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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
VESUVIUS IS GROWING.

The Volcano 15O Feet Higher Than
1t Was a Few Months Ago
Recent dispatches telling Of the
streams of lava at Vesuyius will cause.
no surprise to any one who has visited
the volcano within the last three
months. 1t has been steadily putting
Ind spouting during that time, heav-
ing out showers Of molten lava and
glowing by night until the clouds of
Napor above it took on the appear
hnce of rolling flames. Two days be-
fore the recent outpour from a break
in the cone the shell of the old crater
Erembled from the working Of the lava
underneath and the peculiar sounds OF
kissing and growing which accom4
panied each small eruption could be
heard two miles away.
Nesuvius is $50 feet higher than it
was six months ago. The constant
showers of porous lava have filled in
one side Of the old hollow crater and
have built up the new cone, which
from its bold outlines, has greatly
changed the appearance of the sum-
NIT, and is still changing it slightly
every day. Formerly the volcano, as
oNeh AAOAA1 A>dp1So, 1litu a. IOuuucu lOp.
but now it comes to a wedge point.
year ago visitors looked into the
hollow of the old and somewhat cool
ed-oH crater OF late they have gone
inside the boundaries of the old era
ter to get good look at the new cone
from the summit Of which at intervals
OF few minutes there is a gust Of
stream laden with red-hot ashes,
which are sent into the air 200 feet
or more. Before the stream has drift
cd away there is another rumble,
sound of watery explosion, and an
other shower of ashes. Thus, from
distance in the daytime. there seems
to be constant curl of white vapor
from the summit, but at night each
separate eruption throws up a vivid
light, which then fades away to dull
glow.
The natives who live on the slope of
of the mountain said that after the
new cone had been built somewhat
higher it would fall in of it's own
weight, and close the present breath
ing hole. Then the mountain would
be like corked-up bottle A new vent
would have to be made, and in the
making of this vent there would be a
fierce eruption, an overflow of lava,
and the formation of a new crater.
Apparently the natives should be in
formed as some of them had ancestors
at Pompeii, and many remember dis
tinctly the incidents of the fierce erup
tion Of 1872, by which the present era
ter was formed.~Csicago Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02

For this duty. collies are used, as TO.
the other, this race having no eqll;t
in hardihood, intelligence and fdeli
ty.
The Red Cross dog wears the sam;
harness as his fellow of the regulars
with the addition Of a large red eros:
on the saddle-bags, a lantern to bt
strapped on his back at night, and :.
small flag with red cross OF white
ground, which he carries when on
message between the ranks of the hes
pital columns. In the saddlebags b
carries, besides his biscuit, everything
necessary for the first bandaging. and
even a well-protected flask of brand.
The dog must be trained with all his
harness on, that he may become accus.
toned to it's weight and pressure, anl
may know it for part of his duty.
The professional training begins il
the room in which the dog has had hi::
master holds him in leash, while the
assistant takes the dogs rug, and lies
down on it in another corner Of the
room. The master leads the dog q
little way in the opposite direction
then turns suddenly, and with the
command, Forward, march! Seek the
wounded!'' leads the pupil directly up
to the PROSTATE man. The latter then
gives the dog some favorite morsel,
but first the pupil must have obeyed
the command to give tongue. Then
the process is repeated again and
again until on command, 'Seek the
wounded,' the dog, without leash goes
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
The Legend of the Dfpper.

