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senator Wheeler's start in Life.

II began business at the end Of that alley
there says Senator a. O. Wheeler, the
wealthy Manistee, Mich. tug-owner and
manufacturer. 'tThat was about thirty
years ago The old Evening journal office
stood there then and | came in from Joliet
to sell papers. i. had my best suit Of
clothes on and was full Of ginger. se-
cured my paper check and joined the crowd
of newsboys who clustered around the hole
out of which the papers were thrust. The
boys sized me up for a fresh in about Il
minute and began showing me around. Soon
they had me up against an ink barrel, and
my bust clothes were ruined and my face
and hands smeared with ink in less time
than I can tell. That made me mad. I
sailed into the crowd single-handed and was
fighting like a Spartan, ut Thermopyle,
when some one grabbed me by the collar
and ierked mo off my feet. I looked up.
it was a policeman. He had one other boy
and began dragging us toward the Gala
boose. But he had not got tar bofore the
man who was passing out papers called 70
him. The man explained how I was de
Tending myself against the gang tor their
insults. Then 'he laughed II let me 60.
mat incident was the beginning Of my quo
cess. l made money. selling papers rapidly
for a hoy. The day the news Of the battle
Of Bull Run reached US sold 2bO papers il
going nbouttwo blocks. In all / made SIC
that day; and when I was rs years old | had
a $4,000 storesat Toilet" --ChionRo Tribune.
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the gate he went, across the pasture,
%throughfthe fallen bars, over the field, into
his own yard, through the shed till he
could burst in at the kitchen door. The
darkness, seemed TO be swarining with evil
essence Of which he had been about TO be-
come one; they were close upon him, all
about him, he thought he felt them: he
knew there was 10 such thing.--and vet III
lie did not gain his father's doorstep, his
would be II of them. He had almost
been n thief. He had almost been u liar.
He, Tom Powers! He would never be able
to look his father in the face, to hold up
his head under the blue alty, TO say his
prayers again! %%.%..$. a%f&
He tumblea in at the door; but his mothor
only thought he had tripped his foot, and
held up hor finger w%nrningly, for his father
had fallen asleep. And he sat down again
on His stool by the fire and looked about
him q while, and wondered presentlyIit he
had not been asleep himself, and II that
terrible moment had not been d dream.
May had como homes and little sue, sitting
beside her, $wAaE repenting lor Sunday school
lesson: a tlia lord in my Shepherd; ] shnll
not want Rnd Tom q blue eyes were TAX
ing tin, and he was thinking that after All
it didn't need u turkey TO be thankful for
fathor WIS getting well, when there was q
rap nithe door, and Mrs. Ywombly opened
ii. Nov, Mrs. Powers, my dear she said,
while. Iom's heart bent in his thront, As he
felt sure alleA had come to aenonnae him as
y thief, 'snow, my xeur, you're not TO DO
where there's sickness, and there's no time
nor strength To spare for stuflinE and roast-
ing fowl. And I've cooked this turkey and
brought 1T MP to you myself, that you
needn't be bothering, hope You'll like
the dresainR; \ always put raisins and
breadstHtinHp IA tho crop, and mashad pota-
toes with a dust of pepper and sage In the
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THANKSGIVING TURKEY
By HARRIET PRESCOTT sPoFFoRD,


