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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17

LEWIS A. SOLOMON,
+. r. sKEELs,
SIMON SULLIVAN,
Committee on Vault Fixtures.
The following report sas read, and
on motion OF Mr.. skesls the same vas
accepted, and the COMMITTEES on pub
lie buildings authorized and directed 10
have the improvements msnronsd
therein made.
10 the Honorable the Beard Of supeI-
yfsors.
Gentlemen - Your committee on
build nzs beg leave TO report that II 10
the opinion OF your committee that N
order 70 get proper ventilation 10 the
vaults Of this building, To protect the
records, is..wll be necessary ~ extend
the air iiues that now open IN the attic,
with suitable galvanized iron, 10 the
open ar hues that extend above the
building. Your committee have had
al estimate made and find that il will
cost IN the neignborhoot of one hua-
bred dollars.
Your committee further deem 1t ad-
vissbls 70 cover with aseestos or mag
aesia covering tue steam pipes In the
Basement wherever necessary, for the
purpose of saving heat where not
needed. and TO regulate the heat IN the
Offices that are occupied. We also
have an estimate for this work.
Your committee recommend that
/ tni. work be done.
All OF which is respectful lily submit
ted.
JOHN BENJAMIN,
j. ULRIcH,
III. o. BRAMAS.
X. b. LOOMS,
l.. +. PAGE,
Committee on public buildings.
The annual report OF the county su-
1 perintendents of the poor was read by
/ the clerk, and on motion OF Mr.. Gould
the same was received and LAID on the
table.
The annual report Of the county COM
missioner OF drains was read by the
clerk, and on motion OF Mr.. Skeels the
same was referred to the committee on
/ drains.
The special committee appointed to
report on the communication of the
state highway commission asked for
further time until the next January
session, and OH motion of Mr.. LOOMS
the request Was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Skeels the board
adjourned until tomorrow at O'Clock
/ N the forenoon.
A. W. WEEKS,
Chairman.
CORNELIUS L. HARVEY,
Clerk.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17

II wss found by your COMMITTEES
that in order n I'll required space in
The vsulss g vas necessary % order
extra fixtures. Fer example. the org.
ina schedule lsft ths space above The
door n the clerks vault vacant The
space vas ansightly aud the files were
needed and purchased.
Thus sevsnty-seven files vsrs added
g. the CLERKS vault. thirty four 70 the
treamrer1s vault and hfsy Hles TO
Judge - probate's Office, making l6l
extra lies
Thus two roller book shelves were
added 20 tas clerks ofies and twenty
az roller book shelves % the treas
ursr's vault. msking tvsnty-eight CT
ira book shelves.
sixteen upright book stalls we're
sadea - ths iresspreEs vsult. one ON
nlnus for plat books vas ordered for
ths rsgfster sf tssds 0ftirs and Que
omnibus for hlss AMI books 10 daily
use ~. ordered fer ths clerks olIiee.
The whole suaount expended then
By yurr committee e a. follows
"a >
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17


