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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-21
Thessalonia and other parts of the sui

Thessalonia and other parts of the sui
tan'S dominion.
Few, if any, portions of the old world
are so interesting and famed in sacred
and profane history as is Turkey. 1t
is the land of the Bible and it is said
that the manners and customs of the
people In many of the countries are to-
day almost exactly as they were nearly
1900 years ago, when the wise men of
the east Travelled to Bethlehem to hail
the infant Jesus in the manger as the
savior of mankind. The ways, manners
and modes Of living of these people
Of the far-away orient are little known
and can be only family conprehended
from any written description, though
the worlds fair exhibits made by them
gives one very intelligent Idea. =.
And yet, old as is the Turkish empire,
its newer era of litera ture is said to be
devoid Of originality. The Turk is es-
sentially lazy, and he is characterictical-
ly absorptive. One would suppose that
the natural tendencies of a nation lying
almost wholly i'll the tropics, to enjoy
it's dolce far niente, would have resulted
ages ago in the springing up Of native
drama, original in every way. Such has
not been the case. Although the drama
in its various forms and the lighter
orders of entertainment flourish in Tur
key, they are not indigenous to the soil,
as it were. The earlier histories Of the
empire make no mention Of the drama,
and it is probable that it was first in
troduced. in Greece, India or Egypt
possibly from all three-in different
parts Of the empire. II -
E.s Turks Like Comedy Best. s.
As shown by the stage productions in
the Turkish theater at the worlds fair,
the Ottomans are more inclined to
comedy than to tragedy. To the casual
visitor, Unable to talk Turkey" the
comedy is very doleful, and it Is neces-
sary for one to listen to the lecturer" :"
who stands in a box near the stage and
explains as the play progresses, to un-
derstand what 1t is all about. The play
now being presented has an unpro-
nounceable title, but in plot it is so
like the old English comedy, Damon
and Pythias, written by Richard Ed.
wards in Queen Elizabeth's time, that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-21
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
The Editor Acknowledges n Snub
From Mrs. Col. de Verde.


From Mrs. Col. de Verde,
About SnubS.-When we established
the Kicker we were lonesome-look-
ing man. We were dead broke for
cash, hard up for clothes, and we made
no pretense as to grammar, poetry or
oratory, but in establishing the paper
we also determined to establish our
self in society. In fact, we determined
to lead it. The people rebeled at the
innovation, but we persisted. It gradu-
ally daWned upon the populace inhab-
iting this plateau that we knew the
difference between standing up to 81
dish of fried bacon and sitting down to
a six-course dinner, and they crowded
back to give us room. AS editor, may
or and senator there is no doubt of our
Being the Ward McAllister of a yerv
large extent Of territory, but now and
then an individual rises up and at
tempts to hurt our society feelings.
Such was the case last Friday evening
when Mrs. Col. de Verde. of Arizonia
place, gave birthday party and left us
out in the cold She told some of her
friends that she did it to rebuke our
egotlsm, and we were no doubt re-
Duked. In leaving us out in the cold
Mrs. de Verde brought disaster upon
herself Viewed from the McAllister
standpoint, her party was a flat failure.
Half the people present used the finger
DoWls to drink from, the coffee was
sWeetened with New Orleans molasses,
ana she was eleven napkins short when
refreshments were served. To further
rebuke us she invited the wretched old
crltter whom we are obliged to refer to
as our esteemed contemporary and
he sat at the head Of the table and hol-
1ered Tor tripe and lemonade and
corned beef! No wonder the partv
broke up at 10 o'clock and rushed The
gate Off its hinges in the mad desire to
get away! Yesterday morning Col. de-
verde was taken to Wyoming. under
arrest. We have known for 2 wear
that he was "wanted'' there. Whom
the colonel conspired with his wife to
pour ice water down our social sninol
column, we felt our duty to send off a
brief telegram giving his location. We
are not a revengeful man, but we have
policy to carry out We have proyid-
ed ourself with swallow-tailed coat.
white vest, billed shirt and other. ad-
luncts. We have read up our etiquette,
We know when the celery should be re-
moved and the fried eggs brought in.
We know when the salad should he
gently retired and the ice cream quietly
substituted. An attempt to snub rs
may justly be considered a blow at So
ciety, and win be certain to result in
dfsaster to the snubber. New YORK
Sun. " H. s...s. ,.'.s : :.
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alive, should see fit to make g. claim
that his play had been cribbed, the
Turkish author of the ''Kalamounic"
drama, which was given during the
earlier weeks of the exposition, might
put in counter claim for royalties
against e. S. Willard, the actor, of J.
M. Barrie, who wrote 'The Professors
Love Story" The synopsis of : the
Turkish 'love story is as follows:
Act shows Selim, the leading man,
in bed. His sister sits near by, spin
ming at her wheel. Selim's health has
been failing from some mysterious
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-21
GARDENING.

