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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-30
WOMEN ARE THE OFFENDERS.
Curious Collection Of Artioles. Lost BY
Them in Dry Goods stores,

curious !CoHection OF Artiolos Lost by
Them In Dry Goods stores. :: .
All the large. retail dry goods
stores in the, city maintain depart
ments exclusively for the purpose OF
looking after lost articles, and one
result is that it would be impossible
to make q. dry goods man believe
that memory is the strongest. part .oi
. a wo1nan's makeup. - In a ledger
and it takes a big one-entry is MADE
Of every valuable article found in the
store and sent to ttlhe Sc, depart art
ment, The article is kept until
called for, when it is checked off and
restored to the party proving prop
erty. If no inquiry is made within
week it is advertised for two davs
in the city papers.
Ihe number of handkerchiefs
brought to the ''lost" desk of big
dry goods store in the course of a
year averages 1000 or more. Gloves,
fans, wells and spectacles are met in
abundance in the order named, while
fifty parasols is a low average pei.
day. All of this class of goods that
remains uncalled.. for is distributed
among the various charitable insti-
tutlons about Christmas time. The
midsummer ''fnds" include brand
new goods which have been cut, paid
tor' and left On some counter. usually
in a pile of fabric, like laces, dress
goods and embroidery. The contents
OF these parcel finds cannot be enum-
Grated without giving an inventory
OF the notion stock. The largest ar
ticle is an umbrella or box of cor
sets. Other parcels contain thread,
toilet soap, infants caps, bibs.
aprons, ribbon. hosiery, lingerie,
velvet. flannel and wool and
linen goods, brushes, etc. Wraps,
and dress patterns. often of a costly
kind, are found. just after special
sale the "lost' department is stocked
with pocket-books, purses, HANDBAGS
and handkerchiefs with money tied
in the corners. Strange as it NAV
seem, less than two per cent of even
those last-named articles are ever
called for: All articles exceeding
$40 IN value are advertised and then
kept year. All "fnds" of money!
books go to the clerks finding them
at the expiration of the year.
In many big stores from five to
one hundred watches are found in
the course of a year and from one to
a dozen pieces of fine jewelry: MANY
rings are found about the wash ba-
sins, where they have been removed
for moment. .....
Other articles left-large quanti-
ties OF them nearly every day in the.
week--are lunch baskets. In every
big retail store in the city the cash
boys and packers depend upon re.
celvlng from five to fifty lunches,
which, when found, are after 2
o'clock turned over to these employees:
to be devoured. !:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-30

