Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 31, 1906, Page 4

“nore Wanids Weralds'teview soc Every Saturday, IN| ADVAN( yiice at Grand Rapt voond-Class Latter, APCLEON’S LAST EFFORT. ions of French Guard Made Final Attack at Waterloo. ier light on the battle of Water- ! shed by Prof. C. Oman of Eng-' rom the archives of the French offices he has obtained informa- —never before made public— ch is in the form of a return, sign- »y Deriot, on the morning of the ba of Ligny and Quartre Bras. It will be recoliected that M. Houssaye and it has been generally »d—that only five battalions of the French Guard were engaged in s final attack on the British light er at Waterloo. He says that the ours was a small regt- , and suffered so severe- y that it was consolidated le battalion on June 18. ons, Prof. Oman remarks, a ted (1) by the fact that it ¢ y had 1,041 bayonets—two full vate 1lions—on the morning of Lig- as shown by the new return which been discovered, and (2) by the s of M. Martinien, which dem- te that the regiment lost not le officer killed or wounded at Lien t cannot possibly have had n twenty or thirty casualties Z file, probably less. At re, it must have er 1,000 strong, and form- ull battalions. Ney’s attack, delivered by six, not supported, as we be- y two more of the Second Chas- here to the rear of the ed by the others.—Brook- ed irs some echelon fc lyn Eagle. WON WAGER BY BAITING VICTIM. ee Much Provocation Conductor Was Caught Napping. Some time in the seventies a party of friends en route to Boston from Portland on the Boston & Maine rail- road, with Payson Tucker as conduc- tor, hatched up a plot, and. made a wager of a cuart bottle of wine that Tucker couldnt be caught napping. One of the p said that he would ake the bet. After He separated from the others, and, as the conductor came along, asked ‘what station they were then passing, a on receiving the reply he an wered, “That's what I thought.” This act was repeated several times, and finally “Conductor Payson” became very indignant, and said: “Do you me for a d——d fool?” tak at’s what I thought,” replied the other, who now owned a quart of the finest wine-—Boston Herald. The Baron Himself. A great Turkish player at a big hotel in Constantinople had been beating everybody within a wide ra- dius at chess.» One day a mean-look- ing stranger watched the game. He quietly ered to play. The Turk re- marked, ‘ll play you for a hundred sequins!” The stranger said: “Very well.” An unusual “gambit” was of- fered by the stranger. Its acceptance by the Turk caused the latter to lose the game. He said: “Sir, I thought there was only one man in Europe who understood how to take advan- t of that move—Baron von Moltke.” « retorted the stranger, “I am Baron von Moltke, at your service.” The Late Stranger. An attorney in Philadelphia, who makes a specialty of prosecuting suits against railway companies growing out of injuries due to accidents on the line, tells of the trouble experi- enced in the cross-examination of an Irish witness. This witness had evi- dently been carefully coached by coun- sel for’ the company, for, when the question was put to him:. “Was the man found on the track a total stranger?” the wary Celt replied: “I should say not, sir. Seein’ that his left leg was gone, I should say, sir, that he were a partial stranger.” ANCIENT BEDS TOO SUMPTUOUS. Beautiful and Imposing They Were, But Not Comfortable. In olden times beds were very sump- tuous articles of furniture, and the gift of one in a will represented in many cases a large sum of money, the bedstead with its fittings frequent- ly having cost several hundred pounds. In Elizabeth’s time and earlier, bedsteads were impesing crea- tions of oak, richly carved in all man- ner of quaint device,*with, perhaps, a grinning saiyr peering from behind a | pillar, sufficiently grotesque to mur- der the slumbers of the most somno- lent. Those were the days, too, of heavy silken hangings, valances and quilts; all richly embroicered in sill and gold and silver thread with heavy bullion fringes to add weight and ma- jesty. Such beds may be seen in some of the valuable collections at the museums and at English country seats, such as Warwick castle and other notable old places. To modern eyes they compare very unfavorably, despite their intrinsic value, with the simple, dainty beds of modern times. DREW ADMIRATION OF RUSKIN. Alpine Bird Compelled Thought of Writer and Philosopher. While among the dark, piney preci- pices of the Chartreuse bills, one day, the famous John Ruskin saw for the third time what he thought the most wonderful of all Alpine birds—a