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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25
HARD WORDS FOR OLD FOLKS.

Posers Which VIII Bring Down Even
the Masters Of Literature.
When young people want to turn the
tables on the elders who are always
asking them questions they can't an
swer little study of the dictionary
will arm them with number Of posers
capable of bringing down college presi-
dents.
A literary man of fame and master
of the English tongue was asked the
other day by a merry girl to spell and
define 'giffen," he gave it up on both
counts, yet "giffen" is a proper Eng
.lish word, neither obsolete nor archaic,
nor provincial, nor technical. The
young girl and her mates had been maxi
ing game among themselves by giving
out to each other for spelling and def
milton short words that, like .giffen, Z
could be considered a part Of the living
literary English tongue; to allow any
others was to make the game too hope
1essly difficult; as it was, when anyone
was able to show acquaintance with a
word on some one else's list she had
greatly distinguished herself.
These are some of the words they In
troduced to each other: Taggle, ergal,
3anile, vanitied, avn, balinal, bandog,
bezoar, Cd, mourWee, dol1ap, mazer,
2dipode, cofman and uncial
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25
PRESENT DAY BARBARIANs.

French African Expedition Said to BE
Guilty of Astonishing Cruelty.
A grewsome account of the conduct
of the French expedition which has Just
made it's way to the Nileis given by one
of its members in a private letter, says
the. Boston Transcript. He says they
impressed all their native porters and
other help by force; in brief, seized and
made slaves of them. Then, if any Of
them tried to escape, they shot or
hanged them. When they came upon
village and found it deserted they set
it afire, whereupon the Inhabitants, who
were hiding near by, would come back
and try to extinguish the flames, thus
giving the french an opportunity to
seize some Of them to replenish their
slave train. The French would seize
the chief and tie him up until he furss
nished the required number Of slaves
If they did not succeed ia calling any Of,
the natives within reach by incendiar-
ism or other means they simply looted;
the village. At night they kept as
close a watch upon the slaves as pos
sible, "but they would now and then all
run away together. and it was not easy
to kill the whole lott
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25
ELEPHANT CURIOSITY.

Feet Embedded In Rocks.
On the Miles Wilbur farm, less than
two miles from Palmyra, Wis, nearly
midway between Bald bluff and the
Curelian spring, on wild, rocky hill
side of the Kettle range of bluffs, may
be found huge rock known far and
near as the ''stone elephant" says the
Boston Transcript.
It is annually visited by large num-
bers of people, some of whom pronounce
it a petrifed elephant of monster size,
but the theory most generally believed
is that it was hewed out of the solid
rock in which it seemed imbedded CEN
turtles ago by some prehistoric race.
AS if to substantiate this latter
theory, from time to time many val
liable tools, relics and implements I'M
known to the people of this age have
been found about its base and in that
immediate vicinity. The elephant is
about 20 feet long, six or eight feet
high, of a dark gray color and weighs
hundreds of tons. The body only is
above the level of the ground, it's legs
being deeply sunk below, holding it
firmly in standing position.
A tradition believed by many is that
around this huge stone the Indians
gathered to offer sacrifices. to the great
spirit and burn their prisoners at the
stake, or make them the victims Of
slow torture known only to the In
dams. It is a long established and gen.
orally believed theory that in this i'm
mediate vicinity and about Bald bluff
and the Big springs were some of their
most famous battle fields and hunting
grounds.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25
THE QUEEN CLEANS HOUSE.
Old Apartments IN Kensington Pa1-

