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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-09-07
Birds as BarOmeters

In his charming book, Recent RAM
bles' DR.. Charles G.. Abbott gives some
little attention to the question whether
birds can realize the coming of storm
so far in advance Of it's actual ap-
pearance as to serve Observant man
as a reliable barometer. Although
this has been popularity believed for
centuries, DR.. Abbott thinks that it has
no basis in fact. and voices his opin-
ion in these words:
lit needs but short ramble in the
woods and fields after a summer show
er to see how painfully destructive
are moderate wind and rain when
they rush across the country hand in
hand. There is no more touching sight
in all nature than the lowly murmur-
ed plant of nest birds as they con-
template after a shower, their ruined
home and drowned fedglings."
ITO credit bird with weather wis
dom, and yet with no power to guard
against probable danger, is to assume
that it leads the terrible life Of one in
constant fear-a mental condition the
birds daily life fatty contradicts.
Never does the world look brighter
than a few hours before some change.
Never are the birds more merry, NAM
mails more full Il play; yet the i'm
pending storm means mischief that to
some extent might be averted had
these happy creatures but an inkling
OF what was coming"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-09-07
The Ant Doctor.


Mrs. A. e. G.. Maskell, who probably
knows more about the habits of ants
than any other living person, unless it
should be Sir John Lubbock, relates
the following curious story of how she
observed a number Of sick ants visiting
their doctor"
They were each accompanied by sev~
eral attendants, and knew that they
were sick by their emaciated appear
ance; indeed, we first ina gined that the
ant hospital had turned out for an air.
ing. but they appeared to have another
object in view. A grave, strong looking
ant was sitting on a brick wall, about
q foot above the ground, and imagine
our surprise when an invalid crept
slowly up the wall to the seat Of the
physician Immediately the doctor
began to make passes over the afflicted
ones head, as though he were trying to
effect a cure by the electrical qualities
or some other properties in his anten-
nae or feelers. During all this time
the sick ant remained perfectly notion
less, with bowed head, while going
through the operation.
land so one after another came up
for treatment, the stream of invalids
continuing from sunrise until sunset,
when ceased to make observations
st. Louis Republic
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-09-07

Why Was She So Happys
was calling on friend the other
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-09-07
READING FOR THE
BRIGHT BOYS AND GIRLS.

dow Reads Are Made-Birds as Bar
ometers-Po1ly Did Say Uncle-An
Inventors Dream-Why She Was
Happy-The Ant Doctor.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-09-07

No. MlNllll Standard $50 to 600 #
~ WHNlIIR Mixed. per h.. 5Ac.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

Senator Hill did not succeed in getting
complete harmony at the Syracuse con-
vention. He failed to reconcile the State
Democracy and the Tammany Democracy,
and the latter packed their grips and de-
parted for home. The State Democracy is
not very large body, but it numbers in
it's ranks good smany of the most promi-
nent and respectable of the Democrats of
New York city. Hill undertook to recon-
Gle the two factions by giving every
State Democratic delegate one-fffth of a
vote and every Tammany Democrat four
ffths. Neither faction thought it got
recognition enough under the arrange
ment and the scheme fell through. Hill
did however succeed in harmoniZing every
body on the excise question in much the
same way that Democratic conventions
out in Ohio used to harmonic the Demo-
cratic protectionists and Democratic free
traders-that is by constructing plat
form that the people who are for open
rumshops on Sunday can say is in their
favor and thatstho peoplessopposed to them
can construe as not hostile to their ideas.
The provision that each city shall decide
for itself is doubtless favorable to the
former, but the latter can get some COM
fort out of the proViso that local option
shall be granted under restrictions that
shall be in thesinterestgofSthe whole state.
Hill evidently isTas cunning as ever, and
he is more conciliatory than he used to
be because no doubt he was taught by the
fate of his friend Maynard that Demo-
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
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The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

The Massachusetts Republican caucuses
continus to show that the A. P. A. cam
pagn against Gov. Greenhalge is destined
to be failure as it richly deserved to be.
This outcome will, we have no doubt,
put very serious check upon the pro-
gress of this order in Massachusetts,.
While doubtless the majority of those who
belong to it are drawn there by hatred or
fear of Catholicism, good many proba-
bly, have Joined thinking that it might be
road to political preferment. Their
overwhelming defeat at this time will
knock that idea out of them and with it
their connection with this secret order
1t is not desirable that this order should
grow or that it's influence should extend.
The inevitable effect of it's participation
e politics is to sstir upS bitter
religious strife, which only tends to in
tensify. the evils which it claims to desire
TO remove s-Ma
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
cratic bolts sometimes do amount to
something