3 GARDENING. +.
Gladys got some garden seeds, y
-. -. Trusting little maiden.
Elcked them out with greatest care,
Ialked about them everywhere.
Planted them with earnest prayer,
And a little spade. "FL .
Then there came fall of snow,..
And a solid freeze.
Gladys, taken by surprise, y
Bravely dried her brimming eyes,
Sent around for new supplies,
Warranted to please. .,::.~
Hardly were they in the ground +
When busy hen, $3.50 -,
Seeking sustenance, laid bare
All the cause of so much care,
Gladys wished that she could sweaE,
And began again.
What the next mishap will be
Gladys doesn't know,
But if patient labors pay,
She will have fine display
In her garden plot some day
1t is doubtful, though.
-Summerville Journal,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-21
Could Not Account for r.

+ she-You seem rather blue this
evening, Jack.
He-Yes, I have had a neauache all
DAY, and I don't know how came to
have it.
she-What were you doing last night.
eh, sir? 59.as S - -. :
q He--I don't know what Z was doing
after about 40 O'cloeE. -. :.
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cause, and nobody has been able to
diagnose his case. His father has gone
for y doctor, who Is quack and who,
on examination, pronounces Selim to
be suffering from no disease, and de-
clares he Is bewitched.
When alone in the house Selim sings
odes he has composed to his sweetheart,
whom he loves without knowing it.
His father brings magicians and sor-
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The Turkish empire is one Of the
most ancient on the face of the globe.
It has more different nations, peoples.
provinces, languages, dialects, unknown
in any other part Of the world, than
can be found in any other portion of
this mundane sphere. Representatives
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-21
TURKISH STAGE CRAFT.
DRAMATIC ART AMONG THE OTTO
70 MANS.

Piays With Familiar Plots That Are
avoritas in Turlkey-People Of the
Isle of Java Love Pantomime, and
Dancing. ~-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-07
A Strange Battlefield.
From the philadelphIa TeIegram.

From the Philadelphia Telegram.
1t is there to-day as it was in 1864
tho even Bore sombre and gruesome-
that strangest of all battlefelds of the war,
the evidences" When Hooker swept
his army around towards Charlottesville,
he was in the edge Of that dark, dense and
silent forest, which extends from that
point to Mine Run and beyond. 1t is a
strip of country from three TO seven miles
long, which is penetrated here and there
by roads, but whose depths furnish safe
retreat for the wildcat, the owl, the ser
pent and fox. 1t is a lonely ride along
even the best travelled highway in times of
peace. The boot Of the owl is heard from
the dark thickets at MONDAY, and the
deadly moecasin snake leaves his trail in
the dust as he crosses the highway to
plunge into u dense swamp. There is not
spot on the main highway where one
could see the length Of the regiment on
the march, and he who would hide from
the whole world has but to take twenty
steps to right or left.
In days cope by the slaves in that part
of Virginia had horror of this wilderness.
Runaways sought its cover, and were safe
from master and dog but as they skirted
the swamps the deadly serpent reared its
head and struck them with death. Muir
derers have been driven in there by hot
pursuit, never to be heard of again, and
men have made clearings here and there,
only to be driven out by the sterile, I'M
yielding soil and the strange lonesomeness
of the woods. War would have avoided
it, but war was dragged there. Every acre
of the dark pines, every acre of the tam
gled thickets, every dismal swamp and bar
rem knoll echoed the shrieks and groans of
wounded men and the travail of fierce bat
tie. History may tell you that it is a sin
gular spot for grapple of enemies thirst
ing for carnage, but history will not paint
the weirdness of even peaceful ride
through that desolate tract.
In the first grapple between Grant and
Lee in this dense tangle 10000 men
fought for five hours, and at the going
down Of thesun 5000 lay dead and wound
ed. In the seven miles of front occupied
by the two armies there were not half
dozen spots where single battery could
be massed to sweep an acre Of clear ground.
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A Railroads Variety Store.
From narper,s Young people.

