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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
WAS 1T BRADDOCK,S?
Mysterious Well of whisky Found
In Western Pennsylvania. ,

myster1Ous Well of Whisky Found
- In Western Pennsylvania. &
The good people of smithton are
greatly worked up over the discovery.
said to have been made a few days
ago. A genuine spring of pure old
rye whisky according to report, has
been located in the vicinity and as a.
result curious people are focking to
the place. Il 2
A citizen OF the town tells the story
OF the remarkable find. A young
farmer of the neighborhood was dig
ginf ditch on his farm near the vii
lage. He came upon an old well.
From the depths of the deserted hole
there came distinct Odor Of whisky.
1t was learned through inquiry of old
residents Of the neighborhood that the
we'll was probably portion of the
ruins of an old distillery, but no posi-
tive proof was obtained that a distil-
lery ever existed in that locality.
The discovery of the odor excited
the curiosity of the people, and it was
decided to make thorough investiga-
ton. The we'll was located on an in
cline, and examination showed the
stones of the upper wall to be covered
with deep rust, and from them there
was slow but regular dropping of a
reddish liquid.
The men with picks and shove1s
went to work with more vim than
ever, and soon a foothold in the hill
over the we'll and at the point where
the liquid was found to be oozing
from the wall was obtained. A few
feet further back they came to a
ledge Of soft sandstone, and then
from a small crevice was dripping
the fluid which proved to be pure
pure whisky. Tie searchers were
amazed and for that time abandoned
further search. It will be renewed
probably tomorrow and the secret un-
raveleG.
Tn source CT the whisky is unknown
but many of the people Of the vicin-
lty believe that during the operation
OF the dlstillery, if ever it existed, bar
rels of the whisky were buried Oh the
hillside, and now that the barrels or
tasks are decaying the liquid is run
ming away.
During the digging of the ditch by
he farmers a cannon ball about the
size or an ordinary cocoanut was I'M
earthed near the WELL That has led
some people to believe that Paddock
IN his march through that region with
his army, may have planted n barrel
or two Of whisky on the hillside for
future use, but falling by the wayside
the hiding place was never revealed
until the decaying stones permitted
the old rye to escape.-Greensbllrg, Pa
Cor. pittSburg Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
BE Will Not Drown; Himself.
F'ron the Troy;N.:Y.., .T1me.. :.

>AAoAAA s!O AIoyI M Ia ZINES.
II. w. Edwards. of Lansingburgh: wa,
prostrated by sunstroke during the wa,
a1lu'1t mas entaiied on him peculiar and Z
serious consequences At present writ
s 11r. ~. Is prominent officer of Post
ason' U. A. r., Cohoes. and past aid
Iathp on the staff of the commander
> 1n-chief Of Albany. CO.. In,an,inIervie1,
with a reporter, he said:
was wounded and sent ito. the bns.
pltal at Winchester They sent me to-
gether with others to Washington-a
flae OF about 100 miles. Having no room
IN the box cars we were placed face up
On the bottom Of fiat cars The sun beat
QoWn upon our unprotected heads
When reached Washington was in
sensible and was unconscious for ten
Gays while in the hospital An, abscess
satnered In my ear and broke;' it has
DSen gathering and breaking ever since.
ne result OF this 100 mile ride and sun
stfohe' was, heart disease nervous pros--
tratlon, insomnia and rheumatism: a
completely shattered system which gave.
1ne no rest night or day. AS a last re-.
SOFT L took some Pink Pills and thew
nelpea me to a wonderful degree My
l1's ula.ls1n IS gone, my heart failure,
dyspepsia, and constipation are. about
gone and the abscess many ear: has,
stopped dlscharging and my head. feels
as clear as bell when before it felt "a
though 1t would burst and my once snat-
'ered nervous system is now nearly
sound Look at those fingers" Mr.. Ed
wards said, do they: look as if there
was any rheumatism Thereof He moved
ms myers rapidly and freely and strobe
aoout the room like aiyoung boy. "A
year ago those fingers we're gnarledGat.
the joints and SO stiff that could not,
holo pen. My knees would swell ,1p
ana l could not straighten my leg out.
NY joints would squeak when I moved.
~ cannot begin to- tell you," said
Mr. Edwards, as he drew a long.
oleatn' what my feeling is at pres
EN-: 1 think If you lifted ten years
rlgnt or my life and left. me prime
and vigorous at forty-seven1 I, co11Id
zee! no better. I; was an, old man
ana could only drag myself painfully
ABOUT the house. Now I can walk off
without any trouble. That in ITSELF
continued Mr.. Edwards; would be sufTi-
Gent TO give me cause for rejoicing, but
When you come to consider that I am no
longer what you might call nervous and
that my heart is apparently nearly
healthy and that can sleep nights you
may reahze why may appear to speak
IN extraVagant praise of Pink Pills.
these pills quiet nay, nerves, take, that
aW1ul pressure from my head and at
the same time enrich my blood. There
seemed to be no circulation in nv lower
nmbs year ago, my legs being cold and
clammy at times. Now the circulation
there is as full and as brisk as at, anv
other part of my body. fused to be so
lght-headed and dizzy from my nervous:
u1sorder that l frequently fell while
crossing the floor Of my house. Spring
is coming and I never felt better~in nv
life, and am looking forward to 2 busy
season of work"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
S3'tA" BERRIES IN LITERATVREc

