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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-06
YOUNG
-AN D.
Middle ged

NERVOUS DEBILITY. NERVOUS
Neakness, resulting from early iaalS-
eFrllos nand excuses OF manhood, ever.
work OF tie bFaIn, Improper treatment
of some etaer diseases, improper use Of
instruments n ex4ninatloEs zad treat
ment OF some other diseases. hexeci tary
weakness. ETC.. causing lost manhood,
smpotency. barrenness, inability 10 cob
leet IDEAS or remember word during
conversation; making the sufferer lose
confidence IA every one, even himself,
causing continual worry and anxiety
about troubles thar never come; some
times causing Epilepsy. often causing
insanity. one form of Deafness. Paral-
y-ls. Nervousness aud Heart Disease,
inability 60 cnduet business, etc.
This disease. With al rs compliea-
tons. is always cured by Or. :. Clay
Todd. 10 North Division-st.. wenhanl
block, rooms /, 8 and 4. Grand Rapids,
Mich. Call Immediately.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-06

A FIRE assortment % mourning hon
nets snd to0tses - rev STYLES sod
materials iusi INSIDE nn. Adams A Co.,
50 Honros-st
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-06

Short time, accommodation loans -
small amounts made on short notice.
goHs r. MtR1fs.
81 Caoai.st.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-06

He drew hrs dirk, but Just ss he was
about 10 plunge il under his adversary .
wishbone, he tainted from loss of blood.
James crawled out from under him sp-
parently mighty glad the affair ~
over. The remainder Of the play, with
the exception OF Rodericks death
scene IN the dungeon 81 Stirling
"a rather tame bat the senti-
ment called forth frequent sp.
plaase. The games in tie roysl park
we're decidedly fat. Douglass downs
al the champions When the contest
st pitching the bar occurred. esch mar
had his own. with the exception 81
Douglass. Ills tarn came last. ard the
only laF Jeff IN the neg hfsorbood vas
an a saieon two doors beiow. TIE ed
man vas equal ~ The emergency. A
sack Of feathers psinted - initiate =
trek proxiasntfaiiv isf st rs feet. II
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measure. bat 18th giant sirsngfh ~
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-06

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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-06

A number of peculiar excrescences
had been plainly visible among the
rocks and trees. The true nature of
them did not become arpiren until in
response TO Roderick's whistle about
thirty supes representing five hundred
of Clan Alpine's warriors suddenly rose
and confronted James with threaten
ing pixies ana bended bows. The supes
had been kneeling behind a screen with
their faces toward the east. The west
ern portion of these gentlemen loom
ing I'D behind the screen formed the
mysterious mounds. At the wave of
the chieftain's hand they resumed their
former positions. and wheeling right
and left moved off the stage, apparently
walking on their knees and shoulders.
This movement created great en-
thusiasm IN the peanut gallery.
The combat at the ford was de-
cidedlv animated. Bold Roderick
being about three times the size OF his
opponent, concluded that he had a PIC
mic. lie threw away his large and be-
gan chopplng away at James IN a way
quite terrible To see. He found 10 his
surprise that James was no tenderfoot
but n skilled fencer. trained IN France.
While the giant Gael 'showercd hrs
blows like wintry rain" he only sue
ceeded in batterlng the little tea tray
that James wore on his left arm and
knocking a perfect shower of sparks
on; of his broadsword. At the same
James Was working in some ecl~ntific
iabs among Roderick's rihs. In the
fourth round James brought the proud
chieftsin To his knee and urged him TO
throw up the sponge. Before time was
| called the chief threw away he sword.
rrat,hed James around the hody-an
unmistakable foul-and threw him vie
lently to the ground.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-06
LADY OF THE LAKE

scsntsn1sa from First pAzs1
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15
BarnuIll.

