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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

When the temple was destroyed
many years nfterward the image was
covered up with sand and lost. No
body had ever discovered the goose
with two heads. But the years went
on, and only a short time ago this very
statue was found among the ruins, dug
out, sent to America and placed in the
museum OF the University Of Pennsyl-
yania. What do you think the men
who were at work getting it ready to
be set ZIP discovered? why, the goose
with two heads. Three thousand years
after the workman blundered and hid
his blunder, instead of confessing it.
behold it is blazoned forth to the
world. -
The writer in the Times wonders If
that workman ever heard of the Bible
verse, BE sure your sin will find you
out"
Also ne wonders if the goose cannot
40 good work in teaching lesson to
the girls and boys who carelessly make
mistakes and carelessly cover them
over, with a ''Pshaw! it doesn't mat
ter."-The Pansy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
Fond of Stories.

Baby Gertrude is very fond OF her
Aunt Emma. One reason, for her de-
votion is that her aunt tells her. q great
variety of long and interesting: stories,
by which the little maiden is vastly en-
tertained. Aunt Emma: is patient and
tells one tale after another in response
to her niece's demands, but other men,
bers Of her family come. to, her rescue,
and the little girl has learned that she
must not ask for too many stories at
q time.
One day she had been entertained so
long that she knew very we'll that it
would be unreasonable. to, tease for
more stories. She took her favorite
doll Evelina, and left the. room where
her Aunt Emma was sitting.
Some time passed. Then Aunt Emma
saw the door pushed open. A small
hand pushed Eve1ina into the room,
and set up against the wall. The hand
was withdrawn, the door left slightly
ajar, and a little voice called through
the crack:
aunt Emma, Evelina would be very
much pleased if you would tell her a
story" -
Needless to say that one of Aunt
Emma's best stories was at once re-
lated for Eve1ina's benefit, and that
her thoughtful little mother was not
Obliged to listen to it through the crack
of the door, but very graciously invited
in. .~'E q.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
Ghoppfnx for an Educa ton.

CAopp1nx Tor an Educa ton.
Mr.: Gladstone is not the only we'll
Known wood chopper. Senator Stan.
ford chopped his way into the legal
profession. In Mr. Stoddard's book;
MEN Of Business" published by Scrib-
ner's, he tells how the California mill.
lionaire made his first commercial sue
cess.
He had grown tall and strong,' says
Mr.: Stoddartl, land was q capital hand
in the hay field, behind plow, or with
an axe in the timber; but how could
this secure him his chosen profession?
Nevertheless, it was a feat of wood
chopping that raised him to the bar.
When he was eighteen years of age his
father purchased a tract of woodland,
wished to clear it, but had not the
means to do so. At the same time he
was anxious to give his son a lift. He
told Leland, therefore, he could have
all be- could make from the timber; if
he would leave the land free Of trees.
Leland took the offer, for new mar
ket had Eatterly been created for cord
Wooel. He had saved money enough to
hire other choppers to help him, and
he chopped for the law and his future
career. Over 1000 cords of wood were.
cut and sold to the Mohawk & Hudson,
River railroad, and the net profit to,
the young contractor was $780, 1t
had been earned by severe toll, ins cold
and heat, and it stood for. something
more than dollars"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy lite more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health OF the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs. $751;. 1e... (.
Its excellence is due to,its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, therefreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; efectuallY cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
TT has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all dug.
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, yon will not
accept any substitute if altered.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
A BOYS LETTER,
Written From Roartlin: School to
His Deur Mother.

Written From Boartlin: School to
His Dear Mother.
The London Spectator prints the fol-
lowing genuine letter from a school
boy to his mother:
MY Dear MAJ wright to tell you I
am very retched and my chilblaines is
worse again. I have not made any
progress and do not think I shall.
am very sorry to be such an expence,
but [ do not think this schulz is any
good. One of the fellows has taken
the crown Of my best hat for target.
he has now borrowed my watch to
make a water wheel with the works,
but it wont act Me and him have tried
to put the works back, but we think
some wheals are missing as they wont
fit l. hope Matilda's cold is better
am glad she is not at schulz. think
have got consumption. the boys at
this place are not gentlemanly, but of
course you did not know this when
you sent me here. will try not to get
bad habits. The trousers have worn
out at the knees. i think the tailor
must have cheated you, the buttons
have come off and they are loose be-
hind. don't think the food is good,
but should not mind if I was stronger
The piece of meat send you is off
the beef we had on Sunday, but on 9TH
er days it is more stringy There are
black beadles in the kitchen and some
times they cook them in the dinner,
which can't be holesome when you are
not strong. Dear Ma, hope you and
Pa are well, and do not mind my being
uncomfortable because do not think
shall last long. Please send me more
money as o Sd. If you cannot spare
1t think can borrow it of a boy
who is going to leave at the half quar-
ter and then he wont ask for it back
again, but perhaps you wd not like
to be under an obligation to his parents
as they are tradespeople. I think you
deal at their shop. I did not mention
it or I dare say they wd. have put it
down in the bill.-Yr. loving but reich
ed son, --.''
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
WHY HE LOOKED SAD.

