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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Private Electric Elevator:

A we'll known electrical authority
has pointed out that it is now as easy
and cheap to have an electric elevator
in a private, house as in large Office
building: Stairs are literally a. barbar-,
ism to which women frequently owe.
ill health and to which many delicate.
persons may attribute the deprivation
Of the full enjoyment Of their homes.
The cost of operating an electric ele-
vator in, say q flve-story house, maxi
ing fifty or sixty trips every day, will;
not exceed SIS or 81 per month. Ehe
devices for operating these elevators
have been so Improved that an invalid
or a child can manage them. The old
lever arrangement can be dispensed
with and the elevator ascends OF de-
sends on the pressure of button. It
will stop only at each floor and will
start only when the elevator door Isl
closed. ,,-H
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

''Whatever I Can Do to Help You 1
Will Do
set, rs he sprang to his feet In that
instant he set his face against the
power that would fling into bottom
less abysses of shame and ruin.
II will stay here,' he said, fiercely.
81 will not fly again. The worst that
could have happened has happened.
Where should / so to escape my fate?
Why should I attempt it? No! 1
swear to live my life here. and to live
it as man should live with Gods
help and yours. Barbara he inn
plored, will you drive me to despair?
Will you forsake me or, will you help
me?'
A SILVER shook the woman's slight
form, and she pressed her hand across
her eyes once or twice before reach
ing it toward him. A piteous smile
Quivered across her lips-thOse soft,
tender lips. made. one would say, for
smiles and kisses only; but her eyes
did not seek his.
He seized her hand and again threw
himself before her.
II am your wife. jamie" she said,
gently 'your wife, for better or worse.
Whatever I can do to help you l will
do"
Then the eyes Of the two met in a
long. long gaze, and in that moment
Dixon met his fate.
Everything else might and did come
back to hiln-the esteem and conf
dence of his fellow men; worldly sue
cess might and did crown his efforts;
aye, and the blessing of God rested
upon the work to which he dedicated
the best portion Of his remaining
years-the raising up of the fallen
and unfortunate; all these things came
to him in time. but one thing he for
ever missed-the look of perfect I'M
questioning trust from one woman's
eyes, the eyes of the woman for
whose sake he had sinned.
THE END.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Dumas AISlharfsnsa

Alexandra Dumas has taken to the
composition of aphorisms. Among
those which he has recently published,
the following may serve as specimens:
IL find comfort at times in the obser-
walton that, although limits are set to
genius, there is no limit to stupidity"
Never argue; You will never convince
anybody: opinions are like nails, the
harder you hammer at them the deep
er you drive them in" How does it
happen that nearly all little children
are so prudent, and nearly all great
men are so stupid? can only at
tribute it to- educa ton" La Roche
foucald says that we have all of us
strength enough to bear the misfor-
times Of others. He ought to have
added that few Of us have strength
enough to bear the good fortune of
others >s-WestDinster Gazette.
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anguish, Barbara. IS this all Won
have to give me y? ~: .Bs3
She turned toward him a van.
{ drawn face, with dazed, fearless eyes,
that seemed to look at him as from
afar off. 80
Il trusted you SO completely. she
said, her word falling as softly and
coldly as the snoWtlakes outside $50
completely. never knew that s,,cb
things could be. shall never for
give myself that believed him guilty,
never. shall never forgive myself
that helped to drive him to despair.
/ shall never fogive"
Don't say it, Barbara. For Gods
sake don't say it!' her husband cried.
throwing himself at her feet, and
burying his face upon her lap, He
felt her whole body recoil from his
touch, and shrank back hiding his
face upon his arms. - -.@
Il was such a child" she went on.
"such a foolish, weak child-bnt /
might have KNOW, better. 1 shall
never forgive myself" III,
Dixon groaned aloud. "But 7 am
ready, quite ready" she continued in
the same voice.
"Ready"
He started up and stared at her
wildly. He feared for her reason.
Yes she said, ''ready to go with
you, away from here, anywhere, at
any time. You cannot stay here.''
There was something in her voice
and face impossible to described
deadly apathy, an icy GOODNESS, q
stony acceptance of a hopeless situa-
ton.
For the first time in twenty four
hours the color returned to Dixon's
face. His eyes flashed, his teeth were
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

When the girl came to they ques-
toned her. why didn't you tell us
about this before we started?" asked
the doctor.
"You wouldn't give me a chance"
replied the girl. Il tried to tell you,
but when I opened my mouth you
rammed that thing down my throat"
1t then developed, says the Philadel-
phia North American, that Carrie had
been simply waiting on a sick mother,
and had administered chloroform for
external use, as the doctor had di-
rected. She had just finished the bottle
on her mother when her father en-.
tered and saw the vial in her hand
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Or New YOrk's.

