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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
NOVELTY IN LAMPS.

Ono of the solutions of tho "burn-
ing" question of lights 10 . set OF man.
tel candelAbra. The set TO be quite
correct includes pretty clock OF the
same material % the candelabYa. be-
tween which il il placed. The deli
cately colored and fine tortured Dres-
den china 10 . favorite material for
these mantel ornaments. which fulfill
the two-fold purpose of utility and
beauty. Both the Dresden china and
the onyx are set in frames Of ormolu.
Among the novelties in lamps which
seem practically to be exhaustlsss is
one that haa the receptacle for oil OF
hmoge. 1t 10 not spherical in shape,
but oblong, and II Is ciasped in . franc
of ormolu in elaborate design. Over it
is pagoda-shaped shade in pink silk.
The woman who would not be delight
ed with . gift of . lamp of this sort
must already have . surfeit Of those
that are very beautiful.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
ALLEGED TO BE FUNNY.

At this season the average farmer
would rather see his farm covered with
snow than with mortgages. There 10
more moisture in the former, though
more due on the Observation-Disclosures
Times.
Every boy could tell some mighty
mean tales on the good little hoy next
door. whom biz mother holds up for q
pattern. IL ID wssn't for duplicating
himself. --Atebl Globe.
They say that Green has Teen van.
derng in hIs miad lately" "Wesi.
hes cafe enough; he can't get far. -
Rare Blts-
"Why is II that artists use ssselsr'
"Why, go they esa paint sssegy. OF
course Rochester Democrat.
Mama" said Johnny. ''if bad
swallowed . THERMOMETER would die
BY degrsesf'--E 8ston Poet
The modern barbecue eomes desa
~ as ff0a "a aaeleat habit Of roasting
missionaries. --pAiiss News
"A ear OF corn - supposed 30 he Ct
tsntIse 90 the eoFn's tsIk. ~ boston
CsafseF.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

Senator Mltcs ellie bill providing for
the election OF senators BY direct vote
will - called ap IN the senate this ses-
aon. but ss wlll b. sigon-hoisd to make
vay for the discussion of the sppropri-
atoms bills. The measure - one that
sppssis 70 Inc popular sentiment in
favor OF bringing the election If AL
oflicsrs nearer - the people. There WAS
never any sense In ths present plan. IL
gives too much lseway TO questionable
expedIents and doubtful methods in
eiectIng senator's II creates body Of
axisfocrsec tsndeAciss instead of demo-
cratic tendencies II takes the will Of
the people At . price rather than
II "A honess preference. or ex-
prsssion Of preference. IL u not
. representative body - now con-
seitutsd- Is represents faction, class,
prsjudicssnd wealth. The people are
- remote from the United States son.
- - the ssars are from the earth. To
bring that august body within hailing
dtsssncs. its members must be made
amsnabls to the people rather than to
representatives Of the people. The bill
fatnsred BY senator Mitchell will open
the way for . general expression Of
public opinian. The expression only
needs uttsranes TO show Its unanimity.
IL 10 poss bio that in the end the basis
Of representation will be fixed on pop
ulas'on. thereby correcting the inc
quality that gives to New York two
eenstors for It's millions Of Inhabitants
and the same number to south Dakots
with it thousands Whether this shall
b done, or :he basis Of representation
remain ire same, the election by
popular vote will be hailed by every
body with satisfaction.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
HOW TO SINCE A CHICKEN.

A most convenient and IN every way
desirable method of singeing . chicken
10 over the blaze of . little alcohol
lamp. If il 10 roasted . most delicious
addition 10 mushroom sauce. To make
this sauce, brown . tablespoonful Of
ing with tablespoonful of -four brown
again. Add TO this half pint OF good
stock, . little salt and white pepper.
half q can OF mushrooms and two or
three of olives. When 1t Is thoroughly
blended IL is ready to servo.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

TO-DAY, the 18th Annual
Convention Of the American
Federation of Labor, will be
opened in Independence Hall,
Philadelphia.
Under the leadership of Sam.
Gompers the Federation has at
tanned an extraordinary devel-
opement. largely at the expense
Of the previously powerful
Knights Of Labor. 1t maintains
close relations of sympathy with
all the various trades unions Of
the country, hence its name of
Federation.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

