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Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
MET IN OKLAHOMA
A Family Reunited After . sepasstioa Z
Seventeen Years.

A Family Reunited After . sepasstioa sf
Seveuteen Years.
Many queer incidents have been 10
corded concerning the events which
marked the opening Of Oklahoma to
settlement, and especially about the
grand rush for homes, says the Philadel-
phia Telegraph, but probably none have
such an element Of strangeness and ro-
nance as the reunion of a family which
had bccn separated for seventeen years.
John Reed lived in Newport. z. l.. in
1874 and had trouble in his home AFFAIRS.
He and his wife agreed to separate. and
rs they had two children they each
took one. They did not get divorce.
as their religious scruplcs esood in tho
way, but went their own ways, the
wife taking the boy. aged four. while
Reed took the girl. aged seven They
gradually drifted apart. and for the last
ten years had heard nothing Of each
other.
One night Just >efore the opening Of
the town Of Chandler TO settlement q
young man came TO tho campfire (
Reed, who was among those waiting
for the opening, and asked for sene tea
for his mother, who was III from the ex-
citcment of the rush Reeds daughter.
now a young woman. not only gave
him the tea, but went with bim TO see
II she could be Of any assistance TO the
afflicted woman. During the visit the
fact became known that both partie :
bore the same name. and Mira Reed be-
gan asking questions and showed such
interest that the young woman thoughf
II strange; but as she had no idea that
her mother was in the west she took no
deep interest in the matter.
When abe got back 70 her fathers
camp she told him Of tho woman with
their name, and spoke Of her curious
questions Reed at once became deep
IL interested. and early in the morning
went TO the camp Hn wife aud he inn
mediately recognized each other. and q
reconciliation at once took place. and
the t~o camps wore merged into one.
The new-found brother and sister were
the happiest motals in Oklahoma. With
the probable exception Of the husband
and wife. who viii rspew their youth
with honeymoon In seeking . new
home together, - tbey Gid years seo in
the far east
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

a nearly half . mile long, and sixty
feet deep Tue cArs and iron which
weat down are still buried tasre-
Nov, lsok 81 lse or three points N
the atuzIlon. The area Of te@t water.
open aud underground. 10 probably not
M uch sess th2n . square nile. Ii 10
natural reservoir. the average depth VI
when nobody knows, AID It's capacity
nav be . hundred times - great ~
that OF our eItv reservoir aud even
more. It's water surface 10 $50 fee.
above tne level Of the waser-mark At
Fulton street bridge. That Of the
reservoir . bat III t1st elevation. THIS
VAS, water basin is bus three miles or
the.eacout. due east OF our reservoir.
la view of these facts and estimates.
and Of tbs other facts that since white
men began here, there has bssn almost
no variation ia the altitude Of the sad
dlebag waters; At this time. when the
search for adequate supoiy OF good
water is OF 80 much importance To our
city, 10 il not advisable 10 mske al
least q cursory examination ana sxplor-
alton Of the locality herein Indicated
If not, Why not? A. b.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

gree OF efficacy. In Seoraska the
larger town and eities have become
notsd for the magEIhcencs Of Their
p01Ie school buildings, the taientea
ana high sxlsried co.ps Of teachers
ma named. Inc revenues derived
froal salooa licenses make tness things
pcssl0Ie. Any sumptnary Law %
framed and applied as TO restrict and At
the same time educate the evil cut OF
existence. must appeal 10 common
sense, aad must work . degree OF good
not 10 be looked for in sny simply pro-
h.b.tory law. Adjoining Sebraska on
the east IS Iowa. whose prohloisory laws
have to the present time succeeded only
IN establishing holes-in tae-wall. boct-
lexgegs and unlicensed saloons, in au-
tsgoniz.ng the masses, and in eleeting .
democratic governor. An old dutch
saW-truthfui though homely-hss 1t,
tnat "you may drive . sou to swili. but
you can't make her drink against her
will" So any simply prohibi,ory mea-
sure must OF necessity fail Ia prevent
ing peryerse humanity from the indul-
gence of the appetite.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
PRIEsTLY vESTNENTs.

