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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
There is no baking powder which
produces such sweet and tasteful food
as the Royal Baking Powder.
Novel PIaythinEs.

Cut hole in a nut about q quarter
of an inch in diameter Gut aut-the
meat in little pieces and shake out of
the hole. By holding the nut against
the lower lip and blowing into the hole
a whistle of amazing power can be
produced. By boring a small hole into
one side and stopping it with the fin
ger kind of trill can be performed
with some kind Of nuts. By fastening
several whistles of different pitch on
a strip of wood a tune can be played
on them. BY following nut, leaving
4 hole at the top about half an inch
in diameter, and the same size at the
bottom, cutting holes for eyes, nose.
and mouth, and Illuminating with G. .
small candle, a grotesque jack-o' Ian
tern can be made. A face is cut upon
the side of a large chestnut, lifting a.
portion of the shell for eyelids and cut
ting the lips to represent the teeth. A
bit of red paper is stuck in for a.
tongue. A napkin is then placed over
the top of a tumbler so as to form al
depression. In this the head is placed.
The sides of the napkin are then
grasped by the hand on the outside Of
the glass, and by moving it slightly
the head rolls about in the most anus
ing way. A little hat or feather makes
the head still more comical.
This performed with an orange is a
sight never to be forgotten. Cut out
out the eyes so as to show white,
raise a triangular flap for nose,
thrust a short stick into the nut and
dress as doll. 1t makes a particular
ly good China boy if the queue is
stuck on and cross-piece is put on
for the arms. BY gcuging a quarter
inch hole with knife and sticking
the nut on the end Of pliable wand
or rod about four feet long and swing
ing the rod with free-arm movement
the nut is thrown off and goes an in.
credible distance.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
A COREAN CEREMONY.
A Scheme to Strike the European Trav.
eler with Wonder.


eler with Wonder. +
AS entered Seoul royal procession.
with which the king visited some Of
the ancestral tOmbs, was returning by
another gate, writes a Seoul corre-<
spondent. Its novel feature was that
the minister of war rode in Europealh
evening dress and a "bowler' hat On
the day following I witnessed cere-s
monial new in Corean history, and
which may have far-reaching results
to Coreans. The Japanese have re-f
solved to clean the Augean stable of.
official corruption, and compelled the
king to begin the task by proceeding:
in state to the altar of heaven and
there taking an oath before the spirits
| of his ancestors to the proposed re-
forms His majesty, by exaggerating
trivial ailment, had for some time.
delayed the ceremony, and, even the
day before, a dream, in which an an:
cestral spirit appeared to him adjurins.
| him not to depart from ancestral ways,
terrified him from taking the proposed
pledge. After long delay and much
questioning as to whether at the last
moment the king would resist the for,
eign pressure, the procession, in SOL.
emn silence, emerged from the palace
gate; huge flags, on trident headeds
! poles, purple bundles carried aloft, a?
| stand Of sacred stones conveyed with
much ceremony, groups of scarlet and
blue robed men in hats shaped like
fools caps of the same colors, the,
kings personal servants in yellow
| robes and yellow bamboo hats, decorate
| ed with pink roses, and men carrying
| {1o ell IL
umbrella, followed by-not the magnif-.
icent state chair, with it's forty bearers,
but plain wooden chair with a green
roof and glass sides, in which sat the
sovereign, looking very pale and de-.
jected, borne by only four men. At a
short distance followed the crown
prince in similar chair. Mandarins,
ministers, and military officers were
then assisted on their caparisoned po-,
MES, and each, with two attendants
holding his stirrups and two more
leading his pony, all in gorgeous raj
ment, fell in line behind the home min
lister on q dark donkey conspicuous by
his foreign guard. Half an hour late1 ;,
| by passing along a street SO narrow
that two horsemen cannot ride abreast,
the king reached the altar of heaven,
where the military escort was left OUT
side the outer wall, and only the king,
fndignita and - 7atten endantsepToeeed
| to the altar. The groupings Of the
scarlet-robed men under the dark pines
was most effective from an artistic
point of view, and from a political
| standpoint the taking Of the oath by
the Corean king was one of the most
significant acts in the tedious drama
| Of the present war.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20

