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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02

Cstsrrh, deafness, rheumatism. ners.
Gus debility, impotence and al diseases
resulting from early indiscretlons ana
excuses Of manhood, al diseases OF
The urinsry organs partial paralysis,
ssrcocelie fuptures, t0mors, scrofuia.
old sores, ofopsy, skin diseases liver
and kidney complaints. heart disease.
EhoTtness 81 breath. back Of head
ANAL OF back, etc, including al
female complaints and chrome dlsessas
cured quickly and permanently.
That cough, slight fever aud weak
nsss. shortness 81 breath, psipitstion
Of heart. my means sure and ouic
contumpusn.
If YOU are nervous, restless. irrits-
bic. siespiess OF wake after horned
dreams, tired mornings, with a dull
headache, bad tssie IN the mouth,
sometimes discharges, sbd 40 about
your employment without lie, energy
or ambition, desre 10 he alone,
gloomy foreb0diugs. olsDOston n
worry and fret about trouble ahead
that never comes, srolis If feeling
AFRAID or uncertain. SOMETIMES low
spirils, you are sufi erinf from nervou.
debility and eJhsfss. on ~ nerve power
which may end Ia utter pFostrstion
insanity sDd death.
H. YOU HAYES greatsen of weakness
aud WEAKNESS. With tired limbs numb
ness trembling. prickiy sensations,
ocid feet 0nd legs. you are advancing
&c thet moot sesiDus disease PsrAivss.
II your bead aches. fee Dumb and
ired, with strange ssnsstions. loss OF
memory. and you think with difficulty
or you are sieeriess ct uighl with
drovsiueu snd duiinfa dDrine tts
a. -
,oon run into insanity or desth.
lyon have any n these feelings %
not neglect them, ~ they vii sndin {
paralysis insanity, prostrsi'on or
A, voa value your LIE do not Dee-
lect tl4ess warnings Time and expe-
renee Hfs shown. sDd hundreds OF
startling and marvellous cures bsss
proved. that these Diseases sre per-
iectiv SIC compiefeiy cured ~ DR..
> CLAY TODD, q y. pivfaou street,
room, J. 3 sBd 4. efsno Rapid, Men.
Under TIE Ne - DR. =. CLAY
TODDS renarksta remedies al
those symptoms weld ss n ~ nseie.
snd sirfnFfhs ~ nerves, viguF Of brain.
.itsi iiF Of isood md health 81 BODY
H. remedies srs purely vegst.hs
ard harmless and ran orir - or
tslnea 81 RS oihce-
Ia. TODD COMPOUNDS hisprsscf %
siops heit.fe "a = pstleut "a ia osbee
On TODn'e ofScs - - u =. p7vnioa
stree. rooms s1d 4. Grand Rapids.
HE me- iefrps sRree vtH the Fforu
tths nd vnu ear sst anything vou
ehuOst
He's n hf offirs from ? IN the morn
ing unta Ia TIE evening every dsy but
SundsFa
OsH everybody. A friendly tax vi
cuss yes Dotnine.
Lev easTges. Rape cgfss
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02

whether l could give . successful psy-
Geological account Of their mental al
lItude toward their succeeding regimes.
EXCEPT BY borrowing the words or enc Of
their eleveTest country women, Nine.
Emile dc Girardin: When Marshal
Soglt IS In the opposition he is acknowl-
edged 10 have won the battle Of Tou-
louise. when he belongs 10 the govern
ment he Is accused OF having lost II. :"
Since then tins Americans have coined a
word for that state Of mind-'cussed-
lees. An Englishman Ia Paris"
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02
Beyond
All Question

n. Prices Delicious Flavor
ing Extracts, Vanilla, Lemon.
Nectsrine, etc, are beyond
al question the best and most
perfect Of any favors in the
market. The are the pursst
and most economical. They
are Of The highest strength
and the saving n this dIrec-
ton ia no small item. If
something pure and rich IS
wanted % favor cakes. pies.
pnsdings. ssucss, frosings or
creams. get from ruur grocer
pr. Price Delicious Flsvors-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02
ST.. Cecilia Twenty No. s.

