Telegram-herald., 1890-12-15

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TIE n era 81 Ghe trU1at NrlCeF "a -
Bsnefsoent saas.
TO the 0ri nary cilisen. the predos.
inant feature on the outward face ~
the police department i = great, blaek
frowa. AID Il the ordinary casacn ihls
frown ls the synlbol u Nhst the de-
pArtment Is behind iss outward face.
The rough and ready sluTdiness Of
quality required 10 make an efficient
policeman naturally mialead many INTO
the belief that nothing csu he locked
Tor Ia the police department but Tough
dealing with the roughest Kinds ii pop
pie. Ihis impression - 80 oeep-se2ied
ia sofae minds that any story al cruelty
aud brutality that may be oonoeolod
against tae police finds ready ofedence.
The TiIEoRAN-HEGAIn has already
done is share IN the endesvor @ cor
rect the belief, by calling attention 10
tue thousand and one benevolent
things the department. Is constantly
dong. Indeed, The peilce headquAr-
tefs are a kind Of central ofhce into
which unfortunate fox pour AL tiaelF
woes. and 4 is very seldom that al
aching heart ls turned away without
any satisfaction.
Among tue most benehoeat hfgnchss
of police administration ls tnaI ~ the
tfuant ONCE. Ii IL the business ~ TIE
truant oihcer % lock after ali the
children who play the trnant from
school. liz visits them in their homes,
and hls duties call hlm into every part
Of the city, aud no man in Grand Rap
lds knows as many children as IFuaut
Officer Frank Fee. and there Is no other
man known hy a. many childrea.
Moreover. there D. probably B0i man
ia the city SO cOuversanI with the needs
of that large class OF poor people who,
however deeply plunged m poverty
never make demands upon puh.it char
| ity. Although i ls no part OF Mr. Fec
Official duty 70 look after poor people,
| u le impossible for HIM % come into
contact with the distress that daily ocn~
fronts, without being moved by IL.
/ Consequently, he u constantly doing
something for the relief OF the naked
and the starving. It q an exceptional
| trip which Frank makes into the by-
/ places OF the city without having q
basket or two under his buffalo robe
/ Franks fat, rosy cheeks never wear
quite so joyous an expression as on
those Joyous occasions when be i going
about doing THIS sort Of good. OF course
| his meagre salary will not permit him
10 make all these purchases out OF hls
own pocket, but, Ike al persons bent
upon the relief of actual distress, Nj.
| Fee never wants for expedients b help
hlm 70 the accomplishment OF any "
his blessed purposes.
Among the causes Of inability 70 at
tend school ID winter, on the part of
poor children, the want Of shoes IL the
chief. This particular cry of distress
became 50 loud and poignant this sea-
son, that Mr.. Fee determined 20 meet
il with something substantial He went
10 John Widdicomb and told him his
story. Mr.. Widdicomb directly took
from his purse a nucleus for fund,
and then proceeded 70 augment it by
! donations from attaches a tiie factory.
When the fund reached SIS, Mr.. Fee
was told 10 draw upon il for what Was
wanted.
al tell you" said Frank, with joy-
Gus smile which only Santa Claus could
rival, "it would do your heart good 70
see what an amount Of sunshine one
pair OF shoes. carried there 81 the right
moment, will fash INTO family. One
little fellow today WAS 30 spprecistire
that ! couldn't resist the temptation 90
20 out and hunt him up an Overcast,
and then there was music, j tell gou.
Said the little fellow. 4 can 20 70 sun
day-school now, every day IN the
week.