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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25
Ridden His Last Mount

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 24.-John Fin
negan, the well known jockey. died at
his fathers home yesterday afternoon.
He was % years Of age and victim Of
consumption.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25
DR.. Harrison Acquitted.

KALAMAZOO, Dec. 24.-The $4,000
malpractice suit brought by Harriet
kellogg against DR.. BAIL Harrison re-
suited today IN verdict Of no cause
for action.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

Heidi you know that diamond
will exhibit phosphorescence when it is
rubbed in the dark:
She-lndeed l did not. But if YOU
have brought the ring with you we can
try it.-Boston Globe.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25
COULD NOT WORK ATALL.
Vac Told That Nothing Could
be Done For Him.
Doctors Did Not Know He Had
Chronic Catarrh.
But When Specialists Treated
the Disease 1t Disappeared
and He is Now All
Right Again.

Everybody knows how I've been. said Mr.
Nile hrlstoptsfson. the weiknosa tailor.
ia beginning the following slstenent:
''lousee had he grip very bad. aud after
ward failed rapidly. 1 got weaker and
weaker. until Was unable TO do any work
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25
MONEY SPENT IN Vain.
He Gould Not Find a Compe.
tent Physician.
He Had Given Up and Was
Utterly Discouraged.
But His Search Was al Last
Successful and Drs. Cope
land and Graham Ike
tored Him To Health.

That II Is dftsicuis 10 fnd q physician
Sho understands how TO cure cstnrrh Is = fsct
Vel known. Thai Drs. Copeland 3aa Ora
ham understand tue disc SO is proved by
testimonials says hf. l. {. Arneafoat. an
empiose u Riet Fuller.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

F-H rra ---1rs -'f-H
af-u. Gro half the is that
esa r. heir e.. ~ hCirg
rsasf~ fs- fhein W 1en
Ven teei d1l. ianZuii. Gus
q 5nrts generally fnan
son may knCw that ssrre
~ Them SIRE rrwinE Mn :
tt latm EEt anF further.
rsta ta tTeffl I'D
sh f'r F'rr~es ti1fie1
sfe irsi niecreerY. That
r-afs rs wri 60 cures'
in4iztrafeS ts,o sirer anl
ts,-. unr ls art en-
r tie hC. shari.-ils
fT,r f~te,fisr hrrTurs
rf srsi restores haalsii
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

t4ks the lary long 10 decide that Ben
sou S2s guilty Judge Kelly imposed
the e1tEsnle penalty of the law. IA prs
OnmenL Tor llfs 81 Jackson
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

OsrorA. Dee 2A-lbe tr'sl Of John
August Ben son fer the murder of john
y. oison closed Yesterday. The case
has teen hotlY contested. but be did not
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

"Mouey is active" Fogg read in his
newspaper.
That's so, he said; sits active enough
to keep out of my reach. Tit Bits.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

E0 Dlccc of THE HERALD's big
W "V@O Sunday issue securely
and neatly wrapped for cents each.
Buy one to send to your friends; at the
office No. is Pearl street.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

Maude-Lovely. But where do You
put your other hand:-New York Her
aid
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

Watch for Adams & Co.'s grand clear
ance sale IN millinery after Christmas.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

The doctors that went to told me that one
lung was badly affected and partially gone
and that they could do nothing for me. So.
after trying every means that could think OF
to obtain relief. went TO Drs. Copeland and
Graham. did not know had catarrh until
L went to them. as none of the physicians had
told me that fact. You mus know how
happy l WAS to discover that my lungs
were not in such bad shape rs had been
tubes was removed. my cure would be COM
plete.
The grip left my lungs and head In a very
bad condition. | had an offensive discharge
from the nose and mucus was constantly
dropping into the back part OF my throat /
was hawking and splitting continually 20 dis
charge IL.
II had a terrible cough. especially at night.
and II deprived me OF my sleep TO such an ex-
was always uauseated. After eating suffered
80 much that IL was two or three hours be-
fore l could think Of doing anv work. My
bowels were In wretched condition. Also.
II had sharp pains through my LUNGS and
between the shoulder blades MY limbs and
shoulders were painful. and when at work 1t
seemed - IL my back would break
Now / am so different that hardly know
myself. Ny cough Is gone and feel no pains
at ali in the back or In the chest. My bowels
are more regular than they have been Tor
years My stomach now bears three good
IN calls day. and / have been built up and
given strength. AZ Drs. Copeland and Graham
said / would be- Have been working hard and
steadily for weeks. My chest Is now no longer
sore to the touch. and my Improvement has
been 30 mucn moro thorough and rapid than
l expected that l am perfectly delighted ana
my friends are astonished.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25

Clara-What do you think Of my new
muff?
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-25
GOD BLESS you.

