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The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
Studying the Mushroom.

A club has been formed in New York
City, the members of which are inter-
ested in all sorts of edible fungi. They
are to experiment and investigate all
forms of mushrooms and toadstools
with view to furnishing information
to those who have not the opportunity
for personal study. 1t is thought that
a cheap food supply may be provided
through the medium of these growths.
There is society in Boston, and there
are several in England. There are to
be lectures, exhibits and literature, and
Interested persons will be taught to
distinguish between the harmless and
the poisonous sorts. There is also a
branch devoted to the study of the
best methods of preparing these arti-
cles for the table. The mushroom is a
favorite delicacy with such a large
number of persons that any informa-
t1on concerning it, or it's more plentiful
and inexpensive supply, will no doubt
be greeted with enthusiasm.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

The small fish which had been
caught was now placed on a hook al
most as large as whale hook. with
a powerful line, and thrown over.
Hardly had it struck the bottom before
the line began. to run slowly out, at
which the fishermen became. greatly
excited. When about twenty feet had
gone over the rail a lusty Genoese
seized it, and when it came taught
jerked it with all his, force. AS re-
sponse came jerk that nearly threw
him upon his face, and the line, torn
from his grasp, rushed over the side
with a force that made it smoke and
hiss Out 1t went, the coils leaping
into the, air like living things, the
men rushing from side to side to avoid
them. Ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred
and more feet went smoking and hiss
ing over the gunwale before the fisher
man dared to touch it, and then, when
hg did. his arms went down, elbow
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3fs what seemed obscure in this world
s. so largely because we take
= certain position for granted
Ind then argue from it. The
wave theory is admitted by all
scientists, and it is not impossible or,
indeed, improbable that intense thought
concentrated by one person upon a
sympathetic friend or associate should
produce a distinct impression and Gre
ate a telepathic current which should
convey brain waves to the mind of the
individual upon whom the thoughts
were centered. It is proposed to study
this subject and to make tests and ex-
periments with view to as
certain just how far this SYM
pathetic influence may extend. It
must not, however, be overlooked that
there are persons who are keenly sus-
eeptible to such impressions, while 9TH
zers are not easily affected by influences
Of this nature.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

lem and make the Mississippi as harm
less and as tractable as a meadow
brook. His plan is indicated by the
accompanying illustration. He pro-
poses that an ordinary earth levee
shall be divided vertically at it's CEN
trail portion by a steel partition rest
ing upon piles. In other words, through
the center of levee he would have a
series of steel plates, making contin-
uous and unbroken barrier, which.
backed up by the interior earth and
other anchor devices, would be abso-
lutely crevasse proof. Experience with
sleVees has shown that their essential
weakness is that in season Of wet
weather, with the river pressing against
their outer surface, they become soft
and watersoaked; then the weight of
the levee itself causes it to sink down,
and this is assisted by leaks that wear
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

IN former years a singular fishery
alma, Southern California, known as
the bOneless cod. Scores of Italian
fishermen. who could not speak a word,
or but few words, of English, made
the attractive island their headquar-
ters, and any one familiar with the
bay of Ma pies or Pelermo might have
thought that they had been trans
ported to those places, as here were the
same Observation-Disclosures, low in the
water, thick and heavy, with pictur-
.esque lateen sails, which lodged in
and out of the bays in a suspicious way
that suggested piracy, or at least
smuggling. But all these boats were
fishing for the Los Angeles market,
and the boneless cod constituted an i'm
portant item.
The first time I saw the meat of
this cod I was struck with it's fine ap-
pearance; and the evident size or bulk
OF the fish and desire to see one
caught induced me to take passage on
one CT the fishing boats. The fishing
ground was on the southeast end of
che island, near a huge bed of kelp
that stretched along shore, forming a
perfect barrier against the heavy sea
that came pounding in to break and
wear away the rock-bound coast.
Instead of anchoring, the men hauled
aboard long branch of kelp and made
1t fast, and by this seaweed cable the
craft swung in the tide Small lines
were then thrown out, baited with
craWhsh. l soon hooked a fish, and
had it fairly at the surface when I dis
tinctly saw some large black object
j dash upward from the depths below.
"A violent wrench, and my fish, hook
and line were gone. The fishermen
laughed at my confusion, and handed
me another line. A few moments later
my nearest companion jerked in a fish,
when the same big object appeared,
dinging itself partly out of the water
in it's eagerness to capture it, then,
turning as it descended literally
Edrenching me with water, at which the
Italians laughed uproariously.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

