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Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
JAMES SMITH At REST.
4 Vast Csncousss OF People Attsaa nis
Funsrai.

4 Vest Csncouyss OF People Attena HIS
Fuusrai.
The funeral OF Engineer James Smith,
who was killed in . coiliEon on the
Grand Rapids & Indians railroad At
Gilbert last Tuesday, occurred yester-
day afternoon. From the residence on
Eleventh avenue the remains were con-
yeyed TO the Westminster Presby terian
church, corner Of Lagrove aud Island
streets, and placed In front Of the pull
PIT. Every vacant space in the large
edltice was filled with friends o the uu-
fortunate man. The Grand aapids Di-
vision, brotherhood of Locomotive En-
glneers attended in body and six
measbers OF the society acted at pail
bearers. The doral contrl buttons " re
BEAUTIFUL; one bearing the words
'hpa" being strikingly 30. A large
wreath from the B. of l.. E. stood st
the head Of the casket with a photo
graph Of the deceased in the center.
Rev. DIR. Fluhrer oficIated and the
services were SO impressive that but
few In the VAS audience could repress
their tears.
"rhereis no DEATH" said Mr.. Finhrer.
'Lo why should we mourn. We are
all placed upon this sinful earth TO re-
main but short time. Now and then
there 10 an enevitable, pre-ordained
taking away. One is plucked from our
midst and mounted in the firmament
of everlasting Life, TO shin with scln-
tlla:ing radiance. We are called new r
~ the same power. We only stay -
snort time benind and tnen follow. Be
comfor:ed thoa sorrowing wife and
weeping children. In the performances
of his duty this fellow creature was
stricken with deaths blow. Thou
knowsst not when the master shall
knock. Re prepared" The soft sym
pathetic voice OF the divine penetrated
the farthest corner Of the church, and
his comforting words touched every
heart. The casket was borne to the
vestibule and the cover raised that all
in passing out could obtains a last glance.
For nearly an hour stream OF people
poured out, when the last had passed
by the coffin was put in hearse u der
the direction OF Undertaken Durfee,
and taken to the Valley City cemetery
where the lntermcnt took place.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
s.eaiiDg Govsrnm.ns Bii. for Paper.

Recently five dolisr note on the Ma
tional Bank Of Rhode Island, at Newport.
came Ia for redemption. On the face IL
look ed quite new, bu, the back was washed
perfectly clean. 30 that not mark was left
ON it The joke OF IL is that the bureau OF
engraving adopted the brown back for such
bills on the ground that 1t could no: be
washed off. as the green back can be. 1t
was intended in this way TO prevent coun-
terfeiters from procuring treasury paper
by rendering notes OF small denominations
blank with acids and printing big ones on
them. This is the first time that confidence
in the indeiibilitv Of the brown ink has t~en
disturbed. Even the seal on the front,
which Is done in the same ink, has entiresy
disappeared in the bill described. Whsther
the thing was done for u jest or by accident
the authorities do not pretend 70 ssy.-
WASHINGTON Letter.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
ELECTION OF SENATORS.

G. w. Owens, editor OF the Coidwater
Courier, suggests the following reasons
why United States senator's should be
elected by the people:
United states seuator Is TO ali in
tents and purposes a state officer and
represents the whole commonwealth.
and "a such there Is no reason Why he
should not be- nominated as other state
officers, by delegates direct from the
people.
By such . nomination every rcpueli-
can in the state could express ME choice
within the party. As il 10 now, speak.
ing from republican standpoint,
there may he and are districts hope
Isssiv democratic aad in which fepub>
Iicsna have not the slightest voice either
in the nomination or election of United
states senatsrs, and 90 far as oich Of
nee is concerned ARE virtually dis
frsnehised WITHIN the party 10 which
they belong.
IL would relieve nominees 30 the leg
islatnrs from Embarrassing aslianc-.
and snssnsien1ents in their evn uomi.
nation ard slsetien.
TnIsed States senators when elected
~ould not feel bouad to hestev ali FED
ersl pssre1sGe npon members Of The
legislature sho vsted for them. or fesl
bound BY taesr dschssoa. hut ~eaid ~
~ llbertv - receenss ssAsrs of the
party ssasiIv ~ deserving
IL wsold relieve hensraese msmh~s.
sf tas lsai&stars frsm tae usjaa
faarxes of cefrsgtsa - sfssn made ia
tss naaner - eosaaa6 thss osm.oa-
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

