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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11

.ormatlon into the space allowed By the
usual telegraph blank.
have watched my wife write tele-
gram. IL IS an expensive amusement,
but have occasionally indulged in il.
There Is a grinding and grewsome
struggle with the first ten words,
during which she eats two or three
inches Of my lead pencil to stimulate her
thought Then the fatal eleventh
word goes down She exclsirns: II
knew couldn't do il. and won't try"
and thereafter the telegraph company
grows richer and grow poorer at .
terrible rate.
Anybody can see the influence Of this
method in the following telegram which
I received Ia Boston from Maude, who
had been spending few days on the
Maine coast:
Leave to-dag. Meet me. Tell Uncle Horace
expect Us Tuesday night. on. I do hope I,
wont bs foggy nor rough for forgot TO en-
gage a stateEoona in advance and the wind IL
southeast. Isn't II Just horrid, MACDE-
No married man win need TO be told
that one essential fact was left out of
This message iSnesv that she would
leave that day; I had agreed 10 meet
her, Uncle Horace had already been
notified. aud the direction of the wind
was a little outside the sphere Of my in
ducnce- What really wanted 10 know
WA which route Maude would take.
Her solicitude about the weather and
stateroorn told me that she was coming
By boat. but there were two boats. One
Of them comes all the way and the 9TH
or stops at Portland, and leaves its pas
scnzcrs 70 complete the journey by rail-
As % the latter. or inside route. there
was another element of uncertainty.
Mzudo might take either of the two
soats The trains were due at the same
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
SHORT SPECIALS.

John Land, a farmer in Shawnee
county. Kan. was gored 10 death by a
bull Thursday
In collision on the Erie road near
Ridgewood. y J.. three trainmen were
hurt. Fireman Tibbetts fatally.
Bullion to The amount II ssa. 600 was
Withdrawn from the hank Of England
Friday for export TO the united States
~. Chaplin. a linemsn at Kansas
City. came IN contact with an electric
light wire and wss killed BY the cur
rent
II ls rumored that william Evans.
secretary ~ The Morse Wool Securing
Company - s. Louis. 10 alert tls. 900
fn bis accounts
The inan~nya II Increasing IN Eng.
ianst Three thousand people have
beea stricken vish a AMI fatal essss
are very nusnerous
Peiierafsn Jean Grogsn wss fatally
sh.sf bs : suspi<ieas character ~heFn
hs tried 10 arrest as Helene. assnt .
1bafsdas asgAk The fsllew escaped
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11

mined 10 make the most Of IL. BY six
o'clock / was SO hungry that decided
10 eat dinner in town instead Of going
out into the suburbs to Uncle Horace's
where, at last, felt sure of finding
her. At dinner happened 10 meet an
old acquaintance who afterward be-
guiled me into a game or two of bill
iards. II was hff-past nine o'clock
when. loaded with bundles. took a car
way very well, and somehow | allowed
the conductor 10 set me down in the
wrong place. Dorchester is blind
enough even to the natives, but a
stranger is sure 70 find every corner ex-
ccrt tho one &c IS looking for.
At eleven o'clock / hadn't found
Uncle Hcrncc's. For the last half hour
had been hunting FOR policeman to
direct RI. When found one l inn
nediatcly wished that hadn't.
''iicre." said he; where are you go
In with ali that svag? What have you
got in those bundles
Cultured sir" said I, remembering
that this was Boston. ~ haven't the re-
mote ;lca-"
"Wcll III have to run you in. See?
You're = suspicious character.
don't think he would really have
tai2.n such IN extreme course, but I'M
fortunately. 1T tks first mention of the
possibility. I started on a run. Per-
haps. uncncambered. might have out
l.. t..,x As.
my rain. | was top-heavy with them,
and coGld not sec my path. In a min
utc | tripped bcadforemost and fell
heavily upon some very fragile millin-
cry. for which. do not doubt, Maude
had paid large sum. The hand of the
law was instantly on my shoulder, and
j was forced to 20 to the station house.
The sergeant In charge graciously
permitted me to communicate with
Maude. briefly told her of the scrape
/ was in; begged her not to be scared or
TO tell Uncle Horace, but TO send tele-
gram TO a certain lawyer, whose adj
dress she could find In n directory. and
morning Maude sent the telegram,
but by supreme effort or genius she
wordcd IL so that the lawyer supposed
me 70 be under arrest in New York, and
for some fearful crime. He took the
earliest train for the metropolis. and
was Obliged TO establish my innocence
unassisted. was also under the pain
FL necessity of paying nv lawyers
railroad fare and handsome sum for
wasted time.
However, we are now happily united.
and Maudc has promised me by all that
she holds sacred that not hing but death
ia our family shall move her TO send
another telegram. Under such provo
cation she can do "a she likes. II can't
make much difference 10 me. | shall
be dead There are but two of Us in
the family. HowARD FIELDING.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11

