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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
EARLY CHRISTIAN RECORDS.
Intsrcsting Documents Found In . Tomb
In Upper Egypt.


In Upper Egypt.
Great interest has been created in
literary and ecclesiastical circles in
Europe by the recovery from n tomb in
upper Egypt of some old codices which
Prof. Harnaek was the first to recognize
as fragments of some of the earliest
Christian records, supposed TO have been
irTetrievably lost. They are three in
number. One of them bears the title:
'The Revelation Of Peter" 1t Is a
prophetic book. resembling the Apoc-
alypsc of -. John and was quoted rs n
sacred Scripture" by the great Chris
tian teacher. Clement. of Alexandria.
In the second century after Christ. 1t
Is supposed 10 have been written by the
Apostle Peter. Another Is: ''The Cos
pei Of Peter" narrative Of the life Of
Christ. similar to those OF the four Cos
pels, and containing some curious varia-
tons in the account of the crucifxiou
and resurrection. II was in use in the
second century. especially in the Syrian
communities, and was ut FIRST admitted
by the ecclesiastical authorities. but
afterward stigmatized as agnostic. 1t.
too. is supposed 60 have been written
by 81. Peter. The third coiex contains
considerable fragments OF the book Of
Enoch. a prophetic book which was Of
high authority among the early Chris
tians. but the origin Of which IS uncer-
tain The ascription 81 It u tho Old
Testament patriarch who walked with
ftodf - Of s,.,traf a mere fsso~.rx, Go.
ton. A translation If the fragment 81
the Gospel n - Peter" has appeared
already at Cambridge university. Prof
Hsrnack's fnii report viii be published
at the end az the year.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
MOURNED FOR HIS GIRL
Incident Which Shows That Artists Dent
Frown on Sentiment.


Frown on Sentiment.
Not long ago one of our wealthy
young painters gave a supper in his
studio to number of friends in the
profession, says New York correspond
ent of the Globe-Democrat. Among his
guests was youthful sculptor who,
throughout the feast preserved mel
ancholy aspect that was quite incon-
gruous in the general hilarity of tho
occasion. The artists rallied the SORROW
full young man on his gloom, but
neither wit nor sarcasm could tempt q
smile into his face. He was teetotal-
Ter and refused to cheer up his droop-
ing spirits with wine But he ate
heartily and at intervals sighed like a
furnace. The deviled lobster was es-
pecially to his liking, and after con-
Stunning two dishes of it he extended his
plate fer more.
Suddenly he gave suppressed shrek,
dropped the plate heavily in the center
of some exquisite Sevres dishes, smash
ing them into fragments, and. running
swiftly to the lounge, threw himself
down on his face and began to groan
dolefully. The CONSERVATION of the
company may be imagined. The host
was in grief over the disaster to his
costly china, but he was still more con-
cerned by the illness of his guest.
Rushing to where the apparently dying
sculptor lay, he attempted to force some
brandy down the sufferers throat One
of the painters seized pitcher of iced
water and poured it over the groaner,
another tied some cracked ice in nap
kin and tied it around the patients
head, while third dashed madly down
stairs for physician. After being
doused with cold water, however, the
sculptor stopped grooming and protest.
ed vigorously against such treatment.
81 am not ill., he muttered, mourn
fully; 81 am only homesick for my
sweetheart, who sailed for Europe yes
terday and who won't be back for three
months"
In any other assemblage such state
ment would have been greeted with in
dignant derision. But the young sculp-
tors confession was regarded as bit oil
entirely natural sentiment, and even
the host forgot the damage to his Sevres
service in the universal expression OF
sympathy.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
EYE AND EAR DISEASES cURta
lie Only ONE WHO CURES DrArss,