They Have Been Mentioned Man1
Times by the Great Writers.
The ancients did not know ANYTHING
about the strawberry. 1t was not cul.
tlyated until the fifteenth, century.
and perhaps first in England. Shakes.
peare was fond of it, as he was of all
good things. So much is to be infer
red from what he makes Gloster saw
to the Bishop of Ely in the third scene
of the third act of Orchard ILL.,
My Lord of Ely, when I was last
IN Holborn l saw good strawberries
in your garden there 1 do beseecb
you send for some Of them"
And the bishop, undoubtedly pleas.
ed at the compliment to his garden. re-
piled:
Marry, and will my lord, with all
my heart
In Henry V" there is an interesting
suggestion as to how they were cultf
waited in the early days, as he makes
the bishop say:
''The strawberry grows underneath
the nettle, and wholesome hersfes
thrive and ripen best neighborcd by
fruit of baser quality
Old iZaak Walton, most genial Of
spirits, author of the "Complete An
gler; or, The Contemplative Mans Rec
reatlon." who, when he 1etired from
business with a competency, Lived
most in the families of eminent clergy
men of England, Of whom he was
much beloved"-he, too, was fond of
the glorious berry, for did he not pre-.
serve the saying Of DR.. Boteler, that
"Doubtless God could have made a
better berry, but doubtless God never
did,
what did Horace Walpole do with
the $4,000 year derived from the
slllecure offices which his affectionate
father bestowed on him? He spent ii
In building the Gothic mansion which
he called Strawberry Hill.-Pittsburs
Times. .-@&.- - :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
The SDeeG Of ESpcfricitv

The Speed Of Electricity.
The speed of electricity under the
most favorable conditions is now es-
tablished to be 100000 miles a second.
What this enormous speed implies is
somewhat dimly suggested by an il
us:ration recently used by the eminent
scientist, Sir Robert Bell. Suppose
that row of telegraph posts $4,000
miles long were erected around the
earth at the equator. Suppose that a
wire were stretched upon these posts
for this circuit of $4,000 miles, and
that then another complete circuit was
taken by the same wire around the
same posts, and then another, and yet
another. In fact, let the wire be
wound no fewer than seven times
completely about this great globe.
We should then find that an electric
signal sent into the wire at one end
would accomplish the circuit in one
second Of time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Electric Light and Candles.

