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The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
THE MONTH FOR COLDS.
Physicians Say That People Suffer from
Being Improperly Clothed.

physicians Say That People Suffer from
Being Improperly Clothed.
IL Have you got cold? H not. you
are fortunate, for nearly everyone else
has one. Out Of q dozen or more ply
sicians seen yesterday they all attrib-
uted the colds from which nearly every
one is suffering to the sudden change
Of weather. Colds are to be expected
with change Of season, = said prom
inent physician, and there is nothing
alarming in their present prevalence.
Some people get the idea that they
have the grip the moment they con-
tract a slight cold, but there is a wide
difference between the two maladies.
"A person suffering from the grip feels
as though every bone in his body is
broken and that his head is twice the
usual size. He hasn't to be told that
he has the grip, but goes to bed and
sends for doctor, while the man with
a cold, although feeling badly, is able
to continue at his business. October
j is a great month for colds. The tenn
perature is so uncertain during this
month that many people do not take
proper precautions in the matter Of
dress. Many who cannot afford to
change their raiment promptly with
the season are thinly clad and readily
contract colds in consequence, while
those who are able to make a prompt
change are generally careless, dressing
tno oui1u nno dow Ind fn0 II ot11f1v tho
next when the weather is changeable.
Another reason Tor the prevalence of
colds at this season is due to the
change experienced by many who have
returned from the mountains or sea-
shore, where their habits of life and
the climate have been different to
what they find in the city, and the
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
Now they promise us the bicycle for

Now they promise us the bicycle for
twenty-five. -:
The bicycle '*built for two'' was the
first departure from the single-seated
wheel, and it was followed by the trip
let, the quad the @*quint,'' the sex
tuplet, the nonaplet, etc., until the
other day it was seriously announced
that bike for twenty-five, a "duode-
ciplet,'', so to speak, was among the
certainties. That was a record break
er for a while. The twenty five seated
wheel is under construction by the
Herald Cycle company for the Nynuke
Bicycle club, Of Brooklyn, of which
James Geissinger is president. Mr..
Geissinger had trouble in finding any
one willing to undertake the construc-
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
The Independent Stage Driver.

Eastern tourists who cannot differ
entiate between a California stage
driver and an eastern coachman meet
with a rude shock in the wild and
Woolly west, and they soon learn that
the Californian is a knight of the reins
several grades higher in the social
scale than the menial of the east.
There is an old driver at Monterey
who is determined that his patrons
shall make no mistake concerning his
exact status. and in a quiet way he
checks all attempts to make a servant
of him. A short time ago he was driv-
ing a party of tourists about when one
querulous old lady who had annoyed
him not little by her air of superb
ority, asked:
MY man, do you know the name Of
that wild flower?'
"Yep," he replied, and flicked one Of
his leaders with his whip
She paused a moment for him to
give the name, but he merely clucked
to the Wheelers.
Driver, do you know the name of
that fower?'' she repeated, in an inn
perious tone. @
yep; get up there, Bally!''
Again she waited and again demand
ed: - o.
"Man, don't you know the name Of
that fower?"
"Yep; g'long there, Peter
"Then why don't you tell me?'
"Oh, you want to know, too do you:
That's wild rose. San Francisco
Post. ~ y ..
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
DIVINE Re Y EI,AT TIl)N..
FARMER WARNED ABOUT THE
END OF THE WORLD.
His Followers Folio Prepare for the End
he Has Bought an Iron Casket, Sold
All His Property, and win Bury the
& Money.

w. GoUCHE, a
wealthy Berrien.
county our farmer, be-,
lieves that the
world will come to
an end Oct. ], Gays
the New York.Her-
aid. His belief in
the the alleged revela-
tion which predict
ed final d dissolution
'afE. .
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
The Tyranny of Rush.

Hurry makes slaves of us all. The
onsweeping movements of our lives and
of our age deprive us of the sense of
restfulness. We begrudge the time
necessary to think composedly and ade-
quately. We want to do everything
upon short meter. Our prayer meet
ings, our Sabbath services, our closet
devotions and our family worship
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10

Thus the twenty-ffth man, who willt
occupy the rear seat. will be the steers
man and will control the big flyer in
the same fashion as the steersman
on hook and ladder truck. With fifty
stout legs punching the pedals it is
believed that speed Of eighty miles
an hour will be possible. If so, the
Empire State express will certainly
not be lin it, and man will at last be
able to beat steam at its best. The
machine will be but two feet wide and
rigged in the double tandem style, that
Is, two riders side by side. The total
weight will be eighty pounds, so that
the factor of safety will be lower in
this wheel than in almost any other
vehicle of motion.-New York World. AT
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
DIVER WITH BASKET OF PEARL

