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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

| OST-On Saturday night, n sable
- tippet, while going from Ninth and
" nshinRton 10 Third aud Market streets
Tho finder Will lie suitably rewarded by
leaving the same at 9l3 " ashington st.
Mrs. IL. 4. Hickman. de3-3t
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

N EYER SLIP HORSE SHOES -Thos.
IN J. Farley his large supply oil
never-slip horse shoes. Any one wishing
10 have them put on their horses can III
accommodated by stopping at his shop.
NO. 40 orange street. below Sth. d2G-Ut'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

BUILDING BRICk-An grades In any
ID quantity. JOHN NJ. SOLOMON.
Office. No. . West Third street.
Phones ll6 and aOa jsls
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

SR0n willpuy amy one OF tine houses
cpoOo IN Irwin Place. running or or
Locust atrcet, between Taylor aud Nluth
streets. These houses are paying II per
nnt. on tho above price, Apply to
Howard r. Nernon. this oilice. st5.tf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

lNOR sALE-The stable AT No. BIB weBl
IL Eighth street. Frederick Klair. Gem
treville. bel. dl6-l2t'
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27
EtITICE.


Mrs. NJ. NJ DEvOU,
1Nl FASHIONABLE DREasMAKER,
s5tt $50 W. Third St.. Wilmington. Def
500 %Is M"E and nSn a e p. D.
mentl 6per cent. Interest Personal se-
curltf. u Will pay To Investigate our
method. Commercial Loan & Trust Co,
no. POS Equitable Building, Wilmington.
Del. d20-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27
DIR. SIMMS'
Liver Pills.

Elegantly sugar coated. No taste
In swallowing. Giipeiess, and no
sickening. Operate grindly, and yet
you hardly know you take medicine.
The finest Liver, Kidney and StoIna ch
medicine known. VIII surely cure
Liver complaints Kidney diseases and
Cures tired feelings, skin affections,
headache, dizziness, giddy.ilead, &c.
Nice In every respect AS a real Liver
medicine and Family protection
against diseases. &c box, q In ono
for 81. Sold by druggists in cities and
country. DEPOT COG King street
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

NJ OTlCE-Ihe annual meeting of the
~ Southern Union Association for the
detection OF horse thieyes and recovery
oil stolen property viii be held Ut the Ly-
Saturday. The Both. ut ! o'clock. p. IN.
dSS.-tw II, l., j. BAL OWN, Sec'y.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

TOR SALE-A good farm In New Csstlc
IL county. about ten miles from " H.
containing l4l acres. For par.
culars call upon HEALD & co,
dlG-Tt-uod Wilmington Dol,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

M oTlCE-The annual meeting of the
~ Farmers, Mn'hal Fire Insurance
Company. oil Mil Greek Hundred, will be-
held nj tho Odd Fellows Hail. Houkes4in.
on Monday, the FIRST day OF January.
1891, ut l2 o'clock, IN.
SPENCER CHANDLER, Pres.
d2S-2tw Il. l.. J. BALDWIN, Sec'y.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

Ease at once, no operation or delay from busi,
ness, attested by thousands of cures, endorse
inents of physicians, l3dics and prominent citi-
zens can be seen at Office. Consultation free and
strictly confidential. Send for circuers.
office Hours: 9 P.N. to 3 PM.
eIuve vsp pr~rprNrr
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-27

LNON sALr-NyoiI. MADE DEARBORN and
II Germantown wagons. At fair prices.
Also light aud heavy harness. Come take
q look. W. Hammond, Cor. I'd and French
ktI eets. W ilniington. Del. jyS-lyt
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