Zine. and the stations are quarter OF q
mile apart In thiscondition of affairs IL
looked as IL / shouldn't meet H2,,de ex-
cepk By accident. When | received her
message IL was too late 10 wire back for
further information. and whom / had
paid for IL, didnt feel able 10 afford
anv more electricity. The thought OF
what Maude might b. led 10 do. in an
effort 20 make herself clear, appalled,
me.
Al half-past ten o'clock an Official of
m. company tsld me that the boat
,probably wouldn't be in before noon,
and 20. as the trains were almost due,
I decided 10 shift the scene of my vigil
In the depot learned that the train
waa ttr~n minutes late. Advices 20
that effect had arrived from way sta
ton. This looked Ike blessing in dis
g.is~. for IL would give me time 20 step
over 70 the Eastern Division depot on
eansewsy street and meet The train
over that route. T'uhappilv, this train
MA. also late 70 the extent Of twenty
Ave. minutes. II seemed best 90 hurry
hack q, the other station 1 did so, and
learned that the train in which was
interested had suffered a further delay
az twenty minutes. and would thus ar
lygv~ .hirtv.fsve minutes late. snateh~d
hasty sandwich and led back to
'canse-sav street. The train had arrived
aud the passengers had al yone. The
o.he~ Wa due bv The time had sscsr~
stssineti these facts. | plunged msdly
hack q, Haymarlxet square Here. too.
i<he Portland train had arrived aud had
discharged It's human freight
4 bright thought struck me. I would
Io,t. FOR Mssssies trunk among those
which ne bazxaGemen were hurting
shout. II wssut there. This IS The
var most Ct nv bright thoughts turn
cut.
Nofbfnv uow rr0aired fer me- but 20
tntrust nv precious skeleton - another
rev.3e ana seek The steam beat wharf.
\ .;,.4 =, and escaped with nv life. but
or - sass informed me shat the Boat
nas asseasfv arrived ard Msude yvas-1ae-
whore - be seen
A nso.4e1 vt.unr man whom wed ~
tro.~ ~av Ase< in the days when I
49, .,..es F-trfsrl roastr man now seeus
= s.,,~a en- Washington street II -
eur~~a - no that might Prefitshlv
srso ia s,ss hirn Ard tel bar What had
happened For. - ! san, - = very
ssse.i. ans4 ~fcn a rasn feels constrained
4 ~wpnr Il i very nzueh csore es'ssf'srf-
snr ;, 10 it Ia ne prs@ssnse e ss'ss's ''fsiF
who 1fsf be zhr<kesi. e'slea ~ bis
n,a.-a 81 n.rsiu.~s<. Massls had ee~n
-. - "A ,-<s.ss ~iss- had seft her
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
A Post Once Robbed.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Ind, Oct 10. -
Masked men charged into the town OF
veedersburg Thursday night about
midnight aud battering open the door
of the postoaice building proceeded
to blow open the government safe
with giant powder. The explosion
shook the whole town. the concussion
breaking out the glass fronts in several
storerooms. The safe being blown
open the thieves took money and
stamps to the value OF several hundred
dollars and rode rapidly away. There
is no clew to their identity, but they
are supposed to be from the vicinity of
Jackvitle
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
cuRIcslTIEs OF LIGHT.
a Simple ~sas 81 illustrating strange
Pact

Light, 81 ich makes everything else
visible. is itself invisible. To roughly
Illustrate this make tube by rolling
piece II sei1 brown paper. about eight
ichrs long. biackened on the inside,
around a ruler. Close one end Of the
tabe Nakc TIVE holes about one-third
CT Ell inch n diameter two inches from
the closed enti e tie tube. exactly oppo-
SIC each ether. AMI thira very small
hole directly underneath them. Hold
tie tube near gas flame or candle, so
tat the li-ht shines through the two
holes. and look down the tuhe. II the
toiea ere Hcruratclv cut al vii b dark
irtroeuee The 6se point II a spill ~
white par~r through the aFaallsr hole.
IN the tralk - me beam. II reflects the
rays apd becomes vixi,ae
II liztt vrrc visible. she skY at night.
bevorsl fhe shadow eau~ed by the earth.
~rouid ~ eas blaze q Ngllt. ssacr the
sHaa rass are ose sywheTe tr.ssrssns
sYse.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
800. her umhrerla. Eve &c par.