Old Apartments In Remington Pal.
a3s ace to ne Pint In Order.
Queen Victoria has given orders that
the old state apartmen ts in Kensington
palace, which have long been disused,
shall be put in order and opened to the
public indefinitely, says the New York
Mail and Express. Nine rooms will be
renovated. among them the bedroom in
which her majesty was sleeping on the
memorable June morning nearly 81
years ago when the news came to her
that the archbishop Of Canterbury was
waiting in the council chamber to tell
her that she was sovereign Of one Of
the great kingdoms of the world. @
All these nine rooms are denuded Of
furniture and almost knee deep with
dust. The ballroom in the Denmark
wing, where the men and women Of the
aristocracy held high revel for two cen
turtles, has been found handy place
for tucking away things which were
not wanted elsewhere, and it looks like
q regular junk shop. Rusty barrel or
gans, broken-down tables, unseated
chairs and pictureless frames lie on the
floor in heaps, and over these hangs in
ragged strips, as though to cover the
desolation, the tapestry which former
ly decked the walls, a striking illustra-
ton of the "base uses" to which royal
palace may come. L. =.
Another of the rooms to be restored
is Sir Christopher Wren's famous ban
quoting hall. The chamber in which
the queen was born will not be opened
to the genral public, but admission may
be gained by special order from the
lord chancellor. In this room, which
has been kept in order, a brass plate has
been placed, inscribed: ''In this room
Queen Victoria was born May "a, 1872"
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A Lavish Reward.

There are instances seeming to prove
that parsimony is in exact proportion
to ones income; the larger the one, the
larger the other. A woman possessed
Of several millions in her own right is
pleased to pose as patron Of young
woman in reduced circumstances. .
This pose the woman chiefly maintains
by employing the young woman to
write for her occasionally at the mu-
nl 1ies sum Of SO cents per hour. The
other day, very rainy one, the patron
sent for the amannensis, who obeyed
The summons promptly. The required
writing was finished IN few minutes
over half an hour. gu were good
girl to get done so quickly, observed
the patron graciously; then, handing
the amannensis q quarter, Il believe
that is right. Car fare deducted, the
.iam q Al had earned just Is cents.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25

Timber Land, Act j une 8, 1s7S-Not1ce for Pub
lication-U: 8. Land Office, Duluth, MINI.
March "a, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of congress of
June 8. 1878, entitled IAN act for the sale timber
lands in the states Of California, Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory" as extended to all
the public land states by act of August l. 1892,
Eddie B. Wasgatt. of Duluth county of St. Louis.
state OF Minnesota, has this day filed III this
office his sworn statement No. 400 for the pur-
chase of the eh Of sw1a, seA of nwA and swh of
neI, SECTION 20, township 62north, range west,
and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes and to establish
his claim to said land before the register and
receiver of this office at Duluth, Minn., on
Monday, the 18th day of July, 1898 8 -
He names as witnesses: l,,-.-f -"
Leonard Turks, Christ Habberstad, Winfield
STunks Ole Bergum and Llewellyn B Brooks
all of Lutsen, MINI. ~
Any and ali persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office or before said 18th day OF
July, 1885,
4-30 VIM E. Culkin Register.
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OFFICIAL
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Experience not necessary: Any body can sell
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Agents make $500 to $28.00 per day. Twenty
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and full instructions free for nine 2-cent stamps
to pay postage, Mention this paper.
MONROE BOOK CO., Dept. NJ, Chicago III.
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GRAND MARAIs. MINI. ]. j q NE Is. 1893.
TITLED LADIES AS. FARMERS.
The Sisters Of English Peers Who
Are Engaged In Raising
Ponies and Cattle.

Lady Dorothea and Lady Estella Hope
are demonstrating that peers sisters
can be successful in the practical bust
ness of pony and cattle breeding. Their
farm is at Edenbridge, near London,
where they work away regardless Of the
fact that they have no chaperon to
guard them, says an exchange.
''We started with one pony" said
Lady Dorothea Hope, ':and showed him
successfully, and so we went on. Of
course, we bought largely from Lord
Londonderry's stud farms in the north;
although our first pony did not come
from him, as matter Of fact. We only
60 in for Shelties, not at all for Gallo
ways, and we only breed show ponies,
and not-as does Lord londonderry
pit ponies, although, of course, we sell
to all buyers. We are very successful
with our ponies, and we take the great
est possible pleasure in breeding and
showing them. It is very nice, if one is
fond of the country, being able to live
the greater part of the year there, al
though I like being in town, too.
SAT Edenbridge we have also small
herd of Jersey cows, which we have
shown rather successfully. Atone time
we went in for fox terriers. But the
fashion in these dogs changes so rapid
ly that we found we could not quite
Keep up with it. So, as we only like to
have the very best, we gave the dogs up.
We take great pleasure in our farming
and are very proud of it, and glad that
people should know how successfully
I'VE have proved that ladies can make
this sort of thing pay-if they have a
taste for it,"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25
a gOGuS RELIC.
Amusing Instanceso Of Way In Witch
Muse ums Are Imposed Upon.

