Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 16, 1903, Page 5

: Devastated the Country. = Rolf Boldrewood has been writing ~ on “Draughts in Australia,” inspired _ thereto by the fearful devastation wrought in a large section of the country. He is an authority on the Subject, for it was a long drought in the 60s that reduced him from af- fluence to penury, changed him from the wealthy owner of many flocks and herds into a stipendiary magistrate and coroner and led to story-telling as & supplementary source ef income. His recollections cover seventy years. He remembers when flour was $500 a ton in Sydney in the 30s in conse- quence of a drought. The Sydney boarding schools, at one of which he was being educated, sent their pupils home, being no longer able to bear the cost of feeding them. After a re- _ View of the droughts of seven decades he reaches the conclusion that “all droughts and records of dry years fail in comparison with this one of 1902.” RAPID AND GOOD FIRING. American Naval Gunners Prove Them- selves the Best on Earth. The gun crews on our warships are doing some extraordinarily accurate shooting of late. On the Illinois, fir- ing at a stationary target while the vessel was moving, a score of twelve hits out of thirteen shots was made with her thirteen inch guns at a dis- tance of five miles. The gunners of the Iowa,-steaming at twelve knots past a stationary target, made thirty hits out of thirty-shots with six‘pound- er rapid fire guns, This feat was acecmplished by three gun crews, each laving ter shots. It beats all rec ords. At San Francisco the submarine terpedo boat Grampus discharged a torpedo at a range of 350 yards and struck a stationary target squarely in the center. Anything like this accur- acy of fire during a naval engagement when as a rule one shot in twenty makes a hit—wculd make the Ameri- can battleships the terror of the seas. Stimulates Hatching of Fish. Yves Delaje finds that gaseous stim- ulants fertilize as well as solids or liquids, for starfish eggs hatch when placed in*carbonated water—that is to say, a solution of carboric acid gas. weing replaced in sea water the eggs, on the following dav. become convert- ! ed into larvae which swim very active- | ly. From 30 to 40 per cent of eggs fertilized—or apparently fertilized— in the natural way hatch. With the carbonic acid method the prcportion is 100 per cent—that is, all the eggs hatch. These carbonic larvae are plump, strong and lively. Many of them have lived several weeks. - It remains to be seen whether they will develop into adult starfig Somewhat Ambiguous Text. Down east they are telling a good story on a young foreman of a priut- irg establishment. He is an expert in his chosen work and a very popu- lar young man in the social gather- ings of the small city he calls home. Recently he has been showering at- tentions upon a minister’s daughter. This devotion is a bit new and the other morning with a couple of his friends he sallied forth to hear the father of his inamorata preach . The text turned out to be: “My daughter is grievously tormented with a devil,” and since then life has been made miserable for the ycung toreman, National Longevity. Of European nations the Norwegian and Swedish are the longest lived, the Spaniards the shortest. According to a foreign statistical return recently issued, the average duration of life is as follows: Sweden and Norway, fifty years; England, forty-five years and three months; Belgium, forty-four years and eleven months; Switzer- land, forty-four years and _ four months; France, forty-three years and six months; Austria, thirty-nine years and eight months; Prussia and Italy, thirty-nine years; Bavaria, thirty-six years, and Spain, thirty-two years and four months. Who Was Demosthenes? It was in Athens that the great orator Demosthenes was born. Al- though he had many impediments to overcome, he worked on untiringly, un- til finally he became not only the first orator of Greece, but of all antiquity. He remedied a stammer in his speech | by practicing with pebbles in his mouth. the confederated Greeks, and in the end made way with himself by using poison to avoid falling into the hands of Antipater. The Earth in Danger. An old theory is that the earth is slowly drying through chemical com- bination of the water with the crust. A French georgrapher, M. Martet, has been investigating numerous caverns and drying valleys, and had convinced himself that a more rapid absorption is taking place, and that our water supply is being swallowed up at an appreciable rate by the fissures and cavities of rocks and soil. He urges a