Judge Pratt of the United States CONT
at Toledo has decided that the blacklist
ing of employees is illegal, that any
employer has exhausted his rights when
he has discharged an employee and that
any effort to prevent him from obtaining
like employment elsewhere is illegal. The
case was that of a conductor who was
empl Dyed on the Lake Shore railroad.
He struck along with others and was
member of the grievance committee. He
was refused reinstatement after the strike
was over. He sought employment on an
other road but found that he was black
listed. and could get work nowhere.
Finally he had TO go to work as police
man at about half the salary he had..been
receiving. He sued the Lake Shore for
damages, and the company demurred
right of self protection. But Judge Pratt
decides otherwise and remands the case
for tlial. Judge PRATT says that the right
of the employe to obtain work cannot be
taken from him, any more than can the
right of the employer to hire laborers.
This right to sell his labor is the one
thing which stands between the working
man and starvation, and it is against
public policy for number of employers
to combine to prevent the exercise of this
right by any man OF body of men. If
man leaves or is discharged from the
employment of any person or corporation,
it is not for his former employer to say
whether or not he is a fit person to BIZ
employed by another party that is mat
ter to De determined by the new employer
for himself. Judge Pratt's decision is
just and sensible. Blacklisting is simply
boycotting, and boycotting has been held
everywhere by the courts to be illegal.
The purpose of the Lake Shore in putting
this mans name on blacklist was not
to warn other railroads against an ineffi-
cient or incompetent man, but only to
punish him for the part he had taken in
strike and deter others from striking.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
+. G. WHITE,
40 Congress St.
Messengers Notice.

messengers NOTICE.
Office OF the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State OF Maine, Cumberland S., Sept 10th,
A. d. 1895.
THIS is to give notice that on the 9Th day of
il September A. d. 1895, a warrant in In
solvency was issued out OF the Court OF Insol-
vency for said County of Cumberland, against
tho estate Of
DoMINICUS E. HAMLIN OF Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolyent Debtor, on
petition of said Debtor, which petition was
filed on the 18th day of September, A. D.,
1895, to which date interest on claims is to be
computed.
That the payment q any debts to or by said
property BY, hin are forbidden by law.
That meeting Of the creditors ,S OF said
more assignees of his estate. will be held at
Court Of Insolvency to be holden len at Probate
Cumberland, on the 18th day of October, A. D.
1895, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. @. L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger Of the Court OF
HasoiuealcY for said County of Cnn,berla,ad.
oct2O&27
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

Some weeks ago it5was announced with
a good deal of circumstantial detail that
ex President Harrison had announced to
his friends that under no circumstances
would he allow his name toIbe presented
at the Republican national convention.
The story had hardly been published
when it was authoriatively denied. 1t
is announced again that Mr.. Harri
son has withdrawn and named Mr.. Nc
Kinley as his legatee. We may confident
1y expect denial of this story within q
very short time.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

The New York Democrats affirm that
they are for taxation for revenue only. If
they are sincere in that declaration they
cannot next year go in for the continu-
ance of the present tariff law for that is a
tariff for protection as we'll as revenue
and protection too OF soma of the biggest
monopolies in the country. But the
country has been taught by experience
that Democratic platforms do not commit
the party-tos anything
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

The Rockland Star says eff anybody
supposes that the position of port surgeon
and phsyician in Rocllland is sinecure,
it is great mistake. The books will
show that there is scarcely day passes
in which there are not new patients to be
treated and sometimes the number will
reach as high as four, as on one day last
week."
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
THF, PRESS.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 81.

1t looks as if the big death rate from
zymotic diseases in Biddeford and the
preyaienoe there at this time OF typhoid
fever. were. in part at least, attributable
to-the unsanitary condition OF the city.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

= We fear that Mr.. Finnerty will have to
deyelope more intelligent campaign for
the liberation of Ireland than any set
forth in. hislChicago speech before the con-
tributions will pour in. The average
Irish-American is not so easily fooled as
he was once, and now wants to know
what is to be done with his money before
he contributes it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

1t seems that in Mr.. Perry Belmont's ad-
dress to the Democratic convention as it
was given out in advance to the news
papers, there was denunciation OF third
terms, but in the address as delivered
nothing of this kind appears. Perhaps
Hill prevailed upon him to strike this
out in the interest of harmony.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
WEATHER PREDIC TIONS.

