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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
''LOye Your Enemies.''

When the Eighth Vermont regiment
was in louisiana one of the officers
was taken very i'll, and left in charge
of picket post. A woman living
near by urged him to come to her
house, as the climate was malarious.
He declined her hospitality, but be-
fore long became so much worse that
his companions carried him to The
house in almost a dying condition.
Mrs. Sparks-this was the good
woman's name-preceived his almost
desperate case, but had no medicines
nor ould any be- procured nearer
than New Orleans, ten miles away.
What could she do for this enemy?
Her husband was infrm, and the few
negroes who remained to her were
old and decrepit.
Moreover, it was late in the after
noon. and rain was falling heavily;
but something she must do, even
though the sick man was in arms
against her government.
She sent one of her servants to the
house of a neighbor, five miles dis.
tance, and this woman, a violent
secessionist, went herself to New Or
leans, through a drenching rain, for
the medicine. She Travelled fifteen
miles in the storm AMI darkness, and
crossed the Mississippi river twice,
and all to save the life of an enemy.
The officer remained in the house for
six weeks, and was cared for most
assiduously. Such deeds are worth
recounting; they go far to redeem
the horrors of war.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
ODD HAPPENINGS REAL LIFE
A Western Passenger Train Held Up by
a Swarm of Hornets.

A Western Passenger Train Held Up by
Swarm of Hornets.
A swarm of hornets held up a pas
senger train on the Chicago, Fort Madi-
son & Des Moines railroad, and gave
the trainmen and passengers a battle
that will be remembered longer by far
than if it had been against bandits,
says an Ottumwa dispatch to the Gin
cinnati Tribune. The train was run
ming slowly up steep grade just out
side the city, where the hillside is COW
cred with trees. Suddenly Engineer
Cunningham noticed black mass NOV
ing through the air ahead of the train.
Had he known what was coming he
would have stopped his engine and
backed to the next station. The small
cloud soon developed into a swarm of
hornets. The hornets noticed the slow
ly putting engine and made for it. They
attacked the engineer and fireman, who
we're forced to stop the train. It was
sultry day and all the car windows
were open. This gave the hornets an
opportunity to enter the cars and poster
the passengers. 1t was an hour before
the trainmen and passengers succeeded
in driving away the hornets. A num-
ber of persons were severely stung. The
train stopped at farmhouse until the
injuries could be attended to and then
proceeded to this city.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
How a Fox ESCAPED.

The following amusing incident of
a fox's escape from it's pursuers
comes from Birdsboro, Pa. A fox
that had given the hunters a lively
chase across the hills from a neigh
boring town to Birdsboro, where it
was being hard pressed by the
hounds, escaped in this way.
1t had been running along the
tow-path of the Schuylkill canal and
suddenly dashed off toward the
river. The dogs followed it. but lost
the scent at the rivers edge. When
the hunters rode up they discovered
a boat near the middle of the river
floating down with the current. In
the boat, standing on the seat in the
stern, was the fox, gazing back at
his pursuers with evident satisfaction.
One of the hunters discovered anoth-
er boat on the shore, and, quickly
pushing it off, padded after the boat
that was bearing the fox away.
The fox's boat was gradually being
carried by the current nearer the op-
posite shore, and by the time the
hunter in his was half way from his
starting-point to the fox's boat the
latter was within a rod or two of tbe
river. This seemed to be as much as
the fox cared to ask of his boat, and
he jumped overheard and SWAN
ashore. 81. -.
BY the time the pursuing hunter
reached that shore the fox was a
mile away.
The only explanation that is given
of the peculiar combination of fox
and boat in the hunt is that the
Boat was lying loosely on the shore.
The fox jumped into it, and the force
Of his jump sent it out into the
stream. He had sense enough to re-
main in the boat, and the current did
the rest.-You Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
,LEAPING WHALES.
Instances of These Leviathans Throwing
Themselves Out of Water.