satehef. her umbrella. two large par
e<-ss aud : ucte. This was tie note:
EEsna yce srra koFrla D0s "a nest nas an
she eeput - I asked yen & 40 n nsy telegram.
40 sclag - tay pair a shoes AID I ~sHs
yOa - nseet 1ae tssre a. ons Q e1ock. sure I
leave . fee little tatags fcr ycg ~ bFsng stIA
TO- tczt !oss laF Il thea. MxUDz
Prank" said 10 the good Young
man. -ho. many shoe stores are ther-
IA bostong'
Pretty near a thousand, should
ssy Why
.'wen, I've got 70 be in all of them al
half past one OF give grounds for di-
vorce. Cooley. old man"
seized tie few little things" and
departed There were three or foar
shoe stores which | rememhered 10 have
heard Alaude mention, So | tried them
a i. leaving a note in each, and a care
ful descripth n II the woman % whom
il waste be delivered Zach note re-
questsd INV wife - meet me AZ Frank
Newell's store. Frank has since ted
ne that three very pretty. golden
haired creatures called upon him short
IS after my departure, and made
guarded inquiries about an eccentric
young man named Howdv.
The fourth store proved 20 be the
right one. hut Maud was not IN il. She
had made her purchase and had left il
for me with note which sent me
once more in wild. misguided pursuit Of
her. During all that afternoon and up
and down through Boston, | followed
that torturous trail Sometimes l
gained; sometimes fell further behind;
bat whenever got dangerously near TO
catching her, some billet doux conceived
IN the spirit OF feminine confusion OF
ideas sent me astray again
But | didn't miss the bundles. Oh,
no; l found them every time. They
multiplied on my arms, for Maude had
only day for shopping and was deter
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
WOMAN and THE WIRE
Containing Moral for Womsn
Who Send kilograms.
AMUSING TINE sea THE FIELDIses
Mr- Rs~sdans Rndssvovs to Meet sS. Elsls-
1x ~ h~sassf. and n.s ~s Ex-
PARISHES Whieh Asst Married
msa cza Duplicate.

when . woman gets into a condition
o. mind which only telegram can re-
Aege, II - q busy day for electricity.
~ = Also al uncomfortable day for her
husband or other domestic animal who,
~ tie FAR end OF the wire. endeavors 10
ascertain what II anything, she means
70 communicate. No man can possibly
erowd 80 many words and 50 little in
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
Census bulletin ON Fduc.tIon.

wAsHISsTos, Oct. 10. The census
bureau has issued an extra bulletin on
education. The total scool enrolment
for the United States reported July /,
1891, was close to IL, go. 00o The to-
tai public school enrolment including
about IS. 600 in universities. schools for
training teachers, etc, was near IL. :
7s0. 600. and the total enrolment in
D vat, and psrochisl schools was not
far from ESQ. 090 each
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11
In Our Overcoat Department.

this styles
andS Ten Dollars.
big drive IN Boys Cape oxercoats $50 worth 81
Mems Linen Collars Linen CnH 10 week
oar formal the toward which plumbers
look
the other
We the style and and Others follow.
crowded "A fall
viii careful
We're before
undertake
any cut price III town.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-11

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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
Articles Lifted by Electricity.

1t is we'll known scientific fact that a
ruler made of hard rubber or gutta percha
may be so charged with electricity by
friction with wooden cloth that it will
cause to be attracted to it small pieces of
paper This fact has been made use of
in a machine devised to pick up separate
~ single sheets of thin and light materi-
al, like paper, light fabrics, ETC., in such
a manner that each sheet may be re-
moved and examined. This machine
consists of a roller formed of substance
capable of being charged with electricity
and a roller covered with fur, which is
rotated at high speed.
During the operation the electrified
roller approaches the pile of paper by the
action of an eccentric. and attracts the
upper sheet, the next sheet below being
repealed by the well known law of cleo
tricity. The first sheet now falls upon a
continuance which is inserted in the
meantime between the pile and the de-
tached sheet, and can be easily removed
or fed into ruling machine. if desired
New York Telegram.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
FADS OF FASHION.