Amusing Instance OF Way In whtch
Muse Are Imposed Upon.
"a very amusing instance Of the wayS
ia which museums are imposed aupon1
has just come to light, says the ST..
James Gazette. At the French revol1,-
ton, when the Cathedral Of ST. Denis
was so mutilated, the figures which or
namented the beautiful Gothic tomb
of Dagobert was thrown down, and for
the most part destroyed, all that re-
mained being the body Of his Queen
Nantilde and the head Of his son Clovis.
Is When the restorers stepped in sub
sequently they made the best they
could Of the bits, putting theson's head
on the mothers body and calling it the
Refine Nanti1de. Not long ago more in
telligent restorers. put an end to this
absurdity, and there are now to be seen.
at St. Denis two statues on which the
original proportions of each are pre-
served. But meanwhile casts OF the
hybrid were taken, and they still ex.
list in the collection Of the Beaux Arts
in Paris and in the National Bavarian
museum at Munich as examples to stu.
dents of all that is best in Gothic art.
But this is not all. In the great mu-
scum at Berlin, in the sculpture de-:
partment, there is small statuette of
stone, with various cracks and flaws
which give it an antique appearance,
which is nothing less than smaller.
and very imprudently made. counterfeit
0f tho nv hri6 fTho f0rerors fo1 ho
dculty which might be raised to plac-'
ing mans head above a woman's bust,
and SO has modified both to small ex-,
tent; but there is not shadow of doubt
that he has succeeded in palming off a
most unexpected imposition where he
could little expect to.
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Timber Land Act June 3, 1s77s.-Notice for Pub
ilcatlon-u 5. Land Office Duluth Mimi
:, Notice is hereb! given that in compliance with
the provisions. of the act of Congress Of June g
1878, entitled 1';,An act for the sale Of timber
lands ID the states of California, Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory as extended to I'LL
the public land states by act Of August A. 1852,
Anna Peterson Of Duluth county OF st. Louis
state OF Mimi, has this day filed in this office
her sworn statement No. 4l5O forthe purchase Of
me lot OF section y township 81, range 4 west
ana vii offer proof to show that the lands sought
Is more valuable for its timber or stone than for
a at! purposes, and to- establish his
claim to said land before the Register and Re-
eelVer Of his office at Duluth, Mimi, on Thurs
DAY, the 18th day of Aug, 1893.
lie names as witnesses: 5SEsE
sss Charles J. ] Johnson, Gust Olson and Hans
nibraGson of Grand Marais MINI. and George
sigma mess and Andrew johnson Of West
Superior Wis. 5ss35
Any and all persons claimings adversely the
allowed described lands sic requested to fle1heir
claims in this office or before said 18th day Of
August, 1898.
YIN. s. Culkins Register
p. Mol ason. Att Z. SIS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25

