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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
BOOKS AND THEIR AGE.
Too Many Think They Have Treas-
ures i'm Ancient Volumes.

Too Many Think They Have Treas
ures i'm Ancient Volumes.
A young man writes from st. Joseph
Mo-, to a dealer in this city that he
Is Offering for sale, through the stress
OF hard times, very rare book, pre-.
sumably ''the Oldest book in America. ~
The volume is printed in Dutch, is in
perfect condition, and was published
more than 300 years ago: The present
owner, whose letter proclaims his illit-
eracy, believes that he has a veritable
treasure. He will be terribly shocked
when he discovers that his treasure
is worth in the market not more than
S.. g..
Age alone gives value to but very
few books. Yet the average person has
an idea that if book was printed long
ago it must necessarily be valuable.
And, what is curious, different people
differ as to the dates that constitute a
book old. There are those who fancy
that a volume printed 100 years ago
must be esteemed very old, very rare
and very valuable. Others show YOU
with pride Hudibras printed-we will
say-in 1850, or Bible printed 200
years ago; and these volumes are cher
ished because Of their antiquity! A
very worthy lady living in Massachus-
etts recently exhibited with an elabor-
ate flourish a volume of sermons bear
ing the date Of 1854 volume she rev.
cred, loved and treasured because of
its age; a few moments later she gave
up to the writer without any hesitancy,
a charming little 1927 reprint Of the
New England. primer.
Age only gives value to comparative
ly few. books. Hundreds of volumes
printed in the seventeenth century are
to be had at our second hand shops
at prices ranging from 10. to 25 cents
apiece, and the average vellu,n of $50
years ago is worth 80 per cent IL IS in
the market to-day than. is one of Haw-
thorne's or of Whitter's cunning little
first editions printed between 1888 and
1912. Going over an English catalogue
few days ago we made a note of the
prices of items bearing dates from 1890
to 1910, and we found that the sixteen
volumes offered for sale could be had
for 1922, about 35 cents apiece. Last
winter here in Chicago a twenty-four
volume edition Of Melancthon, printed
at Amsterdam in 1850, was sold to the
Armour Institute library for IS. By
actual weight and by it's actual meas
urement for they were monstrous
folios in double-thick vellum) they were
cheaper than coal by the ton or wood
by the cord.-Eugene Field in Chicago
Record
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
A Cook Book Fhee..

Table and Kitchen is the title of a, new
Powder Company: Chicago: lust at this
time it will be sent: free If you write a. pos
tai mentioning this. paper. This book has
very best Of its: kind. Besides; containing
over 400 receipts for all kinds of PASTRY
and home cookery, there are many hints for
table, how to enter the dining room, ETC.:
a hundred and one hints in every branch Of
the culinary art. Cookery Of the very finest
cal and home-like;, is provided for. Remem-
Der 'Table and Kitchen" will be sent, post
age prepaid, to any lady, sending her address
copy in Germans or Scandinavian will be
sent If desired. Postal card is as good as
letter. Address, Price Baking Powder Co,
Chicago, Ill.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

Opium q BenefactOr.
food is desired.

opium q BenefactOr.
Still another contribution to the
opium controversy is furnished by Ali
Dharamsi, Mohammed solicitor Of
Bombay, a fellow of the university,
and justice Of the peace. In giving
his experience to the use Of opium, both
in Bombay and his native province,
Clutch, he declares that, as compared
with alcohol, it does not harm at all.
He states positively that the quantity
taken does not increase with the habit.
He found opium eaters Of from fifty
to eighty years old looking robust and
healthy. He believed the habit to be
SO rooted that prohibition would pro-
duce smuggling, which, in the case Of
drug SO small and so desired, could
not be suppressed. He holds that it's
suppression, if it could be affected,
would be followed by an immense in
crease, in the use of: alcohol, which,
to all the dark races, is most deadly.
They cannot afford wine, and drink on
~ to be drunk. There is such an an
Client and deep-ro0ted prejudice against
the use of opium in Western countries
that Mr.. Dharamsi's arguments are not
Alkely to make much; impression upon
the opium fanatics, but there IS every
reason to believe that he knows what
die is talking about, and his evidence
is, therefore, valuable; furthermore. it
lis markedly conirmatory of some re-
cent testimony on the subject, the CO.
Danov and 1voiOht of vxyhio7,
question.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
The Face ~ an Index.

