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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29

pet-like fashion, and rode too! Not un-
til the carriage had stopped, discharged
its freight, and started again for the
stables at the rear Of the gloomy old
mansion, did the small parasite drop,
like. caterpillar shaken from a tree,
into the road.
II thought so," said Jackey to her
self. "They shan't-no, they shan't!
She smiled when she looked at me
and she patted me on the head like I
was like other gals!''
And with these disconnected medita-
tions floating through the chaos Of her
brain, Jack pattered down the area
steps, and knocked softly at the base
ment door.
"A plump cook answered the sum-
mons.
"Murther" she cried, brusquely,
whats a-wantin' here?"
II want to speak to Miss F'ortescue,
please"
'Do you?" cried the cook, surveying
the bold petitioner in blank astonish-
ment. "Well, then, you can't, so there,
now! Go along with you, do"
~3ut got su'thin' very pa 'tickler to
say to her. Please let me in!' pleaded
Jacqueline. -E.
Yes, and let out the spoons and the
table-napkins at the same time-that
would be a smart speculation!' shifted
the cook. "Clear out, say, and there
an end O. the matter"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
But Jack, who had not expected any
more favorable response to her ap-
MISS EORTESNI1EQ EACM

But Jack, who had not expected any
more favorable response to her ap-
MISS FORTESCUE'S FACE.
plication, and was quite prepared ia
fall back upon strategy, made a sud
den forward. rush, and had left the
cook far behind ere that plump person
age had leisure to surmise what was
going on.
"Well, I never" quoth the cook.
''Here, John Thomas-you man-where
be you?'
But while she was crying aloud for
aid, Jack Morley had darted upstairs,
straight into the presence Of Miss For
tescue, who happened to be standing on
the first floor landing, with her jacket
and hat hanging on her arm.
"Hush-sh-sh!" she whispered, laying
her dirt-incrusted finger on her lip. 1--WE
a secret to tell you. They're goin' to
break into your house at half-past
o'clock tomorrow mornin'-Slippery
Jim, and old Joe, and Long Lyman
and I'm to be slipped through the back
cellar windy to open the doors, cause
I'm little an spry."
"What?" cried Miss Fortescue, star
ing.
'I've got to go back now, cause If
I'm long gone they'll suspect some.
thin'," went on Jacqueline: "but ]
wouldn't see you wronged, cause you
patted my head, you did. Just don't
you let on, but have the p'leece handy
and you'll see."
But, child" calculated Miss Fortes.
cue, for the first time sufficiently over
coming her amazement to speak, "stay
here with me. What do you go back to
these people at all for?"
Jack stared at her.
i've got to see Daddy Lyman at
o'clock, and to let him know as Slip
perry Jim's back all SAFE" said she;
land, besides, if T didn't go, Kitty
EmmOns wouldn't get no supper. Kit
tvs sick, Kitty is, and them as don't
work can't eat, Mother Jones says, so
T saves her lick and a cut out O. mine.
Lemme go now, and just you mind
what I says
Miss Fortescue had opened her mouth
to plead further, but almost ere she
knew it, the strange little apparition
had vanished.
"Well, I never!" exclaimed Miss For
tescue, using uncOnsciously the same
words that her cook had selected for the
expression of her. great amazement
And she went straight upstairs and
told the whole story to Maria Vinton.
Mrs. Vinton s>offed at it, as, indeed
1t was quite natural she should do.
"And you believe it ALP said she.
II couldn't help it while looked In
But, my dear miss Fortescue, JUS,
see how very improbable it all is. Pray
use your common sense
''At all event, I mean to have the
police said Miss Fortescue, nodding
her head.
you'll only get laughed at for your
palms."
"Ill risk that said the little old
maid.
The gray-stone house was quite dark
when the clocks STRUCK 2, the quarter
past, and the half hour; but Miss For.
tescue was wide-awake, sitting in front
of her fire, with heart throbbing with
quick, uncertain beats. She would
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
Incense in DraWing-Roon>.

