davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18

Ii IS an awful fact
it Is really not short Of
lawful-that In this coun-
try (Great Britaln), with
all its wealth. al rs vast
resources, all IT'S power.
20 per cent. that is TO
say, nearly one-half of
the persons who reach
the age of 30 are or have
btsu paupers. Isay that
II q n most tremendous
fast. and / cannot con-
.celve any subject more
worthy Of the attention
OF the legislature. more
worthy OF the attention
'oS Us all
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
goHN RISKY.

Though England II
deaIeled with spinning
wheels, her people have
not clothes; though she
Is black with the digging
of fuel. they die q cold,
aad though She has sold
her soul Tor grain, they
die OF hunger.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18

Detroit exprrss le. NIuc f,a3 : m has MaEufF
rarlor and buffet car attached and ffcaihe
express leaving sts , m has rarlnT car a.
iached Incsc trans make Direct connection
ln Dctrotf Tor az paints EaTt
ikrrfss leaving 81 I0 - n m las AGafr
sleeping car io Detroit arr r-s.nE ln Detroit at
81 am
fnrouHh railroad rrkffs and ocean steam
shin tickets aDd sieetli n0r.l l.rff.. s,...fI .f
j.. .. u. d y eilte. I Monroe 81. aul Ai tle
depot
JAS CAMPBELL. cts Pass. Assent
JOHN ~. LOfb. frame MauaEer. I.trait
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
KAY IN SOCIAL coSDi-
TON OF THE PKoPLE


III VIC have enormous
wealth we ought 70 re-
member that We have
enormous pauperism al
SO; II We have middle
classes richer and more
intelligent than thOse OF
any other country ia the
world, we have poorer
classes. forming the ma
joiIty of the people OF
this country, more igno-
rant, more pauperiZed
and more morally de
graded than the poorer
Glasses OF most OF the
countries Of western Eu-
rope.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
rREAsUKER's NOTICE.


City Tressurer's once.
Grand Rapids. Mica. Oct 9. l.a.
Notice is hereby given that the assessment
roll for grading. graseliuE and paving IRE gut
fers of Eleventh avenue. IRON south Division
street 20 south Ion q str e. in TIE city %
Grand Rapids. Is noV ia ms hands. and thai
twenty days FROM this dsfe. ai the once 81 fte
GEORGE r PERRY
oct p City Clerk.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18

Tie rosy freshness snS = vslvety
softnss. of TIE skln a invariably ob-
tsineo hv those who use Pozzoa3's Com
p.eron Powder
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
DETRoIT. LANSING a NoETHgRg



DFFaHr
E1press for SAGINAW aLd BAY Cfv sam
Msii iur LausIur. Detroit ana haef. n
EIpress fDf Lansing Detroit END Essff ~ m
Maj Tor ma RI Leu anf 81. nav IS 81 3 u
Past fru. fer Detroit NFw oft snd
Hos'vn .... .-.- --..... ..............-f ~ - fa
tThIfT
Mail from SarIraW aUo Bay lfv fli q a r
Ma from bsusipE. Hetro tsne kasf fis i0 81 m
Past E1p. from Lansing. bftrolf aud
fhs asf CO. m
EaFress Irom Lansing ard Detroit rse : Ia
kXpreks from saginaw. - houis and
Ana. ......-............. 90 F IN
sNaiiv fNaflf eFrrff -uunav
The shortest lire ~ Detroit fDt Eagt Re.
CANT rarior cars betweeu Detroit ana erarE
Rapids
seiid fraIus between Crane Rap ft arc HsF
nav Two seic ira REL bffsefn Iifsnf Hap
ids ane Detroit issf 81 Grof Rapids u
m snd f.lt rn. anc ifsFnf Detroit lIt fn
ard ID ! u
Tor tickets snc Information Apply ~ Unioa
ficsef o0fer. s. NeHrof "a anf fUier depot.
GnsRoE lsEhsFFs. ees. ass aue Ilfa. AFt
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
TAKE YOUR CHOICE
-~o@ wAaE EAsNERs LisE UNoea
PROTECTION AID FHSE- TRsCS~

Wat tAs Erss-ErsAs Ssw Nork ~ertd
S4ys - sszas ~ Oar AAeSrers A2s tieA
Esssi-aozx - ths C0atisisa - teslr
LAbSEssz Cl&ssss-A Grs@t toatF~sf'
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18

