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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
NY PLAsYM.ATEs.

One Of Eugene Field s Latest Poems.
The wind comes Whispe ring to me Of
sl the country green and cool,
OF redWing black birds chattering be-
side reedy pool;
1T brings me soothing fancies Of the
homestead on the hill,
And i hear the thrush 81 evening song
and the robin s morning trill
So I fall to thinking tenderly Of those
/ used to know s 5s5S
4 Where the sassafras and snakeroot
s85 and eheckerbe berries grow.
What has become Of Ezra Marsh, who
lived on Bakers hill?
And what's become of Noble Pratt,
whose father kept the mill? M
And what's beceS1e of Lizzie Crum
and Anastasia Shell $ @
And of Roxie Root, who tended school
in Boston for spell
They were the boys and they the girls
L. who shared my youthful play; n
They do not answer to my call! My
.5.. playmates, where are they
What has become Of Levi and his lit
tie brother Joe,
Who lived next door to where we lived
some forty years ago?
I'd like to see the Newton boys and
Quincy Adams Brown,
And Hepsy Hall and Ella Cowles, who
spelled the whole school down! s
And Oracle Smith, the Cutler boys,
Leander Snow, and all
Who I am sure would answer could
they only hear my call!
I'd like to see Bill Warner and the
! Conkey boys again, ..ss !. iii
And talk about the times we used to
wish that we were men!
And one, 1 shall not name her, could
see her gentle face
And hear her girlish treble in this dis
tant, lonely place
The flowers and, hopes of springtime,
they persisted long ego.
And the garden where they blossomeG
is white with winter snow.
o cottage meath the naples, have you
: - seen those girls and boys
That but q little while ago made, oh!
such pleasant noise?
0 trees, and hills, and brooks, and
j lanes, and meadows, do you know
Where shall find my little friends of
forty years ago? z, u.
You see, I'm old and weary, and I've
III travelled long and far;
] am looking for my playmates; I won
der where they are!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
FROM THE DARK JUNGLE
A Big Balloon Brought Over on the
3 Bark Hermes E-i,ss

Big BabOOn Brought Over on the
Bark Hermes . &-i.1S
An emigrant with an Afro Hibernian
countenance arrived on the Swedish
bark Hermes, a captive in chains. He
is large South African balloon of in
telllgent appearance and manners, and
was brought from East London, South
Africa, by the captain of the bark He
Is only eighteen months old, stands
four feet in height and with a little
training could give that long distance
orator, Corbett, a discussion that
would make his hair rise in fright. and
his oily tongue lose it's cunning. When
the skipper sailed for this country he
tied UP the balloon with tight chain
and a box was given him to sleep in
near the cooks gallery, and he often
observed the cooking and the cook.
One day when the ship had been out
a short time he broke his chain and
proceeded to mash the crockery in the
gallery, in consequence, part of the
crew had to eat from various utensils
during the remainder of the voyage.
Later he again broke a stronger chain
and assaulted the captains son, who
was at the wheel, and if the first and
second mates had not interfered the
man would have suffered injury. The
ape had great time on the trip, and
to tell Of his troubles and fun would
fill q volume. He became the pet of
the crew for all that and made the
voyage a lively one. notwithstanding
his popularity he arrived with an iron
collar and anchor chain tied to it,
New York CorresiC
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
ONE. ON HAWKSHAw.
He Raided u Den of Licensed House
breakers and Robbers

He Raided Den of Licensed House,
breakers and Robbers.
One of the detectives connected with
the bureau at the city hall went into
a barber shop on Thirteenth street
close by the city hall the other evening
and sat in one Of the chairs to be
shaved. While the barber was making
ready to shave him he started one of
his characteristic conversations. Re-
ceiving short answers to every ques-
ton that he put to, the detective, how
ever, the tonsorial artist brought the
tete-a-tete to a. close and silence reign
ed supreme. The local HawksllaW
was in half a doze while the barber.
was busily engaged in applying the
lather on his face when suddenly the
sound OF a hammer striking against
some metallic substance was heard
emanating from the rear of the barber
shop. Then voices were heard in the
following dialogue: 'That was a good
job we done out at Germantown last
week, Pete" eyes, that was the neat
est piece of work we done for some
time; there was so little trouble with
it. The detective at once opened his
eyes and became interested. The first
voice continued 1T brought us in
$3325 and we had better His CON
yersation at this stage vas interrupt
ed by knocks on the door, and hearing
the detectives voice calling out, r.Let
me in or I'll break down the door,"
one of the men in the back room threw
the door open. The Hawkshaw. ex-
pecting to find a, den of counterfeiters
or burglars, rushed through the door
and fell into a plumbers shop, where
two. of the employees were working
Philadelphia Record. ~
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Gained HI 5 Ere ed ON.
.r Z, u. sFE'ETTERS OF PAIN WERE
BROKEN.
a Marvellous Change-How a Future OF
Gloom Was Averted- The Present
Full Of Joy and Hope.
From the Herald, Helena, Mont.

