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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
The Story of a Sun Dial.

There are many interesting stories
told of the buildings in the Inner Tenn
pie, the chief quarters of the London
lawyers.
On one house which was DESTROYED
by the great fire of 1888, there was a
sun-dial whose motto was praised by
Charles Lamb for it's "strange heart
language It's language was certainly
strange, though whether it stirred the
hearts or not may be doubted, for it
read simply, "Begone about your bust
ness"
This curious inscription is said by
Mr.. Loftie to have arisen in this way:
The workman who was setting up the
dial asked the treasurer Of the Temple
for a motto, and the latter, thinking the
man was Joking, replied in the words
of the inscription.
On his part, the workman, taking
the treasurer seriously, wrote the mot
to, ''Begone about your business"
which remained as long as the dial last
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
Like BanQuO's Ghost.

The Buffalo Express prints a story
about very fresh" young man of that
city. 1t is mildly amusing, but would
hardly be worth reproducing, perhaps.
were it not for the fact that it n az
help here and there a reader to avoid
particularly vulgar solecism The
young man, it should be promised, is
very loquacious.
He lately made the acquaintance Ct a
young lady from Boston, to whom he
proceeded to pour out a long story
of some adventure in which he had
played the hero. His listener was as
much surprised as he could have
wished
did you really do that?" she asked.
Il done it," answered the proud
young man, and he began forthwith
upon another long narrative, more start
ling even than the first. The Boston
woman again expressed her polite sur
prise.
eyes," said the fellow, with an infla-
ton Of the chest, "that's what I done"
third story followed, with another
II done it," and then the Boston girl
remarked:
DO you know, you remind me so
strongly Of Banquo's ghost?" .=.>s.,
"You mean the ghost in Shakespeare's
play?"
Eyes,
And why?'
'Why, don't you remember that Mac
beth said to him, Thou canst not say
I did it?'''
The young man couldn't imagine why
everybody laughed, but probably he has
found out before this time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
MELANCHToN'S RARE OLD
tTIMEPIECE.
Used Both as Watch and Clock by
the German HefOrmer.

Used Both as Watch and Clock by
the German Hcformer.
Among the Melar chthon momentos
IN Germany is shown curiously
shaped tmepiece, which the great re-
former used as a watch and also as a
table clock in his study. The watch
was presented to him by an admirer
during the Diet at Augsburg. Nothing
more unique exists in this line. It is
ball-shaped and four and one-half inch
es in diameter. The three little gold
feet attached to the lower half of the
case served as pedestals when it was
used as "standuhr'' on Melanchthon's
table.
There was no glass to protect the
dial and the movement is entirely Of
iron. It is plain and coarse-four small
wheels, a spiral spring turning to the
left, and only one hand to indicate the
hours. The case itself is heavily gold
plated and tastefully engraved. Both
parts of the case can be opened; under
the upper cover the dial is revealed
aad under the lower the movement can
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
A WARM CORNER.
The Hair-Raising Experience OF q
British Soldier. :.

The Hair-Rais1ng Experience Of q
British Soldier.
Mr.. Forbes Mitchell, author Of ''Rem-
iniscenses Of the Great Mutiny," found
himself without an overcoat after one
Of the battles at Lucknow, and being
unable to sleep for the cold, got up in
the night, went into a room of the Shah
Nujeef, where his regiment was en-
camped, took lighted lamp from its
shelf, and, shading it with his hand,
walked to the door of the great domed
tomb, or mosque, hoping to find coat
which some sepoy in his hurried de.
parture had left behind him. He peered
inside, and then, holding the lamp high
over his head, walked in till he was
near the center Of the vault.
Here he felt his progress obstructed
by black heap four or five feet high,
which felt to his feet as if he were
walking in loose sand. He lowered the
lamp, and saw Instantly that he was up
to his ankles in loose gunpowder!
About forty hundred weight of it lay in
a heap before mis- nose, while a glance
to the left showed twenty or thirty bar
rels also full Of powder, and another
glarce to the left revealed more than
a hundred eight-inch shells, all loaded
with fuses fixed, and spare fuses, slow.
matches and port fires lying in pro-
fusion beside the shells.
Il took in my danger at glance" he
writes. Here was up to my knees In
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
An E.quimau Reindeer Ranch.

