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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
Blind Tom" AS he is To-day.

'The name Thomas Virgins means
nothing to the majority of readers"
writes John j. a Beckett in the September
Ladies' Home Journal. "But thomas
Virgins is Blind Tom,' name familiar
to hundreds of thousands 10 this country
and abroad, who have heard the. piano
played by this wonderful negro. The
impression that he is dead is pretty
general one. AS matter of fact, Blind
Tom has never been i'll day IN his life.
On the banks of Shrewsbury River. in a
dominion of over two hundred acres of
woodland, stands Observation-Disclosures
wooden house with a broad veranda
Here Blind Tom is at home. {. -
His handsar not at all piano hands.
which one so often sees in great pianists,
Toms hands are small and plump, with
the thumbs and tapering fingers quite
short. H..
''The strongest impression bore away
was that of the sweet, contented life
the poor blind negro is leading. There
was pathos in it. I had expected to find
wonder at the plano, and did, for his
untaught mastery Of the instrument is
marvellous. From the time when the
Bethune family left the dinner-table to
see who could be playing on the piano,
and discovered the sightless pickaninny
OF four years perched on the stool. his
little hands plucking uncanny melody
from tho keyboard from that time until
now he has had an unwavering devotion
to the instrument whose music is his
| life ., .$s t3.! ia
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
The 0. & r. e. Road.

While in Fort Francis recently D. D.
Mann, of the firm of Mckenzie & Mann,
owners Of the proposed O., & r. r. road
had the following to say to the editor of
the Rainy Lake Herald:
"This is my first visit and is almost
purely on pleasure and can assure you
we have enjoyed it very much. I had no
idea Fort Frances and in fact the whole
district was so prettlly situated"
"How about the railroad?" queried the
scribe, "ean you tell us how it is getting
along?" "Oh! the road is getting on all
right" said Mr.. Mann with smile.
"Some fifty miles of the west end, the
Winnipeg & Southeastern, will be ready
for use this fall. Track laying IS pro-
ceeding as fast as the contractor Can do
it and the rails will be ready for laying
on the ties by the first of September.
On the Port Arthur end work was COM
menced on Monday and the first twenty
five miles will be completed as rapidly as
possible. The surveyors are out now
along the whole line and while I do not
care to say much as to the future con-
struction work, think it is altogether
likely that the work of construction will
go on without 1nterrup tione which if the
route is feasible, will be within a
short distance CT Fort Francis. When
asked if the line would come into the
town Mr.. Mann said: cit is impossible to
say until Mr.. Mccarthy, our engineer
who is now taking soundings across the
north arm of Rainy Lake, makes bis re-
port. My own impression however, is
that the country and road would be better
served by running the road from Fort
Francis parallel to the river, as far as
the mouth, thence across into Minnesota
and around the south of the Lake of
the Woods to Winnipeg. This would
open up valuable agricultural land and
timber belt and would give the settlers
what they have been clamoring for, mar
kets for their produce and means of
communication with the outside world"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
North Shore Fishing.

The Minneapolis Journal of the oath
ult. had good article on the fishing to
be found on the north shore. It said:
'"There has been some wonderful fishing
in the waters of Lake Superior and it's
tributary streams this year, better than
for many seasons, fishermen claim larger
brook trout have been taken than in
many years, and the catch of lake trout
is especially large and fine. All the
streams along the north shore of Lake
Superior, from Duluth to the Nipigon
and beyond, are found to be in better
shape for fishing than in several seasons
in that they have moro fish and the catch
OF trout averages larger in weight than
since the early days. T.
"There is on exhibition at Duluth the
skin of a brook trout taken out of Nipi-
gon river the first of the week that
weighed triffle over SIX and one-haif
pounds when he first came out of the
water. This is the biggest with one ex.
ception, that has been taken from any
Lake Superior water this su inner. The
exception was trout of even seven
pounds, taken from Nipigop some weeks
ago by man from Peoria. Many have
been reported as weighing from four to
SIX pounds, and the size, is so common
as to excite little remark. The biggest
trout ever taken from Nipigon, and
without doubt the biggest ever seen in
waters OF this country, was some three
years ago, and weighed nine pounds and
a a fraction.
deep water fishing for brook trout
around the rocks and bays OF Isle Roy
ale has been excellent this season, ano
catch Of nine fine fish, weighing in al
thirty two pounds, was brought down
on the last trip of the steamer Dixon
from Tobins harbor. This lot Of fish
was headed by one that tipped the scale
at . scant six pounds. The fishing al
other parts of this island, and at the
streams that flow from it's interior tc
Lake Superior, has been good.
North shore rivers Of Lake Superior
are full of trout Of fair SIZE and voraeious
habits. Infve hours the other day one
sportsman took fourty- five pounds from
/. Devil Track river, necessitating an alb
g sence from his business in Duluth less
than three days. Boats run with such
regularity down the north shore an6
I touch at the streams so willingly thai
any part Of the western portion Of The
big lake is available with the least ex.
penditure Of time. a week from Duluth
will give from five to six days Of coastine
i and fishing along the shore, along The
most picturesque portion OF the greatest
OF Western lakes, with trout streams
every few miles and amid the widest
and most 4nin abited region conceivable
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
j ONE EXAMPLE AT LAST.
Young Citizen Who Had No Money
But Nevertheless Became Prom -
inent in Society.