The late p. t. BARNUM was one of the
best known men in the world. His name
was literally Il household word on at least
two continents. 1t was as familiar to the
men and women OF Europe and America
as the names OF BISMARCK, GLADSTONE,
PARNELL, GRANT or CLEVELAND. 1t was
the greatest name in all the earth to the
small boy. to whom the other names
mentioned had very indefinite, if any,
significance while that OF BARNUM had a
vast and impressive meaning. 1t sug-
Gested bigness, and greatness, and splendor,
and magnifcence; it brought visions Of
wild adventure; OF hair-breadth escapes,
of lion-taming, and hiPpodrome races, and
balloon ascensions, and divers wonderful
things, as we'll as recollections and antici-
pations of fun and frolic galore. No
small boy worthy the traditions of his
kind. that did not worship at the shrine
of BARNUM. And so did millions of
'grown-up people, to their credit, be it
said, because BARNUM was, take him for
all IN all, great institution and worthy of
honor from every believer in true phi
losophy of life.
In Europe BARNUM was regarded as a
typical American. and it can not be de-
MED that he tvpifed some phases of
the American character better than any
other man of his time. He was audacious,
enterprising, plucky. full of grit and
"nerve," always ready to take desperate
chances, and, whether winning or losing,
always serene and hopeful and
buoyant. He was a marvellous judge
of human nature, and therein lay the
great secret of his success. He could read
the people as we'll as any man of his time.
He knew what they wanted, and he gave
it to them with resulting fame and fort
une. AS he expressed it, the people
''liked to be humbugged," and he gratified
them. He resorted to good many tricks
to capture the peoples dollars, especially
in his earlier years, but first and last, the
people got their moneys worth, and they
always had great admiration for the man
who had played upon their credulity OF
ignorance so cleverly. There were few
more popular men than p t. BARNUM.
If he "humbugged" people he was not
ahypocrite. He played useful part in
life. He gave his money literally to
worthy objects and assisted many good
causes. He was great benefactor to his
own city of Bridgeport. He achieved "the
greatest show on earth" He was, in fact
n trump. The world was happier and, we
doubt not, better for his living in it. He
did great deal Of good and very little, il
any, harm. He lived to a green old age
and died like gentleman and Christian
1t is safe to say that we shall not soon
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15

never so unanimously and emphatically as
L is to-day. 1t is progressive party, and
is ever responsive to the demands of adj
vancing public sentiment 1t has taken
long step forward during the last few
years. and the time has gone by when
alleged statesmen who shudder at the
words free trade, and who proclaim free
trade a suicidal policy, can expect
any recognition from it in its national
capacity. At this moment, while the re-
publicans are running away from the pro-
lection flag, and seeking refuge from the
wrath of plundered people in the delu-
sive harbor of reciprocity" is a poor
time for democrats to talk about "inci-
dental protection" or to stand on the
house tops procaiming that they are not
free traders. So far as The SENTINEL is
concerned, it is not afraid TO be called a
free trader.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15

bounties and recommended TO the re-
spective governments for ratification a
convention, of which the following was
the first article:
The high contracting parties engage to
take such measures as shall constitute an
absolute and complete guarantee that no
open or disguised bounty shall be grant
ed on the manufacture or expectation Of
sugar.
The conference reassembled in 1883,
when differences of opinion as to the
methods to be employed in carrying out
its object were developed, and an adjourn
ment was taken until next September,
when the conference will reassemble in
London.
When the whole field is reviewed II ap-
pears THAT the sugar bounty experiment
has proved anything but a success. OF
course, the price of any article can be
nominally cheapened by paying producers
of the same great big bonus out of the
proceeds of the taxes paid by the people.
But this is a mistaken policy-utterly
vicious in principle and wasteful, and
indeed rulnous in practice. It's introduce
ton into the United States is certain to
prove national misfortune for which we
shall find very inadequate compensation
in scent sugar.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15