Incomplete closure Of the eyelids,
rendering the whites OF the eyes Nd
sble during sleep, is symptom IN an
acute and chronic diseases Of severe
type; It's also to be observed when rest
IS unsound by pain, wherever seated.
Twitching Of the eyelids, associated
with the oscillation Of the eyeballs or
squirting, herald the visit of convul-
SiOns. (
Widening Of the orifices Of the nose,
with movements of the nostrils to and
fro, point to embarrassed breathing
from disease Of the lungs or their pleu-
raj investment. - - &~E =
Contraction Of the brows indicates
pain in the head; sharpness Of the nos
trils, pain in the chest, and a drawn
upper lip, pain in the abdomen.
To make a general rule, it. may be
stated that the upper third Of the face
is altered in the expression in affections
Of the brain; the middle third, in dis
eases of the chest; and the lower third,
in the diseases of the organs contained
in the abdominal cavity. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
:. A Kitchen Annex.

I'm one Of the outlying suburban dis
tricts Of New York there is an old farm
house that has an ideal kitchen annex.
Out from the room is porch about
5 feet wide by 10 in length. From
this, extending back and to one side,
somebody in the good old days OF long
ago had put out a row Of cedar posts
reaching about. ( or s feet above the
ground level. These posts took in q
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
The Cholera Scare.

The project Of - has gone on q
tour Of inspection through his depart
ment, being anxious to ascertain if the
necessary precautions have been taken
in every parish to prepare for pos
siblc invasion on the part Of the dread
plague. To the mayor Of a certain vii
lage he said:
well, have you carried out my in
structions? What have you done?'
Il have had graves dug for all the
inhabitants of the parish. "-Annales
PoGtiques ct Litteraires. .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
August
wv err :

Miss G. G.. MccLAvE, School
teacher, 753 Park Place, Elrnira, N.
Y. This Spring while away from
home teaching my first term IN 4.
country school I was perfectly
wretched with that human agony
called dyspepsia. After dieting for
two weeks and getting no better, q
friend wrote: me, suggesting that +
take August Flower. The very next
day / purchased bottle. I am de-
lighted to say that August Flower.
helped me so that I have quite re-
covered from my indisposition." 9
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
UnrenlarkeI.

Mrs. Bingo-"Bobbie, didn't I give
you the money to get your hair cut?'
Bobbie-
Mrs. Bingo-'"Then why didn't you
obey me? Don't you know that boy
with such towsly hair looks like a
fright?'
Bobbie-*'I don't think the people in
the circus noticed it,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
Popular Astronomy.

will appear in September: This magazine
will be welcomed by readers who want, in
clear and untechnical language, the results
astronomical news. For students Of as
tronomy and those who own small teIe-
scopes or even opera glasses, Popular As
tronomy will open the way to work of much
interest and value: The editors are William
W. Payne and G. r. Willard, Of Goodsell
observatory, Carleton college, Mortified,
MIMI. The subscription price is $3.50 per
year.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
Never Inv whi.kv

Never buy whisky for medici-
nal purposes unless you know the bottlers
OF It to be reliable, as most WHISTLES sold
under celebrated names are spurious, cheap
articles, whose bottlers cannot afford to
have their names: appear on the labels. - :
Uncle Sam s Monogram Whiskey is bottled
by the Oldest and largest firm in the Liquor
line in the Northwest and the favor with
which it has been received is the best proof
OF its superior quality. Ask your druggist
or retail dealer for it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
SFirst in Pe0ce.v

Col Geodfello-Well Nose, how are
you getting along in the. place got for
you? 49,.
Nose. Yallerby Nicely, Elnme4, thank
zee. ana de foreman now.
"Toreman?'' .,---
''Yassir: No one kin conae i'm till
fust open up an dust things!!''-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