Tho early fathers of the Christian
church showed great good sense in at
taching much OF form and ceremony
to their religious services and priestly
attire. The use of distinctive cos
tune in public worship formed part
not ohly of the Jewish religion, but of
almos, al! the ancient religions, even
those OF the new world. Accus-
toned as the people were to the cere-
monies of these sacred vestments, the
new religion, bad it not adopted
characteristic dress for its priests, could
never have obtained the hold il did on
the people Of that day. When the six.
tenth century religious changes
put aside so many of the ceremonies of
the existing worship, an attempt was
made TO put aside the costume at the
ssme time. This was done in various
degrees by the different Reformers.
But ut the present time an at
tempt is being made by some
OF the churches to restore the costume
Of the early church in every detail.
But of what value TO Christianity are
the priestly vestments Of today? How
far do they go towards the saving of
souls, which isisupposed to be the best
hope of the church. What is the moral
effect of the Official garb, Instead OF
exciting the reverentisl spirit in men Of
all conditions by appearing in surplice
and cassock. stole and cap, such attire
more often excites . spirit OF criticism
and ridicule. Besides, it seems TO set
the wesrer apart from his fellows, and
render him unspproschable TO those
who might wish to 60 10 him for human
help. which is 90 near DIVINE help in
many cases, that il ~ the ssme thing.
The masses want their spiritual instruc-
ton from men who look like them
selves. speak like themselves. People
forget that the gown covers the
''chapgcfal fashions of the world" IN
locking al the cut of the gown, and the
way the sarplics is laundried. SIM
pIicsty Of ole ess. not too pronounced. will
10 much towards putting ministers on
the plane with the great multitude OF
their brothers.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
ADJUSTMENTS. A

The two conclud ng performances of
s.Master ana Man" will be given at
Redmond's today.
The next attraction at Redmond's. 8
farce comedy entitled "A Soap Bubble, )"
Will open tomorrow night.
The Partisan burlesque company will
give the usual two presentations of thu
program To-Day. Next week they will
present an entire new bill.
Walter Edwards, the heroic Jack
Walton, and A. ID. Beebe, who plays
Csr.etou in "Mastsr and Man, are
boEn Michigan boys. and they very
creditabiy represent their nat.vs state
on and Oft of the stage. MIR. Edwards
IS an experienced newspaper man, and
for q number of years was connected
with the state printing Office and also
occupied an editorial chair on the
Republican st Lansing. MIR. Beebe had
considerable Journalistic experience
with the Jackson papers.
The Press club course of entertain
ments viii open on No lday evening at
the Fountain street Baptis. church with
readings ny Sir Edwin Arnold. In the
east Mr.. Arnold was received by
enormous audiences, and the bright
and brainy men that he came in con-
tact with at the many social entertain
ments which were provided for him
have given him grand impression OF
American men and American society.
He speaks most enthusiastically OF our
hospitality, of our thrift, enterprise and
Inventions. 1t Is to bs hoped that the
audience on next Monday evening will
be an aDpreciatIve one, and that it will
give the great editor and poet cordial
greeting.
Next Tuesday evening they will be
here. Who? Primrose and Vests
minstrels with their company of forty
burnt cork artists. They will max e
their bow in bower of flowers and ex-
ot'c plants and the stage will be filled
with peri lmc and as good talent as Can
be secured by these two progressive
leaders IN minstrelsy. Then assuran-
ces are made that several new and en-
joyab!e features have been provided in
the olio. Grand Rapids audiences
swear by Primrose and West, aud the
announcement that the sale of re.
served seats will begin this morning is
al item that good many people are
looking for.
Manager Geary has rearranged the
entrance at the Worlds Museum and il
is decidedly a convenient and desirable
improvement. Everything in the way
OF reconstruction will be completed be-
fore the opening next Monday ut ore
O'Clock. New curios and freaks will bs
seen in the museum department.. In
the theater the Royal Midgeis will pre-
sent musical comedy entitled "Gulli-
ver's Travels Among the Lilliputians."
The little people composing this com.
pany have been selected for their tai.
ent and not their stature and every de.
tail in the representation in reference
to costumes, scenery and effects will 5s
provided. Manager Geary is deslroui
OF emphasizing tAe statement that the
museum will be orderly. clean and
high,oncd and that rowcyism and dis
reputable characters will not be vel
coined or tolerated. Admission will be
ten cents to all parts of the house with
an additional charge cf FIVE cents being
made for seats on the lower floor of the
theater. There will be u complete
charge OF attraction each week.
"Lights and Shadows" is booked ai
Powers onera Louse for the last four
evenings of next week.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
The SAAH.S SON.
4 Custon by which the cIstan huier's
Fauily u Iscre~ sed.