else been taxed at but fraction of their
real value. The farmer has "got the
worst of it, and so, as a general rule, have
the wage-earner, the small tradesman,
and other people of limited means.
The man who owned $1,000 worth Of
household goods has been taxed on 500,
the man who owned $1,000 worth has been
sessed on 80 per cent. of his goods,
the latter on but 10 per cent.
The new law does not, as Mr.. REED
seems to believe, provide that personal
property shall be taxed as heretofore. 1t
provides that it shall be listed at its true
cash value; and furthermore it contains
every possible precaution against the con-
cealment or differentiation of such prop
erty. Severe penalties are fixed for the
concealment or false returns OF personal
property, and there can be no doubt that
the result will be the assessment of large
amount of property-little, if any OF it.
belonging to iarmers-which has hitherto
escaped taxation altogether. This will
cause an immediate reduction in local
leyies to far greater amount than the in
crease in the state levy, and in q year or
two will remove the necessity for the lat
ter.
Under the new law, in brief, the farmer,
the wage-earner, the small tradesman, all
people OF small means, will pay only their
just proportion of the state and local taxes,
whereas they have heretofore paid much
more than their just proportion. On the
other hand, the bankers, the railway cor
poratons, the money lenders, the wealthy
men of our cities, the great merchants,
will also pays heir just proportion of the
state and local taxes, whereas they have
heretofore gotten off with much less. OF
course this will benefit the farmers i'm
measurably. 1t will cause a very ma
terial reduction in their taxes in the long
run. They have everything to gain and
nothing to lose from the introduction Of a
fair, just and honest system of appraise-
ment
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15
An Extensive Luxury.

The journal, in an article on Free
Sugar" has this to say:
Most intelligent people, except the free
trade monomaniacs, know that TO the
stimulation OF high protective duties and
government bounties the civilized world
owes cheap sugar today. Cheap sugar
has come within ten years. and it has
come because the output of beet sugars
has been greater than that of cane for a
half dozen years. Beet sugar is an arti-
fetal production. and the industry would
not have been established had not France
given it both the protection of a high
tariff and the stimulation of the bounty
years ago. The wonderful development
of the industry during the last ten years
in Germany is due to a government
bounty. But for the efforts of these two
governments to build up the beet-sugsr
industry sugar would, in all probability,
be a luxury today, worth 10 cents a
pound.
There is no doubt that the world owes
its cheap sugar, so-called, In large part, to
the payment of bounties by certain gov
ernments 10 sugar-growers, nor is there
any doubt that this so-called cheap sugar
is about the most expensive luxury the
world enjoys today. The world has paid
dearly for it in the form of subsidies,
bounties, taxes, etc, etc., as well as in the
arrangement of great industries, the de-
preston of trade, the exhaustion of inn
mense areas of soil, etc. etc.
There is cheappess, so-called, as well
as dearness, which is curse to any PEG.
pie. The cheapening of a commodity by
artificial methods, involving a violent dis
turbance of normal conditions, is a most
expensive and frequently disastrous proc
ess. In this country today We are buy
ing sugar for cents pound. This would
be good thing if 1t had been brought
about by natural causes, and if we were
not paying for the reduction in price in
other ways. But we could well afford to
pay cents more pound for sugar, this
2 cents to 90 to the support of the govern
ment, if by this means We were freed
from the Sl0,000,000 per year we pay in
bounties to the cane-growers of Louisiana
and the sap-boiers of Vermont, and from
the burdensome taxes upon clothing,
medicine, furniture, shelter, tools, etc, for
the retention of which the reduction of the
sugar impost afforded pretext. Our So
called cheap sugar is costing us, in round
about way, a good deal more than it is
worth. Five-cent sugar is, in point of fact,
about the most expensive luxury we en-
iov today
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15
LIVELY PISTOL MATINEE.
Florida Politicians INDULGE
in an Argument,
And Make Gun Targets Of
Each Other.
The Trouble Grows Out or the
Cali Contest
Several Shots Exchanged in a
Crowded HOiel,
But Nobody Is Injured andNo Arrests
Are Made.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April ia shooting
ARRAY took place on the piazza q the Leon
hotel this afternoon between'S. & Harvey
OF Pensacola and J. L. AlexandG of De-
land. Harvey has been one of the active
workers for John F. Dunn in hii contest
for the L. s. senatorship and Alexander
is here in Calls interests.
Harvey was seated on the piazza when
Alexander came up the steps with Clark,
ex-postmaster of Jacksonville. Harvey
beckOned TO Alexander to walk down the
porch with him. Harvey had heard that
Alexander had reported that he Harvey
had boosted that there was $3.50 900 in
hand in Tallahassee with which 10 defeat
Call and he asked Alexander if he had cir
culated this story, adding that he did not
propose to let him or any
other man tell lies about
him. Alexander asked if Harvey
meant to call him liar, and upon Har-
vey's replying YES" he struck Harvey a
blow on the left temple.
Then both drew their pistols almost
simultaneously. Harvey fired; Clark
struck his arm and the ball missed Alex
ander. alexander turned and ran and
Harvey fired a second shot at him as he
passed through the door. Clark still
struggled with Harvey, who then ran TO
the door and fired a third shot az Alex
nnder as the latter disappeared through
the back door of the ofice-building to the
barber-shop. None of the shots took eff
feet, with the exception of a spent ball
which hit Albert Vogt in the foot, doing
no injury.
In a group within twenty feet OF Harvey
when he fired, and in direct line of his
shots, were Z. H. Purdy of Dayton, J. G.
Spottswood, A. Vogt and F. W. Haw-
thorne, agent of the Associated Press.
They had to dodge the balls to escape be-
Ing hit. When Harvey fired across the
office there were half dozen people pass
ing in and out of the dining-room and up
and down the stairs, but luckily no one
was hit.
Wild excitement prevailed for a few
| minutes and the whole hotel was in an
uproar. Several minor alterations grew
out OF the affair, but nothing serious.
Alexander says that bis pistol caught
in the case as he was pulling it from his
| pocket which enabled Harvey to get the
drop on him" After that he did not dare
to fire for fear of hitting Clark, who was
struggling with Harvey. Alexander I'M
doubtedly owes bis life to Clark's inter-
| ference. No arrests were made, but the
mayor served notice on both men to ap-
pear in court Monday. 1t is predicted
that he will fine both men heavily. under
two or three different charges.
Alexanders friends had told him early
| in the dav that Harvey was looking for
| him and there would be trouble, and one
of these friends had insisted that Alex
ander take his pistol, which he finally did.
1t was in a rubber holster in his hip peck
ct just as when handed to him q short
time before.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15
An>AppalIing Exhibit

