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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
The Effect of Water Pressure.

1t is remarkable fact that the very
means Of life may be the cause of
death. A whale is drowned, and now
a scientist tells us that there seems to
be peculiar fatality among fishes.
After reaching a certain depth of water
the swimming bladders become dis
tended by the pressure of air, and the
fish literally explode. Too much of
ones native element may bring about
most disastrous consequences. A sud
den change Of air from one density to
another may cause the rupture Of a.
blood vessel, and too sudden change
Of temperature has produced like re-
Suits; Extremes of all sorts are not
very injurious, butsare likely to prove
fatal, especially to organisms that are
not in the enjoyment of robust health,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
lrious and wonde rfn1 method of Al.

curious and wonderful method of ar.
ranging her hair and women the world
over will make this method the fash
lon lon. It IS many years since Mrs Lang
try started the fashion Of chopping off
all the hair on the top Of the head,
' curling the short ends into little rings
and waves and producing what was
. known as bang" The much abused
tresses have had time to grow long, and
now women are looking out at the
world from between straight bands OF
3. hair r drawn down over the ears, be-
cause Cleo De Merode, Partisan music
nall dancer and favorite of king, has
set the fashion for SO doing.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26

The sleeves are tight, with a little
fullness at the shoulder, which. makes
them quite effective. The jacket is
longer by three inches than those we
have been wearing.
The hat worn with this costume is of
reseda green velvet, with soft crown
and brim that falls in waves above
the hair. 1t is trimmed with bunch
of brown ostrich plumes and ribbon of
the same color.
The shirt waist worn beneath the
Jacket is brown and so are the gloves
The Latest.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26

Is satisfied that they are more useful
than birds. They stretch their webs in
all directions and are ever on the alert
for their prey, and hungry as we'll as
crafty. A large family of small spi-
ders will devour a great many insects
in the course of twenty-four hours, and
the orchards, groves and fields will be
greatly the gamers through the agency
of these busy creatures. 1t is a mis-
take to look upon them as noxious and
offensive. To faint at the sight of a
spider is by no means sensible or
creditable thing to do, when one real
ICES it's Importance in the economy of
nature. To find that the spider is one
OF the most valuable aids of the farmer
and fruit grower, and to be able to
turn the inhabitants of our attics and
odd corners into money-making and
really profitable crop, is an item of no
trlt11ng interest to large class of per-
sons who are on the lookout for some
way to Increase their incomes and turn
to advantage every thing that comes
in their way.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
PetticOat of Golf Stockings.

Women are ingenious and novel in
the methods they employ to defraud
Uncle Sam of his duties on imported
goods. An argument in favor of a rad
1cal reform in the feminine costume
that appears to have been overlooked
is the facilities for smuggling afforded
by the present style. Almost every-
thing can be hidden under woman's
voluminous draperies. It would be diff
ticult for man to conceal two dozen
golf stockings on his person.. but
young and slender girl did It the other
day, and was only detected by the mer-
est accident. She was PASSENGER on
steamer that came into New York
last week, and one of the women in
spectors, Miss Elizabeth Ellis, hap
pened to run against her as she was
waiting on the dock to have her bag
gage examined. Miss Ellis ic!t lump
of something and thought that she had
better Investigate. AS a result It was
discovered that the young woman was
clad in petticoat made Of golf stock
ings. There were two dozen Of them.
worth $3.50 a pair, and It must have
taken whole spool of cotton to sew
them into that form.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26

the sun d.. 7- s#2sH
AS he rode like a prince to claim his
~ bride; *a8S
In the sweet, dim light of the falling
night - = 49,, iESfS
She found him at her side.
She had dreamed how the gaze Of his
strange, bold eye
Would wake her. heart to sudden
glow; -.,,-. 5
She found in his face the familiar grace
OF friend she used to know.
She had dreamed how his coming would
stir her soul 49,. --,:> n
AS the ocean is stirred by the wild
storms strife; ~
He brought her the balm of a heavenly
calm
And peace which crowned her life.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
Where lMustaches Are Barred.