more thorough study, with a view of lessening absorption if possible. Milky Sea Is a Puzzle. The milky sea, as it is known to mariners, is not yet fully understood. tropical waters of the Indian ocean, and is described as weird, ghastly and awe-inspiring, and as giving the ob- server an shipboard the sensation of ing through a sort of luminous fog in whieh sea and sky seem to join and all sense of distance is lost. The enomenon is probably due to some form of phosphorescence, Writer Tells of Droughts That Have On the death of Alexander | he gave his services as an oratog to ! . words. of her *' ART IN SKIRT. LIFTING. French Girt Excels American in This Matter. ‘ “Inherent grace is no greater in French girls than in American girls,” said Mme. Baker at the national con- vention of dressmakers. “But in the dainty art of carrying their skirts in their hands while taking the air of the boulevards, French girls are in- comparably superior’ to their Ameri- can cousins. The secret is that the French maid’s petticoat is made to clear the ground, while the Ameri- can’s drop skirt is as long as the outer garment. The American must lift both skirts to prevent their trail- ing in the dirt of the streets. She grasps a great bundle of unwieldy cloth, so ‘heavy and clumsy that almost invariably she pulls it around in a way that plays havoc with the effectiveness of her gown. The French demoiselle has only the outer skirt to care for, and she has no need of muscle to lift with fairy grace the fabric.—Chicago Record-Herald. INDIANS SELL THEIR LANDS. Many of the Tribes Are Rapidly Dis- posing of Their Possessions. Those Indians who are allowed le- gally to sell their lands are rapidly doing ‘so. Lust’ year members of the Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Peoria, Mia- mi, Wyandotte and Chippewa tribes have made 305 conveyances,’ aggregat- ing 30,000 acres, for $204,000. The Fort Berthold Indians have ceded 208,000 acres for $260,000, to be paid in stock, cattle and agricultural implements, after setting aside $59,000 for a poor fund and paying out $54,000 per capita. The Rosebud Sioux have ceded 416,000 acres in Gregory county, South Dakota. The Red Lake Indians in Minnesota have ceded 256,152 acres for $1,000,000. The Devil’s Lake Indians in North Dakota have ceded 104,000 acres at about $3.30 per acre, to be paid in cash, $145,000 down and the balance in ten annual payments of $20,000 each. Almost a Painful Scene. A disagreeable scene between well- known gentlemen was narrowly avert- ed in San Francisco the other night. It was after Mr. McGovern and Mr. “Young Corbett” had concluded their momentous debate to the disadvantage of the former that the two gentlemen met in Mr. Corbett’s dressing-room. Mr. McGovern was impetuous and in- sisted on another encounter. Mr. Cor- bett was disdain*’. “I hate you,” he said, “and I can beat you every day in the week and twice on Sunday.” | This so exasperated Mr. McGovern that it was with difficulty that the friends of the gentlemen could pre vent them from coming to blows, Greeley’s Piety. Horace Greeley was ore of the most profene men that ever lived. Cursing was second rature to, him. He even called himself names that would cause a duel in the South if applied to a friend or enemy. When he realized that he was dying he said aloud: ‘Well, the devil’s got you at last, you d—d old ——.” A week after the funeral his daughter, Miss Gabri- elle Greeley, wrote to Whitelaw Reid, | the young editor in the Tall Tower (Tribune), to know what were the father. Reid wrote: “Your dear father’s last words were, ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth.’ "— New York Press. ee Fire Extinguisher. Old fashioned women always pro- vided themselves with fine gowns for use in the possible event of being forced to face a fire in a scanty night toilet. The modern women meet the same possibility by storing, in a con- venient place in every room, bottles filled with a mixture made from ten pounds of salt, five pounds of sal am- moniac and four and a half gallons of water, says the Chicago News. Should a fire start break a bottle or two of this over the burning place. If used in time it will put out a small fire, and in any event may delay the ravages of the flames till the engines arrive. Many Tons of Ore Mined. Never during the winter has so much ore been mined and hoisted to surface at lake iron mines as this sea- son, in the region about Duluth, Minn. Stock piles have been as large as now, but the ore on ground was an accumu- lation which several seasons of poor demand had helped to make. Last fall there was very little on surface, as