York will De sxty hours; 10 Mon
tFs4l thirty eight hours.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01
Remarkable Voyages.

N1c Ga @h-A4rr bAAtAAc+.
There are at present in Liverpool two
sailing vessels which have recently com
pleted very remarkable voyages. Not only
did they leave the Mersey on the same day
last year and arrive at the same destina-
ton within twelve hours of each other.
but they returned to Liverpool, reaching
port the same day, having in the interim
covered a distance of not less than thirty
thousand miles. The vessels are the Lor-
ton and Cockermouth. Both left the Mer-
sey on the 5th of October last year for
Astoria, Oregon, arriving at that port, one
on the first of March and the other on the
second. They had, however, been in
company with each other for a good Dor
ton of the voyage; in fact, at one period
of the journey they were in sight for for
ty days, and during this time the crews
kept up an interchange of courtesies,
crossing over from one ship to the other
until an unfriendly breeze parted them.
Both captains had their wives on board,
and during the forty days one of the cap
tains and his wife took advantage of the
opportunity and dined on q Sunday on
board the others vessel, the visit being
returned on the following Sunday by the
other commander and his lady. Both ves-
sells left Astoria on the Sth of April; but
this time their destinations We're different,
the Lorton being bound for DunkerQue
and the COckermouth to Hayre. They
again arrived at their destination about
the same time, however, the Cockermouth
at Havre on the 10Th of August and the
Lorton on the 22d at DUnkerQue. They
both left the French ports on the 9th of
September for Liverpool, and passed Holy
head at the same time. entering the Mer-
sey almost side by side. The vessels were
three hundred and forly-two DAYS ont.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

The old year is ended, and, to tell the
Europe has been in financial difficulty all
the year. There have been earthquakes,
one in Japan killing five thousand persons;
tornadoes have wrought death and de-
struction, the most overwhelming being
that in Martinique; innumerable floods
have blotted out villages and swallowed
up victims, one in Spain alone sacrificing
two thousand lives; buildings have col
lapsed, like the one in New
York, when si1ty-two persons went
down to death in tho ruins; ex-
plosions and railroad catastrophes
have started the world; famine has devas-
tated large area in Russia; the grip has
been active and harmful in Europe and in
this country; and this years list of the
dead includes notable company of fa-
nous men-Lowell, Bancroft and King
lake, Meissonier and Millet, General Sher-
man, Admiral Porter, Hannibal Hamlin, and
General Jo Johnston, Dom Pedro, ..Parnell,
Won Moltke and ,Bslmaceda. But there have
been some bright spots in the old years
record. In this country the great crops
have saved us from what would have been,
without them, very serious situation.
There has been peace in Europe, in spite
of the frequent appearance of "war
clouds" And the world did not come to
an end according to Mrs. Johnson's pre-.
diction.
Now for the new yearl Change the
date, do not dwell upon that which is un.
pleasant and past, and enter the new yea,
with hope. 1t is well enough to wish
yourself Happy New Year and it is wise
then to set about making it such 80 far as
you can. Then if mfsfortunes come you
can have the feeling that you did the best
you could. We wish all our readers 6
Happy New Year.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01
wITCHCRAFT.
A Majority OF the Citizens OF the Uni
ER~l In

A Majority OF the Citizens OF the Uni
ted States Believe init.
lRev. Or. ]. N. Buckley, in January Century. ]
Witchcraft is at the present time believed
in by majority of the citizens in the
United States. The larger number of i'm
migrants from the continent of Europe are
these must be added no inconsiderable pro-
portion of persons of English and Scotch
descent; for strong vein of superstition
is discernible in many Irish, Scotch and
some English, whose folklore" diffused
in nursery tales and neighborhood gossip,
has entwined itself strongly about the fibers
of spontaneous subconseious mental imag-
cry. Among the more ignorant men,
bers of the catholic church of every nation
ality the belief produces mysterious
dread, against which men and women cross
themselves, and resort to various rites sup
posed to be efficacious.
Where colonies of immigrants have re-
mained isolated, retaining the use of their
own language, the influence of witchcraft
is more easily traced. The interior of
Pennsylvania affords better illustrations of
this, and on larger scale, than any other
State. 1t has been but two or three years
since suit was brought by man against
his mother in one of the counties of Penn
sylvania, to recover damages for dog
which he charged her with having killed
by witchcraft; and he not only brought
suit but obtained Judgment from a justice
of the peace. Various witnesses testified
as to their experiences in witchcraft. and
only one said that he had never had friend
| or relative who was bewitched.
In diyeIs villages in Pennsylyania some
of them in the Dunkard settlement. are
| women who are supposed to be witches.
Some are shrewd enough not to apply their
| arts to strangers, bnt to those whom they
know, as stated in an article in the New
| York Sun some years ago, they will sell
| charms to ward off lightning from
| buildings, dry up the wells of the enemies
| of applicants force cows to give bloody
| milk, cause sickness in the family, destroy
beauty, separate man and wife, and reunite
estranged lovers.
In the interior parts of the southern
| states, where large portion of the white
population cannot read, and there is little
| admixture of society, there are "witnh- doc
| tors" who, assuming that all disease Is
| caused by witches, secure thriving practice
| in counteracting their influence. The Phil
| adelphia Times, ON the authority of repu-
table correspondent, who gives many facts
| to sustain his representations, says: "For
| generations the poor whites have believed
| in witches and the belief is deap-seated and
| incurable." S
The African population brought this belief
from the Dark continent, and it persists
| among them to this day, though the pro
cress of religion and education is doing
something to check 1t.
! have recently noted In various parts Of
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.

THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
The next great rush for free land will be
on what is known as the Cherokee Strip.
After years of fruitless negotiations the
Indians and government commissioners
have come together on a price for the
Cherokee Strip. The 6,022, 244 acres is to
be sold to the government for the sum Of
1896. .736, or about 81 .42i an acre. This
action does not conclude the purchase, as
congress must ratify the action of the
commissioners and accept the land bsfore
March 4, 1898. Cherekees now resident
on the territory in question are each to be
entitled to eighty acres of land, which
shall cover their improvements; and all
other persons are to be removed by the
United States, not only from the outlet,
but also from the entire territory occu-
pied by the Cherokee Nation. In relin-
gushing their claims to the lands of the
outlet, the Cherokees also surrender their
interests in the lands lying west of the
96th degree of longitude, formerly con-
veyed to them by the Osages, Poncas and
other tribes.
This ix-million-acr plot of land will,
when added to the Oklahoma territory
already in possession of civilization, make
State larger than either Delaware or
Rhode Island, and it will grow and grow
in size until it embraces the whole of the
Indian Territory. As soon as the necessa-
ry legislation shall have been enacted the
President will probably be empowered to
declare the strip open to settlement in the
same manner as the Oklahoma country was
thrown open for that purpose, and then
there will be very lively time.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01

the United States more than fifty suits In.
stituted by persons against those who they
claimed had bewitched them: but under er-
isting laws the accused could not be prose
cuted except where money had been OBJ
tanned under false pretenses, or overt
acts of crime had been suggested or CON-
mitted.
During pedestrian tours in New England,
in various parts of the west, and in every
southern state, have frequently stayed
for the night at the houses of poor farm
ers, lsborers, fishermen, and trsppers. In
such journeys have invariably listened TO
the tales of the neighborhood, stimulating
them by suggestion, and have found the be-
lief in witchcraft cropping out in the old
est towns In New England. sometimes with
in the very shadow of the buildings where
a learned ministry has existed from the
settlement of the country, and public
schools have furnished means of educa-
tion to FL classes. The horseshoes seen In
nearly every county, and often in every
township, upon the houses of persons sug-
gested the old horseshoe beneath which
Lord Nelson, who had long ago kept il
nailed to the mast of the Victory, received
his deathwound at Trafalgar.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01
SQUARE.


1t is a geometrical fact that man can''
make a square meal off a apie.-Washingto
Star.
Editor-I am sorry, but 1 cannot talk to
anyone to-day. Author-Oh, that's no
matter. l will do all the talking myself.
Comic.
Drawing the Color rLine.-DeSmithers-
Do you object to colored walters at the
clubi Bjones-I object to green ones.-
The Club.
The Test.-Mamma-M darling, don't
you think you've eaten enoughi Maudie-
Me don't know. Ne amt dot verwy bad
tummicksche yet.-Harper's Bazaar.
Philanthropist-T which ever you
1ike-the drum or the whistle.
Small Boy-Which makes the most
noiseHPuck.
Edith (reading)-Ocean freights are dull
and no engagements are reported. HIM, l
don't think I'd care to go across on g
freight steamer. Lampoon.
Mrs Berthere (reading)-Mrs. South Side
presented her husband with a handsome
pair of twins Mr. Benthere-Humphl I'll
bet they are charged to him.-Ol City Bliz-
zard.
''See that idiot looking at the chorus
throughthe large end of his opera glasses. T"
'He is not an idiot. That is the Rev. DR..
Sampkins. He is trying to get the chorus
as far from him as possible. Epoch.
$50 they sent your poem backf" Eyes,
but the editor gave me a very favorable
criticism" "What did he sayi "He said
he was glad to see that | had at last
learned to write on one side of the paper"
Washington Star.
Agitator-I tell you this eight-hour
work-day is going to do lot of good to
the mass of employed people. By the way,
Agitator's wife-No;uy eight hours ~As
up at half-past five to-day.-Judge.
An elderly gentleman, on whose head
only few lonesome hairs fingered, entered
drug store and said to the clerk:
81 want to buy a hair brush"
'For your own usel"
"Yesn
"What's the matter with tooth brushf'
Texas Siftings.
Young Husband-Why, my dear, this
pudding is burnt black How did that
happenl
Young Wife-rw sure don't know. I
looked. at it just before you came home and
it was all right.
stBut I've been home two hours"
Dear mel thought it was only few
minutes Puck.
Funny Boarder-Please pass the Sam
son.
Landlady-The whati
Funny Boarder-The Samson-hair and
strength, you know, were his characters
tics.
Landlady-Mr. Goff, if you want any
thing else except the butter, say 30 and
you can have it-but we can't trust even q
metaphorical Samson near your jawbone
it would be too great a temptation
you've read the story!
Young Wife, knew you would like the
slippers, Harry, if for no other reason. be-
cause made them. Husband You don't
mean this is all your work. Why. what q
talented little wife 1 have, to be sure.
Young Wife-Yes, ell my work. OF course
1 bong ght the uppers and Mary sewed them
together and got a man to sole them; bat
put the bows on and did them up in the
box And do you know, Harry, am just
proud of myself. 1 didn't think l could
ever do such things.-Boston Transcript.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01