Satin effects in evening brocades reign
paramount.
Bengaline small figures will be sought
for by the exclusive.
Mauve effects are subsiding under the
tendency toward green.
The newest navy blues are clear IN tint
and without any purplish cast.
The Venetian silk crepe is a success for
drapery purposes and fancy work.
Salambo and glycine sell very we'll, also
a new flower pink, cigale and pivert green
Clear brown seems nearly unknown, as
the shades either run toward red or yellow.
The advices from Paris continue to be
full OF the fact that velvet for dress and
millinery purposes is go"
In London sole royale is selling with ar
ornamental selvedge, which plays an i'm
portant part In the trimming
Satin ribbon for millinery and trim
mings sees the tide Of the fashionable
world turning toward its direction.
New shades OF green are pivetti, yell
lowish shade, and prairie. bright tint not
quite as vivid as the older grass green
Dry Goods Economist.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
FIN, FEATHER AND FUR.

A turtle four feet across the back Is said
to have frequented Current river in Mis-
souri, for the past fifty years.
A fisherman of Moosehead lake hooked q
big togue at o'clock in the afternoon,
and succeeded in landing him at 10 the
evening
The number of eggs in six pound Gel in
November is fully 9,000,OOO. Under the
microscope they measure eighty to the
linear inch.
There are spiders no bigger than a grain
of sand which spin thread so fine that II
takes 1000 of them to equal in magnitude
a single hair.
A young woman in lewiston. Me-,
drowned kitten and then buried 1t behind
the barn. That night the old cat went and
dug it up, and, taking it into the kitchen
brought it to life again.
A maltese cat that was born and has
lived most OF Its life In chicken coop ir
an Illinois town has developed a strangt
habit of sleeping on a perch just az the
chickens do, standing on one leg with biz
head folded under one of his forelegs.
Vincent Griest. OF Lower Oxford, Pa.
witnessed q combat between an owl and 4
smaller bird, and when the little on,
seemed to be getting the worst of the bat
tic he went to its assistance. The ow
thereupon attacked him and bit him In thu
arm ard face. ~
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
FEMININE FANcIEs.

Mrs. "Stonewall" jackson Is In the prime
of life, her black hair still unmixed with
gray, and she possesses most attractive
face. Her eyes are large and dark
Mrs Nancy Allison Frost, who lives near
in one house ninetyone years, removing to
it from the "block house, at Marietta.
The wife of the we'll known member of
parliament, Thomas Power O'Connor, is
an American, the granddaughter of the
late Governor Duvall, of Florida. Her
father was Judge Pascal. of Texas.
Mrs O'Shea- Parnell is said to be a WON.
an of high literary and mental tastes and
of considerable requirements. She is
strong minded, original and brilliant, be-
sides possessing winning personality.
Mrs Logan has left the generals library
just as 1t was when he last occupied it, un-
touched, except by the dust brush, and un-
changed. His arm chair still retains it's
customary position, and hardly paper has
been moved from his desk.
Mrs. Witherell, an old lady who lives at
Glens Falls, N. Y, is the thirteenth and
youngest child and the seventh daughter
of her parents. Her husband. recently
Uedu, WIS JIG CulTCoeuCu anu YOUNGEST Cullti
and seventh son of his parents.
Old Lady Aylesbury is one Of the most
extraordinary figures in London society.
She is nearly eighty and wears wig OF
>c-sscrew curls. She is noted as the pos
SCISSOR Of a sharp'tongue, and her language
is ut all times picturesque and vigorous.
The latest American beauty to catch the
favor o. London society is Miss Green, OF
Detroit, a granddaughter of Robert Nc
Clelland, who sat in Pierce's cabinet. Miss
Green is tall blond girl, and her glory is
her luxuriant golden hair. Her eyes are
brown.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Mrs. Charles
Coils, Lillian Russell and Miss Elita Proc
tor Otis, the amateur actress, are among
the few New York women who wear
thumb rings. That which adorns the
thumb of Mrs. Wilcox is set in diamonds
and is very valuable.
The dowager countess Of Shrewsbury, is
one Of the most prominent philanthropists
in England. She has spent most Of her
time and money IN improving the condi-
ton of the poor on her estate, and has es-
tablished several lodging houses and ICON
valescent homes for the INDECENT and sick.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
Dwarfs Live to a Great Age.

Contrary to their huge rivals in in
terest, dwarfs frequently attain great
age. Richebourg, who died in Paris in
1853, was ninety years old. He was
only twenty-three inches high, some
thing less than the stature of our own
most celebrated dwarf, General Tom
Thumb. The first English dwarf of
whom there is authentic record was only
II feet high till thirteen years Of age
though he afterward attained the height
of feet 9 inches This was Jeffrey
Hudson, who was presented to Queen
Henrietta by the Duchess of Bucking
ham
Hudson on that occasion surprised the
company by stepping out Of pie. He
is said to have fought two duels-one
with turkey cock and one with a Mr.
Crofts. whom he shot and killed. Hud
son died in his sixty-third year in the
Gate House prison, having been accused
as a conspirator in the popish plot
New York Times.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
Panama Hats.

