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The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
ABOUT WOMEN OF NOTE.

The wife Of Prince Leopold Of SAKE
Coburg is the daughter of Jewish mu-
sician and the niece Of Queen Victoria.
; Princess de Polignac, formerly Win
marietta Singer, daughter Of the great
sewing machine man, is said to be the
best amateur musician in Paris.
Gail Hamilton was once teacher in a
girls seminary, and was the idol Of her
pupils. She was very cheerful, sensible
and clear-headed in all things.
Chile claims to possess the richest
woman in the world in the person Of
Sonora de Cousino, whose fortune is es-
timated at 5000, 100000 She is a widow
Queen Victoria has such deep-root-
ed objection to the smell of cigarette
or cigar that smoking is strictly for
bidden at Windsor Castle, at Balmoral
;and at Osborne.
Emily Faithful combined her work
for the cause of women with love for
strong cigars, Of which she was an in
;yete1ate smoker. She took the tobacco
at first to relieve her asthma.
The Princess Maud has lately ap-
peared in Battersea Park mounted on
a balloon-tired "safety-" The Duchess
of Connaught. being yet learner pre-
fers to take her daily practice for the
present in the secluded walks of Buck
ingham palace gardens. Meanwhile the
Marchioness of Londonderry, Lady
Brassey and the Princess Henry of Pless
rank among the most graceful and ex-
@rt Of riders. -,m
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
A Quarters Worth of Gas.

The Consolidated Gas Company or
this city, has adopted the nickelin-
the-shot meter In England these pen.
ny gas machines are very popular
with the poor as we'll as those who
live in lodgings. The prepayment me-
ters introduced here, however, are not
OF the penny pattern. A silver quar-
ter is the coin required to release the
illuminating fluid. For 25c 200 feet Of
goes through the meter, moves out
rate Of $1.25 per 1000 The gas need
not be used continuously. A special
Indicator on the face of the dial, which
is supposed to show how much gas
gas goes through the meter, moves out
to 2O0-fOOt mark as soon as the
com is deposited. AS the gas is used
this Indicator returns to the zero point.
Meters of this class are placed in the
consumers room or fiat, so that the
number Of feet still to be burned may
be seen at a glance at the dial. The
machine is so arranged that two, three
or four quarters may be placed in the
slot, and thus 400, 600 or 1000 feet
Of gas purchased. The meter will reg
lister and give credit for 200 feet Of
gas every time a coin of the proper
dimensions is placed in the receiver.
Less than 800 meters are now in use,
but as they are growing in popularity
the number is bolnd to increase. es-
pecially in bachelor apartments and
folding-hed and condensed milk flats.
New York Cor, of the Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
THE BABY ON THE FARM.
70 Romp and Play with the Little Ones
Religious Duty.

70 Romp and Play with the Little Ones
Religious Duty.
Even If the baby's coming interferes
With all sorts of thrifty plans to help
the husband pay off the mortgage on
the farm, an acute financier once gave
large sum Of money to endow a COL
lege upon the ground that he consid-
cred boys better investment than
land, writes Helen Jay in the Ladies'
Home Journal. In the childless home
the money may come in more quickly
than 1t goes out until the whole farm
is paid for, but what does it profit if
there are none of our own to enjoy it
with us, and no one to receive it as
sacred inheritance when we are gone?
AS a class, farmers wives identify
themselves more closely with their hus-
bands financial interests than any
other class of women. They are will
ing to work hard and sacrifice them
selves to help to buy home and to edu-
cate their children. They feel that
II they cannot earn money they can at
least save it. 1t becomes a problem
sometimes how to steer between legiti-
mate thrift on the one hand and unnec-
essary economy on the other. Sometimes
a woman works so hard in trying to
increase the bank account that she
ruins, not only her physical health but
her disposition as we'll. A nervous,
Worn-out, fretful woman is not a fit as
sociate, even on hygienic. grounds, for
sensitive, impressionable child, who re-
fleets the passing moods of those about
him as in looking-glass If it is a
question then of bank accounts, i'm
maculate closets and well-flled store
rooms on the one hand, and bright,
cheerful mother on the other, would
unhesitatingly choose the latter. The
children whose mothers have not time
to pet them are to be pited. To amuse
the baby and to romp with it is some
times quite as much religious duty
as to pray for it.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
nustrn11an Te1egrnpny.