Rudolf, Count FesteticS de TO1na.
designed. That she can sail goes
without saying-she tells you that as
you look at her.
; Then the Sydney paper goes on to
recall that, accompanied by the Count
ess, the Count Rudolf left San Fran
cisco on October 8. and gained his first
experiences of the islands of the Pa
cSanong the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Oil 41sa 41sa Wing Hon olu1u the yacht started
. on cruise among the other islands,
but had such contrary weather that a
run was taken down to Fannings
Island, which has an added interest
of the new Pacific cable. 1t is owned
by Mr.. Greig. After weeks stay at
the island, whose owner was most
hospitable, the yacht went on TO Raka
haaga and Manhiki, and finally set
sail for Tahiti a days stop being
made at the uninha bited Coral Bel
linghausen Island, where, amid luxu-
RANT vegetation, the few palms are
heavily laden with nuts. The tropical
birds and other fowls of the air. were
so lacking in ;imidity that they al
lowed themselves to be caught
The voyageurs passed It month at
Tahiti's capital. Papeite, where much
of their time was spent at Papara. the
daughter, Marau, is the exQueen Of
Tahiti, widow of King Pomare En-
Queen Marau. whose younger sister,
Manihinihini. Countess Festetics says,
is the most beautiful and accom-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
AN I'D CAL YACHT CRUISE.
Count Rud plf Festetics' ToIna and
Its Trip Among the Islands of the
!. SUnlit Sea.

Count Rud plf Festetics' Tolna and
/ Its Trip Among the Islands of the
y Sunlit Sea.
S For some weeks past the graceful
lines, tapering spars and snow-white
hull of a beautiful little vessel flying
the Stars and Stripes, says late issue
sof the Sydney IN. S. W. Town and
Country Journal has attracted the at
tention Of either visitors to the botan-
ical gardens or those who may have
had occasion to pass across the placid
waters of Farm Cove. AS a specimen
.tof what the Americans of the Pacific
slope can do in the way of building
fast and shapely fore-and-afters she
is an excellent example, and the own
|er and master, Rudolf, Count Festetics
de Tolna, may We'll be, as he is, ex-
3ceedingly proud of her. She is named
:Tolna, was built by the famous Mat
thew Turner Of San Francisco, and
1uls is her maiden voyage, and for the
purpose for which she was built by
Count de Tolna-that of voyaging
among the sunlit islands Of Oceana-
a more ideal craft could not have beeD
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
Trained Rats on q Railroad.


A Russian by the name of Dourof
has made business of training rats
to do queer things, and at the same
time has carefully studied their habits
and ways. A contributor to the Gin
cinnati Tribune who visited him and
his 23O uncaged rats, found him in
the act of exhibiting his rat rail-
road. 1t consisted of a narrow track
laid in a circle, upon which were three
passenger carriages large enough to
hold five or six rats apiece, luggage
van and Il pretty little engine. Close
to the track was a small painted
wooden house which served as a sta
ton. There were points and other
railway paraphernalia. Presently a
cage was brought in which contained
a considerable number of rats. Dou-
rof clapped his hands together three
times, and the small rats came run
ming out of the cage and sWarming
into and about the little station. He
clapped his hands again, and half a
dozen black, sleek rats-very respect
able, cOrpulent felloWs-climbed into
the first carriage, which was frst-class.
Once more Dourof clapped and a
uoll uOAcu UldCh dllu white TdIS, reg
ularly marked, got into the second
class carriage, while an indiscrimin-
ately marked and rather disreputa ble-
looking company scrambled into the
last carriage, which was third-class.
A black rat, who did duty as the sta
tion master, promenaded up and down
on the platform of the little house,
while two or three small white rats
dragged some little trucks into the
baggage van. These were the porters.
A whistle was heard, the driver rat
climbed upon the engine and a points
man rushed to the points. Again the
whistle sounded and the train moved
off around the track.
The training of the rats to the per-
formance of this feat was, NJ Dourof
declared, extremely easy, except in the
case of the porters, whose education
has caused him great deal of trouble.
Each party Of passengers had been
placed, one party at time, at their
breakfast hour opposite the carriage
to which they belonged, in which some
soaked bread had already been placed.
At his sigma! they had been liberated
and had quickly found the bread.
Little by little they had been trained
in this way to enter the proper car
riages. The engine was operated with
clockwork, and tho rats had nothing
to do with it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
FACETIOUS OELRlCHS.
Son-in- Law Has Plenty of Fun Out of
Fairs Numerous Wills.