Senator ALLISON and ex-Congressman
CANNON, chairmen respectively of the
senate and house appropriation commit
tees of the last congress, took about two
weeks after the final adjournment of that
body to manipulate the figures, and finally
made a statement of its appropriations,
which they caused to be published in the
Congressional Record and which was given
to the country by the Associated Press. OF
course they made the very best possible
showing, but the very best made the total
appropriations S9SS, 40. 1885 NEARLY a
billion doldrSl an admitted increase of
S170446, 269.75 over the appropriations of
the Fiftieth congress.
Representative SAVERS of Texas, q
democratic member of the house commit
tee of appropriations, has carefully gone
over the figures submitted by Messrs. Al
LIsoN and CANNON and examined the
various appropriation bills passed by
the last congress, and he finds that
they aggregate 81 ,O3S, 447, s2G. 81, OF about
fi'ty millions more than stated by Messrs.
ALLISON and CANNON and S244, 3O1 =
4O1. 30 more than the appropriations of TN o
Fiftieth congress.
Mr.. SAVERS sends his detailed statement
to Congressman BYSUM and we present it
herewith. Mr. SAVERS is thoroughly in
formed upon this matter, is a painstaking
and conscientious man, and we can as
sure our readers that implicit confidence
can be reposed in his figures. His state
ment is as follows:
COMPARISON OF APPROPRIATIONS MADE THE
FIFTIETH AND FIFTY-FIRsT cong REsSEs FOR
THE FISCAL YEARS 1889, $780, 1891 AND 1892
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15