deep, into the water, so deep, in fact,
that his companions seized him by the
legs to prevent his utter disappearance.
By the greatest exertion the Italian
stayed the progress of the big fish and
gained twenty feet or more of line;
then, in magnificent rush, the gamy
creature rushed out again, to be finally
stopped by turn taken about be-
laying pin; even then the big line
creaked and groaned ominously. For
half an hour this struggle went on, the
line being handed around from man to
man as they grew weary, and finally
it fell to me. The big fish even then
was more than 1 could manage. When
it made rush the line burned my hand
and cut deep burrows in the side of
the boat; and when the fish turned and
made side rush the force and power
of the creature we're almost irresistible.
But gradually the struggles became
less and less, and a final effort brought
huge body of rich color alongside.
caught momentary flash of great
OyS LuCA q pOAuC1OuS Ld1A oSdAA
drenched me with water, and the fish
made last and futile plunge; then lay
on it's side pounding and beating the
water with it's tail and rolling about
from side to side. It was finally hauled
up so that it's head was out of the wa
ter-a magnificent creature fully six
feet in length and bulky in proportion;
a black bass in general shape, elab-
Grated and grown out of all semblance
to itself, so that it weighed nearly five
hundred pounds, type of power and
strength among fishes.
"You want see boneless cod?" said
one of the fishermen; that's him.
So, then, the secret was out. Boneless
cod was neither cod nor boneless, but
the famous Santa Catalina black sea
bass that was caught by the wholesale,
cut up into great slices or steaks, and
salted down as coda very good decep-
ton.
Our first capture was, after it was
killed, fastened astern, and later sew
eral other fish were hooked, some of
which must have weighed several hun
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
dred pounds, as they carried off the

dred pounds, as they carried off the
lines and Strengthened out the big iron
hooks. Sometimes they would follow
up the small fish that were being
caught for bait, and would strike heay-
lily against the bottom of the boat. We
had struck a school of these giants of
the bass tribe, and nearly dozen of
them were taken, ranging from one
hundred and fifty to five hundred
pounds in weight.
Late in the evening the heavily
laden craft came to anchor in the little
bay, and the great fish were towed
ashore, cut up and salted down without
their bones, to be sent out later as
boneless cod. IT,. :s~. vi =.
The great fish is closely related to
the groupers, and may be termed a
gigantic bass, and is known to. science
as the Stereolepsis gigas. It lives in
deep water in winter, though occasion
ally coming in shore to deposit its
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

carrying segmental gear, an opposite
arm upon the spindle being attached to
one end of a spring whose opposite end
is secured to a hanger, the spring be-
ing designed to equalize the centrifu-
gal force of the levers.
The gear is in the mesh with a pin
ion whose spindle carries a pointer
moving on dial on the outer side of
the case. To limit the movement OF
the levers when the index hand is at
zero on the dial, set screw is placed
on the moving shaft in position to
engage the outermost weight of one
of the levers, the shaft being connected
by belt and pulley with machinery
whose speed is to be indicated.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
GRAND MARAIs, MINNESOTA AISATURD

eggs, at this time being caught in grea
numbers in water from thirty to fft,
feet deep. In summer it's capture con
stitutes one of the sports of the island
visitors going out to the various points
or even watching the big fish from thu
wharf. The capture of SO giganti,
and powerful a fish is an experience tt
be remembered by the uninitiated, ant
when one is brought into Avalon a
the beginning of the season there i!
great excitement, and the big fish i:
duly photographed with the fortu
nate fisherman.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
Improved Speed Indicator.

