Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-20

Anonx TIE u4ny sxcslleat srticiss d
tne Uecoubor ruDbs< q AcCIure's
Aaeszins y enc BY +. Jay k<iwards
which every thinking democrat and re-
pubiiczn val sish "a read In u ebti-
tied Gov. William Mckinley: What be
- add What be stands for:- In esti-
mating he great pzolsctlonisS 81 . poll
tieian The sfilsr Gays; 1T has bsop sesd
thai Mckinley - no polItscisn - the
ssass 10 vhsch that word Il comcs<nIy
eupieyssi; that be has no great com-
nand over ua@ses of meu- 10 capacity
Tor playing the game II politics - chess
- played. and vleiIing caucuses. Con-
senfions and commodities q serve his
parpose And il 10 douhtless tree that
he has. AZ yet made no such manifesto
ton ~ would Justify the opinion that be
- % 10 esteemed one of the greitaf pol
iticlan& His SIMPLE hearted purposs
may hare made such . p9rsuit iu1pus-
sible. That. however. IL an en<ieavor
which awaits bi.n In the immediate fu-
ture. II he n - 20 take advantage Of the
posstlon which be nov occupies that he
may be named By his party a. ifs prssi-
dentiai candidate in lisa We shall
discover shsther Mckinley 10 = poll
tician q the highest order 10 tho sum
ner Of that year"
Edward Bellamy has written the story
OF How Came TO Write sLooking
backe ard for The Ladies Home Jour
nal he viii tell. in connecfion with the
history II the took itself. how the idea
OF Nationaiism trst suggested itself 10
his mind.
The lsaiing article for Dscmber Of
Worthlngtons Magazine IL vfittoa BY
ths Hon y u, W. benjamin upon the
HE saving service OF the United States.
than which no other institulion OF the
nlneteenth century more enphatically
displays tho human aud rhilanthropic
spirit OF modern civilization. The life
saving service began its work in 1881.
onf y vas not until ISIS that congress
was iadneed 70 make al appropriation
that played the service upon an efficient
basic. and provided something Ike sds-
Suats equipmsnt for overcoming tho
hcrrors and losses Of shipwrccsing. The
story Of peril and disaster. OF heroic
sfort and success 10 vividly told By Mr..
Benjamin. Many Of the Illustrations
which accompany 10 are from instsnts-
neous photographs taken Of the crews IN
active service In the summer Of the
present year.
SpaIding's Athletic Library No. Il
just Out 10 devoted 20 Curling. Hockey
and Roller Polo. Valuable points To be-
ginners. diagrams OF tho fsld and riuk.
add the rules q tie games are pub
lshed IN full. a. well ~ the constitution
and bylaws q the New England aeeoci-
alton % Professionsl Roller Polo cluba
The book 10 published by the American
SPORTS Publishing company. Ne. 2ll
broadway. New York Price 10 cents-
Fred s. Church. one Of the greatest |
American artisfs and . Grand Rspids |
man. TACT % which every older resi- |
3srt 10 intensely proud. has . remarks |
by witty and charming article Ia the |
Chrisfmas nnmber % Scribnsr's MAYA
z1ns. IAN Artist Among Animalx" The |
pspsr y profusely Illustrated By the |
author. Amoog other things Mr.. |
Church triis how he became q PAINTER |
u animsi& He says. what brought |
ms Up 10 the farm vas fhis. I was co.
gagged BY a gentleman ~ give his dauch- |
tsrs-t two very charmlng Young Rirls--
drawing lssson& They uers staying i
there Tor the summer I hsd starfed /
oot TO Be . couic draughfsmsn. some \
thing IN the John Lssch order. but met /
with no encouragement from the poo
lisher& and tie father of the young
ladies'. knowing my desperate csrcum.
made ms this otter. Il was
> turning point. snd had much 10 do
with the lice II sork had chosen. The
family we're al great losers Of nature;
The gentleman himself had that peculiar
Influences over Annals which re some
lines sss. and his daughters. psrticu-
~riy tie eldest oue. Dad the came
power. The two girls have msationed
Scrs great Observers aud collectors of
nsfurk objects. and introduced me %
IN The neighborhood In that
ire Butterflies. beetles. turtles. sauir-
'eis. ehipmaaks. flowers and mosses.
rsrs me my hrsf insight 10 all tAs NJ
fractions Of nature
-Are Presidential Appointnents Tor
SAFE 10 The leading afTicla in the De-