There is pretty story which tells
how the seven stars came to form the
dipper.
Once in country far away the peo-
pie were dying of thirst. There had
been DO rain for months. The rivers
and springs and brooks had all dried
up. The plants and flowers had with
cred and died. The birds We're so
!.oarse they could not sing. The Whole
land was sad and mournful. One
night after the stars had come out,
little girl with tin dipper in her hand
crept quietly out cf house and went
into a wood near by. Kneeling down
under tree she folded her hands and
prayed that God would send rain, if it
were only enough to fill her little dip
per. She prayed 50 long that at last
she fell asleep. When she awoke she
was overjoyed to find her dipper full
of clear, cold water. Remembering
that her dear mother was ill and dying
of thirst, she did not even wait to
molsten her parched lips, but taking
up her dipper she hurried home In
her haste she stumbled. and alas.
dropped her precious cup Just then
SAAN
beside her. 1t was a little dog, who,
like herself, had almost tainted for
want of water. She lifted her dipper,
and what was her surprise to find that
not drop had been spilled Pouring
out few drops on her hand. she held
it out for the dog to lick He did so
and seemed much revived but as she
poured out the water the tin dipper
had changed to one of beautiful sill
ver Reaching home quickly as possi-
BILE, she handed the water to the SER
want to give to her mother
'Oh,' said her mother II will not
take it. l will not live anyhow. You
are younger and stronger than L."
AS she gave the servant the dipper
1t changed into shining gold. The ser
want was just about to give each per-
son in the house a spoonful Of the
precious water when She saw a stran-
ger at the door. he looked sad and
weary and she handed him the dipper
| f water. He took it, saying:
blessed is .'e that gives a cup of
cold water in my name.''
A radiance shone all about him and
Immediately the golden dipper be-
came studded with seven sparkling
diamonds. Then it burst forth into a
, fouptaln which supplied the thirsty
land with water. The seven diamonds
rose higher and higher until they
| reached the sky, and there they
| changed into bright stars, forming the
| 'Great Dipper,' telling the story of an
! unselfish act
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
THE RED CROSS DOGS.
CANNES TRAINED TO SEEK OUT
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
When They Find u Wounded SOLDIER
They KneeI So That He Can Help
Himself to Medicine-DoSs DRAW
Strctchers

Lechenich, near Cologne, in the
Rhineland, is the home Of Jean Bun
gartz, the animal painter and animal
lover, who is at present engaged upon
an interesting experiment in dog train
ing. :t%
After success in training dogs for
active army duty, accommodating, sen
try and messenger seryice-success
certified to by the German Govern
ment-Mr. Bungartz turned his atten-
ton to new branch of the work,
and is the first to train dogs for hos
pital and ambulance service
First of all, when scarce six months
old, the puppy must learn to obey, to
answer to the ordinary commands,
''Come here" ''Down," "Speak, -
''Forward march, and the like Then
he is taught to wear his harness. This
last consists of collar sailcloth rug
tightly rolled, and the saddle bags,
each with compartments, to- carry dog
biscuit, bandages, ammunition, etc.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02

beside the wounded man, if he show
signs of life, that he may open the
bag and find the reviving flask. The
!! little lantern securely fastened to the
back strap, enables the seekers to fol
low the dog on dark nights, and brings
hope to the wounded when the friendly
light appears.
The Red Cross dog is taught to carry
messages as does the army dog, and
has his little white flag placed in a
pocket on the saddlebag that all may
! know what errand he is on and lead
him Alright or not delay him unneces.
sarily.
Bungartz has also constructed a
model dog ambulance for carrying the
wounded from the field which will
considerably tighten the work of the
carriers, and the society is to collect
funds sufficient to supply the field
hospital with these wagons. The dogs
to draw these ambulances need NO
| special breeding or training. any
strong. sure-footed docile animal will
do.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
DAMAGES FOR LIBEL.
q Virginia Paper Brought to Terms by
the American Book Company