An Ansr4esa cs.sul WAs Iakss HebheSs-
Let me tell You good story q YAakss
pluck, :" said proninent business man -
. reporter recently. Ia y abooS ny frispd
James Springer. acting American oonsal
st Astanxss. well known Cuban seaport
town A dispatch came 70 me yesterday
saying that Mr. Springer had been visisieg :
his brother, the American vice consul ssn-
eral at Havana, and that the other uig ht
on going ons for . wSlk he said: 'Jo>
like the looks of that stick OF yoarA II
you don't mind I'll take IL along with ma
Late that evening, - the consul was re-
turning through . dark and lonely street
be was ssssilsd by two highwaynen armed
70 the teeth. who presented their weapons
and demanded bis money or his life. Mr..
Springer, who Is famous throughout Cuba
for his coolna.s and nerve, struck enc Of
the footpsds such y blow with his cane
that the fellows skull Wa nearly hac-
tused The other robber Was disabled by
. second stroke Of the good stick. and ran
away howling with fear and pain. Mr..
Springer has had many adventures of .
similar kind In Cuba
"A few weeks ago he was being driven In
. sort Of Victor1s through lonely part Of
= Cuban town, whea his hired ooachu al
turned In bis seat. presented = cooked pas-
tol and demanded his fares money. Mr..
Springer's reply WAS swinging right
handler which knocked 'csbby' OF hss sss {
into the street. where be was soon arrested
by the police. New York Tribune
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

ton and slectsoa. ana regarding tAslr
conduct sftsrwSfd.
liz would snsolye the otsce Of United
states senator from all socasatloas 81
avorsGsn IN tAe nstno4 Of elecllag h
Tue same aud open the Way 10 ths tree
~ expressed viii OF tae people, regard
less Of wealth, station or VOCATION
II would neither add favor or preju.
dice 70 any mans ambition. but sald
appeal 10 the whole party for lts ex-
pyess,on and choice.
The choice or the party would not
thus Dc the easy pray of scneming
.solitielsn. Delegates would be caosen
directly from the people Who would
esyry with them from ward and town
.hIp eaueeses TO the county eonven
l.oa, and from the county convention
20 the state convention. the sentiments
aud Instructions of $50, 900 republicans
nd me 800 delegates IN state conven-
Lion would name the party's choice.
fins requires the addition Of no ma
ehinery, for il could all b done IN 0uI
regular conventions.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

there a be oecas.on When the truly
unsslnsh can manifest thar appreeis-
tlca or these na2gnincsns Institutions
and ~ the same time join In the enjoy
meat OF social pleasures, the Charity
bal certainly Ais ths oil. Not Only
should there Do . brilliant as.emblxgs
OF sns osss people Of the city, but the
wealthy sho I'D loosen their purse
strings and roll up fund that viii re-
nsct the ssssem in which the two bsne-
nelArlss are hsld BY tas people of this
city.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

A story is just now going the rounds
spropos of Lord Clanwilliam. the gal
liant and genial admiral who was 20
greatly responsible for the recent enc
cessful reception of the French heet at
Portsmouth One sultry night Lord
clanwilliarn was peacefully smolsing
bis pipe outside his house IN Belgrave
square attired In somewhat free-snd-
easy suit, which attracted the suspicion
Of . watchfuI policeman The latter,
sccosting Lord Clsnwillism. inquired.
What are you doing here' DO you
belong 10 this house," "No." vas the
snswer. 'the house belongs TO me ~
Chicago News
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
AMUSEMEN rs.