MICHIGAN CENTRAL
TAs NIAGARA PALS ROUTE.

fifafN. Al offrrs oulif fafepi sunday.
Taxing eject sAlseay jay ~. it.s
slcfpng cars GA fAeAo aFa Atlantic IA
PRESSES - ARD fFoIn itffn1I Garnr ctrs run
on bss Ex{ress ane HraDa Rapids - press 90
snc from feisoiL Direct cauntrf.uus made
al befrCit VIII q ffiraush trains fssi Iiea-
ets On sale Bi iuieu Ticket HnlCf al Monroe
ST. and ~ ln1un depot
fKrn n. hEIGes Gen. AT 81 Nonfae-SL
q. ". hUsGIKs. 6. =. and i. tgt Cheese.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18

Peckhsrn's Creup Remedy cures
Nhcoplug Coakh.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
IASPERINAC. KAALF.

late Of said county. deelaseG. ana that al cred
itors Ol said decreased are required 10 present
their ciai AZ b said PROBATE court. Al The Pro
bate Office q the city o. Grand Rapids. for eK-
animation and allowance oh or before tic 2nd
DAY OF April next. and that such claims
will be hears before said court on Thursday.
the 2nd day OF April next. az ten O'Clock
in the forenoon If that Cay.
Dated Grand Rapids. Hlch.. Oct. 2. 4. p. 1870.
CYRUS Z. PERKINS.
sat oct 81 Judge OF Probate.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
HENRY FAWCETT.

There are few classes
Of workmen who Ia many
respects are SO thorough
iy wretched as tie En-
glish agricultural labor
ers. They are in many
rcSpects 30 miseraOly
poor that If they were
converted into slaves to-
morrow il would Be for
the interest OF their own
srs u feed them far bet
tee than they ara at pr -
eut. Throughout large
agricultural districts not
4 single agricultural la
b9reT will be fosnd who
has saved 50 mgch A. =
week = wages. A life of
toshng and mcessant In
dustFy offers no ether
prospect than a miser-
able old age.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
col rvGEFsoL1.

W hs~- tsk~n the fsiasirss q osh-r scurtriss.
~s have tsEsa tse m-s wso cosld 8ot soccs>d n
Euxla.6 - hs~s tnren a. sa@a uho ha-. oeen
r5oeed 80 srsrnrtet lfTras - have sAssn then
into tsis -o11trT Al - s-con8 g.a.rstloa Sc
ss.n<rtnr - ths soeSsfY - tie eso@rtxr frnzn
vh.A tr~fr fksasrs ennssrarp1 We hsre tarer
~ lrfsszr-. rsl5-i - hs-s ssr-- fse tcr~szr
-rs sro1a tee ahzrshos-se Al hsve farnsi tfelr
-ssr. t7tc -e>@s rs have trarEfsrree tseir ho-se
49, asis~ tnco geec-~ o1t 81 2e1r=T psup~rr
aa~s aesse uefS-stlt. zEiswrss1 sn~a
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
Leaa Poison Cures.

lana gsiasss - trs4-. TAEez wears sse
has : baS eAse ss ls4d feissa. ezlsus ~ @siag
Tbs ase s.eias aEese tas eeisea V4l ,aresgh "a
pozes 3 * skis. A sfslsa 49, - S4sar.Esa
with psissn thsi ~ eaasfcisshes w~se eolored
;, f1s pasas seiug Nosses 60 - ths als4s14as
ths~ssh tAs posss q a. ska ~@s csre1 ca
uIsly - :. 5 sna ave aAs ~ frsagn ssn0e
c PAKK LEAK Waynossllle. oai2
TfeAuss On Rlscd and skia Isiseases a.Ailod
fres SWIFT sFEllFIc "a. Atizats Ga
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
NR GLADSTONE

rsp>ss here what 7 have ofsen .ajt pshiicly
an frequently put n print That an attentive
r-asler - stfs-Ane>s - Enslish snd American
Frr-,-trz3ers vsa - fsTrsshct theroby vita some
~ sh- srrunssss proefs = ths borefts that have
aocraci. thsf 49, ssi~t, ard vhl IN tss futsIre
sccrue ~ ths a4ricsslf1rsss snd ishcrfnz ciassas
q she rnites efsr-s frs@ tsa AEnerican Pret~c-
tsv. tartf s~sfera
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
PRoTECxioG
froa E1e ses I -
sfasi &tEat3
A4lAsrIf

