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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
Powder for Cnnnons.

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Inc great trou PIC Win powder 10
cannon was soon found to beethat IL
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the gun. W wen gunpoNWder = set on
ire At TURNS suddenly into gas, and the
gas needs about 800 times the st,aca
that tha sold y a., &. .,,o,,,,;.a m.
81 : n -
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sudden .l'1 that tor g moment that part Of
the gun around the powder charge has
10 no. holo the Dig volume OF gas squeezed
GOWN 1ll under enormous pressure until
s 3. s' ssIot can make start to get out Of
Inc u g gun 81 ana make room for the gas.
Il, tnereIore, gunpoWder could be
lltaae Wnlch Would Durn g little slower
so Inat y would not all be burned until
lne sn0t reachea the muzzle the gas
E.Mouau " more gradualy formed and
'lne IalL De ulstilDuled all along the
81 -. poNuei was nrsl made IN
# '-tln ana was y nrst ealled cocoa
y rtseInDled IN color
=. caKe OF
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was n.y. se s.le, put oJner countries
ssan1lyzeu Lne grams ana soon learned
~ iahs - even Derter tnan Germany.
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.neni apouI..,la pei CENT sa1fpeter,
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

Not q Sympa t1lfzerl with Cuba
81 Watts Been reading anything a bout
these Cuban atrocities?
b Potts-No. I have got d box of them
at home yet that my wife bought three
months ago from an alleged smuggler.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
Keeping It to Himself

{ Diggs-;What makes you wear your
coat buttoned up to the chin that way,
old man? Itisnt cold to-day.
Griggs T know it, but my wife made
me a present yesterday of a new neck
tie that she had bought for herself
Somm Journal. 4.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
Sean thin e Nature Forgot to Do for
~ s@idta Il .5fa Her 1870 EE..t

'If ,the comes" she said to the ser
want, show him right into the refrig-
orator. j know lit is informal, but I
don't propose ito be curling my hair
every fifteen minutes if know my
self"-Detroit Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

Fits stopped free and permanently erred. No
nts after first days 81 OF Dir. Kline's Great Nerve
Kestorer. Free 90 trial bottle and eat 20 Marv.
eons cures DIR. KLINE, 9S1 ArchSt. Phf.aaephia,Pa
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
Centrally Located.

Centrally Located 80
"Did you go to see that room just
one minute from the station ?' =
" eyes, @ss ~ 12 81
fHow was it?''
'Back room over the freight Office.
Chicago Record. W.T. @
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
Another View

. "a Yrs. Dobbs, don't you find that club
study rather interferes with house
keeping -
oh, no, not at all; it helps. I belong
to SO many clubs that ( scarcely ever
eat a luncheon at home Chicago
Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

In modern days Moltke made his reputa-
ton partly in 1864 and 1866, but chiefly III
the Franco-G German war Of 1870 and 1871.
when he was seventy years old
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
Much Worse.

s. She Do you know anyt thing worse
than q man taking q kiss without ask
ing for IT.?
y He 81 do.
4 She What, for instance?
He-Asking for it without taking it.
Life.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerfne.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face. Tender or Sore Feet
chilblains Piles &c. c. g. Clark Co.. New Haven ct.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

Scientists predict that 100 years hence
there will be no such thing as an incurable
diSea Sc sls2s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

the second class. Here he takes his5
place with the regular crew, and has
three months, and usually he becomes
an apprentice OF the first class in six
months, When he has rank which
corresponds to the rank OF seamens
and sailors. IIarper's Round Table. I
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
Not Built That Way.

Justice You are charged with steal.
ing Col. Julep's chickens. Have you
any witnesses?
#ss Uncle Moses II heb not. don't steal
chickens befo, witnesses. "A musing
Journal 5s45 s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

The issue of shares in the exhibition to
be held in Paris in 1900 will take place this
month. Es
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

twenty bicycles are stolen daily. chiefly.
from persons who have left them for few
seconds standing on the curb, in the me.
tropolis alone. tEE
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
!. Try Her With Thia

Try Her With This One.
Briggs--Does your wife laugh when
you tell her funny story? *- -
Braggs-Oh, yes. I always tell her
beforehand that It is funny.-Indian-
apolis Journal. # ..g.. ,z,a s. Fl
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15
A Grand Celebration