4 Custon by which the cTstan Rulers
Fanily II Iscre~ sed.
Some weeks ago youth OF twenty TO
twenty-one years osi. dressed Is peas
ant. arrived at Teheran. says the Lon
don News. aSd after. wandering for a
day or two presented himself st one
of the shah's palace doors and asked TO
be presented to. Prince Aaib-es-Snltan-
eh, his brother. The porters and scrv-
ants. thinking that he was out OF his
mind, began To chaH him The youth
persisting Ina his demand Of seeing the
prince. the servants got ont OF temper
and drove him away. lie then told
them that they would repent OF their
rudcnesa because he was shahzadeh
(shah's SOM. Naib-cs-Sultaneh. having
somehow heard Of the incident. sent for
the youth. When the latter arrived
the prince asked him how he dared to
call himself shahzodeh- "Because ]
am the son Of the shnh," a.swered the
peasant "Shah's sonl How?" when the
shah," said TIE youth, ION his pilgrim
ago to Kerbelia some twenty-one years
ago alighted In our village he saw my
mother. then young girl. who pleased
him and found grace In his eyes. His
majesty made 'sighch' with her. Sigh
eh' is temporary marriage contract
for specified time. 1t may be for
few hours or for many years. Children
born from the 'sigheh' have the same
rights with those born from aghd, or
proper marriage. On leaving the
place the shah gave my mother 'dcst-
khet' and 'nishaneh' q royal writ and
a tokenl. and told her: III boy is born
let him come to nee with these tokens
and will acknowledge him." Upon
this the youth drew out Of his pocket .
paper and signet and handed them to
Nsib-es- -Sultaneh. The prince found
the paper to be in the kings own hand
writing. and the signot TO have formerly
belonged to the royal treasury. On Gloss
examination Of the youths physiogno-
my he observed that some hneaments
of his face greatly rescmblcd those OF
the shah. Naibes-Sultsreh believed
the youths story. and after dressing
him In princely manner presented hiw
to the king. His majesty. on hearing
the young mans statement. recollected
the event and observed the resemblance
which the youth bore TO himself. He
ordered that the youth should hence
forth be acknowledged as shahzadcn,
everything be supplied for his princely
maintenance, and masters be appointed
to give him q proper education
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
cRaKrrYs nAr.-

Balls. perhaps more than sny ether
feature Of our social life, have three.
fold existence. First, the anticipation,
then the reslikstiou, la<t, the reflection.
For weeks the preparations for The
Charity ball have made hfe burden
70 the heads Of households, and Sled
the hearts Of The drsssmskers With de-
spsir. Every one of the fair ser wanted
To be dressed little better and look q
Little prsstier than hsF neighbor. while
u wss Just - Important 10 the rnsscu-
Inc element that shoes. coat and tie
should be Of sss very latest style.
last night exme TIE rsaiixa
ton, and il brought oat al
TIE grace. bcsuty and wealth Of
tbe city. II would Re hsrd to fnd in
oil this broad lard better dressed oT
more cultured crowd Of people thar
flled Hsrtmsn's ball last evening. Bas
The curtains srs drawa. tie hghss are
out, and the charity tall hss entered
the lsss stage, reflection. la sevesas
h1ndree homes todsy the events of re
evening sll sc dlNessed, szd 10. les
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
sAODLEBac SWAMP.
What 10 the Extent of That Unexplorsd
Water Basin?