Panama hats are 30 named from the
circumstance Of their being shipped
from the port Of Panama. They are
manufactured in Ecuador and the neigh
boring states. The material used is the
fiber of the leaf Of the screw pine, which
is related to the palms. It grows only
on the slopes of the Andes. The tree Is
described as having no trunk. The
leaves are on slender stems that spring
from the ground. They are about two
feet long, fan shaped and four parted.
Each Of the segments is ten cleft, so that
when the leaf is folded, as in the bud.
there are eighty layers.
The fiber of these leaves is finely
plated, and each hat consists Of single
piece Of work. The plating Of the hats
is slow and tiresome process. Coarse
hats may be finished in two or three
days, but the fine one takes as many
months. The work is begun at the
crown and finished at the brim. The
hat is made on block, which is placed
on the knees, and has to be constantly
pressed with the breast
About 200, 900 dozens Of these hats are
made every year. The price varies &C.
cording to the 6rmness Of. the material
and the quality of the work. They are
valued at from $5 to 500. Youths Com.
panion.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
AraRO'R Dilemma.

Arago, the great French scientist,
dreaded nothing more than seeming
ridiculous. He was careful of his dig
nifty even with his most intimate friends.
Eugene de Mirecourt give an amusing
account in his PORTRAITS ct Silhouettes
du XIX Steele" Of Arago's modification
at having to share a room with his
friend, NJ. Quetelet, director of the
Brussels observatory.
They were at Louvain. When it ap-
peared that the best accommodations
that could be given them was one room
with two beds Arago seemed much dis
turbed. When they went to the room
he paced the floor impatiently. while the
Belgian astronomer watched him in as
constituent and dared not prepare for
bed.
Finally Arago seemed to form des-
perate resolution. He exclaimed, IL
ought to tell you. my dear friend, that
it is impossible for me to sleep unless
have on my head
"WhatY'
"A cotton nightcapi"
Faith, that is my own habit" replied
N. Quetelet. MANY persons cover thei,
heads so when they go to bed"
"Do You think so?" said Arago with 9
sigh Of relief. But that is not all
When Sleep
"Well2''
81 morei'
"Ah, 80 do L Imake as much noise
as q pipe organ" returned the BELGIAN.
"Oh, well. then. that Is different.
said Arago, much consoled "Let us &c
to bed"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
THE JEWEL CASKET.

Silver strainers have handles mounted in
ivory.
Silver curling tongs have deliberately
wrought handles.
Tortoise she'll mingled with silver is one
of the latest novelties.
A collar Of diamonds is in the shape of a
wreath of rose leaves with coral buds.
Pearls Of smaller size are much used in
jewelry to be worn with summer gowns.
Candlesticks of perforated silver have
heart shaped vases and lips between
straight cylindrical sticks.
Vinaigrettes are made Of malachite, lapis
lazuli, turquoise and coral, used as mosaics
in large geometrical forms.
A harp in pearls with gold strings Is q
new form, but ge-enetrical and regular
forms worked out in pearls are most used
ferent places with a charming effect. Large
single hearts Of pearls are used rs brooches
to fasten thin stuffs.
Reptiles and insects are in high vogue
Lizards of Divine and diamonds, frogs
with four feet of Divine sunk in dead
gold, serpents in the waving forms Of mo-
ton, beetles Of amethyst and topaz, even
the potato bug with its striped green and
yellow back. find favor in jewelry.
Imitation barbaric jewelry Of all sorts
are seen. Gold is used to mark out the
FORMS affecting a certain rudeness of fin
ish. The spaces are filled with Opaque
colored stones Of all colors The necklaces
are extremely pretty, and are made lighter
and graceful by settings and festoons Of
seed pearl mingled with tiny colored
stones-Jewelers' Circular
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-05
A Feminine Carpenter.

A plucky and independent girl is Miss
Elizabeth More, of Edgeworth, Pa
With her own hands she recently built a
neat little cottage, laying the founda-
tons, plastering the walls Of the differ
ent rooms and performing all the car
penter work to builders taste. To do
this she found it necessary to don male
attire, and young girl friend helped
her over the hardest part of the work.
Miss More is said to be as pretty as she
is energetic. She was once protege OF
Jane Gray Swisshelm, and the lessons
that stern champion of woman's rights
taught her apparently have not been for
gotten. Buffalo Commercial