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Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
SALT ON TIE TRACKS

superintendent Chapman admits that
she use OF salt on the street car tracks
does not improve the sleighiug. Ii is
represented that the cars cannot be
operated unless the rails be kept free
o. ice and snow, and that there is no
oteer method OF keeping them free
than by the use OF salt. IL this be true
then there is no other alternative than
to sutrs- ths nuisance il makes, or 20
without street car transit The injury
To sleighng - very great. The slushy
condition OF the streets IS disSgreesble
snd there Is abundant reason for COM
plaiut. But Ike many other disagree
able things this must be borne With
patience. Wniie good sleighing would
contribute u tbs pleasure OF many
owning fine turnouts, and would
faciltats tho business Of some
persons engaged n the dray ousi-
ness, stll the convenience of the
overwhelming majority must be held
supeSs0r 20 ali other interests. The
thousands that daily ride TO and from
their homes aud places OF employment
on toe street cars must not be made to
walk 70 grant 20 the few the pleasures
snd profits of uaimpsdsd travel on
The two principal thoroughfsres of The
city. There are any number of streets
through which tie street car tracks do
not extend. Upon these the sleizhing
i "a excsllsDt as il can be with the
present quantity of snow. That the
business of merchants q Affected ~
the dIsagrsrabia condition OF the
streets q highly improbable. The
sidewalks sre kept clean and
pssssbie AMI there - ready access
20 every store on the two principal
streets oy SIDE street approaches. The
benefit Of uninterrupted street car
trsfic = superlativeiy greater than toe
accommodate Of a few sisiZhs and
tne pFsssntaeie appesraDcc Of snow on
Cana and Monroe streets It's doubt
less true thas the salt mixed with snow
iufures me boots Of horses. bat there a
really little necessity for continuous
travel on either OF she streets upon
vhica "a d. used. on ths whole L =
not uinsions TO kick. bat The kicking
should BE- done Win a reasonable a
fowsnes for she rnelfc necessity.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
STATE PRESS GOSSIP.

Mrs. Potter Palmer and her friends
are disturbed because her picture
adorns q new brewery calendar. The
brewer Gays It's right as long as the
beer Is OF good quality.-Kalamazoo
Telegraph.
To be or not TO DO guided by IN
structions In voting for United States
senator is tho question that confronts
the INSTRUCTED! &. o. p. members Of
the incoming legislature. --Owosso
Press.
George Gould is . chip off the old
block. He has evolved scheme to es-
cape paying the New York state inher-
itance tax on what his father left to
him.-Kalamazoo Gazette.
A British official who has spent years
on the Indian frontier, says = war be-
tween Russia and England for the
possession of INDIA cannot long be de-
layed.-Adrian Times.
Cara and his band are making
things lively along the frontier. The
fellow is evidently as slippery as the
average Bay City burgIar.-Bay City
Tribune.
Some people will doubt the state
ment that Mrs. Langtry is worse. IN
deed many think she couldn't be.-De-
troit Tribune.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31