Ifthe Baby IL Cutting Teeth,
Be sure and that old and well tried remedy, MRS
N1NsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
Sweet and Dainty Dishes
For
The Dinner and Supper Tables
Can always be prepared quickly 81.
~ ~ r. -. ,s~ by using :@>2 := zzt
j.. -. .. f.. DR.. Prices i.
Cream Baking Powder

distinguished as being the only Cream of Tartar
Baking from ammonia alum, lime any other
adu1teration All other baking powders leave of alka
acid in the food Dr. Prices is without rival and is
indispensable where the finest we'll wholesome
isd =: =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

Edison has invented a method! for repro
ducing phonograms> that is said to- be YER
satisfactory.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

The Hawaiian alphabet has twelve letters,
While the Tartarian is made up OF 202- char
acterS. .l
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

For Morosenesss and Irrita bf1ity
take Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters All genu-
Inc bear the signature Of ]. r. Allen, Drug
gist, st. Paul, Mimi. ,....... -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

The revised version. Of sEenie, menfe
mfney, mo- in vogue with Springfield
Mass, children is ''One; two, three; Pad
er0o, ,skee.''
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
The Modern Beauty

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty Of exercise in the open air. Her
form gloWs with health and her face blooms
with it's beauty. If, her system needs the
cleansing action Off laxative remedy. she
uses the gentle and pleasant liquid laxative
Syrup Of Figs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
Novel Match Boxes.

Attractive match holders are always
In order, and those who cannot buy
gems in Cloissone or Sevres ware may
be pleased with the two here illustrated
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

The annual consumption Of tea in En land
per capita is al little more than, five pounds
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

More cases Of: consumption appear. among
needlemak ers> and tilemakers~ than any other
class OF laborers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

IIegema MS Camphor Ice vvith'a q ycerine.
Chilblains. Piles &c. @. G. Clark Co, New Haven. Ct
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

The Temple Of Ypsambul in Nubia, is CT
from a. solid rock, and its entrance is quart
ed by four statues, each g. feet hilSfh,
feet across the shoulders, the face Z fes
iOngs the ear. over feet.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

The climate and grass Of the State of Mon
tana are regarded as being very fine for
cattle, and the annual wool clip Of that
state is placed at 12OOU, 600 pounds.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

Wine has>been made from currants, goose
berries, pluns; pafsnips, rhubarb: and pOtae
toes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

A 30OOO-pouad block ofysalt, followed out
and lit up inside with incandesbent Iights.
is one Of the curiosities of the world
fair. ~ -, r. fy>. ~ 81 ts&I,r !. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

Persia has six newspapers all in the ma
tive language except one in Syriac.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
Over Many a Leaxue,

Spreads the infectious air poison Of" ohitls
and fever, a complaint to the eradication
and preservation Of which Hostetter's. Stpln-
ach Bitters is specially adapted. Vast and
fertile districts are periodically visited by
this relentless malady. Fortify with the
Bitters and prevent it.: Rheumatism, consti:
BUSINESS are conquerable IN any stage by
this comprehensive medicine. Endorsed and
commended by; Intelligent physicians every
where.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
Kerosene in the Laundry


