Telegram-herald., 1891-08-20
OVER Big SEA WATER
The Aldsrmapic Visit 10 the Flour
ishinS Cream City.
IHEY ARE CRlyDLY ENTERTAINED
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and LsAa shs sisltisx Wsivsrtsss
Win h2ay passpsstsa
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Aad lassf noses were fea as the peons thai
oDcs Ia The moath VI May
The aldermen and their guests
marched down the pier and walked
On board she boat where they found
every berth taken and the saloon
flied with cots-also taken. The room
was liksi sick boy In big hospital.
and ahe combined snOFes aa snuiiies
oi the sieepers who We're lucky enough
To- geo a place 10 lay their heads.
were any thing but Inspiring. The aA
dermanl, hearts sank lower and lower
and were rapidly descending the al
dermanic pant legs when the CHEEKY
voice OF William Rameey roared up
the companion way. This way gen
tiemen. There was IL stampede
down the stairs and William was
found enthroned behind AZ pyramid
OF eomestibles and spiritual restora-
tives-s vintage dc Pabst These dis
posed OF. the whole party adjourned
10 tha forward end OF tho upper deck.
II was sike a night In yenict. The
bosom OF the great lake was ripping
just enough 20 set the moonbeams
dancing and he queen Of night looked
IL
assuring smile. cry went up for
Douglass, the merry minstrel. and he
came forth. Ills instrument is not
like "Dagid's harp. OF solemn sound"
brt q sweet toned violin. which under
the witchery of his fingers becomes
an enchanters wand To SWAY ak
hearts aud litl them with mir.h nnd
music. "Old Black Joe" I'm the
a H. - 4 .,sf. N
Sign Above the Durc." Way Down
~ Cairo and "a hundred other tuneful
ditties floated out upon the evening
air. The whole crowd would swell
the chOruscs into "A melody so rich
that the boat could wit. difficulty
pillow It's way through. sentimental
songs followed and then the soul-thril-
ling Nnor OF Alderman Stokes and
the basso prolundo de profundis OF
Alderman Emmer formed "A pleasing
background for George and James
Iindlatcr's mellow notes. People ne
gan to desert the forward berths and
talk of jumping overheard. but one by
one the voices died out, the swinette
which had .erved as a contra bass for
Doug's violin. fell from Alderman
Sprouts grasp. aad at 3 O'Clock the
wcaried voyacers We're numbering in
an endless variety OF contorted atti-
tudes. At daylight the fog was thick
enough 10 wad up into snow balls and
the Wisconsin came near jabbing her
big black nose into the soil OF her
namesake before the situation was
Uncovered
After n hearty breakfast at the Re
publican House thc travels separ-
ated. Messrs. Sproul and Douglas
went 20 bed while large party went
10 VISIT the National Soldiers Home
and the Forest Home The Soldiers
Home IL an institution that Oates
from 1869. The buildings are located
in the middle OF n tract OF nearly 800
acres. and the grounds are laid out
into a beautiful park with winding
drives. broad avenues OF trees. pictur-
esque fountains artificial lakes and a
thousand other things 70 delight the
visitors eye and give pleasure TO the
'c ct n innate no hund Q acre al
cultivated for farm pro 'ucts. Tac gei,
tiemanly att ndant who showed the
party through the main building. said
that there weres23OO inmates now in
the home, while ZOO others are absent
on furlOughs. The great dining hail
seats $50 and two tables are set 10
fed the crowd. In addition to the
main dining room il one in the hospi-
tai which seats 30 at. time. and
eth smaller one in another building.
Nine bushels OF potatoes. six barrels
al corn beef. nine bushels Of cabbawcs
md other things in proportion go 10
make mp single meal Six barrels OF
flour are used I'm the daily baking. II
was onion day. and tiI" aroma OF four
bushels of onions was waited from the
Kitchen. Twice a week y potion of
300 pounds ~ hash - served. and this
4 chopped bv n machine capa bile OF
cutting TOO pounds IN five minutes.
N fine band is ono Of the features OF
home. Batteries Of polished brass can
non are scattered about the grounds
and beautiful flower garden Is the
dciight of all behollers. In one of
the little lakes three large swans were
floating about. They seemed "a b. OF
n sociahle disposition and came read
ilv 20 the call of Nldrnan Stokes. The
poor birds seemed 90 have a yearning
for something fresh and green for they
walked out of the lake and made n bee
rne for the Telegram Herald man.
The foremost one laid violent mandi-
Lies upon the pants oi the Telegram
Herald man before he discovered their
state of mind. and the two formed a
com hination like a bulldog and a
booksgent
The F0rrr, rTome is not n chart
table Institution a. its name would
a. BrSt imply. but a city ~ the dead.
with broad lawns about lts marble
pGiaces. psrtsrrrs 81 magnificent
flower beds. fountains flashing in the
sunshine. lakes sparkling In the hol
lows. m Intricate mae ~ bsautiiul
drit =. through dense gro - and copse.s
of orna mental trees Every nch of
the groand e. az clean aad carefully ~
zen sei "a th finest private lawn In fhs
country It - forest for tha trees
are large and stately. bnt every one
bears the evidences oi ealtiva-
zion ard evrrv nafnf ~ earth shows
shs mark ~ loving care The mopu-
rasnt in nfem0rv - those who lost
Fbelr lives IN thp Newhali Uouse fire
attracts universal attention "a does
fhat ~ SchiitG the great brewer
Alderman WILLS was loed Ia his denim
rasfion ~ the Grand Rapids cemeteries
which IN comparison with the FOREST
JFnfse are iika oak grub elearings
impaired WITH thr Garden of Eden
trand Rapids has six eonnfry hurying
grounds when ft shoeid have zone
rfand cemetery. large enough e. Tai
a. tAe needs lor msnv years - come
rn,f heanfifaf ~ she fasie and wealth
sf ne Waller ffx can make -
Ia two things GRAND Eapisis T. ent
..f .laht ehsn compared with Nil
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