a = = - A-a@@ .
a. - ks t4fts -
$50 ~ s1Els > sTa sAls
.stra1s D = Ntst ia
rBy 4 hs0 fsEx Ca
- T. tzs asy = tszi-1
- eoEos f0F Ils seTk-
l1x pe9ee
4 suEa4y Wor.t 20
psgfer h4a alzle . tot1r
Iaro1gk t1e cltg, SA1
s4s astosassj - y 1zs
ne s@s al le&r8si
Tss AL h4s - here
i've ~ god style - lz'ss
than AZ average - 3 a
tay
fheir hones are mol
era hQxses sit1 t24
sind0va. iawEs xArasu.
ant saAte tres
i4e average monthls
renl ls CAY s. Tor BAL
Of one q these elegant
boIues
Twelve doliaFs Is deem
81 aScessiFe. almost ex
trayzFaat.
10 rcIs Hkoin touss
~ith al modcru TN
grovements and ample
g7ounts costa SIS - Sc
a month.
T. HizgiR soa- q TIE
Law frn Of DubaqGe s
Higginsoa. vas tho writ
er's lnformant and con
panion C1 toe t04l
through the city
Tie conducsea the To
porter along a wide ave
nle. on both sidee ol
which t-st~sen the sfroeI
ard the sidewalk a phol
OF green svard had beer
eft.
Al the top oS the hill /
view OF the city 10 bal
0 dozen directions "a
commanded. The geue
raj aspect q the stfeetl
WAS that OF an enormous
country village Ouis
OF handsome houses
nestled among luxurlaD'
trees, ana each one thl
posSessor Of = lawn ans
. garden
Zach street Was light
ed BY electricity. an
several had street ca
lines.
Hero you can gsi;
some idea of our city,
Mr.. Higgtnson said
There u room enougi
here 70 give each iahsa
liant tea acrrs OF land
and yet We have grow
from -, 900 TO 75. 900 II
the past ten years "
NopgL TENEMENT Housl
There Is "a typics.
tenement house. b.
continued, pointing on
q moderate sized hogs'
OF handsome architeci
ure, with a pretty ver
anda aud lay windows
The grounds conslste'
OF = smooth sbavsn lawn
shaded by severai fin
elnss and OAKS. Their
were a hammock and
rustic seat. Flower gar
dens bloomed on all side
OF the house.
1t looked like a privat,
residence, Designed 70
the occupany OF a mal
In easy circumstances.
That house iS Occu
pied by two families O
mill hands" Mr.. Higgin
son said, "one on th
first floor and tbs otae
on the second. with eacl
having one-hah Of Tn
big attic. As you ses
the bay window extend
To the second story, thu
making both floor
equally pleasant"
What rent do the fam
ilieS payF'
Nine doliassa q month.
Mine dohars n month? (?
Yes. sir. / can ShOl
you scores. yes huu
dreds, OF such houses a
that in this city," Mr
Higginson replied calm
ly, in some OF whic.
the reut viii be eve
less than that. You en-
hire a whole house Tx
that for SIS or So
month. d"
do many Of the OF
eratives own houses i
this city,"
Hundreds Of ther
do. "
THE IDEAL COTTAGE HON
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
.rnrIcF - CnEnTrnns

J
" state OF Michigan. county of kent i-->s.
Notice IS hereby given. thai ty an order ol the
Probate court tor the county 81 Kent. MADE ca
the End day Of October. s. j.. iosJ. slA
months from that date were allowed Tor cred
if0rs 10 pres at their claims a-ainst The esiase
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18

Lord col~ridge. The chief justice of Engisnd. In
his farewell speech after exte0ded tour
through thls country u 1873. said.
II Is not your colossal fortunes that have inter
ested M: can see them ~ home. What do
admire. What long n 49, and never shall 49, IN
NY own dear Hnslssd = what may - called
your upper ard lever middle classes hsve
sse1 anooz thcn mea -ho would 40 credit 70
sny capital in TIE world I have seen teFs -
shsussn rs % hoases occoPied b. the 0wrers %
hers I ara tpld that Ia general To7ir farmers
own their farms. yocr cultivated gentlemen o~n
Their ho7pseS sbd yqur artisans Owa ther cot
tags What sfsrs = saf sfaczion and ccufest
tbs prosicee n fffns = p.acsi Wbsf an trreest-
h. fsr,a n fir1a q ear
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18
TIE IpEAL COTTAGE Howl