Editor TELEGRAx-HERALD:
Ia communication which you
printed last Tuesday your types made
me say: "Many years ago there was .
strong current to the effect that in one
place Saddlebag Lake was at least lao
feet deep" and don't know whether
the Intelligent compositor' or the
careful proof reader" should be given
credit for the blunder. Put the word
"s;ory" in place of "s.rong" aud you
have what did say. The origin Of
that story WAS this About l84S one OF
our Village mechanics OCCASIONALLY VS.
tied tha. lake for fishing and hunting.
Finding the water very deep in one
part he said he had = mind to find out
ii he could how deep II was. He there
fore made liuc Of LA feet of bed
cord, which he took with an iron weight
for snker into his boat. On hrs re-
turn from the trip he rsn ,rted that the
line was not long enough and his
sounding had not reschea bottom.
There are two open lakes. between
which passes the Detroit. GraDd Haven
A Milwaukee railroad. And there 10 q
large body OF water connected with
tten and underiowing grounds which
we're formerly covered, or partly COW
cred with tamarack trees. TINS sur
rounding swamp, or marsh. much OF
which would shake and teeter beneath
the tread OF hunters or others trsvers-
ing it, from Its peculiar shape was
called ssddiebag swamp; hence Alec
the name OF the lake. Itis supposed
tina. there is q much larger body OK the
water un1srrTount thaa Is shown In
TIE op,n axes. In 1857, when the
grading tor the railroad wasin progress
aa emhanKment of four or ave feet
high uas begun for the track across this
swsuap. and on the line where the cars
nov fuu. Suddenly. after the grading
had proceed ed considerable distance,
down went the ennoankment. ts~s, iron
and several ersvei cars, out of sght,
and IN their place sPpssred an open
lake or canal Of clear water. With nsh
IN il: the banks sharply cut and psrpen.
dicuisr. Then cssae the tug of was for
"a. rs,srssd company; 10 Oil test en-,
and complete tas crossing A trslu
ard . large gang Of hands vsre keps
a. ~ork Tor = !oag time. Progress -.
50 SOW that tee company lad . eurved
trsex seeand tse swamp for semporsFy
ne. Ras tsat jos OF filing isstsi
t~snsy yesrs. ard not Until Jaly. 1877,
wss % esnpIsted. Is sas tsea reported
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

papsrs ara however, dsnsAdiaG
the impeachment Of FensseA and
also Of his ministers on the groanc
tAas they are responsible for the
noaeys spent darisg the she-t-livsd
dietssorshiR The gsssraors Of eli the
states have proclaimed in favor Of the
nsw president fsixetta Is u ramoreo
thss tAe federal spit~l viii be removed
from Rio Jaasiro TO Nieshsnoy.
The janta's fsrces in kio Grands Dc
Sci viii probably remain under arms
unti the new congress assemblies Sew
eral states have depossd their Cover
ners since the sedieation Of FoasscA
AT Bahia the deposition Of the Cover
nor occasioned = slight conflict Fon-
SEGA has retired - Pas aets inland. ~
the Bay Of Rio Janeira
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

whne education is the only radical
cure for many Of the evils of the day.
such 80 intemperance, extrsvagancs
and vicsou- habits, yet laws looking TO
he eoasrol of these evils are aone the
less necessary. The auessis n naturally
resolves itself into ths sample one |:
Which of two measures will accomplish
the naost COED to the greater number,
and at ths sane tsms be toe least OBJ
iectionsble7 The question Of intem-
0ersncs has been many times eonclu-
avely solved Stree the dsys Of the FIRST
sempersncs society, yet strange - Il
nav seem not one of The solntons has
sseed The iess Of tine. From cat shs
debris Of imposens Avs only ens--ths
lcsrss sss-~esa be resnrrseted whose
career bas been marked vita sny de-
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