The meeting of ST. Cecilia Twenty
No. 5 at Mrs f. NJ. Davis, Cherry
street, Friday, was very successful
one, Mrs. DAVIS WAS appointed chair
man aud Mrs. w. Dayton Mafon treas
urer Of the organization. The menu
bers intend To begin work at once and
hope by their various efforts this WIN
ter To raise fair sum toward building
the new club house.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02
Mrs. Haz.ett in the City.

Mrs. NJ. Adele Hazlett, the noted
woman lecturer, arrived at the Morton
late last night on her way home to
Lansing. Mrs. Hazlett has engaged
with the republican state committee to
deliver campaign speeches, and IS full
of Der accustomed vim and enthusiasm
for the grand old party and its success.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02

was TOO yourg - understand ths
temper n toe French where toer
ralers wsrs eoncernef. snd fhcuah A.
The sirne ~ my writing these notes T hs3
Evei for fifty wars smenx ths1a. doubt
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Notice IS hereby given that Tie East & West
Branch Fence River Improvement company
a corporation organized aud existing under
Chapter III OF Howelis annotated statutes OF
the state of Michigan. and acts anendatoTy
thereof and supplementary thereto. Dr. poses
TO improve the navigation OF that section Of
the renee River and the east aud west
branches thereof in tAe counties Of Iron and
Marquette, state of Michigan. beginning at
the south hue OF section seventeen fl7B In fown-
ship forty-tye t4bl north. range thirty-one 80
west. thence up said stream tarOugh sections
seventeen tltL eight 90 and seven ca, In the
township Aforesaid. 10 the confluence OF the
east and west branches OF aid stream. IN
townsh p forty-fiNe 40 north. range thirty-iwo
tS2 west thence up the east and west brancbss
OF said stream through their entire length TO
their source IN township foriy-seven 40
north. range thIrtytwe EN west. and town
ship forty-seyen ca north, range thirty zone
sSD west. by building dams At or near the fol-
loving places; that -. upon the west branch
al the southern extremity 0f the lake at i;s
source. In township fofty-seyea a.. range
thirty-two 30. and also dam st Or near the
north section line Of section sixteen llfl and
upon section TWENTY-FIVE iE- and section thir-
is-fiKe 3d. in township forty-sx 80 north.
range thiriy-two t2i vest; also hy building
dams upon The east branch on III east hali Of
section seventeen az. township forfv-sesen
az north. range thirfy-oue I'D vest. and near
the corner 81 section rs eteeu flst t.vnship
and by deepening the chanue Of said stream.
removing rocks. and by clearing tue banks
aud bed ef tie same rom 81 obstruction when
interferes with the free uaesace 81 logs. tin
Der and other foatah.es dew fhe stream.
That they have prepared a copy 81 plan If The
section Of said stream. the nav gation q
which they propose O. improve. and the Pisa
for the Improvement 81 the same which shows
the sexera p0iufs in saiu stream wAere I'm
provfments arr prepes I'D g. - made and the
nature and chsracfer % snch ~ rrove N 81
snd have submitted the same Ca the Board 81
tonfrol II tie -. Nsfg Pals ship tsnsi and
have made appicafitn g. ssfc board Ter their
approval and their assent TO sad proposed
Improvements.
That meet moi SD board for tho hearing
Of sad appi cat On has been fixed FOR ent vii
Re heard on thursday the 9th day n October.
l,91. a. ~ O'Clock =. N.
Dated. Nenemlnrs. .lict.. September l2, lse2.
East AID WEST ERANTH FENCE BINER
lMPRoNE&ENf Cn#PANI.
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Genuine goods manufactured
Only tv Pond : Extract Co.. -
Fifth Avenue, New York.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
The TIGER Shark.