About three years ago, as the reve-
nue. cutter Bear was on its way to
Point Barrow, the northern extremity
Of United States territory, and the
place at which the government has
established house OF refuge for
wrecked whalers, she was boarded by
several Esquimau, who came out in a
oomiak, or large skin-boat, from a
small and until then unknown native
settlement. By means Of signs these
people conveyed the information that
they were starving. +
Captain Healy, the commander Of
the Bear, Immediately sent an officer
ashore to investigate their condition,
says Harper's Young People. Upon
his return the officer reported that
while some Of the natives were already
dead and dying from starvation, the
survivors were eating their dogs, their
most valued possession, and the one
with which they will not part save in
the last extremity.
A subscription was Immediately tax
en- up among the officers ara crew of
the Bear. One hundred dollars was
thus raised, and the ship was headed
for the distant trading post Of Fort
st. Michaels, where the entire sum
was invested for bareback. With this
supply Of food the Bear returned, as
fast as steam and sail would carry
her, to the starving people who had
called upon her big-hearted crew to
aid them
Captain Healy's report of this desti-
tuition, and of the many similar cases
that he encountered during that cruise,
caused the authorities at Washington
to investigate into the condition Of
these most northern wards Of the ma
ton, and devise measures for their re-
lief. It was finally decided to import
and domesticate reindeer from ST.
IBERIA, as these animals could be pro-
tected from hunters, and would at
least assure the natives a supply of
food and clothing. I was placed in
charge Of the reindeer experiment sta
ton or ranch at Port Clarence, not far
from Point Barrow, where I have now
been for nearly two years, and where
the complete success Of the undertaking
Gus been demonstrated
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
A London Fox Hunt.

Last summer between and 4 o'clock
In the morning, as London policeman
was going on his rounds, he spied
fox in Gordon square, where no fox
should be. AS the animals movements
seemed suspicious he determined to
arrest it.
Before taking it to the nearest po-
lice station, however, he had first to
catch his fox; and in this chase Rey-
nard made a bid for liberty by rushing
away as fast as he could.
The chase was joined in by couple
of postman and two gentlemen return
ing home from dance.
After a sharp run the fox sought the
shelter of an area cellar, where it was
captured after biting the policeman's
hand
AS it's owner could not be found the
creature was sent to the ZoologicaI
Gardens in Regents Park
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
Up to His Kz,ces in <.uMpc vd err.

Up to His Knees in <.ulMpcwder.
powder, in the very bowels Of a maya
zine, with a naked light! NV hair lit
orally stood on end. I felt the skin of
my head lifting my bonnet off my scalp.
My knees knocked together, and despite
the chilly night air, a cold perspiration
bus out all over me and ran down my
f; &c and legs.
Il had neither cloth nor handkerchief
IT, my pocket, and there was not q mo-
ne Mt to be lost. Already the overhang-
ing wick of the Indian lamp was
threatening to shed it's smouldering red
tip into the magazine at my feet.
"QCick as thought I put my left hand
under the down-dropping flame, and
clasped it with a grasp of determina-
ton. Holding it firmly I turned slowly
to the door, and walked out with my
knees knocking one against the other
Il felt not the slightest pain from
g.: sping the burning wick till I was in
the open air; but when I opened my
hand felt the smart acutely enough.
1 poured the oil out of the lamp into
the burnt hand, and, kneeling down,
thanked God for having saved myself
and all the men lying around me from
destruction.
'Then I got up and staggered rather
than walked to the place where Capt
Dawson was sleeping, and, and shaking
him awake, told him of my discovery
and the fright I had got.
Bah, Corporal Mitche]l!' was all his
answer. You have woke up out of
your sleep and have got frightened at a
shadow, for my heart was still thump-
ing against my ribs and my voice was
trembling"
The upshot of the matter was that,
on seeing the corporal's burnt hand and
the powder nearly half an inch thick
sticking to his feet and damp CATERS,
the captain was almost as badly scared
as Mitchell himself. The sleeping men
were aroused, the fire was put out as
eXpedidously as possible, and a sentry
was posted at the door of the mosque
to prevent any one from entering.
AS may be supposed, Corporal Mitch
ell found it hard to get to sleep, and he
gives truly horrible picture of what
passed around him. The frightful
scenes through which the men had re-
Gently passed had produced a terrible
effect upon their nervous systems.
"One man." says he, would COM
nence muttering something inaudible,
ard then break out into a fierce battle.
cry Of 'Cawnpore, you bloody muir.
derer! Another would shout, charge.
Give them the bayonetv And a third,
Keep together, boys, don't fire! For
ward, forward! If we are to die, let
us die like men! Then I would hear
one mutterirg, oh, mother, forgive me,
and I'll never leave you again! while
his comrade would half-raise up, wave
his hand, and call, There they are!
Fire low, give then. the bayonet! Re,
member Cawnpore!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
MicrObe Photographs.

