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done. Mr.. Devallos has, however,
shown that the seeming impossible is
clearly practicable and his see-saw
promises to be one of the greatest at
fractions at the Tennessee Centennial.
The only seeming impediment to the
entire success and great popularity Of
the see-saw seems to be that on the
face of it it is what the Tennessee
mountaineer calls "scary." When a
man stands on the ground and looks
up at the top of the tower and remem-
bers that the swing of the great truss
beam would take him 200 feet from the
earth with nothing but air between
him and terra irma, he is likely to hes
itate. There really will be no danger,
but the trouble is, it is likely to seem
as if there were, and to most people
this is as bad as if what was feared
really existed.
If the career of the see-saw at the
Tennessee exposition is a success, it
will mean new era in amusement en-
terprises, for there is no reason why
these mechanical teeters cannot be con-
.structed on a much smaller scale.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

child has enjoyed which is known as
"teetering.'' 1t is the nineteenth CEN
tury evolution of the pine board and
the rail fence to the mighty steel col
umns that support two huge cars, each
of which will accommodate fifty per-
sons. i
The see-saw, as the accompanying
illustration shows, is composed of a
central tower and a bull steel beam.
This steel tower is thirty feet square at
the base and seventy-fve feet high to
the upper pin. On this pin the beam,
which is of steel, swings vertically.
1t is rectangular in sections, is thor
oughly braced and $50 feet long. 1t is
swung on it's axis by means of two,
steel segments, which are affairs re-
sembling hugs croquet wickets the ends
of which fasten into the beam and the
rounded center slides over portion of
the tower which is prepared to receive
such action. Technically speaking,
pinions driven by the operating ma
chine engage the two segments.
To the ends of the big steel beam
cars are suspended-one car at each
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

TOR, and tried to realize that I de-
served the epithet. But I saw no
threads of silver in my dark, heavy
braids, and but few lines, of care on
my fair, broad forehead. Anyhow, my
heart felt young: and with sigh I
tried to realize that must accept the
position in which, of necessity, was
placed. - - >@.
/. The next morning my sisters were
eager in their recitals of the charming
walk and the delightful sail by moon
light. There had been a pleasant
company.
ooh, Elizabeth!'''' said Cornie. "Do
you know we saw an old friend of
yours? And he. is coming to call on
you to-day"
# An old friend Of mine?" I quer-
,ried. r.. .'.]&.*
"Y Yes,' Lottie replied, '*Mr. LOTUS;
hesistvisiting at the Arments', and has
just returned f ON a long foreign
tour - pc s> ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
Jackson; Belle Meade, the famous stock
farm of Tennessee, and many other
points of interest.

JACKSON, Belle MeaQe, the Famous SCOck
farm of Tennessee, and many other
points of interest.
+ The machinery that will move the
huge see-saw is located at the bottom
.of the steel tower and inclosed in
small house. 1t is very simple, for
while the tower and the huge truss
beam are monsters of their sort, so
delicate will be the adjustment that
the task of the machinery in moving
, them will be comparatively easy. Ev
cry one who has ever teetered-and
'that means almost all the persons who
Will read this article-understan how
necessary it was that the board used
should be nicely balanced upon the
fence, or upon whatever object was it's
central point of support This is the
idea which has been observed in the
construction of the giant see-saw.
. 1t seems wonderful, when one thinks
of it, that so great an affair as this
could be adjusted with such mechanical
nicety. Yet G. H. Devallos of Nash
vile, whose idea it is, says that were
it not for that same delicate adjust
ment, the see-saw would be an utter
failure. The question naturally arises,
is it possible for the steel beam to slip
and thus destroy the balance and get
beyond the control of the machinery.
The inventor says, however, that ow-
ing to the tremendous prehensile
strength of the structure, especially at
the points where any strain may posi-
bly, develop, that an accident of the
sort suggested is absolutely impossi-
BILE.
At the time of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition in Chicago, or rather some
months previous thereto, an idea some
thing like that which has resulted in
the construction of the see-saw was
brOached. The building and mechani-
cal experts who were asked to pass
upon the idea laughed at the plan and
said that even in this era of wonderful
creations the successful carrying out
of such a project was entirely out of
the question. 1t simply could not be
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
ROMANCE OF MAN AND WIFE.
Requisition for Dead Husband Brings
Live One.