There was a. young man from New
York visiting in Cleveland some time
ago, says the Plain Dealer. He was a
great talker on the theme of social
democracy and had all the writers on
the subject and good deal of what
they said at his tongues end.
'Bah," he said, "the worst forms OF
sham aristocracy are found in the west
Out here you give social recognition
only to the money bags man carries.
We are bad enough in New York, but
we don't look down upon humble be.
ginnings as you do here. I'm told that
the only thing to make your society
people pardon a mans humble par
entage is bushel of bonds or other
wealth. ~
Somebody has told you wrong
laughed his Cleveland entertainer.
Can you point me. out a sing lie in-
sstahce that will prove me wrong p
queried the positive New Yorker. .-
They were at 18th opera house and the
Cleveland man looked over the audi
ence. -
eyes," he answered. "Notice the
young man in the fourth row, end seat,
left section. Do you see him?'
eyes, see him.
"Well, that young man is one Of our
prominent citizens, both in business
and society. He, ism t rich. and his father
when boy drove horses on the canal
towpath.' IT,,
!, The New Yorker looked aghast.
r. ''What's his name?"
E"Garfeld." ~
Then the subject changed and the
curtain wentun *E.e% u"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
Helping Him Out.

4 During the great strike atfew wears
ago among the employees on the North
i British railway much d iffculty was .ex-
pe ~ nee in finding qualified engine
drivers rive Upon one occasion q Young
fellow 6 10y was put upon section in Fife.
sJ day he ran some distance past j
St! sta ton, and upon putting back he went
as Tar - the other way. The stationmas-
ter, seeing, b in preparing for another
at attempt TO the great amusement Of tAe
passengers on the platform, shouted &
~ llst bide5 Wha rr. We are, Tummas.
Vel shift the station!' 8
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

q. Mayhem returned Wednesday
from Duluth.
Rev. Father Specbt left Tuesday morn
ing for Beaver Bay.
Hans Hilbertson returned home from
Duluth Sunday evening.
Dr. 4. w Mayhem returned home
from Duluth Sunday evening
=# Mr.. and Mrs. w !. a. Riddle, of Proctor
knott, were in town over Monday. ..=.
s.. F. Boyce, wife and daughter, OF
Duluth. came down on the Dixon w edes-
day for weeks stay here.
D. O. Thing of Minneapolis and Peter
McAlpine of Duluth were looking over
timber in this vicinity this week. ~
President Lewis Of the G.. M. & N. s.
Ry. company was in town the first OF
the week looking over the work of the
surveyors. - ~ I'LL
Patents for Cook county lands in favor
of John Leonard Lundin and Ed. Ben
son have been received at the Duluth
land Office.
:, The two school houses on Maple Hill
are being thoroughly overhauled and
many much needed improvements are
beng made. -,
Commissioner Olson returned from
Duluth Sunday evening bringing with
him a large stock of goods for his store
on Maple Hill.
Ole Danielson and Mr.. Scow of Du-
luth arrived here Monday afternoon in a
sail boat bound for their homesteads
near Brule river.
DR.. A. n. Elftman returned Sunday
from Minneapolis and is now busily en-
gagged getting his assay Office in readiness
to begin business.
County Commissioners Jackson, of
Hovland, and Engelson, of Tofte, were
in attendance at the meeting of the
county board yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Hoyt of Duluth
are in town. Mr.. Hoyt is looking over
the records at the court house, collecting
data for his abstract books.
A new shool house 20 26 is being
erected in Hovland. It is being built
entirely of lumber and when finished
will be very neat structure.
Rev. August Olson and Rev. Elias
Person, two Swedish missionaries, have
been visiting friends on Maple Hill.
During the week they visited Hovland
and on Thursday night left for Lutsen
and other settlements up the shore. :
There will be change of management
Of the Grand Marais hotel on the 10th.
inst. when G. 81. Carhart will retire and
Mr.. Harper of Proctorknott will take
charge. Mr.. and Mrs. Harper were here
over Monday completing arrangements
for their removal here.
The tug, Mariel, arrived here from
Duluth last night. She was chartered
by John M1llen, manager for Alger
Smith & Go. who was on his way to
Pegion river to look after the operations
of his company at that place. The tug
resumed her journey at noon to day.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

