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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
STUPID JURlEs.
Baron Bramwsn Complainsd Of UnfaiE-
sSIl. ness to Railway Compantes..

baron k1x8mW0A COE0Q18tn0O OF Onx018S
ness to Railway Companies.
Baron Bramwell was never weary Of
#denouncing the persistent unfairness
of juries to railway companies; and he
stand everything done and said by
judge, counsel and witnesses, says
Temple Bar. With the assistance Of =
special jury, he once tried at assizes
an action of trespass or ejectment, the
question in dispute being whether the
lord Of the manor or an adjoining own
er was entitled to certain strips of land
at the side Of road. Maps, plans and
conveyances threw little light on the
matter and many witnesses were called
to prove acts Of ownership. One Of the
Witnesses was the surveyor of high
ways. The evidence was nicely ball
anced, and the learned baron took
great pains to sift it and to explain to
the jury the effects of the acts proved.
To his surprise they promptly and
confidently, in this obscure and diff
cult case, returned verdict for the
defendant. On leaving the assize town
the Judge found himself in a railway
carriage with one of his special jury
men. "Well, you gentlemen" he said.
had not much trouble in arriving at
verdict '.Oh, dear, no!' was the
reply, latter your summing up as to
those acts OF ownership it was quite.
clear to us that the real owner Of the
land was the surveyor Of highwaysw
The ;urynen had not the excuse for
hlundering that Baron Bramwell was
long-winded and tedious, or that he
tleavened his summing up with dogma
tlsm about :iatters unconnected with
the business before him. He could be
concise and pithy-he could not be
anything else. In the memoir pub
llshed at his death in the Times are
some instances Of his terseness. Here
Is one told of him by the late Mr.. Jus
uce Archibald. A prisoner was tried
before the baron on charge of steal
ing a ham. The day was hot: the
counsel was loquacious; the audience
persp1red, and so did. the ham. the
presence of which made itself felt il.
court as the day wore on. At last
every one being weary, came the
Judges turn to sum up. He did so
mus: There, gentlemen, is the pris-
oner; and there, gentlemen, is the ham
consider your verdict" -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
THE YOUNGEST. -cYcLIsT.
Miss Annie Brain, Des Moines, Rides a
|E Wheel and Performs Tricks.

Miss Annie Brain, Des nIoines, Rides a
#5 Wheel and Performs Tricks.
A Annie Brain is perhaps the young
est trick rider in the world, if not the
Youngest child who ever rode a bicycle
She is 8 years old, and has been riding
for two months. Her parents live in
pes Moines, Ia, where her father is
IN business. The wheel she rides was
made to order. It has twelye-inch
frame and is geared to thirty-six. The
wheels are fourteen inches high, and
the weight is less than ten pounds.
The tiny machine is silver-plated, and
cost 5000. After a very few lessons on
the wheel, given by her father, Miss
Annie was able to ride alone, and she
can now go where she pleases with
ease. She picked UP the numerous
tricks that she performs by watching
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20

iute in habits, and fond of gambling
and drink. He is hypochondriac, and
when not really i'll imagines that ,e is
50. If his bride is dutiful wife she
will spend most of her time nursing
him. In Montenegro there is some dis
approval Of the marriage, because the
beautiful Princess Helene is thought
by the mountaineers to be worthy Of a
better fate. In Italy every one is we'll.
content. They expected that the prince.
would never be able to find a bride.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
Statistics OF q Remarkable Family.

Statistics OF Remarkable Family.
German township, Marshall county
Indiana, has a remarkab BILE family They
are the Heckamans, the pioneers Of
that family being Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
Heckaman sr:, who came from Starkes,
county Ohio, in the early sos, and are
the oldest settlers Of Marshall county,
the husband now being SO years old,
the wife 81. Neither had ever seen an
electric light until last winter, though
both were near towns that used them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20

Is. s = - . - Is
But what can / do when suffering other
than to resort to the only remedy
known? I realize that the tendency
is to overstep the bounds Of mo oderation,
and strive to guard against that evil
the best I can. These are the princi-
pal features of what is probably the
most remarkable last will and testa-
ment ever made in this country. DR..
Foote exacts very little in return for
the bequest Of his remarkable body to
science. He makes the condition that
his remains, or such part Of them as
the examining scientists do not need
be cremated, as he has decided objec-
tions to the custom Of burial. He fur.
ther cond ditions that the medical society
accepting his trust and taking his body
pay his widow 1866 a year for the re-
mainder ef2 her life, but he tempers this
by ramark:ng that his wife viii.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
colt Hung in an Apple Tree.

