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for two weeks, I'd lay off," she fin
ished, with a sad thought of how lonely
her room was now. But as the bills
were not paid, stay she must, though
her feet grew heavier every minute
and the strange lightness in her head
increased.
And how that man opposite did rat
tie off those tunes! Presently he be-
gan to play, REST, Rest for the
Weary" and She didn't mind SO much
for that was the hymn they had sung
ct Bobbie's funeral.
.There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for the weary,
z There is rest for the weary,
There is rest for yoh,"
she hummed softly, and the words be-
gan to sing themselves in her brain,
now in q dreamy undertone, then with
a mighty crash which drowned every
thing else. There is rest for the
weary" she remarked in answer to a
question. "Yes, ] know there is,.sA Re-
torted the customer, short, good-na-
tured looking woman, land I'm glad qf
it, for you look as if you needed it and
I'm kind Of tired myself. But that don't
tell me where the stocking counter is. .
''Oh, did you want the hosiery depart
ment?" said the poor little clerk;
"three rooms north--turn to your left. /"
And SO the day wore by until 1t was
time to ''put up stock" and leave
the store. By this time everything
around her seemed to be dancing a
merry jig, and she thought, 81 wonacr
If I'm going to have the fever like bob
bic Coming upstairs with hat and
coat she was met by the floor manager,
who had some directions to give, and
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that his master had gone crazy, forth.
with proceeded to protect him by de.
nouncing the intruders in what was no
doubt canine profanity accompanied
by goodly show of fang. lie was
speedily pacificd, however, by the
united efforts of host and guests and
incidentally by a dainty morsel of food,
and we walked into the parlor" of the
gray spider.
The scow was about twelve feet long
and eight wide, divided into two com.
partments. The south one was the
storeroom and fish well. Here he places
all the fish he catches, ready for sale.
The greater part of this box-l;lse float
being under water, he, OF course, de
scends into these, rooms, and for stair.
way in each he has provided plank
leaned up against the wall with cleats
nailed chicken roosts," as one
OF the visitors remarked, in an aside,
with just enough room on each stair
for one hen."
But the central point of interest lay in
the ''kitchen."
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Clambering out of the store room up
the chicken roost, we stumbled over
what seemed to be tomato can fixed
upright in the roof Of the room under
our feet, but which proved on investi-
CATION to be the chimney-if one might
SO dignity tito the micl oscopic stove
underneath. This tiny fuel-eater re-
joiced in one small lid and a fireplace
about the. size of newspaper mans
pocketbook-just big enough to show
what there soasn't in it. A square
shelf low down the wall served as
pantry and dining table. The furnish
ings thereof consisted Of two tea cups,
q tin pan, and wooden spoon. The
cooking utensils We're of primitive
simplicity and numbers and were
summed up in an infinitesimal tin kettle
and one small tin pail.
A sailors bunk at one side and a
camp stool completed the furniture Of
the living room of this family of two.
Up under the roof were small port
holes for windows. But doubtless the
meals of fish and dry biscuit eaten from
that rude table were more keenly rel
ished than fine feasts from many a ban
quet hall, possessing that rich flavor
which the millions of the wealthy can
not procure, impaired only by keen
appetite; doubtless the sluuabers that,
wooed by the tapping waves, descend
upon that tired gray head are sweeter
and sounder than the dream haunted,
perhaps liquor-fumed, sleep of more
Recommendations of the earth.
So each life has its compensations and
who knows but this crude old hermit
may have found truer philosophy of
happiness than others seemingly more
favored?
Anyway, this queer habitation, while
1t savored Enthusiastically of fish, was
quite clean and tidy-for man. The
hale old housekeeper understood his
business; and the culinary methods
were most expeditions.
AS we were leaving, we noticed a
plank overhead, fastened to upright
posts at either end of the scow, and
when one asked concerning it, by point
ing toward it inquiringly, he replied:
AhAAS 'ooAAAlS5, uAlN Bull OttlGT IL III Qc
winter" and one could soon understand
when he showed what he meant. In
cold days when the northeasters come
swooping down over the lake, he would
freeze but for some further protection,
SO he spreads patched up piece of sail
ing cloth over the frame work, weights
it down at the sides and is comfortably
tented in from the wind and dashing
spray.
Assisting me down, with dofing of
his grimy cap, he called down amidst
the ferocious barking of the rearoused