The tiger shark is considered equally
as fierce, powerful, and as voracious as
the leopard species, and is carefully
avoided by the crews of sponging, tur'
Ting and fishing vessels. 1t is not nearly
so handsome in outline as the leopard
shark. and looks as rough as if it had
been forged into shape under the blows
of a steam trip-hammer. The size of its
mouth and roughness of its form are the
first features about it to attract the atten'
ton of strangers. But those who know
something concerning It are chiefly at.
tracted by the tiger-like stripes, which
have given it the name it bears, and the
indications of extraordinary strength in
its deep, full body, powerful tail, and
heavy fins. It is il all probability the
strongest member of its genus in Florida
waters, and is swift enough to overtake q
dolphin; yet it has the habit of lying IN
wait near beaches and swallowing thou
sands of little turtles, not larger thar sill
yer dollars. 1t is reported to attain a
length varying from twenty-five to thirty
feet, but the largest I ever saw measured
only sixteen feet. 1t is rarely seen in the
shallow bays ON the western coast, pre-
ferring to keep to the open waters OF the
Gulf of Mexico, where an abundance OF
food and a safe haven during a tempest
may always be found. A tiger shark,
captured on a hook on one of the BAHIA
ma Islands, actually pulled out BY the
roots large cedar tree to which the
hook was fastened by an inch rope, and
dragged it about for an hour. The cap.
tors knowing that it could not pull the
heavy load, which ioated at right angles
with the line of flight, for any great
length of time, remained ashore and
watched the Infatuated sea tiger rush
hither and thither and make frantic eff
forts to get rid of its drag. They say 1t
acted like a maniac, biting at everything
it met, from a bunch of seaweed to the
tree itself. At the end of an hour it
showed signs of extreme exhaustion, and
the men, thinking that an opportune
time for capturing it, seized the rope and
hauled the captive high up on the beach
| without much trouble.-Nep York Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20

At this juucture an unexpected state
of affairs threatened to overthrow every
thing. The secret had spread among
the prisoners, and the prospect Of es-
cape threw them into the widest excite
ment. They began a furious struggle to
enter the opening, aud for a time fought
like wild beasts. Fortunately the noise
did not attract the guards, and some
thing like order was finally obtained.
One hundred and nine officers, including
eleven colonies, seven majors, thirty-two
captains and ffty-nine lieutenants, passed
through the tunnel and entered on the
wild race for liberty.
At roll call the next morning the
Libby authorities learned the astound-
ing truth. The fire place had been so
skilfully restored that for a time no one
could tell how the escape had been
brought about. The Richmond papers
pronounced the whole thing "miracu-
lous," and the wondering crowds focked
thither for several days. One OF theiI
number happened to remoVe a plank in
the yard and the secret was revealed.
A dog dropped into the tunnel, passed
the whole length. and then it was made
plain how the men had escaped.
The very hour the escape was dis
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20