Mamma, ~ said Willie 'do you sup
pose they will let me ride my bicycle
when 1 go to heayen?" e. r
what makes you ask such ques-
ton as that. dear?''
>'But don't believe it'll be any fun"
pursued Willie, pensively, 4sif they
sprinkle the golden streets as they do
ours. Chicago Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

Telephones for Railway Passenger,
A telephone attachment for railway
use has been introduced which will
greatly increase the safety of RAILROADS
travel. At present the device is de-
signed only for communication be-
tween the conductors and the nearest
station, but the intention is to so mod
lily it that it can be used, by passen-
gers trveling on express trains By
this arrangement the telephone can be-
called into requisition by the train dis
patcher in addition to the, telegraph
dispatching wires, while; on the 9th
er hand, the dispatcher can be called
by any station or block along the line
in second. An ingenious part of the
equipment is what is called hanging
set, which is to be carried in every car
and caboose. Should the train come
to a standstill through a block, q
wreck or any other interruption, the
hanging set, consisting of spliced rods,
on two wires on the pole line along
side the track. This gives as perfect
connection as If the telephone were in
private Office, and it will work along.
every foot of a railway line. In case.
Of wreck the telephone is instantly
available, the dispatcher Is called and
orders are sent direct to the spot in.
return.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
PUMPED IN MISTAKE.

Rough Experience Of n Young Gtrl
In n Hospital
When the father OF Carrie Runk, .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
A NOVELIST'S BLUNDER.
Forgot He Had Killed Off n Char
acter-Had to Resusc1tate Him.

Forgot He Had Killed Of Char
acter-Had to Resuscttate Him.
A great master Of the art of throw
ing off stories by daily instalments
was Ponson du Terrail. When he was
at the height Of his vogue, he kept
three running at the same time in diff
ferent papers. His fertile Imagination
was never at loss, but his memory
frequently was. He was apt to forget
to-day what he did with hero OF
heroine yesterday. To help his mem
DRY he at first noted down briefly in
copy books what happened to his men
and women but finding that often he
could not read his own writing, he in
vented a new system. He procured lit
tie leaden figures on which he gummed
the names of his characters as they
were born. Surprising there were
three stories running there were three
sets of figures in different drawers.
When a character was settled off, the
little man or woman in lead was taken
away from it's companions and laid
aside.
One day when Ponson du Terrail
was all behind in his work, he set
himself to his task without examining
the slain. His bad memory led him
into terrible blunder. He had for
gotten that he had killed Rocambole
the still famous Roca mbole-in the
previous feulleton, and, to the great
surprise of the reader. he made him
talk again as if nothing out Of the COM
mon had befallen him. This resuscita-
tion of Rocambole is one of the most
curious things in the history of the
roman feuilleton.-Boston Transcript.
mondno bmfgfgwkwkyq yqbgm
why She Was Offended.
mo. we don't speak now.' said the
girl in gray.
"Why not?" asked the girl in dark
blue
"She showed me her new boomers
yesterday, and while I admired them
and said they were very pretty bloom
ers, told her that nothing in the
world could ever induce me to wear
such things"
''And what did she say?"
'She just looked at my feet and said
she wouldn't wear them if she were in
my place. Chicago Evening Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
what Electricity is D0fng.

The Mining and Scientific Press Thus
sums up the uses to which eleetri e "
is applied. 1t onters into the preTara
ton OF what we eat, drink and wear,
and there are many articles Of utility
now produced by it's aid. The resi-
dents Of many cities in the United
states have their homes protected,
hghted and heated by electricity. They
go to their places Of business in cars
run by electricity, the ELEVATOR by
which they reach their Offices in high
buildings, or the machinery in their
factory is run D.; elect4ic lefty. The bell
Which summons them to church is
rung by electricity and the cht.rcI, or
gan is played by Electricity. Electric
lty brings the news to them from sill
parts Of the earth; stamps their let
tiers, automatically sounds the alarm
in case Of fire, rings the door bell.
cooks the food and fans them while
eating it. When they go to the dentist
their teeth are drilled and filed by
electricity, and miniature electric
lamps are now constructed for the use
of doctors in diagnosing diseases. The
patient swallows G. lighted lamp,
which Eliminates his person so as to-
enable the physician to make a cor
rect diagnosis. The barber cuts or
singes the hair by means Of electricity,
the streets are lighted and the farm
cultivated by it. By means of it we
can talk to our friends 500 or 1000
miles away and hear their voices as
distinctly as though they were in the,
same room. There are now some
eighty-five electric railways in the.
United States and 5000 miles of track
employing $4,000 cars.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
LATER.

