Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 9, 1897, Page 4

ee Grand Rapids erate" Revics Published Every Saturday. By #. C. KILEY. TWO DOTLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Months $1.00 | Three Months........50¢ red in the postemice at Grand Rapids Minnesota, as secoud-class matter. A STRANGE CASE. Partial Loss of Memory After a Ter- rible Railway Accident. One of the victims of the Atlantic City meadows railroad horror is Fran- cis A. Morrell, who lives with his fath- er at East Orange, N. J. Me is 35 years old, unwarried, and was, ‘prior to the accident, connected with the law office of his brother-in-law, George Clymer, in Newark. The ren ‘able feature of the case is the fact that, while slowly returning to his normal physical condition, his mertat condition is such that. he re- calls nothing of the accident. * When spoken to upon the subject of the collision he denies any recollection of it, or that he was in it, and attributes the pain in his head to neuralgia. He was taken out of the wreck at a point almost under one of the locomo- He reads the newspaper ters earnestly and intelligently into a conversation, and seems as clear-mind- ed as any one else, except on the sub- ject of the jent. When Morrell was taken to Atlantic ‘ity Sanitarium after the accident it s found that he was practically sd on ube left side of his head, lis ear was torn off with the scalp, and the skin from the left side of his ace almost around to the point of w. His left shoulder blade was , mrdiy fractured and the bones of his Ider were broken. His left arm badly injured, his legs were a of bruised and lacerated flesh, sud he was crushed about the lower part of the trunk of his body so badly se severe internal injuries, ake his restoratiqn to almost normal physical condition little short marvelous. His external wounds are nearly all healed, except where his ear as torn. Owing to the remarkable recovery from his physical wounds, the doctors now entertain the hope that what is now a blank to him may return to his memory and his recovery be complete. liis nversa‘ion with members of ‘he family is. often sharp and bright. many iustances, however, the in- ention of a few hours ‘time will 1rently obliterate from his memery trace of the conversation, and he deny tin things were done. On the other d, matters which it was not be- red he could well remember he re- Zed with ease, two, three, or four 1 their occurrence. In fact, ands and talks well about hing except the accident and an anything pertaining to it, and while he s with interest to anything said it it, he declares earnestly that tis nothing of it, and that it r happene in spite of his fright- tell-tale injuries.—Philadelphia ‘Tel- egraph. € wa } Venus’ Long Day. If the observers at Flagstaff are ut in their conclusions that Mer- .y and Venus make but one revolu- . on their axis during their journey round the sun, so that each day is a g, these planets cannot be in- people constituted like those rth. It has been supposed hat Venus at least was very similar to the earth in its phenomena and ristics, and might be peopled of the same kind of beings; Venus’ period of rotation is y the same as that of the earth it nist haye six months of uninter- sunshine and six of continuous the moon, have been accepted as imply- ing unbearable heat during the day and unendu le cold during the night. ‘The Flagstaff observers have the best opportunity for observing this difficult et that has’ yet been given to as- mers, and their conclusions are, most likely to be correct; its revolution to be accomplished in about twenty-three hours and twenty- one minutes The phenomena on which their calculations are based, however, were.confessedly few and un- certain, and if they were incorrectly traced the conclusions drawn from “m are necessarily worthless.—Phila- clphia Ledger. Rotation of Crops. Some American tourists are visiting an old monastery near Florence, and, | going through the grounds, at last they came to a spot which contaizied a large | vegetable garden on one side, while on the other lay the cemetery -of the fathers, a path dividing the burial place from the garden. “How often do you change your gar- den over to the other side?’ asked one of the party with an attempt at face- tiousness, To his surprise the father gravely auswered: “About once in twenty-five years.”—New York World. Mysterles of Providence. “I see,” said the lady who wishes to ‘wear bloomers. “that another womay has been burned to death by her skirts catehing on fire. You never hear of woman’s bloomers catching on fire and her to death.” simply goes to show,’ said d of the lady who wishes to ers, “how, mysterious are of Providence.”’