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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-21

There is still very fair line OF sum
mer suits left at Gardner 4 Baxter'a
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-21

Peckham's Group Remedy cures
whooping cough.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
Killed the near with q Penlulfe.

A big yearling bear was killed on Fri
day on Little mountain, near Parkers
burg, w. Va, by John Hall, seventeen
years old, and Mont Black, twelve year,
of age. The boys were coon hunting ir
the mountain when the dogs freed the
bear. They had an old single barreled
shotgun, loaded with bird shot and an
ak. They fred the load Of shot into the
bear and brought the animal down
Then the dogs attacked it, but they were
beaten off. One of the boys ran in and
struck at the bear with the ak, but die
not hit it. Young Hall then drew his
pocketlrnife ana went at the bear. He
was pretty badly scratched and severely
bitten on the fingers, but stuck to the
brute until he cut the bears jugulai
vein. The boys dragged home the body
in triumph. Cor. New York Sun.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
Curious MARRYING mistake.

At the parish church Of Briefly Hill
ON the borders Of the Black country, 8
curious mistake occurred few days
ago. A bridal party by some means 90
cupied their wrong places. and the bride
was married to the best man. who was
engaged to marry her sister. During
the ceremony the bride had some idea
that the proceedings were hardly as they
should be, as the bridegroom stood be.
hind her and the best man, and handed
the ring TO the latter. On the other
hand, the best man made the necessary
responses. Happily the error was dis.
covered before the register had beer
signed and the ceremony was gone
through second time, care being talser
that the right man was welded to the
bride. London Tit Bits.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

The usages Of society make it practi-
caIly impossible for . convict to reform,
even il he would give his life to do So
When employment is given to peniten-
tiary convicts, the cry is raised that
work is taken from honest men and be-
slowed on thieves and cutthroats. At
ter serving term in prison, II a man
tries to get employment then the cry is
raised Of t'jai1 bird" and no respectable
workingman will labor alongside Of
him. The gates Of the world where an
honest living may be earned are as
.hopelessly closed against him as were
certain gates in Bible history against
the rich man in sheol. What is the
man who wishes to reform to do under
these circumstances?
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
divorced in Flfsy-seven seconds.

In the district court at Galveston Fri
day the suit of Matte Brooks against
her husband, William Brooks, was on
the docket for trial. The case was called
by Judge Stewart, but the defendant did
not appear. The plaintiff S attorney arose,
read the petition, alleging the statutory
acquisitions and setting forth the cause
of action, put a witness on the stand and
examined him, and secured the sanction
of the court to the entree of a decree OF
divorce, all having been done in exactly
fifty-seven seconds. Exchange
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

Two decisions have recently been rem
dered by important tribunals which re-
bukc tho tendency 70 interfere with the
right Of the citizen to be let alone. The
supreme court Of Mississippi has decid-
ed, in tho case OF a black man whose
cabin was entered by party Of men
who came to arrest him, without war
rant Of law, FOR an alleged otfense, and
who shot and killed two Of these fnya5.
ers Of his home, that man has a right
to defend himself under such circuIn.
stances.
The court, III setting this man free,
declared its belief that the hone should
have every possible safeguard thrown
around it.
The other decision mentioned is in.
caseof a very unusual character. A GER.
tain society proposed to erect statue Of
deceased and very philanthropic lady
The members Of this lady's immediate
family objected, on the ground that
notoriety in any form was wholly dis.
tasteful to her. and that. inasmuch as
she was private citizen, the erection Of
statue Of her was an unauthorized
invasion Of privacy
The supreme court Of New York took
this view Of the case and declared that
the wish Of her family representing her
own known desire, should be observed,
and that no public representation Of hen
should be permitted. - Youths Compan.
ON
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
Mining from q balloon.