shipments had about cleared up the stocks of the previous year’s work. Now this newly mined ore is ready by the millions of tons for the opening of lake navigation. Returns to the Fotd, Rev. George K. McDonald, the Bap- tist minister, who gave up his church in Astoria, Long Island, and started a saloon, has found the venture unprof- itable and given it up. Seeing the error of his ways—and having made a failure in the saloon business—he attended a church meeting and sought readmission to the fold, con- fessing that he had sinned grievously. He may be restored after a time, but not just yet, it is thought. A Sample of Maine “Beer.” Prof. J. G. Jordan, of Bates college, was recently asked to analyze some It seemge to be most common in the | oe een | confiscated by a sher- His report was as fol- lows: “I should say that it was com- posed of the rinsings from a sour mo- lasses» barrel, the suds obtained in washing a barroom floor and all of the mouldy grain the liquid would absorb. It is only 2.75 per cent alcohol, but a | man ought to be prosecuted for selling such stuff.” fi belt ail ~~ Auction Sale of State-Grant Lands m3 Sr. Paut, Minnesora, April 20, 1903, Notice is hereby given that on the days and dates and at the times and of STATE-GRANT LANDS. o’clock p. m. a.m, a, m, o’clock a. m. about $6 per acre. wfth tracts of natural meadows. rights reserved. places named herein, I, GeorGE A. Fiinn, ex-Curer Cierk of. the Srate Lap Orrick. will offer for sale at Pustic Auction, about 100,000 acres x Sale at Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, on June 3, 1903, at 2 Sale at Walker, Cass County, Minnesota, on June 5, 1903, at 10:30 o’clock Sala Carlton, Carlton County, Minnesota, on June 9, 1903, at 9 o’cloek a. m. Sale at Aitkin, Aitkin County, Minnesota, on June 10, 1803, at g o’clock Sale at Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, on June 1, 1903, at 9 f These State-Grant Lands will be offered for sale to'the highest bidder having been appraised, they cannot be sold for less than the appraised price which ranges from $4.50 to $10 00 per acre. ‘The the terms of the sale are very libeaal, only twenty- five of the purchase money to be cash at the time of sale, the unpaid balance in five equal annual payments at six per centinterest. of sale will be issued, which are assignable. lakes well stocked with fish, and has belts of hard wood timber interspersed For maps, List of Lands or any other in- formation partainng to this sale, apply to the undersigned, . All mineral GEORGE A. FLINN, Ex-Chiet Clerk State Land Office. 414 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Minnesota. The average apprasal being Certificates or contracts ‘This country abouns in beautiful HACKS DRAW FIRE ‘APPARATUS. Town Authorities of Salina, Kan, Evolve Good Scheme. A Kentuckian, who recently visited Salina, Kan., writes fo a Kentucky pa- per as follows: “I wish to tell you of something I saw in Kansas. As I sat in the hotel in Salina the fire bells rang. In a second three rubber-tired hacks standing in front of the hotel started. Before I could ask I saw three hose carts hitched to the axles of the hacks, about one dozen firemen comfortably seated in the hacks, and under whip the procession disappeared at full speed.” Not being able to snaintain a team of horses at the fire station the town resorted to the ex- pedient of offering a good price for the first team that shall arrive and hitch to the hose cart. The hacks, being on constant duty, often vie with one another for the prize, and the general result in point of quick service is not so much behind the city system as some might suppose.—Kansas City (Mo.) Journal. BEASTS BORN IN CAPTIVITY. Those That First See the Light in Bristol, England, Are the Best. The birth’ of a litter of lions at Haslemere Park, a private menagerie in England, leads one of the English papers to note a fact that has for long puzzled biologists, and that is notori- ous among those who interest them- selves in the study of wild beasts in captivity, this being that nearly all the lion, tiger and leopard cubs born in that country have a cleft palate, which prevents them from being properly suckled, and usually leads to their premature death. But, beyond this, a more astonishing .fact still—and one that also greatly puzzles biologists—is that which determines that of all the wild animals born in England those born in Bristol are regarded as the finest and as the most likely to live. So well known is this to professional showmen and menagerie keepers that “Bristol born” is a recognized brand in wué wild animal trade. Potato Planter