rom the Herald, Helena, Mont. III $50
shrugged and hardy as one Of the pines
which grow in the Rocky Mountain region
Is Y. u. Ticknor, of Helena, Montana For
twenty four years he has resided in the 3
mountain country, but his vigor is not due
altogether to the bracing air OF Montana.
Last fall Mr.. Ticknor was what might be
termed q physical wreck. For eight weeks
he lay on his bed suffering from a severe
attack of sciatic rheumatism in one Of his
hips. Physicians and medicines gave him
no relief and the future looked gloomy.
Added to his troubles was the anxiety coli
corning the care of a large family. By
chance one day Mr.. Tickaor saw an account
of Or. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
He said to Herald reporter that hs was
not In favor Of proprietary remedies, but
In this instance something in the article
caught his attention and he determined to
give the pills q trial. In the interview with
the Herald representative the other day,
MT. Iicknor spoke in the most emphatic
terms OF the marvellous change in his cola
d1t1on. Before week had gone by q he
said, was able to get out of bed arid
move about. / had hardly used one box aof
the pills. By the time / had taken three
boxes felt twenty years younger. In fact
was new man and have been perfectly
well ever since. II can't say too much fbr
Pink Pills and never miss an opportunity
to praise them.' A - .!- - -
When the Herald representative saw MT.
Tlcknor he was making some repairs on the
school building on Boulder Avenue. He
swung his carpenters hammer with all the
vigor Of lusty young man and looked Jas
hale and hearty as any man of his years
to be found in the entire Rocky Mountain
country He is ffty-nine years old and tis |
able to do a day S work at his trade Of cd
penter. Pink Pills can always be found in
his house. Mr.. Ticknor lives at l419 Boulder
Avenue, near the American Biscuit Manu-
featuring Company's plant, where he will
be GLAD to see anyone who wishes to verify
this account Of his experience with E9r.
Williams Pink Pills. Il
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They sire
also specific for troubles peculiar to fe
males. such as suppressions, irregularit lie.
and all forms of weakness. They buid up
the blood, and restore the glow of health
to pale and sallow checks. Pink Pills ore
sold in boxes at so cents box 81 six boxes
for $3.50, and may be had of all druggists
or direct by mail from DR.. Williams Med.
icine Company, Schenectady, z. Y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
n#possession of his own hearthr,,a ~