Requisition for a Dead Husband Brings
a Live One.
A romance such as is read about in
novels, but seldom enacted in real life,
is reported to the Boston Herald from
Auburn, Me-:
TWenty-three years ago Mrs. Ruth
A. Bray of this city was divorced from
her husband on account of his dissipa-
tlon. Bray moved to Texas, and for a
long time has made Brennan his
home, and engaged in business there
This winter Mrs. Bray was very sick,
and during her illness she learned that
her former husband was i'll and not
expected to live. She had a friend
write letter to Texas making a re-
quest that if Mr.. Bray died his body
be sent to her.
In the meantime Mr.. Bray had i'm
proved. He wrote in reply, that he was
still in the flesh, but if his friends in
Auburn wished for his body they were
welcome to it. Mrs Bray thereupon
sent her daughter to Brennan to as
certain in regard to Mr.. Brenham's S
condition. She found him almost des-
titute. The daughter bought him an
outfit and brought him north. He is
now at the house of Mrs. Bray, in this
city. Mrs. Bray is a fine woman of IS
years, and quite wealthy. Her own
sickness and that of her former hus-
band have revived all her fond affec-
ton for him, and it is said the sequel
of the story will be that the couple
separated for so many years will be
reunited again in marriage. Some of
Mrs. Bray's friends wish her to wait
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for awhile to be certain that her for
mer husband has really reformed, and
this she will probably do Mr.. Bray
has had hard struggle, and there
would seem to be every reason that
he would settle down to quiet home
life with the woman who, through all
these long years, has never ceased to
remember and love him as in the days
of their youth.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
Shake Into Your Shoes.

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. 1t is the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy Il 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. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
Downright Robbery.

Wife-"Why did you send the doc
tor away before allowing him to do
anything for you?" Husband-"The
fool said he could cure me in three
days. Why, say, I'm insured for $40
a week and my salary's only $40. 1
wonder what he takes me for!"-Cleve-
land. Leader.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
Tipplers found drunk in St. Petersburg have
their names posted in the leading streets.

Educational institutions of value in proportion
TO the completeness of their equipment and the favor
able aspects Of their environment No institution in
the world has gathered to itself such complete advan-
tages In the of equipment educa ability
as the NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF Music in Bos-
TON Its pupils are instructed thoroughly and with
as much care in the beginning their courses as in
ne hhest grades that offered while the reputa-
on of the institution and the record made by its rad
yates both at home and abroad times guar
antee OF the ability of those who pass through its
curriculum.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

There are great many people who
possess so many years that they can
not bring themselves to confess that
there still clings to them that innate
love of teetering which when children
they were able to crafty. If the see
saw makes it's appearance in the great
cities, the chances are that there will
be no age limit upon the passengers.
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the shelf" that is by no means agree
able.
At least such was my feeling as
glanced at the invitations to little
moonlight excursion on the lake which
were handed in by John while we were
seated at our cosy breakfast-table in
Snow Cottage, one lovely morning IN
June. The note was directed to MISS
LOttie and Miss Cornie Whitaker; not
addressed, as previous envelopes had
been, to the Misses Whitaker, which
would of course include Elizabeth
Whitaker, spinster. The last word
announced almost audibly, with a Bit
ter smile, which attracted the atten-
tion of my pet, Cornie, who said, ten
derly, "Sister Elizabeth, does your
head ache this morning?"
How my heart yearned over that ia
vorite sister of mine. the very image
of her lost father We were now lay
ing aside the sable robes worn for
three years in token of our loss, but
it seemed to me that I should always
wear the calm, sober tints of second
mourning, and in my inmost soul the
memory of that idolized parent would
be enshrined.
My own mother I cannot remember;
she dropped and faded when I was an
infant; and my step-mother, kind and
indulgent as she ever was to me, was
not one to call forth the ardent affec-
tion. which but few had power to
awaken in my heart. Gentle, dignifed
and reserved, she had bequeathed these
same characteristics to her eldest
child, the golden-haired Lottie.
But Cornie was like our father the
same buoyant spirit, strong will and
1mpulsive affection, the same dark,
curling hair and eyes of laughing
blue.
I thought of all this as I watched
her fond1y on that June morning, and
recalled how I had been a second
time orphaned when her mother was
taken from us fifteen years ago. Since
that time, when Cornie was four years
jtold she had sbsen to- me as ymueh< a
naughter as sister.
Lottie, who was five years her
senior, had always been so self-reliant
and womanly that I could never regard
her as needing that loving watchful-
ness that our younger sister seemed
to require, and the relations between
us could never be so tender and affec-
tionate.
AS I reflected thus, long after we had
left the breakfast-room and were seat
ed in my little parlor, reasoned with
myself that it was but natural that
should be omitted in the plans for en-
joyment formed by the young people
of Caldwell. The mothers were not
Invited with the daughters. Why
should I expect to go with Cornie, my
sister-child?
These reflections made me more calm
and content, and I could bid my sis
ters smiling adieu when they left me
early in the evening"
COrnie came back to give me a Sec
ond kiss, and whispered, IT wish you
were going, too, you old darlingr'
"Old," I repeated to myself. Eyes,
that is the word"
And that night looked more atten-
aively than was my wont into my mir
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