A few days ago Herman Oelrichs,
son-in-law Of the late James G. Fair,
millionaire, received a dispatch from
John w. Mackay running somewhat to
this purpose: "Congratulate you on
your numerous relations Will there be
enough to go around?" To which Oel-
richs airi1y replied: I'VE are forming a
half- million club IN San Francisco.
The heirs constitute the club But they
are all left. Was carving a turkey last
night and found another will leaving
everything to me- Which indicates
that Mr.. Oelrichs has his own way Of
enjoying life and getting some fun out
of a very serious situation. One day
last week he entered the office of Reu-
ben H. Lloyd, attorney for Mr.. Oelrichs,
and said, with grave face and impor-
tant mein:
II want to consult you on a matter
Of business
what is. it? What is it?" asked
Lloyd, shuffling and smiling IS lawyers
do in the presence of an eminent client
and a fat fee.
well, Mrs. Oelrichs is in a duandary
as to how she will invest what she re-
ceives from the estate when every
thing is over. She wanted me to get
your opinion as to whether she should
buy watch or a chain. Of course,
there'n not be enough to get both"'
Mr.. Lloyd laughed as in duty bound,
politely ignoring the cynicism which
indicated that by the time the aggre-
gated lawyers were through with the
feast there would be few scraps for
the heirs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
Gull Farming.

A novel industry is conducted by an
old bayman Oh the south coast or
Long Island. He deyotes some months
of the year to the farming OF sea gulls,
and manages to make a very good
living out of it, Fashion decred that
gulls' wings should be the prevailing
adOrnment for women's hats, and the
price of a pair of wings ran up to ~
cents. The baymen at once turned
themselves into gull hunters, almost
to the neglect of the wild ducks and
geese that formerly gave them live
lihood. There was more money in
killing gulls than any other birds, for
a man could bag several hundred in a
day.
Naturally the supply soon ran out,
and the old bayman, Fritz Gritman,
saw his opportunity. Gulls do not sit
on their eggs, but leave them on the
beach and let the sun and warm sand
hatch them. Grltman collected all the
egs he could find, and placed them in
little round holes in the sand near his
hut. When hatched out the young
birds were confined within strong,
large-meshed wire netting. This kept
off the old gulls, but did not prevent
t1CAA 4CCOAhS IAS JOuAs OAAN'' VAIN
fish. which they would drop to them
from above. In this way the little
gulls were reared without any labor.
When the birds are large enough to
fly they are turned out; but they are
attached to the place, and although
they leave in the autumn they always
come back in the spring. They usu-
ally get all the fish they need, but
when the food supply runs short Grit
man hauls his net around the bay,
throws the small fish Of his catch to
che gulls, and sends the large ones in
ice to the market The value of a
pair Of young gull's wings is now
about 50 cents, and their breast feath-
ers are better liked than duck feathers
for fine pillows. The strangest part
about this singular industry is that
many Of the Gulls are sold for trap
shooting, many gunners preferring
them to pigeons. They are said to get
up quicker and fly more rapidly from
the trap. Orders are placed early in
the season by the shooting clubs on
the island, and the birds are duly ship
ped in boxes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
Kleptomania Among Women.