.~r q
Speaking of jumping said an old
seaman who had been watching some
boys playing leap-frog on the sands; ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Times, sslet
me, tell you of. the greatest Jump ever
seen. It was many years ago, when I
was little more than lad, but was
bow oarsman on whaleboat belonging
to the ship Henry Staples. We had bad
luck for several weeks, when one day
we sighted a big whale, and two boats
set off in race to see who would get
there first. It was fairly smooth, what
the sailors call white-cap breeze, and
our boats fairly flew over the water.
Finally the whale rose not 100 yards
away, heading directly for us. The har-
pooner stood with his iron all ready
to throw, while we grasped our oars
nervously, prepared to jump at the
word stern ALL that nearly always
came when whale was harpooned
Not word was spoken and suddenly a
mountain of black appeared; it seemed
to shut off the entire horizon. Up it
went until I distinctly saw seventy
foot whale over twenty feet in the air
lowering over us.
The mate was the first to Segain his
senses and gave the command: Stern
all, Just as we were ready to spring
overheard the boat shot back several
feet and the next second the gigantic
animal dived into the ocean, just graz
ing us, having completely passed over
the boat in the biggest leap I ever heard
Of"
Such gigantic jumps are rare. A sim
liar one was recorded by Dr. Hall, who
at the time was a midshipman on the
ship Leander. They were lying in the
harbor of Bermuda, when all hands
were attracted by the appearance of
very large whale that suddenly ap-
peared in the harbor and seemed very
much alarmed by the shallow water,
houndering about violently. The young
midshipman joined boats crew that
started in pursuit and just as they were
about to strike the whale disappeared,
sinking out of sight, leaving a deep
whirlpool, around which the boat shot.
Before it stopped up came the whale,
having in all probability struck the bot
ON, and went into the air like rocket.
| $50 complete was this enormous leap"
says DR.. Hall, that for an instant we
saw him fairly up in the air, in a hori-
zontal position, at least twenty perpen-
| dicular feet above our heads. While
in his progress upward there was in his
spring some touch of the vivaeity with
which a trout or salmon shoots out Of
the water, but he fell back again in the
sea like a huge log thrown on it's broad
| side, and with such laundering crash
as made all hands stare with aston
| ishment and the boldest held his breath
! for a time. Had the whale taken his
leap one minute sooner he would have
fallen plump on the boat
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
Jim-Jam. Valley.
ncisco Examiner.

San Francisco Examiner.
In the secluded Jim-Jam Valley of
the San Bernardino Mountains, re-
marked Joe Joachinson, the pioneer
of San Bernardino, the other day to
a reporter at the Palace Hotel,
''there are the most marvellous mir
ages known in the world. The won-
derful mirages Of the Mojave Desert
have been talked about a good deal,
and they are entitled to all the promi-
nence they have had. But those of
the Jim-Jam Valley are far more
wonderful than these. 1t is called
the Jim-Jam valley because OF the
strange things seen there. and I defy
any man, however sound of mind he
may be, to go in there and not think
he has got 'em before he gets out.
The valley is about 25 miles long
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
Lord LOrne on American Institutions

September Forum
To foreigners, the great nation
which is the predominating power in
the New York World offers a specta-
Gle of admiration and envy. The is
not obliged, through fear of her po-
sition being lowered, to place tre-
mendous tax on the wage-earning
power of her people, by the obliga-
tlon OF military or naval service.
With the mass of exports to offer,
and with the immense population de-
manding foreign goods, and will in
time draw to her more commerce
than has ever been handled in the
history of the world by any empire.
1t is safe to assume that her millions
will at a future date prefer to have
their own flag over the countless car
goes that will pour from and will
pour into her harbOrs from Asia and
from Europe
In comparing systems of govern
ment, few of the older republics, en-
pires or kingdoms, are found to en-
Joy more real stability than the sys-
tenn founded under Washington. The
American ship of state is built in SO
many compartments, that even if
several became water-logged the Ship
would float. This cannot be said of
many older nations. Mere civiliza-
tion, either in the hands of a mon
arch, or in the hands of a democratic
"Chamber," has reached to such a.
point that any great popular i'm
| / pulse, OF passion PR romoted
by passion promoted by disaster,
F.! and driven by envy and poverty,
may overturn the vessel and cause it
to become for a time a hell pless wreck.
This is not conceivably in the case of
the United States There is so much
check and counter check, SO slow an
operation of the forces ofmovement,
| that men have time-to consider. To
those who look upon the United
States from a European standpoint,
it appears that there is far more of
real sovereignty in the hands of the
President than there is in the hands
of any of the kings who in Europe
govern by means of limitations of the
English constitution. That consti-
tuition makes the sovereign reign,
but does not allow him or her to gov
ern. In modified forms this is the
same in Italy, in Sweden and Norway,
in Belgium. and in Spain. It is the
same in the Republic OF France.
Only in Russia, and to a less extent
in Germany, does the monarch i'm
mediately sway the destinies of his
people.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01