& Billy and Nat and the other boys
We're on their way to the village to buy
fireworks for the Fourth when they
saw q queer-looking wagon moving to-
ward them. It looked Ike a hen coop
on wheels, but when it came nearer
they found it was huge cage with an
eagle in it. 2
The boys surrounded the wagon at
once, and fred perfect volley Of
questions at the driver. 4
took that eagle from the nest
when 1t was little" he explained; aand
have just been carrying it to town
to sell 1t to the show; but the show is
gone, SO must cart him back" I
Why, you ought to let him fy,"
cried Billy. Don t you know, to-mor-
row is the Fourth, and guess George
washington would not have liked very
well to see the American eagle cooped
up like chicken!' !
The man laughed. well, noyf, If
you boys feel SO, why don't you buy
him and let him loose tomorrow? He
would go up like sky-rocketsg' ~
The boys looked at each other.Ss&
That's sop' they all cried together. {
So a bargain was struck, and they
carried the eagle home in triumph.
That evening the following handbill
was posted around Merryville
Great silly bra ton! the Bird Of his
Country will make an a cent on the
18th Of July lat s sharp with 2 flags
give him Libbaty or give him Death
admission 5 cents Z /.
Quite crowd gathered the next day
to see the novel entertainment. The
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

81 believe Pisos Cure is the only medi-
cine that will cure onsulnption.-Anna NJ.
8 Ross, w Transport, Pa, Nov. IL, '95.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-08-15

II the BABY IS Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and we-tried remedy, Mrs
WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children TeethinG.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07


Il. l.. YORK Decatur. Texas January
st. l.. York. father OF DR.. W. l., york
of Decatur died at the latter's home here
yesterday In hls SD year.
l.. II. MISUNDERSTANDING Texas,
January Al. r. Summers, one of the
first settlers in this neighborhocd. died
today with pneumonia. aged 81. He leaves
a wife and six children.
W. r.. FBARS-San Antonio. Texas.
December 5.-W, b. Fears died last nilIht.
Mr.. Fears WIS the only ron OF Or. j. c.
Fears Of waxahaohle. who Is one OF
Texas most prominent citizens.
MRS. EMINILINB =. TIIoMAs-chica-
70, January 5.-Mrs Eminilino c. Thomas,
wife Of Tpv. w, IL Thomas, the eminent
divine, died at her home In this lily at
O'Clock this afternoon Of gnstrltls.
DIR. JAMES w. ashington,
January i.-Dr. James Webb Rogers, who.
as one OF the chief promoters OF the Pam
Electric company, gained considerable no
torlety at the time OF It's investigation
by congress. died yesterday at his resi-
dence in Maryland
MRS. j. n. A. CARTER--Fort Worth.
Texas January 5,-Mrs. j, N. a. Carter
died OF pneumonia Saturday morning at
the residence of ID. $. Ross, Esq. OF Mag
nolia avenue after n weeks Illness. Tho
deceased was about 60 years OF age at
the time or her uepth.
CALVIN HATLER--McKinney, Texas,
January t-Calvin Halter. an old and
honored citizen OF this county, who lived
about nine miles northeast Of Mckinney
tel suddenly from his chair last evening
In an unconscious condition, front which
he never recovered. Heart failure IS sad
to be the cause. us the deceased had not
complained, OF being sick for some time
before bis death.
W. II. cLARK-Cold Springs, Texas,
january 3.-Wm. II. Clark. an Cd resident
or this place. but lately OF Polk county,
died at his home In Polk county very
suddenly Wednesday evening at o'clock,
Mr.. Clark was one OF the old settlers
Of this place; was Mason In good stand.
ing. Burial services were conuicted by
the Afusons In the Methodist cemetery.
'rhc deceased has host of sorrowing
friends and relative, TO mourn his loss.
BISHOP REINKINS-Bonn January 3.
Bishop Renlyins, ono of the leaders OF
the "Old Catholic" movement In Ger
many. was born In 1921, studied in the
University OF Bonn. entered tho seminary
at Cologne In 1871 and was ordained n
nrlest IN the following year, He Nns enc
OF the fourteen professors who protested
against the vatican DEGREES In Ntrem-
burg In 1870; for this he was >, srended
from his clerical functions and In lSIg
he was communicated by Bishop Foares-
ter at nresllu. DR. Rcinl,ins was n prom.
inent leader of tho so-cnllcd "old cntho-
lies" Ohc new set Is the vatican church,
June T. 1873 at Cologne In assembly con-
slstlng Of twenty-one priests and flfty-
six lavmen. Or. Reinklns has published
numerous works In Germon on
illogical controversies Of the day ndvncnt.
ing unity. not uniformity In the Christian
churches aud religious life rather than re-
llgious ceremony.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Nnus In Cogefop

