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Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

EOR SALE-One young man on salary has
made 800 clear profit this past year. by
saving little each month and buying lot of
Z. w. TUFTS. We have other lots at IS per
month, no interest payments; lots at $40 down
80 per month. When he begins to save is the
turning point toward prosperity in nany a
young mans life. Homes from 81 900 to 5000
on or the same easy terms. c. W. Tufts. New
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

KINSEY Il MERCER-WilI sell you a f6 It lot
on street with all improvements made
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

KINSEY 4 MERCER-wIn sell yon a nice
house on Woodlawn-ave. on easy terms
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PERSONAL.
NoTlCE-The molders employed by the Grand
Az Rapids school Furniture Co are lock ed out
of the said ebmpAay's shop; molders are re-
qnrsted 10 stay away from urand Rapids ~
present. BY order Jf committee. ls3f
VAnTES A friend In need Is u friend In
IlADlI4c deed. III you want . Regulator
that never fails. address the WOMAN'S AEDl-
CAL HOME. Buffalo. N. Y.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

KINsEY 4 MERCER-win sell you nice
for only $S.000.
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Real ESTATE orrY.

WHAT-Is the matter with one OF my es0J
W iotss They ale all right Then buy on
easy terms of L. :. Provn. room .. Lovet )
opposite Sweets Hotel.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

IN ANSWER to our I'd of houses 10 rent. we
have received many applications We could
not MI. Ii you have anything vacant or 90 be-
vacant come in. Dunton 4 Bates. widdieomb
Building.
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A VERY LARGE LIST OF houses and lots
and vacant lots. II you wish to buy see
me. III you wish TO sell or exchange your
property see me. William II. Gilbert. Room 3.
"iuulcomD Building. 25I
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pn A. 90 day loans made on Any COED 50
sDsDs enrifv. ffaBk A. Werner. a Canal ~.
MONEY TO IotS--Af the ss~est rates q y.
~ terest. William II. GILBERT. Room ,. v q
dieomb basidlns ~
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TOR SALE-Great bargain. farm of ga
Il acres. on graded road. four miles from city
quire Of Taggart. Wolcott 4 Ganson. Is Mon
roe-St. 2lytf
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06
KlNSEf 4 MERCER-Will sell you q nics
"A corner lot on Union-st. for $3.50.

WANTED-eS000 house built by some one
who will take new house ana lot worth
$500 as part pay. DR.. Ross. Office Widdicomb
building; telephone S04. 255
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wAETRD-AaEHTS

WAHTRD-AGERTa
~~~~~-,-~>~>>>>>~~.-~
WANTED--Agents to solicit for household
novelty on guaranteed salary. Call Mon
day on Z. Z. Frazier. 46 canaI-st. Room IL,
drand RapidA 2lg
WANTkD-Saiesmen; men to sell line Of ci-
gars; ylW per month and expenses paid.
hcdress. Win stamp. sumatra Cigar Company.
Chicago. LII. 20
WAN1kD-Our agents make 500 to 500 a
month selling our goods on their merits.
take back all goods unscld il a county agent
tsiis TO clear eluo and expenses after thirty
GAYS uisi. or . general agent less than SO.
letter with special offer 10 suit territory ap,
Pile. Tor on receipt Of three one-cenf stamps.
Appiy At once and get on the boom. Address
henner Manufacturing Company. Pittsbnrg,
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roR sALE-nsoELLANBoUs

kOR SALE--1 nice parior suite. sir pieces;
bedroom suite. Z carpets. l parior clock.
dining ehairs. dining table. pictures. cur.
Ia Rs. peiea. lace curtains. and ruess Inquire
81 - White blsek. ~ Menroest. ~
E'oR SALE-Cbeap; . good paying business
- % Vest Erieaes u. Fitzgerald AfrAns.
ford. - West Bridge g.. real eseAee ene ars
Insurance agents. telephone In
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LOST.

A SPECIALLY valued dog. medium size.