Manager Burroughs was in Detroit
yesterday III conference with General
Manager Garwood.
The Partisan Beauties will open At
Smiths tonight. Their program con-
sists OF burlesque and speclaities.
There will be Thanksgiving natinees
at all OF the theatres.
The 1.-TWO Old Cronies" company
spent Sunday at the Morton house.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

The fair leaders of the ''smart set"
in Boston are developing into cultured
cigarette consumers. Culture OF that
soft will beget a multitude OF no;some
odors, and 1t is 70 be devou.ly prayed
that the girls of this city will shun the
disgusting lad.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

The lawyers whose chief claim so
greatness consists IN their ability so
vsllifv, browbess snd terrerize tsrnFi
ard unwilling witnesses. viii read viii
alarm the decision Of the Supreme
Court holding that such tactics
are sufficiently prejadicisl 10 war
rant the granting Of rew trial From,
the time when the 'smerory Of mar
runnsth not % the contrary" ths
lawyer has been privileged 10 denounes
both witness snd ciieut IA open eonrs
IN terms 10th viturerstivs and villain
Gus. snd he injured psrsy has nevel
kesn able tn secure redress. The inof
fsndins raslie viii had the aecsssou
With delighk
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

A GESTLEaAs vno saw the work OF
the Gillian gunneFs during the late
war says that the niarksfnsasnip WAS
cry Wild. IL vas PROBABLY too Chill
for accurate aiming.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

TIE days are slipping by and the ap-
proach OF Congress IS At hand. What
has been done toward securing an
appropriation for improving the Grand
River? Other cities, notably Savannah,
Ca, are making determined efforts Ito
secure recognition at the hands of
Congress. Why not formulate . plan
OF action and pursue 1t with vigor?
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

Ir seems incrediblsthat the heartloes
treatment accorded the negroes in
Pennsylvania mine is possible in this
enlightened day. Ii is probable that
the reporters imagination supplied
of the startling outrages he alleges
to have been perpetrated.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

The talk about unsessiny Hill and
,Brice Is al nonsense. Whether they
were elected fairly or unfairly has long
since been decided IN the affirmative.
Whether Brice is a resident Of New
York or Ohio is matter that he alone
Is bsss qualified to decide. The mar
row parusanship that would counsel
such an attempt is too selfish for honor
sbie republicans.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

The government bought Friday 500
600 ounces OF silver OUT Of 7s3. 900
ofsred, at 94.95 and si.9o cents per
ounce. THIS completes tao November
quota.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

NorwrTHsrASDIss that the Demo-
crat devoted SD much space TO the cor
recuons Of others' alleged snistak es
yesterday morning It found space to
dish up the customary service OF
sham"
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

rnsn stes ssc back 10 the platform snd
waved hs aoss agate ~ the engineer. i
earlsd up ir t2s seat " when the train started
70 aide tie ss<rs tnst kept yelling ~ in
ny eyes. aud fer the frst ume II twenty
s3ng years l coald have cried hke . eshy.
! believe ia special provseenus sines THAI
terrlbls nigAs and the morning was heart
broken. and Iail--ths swessess Wil -
sartA-is ssill pzlhng . bell esrd il tas
varnishsd caa GA the cid AShaAh- -n-Ar>
genuine lkAn-) Republic
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

A KANSAS man named Blake comes
forward with new rain-rnzking theory.
he says that Dyrcnforth and Mel
bourne are humbugs and insists that to
procure rsin, duss mus. DO thrown into
the AIR. That's what the government
did vhsn 1T paid Dyrenforth for bis
''noiss" experiments in Texas, but it
didn't work.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