If on entering a fashionable drawing
room faint, spicy, fragrant odor is
perceived look around for some old
swinging vessel and know that it is an
incense burner and the perfutned air is
charged from it's depths. Most of the
incense used in drawing-rooms is the
Chinese sort, which comes in sticks.
Some housekeepers, however, affect
the Algerian, the real, churchy sort,
and one almost looks, on catching it's
altar flavor, for robed acolytes and
chanting priests. The Chinese un-
doubtedly is to be preferred for pure
worldly use, as it's aroma is not so
distinctively religious. Any incense
burning in private houses, simply for
effect, must be set down as a caprice
in questionable taste.-New York
Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
Characteristics Of American Men,

Characteristics of American Men,
The following comparison is. from
Fanny Kemble's memoirs: "You ask
me if American men are like the En-
glish. No; American gentlemen are
cross between the English and French
men, and yet really altogether like
neither. They are more refined and
modest than Frenchmen, and less
manly, shy and rough than English
men. Their brains are finer and
f1imsier, their bodies less vigorous and
robust than ours. We are the an
lmals, and they are the subtler spirits.
Their intellectual tendency is to ex-
citement and insanity I think Amer
lean women, compared with others,
deficient in natural animal love OF
offspring. l think many things in
their climate, education and modes
OF life produce this result. Morally
and intellectually they are very good
mothers, but not physically, and they
and their children are the. worse fo1
it,"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
A Degraded Pug Dog.

An East Side saloon-keeper has a
pug dog that is drunk nearly every day.
The dog first acquired an appetite for
strong drink by tapping the contents
of a pan which sits under the faucet
OF a beer keg in the saloon. At first
he would have been quite as we'll
pleased with water, but now he must
have his "booze" with regularity and
precision, and it seems to 60 right to
the spot where it will do the most good.
His dogship gets very rocky under the
inspiration of the foaming beverage,
but he seldom falls down, as a man
does who has jag on, because he has
twice as many legs.-From the Buffalo
Courier.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
The Hottest Place on Earth,

George Fuller of San Francisco, who
is at the Auditoriurn, recently visited
the hottest place on earth. "I've
taken look at Death valley" he said,
located in southeastern California.
Without doubt this, is the warmest
spot in this world. The only compet-
itor is On the shores of the Persian
gulf, and it is only 128 degrees Fahren-
heit there: The highest temperature
recorded in the Sahara is l27, but
thermometer placed in the shade in
Death valley registers. l3O degrees.
Once the valley was a. lake of water
containing IN solution common soda,
salt and borax. Above the marsh
there is a crust of commons salt ten
inches thick. The borax deposited
there is the richest in the world, and
no doubt it will be purchased and
shipped to market before long. The
conditions OF the place prevent rain
fall, and those who 60 into the valley
have to bring water supplies, Within
the last few months several English
men have visited the valley, and it is
reported that it will be bought by a.
foreign syndicate and the borax
brought into commerce. There's
money in it,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29

Iweird, pale face that looked so intreat-
tngly into her own was in no wise diff
|ferent from a score Of other want
pinched faces.
Yet Miss Fortescue stopped, with one
foot yet on the step of her cushioned
landau, and searched in her pocket for
some stray coin.
my dear Miss Fortescue, you will
take cold,' said the soft, measured
voice of Mrs. Vinton, her companion.
go away, child, quick, or I will call
a policeman
Don't speak so harsh1y to the poor
little object, Maria!' chirped rich Miss
IFortescue. 1T isn't her fault that she's
poor and forlorn, and this won't ruin
me! Here little one-go and buy bread,
or meat or anything that will put a
streak Of color into those tallowy
Cheeks
The child grasped at the money as a
ffamished wild beast might snap at a
Imorsel of meat. But she caught at
her companions silken rustling skirts,
as she passed forward toward the
;plate-glass portals of a fashionable
milliner.
"Did you call her 'Fortescue,' ma am?
Did you say Miss F'ortescue'?" she
asked.
But Mrs. Vinton twitched her skirts
Faway from the child's hand, as if the
feeble grasp were contamination, and
passed on. Still the wild-haired elf
hung around the carriage wheels.
IT say, your she cried to the coach
man, holding her ragged garments
around her to prevent their being blown
bodily away by the merciless winds,
"does your missus live in a big stone
house just outside the park? Is she
an old maid?''
The coachman, deeply resentful at
being addressed thus Familiarity by so
pitiable specimen Of humanity, lifted
his whip, and called out:
"P'leece! I say, pliceman," in the
same breath, and little Jack Morley
shrank away out Of sight.
"Jacqueline" her name was, but no
body called her anything but "Jackey.'
She had no father or mother-in fact,
no relative that she knew of, and, so
far as she knew, she had no earthly
business to live-no excuse for existing.
Poor little Jackey.
Children and animals do not commit
suicide yet there are some circurn-
stances under which we could scarcely
blame them if they did.
But Jack did not absolutely vanish
into the cracks of the paving-stones-
for when the two ladies once more re-
entered their carriage and drove away,
Jack fastened on behind in some linn
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
The Same Place Still.

