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Evening journal., 1893-04-19
Annr,s Anrnl.h.

The wife OF n government official In Que
bee had a spaniel named Spot and "A kitten
whose howerlike face gave her the name Of
pansy. The two were great friends Spot
would take pansy's head In his mouth and
gently roll her to and fro. One Sunday
morning the two were at play. The dog was
in high spirits and too rough, for, alasi when
he let 20 Of the kitten she did not scamper
away as usual
The dog capered about her, running back.
ward and forward TO cntice her to play, but
the kitten did not move Then he turned
her over with his nose, teased her with his
paw; still she did not move. Spot then
showed signs Of great uneasiness. lie
would pause, then begin again TO coax
her 10 get up. At length he seemed to re.
alize that pansy would never get up any
more and that he knew the meaning OF
death. The sense OF loss and its practical
results he proceeded TO show With every
evidence Of distress he carried her to the
side of the walk. Then he dug n hole, put
the kitten in it and carefully covered IL.
When the family came home from church,
they were surprised not to be met rs usual
by the dog and cat. A member of the fam.
lily called from the window, where he had
been watching the sad incident, for the dog,
and he came creeping on all fours to his
masters feet, where he lay, spectacle of
grief and quiet. When Psnsy was asked
for, the dog looked up in mute appeal. The
group moved down the walk to the newly
made grave, but the dog refused to follow
and crawed abjectly away. A few moves
with a cane revealed the kittens body. Spot
was again called He came, dragging him
self along, and lay groveling at his masters
feet No one could doubt the dog anguish
New York Telegram.
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
Dancing Among sarare..

Dancing" says Tylor, may seem to us
modorns a frivolous amusement, but in the
infancy of civilization it was full of passion
ate and solemn meaning Savages and bar
barians dance their joy and sorrow, their
love and rage, ever their magic and rcli
gion. The fCusst Indians of Brazil, whose
sluggish temper few other excitements can
stir, rouse themselves at their moonlight
gatherings,w when, rattle In hand, they stamp
In one, two. three time around the great
earthen pot Of Intoxicating kawi liquor, or
men and women dance a rude counting
dance, advancing in lines with kind of
primitive polka step, OF the ferOcious war
dance is performed by armed warriors in
paint, marching in ranks hither and thith.
er, with growing chant terrific 90 hear.'
Popular Science Monthly.
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
Tricks of Memory.

"a man never realizes how much OF ev-
erything is stored up i'm the human mind
until hu begins 20 draw on it for q contiau-
Gus period Of time," said Marvin Temple.
"And these two things come back to one
whon entirely forgotten, and one really
imagnes that now here is something new
and original until one learns better. This
is especially true with old songs Airs that
at one time filed in moments Of loneliness
and gloom, but with 100 other little details
have long since passed out Of mind, return.
One stops and wonders at the beauty Of
them, and not having heard them before,
according 70 memory, one takes credit for
originality. did this once. One morning
/ awoke with something pretty running
through my brain. framed in my mind a
jingle, and lrould hear il just as plain, but
TO save me ] could not give IL sound. Fl
nally, after fretting about an hour and hav-
ing completed my toilet. / sat down before
the fire and began TO rock
"Then all at once the power came, and
hummod my new air over and over again
with extreme delight. Visiting an old chum
that evening, brought up the subject OF
music. Then / whistled my new tune and
asked him II he did not think it pretty. i
like that tune especially because my sister,
who has been dead some 10 years, sang IL
for me when ! was still a schoolboy. eyed
him with astonishment. You never heard
that before, / said. Why, that's original
Original nothing, came the reioinder; I've
got the piece in r<Ltrunk.' And, sure
enough, after rummHsing through great
stock of useless treasure be produced a
faded piece of sheet music-my very tune,
and with words TO t. Then gave myself
up TO reflection and eventually recalled the
song as had known IL years before. "-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
An noidRec,pe.

