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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
NOrEo BY THR WAY.


The industrial exhibits at tho me-
chanics' fair In Boston include the e.
tablishment OF woman printer, in &C
tive operation, an exhibit from the
laundry of the Home for incorporate
Women, display of factory work by
women, of silk culture from tho wo-
mana prison and other industries car
ried on by women, such % the culture
and preserving of small fruits and of
bee keeping.
It 10 sugge stive of the recognition
which dramatic talent receives IN Lon
don that the baby daughter of
Lady CRANKY ct her recent christening
had . duchess for one godmother and
an actress for the other, with no less q
parsonage than Arthur Balfour for tho
godfather.
Specimens of early English litera-
ture. by Anna Robertson Brown, Phi.
D., interrupted for . time. will be con-
tiuued IN Poet Lore, the first being .
TRANSLATION of "The Wheele of For
tune" from the "Morte Arthure," an
alliterative poem dating about l440,
A. D.
On q single Sunday during The re-
cent w. c. T. u. conference in Denver
thirty-five pulpits were occupied BY ~
many regularly ordained women min.
listers.
A "Friendship Garden" is the name
OF the latest fanciful conceit with
which the beautiful Lady Brooks
amuses herself.
Ohio and Colorado have undertaken
TO provide clothing for all children of
school age whose parents are unable TO
clothe them.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. E. K. E. Carpenter will begin
her course Of lectures on Wagner be-
fore the st. Cecilia society next Friday.
She il waiting for the scores of the
operas to arrive from New York. Mrs.
Carpenter will first discuss the Ring.
Taunhauser and Lohengrin will be con.
sidered IN their turn.
Mrs. Fred J. Wygant, formerly Of
this city, died IN Chicago yesterday.
Funeral services will be held 1T Green
wood cemetery on arrival OF tho 3:55
p. m. train today.
A children's temperance school will
b conducted by the women of Inn
manuel Baptist chapel on North Col
lege avenue at p. m. today.
Tho installation of the women
officers of Millicent and Grace hives oi
the Knights of the Maccabees takel
place this evening.
The West Hill Literary club met
with Mrs. s. Watson 1T her residence
on Bridge street yesterday afternoon.
The Grand Rapids District Teachers
reading circle will meet at the Western
Michigan college this afternoon.
The Highland Park w. C. T. u. met
with Mrs. Dickinson, $50 North Union
street, yesterday.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
ALLEGED TO BE FUNNY.

Sharpson-"Hi. there. old fellow
Didn't you lose every bet you made on
the elecnong'
Phlatx-"I did,"
"Then what are you doing with thai
new silk hat2"
"For this hat, dear boy, / am in
debted to the generosity of q democrat
who won nineteen silk hats and found
that one of them didn't At nim.-Chl-
csgo Tribune.
Mr.. suburb-"Haven't you . dog to
protect your house from tramps?'
Mr.. Lawnmo-"Ies.'
"Theu why do you walk around
every night with gunT'
"oh, Pm no. protecting the house.
I'm only protecting the dog. New
YORK Weekly.
There's one thing about . Boeton
woman that Ike" said Bithers.
whats THAR" queried Totherton.
"She never says, Il told you so. "
That's true" said Totherton; "but
she does say, didn't 1 suggest this
Identical eventuatlon . priorlg'--Har-
per's Bazaar.
How DO you feel now7' sked = Texas
lawyer of hi client, . conde mned MUIR
dsrer. VINO had just been reprleved.
IA playful as . Child, my boy
Lawyer tslspping him on the hack -
"Ah. see you have just skipped the
rope.-Texas Sifnngs.
"Isn't your wife afraid to dri-e that
horsc7''
"Not At all. It's the people she meets
who are scared "-Detroat Tribune.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

A ] eat syeing fashionable glrl q
. reception, skstched her head and
shoulders for todsy's fashion plate.
There need be only one descriptive sea-
tsnce. You zee on her the typical head
and face OF . swell belle Of the winter
Of 1928.
Do you know how TO make court
plaster stieks OF course patches are
cot the fAsnion just now. Still one
wants to put on tiny square OF black
plaster sometlmes. because OF . little
TRANSIENT mark on the face. and Il one
has once put il on It is embarrassing
To have IL come OF. Even II there il
nothing TO hide under it. its coming Oh
will leave little OASIS of red skln, %
Il 10 - we'll I know how 70 keep Il on
Cut the tquare ~ usual, but snip the
edgss little. They Won't show bat,
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