THE IDEAL COTTAGE HOME
The writer passed a
large number OF neat
lit.le cottages with yards
and gardens. Ia many OF
which corn. potatoes.
beans, squashes and
nearly all kinds Of vege-
tableS were growing, an
ample supply for the
family table. Such cot
tagcs as that cost Only
$500 20 $1,000 to build, "
Mr.. Higginson said.
At one point Mr. Hig
ginsOn pointsd out a
block OF three story
houses. With bay win
dovs and small yards IN
front the KIDD or house
that would rent nj go a
month in New York Just
as fast as the agents
could offer them D. the
public. They were
charuiinxly situated fec
inc = beautiful park that
siopcd down TO the river
The man that built
those houses" said ar
HEginsoh, made a mis
take. He cant rep'
them at So = month,
even though he offered
TO make n present OF
any one Of theln 70 auy
person who would 1--we
Ia It Ten years. You see,
our peoI|e want yards
about their hO,ses. and
won't take q house with
out so lsnglts they ear
got them vitb a yard y
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-18

.AHE WH&0o Issess. ss.'. -. .... =
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-18
SCRATCHED.

At the Christmas Tree-"I wonder how
they scratched up SO many presents. u
"Oh, with Santa Claws."-Puck.
Miss Plessy-Do you ever have tableaux
vivants at your housea ''No. My wife is
dyspeptic and has to be very careful
what she eats. New York News.
Five-year-old William was talking about
his knuckles and his brother asked what
he meant. "I mean the little elbows or
my fingers" was the ready reply.-Baby
hood.
Hamlet-Have you seen the new worl
called 'The Actors Railway Guide?" Gin
lett have not. What is ita Hamlet
Just the ordinary telegraph poles.-Bostor
Herald.
Visitor-What do you call your dog
sir! Shenandoah Cracker-Wincheste
Indeed! Yes, sar. When they's any shoot
| in goin' on he's allus twenty miles away
| Judge.
Customer-Your safety matches ar
| abominable things. can't even get then
| to light Storekeeper-Well, what create
proof of safety could you desire2-Flie
gende Blatter.
Inquiring Son-Pop, is an architect al
artista Pop (who has just had a new hous
built)-I guess 80. They say artists ar
| perfect children about money matters
| New York Weekly.
| Pleasant old gent-Young man, what i
| the latest in hatsa Smart young man
Heads, sir. Pleasant old gent-Ah! anC
what are soft ones like yours selling FORT
Smith, Gray & Co.'S Monthly.
No Need to Try.-Gazzam-''How lon
do you suppose man can live withou
eating9'
Maddox-sI don't know Have no pei
sonal experience. 1 advertise large, yo
know. Judge.
"And what's my part in tho amateu
theatricals to bet' asked Chollie. "Py
written the part for you and 1 know you
do it well. You are to be the idiot be
who witnesses the murder and doesn't te
until the last act" replied Scribuler.-Ne
! York Sun.
care you in mourning, Scribbler.
notice you always were black now, WHIT
You used always to wear light colors
''Oh, no, I'm not in mourning, but
bought me one of those fountain pens
/ little while ago and / find it cheaper
| wear black Boston Courier.
Why He Did It.-old Brown (bringil
out the strap)-Do you know why Pm G
Q ing to whip you, my soni
0 Little Johnny-'Cause I'm small. II
I was as big as that man next door W
a called you liar, last night, you wouldl
put finger on me.-Christmas Puck.
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LABOR COLONIES.