Here is a recipe for the bite Of a mad dog
taken from the Universal Magazine of
knowledge" published by John Hinton az
the Kings Arms ip Newgate street, Lon.
don, May, i7,R Take the youngest shoots
Of the elder tree, peel Off the outside rind,
then, scraping or the green rind, take .
handfuls Of it, which simmer quarter OF
an hour in pints Of ale; strain it of and
when cold put it in bottles. Take half a
pint, make warm, the first thing in the
morning and the last at night, and be surl
20 keep yourself warm; also hathe the part
affected with some Of the liquor warmed,
the dose 20 be repeated the next new OF
full moon after the first It's good for cat.
tie as well as the human species. New
York sun
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
Tho Trinmnh ON Nnr.n.

One Of the famous DIR. As best nurses
married rather late in life, and her only
child was a sickly, puny baby that seemed
to have very little chance of living. The
mother, however, threw her whole profcs
sional and maternal soul into the struggle
with constitutional weakness, and the re-
suit is a splendid child, who looks as il be
had never had days illness in his life 81
attribute it all TO massage and diet and the
most unremitting care" said the mother
proudly. III / had not been trained nurse,
/ do not believe ever could have saved
him. New York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
An rarlier woman rhan 1,o.

The Talmud speaks Of an earlier woman
than Eve, named Lilith, who gave birth to
nothing but demons and then fled away
from Adam, her husband. for whom Eve
was then created. BY the way, if this ac.
count be true, Adam must have been a man
Of quarrelsome disposition, for we are told
that on account of trouble between the lat.
ter pair he was separated from his wife for
period Of 2oO years During that time he
lived q life Of penitence on the site Of the
Temple OF Mecca, where he was instructed
In the divine commandments, instructions
which he very much needed apparently, by
the angel Gabriel-Pittshurg Dispatch
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
nAInIMnRE 4

baltimore q
ID OH 10 ALL
ROAD schedule IN
effect Nov. ~ isqa
Traius leave Della
ware Avenue Dep
East bIunu Nep
York, Week d ay 10.
20 03, ~ t0,4S 81. 80 q
a m, 4l2 e4.t253, t5 SO
81 80 . "a. Sundays.
20 o., te. .58, 40 81, s
N, tie "a p h8. - 3s
81 30 d N
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
Paaersw.I.l the cnnnn.rnr.

Here is a story concerning Adamowslli, a
member Of the Boston symphony orches.
ira Some unknown scolIer asked. "Nho
is PaderewskiF at the outset OF that art
lists career in this country. Adamowski
exclaimed with horror in his broken Eng.
lish: who was paderewskig Who was
C9sar' Paderewski, like Caesar, has said
I came, ] saw, inquiredr" An amused
bystander corrected, 81 conqueredr' "Oh
yes said Adgmowski. 81 conquircdr'-
Hartford Post"
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
Rubber Curtains.

India rubber curtains are now being
Turned out. AT least that Is what they ure
called As far as the actual process OF man
ufacture goes there are several other ingre
mention per cent of pulverized fruit
stones, per cent Of wool dust, 5per cent Of
bleached leather waste and many other in
significant little items which 20 to make
up these curtains There is, however. 80
per cent of genuine india rubber in the ma
terial by the time IL is complete.-Ex
change
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
Doing Pcnance.

A small bog who had been spanked for
misdemeanor was missing for an hour
after that operation Finally his mother
found him seated sullenly In the corner Of
a dark storeroom. "Why. johnny said
she. what are you doing here" ~ thought
I'd ccme to some place where Ia be 'spect
able" he answered. Brooklyn Eagle
Evening journal., 1893-04-19

Levi Jones, Of Kent county, Nd, has
sued the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for $500 damages TO a horse which
was badly cut by a wire Of the company s
line which was down and across a
public square In Chestertown
Evening journal., 1893-04-19
To Drinip-the ..cvm. -

The Warren Cycle Club expects to
drill IN its new gymnasium on Flija,
evening. The gym" IS under roof arc
will be in shape for the training O.
athletes in two weeks.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