John Verrazanni, an eminent Floren-
tine navigator, In 1924 landed where the
lower extremity Of New York city is.
and giving the natives some spirituous
liquors made them drunk The Indians
called the place Manna-ha-ta, or "place
of drunkenness, and they were after
wards called Manpa-ha-+sos.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
Greatest Known Depth of the Oeea

Greatest Known Depth of the Ocean,
The greatest known depth of the
ocean is midway between the islands of
Tristan d'Acunha and the mouth of the
Rio de Ia Plata. The bottom was here
reached at depth of 46,200 feet, or eight
and three-fourths miles, exceeding by
more than $4,000 feet the height of MT.
Hercules, the loftiest mountain In the
world. The average depth of all the
oceans is from 1900 to 5000 fathoms.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29

remain far behind; others, not so well
placed at the beginning, get FROM
place in an incredibly short time, OF
they work out the broverb that "every.
thing comes to him who waits Lon
don Queen.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
The Peanut rs q Native of Brazil.

In reply to a question by the editor of
the Richmond dispatch the department
of agriculture has decided that the pea
nut is not a nut, and that "the weight
of authority seems to be in favor Of ac-
cepting it as a native of Brazil"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
WHO GETS OUR BEST?
THE GIFTS THAT MAKE PEO-
PIE POPULAR.
Riches. Rank, and Beauty Arc tho Most
Certain Means to tho End-Apar-
From Their Surroundings What Oualft
ties Are Best Suited.

He question has
been asked, Which
is considered to be
the most popular
type Of society
woman? Reading
between the lines
this might be
taken to mean,
Who gets on best
in society? It is a
matter-Of-fact wav
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-06-29
GRATITUDE.

r ME A PENNY,
ma'am only a
penny!"
It was a profess
siona1 beggar's
stereotyped whine,
neither louder nor
lower than she had
heard half a dozen
times before in the
course of her morn
ing's occupation Of
shopping-and the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08

gambling house on Commerce street,
Y.vnchburg. was raided by the police last
nieht. and several well-known young men
were included In the haul.
Forest Scales was carried to psnville
vestrrdav afternoon on q special train,
having had his arm badly crushed at
Leaksyille, N. c.. at the Aluminium
works.
Mrs. Juliet L. Robinson. wife Of DR.. w.
L. Robinson, Of Danviile, after an Illness
Of twelve months. died YESTERDAY at y
She .Ieaves an aged mother. husband, and
I'VE children.
A negro identified as Walter Page, from
Lunenburg. who was stealing a ride on a
Norfolk and Western freight train. jump,
ed from II at Nottoway Courthouse, and
was 20 badly injured that he died In an
hour afterwards at Crewe.
Mr.. Peter Vivian Daniel Conway. OF
the banking house Of Conway. Gordon &
Garnett, and Miss Let:tia Y. etansbury.
daughter OF the late. John Z. stans-
bury, both Of Fredericksburg. were mar
ried on Wednesday evening at the resi-
dence of the brides mother, Rev. j.
c. Gray officiating. They left on We'd
nesday for an extended southern bridal
tour.
The captains Of the bay steamers ply
ing between Baltimore and Virginia re-
port great activity smgrg the h,ns sssr men
the coming fishing season will he very
profitable one and that the catch will
exceed that OF last year. Several boxes
of Virginia herring. have arrived In Bal
timore already; The nsh are caught IN
badly damaged by. the ice, which drew
the stakes up and carried them away.
entailing considerable loss on the owners.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08
CHARMING CALICO BALL.