The illustration represents speed
Indicator especially adapted to show
the speed in miles of a railway train,
or the speed by number of revolutions
or feet for any piece of machinery.
Upon skeleton horizontal partition
within a suitable casing are bearings
supporting shaft having a central
rectangular opening in which two lev
ers are pivoted at their centers. The
levers are perfectly balanced upon the
pivot pin, each arm carrying a weight
at it's outer end, and the inner ends
of the levers are pivotally connected by
links with sliding crossbar, from
which a rod extends centrally through
the shaft and bearing to swivel con-
nection with crosshead, which may
be shaped to form an Oil receptacle.
The crosshead slides on horizontal
guide bars and is pivotally connected
by a link with balance lever from
whose lower end connecting rod ex-
tends to an upper arm upon spindle
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
and enlarge, and so weaken the struc-

and enlarge, and so weaken the struc-
ture that at last an opening occurs at
the weakest place. What then happens
is not difficult to imagine: The first lit
tie trickle through or over the levee
becomes a channel, and all the terri
tory protected by the levee is inun-
dated. With metal partition, the en-
bankment on the inner side will be
kept dry, maintained at it's highest re-
sisting power, and one part will be as
strong as any other. Furthermore, it
will be impossible for amphibious ami
mails to penetrate through a levee, as
sometimes they now do, and this source
of danger will De permanently re-
moved.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
HE DIDN'T DESERVE THE CIR

HE DIDN'T DESERVE THE GIRL
Was Aosent-Min led to the Last De,
There is something at once amusing
and pathetic in the fact that Robely
never married, says the Detroit Free
Press. He was bright, healthy, cheer
full young man twenty years ago. I'm
der these conditions it was inevitable
that he should fall in love and his af-
lection was reciprocated by beautiful
young lady, who was as happy as he in
building air castles. In everything they
were fitted for each other, unless IN
the fact that Robely was the most ab-
sent-minded young man that ever went
a-wooing.
Occasionally he would start to see
his girl and wander in some other di-
rection, forgetting his dereliction un-
til it was too late to make amends.
Twice he called for the special purpose
of proposing and left without attending
to the matter. Even when the time
came to appeal for a parental consent
and blessing the matter escaped his
mind until the indignant old gentleman
appointed special conference and
curtly insisted that failure to meet the
date would prove disastrous. Theater
engagements and parties were over
looked in the same way, and it was all
passed happily over because it was
Robely. 1t was not expected that he
would comply with any special code of
conduct.
But when the church chimes were
pealing the bride was in futter of
anticipation, the bridesmaids and
groomsmen were on hand, the minister
was ready, the families were there and
the wedding festival needed but the
presence of the bridegroom. He was
missing. This was different. There
was no way of doing without him. He
had been urged, warned and cautioned
but he was allowing that absent mind
of his to drift him down the river in
a rowboat unmindful of the penalty
fate would exact. The pitcher had
gone to the we'll once too often. and
the wedding was never celebrated.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
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THE FINEST ON EARTH,
The SBurlington's'' Magnificent N

The "Burlington's'' Magnificent New
Trains.
There was on exhibition last week,
in the Twin Cities, what is said to be
the most completely-appointe and
magnificent railroad train that ever
ran on wheels.
1t is one of the two new vestibuled
trains that are to make the daily run
between Minneapolis and Chicago on
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
road. Conservative railroad men re-
gard it as an object lesson, SURPRISING
any before offered in the sumptuous
possibilities of American railroad trav-
ell, and George NJ Pullman, whose COM
pany built the palaces on wheels, has
pronounced it the finest ever construct
ed.
These two trains, to run between the
Twin Cities and Chicago, are alike in
construction, equipment and finish
Ihe cars are of new designs, mounted
on Pullman SiX-wheel trucks, and have
the Vestibule extending the full width
OF the carriage, making a solid train
from the baggage to the rear coach. Il
is lighted with electricity, and also
equipped with the Pintsch gas-ighting
system. The appointments of the COM
partment car are gorgeous. 1t is sixty
nine feet eight inches in length; con-
tains nine separate apartments, two
drawing rooms and seven state Eooms
each, with complete toilet and sanitary
facilities cleverly concealed in the
dressing cases and plush-covered otto
mans. The drawing rooms and state
rooms are finished in vermilion wood.
St. Jago mahogany and Circassian wal
nut.
The sleeping care are about 70 feet
In length from platform to platform.
There are sixteen sections in each
sleeping car, and the finish throughout
is Of highly-polished vermilion wood
with marquetry designs. The berths
are Of extra length, and the upholstery
is Of royal blue plush. The smoking,
passenger and dining cars are on a
similar scale of beautiful finish and
convenience. The train consists of
seven cars, the Panther, Angelo, Tai
bot, La Crosse, Maiden Rock, Savan-
ma aid combination car.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
Not Mnch Ahead