Are uncertain but we are positive that you
will need pair of boots. shoes. or rubbers for
Fall and Winter wear Now we are constantly
receiving our lines of Fall and Winter Foot
wear, comprising the latest and newest styles,
and remember we are selling them at the lowest
prices ever offered in Portland.
Call and see our Children's School Shoes.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

A young Swede namsd Emil Bergstrom
was instantly killed by falling rock at
the Moosehead slate quarry Tuesday
morning. He was a single man and
leaves no relatives in this country.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
HAYDN ASSOCIATION.

THE regular rehearsals for the season will
j. commence Monday. Sept. 30th. at 100
p. m, and full attendance is requested:
Copies of the work, "Tbe Holy City"
Gaul, can be obtaiLed Of the Libra, ian.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

Local sportsmen are finding very few
woodcock c. W. Curtis of Lewiston is
one of the few who have worked neigh
boring covers with good success
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

Melvin May of Poland was bound over
by Judge Mitchell of Lewiston for the
abduction OF Louise Duclos in the sum
of $500.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

A terrible accident happened to Charles
Greeley's little boy at Brewers Mills the
other day. Mr.. Greeley was going. away
and when he started to go, the child chung
to the back of the wagon. When he sup
posed the child had let go, he started the
horse up, and the next instant the child
came up over with the wheel, breaking
his leg and the bone protruding thrugh
the flesh. The leg was terribly mangled.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
Portland and Rochester Railroad.

Annual Meeting.
NyHE Stockholders of the Portland &
i Rochester Railroad are hereby notified
that their annual meeting will he held at
the office of GEO. +. WESCOTT, 191 Middle
stree. Portland, or Wednesday, the second
day of October next, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon. TO act upon the following
articles, viz:
Ito hear the report of tine Directors and
act thereon.
2.-For the choice of nine Directors for
the ensuing year.
3.-To elect clerk of the corporation.
4-To transact any other business that
may Legally come before them.
VIM. H. CONANT, Clerk.
Portland, Sept. II, 1895. sepl7d2w
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO co
IrCAG EAIrNnX 90

'iN'A Ii LUCAS oni9 COUNTY INT y -'D IS.
FRANK j. CHENERY makes oath that ne Is
the senior partner of the firm of +. j. CHENERY
& Co.. doing business in the city OF TOLEDO.
COUNTY and STATE aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF CAT.
TARRH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENERY
Sworn to before me and subscribed III my
presence this 9th day of December, A. d. 1885.
SEAL A. W. GLEASON,
~ Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Send for testimonials free.
f. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
EESold by Druggists. 75c.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
(Oxford Democrat. }

The summary turning down of Hon,
Charles r. Whitteen as Savings Bank
Examiner at the end of the first term is
bringing some rather sharp criticism up
on our Governor. Why really efficient
and faithful public officer in this import
ant place should be thus ignored does not
appear upon the face of the returns, there
fore we must look upon the back. AT
this distance it appears to smack more
stongly of politics than of interest to the
cubic service.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27
CURRENT COMMENT.
GOOD WORDS FOR MIR. WRITTEN.
Bangor Commercial.

BaHBOr COlHlH1rCIaI J
The statement made by Hon. Charles
r. Written, ex-State bank examiner, re-
garding The affairs Of the Granite State
Provident Association, which appears in
the Portland Press of Monday, contains
many points of interest to Maine people.
In this matter the Commercial has only
words of approval of Mr.. Written course,
believing it to have been right and Just.
In the matter o.. this company it is plain
that Mr.. Written acted in thoroughly
conscientious and high-minded way. real
izing the responsibilities devolving upon
him, and discharging them in man ner
to protect the great interest committed to
him by his commission and oath of office.
The people Of the State will approve his
action. ~
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

The Odd Fellows of Machias have re-
Gently bonded the lot south of their pres
emit block for the purpose in the near
future to erect brick building for bust
ness use.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

In the case of Harry Villiers, King of
Tramps, the good he did is living after
him It has been discovered that for sew
eral summers he shovelled gravel upon the
Somerset road when it was being con-
structed, moreover that he was the hard
est working of the entire crew he was
with. This fact Villiers concealed very
carefully while he was alive.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

The continued drought and intense heat
have completely dried up the ground and
parched the vegetation in Newport and
vicinity The dust in the highways is
three inches deep and during the day is
driven along in great clouds that are al
most suffocating to the travelling public.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-27

The water in the Kennebec river is not
as high as it might be, and the mills
which use it for their water power service
are not much encouraged over the present
prospects They have as yet experienced
little difficulty, but if the drouth con-
tinues it will become serious matter.
The herald., 1895-01-13
THE M|KADO IS SUSPICIOUS.
China's Olive Branch Looked on
With Doubt.
Meantime the War Goes Mer.
rily On.
Subscriptions to Japsu's second War
Losp Nearly Double the
Amount Asked For.