Dance OF the Jefferson Literary ana
social society Last Night.
The calico ball OF the Jefferson Literary
and Social Society took place at the Ma
sonic Tempe last night. 1t was one OF
the most charming events Of the season
Fifty ladies' and gentlemen, the former
wearing becoming gowns Of calico. with
trimmings OF ribbons and laces. and the
latter attired in full dress. with cotton
crayats and vests, enjoyed the delightful
dance. splendid collation. was served
at midnight. The programmes were
bound In calico. and were In exquisite
taste. Among those In attendance were
Mes1ames L. l.. Straus. l. i. Straus, n.
8. Blnswsnger s. J. Binswanger. A. II.
Strsus. II. M. Reinhardt, sam Conen,
Abe Valentine, and Samuel II. Fink, OF
New York; Misses Emil Eispsldt. Rosa
Fleischman, Maude Dahlrnan. Sarah Hutz-
Ter, May Michelbacber; Josie Kaufman.
OF Kansas; Helen Binswanger. Adele
Roserbaura, Flora Greenwald. Fannie Mil
teldorfer. Marian Levy. Miss Rosendori'
Messrs NJ. Levy. !. A. Goodman. J. levitt
8. Is. Ros-nbaum, o. Whit!ock, > B'oom-
berg, W. Nelson. Milton Straus. M Asner'
J. l.. Levy. ]. Meyer, A. krnker. L.
Strause, l. I. Straus. s. J. Binswanger
VI. s. B!nswanger. NJ. I. Blnswanger, -.
Kaufman. Sam Cohen. A. II. Whitlock
Gus Michelbacher. Il. J. Bear, A. H.
Straus, S. Sycle, s. 8. Rosendorf, A. val
entine. d. Rossnbaum, - Morris, T.. Ranp'
- Stern, Of Chicago, and II. ID. stern.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08

Information has been received here OF
the death In Washington yesteday morn
ing OF Mr.. Jefferson Peyton, formerly Oh
this city. Mr.. Peyton was brother OF MI.
Thomas Peyton, OF the firm OF Peyton q
Sinton was a civil engineer by profession.
and had lived In Washington about thirty
wears. His remains will be brought here
for interment, and the funeral VIII take
place from the ByrdStreet station upon
the arrival of the 24s z. Nj. train TO-
day. .u,s,,,
Mrs Clarence w. Jones died at O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon at her residence, no
s07 east Franklin street. Deceased was
"a years of age. and was a lady OF loveiy
character. She bore her long Illness WIN
Christian resignation. The. arrangements
for the funeral have not been perfected
as yet. $1,000, c.
The funeral Of Mr. John Lindsey. ST.
took place from st. Marks church yester-
day afternoon at o'clock, and the SER
vices were very largely attended.
The following were the pall-bearers.
Honorary-Messrs Charles ThomPson'
II. u. Jones. j. y. Anderson. n. n. Thorn
as, w. r. McComb, A. Eichel, Jim LEWIS
+. Johnson. -
Actjve--Messrs q. c. Ruskel. +. X
Fairlamb. John Walton. John Bebman, e.
Chamberlsyne. NJ. Il. Sutton, Il. c. Epps'
william Keck.
grandchildren, and nine great-grandchii'
dren.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08

Hon. George ID. Wise is In New York on
business-trip.
Judge J. A. Mullen, OF the Hastings
Court of Petersburg, Is In the city.
Mrs. c. Z. Ridenour is still confined 70
the house with a severe attack oi ING
grip.
Mrs. Frank Steger. OF this city, is the
guest Of Miss Gay. 1916 l street, WAS"'
ington.
Mr.. James A. Healy Is confined to his
residence, SI south Fourth street, by
sickness.
Mrs. Rebecca W. Mnter was a years
of age yesterday, and observed the ami
yersary by having most delightiui ram
lily reunion.
Councilman John II. Epps purposes rum
ming for City Sergeant In the next num-
cipal election.
Squire w. ]. Holmes. Of 1913 east Broad
street, has been confined TO MS Deu since
Saturday with severe attack OF the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave May, OF Orange
and daughter are visiting their sister,
Mrs. I. Thalhimer, on west Grace street.
This weeks religious Herald prints an
excellent picture and very complimsn,-
airy sketch of Rev. pr. James Nel'
son, president Of the Woman's College,
and pastor of Emmanuel Baptist church.
On account OF the Indictment weather
last night the attendance upon the y meet
Mems Christian Association was so small
that nothing was done In the way OF
taking steps to increase the membership.
MIR. A. d. Williams. the brilliant editor
Of the Greenville Is. c. News, an old
Richmond boy and nephew OF Mr.. John
l.. Williams. Of this city. was here
x.tats a. a a IL
tleman and family. He was warmly well
coined by many old friends.
George w. Blow, veteran Of Company
VI, Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry, OF sussex
county. died suddenly yesterday at the
Soldiers Home; aged 63 years. he was
brave soldier and good man. His
funeral will take place at Hollywood to-
day at noon. DR.. Hoge officiating.
At the meeting OF Monacan Tribe. No.
95. Improved Order OF Red Men, Wednes-
day night. the hunters degree was con-
ferred on Mr.. c. II. Phillips and Mr.. Mel
tribe in the Great Council, which will be
held in Newport News on May 9Th next.
Rev. Mr.. Adamson. returned missionary
from the Congo Free State. Africa. Will
deliver an address before the Ladies' Mis-
sionary Societies OF the Union. in the
lecture-room Of the Grace-Street Presby-
terrain church this afternoon at 4:3o O'CLOCK.
All are cordially invited, young people
and children especially.
The lecture on Food" given by DIR.
Tefft, at the meeting Of Central Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, "Wednesday
afternoon. was OF a very interesting ma
ture, involving. as II did. the all-import-
ant question of. What shall We eat? DR..
Tefft explained the kinds OF material need
ed to make healthy bone and muscle. and
told what to, eat to obtain the best re.
suits.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08