''My experience" he said, when
failure tripped him up remorseless, sis
that they vary too much. No two are
alike, and they always get mixed up,
and to try to put them right is the
Whether he was alluding to smoke
rings or girls was not very clear.
Halkett looked at him pitvinglv.
He might have had doubt about
women, but he knew that he under
stood men.
"Look here, old fellow" he said,
you've either had one whisky too
many or too few"
Paddon adopted the only course
open to him.
"Who's the poor girl you've expert
mented on? Do T know her?"
''That's rather brutal way of put
ting it, but suppose it's Kate"
. 'Then," said Paddon, ''isn't it al
most q pity that you are not going to
marry her instead of me?'
Halkett smiled. He was not mar
rying man.
When next the two friends met it
was at the home of Kate Temple, the
maiden who after being analyzed bv
one man had perversely fallen in love
with another. HallSett, too phioso phic
to be jealous, had only found in the
circumstance of her preference for his
friend further proof of. the we'll
known law that ideals must be low
cred half-mast high when science
passes by. In short, he liked her
still, but h 8 attitude now might best
be described as one of slightly con-
temptuous sympathy.
The circumstances, under which
they all met now were rather depress-
Ing: James Paddon b ID many weak
nesses. and one of them had lust
attained an alarming prominence Sir
McDermott Ballarat, who doubled the
parts Of eminent specialist and family
friend to the Temples (for Kate had
one incumbrance-shew was garrisoned
round about by a maiden aunt with
fads), had just discovered that his
dear young friend Paddon possessed
only one lung instead of the normal
number, and that that interesting
relic must on no account be allowed to
winter in England. 1t was now Sep
tember. The young man might, take
his lung to Davos Platz or to Colorado
but he must be off without delay.
Hakett, like most people. was at his
best in emergencies. The one cheer
Ing fact to the Temples on this last de-
pressing evening was his quiet an
nouncement to Kate thatif Jim liked
he would 60 with him and look after
A4n. he had previously arranged
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the.> was the
Ineradicab1e conviction that he under
stood the innermost workings Of the
mind of a girl.
IA clever beggar once knew" lie
explained one night to his old intimate
Paddon, ,'';n fact about the cleyerest
bcggsr ever did know, once said to
me, If you know one thing thorough
ly, you hold the key to everything.
It didn't strike me particularly at the
time. | had no reason for testing it.,
but it's awfully true, Jim, I can see it
now" - ..r.., -
1t was in Jim Paddon's rooms in
remark was uttered. Jim Paddon
was at the moment keenly interested
in wondering whether the cork of a
soda-water bottle would come out
easily, like a tooth with gas, or would
require extracting with q wrench.
The gas gained the day: ..,. ..
''Well," he said, content now to
daily with trivialities, "and what if it
TSP" 49, =
..'Well, I'll tell you. Sometimes this
knowledge is very useful to you, and
sometimes-well, it's just amusing. l
uon GHlnk LII particularly concerned,
but ,fatter myself that have always
had a ,knacls of. understanding girls
: It isn't thing a man cares to talk
about much. I'll n the first place ninety
nine opleaFout fof a. hundred would
put any one down as fool who said
this--possi bly, am rather femininely
minded. In any case. I often used to
think I could see things from their
point Of view better than most fellows
and argue their cases in their own
way. , N 'w, since 7 have thoroughly
understood one girl. know l can do
this y And what is the consequence?
Why, they never, astonish me now!"
Paddon took his pipe from his
mouth, and attempted to realize an
old ambition. and blow a second smoke
ring through first.
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He gave it to her. She looked sat
the writing, and 'murm ured an excuse
and left him n II 4. 81 # sss
When. She came back there was little.
changed about her, except hesitancy
ia her speech. q 5z
Don't make me apologize, &, she
said, but, Of course, knew you were
right when you told me, only / wasn't
going to allow anyone but Jim to say.
such: things about himself, was I?''g
Certainly not,an, said Halkett, too
blinded by the sentiment Of the sem
tence to consider its grammar. .s sit is
l who have to apologize. y @i*7.
so they parted good friends, and the
student of women wentshome satisfied,
and on the whole rather pleased than
not, with the sensation of astonish-
ment to which he was now becoming
quite accustomed. - - Il : <-''t :
After decent interval of these
friendly relations he asked her to
marry him. y So = .aos..- ~ @. =
Then the friendly intercourse
snapped like a pipestem and she told
him he had insulted her 'sYou ought
by this time" she said, ''to know me
too we'll to imagine that could ever
love again" =,
This finished of Godfrey Halkett.
He spent miserable month making
up his mind whether to go abroad or
to the devil, and had finally decided
on q combination, when this letter
came:
..s'Dear Mr.. Halkett Have we an
noyed you in any way? If not why
do you never come to see us now?
We shall both be in and very pleased
to see you any afternoon this week, zif
you care to look us up again. Very
sincerely yours, s>,~ KATE TEMPLE.
"P. S.-Aunt says she may have to
go out Wednesday, but everv other
afternoon she will be at home''
Godfrey Ralkett read this letter,
but not all his experience could make
him look as though he had expected
it. After little while he smiled and
lit his pipeaand was happy. He might
not understand women; but he under
stood that letter On W ednesday
morning he:spent twenty guineas. on a
ring, ons' Wednesday,: sa;ftern oon he
called on the Temples and saw. Kate.
After all, now that he was cured of
his chief weakness he was very
good fellow, and there is, never a bet
ter wife than the. girl who is capable
Of astonishing You on occasion. ~ i. ss>>s
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MARRIAGE IN BURMAH.
The Tie..Is Easily Formed and Quite a.
r. Easily Dissolved

