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Tea-Cup Times.

Women, of course, were excluded
from the coffee-houses, but they or
ganized -drinkings,,' as they were
called, to which both men and wom-
en- hocked. Fancy such a company
assembled in a fine lady's boudoir. sip
ping fragrant Hyson from handleless
cups Of egg-shell china, while Pope and
Lady Mary spared at each other. or
Pepys retailed the latest news; what
marriages were prospective, or who at
the last drawing room had been ad-
judged the reigning beauty. At such
time, when Swift lived at st. James
and lay in bed to compose, because the
nights were cold and Goals dear. he
may have discussed Gays death with
Pope over cup Of tea. It was from
such .stea- drinking 81 that the witty
and erratic dean gathered. much Of
the materials for " Journal to Stella
With the fashion of tea parties was
developed the taste for china. The
more grotesque and unusual the pat
tern and design the more valuable the
tea cup. Lip ppincott's. #,.= IS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-14

Appellate Court, his attorneys having
taken an appeal. He could have been
convicted on three or four other
charges OF murder, and yet he stayed
in jail several months. During this
time a friend visited him and gave
him a revolver and a box of cartridges.
That might wnen Goldsby was told to
return to his cell for the night, after
having had the freedom Of the cor
ridor all day, he drew his revolver and
shot one of the jailers. He was dis
armed, and the next day was again
arraigned before Judge Parker. and
inside Of an hour was tried, convicted
and again sentenced to be hanged. 4
Again his attorneys took an appeal.
Goldsby was a citizen Of the Cherokee
Nation, and as such was entitled to re-
ceive about $500 when the United
States government made it's next pay
ment on account of the purchase Of
the Cherokee strip. If he were alive
he would be worth 5000; if dead he was
absolutely worthless. So his lawyers
kept him alive until the payment was
made. Then Goldsby was hanged on
the scaffold that had been used more
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-14
ROMANCE OF THE LATE FLOOD
Husband Rescues Wife with Whom He
Had Quarreled and Meets Baby.

Husband Rescues Wife with Whom He
Had Quarreled and Meets Baby.
From the Kansas City Journal: An
odd story comes from Guthrie as an.
incident of the recent great flood:
Something more than a year ago a.
young couple of the town were mar
ried, but inside of six months thew
quarreled and parted-the wife going to,
the home of her mother, while the hus--
band put up at boarding house. The.
home Of the mother was in the track
OF the flood, and the young husband,
made heroic effort to reach the house
and rescue the inmates. BY a daring
performance in swimming he succeeded,
In getting there and found the family
safe IN the second story, and later he.
brought them all safely to the shore.
Upon entering the room of his wife he.
found a three-months-old baby in her
arms, of whose existence he was aware
though never having seen the child
The danger made both husband and
wife forget their differences. and thav.
became very afectionately reunited
though it would appear to be very much
OF q question whether the reconcilia-
ton can last. man who could live.
three months within five blocks of his
nrst born and Inc never go to see it hasn't
enough emo Ign OF human sentiment about his,
organism to remain faithful to any,
thing. 4" 81
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Deadliest of All Guns.

The English government is now ex,.
perimenting with a gun that will fire
q 900 shots in 123 seconds. It. is the
deadliest Of all the automatic man
sslayers ever yet invented. AS with all
machine guns, the first shot must be
fired by hand. After that the weapon
will absorb cartridges and emit a
chain of bullets as long as it's fed
Experiments made thus far show that
on the occasion of a brief, sharp at
tack the gun can actually be made to
fire eleven shots in a single second. A
very interesting feature of this new
gun is that the explosive power results
from the use Of cordite. The whole Of
this substance is expended in pressure,
whereas black powder is only useful
for pressure to- the extent OF SO per
cent. The experiments with cordite
and with the gun referred to show
ecne1usiYely that cordite is not affect
ed by water, as is gunpoWder and will
stand great variations in temperature.
New York Herald.
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40 other way could he see any harm
n shooting his fellowman.