.5 Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all inn
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious compl exion BY taking
sCascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists. satisfaction guaranteed. Toe. Csc, SOC.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
A Sure Thing FOR you.

a transaction inWhich you cannot loseisa
red tongue, fever, piles and 8 thousand other
Ills are caused BY constipation aud sluggish
liver. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the won.
derful new liver stimulant and Intestinal
tonic are by all druggists guaranteed to cure
or money refunded. g. q. G. are q sure
Ssmple and booklet free. See'our big al
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
!. NOTICE
OF County Convention and Pri-
11laries Of the Peoples Party
/ of Cook County.

Z - u
/ Notice is hereby given that a convention Of
the Peoples Party Of Cook county will be held at
the Court House, at Grand Marais, on Saturday.
October LIST, 1898. at two O'Clock p m. for the
purpose of plcing in nomination the candidates
of said party for the several county offices as
follows, to-wit: In .%
County Auditor $, County Surveyor NJ
/ County Treasurer Coroner ST.. ~. Z
I Register Of Deeds School Superintendent
T County Attorney Two Consables VI
{ Judge of Probate Two Justices of Peace
|! County Commissioners, LIST District
I County Commissioner, 3rd District
/ The several election precincts of the county
ale entitled to the following number of dele
gates In said convention. to-wit: ~ .,@t@
LIST Prec1nct-Grs nd Portage. ............. 2
2ndePrecinct-Grand Marais, East Side. 49,. S
Srd Precinct-Grand Marais, West Side -. 5
4ths Observation-Disclosures. 4
5th Precinct-Gunfint. :. 2
i 9th Precinct--Hovland. ................. S
The primary election for the election of dele
gates to the said county convention will be held
IN the several election precincts of the county
Thursday Sept. goth between the hours of and 8
o'clock p. m at the following places:
I LIST Precinct-At such place as local committee
may designate.
T 2nd Preclnct-Court House.
T srd Precinct-Hownestin House
4th Precinct-Lutsen Post Office building
5th Precinct-To be designated by local COM
mttee. -
9th Precinct-Hovland Town Hall.
All those intending to support the Peoples
Party ticket at the comming election, without
regard to past political utilization, are invited to
attend the primaries and participate in the cleo
ton Of delegates to said convention.
HANS ENGELSEN, Chairman.
CHRIS MURPHY. Secretary.
Grand Marais, Mimi, Sept 3rd, 1898.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03

When people buy, try, and buy again, it
means they're satisfied. The people of the
United States are now buying Cascarets
Candy Cathartic at the rate of two million
boxes year and it will be three million be-
fore New Years. 1t means merit proved.
that Cascarets are the most delightful bowel
regulator for everybody the year round. All
druggists l0c, Csc, soc a box, cure guaranteed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1S78.-Notice for Pub
Gcation.-U. S. Land Office, Duluth, MINI.

Timber Land, Act June 3, l978-Notice for Pub
lication,-U. S. Land Office, Duluth, MINI.
July n. 1898.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act of congress of j une 8,
1873 entitled AN act for the sale of timber lands
in in the states Of California Oregon, Nevada and
public land states by act Of Aug. 4. 1892 GEORGE
Mnnford of Two Harbors county of Lake, state Of
Minnesota, has this day filed in this office his
lot and NJ of swA of section No. 9, in town
ship No. 81 north, range No 2 west and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is more valu-
able for its timber stone than for agricultural
purposes and to- establish his claim to said land
before the Register and Receiver of this Office at
Duluth, Mimi, on Friday, the 2lst day of Octo-
Der, 1885,,
He names as witnesses:
Charles 3. Shepherd. Samuel Mcclellan and
Joseph &, Miller, of Two Harhors, Mimi, and
August Fl; Wegner, of Beaver Bay, MINI.
Any. and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office on before said 2lst day of
October. 1898.
So VIM E Culkin, Registf r.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03

hite horses are said Is be u ore
delicate than black or brown ones,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03

rs Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever. he mag
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03

~0NhA1 liz Ou0 I0llouy Cdu CONTAIN G10
elements necessary to cure all diseas-
es. is a fact well known to- everyone
DR.. Miles System of Restorative Remedies
consists OF seven ~distinctively different
preparations, each for its own purpose.
Mrs Z. G. Bramley, 81 Henry St., St. Cath
crimes, Ontario, writes: "For years SUI
fered from extreme nervousness and annoy
ing constipation, developing into palpitation
and weakness OF the heart. was unable to
sleep, suffered much from headache, pain in
my left side. palpitation and constant
feeling of weakness and prostration.sI began
using DR.. Miles Nervine, Heart Cure and
Nerve and Liver Pills and the Anti-Pain
Pills to relieve sudden paroxysms of pain
and headache. Isoon felt much improved
and the pains and aches and WEAKNESS left
me. I then took DR.. Miles Restorative
Tonic and am now restored to my former
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03

S0N oH' =
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-03
Two Millions q Year.