1t has been announced from high
medical authority that kleptomania is
more prevalent among women than the
other sex. The experts declare it a.
disease which is sign of hysteria and
physical weakness. How the medical
world is taking the responsibilities Of
the moral world! After awhile people
will not see the absurdity of the negro's
plea in a recent arraignment in a Vir-
ginia court for chicken stealing. The
negro had been listening to long ex-
PLANTATION form the overseer about hyp-
notism, kleptomania, and the like. So
his answer was: de chicken done hyp-
notize me, jedge, and then kleptomania
came on
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
Paris School Lunches.

In Paris every public school has it's
'cantine scolaire," where free meals
are dispensed to those pupils who can
not afford to pay for them. The chill
dren are fed at the tables in the large
recreation hall, and it is noticeable
that even the poorest manages to
bring a napkin, often of the coarsesr
material, to serve as a tablecloth,
fresh meat is served three times a
week, sausages and rice on the other
Gays: The funds ale supplied entirely
by the municipality. The actual cost
af each portion is about two cents.
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"YOU, NY DEAR

"YOU, MY DEAR"
doll or white kitten. Good ewen-
lng!'
And Hugh, albeit he was very fond
of his uncle, did not know whether to
be vexed or not.
Early next morning, however, Umrae
Ben made his appearance.
Trunks packed, eh?''
Call but the last one, uncle,'' said
Rachel lifted her pretty face out of the
tray.
I'm going to take you down to
Bloomsbury myself, my dear" said
Uncle Ben. Hugh, I want you to go
by express to Washington with these
letters. They're of Importance I'd go
myself if were younger. but journeys
don't agree with old bones like mine. :"
Hugh looked aghast
"Can not the business be postponed %
said Hugh, hesitatingly.
''No!' replied Uncle Ben, curtly. eff
you don't want to go, say so. T dare
say I can find some one else to oblige
.me.'
"Of course, I shall CO." said Hugh.
'"But Rachel"
II suppose I'm old enough to take
care Of a girl. You'll find us both in the
new home, with the kettle boiling, and
the table set for tea, when you come
back"
so there was nothing for it but for
Hugh to kiss his little bride a half-score
of times, and commission Uncle Ben to
take the best possible care of her until
he should return.
"Foolish children!'' said Mr.. Benedict,
as he saw Rachel sobbing on Hugh's s
shoulder. But there was CHEEKY
twinkle in his own gray eyes, never
theless. =
Poor little girl! The atmosphere had
lost somewhat of its sparkle, and the
world looked less bright, as she jour-
neyed toward her new. home with Uncle
Ben's newspaper rafting at her side.
AS the twilight began to fall her
thoughts became busy. as a woman S
will at times. F.. ri: ..2: IN. :: ~
.Uncle,'' she said: turning suddenly
toward the old gentleman. what sort
of house is it ours. I mean a'
well" said Uncle Ben, refeetively,
sits a cottage, I should say -
"A modern cottage2" s /. -.
q ''WeH, no; rather on the antique
order than otherWtsei" ) z. z,.. .z.f
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20