and indignant Bobby: "Auf Wiederseh'n,
Fraulein." Pulling shoreward and home.
ward in the gathering twilight, past the
warship Michigan, where the jolly tars
were singing and taking in the ''wash.
ing" which was unfurled to the breeze.
through the green swells and curling
white caps one could scarcely help
growing dreamy over the endless theme
the queer folks in the world. And
yet we are all queer: "For who is
wholly sane?" But, as we were assisted
to land by the kind and burly one.
armed boatman at the boat house, and
plunged into the smoke-wrapped streets
OF the city, the cables roar and the
voice OF the wind seemed echoing to
each other: "Auf Wiederseh'n, Frau.
lem. Lillian G. PAsCHAL.
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interest by the faithful Bobby, prepares
his simple meal, and sallies forth.
Leaving the dog to finish his breakfast
and keep guard, he steps down into the
queer little dory that bobs around the
old scow all night like rat terrier nip
ping the staid heels Of great New.
foundland.
A great popularity Of the old mans
Craftsmanship is that he Invariably rows
stern first and "bacls water" that is,
facing the direction in which he is go
ing and reversing the usual motion Of
the oars. The difficulty OF this method
OF navigation is more readily seen when
an examination of the little red boat
shows it to be tlat-bottomed and square
sterned. 1t is very solidly If rudely
put together, however, and is the hand
iworls of the old fisherman himself. as
is his house, the old scow. Both are
made Of the heaviest timbers, the planlxs
in the dory being put in double, and yet
stronger beams forming the skeleton of
the scow.
1t was new ''find, to us two pec-
pie on the pier that afternoon, this
queer mode of life-to MS, whose busi-
ness is to find out show the other half
lives"
The gray old fisherman after his day
OF solitary toll at the net, with the
glittering, gasping spoils in the bottom
OF his boat, was now pulling-or rather
pushing-homeward through the hun
cry white caps and the waning light.
The silver-lined wings of the sea gulls
flashed across his way, so close as to
seem with the friendship of famill-
arity, and the brisk breeze toyed care
lessly with his tangled beard and broad
tapped cap, but he regarded them as
old friends whose friendly advances he
had known for years.
Putting out after him in rowboat,
we came up with him as he was climb.
ing into his house from the dory's stern.
When made to understand the friend.
ly curiosity we entertained toward his
dwelling place he, not ungraciously
badc us to come on board in very much
splintcred-up English. Bobby, seem.
ing to possess the astonished impression
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In the Same store as cash-girl wrapper
and clerk, and in all that time she had
never had q whole days rest, except
ing when she had buried the little
crippled brother, for whom so much of
her patient work had been dope. She
was tired, body and soul, and the de-
sire and longing of her heart had al.
ways been to take a vacation. She
had never been outside the city since
she could remember, and yet she knew
just the farmhouse in which her desires
rested would stand back from the
dusty road, and she had thought of the
hammock in which she would spend
twelve long, idle. days, until it had be-
cope an absolute reality to her:
1t often Seemed to her that she led a
double existence; for when, in win
ter times the icy draft from the door
blew over and chilled her to the bone,
she consoled herself by thinking uf the
warm, pleasant spot where the ham
mock swung, and in summer the
Thought of the great green trees which
shaded it seemed to relieve the burn
ing heat and dust. When her head
dcACu dAd Hcfs ssDrdiu WnlrleQ Win the
many and varied noises round her, she
dreamed Of the lovely silence of that
ideal country place and ceased to mind
the man at the musical instruments
counter opposite. In her heart she was
q musician, and his monotonous. rem
dering Of popular airs drove her nearly
wild.
Three months ago the little brother
had died. and though, as all the board
ers told her, his death was blessing
to him and relief to her, she was
foolish" enough to mourn him and
feel doubly desolate when he was gone.
Ever since his death she had felt
weak and queer, and to-day nothing
but the stern necessities of board
bill in arrears and balance owing to
the needy little undertaken who had
looked after Bobbie's funeral kept her
at her post. when get all paid Pm
going to take a rest" she thought, in
the intervals Of selling candy and an
swering questions as to the where
abouts of everything, from the candy
right under their noses to horse blah-
kets and cloaks, "for Fin SO tired I feel
as If Ishould die. Iean't go away, but
II could save enough to pay nay board
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a Grammar Needed.

