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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

STATE.
Yer Governor -...-......-........ J0HS T. Rich
- Lagcef County.
Ter Lieutenant s4gyeEHoF. NIGHr GID0ISCs
u N eAfor1 (oLutF.
4Or Secretary u ! ate joss W. J0cAlA
~ Marc acLte County.
E9r treasurer j1sEPa r. HAkBgTZEE
of ha1xlLoa louaLy.
foF A I'd tor deneF4L...---. -IsaLAT W. lURsEa
81 Nosr0umou County
kor Attorney Genera -tfEkHiGr j. pLkkzaA
u Ottawa County
tor Commissig uer - r p-.s.
state Laud iff1ec -'-------'------r" ~ - -
81 utscsO County.
For Supt. Public tnsfruet'n IA. K. PArTESGrLL
u Iuxhau t0uuLy
Her Member Eeard education ? A. NusOS
Of Van Blrcn C0uny-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

NEW JERSEY was outrageously gerry
wandered last winter by the demo-
cratic legislature. One district has
222, 1858 population, while another has
less than 10000. This IS only sam
pie. The courts will be asked to have
the democratic apportionment declared
unconstitutional
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

advocating = return 10 "wild-cat. red
dog. stump-taI" currency . being left
severely alone By democratic orators.
Netting Is COW heard from them on
TIE silver question The meagre cam
Falgn literature Of the democratic
party contains no reference 20 the
"oiiion dollar congress-" Dig and
grub as deep aud persisIsntly a. they
are able, and the democrats campaign
managers can ind absolutely nothing
ia President HarFison's administration
10 crltlclse. Thecountry Is prosperous.
The people are happy and eontented.
The calamity bowler Is 10 more, be-
cause there = nothing 10 howl about.
benjamin Harrison continues 10 do and
say the right thing At the right time.
Better make u unanimous.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

NoTHSe Il more indicative Of the
growing prosperity of a community
than the establishment of new banks.
The west side bank IL welcome addi-
ton to the already strong list OF banks
n this cttv
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

IF the Hon. John Dewitt Warren, con-
gresham from New York, who is TO
open the democratic campaign in
Grand Rapids, will promise to attempt
TO explain the Peck and Preston re-
ports and the report of the board of
equalization, all made by democrats
IN his own state. he will attract
numbers of republicans to Hartman's
hall. Nothing IS more delightful to
listen TO, than democratic orator
"beatlng around the BUSH"
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

JUsr as was predicted, the Connect
cut democrats fought shy of the ma
tional platform on the tariff. They
declare that they have careful re-
gard for the interests of our domestic
industries and for the just wages of
American workingmen." They should
nave endorsed Harrison.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

DeN. re- understood. Wi make a.
Ebert en- have Peck sna rsport
ausrsnnne6.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

NATIONAL.

For Presiisat.--..-.-.-......-.. BzSJkGs HAzzisos
81 klAidGA
foE Wee President. ...-.-.. " airKLAs hEID
" Aes iof[
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

pEArH is respiug rich harvest
among the members of the Grand Rap
IS bar. The third one to pass away
within a few weeks = the Hon. I. II.
Parish OF Chicago, but formerly Of
this city.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

NEw JEEsEy democrats held = typi-
cal democratic convention st Trenton.
Nominating speeches we're booted
down. Jsers, bowls and NOISY demon
stations almost broke up the conven-
ton.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16
SAVES MORE COALi

Than all other stoves combined features that be
other The xtraordnav heating capacity
most the result o the fun sheet
enabling produce the greatest heat i the hase ri
and makes every inch powerful rdiaicf iben
wonderful Dock ash CRATE the best CRATE used
FIRE be started u quarter the time re-
qured hy The design. Veil enough said
when We toll ven ID s common uI and
piece experience and make
one Thousand hundred IDEALS in use IN this city
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

IcRAsro = the Attest race record
breaker The big stallion tr0tted ne
m IL r 2l0l verify ias "a COED
year for horse ae.h.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

NAnsE' majority 5 mounting aishsF.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

n cholera has invaded Mexico, the
Texans vii he compel est 20 keep a
sharp lookout on their border. Cholera
cannot he killed win revolvers or
stopped WITH iassos
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