"A white body. with black ears. belonging TO
Edward Boise. q North Lafayettc-st.. has
sfrayed or is enticed away Whoever will re-
turn him will be generously rewarded. 40
I OS1-A bunch Of ofice keys; finder Will be
IL paid a liberal reward upon returning same
Rridsesf. 2A6tf
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no RFxT--store< No 8 snd y Huren- Il. each
L ax-p feet, alley IN rear suitable tor whole
sal. bu<iness once. Hight masufacturfng OF
storage, feat sf2sa per month each. Anfen
.. Hsasnpyl ~ and q Fountain 81. Nssf
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

EoR SALE-Three pleasant homes. 2o4 Mt
\ Vernon. l27 North Prospect. new house in
South Grand Rapids; easy terms; interest low
also 6year old horse, 2 phaetons and two seated
carriage. DR.. Ross. Office Widdicomb building;
telephone 84. rs
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

K1NSEY n MERCER-Will sell you an s room
IA new house. cor. Madison aud Dickinson
ayes.. at u bargain aud ou easy terms.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-06

LsoR RENT-7 cottages. or part VI them. 1T
Z MscstswA Park Inquire of Geo. Roelofs.
n csnslss. 21ztl
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homage, and no doubt her thoughts went
far away to her early home, beneath the
roof of her father, the poor shoemaker OF
Stockholm.
cat the Atlantic docks, at the foot OF
Canal street, $4,000 or 10000 people had
gathered to welcome the Nightingale. The
spars Of shipping, trees, lampposts and
housetops were thronged with people. No
such jam had ever been seen in New York.
In fact, New York appeared to have
emptied itself into this particular basin,
and all over the city public places were
practically deserted. The steamship glided
into her place, a gangplank was launched,
a carriage which had been waiting was
drawn into position, and without delay
Captain West escorted Jenny Lind down
the plank to it amid the prolonged cheers
of the multitude. have never heard such
a cheer since. 1t was the voice OF joyous
people without one unhappy tone in it..
The carriage as soon as possible began TO
make its way through the throng and
under the arches which had been erected
to welcome her. The first arch, which
fronted the water, bore the inscription,
Welcome, Jenny Lind The second was
elaborated with the American eagle and
the words, Jenny Lind. Welcome to
America. -,
LAS soon as the carriage started the
crowd broke down the light picket railing
which held them back, and in the scramble
and rush many were thrown down and
t-ampled under foot. The occupants OF
the carriage were fairly deluged with
flowers thrown by the enthusiastic people.
The police finally succeeded in forcing the
crowd back, and ouce clear OF the throng
the carriage vas driven rapidly to the
Irving hotel, at the corner of Broadway
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BARNUM'S FIRE RECORD.
ais House Burned Once-His Show Suf.
fered Four Times.

fered Four Times.
Five times during his long career as a
Snowman Barnum suffered great losses by
ire 1t was in the '4O's that he amassed
ais first fortune, principally as the result
Of the Tom Thumb tours. In 1913 he erect
ed in Bridgeport magnificent mansion on
the plan of the George " pavilion at
Brighton. 1t was the first specimen of
oriental architecture in America. and with
its spacious grounds was one of the show
places of Connecticut. He called it 'Irani
stan,' which means Eastern Country
Place or Oriental villa" One of the
funny men of the time divided it into
these sylables. I-ran-i-stan, and gave tie
exDlatation tnat Il" (Barnum) ran long
time before cJutsi -t...I. /. ..--45i:a with
his family moved iato il IL .<oEember,
1913, and gave 4 house TarHl"g 20 over
1000 of his friends aui neit.aJnrs.
When Jenny Lind began Ter tour of the
States she remarked:
DO you kno:~. Er. Baraarn. that if you had
not built lranio;ea | should never have come
to America for ycu:''
pray explain said Mr.. BarnuTn- much sur
prsed. and She went on: Well hGd received
several applications to visit the United States,
but | did not much Ike the appearance of tho
applicants, nor did relish the idea Of crossing
3.oJO miles of water. 20 declined them all But
the first letter which your agent. Mr. Wilton,
addressed me was written upon sheet headed
with a beautiful engraving OF lranIstan- III
attracted my attention ] SAID TO myself. A
gentleman who has been so successful in ais
business as to he able to build and reside IN
such a palace cannot be a mere adventurer-
So | wrote TO your agent and consented to an
interview which should have declined II
had not seen the picture OF iEanistan
To which the manager galiantly rep!ieo'
Then am fully repaid for build ng IT.
Iranistan was consumed bv fJra in 1891,
and Barnum promptly rep,aoeu :. with
Waldemere. In 1865 the Snowman, then q
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member Of the Connecticut Tegisiature,
was handed dispatch while making u
speech on an important bill. He glanced
at it and continued his argument unrufiled.
