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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
SWift-Flying Insects,

1t has been computed that the
common house fly in ordinary flight
makes 600 strokes per second, and
advances twenty-five feet, but that
rate of speed, if the insect be alarmed,
may be increased six or seven-fold, SO
that under certain circumstances it
can outstrip the feetest race horse. It
is no uncommon thing to see a flea or
a wasp endeavoring to get in at the
window Of a railway train in full
speed, and it is calculated that, if a
small insect can fly faster than a race
horse can run, an insect as large as q
horse would be able to travel as fast
as a cannon ball.
LeunWeholk relates an exciting
chase which he beheld in menagerie
about 100 feet long, between a swal-
low and a dragon-fy, among the
swiftest of insects. The insect few
with incredible speed, and wheeled
with such rapidity that the swallow,
in spite of it's utmost efforts, com
pletely failed to overtake and cap
ture it.
A pigeon fancier of Hamme, Ger
many, recently made a wager that a
dozen bees liberated three miles from
their hives would reach it in better.
time than dozen pigeons would
reach their cote from the same dis
lance. The competitors were given
wing at Ryhern, a village nearly a
league from Hamme, and the first
bee reached home a quarter OF a
minute in advance of the first pigeon.
Three other bees reached the goal
before the second pigeon, the main
body OF both detachments finishing
almost simultaneously an instant or
two later. The bees, it may be men
toned, had been handicapped in the
race, having been rolled in -four be-
lore starting, for the purpose ofiden-
tification. According to Chabrier.
the male of the silk worm moth trav-
els upward of 100 miles in one day;
and there are many British moths,
as entomologists well know, which
can cover long distances in an incred-
IDLY short space oftime.-St. James's
Gazette.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
Thieves Aided by Chance Re-
T., - I'd, :@.ys-a5 RI marks. sSss Il

{ A cause Of many OF the successful
robberies by sneak thieves, said a
veteran detective recently, is the hab-
it not a few New Workers have of I'M
guardedly divulging secrets to chance
acquaintance and to friends.
''Would you be kind enough to tell
me the hour, Pve1eft my watch in
my other waistcoat pocket in my
room,"' and various similar remarks
are common, particularly on street
cars, and sneak-thieves are always
on the: alert to hear such disclosures.
They even ride on cars to overhear
them. For instance, a man might be
riding down town on a car, and dive
into his pocket for@his fare, when he
would suddenly remember that he
left his purse on the dresser in his
room and would apologetieally tell
his friend So. There might be some
thief in the car who overhearing this,
would follow him up, learnhis name
and address, and then all would be
plain-sailing. The thief would go to
the house and tell whoever came to
the door that the man had sent him
Tor the purse which: he left on the
dresser. The wife, finding the purse
in the place described, would be
thrown off her guard and, in nine
cases out of ten would give it to E,im
and pay him besides, for taking it.
The holiness Of the plan allays all
suspicion, with even the shrewdest
housewife. -New York Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05

" hen we were alone together again
8 tried to induce Rose to explain the
mystery Of the ghost, but she would
give me no tisfactory reply. Ifshe
4 knew it she was resolved to keep her.
own secret and in thinking the mat
ter over / am forced to the conclusion
that the famous doctor evolved the
manifestation out of "thin air.
&sW hatever it may have been, the
=apparation was precisely the shadow
counterpart of the murdered wife
even to the expression OF the wistful
beautiful eyes. -
S. Truly there are more things in
heaven and earth than are dreamed.
fin our philosophy. IA
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
She Managed to Conceal Her
Temper.

