The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-05-04
BOOMINGDALE
TRUMPET.
A westsrn story.
icontinned from last week.
MIR. JONES ON THE STAGE.

MIR. JONES ON THE STAGE.
After few days our hero was duly In
stalled 10 the sanctun Of the Booming
dale Trumpet. dare not say but what
he found things trIfle different frsm
what he had expected. Still this is
common In tho course OF life. Consc-
qusntly he decided to ''blow away" with
might and main, and II should be no
fault OF his II The Trumpet was not
changed iatoa daily wlthia one or
two years. He was, after all, monarch
OF all he surveyed"
The manager, an old g. A. r. man.
who had almost been killed in the bat
tie above the Clouds" did only serve on
trial, and thought great deal OF the
young editor. of course. That's what
he told him, anyhow. The only fault
with the compositor, il fault it be, was
that he made too frequent excursions to
the druggist. The boy was all right. at
least so far that he possessed a proper
amount Of freckles, as well as the tradi-
make fortune, and who dare say but
that he now had fpe start? He was
to receive 25 per cent of what was
brought In by the advertisements, and
also 10 per cent OF the net earnings.
Deacon Sharp. who was acting president
OF the Trumpet Stock Co., while the
the yresideEt-elsct was IN Europe, as
sured him that-there was hardly a young
man in the state doing half as we'll as
he. In the meantime the first issue OF
The Trumpet appeared. 1t was received
with enthusiasm and greatly admired on
account of its elegant and plentiful
''leaders." These appeared In the fol-
Lowing order: ibid Beacon Write
Shakespeare" THE Beauty Of Nature"
Notes on Woman" "The Value OF Co
Education" Thoughts on Tariff"
Long Line Prohibition" 1.-THE Profit
OF Raising SWINE" Even the .Han.
nibal Grumbler" Reluctantly has TO ac-
knowledge that these articles were of
practical nature, aud would nc doubt
make the real estate fly in BoomiDgdale
Contributions began to pour in, aud
the first installment In the waste ba sket
was a spring po0m, coming in rather late
In the season. The manager reported
fifty Subscribers ia two weeks, and FIVE
more the next week. Everything was
prospecting. Two new buildings and
barn were under construction, few
houses were being painted, bonds were
voted for the benefit of the Florida and
Alaska Railway, aud rumors were spread
ing about establishing board of trade.
Cable cars, water works, and electric
lights were a matter of time enly.
Mr.. Jones could scarcely find time to
keep all his social appointments. He
was invited everywhere. Although not
able to sing one single note, he was
asked to join the Baptist choir; his
presence alsne would bs rare privilege.
said Miss Chatterbox, the leading soprano.
and she ought to know, being connected
with thu most fashionable millinery es-
adjustment in town. The Gev. Smart
the Methodist pulpit exhorter, was very
anxious that Jones should servo as sec
rotary Of the Irish Mission, and without
delay read history OIL the progress of
Methodism. At au extra moetiag he
was elected honorary member OF the
Quean City s. Z. Band. and encouraged
to blow the trumpet" for all IL was
worth. Who would say that Jeremiah
Jones had rot struck a bonanza?