Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-07


~Ame. shall pat in pumping works in
September and lay q wire screen To keep
the largest of the children from falling
into 10 aud giving chaiybeate taste TO
the water.
Berries have been very plenty this
season. straw. black and whortle, at
fye cents per honest quart They are
very inc indeed, and grow IN great
profusion everywhere. | never saw
country so vel provided with berries
and small fruits. Everything in the
way Of fruit and colored people grows
almost spontaneously here One picka-
nlnny seems ~ call for another. an 1
heard man say IL Buncombe county
not hong saEce.
And what are We to do with the race
problem at the south? Everywhere |
hear that question. especially where
there are no cciored people. Hence thers
seems 10 be no more probability of a race
difficulty than there was when the first
shipment OF eolored people was received
from the coast Of Guinea There are no
strikes where colored labor is employed.
Wages are very moderate, and while
state militia has To be called out now
and then in cities where there Is no race
question, the south. with all her former
woes. has had very little trouble Of that
nature.
The colorcd man viii yet prove no
doubt blessing when new industries
open up in the south. and with his Won
derful powers Of imitation and quick
ness 20 learn all sorts Of manual work
no is most assuredly q safer man 10 em-
ploy. il he could have the training, than
afire eating. disturbing. dynamiting out
cast from Europe.
hope 1 am saying nothing that NAV
weaken my social position, which is now
the wonder aud the delight Of all who
have examined it. but IL some philan-
thropist like Nr. Carnesie or Mr.. Gould
would start = colored kindergarten for
the training u young colored men in
the trades, SO that u peaceful but de-
pendent race might have q job, it would
make the disturbing element pay atten-
ton aud be great and good work ap-
plauded by God and humanity.
There is little news here in our coun-
ty, except that il has not rained since
began this letter, and neighbor from
Transylvanis county. who agreed to sup
ply rs with butter from last February
until orr arid COW should again give milk.
and who has never been here since, Just
dropped in 70 soy that he had no more
milk than b. needed himself, but would
BE- glad TO supply us with frogs legs
next spring.
The following item take from the
Skylsnd Advance, published at Skyland.
this state,
Tho osher day ~ We we're taking a walk. n
mosheriy bIac hen sailed down upon Us with
her hair standing on ED We Knocked her
over with q strip Of bark and fred two stones
~ her aud she rosrested and talked about IL
the rest ~ the day. She nistook Us for tho
editor Of that proof sheet affair which has had
% suspend publication because they lost a let
Ter :. who she could run al over town.
This shows that even in skyland there
are chickering's and jealousies among
journalists unworthy the age in which
Ne live.
The following letter has been received
from Texas cowboy, whose name is
suppressed:
BssrsoSr. Ter. July -.
Mr.. T. W. Nye:
Ny Dsse sal nave a friend over at Bean
mont Who tak newspaper which publishes
your most highly pleasing letters. and he sorae-
Uures brings snens cut 90 tae ralich for We fell
iows 10 read. and we have = regular mule-bray
Iapah when We ioek 81 yoHr pictures aud read
about your cksctsss and yoar ceH and your
farming and yoar neighbours Weimsxine yoa
are cutie aice asa pslishcsi gentleman and
wsulff IKE 80 have ron visit "a. THAI = II yoa
sx~r leave hem<. Cur ranch y on Alligator
Fsvoa. and We soys have had q great deal q
fun this sprus branding and marking cur
sfsck. which consist ef e~wS. horses. sanies and
their descendants. aud - Ne are about through
fnf this season. AMI A. y has Been the custom
Zoe tive % % a get a leaf 81 absence each sun
rser and ~ this - The sumuieF fur Jim Rake-
straw and ne weoif Ike - kn.w 81 you.
n your part % The country = summer resort.
ard u a.. he~ should = cowboy dress % sosae
among you. ard further more woaid ia - In
keepfnz ~ish prcpriefy. should | cruie. II yop
ssis So, b bring mr. spars aud riding HABIT.
osirt. saddle ard kas-oe. and show those FAs
MEAS shsf saifve T<ra~sa = aud What ~
rsn 10 with horse.
Issa - ~ sssrrisa tAis fall. that is. we have
>sreed - Do ~. saf u you shoaid think 80
sesld enjoy TIE saeass a Asw'sst ap there
viii hurry the sffAir ap and give yoa the pleas
uese q sntertsi-fax q brit ed srsrrs She =
sshl - ee under ssvsi ek.srsster t,so." fenrs
uuff. Jos -.
Thankisx you foF your eorsisaiity.
foe. weald say that We dress here ~
On ofyhama way to suit the seasen. L IL
verv warm AZ present II Won come
new. yonr leaf ~ absence would an
swer very wall I tAiak
vssr rrxse clotbe< would not get yeu
hsse trvnHle here y v1u were unfifr =
sesri e'iaracter Naa cousd ride in enc
81 err tsstfuaneass also.
We hal a ps@sagss AZ arms last mcssfh
here at Asaeviiie Each Sur knight
wears what sfasts hiSn BEST. We bad
ens S.r knixat WHO waEs . snik -