The wrestlers and athletes of India de-
velop the greatest strength by subsist-
ing chiefly on milk with a little goats
flesh, and plenty of farinaceous food
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

A doctor in MADEIRA, Cal, was called
to attend the wife of an Indian, and said
he could cure her. The woman died, and
the bereaved husband killed the physician.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

AGENTS WANTED-Ladies or gents; IS per
cay to sell new invention to prevent ladies' hats
from blowing off. Sample, 25cts Address
George j. johnson, 3 Nat. G. A. bank, st. Paul
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

The gems in the diadem of the Russian en-
press are worth $4OO, 900. They comprise 536
diamonds and massive ruby.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
Nastiest Thing in the World.

~ During 1896 the cigarette habit in
creased in the United States to the ex-
tent of 323,6S7,344 coffin nails over
1895, III
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

The Japanese up to forty years ago had
very silly custom. They vaccinated on
the tip of the nose.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Bottles should never be cleaned with
shot, as there is danger of lead-poison-
ing. /
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup
For children eething softens tho gums reduces inam.
nation allays pan wind collie 25 cents bottle
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Norwich blacksmith choroformed a horse
IN order to shoe him. few days later the
horse died of lockjaw.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

I believe Piso's Cure is the only medi
cine that will cure consumption.-Ann;
M. Ross, Williamsport, Pa, Nov. -, '9j
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

TO Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic lOc or 2bc.
Il G. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Vim Cycle Company, Chicago, ILL.,, are
offering rare bargains in bicycles 1t will
pay you to send for their large catalogue.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
Candy Cathartic. constipation forever.
1Oc. If c. c. c. fail. druggists refund money.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

vinegar will remove the disagreeable
odor of kerosene from tinware
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

A single bee collects only a teaspoonfuI
of honey during season.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Many of the best diamond cutters in
the world are Americans
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
IT GOES UP AND DOWN
BIGGEST SEE-SAW THAT HAS
BEEN CONSTRUCTED
1t Is a Feature of the Tennessee Cen
tennial Exposition-Those Who Ride
Upon It Will Be Carried 200 Feet
Into the Air.

UNIQUE feature of
the Tennessee Gen.
t e n n i a -, which
opened at Nash.
vile, is the great.
est seesaw of which
anyone ever heard.
It is a nightly en-
larged affair that is
exactly similar in.
principle to the
snort almost every
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Small farms are the rule in Japan, and every
foot of land is put to The farmer who has
more than ten acres is considered monopolist
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Cincinnati man put 3,2O3 words on postal
card so that they could be read by the naked
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Millet, Bnckvvheat and other seeds, lowest
Erlces. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blood pure. soc. 81. AL druggists
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Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine.
The original and only genuine Cures Chapped Hands
and Face Cold Sores. &C. c. G. Clark Co.. n Haven Ct
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Hungarian inventor claims to make from
weed pulp a fabric suitable for clothing
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

new substitute for powder is used in a re-
gas.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26
SISTER ELIZABETH.

'OlHlNG IS more
mortifying to a. per-
son, especially if
that individual is a
maiden lady of
t h i rty-fve, than
the consciousness
that others begin
to think her too
old for the society
of young people.
"It is a laying on
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Eighteen venturesome tourists lost their lives
in the Alps this season.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-26

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
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~ For with all our pretension to en-.
lightenment, are we not now a talking
desultory, rather than a meditative
generation u. G.. Sharp. .~e... ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
MILITARY JANGLE.
General Merritt Has Been Called
Upon to Settle It.