Corn Is sufficiently cooked during
the process OF canning, and when used
should oBiy be brought 10 the boiling
point. Further cooking hardens The
gram aid lmpalrs the flavor.
Canned matoes. corn or other veg
etables have 4 more delicious fisyor II
they are tnrned out upon platter or
other tis: dlsh an hour or two 10 regain
the oxygen that was excluded when
they were sealed hot.
Canned sardlnes carefully Drowned
on q double wire griilron, and served
With lemon, are appetizing.
Canned tomatoes are more delicious
baked than etewed. About ten MIN
utes before removing from the oven
spread buttered bread crum be over the
top.
Boston crackers spiIt, slightly but
tered aud toasted on the split side are
delicious served with boulllon. oysters,
etc.
AS dessert in emergencies serve
canned peaches, sliced pineapples or
spricots with whipped cream. waters
or cake.
Lemons may De kept fresh . long
time 10y placing in An open jar, cover
ing with very cold water, standing IN a
cold place and renewing the water
every day.
Lemons and oranges should be
| cleansed thoroughly with . vegetable
brush and cold water before using the
peel.
Paprika is q trifle stronger than
white pepper, and, while II has not the
| biting quality Of cayenne, has q more
| exquisite flavor than either when used
in cooking.
There is no economy in saving three
cents worth of stale bread by adding
| FIVE times Its value in other materials
and making pudding that no one
| relishes when done. Better roll the
| bread for crumbs and keep on hand in
glass fruit jar.
When you make graham gems for
breakfast, knowing that the oven will
not be hot enough to bake them
quickly, you invite failure.
Save the tips and stalks OF celery
that are left on the table, and slice and
dry them IN q moderate oven, for use
IN fiavorlng soups and the like.
The thorough heating OF the tea pot
| Is the first step toward making q nice
cup OF tea.
If YOU were to zee the refuse from
| which paper is made, the chemicals
that are used and the various processes
that it Is put through, you would put
| piece of buttered muslin IN the bot
tom of cake tins and the like.
To roast green coffee perfectly put
it IN the oven until thoroughly hot,
then turn II into corn pepper and
shake over q hot fire until evealy
Drowned. Take from the stove,
quickly add teaspoonful of granu-
lated sugar, shake until dissolved
turn into glass self-seallng fruit jar
| and grind only as required.
Democrat.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
HIT AND MISS RREMrlFS

1t will be very appropriate to have
the worlds fair opened and the wilder.
ness Of machinery started by the pres
ident of the United States. The presl-
dent Will say something. There will
be no Grafton. Orations are not in
Mr.. Cleveland's line.-Wheeling Intel
Egencer.
Let us suspend immigration for a
year and in the meanwhile adopt
some measure by which the imnli-
grants may be Mfted, and only those
of character, having capacity for
American citizens, be admitted Bos-
ton Commercial Bulletin.
General Miles says that Canada's act
in putting those armed vessels on the
lake amounts to 3 declaration of war.
Call for volunteers!-Pittsburg Chroni-
Gle
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
NOTES BY THE WAY.

Mrs. A. J. Pyle of Richmond, Va,
owns and manages the largest dyelng
and securing establishment in the
south. Left widow with q family to
support she took up her husbands 9
business and has managed 1t with sucn
success tnat the custom Of the firm has
more than doubled, and extends
throughout the southern states, includ-
ing Florida and Texas.
The wives of two prominent men in
q German town attended grand ball
recently and each fell in fainting lit
upon catching sight OF the other. Each
had ordered new, c. stlv and ultra
fashionable costume from Paris, and
the two costumes were alike IN ma
teriai and style.
The NJ. A. certificate has been
awarded at the Harvard annex to but
two young women, Mies Fannie Hol.
man of Cambridge and Miss Mary s,
Locke of West Dedham. Final honors
were awarded for the first time this
year to Miss Sophie Hart, instructor q,
Wellesley.
Miss Flora Stevenson, member # the
Edinburgh school board. has been made
an honorary fellow of the Educational
institute OF Scotland. Miss Stevenson
Is the first woman upon whom this
honor has been conferred.
Miss Gertrude II. Beggs, Q member
of the senior class in the university OF
Denver. has bcen elected by her class q
member of the senste for the uniyer-
city. She Is q daughter OF the Rev. r
;. Begg. of Central City, Colo.
A Japsnese native newspaper com.
PLAN. tnst many women belonging tc
good families in Toxic live alone in
lodgings. walk unattended in the street.
after dark and play cards together al
the tea houses.
Mime. Albsrti OF New York, leader al
the Delssrte school OF expression, is .
dainty woman who readily draws as
sociaies into her philosophie tbeoTie,
because OF her magnetism.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett be.
lisyes IN the benefits OF waking as a.
exercise. and takes a long ''consulu
,ionsl' before breakfast every morn
ing.
Procsss Gsliizen, a member OF ont
of the eldest srIstocrstIc families O'
Russs, - n0. q sta5lemsld 10 = Frenct
circus.
An association for the higher edaca
ton of women has established a higf
+ schools for giris n Vienna.
Mrs. Alice Clark Of Xincfnpss hsi
bsoa appointed state superintendent o.
frsnchlse fer lndisna.
The names of nearly thirty vonnsr
occur in the r. A. pass iist Of the uni
versity % London.
Al Ind ian grl student 81 Haskell
! Kan, institute "a named Jenny Oni
FrstheY.
The Eoapress Of kustTia i reLufed =
he TIE best roysl ngnsskee9sr IN Ea
T9ps.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
THREE siTs or INTEREST.

