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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-05-29
History on a Watch, Face.

Almost" the last work of the Belgian
astronomer, ,Houzeau, recently deceased,
was an article in which, while arguing
in favor of decimal division of time,
he pointed out the origin of the double
set of twelve hours represented on our
watch ; and clock faces. The ancient
Inhabitants of Mesopotamia chose the
number twelve as an arithmetical base
because it has four divisors, viz, two,
three: four and six, while ten has only
two divisors, viz, two and five. They
counted twelve hours in the day and
twelve in the night, measuring the day
by the progress of the sun, and the
night by the progress Of the stars
across the sky. This system, prevail
ing over all others, has come down to
us, and so our watches bear on their
faces a souvenir Of those ancient DAYS
when the sun served for a clock hand
half Of the time, and the stars the 9th.
er half:
American Losses. 5zEtE5z
Old Bullion lost $500, 900 last week,
How ?'
His daughter married q count
Ohio State Journal. T
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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
THE POsTOFFICE BUILDING.


speed and archt
proposed New
The attitude OF
irritating
Postomc building n backto a
that the of the Oldest inhhtant
doubted the selected suited
the
public
by &C of Congress
ton the aayed
ion frs
When the Department
of
will
the act of Congress providing the building
thing
This being the
clamong for en-
provide work for those who opportune
therefore, for the Government
building
plans the building
with
that we may expect better
We should inducing Mckinley
snng department the industry
add in
make it known Washington
which
the
building
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

ize the copyrighting of the New York
State brand. Such law would protect
New York dairies and the reputation they
have established from being undermined
by dishonest dealers. 1t is not clear
whether such special legislation would be
fsvorably regarded in Congress, but the
dairy interests of the Empire State are
strong enough 10 make fight for it, and
the proposed bill Will probably be intro
duced at the next session.
The California fruit industry has suf.
t'red as much from the practices of DIS
honest dealers as has the industry of New
YORK. 1t has become the custom IN some
OF the Eastern cities for dealers in fruit to
label inferior fruits with California brands.
This evil has been exposed time and
again, but up to this time no adequate
remedy has been provided against it.
There will be a good deal of sympathy
therefore in California with the New York
dairymen. If State brand can be copv.
righted for dairy products, there seems no
reason why one should not be copyrighted
for fruit products, and if so we might de-
rive as much benefit from the proposed
legislation as New York itself. The sub
lect at any rate, is one deserving consid-
Grafton, and the California delegates in
Congress should watch the progress OF the
New York bill in order to guard Califor-
MIA Interests when it comes up.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
FALSE BRANDS.

The injury done to articles of standard
merit by the practice OF dishonest dealers
in putting the brand OF these articles upon
others of inferior worth has long been
known in the United States and has been
frequently complained of Almost every
section of the Union suffers In some of its
industries from the practice, and repeated
efforts have been made to devise a means
of preventing The evil.
1t is now reported that new effort in
the direction OF securing the needed pro-
lection for standard articles is TO be made
by the dairymen of New York. The dairy
law of that State provides that the State
Agricultural Commissioner shall furnish
a brand to butter manufacturers, and the
produce under the law is kept up to a
certain standard. As a consequence OF
this butter bearing the New York brand
has found profitable market in Europe.
1t seems, however, that butter makers in
other States where there is no official in
spectiou have found out the value of the
New York brand and are now shipping
butter TO Liverpool under the stamp of
that State. The consequences is the repu-
tation of the brand Is being injured, and
the New YORK butter-makers are losing the
trade they have 80 laborously built up.
To prevent such shipments in future q
bill is to be offered in Congress TO author
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
" SHEER IDIOUY."