Yet the telegram told him that the famous
American museum at Broadway and Ann
street was totally destroyed. This was on
July l3, and Horace Greeley -,7sired his
friend to accept it as "a notice to qu,s and
&c a-fishing," a bliss he himself had been
vainly endeavoring for thirty years to OBJ
tain. The museum, however, was rebuilt,
only to be burned down again March :,
1868. The three conflagrations represented
a loss of 81, 100000. For some time he lived
quietly at Bridgeport. April 10, 1871, how
ever, he returned to the show business.
In 1872 the novelty of transporting the
show by rail was tried and found success
full On the 18th of November a museum,
menagerie, hippodrome and circus" were
opened in the old Hippotheatron, on Four
teenth street, which was prompt to burn
down on Christmas eve.
The fifth fire in the showman's career as
sailed the winter quarters of the menag
erie at Bridgeport in November, 1887, caus-
ing loss in animals and property of halt
million dollars. Barnum promptly ad
dressed letter to the public, in which he
said: Rising, phenixlike, from the ashes
of my fifth great fire. which only served to
illuminate my path of duty as the Amer
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Frank Lesiie's PopuIor Monthly For
May, 1891.

4 new and admirable portrait OF the
Hon. James 6. Blaine appears on tn"
front page OF Frank Lesiis's Pop'ta5
hontlly for May, which contains notable
illustrated article by T. {. Crawford. tn"
well-known Washington correspondent,
setting forth officially Secretary Biaine's
views. labOrs and plans upon the great
subject OF commercial Reciprocity be
tween the United States and Latin
America. A new serial story entitled
"John Maggs, Barbarian, by Scott
Campbell. begins i'll this number vi the
magazine. which also contains amongst
its numerous illustrated articles: 'Goln&
Abroad" by Frederick S. Daniel; "a
Nav Day in Japan" by Norma Loriner';
.sT1e Bamboo" by p. Hordern; The
Sandwich Islands and their Nolcanoes'
bv Edward Spring; The wonderful FIRE
boat Neag Yorker" by Frederic u. De[;
a Robin Paper" by Nelly Hart Wood
worth; Elephant Sport in Ceylon, by
MacMahon ChilIinor; and The ocean
telegraph Gables of the World; together
with several short stories and poems bH
Joel Benton, Douglas Sladen, ana Others
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SHOW MAN BARNUM.
Comprehensive Record of the
Amusement Kings Life.
HE LIKED TO GIVE PLEASURE.

Barnum as = Journalist and as an Ad-
vertiser-The Barnum Museum-Jenny
Lind-Tom Thumb-Barnum's Fire Rec
ord-Jumbo's Career-The Snowman in
London.
The greatest Snowman of modern times,
perhaps the greatest this earth ever pro-
Ruced, has passed away. Certainly not
since the days when 10000 persons wit
messed a spectacle in the Circus Maximus
at Rome has there been such an able ad
ministratOr in that line as Phineas Taylor
Barnum And considering the immense
advantages Of the Magi~tcr Circensiupl in
Rome with all things furnished to his
hand by the government, and noble
building in permanence, it would seem
that the Yankee who organized as be
moved was by far the superior.
July > 1910, the future great exhibitor
was born i'll Bethel, Conn, where his father
was an inukeeper and country merchant.
The father died when Phineas was but if
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His Triumphs Abroad.


Barnum's visits to Europe in 1914 and
1857 with Tom Thumb have been alluded
to elsewhere. He made his third profes-
sional trip in 1SS9 and took with him the
Greatest Show on Earth" chartering a
small fleet of steamers for that purpose.
Mr.. Barnum's account of the venture
made public after his return to America
is as follows
At London the great Olympia, which seated
1900 people, was crowded constantly night
and day. People came from all over Great
Britain. There was not a town in Great Brit
ain Of any consequence which did not have our
bills posted up within its limits. The royal
family, with the exception of the queen. and
almost all of the nobility came to see US. And
they came not once, but many times. When
received the Princess of Wales upon her Sec
ond visit told her royal highness that was
glad to see her a second time, because that
proved she enjoyed her first visit.
Indeed" she replied, Mr.. Barnuin. Lave
been here three times, besides my two official
visits"
That was, she had come incognitp, as did
many other members of the royal family.