Think of mining enterprise con.
Quoted by soaring aloft in o balloon.
There are many ore producing lodges ON
the precipitous sides of hills in the Rocky
mountains. These Lodges are SO lofty as
to be inaccessible by ordinary methods;
therefore, Mr.. sc. Rees, an experienced
miner, proposes to reach them by means
of an anchored balloon. This will en-
able him to secure foothold on the
lodges and make entrances through the
sides of the precipitous hills. Yankee
Blade.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

An argument against the proposed
election of postmasters by popular vote
is furnished by the situation in Flat
bush, where postmaster offensive to
the minority of the citizens has been
boyeotted so successfully as to reduce
the grade of the post-ofice This ex-
ample of triumphant belligerency is
especially depressing at time when
our Government is trying to prove to
all the world that we are a peaee--lov-
ing nation.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
American Art.

A fair summing up Of the present con-
dition of American art appears in The
Century, from the pen Of Francis ID.
Millet, vice president of America lead
ing art organization, the National Acad-
envy Of Design. We as people became
conscious of our artistic deficiencies after
the Philadelphia exposition and at once
sought to remedy them. After the close
of that summer Of education in 1876 art
schools and art museums began to spring
up throughout the country. Before then
many American artists had studied in
Europe, after that they went across to
foreign art schools more than ever.
They have now come home in Numbers,
and the result of their education and of
their subsequent labors is to some ex-
tent manifest.
To begin, our American artists have
proved apt scholars. They reproduce
the teaching Of their foreign masters
with careful labor and fidelity. With
such care and fidelity, indeed, that when
their pictures are hung upon the walls
Of galleries with foreign paintings they
cannot be distinguished from the foreign
work by anything in either subject or
treatment. This, Mr. Millet thinks, is
the Chief criticism to be made On our
native pictures. American art is now in
that stage of development in which it is
able to execute with distinguished skill
in the methods of Others" But for the
rest we are ''still in the leading strings
Of school tradition and the glorifcatiop
of technique"
| There is no such thing as an Ameri-
can school of art or American style in
the treatment of a picture. But our
progress is full Of hope. The artists
who have been educated abroad have
devoted themselves faithfully to teach
ing those beginners who are at home.
So the fundamental principles have
been well grounded. The rest Will
come. The field most attractive that
lies Immediately before the American
artist is that of portraiture. We have
q national type of feminine beauty dis
tinguished for symmetry and refine
ment; we have strongly accentuated
masculine type" The typical American
face is nervous, high strung and keen,
possessing great elements. of beauty. 80
reproduce this face will be one of the
frst achievements Of the American
school of art. Finally, in the art insti-
tuition which Mr.. Carnegie has presented
to Pttsburg, with its income Of $50, 900
a year, we have the greatest and richest
art museum nthe world. The feature
OF most interest to the American art
world Is moreover the fact that 90 per
cent. Of the money spent there for pic
lures must purchase works Of art pro-
duced in this country.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
"A criclet Bowling nraohine.

Recently a patent bowling machine
for the use of cricketers, for practicing
purposes. was exhibited in England,
where the unerring aim Of the mechani.
cal cricketer knocked out the middle
stump of the most expert batsman that
stood before it. The length of pitch, di.
rection and movement of the ball can be
produced within wide ranges with great
facility. The aim, sighted as after the
manner Of marksmen, is regulated from
dial, and the ball, thrown from a re-
volying iron hand, is capable Of bowling
over or under hand with great accuracy.
New York Telegram
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

Rarely indeed have the perils Of mid
winter in the far West so tragically
impressed themselves upon the public
mind as in the tidings from Carson,
New, where at last accounts nine men
were imprisoned in the snow drifts
with no hope Of escape, the snow be-
ing from five to fourteen feet deep and
still falling furiously.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

Non-union telegraph operators fare
badly in Texas. At Texarkana a car
load Of these gentlemen, who were be-
ing sent South to take the places Of
strikers, was carried by storm, and
three Of the poor fellows killed. In
some respects this country is not quite
as free as it IL represented to be.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
A Champion or Ghosts.