gray, fluttering, stealthy creature, about the size of a sparrow, but of colder gray and more graceful, which haunts the sides of the fiercest torrents. He wrote: “There is something more strange in it than in the sea-gull— that seems a powerful creature, and the power of the sea not of a kind so adverse, so hopelessly destructive. But this smail creature, silent, tender and light, almost like a moth in its low and irregular flight, almost touch- ing with its wings the crests of waves that would overthrow a granite wall, and haunting the hollows of the black, cold, herbless rocks that are continu- ally shaken by their roray, has per- haps the nearest approach to the look of a spiritual existence I know in ani- mal life.” The Humming Bird. Scientifically humming birds are “trochilidae,” and those who make a special study of them are “trochi® diste”—although the birds are not identical with the old Greek “trochi- lus” or “runner” bird, which, accord- ing to Herodotus, entersd the laws of the sleeping crocodile and obliged its big friend by picking leeches from his throat. The Spanish name for the humming bird is “tominejo”’—meaning a third of a dram, and referring, of course, to the bird’s minuteness. Rut the prettiest names are those, such as the French “froufrou,” which refer to the humming noise sometimes pro- duced by the almost incredibly rapid vibration of ihe wings. “Purring with her wings” is the expression of Thomas. Morton (1632), the first Eng- lish writer to mention the humming bird. Arctic Expedition Amusements. In the British arctic expedition of ' 1875 one of the chaplains had a file of the Loudon Times twenty years old containing the Crimean war reports. One copy was given out to each ship daily; the officers had it first, then it went to the forecastle, and soon every one was as keen about the news as if the war had been proceeding. The clergyman in control of the press was besought to issue an evening edition, and when Sebastopol was about to be taken excitement ran so high that the newspaper Office, a locker, was almost stormed. The editor, however, was firm, and continued with his' daily is- sue, the interest bei-g¢ kept up to the end of the expedition. American Safety Devices. In spite of the fact that the United States lead the world in the invention of safety devices it has been shown that we stand first in the record of accidents. The proportion of miners killed here is nearly three times as great as in France and about double that in other Kuropean countries. For every five men killed by accident in this country there are only three in all the nations of Europe combined. It is claimed that with all our quick- ness in inventing the things that make WAY PIPE SHOULD BE LIGHTED. Subject of Vastly More Importance | Than Appears. Bs There has been a little newspaper |¥ discussion recently on the subject of | “How to Light a Pipe.” This may seem to the feminine mind, a trivial matter, and quite beneath the notice of any dignified journal. 5 How wrong! For a pipe ill-lit is a pipe ill-ssmoked, and a pipe ill-smoked: is a man made testy, and a man made testy is a man looking out for trouble, and a mar looking out forgtrouble is a man finding trouble, and a man find- ing trouble is a woman in tears, and a woman in tears is the last word in hu- man dreariness. Never let us be ashamed to inquire, then, how a pipe may be lit with the utmost satisfac- tion to the smoker. One paper, I see, recommends spills. ; That is good, but the spills, of coursé, must be wooden ones. Another paper retorts that spills are of no sort of use to the man in the train. This is the kind of frightfully true thing that causes a hush in the noisiest assembly. What, then, should the man in the train do? 1 will tell him. He should carry a box of wooden matches, aad he should use exactly two matches to light his pipe. The first one will dry the to- bacco on the surface, and the second one will produce the vivid, even glow beloved of smokers. ‘The. man, by the way, who lights his pipe with a wax match is a bad man right from the start. Never trust him, dear friend.—Sketch. Local Time Table. West East Bound Li8wan_ River...| 3: Grand Rapids. 