''If railroads didn't have anything
but Their passenger busaness 70 sustsin
them you couldn't 6nd receivers
enough 10 take charge Of the roads,"
aaad Henry sullivan Ut the c. T. 4 l. Ia
The Morton last night. I doubt II there
10 more tean two roAds IN the country
uhoes passenger ssrvics IL elf sustain-
ing. The PennsyivaniA and the New
York Central may possioiy make
money ~ carrying the public But
when you take the advertising. the az
pens,ve cars. the fast engines and the
elaborate equipment that the modern
passenger train nauss have. the re-
ceiptA don't begin 70 pay the expen-
disures. IL would b. like . Newspaper
trying TO live OF its circulation alone.
The passenger business Of railroad 10
valuable chiefly for the freight trafho
that it brlngs."
"Funny what . man will do whom
he's drunk. isn't it," said C. J. johnson
OF Detroit at the Clarendon Yesterday.
IL know man that acquired . JIG
down in Texas. When ne soberod
enough TO know whore be Vas %, he
was getting his hair cut up in North
Dakota. He started home ~ the way
of Chicago and got lost in the sh uffis
again. His brother got track Of hsm
and chased him up BY means Of . pho
tograph. He found him IA bed in .
Denver hotel, drunken than . boiled
owl. His brother locked him in his
room 10 make him sober up; but he
crawled down the IRE escape add
skipped for the east. He reached bic
home in Cleveland twsnty-four hours
ahead OF his brother and MAS - sober
- Presbyterian elder when he struck
town."
H. NJ. Weineman OF Nseaunee,
grand master; n. X. Salter of Ithaca.
grand warden; K. II. Whitney Of Lam
sing, grand secretary. Of the Michigan
grand lodge OF Odd Fellows were
guests 1T Sweets yesterday. They
comprise the executive COMMITTEES OF
the grand lodge, and were Ia the city
to discuss . plan for attending the
worlds fair. 1--WE haven't come 70
any decislon," said Mr.. Whitney. "A
great many members Of the order
would like to zee the Michigan grand
lodge attend In body on Odd Fellow
day. which will occur some time next
September"
kuCSo 0A-OOVCk UOS x<uS0 80 - Az
tie warm under the collar whom he
wrote that letter TO Senator Stock
BRIDGE" chuckied ex-Etate Senator
Mines Of Coldwater, Is he stretched
his feet In front of tho CRATE in the
Morton house lobby yesterday. "Jusi
. bit irritated, guess" he continued.
"Weil. of course, don't know in what
spirit Senator Stockbridge made the
remark. but the charge has been 90 re-
peatedly made against Ex-Governor
Luce aud he has so often denied it.
that hardly blame him for being just
. little provoked under the circum-
stances"
Mrs. Wieand, state agent for the
state public school at Coldwater. waa
. guest at the Kent yesterday. with .
charge that che Was taking to new
associations. 1.-THE school il nearly
FULL" she said, '.but il We could GET
hold of oil the children in Michigan
that need its projection ten such build.
ings wouldn't hold ther."
81 believe the high building has come
70 stay" said C. K. Clark of Chicago II
the New Livingston yesterday. 81
called on . man Q few days ago whose
ofios Was on the fifteenth floor Of Z
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

"a Hole in the Ground" 10 not .
struggle to increase or improve the
supply II dramatic poetry furnished
by Shakespeare. but u il modest es-
say TO present, IN an amusing way. .
mild rsmonstraHce against the petty
bat inf0risting insults hssped upon
the travelling public by minor class Of
railroad ofhelsis; perhaps also 20 Illus
trste the snnoysnees which the afore-
said railway official has TO stand from
the travelling pubic. Trusting that the
digs At the ether fellows may prove
pleasing 10 both sides, the author re-
spectfuliy gnbmIts "A Hole n the
Ground ts farce comedy.
Madame Mojeska plays Chopin.
speaks aaif dozen d different languages
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

Don VI. Dlcklnson OF Detroit IL in the
city. Hrs presence here Is brought
about by convenient adjustment of
legal business. bu. be viii De gwen .
social greeting ey invited persons in the
pleasant home Of Or. Hszeltoa this
evening. There Is no political sgnifi-
cance ia nls visit, nor ia the proposed
reception. The latter will take the
form OF q tribute to the mstcnless
pohrcsl genius Of the distinguished
saess. but me only politics there Will
Be in IL will b in the ebsequsous dsfer-
ence paid BY the politicians who expect
10 gather IN the losves and fishes wien
fsrover draws the net next March.
These viii dance attendance before him
Ion xht with no other thoughts 10 thsir
minds snan the substance OF things
hopet for ADD proof OF the
evidence f things ga yet unseen.
n % meet and proper that ne should
rsceivs the bomsxe Of hrs compssr'ots.
for although he lest the state he saved
tne nSsscn - me democracy. Az least
the Michigan democrats believe that Il
vas his genius that directed the mighty
machine. Tbe belief = not shared in
~ Mr.. Whitney, Mr.. Hsrrity and sew
srsi democratic newspapers. eut that
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
POINTS ABOUT MEN.