The disposition of. the irrepressible
Yankee not to let man of any other
nationality crow over him crops out
in many ways.
''We have lot of national anniyer-
saries in our country that you don't
know anything about" said an Eng
Hshman. .sYou 'aven't any Guy Fawkes
day." - ...
.%% "No," replied the American. eve
haven't any gay fox day that I've
ever heard OF, but we've got ground
hog day, and don't you forget it!"
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It is the
greatest comfort discovery OF the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. It is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le
Roy, N. Y.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03


Lake Minnetonka, near st. Paul and
Minneapolis, is the ideal resort of the
Northwest. 1t is one Of the most pictur-
esque localities in the country, the lake
having over $50 miles of shore line at
tractive with forests, lawns and cottages.
1t is notable yachting resort and has
more fine sailing and steam craft than
any other lake in the Union. The outlet
in Minnehaha Laughing Water) creek
made famous by Longfellow's poem. The
bass fishing cannot be excelled. Hotel La
fayette at Minnetonka beach opens June
26, for season Of 1897. It is the most COM
plete summer house west of the Missis-
.sippi, and contains five acres of floor sur
face, every room facing the water. 1t
is reached by frequent trains on the Great
Northern railway from the Twin Cities.
Persons desiring to spend few days
or weeks at the Lafayette, please ad-
dress E. V. Holcombe, manager, st. Paul,
MINI.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

A young father in Newark, N. j. has a
baby that yells most of the night and
falls asleep just when the alarm clock
goes off at 6 a. m. The father has
struck upon an ingenious way of fooling
the cherub. He sets the alarm at 1 a. m.
and the youngster drops asleep.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
,CIENTIFIC POINTERS,
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOv-
n cry AND INVENTION.
The Transference of Thought-To solve
the Levee Problem-An Improved
Speed Indicator, Appliable to Any
Piece of Machinery.
Thought Transference.

N an address deliv-
cred before the So
ciety for Psychical
Research there
were a number of
excellent argu-
ments advanced on
the subject of tele-
pathy or thought
transference. The
speaker took the
uro,,nd that much
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

hrst days use of DR.. Klines Great Nerve Restorer
Send for FREE S2.OO trial bottle and treatise
OR' II. d. KLINE Ltd, 93l Arch ST., Philadelphia Pa
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
To Solve the Levee Problem.

M. H. King, of Des Moines has just
applied for patent on a plan which
he believes will solve the levee prob
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Birds that fly by night have as a rule. eyes
nearly double the size of daylight birds
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03
The Minnesota Summer Resort.

Black cats are considered mascots around
theaters. Managers think they bring luck.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

Snuff-dippins is common at Dover, N. 81.
Last year five tons were used there.
The Cook County herald., 1897-07-03

The dying wish Of a Philadelphia lady We
that she should be buried in her seal skins.
, 1897-11-16
GUESTS FROM WAY BACK.


Come Amusing Stories of Their Blunders
In Hotels of = big City.
The clerks at several of the hotels tell
amusing stories about some of the guests
who come in from the rural districts.
An aged couple came into the Nc ser and
wanted a room. When informed that
there was none, the woman turned t.
the man and snapped ont:
1T serves us right. We will have -
walk the streets turight.'
When asked for an explanation. the
man said that they had arrived that
morning and paid for Il room at some
house in advance for the week. He said
they forgot to take the number and
street and had locked for three hours for
the house and then given it up. They
had not the slightest idea where the
place was
y man from Arkansas told the house
keeper at the Moscr that he was going
out and might not be back for supper,
but she need not wait for him.
Another man came into the st. James
and, seeing an advertisement o. the
blotter in the register headed, "A
friend in need is Il friend indeed, ASKED
for the address.
That's tAe man I've beer looking
for, - he said. Il was robbed last night,
and | WANT to borrow money to get
home on"
A man at the Rozicr a~pologized 70
the night clerk for keeping him up ~
til II o'clock. He said he hudu noticed
how late it was.
A well dressed man at the st. Nicho
las told the clerk that there wa no oil
in his lamp. 1t wuuiGn' light. y bell
boy went up and turned on the mean
descent and told the guest that he had
forgotten to turn up the wick. He ac-
knowledgcd that he had.
A MAJ and oma We're registering
ut the Moser when Il hackman came and
asked them for his money for hauling
them up from the Union station.
'Why, you amt going to charge us,
are you?' asked the man.
"Sure,' cried the hackman.
Didn't You asl. us if we wanted to
ride:' demanded the man.
The hickman said he had.
"Well. then exclaimed the man,
"what do you want us to pay for?"
The clerk explained matters and the
visitor to the city paid the bill. He re-
marked that that was the first time he
had cver known of any one being iuvit.
ed to ride and then asked to pay for it.
st. Louis Republic.
, 1897-11-16