fIoh iioi PCT AouhN fpoPit'
Did YOU ever stop to consider where all
the little things used on a railroad come
from? Where the engineer gets his oil
cans and oil and waste, the brakeman his
flags and lanterns, the station agent his
envelopes and pencils and glass to replace
broken panes, the car-cleaner his brooms
and sponges and soap? The men might
buy all these things themselves, but that
would be very expensive way, for some
of the great railroads spend S5,000,000 a
year for those apparently little things.
Every railroad has an officer called the
purchasing agent, who buys all the articles
that are constantly needed. He has moth
ing to do with buying the locomotives or
cars or rails; it is only the 'little" things
that he has to spend sometimes S5,OQ0,OO0
year for.
On the first of each month the head of
each department and every station agent
make what is called Il requisition upon the
purchasing agent for the supplies that they
will need for that month that is, they
make out list of the articles and send it
to headquarters. The purchasing agent
looks over all these lists, audits them, as
it is called, and strikes out some of the
items when he thinks that too much has
been asked for. When the list is cut
down to what he thinks is right he puts
his initials upon it, and it is sent to one of
the principal officers Of the road, who also
approves it. When it comes back to the
purchasing agent approved, he sends an
order to the supply department, and the
goods are shipped to their destination.
Tho variety OF things that the purchas-
ing agent has to buy is shown by two
acquisitions taken at raudom from among
thousands received by one agent in this
city this month"; One was for 3 dozen red
globes for signal lanterns, $50 barrels Of
oil, 100 barrels of signal oil, 90 gallons of
turpentine, 10000 seals and wires for seal
ing freight-cars, coil of rope 5 inches in
circumference, l dozen brooms, J dozen
sponges, 100 pounds of waste for cleaning
chimneys, Z gallons of soft soap for clean
ing cabooses, / kegs Of nails, 800 envel-
opes, 1000 paper clasps, gross of pens. ]
gross of pencils, and 10 yards of flag bunt-
ing. Another requisition from an Office
in the interior of New York State where
there must be great many clerks, called
for 10000 large envelopes, 10000 small
envelopes, 500 small pads, 5000 letter
heads, 10 gross Of rens, 500 application
forms, 500 monthly report blanks, 10
gfqss of pencils, 10 gross of clasps. 100
large sticks of red sealing wax, 800 heavy
manila envelopes, 5 dozen oil cans, 8 dozen
lanterns, 10 signal lamps, 3 dozen red
globes, 3 dozen white globes, 3 large lamps
for station, 2 dozen brooms, 4 featherdust
ers, $50 pounds of waste, 8 kegs Of nails,
J dozen large chamois-skins, IS panes of
glass 16x2O, 5 coils of small rope, J bale
Of coarse wrapping-paper, $50 fence pick
cts, and HOG feet of barbed wire.
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MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company
OF CARROLL COUNTY.
OFFICE, WESTMINSTER, ND.

OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY:
]. w. Herring, President, Westminster, Car
roll county.
Richard Manning, Secretary and Treasurer,
Westminster, Carroll county.
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Herring, Westminster, Carroll county.
Granville S. Haines, Union Bridge, Carroll
county.
David Prugh, Freedom, Carroll county.
Granville L. Herring, Sandyyille, Carroll
county.
Charles B. Roberts, Westminster, Carroll
county.
Edwd. Lynch, Westminster, Carroll county.
David Fowble, Westminster, Carroll county.
r. Manning, Westminster, Carroll county.
DR.. j. j. Weaver, Jr., Uniontown, Carroll co.
L. E. Reindollar, Taneytown, Carroll county.
AGENTS.
I John T. Diffenbaugh, Westminster, Carroll
county.
j. Oliver Wadlow, Freedom, Carroll county.
E. NJ. Anderson, Mt. Airy. Carroll county.
Louis Dielman, New Windsor, Carroll CO.
John S. Repp, Union Bridge, Carroll county,
Alfred Eollickotier. uniontown, Carroll co.
E. e. Reindollar, Taneytown, Carroll county.
J. w. Weant, Double Pipe Creek, Carroll
county.
William Il. Shower Manchester, Carroll
county.
Granville T. Herring, sandyville, Carroll
county.
W. U. Marker, Tyrone, Carroll county.
William A. Abbott, Hampstead, Carroll
county.
John Jones, Mechanicstown, Frederick Co.
o. A. Horner, Emmitsburg, Frederick
county. JAMS IL
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A Few Bulls.