and Is miles wide. It's uninhabited
1t is bordered by the main San
Bernardino Range on the east and
by spur of the Sierra Magdalenas
on the west. There is no well-defined
trail through the heart Of it. The
valley is a desert. The sur
rounding mountains are terribly.
serrated and cut up. The peaks are
Jagged. Altogether the surroundings
are weird and forbidding, Leaving
Fisk ranch on the trial at the foot
of the Sierra Magdalenas, you climb
an easy grade to Dead Mans Pass,
the entrance to the valley. Go on in
and pretty soon you see lakes and
running rivers, and green borders,
and flying water fowl. Willows
springs up here and there, and in the
distance you see water lilies. What
you behold contrasts finely with the
rugged mountains and you are
charmed with it and go on thinking
you have struck an earthly paradise.
Indian camps appear in view, and
1.-THE oarsmen propel fantastic crafts
upon the waters. Advancing still
farther, you see dim outlined forms,
things whose outlines you can scarcely
express in words. Somber counte-
nances gleam at you from the air
above the lakes and rivers and the
pallid faces shift and change before
your eyes. Sometimes adozen of the
more or less dimly outlined forms
may be seen, and the pantomine re-
minds you of a strange hobgoblin
dance. Sometimes a storm brews in
the valley, and then the scene is all
the more terrible. Forked light
ming blazes about, and strange, un.
couth animals, different from any
you have ever read about, are to be
seen there. These phenomena are
seen for a sketch of fifteen miles up
and down the middle of the valley
principally, and they have been
viewed by a great many people
They cannot understand why the
forms of the mirage, if such it may
be called, are so much more strange
there than on the Mojave Desert
Everybody is in awe Of the valley
and there are mighty few men, how
ever nervy they may be ordinarily
who care to go there much"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
To Wash MACHINERY.

A satisfactory method of removing
sticky deposits of grease and dirt from
parts of machinery by means of soda
lye is reported as being employed to a
considerable extent in England. To
1000 parts by weight of water, about
ten or fifteen parts caustic soda and 100
parts ordinary soda is the rule. This
mixture is boiled, and the parts of the
machinery that are to be cleaned are
placed in it, tins treatment having the
effect of quickly loosening all grease,
oil and dirt, after which the metal is
thoroughly washed and dried. The
action of the lye is, Of course, to form
with the grease, soap soluble in water;
and to prevent the lubricating oil, etc.,
hardening upon the parts of the ma
chinery when in use, third part of
kerosene is added. = 49,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
Her Appetite Her Only Fault.

"'She's a good girl, but l can't
keep her. She eats too much," said
a lady in an up town intelligence of:
fee.
"She is neat and tidy, and does her
work we'll, but l had rather pay her
a whole months wages, although she
has only worked a week, than to feed
her until her time is up. She eats
three pounds of steak, four potatoes
and half a dozen slices of bread for
her breakfast, and an ordinary din
ner for her would feed a" starving
family for a, week. ,,.-~,,s>.
The girl. in question was. a. small
English maiden, recently landed, and
Was steady and Industrious in every
way, but had such a tremendous ap-
petite that shetnever remained more
than aWeek in a place. The matron
at the office said that American girls
have good appetites, but they can
not compare with foreign help when
there is any eating to be done.
They eat as though they wish to
make up for the generations their an
cestors have been starving in the old
country. A great many families hire
help by the day to wash and iron,
and do the remainder of the house
work themselves, because they can
not afford to pay girl wages and
board her also. The, grocers' and
butchers bills for married couple
who employ one servant are double
what they would be without the SER
vant.-Mail and Express.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-02-01
Ready to Try.