Mr.. w. H. THORNLEY,, who resides
east Of the city, lost Wednesday, last a
fine Oudan colt in a peculiar manner.
An apple tree which stood in the or
rhard to which the colt had access had
q fork, just above which was a large
knot The colt got its neck caught ia
the fork and was unable to extricarc
ITSELF on account Of the knot. Ia its
struggle to get free it hung itself. Ma
I datta Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20

from the last will and testament of DR..
IN. Foote, of Argentine. The doctor
is still very much alive, but he has
published his will in order that the;
medical profession generally may know
that his body exhibits some remarka-
BILE and scientifically inexplicable phe-
nomena, and that he is wilIing-and in
fact wills-that his remains after death
shall be Investigated by competent
medical experts. He therefore for
mally bequeaths his body to any medi-
cal institution of respectable import
ance who will agree to make such in
vestigation. The phenomena that DR..
Foote considers so remarkable are fully
described in this peculiar document.
After describing some peculiarities of
minor Importance, he tells some re-
markable stories about his stomach.
The surgeon who makes the exami-
nat1on,' he writes in his will, may or,
may not find anything abnormal, for of
late years my stomach has caused me
little or no trouble, but some years ago
suffered much with indigestion, acid
lty and regurgitation. A frequent me-
talllc t1nkltng, as If an iron or steel rod
was lightly hit in that region, was
heard, which was very annoying, and
after this I was prostrated by solar
heat, and was unable to labor or retain
food or drink to any extent for thirteen
weeks" =.
=: This metallic tinkling in his stomach
is something that the doctor fails to
understand after much research. There
IS no precedent or parallel for it. but
the sound was persistent. for so long
period and was so distinctly audible
that he thinks he owes it to science to
give his body up for examination after
death. Again, he suffers from con-
sciousness of having a third arm. end
this SO acuteIy as to occasion him real
mental N distress. Chen he. feels slika
steam engine as he expresses it and
again, like a musical instrument. OF
these latter feelings he goes into this
explanation in his remarkable will:
For period of eight years noise
resembling the interrupted escape of
steam from locomotive was heard
with every pulsation of my heart,
winch led me to suspect thrombosis
cerebri and greatly annoyed, but dur
Ing this time l was frequently enter
tanned after retiring by hearing two
soft and musical notes of about one
seconds duration each, commencing on
Z OF the middle scale and ending on D
below.
These sounds were peculiarly me1o-
dlous, more so, in fact, than any bro
auced on organ, piano or harp, and
would often be repeated once a minute
or so for an hour or more Their ORR
gin was, of course, attributed to some
abnormal cerebral condition, but what
that condition was am unable to even
conjecture and leave it. hoping an
autopsy may shed some light that NAV
benefit the profession and thereby hu-
manity at large. All the above condi-
tlons are now much improved, and it
is perhaps my duty to state that sti.nu-
lants have contributed more to effect
this than all other prescriptions that I
have tried, though socially and finan-
cially am aware of their evil effect.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20

her elders and the few professionals,
she she saw: To these she added tricks of
her own invention, until now she can
give a performance that contains many
new new feats. She has appeared at vari-
@ Gus bicycle meets in Iowa, and a short
time time ago captured the visitors at a
meet of the "A. A. clubs in st. Louis.
During the state fair at Des Moines
!slEpe she will make her last public appear
7l1e ance, as her father is afraid the ex-,
3c1tement attending public perform
illlte anlces may have an injurious effect.
She is a member of the Syracuse BIZ
cycle club Of Des Moines, and proudly
carries a watch as diminutives as her
self which was presented by other
"a members of the club. She has numer-
Gus other prizes and trophies won and
presented to her. lew York World.
Empress Eugenia is said to have left
the bulk of her fortune to her grand.
daughter, Princess Beatrice of 8Batten-
berg s little daughter Eneenia
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
DAYS AT SARATOGA.
EAST LYNNE AS DONE BY
COLORED ACTORS.
Winhm Dean Howells Gives Picture
II ono Phase OF Life at the summer
Resort Tho self-Conscious Actors
Dividing tho Applause .3

