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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14

conventional types that vanished from
the earth more than forty years ago!':
Then he wakes up for a bit and goes
nature? No! To the comic papers.
Esdale. OF course, there is still too
much truth in what you say.
Darlington. Take me to any play
you like to select, and I will show you,
in the course of 1t, gross violations Of
proba bility that, if they were commits
ted by a novelist ], would make one
throw his book aside and never read
line Of him again. Do you doubt it?
Esdale. It is probably enough, alas!
|8ss earring ton. Then, since we have
men who can write, why the mischief
don't we get them to write our plays
for us Nineteenth Century.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
1 Cost of New Postal Service.

{ AS for many years past, the post
Office department last year failed to
make expenses. The oGtgo was $780,
790,172 and the income $76,9S3, 12S,s
the difference being So, SOL, 044. Re-
ceipts increased $1,9O2, $40, but ex-
lpeDditures increased $2,456, 1853, so the
equili brium is still far out of sight.
The chief item of expenditure is rail
road mail transportation $26, 429,747;
postmasters get in salaries, $685.
sos; clerks in offices, Sc, 414, 1856; free
delivery service, $12, 1885, 92; railway
postal car service, So, 946 939; postal
car clerks, 81. 1O3 O25; star route SER
vice, So, 753, 81 Bal timore Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
Talking Dogs.

There are but two recorded In
stances Of dogs having Deem taught to
articulate words in such a manner
that they would resemble those ut
tered by human being. The most
famous of these cases was that Of
the celebrated talking dog of Zeitz."
The owner of this intelligent canine,
small boy, living at Zeitz, saxony,
imagined that his dogs voice strongly
resembled certain words and sounds
made by men. -~E@.
Acting on this point, he soon trained
the animal, big Saxon mastiff, to
distinctly utter some twenty odd Ger
man words and about half a dozen
from the French language. Although
the young trainer devoted much time
and patience to his queer task, he
never succeeded in charging his pets
vocabulary above thirty words.
The rival Of the famous talking
dog Of Zeitz'' was exhibited in Hol-
land in 1913 Besides pronouncing
several wirds. The Holland dog could
could articulate the names Of all the
letters of the alphabet except :, Z
'tm'' and IN
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
How to Tell the Key.

4 Amateur musicians often are some
what embarrassed by the unexpected
query as to what key piece Of mil
sic is in when playing in company
remarked q well known teacher.
.sThey can tell, on a little reflection,
but an array Of four or five sharps or
flats is apt to temporarily confuse the
best Of them. RS ~ Il:
Here is a simple little guide or re
hinder, which, il rehearsed a few
times, will always keep them right,
and ready to make a quick response
to such a question.
II t1In sharps, just jot down this SEN
tence, the capital letter beginning
each word representing an additional
sharp, from one to six God Deluged
All Earth By Flood. / y z
In flats the came rule obtains In
connection with this amusing line:
Fanny Baker Eats Apple Dump
ling lsreedily - Philade lphia Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
THRrLLIra rIn1Es WITH Wolves.

TIMES WITH WOLVES.
How . Father and Two Sons Kept
II Hungry Beasts ut Hay Until Help
# Came. hi
81 When my grand father was q young
man he made a journey on horseback
from his home in Indiana far down
into Louisiana; and W hen he had
grown very old he emf yed telling the
adventures, which We're the chief part
Of his experience on the lonely ride
through the wild erness. Somewhere
In Alabama be passed the night at a.
cabin occupied by a pioneer family,
and while he and the host were smok-
ing at the fire and discussing troubles.
and dangers, the following story was
offered for my grand fathers delecta-
ton: 81 .) . \
sS "a man SbY the name Of Turner and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
Mighty Good for Teeth.

Man with awful toothache meets a
friend and tells him his woes.
3 The Friend All! had just as ba1
toothache as you yesterday, and I
went home, and my wife petted me
and kissed me and made SO much of
me that the toothache disappeared.
You take my tip.
IS The Acheyone Is your wife at home,
40 you think Detroit Tribune
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
A Married Woman's Signature.