Time was in England when the en-
ployes of banks might not wear boards
or mustaches. This restriction has in
almost every instance long been re-
moved. One exception still remains.
The historic house of Coutts, where,
royalty keeps its private accounts, de-.
clines to alter the rule Of a by-gone age.
and visitors to its ancient walls will
note that its employees present a re-,
markab1y trim and smart appearance.
The younger clerks yearning for those
hirsute adornments so dear to budding
adolescence have recently mem orialized
the partners on this subject, but, alasll
without success.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
A Test for Water. I

There is urgent need of simple and
reliable test for ascertaining the purity
of water. An analytical chemist gives
the following directions, which are read
lily understood, and can be applied by
any person Of average Intelligence.
Fill a clean bottle three fourths full
of the water to be tested, and dissolve
in the water half a teaspoonful.of the
purest sugar loaf,or graduated will an
sWer, cork the bottle. place it in al
warm spot for two days if at the end
of this period the water becomes cloudy
or milky, It's unfit for household USE.
# on the other hand it remains clear
and fresh looking, the probabilities are
that it is at least approximately pure
and fit for all domestic purposes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
Opposed to Mothers COOKING.

Miss Eleanor Innes is a young En-
glishWoman, who declares herself I'M
alterably opposed to that variety OF
cooking regarding as sacred in most
families under the title, ssas mother
cooked She believes in progress in
the culinary art: She thinks that fooC
can be prepared nowadays in vastly
more appetizing ways and with infin.
itely less waste than was possible
formerly. She won, at the recent foo6
and cookery exhibition, the jubilee colo
medal, the highest honor in the gift
of the association. Previously she hal
the honor of being presented by the
Baroness Burdett Coutts with a gold
medal for excellence in artistic cookery,
Miss Innes has an unrivaled collection
of culinary antiquities, among which
may be mentioned some utensils Of
most curious and intricate workman-
ship, presented to her some years ago
by an Irish committee and asserted on
authority to have been used in the pals
ace of the famous Brian Boru. 81.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
Remenbrances.

555. Wife (reYisiting the scene OF her be-
trotha1 " remembe Algernon, 50
we'll when you proposed to me, how
painfully embarrassed you were. Al,
5gernon --Ye s, dear; and T remember SO
well how kind and encouraging YOU
were, and ID how cry easy you made tt.
Cor me. after ali.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
Mine Ventilatine Fan

Electricity has been used for a great
deal of mining machinery and it's
applicability in ventilating coal mines
has been proved to the. satisfaction of
the workers. The men heretofore have
had to suffer great inconvenience from
the bad air and in many instances
could not remain long under ground
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26

Fans may be placed in any part of the
mine, connection being readily made
by means of one of the cable reels and
removed as readily when no longer re-
quired. For the ventilation Of the
mines electric fans similar to the one
shown are employed, which Is Of the
Guibal type. The form of the vanes,
construction of the arms and DISPOSE
ton of the braces are all designed to
give the highest possible efficiency for
the amount Of power used in the driv.
ing.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
Tasteful Mountaineering Gowns q

a
Women who go into the mountains
for September and October take along
gowns especially prepared for such
trips, and these dresses are worth con
sideration by those who cannot boast
such excursions. The most tasteful of
them are not unlike what women Of
the smillion wear upon the street, the
difference being a picturesqueness OF
finish that is very attractive Here is
one, a simple affair of black WOODEN
stuff in light weight trimmed as the
picture indicates with black braid. The
fronts OF the bloused jacket bodice were
decorated with white satin revers COW
cred with lace, white satin also giving
the plastron and collar, the latter being
smothered in a large lace bow. Some
Of these mountain dresses are too pro-
nounced in their picturesqueness to be
suitable for copying, but with a wise
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
"A Good Appetite. 5.