The Russians will not allow gas or
electric lights in their splendid
churches, but by the use Of thousands
of candles produce a most brilliant
yet agreeable light. Prof. Crookes,
the scientist, says that eff the electric
light were universal to-day, the can
r die if suddenly introduced, would be
thought 4 wonderful invention, as it
d enables person to obtain light in it's
simplest and most portable form, and
without the use Of cumbrous machin-
cry or the necessity Of attaching
lamp to any fixed point by means Of
wire before it could be lighted" The
desired portable electric light has not
yet arrived. An inventor Of our &C
quaintance has long been experiment.
ing upon it, but has not yet reduced
it's weight below 20 pounds. The tri-
butte to the best sperm candle is de-
served. The softness and clearness Of
the light are delightful to the eye.
The candles dignity, like that of the
horse, remains; for as the mightiest
steam and electric engines are esti-
mated in horsepower" so the unit
of measurement for gas lights, the
powerful Welsbach light and the cleo
trio light is "candle-power." New
York Christian Advocate.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
In Boston.

Friend-I was surprised that it took
the jury ten hours to reach verdict.
The evidence seemed to me quite clear.
1Ex-Juryman-We agreed on the yer.
dict at once, but some one commenced
discussion as to the literary merit
of the judges charge.-Brooklyn Life
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

Prof. g. W. Drew, Chemist to the
Minnesota State Food and Dairy Com
mission, says that the Royal being
of greater strength than any other,
and possessing better keeping quail
ties, it is the natural conclusion that
it is the best baking powder made. &
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

> Passed to Realms unknown.
'Wheres my bicycle?" asked papa on
the morning of the Fourth, as he came
out into the yard.
'Boo-hoo-I DIDN'T know" said
Willie. ut went off a little While
ago."
"Went off! Where?''
"Boo-hoo!-I d-don't know f-fu-
filed the roomatic tire wiz powder an
touched a m-match to it, an'-ah-hoo-
ah-hoo!-it went away Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
The Next Demand.

Il suppose remarked the authorl-
ties to the street railway corporation
that it's the same old story. You
want more time"
no. was the reply We've had
all the time we want. 1t doesn't salts
fy us
what are you after then?"
ETERNITY. '-Washington Star.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
The Beams Are Put Through.

= Mr.. Wheeler suppose the great
and mysterious Robert has many adj
mlrers in Boston, Miss Emerson
Miss Emerson Why, yes, Mr.. Wheel
er-even the beans go Il through a
course Of Browning before they come
to the table,. & S. S. Go. Bulletin.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
When Travelling.

whether on pleasure bent, or business.
take on every trip a bottle of Syrup
OF Figs, as it acts most Pleasantly and
e1tectually on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, preventing fevers, headaches
ana other forms of Sickness For sale
IN QUO and u bottles by all the leading
druggists. Manufactured by the Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Wonderful in Technicue

"a wonderful bit of work.
Those things were painted by a blind
painter" <
"What Were?" ..c... .as-t
! 'Those blinds" -Rochester Union
and Advertiser. i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
In the Same Boat,

Mr.. Fisg-What were you kept in
at school for?
Tommy Cause I didn't remember
the name of the vice-president.
HIM! Half the time can't remem-
Der it myself. indianapolis Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Johnnie knew.

0 The Teach Now, who can tell me
which travels the faster heat or cold
i llnnie Bright promptly Heat,
of course. Any body can catch cold.
ITit BIS. 81 .ssS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Bound to Be Cool.

Certainly rejoired the King Of
Dahomey ssMy soldiers are ALWAYS
cool in the presence Of danger. WHY
should they not be? They wear shirt
waists. Yes, indeed. ''--Detroit Trib
Une. Il
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Fire Curtain of Water for Protect
ing Buildings.

An effective device for the protec-
ton of buildings from fires in ada
cent structures has been successfully
tested in Boston. The idea worked out
In the apparatus is to maintain a sheet
Of water between the fire and the
buildings to be protected This is done
by placing on every open side. of the
building near the top a, line of per-
forated piping for carrying the. water.
The complete apparatus consists of a.
5-inch standpipe, extending over the
upper story. From it runs another
pipe around the sides and front. from
w to 4 inches in diameter. On the
front are three revolving sprinklers,
and one is placed at each exposed
SIDE, IN the center The arms are of
bronze metal, slightly curved. At each
end OF the arms is ball nozzle, such
as is used by fire departments on reg
ular hose lines,A the base Of the
stand-pipe is a Siamese connection for
four lines Of 3-inch hose. At the Bos-
ton test a fire department. steamer
Furnished the power, and for about
fifteen minutes poured through the
sprlnklers delivery of 1000 gallons
minute, completely drenching the
walls, and keeping a continuous sheet
OF water from top to bottom
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Tried to be Funny

