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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
A Cambridge Suggestion.

A gentleman hailing from Cam
bridge makes the valuable suggestion
that in future international yacht races
the navy be employed in policing the
sea in order that there may be no in
reference from the excursion steamers.
But whose navy? In the event, for
example, of another race, between De-
fender and Valkyrie, does this Cam
bridge gentleman suppose that Eng
land would consent that the American
navy, should do all the policing?
Hardly. John Bull would surely in
sist on sending over a few gun-b boats
to assist in the police business. Moth
ing would be decided as to the sailing
qualities of yachts. The country with
the better navy would win the race,
with heavy loss on both sides and the
seas iIcarnadined. @@
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
TROLLEY ROADS IN ENGLAND.
British Conservatism Yieldiug-City Owns
l. the Way. 5Ss

BRUSH Conservatism Y1elo1uE-C OWHs
s the Way. %ss. 81
John Bull has at length come to the
realization that there are such things
as electric roads in the world, and that
possibly they may be good thing. An
American syndicate has secured the
franchise for an electric road in the
city of Coventry, which has about 6O,-
900 population, and the work is going
ahead. ;. -.
An experimental road Of six miles
was put down in the suburbs of the
city of Leeds, and the city fathers OF
various cities and towns have been
''junketed" over to Leeds and introT
duced to the mysteries of the American
trolley system. The Coventry authors
ties were the first to yield to its ,seduc--
tions.
The method of building street rail-
ways in England greatly lessons the
cost of installation to the promoting
capitalist The city puts down and
owns the tracks or permanent way.
The operating company leases the
track for twenty-one years, and at the
expiration of the lease it may be re-
newed, or the city may buy the plant
and rolling stock at an appraised valu-
alton.
The Coventry road has eight miles OF
track, which is all single track, but
with long sidings. The estimated cost
of rolling stock, poles, wires and power
station is $250,000. Everything is to be
furnished from America, even to the
poles for the wires. 1t was originally
supposed that English poles would do,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18

1,000th anniversary of the Hungarian
state, which occurs next year. 1t is, in
deed, a fact established by historians,
that Prince Arpad, who arrived in the
ancient Pannona of the Romans at the
end of the ninth century, succeeded in
uniting in one powerful state the petty
diverse principalities of this country.
Ten centuries have passed since that
time, but the country has always re-
tanned these same frontiers by which
its founder marked it's boundary lines;
it has retained always the imprint of
the race of Arpad, despite the frequent
shedding of it's blood.
Three great divisions will be pre-
sented in the festival.
First-The millenary fetes, destined
to symbolic the political mission and
the Importance Of the Hungarian state.
Second-The historical exposition, In
which will be represented the chief po-
1itical and intellectual phases of ten
centuries.
Third-The modern exposition,
which is designed to show the elements
of the present economic prosperity and
culture of the state.
It is not intended that the exposition
at Budapest in 1896 shall be merely a
bazaar for the purpose of displaying
agricultural and industrial products.
On the contrary, it. is announced that
the fetes will comprise complete set
ting forth of the life of the nation in all
It's stages and in all it's phases for the
ten centuries of it's history
The programme of the fetes will be
opened by a solemn session Of the
Chamber ich VII inauguFate the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18

new parliamentary palace. This is sig
nificant inasmuch as the nation has al
ways enjoyed constitutional govern
ment. The new palace is magnificent
affair. Its construction to the end of
1894 had cost nine million forms, and
it is estimated that the final cost will
be at least sixteen millions. Its archi-
tect, M. Steindl, has been made a mem
ber of the Institute of British Archi-
tects.
There will also be at this time an
of Fine Arts, the Palace of Fine Arts,
the Museum of Industrial Arts, the Pal
ace of Justice, two new bridges over the
Danube, numerous monuments and
many schools. These are to display the
nations intellectual and artistic pro-
gress.
In addition there will be variety of
congresses assembled, some of merely
national societies, others international.
A curious feature and one impossible
in another nation will be the Historical
Professions, which will display all the
extraordinary and varied gala vest
ments of the past and of the present,
worn by Hungarian magistrates, to-
gether with the extremely varied or
binary dress of the natives in every age
of their history.
This series will be closed by the for
NAL opening of the canal of the Lower
Danube, which was initiated by the
Hount Etienne Szechenpi
The National Exposition will display
to the world for six months the prod
ucts of Hungarian labor: The exposi-
ton ground occupies an area Of $4,000
square metres. There are two chief di-
visions, the historical and the modern
sections. The superintendent of the
preparatory work has been by the min
lister of commerce. The programme
which was drafted by the late NJ. / de
Baross, has been elaborated by M. Bella
de Lukacs, while its erection is directed
by NJ Ernest Daniel.
In the historical section there will
be a display of all documents, relics
monuments, works Of art, objects of do
mestic use and the like, gathered from
all parts of the world, which will serve
to show the political, religious and mil.
itary phases of the nations history tt
the present time. To this end the king
has ordered that the famous treasures
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
The New Nut-Lock1ng Method