Kicked His Own Boy Into the street
and Smashed Ejs own Bicycle.
You look a trif1e doleful tonight .
said one Of a group Of gentlemen to
another, while all were sitting one Sat
urday evening before the fire in one
of the clubs.
''Well," said the gentleman address
ed, II have as good right to look
doleful tonight as any man I know
Of" ~5= .sz - -" = ]
Whats up?' asked the other men,
bers of the group, in chorus. :.
1t is this way: You know that am
an ardent bicyclist, and q have boy
who has the same passion. This even
ing, just after dark, as I was coming
down the street to the club, walking
along thinking Of nothing in particular,
was hit in the back by what seemed
to be locomotive, and knocked
spraying into the ditch. It was muddy
there, and when I had collected my
scattered senses was all covered with
dirt, and also very mad. I looked
around to see what hit me, thinking
that perhaps in my abstraction had
walked on to q railway line some
where, and found young man and
safety bicycle On the pavement, all
tangled up. I was mad, as I said be-
fore, and, without stopping to think
what I did, took the young man by
the coat collar and kicked him off the
pavement. Then I jumped on the BIZ
cycle, stamped all the spokes out Of
the Wheels, and generally disfgured
it,
Here the gentleman stopped. And
one Of the audience said: :.
well, why should that make you
feel as you do? You did just the right
thing"
Il suppose hadn't ought to feel so,''
said the speaker, "but you see, it was
my boy and my bicycle"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
SUBJECTS OF INTEREST no THE
YOUNG PEOPLE #5
Young Girls Who Make Their Own
housekeeping for an Education
The Dragons Dackbone-A Biz
y Plank. <&&t.#* n

The value Of q thorough education
to the young woman who wishes to
become self-supporting was very pref
tily Illustrated the other day in the case
OF a graduate from one Of our young
women's colleges who came to New
York to secure employment.
With no other endorsement than her
diploma, refined, intelligent, and seri-
GUS face, and an expressed ambitious in
tention, this young girl entered pub
fishing house and made known her Dur
pose. m
r The result was that she was i'm
mediately assigned desk, with small
salary at first, and duties ranging from
ordinary office routine to book-review-
ing, but after few weeks trial the
lesser work gave way to the higher
The reviews were we'll and compre-
hensively written, and in surprisingly
short time the ambitious college gradu-
ate found herself regularly assigned to
work in her chosen field-that of liter
airy criticism. Of course so instantane-
GUS. a success cannot be promised in
all cases as q reward for fitness, but
with goodly store OF pluck" and an
answering purpose the college sradu-
ate may be reasonably certain of sue
cess in a chosen professional career
Indeed, any young girl who knows
one practical thing thoroughly has in
her possession q certain road to indie
pendence.
It is not possible that all capable
ambitious girls may go to college, but
It is quite possible that any girl with
ordinary limited opportunities may
learn one thing well.
A hourishing business Is carried on
In New York by three young women,
sisters, who know how to make pref
tier, more natural paper flowers than
were ever made before.
In England there are numbers of
young girl gardeners, and in our own
country the flower industry has been
successfully entered in many cases by
very young women.
A certain young woman in a small
Southern town has built up an indie
pendence by taking contracts tor build
ing small homes. With natural taste
Tor designing buildings, and q talent
for using space and material to advan-
tage, she bought few books OFT the
subject Of architecture, and studied
them faithfully. The result is that,
with a reasonable profit to- herself,
she is building better houses than had
hitherto existed in the village, each
with a character Of its OWE, designed
expressly for the families who are
to occupy them; and the best part Of
her business is that her homes are
all blilt as has henn. said Of tho OlH
house in which Edward Everett Hale;
lives; upon honor" which means that
In every part the materials are the
best, and that there. is nothing that
has been, cheaply done about 1t.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
Found Out.

Did you ever read Of the goose with
two heads? A writer in the Sunday
School Times tells it's story and points
a moral as well.
It was rather more than 1000 years
ago that a workman in Egypt cut a
granite image of Pharoah. On the
back of the image was to be cut the
titles Of the king: Ruler Of Egypt
'"'rhe Mighty Bull" etc. But Egyptians,
you know, wrote by signs and pictures
instead of letters. One sign was
goose standing with his head to the.
right. What did the workman do but
make his goose with her head turned
to the left BE was in great trouble
when he discovered his mistake, for
he felt that the statue was ruined. He
tried to think Of some was Of covering
up his blunder. He knew the statue
was to be painted, so he decided to put
another head on his goose, turning it
to the right. Then. he took plaster and
carefully filled up the spaces made by
the first head, painted the whole, and
decided that everything was right. The
image was set in its place and was
gazed at by hundreds and thousands Of
10. #5It ss$ IS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
The Meaning of Red Hair.