PErTEE ridiculss the idea that Mrs.
Lease will b his colleague. II she
should clutch his whiskers firmly and
give them . vigorous yank, his ridIcule
would be- turned to respect Her can
didacy is too sincere to be made light
of. She means business, but viii prob
ably lack the votes TO elect her. She
would be an improvement on PETER in
every respect
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

The annual meeting OF the Michigan
State Horticultural society will be held
in Ann Arbor December 20 10 IS. be-
ginning Monday evening. A variety
of horticultural topics will be die
cussed. and the annual election Of Off,
Gers will occur.
The Eureka Collecting Agency" e.
tablished . "branch" st EscanabA Q
short time ago, and merchants paid
$50 to become ''members." TIE
agency" has svaporated, but the gen.
tie suckers stiIl ABIDE.
There 10 already talk OF formation
next year Of state base hall league. ~
be composed Of Grand Rapids. Nuske-
gon, Lansing. Bay CITY. Ssginsw. Flint,
Manistee and Battle Creek.
Quail shooting closes. by law, next
Thureday. December Is. but Il won't
be safe for one Of them 10 come ont
and SIT on Che rail fence bordering the
road before December 20.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

Now II 10 proposed that grand con-
gress of athletes shall be held on the
world fair grounds next year. There
will be ell kinds OF athletic exhibitions
not the least OF which will be foot
ball contest IL vas hoped that the
far would pull through without the
shedding Of blood, but IL seems that
the nope 10 but "a elusive phantom.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

pretended she didn't mean it too, and
put in = vest. She made the vest out
of an old red velvet party waist. and
trimmed it around with black braid.
Then she had no skirt, % she spent her
wee bit OF money for dark green cloth
and los more braid. She put the hraid
up and down on the cloth, and faced
the collar with dark green. Then she
WAS as fine as you can imagine, and all
It cost her was just the dollar . yard
for the cloth, and the braid at bargain,
When q bodice il too small. cut it
out In front and fill in with silk or
muslin. Two or three rows of shirring
across the breast will make it Get we'll.
Then cut the skirt that went with the
bodice. and shir 1t onto the edge of the
new bodice; This will give an average
inch or so of length tor the back. Set
in . petticoat that will 20 prettily with
the color of tho old dress, and you have
. very pretty little house gown and the
throwing away of the old gown is not
on your conscience. FLoRErTE.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

"The Well Dressed Woman" 10 .
study in the practical application TO
dress of the laws of health, art and
morals. Illustrated by Mrs. Helen q.
Ecob. Fowler Il Wells company, pub
lishers. 81 East Twenty-first street. New
York. The absurdities ~ well AZ phys-
biological errors of common methods are
scored, and our sister women are clearly
admonished Of the blame that attaches
to their own acts for very much OF tho
suffering and sorrow ~ we'll as the in
conveniencs and discomfort that they
experience.
"At the Sign Of the White Swan" BY
Olivia l.. Wilson. Published BY Estes
4 Lauriat. IL story for boys and for
boys alone. Most Of its principal char
acters are boys, and Its heroes are boys.
1t is written in dashing style. The plot
of the story is founded upon the rob-
berry of the United States mails in La
fayetts county. Pa. and tho main
points in the story ere historical. There
10 nothing of the yellow covered novel
in the work.
India offers . vast field for the writer
of fiction. Perhaps no books dealing
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

That journal Of religious and secular
philosophy. the RAMS Horn. says; at
never makes . ANAL man any bigger to
lift him up" The philosophy OF that
remark il not confined to France.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

wsrLE the orchestra Of . London
theatre wss playing "Isoom Ta-ra-ra.
IN escaped alligator strolied into the
play house AMI chased the conductor
and musicians into the wings Even
an alligator draws the line a. some
thlngs.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

