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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
CORN MAKES GOOD FUEL.
So. Say Farmers Who Have Been Max
@T A" %7& ing the Trial. sEsS%[sr q F.7rl

- :.
From the St. Paul Pioneer-Press:
There is an interesting discussion go
ing on among farmers as to the value
OF corn as fuel. Many OF, them claim
that corn is far superior to coal. Others
say that they do not like the idea Of
using a food such as corn for fuel.
Levi Gardiner, prominent farmer,
speaking on this subject, said: II have
proved after considerable experience
that corn makes a better and cheaper
fuel than coal. Last fall I had ten
acres OF corn. From this crop I not
only had sufficient fuel for winter and
spring use, but I also fed two of my
horses and one COW with corn for the
same length of time" j. G. Beach, an
old settler here, spoke in similar terms.
He said: Zone winter I traded large
quantity of my corn for wood I have
always regretted that transaction. The
wood burned up much more quickly
than the corn would have done. Corn
gives out great deal more heat per
pound than either wood or COAL Corn
is clean fuel. 1t burns with an in
tense heat. Some people don't like the
idea of burning corn. They say it is
meant for food and not for fuel. But
| what does that matter if it saves them
money? Corn as fuel has two disad-
vantages. First, it gives out such in
tense heat that it is liable to injure the
stove; second, bin full of corn always
attracts rats to the house. The first
difficulty can be removed with a suit
able stout stove. The second with a
few traps and cats. At the present
prices of corn and coal I believe it pays
the farmer to burn corn. One IF the
most thrifty and successful farmers of
this neighborhood is John Anderson
He said There is no doubt that when
coal is dear and corn cheap farmer
should use corn for fuel If the burn
; ing of corn became common it would
! assuredly tend to lower the price of
coal. use corn for cooking purposes,
and think it is far ahead of COAL A
farmer can grow a crop of corn on the
same land again and again, but he
can't raise coal crop. I raise enough
corn for feeding and fueling purposes.
This combination is, I think, the best
and most economical for farmers"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
!. '.''MY: WOMAN, BY THE LORD"
tween. his hands and searches it avid
N11o1y,

tween his hands and searches it avid
iously.
4 "You love me, Betty"
A. AS her warm mouth meets the pas
sion of his, a passing cloud upon the
moons fair face blots out one arm of
the crucitix, so that the pair stand no
longer in the shadow of a cross, but of
"a gibbet. ~ 's0*
81 The girl does not mark it, nor hear
the stealthy pursuing footsteps which
stop in the shelter Of a projecting an
gle Of the wall. as her lover whispers:
ALIVE or dead. then, the same trail
takes u.s. Betty? My woman, by the
Lord, my Woman!".
III.
It stands under a shoulder Of the
5Matterhorn, where, even in the heat Of
August, the quaking aspens SILVER and
!. shadows Of the spruce make twilight
.5out Of noon. / knock at the chaletss
door. A woman S voice from the lat
.tiee overhead replies to my SUNNI ons..
This is not an inn &
BY the silver flutes ST the great god
her voice! NJ the charms Il, a
- cannot see a9e expressed in it race
of the faWn, eyes of dawn, hair of the
silky fneness Of the spider web as 1t
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
THESE MAY BE ROYAL BRIDES.

ing prince as the daughter he remem-
bered seeing when she was in her
cradle. To the delight of all the Sc
rene transparencies and exalted dis
crepancies of Germany, Prince Ernest
at once fell in love with the girl and an
nounced that he was going to marry
her. So Dorothea put up her back
hair, donned long dresses and was mar
ried. She is now 16 years old.
A recent royal bride was the Princess
Maria, who bears a curious relationship
to the British throne. Her mother,
the Austrian Archduchess Maria The
resa, claims to be the lawful Queen
Of England, Scotland, Ireland and
France; she is descended from Hen
rietta Stuart, sister of Charles II. A
small and select company of Jacob
ties meet regularly once year to hail
her as Queen Mary. The Princess
Maria is the second daughter OF, Queen
Mary, and is Is years old. Her father,
Prince Louis, is the virtual heir to the
Bavarian throne -.,r. -.
The princess brings a rich dover to
her husband, Prince Ferdinand de
Bourbon, Duke of Calabria He is the
eldest son of the titular King of Ma
Piles, and has recently been serving
with the Spanish army in Cuba. He
stands about as much chance of ever
sitting on the throne of Naples as his
mother-in- law does of being crowned
Queen of England in Westminster alb
bey. IA # y = 4@s@.t ~ $s5* ..'.sS@#53E {
A most desirable princess who still
remains unmarried is the Princess
Victoria of Wales, second daughter Of
the Prince Of Wales. shei is 80. years old
and has seen her two sisters go to the
altar, while she seems to be doomed
to single blessedness. Why match
] has not been arranged for the young
lady long ago is mystery. Royal
marriages are curl Gus things, anyway,
andso are royal old maids.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02