Prof. Marshall Ward has made a Gu
rious discovery in photography. He
has found that direct sun and electric
arc light, and more especially the blue
rays, kill. microbes. Hence, if he COW
ers a plate Of glass with gelatine over
a colony Of microbes and exposes it to
the sun, the gelatine remains clear in
the light but grows black in the shade
by reason Of the development Of the
organisms. By this means he has Sue
ceeded in taking photographs of per-
sons and landscapes. 1t is stated that
no sensitive film or developer is re-.
quired, and that the picture simply
forms on the plate during exposure.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
NEVADA'S MUSICAL MOUNTAIN.
Sweet Sounds, Like the Thinking of:
Bells Made by Some Mysterious.
AHenev

Sweet So1nds, Like the Thinking of
Bells Made by Some Mysterious
Agency.
In tn old Truckee mining district,
down ON the Truckee river, near Pyra-
mid Lake, is situated Nevada's musi-
ca l mountain. This mountain was
first discovered by the white settlers
in 1863, at which time there was some
excitement in regard to mines found in
it's neighborhood. The discoveries
were party Of prospectors from the
Comstock
They had pitched their tent at the
foot Of the mountain, and for a few
evenings thought themselves bewitch-
ed. Each evening, a little after dark,
when the air was calm and all was
quiet, a mysterious concert began.
Out from the face of the big mountain
were waited soft strains that seemed
to cause the whole atmosphere to quiz
er as they foated over the camp. The
music then appeared to pass over un-
til it was far, far away, and almost
lost in the distance, when, beginning
with atinkling as of many little silver
bells, there would be a fresh gush of
sweet notes from the mountain.
During the daylight hours little Of
the mysterious music was heard, and
it was soon settled that it was caused
by the wind. A spring near which the
explorers had pitched their tent afford.
ed the only good camping grounds in
the neighborhood, and as each new
party Of prospectors arrived at the spot
the wonder grew.
Some Pluto Indians who came along
and camped at the spring were found
to be acquainted with the peculiar mu-
steal character of the mountain. They
called it the singing mountain
Some Of the men collected in the
camp became more interested in the
mountain than in prospecting, and
gave most of their time to an investi-
cation Of the mystery Of the musical
sounds heard to proceed from it. They
found that the whole surface of the
mountain was covered with thin fakes
Of hard crystalline rock. There were
great beds Of these fakes. The investi-
gators concluded that the musical
sounds heard proceeded from this loose
material, huge drifts Of which seemed
to be gradually working their way
down the steep face of the mountain.
At all events the strains heard at the
foot of the mountain in the evenings
stiffness seemed to be produced by the
uniting and blending Of the myriads
of be1-1ike tinklings proceeded from
the immense beds of slaty debris creep
ing glacier-like down the slope
This solution Of the mystery of the
musical mountain is the only one
worthy Of notice. AS no mines of val
ue were found the district was soon
deserted and has since seldom been
visited. Therefore few except the old
time prospectors knew much about the
singing ountain."-Virginia Enter.
prise.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