IT 10 probable tnat the council will
receive and confism the report of the
committee fixlnz the location for the
tower lights tonight. Yet it is quite
pessible that some changes will be
made and that final action will be de-
dayed another week or two-or three.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

'sTaE Furniture C.Iy's" meeting With
purses sggregsting So 900 wlll De the
most lmportan. racing event ever held
Ii Michigan
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

A sCELY negro raped At the door of
Congressman elect Belknsp last even
ing and with . club made feint as If
to strike. The gallant captain. with
out ceremony, punched his head send.
Ing him sprzwling into the mud. Cap
tain Belknap's pugilIsm, like his poll.
tics, il OF the hiLfrom-the-shoulder
eort.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

THx outlook for Detroit in the wild
scramble for the national Convention
10 very pro N is.ngs yst it Eay prove 10
be Al illuslon-
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

E4cs sHeeeeainz DAY from now until
THURSDAY VII mark = tragic spocn in
the nlstory Of the fsEtenec turk.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

TEE weather today will be colder;
br.sk aogtheriy wsndss threatening and
sucw.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

Little Brother-You and sistss sapt
nd ~ each ether, IL ycn,
Cnsucce~sfal suisor-oh, no, not 1T
eal. net st al.
DO you stay away inet beosuss she
voalant marry youy
un-psrtiy, res She esdsr shso-
sst-sy refn.e rne, bewever."
No, ! knew. she said she vnnssA
tame~
Us, that's a. Ard I prsmissd not
- cother her anti she wss ready
wen, vcu von't hsve no-e'n In
y0e-s 20 v>st-
hsss Ten r.su
Yea Sass t~snty nsw. snd she sid
shfd marry before So vss shi-sv even
4 - ~ - 80 yoN Ns-<3oex HexA
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

ard have never received fbe lesst benefit from
the msns soesllse csfsrrh eu-.s. Or sste
hsvebesn fsksns Hooss ssFsspsriiis sra car
honestly say that err cs-txsns inpre~e1 i
efbe." n. A. eposos. ktbsl Mass
4 have usre Hsos's ssrsepsrfils for Cassrrf
sn1 r.rssees psrnsesnf ben.ff from e.
gF HrBssep. str<stef. III
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

THs amateur photogrsphers' contest
recently Instituted by the illustrated
Buffalo Express has resulted thus far
IN over s.oo0 photographs from eli
parts Of the country. TIE contest
closes December itsh. Every subject
accepted il engraved in the fine st man.
ner, published in The Express. and is
paid for. whether II wins prize or not.
Interest in the contest is increasing
and smsteurs in this vicinity would dc
well 10 take part IN T.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
TO tHtcr A PERMANENT CURE

Of Cstsrrh resures . cossttufssnai remedy
like Hoods Ssrsxpariila. which hs pueis ne
the bleed and fnsnsrsinK besfhs tone % TIE
Affected efFsn. aees thesonghss ru,e
y have been frorbied Tor yesrs with
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
ARR you friend to tn. cans. Of pro

ARE you friend to the esuse OF pro
.ectson 10 American inserexs' Are you
wiling to work for the cause of protec-
tion IN placing reliable Information in
the hands of your acquainssnces, If
you are such. you should bs identified
with the Amer'csn Protective Tariff
League. No. 23 West Third
street. New York. Cut This notice out
and send 4 TO the League stating your
position and give y helpsug hand.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

o. Friday evening the Charity ball
WI b hsld. The proceeds Of shgs
event are divided between -, Marks
tssasA>1 AID TIE L. 3. 4. hemss II
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

Isaanin MiIi-r's ue~ ssory. "Ths Red
saisid, !" 10 pass.sssa satsrs aa1 ssssos
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