polling kiss. I hear a rustling among
the yellow stalks of sorghum as the
wind waves their silken tassels. Wis.,
ions of blood red beets, dissolved in the
1chor of their souls. visit me. Verify,
all these are sugar. And yet-these
are not all!
Three" I make shift to reply, re-
-garding her gravely as she poises the
old Dutch sugar tongs tentatively over
my cup. -.z. ..
As she offers the Assam-Pekoe in its
JeWeled bauble of aschalice, a wave Of
the fragrant liquor overf1ows upon my
wrist .rTa4 -
'Oh, have hurt you'll" she cries.
"lrremediably," reply. The word,
as I~utter it, staggers with significance.
She lifts her eyes, under puzzled brows,
to mine.
Surely" she hazards, softly, "the
pain will soon be gomez"
1t is undying,'. aver solemnly,
and yet" I add, II cherish it,
Then I may give you another brim-
ming cup, since you WOO pain?"
Alas, might she not have said more
truly, Since you WOO painfully"
NO, l will have no more tea.''
L may give you coffee, them"
Nor coffee"
"Chocolate?'' Her hand rests upon
the fantastic lid of the silver box which
contains the perfumed powder She
mas lifted the carved handle of an apos-
tie spoon to her lips. At the sight my
passion breaks it's bounds. bend over
her until my breath stirs the lock of
mar IN its warm resting place on the
nape of her white neck.
Would you caress a dead apostle
with living disciple so near?" I whis-
per.
Her answer comes so low that I am
lain to ask for it again. and yet again.
The apostle hears it, and laughs in his
long beard.
For has not he, too, been kissed?
II.
A shadow from the old church tower
falls upon two figures, the shadow of
cross.
Within their walled garden mission
priests chant midnight prayers for
souls in purgatory.
Betty's black eyes burn, her breath
comes fast; she is young and bold.
AS she leans against slender cot
tonwood, the south wind whispers to it's
heart-shaped leaves, and the girl thrills
with the trees tremulous reply. za....
or do her pulses march with her
lovers at the touch of his arm against
her sleeve?
,,"Betty?'
The man stoops to the black eyes, out
of which there leaps a sudden fire.
nearer to the red lips, ripe as the BIOS
som of cactus. From clump of high
sage, .ghostly gray even in the splendor
of the nights high noon, the soul Of
the hour speaks in an OWLS cry, once,
twice, three times, the thick, soft, echo
less notes robbing it, in a breath, of all
it's safety and sweetness
'They passed me in the canon. I
crouched behind a bowlder and heard
sthem curse each other for having lost
my trail"
The man shakes his shoulders at the
recollection, In the luminous haze
which has overspread the sky, the scar
let handkerchief about his throat
changes oddly to the likeness of a gap
ing wound.
He takes the girls dusky face be-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02

prince the political effect CT the alliance
is first considered, and then the physic-
al and mental condition of the intend
cd bride. Frequently the physical
characteristics are placed before all
others. Healthy mothers must be
chosen for future kings, or the race
degenerates and ceases to reign. So
When prince becomes of a mar
rlageable age it is intimated to him
that he would better marry the Prin-
cess So-and-So, and he generally does
1t without further question. Some
times a list of two or three eligible
Processes is given to him, from which
TO choose. Sometimes there is a royal
row before the marriage is settled, but
the prince almost invariably yields at
last. sometimes the princess "kicks."
but not often. A young lady of royal
blood is brought up to expect in mar
rage Whomever shall be given to her.
All she has to do is to take plenty of
exercise, keep herself in perfect health,
and wait for the prince who is some
day to come and claim her as his bride.
The King of Denmark raised fam
lily of daughters so remarkably hand
some and healthy that they went like
hot cakes in the royal matrimonial
market, being taken by the very high
est personages, such as the Prince of
Wales and the Gear of Russia.
There was a. great time trying to get
wife for the Prince cfsNaples. That
unfortunate is deformed and not of
robust health. His legs are short and
his arms long, so that when he stands
up his hands hang below his knees.
He used to say: II shall never marry"
But the line of Savoy must be perpetu-
ated in the main branch, if possible:
and so finally the Princess Helene of
Montenegro was selected as fitting
mate for the heir of the Italian crown.
She is big, robust girl, who could do
a days work washing or climb a noun
tain without feeling it. Her husband,
the prince, stands about as high as her
shoulder. She was educated in Russia
and wanted to marry the car, but it
was decided that the czarowitz had bet
ter marry Queen Victoria's grand
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
STORYETTES,