81 don't need nothing" said Mrs.
Jaysmith, when she opened the door in
response to ring and found peddler
there.
Pardon me, madam" he replied,
"but think You do need grammar.
I'm sorry do not carry them with me.
Good morning. ."-Harper' Bazaar.
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-Bulkins was very picus, very fond
of the ladies and very bald on the back
OF his head The other evening he was
calling on a girl and was giving her
considerable church talk. "Ah, Miss
Mary" he said, 1--WE are watched over
very. carefully. Even the hairs of our
heads are numbered" eyes, Mr.. Bulk
ins, = she replied, but some of the back
numbers of yours appear to be miss.
ing It'd Bits.
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Very Few Can.

Algy-There goes the--aw-most in.
tellectual fellah in ouah set.
Cholly-Ah!
Algy-He can distinguish the diff
ference between this yeah's Derby hat
and last yeah's Derby hat.-Good News.
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when young man is writing love-
letter." says a defendant in late
breach misunderstanding case, she
should keep continually before lis
mind how it would look in print.''--
Demorest's Magazine.
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Coming Out strnnu

Inc Nurse-It's twins, Mr.. Olsont
fapa Olson with a brave effort to be
'neei1ul)-Vell, shveeds to de Shveedel
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A Eard Blow.

soaker-After left you last night
fellow knocked the breath out of me.
Spicer-He must have hit You an aw.
full Lick. Jury
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REST FOR THE WEARY.
Story OF Patient Little Sales
~F# woman.
Brave Heart, Sweet Temper - Vacation
That Was vacuous Dream-The
Passing of a Gentle spirit-Gone
20 the Wished-ror Homo.
q little saleswom-


little saleswom-
an with q brave
Ii e art a n d a
sweet temper,
in spite of the
manifold cares
and trou bl 9 8
w h / c Ii h a d
made h er s O
old for nineteen
y e or 8 Ever
since her moth
er's death elev-
en- years ago,
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19
HOTEL CHATS