be plainly seen. Inside the case the
following inscription is found. Phil:
Mela: Colt: ALIEN: die: Ehr: 1880.
philip Melanchthon, to God alone all
honor. 153O)
This is perhaps one Of the first time
pieces intended to be carried on the
person. In the beginning Of the six
teenth century the first watches were
made. The inventor, Peter Henlein,
died Nov. 16, 1912. The watches were
then nicknamed Nuernberger eier (Nu-
ernberg eggs.) Specimens Of these are
now so scarce and valuable that at an
auction of antiquities in Paris a. watch
made by Peter Henlein brought 12,450
francs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
Couldn't Stand That.

Minks-What fad is your wife fol-
lowing now?
Winks-She is organizing anti-suffrage
organizations.
'FHumph! thought she was in favor
Of woman suffrage
"She was, but I told her one day, in
a joke, that congress was going to COM
pei all women to vote.-NeW York
Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
The Good Old Times of Slavery.

The Good Old Times of Slavery.
DE ole marster dat had befo' de
wah was a generman," said Uncle
Nose to another relic of -bellum
days.
'You bet dar was heightened gener-
mans in dose days." his friend replied.
"Now you's talkin'. I member how
time an agin my ole marster kicked
me off de front steps, an a minute
afterward he had plumb forgot all
about it. Der amt no noah SIGH gen,
ermans noWadays"-B,x
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
Exhaust Steam Sound-Reducer.

A sound reducer is being introduced
In Germany, which, it is claimed, en-
'tirely overcomes the noise occasioned
by exhaust steam. The apparatus is
applicable to all kinds of exhaust en-
gines, steam, gas and petroleum en-
gines, while it at the same time serves
the purpose Of an oil, and water
separator. A large reducer, IL feet
high, has recently been constructed
for use in connection with a 400 horse
power winding engine at Westpha~
liam colliery. "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
An Exhibition.

Algy-What a low cut dress Miss
Simpson wears tonight! I declare, its
cut clear to the waist behind. She
has courage to wear it,
Freddy-Yes, she does exhibit consid-
cradle backbone
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

Africa is now said to be the "center Of
the worlds enterprise" The continent is
equal in area to Europe and North America
combined, and comprises nearly 10000, 600
square miles Its greatest length is 5000
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
DEAD PAUPERS MADE USEFUL

The Gold Extracted From Their
Teeth to Pay for Their Burial.
Nothing is useless nowadays-not
even a defunct pauper. Hoods plain
tive vail
Rattle his bones over the stones;
He's only a pauper, whom nobody
owns
Is now out Of date. The guardians
know better than to act so recklessly,
for often the party concerned is the
possessor Of set Of artificial teeth
which contains a good deal Of gold
last relic Of more prosperous times
and in the interest Of the rate-payers
the precious metal must be secured
and turned into pounds sterling. Of
ten, too, they are the owners Of rings
or tiny uinkets, not pawnable, but still
containing as much auriferous value as
not few modern mines. These have
to me collected and also converted
into cash by means of the melting pot
In the Holborn Union, the melting pro-
cess takes place once year, and has
just been accomplished for the present
season. The jewelry dealt with is
what is found on paupers who die
friendless and unclaimed in it's various
establishments.
This week rings, chains, brooches and
trinkets have been melted down, and
produced a bar of gold, estimated as IL
carats, and worth about E4O. A good
portion was got from the plates of arti-
fetal teeth. Mr.. Walton said that on
one set Of artificial teeth there was at
least "a worth Of gold The proceeds
are paid into the common exchequer Of
the union.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
No One NIourns the Loss

mo OHe MOufnS Vne LOS9
Of the treacherous, long abiding, deceptive
symptoms Of kidney complaint. But the
return of regularity is hailed when, with
the aid Of Hostetter'S stomach Bitters, the
wise disciple Of common sense who uses
1t perceives return Of regularity. Use
the Bitters in malarial, kidney or dyspepsia
trouble, disorder of the bowels, nervous
ness or debility.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

