Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-01
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tho sons and daukntefs OF Osd oSoas
everywhere joined IN literary and mus
zeal festivities To pay tribute 10 Scot
lands patron saint According TO ira
d.tion, Achaius. king Of the sects, and
fungus. king Of the PETS. united to wage
. war against their common enemy.
Atnelstane, KING Of England. Their
forces we're drawn up on the field. but
the tactic chieftains decided TO post
pone the battle until the morrow.
While waiting for the coming OF the
new day the heavens suddenly blazed
with a radiant light. in the midst OF
which cleaned the flaming cross OF st.
Andrew. The Scots and Picts &C
cepted the phenomenon as prophecy
that they should DO victorious IN the
conn battle. The prophecy Was full
filled. and Achaius ana Hungus regis
tered . vow that forever after they
would wear the cross Of st. Andrews
upon their shields and ensigns. From
this arose tine Order OF st. Andrew,
which afterward became the Order of
the Thistle. The star of tho order con-
tanned . wreath of thistles and the
cross Of st. Andrews, with Scotland's
famous motto, "Ncmo Ne Impune
Lacessis. no one wounds me with
impunity.
Now THAT Attorney General Ellis is
quite sure he 10 elected he comes In
from the woods to refute the charge
that he ran behind his ticket in this
city. THE HERALD at one time gave
the totals, showing that the disun-
guished dodger ran behind. He doesn't
like the idea of having the figures
quoted IS they Standard he mildly
insinuates that the showing made by
them is false. To prove what he says
he quotes some figures Of his own, by
which it appears he did run behind.
BEGINNING Sunday the Chicago
Evening Post will issue . Sunday edi-
ton. Ii will consist of sixteen pages
emo more. no less"-snd will be de-
voted to society and what may be
termed "literary journalism" The
splendid success OF the Evening Post is
among the phenomenal trumphs of
modern newspaper successes, and 1t as
sures the immediate popularity OF its
Sunday venture.
RIGHr on the heels of the democrat
v,ctOvy tho hrawar, Of this CITY = RI try
ing to centralize and consolidate their
business interests SO as to dispense with
the services of twenty-five or thirty
men. In other words they aim to 30
adjust business that three men will do
the work at present requiring ten mon.
Had this thing been sprung before
election the democrats would have
blamed the tariff for it.
| One of the witnesses called to testify
| in the Panama canal scandal nom
chalantly swore that vast sums were
gwen 10 the Paris newspapers to secure
their favorable influence and endorse
ment for the divers "boom" schemes
sprung on tho unsuspecting public.
The Paris newspapers seem to be quite
IS forenanded In this regard as the
Graud Rapids Eagle.
| THAT engineer who ran into car
riage containing five persons and did
not discover the evidence Of the acci-
dent until be found three corpses on the
cow-catcher would make q capital man
to fire dynamite blasts by piecsmeal.
He wouldn't know that an explosion
had taken place until he crawled down
from the clouds to finish MS job.
ON the first real test vote In the
Briggs trial . slight majority Is shown
to be unfriendly to him. 1t is impos-
sble in view OF the discussions of the
merits of the controversy that the
doctor will be- tried by an impartial.
unprsjudiced jury.
THERE is before the congressional
investigating committee . proposition
to prohibit immigration for one year
10 prevent the introduction Of cholera.
Why not make II ten years 10 shut out
| poverty?
| When . candidate wants Office 90
badly that he wakes up in the middle of
the night to ask his wife "where he Is
at" then be announces to the public
that he Is in the hands Of his friends.
/
ISAsMrcH a. Michigan 10 one Of the
few states that did not go democratic
The mad rush Of prominent democrats
for places OF high aud low degree is in
very bad taste to say the least.
PRESIDENT McLEop saysthe coal COM
bine was formed for the benefit of the
public Genuine. heartfelt charity
never vas truly appreciated, by . sor-
did. complaining public.
FuscHILDs is mentioned for . cabi-
net position. lie Is the Lieutenant
| High Lord Steerer Of the New York
sntl-snsppers.
To an observer il looks ~ il the prin-
eipsl mission Of the board OF canvass
| a.. wara Al eount a. faw votea A.