Samuel A. Browne of Kalamazoo was
a guest in The Morton last night on his
way 10 Saginaw TO attend the annual
meeting of the Michigan breeders as
sociation of which he is president MIR.
Browne IL confident that Belle Vera. his
sensational mare. will be able TO GO a
mile in 2s05 easily before the season is
over. She failed to lower her record Of
20Sat al Washington park Saturday. as
she was not judciously driven. Budd
Doble being sick. Doble expects 10 be
able 10 drive her at Terra Haute. and L.
confident she can break her record with
three or four seconds to spare. She
went an eighth the other day in thlr-
teen seconds. and John Splan offered %
bet she could 20 a quarter in -. No
such time ae this has ever been made by
n trotter. belle Vera wac never In bet
ter condition than she is now" said Mr.
Browne last night. ''and she seems able
10 60 a mile at almost any reasonable
gait ] am confident that she - the
spec,liest trotier on earth. and believe
she will demonstrate that TACT before
the season Is over.
l.. r. Rowley. editor u the Lansing
Journal and r. J. Isowrcy. publisher a
the Howard City Rcoord. were among
yesterday = arrivals in Tho Morton house.
Mr. and Mrs. u. A. Blodgett arrived
home from Mackinac leland last night
and are guests 10 The Nee Livingstcn.
Mr.. and Mre. NJ. H. webber - Iopia
were guests in The New Livingston last
night. on their way 30 Chicago.
John McCurdy - Corunns. a eon a
Hugh McCurdy. the noted knight
Tempiar. j. a guest IN Sweets.
Mosros Charles Clippenger. Ian
sing. G. y. wardle, Ionia: q. +. Peck,
Allegan; n Ladd. Adrian: George X
Wyman. White Cloud. G. J Drummond
Gfeenvilie, q. " Bulls Ann Arl.or.
Swfrf's b. s. Chase. Muskegon: G..
r. Heath. Cadillac. y. s Hutchinson,
Ionia; John McCurdy Cofnnna. q. *
Caldwell. Lansing. j. Z. lust. Ionia.
NFw LItlNesroN Daniel Dickson.
Detroit. &. ~ aef;orsion. Msnominee,
q. ". Iufhridge. Nickrburg. l. W
fsposienou1h. Ludinefon: &. ;. Fuller,
breenFiile, j Y. Crapdell. Sand Lake
Eseff Albert y s,nith Cadillac
Frank Fuller. Cedar Springs: ". n
PuiIer. Manistee. J. j. Bsxsr. Grand
Haven: O. y. Pratt Battle Greek; J
Henderson. Three Rivers
Kr~T ; l. ~ Coperulan. csaai
sspriaes. z. =. Dne3tf and pife. Petoe
KEY: q. l. F1eEnine. - I,osie. n A
i,soo.3msn. Detroit. - y. kotaneyn. haJ
lgity.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19

Sarah Hynes died In her home near
GrAndrille Saturday night She has
ben . pensioner since the war having
lost her husband On ons q the southern
batt.eiields She uas past 70 yesfs cd
and II xas custofnRry for some a bef
netebbors - bring her a. ths pfol,sts
offics. Last week slse did net culre for
her allowances. bui yesterday l.. q. Fsr-
rnnd called 81 tbe f9olsate ofiius ana
informed the cpurs that she wss dad.
Te said he had promised e. bring hef
up iast peek buf wns osiled from hnulr
On returning be cert HE 10y g. the
hoBse g. inquire 4 she risbei O. cotse
the wesk The boy returned stating
that fhrre was no ere nf home The
next dsy the boy called again andT rifnY
Mr. Ferrand called BE found TIE fioslr
unlocked. lie erfesed ard 81 q cnf 81
one room BE found Bra Hynes sfi'l
ahve. buf 90 seek 20 uffe4 = uosd.
Mesicai ed was summoned and 81 nes
dpne fur hfr that ooald ~ done. hnt she
died Saturday n had i-een misfrufte1
that TIE cd ~omsr sss = uisef a.
sfter her desfh seuct wss made. 60
ih cash Nns fonnd hidden ir lie -
caoshes. fsnt 4 - tbr,uaff = isrgef
annaanf - nonrsaie1 siopf fhf heaeh
II - believed fhai slss disd - hunfsf
snd iafk cf eftanfion
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19

