Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 10, 1898, Page 4

1 | By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE ree Months........50e Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids Minn. as second-class matter. aArien TWENTY YEARS. Found She Was Sst Beautiful. He did not call on her that first even- tng, thcugh he walked past the gate four times, unaware of the fact that behind one of those slanting shutters a pale woman siood watching him pass and repass, says Lippincott’s. nun in her self-elected cell had and | made use of means of communication with the world, in the shape generally of Jimmy the choreboy. She knew whose was the tall figuse on the side- walk. She stood at tue window when she could no Jonger see him; she hear@ his slow footsteps go by for the last time and die away. Half an hour later she went upstairs to her bedrnom. Be- tween its two windows hung a long, old-fashioned mirror, with carved can- delabra on either side. She lighted the three candles in each, The mirror showed a tall, slim figure, a face as col- orless as an anemone, an abundance of auburn hair carefully arranged. Mira Bascom studied this reflection closely. Then she unlocked a black-walnut chest which stood in a corner and lifted out its contents till she came to a mass of pale muslin, which diffused an odor of lavender as she shook it out, It was a white gown with lilac sprigs, made with the full skirts and sleeves | of a bygone fashion. She pur it on, } fastened the belt of lilac ribbon, which still fitted exactly, and, standing again before the mirror, slightly the bands of her beautifu! wavy hair and pulled it into little curls about her face. It was a vision of youth which Jooked back at her from the glass. Not a thread of gray showed ip the hair; the fine lines abut the placid eyes were invisible. The skin had the dead whiteness of things kept from the sun. But as she gazed a dei- icate flush overspread her face, hei red-brown eyes lit up till their color matched her hair; she smiled. in startled triumph, She was still beau- tiful. Then a swift change came over her. She biew out all but one of the candles and, turning her back on the mirror, took off her gown with cold, shaking finse=. Mira Bascom LIGHTHOUTE IMPROVEMENTS. Changes That Have Been Made in Light+ and Lenses. Meantime the means of lighting wi being steadily improved. The open fire gave place to the oil iamp; then a} curved mirror, called a parabolic mir- ror, was placed behind the lamps to bring the rays together; next, many lamps with mirrors were grouped about a central spindle, and some such lights are stil] in operation, says St. Nicholas. The greatest stride :ame when an arrangement of lenses, known as the Fresnel lens, in front of a lamp | replaced the miror behind it. This lens | was rapidly improved for lighthouse purposes, until now a cylindrical glass house surrounds the lamp flame. This house has lens-shaped walls, which bend all the rays to form.a horizontal gone of strong light which pierces the ; darkness to a great disiance. The rap- id increase in the number of light- \ouses has made it necessary to have some meats of telling one from an- other, or, as it is termed, of giving to each light its “characteristic.” Col- oring the glass made the light dimmer, | as red comes mcst nearly to white light in brightness, some lights have red lenses. The latest and best. plan, however, is to set upright prisms at intervals in a cireular framework around the lens and to revolve this frame by clockwork. Thus the Hght is made to flash every time a pri:~ passes Letween it and an observer. By changing the nuinber and places of the prisms, or the speed of the clockwork, the flashes ef any one light can be made to occur at intervals of so many seconds for that light. Putting in red prisms gives still other changes. Thus each light has its “characteristic,” and this is written down in signs on tiie charts and fully stated in the light- lists carried by vessels. Thus, on a | hart you may note that the “ght you want to sight is marked “F. W., v. W. which means that tt is | sighted you see if those are its char- neteristics; and, if sc, you Lave found the right cne. eaten Gora. One dollar’s worth of ordinary com- mercial gold-leaf, it is said, is suff- cient to cover an area of nine hun- dred square inches.. In other words, vhat ‘nine- hundred square inches of gold have been pourded cr. beaten out of a lump of the yellow metal which weighed no more than a gold. dollar. This gold-leaf, thin as it is, is thick when compared.with that which is now being made by a recently discovered process. By this process the yellow metal is deposited with electricity ix a bath upon a Lighly polished sheet | of copper. In this manner a film only { one-four-millionth of an inch in thick- uess may be produced. When mounted on glass, this new kind of gold-! ae is perfectly transparent, The | © | eould not quote them unless I were a loosened | ic | rious, | cather than from any passion for the ! has found <hat he can irerease the | THE NEW WOWAN VERY OLD. firs. Mary Astell ‘ : 1709. When ou* new woman is not pro- posing to herseif and her readers a re- version to the anvient system of poly- andry (on wh'ci consult McLennan, | Westermarck, Morgan and Dachofen) she is apt to disdain and shrink from the atrocious and uppressive male sex, says the North American Review. She is not so new but that Mrs. Mary Astell. was before her, in 1709. Mrs. Mary..