Timber Land. Act June 8, ls7s.-Notice for Pub
Icatlon-United States Land Office, Duluth
Mimi, May 4, 1885,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 8,
1878 entitled An act for the sale of timber lands
in the states Of California, Oregon, Nevada. and
Washington Territory,''' as extended to all the
public land states by act of August 4, 1892 Lizzie
HoMMenstne, Of Duluth, county Of St. Louis state
sworn statement No. Ala, for the purchase of
the lot 10 and swA of swA section and lots 5,
a. and of section 9. township 62 north, range
west, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought Is more valuable for it's timber or stone
than for Agricul purposes, and to esta blish
her claim to said land before the register and
receiver Of this Office at Duluth MINI. on Tues
day, The 10th. day of August, 1898.
She names es witnesses
Gust L. Peterson of Lutsen MINI. and William
Howenstine, Winfield =. Turks and Leonard
Turks of Duluth Mimi
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
apove-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office On or before said 16tE. day of
August, 1898.
VIM. E. Culkin. Register.
W. Fl. Smallsood, Atty. 5-25
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Timber Land Act June 8, 1s7s.-Notice for Pnh

Timber Land, Act June 3, 1S7s-Notice for Pub
LEGATION. y: s. Land Office at Duluth Mimi.
March is, 1893. - 800 - -,
7, Notice is hereby given that In compliance with
the PROVISIONS of the act of Congress June s, 1878
fS An act fal the sale Of timber lands
Washington Territory as extended to all the
public land states by act of August 4, 1892
Andrew, Olsen of Duluth county of St.
1 Louis state Of Minnesota, has this DAY filed in
purchase of the sell of seM. of section II, nwA
OF Of Il nMA of section Is, and nla Of neI
and will offer proof to show that the land sought
Is more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes. and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver Of
10th day of June, 1898. !
He names as witnesses:
Reinhold r GIaetz and Albert Graetz of Grand
Marais. Mimi, Broder Grande Of Duluth, MINI.
and George r Signalness and Andrew Johnson
of Vast Superior. Wis
Any and all persons claiming adversely The
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office before said 10th day of
June, 1898.
VIM Culkin, Register
3 N Johnson, Atty, 3-26
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Timber I Land Act June 3, 1s7e.-Netice for Pub
Mimi, May 20. 1888

Timber and: Act June 8, 1s7s-Netice for Pub
Mimi, May 20. 1853.
!, Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act of Congress Of June 8,
1872 entitled ..Anac for the sale Of timber lands
Washington Territory" as extended to ali the
public land states by act of august 4. 1892 Mary
Howenstine, of Duluth, county Of ST.. Louis
state of Minnesota. has this day filed in this
office her sworn statement No. 4157, for the pur-
chase OF the sw74 Of sw74 section 20, VIZ Of nw4
ssctc On 20 and ne4 Of neg of section 80 in town
ship IL north, range west, and will offer proof
for its timer Or stone than for agriculture
purposes, and to establish his claim to said land
before the register and receiver of this Office at
Duluth MINI. on Friday, the 18th. day Ct August,
1898. ~ .ss.@y,:E 80 If-se' -
z He names as witnesses:
Robert Howenstine and George w. II owenstine
of ltasca Wis. George Signalness of West Superb
Or Andrew Z. Bestul of Duluth MINI. and Gust
Olson and Charts J. johnson of Grand Marais
MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on before said 10TH day of
August, 1858.
VIM, b. Cullzin, Register.
B. N. Johnson, Atty. 5-2s
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Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth, Mum. Nav 25, 1893.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
ceiver at Duluth Mimi, on July is, 1858, Viz:
Andrew Huber homestead entry No 7242 for
the lots and and eh of nw4 section Is, town
ship Cd north, ranges west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: VI
{, john M; Pfan, Bernhard Marsch Jacob
all of Gunflint Lake, Mimi
", VIM. e. Culkin. Register
W. Fl. Smallwood. Atty. SIS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth, MINI :, May IS, 1898.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam.
ed settler has fled notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before tire Register and Re-
ceiver at Duluth, Mimi, on July Is, 1888, viz:
7140 for the lots and 6 and neA of seI section
z and lot / of section Is, township 81, north
range west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz
BARNARD Marsch Ignaz Arnold, Andrew
Huber. Jacob Schmaus and John Bernesch all
of Gunflint Lake, MINI.
VIM. E Culkin Register.
w. IL SmallwOod Atty. 5-2S
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]B.E||||'W!l ARE
OF SETTING
FOREST AND PRAIRIE FIRES,
Office of State Forest Commissioners
st. Paul, Mimi, March 26, 1898. !.