Washington, April 12.-Majcr- General
Wesley Merritt, the new commanding
officer of the department of the east ar
rived in Washington last night from
New York with his aide. Lieutenant T.
B. Moll. General Merritt has been
called upon to settle a difficulty be-
tween officers of the army. which re-
Gently occurred at Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
The officers concerned are Lieutenant
NJ. J. O'Brien, Fifth infantr1, who is
better known because of his assign
ment TO japan during the China-Jap-
anese war, and Captain H. Romein,
also attached to the Fifth infantry
Various stories of the difficulty be-
tween the two officers have reached the
war department, one of which is to the
effect that Captain Romein made re-
marks which Lieutenant O'Brien con-
sidered derogatory to his wife. An
other report states that Lieutenant
O'Brien objected to a criticism made
upon his soldierly qualifications by
Captain Romein and asks for an ex-
PLANTATION. Warm words followed and
Captain Romein knocked Lieutenant
O'Brien down. Colonel T. F. Barr, as
sistant acknowledgements, was ordered
to make an investigation. His report
is completed and will be considered by
General Merritt during the week.
Lieutenant O'Brien has asked the war
department to grant him a trial by
court martial. The matter has been re-
ferred to General Merritt for his action
and if the two officers are dissatisfied
with his course. they may appeal to
Secretary Alger
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13

Topeka, Kan. April 12.-Further evil
dence of bribery was developed before
the legislative investigating committee
this afternoon.
Senator Campbell of La Belle county
said that he had been approached in
the senate cloak room by man who
offered him several hundred dollars to
vote for the Hanna stockyards bill. He
refused to give the mans name.
Asked if it was not Legislator Wal
tors of La Belle county, Campbell re-
fused to state, saying it would come
out later. He was willing to say, how
ever, that State Senator Hanna had
sent a note to the member of the house
asking him to see him (CampbelD and
urge him to vote for the Hanna bill.
AT another time he had been aD-
preached by one Corning, but nothing
definite came of it.
DR.. Marks. from Jefferson county,
said he was approached by two men
and that one of them said that if he
(Marks) as a member of the conference
committee would block the text book
bill he would be given $4,000.
Senator Lupfer, who also was on the
conference committee, had said he too
was approached with a similar propO-
sition.
Outcalt endeavored to get Marks to
admit that the proposition was made
by w. L. Johnson, a druggist of At
Gibson, but he stubbornly refused.
d. ]. Hanna, a brother of State Sen
ator Hanna, denied the statements
made last week by Representative
Mitzler, and rejecting on him. Hanna
said that Mitzler had told him he was
ready to be bought by the railroads and
asked Hanna to look out for a chance
to pick up 500 or 5000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
VOORHEES, RETAINS.
They Will Arrive at the Old Home at
Noon Today.

Washington, April 12-The funeral
services over the remains of the late
ex-senator Daniel Voorhees, of Indiana
were held at St. Johns Episcopal church
shortly afternoon today. The church
could not accommodate those who desired
to pay the last tribute of respect to the
Indiana statesman. Members of the SEN
ate were present in a body and many
others in attendance prominent in Of
fetal and social life. The honorary pail
bearers were Senator Morrill, of Vermont,
Senator Turpie of Indiana, Senator Jones
of Arkansas, Senator Wilson of Wash
ington. ex-senator Butler of South
Carolina, Judge Lawrence Weldon. Hon.
Richard ]. Bright of Indiana, and Sen
ator Cullom of Illinois. The flowers were
profuse. one Of the most prominent floral
pieces having been sent by his old as
soeiates in the senate. The simple burial
services of the Episcopal church were
held. After the ceremony at the church,
the funeral cortege moved to Sixth street
station where the family of the late SEN
atOr. accompanied by Senator Wilson,
Washington. left with the remains at
2:20 o'clock over the Chesapeake & Ohio
road They will arrive at indianapolis at
noon tomorrow and the remains will lie
in stete at the capitol "a hours. Thence
they will be taken on Thursday to Terre
Haute the old home of the senator, for
final interment on Friday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-13
SHOOTS AN OFFICER.
Then Runs Away and Turns His Gun
on Himself-A Washington Trag-
edy.

Spokane. Wash, April 2.-Police Of
ficer McPhee lies in a critical condition
with bullet wound in his neck The
dead body of Arthur Chappelle. who
shot the officer, lies in the city morgue.
McPhee had ChaDDelle under arrest
and was taking him TO the station on a
charge of burglary, when the prisoner
sprang back and fired a revolver at the
officer. The hall struck him in the jaw
and went through his neck, lodging
near the vertebrae. Chappelle lives at
Dayton, Wash, where he has a wife
and five children. After shooting Nc
Phee ne ran through the city several
blocks and concealed himself in an OUT
house. He was pursued by Deputy
Sheriff Ferguson and a crowd of angry
citizens. AS the deputy sheriff pulled
the door open a shot was fired inside
and the officer, thinking he was being
fired upon, shot at the man inside.
Chappelle fell TO the floor dead. 1t was
then seen that Chappelle had shot him
self through the head. FergusOn'S bull
let had passed through the burglars
arm and made a flesh wound in his
ci1o