Scientists say that it means that there
is a superabundance Of iron in the
blood. And the analyst says that it
is the matter that enters red hair that
imparts the vigor, the elasticity, the
oughly healthful animal life which runs
through the veins Of the ruddy- haired,
and this strong sentient animal life
is what renders them more intense in
their emotions than their more languid
fellow creatures. Philosophers notice
it as a peculiar fact that red-haired
old maids are very rare.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
A Boston Baby.

Boston Ma-What does baby want?
is it this pencil?
. Boston Baby-Ahgoo, agoo!
~'Of course that's it. And does baby
want paper?'
MA! ma! me! mav'
Eyes, mamma cognizes correctly I
wonder what baby wants of pencil and
paper?'
t'Me! mo! me! mo! me! NOR
<sBless his heart! He wants to begin
I. to write his memoirs. ''-Good News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
Sights From Pixies Peak.

A correspondent of the Youths Com
panlon, standing on the summit of
Pixies Peak, recently made a very
simple observation to- Show the won
derful clealness of the air there. four
teen thousand feet above sea level.
He had observed in the East, just be-
fore starting on bis journey, that a
whitish glare obscured the sky in the
neighborlood Of the sum.
Even on the clearest days, when the
sky in the north at noon was magnifi-
Gently blue, sort Of Opaque wilderness
filled the atmosphere when the eyes
were turned southwark and uplifted to-
ward the sun. BY standing in such
position that the sun was hidden
behind the wall Of a building, this
opacity of the sky, due to the presence
OF floating dust and vapors, was rem
dered conspicuous.
But on Pixies Peak the observer could
detect no such glare around: the orb
OF day. The sky was pure blue al
most up to the very edge Of the blind
ing disk. This was made evident nv
holding coin in suHl a way as>to, cover.
the sun.
Then q glance at the plains, spuead
wide below showed how most OF the
Impurities Of the atmosphere had. been
left beneath his feet. They were hazy
and indistinct, although the air at the
top of the peak was so clear that it
seemed as transparent as empty space:
The city Of Denver, seventy-hve miles
away to the north, vas represented by
a slight slnudge on the dim landscape,
while where Pueblo lay, forty miles to
the south, nothing was visible but a
streak of smoke. The foothills of the
Spanish peaks, hundred miles awaN,
faded into invisibility in the thick; at
mosphere Of the lower earth, while
their SUBMITS, rising above the dust
into puFer regions, were sharply and
beautifully outlined.
It needed but glance at these things
to- understand why the astronomers of
our day are trying as fast as they can
to- get their big telescopes mounted on
mountain-tops.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
A Trade Secret.

5. ..syVhy does your father shoot the cats
when it is so much easier to drown
.the1n?" asked the new boarder Of the
landlords little son.
ayes; but then the customers don't
find any shot In the stewed rabbit un-
less he shoots the cats. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
German
:. Syrup

Justice of the Peace, George VII
kinson, of LoWvi1le, Murray Co.,
Mimi, makes deposition concern
inga severe cold Listen to it. TN
the Spring of 1888, through ex-
posure I contracted very severe
cold that settled on my lungs. This
was accompanied by excessive night
sweats. One bottle. of Boschee's
German Syrup broke up the cold,
night sweats, and all and left me
in.a:good, healthy condition. I can
give German Syrup my nost earnest
commendation.' q
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
The Draxon's Backbone,

The. obstacles: which the railway de-
velopment of China encounters from
time to time are well illustrated by an
incident which recently occurred in
connection with the construction of the
line between Kirin and Newchang, the
seaport Of Manchuria. 1t was pro-
posed to make a junction at a. place
called Lanpien, outside the city Of
Moukden. For this, permission had
to be obtained from the Tartar general
Of Moukden.
This funchonary at once proceeded
to call in his geomancers-a species Of
soothsayers who give information con-
corning the good fortune and ill fortune
Of sites, and are supposed by the Chi
nese to know what demons and drag
ons inhabit the earth under the sur
face
These wise men reported that the
dragon whose body encircles the holy
city Of Moukden lay coiled up in such
way that, if the railway came
through Lanpien, the long nails driven
into the ties would pierce his backbone,
and in all proba bility set him to raging
violently to the great detriment of the
inhabitants of Moukdcn.
The general consequently refused the
application of the railway people, and
directed them to carry the road in a
straight line from Kirin to, Newchang,
avoiding Moukden.
The engineers; thereupon appealed to
Ii Hung Chang, the imperial vfeeroy,
showing that, as this proposed route
would go through narshy and unin-
habited country, it could not be profita-
BILE for their enterprise.
Ii Hung Chang wrote to the general
Of Moukden, highly commencing him
for his discretion In consulting the
geomancers, but suggesting that these
sage persons 60 over the ground again,
and see if they could not find a place
where the nails would not be likely to
strike into the dragons back.
AS a word from the viceroy is law in
China, the general had his geomancers
indicate spot for the junction at Ian
pien where they thought that, after
| all, the dragons backbone would be
safe, and there the railway will be
built, if no other peculiarly Chinese Oh
stacle intervenes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
An American Heroine.

