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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
TIE worship Of 1thlete..

Both boys and men, when they have
opened any paper, very soon turn to see
what is said about athletics. People go
in thousands to see matches of cricket,
boating, football, running and bicycle
races; matters connected with these
matches keep the telegraph busy and
furnish the large headings for posters;
they induce men OF the highest position
and gravest character to- write to the
newspapers and to discuss such mat
tiers from purely athletic point Of
view. leaving out OF sight all moral
questions which may happen to be in
volved. Portraits OF athletes are every
where and their histories and condition
are generally known. I was present
when certain distinguished man was
introduced to great English bishop.
He il the father Of r. 7. 60 said his
introdueer, naming q youth well known
for his powers Of cutting. tfonal Re-
view. sf gs5ss5.5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The loftiest active volcano is Coto.
paxl. y IS 1880 feet high, and its last
great eruption was in1s5s.
Taking DR.. Elkins' measurement OF
distance the star Arcturus exceeds the
sun in actual brightness 5000 times.
Sir Robert Ball, the astronomer,
says that TOR communications with the
Inhabitants Of Mars we would need =
flag as large as Ireland, and o pole 500
miles long.
"A physician, who has given much
thought to the subject, says that SO
long as the cyclist can breathe with the
month shut he is reasonably safe from
heart strain. z II
I'm 1877 Falcon island, in the Friend
" group. began as q smoking shoal; ten
years later it was a volcanic island about
300 feet high and over ~ miles long;
now it. is disappearing. E@#.
The largest tree in America, and
perhaps in the world, is the "Father of
the Forest" one of the California red
woods Some Of the Australian
cucalypti are said to grow as tall.
The safest course il caught in q
thunderstorm is to allow ones self to
become thoroughly soaked, The
chances of safety from lightning are
ten to one in favor Of the wet person.
III, after eating pure food, fresh out
door air is breathed, the blood will show
a large increase in red corpuscules, but
by drinking stimulants, the red disks
are decreased in serious proportions.
: Green wood Kisses and splutters
when burning because of the, large
amount of water contained in it's frbers,
which is changed into steam by the
heat, and bursts of tiny splinters.
Great Britain and Ireland have
turned out 54,622,7O gallons OF whisky
in 1897, over 5'ooo, 600 gallons more than
in the previous year. OF this 1926, 23s
gallons were consumed in the United
Kingdom and 100, 1s1 gallons exported.
There are 1913 distilleries at work in
Scotland, 90 in Ireland, nine in England,
and one in Wales.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
DOGS FOR THE III NplkE.
Are Deln1 GatAesed IN All tie Large
cities.


Arc Beins GatAesed II. All tie Large
Cities.
The Klondike will open up q ncw
field of usefulness for the dog. In
Seattle an enterprise is on foot to es-
tabiish q dog nursery, where the ani-
mails will be trained for the Alaska
service and then sent there and sold
to the miners. It is believed that the
dogs will solve the vexed problem Of
raEsportation, says the New York
30urnal. q
.sx-Mayor Black and j. B. Powles, Of
cattle, who are behind the enterprise,
re gathering dogs in Chicago, st.
.Saul and other cities. The first car
cad OF eco picked animals has already
.arrived in Seattle. They have been
sathered with a view Of doing packing
I'D sled drawing over the Alaska trails.
70 spania.s or other sporting dogs
have been secured, but only the hard
footed, long-haired breeds, that will
weigh from 60 to 20 pounds each.
f Our object" said Mr.. Powles, sin
bringing the dogs to Seattle now is to
give them a good training. They will
be placed in charge Of Oscar Jones,
who has charge Of the Seattle kennels.
We expect to. sell the dogs, and house
and train them from now until spring,
lifting harness to them, breaking! them
10 drive, and in every way truining
them so they can be used as soon as
they reach the trails. We have brought
them in thus early in the season to
void risks of cold weather. We ex-
1cct to bring n carload from Phi,adel-
'hia soon,. and in all will have four or
i've On r!oads ~ s..'ff -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
CAUSES or POVERTY.


