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Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14
EDITORIAL EXCERPTS.

The farmers of Vermont are too INTEL
ligent TO believe IN the sub-treasury
scheme or free silver coinage, and have
accordingly denounced both PROPOSE
tions.-Toledo Blade.
The Michigan Legislature is accom-
p!ishing a feat deemed weeks ago inn
possible. 1t is adding to its reputation
as the narrowest and most inefficient
body ever assembled to make laws for
the Wolverine State.-Chicago Journal.
1t becomes more and more apparent
that Mr.. Hall, whether unconsclously
or designedly rendered service to his
party, TO the old soldiers and to the
honest voter generally, that can not at
this time be accurately estimated. A
pretended love for the old soldier has
been asserted and reasserted until it
had assumed the proportions of an
avowed principle, yet at the slightest
provoIatlon that principle is aban-
doDed, and standing not upon the
order Of going. n wild stampede is made
behind the Notifications from which no
advance has been made for the last
three Notwithstanding Republican.
If there is anything calculated to
touch the Democrat who was in SYM
pathy with traitors during the war on
the raw this late day, it Is unsavory
allusion to the days when the Nation
was IN peril and the aforesaid Demo-
crat was not Ill it.-Saginaw Courier
Herald.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

the way OF political mysteries. organ
led IN the interest OF the Republican
party, s destined 10 be very popular
INSTITUTION IL . organized on The
principle That ssesthsarts and wives
can keep Republicans out OF the Aiii-
anee ranks. or convert them after they
have gone over. It's mode OF working
IS explained by senator Norton, OF Cher
okee county. who organized the order.
SAID ne: "Wheu Va want TO make j
Republican out OF young farmer who
has joined the Alliance, We nrst induce
MS sweetheart 10 JOIN the order. We
present the social side Of the organIza-
ton to the wife of some Republican who
i lukewarm and through her reach the
husband. That is the idea" While
this unique Republican propaganda IS
al work. the Peoples party Is torn with
Internal Jealousles and dissenslons.
among the auxiliary societies OF which
10 IS composed.
sunhower politics is delightful mys-
terry and It 5 too complicated FOR that
irrldescent hollyhock Ingalls,. He has
gone down beneath an avalanche OF
grips, signs, passwords and symbols, and
will not figure for some time IN the
political flower garden. But his place
is filed by hundreds of mysterious
statesmen, who walk the streets IN =
kind OF st. Vitus dance of jerks and
witches, pregnant with secret slgnifi-
canoe TO the initiated. II a suntiower
statesman meetsanother with his thumb
on the apex OF his nose and his fingers
gyratlng IN the wild western air, he
recognizes the sign and replies by jam
ming his forehnger in his ear and IN
dulging in the same digital gyrations.
The first one then tickles his right ear
with his shoulder and the other shifts
his quid and CALCULATES, "howdy."
The fraternal bond of sympathy is thus
established and the two gravely expati-
ate upon the weighty questions of state
craft. Such is sunflower politics.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

support it proportioned accordingly. The
standard of measure is the United States
Winchester bashel dry measure). the ca
pacity of which Is equivalent TO 2, l50. A.
CIT, ~ inches.
;ne bnshel Of wheat or beans, co pounds
Ono bushel of corn or rye. So pounds.
One bushel of oats, 81 pounds.
One bushel Of barley or buckwheat, q
pounds.
One bushel OF peas, ca pounds.
Cracked corn. corn or rye meal, 81
pounds
From the data above given il is an easy
matter first 10 compute the capacity of the
proposed bins. By simply reducing the Gu
bical contents TO inches. and dividing the
total number Of inches by 2.i5oio the
number of cubic inches in bushel, will
give the number of bushels w hich any bin
will contain. To determine the weight 70
be carried multiply the number Of bushels
by the weight per bushel OF the particular
kind Of grain which il is desired to store.
To the weight Of the contents of the bin
must be added the weights of the floor and
beams, planking, spikes, ETC., 10 obtain
the total load to be carried by the support
ing structure.
A cubic foot of yellow pine dry timber
will weigh - pounds; oak, 5Opounds; white
pine % pounds; spruce, IS pounds; hem
lock, Is pounds. To obtain the number OF
pounds Of timber in any structure we re
duce the number OF feet of timber in
board measure to cubic feet and multiply
by the number of pounds in a cubic foot
of the particular kind CT timber used.
The safe load for warehouse floors Is usu-
ally estimated at $50 pounds per square
foot in addition to the weight of the floor
itself. which will vary from forty to fifty
pounds per square foot.
The most economical and safe way in
case Of an important structure is to employ
a skilled engineer or architect to make the
necessary calculations.
OF course, your warehouse should be To-
Gated near a railroad, and a side track ID
usually arranged in such manner that
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14
srNgLOwER POLITICs.