7:15|....Crookston.. _8:851 8:15 Ar.Grand Fks.Lv Cc. L. FRYE, paar Grand Rapids, Minn. “The Comfortable Way” Duluth Branch Lake Shore Engine Works Marquette, Mich. TAR AND FEATHERS LONG AGO. Ordered by Richard Coeur de Lion as Punishment for Theft. ‘We learn from the annals of the his- torian Hoveden, who was court chap- lain to Henry III, that the old-custom of tarring and feathering is one that dates back to tho time of Richard the Lion Ifearted. He tells us that this renowned king, on setting out for the third crusade, made this enactment among others, for his fleet: A robber who shall be convicted of theft shall have his head cropped af- ter the fashion of a champjon, and boiling pitch shall be poured there- on, and the feathers of a cushion shall be shaken out on him, so that-he may be known, and at the first land at which the ship shall touch he shall be sét on shore. This, then, is one of several cus- toms which has been classed com- monly as “American,” while in truth, it originated with us, and was im- ported by them from Europe.—Tit Bits, London. 330 West Superior St., DULUTH, MINN. We build boats all sizes, and en- gines 1 vo 40 HT. P. Let us figure with you on your re- quirements. We can save you monty. Write for catalogue. OUR 1906 LEADER: it Substitute For Meat. Zee see eee Sadan sete ot | 18 ft Launch complete, 3 H.P. Engin Seneca, in Faulk county, when, on a dark, stormy night. while a, family $ | homesteaders were lamenting. their 200. ill fortune of having no meat in the | house they were startled to hear i heavy thuds against the outside of the Th () C0 Ty | building, when investigation with a lantern disclosed the fact that wild ABSTRACT FF CF were some who figured that the ducks E had been providentially misguided ABSTRACTS, that night in their journey south. Ree Ia REAL ESTATE, might be saved if only they were prop- erly treated and above all, thoroughly nourishe”. Statistics are witness to the fact that infant mortality is neat- ducks had flown against it and had fallen to the ground to be easily pick+ ed up in their dazed condition. This settled the meat question, and there Milk Kills More Than War. Thus of a million babies. born in FIRE INSURANCE. France, 200,000 are lost annually by Se Ws death. Of these the grand majority t Convevances Drawn. Taxes Paid for Non-Residents, KREMER & KING, Proprietors. as possible. Never forget that wrin- kle, and many other wrinkles will be avotded. And of materials, remember serge and most voiles pack magnifi- cently, alpaca always creases, faced Choice Lines of Cigars Grand Rapids, ELAND AVENUE, SSBSle Les SSsocoesel] Ss SeoSos5 a bull’s eye when he spoke. We make shoes which put the corn- cure dealers on theranxious seat. We cure corns by fitting the feet scientifically. way to cure corns is to prevent heir growth in the first The Menominee Seamless Union Made Shoe 1s casy-to- wear, easy-to-buy, easy-to-sell, Grand;Rapids : sovssscasousussussssemponscnenseseananseuenss = t Say, Pa,’ "Why Don’t You Buy ‘The Me- nomnee Seamless” Sensibie boy. that. He made The best place. For Sale Ry Hl w= PE er earrle 1.8. URTZaN, [24 “Seg ® GUARANTEED TO OUT-WEAR ANY SHOE ON THE MARKFT. ALSLCWSVSVSLUSSSSLSNSVSLOVSS The Shoe Man Minnesota GEO. BOOTH, Manufacturerof Fine Cigars GRAND RAPIDS, J//NN 97 Tla-e acuieved an excellent “BOooTH’ S CIGARS Saale ali over Northern Tinnesota. They are wade of the finest selected stock bv cepa need workmen in Mr Booth’s own shops here, and under his personal supervisi This insures the utmost cleanliness and care in manufacture. For sale everywhere. Cal] for them. SSeS SS GSS SS SS SSS eSSes 4 (em Ser SeESRSes —S SSS esesmcsesesesesesesese: Seeseseses FACTORY LOADED SMOKELESS POWDER SHOTGUN SHELLS} Good shells in your gun mean a good bag in the field or a good score at the trap. Winchester “Leader” and ‘Repeater’ Smokeless Powder Shells are good shells. Always sure-fire, always giving an even spread of shot and good penetration, their great superiority is testified to by sports- men who use Winchester Factory Loaded Shells in preference to any other make. ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM WILLIAM J. BRYAN IN FOREIGN LANDS. If you want to read Mr. Bryan’s lette travel now is the time to subscribe for the Commoner. Wm. J. Bryan, editor of the Commoner, sailed fr San fran cisco September 27 for a year’s visit abroad. In course of bis travels Mr. Bryan will visit the following named « Jatries: Hawaii, Japan, Britis Isles, China, India, tne Lhilippine Islands, Australia, Fgppt, Valestine, New Zealund, Turkey, Greece, Svain, Switzerland, ttaly, France, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Russia, Sweden, Holland. of Foreign ou —Woman's Home Companion. cloth wants care, cashmere does crumble, but soon shakes out. Vel- | vet, of course, must never be creased at all; crepe de chine travels very well on the whole; silks vary, and | 0. W. Hastines. F. P. SHELDON. anyhow, should be treated with discre- oe ee tion.