You know they get tired of hearing God Save
the Queen footed into their ears every place
they 90, and they obviate this by concealing
their identity. The Prince of Wales was ex-
ceedngly kind. He sent word that he did not
wish to be introduced to Mr. Barnum because
he already knew me, rs my show had been the
only entertainment which he had visited in
New York. He laughed when told him how
| had used that visit as drawing card for
others. Prince George and the crown prince
of Denmark were also frequent visitors. The
crown prince told Inc that he had heard OF my
show during his whole lifetime and was happy
to see il in reality. Mr.. Gladstone was also
greatly interested in the sights, and gave vent
to his surprise when he saw more than Loo
performers on the stage al once
The English were glad to see an old fellow OF
eighty cross the Atlantic with three of Noah's
arl-s. They like pluck, and considered that
plucky. But completely depopulated the
| other places of amusement in London had
to laugh when my old friend, Henry Irving. re-
ferred to this | attended one of his famous
suppers. which begin after IL O'Clock and end
about in the morning. When nc toasted inc
| he said. We ike Mr.. Barnum: are glad to
| have him with us, but we wish just now that
he was $500 miles away" His own theater had
! suffered almost as much as the others.
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JUMBO.
Somcthin. About Barnum's Big Ele-
phant That Was So Famous.

Somcthin. About Earnum's Big Ele-
phant That Was So Famous.
Jumbo was the biggest elephant in cap
tivity, and though he was in the United
States but two years he was by all odds
the best known show animal ever III the
country. He was killed in railroad accl-
dent at St. Thomas, Ont, on Sept. 10, 1888,
and great was the sorrow of the children
thereat.
Jumbo, according to the testimony OF
Sir Samuel Baker, was captured when very
young by a band of Hamean Arabs, who
brought him from the Settle river, IN
Abyssinia, and disposed of him to Bava-
rian collector named Johann Schmidt
Jumbo was then less than four feet high
and travelled with another elephant of his
own age, which has since died. He was
purchased by the Jardin des Plantes, in
Paris in 1861, and after seven years OF
raDid growth was transferred to the Lon
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g s.
fellow created q tremen-
dous sensation, and thrice appeared "by
royal command" before Queen Victoria
her family and friends
The presentation scene was amusing In
many ways. Barnum and the general were
received in the great picture gallery, at one
end of which were the queen and Prince
Albert, the Dutchess of Kent, the Duke Of
Wellington and others. The general.
Rarnum recounts, walked in looking like
a wax doll gifted with the power of loco
motion. Surprise and pleasure were de-
picted on the countenances of the royal
circle The general advanced with firm
STEP and as he came within halling dis
tance made Il very graceful bow and ex-
claimed, Good evening, ladies and gentle
men, A burst of laughter followed this
salutat ion. The queen then took him by
the hand, led him about the gallery and
asked him many questions, the answers to
which kept the party in an uninterrupted
strain of merriment."
He told the queen that he liked her pict-
ure gale first rate" and expressed a
desire TO So the Prince of Wales. The
queen told him the prince was in bed, but
that he should see him on some future oc-
casion. The general then went through
songs and recitations, and after chat
with Prince Albert they were permitted to
withdraw Barnum had, however. shocked
the lord in waiting by his failure to OBJ
serve the rule of not addressing the queen
directly, but she did not appear to care
about the infraction of it. and was as afa-
HE as possible.
The Duke of WELLINGTON FREQUENTLY
called TO see the general at his public le-
vees On one occasion the little fellow was
marching up and down the platform per
sonating the emperor and dressed in the
we'll known uniform of the first Napoleon.
The ''Iron Duke" asked him the subject OF
his meditations, to which the reply came
Immediately, Il was thinking of the loss
of the battle of Waterloo" This display
of wit" adds Baruum, was chronicled
throughout the country and was of itsel1
worth thousands of pounds to the exhibi-
| tom
! The little general made a second visit TO
Europe in 1857, again under Mr.. Barnum'
/ management, and in company with an
other midget. Miss Lavinia Warren. The
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HENDERSON, NJ c., THURSDAY, APRIL 80. 1891.

two fell in love, and their marriage subse-
quently at New York was conducted with
all the notoriety that Mr.. Barnum could
compass. They became man and wife N
the fashionable Graz church, on Broad
way, and the ceremony was witnessed by
great crowd of aristocratic people.