Most of the readers Of "Silas Lap
ham will remember poor Mrs Lap
hams dilemma over the way to sign
her name to note and how she ex-
tricated herself by saying ''AIrs. S.
Lapham," which she thought non
committal. All better Informed than
herself know that there is no mistake
in etiquette much more scorned than
this very blunder. Yet all must feel,
too, that it is an absurd ruling which
makes a married woman give no hint
Of her husbands name, and her own
usual title even in letters of purest
business. This is the English idea
which has emigrated to America. In
France a woman makes a distinction
between her social and her business
correspondence. With the former she
signs herself, for instance, "Mary
Smith," and with the latter ''Mrs. John
Smith," And common sense would
seem to be entirely on the side of
the French philadelphia In.
quirer
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14
coNvnn11sa LIGHT 1sTo SOUND.

Simple Explanation OF an Interests
Ing Operation.
One OF the marvels of modern sci
ence is the cony ersion Of q beam OF
light into sound. The light is thrown
through a lens on a glass vessel con.
tanning lampblack, colored silk. worst
ed, or other substances Al dish,
having Sits or openings cut in it, is
made to revolve swiftly in this beam
OF light SO as to cut it up, making al
ternate flashes of light and shadow.
On putting the ear to the glass vessel,
strange sounds are heard SO long as
the flashing beam is upon it. Another
phase Of this remarkable discovery is
still more interesting. A beam Of sun
light is passed through prism. The
disc is turned and the colored light Of
the solar spectrum is made to break
through it. If the ear be placed to the
vessel containing the silk, wool or
other material, as the colored light
falls upon it, sounds will be given by
different parts Of the spectrum, and
there will be silence in some other
parts. 10 illustrate: If the vessel
contains red worsted and the green
light fall supon it, loud sounds will be
heard. Only feeble sounds will be
heard if the red and blue rays fall
upon it, and the other colors make no
sound at ALL Green silk gives sound
best in red light. It is by no means
improbable that this discovery fore
shadows new law Of harmonics. and
Remington's experiments in tone-col-
or may possibly, by this new applica-
ton of sight and sound, result in
some practical theory which will give
us all entirely new scheme of music.
The thing is but in it's infancy, but
the mere fact that such a discovery
has been made cannot but forecast
important results.-Invention.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14

Going for the P1aywrights.
Darlington. Sometimes the critics
'ouse playwright up and say to him:
Look here, old man, wake up, and be
little more up to date; don't give us
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14


When your little brother or sister
has birthday party and you want a
novelty as centerpiece for the tea
table, try the enchanted pumpkin"
and see what fun it will make for the
guests. ... '.-s..t
I 1t ought to be prize pumpkin and g
big one. Scoop out all the inside. That
will do well enough to make pies out
Of for grown-up people on days that
are not birthdays. Then stuff it full
of toys tied up in mysterious looking
bundles.
To each package tie a bright ribbon,
letting the loose ends fall out over the
sides Of the pumpkin. Then carefully
replace the cap or stem part, which
you cut off, SO that it will look as if it
were still whole, and place it on your
tea table. Surrounded by ferns and
colored autumn leaves and decorated
with the dropping ends Of the ribbons,
it will make a very pretty center
piece.
When the feast is over set the chill
dren to guessing how many seeds are
in the pumpkin. When all have guessed
tell each to- take hold of one Of the
ribbons, and when you say "Three!'
they must pull on the ribbons and in
that way they will see how many
seeds are in the pumpkin.
Of course each little guest secures a.
pretty gift.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-14

tina y town, no small portion OF whose
prosperity arose from its WOODEN trade.
Indeed so prosperous had the city be-
@2ome by this means, and such was the
ma nificence Of the Flemish court, that
+ no European monarch could equal or
approach it
When the wife of Philip the Fair Of
France visited Bruges she exclaimed:
There are hundreds here who have
more the air Of q queen than myself q
Ships OF every nation took in and
discharged their cargoes at the quays,
the warehouses We're filled with bales
OF wool from England and with silk
from Prussia, and the argosies Of
Genoa and Venice came laden with the
produce of the East. ALI s$
In founding an order, therefore, in
this city it seemed that a most suitable
name was the classical one Of the
Golden Fleece; so. suggestive, too, as il
is of chivalric and valorous deeds.
The Argonautic feet, as every boy
and girl who has studied mythology
knows, was made up Of band Of he
roes commanded by Jason, who sailed
in the good ship Argo from Thessaly
to the farther shore of the Black sea
in quest of the Golden Fleece, which
was there guarded BY dragon in a.
grove sacred to Mars Many and great
were the dangers encountered en- the
way, and valorous and brave We're the
deeds of the members of the expedition
before they finally reached the dragon
and Jason became master of the 1eece
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-03
B. r. FOSS,