Two great Corsican families, the
most powerful in the island, the Ga
vinis and the Casabiancas. have just
been reconcited after . political hos
tility of more than thirty years. Dur
ing this entire period the politics of
the island has centered about the heads
Of these two houses.
Whereas tho opal used to be quite
generally regarded % an unlucky
stone, many are now being bought as
lucky stones. Mr.. Cleveland appears
to have broken tho hoodoo by wearing
one Of the suspicious gems for some
years.
Thomas E. Murphy, son Of the tenn
perance agltator, Francis Murphy, ad-
dressed four audiences aggregating TO-
600 persons and secured over one thou
sand converts to the temperance cause
in New Haven on Sunday.
LIE Caron is 90 we'll pleased with the
success Of his book, 1.-THE Reminis-
cences Of Spy" for the manuscript
of which he received $1,000, that he
proposes to start . weekly political
paper In London.
IL is reported in Lond on that another
"wealthy American gentleman" 10 to
try the publication there of . daily
newspaper on the American model.
Eddie Gould 10 . member of New
York canoe club, and until . very few
years ago used to participate in upset
races" and other aquatic high jinks.
Oakley Rhinelander of New York is
credited with owning the finest collec-
ton Of antique amor IN this country.
Senator Proctor Of Vermont doesn' Z
like TO have his new marble house ut
Washington describe as palace.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

On DECEMBER 10TH, 1870,
John Law the celebrated adj
venturer fed from Paris.
He had been Comptroller
General of France and his dazz-
ling schemes to create wealth
out of nothing. still remembered
as the Mississippi scheme. the
South Sea bubble, and the Bank
of France, had ruined thousands
of victims. Law was Scotch
man and from Paris went to
Venice, where he starved to
death in 1929.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

There 10 . single question 10 be set
Id by the recount COMMITTEES and
lnsu its work Is ended The question
\ vhssnsr the eight votes missing from
Ne Plainfield ballot box shall be
counted. The committee being In
doubt - TO the iAu, the sub
iscs has been referred to the
Hon. John C. Fitzgerald for an
opinion a. to us duty IN the premises.
There 10 no dispute, or. AZ least, there
should be none. over the question OF
right involved. As matter of equity
and justice the votes should be counted.
There 10 no doubt whatever about that.
The law may be so construed by the
eminent lawyer called to pass opinion
that the committee will feel justified IN
rsfuslng TO count taem. The respop-
sibslity placed on Mr.. Fitzgerald 10 .
very solemn one. 1t will be- discharged
without regard to present or future
cootingencies, in the interest OF his
Cheats, the people. He viii prepare an
heosst, . fearless opinion. IL that
opinion snail be against the counting
q the votes It will not have feathers
weight influence on the final result.
The board of state canvsssers 10 solidly
democratic, consisting of Treasurer
Frederick Braastad, Secretary OF
state Blacker and Commissioner Of the
Land Office Shaffer. This board
Issues the certificates Of election to
congressmen- Following . dubious
precedent it will 60 behind the returns
"a ascertAln thecnsrscter and the num-
bsr OF votes cast in any precinct of any
county II case be presented 10 1t In
sucn event the eight votes Of Plainfield
viii be counted. Therefore 1t 10 boys
play to split hairs over . question Of
Law where ths question Of common right
u 20 obviously apparent The board oil
ssats canvassers will retaliate for any
aes Of partnership by the board OF
county csnvassers- ihis being true il
seems. without attempting to antlci
pate or prejudice the opinion OF Mr.
Fitzgerald, to be waste Of time and
money TO prolong the dispute oveI
thcse eight votes, or any other missing
Votes. Added To- shc checkmate pos
Gble in the board of etsse canvassers il
the further attitude of congress, which
viii not scrrple to seat the dernocra,
candidate on such q small margin As il
presented IN This case. IL Is . rule
among democrats to steal any seat in
sight-snd it may be set down for q
certainty that il will not be violated in
this case.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
sTATE PRESS GOSSIP,