Cleveland was the only president 10
deliver his inauguration address ex-
tempore. Fillmore made no inausu-
raj. Garfield WAS the first president to
make any political speeches in . for
eiRn tongue. German MAS used.
The first five presidents of the United
States ended their term OF service ia
the sixty-slxth year OF their age. and
had john Quincy Adams been elected
for second term he also would have
ended his term in bis Goth year.
The khan OF Khiys, who is now Wis
iting the crowned heads of Europe. is
63 years old, speaks several languages.
including the Persian, Arabic and Rus
san. and hs drcss is that OF Euro
pean. although HE connections are
those of an orthodox mussnimxn. lie
travels IN company OF his moiisk, or
priest, and his own cook. ss be eats no
food but that prepared according &c
the rites OF his religion.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
FoR AND ARour woMEN.

Dsn't fiet b,t If you eaanot afford
10 get ehaoge s5le materials Tor there =
no reason Ia tne Borld WHY you can
not accomplish the same effect WITH
out spending al your money. When
y0u want a new gown and you want II
s'changesbic, the first thing is 10
gather up ali your OLD evening dresses
aud pieces. Here Is an old lavender
silk dress, here some pale yellow veil
ing, here a box ot beads of sll eolors.
That is enough. Cover your old law
ender silk with the yellow Yelling.
Tue iavendar will shine through the
yellow, bat the latter val show IN the
folds, and the folds look different
every time you move. Ii you have
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
NEWS OF THE HOTELS.


Col. j. s. Rogers. superintendent Of
the Orchard Lake Military academy,
and Principal w. h. Buus. were guests
at the Morton yesterday. .sour scheme
10 have our pupils do tie freshman
work OF the university before leaving
the academy nas DOT been very sue
cessfnl," said the colonel. .'our boys
are very much like other boys, they
want TO get into the unlyersiiy ct the
earliest possible moment / think
much better work would bs done If
they were willing TO DO little more Of
the academic work before entering col
lsge. / am heartily IN favor Of Presl-
dent Adams plan To have the smaller
colleges do the freshman and sophie
mere work that is ordinarily done IN =
university. That would leave the
higher institutions free 10 do legitimate
university work. President Angell Of
Ann Arbor is . believer IN the plan
also, and ] think the time 10 not lar
distant when n will be generally adopt
ed. All the great universities are max
ing an effort 10 raise their standard Of
work."
IL had as lively an experience as
ever hope TO have. the other day" said
ID. {. Sawtelle of Search Bay. In the
Clarendon yesterday. ave are getting
out cedar bolts up on the bay, and l
had TO leave camp 10 coale south on
business. The snow WAS rather deep
and there were no roads. 1 took an
Indian guide along, and Wa decided 20
cross the bay. We hadn't gone more
than . mile before We discovered our
mistake. The ice was treacherous, and
1T seemed at times ~ II every step would
be the last. When we were about two
miles from the shore the Indian guide
went through = hole in the ice. You
can't drown an Indian, 60 | wasn't sur
prised TO see him bob up serenely
through the hole. He climbed out,
swore little and WAS as we'll as ever.
But the Thermometer was below zero
and he nearly froze before We got across
the bay"
Prof. w. N. Ferris. principal OF the
Big Rapids Industrial school, was o
guest At the Morton last night. lie
was accompanied by his wife and fam
lily. 81 have been over TO Lansing At
tending the meeting OF the state teach
ers' association" he said. at WAS one
of the pleasan ntest and most profitable
meetings the state teachers ever have
held. The greatest defect IN the meet
ings is that they cannot be held oftsner.
There can be no question thst they are
accomplishing great amount of
good" Prof. Ferris was the demo
crat-populist candidate for congress in
the eleventh district. He made good
run, but has seen the error Of the at
tempt to preach free trade in that dis
trict.
"We have invited the knights OF the
grip to hold their next annual meeting
and banquet here" said Leo Caro- IN
Sweets last night. THE invitation
rests with tie committee, but II 10 prob
able that it will be accepted. There
are about 500.trsveling men IN the city
and few of them belong to the organi-
zation. If the meeting WAS held here
q large number of new members would
join. We could guarantee the boys
one of the jolhest times they ever had,
if they will only come."
Roy Hooker, driver on Senator stan-
ford's Palo Alto stock farm. was guest
in the Eagle yesterday. al have been
to New York with a string of blooded
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31