~digtnant1y. sI'm 4 great help to mother!
she says so. l'm'only q little smaller than.
you. And ] guess I can eat what The rest
81 mean said Tom, that mothers and
girls should have nice things;''' and his
mind reverted to the turkey going into Ned
Twombly's, to the ducks there, to the "
turkeys. What did they want Of two tur-
keys? There were only four o. five in the
family. We're they going to kill themselves
eating? And if there was to be company,
one turkey and the ducks and q chicken pie
ought to be a plenty. 1t only showed how
unfair everything Washed Twonbly n
his great healthy father and mother and
Jane with the two turkeys, and he with his
sick father and his delicnte sister Sue, and
his tired mother, and poor May. with no
turkey at all. with nothing but that hard
salt beet, which he hated, at least WHICH he
hated for Thanksgiving day. They might
Just aa we'll have baked benns-baked
beans for Thanksgiving day! How much
better was Ned Twombly than he was.
that Providence should be 50 good to him2
He wasn't any better! He whipped 9 boy
huff his size last week! and he told the
teacher 4 lie about it afterward. Well,
then, Toms thoughts ran on, perhaps Ned's
father was smarter. But he wasn't any
smarter; ho had never done aday'a work in.
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on tiptoe. He had only5t K put up his hand
and take it BY the ends Of the two drum
sticks; be could lift it up SO gently no one
would hear; and he could make of with it
into the darkness entirely unseen and I'M
known. But it never could be ~tracedl--for
were not turkeys all much alike, and did
not every one have turkeys on the day be-
fore Thanksgiving? @ .
And Sue could have her wishbone; and
his father perhaps Just one bit ont Of the
sidebone; and his. mother should have that
luscious morsel Of the brown outside wing;
he could see them all enjoying il; and he
himself-he was hungry for that turkey
it was! How delicious it would be! He
would carve it himself--and to be able TO
give sue that wishbonei
Suddenly Tom turned and took to his
heels, and ran MS if that whispering imp ct
evil were after him. Up the path through
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sam small KnnokeA out.

Sam Small, the noted evangelist, was at
tackled Thursday morning and severely
beaten by Tom Minor, q n Atlanta, Ga,
.Bnloon keeper, says y dispatch. The Liquor
mans fists were welded with great force,
and the sensational preacher came out Of
the encounter with split lip and q badly
bruised nose. Last Sunday the reverend
gentleman delivered aan address to q large
crowd at the Prohibition hall in Atlanta,
ana after attacking the character Of several
Atlanta whisky dealers, be charged Tom
Minor with having deserted his fumlly,
leaving them to Atarve. Minor saw Small
enter d barber shop and followed him. Az
Nj. Small hung his o%yercoat UP ana started
towards Il chair, Minor struck him on, the
nose. Small fell to the floor, and before he
could rise Minor kicked him in the face.
.Small's face Ia badly bruised, his under LID
is out, and. he lost three teeth. , N
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.Ht-A tA.RtA.- -4--H-.-G
IG N 3 WSP Ell
is daily taken.
up with accounts Of
accurate throwing and
catching and hitting
balls, theaim 81 the
eye, the speed.
the human foot,
the accuracy and dex-.
terity Of the Ia
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the father was disabled and there was
only Mays little earnings to go and
come upon they must be content with
d dinner OF corned beef. They did not
have as good AZ that every day, by any means.
But what was corned beef, Tom Powers
asked. beside a turkey stuffed with buttered
and peppered and mashed potntoes; : great
crisp, brown turkey, such az belongs to
Thanksgiving daySof right.
Ned Twombly's going to have turkey and
ducks, too, and a chicken pie Tom said 70
his mother. Hes going to have two turkeys.
/ saw them going in s8$s3Ss @
well, dear, We must make believe our
dinner tastes like turkey she replied.
'Andif father 10 able toscome to the table.
I'mssure that will make il Thanksgiving
enough, turkey OF no turkey"
.Corned beef for q man who's been kept
alive on gruel!' R~roaned Tom.
"Oh. We shall have some granum for
him. %15.5 ls
ITS real good, granum H." SAID little
Sus. n A., #.
ut isn't turkey said Tom.
mo, it isn't turkey" said Sue, wistfully.
well, dear, I wouldn't talk about it any
more,'' said the mother, going on with her
work. 1T would make your father feel SO
il he knew You missed IL this way. And he
feels bad enough at the best
tHe wouldn't feel 90 bad II he saw . tur-
key on the table, just na always" said
Tom. ''Thsre, there, that will do,' said
his mother. SgG5f @%$ gg& AZ s%8
III ian't the turkey, Just for the sake Of
eating it, said Tom, con~tldentially, as he
and Sne went out picking up chips that
afternoon. ITS because lbs part Of
Thanksgiving; its because ittdoesn't seem
Thanksgiving without; it's because every
body else hss one. Though u the drulnatick
~ like the wish-bone best piped Bue. s8
Turkeys don't have . good wish-bone
like chickens, @#S aS
but yon can mako Ehoppers out Of them
that hop NIL across the room,,'' said Sue.
And the gizzard chopped up iii the
gravy with hot potatoss- Oh, I say, it's y
shame TO have corned beef on Thanksgiving
day
good with cabbage, too 4@s.
That was too much for Tom-Sus not
awake TO her wrongs. '.s1hs idea," said he,
."'1f your having TO eat corned beef and 10
without turkey! Yon, almost Ii bsbyy' VI
.I'm not Almost q baby!''. cried Sue. In
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vicious peck. they rose in the air, swooped$
down and pecked her again squarely on the
back, one after the other, though she wan
running i'll MI directions.
Twenty three times l watched them rise
in air 80 high as to be out of sight, then
come smiling down n behind the other.
apiece on the back, although she was speed
ing hither and tlither b%ewlldered, seeking
10 hide under carts, under trees, here and
there; they never missed her once, though
they never slowed their swift flight W a. it,s
never paused for the peek, bnt swiftly gave
ii az they skinned down over her, rising on
the same point Of curve to descend again
presently. GI&s+ " @$%9SG AZ SA4
Y For about two weeks they were seen Ia
fly out and REPEAT this punishment when
ever the cat appeared on the green near tho
barn. VI a4 j. GRATsoN.
Copyright. 3&gl #g% %ss%5 5 %##S&$
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his life, while TOMS father HAD always
worked. And then Tom left the task sof
trying to adjust the workings Of the uni
verse TO hia sense OF justice-only III still
seemed very hard, very cruel, very unjust
turkeys and 10 should have none 1T all!
How could there be iollity about Than ks
giving day with just y piece Of salt heef on
the table, with the sense OF poverty brought
home to gov in such q way aa %that--and
what was there to be thankfnlfor? IIe was
salt beef-although, 10 any truth, he would
have liked II very vol for supper Tonight
having hhd only crackers and water Tor
dinn4r. Oh, if he were only. q man and
could 60 down TO ths sproyiaion shop and
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NENGLAND UNDER WILLIAM AND MARY

