Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 8, 1904, Page 8

LIVE BUT SIXTY MINUTES. WILES OF THE VAMPIRE. TELLS WHY INDIANS PAINT. One Class of Creatures That Has but Never Awakes its Victim While It Apache Relates Legend Which Ac. Brief Existence. Is it worth while to develop -for years in the mud to emerge at last to- day in all the glory of wings and en- tomological finery, to dance a turn °: the sunlight, wed, become parents of ®@ multitudinous family, then die, all within an hour? “Hereabouts is the reign of the ephemera,” says a writer. “As you cast your line into the water they dance around your head in countless swarms. While you have smoked a pipe and made a score or so of casts the fly has crawled from the mud, shorn itself of the robe which served as_ protection against the moisture; it has danced its love dance, its eggs in myriads are deposited in the water and the fly itself is dead. Some one will come along and collect millions of those eggs, and you will use them for fish- ing. The corpses of the flies will lie so thick upon the ground that the husbandman might use them for a fertilizer. The eggs which escape the vender of bait will turn to larvae, which at the end of three years’ pro- bation will themselves tread a meas- ure in the air and die at the end of minutes of true existence.” HER MONEY ALWAYS NEW. German Woman Used Hot Iron With Good Effect. of the tellers of a prominent 32. bank was discussing some peculi fes of his business. “We t money over the counter in every F able condition,” he remarked. Most of the time notes are handed us in a dirty, crumpled state that es difficult handling, but there is or who always brings bills aculate condition. This is man woman. The bank iands in are as crisp as if just left the treasury. | It to puzzle me to account for the ss of the old notes she brought notes that by appearance had in se long enough to make s limp as rags. So one day I ed about it, and found, to my that the old lady carefully 1 her bank notes, Ske ex- that she liked to have new ey, and pressing with a hot iron all the old bills like new. 1 her fad somewhat foctish at but later it occurred to me * would be a good thing if people ironed their bank notes. kill any germs.”—Philadel- ord. rise Love Afloat. rly the west folds in the day— ad lover with a crimson cheek; vould bid its beauty with us vmise of life's beauty that we gliding o'er the sunset's wake, s on her voice, as glad she between two heavens on the iing, I forget all meaner prow, she sits, whom first modest maidenhood, woman's sweetest. And love d the world and all was deep do*we commune, of sentences obscure: , our heartstrings are ansference gives the sure, as birds in upper air, and two hearts are love is reticent and rare, nore sweet rapture when ove. upon the silent lake, ea hopeful, joyous dream; dream continue when w® upon its rushing stream! iote of Wellington. ninety two years ago iamanca in Spain were to be stilled until the road or Wellington to march to fhe “iron duke” was very pieting arrangements for the = battle and had not thought cakfast. His dutiful staff had themselves in order to keep company. At last they got some- ZS) d on the ground behind a wall. Wellington rode in tucked the leg of a chicken 1e of his fists and a chunk of nto another. He munched as n the saddle. Suddenly he set to his horse, called on them to threw his leg of chicken over ulder and galloped as if for sighted the French nese Bank in New York. re are a number of prosperous e bankers in different cities-in rited States, but they have al- lo¢ated in the Chinese colonies. n a month several of these Mon- n financiers have commenced to ! out in several sections of the cial district. Now one s opened up a banking es- nt in Wall street itself. <A ago a brass sign covered lyphies was hung up at 1 It is the first sign of a nking firm to appear in | street. Big Mirror. The hotel Savoy in New York s itself upon the possession of irror in the world. Only n the ocean—one of ‘and, in which it was it om in their holds to away such a large package. It little more than 13 feet square and is nearly half an inch thick. To get this perfect plate five different ses had to be cast. It was made » St. Gabian glassworks jn Paris, far its chef d’oeuvre in that direction —_—_§_ Draws the