Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-20

chamber rats have grown wise with
nibbling the chunks OF wisdein strewn
promlscuousiy about.
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IN their Efforts to economic the pres
ent house Is making record on the
post-offics bill. OF which they ought to
be heartily ashamed. In their en-
deayor TO retench, as reported from
the committee, the bill Is s2,l0o, 900
greater than the bill passed by the
"billion-dollar" congress. Where lib
erality was warranted they have acted
with penurio usness, and on the other
hand where saving might have been
made they included an item of $780,
600 which the postniaster-generai not
only did not ask for, but specifically
pointed out as unnecessary and extrav-
agsnt. They have fairly earned the
title Of "the tiye-cent congress"
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A STATEMENT made by Alfred Dodge
of New York, manufacturer of felts,
shows that prices on felts have not in
crease. on the contrary, that they have
decreased; that wages of employees
have been advanced by him l21 per
cent, and that further advance of 10
per cent will now be made. In addi-
ton to the raise in wages, hours of
labor have been reduced to nine aud
one-half. All this says Mr.. Dodge Is
the direct result of the Mckinley tariff.
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CoUNTERrEIrrSe IS TO initiate or to
make in the semblance Of, hence in
law il the currency or coin Of the realm
be initiated, even though the material
used be OF like fineness and value to
that employed by the government, it is
counterfeitiug. Knowing tins the ker.
mel IN the nut is revealed IN the action
Of the silverites, who endeavored to pass
a bill which would give them the priv
lege of minting sixty seven cents worth
of silver and paying it out for 100 cents.
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IL a letter TO THE HERALp an
esteemed friend declares that Mr.. Rich
IS not .clf-seeker, but that he con-
sented to be a candidate this year after
beng repeatedly pressed by prominent
republicans all over the state to permit
the use of his name. He also adds that
the spontaneous sentiment of nine.
tenths of the republicans of this district
is favorable TO Mr.. Rich.
MANY Of the oklahoma boomers
have a surprise IN store for them.
Kodaks had been furnished by the gov
eminent and those impatient ones who
could not resist setting foot on the
promised land, ere row will have
learned that that one step pressed ko-
OAK button, photographed an impatient
act and turned down an opportunity
20 scramble with the rest Of tine fellows.
RoYALTY in England is supported at
an annual cost exceeding $4,000, 900.
The presidents salary and the incl
dental expenses OF the white house do
not aggregate s25o,ooo. The presi-
dents salary with incidentals and the
annual expenditures for river and har-
Dor does not equal the cost of English
royalty.
BELLAMY's utopian scheme has been
put in practical operation at Junction
City. Kansas, after q one-year trial the
forty-five families interested report an
ayersge expense of only 1880 per
family. This cooperative kitchen. a.
It is named, 10 estimated to have saved
q considerable sum to each family.
FxPoRTs for the month of March
were $4,000 greater than March
1891. OF course the reciprocity policy
now in force has nothing to do with
this. But 90 long rs the great free
trade party can net point n more plaus-
iblc reason republicans will be excused
for thinking II bad al to do with it.
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Two NOTABLE events happened yester.
day. One the Louisiana state election
the other the opening Of the Cheyenne
aud Arspshos reservations to settler,
| in Oklahoma. The elections passed ofi
without any unusual disturbance. and
the Is 900 would-be settlers rushed n
80 hurriedIy that they had no time to
devote to interesting news making.