1t is strange that the efforts of benevo-
lent clergyman in Germany to solve the
tramp problem have not attracted more at
tention. He began his work in 1882. The
idea at the bottom of it was to give relief
to vagrants in return for work. He es-
tablished labor colonies, and last year
6,231 persons were admitted to twenty
one of them. The work furnished consists
of farm labor, forestry and various trades.
After fourteen days the tramp is paid
wages, from which the price of clothing
and other necessaries is deducted. If a
tramp refuses to work he is turned over
to the civil authorities. In addition to
the labor colonies there are numerous
stations where needy and homeless wan
derers may obtain temporary relief OF
shelter, but always in return for work
According to the German clergyman's
idea, vagrancy is to be treated as misfor
tune until it is proved crime. 1t is {
misfortune SO long as the vagrant show:
his willingness to work when the oppor
tunity is given to him. 1t becomes a Grim,
as soon as it is evident that he will MOI
work. His method is said to be proving
a success and under it vagrancy has per
ceptibly dimished in the empire,
General Booths plan to deal wit
Darkest England" is quite like the Ger
man clergyman's, but on q much large
scale 1t is well worth trial, and larg
amount of money has been contributed
give it one. 1t will be most importan
and interesting experiment. There al
many vagrants in all civilized countrie
who are willing to work and many Other
who could be taught to be.
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No. 3O2

performed In the usual manner, and it was
decided TO charter tug and minister and
have the knot tied on the high seas. AS
tug could not be procured, q time-worn pre-
cedent had to be abandoned, and a yacht
called the Sappho was hired. One day last
week johnson and Lola, accompanied by
the Rev. F. D. Seward, "a Presbyterian min
lister, Misses Buer and Shade, and several
other friends went aboard the Sap
pho and sailed outside the San Diego heads.
Scarcely had the little yacht attained a dis
tance of several hundred yards from the
wharf than the brides parents came rush
ing down to the dock to interrupt the rum
Always. They We're trifie too late. Once
outside the heads the Rev Mr.. Seward tied
the knot, and Mr.. and Mrs. johnson re-
ceived the congratulations of their friends
on board. The bridegroom, in expectancy
of the event, had calculated on making a
hasty exit from San Diego with his wife,
and to that end had purchased two through
tickets for passage on the steamer Santa
Rosa for San Francisco.
Just as the ceremony was performed,
however, the Santa Rosa was observed
backing out of the dock seaward. The
anxious bridegroom had TO face the alter
natives of being detained by an angry IA
| ther-in-law if he landed at the wharf or of
staying on board the Sappho and missing
the steamer. Capt. Crane of the Sappho
solved the difficulty by lowering a small
boat and placing himself, the bridesmaids,
and the newly married couple in it. Tho
little craft shot out in the direction of the
receding steamer, and managed to gel
alongside. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, accom-,
pauied by the bridesmaids, jumped aboard
and the Santa Rosa proceeded on her way
Mr. johnson thought that the telegraph
might work him injury. To avoid it h,
left the steamer at San Pedro, went to Lo
his way to the City of Mexico, where h
and his bride will make their home unit
pardoned by the irate parents of Mrs. John
Il son.
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WASHINGTON.
No Longer simply n Government
Town.

No Longer simply n Government
Town.
Correspondence of the New York Times1
The season is rapidly approaching when
it behooves those people who spend their
winters in pursuit of pleasant surround
ings to decide upon the place where they
will cast their lot for the next six months.
The group in Washington of people who
merely live there because they like it, and
because there is no particular reason why
they should live anywhere else, is becom-
| ing larger every year, and its most promi-
nent members are New Workers. They
have no connection with the government
or with official life, but they go to make
mp the plessure-making population of
Washington.
Frequently they fly from the chilly eli
mate of the north. under the impression
that they will find here the halmy air of
the sunny south, but in this respect they
are soon undeceived, for the winter eli
mate of the District of Columbia is varia-
BILE and tempestuous- Fierce, cutting
winds spring up suddenly, sweep down
the broad streets without obstruction,
gathering force as they proceed, and,
striking the thin walls of the brick houses,
penetrate into every room. These winds
are the distinguishing feature of the
Washington climate, and there is rain and
snow, too, and plenty of it. But every
now and then there is such lovely weather
as one experiences in Florida.
The New Yorker who wishes TO cast his
lot at the capital of the nation will find il,
for one thing, cheaper to live, If he keeps
house, than in the metropolis. House
! rent is lower, servants wages are less, the
various calls upon ones purse are less fire.
quent. A Bohemian bachelor cannot live
here or, indeed, anywhere in America
. half 30 well on q moderate income as hs
can in New York. The restaurants thai
are good are expensive; those that ar,
, cheap are inferior, and the numerous ittl,
, luxuries that the Bohemian regards as ne
cessities are difficult to get. Although
housekeeping is less expensive in Wash
/; ington than in New York, 1t is neverthe
| less not inexpensive when compared will
the cost in other cities, and it is increasing
every year. Provisions, house rent, ser
3 want hire, fuel, have all risen steadily 70
4 the past ten years. The standard of hy
ing has become more extravagant. Tn
poor officials who used to set the pace hav
been outstripped completely by the ricl
q winter residents.
!. The city il. in transition stage. /
i former times it was simply a governmer
n town. Its society rested upon an oficii
basis. It's residents were either official
9 themselves or were attracted to Washing
J. | ton because of the presence of the official
q and around the latter everything revolvet
2 But of late years there has been chang
70 Suggestions of such an atmosphere as su
70 rounds winter pleasure resort are appea
d ing, and the official tone Of the city has =
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FAR,IERs WHO THINk.


