Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-07
CATCHING WASHERS.

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finally closed.
CATCHING WASHERS.
Everybody will commend the action
OF the police department IN Kidding the
streets OF the pests that Infest them IN
the early evening. The arrest of a
half dozen brazen-faced courtesans,
who ply their unholy calling in almost
open defiance of decency, had q salu-
tary effect. The street-walkers have
been less impairment and vastly more
guarded since then. The police are
now moving against the desplcable
male counterpart of the female street
walker. Two young men are IN custody
for having ogled passing girls and for
making themselves extensively familiar
with total strangers of the opposite sex.
These "mashers" are contemplate pup
and IN doorways and as girls and
women pass they are greeted with low
ordinations of maudlin admiration
such as "aIn't she stunner" lent
she q peachl" ETC., and the naturally
sensitive ones have no other redress
than flows from q flushed cheek and
indignant flash of the eyes. Others,
still bo.der, parade the street and
familiarly accost respectable women
with invitations to a stroll; or dog their
footsteps insthe hope of securing
friendly nod such as courtesans bestow,
Such characters are disorderly and
they should be promptly jailed, as the
police are determined they shall be.
These fellows that walk the street
without purpose other than to "catch
On" Will be Caught on" and promptly
punished if the innocent victims CT
their freshness Will boldly complain
against and prosecute them.
one of the most potent agencies for
the healthy propagation OF republican
principles is the Woman's Republican
association. which has established head
quarters in New York, and will active
Iy enter upon its mission. The wives
and mothers of the republic are the
safest guardians of our socIal life and
there IS no reason why they should not
purify and exalt our political lie.
They will gather at Buffalo on the oc-
casion of the great convention of re-
publican clubs and will be honored by
the recognition of the officers thereof.
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LAST evening Prof. Dixon punched
the energy and ambition out of the
body and MUD of Prof. skelly. To-
night DR.. Sullivan will try to admins
ter like treatment to Corbett. The
highly intellectual symposium now IN
progress mt New Orleans mas no prece-
dent in history, except it bs the clas-
sical bull-fght OF the Spanards.
WTTH the changes IN text books and
changes 10 courses of study the public
schools are becoming as changsahe as
the winds, yet for efficiency. discipline
and practical results our schools are
incomparsbly superior to any other In
Michigan.
IL the cholera gets into Michigan 1t
will be obliged TO ssndbag the state
board of health and decimste an army
Of quarantine officers. Yesterday the
state board took decisive steps to check
the possible entry of the dread scourge.
MAYoR WksHBURSE and the chief OF
police OF the city of Chicago disagree as
70 the details OF sn attempted bribe,
but 40 long "a they agree thata bribe
was offered the reputation Of Chicago
remains untarnished.
Thar horse racing is at AL times at
traohve aud slluring to the fair sex is
amp y proved by their generous atten-
dance upon the Horsebreeders' meet
iag now in progress st Comstock park.
Prprrc Office 3 public trust. but
the average democratic politician acts
"a f he would "bust," # he didn't Sc
cure the trust.
EvERY voter who reads President
Hsrrison's letter IN the same spirit in
winch it e written viii vote the Bepub-
lean ticket.
HorE msy spring eternal in the
human heart. bat Il never clothes
naked back nor Ellis an empty stomach.
Ma CEsvELASp's daily prayer st
Rutari's Bay = nat the Hill may he
F removed and cast INTO tae "a.
Rssu President Hsrrsons letter and
+ yon wi become convinced that it is
F your duty to vote that way.
T CHasffY covers a naultt1ds Of sins
( but it hasn't sufficient dimensions g
cover the democratic party.