Gus publications for and against the
kerosene method Of washing that am
tempted to give my: way, which I
think is little better than any have
seen. I tried many times following di-
rectons carefully, and each time gave
it up in despair, because the kerosene
would persist in floating on the top. Of
the water and the odor of the oil re
manned in the clothes even after they
were ironed. At last, by. experiment
ing, I, have found that I can wash
with kerosene and have my clothes
white and clean, with half the work
required in the old way, and they
smell fresh and sweet when they come
from the line, The clothes also wear
longer, and those which have become
yellow from careless washing or any
other cause will, after. a few wash
ings, be as white as ever. Fill the
: boiler two thirds full of water. Now
shave three-fourths Of bar of soap
into O basin or small pail, pour nearly
two spoonfuls of kerosene in the soap,
tuCu duA d put VI 4AOA0. VI AOI WbISI
and set in the back Of the stove, STIR
ring often until the soap dissolves. The
kerosene will mix with the soap, and
more water may be added if needed.
Pour half of this soap into the boiler
and it is ready for the clothes. Some
people put the clothes dry into the
boiler, but I like better to put them
into a tub of water then wiring out
and put in to boil. Put in the finest
clothes first and be careful not to
crowd the boiler Let them boil hard
for fifteen minutes. Then take them
out into a tub Of cold water and put the
second lot into the boiler after adding
half Of the remaining hot soap to the
water in the boiler, also a pail of water
to replace what was taken out with the
clothes. While they are boiling get the
first lot ready for the line. Wash them
thoroughly in the first tub, rubbing be-
tween the hands or on the board any
place which is still soiled, then throw
them into a tub we'll filled with blue
water. Rinse well. and they are ready
to be starched and hung on the line.
Serve the second boilerful in the same
way. Use the remainder of. the soap
for the last boiling of white clothes.
After the white ones are all boiled
| put the aprons, .colored shirts, etc, ex-
cept new ones which will fade, into
| the boiler, and let them boil a few
| minutes This will loosen the dirt Sc
that it will come out with very little
rubbing in the suds water. Mems socks
land pants, which are usually the worst
part of the washing, will come, clean
with. comparatively little work after
boiling short time in the kerosene
suds. The colored, clothes may be
washed through some Of tho suds, using
the piece Of soap left to rub the soiled
places. In this way one bar of SOAP
is sufficient for a large washing, and as
there is SO much time and labor saved
I consider it. a very economical and
+ easy method. There are many articles
/ offered in the stores to assistsin wash
ing, but the kerosene method has two
advantages, the oil is at hand in every
house and it will not weaken the fiber
Of the clothes, Detroit Homestead.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
Oily Hair,

Women with too much Oil in their
hair should not use borax or ammonia
to dry it, for these agents will inevi-
tahly. If used to any extent, make the
hair brittle and split at the ends as well
AZ fade it past recall. After a thorough
cleansing Of the scalp with white Of
egg. soap and clear water, and drying
the hair by tanning, let the possessor
Of too oily locks powder her tresses
with toilet powder, brushing out all
that will come, and she will find her
troublesome hair dry and easy to man
age OF course, when treating the hair
4 in this way the powder must frequent
II be entirely brushed out and the
scalp given dry. rub
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

The exports Of coal from Belgium last
year amounted to 4,53S, 11S tons, a slight de.
{ crease from the previous year.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
r Cure Dyspepsia ana Constl

cure Dyspeps1a ana COnst1parfon'
DR.. Shops Restorative Nerve Pills, sent
free with Medical Book to prove merit for
&c stamp. Druggists, 25c: DIR. Shops; Dox
W., Racine, Wis: .,.,. '+<'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

A cloth Of very fine texture is made from
the bark Of the .paper'tree, mulberry grow.
ing in the South, Sea, islands. ~'.-"-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23

EIs.mre 2 Canoe Burned Match
- < Receiver ,- ...s.
ingit by. Inside put a miniature canoe
of tin, made by simply fastening two
nieces Of tin together at he bottom like
an inverted V.-Western Agrlcultul.
list. > ) :.2> - g. =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-23
ACTS EOR THE FAIR SEX.
ENTERTAINING GOSSIP FOR MAID
aSE#E III AND MATHON.
4 Habit of ssaving should He EARLY
s. and Continuously Cultivated
Kerosene In the Laundry-A New
Outdoor Game. 5<s

AS much as generosity is to be com
mended, there is no habit that should
be so early cultivated and continuously
kept up as that Of saving money, says
the Philadelphia Times So many cases
come to light, either in the neWspa-
perss or in ones personal experience,
that prove that the laying by Of a few
dollars for rainy day saves many
a one from financial embarrassm ent
later in life when crosses are so much
harder to bear and the ability to make
money vanished with the youth gone
by. ~
Every girl should be taught the value
OF a dollar. It is a mothers duty to
see that her child keeps it's accounts
IN systematic fashion, SO that as the
years go by the habit Of accounting
for every cent that is spent will prove
: of value if there ever should come a
time when great sums should be en-
trusted to its keeping. - = .-.
A penny saved is equal to two
earned, SO they say. and whether it's
value is greater or not, at any rate
the care that prompts the Laying by
of the pennies will also be useful in
properly investing them. 4 appy-g
lucky, improvident people are all very
well while the sun shines, but there
comes a day when they wish they had
laid by a 1.-THE of that which they spent
so lavishly. =, 49,: -. =
1t is a good plan alwaysto Five with
in your income. No matter how sInaW
that may he, contrive, if possible; to-
save even tiny bit, for, like the SNOW
ball, the accumulated savings will
gradually roll up until a comfortable
amount has grown from the small be.
ginning. Every girl who has; an allow
ance should make it a rule to have
come left over to go on with the next
month, instead of being head over heels
In debt, with figures muddled and con-
fused and general state Of chaos, the
result of not having looked to- the fut-
ure and planned accordingly. It is
wonderful how interesting it is. when
one does start to save, for there is: no
game so entertaining as the gradual
accumulation OF money. We do not
mean to hoard, but rainy days and
dark days will come, and it is best to
have nest egg laid by for such emer-
gencies: !:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-06-21