Z SpERrAKERs are holding a national
convention at Chicago. The meeting
vas called 70 order With gavsl CON-
pose.i It sn artificial skull. The coffin
makers are having Jolly time.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

SowEsopv hss At Isst been found IN
ne democratic ranks n ths third cor
gressionsl district 20 take the field
sssinss Julius c. Burrows. re b Be
--rf-eF
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-16

AyorHER bloody dnei has been fought
abroad. German ard Spanish score
tsries ef .egsti0n we're The princips Is.
one Of them Nss slightly wounded IN
the leg.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19
THE BRIG ON FIRE

boats were the fruiters were their superlors
in speed, shapelness and seaworthiness.
| think it's a lost art In England. Speed
was imperative for the sake of the fruits,
and so I suppose the builders were put to Ii
to produce craft which nothing could out
sail. They are past and gone. They belong
10 an age of seafaring which England has
long said good by 10. Steamers have mOnOp0-
lized this particular trade, and in
stead Of lovely little vessels crowd
ing on canvas as white as snow,
thrashng across the Atlantic, or sweeping
Ike beautiful birds from another part OF
the world over the swells OF the Bay Of Bis
cay, we have steamboats, looking ike gas
works knocked to pieces and put together
again so as TO float, With straight stems, an
elevation forward and an elevation aft,
chimney stuck up in the middle where the
hollow Is, a sort OF sailor standing In frOntOt
il holding wheel. and compass slung alOft,
with ladder to 60 up TO look at 1t By. do
not mean that steam is not necessary and
useful in its way, but l do say that thUse
fruiters were beauties.
l shipped as able seaman aboard fruiter
called the Susan She was % tons, and
stood among the first Of the sea-going craft
of her kind. Our crew consisted OF. Will
liam Muffin, captain; John Cheese, mate;
myself. and two more men and boy.
What l am going to tell happened when We
were hOmeWard bound TO the port of Lon
don from the Azores, and were two days
out. Muffin was rare man to carry
on sail-nothing could stop him. I've
seen him drive the Susan through II
when we, standing right aft, could see
nothing of the vessel forward, everything
being smother Of white. foremost up out
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items Of Live Interest for Members Of Many
Denominations

By vote of 104 to 80 the Cumberland
Presbyterian Assembly declared women in
eligible to the ruling eldership. BY vote
Of IS to 40 the Methodist Protestant Gen
eral Conference in its recent sessions de-
clared women ineligible to ordination and
to membership In the conference, and
struck out the word ''obey" from the mar
riage ritual.
Rev. Father Flood, the pastor of Sacred
Heart Parish, is about constructing new
pastoral residence and to do it has m owed
the church back over a hundred feet from
Fillmore street. The new house will be
erected on the former site of the church and
will be an imposing structure.
Kew. DR.. &. X. Henderson, unanimously
chosen TO succeed DR.. MOrehOuse as CORE
spending secretary of the Baptist Home
Mission Society, was educated at the Unit
versity of Chic 60 and the Baptist Union
Theological Seminary Of Chicago, and is
now in his f0rty-third year.
The Buffalo Christian Advocate refers to
Bishop NincenPs removal from Buffalo to
Topeka in complimentary terms toward
the Bishop, and with regret at his removal
His extra laborS at Buffalo were highly ap-
preciated, and probably too great for his
health.
The young people of this city are holding
conservation services preparatory to the
Mills meetings. They meet each third
Tuesday evening in the First Congregational
Church. corner of Post and Mason streets,
at 7:4j.
The most conspicuous Catholic layman in
France. NJ. de Nun, has publicly announced
his adhesion to the Pope'S directions TO his
cOuntrymen TO accept the republican form
of government.
Bishop q. p. FITZGERALD of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. has taken up ms
residence in Atlanta, Ga, among his old
neighbors and friends.
NJ. Loubit, who has erected at the uni
versity of Washington the statue of Leo
KILL is to be made Count Of the holy
Roman empire
Right Rev. Thomas Bonaeum. Bishop Of
Lincoln, NebI., has gone to Europe to OBJ
tain young priests and seminaTians for his
diocese.
For the Manning memorial the sum of
G2S00. or $4,000, has been subscribed in
London.
The Rev. f. B. NIurch has accepted an IN
vitation to supply the pulpit of the Presby-
terian church at Dayisyille, Cal, for one
year
Rev. r. A. Peters has resigned the rec
torate of ST. Andrews, Oakland, and gone
East
A shrine TO st. Anne will soon be begun
in the Church of st. Jean de Baptiste, New
York.
There are now SOC chapters of the Epis-
copal Brotherhood OF st. Andrew.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19