w. T. Stead, who is always with the
under dog in the fight, stands forth
ready to break a lance in defense Of
ghosts His Review OF Reviews for De-
cember will contain an assortment Of
well authenticated ghost stories. Wher-
ever strange appearances and expert
ences have been encountered by any per-
son who is willing to sign his name as
evidence of veracity, Mr.. Stead invites
this individual to write down the story
Of them and send 1t to him for pnblica-
ton.
Mr.. Stead does not say whether the
appearance he classes under the head Of
ghosts are separations, Authorizations or
even real spirits. He inclines to think
the apparitions cannot all be accounted
for under the head Of Authorizations, but
even where they can thus be accounted
for they will be valuable contribution
to psychic science, such contributions as
Mr.. Stead thinks the world stands great
ly in need Of at this stage Of It's progress.
He himself is thoroughly In earnest in
the belief that there are genuine appear
ances and experiences outside the realm
Of the material senses. AS to those who
laugh to scorn these apparitions as lies
and decisions. Mr.. Stead characterizes
their amusement as the 'slaughterof fools
which the wise man of old compared to
the cracking Of thorns under pot"
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

Russia, which has probably given to
the world more varieties of dynamite
bomb than any other country, In the
course OF the nihilist attempts to get
czars out of the world, Withhold an anti
fire exhibition at the close Of the win
ter. Fire escapes and fire extinguishing
inventions from all nations win be on
exhibition.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

During the prevalence Of the grip, it
is noticeable in the,death column how
many people live to be old. And the
age, they say, is fast, too. If we
live rapidly, we have more comforts
than our ancestors had, and the doc
tors are better than those in the old
times, who believed in b,ood-letting
and heavy does of calomel. We know,
more than we ever did about every
thing.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

DR.. Graves, convicted at Denver Of
the crime Of poisoning Mrs. Barnaby
of Providence, R. l., has confessed
that he had hand in the crime, but
he is careful to implicate Colonel Bal
lou, a lawyer now trying 10 absent
himself from the country. The doctor
seems to have administered the poison
ed whisky after taking legal advice.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

An important dam across the Andres
coggin river at Rumford Falls, Me-, has
just been completed. Its object is to
improve the water power at that point
This dam is 40 feet long, ffty-six feet
wide at the bottom and about twenty
feet high.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

The war is 50 nearly ended that a ma
tional organization Of 1--WE uns and You
ans" has been formed. Both Federal
and Confederate veterans may belong 10
It, and it is called the Blue and Gray
association. Mobile organized one Of
the first lodges Of the new society,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

People in Boston who knew the late
E. a. White are wondering about his
will. He left $3.50, 900 to his widow, and
then lovingly reflected that his daughter
might also need something to comfort
her during a rainy day, SO he left her an
umbrella only tins and nothing more. !"
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY S. 1892.

When it comes to a question Of
!" damningn between corporation
and the public, the corporation viii
get the worst of it. The creature is
not greater than(the creator.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

While low temperature and heavy
storms have thus far generally prevail
ed during. the winter in Western Eu-
rope, the climatic conditions of this
country have been Of the very oppo-
site character. The old proverb that
as the day lengthens thecold strength
ens may yet, it is true, be fulfilled in
oilr case but if the present winter
should Send without any of the old
fashioned features it would be the
duty of meteorologists to endeavor to
discover the cause Of the changed con.
ditions. N
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

A naturalist has recently made the
interesting discovery that although dog
win not eat dog. frog will eat frog, tnap-
ping him up in q jifRy.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05
An Alternative.