In an interview with THE CALL corre-
spondent at Washington Senator Sher-
man took occasion to express himself yery
emphatically on the course of the New
York Journal and the San Francisco
Examiner in publishing what purported
to be statement from him, but which
was in fact not only fake but a deliber-
ate falsehood. The Senator denounced
the statement of Mr.. Hearst's papers as a
lie and declared that the reports in them
were OF such a nature as to make it "sbeer
ldiocy to print such statements as emanat-
ing from me-"
1t was hardly necessary for Senator
sherman to deny the interview which was
published. The statements contained in
it were, as he says, "sheer idiocy," and
could have deceived nobody who had any
knowledge of tae Senator's character and
record as statesman. He did not need
therefore to deny them to save his own
reputation, but it was nevertheless worth
his while to do so, inasmuc1 as public at
tention can never be too often called TO
the falseness of the so-called news which
is printed daily by MIR. Hearst's papers.
We have had repeated occasion of late
TO refer to these sheer idiocies." The
fakes which emanate from the new Jour
nalism have not even the merit OF being
clever. No amount of exposure seems TO
animate the takers with a desire 10 do
better next time. The Ii Yung Yuen
dispatch, which was the object OF so much
ridicule short time ago. has been fol-
lowed by another dispatch purporting to
come from the King OF Greece, and by
several others hardly less idlotic. Not
the slightest attempt is made by the
fakers 10 give even the color of truth to
their alleged dispatches, and they lie
with an equal facility about every class of
people from statesmen to prize-fghters.
from Chinese to Greeks.
Senator Sherman, owing to the fact that
he Is soon to enter upon the Office of Sec
retary of State. feels no doubt more than
ordinarily sensitive to the misrepresenta.
tions which may be made of the policy
which he will pursue in his new Office. It
was therefore no doubt extremely irritat-
ing to him 10 find two newspapers pub
fishing in fiashy style and with great dis
play headlines an idiotic fake purporting
to be statements direct from him and
containing falsehood in every line. He
is, therefore, justified in using harsh Ian.
guage concerning the men who so delib-
erately published the falsehoods. To call
the interview "a lie'' and to refer to it's
publication as "sheer idiocy" was none
too severe under the circumstances.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
The IRONY OF FATE

He had fought in many battle ana escaped with
out wound
He had met STAN peded cattle and had bravely
held his ground;
he had hunted Ia Montana, and been snowbou nd
on he p ain,
And he'd soiourned in Havana when the plague
was raising Cain.
He had crossed the stormy ocean many q time
without mishap:
He'd recovered from potion fixed up by jealous
Jap:
He had been q reckless rover from the moment of
mis- birth,
And had travelled almost over every portion of the
earth.
He'd encountered every danger that you've ever
read about:
He had been Texas ranger and q reckless army
scout,
But the moral If there's any in this humble little
tale,
nail. Cleveland Leader
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

The San Francisco Oratorio Society, con-
Quoted by James Hamilton Howe, is having
very satisfactory rehenrsals of "The Messiah"
which will be the leading feature of the grand
music festival TO be given in this City in the
spring, probably in April, The Oakland, Ala
media and San Jose societies which will lend
their assistance are also taking great interest
In the work. Musical people are looking for
ward to hearing Nine. Genevra Johnstone
Bishop, who has been engaged to come from
Chicago as the leading soprano soloist at the
festival. Nine. Bishop is acknowledge TO be
one OF the best exponents of orato-io in Amer
lea. She is a pupil of Nine. Anna de la Grange
OF Paris, and has sung good deal with Ade-
lima Patti, who is her warm friend and ad-
mirer. During the last visit that poor Alex
ander Salvini paid to Patti at Crsg-y-Nos.
Nine. Bishop was his fellow-guest. Nine.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
NEWSPAPER PL ASANTRY

Teacher-It is told of Demosthenes that in
order 10 improve his enunciation he would go
down to the shore and talk with his mouth
filed with pebbles. Who was Demosthenes?
Willie Tell-Please, ma'am, he was the in
ventor of the gag. "These are not the only
pebbles on the beach."-Plain Dealer.
''she is always giving you piece OF her
mind in the rudest way"
"You can't wonder. She he's no education
except of the most fragmentary sort."-Getroit
Journal.
George Washington" said the enthusiastic
man, ''never uttered anything that was not
true"
eyes," replied the politician. "but that
policy was easier in those days. He never got
mixed up in arguments on free silver and arbi-
tration and a lot more of things that you have
to take so many chances on when it comes to
question of ."-Washington Star.
A citizens committee, appointed to wait
upon Diogenes o reques: OF him that he should
run for mayor of Athens, was asked by the
philosopher: "And wherefore should I? In
what respect have shown any special qualif-
cations for the honor of being a candidate ?'
"You have barrel" remarked the commit
tee, but Diogenes, not being acquainted with
the political methods OF the times, failed to
see the point and declined 10 run.-Puck.
"Why do you call that dog pursued?"
because he's always feaing. ."-Philadelphia
North American.
Yeast-Do you believe there is such a thing
as al hypnotist
imsonbeak-What's that?
Yeast-Why person who can make you do
something which you don't want to do.
Crimsonbeak-oh, yes; my wife's one. She
makes me bring up the coal every night
Yonkers Statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Good Samaritan 9Tission.