Catarrh. deafness, rheumatism. ncrs-
Gus debility. importance and all dasezses
resulting from early indiscretions and
excuses OF manhood, eli diseases Of
the urinsry orgsins. partial parslysGs,
var,cocelie ruptures, tumors, scrnfnia.
old sores, dropey, akin cisessrs. liver
and kidney complaints. heart disea...
ebortness OF breath, back OF head,
small Of back, etc, including all
female complaints and chrome diseases
cured quickly aud permanently.
That cough. eight fever and weak
psea, ahortness Of breath. paiptafion
OF heart. my means sure and quick
% rcr are nervous, restless, irrits-
ble. sleepless or wake after horned
orssms. tired mornings with . dull
headache, bad taste in the mouth,
scme,imes dssci argcs. and 70 about
vour ernployment without lie. energy
or am,iton, desire 20 Dc alone,
~ioonv forebodirgs, . disposition n
vorrv and fret about trouble sbrad
that never comes. speils OF feeling
AFRAID or uncertain. somstimes low
spir,ts, you are suffering from nervous
debility and exhaustion Of nerve power,
mich may end in utter prosfFation,
insanity and death.
II you have . great sense o. "eekneo
ard ~sarinesa. with tired hmpss numb
nees. trembling. pScEiy nseueoss
cold feet onc iexs, you sss se.sncna
10 that most serious disssss-raralysa
AZ your head soues. lesa nomo sho
rec, win stranss s. nish 800 s ~
or vou are sieepIeW ~ niKhk With
droxsiness and dullns0 during tae
tav the nerve and brain fatigue mae
soon run into snssn'ty or death: :.
lyon hass sny on tnees les'i
not pselsct them. or they viii sn' ns
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
Old TirnA Yessols.

In the American navy there are now
but eleven of the old-fashioned wooden
vessels in active service. They are the
Ranger, Alert, Marion, Lancaster, Mo-
hican, Yantic, Thetis, Kearsarge, Alli-
ance, Adams and Essex These will
rapidly go out of commission as new
steel vessels are accepted. The Pensa-
cola is to be sold, being already ont of
commission. Her sale will be followed
by this governments disposing of the
Omaha, iroquois and other old timers.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
HOMEMADE PANTAlooNs.


Late in the afternoon of one OF the
last days Of May. in the year &c. when
l was a few months short Of fifteen
years old, notice came 70 Townsend.
Mass, where my father used 70 live.
that fifteen soldiers were wanted. says
Mrs. Eunice Locke Richards in the
Greenfield Mass. Gazette.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12

bot she was Not Frightened So Mach
the slsFk.

A recent San Francisco dispatch
says; One day this week a lady went to
Fourth street store - make some
purchases. She engaged young clark
in conversation concerning various
articles. While talsing 10 her the
clerk CHANGED 10 look at her hat IN
n1xed sliaAlls. Then be locked AGAIN
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
Changing Around.

Caroline, last year you gave me .
box Of cigars for Christmas present"
Eyes, George"
"This year suppose you let mo give
you box of cigars"
Every well; and I'll get you seal
akin sack. Puck.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
RHEUMATISM AND NEURALGIA CURED

If suffering send this slip with Of this with
stamp To W. HILL & CO, Detroit Mich. We will
send you sample Of Arthrop Hills khcu
matte Specific tfree)
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12

A Pointed Suggestion.
He-Your voice has such q beautiful
ring to it!
She-Maybe; but my finger hasnH-
Judge.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
"a ~ "a
Small
Bile Beans

Are guaranteed to cure Bill
ious Attacks, Sick. Headache,
La Grippe, Colds, Liver Com
plant and Constipation. 40
in each bottle. Price % cents.
Sold by druggists. Picture 81,
IL, TO- and sample dose free.
LESMTHSCO.. rsp~ NETWORK
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
PhOtOgraphing the Eye.

Photographs have been taken OF the
interior of the eye, some of which
show the optic nerve and the branch
ing blood vessels of the retina, and
others show an inverted picture of the
objects to which the eye was directed
depicted ON the retina. Photographs
of the eye in darkness, taken by
means of the magnesium flash light,
show the pupils dilated to an extraor-
binary size, and the iris reduced to
mere ring,
The fact has often been noticed that
at times, when sudden idea or image
presents itself to the intellect, there
is distinct and sometimes even a
painful sensation of luminosity pro-
duced in the eye, which is occasion
ally intense enough to be observable
even in broad daylight. A current OF
electricity produces a sensation OF
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
Glass Curtains.

Glass curtains are novelty in art
industry for house furnishings They
are in colored glass, and have the eff
feet, when closed, of stained glass.
They consist of series of little
squares of colored glass, each set in a
small zinc frame, the squares being at
tached to each other at the four cor
ners by little S-shaped hooks. 1t is
stated that they can be as easily taken
down and moved as any other curtains,
and, in the case of changing from one
size of window to another, can be cas-
lily enlarged or decreased by the addi-
ton or subtraction of a certain num-
ber of squares. They are also easily.
cleaned, and one of their particular
attractions is said to be cheapness, -
[St. Louis Republic.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16

light in the eye. and, of course, every
one has seen the "stars" which arise
from a blow on the head
Helmholtz has proved that the inte-
rior of the eye is itself luminous, and
he was able to see the movement OF
his arm in total darkness by the light
of his own eye. Speaking of this in
recent lecture, Professor Tesla, the
electrician, called it one of the most
remarkable experiments recorded in
the history of science, and said that
probably only few men could salts
factorily repeat it, as very likely such
luminosity Of the eye is only found in
connection with uncommon activity of
the brain and great imaginative power
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
The Truth Under Conditions.

