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Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

time he began to operate in gold in
Wall street in . smafl way with small
capital. and now he is spoken of as the
modern Crrsus. A negro boy. North
Carolina slave. who had been captured
BIZ one of our naval officers during the
war. was brought to me in New York
by his captor; he is now a government
functionary with fat account in bank.
knew a needy graybeard here, who.
not being able To get along, went
abroad, married wealthy widow, and
last year I bcheld him living in a palace
in an Italian city.
Not long ago was surprised 70 learn
that one of my schoolmatcs, who was
jeered az as the blockhead of the class,
l. now judge in one of our four high
est state courts, and 10 spoken Of "a .
great jurist. He looked glum in tho
seminary; he looks full of gravity on
the bench. Hc then spoke drawlingly,
which was considered a sign Of his stu
pidity: he now speaks still more drawl-
ingly, but II 10 regarded as an evidence
of his dignity. He lives In high style
here In his uptown mansion. and is a
social as web as judicial lurninary.
When heard of him, . while ago. for
the first time in many years, IL was not
easy to realize that he had been the
dolt of other daya and when met him
II was hard 10 address him by bis title
Of Judge"
Now. then. looking at the record Of
the other side. recalling the names Of
some of the many bright youngsters and
breezy freshmen Of thirty years ago
who have turned out 70 be good for-noti,-
iog or worse than that. "a they went
along In life-lackaday, the less said Of
them the better.
Other changes take place. snd that
rapidly enough IN the shows Of life.
The STRIPPING of 1870 h Ne middle aged
sire II to-day; he who was then IN his
prime has now become venerable. and
the ssslwart who counted his atty years
at that time 10 now Jogging along to-
ward octoxcnariauixm
such sketches - 49, here sives can
BE- given hy ssmast evevyb body who Is
familiar With the life II any city in the
United States sketches that NAV In
volve experience ard Incidents fssed 70
dnnfcuud the ordinary imagination.
showing how sn.ccountsble are She
changes wrought By time and esrcnns
stsnrrss how men ard thing. move MP
wsrd. downward. N ss<sau hines. as~nse
lct- - 10 csr-ses ans how ~ may
sssra styssGht Amid s<eues 81 gravity %
Gayesy, y NE hzhs ~ IN ~ SHADE
law swrurus.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27
SOCIETY PERSONALS.