The work of drilling for coal a. Mont
rose. Genessee county. has been dIscon-
finued. depth II ia feet having been
reached without finding il IN paying
quantities
The contract for the improvement 20
the Sanlt Ste. Marie water works Was
let FRIDAY 70 j. W. Pearl a benton Har-
bor. the contract price being e2a.ooo.
The maple flooring factory at Manis-
tee began operations last week, with M.
teen men employed Tho outputs from
l5oo0 TO 30.oo0 feet per day.
Sir Henry Tyler Of England viii soon
make tour through Michigan 70 In.
specf the Grand Trunk railroad. Of
which he IL president
W. II. Burt Of Saginaw. receiver Of the
Ann Arbor road. is meeting strong op
position to his plan OF issuing receivers
certificates
Fowls are dying ia Wakeshma town
ship on a mysterious disease which kills
them in a few hours after being at
tackled.
NJ. w. French Of Union City has
psalm book that was printed In 1599.
One OF the same edition sold recently Tor
$500.
The soldiers ahd sailors OK Macomb
county will hold their annual reunion
at the Armada fair September %. -
and -.
The 5000 issue Of per cent water
works bonds issued 10y Bedding have been
sold 10 Manistee man for $500.
Field hop crop will be short in Van
Buren, county. but the ball room crop
promises TO be unusually plenty.
The Clover CONDENSED Milk company
Of Worthwhile has increased it's capital
from $4,000 10 $4,000.
The Monterey creamery people bored
13 holes before they secured a supply OF
pure cold water.
Judson Farmer OF Spring Lake has
nine hens who have laid LOLA eggs since
April L.
Cedar Springs is without fire protec-
ton. as the water works boiler has given
out.
A lynx was shot in Detone last week.
measuring live feet ten inches in length
w. X. Burt ~ Saginaw will buy the
$4,000 improvement bonds 81 that city.
The corner stone Of 81 Jude's church
was laid at Fenton Friday afternoon.
Thompsonville will sink three wells
and spend s2.500 on water works.
Ten thousand baskets of peaches are
shipped out OF South Haven daily.
Miss Rachel Tate is the new preccpt-
ress at Benton Harbor college.
Joseph Effrick OF Yale was defeated
for school trustee by his wife.
The Chippewa County fair will be
held October 10. IL and II
Glare wooden ware factory resumed
yesterday.
Lake Ann is TO organize water works
| company.
Winter apples are e per barrel in
| Portland.
Alpena spool factory has started up.
Thompsonville has 500 population.
Diphtheria is raging in Tawas.
Niles is overrun by thieves.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19

WssHt~croS- Sept Il The hearings
On tariff before the ways committee were
continued today. Among the interests
represented were the following. John
" stewart % New York against the
duty ou seal pushes, " n Bent -
Taunton. Mass. and X p Smelling for
the retention ~ the duty On cotton
machinery. joseph Nimms and Mr..
Parker ~ Long Isiand Tor the protection
n Nsw York farm prostucisg , " bud
ley Il Washingtou against the duty On
minerai wateFs and mineral esits. VI.
Nrr q. New fork. Tor the duty On ultra
narne blue. j "a tsrsea e f.ast
H4mpton. Mas. for the duty on ssastlc
fahries. 4 A. Hunf - pittshure for
prsifaction - 10 aiaminnn industry.
sn.i r T. FEasiipe - Phiiasieseh,a. prr@f
fenf Z the American Ninflow tsises
Manufactures sseeciation. for protec
ton q that indasfry.
Hearings srranesd for teasovrow susi
Vrinr~iay arr
Tsr..iss fieory oxhari heet sagsr.
Tsstieisna sersf risrNrs. J akier4aa.
...il. and inuis1a7a rier planters
"Wednesday = Page paints spsa
e.,is.~s. Hozh y Camp. i-si Nax N
,at ss,rarfs ani rat-. WliAanaafff
thr.a.4 lark MI fkr~sd. Nersers
safts<t ssanafsetnFefe ard Jonn clae4s.
tarpsts
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19

WASHINGTON. Sept Is. = Colonel
Oates. from the committee on judiciary,
will report bill similar in tenor To the
Tucker bill Tuesday, except that his bill
Is not az drastic az the Tucker bill in
that il does not repeal the statutes per
mitting officers OF the army and navy TO
have troops AZ the polls when occasion
requires. Although this bill will 60 on
the cdcndar first. according 10 the pre-
cedenee of calling committees, il IL not
probable that II will be substituted by
the ru - committee for the Tucker hill.
The author OF the latter bin explains
that although his bill repeals the statute
concerning tho troops At the polls. IL
sfill leaves IL in the power of the execu-
tive % each state To call for troops If
rnl.r.lssarN
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19
SYMPATHY OF REILGIONS.
Thomas w. Higginson's Held Ad-
vancec Views i'm Theology.