A clever bit Of telegraphy has been
done in Australia. Through the COOP
Grafton Of the telegraph authorities in
all the five colonies on the mainland Of
Australia, a very interesting expert
ment was lately made in the long-dis-
tance transmission OF telegraphic mes
sages. The points selected were
ROckhampton and Broome, in Roe
buck Bay, Western Australia. Broome
on the northwestern coast of Western
Australia, and is the point where the
cable of Java, and so from Europe, is
landed in that colony. 1t is also the
:urthest point north in Western Aus
tralia to which the telegraph has yet
been carried. At the time appointed
all the instruments on the intervening
stations between Rockhampton and
Broome were connected, and thus a
continued circuit was made between
the two points The signals received
In Rockhampton from Israelite Bay,
about 1000 miles away on the south
ern coast Of Western Australia, are de-
scribed as being as clear and sharp
as 1t they had come from across the
street. In the line between Israelite
Bay and Broome there was a defect
Which sometimes impaired the dis
tlnctness of the signals But the ex-
pertinent was decidedly a success, for
perfectly readable signals We're ex-
changed and q conversation was car
ried on, between the telegraph mas
ters at Rockhampton and Broome.
which, following the route of the wire
are 6275 miles apart.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
The President a as Trace


One of the most disgraceful features
IN our modern style of journalism is
that the President of the United States,
whose very station should command
respect for him. is made constant
target for disrespect, writes Edward
w. Box in the Ladies' Home Journal
1t makes not the slightest difference
whether we admire or do not admire
the man who occupies the Presidential
chair. He is placed there by the eX-
pressed suffrage of the people, and
when he is so placed and is the occu-
pant of the high Office, he has right
to the respect of the people of the coun-
try over which he presides. But this
is denied our President. The decent
respect which we mete out to ordinary
men is refused him. We excuse this
by saying that he was not our choice,
or that he holds the position by acci-
dent. No man elected to the Office of
President of the United States can be
an accident. He is placed there because
of his fitness for that Office And al
though we may not agree always that
he is as able as some other man, it is
only pure justice that we give him
the benefit Of the doubt.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
Electricity for Roi1rnada

The adoption Of electricity as motive
power on the suburban branches or lines
OF various railways has led to the supposi-
tlon that Ia time all lines, long or short
Will be run by electricity. That, however
mas cen strenuou>ly denied on the ground
that it would be imprlcticahle for general
traffic use. Be that as it may, the st. Paul
& Duluth will, as ever, be found in the
forefront, giving as many patrons the lux
ury Of Il comfortable ride in the latest
eGu nment through the most picturesque
terr tory, and providing the b3st OF facili-
ties between St. Paul. Minnea polls, Duluth
West Superior, Saltwater, the Interstate
N::rk. Taylor's Falls and other important
Ntrthwestern points. 1t is this tEat La,
mad the Duluth Short Line SO exit leme!y
poprlar. At handsome terminals clio Sc con-
nec.lo2S are made with trains runiing in
all directions, and the time cards are ar
ranged With view to suiting the con-
veH!eAce Of the business men as we'll as the
pleasure of the tourist. For maps, crcu-
lars and the new folder, apply to ticket
agent: or to W. A. Russell, General Passen.
ger Agent, St. Paul, M;nn
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
A Curiosity in Colds,

The general prevalence of slight
colds,' said a well-known lawyer at the
Continental Hotel last evening, Ere
minds me of the sad case Of an init
mate friend of mine who suffers very
much from annoying colds. His first
wife was robust woman, who had
wealth of fiery red hair, which, accord
ing to his notion, must have kept him
comfortably warm at nights. Be that
as it may, when she died my friend
married dark-haired woman, and,
strange to relate, from the very first
night Of the honeymoon he was afflicted
with a pestering cold. He had a sus-
picion that the lack Of that red hair
accounted for his aftliction, so, by way
of a test, he sent his new wife to the
seashore and, strange to say, he enjoyed
immunity from the cold during her alb
sence"
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
THE GIRLS WE KNOW.
They Do Not Turn Toward Their Moth
ers Like in Olden Times