-
SHELLS.
fitting rubber Wristlets, and then the
boots are buckled on. The latter. are
leaden-soled and weigh 80 pounds.
Next the corselet or should der-piece is
added, and screwed tightly to the coll
lar Of the dress Then the lifeline and
pipe are attached. the eighty pound
back and chest weights suspended from
the shoulders, the helmet screwed en-,
and the diver is ready to step over.
the side.
Pearl diving is carried on at a.lepth
of sixty to 108 feet. At the latter
depth diver cannot remain under
more than ten minutes on account Of
the pressure. In forty feet or fifty feet
OF water it is possible to remain below
two hours without suffering much in
convenience. AS to the distance one
can see when below, it is governed
entirely by the state OF the water. II
clear, objects can be distinctly seen
forty or fifty feet; but il dirty. that ia..
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
An Oppressive Alternative.

t<And didn't you like it up there?'
The deposed angel elevated her
brows suggestively.
E WELL" she rejoined, they gave me
a perfectly swell crown and then said
I'd have to take it off if there was any
body sitting behind me, and Just told
the usher he could go ahead and eject
me if he wanted to.''-Detroit Tribune
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
PERILS OF THE DEEP. !.
OCCUPATION OF THE PEARL
FISHERS ADANGERoUsoNE.
While at Work he Is Surrounded by
AL Sorts Of Danger 81. r. Whit
marsh, Successful Diver Describes
Els Perilous Adventures. *s =
(By H. r. Whitmarsh.)

lSHlNG Tor pearls
is a profitable oc-
cupation, but full Of
danger. Form erly
the calling was mo-.
nopolized by the
natives Of tropic
shores whose op-..
eratio!ns were con- con
fined to the shallow
waters, or at best.
depths easily PEN
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
A Freak of Nature.

A rich man Of Cleveland, O., a few
days ago gave chestnut party. Chest
nut parties are quite the rage just now,
says the Plain Dealer of that city.
They are easily planned and carried
out. About the only necessity is chest
nuts. That's where the rich man
stumbled. The chestnut supply at the
point he had selected for the party was
scarce. There was asplandid tree, but
its crop was light. Wealth is the true
father of expedients. The rich man
bought a generous supply Of chestnuts
and sent them out to be carefully scat
tered beneath the tree. When the
party arrived at the nutting ground,
10! the tree had been shaken and there
son the ground lay the remarkably gen
erous supply of nuts. The business Of
gathering them went merrily forward,
when, all Of a sudden, one of the older
members of the party, picked up a fall
en- leaf and looked at it 'suspiciously.
Then she glanced up at the tree above
her.
isn't it strange" she said
80 Isn't what stranger asked the rich
man.
That all these chestnuts should
grow on an oak tree. =
And it was an oak sure enough
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10
Too Severe.

s ofessor, why are prize-fg lighters
never eve found in football teams ?'' They
can't stand the punishme ii. Detroit
Free Press,
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10