A certain young married lady of
Harlem is fortunate in having good,
kind husband, whose devotion toh her
has neverfagged for an instantsince
the first day he fell in love with her.
several years ago. She, unfortunate
~ for her own happiness as we'll as
his, was born with a temper like gun
powder. The following little family
dialogue took place between them
the other morning just after break
fast during one other lucid intervals.
1t leaked out, no matter how. g..
s :. Tell me-, said he, "just for my
own curiosity, how it happened that.
i never discovered this unhappy
weakness in you in our courtship
days, when / thought you paragon
of perfection? How did yon ever man
age to restrain yourself then?',
The poor woman hesitated few
moments before answering, and then,
5sobbing bituerl J, dropped her grace
fm little head upon his sturdy snolI-
der and said:
s5 / used to excuse myself from you
for q few minutes and gig. go pstairs
and b-b-bite pieces out of the .bl-bu--
bureau s
And he was as well satisfied with
this explanation as he could have
been with any
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
How Bunco Victims are SPOT
From the Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times w. 81
A story is going the. rounds about
Charley:------,a well-known produce
dealer on State Street, that is really
too good to keep. Not many weeks
ago he had occasion to visit New
York, when he had the following
unique adventure with a b1lncosteer-
er. This is how he tells it himself:
~ was walking up Broadway.
about 8 O'Clock that afternoon, when
I saw a spruce young fellow coming
toward me with a Joyous smile Of
recognition on his countenance. AL
most involuntarily took my hand
out of my pocket to meet his.
'SHow do youdo, Mr.. Blank? How
are all the people in. Hartfcrd?' he
said, shaking ne cordially by the
hand. I don't know as you remem-
Der me. My name is -
Now, hold right on-stop right
where you are,' said I. you've gone
far enough. I don't know you and
you don't know me. Hadn't you
better go before I call a policeman
"The fellow turned, and was rapid
ly getting around the corner, when I
called to him.
Hello there! Come back; 1 want
to talk with you 1872,
'He hesitated." -.
"'That's all right I said; come
on back. He walked toward me a
few steps.
-" Come, let's go in here and have
Something He accepted.
Now, said /, as we put down
our empty glasses, L want to ask
you what it was you saw about me
that made you think you could work
that gamer
J." We'll, I will tell you,' he said,
with a deprecating sort of smile, 4
noticed you wore rubbers!" &.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
is.'Hl''U.|.L )! :, =, z:

lrry1tG A. a. Z
When Won see a man in woe,
.5s Walk right up and say. Hullo!"*
Il Say Hullo' I, and 3 How dye do? .
ow's the world a-usin' y on?,
Slap tt Q fellow on his back If
Bring J our ham down with d whack;
zss " aitz rightup and don; t go Slow; Il
Grin and shake an say 'ttHullo!''' IS
IS lie clothed in rags? Oh: sho: v. z Is
ssl Walk right up md say Hullor'
Rags are but u cotton roll . !. !. Z
est for wrappin up a soul; .s
An O soul is worth true y i
Hale and heartyt.''H ow dye do, =
II Don't wait for the crowd to go. '5%..s n:
:. Walk right up and say Hullo.", 49,
When big vessels meet, they say, zSs
They saloot an sail away"
Jest the same as you an me, 49,
Lonesome ships upon q sea-;
Each one sailin' his own jog ."--. /.
For port beyond the fog.
Let your speakin' trumpet blow; i.
Lift yer horn an cry "Hullo!"
Say ssHullo''' an "How dye do?"
Other folks are good as you.
When you leave your house ofclay,
Wanderin' in the far away,
Wen You travel through the strange
Country t'other side the range,
Then the souls you've cheered will know
Who We be an say ''Hullo''
~. Yankee Blade.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05

| however, cOnJrOVertS this statement
l have morbid habit of imagining
the crimes that certain persons O
my acquaintance might commit, i
given the temptation and opportu
nifty. No doubt this mental peculiar
ity of mind is due to my occupation
that OF a detective.
had been sent to Paris upon bust
ness connected with bank robberv
and having no charge upon my re.
turn voyage was at liberty to EN-.
ploy my leisure time in studying my
fellow-passengers.
[ was especially fascinated by a
young husband and wife, of whom ]
could not learn much except that
they we're New Workers and bore the
name of Tracy.
Though l never exchanged a dozen
words with the lady, yet she won my
deepest sympathy, from certain
wistfnl expression Of her beautiful
eyes-a look which I imagine often
characterizes a neglected wife.
The gentleman was always afffa-
BILE, and a general favorite; still,
could not rid myself of the convic-
ton that he would help his gentle,
delicate wife out OF the world if he
had any powerful incentive to the
crime.
European voyages were rather
longer in those days than they are
now. Ours was at first a prosper
GUS one. The good ship sped on,
through bright days and starry
nights, until we were nearing
New York; then a fierce storm
drove us out of our course. and for q
week most of our passengers were too
sick to care whether we ever reached
our destina ton ornot. Then the gale
abated, and we resumed our occupa-
tions.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy did not appear,
however, and was shocked and star
tied to learn that the lady had died
during the storm, supposedly from
hearty disease, aggravated by sea sick
ness, her body had been consigned
to the watery deep. The funeral had
been hurried, in compliance with the
demands of superstitious sailors,
who in some way learned of Mrs.
Tracy's death, and insisted that a
corpse on board would sink the ship.
OF course the explanation of the
lady's sudden death seemed reasona-
BILE enough to everybody except my
self. Grave suspicious hauntedme
that the poor sad-faced little wife
had been fouHy murdered, without a
hand having been raised either to
help or avenge her.
But kept my own counsel, for if a
crime had been committed all evil
dences fit had been swallowed up
by the sea, and bringing the guilt
home would be a hopeless under
taking. So [ tried to dismiss the
affair from my mind; but at night in
my state-room, pair Of soft, dark
eyes seemed to haunt me, pleading
for help. had no opportunity to
see the WidoWer, for he remained con-
stantly alone in his state-room, evi-
IDENTIFY in too deep affection to come
among us. E.
We arrived in New York two weeks
behind time, and I found a great
deal Of business waiting for me at the
Bureau. My attention was occupied
L u y y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
Soft Coal Smoke Beneficial.