and chew. In answer she can complain
with justice that she is obliged to 60 out
side of what is generally known as
woman's sphere to find work, for men are
doing the work that has always been
designated as women's work, and they are
crowding women out. The kitchen. prop
erly speaking, is woman's throne and
cooking her scepter; vet go into the large
hotels, restaurants, steamers, cars and the
private houses of millionaires, in fact any
place where fine cooking is required, and
you will find men cooks. The largest hotels
and restaurants employ men as wait
ers. and they are employed as chamber
maids on steamers and railway sleepers.
Men have been found TO carry out
carpets and beat them and lift heavy
furniture 80 much better than women
that every woman who has the means
employs a man to help clean house. In
California the Cinnamon are employed as
hired girls" and they form large por-
ton of the washee-washee element in
almost every large city. When the fash
ionable woman with a bag OF ducats
wishes to replenish her wardrobe she
goes abroad and entrusts the making of
her dress to WORTH or some other man
modiste. If she cannot 90 abroad she
patronizes some man dressmaker at home,
or in emergencies turns her dressmaking
over to the tailor.
Some OF the most exquisite hats in
existence are the results of manly brains,
and men can run sewing machine with
so much more ease than women that they
are taking the bread out of their sister s
mouths in that line of work.
Has any one ever paused to consider the
effect that this taking of women's places
will have upon the men? Will they not
become effeminate and want to don
dresses? Suppose they should cultivate
nerves and Mysteries aid all the foolish
nesses OF which women are accused?
What is to become of the women if the
men insist on taking their places as house
hold drudges? Does not necessity com.
pei them to educate themselves for higher
work and enter the various professions?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15
The Professional woman's Need.

The professional woman of today is
making a serious mistake. She is burying
herself in her profession and giving up
every other interest. This lack OF relaxa-
alton and over-earnestness in her work
leads, sooner or later, to shattered nerv-
Gus system and a resort to the use of
nerve tonics, digitalis 10 stimulate the ac-
ton of the heart, opiates 10 induce sleep,
and no end of patent medicines to hold
her body and soul together. This is es-
peciallv true of school teachers. When
the teacher leaves her school-room at
night she carries with her stack of books.
She sits down Immediately after a hasty
supper, ties wet handkerchief around
her aching head, dives into her books and
studies until nearly midnight; then she is
obliged to take something in order to
sleep. She seldom mixes in society and
spends her Sundays teaching Sunday
school classes. Her earnestness is COM
mendabe, but her total abandonment OF
all recreation, her withdrawal from soci-
ETY., show a narrowness which does
her no credit. Women physicians are
notably foolish in their ideas that their
sole business in life is to give medicine.
They spend every moment when not in
the consultation-room, or by the side of a
patient in studying. They do not allow
themselves one moments recreation.
When the professional woman is given a
brief vacation from the office, or school
room, she packs her trunk with books
and microscopes, instead of with pretty
dresses and summer novels, and gives
herself up to thorough study and scien-
tific research.
The professional woman needs to SO ar
range her work that she can mingle more
in society and enjoy healthful recreation.
Her brains and body alike need rest. and
her work will not suffer for a lack OF
broadening ideas.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15
Men and Momen,s Work.

Thousands OF women every year are
forced by stern necessity to carefully
measure their talents against their am
billions and to select for themselves pro-
fession. In making her selection gener-
ally woman does not consider whether
the work in which she wishes to engage
belongs to man or woman; but whether
her capabilities viii fit her for it. II she
selects branch of work whereof man
has heretofore been the monopolist
she is constantly asked by some cigar
cite fiend to explain what she means
by trying TO do mans work, and if she
isn't afraid she viii learn to swear. smoke
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A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Edwin shumway Knew Too Much About n
Railroad Wreck.

hAilrOau wreck.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 11.-Edwin L.
Shumway, aged thirty-fve, was found
dead at the foot of Clay hill, near West
field, this morning. There were no signs
of violence about the mans body and he
had apparently been dead twenty-four
hours.
There are many strange circumstances
connected with Shumways death. On
Monday evening, the evening of the Bos-
ton & Albany railway disaster, Shumway
borrowed a buggy TO take two friends
somewhere. He was one of the first on
the scene of the wreck and was recognized
by many of the passengers. He stated at
the time that he was at Riverside house,
near by, when he heard the crash. 1t is
believed that the two friends that were
with Shumway that night were the train
wreckers, and as Shumway had been talk
ing a good deal about the matter to his
friends, il is thought the two men MUIR
dered Shumway through fear of being cX-
posed. Poison was probably given to him.
Harry Lambtt of the Riverside house
said that Shumway told him he knew who
the wreckers are and through this state
ment the police were TO have arrested him
this morning Some believe that Shum-
way was aware OF this and to escape con-
yiction took his own life .