Since the death of Parncll the Irish
party has turned in vain to its selt-ap-
pointed leaders for comfort and prom
ise of direction. Mccarthy Is man of
intense loyalty to principle but he
lacks tho positiyeness OF character that
is required in the successful leader. In
the death Of Psrnell Ireland lost its
ablest champion and home rule its
strongest defender. Whether Glad
stone snail demand as IN ultlmatum
the establishment of home rulo 10 q
question that his advancing years, and
the recent utterances of Lord sails
bury, make improbable. Perhaps the
present is the most critical hour the
cause of Irish independence has know a
IN years. At the conservative confer
ence in Birmingham Lord Salisbury
made remarkable speech advocating
radical change of policy toward Ire
land. He intImstes that if England
were weak enough to be forced by agi-
tation to give home rule to Ireland, it
would be very short time before all
the other British dependencies would
agitate for home rule also. The en-
| pre- would bo disintegrated. eff you
cut Oft these great possessions" says
the premier. England, unable to feed
third of her population, will be un-
able to maintain III anything but the
| d.rest misery the vast multitudes that
lnhabit her soil" To anticipate future
complications this sentiment is unmis-
takabIy in favor of dropping the Irish
Home Rule question into a secondary
place and bringing forward the English
Land purchase bill. This attitude is
looked upon with apprehension and the
lack of leader for the Irish party in
tens.fies the feeling of anxiety.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

AT the FIRST meeting OF the directors
of the new real estate and improve
ment board. yesterday. eighteen of
twenty-one directors were present, two
were out of the city and the third ab-
sentes explained by letter tha. impor-
tant business engagements kept him
away. Such fnIl attendance augurs
we'll for the success of the association.
The directors arc all live. pushing busi-
ness men. representative OF the best IN
terests of the Valley city. The con.
tsnued activity and hearty cooperation
Of such . board of directors will pre-
ducs results beyond the snticipations
Of the most ssnguine.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

It's hard 70 understand just Why the
West Fulton street residents continue
70 elAmor tor = highway through the
vest s.de eiaEf. aud no good reason has
yet been given for this most unaecount-
able demand The AmeF.cta people
are justly criticised for sacrificing
everything 10 utility, and our friends
across the sea sometimes declare that
We are devoid or any ashetlc tastes
In the case OF West Fulton street ex-
tension. even the plea OF utility can
not Dc urged. A bold bluff over one
hundred feet high confronts the under
taking at the outset. Its reduction 10
a practicable grade would involve great
expense, but that could be overlooked
II there Was anything beyond. The
fact Is, that after cutting OF the end of
John Ball park there is short stretch
with q peach orchard on one hand and
a vineyard on the other. The road
comes to an abrupt end in front of q
waste VI oak grubs. Beyond is de-
scent through soil that is traverset by
ravlnes. Tue only through highways
are Bridge street on the north and the
rlver road on the south, both at some
distance from Fulton street line.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28
SHORT SPECIALS.