1aCnt roma at AVam1 HArDOT, HSaFs
atonSn-
plished young lady i'll all the islands
Of the South Sea. has three children.
Two months were passed at the ada
cent island of Moorea.
From Tahiti the Tolna sailed On to
the islands Of Ralatonga and Magaia,
and then to Samoa and to Fiji. The
yacht was to remain at Sydney during
the hurricane season, which, in the
islands, lasts until March, and then
was to sail for Japan via the Melane-
sian Islands.
The owner of the Tolna is a lie,lten-
ant in the Eleventh Hungarian hus-
sars, and married Miss Ella Haggin,
daughter of Mrs. Ben Ali Haggin.
His cousin, and the head Of the house,
Count Tassilio Festetics, married the
sister of the late Duke of Hamilton.
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thNopist; while others, quite as we'll
qualified to decide, wondered that such
a monster was allowed to walk the
#arsth ;unchallenged.
For 'old Ben Benedict was just the
sort of man to provoke and please in
a1ternations-a human March day, with
streaks of sunshine and chilling gusts
-sandwiched through his nature.
You will be sure to like my uncle,
darling" said Hugh Benedict to his
young wife. HE is eccentric, but he is
:sterling''
Rachel did not answer, but her blue
eyes were wistful and full of perplexity-
Uncle Ben, whom she had never seen,
but of whom she had heard much, was
ito her an inscrutable riddle, whom she
feared more than she was willing to
acknowledge. For Hugh's future de-
pended to certain extent upon Uncle
Ben Benedict, and with Hugh's future
her own was bound inseparably.
She was a fair. fresh-looking girl
with velvety cheeks, bronze bright hair,
and features as correct and delcately
cut as cameo. Hugh was quite Ger
tain that Uncle Ben could not see her
without loving her; but then these
ala
partial judges!
She was sitting in the freight when
the old gentleman first beheld her, and
the only warning she had of his pres
ence She saw reflected in Hugh's eyes.
my dear, how do you do!' said the
old gentleman.
And she thought he was n0t SO ter
rible after all!
He tnrna6 tn u,,rb
well, young man, are you ready tc
go home?' he asked, brusque1y; for be
1t known that the old gentleman had
given Hugh and Rachel a wedding
present of a new house.
"Quite, SIR
Shall it be tomorrow"
EYES,"
''All right" And Mr.. Benedict sat
down to spend the evening and enjoy
himself.
"Well," said Hugh, when his uncle
was taking leave, and paused OH the
hotel steps to light cigar.
"We1l,' said Uncle Benedict, calmly.
How do you like her?' asked Hugh.
'st'" How can tell? She's pretty; SO is
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20

The cook should e1amine carefully
the label of the baking powder and
see that she is not imposed upon. II
the grocer sends anything but the
Royal. send it back, as one cook dld
i've times until she got the Royal.
The only safe way is for the cook to
have the finest things to work with,
and the Royal is not only the finest
but the most economical to use be-
cause It goes much further.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
Schrage's 100000 Rheumatic Cur.

never fails because it is not a "cure
all. Made to cure Rheumatism, Gout
and Neuralgia. Nothing else. Costs
more to make one bottle of this than a
barrel Of ordinary medicine. A remedy
for sensible people, who don't expect
gold dollars for lie. "SCHRAGE'S'
cures every time. Most powerful blood
purifier known. Acts on the stomach
liver and kidneys.
W. H. Winscott, bank cashier Of
Sturgeon, Mo-, tells every one in that
town that he personally will guarantee
a cure if they take ttSCHRAGES'' ac-
cording to directions. How it that?
He has no interest in this company
and we never saw him. Good medi-
cine! Your druggist will sell you what
pays him best. Don't let him. 5
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO..
167 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
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Ninon de l'EncIos' Secret.

Ninon de lEnclos possessed at 70 the
complexion Of a girl of Is. And this is
to: what she attributed it: Half an
ounce Of tincture Of benzoin, sixteen
ounces best rose water, ten drops at
tar OF roses. Sponge the wet skin with
this preparation after the bath. I An
equal weight Of refined linseed Oil add
ed to this mixture and rubbed well into
the arms ard neck twice daily will pre-.
servs them from attenuation"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20

For thirty years the Royal has been
the standard for purity and strength
in baking powders, and has been
placed at the head of every board of
.tticial examiners, whether State or
National. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
The Right Inference.

The Girl-Lottie told me the other
day that she had no idea of such
thing as getting engaged.
The Other Girls (after a pause)-I
wonder what his name isIChicago
Record. 1850 II
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com1t.s smiles to greet him., he ex-
claimed: ~.
why, Uncle Ben, this is a perfect
caSket.' ..|"~s4 (, <t-~ y.s- n
But none too good for the jewel that
inhabits it," Uncle Ben answered. 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-07-20
BEN'S EXPERIMENT.

T IS STRANGE
what different esti-
mates people will
put on a. mans
character, accord
ing to the eyes with
which they may
view him. In the
opinion of some
Mr.. 3 e n ] a m i n
Benedict was a
gentleman, a SchO1-
=