l.. Z. PAIGE,
Committee on Public Buildings.
The committee on claims made the
following report, and on motion of Mr..
Ulrich the same was adopted and the
accounts allowed as recommended by
the committee, a majority Of the men,
bers elect voting therefor:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on CLAIMS.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of Kent County:
Your committee on claims have ex-
ahmed the following CLAIMS against
the county, and recommend their al
lowance as follows:
James J. Atkinson, services as steno-
grapher; amount claimed, $3.50;
amount allowed, $3.50.
James j. Atkinson, assigned to q. L..
Harvey, services as stenographsr;
amount claimed, S22.6O; amount al
lowed, S22.6O.
James j. Atkinson, assigned to C. l..
Harvey, services as stenographer;
amount claimed, S1440; amount al
lowed, sl4.40.
A. K. Alberto, repairs on locks;
amount claimed, S7.75; amount al
lowed, 1910.
Ball, Barnhart & Putnam, supplies;
amount claimed. $3.50; amount al
lowed, $685..
Ball, Bsrnhart & Putnam, supplies;
amount claimed, 1920; amount al
lowed. 1920.
Ball, Barnhart & Putnam, supplies;
amount claimed, $l.70; amount al
lowed, $l.70.
Eugene Boise, NJ. D., examining in
sane person; amount claimed, So;
amount allowed, IS.
BerKey IL Gay Furniture company,
lounge for county physicians office;
amount claimed. SD; amount al
lowed, So.
Christian Buckley, court house fix
lures; amount claimed, $685.; amount
allowed, $685..
Butterworth Il Lowe, hardware;
amount claimed, $3.50; amount al
lowed, $3.50.
John Benjamin. services on commit
tee on public buildings; amount
claimed. Sl03.5o: amount allowed
Sl93.50.
Fred J. Blymeier, repairing old fur
uiture; amount claimed, 5000;
amount allowed, $50. Sc.
Gustave Behnke, straw for Jail
amount claimed, S.; amount allowed
s..
Claude w. Botsford, assigned to c.
l.. Harvey. services rs stenographer
amount claimed. $3.50; amount al
lowed, $3.50.
Clergyman Il Bowen, undertaken,
/ bill; amount claimed. $40, amount al
lowed. $40.
K. u. Csrstens, clock and repairs
amount claimed. $40; amount allowed
$40.
III. w. Cstlin, NJ. D., expert witness.
amount claimed, IS; amount allowed
IS.
c. NJ. Droste, NJ. D., expert witness.
amount claimed, S.; amount allowed
s..
w. DelAno. NJ. D.. expert witness
amount claimed. $40; amount allowed
$40.
q. l.. Dsls., VI. D.. examining insane
person; amount claimed, s.; amount
/ allowed. g..
W. II. DeCsmp, NJ. D., examining
insane person; amount claimed, s.
amount allowed. 8.
Joan DeBoe, expert witness; amount
claimed. sl0: amount allowed. $40.
J. Ortou Edis, examining insane ger
son; amount claimed, $40; amount a.
lowed, so.
J. orion Eide. examining insane per.
son; amount claimed, s.; amount a..
lowed, 81
J. Orton Edte, examining insane per.
sous; amount claimed. 8, amount al
F, lowed, IS
I. r Eddv, sftornsy fees; srount
claimed. slI2.5o. amount deducted
sIl2so.
Evening Leader. advertising: amount
claimed, 3. ausount sil0~ea, IS
Evening Leader, ADVERTISING. amount
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17

Yaer committee would further re-
pert t1st At ef ths tl'ov- hStnrss are
in aalF use, and are Evnx exceiisnt
sstisfseuoa - eaen ccauty ofScer WHO
uses tasfn.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17

During the construction Of toe build
ing your COMMITTEES found that while
the plans and spec icstgons we're full
and complete. yet some things we're
rot done "a vel "a n their Judgment
they should % Tor the interest Of the
county. and thss some changes AMI i'm
srovsments we're absolutely necessary
In considering these matters your com
mittee have acted under the belief tast
voar honorable BODY desired - have
everything about the b1l ding "a nearly
perfect as possible, ard have caused %
e made sucA changes and improve
meats as N their judgments would
prove = saving - the csunty N the
fasuTe ard benefit - the IA ldins
Your eomaa siss have pad cat - the
poor scuse talldlnS fund on account
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17
THURSDAY, October Is, 1892.
A. W. WEEKS,
Chairman.
CORNELIUS L. HARVEY,
Clerk.

THURSDAY, OcloDer 10, loJl.
The board of supervisors met pur.
susnt to adjournment and was called
to order by the chairman. Roll called I;
quorum present.
The minutes of yesterdays proceed
ings were read and approved.
A petition was read from c. l.. Har-
vey asking the board to cause to be re-
funded to him the Gum OF $50 %, being
the amount OF an alleged excessive tax
levied against j. A. Mckee IN the
Eighth ward In 1892 and paid by this
petitioner, and on motion Of Mr..
Looms the same was referred 10 the
committee OF rejected taxes and the
supervisor of the Eighth ward.
A petition was read from o. Emmons
and forty-seven others asking that
Charles d. Clark be appointed to the
position of uperntendent OF the Kent
county court house. and on motion of
Mr.. Skeels the same was referred TO
the committee on public buildings,
with power TO act.
The annual statement of the auditor
general, showing the amount of state
tax apportoned to Kent county, Was
read by the clerk, and on motion of
Mr. Emmons the same was referred to
the committee on finance.
The committee on poor house build
ing made the following report:
To The Honorable Board of Supervisors
OF Kent county:
Gentlemen-Your special committee
on poor house building would respect
fully report as follows their progress
since the last meeting OF your honor
aole body: The construction of the
building has progressed IN q very salts
factory manner. In accordance with
the instructions of this board We have
caused the building to be penciIed,
which has added greatly 10 it, appear
snce; have also had the building piped
for gas and made the change in the
basement as contemplated in our last
report, except that yoUr committee
deemed Il best to use hard maple III
stssd of pine for flooring The cis-
terms have slso been built and will be
connected with the down spouts from
the roof a. once. Your COMMITTEES.
pursuant 70 instructions from your
honorable body, procured insurance
Ola the building in amount and IN COM
panies rs follows;
Grand Rapids Fire Insurance
company -.-......-.....-......s 5000 o.
Union Insurance company,
Phlsdelphis-.................... 1900 o.
German Insurance company.
Boehester..-...... .............--. 2.0oo o.
American Insurance COM
paoy. Boston ................... 1000 %
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17