Herr Krapf von Livsrhof. secrstas '
Of the Austrian legation 1t Washing
ton, who. while In Vienna, shot him
self. IL dead
A circular has been issued 70 ths gov
ernors Of tbs various provinces Of Rus
sia notifying them TO forbid jews to
buy corn.
In . gambling quarrel on . Turkish
man of war conveying troops to Con-
stantinople several soldiers were killed
before order was restored.
A combination for the purpose Of
regulating output and prices 10 being
arranged by tho ssllaioid manufactur-
err Of Germany. Austria anA Scandi-
navia
Citiseus Of Miller. 3. D.. are negro
tiatins with Rainmaker Meibourue. A
contract viii probably be arranged
for the watering Of several counties In
the state
John Ryaa. king Of the counterfeit.
era Who with four others was caught
red handed By the Manchester police,
were found 70 have sss half crown
piecsa with dies and etaer parapher,
saais Of the trsAe IN their possession
Cart Schmidt Of the German Eas'
African eeussngeet has been ssiected
- the successor of Lieut. ersvenreuth-
leader Of the expeditses which ~As re
Gently defeated By The natives 10 an en-
saremsnt in which 6rsverrssth and
several Of bic men wers killed
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

Nor few intelligent men believe
that the saddIehag swamp 10 an ample
source Of supply for pure, clean and
potable water. Why should not an
analysis Of the water be made and if
potapie. why not tap the swamp or
lake and allow the water to flow by
natural grsYitasion into the city main
Three miles OF sdequate mains will
prove to be cheaper than any system of
pumps. It 10 well worth serious con-
Ederation.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

VIRGINIA. Ill, Nov. aT.-Ths hunt
for pearls in the bed Of the Sangamon
river. near cAandlerville. goes along
with uninterrupted saccesA Charles
csrteck and man named Sargent have
recently added . number Of valuable
rearls to their already large sceunu-
istion- Sales aggregzting $1,000 have
been made within the last two weeks
with Chicago and St Louis dealers
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

IN sray's harbor, Washington, The
psiicsn rs eomrosn sight Capt Berg
man Of the steamer Typhcon. shot two
ef the birds the ether dsy. and. In order
70 nna ont how much water The pouch
OF ehis eird vouid hold he cut CT the
bead OF one Of them and tied q string
tightly about The necsx Water from a
fsncet vss allowed ~ fo- IN. snd
when The Pos7ch vAs fIlsd IL contained
si1 gaiicna
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

JAY GOULD has started or shortly will
start on trip to the west. 1t is stated
incidentally that Mr.. Gould feels very
well, better than for ten years and that
he will restore Missouri Pacific divi-
dends in Difference to the wishes of his
friend Russell Sage. Jay and Russell
are deep in> the details of some now
financial plot.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

NAMox, Ala, Nov. 26.-Ceorgs W..
Morgan. prominent young merchant
of this place. committed suicide here
Thursday by shooting himself through
the head in the presence Of his mother.
who is crazed with grief Excessive
drinking, which brought on desPond-
encv was the cause.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

ALI. Of the Pope's fortune is said to
be invested in ENGLAND, aid 90 he will
have to stand his share OF the injury in
hicted upon the material interests Of
tha. country by the Mckinley law.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

SIR EDwrs ARNOLD has Published =
poem in which he makes the statement
that "Lovs builds on the azure sea,
and love builds on the golden strand"
Strangely enough he cverlooks the fact
that love frequently builds cottage
on real estate purchased on time-and
irvariably v regrets it.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

The fact that the cotton mills CT the
south used s0o. COO bales of cotton last
year is worth more to that section than
all the statistics of democratic majori.
ties that have ever been published.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

The weather for Lower Michigan:
Colder, northerly winds. cloudiness and
SHOWS. For Upper Michigan: Con-
tinued cold, northerly winds and fair
Saturday.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

OuE trade with Cuba has increased
about 20 per cent. since the reciprocity
treaty with Spain took effect, and the
democrats will have to stand it, NJ
matter how disagreeable the fact may
b<s to them
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-28

sons d taught will be reested. Bes. re-
heetsoa Of al Is the fact that the De-
neyolsBt institutions for whose benefit
the ball szs gwen sia receive very
substantial aid from the proceeds. and
MI be materially helped in their
efforts ~ relieve the sity's poor.