The plain white bodios has n yoke
formed Of six black ruffies I'm front; In
the back three only. run down Co form
v. Five rufiles make the upper
sleeves. over which fan capelets Of
white failie ruched at the edge A big
bow 81 white satin starts az the left
side OF the bust and falls in narrow,
frfngcd ends % the feet What light
ems MP the whole In charming fashion
il the white lace edging that finishes
of each black rafl'e.
Another Is dainty and beautiful.
made from changing coral SIX. Just
o tit 81 crinoline Is beneath the hem.
- make the soft silk stand out -Four
narrow insertions edge the bottom
The hip trimming l. three silk rufiles.
each edged with tiny lace. and the
whole beaded by an insertion. The
bodice l. full. gathered one. md four
rows % Insertion placed acro@s the
front at equal distances catch
tbe fallness down. Over the double
pulled elbow sleeve. flushed with a
deep lace ruffie. falls a bertha that
stops just ~ each sleeve. instead ~
coming around - the front stopping
With q deep jabot. headed with velvet
choux OF deeper coral. The velvet bel,
j. also "a the deep coral. or, a. tho
French call II. girofe. wall-howcr
color. The rich lace IL a deep old
cream. hooking particularly lovely with
the deiieate coral tiuts
EVA A SENTIMENT
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

feeling. Mske ready 20 Be liberal 20
be lavish. II you viii BE- In The swim.
Do you obtses2 Thea make your pro-
ts.sasious firmly aud decidedly. now,
before a. - TOO late.
We have heard ruueh lately concern
Ing the good tho cxtravagancc OF wona-
nnkiu.d j. doing Nc al know Of the
TRADES nat have bccn quickeoed
through ~ stessdy pursuit II woman's
fanris> but ale other sific would
neef 20 b. brought b. The light Tho
good that i So accomplished can surely
never overcome the evil causcd ~ the
limitiesa Indulgence - every caprice
The select class whpn fortune faporS.
ean safety s1tlow this course. and in
doing a. they ri,ie ovcr Tho hearts a
thaa4ansfs ~ wofoen Who would fain
l., ike them. ani who ruin more lives
than their own. often. n their ~iiifai
determination - succeed Give ia
they uin not - BE quietly smiled out
81 existence. PR the woman that
shows the siighse-t trace ~ oldfssh-
lonedness quickly discovers there Is
ssfnsthing wrong with her. ~ j. n
SERIOUS csDndfttou q Affairs The emAn-
Gin. ion ~ wnr1san ~ . delvsion. We
are bs,uod. this nineteeoth century,.
~ eias~r ard more calling letters than
<ve~ che women - yore woald bear.
Where are the brswe ones that @sll
esnsent - free trek kiRd7 Let them
beware - ne plssfcrn; lee them keep
- their sssnfly circle and sociai sphere.
snsi "a shero be taken from tho rank
ard fse ~ trnc. cousunon-senss woman
he,rd ansi she rcod they wi do viii
rssuru ~ shers sfser many ssvs
Euf let M nct hs misandsr~to-csi
~heu now enroll hef.rs POUR earap-
tured r-ss rseh ard costly materials
II wcndruu- srh,siaxN The funetson
81 ne fashsou writer's q in,tspatshly
g. present the stvfe that bC~ Il or
socn vii ~ ~ matter ho~ deeply
sub styie = a. tepiorea Therefore.
v,ar threS. frsg. Eve. sfx dollars pr
rarf nssseriai maet h, faithfully DE-
srrss,.i. f0r - prcrtis-- ta bcecnle tie
rse.
k'r=4 t.,hoid q az dollars yarsi
f.,u4sh with a rrcuad~ork 4 deep
erxlsxe IA heavy ~ooi. Loo@siy and
e,ar@~ly psren- r. - severed ~ffh
,r~.at se..i don. q black. in 80 ssrae
~~irr. harsh thread faet~~en the elc-s
.,e.is 81 zreess the orsnxr shines out,
ena = 1tiek apo~sussrit aeceutuat-s "a
sslists sssd b~i&iiaaes- Ton sr- zee
.nss~ -ar- - Yeu rssc st = ~asth~r
A. - sr,oef rspeiipa - nsnst fsscfnas-
80 Al sny rate. stelre Il thst = =
a.. k.laks - fsahion Thea sher- - .
ssser siikier natrrisl. nzel&ir. VIA
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08
FAULTS or our hotels.
Fsrei<aers Complain That the Urea
soap. Tes end Coffee Are Foor.