Mrs Edward Whitney is in Brooklyn.
Mrs. II. F. Chase has gone to Boston.
Mrs. Isaac Phelps IS In California for
the winter.
Mr.. c. II. Pelton is in Chicago with
his family.
Miss Maud Miller is visiting Kala ma
zoo friends.
The Hon. D. A. Blodgctt ledves soon
for Florida.
Miss Margaret Bryan IS visiting friends
at Paw Paw.
Mrs. II. X. Summers has returned
from Edmore.
Miss Gertrude jerks is home from
Olivet college.
Philo c. Sherman left for New Or
leans last night.
DR.. l.. d. Wood returns from Kala-
Dazoo tomorrow.
Mr.. S. NJ. DeLano gave small pedro
party las. evening.
Cora Nichols has gone to Jackson to
spend the holidays.
Judge and Mrs. A. c. Adsit are in
Chicago for week.
Miss T. nina Cook of Traverse City is
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Il. II. Bracken of Traverse City
is visiting friends here.
Ralph Mccoy, student at Cornell, is
home for the holidays.
Mrs. Marie U.ley Aldworth has been
quite i'll for some time.
Charles Morton aud Harry Jones are
home from Orchard Lake.
Mrs. c. 5. Hartman is the guest of
her parents at kalamazoo.
Mr. David Brady OF Louisville, KY,
is the guest OF his mother.
Miss Della Brainard has gone 10 Lam
sing to spend tue holidays.
Miss Maud hrpiedoorn of KaIama-
roo - visiting friends here.
Miss Grace Remington has returned
from school At Utica, NY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph b. Macon are
visiting friends at Constantine.
Mr.. George C. lBe;es spent Christmas
with his parents AZ Traverse City.
Mr.. George Wri got and family are at
south BENT, Ind. for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez west to Chi.
cage Thursday to spend Christmas.
J. Clyde Holmes returns 10 his
studies AT Albion after the holidays.
Cart s. volgt - home from Howe
school, Lima, Dnic, for the holidays.
Walter ID. Brookings will resume his
studies at harvard after the holidays.
Mrs. Iacz Cardcr WAS the guest of
Mrs. Miller of Kalamazoo, CHRISTMAS.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Grier of Charlotte spent q
portion of the week with fTisn IL here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jordan of Kala-
mszoe are ia this city for the holidays.
Miss Conneli has gone 10 Kalamazoo
to visit her SISTER. Mrs. Robert Mckin-
icy.
Miss Bertha Reed of Jackson will
spend the holidays with friends IN thA
city.
Miss Anna Iarty Of Lansing. spent
Christmas with her parents IN this
city.
Miss Alice Terrell Of LudInston -
spending the holidays wIta friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. =. Reed or Park
street, ar entertaining Mr.. Reeds
parents.
Professor and Mrs. H'zconso of the
Newsygo schools are spend ng vacation
vito Trends IA TINS CITY.
Aassrs. Charles ana Frank Acftarria
ard Their wsv@s seeut tbey Christmas
9Th frIeads Bn th cltv.
Professor BaTkhesd, prnelpsl OF
tsng~oare hfsh seiaooi, took ssnner
Fjts Or. koss yesterday
Fv-a5aerrozn and Mrs hsves are N
llksrost the eu@stN 81 the.r ssa. gsnses
d. Rsyee OF fhe Axyne.
Gaze SD 81 L "a r.aa
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interest In the main I could not de-
agree with him. for have always beid
II 10 he every mans duty IN make sosne
provision against the fearful expense If
q mourning outfit for his widow. But
like many smother man ! hate 20 be
hurried in matter q this kind. ~ last
Ghooiihsn finished hi. story. and 6sed
his rnournfnl eve on nv face lie Rad
. way Of plying = man vitb one 81 HE
eyes till II got tired and then shifting
his continuance 80 that the other ere
could come On dirty. he hsd Rad 70
change the watch eve .imes in The
course ~ this story.
''I'B tel yeu what Tn Do. Howard
said he. n conclusion. I've consider
able influence with one ofthe insurance
companies here. II 10 the Oldest most
reliable concern a the kind that ever
vas Or ever viii be ~ yssu sbc~Bis de
irsared nth them vop rcsldns rse,ssi-
biz rake e nnistalse Ia s<ns theif
eoctcr around - look ~ ~ou r. -
yo~s fhr-ugh IL he csr de IL and ssve .
shred - BIS professional corscieuce. fo~
I'd tel him yon' re friend of mine"
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27
LAST WEEK OF THU YlAR
How Society Behaved Itself Christ
mas w eek.
Many MERRY WEDDING PARTIES
And Frequent Aeetiags in Pareiy Social
Wsys.-tard Parties Sad Informal He
csptions Aaesg tas Cisy's select
aRd Eass.-Hsre's the Record.
Christmas week is always devoted to