Booker T. Washington, the coIored
orator, in recent speech told a warn
of an old negro who wanted a Christ
mas dinner and prayed night after
night, Lord, please send a turkey to
this darkey." But none came to him.
Finally he prayed, ooh, Lord, please
send this darkey to turkey" And he
got one that same night.
In Hannibal Hamlin's earlier DAYS.
at certain caucus in Hampden, the on
~ attendants were himself and a citi-
zen of large stature. Mr.. Hamlin had
some resolutions to pass which began
by representing that they were present.
ed to a large and respectable gather
ing of voters. Hold on cried the
other man, I'VE can't pass that, for it
amt true It amt large and respect
able caucus! There's only two Of us.,>
" = keep still, BROTHER" commanded
the willy Hannibal; cts all right, for
you are large and I am respectable.
You just keep still.''~ So the resolu-
lions were passed without further de-
muir. I'd tssG! y y 80 ga.
a Minneapolis man once invited a
friend to dine with him and neglected
to telephone 81. his wife to at-effect. To
NAL matters worse. both host and Wis
tor stopped in at the club on the way
nome, and consequently were late for
dlnner-very late. The dilatory hns-
band 1lt1 undertook to explain his hardness
while dinner was being served, and nnt
up rather over plausible defense IN
the line Of business comp ications com i
Ing up at the very last moment before
he should have left the ONCE. The
hostess heard him with ominous polite
ness, and then calmly said: .Perhans
but you really can't look me in the eve
and tell that story s ono. siam
mered the culprit;; and then, as bril-
liant idea struck hin, but I'll tell Won ,,lIs
what I will do;;Sif John will kindly look
you in the eye, while repeat what /
said. probably we can make it 20.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
ALL W ANT HUSBANDS,
EUROPE NOW NEEDS MOTHERS
FOR HER KINGS, S
princesses who Are Expected to Re- Re-
plenish Europe's Royal Blood How
4. They Are Chosen With That Partic,u,--.
lar End in View. 3f.5 54z SSH

] ANY 4 \ a queer tale .
more e: weird and in.
interesting than
any penned by.
writer's Of fiction, is.
hidden away in the.
records of myster,---..
ious disappearance.
kept by the Chicago.
police. department.,
says the = Chicago
Tribune. Between
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02

8 IN Spain the lheaters do not issue.
programs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
Able to Sting.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat:
Uncle Sans feet Of i've torpedo boats
Is called q most quito squadron, !, and
It it lives upsto its name, the discom
fort OF the enemy will be- all that could
be desired
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
sTHRE, E P ROP OSALS.

g. OW many lumi,s??"
she she asked s; anxious
", sone, two,
three?" s.... III 81.
She holds my fate
with y my cup in her er
fair hands. q Il
/ see the slow
Juices Of the Flori-
da cane rising from
the moist earth I'M
der the suns COM
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-02
skaguay Personal Case.

.8 Mrs. Birdie Dickson one Of: the pas
sengers on the Rosa1ie, from San Fran
cisco to Skaguay i, wears boomers, and.
says she is going to make money at
Skaguay in some way.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