They Do Not Turn Toward Their Moth
ers Like in O1den Times.
Let any one of us, for example, look
among the girls of our acquaintance
and see how many we know who, as
daughters, turn to their mothers as
readily and as naturally as turns a
Hover. to the sun, writes W. Box. How
many do we know? Here and there,
one, yes. But are they in the majority?
We rather find that the average Amer
lean daughter is absolutely independ-
ent of her mother in all but those
things in which she must, of very ne
cessity and of her very being, be de-
pendent upon her. BY far the majority
OF mothers have not the confidence Of
their daughters, and one needs only to
be in any position which invites human
confidence to know how true is such a
statement. The English girl looks to
her mother for counsel and guidance
on every point in her life. Does the
American girl? The life of French
girl always remains a part Of the being
which bore her. Does that of the
American girl? The Italian girls life
is known to her mother almost as we'll
even in it's most inner thought, as to
the girl herself. Is that of the Ameri-
can girl? The gospel of the Swiss girl
is that of solicitation for her mother,
morning, noon and night. Is it the
gospel of the American girl? The Dutch
girl never dreams of telling her mother
that she is going to do thus and so: she
asks if she may. Does the American
girl? In Germany, the daughters first
thought, when she reaches proper
years, is to relieve her mother of every
domestic care and thought. Is it the
need that I, or any writer, shall supply
the answers to these questions?
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
4 Slave From .Boyhood.
F'rom the Red Wing, Minn., Republican,

H.,
Il am now twenty-four years old,"
said Edward Swanson. Of White Rock,
Goodhue County. Minn.. to Republican
representative, "and as you can see I
Am not very large of stature. When I
was eleven years old became afflicted
with sickness which baf1ed the skill
and knowledge of the physician. was
not taken suddenly i'll but on the con-
trary I can hardly state the exact time
when it began. The first symptoms
were pains in my back and restless
nights. The disease did not trouble me
much at first, but it seemed to have
settled in my body to stay and my bitter
experience during the last thirteen years
proved that to be the case. I
neVer dreamed Goe5se Of the oh1d af,ern and
in store for me. I complained to
my parents and they concluded that in
time 1 would outgrow my trouble, but
when they heard me grOaning during
my sleep they became thoroughly
alarmed. Medical advice was sought
but to no avail I grew rapidly worse
and was soon unable to move about and
finally became confined continually 70
my bed. The best doctors that could be
had were consulted, but did nothing for
me. tried various kinds Of extensively
advertised patent medicines with but
the same result.
'For twelve long years I was thus a
sufferer in constant agony without re-
spite, assesses formed on my body in
rapid succession and the world indeed
looked very dark to me. About this
time when all hope was gone and moth
ing seemed left but to resign myself to
my most bitter fate my attention was
called to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. Like drowning man
grasping at a straw, in sheer despera-
tiOn l concluded to make one more at
tempt-not to regain my health q dare
not to hope SO much) but if possible to
ease my pain.
Il bought a box of the pills and they
seemed to do me good. felt encour-
aged and continued their use. After
taking six boxes I was up and able to
walk around the house. have not felt
so well for thirteen years as during the
past year. Only one year have I taken
DR.. Williams Pink Pills and I am able
now to do chores and attend to light
duties.
do hesitate to let you publish what
I have said? No. Why should L? It is
the truth and I am only too glad to let
other sufferers know nay experience. 1t
may help those whose cup of misery is
as full to-day as mine was in the past"
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves.
They build up the blood, and restore the
glow Of health to pale and sallow cheeks
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in
loose bulk) at SO cents a box or six boxes
for $3.50, and may be had Of all drug
gists, direct by mail from Dr. Will.
iams' Medicine Company, Schenectady
n. Y.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
MINERA AIS,

Serpentine exists in New England and
Virginia.
Rose quartz is found in Colorado and
Montana.
Alabaster exists in seventeen differ
ent states.
Marble is said to exist in twenty four
of our states.
The moonstone exists in North Caro-
lima and Georgia.
Tin is known to exist in half dozen
different localities.
The turquoise has been found in New
Mexico and Arizona.
Mica is found in North Carolina,
Georgia and elswhere.
Chrysolites have been unearthed in
the Cumberland mountains.
Jasper is found abundantly in the
lake regions and elsewhere.
Obsidian exists in large quantities in
New Mexico and Arizona.
Green feldspar, or Amazon stone, is
found near Pixies Peak, Colo.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
A Quecnly Virtue.