Fsrei-aer- Complain That thc fresd.
soup. Tea end Coffee Are Fosr.
Herr Freytavg. n chef az the Rus
sian embassy in Rome for Ioore Than
thirty years. and afteI.sarl the pro-
prietor Of the Hotel DIES les Eritan
niques IN that city, told me. Gays a
writer Ia the North American Review.
tina, good bed. good so~ps, GOOD
bread and good tn aaa crfce were
Che foundations for IN acceptable. ho-
I'll. sna he was ri.ht. As rule. the
American hotel Is failure Ia respect
To al Of these essentials IL Is true.
there are more good bells now than
there were formerly, bet neither the
tea. coffee. soip NOR bread has i'm
proved. II anything. they nrc worse
than thirty year AGO. now there Is
more pretense. !. G.. attempts at
style az the expense OF all comforts,
which have becn baaished from the
average American machine hotel
Capoul. the French tenor. in one OF
his published letters about America,
said: This Is a wonderful country,
with the ioftiest mountains. the long
est rivers and the largest lakes, but
without a soup" Fifty years ago
Judge Grimko. noted holder of cir
cult courts in South Carolina, ordered
tea at backwoods hotel; shortly af-
ter il was served he sent for the land
lady, and astonished her by saying:
Madam. IL this be lea bring me cof-
fee, and il this be coffee bring me
tea" s,comnnnd could. with pro-
priety, be given In nine-tenths of our
hotels to-day. The usual hotel coffee
would easily pass for some kind of
medicine, and often the supposed tea
defies recognition. The general aim
seems to be to hoodwink patrons with
q show of great liberality-hence the
dinner bill Of fare with from eighty to
one hundred and twenty-five items up
on IL. aud the breakfast menu with
from forty 70 scventy-fve. Such a
spread of printers ink looks large,
panders 70 national vanity, and con-
vinces the native that he is not being
swindled.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08
A Curious Industry.

A very curious industry was estab-
lisbed in 1901 in New York city. and
lasted TO the end Of the war. II was
the manufacture of confederate money.
A regular business was done in this. re-
markable as IL may seem. A man who
has twice been in congress since the
war from n northern district made n
fortune out Of the stuff. IL could not
b. told from the genuine. the only DIFF
ference being that the northern ar ticlc
was rather better than that made In
the south. Plantations were purchased
with II. and one Of the finest places Ia
Mississippi was bought and paid for in
confederate currency that cost the pco-
pie who used Il Only about twelve huh
drcd dollars In gold.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

wh1ch uas nos nxck- - ~ ss~2Ee
yea on< dzy I stFuck stoqy Sneek.
vhleh = In ~sia p>rs Of shs sszste. ]
toii4~sd sp ekeag shs sreek unsn ]
reached Stone .nountsia. and there
made = discovery. ! found a. iee
nine. II MAS tally an acre ia extent
and the kes was - clear sS crystal I
: realised what The end ns<ant. snsi after
taxing nay bearings carefully inade
ny Ney hack 20 Richmond
IA aidz's take me long 70 get some
capitalists interested IN IL. ana We
formed a stock eonpeny with me "a
president. towogk the Ice the nezt sum
mer IL looked - Il had fortune in
my grasp.
Early the next summer we started
% work 10. bat my hard luck eause tod
ding along and did me up. There
wasn't north that summer when we
diint have froat. and there was Also
lntely no demand for Ice. That left
me stranded again and In worse shape
than before"
Il don't see why" put in the doubt
Ing Thomas. who wore a broad
brimmed straw hat. why diin't you
wait and work ID the next summer
Il told YOU wss IN hard luck. didn't
D. said the man with the negligce
shirt. severely s'well. was Al
though the summer was cold the win
ter was 80 warm that II rnelted every
blamed bit Of the Zee anil lcft nothing
bat pool ~ water there. which was of
no earthly uSe 10 anybody"
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