The belieftha smoke from soft
coal may have beneficial sanitary
effects is gaining ground tits claim
Jed that sulphur in the coal when
burned becomes disinfec tant. Furth-
Ser, that creo sote and its allied pro.
duets are thro own off with the fumes
5of bitumino lls coal, and that an
atmosphere charged with earbohiic
acid must be freer from germs. 81 dis
ease than he any apparentl purer air.
American Anal rs t..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
SAVED " IN TIME.

S THE sun was
sinking slowly
beyond the west
ern hills which
rose like a barri-
e r, shutting in
the lovely town
of Bloomsbury in
the valley below,
Fred Floyd paus-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
THE SEVEN STAGES,

Only q baby, 533 III
Kissed and careased,
Gently held to a mothers breast
$2s Only child, 85s$. ass15
Toddling alone, rs VI
ightening now itshappy home. s
Only q boy, 55:3$ 7. =5
L Trudging to school. s
Governed now BY sterner rule.
Only . youth. 81 $ a 35s4 f
@t3 Living in Dreams z
Full Of promise life now seems.
Only man, G. Eli
Battling with lie s5
Shared in now by loving vile Big
Only father, @
Burdened with care, /.
Silver threads in dark brown hair.
Only gray beard,
Toddling again,
Growing old and full of pain.
Only mound,
~ u Der grown with grass; ,gs.= rs
Dreams unrealized-rest at last IL.
~ Boston Traveller
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05
r.. OUR MURDl MURDERER;
The Sea Gives Up Its Dead,

T is often assert.
ed by the oppo'
nents Of spiritu-
alism that occult
science has never
been ofany prac-
tical usein the de-
lection of crime.
One case that
came under my
own observation,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05

u 4. seen Dotted tyour
side.She lsWeetl Yes, but You
never leave, do you He put forth,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
gines broke down, and she fell off into
the trough of the sea,
ANOTHER TO THE LIST.
Body of Another Victim of the Inflated
Portland Surely identified.

TOIuaNd ouf6lY IueHtlIlSd'
Provincetown, Dec. 1.-THE confusion
which has developed over the identiti-
cation of one of the bodies from the
steamer Portland which is here. was
settled at midnight Thursday, when L.
P. Hanson of Gorham, Me-, viewed the
body at Taylor's undertaking rooms
and stated positively that the body
was that of Willard q. Mosher. MOsher
was foreman of Mr.. Hanson's livery
stable. He had gone to Boston to
spend Thanksgiving, and had been
urged by a friend to stay over until
Sunday, but he had promised to get
back, and he started on the steamer
Saturday night. Moshers mother and
sister live in Rockland, and two other
sisters live at Gorham.
Mr.. George o. Chickering of Wey-
mouth and Mr.. c. A. Larry, in search
of Mr.. Chickering's wife, and sister-in-
law Mrs. E. A. Wheeler, have viewed
the body of the woman, but they failed
to make a positive Identification, as
the body is disfgured. II came ashore
with nothing on besides shoes and
stockings. No one has been able to
identify the colored boy, whose body
also Is here, and he is thought to have
been a cabin boy on the steamer.
The work of Strengthening out the
details of the great disaster of Sun
day, IS slow and tedious. The receipts
for freight on the Portland were picked
up yesterday morning near Peaked
Hill life saving station by three sail
ors from the Gloucester fishing schooner
Annie A. Greenlaw. These men walked
over the beach from Race point The
receipts are legible, and are held for
the agent of the company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
NO PROGRESS.
Commissions in Session for
Two Hours.

