Telegram-herald., 1888-07-15
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abe vie 81 sxPrssidsnt James 4. Polk
aHd Il sas her tremblins hnseFs that from
hsg charming Vine stfeet 10 ms Ia Nssh-
vile. Tenn. to1ehsc ths key Of TIE Morse
telegraph and set IN motion the ponSsrons
wheels Of the massive machinery. l should
Ike % hare been . witness 10 the affair, for
ny respect and admiration tor that noble
Old lady Knows 10 bounds Nv mind
wandsEs back 70 = period twenty years
ago and / can distinctly see Mrs Polk,
attifed Ia her black ak dress,
SsndeFing over the shell walks in her gar
den, piucaing pOsiss. which shs gathered
into tasty ooqusIs and presented to the
Juveniles IN the nsishborhood. all Of whom
used 10 De fsrysnt admirers OF the venerable
lady and her beautiful tower garden, each
bud and blossom in which she nurtnred
with her avn hands. She WAS q iavorite
among the children, ana they were pleasur-
able companions 10 her Ine wife Of the
present President may &c very pleasant TO
her former college associates and Mrs Har-
rison nlay be famous for her elsrst punches,
but doubt II either of them will ever hold
as warm spot in the hearts OF the people
as does Ars- Polk The whole populacs OF
Nashville sdores her, and tns thousands of
youngsters whose hearts she has reached
through lovely boqueta, would any one of
them, ieel, take up arms in her defense,
or shed hood OF tears when she is called to
the great beyond
Both the Democrats and Republicans
made mistakes in their National Conven-
sentions. The former IN its failure TO nomi-
nate Gov. Gray, OF Indiana, and the latter
in its failure TO select Chsuncey Depew as
rs standard bearer. But why. do you ask?
Well because both resemble men, who
while they have never occupied positions of
trust and honor In = nation. are better
known 10 the world at large than any Of
the Presidents or distinguished war heroes.
The striking resemblance of Depew to the
famous Snowman Adam Fonpaagh has
been referred 10. and | was dumbfounded
the other day when | was presented TO Gov
ernor Gray to notice what . counterpart he
was 10 the famous clown Dan Rice. Ii
would puzzle an "old campaigner" TO tell
the Two men apart were they to walk the
street together and even I-who had sailed
the waters OF the Mississippi with Uncle
Dsn"-couldn't tell ''tother from which,"
Sid Stevens. the genial member of the firm
of Foster, Stevens K Co., in your city, was
once Advances Agent for Rice and although
he superintended the placing OF thousands
of Dams pictures bearing the superscription
Il can'tq quit Uncle Dan still in the ring"
On the dead walls of the Southern river
towns, I'll wager my Summer overcoat if
ne was shown a lithograph OF Gray he
wosld unwittingly take off his hat smile
and remark, We'll, if that amt Uncle
Dan" | am not the only person who has
been deceived and mistaken Governor Gray
for the clownish gentleman for the chief
executive OF the great Hoosier state had
some very funny experiences while stump
ing his state two years ago. After the de-
livery of speech at Crystal Lake" said the
Governor, as We chatted together. II was
approached by well dressed individual, |
grssped me by the hand and shook it |
with the same tenacity he would q pump |
handle. It's sight for sore eyes to see |
you again.' he remarked. In vain sought |
10 place his face or recall his name. You've |
got the best of me- said l. What, don't |
me? Why / was your ringmsst-
II in 1868. They may call you Gray now,
'ut when we travelled together with 'Ex-
'elsior' as our mascotte, you were proud of
he name you then bore-Dan Rice / |
'oon explained to him his error" said the
Governor, but guess l gained my cleo
ion on the reputation of Uncle Dan, for
Indiana is full of voters who in the days
lgone followed the fortunes of the veteran
howman.
have been travelling somewhat exten
lively of late and am glad to see that the
french barbaric idea of throwing open the
magnificent lawns in front of beautiful res
dsnces is prevailing to less degree than
1t was q mistaken idea of some
me in throwing wide open the privacy of
iome by taking down the fences and un-
ortunately the idea spread to an alarming
xtent, until the residence portion of the
titles became nothing more nor less than
pen commons. The red man gave to
\merica its millions of acres of land in an
lnfenced condition, and IL was scarcely in |
spirit OF progression for the people who
lad seen the Improvements of nineteen
snturies to return TO the primitive age of
nan and discard fences. But they did it.
nd having seen the folly of their ways are
epentant. OF course no one will deny that
n open lawn possesses a more beautiful
ppsarsnce than one hidden behind an un-
ghtly wooden fence, with a shaky post here |
nd there a loose board or missing picket
ut then the place lacks that cougenlal air
privacy, and the dwellers in the habita-
on thereof, seem like unto the squatters
n the open praIrie. / agree that the nm !
ghtly wooden fences should 90, bat 1 am |
lad that tasty iron fences are TO supercsde
lem. The effect of an iron fence enhances
1e beautifis appearance of lawn a hun.
red per cent. more than the absence of a
vision line, and q thousand per cent.
lore than q wooden fence, be the latter
ger 30 stylish. The time has now come
ben open lawns are a relic OF barbarls !
implicitly, and iron fences the
roper method of retaining the
rivscy of home without mar. !
ng the effect of magnificent lawns. {
throughout the east and southwest the I
oyement is rapidly growing and it would ,
no surprise TO see the open lawns a thing
tae past ere We write nineteen hundred. ,
Grand Rapids people could only see what ;
pleasing change II is from publicity 10 the !
bstsntisl iron fence ornsmentstion they
Duld hasten TO embrace the transformation :
ID follow the prevsiiing eastern fashion.
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You all know Nate salisbury, be OF Buf.
10 Bill Wild West and Troubsdour fsmsi .
ep If you don't know him you ought to .
r be Is 3 hustler from away back. SAILS
~ y now soout forty years Of age, tall
4 strsignt 81 80 arrow, black eyes and A :
amer that is a. taking as the scarlet q
Ter Salisbury made his debsf xs an actor
Grand Rapids. along back in '6s-if {
smoTY serves me sright-vhen Rob n
h1son. James A. Oates szd W. R
~ den we're the managers Of Squirs's 4
era House, which stood Just ssath Of a
dmond's present temple Of drama. Nate q
= than ambitious and phen Jim Oafss =
sed him his line Of business. he replied
ything ard thst eue word settl.d his
are fate for he vas compelled ~ do
,rythinz. ! stsid there three months or
re SAYS Nate but the twelve dolIarss =
ek | vas promised never came. Oates r
: honest though for While be promised !,
sivs he assured ne I would Be lucky il :.
ot cent :