An ingenious instrument for auto
rnatically Indicating the place Of a
fault on underground conductors l. be-
ing used In Berlin. An alarm Is sounded
at the central station the moment a
fault n developed. and the location Is
indicated at the same moment The
usual pressure wires are used. and are
80 connected that certain difference
Of potential exists between the copper
conductor and the pressure wire. When
. cable IL damaged The abort circuit
which then occurs between the pres
sure wire aud the copper conductor
produces . change In the voltage exist
ing between them, which. TN turn,
aetssses relay and on alarm az the
station The relay also controls an
snnupoistnr. which denotes the posi-
ton Of the fault by the dropping Of q
square devoted 20 the district affected.
The further efficiency Of the under
ground electric service IA Beriin 10
maintained b. ground desectors a. tie
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

, Alligators' nests resemble haycocks
more than anything else TO which they
can be compared. They average about
four feet in height and about five feet
in diameter. and are constructed of
grasses and heritage. First, the mother
gator deposits one layer of eggs on n
mortar-like floor. and having covered
this with stratum of mud and herb
age about eight inches thick. lays an
other set of eggs upon that. and SO on
20 the top, there being commonly from
one to two hundred eggs in nest
With their tails the parents then beat
down the tall grass and weeds to pre-
vent the approach of unseen enemies.
The female watches her eggs until
they are Matched by the heat of the
sun. and then takes her brood under
her own care. defending them aud pro-
viding for their subsistence
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

Ialex. <1<> s<ss4a ~ bs.ss. - v,<n
lla<ssw ssriPss sf a~g tlnsI Or the
3<s<<k b>s~sea are slsk.n rits -
l<.s ssshair. o<rl;1x lie s..r<khan-
Thu enrkzEz as<rx<k~n e exreti. rrsss
fssssrc II sn2nE a - n~~ nazE.riais
IL y psz On vsry i.xhtiy sEa shmT. -
that the material shan not b tco
weighty. A ioFeiy terra Gotta ealsd
more elosely With dark green ring.
Thea vi.@z Fss sst tired ~ thsss
impressive varieties. yoa may rest ysEr
eyes with an Indian uoveltg. Il i q
. palsr terra eotta. delicate shade.
wusen In . qus<r pattern of silk osera
scft estton 9rounsi The sin eject J.
almost gensral. enAancsd By leaf a'sa
fosrrr Pattera that il worked over u
raised lines Of black and pale resesla. a
pale reseta ground Of similar facris, IN
black and dslleate hlae
Thsn there l. . soft, thick eamei's
hair. mueh mor~ beautiful than those
coarse nbers thai cost very nnch less
--two-nfty.a ysrd IL shades sofily
from olive - white. froa blue 20
white. IN waving lines Thea other
ombcr eamefs hair arc shadesl In the
autumn eolors -brown shades with .
rich leaf green that takes on leaf II
blue In It's darkest tintx. a yellow
brown meits into the autumnal reds. q
subdaed patriotic red becomes a sub
dacd PATRIOTS olives = lovely green
bceamss . rich helloirope These
are exquisite. both In texture and coli
orine.
A fanriful material of odd. short
stripes that snddenly narrow into
points. that are crossed with lines. 90
that stop u give place % stripe 81
another colnr that runs To meet Il.
slsades from light blue into black. IN
tersperscd with jagged. white threads.
and gold In fne thread worked spas
medically over
A Sage green melts into wood brown.
also. after this fashion. worked over
With white.
There are piaids on the BIC order, in
hiae crav. and gray greens. and green
piurs. dark green OF tluf. run VITA
liner lines OF browns or other dull
shades. These. too. are very elective.
They come in wiry twius.
A late modcl from Paris gives rs
plainly % understand that there is
a. yet no diminishing Of the ruii'c.
The rufses grow smaller. il Is true. but
there are more and moro of them A
black and white costume for early fall
shows white skirt trimmed with raf-
fies or black faille. They are put on
In four sections OF three each. start
ina at tho him and ending At the feet
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