The craze for secret societies in pol
tics IS raging with phenomenal viru.
lence IN the Sunfower State. That state
Is down with the grip and everyone is
seeking for signs. With less than 300.-
coo voters IN Kansas the secret political
societies can boast of u membership OF
iSs. 900. "A q result affairs politically
have become go mixed that the voters
who have refused to join any of them
have been forced to take a stand
against secret societies in politics for
their own protection. Even the Re
publican party. whose campaign last
fail was made on the platform that
secre: political societies are un-Ameri-
lean and should have no place in the
politics Of free government, has sue
cumhed TO the evil influences and
caught the grip. 10 has adopted the
Ablance tactics. The Knights of
reciprocity, with It's membership of
10000 IN the state, and the Knights
and Ladies of America, with a total
Membership Of 5000 aud voting men,
bsFship OF 300. Is the result, and these
two societies form the secret political
strength Of the Republican party.
The People sparty some vast congion,-
Grafton of secret political societies, with
gh-soundng names. The Citi1en's Ma
tional Industrial Alliance, composed OF
town politicians aud labor sxitstors.
the Autobiography Society. made OF
the same material. and the Farmers
Alliance comprise the full strength Of
the party. The Citizens Alliance has a
membership Of ao.eoo. the Farmers
Alliance $4,000 and the Anti -Monop-
olists sooo. The Democrats, 80 far, are
not afflicted with the crane. and the
consequence e that the AUXILIARY soci-
enes Of the Peoples and Republican
PARTIES ara being constantly recruited
~ Democrats
The Republicans. however, seem IN =
far wsY % Outwis the other parties
ard beat them AZ their own tactics.
They have taken advantage Of the veil
known feminine curiosity and love of
mystery. The Order Of Knights and
Ladies Of AmsgSs, TIE very attest n
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

grain Is unloaded and discharged into the
elevator box and carried from this to the
location desired. There are two entrances
and driveways on opposite ends Of the build
ing so that the unloaded wagons may pass
out without turning around. The drive
ways consist of heavy plank floor spiked
to strong timbers, with a railing on each
side to prevent accidents.
The grain elevators used consist OF buck
cts attached to a belt which runs over two
pulleys, and is SO arranged that 1t may be
run horizontally or vertically or at an in
cline. 1t is propelled by horse power in
most cases. attached to gearing in the base.
ment The elevator should be placed in a
central location, SO that the grain may
easily b. distributed to different parts OF
the building There should always be a
ventilator with open louvres on the sides
to allow a free circulation OF air. ms grain
when stored in large quantities will gener-
ate spontaneous heat
The Office of the warehouse n general Y
placed In a small building detached from
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

The rapid strides recently made IN
the more humane, scientific and sue
cessful treatment of the diseases of do
nestle animals, is not only matter of
surprise, but !. cause for cougratula-
ton. Not only are the old. harbsrOus
and inhunan methods largely discarded
bat the new ones cnre much quicker
and more surely. Not only that, but
tho diseases formerly considered incur.
able are found 10 yield az snow before
the summer sun, 10 tie mild influence
Of the new system. True. the people
learned slowly. TIE firing, the dreBch-
ing, the blistering and the bleeding went
on in the. Treatment OF ANIMALS long
after Is mad disappeared IN the treat
meat Of people. bot the continued al
vertising Of DIR. Humphreys, and more
than ali the grand success of hls
specifies IN curing diseases of domestic
animals. could not be withstood. until
now every stocsmsu eho il up with the
times uses BIS veterinary specific. They
would Just "a soon 20 hack o. the sew
ing needle IN place Of tas sewing ma
chine. or 20 the grain cradle IN place of
tire reaper. or % the mai coach for the
telegraph. AZ 10 return to the old mode
Of ifag, erenchIng and biistering IN
the place Of Humphreys Veterinary
specifies. HIS veter. nary hook IF 40
pages = sent free on application 20 the
Harapareys' Medicine Company. cor
asF William ard JoaaNsfs.. Nss York.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