- good appetite is sauce for poor Dor
food, ga ccording to the. old adage, but )
voracious appetite might be both IN.
convenient and expensive. # a NJ An
were built on the same lines as eat
erpillar, the whole round earth would
shortly become q desert waste. This
small creature will III the course 81
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tells her. whether her mistress is a

tells heF. wnetner her mistress Is at
home or not. I'll F<5s@2
This is aboutSthe climax in the way
of household oddities. Nothing now
remains to be duplicated for the house
hold unless it is the grip-car lever
which could be applied to shoveling
coal, or the soda-water fountain, which,
in miniature, would make good per
fume atomizer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
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Apartment Telephones.

. In apartment houses the use Of 81; u
bell boy is done away with by having
callers telephone from the door to the
people they wish to visit, when the.
door is opened by means Of a sliding.
plate set in the door frame, to be drawn.
by cord running to each apartment,
the device also outWitting agents and
statesmen. ss 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
The Latest In Combs,

a new comb has the teeth formed
sseparat ely with eyelets in the base.
which are threaded on a wire and i'm
gbedded in an elastic strip for use, mak-
ing the comb easy to- clean.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
sCIE N TT B. Il, z OINTERS,
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscov-.
cry AND INVENTION.
a Fan for ventilating Mines One OF
Latest Triumphs Of GeniusA Use
full Signal Clock for Use in House,
hold Raising Spiders for Market.
Raising Spiders for Market.

:
equations to which
women .E'' and chill
dren may turn their
attention, is tn 9
raising Of spiders
for market. DR..
Keller, a scientist
of Zurich, has been
m a XII n 6 expert
ments with insect
eating SnidarS and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
choice of original, street rig of novel
and tasteful jauntiness can be secured.
Tailor-Made Gowns.

Just now the most important matter
on hand, with many of us, is the selec-
ton of gowns for the coming season.
It's so easy to make mistake and
buy gown which will not take" or
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26

Gold was known much earlier than
silver, and was at first the cheaper Of
the two metals, but the price Of silver
was lowered BY the discovery of silver
mines in Ci1ic1a. Spain. and Laurium
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26

Mrs. Carrie Rapp of Rockford, hi.
il. the second Rockford woman to pass
successful examination at Ottawa
and be admitted as member Of the.
IEWinnebago county bar. 535:s5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26

1 AA IL i'OOheQ 10H
his coming as
warriors come,
With the clash Of
arms and the bu-
gle's call;
But he came sim
stead with q
stealthy tread,
Which she did not
hear at all. i.
She had thought
how his armor
would blaze in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-26
FOR w ON EN- A Nd HOME
TENS. DENT REsT FOR MAIDS.
AND NATIONS. b II
Delicate ProblemAt What Age Are
Z Men Most Attractive to Women
Some Current Notes Of the Modes
! MI Mrs. Nc Kinley Sets the Fashion. d d sss
Loves Coming.

~ He had looked for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04

Sthtc"eut bcCent NeSOttatlOn9
Cuban Indepencenee Not Proposed.
London, April 4.-The Madrid CORE
upondent of The Standard telegraphing
late last night says: Il have been able
to obtain an interview with Senior Sa-
gasta. the premier. and TO elicit from
him brief statement with reference
TO the present critical situation. In the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04