keep pace with them. DIR. Jeserich has
been making q special study of the photo
graphy of the hair of criminals, and in the
case of the recent arrest of Berliner &C
cused of murder the doctor promptly sat
isfied the police that the prisoner was not
their man by the comparison of two hair
photographs. DIR. Jessrich's ink photo
graphs are said now to be among the most
valuable instruments for the detection of
fogeries.
There are some smart people in other
countries than this. Karl Bertsch was
the possessor of chalk pit in southern
Bavaria. Suddenly he discovered q spring
strongly impregnsted with iodine on his
ground, company was formed, q hotel
built, and the enterprise fiourished. There
were any number of metals besides iodine
in the water, and patients were plenty.
Then Karl and his brother-in law quar-
relied, and the latter disclosed the make
of the iodine water, a small brook con-
Quoted through vat full of chemicals.
The state attorney went after Karl, but
neither he nor the iodine spring could be
found
Time brings changes Frederick Doug
lass has recently secured a place as clerk
in the Agricultural department for the
daughter of his old master in the days of
slavery. The lady was brought up in eI-
treme luxury, but has for ten years ex-
perienced great privations; and when the
case was presented to Secretary Rusk he
appreciated its poetic and pathetic aspects.
Though Mr.. Douglass was one of the chat
tel of this lady's father and was actually
sold at the block like an or or mule, he
not only eIerted himself in her behalf, but
agreed not to reveal his own instrumental
ity in her success. The facts came out,
however, in another way.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-01
why Inventors Onen Fail.


The fact that a very large proportion
of patented Inventions are a disappoiut-
ment to their originstors, because of their
failure to yield profitable return for time
and money expended on then, is a sub
ject often discussed by inventors and
those who are directly interested in their
work. 1t is probable that in no other
field of human effort are there 30 many
bitter disappointments, so many crushed
hopes and so much of genuine heartache
as among inventors Although thousands
of them annually achieve success and en-
ter upon carer of prosperity, other
thousands find little OF no reward; the
devices from which they confidently e1-
pected affiuence have only added to their
poverty MANY an intelligent man toils
for years, denying himself sll the Iuxu-
ries and most of the comforts of life. to
bring out an invention seemingly full of
promise, but destined to utter failure
This reasons for this extended area of
disappointment are not very Numerous
nor hard TO find. First among them IL
insuficiency of practical knowledge on the
part of the inventor. For example, q
AA4oh "-4S AdSWn va
work of steam engineering may invent
and patent device in that line which will
appear to him, and other non profession
ais. to be a great advance on existing
methods for generating or utilizing steam,
but which will be condemned by the most
competent judges. In all kinds of ma
chinery the same cause is q prolific source
of disappointment. The thing invented
may be very Ingenious. may have cost .
vast deal of mental labor and may attest
the intellectual superiority of the invent
or; but If it be deficient in practical utili-
~, If it's introduction will not be profts-
bic to those for whom 1t is intended, it
goes to the lumber yard of oblivion. Per
sons who are utterly ignorant of gunnery
frequently invent something in that line,
but they very rarely attain success The
same rule holds good in all the industrial
arts, including agriculture, mining, manu-
factures, ship building and railroading
Brilliancy of intellect and originality in
conception are offset by lack of practical
knowledge. Another reason why failure
is SO frequently encountered is lack of cap
ital to perfect, construct and demonstrate
Many inventions of great value are lying
dormant because 8 good deal of money
would be required TO show the world
what they are and what advantages they
possess. This is especially true of inven-
tions that menace great interests.