Paris, Dec. 2.--The joint session of the
peace commissions today lasted two
hours. No real progress was made. The
Spaniards are awaiting Instructions.
SPANS proposition for commercial
privileges in the West Indies was not
settled, and was scarcely considered to-
day. The Americans have also asked
for instruction on certain matters. The
Caroline islands questions were not
considered. The joint commission ad-
journed until tomorrow.
Today's session was a repetition vir-
tually of several earlier meetings,
When, after two hours of discussion
taking a wide range, the Spaniards
were pressed for definite statements,
they pleaded that they had not received
instructions from Madrid. Thereupon
the Americans declared, in diplomatic
phFaseology, that II was useless to
waste time in debate with men who
were not empowered to make bargains.
Although the adjournment was taken
until tomorrow, it is probable that there
will be further postponement TO Mon
day. The GpaI>ards version OF today S
SESSION
treaty concluded first and then the
minor matters discussed. According to
reports from American sources, the
Spanish commissioners endeaVored TO
draw out hints as to how far the Amer
leans were willing to compromise the
demands under discussion without dis
closing what concessions Spain was
willing to make. AS the negotiations
proceed the prospects of consuming
npsra1 inn
portant propositions, presenting many
phases, invite discussion and must
afterward be embodied in the agree
ments This task of embodying may be
long drawn out, every word ana
comma requiring consideration,
On the questions yet unsettled, which
do not concern territorial or hnanclal
interests, both commissions display
laudable anxiety to promote the well
fare of the inhabitants involved.
An American commissioner remarked
this evening to the correspondent OF the
Associated Press:
1--WE realize that these peoples are to
become our subjects, and we desire to
secure for them all their rights and
privileges We keep in mind the in
terests of Spanish citizens in the terri
tories changing hands. as well as OF
others.
our Spanish TRENDS eAnlplt d VIII
ingness to cooperate in this work of
guaranteeing the rights of the peoples
they are losing-a willingness that
must command our respect, for we
realize that they might make the task
much more difficult If they were dis
posed to display a resentful spirit"
Spanish sympathizers having quasi
connection with the Spanish commits
sion are making much over the report
ed attitude of the Filiplnos toward the
United States. These sympathizers
profess to have information that Aguin-
aldo means to fight, and that he has
now $4,000 soldiers, armed with Maui
ser rifles, and Is quick-firing guns
and it is asserted that he will be sat
isfed with nothing but independ-
| ence.
Agoncillo, Aguinaldos agent, was
reticent when questioned on the sub
ject this morning, saying that he had
no definite information from ''the gov
eminent"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
NO FEAR OF AGUlNALDo.
t is T bought That He viii Assume q
ConcilIatory Attitude.

Manila, Dec, lowing to the fact
that the result of the Paris conferences
has long been anticipated here, the
agreement of Spain to cede the Philip
pine islands to the United States Gre
ated no excitement The Americans
made no demonstration, and CONNER
cial circles were relieved.
The Spaniards were Indifferent, and
some of the American volunteers We're
Disguised at the prospect of being de-
tained here now that the fighting is
finished.
Aguinaldo is certain to assume a con-
ciliatory attitude, because his position
is daily becoming more untenable. His
rival intriguers are becoming uncon-
trollable, especially since funds have
run short and the outlying provinces
have become dissaffected. Although
never much more than a fgurehead,
AguinaIdo has been consistently tenn
parate and the authorities have no rea-
son to fear that he will depart from
this policy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
PORTLAND VICTIMS.
Bodies of six of them Arrived in Boston
Yesterday Morning.