We hear great deal about Irish bulls,
but as matter of fact this species of blum
dering wit is by no means confined to our
friends the Hibernians, During the Fe-
MAN troubles some years ago, a Canadian
paper published what it claimed was toast
offered at Fenian meeting in Montreal.
It read aHere's to Stephens. May he
live till he sees ehapels built ten miles long
and seven miles broad, and may they be
slated with the shoulder blades of English
men, and the walls whitewashed with their
blood"
aBull Run Russell, well known in this
country during the war as a correspondent
Of the London Times, in one Of his letters
from Egypt, writes, GAS there were no
other asses to be found, the Duke of
Sutherland, Colonel Tuesdale, Colonel Mar
shall and 1 were Obliged to trudge on foot. !"
1t was an English lady who requested a
painter to paint her portrait with a book in
her hand, reading aloud, and her servant
in a corner, where he could not be seen,
but within easy call.
A professor in Edinburgh university
was tudhtiiG ~ CtCtntOdi Ca pOAAoOhe bSAOA Y
his class, when an explosion took place and
the vessel was shattered to pieces. Hold
ing up fragment of the glass, he said
very gravely, aGentlemen, | have made
this experiment often with this very phial
and | never knew it to break ia my hand
before.
There are men still living who can recall
the ridicule heaped on General Taylor for
sentence that occurred in his famous
message to the Thirty-6rst Congress. It
was as follows: eve are at peace with
all the world, and seek to maintain our
cherished relations of amity with the rest
Of mankind"
Mr.. Buchanan matched this in a speech
in which he said, Il do believe, gentlemen,
that mankind, as well as the people of the
United States, are interested in tho preser-
walton Of the Union"
John C. Calhoun, in commenting upon
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EoR s SALE.

II ,, Acres N prime j limestone 80.
LII, "a;ia0 from Westminster; fine buildings all
=, GOOD condition; very desirable iarnni
nr;ce S12. O0O-half cash, balance on years
''' Farm Of $50 acres, Al miles from Westmin u
CO. d miles from Patapsco Station, W. NJ
Buildings fair. Price $2,5O0
Choice little farm of 554 acres, nan nliie
from Westminster; good soil; BRICK no ase
large barn; all in good condition;prlee 81 49,
Nice little home; acres; prime i anu.
miles west from Westminster orieA ~ 600
bank barn; more land II desireu; pr'I p:IliaS.
plaster and bone mill on W. Md. kallroau;
BUILDINGS new: best of machinery IA acres OF
land. GOOD water power; splendid opening
to engage in a profitable ana growing pusi''''''
terms easy; price s., 900. GU,
1850 acres prime timber land on Ohea'
river, West Virginia. Heavy Original grown
Of noplar, red oak, ash, walnut, cherryI %c'i
land valuable for grazing purposes after TIMBER
is off; price s. per acre: ~ u3 al
Machine shops at New Windsor, Md all
the necessary buildings for the manuiactnre;
and repair Of machinery. This property wiil
be sold; bargain at easy payments price
81 500. ,,.. -
| from Westminster 10 MI. Ill ~ -
east from New Windsor. Price SS5O. ~
A small home, acres, on road from west
minister to New Windsor, ! mile from former
place; good house. good stabllng, good WATER
extra fine fruit, &c. Price Sl25O.
Fine brick house on John street, rooms'
conveniently arranged. all in tlrst class con-
dition. Quite bargain at S260O. w
80 acres prime land, half mile from west
minister; large bank barn, line orchard, spieh'
did building site for house; price S6,oOo;
Large brick hotel in Westminster, on Main
treet, near Railroad Depot; price sl4,ooo-
Farm As acres, II miles from Westminster
land good; buildings good; orchard choiet
fruit; price $50 per acre.
Farm 10 acres, Smiles from Westminster,
miles from Hampstead, nearest H. X. station
good house and barn; SO acres cleared LAND
in good condition; $35 per acre.
Nice Little Home, one mile from west
minister; 80 acres of prime land, good bncS
house; price, IS, 800. -,
Twenty acres good land, good buildings
near Westminster, So, 800.
One hundred acres, best quality OF land, q
miles from Westminster; buildings only lair
good water, &C.; price, $500.
Brick house and lot in Westminster; u, 20O
Double brick house and lot in Westmln'
ster; $1,000.
Also, some fine pasture lots, ranging from
2 to 6 acres, adjoining Westminster.
For particulars call on or address
sep3,tf E. LYNCH, Westminster, Md
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There was not spot where brigade COM
mander could stand and overlook his four
regiments as they stood in line Of battle.
There was, a. one point on the right, a
cleared spot of about two acres in extent,
and Federal battery, which was dragged
through the forest, was placed in position
there about o'clock in the morning of
the second day In ten minutes three OF
the guns were silenced by the musketry
fire, and charge was made by the Con-
federates to capture the whole. Here two
regiments grappled and fought until 300
men encountered the ground. Again the
battery opened and again it was charged,
and when the Confederates retired the
dead men had to be corded to get them
out of the way. Again and again fresh
artilerists we've brought up and fierce fire
opened, and again and again the Confeder-
ates charged and added scores and hun
dreds to that awful pyramid of dead.
Grant had not advanced on his right. Lee
had not advanced on the left. Where the
dead fell in the gray of morning there was
the battle line when night shuddered at
the sight it hid from view.
The fighting on the second day was to
save that narrow and tortuous highway
known as the Brock road to the Federals.
1t was the path into and out Of that great
forest. Along it must move every man,
horse, gan and wagon 1t is dark and
lonely highway as you ride over it to-day,
and every foot of it has story of blood.
The burial parties found hundred who had
crawled into the thickets and swamps and
died, and years after the government con-
tractors, who were removing the dead to
national cemeteries, found scores of skele-
tons which had never been buried at ALL
When night came again the Federals had
secured possession of the road, and under
the pines were thousands Of dead-thou-
sands of MANNED and crippled and IS the
twilight faded into darkness along that
front of seven miles, stretching over swamp
and tbicket, there arose direful sound.
1t was murmur at first Then it swelled
to steady cry-not one shout or groan
or shrek, but thousands of them mingled
together and quivering over thicket and
rising over the pines like the wall of a
gathering tempest. 1t was the piteous cry
of the wounded and helpless as night add
ed to the frightful horrors of that sombre
/ wilderness,
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4oetrp.
THE FEAS 7.