Woman's Society for the Austin District
Now In Session.
Austin, Texas. january 5.--The fourth
annual meeting OF tho Austin district of
the woman's Foreign Missionary society
OF the Methodist Episcopal church. South.
ls now In session at the Tenth Street
Methodist church, having met yesterday
morning nt 10 o'clock In its business ses-
sion. THE Texas Conference society, OF
which this forms part. has been In or
ganizatlon for sixteen years
The present .offleers are: Mrs. s. Phil
pot. president. Dew. Texas; Mrs. John u.
Green.vlee president. LAGRANGE; Mrs. $.
5. Park. corresponding secretary, Calves-
ton; Mrs. Nj. h. steele. treasurer Hous-
ton.
The twenty societies OF the Austin dis
trlct have been growing continually.
Their improved condition Is largely due 70
the former secretary, Mrs. l.. II. Hill OF
Hin Prairie. and to the present efficie.H
secretary, Mrs. A. r. Bradshaw OF La
Grange.
Mrs Park reports the finances In better
condition than ever before IN the history
oil the society.
The meeting was opened with conse-
Grafton service Friday afternoon. Friday
evening n reception was rendered by the
delegates OF the local societies.
The business session began Saturday nj
10 O'Clock. Reports were heard from Mrs
Bradshaw and the delegates OF tho aux
The afternoon session concluded the
business part OF the meeting.
Rev. %. W. Solomon preached the usual
missionary love feast was held az o'clock
this afternoon. AZ 7.3p this evening me-
mortal sefvices were held for Mrs. d. II.
McGarock, the late foreign secretary OF
the Woman's FOREIGN Missionary society.
Mrs. s. 3. Parks also addressed the con-
rrefnfi"r m the subject OF missions.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION,
Cnttlcmen Urged TO Attend the Meet
Ing nj San Antonio

Cnttlcmen Urged TO Attend the Meet
Ing ut San Antonio.
TO tho stoclGnen OF Texas.
Tho object of this letter is to urge upon
you tho great importance ~ your attend
nnce at tho coming annual meeting OF the
Texas Live Stock association In San in-
tonic on tho 18th and 18th of thlB month.
Tho railroad companies will issue half
fare r0und-trlp tickets. The good people
OF San Antonio are making uduspli prep
aratons for the entertainment of their
visitors. An attractive programme, en-
braeins all important branches OF tho
live stock Interests, has been prepared
and assigned to competent speakers. and
tho proceedings Will terminate With an
excursion 10 Mexico, which large num-
Der hive already si6nlllod their intention
Of mining.
Apart from the above inducements there
are, however. stronger reasons for desir-
Ing your attendance. Tho cattle and
sheep interests OF our State arc at press
ent In condition from which there Will
before long be n change either for better
or worse--whlch Il is to be depends great
~ upon legislative action. For this reason
Il Is now OF vital Importance that not
only stock raiRers. but nll who are IN
any manner interested In the industry
shauld confer together and decide npon
some specific action. You can rcndiiy
see, therefore, how directly you are IN
terested and the consequent Importance
OF your attendance ut this meeting.
You are further kindly requested % give
az much publicity ns possible 20 this call
and urge the attendance Of your frisnds
The association wishes II understood that
all are free 10 address the meeting. and
n special Invitation Is rendered non-meri-
bors to meet with ua and participate In
our deliberations Yours very truly.
George y. Loving,
Secretary.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