She-I'll marry you, George, if you
satisfy father you can support me. b
He-Do you think I could get him to
play poker with me just once?.-Town
Topics. ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23

A party is being made up for an eight-day
tour to New York, Philadelphia and Washing
ton under the auspices of Professor W. E.
Wilson. principal Of the State Normal School.
with whom are associated Mr.. George K.
Church, principal of Pence Street Grammar
School, and Mr. James M. Sawin, principal
OF Point Street Grammar School, The party
will leave Providence. Friday, April 10, and
after q visit to Philadelphia will proceed to
Washington, remaining there five days. A
trip will also he made 70 Mt. Vernon. Al
though the excursion is designed TO accom-
modate the school teachers Of Providence and
Vicinity, all other desirable parties are in
vitec 20 Join. The fare covering transporta-
tion, staterooms and meals en- route hotel
accommodations at Washington, and the Mt.
Vernon trip is s25. Stops win be allowed at
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York on the
return trip. For full itinerary and other in.
formation address Professor Wilson at tho
State Normal School. Providence. Applica-
tiors for membership will be- recorded in the
order received. aud should be made as early
as possible to secure most desirable accommo.
dations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
FUNERALS.

Sad were the hearts of the parents Of
Adelbert III. Briggs Of Alden, Minnesota,
upon receiving the news OF his death.
They deemed 1t advisable to bury the
body here for the present, and arrange
ments were made by which the funeral
services were held at Boyce Brothers un-
dertaking rooms on Weybosset street, 1t
having been removed there previous to
communicating with the parents. There
were many floral pieces from the few rela-
itves and friends here, an d Mr.. Anderson,
pastor Of Central Baptist Church, made
appropriate remarks after which the body
was taken TO Pocasset cemetery for burial.
1t was thought by Boyce brothers and
Others that gas was not the primal cause
of death, but no trace of poison was dis
covered and 1t may be attributed partly
TO heart failure.
The funeral OF Thomas Caswell was
solemnized from his late residence at
1880 O'clock saturday, after which the
BODY was taken to Wakefield.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
SUPERVISORS QUALIFYING.
One Hundred and Six Have Thus Far
Been Sworn In.

The supervisors appointed by the board
OF Aldermen last Thursday to serve at the
State election on April ], next, are
qualifying very rapidly, and it is ex-
pected that practically all of them will
have done so by the time the city clerk 8
Office closes at 5 O'Clock this afternoon.
Up TO noon today one hundred and six
had been sworn in at the city clerk S
office, leaving twenty-six yet 10 come In
and qualify.
The nun ber of dec.inations is not
large, three only having signited their
unwillingness TO serve thus far. These
are William Wolfe of the first district of
the Ninth Ward, Samuel Mason of the
second district of the Third Ward, ana
Thomas II. Holton for the second district
OF the Second Ward The vacancy in the
Ninth Ward was filled by the Mayor last
Saturday. This morning he filled the
vacancy in the Second Ward by appoint
ing Thomos +. Tierney TO the place made
vacant by the declination of Mr.. Holton.
The other vacancy has not yet been
filled.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
LAST EDITION
4:l5 O'CLOCK.
A FLASH OF LIGHTNING.
ltKilled Two Painters While at Work
on a Church Spire.
CHURCH sTEEPLB SPLIT IN TWAIN.
The Hapless Workmen Left In Mid-Air
With Garments Aflame.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, March "a A spec
iai to The Times from Guthrie, o. t.,
says: News OF a most remarkable occur
renee has been received here from Beaver
county. AT the little postofice town of
Grand the Baptist congregation is build
ing handsome church surmounted by a
spire 20 feet high. James Ford and Harry
somers, painters, were employed to oil
and paint the spire. Saturday, while
they were giving the finishing touches
to the top of the spire, a thunder storm
came up, accompanied by fierce fash
es OF lightning. After ter
rifle clap of thunder binding
flash of lightning struck the spire
knocking away the painters scaffoldfng.
splitting the spire and leaving Somers
and Ford on the roof dead. The clothing
OF the two men were iRnited by the fash
end for ten minutes the bodies were seen
burning and smoking In mid-air. Rain
finally extinguished the flames and three
hours later the remains of tie painters
were brought down charred and incin
Grated ana almost unrecognizable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
A Bad Fall.