IA aratritous journal was started devoted golely to advertise
raents. 4 lived but two years, A similar enterprise was started
IA few years after and succeeded.In 17OO advertising had be-
come very general, ard in#171O we find Addison reviewing the
advertisements Of his time printed with little cuts and figures
The infancy of advertisements can be traced to the Ct azeMas OF
the Venetians and Romans. II la safe to say the decay ofthe art
will be when Gabriel toots his horn, and Mount Helena IS leveled
into a fertile corn field. To give a complete history Of advertis-#
ing from its birth upon the rocks and pyramids ~ ancient Greece,
to the bill posting and newspaper ads Of theEpresentt day, would
occupy too much space for this article. The faith Of Americans
III advertising may best be shown in the fact that newspaper
publishers and the largest advertising agents are the most liberal
advertisers. That the writing ola readable ad lis az. art, can best
be demonstrated by taking pen and paper and formulating one
yourself. However, that every one so inclined may be given an
opportunity to display their skill in this line, we propose to offer
some valuable premiums tor the best and "catohieat" ad devoted
to our line Of business, but will have more tossay bearing upon
this subject in this space in next Sundays independent.
When you unfold your paper next Sunday, November 20,
look for the ad Of the ##@&@
Famous Clothing Co.
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hand, and the young people who play base
ball and tennis enjoy this readinR matter.
But a short time ago I saw two creatures
only a year old Guido i'll aim and accuracy
any human beings lever knew.
They we're a pair Of barn swallows. a.
very gentle little house cat was in the habit
Of taking her daily nap in the hay-loft,s
directly under the nest % The rafters.ss
All went we'll until the N other-bird began
to st III her eggs. Then. presumably, the
cat lifted her eyes to contemplate Tho
pretty sight, for about four O'clock Of tho
first day the bird stayed on the nest the
cat came rushing out Of the barn, tho two
swallows after her. Giving her IN turn q.
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TWO Gymnastics IN

And How tile Cat Was Punished BY Two
% Barn Swallows.
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i WAS VERY HARD

I WAS VERY HARD
70 20 without e tur-
key on Thanksgiving
day. But there seem1-
ed nothing else TO Do.
They had asllways had y q.
turkey and cranberry
j Z and mince pie.
hefnra. but now that
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-27