Der IL any kind is reduced in cost Ia
minimum here. for the trees are mt our
doors II looks funny To see saw logs going
into one end ~ building and bureaus
coming out ~ the other. but il In cheap.
Then there is labor. Quite "A problem
that. but it's solved here. Laborers live
here. Yes. actually live. In the east they
exist Here he has his own home. paid
for Il Just like rich man. He likes il.
too: fixes II up To look pretty and he liz
one ~ us. Perfectly content That
makes him industrious. frugal. sober.
No squalor here. no discordant element.
There ~ a vim and an energy in the
west. induced 10y the prosperity follow
ing rapid development ~ the most
favored territory of all the world. that
makes the older ami more caste almost
wonder. yet there ar. those who cannot
conceive that n 10 a truth. The New
Engiansler is 10th Ia believe that what
has taken them Years % acquire ~
back number with the disciples ~
Horace Greeley. that IN a Few decades
where forests s'uod magnificent cities
flourish and fertile farm. Yield abund
autly the fruits aud cereals 20 the ma
iasn lie ~ fore.-,i g. admit ~. sS,un4er
ciai value. bat he Ia afraid ~ IL lie
cannot think - conforming a. the habits
- ia. crude west. an,l emaid
rather fe,natn in the 4ssefcssss tissl
east shere conpstitiou has forced
giuaiasra from at g. -sapace Io
lin 40 eaulJ ssy that saitufv. t.ia
aiH,n s-.lents. az everything chat aslis
g. i.su pleasure ASA hargin,saa lstte
heets lsee slih lis Bshssifs ~ aasi sssai
ipaf,lsl efostb L. taand hspaa rss
eaH eatr Ihe sanif estinfmsnf- aittslne,l
ia essisfs .itter e hke sifs eass fAhf IA
isaut,ft sHa ieastf tt fas stssis g.
lss.asaiaiff3 els haa fff satfa hssfi4f :
islahass u44s Use aishis r. 4ss.ea n
fsaf 7sf.lifsaa 81 shststsf i.asssse u 80
aGieeenH Feu asa4 - is i sst
iiisss4saf sefssf.is fi.f s g. sssis ssal - % 4
sHasA 4, .ifias % ataiaiss aa " -
+tsn4afas6 eahsHfs tae aat beautiful
ihf3slas s.lssaeii.l as saa ta,s sah
lsss 80 "a 81 ilif isslss 10 iiss sas.e - fat.
faihef ihaa est t.sfh -. ssf.st ti.a4 = iii
B.ass e, ssasf ls.si.sitfI 81 fs.ss 50 . ss.t.gs
Iha 4fsha i.srsis isss.si q ssaae
asa tails i4sAssfA satse.s ksg.sts.so ssgh
sets.sss4 iaf..s sssiss esalfs.si
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

number ars devoted TO the making a
furniture.
Grand Rapids is essentially . good
town, and the revercd and lzm~nscd
James q. Blaine most felicitstiou<ly ex-
pressed the impression created ca strAn-
gers when be said that Grand Rapids
Vas the biggest city for its sire In tins
country. That IL the entire sum and
substance 81 the matter. The town 10 .
great city for q city containing M 1norr
people. Its magnificent STREETS. iss tall
and stately buildings Its beautiful rusi-
dcnccr give the impression ~ city 1t .
quarter q q million instead - . tenth.
The population - Grand Rapids IN
ltjo wRs 200. In ls6o the tozn had
reached $500 In the next decade IL
again doubled and was loco Another
ten years showed q proportionxfe IN
crease. and the population Was s.up In
1850 Al the present time the T,opuia.
ton is not far from 10000. Thus is
will he seen that Grand Rapids has
grown steadily. regularly. rapidly. No
boom has ever given the town = hctiu
Gus growth. Ia be followed Ivy the
inevitable relapse. For forty years the
growth has been substantially IT the
same ratio. No stronger commendation
can he given q city.
Again. the bank cle&rings prove H.
yond controversy the volume Of city's
growth. The report - the bushes
transacted by the Grand Rapids clear
ing house is very interesting In the
statistical Tables printed with THE
article viii be found the annual clear
ings II the city banks FROM the date -
the establishment - the clearing HOUSE
until the present year. The report
shows that the slearsnce~ have IN.
creased from twenty live millions IN
1887 Ia fifty millions ia 1872 TIE ~.
tao. too. IL will he observed. like the
growth ~ population. ie preserved
almost perfectly from year 90 year. In
no year has there been an unusually
marked increase over The business of the
preceding year. On the contrary. the
growth 10 steady and proves t~ycnd
csvil that the development - the c,ts,
though rapid. is sh~oiutel, healthy and
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02
GRAND RAPIDS MICH SUNDAY MORNINGS JULY