Jack and Frank are brothers, aged
respectively five and four. The other
day Jack was playing with a box OF
matches in the nursery, when he set
fire to the room.
The next day the father took the lad
into the charred room to have a talk
with him, when the following took
place:
"Now, Jack, there seems to have
been a fire in this ROOM"
eyes, so there has.
ooh, somebody playing with
matches, I suppose.
eyes, farver."
"And who was it?"
"Well, farver, if [ tell you you will
be angwy?"
"Angry! Why, what does that mat
ter? Who set fire to.this room?"
"Well, farver, if you won't be an
gwy I'll tell you the twoof." p"
"And what if say will be angry?"
s'Then I shall say Fwank did it. y
Boston Globe.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16

met jolly farmer in lovely Western
vale,
A man of fertile fancy that was never known
to fail.
Who, when told of hailstones seven ounces
full in weight,
Said he had seen tweIve-ounce ones back In
eighteen sixty-eight.
And when l spoke of fish I'd caught, in cer-
tain foreign rills,
That measured twenty-seven feet from narra-
tive to gills,
He said, with brow unruff1ed and a manner
frankand free,
That he had caught them twice as long In
eighteen sixty-three.
And then I spoke Of having met fellow In
Berlin
Whose mouth was large enough to get three
large potatoes in!
Whereon he wished Jim Hankinson-his cous-
in-was alive;
He'd seen him hold six apples in his mouth
in sixty-fve.
1t seemed to make no odds to him how I'd
exaggerate;
He'd always go one better; so l thought I
would narrate
How with an ass's jawbone did the mighty
Samson slay
Ten thousand of his foemen-just to see what
he would say.
He listened most intenty, with an ever-broad-
ening smile,
As thoughhe were person that had never
heard of guile;
And when I'd done, he told me that he knew
my tale was true
For samsons self had told it him in eighteen
sixty-two.
Harper's Bazaar.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
A Plan That Worked.

elbow did you break yourself of the
habit of lying in bed till noon?" in
quired the man in the white duck
trousers.
81 adopted the self-cure,' replied
the man with the wart on his face. 81
wrote letters to myself, beginning this
way: You lazy, good-for thing
hound, what do you mean by lounging
in bed when you ought to be at work
like other men? You sneaking, skulk-
ing, lubberly, idle, worthless bag of
bones; if you've got an ounce of
manhood, get up!' On my way home
at night would stop at district tele-
graph office, leave one of those letters
addressed to myself, with Instructions
to have the messenger take it to my
house at o'clock in the morning. 1t
was always brought to me on time and
was walked up to receive it. | would
open it, read it and roll out. That's
the self-cure, gentlemen, and all ii
costs is ten cents dose. i New York
Mercury.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16

tiously TO see that no lurking harm
would overtake me.
1t was about an hour after sunrise
that morning when / came upon a
small house in a clearing in the forest.
As | approached young woman and
boy appeared at the door and gave
me friendly greeting.
l asked them for something to ca,
and place where L could rest after
my terrible night in the forest They
promised me both, and in due time
tempting, though primitive, meal was
set before me.
After ! had partaken of the food, a
pallet of skins was spread before me
upon the floor, and it was not long be-
fore I was asleep upon it, sleeping the
sleep of one worn out with fatigue and
excitement.
1t was in the middle of the after
noon when I was awakened by some
one calling close to my ear:
ooh, Mollie! Molliel Mollie!"
I looked up. On the floor, twisting
his head and looking at me through
the corners of his eyes, stood large
parrot.
ella! ha! hal" laughed the parrot
and the boy I had seen in the morn
ing, in merry chorus.
just then the young woman appeared
at the door, and seeing the parrot and
the boy, she said, apologetically:
81 hope this naughty bird and mis-
chieyous boy didn't wake you up until
you had finished your nap"
"No," said, 81 am glad some one
did wake me up"
"My brother Ben and Poll are the
most mischievous pair you ever saw
she said, looking at the boy and parrot
reprovingly. "Poll just returned home
this morning from the woods, where
he has been pranking with with the
OWLS" she continued. "Ben has taught
him the most unearthly screams you
ever heard, and now he goes off
into the woods regularly for a day or
two every week and nearly sets the
staid old owls wild with his noise" p"
"Oh, Mollie! Mollie! Mollie Mol
lie' cried the parrot, looking at his
mistress reproachfully.
And Mollie blushed as prettily as a
rose.
There is large clearing in the pine
forest to-day and Poll has learned to
initiate the sound of baby voices in all
their many changing moods Pitts
burg Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
Russian Village Fire Department.