Soliciting Agent.
n. Address P. o. Box 1907, Honolulu,
or call at the 1. X. l.. Store, corner King
and Nuuanu streets.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-03
HILARIOUS HILO.
How Britisher Took a Practical
Joke.

How u Britisher Took a Practical
Joke.
The most amusing incident that
occurred on Queen Victoria's
birthday in Hilorwcsthe result Of
a practical joke at the expense of
G. w. Lockington, the furniture
dealer. 1t appears that Mr.. Lock
ingtou, with a spirit of loyalty,
had invested three dollars in a
st. Georges cross flag and had
decided to display his patriotism
by flying the flag in front of his
sforo S1Inc IF his friends we're call
ed in to admire the emblem, which
was Of home production, and con-
cludod it would be amusing 20
test Mr.. Lockington's loyalty; so
by dccoying him from the store
the flag was secured and hoisted
to the top of a tall cocoanut tree
at The rear Of the store building
in full view of all passers by.
When Mr.. Lnckington discovered
that the prize was missing he be-
came exceedingly wrothy and
diligent search was made to re-,
cover the same; after about an
hours search he proceeded to the
rear Of the building, when what
should meet his gaze but
a staunch believer in Home
Rule throwing missiles at the
flag. Ii is not necessary to say
that mis- wrath grew more intense,
and, had not number of friends
of both parties appeared on the
scene no doubt serious trouble
would have ensued. The services
of a kanaka boy was secured who
climbed the tree and brought down
the ensign, and it was then that,
with the usual wit of an Irish
man, the believer in Home Rule
remarked that sit was the first
time in history that kanaka had
hauled down the British flag" 1t
is reported that a reward of $50
was offered for the arrest of the
perpetrator of the joke, but thus
far no arrests have been made and
it is understood that a compro-
mise has been effected and that
the result proved entirely salts
factory to those most deeply in.
terested, as they accepted of Mr..
Lockington's hospitality and with
numerous toasts drank to the
health of the Queen aud then to
Mr.. Lockington.-Hilo Tribune.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-03
Sound Basis.

The testimonald publ she's by the proprie-
tor ofllood'- Sarsaparilla are not purchased,
NOR are they written mp in their Office, nor
are they from their employees, but they are
facts from truthful and grateful people, who
are reliable and as worthy of confidence as II
they came from your most trusted neighbor.
HOODS PILLS are the best family cathartic
and liver medicine. Harmless, reliable, sure.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-03
The Historical Novels.

BY Professor John r.. MusiclS.l
VIM. Mckinley, Governor of Ohio, says:
Zone Of the most beautiful productions
Of the American press have ever SEEM"
ThOmss Bowman, DID,, LL.D., Bish-
op of the M. u. Church, Missouri. says;
81 have read The Columbian Historical
Novels with great pleasure. Any one, I
hink, can read these books with pleasure
and profit"
II. l.. whitman, DID,, LID. Presi-
The Columbian Historical Novels
have welcome place in my home. They
have quickened interest in the study Of our
national life. know of no more valuable
helps to be placed in the home"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
Delegate Smith of Cecil.

If the Maryland Legislature does not ad-
journ soon Delegate Smith, of Cecil, will lick
some one. A few weeks ago he glared menac-
ingly at Delegate Rouzer, of Frederick county,
and the Frederick statesman came near being
annihilated. On Wednesday, Smith and Speaker
Mudd got into a row, and the Speaker ordered
Smith to take his seat. Smith declined, and
the Speaker directed the Sergeant-at- Arms,
Frank ]. Devilbiss, of New Windsor, to seat
the Delegate from Cecil. Smith declared that
no one man in the House could make him sit
down, and the Sergeant-at-Ar did not hurry
in his direction. He got there, however, and
he and Smith looked at each other moment
or two, then Smith took his seat The Legis
lature ought to legalize prize-fghting, then
put Smith up as their champion and issue a
challenge to Fitzsimmons.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
The Happy Family.