Christmas week 10 always devoted to
family gatherings and like events,
social pleasures Of . general character
being deferred u q time when the
sacred ties of family are less tense.
Tomorrow night the ninth annual re-
cepsion and ball OF the PeninsulAr club
will inaugurste q wsek of festivities.
The reception will continne from tn
$50 o'clock during which time thu
freedom OF the house with Its elegant
furnishings will be offered to the guests.
There will also be conyeniences for
those who desire to. play cards. The
reception committee is rs follows:
President and Mrs. Willard Barnhart,
assisted by Messrs. and Mesdares Geo.
G. Briggs, Etwln +. Uhl. Fred A. Cor
ham. thas. w. Watkins and Mr.. Jonn
;. Lawrence. The gentlemen members
OF the reception committee are ex-
presidents. The decorations are TO be
completed tomorrow and all members
are expected to attend.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

author. the ssfghor - the most popu1ns
plays Of TIE period md as Theatrical
manager in New York and other Amer
ican cities, and h London and othes
EsropcAa eisseA needs 10 record here
II 10 to De hoped that the new play
wsiea Isaaysoa has juss Pos iaso his
hands vdl ta<n ons - BE nsritsrtoaA
Onas On sinss, whss IN WssAingson,
] 0st yeaaw ohioon, Wh6tsiaU RstA
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Rohimsou Recital.

Mr.. II. Parker Robinson's second re-
cital viii be gwen at his studio IN The
GIlbert IN about three weeks. A pro-
gram of choice songs will be gwen, and
Mr.. Robinson will have the assistance
of some Of the best talent IN the city.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27
Coming Events.

The ladies' auxiliary to the B. of l..
E., will give pedro party at Engineers
hall on Tuesday evening.
The Misses Gage and Benedict will
give New Years hop on the evening Of
January l, at the Iona street armory.
Another pedro party will be given
New Years eve by Grand River Lodge,
No. Isl, A. o. U. W., at their hall, No.
6l7 South Division street.
Mrs. ]. II. Wonderly Will give dane
ing party for her daughter, Miss Myra
and her young friends. Wednesday,
December 80. The ball room has been
beautifully decorated for the occasion.
The first of the series of parties TO be
given by the Uniform Rank, Knights
OF Pythias, will be gwen at the Custer
Guard armOry on next Wednesday
evening. Good music will be rendered
aud the party will be an enjoyable one.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27
Christmas Crys.al weadise

Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Mech of No.
$50 North avenue celebrated their
crystal wedding Christmas night. They
received mary lovely and appropriate
eifts. Refreshments were served, and
the evening vas passed with socIal
measures.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

On "Wednesday evening Miss Eta
Bolles and Mr.. J. Fred Aucbampaugb
were married a. the residence of the
BRIDES mother IN the presence of a few
friends aud relatives. The Rev. Mr..
Hustled performed the ceremony.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27
Fare~eiI Pom. f.,,en.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Moshcr gave .
farewell party in honor of Mr.. and Ms.
K. r. Teitsort Tuesday evening. Mr.
and Mrs. Tletsert leave soon for Ellis
vile. Mice, for permanent residence.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

the occasion. Mr.. C. n. Clark and
Mss Celia Brsss acted as groornsman
and bridesmaid. The invited guests
who were present left seserai veFr me
and durable gifts, expressing their beat
wishes for their future happiness and
prosperity.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27
pnne,nr Climb Partx.

TIE Old Dancing club wilt give a
party Monday evening. January 4, in
the hall in the Blodgett building.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. r. stewart White gave
= t,.rn.n CHRISTMAS Eve Tor their sou
stewart. The residence and 'nla room
~ers h~.utifullv decorated WITH red
~h.ts and blue eentsng. hnlsy AM
so~er,. Esxhfees. ccupaes sttessdes.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

Prof. w. A. Grceson and Mrs. Emma
Whitney are to be married January Z.
They will enjoy three months we'd
ding trip TO the Bermndss.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

A, me residence Of Joha ". Rrsss 81
rs~>sss. on Christmas eve. Mr.. Geergs
wilier sid We NsCr'. Brssa yer
.sted m rssrrisgs. ts- Rev. ]. ;. Clark
sfax sery hse arch Coz
~refss q evsrgrsesss s1f ar~rrs an
sllans.aatea sy was tspers ~ss bails fof
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

Tie eriy ~ sexlea Pewter N ta@
sofid taas = wssaoat vnIxsYfty. Win
cut isrjafv - the us>f. 49, wlthcui
aaabt bsaanher. Poxxoass.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

The Ezllsy 6lty n.iiIns Con- SAY hns
DO peer % tie HsBatsets5e ~ lsss.
Try sbe LILY Aa4sE.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27
81. ceciiia's Ball.