“‘propered a sort of female col- lege, in wh‘eh. ladies.nauseating the parade of the world might find a happy | | retirement.” Queen Anne meant to | endow this establishment, but Bishop | | Burnet persuaded her that it savored | of popers, nothing new in him) speaks of Mrs. Mary as a Frecieuse, who is anxious { to confound the boundaries which na- | ture has fixed for the employments and studies of the two sexes, Swift laughed | at. Mrs. Mary in The Tatler (No. 32). | But the new woman who sprns the de- \ 1 | 1 Fiourished = in Sir Walter Scott (who had | ding coarseness of matrimony has T patterns of Molicre’s Cathos and s Ridicules,” themselves dom that I delon (“Les Precieu 19). These ladies expre: with such virtuous rew lady novelist. writing in'a new {| Keyhole Series. The student is, there- | fore, blushingly referred to the or- {ginal drama by the unprincipled Po- guelin. For Motiere, too, had nothing new about him; he laughed at these original delicacies cf sentiment. The | new young lady in society is remarked {| for the gene s breadth of her Jan- | guage and large frolie of her wit. { But, alas! even this is net so very new. | In the correspondence of Lady Suffolk | (1714-1760) we find the maids of honor, led by the oldest ane most prudish, Miss Meadow: ter night, ou te Kensington palace, | knocking og t panes and throwing | open the wi ws of the inmates. Nothing can be more in the modern taste. I-read ir ad'eal devoted to the intellectual needs of women. Tho | that the most popular | y pepular jady in Eng- in the cenfaction of ‘“ap- ple-pie beds.” I believe it, of | course, but this is of the kiné | that x en love. | JULES VERNE. Very bifferent from the Man One's Tas agination Would Picture. If, meeting him without knowing who he was, I had been asked to divine his prefession, I would have said he a_ retired general or a pro- fessor of physic 12 cabinet officer—never an artist, says a | writer in the C n, in speaking | f Jules V show the | \urden of his almost 80 years, he has ! somewhat of Verdi’s build, with a se- Kindly face, no artist-like vi- vacity in look or word, very simple manners, the imprint of great sincerity in every fleet. manifestation of feel- ing and thou, , the language, the | bearin mer of dress of a man who considers appearances of absolute- | ly no acecunt. . My first sensation after | the pleasure of seeing him was one of stupefaction. Apart from the friendly luok and the affable demeanor I could recognize nothing in common with the Verne who stood before me and the one that had a place in my imagina- | tion. My wonder even increased when, | induced to speak about his works, he spoke of them with an abstracted air, as he would have done of some one | else's writings, or, rather, of things in which entered no merit of his—as he | would have spoken of a collection of | engravings or coins he had acquired | and with which he occupied himself | from the necessity of doing something art. The Wily Raven. The following anecdote, communica ed by Mr. R. Ball to the author sf Thomson’s Irish Birds, is a curious il- lustration of the remarkable sagacity of the raven. A tame raven, kept by schoolboys, was very attentive in watching their cribs or bird traps, and when a bird was“taken, the raven en- deavored to catch it by turning back top of the trap with its beak, but in so doing the bird always escaped, as the raven could not let go the crib in time to seize. After severa! vain attempts of this kind the raven, seeing another bird caught, instead of going at once | to the trap, went to another tume raven and induced it to accompany him. When the second raven lifted up the | erib, the other bore the poor captive off in triumph. Feeds Newspapers to His Hens. | A farmes of Clare County, Michigan, egg-laying abilities of his hens by | feeding to them old newspapers torn in | bits and scaked in sour milk until the | whole becomes a pulp. The hens, it is said, like the new food, and the | inventor expects to see almost any day one of the freak papers come out | with the picture of a hen that sets type. | Origin of Horseshoeing. In the ninth century they began to shoe horses, but, strange to say, only in time of frost. King William I. in- troduced herseshoeing into England, and six horseshoes are on the coat of arms of the man to whom William gave vast estates for caring for his horses in this way. A Resemblance. Mrs. Kuddler—Do you know, George, that every body says the baby is just! like me? Mr. Kuddler—Nonsense Anne. The baby is now more than six months old, and it has never spoken 3 word.