Two foolish young men ct Aha
fought thirty rounds TO decide who
should have the young woman they
both wanted. Both were nicely bat
tered up and the tight declared adraw.
The young woman watched the fight,
and At it's close announced that she
would shake them both. That's about
the way such an affair usually winds
up.-Kslamazoo Telegraph.
Poor Tom watsonl In his honest in
dignatIon at the inebriety of his fellows
in the last democratic house, he turned
the whole business inside out. OF
course the culprits were terribly
angry, but they did not dare to press
matters through fear that Watson
would undertake to prove his asser-
tions.-Lansing Republican.
The Chicago hotel keepers and hack
men ought to combine to put . stop to
the highway robbery which 10 becom-
ing 90 frequent in the suburbs of that
city. So long ~ it 10 confined to the
suburbs. perhaps, 1t does not interfere
with their speciality; but there 10 no
telling how soon the robbers may take
to operating in their especial field
Detroit Free Press.
A Chicago policeman Was held up by
. footpad in broad daylight this week.
Just think of it! A real, live 'cop,"
armed with six-shooter and . baton
IS large as base ball bat, robbed on .
street corner. We would like to see the
footpad that could use Menominee
policeman IN that manner.-Menomi-
nee Democrat.
A nursing-bottle advertisement in .
newspaper 10 rather rough on the baby.
1t concludes in these words; 'sWhen
the baby is done drinking it mus st be
unscrewed and laid in cool place un-
der q tap. If the baby does not thrive
on fresh milk it should be boiled."-
Jackson Courier.
Jay Gould died as he lived, . cold,
unsympathetlc man. He left his mon-
ey behind simply because he Was un-
able to carry it hence, but his last
effort was directed to arranging his
wealth IN such q manner as to cause il
to increase aud multiplicity City
Tribune.
Strenuous endeavors are being made
to convince Cleveland that handsome
Christmas gift to Tammany would be
in no wise inconsistent with his declar.
alton of Independence made at that
famous Victoria hotel dinner.-Detroit
Tribune.
General Alger of Detroit and OK
Mayor Uhl of Grand Rapids have been
added to the executive committee OF
the commission to present to congress
the claims of the Nicaraugua canal up
on government aid.-Battie Creek
Journal.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
POINTS ABOUT WOMEN.

The duchess of Lauraguais, who was
somewhere given 70 making poetry.
could not think of = word TO rhyme
with coisfe. Turning to Talleyrand,
who CHANGED to be by her eide, she
said, "Prince, give me . rhyme Ia
coiffe." Impossible, Duchess" re-
pied Talleyrand, without . moments
delay, "for that which pertains t. the
head of . woman has neither rhyme
nor reason"
Mira. buffalo Bill" 10 IN amiabie
woman, very popular in the neighbor.
hood of North Platte, where she lives.
Her home, Scouts Rest. Is q long. low
building, four miles from the town,
large AID roomy, and quite ike q
hotel, and il surrounded by 800 acres
of prairie land, magnificent stables and
fine pasture lands, where are kept
many thousands Of fine bleoded horses
and cattle.
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth King of Cieve.
land. has been copying. TO be exhibited
by the state of ONO at the worlds fair,
Huntington's portrait of General sner.
man. which belongs TO the national gov.
eminent and hangs in tie war depart
ment at Washington.
Luella Cool. one Of the leading den
tisis OF san Francisco, has charge OF the
dentistry of Stanford university
Owing to her large practice she car
give but one day in the week to the
university work.
Mrs. Martha ID. Strickland, OF De-
troit. has been admitted to practice Law
at Memphis. Tenn, having fallen in
fovn NTH that to~n durtnu the ~erz N
convention of the women in Memphis
Lady Jeune. the social sstlrsst ol
London, says that English society IL de
generating aud that the proper way Il
noun; the throne nov il BY tempting
stomaehs.
Miss Ella Knowles viii not Be atfor
ney general Of Montana. after all. bal
the horr1d man who opposed Der vii
not be able to boast of much OF . pin
rslity.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

No. Ill have the handsomest NO.
man in the town for . wife,"
No. 2-"And l have the best bred
woman"
No. Sand have the richest"
No. And the most intellectual"
No. 5-"Aud l the best house
keeper"
No. 6.-"And tho most artistic"
No. 7-"And the most charitable"
No. Sand the most fasnion-
able"
No. 9.-"And l the most infiusn-
t;al."
No. 10.-"And the most charming"
No. ll-"And can beat any OF you"
All-"Why, you are not married.!
No. l1-"Well, is that what saldf'
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