VIM E Culkin, Register r.
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AT. AGENTS w AN i = q -sAd dress g EW
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-14

There is an authentic case, reports
the Chicago Evening News, of n bril-
liant young woman, happily married,
who had long illness, the result of
which was that when she recovered she
had lost every recollection of her life
from the day Of her marriage, inclusive
Of the ceremony. The rest Of her life
up to that point she remembered clear
ly. At first she pushed her husband
and her child from her IN alarm, but
her parents and friends have convinced
her she is married and has son. She
believes their word of necessity, though
she has never recovered her memory
of that one year which is lost to her.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-14
LOTS Or 1eaRAp,h.
ssven Species of the Dainty 70 Re.
place the Diamond Mack.

ssvsn Species Of the Dainty 70 Re-
place the Diansaa mack.
"Terrapin famine. you say? La.
honey. l 'spect dc Baltimo' folk tryin'
to scare de New York people! Dere's
no danger Of a terrapin famine. even il
every diamond-back down Chesapeake
bay was to be stewed in his own juice.
and nary one left for seed"
1t was Emelipe Jones who spoke, in
the sanctuary of her own kitchen, and
everybody who knows of John Cham
berlin's gastronomic glories will bow
to the dicta of Emeline Jones. This
paragon Of the culinary art was Cham
berlin's chief cook ut the height of his
career, when presidents resorted to his
famous hotel ut the national capital,
and senator's in the restaurants were as
thick as buttons on the bellboys.
There are three kinds of fresh water
terrapin and five kinds of salt water
tcrrapin." she said. shaking her head
with the nod of authority. land they
are oil good to eat, nll of 'em. But most
folks don't know ii. and, what's more,
they wouldn't know how to cook 'em
md dress 'em and serve 'em. even il
they did know it,"
The astounding news that there are
seven other kinds of terrapin that can
be dressed and served and eaten with
gusto even should the world famous
J,o YDnod ho,l, o,fn,ll,, haoor,o no t;n ~,
seemed to be worthy of the most care
ful investigation and verificntion
These are:
(A.) Fresh water terrapin, sometimes
called tortoise: 1. The lettered tor
toise, found all over the country, named
for the heroglphical markings on its
shell. 2. The chicken tortoise, found
far and wide in fresh water ponds and
streams, and disrespectfully spoken OF
as the "slider." 3. The quaker tortoise
known by it's long claws. These are all
good to eat.
(B.) Their salt water brethren. the
true terrapins. are: /. The box ter.
rapin. found all along the North Ameri.
can coasts. 2. The diamond back
found from New York to Texas in
brackish streams near the sea shore
,. The smooth terrapin. 4. The red
belly. or red leg. found from New York
TO Virginia. and recognized by its ser.
rated jaws. 5. The scabra, or rough
terTapin, called the yellow-belly in the
south. and t6lerably plenty from vir.
ginia to Florida waters.-N. Y. Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-14

There are tricks in all trades, of
course, but the hustlers who handle
rich women are about as tricky as they
make them, according to the New York
correspondent Of the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. At a well known milliners the
different saleswomen all employ the
very exclusives as their means of de-
coy. a hat will be tried Oh and the
saleswoman will say: Most becom-
ing to you. Mrs. John Jacob Astor was
in here 4 half hour ago and insisted
upon having this hat sent home to her
persuaded her not to take it. 1t is
SO much more becoming to you.' Cen
orally the hat is sold. This is an alb
solutely true experience, and one that
has been repeated more than once.
with good results to the head of the
shop.
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-14

\ clergyman is sometimes at dis
advantage, in that he cannot very well
relieve his feelings by the use of strong
language. But if he be quiclwitted.
says the Troy Times, it frequently hap
pens that he can accomplish much the
same result by proxy. At the annual
dinner Of the Massachusetts Game Pro-
tcctive association in Boston the other
evenig Rev. ID. j. C. James, OF West
Newton, related the story of the good
parson who was fishing with Philip ID.
Armour, and in the middle of the day,
whenit was hot and they became thirsty,
they repaired to cool, shady nook
on mossy bank. The parson produced
a corkscrew to open the bottle that had
been provided. The bottle slipped and
was lost. They looked at each other in
agonized silence until the good doctor
implorcd Mr.. Armour to Speak For
Gods sake, speak" What Mr.. Armour
said can be imagined.