surgeons was started down the river.
and was expected 10 reach Shawnee.
town before morning. Gradually the re.
ports Of loss Of life increased the estf.
mates, stories coming from various
points near the scene Of the food show.
ing that the disaster was far more seri.
Gus than at first believed. People from
Mount Vernon and the surrounding
country besieged the telephone and tel.
egraph Offices, frantic for tidings from
relatives and friends in the flooded
town. No attempt at an accurate list OF
the lost was possible. however, and the
crowds stood all night before the bull
letin boards on which were posted the
"ssger reports being received.
Shawneetown is seventy-five miles
below Evansville on the Ohio river. IL
is situated in a valley OF extremely
low land. with hills skirting Il in the
rear and with a twenty-five foot levee
front running from hill 10 hill The
town is very much in the position of a
fortified city. and when the levee gave
way under the pressure OF the high
river the water shot through a twenty
foot opening and struck the place like
hurricane. sweeping everything be-
fore Il.
Shawneetown mas population OF
about 2.oCo inhabitants. The streets
Were parallel with the river. the prin-
cipal business street being but two
blocks distant from the water. Situated
on the levee Is the Riverside hotel. a
large four-story building. This hotel Is
generally occupied fully all the year
around. being not only a transient hos
terry. but families also reside there. II
is feared that the hotel has been washed
away.
when the river Is at It's normal stage
IL is loo feet wide at this point, and
the citizens have long feared n cat
astrophe such as occurred yesterday. as
a tremendous pressure Is brought TO
bear on the levee during fresheis. Sew
eral years ago during a food the water
flowed over the levee and the streets
were under two feet Of water. The
levee was strengthened and built up
afterward. and the town has since con-
sidered there was no danger. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04
TERRIBLE LOSS OF HUMAN LIVES.
All Communication Cut On by the Rss,r z
Deluge.

st. Louis, April A special TO The
Republic from Girard. Ills. says: A
telephone message has been received
here from Shawneetown, Ills, saying
that at 4:S0 o'clock yesterday after
noon the levee above the city broke
and the city is inundated. The water
had backed up for five miles and rushed
down upon the city like a tidal wave.
After the message was received tele-
phone and telegraph communication
with Shawneetown was suddenly cut off
which tends to confirm the report.
Nothing more has been learned. It is
rumored that over 200 lives were lost.
Chicago, April s.-At 1880 last night
the operator in the long distance tele-
phone company's office at Mount YER
non, Ind, informed the Associated Press
that the estimate on the loss OF life at
Shawneetown was at that hour 200.
Mount Vernon is but thirty miles from
Shawneetown and the information on
which the estimate is based is believed
to be reliable. The operator stated that
the company's wires to the stricken city
failed soon after o'clock yesterday att
ernoon. AT that hour 1t was known
that the dam was giving way. but IT
was not thought that it would 20 to
pieces quickly enough to cause loss of
life.
Disaster Grows More FrightfuI.
BY o'clock 1t was known in Mount
Vernon that many people had been
drowned. the estimate then being 100.
A relief boat bearing food. blankets and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04

course Of the conversation Senor Sa-
gasta said: In our recent negotiations
with the United States We have used
friendly and conciliatory language in
explaining our views. Respecting the
matters in dispute with regard to the
Maine disaster we said we considered
the question to be one for diplomatic
negotiation. and that If we and the
United States found it impossible to
come to an understanding on the con-
fiicting opinions of the American and
Spanish commissions as to the cause
of the disaster the matter then ought
to Re submitted to technical experts
and to the arbitration Of a naval or 9TH
er power. who might be selected by mu-
tual agreement between tie two gov
ernments.
"'On the second point We were able
to inform United States Minister Wood
ford that Governor General Blanco had
issued a proclamation authorizing the
return of the reconcentrados to their
homes. and that the Spanish govern
ment had sent s120.0oO (s6000OO) to the
relief Of the distressed Cubans. and
would devote to the same object all the
proceeds of relief in kind and money,
amounting to Go00,000 $1,000, ,000), which
had been sent by Spanish residents in
Mexico. These measures are supple
mented by the assistance already given
by the Cuban autonomist government.
We have never objected to relief being
also sent by the United States on condi-
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acter or bear the appearance of inter-
vention.
I'VE did not object in principle to an
armistice to the Cuban insurgents We
are, however of opinion that it does
not behoove Spain to take the initiative,
and that a suspension of hostilities
ought to be asked for by the insurgents
We suggest that the United States gov
eminent might. if so inclined. exercise
its influence with the insurgents to in
duce them to apply for an armistice
with a view to further the ends of
peace. on the understanding. however.
that the armistice would be destined to
lead to the submission of the insurgents
to the new autonomous regime
"Senor Sagasta assured me that the
question or the independence of Cuba,
or the sale Of that colony. or any in
vasion of Spanish rights, was not
mooted in the recent negotiations.
Senor Sagasta considers that since he
took Office in October last he has done
everything possible to satisfy the Gu
bans and TO preserve good relations with
the United States. and that consequent
ly no responsibility for the present crisis
should it lead to a rupture should rest
with Spain. He, however. does not be-
lieve that the last Spanish memoran-
dunn closes the door to further nego-
tiations. Those who conducted them,
he said. had on both sides shown a dis
position to promote cordial relations,
and he only apprehended trouble from
the pressure of the jingoes on the ex-
ecutive in Washington"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04
Now Practically Settled that the Message Will Not
gress Until Wednesday,
The Disaster Of the Maine Brought Forcibt
Talk of Mediation.