txnt. f,tst. because 10 IL drawn around
the cscfer ~ population u the united
States second. leesuss it 10 ios aiea ia
z disislon u statue that has grown
nssrly double that u any other dlsl~loa
durisx the decade u lssO a. 1850 Here
10 th,s growth u the several dislsions a.
per iAp census North Atlantic. as:sA.-
l:ss. Sputh Atlantic. 30. tn. north cen
trail. tske. los. soutk centrsi. 2aa352e::
western. l.zsD?i6 Well. we are in that
circle. Justshink What an advantage
Ia manufactures h bc near everyday.
The center "a population 10 the nearest
place 10 every boly.
While we are talking about people We
might a. veil ind out how many Grand
Rapids has The government census II
1880 showed the popuistion IT the city
Ia IL, Just three and niur tenths times
IN large ~ the srh<sol census the same
year Multiply the 1872 school census
by that ratio and 10 will show q popula-
ton July l. ls;gs. of s6.2y7. From july
I. 1891. to July l. ldIss. the school pcpu.
lation grew l.sm II il did the same
from 1892 10 1913 the city's growth
would be ION making the population
in les0 about 93.00 by Folks city Iii.
rectory the population IL estimated at
10000 and over. That means that we
can he metropolitan in every respect.
and We are always everything we can
he. Its schools, its colleges. its churches.
its theaters. its clubs. it's pleasure re-
sorts. its public libraries. it's electric
railways. it's hotels. its newspapers. its
banks. its public works. it's manufactur-
ing and jobbing. all 81 which are given
in another column. are Of the very best.
Any advantages in thesey Certainly.
that's what We have them for; they are
more than privileges We have told
YOU of the advantages tn the manufac-
turer. of location with reference to pop
ulation. Those just enumerated are
local in their nature. IL you are man
ufacturer you are looking for more.
Well. wait moment There is iron
mined in Michigan converted into pig
within thirty miles of Grand Rapids.
The manufacture Of stoves. malleable
iron. novelty iron goods. cutlery. ETC..
etc. would be right in il" here. You
eastern manufacturers would save two
freights here: on raw material tn the
factory. and manufactured goods back
Ia the western consumer. Then there
is copper; more in this state than in
any other Bath tubs. boilers of all
kinds. and all copper goods excepting
pennies. and they are too small for much
use in Michigan. could be produced from
native coil here. Sole leather made from
hides OF Michigan cattle. tanned by
Michigan bark. is used in the construc-
ton Of boots and shoes from Maine to
California. No economy ii having Hav-
erhill. Lynn or Boston stamped on them
in the west. Anything made from lum-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

directly south II the center 81 the city
are aumt~r % large factories. a group
% which are shown in this issue. and in
the near vicinity are over 100 substantial
and attractive homes. all occupied. The
South Grand Rapids improvement CON
pany owns thirty i've acres 81 land
l,ina between the g. X Il l.
and Michigan Central railroads
and directly south u Burton
avenue. the boundary line u the city on
the south. This company Il which
Charles Fox - president. has exerted
every efforrsto build up South Grand
Rapids. and its success IL certainly Hat
tering. On the property 10 tins CON
pany ere factory sites that. for location
and Typographical advantages. cannot be
excclIed anywhere. The shipping facil-
tiles are excellent Two ~ the largest
and best railroads. the Grand Rapids 4
Indiana and the Michigan Central. pass
through the property. South Grand
Rapids has a large depot and freigh;
hou-.r. a station agent. telegraph office.
express agent. poesofiice and several
mercantile houses. Side tracks are
easily constructed from the MAN lines
To reach any desired point. Sd that no
difficulty - experienced IN loading cars.
which can be brought almost TO the
door ~ the shipping room. Pias-
ter Greek sn unfailIng stream. runs
through the property The water ter
this - used Ia supply the boilers IN all
the factories. Among the manufactures
now located on the property ~ the
south Grand Rapids improvement com-
pany are the Grand Rapids Desk con,
pany the Grand Rapids Novelty works.
John Msck's Wagon and Sleigh com
pany. and Mr.. Fox expects Ia secure
number - factories during the year. "a
several are negotiating for sites now. A
sumber - fine. rev residences are tie
ing srectesi tins summer. aud lt ~ pal
pssbly apparent that south Grand Zap
id~ vii some day be- very worthy al
dition o. one ~ the most enterprisiug
cities "a the world
IL - difficult 81 ind poor section -
Grand Rapids. bat certainly this South
Grand Rapids property - little mere
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