One Of the most cheering signs of the
times is the action of the Michigan State
Grange in repudiating the unsound doc
trinss which found such acceptance at the
Ocala meeting. The Michigan Grange de-
clares that the issuing of 81 ,000, 200, 900 of
treasury notes and loaning to the people
either directly or indirectly at low rate
of interest, would lead to a wild clamor
for credit, every intelligent person must
admit. That no system could be devised
or it's operation SO guarded as to prevent
partiality or favoritism in it's distribution,
first to personal friends of the local agent,
and next to his political associates, every
thoughtful man must foresee. That it
would create feeling of helpless
dependency upon government aid
by those whom it is designed
to benefit, thereby relaxing their
individual effort, destroying their enegy
aud self-reliance, and rendering them help
less mendicants of government charity.
every observer of human nature mus
know. "That it would lead to thriftlest
improvidence, relying upon government
aid or government forbearance by those
whom it seeks to benefit and prove curse
instead of blessing, is SO plainly eviden
that we are surprised that the nationa
grange should allow itself to be carried
away by the clamor of those who hope fo
themselves public preferment by holding
out scheme SO enticing to the ignoran
or improvident debtor and scheming spec
ulator.
This is good hard sense, the kind tina
men who are in direct contact with tn
earth are generally supposed to have. Th
ideas of the Michigan farmers ment adop
ton by the farmers of all the States.
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to-day we are in strong, steady advance to
a great and prosperous South"


The new bill introduced in the house as
a substitute for the two bills already
passed by the senate provides bounty of
twenty cents per gross register ton for
each 1000 miles sailed for any United
States sailing or steam vessel of eleven
knots speed, plying between home and
foreign ports. One cent per ton is added
for each additional knot of speed up to
twenty knots, for which the bounty would
be thirty cents. These payments are to
continue for ten years, after which for
nine years they will be reduced by one
tenth. Payments will not be made on
single voyages of over 1000 miles. 1t is
provided that the vessel claiming bounty
port and discharge it entire at foreign
port, or vice versa, and must be oficered
by Americans and manned with liberal
proportion of American sailors. Vessels
hereafter constructed, having speed of
| over twelve knots, must be adapted for
conversion into naval transports or
cruisers, and subject to purchase by the
government.
The Philadelphia Inquirer tells this story
of the late Washington Mclean: One ter
ribly snowy, sleety day in Washington he
was sitting in the Riggs House reading
room looking out upon the dreary scene on
Pennsylvania avenue. Presently in came
Colonel Bob Ingersoll, the great agnostic.
AS he entered the apartment he held out
his hand, saying: "Hello, Wash, how dc
you do2" Mr.. Mclean took his hand and
as he did so, said: ''Bob, wish you could
have been here little while ago. saw I
scene out there that made me wish wa
twenty years younger. A poor, old Grip
pied soldier was limping across the avenu
when a young, lusty fellow ran by him ant
as he did SO, kicked the crutch from unde
him and tumbled him down in the slush.
1.-THE villain!n said Ingersol. "He shoul'
have been sent to the penitentiary." sd
you really think sog" said Mclean. 'rWhy
certainly" replied the. colonel. "Wha
else could think2" "And yet, Bob,
said Mclean, "that is what you are doin
every week in the year. Here are pool
old, infirm Christians with nothing to al
or support them but their belief in religion
nothing to keep them out of the mire c
despair but faith; and yet you go abor
kicking the crutch from under them wors
) than even this fictitious fellow did to th
fictitious soldier"