fl shooting his fellowman
When about fifteen years old he be-
gan selling whiskey to Indians. He
was soon arrested, but was released on.
bail. All his life he had used revol-
yer and pistol, and he declared that
he would not be captured again. He
had many friends who secretly admir-
ed his bravado and fearlessness. They
offered him refuge when deputy mar
shals we're around, and If too closely
pushed he could always depend on his
unerring aim to save himself. But
he was finally taken alive through the
treachery Of supposed friends. They
were stopping at the same house with
him, and as he stopped one day to fix
the fire in the open hearth one Of
them seized a billet Of wood, as if to
help him, and struck him a terrible
blow across the head. This put him
stto Sleep as the marshal said, and
when he aWoke his beloved revolver
and rifle were gone and he was tied
securely. .s
Goldsby was part Indian and part
negroa bad combination. He was
surly on the way to Fort Smith,
Whither he was taken for trial. No
one knows how many men he had kill
ed. A low estimate puts the number
at eleven. Certain it is that there was
no difficulty in convicting him before
Judge Isaac G. Parker, and he was
sentenced to be hanged.
After his trial he was returned to
the Jail to await the action Of the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-14
sPONGING THE STOMACH.
The Use Of the Gyromele, a Curious.
Surgical Device. G&

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While the latest discoveries N cleo
trical science and chemistry are wide
ly heralded and get the lions share of
praise in the world Of nom professional
people, the doctors of the country are
keeping quietly at work deyising new
instruments and new mechanical APP
pliances to lessen pain and diminish
disease, says the New York Tribune.
Hardly month passes but some inn
portant Improvement is made in
American surgical science, and each
year shows distinct advance. Often
scme notable new instrument comes
out that solves some long-existing
problem. Surgery is the one branch
of modern science where an inventors
work avails him nothing except fame,
for it is against medical ethics for a
doctor to patent device or to get
pay for making it. All he can do is
to get some instrument-mak to put
it upon the market and see that his
brother physicians share in it's bene-
fits. One Of the most curious devices
OF anything in the surgeons line is
the gyromele, a delicately adjusted
and novel instrument for sponging out
the stomach. It has been possible for
many years to wash out the stomach
and the instruments made for this pur--
pose have reached high state Of per-
lection. The gyromele, however, has
totally different purpose and works
on totally different principle. It is
sponge at the end Of two wire rods
which are inclosed in rubber tubes.
These rods are flexible as we'll as
slender, and a patient finds no diff
Guilty in swallowing the little sponge,
rubber tubes and all. The tubes and
the wire rods are Just long enough to
protrude from the mouth when the
sponge has been swallowed and is rest
ing in the stomach It is, of course,
dampened just before insertion. The
doctor then, seeing that his patient is
comic rtably settled, gently twists the
wires. These move the sponge back
ward and forward and with any mo-
ton desired. The process is not only
more agreeable to the sick man or
woman than the old method of actu-
ally washing out the stomach but it
does the necessary work better. The.
mucous membrane that lines this di-
.gestive organ is delicate and tenacious,
holding firmly particles Of food at GER
tain times, and this soft sponge sur
face that moves over it accomplishes
quickly and even with something Of
a pleasant sensation what repeated
t1oWirgs of water may not. An old,
physician of New York tells how in
enc case he was obliged to use fifteen
gallons CT water to wash out stom-
ach, and how with the final quantity
small bits of rice and other substances
were brought up. It is not intended
that the gyromele shall supersede the
old washing instrument, but that it
shall be applied to certain cases.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-14
RAISED THE WRONG FLAG.
Caused Great Com emotion In the Rus.
sian Fleet but All Ended Woll.