falnsati,ssai matters IN s.fAna fagals
NJ - lhs hansl- 8, ! t-sari = fsiurNfssa
,,.s.islsns e the a4ssa,f sss.i tsesifv f..,sr
ffnsteea elected fs,snt lns terlfs szfsfs
Tie tsHn-f .tt.aa 4 the sfefFsn = fte
ntsalafiss IS high lls.s lutitliax sissen
el-es hefe Is $50 eesat~f There
afr thsfs fs.uf ether Mshss.is
ia fts sifs eestelIse he arsils = sstn
safH,n 80 flss sefsis NesTis go
teaetsts asl e.eplasst &ad tfe s4a,F
oieni & shs = ts~ - j. - iesss v4a.i -
th-f 2 fsssf sitt. q e4aes stte fhh
sltsas-t ,.fsaslal5 !. a<gtetest - sf,s
t-sssss q s.sanell ~ mssfFfe II iss.Hes
AS sfse isssf4 e esiassstist -sht.Hs Hnsl-
fssH ~ltsas sac @s@ss = sfssa-lss.s -
ihs sessis Il lhs shiAifeA = = fsglsss
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

COUNSELOR with sesresly glance al the
man.
~But. slr. l have given up that line
AMI am sov ssllsrg usps Still that
-
Never us~ EN-. iont want EN-.
soaidn't have EN- Al any prser.
sir. map srll,ns - not
-Now. sc here. exciasned the Law
yer. wrzthfully. whirilnx around ia and
rising frsm his revolving chair and Tao
inx the persistent fellow. 4 wlsh you u
distinctly understand that l ~iil not
buy bookH. uaps. porous piAsfers. liver
pads. stationery, eve shades. noustache
curriers'. eoskserc~s. needle thrcsiers.
patent buttons. Invisible lax. corn ersdi
GATORS. popular sooxs. photographs nor
paper weights nothing whatever. sre!
No~ get out
Very ~ell. SIR. l Gill leave. but before
taking ny departure let me say this;
Map s~iling xa- not my business with
you. mentIon~d that only Us nay II
Introducing myself Ny intention WAS
a. retain YOU a. counsel In contest 1t
the will II my aunt. Who died recently.
leaving AN estate IA Putnam county
valued at some ss5esp. but that Is past.
and he gathered up his parcels. turned
on his heels aud walked away.
Hold on there" cried the lawyer. as
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

peruIaneBt
n = 49, fiififuff :. eleks f,tanef -
riff fhsf afsus4ies sfe fsToisfiaf s~ers
49, yeafs rtaDia,if in.feeri capital
- ran hEurf $50 t.rtisa}a. affante n
lane saiees g. = nf.afs IL ~ $50 top,ne
f'ssf teFf crest i-esnle AMI thar eiur1tt~
- thf@s .ltksF iffu ~ f'ssf hrTsif grow
cher ffnfpfts - 49, canf frfI
sftffsff p, 4 nsfiisnsirs. - funr1.s
4 eerefaiiy ffesmFssa Tuofnass = tbs
fe~erFre< a 1rsnd Eapias . t.sin,ed
fftrfeltt TIE 'iznres ~ etstesf. cznt 20
prFren lpt-sd > Fef-etf t<-.K r. ts~r,
eut - the irerl - irase girss fss>
nsuses = 80 fsctn-1es th@if tafsfsl
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02
FOOD FOR THE MIND
Our School System Is Of ur-
surpAssable xeelience.
HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADES
T~easy. rwo Thossasd Pspils lsrquts-
Ing 600 Toa0ssesv Ass~sd Gear
Sclsnols--Our schnsl IAhraPy.