10 the llisfoFtnnes of the Psor.
Various attempts have been made
recently to get at the causes OF poverty
by means OF statistics. In Europe pau
pers are defined to be those who receive
aid from the government or charitable
funds. The proportion OF paupers to
the. whole population is highest in
England, % per 1000. In Scotland it is
"a, IN Ireland %, in Holland 20, in Italy
10, in Austria 9, in France 8, and in
Germany u THERE'S no similar -di-
vision made officially IN, the United
Statesy ant, 81 taking the / /. eoun4py:
through, the proportion here is less,
probably, than p per cent ts~ WhEn4it
comes, however,, to the causes Of pow
erty the American statisticians are, SO
TO speak, right in line with what some
persons would call their conjectures,
but what they describe as their con-
illusions. Thus, Of 100 cases of: pow
erty II per cent. are chargeable to
drink in excess, 21.s per cent. to- what
the statisticians call "misconductk" a
rather vague designation for unwise
or reprehensible acts; 1856 per cent. to
lack of work or inadequate pay. for
work done, or insufficient, half-time
employment, and most of the remain
der to misfortune"
Z What particular distinction the sta
tisticians are able to establish between
misconduct" and misfortune" is not
easily stated, for some acts Of miscon-
duct are clearly due to misfortune, and
many instances Of misfortune are d.
rectly traceable to misconduct, but the
statisticians do not concern themselves
with such trifes as these They only
deal with what they call abroad propo-
sitions," and one Of them, Charles
Booth, Of East London, has ascertained
by investigation that in the poorer dis
triots OF the British capital exactly II
per cent: of those male or female adults
who are a charge either upon the gov
eminent or upon others for reasons not
arising from physical causes owe their
Indulgence to drink. though it has been
observed by some travellers in East Lon
don (and travellers who are not sta
tisticians) that the absence Of drine is
ut times a more poignant cause Of the
visible distress than is unbridled in.
diligence in ale, porter or bitter beer.
London spends 100000 a year for
the relief of the needy, Paris 81, SOC, 600,
Vienna. $4,000, 600, and Berlin s., OOo, 600.
Greater New Yorkwill expend. approx
mafely, $500, OOO.-N. Y. Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
FLOCK STRAYED 900 MILES
Shepherd Killed by Lixhtninx an.
the Sheen 6sn m n Lone rnu~~>u

shepherd killed by LixhfniMx. and
the sheep Go On . long Journey.
"A herder in charge of flock Of 900
sheep which were grazing near the base
pf the San Francisco mountains Ia .zArii-
iona was killed by lightning during 4
terrific storm which visited that section
about August t. ,As'the herder was not
expected to come in withlhis sheep un-
til October his absence during August
and September was in the regular line
O! business and attracted no attention.
but when the middle, of October came
and he did mot appear messengers were
sent out to find him and see what was
the matter. After search Of some
days in the vicinity of where he was
last seen, the remains of camp were
found under a tree which had been
riven by the lightning. The cooking
utensils were scattered about and the
remains of blanket were found, which
were identified as parts of one which
the man had taken with him. The wa
ter key was also recognize by mark
which had been burned into one of the
slaves. A further search revealed the
bones OF man sea ttered about over the
ground, some Of them more than hun
dred yards from the tree, where they
had evidently been carried by the
wolves. = $780, v.--.. ~. .e,>. g.. -: ,
A prospector. who had passed that
way had camped a night with the man
about August l. and said the herd was
then moving northward. This tree,
around which these articles were found,
was just about far enough north to
have been the next camping placeya and
as it was remembered that there was a
severe storm with thunder and light
ming in that section one night about
the time referred to it was clear that
the man made his camp under this
tree, and had been killed by lightning
and his body devoured by wolves. The
sheep had never been heard of, and no
trace Of them could be found anywhere
in that part of the country. c>,.sSs~:s
But now comes the strange part of
the story: About three weeks ago a
herd of about 2,000 sheep was found ON
the plain in San Miguel county, in New
Mexico, with no one in charge of thenR;
andsto all appearances belonging to:no-
body. The people in Arizona heard of
this fact and wrote to an officer in the
county where the sheep found, Civ
ing tneir marks, and explaining how<the
animals could be identified, when twas
found beyond any, doubt that this was
the same herd that had disappeared
from the range in Arizona about August
1: They had been shifting for them
selves for at least three months and a
half, and turned up at point fully 500
miles from where, the herder was killed,
and had crossed the Rio Grande on the
way Chicago Tribune. .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
Price of Garne d Fraac4.