Bobby-rm afraid, papa, that you win
have to get me new suit or new pair
Of skates.
Father Why SO, my son?
Bobby-Because the skates have now
are so old that I'll fall with them and
tear my clothes, and won't if have a
new pair. York Truth. 49,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

OF the 500, 100000 persons who were
carried last year ON steam vessels but
sixty-fye were killed. This shows that
this means Of travel is thetsafest in the
world.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

A Kansas man has been compelled to
pay fine Of fifty dollars for kissing the
hand Of q beautiful woman who objected
to the familiarity.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

1t does look a little ridiculous when
few hundred United States soldiers
attempt to patrol the border line be-
tween us and Mexico-a thousand
miles or so-and keep jumping from
point to point after CARA. 1t gives
the young soldiers some exercise, if
nothing more. After all, this is better
than having standing army, like
those in Europe, to watch their ene-
mics. 1t is not likely that there will
be much harm done down in Texas.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

Milwaukee, which had a population
of 20l,46S when the census-takers
went their rounds in 1890, now has a
population of 236,2s8, and expects to
begin the next century with 100000.
Among the schemes discussed for pro
noting the more rapid growth of the
city are "a proposed Belt Line of rail
way around the city, and an electrical
railroad to Chicago TO be built in time
to give the people quick and cheap
transit during the continuance Of the
Worlds Fair.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-05

me World scin bedefirered hgcdrTieTsf0 al pqrfs
al ne city. 0Sdes fof paf6ss mag h girei 70 car
sier. egArasser. or seat 70 ne Office byFosta.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-01

grin sheepishly and try to look as if he
didn't mind their chat.
Then the landlord gave him a dig
about his expedition, and the girls who
waited on the table had something to
say, and when he rashly ventured out
after supper the statesmen from Gla-
zer's surrounded him with tin horns
and tin pans and other instruments of
torture, until he was forced to turn
and fly back TO the hotel
Then they kept it up outside until
the landlord himself got tired and
threatened to scald them if they did
not go away.
| Next day the boys were not surprised
TO hear that Bascomb had left town
without bidding anyone good-by, and
for whole week the boys didn't get
over laughing at the Yankee who was
too smart; and it was unanimously
voted that Jim Macarthur was genius,
as well as a philosopher.
Not one Of the boys ever expected to
see Bascomb again, and consequently
they stared as if they had encountered
a ghost, when, precisely three weeks
afterward they saw the lanky gentle
man walking along the main street,
hands in pockets as usual lie was
in company with two well-dressed
strangers, and the boys were surprised
to see the trio strike for Fox's hill.
Next day two more strangers came
to town, and they went to Fox's hill;
and the next day the whole pack went
away.
The following week Bascomb came
back with carpenters and builders and
a carload of machinery, and the boys
began to think they were dreaming.
The statesmen at Glazer's store
woke up about this time, and began to
neglect the affairs of the nation in
watching Bascomb and his men.
Jim Macarthur had not very long to
wait to find out the why and wherefore
OF these mysterious movements. His
father sent for him, and said
80 you are the boy who fooled Bias.
comb, are you? l just heard to-day
that you were the one who conceived
that great April fool joke. You ought
| TO be proud of its success"
"Why?" stammered Jim.
Because" explained his father, with
a grim smile, you put the fellow on
to the biggest vein of copper that has
ever been found in this region 1t is
fifteen inches thick, if it's one!'
What" cried Jim, in amazement
"He never said { word-he never told
i thought"
"0f course, of course" said Jim's
father. "Ile let you fool boys think
you had fooled him, and he just slipped
down to Detroit, bought the whole hill
for a song, formed a company, and
now he can sell out his share for a
hundred thousand tomorrow But he
won't; he'll hold on, and he'll be a
millionaire in five years"
Then jim went out, called the boys
together in caucus, and they then and
there resolved that they had played
the most expensive April fool joke on
record. Victor Valentine, in Golden
Days.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-01