oth.r housea IN one q which ne nsmss
originated At SO. were the property OF
Mr., John OKstfe. who hsd G0o insu.
rance. Mr.. J. w. GARRETT. who occupied
one OF the Hoiieran houses. lost every
thing he had. The building In when tns
blaze started was occupied by WhHam
Johnson and Sarah Winston. and was
double tenement.
The tank recently plsced at the bead
OF Seventeenth street Tor the pro1eceson
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio shops we
OF great avail to the f'rsmen. II was the
firrt time II had been used. having ben cen
put up by the railway company az .ne
suggestion OF the Board Of Fire Commits
s.oners. The tank is connected 81
s.;nch supply pipe. and IL for the special
protection OF the company's property and
surrounding houses In cases OF IRE. The
clty waterman out at that point scarcely
s,,np,les one engine. and at the blaze yes
tert.ay morning No. engine was attached
10 the hydrant. Her pressure was 10
rounds st the watcr-gauge. and she did
rioet effective work.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08

4 penelsetsr q other Years, us1ng
needed Asass, = On uana
to- Daty.

A nation thftetensd with waf iooks
ebout for iea6sfS, ana Maturity turns
~ eyes y veSeFnns who have fought vel!
n previous cou(eale. 50 people ATTACKED
~ dieease and seeking 9 remedy inquire
what has helped them IN other years
The grip 10 here again, and IN some
place; hes asssnsa 81, 5oF CcS %Srs % nroi
about hooking for victims until the SET
Now. Il IL 4 matter Of medical history
that when rip was herr before Il was
quickly thrown OF BY bodtee that nad
been strengthened by = stimuiant OF the
highest order Of exceIiencs. TO nssssn
sompiste reScyssy after the 1a, Zip Dy M,
tine same remedy - doing the same good
work to-day. appears from Letter written
By Mr.. Thomas Barrett. OF seammon'
"Hsvins been continually coughing with
pains running through ny body; ana o e
1 psfi SnaI Pure . NAH wSissey. am now
able to work. The cough and soreness on
my chest are almost gone"
The cough, headache, and soreness Of
following the grip. are never
helped by local application. Being signs
OF q general weakness, they are thrown
on only when the whole system 10 toned
FOO much or too little. To do this Is the
mission OF Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
All who remember how It gave them
clear heads. sound stomachs. and .
healthy circulation when they were get
ting over the grip in other seasons. have
Malt. and have pointed out to their neigh.
bors a way to avoid misery and loss OF
time. Is not the suggestion worth listen
ing tor
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08
SMALLPOX In Northumberland.

HEATHSvILLE. March 7-(Special)--
The people here are very much disturbed
over the sudden outbreak OF smallpox In
were first taken with this dreaded disease
were confined and the house Guaranteed,
and although one or more died the rest
were doing well and the scare had quiet
reliable sources that a daughter Of MIR.
William A. Wilson, who lives near the
village, has broken out with the disease:
Drs. Booker and Fisher have examined
pox, and have quarantined the house. Mr
Wilson Is a man Of large fdmily. and he
has the sympathy of the people In his
sore aftliction. No one whom your CORE
remotest idea where the child came In
contact with the disease. and the people
are very much afraid that II will break
out all over the county. The doctors say
there is not much hope for the little girls
recovery.