~ p -
HE new novelette,
by w. ID. Howells,
"An Open-Eyed
Conspiracy . which
is now appearing
in The Century, is
described by the
author as "an idyl
of Saratoga In
the current num-
ber Mr.. Howell
gives this nicture OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
Those who Die Of, old Age.

q Only 906 persons in / 1,O000 900, ac-
#cording to medical authority, die from
old age, while 1000 succumb to gout.
Is, 400 to measles, 2,7OO to apoplexy,
q 600 to erysipelas 800 to consump-
tion, $4,000 to scarlet fever, 25,0O0 to.
Whooping cough, 80 900 to typhoid and
typhus, and 900 to rheumatism
The averages vary according to local
slty, but these are considered pretty ac-
scurate as regards the population of the.
globe as a whole.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20

an odd phase Of life at the great Amer
ican summer resort:
BIZ There are not many public enter
tainments in Saratoga, except such as
the hotels supply; but there was Sc
ries of Salvation Army meetings, and
there was at least one theatrical per-
formance-a performance of "East
Lynne" entirely by people of color The
sentiments and incidents of the heart
breaking melodrama, as the colored
mind interpreted them, were of very
curious effect. It was as if the ver-
sion were dyed with the same pigment
that darkened the players skins: it all
came out negro. Yet they had tried to
make it white; could perceive how
they aimed not at the imitation of our
nature, but at the imitation of our CON
Nention; it was like the play Of chill
t1ren in that. should have said that
nothing could be more false than the
motives and emotions of the drama
hs the author imagined them, but had
to own that their rendition by these
sincere souls was yet more artificial.
There was nothing traditional, nothing
archaic, nothing autochthonic in their
/ poor art. If the scene could at any
moment have resolved itself into a
walk-round with an interspersion of
"spirituals' it would have had the
charm of these; it would have consoled
and edited: but as it was I have sell
dom been so bored.
began to make some sad reflections
as that our American society in its
endeavor for the effect of European So
ciety. was of no 3truer ideal than these
colored comedians and I accused nv
self of a final ahsnrditv in having
come there with these voung neonle.
who. according ia our good natfye
usage, could have come perfectly well
without me. At the end of the first
Iact I broke into their talk with my
conclusion that we must not count the
histrionic talent among the gifts of the
african race Just vet, We could con-
cede them music. supposed. and there
seemed to be hone for them. from what
some of them had done. in the region
bf the plastic arts: but apparentlv the
stage was not for them and this was
all the stranger heca,,ee thew wero en-
Initiative. Perhaps. I said. it was an
excess of self-consciousness which nre-
vented their giving themselves wholly
To the art
T gave myself to the study of the
types about me, and I dwelt long and
lux1riously upon the vision of a f1orid
and massive matron in dianhanous
evening dress whom r imagined tn he
revisitine tho plimnses of her eirlhood
in the ancient Watering n]ace and tn he
pettine all tho paie+v she con1d ont of
Il these are the fieures one mostly
aaas at Saratoga. there is verv little
youth of Tho nresent dav there hut the
vonth of the mast ahonnds with the
/ helated yellow hair mr. the nnrnle mus
itaches which give . notion of orea+ar
wickadness in . former eaneration
made NV ohservatinn tha+ Tho
/ ~ prime, was very good-in the case
1 OF OF the women, ! mean; the men tnere'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
LONG AND SHORT OF IT
PRINCE OF NAPLES AND HIS
TALL PRINCESS.
One OF the Most shockingly Ill-Assorted5
Royal Marriages of tho Year-He Is
Addicted to Gambling and Intoricat-=
ing Drink. s

N ill-assorted mar
riage will be that
b between 7. eel Princess
Helene Of Monten-
egro and the Crown
Prince Of Naples,
heir to the throne
Of Italy. The prin1:-
cess is a stalwart
brunette, nearly six
feet high, and one
x +
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20
HAS MUSIC IN HIM.
HEARS ENHANCING SOUNDS
4. IN HIS STOMACH.


q
EAl!',.LIzING ] .l!',.] j t h a t
there are so m E
points in my anat-.
o'my that may be Of.
in interest I rest to our pro-
fess'il.on, 10. I will map
them out in order
to- facilitate the
work Of the opera
tor who may dis
sect my remains.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-03-20