GRAIN AND HAY.
go bushels Of wheat a. csc,
$40; 500 bushels Of corn IN
the ear at zoe, sIe0-..........-. $50 90
40 bushels of oats At S5e, $50
20; IA bushels OF he&ns at 81,
sI4 ............... ..................... 90 20
40 tons of hay al $40. 500, 10
tons of second cut at sl0.sloo 500 90
5 tons mlllet Al $40, s5o; IS
acres Of wheat ana oat straw,
ss4.............. -. ........- 81 90
20 acres of corn stalks, $50; 5
acres of sowed corn. s5o....- 100 90
400 bushels OF potatoes at soc.
500; garden vegetables 10y
estimate, $3.50. 45o 90
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17

OF contracts, extra lzooF, materials etc..
so .zl5-0 %, lsaylng in the sald fund ths
sum of "a, 1896. In our opinion II Will
take IN ali to complete the building
as It should b about s. 900, and a. We
have s4,7S4.s6 in our fund, your COM
mittse would ask your honorable body
10 transfsr from the general fund to
Poor HOuse Daildlng fand tue sum Of
s, 900 winch viii be an ample SUM with
which 20 complete the building.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL ID. EMaoSs,
CHARLES f. uoGADoSE,
JoHS KINNEY,
Committee 90 Poor House building.
Mr.. Frost moved that the report be
adopted and the recommendation
therein contained concurred in, which
prevailed by unanimous vote OF all the
members OF this board, VIZ: 80 yeas
aud no nays.
The committee on buildings made
the following report ana on motion OF
Mr.. Leppink the same Was adopted.
TO the Honorable Board OF super
vlsors:
Gentlemen Your committee on
buildings to WIN I'M was referred, with
power TO act. the resolution for the
procuring OF carpets and msttings for
the new court house, respectfully repor,
/ that they have furnished the several
Offices, IS in their judgment seemed
necessary, with either carpet or mat
ting.
Your committee found II necessary
TO provide suitable hat racks and um.
brella stands for the different Offices
which were done by selecting
suitable styles and patterns to
match the other furniture. The
committee also found it necessary
TO procure water coolers and cuspidor.
to be distributed throughout the build
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
Slavery Among Ants.

Certain warlike species of ants, as For
mica sanGuinea and Formica rufescins,
have subjugated a negro species, Formica
fusca. Here again ants, while behaving
like men, have never allowed themselves
customed. They never enslave adult ants;
they seize upon the pup9, bring up the
young, treat them gently and thus turn
chem into docile and Jealous servants.
The slave ants, who have never known
the city from which they sprang, do all the
inferior work of the community with eager
alacrity, care for the larvae, carry their
miStresses, feed Them barricade the ap-
proaches n case of siege, receive the vic
torious amaZons with joy when they re-
turn from a fruitful expedition and re-
Heve them of the pupe captured in the
raid. They are so thoroughly on the side
of their employers that it is believed they
modest those who return from an eXpedi-
ton with empty mandibles.
AS for these slaves, their labor is purely
domestic. In some English ant hills the
slaves never leave the nest. In Switzer-
land some go aphis hunting, a business
scorned by the warrior ants. The warriors
always seem to consider the black ants
who serve them as their property, and
though they may allow themselves to be
carried by their slaves, these soldiers, in
their turn, do not disdain to carry their
servants for safety's sake when changing
house, or in case of a siege to drag them
hastily down into the depths of the subter-
ranean dwelling.-"Property; Its Origin
and Development"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
Spelling by Electricity.

