Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-01

out TO % charm. Inarme, however,
when neglected, become 81 times nui-
sanceS
We we're visiting Lima not long since,
q thrifty town with all the snap and
vigor Of . new gold camp in tho west,
yet with the shxewd and cool beaded
business tact Of Cape Cod town She
has this characteristic. however, to which
] have darkly alluded. II h public
square. Tho public square was of course
intended to Be On the start thing of
beszty. but it has in too many Of the
middle state towns become N open air
livery stable, covered with the choice
decorations Of . badly farmed farm
Tho squsEe IL Of courss geographically
IN the oamter Of the town, and b dis
tinctly visible from every direction. The
ides is good one. but when It becomes
tho grazing ground Of the motheateu
horse and the homo Of the wstsrmeacn
rind, tho spring Of the year adds no
beauties 10 it and Taxpayer and Veritas
write pieces about it.
Il Is also in many cases . hay and
wood market. Here the man in tho blue
army overcoak (ae has never been IN the
army or he would not b wearing it,
meets tho man IN ths buffalo evercoat,
and they borrow tobacco Of each other.
chew some Of il, spit eight times, water
their stock and 60 homo.
People oems - ~ editor md ny:
That square - suttiRg 10 b . blamed
nuisance. You 01eht - rest II Go
foe it." Then 10 sdtsR 0ys n bin pa
psr, provided the nGa who nade the
suggestion has paid g. his sdysgtiing
pronptlys
1--WE recrst s5sGaas . ~ On 1ssati-
full public SQUARE b srch . neglected.
aouditisn, WEB not Some one move h
the mattsa2 H h Asia and . shans. and
q . msAsr # t13 = 3 high time 70 cali
Teams 1e, Actually snsaesa b srafbs
On the stpsets eoshs ~ b b psamitAsd
| to stand h11uhsA tnsids - business psEt
Of any city wihstsv~. Even Mime
apclis, big saA psospsreus ~ she r, Stall
permits hundreds of harm teams 10 stand
tied along It's insin svsnnsa. not only ~
the hour, but BY the day. vast fringe
Of starvation. colo sud bolts in the very
heart Of . greet, thr,vipg ana bsautiful
city.
The farmer weuA nse want he 81
works on his farm. Why does he expect
to bring his Ruiaaness into town, Because
the farm 10 too sfte, n the spring Of the
year . vast, hnufliati>s s<pesazs. that
is no reason why thsss sanitary methods
should be brought mo town. II II
| Lima has about tn earliest electric
car line in America it's donb!e trolly
| system. and the cars ere geftfne old snd
childish. TIE rsliing stock y 70 b 10
newed very soon.
At all these towns nearly ssaay ene's
room Is heated BY natural ess. II holds
out very we'll wss through ans state
early In tho discovery brsraR. and !
then prcphesisd that ga frsp The In
| terror Of the earth would continue to
manifest itsek. mp b the present time.
and possibly even later. Sul,ssqasat his
tory has shown that was right.
The electric street cars Of Lima are
sadly out Of repair, ss Issid. They have
the odor Of q cheap lodging house on the
Bowery. ~ nearly ~ can recall it DOW.
They are shabby in the extreme. Also
| In the middle. Next Lent shsll abstain
from the use Of these cars
| Lima is one of the thrifty and prosper
| ous cities Of Ohio, and n siso the home
| II the Lima bean.
In Cincinnati the other day we tried
70 buy New York draft The frst fonr
banks were Just oat a New York drsfts,
snd the ffth enc had 3nst been pingis-
rized by . "yeutlsmsa vssb cough"
who dcvned The bsak for Soyne 81 IS.
believe, and - = I'D sct mel like sell
ins Esw York exeAaAee 10 strangers.
The bssk hsA iust offered . reward cf
seventy Ave cent? for the arrest and sp-
preAsnsiss q The ss9k whe bad ''did Il
up" IN thss bold way
II seem. thsa soms abAsAs ago . man
from ChssSAnccxs esme in with .
coash~ And prsssaieA . draft Ter pay
men. II W. pretty large. and TIE
cashier locked sosgkssuslg It the owner
al the paper. bat ne ~ his ssea up IA
he noasA vssA tnMa sa6kv. dry. hank.
snw cosTh. vtHcA ssey so casrs>d him
81 prstsy sssa. asosehirg I'D. snv.
ssw. fs~shay n wss shs oars
WHEN - assd wss sext on for psy.
e~ns 10 - pnk - wtboh n wss drawn
| il vas Deserved alsss - lsss. shA1 th>
| 90 wstA - ecuGA - - a tbc~l
| p~Aesscal sngtnexs vhe - PAT . par
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