Dr. Briggs has achieved a practical
triumph over h.s accusers. No matter
what further acton may De taken TO
unchuEch him the votes. by which the
srial presbytsry refused 10 sustain the
ci-tinc. charges OF heresy, viii stand
as . viacicztion. To the great unprel-
udleed pubic the variable tactics
prosecuted 10 bring DIR. Briggs into re-
proach, have amounted 10 a confession
tnat ths extreme Calyinlsts .ere de-
term.aed 10 convict him with or with
oct sufficient evidence. Because CT
tnls pr. Briggs has shared an almos.
universal sympathy. The several votes
OF exculpation are no, without deep
sgnifcance. They reveal sn advance
OF reason--the dawning OF a welcome
enlightenment. Men have passed be
ycnd tie period when bind adher-
eacsAo established canons dominate and
eoutrol the educated instincts. They
reach on, after truth. IL DR.. Briggs
has presumed 90 question the literary
energy and product of Moses and
Isaiah no has done so because his re-
searches have unveiled priestiy trsti-
ton and cancnical bigrotry, and re-
vesled TO him truths as susceptible 20
proof "a the truths of the scriptures.
II be has questioned the inspiration OF
mere historical aud chronological
statistics. II - because one fact of his
tory is not more inspired through the
agency OF sanity scrIbes than through
any other authentic and reliable
source. He has moyed into an ad-
vancsd place atnong original and in
dependent thinkers His opinions and
teachings are made valuable to the
world because the world prefers truth
10 superstition, and prsferring II. IS
ready TO accept a reasonable code OF
moral and religious instruction. The
seGuittal Of DIR. Briggs Will invite
greater confidence in religion and
greater respect for that controlling
factor of piesy which "coyereth null
tItude Of SINS"
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
ALLEGED TO BE FUNNY.

Dabney-I don't believe this house is
haunted, do you?
Janson-Well, there's something
very unusual about il.
Dabney-What is il?
Janson-The landlord doesn't ALWAYS
come the first day Of the month for the
lent.
Editor-Why have you put this
weather prediction in among the Jokes.
I'd like to know?
Blazer-Because it says "fairer and
warmer and if that doesn't make
people laugh, with the price Of coal
where it is, then I'll give up knowing a
Joke when l see 1t.
Day: "A man who makes two
blades of grass grow where but one
grew before is a public benefactor, is
he not?' Week: "Yss, provided they
do not grow under his feet. New
York Herald.
Cara (after a tiff): "I presume you
would like your ring back" George:
"Never mind; keep It. No other girl
/ know could use that ring unless she
wore it on her thumb." New York
Weekly.
Miss Quigley: 1.-THE Rev. Mr..
Trimmer seems TO bs = very scholarly
man. Is he POPULAR" Mr.. Twlgley:
Immensely so He expouuds the
doctrines of his congregation" Puck.
Msbel-Did you see the new French
bonnet Miss PringIe has? 1t is just GOV.
cred with mistletoe.
Msy-She doesn't seem to realize
that i; Is Paris sight, poor thing.
Pat: "Hsve yez an almanac Moike?'
Mike: 81 have not" Pat: Thin
we'll have to take the weather as 1t
comes. Truth.
Nothing is more indicative of the
selfish greed of man than the numer.
Gus POCKETS in his clothes.-Galveston
News.
"Well, trust your married life may
be happy one" "Oh, Nell, what a
funny idea"-Life.
81 love TO hear a heavy male voice. +"
"Sors of bass bawl crank. ."-Detroi,
Tribune
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
FOR THE EDWARDS PRoFEssoRsHIP.