TOXIC. Dec. 90, 1894, via San Francisco. Jan
1z.-The Japanese government has publicly
announced that the emperor of China has sig
nifed his desire TO terminate the war, and has
appointed one OF the members OF the Tsung-Li-
Yamen of the highest official rank named
Chang Wing Hwan, to proceed to Japan and
arrange terms of peace The japanese were by
no means sure that China was acting in good
faith, and they still have doubts as to her sin
cerity In any case they are far from being
confident that the first negotiations will pro-
gress satisfactorily. 1t may even be said that
they more than anticipate the possibility OF a
failure to agree.
It was not with absolute unanimity tn at the
Japanese authorities consented to receive a
suppliant for peace at this juncture. The
cooler heads in the cabinet have for some time
been favorable to a speedy suspension of hos
tilities and Count Ito and viscount Mutsu,
who lead the ministry intellectually. would be
ready to conclude peace at once with Chang
Ying Hawn on terms which, while honorable to
their own country, wonld not be considered
1lltberal to the enemy But the war party is
represented to some extent in the ADM nistra-
tfon and it, influence is much too powerful to
be disregarded or, for the present, held in
control. Many of the military leaders look
upon China's submissive proposals a mere
incident Of the struggle. which will not be
VI
o. prevent the occupation of Pekin.
The government means to act candidly and
straightforwardly. If the Chinese commits
vioner IL authorized to treat on the basis
which the conquerors consider indispensable,
: settlement may be made without excessive
DELAY but the Japanese do not now think it.
probable that he will accede to their condi
lions or come anywhere near them. That he
will not do SO is the scarcely
concealed hope Of the military
leaders, and with the uncertainty of
the cabinet on the one hand and on the other,
the determination of the army and navy and
their powerful supporters that the fighting
nhall 20 until q heavier chastisement shall
have been inflicted, 1t would be premature to
assume positively that all warlike operations
are about to end.
The Japanese parliament, after 1t organized
an December oath, listened to the reading OF
cmperor's speech by Count Ito. On the 25th
the replies OF both houses were voted and an
adjournment was taken over the holidays, to
January 9th.
enbscriptions to the second war loan are
close upon ], 600 0o0. 900 yen, nearly double
the amount called for.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Mr. Kurino, the jap
anese minister, says he expects peace nego-
tiations between the plenipotenti-
aries Of China and Japan will
begin about the LIST Of February. The Chinese
peace commissioners left Pekin on the 9TH
Instant 1t is expected that John w. Foster,
VINO Is to assist the Chinese ENJOYS in negotia-
lions, win be on hand on February LIST
The herald., 1895-01-13

| caJ Uvcf -,OW H.Uch lIo AZ it,
He took section Of bill with the
head of a griuning feline on it and plac-
ed it SO that it fitted to the girls Shout
ders A halo surrounded the cats head,
and tho whole affair had puss in boots
air about 1t that reminded one Of early
fairy tales Near by on the fence was q
heroic size negro minstrel, whose i'm.
mense teeth showed through lips which
stretched form ear to ear.
"Now see how will Ak that fellow, {"
said the lman Of the brush as he got
ready bill on which large tiger was
represented balanced on a big blue ball
The tigers position was on the upper
part of the poster. The first section fix
cd the animals head on the fence, and
with the next the body and feet were
pasted up. Then appeared curious ef-
feet. Where the blue ball was to be
pasted tho negro's face still grinned,
but the tiger was now standing on top
of the mans bead.
"That, said the billposter, "is what
call real artistic effect 1t isn't often
an artist can create Samson in almost
one stroke of his brush
Following his FASTING Of the tiger, the
man Proceeded to put up bear. On the
spot where it was to go an overfat baby
hello up a package Of a compound much
advertised of late. The bear was built
up from tho feet, which rested on q
horizontal bar. The bears neck and the
baby's neck touched the same point, and
before the BEARS head was pasted up
there appeared combination of human
and brute anatomy which could hardly
be equaled by monstrosity in dime
museum.
Bill posting has undergone a great
change in recent years. 1t is not the
haphazard business it once was-that is
it is not allowable for men to 20 around
pasting bills wherever they could find
fenoe. Most Of the big fences arc pre-.
cmpted now by firms who pay rent for
the privilege.
Tho old sign Of "Post no bills" is
moro potent than it was. Its infringe.
ment now may mean lawsuit. It used
to be very much disregarded. Thoro is
record of very literal man who was
! arrested for infringing q sign which
road "post no bills under penalty"
When the judge asked him if he had
any excuse to offer, he said he had not
posted under penalty. He had posted
further along the fence. New York
World.