Artists are working night and day
upon the new dining room In the
Morton and the diapers have complete
ps session Of the parlors that every
thing may be in readiness for the ST.
Cecilia bail winch will be given Vt the
Morton New Years night. There is no
doubt that the event will eclipse any
thing else in the social history Of the
city. Tee ladies have decided TO open
the bali with . grand march, a very
pretty feature which was discarded at
the Charity ball. Over five hundred
tickets have already been sold aud the
probabilities are that many more will
be taken.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-27

DR.. and Mrs. ). +. Failing Of Jeffer-
son avenue, celebrated their silver
wedding Christmas night. The house
was beautifully decorated " tn chry-
.santhemums, palms, and foliagd plants,
and elaborate refreshments Were
served. A pretty feature of the octa-
sion WAS the sweet music Of harp nhd
piano. About $50 guests attended, aid
many beautiful gifts were received.
There were present from ont of the
CITY, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Bushnell of
X Kalamazoo, and Mr.. c. ). Burr Of Law
ton,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
IMPORTANT LlcoRIcE.
It Is used to Flavor Tobacco aud Dis
Euise Unpleasant Medicines.

Euiso Unpleasant Medicines.
''Not many people in the country I'M
dcrstand how important II part in the
imports the plant known as licoricc
plays" says w. L. Gerald, of Richmond,
Va, to reporter of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch. I've all know that school
children arc in tho habit of chewing it.
and ure familiar with the thick black
sticks in which it is most commonly
seen.
Sometimes the root is sold, but stick
licorice has about driven the root out of
the market. But this is it's most i'm
portant use. The tobacco chewer is apt
to look with scorn upSn the INVESTIGATOR
of licoricc, oblivious to tho fact that
much of his enjoyment is derived from
the same source, as chewing tobacco
without licorice would not vary greatly
from smoking tobacco.
''IIundrctls of tons of It are used every
year by tobacco manufacturers. Ply
sicia!,s use it extensively, and it is one
of the most valuable articles in the
druggists pharmacopocia for Disgusting
the tastes of unpleasant medicines. In
porter brewcries it isused to impart the
familiar swcctish taste, and even ale
brewers sometimes employ it.
''All of it is imported the most COM
ing from Sicily, but very considerable
quantity from England. There has re-
Gently been movement set on foot by
some tobacco manufacturers to cstab-
lish plantations in this country, and be-
fore long we may raise our own lico-
rice"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
FORCED PATRIOTISM.
Tho Queer Claim of - Man Who Ran n
SnwmlI,


Snwmill.
The attempts made by some men to
claim credit where none is due are often
amusing, but one of the most humor-
GUS incidents of the kind that has ever
como under my observation took place
when the Chicliamauga national park
commissioners were negotiating for the
land on which the battle was fought,
says Gen. j. S. Fullerton in the St.
Louis Globc-Democrat. A man owned
sawmill on the field, but very little
work had been done by it. When we
came to his land he wanted n funny
price for it, giving as reason that if he
had not stopped his sawmill the field
would have been stripped of timber and
its most characteristic features lost.
For this he thought himself entitled
to the national gratitude expressed in
the form of hard cash.
An investigation proved Just how
much credit that particular woodsman
deserved for sparing the trees. When
the logs were taken to the mill and
saving commenced it was found that
they were so full of bullets and frar-
ments of shell that saw after saw was
splintercd and operations had to be sus-
pended. 1t may be judged how much
consideration was given to the mans
patriotic claims.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
BOGUS SUICIDES.
Harmless Decoctions Sold by Drug Clerk,
for poisOns.