-.
A chapter in the Burmah census
report, dealing with what is called
the .'civil condition of the people,
gives much interesting information
regarding marriage in that country.
From the tables marriage appears to
be much less common than in India,
but this is said to be due to the fact
that there is no child marriage
among the Buddhists and Nat-wor-
shippers, who form the bulk of the
population Moreover, in Burmah
marriage is generally the result OF
mutual affection between the parties
after they have reached years of
discretion. On the other hand, mar
riage is moro common there than in
European countries, for the tie is
more easily formed and more easily
dissolved, while motives of prudence
have not the same weight. Destitu-
tion is almost unknown, and the
wants of life in the temperate climate
OF Burmah are more easily satisfeS
than in the colder countries of North
ern Europe.
A young Burmese couple can start
life with da and cooking pot. The
universal bamboo supplies materials
for building the house, lighting the
fire, carrying the water from the
we'll, and may even help to compose
the dinner itself. The wife is usually
prepared to take share in support
Ing the household. and thus she has
gradually acquired a position of in
dependence not always enjoyed by
married women elsewhere It has
been decided that, under the ancient
Buddhist custom prevailing in Bur-
nah a husband cannot alienate
property jointly acquired after mar
riage without the consent of his wife.
Few marriages take place where
either party is under Is, and the
usual ago is between Is and 25.
Polygamy now practically no longer
exists, although in ancient times the
Burmese were polygamists as well as
shareholders '.Most Burmese have
only one wife. and few more than
. two. The first, or head wife, is
usually the choice of the husband in
his youth, and when she ceases to
have children she often assists in the
choice OF a young wife, who is bound
to obey her." The ease with which
divorce is obtained is said to be one
of the causes why polygamy is so
rare. The terms of divorce are based
on ancient rules, one of which is that
the party wishing the separation can
take his or her property and no more;
the other party takes all the rest, in
Guiding the children. The safeguard
against caprice in husbands is not
merely public opinion, which con-
demns too frequent divorces. but the
self respect of women, which pre-
vents them from marrying a man
who has divorced his wives too
freely. The privilege of perfect free
dom in this respect is said to be
rarely abused. divorce is very
rare, a fact attributable equally,
perhaps, to the high position occu-
pied by women in Burmese society,
the care with which marriage con-
tracts are entered into and the ex-
treme evenness of temper which
characterizes both sexes"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-30
An English Rain akinc Machine.

An English rainmaker now oper-
atlng in India has an apparatus con-
slstlng OF q rocket capable of rising
to the height of a mile, containing a
reservoir Of ether. In its descent it
opens parachute, which causes it
TO come down slowly. The ether is
thrown out in 9 fine spray, and its alb
sorption Of heat is said to lower the
temperature about it sufficiently to
condense the rapor and produce q
limited shower. s /. -z5s15 d
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-30

On French farms from thirteen to
fifteen acres is the smallest territory
on which a man can live without
some other work. Those who have
less eke out their income with Job
work. So soon as q laborer saves
some money he buys land at about
5000 an acre. &<a @
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Stereotyped Plates.

II Curved stereotyped plates were in
vented in 1915. but were little used
for half q century after that date.
Since 1866 they have come into gen
.eral employment in every newspaper
Office in the country whose edition is5
printed on a fast steam press. ss
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New orleans a City of Rats.

There is one peculiarity about New
Orleans-it is city of rats. New
Orleans is below the river bed, and it
is at all times low and damp. The
city is not clean, and large wharf
rats, multiplying in the business
portion of the city, swarm in droves.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-12-30

our guns into line and st..rted 2or ths
tort, fully satisfied with our rights
sport, but tired out and as hungry as
the most ravenous coyote. r. =, 4 4.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-30

steamer City Of Savannah Believed
Have Met the Cyclone.
NEW YoBK. Aug. SO--A telegram 70
cetved In this city from Savannah reports
the probable loss of the steamship City OF
Savannah. The steamship Savannah left
Boston on her trip to Savannah last
Thursday.
She was due at her destination Sunday
evening. The big cyclone that has devas
tated the South Atlantic coast ragged
fercely Sunday afternoon and must have
caught the steamship of the North Caro-
lima shore
She IL now three days overdue. and th,
gravest fears are entertained for her
safety.
At this season of the year there are very
few passengers on the steamships running
TO Savannah, but the officers. crew and
frcmen number over rs men.
The City OF Savannah is an iron steam
ship OF 2029. 40 tonnage, 254 feet long, 83 I
at beam, and 1877 draught She was up ts
q month ago employed ON the New Yorl
line Of the Savannah Steamship company
and was sent to Boston at that time Il
take the place Of the Gate City, that hss
been laid off for repairs.
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The Cholera

ROME. Aug. 8O--Naples was declared
free from cholera yesterday. One case o.
cholera and two deaths have been reported
at Salorno. and three deaths at Casino.
PARIS, Aug. 30.-A suspicious malady
believed to be cholera, has broken out In
Nantes. Many persons are suffering.
BUDA-PEsTH, Aug. 80. - During the
last "A hours l43 new cases of cholera and
rs deaths were reported In Hungary.
ROTTERDAM. Aug. 30.-One new case
of cholera and two deaths were reported
In this city yesterday. Isolated cases are
reported elsewhere In The Netherlands
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Providence Grays Badly Beaten In
Yesterdays Contests
MADE THREE RUNS IN FIRST,
But Were whitswashed In the Second
Game-suliivan was the Only 0rsy-
back to Mako . Safe Hit-Erie Re
places Springfield in Second Place.

