Telegram-herald., 1889-07-09
sUNDRIEs
The great lr.ae agt.s = osSs. No~
laa las lsSxe I,eAoe.

a collar ana pants. fAs well ferulataa
duas. sntenl upon showing Ais superb
ofssy, adds 10 tbs sbess abbreviated
sumtner outflt melancholy. absent
minded aspect, fongee silk sl.ist, and
an elalo1a1ely ornsmented surclngle.
n Rider Haggafd's new novel,
..1soolatra, i Tie latest contribution
10 yellow dog literature. IL is the old,
cid African ''She' masqneradlng IA
Egyptian mummy cloths aud spices
WITH Cleopatra lnstead of the "whste
queen" the Pharaoh for sir Henry
CarIiss, and hleroglyphics for Laia
largon and Boer b4t,ble. The old dune
novel flavor pemcates the entire work,
and, a. usual, the hero knocks down
and drags out all the other 'Ino hig
lniuns, mashes all the heIoines. aud
does big things generally, and without
even hit OF perspiraiion. There Il q
little less oi she J. +. oooper's noble
rrd-man-stran al,0ul the set oTalAons,
tut after All ihe dialogue as = whole
snlaeks strongly of Wiid Western
Wmspef.ngs, and makes one think that
Pharaoh, like Macumazhan, may have
somewhere been mixed up either with
] ienniort uf the last oi the MohiOans.
Great scheme, that of Mr.. naggard :
using tie same literary iay-hg4re for
all characters, and simply dressing TAP
each ln some new name of nationality
and labeliBg whenever readers cal! toI
variety!
81 think, i" SAID a well appearing man
OF labor, "that there Is such a thing as
advertising town too we'll, and that
thc Board of Trade Oi Grand kapids
have made tins mistake. There are
always many worthy unemployed men
here al thls time OF year, when the
factories are working on short time, u
not at All, and tins continuous adNer-
tlsing abroad that the town IL booming,
and that there J. no end OF building
gong on has had the effect to draw
hundreds of mechanics, artisans and
others here. These men, a. rule.
have no money to fail back upon, and
are soon obliged 10 even bcg for
work, and must, of course, take what
ever wages they are offered, and the
result Is disappointment 10 them. and
death 10 the profit of legitimate home
labor. Ii j. the same 90 the working
men, this mistaken policy of creating
an artificial demand for and supply of
outside labor, as II would be
10 the factory owners and ston-kecp-
ers If, 10y this sort of advertising
hundreds o.. of..compeutors ntheir repect-
i've spheres of business should Toe at
tracted here, and all At once open com
petlng establishments. SAY, let Grand
Rapids advertise itself and IL wall grow
fast enough 10 satisfy everybody but
the sharks and spcculaiors, and the
growth VIII then be "A healthy growth.
But mark my words, tins city will soon
be oyerrun not only with tramp work
ingmen but busted storc-kcepcrs
If they keep on importing a lot Of
supcrlluous laborcrs and bNsiness men
10y holding out the false and mlschiev-
Gus idea that tins Is 4 booming city.
Grand Rapids is not booming. IL Is
surely and steadily growing, and doesn't
have 10 boom. IL Ought not 10 boom,
for boom means always "A reaction,
and # tine big fellows of the town want
steady, healthy growth and not merely
a feyeriSh, unhealthy ,reactionary swell
Ing-a balloon progress which some
day must be followed hy collapse
they Will promptly let mp on the new
tangled patent incubator style OF dong
things"
HoJbics also wants city park, wants
the Black Hills, and vigorously claims
a prc-enption of the general and par
tcular idea. We'll, Hobbto. Hartman
and Hopkins can have 1.-THE prc-emp-
ton. mean. But viii the city have the
park2 That D. the important question,
and II make very little difference who
suggested or vino advocates this excel
lent idea, If only the city solons shall
sec TT tO act upon u favorably. H8bt5es
refers somewhat dcspairngly 10 the
probable cost of the Black Hills pro
pertv. and would seem 81 Imply that
the city can not afford b. pay M. Cot
his present price. / bog to dliicr on
tins point, and to suggest that the city
II now a metropolis aud can aii ord -,
aud should pay All the property is really
worth today. considering the great end
~ view. 4 public park of tbc right
sort y a public blessing. il d not only
q luxury bui a necessity. IT is by
genie, sanitary and a moral neces-
sty. and ihe real queston ls one rather
uf the pubic health and pubic morals
than Of toe public comfort. With a
crowded population such a. ours Il is
imperative That there should be- st least
one place provided m the open
ar bg enough, healthfnl enough
and attractive enough 10 draw
and 30 accommodate the men,
the women and the children 81 tie
great lab0rng classes upon Sundays
holidays. If YOU would KIN the sa-
looms put something mere attractive in
their place. II You don't want the
people 10 pstronize sunday games and
theaters. give them something else -
patrOnizc-gIve them the right sort Of
= place 10 20 80 where there are hills
and dales, trees and shade. plants and
/ flowers. fountains and birds, pleasant
walks and drives and lonulng places
and # you can fhrow In a lovely river
! front. 50 much the better. lB one word
give tfe people q genuine city park,
and one fae enough for more than
elbow room. and pay q good round
( SUM for u q necessary. Donations are
not customary iu such csses snd should
neither ~ a-ke8 for nor eKpected
Take Your choice and pay your moneg.
Docs fhis mean more tsKess Surely
30. hui q W he ihe right ta1 in tie
right place. and no right minded cltl-
zen vii begrudVe hi proper quota.
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