congress about Wednesday. The
president has taken very firm atti-
tude, and intends to recognize Cuban
independence, and may 60 further
and propose Intervention.
Cobans s,e Obstinate.
Washington, April 4-Quesanda, 4
representing the Junts, says the Gu
bans will never consent to armistice
until independence is recognized.
This was the reply to the query ss to
what the Cubans would do in regard
to an appeal from the autonomist
cabinet.
Tho situation st Madrid.
Madrid, April 4 The minister of
the colonies has confirmsd sd the an
nouncement Of the pope's mediation
between Spain and The Cubans, and
added the suggestion that 1t did not
come from the Uaited States, but
from the pope direct. The minister,
when seen by an Associated Press
representative, said that the manner
Of Woodford conveyed the impression
that they believed peace would result
from the negotiations. 1t is reported
an armistice in Cuba may be pro-
claim I'd before tomorrow night.
The Pope's Position.
Rome, April At is stated the
pope has not formally offered to me-
diate between Spain and the United
States. but it is true he ha, con-
veyed to Madrid his ardent wish for
the avoidance Of conflict, and asked
Spain to arrange suspension Of
warlike measures or q decision.
Powers for Mediation.
Paris, April At is semi-officially
announced that the powers are con-
tinuing their efforts to find common
ground on which they can offer joint
mediation between Spain and the
United States.
Madrid, April 4.-The papal nun
clio had an audience with the queen
this morning.
Auxilisry Craistri.
Washington. April 4.-The navy
department has sent telegraphic or
dsrs to the auxiliary cruiser board
at New York to purchase Immediate
ly 10 vessels for the auxiliary navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-04
Swept Away by
Breaking of Levee.
Appeals the Governor of the for
Assistance-Reief

Ridgeway. ILL.,, April 4.-The Shaw
neetown horror grows hourly. 1t is
estimated this morning by the mayor
that 800 lives were lost.
Gov. Tanner Responds.
Springfield. ILL.,, April 4.-The
governor this morning received a
telegram from Mayor Carney, OF
Shawneetown, saying quarter Of the
population were drowned, and asking
food, tents clothing and coffins. The
governor authorized the president
of the Ridgeway, ILL.,, bank TO draw
on the governor for s. 600 for i'm
mediate necessities and arrange for
the shipment Of supplies. He has
issued a proclamation calling for
public contributions to aid the suf-
ferers.
Flora, ILL.,, April 4-The first re.
ports from the Shawneetown disaster
are confirmed. Both rail and river
communication are gone. aud par
ticulars are meagre. The town is
under Is to 20 feet of water. The
south leveeis covered with dead stock,
and houses Of all kinds are in the de.
bris. No bodies have been recov-
cred.
An Appeal to Congress.
Evansville, Ind., April 4-The
mayor Of Shawneetown appealed for
aid this morning for the destitute
and stricken city. He says the town
is absolutely destroyed, and there is
not food enough for one meal. Three
hundred are drowned. Evansville
sent two steamboat loads of provis.
ions last night which should reach
there this morning.
Springfield, April 4-The gov.
ernor has ordered a car load Of cof.
fins at st. Louis for Shawneetown.
Mount Vernon, Ind, April 4.-The
Evansville relief boat has returned