—Household Companion. Cashier. From eaeh of the countries named Mr. Bryan will write letters deseribing his observations and dealing particularly with tbe politi- cal life of tne countries visited. These letters will be published in the Commoner, ana those who desire to. read every one of these letters should lose no time in sub- scribing for Mr. Bryan’s: paper. ‘The Commoner is issued weekly and the subscription price ,is $1004 year. By special arrangements with the publisher we are enabled te offer. for ashort time only, the Commoner and the Grand ly always due to malnutrition which | (GRAND RAPIDS. ages MID N in its turn is caused by milk of pogr quality. Of a thousand nurslings that died before they were a year old, over a dacighat ving Seer Ee erenyens: a third on an-average perish through | # % digestive disorders. In some cities z G Cc SMITH ¢ the average is far higher; in Nantes | @ r i a more ,than a-half, in Troyes nearly . DEALER IN 3 four-fifths. 2 fe * 2 % Fruits, Confectionery, 3 How to Best Pack a Trunk. : Ice Cream Soda, H In packing a trunk use heaps of | # : 7 paper with tailor-made garments and 4 Ice Cream, Drinks, : pack them as much like a man’s suit £ Tobaccos, : 4 2 ® 2 2 2 = 2 2 2 & 2 * 2 ao 2 J 2 * 2 for safety we are slow to adopt them, and that many American inventions of this kind find their first recognition in’Europe.—Hartford, Conn., Times. Thief Remembered Companions. Aimerigos Tetenoire, an. old. French thief, had a band of 500 men. under him and owned two castles in Limou- sin and Auvergne and bequeathed a fortune in the following terms: “tI SEPP SHSSHSSS STOR SSSe CAee: Mistakes of Authors. “I do wish,” said the Omnivorous give and bequeath 1,500 franes ($300) to St. George’s chapel for such repairs as it may need; to my sweet girl, who has so loyally loved me, 2,500 francs ($500), and the surplus I give to my companions. Let them scramble for it and may the devil seize the hind- most!” Too Late With His Offer. Mrs. White, a widow who lives in Natick, Mass., tells of an. old deacon who had recently lost his wife. Com- ing to her one day, he said: “Han- nah, something told me to come here and ask you to be my wife. I think it must have been the Lord.” “Oh, no,” the widow replied quickly, “it couldn’t have been the Lord, deacon, for he got here before you, and told me not to.have you.” WanrTeD. — Men’ in~ each: state to travel, post signs, advertise and > leave samples of our goods, Salary , $75 per month; $3 per day for expenses. Kuhlman Co., Dept. S, Chicago, [the garden Reader, “that these fiction producers would be a little more careful in their descriptions of people. I have become hardened to a girl with eyes like vio- lets, lips like cherries and hair like spun gold; though such a one must be a creature fit only for a dime mu- seum. But here is Ponson de Ter- rail, my favorite French feuilletonist, who says, ‘The man’s hands were cold and clammy, like those of ‘a serpent,’ and ‘The count walked up and down reading the’ newspaper with his hands behind his back.’ Nem, wouldn’t that jar you?” F Would Kill What He Could.© The following anecdote is told con- cerning Edward Sharpe, a shoemaker by trade, who resided at East Bridge- water, Mass. At the outbreak of the civil way, he was called upon to defend hig country in the army. At the time of enlistment and examination he was asked if;he preferred the infantry. ell,” he replied, “I hain’t much of a gunner, but I'll go and kill what I can.” ‘the carr; company, schplitt!” Brother Jinkins’ Misfortune. Says the Adams Eagle: “We are mighty sorry to. report an accident that happened to Brother Jinkins last week—and it was one of the strangest accidents that ever happened in this settlement. While he was peacefully pulling off his. shoes, previous to jre- tiring for the night a cow—a fine Jersey cow—walked into his room, which is on the ground floor, and |bit off the calf of his left leg. Some of. the neighbors seem disposed to be superstitious about it.” ! First National Bank, Grand Rapids, Minn. Transacts a General Banking Business Fut F- PRICE LAWYER Office’ in the First National Bank building. GRAND§JRAPIDS - MINN D® CHAS. M. STORCH, Order to Lewiston Hibernians. In Lewiston, Maine, lived @ certain policeman who was also captain of the local company of Hibernians. On one occasion a street car approached while he was marching the com- pany along the street, and, as it seemed the proper course to pursue, he decided to execute the movement known as “open order.” Turning to his men, he shouted, tn his most mar tial tones: “Attention! Here PHYSICIAN AV) SJtidd N Office and Residence carner Leland avenue and Fourth street. GRAND RAPIDs. E. A. LUPTON, M. D. 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