Por 10 que pueda interesar los lectores el
proyecto de Ley del Miniatro de Ultranar, pre-:
sentado q las Cortes del Reino objeto hoy de
tantos concentrates 10 reproducimos 1ntegro
continuation tomandolo de Ia Gaceta ae Madrid
Dice asf:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-06-21
REAL DEGRETO

Atendiendo 10 propuesto por el Ministro
de Uitramar de acuerdo con 81 Consejo de Mi
nistros; en- nombre de Mi Augusta Hijo el Rey p.
Alfonso XIII, como Reina Regente del Reino,
Vengo en- autorizar al Ministro de Ultramar
para presentar las Cortes el adjunto proyecto
de ley sobre reforma del gobierno admin1stra-
cl6n civil en- las islas de Cuba y Puerto. Rico
Dado en- Palacio & cinco de JUNO de mil
ochocientes noventa y tres.
MARIA CRISTINA.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-06-21
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SAN FRANCISCO 80

Media para senoras ninos, bancas de colores cal
cetines nndad de clases Fenomenal sutido corba-
chanas de otras varias cases formas. Cant de
propas para vaje Camsetas paraguas, apargatas
un gran surdo de calzado escoer desde rs centavos
haeta pesos e par Sc vende baratc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11
WEST SHORE RAILROAD.

y. Y. {. & H. Il. RR. Co.. Lessce) .
Train leaves W-t 42d-st. station. NewYork, as fo!'
and l. minfcs earlier from II. Frsnklinst " "
800 A. M.-Day FOR Newburg, Kingston, Aloany'
tliy SUNDAY west OF Coeyman> Jc =.
7:15 A. M-Daily for Albany. except sunday MontfeAl
$3.50 4. M.-Da.y for Albany. Cu "a Syracuse no nos.
ter Buffalo. Niagara Falls Detroit. Chicago; except
SATURDAY for Toronto
11,3J 4. M.-Daly. except Sunday, for Albany ana
400 =. M.-Dally. except Sunday. for Albany
j:1J 4. M.-Daily for Albany. Montreal uuca SYRACUSE
lsoch ',te Buffalo. Niagara Falls, Toronto Det'0'e
Chicago. ~. Louis. 80.
GRO =. VI. DAILY except SUNDAY for Newbure Albany.
>aiatOga and Montreal 49,.
sis =. N.-Daily for Albany Utica, syracuse, Koches
Ter Bul,lo Niagara Falls, Toronto, Detroit, ENGAGE
-. Louis.
U,VFI>TEAw LOCALS. Gas. $ is P. NJ.
NEWBURG LOCALS. 3 20 'lO:l5 A. NJ. Il is, $780,
80. - 30 IL 40 L. ".
Sleeping ears for Buffalo. NiieaN Falls Toronto Do
trolt. Chicago all through trains. ,--
Daily. For tickets. mc.tables paror and Sleeping
accommodations information apply Offices Brook
lyn 1893 Washington.st. -26 Futon-st., Annex once,
foot II fulton.st; NewYork Clty 21l, lib. 393 So,
si2 Broadway. l43 Bowery, 81 East l4th.st, 50 Wen
G. f. LAMBERT. General Passenger Agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11
Mem pnbllraIlons.
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