Good Samaritan Mission, Second street,
near Folsom, Rev. W. L Kip in charge,
will open this evening with a reception and
entertainment between 7:30 ana 1890
O'Clock. The public is cordially invited. On
Sunday at IL O'Clock the new chapel will be
dedica ted. when the Bishop will be present
and officiate. In the afternoon on Sunday
Bishop Nichols viii open the new Armitage
Orphanage and Home Tor Boys on the same
lot at $50 O'Clock. In the evening at z 30
there will be speeiaI choral service in the
chapel, and during the following week Arch-
deacon Webber, the celebrated preacher, wifi
conduct a series of mission services, beginning
with Wednesday and closing on the following
Sunday. There will be four or five services
each day,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Excursion Rates to Washlnrton.

For the benefit OF hose desiring TO witness the
Inauguration of the next President Of the United
States the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell
excursion tickets at fare for the round trip
from all points On its lines in Ohio Indiana and
illinois, Tickets will be sold March !, and 8,
valid for return until March 8. Similar tickets
via B. and O. R. R. will be sold by all the railroads
throughout the West In addition to being the
shortest and most direct line to Washington the
B. and o. passes through a region Of greater scenic
magnihcence and historic interest than any in all
America Passengers also have the option OF trav-
cling via Akron and Pittsburg via Belaire and
Grafton either going returning. The through
trains OF the B. and o. vestbuled throughout.
equipped with Pullman sleepers and the dining
car service is unsurpassed. Information In detail
will be eheerfully furnished upon application b.
l. S. Allen. assistant general passenger agent, b,
and o. r. r., Grand Central station, Chicago
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
CLAIMS THE CREDI FoRJoHN Hay
Kansas City star.

hAnBas City Star.
Ex- Attorney General Williams of Kansas
City says he is responsible for John Hays start
in life. Hay lived in Warsaw, H., and Will
liams was studying law at Quincy. Hay was
country poet in those days-the "Unlettered
Bard" he subscribed himself. He wrote a
quality OF poetry that made Mr.. Williams
tired, and his rural airs and manners were
simply killing to the practical Quincy boy
"Pli drive that fellow on the river" Mr. Will
liams declared one day, and SO ne did.
Mr.. Williams got himself together one day
and wrote the rottenest sort of alleged verses.
These he signed, ''The Unbuttered Bard" and
caused them to be printed on coarse brown
wrapping paper, such grocers used in those
days. Then he stole up 10 Warsaw. and in the
dead hour OF night he posted the "Unbuttered
Berd's' verses all over the town. This took
the conceit out of Hay in all hour. A stern
resolve came into his face and the next week
he left town, going to Springfield, where Lin
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Letters From the People.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
4 Su00sstion That Small Farms Be
Opened for Hopr-Seeksrs.