In possession OF his own hearthrll NJ
4 aughed consumedly for at least tt3ya
seconds when tina t. was over, he sank
Into the armchair beside him. and fell
To- figuring up what 1T all meant to
hi ri After q certain amount Of time
spent in this occupation he came to
the conclusion that he would neither
marry his ii land lady. nor cut his
I throat nor ike to- drink, but that life
would be a confoundedly dull BUSH
ness. $ 5 8S ssst5.E 81 :5 "A n 55 5
~ say, old fellow, when in future
YOU write compromising letters to Ia
\ dies dies that may fall into their h1ls-
bands band hands, wish you wouldn't
use my note paper. and write from my
Z rooms : S'l15's, said Gerald Fame, meeting
George g Falkner in the hall Of the
.is'llolghborough house that evening.
ss.3'' hat do you mean?,
What e say. Il had a visit from
Macdonald Mac this afternoon, which was
4 by no means pleasant, 1 can tell
YOU
'ssTlle devil you had!''' said George,
shocked a little out Of his usual salm,
gssHad he Z X \. NJ $.1 s :. =
Yes, he had ,,1.s "a, 81.
hat did you do?'' ~. nj!
What could | do but keep your
.counseI?'' s.g5 s*4@2z @Iasl.%.@.', "
You're a brick. George NY
4 q dare say" j., i .,:-ss-j 4 ~
Il thought it a rum co. George
went on, meditatively ''Macdonald
is here with his wife tonight; there
they are. For Gods sake slope, Ger
aid, OF there will be row!'' n
Tall and slim, clothed in a white
gown, audacious in its very simple
ity, Cecilia swept through the door
way opposite. For moment or two
Gerald looked at her, as if he hadn't
heard y i.
docs sh eknow ?" he asked, hurried
ly. 81 " -. .@l>5.s} : r. H.
$s No: I met her at the French embas-
sy gcfore comm ghere. She said moth
ing" & -. F.,
Macdonald's not a half bad chap;
he wouldn't bully her. q ,s.
The husband nd wife came closer,
George went to meet them.
Gerald watched her as, she lifted
her eyes to Georges face, passed her
arm into his and turned away with
him down the passage, leaving her
husband gazing absently at some an
cient tapestries in the hall, e:>... ~
Somehow the cigar that Gerald
smoked as h ewalked across the Green
Park seemed to have no flavor, and
the deep tones of Big eBn striking
midnight fell with the dreariness of
a funeral march on his ear.-Mrs. Ar
thur Kennard. in London Sketch.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
The Doctor Was Positive.

- singular affidavit was fled ID the
United States land Office at st. Cloud,
MINI. recently was necessary to
prove the death fof one Of the parties
to q cont sted case. and this is the
manner in which DR.. n X White
more Of Elk River, the attending ply
stefan, proceeded to do so: This is to-
certify that Sarah 5Langen, supposed to
be single, died on Feb. g, 1895. u have
no memoranda stating just the cause
Of death, and j have had more to think
about in caring for the living than the
dead. However, " ( q am quite certain
that she is. dead, and have certified to
that fact at least once before. She was
q patient Of mine, and that ought to at
least give me authority to know where
Of I speak, and possibly that ought to
be sufficient guarantee that she is dead.
Exchange
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
A 6o-Ct, Calendar Free.

The publishers of The Youths Companion
offer to send free to every new subscriber
a handsome four-page calendar, 7x1o in,
lithographed in nine bright colors. The re-
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year, 50 weeks, to Jan. L, 1897. Address
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
A COmmOtion,

There was considerable commotion
IN the carpenters shop. Voices were
being raised angrily. ..
'You're screw ~; ~ -.
you're bore!'' .it !: *i
sAln't he plane?" g.
''Think I'll reduce myself to your
level?' =, T., T. +. s.,.,es .
swell, act on the square, then!' E.
ooh, go and read adzey' 80 =. 3.
At that moment the hammer hit the
nail on the head, which so amused the
foot-rule that it doubled up.-New
York Recorder. -, Va 80 4,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
A Child Enjoys

The pleasant flavor, gentle action an,
soothing effects Of Syrup of Figs, when il,
need of laxative, and if the father or
mother be costive or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow its use; so that it
is the best family remedy known, and every
family should have bottle on hand. -..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
The New Woman is Weary.

And it came to pass that when the
Aew woman was asked what she had
In view, apart from what her sex had
always had in view, she became angry
and insisted that she was dead tired
Of being joshed about the bloomer.-
Detroit Tribune z:5%
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
Looks That Way.

.Attorney-How cid are you?
Rival Attorney (breaking in)-I |
ject.
, Court-On what grounds?
Rival Attorney-Such testimony 4
be only hearsay eyidence.-Chic;S
Record. 49,. So
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He Couldn't Afford IT

Friend-I can't think why you don't
attend to yourself instead of having
that young DR.. Gravely. :. S-=zz.
Eminent Physician-Isc can't afford it,
my boy. Ny charges are IS a visit,
while DR.. Gravely only charges 81. so.
Boston Traveller. 4l5s ri
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
ELECTED.

'Ha*" cried the tyrant. "And did
the miscreant confess?"
The first lord of the rack and thur lib.
screws laughed lightly.
eyes," he rejoined, eve gradually
drew him out. Yes."-Detroit TRIBUNE,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
His Section.