81 Pearls are very popular, especially
with some women.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-26

of toiling humanity, and the old ap-
peal shall again be made: "Let my
people go!"
And then the nations of the "re-
deemed" shall move out and up into
the Cancan of new social order
that of social purity and justice, of
equal opportunity, and of brother
hood practically realized. The king
dom of heaven "on earth" means just
that-a reign of peace, of justice, of
love, of victory over sin and evil, and
of real and enduring prosperity. Our
Joseph was also sent into the Egypt
of this worlds sin and grief and
burden bearing and oppression,
through the purpose and grace of
God, that he might deliver us from
sins slavery, from enmity and con-
tention and evil doing, and bring his
brother men into the Canaan of true
and united social order. And sin
must distress" and conscience accuse
every evil doer until, either here or
hereafter, human society is united,
purified, saved = when our Elder
Brother shall be recognized by all,
and all shall be one in him.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-26

A Catholic contemporary says: "The
last stand made in Ireland by James IL.
for his crown against Prince William
was at the battle of the Boyne." The
writer of the foregoing must have meant
James "last stand" or first run, in per-
son. Ireland. after his fight, made four
"last stands" two of which we're victor
ies, namely. the first Athlone and the
first Limerick. in 1890. She lost Augh,
rim, with honor. in July, 1851, and capt.
tulated. on favorable terms being Of
fered at Limerick. in October of the
latter year.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-26

While our prophetic vision foresees
success awaiting the new admins
tration, from the nature of things, it
is possible only by the cooperation
of large and united constituency.
The trustees, therefore, bespeak for
the new president and his policy
when it shall be made known, the full
lest sympathy and hearty support of
all who are interested in the welfare
of Buchtel College. In this way, and
this alone, will it be possible for the
college, under any administration, to
achieve that large measure of useful
ness for which it's founders builded.
Outlook.
Let us now consider briefly certain
present conditions in college affairs
as they bear upon the possibilities of
its continuing growth and usefulness.
Let us compare these present condi-
UlOuo Will SltulldI COuUlLlOuS do bu0y
existed at an earlier period in the
history of the institution, the time,
chat is) at about the beginning of
President Cones administration. In
one very important respect, that was
time not very unlike the present; it
was season following closely upon
long period of general and extreme
depression throughout the business
world.
No one who has had an opportun-
ity of icing informed will question
for moment that colleges. like
churches and similar institutions, de-
pending for their revenue largely up
on the charities of people, are most
vitality affected by "hard times"
The following comparative facts
and figures are taken from the rec
ords kept at the college, viz:
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-26

This represents the present estim-
ated money value of all the property
belonging to the College, less its
outstanding indebtedness, as shown
by the books of account.
Very respectfully submitted,
G. r. DIN, Secretary.
June 8. 1897.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-26

But again, there is one more wit
ness to be called, one giving con-
firmatory testimony, and whose evil
dence will now be received. The
name of this witness is Reason, and
this shall conclude the evidence in
the case. Therefore" was the just
conclusion, sis this distress come
upon u.s." Memory recalled the deed,
conscience confessed the guilt, and
reason regards the distress which
had come upon them as national
and just judgment for their sin. The
common judgment of mankind is
that wrongdoing is surely punished.
Sin brings its own punishment. This
agrees with the belief, the laws and
customs, the consciousness of man
kind. When grave crime is com
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

All druggists keep Robbins % %.
To Cure A Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money IL it fails tC
Cure. 25c. 6mB
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
TEAS.

We have just received a lot of the finest
Tea that comes to this country, the fam
Gus o'clock, Formosa, Oolong, first
picking of the new crop, best that money
can buy, what S. S, Pierce of Boston
sells at 81 IS. Our price is 5 90 per
pound. Remember if this tea does not
more than please you at the price, we will
cheerfully refund your money
We have just received another lot oil
the same grade of Teas that has given
such good satisfaction at 85c., this is the
new crop, and this lot We shall sell al
75c., ID.
We want to tell you about our 25c tea
it is not tea dust, commonly sold at thai
price, but good heavy drawing Formosa
Tea, you can have it plain or mixed, lei
us show it TO YOU
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
Mrs. LOYina d. York.