Blood. { Night brought us to the miserable 'peon village of Palencia, says & | writer, and as we could get no ac- | commodation in the cane cabins we | were obliged to sleep in our ham- ; nocks. The place swarmed with mosqul- toes, and while Tipe-Chico slept suundly I arose and built a fire in whose smoke I passed the night. But if Tipe was immune to the plague of | mosquitoes he did not escape a more | serious pest. When I met him in the | morning his great toe was still bleed- ling and his hammock was stained with clotted blood. Nobody in Yucatan ‘could explain to me how the vampire manages to draw such a large quantity of blood—from six to ten ounces—while its victim all the time remains in a profound sleep, I have never heard of any ,one waking while the vampire bled him; indeed, So gently does this n6écturnal by some mysterious process is lulled into a profound sleep. The vampire measures about two feet from wing tip to wing tip, has very sharp teeth, not unlike those of a rat, and attacks sleeping animals as well as human beings. If he in- flicts a wound with his teeth, one would think that the pain would cause the person who is bled to awake, but it does not. MOSE WAS LOSING MONEY. Got Tired of Foolishness About Hurt- ing His Feelings. Daniel J. Sully,: the cotton king, made a trip through the south, and when he came back he told a story of an old negro who had been work- ing for a cotton planter time out of mind. One morning he came to his employer and said: “l’se gwinter quit, boss.” “What's the matter, Mose?” “Well, sah, yer manager, Mistah Winter, ain’t kicked me in de last free mumfs.” “I ordered him not to kick you any more. I don’t want anything like that around my place. I don’t want any one to hurt your feelings, Mose.” “Ef I don’ git any more kieks I’se goin’ to quit. Ebery time Mistah Win- ter.used ter kick and cuff me when he wuz mad he always git ‘shamed of hisself and gimme 4 quarter. I’se done los’ enuff money a’ready wid dis heah foolishness "bout hurtin’ ma feelin’s."—Saturday Evening Post. Ages of Fish. The limits of fish life are not known. But it seems pretty certain that, as the ‘salmon shows astonish- ing variations and possibiiities of growth, so other fish may live to con- siderable ages, even in captivity. Some striped bass have been living for ten years in an aquarium, and according to Country Life the electric eels are among the oldest piscine in- habitants of the reptile house at the Zoo, where one of them has been for more than fifteen years. Cases of carp which lived to be a century old are repeatedly quoted, and he would be a bold person who would deny to a whale the possibility of living to be a couple of centuries old. Prison Without Walls. Represa, a convict prison in Call- fornia, is unique in the fact that it possesses no wall. The grounds are studded with nineteen guard posts, which are built of stone and wood, and resemble a system of lighthouses. They are built on salient points of observation, and are fitted with Gat- ling machine-guns, Winchester rifles and shot-guns. These posts are from forty feet to sixty feet high, and are placed various distances apart, aver- aging 300 yards. No convict is allow- ed to pass between the posts unless he has permission or is accompanied by an officer or guard. Just a Boy’s Dog. No siree, that dog won't bite, Not a bit o’ danger! | What's his breed? Shore I don’t know; Jest a ‘‘boy’s dog,” stranger. No St. Bernard—yet last year, Time the snow was deepest, Dragged a little shaver home Where ihe hill was steepest. Ain't a bulldog, but you bet 3; *Twouldn’t do to scoff him. i Fastened on a tramp one time— Couldn't pry him off him. yd ey Not a pointer—jest the same, When it all is over, t Ain’t a better critter round Startin’ up the plover. Sell him? Say, there ain’t his price, Not in all the nation! Jest a “boy's dog"; that’s his breed— Finest in creation. —McLandburgh Wilson. A Hint About the Teeth. Once 2 week the teeth should be cleaned with the: finest pumic stone, Take a little of the very finely pow- dered pumice, and place it on the tooth brush, says the Chicago Daily News. Brush the teeth lightly, and remember that while pumice is good in its way, it will take off the enamel if used too vigorously. Just how much of the pumice to use is a ques- tion of judgment, but