A dispatch from Norfolk, Va, says:
IsThe American Book company of New
York has just gained signal victory III the
courts of Virginia and has received an abb
eolute and complete vindication after long
and exhaustive trial by special jury in the
Circuit court of this city. The Pilot news
paper of this city, upon the awarding of
the contract for school books to the Amer
lean Book company, printed long article
written and prepared by R. E. Byrd, an
agent and attorney for CHM & Co., of New
York, in which it charged that the
state superintendent had been bribed by
the American Book company. The Pilot
was Immediately sued for libel, and, after
five weeks trial, which created an inn
mense amount of interest throughout the
state, verdict for punitive damages was
recently awarded, and the jury found that
the statements made we're false and q
deliberate libel. Not only so, but the
company, upon uuimIoachable evidence,
was proved to have dealt honorably and up-
rightly in every particular in their negotia-
tlOns with the state officials. It was furth-
er proved at the trial that no better terms
had been made with any other state for
school books. In fact, the attorney general
Of Virginia stated that the American Book
company seemed to throw open their whole
business to u.s. and after full and complete
examination of all the original contracts
made with the various states he expressed
himself as absolutely satisfied that the
prices were the same in all cases and that
no discrimination whatever had been made
against the state of Virginia. Furthermore
he mentioned that none of the statements
of the American Book company had been
accepted until every one of them had been
absolutely verified by direct reference to
the governors of some fifteen states, with
whom contracts had been made. This
proved conclusively that the Representations
Of the American Book cOmpany we're cor
rect in toto. This celebrated case has thus
ended in a complete triumph in every re-
spect for the American Book company, and
has shown in clear contrast the clean and
business-like methods in which they carry
on their great industry as compared with
n1isstatemeats by their opponents. .''-Cht
cQnO TkibliILc
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02

prOaheS that he may learn not to re-
lax his attention during the whole time
of his watch. At first, of course, the
trainer encourages him with Look
out! Keep watch!"
One can easily see what an inyalua-
BILE aid the dogs sharper senses would
render him, when thus trained. Sen-
try and scout thus aided and protected
could not possibly be surprised.
Then comes the messenger" train.
ing. The dog is taught to run short
distances between trainer and asss.
tant, back and forth, over all kinds Of
ground, until, when once the letter is
inclosed in the little waterproof pock-
ct on his collar, the four-footed dis
patch' knows he is to run the direction
indicated, and not to allow any obsta-
stop him until the goal is reached.
trained, and when reported "finished''
by their master, they are not depend
ent upon him, but will take and carry
out orders from any man of the regi-
ment into which they are enrolled.
TPe reading of the words of command
to the men, that they may not confuse
the dogs with unnecessary talk, is all
that is required. r#s~ ..,'~&
Seeking the wounded was at first
also a part of the army dogs duty,
but recognizing the immense import
ance of this work, and not wishing to
oyerb,;rden his. pupils brains, Pun
gartz has trained dogs for this purpose
alone, and these are the socalled sssIIos-
pital or Red Cross Dogs.'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
A HOme-NIade Bail

4 homemade ball that costs moth
ing to make and is really serviceable
can be made by any boy. Take an Or
dinary cork and cut it round as pos
sible, making it the size of an ordinary
marble. Then tear off very narrow
strips Of rag and wind these one at a
time around the cork until the ball is
of the desired size. Then cover it
with cloth, or, if you can get pair of
your fathers or big brothers. dis.
carded heavy skin or huckskin winter
gloves, cut out four quarters from
them, shaped to the ball. and get your
sister to stitch them together for: you
with stout Waxed linen thread as q
strong and durable eoyer,-New York
Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
Seeking the Wounded.
L, 1oa Il l.

SeeE1nE the WOUnded
the dog has learned to halt at the
word.
When his duties as scout are fully
understood then comes the sentry's
training. Here the dog has to learn to
take up the position at a given dis
tance in front of his master, and to
stand up and return at once when the
enemy-again the inevitable assistant
approaches in the darkness The
dog, once in position, is allowed at
first several minutes, and then more
and more time before the enemy ap-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02

The whole is arranged to fit comforta-
bly, over the back and shoulder, and
when the pockets are filled should not
weigh over ten pounds.
When accustomed to his harness
and obedient to his masters look and
word-it takes several months to reach
this perfection-the collie is ready for
his professional training
Accommodating is the first in order,
but for this it is quite necessary that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
A New Scheme