The late Miss Amelia Edwards, the
well-known Egyptologlst, founded by
her will a chair Of Egyptology In Uni
versity college, London. This is the
first endowment of the kind IN Eng
land. The council OF the college have
appointed w. NJ. Flinders Petrie, ID. G.
L., to be the first Edwards professor,
and that gentleman will commence
work there soon after Christmas. The
appliances for study Will include a
library complete IN work Of reference
for the history, language and anti
quities of Egypt, and upward Of q
thousand photographs of monuments,
with paper impressions Of inscriptions.
In addition to the typical collection of
Egyptian antiquities bequeathed to the
college by Miss Edwards, Professor
Petrie hopes to obtain the temporary
loan of some valuable private coIlec-
tions. w. Flinders Petrie has long been
known as on authority on all that is
ancient in the land of Pharaohs. He
has spent number of years in Egypt,
burrowing among mounds, and laying
bare the records of the past. Ee has
written much about his observations
and surveys, knows something OF
chemistry, speaks Arabic tluently, aud
has the reputation of being q fine
uumIsnatlat
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
POINTS ABOUT MEN.

President Whitney OF the West End
Street Railway company OF Boston has
notified the families of the four EN-
pioyes who lost their lives while trying
20 save the cOmpsny's property N the
FIRE at Everett on Wednesday night,
that in addition 10 paying funeral ex-
penses the company viii give each
family 81 900.
Carroll ID. Wright, whose statistics
always command respect, finds that IN
Delaware esrfers in WOODEN mills get
50 per day. in North Carolina, 50 cents;
IN Maine. g cents. Spinners IN Della
ware, get g per day: in North Caro-
lima, sl.25, and IN Name. 81.
Rt. Rev. Ignatius +. Horstmsnn,
bishop OF Cleveland. has eudesvcred to
introd uce the English language sNciu-
sively into AL the preaching services
in the churches OF bis diocese.
The young Duke II Orssus holds
the memory of his Erest-grandfstner
in profound venerati0n. lie never
ssts pears because his famous ancestor
never did
Prof. J.. F. Blake of the university
Of Kansas says that ne considers light
ring rods for buiid ugs m clies. except
hgh structures, altogether uuneces-
sarv.
IRE sat man wounded IN ths civil
var by a confederate bullet was SER
eesus Crockett Of the sixty second
United states Colorsd infsntry.
The lord lieutenant of Treisna = The
best raid member Of TIE BRITISH gov
eminent It's sslary = sioo, ,ooo Ter
anuun.
The aeav est nan iu con grsss - John
y. Rife q PenBsyixsHa. ape a
char e prcvl8ed for him.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31

since the mesaiog Of Cleveland =
outroken opposition &c tie election OF
Nurohv has tsgsn to dxrn on ths aver.
srs democrat. be IS act 30 " prepared
4, csmnisue Cleveland ; uttersness on
me subisct As sciazen Of the great
sista ~ Nsw 1ofs AZ. Cleveland has
enc rnd sputsi rgat 20 sxprsss b.s
prr fs-erees fer men ard measures.
Bat ~ no strstch 81 tas msg.nstlon,
far polncsl rnrncsss, csn Nr. Clsve-
gsnd be conudsr-i pam citizen Of be
nss~s stsse. Jast AZ crescent While
nontf-sitv a ofzsn. be a Invested
weh rrosnmsnce a. president
etee fhat sisvstes aur, 20 FAR
a. rsaraf respcnsb bsty may G.
ss trfe Uaa sercz prssdsu VITA
tss qiavt rssoens. B,Aty urea him he
has passed from sgsie % uAeons, en-
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
DOLLY BOOM-DE-AY

