Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 11, 1899, Page 4

Grand Rapids Persia Review ———— By E. C. KILEY. Entered jat the Postofi at Grand Rapids. Minn., as second-class matter. ——_—_—_—_—_—_—_— & WYMENEAL MISHAP. The Bride Went Through the Ceres mony Under Difiiculties. All wedding ceremonies dv not go off as smoothly as that of Miss Mae W. Clemmons and Ezra Twitchell Shedd, who were married night before last at Mr. Shedds resic 2233 Forest avenue, and apropus of this fact, in the course of the evening the Rey. Simon J. McPherson, who offi- ciated, tells of a bride’s affliction in the following amusing story: “It was a very swell wedding. Just as the bride had reached the altar she felt that something connected with the waistband of her skirts had given away. It was an appalling mo- ment. I» anticipation cf departing for the East immediately after the ceremony she had dorned two warm under petticoats, a silk one and a little flannel one. Which of these two had en way she wus at a loss to con- ceive, In an agony of apprehension she lowered her head as she stood to hide the color which rushed to her face, and while she extended one hand to receive the ring which was to change her, as at the touch of an en- chanter’s wand, frem Miss to Mrs., she pressed the other tightly against her waist in hopes to avert the ex- peeted catastrophe. Thus, holding her hand in the same position, she proceeded down tie aisle beside her husband, experien as she told an duce, intimate friend, tlc tortures of the damned. By the time she had reached her carriage she had lost con- trol of the pettivoat. She stepped ir and it fej] at her feet. She kicked it under cue seat and burst into tears.” “Ww h petticoat was it?’ asked an in*rested lady auditor. “It was the little flannel one.”—Chi- eago Dispatch. SEE G THE POPE. Days and Places Where Visitors Are Allowed to See H. “How can I see the pope?” is one of the first questions asked by many vis: itors for the first time in Rome. On the seventh day of February is the anniversary of the death of the late pope, when a requiem mass is cele- brated by Leo XIII, or by a cardinal officiating for him In the Sistine chapel and is the greatest fuuction of the year at the Vatican, the pope al ways celebrating the mass. To be present is a great treat, the pope being earried in his chair on a platform sur- rounded by his Swiss guard, cardinals, bishops and others, wearing his tiara and blessing the people as he passes through the crowd. The bestowal of hats on the cardinals recently created, and the ceremony of the beautification of new saints, tliese are the few fune tions at whicn thase who have beep able to obtain tickets have the prtvi- lege of seeing the holy father. In at- tending any of these functions, ladies must be in black, with veils on their heads, no gloves; gentlemen in fuli dress suits, no outer garments or hatt allowed in the chapel. Those persons who have influence with a cardina: can sometimes obtain the privilege of being present at the private chapel, which holds about fifty persons, on a Sunday morning when the. pope cele- brates the mass. After the mass a few receive the holy communion from the holy father, then a priest cele brates mass, immediately after which those who have received the holy com munion are received in turn by his holiness, kneeling before him and re- ceiving his blessing. He holds a shor’ conversation with each person, and is very kind. The ceremonies are al) in charge of the master of the Camere. through whom tickets are obtained.— Churchman. GREAT GIRL. Ghe Pleases the Men «tf the Bourdiug House. “Greatest girl at our boarding house you ever saw,” declared Quirkly, with a giggle, according to the Detroit Free Press. “Never says what you expect her to say, and you’d be disappointed if she did, after hearing her. Dry- goods clerk sits opposite her and asked the other day if she really thought there were bargains in the matrimonial lottery. ‘Of course there are,’ sie answered, with a laugh. ‘i myself have been marked down from 28 to 25." Old bachelor that sits next to her at the table epilled his ice cream in her lap. She never screamed nor ran away, but effusively took him by the hand and congratulated him on the coolness of the entire proceeding. Dude boarder hed the nerve to pro- pose to her and »..« took half an hour explaining to him how it was all she could possibly do to support her moth- er and herself. When she thought of taking on any more obligations she would certainly have another talk with him. The chump went around telling it, proud as a turkey gobbler. Real estate fiend wanted to sell her a lot | for twice what it was worth. She closed the deal by offering to take half his commission and give him a quit | claim to the lot. Hhe still scratches his head and looks at her from the cor- ners of his eyes. own fortune at her feet. Haven't the | slightest ‘idea thet she will accept and | for that very reason am inclined Vaink that she will.” | dropped. | mendous times. Think of laying my |* H _ True Greatness. Rey. H. W. Knapp, in his eulogy upon Ruskin, tells how Ruskin began by giving first a tenth of his income to the poor, then half, and