Mrs. Cleveland sets a shining exam
pie IN always being on time. She does
not think it quite nice to enter the
theater or church or any place late
and disturb every one just for the
sake of attracting attention. Mrs.
Cleveland also makes a toilet in less
time than almost any other woman
prominent in Washington. She fire.
quently returns from a long drive
htteen minutes before an appointment,
and When the guests arrive she is
there to greet them in a pretty house
gown and as fresh as a rose.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
4 Oouble Mistake.

On one occasion, when Mr.. Glad
stone was prime minister. he had
asked Sir Henry Parkes, then on a
visit to London, to breakfast. Henry
Irving was among the guests invited
to meet him. Mr.. Irving arrived first,
and Mrs. Gladstone, mistaking him for
the Australian statesman, said: "Oh,
Sir Henry, I'm SO glad to see you"
Great was Mr.. Irving's surprise,
which, however, passed away when he
discovered that Mrs. Gladstone was
not making an announcement of a
knighthood.-We Budget.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
Photography in Municipal Ens1-
necrinE.

ACCIAHEs
An interesting use Of photography is
noted in the last annual report of the
city engineer of Rochester, My. To
meet the requirements of construction
his department has found it necessary
to prepare 1876 photogra phic negatives,
800 prints and 156 lantern slides. Pho
Biography was used for many DUR
poses. In the first place, for a record
of old structures, which may have had
an important place in the early local
history. Second, as a record of con-
struction, for the purpose Of study,
and also for the purpose Of spurring
the inspectors and contra ctors to great
er care. Flashlight pictures are taken
of the inside of completed sewers, so
that the details Of the work can be
examined at leisure. Many photo
graphs are made for the law depart
ment to be used in cases Of suits for
personal injury by reason of defects in
walks or pavements. Copies are past
ed into substantial albums, and are
Of constant use in discussion with al
dernlen and other officials, as we'll as
taxpayers. On one occasion it was
necessary to educate the public of the
city to a better comprehension of the
question Of beauty in bridge designs.
The engineer prepared a lecture on
city bridges and illustrated it by 140
lantern slides made from photographs.
The slides were selected to show ex-
listing structures which are failures,
in direct comparison with successful
and beautiful specimens of bridge
building. The lecture had a good ef.
feet, and the engineer had the salts
faction of selecting a bridge that was
artistic as we'll as useful.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
GREAT BOOK FREE.

When pr: R. v. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y,
published the first edition of his work, The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,
he announced that after $4,000 copies had
been sold at the regular price, S.. 50 per
copy, the profit on which would repay him
for the great amount of labor and money
expended in producing it, he would dis
tribute the next half million fee AS this
number of copies has already been sold, he
is now distributing, absolutely free, 500 900
g piete, interest rest COUPON ing ;s and iS:: VAL
liable common No.111 sense med
the recipient only being required to mail
to him, at the above address, this little
COUPON with twenty one (21) cents in one
cent stamps to pay for postage and pack
ing only, and the book will be sent by mail
1t is veritable medical library, complete
in one volume. 1t contains over 1000 pages
and more than 800 illustrations, The Free
Edition is precisely the same as those sold
at $3.50 except only that the books are
bound in strong MANILA paper covers in
stead of cloth. Send NOW before ali are
given away. They are going off rapidly.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
BANKING IN ILLINOIS.
Operations of the Torrens System of
Guaranteeing Real Estate Titles.

Operations of the Torrens System of
Guaranteeing Real Estate Titles.
Illinois is a commonwealth Of many
small towns, in which, numerically,
the private banking institutions pre-
dominate. Nor does the supposition
that business men prefer to deal with
incorporated banks seem to check the
progress of private banking enterprise
in that state. In 1890 there were 485
such institutions in operation; in 1894
there were no less than 500, exhibiting
ratio of increase which is not
equaled by the growth Of the nation
al or the state banks. The following
table gives the numerical position OF
the three classes of banks at two
periods:
1890. 1895.
No. of No. of
Banks. Banks.
National banks 1876 218
State banks ......... 80 13l
Private banks ....4 .4S5 $50
The field for the national banking
system is comparatively limited, owing
to certain we'll known restrictions i'm
posed upon the associations organizing
under it. In the country districts the
bankable collateral is largely composed
of land securities, an asset discoun-
tenanced by the federal banking act.
Here a cautious banker operating at
his discretion, and comparatively un-
limited as to the nature of the securi-
ties in which he may deal, secures an
opportunity for rendering an efficient
service to the community AS affect
ing the availability of such invest
ments in Illinois. it is of interest to
note that real estate security is about
to be relieved Of many of the disabling
legal burdens which interfere with its
illinois recently passed an act provid-
ing for the introduction of what is gen.
orally known as the Torrens system.
Under this system titles to real estate
are guaranteed by the state, so that
once the title is established the instu-
ment of proprietorship many be trans
,ferred with the facility Of a negotiable
mote. Thus titles to real estate become
!bankable assets of greater effectiveness
than that class of securities has ever
enjoyed. The American Banker years
ago urged the general Introduction OF
the Torrens system for the particular
reason that it turned a cumbersome
security into a quick asset Of unques-
toned validity, and the results of the
experiment now to be tried in Illinois
will receive the closest attention of all
who are interested in freeing the
material Of credit from obsolete legal
complexities
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
Don't Drar Your Foot