ERIE. August 30.-Two games were
played here yesterday by the home team
and the Providerc, Grays, both OF which
were won by the former. The first game
WIS close one and was won la the
ei hth BY splendid base running by
Nicholson.
The Grays were shut out In the second
game on account OF their inability to bat
NichoL Sullivan was the only one OF
rhe graybacks to make a hit. Besides
tn ir weakness at the bat the Grays
layed u ragged game in the field, piling
up seven errors. The score:
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TELEGRArnIC BREvIrIEs.

hotel, Daly's hotel and Louis Reynolds
hotel were destroyed by fe at Rocksway
Beach, n. Y.
Secretary Carlisle does not approve Of
the johnson scheme to exchange United
States bonds for currency. the bondo to
be given buck when the currency Is re.
turned TO the treasury.
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zwo Little ones. Fate.

NORWICH, n. Y, Aug 30 Two little
daughters Of John Abbell were crossing a
railroad bridge over the Chenango river
here, when they were struck by an engine
and thrown into the stream and their
bodies were carried away.
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DANBURY, Conn.,, Aug. 80. Frederick
A. Hull, president Of the Log Mountain
Coal, Coke and Timber company Of Pine.
vile, Ky, and member OF the firm Of 4.
A. Hull a. Co. OF this city, has made an
assignment. His Kentucky property Is
valued at sl,00o,00o aud his Danbury in-
terests are extensive. Mr.. Hull is pros.
trated st his home in this city aud is &c
broken down that he may not recover.
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Changes at Dartmouth.

CONCORD. N. H., Aug. eo.-At meeting
OF the trustees Of Dartmouth college Will
lam Patten was elected to the recently es
tablished chair of biology and Albert G.
Chehore was chosen assistant professor
OF physics. The department of rhetoric
and oratory was divided, and Fred Parker
Emery was elected assistant professor oi
rhetoric upon the Willard foundation.
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Second game.)

Earned runs-Erie g. Two-base hits-Sh earon.
Nico. j. sullivan. Sar inc, hits schiebg ok.
Mich i.sol. kuehne. Three -bas, hit-Nicholson.
stolen bases-sche beck Z, 'vandyke. ,Kuehne, Pet
SO. and Fields q Nicholson and Fields;
H.ine, Petit and Rogers, First oase on balls.
Pr yidence 5. struck out-By Sicol 81; by Dun.
ming 1. Wilt PIT ches--Dunning 5. HIT by pitched
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FURTHER WARFARB
Promised BY France UnIess Siam Acoeds
TO New Dem ands.

Promised By France UnIess Slam Acoeds,
TO New Demands.
BANGKOK, Aug. 30.-The French gov
eminent threatens to send back the
French gunboats to the Menam befor'
Bangkok In case It's new demands be mo-
granted Immediately. The foreign resi-
dents OF the city are indignant over
Frances persistence In ignoring the pro
visional agreement reached when Siam
accepted the ultimatum. The absence oi
neutral warships Is a source of general
anxiety. The German cruiser Wolf will
leave tomorrow. Then the French gun
boat Lion viii, be the only warship befor,
Bangkok.
LONDON. Aug 00-A Bangkok dispatch
to The Times says that the French troop,
at Chantabon are making intrenchmenti
and throwing up earthworks.
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Hotel Proprietor skips.

Oh ORCHARD, Me-, Aug. SO.-Proprie.
tor Saunders of the Clesves House has
left town suddenly without warning tc
his help or owner of the hotel. Grocers
and other creditors are anxiously inquir
ing as to his whereabouts. He recently
came here from Fltchburg, Mass.
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The sheriff Got There First.

MIDDLEsBoRo, KY, Aug So.-The mot
of 100 men from Mingo, reinforced by l0c
more, arrived here last night to lynch the
men who fired into the Belt line train
yesterday, but Sheriff Colson and Chief
Conway had fed with the prisoners.
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TARRYrowN, N. Y. Aug. 30.--The body
of an unknown man was found near
Rockafeller's dock, three miles north OF
here. The body had been In the water
about eipht dcvs
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Ra,Iroad Br,drc Dc,troved.