etrated by divers without apparatus.
But when the shallow waters were de-
nuded Of their prizes, more venture
some men went into the business, fit
ting themselves out with boats and div
ing suits. by means Of which they
could search deeper waters for the
oceans only gem.
! Pearls are found in most tropical
waters. The market, however, is prin-
cipally supplied from the CULTS Of Cali
tornia and Mexico, the northern coast
OF Australia, Ceylon, and the islands
OF the Pacific.
Though pearls are found in almost
all mollusks, the true pearls Of fashion
are only produced by the pearl oyster
or mother-of-pearls shell. And here let
me say that pearl diving means not
only fishing for pearls, but also the
smells which contain them. The COM
merc1al MOP" shell is in reality
the bread-and-butter of the diver. In
size they are about as large as an or
mnary dinner-piate, and their weight,
when cleaned, averages>2 pounds. When
sold in London market they bring from
ElOO to f130 per ton. On the spot they
are reckoned roughly at Is. pair.
From Torres Straits, good pearling
grounds extend far east and west.
Here (and it is representative of near
" all other fsheries) diving is carried
on by means Of lugger-rigged boats,
ranging in size from five to twenty
tons. This style of craft has proved to
be most suitable, as they are easy. to
handle and can be shifted quickly. They
are built with a certain regard for
speed, for the reason that the better
the sailing qualities Of the boat, more
time the diver has for work below. The
boats are fitted with air-pumps, and
carry a crew of five Malays and a
diver; the latter being also the cap
tain. .% ~
There is a scattering of Europeans
among the divers principally English
and Germans; but Kanakas, Malays,
East Indians, Japanese, and Chinese
make up the greater number.
Next to good diver and apparatus,
q reliable tender is the most neces-
sary adjunct to pearling lugger's OUT
at. He it is who holds the life or sig
nal line. and looks after the general
welfare Of the diver when below. The
tender" is the second in command.
He must keep his weather eye Gift
ing" for squalls, the movements of
other boats, and should be a wide
awake fellow; quick to act in an emer-
Bency, and constantly alert. .,s.a
On the pearling grounds, with the
first streaks of dawn, blue wreaths of
smoke arise from every boat. The
cooks are busy preparing the everlast-
ing fish and rice for the Mohammedan
crews. The divers have, perforce, to
content themselves with a cup Of cof-
fee and piece Of bread, as it is ;mpos-
sible to do good work under water with
a full stomach. .,.
The diving dress is a waterproof
combination of coat, vest, trousers.
and stockings, all in one. The only
inlets or outlets are the wide collar
and the wristlets. Dressed in double
set of heavy hannels Ito absorb the
perspiration), the diver, with the s'tend
er's'' aid, works his way, feet first, into
the dress; his hands are soaped, so
that they may slip through the tight
- A.
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10

The army Of India now numbers 28o.-
600 men. Of HON 1so, 600 are native 8
soldiers. s
The Cook County herald., 1897-04-10

A certain Chinese sect teach that
women who wear short hair will be
transformed into men in the great
hereafter.
The evening times., 1897-06-12
SMITH And THE CADETSHIP
COl0red Candidate for Naval HOnOrS
Will Be Reappointed.
Congressman white Insists That His
Admission to the Naval Academy
Is Question of Principle.

Representative White OF Chicago, who
has TeaEpointed as a cadet at Annapolis
the colored boy, Smith, who recently failed
in his preliminary examination, declares
he will force Smith into the Naval Academy
if there is any possible way of doing 50.
He intlmates that had the young man been
white he would not have failed ia his eX-
anina ton, and that If he becomes con
vinCed Smith was not treated with exact
justice, he will ask for a Congressional
investigation OF the methods OF examiTa-
t,0n at the academy.
II am not a seniinentalist. nor am /
seeking notoncty," said MIR. White, but
d. not see why any branch Of the puhlcserv-
ice should bc closed to a citizen because Of
his color. Smith is young man fis race
might wei be proud Of He has finished
has studies at the Chicago High School,
aud graduated at the head Of his class,
securing the gold medal for general eX-
ccllencc in his studies He was highly
recommended to me by his teachers and
10y a great many Influential men In my die
trict Every one speaks well Of him, and
when ne left Chicago TO take his eX-
animation for admission 20 the Naval
Academy he was escorted to the depot 10y
more than one hundred of his feIlow-stU u
deats in the high school, every one uf
them white. | have no hesitation IN say
ing thar if Smith is again rejected shall
reappoint him. and will continue to re-
appoint him as often as he is rejetted, 50
lolg asI remain member Of Congress.
Il am not "a candidate for reelection, >
continued Mr.. White, NOR VIII i accept
a denomination, but l believe this matter
will be made an issue in my d strict 10
such an extent that If ! fail to get Smith
into the Naval Academy nay successor In
Congress Will continue the course | have
adopted, and will appoint Smith a cadet.
TheIe is no objection TO Smith except his
color. He is very nearly white. and has
features ike a white man. Objections to
him on accnHnt OF his color are, there
FORE due to ore judicc alone.
Il am Informed that he is a fCtolar of
unusual attainments, and that his knowl-
edge should enable him TO pass much
more difficult examination than that at
the academy. However, this has nothing
to DO with the matter. There is prin-
clple involved which intend to maintain
if | can. We made the negro citizen,
endowed him with all the rights of c.ti-
zenship and yet close TO him certain
branches Of the public service because Of
his color. l do not think this just or
proper. If we made a mistake in giving
him his citizenship, let us have the cour-
age TO say SO and amend our La Other
wise, we must resort to on evasion Of the
laws, which should lie beneath the dignity
OF the American people. am determined
that Smith shall he admitted to the Naval
Academy, and shall demand Congress
sionaI Investigation unless l can be shown
that he has not been Disseminated against
by the examiners at the academy"
The evening times., 1897-06-12
FARMER McILwA1NE,s SUICIDE.
Sensational Scene on Railway
Train at Clifton Forge.