The talk that Grand Rapids should
own and operate It's own electric light
pant may be a very good thing at a
later day, but any serious consideration
should not be given the subject just
now. Ii Is very strange anomaly that
those who seem TO have been the first
to suggest city ownership, are in one
breath obIecting TO electricity as an
economical and satisfactory means OF
lighting the whole city. and TO the next
person they meet advocate that the
city own and operate an electric light.
Ii would be folly for the council TO go
into any experiment, or assume any
hazard or risk as to methods. when pri-
vate parties are willing to do that for
them. Ii there is any question whether
individual or the tower lighting system
IS preferable. let that question be de-
elded before the city invests any money
IN any towers or plant whatever. II a
three year contract should be made for
q combination of tower and low electric
lights. an opportunity will be afforded
to learn Just what is desirable for per-
manent system of lighting IN Grand
Rapids. and there will be ample time to
fully consider the ACCESSIBILITY of IN
vesting public money IN plant of our
own
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-27

When the Allan l.ne steamship Monte
videan arrived in port the officers gave an
account OF thrilling voyage. The Monte
videan left London for this port with 1900
tons of general cargo. The passage was
an uneventful one until the steamer got n
little eastward of Cape Ray on Wednesday.
AT 2 O'Clock in the afternoon a dense
smoke was noticed coming from No 5
afterhoid. A moment later the cry that
there was fire in the hold rang through
the ship. All hands were summoned on
deck, even the cook having to take a hand
in the fight for the ship. Captain Ferguson
stood on the bridge, while First Officer
Wright directed the men. The ships head
was immediately turned to the wind. The
steam donkey pump. force pump and cat
tie hose were got ready for operation.
Every soul was on deck, including the only
passengers, a few cattlemen.
Orders were given for the opening Of the
matches. The smoke then poured forth
in dense volumes from the hold and was
permeated by fumes Of pepper. Three
streams were directed through the smoke,
but it was necessary TO locate the fire, and
with this end in view the boatswain's mate
was lowered down the hold. No sooner
was he In the smoke than it began to suf-
focate him, and be was brought up to TIE
deck. Three times did he venture down,
and the last time he managed to reach a
ventilator, where he got a breath Of fresh
air
In locating the fire he was compelled to
come On deck every few moments. He dis
covered that the fire had taken in the
lower hold among bales of rags and jute
and general merchandise. In close prox-
unity were a number of barrels Of oil, the
cutsides OF which were already scorched.
Several bales OF jute were shifted, and then
the fight proper with the fire began. Ev-
cry man worked with q will, feeling as il
the safety Of the ship and its crew depend
cd on his own individual exertions. 1t was
an anxious time. and for while it was
feared that the ship was doomed to de-
struction.
Under the guidance of Captain Ferguson
and Chief Officer Wright, who are said to
have directed everything with perfect COM
posure the fire was eventually mastered,
nut nortill after two and half hours hard
fighting. Stored in No. hold, the furt hest
forward on the ship, were twelve tons Of
gunpowder. OF course, TO reach this the
fire would have had TO burn through several
bulkheads. Had it made much more head
way the hold would have been flooded by
letting in the water from the bottom of the
ship. but fortunately this was not neces-
sary.-Montreal Cor. Toronto Mail.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-27

lzes aad rots Of ribbon. set OF oy an
exquisite parasol 81 white silk aad
Duchess lGec. was Just as complete a.
those OF the women 10 whoa nxture
had baen lavish
January AID june were there as usual
lie was dscrepit and sham aiding along. q
seniie aid aumbling specimen OF oy-
gone days; she was fresh. fair, fault
lessly gowned in white. from the ostrich
feathers IN her wide hal 10 the tips u
her canvas shoes. She found a sunny
corner for her ancient lord, and after
settling him amid his cushions, . Is
Grandfather Smallxeea, sat down and
proceeded 10 read 20 him the account Of
the doing up OF one The Allen" over
which the old man ehucaled with sinis-
ter and ghoulish glee.
strelling along the piazza two window
scenes caught my eye. Ia low chair
by the open window of the huge parlor,
sat pretty, cnrly-heaGed girl. On the
arm of her chair sct young man.
They were carrying ON an earnest con-
versation in = suspiciously low tone.
Well. all the world loves a lover.
The looking woman ! saw
was slim, proud blonde in victoria
She wore a gown of white silk null and
a pale green blazer, and carried para
sol Of the same refreshing hue. show
cred with filmy lace
The warmest-looking person saw
was pop-eyed woman in = red velvet
gown. She was attacking boiled lob
ster. Whether il was the hue of her
gown or the peculiar formation of her
eyes, know not, but she certainly bore
a strong resemblance TO the unfortunate
crustaccan before her.
There was n charming bit of audaeity
in the shape OF young woman in scar
let china silk. scarlet shoes and scarlet
Grape hat-a verittble daughter Of
Mephisto She parsded up and down
the broad thoroughfare, holding her
skirts a Ia Parisienne, giving the on
lockers q genuine treat About her
throat she wore string of gold beads
from which dangled heart-saaped
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-27
DEMOCRATIC NOSE Logic.