A very ingenious method Of locking
nuts has come into practice in Eng
land. 1t consists essentially OF
double washer. There is first a stout
washer Of the usual thickness which
fits down on the nut seat and is pro
vided with a couple Of protrusions on
it's lower surface, intended to fit into
corresponding hicks on the seat. This
washer, therefore, cannot turn around
once the nut is screwed home. The
nut itself is prevented from turning
by second washer of thin metal
above the first, attached to it at the
center but free at the ed rs. When
the nut Is screwed down the edge OF
this thin washer is turned up against
one of the faces Of the nut, and thus
prevents its unscreWing. The nut can
be taken off at any time by turning
down the bent-up edge Of the top
washer. a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
ON. Young Pnnnlo tolls this incidn11t

Our Young People tells this incident:
One day last week beautiful young
girl rushed into cable car and sat
down with her, companion. Her dress
of pure white serge was fresh from the
dressmaker's and looked the embodi-
ment of dainty freshness. Her little
gloved hand held a white parasol tied
with knot of yellow ribbons, and re-
minded one of a great white lily with
golden center. Of course the car was
crowded, and among the passengers
were some of those Italian laborers
that are now doing the rough work Of
our great cities.
Il think it is dreadful" she whis-,
pered to her companion. "Why don't
the company refuse to let such Great
ures on the cars, or If they must ride
would think they could stay in the
smoker. He will ruin my dress if I
touch him, I know Just see how he
stares at me-"
And so he did. his great eyes light
ening and softening as they fell on the
girls fair beauty, and then he arose
and leaning forward to catch the strap,
fairly bent over her. The girl grew
restive.
AAi ooAO liz 10 FO1y 1h1PC1 t1ACht,
she said.
When the conductor came around
she motioned to him. .
''Won't you make this man moye?"
she said.
'Move up!'
The words were said in the quick.
sharp tone one uses usually in speak
: ing to a cross animal
''Yees," the italian answered; @but
see re oil. Ze beautiful lady, zee?'' q
The lady looked up and there saw
the oil lamp had sprung a leak, and
would have dripped all over her had
not this man seen it and, stretching
out his arm above her formed an UNI
brella, which had perfectly protected
her beautiful dress and bonnet.
A guilty blush came into her face as
she bowed her thanks to him and MUIR
INJURED to her friend: @
"It makes me so ashamed to think
while was scorning him and he knew
it he should have taken such pains for
me. It's a lesson l will not soon for
get that those poor lnborers have bet
ter souls than have. I'll never be-
scornful again. -l.-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
The Big Eass Family.

At the Lancaster, Wis, fair, a prem
ium was offered by local dealer for
the largest family present. It was won
by Ben Bass. His family consists Of
himself, wife and fifteen children
eight boys and seven girls sevssteen
in ali, the oldest child being twenty
eight and the youngest six. There are
no twins. Mr.. Bass is fifty-eight years
old and hia wife forty even.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
Wishes and a Trap Door.