William Harper ot Chicago wss =
guest ~ the New lsvingsson over sun
day. Mr.. Harper vs. the firss clerk -
Sweets hotel. "a came there on Nov
emoer 1, lSo9, when the hotel Vas first
opened. LAArencs aud French opened
IL; and at that tssEe sweets Was hy tar
the most elaborate notel In the city.
don't believe Il has been run on = more
elaborate plan since. The Morton housS
had not been built yet; but the old
National stood IN - place The bridge
street house MAS open: and the old
Eagle stood on the present site OF the
new hotel. Where tue Widdicomb
block 10 now located was the Old katn-
bun house. Those we're great days Tor
the hotel trade la Grand Rapsds The
northern extension Of the q. L. 4 /.
road had not been built then; but the
city WAS always filled with iumbeymen
and railroad men. Men drove here
from ell over western and northern
Michigan: and the amount OF money
spent was immenss. The exterior OF
sweets hotel has not been materially
changed since that time. An arm OF
the river ran BY the rear end Qf the
billiard room; but believe that has
bsen filled up and there - . sIest
there now"
The new rities are to bs So-callbre.
The old 6prlnghslds are As. The new
rifles vii. be even more effective. You
know the object OF modern warfare 10
not TO kill men. but to wound them. A
dead man 10 out Of the way; but Il
takes two men 70 take care OF .
wounded soldier. smokeless powder
10 being generally adopted. liz 10 not
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

the newspaper whore the boards Of In
offending Jews have been literally torn
from their faces for no other offence
than that they are Jews.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

IT i fspaFssa that the Jews n issf-
iin. sieFmAay, sfs sabisessd 10 gross
inasgnlts@s BY tas rooehes sismsnts Of
the pspaislssa, Instances ara cited Ia
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

wrH Wyoming aud Montana both
engaged in dlsgrAcefui fghts over the
election canvass. the purifying influence
Of women in politics becomes mo 70 ap-
parent every dav.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

Ma Dickinson mas come and will 20
and the local democrat longing for
Office will continue 10 sbb and flow
until the night OF disappointment set-
ties. Then Don ". will appear to be
neither oracle. no. victor. nor any.
thing better than . 20 litacian--a bad
one ~ that. II Vas ever %.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

MARTIN BURKE, one of the Cronin
murderers, died in Joliet PRISON Friday
night. He made no statement con-
corning the terrible tragedy and went
to meet his maker with the crime IN
confessed. 1t IL doubtful II the other
Survivors will ever b induced to say
anything about the affair. and the par
ticulars of one Of the most noted crimes
in the country's history will never be
known.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

Es-sssAfos issAias Begins 10 thsak
that 30 . sos lhs eals lonely statssmsa
IA TIE isnsi.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
CHRISTMAS PUDDING.

IL not as old as "the DOOmeday
Book" the Christmas pudding certainly
has the honor to be recorded In its
pages. 1t is told In this volume that
one Robert Argyllon, famous cook,
presented . plum porrldge to his mas
ter, William the ConQuer0r, at the
time of his coronation. There can be
no reasonable doubt that tho plum
pudding, rOtund and firm and tooth.
some, of the present, has been evolved
from the porridge presented to the
conquering William the day that his
power was formally recognized.
Christmas without the plum pudding
would be like Hamlet without the
Prince of Denmark, and be it known
the time Is at hand for makingit, for
it should be mixed some DAYS before
1t is boiled and hung in cool place to
mature lts flavor. To make this pud-
ding, first stone . pound and three
quarters of ralslns, chop half pound
and leave the others whole. Wash very
thoroughly quarter of pound of
currants, and when they are dry put
them with the whole ralsins. Add an
ounce of citron cut IN thin slices and
One-half ounce of candied lemon peel.
Chop very fine pound OF kidney suet
and put in with the fruit. Then add
pound of granulated sugar. two
ounces Of Jordan almonds, blanched
and cut in thre e or four slices, and the
Juice of lemon and an orange. Now
weigh out three-quarters Of pound Of
bread crumbs, taken from the inside
Of the loaf, and make them perfectly
fine by grating them with . coarse
CRATER. Then mix all of the ingredi-
ents thoroughly and add an even
tablespoonful of cinnamon, . grated
nutmeg and a teaspoonful of cloves.
Set this mixture aside until the day it
10 to be used, then add gill of cream
or rich milk, eight eggs and an even
teaspoonful of salt. When ready to
boil it should he a compact macs, and
il it isn't moist enough little more
cream or milk should be added. To
boil this pudding successfully, grease
an earthen bowl, pack the mixture in
it and tie over it q creased and Toured
cloth. The cloth will give enough to
allow the pudding to swell. Leaving
space for this purpose 10 q mistake. as
it 10 almost sure to render the pudding
less compact than it ehould be and
likely to fall apart when it is taken up.
The bowl containing the pudding
should be set in boiling water reaching
nearly but not quite to the top and Il
should bull for eight hours without
stopping. Boiling water should be
kept on the stove TO replenish that in
which the pudding is cooking. Care
should be taken not to let the water
boil over into the pudding.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