—Cincinnati 's A Criterion of Age. ningham—Your daughter is to arry a young man named Hill, I be Manchester—Yes; he belongs to one the very oldest families in the coun- ingham—I didn’t know he came particularly old family. er-—Oh, yes; you often hear the expression, ‘As old as ’—Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele- that it took place or that | ‘ht--conditions which, in the case of | be noted that Schroter and | sinis have all calculated {| | chant had remitted | eling man a draft for $175 | lips cracked and smeared with blood. {mporfect Page { Cattle Raising for the English Mar- ket. According to a British government report, the importation of American cattle into England is steadily on the increase. For the first tive months of the current year it was 175,000 head, as compared with 112,000 for the same petiod last year. If this rate per month be sustained, the year’s import will be over 400,000, or much larger than the exceptional importation in 1892. The London aud Liverpool mar- kets have been so heavily supplied | that the prices of American beeves | have there fallen as low as 9c to 9 1-2c | pen pound (estimated dressed weight); | while export steers were being quoted at Ch xo at $3.75 to $4 per 100 Ibs, live weight. At these rates shipments must have been made at a loss. The | development of the chilled beef import trade presents many interesting feat- ures, and is, in many respects. very similar to that of live cattle. Taking 600 pounds as the average weight of cattle slaughtered for the dressed beef trade, last year’s export from this country of fresh beef to England rep- resented a number of cattle nearly equal to that exported alive, the latter being, however, heavier cattle. The past five months’ export of chilled beef | was 108,759,600 pounds, as compared | with 81,841,¢ pounds for the same period last year. At this rate, the year’s ¢ port will be some 60,000,600 | pounds greater than in 1892, 1t seems | still a matter of doubt which of the two branches of the trade offers the largest profits. The secretary of culture, in his report for 1895, YS: “It appears to work out more profita- bly to transport the live cattle. They are carried on parts of the ship that would otherwise be unoccupied. They | do not require such special fitti a appliances as to debar the vessel f ¢ ng other cargo ¥ atile are | not avail. ie an freight on the four ques 3 varies | from $5 to $6. Now a Letter May fe Recalled. The public is not as familiar with its privileges about postal matters as might be supposed. Many times peo- ple would like to recall a letter after it has been mailed. This can be done, even if the letter has reached the postoftice at its destination. postoftice there are what are called “withdrawal blanks.” On application | they will be furnished, and, when a deposit is made to cover the expense, the postmaster will telegraph to the | ter at the letter’s destination, | xy that it be promptly returned. nt first signs this agree-; s hereby agreed that, if! the letter is returned to me, I will pro-:| tect you from any and all claims made against you for such return and will! fully ndemnify you for any los: ou! son of such action. — to cover s incurred.and will deliver At every all expe to you the envelope of the letter re- turned.” In many cases persons have | made remittances to fraudulent par- | not learn- | after ties or irresponsible firms, ing their true character until the letter had gone, and ceeded in recalling them. instance where a and by means of a withdrawal rescued the draft just in time. The Longest Continuous Speech, Will you kindly inform several of your readers of the longest speech ont record, and the name of the speaker? <Answer—Many stories are related of unusually long speeches having been made for purposes of consuming time, and of gaining advantage thereby. A few years ago the Toronto Globe said that the longest speech on record was believed to have been that made by Mr. De Cosmos, in the legislature of reat many settlers their | 208 was in a hopeless | had been held back action was taken before noon on a given day the act of confiscation | would fail. ‘The day before tke expira- tion of the limitaticn De Cosmos got the floor about 10 a. m.. and began to speak against we Dill. Its friends seemed careless, supposing they would | have ample time to act when he got through. He kept on speaking through | the afternvon, evening, night, next morning, and at last noon came tc baffled majority, livid with rage and impotence. So, a single man who was | triumphant, though his voice bad sunk to a husky whisper, his eyes were al- most shut, and bleared and bloodshot, his legs tottered under him. his baked a De Cosmos had spoken twenty-six hours and saved the lands.—Brooklyn The Modern Drama. 1 ‘Yes. sir; our Uncle Yom’s Cabin company is by all odds the mest pro- gressive one or the road. Cur motto is upward and onward. Why, you ! know, in all the little one-horse shows, | the yallow gal, Eiiza, crosses ihe river | on the ice to keep away from the dogs and slave-chasers? Well, sir, in our magnificent preduction we substitute for one Insignificant river six deep bays, over which six yallow Eli nimbly skip to freedom, “Six deep bays?” “Yes bays, furnished by thr hounds—just two apiece. Drop around this evening, and fil let ‘em bay aa} extra bay or two.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. What He Was Fishing For. “Was that y terday? ‘My mother? Dear, dear, that was my younger sister! We should so inuch like to have you come tu dinner Sunday, Mr. Beusley.’—Cleveland Plain Dea A Dramatic Departure, “Any sew features in the ‘Hamlet’ that Plodgett is getting up?” “Yes, le is going to have a fat ghost.”-—-Chicago Record. os object. to being retired from the field,” reniarked the Base Ball. “1 re a kick coming, too,” replied the Foot Bal!.