Richmond, Va, June / 2 James c. Nc
Iiwaine, the Ohio farmer who shot HIM
self through the head ON passenger train
at West Clifton Forge Thursday, died yes
terday afternoon.
The shooting, which was undoubtedly
premeditated, was done in the presence
of McIlwaines seventeen year-old daugil-
ter and other occupants of the ladies' car
The affair created intense excitement
among the passengers The suicide &
daughter, Miss Jennie G. McIIwaine, at
the time of the tragedy occupied a seat in
rear OF her father. She be etrayed the deep
est grief at the horrible deed The wounded
man was removed to a waiting room at the
depot, and from thence he was carried to
the town of Clifton Forge, The wounded
man never recovered consciousness after
shooting himself The daughter yesterday
evening telegraphed her uncle in Ohio OF
the tragedy The remains were yesterday y
afternoon sent to the home of the deceased
in Ohio. McIlwaine was fifty years old
andlived near SewallsyiIle, Belmont county,
in that State.
The suicide had been for some time sep
arated from his wife and, though repeated
efforts had been made to heal the breach
between them, none were successful. He
bad also been in bad health of late and was
very despondent.
The evening times., 1897-06-12
ENSIGN STONE INDICATED.
Secretary Long Gives Out the Corre-
spondence Sustaining HIN.


The Navy Department has given out
the following correspondence:
Washington, June IL 1897.
Sir: TIE following copy of a communica-
tion addressed this day to Mt Swits
C0nde, Of Oswego. N. Y, is furnished
for your information:
Washington. June II, 1897.
Sir: The department having received
the report OF the board ordered To investi-
gate the matter contained in your fol-
lowing telegram
Oswego. N. Y, May 26. 1897.
Hon John u. Long. Secretary Of ihe Navy,
Washington. ID C:
Ensigns Stone and Osborne aud con-
federates, probably naval officers, using
assumed names, and attempting to enter
my residence under various preteXts. Caus-
nGscanddlOus newspaper articles and great
personal annoyance, 1 respectfully ask
immediate action and further inyestiga-
tion by your department
swITs CONDE.
And having considered the same, finds
that Ensign q. l. p. Stone made no
attempt To enter your residence; that
Ensign X. II Osborne, in entering your
residence was culpable only i'm so far
that he used an assumed name the same
being part of his own name; that these
officers were not to blame for the scan
dalOus newspaper articles: nor can the
department. hold them responsible for the
personal annoyance to yourself. The de
partment does not find that these officers
have committed any infractOn Of naval
regulations.
The investigation has attained much
more Importance than the department
would have permitted had the scope Jf the
case been more clearly understood at the
time or the receipt Of your telegram
Copies of this communication have been
furnished to Ensign Stone and to Ensign
Osborne Very respectfully.
JOHN b LONG,
SCCIetaTy.
The above expresses the views Of the
department in this matter and the com
rnandant OF the New York navy yard has
been this day directed % remove any re-
strictions which may have been imposed
upon you as the result Of the telegram
above referred to- Very respectfully,
JOHN ID. LONG,
Secretary.
Ensign r. II. Osborne L s. N, L. :. 5. AZ
lance, Navy YaId, New York, through
ccmmandanC
The evening times., 1897-06-12
SEARCHLIGHTS CAUSE a PANIC.
Signals of Naval Cruisers Break Up
Negro Camp Meeting.

Signals of Naval Cruisers Break Up
Negro Camp Meeting.
Jacksonville, June IA big colored
camp meeting near St Nicholas, below here,
was tn rOwn into a panic the other night by
the flashing in the sky Of the sea rchlights
OF the cruisers Washington and VesuviuS.
The latter was at Mayport, at the mouth
OF the river, and the other here. The ne
gn4es, when they saw the light, fell pros
trate and began confessing their sins,
crying out that the angel Gabriel was
coming.
The old preacher harangued them and
told them of their sins Il hear tell said
he, dat dere is Mormon elders from the
Great Salt Lake in de Ian a postula tin wifi
de people Righton top er dat see strange
signs in de h eavens, an, whether dem signs
mean to pack up an foller dem elders
or to let dem elders alone, dunno.
DE lightnin flash up to dat cloud frum
de yearth stead er conlin out from de sky
to de yearth.
''Dat lightnin climb up TO dat cloud an
raise round against it, and was dere any
thunder?
BLESS de Lawd Dis yere worlds goin'
ter bus tup now"
The affrightcd negroes remained until
midnight and then, ss'the signaling ceased,
they went home It was bard to convince
them Of the real cause of the flashes, and
even now reports come in of the fright
produced by the searchIightsin country dis
tricts.
The evening times., 1897-06-12
ern.