GnrIAD--considcrabl of the corn crop OF
this county Is up.
NACoGDoCHEs-- Jolloy was shot and
seriously wounded Sunday morning.
TEIIUACANh--Therc were about eighty
conversions at tho revival Just closed here
I1yINGsTON--L. A, Garrison has been APP
poIntcd justico OF the peace for this precinct.
poERNE--The knights of Honor viii give
masquerade ball Saturday night, Fehru-
AIRY 20.
the capacity OF the Texas Brewing company
vault here.
cLEbuRYE--A good deal OF real oetnte Us
clunglng hands here now and all ~ bringing
good prices
wINoNA--Ail farmers nre up with their
planiing corn,
MISSOURI cITY--A strong wind, amount
Ing almost TO storm. struck this place
Thursday mcfring'
CaIMINE--Fr trees arc IN full blonn
but IL is believed there VIII be little fruit. ms
\ Late frost Is expected.
PORT LAvAcA--The election for incor-
| toiaiion of this city carried by s9 majority
J Everything passed on quietly.
| kACOGDOCHEs wv. u. Cole has been, ap-
| poipted constable OF this precinct 10 MI q
| Vacancy caused by resignation
| MONTAGUE --The tebrhcrs OF this county
| hold a two days acssion here. a course OF
study for the ensuing year Was adopteh.
EAIIETt5N il>lsflr-hnviDN rem ~ 49,
| W, dresday night, and for the first time In Z
| yer cistcrns. tanks and creeks are inii OF
1 water.
DALLAs-.a one half ipteres, y the big
/ 1',,,a building vas sold by II A, kahlcr,
| The receiver AZ the property, 10 j, W, saus
Of Philadelphia for sS5,tOp
| LINpEN--one Of the witnesges IN attend
| anrc on court created commo,iop by cut
4 ting his throat In an attempt 70 commit
| suicide. lie win recover
T, FnRr' WORTH MegsrH. Taggaii, MoFhf.
land and others Interested 10 developing the
| coal fields IN Jack county are on theif "uy
from thu East With machinery.
| ANELIS---prhda McGee and Maryland
| Fuller we're each given hfty years n ne
| peiiiuistisiy by jury for rape upon siaflhA
| Greene All parties are negroes
| MAGsHALI.--Lymun Phliipbon. the cnsl-
l.usc, Of tho freight train that was wrccitcd
/ near bolton on January Il OF this year, diel
! M tho Texas and Pacific hospital.
| RANGER Tho teachers institute Of East
land county met here und had pleasant
npd profitable session, One Of the features
was a lecture on siberia by Mr. Epps
FoRT WORTH--A lodge OF Cnlted Ancient
order OF Driiids was organized hero by ths
district organizen John Vitrotti OF Galveston
Tbe lodge has been named Maxzini grov'
/ No5
| IiFMPsTEAD---1 The Israeiises OF Hempsteaf
afs erecting u BynaGogue rear the u. sehwar'
reslds nee. The building VIII be Of modes
nrororfione but neatly built and ample tnl
? all present needs.
I WiNsBoRo--Just after the Anikey service,
lin which Frank Evans had his throat cut
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
Two orange naintic-.

Iced oranges--These make very orna-
mental dish and can be used to decorate
other dishes. About eight fine, sweet
oranges should be peeled and quartered
and SOFT icing made OF two pounds OF
powdered sugar and the whitos OF two
eggs Each section should be thoroughly
dipped until covered with icing and then
strung on thread and suspended IN the
oven TO dry. Care must be taken not TO
have enough heat TO brown them. and IL
net thoroughly covered they should re re-
dipped. They viii pay FOR the trouble.
Candied oraDges-'nke seven Or eight
good sized oranges. peel carefully, divide
INTO quarters and set aRlde. Next boil
together three cups ~ sugar nnh one OF
water to a syrup; add sho Juice Of one
lemon whom sufficiently cooked. then tako
up each section OF orange separately with
a fine knitting needle and dip into the
syrup; sci aside on a large asb to cool
and harden. Should the syrup get cold be-
fore an are done. II may be set over tho
fire again for a few moments.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
orr NOTES.
Anothr Ce-opcrat,ve Company Tins
StnrtcL OpclnttOns.


Coisirana. Texas, February IT,
Another cooperative company is start
tng we'll. work on which viii begin today
or tomorrow, The derrick is already erected
and is located one block south from the
negro school house Those vino compose
this company are Captain w. a. Polk. l..
Y. johnson, S. d, Curtis. G. 5. West nnd
Rufus Hardy.
Work on tho derricks on the j. w. Nit
ten property IN East Corsicana was begun
Monday by the Southern OIL company and
the work on same will be started as soon
as tho machinery can be placed.
Contractor Forney and crew Of work
men went out to tho Cookscy we'll near
Chatiield yesterday to begin operation This
Is test well being sunk by the southern
OIL company and all eyes are now conferred
upon tho result Of this experiment.
Two cars of four and half Inch pipe ar
rived yesterday which relieved The situa-
tIon 10 some extent and work on several
wells was resumed. Several more cars are
expected 10 arrive during the week.
Mr. W II. Murray Is In receipt OF a
letter from Mayor Jones OF Toledo. Ohio,
which states that another large supply OF
oil well apparatus has just been shipped
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
4 BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
An Order Respecting Wharf .Iacili-
ties at Sabine Pass.
no CHANGE IN srEvEDoREs' STRIKE
The Men Arc sober and Orderly and
shcrtn Lanwhnm IL In No Fear
Of Trouble.