When the young men Of the
reimbursement went last week 20 draw
lots for military service the authorities
were aghast at the number of lads who
presented themselves. each one balder
than the other. An inquiry was
opened, aud the men were questioned
a. 10 how this state of things came
about. II was found that they fire.
aucnted the same barber shop. and
that this wonderful fall of hair was due
70 their having been dressed by bar
Der who did not keep his scissors and
brushes sufficiently clean. by the or
ders of the project of the Seine. DIR.
Lancercaux made complete study OF
the subject, and has just presented o
report TO the department council OF
hygiene, from which il appears that
contagious affections of the scalp are
very easily propagated by the use of
dirty brushes. and aboveall by the use OF
clippers" that are employed to cut
the hair very close. These clippers are
so difficult to clean that their use must
always be attended with risk.--Pall
Mall Gazette.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

(iHANCERY sALE--state 81 Nj -hIgsn. The
" Circuit for the county of ksnt-in Chan
cerg.

(NHANC cry SALE--State 81 Nj -higsn. The
" Circuit for the county Of kent-in Chan
eery.
Grand Rapids Savings Bank. complains nts. vs.
William Z. Denison. Minerva A. Dsnison and
Gum Hardware Company. delendants.
Ia pur suance snd By virtue 81 decree Of the
circuit court for the county 81 hens, IN eann-
canater. A. ID. 1ag2. Ia the above entitled cause
notice l. hereby givcn that on SATURDAY. the
III sAy Of os,sesf ID T. 2.r - a. .ss sses.
ono Of the circuit court commissioner in and
tor said county OF Kent. in the state Of Michi
sap. shall sell al publ auction 10 the highest
bllidsr, az the north front door Of the court
house Of said coeniy. Ia the city OF Grand Rap
ids. IN said county. all thss two contiguous
certtin pieces or "a reels OF land situate and he
inR In tn city Of Grand Rapid In the county
81 kcnt and state OF Michigan. and described
a. follows. to.wit: A stri? Il and twenty fcpl
fee wide on the south eide II lst fuintsr ~.
-. 10. sh,.naa WI ia''s iins,. ?, al
ion ssfeet In said city - 1 I'D Rapids. ani
also the whole OF lot numb y 10 esnf "a situate
o. said Division street en Tho "st sid heee-
and one Hundred fio0f feet m depth, said two
picres q ar uad hcing and lyme contiguous 10
each othsr. mskug q. , whole = hont II
-tre Z. and upon whir i erected the two story
brio. builaibg ~ wuiam 4. Denss,n. Known
e numbsrs eishiysish. - ninety 20 aed
upon Which premises ti.s par ) o The irai parf.
William g. Denieon. eartles on his tusi-
nsss. said afr feet in width extend ne "a *
ono hundred Tee deep nom sii Division
street aud thr ~ n'y foot wide siap btine one
hundred aiid txenty i've feet In sioytA. said
lots being situate on block eighteen tisl %
B.<twck sna tonpanies addition to tie city
nf brInd kspids
CHAHIKS W. Mc3fNL.
tifsa.t Court cona'issi' nor, kent socuiy,
Mich igan.
IAaoAET No: corr 4 6ANsoV.
c~1iieits for Complainant
Dated 81 lirsnd hapids. Ai-hiRsr. August
sisa. A. u isfC. ia Get rs