anything that suited the fancy
of the reader. Yet nobody felt called
upon to criticise the penmanship, for the
signature was at the bottom of the trust
deed by which Baron Maurice de Hirsch
gave &2,400, 900 to ameliorate the condi-
ton of Hebrew immigrants to this coun-
try from Russia and Roumania. The
baron has a fortune which some people
say amounts to 800, 200, 900. Others put
it at $500, 600, 600, but the difference is
immaterial. When a mar getsu p above
$50, 00O, 900 nobody will bother about his
skill with writing tools. In fact some
of the critics in the registers office
skilled in such matters gave the baron's
signature a little praise. They said it
was prettier than Jay Gould's anyhow.
New York Times.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Tho Laugh.

If the eyes are the windows of the
soul then its door must be the laugh,
which gives a very good view of the
private character every now and then.
There are men the latch string of whose
laughter is always out. They have wide
open, generous laughs, which show a
hearty, whole souled disposition, With
out Alterations and a readiness to offer
good fellowship to the stranger. Then
there is a laugh which reminds one of
those new tangled doors to which a
chain is attached, permitting an open
ing just wide enough to allow q very
meager glimpse of the person behind the
door. This is the guarded laugh. 1t be-
trays the cool, calculating man, who
makes money faster than he makes
friends.
Sometimes one runs across q door
which flies open with the slightest pro-
vocation. Its catch is defective. Some
people laugh that way. Their laughter
is frequently described as a giggle. The
intellectual furnishings of the character
behind such q laugh are hardly worth
the looking at. although it is the easiest
matter in the world to see them. They
are meager, and invariably have a dis.
tressing air of newness which indicates
that they are not often used.-Buffalo
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Knows Only Two Tunes.

Speaking of music, here is a true story
of a we'll known and greatly esteemed
Boston journalist to round out with:
The journalist is so FAR from being a
musician that he is accused of being DIES.
titute of the sense Of tune. One time he
was rallied OH this point by Il lady of his
acquaintance, who asked him point
blank:
SIS it true, Mr.. A., that you don't know
one tune from another::"
cit is u fact" he said, THAT l can't
readily distinguish tunes apart. There
arc only two tunes that l really know
WELL"
what are theyy:'
"Old Hundred and the long meter
Doxology"-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Cheese PAIRING.

Cheese parings-are they worth hoard
ing?' Certainly not, and yet thousands
find in them an interesting occupation.
1t is a singular fact that there arc many
persons who spend all their time in Pc
nuriously saving scraps, the accumu-
lated value of which is of no consequence
whatever. yet who will and again
give away large suins of money. Some
will regularly subscribe to charita.
bio objects sums IL small percentage OF
which would alter all their human rela.
lions, and make a number of fellow NOR
tails who come in contact with them
happy day byday. Which is the wiser
to endow a Charity with a capital G,
miad) for strangers or to show charity
ut home?-New York Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
Resistance of the Air to !. 1ocon,ot,va.

Resistance of the Air to q Locomotive.
Experiments on the French railways
show that the resistance of the atmos-
phere to the motion of highspeed trains
amounts often ohalf the total resistance.
Two engines, of which the resistance
was measured separately and found to
be 1913 pounds per ton at thirty-seven
miles per hour, were coupled together
and again tried. The resistance fell to
14.3 pounds per ton. The second engine
was masked by the first. It may be ar
gued from this that by q suitable adap-
tation of the front of a locomotive, cleo
trical or otherwise, a saving of from 8 to
10 per cent. of the effective power could
be made.-Electrical Review.
The Dickinson press., 1891-03-14
To Prevent Paint From Scaling.

To prevent the paint ON iron or wood
from scaling off when exposed to the
weather, first thoroughly wash the parts
to he painted and then brush over the
surface with hot linsecd oil. By follow
ing this method, especially with iron
articles, no scaling of the paint will &C.
cur. In cases where the articles to be
painted are small and can he readily
heated, it is better to heat them and
plunge them into the oil. The thin
liquid oil when hot enters into the pores
of the metal, absorbs the moisture, and
the paint then applied so firmly adheres
that frost, rain or air cannot effect a
Observation-Disclosures Record.