Major A. NJ. Hancock, of Baltimore, is not
in sympathy with the Republican State adj
ministration nor with Mayor Hooper. He
believes that after Republican victory at the
polls the Republican party should take all of
fees, administer affairs and be held RESPONSE
BILE for their work. He is not believer in
civil service reform, nor does he think it pos
sible for party to successfully conduct state
or municipal affairs with the Offices in the
possession of the opposition.
At meeting of the Union Republican
League of Baltimore on Monday night he up
held the course pursued by the City Council,
and condemned that taken by Mayor Hooper,
Governor Lowndes and Senator-elect We'll
lington. "Neither Wellington nor Lowndes,
he said, sis a favorite son of the state of
Maryland. Vote for no delegate to the state
convention who is in sympathy with either
Wellington or Lowndes. If we go down, let
it be as honest men. Repudiate these men
who have deceived you and we will win again
next fall. y
The Republican party of Maryland is
happy family just now, and the prospect is
not good for a better feeling in the near future.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
Representative Otey's Figures in
Regard to the Next House.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Represeniative
0tey, of Virginia, has been making u careful
study of political conditions and has been
figuring upon the chances of Democratic sue.
cess in the next congressional elections, with
the result that he is convinced there is moth
ing in the outlook to discourage.
Mr.. 0tey says: Il see cause for great hope
rather than dependency in the fall elections
Great political changes occur with great fire.
quency in this country and often when least
expected. There are many reasons for this
condition of things, chief among which is
apathy born of success. Since 1874 the Re-
publican party has elected a majority TO the
House of Representatives only three times
once when Keifer was elected Speaker and
twice when Reed was elevated TO this posi-
ton. Each of these houses were succeeded
by a Democratic House, which had a very
much longer tenure than its predecessor. It
is interesting to look at some figures touching
this subject.
ain 1892 the vote for President was H.
1l9, 645. In 1894 the vote for Congress was
11,529.0l2; falling off of . per cent. or
800 633.
Now take the Democratic vote in 1892
and in round numbers we find it was $780,
OO0 While in 1894, two years later, it was
$500, 600; difference of l 1885, 200.
81 think it is apparent, considering all the
conditions which then confronted the party,
that the vote reached the low-water mark in
the United States in 1894.
$40 go back to the Congressional vote of
1894, it will be observed that 7-loth of per
cent would change the Republican majority
of 40 odd in the House of Representatives
TO majority in favor of the Democrats In
other words, change of 10000 votes in the
United States will obliterate the large Repub-
lican majority in the House of Representa-
tives and make the next a Democratic House.
believe that the changes that will occur in
the next election for Congress will be in favor
of Democrats, if for no other reason because
they had reached their minimum in 1894. In
the great State of Missouri change of 4,944
votes would give us nine Democratic members
where we now have nine Republicans.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
MORTGAGES SALE
N1 OF VALUABLE
REAL PROPERTY,
In New Windsor, Carroll County, Nd

By virtue of the power of sale in the deed
of mortgage from Clara C. Jelly and Alexan-
der NJ. Jelly, her husband to Eliza J. Smith,
dated the 9th day of October, 1886, and re-
corded among the Real Estate Mortgage
Records of Carroll county, in Liber W. n.
NJ, No. "a, folio 267, &C., the undersigned,
mortgage, will offer at public sale, on the
premises, on
SATURDAY, the 4th of APRIL, 1896,
at 8 clock, P. NJ, all that valuable lot or
parcel of land described and conveyed in said
mortgage, containing
6 ACRES, 3 RO0DS AND % SQUARE
PERCHES OF LAND, MORE or LESS,
and situated on the outskirts of New Windsor,
Carroll county, Nd This land is in high
state of cultivation, adjoins the grounds of
New Windsor College, is very desirable for
building lots, and is the same land obtained
by said Clara c. Jelly, wife of Alexander NJ.
Jelly, from John w. Lambert and wife, by
deed dated 30th of March, 1880, and recorded
among the Land Records of Carroll county,
in Liber F. T. s., No So, folio 277, etc.
Terms of Sale-One-third cash upon the
day of sale or on the ratification thereof, the
balance in equal payments of six and twelve
months, or all cash at the option of purchaser;
credit payments to bear interest from day of
sale, and to be secured by purchasers notes
with approved security.
ELIZA j. SMITH, Mortgage.
Francis Neal Parke, Solicitor,
mar IA is Thomas Roop, Auctioneer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
The straddle in Ohio.