physician at the city hospital, talk
ing about suicides and attempted su i
cidcs the other evening, to Cincinnati
Enquirer man, said: "Whcn IL patient
is brought into the hospital having pre-
sumably taken poison it is an absolute
impossibility to know whether or not
such is really the case. There arc sever
nj reasons. Drug clerks are pretty wise
nowadays, and one of their frequently
practiced schemes is to give harmless
decoction instead of poison to persons
who act as though they might intend
suicide. The results in such cases arc
sometimes surprising. The person who
takes the alleged poison may be worked
up to such q pitch of nervous excite
ment that all the outward symptoms of
poisoning may be exhibited. That was
the state of the woman who fell I'M
conscious in front of the Dennison
house the other night. She had not
taken drop of any kind of poison.
Then, very often, people are brought in
who arc merely shamming. The most
remarkable case Of this kind | ever
heard of was that of young woman
who took fake poison under very
sensational circumstances at the Grand
Central depot. She appeared to be
profoundly unconscious when received
here. She remained SO while the
stomach pump was being used, and
that required little less than Spartan
nerve. But when some one made n
facetious remark about her nndcrcloth-
ing she bit the tube of the stomach
pump in two in her efforts to keep from
laughing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
SIGHTS ON THE SUN.
Marvellous Movements Now In Operation
on tho Surface.

on tho Surface.
The ancients, who believed that the
sun was as smooth and spotless us a
golden mirror, would be unspealsnbly
astonishcd if they could see it us it has
appeared when viewed with telescopes
recently, says the New York Sun. Two
large groups, or rather rows. of spots,
which arc yet visible near the center
of the disk, have exhibited to won
derful degree the terrific effects of the
explosive and cyclonic forces that are
now, month by month, gathering great
er energy upon the sun. Holes large
enough to swallow up tho earth, with
plenty of room to spare, have been
formed there in the sight of the astron-
omcr; shining bars have been shot
across the dark chasms like bridges of
fire; the twisted forms of the great
flame-lillc phenomena, which project
hundreds of miles over the edges of the
seemingly black and bottomlcss pits,
have given evidence of the operation of
mighty whirling power, and the
puncturing of the white disk with
crowds of comparatively small, black
holes in the neighborhoodo of the greater
spots has shown that over hundreds of
thousands of square miles of the solar
surface tremendous rain of elected
matter is falling back upon the blazing
photosphcre.
Yet the changes that these outbursts
are able to effect in the solar light and
heat bear so small 4 proportion to the
whole radiative energy of the sun that
it is still an open question whether the
earth feels them to n perccptiblc de-
gree or not 1t is only when sun
bursts out with such overwhelming
might as was exhibited by the famous
star in Cassiopca in 1872, or by n star in
Cygnus in 1876, or by star in Andre
media in 1855, that the planets circling
around it are swept with fire. There is
no known reason to believe that our
sun will behave in that manner, at least
in our time, and so everybody can enjoy
the marvellous spectacle of the suns
spots without apprehension for their
consequences.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
a Neat Compliment.

A neatly turned compliment was that
bestowed by Charles Bcrtram, the Eng
lish prcstidigitator, upon DIR. Walsh,
the much-5clovel archbishop of Dublin.
Bcrtram, Mt Il private scance, had taken
up pack OF cards and asked DIR. Walsh
to select one. "Thc card you have
drawn" said the jugglcr, sis the king
OF hearts" "No," replied the arch
bishop, sit is the five of clubs" "Wcll, +"
said Bcrtram, in n tone of assumed as
constituent, sit is the first time / have
ever failed in that trick. Would you
look at that card again?" DIR. Walsh
asscnted. and in the place of the five of
clubs he bcheld an excellent portrait of
himself. II wasn't so much wrong
after all" remarked Bcrtram, ''for your
grace is the king of hearts in Ireland"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
vAGARIES OF LIGHTNING.
An Interesting Theory on Atmospheric
Eloctrlcity.