many men do because the nerve centers.
Se %Seakened by the long g-continued of tobacco
H1eina H1oHe SO auected that they are weak tired,
overcome t II the tobacco user wants to quit and
gam manhood, nerve rower, and enjoy vjgor-
G1sa Susy me good things OF life. Take No-To-Bac
Heu an.eeu 10 cure or money refunded by
DrugglSts everywhere Book free Address tha
elerlng Remedy Co., New York City or Chicago
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14

You shall do both, even if you are a slab
ide'l. ralid, Woe-b"gone dySreptic, if you
IT orcc digest on, insure the cunycr ion Of
food into rich and nGuri>hng blood. and
recover appetite and SIee p by the systematic
use Of the great rcnOvltOr of heal b.,
strength and flesh, Hostctter's StOMacl
BittcrS, which also remedies malarial, kid
nry and rheumatic trouble, nervUu ness,
Gems ipation and biliou sness
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
Goldsmith Was Full Of CI,fva,~

Poor "Goldy,' as he was fondly nick
named later in life, did not look much
like a knight. Short Of stature, with
homely face deeply SCARED by the
smallpox, awkward in his manners
and movements, he would have made
but sorry figure in the lordly tourna-
ment or at a royal banquet. And yet
he had within him not little of the
knightly spirit. Generous to fault,
daring even to foolhardiness, tender
hearted, impulsive-he was just the
kind of man to ride through the WORLD.
seeking adventures, and risking his
life in defense Of the helpless and in
noeent Had he lived in the days Of
chivalry, he would doubtless have been,
in spite of his ugliness and ungainli-
ness q lannon's knight errant
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
Her Ideas.

He-My views of bringing up a fam
fly are
She-Never mind your views, I'll
bring up the family. You go and
bring up the coal-Halifax Herald.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
Brains Count.

Floor Walker-The boss is pleased
with your sales Of mourning goods.
Clarklets-It takes brains to do it;
when a widow asks if they will fade,
l sort of give her to understand they
will take very beautiful lavender
shade after six months.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
To Cleanse the Svstem

Ehectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently cure habitual
constipation, to awaken the kidneys and
liver to a healthy activity. without 1r-
ritating or weakening them, to dispel
headaches, colds or fevers use Syrup Of
Figs.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
WHY the Ocean Rare

Why the Ocean Ragged.
Mother, this book tells about AN
CRY waves Of the ocean, Now what
makes the ocean angry? Is it because
it has been crossed so often ?'- Phil
adelphia Lutheran.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
Likely to Win,

Dime Museum Manager-Want a
position here, eh? Huh, What are you
remarka bic for?
Hungry Tramp-Id like to take part
in an eatin' match.-New York Week
ly.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14

Nirh-The German kaiser does Il
god deal of lecturing
Nnck-Nell, you know he has a good
many ubjects.-Harlem Life
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as Cough medicine.-F. NJ Abbott, 383
Seneca street. Buffalo, N. y, May 8, 1894
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14

A prisoner on the stone-pile broke
open a big limestone and rolled out a
perfectly petritied fish at Portsmouth,
Ohio, the other day. The specimen is
complete, and is now at the mayors
Office. It is said by experts to be a
salmon.
The Cook County herald., 1895-09-14
His Eamily SlSolnfnn

Mrs. Tupenny-Did you know that
the tppertens have a family skeleton:
Mr. Tupenny-Oh, yes; she's out
there on the beach noW.-Louis7ille
Truth,