Il Su00estion That Small Fdrns Be
Opened for Hone-Seekers.
Editor Call: This. the most glorious coun-
try on earthl Thousands OF meu and women
walking the streets, unable TO find employ
ment even at pittance to earn enough to
keep body and soul together. California, by
nature the most lavishly endowed State in this
Union, ia regard to soil and climate, where a
very lew acres will produce sum Client for the
subsistence OF family. California, where her
surplus products are often dumped In the bay
In order to keep the wharves clear for con-
stantIy incoming cargoes OF natures gifts,
where often who're boatlo6ds OF tooth some fish
are thrown overheard in order TO keep up the
high price; yes, the for poor man prohibit
tive price OF that by nature freely supplied
food source. There are millions of acres of
land in this State to-day, of which one ten
thousandth part would produce sufficient
grain. fruit, vegetables, etc, to sustain an
willing and able men and women crying for a
chance TO work for a living, and instead OF
soliciting. subscriptions for the building 'of
boulevard, park drive or some thing similar
why not buy and equip say, a 10,0OO-acfe farm
and put the unemployed to work on 1t with
the understanding that they would finally be-
come the owner of each O few acres on which
they could by industry and frugalaty, as prac-
tieed In Older and mil ght say colder couD tries,
become independent, or at least would
not need to apply for assistance from
the community where they happen to reside
ateVe-y recurrent hard year. think that by
Following my suggestion popular subscrip-
tion could be more advantageously applied
than by building boulevards and drives, which
would only be of the merest temporary relief
TO the unemployed, ana of benefit only to q
few who can afford horses and who would per-
haps be called upon next winter again to SUBJ
scribe for the smelioration the unemployed.
only suggestion from one OF your SUBJ
scribers. T. o. BRIER, $50 Clay street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

coin took him into his law Office. and alter
ward Installed him in the White House as his
private secretary.
Whatever Jonn Hay is or will be-" Mr.. Will
llans once said, ''I made him. II had not
caused him to see himself as others saw him
ne would never have left Warsaw, and leaving
warsaw was what gave h i'm his start"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
He REMEMBERED HIM.

One evening Senator Vest was standing in
the cafe of a Washington hotel, surrounded
by party of friends, when a gentleman came
up, shook hands with him and expressed
pleasure at seeing him agsin. The Senator
scowled and gave little grunt, and the man,
becoming little embarrassed, said:
al am afraid you don't rene mber me. Nv
name is Knight, G. D. Knight."
H"YeS, yes grOwled Mr. Vest Goodnight"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
LOST AN OLD FRIEND.
From Up-to-Date.

Kansas Farmer-I don't know how it is, but
I don't feel comfortable any more. The old
place amt what it used TO be.
Visitor-What's the trouble?
Kansas Farmer-Well, yer see, my son he
come home few days ago and he paid of the
mortgage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
"The Overland Limited"-OnIy Three
and Half DAYS to Chicago.

The Union Pacific is the only line running Pull
man donble drawing-room and tourist sleeper5
and dning-cars, San Francisco to Chicago daily
without change. Buffet, smoking and library cars
ogden to Chicago Tickets and sleeplng-car reser.
vations at / Montgomery St D. W. Hitchcock
General Agent, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Donahue estate Litipatton.

Eleanor Martin, executrix, and ]. Downey
Harvey, executor, of the will of the late Mrs
Annie Donahue, have sued L. C. Wittemeyer,
assignee OF the Union Stock Company OF San
Francisco, an insolvent debtor, for $4,000,
money due for rent, and for possession OF GER
tain premises in this City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

Sir Henry Keppel, 81 years of age. is now
the senior admiral in the British Navy list,
but Sir Alexander Milne, who is 80 and who
entered the navy eighty wears ago, is the old
est admiral and the one who has served the
longest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

Congress gave US an appropriation for q
new Postoffice building many years ago,
but where is it?
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

The Legislature promises to force the
fighting and try to knock the session out
in two rounds of one week each.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

The agitation for free Cuba has revived
In the East with new vigor and now is the
time for San Francisco to speak out.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

According to reports from the East, the
billiards are over and floods are submerg-
ing several districts as arbingers of spring.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

The object of the Greeks in invading
Crete seems to be partly TO bring about
pan-Hellenism and partly to pot the
Turks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

Greece does the fighting and England
does the talking, but it is evidently Russia
that holds the fort and has the say-so in
the crisis.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

As Senator Sherman saws the fake in
teryiew purporting to come from him
which was rec ntly published in the
Examiner was "sheer idiocy," it may be
taken for granted that it was written in
that Office, being in fact another Ii Yunz
Yuen telegram.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

1t seems clear that the only way to get
move on the Government officials who are
holding back the work of constructing the
new Postofice building in this City is to
start an agitation which will shake
them up.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

San Jose will meet the new era with
new charter and be as proud and lively as
q deoutante at a frolic with license to
fiirt,
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

There would be work for good many
OF the unemployed if the construction of
our new Postoffice building were under way
and some effort should be made at once to
get il started.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