All this time the officials of the prison
we're apprehensive of danger. While
they knew nothing of the tunnel, they
did know that if the thousand daring,
restless men under them united in a con-
certed effort they could overcome the
guard and have things for q time their
W way. Confederates have told me
that there were many times when this
could have been done with little diff
Guilty. The urgent calls FOR men in the
army often reduced the guards OF Libby
to less than a score. A rush by the
prisoners would have swept everything
before them.
No one saw this danger more clearly
than Major Turner. He expected that
during some of the daring Union raids
around Richmond a dash would be made
into the city and the prisoners released.
He resorted to a clever aud successful
ruse to prevent any attempt from within.
There was a veteran African known
as sUncIe Harry" who was q frequent
visitor to the Union prisoners, and who,
of course, was in full sympathy with
them. One night, when matters looked
unusually threatening, Major Turner and
Adjutant Latouche ordered the aged
darby to accompany them to the base
ment of the building. The major car
ried a lantern, the adjutant a keg, while
the wondering ''Uncle Harry" toted a
pick and shovel.
CHOW Dig" said Turner sternly, when
the basement was reached. The negro
obeyed, and 500 a hole was excavated
large enough to contain the keg, which
the adiutant had lowered to the ground.
He carefully placed it in the hole, and
"Uncle Harry" was told to cover it
with dirt. Then q fuse connecting with
the key was carefully led up to the Office
on the first floor.
Now, 'Uncle Harry" said Major
Turner in his most awful tones, "whaf
you have done and seen tonight must be
kept a dead secret"
eyes, sah," replied the awed negro.
"You understand that on the first at
temDL OIL LllG 1duhCCo W SoSopS = SA
touch off that fuse. The next thing
Libby Prison and every one in it will be
blown into kingdom come
.'Oh, Lord! Yes, sah."
''If you whisper Il word of this to any
n l snail have your ears cut off and
YOU shot. Rememberl Now you can
CO." -"
The African shuffled off, and on the
first opportunity did the very thing
Major Turner wanted him to do. He
told the Union prisoners of what was
certain to take place on the moment any
move to escape was made. Dearly al
our boys loved liberty, and much as they
longed for it, they were not willing tt
incur the frightful certainty OF being
flown to fragments. They preferred II
wait the slow process of exchange or tn
termination of the war.
George W. Libby said to me-:
II give you my word OF honor tina
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al quarters, took such prompt possession
of the house of Libby & Son that the
sign was left suspended on the north
west corner, and thus furnished the
name by which the most famous South
ern prison of the Civil War will always
be known.
The first consignment of Union
prisoners arrived in Richmond July %,
1861, followed the next day by others,
all of whom had been captured at the
disastrous battle of Bull Run. These
were confined in the Logon building.
Up to June 20, 1862, there were 1870
men received into Libby. They included
most of the Fourth New Jersey and
Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiments.
Thomas E. Rose, colonel of the
seventy-sevehth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, was captured at C~hickamauga and
arrived in Libby Prison October 1853.
His first thought on enteringthe gloomy
building was how he was to get out, and
his fertile mind was continually at work
forming schemes of escape. Major A..
". t1aLllltou, Oh d AeutuChy SaSaiy
regiment, shared his feelings, audit was
not long before they agreed upon a plan.
They began tunnelllng, and persevered
in the face Of discouragements that
would have stopped almost any one else.
A change of arrangements prevented
their access to the room by which the
tunnel could be dug, and other obstacles
were found to be absolutely insur-
%mountable.
The toilers were ct last forced to the
belief that but one desperate hope re-
mained-that was to tunnel underneath
the vacant lot on the east so as to
emerge on the other side of a fence
seventy feet distant, into a shed at the
rear OF a vacant Office of the Virginia
Towing Company. Could this be done
they. could easily pass through the front
into Dock street.
The tunnelling of this passage was n
of the most wonderful exploits Of the
war. After describing how the prisoners
went to work at the tunnel, the writer
continues:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
Noted Indian Traiiers.

The Yumas are noted t~railers. They
can follow the track of man or animal
over q stony desert as fast as you can
walk. It is a species of instinct like
that of the black t~railers of Australia,
and no white man has ever been able to
equal them in this art. There trailers
are always warned when there is an
escape at the Yuma penitentiary. The
territorial prison of Arizona stands on
the high bluff overlooking the Colorado
and ella Rivers. Existence within its
walls is as near an approach to future
punishment as one can find on this EARTH
As escape is well nigh impossible ii
would be a mercy to permit the conyicts|
to sleep in the open air in the Jail yard
A huge cage of iron might be con-
structed which would secure the prisoners
in cells and yet permit circulation of air.
As it is, the men are locked in their
ordinary prison, The result may bel
imagined. About,half the prisoners are
MISUNDERSTANDING fellows who are in|
for horse stealing or murder. One of
these occasionally tries to escape, but
the results are usually such as to deter!
others from following his example!
There Is no way to escape from the
penitentiary except by following the!
Southern Pacific Railroad or BY striking
across the desert, which surrounds Yuma
on all sides. It is SUR death to go west
into the Colorado desert; it is almost
equally sure destruction to venture north
or east into Arizona. The only hope isl
toward the south, where beyond the
Mexican line a man may receive help
from scattered ranchers and miners, but
the chances are ten To- one that before
the border is reached the Indian t~railers!
have overtaken the fugitive.
These fellows are the terror of the es-
Gaping convict, for they seldom content
themselves with capturing him alive.
They seem possessed with the desire to;
shoot him from ambush. All their saw
age instincts are aroused by the chase,
and when they near the fugitive they
divide into several parties and prepare
for the killing. Sometimes they tanta-
lie their victim by a pretended chase,
urging him to desperate efforts to es.!
cape the fate that is soon to .befall him
II he has a weapon the sport is even bet.
ter. as they draw his fire by various
ruses and then cripple him, SO that his
agony may be prolonged. It is shrewdly
suspected that they sometimes torture a
victim who shows more than usual spirit.
Then when they have slain him they
bring back a bit of hair or some article
of clothing to show that their work is
done and their reward earned. The
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20
1HE police department OF Chicago