4 wish there was a. magic dish
wiper that would never get soiled and
never get wety' Half laughing at hei
idea, half petulant at her task, Bessft
hung one dish towel on the rack above
the sink, and took down a fresh one.
Then she turned to open the door fol
her brother with a big armful of wood.
He threw it into the box, saying, fret.
fully:
IF only wood boxes could fill them
selves, like the cows and the chickensi
for instance, go out doors and eat and
come back again and stand still by the
stove!'' =. [e..
''What an idea!n exclaimed Bessie.
eff a wood box ate, it would have to
chew and swallow. Imagine the thing
munching by the kitchen stove all day
long with it's great mouth always open.
or running in and out after more grub.
a wood box is just like a. boy, 1T al.
ways can hold a little more. think
that was a very foolish wish"
''No more foolish than yours about
the dish wiper" answered her brother.
'"Think of yourself using the same one
the year through; never having fresh
one nor hanging the old one up to dry.
I guess it's all right that wood boxes
and dish wipers are not made to ouI
order. Let's go see what mothers put
on the blackboard ~
This blackboard hung in a pretty
frame on the dining room wall. It was
but a little one, but large enough to
hold a text; something helpful to
everybody. The text itself was like
Hebrew. mama, new every morning.
This morning the children read, ''Set
a watch, o Lord, before my mouth:
keep the door of my lips"
Mother crosses her is SO queer"
said Fordy, 'tand her g's look just like
q's" -s
"They're mothers t's and mothers
q's, and they are all right" answered
Bessie. '"That's>a good text. We both
ought to be ashamed for letting such
foolish wishes out Of the door of our
lips"
"Oh, nowr' said her brother, .'they
are trap doors. Things come up from
below somewhere in a hurry, and push
open the door without knocking. We
can't help their coming in.'' ~.
"But we can set a watch at a trap
door," answered Bessie, land cry,
Who's there?' whenever a wish comes
up the STAIR"
"All right" cried Fordy. who's
there? that's at your door,"
tits a, good wish,'' replied Bessie
Il wish l were like the magic dish
wiper I imagined, never get wrinkled
and always be clean. Who's there?
that's at your door," .-
Its a good wish," answered Fordy,
laughing. Il wish I We're like the
magic wood box I imagined, always
full of what is good and useful and
helpful, even though / am indebted to
some one else, say you or mother, for
my store There!'-Standard.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
Stopped Some of IT.
They married to stop talk

49, uCy u1d1IICU TO sup -IcIh 7-7--I .--7---
Perhaps. They haven't spoken to
each other since.''
The evening breeze which had been
ripping the placid bosom Of the ocean
fastened ashore and looked for tree
through which it might sough a time
or tWo.-Detroit Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
THE MAJORS ACCIDENTPOLlC

1t Interfered with Many of His Usual
Enjoyments.
ssI am not feeling very well today" "
said Major Hostleman, the Southern
sporting man, as he leaned wear1ly
against the marble rail of Park Row
cafe. says N. Y. World. I'm in need
of a tonic and have been for the past
two days, and it's all my own BANKED
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18

Horrible State of Affairs.
It is said that money in Smith coun-
ty, Kansas, is SO scarce that the poker
game is no longer dangerous.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
ABOUT CREMATION.
AN URN AND "A NICHE FOR YOUR
Y /. I: ~: !. ASHES COST LITTLE ,@.-:
Dead Mems Urns In the Parlor--Mourners
of the Late Deceased Often Garry
: Away Their Ashes and Keep Them
Always Near
REMATION this

REMATION this
afternoon at g."
These words are
lettered on a small
sign. that swings in
a shop window on
Houston street, New
York, where several
curious urns are
displayed. This is
the New York Of
flee of a, suburban
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-18
AT IT'S MILLENNIUM.
BUDAPEST TO MARK ITS THOU
SANDTH YEAR.
Emperor and Sultan Aid-Au tho Ma
t1on's Heterogeneous Life Will BE Re-
produced In Elaborate Fetes-Great
Preparations On.

HE late Mr.. Gabriel
de Baross, at that
time the royal min
lister of commerce,
introduced in the
Hungarian cham
ber, on Oct. 81, 1891.
a measure authoriz-
ing the government
to organize a ma
tional exposition on
the occasion of the
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
"GREATER CAPE MAY.n

Sea Isle City, n. J., Dec. D. When TIE
New Jersey Legislature meets next month
representatives of eight Cape May county
seaside boroughs, whose present exist
cncc is that of de facto governments, will
appea; mt Trenton and ask the,lawmakers
to pass an act for their benefit. For
year Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon,
Holly Beach, Anglesea, Wildwood, Cape
May Point and West Cape MAY have not
known how they stood legally \ great
effort Is beng made by residents of Cape
May to incorporate within it's bounds the
boroughs of West Cape May. South Cape
May and Cape May Point, which would
give the Greater Cape May IL populn-
ton of fully 5000
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
SPAIN AND MONROE DOCTRINE.
Mckinley Not Expected to Let Ideals
Supplant Duty.