Grand Rapids is not in any srnse
proud" city. yet il takes pride in many
thingA Among the rest 10 It's unsur-
passed public school system. Michigan
has ever been famous in matters IL edu.
cation. and il will mol be- dlfiieult o. ia.
ducc people ia other parts VI the coun-
try Ia believe that the public schools IL
Grand Rapids are in keeping with the
other features IL the magnificent city.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

fs.F trcnty YEARS. slnss which tr bas
spent usssf a be- sine ir travel He
isesasp - ~ Afkiu@sf Nra Hnnlf~hire
lfai hs eirtrT~ art frrefeiif spent ~
N ssh.ngg u hss Nriffsf sarh -
Brssssswrs sna fsefs~iicsie ard .naft
yeass 49, gave She fsniasf sissys ~
<ssissf giff sniaiier bui sfss "a. + -
terra. g. lis nnr - has liss aa.{. -
the ftf ftssf.to E-sstifatsn
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02
BIG FOR ITS SIZE
James G. 6ta'oe's Epigram
Apsiy DESCRIBES us.
our Industries DIVERSIFIED
nsaas~~1s er fa<s4srsss $50 yhnuson1b
~ Wa~ksse~ Arr nss.y 49, Nsns
Noe "a ss Grs~d nsapslA~

One thing that strikes the visitor -
Grand RApss V the side Diversity a
iss indslsfrs-r. This oousr> H. many ~
the forsa o. sorprlsr. fss the genera
impression exists smoag outsiders thee
thls s-its 10 glset over o. the furnstnsO
trade. As aAs t-en ss.d ei~rxh ~sx.
however. noihsng could Ia more errDos-
Gus There are stssut Su factories -
the city. and le~< than one nth ~ the
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02
HOME FOR THE MANY
An Able Review OF Grand
Rapids Attractions.
issessnrs trnd Aapss Field and M.
crpstoaal fsct,ssirs ~ AcQsirtax
essastnc~s and SuccsuA

Cities ara like individuals in many r.
syrecta Some are more favored by nature
than others. and some IL these favored
ones are quick to avail Themselves Ut
What nature has given them. ny doing
- they exhibit what IL indicated By the
popular word "Enterprise. Grand Rap
ills 10 one IL those favored citics. and its
people have a ringing snap about them
which makes IL enterprising. IL Grand
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02
LAND IN THE SOUTH
Rssing Values Of Property IN
the Southeast Suburbs
tlIGIsle HOME SIZES CHEAP
ssssh Gsaa>a itsps<1s 1spsossas>as
Company T. Ss~a<1tay uhev~sppssg
ThAs s<-cstsa ~ the Cisy.

Grand R.0sas - . great city. Every
thing indicates this % the observing
person. Adjacent Ia the boundary hns
IN every dirsctloo are found nouriahing
suburbs that eompriss samerous mana
factories and husdpsAs a comfortable
homss. Perhaps IT, esest suburb IN
uosn, of !uezfioa. gro~th and develop
m~ut - south Grand Rapids. just
p~,ond the south boundary line and
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

William {. Todd. ~ho r~c~ntly gave
$4,000 Ia the Boston public library 90
support = newspaper reading room. 10 40
years old and = graduate VI Dartmouth
In the class Ut lss4. He taught schopi
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-02

Aaa~sf Esa8ustr- fffy shrss yal,nR
iss9srs the sesf auR NJ > maftfs
.lsoe ssrf - fhasa NJ = - 31~n ~lfh
t.es eanss EAis irenses tsa fsss---s ~
s.se-<fss. aa.stss. sssaia
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-09-30
True English Density.

A noticeable feature of the Anglo
mania which prevails in New York is
the employment of cockney attendants
by some of the prominent clubs. They
have managed to surround the admis-
sion of an unintroduced stranger to
the club precincts with an amount of
ceremony that would suffice for the
vestibule of the Grand Llama. A gen
tleman from Philadelphia called to see
o friend who is a member OF one of the
uptown establishments.
ais Mr.. F. IMP" he asked of the brass
huttoned funky who sat in an elabor-
ately upholstered armchair near the
doorway.
Hi cawn't say, SIR"
"Can't you find out?"
Hi was not tired to make inquiries
Of that sort"
Scan | go upstairs and find out for
myself"
my horders is. see that no strangers
60 hup-stairs."
"Has the club any superintendent"
Slit las, but 'e's hout."
swell, what does a stranger do who
wants to see n memberp"
W1its uutll IL HeliDet Oi tne
'ouse committee or e calls
again"
Perhaps you'd condescend to take
my card and give it to Mr.. F. when
you see him?"
Hits not my place. Him not con-
descendin' to nothink."
Wherenpon the exasperated caller
made his final appeal:
Can l sit down on the curbstone
outside and rest myself awhile"
you can hask the porter; 'e's a
good-'arted chap and perhaps there's
no hobjection."-N Y. Times.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-09-30
SMASHED The CRYSTAL.
to Know Whether an Oft-Rs-
peated Tale Wa True.