worn and sad aud old, scanned with care
and the traces of bitter pain, physical and
mental. He carried two canes, and sat with
his head resting against the back Of his seat
and his eyes closed YEARLY, very picture
of tired, wretched humanity. lie was not
pleasant 10 see. The sight of him might
even have frightened some children. But
the baby on the boat was not frightened.
Straight down the aisle she went, until she
reached the tired-lOoking man. Pausing.
she laid one little hand on his as it
rested on the top Of his cane.
He opened his eyes and looked
at her, his head scarcely higher than hers
as he sat. The baby said not word, but
soiemnly returned his gaze. Gradually the
look of pain seemed 10 fade from the drawn
face. The lines about the mouth relaxed,
the eyes showed a SUMMER CLEAN. The baby
continued TO gaze silently and THE CALL
reporter was beginning 10 quake inwardly
lest she might say something to cause the
cripple painful pang. But she did not.
Instead radiant smile broke over her face.
and reaching up that Toseleaf of right
hand, she gently strOked the mans wrlnkled
face, gave it little pat and passed on.
The lady with the bouquet suddenly
buried her face among the flowers, and
when she lifted it drop or two Of some
thing that was neither fogno rain gistened
among the blossoms. The pOmpous old
gentleman blew his nose with great vigor.
TIE CALL reporter suddenly saw some
thing of unusual interest outside the WIN
dow, and the other passengers all became
busy with their various bundles and pack
ages.
Next moment the boat was In, and the
usual crushing rush of passengers up the
gang-plank took place. just in front Of
The CALL reporter limped the little Grip
pie, sore pressed by the crowd. Just then
the pompOuS old gentleman pushed through,
and with one strong hand on the rail inter
posed his bulk between the misshapen form
and the surging mass of people struggling
trainward. The hunchback did not know
it. He only knew that the way was much
easier for him than usual, but the reporter
knew that the baby's little hand was hold
ing the crowd hack
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19
ONLY A BABY'S SMILE.
But 1t GIadaens One Heart and Touches
a Score Of others.

1t was on one Of the local ferry lines. The
boat was crowded with hOmeward- bound
humanity. The bay was very rough and
cold, penetrating fog added to the general
discomfort OF the trip. Reading was I'M
possible to one who valued his eyesight and
the passengers sat glowering at the carpet
or each other. listening helplessly while the
''band" plunked. scraped and blew Com
rades" forth upon the deSolate cir.
The boat was nearly across, when down
the long stretch of the saloon toddled
baby. catching, every now and then.
at the knees of the passengers t
save herself from falling as the
steamer lurched. Such a friendly, free
hearted. fearless baby she was, with sunny
blue eyes that looked trustingy up into each
face as she passed. She paused beside
lady carrying bouquet and putting forth
a tiny hand touched one delicate blossom
daiDtily. She stood for q moment at the
knee of a pOmpous- looking old gentleman
and gazed into his face until he looked
down and smiled, involuntarily laying
down his paper and pattng the little white
hand that lay on his knee A little boy
peeped under her big hat and said, pretty
baby" She gave him smile and passed on.
Near the door sat man crippled, hunch-
backed, painfully deformed. Scarcely
larger than 5-year-old boy, his face was
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19
SAVED FROM A SORRY Fate.
4 Thrilling Incident in The Lite Of a
Sailor.
The Horrors Of Fire at sea-Eow Score Of
Persons Were Rescued From
Burning Brig.
Written for THE MoRN1Ne CALL.