In Russian village there is not ev-
en- such an organization as we possess
in this country in the small volunteer
companies. In their stead is a log
stable with thatched roof, containing
an old fashioned hand-pump and three
casks mounted on wheels. These are
kept filled with water and each is
drawn by single horse. The horses
are the property OF the commune, and
they are kept tethered outside the
cabin, ready for duty at a moments
notice. A place is also set apart in the
hut for the muzhik who serves as
Waterman, an office that is held, turn
by turn, by the inhabitants of the
township. The location selected for
this cabin is as near as possible to the
residence of the Pristay, or the dis
trict captain of police, and upon an
alarm of fire he drives to the scene in
his telega at the head of the procession
of carts and peasants. = Harper's
Weekly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16

- hrareed about his barn with
:" every man he see
:. ..,id f wuz the finest barn that any Darn
-. o' aTho worl' is full er barns' but L
sill calkerlate . ona
pantheon upto date"
YER saw 4 wild-eyed man who raised
considerable rumpus,
.rsve5 an Topped his arms aroun TO all
oints of the compass,
wished his whiskers in the wind an
snun haif-day yarn,
!. taored it wu2 Ben Burlap, sure, ex~
poundin' on his barn.
Advent down to see his barn. he hung on
,.rItor nv wife / guessed I'd go an
take it in.
in.t "a good ez jim he'd snid, ez fine as
Hcould be.
rpst all barns I ever see, or ever 'speet to
see.
r,r come ont sez | to Jim, "What's that
small baillin there,
r,,. kinder wob5ly looliin' thing, that tum-
bIe-down affair?
l. faint Ht fn hold
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16

In an Episcopal boardingschool, a
few years ago, the scholars and teach
ers were assembled for morning pray
er. The reading and singing were
over and all were resuming their seats,
when one of the young ladies, of
very short thick stature, missing her
chair, seated herself with a thud on
the floor. Nobody smiled. All were
too decorous for that The fallen
one, embarrassed into the momentary
loss of commOn-sense, retained her
lowly seat, opened her prayer book,
and appeared to be earnestly engaged
i'll examining its contents. This was
almost too much for her companions,
and smile began to struggle on many
q fair eountenance, when the rector
arose and began reading the first
morning lesson He read from the
fifth chapter of Amos, as follows:
"The virgin of Israel has fallen; she
shall no more rise ; she is forsaken up
on her lind there is none to raise her
up" This was toomuch; the voice of
the rector trembled as he looked up
and saw the fallen virgin; the scholars
turned red in their faces. and the ex-
ercises We're brought 10 n hasty close.
-fSunday-School Visitor.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
HUMOROUS.

Jagson says the eater of the early
apple catches the worm.
A correspondent asks: How can
get copious flow of language? Try
stepping on tack.
The prize housekeeper is a tenant
who can hold on for six months with
out paying any rent.
A groce1 who had lot of Limbur-
ger cheese for sale advertised it as an
"unapproachable bargain"
"Don't you think woman thinks
the most of truthful man?" 'It de-
pends good deal on how homely she
is.
Speaking of slow-going people, the
man in charge of the watch counter in
jewelry store is generally behind the
times.
81 wouldn't marry the best man
in the world" ''Then there is
chance for me, for | am not the best
man in the world.
Johnny-"Pa, there's Mr.. Foot;
they say he's poet" Pa-"Shl
Don't mention it; nobody can tell
what misfortunes may befall him."
A woman in Ohio has just received
her degree as an electrical engineer.
She ought by mere force of instinct,
to know how to manage the sparks.
"Did you enjoy seeing the foreign
tribes at the Fair?" 'Naw. I
tried to chin wild tree or four of dem
an dey can't speak word of decent
English"
Mrs. Tyke: Doctor, I suffer dread
fully from dyspepsia. Dr. Kallow-
nell: Nonsense You haven't got
dyspepsia! Mrs. Tyke: No, but my
husband has
Dimmick-"Get on the ambuscade
and I'll see how heavy you are"
Kickshaw-"Why do you call the coal
scales an ambuscade ?" Because
they lie in weight"
Miss Flypp-''You weren't at the
Dolyers' party, were you?" Miss Ell
der-"Why, yes, 1 was there" Miss
Flypp-"That's odd. Mr.. Gilgal was
in this morning and he said none but
the youth and beauty of the town were
present.
'Tell me, now, honestly, does it
really give You pleasure to hear your
wife playing the piano." "Well, I
cannot truly say that it does, but I
console myself with the thought that
while she is playing she must keep her
mouth shut"
He e-"You consider engagements
binding, you say?" She-''Yes. He
-''And yet you confess that you were
engaged to two men at the same time.
How can that be possible?" She
"The engagements were binding on
them, but not on me-"
Mrs. Fangle-"Have you secured
lodger for your second floor yet, Mr..
Goslin ," Goslin (horrifed) -"I
haven't been looking for lodger,
madame Mrs. Fangle--"Why;; I'm
certain my husband told mo you had
rooms to let in your upper story"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
A Rock salt Quarry.