A decided novelty in the electrical line is
an illuminating speller," which was used
at the graduating exercises of the Column
bia university law class, Washington.
1t is nothing more or less than a ma
chine which spells words and can even be
made to construct entire sentences. 1t
consists of any desired number of boxes
ranged side by side and made light tight
except in front, where they are covered
with letter transparencies cut from ordi-
nary cardboard and having tissue paper of
different colors pasted over them. In each
box is n 16-candle power incandescent lamp.
In the present instance the ''speller,"
which was driven by little one-eighth
horse power motor, makes about eight revo-
buttons minute. 1t is a cylinder about
fourteen inches in diameter, around
which are placed any given number of
brass strips of different lengths, and con-
nected with a transverse strip which runs
to the boxes. As this cyclinderi is revolved,
it throws the current into one box after
the other, flashing the light on, and thus
spelling out the words. The sentence can
be left in illumination any time, and can
also be flashed backward by means of n re-
versing switch. 1t would seem that such
n device as this might have many uses of
great value besides enlivening the exer-
es of graduating class.-New York
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
The Old lsrick oven.

Every Saturday, long years ago, my
mother used to bake in brick oven. We
had n stove in the kitchen, but its oven
was imperfect. SO she chung to the brick
one. The boys brought in the long oven
wood. 1t was heated to perfection. When
the wood was reduced to Goals and the
Goals were mostly taken out, the tempera-
ture was tried, not with a thermometer,
for these instruments were then scarcely
known, but with the hand.
If the hand could be held therein while
its owner counted thirty, the oven was just
right for the proper baking of pies. If the
hand was scorched the oven was left open
for a few minutes to cool off. After the
pies and cake came the bread, and then
for we were Connecticut Yankees the pot
of beans and the loaf of rye and Indian
bread We're put in to bake for the Satur-
day nights supper and the Sunday dinner.
Many beans have l eaten elsewhere in
many parts of our land, but never did
bean have the same flavor, never did pork
have the same crispness or brown bread
the same richness as used to be produced
in the old family brick oven.
On extraordinary occasions, such as
quilting parties, training days, weddings
and funerals, old Nance was called in to
bake for us. She was the neigh borhood
caterer; an African of the Africans. How
che oven glowed as the fire shone on her
yellow turban and was reflected from her
honest black face, What wonderful we'd
ling cake she would makei What pala-
table funeral meats she would bake! Her
midmorning dram was always set upon
the mantelpiece, and how timber her
tongue would become after she had tossed
it off!-Troy Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31


Everybody may be called upon to afford
assistance to drowned persons while the
doctor is being sent for, and Professor La
borde's simple method for restoring breath
when all other means have failed deserves
to be universally known. The other day
at a watering place in Normandy two
bathers, young man and a boy, who were
unable to swim, went out Of their depth
and disappeared. They were brought on
shore inanimate, and were taken to the viii
lage. Two doctors were sent for, but the
young man gave no sign Of life and they
declared he was dead.
NJ. Laborde, who was fishing at half an
hours distance, came up as soon as he
heard of the accident. He examined the
body and found that the extremities were
cold and the heart had stopped. Then tax
ing hold of the root of the tongue he drew
it violently forward, giving it a succession
of jerks in order to excite the reflex action
of the breathing apparatus, which is al
ways extremely sensitive At the end of a
few minutes a slight hccough showed that
the patient was saved.
In addition to the usual restorative
means Professor Larbortie, in eXtren
cases, rubs the chest with towels soaked in
hot and nearly boiling water, although the
skin is blistered by this.-London News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
The Mockinrbird on Washing Day,

A saucy mockingbird tries to rule with
sovereign sway my neighbours dooryard.
So domineering has he become that he ap
pears regularly every Monday morning
when the family washing is being hung to
dry. Near at hand he alights on a bough
and sings jubilantly. He tits and courte-
sizes and fairly gurgles with ecstatic
gushes the white garments go up in
varied array to float in the breeze. But
when the red bandanna handkerchiefs of
the men are pinned Tapping to the line,
suddenly his ecstatic note changes, his
jubilant mood deserts him and his voice,
but lately full of melody, becomes that of
an unmistakable scOld. He bristles, he
busters, he pours forth defiant menaces at
the very top of his voice. And at last he
retreats in high dudgeon, nor will he re-
turn while the Objectionable red flags
fiutter from the line.-San Diego Cor.
Christian Union.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
Admitted the Facts.