To shy what you mean and mean
what you say is n good rule to follow
always, says Ha1per's Young People.
An amusing story which illustrates
tho value of this course was told some
years ago by an old gentleman who
was visiting a rolling mill for the first
time. He had heard wonderful stories
of the machinery in the mill, and he
was DESTROYS of putting some OF them
to test.
~ have been told" said he to the
Zimmerman, rs he watched the great
steam hammer rising aud falling,"that
n good Zimmerman can break the
crystal of a watch with that t%hirty-ton
hammer"
"les, SIR said the hammer man;
@it can be done"
a should like to see it," said the old
gentleman, eagerly feeling in hi. watch
pocket.
81 can do it, Sir"
"And will you" said tho visitor,
drawing out his watch. 'Comc, l am
anxious to see it tried.n
lie laid his watch on the great anvil
plate, the hammer rose to its full
uctput, uHu lnc UCAl luStilIl itil Tvs
ponderous weight, with a crushing
force that shook the ground for an
acre round, came down OF the watch.
There, sir" said the Zimmerman,
quietly, "if you don't believe that
crystal is broken, just stoop down and
you can see it sticking 10 the ham,
mer."
Tho curios. old gentleman swallow
ed II whole procession Of Jumps and
gasps befo:e he could speak.
But | forgot TO say" he exclaimed.
shat it was TO break the crystal with
out injuring the watch"
"Oh, yes,' said the Zimmerman
Eyes, know; l have heard that rub
Dish myself. but it's all CANNON.
don't believe it. But you can break
the crystal every time"
If the visitor bad said what he meant
he would undoubtedly have saved his
watch, but it must be confessed that
if the Zimmerman had not becn one OF
the mcancst men in the world he
WOiilI have s,ypI if Who
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-09-30
The shopkeepers of Fee.

The sur vas sinking, and one by II
the sleeping sh%opkeepers seemed to
awaken to the fact that another day OF
toll was gone. For a moment they
hustled about, covering their wares
with cloths, and then proceeded to
shut up shop. They took hold of a
rope suspended from the roof and gen
lily let themselves down, feeling eau
tiously for n foothold. The average
distance from the floor Of n booth in
the bazaars to the ground is about two
feet; but they are very brittle, these
merchants Of Fez, and they let them
selves down very gently, as though
fearful that the slightest jar or jolt
would break their bones. Some of the
merchants even keep in their little six
bY-four booths Il private stepladder.
by means of which they effect their
exits and their entrances. When the
booth is securely closed and carefully
locked, the merchant scribblcs all over
the door with red chalk very myster-
ious cabalistic characters, which do
not mean "Will be back in hour" or
Slipped out across the street for five
minutes" but are rather in the nature
of Threats TO evil-doers and Jim of what
misfortunes will ovcrtake them should
they dare 10 break open the doors dur
ing his absence.
And now onrshopkeeper shook him
self thoroughly, rs though his limbs
were still bcnumbed with sleep; he ar
ranged his haik jauntily about his
shoulders, and then cieerfully trotted
off up the narrow street. Sometimes
| have seen them, in the glad anticipa-
ton of q filling dinner. purse up their
lips, as though they too felt the abso-
lutte necessity of whistling like all 9TH
er well conducted shopkeepers the
world over when they turn the key
on their shops for the day; but it is
not advisable to whistle in Fee. The
practice has fallen into disrepute,
owing to the general belief among the
Moors that people who whistle are
calling up sprites and evil spirits from
the invisible world; and so it happens
that people Who whistle are very apt
to lave curved knives stuck into them
us they walk in the darkness Of the
narrow Streets Stephen Bonsal, IN the
Ce!tAry.