the Bosco boys, by virtue of sunerior
strength, wit and intelligence, and be
knew that no serious revolt against his
rule was contemplated.
Pooh" he said, with a smile "you
don't grasp my idea. think we forr
boys ought to distinguish ourselves NV
doing something out of the common
run-something we can talk about next
year with pride"
81 catch on" said Mart, with more
force than elegance. Suppose we
send somebody up to Wandel, forty
miles, for Dr. Bixby to mend broken
leg, and when he comes, give him the
leg of chair"
Very we'll" said Jim, dryly. "Dr.
BiXby is a violent man, and was a
boxer in his younger days You 60"
Mart very naturally demurred, and
while the others were trying to think
of something else, Jim said, suddenly:
I'VE are in big luck. Here's our
chancem
What's the matter?" queried the
boys, in WHISPERED chorus.
Keep quiet, and you'll see directly.
Tom, give me that specimen from
Hunters mine. Quiclir'
Tom passed over specimen of cop
per ore almost as large as his fist and
fully eighty per cent fine, and, as jim
took it in his hand, long, lank and
ungainly fellow came shambling
around the post Office corner.
The boys knew him well as a Ver-
mont man named Bascomb, who had
been loafng around Bosco for three
weeks, and was generally understood
to be much keener than he looked
As he came up jim held the speci-
men off at arms length, as if examin-
ing it critically. and when he came
within earshot Jim cried:
1T must be mistake, Tom. 1t
couldn't have cropped out there"
BY this time Bascomb was abreast
of the group, and the boys were
watching Jim in surprise, wondering
what in the world he was up to.
Suddenly Jim appeared to see Bas-
comb for the first time.
"Mr. Bascomb," said he, with an
affectation OF diiiidenee, you're a good
jud of copper, aren't you?"
"No very" answered Bascomb, his
we2@ and watery eyes shifting I'M
cas- p. Il can tell it when / see it
that's about all"
"Pshaw!' exclaimed Jim. in vexed
tone. Then you can't throw any light
on this argument. This chunk" he
went on rapidly, was picked up on
the very top of that hill yonder-the
one with the blasted pine at its base
| say it must have been dropped there,
and that it came from the Houghton
district, and Tom here declares that it
cropped out on the hill But it's no
matter so long as you can't tell the
difference. Come along, boys"
The boys followed him in mute be-
wilderment, and when they got around
the corner were amazed to see their
leader kink up with laughter.
whats the joke?" asked Mart, with
puzzled look. docs anyone see the
point?"
what is Ba scomb doing?" asked
Jim, without answering the general
query.
standing with his hands in his
pockets" answered Anderson, after
taking a careful peep. as that the
joker"
Nc" said jim, after indulging in
another kink; the joke will come in
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-04-01

about an hour, when you'll see Bas-
comb roofing away with pick and
shovel on the top of Fox hill Didn't
you see the cunning CLEAN in his eye
when l put the chunk under his nose?
Well, / did; and if he isn't on the hill
inside of an hour, it will be because he
can't buy, beg or borrow the tools"
The boys saw the joke and roared.
Everybody in Bosco knew that Fox
hill had been thoroughly pros
pected, and that there wasn't an
ounce Of ore in it, and when they saw
the Yankee climbing the hill, sure
enough, they fairly whooped. 1t was
such a good joke that they told the old
folks, and they enjoyed it, too
Glazer, the storekeeper, vowed he
would set off some fireworks in Bas-
combs honor, and four or FIVE choice
spirits, who regulated the affairs of
the nation BY sitting on Glazer's bar.
rels and boxes, and consuming tobacco
for nine hours a day, made prepare.
tons to give the foolish prospector q
calathumpian serenade.
And what is more to the purpose.
they did: When Bascomb came down
from Fox hill at nightfall he looked
woebegone and tagged out, and he
tried to sneak into the hotel through
the back door, but the boys were there
TO welcome him.
He took it good-naturedly enough
when he found he couldn't escape. The
boys piled him with questions about
how many veins he had struck, and
how much he would sell out for; and
| of course he couldn't do anything but