! COMPTROLLER ECKELs has issued a
call for report of the condition of the
national banks at the close of business
on February 2S.
THE national bank circulation out
standing March 1 was S2l9, ,O9S, 465, an
increase during February of So, SSS, $50.
DESPITE the efforts which have been
made to conceal the fact, United States
Consul General Williams, at Havana,
has resigned and his resignation has
reached the state department at Wash
ington.
The coinage at the United States
mints for February was very light, be-
ing only 1852, 600 pieces, of the value OF
S2,77S, $50.
CHARLES AND WALTER ROUSSEAU
while attempting to cross the Poult-
ney river, near Scioto, N. Y, on the 1st
were drowned. A number of people
saw the brothers drowning, but were
unable to render any assistance.
In the house of commons on the I'd
Mr. Goschen, first lord of the admiral
ty, presented the navy estimates. 1t is
proposed to add to the navy five battle
ships, 10 cruisers and 2S torpedo boat
destroyers. The total estimates were
921, s22, 900.
THE senate committee ON privileges
and elections by a strict party vote has
ordered favorable report on the reso-
luton to investigate the condition OF
affairs in Alabama and the legality of
the election of Senator Morgan from
that state.
The debt statement issued on the Cd
shows a net increase in the public debt
during February of S15,974,764. The
interest bearing debt increased S75,-
253,350, and cash in the treasury in
creased sol, ,115,29s.
/ Hon. CHARLES G. COFFIN, the war cor
respondent, widely known in literary
and political circles, died of apoplexy
at his home in Broolzline, Mass, on the
Cd. He was in his 73d year.
OK the I'd the senate passed bill providing
for enlarging the navy. 1t provides for the en-
listment OF l,00) men for the now ships now IN
commission and appropriates SjO,OOJ for their
compensation; IL alSO gives Ine preSluoht power
10 enlist Fart Of the naval militia about 5000
mem for period of two years and authorizes
him to charter steamers for transports fol
troops The remainder OF the day was con
sumed in the passage OF bills on the calendar
that were unobjected to. The house by vote
of 263 to IA passed the concurrent resolution
declaring that state Of public war exists In
Cuba the parties to which are entitled to be-.
hgerent rights and between which the United
States should observe q strict neutrality. They
further declare that congress believes the only
permanent solution Of the contest is In the es
tablishment Of u government by the people o
Cuba and that the United States should b'
prepared TO protect the legitimate interests o.
Its citizens In Cuba, by intervention II neces
Sary. - nnon
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
lightning Hot Drons.

My attention was called to Lightning
Hot Drops, recently, when I was injured
badly in a bicycle accident, / was suf-
fering intense pain from bruise and
conclusion had tried all the pain-kil-
lers | knew of, and every known remedy
that had been suggested by friends, and
found no relief until advised by my
friend j. S. Elliott, to try Lightning
Hot Drops. am glad to say that relief
was almost instantaneous from the
first application. Since then | have
recommended it to number of my
friends, and they are all as enthusiastic
in its praise as am. You would do a
good act by placing this remedy in
every house in the land; and | am glad
that | can speak so well Of it, for, as
you are aware, many of the so called
pain remedies do not give the ,reliei
claimed for them but Lightning Hot
Drops will do everything you say it will.
j. M. Good, president Of the Good &
Reese Co., Springfield, Ohio, the lar
gest rose growers in America. For salt
by j. W. HOughtOn.
Mr.. Peter Richardson, of Alger, Estil
Co, Ky, writes: 81 have used Lightning
Hot Drops on my children for sore throaI
and Group, and find that can cure thes
dread diseases without fail"
The direction around bottle in eacI
carton tells how to use this sovereign
remedy in all the ills Of childhood 70
which it is recommended. Group, diph
liberia, common sore throat, quinsy
mumps, ETC., are all successfully treat
ed with Lightning Hot Drops. FO
sale by DR.. j. W. HOughton. III
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
WEST AND SOUTH.