—Boston - Transcript. lly, with Abys: | Benin, | riches. | Fiza who now rv | strumental in ini | ig apt te he decide | books and | snatches f, | and all without | hold or ar j becoming tr Mad a Progressive Monarch in the Olden Times. Benin, of which/we have heard, 2 good deal during the last few mouths, was at one time the center of a con- siderable empire, as African empires go, says the London Saturday Review | The name will remind students of car- ‘ly voyages to India, and especially of Vasco de Gama’s, the 400th anniversary | of which will be ceiebrated this year, | that Portuguese curiosity with regard | to India in those far-off days was whet ted by the reports which either a king ; of Benin or his envoys carried to Lis- | bon of Vrester John an’ the Nestorian | Christians who held Sway on the other tide of the Indian ocean. Benin was then associated, more or less intimate- nia, through which tre knowledge of India reached the king of King Don Joan of Portugal sent forth two envoys via Egypt to dis- zuver the mysterions land whence Ven- ice and other cities had drawn Paton He also dinpatched B meu Diaz on a voyage or scares down the African const, with the result | that the cape was accidentally rounded and the wey cpened up for the great voyage of Vasco de Gama in 1497. Por- tugal for years previous to the repre- | sentations made by the king of Benic dreanied of a direct sea route te India, and it is curious io think that four cen- turies ago a predecesser of *he Lurba- in Benin was in- tine her navigators to pew efforts which eventually brought east und west ints closer touch, ast Matrimony. A confirmed old bachelor deciares that the graphophone was the only thing needed to the state of single | blessedn’ able to the cares and doubirul joys of matrimony, “I | admit,” he says, “t night, whea one does not feel like go- ing to club or some ylace of amuse- ment or when one 1s u i and ts cor ne companion 5 That is to say, I used to feel in this way at “times, before } bought the best ne that could be hed for the Now I have only to set it go- ‘d all the evening. iming and socthing d to me on the p m the opera and old_b: lads sung to me in the tenderest on. sweetest of voices and a repertor is inexhaystible, for I can always new music when I am tired of the old. If I have a <oid I can put my fvet tn hot water und take a hot punch aiid be entertained as well as if I had wu wife-— the worries of a ticuse- danger of the sweet voi ul or compla Be- sides,” continued the crusty old mis- egynist, “I can always shut it up v I want to. I wonder how many hus- bands could do that to their woman- kind!"”—New York Tribune. money. ing andl am am have the most ch selections p Floating The sanitarium at sea is a Duropean | Idea. A targe steamer especially fitted up for the accommedation of invalids | in need of fresi atv and a favorable | elimate is to be constructed by a ship- owning association. The ship is to be in constant employment for eight or | nine months in. the year, but for at! Jeast three months out of the twelve she will go into dock in order to be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected. It is proposed to make this steamer | which is to be the forerunner of a large fleet similarly equipped, a veri- table floating palace in the matters of both comfort and salubrity. Al- though skilled advice and nursing will always be available, the accompani- ments of a sanitarium will be kept as | | much as possible in the background, The prominent idea to be carried out | in this new departure is the isolation ofa dangerous class, with the least possible amount of discomfort to its members; and, furthermore, that by a judicious timing of moves the suffer- ers will be afforded a chance of recov- ery under the most favorable climatic conditions, which it would be difficult to secure otherwise. A list of anchor. | ages has been made, all of which have their special seasons. As soon as any yandesirable change of weather is im minent at the port of stopping, the ship will sail for a more salubrious chmate. The “Chink” Was Not Slow. From the New Orleans Times-Demo- erat: “You muy talk to me about the stolid, stupid Chinee,” said an accident- insurance agent, “but I know better. The other day I insured Hop Lee's life for $1,000. A few Gays afterward a weak-looking ‘Chink’ called at my office and asked to see me. ‘Well?’ said 1, ‘Me wantee flive hundle dollar,’ said he. ‘What for?’ I. demanded. ‘Hop Lee,’ responded my caller. ‘He gend me. Got thousand for dead. Half dead, wantee half money—flive hundle dollar.” Say, I didn’t do a thing to vhat Chinaman.” _ City : Meat Market | J. F. Metzger, Proprietor. MRR EA He ae a Mea atte Grand Rapids, Minn. ‘A ea ae ae se eae se aa eae ae ae Wholesele and Retail Dealer in Camp Beef, Pork and All Kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish, Etc. era person who finds gentle solace 14 as herves from an after-dinner cigars sut the almost continua! employment of tobacco it some form, and especially the inhalation of the fumes from a cigarette, which has its own distinct and pernicious effect, is strongly to be discouraged “The exampi2 of men who have been tobaceo-users for a lifetime with im- vunity proves nothing save that there are many men with constitutions strong enough to withstand a test which is entirely unnecessary. Couldn't Stand ft. A certain fat lady resolved to con- sult a physician about her corpulence. She had had no previous experien:e with “banting” of any sort, The doc- tor drew up a careful dietary for her. She must eat dry toast, plain boiled beef and a few other thiugs of the same lean sort and in a month return and re- port the result to the dortor. At the end of the time the lady came ang was so stout that she could hardly get througk the door. The doctor was aghast. he asked. “Religiously,” she answered, His brow wrinkled in perplexity. Sud- denly he had a flash of inspiration. “Did you eat anything else?” he asked, “Why, I ate my ordinary meals,” said the lady. geseceoosoreseseese ree DULUTH, SOUTH SHORE & ATLANTIC R’Y. Leaye Duluth 6:30 p. m. (Except Saturday.) soeeesoesoesooeeesensoccneesesczeoose® 33 ~ SAGINAW Bite 24 Hevre | Sacchi Fare $2390. MONTREAL Bite 367,07 '¢ BOSTON = Rims tee" ig NEW YORK fae 3,33" Arrive Duluth 8:50 a. m. (Except Sunday.) T.H, LARKE, Com’! Agent, 426 Spalding House Bik GULUTH, MINN 790000000 09900000 09006 It Costs No Mote - to become, the possessor of a high-grade, reliable = 9I9F00909 909000006 000006000006: © Cloaks than it cscs one of those ill fitting and cheaply made with which the country is flooded. More than 200 for best of eon ng is ‘emi Shati eapreased in our Cloa& Department, Beck felt & Raha, | GRAND Ravips. “Did you eat what I told you?” | ¢ godssoscevonsesvovaesssenscavesecsussassnvenseaeass 4 ea Mesh ae ae te suneasenensecesnsapescgreenessesenesesze | FERED nema TOSS W.V.EU LLER&CU Lumber, bath and Shingles. Manufacturers of Sash, Doors and Blinds, Turning and Scroll Savine Done on Short Notice, ESTIMATES FURNISHED. W. V. FULLER & CO. Grand Rapids. ~ a ‘Minnesota. Se a aR eRe ae eae ae teat a eae a ae ae ee eae ae ae ae ae ae aa a a a Seesnncesene |NO | Pokegama Boquet “Cup Defender Manufactured in Grand Rapids By EETt GEORGE BOOTH. | @Abb for either of these brands and you will get an excellent smoke, None but the fineat stock used. GEE Ee Se a aa a a NETTER CIGARS ARE MADE THAN THE .. . Ae TEAR ee a ae eae a at ea ae eae eo ts Re ah eae aA RD eee ete ge tea ea visbett Jewelry Co. (Successors to Will Nisbett.) Watches, Clocks and. Jewelry, & *rd Compass Repaleiek a Specialty. Fine We ienced watehmiuker: need coniy n Grand Rapids. makers in Grand Rapids. d Rapids. ly pir’ ofany watch. Best of Workmanship\and Prices Reasonable. Ati Work Warranted. WILL NI£ BESTT, Mer. ¢ SOE AE REA be Re a a ae a ee eae ae oe ht eae ate ah ate ah ae a a ae RE + SANNA SBA E OHH We are the only jewelers who ean m: wt clad aa bac dda! acct eda || fea AMOR SROR ES SHETOE HOT I RERE AE EE HESS sHRAtgcrsaneeneunsnngcnounesoganeneoneazeonens facta toda dacherd ° 25c. % Tey one of our ees { meals for....... Scandinavian Restaurant, LOGAN & DOYLE, Proprietors. This popular piace has ‘recently “béen ranged and a First-class» Restauran} opened in ‘conrection with our Samp TNT, ESERIES eerie, SAR as inl ante First-class Lodging House. * Open ‘Day’ and Night. Our Bill of Fare contains all the Bob els of: ‘thie ason. : ag aac | PIANOS. When we went to the manufacturers. And told them we wanted to make a REAL BARGIN SALE at the Head of the Lakes, they smiled. When we said we would pay cash for the Pianos we selected, they stopped. They accepted | our offer. This was just after the Holiday trade” was over, and before invoicing and closing up their books for the year. That is the time to buy Pianos low. We now have. the Pianos. in our large WHOLESALE and RETAIL SEORE and’ Propose to give you the benefit of the big discount you will see what a bonanza we ‘k and we Propose to share it with you. A greater stock to seléct from ‘than ever Offered be: fore at the head of the lakes. Duluth Music Co. I a ae are | FIN 71, ers ~ Cor. Lake Ave. and Superior St.. i ; Seo SSSSSSSSSeSeSSSesen = q o = oO = ° z ° s = Fi a: oO bf 5 &: COOERMRORELOSSG OTH BOF 4 a | | | } - $ ; i a a j i