zone, one-seventh are the victims of that
dread destroyer-consumptio There is
certainly lesson in this for every man and
woman who will stop and heed the warning
of death. At the first approach OF the grim
monster-consumption threatened vic
tim should take refuge in the use of the
only known cure for that disease.
Many doctors say that consumption is
incurable. They are mistaken and thou
sands who have been rescued from the
brink of death, after they were given up by
the doctors, and all hope was gone, have
testified to the fact over their written sigma
lures. DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry cures oS per cent of all cases of con-
sumption. It cures bronchitis, asthma,
weak lungs, splitting of blood, throat troub
les, chronic nasal catarrh, and all diseases
of the air passages, 1t acts directly, through
the blood, on the affected membranes and
tissues, destroying all disease germs, allay
ing Inflammation and building healthy It's
sues. 1t makes the appetite keen and the
digestion perfect. 1t is the great blood
maker and flesh builder All dealers in
medicine sell it.
.sr have been in the practice of medicine for 30
years, and have retired from practice" writes
DR.. A A. Graham, of Redding, Shasta Co., Cal.
" ] believe that DIR. r. V. Pierce's medicines are
among the most reliable remedies that are manu-
factured in the United States. i have recon-
mended his medicines for years, and know of
great benefit derived from their use"
Constipation eventually kills by breeding
fatal maladies. Don't neglect it. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a sure, speedy,
safe and permanent cure for constipation.
One little "Pellet I" is gentle laxative, and
two mild cathartic. They never gripe.
An honest dealer will not urge substitute
for little extra profit.
The evening times., 1897-06-12
RUPTURE OVER SURPLICES.
Trust Funds Withdrawn From the
Reformed Episcopal Church.

Reformed Episcopal Church.
New York, June 12.-The general coun-
Gil of the Reformed Episcopal Church, after
a long aud heated discussion yesterday,
passed a resolution restricting CIergymen
to the use of black vestments in church
services, except in parishes where white
surplices are already in Use
\ serious rupture in the church is threat
ened in consequence by those who prefer
To wear white surplces. Bishop Charles
Edward Cheney, Of Chicago, Immediately
resigned rs member of the Special
Church Extension Trust. as trustee of
the biological Seminary, as member of
the committee on doctrines and worship,
and any other place he may hold by au-
thority of the General Council.
He was followed by Rev. Dr William
Farley. a professor in the Theological
Seminary in Phil adelphia; the Rev F.
j. Walton, OF Chicago, and two lay DEL
egates, ]. s Van Epps, of Cleveland,
ard r. W Hare, of Chicago.
The Rev C. NJ. Morton, OF Philadel-
phia, announced that because OF the
action taken he had authority to state
that until further notice the income
from two trust funds amounting to SIS,
600 annually would be withdra wn This
fund was given by Miss Harriet S Benson,
of Philadelphia
Bishop Cheney, in resign 'ng his Of
fices, denounced the proceedings.
The final Vote he said, Il believe
to be a fatal blow to all Christian liberty
in the Reformed Episcopal Church. In my
opinion it is deliberate violation Of the
solemn pledges given by BiShOp CuTnnins
to his cUadJutors in founding the church.
/ cannot with good conscience hold office
i'm the gift Of a council which am Convinced
has laid the ak at the root of all Christian
liberty in the church,
The evening times., 1897-06-12
Mrs. S.ward Was Almost
To al v Deaf.

Mrs. Margaret a. Seward, S1I l.
st se.-"I had beeudeaffor five years Both
ears were equally deaf
Il could not near the ordinary noises
OF the siIeeJs-the CHATTER OF the horses
hOufs. or the rumble of the wagons and
cars. / could never tell when car was
approaching me unless / saw IL. / was
troubled constantly with roaring noises tn
my head. like the rumble Of machinery.
They were always with me, ana disturbed
Iue so at night that would get up and " ak
the floor. for ! could not sleep. / had fire.
quent headaches. and sharp pains IN the
back OF my head
My hearing returned suddenly. WbilaSit-
ting IN the kitchen one day. suddenly the
sound of the clock ticking came tO my ears.
From that time on the Improvement was
steady, until my hearing was fully restored.
The disaErecable noises that troubled me
20 have ceased. and / hear everything
plainly and distinctly