The price Of game in France is alleged
10 depend principally upon the state Of
the moon. When the moon sstiark and
poachers cannot see TO set their snares
at night game is scarce. When the
moon is fun there is plenty 81 light and
the poachers get lots 81. game.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
IA Expere sAceountaAt,

~ Noek1 @aASe01ht6At. -
do you not think, Miss South :, he
pleaded. that in time you might learn.
TO love me ~
{ Possibly, the girl replied. "a yon.
could render me statement Of what
You are worth. Mr.. North, a might leatd
to love YOU. I'm very quick sc lfigureS.H
trBfts. 80 s, &:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08

We know Of no review published, In this
country or in Europe. which combines 50 success
fully IS the AMERlcAn MONTHLY the alertness,
timeliness, and energy Of journalism with the
sound Judgment. carefully weighed opinion, exact
knowledge, and well-chosen English Of the purely
literary periodical. It'll Outlook.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08

the month, Of the POLITICAL tie
economic, and literary happenings
which are Of value to intelligent
men and women. The Editors
Progress Of the World " tells Soc
einetiy an illustrated storY Of the
month. The Leading Articles"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
EAST NEWBERN.

Born, April 70, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Hoffman, daughter.
Mr.. and Mr.. F. l.. Bostwick, Of
Dayton, were visiting at 5. A. Fulton's
Sunday.
Eureka school closed last week.
The teacher, A. F. Neimoller, returned
to his home. Did
Lyle Davis is home from Herington.
Mrs. VIM. Haire and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Eta Morse, of Enterprise,
we're guests Of VIM. Murphy last
week. '4'a .ei
VIM. Meredith, who has been SER
iously i'll, is slowly improving.
Miss Winnie Rudy will 60 to Abb
lene this week to learn the dressmak.
ing trade under Mrs. Jolley.
Everybody is requested to meet at
Eureka schoolhouse Sunday, May /,
at 2o'clock, for the purpose Of organ
izing Sunday school. oc sdn|
Cards have been received ANNOUNCE
ing the marriage Of Miss Mamie
LOOMS to James R. Elliott, April 5,
1898, at the home Of the bride in
Braddock, Penn. Miss LOOMS is a |
niece Of s. A. Fulton, and visited |
here some time ago. She made many
friends while here and in Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
NO MORE GOLD BONDS.



WASHINGTON, April l5.-Secretary
Gage, with the consent of the presi-
dent, has decided, as soon as hostilities
actually begin, he will ask congress to
authorize the issue of bonds to the
amount Of $3.50, 900, 900. 1t Is his pur-
pose not to Immediately put out more
than 500, 900, 900 for the absorption Of
which amount he has already re-
ceived assurances from moneyed
men. The people will be given
an opportunity to subscribe
to this issue by making the
bonds OF small denomination. The
bonds will not be gold bonds and there
Is even some question as to whether
they will be denominated "coin' bonds
because Of the construction heretofore
placed on that word by the treasury
department as meaning gold. They
will probably be made payable in law
full money of the United States 1I d
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
DILLON.

"A. l.. Evers returned from Ellis.
worth Saturday morning. .r n
The Southeast Dickinson Sunday
school association held its annual
meeting at Union Valley school house
last Sunday. The session was OF
much benefit to Sunday school work.
ers.
Mr.. Lockhart, the Mccormick
binder expert, who was assisting H.
F. Brinkman for some time, went to
Glen Elder Sunday.
Henry Ball struck his hand with a
hammer while at work in the agatite
mill and received painful bruise.
The agatite mill hands are at Long
ford this week. ,..
There was a pleasant dance at VIM.
Ogden's Saturday night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
GOV. BARNES MERCIFuL.


GUTHRIE, Ok, April IS. Gov. Barnes
has pardoned Rev G. L. Berry, Of Paw
nee, from the penitentiary. Berry,
who was a Presbyterian preacher,
started the Farmers h Citizens bank,
Of Pawnee, and conducted 1t several
years on the depositors' money, finally
failing with but 81 cents in the safe.
He was sentenced to three years for re.
ceiving money while the bank was in.
solvent. He had never used any Of the
funds Of the bank, which simply failed
from acknowledgement and ignorance
OF banking methods, and, after being
sentenced, went alone to the peniten-
tiary, and delivered himself over to the
warden. Berry is well known in Kan
sas, where he resided before coming
to Oklahoma.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
SOLOMON.