Jonas Observation-Disclosures, mum, kin
yer give us sump'n to eat? ~
Lady-What? You two strapping fe!-
lows begging? . ~.
Caspar Corker-No, lady. Yer see
We's is ont Of desc roun' de- worp t-ips
Widout money, an we ain't got tinso to
stop an work. Chicago Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02

II find the Royal Baking Powder
superior to all the others in every re-
spect 1t is entirely free from all adu[
,teration and unwholesome impurity,
and in baking it gives off greater
volume of leavening gas than any
other powder. -. -"..
.% Walter S. Haines, NJ. d.
Chemist to the Chicago Board of
Health. ''. -'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02

For thirty years the Royal has been
the standard for purity and strength
in baking powders, and has been
placed at the head by every board of
official examiners, whether State or
National
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
A Mean Man.

II WONDER" said a young Harlem
lady, '"why5 Hymen is always repre-
sented as carrying a torch 2"
To which her bachelor uncle sneer-
ingly responded: ITO Indicate that he
always makes it warm for people who
marry. i. &:.. 5s.s. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02

The statistics show that there is
used in the manufacture of the Royal
Baking Powder more than half of all
the cream of tartar consumed in the
United States for all purposes. The
wonderful sale thus Indicated for the
Royal Baking Powder-greater than
that of all other baking powders COM
bined-is perhaps the highest evidence
of the superiority of this article, and
Of its indispensableness to modern
cOOkarv
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

men who write novels Of the west put in
their books. He is Silas Lopham kind
OF man. or rather the kind Of man Lap
ham would have been in the west. He
is boomer, bland and blarneying.
Everybody in town knows him. 1t isn't
necessary to give his name or tell his
business He is familiar figure. He
is one OF the men who have made money
in Lincoln and he is one of the men who
will make money again. He deals in
something more substantial than eye
water.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15
WHEEL IMPROVEMENTS:

An expert on cycling matters, who
was asked How will the bicycle be i'm
proved in future years." says there is
some ground for believing that the
chainless safety will be the coming
bicycle. Overcoming the friction is the
greatest difficulty in the manufacture Of
this class OF wheel, and many of the ex-
periments which have been made to this
end have given encouraging results.
There will be improvement all around in
the construction OF the bicycle; IN the
tires, the saddles and the pedals. AL
ready saddle has been brought out in
France which is pronounced comfort
and delight. 1t is said to enable a
wheelman not only to ride further with
less discomfort and wear and tear, but
to add distinctly to his speed. The
present saddle is barbarous and I'M
scientific, and before long the public
will realize the fact, and demand i'm
provement. The bicycle makers are
loath to adopt new idea, no matter
how good it is, and it is only the pres
sure of popular dissatisfaction that will
drive them to the manufacture Of a
better form of saddles. IT was so with
the safety frame. the pneumatic tire,
the wood rim and other improvements.
just now light wheels are the fashion,
but they are certain to be dropped later
on. On the question Of whether cycling
is merely craze, or will take perma-
nent place among the national pastimes,
opinion is divided. The authority just
mentioned says on this head: "Of
course, the cycling craze will die out,
and the sport remain. Cycling has
backbone. and has come to stay; but it
may experience setback. for many per-
sons now riding will hardly do so next
year or the year after. Field athletics,
tennis, base ball, roller skating and
many other sports have all had their
booms in this country, and cycling now
has the time aid attention OF the public
Nevertheless, cycling is about the most
rational and healthy craze that has
taken hold Of the people in generation,
and it bears unmistakable signs Of
robustness and long life.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15
800 DOLLARS REWARD 800

$lUO DOLLARS REWARD SlUU
The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one DREADED disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatement. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the disea
sc, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that
il fails to cure. Send for list of Testi-
monals.
Address, F. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by druggists. IS cents.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15
CHARACTER SKETCH.
NO. III