a Wonder. The potato planter of to-day would make a farmer of a generation ago sit uy snd rub his eyes. It requires that the pocawes be supplied, but will do all the rest on its own initiative. It picks the potato up and looks it over —or seems to—cuts in into halves, quarters or any desired number of parts, separates the eyes and removes the seed ends. It plants whole pota- toes or parts thereof, as desired, as near together or as far apart as the judgment of the farmer on the driv- ing part suggests. Having dropped the seed it covers it, fertilizes it, tucks it in like a child put to bed and paces off the next row with mathemat- ical accuracy. The New Chinese Minister, Rey. William E. Griffis corrects a published statement that Sir Chen- tung Liang Cheng, the new Chinese minister, is a graduate of Yale. He merely studied there, being one of 120 students brought to this country by Yung Wing. The minister ex- plains that the first part of his name, Chentung, corresponds to the Ameri- can John. The middle part, his fam- ily name, is pronounced Leeang. His | title, about which there has been a good deal of talk, was bestowed by the British government after the au- thorities of his own country bad con- sented that he accept it. Rejected by Prominent Club. Harry Thaw of Pittsburg, brother of the earl of Yarmouth’s fiancee, has tried and failed to gain admission to the Metropolitan club of Washing- ton, the organization which turned down. Adjutant General Corbin. In fact, the two names were rejected by the board of governors at the same time. Some of ‘the members enter- tain keen personal animosity toward young Thaw, and therefore, although he had the backing of some of the most influential men in Washington, it was considered inadvisable to press his candidacy. When you want pure tea and coffee go to Hughes & Co. For Sale—Thorougbbred = Light Brabama roosters, and eggs for setting im season, MRS. J. M. EASTWOOD Trout Lake, How Gold Nuggets Grow. Gold in its natural state, like many other products of the earth, is an article of development. What its original elements are is still a mat- ter of some speculation, but the fact has been demonstrated that a nug- get of the precious metal left in its | original environments will gradually, though slowly attract to itself min- ute particles of gold dust and after the lapse of years possesses an added value. Gold is known to have grown on mine timbers which have long been immersed in mine water. Machine for Sealing Envelopes. An improved machine for sealing envelopes has been invented by a |; man in Topeka, Kas. “In operation,” says the Scientific American, “the en- velopes are fed into the machine, the flaps*moistened, turned and finally pressed tightly to sealing position. The machine, it is claimed, will seal from 8,000 to 15,000 envelopes an hour of an ordinary bulk, mixed -| sizes, and especially adjusted will seal at about the same rate up to one-half inch in thickness.” Children’s Holiday Exchange. Berlin has a child exchange. The poorer people of the city, who cannot afford outings, send their children to country peasants, and receive in re- turn for an equal length of time peas- ant children who want to see the city. The plan has worked so well that the charitable ladies who originat- ed it are about to extend it. There is even talk of exchanging children he- tween neighboring countries, so that they would gain still more valuable experience. Notice of Expiration of Redemption, STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Itasea. Office of County Auditor, Itasca County, Minnesota. To Smith & Richardson parcel of land situated in thecounty of Itasca, state of Minnesota, known and described as follows, to-wit: Southwest one-quarter of the southwest one-quarter (sw \4 of sw }4) of section twenty- seven, (27), township fifty-six (56), range twenty-four (24), is now assessed in your name; That on the first day of May, A. D. 1899. at the sale of land pursuant to the real estate tax judgment, duly given and made in and by the district court in and for said coun- ty of Itasca, on the 2ist day of March, A. D.. 1899, in proceedings to enforce the payment of taxes delinquent upon real estute for the year 1897, for the suid county of Itasca, the above described piece or parcel of land was sold to the State of Minnesota. for the sum of three and 96-100 dollars (#3.96), being the amount of’ taxes, penalties and costs due for the year 1807. ‘hat on the 4th day of March, 1903. said land still remaining unredeemed und the amount fot, which the same was so sold to the state, togethe with all taxes, penalties, costs and