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I?» ' m 4;”, . E'Lwiww mums-ass The Highland Park News. I‘cnus, Mu) pct year, 50 grills fur 31x mouths.“ curt-mm!“ lmynihv. v_', Advent.” nus node known on nopflatlon at this allies. l‘uhlmhni m the uucrmls ut Highland Park. nghwu-I Alli. Ruvmu, rvrn I‘miay lflcrumm m Business and News Office, No. 92. TELEPHONES . Editor’s Residence. - LEWIS B. Human. A. E. EVANS, < l (3:030: Acmiugtunof Ludluw, VL, caught. four “enormous rats" in his trap in one day recently. Now let some ignoramous get up and say Vermont is only a one horse state" if he dare! Emcrmi I! {he pneruthcr a! nghland Park, 111., u sec-md class maucr, ()NE of our mechanics asked for a boat to get over that sag in the sidewalk at _tbe Boultan and Gray line post, Monday. as the water was three or four inches (leepon the walk. What the city engineer allowed such a sag there for, we could never com- prehend. The petition fur a boat would naturally go to tho water com- mittee. IF you are dissatisfied with things in general or any one thing in par- ticular. get up a petition to the city council. Some folks tieem to think life would not be worth the living if they could not films a petition with the council. It may not do any goodt but like thelittle pills, it won't do any hurt. That is what the coun- cil is for. of course. “H; are glad to knbw that Editor Dunn'a hunk. “ (leneral Nelson's Scout," is having a good run, for a second edition is already called for. Aka thrilling story for children. full of lemons of patriotism and heroism. it has no snpnriur, and it costs only $1.27!. and it will he read and re- read. don‘t {Mir that. yflwc: R: New: Btsldxng FRIDAY DECEMBER 33 EVANS 6: FORRBT . u . - EDITOR. Bl‘smzss MANAGER. (Qt-mm} THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. Tm: farmers of Lake County are to have an agricultural meeting of two days. Friday and Saturday. Jan. ‘31 and 22, at Grays Lake. We see the editor of the Name is on Home committee with a lot of other fellow: who don’t know a red pepper from a yeiluw‘carrot. ' We eXPect' to be called 41pm); Se eyeah Hattie Vergwnt may rur'h‘ens ththah "[6653“ in connection with theJanuarythaw! Tan: is a young man in this city who, out of a not extra large salary, puts by five dollars every month and has been doing it for a long time. Ten or a dozen years hence. when he wants to start in husinem for him; self he won't haw, to borrow the money to pay for his business cards and the first stock of stationery. That fact is Worth more to him among business men than forty letters of recommendation from the minister. etc THERE are said'to be 125,000 Spir- itualista in the country, Cleveland, Ohio. being the center of influence. This ism has fur years seemed to us to be the biggest delusion and fraud of the century. An old mechanic once suggested that some fish could only he caught with the choicest bait. skillfully managed. but some few will bite a bare hook. It seems to us these folks are biting Satan's bare hook, for of all empty pretenses it takes the cake. P'Asron Rabh preached an excellent sermon Sunday morning on the “Power of the Christ." The points discussed Were, prophecy proclaim- ed him the Messiah with power; Christinnity's lmginninga were simill and feeble. but became mighty in development. and third its power is wholly spiritual. He said many churches and many Christians Were seeking to build on social distinctions and qualifications, only to fail. For church work and success he rather have one godly woman, though she earned her daily bread over thewash tul). than twenty'tive society ladies with cold selfish hearts. Mr. Rahh never seems to think of how his hold utterances of the truth may affect his. social or other standing. WAL‘KnuAN has hit upon a truly novel and taking idea an old fash~ ioned country spelling school, in a big ball, with States Attorney C. T. 'Heydecker u “schodl master” to pronounce We wqrds They. will choose smug, fit out 'Efiellen and“ ' spell, finally spelling down; the last one to stand receiving a prize, we presume. That is a plan tobe adopt- ed here. It is well nigh forty years since we run such a spelling FChOOl as that. Let us have one. his work is to preach the gospel and he does it. The mention of the “Green Moon. tain Boy" for mayor was the most popular suggestion ever made in the News Men gathere‘gou the street corners to talk about ; atleast, two men wertseen to gather on the old post office corner by Dunn’s store, and one gathered on McDonald's cor- ner, and all talked about something. Their faces genre wreathed in smiles as though they were pleased and we are sure it was the prospect of the Boy for mayor. One or two men are reported to have vowed~ they would not be shaved or have their hair out till the “Boy" iselect‘ed. This excites the harbors, for if this movement becomes general it will hurt their business. The city council may be petitioned for an early election, so as to relieve the tension and give busi- ness a boom. We are credibly informed that the aldermen are practically unanimous in favor of the “Boy". at least there can’t be more than seven or eight opposed to him. Everylxxly seems to recognize the fact that nothing since the opening of the electric railroad has given such a promise of business and social improvment as the candidacy of the “Green Moun- tain Boy." We will now let the “Boy" rest till after the holidays. Meanwhile he stands, seven days in the week on the same old broad, solid sound timbemd platform, and has _a few more good plank in bib politicill lumber loft to be added if necessaiy. The “Boy” is on deck for the public good and not for any personal or clique ends. A POPULAR HOVE.