Notice In future the TELEGRAM-HEaALDw will
publish. uader this head. only such notices rs
are sent to this ONCE each week. not later
than Friday afternoon. This Is done TO
avoid mistakes and duplicate notices.
In these announcements usual services"
or hours" mean that the morning service oc-
ours at l9:O n. N. and evening service at 80
p. M
L. jackson. ID. D.. pastor. Usual services
morning and evening. The morning service
will be occupied by Children Day exercises. In
The evening the pastor will preach on Tae
Majesty Of Law; a Discussion OF Recent Events
Ia this city.
Trinity Church-Rev. II. II. Johnson. rector.
Third sunday after Trinity. Mathis at 1920.
Eyensong at .:D. subject: Eowarilce ana
o'clock y. IN. Seats Tree All are welcome
Church Of Christ-Rey. W. J. Russell. pastor.
Services morning and evening. sunday school
at noon. The \; L. ;. G. T. meeting ut o;0 =.
ing: ''Tn- Greed Controversy, or Unrest In the
Religious W Grid"
rnitsrian-Corner OF Fountain and Ransom
SITS. Miss Mia y. Upper, pastor. Services
s T, usual sas z. o prnye and Kew MIN Mn
einhoItz Will occupy the pulpit In the evening.
Universallst--Ladies' Literary Club Rooms.
Sheldon-st. Rev. Charles fiuhrer. ID. D.,
pastor. Morning subjects: "A Great God.
sunday school at Il m. No evening service.
second street NJ Il. Church-Rev W. Henry
Thompson. pastor. Cbi.dren's bay services.
Morning baptism ofchiidren. subject; Tn.
Strategic Point OF Church Strength. Evening
The Pearl Gatherers" by the sunday school.
sunday school aud class at noon. Special
exercises at LsDe-ave. aud Myrtlest. missions
81 ; O'Clock.
The Progressive Spiritualist Society meets
In Elks' Hal service nj 40 30 and $50 y.
M sunday, Moses Hull. OF Chicago. speaker.
Moraing Subject: The morning Tendency OF
spirltuaism." Evening subject Angels.
AT. they the Spirits Of the Dead. and do They
Communicate with 81
Park Congregational Church - Rev. A. r.
Merriam, pastor. Rev. II. :. Roblee of Char.
lofte will preach today.
Rev.w j. Russell will address the youBg
mems meeting on sunday afternoon al
O'Clock. All young men are invited.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14
PRopueE rns Proofs.

The Morning Press, IN is Saturday
Issue, charged Fred 5. Clark and Daniel
Campbell with conspiracy. That there
may be no misunderstanding or pei
version OF language, we reprint It's
exact words:
''Ihe paper IS now in position to fur
nLsh positive evidence ~ sustain Us
opinion IN regard TO the causes OF the
outrages ~ and II IS strong enough TO
send az least two Of the company's
henchmen over the road. Ii the prose
eutlng attorney will do his duty; II
these eil-paid, sleek, seheming villains.
arc To Be treated upon the same basis
OF Justice that the authorities have
treated their ignorant dUpes, Fred ;.
Clark and Daniel Campbell Will De
locked up De fore noon today. They are
certainly more guilty OF having con
spired To cause not and blOodshed, IN
cafcerate foolish II not innocent men.
and disturb the peace OF the clty than
any who have yet been arrested. In
fact there IS no doubt among those who
have investigated the matter that they
are directly responsible for the Sweetest.
rot. with its bloodshed, IT'S effect upon
follows in the wake of arrests, punish
ments and the suffering of innocent
people-relalves and friends of those
who were foolish enough TO be led into
the tran. They have delib-
erateiy worked their schemes to pro-
drce violence and disorder, knowing
that they cOuia not crush the strikers
50 long as good order prevailed aud the
~ mi n
trouble, riot and disorder, TO change
public opinion and create ill-feeling
against the strikers
IL these charges are true the gentle
men mentioned should certainly be
arrested and punished. The TELE-
GRAM-HERALD, all through the present
labor difficulty, has most earnestly ad-
vOcated the necessity of the preserva.
ton of law and order, and has most
fearlessly and independently denounced
al rioting and conspiracy, and still
stands upon that same platform. If
Mr.. Clark or Mr.. Campbell, either indi-
vidually, IN company. or with hired
agents, have conspired to incite rio;
and destroy the public peace and good
name of our city, they deserve more
condemnation and punishment than
the poor dupes who were pushed to the
front and made to bear the brunt of
that lamentable affair Of last Wednes-
day morning. The TELEGRAM-HERALp
Is no respector OF persons and with
malice toward none desires above all
things that the instigators of that most
damnable, anarchistic plot be made to
suffer the fullest penalty of the law.
The TELEGRAM-n herald believes that
the uaerances Of the Morning Press
have done more to incite rioting and
bring about the present deplorable state
of affairs than any other influence, and
for that reason has not quoted it nor
mentioned II in these columns. Our
readers viii bear with us this morning.
for the charges made Yesterday would
seem 20 demand attention.
II the publishers of the Morning Press
are laboring as assiduousy for the pub
lie veal as they pretend. let them pro-
duce the proofs which they boast to
hold. have the gentlemen arrested and +.
when proven guilty, inearcerated in the
penItentiary, as they will then richly
deserve.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