women who lightly touch the teeth with it once a week are never in need of having the teeth cleaned at the dentist’s. Scottish Deer-Stalking. In Scotland the growth of deer- stalking within the last century has been very remarkable. At the time of Waterloo there were only five for- ests north of the Tweed; in 1888 the number had grown to 111; and now it has passed the 150 mark. And an excellent source of profit these forests are to their owners, seeing that every year they put something like £500,- 000 sterling into their pockets. surgeon draw blood that the patient counts for His People’s Custom. Once an old Apache Indian, when ‘asked the question why his. people | painted ‘their faces, tdld this little le- gend: “Long ago, when men were. weak -! and animals were big and strong, a | chief of the red men who lived in _ these mountains went out to get a deer, for his people were hungry. “after walking all day he saw a deer and shot at it, but the arrow was turned aside and wounded a mountain lion, which was also after | the deer. When the lion felt the sting of the arrow he jumped up and bound- ed after the man, who ran for his life. “He was almost. exhausted and, when he feit his strength giving way, ‘he fell to the ground, calling on the big bear, who, you know, is the grand- father of men, to save him. “The big bear heard the call and saw that to save the man he had to act quickly, so he scratched his foot and sprinkled his blood over the man. “Now, you must know that no ani- ma: will eat of the bear or taste of his blood. So when the lion reached the man he smelled the blood and turned away, but as he did so his foot ; scraped the face of the man, leaving | the marks of his claws on the blood- ; smeared face. “When the man found that he was uninjured he was so thankful that he left the blood dry on his face and never washed it at all, but left it until it peeled off. «+ “Where the claws of the lion scraped it off there were marks that turned brown in the sun, and where the blood stayed on it was lighter. Now all men paint their faces that way with blood and scrape it off in streaks when they hunt or go to war.” ARSENIC TO POISON TREES. Simple Matter to Get Rid of Unwel- come Foliage. A gardener discovered the fact re- cently that trees are often sent to an untimely death by poison, usually ar- senic. The reason for this does not | appear until one hears the man’s ex- planation. Suppose a man has rented a house which has too much shade, the law will not allow him to have one or more of the trees cut down without the consent or the owner. As it often happens that tenants and landlords hold different views on the subject of shade the trees remain as a bone of contention. It is then that the gardener is called to administer a dose of poison, for when a tree is dead the tenant may have it removed. Five cents’ worth of arsenic is suf- ficient to kill a large tree. A hole is made in the trunk, the arsenic drop- ped in, and nature does the rest. It never fails. * Mammy’s Good-By. (in the South negro farm hands go to their labors long before the rising of the sun, and do not return to their homes ani children until the twilight shadows gather.) Kinky Hl’ hatd, stickin’ out o’ bed, Lor’, how mammy hate to leab de chile; Bright en shiny eye, lak de star so high, Twinkle at 'e mammy all de while; Better sabe vem tight, ‘caze, afore de light, ‘Fore, de sun am riz—afore de dawn— Mammy got to go: got to tak’ de hoe, Rassel wid de cotting en de corn. But she comin’ pack to her baby black; Mammy’s comin’ w’en de sun am sot; Meet ‘er at de do’, mammy comin’ sho’, Den she'll put de ’taters in de pot,- Den de lil chap, in e’ ammy’s lap, Res’ 'e haid en hear her sof'ly sing. Shet yo’ shiny eye; baby, doan yo’ cry, Mammy got to leab de lil’ t’ing. —Lippincott’s. Slightly in Error. Sir Henry Howorth, the well-known archaeologist and historian, was din- ing out and found himself sitting next to a young lady, who immediately at- tacked him by saying: “Oh, Sir Hen- ry, I am so glad to have met you, for I want your advice about:'a dog of mine.” “My dear young lady,” quoth sir Henry, “I know nothing about dogs.” “Oh, yes, you do. I have been told that you have written a book on *‘Mongrels’ and mine isn’t a_ really yell-bred dog.” Sir Henry smiled, for he is a great