and it gives the plaster room to shrink,
and yet not get tight around the edges
and 90 come OF. Most things are 90
simple If you only know about them,
One reason why the woman, who N
you know is not near-sighted q bit,
wears glasses 10 because they are so be-
coming to the eyes. They are if they
are gotten with that idea in view.
The glasses should be the least bit
smoked. This gives color and softnesa
to the eyes. The rims of the glasses
should be narrow and dark. not gold.
With such rims to your glasses you
can "make up" the eyes good deal,
and brilllancy and size will be obtained,
and tho mea1s not noticed. So, you
see, if the glasses are m affection she
isn't goose, 40 you have thought.
EYES," said this same woman, as she
reached up her white hand and plucked
. red leaf from the red rose thai
nodded in her winter hat, III think il
such good idea to wear flowers In the
hat ut all seasons" Then absent
mindedly she molstened part of the
leaf, and absently she dabbed heI
lower lip with il. And oh, she hal
such pretty red lips! Then absently she
rubbed her cheeks the least little BIT
with the dry part OF the leaf. And oh,
she has such pretty red cheeksl
EroprTrr
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

The young women comprising the
"WhatsOeveF Ten" of the Kings
Daughters held sale of fancy goods
1t the residence of Mrs. Will Gay on
East Fulton street last night. The
many articles Of fancy work and brio
a-brac were tastefully arranged and
the "Ten" realized about 500. which
will be given to the U. B. A. home.
Light refreshments were served during
the sale
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

Rspped grounds more Or Len elah
orately patterned appear in bottle %
reseda green, marine blue. vandyke
brown aud magenta. These matsriaIs
are most fetching when simply made
AZ with rich black sllk worn ia =
ballroom full of color. these dresses
are most fetching when severe ia line
and treatment
Fine lace or embroidered muslin
scarfs are being much used for evening
wear. Women who have On eye fer
color will seize the opportunity these
scarfs offer for touching up . somber
costume. When worn gracefully scarfs
of this sort adds much 20 the appear
ance Of well-dresaed woman.
The pretty little Bolero, Figaro and
Eaton jackets have taken . new lease
Of popularity. which 10 quite natural,
slnce il takes but small amount OF
velvet 70 make them, and there 10
really nothing which 90 richly conn.,
pletss new gown or % modernizes
An old one.
An odd novelty in br;desmAids'
gowns il of red corded silk in ottoman
faille or btngalins trimmed In black
fur.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

In the long and brilliant line of
American literary women there will
always stand out prominently two
women of the name of Elizabeth Stu
art Phelps. The first vas born in
Andover nearly seventy years ago and
died at the ago of 81. Her daughter,
upon whom the mantle of her mothers
genius fell, was also born in Andover.
She had her first story published when
che was IL years old, and since she
was 10 she has supported herself by her
pen. She Was 20 when coates Ajar"
gave her fame. and she is now only 49,,
though because of the long time she
has been before the public she Is COM
monty supposed to be older. Her face
remains young and full of color. Mrs.
Phelps Ward writes very slowly and
with painstaking care. All OF her liter
airy work 10 done betwean 9 q. m. and
p. M, and she rarely in one day
writes more than enough TO fill half .
column of . daily newspaper. Some
times the amount produced is hardly
half of that, and it 10 all carefully re-
vised and rewritten until 1t is entirely
satisfactory.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

BETWEEN heresy trials and prize
fights congress is losing much of is
effectiveness.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

srsAS r. ASTHoSY has come out
fairly aud squsrely for Mrs. Senator
Lease. That settles Is.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

DAN. has not indicated his prefer
ence for senator. but his Office cat 10
making an awful stiffness on the sub
isct IN tue sun.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
MISS WILKINS AS A PLAYWRIGHT.

Mary +. Wilkins, the success Of
whose first novel, "Jane Field" has
shown that her talents are not limited
to the production of short etories, has
ventured into another and more diff
cult field, ana has written q play,
which appears In Harper's Magazine
for December. Ii ia entitled "GI.es
Corey, Yeoman," and - q story of the
wItchcraft deiuslon OF Salem, Mass,
200 years ago. It's attractiveIy illus
trated by Howard Pyle. Miee wilkins
also contributes to the same number of
the magazine four charming psstels IN
prose, species of composition seldom
attempted IN the English language.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
ABBY MAY HOME AT HAMPTON.

The Rev. yenkin Lloyd Jones IL re-
ceiving contributions for the ABBY
May Home to be built at Hampton.
Misc Emily L. Austin. one of the early
workers IN the education of the freed
men, 10 at the head of the movement.
In the home will be taught what u now
called domestic science, but IS only
good oid-fashioned homework 10 all It's
branches. Three thousand dollars has
already been raised, and i've hundred
more viii complete II without debt.
The summer students at Hampton are
working on the building. Meanwhile
Miss Austin u recruiting IN the NORTH.