The body Of William V. Smart was
disinterred from Prairie Mound Gem.
etery yesterday and taken to Riley fol
interment.
MissiMattie Phelps Of Beloit is Wis.
ting her friend, Rye Hopkins. 9
WillCampbell Of Chanute is visit.
ing bis parents this week.
Messrs. H. B. Fleming, Baird, Car.
penter, Heigle and Mrs. w. A. Hop
kins left this morning for Wichita to
attend the G. A. r. encampment.
Mrs. Bert Ramsey leaves today for
. visit to her sisters, the Misses
Woodry, Of McCune, Kansas. Ii d
Measles is raging quite badly in the
district west Of Solomon. u So far the
school children in town have escaped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
A DIFFERENT STORY.
United statea Consul McGarr, Just Back
from Cienfuegos, says Cuban situation 4
Has been Grossly Exaggerated.

BosToN, April Is. : The steamer
Barnstable from Cienfuegos, Cuba,
reached here having on board United
States Consul McGarr. Mr. McGarr
said all was quiet when he left Cien-
fuegos. Mr. McGarr isqpoted ss fol-
lows: "A declaration Of war against
Spain by the United States would be a
grievous mistake. The situation In
Cuba has been most grossly, yes, Grim.
inally, exaggerated by irresponsible
persons for the purpose Of bringing on
a war between Spain and the United
States" .-g f I... a..... 40s
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
RINEHART.

Misses Luke and Mustard Of the
high school were visitors at W. H.
Betz's over Sunday.
Albert ,Buhrer has purchased for
himself q fine top buggy and double
set ofharness.
In the absence Of the pastor, DR..
Haithcox conducted the Holy Com
munion at the Lutheran church last
Sunday.
Clarence Jackmaf is organizing q
singing class.
Some Of our people are entirely too
eager to believe evil reports Of their
neighbors, we fear. Such things
should be sifted thoroughly before
sown.to the winds. 1t is q Christian
duty to verify facts before they are
taken as true and in SO doing many a
false saying will come to light
Christ ate with the publicans and sin.
ners and are we any betterp i.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
TALMAGE.

T. E. Fisk is increasing bis acreage
Of alfalfa.
Arthur Elwick is busily engaged
painting T. G. lifts house here.
Misses Laura Iliff and Daisy Nc
Henry attended q lecture at the coun-
ty high school Saturday evening,
The River Brethren denomination
held baptismal services at Mud creek
on Monday afternoon, whereby three
candidates were received into the
church. 4"
W. D. Fulton is contemplating rum
ming bis elevator with q gasoline en-
CINE. -
J. L. Book is selling medicine for
the Pittsburg Medicine company.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
REPORTED By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
wooDBIlsE

Mrs, Ellen Shippy is visiting il
Junction City. = lf-a'~y~'-rr-
Aug. Timm Is in Kansas City hav
ing medical treatment.
Mrs. c. B. Gemeny returned from
Junction City Tuesday.
Ida Jarrard went to Chapman
Thursday.
Eta Mcvsy Is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Julius Chestnut.
C. R'Troxel and men drove,a mum.
Der Of COWS up from Solomon Friday,
Andrew Madison returned home the
middle otthe week.
J. A. Gillett, wife and child return.
ed from Kansas City Thursday.
Mr.. Yessler is visiting G. G. Gil.
lett and family.
Harry Eighmy has moved in the J.,
G. Nusz house just vacated by c. H.
johnson.
The Occidental lodge organized in
the new hall Wednesday night.
Mr.. Shields and family visited J..
P. 'Fengel last week. Mrs. Shields
is Mr.. and Mrs. Fengel's daughter.
Mrs. Ed Marsh and Flora Wilder.
man are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Price.
MIR. Keller from Denver is here on
business.
Mrs. Croft from Enterprise visited
with Tom Rough and family.
Herbert Scherer from Chapman
spent Sundayin this place. Pc,
Will johnson came up from Dur
ham Saturday to spend few days.
Mrs. R. Swartz and her brother Mr..
Willis from Herington were in town
Sunday.
A large crowd attended the mask
ball in the new hall Saturday even.
ing. Many of the costumes were
quite unique.
Morris brothers we're up from juno
lion City most of the week painting.
John Fox and family from junction
City were in town Sunday.
Maggie Rough is visiting her sister,
Mrs. s. L. Book.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
HE GAVE A JUMP AND YELL.