Asiatic authority and had written on “Mongols,” not mongrels. Oak Splits a Rock. A wonderful freak of nature is an oak tree in the far West, which has grown up from a sapling into a wide- spreading, handsome tree, through a rock of flint stone, splitting the mas- sive rock by the tremendous pressure oi its vigorous growth. No one living knows how Jong nature has been as- sisting this oak in its work of stone- crushing. The oldest people in the neighborhood recall the tree in their childhood, and experts in forestry say that it must be fully 200 years old. Feeding Hungry School Children. In Brussels every school child is medically examined once every ten days. Its eyes, teeth, ears, and gen- eral physical condition are over- hauled. If it looks weak and puny some suitable tonic. At midday it gets a substantial meal, thanks to private benevolence assisted by com- munal funds, and the greatest car2 is taken to see that no child goes ill-shod, ill-clad, or ill-fed. Queer Police Force. The policemen in Hayti are paid by ‘results. They get capitation fees for |all the arrests they make. As they come from the worst class of the pop- ulation and are under no discipline, it follows that a man is very liable to be arrested in Hayti unless he is willing to pay. the policeman more than the caiptation fee. As this fee is only 15 cents, the price of freedom is not prohibitive, ~*~ ied a % a a © g & x 2 * : 2 Re Something you will need and we offer them at prices that you Can afiord. _ We willsave you money and give you the best that money will purchase. Our furs are made by Gordon and Ferguson who have the reputation and are the Most Reliable Furriers in the Northwest LEADERS IN LONG FUR PELERENES. Of Black French Coney No. 526 black French Coney, total length 2% yards, tail trimmed ends, and fastned with tail timed silk girdles, looks as large and fluffy as if it were made of lynx. A good value at each $6.50 No. 503 Black French Coney scarf, full 134 yards long tail trimmed ends,” nickel chain fastner, extra wide and flufly around neck, at the very low price of each $1.75 LO\G PELERINES IN SABLE OPOSSUM No. 552 American Sable Opossum, extra choice quality, full length, 234 yards, trimmea with six tails and tail trimmed, silk girdle, extra prime fur and very dark. A_ scarf that we will recommend as to wearing qualities and beauty of color. Priced at $18.00 If you are contemplating the purchase of a fur coat, now is the time to place yourorder. We are ina position to quote you wholesale furriers prices and you will find them much lower than city retail prices. Henry Hughes & Co. Sm pce ees Re RRR HENRY A Furs - A new lot of nice new fluffy fur scarfs and boas. No. 538 American Isabella Opossum boa, tnmmed with six tails and chain, full length + cya yards, extra thick fur of rich dark brown. the color that 1s so fasmonable this season, Priced to No. 610 A genuine Sable fox with 2 genu- ine brush tails, extra long fine fur, ‘This searf has the appearance and tichness of color toa -great many that are sold a $20,00, Our price No, 661 The Flavia, This is a new shape orignated by Gordon and Ferguson, comes in Russian Otter, Sable Raccoon, Blended Muskrat, Beaver It fits close around the neck, the ends are flat and wide producing a very pretty and desireabie effect. Prices range from $6.50, $8.00 and $10.00 and Southern Sr they give it doses of codliver oil or |. £ UNION MADE New 3 piece suits for boys. New Trowsers for boys. New Overcoats for boys. XtragooD + and \ Brands McMillan ! As usual we are first in the field with the Fall and Winter showings of boys and children,s school suits, Styles are smart and becoming, and quality and prices are right. Our Dry Goods Department Is over flowing with pretty New Fall Dress Goods. including Muhairs, Cheviots Cravenetts, Broadcloths, Poplins, Granites and Eolines. Fall Line of Shirt Waists in Wool, Batistes. Mohairs, Velvet. and Silk. Also Skirt Waists Suits for fall. Always Complete Ladies’ Misses’ and Childrens’ Shoe Departments. Crocery, Glassware and Crockery Departments. John Beckfelt Grand Rapi $6 50 $14.00 ve a t | PROM OM RAR RT xe | | New 2 piece suits for boys, Pl O N E E R STORE Minn. OW UNION MADE New suits for men. New Trowsers fur men. New Overcvats for men. New Hats, “MeKibben” for men. New Shoes, *Donglas” for men