Caused a Great Commotion In the Rus
sian Fleet but All Ended Well.
Not SO very long ago a crack cruiser
of the new navy plowed its way
through the Baltic and dropped anchor
off st. Petersburg, according to the
Washington Post. There we're Russian
craft lying all about and within quar-
ter of mile of the Yankee cruiser
there was the olive green, high tur-
reted flagship OF the Russian squadron,
with half a dozen great guns poking
their noses from her barbettes, fore,
aft and nidships. The white cruiser,
as custom is, ran up her ensign with a
salute of a single gun that is, she in
tended to run up her ensign but what
broke out at the yank of the halyards
was none other than the uble-headed
eagle of Russia. Nobody on board no.
ticed it for a moment, but what did at
tract their attention was a puff of
smoke from the Russians forward tur-
ret and almost before the boom of the
great gun had rolled to them across the
water the starboard turret roared a
second greeting. This was an excess Of
courtesy but surprise increased when
the midship barbettes followed suit
and the big bow guns began again il
turn. In casting eyes over heaven and
earth to see what in the name of ma
tions. was the moving cause in this
canntonade the Yankee bluejaekets saw
TO their surprise, the Russian ensign,
which all undntentionally foated from
their own peak. It was plain that the
Russians were saluting their own flag.
The salute was good but the surprise
was at SO much of it. OF course the
American commander could not haul
down the friendly flag while the salute
was going on, SO he kept it up, while
the Russians likewise kept up their
cannonade. It lasted for over an hour
and every one had lost count of the
shots, but when it did finally cease. to
the further astonishment Of the yisi-
tors, the Russian admiraPs barge was
lowered away, filled with a miscellan-
eous load of gold lace and epaulets.
and came skimming along across the
water. An excited load of Russian Off
GERS came sWarming over the Side,
which was courteously manned to re
5ceiye them, though the object Of their
coming was deep and shrouded mys-
terry. They fell on the neck of the
American commander and his officers,
sweating eternal friendship and broth
erhood in a potpourri of French, Rus
sian and English. The American crew
had to take it all for granted till by a.
series of diplomatic questions thew
elcted the fact that it was the czar's
birthday and the hoisting of the Rus
sian flag had been accepted out of
hand as the most delicate sort of an in
ternational compliment. The Russians
had returned it with the national sa-
lutte of 100 guns s..
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nit a saloon to be opened Every one
of the former "bad men" and cowboys
has Joined the church. One is super
intendent of the Sunday school and
two others are teachers.
Never has civilization seen such a
change as has been witnessed in this
vicinity during the past six months,
ingalls, is not the only town that has
I been affected by the wave of religion
and reform. All this section, various
" known as the Triangle, or as the
Il t.Flat-Iron Country" has heard the
voice of the minister and has needed.
Hundreds Of people have been. bap-
tized, and scores of new churches and
Sunday schools have been opened.
The leaven of righteousness has work
ed so well that the deputy marshals
have nothing to do but join in the
psalm singing.
The opening of Oklahoma lessened
the field Of the desperadoes and there
& by made it possible for the deputy mar
shals to wage more successful war
upon them. After a few years the
Cook gang, the Dalton gang and the
Doo1in gang we're exterminated. Near
1y AL Of the members were killed, and
those who were captured alive were
either hanged at Fort Smith, Ark. or
received long sentences in prison.
Horse stealing became less profitable
and the criminals who had formerly
lived by that easy method were forced
4 to engage in bank robberies, train
holdups and the sacking and pillaging
of country stores, towns and villages.
Every one of the 1bad men form
ing one of these gangs had a score or
more of friends who would give him
help when he needed it. AS members
II of the gang were killed their.
places were filled by some of these
friends. For several years man
cculd be a pretty bad citizen down.
here and still stay out of Jail and hold
up his head among the other resi-
dents. Everyone went armed, and
shooting ARRAYS were numerous.
There is not a town in Oklahoma
( that has not had its killing. Visitors
can see the marks Of bullets on var
ious stores, and strangers are told
where such and such a man was shot
& to death. More than twenty men have
been killed in this town since it was
settled. In the town cemetery at Law
son are the graves of8a dozen men who
died with their boots on In Guthrie,
the capital OF the Territory, shootings
have been common on the street, and
there is more than one stain On the
city's payements caused by human
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" in the morning when the officers
arrived and SURF oupded the bandit.
#Doolin offered fight, but the officers.
gave him no chance. a dozen Of
them opened fire on him at once, and
he fell dead, pierced by twenty y-seven
bullets. M.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-14
COULD NOT EAT OR SLEEP

Serious Condition After Bilious Fever
How Cured
q EAGLE BEND, MIN N. - . 6 i was.
taken sick with bilious fever, and for.
stLree weeks ! could not sleep and
i could eat very little. The medicine
which took from the doctor did not help
me, and made up my mind to try Hoods
ySarsaparilla. w hen I had taken two bottles
Il was well. Hoods SarsapariIla has also
cured me Of headache, with which I was.
troub bled. 3 Miss AaDA 3. YoUNaRERa.
HOODS pills cure Sick Headache. 25c
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-14
Couldn't Ride.

