Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-26

e6sels u the iis<usA and in shnrt
time TIE fact thai these lad hs<n cho-
lsss ia ths city vili slasss have been
forgot<en
4 have been sssonishsd to find how
little knowie>ixe Anericsns passuss
eoaesfssing the city u Ham
burg. sAsd DR. kobsDu- In fnct thsy
sse1 b, knov aluao<t nothing about II.
although COMMERCIALLY II - the most im
postsnt city In Europs II 10 city u
docks warehouses. storehcusn< and busk.
nsss bIockA msny II which have STOOD
for generations You viii look IN vain tor
sny residence Ia the central portaon Ut
the city. The town Is given up TO COM
Insscs. The merchantmen of the world
ride IT anchor Ia the river. The fiags At
every sivilized nation ~ 1T the mast
heads Of the ships AT the great dockN
Hamburg 10 the gateway Of Europe and
10 the lsat IL nearly all continental com
merce. The Residences are Tar away
from the great warehouses They sur
round Lake Alster and are the most
magnificent mansions in the world.
Men from all over the earth who have
made their millions in trade and spccu-
lation erect mansions ON the banks Of
this lake. Ubiinhorst IL probably the
most beautiful residence spot to be
found on either continent"
DIR. Robson il graduate 1t Heidel-
berg university aud Is making study
of optical diseases. His object in visit.
ing Alnericais to obtain special inlor-
nation regarding the effect of climate
and constitutional tendencies upon the
vision. Optical troubles can rarely be
remedied by the mere use Of lense %
counteract the defect said be.
Outlines the disease is tho result 1T =
spinal or other nervous trouble and
must be treated az a nervous disease.
The American myopia and astigmatism
are rather in nature Of fads. The terms
are usk'd to express variety at optical
trov' ics that may or may not be myopia
or astigmafism."
Three years ago lent man Who
was I'm a pinch. 80 said a travelling
man In The Morton last night as he
lighted one of Jimmie BayIis' original
perfectos. He was on bis uppcrs and
needed the money. let him have IL,
and be didn't pay IL back for ten months.
Finally he returned il and was % pro-
fuse in his thanks that ] was almost
ashamed to take il back. had no idea
how much good e. could do a man
until he told me about 1t. He was de-
termined TO reward me IN some way; in
sisted that II he ever could do me
. service be was at my disposal. In
fact. that mans pent-up nature hank.
cred for an opportunity to do me good.
The other day heard that relative
had died year ago and left him tlu.-
utO cold. hard 6scent American dollars.
thought I'd test his gratitude by hit
ting him for hundred just an ex-
pertinent, you know; although a hun
dred plunks would have been very nc
ccptable at that stage Of the game. Sc
| struck him. Did he send me check
for century in the next maily guess
not. He wrote me a letter stating that
the financial stringcncy had ~ unset
tied business that he couldn't think III
loaning money except upon the best
possible security, and preferred not t.
make any loans 1t all =
&. l.. Brundage a Muskcgon, a mem
Der az the recent and Iamented state
senate. dinesl ia Tbs New Livingston
yesterday. When Mr.. Brundage isn't in
politics he sells drugs to Muskegonitcs
that have. complisasicps in their internal
mechanism. The profits in being a
st0fe senator are 90 ridiculously out 81
proportion to drug store dividends that
Mr.. Brundage is mighty glad the legis
lature has adjourned.
Lon Park. Miss Nelson and Miss Kate
Nelson Of Kalamazoo formed party
that we're guests at Sweets for dinnel
yesterday.