Every community has its Col. Null
berry Sellers. Whether it be eye water
or town lots these natural born optimists
are nnalterably convinced that there's
millions 10 IT. The squirting OF million
nozzles can not put out the fire OF hope
that burns within them. They are con-
WINGED that success is coming and no
power on earth can shake that convict
ion. They may have all sorts OF obsta-
Giles to overcome; they may have to keep
up appearances by all sorts of ridiculous
subterfuges; like Col. Sellers they may
be compelled TO burn candles in their
stoves as a substitute for coal or wood;
but there is one thing they never let
get in their way. and that is discourage
mcnt. They have confidence in them
selves wheth.r other people have or not,
aud they keep right on going ahead.
Probably p L. Barnum had as much
hard luck as ever befell one man. He
met failure and had to bow down to it a
half dozen times, but he was never
entirely vanquished. Difficulties that
would have broken the spirit OF 500 men
out OF thousand were met by him and
surmounted. Fire destroyed everything
he had in the world more times than
one; losses of various kinds came upon
him; but he never lost his grip; he kept
right on going ahead, and he was
on top oftener than he was underneath,
and when he died he had success in a
mighty tight grasp. Whatever he at
tempted he knew there were millions in
it, and he kept on until the fact was
demonstrated. These men, the Barnums
ana Sellerses, serve good purpose. They
prevent other people from giving way to
encouragement. Their example incites
others to rene we'd effort. There was a
good deal Of more or less harmless fraud
and deception about Barnum; perhaps
il were better to call it humbuggery;
and there usually is about these men
who 60 through life with hope for CAPT
tai. But their colossal nerve commands
admiration. and people submit to the
imposition they practice with little or no
protest. After all it is the Barnums
and the Sellerses that give zest to bust
ness life.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

This man in the hey dey Of his pros
perity was distinguished for his roman.
tic turn OF mind. His imagination knew
no hounds. He fell into the harmless
habit Of looking at his own comfortable
store Of wealth through the magnifying
glasses OF his hopeful mind. Many are
the stories illustrating this cheerful
eccentricity. Aud when he was roman
cling in the widest way he always en-
deavored to convey the impression that
he was modest to q degree. He is an
odd character all through. Big and
bluff. q large talker and a schemer all
over, optimistic. and full Of life, he is a
type Of western manhood such as the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

Not all that l have written above
applies to a certain citizen OF Lincoln
who is the subject OF this sketch; but he
partakes in a general way Of the char
acteristics OF Mark Twain's great opti-
mist. He is as great schemer as was
the proprietor Of the eye water. and his
faith in himself and his undertakings is
comparable to that sublime confidence
that marked Col. Sellers. The fact that
misfortune has not kept away from him
has not affected the natural elasticity OF
his temperament. Lately he has. in
common with other citizens, been under
the necessity Of acknowledging himself,
q victim Of the hard times; he has lost
great deal. But he has not changed in
the least. The hopefulness that is in
him is the same. He knows that there
are millions in the towr, and he proposes
to keep at it till he get his share OF the
wealth.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

CHAUTAUQUANs, plan will
inspiration
MINISTER'S come meetp
thinkers and
TEACHERS
thinking. Chauauqua Assembly
AR 6 Rse1 fsS SGstS Ss0
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

Canon City coal at the Whitebreast
Coal and Lime Co.
Whitebreast Coal and Lime Co.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15
REV. EDWARD ANDERSON

REV. EDWARD ANDERSON
DID,, of Connecticut. an ardent G. A. r.
man, will deliver the national address on
July4.
REV. ]. D. STEWART
Of Aurora. will conduct the Adult Normal
Class as last year. Rev. Stewart has had
much experience in this work, and always
makes his lessons of much interest. The
normal work is the fundamental basis of
Chautauqua. 1t is the one thing that makes
an Ideal Chautauqua Assembly.
Hiss GERTRUDE |. ROBINSON
OF Chicago. the most celebrated harpist of
that city, will be present for two days. A
fine harp, well played, makes the finest
of music, and il Is only Necessary for q per-
son to become listener, to become lover
of harp music.
hrs. WILL OWEN JONES