1HE police department OF Chicago
twenty years ago must have been
composed Of a queer body OF men. Ii
now appears that Of the thirty odd
officers appointed at that time, and
who were recently marked for retire
ment, but one knew his own age. AL
the rest now find that they are
younger than they supposed them
selves to be, and therefore entitled to
a longer service on the force. Some
of these men have risen from the
ranks to the Offices Of lieutenants,
captains, and inspectors, while others
travel a beat as regularly as they did
a score of years ago. How they have
existed for so many years without
making so simple a discovery will
puzzle the public at large. 1t may
well be questioned if men OF such
dense ignorance are fit to act as
guardians Of the peace.
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Every eye. including those of the Con-
federate officers, was turned s%ympathiz-
ingly toward the officer, who was the
coolest man in the room.
"Well," he remarked with a smile,
cit had to be some one, and l can stand
it rs we'll as any of YOU"
The second name was that of Captain
John Finn, Fifty-frsI Indiana. Cap
tain Finn showed natural emotion and
was greatly depressed. The rest Of the
party were dismissed, aud the two
doomed men were taken to General
Winder's office, where they were told
they might write to their friends. Cap
tain Sawyer wrote to his family and read
the letter aloud to a Confederate officer.
His voice was firm until he came to the
last farewell to his wife and children.
Then the brave man broke down, and
begging the indulgence of those around
him turned away his head and wept like
a child.
Finn had no letters to write and
asked for a priest. His request was
granted. Then they were ordered to be
kept in close confinement until the day
fixed for execution. Fortunately, how
ever, that day never came. In due time
they were exchanged and returned to
their families.
On Tuesday evening, February 9,
1864, everything beng ready, Colonel
Rose gathered his friends in the kitchen,
softly took out the bricks, and waiting
until the last man had descended, babe
Colonel II. G. Hobart goodbye and fol-
lowed the others. He paused at the
bottom until he heard the ladder drawn
up and the bricks replaced. This party
numbered fifteen, the understanding be-
ing that the second fifteen should follow
an hour later, the procession being kept
up as long as possible.
Colonel Rose was the first to enter the
tunnel, with Hamilton at his heels.
Through the long dark passage they
made their way, and in a few minutes
emerged into the yard. The gate lead
ing to the canal was open and the coast
clear.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-20

| that key which uncle Harry covered
up and which was connected by fuse
with the office up stairs did not contain
a grain of powder. It was filled with
sand, and the whole thing was a little
game of bluff on our part which accom-
plished its purpose"
The most thrilling incident connected
| with Libby Prison took place July 8,
1868, about seven months before tue at
tempt to escape. By order of General
Winder the seventy.two captains con
fined there drew lots for two of their
number to be shot in retaliation for the
shooting of Captains W. F. Corbin and
T. J. McGraw by General Burnside. at
Sandusky, Ohio, during the preceding
May. Their offence was that of recruit
ing in Kentucky for the Confederate
army.
Captain Turner assembled the Union
prisoners in a room in the prison
at noon. They were formed in a hollow
square around a table and told what
General Winder had ordered should be
done.
"You may select n of your number
to do the drawing" said Captain Turner,
land the first two names taken from the
box will indicate the couple that are to
be shot,"
Captain Sawyer, of the First New Jer-
sey Cavalry, said:
81 suggest that the duty be performed
by one of our chaplaius."
The suggestion was accepted and the
three Union chaplains were called down
from the upper story. The Rev. MIR.
Brown consented to perform the unwel-
come task, and amid the intense hush he
stepped forward and drew out a slip OF
paper. With trembling hands he un-
folded it and called out in a broken
voice:
Henry Washington Sawyer, First
New Jersey Cavalry"