CARLISLE, Pa, Aug. 80. A terrific
storm passed over the Cumberland valley.
The Philadelphia and R.ading railroad
bridge at Brandtsville was struck by light
ming and totally burned
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Mnn hY Dnmino.

SHEEpsHRAD BAY. l.. l., Aug. 3o-The
great Futurity race, worth about 5000,
was run yesterday afternoon. Domino
won; Galilce, second; Dobbins, third.
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A Peculiar Accident.

MrYEoLA. N. Y, Aug. 3o.-Benjamin
Smith, aged l6. while riding a bicycle on
the Jericho turnpike. was blown from the
bicycle under q market wagon. His neck
was broken and he died few minutes
1ufar
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MnrseiIles' Rlg Blaze.

MARsEILLEs, Aug. 30.--A wood yard, an
oil mill and Is residences were destroyed
by fire In this city. Two hundred persone
were made homeless. The loss Is 2O00, ,0ct
fraUca
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MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY

nv WI " & BE sold d ey Public Auction SATURDAY
2; m. IN the building rear. Of No. le5 on sooi&
Island by virtue of the power of sale contsinsS ~
mortgage deed Of personal property made ~
executed by Fred n. Boss dated Aur. b. a. ID 166{ (
ana recorded In the once OF the Re cord&T
OF deeds Ia said City Of Providence IN Per6onS1
property Mortgage Book. No. b6. at cage oi ~
condltions OF said mortgage having been broken. 4
All the right, title and Interest which the not6
Fred T. Boss had at the time said mortgage was ox,
ecVed IN ana 20 one engine. boiler. one lnrnn
power press with all the dies plungors and ofh6r
tools AID apparatus used with said press In pros-
ing leather washers. four leather washer Outline
machines with their ehaftingx belts on6
knives one engine lathe. three polishing
lsthes one stripping machine. one leather plenlnS
machne. one large foot press, one safe. ona de1Ik
together with all the steel arbors. tool1{
benches. counters. shelves. shaftings. pu1ltv6
hangers. belts and other apparatus aud appliances
for manufacturing leather washers. and All fKo
leather and lea her washers. wood paper boxo1
window stops and window fasf<nSr1s
Whatsoever which Is described IN and % convsysa
mess Of the champion Washer com2sny. ~
excepting such things mentioned ia s6z4
mortgage as have been disposed ~
by said Fred II. Boss since the time whom g 4
mortgage was given. BY order OF the assagnoS a.
the MORTGAGE who hereby gives notice OF hts in~j
tention 70 bid upon said property at said sao and
al any adjournment or continuance thereof. A
Prosidence, X l.. Aug. "a lSox
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Earned runs Erie 81 Providence 8. Two-bas
hits-Dewaid Friel. Rogers 2. Sacrifice hit-Fields.
Stolen base-Nichoson, First base on bals.on
Dewald /; OF Hudderham Q. Left on ba,es-Erie
u; Providence a. Struck out-By Dewald D. by
kudderham s. Time-2 hours. Umpire-Hunt
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Buffalo, 7-IO, springfisid, O-5.

BUFFALO. N. ", Aus. 80.--Both games
yesterday afternoon w.re won by the
the first contest, holding the visitors
down to four scattered hits. Inks was
easy for the hard-hittinG Bisons. In the
second game. Barr did better work than
Coughlin, aud his support was steadier.
The scores.
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CFirt Game.)
Troy. 8; Wilkeabarrr. 4.

WILKEsBARRE, Ps., Auv. 30-Troy de-
feated tie home club with case today, as
Gruber Mas almost invincib.e q, save in one
inning, when he WAS hit hard. Nc
Laughlin. who usually holds down the
Irojans. was hit freely at critical times,
and thus the leaders easily captured the
gtme. Tho fielding of Wheelock,
Shelter and Campau wa, the brilliant
feature Of the game. Tue score:
IEnngs............. 234 80
Troy ........ .,....... v K
Base hits Troy I3; wilkesbarre o. Errors
Troy ~ VIII kesbarre z. Batteries--Troy, Gruber
and Cahill Wilkesbarre. Mclaughlin and Lake.
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r Innings. .",~".-.,oi $3.50 .