empty "a well as
loaded cars can be
switched into the
desired position.
The cars are filled
from the top by
spouts connecting
with bins, which
are located a suM-
cient height above
the car to enable
this to be done sue
cessfully. The
fou n d n t | o n $
should be of ma
sonry, with broad
footings proper
tional, so as to
carefully support
the weights. Or
binary earth will
safely carry from
two TO four tons
per square foot.
The main entrance
nd drive W ay
leads to the first
ofory ~hora tho
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

covered with sur sEcoxp STORY.
faced humber and waterproof paper; the
roof IL shinpiet and the sides boarded with
kxs tongued and rrooved lumber and
painted The doors are double patterned
and hung ON rollers. ail provided With locks
and the necessary fastening. The build.
ing can ne erected for about 5000 com
psese.
A good way to construct grain bins IL IN
spike 2xs or 2xs plsnks according 70 the
siDe u the bin, tapping them At the cor-
ners. 30 ~ 10 touch tsins>, and f,ui ding
from the bottom. Laid in this man rser n
will make one 81 the strongest forms Of
Lsas RAIrE Il RAYMOND
LAsstsesd's mistake
Lirhfhe~d-This ida that Boston
girls are 20 highly intellectual IS al non
sense. You re-nemb~r yon introduced
nae TO one ut The party the other evening.
Harsiheaa-Yss, hiss fremont, .
friend Of mine.
ighthesd (trinmphantly}-weii. |
vss with her an boar. and she d1dn
tax about saything bus dogs and horses.
Hsrsk~sd--Sse hss great sdsp&atnlity.
God News
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

WHAT will Mexico do without bull
fights? The city has practically abel
ished them, 10y refusing to grant the
necessary licenses. This spasm OF vir-
tue will last about as long as the desire
OF the Michigan Legislature for short
session.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

A BosToN man has made the proph-
ecy that this will be "baby year"
He says that 1884, 1886 and 1888 were
such years, but 1891 will beat them all.
This will be interesting news to some
families and agitating to others.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

Hs~ oas May he Bsiit-A Necessity In
Farming Distriess-

gCopyricht, lssi. By American Pres Associ.-
tioL-
Ia nearly every town or village in the
great farming region Of the wsst there i
grain elevator or storehouse, here tbs
farmers may dispose of their produce.
This building must necessarily bs OF some
preteations IS 10 size and strength. de-
pending OF course upon the area Of country
By which it - patroDized for the required
capacity. Ia such = structure the capacity
aud weights 10 DC carried should be care
fully computed. and the timbers which
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14


the warehouse,
with large scales
for weighing. The
illustrations given
show the perspec-
tive view and
plans OF a ANAL
W are h on So for
storing grain In a
western farming
Il district. 7 h 2
building IL a
frame structure,
firmly brscci and
secured from the
shocks Of violent
winds. The roof
and sides OF tho
building are fret
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14
BOu BIES Up.

The Detroit Evening News, in its
anxiety to support the action of the
House in refusing TO pass the Il. A. r.
Appropriation bill over the Governors
veto, doubles itself up finely. In the
beginning of a short editorial. II OBJ
serves: cit Is true, as we have repeat
eddy said. that very few would have
complained had the bill passed, even
though the appropriation had been
tsice or three az large "a that propos-
ed, for the whole state was kindly dis
posed toward the object for which it
vss designed. and few would have had
the courage TO condemn what was 60
popular" But toward the close it for
gets what il had so repeatedly said !"
and remarks cit "a more than likely
that he vas perfectly correct when he
sad that had The appropriation been
submitted TO the popular vote Il would
have been defeated out II sight" Just
how anything 80 popular" could be
defeated out Of sight" at the polls il
inconceivshle outside Of the editorial
ssuctum OF metropolitan journal.
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

THE fase : ssdj 70 he the eldest Il
musical instruments. Il has never
been fplSyed out
Telegram-herald., 1891-06-14

WY "a the Democratic party Ike
electricity The positive currents OF
the later always attract the negative cur
rents, and the positive assertions OF the
former are always followed by mega
tive action. Both are nigaty uncer-
tam elements when eft unrsstrslaed.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-06
Evolution Of the handkerchief.