YoAKUM.--Twenty-fi men, some from
eaeh department. were laid off at the
shops Saturday.
has deaioS q dssor cemetery
as Afpor Day at the cemetery.
,NANASuTh.--E. W. Den. a farmer from
,i i'uin,soihery county, had his pocket cut
ana was relieved OF sllS In currency.
beHcLAIR. - The buildings recently
hurncd have been replaced with others
ana merchants arc resuming business
RAYNER,-Measles are still raging in
Nlyn.r and number OF now cases aro
Ispotteu, and IN consequence tho schools
are postponed Indefinitely.
observation-disclosures nrc busy settilng
w LOT the past year, with the nvowed
intention of trying the exclusive cash sys-
TEN for the present year.
WAco.-All the round bale cotton inter-
csts nave been consolidated with a citp-
,tal OF SG,0ooOOO: Tho new syndicate viii
have large plant In Waco.
WAco.--Wnco gave out a total Of is,
votes cast, az AGAINST the tax aud III for
me tax, which IL a majority OF g5 against
the tax West gave SIS against tine tnN
and u for. Geneva gave " against and
II for the taN.
WOoDNfLLE.--T Jury IN the case OF
2, verdict OF guilty OF murder us 10 Sam
tumble and assessed his punishment At
iiNe years In the pcnitontinry. Pleas
Humble was acquitted.
itt = UNI ne drNtuT-olu cnlll OF MT.
Hawkins, who lives five miles from town
on l.ampasas river, was playing with n
az Mantle cartridge. whom II exploded
tearing off the thumb and two fingers OF
the right. hand and iniuring his face and
eyes badly; he may die.
AUSTIN.--Wh making nm excavation
for the city Water Morks company Pctto
Guestns, a Mexican, was terribly injured
by the premature discharge OF a blast.
Ho was blown eight foct In tho air anil
was rendered unconscious FOR several
minutes; may possibly recover.
SAN ANTONlo.-Dr. a. l.. Balkan re-
ports that BLACK leg" n peculiarly fatal
disease. has broken out among tine cattle
OF Medina county. \ gentleman named
Polk has lost eighteen head recently, and
another stockman has lost twenty-five
head, The dlsease Ia Infectious only among
high bred cattle and is fatal In every
case.
wACo.-Thc annual conclave Of Waco
eommandery, No. 10, Knights Templars.
elected Officers us followsi \ s. Melon
don, eminent commander; Charles Dean.
generallssimo; NJ. $. Brooks, captain gem
orat. K, -. RounshNnll. prclatei j. II. Hay
den, senior wardon; w T. white, Junior
warden II. Hutchenrider. treasurer. ].
Il. Brlnkerhof, secretary.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
nRENuAM BUDGET.
A Little Child Expected to Die prom
Burns.

a Little Child Expected to Die From
Burns.
Brcnham, Texas. January b.-out on the
Berlin road one and one-hnlf mites from
town, last evening, while Mr. md Mrs.
wendt were out In the yard, their little
e-year-old child passed too close TO an
opcn fire place; the chlld'5 apron caught
on Gre and before the parents could reach
II the child was horribly burned about the
face and arms. from the effects Of which
IL ia not expected 10 live,
Colonel d. G. Giddings left today for
Washington. d. c.
Mr. W. E. wilkins OF Dallas is In the
city,
a marriage in high life Is booked for
Tuesday.
There win be nm important meeting OF
the Royal Arch chapter tomorrow night.
The churches were all fairly well at
tended today considering tho cold weather.
Travelling Auditor Morris yesterday
checked up Agent Barnett OF the Santa
20 freight depot.
A bunting party consisting OF Emmett
Schmid. W. L. Sails. II. 8. Farmer l.,
=. Ammons and others went down to
Bealy Yesterday.
A dance NJ Mr.. chns, Rodenbeoks at
Pleasant Hin last night. was attended
by a number from hore.
Nrs. Augusta Krentsiin has been mp
pointed administrators OF the estate OF her
late huSbund
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
SHERMAN on TINANoE.
Asserted That the President Ia Mistaken
IN the Country's Needs