Their welded existence proved a singu-
larly happy one. A child, -,v,n of the
union, died in infancy. Stratton died some
years ago, and after proper season OF
mourning his widow entered into second
nuptials with another diminutlve specimen
of humanity who figured on the play bills
as Conpt Maori
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state of mind, constant unhappiness and pre-
mature death. II one does right his mind
should never be disturbed by anything which
he cannot prevent. He should be thoroughly
convinced that if he does his duty Providence
will take care Of the rest, and never send acci-
dent poverty, disease, or any other apparent
evil except for an ultimate good purpose. /
never have a spirit of envy or malice, and 10
gard cheerfulness as wise and Conducive to
health and happiness.
He retained his activity and cheerfulness
till prostrated by his last sickness, and
with them that serenity of mind and un-
clouded intellect which are the results OF a
good nature, constitution, temperance and
healthful exercise. Although best known
as a Snowman, he ranked fairly we'll as q
writer, and delivered many hundred lect-
nres to delighted audiences. Truly his
eighty years were crowded with activities,
and his life has the charm of romance As
well as the endtifing interest of history.
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BARNUM AND JENNY LIND.
He Brought Her to America, and Mad
S5OO,OOO on the Venture.

He Brought Her to America, and Made
100000 on the Venture.
Mr.. Barnum was forty years old at the
time he brought Jenny Lind to America.
Her arrival in New York occurred Sept. l,
1880, and she was received with great en-
thusiasm. Two or three years before his
death Mr.. Barnum recounted the story OF
that day His eyes sparkled and he grew
visibly excited as he spoke. He said:
1T was IA beautiful afternoon. The YES
sel was several days late, and we were all
watching for her rather anxiously. At
O'Clock the news that she was in sight was
teiegraphed up from Sandy Hook. l at
once set out in a tug, boarded the steamer
at Quarantine, and in the midst of a cheer
ing crowd on the steamers deck welcomed
Jenny Lind to America. Ordinarily she
was not pretty-in fact. she was rather
plain, although her face was always a
pleasing one-but on this occasion the ex-
element and pleasure of the moment
transformed her into a beautiful woman.
Innumerable United States flags were fly
ing on the shipping as we passed up the
harbor, and when the sailors on one vessel
dipped the stars and stripes in her honor
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and Chambers street, which the party en-
tered before the news of her destination
spread and another had opportunity to
gather; but it was not long before it did
SO, and would not be appeased until Mile.
Lind appeared at one of the Broadway
windows and repeatedly bowed TIE
crowd did not diminish. .as the day waned,
and twice again she was obliged to appear
and satisfy new corners.
worn out with the days excitement
she retired about 9 o'clock; it was so an
nounced, and the crowd slowly disappeared.
About II o'clock it began to gather again,
when the New York Musical Fund society,
consisting of about 200 musicians. ap
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.lined the Prohibition nomination that
was urged upon him and if that party had
carried the day While first in England
he learned to drink wine, and once took
pride in his cellar but in 1S47 he decided
that all intoxicants are bad, and thereafter
remained teetotaler to the end. As early
as 1916 he began the construction OF thas
wonderful oriental villa or palace at
Bridgeport called Iranistan, which was
burned in 1857 He built East bridgeport,
planted many Thousand trees and spent
fortune in improving the city one Oh
his latest gifts to the town of his aooptlon
is the building for the Scientific and his
torical societies of Bridgeport. 1t VIII COST
s1a5. Geo, and will add much to the archi-
tectural beauties Of the city he also
presented museum to Tufts college, near
boston. and made other prlncely dons-
aons. His philosophy of life is thus SET
forth: r,;,a
longevity often depends more on the mlno
.h.n on the food we eat. Care Kills cA.-
Es.r unpleasant forebodings, apprenenslons,
fretfulness, anger. envy, malice and unoue
ssIasbness affect the brain. react on tne
produce disease, cause morpa"
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| SUBSCRIPTION $t.6O Cash.
NO. 2l.

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 habituaA
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only remedy of its kind ever pro-
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ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
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to all and have made it the most
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Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
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gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
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wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
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RaruuHl's Circus.

People in nearly every part of the United
States are familiar with the Barnum 4
Bailey circus, rs it has been constituted
for several years. On the night OF Mr.
Barnum's death-April ia performance
was in progress at the Madison Square
Garden in New York. There was no In
terruption, and very few if any ia the
audience knew that the great Snowman
had passed away.