In the year 1850 the writer CHANGED to be
in England. There were in those days a
considerable number of small vessels trad
ing from the British Islands TO the Azores
and to the Mediterranean and to Spanish
ports for the seasons fruits, raisins, eurrants,
oranges, whatever it might be. These yes
sells were called fruiters. and they were
schooners of a very beautiful pattern. You
hear a great deal Of the yachts Of the pres
ent time, but I'm sure don't know whether
there's a craft Of that kind afoat in
these days to match the beauty OF
the lines of some of those fruit
ers. Being an old man, it may be
that I'm prejudced; but where can / turn
to find the like Of those fruiters when l
recall some of them whose names l could
give, sailing along with every sail set, lean
ing down to the breeze, and sweeping for
ward ike white clouds rolling along the sea
line? They were built, not for the eye
only, but to weather the heaviest gale of
wind that ever blew; all their sharpness
was below water, above was beam, with
bows rounding out rOomIly, and beautiful
tapering in aft for the stern; in fact. where
their builders got their models from
was always q puzzle to me-not from
the Baltimore clippers, for fine as those
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19
An Important Discovery.

A French artist, NJ. Lepirre, while ex-
perimenting Ct cooling melted sulphur in
paper, happened to use Autographed card
with the edges turned up to make dish
When he took the sulphur away from tie
card he found the autographed characters
were clearly and distinctly impress sed
upon the cooled surface OF the sulphur.
remaining thus after hard friction
and washing. BY repeated experiments
be has succeeded in obtaining results of a
very satisfactory character, removing the
paper each time by a mere washing at rub
bling process. Is is found, in fact. that sui
phuT Will receive impressions from and re-
produce, in faithful manner, characters or
designs in ordinary graphite crayons. writ
Ing ink, typographical inks, China ink.
photographic inks whether cOlored or un-
eOlOred varieties and others. he also
states that it will reproduce maps with
remarkable exactitude.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19
HARD WORK.

The ExertIon Required to Dictate a
Letter In the South.
Atlanta Constitution.
Mental exertion of any kind is something
that tires the average African. Writing a
letter just breaks him up. Colonel Yerger
has a negro man named Sam employed
about his place, and yesterday Sam wanted
some clerical work done. He said
Boss. | wants yer ter write me letter
ter my gal in Waco"
"All right, Sam, I'll do It,"
Has we got de paper and de ink and de
pen ready. sah?'
"Yes, Sam, 90 ahead"
write Thompson street. New York"
"All right"
Has yer got hit wrltten?'
Yes"
"All oh hit?"
Certainly"
"What has yer got written? Read hit ter
me, boss"
Thompson street, New York"
"Dats right. Now write May de four
teenf"
YES"
Has yer got hit down, boss. aIreadyP"
Eyes"
"G'way, boss. you am iokin'. Read it ter
me-"
"May fourteenth"
"FOah God, you has got hit down all right
Now. boss, read hit all over from dc berry
beginnin'."
teenth."
Oats right. Whew! l say boss, let's
res awhile. Use tired. My head aches like
hit was gwnter split"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19

hand the women over first and they seemed
TO understand what we said, but il was
awful work. Such hanging back, such cry
Ing out, such screaming, such showing. |
feared they would swamp the boat As il
was two of them made jump and tumbled
in the water, and one was drowned, getting
under the vessel somehow
We pushed off with one load, and then
came back for the other. We got all the
rest of the people safe, and such was their
excitement that they came very near to
eapsiZing the boat and drowning us all by
striving, some of them, to take us in their
arms and kiss us. We men belonging 10
the schooner remained in the boat till ali the
rest of the people, who turned out 10 be
FrenchmeD, were aboard; but scarce had
the last one OF them climbed over the
side when Muffin r0ared out. "Ouick.
Mr.. Cheese; up with We, up with We
all, for dear life! Bear nand be-
fore we're blown into ragsl Quick
with vel never mind about the boat Leave
her to fowl leave Der TO town. The fright
in his voice took the breath out of our bodies
and We hoped aboard like monkeys.
The decks looked crowded with people
huddled together. A bright glare came
from the brig and lighted the vessel up. It
was net five minutes after the helm had
been put over and the schooner was begin
ming 10 slide through the water, feeling the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19