Among the accomplishments of DIR.
Edward Bcfloe of Philadelphia, the
American consul ut Canton, China, is
remarkable skill in mimicry. He can
initiate with his voice the accent and
manncrisms of speech of all the leading
actors and orators us well as n number
of musical Instruments. His limitations
Of the twanging of IL banjo are exceed
ingly accurate. Some years ago Dr..
Bcdloe was in a room at the Press club
when several guests We're being enter
tanned in an adjoining apartment. Ho
had been wiki the party, but bad ex-
cuSed himself III the plea that he want
ed to get his banjo. He proceeded to
play n medley and did the imitation
so well that the guests would not be-
lieve he had not actually performed OH
an instrument until he repeated the
imitation i'll their presence. He is,
moreover. Il witty and brilliant CONVEX
sationalist and u most entertaining ra-
contour. lie has a wonderful memory
and has never been known to tell the
same story twice. philadelphia Press.
, 1897-11-16

"All is over Ietween u.s. said the
young man who had found n richer girl
and was trying to take leave Of his old
love.
"You are mistaken replied she.
"All is no over. In fact, my breach Of
promise suit has not yet begun"
He postponed the transfer of his affec-
tions. london Fun.
, 1897-11-16
NO POLICEMEN NEEDED.
Only Two Thefts In Iceland In a Thousand
Years.


In Iceland there are no prisons, and
the inhabitants are so honest i'll their
habits that such defcnses to property as
locks, bolts and bars are not required.
nor IRE there any police in the island.
Yet its history for LEGO years records
no more than two thefts. Of these two
cases was that OF a native, who was
detected after stealing several sheep,
but as lie had done SO 10 supply his fam
lily, who were suffering for want Of
food, when he had broken his arm, pro
visions were furnished to them and
work was fnEnd for him when able to
do it, and meanwhile he was placed un-
der medical care. hut the stigma attach
ed to his crime was considered sufficient
punishment.
The other theft was by German,
who stole II sheep.
But as he vas in comfortable circUm-
stances and the robbery was malicious
the sentence passed upon him was that
he should sell all his property, restore
the value Of what he had stolen ard
then leave the country or he executed,
and he left ut once. Lut though crime
is rare in Iceland and it, inhabitants
are distinguished for honesty and puri-
ty of morals there is, of course, proyi-
sion for the administrator Of justice,
which consists, first of al, in the ShCr-
ills courts; next, by appeals to the
court of three judges at Rcikiayik, the
capital, and lastly III all criminal and
most civil cases to the Supreme court at
Copenhagen, the capital Of Denmark, of
which kingdom the island forms II part.
The island of Panaris. one of the Lipari
group. is equally fortunate i'll having
neither prisons nor lawyers and being
absolutely dc titute of both paupers and
criminals Boston Transcript.
, 1897-11-16

He had taken his punishment like a
little man and for some time afterward
had been buried IL thought.
"Mamma." he said finally.
"Well, Willie?'
: "Do you really spank me because you
love me SO muoL:'
"That's the reason l punish you,
Willie"
"And don't you love papa at alp
Chicago Post.
, 1897-11-16
rHHuUGH SERVICE.

The through car service to Denver,
Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis
and other eastern cities, via the UNION
PACIFIC and connections, is unexcelled
by any other line.
The equipment consists OF Pullman
and Tourist Sleepers. Chair Cars. Din
Ing Cars, Buffet, Library and Smoking
Cars.
For tickets. time tables and oti r In
formation call on
G. CLARK. Agent.
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