Couldn't Ride.
Mrs. Dahlgrea i, AIR. Phipps,
saw you in church last Sunday.
Mr.. Phipps Yes; it rafned, you
know. Was that the reason you were
there, tot? 2? Cleveland Leader,
Evening journal., 1897-12-24

ing May wheat is common knowledge.
1t is equally well known that Armour
has a pyramid of May wheat bought
which is supposed to come close to the
Letter holding.
GAS If to emphasize the bull talk
both Armour's and Letters men bought
wheat today. Armour's movements are
closely veiled. but Letters engineers
make no secret Of their dealings in
May wheat. Already that option is re-
garded as being as dangerous for the
public to handle as a stove lid at white
heat.
MAY wheat is a long shot" is the
answer given by commission men when
approached by customers. The winter
wheat crop in this country is not har-
vested until July, and according to the
forecasters on change the situation has
never been so favorable for a corner in
May wheat as it viii be this season.
Everywhere the price Of May IS on the
rise, and the difference between May
and December is being rapidly narrow
ed "
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Mussulmans in Crete attacked a
caravan and killed - Christians
The oil Well Supply company of Pitts
burg viii resume work with 1900 men.
General Gonzales Munoz has been APP
pointed captain general Of the Philip
pines.
In a criminal case at Oakland, Cal.
the litigant, counsel and witnesses are
deaf mutes.
Jacob Weinand OF st. Louis was muir
dered by being choked 10 death with
cloth and horsehair.
Or. Carlos Rivera, late OF the Cuban
army, has been sentenced for an old
forgery in New Mexico.
The operatives at Fan River. Mass
are bitter against the manufacturers be-
cause of the cut IN wages.
Charles Helmbold, son of the late DR..
Helmbold Of New York. who threatened
TO kin Consul General Osborne. has
been taken TO an insane asylum in Lon
don
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
oRoHARpsEN LOSES.
Supreme Court Confirms Annuiment OF
Ills Marriage to Mrs. merrick.


CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-The Illinois SUI
preme court has handed down de-
cision in the Orchardsen- -Merriclk mar
riage annulment case, affirming the de-
cree Of nullincation granted by the
lower court and giving the property to
the relatives of Mrs. Merrick. The case
is unique, in that the marriage is set
aside after one OF the contracting par
ties has been dead almost four years.
In 1898 Charles Orchardsen, an artist
and at one time Socialist candidate for
mayor against the late Carter Harri-
son, was married TO Mrs Merrick Of
Quincy, Ills. Mrs Merrick, who was
over 80 years old, was the possessor of
property worth something like 100000
Orchardsen. who was 60 years old,
met Mrs. Merrick at a spiritualistic se-
ance at Quincy conducted by Vera Ava,
better known as Odelia Dis de Bar. and
with her help, It Is alleged, prevailed
upon the aged Mrs. Merrlck 20 marry
him and make a will leaving her prop
erty TO him.
Mrs. Merriclx died within a year
Shortly after her death Mrs. Merricks
relatives brought suit TO have the mar
riage set aside The case has been IN
the courts for over three years.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
Rotten Eggs FOR Colonel stiles.

GUTHRIE. o. T., Dec. 2i-Colonel d.
T. Stiles Of the Oklahoma national
guard was pelted with rotten eggs at
the depot while about TO board train
for Oklahoma City. The assault was
made by four men who stood in the
shadow of the depot building Colonel
Stiles assailants escaped. The affair
Is said to be the result of bitter feeling
among members OF Company A. O. N.
G., I'm which Colonel Stiles recently re-
duced several noncommissioned officers
70 the ranks. Colonel stiles Is a retired
captain of the United States army.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
weather Probabilities.
Fair ana colder; northwesteriy gales
New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western quiet and
frmer; city mills patents, S5.6505.S5;
winter patents S4S00510; city mills
clears, $54005.50; winter straights, $3.50
0A6O.
WHEAT-No. red opened firm and
advanced on war news from Europe;
December M.OiQLOih; January $3.50
80 9-16c.
RYE-Dun; No. western. 5OHe.. C. T.
T., Buffalo
coRN-No. ? very dull, but nominal
~ steady.
OATS-No. 2 dull: track white, state.
2sk@SSc.; track white, western, 2Sh0
sSc
PoRK-Quiet; mess, ss.5OQo; family.
siO01O5O.
LARD-steady; prime western steam,
S422k. nominal.
BUTTER-Firm: state dairy 13020c. /;
state creamery, 15@21c.
Enthusiastically; large, white, Sep
tember, s5kc.; small, white, September.
sQ9hc.
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylva-
MIA. 21M24c.; western. 20Q24c.
SUGAR-Raw strong. fair refining.
3 9-16c.: centrifugal, 90 test. Lice. re-
fined firmer; crushed, 5Mc. powdered.
7-16c
TURPENTINE-Firm at S303Shc
Enthusiastically; New Orleans, 90
03lc
RICE-Qulet; domestic, 4kQGHc.; ia
pan. 5G5hc.
TALLow-steady; city, slkaS 9-1ec. /;
country 3ik03%c.
HAY-Quiet; shipping, 4OQ45c.; good
TO choice 50Q70c.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS NOTES.

