Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-04

neatly active Republican sad The
prospect > pretty fair fes the RepubA-
cana - carry s.x ot the tea wards OF
the city ths spring. Tie rualor that
politics silt be lad sslae aud al attcn.
tea eenter GA the street. railway qges-
ten q al b0sh. WAY. the railway
companies don't own Tie city Of oFaad
Rapids, besldes. II the companies are
sgelned IA give Us railway facilities
they Vii "a g, and Il they don't zee
zny money la such ala Investment they
wont. that's all there - about Il. The
nominations IN the wards show that
TINS matter cut no figure worthy Of
note. The interests of the city aud
county demand a change in the Board
OF supervisors snA IN tae city council.
TINS city = naturally Republican, and
the right kind OF candidates have been
nominated IN the VARIOUS wArds: now
All that i required 10 bring success 10
the Republican ticket Is unanimity III
action. The hight. think. wilt be be-
tween the parties rs political parties.
and will be fought out on the record OF
both parties regardless of side Issues.
The new territory recently added 10
the city will be material benefit to the
Republican party. especially IN the
Tenth ward. Now, with a good candi-
date for mayor, the city IL ours.
A FIor.-"You will see q big shaking
up IN the Fourth Ward on election
day," remarked we'll known Demo
crat yesterday.
What viii DO tho nature OF the
earthquaker inquired the TELEGRAM
HERALD.
We're going 10 make . temporary
flop IN politics. am one OF many who
propose 10 give the hummer element
black eye. The Democratic nominee
for Alderman. Malachi kinney, Is
good enough man, and If he had been
the nominee of the representative ciu-
zens OF the ward, We could support aud
elect him. His nomination WAS forced
upon us; the saloons and dives were
empted IN order To pack the caucus
ana the self-respecting Democrats re-
fuse TO be dominated by that element.
We don't object TO the man, but we
will not fall IN and vote with his back
ers. The Hill Gang don't run the
Fourth Ward vet, but they will do 1t If
they are supported by the rank and
file."
Observation-Disclosures of Police
Eastman said Yesterday: II wish you
would call attention to the new provis-
ions IN the city charter III regard to
peddling tickets OH election day. The
new law forbids the issuing of tickets TO
anyone except inspectors of election,
and the only lawful tickets will be
found in the booths. Any person
found peddling tickets outside is liable
to Imprisonment and a fine of s., and
l want il thoroughly understood that
We shall arrest any person we may de-
tect in infringing the law" The above
announcement will sound like the
crack of doom in the ears Of the men
to whom election day has been a season
of harvest. Even that intolerable
nuisance, the slip peddler. begins to feel
his grip loosen from the button-hole Of
the voter. Every man entitled to a vote
will find all the requisites inside the
booths, and the poll-worker will have
TO take to the bucksaw or some other
implement of industry.
FIsH.-During the lenten season the
family of well known gentleman of
this city PINNED itself to regular fish
diet, and having rung all the changes
from salt Goldfish to Mackinaw trout,
they pined for piscatorlal novelty.
The fish dealer was consulted and he
advised some fine brook trout from
Byers private pond. They were or
dered forthwith, but we're not expected
TO arrive for day or two. 1t is SO hap
pened that they came the same day.
The price was fancy. but money was no
object and four magnificent beauties
were sent up to the house packed neat
ly IN box, and at the same time a
basket of finnan haddie were delivered.
4 lonely brunette, whose ancestors
me over with the conqueror from
, tne Guinea coast, officiates as chef de
cuisine in the gentleman's family. The
fame of love had begun to search IN
Matilda's Johnsing's maiden breast and
cupid's dart was ranking among her
corset steels. She looked upon the
brook trout and saw that they were
good, and she said in her heart, at is
Saturday night and me own true love,
e.. Washington Bones, will come to
cheer me lonely heart. He Is all the
world TO me. The family will never
know 1t, and go, while dear George
pours his tale of love into me ear,
will line his jacket with brook trout"
The deed was done; the wooIng, the
cooIng, and the brook trout sped apace,
and when G.. Washington Bones stepped
out into the shrewdly biting AIR his
heart was filled with happiness and his
Adams apple with fish bones. When
Matilda next tried to subdue the natu-
fvrr hnr al no nd
more OF these plscatorial souvenirs that
tache.
Ais we'll that ends we'll; but this did
not end that way. The gentleman
later TO settle the bill. and there he
found an item that surprised him
Thirty brook trout. 1915"
"See here. Mr.. -, this is a n1istak @;
ordered brook trout ali right enough,
but didn't get them"
ooh. yes, you did"
"But I tell you did not"
Ell know better; ordered them N.Y.
self and put them up and handed them
to the boy who delivers them"
That may be possible, but | never
feceived them"
The delivery man was called in and
testified to leaving the trout at the
house. and then the war of words was
renewed. Both men got red-hot and
would doutiess have come 10 blows had
not mutual friends interfered. Next
day the man dropped into the fish mar
ket and explained the whole matter
amid profuse apologies. Matilda con-
feseed her mlsiemesnor with many
tears and was forgiven; the tish man
aud the citizen shook hands and took
something for Aud Lang Syne. ahd the
fan-tsiled pigeon Of peace sits sloit
once more, presning her plumy wing.
DON'T WANT MALACHI.