Hegenlan's Camphor Zee with Glycerine.
me original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Hands
and Face, Cold Sores &c. c. G. Clark Co.. NJ Haven Ct
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Could NOteSpare.It:

i wish you would pay this bill to-
5 rsiehI .G,rJfimtTE, ga
day. said the tailor; l. really need:
&c."
Not so much, as l de- replled
Shawl; II not only need the money
TO pay you but I also need it to pay
other bills Of mine" -Boston Trans
cript
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
Electric Power q SalabIe Comma
GiSy.

Electric Power a SalabIe Conme-
aisy.
An incident is reported from Ma
CARA Falls whichillustrates the readi-
ness of manufacturers to utilize cleo
trio power. 1t has been generally ex-
pected that Buffalo would be a larger
user Of the electric power generated
by the Cataract Company at Niagara
Rails. Considerable delay has taken
place between the negotiations be-
tween the city and the company for
the power, and in the meantime an
other customer has arisen. According
to a Buffalo poper, "while Buffalo is
aickering for Niagara Falls power and
talking about impossible restrictions,
Depew has made bit for it, and liter
ally goes half way to get it. In all
probably DepeW will get the power
before Buffalo does" AS a matter of
fact, Depew, a growing town, eight
miles from Buffalo, actually stepped in
and pre-emptied large amount of the
power for which Buffalo was some
what too complacently bargaining.
The town has large locomotive shops
coupler works, etc., and in the acqui-
sition Of the new power it has made
a big bid for prosperity.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

Is this the smoking caro- anxiously
inquired an old lady at the Albany
station.
mo, madame,' replied the polite
young man standing on the steps Of
the car; you'll find the smoker on
two cars ahead''-Puck.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

Japan's first spinning mill was
erected in 1883 with 5,436 spindles. At
the end Of 1893 there were 46 mills,
with about 60O, 900 spind Hes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

Royal Baking Powder is the purest
and highest in strength Of any of the
baking powders, and hence makes
more, finer and better food. These
are the official facts as set forth by
the U. s. Government and the various
State Chemists reports. Of course
great efforts will be made by those
interested in the sale of the cheaper
made, alum powders, to continue their
sale where consumers have made I'D
their minds to have the Royal and call
for it at their grocers. The Royal
Powder is so much superior to all the
other preparations for quick raising.
that it will amply repay housekeepers
to use the necessary persistency to
procure it in spite of all objections.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

Old Rip Van Wrinkle went up into the
Catskill mountains to take little nap of
twenty years or so, and when he wakened,
he found that the "cruel war was over
the monthly magazines had j" fought it
over" the second time and 'tblown up''
all the officers that had participated in it.
This much is history, and it is also an his
torzcal fact that, it took the same length of
time, for DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery to become the most celebrated, as
it is the most effective, Liver, Blood and
Lung Remedy of the age. In purifying the
blood and in all manner of pimples,
blotches, eruptions, and other skin and
scalp diseases, scrofulous sores and swell
ings, and kindred ailments, the Golden
Medical Discovery manifests the most
bOsifIuc curative properties s 5E&
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

The biggest ferryboat in the world,
Is said to be the Seluno. plying be-
tween San FRANCISCO, and! Oakland,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24
The Bicycle Hump,

An incalculable amount of comfort
has been scattered far and wide by the
statement Of an old wheelman in a
bicycle journal that, as matter Of
fact, the man who bends over his
wheel is not dumped" but the man
who undertakes to sit up straight is
round-shouldered. He adds: "Watch
a rider coming head on, and you will
think the one leaning over the bar is
s'humped,'' while the other class APP
pears straight. But when they pass
and you get the rear view, you find
the back of the stopped fellow Is
straight, the bend being at the hips,
the shoulders being pushed back
square by the weight resting on the
riders hand from the top of the bar.
The rider who tries to sit straight
reaches under thegrips,and by pulling
draws his shoulders together, cra1np-
ing his chest. Look for yourselves.
and you will be surprised" 5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-24

IF the Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be and that old and weil-tried remedy Mrs.
WIAsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teeting.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-10
No, He Never Had.