Ha ANA, Dec. 5.-An editorial in In
Lucia deals with the eXhortation by the
London and Paris press to Spain to de-
liver II decisive blow against the insur-
gents because the settlement OF the Ven
ezuelan question and England's recogni
ton of the Monroe doctrine makes medi,
alton in Cuba from Washington probable
as an indirect result of the Monroe doc
thine.
La Lucia says of this view:
1.-The English press has lost it's serenity
and good sense and it's boosted impar.
TALLY. Other questions such as the
limits of Guiana have no affinity with the
discussion of the limits of Spain's posses
sions in Cuba. Since it's discovery nobody
has disputed Spain's right of possession. j.
With reference to the argument of the
English press that the elevation of Mr..
Mckinley to the Presidency will give an
impetus to the Monroe doctrine, la
Lucia expresses the belief that the new
President will not allow his ideals and
passions to supplait his duties as Il
statesman.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

MEXICO'S FAvORITE son.

Our sister republic of Mexico seems to
be perfectly well satisfied with her
present chief magistrate, who has ruled
over the affairs of that country for more
than decade.
Several weeks ago President Diuz was
honored by his fellow citizens with
another lease upon the Office which he has
held with such marked ability for so
many years Although his personal in
clinations were strongly at variance with
the wishes of the people. he nevertheless
agreed to close his eyes to the attractions
term of years the high Office to which
the republic had called him. On yester-
day, therefore, in the presence of vast
concourse of people, President Diaz once
more assumed the reins of government
and entered upon his fifth term of Office
rs Mexico's chief executive
The frequent honors which our sister
republic has heaped upon her favorite son
constitutes one of the most remarkable
tributes Of the present generation Ii is
more than a mere tribute to his popular
ity, however, for nothing short of genius
can possibly explain the tenacious grasp
which he holds upon the people. When
the present chief executive was called 30
the Office which he now holds Mexico was
in state of revolution. 1t looked as if n
republican form Of government could
never be successfully established over
such restless and turbulent citizenship.
Under the able administration of presi
dent Diaz, however, the fires of revolution
have not only been completely extin.
guishea, but the success of republican
principles of government in Mexico has
been forever established. Mexico to-day
is IA weli-ordercd, liberty loving and
peaceful republic, and the man who,
above ali others, is entitled to the credit
of this remarkable change is President
Diaz. The people of Mexico recognize his
superior gifts as well as his patriotic
devotion.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
\ STRANDED VESSEL.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 5.-Captain Drink
water and the crew of the four-masted
steam schooner Walker Armington. now
stranded near False Cape life saving sta.
tion. arrived in this city this morning,
and Captain Drinkwater noted protest.
The crew, numbering fourteen, report
having had rough experience 1t was
4:3O O'Clock Thursday morning when the
vessel stranded head on the beach. The
snow was binding, and the vessel was
making about eleven knots an hour, with
only her sails up. Her engines had been
shut down. She is staunch vessel and
does not appaer to be damaged, having
kept perfectly tight Her owner, Walker
Arlington, is in the city, and will make
an effort to get her off. The crew left
here tonight for Providence, where most
of them reside.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
ROosEvELT-PARKER WARFARE.
Renewal of Hostilities Likely to Grow
Ont Of Recent Harlem Raid.


New York, Dec. "a raid bv head.
quarters detectives upon policy shops in
Harlem pre- sages renewal of active hos
tilities in the board of police commissions
ers between President Roosevelt and
Commissioner Parker. Captain Sheehan.
who is in command Of the precinct in
which the raids were made, is represented
as especially in favor with the president
of the board, and correspondingly out of
favor with Commissioner Parker and
Chief Conlin. 1t is stated that the raid
on the policy shops is preliminary to the
preferment of charges against Sheehan of
neglect of duty. The captain recently
received orders from Chief Conlin to re-
port to him why certain gambling places
were permitted to exist in his precinct,
but up to the present time no report has
been filed.
President Roosevelt is reported to he
indignant that Captain Shechan should
have been ignored in the arrangement is
for raiding the shops which, according
to Sheehan' 5 account, had frequently been
-aided by his own men The controversy
may be brought to II head by the presen-
tation of charges by Chief Conln against
Sheehan and his wardmen, which charges
must go first TO the committee on rules
and discipline, of which Mr. Parker is
chairman.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
WILL DO IT OPENLY.
Dauntless and Three Friends Will Carry
Arms to Cuba