The San Diego carnival committee
closed its froics with all bills paid and
money in the treasury. 1t was water
carnival, but it wasn't al all at sea.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

There is one consolation: Grover must
get a move on in eight days.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

The situation in the Levant involves
curious contradiction. L is everywhere
said that the existence of the Turkish en-
pire is T. menace to the peace of Europe,
and yet ali the great powers are in alliance
to keep it in existence.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

If reports from Havana are true it is full
time for squadron of warships 10 be sent
by our Government to that port in order
to protect our citizens residing there. The
yindictive spirit of the Spaniards has bee
aroused and there may be an outbreak of
violence at any time.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
peror Macmillan to Mexico. where they were
the chief officials of the court.

They say W. D. Howels orders "clippings on
a phase of life" and uses incidents thus OBJ
tanned for the foundation OF his story. Here
he walks in the footsteps Of Charles Reade,
who explained his methods OF work in that
much abused novel, ga Terrible Temp ptation."
Polly Brannum, the Oldest woman in TenneS-
see, died the other night at the age OF 100.
She was a daughter of a revolutionary soldier,
and in her day was acquainted with Sewer.
Roam, Carroll, Sam Houstonj Andrew Jackson,
Polk, Andrew Johnson, and other Tennes-
seeans of National reputation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

THERE can be no doubt that a timely use OF
Ayers Cherry PectoraI would prevent many
serious throat and lung troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

FOE relieving THROAT DISEASES, CoUeHs AND
HoARsENEss, use "BrolCn'S Bronchial Troches"
Sold only in boxes Avoid limitations
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

"They say he's one of the most unpopular
men in the State"
Eyes; he's always held appointive ofices."-
Chicago Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

1t is said that 1t was in his winter home at
Thomasville, Ga, that Mark A Hanna began
to lay his plans, two years ago, for the nomi-
nation oil Mckinley. The President-elect was
then Governor of Ohio, and was Hanna's
guest at Thomasyille.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

How about our new Postofice building e?
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
FRESH Brazil Nut raFy. Townsend's.

SPECIAL information daily TO manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the PrssI
Clipping Bureau lAllensl, $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

Count Joseph Zichy OF Vienna and Buda-
Pesth, memb Der of prominent Hungarian
noble family, died recently at the age OF 83
years. He and his wife, who was a daughter
OF the famous Austrian Chancellor, Prince
Metternich, accompanied the unfortunate EN-
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

Fifty-six of the seventy-two British army
survivors of Balaklava were entertained re-
Gently at the Old Royal Hotel, Birmingham.
A prominent feature of the gathering was the
head. in a glass case, OF Ronald, the famous
charger, upon which Lord Cardigan was
mounted in the daring charge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

james Payn, the well-known novelist and
contributor of England, is great
devotee OF whist, and, while owing to physical
infrmities, he is unable TO deal the cards, he
plays regularly and is q skiliful opponent to
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

There are two musicians attracting atten-
ton in Paris at present who belong TO races
not usually associated with modern music.
One is a young East Indian prima donna
named Yumata-Tiero who is meeting with
great success at the Olympia The other, VINO
devotes himself to serious music, Is an Arme-
nian named Vahran Sevadjiam. de is grad
uate of the conservatories of Venice and OF Vi
emma. and is said to be most accomplished
pisnoforte virtuoso. At concert recently
given in the Sale Erard the first part OF MS
programme consisted of Beethoven, ,SchumaHn,
Chopin and Liszt, and the second part con-
sisted of national Armenian airs, transcribed
by himself and an Armenian Rhapsodte" OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

1t is said to have taken eight freightcars
to carry to Washington City the personal
belongings of Charles F. Sprague, mil
ionaire Congressman-elect from Massa.
chusetts. 1t is safe to say, however, that
some poor statesman from the West will
go there with nothing but hair trunk
and gripsack and cut a bigger swath at
the capital and have larger hearing out
side
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

Kaiser Wilhelm has designed the tower for
the German Protestant Church at Jerusalem,
which will be completed by the end OF the
year. 1t viii cost $4,000 and is built on
site granted by the Sultan 10 King William
in the sixties