finally near- ly the whole. If others would not en- courage the study of art in schools, Ruskin would buy ten water-color drawings of Wiliam Hunt, and give them to the public schools of London. He fell heir to one million of dollars; this amount he has given away except 8 sufficient sum to give him an income of fifteen hundred dollars a year. Upon this he now lives, the income of his books being distributed among his old pensioners and his various plans for socia] reform. He bestowed his art treasures with like generosity. He gave the marbles which he had col- lected in Greece and his priceless Ital- jan drawings to public galleries and museums, where they would benefit the common people. Refusing the in- vitations of the rich, and putting away the temptation to a life of elegant ease and refined luxury, Ruskin gave himself to the poor. His best lectures were never given where English wealth and social prestige were represented, but were delivered to working-girls clubs erd workingmen’s associations If, Rovsseau refused the yoke of law and service upon the plea of genius, this man, by reason of his talents, was carefuj to fulfill the duties not expectec of mediocrity. Such Is Fame. The Rev. H. R. Haweis, author of “Music and Morals,” tells a good story in his last book, “Travel and Talk,” of an unconscious rebuff he once received in a railway carriage. An old gentle- man who sat opposite had been eying me over his evening paper with what I fancied was a look of recognition. Presently he handed me the paper and pointed to an article on a musical sub- ject. “I thought, sir,” he said polite- ly, “you might like to see this article.” One glance was sufficient. I recognized an almost verbatim chapter of “Music and Morals.” Disgusted at the fraud, I handed the paper back, remarking that 1 was quite familiar with the con- tents. “In fact,” I rashly added, “it is a chapter out of ‘Music and Morals.’ You may know the book? “Indeed, sir, I never heard of it. Who is it by?” “Oh,” I said, “a man named Haweis —a parson, you know.” “Oh, really, I never heard of him.” “Haven't you?” said I, “No,” said he. “Oh!” said I, and the conversation So of whomsoever it may be said or sung, “’E dun know where 'd are,” in the long run “most everybody” Gnds his level. Where I} and t% Cheap, A large weather map hangs in the senate chamber in Washington, and senators gather before it in the morn- ing, studying the conditions for | the day. Many a good story is there told regarding the climate of different lo- calities. To Senator Kyle of South Da- kota the New York Sun accredits such a story. If the Sun is a true reporter in this case Senator Kyle must have abandoned hove of a recollection. Da- kota weather is so bad, Senator Kyle is reported as saying, that farmers are often very glad to get rid of their land. One of my neighbors saw a stranger leading a cow along one day. The two men began to talk, and soon a trade was made. he farmer offered. the stranger two hundred acres of land for the cow. When the stranger, who could not read, took the deed to Aberdeen te be recorded, he found it to call for four huudred acres instead of two hundred He went back to the farmer, expostu- lated end trieil to get the deed changed but the farmer held out. Nothing the stranger cvuld say or do would move the farmer and the stranger was forced to take the four hundred acres A Story ef the French Revolution, At the time of the French Rey¥lu- tion, Houdon, the celebrated French‘ sculptor (whose statue of Voltaire we have all admired in the foyer of the Theater Francais), was thrown into prison. Mme. Houdon, in despair, went to Barras, and with streaming eyes implored his assistance. Barras shook his head; he feared he could do aothing. Houdon was a man of genius and, therefore, as David was one of the condemning judges, he feared there was little chance for his salvation. Mme. Houdcn refusing to accept this opinion as finai and using all the arts and beguilements of which an astute french lady is capable, Barras at last condescended to ask her if her husband had any statue for sale at that time in his studio. Madame replied that the only finished statue at present in his atelier was a figure of Saint Schol- astice, holding a scroll of MS. in her hand. On hearing this the wily Barras rang the bell and said to his answering sec- retary: “M. Houdon has just com- pleted a splendid statue of ‘Philosophy Meditating on the Revolution.’ Hasten and purchase this sublime work of art, and have it placed in the Assembly.” Barras’ orders were carried out, with the result that not only was the sculp- tor’s life spared, but he received more | commissions for statues than he was able to execute. On such small issues _ did the lives of men hang in those tre- Not Disqualified. It is wonderful what good reasons men have for not serving on juries, but a bright judge is generally equal to the occasion. In the Quarter Session Court, Judge Siddle on the bench, says the Philadel- pbia Record. a German asked te be ex- cused from jury duty. et | tion among British ship owners. “Whe?” asked the indaa WHE MAGNETIC STROMSTADTS. They Drank Iron Water and Were Magnetized by Lightni: A remarkable story comes from the upper Yakima. Two years ago Mr. Peter Stromstadt located on a piece of land near what is now known as Barox Springs, his family consisting of his wife and two children. A few days after his settlement Mr. Strom stadt discovered a spring close to the shack he had erected, the water of which was strongly impreguated with iron, but was not unpalatable. Mr. Ctromstadt dug out and deepened the spring, and since July, 1893, the fam ily have used the water for all domes tic purposes. On the night of April 2 a heavy elec trical storm passed over the Cascades, accompanied by vivid displays o! ligntning. The following morning Mra Stromstadt, while kindling the fire in the stove, found it almost impossible to separate the stove lifter from her haad. Her husband, hearing her call, ran to her assistance, when, to his sur prise, he found that he, too, expert enced great difficulty in detaching any article of iron with which his hands same in contact. Breakfast was finally prepared and the family sat down to the meal. The children, two girls of five and seven years, drank their milk from tin cups, and upon reising their cups to their lips found themselves unable to detack the cups from thef mouths. Mr. Stormstadt, who is ap intelligent immigrant from Sweden, was nonplussed, and while unable te account for the wonderful occurrences nevertheless laughed at his wife’s ex cited declarations that the family were bewiched. Mr. Stromstadt hae written a friend in town. He says that the small bed on which the chil dren sleep is upon roller casters ané that in the morning the bed invariabls pointed north and south, the bed be Ing a little to the east of north. ‘The case in one of the most remarks ble on record. A member of th Academy of Sciences, to whom the cir cumstances were related, states tha‘ the Stromstadt fanily have become saturated with fron, which was ren dered magnetic by the passage of elee tricity from the clouds to the eartt during the storm on the night of 4 pri» ®; and they are actual human magnets —'acoma Daily News. OIL ON THE WATERS, Am Automatic Machine Operated ¥3 the Rolling Waves. A simple device for distributing oil dn rough water is meeting with adop The arrangement is practically automatic taking advantage as it does of the rise and fall of the vessel to create ar air pressure, by means of which the oil is forced from the reservoir ano mixes with the sea. Briefly, a tank <s placed in a convenient pcsition at the fore or after end of the vessel, above the water ling, and is about three parts filled with oil, the remainiag space acting as an air reservoir. Ig connection with and passing through this tank is a tube, the lower end c¢ which is carried as far down as pos- sible, and is open to the sea, the upper part being fitted with an air valve to admit of the air pressed up by the column of water passing futo the re servcir. In connection with the mais tube an additional air tube is fitted immediately under the water line, which, when the vessel rises, admit air into the main tube, and by means of a valve prevents its ercape. The air is acted upon by the column of main tube by the pitching of the ves- sel, and a pressure of five to six pounds can easily be obtained, which, acting upon the air stored in the re sefvoir, ejects the oil through the dis tributing pipes to the sea.—Lopden Invention. Grim Highlanders, My father had no end of anecdotes about our ancestors, parts of which } remember, though I was only a school room child of under fourteen when I beard him relate them. I was, how- ever, old enough to feel keenly inter- ested in them. One story that im- pressed me very much was related to account for the origin of the Clan Macintyre. A party of Macdonells on one occasion were out in a boat, when a knot of wood sprang out, causing a serious leak; whereupon one of the pare stuck in his finger to fill the ole, and then cut it off with his dirk thus saving the lives of the whole party. From this circumstance his de ecendarts were caled the Macintyresx, or Sons of the Carpenter. Another story which I heard my father tell relates to the bloody hand which appears in our coat ef arms. A doubt having arisen as to which of two brothers a certain estate belonged, it was agreed that he whose flesh and blood should first touch the property was to be regarded as the rightful owner. Accordingly the two young men started in two boats for the land in question. One of them, seeing that he was losing the race, when near the shore pulled out his dirk, cut off his hand and threw it on land, thus es. tablishing his right to the property, as his flesh and blood had touched it first -Blackwood’s Magazine. The “Chink” Was Not Slow. From the New Orleans Times-Demo erat: “You may 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 days aiterward a weak-looking ‘Chink’ called at my office and asked to see me. ‘Well’ said 1. ‘Me wantee flive hundle dollar, said be. ‘What for?’ I demanded ‘Nop bee,’ responded my caller. ‘He pend me. Got thousand for dead. Hal: dead, wantee half money—flive hundle gollar. Say, I @idn’t do a thing to | that Chinaman.” A Candid Reply. 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