Employer-Now, young man, If you
want this situation you must tell me
something about yourself. What is
your station in life?
Clerk generally get off at Twenty
third street, sir.-New York Recorder.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

Health once impaired is not easily rega1ned,
Parkers Ginger Tonic has attained these results
In many Good for every weakness and distress
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Where Was II

Where Was He?
II have a. friend that suffers terri
bly, with the heat"
''Where is he living?'
HE isn't iying."-Louisville Truth.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

could not get along without Piso's Cure
q. G. Moulton. Needham, Mass, Oct %, '94
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

Three hairdressers in Leeds have beer
dned Is. each. under a statute 22O year!
old, for shaving on Sunday
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Not Fit.

@sDoes he stand we'll at collegeY'
pretty well. His weak eyes are
against him."
''Ah?' ~ .....- .-...~ -. ... ....
eyes. They won't stand kicking
and gouging." .Eas.:
And the Zeitgeist sighed sadly
Detroit Tribune. 49,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

1t Is more than wonderful
how patiently people suffer with corns Get pace
and coa fort by removing theur with Hindercorns
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

Coos Cough BaIsam
Is the Oldest and best 1t will break up Cold quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

IF the Baby is Cutting Teeth.
BE sure md that old and we'll tried remedy MIRA
wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teethinp =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
Slightly Mistaken

s'That cat made an awful noise in
the back garden last night
Eyes father, I suppose that since he
ate the canary bird he thinks he can
sing."-Wasp. ~ g
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
when Wrinkles seam the brow,

= When VF1nKle9 seam the BFOVV, n
And the locks grow scantt and silvery In
drmities of age come ,,on apace. To retard
and ameliorate these is one Of the benign
effects of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
medicine to which the aged and infirm can
resort as a safe solace and invigorant. It
counteracts a tendency to rheumatism and
neuralgia, improves digestion, rectiies bill
glass before retiring promotes slumber. j
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
Not So Much Leading

Blobbs- hat nonsense 1t is for the
.newspapers iny8their accounts Of we'd
Sdfngs to describe the bride being led.
to the altar. IS.
Slobbs How so
Blob Well, most girls could find
their way there In the dark illiams..
port Globe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28
Then He. Would s

Then He. Would Stop.
= ''Haven't you proposed several times
to that grip .s-:.<@
eyes; and I'm going to keep it up
until she says No.'"-Louisville
Truth. -. / - - =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

cake of soap weighing 1000 pounds
was one Of the features at q big food ex-
hibit in Chicago recently
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-03-28

. "Hanson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price ID cents. - H.
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e FiT$5-All Fits stopped freely DR.. K lines Great
Nerve RestOrer No Fits after the first ga, ; :,.e
Marv+ious cures. Treatise and S2trial bot1l II t
Al leases. SEND 70 Or. Kline 1881 Archst., fniI,. Ia
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-30
THE COTTON CROP.

a Litsle Improvement In South Caro-
slina---Letters From tho Southwest
Indicate . short Crop.
The cotton crop In the middle and eastern
part OF South Carolina 10 better than It was
thought month ago It would be. septem-
bes rains and favorable weather In October
havo brought everything the plants have
about twenty dollars an acre, which been
able to do. In some places the crop will be
1 good one with considerable cotton yet to
be- gathered. In other places where rains
have. not been 30 good the crop Is now about
Ill gathered.
Private letters from Louisiana and Texas
Indicate that the entire Western crop is very
DOOR. From q letter written at Mount Le-
6anon. La. the following Is taken:
"Crope out here ara perfect failure and
the people are In a sad state OF destitution
aud In some places they will have to call on
The Governor for aid"
The following " from Waco, Tex:
''I do not believe there Is any douot but
that the general cotton crop Is going to be
very short. The extremely early cotton
gathering is itself a very unnatural condi-
lion aud It will leave nothing on the home
stretch or last OF the season."
A letter from Hillsboro, Texas, OF October
Jth. speaks as follows OF cotton:
s'We are having the best rain here that we
have had since May. Crops are short and
times are hard"
The crop in the Carolinas seems to be
spotted but in some places Is very good
Throughout the Southwest there IL much
evidence that the crop Is very poor.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-30
BAND OF DESPERADOES,
Heavily Armed, Raid the Little Town
Of Carney, Oklahoma.