DALI x.a SUNDAY, oa~ Ys~<.- $500
pATLx a@a sunday, Three AsatAs l-ss
SUNDAY. oAs xe<s..-....-.--.-...-..---.-- 500
WKEkLE. oas xs.z..--..---.---....-..- leo
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
TWO THINGS
In Regard to Catarrh-

iss II Is Con ssitntionsi Disease
I'd. II requires Constitutional Remedy.
These fvo facts are pc~ 90 well sne~n 70
the medical fraternity that Local appHcsficns
Ike shufs sne inbs ants. are Regarded ~ ~
best iftsiy 20 give enly Temporary resfef
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-12-12

Partisan dandies are greatly exercised
In their minds just now as To what style
Of stick they ought To adopt during the
season. They are tired of the gold
knobbed canes, the crutch canes and the
canes with ducks beaks, which were once
the rage An energetic inventor has there
fore started thick stick which almost
aspires to the dignity and dimensions OF
"a cudgel, and the pomme, or pommel, OF
which is the claw Of crayiish. The
article Is already III the hands of many Of
the Randens, and promises to be fashion
able success. While the members OF
metropolitan ''masherdom" are thus busy
about the mice conduct of crayfish
cane their female counterparts are puzzled
as Ia the style of walking which they
, shall adopt for the season, AS furs are
worn at this period Of the year the car
riage prescribed Is that Of short steps
with the 'waggle'' Of the little bird
known as the bergeronnette, or water
wagtail This ''waggle'' should, OF
course, be as graceful as possible, the
undulating sweep of the hips being well
accentuated The Parisieune looks, as IA
rule, adorable in furs, but she il some
I times tempted 10 put in too much ''wag-
: gle The best dancing masters and pro
/ fessors of calisthenics In converts, board
ing schools, lyceums for sweet girl gradu-
\ ates and similar establishments, are, there
I fore, engaged al the present moment IN
instructing their pupils in what may bs
called the art of .'waggling. Paris Cor
] London Telegraph.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-12-12
A Judicial Jester. Latest.

Judge Gary, the judicial jester, has been
making his friends laugh with n new
joke Have you heard of the latest alb
stract schemey OF course yon have mot,
and your curiosity concerning IL Is stirnu-
lated To an extraordinary degree by the
solemn, almost mysterious air of the
judge, who asks you the question. We'll, !"
he says after you have pressed him TO
tell you. 1--WE are getting up a company
that will prepare complete set of books
from the records of the courts, and be
ready To furnish abstracts OF titles to men
and women. Say woman wants TO
marry a man whom she has not known
very long, and she wants 10 make sure
that he has no wife living in Wisconsin
or Indiana, she comes to our company
and gets an abstract Of title on him that
will show her just how many times he
has been married, how many times di-
yoreeti. how many wives he has had die,
what they died of. aud all about his
matrimonial career. II he has had one.
The abstracts, of course, will be quite
as useful Co the man who wants 20
know what sort OF "A title he can get 70
the woman he Is about 10 marry, and In
every way the scheme will be good one.
There II great and an increasing demand
for Just such an enterprise right here In
Chicago Chicago Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-12-12
The Other side OF the Gold.

l, for one, have always innocently sup
posed that gold table utensils were what
they pretended tu be, all gold; but lately
an expert and dealer In old silver has
informed me to the contrary. Even Vic
toria's royal gold plate is no better than
IL should he For such thing as ''solid
gold'' Is totally unknown. must say
tins knowledge Is vast relief to me.
Burglars may labor under like delusion,
and fancy any piece Of gold plate is better
worth hurgling than the best silyerware
In the market But we have all made a
mistake. The finest gold service in ex-
istsnec is but silver, washed with that
precious metal. II seems no less person
than Mr.. James keene. when he returned
from England with the famous Ascot cup,
won by his horse Foxhall, also believed in
the solid business, for the trophy was
valued at 5000 by the custom house Off
cials. Mr.. keene paid the duties on those
figures and his cup was deposited in a
place Of safety Shortly after came the
financial crash In Mr. keene's fortunes,
and he found IL necessary to raise money
on the Ascot cup. The first ieweler and
expert in New York was dispatched to the
bank TO examine, or rather 10 assay, its
intrinsic value. lie found, tn his own en-
tire satisfaction, that the | 900 guinea cup
was worth precisely 5000, including
metals aud the price of artistic workman
shipi Whether the United States Gus
toms ever reimbursed Mr. keene my in
I formant did not know -Boston Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-12-12
WAS A RED HOT ISSUE.
LAST WEEKS NUMBER OF THK
ARIZONA KICKER.
Biii chudso swunx or at Lass-
The Coaaty Clerk Tried % 1srs
ssofes in the Edfs sr--The Climate
aa ktekervilie Recommended.