The remarkable faculty Of Demo-
cTat to see just to the end of his nose.
but lose his vision in the fog banks be-
you'd, is well illustrated by the awfully
FOLLY state Of mind the Democracy has
been thrown into by the decision that
skilled tin plate workers can be i'm
ported. The decision is based on the
fact that the industry is q new one and
American workmen cannot be found
who understand the process. Demo-
Gratis wax very merry over the decision.
They quote from the speeches of Re-
publican members Of Congress in sup
port of the imposition of = high duty
on tin plate, in which they declared
that the purpose of the act was to
widen the opportunity for the employ
ment OF American workingmen. And
now they say that the decision opens
the way to filling the new N plate fac
tories with foreign workmen and Amer
lean workmen get no benefit at all.
The Democratic logic has now reached
Just TO the end of the Democratic pro-
boscis, which is its normal limit, and
must necessarily stop. The man Of
average intelligence, however, will re-
aect further. His reasonings will take
about this course: No American work
ingman can expect 10 work at the trade
until he learns it. He cannot expect to
learn il without an opportunity. He
cannot be given an opportunity until
factories are established. The manu-
facture cannot be fairly begun without
skilled workmen, who shgil set the
work in operation and teach their asso-
ciates. IT has been q common thing in
history for one nation to attract the
skilled laborers of another. in some new
industry to be established. After rea-
sonIng while IN this line the intelli-
gent citizen will take long look ahead
and see that the beginnings made by
these imported workmen will result in
the development of the TIN mines in
America, and the employment OF
host of unskilled laborerr, to which the
few foreign lsborers that it will be
necessary to import will be but drop
in the bucket. All this the reasoning
man will think out for himself. with
out any aid of that nose logic so COM
mon in the would-be witty editorials of
democratic journals.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-27

plies to the ungodly on week days, find
now that they have seven days for re-
ligious exercises. The livery men
whose carriages were wont to be loaded
with sinners journeying to and from
Monmouth stand idly from morn TO
eve, scanning the horizon for a stray
patron. The small army of tradespeo-
Pile look forth from their windows with
a lean and hungry expression. On all
sides the sign ITO Let" stares them
mockingly in the face. The great drive
way from Broadway to West End is
practically deserted. It occasionally
brightens up rs handsome turnout, q
stunning trap or blackboard laden
with pretty girls, drives by. There is
a momentary squirt, n slight flicker of
enthusiasm and then the brooding calm
of nature settles again and nothing
is heard but the roar of the sad sea
waves.
Most mournful sight Of oil is the des-
olate race track. the empty grand stand
which once held shouting thousands,
covered with canvas and with shutters
mp. Grass grows on Monmouth track.
It's liable to grow on Ocean avenue IN.
less something's done.
And through irony of fate, never
were Long Branch. Hollywood AMI Ell
boron SO lovely as now. Never were
the roads, the country round in such
perfect condition. 1t is desert bloom
ing like q rose.
How do people amuso themselves at
Long Branch? They do Dot battle,
that's evident. A long and careful
scrutiny failed to discover any surf
bathers, save n dozen children and one
bare-armed, barc-lcgged. bald-hcadcd
man. who in his yellow and black
striped suit rcsembled an overgrown
and apoplectic potato brig, and who cast
apprehensive glances about, seemingly
quito alarmed Mt the attention he had
attracted. There were no coquettish
maidcns in wicked bathing duds to al
lure tho eye. Look where one might