WASHINGTON, March PA forerunner of
another Republican attempt to straddle on the
silver question is seen in the silver plank
adopted yesterday by the Ohio Republican
convention, which chose Mckinley delegates
to the st. Louis convention. This silver dec
laration is absolutely meaningless, as it can
be construed to suit any shade of opinion in
regard to silver. 1t will doubtless be followed
by similar utterances in other State cenven-
tons of the Republican party in the Central
Northwest and in the East
The Influences which will predominant at
the St. Louis convention may be expected to
procure the SAME character Of utterance in the
national platform. But it will not fool the
silver Republicans any more. They have
twice before been hoodwinked into accepting
an evasive declaration on silver in the national
platform, but it is not believed the same game
can be played on them three times in success
sion. The Republicans in national conven-
ton must toe the mark. There is no getting
away from it. They must come out for silver
or against it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
Legislative Notes.

The Senate on Monday night passed the
Senate bill TO pay the Sheriff of Carroll coun-
ty an annual salary of $500, actual expenses
in taking prisoners under sentence ont of the
county and $500 for executions; also bill to
submit 10 the citizens of Mt. Airy district the
question of the sale of liquor in the district;
also the bill to raise the age of consent from
fifteen to eighteen years
In the House, Monday night. DIR. Birne
obtained leave to introduce bill authorizing
the citizens of Taneytown to vote on the ques-
ton of issuing So, 900 in bonds to provide a
water system. The bill making an appropri-
alton TO the Baltimore Centennial was report
ed unfayorably. and the report was adopted.
Senator Herring has introduced u bill TO
incorporate the trustees OF the General Con
ference of the Methodist Protestant Church.
The bill TO pay school teachers their salaries
monthly was ordered engressed in the Senate
after all counties, including Carroll, except
SIX had been excepted from the operations
of the bill. The House killed the ''home
rule bill, allowing Baltimore and the conn
ties to regulate assessments and exemptions
to suit their own purposes.
The Baukard assessment bill, with its nll-
merous amendments, was passed by the House
on Tuesday night, by vote of - to l.
On Wednesday Senator Herring introduced
u biii 10 incorporate Ine FarnlerS anu ME-
chants Trust Company of Carroll County.
The local veto bill caused considerable discus
sion, and was finally postponed until yester-
day Friday. The House bill to amend the
charter of Mt. Airy was passed; also the House
bulls to establish State geological and econo-
mic survey and appropriating $1,000, if need
ed, to the Maryland State Fremen's Assoc-
alton. Senator Herring introduced bill to
make the 18th of September, Defenders Day,
a legal holiday.
In the House, Mr.. Smith, of Carroll, in
troduced bill creating new election district
in Carroll, by dividing Freedom district, to
be known as Berret district Mr. Barber, of
Talbot, presented a bill to prohibit covenanting
in mortgages for payment of taxes on the mort
gage by the mortgagor. The elections bill was
taken up and amended. Among the House
bills passed was one requiring colored schools
to be kept open during the school year so long
as the average attendance was ten, and also
the House bill empowering the mayor and
council of Manchester TO tax personal prop
erty.
For the local-veto bill, previously before
the Maryland Legislature, there has been sub
stituted in the Senate local-option bill,
which provides that whenever a petition is
sigHed by one-fourth of the registered voters
in a ward or election district an election shall
be ordered at the next general election to
decide whether or not license to sell liquor
shall be granted in that territory