We told Bill Chudso in these columns
over two months ago that the climate
Of this locality would wear him out.
and strongly advised him to travel
lie hought he knew the town better
than we did, and the result was n
hanging last Friday night Bill kept
on drinking and fnssing until he put u
bullet into Indian Mike. No doubt
Mike ought to have been shot long ago,
but the boys concluded that Bill Chud-
so was getting too careless with his
gun, and he was invited to go out and
be hung.
We were nearly ON the spot, Of
course, while our contemporary never
even heard of he case until next day
We expected Bill would be little sore
on rs, but he wasn't. He wanted To
shake hands with us before he was
tied and during the fifteen minutes
allowed him on the head of the barrel
he spoke in the h CHEST terms of us as
citizen and as the editor of great
weekly paper. lie called direct atten-
I on to the Kicker, declaring IL to be
worth five times the subscription price
! Isl in advancel, and added that II he
had needed the good advice found In
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-12-12
The sons OF the Rich.

We have hundreds Of men in this city
whose fathers idiutically provide them
with spending money galore.
Whit do they do with iti
Well, as rule. they spend their time
sucking alternately the end Of cigar and
the knob OF cane. They wander
vapidly about the streets, looking In at
this theatre or that, play billiards In
cafes and drink themselves inta early
graves Suggest to these New
York dudes lite of athleticism. They
are too retired. Open Lup to them the
enjoyment possible to n genuine club life.
Let them see what genuine hospitality
means. Show them how much better 4;
is to spend AN evening with intelligent
men, discussing matters Of interest, new
discoveries, new appliances, new forces,
than IL is to spend il with a first rate hoy
den ON n third class spree.
DO YOU think they would Understand
youf--Joe Howard in New Yo Graphic.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-12-12
rl.lA fer rl,erarr nerinn.r..

"What field is there In literary work
for young man or young woman who
has some ability and yet has no knowledge
OF how To beginf' was asked OF Richard
Watson Glider, editor OF The Century.
''The only way for beginner to do is
to begin To become professional writer
practice il necessary"
IL want 10 know what field there Is to-
day for magazine writing"
For people without literary reputa-
tionss"
"Yes, people who want TO make repu-
tation-who want to rise in the profess
sion; IL is fast becoming Il profession In IT.
self.m
well, the most constant demand Ia for
fiction. A beginner always has the oppor-
tunity for practice la the field of short
stories, and out of this he can graduate
into serial writer, a novelist, publishing
either In the magazines or in book form,
or both. In this way the writer of stories
has an advantage over the dramatic
writer, In that he can las Mr.. Brander
Matthews saysl make his brief essays and
try them ON the editors and ON the public,
whereas In the dramatic art In this country
he does not get the chance that he does
abroad, where they take one act plays
from beginners That IN one reason why
there are 81 many good writers OF fiction
coming up all over the country and why
there are ~ few dranatists, because the
former have a chance to practice-to try
their experiments upon the publie--and
the latter have small chance
I Has not that been the case with almost
all of our fiction writers OF the present
generation; they began with short stories
and then blo>somed out ~ the roses'
THAT has been the rule. Some of then
have never got fairly beyond the shor
story stage, but II they write good shor
stories they have gained the rewards o
fame. New York Mail and EXPIRES
Interview