This worthy woman fell asleep in
Christ, on Tuesday, Nov. 2, after long
illness. Her maiden name WAS Buzzell.
and she was a native of New Hamps hire.
Nearly fifty-hye years ago she was
happily married to Joseph NJ. York. who
survives her. Their home WAS In st.
Adams for many years. While there
her husband, and her two oldest soma
enlisted in the late war. These sons,
John who WAS member of the Sth Ne
Regt. and Sylvester, who was member
of the Both Me-, gave up their lives for
their country. Some twenty-five years
years ago, the family moved 10 Skowhe-
gan, and here Mrs. York passed to her
reward at the time uame above. She
was faithful wife and devoted mother.
She had large family of children and
cared for them with great tenderness.
She had been a Christian and church
member from her early womanhood.
She leaves eight children, Mrs M
Farrar, Wellington; Franklin M, Fair
field g; Major Alonzo, Perley, Mrs. Nancy
Oak, ana Henry Of this town; Mrs.
Sarah Kennedy, Florida; and John of
Arizona. The youngest took the name
of one of the brothers who fell in the
war. The funeral took place on Thurs
day forenoon at her late residence on the
south side, and was conducted by Rev.
C.. V. Hanson. She will be kindly re-
membered for what she was in herself,
and for her gifts to her country in it's
time of peril.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

Common Saxony, nice fine, smooth,
soft yarn in black, white and colors at
7 cts. a skein.
Hillside Saxony, an excellent quality Of
shrunk Saxony in black, white and
colors at &c. sken, Z skeins 25c.
Spanish Yarn, a good assortment Of
colors as good as made at I5c skein.
A good quality Scotch Yarn in gray and
black mixed, brown, blue, white and
pink at I5c. skein.
Country Yarn in white, sleeps gray,
brown and blue mixed at 7 I-2C, a
skein.
This lot of yarn is much better than the
average of country yarn, good coors
smooth and strong
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

The friends and relatives of Albert W.
Lyon, Esq, were pleased to learn yester.
day that on Tuesday last, in the Massa-
chusetts election, he was returned to the
House of Representatives from Ward Is,
Roxbury, by good majority. In speak
ing of Representative Lyons candidacy,
the Boston Sunday Journal of Oct 81,
said: ''Mr, Lyon was one Of the bright
Young men Of the House OF 1897, and
made tirst-class record there. He was
a good talker and had an influence with
the Legislature, which was exerted on
the right side. He is a lawyer, has lived
in Boston since he was 10 years of age,
and has strong body of friends, who
will aid his re election
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
WI. e. HESELTON.

s. We good assortment Of stamped linens, Bedding
Bros Filo Wash Crochet silks. good assortment of
coOrs Crochet silks at sc. SPOOL Wlimantc thread,
good machine thread as made, at Sc. spool.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
Notice What We Say
About Our Teas and Coffees.
coFFEEs.

Our Red Ribbon Coffee is Mocha and
Java skillfully blended, put up in one, two
and three ID. air tight, gold colored, pack
ages This is strictly high grade coffee
and we can say it has given the best sat
isfaction of any coffee we ever sold. We
buy it in large lots and thus are enabled
to sell it at only SIC, ID. We would like
you for customer on this coffee, try
one pound.
We sell a good drinking Rio, not
screened but a whole kernel coffee at I5c.
b., ask TO see it.
We have fine No Rio, no seconds
in it, at zoe. ID.
We have just received new lot OF
Santos, the best we ever had, many like it
as well as Java, this will sell at 25c Id.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
YARN ! YARN ! YARN a.!
We have large yarn purchased early, prices
going up, selling at lower prices than before.
vi. E. HESELTON.
NOTICE OUR PRICES

A small lot of coarse country yarn in
black only at SC. a skein.
Germantown Yarn, large assortment of
colors, best guilty, the T5c quality at
TIC. skein, the IS and zoe. quality at
I3c. per skein.
If you have a use for yarns of any kind
this is very favorable opportunity to
purchase. Jobbers have advanced prices
from IS to 40 per cent.
KNITTING COTTON.
We have a small quantity of Morse, Haley
& Co. Knitting Cotton conceded by
all as the best cotton made, in white,
black and colors, which we shall close
at &c. ball, any number.
One lot of black sewing thread 500 I'd.
spools at &c spool.