—Pittsburg Chronicle ! Telegraph, {to increase the numbers of their horses. England has only 1.529,000 in, and = export. | so frequently?” asked the impertinent | favor upon ine suit. your mother with you yes- |* A UNIQUE REPUBLIC. That of Goust is the Smallest in the Whole World. The republic of Goust is the smallest in the world. Andorra is an empire in comparison. Goust is about a mile square, and it houses 130 persons. It has been independent these 250 years. It stands on top of a mountain by the Spanish border, near the edge of France, and it gets along very com- fortably without ever mixing itself in other people’s affairs, and without reading the evening papers, or, so far as we know, the morning ones. The delectable 130 govern themselves by a council, one member ot which is se- | lected to see that the business agreed | upon is executed. Matters go along | very smoothly, and Goustians are all the happier because nobody knows much about.them, and therefore they are unenvied.—Kansas City Times. Quality Rather Than Quantity. The European countries prefer to im- prove the quality more vigorously than while-we have in the United States 16,000,000 horses, a very small per cent ot which are suitable for city market Russia has 30,000,000 horses of still more inferior quality, un- fit for any market and too small for farm work. The Russian trotter has had the encourngement of the govern- ment. Now the peasants are urging the government to furnish them with draft horses suitable for their farm work, to haul their heavy farm ma- chines. Small horses in large numbers will impoverish any country, and it is | well for America that the rauch horse and the litfle trotter no longer pay for their feed, while there is such a great demand for high class draft and coach horses at high prices because they are so scarce. His Specialty, “Who is that man who calls on you | friend, H “He's an inventor” “Indeed! What has he invented?” “Oh, ever so many things.” “Any of them practical? “Yes,” was the answer, with some | hesitation, “he has a good deal of suc- j cess in inventing reasons why I should lend him anything from 5v cents to $5."—Washington Sta Thing. young fellow Too Much of a Goo “What a wide-awake Barter is,” said Alice. “Altogether too wide-awake,” re- sponded Edith. “The last evening he called at our house he stayed till 1, and then papa had to set the burglar alarm going.”—Detroit Free Press. Sometimes the Case. Dukane—I don’t know how you came to lose money in that scheme. You told me it was a rare investment. Gaswell—The investment may have been a rare one, but it was well done before I got throvgh with it.—Pitts- burg Chronicle-Telegraph. Stood Him Off. Dudely—I’m afraid, Cholley, my boy, that Miss Mittique does not look with Cholley—What makes you think so, deah boy? Dudely—I point of aw she begins He: time I get to the x her to be my to knit—Omaha W What He Wanted, “You don’t seem to have the sort of | folding bed I want,” said the custom- er, after looking through the furniture ma stock. “What sort of a folding bed are you ing for?” ed the clerk ‘I want one ‘an use as a bicycle in the daytime. Harper’s Bazar, Jo Mild Coercion, Mrs. Shrill—So you won’t get me that new bonnet? Mr. S.—No; I won't. Mrs. Very well, then; I'll go to every temperance meeting that comes | along, and people will think the reason r decently dressed is because you've took to drink—New York Weekly. Down to Date. “Anything new on the dramatic stage this season?” “Yes, we are going to run ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ with the cabin lit by electric lights, and Eliza getting away over the ice on a horseless sled.”—Chi- cago Record. No Value. “I can offer your daughter nothing but my devoted heart,” said Scroggs. “Um! Well, I don’t find hearts quoted on the stock list,” grunted the world)y parent.—Philadelphia North | American. Something Wrong. | Mrs.—Am I still “the star of your | life,” as | was when you used to write | i | | ;* turn mail a letter tell EXACTLY what you want know. Reclining Chair love letters to me? Mr.—Of course, dear. “I don’t seem to be drawing a star | salary, though.’—Washington Star. Not Altogether Hopeless, “T shall never marry,” declared Miss Elderiy in a tove meant to be firm. i “Don’t say that,” answered her best friend, Florence. “Women older than you have bad proposais.”—Detroit Free Press. Loug Lived. “What is the average Hfe of a good bicycle, Sprockets “Welll, some of them last until they are paid for.”—Chicago Reeord. A Trying Occupation, First Tramp—Sometimes I wish I | wuz a bartender. Second Tramp—Oh, I dunno. It must be kinder painful to be allus passin’ over liquor to other folks. } Whe He Looked at the Bil, He—I wish I had been Noah. She—Why? He—I'll bet no seal would have been | allowed to board the ark.—Clevyeland Leader. 4 Big Mifference. Scribhbier—Have you ever read any of my verse? Spatts o; 1 precer poetry—Phila- gelpy' a North An. “aD. 1 ‘Gand Rapids Shee Shop ‘Wantec—! an Idea Imperfect Page The Palace, ® Leland Avenue. ss CHOICE Wines, be Liquors aa Cigars. STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS, HENRY LOGAN, Proprietor, ERE: RE ME ME Se ae he ae ae ae ae ate ste ate ate ake ate ate ate ate he ae Me ae ae a a GEO. F. KREMER, Grand Repids. ae ae ae ae ate ae ae ae eae sea eae ae at ae ete ae ae ae ae % = = Contractor and Builder : # And dealer in Brick, Lime, # * Milwaukee and Portland e * Cement,Adamant,Land % z Plaster, Ete. : # Office with Kremer & King, : % it # a The Fountain House, County. | | | Cozrvest Home Iotel in Itasca | Corner Leland ave. and Fourth St. Grand Rapids Two Boors South of the Post Offices. FIRST CLASS |Drivers’ and Cruisers’ Boots. Made on short notice. | | Ladies’ and G I Made to Order. 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