An interesting Theory on atmospheric
ELECTRICITY.
Apropos of the fact that n heavy
downpour of rain usually follows the
discharge of lightning, says w. N. Jcn-
nings, in Electricity, the experience of
another observer is of interest. During
q recent conversation with Prof Samuel
A. King, the wcll-l1nown aeronaut,
upon the subject of atmospheric cleo
tricity, hc furnished reason for this
occurrence, stating that he has often
observed from the car of a balloon the
progress of n thunderstorm Immediate
~ beneath him. From portion of n
cloud bank covering large portion of
the heavens 4 band of flame shot out in
the direction of an isolated cloud, some
distance away, which Immediately lost
its cloud form and fell carthward as n
volume of rain. The professor is of the
opinion that as soon as the isolated
cloud gives up its electricity it releases
4 tension which holds the molecules of
matter apart and precipitation in the
form of rain is the result. Perhaps,
then, thunder is due to the explosion of
oxygen and hydrogen forming rain, and
its subsequent echo in space.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
The GuillotIna.

Dciblcr, Monsieur de Paris, recently
exhibited to the members of the press
six guillotines which he had constructed
for the French colonies of Africa. lie
showed them the beautiful working"
of his instruments of justice" opcrat-
ing on human cffigics. According to
the testimony of Figaro Deiblers in
struments cut off the heads of the fig
ures terribly clean" When the exc
cutioncr was asked what he thought of
execution by electricity he answered.
"No instrument in the world can work
so clean and SO quick as the guillotinc.
Icould tell you instances in which, from
the moment the convict arose from his
sleep until his head was severed from
his body, not more than four minutes
passed." All the materials Deibler re-
quircd for his new guillotincs were or
dcrcd by his wife; SO great is the preju-
dice of the mechanics against his pro-
fession that in no workshop would they
do Job for him.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
A GIANT AND HIS p.ccoLo.
Tho Apaches Thought tho biggest Man
Should Play tho Blrgcst anrn.

Tho Apaches Thought tho biggest Man
Should Play tho biggest Horn.
j. w. Lewis, of tho United States
cavalry band, says: Indians are pas
sionately fond of music. Some years ago
our band was ut n frontier post among
some OF the widest Apaches. The band
prayed every day, and after the first
performance, rs the hour approached
lor the band practice to begin, dozens
and dozens of Indians could be seen
coming in single file to the fort, their
waistcloths streaming out in the air
like SO many little sails. They would
get as close rs they could to the band
squat down on the ground and never
move hand or foot while the music was
gong on. Their ideas of the eternal
fitness of things were little primitive,
to be sure; they thought that the big
gcst man in the band ought to be the
Thunder MOUTH that is, he ought to
play the big horn.
"The tallcst man in the band at that
time, Il giant six feet three inches,
played the piccolo and gave the Apachcs
most intense amusement to sec SO large
n man with so small an instrument.
But throughout the performance they
were as still as mice, nor could one of
their number be persuaded to leave till
the band ceased. So excellent an in
flucnce did the music have over them
that one of the players suggested that
the best way to civilizc the Indians was
to hire lot of brass bands to go out to
the frontier and play. The idea may
not be practical, but has the merit of
novelty"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-21
A Cargo of Snakes.

a curious live cargo landed in Ham
burg. 1t consists of collection of
snakes and serpcnts made by the agents
of atnaturalist in that city For the
purpose of transit they were placed in
long cofIin-lillc cases. with holes bored
for ventilation and feeding. When I'M
packed they became much excited.
Some OF the assistants, in cndeavoring
to rccapturc them rs they wound them
selves round posts and stair balustcrs,
sustained bites, which, however, have
not proved serious. Some of the larger
ones also took to swallowing the small
or fry. The demand for them from
geological societies, c-charmcrs
and others appears to be- considerable.