Asserted That the President Ia Mistaken
In the Country's Needs.
Following is the synopsis Of the speech
delivered by John Sherman of Ohio on
the bond bill before the United States
senate:
Mr. Sherman Inserted that while con.
gress would support the president 10
maintaining the honor and integrity Of
our country in the field Of diplomacy,
II would not approve the recommended
tons on the moro important subject OF
our financial policy, and especially Of
our currency. lie (the 3re,ident) had
mistaken the cause OF our present fnau-
cinl condition in nttribntlng II 10 the
dcmRnd for gold for United Sinies notes
instead OF the deficiency OF revenue
caused Ly the legislation Of the last con-
gress. He proposed rs 4 remedy the
conversion Of United States nptss and
the treasury notes into interest. bearing
bonds, thus increasing the ilterest-bearng
debt nearly $50O.000,000. lie proposed
line Of public policy that would pro-
duce a sharp contraction Of our currency,
and greatiy 10 the burden Of existing
debts and nrret the progress OF almost
every industry which now competed with
foreign productions.
Mr.. Sherman read from table show
ing the receipts and expenditures each
yedr from 1865 TO 1893 and asserted
that for the first time since 1896 We had
deficiencies Of revenues. Since the LIST
of March, 1893, 10 the LIST Of December,
1897 the National debt had increased
$iG2002.245
He made an analysis Of the Mckinley
tay.f laws and Of it, sIccessar. thu
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
I, C. v, MEETING.
Ike Turner Camp Transacted Business
and Was BAnqueted

Ike Turner Camp Transacted Business
and Was Banqueted
Livingston. Texas, January 4. - Ike
Turner camp, Confederate Veterans,
held It's quarterly conVocation here to-
day. there being about twenty membL rs
and number OF honoraties present.
A. sumptuous repnst was prepared and
served by fair ladies OF Livingston, the
vets. showing their appreciation Of such
service by partalSing thereof freely.
a motion condemring and dscouraglng
the use OF history OF the United States
used in the public schools OF the State,
public and private. because OF the unfair
and untruthful presentation OF the Souths
action and motives in making war on
the United States government-the ire
belllon."
A motion to contribute se5 to the len
Davis monument fund prevailed. when
Comrade James r. Hnl OF Livingston
with our comrades from Leggett. Moscow
and Corrlgan. We're appointed commit
tee TO obtain contributions therefor.
Comrades j. II. Hill. r. T. Meece and
L. DeWalt were appointed committee
on Southern history to formulate and sub
init report at the next meeting NJ the
camp at Corrigan on tho first Saturday
In April.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
THE REPORT DENIED.
President Kruger Says He Has Given Ne
Orders b Shoot Frecbooters.

President Kruger Says He Has Givsn Ne
Orders % Shoot F'recbooters.
Capetown. January 5--1t ia reported
that Hon. Cecil Rhodes, premier of Cnpu
Colony has resigned, but Governor Sir
1Ilrcuies Robinson has declined to accept
tho resignation. i'r
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain has
telegraphed asking n II were true that
DR.. Jamison was shot. adding that Mr.:
Rhodes had telegrarhcd n positive denial
OF the rnmored gathering OF second
force OF the Chartered South Africa COM
pany troops at Buluwayo. President
Kruger replied that he had given no or
doris to shoot. frcebooters who had been
taken prisoners. but that they would be
punished according to law. He says that
they had been treated with the greatese
consideration by the bnrrhers. despits the
fact that the latter had more than
once been forced to take arms In defense
Of reputation. President Kruger nddsi
sour confidence in Mr.. Rhodes has re-
c.iyed such n rude shock that his repus
Citation OF the proceedings at Buluweyo
ought to be received with the greeteet
caution. Even now we have news that
an armed force Is collecting on our Dor
ders. II this be true trust that not tho
word OF Mr. Rhodes. but the influence
OF your government Will sunlce 70 pre-
vent the further incursions OF freebooterss
although It was not successful IN arrsst
ing tho advance of DR.. Jamison.
Secretary Chamberlain. In his reply to-
day. thanked President Kruger Tor MS
assurances, and ndds that he had always
felt confidence In his magnanimity. ~
had sent an imperial officer. he said. 70
uuiuwayo 70 see that his order weS
obeycd and 10 prevent the posnpiIiy "
any further raids, and assuring Prcsiasnt
Kruger that he might rest conhdent tney
he would strictly uphold the regulations
of tho convention Of 1854. =.