The Presbyterian Sunday school held
its Christmas entertainment in the lee
ture room last night Oranges and
candy were distributed to the children.
The cold weather is sending more
tramps to Sheriff Flinn's hostelry than
has been known for some time. One of
them who had but one leg, "bummed"
his way to Wilmington this morning by
begging the passengers on one Of the
trolleys to pay his fare.
The Wilmington wheelmen have ap-
pointed a committee to meet with the
New Castle cyclers at an early date to
arrange for the building Of a cycle path
between the two cities.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
Pnstor Irnwnll Annnnls.

MONTICELLO. N. Y. Dec. 4.-Rev.
David T. Howell, rector OF the Month
cello Episcopal church, who was found
guilty OF assaulting his wife and sem
fenced to five days imprisonment in
jail, through his counsel has appealed
from the decision TO the county court.
The case will come before Judge Smith
at the February term. The appeal is
made at the urgent request Of a num-
Der of Mr.. HowelIs friends. It being
claimed that some of the evidence ad-
mitted was incomp etent.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
Another Now Counterfeit Note.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The secret
service division OF the treasury gives
notice of a new counterfeit So silver
certificate. 1t is of the series Of 1896.
check letter &C" face plate No %, back
plate No. -; j. Fount Tillman, register;
ID. n. Morgan. treasurer; No. 2S526S7.
1t is printed on two thin sheets Of pa
per- with the silk fbers between. The
silk, however, is too heavy. The most
marked defect Is in the numbering,
which is much too small. while the
green ink on the back IS too light in
coior
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
To Make Insoriptiops ON Metal.

NEWARK. N. j., Dec. 24.-John
Boynes Of Stamford. Conn. has filed
papers for the incorporation of a Per-
manent Records company. The capital
stock is placed at S3OO,000, all of which
is stated to have been paid in. The
principal office will be in East Orange,
n. J. The object Of this company is to
produce, reproduce and sell inscriptions
made on metal, stone and other mate
rial by means of a patent process.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
Money For BOSTON lows.

BOSTON, Dec. 2l.--Mrs. J. H. Hecht,
prominent in local Hebrew woman So
cietios, who has just returned from Eu-
rope, announces that the Baroness
Hirsch gave her 10000 francs to be de-
voted to charitable work among the
Hebrews here. Baroness William de
Rothschild also contributed n sum Of
money for the same work.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
Traa,c rbrouch the snult Canals.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Dec "a.
The year 1897 shows an increase over
all previous years of nearly 100000
tons in freight traffic through the
United States and Canadian Sault ca
nails, 1s21S.4OO tons being carried
through this year. The number Of ves-
sci passages this year shows decrease
of .447 from last year, but there was
an increase in registered tonnage Of
$40, 500. indicating decided increase in
the size Of lake vessels. The number
Of passengers carried through In 1897
was 40,2OO, an increase Of $3.50 over last
year
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
wages Of Mint Employees Cut.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-By direc-
ton Of the secretary Of the treasury
the compensations Of the employees OF
the United States mint at San Francis
co have been reduced in the aggregate
S41, ,14S per annum. BY this reduction
the compensation to be paid viii be
practically the same as at che mint at
Philadelphia. There are about 19S en-
ployees at San Francisco, and the pay
of all but SO will be cut.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
chnrred wlth VIC n1nrder.

BOSTON, Dec. 2l.-Francis McLaugh-
lin was arraigned before Judge Bishop
I'm the superior court on an indictment
charging him with the murder of his
wife Margaret by shooting on Nov. IS
last at their home in South Boston. He
pleaded not guilty and was held with
out bail. The court will assign counsel
To defend him
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
Woman MuIcts Woman For Accident.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Dec. PA
superior court jury has awarded Mrs.
Annie A. Adams Of Fitchburg S5,45S
against Mrs. Caroline T. Swift of this
city The suit grew out Of y carriage
accident in 1S94'at New London, n. ii.
During a coaching parade Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams, who were on their bridal tour,
were run into by carriage driven by
Mrs. Swift. and the jury found that the
latter was careless.
Evening journal., 1897-12-24
nrothnr Shot hv Som.

NORWICH, Conn, Dec. "a. - Mrs.
Mary Pouch. aged So years, was fatally
shot at her home in Bozrahville. six
miles north Of here. by her son, James
Pouch. The son says the shooting was
accidental