Boston. Dec. 2--The bodies Of six Of
the Portland victims named in a dis
patch from Orleans, reached Boston
this noon on the Cape" train. They
had been shipped from Provincetown
early this morning after full identif1-
cation. Five Of the bodies were imme-
diately sent across the city to the I'm
ion station, to be forwarded to points
in Maine. The five bodies were those
of E. Dudley Freeman of Yarmouth
Solomon Cohen of Portland, Miss Eliza
beth M. Collins of Portland, Charles G.
Dyer and William Mosher of Rockland.
The sixth body, that of Miss Susan A.
Kelley, was removed in a hearse to an
undertakers in South Boston. The
body Of Mrs. Cornelia n. Mitchell was
taken from the train before arriving in
Boston to be sent to her late home in
North EaStOn.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
NAVAL MILITIA.
Fourth Annual Meeting of Association
Begins at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-The fourth an
nual meeting of the association of ma
val militia of the United States began
here today on board the old receiving
ship St Louis, representatives being
present from Florida, California, Geor-
gia, Illinois, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland,
Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Mis-
souri, and other states.
| The meeting will be one of national
Importance on account of the move
ment now on foot looking toward the
formation Of national naval militia
/ The conference was called to order by
Capt. J. w. Miller Of New York, presi-
dent of the association. Gov. Hast
ings welcomed the delegates and ex-
pressed his high appreciation of the
records made by the militia during the
recent war.
Capt. John w. Bartlett, who had
charge of the auxiliary naval force
| during the war, spoke briefly. He
said the navy department made some
mistakes. as did also the naval militia.
| There were bound to be mistakes in
times of war, and these could now be
| happily overlooked. Letters of regret
from Secretary of the Navy Long and
| Assistant Secretary Allen were read,
| in which they gave pressure of public
| business as a reason for being unable
to attend.
| Lieut.. w. H H. Sutherland, however,
was present as a representative of the
navy department After the reading
\ Of reports, the remainder of the day
was given to a general discussion of the
advisability of forming a naval reserve
| of a national character. 1t appeared
to be the opinion of those participat-
! ing in the debate that such a step
would be a. move in the right direction,
and about the only point on which
| there seemed to be a difference, was
whether or not state naval militia
should be dispensed with. Capt Bart
| lett favored the continuation of the
state militia as a stepping-ston to a
higher organization to be known as
the national naval reserve. He held
that the state militia could be made a
valuable training school and give to
the national reserve men of experience.
Lieut.. Sutherland, present command
er of the auxiliary navy gave his
views as outlined in his recent report,
and held that the men composing the
national reserve should be trained from
the start in that body exactly as is done
in the regular navy OF the states
represented, New York and Maryland
leaned strongly towards the combina-
ton of a state and national reserve.
while Pennsylvania took the position
that the national government should
also stand sponsor for the body and
have absolute control. Commander
Muckle of the latter state will tomor-
row offer resolutions TO that effect.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
FOOD FOR DEWEY.
A Steamer Sails from sydney With a
Cargo of Provisions.

Vancouver, Dec. 2.-Advices from
New South Wales say the steamer Gull
gon has sailed from Sydney with a car
so of provisions for Admiral Dewey
fleet at Manila. The cargo consisted
Of 5000 carcasses Of mutton, 250 OF
lambs, 125 tons of potatoes, 81 tons OF
onions and % tons of carrots.
Advices from New Guinea say the ma
tive tribes living on Musa river lately
raided the Masino villages in Colling-
wood bay and massacred Is coast peo-
pie There are no police to deal with
the mulNferers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
IMPRE sSlVE FUNERAL.
Services over Body of (. Dudley Freeman
Held at Yarmouth.

oeFVCss over 6ooy OF C. OudleY freeman
Held at Yarmouth.
Portland. Me, Dec. 2.-The funeral
of e, Dudley Freeman, who was a vic
tim Of the Portland disaster, was held
at Yarmouth this afternoon. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev DR..
Jenkins of Portland, and were of an
impressive character. Among those in
attendance were a large number of
relatives and Yarmouth neighbors, a
large delegation of state officials, a
delegation from the Cumberland bar
and several of the teachers of the
Maine school for the deaf, with which
he was identified as the member of
the governors council, %rho looked out
for its interests. Gov. Powers was not
able to attend, but was represented by
Adj Gen. John T. Richards. Other
state officials were present
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
BODIES COMING.
Chief Wade Ordered TO See That They
are Brought to Boston.

Boston, Dec Gov. Wolcott, by
advice Of the attorney general, has in
structed Chief Wade of the state po-
lice to proceed without delay to Cape
Cod and send all unidentified bodies to
Boston.
On arrival here the corpses will be
placed in some convenient place and
public notice thereof will be given.
His eXcellenoy reached this decision
shortly after noon today after confer
ences with General Manager Liscomb
and Agent Williams of the Portland
line. Gov. Wolcott also conferred with
Mayor Quincy over the telephone. Co
operation was assured, and the gov
ernor without delay, issued directions
to Chief Wade.