Up to a few years ago 1t was sup
posed that the only rock salt in the
United States was that found in West
Virginia. There is mountain of 1T
in San Pete county, Utah, from which
last wear 100 carloads were shipped
outside the territory, and 30 carloads
to Utah points. 1t is in Salt Creek
Canyon, six miles east of Nephi. The
mine has face of 100 feet of solid
salt, and is quarried the same as stone.
A single blast often produces 10 tons
in humps of 10 to 800 pounds.
This rock salt is shipped to Butte,
Helena and to points in Nevada and
Colorado. 1t is used in the mines for
f1lxing and on the cattle ranges as
lick. At Salina, in Sewer county,
there are also works of some magnl-
tude. -[St. Louis Republic.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16
m THE PINBRIES.

Hour after hour and minute after
|Aipute tbe road had become more and
|n0re dim and uncertain, and as dark
7ev set in found myself deep in the
wilderness, completely lost, hungry
|nl tired, with no prospect i'll view
HtO spend the night without any
|hfler in the open air.
Although I had TO acknowledge to
h,sli that | did not know in what
|Gretion | was going, / was still loath
nsap / kept on going somewhere,
snbing here and falling there, un-
sthst | was too weary to get up
mAad lay where | had fallen.
lRRep within the pineries of East
aTns The ground under foot
Rsfand springy and felt rs If it
hlbeen but newly made-fresh from
4hnd Of the Creator. But the giant
y lowered high above me, and L
HE that the ground was at least as
iis the trees, not made purposely
b day to bewilder me in its shad-
sand the deeper darkness OF night.
tlAy upon the ground where [ had
Ilen, peering through the moving
itln the tree tops above me, watch
the twinkling stars, and the drift
gull clouds, an unearthly scream
aehed my ears. Never before had I
Ffda cry SO piercing, a sound SO un-
rhly.
AGAIN and again the cry came
Noagh the darkness, and it was only
sheer desperation that ! managed
ife TO my feet, the better to enable
70 look about, and if possible to
cover the source from which the
enanated. | strained my eyes
ElAg through the darkness, but |
a see nothing except the nearest
rearing their giant forms into
Deeper darkness above me.
~ minute or two after the last
''0e scream there was a dead ST.
uhoroken even by the gentle
sAllS Of the wind il the tree
lhen the hoot of an owl in the
'Ace feyerberated through the for
'Aa lis sound, generally startling
ucahny seemed as sweet as mu-
ny ears. Again and again the
'0o'ed, and in a few minutes an
" Aoots rang through the dark
4Om every direction, and a soft
VI wings was heard above as
@eS nlther and thither ia search
VI trylng their wings in wide
: lOr fun and pleasure.
-@u oegun to grow calm and col
'Saih under the soft influence
Waiting wings of the owls and
occasional calls to one another,
'uuuenly close to my ear, u
\, iaSpiNg voice inquired:
"lere is Mollie?"
1eu around hastily, but could
ung' and all could hear after
''' was hushed was the hutter
4sS and the monotonous boots
eowls
'Ons l sat and listened I do
lD0N' The sameness of the
s0i the forest lulled me to sleep
Found.
gu nave been an hour or it
!. nave been only minute that L
n. Consciousness in sleep when
II s q somebody tapped me
], n.y. s'on the cheek and a piercing
N -slp ], rang through my ears and
'0ush the darkness Of the
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-11-16

All along the Atlantic coast there is
excessive reduplication of English and
Scotch and Irish names Of places.