The authorities are neither clear nor
harmony as regards the history of the
handkerchief, known popularity in
English as the pccket-haudkerchief.
The ~etymology OF tie name is, never
the'ess, sufficiently clear. The last
syllable comes from the old French
chief, meaning heyd thesyllable ''ker'
is from the French couveir, to cover,
while the proxies "hand' and .'pock-
1t" were applied when the article be-
gan e change It's medipvalu use Of head
covering and became the aiG to neat
ness and deceney which it is at pre-
sent.
The old French name c~ouyTe-chef,
or chief, canle over to England, with
i host Of other French words, after
The conquest. and in time became
.%'kcrchief," which is long since OBJ
solete in America, though it may,
perhaps. be Still heard in parts OF
England. For long ages after the
erUSadrseven Of rank wore the
kerchief, which after many changes,
became the modern hat or bonnet.
But exactly al what period it began to
be carried in the hand or il the ey-
terror pocket Or handbag is uncer-
tain.-San Francisc, Chronicle.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-06

An anecdote showing Lincoln's
merciful nature in a touching light,
and from authentic sources, is the one
of the sleeping sentinel, William
Scott, whose life Lincoln saved after
he had been condemned to be shot.
Lincoln personally saw Scott and
talked with him for a long time.
Scott would not talk to his comrades
of the interview afterward until one
night, when he had received a letter
from home /; he inlly opened his heart
to a friend in TINS wise
"The president was the kin1est man
/ ever seen. ! was scared at first, forI
had never before talked with a great
man. But Mr.. Lincoln was SO easy
with me, so gentle, that l soon forgot
my fright. He stood up, and
he says to my My boy, stand up here
and look me in the face.' l did as he
bade me. My boy be said, you are
not going to be shot tomorrow. am
going to trust you and send you back
to your regiment. | have come up
here from Washington, where | have
got a great deal to do, and what |
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-06
A Boy S Essay On Girls.

Girls is CRATE on making bleeve.
She will make bleerea doll is il live
baby.
She viii maze bleeve she is olfull
sweet on another girl or Il feller if
hey come to see her, and when they
re gone she will say:
"Horfid old thing!'
Girls i always tooling Il Teller.
he can't lick yer, so she gets the best
II Yer that way.
If yer DON'T do what a girl tells yer.
he says yer horrid.
drather be horfid than be soft.
If you do what a girl tells you, you
ill do all sorts of foolish things.
Girls cal be good in school every
lay If they feel like it.
sh'u'd think they would git tired,
md have TO do sumthing worse in a
while. | know il Teller does.
Girls say fellers acts orfull but
when 4 girl gets a going it, size acts
"fler than any Teller burst. They
don't care for nuthing.
IT a girl wants a Teller to carry her
BOOKS home, she amt satisfied unless
he gifts the same Teller the other girls
want, whether she likes him or not.
Girls is CRATE on having secrets-I
mean, telling secrets.
They MAKE Il secret out of nuthing
at all, and then tell it round to all the
other girls, orfull quiet, just Is if it
was slmthing dredfull.
l bleeve a girl likes to make bleeve
they are doing sumthing dredfull.
Girls always gifts their joggerfry les
sons better than Il teller.
But if they are going anywhere, they
don't know their way a bit, and they
are sure to git lost.
II two tellers has a fife. the girls all
go for the teller what licks, no matter
whether he is good for anything else
or lot.
If a girl don't feel like doing a thing
you can't make her, no matter whether
She had orter or not.
If sic won't she won't, and she will
git out of it somehow.
This is all | klio' about girls this
time Elk.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-06
You Know not Your Fate.

If yoU continue to suffer With indi-
gestion you will never know what
your fate may be and it must come
sooner or later. Dyspepsia after a time
will wear your system and digestive
organs away and you will be worthless
to yourself and obnoxious to others.
Begin Immediately to remedy the evil
by taking DR.. Westmoreland'sC alisaya
Tonic and diseased blood. 1t will set
the liver t" work, purify the blood
and give tone to the whole system.
Buy it at Thibodeaux's Pharmacy for
80 cents and $1.00 bottle.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-06-06

violations never move backward, and
out Of the turmoil of the last few years
we are quite likely soon to reach a
period when the laborer shall be pro-
tected in all his rights, while capital
will not suffer by their recognition
ant! enforcement.-Clicago News.