Beaumont. Texas. February 1.-THE
county commissioners today made the fol-
lowing order. to which Commissioner
johnson of Sabine Pass dissented; tn
view OF the fact that the town of Sabine
Pass IS soon to he Incorporated. and be-
lieving that rights over streets and wharf
privileges In said town Is matter that
should be under the control OF the town
council, the orders heretofore passed by
this court granting Donald & Co. wharf
privileges at the foot or broadway street
ana right OF way to the Sabine Terminal
company for railroad over First street
be-, and the eamc are hereby repealed and
held for naight, and said matters shall
DO left to the discretion Of the town coun-
ell"
The commissioners also authorized an
issue Of sil.0n0 forty year i per cent coun-
ty bridge bonds,
B There is no material change In the
steyedoros, strike at Port Arthur and Sa-
=bine Pass. Sheriff Langham has returned
from Port Arthur and says thorc are no
Indications OF trouble at that place as the
strikers IRE keeping strictly sober and the
contracting stcycdoros have. not yot Mt
tempted to bring in negroes. II was, re-
ported that this mornings train had forty
ivp men from Kansas City who had been
etNieioNrd TO ttihN, INC Vlatcs w ti' Stiin
crs. but II can not be learned that they
went to work No effort to load ships is
being made at Sabine Pass,
An advance agent OF Eugene V. Dchs'
Social Democracy arrived III the city on
a bicycle yesterday anil makes nightly
speeches on tho streets. Tho man has
neither cloancncc nor extraordinary. but
he gets a large audience of iilers and says
he expects TO organlEe branch of the
Social Democracy here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
5 \ S 6 4SS fll LADIES.

book may be easily reached, and portable
steps, tho library bugbear which has
Eopt many good book IN retirement.
need never be brought, Into rcluisition.
In n household whose head recognizes
thai tho providing of good tools irsurcs
better work are TO be found special floor
and paint cloths, These arc made from
remnants and scraps OF woven nerino un-
derwear, which can bo had by the pound
from the manufactures where such gnr-
ments ara made. small sum Of money.
less than 80 cents, viii secure enough TO
last for months and their service IS OF the
best sort They are soft, absorbent and
easily kept. clean.
A handsome Threshold screen, about
two feet high, liz utilized by It's owner to
hold photographs gathered during jour:
ney In Scotland II Is covered with ono
OF tho clan nlaids, In rich blues and
greens. and is filled IN symmetrical err
rangement with landscapes, historical
buildings and the noble faces of Scottish
heroes. The idea Is suggestive and adapt
able to other lands. periods or associa-
tions OF events.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
n POLITICAL MATTERS.
4s,.o Of the Candidacy Of Hon.
+. s. Garrison.
~ Delias Gave Him Very
~ Endorsement = senator
presIer's Intentions.

-, Texas. February 17.--Hon. T.
Irr,son Of this place has avowed his
~ for the office of State treasurer
4. - tho action OF the democratic
/ c.ptain Garrison is man of af-
"a has long been known throughout
.,,or as among the ablest and most
~ business men in the State; and
/. TIRE silver democrat from head to
Ia will make an active canvass and
I,,sady enlisted in his behalf some
4 .h,est democrats and most 'uiiuen-
f.,tv workers in the state.
~ CAPTAIN Garrison was one OIL the
-si,ant soldiers in the Southern Com
IN. In peace he is model ostizen.
L.,ian gentleman. the embodiment oil
~ integrity. sobriety and that SIM
\ life so characteristic Of the born
Cultivated democrat.
/ ~ord is his bond. and 1t is impossl-
4 ANA man better fitted for the Of
state treasurer than this noble inarl
(s.mocrat. He Is IL pleasing and ef-.
q rampaigner aud his ncighbors cofti-i
4 belieye In his ability to. win the
~ are few II any men in the entire
Who enjoy a larger personal ac-
nance or who can command a larger
NAL following.
home people are united and cnthus-
Tor him and predict for him not only
|ossful race. but that he will prove to
IA Of the most competent and popular
N, Tayac has ever had.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-18
A Corner stone banquet.

Halletsville, Texas, February 17.-Messrs.
Eugene Blakeslee, H. j. Braunig and
Henry Janeak. the committee appointed by
the county commissioners court to arrange
everything in connection with the recent
laying of the corner stone of the court
house, last night at city hall rendered the
commissioners court banquet. The Hal
letsyille band, of sixteen pieces, furnished
music, speeches were made and every one
present spent pleasant evening. Refresh
ments, liquid as well as solid, were served
in abundance. The commissioners conrt
gave the committee a vote OF thanks for
the efficient services rendered on occa-
sion of corner stone laying.