Arms to Cuba.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 5.-Thc Cuban
delegate here has received II request from
Gen. Antonio Maceo for large supply of
arms and ammunition to be sent to him
Immediately. The Dauntless and the
Three Friends will leave for Cuba ut once
with the supplies No attempt has been
made ut secrecy and the United States
marshal has been informed that the
Three Friends will carry cargo of am
munitlon of war to Cuba.
Mr.. Bans, the owner, goes to Washing
ton Mt once to inform the attorney gem
eral that he has contracted to land cargo
on the coast of Cuba, and will demand
that his vessel be escorted there by u
United States warship. He insists that
under the ruling of the United States
supreme court, in the Horsa case, carry
ing of arms on an unarmed vessel is not
violating the law. The Dauntess will
take on her cargo of arms ut Eau Gallie.
The Commodore will.leave o.day for Cuba
with arms.
Col. Emilio Nunez, of the Cuban iunta.
is now in Jacksonville directing the
movements of the expedition.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
THE DYNAMITE MINES.
How the Cubans Lured the Spanish
Troops to Death

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. The Rev. A. J.
Diaz, missionary of Havanu, who was
driven from Cuba several months ago on
account of alleged utilization with the in
surSents, has reached this city from
Texas, where he has been engaged in
church work. While in New Orleans he
met several Cubans who gave him inter-
esting accounts of what is going on in the
island These Cubans had come over
from Havana on the steamer Arkansas, and
were going to make the Crescent CITY
their home. They have been permitted
TO leave the island because of the fact
that they were taking no part in the war.
Il was told" said Diaz, ''that every
thing was ut Il standstill ut Havana.
There is nothing going on in the city AS
| understand it, everything is rs dead us
Il door nail. General Naceo seems to he
getting in his work, and from what was
told by my friend in New Orleans, sup
pose that he has been the means of exter-
minating many of the Spanarls.
The press report contained story to
the effect that General Maceo had cnticed
Weyler. with many of his men, into n
point of ground that had been dynamited
fer their special benefit, and succeeded i'm
woundng and killing many of them
was told of II second mine that had been
iiiSh WITCH ohC pIItulSu SOltllcTS were on III
only day or two ago. did not get the
exact date, but ut the time his men were
entrapped and led Oh to the ground Gen
eral Weyler was in the city of Artemisa,
and knew nothing of it until the dyna-
mite had done its deadly work
This mine WAS set between the Rubi
and the Cayajabo mountains by Maceo's
electrician. After it was all prepared, as
i'll the other case, the Cubans and Span
iards engaged in battle. The Cubans. of
course, retreated, and us they did so, the
Spaniards followed, keeping as near them
as possible. When the army was between
the two mountains the mines were
touched Off and in /; few minutes the air
was filled with smoke, while dead and
wounded men and horses flew in every
direction. My friends stated that there
were 5000 Spanish soldiers killed and
wounded by the explosion ,of the mine -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
KILLED HIS MOTHER.
Young Huntsman's Care lessness With
His Gun Causes Tragedy.

His Gun Causes a Tragedy.
Salem, y. j., Dec. 5.-Mrs. Samuel
Baker the wife of prosperous farmer of
Hancock Bridge, was accidentally shot
and killed by her l6-year. old son this
afternoon.
The boy was preparing for "A cunning
trip, and had opened his gun ut the
breech He inserted two cartridges and
snapped the breech together again, when
one of the cartridges, which had not
been pushed fully into the barrel, cx.
ploded. Mrs. Baker was standing mt the
time near the guns point. The heavy
charge of shot entered her back on IL line
with the kidneys, and with an exclama.
ton Of pain, she fell PROSTATE upon the
floor. Young Baker was stunned for Il
moment by the awful result of his care
lessness. Then he hastily summoned aid,
but despite all efforts the unfortunate
woman died within half an hour.
Young Baker is almost crazed over the
accident, although no blame is attached
to him.