France Nor Is there anything TO be
apprenendsd from the popular baga-
boo Of scarcity OF money IA eAss Of
our abandoning silver; for any re-
qusFsd substitute tor the gradual In
crease in the volume Of the carrsrcy
that - nos provided through siivsx
could be. With entire safety, provided
by relaxing some OF the restraints upon
the issue Of national bank notss- The
assuring feature IN this problem . that
within late months opinion. both pub
lie and legislative. has undergone such
. thorough change that there would
be little difficulty IN securing the ca
scimsns OF these protective measursA
Within the first week Of the sitting OF
congress, one ball has been introduced
In the senate and another in the house
providing for the early and complete
abandonment Of our past silver policy.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

Dawn n. Hn.I would MAKE an adj
mirsbis half back for . football team.
he . . sapefb kicker.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12


With this straaeo land have cseoA.l
more sntereea shau the occuis e,or,so
OF Crawford and A. r. enaelt. ~
mysterious and voudeKful have aluays
s1fsesed mAnklnd add always ut1i.
nss Vols asasioE with Esoter.e eaooer
,e 70 Men Ana usfl: ffehk-
feny Oh fAuiL he story = cdesefiy
handled and interesting enough % in-
auos one 70 READ TIE book ~ one pttink.
Where IL Ny Does-Tn,s n the etrsk-
ing title Of . work written bx The Rev.
Charles j. Adams, . uell-known Ep,s
copai clergyman. The second titls ssIs
Man Alone lmmortaly' IL nscssenyy .
indicate the character Of she 1ork
which - . plea for the belief OF the in
mortality OF the lover sniaaalA TIE
book 70 handsomely COTTON up and
ocnt by mail postpaid on receipt az
price, ti'oo' ~ fcsief q "eiiss Neu
ao
"A Natural Method Of Physical
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which nae luss been puolshso ~ VII
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The Social Economise Tor Decemher
n an unosuaiiy clear ane complete 10
sue an the fespecs u presenting Ne
seonomIc uethe fof wn'co u eccus-
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
cnAxpLER's scnsMR.

SENATOR thAnoiefS sca0mo 70 teQ0co
Immigration 10 worthy of thoughtful
study. To prohibit the immigration
Of undesirable persona would prscsie-
ally bankrupt many of the great chip
owning companies- In response TO an
enormously accelerated How of human
ity the great ship owners have quad
rup!ed their capacity for carrying inn
migrants 1T cheap fares. The fleet Of
vessels plying between New York and
Europe u numerous and its number has
been increased with great rapidity dur.
ing the last few years. To shut OF
cheap travel and cheap tourists would
send lArgs majority Of these vessels
to their docks to be tied up, entail
ing heavy losses upon the owners.
Senator Chandler submits . plan
under which the poverty-stricksn
and cholera-bearing foreigners may be
denied admissios to these shores and the
business of ocean carriers DO increased
to large proportions. Briefly stated.
his plan 10 10 have the steersge COM
pArtments Of the huge lners trans
formed into comfortable cabins or
state rooms, wherein respectable per-
sons may remain without discomfort.
Then that the ship owners shall offer
excursion tickets for . nominaily fair
amount $500 for the round trip with
coupon tickets for transportation from
New York to Chicago and return, in
Guiding hotel expenses. Such . scheme
would attract large tourist travel TO
the worlds fair. The entire expense
for five weeks trip would be in the
neighborhood Of $500. The cost would
enable the better foreigners to como
here to see the fair. while it would dis
courage and prevent the coming of the
poor and diseased. IL 10 certainly one
of the most feasible plans yet suggest
ed. 1t would give offense to mono of
the foreign governments and would
serve rs = diplomatic justification for
suspending immigration temporarily.
The prevention of the spread Of choi-
era will become q necessity. 1t can be
nicely accomplished If the ship owners
will accept and adopt Senator Chand-
ler's proposal.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12