Two posses Of United States marshals arc
In ho. pursuit OF the bold desperadoes who
held up the little town Of Carney Saturday
night. The story OF the hold-up Mt Carney
reads like tho robberies OF the early days In
Oklahoma 1t was 10 o'clock when the town
was attacked by the six bandits, all heavily
armed. masked and well mounted. Tho rob-
o.rs entered with a flourish Of arms and
oaths and at once attacked tho store OF J. E.
Fouts. the largest merchant In the city. Be-
fore entering the town. the bandits cut the
telephone wires between Carney and Chand-
Ter In order to prevent interference with their
evidently prearranged plans. Carney is a
town OF 800 people and contains y general
merchandise store, hotel, postoffice. black
smith shop, stables and dwelling houses. Only
Fouts and his son were In tho store when the
robbers rushed In and throw their gums ON
them Tho chief OF tho outlaws demand
that Fouts open his safe. He quickly COM
piled and handed over $500 In cash to the
bandits. Two Of the robbers then bound and
gagged Fouts and his son and clrried them
two miles out OF town. Meanwhile the other
robbers attacked tho hotel and postofflce, but
got nothing In the lattor place. In the hotel,
three drummers and two citizens were re-
Meved In all Of $500 in money, watches and
iewelry. At the United States Marshals Of
flce tho opinion prevails that the gang is
headed by Dynamite Dick, a pal OF the late
Dalton and Doolin. He was said to be In Mis-
souri near Ssdaua last week.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-30
ALTGELD in NEW YORK.
The Governor Of Illinois Speaks to o
Monster Audience.

The Governor of Illinois Speaks to q
Monster Audience.
Saturday In New York, ut Cooper Union,
John p. Altgeld, Governor Of Illinois, ad-
dressed Mt least 10 900 persons. The meet
Ing was held under the auspices OF the Ger
man-American Democratic Association Of
the above named city. The hall was decorated
with American flags, and when the speaker
made his appearance the vast audience o arose
as ono man, waved flags and cheered for
several minutes.
Congressman Sulzer made brief speech,
which was followed by Governor Altgeld,
who was received with a storm OF cheers and
acry of"We love you for the enemies you
have made"
The greater part OF Governor Altgeld's
speech, which was a very long one, was de-
voted to justification OF his attitude during
the Chicago railroad strike two years ago.
He quoted the telegraphic correspondence
had with various sheriifs. railroad officials
and the Federal authorities at the time, and
asked his audience to judge whether he
had not, under the circumstances, done his
full duty as Governor. He Denounced the
gold standard, Federal interference and
government by injunction, under which, he
trampled upon and every principle OF free
government brushed away with a mere wave
Of the hand
A telegram was read from Mr.. Bryan,
dated Big Rapids, Mich, saying In part:
"A cordial greeting to the Germnn-Ameri-
cans; free coinage at 16 to /, Without waiting
for anv other nation"
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THE ENGINEER TO BLAME.

Did Not Read the Train Order Cor
rectly-He is Placed Under Arrest
on u Charge of Murder.
At Columbia, 8. c., the State Railroad
Commission has completed its investigation
into the cause Of the recent accident on the
Florida Central & PenInsular system, and
announced Its decision as follows:
CATER :ull and thorough investigation as
to tho cause OF the collision near Swansea. ON
tho Florida Central 4 Penlnsular, on the
morning OF the l4th instant. this board Is OF
the opinion that the collision was occasloned
by the misreading OF the order by Engineer
II. ]. Pitt, of train No. IS, reading Sweden
for Swansea, causing the death OF several
persona"
Chairman Evans. after reading this made
this further announcements:
''Gentemen, this board feels that 1t Is its
duty t. go further and make an affidavit be-
fore q trial justice and have Mr.. Pitt ar
rested, aud all the witnesses bound over for
their attendance at the next term Of court In
Lexington county to testify"
The warrant was issued before tho board
announced It's decision, the charge being
murder. Mr.. Pitt was In the Office OF the
commission, and remained there, awaiting
the arrival OF the constable to arrest him.