interest, due on said land having been paid into the treasury of said Itasca county, said land wassold by the State of Minnesota, and conveyed by the auditor of said Itasca county, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. ‘The amount required to redeem the said iece or parcel of land from said sale, is, Twenty-nine and eighty-eight one hundredths dollurs [329.88]. exclusive of the costs to ac- crue upon the service of this notice, and the time for redemption of said piece or parcel of land from said sale will expire sixty [60] days after the service of this notice. and proof thereof has been filed in the office of the County Auditor. = Witness my hand and official seal, this 5th day of Murch, 1903. (AUDITOR's SEAL.] E. J. FARRELL. County Auditor, Itasca County, Minn. Home Bottled Beer. John Costello finds that his home bottled Minneapolis beer is’ meeting with gveat-favor among his patrons. He is enabled to sell it at $2.40 per case and the demand for itis constant- ly growing. Order a case sent to your house. Seasonable Goods For Ladies Ihave received a complete line of ladies and children’s spring fashions and samples, including suits, waists, skirts. silk. petticoats, muslin under- ware, and also goods sold by the yard. These goods are from two leading firms in Chicago. I would be pleased to haye you call and inspect them. Mrs. C. Rivne. D* D. COSTELLO, DENTIST. — Office in Marr Building.— GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. ~ eee ee G. C. SMITH DEALER IN Fruits, Confectionery, Ice Cream Soda, Ice Cream, Drinks, Tobaccos, Choice Lines of Cigars Grand Rapids, - Minn. 2 THIRD ST., Opp. Depot. Re aE Ee hee ee ee HEAR ee ee Re A AE ee ee ee a ae ae ae ae eae ae ae ea ak a ae a BRICK LIME CEMENT Geo. F. Kremer. Grand Rapids, Minn. OC. W. Hastinas, President. F. P. SHELDON. Cashier P.J, SHELDON, 0. B. Aker Vice President. mahis Asst. Oushier You are hereby notified that the piece or | First National Bank, Grand‘ Rapids, Minn. Transacts a General Banking Business. Cc: H. SPEAR ATTORNEY AT LAW GRAND RAPIDS, - - MINN 8. F. Warre FRANK F. Price Wiarre « price LAWYERS (Office Over Metzger’s Meat Market) GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. And 815-816 Torry Building Duluth, Minn GEORGE THAYER CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Stone Walls, Cisterns and Chimneys Built. Practical Plasterer, Grand Rapids, Minn. Call at Residence on Sleeper avenue, Opposite J. J. Decker. Do You Want A Home? Corner lot 150x140 in Houghton’s Addition with small house and good garden for sale cheap if taken at once. Smail payment and easy terms on balance. Price $250. FIVE ROOM HOUSE and two lots, fenced, city water, in best loca- tion, Stone foundation under house. Price $900. » We also have many desirable resi- dence lots that can be bought on monthly payments. Call and get prices. FARM LANDS at prices and terms that will sell on sight. Reishls-Remer Land Ca. HE Ee Te ee fpotenenocsensestansssongy 2 1 c & :N. A .PAONAULT : GS eeeneecnceee 7 : PROPRIFTOR = a = : Pioneer H * = ® = Barber : a * = 3 Shop__s> : % Your Patronage Solicited. = * 3, LELAND AVENUL. $ SsaeAseeAHAASH SEERA PURE RYE WHISKY A Masterpiece of Distillation It is absolutely free from fore- ign ingredients. Its. boquet comes solely from the grain, and the amber color from the oak in which it is kept. Real age has accomplished and taken the place of expert blending, and the addition of flavoring oils, prune juice, sacch- rine, glycerine, etc., which is often used to make new whisky palatable. Father Marquette is a natural, pure, perfect article ripened only by real age. It-is recommended to those seeking a fi high-grade pure article. ry 4 John Hepfel § | Sole Agent GRAND RAPIDS MINN. D® CHAS. M. STORCH, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence, Cor..Kindred and 3rd GRAND RAPIDS. Itasca County Abstract Office ABSTRACTS, REAL ESTATE, FIRE INSURANCE, Conveyances Drawn. Taxes Paid for Non-Residents, KREMER & KING, Proprietors. GRAND RAPIDS, - : MINN A. B. CLAIR, Register of Deeds of Itasca County Mineral Pine ana Farming Lands Pine Stumpage Bought. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. GRAND RAPIDS. |. RHODES, AND Paperhanger All work guaranteed. Leave Orders at Steven’s Hotel. Grand Rapids, Minnesota, W. E. NEAL, Dealer in Pine and Farming Lands. The tinest List of Agricultural and Grazing Lands in the County. The Most Excellent Sites for Manu lacturing Enterprises. Prospective Settlers Located. Correspondence Solicited. Grand Rapids, f ac Minn Sold at Minneapolis Prices. 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