Lottie Collins has dressed doll for
the orphans fair at Kansas City. She
is pleased with the result and has sent
n photograph of 1t to New York ac-
quaintance, with modest outline of
the dolls attractions. "The dolls
costume 10 an exact copy Of the ono 1
wear while singing 'Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-
ay,'" explains Miss Collins, "and am
very proud of her, for / made every
stitch of the outfit myself. Every de-
tail has been attended TO and she is as
perfectly dressed as a wealthy bride
standing before the altar. have
christened her Miss Dolly Boom.de-
avn
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31

horses" he said. .ssnc am nov on NV
way bone That p = nAagnlncent farm
that senator STAFFORD has. The t,ms
10 coming when al the noted irost~rs
viii come ~ California to winter. A
tfolter is like a. stblete--lt must he
kept IN training ali the time. IN a
horse IL Wlntefed IN California there n
no reason Why it chou not be ia sirst-
class condition 10 DO good work xhea
u comes east m the spring. As Il n
now the eastern trosters don't begin 10
60 fast miles until late IA the tail"
The alligator hunters are killing of
the saurisns without mefey," SAD A he
Carroll of Indian River. Fla. IA the
Morton yesterday. 1.-The hunters eel
from . dollar To . dollar and . half
for any gator over seven feet long.
As = resnlt the larger animals ere ai-
most extermlnated. Along the tanks
Of the 1T. Johns river aud hayaus are
scattered thousands II skeletnns- Flor
ida may have Ia so 10 breeding sliigs-
tore ~ the pennsylyahis man does rat
tlesnakes."
''Tne Elks social session, which will
be held tomorrow nGht, will be the
greatest event of It's kind ever held IA
the state" said Landlord John ksllesn
Of the Clarendon yesterday. I'VE
shall lay covers for $50 guests. and ex-
pcct visitors from ali over the north
west. Toasts will bc responded to by
about twenty OF the members snd
guests."
A. I. Brown and wife OF saginaw Are
guests At the New Livingston, visiting
Nj. Browns tister. Mrs- Il. l.. lrish.
Mr. Brown n member of the firm OF
Brown. Ryan Co., wholssale dealers
IN lumber ia the CITY Of salt anc sxw-
dust.
z. A. Frazer and J. c. Manchester of
ottumwa. Ia, are guests ia sweets
hotel. Mr.. Fraser 10 proprietor OF The
Balllngall house and 10 IA the city 10
purchase furniture for his hotel.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31
ENGAGED COUPLES III FRANCE.

After q girl has passed her eighteenth
birthday she is thought to be une DEM
olselle q marier, but it Is considered
bad taste for the parents themselves to
make any effort to achieve daugh-
ter's marriage. Young men, excepting
in the country. where far greater lib
erty is allowed, are seldom asked to
visit a family where there are grown
up daughters, and, unless under rare
circumstances, are never asked TO come
to lunch or dinner. On no account
would a French mother allow her
daughter to speak to man of known
bad character or obviously unfit to be-
come her husband. Marriage Is an ever
present possibility in France where
young people are concerned, and as
may be easily imagined, this has both
Its advantages and disadvantages.
None of these rules apply TO near re-
lations. Abroad, families see great
deal of one another, and COUSINS
hardly ever develop into husbands,
probably because they are allowed TO
see so much of their young cousins.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-12-31

some cherry ribbon, use il on the dress
and then hang pendants of gold and
pale blue beads all over 1t and sew
them on with cherry silk. You will
have . lovely changeable effect, such
as was obtained by the girl have pic
tured. Or start with rose-colored silk,
over this put green, real sea green,
tulle or null. so thin it only shows
green in the massing. Then there
should be sleeves and q zouave Of q
deep rose velvet. 1t would be- mere
elegant. Of course, If this velvet was
chsngexble. but il is not necessary. If
you have tulle and silk and they are of
different colors and still will "change"
well, don't fret about the velvet.
FLoRETTE.