Modiste- you look Offer zee new
fashion plates send you?
Lady-Yes, very carefully.
And vat you decide?"
Il have made composite photo
graph Of them all, and I wish you to
make my dress look as much unlike it
as possible.-New Yok Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Never buy -vvhislxev for meIaci.-
mai; purposes unless you know the bottlerss
or 1t to, be reliable, as most WHISTLES sold
under cefebrated names are spurious. cheap
articles, whose bottlers cannot, afford to.
have their names on the labels.
., Uncle Sans Monogram Whiskey is bottled
~ the oldest and largest firm in the liquor
which lit has been received is the best proof
OF Its superior quality. Ask your. druggist
, OF RETAIL dealer for it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
Render HARMLESS the Pestilentiu

Render HARMLESS the pestilentiua!
= <-ez VnpOr.
OF malaria,. and the diseases it begets,
with course OF Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers at the beginning Of those seasons when
miasma impregnates the air and poisons
the system. It is q most eficiens safeguard
and remedy long tried and proved. Liver
ent rheumatic and kidney trouble and
nervousness are promptly relieved by it.
me debilitated, elderly and delicate benefit
greatly by it's USE.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

J. a. Thompson, frst-class Merchant Tailor No.
| 118 Hennepin ave-. Minneapolis Mimi, will upon
| application send you diagram and direction for
self measurement. Samples of cloth and prices for
OvercOats. PantalOOns, Business or Dress Suits
Wedding Suits q specially.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Miss Rye, the English philanthropist, has
introduced 1000 English pauper childreR
into Canadian homes,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

rangeraents. painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses peculiar to the seq.
For young girls just entering womanhood:
for women at the critical change of life" :
for women approaching confinement; nurs-
ing mothers; and every woman who is
rundown" tired, or overworked-it is 9
special, safe, and certain help.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

The latest explanation Of the rains which
usually follows a great battle is that
caused, not by the smoke, but by the pegs
pirDtf0n Of the soldiers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Wheat that is grown in northers, lati4-
dude produces much more seed than, grain.
81 OWN farther south.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

FOR SALE One f-horse power Engine and,
Boiler che mp for cash. Kerrick Frost PA LIST Ave.
North, Minneapolis. Mimi
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
NOTHING S7,A NDs 40 urn1

1THING STANDS As HIGH.
az a remedy for every wo-
manly ailment, as DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. Here
is the proof. It's the onlu
medicine for women so GER
tain in its effects that it can be
guaranteed. In every case, if
it doesn't benefit or cure, your
money is returned. Can any
thing else, though it may be bet
ter for a tricky dealer to sell, be
Just as good y for you to buy!
" Favorite Prescription" is
an invigorating, restorative
tonic, O soothing and strength
elling nervine, and a complete
r,,rn fn,s y II {1r<x f,~oAs1o1 =.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

1t you have an incurable case Of Catarrh.
the proprietors Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
viii pay you $500 cash. They believe that
they can cure you
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Previous to 1910 nails were made by
chine that came into use that year.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Hegoman's CRmphor leo with G1yeerine.
and Face. Cold Sores. &c. e. e. C.srk Con- Haven. Ct
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31
FORGOTTEN

Doctor-Well, Johnny, don't you feel
better since gave you the medicine?
Johnny-Yes. Forgot all about being
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Five official reporters take down the
speeches Of Congressman in the lower house.
monographs are used in the process.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Al sore throat or cough, if suffured' to,
progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung trouble. ''Brown's Bronchial
Troches'' give instant relief.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

A year or Jupiter is equal to eleven years;
ten months and seventeen days on our
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

''Garpets that can't be beat,''' are, adNer-
Used by O Kansas merchant.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Jupiter, the largest planet, is eleven tilaes
the size Of the eurth. 81. - =,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Tire Thames pours 40;OONOOO cubic. feet
OF water into the sea every. hour:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials, free
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

An island in Casco bay is inhabited only
ny PACK OF raTenous dogs, which have
almost degenerated into wolves.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31


"That's what I thought, and it
wasn't hard to take, was it?"
Il guess so, for it took two of us
boys to hold Fido when we gave it to
hifn."-Chicago 1nter-Ocean.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

American pumps are known in China and
Japan, as we'll as in all parts of Europe.