Speaking of the young man who talks
in public places, heard retort made
to him last Thursday night which was
so good was surprised never to have
heard it before. 1t was at the theater
and the young man had seen the play
before. He let everybody four seats
around know that. and he kept telling
just what was coming and just how
funny it would be when IL did come.
He had pretty girl with him, and he
was trying to amuse her. At length he
said:
did you ever try listening to a play
with your eyes shut? You've no idea
how queer IL seems"
A middle-aged man with a red face
sat just in front. He twisted himself
about in his seat and glared at the
young man.
young man." said he. ibid you ever
try listening 70 a play with your mouth
shut?'
And the silence was almost painful.
Washington Post
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-10
THE ROSE JAR.

remember In my childhood. In quaint, old
fashioned room,
A rose-jar, flushed with crimson, like the
colors OF the dawn;
It stood upon O little shelf, filled to odorous
brim,
With roses that had blossomed In the sum-
mers past and gone.
Oh what charm swept DER me. when some-
times sitting there,
held the jar in careful hands, and breathed
its fragrant scent:
heard the bees go humming, and felt the
breezes blow,
willow bent
Sweet friend. you say the roses that bloomed
for you are dead,
You only have the withered leaves to hold
within your heart;
The summers warmth has gone, and the golden
sunshine fed,
And the SHOWS Of cruel winter, their blasting
chill impart.
only know that now and then, your heart has
stood ajar,
And thoughts like perfume sweet and rare
across your soul have swept;
Dear thoughts, like summer blossoms. swift
thoughts, like eager birds.
Shy thoughts. like blue-eyed violets, where
summer showers have wept
Then keep the withered rose-leaves, preserve
them in your heart,
Their perfume blesses other lives with
thoughts of summer hours:
And friend dear friend, though winter snow
lies white and chill to-day,
Yet, after winter comes the May, and spring.
time brings the flowers.
-Gussie p Dubois, In Chicago Interior
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-10
Spring Medicine
The best Preparation for this Purpose
HOODS SARSAPARIlIA

Spring is the season for cleansing
and renewing the blood. During the
winter it has crept sluggishly through
the veins, gathering impurities from
indoor air, from fatty substances in the
food, and from many other sources.
The great blood purifying medicine
especially prepared to do this work is
Hoods Sarsaparilla. It will give to
the blood purity, richness and vitality
and these will bring health and vigor,
strong nerves, good appetite, refresh
ing sleep, and powers of endurance.
Cleanse your blood by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla, renovating preparation
especially prepared to make pure
blood, then you may enjoy the season
of flowers and birds and out door
pleasures, for you will be healthy,
strong and well. Get only Hoods.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-10
The Iconoclast Again.

The guides hand took comprehen-
sive sweep as he pointed to the dizzy
depths below them.
'.This-(he was standing on the out.
ermost edge, pointing down)-is the
Lovers Leap
Then he recounted to them the ro-
mantle legend and its tragic end.
The Lovers Leap?' Humphl''
It was the man from Chicago that
spoke.
at looks to me like the same old
bluff"
The rest of the tourists, remember.
ing the other mountain resorts of their
itinerary, shook their heads approx
ingly, but said nothing.-N. Y. World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-10
Hold the Fort

Against bilious attack by calling to your
aid that puissant ally, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. The foe will then be driven back
utterly defeated. Dyspepsia, sick headache,
malarial, kidney, nervous and rheumatic
trouble and constipation yield to the action
of this most beneficent Of remedies. Take
it regularly and you will soon experience its
good effects.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-10
HOnd,c DiIlc cure all liver ills, bilious.
AAOONA . AAAo ness, headache. 25c.
How's Thisl
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward TO
my, 20 oa IF Cato ,.r.h that capnof ha ,.rrod y,

any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY Il Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
ledo, o. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75csper bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills. 25c-