From The Khan
His people have Toasted ON barely.
His people have dined upon wheat;
His people have fed uDon plenty.
And corn il piled thick at their feet.
God stands a-tiptoe and sees us.
Amidst all our plenty. in sin;
Forgiving, he orders TO please ms
A glorious dessert brought in.
The angels pile plums on our table,
Plnms that are purple and red;
No people In legend OF fable
With ever sneh splendor were fed.
The arm of the angel outreaches.
Through fields that are perfumed and'broa =
He is piling our lap full of peaches
He plncks from the garden OF God.
Again His arm Is outstrctehing
Lest the spirit OF autumn escapes;
The arm is gathering and fetching.
And loading our sideboards with grapes.
The red-cheeked apples are rounding
Their forms in the antnmn-tide sun,
with pears in their bounty abonnodIng
Ere glorious fill-tide is done.
This is the feast of the splendid
That aye to everyone comes.
Rosy-cheeked apples are blended
With grapes and peaches and plums.
Sit down to the o'erladen table,
Long loaded, heaped fully and broad:
Come feast we as much as you're able.
With gifts that are given ofGl
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Sunday Trains.


On Sundays trains will leave Hilen Station al 81
a. IN. and go p. M, Westminster II a. m and Ill
p. M, arriving at Union Bridge at ll.I5 a. and
450 p. m. Leaves Brueeyille 6.25 a. M. and Union
Bridge at 6.37 a and 3.5S p. M, Westminster ia
a. m. and AS p. m, arriving at Hillen Station a.
9.10 a. M and 6.l5 p. M.
Frederick-Division Pennsylvania Railroad, dsIy
except Sunday.-Trains for Frederick leave BIaer
VILE ut 1882 a. N. and 454 and 6l7 p m. Trains 81
Taneytown, Littlestown and York leave BTucerilk
at g.5S a. IN. and 3.45 D. M.
Through trains for Hanover aud Gettysburg and
points ON Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leau
Baltimore daily, except Sunday, at 722 4. m. and
800 p. IN. Through cars for Gettysburg and inter
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily except
Sunday at 1905 a. IN.
Passengers for and from Cherry Run, Williams
port. 2. V. and intermediate points, from and 6l
stations east of llagerstown, change at HagersiOWn
diminishing K. R.-East-Leave Emmitbug,
daily, except Sundays. at $50 and 1000 g. m. aud
2s5 and 5.f5 p. M, arriving at Rocky Ridge at So
and 1913 a. m. and 3.25 and 6.l5 p. West leave
Rocky Ridge at S.2G and 1857 a. m. and $50 and 6s
p. m; arriving at Emmiisburg al SEC and ll0I a.
and 400 and $50 y. m.
Orders for baggage calls can be left at Tckei
Office, No. 205 f. baltimore street, Baltimore.
]. NJ. HOOD. Gen1 Manager.
oet7 b. II. GRIswoLD, Genl. Passenger Agent