street had narrow escape from serious
injury this afternoon, just before
o'clock, when she attempted to cross
Clemence on Westminster street, and
suddenly perceived that MIS-. ii. Stearns
was riding toward her on a bicycle. Mr..
Stearns called out to her and she attempt
ed to step back on the sidewalk, but her
heel struck the curbstone and down she
went. She is q heavy woman and the
shock to her nerves was so considera BILE
that she was taken into the florist store
OF &. 9. Sullivan. at 278 West minister street,
where Mr.. Sullivan and Policeman O'Neill
attended to her comfort, assisted by Mr..
Stearns, who was on hand to call a car
riage, and Miss Margaret Mccormick,
who accompanied her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23

The new third story brick contagious
ward building for the Rhode Island Hos
pital is almost completed and will be
ready for occupancy about April 1.
The fire department was called out yes
terday morning by an alarm from Dox 2S4
for Are on the roof OF house at % Hay
ward street. There was bat little damage
done.
The steamer What Cheer has been chart
cred to take the place OF the d,ss bled
steamer General on the Wexford line.
She is now running between Newport and
Wexford.
can Artists Model will be seen at the
Providence Opera House this evening. IL
Is gorgeous spectacle OF frolic, pretty
women and handsome gowns. The sale
OF seats for the Joseph Murphy engage
neat began this morning at the box
Office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
Central Vermont Railway Receivers.

NEW YORK, March 23.-yn the United
States Circuit Court of this district
Judge Lacombe today ordered that ancil-
larry jurisdictions be taken with the
United States Circuit Court OF Vermont
in the suit OF the Grand Trunk Railway
Company OF Canada against the Central
frmed the appointment of Charles M.
Hayes and X. G. Smith as receivers Of the
oefunct corporation.
Judge Lacombe's order directs that no
property of the Central Vermont Rail-
road, now within this jurisdiction, OF
which the receivers may take possession,
under this decree. nor the proceeds there
of If sold, shall be removed py said re-
ceivers out of this jurisdiction except
upon the consent of all resident creditors
or upon express orders OF this court, this
clause, however, not TO apply TO rolling
stock in actual use.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
Fatal Fight About a Woman.

COLUMBUS, o., March 23. "A trngedy
which will result in the death OF two
Brice, q small station about ten miles
southeast of this city. The participants
in the affair were Elijah H. Rutter,
and John White. The trouble originated
over the formers wife, with whom RutteI
claimed White was familiar. The men
met at barn on a farm where White
with a corn knife. The latter drew a re-
volver and fired twice at his antagonist,
both balls taking effect, one in the left leg
and the other in the right lung. White
received cut four inches in length
across the head, fractnr:ng the skull.
Physicians state both men are fatally in
Iurad Al y
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-23
Municipal Court Of Providence, ,

Louisa d. Bassett. administration account;
Frank Brightman Best. petition for appoint.
ment Of administrator; John Birnay. peti.
tion for order Of distribution; Gertrude W.
Brown. Clarence W. Brown, petition for ap.
pointment OF guardian: Laura W. Chsmplns
Susan G. Clarke, foreign will for record;
Margaret Danahy. William Danahy. Martha
Danaby. position for appointment OF guard.
ian; Maggie Dowd. petition for appointment
Of guardian: Ann Gauvreau. petition for sp-
pointmept OF administrator; Betsey Gold.
smith, will for probate: william B. 0ravlin.
petition for sale Of real estate; Lewis A.
Greene, petition for appointment OF admins.
trator; Abby @. Harris. petition for sale of
real estate; William Harris. petition for ssl0
Of real estate; William Harris, petition for as
sienment Of dover; Henry A. jerks. petition
for appointment Of administrator; Luke
Ksvauagb, administration account; Philsns
A. Kimball, petition for appointments q I'D
ministrator; judah Konisky, petition for Gus
tody OF child; James d. Lynch, petition for
appointment Of guardian: Thomss LyonA re-
tition for sale Of real estate; Thomas Lyons.
petition fer assignment OF dover: Frank
Mauran. will for probate William Q. McEiroy.
petition for order Of distribution: Thomfc
McGra,l petition for appointments of sdminis-
traitor; Cyrus A. Munroe. petition for sp-
pointment of guardian: Everett n. Oseood.
will for probate; Charles J. Sweet. adminis-
trstion account; John Trainer. will for
probate. Margaret Wafer. sdministrst'on &C.
count