behind log with two other men--I was
only a private then--one OF whom was
nm inveterate joker, and the other YVES
one of the imaginative kind Of soldiers
In fnct, he was 20 imaginative that he
was almost scared out Of his wits, and
when the bullets and shells began fly.
ing through the woods, cutting of
saplings, clipping limbs all around us
and barking the top Of the log behind
which we lay, I thought the fellow
would burst blood vessel, or go crazy.
or do some other fool thing unbecomlng
to q soldier. Tom, the joker, noticed
the mans terror and called my atten.
ton to 1t.
Then he reached out and dragged in
a stick cut from the tree above us by 4
bullet, and, fixing pin in It, proceeded
to have his fun. The man was at the
for end Of our log, ten feet from Tom.
and / was just beyond Tom on the other
side, and, am free to confess, was
nervous enough to wonder at Toms
manner at such b time. However, I
couldn't help watching his movements.
and actually laughed to see him sliding
the pin-pointed stick, along toward the
unsuspecting victim. Having got itat
the right distance, he waited for
smashing volley Of bullets, and Just as
1t came he prodded the soldier in tho
back with the pin. Well, 1t was really
funny to see. the chap. jump and yell
end roll over, and we both fairly howled
But II wasn't 50 funny when the man
didn't move after his first startled &C.
tion, and Tom looked around at me In
scared kind Of way. Hissurprise found
expression in On oath, and he called to
the man. There was no answer, and
be called again, with the same result.
Then he crept over TO him and gave him
shake. That brought no response.
either, and Tom dragged him around 10
he could see his face. II was an ashy
blue, with the eyes staring wide open.
and the man was as dead as Julius
Caesar, with never q mark on him, save.
perhaps, that one pin scratch in his
back"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
DAYTON.

Wheat is looking extra fine and oats
are coming up nicely.
J. B. Stauffer's school closed on the
twentieth with program and dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Eisenhower and
daughter and Mrs. Dsyhoff went to
HeringtoR. /,
A. J. Dsyhoff and family from Dom
sgal visited bis brother, Harry, "sun.
day.
Simon Lenhart from north Of Hope
was in town Saturday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
Her Associates Wore 70 Blame.

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, April is Gov.
Stephens granted pardon 10 Ada
Jones, who pleaded guilty to q charge
Of petit larceny in St Louis. and was
sentenced TO the city workhouse for
five months. This girl, though not 20
years old, left. her country home in
Morgan county for the city In order to
work for her living aud, there, inas-
enced by older associates II Il alleged,
committed the larceny. ~ iSs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
KILLED By A PIN PRICK.
Tho story Of Nan Whose lnasiaatisa
Caused His Death.

Tho STORY Of Nan Whose lnasiaatisa
Caused His Death.
I'm my opinion remarked the col.
lege professor, who rose from the ranka
during the last war to the position Of
colonel, the imagination Of men dos
more injury to the cause Of courage
than all the appliances Of war ret d.
covered
I'm other words" caromed a Star ~
porter, III o man didn't think be
wouldn't be afrid Of anything%
Whats about 1t" admitted the pro-
lessor. Ihad a remarkable case han.
pen to me during the battles around
Richmond. That is to say, It happened
to another man, but | was part Of 1t. II
was on skirmish line, and ! was lying
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-21
Paris Is strongly Anti-Amsricsn.

PARIS, April l5.--The feeling here Of
both the press and the public Is very
strong against the United States es-
pecislly since President McKinley's
message. Mr.. Mckinley is compared
TO Pontius PLATE, and the American
congress Is accused Of . buccaneering
spirit which 1t Is feared will extend
TO the possessions Of other nations o.
well e. those Of Spain.