CHICAGO. Sept. Is. In the parliament
of religions today Shaku Soine OF Japan
presented paper on the religion of that
country. Bishop Dudley OF Kentucky
read a paper on the historic Christ.
Prof. George =. Fisher gave an historical
address upon the ancient israclites.
Thomas w. Higginson read lengthy
paper ON sympathy OF Reiigions.- tie
said the progressive Brshmihs of India.
the Mohammedan students in Lonslon
and the Jewish radicals in America were
teaching essentially the same principles.
seeking the same ends with the most en-
lightened christian reformers Tho
Jewish congregations In Baltimore were
the first to contribute for the education
OF the freedmen. The Buddhist temple
in San Francisco was the first editice Of
that city draped in mourning after tho
assassination OF Lincoln. The parses Of
the east sent contributions to the sani-
tary commission. The reign OF heaven
on earth would not be called the king.
dom of Buddha or of Christi would
be called the Church OF Christ or the
commonwealth OF man.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19
DARING MINE ROBBERY.
Masked Men Gagged the Watchman
and Stole $4,000.

LEApvILLE. Colo. Sept. Is The most
this vicinity occurred at the little
Johnnie mine last night. The plans
were carefully laid. the telephone wires
being cut aud all communication with
the city made impossible. Early in the
morning Joseph Warren. night watch
man. was surprised by two masked men.
who bound and gagged him. They then
went TO the shaft house and began car
rying of the ore. which was in sacks. To
a team that they had left in the heigh-
borhood. They got away with fourteen
sacks valued at $500 per sack or a
total Of 5000. There is not the slight
est clew 10 the perpetrators.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19

Neutral yesscis Unable GO Prcsent
Bomharximcnt OF CITY.

LoSDoS. Sept ls-The question q
the situation al Rio Janeiro came Up Ia
the house cf commons today. IN re.
spending 20 questions asked Oh thc sub.
iect. Sir Edward Gray. parliamentary
secretary Of the foreign sdairs. said that
the British ships Sirius and Beagle are
now at Rio Janeiro protecting The life
and property Of British subjects. War
ships of the United States. France. Ger.
many. Italy and Portugal were also ca
the spot fie added that communica.
tion had been received from Mr. Wind
ham. the British minister 20 Brazil, bat
that his reports had been brief. Ihess.
communications stated that trade was
paralyzed and il was impossible Tor ve--
sells in the harbor 10 unload. owing %
the scarcity of Iaborers and lighters.
Sir Edward further said that on Satur.
day the commanders 81 the neutral VAR
ships endeayored 10 prevent the l.om.
bardment by the feet Of the resol0-
tionieta
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-19
COST OF SUGAR BOUNTY.
Since Oct 4. fspo. the Govcrnmcn'
has Paid SfB.sfe.os1.

WASHINGTON, sept ls.--Since the
passage OF the sugar bounty Ian on Oct
!. ls.o. there has been produced Ia the
United States 81. .85s.516 pounds of
sugar. carrying with IL bounty 81 tl6.-
sa99si. For the fiscal year ending June
20. 1873. the product WAS IA folloss:
Cane sugar. f50.6JS.9i9 pounds. bounty
6. .76l S0: beet sugar. 2s.0S12se pounds.
s.s3l ..56s; sorghum. i.0l4.s5o pounds.
bounty sl9.sl7; maple sugar. AGA. l.llf
pounds. bounty f60.1l2 During the
months of July and August this year
there Was paid on the maple sugar crop
over $4,000. and there still remains due
and unpaid tl17, $50 on 6.669.9f0 pounds
produced During the same months
there was also paid cut the sum ~ sis2
7s2 as a bounty on other sugars. the
production Of which the department has
beeu unable 60 compute.