Il III,
st. Paul, Mimi, March 26, 1898. !.
Under the Act of the Legislature of
Minnesota for the preservation of For
#ests and for the prevention and suppress
sion of forest and prairie fires, approved
April l8, 1895, -
The following are liable to penalty not
& exceeding $lOO or imprisonment not
exceeding three months:
Any person refusing, without cause, to assist
# fire wardens in extinguishing forest or
@@ prairie fires. -
Any fire warden who neglects to perform his
Is duties.
Any person who wilfully, negligently or
carelessly sets on fire, or causes to be set on
fire, any woods. prairie or other combusti-
Bile material. thereby causing injury to an
= other.
Any person who shall kindle fire, on or
dangerously near forest or prairie land and
+ leave it unquenched, or who shall be a
party thereto.
Any person who shall use other than incom-
bustible frewads for firearms or carry
naked torch, firebrand or other exposed
light in or dangerously near to forest land
Any person who shall wilfully or heedlessly
detace. destroy or remove this or any other
warming placard posted under the require
ments of the above mentioned Act
ANY railroad company wilful neglecting to
provide efficient spark arresters on its en-
gines; or to keep it's right Of way to the
. width of 100 fee cleared of cOmpustible ma
terial; or which shall fail to comply with
other provisions of Section IL of the above
mentioned Act.
The following are liable to penalty of
not less than SIS nor more than $50.
Any railroad employe who wilfully violates
the provisions of Section IL of the above
mentioned Act
- Any owner of threshing or other portable
steam engine who neglects to have efficient
spark arresters, or who shall deposit live
T.. Goals or hot ashes without extinguishing
. the same
The following are liable to penalty not
exceeding $500 or Imprisonment in the
state prison not over ten years, or
: both.
ANY person who maliciously sets or causes
to be set on fire any woods prairie or other
combustible material whereby the property
of another is destroyed and life is sacr1-
feed
R. c. DUNN Estate Auditory,
Z. Forest Commissioner
C. g. ANDREWS
Chief Fire Warden.
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Timber Land, Act June 8, 1e7S.-Notice for Pub
!1catlon.-U. S. Land Office, Duluth, MINI

Timber Land, Act June 8, 1s7s.-Notice for Pub
1 nncatlon.-U. s. Land Office, Duluth, MINI
!, Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions OF the act Of congress Of une 5,
1919 entitled AN act for the sale Of timber lands
IN IN the states Of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory as extended to ali the
public land states by act of August g. 1892, Jchn
Benson OF Duluth. county Of ST. Louis, state Of
Minnesota, has this day filed in this office his
sworn statement No. 1855, for the purchase of the
81 of seq, neA of swA and nwl4 Of sell section
II, township 81 north, range 2 west, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more valu-
able Tor its timber stone than for agricultural
purposes and to- establish his claim to said land
before the Register and Receiver Of this office at
Pulut is,o6 Mimi, on Wednesday, the 18th day OF
He names as witnesses: :. @ts ( :sz 5g
Patrick Mccoy, Joseph st. George and Joseph
Gop pt e. OF Duluth I'll MINI and Abram Cook and
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before said 18th day Of
June, 1898. q 81 = - - i
SIG 81 VIM E Culkin, Registe /.
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Notice for Publication,

Land Office at Duluth Minn., May 20, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that the following
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Duluth MINI, on July IS. 1898,
viz: Henry Zebott homestead entry No. 1897,
seM of sell of section 80, township "a, range
west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz:
Fred A Gross and Albert Gross of Duluth,
Mimi. August Steiner, William Steiner and
William Foster of Grand Marais, MINI.
B. N. johnson, Atty. 81