ances that have sheen upon them and
which are very deceiyng; and l went on
cutting up my tobacco until | filed nv
pipe, and then | lit-jt and went on deck.
There was great deal Of roaring in the
weather, and the sound under our bows
would have been proof to any landsman
that our captain was driving our little craft.
| looked over the WeetheT-ra!l and instantly
my eye was caught BY q spark, out where
the brig was likely to be. At the same mo-
ment heard them talking aft, and, going
that way, found the captain, mate and one
of our men looking at the light and arguing
about it.
ITS onmistekeable, Cheese" said old
Muffin, THAT she's afire, The question
now is, What's our duty? Does she expect
us to beat up TO her, or amt it more likely
that knowing we're here. she'll put her
helm UP and run down to us?"
Why, yes" said Cheese, mo doubt it's
more likely she'll put her helm up, but we
ought to make her know where we are"
"Why, certainly" said old Muffin, and
on that he ordered us TO make a flare,
which we kept burning for nearly a quar-
ter Of an hour. the Susan meantime being
brought nearly to q standstill.
But though the spark grew bigger 1t was
evidently because the fire was increasing
and not because the brig was coming down
TO us, and seeing this our Old man made up
his mind to beat up to the vessel and see
WUhL lie cOuIu 10 III tub way VI Saving lie.
You may say what you Ike about schoOn-
erS. but if you ever want to appreciate the
qualities Of that sort of rig you should be
to leeward of a ship on fire and feel your
heart pumping in your bosom with mad
ness TO reach her quickly. With her sheets
fiatteued in till every cloth stood like a
board. the Susan went at the seas as a
hunter goes at a hedge. 1t was ali snap.
worry and thrust, but with a determine
ton in it that a hurricane could not
have blown out of her. Perhaps she
felt that it was something extraOr-
binary, this deviation from her straight
course home. We never thought OF show
ing side lights in those days, and so, as it
was necessary TO keep up the hearts Of the
poor fellows in the burning vessel, who on
seeing our fare disappear might imagine
that we had sailed away and left them to
their fate, we turned to and slung a big
white glObular lantern al0ft. where it could
be plainly seen no matter on which tack we
were. The moon came up IN the east as
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19

fue sitter. The hollow portion of the wad
is then well sprinkled with the powdered
magnesium; the edges Of the rest are gath
cred together and twisted with the foTefn-
ger and thumb until they form a pear
shaped cone A piece of wire is hooked
into the cotton at the top, and the wad is
now ready TO be hung up in the proper
place whence the fash must come. It
is lighted with a match or hot piece of
steel The results are very satisfactory. If
the operator wishes to photograph him elf
he need only provide himself with fuse
which is long enough to reach from where
ne stands to where the magnesium wad is
placed. As the spark is not very strong the
fuse must be we'll backened with SCOT or
with pulveTized resin. If after preliminary
tests these methods should prove to be in
effective the end Of the fuse may be dipped
in sulphuric ether. which latter process
will always prove successful in CARVING
the spark to the wad which is to be lighted
with IL
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-19

weght of the wind after the giipe of her
helm. that had kept her hove to, when the
brig blew up with such an enormous burst
ing sound that l am sure no clap OF thunder
| ever heard in tropical regions came. near
to 1t in its power Of stunning | never saw
another sight TO equal that whiea followed
The air seemed to be fuK Of lightning.
caused by burning spars and masts and
pieces OF timber hurled aloft into the dark
ness scores and scores of feet high. Sucn
was the conclusion in the water that it
shook the Susan till we all reeled agaiu.
Considering where some OF those burning
things fell, there can be no doubt that had
the schooner been in the same position where
she had lain hove to she would have
been set on fire or destroyed by the weight
that would have fallen upon her. il turned
out that one-third of her cargo consisted of
gunDowder. but l presume that even if the
poor wretches had been able to speak Eng
lish they would not have dared TO tell us the
nature of their freight for fear Of our de-
Ginning to have anything to do with them.
l have seen some peril in my time, but
when | come to reflect how soon that brig
blew up after we had pushed off with our
second load and after we had just managed
to get the schooner out of range Of the ex-
plosi0u, | am bound to think that that
salvage job was the very closest shave which
l have ever experienced. j. c.