Mr.. SHEPARD says that your "Uncle
Cyrus" 10 not . bolter. Land sakesl
Everybody knows that "Uncle Cy"
isn't within forty miles of being q
''bolter." He couldn't bolt straight
out republican caucus If licked 90
badly his friends couldn't recognize
him. He is slayer, your "Uncle
Cyrus' is-and il the caucus shall say
"stay ut homo" he will obey. This
nonsensical folderol printed in the
democrat papers is run in the humor-
Gus columns. 1t is intended to be
funny and TO MAKE democrats laugh.
Even the punctuation points are sup
posed to be jokes. The whole business
Is waste Of zephyrs. II pleases the
democrats and makes the republican,
smile. II Is harmless. Being HARM
less it will expire without struggle.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
No Dust.
No Gas.
No Poker Used.
Starts Quick.
Economical.
Powerful Heater.
Beautiful Design.

Az burner it has had, in the many
years it before public rival and such we be
eive it the mo powerful heater constructed
1t years of improve on existing
eating construction we'll ornamentaton IL
has done much nickel and fancy work. which
have made modern fright and gives stove that
in general style richnes and beauty stands
boldly compared with no other The
modelling designing Is of the highest order OF art me
DOCK-ASH CRATE insu duet, no dirt, no waste.
The general internal construction of the IDEAL
durability economy and makes every inch of the
stove Its merits patented and be
four IN no other
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
poITLss. soN poNs ANp UMBRELLAS


Bottles are . necessary and peren-
NAL nuisance In most households. To
do without them is quite out of the
question and what To do with them 10
a question unsolved by most house
keepers. A tasteful little case, espec-
isIlv for bottles. 10 of enameied wood
decorated with pretty hand-pasnted
design. Ii il to he hung against the
wall At . convenient height. On the
left SIDE is an open hrseket for the
placing o. bottles ia constant use and
90 the other slde - = little closed cup
board Tor those that are not m such
frequent demand. Those Who make
business of helng wise assure Us that
gradually but surely utility and beauty
are becoming more and more eioseis
related. Now il can scarcely be ssid
that hon.hons are really usefal; stsii.
- compared with the Christmas cards
which . lea years ago fairly psDefed
The glabs ~ holiday time, il might be
assumed thst tIsy ARE. Al ali eseuis.
"a a no logger fsshsonsbls - send
csFds Ia ea1's friends eta . Ghslsimss
creating. While - send bsn-hoas - The
proper sapsr, Not large bat dainty
boxes are cent with best wishes. and
sometimes fee II the sveets are 20
moved ffoas ths esatsf Of me soH and
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-12
cLOTHESPlN DOLL

A doll which has the attraction OF
novelty and IL sure to please little
maids for short time at least is made
Of an ordinary wooden ciothespin. The
head OF the clothcspin Is painted for
the face of the doll; that IL, it is given
eyes and brows, the outline of . nose
and mouth and color on the sides for
the cheeks. White cotton, astrakhan
or some other fuzzy stuff 10 used for
the wig and Is stuck on with mucilsge.
The drsss OF tissue paper 10 as long ~
the prongs OF the pin and il made IN
empire style, being banded high under
the arms with sash OF the tissue
paper. The arms are of psstetoard
and are fastened through the slit of
the pin and the fastening concealed by
the big pulled sleeves. Either = big
hat or an empire bonnet of paper Is
fastened on tue head.