One of the oldest retail clothing
houses in Milwaukee, Wis, the Chaun-
cey Simonds Co., has made an assign
ment. The assets are scheduled at
$50, 900 with liabilities of $4,000.
A boiler belonging to w. II. Overholt
exploded at Frankfort, w. Va, on the
2sth ult., killing five men and injuring
six others.
Thomas H. Balm, president of the
American Coupon Co., has been ar
rested at Topeka, Kan, for violating
the lottery laws.
A loss of 900 was caused on the
Goth ult by the burning of the 0'Brien
block at Duluth, MINI. Mrs. Paul
Baldwin was fatally burned.
At Chicago on the Goth ult. As in
dictments against individuals, firms,
companies and exchanges on the charge
of operating bucket shops" were re-
turned by the grand jury.
On the Goth ult at Decatur, ILL.,, the
block owned and occupied by A. F..
Gephart e. Son, with large stock of
general merchandise, was destroyed
by fire. Henry q. Custer was caught
by falling wall and killed. Loss $780,
900; insurance $15,0 ,000
An assignment has been made by the
Thorsen & Cassidy Co., of Chicago,
dealers in sporting goods. The assets
are about $4,000 liabilities 100000.
BY the removal of a rail on the
Stone Creek trestle of the Southern
railway, nine miles below Macon, Ga.
on the night of the Goth ult., passen
ger and freight crashed into the river
killing three people and wounding five
others. The dead are: Robert Mer
Ger, fireman, of Macon; F. w. Wippler
baggagemaster, Macon; John Reddish
J fireman.
Harry Hyndes, the most prominen
gambler in the west, shot and killed
Walter Dinwoody, a prominent young
business man at Salt Lake, Utah, OF
1st. Hyndes then gave himself up.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
VIII Ask for Jones Pardon.

GAINESVILLE, Feb. ga petition
praying for the pardon of Stanley G..
Jones, now serving life sentence for
the killing of Lawyer A. A. Amidom,
is being circulated and is receiving the
signatures of nearly all the busineas
men here. The shooting occurred
August 80, 1889, and the trial took place
the following April, resulting in a ver-
dict of murder in the first degree.
Jones was sentenced to hang, but this
was commuted to Imprisonment for
life. The shooting was the outcome OF
divorce suit which Mrs. Jones had
begun against her husband, Amidon
being her lawyer.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
OHIO NEWS.
Items of Interest from All Sections
of the State.
A Suit for a Million.

CLEVELAND, March S.-Suit was fled
in the United States district court here
Monday by the Mercantile Trust Co.,
of New York, against the Baltimore &
Ohio for 81, 100000. Collateral security
for this amount is on file with the trust
company. The contract, which it is
claimed by the plaintiff was not car
ried out by the defendant, provides
that the b. & 0. company shall, ON de-
mand, pay the trust company 81, 900, 900
in gold coin, at per cent, per annum,
the collateral deposited being in the
shape of various securities, principally
stock in railroads. The petition asks
that the directors be subpenaed to APP
pear in Cleveland and answer. Judge
Kicks confirmed the appointment OF
John X. Cowen and Oscar G. Murray as
receivers of the B. e. o. The applice.
tion was made by the Mercantile Trust
NJ
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04

At Shafton, Pa, three young people
named Christiana Grieves, Mary Clark
and Thomas Garland were run down
by locomotive and killed on the night
of the goth ult. as they were walking
along the track ON their way home
from concert.
Louise Treebe, 2s years old, was
murdered at her home in South Man
chester, Conn, by Casper Hartlein, a
farm hand about the place, because
she refused to marry him. He was ar
rested.
The death of Gen. William M. Reilly,
who was well known in military, po-
litical and business circles, occurred
on the Goth ult. at his homo in Phila-
delphia, aged IA years. In politics he
was democrat.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
Conressed TO a Murder.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 27.-Frank Klaric
confessed to Lieuts. Sprosty and Eel
haber Wednesday that he was the muir
derer of Mike Landsman His testi-
mony implicated the murdered mans
wife and was in effect that two weeks
prior to February Is, the date of the
murder, Mrs. Landsman gave him SIS
to purchase revolver which was to be
used to kill Landsman when he again
got drunk and abused her. The pris-
oner accepted the proposition and
agreed to defend Mrs. Landsman's in
terest against the abuss of her hus-
band, who often became intoxicated
and frequently beat his wife.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
WASHINGTON,