Newspaper editors have TO he very
careful in opening their columns for safe
ments. But aware that the DR.. Miles
Medical Co. are responsible. we make
room for the following 'esti onial from
r. McDougall. Auburn, Ind. who for lwo
years noticed 8 stoppage or skipping oil
the pulse. his left side got so tender he
could not lie on it, his heart huttere6 he
was alarmed. went to different doctors
found no relief. but one bottle of DR..
Miles New Heart Cure cured him. The
elegant book, New and Startling Fscts.
free at Hsrtz s. Bshnsen's. 1t tells all
about heart and nervous diseases and
many wonderful cures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
The Cancels Bite.

The camel alone of all ruminants has in
cisor teeth in the upper jaw, which, with
the peculiar structure of his other teeth
make his bite, the animals first and main
defense, most formidable. The skeleton OF
the camel is full of proofs of design. No
tice, for example, the arched backbone
constructed in such a way as to sustain
the greatest weight in proportion to the
span of the supports. A strong camel can
bear 1000 pounds weight, although the
usual load in Yemen is not more than GOO
pounds.-Rev. s. NJ. Zwemer in Christian
Intelligencer.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31

can recommend Ely's Cream Balm 70
all sufferers from dry cs,arrh from per-
sonal experience. Michael Herr, Phar-
macist, Denver.
had catarrh OF the head and throat I
FIVE years. l used Ely's Cream Balm, and
from the first application | was relieved
The sense of smell. which had heen lost
WIS restored after using one bottle.
have found the Balm tie only satisfactory
remedy for catarrh, ard il has effected a
cure in my csse.-H. L. Myer. Wsverly,
N Y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
An Inducem ent.

a small basement candy shop in the
French quarter adds to the seduction of
sweets the promise of prizes to all who
purchase in considerable quantities A
pasteboard sign in the shop window bears
this odd legend: Look, look. For each
cent you will buy candy you get a ticket
Bring your tickets you get preasant." IN
the list of ''preasants'' IS a mice tchain"
offered to the possessor of fifty tickets
New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
Iowa State Fair.

Dear Sir-While at the state fair nv
wife tried your Krause's Headache Cap
sules with good results. We have men,
toned them to some of our neighbors
and they want to give them trial :.
They prove to be all that they are rec
commended. Please find enclosed ex-
press order for 81, for which send four
boxes of capsules.
G. NJ WILSON, Gilbert, Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
The Size of the Earth.

To form some idea of the largeness of the
earth, one may look upon the landscape
from the top of an ordinary church steeple,
and then bear in mind that one must view
9OO, 900 similar landscapes to get an ap-
proximately correct idea of the size of the
earth Place SOC earths like ours side by
side, yet Saturn's outermost ring could
easily inclose them. Three hundred thou
sand earth globes could be stored inside of
the sun if hollow.-Copenhage Norast-
iarrpan
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
T Have Taken Several

Bottles of Bradfield's Female Regulator
tor falling of the womb and other diseases
combined. OF 16 years standing, and ]
really believe l am cured entirely, for
which please accept nv thanks.
MRS W. E. STEBBINs. Ridge, Ga.
Sold by Hartz g. Batnsen.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-31
Isabel's Feeling.

A day or two ago Isabel, three years old,
was dressing her doll. For some reason
everything did not work to suit her, and
she exclaimed, ''Oh, I'm bygusted; this
button won't butt!"-New York Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-18
CHURCH DEDICATED.

The Catholic church at St. Clair
has been greatly enlarged during the
summer and is now larger than st.
Johns Catholic church in this city.
1t is built in the form of cross and
is substantially constructed, and heat
ed by furnace. The windows con-
tain colored glass. The old building
has long been too small to accommo-
date the congregation, and the COM
pletion of the new one has been look
ed forward to with pleasant anticipa-
tions. The work is now completed and
the new church was dedicated yes
terday by Bishop J. B. Cotter of Wi
mona. He arrived in this city Mon
day afternoon and drove to St. Clair
yesterday morning, accompanied by
Fathers Sutor, Kreitler and Boomer,
of ST. Peter and Pauls church, and
the choir of that church and few
citizens, making party of about for
ty in all.
The Mankato delegation was met
at little distance this side of st.
Clair by mounted men from that place
and escorted in. A large gathering
was present and the dedication SER
vices commenced at ten o'clock and
lasted nearly three hours, and were
very impressive. The party returned
at about five o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Services will be held in the church
every Sunday by Father Boomer, who
will go out every Saturday from this
city for the purpose.