The only reason why a lie looks white In
the face is because it wears mask
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

"Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price Is cents.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

There is as little mercy in stabbing with
q word as there is in doing it with a
knife
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
MIRACLE In MISSOURI
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEDICAL
"a SCIENCE FAR MORE WONDERFUL

The Remarkable Experience of POST
master Woodson of Panama, Mo,
Tor Ten Years a Cripple-To-Day
a Well and Hearty Man.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

II man Is selfish, getting married will
not cure him of it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

It takes a strong man to hold his own
tongue.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11
The Famous Flathead Valley.

To 60 into temptation is to run a willing
race with the devil.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

a m nyouha
time and
~ ~ amounts @ I G e seca aS's Pani n families.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

Halls Catnrrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

Karl's Glover Root Tea,
The great Blood purifier freshness and clearness
the Complexion and cures Constipation. Csc SOC 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

Davis Inter-
national Cream
S e p a r a t or,
Hand or Power.
Every farmer
that has COWS
should b ave
one. It saves
half the labor,
m a ke S ne
third more but
ter. Separator
Butter brings
one-third more
money. Send
for circulars.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

CO6'S Cough ksR1sam
Is the oldest and best. 1t viii break up Cold quick
er than anything else. 1t is awaxs reliable. Try it
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

All love asks is the privilege OF doing
its best. < I,.a.=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

Envelopes were first made in 1889 and
sold for ten cents and twenty-five cents
apiece.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

Investors and home seekers should investigate
the chances for making homes and money in West
ern Montana, with its fertile farming lands sur
rounded and interlaced with pine for sts, large
rivers and lakes, and mines of precious m etais,
iron and coal. Splendid climate and scenery. No
billiards. and cyclones Kaispel is county seat and
headquarters of Great Northern railway; has 400
people, water works. electric lights mills etc. For
printed matter and other information address
C. E. Conrad, Kalispel, Mout
If man is a fool to begin with, edu-
cation will not help him much.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-11

Rattle his bones over the stones;
He's only pauper, whom nobody
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-22

Mary L. BisIand, in an exhaustive
article entitled s'Are Women Desert
ers?' discusses the light housekeeping
arrangements that so many women are
entering into. Miss Bisland says:
1.-The average American business man
begins life with the expectation of work
ing uninterruptedIy till old age entities
him to honorable retirement. Marriage
implies greater effort and steadier APP
plication, and invalidism alone war
rants any evasion of duty Why should
it not be so with women? Every girl
knows that with the wedding ring she
assumes many exacting obligations
chief among them the building up and
preserving a successful, happy home.
Nothing but death or the most serious
i'll health can absolve her from the per
f0rmance of her part Of the contract If
servants arc aggravating and the details
wearing, she has 10 more to bear than
her husband IN his office. He encounters
down town dragons every day. and III
order TO keep MS family properly cared
for he must meet and overcome them.
Her lot is no harder than his and the
wife and mother who without good
cause exchanges heavy and honest for
light and fraudulent housekeeping is
little better than traitor and a desert
ar -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-22
Turned the Century Mark.

Mrs. Lydia Caldwell Mulock, one OF
the most interesting persons in this city,
recently celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary Of her birth. She was born
in the town Of Minnisink, Orange coun-
ty. Aug. Is, 1894, and the home Of her
son-in-l law, Elisha r. Harding, in this
city. where the old lady lives. was made
very happy place by the presence Of
many friends and descendants. who
came there to tender their congratula-
tions to the centenarian.
Mrs. MuIock's parents were Ashbell
Caldwell and Silvia Stevens, who came
to this country from England before the
Revolution, settling first ia Massachu-
sets and later in Orange county. Her
mother died at the age Of "a In the
family there were a number of other
children, but only two reached middle
age. Middletown IN. " Dispatch.