The bill authorizing the leasing of
school lands of Arizona has been vetoed
by the president.
For the week ended February rs
business failures in the United States
were 27S, against $50 for the same period
last year, and So in Canada, against 3S
for the corresponding week of 1895.
A dispatch from Minister Terrell on
the 2Sth says that the inhabitants of
Zeitoun and vicinity in Armenia are
suffering from smallpox and other dis
eases as well as from want of food.
The privileges of the mails have been
denied by the post Office department to
the Equitable Investment Co., of Fort
Worth, Tex. This is one of the invest
ment concerns that have been declared
lotteries by the attorney general.
The receipts for the month of Febru.
ruary, as shown by the government
statement, were $26, 900, 600 and the ex.
penditures were S25, 100000, or an ex-
cess of receipts over expenditures OF
$1OO,O The deficit for the fiscal year
to date is about SIS, 100000.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The London Daily Chronicle pub
fishes dispatch from Constantinople
saying that fresh series of massacres
have occurred in the Sivas and Khar-
put districts. No details are obtainable.
Archduke Albrecht Salvador is dead
at Vienna. He was born in 1871.
Lord Dunfaven has received the ap-
pointment of lord lieutenant of Linn
erick, Ireland.
The celebrated French litterateur,
Arsene Housenaye, died at Paris on
the Goth ult., aged 81.
Preparations have been begun by
the Spanish war department to send a
new army of 10000 infantry and 5000
cavalry to Cuba.
Gordon & Keith's house furnishing
establishment, one of the largest in
Canada, was destroyed by fire at Halt
fax, N. s., on the 1st. The adjoining
property was also damaged. Total
loss about $l50,O00.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
EAST.

Proceedings have been begun in the
district court at Philadelphia by Dis
trict Attorney Ingham for the for
feiture to the government of the 563
diamonds which are alleged to have
been smuggled into that port recently
by Capt Loeswitz on the steamer
Rhynland.
At Philadelphia on the 2Sth ult. the
body of Isaac Gerhart was found float
ing in the Schuylkill river. Mr. Ger
hart was GS years old and prominent
lawyer. Some time ago he suffered
from the grip and since then he has
been acting strangely.
When sleighing party from M:noa,
N. Y, was crossing the canal bridge at
Manlies' Center on the 27th nit. the
carryall tipped over and Charles
Warden received injuries from which
he died and several others of the party
were seriously hurt.
John Yuhas died at Bethlehem, Pa
on the 27th ult. from lockjaw caused
by blow from piece of wood inflicted
by John Begani recently.
Fire destroyed the Starbird & Ham.
.mond block at Cory, Pa, on the Goth
ult Loss on building and contents
$45,000
bill in equity has been filed by
Simon Burns, the deposed president oi
the Glass Workers union at Pittsburg
against II. s. Campbell, master work
man of L. A. 800 and others, asking ar
injunction restraining them from in.
terfering with Burns as president Of
the union and from using the funds Of
the organization.
Fred Stuenkel, his daughter, Rosa
mond, and his 4-year-old child werI
suffocated to death by coal gas at hi
farm near Chicago Qll.) Heights on Tho
1st, and Mrs. Stuenlxel and the remain
ing members of his family are in /
precarious condition from the sam,
cause.
On the night of the Goth ult. Charlie
L. Colby, of New York, prominen
railroad man, died suddenly just afte
having delivered an address before tn
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionar
society, the silver anniversary of whicl
was observed at the First Baptis
church, Of Newton Center, Masa
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
Rev. Clcnr,s Sentence.

ELYRIA, Feb. 2s Rev. M. j. Clear,
Catholic priest of Grafton, was indicted
by the grand jury and convicted at
this term of court on the charge Of
assault and battery. 1t was found that
last December Rev. Clear had trouble
with member of his congregation, q
Miss Lucy Clark, and during the trouble
he struck her. Judge Nye in senten-
cling Rev. Clear yesterday, stated that
this was bad case, as man in the
position of Rev. Clear should use more
Judgment and under no circumstances
should he have struck a woman. The
fine of $40 and costs was IMPOSED and
Maid