Telegram-herald., 1891-03-27
TALKS BY THE WAY.


MIA AID NATER-''I Was glad 70
see thas article IA IHE TELEaRAa Has
AID warning people against drinking
water from wells located u tAickly
populated districts" said Secretary
Ixaalley VI tie board OF Pubic Works
Yesterday. Few people are aware Of
tna danger Of pollution where the SOL
: IS llgtE and sandy as Is 3 IA most
parts ot tbs city. l w.sh that TIE Board
Of Health would make careful invest
CATION Of al these eases wnere there
are two OF more cases Of ClphtheTia Or
typhoid fever IN family or an cps
deIale IN nelg hborhood and make 4
report. | believe that the cause Of the
diseases could De traced 10 Is source ii
nearly every ease ~ simply asking
tnese Two questions: Where 10 yOu gel
your drinking wateE2 And where 20 you
get your MIX"
LAST SUcKEgs-James Blair, OF the
Gable Railway Company. stood beside
/ the track smoking u cigar and gaL AZ
ruefully down the line where 80 many
shining shekels had been forever sunk.
\ business man fell of expedients
watched him A moment and then said
81 should think you fellows could
take out those yOkes and pulieys and
sell them 10 some other company that
VIII bs building cable road n some
other city"
YES" responded Mr.. Blair, with
weary sign, THAT would be good
| plan, but / am afraid that we were
about the last run OF suckers; conse-
/ quently our chance would be small"
LAwyERs-"Why IS il that so many
young men seek law as A profession"
| asked y disciple OF Blackstone, adj
| dressing friend. "Dunno," was the
| laeonic reply. "lt's surprise 10 me
even" continued the attorney. "Why,
when WAS 4 boy only the brightest
and sharpest fellows were indentured
10 the law. Now the revere is the rule.
( IL YOU want to ind young men who are
suffering from an abnormal develop
ment of the head the average law
student meets the demand. The bright
/ fellows are wise enough To note the fact
| that the legal ladder is more than &C.
! cupisd with aspiring lumnaries. The
| chestnut. The top Is piled so full and
deep that there isn't room for finger
hold. Yet the sons of farmers, me-
chances, merchants and bankers, and
women too, without regard 10
| ability or fitness all crowding into the
offices 10 bloom forth as attorneys.
| You can see the fruit OF the wild scram-
bic in the multitude OF men OF mediocre
| attainments attempting To exc out an
existence from the law. Many of them
have precarlous experience IN getting
enough TO eat, yet they manage TO
| keep up appearances and swell them
selves into the belief that the honor of
| being pointed out as lawyer. Is prefer
able TO q full stomach. There Is
! whole book full of funny things that
| could be told about the trlumphs and
| failures of the law student IN his race
| for fame against his own head. Some
| lawyers are born great, few lawyers
have greatness thrust upon them, while
! the great majority of lawyers are better
adapted for pitching hay than plead
ing"
MARRYING but two mar
riage licenses were issued, and in COM
menting upon it County Clerk Harvey
said: "For almost forty days now the
marriage License business has been ex-
ceedInglv dull. What do | lay it to !?
Well, as near as can guess it Is all on
| account of Lent. Next week they Will
begin again and viii get thicker and
thicker till June, which according to
the dictates of fashion IS the highly
proper season in which TO we'd"
TRorrERs.-Speaking about the great
advances that have been made IN the
past twenty years IN the breeding OF
! trotters and PAGERS, local horseman
i said ''The results are certainly mar
vicious. While Grand Rapids is not
perhaps as horsey town as many,
still the interest III fine horses IS devel-
opIng rapidly. A standard bred horse
in ten years can be bought much
cheaper than now, for they are in
creasIng faster than any other kind. l
have no use for a man who don't
love good horses. Speaking of
speed, there IL of course a physical
limit of what may or may not be two
minutes. Breeding has done almost
everything, but Other things have been
influential also. Sulkies are lighter
and stronger. Suppose we had an
alumni rim sulky, built with all the
care of bicycle. Hollow axle, rubber
tire, and above all frictionless ball bear
lngs, believe the difference IN a mile
heat would be at least two seconds. At
any rate I'd ike to see man willing
and able to spend $500 for one to try
it."