Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 29, 1904, Page 10

— OME CAUSE FOR DRINK HABIT. Expert Traces Intemperance to Im- proper Feeding. “There is a cause for the érink hab- it which even good Christian parents do not understand,” says a writer im What to Eat. “They cannot realize why their children, with beautiful sur- roundings and daily Christian influ ences, sometimes go far astray, be coming sadly moral, and in many i nees drunkards. When they, as ny of the physicians, shall 1 all other efforts to lo- gate the cause of the trouble, let them lok to the stomach—the poor, abused b) and they will, in all proba- d the source of the evil. fancy many of the little ones od beyond the capacity of Z organs. As soon as F teeth have appeared, meats a frequently a part of the bill of These, as well as the other ar- of food, are necessarily swal- without preper mastication. t rd, | Worcestershire ar highly seasoned nd their way into these and tender stomachs until, as the result of such a diet, fermentation sets in a a little distillery is created in these youthful temples. Under such conditions a child becomes irri- table, quick tempered, untruthful, and it would be surprising if it,grew up s also te manhood.” PREPARE FOR LONG FASTS. Nature Takes Good Care of Animals That Hibernate. A large number of species of ani- mals mndergo more or less prolonged and continuous fasts during the pe- i of their winter or summer sleep. g such slumbers the more active of the body are to a great, spended, while those that are act slowly and entail com- little waste of tissue and rgy. Moreover, before the period he winter torpor or hibernaticn s place, many animals, such as ite large stores of fat s parts of the body, which to supply all the waste entailed by the respiratory function during the I od in question. Fat is also ae- ulated by the mouse-lemurs of zascar previous to the summer ation, and is used up manner, their summer undertaken for the pur- voiding the season of great drought, when food is dif- ible to procure. “An Sin, Esquire.” of corroborating my view uire” is utterly de- one of my readers nat in Singapore, where ted for eleven years, it is universally bestowed on te man, but also upon the nese and Asiatics. “Ah | locks and sounds well. It | end an additional attrac: | in a Rand mine or com- | » Celestial knows that | $ out of his “av- wage will entitle him He could not Grouse Has Many Defenses. The grouse has a hundred tricks co: It will lie sti until the s within a yard of it, then soar at upward in his front, towering cock; again, it will rise and the sound of its only notice of its pres- cower upon a branch > passes, and his cap | e than a foot below it and though it hes seen ching it will remain quies- until his back is turned. then, and when he has elf hurriedly around he nly a glimpse of a brown, ng far away. defense. broad w One of Corea’s Superstitions. the city of Seoul, the capital is a hill called Pouk Han; nich was formerly covered with trees. The legend runs that so long as a tree remained on the hill so long will Corea maintain its independence, and therefore no one is allowed to eut or touch a tree. But the natural consequence of this want of forestry has been that the trees have gradually died off, until now only one is left. On this one tree it is believed that the fate of the country rests, and when it goes Corea as an independent state will go with it. Ww My Queen, not know I had a friend by chance to save; t seemed my fortune here must end, Just plundered by a knave. turned, I knew her not lexity, as there to spoil the plot arch enemy. Her back w And when I saw her regal face Appear upon the scene, ctorious champion of my case, I hailed her as my queen. There may be those of higher rank, Of greater worth than she, But now the queen of trumps I thank— She took the trick for me. New Yorker, Counted His Grandmother. When some surprise was expressed that a small boy should prefer to go for a summer outing to the sleepy vil- lage where his mother lived as a little girl, instead of to the seashore with its “attractions,” the little fellow re- plied: “I count my grandmother.” In the plans of many families at this season of the year “counting the grandmother” plays an important part. -Her welcome arms form for the child “the first line of reserves,” to use a military phrase.—Ycuth’s Comparion. j and was entering ARCH ENEMY OF MILTON. Spite of One Man Embittered Whole Life of Great Poet. “Milton's life was embittered? by the contemptible spite of one Salmas ius,” writes Marie Corelli in the Strand Magazine. “Salmasius was the author’ of the ‘Defensio Regi,’ or ‘Defense of Kings,’ a poor piece of work long ago forgotten, and he was the procurer of foul libel against the author of ‘Paradise Lost.’ What small claim he .has to the world’s memory arises merely from his vic- iousness, for not only did he make use of the lowest tool to aid him in conspiring against Milton’s reputation, but he spread the grossest lites broad- cast, even accusing the poet of huv- ing a hideous personal appearance—a puny piece of man; a homunculus; a dwarf deprived of the human figure; a contemptible pedagogue.’ When the despicabie slanderer learned the fact that Milton, su far from answering to this description, was of a pleasing and attractive appearance, he immediatly changed his tactics and began to at- tack his moral character—which, as even Milton’s bitterest political ene- mies knew, was austerely above the very shadow of suspicion. It was said that the poet’s overzealousness in answering the calumnies of Salmasius cost him his eyesight.” BOTH WON AND LOST. Ruse of French Husband That Was Effective, but Costly. Mme. Bouvet, the wife cf a Paris shopkeeper, who recently left him, received the following letter: “If you will not come and see me alive, you will, perhaps, come and see my corpse, for by the time you receive this letter I shall have committed suicide.” She hastened to her husband’s house, and on breaking open the door saw a body still swinging to and fro. “Oh, my poor Edward!” she sobbed. “[ have killed him, and I am a wretch- ed woman.” At that moment her hus- band rushed out of the Kitchen ex- claiming, “No, you have not killed me, but you will if you do not come back at once.” The body was found to be a skillfully made dummy, which had been arranged by the artful husband. He wes, nevertheless, arrested on the charge of licaxing a public official, as Mme. Bouvet was accompanied by a police magistrate. Ballad of the Beach. The Iong sea rollers whitened, Surged with their endless roar, Then broke like armies frightened Upon the shingly shore. Rolling our feet before Their spume upon the sand Where, in ‘those days of yore, We twain sat hand in hand! The lithe, soft fingers tightened And, at the touch, once more The wide horizon brightened With promise that it bore; What visions, dreams galore, What airy casiles planned, Old meinories restore! We twain sat hand in h: lightened :hin: Dre; wave heightened, wore, The sun's last r were o'er The ocean and the land, And night began to lower, We twain sat hand in hand. Go ballad, to her door, Before my lady stand! My heart again implore— We twain sat hand in hand! —New Orieans Times-Democrat. Thought He Was Arrested. In his young days, when the late John Coleman was an architect’s as- sistant, but already had aspirations toward the drama, he obtained through a chance business connection an in- troduction to Charles Mathews. Be- fore the interview a little incident tdok place which throws a striking. light upon the public favorite's pre- carious position. Mathews had just handed his wife from her carriage the Haymarket, when the young man came up. “His back was turned to me, so, approach- ing timidly, I touched him upon the arm,” says Coleman in telling of the incident. “Turning round like a shot, he inquired, ‘At whose suit?’”. Animals in Winter Quarters. Many animals, like squirrels, dor- mice and hamsters, lay up supplies of food in their winter quarters, on which they feed during waking inter- vals in the torpor, so that the fast is by no means so prolonged or so con- tinuous. They are, however, yet other animals, such as bats among mam- mals, frogs and toads among amphib- jians, and the west African lung fish among fishes, which apparently neither put on fat nor lay up a store of food during their period of torpor; which in the case of all ot them is unusually prolonged. Coins Fortune from Pennies. One man who controls the public slot machines at the resorts on Coney Island makes a profit of more than $600 a week. That is net profit. He has more than $28,000 inves.ed in his plant. One of the best posted slot machine men the other day estimated that, exclusive of the gambling ma- chines, which flourish in the West, more than half a million pennies are dropped into slot machines every day, while on a holiday a million would be nearer the mark. Longevity of Forest Trees. Information gathered by the Ger man forestry commission assigns to the pine tree 700 years as a maxi- mum length of life, 425 years to the silver fir, 275 to the larch, 245 to the red beech, 210 to the aspen, 200 to the birch, 170 to the ash, 145 to the elder, and 130 to the elm. The heart «1 the oak begins to rot at about the age of 300 years. Of the hoily it is said there is a specimen aged 410 years in exist- ence near Aschaffenburg, in Germany. ; well known for his pomposity and self- WAIT LONG FOR RECOGNITION. Example of Incredulity Met With by Explorers. Referring to the incredulity and bitter attacks which Henry m. Stan- ley and other explorers had to meet, A. J. Mounteney-Jephson writes in Scribner’s Magazine: “I remember one evening in Africa when we were talking together over the camp fire, his telling me, laughingly, about a eertain prominent personage who was importance. He said: ‘When 1 re turned from finding Livingstone Mr. X. distrusted me and only offered me one finger of his hand to shake. After my return from my second expedition, when I sailed down the Kongo, he gave me two fingers. When I had founded the Kango Free State for the king of the Belgians and returned to England I got three fingers; but it took me years before | got his whole hand.’ This seems to me typically British, and I merely quote this little stcry to vindicate the grudging recog- nition which kas been given to most or the great explorers by those ‘arm- ehair geographers’ who stay at home. Livingstene suffered from -his same att@ude of ineredulity and returned to the interior ef Africa, where he met his death, because he could rot bear to face the unbelievers in London un- til he had solved the mystery of the great Lualaba river.” FAKE TOOTH WAS VALUABLE. Enabled Missionary to Gain Influence | Over Savage Tribe. \ A well-known Church of Englaad | missionary ameng the aborigincs of Queensland, Australia, gained great | influence over a certain tribe in al very peculiar manner. t This tribe had the qneer custom of having the front tocth of the upper | jaw knocked out. The missionary, by | accident, had Tost this same teoth and ; replaced it by a false one. When he} got talking with the aborigines, he would pull it’ cut, point to the hollow place, and say, “Me, brother, belong to you!” a In this way he gained the complcte confidence of the tribe, convertel every member of it to Christianity, and introduced as much Civilization as they were capable of assimilating. The Lord Is My Shepherd. PSALM XXUI. The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd’s care; His presence shall my wants supply, } And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks He shal! attend, And all my midnight hours defend. When in the sultry glebe I faint. Or on the thirsty mountains pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads, : My weary, wandering steps He leads, Where peaceful rivers soft and slow Amid the verdant landscape flow. Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no fll; For Thou. O Lord. art with me still? Thy friendly crook shall give me aid. And guide me through the dreadful shade Though In a dare and rugged way, Through devious lonely wilds 1 stray, Thy bounty shall my pains begulle; The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudden greens and herbage ‘crown- ed, And streams shall murmur all around. —Addison. German Betrothal Customs, When a maiden is betrothed in Ger- many she is called “bride” by her sweetheart, who addresses her thus until it becomes time to call har “wife.” Immediately upon betrothai the lovers exchange rings, which, if the course of true love runs smootb, are to be worn ever afterward until death parts them. The woman wears her betrothal ring on the third {n-er of her left hand until she is married, and then it is transferred to the third finger of her right hand. The hus- band continues to wear the ring just as the wife wore hers when she was a “bride,” so that one can easily tell at a glance if a man be or be not mort- gaged as to his affections. Memorials to Americans. Many American boys and girls visit Europe nowadays, but perhaps few even of these fortunate young folk are aware that the greatest of Eng- lish cities contains memorials to five distinguished Americans—a President, a patriot, a poet, a preacher, and a philanthropist. These five great men are Abraham Lincoln, James Russell Lowell, Henry *Wadsworth Longfel- low, Matthew Simpson and Geerge Peabody—five names written high in the Hall of Fame, names immortal in life and letters, names forever illus- trious in character and achievement. —St. Nicholas. Bird Sentry on Guard. I was interested on Sunday in watch- ing the movements of birds. Crumb- ling a biscuit, I threw it out, sat down on the piazza and awaited results. It was not long after the birds came and helped themselves’ before a cat appeared. Then a warning note was sounded by a bird, evidently on guard on the top of the piazza, where he could survey the whole scene. At his warning every bird disappeared and remained in hiding until a reassuring note was heard from the little sentry posted on the piazza roof.—Boston Record. —______ About Books. But for the art of reading there never would have been any books. The wide diffusion of that art ac. counts for the immense increase in the quantity of books. The lack of direction, cultivation and discrimina- tion of that art accounts for the de- cline in the quality of books. Like readers, like authors. The great need of the world of letters is the promo- tion of the habit of reading with judg- ment and the love of reading with taste-—Herry van Dyke. Demonstrations in Art Embroid- ery, Fine Needle Work, Mountmel- lick, Hardanger, Bulgarian, Cross- Stitch Embroidery, Point Lace, Mex- ican Drawn Work and Tenriffe Lace, will be given FREE at our store the coming week every afternoon from 2to5p.m. These demonstrations are for the purpose of showing what can he done with the products of the Nono- tuck Silk Company. NR Cm eR RE IY ae a SE I ATT mance comm PIAS ASLAM IISA LPO PIQNEER| UNION MADE New 2 piece suits for boys. UNION MADE : New suits for men. New 38 piece suits for bays, . — New Trowsers for boys. New Trowsers for men. New Overcoats for boys. XtragooD ) and * Brands McMillan ! S { ORE New Overevats for men. New Hats, “MeKibben’? for men. New Shoes, “Douglas” for men 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 a SRR IE EOE Our Dry Goods Departinent Is over flowing with pretty New Fail Dress Goods. including Muhairs, Cheviot s Cravenetts, Broadcloths, Poplins, Granites and Eolines. Fall Line of Shirt Waists in Wool, Batistes. Mohairs, Velvet. and Silk. Also Skirt Waists Suits for fall. Ae Ma RRR : Always Complete Ladies’ Misses’ and Childrens’ Shoe Departments. Crocery, Glassware and Crockery Departments. John Beckfelt Grand Rapids, Minn. Walon rel ‘ AD NAL NAL EAL NAL NAL AL OMA NALA DL AL OL ANAL ON DLA ALON